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kurisupersonalblog · 4 years ago

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The song in the “until you come to me” video is about Shinji feelings for Kaworu

Today i will make a analysis about the song in the “ Until you come to me ” video, this video is an official short that was shown at Animator Expo in 2014, this video has some art that probably is about Rebuild 3.0 + 1.0 but nobody knows if is just promotional art or if some things in the video will actually be used in Rebuild 3.0 + 1.0

but a very curious thing about this video is the song that plays in the background.

The song that plays in the background (but in an instrumental version) is Danny Boy, an irish ballad published in 1913.

Danny Boy does not have a correct meaning, people have a lot of questions, like

“ Who is Danny? Who’s singing to him?? and why must he leave? Why will he and the narrator likely never see each other again??? “

It has several questions and interpretations about it, one of them is a woman waiting for her man to come home from the war or father/mother waiting for his son (serious, this song has a lot of interpretations) but... 2 very curious things about Danny Boy is that the song has a large mourning load in the lycris and it's played a lot at funerals by Irish Canadians.

Yes, Danny boy is a funeral song

Now, you may be asking yourself " Ok... this is very sad but why did they put a very specific old irish ballad instead of making a original song for the video?? "

Could it be that this song has an important meaning with the short, with the movie and/or with some character?

After i read the lycris i did an analysis as if some Rebuild character was being represented by this song, and these characters in my interpretation are... Shinji and Kaworu.

Shinji as the speaker of the song, and Kaworu as "Danny Boy".

( Basically the song looks like Shinji being sad and mourning Kaworu.)

Analyzing the lyrics:

1. “ The summer's gone, and all the roses falling, It's you, it's you must go and I must bide. “

I interpreted this part in 2 ways, one more literal and the other more “symbolic”

The most literal would be Shinji thinking unconsciously about Kaworu's promise to return (at the end of 3.33, before he died) and Shinji is there, thinking about this promise, is just mourning Shinji wanting Kaworu to return, to be alive again.

(and Shinji must bide, for Kaworu, but well, he is just mourning)

And the symbolic one seems the situation that Shinji and Kaworu have always been placed in the universe of Evangelion

Shinji has to stay, and Kaworu has to go Shinji has to live, continue and Kaworu has to die

2. “ But come back when summer's in the meadow, or when the valley's hushed and white with snow ”

This part has nothing very different, i have the same impression of the first part, Shinji unconsciously thinking about Kaworu's promise to return and wanting him to come back

But a curious thing, is that the “ Until you come to me ” video has a valley with snow, just like in the song

Not just that but we also have snow in the storyboards of the musical video “Peaceful times”

3. “ I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow...”

That part struck me as Shinji's situation, regardless of whether the situation is good or bad, Shinji has to be there, to be alive

4. “ Oh, Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so “

Yes... my interpretation was Shinji saying he loves Kaworu A loving confession in the middle of a moment of mourning, just like in NGE, and this makes me think... something like that can happen in the 3.0 + 1.0?

This part even reminded me of a part in Sakura Nagashi, that says "I can’t believe that I’ll never see you again, I haven’t told you anything yet" It made me think again that what Shinji didn't have time to say to Kaworu was the "I love you"

but well, that was my interpretation, Shinji in his moment of sadness saying he loves Kaworu.

5. “ But when you come, and all the flowers are dying, If I am dead, as dead I well may be “

My interpretation was of Shinji saying that it doesn't matter if he is alive or dead, in fact, by the way he appeared in the until you come to me video... I think he wants to be dead, it doesn't make any difference to him

I've seen people saying that this part could be Kaworu, since in episode 24 of NGE, he accepts his death, says that everything is fine with his death

But ... that was not what happened in Rebuild 3.33, although Kaworu sacrificed himself and accepted his death, this not happen in the same way as NGE. in Rebuild 3.33 Kaworu was a victim of the circumstances, of Gendo’s plan

he was clearly not well on dying in 3.33, that was not what he wanted

that's why I believe that this part of the song suits with Shinji and his sad/mourning feelings

( and also, the narrator/speaker of the song is alive, that is why i believe more in Shinji’s Pov)

6. “ For you will bend and tell me that you love me... and I shall sleep in peace until you come to me... “

this part always broken my heart...

In this part, the narrator (Shinji) says he would be at peace if he knew that Danny Boy (Kaworu) loves him, Shinji in the Rebuilds most likely is not sure of Kaworu's love for him

unlike the anime, Kaworu in Rebuild demonstrated his love in other ways, not with the word "I love you" (but we all know that yes, he loves him) and Shinji wanted to be special for Kaworu, as in the scene where the two of them are going to pilot the Unit 13 and Shinji saw Rei with him and Kaworu, Shinji says “ I thought it was going to be just us two”

Shinji in this scene showed that he wanted to be special for Kaworu, and that just makes me think that Shinji wants to be loved by him, wants to be special for him because he still doesn't know how much Kaworu loves him

That's why i think that part would be Shinji being at peace if he knew that Kaworu loves him, but what he doesn't know, is that in fact, Kaworu was the first person to say that he loves him

and that's it, the analysis ends here, I hope you liked it guys <4

#Kawoshin #Rebuild of Evangelion #rebuild 3.0 + 1.0 #until you come to me #Kaworu Nagisa #Shinji Ikari #shinji x kaworu #kaworu x shinji #danny boy #rebuild 3.33

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imthepunchlord · 4 years ago

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Aww that’s okay; if anything I’m sorry that a show and fandom that used to be enjoyable on the majority have turned into something exhausting and even triggering for a lot of people. What kind of shows are you into at this moment? I’ve seen a lot of people get interested in Danny Phantom lately (the full series is up on Hulu and apparently the season 2 finale anniversary is next week) but I’d love to hear what you personally like these days.

Hope you don't mind me taking the chance to place some recs! For these are really good and can use more attention.

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

A Dreameorks cartoon on Netflix now confirmed for a 2nd season! Its a colorful post apocalypse world where most humans went underground and animals mutated and evolved to rule it. It has a very Ghibli vibe to it in feel, especially falling animation. Of the humans that are our leads, all three are poc, two African Americans and Kipo is African-Asian (possibly Korean with her naming a pig Mandu). Also has an openly gay character, making it another in the DW roster to include LGBT characters.

Glitch Techs

Sadly canceled the first few months out, too expensive for Nick's taste which is a shame since Glitch Techs is one of the most fun cartoons I've seen in a while, and the animation is so fluid. Its a true love letter to gaming, so many references that gamers of all kind can pick up, and has a very diverse cast, with both leads are biracial (Five is Chinese-Hispanic and Miko is Japanese American). This is also one of those shows that fo siblings right. While cancelled, there are some unreleased eps, hopefully more views can help get the rest of s1, and maybe Nick will fo more with it.

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

This has become my favorite adaptation of TMNT made thus far. It has a new fresh spin on characters and set up, fluid animation with small details that you can catch later with a rewatch, really funny and the turtles feel like teenagers and siblings, a very flawed and human Splinter, and April is black in this one and is easily my favorite version of her. Its wholesome, funny, action packed; those in Canada can watch it on Netflix. It is a different take on TMNT, but to me its refreshing and thry are changes I like a lot.

Amphibia

One of two Disney cartoons I've been liking. About a Thai American girl teleported to Amphibia, a world of anthromorphic amphibians. Very wholesome, colorful, and funny. It has some Gravity Falls vibes, though the mystety is more background and its more family focused.

The Owl House

2nd Disney cartoon, a spiritual successor of GF, of sorts. It matches GF in weird and dark tones and designs. And its a fascinating world to see. Luz is full of life and I'm rooting for her to succeed in becoming a witch, Eda is a literal hoot and has a lot of mysteries to her, and King is adorable. I am curious to see if there is something more to him as a lot of fans theorize.

Now this is where we move to rewatch list. Gradually rewatching Spop with my brother (his first viewing) and its been golden. Also been rewatching Inuyasha and AtLA.

For new shows (for me) is checking out Card Captor Sakura for the first time (very cute), and the Pokémon Sun and Moon anime, which has been a lot of fun so far. I will also be checking out s2 of 3Below sometime but, honestly not too excited do its been the back of my list.

And those are all the shows I'm into atm.

I got some fic ideas for AtLA and Trollhunters, here's hoping I can get them going.

#ask Punchie #long post #show recs #kipo and the age of the wonderbeasts #glitch techs #rottmnt #amphibia #the owl house #atla #Inuyasha #card captor sakura #pokemon #tales of arcadia #Trollhunters #3below

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agrosehamada · 4 years ago

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Rose’s Stories

So below are some very rough ideas that I have for what Rose’s book series would be like--I hope to eventually write all of them but I thought it would be fun to share this with all of you!

Family:

Tadashi and Fred Hamada: Dads

Daniel: Older brother

Hiro Hamada and Ezra Bridger-Hamada: Uncles

Hope and Dev: cousins, kids of Hiro and Ezra (Hope is younger than Daniel but older than Rose and Dev, Dev and Rose were in the same incubator at the same time so are cousins but also consider themselves to be sort of like twins)

Cass: Grandma on Tadashi’s side :) (Really great aunt but all the kids call her Grandma)

Stan: Grandpa on Fred’s side (as a superhero he saved Tadashi from the fire and is the reason Tadashi is still alive! Yes his name is Stan Lee as an homage to Stan Lee being the model for Fred’s dad in the movie BUT to clarify he has no connection to the real Stan Lee, may his memory be a blessing!)

Books:

Meet Rose: Story starts with her finishing up her last day of homeschooling, Rose is going to start regular school for junior high in the fall. Possibly just Fred homeschooled her and Danny to give them a good foundation, or possibly because she’s ASD and didn’t handle elementary school well when she tried they decided to homeschool her but she’s agreed to try again in Junior high (she’s a bit nervous but mostly excited.) She gets A’s in all classes but math she gets a B which she’s a bit sad about but she tried her best (math is hard for her, she does good but it’s not fun which kinda sucks since math comes naturally to everyone in her bio family except for Fred.) Theme of the book is Rose is a very helpful person but sees everyone in her family is doing big things to help the world (making Baymax, etc.) and she wants to do something meaningful with her summer, feels like she needs to accomplish something big before starting junior high (aw, sweet summer child thinking junior high is so grown up and important XD). She goes around asking everyone what she can do to help them and keeps doing little things that they ask her to help with but is worried she’s not really doing anything important. Story ends with Tadashi explaining that she doesn’t have to do a “big thing” and the “little things” are actually really important, but does take her to adopt a cat since she can make a big difference in the life of the kitty :) Random note: Tadashi and Fred always make sure to have family time on Friday nights and Tadashi, since he doesn’t have as much time with the kids as Fred working full time, has special time for one-on-one time with each of the kids at some point during the week to check in and see how they’re doing/spend time doing something that’s important to them :)

Rose Learns a Lesson: Rose going to school. Lots of stress: For one thing just struggling socially but especially because of how she and Danny were born some of the bullies decide to pick on her for being “a freak”, ask her if she was born in a test tube/is a clone, when she explains about the incubator they make a connection to chickens and start calling her “chicken girl” or “egg girl” and spread a rumor she was hatched from an egg or some shit. Also teachers expect her to be just like Danny (who loved math) and Hope (who wasn’t super into math but it was easy for her) and are frustrated that she struggles with math. Oh, and she was supposed to have the same schedule as Dev but the principal separated them for most of their classes, except maybe home ec where he kind of outshines her in baking/cooking so there’s drama there too. She does make a friend, Hermoine, who has two moms (one of her moms is trans so she was born that way) and they hit it off really well :) They bond over Harry Potter (Rose is a Hufflepuff with a Hufflepuff and a Gryffindor for dads while Hermione is a Ravenclaw with a Gryffindor and a Slytherin for moms) and other nerdy stuff :) Hermione is an avid fanfic writer and Rose loves reading, and Hermione loves Rose’s plushies so they work really well together!

Rose’s Surprise: Christmas story, Rose loves Christmas and is hard at work on making Christmas presents for family. Expected a small Christmas but Tadashi and Fred invited a lot of the adopted family to celebrate (BH 6 team and their family plus Ezra’s family) to celebrate with them and so there’s a LOT more people around than expected (social anxiety), Rose feels like she has to make present for everyone (PANIC), and she keeps getting pulled into doing holiday things which means she has even less time to finish making presents (MORE PANIC.) Resolution is everyone realizing she’s stressing out but she didn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings by saying no to celebration things or by not making presents and everyone reassures her she doesn’t have to make presents for everyone but also gives her some down time to finish making the presents :)

Rose Saves the Day: The annual Sakura Festival is happening in San Fransokyo! Rose is super excited, it’s one of her favorite times of the year, and she always helps Aunt Cass with the extra customers she gets during the festival (they usually give it a special theme, this year it’s a cat maid/butler cafe!) But this year Tia Honey Lemon asks her to help with her fashion show as a model (Honey Lemon gives her sewing lessons in exchange for her helping model her clothes) and helping make outfits, and also the animal shelter where Rose got her kitty from needs support so Rose offers to make plushies for them to sell at the booth/offers to help run the booth and kind of over extends herself. Not a lot of story ideas built out on all of that yet but she’s doing lots of running around and she’s really tired and possibly gets a bad grade on a math quiz because of it and she kinda melts down and Tadashi has to help her figure out how to calm down and do what she can while also making thing manageable (including apologizing but telling people she can’t meet all of her commitments and everyone is very nice and understanding about it!)

Happy Birthday, Rose: I don’t have a lot worked out aside from Rose having a summer birthday, possibly she invites classmates but gets ditched (except for of course Hermione and her fam) for someone more popular running a party (maybe also Rose made it a costume party and people were like “You’re turning thirteen and THAT’S what you’re doing?) For sure the family goes to DisneyLand! Also possibly some angst because Danny has graduated high school now (he graduates at sixteen and is starting at SFIT next year) and overhears Hiro saying something about how when Tadashi started college he was never around and so she’s worried about losing Danny and he has to reassure her that he will always have time for her. Possible angst if Rose gets ditched for her party trying to convince her dads into homeschooling her for eighth grade and try again with high school, but she gets talked into trying again.

Changes for Rose: It’s a new school year, Danny has started at SFIT and yeah, is not around as much and Rose is missing him and maybe he’s missing family night on Fridays and Tadashi and Fred are like, “Well he is in college, it is going to happen as he gets older” and Rose isn’t happy about it. Main plot point is Callaghan is being paroled from prison, it’s been about twenty years now and he’s in his sixties/seventies and is pretty broken down at this point. Abigail is living on the other side of the world now for work, and Callaghan has no one else to turn to but a desperate hope that Tadashi might help. Tadashi has been visiting him all this time on the down low (Hiro and most of the others don’t like it) and is like, “He’s still my dad figure, I can’t let him end up on the streets, he can come live with us.” (Callaghan was a friend of the Hamada parents and helped raise Tadashi after they died/got Tadashi interested in robotics, losing Abigail pushed him off the deep end but once he had time to think about what he’d done after it was all over he was horrified and is still incredibly guilty about almost being responsible for Tadashi’s death.) Fred is not terribly happy about it but is kinda understanding. Hiro is NOT happy at all (has never forgiven Callaghan.) and there is a lot of family drama going on. Rose is a bit nervous around this strange old man, she does know what happened but Tadashi always spoke highly of him and he seems lonely and sad just sitting quietly in the guest bedroom all day, maybe reading but often just staring out the window. And she’s feeling lonely with Danny being gone so much so she ends up making friends with him and kind of helps the others come around to him and is happy to have a new family member :) Random note: Maybe Callaghan helps her a lot with her math homework, he’s a really good teacher and helps her find ways to understand math that work with her learning style ^^ Other plot point: Rose might be realizing that she likes Hermione as more than a friend?

#big hero 6 #big hero 6 oc #american girl doll #rose hamada

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d-n-battle · 4 years ago

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You know... it’s not so much that I hate Naruhina and Sasusaku...

It’s more like I just really don’t get how anyone can really like these pairings?? Like I really just don’t understand the appeal???

Like did I really watch the same series as all you Naruhina and Sasusaku shippers????

Y’all: aaawww look at all of these Naruto and Hinata scenes, he clearly loves her sooo much <3 <3 <3🥰😍😌

Me: bitch where????😂😂😂

(Literally, I could make the exact same joke about Sasusaku)

Like, is it just me, or are these two ships literally just about the girls’ feelings???

I mean I’d be totally fine with these two couples, if they didn’t put this emphasis on the girls, and completely ignore the guys...

I mean ok - serious time now - can the Sasusaku shippers and Naruhina shippers show me any evidence from the anime (or manga if you’re a reader) of Naruto and Sasuke returning Hinata and Sakura’s feelings respectively???

Again, I want to reiterate that this is a genuine request, I’m not trying to poke fun with this one. I’m just genuinely curious as to what you guys can dig up. (But also, side note - please refrain from using the films or Boruto as I haven’t watched them yet. I honestly don’t think I’m even gonna watch Boruto, cause I’m not a big fan of like spin off series, so yeah...But anything from the 720 anime episodes, or any of the manga chapters is fine.)

Anyway, back to my point.

Relationships are about two or more people coming together because they recognise that they have romantic feelings towards each other.

Which is exactly why I, like I’ve said already, don’t understand how Naruhina and Sasusaku are supposed to work???

Like yeah, Sakura and Hinata both like/love Sasuke and Naruto.

But when have Sasuka and Naruto expressed that they like them back in that way???

I mean as a whole the show was never even about romance, sure there were hints at possible relationships throughout, but that was never the point of the show.

I mean I feel like this all harkens back to some points I’ve already seen made by other people, but like why is romance necessary in this situation???

.....siiiiiigh.....😒

Because what else are female characters for??? If not to fawn over the male character then really what are they for??? I mean it’s not like they’re meant to represent real life people just like the male characters right??? It’s not like they’re meant to actually have well fleshed out characters with goals that don’t revolve around getting the guy of their dreams to notice them right??? Nooo, of course not, don’t be ridiculous....

I am seriously just soooo done with this bullshit. Like I’ll be the first to admit that Hinata and Sakura are not my favourite characters, but I mean it’s not like that’s really their fault now is it??? I mean they honestly both had a lot of potential. Like, seriously, soooooo much potential. I’m being completely honest here, I was well and truly so disappointed by how these two girls’ character potential was squandered 😔😔😔

And all for the sake of fullfilling their ‘true’ purpose in the show....

And don’t even try to give me the excuse that because Naruto is a shounen anime aimed at a primarily male audience, female characters can’t be feutured as anything besides the love interst. Like what kind of shit is that - so guys can’t even enjoy female characters unless they’re lusting after the male characters they like to insert themselves into???? I mean if you really think that then you must really hate guys.

Like I’m sorry but that just makes men sound like shit. It makes them sound like they only view women as people who belong to them, and are only relevant when it comes to how they are connected to men.

Women are their own goddamm people!!! They don’t exist solely to appease men!!!

As I woman, I have had to put up with this shit for years, and I am so done with it. If guys get to have characters that represent them in almost every piece of media out there, then why don’t women get to have the same treatment??? We make up a whole half of the entire goddamn population!!!

Honeslty, a bitch is soooooo mad about this 😡😡😡(thag bitch being me of course)

And what I’m also super mad about is that these two relationships imply that the guys feelings are completely irrelevant. Like I’m sorry but no amount of Sakura liking/loving Sasuke makes it okay for her to end up with him - if he doesn’t feel anywhere near the same amount of love or appreciation for her. And the same can be applied to Hinata and Naruto.

This outcome also forces everyone to just completely ignore/forget the fact that Naruto and Sasuke are completely unready to be in a relationship with anyone.

Like, yeah I’m gonna admit here that I am indeed a Narusasu shipper, but I’ll also admit that I dead ass don’t think they’d even be ready for a relationship with each other.

I mean the war and everything else just completely messed them both up, so they would both probably need some time to heal. And knowing those two, it would most likely take quite a while before they’re anywhere near healed enough to date - let alone fucking marry - anyone.

And, also (so that I’m not accused of favouritism towards the boys) - what about Sakura and Himata and the shit that they themselves experienced??? I mean Hinata had to watch her cousin die in front of her - that’s gotta mess you up. And Sakura was a medic - there’s no imagining the shit she must have seen.

War messes people up for a long time, and bassed off of what I’ve heard of Boruto - the timeline implies that these two couples got married and had kids pretty soon after the war.

That. Does. Not. Add. Up. Sis!!!!!

Honestly, the series should have just had what I like to call an ‘open ending’. This is where pretty much everything is left (you guessed it) out in the open. By everything I mean like the final relationships and stuff like the minutiae of the story. Unless, your story is a romance story in which case the romance is the most important thing, but as we’ve established- this is not the case with Naruto.

If you don’t explicitly state that characters X and Y are married with 2.5 kids, everyone who would dislike that as an outcome is free to think that they didn’t.

Like seriously, the whole point of using the line “and they lived happily ever after”, is so that you can leave the ending open to the interpretation of the audience. That’s why I’ve never liked being told how they lived happily ever after.

Because, ultimately everyone has different ideas of what happy looks like.

Some people want to get married because that’s what would make them happy, and for some marriage would achieve the opposite. It’s the same case with having children. Or what job you wanna have.

I mean really, there is soooo many different ideas of what happy looks like.

So why limit yourself and more importantly your audience/readers????

I mean think about it like this. The purpose of a main character is basically to give us a point of view of the story through which we can be influenced. That’s why a lot of the time they don’t really have distinct personality traits - so that the reader can project their own onto them. That way the reader/audience member is able to immerse themselves in the story. We are allowed to image that the main character is us. That’s why we get angry when they do something we don’t like, our first thought is - “well, I wouldn’t have done that...”. So image how disconnected you would feel, from a character who makes a big decision that you don’t agree with. Like say, getting married, when you yourself can’t imagine yourself getting married??? Or say, getting married to someone who you yourself wouldn’t want to get married to???

I think that’s the real issues in case of Naruhina and Sasusake. The majority of us - who are clearly of sound minds - would not want to marry Hinata, Sakura, or even Naruto and Sasuke. Most likely because their characters often times feel like caricatures of people, instead of real life people. They feel somehow unfinished, and so we have a harder time seing the bigger picture, and how these big decisions they have made are supposed to make sense.

Okay, I feel like I’ve rambled enough. I leave you with this -

I don’t mean to offend anyone with this post, and so I hope I haven’t/didn’t/won’t. I’m truly just stating my opinion here. If you don’t agree with anything I’ve said here, please do let me know; I’ll always appreciate constructive criticism.

I will always love Naruto. But in order to truly love something you have to also recognise it as flawed. And this was simply me pointing out some of the things which I perceive as flaws of the show/manga.

Please, don’t think of this post, or any others which I might make in the future, as hate posts. As I’ve said, I do love the show/manga - but that doesn’t make me unwilling to crique it.

Alrighty, this is where I actually end the rant.

Thanks for coming y’all,

Love,

Danny

#boy this took a while #almost as long as it’s taking me to re-watch Naruto #this really isn’t an anti post #please dont hate me #sasusaku #naruhina #sasunarusasu #I really do love this show ya know???

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silenthillmutual · 5 years ago

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Hey! For the ask meme, 5, 9, 12, 16, 21 :) Is that too many???? I think that's too many but oh well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

(actually i dont think its too many but ily you anyway!!)

5. what makes you feel validated?all my family members (except my mom) not even asking when i change names, just saying “hi [insert new name]!” like i do wish they cared a lil bit more than they do about what’s going on in my life but that part at least!! feels good

9. what does your name mean?tbh, weeb ass got it from noriaki kakyoin initially just as like, an rp nickname? bc i used to rp kakyoin a lot. but i dont want to go by noriaki since i’m white and i know ‘nori’ by itself pops up as a name or nickname in other cultures, although outside of japanese & arabic i can’t find it right now.

tbh i really like that it just sounds like ppl are calling me seaweed, although i’ve also seen that depending on the kanji used it could also mean doctrine/belief. i wish i could find the use of it in other cultures but scrolling through baby name websites is both nauseating and unhelpful, although one person said that in lithuanian it means “wants”

i was going to go by kieran as a middle name until my mom ruined that (like she did with luke) but atm i’d rather accept link - like from legend of zelda, since link was designed to be androgynous and a lot of trans ppl relate to him (although ppl trying to find a deeper meaning to the name on baby name sites is hilarious - ‘lincoln’, really? just admit u like video games) - or cas. cas is apparently dutch for “imperial” but i just took it from the character castiel on supernatural, and his name is probably derived from the archangel cassiel. ‘cassiel’ has a ton of different spellings depending on which religion’s texts you’re reading and which translation, but that name means “speed of god” or “god is my anger”, according to wikipedia. he’s sometimes depicted as the angel over saturn, or the angel of saturdays. he’s not depicted in the bible, but shows up in jewish/islamic/christian mystical and occult texts.

(i think its also worth noting i had a hard time finding these names on baby name sites and like, i do live to be difficult!)

12. favorite trans headcanon?

there are just so many good ones!!! danny fenton & timmy turner (made esp great by the fact that butch hartman just fucking hates it) being trans, that cow from the barnyard show on nickelodeon, reigen arataka, mob (as either trans masc or trans fem), link - and for that matter, any character when you see them shirtless and they don’t have nipples? they had top surgery and elected not to have the nipples put back on.

i think sam porter bridges from death stranding could easily be read as a trans man or trans woman, and i like both. on the one hand, he needs an stand-to-pee device (literally, that is a part of your equipment); on the other, the game has heavy themes of motherhood and he is able to use technology to be connected through what i can only describe as an umbilical cord to the bridges baby. and it wouldn’t surprise me at all if the gender commentary was entirely intentional on kojima’s part. for that matter, i also love trans solid snake and trans hal emmerich in metal gear solid.

i also think danganronpa deserves a special shoutout, not just because you can pry canon trans girl chihiro fujisaki from my cold, dead hands and i’m sick of seeing cis bootlickers harassing ppl online over that transphobic as fuck storyline, but for real? nobody’s birth name actually spells out “diamond” with their sibling so mondo and daiya oowada are both trans (it’s also one of the only ways to make any part of case 2 make any goddamn sense), yasuhiro hagakure and celestia ludenberg having plotlines where where they have to reveal those aren’t their birth names? congrats they’re both trans now.

i wish there were more headcanons about characters being trans women that didn’t rely on stereotyping. i know thats a big problem wrt seeing muscular or tall women and ppl focusing their trans headcanons on them, so i actually kinda head canon aoi asahina as trans and wanna eventually write that for fic w sakura ogami being cis bc people tend to look at sakura and go “well obviously shes trans bc shes muscular” (and then they do the opposite when it comes to trans men, but i’ve seen a lot of trans masc hcs). i also don’t see a lot of nonbinary hcs being given to amab people…. we need to fix that!! but alas i have already rambled a lot so thats a post for another day.

16. song that gives you Big Trans Feels?

if we’re not including music that is literally about being trans (like “transgender dysphoria blues” by against me!) then, “twin size mattress” by the front bottoms! the lines “it’s no big surprise you turned out this way / when they closed their eyes and prayed you would change / and they cut your hair and sent you away / you stopped by my house the night you escaped / with tears in my eyes, i begged you to stay / you said, ‘hey man, i love you, / but no fucking way’“ always sounded like he was talking about a trans girl friend of his, but i dont know enough about the band to say for certain what that song is about. it probably helps that i felt that song extra hard when i was first coming out and w how my relationship w my mom was like.

21. what makes you feel euphoric?

back when i first started going by luke (and then later by nori), my dog bingley would just blink at you and not react if you told him to go get [deadname]. he only would come find me if you told him to go get luke / nori.

he’s such a good boy. i hope somebody steals him from my mom.

thank u for asking!!!!

trans asks

#about the blogger #lawliyeeeet #answers.txt #THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A ''I KNOW THIS AND I LOVE YOU'' IMAGE

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Celebrate Mother's Day with the Greatest Moms in Anime!

It’s that time of year again, folks: Mother’s Day. The time when all of us can come together to celebrate motherhood in all its forms. Mothers come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Some have one mother. Some have two. Some are biological. Some aren’t. Who among us doesn’t have “the Mom friend” in their friend group? I once saw a woman who described herself as “a single mom with no kids” in her dating profile and by golly, folks, that one stuck with me.

It takes a lot to be a mom—and even more to be a good one. And trust me, I know a good mom when I see one. As a fan of both anime AND moms, I feel truly blessed. There are TONS of great moms out there in anime. I’ve already wished my real mom a happy Mother’s Day, so now it’s time to celebrate with my other moms: the best moms in anime.

Inko Midoriya - My Hero Academia

A favorite anime mothers list that doesn’t lead with Inko Midoriya is a list I don’t wanna read. Inko Midoriya is who anime moms should strive to be. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with this mom. Every step of the way she takes complete pride in her son Deku and his accomplishments. Even when her son faces immense danger and painful injury, she doesn’t waver in her support. At the same time, she never devalues her own feelings. She’s never shy when it comes to voicing worry and concern over her son’s safety. She chastises both him and his mentor for his recklessness when they deserve it. She reminds them that there’s more to being a hero than simple self-sacrifice, because there are people like her who need them to come home safe and sound. She’s perfect, and I want to give her a hug.

Tosen Shimogamo - The Eccentric Family

It takes a lot to be an amazing mother, but luckily for this one being human isn’t a requirement. Matriarch of the honorable Shimogamo family of Kyoto tanuki, the untimely passing of her husband made her solely responsible for raising the next generation of Shimogamo tanuki. Luckily for Yasaburo and his three brothers, their upbringing couldn’t be in better hands (er, paws). The Shimogamo family’s pride lies both in their unwavering pursuit of fun and in the close ties that bind them all together. When she’s not dressing up like a prince and dominating the local billiards clubs, Tosen comforts and guides her children with the unconditional love only the best of mothers can provide.

Lisa Lisa - JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

Some moms show their love and dedication by coming home from a long, stressful day at work and still taking you to soccer practice. Some moms show their love by throwing you into a big, oily pit and telling you to climb out or die. Lisa Lisa is the latter. While not a Joestar by birth, their fates became intertwined when she was saved from a boat full of rampaging vampires by Erina Joestar as a baby. She later married into the Joestar family, mothered a son, and ultimately suffered the same fate as Erina—her husband was killed by a vampire. Having learned Hamon from her adopted father, she got her revenge on the vampire who widowed her and gave up her son to go into hiding. She became a master Hamon user, and years later her son Joseph would unknowingly seek out his own mother to teach him. Though her methods might seem harsh, her training gave him the tools necessary to once and for all defeat the Pillar Men menace together. Finally reunited, they could be the family they had always wished to be. Smart, beautiful, and tough to boot, on a scale of one to ten this mom is a fifty.

Sakura Uchiha - BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS

Sakura has a special place in the hearts of many anime fans as one of the only mothers they got to watch grow up and become a mother in front of their very eyes. Though a young girl at the onset of Naruto many years ago, Sakura has since grown into a fine mother raising her own shinobi daughter in the ongoing series BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS. With her husband Sasuke largely absent on secret missions, Sakura is tasked with being one of the villages best fighters, medical practitioners, and sole caretaker for her daughter. She does it well though, assuaging her daughter’s anxieties through her unshakeable trust in Sasuke and doing whatever it takes to defend her daughter in times of need. She’s living proof that shinobi moms can truly have it all.

Izumi Curtis - Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

It might seem a bit cruel or ironic to put Izumi—a woman whose greatest weakness was caused by her inability to have children—she is without a doubt the greatest maternal figure in the Elric brothers’ lives. Like the Elric brothers, she had dabbled in human transmutation following the death of her baby in childbirth. As a result, she lost several internal organs and the inability to ever have children. She later took in and trained the Elric brothers, who had undergone a similar ordeal after the death of their mother. Though a tough-as-nails fighter and trainer, Izumi’s naturally caring nature helped nurture the Elric brothers into two of the best Alchemists and fighters in the nation. She’s as much a fantastic mother as any others in this list.

Kobayashi - Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid

Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid is an anime all about a bunch of misfits coming together and forming their own little family in Tokyo, and Kobayashi happens to be everyone’s favorite tired, working-class stepmom. Having already had her loner lifestyle thrown out of whack when a maid who is also a dragon shows up on her doorstep, her life further complicates when a young dragon named Kanna inserts herself into Kobayashi’s life. Despite being hundreds of years older than Kobayashi, Kanna is still very much a child as dragons go, and begins seeing Kobayashi as a mother.

The show is full of cute scenes between the two, and one of my favorite episodes in the series spells out their mother-daughter dynamic in pretty explicit terms. A harsh crunch period at work means Kobayashi can’t come to the sports festival at Kanna’s school. Kanna gets upset, and Kobayashi struggles to reconcile the way Kanna sees her with the off-hand approach her own parents took raising her. It’s an incredibly touching episode, and watching Kobayashi open up her heart a little more to her newfound daughter solidifies her as one of the best moms a tiny anime dragon girl could ask for.

Bulma, Chichi, and Android 18 - Dragon Ball Super

So far I’ve tried to stick to one mom per show, but when it came time to choose which Dragon Ball mom was best, I couldn’t bring myself to do it. They’re all great. As is the tragic fate of great moms everywhere, they never get the credit they deserve. Take Bulma, for example. She took a genocidal villain hellbent on destroying the earth and turned him into a family man. Not to mention the fact she—the smartest person in the world—invented time travel to save not one but TWO timelines from destruction. Speaking of which, without Android 18, Universe 7 would never have been able to win Zen-oh’s tournament and multiple universes would’ve been annihilated.

Finally, there’s Chichi, who receives the brunt of maternal disrespect. Sure, she nags her husband and kids, but put yourself in her shoes! All she wants is a good life for her family, yet she can only watch as they put themselves in harms way time after time. How many times has she seen her husband die? Too many! Also, let’s be real here, Goku doesn’t know what a freaking kiss is. That woman has had to endure decades married to an absolute beefcake who won’t even kiss her. Who among us wouldn’t have a little pent up frustration after that?

Of course, these are just a few of all the wonderful moms that the we’ve been blessed to meet while watching anime. I know I’ll be thinking of each and every one of them, and I hope you will be too. So take the time today to wish your local mom a happy Mother’s Day, then kick back and watch some anime together.

Which anime mom would you most like to wish a happy Mother’s Day? Let us know in the comments below!

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Tsofph season 7

At the Planet Marmolim

Ghana: Go on, young hero.

Sonic: *Sigh* here we go........So........

Sakura: It will be okay. Do your best!

Sonic: So...I am Ancient.......I am "Sonic" the last ancient and the descent of the god of nothingness, Tsubasa. You could call me as the last ancient alien "Sonic".

Tsofph Season 11(Chapter2 Shadow Path)

At the Island of Worship

Gilgamesh: For the most part.....it's been a source of pain and a very painful burden as "Sonic". I've been held against my will. I've been watched. I've been ignored. Even hated.

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Sonic: Since I was born....as my blood or my kind..... it had been nothing but a curse before that golden king and I got a curse of death. If I ever started to forget, something would remind me of what I was, and bring me crashing back down to the mission that god Tsubasa gave to us.

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Gilgamesh: It was the same. Time after time. I'd be shown a glimmer of hope only to have it snatched away. I was never going to be normal.....that much was clear. Even I want to be just a normal life. I can't.

*Starts to change in sad expression and suddenly sees Danny and Peter*

Peter and Danny: *Soft whisper* Do your best.

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*Starts to change in sad expression and suddenly sees Punch who saved him from his curse*

Punch: *Soft whisper* Do your best.

Sonic: ..........!*Soft Smile*

Syaoran: It's okay, Sonic.*Soft whisper*

Sonic: Umm. Maybe I was born into this world and became a cause of our kind....but it's also been a blessing. It's brought some wonderful friends into my life. They made me become who I am today. Friends that I love. And for once....I think I'm okay. I'm happy to be born into this world.

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Gilgamesh: My happiness is worth having. And all the pain.....feels worth it. Even if I can't lead a normal life....there is one thing I can do. Return their kindness and try to do most of what I've been given. This is my wish not from our mission, Sonic’s wish.

Everyone: *Applause*👏

Ermelinda: Very well done, Punch. I appreciate it.

Gilgamesh: Thanks, Morgana. Really pretty zappy, huh?

Punch: Sappy? You're doing great, my brother.

Gilgamesh: Umm. I'll do my best, "me".

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Sonic: Heh heh you finally see my soft side. Good thing that the doctor is not here. I'll do my best, "me".

Shadow: Sonic. Remember, I'll always be by your side. You're not alone just like once you told me.

Sonic: Thanks, Shadow. And thanks, Syaoran. I really mean it.

Syaoran: I know.

Punch: There is one question I still don't get it. Why? Why do you want to help me?

Sonic: I already told you because you're my brother. I never believe that you're a monster or murderer or betrayer.

Punch: I see.........

Sonic: And because you've been all by yourself since you were born. I just can't let my brother alone. That's probably my reason. Isn't that too sad that no one understands you?

Punch: ..........................................

Sonic: This world has so much more to offer. So many things that still can do. I want to bring you to see them all, over and over again. And.......

Punch: ...........?

Sonic: Don't leave me again....this time.......just this time......I want to save you......I want to be with you......even I knew that anyone could make you happy.......just this tiny wish... can't you let me do for you just once or many times......?*Start to hug Punch from serious and sad expression change to happy expression*

Punch: ...........! But Sonic......*Start to soft smile* I got a little worked up. Surely you make me or yourself happy enough after all that?

Later

Punch: I called you here because I can't stop you.

Sonic: Huh?

Punch: You said I am not a murderer or betrayer, but....unfortunately...I really am....you don't see from yourself? I HATE this world even everyone. I am a murderer, destructive, psychotic and violent. You did see for yourself, right? Why are you letting me know me off the hook? Why do you still trust me after what my other self and I do for you?

Sonic: I know you better more than anyone else. How am I letting you off the hook?

Punch: Even you knew I could kill you anytime I want?

Sonic: You can't do anything without a reason. I know that for sure.

PUNCH(will be Gilgamesh later in the future): What do you know for sure? What can you understand about Punch? What can you believe about me?

Sonic: I don't need a reason. But I want to believe and trust you to the very end. Even if the world is against you, I'll continue to trust you. Even you once left because you wanted to protect me. Um.....because I love you Punch as my brother and only my brother.

Punch: You're stupid you know that?

Sonic: You're kind. That's how me and Daniel saw you that way.

Gilgamesh: These memories.....they took all that from mine?

Punch: These memories were precious?

Gilgamesh: Yes. Extremely.

Punch: Don't worry, if you lose, I'll remind you who you are, both me and Sonic.

Gilgamesh: As long as you exist, I don't have feelings of despair anymore. I want you to exist....."me".

Punch: Thanks for returning these earrings. I appreciate these, but these belong to you, PUNCH. But above all, I want to bring my brother's happiness with my own hands. If that means giving up my life, then so be it.

Gilgamesh: (But Punch...I want to bring your happiness with my own hands. If that means giving up my life, then so be it. I don't want you to disappear like that time again....)

Punch: I will protect you no matter what happens PUNCH. Even if the world is against you, I'll protect you, Mr Gilgamesh……Don't cry. I understand you're a bad person. I'll become a hero for you and Sonic.

Gilgamesh: Stop Punch…….please stop…..you can't kill yourself again….I can't let that happen….I'm sure I will end up hurting you again….but yet….

Punch: These earrings. I appreciate these, but these belong to you, PUNCH. Remember.....

Sonic: *Huff* *Huff*

Punch: Hold on tight....! Brother.....!

Sonic: Punch........I knew you were here.......

Punch: I knew you know. You still never learn since E-99 Eggsterminator knocked you out unconscious.

Sonic: You were watching me all the time......I knew....since you saved me from my curse.

Punch: *Sigh*......this is my fault.....if I can create a power that absorbs the darkness, both you and Mr Gilgamesh wouldn't end up this way.

Sonic: Maybe....you better luck.....again....

Punch: Phew! That was close! My work is done. That achievement, that responsibility and everything else all belong to me. I won't let you take credit or blame for any part of this.

Sonic: Punch.......that's sophistry.

Punch: Sophistry huh......but if it's a kind of lie, I think that's okay. Even if it's hypocritical, doesn't it make you feel like there's some kind of salvation out there? And also.....I don't want you to change becoming like "me". I want you still to be you, young and innocent child. That's why Some of them are meant to be kept. Even I must lie to you, my brother.

Punch: But you're not alone anymore!! You have your friends, Syaoran's friends and so am I.....all of us here too!!

Peter: ..................!!(She finally break the barrier)

Punch: Believe me when I say, you're not alone! Not anymore! So, please...don't kill yourself for the burden!! Remember!! We will share this burden together!! So please....don't give us on us now!!

*Underwater*

???????: So please....don't give us on us now!!

Sonic: That voice.....I remember in my dream.....

Punch: Sonic! Over here! Don't give up! You're stronger than that!! Don't you dare give up!!

Sonic: I......I remember now....the one who took me here....the one who gave me my name....the one who saved me from despair.....the one who gave me super form....that voice...the only my family left....you always be by my side all time.....you have been through so much for protecting me...saving me.....it's you isn't it....Punch....

Gilgamesh: ……I killed him. Enkidu cared about me, but I killed him........again......I was stupid.......I was wrong again.....I thought....this is the right thing........……No… I have to stop… But I can't go back----no, no, I don't want this anymore!!

Peter: Gil, Enkidu is still alive!!

Gilgamesh: H....huh...?

Peter: We can save him! It's not too late!

Gilgamesh: …I've killed a lot of people. I killed many people......for so long....I can't give back what I've taken and you said......I have a right to live?!

Peter & Sonic: Of course!!

Peter: Of course. You took lives, so take responsibility---not on your own!

Gilgamesh: Wha......?! Why?

Peter: Where the sin lies nor how heavy the punishment is.....I have no idea. But I will protect you! I will protect you from everything you will be inquired of! I told you, didn't I? I'll carry your sins in your place then. I'll protect the one I love to the very end!

Sonic: Yes. I don't know where the crime is, or how heavy it is. This is gonna be harsh. A heavy one's incoming! Let's burden this together! I or we are not alone anymore!

Gilgamesh: Okay....and I trust you, my brother.

Gilgamesh: I or we can't cover our sins since the prime world timeline There was no excuse for I tried to kill you my brother but both me and Punch chose to keep you even your existence will affect us so much even make us drown into despair.

Sonic: Sins huh.......even so...I don't think there's anyone in this life who is without sins. We are sinners, one and all. "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption."

Punch: You mean bullying that Egghead I get it.

Gilgamesh: I like how you always ruin the mood, Punch.

Punch: Like Sonic said, don't blame yourself. Still, it's not as though there are good people and bad people. There are simply people who, for reasons beyond their control, are knocked off the beaten path and lose their way. "We all make mistakes in life. It's sad, but it's inevitable".

Chester: If you hurt someone, then even if I can heal my wounds, the sin of hurting them doesn't go away, doesn't it? No matter how hard I try, I can't erase the mistakes I've made.

Syaoran: I will stay with you until the very end, Syaoran.

Chester: ...............................

Syaoran: Not until the end......." always "......

Chester: But I will cause so much pain to you.

Syaoran: I also have my burden. You and my mother already share this burden enough....let me avoid helping you, please. And don't forget.....we need to save Sakura from her curse as well and I didn't on my own like in the past.

Chester: Me too. I am not alone. But didn't it feel comfortable to be around them?

Syaoran; Well yeah.....

Chester: Then that's good enough.

Sakura: As such, I believe that the only people who cannot be saved are those who are utterly unable to atone for their own sins.

Domeki: But you're someone who is able to. I don't know what you've done in your previous life, but you can amend it.

Sakura: Domeki-san.....

Domeki: My grandfather once said to me, try thinking about how to conduct yourself going forward, and how you can atone for what you've done. And you will find the light in the darkness.

Sakura: A heart that can punish itself without being forced to do so by others........

Velvet: If we ever had a chance to start over, I'd love to cook for you every day.

Sonic: You know Velvet......the nickname "Laphi" that you gave to me kind of a little too childish.

Velvet: You think so?

Sonic: Even I don't like to treat you like a child but I like how that's a symbol how kindness you are. I never knew how a demon like you could have a weak side too.

Velvet: Oh....I still don't understand boys sometimes...I'm sorry....

Sonic: It's okay.....I'll forgive you.

Velvet: Thank you, Sonic.

Shadow: We all make mistakes but I don't like that narrative. You're right. Maybe that would make us irredeemable. However sins are things that can be atoned for, aren't they?

Merlina: We can start over even if we must atone for the sins, right?

Shadow: Right! Both you and him. I believe that the only people who cannot be saved are those who are utterly unable to atone for their own sins.

Pit: Say.....Mr Peter....

Peter: Call me Peter. Just Peter. Or Peter big brother!

Punch: Big brother?! So we have two big brothers as the leaders of the team the lost boys now?!

Peter: What do you expect me to do?! What about Bibble then?!

Bibble: Huh?!

Peter: And what about Tink becoming a leader?!

Tinkerbell: Wait?! Why me?!

Punch: And why make two of us become leaders in the first place huh? If not because we need to take care of Pit, our first child of our own?!

Peter: Oh well.......

Punch: We both found Pit and Bibble and this is our responsibility as big brother and big brother!!

Pit: How about Punch big sister?

Punch: Umm.........

Everyone: *Laughter with happiness*

Sync: Someone as stupid as you can't call others stupid! You'll just make the word even stupider!

Ermelinda: Ha! I can't believe it! As once you're Envy I thought you change but you never change at all! We've got enough stupid with you around already!

Sync: What?! What kind of nonsense is that you stupid witch?!

Ermelinda & Sync: *Laughter with happiness*

Sync: I'm sorry Morgana for leaving you behind. I thought it was for the best with you and me. As an unexpected mixture of earth and sadness wells up in my heart...I think that if I stay with you....maybe.

Ermelinda: I know, Envy. You're no longer a monster tool anymore. Now you finally found happiness in your life. That's why even I am sad because now I choose to do what is right without my emotions. I need to accept your decision.

Sync: Umm. Let's go, Morgana.

Ermelinda: Yeah......Punch's waiting for us.

Punch: (I have to take his hand and lead him to a place in the sun, so I should now.......)I will continue to be by your side.....I understand what you tried to do all this time.

Gilgamesh: I don't know when I'll lose sight of myself again....I'm sure I'll do something that'll be simply irreparable....so I have a place to return now?!

Punch: Of course. *Show golden earrings* After all this place....the earth is our home. Our second home to go back. I can't leave you behind.

Gilgamesh: But I......I am nothing more than nothingness you know.

Peter: Only living for the sake of dying?! This is nothing but a curse that you create on your own! How could you endure this?!

Gilgamesh: Because......I told you, didn't I......I am a king.....I chose to be a tool......

Peter: It's not fair, I don't care what anybody says! I won't let you die or vanish in front of me again! You can't fight this! We'll fight until the end together. Isn't that what you said to me before?!

Gilgamesh: Even if it should mean....that I'll be the end of everything else too?! What do you expect me to do?! There is no other way!

Peter: But there still was, right?

Danny: Homura, you know you can to talk me. You shouldn't go off on your own. I may not be able to do anything to help you, but it's much better than having to worry about them on your own.

Homura: ..............I had a dream....very scary dream......that I lost you....and Sam.....and everyone I love.....even Madoka....even my home planet.....everyone forgets everything even you in this timeline but only I can remember what happened to this whole world!! I was so lonely and sad....only I and King Gilgamesh understood how this felt...but for very long I started thinking my memories of everything were things I'd just made up. And I began doubting myself. *Sob Sob*

Danny: Homura.......but it's okay now. Because I'd never go alone to somewhere so far away that I couldn't see any of you again.

Homura: But.....how can you be so sure? How can you be sure that you never be killed again like what happened when Bête Noire captured you and nearly killed you?!

Danny: Maybe you're right....but I could never bear to do something that would make someone as strong as you cry like this.

Homura: Then for you, that's something that hurts you so much you couldn't bear it?

Danny: That's right.....that's why I can't bear to see both Sonic and Punch try to burden themself and leave me helpless that couldn't do anything to help them. It pains me so much. That's why I'm sure that I'd never left them alone again even you Homura. But if there were no other choice, I know I'd never have the courage to do something like that.

Homura: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Flashback*

Danny: But if there were no other choice, I know I'd never have the courage to do something like that.

Homura: Stop, Daniel!! I already lost Madoka......I can't lose you! I made a promise to Sam that I will protect you! Please, don't sacrifice yourself for me!!

Danny: I'm sorry and thank you for everything, Homura.

*End of Flashback*

Homura: Right.....you're right. (Those are your honest feelings.....! It's really you. Daniel......! You are the same Daniel I know.....!)

#Note!! This blog had drama scenes so be careful that even make you cry even story still not complete yet #sakuraswordly #tsofph season 11 #tsubasa of phantasia #tsubasa of phantasia 11 #punch whalen #sonic crowe #Tsofph gilgamesh #tsubasa of phantasia spoiler #tsubasa of phantasia concept #Who is the tragic the most? Gilgamesh. Who is the most innocent in the group? Sonic. Who lost their original the most? Punch.#Tsofph Spoilers #how important Sonic is and why Sonic is important to both Punch and Gilgamesh.#tsofph #the shining stars who give hope.#If my childhood self glimpsed who I am now...he would've ended his own life #Gilgamesh's dream and his hope. How valuable Punch is #how important Sonic is and why Sonic is important to both Punch and Gilgamesh.(Tsofph Season 11)#I like bringing this up every so often.#the maiden man of the flower #😢 😭#Some of my art has meaning and some of it doesn't.#Tsofph Season 11(Chapter3 The beginning of the miracle)

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thatmasquedgirl · 7 years ago

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The Obligatory Ocean’s Eleven AU Idea

@sakura-blossom62 I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY BECAUSE I’VE SPENT ALL NIGHT DOING THIS SHIT

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME I THINK MY BRAIN IS BROKEN

I HAVE BEEN SPIRALING FOR HOURS NOW AND I WILL NEVER BE OVER THIS. CAN YOU EVEN IMAGINE THIS BEAUTY BECAUSE HOLY SHIT NOW I WANT IT

OKAY HERE WE GO COUNT ALL 11 OF THEM WITH ME:

1. Oliver Queen

You bet your ass Oliver Queen is Danny Ocean in this scenario. Because of course he is. He’s the thinker, the leader, the planner, the tactical mastermind. He’s the one who knows his strengths, his weaknesses, his limitations. And he can be so damn charming when he wants to be. Think of like a Breaking News!Oliver, but with less angst and more sass.

The man has a supernatural ability to network with everyone. It doesn’t matter where he is--dinner party, soup kitchen, behind a rock on the moon--he has this uncanny ability to look like he belongs. There’s this charisma that just naturally sucks people in.

And people generally like him. Even when they don’t, there’s something about him that makes him impossible to say no to. Because of those qualities, he has this network of Useful People that he can go to for help in different situations, whether they’re security guards or strippers or card dealers. Literally anyone you can imagine owes Oliver Queen a favor or two.

When the story starts, he’s just getting out of jail. His last heist went bad. One of his former team members, Slade Wilson, sold him out, so Oliver has been in jail for five years, brooding and manipulating. This betrayal costs him five years of his life and his wife. Laurel divorces him approximately 2.5 seconds after she finds out. At first he’s heartbroken--and still is--but he shuts himself off in true Oliver fashion and decides it’s better this way.

This gives him more time to plan his revenge.

Because he is going to get revenge. Oliver is a big name in the criminal underworld, and he didn’t get that way by being passive. So if you screw him, he is going to make you regret the day you were ever born. Which is why it’s time to take Slade down.

The problem is that Slade knows Oliver’s entire team. So he has to recruit new ones. New faces make Oliver nervous, but he knows a few who have a solid reputation.

But we’re getting to that.

2. Tommy Merlyn

First, Oliver immediately leaves jail to meet his friend Tommy at his office. Tommy might not be a criminal, but he makes a lot of money managing his multiple businesses. His family came from nothing, but now his net worth rivals Oliver’s. Or what Oliver’s used to be; his assets were seized after everything that happened. If he’s going to pull of an operation like this, he’s going to need money.

And Tommy is always willing to help.

“How’s life on the outside treating you?” Tommy asks Oliver as he steps into Tommy’s office on the top floor of Merlyn Global.

Oliver smiles at him. “As good as it can be when my ex-wife left me and then married my best friend.”

Tommy makes a face. “I’m sorry about--”

“Don’t be sorry,” Oliver replies. “Just treat her better than I did. Or I will make you pay.” Tommy blanches, and Oliver throws him a grin. “Just kidding.” He drops into one of the chairs in front of Tommy’s desk. “I have a business proposition.”

Scoffing, Tommy says, “Ollie, you don’t know a damn thing about business.” He sits down next to Oliver. “But I’ll hear you out anyway. What are friends for?”

“My partner screwed me,” Oliver says without preamble. “I plan on getting my revenge. If you can finance it, I can guarantee you a return of around fifteen million.”

Tommy chokes on his own tongue before he blanches. “Ollie, I love you, but are you out of your goddamn mind?”

Oliver grins. “Always.”

Shaking his head, Tommy asks, “What the hell are you going to do?”

Tommy has always been involved in Oliver’s heists, but never in a way that can be traced to him. Oliver makes sure Tommy’s nose stays clean, and Tommy makes sure Oliver has everything he needs.

“Slade Wilson screwed you for the properties his new casinos are on,” Oliver replies, skipping the question altogether. After all, a good magician never reveals his tricks. “It cost your two million dollars in court--plus your lawyers’ fees.“ Tommy nods. “He got the money by turning me in to the feds.”

“Fifteen million and revenge on that dick?” Tommy replies. “Count me in. But don’t tell my wife what we’re up to.”

Oliver snorts. “She’d have to talk to me first.”

3. John Diggle

Oliver’s first stop is a little bar outside Hollywood, where all the up-and-coming actors go to learn about card games for their next role. It’s a dive and the celebs wouldn’t be caught on camera there, but they still go.

After he makes his way to the back table, Oliver drops five hundreds on the table in front of his empty chair. They might be celebs, but they play with real money and they won’t complain if Oliver cleans them out. “I want in,” he says, turning his attention to the guy next to him. He might be the only unknown face here, but he’s definitely the one in charge.

John Diggle nods once before motioning to the empty chair. “Have a seat, man.” Oliver does as Diggle introduces everyone. Oliver introduces himself in turn as one of the kids deals to the right, like an idiot.

“Deal to your left,” Diggle corrects tiredly.

Oliver tries not to smile. Shooting fish in a barrel might actually be harder than what he’s about to do.

They all glance at their cards, but one of the guys that Oliver recognizes from an old B-list flick says, “If you don’t mind me asking, Mr. Queen--”

“Mr. Queen was my father. Call me Oliver.”

“Oliver. Cool. If you don’t mind me asking, what do you do for a living?”

“Why would I mind you asking?” Oliver retorts, throwing one of the hundreds on the table casually, as if he blows his nose on these sometimes. “I just got out of prison, actually.”

One of the women leans across the table. “Prison?” she asks, licking her lips. He isn’t unfamiliar with this reaction in some men and women. When he needs something from them--be it sex or information--it’s a blessing. Most of the time, like right now, it’s just a pain in the ass. “Why were you in prison?”

“I stole things,” Oliver replies without any shame. Diggle glances to him immediately.

“You mean, like, jewels?” another guy asks.

With a straight face, Oliver replies, “Incan matrimonial head masks.”

This time it’s Diggle who asks casually, “Is there any money in those?”

“Plenty, if you can move them,” Oliver says. He throws down his other four hundreds. “All in.”

“Fold,” Diggle replies without missing a beat. There’s a look in his eye that makes Oliver think he sees the game. When he flips over his cards, all he has is a pair of twos. “I don’t have the hand for this one.”

One rookie jumps at the chance to out-bid him, but the rest call. When it turns to him again, he pulls every last dime he owns on the table as though it was nothing more than pocket change. “Two thousand.”

All five of them leap at the chance to show him up, eagerly throwing out chips. Once the round finishes, Oliver flips over his cards. The moment they see the four nines, they all groan and toss their cards.

“Oh, man, I thought you were bluffing!” one cries.

Oliver glances at Diggle before replying, “I don’t bluff.”

After he cashes out his almost twenty grand, Oliver buys a drink at the bar. He’s been nursing it for about five minutes when Diggle comes up. “Did you just come to show up my rookies, or do you have a job in mind?”

"You heard of Lian Yu?” Oliver asks.

“That’s the new casino in Starling City,” Diggle replies, eyebrows knitting together. “You want to knock over a casino?”

Oliver holds up three fingers.

Diggle laughs before taking a drink from his bottle of beer. “Oh, I gotta see this. Count me in.”

4. Rene Ramirez

Oliver is at a blackjack table in Las Vegas, playing his third hand in a row when finally the dealer gathers her cards and chips, flashing him a pretty smile. “My shift is over, but good luck, Oliver.”

He smiles back. “Thank you.”

A rough-looking man takes her place. “Hello, sir,” he greets casually.

Oliver extends a hand. “If I’m going to be here for the next few hours,” he says, “I might as well introduce myself. Oliver Queen.” The kid’s eyes light up immediately. “You must be Rene.”

The kid stops in the middle of opening his cards to give Oliver a meaningful glance. “I’m sorry, sir,” he replies mechanically, “but you must have me confused with someone else. My name is Javier.” He points to his name tag. “Which you can see right here.”

“My apologies,” Oliver replies immediately. He grins. “Table is cold, anyway.”

“I hear the Bellagio is busy after one a.m.,” Rene offers helpfully.

“Good place to get a drink, too,” Oliver replies, grabbing his chips. “Thanks, Javier.”

At one a.m., Rene sits down next to Oliver at the bar in the Bellagio. “I have to be careful,” he explains without greeting. “Rene Ramirez can’t make it past the gaming commission.” His head tilts to the side. “Oliver Queen. They talk about you like you’re some kind of legend. You have a job?”

Oliver passes him a card with an address, a date, and an estimated payout. Rene whistles low. “If you’re interested, be there,” Oliver suggests before leaving.

5. Nyssa Raatko

6. Dinah Drake

The two women are in yet another argument when Oliver walks up. One of them is an unfamiliar face, but the other is perhaps too familiar. Nyssa stops in the middle of her speech, turning to face him with a smile--that smile that’s both friendly and reminds him of a cat who has cornered a canary.

“Husband,” she calls in a lilting voice.

“Thought you only liked girls,” the other woman interjects, crossing her arms.

“All of them except you,” Nyssa replies.

Oliver focuses on her with a hesitant smile. “Could you...” He releases a nervous laugh. “Nyssa, that was one job seven years ago and it wasn’t even legally binding. Could you stop calling me that?”

“Does that upset your wife?” she asks.

“Ex-wife,” Oliver corrects.

Nyssa shrugs. “She deserved better than you, anyway.” She crosses her arms. “What brings you here?”

Oliver glances at the other woman. “You haven’t introduced your friend.”

“Hardly my friend,” Nyssa replies with a roll of her eyes.

The other woman retorts, “You’re not exactly my bestie either, bitch.”

“Dinah Drake is my business associate,” Nyssa explains. “She insists her little toys out perform my driving. She’s wrong, of course, but she’s quite good at her work.” She glances back at Drake. “For an American.”

Drake scoffs. “You’re not a bad driver for a stuck-up British brat.”

Oliver hands her a card. “If you want a job, be here. Both of you.”

“Of course, husband,” Nyssa replies.

Oliver swears in three languages under his breath as he walks away.

7. Curtis Holt

Oliver waits at least three hours for the kid to step out of the FBI surveillance van. He looks like he should be looking for his parents, but Diggle assures Oliver he’s the best in the business.

When he takes a seat in the cafe, Oliver slides into the booth across from him, saying nothing. Curtis pulls at his collar before saying, “Hi. D-Do I know you?”

“Not yet,” Oliver replies, “but you’ll want to. My name is Oliver Queen.”

The kid’s eyes light up. “They say you used to be good.” Curtis winces. “And that makes it sound like you’re old. Which you aren’t. You are definitely not old. And very hot.” He holds up his hands. “I didn’t mean to hit on you.”

Oliver studies him for a long moment, wondering if there isn’t someone else more... stable they might be able to use. Still, Digg’s judgment has proven very sound thus far.

“I hear you do some jobs under the FBI’s nose,” Oliver finally says.

Curtis tugs at his collar again. “Are you wearing a wire?” he asks, pulling the knot in his tie loose before tightening it again. “Because if I ask you if you’re wearing a wire and you lie to me, that’s entrapment. My testimony wouldn’t be admissible in a court of law.”

“You’re the one working for the FBI,” Oliver points out. “Are you wearing a wire?”

“Hell no!” Curtis exclaims, too loudly. Several people turn to look at them, but Oliver just flashes them a smile. Soon enough they’re all focused on their meals again. “I just work for the FBI to keep my cover,” Curtis whispers. “It gives me some room to take on... other jobs.”

“Good.” Oliver passes him the card. “Here’s one to consider.” With that, he rises from the table.

“Nice meeting you, Mr. Queen,” Curtis calls behind him. “I’m a real fan of your work!”

Somehow Oliver refrains from rolling his eyes.

8. Thea Queen

“We need a grease man,” Diggle points out as they sit down at the tiny cafe.

Oliver only grins before saying, “I have an in with one of the best in the business. Speedy is always willing to work my jobs.”

“Speedy?” Digg repeats. “Speedy is one of the best jewel thieves in the world, Oliver. She’s probably rich from all of those jewel heists. No way in hell is she gonna--”

He goes silent abruptly as a thin, lithe woman pulls out a chair and slides into it. “Hey, Ollie,” she greets with a grin, placing her elbows on the table. “I hate to mess up your sales pitch, but can we do the fast version? I’m about to meet Mom to go shopping.”

Diggle looks between the two of them, as if trying to make sense of it. Ignoring him, Oliver replies, “Casino heist. We’re knocking over Slade’s new place on fight night. Guaranteed fifteen million.” He grins. “Which means nothing to you.”

She leans back in her chair, crossing her arms. “My trust fund is bigger than that,” she agrees. “But I’m not taking any summer classes and I’ve already stolen all the good jewels worth stealing, so count me in. I’m grease man again?” Oliver nods once, and she groans. “Fine, but it better be a bigger box this time.

Oliver grins. “Of course, Speedy,” he assures her. “You’re not twelve anymore.”

Finally Diggle finds words. “Are you telling me that Speedy is your sister?" he asks.

Thea grins, reaching over to steal a fry off Oliver’s plate. “Thieving is the family business.” She slathers it in ketchup before explaining to Digg, “Dad was a grifter. A good one.” She motions to Oliver. “Ollie has his skill, but I was never really charming enough.” She shrugs. “So I just break into houses at night.”

“I thought the family business was Queen Consolidated,” Diggle finally replies.

She tilts her head to the side as she qualifies, “Thieving is the other family business.”

9. Sara Lance

Oliver pretends to peruse the jewelry. He’s blown off two salesmen waiting for her, and now he’s certain she’s just trying to make him squirm. Too bad for her that it isn’t working.

“I’m not sure there’s a wedding ring here that will help you get your wife back,” a smoky voice says.

As he looks up at her, Oliver smiles. “I don’t fight battles I can’t win, Sara,” he replies.

“Then you shouldn’t have come here,” she retorts. She reaches into the counter to pull out a diamond ring worth more than her Maserati parked out back. “I’m not sleeping with you or working with you.” She crosses her arms. “I’ve gone legit. I’ve been legit for three years.”

“How do you explain Corto Maltese last year?” he counters. Her mouth opens, but no words come out. Resisting the urge to roll his eyes, Oliver adds, “I’ve been in jail for five years, not on a deserted island.”

Sara slips the ring back in the case before glancing around and leaning in. “I do the occasional side job,” she whispers. “Dad doesn’t like me breaking the law ever since I got caught seven years ago.”

Oliver doesn’t say anything, simply turning to walk away.

“Ollie, wait,” she calls. When he comes back to her, she demands, “At least tell me what the job is. For old time’s sake.”

It’s at that point Oliver knows he has her. Leaning over, he whispers the details in her ear before passing her a card.

She doesn’t even examine it before slipping it into the top of her dress. “I’ll see you then, Ollie,” Sara promises.

“Thought you might change your mind.”

10. Roy Harper

As Oliver watches the kid on the subway pull the third wallet in thirty minutes, Oliver has to admit he’s damn good. He only needs ten members to make this work, and this kid isn’t it. He needs an explosives expert, not a pickpocket. But if he did, he’d need that kid. Maybe he needs eleven.

Hell, there isn’t much difference between 15 million and 14.5 million.

Oliver scribbles a note on a card of a local restaurant before slipping it into the kid’s pocket when he jostles him.

Thirty minutes later, the kid shows up, pulling the hood of his red jacket down. He looks mostly pissed off, but maybe that’s just his face. He drops the card on the table. “You take my lifts again, and I’m going to steal everything you own,” the kid says.

“I have five grand and a subway card to my name,” Oliver replies. He holds up the wallets the kid pulled. “But I’m not here to start a fight. I’m here to offer you a job.” He tilts his head to the side. “If you don’t want it, you’re welcome to keep feeling up stockbrokers.”

Oliver places an airline ticket down on the table, his hand covering it. “I’m Oliver Queen. What’s your name, kid?”

“Roy,” he offers slowly. “Roy Harper.”

“You ever pulled a heist before, Roy?”

“No.”

“Do you want to?” Oliver asks.

“Anything to get out of Central City,” Roy says flatly.

Oliver grins. “That’s the spirit.” He taps the ticket on the table. “This can be yours if you want it. It’s a big job. Fifteen million is the expected payoff. If you think you’re ready.”

A waitress calls to him, and Oliver orders drinks for both of them.

“Starling City, huh?” Roy asks. When Oliver turns, the ticket is in the kid’s hands.

“That’s the best lift I’ve seen you make all day,” Oliver declares.

Roy smirks. “That’s not even my best.”

11. Felicity Smoak

Oliver watches as the SCPD officers pull the three of them out of the bank, alarms still blaring. The first two men look like garden variety bank robbers, but the third is a small woman dressed all in black, blonde hair falling out of her ponytail.

Even as the local police escort her to the car, Oliver can hear her yelling, “Goddamn it! You had one job to do! One! Job!” She scurries forward to kick one of them in the ass. The large man stumbles and grunts, nearly taking the tiny police officer down to the ground with him. “You’re supposed to be professionals! Professionals, my ass!”

Oliver glances to his right, arching an eyebrow at Digg. “This is our option for munitions?” he asks.

“You asked me who I’d use,” Digg replies. “I’d use Basher. Best explosives expert in the world who isn’t afraid to get their hands dirty on the wrong side of the law.” He tilts his head to the side. “There’s a little conflict of availability.”

“Jail tends to do that,” Oliver agrees. After a long moment, he sighs. “Which one is my guy?”

Diggle grins. “Around five-six, blonde, and about to slaughter the other two.” Oliver’s eyebrows shoot up. “Her real name is Felicity Smoak. Wanted in twelve states and five countries. Likes to blow things up.”

“I may have noticed that,” Oliver replies, having watched her beautiful charge go off on the security feeds. “She’s good. Unpredictable, but good.”

“The best,” Digg corrects. “They call her ‘Basher’ because of a job she pulled in London. Blew a hole in a Russian embassy vault and made out with all their classified documents.” He shakes his head. “The charge caved in the safe, like someone had bashed the door in. Ransomed the documents back to the Russian government. Someone told me she made over five billion rubles on that job.”

“Can’t put a price on information,” Oliver replies before crossing the street.

Hogging up to the officer holding her, Oliver adjusts his coat over his suit. All he has to do is flash the fake ATF badge to get across the line.

As he’s walking up, the young officer asks her, “Do you have any more explosives on your person?”

A dangerous glint appears in her eyes as her pink lips twist into a flirty smile. “Only one way to find out,” she replies. She leans in closer to him. “Careful, though. You might lose a hand.”

“That isn’t Miss Smoak’s style,” Oliver cuts in smoothly. Both of them turn to him at once as he flashes his badge. “Peck. ATF.”

“Great, another fed,” Felicity remarks with the roll of her eyes. “At least you’ll be nice to look at when you’re questioning me for hours.”

Barely biting back on a grin, Oliver continues. “Let me guess what she did this time: simple G4 mainliner, back-wound. Quick fuse with a drag under twenty feet.”

“That sounds about right,” the officer replies.

“We’ve had a warrant out on this one for a long time,” Oliver says. “We need to check for any more explosives.” He grabs her by the shoulder, turning her and bending her over the hood of the squad car.

“I don’t mind playing rough,” she says, “but at least buy a girl a drink first.”

Trying his best to ignore her and stick to the script, Oliver says to the other officer. “It’s probably best if we get my partner to search her,” he suggests. “Look for Briggs. Can’t miss her.”

“Who?” the local cop asks.

“Just find her!” Oliver insists.

The minute the cop is out of earshot, he leans over the top of her, slipping some items from his jacket into her hands. “Felicity Smoak? I’m Oliver Queen.”

She turns to him with a grin. “I know who you are,” she assures him with a roll of her eyes. “Everyone in this business knows your name and face.”

“For right now, I’d settle with a distraction,” he admits. Unlocking her handcuffs with a lockpick, he asks, “How soon can you put something together with what I just gave you?”

“Done,” is her answer.

“Pretend you’re still cuffed and come with me,” Oliver says.

He leads her by the shoulder out of the crime scene. “So why are you helping me?” Felicity asks.

Oliver smiles down at her. “I’m running a heist and I need a munitions expert. I’m told you’re the best. It’s a heist that--”

“I’m in,” she says.

“I haven’t even told you the score yet.”

“Don’t care,” Felicity assures him with the wave of her hand. “I’m rich and bored.” She smiles at him, the kind of smile that makes his insides do funny things. “All I want is to work with some experienced criminals again, and your reputation precedes you.” She slips her arm through his. “I’m in.”

They’re about twenty feet away when he turns to find smoke pouring out of the top of one police car. There’s screaming just before an explosion. The police car she planted it on goes up, but four more in the vicinity turn into balls of flame.

Felicity cackles as she turns back to watch it. “They weren’t expecting that shit!” she crows to Oliver. Cupping her hands around her mouth, she calls to her former partners, “You boys have fun rotting in prison!”

She turns back to Oliver, grinning from ear to ear. “So where are we going?”

“Starling City.”

“What’s the job?”

“Casino heist. Take is fifteen million.”

“Casino heist?” she repeats. “I’ve never done one of those before.”

“No one has ever successfully robbed a major casino in this country,” Oliver points out.

"Depends what you call a robbery,” Felicity corrects. “If by ‘robbing’ you mean ‘counting cards all night until you win ten million in Vegas,’ then technically I’ve robbed a casino.” She releases a longing sigh. “God, I miss Vegas.”

“Surely you can afford to fly,” Oliver points out.

“I can,” she assures him. “I’m banned.”

Oliver does a double-take. “How the hell do you get banned from an entire city?“

“I won over ten million dollars,” she reiterates. Felicity grins. “From each casino on the strip. “Didn’t go over well.”

She pats his shoulder as they meet up with Diggle. “Come on. Let’s go make history.”

#ocean's 11 au #ocean's 11 #fic by masque #oliver queen #tommy merlyn #john diggle #rene ramirez #nyssa al ghul #dinah drake #curtis holt #thea queen #sara lance #roy harper #felicity smoak

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moonraccoon-exe · 6 years ago

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elinska said: Say, Moon, what other fandoms are you in ? FFXV and Ace Attorney (if I remember well for the last one) but anything else ?

Heya buddy @elinska! Sorry I reply in a separate post, it’s just that comments in posts are limited and I didn’t want to spam you with multiple replies, so I thought maybe make it in a separate post (and, why not? maybe someone else is interested?) Hope you don’t mind I reply here! ^w^

Heck I am SO into FFXV and Ace Attorney!

I’m hardcore into the entire Legend of Zelda franchise (HNGHNG), Megaman Starforce, Megaman NT Warrior (Megaman.exe), as well as into Avatar: Last Airbender, and Legend of Korra, Tales of Symphonia, Tales of Symphonia 2 (my FEELS), and into Kid Icarus, also hardcore into Final Fantasy Type-0, and into Final Fantasy III. SO HARDCORE into Tsubasa Chronicles & Sakura Card Captor aksjdfsdljs.

I’m also into Harry Potter, Games of Thrones, hardcore into the Maze Runner too! I guess also Naruto even though I way too far behind, and more lowkey into Dragon Ball (mostly Z and part of GT, though). Also your mildly-into-it MCU fan.

Also into Sonic the Hedgehog, lowkey Star Wars too, and I guess The Flash? Like the current TV series, at least. Also Sherlock Holmes, but mostly the movies & some books; I have yet to watch the BBC series but I’m sure I’d love it.

Also Danny Phantom, Yu Gi Oh!. The Musketeers too, whether book or the BBC series. Also into Death Note, Yuri!!! On Ice, and Sword Art Online so long it stops in the first season only lmao. Also into Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas.

And so on. I’m sure I’m forgetting something because I also forget something hehe ( ´ ▽ ` )

Of course, there are other games, books, or movies or series that I?m not listing because they’re too popular and it’s not as much “fandom” as it is personal liking or almost “public domain” of entertaiment, to put it some way (like Disney movies, for example), or because I’m not TOO hardcore into it, or because I don’t know much on it, so this that I list is not EVERYTHING that I like, just things I’m most fan of.

I’m not sure if I’m answering right because fandom is like, being part of the fan community? And if that’s the case, I’ve never been in any other fandom that isn’t XV... *shy* But these are some of the other interests that I would share if I had to make this blog a mix of the things I like the most/enough to be considered as fandom? Yeah! c:

Thank you LOTS for asking! I decided long ago to keep this mostly FFXV centered, but these are most of my other main interests, and it feels super nice to talk about them ^w^

Thank you again for asking, buddy!! And sorry for the lng answer (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)

#get to know coon #why did writing this take me so long

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perfectirishgifts · 4 years ago

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Easy Cocktail Recipes: 16 Festive Drinks To Enjoy All Winter

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Easy Cocktail Recipes: 16 Festive Drinks To Enjoy All Winter

When the weather outside is frightful, I like to drink something delightful. Some days call for a warm cocktail that will keep me cozy all night. On nights I’m feeling homesick, I may want a rum-based concoction that reminds me of my tropical upbringing in the Philippines.

This being the (objectively awful) year that it is, I needed all the help and inspiration I could get. Here, fifteen spirits professionals shared their winter drinking strategies—and of course, favorite cocktail recipes. And there’s something for every palate—from a Cognac-based old fashioned to ginger highball and beyond.

Easy-to-Make Cocktail Recipes for the Winter

THE HARPER CAROL

“I love American whiskey—so this cocktail was a no-brainer. The Harper Carol is a cold season variation on a ‘Junglebird.’ Kentucky meets tiki, contrasting this base spirit with Italian red bitter liqueur. Then, a cinnamon-date syrup deepens the beverage with notes of soft spices and dried fruit. Pineapple and fresh lemon juice add a sharp tropical acidity to the drink. This libation is a wonderful aperitif sour, best indulged during the holidays. Please enjoy responsibly.” —Adrian Alvarez, bar captain at Cecconi’s, New York City

Ingredients:

1 oz. I.W. Harper whiskey

0.50 oz. Italian red bitters

0.75 oz. pineapple juice

0.75 oz. lemon juice

0.25 oz. cinnamon-date syrup

Method: Combine all ingredients in a shaker tin, shake, double strain into a coupe. Garnish with dehydrated lemon wheel and grated nutmeg.

10 GENERATIONS OLD FASHIONED

“There’s nothing I enjoy more on a cool fall day than an Old Fashioned, which transports me to the vineyards of Cognac during grape harvest. With its high proof and fully round profile, Ferrand 10 Générations acts as the perfect replacement for bourbon in this cocktail—a welcom twist on the classic cocktail.” —Nico de Soto, beverage consultant and owner of Danico (Paris) and Mace (New York City)

Ingredients:

2 oz. Ferrand 10 Générations Cognac

0.25 oz. simple syrup

Orange twist, for garnish

Method: Stir all ingredients with ice in mixing glass. Strain and pour over large clear ice cube in double old-fashioned glass. Express the orange peel and place into glass.

BOURBON ‘N’ BERRIES

“We had a significant amount of bourbon in our liquor room when we reopened. Obviously, we wanted to find creative ways to use our inventory since reopening was so costly after the quarantine closure. I wanted something that was approachable, crushable, refreshing, and pretty. I used a whiskey buck as a template, which is basically whiskey and ginger. I amplified that with fresh raspberries, fresh lemon, cracked pepper, and a bit of spiciness from the ginger beer. And I wanted to name it something that was simple and straightforward that really tells it like it is. We’re not looking for any ambiguity these days. Do you like bourbon? Do you like berries? If the answer is yes, you will definitely like this drink.” —Naren Young, bar director at The Fat Radish Popup at The Orchard Townhouse, New York City

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. Woodford Reserve bourbon

0.25 oz. Frangelico

0.50 oz. raspberry purée

0.50 oz. lemon juice

0.50 oz. simple syrup

3 dashes saline solution

Barspoon of raspberry vinegar

10 grinds of black pepper in shaker

Method: Shake ingredients and pour on highball glass. Garnish with lemon wheel and 3 skewered raspberries.

HAI TEA

“Tea calms me down. And 2020 has been a year where I had to practice a lot of flexibility and roll with the punches—and drinking tea has helped keep me centered and focused. So yes, as you can imagine, I drank a lot of tea these past six months. I also spent time thinking about tea and how so many different cultures and people use tea to bring balance into their lives. For example, the English and Japanese have a high appreciation for tea—along with the peace and tranquility both can bring. Gin has typically been associated with England but Roku breaks the mold and celebrates Japanese botanicals like sencha tea, yuzu peel, and sakura. The Hai Tea is a nod to the English tradition of high tea, where one unwinds after a long workday with a cup of tea, while highlighting Roku’s Japanese flavor profile. After this long year, I think we all deserve to enjoy to unwind and have a Hai Tea with the hope it can bring peace and tranquility for just a moment in our new normal.” —Amanda Carto, bar manager at Nickel City, Austin, TX

Ingredients:

1 part Roku gin

0.50 part Giffard Carribbean Pineapple liqueur

1 barspoon honey

1 dash Scrappy’s Cardamom Bitters

1.50 parts hot ginger green tea (Tazo green ginger tea recommended)

Dried pineapple (optional)

Method: Add all ingredients to a heat-safe teacup. Stir 3 to 4 seconds with a small spoon to incorporate ingredients. Drink is intended to be served warm. Garnish with dried pineapple, if desired.

AUTUMN EQUINOX

“My inspiration for this pairing was familiar because of my love for Latin culture and the multiple layers of flavor, sight, and sound. Tanqueray London Dry pairs perfectly with the cocktail’s delicate balance of citrus and herbaceous notes.” —Danny Louie, bartender and founder at Gāmsāān Cocktail Co.

Ingredients:

1.50 oz. Tanqueray London Dry Gin

0.75 oz. almond syrup

0.75 oz. lime juice

0.25 oz. passionfruit juice

Method: Build all ingredients in a shaker and shake. Fine strain into a punch glass. Garnish with grated nutmeg.

FIRE ESCAPE

“I’ve found myself avoiding crowds during this period of uncertainty, while still perpetually seeking the sun. From the beginning of quarantine to the recent fall equinox, I’ve enjoyed most of my moments of imbibition on the steps of my classically Chicago wooden fire escape. I will absolutely be enjoying this seasonal sipper on my fire escape to capture all the cherished, yet rare bursts of vitamin D that the skies will allow.” —Brittany Simons, cocktail consultant and former head bartender at Bad Hunter

Ingredients:

1.25 parts Suntory Whisky Toki

0.75 part Basque cider

0.50 part Contratto Bianco Vermouth

0.50 part apricot simple syrup

0.25 part Bragg organic apple cider vinegar

Method: Gently stir all ingredients on a lemon twist, strain, pour into chilled Nick and Nora glass. Garnish with a manicured lemon twist.

JAMAICAN GOLD

“Those who know me best know that my two favorite classic cocktails are the daiquiri and the sidecar. With the Jamaican Gold I wanted to build a bridge between the two. And I knew Plantation Xaymaca, with its traditional Jamaican esters and Cognac influence, would be the perfect composer to lead the symphony. The flavors from the sour apple liqueur always remind me of my first visit to the apple orchards in northern California during harvest. The marriage between the rum and the apple liqueur influence thoughts of homemade apple pie. Lemon juice adds the perfect balance and brightness; while cinnamon syrup provides subtle warming spice. The perfect cocktail for chilly winter nights.” —Benjamin Jeffers, bartender at ABV, San Francisco

Ingredients:

1.50 oz. Plantation Xaymaca Special Dry Rum

0.75 oz. Leopold Bros. Sour Apple Liqueur

0.75 oz. Lemon Juice

0.25 oz. Cinnamon Simple Syrup**

**Cinnamon Simple Syrup: Bring 250 ml. water to boil and add 15 grams toasted cinnamon. Steep for 10 minutes, strain out cinnamon, and combine equal parts sugar and hot cinnamon tea until dissolved into a syrup. Cool and store in the refrigerator.

Method: Shake with ice, strain, serve up in coupe.

JOHNNIE WALKER GINGER HIGHBALL

“Scotch and ginger is a delicious and refreshing highball that allows some simple twists to elevate it to new heights. Johnnie Walker Black Label has loads of fall fruit flavors, coming from the selection of Speyside malts in the blend. The ginger ale pairs perfectly with the Scotch and the lime garnish freshens up the finish and aroma.” —Aidan Bowie, mixologist

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. Johnnie Walker Black Label

4.5 oz. Fever-Tree ginger ale

Method: Combine ingredients in a highball glass over ice and stir. Garnish with a lime wheel or wedge.

CÎROC CRANBERRY MARTINI

“When creating the Cîroc cranberry martini, the first thing that sparked inspiration was the ripe and crisp notes from the white grape in the vodka. Keeping winter in mind, we felt that the presence of cranberry (more specifically, cranberry bitters) would balance these notes while imbuing a palate ideal for the season. The dryness of the Fino Sherry adds additional luxuriousness to the drink and results in a cocktail that should warm up even the coldest night.” —Matt Landes, founder at Cocktail Academy

Ingredients:

1.50 oz. Cîroc White Grape vodka

0.75 oz. Fino Sherry

3 dashes cranberry bitters

Method: Add all ingredients to a mixing glass. Fill with ice and stir 20 to 25 times. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with 3 cranberries on a cocktail pick.

SINGLETON & SPICE

“This is a perfect cocktail for the season. This hot toddy variation is one of my favorites. The honey, hot water, and lemon combination is a great remedy that’s long been known—and pairs with the Singleton 12, which brings spice and smoky notes to the mix. Garnish is important as well—to finish the recipe for more complexity and layers.” —Eric Ribeiro, mixologist and bar manager

Ingredients:

1.50 oz. The Singleton of Glendullan 12 Year whisky

4 oz. hot water

0.50 oz. honey

0.25 oz. lemon juice

**add cinnamon and apple slice for a flavor twist

Method: Add all ingredients in a mug glass and garnish with a lemon wheel spiked with 4 cloves and a cinnamon stick.

FIGGY PUDDING

“We wish you a merry Christmas and here is some Figgy Pudding. This cocktail is inspired by the flavors of a Christmas pud with fig- and date-infused whiskey and OM Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt Liqueur. It’s topped with a coconut-lychee whipped cream too. Have a wonderful Christmas!” —Claire Mallett, bartender at Catch One, Los Angeles

Ingredients:

2 oz. fig- and date-infused Jack Daniel’s apple whiskey**

0.75 oz. OM Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt Liqueur

0.50 oz. Becherovka

0.50 oz. Frangelico

Coconut-Lychee whipped cream**

**Infused Whiskey: Add 2 figs (sliced) and 6 dates to a mason jar of Jack Daniel’s Apple. Leave for 7 days. Remove the fruit and the whiskey is ready to use.

**Coconut-Lychee Whipped Cream: Add 2 oz. of OM Coconut and Lychee Liqueur to whipping cream and whisk.

Method: Pour ingredients into mixing glass with ice and stir. Pour the mixture into your glass and top with coconut-lychee whipped cream.

TOKI HOT RINGO

“I don’t know about you but I need all the squishy and comforting feelings this winter. This warm cocktail filled with local bright apples and baking spices brings back memories of going to orchards with my family, witnessing the leaves change, and taking a bite of the first apple I picked off a tree. It urges you to relax and sit by a crackling fire to enjoy the subtle vanilla and ginger notes of the Suntory Toki paired with fresh cider and local honey. Get yourself some apple cider donuts and you will be wrapped up in heaven.” —Meredith Barry, beverage development consultant at Niche Food Group

Ingredients (Serves Two):

4 parts Suntory Whisky Toki

1 part local honey

4 parts fresh-pressed apple cider

1 cinnamon stick

1 clove

Small pinch of salt (optional)

Fresh sliced Fuji apple, candied ginger, and honeysuckle flowers (for garnish)

Method: Rough chop cinnamon stick. Place cinnamon pieces and clove in a saucepan and toast until fragrant on medium–high heat. Add cider and salt. Lower heat to medium. Bring cider up to desired temperature. (Do not boil.) Take mixture off heat, then add honey and Suntory Toki. Stir until honey is dissolved. Remove pieces of spices. Pour into a teacup or mug. Garnish with fresh apple slices and candied ginger.

PUNCHING 2020 (FOR A PAIR OR A POD)

“The drink is a semi-modern reiteration of what probably would have been drunk at a New Year’s Eve celebration in the 1920s with the Fitzgerald. The ideal way to enjoy it would be in the once-omnipresent communal punch bowl with fresh raspberries and orange slices floating around. But since we’re still living through this pandemic and safety is a must, it’s as easy to shake a single serving. The citruses and the raspberry syrup are complementary to the aromatic Pomp & Whimsy flavor profile—with a little kick from the absinthe and a touch of complexity from the cognac-based triple sec.” —Giuseppe Santochirico, libations curator for Halftone Spirits at Finback Brooklyn, New York City

Ingredients (Single Serving):

2 dashes absinthe

0.25 oz. Benedectine

0.50 oz. Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao

0.50 oz. lime juice

0.50 oz. lemon juice

0.75 oz. raspberry syrup

2 oz. Pomp and Whimsy Gin Liqueur

4 oz. Champagne (or dry sparkling wine)

Ingredients (6 Servings):

12 dashes absinthe

2 oz. Benedectine

3 oz. Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao

3 oz. lime juice

3 oz. lemon juice

4.5 oz. raspberry syrup

12 oz. Pomp and Whimsy Gin Liqueur

1 750 ml. bottle of Champagne (or dry sparkling wine)

Method (Single): Pour all the ingredients in the shaker but the sparkling wine, shake, top with wine in the shaker, serve over ice in a small wine glass or a cocktail glass. Garnish with fresh raspberries and orange slices.

Method (Batched): Pour all the ingredient in a large punch bowl, add ice and stir to adequately mixing the punch. Garnish with fresh raspberries and orange slices.

JILO OLD FASHIONED

“The Jilo Old Fashioned is perfect for any occasion but it especially soothes the soul on a cold day. Let the robust and toasted notes of corn (unlike you have ever had) warm your body—while the light hint of chamomile, honey, and cocoa rounds everything out with a long finish. This gives you a small taste of Mexico in the comfort of your own home!” —Cesar Sandoval, national ambassador at Abasolo

Ingredients:

2 oz. Abasolo Ancestral Corn Whisky

0.50 parts Nixta Licor de Elote

3 dashes Angostura bitters

Lemon and orange twists, for garnish

Method: Add Abasolo, Nixta, and bitters to a mixing glass, then add ice and stir until cold and diluted. Zest citrus over rocks glass and add fresh ice. Strain drink into glass, roll zest into attractive curls and lay garnish atop the ice.

2020 TRAINWRECK

“Twenty–twenty was a weary trainwreck of a year, but this tropical tepache tipple is refreshingly balanced.”

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. rum

2 oz. Big Easy Pineapple Tepache

0.75 oz. ginger syrup, such as The Ginger People organic ginger syrup

0.5 oz. fresh lemon juice (Natalie’s brand preferred)

2 dashes bitters, such as Angostura

Pineapple leaf, for garnish

Sparkling water, such as Topo Chico, to top

Method: Combine rum, ginger syrup, lemon juice, and bitters in a shaker tin filled with ice. Shake and strain over fresh ice cubes into a cocktail glass. Top with tepache and sparkling water and garnish.

FESTIVE FIZZ

“This cocktail really brings out the different flavors of the holidays with the cranberry, pomegranate, and rosemary. The fruity, citrus notes that you get from the fresh juices complements the fresh agave and oak notes from the Patrón Reposado, which makes for a truly refreshing cocktail. It also doesn’t hurt that the cocktail is a beautiful red color making it perfect for any holiday celebration.” —Stephen Halpin, manager of mixology and trade at Patrón Tequila

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. Patrón Reposado tequila

0.75 oz.rosemary simple syrup

0.75 oz. lemon juice

1 oz. pomegranate juice

1 oz. cranberry juice

2 oz. club soda

Method: Combine all ingredients except soda water in a shaker with ice. Shake to chill and combine. Strain into a highball glass filled with ice, top with club soda and garnish with a rosemary sprig.