#Faust fiancée

[thoughtfullyrainynightmare]

Hiya Laura! I can't believe it took me this long to send in questions for the ask game because you know I love learning about your ocs and I know you wanna share things!

Could you answer 💐💌🐕 from the ask game for Cyraleona~? Pretty please?

Hope that your day/night/whenever is wonderful. That you can have fun, relax, or whatever it is you need to feel. ❤️‍🔥 💖

No worries! It's taking me a long time to answer all that I got ^^' And yes! I know ^^

But I would be more than happy to answer these ^^

💐 - Their favorite plant/flower

Her favourite flower would have to be a gardenia. She just finds it very soothing and comforting. And she also finds the flower very pretty

💌 - How would they react to a love letter?

She would be very fluttered. She wouldn't know how to take it, because she's not... expecting it; especially if it comes from the heart. Like if it's the same sentences, virtually, just written as if as a formality, she would figure that it's some noble just trying to use her to get in her family's favour. But for the sake of this, I'm thinking about a *genuine* love letter. She would be a blushing mess

🐕 - Favourite animal?

A cat. She loves cats

[thoughtfullyrainynightmare]

The rooms to the ballroom opened, and in came a young lady who dragged to young gentlemen with her. It was quite obvious that they belonged to the House of Faust; at least to those who were acquainted with them. But at least someone was vocal about their excitement.

Even though such excitement could only be seen from the young Lady, while the gentlemen seemed to be only half willingly dragged along.

"Oh how exciting~", Dawn clapped her hands as they entered, looking at the various tables with treats around, and the grand dance floor in the middle of it.

The chandelier was decorated with red candles, fake spiderwebs and and rubber spiders. There were even a few artificial skulls around, but they only made them feel right at home. Even if they weren't exactly convincing replicas.

"You three made quite the entrance," a young man in a red-brown mask commented.

"Of course," Dawn waved her hand. "You only get to make an entrance once, and you have to make it count," Dawn declared as Vivian followed.

"I was under the impression the point of a masquerade ball is to conceal one's identity, which usually involves not drawing attention to oneself," Vivian commented in her usual monotone manner.

"The point is that this evening you can be anyone!" Dawn grinned, and Dusk straightened his jacket, and Albert cleared his throat; perhaps to prepare himself for something.

"You seem very much like yourself," Vivian commented, earning a chuckle from the young man in the red mask.

"But her energy is practically contagious," he noted. "I'm sure it'll come in handy for the treasure hunt."

"There's a treasure hunt?!" Dawn's eyes sparkled, to which the man nodded.

"I believe they thought that mere dancing and socializing would have been too predictable," he explained.

The Beginning of an Enchanting Evening

My introductory post to @/lyranova's Halloween Ball event at @blackclover-emc!

My post/ocs are open for interaction!

Summary: A select group of House Faust's members make their way to the Halloween masquerade. Pairing(s): Josele x Nacht, Josele x Morgen Josele's dress | Nacht's suit | Morgen's suit Dawn's dress | Dusk's suit | Albert's suit | Varg's suit | Valerian's suit | Vivian's dress Word count: 647

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“Are you sure you all will be fine at home?”

Josele stood at the threshold of House Faust’s front entrance. She wore a floor-length ball gown with a cobalt blue bodice and a skirt that started the same hue and faded to a baby blue. A large bow at the waist and fabric flowers decorated the gown, and glitter made Josele shine like a star.

Despite being ready to attend that evening’s event, Josele hesitated to leave her home and her children who wouldn’t be in attendance.

Standing in the doorframe was Josele’s eldest daughter, Sterling. The redhead giggled and held her mother’s shoulders.

“Don’t worry about us, Mother,” Sterling answered. “Us kids drew lots so it’s not like we can be bitter about not going.”

“You’re sure?” Josele pressed, her brows furrowed.

“Very sure.” Sterling leaned back and shouted into the house. “Now don’t keep Father, Uncle, and the others waiting, Mother!” She turned Josele around and pushed her towards the cluster of family waiting for the lady of the house.

“Right then! Okay!” Josele yelped as awkwardly stumbled forward from her daughter’s push. She glanced over her shoulder and smiled. “Take care of each other while we’re away.”

“Like we’d do anything else,” answered Sterling with a lazy wave of her hand.

With that, Sterling closed the door to House Faust and Josele went to where the rest of her family was waiting in the shade of trees. Nacht and Morgen greeted her with their usual loving smiles, plus a kiss on the hand from Nacht and a peck on the cheek from Morgen. Dawn excitedly bounced on the balls of her feet. Dusk fidgeted with the coat of his suit but there was still a small, eager grin on his face. Albert and Varg were whispering to each other, something about who will woo their beloved better. Valerian popped his knuckles, as if he was preparing for a fight and not a party. And Vivian stared at her mother, quiet and unreadable in her expression.

“Sorry for the hold up, everyone.”

“It’s perfectly alright, dear,” Morgen assured her. “Besides, we’re guaranteed to make it on time. Right?” He looked to Nacht, Dusk, and Varg.

Nacht sighed, “You’re lucky I like you, otherwise I’d be mad at you for treating me like Finral.”

“Sorry, sorry.” Morgen patted Nacht on the shoulder. “Thank you, the three of you, for helping us travel to the ball.”

“Now what are we waiting for?” Dawn exclaimed, throwing her arms into the air. She threw an arm around Dusk’s shoulders. “Let’s get going!”

With Nacht and Dusk’s Shadow Magic and Varg’s Eclipse Magic, the members of House Faust sank into the shadows before rising from them in front of Clover’s grand. Valerian and Varg quickly dashed away to be the first to enter. Dawn yelled “C’mon!” while she grabbed Dusk and Albert’s wrists to drag them along. And Vivian turned to her parents and uncle.

“It appears that us youths shall be taking the lead.”

“Not that you need us to guide you in,” Josele answered. She took a moment to adjust the ribbon in Vivian’s hair before letting her go. “We’ll see you all inside.”

“Have fun, Vivi,” Nacht said.

Vivian nodded then walked towards the palace entrance.

The three seniors of House Faust took a moment to themselves to make any final touch ups to their outfits. Nacht straightened the cuffs of his dress shirt and adjusted his cravat. Morgen shook down the cloak he wore with his suit. And Josele smoothed out the large ribbon that draped down the side of her gown. Both men offered their arm to the woman they loved, to which Josele decided to take Nacht’s arm. However, she did take a second to give Morgen a kiss and whisper, “You get my first dance though, okay?”

And thus began an enchanted evening.

[baubeautyandthegeek]

The Hands Of An Angel - Ilsa Faust/Julia Meade

A/N: Day 26 for @sintember a bonus fic.

“She’s a little obsessed…” “She’s training… and my fiancée, leave her alone… in fact, get out.” Julia’s voice is firm even as she risks a glance at the other woman, feeling Ilsa tense beside her and letting a hand cover Ilsa’s, a small squeeze reminding her to relax. She knows, deep down, Ilsa is obsessive, staring at her hands as she works, even if she stays stuck to her side, content just to be near her. “I may be a little… obsessed.” Ilsa’s voice is soft, shy, when they rest that night, Ilsa tucked into her arms so closely that Julia can feel the shudder of fear, sensing the threat of tears in Ilsa’s eyes even as she smooths hair from Ilsa’s eyes, her lips brushing Ilsa’s ear even as she trails a hand into Ilsa’s, drawing her hand into her own body, cradling it there. “I couldn’t tell, not like you spent the day glued to my side….” Silence, a soft breath from Ilsa, as if she might protest and Julia pulls away enough to kiss Ilsa’s knuckles softly, releasing Ilsa’s hand only once she is sure Ilsa understands, moving to kiss her sweetly but deeply. “You stay obsessed Love, you’ve earnt it.”

[tsukasa]

hii i'm aeon! i'm a 29 y/o mixed latina lesbian, engaged, and use she/no pronouns (none preferred). i enjoy . a couple different things. namely reverse:1999 ffxiv and project sekai, wlw ships (emunene, verneider, farcille, aoinene), and as far as mlm ships go i have a crossover ship with my fiancée that ive liked since 2020 (hanarui)... admittedly i dont ship very often, but lean towards sapphic ships overall.

series wise i like dungeon meshi, tbhk, and kny! very into horror but i dont tend to post it here... other games i kinda play / have been playing more often are fgo (JP server), crk, cr:toa, and gbf. i like loz but i dont actively play much of it anymore.

irt my hanako hcs: i view him as a gay transboy but i dont ship him with anyone within tbhk as im singleship overall and only really ship him with rui. if i post or rb anything with nene and hanako its purely through a platonic lens, sorry!

my faves / chars i like:

hanako (tbhk), rui / muichiro (kny), emu / nene / niiku / mafuyu (prsk), schneider / voyager / ezra / medicine pocket / marcus / windsong / jiu niangzi / semmelweis (r1999), chilchuck / izutsumi / mithrun / falin (dunmeshi), sinclair / faust (limbus company), voyager / sen no rikyuu / kadoc / shuten / ereshkigal / avalon / yang guifei / kyokutei / beni enma / nemo / kashin koji / junao / kijyo koyo / tiamat / van gogh (fgo), meteion / emet-selch / ryne / venat / ysayle / yotsuyu / pretty much all the scions really (ffxiv), squid ink / kohlrabi / cream ferret / milky way / lemon zest / black pearl / snapdragon / cream soda (crk/toa)

some player IDs (don't need to tell me who you are before adding me i usually accept people unless my friends list is full):

r1999: 402762284

ensekai: 185562749915398147

toa: hanakokun (case sensitive, so all lowercase)

crk: hañako (pure vanilla server)

limbus company: L694326756

:)! okay see ya!

[platonic-qpr-selfshipping]

When teasing goes a bit too far [Letter 1]

Selfship: Asra and N (queerplatonic)

Words: 0.6k

Summary: N's letter for Asra to read at their wedding.

Notes: kshdjbjhskhkns not the first time I've written a letter to him. I got a habit of relying on them since years ago

pt.1 | pt.2 | pt.3 | pt.4 | Letter 1 | Letter 2 | Epilogue

“Dear Asra,

I would have never imagined that one of these letters would end up becoming what you’ll read at our wedding. Hello. How is the wedding going? You better have brought that chocolate cake you promised me. And I hope you don’t read this out loud, that would be too embarrassing. Please, do not read this out loud. I don’t think I’m close enough with some of our possible guests to have them know all that has been going on inside my head while I write this to you. I don’t even know where to start.

We found each other so many years ago and in such a casual way that I don’t think I remember it that well. We started to meet more often over time, and got to know each other thanks to that. I’m so grateful for it. I’m so grateful to have you. I can’t think of a time where I thought I couldn’t rely on you and, even if the path ahead of me seemed too dark to realise so, you still were there. You received my letters, gave me alone time when I asked for it and hugs when I needed it the most. You’ve seen me grow and learn, and you’ve been so accepting of me throughout the way that you’re making me even look forward to the scary future if it means I get to spend it with you. I don’t think I’ll find enough words to write all you’ve meant and mean to me.

Thank you for offering me a safe space besides Faust and you. There’s nothing like going to sleep by your side after a hard day, and your words and affection always seem to be exactly what I need. Gosh, I’m sobbing a bit right now. Don’t mind me if the paper gets a bit dirty or something with a few tears. You’ve been with me through so many things that trying to look back feels like telling the story of a whole life. A life that has been better since you appeared in it.

And now we are here. We are getting married. Who would have thought? I’m still getting emotional remembering the way you said yes, and the way your eyes were overcome with surprise when I asked you to marry me. Writing those words feel like a dream. You really are marrying me, huh? With all I am? All this chaos, specific needs and a few changes you’ve seen over the years? Would you really like to continue by my side, especially like this, as we discover more about ourselves and the world together? Sometimes, when I’m overwhelmed with doubt, looking at your eyes seems to be enough to ground myself. But I can’t do that as I’m writing this, this is supposed to be a secret until the important day. So I just got to imagine that sweet smile of yours, your soft way to hold my hand that I adore and a few reassuring words I know you would say. And let me tell you some back this time, too: I love you, you amazing magician who helps me appreciate life better. I love the way you speak and laugh, your passion for travelling and doing your best for those you care about. It’s hard to imagine how I would have gotten through many days without you, or how I would even be now if you hadn’t been there helping me and trusting my abilities and decisions. Thank you so much. I just love you so much. I really, really hope you are not reading this out loud. 

Your fiancé (soon to be spouse),

-N”

[lyranova]

Three Fausts and a Canty

Hi guys! This is a little oneshot I wrote a few days ago, it’s mostly based around my OC Discordia Faust-Helheim and her cousins Nacht and Morgen, and Morgen’s fiancé Josele Canty (who belongs to the lovely @loosesodamarble ) there is also a brief mention of Ida Faust who belongs to @marune2 😁! I hope you all enjoy~!

Word Count: 2,192

Warnings: None

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Discordia quietly shut her suitcase as she finished packing her things. Today would be her final day in House Faust and in the Clover Kingdom. She was betrothed to the future king of Lumi, a small kingdom on the other side of Spade. She had never heard of it before, and from what she had gathered neither had anyone else.

So why exactly was she being betrothed to a man she had only met a handful of times and who belonged to a kingdom she had never heard of? The answer was simple:

He wanted a wife, she wanted power.

It was a win-win for both of them. He would have a beautiful, smart, and noble wife, and she would have the power of the throne, a handsome husband, and could go out to see the world.

So the two entered a contract marriage. One that was purely transactional and completely void of love.

Discordia heard the door to House Faust open and voices float in before the door closed. She at first thought it was her mother and father, but as she walked out of the room and towards the stairs she realized the voices weren’t that of her parents. Rather, they were voices of people she enjoyed spending time with way more than her parents. It was her cousins Morgen and Nacht, and Morgen’s Fiancé Josele.

Discordia walked down the stairs and rounded the corner to see Nacht sitting by the window, smoking a cigarette, and Morgen and Josele sitting on the couch together.

“ Hello Morgen, Joey, and disappointment.” Discordia said as she walked into the common room and walked over to a chair and sat down.

“ Hello regret, you’re looking extra bitter this afternoon.” Nacht said before he took a drag of his cigarette, Discordia made a ‘hmph’ sound as she turned to look at him.

“ And you look even more ineffectual than usual, dear cousin.” Discordia retorted with a small smirk as she crossed her arms.

“ Can you two at least try to be normal for once?” Morgen asked with an exasperated sigh, and the two quickly snapped their heads in his direction.

“ This isn’t normal?” They asked in unison, causing Morgen to sigh as Josele laughed.

“ Morgen, I think this is normal for those two.” Josele said softly as she leaned her head on his shoulder, Morgen shook his head as he wrapped an arm around her waist. Nacht rolled his eyes before turning to look out the window.

The group chatted for a little bit. Morgen and Josele talked about their day and how uneventful it was in the Grey Deer squad, while Nacht listened and occasionally gave his two-cents, but Discordia couldn't help but feel a little jealous as she listened to them all chattering away. The trio got to go all over the country and almost do whatever they wanted. Morgen and Josele because they were Magic Knights, and Nacht because, well, he just didn’t care what his family said and he did whatever he wanted. Unlike Discordia who was forbidden from joining the Magic Knights and was told to stay inside and study. She hated it, but couldn’t force herself to disobey her parents and incur their wrath.

She was the eldest of the children, so she was expected to lead House Faust and take over the Summoning of devils and the use of Forbidden magic. But after Nacht and Morgen were born, any power that she held was immediately stripped away from her. All because she was a girl.

But she couldn’t be angry at her cousins, well, at one of her cousins anyway. She was angry at Nacht since he was made the next head of House despite being 2 months younger than her, but Morgen…she couldn’t be angry at him. Maybe it was because his personality was the opposite of her and Nacht’s, or maybe it was because of how he always smiled and tried to make her see the positives in life.

And his fiancé Josele, well, she was amazing in her own right. Discordia was a little unsure when she first met the young woman, but she quickly changed her tune after she noticed how much Morgen smiled around Josele. How she made him light up and shine brightly, and how he couldn’t take his eyes off of her the entire evening. She made him happy, and that made Discordia happy.

Discordia had always wanted a sister, and she couldn’t imagine a more perfect one than Josele.

“ Dia…are you okay?” Discordia was immediately pulled out of her thoughts by Josele’s concerned voice.

“ Hm? Oh, I’m fine. I just got lost in thought.” Discordia mumbled as she turned to look at her concerned friend.

“ Too bad you couldn’t have just stayed lost.” Nacht mumbled, and before Discordia could respond Josele quickly asked another question.

“ What were you thinking about?” Discordia let out a soft sigh as she uncrossed her arms and propped her chin up in her hand.

“ Just…about how much we’ve all changed through the years, and how we’ll continue to change until we become completely different versions of ourselves.” Discordia muttered softly as she stared into the empty fireplace that was beside her chair. Morgen, Nacht, and Josele all looked at her in confusion.

“ I’m getting married.”

The room went silent. Josele, Morgen, and Nacht stared at her for a moment before looking at each other and looking back at her.

“ You’re…getting married?” Morgen asked in surprise and Discordia nodded.

“ That’s correct.”

“ And who’s the poor sucker? And how much did your parents pay to get him to take you off their hands?” Nacht asked as he put his cigarette out and walked over to the group.

“ My parents paid him as much as your parents paid your non-existent girlfriend to date you.” Discordia told him with a slight roll of her eyes.

“ Wait…are you marrying the guy I saw you with a couple of weeks ago? The one with ash-blonde hair and hazel eyes?” Josele asked curiously as she sat up and leaned in closer to Discordia, who only nodded.

“ ‘Guy’? What guy? Who is he?” Morgen asked as he looked between his fiancé and cousin.

“ He’s…the future King of Lumi. His name is Moros Helheim.” Discordia said reluctantly as she crossed her arms again and leaned back in the chair.

“ ‘Lumi’? Where on earth is that?” Nacht asked with a frown as he tried to rack his brain.

“ It’s a kingdom on the other side of Spade. It’s small and mostly deals in fur and wood trade since it’s almost always surrounded by snow and ice.” Morgen said as he looked towards his twin. “ But how did you even meet this guy? And how long have you known him?” Morgen asked as he turned to look at Discordia again.

“ We met by chance in town. As far as how long I’ve known him it’s been about…a month?” Discordia said as she looked in thought for a moment. Nacht, Josele, and Morgen’s jaws dropped.

“ A month?!” The three shouted in disbelief, she had only known this man a month and was already marrying him? Was she insane?!

“ Don’t worry, it’s only a contract marriage. But that’s all I can tell you.” Discordia told them with a small smile, but that didn’t ease their worries at all.

Josele quickly stood up, walked over to where Discordia was sitting, and crouched down in front of her before taking her hands.

“ Dia…are you sure this is what you want? I mean, if you’re in trouble we can always figure out some other way to get you out of here? You don’t have to run off to another kingdom and get married to a man you don’t love to escape from this place!” Josele told her friend kindly as she squeezed her hands gently. She knew better than anyone what it was like to feel trapped in a life you didn’t want, how hard it was to break free from that and do what you love and be with someone you loved, and she knew how desperately Discordia wanted to escape House Faust.

The darker haired woman squeezed Josele’s hands back gently before giving her a gentle smile and patting her head.

“ I’m sure, Joey. Besides, I wouldn’t be allowed to marry a person I loved anyway unless they were beneficial in some way to House Faust so…this is the next best thing. Also at least Moros is handsome, and is someone I chose instead of one my parents chose.” Discordia said with a small laugh and Nacht scoffed.

“ Geez, is this really something to laugh about?” He muttered under his breath and Morgen smiled a bit.

“ See? You do care about Discordia, even if you two fight like a couple of children.” Morgen said under his breath so only his twin could hear, who scoffed again and rolled his eyes in response.

“ When do you leave?” Morgen asked and Discordia looked from Josele to Morgen.

“ Tomorrow morning. It’ll be a long trip from here to Lumi, so we’ll have to stop in Spade overnight beforehand though.” Discordia said and Josele jumped up causing the three Fausts to jump back in surprise.

“ Then tonight we’re gonna give you the best send-off that we can! We’re going to go shopping, and then we’re going to have dinner at Dia’s favorite restaurant!” Josele said with a firm nod and with no room for arguing, the Fausts looked at each other for a moment before they let out defeated sighs.

There was no room for arguing when Josele put her mind to something.

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The small group left House Faust and quickly flew into town on their brooms. As soon as they landed Discordia linked arms with Josele and the two walked a little in front of Morgen and Nacht. They looked at dresses, jewelry, and weapons while Nacht and Morgen stood back and watched. After a few minutes of shopping Morgen and Josele walked away for some alone time, thus leaving Nacht and Discordia alone.

That lasted all of five minutes.

When Morgen and Josele began looking for Nacht and Discordia they found them with a small group surrounding them. The two were shouting and arguing over what gifts to get Ida, Nacht and Morgen’s little sister, and after politely disagreeing with each other for a while they began to argue and shout. Going almost as far as using their Shadow and Blood magic. But luckily Morgen and Josele got there just in time to break it up.

As the sun began to set and the four of them began to walk towards their brooms to head home, Nacht and Morgen were once again slightly behind Discordia and Josele.

“ Y’know…I’m sad that Discordia is leaving.” Morgen said as he watched his fiancé and cousin laugh and talk amongst each other, Nacht scoffed.

“ Well I’m not. I’m glad she’s leaving. It’s one less pain in my ass.” Nacht said as he crossed his arms, Morgen cut him a look. “ What?”

“ You and I both know that isn’t true. Sure Discordia is a pain in your butt, but I also know you’re not actually happy that she’s leaving either. You’ll be sad and miss her once she leaves.” Morgen said and Nacht rolled his eyes and a tinge of pink appeared on his cheeks.

Sure he and Discordia fought and argued a lot. But that didn’t mean the two didn’t care about each other. They were family, and were as close as siblings despite only being cousins. Nacht let a soft sigh escape his lips. Morgen suddenly made a humming noise.

“ I’m also sad that she had to resort to this in order to be free from her parents, and free from the House. There…should have been a better way.” Morgen said softly, and Nacht laughed humorlessly.

“ ‘Free’? You call signing a contract and marrying a total stranger free? How in the hell is that any more free than just staying here and doing the same thing?” Nacht asked his twin, who only smiled in response.

“ Because she’s doing it on her terms. You see, Discordia was right, her parents wouldn’t let her marry just anyone. So instead of waiting and letting them choose her would-be husband, she took the bull by the horns and did it herself. And knowing her, she didn’t make this decision lightly. She most likely weighed the pro’s and con’s of the contract marriage and concluded that the benefits outweighed the disadvantages.” Morgen said as he looked at his twin.

Discordia was a very intelligent woman, so if she came to the conclusion that this contract marriage was of the utmost benefit to her then she wouldn’t hesitate to agree to it. So…the family would just have to trust her.

“ I hate you.” Nacht muttered knowing his twin was right, and Morgen only laughed.

“ Hey you two hurry up! Let’s go home!” Josele shouted as she and Discordia turned to look at the twins.

The brothers smiled before quickly catching up with the young women to head home.

This would be the last time the four of them were together.

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Thank you all so much for reading and I hope you all have a good day 🥰!

[realhousewives-fan]

Did Drew Hook Up with Ty Young?!

As the midseason trailer dropped, I was surprised to see that Drew Sidora was going to be the centre of attention due to some interesting rumours about her and Ty Young.

Apparently, there were rumours about Drew and Ty hooking up.

Since we’ve only seen a trailer that only shows the dramatic or sensational parts, it’s difficult to know how much the producers have taken out of context.

As you know, I’m not particularly thrilled about the producers of RHOA this season. It’s safe to say that they’re on my shit list.

Kandi Burruss confessed to Shereé Whitfield that “there was a kiss”. But we know nothing about who they’re talking about, or which kiss it’s about.

As we can also see in the trailer, Drew is starring in a movie with sex scenes with another woman. They could easily talk about a scene from the film.

In the midseason trailer Bravo used bloggers as receipts for these rumours, and Shereé claimed that this was what the streets were saying.

But I’ve never seen these any signs of these rumours before the midseason dropped, so how much has the streets been talking exactly?

I had to find more credible sources, so I ended up with Page Six, but their confirmation seems to be Ty’s former fiancé, Mimi Faust, and her Instagram account.

Page Six wrote that speculation started back in March when Mimi “suggested that an affair was taking place”.

Mimi had made a cryptic post on her Instagram Story with Drew and Ty, where the song apparently alluded to oral sex between two women.

Now that is juicy! I kind of like that the exes are the ones who are throwing out accusations. It’s kind of the case with Kyle Richards and Morgan Wade too.

And can I just say that I love this for Drew. If this truly happened to her, then I’m excited about it for her. Screw Ralph Pittman!

He had Tampa and God knows what else! And according to Drew, he put her through mental abuse as well as infidelities. So, I wouldn’t judge Drew.

[byneddiedingo]

Shigeru Amachi in Jigoku (Nobuo Nakagawa, 1960)

Cast: Shigeru Amachi, Utako Mitsuya, Yoichi Numata, Hiroshi Hayashi, Jun Otomo, Akiko Yamashita, Kiyoko Tsuji, Fumiko Miyata, Akira Nakamura, Kimie Tokudaiji, Akiko Ono, Hiroshi Izumida. Screenplay: Nobuo Nakagawa, Ichiro Miyagawa. Cinematography: Mamoru Morita. Production design: Shosuke Sasane, Haruyasu Kurosawa. Film editing: Toshio Goto. Music: Michiaki Watanabe.

I know what hell is: listening to elevator music interrupted by assurances that "your call is important to us" while on infinite hold. Which is not the idea that director Nobuo Nakagawa and co-screenwriter Ichiro Miyagawa present. It's pretty much the traditional one of fire and torture. Jigoku is a cult film, as many of the better (or at least more arty) horror films become, and while I'm not a member of the cult I can appreciate the skill with which Nakagawa presents his vision. It's a movie that ranges from deeply somber to extraordinarily lurid. The protagonist, Shiro (Shigeru Amachi), is a student who, after celebrating his engagement to Yukiko (Utako Mitsuya), gets into a car driven by his sardonic friend Tamura (Yoichi Numata). On a dark road, Tamura runs down and kills a gangster, Kyoichi (Hiroshi Izumida), whose mother (Kiyoko Tsuji) witnesses the accident. Shiro wants to stop, but Tamura keeps driving. Since her son was a gangster, she doesn't report the hit-and-run to the police but, along with Kyoichi's girlfriend, Yoko (Akiko Ono), vows to hunt down Tamura and Shiro and kill them. After pleading with Tamura, Shiro decides to go to the police himself, but on the way the taxi driver -- whom Shiro briefly hallucinates as Tamura -- runs into a tree and Yukiko, who has reluctantly accompanied Shiro, is killed. Shiro's road to hell is certainly paved with good intentions, and after his death he winds up there. He has received a telegram that his mother is critically ill, so he goes to see her at the home for the elderly that his father runs in the country. She's not as ill as he feared -- the telegram was actually sent by Kyoichi's mother and girlfriend to lure him into their trap. He discovers that the old folks' home his father owns is actually run on the cheap, with a doctor who skimps on medicine and food. He also encounters Sachiko, a young woman who looks exactly like his fiancée, Yukiko, down to the pink parasol she carries. She turns out to be the sister Shiro didn't know he had, but by this time revelations are coming hard and fast: Tamura -- who appears more and more demonic -- turns up too, as do the potential assassins, and in an elaborate concoction of circumstances, everybody dies, including Shiro. And everybody goes to hell, which is a fantasia crafted out of depictions from old Buddhist paintings and traditional cinematic imaginings of the underworld. Shiro learns there that the taxi accident killed not only Yukiko but also their unborn child, and he spends much of his time trying to rescue the infant from the torments of the afterlife. The film ends, after much exploration of the more gruesome torments of hell, with Shiro's vision of the twinned Yukiko and Sachiko, both with pink parasols, but although it suggests Faust being redeemed by Gretchen, there's nothing to indicate that this is any kind of redemption for Shiro. In short, Jigoku is complicated, contrived, confusing, sometimes a little cheesy and more than a little morally questionable -- does Shiro really deserve to go through all this? -- but also thoroughly fascinating.

[manmetaphysical]

extract from article on Bram Stoker published 2019

2: The Origins of Dracula

Stoker's time of birth is unknown, but speculation has it that he must have been Pisces rising as he martyred his own life to Irving's. If he felt beaten down by a more dominant personality is not revealed in any diary. But Stoker's revenge was perhaps to use Irving as the model for Dracula.  Irving excelled at dark, intense roles like Mephistopheles in Faust and playing Macbeth. He physically matched the description of Stoker's Count Dracula. There may be something to this Pisces Ascendant theory as that would not only place Stoker's Sun and Moon in Scorpio but in the 8th House too. That underscores the Scorpionic energy and the themes of passion, emotional depth, of shared resources, whether emotional or monetary. Other pointers to a victim-like personality would be difficult aspects to Neptune in the chart. Stoker's Neptune has a sextile to Pluto and a trine to Chiron, two of the easier aspects, but both transformational planets, yet nebulous Neptune is still the best metaphor for how Dracula was such a shapeshifter who frazzles in the light of day.

Dracula is ridden with these Scorpionic and 8th House themes- psychology, hypnotism, mind control, ruthless domination, sexual allure, death, and transformation. All these seem to excite each new generation who discovers vampire lore afresh. The Mind Control element shows up in the character of Renfield whose behaviour is controlled at a distance by Dracula. That Chiron was in Scorpio too hints at Stoker's point of vulnerability in the area of life, death and transformation. It could be that there was a difficult birth- he was sick for seven years with blood letting as the treatment. It also suggests very deep healing needed where sensitivities were profound. He was eager to learn these mysteries. He was probably a Mason though of course discreetly; and though not as famous as the other members of the Order of the Golden Dawn, poet W.B. Yeats and magician, Aleister Crowley, must have been familiar with the Dawn's rites and practices.  He would also have read Bulwer Lytton's Zanoni (1842) laden with Masonic references. Irving was also well known as a Mason. The character of Van Helsing, the vampire slayer, was based on Max Muller, a Sagittarian, who was the man who challenged Madame Blavatsky of the Theosophical Society and declared her a fraud. These were 'secret' enclaves that would have appealed to Stoker's Scorpio sun. He saw the absolute sense in keeping a public and private self completely separate.  

Chiron is the acute sensitive point and in Scorpio it would never allow the native to skim the surface of the wounding. There could be turbulence here in all profound relationships and Melanie Reinhart says of this position that it could lead to "unconscious emotional destructiveness projected on to others"; and that it could suggest love triangles.  Stoker was involved with Florence Balcombe, who happened to have been the previous fiancé of his friend Oscar Wilde who had given her a ring before ending their relationship.  Also, Stoker mediated between Sir Henry Irving and famed actress Ellen Terry, his lover out of wedlock. Stoker managed their hotel meetings and kept the affair discreetly away from prying eyes of the public and the newspapers.  Yet of Irving, Stoker said it was a relationship "as profound, as lasting as can be between two men." Stoker puts a love triangle of sorts - more of a quadrangle -into the novel Dracula where the character of Lucy has to make a choice between three suitors before she is finally seduced by Count Dracula. 

3: The Forensic Astrology of Dracula (1897)

The birth chart of Dracula has some layers of meaning for a fictional character on his way out into the world : Jupiter (publishing) is in Virgo which is ruled by Mercury (writing) and Mercury/Venus are in Taurus which is ruled by Venus. That is a lovely placement for writers to have their work perceived as well written or even eloquent. Uranus is conjunct Saturn in Scorpio giving constructive inventiveness to to the machinations and manipulations. Pluto and Neptune are 8° apart in Gemini, also ruled by Mercury. These two outer planets are in a 500 year cycle and marked touchpoints in the decade from1890-1900. This was dubbed the 'mauve' or 'decadent' era and which marked an interest in depth psychology and the unconscious and other weird creatures such as Dorian Gray. A certain type of evil mystification reigns when Pluto conjoins with Neptune and impacts the collective mind.

Even before the novel was published, it was turned into a stage show- to ensure Stoker's copyright on the content. Then a few years after Stoker's death the first film Nosferatu appeared in 1922.  Its creepiness is unmistakable. Murnau was a German Expressionist using a strong visual language as it was silent. The image of the long shadow almost independent from the man, has remained a staple dramatic effect of Dracula films ever since. The actor was Max Schrek, a Virgo with a stellium in Taurus.

Such anachronistic interpretation tends to misfire and to sideline the humanness of the authors themselves.  Novels from 124 years ago are scrying stones into the future and can be mirrors of the present age. They often reveal more about the perceiver than the object perceived.  Works of art that are outstanding have that capacity to resist categorical interpretation and remain ambiguous. It's a study of the birth charts of writers and their books that can surface the configurations and connections.

Stoker constructed his fevered concept of the vampire out of bits of legend and history. Vlad's birth  constructed from records of born 1431 in Romania, but then Stoker converted this fragment into a character more like an English Aristocrat. Enter Lord Byron, an Aquarius. One of the first known novellas about a vampire creature was written by Dr Polidori, a Virgo, who called his vampire Lord Ruthven. His model was Lord Byron and it was from Byron that Dracula inherited the suave manners, intelligence, strategy and a deadly reputation for seduction and the ability to hold his admirers in thrall.

The actor who most embodied Dracula in a whole series of films for Hammer House of Horror was Christopher Lee. The choice of casting was inspired, as not only was Lee one of the finest Draculas, tall, imperious, menacing, but also suave and gentlemanly. Lee shares a birthday with Dracula. In my mind, he 'is' Dracula.  The bi-wheel chart of Dracula the novel and Christopher Lee the man, born in 1922 shows just one degree apart. They shared the same sun sign of Gemini. Lee was of course a competent linguist.

If we dig into asteroids it becomes even more interesting. Asteroids add touchpoints and resonances that normally do not make any difference in a chart, but if there is a special significance of a Personal Name asteroid, or the name of a location, as those begin to resonate loudly with the chart and the destiny of the native.  Lee's Moon is conjunct the asteroids Drakonia and Bohemia.  Asteroid Psyche is conjunct Lee's North Node in Libra. Psyche refers to the myth of the curious maiden of Eros, who embodies curiosity to unveil a god. She loses love then finds it again only by performing a series of hard tasks;  Psyche's sisters were like vampires stealing her energy, her gifts of love of which they were jealous.

4: Screen Portrayals of Count Dracula

Many of the actors who have played Dracula are not Geminis -except Denholm Elliot whose birthday is close to Christopher Lee's in the same year of 1922.  But they have just one thing in common that is their height - mostly above 6 feet.

Dracula is steeped in eroticism, no doubt about it. The chart has asteroid Eros conjunct the sun, as prominent as it gets. But that sexuality was filtered through the lens of a Irishman in London in the Victorian era. So he layers the horror genre with the languid call of blood and ecstasy.  Some lines from the book read: "her body shook and quivered  and twisted in wild contortions; the sharp white teeth champed together till the lips were cut, and the mouth was smeared with a crimson foam."  Not quite purple prose but quite evocative for Victorians - the Venus/Mercury again. But it was clear Stoker wrote to make money, so he was not necessarily aiming to create a work of art, but it is nevertheless now regarded as a classic of its kind. It is firmly lodged in the horror genre, but it is also spookily supernatural - hinting at occult secrets and mysteries. The sinking of fangs into the neck was all but sexual penetration and an exchange of fluids containing the life force. Dracula was then regarded as a cipher for a type of sexuality that was taboo; homosexuality. It could not be named, but only hinted at frequently.

One of the many things Stoker was intensely secret about was his long contact with Oscar Wilde, who was his friend – and as mentioned they had been involved with the same woman Florence Balcome. Yet Stoker's sexuality was not certain. In his early years  while at Trinity, wrote a gushing letter to his hero Walt Whitman, who himself was reputed to be homosexual, or at least open about same-sex relations, But Stoker never ever mentioned this much to anyone, and especially not his closeness to Wilde, when the scandal broke upon Wilde's trial in 1895.

Stoker published several other books but none have the staying power of Dracula. Stoker became even more gnarly and occluded. He ran a public campaign to stop sensationalism and obscenity in fiction which is highly ironic given that he created one of the most sensational of all in Dracula. Dracula outlives his author and his popularity is undiminished 100 or more years on. The appeal of Dracula is palpable yet it is difficult to explain as by rights we should loathe and hate such a predatory figure.

But human psychology is never straightforward and even Oscar Wilde said sex has nothing to do with sex, but Jean Shin Bolen came close to expressing it best: “I am convinced that we enter the world seeking love and when we don’t find love, we settle for power.”  This could have been said by Stoker, the Scorpio Sun and Moon native who gave us one of the most glamorous and deadly creatures in fiction.

Finally, the vampire is a phenomenal archetype that exists the world over in every culture and one final clue is to contemplate the Sabian Symbol for Stoker's Moon which could be a scene from a Dracula film:

A WOMAN DRAWS AWAY TWO DARK CURTAINS

CLOSING THE ENTRANCE TO A SACRED PATHWAY.

[thoughtfullyrainynightmare]

(Pokes my head in) So Laura… can I get your thoughts on Solara x Fuegoleon for the ship ask game? 👉👈/lh

(Pokes head out)

Soooo.... I'm totally not biased by aaaannnnyyyy means when it comes to this ship (yeah, really totally nooottt...) But I find it to make sense, and compel me.

I think that Fuegoleon and Solara compliment each other, while still being very different from each other. He is definitely much more structured, organized, do-it-by-the-book -type, and a lot more calm individual than Solara, but they come from a genuine place in terms of their emotions. Sure, they have a lot of miscommunication going on in the beginning, because they're walking around their emotions, but when they come to light, they don't shy away from them, and are in it for the long run. They're both compassionate, caring and supportive of each other, and they're not trying to make life into a fairy tale. Rather, they're living the life they have and try to make the most of it; they're grateful for each other and the happiness that they have. They are both self-sacrificing, which is why they both take hits from time to time (in battle), but they also try to take care of themselves, because that's what the other would want. Essentially, they're trying to be sensible about a lot of the situations, but sometimes life isn't as kind.

They're just trying to live, and love each other, and I think that's beautiful~

[thoughtfullyrainynightmare]

I wish that you'll get more days off in the future, because, honestly, one free day a week isn't enough. But I do feel the emotion of "I agreed to this, but whyyyyyy". I used to do that in one of my previous jobs too much. So, I hope that you're taking care of yourself too

So, you're overthinking about overthinking? /lh,j I was hoping for you to say something positive about yourself, so let's do that. I think that you're a very caring person. You care about how people might react, and about how they might perceive you, which is a very humane thing to feel. And everyone does care on some level. But I think that your caring, and deeply feeling, nature is bubbling to the surface as a form of overthinking (just what I think), which is unfortunate, but it can blossom into great emotional and social intelligence and a great skill. If you wish to develop it into that direction. And I think that, that skill you could also direct to yourself. Know how you're feeling at a given moment, and harness those emotions in a way that you're in control of them, which is not the same as denying them, but processing them in a constructive manner. I'm not much of a chatter either. At least I don't perceive myself as one. Yes, it does come with the job, chatting, at times, but I'm not one to start up a conversation unprompted, nor do I feel the need to do so to a clerk. I came to perform a task, to get something or deliver something, and that's it. So, I'm not saying that you should be chatty. I'm just saying that the feeling of anxiety can be diminished.

I hear you. There are more brands of coffee that are overly bitter to me, than those that aren't, so I can understand why you might not like coffee/tea (I'm rather particular about them myself). And, coffee as a dessert is a very appreciated answer. It's a good dessert!

Thank you for the reply!

12,22, and 41 for the ask game please 😊

Hiya there Laura~! Of course I can answer those questions!

..........

12. what kind of day is it?

Since I'm answering in the morning, I'm gonna answer about yesterday. So the other day was a little disappointing. For the last couple of weeks, I'd been working 6 days a week (wild, I know) with only Sunday off. And yesterday would've my first non-Sunday off. But two days before that day off, my boss asked me to make a 30-40 minute drive to help out at a second store location since they're behind on setting up for opening day. I decided to help but even though I agreed to help, it stung a bit that my day off kinda got taken from me.

22. what type of person are you?

I feel like I'm someone who doesn't act despite how much I think. Like, I worry that I overthink about stuff.

I come up with some AUs and fic ideas but, at least right at this moment, I'm having trouble actually writing things down in prose format.

And outside of the realm of fanfic, whenever I'm faced with situations, I tend to freeze up. I remember when I came home to some unexpected guests. Just the classmates of the foreign exchange student that's living with my family came over and despite them being around my age, I kinda froze up and walked away from the situation since my brain wasn't working. And when it comes to dealing with customers, I really can't stand the chatty ones because I'm unsure of what to say and feel the anxious urge to go work on something else.

41. how do you take your coffee?

As a dessert.

So due to the type of household I grew up in, heavily caffeinated drinks like non-herbal teas and coffee were non-existent to me and my sisters. Never drank coffee but I found the smell of coffee beans quite nice.

Recently (I think within the last year), I decided to experiment to see if I was "missing out" as some people would say when they heard I wasn't a tea/coffee drinker and... Yeah no, drinking coffee ain't for me. But I've found out that I'm okay with a highly sweetened version of coffee in the form of candies and coffee flavored cakes.

..........

Thanks again for the questions. And who knows, I might come to (lovingly) pester you with some questions too~!/lh

[classicalmusicdaily]

From his debut as soloist in the choir of the Sistine Chapel to his role as leading tenor in the most prestig- ious theatres in the world, the career of Vittorio Grigolo is a story of talent, passion and dedication. Born in Arezzo and raised in Rome, he studies singing at the Sistine Chapel’s Schola Puer- orum cantorum, under the direction of Maestro Domenico Bartolucci. It is in the Eternal City that he first appears, at just 13, as the young shepherd in Tosca at the Opera House in Roma, beside Luciano Pavarotti. At 17 he makes his debut as a tenor, the following year he begins to make a name for himself abroad, interpreting Don Narciso in Gioacchino Rossini’s Il Turco in Italia, at the Kammeroper in Vienna. At 23 years of age, in 2000, he is the youngest tenor to inaugurate the La Scala in Milan with the Verdi inspired concert to open the season. In just a few short years Vittorio Grigolo begins to perform on the most important stages in the world, under the direction of Riccardo Chailly, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Myung-Whun Chung, Daniel Oren and Antonio Pappano. In 2010 he debuts overseas with the role of Rodolfo in La Bohème, which crowns him as the new star of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. The repertoire of Vittorio Grigolo includes the leading roles in Italian and French opera: La Traviata, La Bohème, Rigoletto, Elisir d’amore, Lucia di Lammermoor, Faust, Roméo et Juliette, Manon, Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Werther and many others. Vittorio, it’s so nice to meet you again in Vienna and, of course, to have the chance to chat about your most recent professional achievements! You are finally back to the Wiener Staatsoper… when was the last time you sang on this stage? Do you like working in Vienna? Did you enjoy singing in Tosca last month? We came on March 28th and we loved your performance! Congratulations! I didn’t perform in Vienna in the past two years and I came back at a very important time for me (but also a very difficult one, both historically and personally) with an opera, Tosca, that has always given me great satisfaction. It couldn’t have been better! Vienna is a special city for me and I have a very special relationship with its theater and its public. Indeed, these are pretty difficult times: it’s been more than a month since the war in Ukraine started. Your fiancée, Stefania, is Ukrainian and she was in Kiev when all of this started. It must have been so difficult for you to step on stage having these thoughts in your mind, but the show must go on, right? You chose to send a strong message during the standing ovations of your Tosca performances, through a T-Shirt. In the past, in 2010 if I remember correctly, I wore a T-shirt at the Royal Opera House in London with the words “Ciao mamma, Ciao papa! Vi voglio bene!” and later, not long ago, I made one for my love Stefania, my fiancée, here in Vienna. Sending messages with T-shirts is a habit that I stole from football. I’ve always loved this kind of things and I think that opera singers always “score a goal” with their singing, their high notes and of course during the most wanted time of the performance … “the applause”. I also have to say that in Vienna, when you give it all, the public feels it right away and there always is this incredible, warm standing ovation that repays you all the energy you’ve given. When they start screaming “bravooo” and they applaud we get the same emotions as the football fans during a game. That’s the time for us singers to share who we are (not just what we think we are) and what others want us to be when we’re impersonating a character. In that moment, I think, we are even more real, and that’s why I always say that the show still goes on even during the curtain calls. This enthusiasm led me to that big misunderstanding during my tournée in Japan with the ROH. After that incident was cleared by an official statement, I said that I will forgive but will not forget the press that, without double checking information, made the allegations that they did.

Unfortunately we live in a world that needs bad news in order to sell newspapers: we can see it even nowwith this horrible war that is going on. As for my t-shirt message, I wanted to show my true opinion, which fortunately was not distorted by journalists. I think it was the right time and the right opportunity to take a stand, even though I don’t like politics very much. War should be always avoided: millions of people are perishing and suffering tremendous consequences that will mark the rest of their lives, if they survive, for the interests of a few. I am against war, I am against someone who decides to send someone else to die without that person having decided on their own. During my Tosca’s performances, I understood even better by having both sides singing with me in the same rehearsal room. We are artists and I’ve always believed that music cannot be related to political decisions. Art and music are the glue that brings people of all kinds together, and there shouldn’t be any walls. Music, in fact, is the only common language that everybody can understand. That’s why on my T-shirt I decided to include not only the Ukraine flag, but also the Russian one: I believe that peace will come only by an act of love between both countries. reposted from https://opera-charm.com/

[baubeautyandthegeek]

Sinfully Innocent - Alanna Mitsopolis/Ilsa Faust

A/N: Day 19 for @sicktember bonus fic 2.

“Hypochondriac tendencies? Not quite what I expected from the incredibly irritating and talented Ms Faust…” “You had me stabbed…” Ilsa’s voice is soft, low, her sigh gentle even as she arches a little to Alanna’s touch skating over the scar that never quite healed perfectly. She knows she shouldn’t sulk, not really, but she can’t help it. “I did…” Alanna murmurs, lips brushing over Ilsa’s openly, her smile soft when Ilsa shifts a little, her voice dipping lower. “Which is why I told them to leave us alone tonight…. Let me tend to my poor badly wounded fiancée in peace…”

[kurowdayo]

KemoJi Seiyū and other Anime characters they voiced. Of course not every single role though but a close collection I can comment on.

Natsumi Fujiwara (Kabane)

Tōru Mutsuki - Tokyo Ghoul:re: Psycho Bitch? Obsessed with main char Kaneki, like obsessed obsessed. The unhealthy kind. In a squad under his command together with Kuki Urie.

Damian Desmond - Spy x Family: Little brat, rich, influential daddy. Has daddy and mommy issues. Wants his parent’s acknowledgment. Actually a nice kid if pushed. Can’t sleep without his favorite plushie.

Since Fujiwara voices Tōru Mutsuki, a main character starting from Tokyo Ghoul:re she worked closely with Natsuki Hanae (Shiki) who voices the main protagonist Kaneki. Tōru admires and obsesses over Kaneki and tries to kill his gf. She also has a thing for knifes and apparently knife play which does not fare well with her obsessive love towards Kaneki. The friendship their characters have in KemoJi is much better. There are no significant similarities between Kabane and those characters.

Junichi Suwabe (Inugami)

Fred/Freed Justine - Fairy Tail: Part of a trio that runs after a big guy. Very passionate about that fact. Masculine enough to rock the shit out of short beach wear. Uses runes and their scripture to fight. Gets hammered by a bartender maid at one point.

Shōta Aizawa - Boku no Hero Academia: A teacher but actually the Dad of 20 teens. Always tired, overworked, and unshaven. Carries a sleeping bag around. Adopts another child. Great resolve due to sad events in the past.

Yami Sukehiro - Black Clover: Captain of a squad of mages. Recruits people others see as losers. Uses his squad mates to do labour in and around the base. Scolds squad mates for breaking the base but breaks most of it himself. A smoker and an alcoholic. A nice lady is in love with him but he doesn’t get it. Spends like 50% of the series crapping and having his squad bring him more toilet paper.

Kyogai - Kimetsu no Yaiba: Some demon and a writer. No one liked his works and bullied him for it. He snapped. Not enough and ultimately worthless for the main baddie to entertain any longer so he gets dropped and tries his best to impress again.

Ryōmen Sukuna - Jujutsu Kaisen: A bad person. So bad indeed, he became an even badder curse after his human death. Wants to kill, maim, and rape. He does the former two. Gets reincarnated in the body of a literal ray of sunshine who can suppress him. Forces the kid to make sketchy deals with him in exchange for his life. Has something in mind regarding the kid’s buddy. Overall a bad person.

Hector - Re:Zero: Depressed warlock. Powerful but depressed. So powerful, he made another guy wait for his master for like 400 years but he can’t meet her in the end.

Victor Nikiforov - Yuri!!! on Ice: Legend ice skater, ice skating coach, gay. Becomes the coach of another dude (the main char) who admires him. He also becomes his fiancé. Charismatic but kind of an airhead. Does other things on ice (gay things).

His characters seem to have a trend of being dudes with an unfriendly demeanor who actually have a heart made of pure gold or they are completely done already and just all of their negative traits with clearly lots of trouble to them. In Black Clover Junichi Suwabe, Daisuke One (Mihai) and Natsuki Hanae (Shiki) all voice a powerful Magic Squad Captain and between the former two is a rivalry of years. His squad member Luck is voiced by Ayumu Murase (Akira) who works for him and the squad he leads. In the same anime, Hiro Shimono (Nobimaru) voices the second in command of the squad, Nacht Faust, but he dislikes Suwabe’s character Yami. Suwabe and Ono also voice characters in Black Butler which I left out, but apparently, they stab each other. Aizawa comes closest to Inugami. Unshaven and adopts kids.

Natsuki Hanae (Shiki)

Hikari Sakishima - Nagi no Asukara: Precious bean. Jealous of some other guy but overall a precious bean. Is in love with a girl. Doesn’t, at first, like his sister’s husband. His step nice is into him tho. Lives underwater with his family and friends but goes to school on land. Can be angered quickly.

Kosei Arima - Your Lie in April: Teen gifted with music but has a trauma related to that. Precious bean overall. His best friend’s gf is into him and only dates his buddy to be closer to him. Might overcome his trauma. There is more incoming though.

Ken Kaneki - Tokyo Ghoul: Precious bean (at first). Life gets flipped upside down and he tries to get a hold on it and learn to live with the “changes”. Freaks out at some point. Live turns upside down again. Guy doesn’t get a single break. One of the few characters in non-ecchi or non-hentai Anime to get a sex scene. Overall precious bean though.

Rill Boismortier - Black Clover: Squad captain obsessed with art and creating the perfect drawing. Powerful, but mostly busy with painting and defeating enemies as a side-effect. Got beaten up by a lady and fell in love with her.

Tanjiro Kamado - Kimetsu no Yaiba: Precious bean, loves his family and friends. Patience of a saint. Does everything to cure his little sister who turned into a demon, even things that could get him killed. Hunts the guy who killed his family but has a super gentle nature and pity with demons he kills. Overall he’s just boi.

Falco Grice - Attack on Titan: Precious bean and smol boi. Needs protection and doesn’t deserve anything bad. Has a puppy crush on a girl and goes great lengths to protect her. Is actually a chad and the only guy brave enough to confess.

Hajime Kokonoi - Tokyo Revengers: Obsessed with cash. Was into an older girl but she died, so he kissed her little brother instead, imagining it was her. The banker of several street gangs throughout the years.

Ryō Mizushima - Love All Play: Precious boi wants to play Badminton. Gets motivated by his complicated sister to do so in high school. Has a lot of friends in the team and plays his way to the top. (Hanae Natsuki’s pet cat voiced a cat in this anime.)

Most of these characters are known to be very gentle and good-hearted. They don’t ever try to harm if they can avoid it and only fight for to know others safe. Some of these character also share an airhead trait. Closest to Shiki would be Hikari Sakishima with a more abrasive nature but he’s a tsundere as well. All of them are precious beans tho, all of them! Together, Hanae and Hiro Shimono (Nobimaru) voice two protagonists from Kimetsu no Yaiba, Tanjiro and Zenitsu. They are great friends but Tanjiro is sometimes fed up with Zenitsu’s bullshit. That’s a nice parallel to Shiki and Nobimaru. They aren’t exactly friends but Shiki is pretty much always fed up with Nobimaru’s bull. They also voice two characters in Attack on Titan. Falco Grice and Shimono voices Connie Springer who, at one point, kidnaps Falco and tries to feed him to a titan to make said titan return to human form. Together with Kana Hanazawa (Inari), Hanae voices the protagonists of Nagi no Asukara, a romance anime, with a lot of romantic tension between their characters. That’s directly opposed to KemoJi where Shiki hates Inari’s guts and Inari… I don’t even think she knows Shiki exists… In the same anime, Kaito Ishikawa (Yui) voices another character that acts as a love rival to Hanae’s character. That’s actually not true and only a jealousy thing in Hikari’s mind. Outside of that “rivalry” the characters are good friends. There’s not much between Shiki and Yui, but I guess they’re friends? Overall a lot of interactions outside of KemoJi, phew.

Ayumu Murase

Atsushi Minegishi - Nagi no Asukara: Some super minor character but I’m still gonna mention it cuz I love the anime!

Shoyo Hinata - Haikyū: Hyperactive, tiny boy who wants to play volleyball. He’s alarmingly small and gets called a variety of names in honer of how small he is. Can jump. Ray of sunshine who annoys his team mate in the same year as him. Always has to go to the restroom before some big game where he meets future antagonist or important people.

Chigusa Fukasawa - Iroduku: The World in Colors: Rich kid and the youngest member of the photography and art club. Shit eating kid with shit eating grin always bickering the others. Has probably a crush on the girl he bickers the most with.

Luck Voltia - Black Clover: Mental guy obsessed with fighting. Can and will fight you. Constantly fights with another guy, shocks him and sets him on fire. Overall a little shit. Went to a mixer twice but he just wanted to fight so the girls didn’t really warm up to him.

Venti - Genshin Impact: Not really an anime but the character is super famous so I guessed I could mention him.

Kenjiro Minami - Yuri!!! on Ice: Innocent kid, younger than he looks, always excited and bubbly. Also a figure skater. Very energetic but can get nervous quickly. Overall precious. A little fanboi.

All in all, a parade of very joyous and outgoing characters with too much energy! Very much like Akira. Next to the connection with Junichi Suwabe in Black Clover, Murase also voices Hinata from Haikyū. His best friend and teammate Tobio Kageyama is coincidentally voiced by Kaito Ishikawa who lends his voice to Akira’s twin Yui!

Kaito Ishikawa (Yui)

Tsumugu Kihara - Nagi no Asukara: The perceived love rival of Hikari Sakishima. Saves a girl from dehydration but doesn’t love her. Pretty stoic and a man (teen) of few words. Later studies marine biology (he wants to do that in more than just one way but you need to watch the anime to understand that). His family lives from fishing.

Tobio Kageyama - Haikyū: Another rather stoic person. Arrogant and closed off at first. His team mates hate him. Thinks he’s the best player and blames his team for everything going wrong. Falls in his face with that attitude and changes.

Tenya Iida - Boku no Hero Academia: Strict but reliable class rep. Also a reliable friend. Often torn between his class rep duty and following the rules himself. Robotic movements and air chopping. Dislikes half-assed people who want to be heroes. Idolizes his older brother. A good, solid guy who worries about others and wants to help.

Kuki Urie - Tokyo Ghoul:re: Stoic dude, man of few words. He likes his friends though even if he pretends he doesn’t. Works in a squad under Kaneki’s lead together with Tōru Mutsuki.

Langris Vaude - Black Clover: Snob royal with too much pride in his abilities. Was made heir of his family’s possessions and name because his older bro is disappointing. Tried to kill his bro once. Second in command of the squad led by William Vangeance.

Overall the more stoic types that tend to come from more wealthy families. The stoicism can reach from being an asshole to just being overly serious but with a good heart. Together with Natsuki Hanae (Shiki) and Kana Hanazawa (Inari), he voices the protagonists of Nagi no Asukara. Hanae’s character perceives his char as someone who wants to steal his crush. In Tokyo Ghoul, Ishikawa’s character works under Hanae’s character together with Fujiwara’s character. And his connection to Ayumu Murase was already mentioned. Then there is the teacher student relationship between Aizawa and Iida in MHA. Many of the characters share Yui’s more closed attitude with his generally good natured self beyond the surface.

Daisuke Ono (Mihai)

Arthur Auguste Angel - Ao no Exorcist: Strongest dude in the exorcist order. Is actually a clone of a demon lord raised for scientific purposes. Has a speaking sword that his into him and that gets stronger if he feeds it with his long blonde hair. Solid guy who does his job but he’s kinda arrogant.

Erwin Smith - Attack on Titan: Eyebrows! For his goal he walks over hundreds of corpses and risks the lives of everyone including his own. Recruits a small dude into squad. Very brave guy who doesn’t fear injury. A big monkey threw stones at him.

Jotaro Kujo - Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Didn’t watch that one (I know shame on me) but it’s so famous, I gotta mention it.

William Vangeance - Black Clover: Squad captain of the most famous magic squad. Wears a mask to hide his disfigured face. Makes trees with magic. You could say he has a split personality but he gets rid of it. The citizens really like him but most of his squad members are snobs. He doesn’t like them being snobs though.

Pan Ko Paat - Fire Force: Reliable firefighter. When he blows into his whistle, he can give his buddies a heat resistance buff. Is a little obsessed with safety and so used to blowing in his whistle that he preferably communicates like that now.

Phillip Boreas Greyrat - Mushoku Tensei: Wealthy nobleman of an influential family. His father bangs furries that are also the servants of the house. Takes in a distant relative to teach his daughter maths and magic. He also kinda tries to pimp his daughter for said teacher…

So on the one hand we have a couple of characters with unshakable, noble values and on the other hand characters with more questionable morals to put it lightly. Mihai, if compared, is kind of a mix between those. He does questionable things but never to the point when they become too questionable. As mentioned before, Suwabe’s and Ono’s characters from Black Clover have a long lasting rivalry while in KemoJi they live in a house together and Mihai wears Inugami’s old pajamas. At least they don’t fight.

Hiro Shimono (Nobimaru)

Connie Springer - Attack on Titan: Kinda stupid but has a good heart. Loves his friends and family but loses his family rather suddenly. Doesn’t really get over it. People make fun of him cuz he’s small but he’s also competent after taking shit seriously. Has a best friend who loves potatoes. Tries to feed a kid to a titan in a moment of madness.

Naki - Tokyo Ghoul: Kind of an underling at first but later the boss of a certain group. Loyal to this group and its members. He’s also a little unhinged and later has like 9 children with an inbred dwarf.

Dabi - Boku no Hero Academia: Barbecued himself. Barbecues others as well. Daddy issues and practically insane because of them. Also has mommy issues but the daddy issues are so big, they overshadow everything. Tried to kill his little brother and endangered his other siblings. Does everything to spite his dad. Very sad past. Like super sad.

Zenitsu Agatsuma - Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yells at least 12 hours a day. Is desperate to find a woman who loves him and proposes the first chance he gets. Secret badass who is mostly only competent when he’s asleep. Didn’t want to be a Demon Slayer but he was kinda sold into the job. Is actually a great friend and companion. Wants to marry his best friend’s demon sister.

Nacht Faust - Black Clover: Second in command of a magic squad. Never shows up for work though. Dislikes the squad leader and the fact that he was made second in command by him. Conjures and subjugates devils cuz he can so he basically plays with fire.

There seems to be the trend of characters that have more or less unhinged traits ranging from little like Connie Springer to much… very much… like Dabi. Generally, the characters are troubled in different ways with some more comically but others in all seriousness. I pretty much mentioned all character connections with other seiyūs already and too much of Nobimaru is unknown to make enough comparisons, but he’s probably closest to Dabi. I quote, “Nobimaru and Dabi are especially funny because they’re both arsonists who hate a red head in power and love being mysterious.” (Copyright @sistervirtue)

Kana Hanazawa (Inari)

Nadeko Sengoku - Monogatari Series: Didn’ watch that but seems important.

Shiemi Moriyama - Ao no Exorcist: Purest girl on earth. Gentle and caring. Didn’t know about the things coming with romance and couldn’t differentiate between friendship and romantic love. Got embarrassed by reading up on the topic in shojou manga. Very shy girl who spent her days gardening with her grandmother. She loves plants and makes herbal medicine for her friends.

Manaka Mukaido - Nagi no Asukara: Purest girl in the sea. Gentle and caring. Very shy girl but can be outgoing in the right environment. Is in love with one of her friends but to shy to confess. She entrusts herself to a friend tho. For a day, her knee was a fish.

Rize Kamishiro - Tokyo Ghoul: Psycho bitch. First thing she does is trying to eat the main char. She gets crushed by steel beams though and continues to be a psycho bitch in his mind cuz some of her organs got transplanted into him. Usually turns a place into a murder scene when she binge eats humans.

Sato Matsuzaka - Happy Sugar Life: Psycho bitch and lolicon. Kidnaps a little girl and keeps her in her apartment. Kills a bunch of people that encounter her over the course of the anime and investigate the disappearance of the child. Psycho bitch.

Mitsuri Kanroji - Kimetsu no Yaiba: Precious airhead. Super strong fighter and she fights for love. The snake guy loves her and gives her socks that she constantly wears. One of the few hashiras to kick the shit out of a demon moon without much losses. Just boss.

Rika Orimoto - Jujutsu Kaisen: Little girl with a sad childhood. Her only friend was a sickly kid to which she got engaged at the age of 10. She hated everyone but him. Got run over by a car and died but returned as the most powerful curse in history. She kicks ass with her fiancé but is also jealous and protective of him. She once shoved four guys into a single locker when they tried to bully him. Overall boss.

So, there are either the super pure and nice characters with boss attributes now and then, or the psycho bitches with loads of messed up stuff in store. Like Rize Kamishiro, Inari has a fun time binge eating and both prefer humans as their meal of choice. Like Sato, Inari also kidnaps, brainwashes and grooms a little girl which is super disturbing. It is interesting to mention that the older brother of the kidnapped girl is voiced by Yumiri Hanamori, who voices Kon in KemoJi. Other connections have been mentioned already.

Yumiri Hanamori (Kon)

Asahi Kōbe - Happy Sugar Life: Sad kid who’s searching for his little sister who was kidnapped. Got beaten up for not keeping an eye on her. Looks for her with increasing desperation.

Ai Hayasaka - Kaguya-sama: Love is War: Didn’t watch that but it’s pretty popular so I guess it’s worth a mention.

Hinaki Ubuyashiki - Kimetsu no Yaiba: Creepy, pale faced and seemingly emotionless kid. One child out of a set of quintuplets. Doesn’t speak much. Her dad leads the Demon Slayer Corps.

All characters are very much unlike Kon and there are no more seiyū connections left for me to mention.

Note that this list is far from being complete. I just didn’t know all the other animes the seiyūs voice characters from and in the end I was too lazy to do research.

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Hiya Laura~~~~~! 💖

Since you’re doing the character and Finnish word ask game, I was wondering if you could answer for Josele if it’s not too much trouble? 🥺

Also, you may have inspired me to look for my character + Japanese word ask game so you’ll get the chance to ask for something back once I find my old post. 🤭

Hiya Erika! Sorry to get back to this so late but!

Hmm... For Josele, I think I'd choose the word...

Actually, I keep coming back to two different words.

Syömmessäin

Which is an archaic/poetic/a dialect form of "sydämessäin" meaning "within my heart", and the word

Päätös

Which means "decision" but has the same stem as a word as "päättyä" meaning "to end". So, essentially all decisions have the essence of being final in Finnish. Like when you announce that a decision has been made, it's... it has a component of "and that is final". Of course new decisions can follow, but you have to stop going back and forth, and choose one course to take.

And I think that the "within my heart" is pretty obvious as a choice for Josele, but in a way I feel like "decision" is a bit of a antithetic to Josele. Because she has two brothers from which to choose, and doesn't really end up choosing. It's... more like Morgen first chooses for her (and Nacht) and once Nacht causes Morgen's death, they... are pulled to each other.

But in the end they do make the joint decision to be together.

In ways, I feel like the first big decision, or "päätös" Josele makes is to curse herself. Which is a very definite, "final" act to make. And it locks her heart, from both outside influence, but also from herself. And it is in doing so that she also locks the feelings and memories she has, and had, for Morgen away from everyone.

However, it doesn't mean that she'd lock them away some place else. She still does carry them within her heart.

I feel like Josele's life is full of a lot of choices to make. Decisions to choose from. But she struggles to do so because a lot of people, a lot of things, in her life are equally important.

If only it was as simple as hunting. To live or to die. And not exist in a state in between.

But Josele, ultimately, isn't a quitter by any means. Perhaps the one decision she makes over and over again, is to choose the people she cares. She keeps choosing them. Because she does have a big heart

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Vote Wataru!!! he's everything he's a magician, an actor and an idol, his hair is sentient, next to Eichi he's part of (if not) the reason we have enstars as a story,

he was the Endboss in the Yumenosaki revolutionary war and he went along with it because he understood the script and the importance of things going according to plan, he has a flock of pigeons he calls his children,

it's been eight years and we still know almost nothing about his backstory or the actual him as a person the guy is so good at acting you can't trust most things he says, he flies around in a hot air balloon regularly and has a rainbow coloured paraglider, he and Eichi (the blond one he's dancing with) are the love story of all time, one time he dressed up as his boyfriends once-considered fiancé to run for student council president in an attempt to lead to some character building for their youngest unit member, he own a bunch of life sized perfect replica dolls of himself, his name means "Echo" and he looks absolutely stunning in a dress!

One time he hypnotized himself into the mindset of his 5 year old self and got lost in the construction area of an idol amusement park Eichi was building together with one of his underclassmen and that entire thing ended with him being taken back by Eichi in his helicopter after he undid the hypnosis with a quote from Goethe's Faust (there is so many classic literature references with his character his center story is called tempest after the Shakespeare play The Tempest and there's multiple references to the play during the story) and they just left the other guy alone in the construction area. Another time he played dead and actually got his two theater club juniors to genuinely worry that he died and there was that one other time where he and Eichi plotted a little prank on one of their classmates in which they sent him a coded message that Eichi was kidnapped.

(Every interaction those two have is a delight there's a whole thing going which I will not be going into detail on here because it will be a Long ramble anyways read Element and EP:Link AND BLACKBIRD READ BLACKBIRD)

Vote Wataru :]

He's a delightful character :]

Round 1A.8

Propaganda under the cut

Fuya Okudaira: Fuya plays the character Esper Robin on his TV show, but behind the scenes he’s dealing with major confidence issues where he think everyone wants him to be Esper Robin. His mother, the producer and an actor on the show, only worsens her son’s confidence when she doesn’t like him make friends due to him needing to be Esper Robin for the people. This problem gets so bad that he gets possessed by yugioh cards, but all is resolved.

Hibiki Wataru: "literal actor. part of drama club. wears masks physically and emotionally. incredible amounts of gender. gay. kind of insane. what else would you want from a fictional character."