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viburnt · 2 years ago

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Divorcing Izuku Midoriya Headcanons

I'm on a creative rush, and this may make zero sense because I'm tired lmao. Anyways, have some angst <3

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Content Warning: Divorce, emotional abuse and manipulation, mention of baby-trapping, alcohol.

• As I said in my last post, divorcing Izuku is a nightmare. Think about the most energy-draining and mental health deteriorating process, and multiply it for a minimum of 6 months. Izuku won't make things easy for you at all, trying to drag and prolong the whole ordeal just to keep you close. I've divided this set of headcanons by key moments/topics to keep some order. I hope you enjoy them, I'm pouring my heart on these (also pay attention to detail because I'm working on something hehe).

Denial and confusion: the first days after you serve him papers

• Izuku genuinely doesn't understand why you want to leave, refusing to accept the fact that you're not happy being by his side. He's given you all there is to give: a comfortable house, nice clothes, expensive cars, etc. So when you serve him papers, Izuku's first reaction is confusion followed by fear. In that head of his, he's made everything a good husband has to do! So why? Why would you not be happy?

• If you were smart enough and planned your movements with care, you should be able to go through your divorce without depending financially on Izuku or having to live in the same place. You'd have to deal with his incessant calls and texts, often having to block unknown numbers to avoid hearing his whines, but it'd be less difficult. If you weren't thoughtful about the situation and proceeded without the right steps, oh, you're in for a treat: there's nowhere you can go besides the house you shared with him, no place where you can be at peace. You're at Izuku's mercy, like it or not, but that's another story.

• In addition to his denial, Izuku starts to (unconsciously) guilt trip you. Phrases like "Sorry for not being enough," and "I know I'm very pathetic" become frequent. It pains your heart to hear those things because you know Izuku loves you, you are just not compatible at all. You try to let him see it's not about being enough, it's more about effort; with much patience, you set things clear to avoid any misunderstandings, but Izuku just doesn't get it.

• "Haven't I done this or that for you? Didn't I buy you all these things? Am I not enough?" "Izuku, I didn't ask you for any of this, all I wanted was my husband..." Conversations like this occur during this phase, and they can only be held through the phone (when he is sober and not yelling/hollering how much of a mistake a divorce would be). He tries to gauge sympathy from you, telling you that his job is important but that he loves you so much!

• He becomes an empty shell of the bright ray of sunshine the public knew. It goes unnoticed by many, but the people who work around him can tell. It is then when he starts telling others about his marital situation, and you end up seeing faces you've met once or twice during galas or hero events. You "accidentally" stumble across your husband's colleagues, like Ochako, who try to convince you to give him a second chance. "I- I know we don't know each other a lot but please, consider it. Izuku is a great guy a-and I'm sure you guys could fix any problem!" It is embarrassing for you because no one wants people to know their issues.

• What's so ironic about the moment when you serve him papers is that he receives them at his office, the very root of all the problems in your marriage. It was the place where he had spent anniversaries, birthdays, Valentine's... those four walls witnessed the beginning and the end of your relationship. Izuku has a mental breakdown when he finally reads the documents but, hey, he was still pro-hero Deku, right?

Negotiations and lawyers: The first weeks and months

• If having to deal with Izuku's colleagues trying to change your mind wasn't enough, be ready for your soon-to-be ex trying to negotiate. Midoriya suggests couple's therapy to talk this through, and for a split of second, it almost sounds like a good idea! But then you remember all those times when Izuku had promised you he'd be there for you and failed. It didn't seem plausible after that... Besides, all things considered, it'd be hard to find a therapist who could see your side of the story. Who would dare to tell someone as charming and popular as Izuku that he failed as a husband?

• Once therapy is off the table, Izuku brings up children. It may be considered a low blow, especially if one of your dreams was to form a family with him, so his offer felt cruel. "W-we can have kids! Wouldn't you want that? We can be a big family, with one- No, two babies!" "Ouch, it takes a divorce for you to even think about it, huh? That's uh, slightly concerning. Besides, a kid needs a father too... I'm not planning on being a single mom in this marriage" Now, Izuku strikes me as the kind that would try to . to stay. I'm sorry if it sounds terrible, but considering how sometimes he acts on impulse, he really could try it.

• Izuku also tries to be at home more often; he "cooks" (it's takeout disguised as home meals), brings you coffee to the bed, and calls you all kinds of sappy nicknames... It saddens you, why couldn't he care like that before? Of course, this point only applies if you still live with him during this whole process. If you don't, he starts frequenting the places where he guessed could find you: cafeterias, plazas, shops...

• Finding a lawyer for you was a hard task, especially because everyone sees you as a "dumb" woman who is trying to divorce Japan's number one hero. Not to mention they were very expensive, and Izuku was certainly not giving you money for that. You tell Izuku that mediations need to happen to progress with the divorce, but he never shows up to the meetings. There's always an excuse for that man! No matter how much you plea, he refuses to sign the paper. Izuku also becomes very mean towards you, outright berating you for not understanding him. It's gruesome to see him turn into such a monster during these months.

• As an additional point for this part, Izuku hires a private investigator to follow you around. He feels bad for thinking of it, but the idea that you could be seeing someone else while you're trying to divorce him eats him alive.

Last resort: Mediatic battle

• The media is very quick to pick up your marriage's fall down. Time after time you visited your lawyer's office for them to put two and two together, and Izuku takes that to his advantage. Sensationalist articles had already been happening, a lot of them being cruel and demeaning towards you. Titles like "Is she a cheater?" "No amount of success gives you the girl!" And "Pro-hero Deku will be looking for a new wife soon" started popping up. You have to take down any social platform to avoid being targeted.

• It is when Izuku gives a public declaration that things get worse. "I'm sorry, my wife is just not happy with me anymore. Please respect her wish! Don't harass her, I failed as a husband." It may seem like a hearty and sorrowful declaration from the outside, but Izuku picked word by word to gain sympathy and pressure you into changing your mind. People in the street call you "heartless", and the stress simply keeps growing for you.

• To put it in simple words, you were David against Goliath, except Goliath was a glorified person who had all the resources and support of the people. You were nothing but a tiny mouse squeaking to be set free of a relationship that was suffocating you.

The aftermath: Supposing you haven't given up and he signed the divorce papers

• If you somehow manage to divorce him after all these problems, congratulations. You survived 5% of the drama that awaits you! Now you won't be able to date someone without people snapping photos for entertainment news or judging you for leaving "such a great man". Izuku will still try to convince you to go back to him, playing his "sad lover" role in front of the cameras so well! He'll try to send expensive gifts and tell you to keep the house, he'll call you drunk in the middle of the night, and if you're not careful enough, he may try to gaslight you into thinking nothing wrong was happening in your marriage.

• One particular thing I must mention is that Izuku only signed the papers after you yelled at him at one of the legal mediations, hot embarrassment tears falling from your tired eyes as you begged him to let you go.

• Anyways, the list could go on, but those are the main points of divorcing Izuku :')

"Please, just sign the papers..." You said through the phone, your voice tired of pleading to someone who simply refused to hear you. "I will, I will! I'm just a little under the snow with work. Can you reschedule?" Izuku said, apologizing for not being there for you. Excusing himself for failing you, but refusing to let go. "You know how many articles I've seen with my face saying how much of bitch I am for visiting my lawyer's office?"

Izuku's silence was deafening, you could only hear him sigh slightly, perhaps feeling bad for putting you in such a position. "I don't want this divorce."

"But I do, so don't make things more difficult for me, please." He heard you say, biting his lip to hold back the tears. Izuku was glad you couldn't see him, sitting alone in his office with a half-empty bottle of wine you'd gifted him for his birthday. "Do you remember what day is today?" He asked.

"I don't know, Monday? I haven't slept lately." You answered unamused. "It's our anniversary... we married 5 years ago, on this very day." His words came out as a slow slur, his breath hitching as he crumbled through the phone. "I miss you a lot, please-"

"I'll see you on Wednesday, if you're not there I swear to God..."

...

"Mr. Midoriya?" Your lawyer called, her voice bringing your anxious husband back to reality. "Ah, sorry, it's me. Is... is she in there?" He asked, pointing at her office. She just looked at him with little sympathy and nodded. "On time, as always. Maybe you should avoid keeping her waiting, that's the least you could considering how many times we've had these conversations."

"There's no way I can fix this, is there?" Izuku asked as if the lawyer cared. "Wanna do something nice for her? Divorce her."

#my hero academia #izuku midoriya x reader #deku x reader #deku angst #izuku midoriya angst #divorced Au! Yeah I think Im gonna make a whole Au #I need a nap #Feedback is appreciated

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respectthepetty · 5 months ago

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I crawled through sixteen episodes of Fourever You, so I could drag myself into the finale for THIS color coding! I had my doubts in some of these episodes, but here I am, living my best color-coded life because North is a Green Guy and Johan IS a Red Rascal.

And now that they are together, they perfectly complement each other as two chile peppers would!

Hill and Ter are also two great color-coded boys in love since bright and happy Yellow Yal Ter brought reserved and quiet Blue Boy Hill out of his shell.

EVERYONE IS COLOR CODED AND IN LOVE!

Well, expect for Typhoon, but his sad story is coming in Part Two, which I better be getting this year like Director New said. Or else!

Because I also want to know about his little friend Dao's spicy story with Arthit!

Oh, and apparently the continuation of Tiger and Duennao's story too.

Since they still aren't a couple; they just act like it six days a week.

But back to the couples who are official couples being cute.

Well, and Johan being so possessive that he won't even let his mom hug North. Peak Red Rascal behavior. Love to see it in fictional men.

Johan keeps up the behavior when they go home to visit their families. He hides his Green Guy behind him as he tries to not act his red color.

But that doesn't last long since he argues with his father at the slightest hint of his man's name on his dad's lips.

So even though The Alamo shirt looks blue, it feels green to me since North is truly the only thing keeping his man calm at any given moment.

All Johan needs is to look at North, and the entire world ceases to exist. Look at Johan. He ain't listening. He hasn't heard one word from North's pretty little mouth.

All he heard was North would leave him, and he jumped into sugar daddy mode. He said, "take all my money because I already gave you my heart." North, buy a bouncy house. No! A bouncy CASTLE! Use that man's money for good.

And invite your bestie Ter since he is going through it as he visits not only his family which includes the dad who yelled at him for being gay, but also Hill's family which includes the grandpa who separated them for being gay. It's a homophobe hoedown.

I know it's a lot, but they have each other!

And Ter has a sister and a mom rooting for them as the mom wears Hill's blue, and the sister is basically a Pride flag.

Plus Hill's grandma is not only supportive, but she kept the blue birthday jar Ter gave Hill in his room, so the women in these families are getting a spring wedding from these two even if Hill and Ter don't know it yet.

But I think these color-coded boys in love know it.

Well, at least Hill does.

Because his grandmother gave him the same necklace that his dad gave his mom when he knew she was the one.

And Hill has always known this pretty boy is the only one for him.

Sidenote: I actually gasped at how beautiful and young Cooheart looks here. That twenty-eight year old does not look a day over seventeen.

Kudos, Yellow Yal, for being the sun in Hill's blue sky, the star guiding him at all times, and the moon in his dark night. Way to be that man's everything, so now he can give you everything (like a bouncy castle!).

And even if Johan and North never get married, I'm sure they will be together forever too.

Since North probably already unknowingly signed no less than sixteen documents that Johan had his lawyers draw up which makes it legal for Johan to own North in at least twenty-three countries regardless of martial status and escape is punishable by death so . . . 'til death do you part, North. Congratulations, buddy!

Basically, every color-coded boy in love got his happy ending, and I was thrilled to witness it.

NOW BRING ME PART TWO!

#fourever you #color coded boys in love #spoilers #fourever you spoilers #the colors mean things #fourever you project #fourever you the series #episode seventeen #finale #I enjoyed this journey #and I'm looking forward to the next part #I'm a sucker for color coded boys in love who get happy endings #the love was never doubted #and that makes it easier to root for them even when the pacing is wild

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acupofinkedblood · 4 months ago

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Witchlaser x reader

𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝

• Have you heard the rumors? Deep within the wood lives a wizard whose laugh shall haunt every poor child’s nightmare. Malice roots deep in his heart, corrupting people’s mind with foul chanting of the unknown. When the night falls, he works on his scheme of who knows, which makes even the village that lives far away from the outskirt of the forest where his lair resides trembling with uncertainty. No one dares to go too deep into the forest. If one wants to pick up herbs, do it at the safe zone. If one needs to get the water from a stream, do it in the shallow part. Adults using the weaved tale of this unmerciful entity to make their children obey their words, but also to keep them safe. Nobody want to see their closed one fall into the palm of his vile hand, their fate will never be anything positive if they cross their path with the wizard. There have been many incidents when someone wandered too deep into the forest, only to either become lost forever or turn into a crazy mindless shell of who they used to be. That alone already makes it clear that they should have just stayed inside the village if they want to live

• But then someone just has to wonder about the truth behind those tales used to scare the kids. Curious, aren’t you? O prying soul of a mice, heed my words, do you really wish to witness this evil being by your own eyes without knowing the consequences it might bring? You have never paid too much attention about this certain wizard that everyone is so freaked out about, or you’re just arrived, whatever it is - the decision was yours

• But one day, as if you were under a spell metaphorically, your interest was caught during that moment when someone literally yelled aloud while blaming the wizard on the disappearance of their family member. That was new. After all, it had been a long time since someone last got lost inside the dark forest. A part of your mind was debating whether or not was the disappearance actually the wizard’s fault, or was the missing person just stupid because there was literally a sign of ‘Danger Ahead’ placed at the outskirt of the area. If someone ignored it to enter the forest, that was on them to be honest. Then again, it does provide you a good excuse to go investigate the case

• The villagers say a lots. How you just don’t know any better when gambling your life away just for this particular wizard, wicked and unhinged. How much better it will be when you just leave yourself out of this and just go on with how your life is going originally, maybe help a soul out or just travel around will do. How the curiosity shall kill the cat and you shouldn’t interfere in matters beyond one’s comprehension. Basically just anything that will hopefully get you to change your mind. But you already know the drill. You know what you truly want in this path divided into two options: To play it safe, or to satisfy your own curiosity. Yeah, you know that they just care for your well-being — hence the nagging and all — but there is something that drawn you into the unknown. To seek out this infamous individual then feast your eyes with the revelation of this secret. Playing the main character card huh? Well, one can’t blame you. Despite all their urgings to convince you to just forget about finding this wizard, you make it your ultimate quest to go on to discover the truth about him. How foolish, yet so intriguing at the same time - as someone will think of you

• You stay true to your intentions, not giving a flying damn about what the others have to say to beg you to stay, you already prepare yourself the necessities that will aid you in this trip for the long run. With that being said, you bid your farewell with your peers despite their never ending protests and just head inside the dark woods without any worries. Confidence is something that every adventurer has to learn, it’s a necessary trait after all, safe to say you have just enough to ignore the potential danger in this stupid journey. During your very first moment, you hold your head high with pride. That is until the sunlight starts to fade slightly does your cockiness slowly dies down. And when it reaches to a certain point so below that euphoric state, you just realize something that makes you want to slap your own face: Nobody exactly knows where this evil wizard lives at all. The best they can say is that he lives deep inside the forest. But where exactly? Well, nobody really knows since they are too scared to even find out

• As much as you’re annoyed with the lack of solid evidence of this so-called villainous entity, that somehow seems to fuel your determination even more. Who knows, maybe you’ll be the first one to ever note down the lair of this evil wizard on the map properly! You keep on walking and walking, not aware of how much time has passed by. The thick layers of leaves have swallowed even the tiniest ray of warm sunlight that failed to get through it, and the only source of light available for you is the fireflies dancing around nowhere, maybe a bit of those luminous florals too. Beautiful, isn’t it? But also eerie as well because you don’t know what is lurking in the shadows. Like it or not, you start to swear all sort of things inside your mind - something like if you manage to get to the wizard’s place safe and sound, you will list out all the things you can do to repay whatever spirit that aids you in this journey

• As if your prayers have been answered, within what feels like another couple of hours of moving through the humid woods by yourself, you catch a glimpse of something else than another ancient-looking tree or small animals that observe you from afar. A gleam coming from a house from a near distance! Don’t jump in joy just yet, make no haste when messing with something you aren’t sure about. Judging by the aesthetic of the charms decorated all around the house itself, you bet the hell out of your mind that it’s where you need to find: The hideout of the villain — in theory — that has been terrorizing the villager for so long. Finally this day has came

• But of course, safety first. You take a look around the house first, make sure to avoid any potential suspicion that can be a trap then calculate your strategy accordingly to find out how should you investigate this place. Politely knock on the door and wait for a response? Picking the locks then sneak in as swift as the wind? Bragging the door down with no second thought? You’re already so close to the truth now, it’s too late to turn back. While you’re busy thinking of your plans, you have no ideas there is a pair of eyes that have observed you ever since you stepped into the forbidden territory. Something belonged to an animal, yet it feels so off. You can’t help but look back, wondering if your mind is just playing tricks with you. At some point, you swear you just see a cat’s tail moving before blending in with the shadow. Weird…Maybe you’re just overthinking things, get back to your senses

• But life is really a joke itself sometimes, because before you can even flip a coin on whether or not should you enter the lair of the wizard — which is actually a not too bad cottage, if you see it in another perspective — something unexpected happens. A cat shows up out of nowhere and bites your ankles, enough to make you yelp and fall back. Hell, you can’t even push it away, it already moves quickly like a shadow and hits its horns to your face like an encore. You’re pretty sure this little shit is the same creature that you just saw earlier, damnit. It’s painful, I’m not pulling your legs, that cat is a pure menace! While you’re struggling on the ground due to the pain, an illuminated circle appears around you with magical symbols that you have no idea what does it mean. Out of the blue, the circle of light solidified within seconds and bounds you like a chain as you feel something pressed against your forehead from above. A gun. Since when did wizard start to use magical heavy firearm instead of whimsical staff or magic wand?

• The infamous wizard himself, Witchlaser, glances down at you through the headwear that resembles a blue craved pumpkin as he keeps the gun against your head, silently threatening to shoot if you dare wiggle. The cat which just drags you down to the ground of embarrassment hopping on his shoulders, shamelessly grooming its own fur like nothing just happened. He demands you to state your business, and also intimidate you enough to let you know that messing around with him will earn you a one-way ticket to the underworld immediately. Don’t try to feed the image of your ego alive in this conversation, especially when the danger itself is literally kissing your forehead like that. It takes a good while for Witchlaser to finally retreat his weapon from your sight. Though he can’t just let you go and babble about his hideout like this, oh no no no, there is no such dream as easy like that. As expected, he keeps you locked up in the little jail cell in his potion-making room after stripping down everything that can pose as a harm to him on you. The smell in the room is not too pleasant sometimes — I mean, frog’s breath and slime’s tongue? Ew —, but bear with it

• He certainly lives up to his name as the evil wizard of the dark wood. Witchlaser can still be scary without raising his voice or getting physical too much, there’s something about him that gives off that cold villainous vibe whenever one lies an eye on him. There’s something about his demeanor that is capable of making a child cry without the need to be intentionally scary. Your first encounter with him literally taught that to you the hard way. He simply throws you into the cell, threatening that if you dare to do anything stupid, he will make you regret it. Intimidating, calculating and doesn’t mess around with his own property - Witchlaser isn’t the one that you should mess with. Who knows? Maybe before he can hex you, his gun already does the taking in a quick way

• Yet while you are being held hostage by Witchlaser to await for his ultimate evil scheme, you quickly notice something about this guy which makes you shift your main spring of thoughts from ‘how to get out of here’ safely to ‘what the absolute heck’ within seconds. By all means, you still admit that he does send the chill down to your spine with that no-nonsense exterior. But have you met someone who looks like they stand on a serious business of whatever they are doing, only to figure out that they aren’t as stoic as they made themselves out to be without any acknowledgement of it? Yeah, the same principle applies to Witchlaser’s situation. Although it might take you quite the keen eye to even notice it at first, but once you do, you will definitely be puzzled by this wizard’s actual character

• Ironically enough, even when Witchlaser seems to be fixated with the idea to be that typical scary supernatural entity like those old fairytale portrayed his fellow witches and sorcerers, his own clumsiness will be the dead of him, yet he refuses to admit it like a man. Seeing the mess he left after every failed attempt of making a proper potion will make any housekeeper wince in full offense. And the ratio of his success and failure is ridiculously a huge disparity. Ever since your captivity is settled in this cell located in the potion-making room, you have become the witness of his questionable technique alongside with the surprise it comes with. How does one even manage to drop a whole glass of dragon’s sweat and siren’s tear into the cauldron because his hand slipped? When those two collied, it creates a mild explosion that doesn’t really affect you much, but it still leaves Witchlaser stunned in defeat because he just wasted his ingredients again like that. That isn’t the first time either. It’s safe to say that the whole thing is entertaining enough for you to forget the sorrow of being a prisoner of an evil wizard like him. The fact he tries to act like everything is fine even when the tip of his hat is on fire is funnily absurd too

• You can’t really take him seriously because of that unmoving stance he just pulls out of nowhere. Of course, you should know better than dumbing him down with one trait as if it’s his entire personality. But in all due respect, that’s just impossible to not pay attention to after you have realized it. It did add quite the dimension to his personality that you have seen properly yet though, so don’t complain just yet. You still fear him to a certain extent, but just not too overwhelming like you used to before. Seeing him pull that awkward look to avoid your gaze is just everything

• Witchlaser’s first intention when keeping you as a prisoner is to prevent you from going back to the village and start blabbering your mouth about his home’s location. After all, he can’t risk his own safety for a deal that he doesn’t know if he should place his trust in. He could have killed you immediately that day, yes, but something has prevented him from doing so. Don’t get him wrong, Witchlaser is far from a saint. There are so many things he has done in his past for the sake of survival, adding one or two more faces on the list of those who he has put down shouldn’t be too much of a problem. But when it comes to you, he feels odd. No matter how much he tries to convince himself, he can’t actually harm you since you haven’t exactly done anything yet. It’s a hassle, really. Witchlaser’s moral compass is definitely weird. He means to try to find a spell or a potion that can make you forget everything before releasing you back to your home, but you already see his attempts: He really sucks at it

• During those time, you and him usually talk together. Most of the time it’s just you startling him by saying things out of the blue since knowing Witchlaser, he probably hasn’t been talking to others much before your arrival. With you behind the cell while he is trying to find something to solve the issue without the need to use the last resort, you managed to keep him company throughout the time. It’s kinda funny when you think of it. A captured traveller being casual with the wizard that doesn’t want to hurt you but still insist on keeping you here: Now that’s something new. He won’t admit it aloud, but he does enjoy your company for the majority of time. Princess thinks so too, as she usually spends her time staring at you from the shadow. She means well, so relax

• As time passes by, failure following failure under your eyes, Witchlaser starts to feel that at this point the last thing he can do is to turn you into a frog. But then you can still talk, so that doesn’t really matter anymore. Keeping you in captivity doesn’t really bring him any noticeable benefits aside from the silent judgment of the time when he failed a spell coming from you. And now he has to adapt to another presence in his quiet domain aside from his lovely daughter of a black cat. Besides, he doesn’t really need you for any so-called evil scheme at the moment, — the attempt of trying to find a magical way to erase your memories doesn’t count, since he won’t consider it to be an evil move — so Witchlaser is rather puzzled on how should he deal with you. As he is standing in the mess after another disappointing result of a potion, he muses in deep thoughts on what should he do to you now. Surprisingly, he gives you options to choose to yourself, which doesn’t include the leaving option of course

• After a good moment or back and forth, with how indecisive the two of you combined together, the short discussion somehow turned into a debate that lasts for an entire day. You propose an idea, he shakes his head in defeat; he has a thing in his mind, you wave the thought away immediately. That’s until Princess suddenly has your attention when she nudges at the broomstick in the corner of the room, which makes you two look at the mess that Witchlaser has made these past few days. Out of the blue, he asks if you want to stay to become his helper in exchange of a free place to stay. For some reason, that’s what the two of you kinda agree on in the end. And that marks the following days of you being Witchlaser’s helper without any paychecks needed — like c’mon, he already spares your life and provides you a place to stay, that’s mercy at its finest! — within this old cottage located in the middle of nowhere in the dark forest

• Trust me, it probably will not take too long for you to get used to this current life of yours. After all, you did spend a good amount of time being in captivity. Although yes, you spend those sweet moments of yours only to pace around your cell for as long as you can remember, but it still counts. It doesn’t feel too much when you suddenly become a housekeeper out of nowhere though, in fact, it feels nice to be able to do something after a long time. The potion-making room’s cleanups can be a nightmare still, but Witchlaser doesn’t press on how clean it should be, so you have all the time to tidy it up to your likings. The other rooms aren’t as hellish as what you have already seen, so do as you please. He keeps you mainly as a helper, so you do get to participate in his paranormal practice sometimes too. Well, to get ready to clean the failed experiment up for the most part. But hey, seeing him do it does help you learn something too. You can even get him to explain the process for you!

• Aside from your usual tasks, you’re free to roam around his place like it’s your home. Don’t touch random things though, that’s my only advice to you because you don’t know what can turn you into a puddle of water within seconds. And knowing him, he might struggle a lots with turning you back into normal. But other than those minor risks, everything is safe to explore. Witchlaser has grown pretty familiar with your presence, yet seeing you around his home and not just in the cell is still new slightly. He gets over it after a while still, don’t sweat it out on him too much. This will be your home for quite a while now, might as well start to get used to it for your own sake. Who knows, maybe you will start to witness something that an ordinary person can only dream of even when you’re just staying in one place

• Like it’s mentioned earlier, staying with Witchlaser as his helper isn’t as boring as one would make it out to be. Imagine just having a moment to yourself in peace, then the next thing you know is that a gnome is knocking on your door asking for a favor to hex a fellow kin of his out of pettiness. Or that time Witchlaser has to leave for some personal matter, so you and Princess have quite the time to bound together. When he comes back, the first thing that catch your attention is a little cage of a fish that has wings which is trying to sing the wizard to sleep. Honestly, life is far from boring when you have Witchlaser here. Not to mention Princess too. Did you really think that she is just a typical black cat? Oh, you will be surprised by her when you less expect it

• Forgive this guy, but no matter how much of a master he is with his witchcraft and all, he has been a loner for as long as he can remember. So if you expect him to come up to you about his feelings right away, then I’ll have to pop that little dream bubble of yours immediately. He doesn’t even realize he has fallen for you until Princess has enough of the not-so-subtle acts of his. You’re on the ride for the longest slowburn if you let him pining over you yet refuse to confess thinking it might ruin the friendship between you two. Yet in truth, the two of you already have something going on the day he decides to keep you as his helper — at least that’s something better than get turned into a frog — he just doesn’t see it because he can’t understand it just yet. A little advice for you: Just seize the opportunity as quickly as you can before he does. That will save you a very long time of unlabeled sweet intimacy with a distance. But if that’s what you prefer, then go ahead

• Funny enough is that even when the two of you are officially together, it feels like things don’t change too much as you both originally think it will. Because let’s be honest, you have been living under the same roof as him for who knows how long, even manage to get his cat daughter to be fond of your presence and have become his partner through ups and downs of his doing of experimental witchcraft. Let’s not forget the time you and him just pacing around the house sharing chores together like cleaning or cooking in general as well. It’s an odd feeling thinking about it, but it’s not necessarily a negative one. At the end of the day, your life will still continue beside his. The only difference is the display of affection for you two to be more clearer. He will rely on his actions more than words to prove that he loves you though, just a fair warning

• Sometimes he will just randomly seek you out just to stay beside you. On rare occasions, he will ramble on and on about whatever he currently has in his mind to your answer. When you’re helping him with his job, then sure, that’s expectable. Yet it doesn’t stop at just work-related stuff. Maybe some ideas he has with the on a next trip he will take, or some random knowledge that he decides to share with you. But then sometimes Witchlaser will just try to use the weather of today as an excuse to talk to you. That’s a sign for you to know that he genuinely enjoys your company. Don’t mind him yapping your ears whenever he has a chance, it’s not that usual for him to actually have someone alive for too long that — and if I dare quote, somewhat — voluntarily stays with him aside of Princess. You might think he isn’t much of a talker, but that’s just him being defensive during the first encounter with you. Witchlaser has quite the load of stories to entertain you if you allow him. This guy is definitely full of surprises. You just need to have the right questions to get to know him better

• That’s probably how you know he isn’t naturally a wizard at first. Or at least, he has gone a different path before deciding to follow down with the magic flowing in the air as his guts told him to. He doesn’t want to be reminded of his path, it’s far from a good memory with positive aspects. But at least you know that he isn’t proud of what he had to do, that he has to do so because of a promise he has made with an old friend. The details will be saved once you and him get to that point later. Knowing that he isn’t technically a professional wizard is not too surprising due to what you have seen so far. He still has his success, but in general, his success rate is being gambled by some mysterious force which makes it ridiculously low. His curiosity to test new things out will be the dead of this house someday. As for why he wants to be this ‘evil guy’ without feeling the needs to clear his name, he simply states that it keeps unwanted people away from him

• Witchlaser also has his moment of being deep in thoughts sometimes. You’re familiar with him being peacefully quiet, so there might be a chance in which you might be able to tell when is he feeling normal or upset even when he’s just staying silent. That must have been a talent at this point since he keeps that headwear on all the time, does he even have a face underneath for people to see? To tell exactly what is going on in his mind is impossible, and Witchlaser isn’t keen on letting you know because he thinks it might be a bother to you. He is used to dealing with these thoughts all by himself. It’ll go away eventually, no need to fuss over it. If you feel like you want to help him, then just be the distraction he needs. Come up to him, throw a random question at him and then wait for him to speak. Just keep it for a while, then you will find the Wizard himself start to be back in his typical self in no time

• Can you tolerate alcohol? If you’re not the type to drink, then please brace yourself to be ready whenever Witchlaser decides it’s a fine time of the day to clear out one of the bottles on his shelf like nothing but water. A questionable thing about Witchlaser being drunk by himself is that he starts to wander around the house — sometimes even into the forest — to gather all the needed ingredients before waddling back into the potion-making room. You think he will make a mess once again? Well, what did one say about Witchlaser is full of surprises? He does everything perfectly with no damage at all. The first time you ever witnessed that to happen, Princess had to bump your knee for you to close your jaw and snap back into reality. He followed all of the instructions in the spell book, conducted the potions with ease and did all of them in such a short time. Now you know how did he get to store all of those spare potions after screwing too much while making another. The fact that he does that all when he is drunk is just jaw dropping. But of course, once his drunkard’s high slowly fades into fatigue, a good sleep will then bring your clumsy beloved wizard back again

• At some point after you have stayed long enough with him, you might hear strange noises of something — or someone — on the roof in the middle of the night, especially during winter. Fear not, Witchlaser assures you that it’s just a close friend of him come to visit. That’s your first meeting with Kramptana. Honestly his sudden appearance might be a bit intimidating to get over with, but he’s actually quite the chill guy like how Witchlaser described him to you. With Kramptana around, you don’t have to worry about Witchlaser and his genius’s tendency that happened when he gets too drunk because his friend knows how to keep him on his toes. It’s mostly just a little bounding between the two, so might as well give them some space. Later on you do have some questions to Witchlaser such as how did they meet or Kramptana’s species, and like always, your lover will make it a story time for you

• With how much time you two have spent to build each other’s trust and adoration, Witchlaser doesn’t stop you from wandering off the house. As long as you’re still in his territory, of course, that’s how he can protect you from the supernatural danger lurking in this dark forest. Nonetheless, it’s still considerate of him to do so. The relationship of you guys has quite the odd opening, yet despite the bumpy start of it, things have gotten quite interesting when you are with him. Maybe he might be a bit too curious for his own good, a little clumsy and can be rather awkward - but you still adore him with all your heart. Just so you know, you’re the best surprise that has ever been thrown into his life. Your company has lightened him up as if you’re the one putting a spell on him in the first place. Witchlaser is familiar with being on his own after all those years, Princess is the first miracle that happened to him, and now you - his sweet blessing. If there is any price he’d pay to be with you, consider it done because Witchlaser will gladly burn the entire gnome’s kingdom down for your sake. And gnomes aren’t friendly, just so you know

𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝

Note: Why do I suddenly have cravings in the middle of the night while writing this? ( O - O )

Note 2: This is longer than I expected, mainly because my mood has been swinging upside down lately "( – ⌓ – ) I want my smashed strawberries with condensed milk even when my stomach is feeling funny

#phighting x reader #x reader #phighting!#witchlaser #hyperlaser x reader #phighting hyperlaser #hyperlaser phighting #shui mo’s black tea

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the-chosen-fanfiction · 3 months ago

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Headcanons | Big James & John cheering up their sister by starting a tickle fight | Platonic

Requested by Erin

Growing up with two older brothers has you at one huge disadvantage, namely that throughout your childhood, they have not only just been protective over you. It happens that they also love to tease you.

Let’s just say that they make it their personal mission to get under your skin as much as they can. This was especially prominent during your teenage years, and even though they are doing it less now that you’re adults, they still tend to be playful from time to time.

Now that the three of you are following Jesus, you’re forced to live closer together than before, sharing poky tents and being on the road all the time.

This brings forth some frustrations here and there, since you cannot exactly remove yourself from being alongside your brothers constantly.

Your new situation also causes you to grow a bit anxious. No day is certain and you’re still looking for your personal position within the group, since your brothers are both called by Jesus and you’re just… Tagging along. At least, that’s what you feel like.

James and John notice your sullen mood after a few days of you feeling particularly down. When your oldest brother attempts to get it out of you what has you in such a sour mood, you just turn away with the message that nothing is wrong.

John tries to get to the root of the problem as well, but cannot get it out of you even though his words are quite convincing.

They discuss with each other what might be the issue with you, and how to get you out of your shell again.

It isn’t until John overhears a conversation by accident that he finds out the reason for your tense and distant mood: you are afraid to lose them as your brothers, that they will forget about you once they have been properly sent out by Jesus.

This warms your brother’s heart, but at the same time, it breaks for you. He knows that neither him nor James will ever be able to stay away from you for long, since you are their dear sister.

When he tells this to the older Thunder, they come up with an idea as to how to show you that you are still their little sister and that they love you, no matter where life will lead you. And so, they decide that they are going to tackle you and tickle you all over until you’re giggling and begging for mercy, just like they did when you were children.

One day, after you return from the market, you head for your tent to wind down from the day and take some time for yourself.

Unbeknownst to you, Big James is waiting for you around the corner, grabbing you from behind and lifting you up.

Your panic is only brief when you instantly recognise him, though.

Right as you are about to protest, John jumps out from your tent and begins moving his fingers over your sides and at your neck, causing you to shriek and writhe at the sensation.

It doesn’t take long for you to not be able to breathe anymore, laughing so hard that there are tears leaking down your face. John doesn’t show you any mercy, no matter how much you plead.

Eventually, the fun has been enough and James puts you down after a minute or so, smirking down at you.

“Don’t think you aren’t still our little sister even though we are with the Messiah, (Y/n).”

“Right, you shouldn’t expect us to stop teasing you until we are at least eighty.”

The unexpected attack that had left you laughing and feeling lighter on your feet has definitely lifted your spirits, and you thank them for their efforts of making you feel better about things.

“Don’t ever do that again, though, or I will kick you. And trust me, I can kick harder than back when I was ten.”

James doesn’t take that threat lightly.

It makes things less tense from then on, and your older brothers often remind you that they will never let you live it down. No matter how old the three of you are getting, you will always be their baby sister who will forever remain the receiving end of their mischief.

#the chosen #reader insert #the chosen x reader #chosen x reader #platonic #big james x reader #john the apostle x reader #headcanons

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manganiti · 2 months ago

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JSHK 126 (Spoilers)

I knew that the kitty would save her if she got in trouble with Kako even if Kako has control over him (I love you Kitty❤️). He became Nene's ally. Even if he's a doll, this moment shows that he's his own, he has agency and that he's not a mere puppet.

It's not clear who the kitty is yet but his way of behaving and showing his emotions is very reminiscent of Hanako... But if he's Tsukasa, then he's different, like a more human version of him... I don't know who's he at this point. Will be ever see this kitty again? (I hope so, or at least that we would get a clear answer to who he is, if he's in fact, one of the Yugi twins).

Then Nene got trapped in that hourglass, and she rewound the clock again and again. The hourglass allows people to go to the past for a very short time! I get now why people who used it could never change the past the way they wanted.

For example, if Nene would have returned to the time before Mitsuba and Kou entered the red house to stop them, and if she could have stayed there in the past for a longer time, at least until she stopped everyone else from entering the red house, maybe no one would have died. But the hourglass only allows users to go to specific moments of the past to change something, even if it's minimal (Butterfly effect).

Anyways, she returns to different moments of the past and everytime it gets more traumatizing... Man, how must she have felt when the outcome was the same? This feels like a very hopeless situation...

This part, this part! It broke my heart a bit... It's like yes, she was trying to save everyone but what about the Yugi twins? And Tsukasa who in this timeline was like an empty shell :( killed by his brother and without agency at all. Even if she saved everyone else, it wouldn't have been a real solution because the root of the problem (that entity) wouldn't have been dealt with anyway.

And now... we get to the darkest part... In the last present, she was controlled by that entity and killed everyone else... Didn't expect this at all. The friends she wanted to save were killed by her own hands...

Poor Nene... This was just too much for her... And now because of the last time she returned to the past the present turned way worse, she doesn't know what to do anymore because everything could get even worse (most likely)...

And finally, a tiny bit of hope (or not? I don't trust anything in this manga anymore hahaha he seems kinda sad for her tho).

Now, if Akane is in fact, going to help Nene, I think that maybe while time is stopped, they'll go to the big clock, Akane will use his watch on the big clock and finally Nene will travel to the past, and maybe this time, she could change the past to the way it was in a proper way because that's the initial solution he gave her to return to the past in chapter 123 and also Tsukasa gave her the same clue about the big clock like 20 chapters earlier (At this point, I think that alive Tsukasa knows what's going to happen in the end. How else could he know that The Clock Keepers were going to change everything to a worse timeline and that Nene must change it again?), just my thoughts.

While I was reading this chapter, I almost cried because it was such a rollercoaster of emotions! It was a very intense chapter. To tell you the truth, even if it's traumatizing and dark, I love it! I love how it keeps getting darker. I'm enjoying it despite everything (That's just my taste). And I know Nene will find a way out of it.

#toilet bound hanako kun #jibaku shounen hanako kun #tbhk #jshk #jshk manga #tbhk spoilers #jshk spoilers #tbhk manga #nene yashiro #yashiro nene #the clock keepers #akane aoi #the black kitty #toilet bound hanako kun manga #jibaku shounen hanako kun manga #tbhk nene #tbhk akane #my jshk posts #my post

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cloudyswritings · 2 years ago

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More vessel biology headcanons?

Vessels are actually really, really good at burrowing. It’s probably how so many escaped the abyss after they got sealed. They got it from both parents, and the void. Which per my silly little brain, can old be contained in round glass.

the void basically erodes/decays things in fast forward otherwise?

Vessels all have one major flaw or imperfection the void couldn’t remove, THKs was either a desire for perfection or being able to make familial bonds.

Ghosts flaw is an endless well of willpower. They will never, ever, stop. They inherited from their mothers conceptual side, because their will is the slow burrowing of roots through stone and the deceptively gentle trickle of water on metal. Greenpath vessels was a sense of adventure/desire to explore. And the nosk vessels all had a sense of longing for companionship which led to their deaths.

The vessels also seem to have physical flaws too? Like structurally I mean. The prime example is THKs missing arm, in the pure vessel boss fight that same arm is what they use for the void tendrils attack and by the time we fight them in the egg it’s entirely rotted off. I think it honestly was never as strong or stable as the other arm and was bound to be lost eventually. Broken Vessels flaw would be their third horn(the one that’s broken off).

Vessels actually do still have some of their own light, you can see this in game actually—even without the lantern you give off a subtle glow. I think that some vessels actually retained some of the godly light and status they otherwise would have had, only a little though.

The above idea comes from my headcanon that Wyrms specifically are really resistant to void as far as gods go, because they always dig deep and far and in that sometimes burrow into pockets of void far below the surface. They need to be able to survive contact with it in the short term at least. This nature would explain how some vessels retain minute traces of light, and why the pale king was the one actually standing at the mouth of the abyss waiting for vessels.

given time, soul, and light a vessel can grow to enormous sizes- or eventually metamorphose into a wyrm proper. Albeit one still tarnished by the void

in fact I wonder if any of the seeds/eggs dropped into the abyss hatched young Wyrms instead of vessels? Maybe they escaped or something? I don’t think this is likely but it’s a cool idea.

vessels are deceptively light, as in like hornet could carry THK on her back if she needed to- they’re literally hollow in a way

Void and water don’t mix, it’s like oil and water. That’s why we float in the blue lake.

The void itself might be the remnants of an ancient sea that covered the world beyond Hallownest before the age of bright gods. It would explain the trilobite creature we see in deepnest and the way the abyss and the rest of Hallownest appear to be made of fossilized shells. Plus if it’s the remnants of the sea then it could be something like a microbial mat that’s really toxic to life? Like maybe it’s a magic microbial soup? Magic microbial goop even. Vessels are goop.

Vessels are really really strong compared to other ways of containing things, like THK held the radiance for a long ass time. If a vessel tried to contain a weaker god they’d probably just be able to tbh. Like anything weaker than the nightmare heart if probably fair game for yoinking.

Vessels also sometimes inherit the hunger of Wyrms, and looking into their eyes gives the sensation of falling into the maw of some great beast. Godseaker did call Little Ghost a wielder of nail and eater of soul

Vessels are also really susceptible to outside influences, kinda like evee if they were Pokémon. This is how Ghost can use so many charms at once but also why said charms can change them so easily.

Theoretically a vessel raised by or containing a god could take on some of their traits-either by force or by accident.

Unrelatedly THK has a voice to cry out with…

I think radiance may have eventually tried turning them into something more like Grimm is for the heart, a body for her to use and a mind thoroughly broken to her will.

after-all she shines brightest against the darkness…

If they could eat, Vessels would have a truly remarkable number of tastebuds, because Wyrms will eat anything and I feel like the white lady has ways to “taste” the soil to see if it’s nutrient rich and has fertilizer.

man I’m just realizing, vessels would like some weird food, they’d definitely eat dirt

THK crunching on crystals?? Likely

Finally the horns of vessels are actually their “branches” and will keep growing indefinitely unless trimmed or broken periodically, this comes from both parents. Wyrms need to constantly replace burrowing teeth and Roots are beings of constant growth and pruning.

#wow that was long #hollow knight #hk vessels #speculative biology #headcanon #pure vessel #little ghost #hk pale king #what do you think?

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alecrysalia · 3 months ago

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you are amazing i love your headcanons. tacopad headcanons if you have any to spare? pretty please with cherries and sprimkles and chcoclates sauce i am so hungry fir tacopad content

(i love your writing btw. you are literally my favourite author)

one second while i cry from how sweet this ask is like i genuinely started blushing YOU ARE TOO SWEET WAAAAAHHHH

OF COURSE!! you dont need to say pretty please i am ALWAYS up to talk about my OTP <3

(Some hc are humanoids, some are objects :D) -mepad enjoys carrying taco. this random thing in his robot brain just goes "tiny, small legs, hard to walk, must carry." -taco is very weird when it comes to affection, she's more of a "hey i want this but i dont know how to communicate it" while she stands there awkwardly fidgeting -mepad is CLINGY and VERY affectionate, like openly without hesitation just a bunch of kisses, hugs, tooth-rottingly sweet calls like "Yes, dear?" "Love, are you alright?" (i should totally draw taco's response to those) -when taco gets overwhelmed, she might loaf into her shell and sit between his legs while he turns on the heater to resemble a hug and comfort her -in my gijinka version, his eyes are like screensavers and he has blue irises. when alarmed, they'll form an '!', when thinking or processing something, it's a loading logo, guess what they turn into when talking to taco? hearts. -the first time his irises went '<3' was when he was talking to taco, and he was COMPLETELY unaware whilst taco was embarrassed and tripping up on her sentences (to his confusion) -taco and mepad share a lack of self worth, and have a constant need to please people. for mepad, its more or so rooted in his coding and whenever there's an issue, there'll always be a constant nagging at the back of his mind to 'assist' or else it's a job incomplete. for taco, it's also related to her and mic when they worked behind the scenes. she didn't want to be useless to mic, someone she's started to enjoy being around, so she kept trying to go above and beyond and then get validation afterwards. it's the same thing with mepad! she'll walk on eggshells at first to keep him from 'leaving', until they eventually have a talk and her fears go down a bit, whilst she reminds mepad that he's more than a mixture of wires and metal made to help others. -(ep 15)when taco is acting against the rules and being 'villainous', mepad won't interject to stop her because (1) for some odd reason he kinda likes it and (2) she's going against the show, the same show that mepad has grown to dislike for what it does to the contestants so he wouldn't have any qualms about leaving her to it, or even helping her out -mepad RARELY ever gets angry. it's at most just annoyed quips and somewhat sarcastic remarks, but when he's angry? (ep15 and ep17) OH boy you better watch the heck out! on the rare annual occurrence that he DOES blow up on someone, taco internally fangirls and thinks he should get angry more often -after repairing mepad and the stab wound from the finale, taco definitely would have some sort of separation anxiety, or would keep a close eye on him and snap at people for being 'reckless' or 'careless' around him -also if mepad got repaired, he'd definitely have some sort of anxiety with being alone. he'll do routine checks on everyone to make sure they're all still there, but he'll sub-consciously or secretly prioritize checking on taco first. -as i said earlier, taco is very awkward with affection, but she discovers mepad likes being praised (since his system is built on assisting others and kinda like a Baymax thing where he'll tick off the checklist when he's told everything is fine or if his system tells him that) and she does her best to incorporate awkward compliments like "i appreciate your.. assistance. Thank you, mepad." and his eyes will just BRIGHTEN up and you can practically see him smiling -if others are concerned about mepads 'questionable' decision to be acquainted with taco, he'll either respond with a rebuttal thats genuine or a sarcastic remark hidden behind a polite tone of voice -after rewatching II2 i can say with confidence sarcastic mepad supremacy IM LAUGHING SJAHBDS

#ii taco #taco ii #ii mepad #mepad ii #headcanon #inanimate insanity #tacopad #sourscreen

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seaofthesoul · 1 year ago

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🪷 The Lotus Flower in Mysterious Lotus Casebook 🪷

i. Growing Deep Roots

As noted by difeisheng, Li Xiangyi is an image more than he is a person. He’s the “symbol” and “beating heart” of the Sigu sect; “he embodies everything [the sect] stands for” and “has become one with every person he represents” in his role as a leader. As such, one might say he doesn’t exist as an individual who’s allowed the luxury of flawed, fluid humanity. Rather, he’s fixed into an object: a shield protecting those under his care, a mirror reflecting those he’s taken upon himself to be the champion for.

While a heavy burden to carry, this identity as image is also shown to be brittle, hollow, like a hazy mirage which is more dazzling appearance than substance. Even Fang Duobing introduces Li Xiangyi to Li Lianhua by showing him a painting of his shifu — ink on a page, a person turned into a hero to be worshipped and idolated.

Li Lianhua, over the ten years that pass after the Great Battle of the East Sea, works to plant and cultivate a new identity in the same way one might grow flowers. Li Lianhua forms deep roots and grows out of the mythical hero’s shell he’d been carrying as Li Xiangyi, thus developing an identity which is solid and grounding in contrast — an identity which involves “walk[ing] within a crowd instead of [soaring] above it.”

This shift from image to person is itself rooted in the lotus mantra (written by Buddhist Layman Pang during the Tang Dynasty) which Li Xiangyi first encounters after monk Wu Liao rescues him:

一念心清净莲花处处开

The heart attains peace with a single thought; Lotus flowers bloom all around.

Although the exact timeline is left to interpretation, it’s implied that the lotus mantra operates as a catalyst of change for Li Xiangyi and that he changes his name to Li Lianhua after reading it. Now what is it about it that speaks to Li Xiangyi so deeply in that moment? As noted in 《人間福報》, the lotus mantra teaches us that a pure heart will result in an open and enlightened mind. One subtle, profound thought rife with compassion is enough for a person to glimpse Buddha in a flower, a leaf, a grain of sand or a speck of dust. In short, “if you can find peace within yourself, then you will find peace everywhere.” Perhaps Li Xiangyi, at his lowest point, finds solace in the prospect of stripping his life down to its very core and searching for purity, wisdom and peace within his troubled heart.

By renaming himself 莲花/liánhuā lotus flower, Li Lianhua takes his destiny into his own hands; he empowers himself into reshaping his identity and laying down the foundations for the person he wants to become. Similarly to The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity which tells us that “names are the shortest spells in the world,” Li Lianhua’s new name functions as a spell which speaks a new him into existence. It’s a deliberate choice, a conscious attempt at breaking free from the suffocating shell Li Xiangyi was trapped in and become a person of his own choosing.

The act of (re)naming notably also extends to Li Lianhua’s abode which he dubs 莲花楼 “Lotus Tower.” In addition to this significant choice of name, it’s interesting to note that Li Lianhua starts growing vegetables inside Lotus Tower when he’s left with nothing after his demise at the East Sea and is facing starvation. As such, his home is quite literally a site not only of self-sustenance and survival, but also of growth — a growth which requires hard work, patience and faith and nearly brings Li Lianhua to tears when his hopes are finally rewarded and the seeds he planted begin sprouting. The act of physically planting vegetables and learning to cook those vegetables speaks of a refreshing and grounding simplicity — of something disarmingly vulnerable and human after playing the role of a god-like figure. Li Lianhua has sweat on his brow and hope in his heart; he plants seeds, watches them grow and keeps himself alive by his own hands.

It seems it’s not only Li Lianhus’a home, but also his very person, which steadily grow into a lotus flower. Li Lianhua wears a variety of hairpins directly linked to the lotus, and the colour coding of his garments moves from the red he used to wear as Li Xiangyi to a lighter palette filled with greens and blues — colours which are more obviously linked to nature.

ii. Life Borrowed and Given Away

The lotus, both traditionally and within the drama itself, is closely connected to the theme of rebirth. On a literal level, the exotic lotus flowers of Cai Lian Manor grow directly from the corpses of the victims drowned in the pond, thus embodying life born from death. thawrecka writes in their story that Li Lianhua is “nothing but a lotus nurtured by a walking corpse, a body that doesn’t realise it should already be dead.” On a figurative level, the lotus grows in muddy water but blooms unsullied every morning, thus symbolising rising from a dark place and growing into something beautiful and colourful despite all the odds. The different stages of the lotus’ blooming can be taken to represent the beginning, middle and end of a spiritual path in Buddhism — a parallel to the theme of 趟/tāng taking a journey which underscores the drama in various ways.

Li Lianhua’s journey, more specifically, is that of a lotus being reborn. The soundtrack piece 《一壶莲花醉》 “A Pot of Lotus Wine” emphasises this connection in the following lines:

问一句莲花的悲喜断一柄弃剑入青泥

I ask about the joys and sorrows of the lotus; A broken, abandoned sword is thrown into the mud.

Not only does Li Lianhua keep stressing at different points of the drama that Li Xiangyi is dead and all that is left behind is Li Lianhua; he even breaks his own sword Shaoshi at the end of the story, thereby physically reenacting a process of destruction—death—and rebirth. As Li Lianhua writes in his farewell letter:

剑断人亡

My sword is broken, and I will be gone.

The significance of Li Lianhua’s action is further intensified here by the fact that the sword in the song is said to be thrown into 泥/ní mud, the site from which a lotus flower grows.

Considering that Shaoshi operates as a device embodying Li Lianhua’s character development throughout the drama, the fact that Li Lianhua decides to break it in the last episode should be taken as a key moment in which he chooses how his own narrative is going to end. Li Lianhua decides to kill for good the glorious image of Li Xiangyi which has become sullied with pain and regret in his heart, so that a simple, fragile peace can begin growing in its place like a lotus flower amidst the mud.

However, the tragedy of Li Lianhua’s narrative is that the rebirth he works to achieve for all these years is not his own to enjoy and never was intended to be. After the Great Battle of the East Sea, as Li Lianhua is reborn from Li Xiangyi and starts planting seeds all around him, he has already accepted that he’s nothing but a ghost, “wandering in the jianghu to close his loose ends and finally [...] vanish without a trace, not even a body left behind.” As mx-myth remarks, even the shift in his garment colours to an overwhelming amount of white as the story progresses makes it clear that he’s resigned to go and has “already started dressing for his own funeral.”

The lotus flower symbolism permeating the narrative accentuates this bone-deep, unshakable resignation. While imprisoned by Jiao Liqiao, Li Lianhua is full of an aching, bittersweet fatalism when he recites a section of Guan Hanqing’s《窦娥冤》“The Injustice to Dou E”:

花有重开日人无再少年不须长富贵安乐是神仙

Flowers will blossom again, But a man can never be young again. Seek not eternal wealth; You only need to be content.

Independently from the original meaning of the lines written by Guan Hanqing, the words seem to take on a sad, wistful quality when spoken with a bitter smile by Li Lianhua. In this scene, while the speaker reflects that rebirth occurs outside of themselves in flowers, they acknowledge that their own reality is one inevitably bound to end in old age and decay. Instead of looking forward to a bright future, the speaker doesn’t express any dreams nor ambitions and is only grateful that they’re alive this minute, this second, without any future prospects awaiting them. Perhaps a similar sentiment is reflected in the following lines from 《一壶莲花醉》 “A Pot of Lotus Wine”:

了了心事只不负众生而已

After settling my worries, I just want to live up to all sentient beings.

Li Lianhua’s connection to the lotus flower, in fact, was always meant to be one of non-attachment. While Buddhism believes desire to be the root of all suffering, the lotus symbolises non-attachment due to being “rooted in mud (attachment and desire)” while “its flowers blossom on long stalks unsullied by the mud below.” This explains in part why the lotus is considered pure and noble. For Li Lianhua, this non-attachment takes on sorrowful connotations: it means that he stubbornly refuses to reap the seeds he sows and focuses his purest heart and will into ensuring those around him get to reap them instead. Non-attachment means allowing himself enough (a roof over his head, food on his plate) to survive, but rarely letting himself indulge in the precious luxuries of reciprocated love and care — of carefree joy and thirst for adventure.

The ten years he lives after his first death at the East Sea are, for him, only borrowed time he didn’t deserve — borrowed time not dedicated to himself, but rather dedicated to others.

In many ways, Li Lianhua’s path effectively goes full-circle by the end of the narrative. When he and Di Feisheng reminisce about the moon they remember from ten years ago, they conclude that today’s moon isn’t any brighter than the one alive in their memory: rather, it remains constant, unchanged, as though the past ten years never existed as anything other than a short pause in the story, a coma, long enough for wrongs to be righted but not for an already-dead person’s fate to be changed.

It’s interesting and particularly significant that the Styx flower (忘川花, from 忘川 “River of Forgetting” in the original Mandarin) is said throughout the drama to be the only thing capable of saving Li Lianhua’s life. In traditional Chinese culture, the Styx or River of Forgetting is part of the process of reincarnation; only by crossing it (and forgetting everything they’ve ever experienced and everyone they’ve ever loved) can a person finally reincarnate. For Li Lianhua, salvation through rebirth comes at a high cost — a price he’s evidently been ready to pay since the beginning, even if it means turning him into a ghost who must vanish from the story in order for those around him to grow and thrive further.

When Li Lianhua breaks his own sword to allow for rebirth, it’s not himself he’s saving. His sole purpose throughout his journey as Li Lianhua is to use whatever meagre strength he has left, whatever passion and drive are still alive in him, to save the world in any small ways that he can. He becomes a doctor who heals people; he looks for answers and solves mysteries to atone for the sins he thinks he has committed and rectify the mistakes he thinks he has made, so that those he has hurt can finally find peace and comfort.

The most powerful legacy Li Lianhua intends to leave behind by the end of the story has nothing to do with himself and everything to do with the people around him who he never truly admits he loves — the messy, imperfect world that’s caused him so much pain but that he nevertheless insists on saving with everything he has.

Most strikingly, Li Lianhua chooses—whether consciously or not—to leave the life and future he’s renounced for himself to his companions Fang Duobing and Di Feisheng. The only traces he purposefully leaves behind live in them: in the Yangzhouman coursing through Fang Duobing’s body; the home, dog and recipe book he passes onto him; the worthy opponent he leaves for Di Feisheng to fight in his stead after he’s gone…

Fang Duobing, by the end of the story, has grown into more than a disciple and a friend to Li Xiangyi/Li Lianhua: he himself has become the lotus flower bringing renewed life after Li Lianhua has left the narrative, thereby taking Li Lianhua’s legacy into a hopeful, vibrant future. As mx-myth mentions in their colour analysis, Fang Duobing notably wears bright pastel tones including a large amount of green/blue — a colour coding which emphasises Fang Duobing’s connection to spring and, by extension, new life and beginnings. “Life will always go on if there’s spring”; and so Fang Duobing’s youth, vitality and optimism can grow in the empty space left behind by Li Lianhua after he fades into the autumn of his life.

While Li Lianhua’s predominantly light colour palette might appear to align him with other characters in the drama who have left the past behind and are looking towards the future, Li Lianhua made peace long ago with the knowledge that he’s destined not to belong in that future. Just as the Lotus Sutra teaches us that “the inner determination of an individual has great transformative power” and “gives ultimate expression to the infinite potential and dignity inherent in each human life,” Li Lianhua focuses all his transformative efforts on creating a future which, despite having no place for him, will be fertile ground for the entire martial arts world to grow deep, healthy roots. In Li Lianhua’s own words:

幼芽生枝新木长成武林也一样这未来如何谁又能说得清楚呢

The young sprouts and the new trees grow. The martial arts world is the same. What does the future hold? Who can say clearly?

Should we say, then, that Li Lianhua’s story is one of sacrifice, self-renunciation and resignation — of drifting inevitably towards death as a flower carried by a stream? As he disappears on a boat and is asked where he’s going, Li Lianhua gives a response which echoes his first death at the East Sea in a way that feels entirely deliberate:

小舟从此逝，江海寄余生

From now on I would vanish with my little boat; For the rest of my life on the sea I would float.

How are we to understand a person being reborn simply so they can pass on that new life to others, and being convinced that their only true value lies in their death?

Perhaps, in spite of it all, we can find some small comfort in the knowledge that, no matter how sorrowful Li Lianhua’s fate, it’s at least one that he chooses — one that he has full control over, even poisoned and robbed of his life force as he is. As the lyrics of 《一壶莲花醉》 “A Pot of Lotus Wine” underline, “it’s just a matter of picking an ending that you like.” Perhaps that’s all that truly matters.

wuxia-vanlifer makes an excellent point when asking: “What would be more tragic? That he never believed he was loved? Or that he did, but vanished anyway?” While I don’t have an answer to offer, there’s one thing I can say. Li Xiangyi, Li Lianhua — they live and die by love. They can’t conceive of themselves as anything other than a sacrificial tool because, for all that they pretend to be aloof and untethered, they actually love others—and the world—in a bone-deep, profound way they’ve never loved themselves. That love is not only the true driving force behind Li Lianhua’s character and the fate he chooses: it’s the beating heart of the entire drama.

“In this life, I have loved and I have been loved. That is enough.”

Shoutout to the following authors and bloggers whose brilliant words and ideas inspire me, as well as this gorgeous video 💖

ao3: @extraordinarilyextreme @thawrecka

tumblr: @difeisheng @extraordinarilyextreme @mx-myth @wuxia-vanlifer @xinyuehui

#mysterious lotus casebook #莲花楼 #li lianhua #li xiangyi #cheng yi #fang duobing #di feisheng #it's sad nerd hours lmao 💕 now we can all suffer together 😘#i'd apologise for shamelessly referencing yym every chance i get even when it's barely relevant but.... well i won't 😌💅#also - please tell me if you notice errors or inconsistencies in any of my points ✨#although i'm always very thorough with my research i don't have a native person's knowledge of chinese language and culture #no doubt i'll think of lots of changes and additions i want to make once this is out there ssdhds 🥴 why is publishing anything so hard??#text: mysterious lotus casebook

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MCD REWRITE LONGPOST :

The Divine Warriors/Irene powers/Relic Thoughts

okay so starting off. I know I did a poll over if I should rename Aphmau and people said to keep her name as Aphmau but I got attached to the name Amalthea

HERE !!! are a couple of Amalthea concepts, + a face close up of her after unlocking Irene/Malthasso's powers/memories AKA it's her starting her transformation ig + the beard she kinda has going on is her moth fluff, which also runs down her neck ON TO MY THOUGHTS

i will say that a lot of this is copy + pasted from where i rambled in a few disc servers

I'm considering naming the rewrite Metempsychosis

" me·tem·psy·cho·sis [ˌmedəmˌsīˈkōsəs, məˌtemsəˈkōsəs] noun metempsychosis (noun) · metempsychoses (plural noun) the supposed transmigration at death of the soul of a human being or animal into a new body of the same or a different species "

unsure if I actually will or not

I want to rename Irene to Malthasso because the name Amalthea is derrived from it, and it always bothered me that Aphmau and Irene's names weren't a little similar

all of the divine warriors have something buggy going on

Irene/Malthasso - Moth

Shad - Beetle

Esmund - Cicada(thinking of the golden cicada)

Enki - Spider (Because of the Web from TMA)

going along with the moth theme, when Malthasso slumbers to become Amalthea, she goes into a sort of cocoon? and eventually Amalthea comes out, Amalthea has very vague and fuzzy memories of the cocoon and the Malthasso dimension (probably also going to get renamed), but she doesn't actually know what it is until her and the others get sent to the dimension

Now for Malthasso's powers, I saw someone give her time abilities instead of healing, and I liked how they did it so I wanted to do something similar, but I think instead I want to do something similar to how Nhika's(The Last Bloodcarver book mc) powers work. It's a bit hard to explain, but by touching people Nhika can feel every bit of someone's body, all their organs, all their veins, etc., and she can go in and heal whatever needs healing but it's not an instinctual thing, she has to actually learn about the body and how it functions. It's a dangerous power that could either be used for good or bad, it's not only used for healing. Anyway, I was thinking of Malthasso's power working similarly, except instead of being just humans/animals, it could also work for plants n such, like she can feel every bit of the earth and the roots as if it was a body and veins

LAURENCE he does not get his sight back completely, either it'll be like Kenshi from Mortal Kombat or similar to Toph from ATLA leaning towards similar to Toph since he'd be healed from the effect of the Malthasso statue, or at least somehow from Malthasso/Amalthea's abilities, he'd also be able to sort of 'connect' with the world around him

Adding in relic thoughts,

Absorbing and having a relic taken are both very painful things too, as well as having your Jury title renounced(thinking of something specific for the Garroth n Katelyn scene)

Absorbing a relic, when not gone to it's "rightful" owner(but still to a compatible body), it feels very unnatural, suddenly your body doesn't feel like your own anymore, you feel stuck inside a hollow shell and there's always a part of you trying to claw it's way out

Absorbing a relic, when gone to it's "rightful" owner, it still feels unnatural but not in the same way, it just feels like you've gained another limb or organ, you feel more whole than before

Having a relic removed is like having an organ or your heart ripped from you, it's very very painful

I DO HAVE MORE MCD REWRITE THOUGHTS but I figured it'd be better if it wasn't shoved into one big post, trying to kind of 'sort' which thoughts go together. but anyway lmk if you have any questions:))

#aphmau mcd #aphverse #aphblr #aphmau #aphmau fanart #mcd #minecraft diaries #mcd rewrite #minecraft diaries rewrite #irene aphmau

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Fish of the Day

Today's fish of the day is the giant tube worm!

The giant tube worm, known by scientific name Riftia pachyptila is a common marine invertebrate. Unlike the common ship parasite of the same name, this animal is found in the deep sea, only discovered in 1977 when exploring the hydrothermal vents off the Galapagos islands in the rift nearby. The range of the tube worm is concentrated at rifts and trenches formed by tectonic plates around the world, and although they are theorized to possibly be in other areas of the world, they have only been recorded in the Pacific and Indo-Pacific oceans. Living anywhere from 2,564 - 2,673 Meters of depth (8,412- 8,770 feet) these animals have a life that is irreparable tied to the hydrothermal vents they concentrate around.

Due to their scarcity, hydrothermal vents are often misunderstood. These are fissure vents along the sea bed near volcanic activity that emits extremely heated water and chemicals. This supports environments of bacteria and archaea in the deep sea that previously could not have managed in the cold waters, with the trade off that the waters near them are anywhere from 60-440 degrees celcius (140-870 degrees fahrenheit). This works particularly well for the tube worms, as they prefer to live in warmer temperatures. In fact, when there were live specimens caught in 1998, the captive worms were found to enjoy living in environments around 80 degrees Fahrenheit. These hydrothermal vents also foster the bacteria that keep adult worms alive, the Campylobacterota phylum.

The giant tube worm has a life cycle similar to many others within its family, worms start life as free swimming planktonic organisms, which swim weakly and move via rows of cilia along the outer layer of their skin. Once they find a hydrothermal vent, this is when they enter a sessile stage as a juvenile, where they will begin acquiring the bacteria around the vent within themselves. These worms have no mouth, and the bacteria is an essential part of the organism, acting as their only source of sustenance in a kind of symbiosis referred to as chemoautotrophic symbiosis. Once they are stably rooted into a colony around a vent, these worms will grow quicker than any other deep sea animal, breaking the ideas in 1977 about how slow life in the deep sea was. They can grow around 1.5 meters within less than 2 years, reaching a total or 2 meters or 6.6ft total, giving them the fastest growing rate of any marine invertebrate known.

The campylobacterota takes root in the tube worms similar to an infection, through the skin. This bacteria will then bloom inside of its host, starting at what was once the mouth and esophagus in juvenile and larvae worms, before taking place in the midgut. This bacteria will then carve out an area within the worm called the Trophosome cavity, and the remainder of the digestive tract fills in. This bacteria subsists off of carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, from which it can create all organic compounds needed to sustain life, releasing sulfur as a waste product. It gains energy by oxidizing the inorganic sulfur in a cycle similar to the calvin cycle used for photosynthesis.

After the worm has settled into its home along the vent and has entered the symbiotic cycle with bacteria, the worm will begin growing what is referred to as a husk or a shalth around it. This is a hard chitin shell that is used to prevent predation on the internals of the worm, along with protection for the trophosome cavity within. Then, above that is the vestimentum, which are muscle bands that can be used to pull in a gill structure above in the presence of predators, this is also where the genitals can be found, and the heart. The most striking and visible section of the worm is the branchial plume. This plume is a bright red color due to the extensive hemoglobin chains within it, despite the presence of sulfides, which usually inhibit hemoglobins. These plume gill structures are used for extending into colder water where more oxygen is available, along with bringing in carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfides for the bacteria.

Reproduction of this animal is not reliant on a season or specific age, but rather to the volcanic tectonic plate activity around it. During a spawning event, males within the colony will release spermatozoa into the water, which will locate female tube worms, swimming within the husk structure and into the ovaries. In laboratory specimens, this process takes only 30 seconds, but in the wild it is thought to take much longer and survival of the spermatozoa to rely upon the hydrothermal vent. Once fertilized, eggs will grow within the worm for several months, and when the hydrothermal vent conditions are right, the eggs will be released into the water column, relying on deep sea currents and buoyancy to carry them to the pelagic layer. The life cycle begins all over again.

Have a wonderful day everybody!

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Luce (mascot)

Luce (Italian: [ˈluːtʃe], lit. 'Light') is the official mascot of the 2025 Jubilee. Designed by tokidoki founder Simone Legno, she represents a Catholic pilgrim. Luce has a pet dog named Santino and friends named Fe, Xin, and Sky. The designs of Luce and her friends have been compared to anime characters.[1]

She has blue hair and wears a yellow rain jacket, which is colored in reference to the flag of the Vatican City as well as a symbol for "journeying through life's storms". She carries a pilgrim's staff, which represents "the pilgrimage toward eternity", and wears mud-stained boots to represent "a long and difficult journey". Her eyes have highlights in the shape of a scallop shell, a traditional symbol of Catholic pilgrimage; her shining eyes were described as "a symbol of the hope of the heart". She also wears a rosary. Simone Legno said that he hopes "Luce can represent the sentiments that resonate in the hearts of the younger generations".[2]

Luce was unveiled by Rino Fisichella on October 28, 2024. He said that Luce was inspired by the Catholic church's desire "to live even within the pop culture so beloved by our youth."[3] She is planned to represent the Vatican City at Lucca Comics & Games in 2024, which will be the first time that the Vatican officially participates in a comic convention.[2] Luce will also represent the Vatican City at Expo 2025 in Japan.[4]

Following Luce's unveiling, she quickly spawned Internet memes. Users on websites such as Twitter made jokes about the Catholic Church embracing anime visuals, and some drew comparisons between Luce's design and the design of Ai Ohto, the protagonist of Wonder Egg Priority.[5] However, her debut also sparked controversies among some Catholic groups due to designer's public support for LGBT, including Pride Month, and collaborations with a company producing sex toys.[6] Other, less-hinged criticisms call Luce Satanic because a possible name for Satan that appears once in the Vulgate - Lucifer - shares the same Latin root - lux, meaning "light" - as the mascot. [7]

#twitter #tweet #tweets #catholic #vatican #anime #luce #rome #Vatican City #wikipedia #catholic church

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We want to wish everyone a happy 1 month anniversary since the Stožice concert! 🥰💗

This is a translation of an online article published today, 6.11.2023, by Suzy magazine, a subsidiary of the Slovenian newspaper Slovenske novice. The author of the article is Polona Bohorič.

Audio version by IG Gboleyn123 can be also listened on Spotify, iTunes, and other podcast platforms.

ODE TO JOKER OUT

What do these guys have that is lacking in the world?

Respect. To everyone. To their roots. To the world. Compassion. The desire to be human. Playfulness. That inexhaustible companion of creativity.

[Photo caption: They give off the feeling of an old, well-rehearsed rock band. PHOTO: Mediaspeed]

Fever

I actually don't even remember when and how I got the Joker Out fever. What attracted me? The lyrics for sure, words have always been a sacred tie for me, a fundamental element. Rhythms and melodies were not far behind. Likeable. Enough to awaken my attention, followed by curiosity and then the excitement of discovery.

Charisma, honesty, open-mindedness. The incredibly complementary collection of members, both in personality and in their image, works as if they had been put together by some giant professional American or English production company. But they have built themselves. Step by step, as it seems, since childhood... With resolution. With learning. With a freshness of their own which is brimming in them, and which they are showering over people far and wide... Material that is good enough to set one small country on fire. And this fever knows no bounds and it is spreading.

In a world where we are all the media, it's not that hard to create one hit. But keeping and stacking the material to maintain and even increase the temperature is a task that many have already undertaken. Only few succeed.

The first time I heard the song "Novi Val", which is becoming the anthem of a whole generation, I was as struck as if I had opened a textbook with instructions on how to exist and at the same time embrace life. Youth is always finding it's own way, circumstances are constantly changing. The rebellion of yesterday is not the same as the rebellion of today. However, the inner strength that drives the world forward is the same.

[Photo caption: What do these boys have that is lacking in the world? Surely something profound, something that every young heart naturally longs for. PHOTO: Mediaspeed]

Authenticity

There are five of them. Five points of a star.

Their roles in the five-pointed community are so natural. It doesn't matter who occupies which place, when or why, but more importantly that they blend in with the others- just as the points in a star blend together. What matters is that everyone enjoys it. Playing, complementing. And growing. I perceive them as coexisting in total acceptance of one another.

If they have made their way to the stage by by walking the road laid before them by their role models, this influence has brought them to a point where they seem to have found not just each other, but their own star.

One role stands out despite their unity. This role is not called frontman for nothing. He is simply in the foreground. Born for the stage, regardless where or with whom, but at the same time a sensitive soul and a perfectionist. I was struck by how subtly he slowly turned the stage spotlights onto his friends in the band, so that they all came out of their shells or got rid of their reservations. The wisdom of a leader, hats off.

Mastery

The boys are precise and skilled in their work, although (or maybe because of it) their performances in smaller clubs seem casual, as if they had just dropped in on their way. Their mileage of being onstage is noticeable. They give off the feeling of an old, well-rehearsed rock band. But the magic happens when the audience feels that the pleasure is theirs. The wave that lights up on the stage ripples in both directions.

[Photo caption: Bojan Cvjetićanin, born for the stage, regardless where or with whom, but at the same time a sensitive soul and a perfectionist. FOTO: Mediaspeed]

A crowd of a few hundred or a few thousand - there is no great difference in the response - is spellbound from the first to the last chord. This desire to move with everyone on and below the stage is more than the individual bras, bracelets and glasses, which are already becoming a collection. It is a powerful force of invisibly woven feelings, emotions, memories and visions. It is the enthusiasm of youth, regardless of age.

Who is part of the generation of love and hope? The Stožice stadium gave me the answers.

A six-year-old girl, sitting calmly cross-legged on a slightly raised technical prop in the arena, silently moves her lips with each word in the song, and as the boys leave the stage, she wisely observes, "It's not over yet. Carpe diem is still missing."

Her father, who looks at her with wide-eyed pride.

Thirteen-year-old best friends, accompanied by one of their mothers, experiencing the ecstasy of each song individually? Their own experience follows the band and the stage, and with the obligatory recording on the phone, they sing to each other, confessing and commanding each verse, with the full conviction that it is theirs.

The mother is stoically tolerating what is happening, obviously aware of the importance of this moment for her daughter.

In the stands, the seats are not filled because all the ticket holders are on their feet, dancing, singing. And they undulate. Fans and admirers in a crowded fan pit, who have been preparing for this moment of unity for six, eight, ten months.

Friends and colleagues of the five guys, scattered all over the arena, keeping a watchful eye on every move.

Two ladies in their fifties, standing next to a fence, dancing and reliving their youth.

[Photo: Mediaspeed]

Slovenia, Europe, the world. Twenty-seven countries are present in one space and united in one chorus. An ode to youth, rebellion, trust and determination. It lasts for two hours in this place, but lives in the heart in each moment, pulsating in a single beat.

No, it is not hypnosis, it is a wave of hope and trust. A belief that youth can do anything. This youth is not really defined by numbers.

Values

What do these guys have that is lacking in the world? Surely something deep, something that every young heart naturally longs for. When it merges into the same river with them, that deepness can be drunk in long draughts.

Respect. To everyone. To their roots. To the world.

Compassion. The desire to be human.

Playfulness. That inexhaustible companion of creativity.

Cooperation and cohesion. Powerful weapons to prevent the ego from growing like a wild weed.

The ability to maintain distance without arrogance. The ability to accept without becoming greedy.

Gratitude and modesty. These two keep your feet firmly on the ground.

[Photo: Mediaspeed]

Courage and hope. Two invincible forces that help to spur and tame even the wildest horses and lift them up to the unknown, the incredible, the dreamlike.

I perceive their strong mindsets through their gestures, words, concerts, interviews. Although it is quite clear how responsibly and professionally they have embarked on their journey, I hope that the weight of what they have already experienced does not press them into too much deliberation about the way forward. I sincerely wish them to remain in tune with their authenticity: childishly mischievous, youthfully seductive and juicily mature.

This world is already all theirs ...

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Translation by @kurooscoffee. DO NOT REPOST!

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