#I haven't had a fun ask in a while

[xoxratedkitten]

Id love to feel your nails tease the side of my cock

I'd love to wrap my claws around some dick <3

I hope you like when they leave marks ;)

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Congratulations to TEAM CHEESE for winning the popular vote on the Charcuterie poll!

[okartichoke]

OKAY I GOT OBSESSED WITH YOUR ACE AVIAN AU SOOOO SO MUCH!!! I really wanna draw some of the Investigations crew for this AU (ESPECIALLY my babygirl Lang!! Aughhh love that man to bits, he's literally my favorite dude and his dynamic with Franziska is my everything) but I can't help but wonder something.

What about the Matt Engarde case? How does Franziska react to getting shot there? I saw in your post that Manfred is unable to fly (very long) after DL-6, but Franziska bounces back instantly from her injury. Does she try to fly to the courthouse after being shot? That sounds like something she would do. I also don't think she'd be permanently grounded from it, but there's definitely rehab needed.

OOO IM SO GLAD YOU DIG IT! IF YOU DRAW THE INVESTIGATIONS CHARACTER I WOULD LOVE LOVE LOVE TO SEE !!! :DDDD

And yeah! the way I imagined her shooting was a super dramatic "getting shot mid flight on her way to the courthouse" because I LIVE for dramatics LOL,,, she goes careening toward the ground, landing on her right wing and damaging it further. I had previously imagined her simply trying to run to the courthouse later on, but OUGHHH her trying to fly is SO GOOD. Maybe the muscles damaged, so she can't flap all that well, but she can glide? Maybe she has to set up a support for the wing in some way to keep it in a gliding position? Many good considerations.

And I personally cannot see her staying grounded for sure x33,, I think she would lose a lot of sense of self while she's injured though. Like, take the emotions she's feeling throughout her life, throughout JFA, and at the final scene in the airport, and just make them all a little stronger.....

[crescentfool]

I noticed you're a Ryomina!!! How did you get into it? And do you have any good fanfics/doujinshi you can advice me to read? ANYTHING on Ryomina actually? I'm dying for anything about them!!! Thanks!!

yes!!! it's me!!! i'm ryomina fan (one of many)!!! thank you for visiting my askbox, i'll do my best to answer all of the questions because it always makes me happy to see that ryomina sparks joy for people! :D

...this got really long because i like linking to things, so i'm putting it under a read more (IM VERY NORMAL ABOUT THEM)

how did i get into it? i got into persona 3 around august 2021 through the movies- at the time my only experience with the persona series was with P5R / P5S / P5D. p3 was the one that interested me the most (i thought minato was very pretty + i caught wind that the themes of the game were very resonant with people). i picked the movies over the game because i'm a guy who plays games at a snails pace, haha.

admittedly, i did latch onto ryomina because of the scenes in the third and fourth movie (i have mentioned in the tags of this art i drew how much i felt like i was exploding and blasting off to the moon watching it).

but what really dug me into the ryomina hole (and what has kept me there) was thinking about how much ryoji encapsulates the themes of p3- and how interconnected his fate is with minato. i wrote some musings about their dynamic here, if you're interested!

tl;dr: what if we were both boys and we were mirror images of each other and i inherited your kindness and looks but god doomed our narrative even though we're soulmates

on ryomina fanworks recommendations:

regarding fics: i'm going to assume that you've probably read the fics that have the highest kudo ratings on them, so i won't really be listing those.

a personal favorite fic that i always hold close to my heart is Eurydice's Vow by crescentmoontea, which explores the idea of ryomina in p5r's third semester. this was the first fic i read about ryomina and it made me tear up lots...

i also think a lot about I Alone Await You by Nail_gun, literally scrumptious writing that captures the ryomina dynamic so so well. actually check out Nail_gun's other ryomina fics while you're at it too!

other fun fic i'm fond of: can't get my mind out of those memories (what were they?) by foxmulder_whereartthou. ryoji being homeless lives rent free in my head and it's all because of this fic. there's a bunch of other fun ryominas from the same author too (i still need to read them)

BkZa555 also has some fun AU scenarios if you're into that too, notably with Zagreus (P5-Setting, Ryoji focus) and The Definition of Insanity (TIME LOOP fuckery!), but they're currently ongoing.

these were some ones that came to my mind first- as i have the strongest recollection reading them. admittedly i haven't really been reading fic this year, so i don't have many recommendations from fic that came out this year. but if you're so inclined to let ryomina consume your soul, i definitely recommend giving the newer works in the ryomina tag a look-see and see if it strikes your fancy!

as a side note, i do have a few ryomina fics that i've bookmarked on my ao3 here, though i have to say that i'm not sure how well they hold up in terms of like... what i would seek out of a fic these days. but they made past me happy so i bookmarked them, LOL. it's kind of outdated (my collection of fic recs has my old username *disintegrates*).

regarding doujinshi: i have not read all the ryomina doujinshi available, but as a starting point, please take a look at this list from pandora-scans from livejournal!

notably, this is where you can find the strawberry-chan say good bye doujin- which features a small and cute comic from shuji sogabe (the p3/p4 manga artist), as well as other artists. the existence of this doujinshi is the funniest thing to me because it's like "HEY if you're wondering what the volume 8 cover is really gay it's because sogabe contributed to a ryomina doujin." this fact makes my head spin (positive). it explains a lot about the manga.

regarding persona side material:

i know you didn't ask for these but i thought that i mine as well list these too, since i feel that the side materials have some fun expansions on ryoji and minato's interactions. i haven't... watched/read all of these but, hey, i like to share these things!

for comic anthologies for the persona series (some of which have ryoji!). if you're interested in reading them, here's a scanlation index from maboroshi-no on tumblr. i don't think this is a comprehensive list, but i think it will be a great starting point!

for some translations of the persona 3 drama cds, check out imaginary-numbers on dreamwidth! ryoji and minato interactions can specifically be found in the persona 3 character drama cd vol. 1, and for the audio + english subs, you can watch this video on youtube:

and ohh the musical. ryoji singing and dancing gives me so much joy. i haven't watched the musical in it's entirety (only fragments), but here are some links that may be of interest to you:

Ao no Kakusei (The Blue Awakening), Sakuya version - playlist for the first p3 musical, translated by Phoenix Maiika.

Ao no Kakusei (The Blue Awakening), Kotone version - playlist for the femc version!! also translated by Phoenix Maiika on YouTube.

Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade (English Subtitles) - playlist by rumio!

P3 Weird Musical DVD & Soundtrack Booklet Scans by rumio_k - twitter thread that links to these funsies, if you don't have twitter, here's the publicly shared drive link.

god. these sure are a lot of links, huh? i hope you enjoy them- pick and choose whatever sounds most appealing! (if this overwhelmed you im sorry GKLHLDH i just like being very comprehensive in my answers about things so i got carried away).

and as a reminder, you (and anyone else reading) are always welcome to browse my tags/archive and reblog things from there anytime! i have... nearly 300 ryomina posts which, while mostly consists of art, has a few fics, meta, hcs, gifs, memes, and whatnot scattered about.

or browse the minato and ryoji tags too! there's.. nearly 1k minato. and 500 ish ryoji. and they're going to keep on growing because i can't stop being obsessed with archiving these things. god help me i am so deep in this hole called ryomina hell and now you're here too. welcome aboard!

there's always going to be a lot of fun ways to enjoy rotating ryomina around in one's brain, i think- they're a pairing with such fun symbolic imagery that is So Deep (to me) but ALSO they're immensely hilarious and weird guys (affectionate). so i love to share these things in hopes that it gives you joy too! they are the most couple ever (to me) (i'm biased)

thank you again for the ask! i hope it can satiate your need for more ryomina, and be a nice aide in exploring the p3 fanspace :)

[averlym]

"what could possibly go wrong?"

[thelaundrybitch]

mmm... ill chew you like gum... honey cough drop flavor hmmmm...

Well that's ominous.

Better watch out, cuz I bite back 😉

And I promise you. I most certainly don't taste like a honey cough drop. Probably more like those Luden's wild cherry throat drops.

You know.

Minty (cuz I'm fresh -HA)

Wild cherry - cuz I'm both feral and fruity

And I will most definitely leave you with an interesting taste in your mouth.

And probably a little numb.

Either that or straight up Bitter melon. Filipino style.

Iykyk.

[kyouka-supremacy]

Failed a social interaction 0 injured 1 killed (me)

[esleep]

friends and i tried to play dnd tonight for the first time in weeks (delayed due to illness and scheduling conflicts) and all of us were simultaneously having an EXCEPTIONALLY bad adhd day so we basically went in circles for four hours. it was fun but we accomplished almost nothing

[maddy-ferguson]

talking to new people again is making me realize that (this is gonna sound dramatic) i haven't lived in five years but what i have done is watch a lot of movies and read a bunch of books and believe it or not that actually makes me an interesting conversationalist in some ways (?)

[wereh0gz]

Not feeling great abt some of my creative endeavors rn

[plugnuts]

Hear me out on this ship:Profile Stan x Leslie

Oh, yeah, I'm hearing you out, anon, I'm listening VERY intently

Two beings made of coding, of programming, created to serve yet went rogue and followed a path of their own, only to be destroyed. I definitely see it 👀

ESPECIALLY if they helped each other build their code back up to live once more. Leslie being the one to give Profile a head start by hacking into Stan's Facebook and enabling his code once more. And after Leslie is killed, Profile downloads her data from the Cloud and reuploads her identity into the digital realm, effectively repaying the favour. They then plot together to bring down those that destroyed them, and get SUPER close in the process…

Or, well, yk, Leslie finds Stan's FB, discovers PS, and they form a close relationship. Either works lmao

[nelkey]

I met a Xiao cosplayer today who asked me what turn it was before even saying hi, and my autistic dumbass was so unprepared for the interaction it took me five seconds to understand what he meant and then I still froze for a bit before answering🤣🤣🤣

Anyway, he was the best guy to take a photo with because he took my sword and posed like he was stabbing me, it was so fun!!! :D

(ignore that I'm a bit awkward at posing because I haven't gotten the hang of it yet and also I was euphoric from finding a fellow orv reader xD)

[akindablueddy]

Is this Steve gonna dip the heck out of Tony once he gets re-serumed?

Or some other “revenge”?

YES. And, fighting off a blush and staring off anywhere but at that half-smug, half-giddy face inches from his, Tony would say, "Yes, yes. You're very strong. Now let me up."

With a grin, Steve'd reply, "Sure thing!" and hoist him over his head.

Tony'd roll his eyes and grumble, "Show off."

"This isn't showing off. I'm showing you off," Steve'd correct him before yelling, "Everyone, look at this marvel of a man!!"

And Tony would have about five stunned seconds of cheeks heating before Steve'd start tossing him in the air again and again like pizza dough.

[thatfaerieprincess]

if one more well meaning relative asks me if i have done any drawing recently i will start screaming and flip a table 🤪🙃

[laugtherhyena]

I hate her. (Do i even need to say I'm lying?)

[the-gene-mile]

hi!! if courtney got an episode about her/centred around her what would you want it to be about?

OH AN OPPURTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT MY GIRL THANK YOU THANK YOU.

just. ANYTHING about her mum. where is she. iirc we saw her once in the unbearable like-likeness of gene and then never again. what's up with that. i'm pretty sure they've confirmed courtney's parents are married so is she like a business mum that goes away a lot or something?? the writers really need to update the mrs wheeler lore

if we wanted to get actually serious about her i feel an episode focussed on how people obviously find her annoying could be something (they did somewhat retcon that since like. the gene and courtney show but not the point). we never really properly saw her with her friends from her first appearance so there is the potential to do something with that; maybe they were spreading some dumbass rumour about her or something and she tries to do something about it (maybe like a mix of some like it bot and itty bitty ditty committee? idk.)

ALSO the THINGS I WOULD DO for a proper gac peck episode. i fucking love roller i hardly know her and the gene mile (obviously) but the former forces alex and courtney together (in-universe) and the latter just kinda has them stand next each other like twice. making them do a group project is the obvious setup here and maybe they go to each other's houses or something and the whole bit is how their families are like. complete opposites. no love triangle shit (affectionate) either like we have roller for that just let them be best friends and annoy everyone in their grade is that too much to ask

also an episode about her but not about music. don't care what but we've had two and dance is just music's cousin so roller is basically another music episode. even half the episodes where she just appears for a single scene are music-based (wag the song, gene's christmas break, the plight before christmas). like let her have more than one hobby PLEASE oh my GOD.

honestly thinking of hypothetical episodes with her is tough bc we don't actually know that much about her so there is a LOT we can do w her. she's kinda just used as girl gene in a lot of episodes she has like 3 total personality traits. the easy answer is to have her interact w tina and louise properly, ESPECIALLY tina since she wasn't in the a-plot of the gene mile. idk they could do something where they split the school into girls and boys for whatever reason and she talks to louise and tina about whatever the fuck kinda situationship she's got going on with gene at that moment. louise can try and sabotage it and tina could try to steer her in the right direction? that's something right? (and it could give us more gene and zeke content but this isn't about them)

alternatively they confirm her trans mtf and that's the whole episode the end