#I just personally like to stick to canon in this aspect and was so very confused upon first joining the fandom due to this
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raelyn-dreams Ā· 1 year ago
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Okay I think this might be a hot take and its completely fine if others disagree, but I do genuinely think Mika has adoptive parents, and I don't think that him having them takes away from his character arc or abandonment issues.
First off, I find people are often hung up on the fact that Mika rarely mentions his parents and still refers to himself as an orphan, but from my experience, those are both fairly common behaviors among some foster kids? People irl I've known have kept a respectful distance with their foster/adoptive parents, due to needing time to open up or simply choosing to keep the relationship more impersonal. I think this applies in Mika's case especially since he was adopted very late and then went off to Yumenosaki shortly after, so he hardly had time to get to know his adoptive parents. In addition, Mika's incredibly low self-worth makes it so he doesn't like imposing or asking people for help when it comes to personal issues, especially during ! era. Add in the fact that he's living with Shu to avoid the commute in ! era and lives at the dorms in !! era, and it makes sense to me he wouldn't mention them much.
Adding onto the above, from a writing perspective, I think it's also a pattern with certain characters not to bring up their parents. For example, we hardly know anything about Shinobu or Mitsuru's parents, despite them being on good terms with them and living at home during ! era. There's simply no reason to plot-wise - whenever parents are brought up, it's usually because they were terrible and left long-lasting trauma on their kids (Hinata & Yuta, Tsumugi, Madara, etc). Mika's adoptive parents, from what we know, are just...fairly normal and quite unremarkable by Enstars standards.
I think it's also kind of a plothole (though correct me if I'm wrong!) if he doesn't have adoptive parents because of Yumenosaki's high tuition. The timeline of Mika enrolling in Yumenosaki, joining Valkyrie, and when he was stated to be adopted is pretty vague; all we know is that it's near the beginning of his first year. However, he stated that he joined Yumenosaki specifically to see Shu again; therefore, it doesn't make sense to me that Shu could've paid his tuition, since if we're going by normal tuition rules, he had to have a part of it paid in advance. We know Mika works himself to death, so he may have gotten a part-time job, but it doesn't seem feasible to me if he was in the orphanage to have done that alongside caring for the kids so young. Therefore, him having gotten adopted around a year before entering Yumenosaki and then having his parents pay part of the tuition makes the most sense to me.
In addition, we also hear Shu say that Mika's parents paid his family some money for allowing Mika to board in Shu's house. It doesn't make any sense to lie about this - why would Shu's parents tell him that if Mika had no parents? Why would Mika hypothetically tell Shu that if it was something Shu's parents could easily disprove? Furthermore, Mika's parents are mentioned in both Marionette and Victoria. While you could make the argument he lied in Marionette, why lie in Victoria, which is set so close to the end of ! era? Furthermore, his official ! era profile stated that his family structure at home was "Parents"; that's something I take as fairly canon, since we've never had a lie of this scale on an official profile.
Getting back to my main point, character-wise, I don't think Mika having adoptive parents makes his arc any less realistic. We know that Mika purposefully avoided getting adopted young so he wouldn't abandon the other kids. It seems entirely plausible that potential parents may have been interested in adopting him a few times, but Mika's fear of abandonment or rejection (both for himself and the others) wouldn't allow himself to be. I think that only when he had a clear goal in mind - Yumenosaki - would he allow himself to be. Mika is also not close to his adoptive parents, displaying a vague sense of gratitude and respect, but not the overt familiarity one would expect. If we take both the timeline and Mika's past into account, this makes sense and doesn't detract from his arc of learning that he's valued and human. It would still play out the same, and from my interpretation, that's how I believe it is in canon.
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standamianwayne Ā· 25 days ago
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yandere!batfam/damianā€™s twin!reader
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okay so! in these neglected!reader fics Dick is almost always the one whoā€™s like trying to reach out the most. because of this, personally(!) i feel like heā€™s the kinda guy who just wants his family to be whole so he kinda takes up the position of like father+brother combined (eldest child syndrome lowkey). he kinda becomes the most present figure in the twinsā€™ lives and i think it goes double for reader tbh.
like breakfast lunch dinner Dick is right there with her and yaps her ear off. i think that where Bruce is the kinda dad that wants you to finish what you start, Dick is the kinda brother thatā€™s like ā€œif you donā€™t wanna do it, then donā€™tā€ ykwim? wanna do ballet? heā€™s at every recital. hate it? well, it wasnā€™t for you anyways! any practice, game, show, concert, heā€™s there. and if you decide you absolutely hate whatever it is, heā€™s there for you too!
just like general supportive older brother, but turned up juuuust a smidge. i feel like in the yandere aspect, heā€™s not really the type to go try and murder someone. sure he might hurt someone, but heā€™d at least want to avoid murder. itā€™s more like heā€™s gonna try and keep her home/with him as much as possible. like where are you going? itā€™s family game night! when did we start family game nights? donā€™t worry about it! now come on, itā€™s monopoly.
jason, on the other, WOULD probably kill someone. buuuuut i think itā€™s more so if she get physically hurt by someone would he be pushed to murder. emotionally? heā€™ll probably just beat them up and threaten them. but if they put their hands on her? mmm yeah youā€™re dead. sorry!
i feel like jason, whoā€™s literally died and come back to life consumed by rage, would see reader as the opposite of himself. as good, where he is bad. and i think that on one hand he wants to push her away, to not taint her with the darkness that consumes him. but on the other hand, heā€™s had so much taken from him, seen death at every corner, even met the man face-to-face. canā€™t he be selfish just this once?
so, in the early hours of the morning, before the sun comes up and his duty as Red Hood is done for the night, he seeks her out. he comes back to the manor, climbing through her bedroom window. sheā€™s still asleep and he just stands there, listening, watching, reminding himself that she is alive and so is he. he doesnā€™t touch her, he canā€™tā€” canā€™t poison her good with his bad. so, he settles for observing. maybe one day he can work up the courage to speak with her, seek her comfort. but for now, heā€™s content with simply existing around her.
tim is also an observer in like a borderline stalker kinda way. makes everybody download life360 but he watches her location like a hawkkkk. also gifts her a phone thatā€™s totally safe i swear! donā€™t mind that any texts from an ex or someone that you have bad blood disappear right after you get them. they probably just unsent them!
heā€™s like Dick in that he tries to convince her to stay home often. but his way of doing it isā€¦ different. you wanna go for a walk on this street? actually thereā€™s footage of a robbery that took place near there recently, probably not safe. wanna go to a friendā€™s house? um, according to their school records, they got detention in 5th grade. thatā€™s a bad influence, girl! donā€™t worry, we can play mario kart or something instead!
with duke i feel like, compared to the others, heā€™s the closest youā€™ll get to a regular brother. heā€™s the closest in age to the twins and he joined the batfam after damian in canon. heā€™s also very kind and soft(?) so itā€™s unlikely heā€™s gonna go full stalker and/or killer over his sister. donā€™t get me wrong, he could kick ass if needed. but when it comes to reader, heā€™s mostly just trying to bond with her. watching movies in his room, sneaking out to get ice cream together, even at the ā€˜Wayne Galasā€™ heā€™ll stick by her side.
duke is veryyy caring and passionate, plus i feel like heā€™s sympathetic as well. so when you need comforting, heā€™s probably the best to go to. cause he wonā€™t be the kind to go find whoever made you upset and ā€˜talk toā€™ them. instead, heā€™s gonna comfort his sis! unless it was someone who physically hurt her, then heā€™ll probably pay them a visit. but heā€™s not gonna kill them, i just canā€™t see him doing that.
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next up the batgirls šŸ˜› just as a note this is all my interpretation of the characters. if you think itā€™s ooc, no you didnā€™t ā¤ļø
also does anyone have a preference of using third person (she, her) or second (you, your)? i might switch to ā€˜youā€™ when i write the batgirls so its not confusing, but if anyone has a preference, let me know!
and thank you all so much for the love on the first part!!!! iā€™ve never uploaded fanfic before so this is so new to me šŸ˜… but i appreciate it sm! love yall! ā¤ļø
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xxsabitoxx Ā· 1 year ago
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My Personal Hashira šŸ† Size Ranking
Warning: if it ainā€™t obvious, this contains smut lmao ā€” therefore Muichiro is 100% not included in this. Weā€™re talking about šŸ†, length, girth, all the fun stuff. So if PPs make you uncomfortable keep on scrolling babes </3
A/N: these low key stress me out cause I feel like people can get pretty defensive over these types of Headcanons. Especially if my own thought differs from yours. Regardless, these are just my personal takes/HCs. My word is not law so do not be upset if my HC does not match yours / donā€™t feel the need to change how you HC these things to fit my POV. This is why I refrain from describing size in my fics, I want yā€™all to imagine it in a way that you like lololol
Lastly, idgaf if you see some of this as unrealistic, these are fake, fictional drawings of men, if I wanna give Gyomei a 44ft long šŸ†, I can and will (I didnā€™t but you get the point.) Anyways enjoy my personal thoughts on this matter
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1. Himejima Gyomei
Is anyone fucking shocked that this 7ā€™2 (220cm) man is packing the biggest schlong among the male Hashira?
I mean letā€™s be logical real quick, his dick is as big as the rest of him. This manā€™s dick is dragging on the floor.
Soft: 11.2
Hard: 12.3
Call it unrealistic idgaf this man is LONG
Girthy too, heā€™s fucking beefy all over
This manā€™s dick will feel like heā€™s shoving his wrist up in there ong bro
It curves downward slightly when hard, I mean shit that thing is heavy, it stands no chance against gravity
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2. Uzui Tengen
Again, the man is 6ā€™6 (198cm).
Height comes into play when it comes to our two tank Hashira
Therefore none of you should be surprised that they are the top two
Soft: 9
Hard: 10.3
Your guts are getting rearranged, he knows the length he has but often underestimates how far he can goā€¦
Heā€™s long but doesnā€™t have a crazy girth to him, which thank fuck it doesnā€™t take as much prep to take him
Heā€™s pretty straight when hard and manages to flex it and keep it up (he totally does dick tricks & you canā€™t convince me otherwise)
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3. Tomioka Giyu
Iā€™m standing by my ā€œbig dick Giyuā€ head canon. I just know this man is packing a weapon down there
Whatā€™s crazy is he wasnā€™t even aware of how good he had it until he overheard other corps members chatting
Soft: 6.3
Hard: 7.4
Heā€™s got a decent girth and as weird as it may sound, itā€™s pretty, like really pretty to look at
When hard, it curves upwards and stands at attention which makes him a bit embarrassed
He knows how to use it, because of that heā€™s pretty confident in that aspect which is wild for him
He will also rearrange your guts unintentionally (or intentionally hehe)
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4. Shinazugawa Sanemi
I donā€™t wanna hear one PEEP from any of you that Sanemi should be above Giyu.
My man is forth on the list but that ainā€™t mean shit, heā€™s still got a lot going on down there
Soft: 6
Hard: 7
Heā€™s girthy, will tear you up girth, needs thirty minutes of prep minimum because of how wildly he fucks girth
He sticks straight out, no curve in sight and honestly looks like he defies gravity.
Heā€™s like Tengen, can do dick tricks. But unlike Tengen he doesnā€™t make that known / show you lmao.
Heā€™ll break your back, he may even hurt you (fully unintentional) if he gets too into it. That thing is fr a weapon
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5. Rengoku Kyojuro
Heā€™s fifth on the list but trust me heā€™s not lacking
Heā€™s second smallest, but heā€™s not small, if you get what I mean. Itā€™s kinda like how we rank the Hashira weakest to strongest but regardless they are still the strongest in the corpsā€¦ that make sense?
Soft: 5.8
Hard: 6.8
He curves upwards, very prominent veins running along his shaft (heh, shaft)
Girth wise, heā€™s about normal. Not too intimidating but def offers you a good stretch, forgoing prep is real bold tbh
Heā€™s a quick learner so he quickly masters how to fuck you
He will strive to go as far as your body will let him, so expect to be bruised / sore
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6. Iguro Obanai
My king. He may be ā€œsmallestā€ among the Hashira men, but that doesnā€™t mean shit.
Heā€™s not self conscious of his dick, he knows how to use it. Heā€™s also pretty content with itā€™s size
Soft: 5.6
Hard: 6.5
See? You canā€™t come for me cause he ainā€™t even SMALL
Obanaiā€™s dick is pretty, too. It curves upwards slightly, since heā€™s pretty pale, his veins are prominent
Heā€™s got an average girth, he doesnā€™t need to prep you forever to get you ready. Which works in his favor cause he likes to ā€œpunishā€ you with no prep & going in raw
He can and will abuse your cunt, heā€™s not satisfied until you genuinely canā€™t walk without limping for a few days
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lackadaisycats Ā· 10 months ago
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Why does Fablepaint draw such mean spirited art of Rocky. Is it a personal sense of humor kind of thing? Or does disturbingly mean spirited art the only way for FablePaint to draw this character. Is it possible for some more lighthearted and optimistic stories regarding Rocky to show up anytime soon? Iā€™m not saying this to try to be offensive or aggressive, I just think the worldā€™s depressing enough, why make the fictional world sad as well. I do love the comic, I just wish it was happier.
I don't think Fable's art of Rocky is especially mean-spirited. At least no more so than mine has been. Rocky has always been a character with a knack for getting himself into trouble. I do know that Fable likes Rocky and finds various aspects of Rocky's personality and circumstances pretty relatable. I think a lot of what you're seeing actually comes from a place of affection, and maybe even a little bit of vicarious self-deprecation. I will tell you from my own experiences, this is very common among creators (myself included). A character may not be an intended self-insert of any sort, but you inevitably still end up with bits and pieces of yourself reflected therein. And in many ways, you're also inevitably sorting out some turmoil close to your own heart through the character and the story they inhabit.
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About the broader topic of sad things in fiction... Yeah, the world is harsh, cruel, and unfair even at the best of times, but I don't think art that fully disregards this does much service to anyone. The most fluffy, pastel-colored, marshmallow-mild media will still tend to present us with some conflict, because that's how a story manages to resonate. It's hard to convey something meaningful about human resilience, or abiding love, enduring friendship, confronting inner demons, triumph over injustice, or about the absurdity of living without acknowledging the darkness. Even if you're just writing something to make light of the implacable dark, it must be there for you to laugh at.
I think it's fine to use fiction as a temporary retreat from your own real life concerns. And I think it's fine to have comfort characters who you turn to when you need some uplifting. There are a lot of really sweet and lovely fan-works featuring Rocky out there that are much gentler with him than Fable or I will be. You can stick with those! That's okay! But canonically, he's part of a story about a tumultuous time in history, and a tumultuous time in his own troubled life. He's a flawed character surrounded by other flawed characters. He's willfully taken on the role of a violent criminal, in fact. And though I don't think the story of Lackadaisy is without happy, silly, lighthearted aspects, it's not only that. I can't change that without undoing everything I've been working toward. I hope that's understandable.
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sociopathicartist Ā· 3 months ago
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This was 100% indulgent by me and not requested (which is why it came out off schedule lol). I know I usually write for classic Sans, but along with Horrortale, Dreamtale is and always has been one of my favorite AUs, so I wanted to write something for Nightmare. Hope you guys enjoy this unexpected work :3
DREAMTALE - Nightmare Romantic Headcanons (indulgent with you as his lover)
Dreamtale is an extremely complex story with extremely complex characters that I have been figuring out for the past several years, trying to get my hands on the most canonical information about Dream and Nightmare and the story itself, especially with how muddled their characters have become within the fandom. If you like the stories where Nightmare is soft and cooing and Dream is a bully and is toxic, then this probably won't be an enjoyable read, but as all of my followers know, I always try my best to stick to how the characters canonically act. I could ramble on and on about this AU in particular and about how misunderstood both Dream and Nightmare are, but thatā€™s something Iā€™d only do if my opinions on it were requested since it would be an extremely long ramble.
The background for these headcanons can be whatever you wish, but just know that behind these itā€™s implied that youā€™re being forced to stay with Nightmare (youā€™re a bit silly like me if youā€™d ever willingly stay with him.)
DATES / ROMANCE
- While I do love the romantic aspects that Nightmare himself can be implied to have, I mean the setup is perfect for romance (beautiful dark castle, dark, brooding character, etc), I just donā€™t see him wasting his time being romantic.
- The exception is that he is a manipulator, and will do/say things that donā€™t seem in character at all for him so that he can win you over and make you believe that somewhere in there he is good and that he can change (itā€™s never gonna happen, baby), but I donā€™t see him doing these things without ulterior motives.
- Maybe heā€™s noticed that you donā€™t seem to be as keen on him as you usually would be, that his unloving and harsh personality is beginning to take a toll on you and youā€™re no longer seeking him out as much as you used to, so what better to do than make you think that he, you know, cares?
- Anytime he takes you out on a date to cozy you back up to his side and make you think he cares about you, itā€™s always with the intention of keeping you on the borderline of hating him and being obsessed with wanting his affection and love.
- Now, that doesnā€™t mean that the dates arenā€™t romantic or that theyā€™re horrible dates. Just because I donā€™t think heā€™s romantic himself (heā€™s too selfish IMO) doesnā€™t mean that he doesnā€™t know how to do romantic things. After all, if the dates he took you on sucked then you probably wouldnā€™t fall for him again like you always do.
- Sometimes when heā€™s hurt your feelings after he threw something at you, or you both got into an argument (good luck), heā€™ll do something easier, something lower effort to get you out of your bedroom and stop ignoring him and his servants like you have for the past several hours.
- Coffee shops are something heā€™s learned you like, and of course, there are selfish reasons to it, because heā€™d be a liar if he said he didnā€™t love coffee. Cafes and Library dates are almost always his go-to whenever youā€™re so upset with him that you shut him out completely and lock yourself away in your room. While he doesnā€™t enjoy said dates very much (heā€™s fonder of reading new books and coffee, thatā€™s it), he has to do them so that youā€™ll finally warm up to him again. How else can he keep tearing you down if youā€™re just always at your lowest? It would make you emotionally numb at some point.
- He did take you to FluffyTale once to where CCINO Sans works (you had no clue what was going on, and when you saw the look on CCINOā€™s face when he saw Nightmare, you knew it was nothing good). Why he did do that? Not sure. But it happened.
- For more extreme cases where heā€™s hurt you in a flash of anger (surprisingly he doesnā€™t do that too much to you, he may be annoyed 24/7 and may be a bitch but he does have good control over his emotions and the backlash for hurting you physically isnā€™t worth it with the recovery in his opinion), he does more caring things to get you to believe that heā€™s finally changed, even if just a bit, and that itā€™s not going to happen again.
- Of course, he doesnā€™t tell you that heā€™s sorry, and he doesnā€™t tell you that he wonā€™t hurt you again. Nightmare never lies, only conceals the truth (canon btw), so you wonā€™t hear mele promises from him. Itā€™s exactly why he has to put more effort into actions sometimes.
- In the extreme case where he has physically hurt you, whether he slammed you against a wall or knocked you down to the ground, he does give you time to gather yourself in your room until youā€™re ready to come out, unlike how he pesters you when you both just argue. Not only does letting you waller in your self-pity for hours benefit him and his love for feeding off of your negative emotions, but it does give you time to think and calm down, which he needs you to do for him to be able to worm his way back into your mind.
- After being locked away for hours and examining any bruises you got from him when youā€™re finally ready to come out and find him, heā€™s gotten you roses (one of the only flowers he doesnā€™t hate, it matches the aesthetic with his castle.) and has set up a nice dinner with your favorite food, letting you indulge in the rarer evenings that are so nice that they almost let you forget about all of the tears you cried and all of the lingering pain he put you through.
SLOW DAYS
- Nightmare is someone extremely difficult to just relax with and bond with.
- HOWEVER
- His canon personality is not all ā€˜grrr i hate you grr im gonna beat the shit out of you and kill everyone you loveā€™ because while he does have his moments, donā€™t think Iā€™m saying he doesnā€™t, he just isnā€™t horrible 100% of the time.
- We know for a fact (sourced by Q&Aā€™s and comics from JOKU) that Nightmare does have indulgent hobbies that PassiveNightmare used to have, like how he reads sometimes, and just also sourced from the same things, he isnā€™t angry a lot of the time. Orā€¦ He doesnā€™t show it. Heā€™s manipulative, heā€™s extremely smart, and while he is annoyed almost all of the time, itā€™s not beneficial to his manipulative behaviors to show that 24/7.
- Plus, just because heā€™s annoyed doesnā€™t mean the man canā€™t sit there and relax with a good-ass book and some coffee.
- For whatever reason heā€™s keeping you locked up in the castle with him (Iā€™m basing the reason off my a03 book with Nightmare, solely because I don't see why else he would bother keeping someone), as long as you donā€™t sit there and purposefully annoy him as Killer does, he doesnā€™t care if you want to sit in the same room as him.
- Heā€™s described in books as busy all the time, and granted, I do love love love the idea of Nightmare being all hot doing paperwork at his desk and shit like that, but it just doesnā€™t make much sense to me. Likeā€¦ He spreads negativity throughout universes and RARELY ever kills people, is he having to do paperwork over their hurt feelings or something?? This is no diss to those books because I love the concept of it and mmmmmm do I love an overworked Nightmare, but the idea when put into logical retrospect just doesnā€™t make much sense in my opinion.
- Therefore, since heā€™s literally been lounging around doing god knows what for 500+ years, I can see him having some boring and uneventful days in the castle.
- Since now youā€™re in the castle with him, itā€™s a bit easier to help pass the time with his ā€˜loverā€™ (he hates that word since he doesnā€™t and CANT love and hates any boyfriend/girlfriend label, it makes him feel too humane and in touch).
- You might just wake up and look for him after being served breakfast in your room like always, finding out that heā€™s in the castle today from one of his servants, and itā€™s always a straight shot guess of where he is.
- He doesnā€™t spend too much time in his bedroom. Itā€™s a place that he only associates with sleep and changing clothes, and since he doesnā€™t need sleep to live, he just never really goes in there. You most likely wonā€™t find him lurking in his bedroom at all.
- But the next best place where you can always find him is in his study or the library. Whenever he has the free time, you canā€™t recall seeing him without some sort of book in his hand. Sometimes he breaks free of the old habit and decides to write or drink some coffee while watching the rain pour down outside through his study window, but that isnā€™t as often.
- Surprisingly, he doesnā€™t typically turn down your company. Perhaps itā€™s for his selfish entertainment, or maybe he just finds you intriguing to talk to (Iā€™d hope he did after going through the effort to kidnap you and keep you kidnapped), but if he notices you strolling into his study, still in your pajamas and sleepy from just waking up, he simply just has one of the servants outside the study room bring you some coffee or tea to drink while you sit down next to him to see what heā€™s reading.
BONDING / CONVERSATIONS
- In no means am I saying that Nightmare isnā€™t abusive, he is and would be in any sort of relationship (we see this firsthand with him and Ccino sans.), but heā€™s not too estranged to just conversate with.
- Usually, lazy days when heā€™s just staying in the castle and isnā€™t in a completely horrible and stressed mood are the days where you can talk with him best, like normal people.
- Sometimes heā€™ll tell you about the book heā€™s reading, and go into a long explanation about the entire story and plot without any pauses or breaks, just talking mindlessly to pass the time.
- Other times he tells you about the missions heā€™s planning on doing or has done, which he only tells you about because unless youā€™re on a date together, you never leave the castle. And even when on dates, youā€™re always stuck by his side and under his constant supervision, so thereā€™s never any chance for you to blabber to anyone about what he tells you or for you to run.
- It was a huge shock to you at first with how conservative he can be, and how he can just talk and also listen in a normal, back-and-forth conversation, sometimes about absolutely nothing. Youā€™d just never expect it from him, but even though he does not care about or love you by any means (just like how it is impossible for Dream to hate, itā€™s also impossible for Nightmare to love), if heā€™s kidnapped you in the castle to keep you as a romantic partner for some reason, he has some level of interest or obsession with you, so heā€™s more keen to just talking like normal with you compared to talking to other people, like Killer for one.
- As for bonding, most of your bonding is just during already discussed and elaborated lazy days around the castle or dates that only happened because he hurt you and needs you to warm up to him again. While you can fall in love and be as cooing to him as youā€™d like, Nightmare doesnā€™t experience the bonding you do since he doesnā€™t feel love. He views quality time as a way to learn more about his fixation on you.
LIVING IN THE CASTLE
(last one for now!! i could just KEEEEP writing about this, but i wanna save it for other headcanons with him in the future.)
- You live a pretty lavish life in the castle, Iā€™m ngl.
- Iā€™ve said it SOSOSO many times, and Iā€™m gonna say it again, Nightmare is extremely manipulative. Thus, he allows your every need in the castle to be taken care of and makes sure that your bedroom is just the way you like it, and that you have anything you could want there.
- Having you be so comfortable in the castle and enjoy your life there makes it indefinitely easier for Nightmare to tear your little heart into pieces. Itā€™s so easy to do when your upset mood is constantly distracted by how good of a life you have there (mostly, save for Nightmare being a bitch) and it just makes it easier for him to hurt your feelings and feed off your negative emotions.
- To elaborate, if you lived a horrible life in the castle and he kept you locked away in some dungeon cell without any freedom to roam the castle, kept you in the same clothes you showed up in, and only gave you water and bread crusts for dinner, it would be very difficult to prevent you from going emotionally numb.
- Thereā€™s only so much distress one can take before shutting down, and if he wants to keep hurting you over and over again, it would be very hard to do so when youā€™re always at your lowest due to your living conditions in the castle.
- Having you live a lavish life with all the physical comforts (except his LMFAO) you could want keeps your mood boosted easier, and allows you to recover quicker from his emotional abuse. When you easily go back to being happy and forgiving him due to your luxury of being able to take walks in the garden by yourself, take a hot bath, and drink some nice tea, it only makes it to where he has to do less work to manipulate your emotions. He can do all of the cheering up indirectly (other than taking you out on dates when heā€™s super super mean to you) and just let himself indulge in the privilege of hurting you again.
- So, yeah. When it comes to living in the castle youā€™re pretty much set up for life, living like basically royalty. The only difficult part that always tears you down to earth is whenever Nightmare decides to mess you up again.
There's my short ramble!
I said short, this was a long headcanon list, but itā€™s short to me when I compare it with how much more I could have written. Iā€™m on a dreamtale crave right now since it has been one of my favorite auā€™s for a long time, and writing my a03 book with nightmare and dream has sparked the writing love for it again, so if anyone wants any requests for dream and nightmare I will take those up asap along with my others!
Thanks for reading!!
NIGHTMARE AND DREAMTALE BELONG TO JOKUBLOG!!
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icarus-n-flames Ā· 7 months ago
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You know sometimes I think about Charles Rowland and his response to Edwinā€™s confession, as Iā€™m sure we all do. A few days ago I thought about the part where he said they have ā€œliterally forever to figure out what the rest meansā€ and then I sort of thought of Red White and Royal Blue (stick with me here).
I particularly thought about how Alexā€™s mom asked him if he felt ā€œforeverā€ for Henry. In the context of the media itā€™s supposed to make Alex think and consider that getting into a romantic relationship with Henry isnā€™t something that can be casual and easily fall apart. Itā€™s going to make many waves, be very public and be even more so if they break up. Obviously it is also about his feelings and not just the repercussions but that aspect made me think of Charles, the thinking of the repercussions bit.
He has someone who has been his partner and best mate for 35 years. This is a person who showed him kindness for no reason other than he is just kind and Charles was someone he thought deserved his kindness. Edwin was probably many firsts for Charles in a lot of platonic ways considering he was 16 and the relationships he had with friends and family werenā€™t the best. Edwin is the person he cares the most for in the whole world and bringing more than what they have into this threatens the balance they have.
Iā€™m sure weā€™ve all considered what would happen if we dated a friend and it went poorly. Even more so if you jump headfirst into something only to realize maybe you DONā€™T feel the same and now you have to break their heart.
Charles Rowland and Edwin Payne have an eternity together and Charles needs to look within himself and see if he feels eternity for Edwin because any less and itā€™s terrifying what that could mean for them if he takes that step and fumbles. For someone like Charles who just does what heā€™s feeling in the moment and actā€™s impulsively, his response to that confession was the least impulsive thing heā€™s done and I think it speaks volumes of how much he cares for Edwin.
I like that, if/when they become canon, itā€™s going to be because Charles has thought about it and hasnā€™t acted impulsively even if maybe the scene plays out where he is SEEMINGLY acting impulsively.
He really is the good sort of chap. Iā€™m so normal about him.
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maxphilippa Ā· 1 year ago
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An Small Analysis Post On Lightbulb, Because I Hate How The Fandom Butchered Her Character As A Whole.
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I'm making this post mostly as a reminder to myself To Not Hate Lightbulb because I actually think she's a pretty interesting character, but the way the fandom portrays her kinda ruined my interest for her.
The fandom's portrayal of Lightbulb ultimately just sticks to the nonsensical/silly aspect of her, which is pretty much what Lightbulb didn't want on canon to begin with. Interpretations and all that are understable, but I would like to just point out some things about Lightbulb. She's not just whimsy and sillyness and nonsense, her whole arc is about literally Toxic Positivity, Lack of Compromise, Lack of Leadership skills, Lack of Connection With Others and Unhealthy Copying Mechanisms.
Now Max, what the hell are you talking about? Well.
I personally think that Lightbulb is a genuinely good character. The way she copes with stuff really makes you see that she's really not doing great mentally. Of course, toxic positivity and sillyness may be her way to cope, because if no one sees her being vulnerable, they will never know what may hurt her the most.
I do think that she cared for Marsh in the same way Paintbrush did, but dare I say she also lacks emotional intelligence when it comes to comforting others or accepting those feels. Why talk about them seriously when you can just joke around and make them laugh about the issue? Of course that didn't happen.
Lightbulb has attachment issues, she doesn't want to be left alone, and she doesn't seem to be conscious over the fact that her attitude and way to approach others IS why she never truly got too many significant relationships at all until the very end, only for all of her friends to leave.
Having a "I don't care :]" attitude only did it so much worse for her on an emotional stand point because she ended up caring so SO badly for the remaining members of her group, and when her team was going down, she didn't know what to do or what to say at all. On late s2 she's actually getting the needs of her teammates and their struggles.
But I want to note something here. The reason as to why she "ditched" Test Tube so quickly on the alt dimension ep was because she thought that she found people that got her, people who were going through it but just wanted to keep thinking positively, and at the end of the day, that just doomed her. Because she realized that they weren't like that. She didn't find anyone that got how she felt.
You can only hide so much things with laughs and shenanigans and attitudes and addictions, before you realize that you have to own your mistakes and have to ACTUALLY TRY to be a better person.
Now, I don't think that Lightbulb meant things to go that way.
Thus all of these things are so much sadder when Fan and Test Tube get eliminated and Lightbulb is left alone. For the first time she ACTUALLY tried to let go off her unhealthy copying mechanisms and got close to people and lost them on the process. She lost all of her team because she didn't care seriously enough.
She's alone.
She doesn't like being alone at all.
So she's currently suffering the consequences of her actions.
And she doesn't like being alone.
Lightbulb struggles so SO much with having healthy relationships and healthy connections because she never was honest with herself at all. And when she realized that in order to be close to others, you have to grow and let yourself feel, it was far too late.
Her whole team is gone because of her lack of care for it and how she sucked at being a leader despite being an light to them, her unhealthy copying mechanisms indicate that she's been like that for a long time, and that the attitude she took was in order to cope with things feeling so so bad.
I really want to see what they'll do with her once s2 is back again. But for now, we can only hope so much.
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Hello, I don't know if you are taking requests but I was wondering if you could make a female reader x Aki Hayakawa where they are both a couple (they have been dating for a while) and she moves in with him so she helps him deal with his roommates (including Nayuta because she is very cute) I don't know if I explained myself well, do what you want hahaha I only ask that it be fun and fluffy
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pink cheeks and hot coffee - aki hayakawa ā‹†āŗā‚Šā….
overview: 8 months ago, in the cold Tokyo snow, you met him. Time-skip, and you're moving in with him, and meeting the people closest to him. Aki Hayakawa truly is a rom-com dream.
word count: 2848
tags: aki x gen!reader (except reader is called pretty) maybe ooc(?), mentioned power, nayuta, denji, and aki, aki likes to flirt, fluff, request, established relationship, canon divergence, aki is not some emotionless freak
warnings: none
author's note: uuuugh this took me a month to complete im so sorry to who requested this i've been infinitely busy :( changed some stuff up & left some key aspects of the request out, so let me know if you want me to continue this story rather than stop here. + not sure if this is ooc or not. fujimoto took my babies away from me so i havent seen their personality in forever dont beat me up pls
thank u 4 reading ^_^
8 months ago, you met Aki Hayakawa in the cafĆ© a block from your apartment. Having just moved to Tokyo, you needed something familiar ā€“ thankfully, cafĆ©s are essentially the same everywhere. He ordered his coffee black ā€“ and you only remembered because thatā€™s weird, ew ā€“ and shot you two fleeting glances before awkwardly returning to staring out the window.Ā 
Ten minutes later, you saw him leave a nice sum of yen on the table, exiting the cafĆ© with a ding as he pulled a pack of cigarettes out of his back pocket. Naturally, cigarettes repel you ā€“ secondhand smoke, ew again ā€“ but you shrugged and slid out of your booth, leaving the money necessary to cover your meal and then some, your shoes crunching the snow as you left the warm cafĆ©. To be fair, you just wanted to test your luck ā€“ heā€™s cute and you like to talk. The worst he could do is start running in the opposite direction.
ā€œHi.ā€ You breathed, cold fog punctuating your words.
He gave you a quizzical look, almost annoyed, even, and you chewed down on your bottom lip, regretting your bold choice already. He returned his gaze to his cigarette, flicking on the lighter and directing it to the end of the stick.
ā€œHello. Can I help you?ā€Ā 
ā€œRight. Sorry. I noticed you ā€“ā€ You drew a blank. Whatā€™d you notice? Quick! Lie ā€“ heā€™s too cute. ā€œHad the new Onitsukas. I like the, um, colorway. Black and grey. Suits your vibe.ā€ You gesture to his black and grey Onitsuka Tigers, laced with matching black threads.Ā 
ā€œOh.ā€ Confusion settled deeper into the manā€™s face, but a fresh pink tint decorated his cheeks. ā€œRight.ā€ He looked down, kicking some snow around and checking out his Tigers as if he forgot they were there. ā€œThank you.ā€
ā€œIā€™m a big shoe fan myself, you know.ā€ What a lie. You gave him a meek smile and kicked your Isabel Marants into the air for him to see. ā€œThe viral ones. Sold out everywhere. Couldnā€™t get them anywhere ā€“ well, except for one place. I stood in the rain for these.ā€ Another lie. You ordered these online on a whim, because your best friend, Lou, said theyā€™d look good on you and you were desperate for some new fashion options.
ā€œUhā€¦ okay,ā€ His ears were red by now. Are you annoying him? Why did you think he cared about shoes? Get this guyā€™s number and get out of here. ā€œThatā€™s cool.ā€
You scratch your neck, running out of things to say. Ugh. Whatever. ā€œIā€™m kind of new here. I was hoping I could get a friend or two, so, umā€¦ā€ you press your lips together, digging your phone out of your jacketā€™s pocket. His lips curled faintly upward when he saw your Sonny Angel glued to the back of your stickered phone case, but you handed him the overly decorated phone and pulled up the keypad screen anyway, hoping he got the gist.
Thankfully, he did. Aki snuffed the cigarette out under his shoe and sniffed through his frost-nipped, red nose. ā€œUh, Iā€™m Aki. Aki Hayakawa.ā€ He finally gave you a lopsided, awkward grin as he turned your phone back to you ā€“ with his number typed in it. Score! Cute guyā€™s number in your phone on just week 2 in Tokyo. Seems the Ā„1.7k spent on YesStyle for this new-and-hip lip tint didnā€™t go to waste.
You nodded, smiling as you stared at the white numbers. By now, passersby were starting to notice your awkward exchange, but when have you ever been able to keep your mouth shut? ā€œThank you ā€“ Iā€™ll text you. Also, why do you order your coffee black?ā€Ā 
ā€”
aki my baby: Iā€™m going to stop by the corner store before I come over to help you pack. Do you want anything?
You roll over on your bed and pick up your phone, checking out the notification. Behind it, a picture of you and your boyfriend, Aki, on a Ferris wheel. Aki is pictured with a downwards smile and a comically large corndog in hand, while you grin ear to ear, holding up a peace sign. Itā€™s a beautiful picture, with all the night city lights in the back and your hair blowing just right in the high wind. You stare at your room, boxes vacant of any item when today is your move-in day. You should probably stop reminiscing and get on that.
You: no ty
aki my baby: ??? Are you sure?
aki my baby: [1 Attachment]
A picture of your favorite gummy bears. Okay, it looks like you forgot that. Aki: 1. You: 0.
You: omg
You: wait
You: yes those ones
You: thank u. i love uā€¦ ( Ķ’Ā  Ģą¶‰ .Ģ« ą¶‰ Ģ€Ā  Ķ’)...
aki my baby: I love you too. See you in a bit.
Itā€™s been maybe two and a half years into your relationship with Aki Hayakawa, and you already have a vision board in your closet for the wedding. Well, no, not really, but now that the idea has come upā€¦ youā€™re seriously considering it.Ā 
Aki is like a dream-come-true, rom-com movie kind of boyfriend ā€“ that boy next door, best friendā€™s older brother vibe. Heā€™s almost fake. Your life right now is what 13-year-old you watched through a screen, and you love that ā€“ and him. He knows your favorite flowers, favorite TV show, favorite movie, favorite book, all 20 of your favorite songs, which lyrics you like most out of each of them, and how many times you cried over losing your favorite hoodie ā€“ which he promptly found 2 hours later because he was there, front and center, to count all of the times you cried ā€“ making him the perfect boyfriend. To top off this quintessential boyfriend act, he ā€“ reluctantly ā€“ offered you a spot at his place, since you got tired of everything breaking down at yours. However, there is one thing missing.
Aki had previously refused to let you meet his three friends ā€“ roommates? Siblings? Children? Whatever. All that you know of them is that they cause a ton of trouble for him.Ā 
You just brushed it off. I mean, who are you to request for even more of his personal life than however much you know right now? Butā€¦ youā€™ve always been just a little curious. Anyone would want to show off their girlfriend, right?Ā 
They sound interesting enough from the tales Aki tells you. He only spoke of them in passing: a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the bathtub, sleeping on the toilet, roleplaying as a ā€œqueenā€ and her lowly subordinates, and an overwhelming number of dogs. You have to meet them. Itā€™s a risible concept really ā€“ howā€™d he end up with them if heā€™s soā€¦ reserved? Then again, howā€™d he end up with you?
Di-i-uhhā€”thunk!
Oh. Right. The doorbell is broken too.
ā€œIā€™m coming!ā€ Two and a half years ago, the doorbell made the same, ugly ā€œthunkā€ sound when Aki came to pick you up for the date ā€“ or hangout, whatever you wanna call it ā€“ that made you official, so you supposed it was alright to leave it broken. For memories.Ā 
It was on the rooftop of your apartment building, so you didnā€™t think anything special of it ā€“ until he started dropping indirect, heavy hints like ā€œYouā€™re so prettyā€¦ uh, you always have been,ā€ followed up by ā€œYouā€™d be even prettier as my girlfriend.ā€ Well, the latter was mumbled under his breath, and you had to fill in the blanks, so youā€™re not 100% sure if youā€™re quoting it verbatim. Regardless, it was cute, he was ā€“ is ā€“ cute, and his personality is cute ā€“ which checks all of your boxes. So, you said yes. And in the end, the doorbell never got fixed. He asked you about it a couple of months ago, and instead of telling him the whole story, you just told him it was important that it was kept that way. He didnā€™t question you any further, because you started shoving this new recipe you found on Instagram into his mouth.
ā€œHi, baby,ā€ This long, yet your stomach still flips at his every word.
ā€œHi,ā€ By now, youā€™re practically cheesing. He steps aside and invites himself into the apartment he practically shares ā€“ well, now shared ā€“ with you.
ā€œYou havenā€™t packed?ā€ Oh. Too busy eating chips and watching random re-runs of your favorite TV shows, but you wonā€™t tell him that.
ā€œWhat?ā€ You look around, feigning innocence, and throw your hands up with a smile. ā€œSooooorry. Iā€™ll get on it now. With you here, itā€™ll be super fast.ā€ At this, Aki just smiled and shook his head, putting his house slippers on (I told you, he practically shared this apartment with you) and shuffled into your kitchen, leaning on the island.
ā€œI talked to my, uh, roommates today.ā€ He said, scratching the side of his neck.
Your eyes widen. ā€œYouā€™re just now telling them Iā€™m moving in?ā€Ā 
Aki slid his tongue over his teeth and loosened his grip on the counter behind him, watching you. ā€œYeah. You know Denji ā€“ well, no, you donā€™t, not yet ā€“ but heā€™s been dying to meet you for a while now, and if I told him too early, heā€™d never shut up about you moving in until you did.ā€Ā 
You smiled at him, shoving some stuff into the boxes in your living room. ā€œDenji sounds like more fun than you are,ā€ you joked. ā€œAre you gonna come and help me pack, or are you here to watch me do it?ā€
He sighed, walking over to the empty box adjacent to yours. ā€œThis is unpaid labor. Definitely illegal.ā€
ā€œYou came here, willingly.ā€ You pointed out, then leaned over to give him a quick peck on the cheek. ā€œThere. I paid you. Totally legal.ā€
Aki points to his lips. ā€œThatā€™s minimum wage. I deserve a bonus, since Iā€™m working last minute, donā€™t I?ā€
ā€”
ā€œThatā€™s the last one.ā€ Aki huffed and smoothed out his incredible slick back and stick-up ponytail, looking over at you in shorts, the huge t-shirt you stole from him, and slippers that are definitely overdue a replacement.
ā€œI told you we shouldā€™ve hired movers.ā€ You sneered and rolled your eyes, sweat lining your eyebrows as the hot sun poured onto the two of you. You hopped into the van's passenger seat, immediately pulling down the sunshade and basking in the coolness.
ā€œYou have every home decor item from every home decor store in every city in Japan and probably beyond in your house. I wasnā€™t anticipating that.ā€ Aki reached down to put the car in reverse, backing out of the parking spot. ā€œPlus, I did most of the heavy work.ā€
You rested your tilted head on your propped arm on the center console of the car, fighting back a giggle ā€“ not gonna give him the satisfaction of a joke that actually landed for once. ā€œYouā€™re so sassy.ā€
ā€œYou like it.ā€
ā€œ...Whatever.ā€
ā€”
Before entering the complex, Aki gave you a stringent set of rules and a rather cohesive oral rundown of how your meeting with Denji and the others is going to go. The former was on a piece of paper, written in oddly legible chicken scratch. On the top, there was a directory of sorts of all 3 of his roommates, paired with rough doodles of their images. It read as follows:
NO screaming with Denji, Power, or Nayuta.
Do NOT ask Nayuta about the dogā€™s personalities, names, ages, or any of the sort.
Do NOT ask Power or Denji any questions.
NO play-fighting, no sparring, no physical contact with ANY of the idiots roommates.
Do NOT talk too much with them.
Yeah, sure. Youā€™ll follow them, but sometimesā€¦ rules are suggestions. Youā€™ve known Aki for over 3 years; anyone who keeps him company is your friend. Any friend of yours is treated with wholehearted love. So, itā€™ll be justified when you break the physical contact rule. A hug should be fine, right?Ā 
Walking up the stairs with Aki, he reminds you of the makeshift contract. ā€œYou donā€™t want to deal with Power especially. Trust me. Itā€™s all in your best interest to adhere to it.ā€
You brushed him off with a wave of the hand. ā€œSure. I bet theyā€™re the coolest ever and youā€™re just a huge grump.ā€ He turned the knob for you, pushed the door open, and rolled his eyes, ushering you into the apartment where the three were gathered around the chabudai, playing cards.Ā 
ā€œYES!ā€ The red-horned one started screaming, slamming the cards down as the blonde started to grumble in discontent, mumbling something about cheating, fluidly mixed with an impressive string of profanities. It was obvious they had not recognized your presence, but the black-haired child did, neck craned, eyes burning a hole in your skull. Dogs surrounded her figure seated by the chabudai as she fed each one a bone-shaped treat. Surprisingly, theyā€™re oddly well-behaved for such a numerous bunch. Wow. The prophecies are true.
You stood there awkwardly, looking up at Aki for help; however, he let go of your hand and shrugged, making his way to the kitchen to wash dishes that had a substance burned and caked onto them beyond repair.
ā€œHello,ā€ your voice, although naturally loud, barely overpowered the even louder atmosphere, courtesy of the red-horned and the blonde ā€“ which, by the drawings on the paper, you presume are Power and Denji ā€“ prompting the black-haired child ā€“ Nayuta? ā€“ to roll her eyes and hit her hand on the low table to get their attention, gesturing to you. ā€œSheā€™s here.ā€
The blonde ā€“ sorry ā€“ Denjiā€™s jaw drops. Aki tugs an apron on, puts something in the oven, and completely ignores the event as if it happens daily. Does it happen every day? Power immediately jumps up from the table and hops over to you. ā€œYouā€™re Akiā€™s girlfriend?ā€ She says, mildly judgemental.Ā 
You nod, beaming. Forget the rules, sheā€™s adorable! ā€œYouā€™re literally so cute! Are your horns real?ā€ You reach to touch them, and she slightly maneuvers her head to make it easier for you.
ā€œYeah. But donā€™t get any ideas,ā€ she says, seemingly sizing you up. ā€œJust ā€˜cause youā€™re moving in doesnā€™t mean you get to call the shots. I still do.ā€ Power says, pushing her proud chest out.
You laugh, feeling tears prickle your waterlineā€¦ from fear, or is she just funny? Okay, this one is the queen in that ā€œqueen and her lowly subordinatesā€ game. You hear Aki reprimand her from the kitchen, and she answers with an annoyed ā€œWhat?ā€
Denji sighed, pushing Power aside with one arm, prompting a grunt and a sudden dive of her head, mouth open and clearly aimed to snatch off the skin of Denjiā€™s forearm. However, the fiasco is immediately stopped by a stern ā€œHey!ā€ from Aki.Ā 
ā€œSorry about her,ā€ Denji sighs. ā€œShe doesnā€™t know how to act.ā€ He rolls his eyes and then sticks out a hand for you to shake. What a gentleman! Aki mustā€™ve been exaggerating in those horror stories about him. You take his hand, nodding and saying hello.
Itā€™s sticky.
His hand isā€¦ tacky. You blink once, twice, and one more time before tightening all of your facial features and retracting your hand with extraordinary quickness, clenching your hand in your t-shirt. ā€œYour hand,ā€ you breathe out. ā€œItā€™s, um,ā€
ā€œOh. Sticky? No big deal.ā€ Denji laughs from his stomach. ā€œBut uhh, I donā€™t know where from. Probably like, from cleaning up after Nayutaā€™s dogs.ā€
You look over at Aki once again. Heā€™s got oven mitts on and sharp flour on the part of his apron that meets the counter.Ā 
He shrugs.
ā€”
You flop down on the bed, exhausted with a raw hand ā€“ from scrubbing off every trace of ā€¦ whatever ā€¦ that couldā€™ve been left on your hand.Ā 
ā€œAre you okay?ā€ Aki walks in, wet-haired and with a towel wrapped around his waist. He eyes your figure splayed out across the bed, with a telling look that screams ā€œI told you soā€. He gets dressed, climbs into the bed, and lets you rest your head on his chest. ā€œWell,ā€ he starts, but you shoot him an annoyed look, so he pushes his lower lip up in a cartoonish frown and stays silent.
ā€œI like them,ā€ you finally say, after 10 minutes of deafening silence, punctuated by a snore coming from a neighboring room. It seems the others are asleep. ā€œTheyā€™re cool. Fun.ā€ Okay ā€“ optimistic much? Your cup is half full, not half empty.Ā 
Aki laughs at you, kissing you on the head and pulling the covers up. ā€œOkay,ā€ is all he says, but you could tell he still wanted to declare himself right. ā€œYouā€™re staying?ā€ He asks, an eyebrow up under his wet bangs.Ā 
Today, you indirectly touched dried dog urine ā€“ question mark? ā€“, got threatened by a loud, red-horned girl, and walked into what is practically a dog shelter.Ā 
You nod, sighing. ā€œYes, Iā€™m staying.ā€ You look up at him, a smile on his face, one he was very obviously trying to fight earlier. ā€œQuit smiling. It takes a lot to deter me, so Iā€™ll stay. I like them.ā€
ā€œIā€™ll stop smiling if you kiss me.ā€
ā€œGo to sleep.ā€
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diiambee Ā· 6 months ago
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sorry I keep like. posting about the stick figures I need an outlet.. but I am thinking of how they're portrayed in canon.
as kids.
I think something that really captivated me by the color gang is that while they are highly skilled, and intelligent creatures able to pick something up and learn within a few triesā€” they're very willing to learn about everything. They're all naturally curious, and it's so nice to see them act like kidsā€” because they essentially are
But I think another thing I want to note is it isn't just the color gang that are kids, once upon a time tco, tdl and even victim probably would have acted the same way were they given the chance toā€” I know canon ages is sort of a . tricky? subject. and people are definitely allowed their own interpretation of the characters (as I see it, I'm pretty sure the ages thing is something Alan just personally sees himself) but I do think it's charming to think of such dangerous characters being capable of that child-like curiosity the color gang have
To be more specific, I'd like to gush about how expressive tco really is (maybe not in depth, another post about how much I love the show don't tell aspect of alan becker's stick verse www). They're dangerous, and they usually means businessā€” but also look at them.
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beneath all the angst and the ptsd is a lil guy, methinks..
I have no idea how to conclude this long rant, I just think these stick figures are neat.. they're children to me.. and I adore all of them even the morally gray ones
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nekropsii Ā· 6 months ago
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Atomic Ask Bomb 4!!
This is a bunch of lighthearted haterism! Well... "Lighthearted" as in it's just a bunch of quippy bitching, not "lighthearted" in its subject matter. Same shit as always!
Content Warning: Long, Discussions of Abuse, Transmisogyny, Ableism, Pedophilia, Mentions of Incest, Bestiality.
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True. At least I don't have to start doing unironic Freudian analysis just to feel like I've said something new and interesting about my specialty cast.
It's weird, because there really is a lot that isn't said about the Main Cast - a lot of which is really interesting - but... People would rather die than put serious, grounded thoughts into these characters, it feels. Especially if the topic is even vaguely uncomfortable. So, you get some nonsense on how there should have been menstruation in Homestuck, or that Eridan was never intended to die, instead of putting any serious analytical thought on Dave's abuse, or Jake's relationship with gender.
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In some places, they're even worse. Not because anything has changed, but because some issues have been made more visible by the change of landscape on Tumblr.
Like, people have way more points of entry to be Transmisogynistic, for example. The Homestuck fandom has always been Transmisogynistic, of course - March Eridan... Certainly exists - but now we've got more people talking about Roxy, about Dave, about Jake, about Calliope, about June... And while the level of Transmisogyny hasn't really changed, per se, it's hard to deny that it isn't more commonplace, in a way, purely because the amount of discussions surrounding Transfemininity has increased.
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CroTuna fans need to pick a fucking struggle that isn't that lame ass hill they've chosen to die on. Can you do something else, instead? Can you think liking Bluey is praxis or something? Literally anything is better, because literally anything else is funnier.
I'm not really super into AraSol or anything, but how can you be down to clown with CroTuna and not fuck with AraSol. Do you just want to crank your meat to abuse? What? Lmao.
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No one's normal about Personality Disorders. Cluster B Disorders especially get the shit end of the stick. It's unsurprising that the Homestuck fandom isn't normal about Personality Disorders when literally no one else is, for some reason.
It's just crazy watching people try to have you take them seriously and not look at them like they're fucking insane when they talk about their analysis that Cronus has NPD because he's terrible and abuses people. Like, what are you saying? Do you hear the words coming out of your mouth?
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Dave generally keeps all of his most intimate relationships pretty private, it's why it's kinda hard to keep up with his love life in canon. He grew up under the lens of countless cameras for the pleasure of prying adult eyes. Voyeurism is a huge part of his story, as it is a strong aspect of the abuse he faced growing up. Particularly, said Voyeurism was a key part of the sexual abuse he was subject to.
The fandom's handling of DaveKat feels like Voyeurism because so much of the fandom is dedicated to showing them in intimate scenarios that just feel... Wrong to see. Like, you just know for a fact if this was happening in the comic, we wouldn't be seeing it. Some even have whole blogs dedicated to those kinds of private moments they'd have behind closed doors. The fandom eats it up and calls for seconds, thirds, fourths, fifths - with a nigh fetishistic fervor. Sometimes, it's really hard to not feel like they're in Bro's sleazy live chats, asking to see more of the cute young one.
Even PostCanon frames the rabid consumption of DaveKat content as Voyeuristic. It's not a difficult or out of pocket read, I don't think.
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I think the secrecy of it all is fitting, personally. The hints we did get of the dynamic certainly don't sound very pleasant, though, much to the fandom's chagrin. On screen Kurloz & Mituna interaction would likely just be more Mituna Abuse Simulator.
And, no, I don't think she would be able to do that.
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The issue is that Cannibalism is largely something used not as an expression of Control Issues, but as an expression of Consumption.
Consumption is a really interesting theme to me in fiction. It can mean a lot of things and be shown in a lot of different ways - possessive love, caves, abuse, codependency, capitalism, so on and so forth - but... It's just... Honestly completely nonexistent in Dirk and Jake's relationship. That's why it feels forced to me. I just genuinely don't know where people are picking up the theme of Consumption, especially hard enough to start talking about Cannibalism as a natural extension of it.
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That's the Heterosexual Incest Exception, babey. It's the Spiders Georg. It doesn't count. People are always gonna have the Heterosexual Incest Exception, because they physically cannot help themselves but jerk it to little girls getting molested by their dad or something. It's awful, but it is unfortunately true.
That said, if anyone pulls that kind of shit with Sovereignstuck, I am personally banning you.
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See, Vriska fans aren't in denial - they know she blows, that's the appeal. They're just tired of people acting like it's the end of the fucking world, or like she's the worst person in the comic when Cronus exists. Who is, ironically, exactly who you're talking about, lmao.
You know that meme that goes "You guys would fuck a fence if it was white"? That, but it reads "You guys would forgive anything if a white man did it". If you're a skinny white man in a piece of fiction, you apparently just have a free pass to do and say literally fucking anything. It's actually genuinely insane. People will gaslight themselves so hard into thinking that skinny white man is hot and did nothing wrong, even when the whole function of his existence is that he totally and completely sucks and is entirely irredeemable and has never been sorry for anything he's ever done in his life and never will be, and is 100% aware of the fact that what he's doing is abusive and simply doesn't care. It's nuts. It's so nuts. What are you guys TALKING about.
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[Writing in notebook] Modern AU Cronus... Is Jeffree Star... Got it!
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Look, man. I've seen some shit. You have to understand how much I could fully see that happening. I flinched because it's realistic. Do you know how much Bec/Jade content there is? Help me.
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"Indirectly".
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Kankri even takes part in being Ableist to Mituna. It's crazy. They're fucking tag teaming to make Mituna's life as miserable as possible.
Really funny that people still take him as the good and correct guy when he's an Ableist Stalker that doesn't think Misogyny is real. This is the guy whose hill you're willing to die on? Get real!
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He's a great source for conflict. Excellent torture device to have primed in the toolbox of narrative crafting.
Completely intolerable as a person. He should actually genuinely go to jail. That's not a joke. He's literally a repeat sex criminal.
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It is so fucking funny watching people act like they would've been any better than her. Like, no, I can assure you that if you were walked on and ignored to the degree that she was, for the amount of time that she was, you'd start smashing planets together, too. No one here is better than Aranea. Aranea handled that shit better than a saint would.
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Can you believe people act like the past was better? Lmfao.
We've made at least some decent strides in making sure the fandom is at least a little safer. Don't know why people are looking at a sordid past littered with terrible behavior and and an intense amount of porn of children and unironically parroting that cute little fascist "Reject Modernity, Embrace Tradition!" meme. What the fuck are you on about?
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We can't fucking win. Either we have to sit in a little pool of the same 15 guys and never really get anything fresh on the table, or we can bait new people in and suddenly have to deal with a million people calling WV "The Mayor" and condescendingly calling everyone whiny bitches when you correct them or literally defending segregation in your notes or something.
That last one isn't a joke. I've literally had people defending segregation in my notes because I pointed out that it's weird as fuck that the Racial Kingdoms exist in PostCanon. They started going on about how it's okay because they all "have different needs" (so do humans?) and "Carapacians can't talk anyway" (yes they can??) and "Consorts are biologically stupider" (WHAT). Like. Holy shit. You should get hit by a car.
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Your honor, he never even did all that shit!! Get your facts straight!! Stop getting all your info from 23rd-hand sources!! Think for yourself!! AAAAAA!!!!
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torialefay Ā· 1 year ago
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ā˜€ļø Sun in Libra āš–ļø
bangchan as your boyfriend!!! (pt. 2)
(based on astrology) šŸ”ž
āœØbangchan x reader (f); fluff, angst, slight smut if you count like 4 sentences.
āœØ word count: 2.3k
āœØtake a look into chanā€™s natal chart to see what type of boyfriend he would be! in this post, i will be talking about his sun in libra. this is a series!!! so follow up later if u want more <3
āœØi will give a brief synopsis of what each chart placement means (for all my non-astrology friends out there <3) and how that would affect channie in a relationship :)
āœØ authorā€™s notes:
(1) some very sweet stays confirmed that channieā€™s birth time is in fact 20:54, yay! this means i will get to look into more aspects of his chart and post more content for anyone who wants to keep up.
ā˜…ā˜…(2) i am considering doing brief (just bullet points/highlights) astrological compatibility readings if anyone wants one! if youā€™re interested, message me your birth date, time, and location OR lmk your placements. iā€™m gonna limit the reading to include you x 1 skz member only! just specify who youā€™d like.
(3) i am trying to get better at using gender-neutral pronouns so more people can feel included in my posts. iā€™m really struggling since i use phrases like ā€œmy girlā€ a lot. anyone who has some good alternatives or tips, please message and lmk!
(4) the aspects in this reading are based solely on my opinions and interpretations! nothing about a person is set in stone simply because of astrology. please donā€™t use anything i say as canon :)
āœØwarnings: light sexual undertones???
āœØ tl/dr: chan is a people pleaser, and thus as a bf will be a YOU pleaser. happy thirsting.
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Sun in Libra: Sun signs are all about personality- the face you show the world! It is also the lens through which you usually see yourself and how friends would describe you.
-Libra is a cardinal sign, meaning that people who are in this placement REALLY live by the aspects associated with that placement- in other words, chan is likely to hold very true to these values.
-Libra is ruled by Venus, the planet of love, beauty, and charm. People with a Libra Sun tend to be extremely charming and value beauty in the world. They often seek approval from others and are people pleasers. They want to be well-liked and well-known. Because of this, they will avoid conflict and have a hard time being criticized or being involved in drama of any kind. They will also often ā€œmoldā€ themselves to fit into any environment. This is partially because they highly value balance and peace in their lives, and can also lead to indecisiveness.
as your boyfriend:
ā€¢ Chan will mold every aspect of his personality to fit with yours. Once he decides he is interested in you (because he can be one indecisive mfā€™er), he will literally BECOME the person you want and need (even tho you think heā€™s perfect as is). And he loves it too. He loves the feeling of being the only person in the world who is ā€œperfectly made for you." Even more, he loves the fact that you know that heā€™s the perfect man for you. He will need constant reassurance of it too.
ā€¢ He LOVES when you dress him. Iā€™m talking (1) you are picking him out an entire wardrobe, (2) you are picking his outfits for every date you go onā€¦ so it matches with you ofc hehe, (3) if he doesnā€™t know what to wear, he is automatically calling you (i mean you know his closet anyways since you chose it all, so might as well choose from afar). He wouldnā€™t buy any clothing without sending it to you first to make sure you think itā€™d look good on him. Heā€™d like for you to pick him out new styles, but he would ADORE when you stick to things heā€™s comfortable with like blacks and more comfortable attire. He would love how much you thirsted over him when he put on his ā€œbad boy tumblr aestheticā€ outfits. It would make him feel so much more confident going into everyday life knowing that he was dressing up for and catering to his girl only.
ā€¢ He will absolutely still mildly flirt with stays (sorry yā€™all). But he will be mindful to not take things too farā€¦ in other words, no more calling stays Mrs. Bang lol. That one is reserved for you. He just has such a charming and flirtatious personality that he canā€™t help himself. BUT he always makes sure to conclude anything he says to stay with ā€œhaha Iā€™m just jokingā€¦ So thankful my beautiful girlfriend will share me with STAY.ā€
ā€¢ He is taking you out on LOTs of dates and TONS of events. He is a super social guy, so he loves any chance he gets to take you out and make memories- especially in groups. If any of the boys have a significant other, he would love nothing more than to go on double dates with them. He would always plan for something low key, but fun with them. Anything extravagant is reserved for you only.
ā€¢ Chan would introduce you to all the s/oā€™s of skz and would basically push you to be besties (without even realizing it). Heā€™s so good at being social and over-committing himself that he would most likely always take up the opportunity to hang out with skz and their partners, including you by default. Cause youā€™re an extension of him, duh. Heā€™d love when youā€™d bond and get super close with the membersā€™ partners, and it would reassure him that you were the one for him when he saw how well and perfectly you blended into the friend group.
ā€¢ He is buying you flowers every damn week. It doesnā€™t matter if youā€™re with him or on the other side of the world, he is making sure you have flowers. Or snacks. Or whatever youā€™re into. He is a people pleaser by nature, and who else would he want to please? He also canā€™t resist the smile on your face when he knows that heā€™s the cause.
ā€¢ He likes it when you baby him. You are the ONLY person he lets take care of him. He has such a strong and happy personality with others, and many times he will not feel comfortable being vulnerable with too many people. You know how stressed he gets. He is always trying to keep up appearances after all. When he gets home from a long day of doing everything anyone could possibly ask of him, he feels the immediate comfort of knowing that you will take good care of him. He would love when heā€™d come home to a meal that you cooked. Or when you were watching a movie and youā€™d sit up with your legs in front of you, motioning for him to rest his head on your lap so you could play with his hair. He would absolutely melt if he was sitting at his desk working on something, and youā€™d come up behind him, towering over him with forehead kisses while you squeezed into his back. He would love the comfort he felt during foreplay (or even when he was bored) of just holding, squeezing, and sucking on your tits while you looked down at him with loving eyes. Heā€™d go wild at the way you would straddle him and rub him through the fabric of his shorts while telling him how perfect and loved he is.
ā€¢ Channie will hate any fights he has with you. He genuinely cannot deal with it. He hates feeling like heā€™s done something wrong, and it will take him a longggg time to talk to you about it if he feels something isnā€™t right or if he gets mad. Usually, you will have to initiate the conversation.
ā€¢ ā€œChannie? Can we talk?ā€ You knocked on his door. You had gotten into an argument with him about an hour ago.
ā—¦ A stupid argument really. He had heard you talking with a friend over the phone. ā€œYou and I both know Chris isnā€™t going to buy me that,ā€ you laughed into your cell. ā€œHeā€™s saving up for that new car that he has to have,ā€ you rolled your eyes and smiled. You thought it was a joke of course. Itā€™d be ridiculous for him to buy you a $5,000 ring for no reason. YOU thought you were just being sarcastic. Maybe in retrospect, Chan didnā€™t feel the same.
ā—¦ He looked at you with a face that tried to mask being upset. But you could tell. ā€œWhat are you talking about?ā€ He asked with a clenched jaw.
ā—¦ ā€œThat ring,ā€ you smiled and stuck your tongue out at him, obviously messing with him. He knew the ring. Youā€™d showed him weeks ago.
ā—¦ You saw his face go blank, like a bare canvas just waiting to see what reaction would be painted on next. He raised his eyebrows, pursed his lips, and nodded. You could see the annoyance on his face. He stood up of the couch and promptly headed to the bedroom. What was his problem?
ā—¦ Now here you areā€¦ an hour later and radio silence.
ā€¢ Chan gave no response. ā€œPlease, I want to talk about thisā€¦ā€ you trailed off and waited for a few seconds. Still no response. ā€œCome on Channie, I hate when we are fighting, please letā€™s just talk about this so we can feel better.ā€ You heard rustling and then saw the door in front of you slowly open. There was a messy-headed Chris stood in front of you with puffy eyes and a locked-in jaw. You put your hand on his chest and nudged him ever so slightly so you could pass through the doorway and sit on the edge of his bed. He followed.
ā€¢ ā€œOkay, do you want to go first, or do you want me to go?ā€ You asked, trying to get him to look into your eyes. He avoided them at all costs.
ā€¢ ā€œDo you really think Iā€™m that bad of a boyfriend? You think Iā€™m that self-absorbed to be funneling money into some fancy car, when I wouldnā€™t even buy you a ring youā€™ve been wanting for months? I would give you the world y/n, and you know that! Why would you even say something like that?ā€ His lids and eyebrows turned downward as he spoke loudly. He was genuinely hurt.
ā€¢ ā€œNo, I do not think you are a bad boyfriend! I think you are the best boyfriend in the world. Honey, I was KIDDING. I know how expensive that ring is. I was making light of how ridiculous it would be for you to just randomly buy it for me. I was joking that the reason you didnā€™t do it was because of the car, but it was just sarcasm. Thatā€™s literally it. How could you think I was serious?ā€ You looked him dead in the eyes with a furrowed brow.
ā€¢ ā€œBecause I AM serious y/n. I already bought you that ring. Because I love you. I was waiting until Valentineā€™s Day to give it to you. And you saying that just makes me feel like Iā€™m the worst boyfriend. And now, thatā€™s what your friends think too. I just- that just makes me really upset.ā€ You felt your heart break. It wasnā€™t anger in his voice. It was disappointment. Disappointment in you. You knew how badly he struggled with self-image and with how others perceive him. It meant a lot to him. Even though he was trying to work through it, he wasnā€™t there yet. And you knew that.
ā€¢ ā€œChannie,ā€ you breathed out. ā€œI am so so sorry. I need you to know that it wasnā€™t my intention to make you feel that way. I think you are the perfect boyfriend.ā€ You scooted closer to cup his face in your hands. ā€œMy friends know you are the perfect boyfriend. I talk about it all the time.ā€ You lowered your face down to look him in the eyes. ā€œI tell them about how much of a gentleman you are, always opening the door for me and holding my hand when weā€™re walking. About how beautiful you sound when I visit you at the recording studio and youā€™re making a sample. About how strong you are that I can feel it every time I grab onto your arms.ā€ A tiny smile crept across his face and he looked down in embarrassment. You unconsciously mirrored his smile back. ā€œI absolutely revel in the fact that you are the most perfect man Iā€™ve ever known. Please donā€™t think that I think anything less of you. You are my perfect boy, and Iā€™m sorry if I did anything to make you feel unloved or unappreciated. I will call her back right now just to emphasize to her that I was kidding if you think it would help you feel better.ā€
ā€¢ Chan had a small tear in his eye when he finally looked back up at you. ā€œNo, no, you donā€™t need to do thatā€¦ Iā€™m sorry baby. I just- I took it the wrong way. You know I can do that from time to time,ā€ he giggled up at you, getting embarrassed again. And he wasnā€™t wrong. ā€œYou are the most special person in the world to me. I never want to not live up to what you deserveā€¦ I know I have had problems with this, but I promise you that Iā€™m working on them, and I will continue to work on them until I get better at it. Youā€™ve already helped me so much.ā€ Looking deeply at you, he sighed and tucked a loose strand of hair behind your ear. ā€œI will do better, I promise.ā€
ā€¢ ā€œItā€™s okay, it really is. We just have to work together through this. I also promise to do better at not making little jokes about you and being more respectful about our relationship. We will work on it together, okay? Deal?ā€
ā€¢ ā€œDeal.ā€ He stuck out his pinky for you to intertwine with yours. In the same moment, you both bent down to kiss your hand. Youā€™re sworn into the pinky promise now. You followed up with a swift kiss to his lips and a big hug around his neck. You stayed like that, locked in for a couple of seconds until you could feel his body relax underneath you.
ā€¢ ā€œLetā€™s not fight anymore. This feels way better,ā€ you murmured into the side of his neck.
ā€¢ ā€œI can think of something else that would feel even better.ā€ He locked his hands behind your waist and flipped you to onto your back. Maybe pinky promises could be broken, you thought. Hell, youā€™d break it if the fighting led to this.
ā€¢ He gently kissed down your neck. ā€œWe will be okay,ā€ he whispered softly into your ear. ā€œI will be perfect for you, and you will be perfect for me.ā€ Sun in Libra.
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enden-agolor Ā· 3 months ago
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Hello! Have you seen the headcanon about Jesse's parents being Steve and Alex? Also I love your stuff <3 like so much !! It makes me very happy whenever I see your art on my dash
Thank you!! : D
And I think I have once or twice?
Idk I'm one of those people who try to stick as close to canon as possible in certain aspects, and I really do enjoy the idea that people just spawn into the world at random and that villagers/mobs are the only creatures that actually have parents. I think it's an interesting concept and people in the fandom rarely explore it, which is not a problem by any means, considering most people want world elements they can relate to. When I write my fics, I make it pretty clear that humans spawn into the world. Do they reproduce? We didn't see any children in game so maybe... not? Maybe they have the ability to, but kind of like how respawn isn't active in Jesse's world, but is in "The Games" world, maybe reproduction isn't active in Jesse's world, to keep human population completely controlled. Like one person dies, another person spawns. Who knows! It's fun to think about though.
Also I think it would be really fucking weird if it was Steve and Alex who were Jesse's parents because that means the Admin used their heads as decoration during the shooting range game in his Icy Palace of Despair ā˜ ļø
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afternoondreaming Ā· 4 months ago
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Back at it again with the white Vans! (Does- Does anyone remember that? Am I getting too old?) Aaaanyways, weā€™re slowly gettinā€™ into it now! It began to get a bit too long, so Mr. Funny will just have to explain his shenanigans next time. Also, just letting yaā€™ll know, this is probably gonna be canon divergent. And I swear itā€™s gonna get funnier dw. Youā€™re just a bit of a stick-in-the-mud right now.
The taxi you had hailed all the way out here skidded its tires slightly as it sped off. It had been a surprisingly long drive over to Puzzlevisionā€” and an odd one, at that. You lived far away, and so as not to get sick, you avoided using your cell on the drive. It gave you ample time to watch the scenery, which seemed to gradually change the closer you got. Almost imperceptibly everything around you got moreā€¦ Saturated. Colors showing brighter, eventually becoming almost painful to the eyes. It was reminiscent of color correction for TV, but why in the world would that be a natural effect?
You were aware that the world contained- for lack of a better phrase- an interesting cast of characters. Creatures of all shapes and sizes roaming about. You, however, lived in a painfully average area. Typical sights, typical people, and typical suburban antics. So far removed from the more fanatical aspects of life. Sure, youā€™d seen the occasional toad around town, but that was as exotic as it got. If even the nature around here was exceptionally strange, what would the people be likeā€¦?
That was another strange aspect you were noticing as you stood with your portfolio in the parking lot. There were no cars. No bikes. No sign of any human being inhabiting the studio that stood before you. Even the painted parking lines were noticeably faded, asphalt cracking and heaving from lack of care. You had the right address, you knew that. And you were certainly well within business hours. So where was everyone? With hesitant steps you began to walk to the entrance, fiddling with your portfolio and outfit with much more than pre-interview jitters. At the very least, you had told Tori where you were going, and your phone location was on. If you truly needed it, you could get someone to help youā€¦ Hopefully.
You let out a calming exhale before opening the door. Which quickly backfired, as the motion kicked up a huge cloud of dust. Sputtering out coughs you waved your hand in front of you to try to clear the air. Was this truly an abandoned building? As you got a better look, you became more assured of that thought. All of the furniture was dated and caked in a thick layer of dust. Though, you did notice a pair of footprints on the floor. Marking what must have been a frequently trodden path. What had you gotten yourself into? You turned heel, beginning to walk out so you could call a cab home. Suddenly your movement was halted by a heavy hand coming down on your shoulder. You couldnā€™t help the sound of surprise that escaped your mouth, jumping slightly and turning to see whomever it was. Slowly your gaze went up, up, upā€¦ Oh God. This man was towering! You liked to consider yourself of average height, and even then, your gaze would meet his midsection if you didnā€™t crane your neck.
A TVā€™s glow was what met your gaze, a neutral expression displayed upon it. Soā€¦ He really was a television. Seeing him in interviews a couple of times, you werenā€™t exactly shocked. Butā€¦ It was still slightly jarring in person. Everything about him but his color testing bars were in grayscale, like he stepped out of the classic silver screen. Rather fitting, you supposed. ā€œUh, hello? Puzzlevision to interviewee? I asked you a question.ā€ The man ā€˜spokeā€™, if you could call it that, picture flipping to something akin to confusion.
You quickly corrected your agape expression, straightening your posture. ā€œOh goodness, Iā€™m sorry. I guess I was a bit star struckā€¦!ā€ You laughed awkwardly, trying not to be stiff as a board. He removed his hand from your shoulder, striking a confident pose. He movedā€¦ oddly. It wasnā€™t fluid, but certainly exaggerated.
ā€œAha! Of course you were!ā€ He looked awfully pleased with himself, yet surprised at the same time. ā€œYour call for employment was answered by the one and only: Mr. Puzzles!ā€ The titular Mr. Puzzles held the pose for a moment longer before returning to a neutral stance and face.
ā€œUh, yeahā€¦ā€ Mumbling, you reached out your hand for a handshake. Looks like flattery would get you pretty far here. If you didnā€™t hold yourself to higher standards, perhaps youā€™d use that to your advantage. ā€œStill, my apologies. Lemme introduce myself, Iā€™m-ā€œ
ā€œYes, yes, I know who you are, my rising star!ā€ He interrupted you, turning around without shaking your extended hand as he began to walk. Apparently, he just expected you to follow. ā€œI sent you a response, after all!ā€
ā€œWait-ā€œ You started, beginning to speed walk in order to keep up with the long legged man. ā€œIā€™m not a new actorā€¦! I got a letter for the screenwriter position!ā€ Was he getting a whole new staff?
ā€œAgain- Iā€™ll repeat myself- I know.ā€ Mr. Puzzles responded, his voice crackling with a flamboyant sarcasm. ā€œI only hired a screenwriter- no actors. I just find your name lacking a certainā€¦ star power, is all!ā€ ā€¦Had he just played a laugh track for his own joke? You found yourself frowning behind his back as you followed him. ā€œIt's terribly drab, my friend!ā€ The man opened the door to another dusty room, gesturing for you to step inside just as you made yourself look less annoyed. ā€œFor someone like yourself? You need a title worthy of someone working at Puzzlevision~! Youā€™ve headed multiple successful projects, but never having done so on your own. Someone with talent, but not successful enough to avoid being poached!ā€ This was beginning to feel more insulting by the second. ā€œTherefore! A rising star, an up-and-coming powerhouse, a starlet!ā€
ā€œNow, wait a moment.ā€ Hesitantly you spoke up as you began to sit down on the terribly dusty chair. There goes the dry cleaning fee you paid. ā€œYouā€™re right. I have headed multiple successful projects. But, screenwriters donā€™t work alone. I wouldā€™ve never done that because thatā€™s not how it works.ā€
ā€œWell, youā€™ll have to start now, because thatā€™s how it works at Puzzlevision!ā€ Mr. Puzzles sat across from you, unbothered by dust or grime as he crossed a leg and leaned one elbow on the table. ā€œBesides having my expert guidance and leadership, Starlet, youā€™ll be working entirely by yourself!ā€
ā€¦Huh?
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hazshit-hotel-hater Ā· 7 months ago
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Surprise! I am going to rant about my own redesign and art! I think this is me mentally preparing for the helluva boss episode next week and praying to god itā€™s actually good. Iā€™ve also been nursing a bit of a hangover today so forgive me if my wording is a bit more jumbled than usual
Im a big fan of my Angel Dust redesign, but in the general aspect of my art, a lot of my poses are a bit flat. That can be from either posing issues on my end, trouble with facial features, or just some secret third thing, but I think so far Ive been enjoying drawing much more cartoonishly as of recent. That vox canon & headcanon drawing was super super fun to do even though it was supposed to be vivzies style, but I used to have a style with more sharp angles and pointy curves that I honestly kind of miss, I also miss playing with cartoonish proportions!!
My art style may end up changing eventually, but my main pieces will stay in my usual style and my more doodle-y ones will probably be in a more cartoony style like the ones above. While theyre definitely closer to canon and meant to be inspired as such, the difference is that I can draw diverse body types in said artstyle! I also cant lie, Angelā€™s chest fluff is one of my absolute favourite things to draw and itā€™s so easy in this styleā€¦
About my redesigns though! This is mostly about Angel, but Iā€™m gonna slap this here from DMs with a friend: ā€œIm so pleased with this genuinely im so happy he has his little pedipalps, theyre technically also still his fangs but now he can move them and stuff and :33 typically for male spiders the pedipalps are a reproductive organ but that isnt the case for angel or many other arachnid or insect sinners id say so I think personally most of them have developed pedipalps for primarily other reasons like fangs in Angels case or maybe something similar to cat whiskers for other peopleā€
In my original angel dust redesigns I just couldnā€™t find a way to draw his fangs in a way that made me happy because I want to keeo the same energy in his face as the original. Big clunky fangs that stick out just didnā€™t work for him and while they made him look like a spider, he lost that sort of angel-ness that I need when drawing him so I instead looks to the pedipalp aspect of spiders to move them off of his mouth and more onto his cheeks. Itā€™s a very small change but it improved the design in my eyes significantly and just really made me a lot happier. I wont be updating his redesign post as of right now and maybe never will, but if I do yknow why now!
I just really really like drawing this guy a bit rubbery, hes supposed to be fluffy so like he should move kinda soft in a way? I dunno how to explain it rn, its 2 AM at the time of writing this so im gonna lay the hell down now!
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fumifooms Ā· 11 months ago
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I've reached a certain point in the manga now where Sissel heckles Marcille and mentions how "half breeds" are sterile.
And now I can't get out of my head the idea of a Marcille who can't become a mother herself, but ends up being able to experience something of the sort through meeting Chilchuck's daughters (even if they are all grown already.)
And allow me to go further, but also imagine that there is a point where Chilchuck does finally bury the hatchet with his wife, but have come to accept that they just don't work anymore, and decide to divorce formally on amicable terms.
The daughters therefore all slowly get to know Marcille, and even without the intent of being motherly, she dotes on them all anyway (because they're just so cute and so sweet!), and they see how their crabby father's eyes goes soft when they see Marcille interacting with them that by the end of it, they corner their father and tell him they approve.
Yes!!! YES!!!
You seem to not have finished the manga yet so I want to avoid spoilersā€¦ But no if Iā€™m going into this topic Iā€™ll absolutely end up spoiling some things lol. So beware, spoilers in the links I put and under the cut! I also talk about this topic/dynamics headcanons a bit here, and here, and specifically about his wife and him reconciling or not here, and my fanfic Grind Me Down Sweetly has bits and headcanons like these, but itā€™s an aspect of marchil with lots of potential!! Not obligatory reading btw lol, I just like to keep things as tidy as I can with things I cover many times plus thereā€™s more stuff I wonā€™t say here. Iā€™m gonna be talking for a while though!!
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I feel she could genuinely get along great with Flertom and Puckpatti, their personalities seem pretty compatible! Meanwhile Meijackā€™s more reserved, but Marcille would grow on her too. Meijack 100% would be the one who sticks more around her father as Marcille and her sisters chat enthusiastically when she first meets them, and out of nowhere she goes "She suits you." and Chil spits out his beer, but he swallows back the urge to deny it and then agrees.
One of my marchil timelines is that they stay close friends for a long time after post-canon, before maybe or maybe not dating. I like to think that after they meet, Marcille starts exchanging letters with Flertom sometimes because they hit it off and Chilchuck is like "Why are you on first name basis with my daughter!!! WHY ARE YOU ON FIRST NAME BASIS WITH MY DAUGHTER!! WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN, STOP INFILTRATING ALL OF MY LIFEEEE-" <- Man who has her on his mind 24/7 and is kinda going mad over it. Hehe Iā€™ll let you read the fic I linked in the beginning if that sounds fun to you!
I know that in my fic wips where confessions or proposals happen I tend to bring the topic of the daughters up. Hereā€™s my favorite that lowkey guts me
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Post-canon spoiler but I like the idea that when the Toudens die from age or one thing or another, if one of them forms a family and has kids (through adoption or anything) then at least over the centuries sheā€™d still overlook the lineage of royals and would find a sort of solace from that, always being surrounded by lots of caring people. I think this is a bit healing for her single child self as well! Her notion of family and childhood are very tainted by loneliness and loss, and though she needs to accept that all hellos end with goodbye and find closure and happiness even through that, something can definitely be done about the loneliness! And as you can see with my fanfic wip, in a perfect marchil world I also think that she would fully become a part of Chilchuckā€™s family and generations down the line either people at family gatherings call her "great-auntie", or inversely no one really knows and just goes "oh her? Yeah thatā€™s Marcille. Sheā€™s in the family -shrug-". The family dinners would be awkward at first since I imagine Chilchuckā€™s prejudices on elves come from somewhere lol, but itā€™d be so sweet.
But yes, back to the daughters! Marcille is 100% a mom friend who loves caring for her loved ones (I have a post examining that a bit here), thereā€™s how she likes to bathe Izutsumi and Falin after all (Kui has said it herself that she loves when characters care for others in ways like that, which reflects in Marcille, and with Milsiril & Kabru or Mithrun & his caretakers, etc~), but I donā€™t think sheā€™d actually want a kid herself if she had to choose, maybe sheā€™d grow to want it one day but I think what kind of bonds sheā€™s looking for currently are more platonic and such than familial in nature, that she wouldnā€™t want ro raise a child herself quite yet. She likes spoiling people she loves and caring for them in domestic ways, but not the ā€˜everything elseā€™ part lol. So I actually think this works out great!! She 100% dotes on them as you said, but in many ways I think their dynamic would be a lot like gal pals chatting every once in a while, Flertom and her share in the latest gossip and they talk about fashion amongst other things! With Meijack being more akin to the usual stepmother dynamic where what ties them together is Chilchuck, until they grow to have a bond based on familiarity over time (I feel like due to these sheā€™s the one that would have a mother-daughter relationship with Marcille the most since Flertom and Puckpatti would be more casual with her, but I basically think all the daughters and Marcille see each other as equals). Their common point above everything is caring about Chilchuck, and though of course Marcille would be ready to offer motherly comfort or support for them if they wanted it, the girls are pretty past that age so I donā€™t see it happening all that much, at least not in the first 5 years or so~ I think once Chil dies (probably not very late with how he drinks a lot of alcohol and was malnourished/"strict dieting" for whatā€™s implied to be a very long time) the reverse is gonna happen, where Marcille is gonna be absolutely gutted and will reach out to the girls a lot to grieve together and spend time recovering together. Talking about him and whatnot. If his wife goes to his funeral and they meet, Marcille and her could potentially also have very interesting interactions.
Girl sure wishes she wasnā€™t right here :( Unbeknownst to him sheā€™d be giving him lifespan buffs ad infinitum if she could
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And! It was so easy for me to miss this detail when I first read The Adventurerā€™s Bible (the world guidebook) but Marcilleā€™s mom remarried! Marcille has a stepfather herself! Itā€™s interesting that Marcilleā€™s relationship with him or her stance on her mom remarrying is left so open, but she certainly acts enthusiastic about families and kids so doesnā€™t seem like thereā€™s a complex there. I think this would give her a lot of thoughts about potentially being a stepmother though! I think it might influence her in her casual attitude, where she doesnā€™t want to push herself as ā€˜the new motherā€™ and whatnot, and I think honestly if the girls ever wanted to vent to her about how their family situation made them feel, Marcille and them could have really heartfelt and understanding conversations.
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Ah yes ah yes, might as well unload my ā€˜Chilchuck has a second family of clingy assesā€™ timeline I adore: Marcille and Izutsumi, + the rest of the gang to a lesser degree~ I already linked a post in which I talk about how Marcilleā€™s somewhat of a motherly presence for her, and Izutsumiā€™s relationship with Chilchuck is def rather father-like too (post going into that here)! A post-canon Marcille hc I love is that Marcille gets a cat~ A black one to fit with her witch aesthetic, and with how the cat hairs are black like the dresses she now wears all the time so itā€™s less apparent that sheā€™s covered in them lol. It reminds her of Izutsumi a bit as she goes on her journey, itā€™s kinda like the chickens she had around her as a kid, she loves having things to care for and spoil AND also itā€™s the end place of her character arc about appreciating loved ones even if theyā€™re short-lived, and having the courage to want to know and love them anywaysā€¦ It always comes back to marchil and his stupid only 20 years left to live I swear šŸ˜­ I genuinely feel like Marcille tends to keep some emotional distance from others during canon to try and minimize that effects of loss would have on her, but more on that in another upcoming post. But yeah I feel like every time she sees a stray cat while strolling out she starts tearing up a littleā€¦ She wonders if Izutsumi is okay and eating well and allā€¦ But she learns to live with not fully knowing, and optimism & being hopeful are her trademark thing so she puts them to good use! Sometimes her and Chil will hang out of his shop and theyā€™ll see a stray cat. They start leaving some food out for them. Chil is all "Bad idea! Theyā€™ll become overly reliant on our food and itā€™ll be bad for them!" at first but he caves. So then they watch it feed on what they gave it, and she brings up what was both on their mind. "Do you ever wonder where Izutsumi went, if sheā€™s alrightā€¦" "You say that as if she didnā€™t visit three months ago. Arenā€™t you supposed to be the one for who long periods of time mean little here?" And a silence falls, but then after a bit he finally replies, without snark. "ā€¦ I do." Marcilleā€™s cat would 100% be a stray she decided to adopt actually. I am seeing how a marchil fic being written centered around this would work~ Before she brings it to the castle and officially adopts it, she sees it standing out in the rain all pitifully in front of Chilā€™s shop once and she invites it in (to Chilchuckā€™s despair), and from then on itā€™s still a stray but it has a home to go back to. And it can showcase Marcille and Chilā€™s relationship alongside that metaphorically and itā€™s likeā€¦ Domesticating loveā€¦ šŸ˜­ I think I hold a Grind Me Down Sweetly sequel here~ Chilchuck is so the ā€˜doesnā€™t want a cat dad who ends up being the catā€™s favoriteā€™, both with his cat daughter and the actual cat lol, and Marcilleā€™s not a cat but he certainly wasnā€™t looking for another romance so hey!! Chilchuck expected to live alone forever after his wife didnā€™t get back together with him, but surprise!!! Ok cat tangent over I promise <3
Meeting the stepmom energyā€¦ Plus the dwarven bachelor. And the king. Maybe he didnā€™t make up with his wife "like how well it goes in stories" like he hoped for, but her wish sure did come true!! She met his family!! :] Iā€™m planning a huge character arc post about this part of their interactions in canon, but optimism and hope did at least half the job <3 Especially since he hadnā€™t seen his daughters in years too. Sheā€™s good for him!!! And heā€™s good for her!!!
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Something interesting about Bruce's No-Kill Rule and his sons in the canon comics...
Jason's resentment has less to do with Bruce failing to save him - he has come to admit Batman isn't infallible, after all - and more to do with how he wasn't seen as worth avenging.
Of course, there can be plenty debate whether or not Bruce is justified and it's been debated to death, but the interesting part?
When it is Dick who dies - or is dying - Bruce seems fully willing to ditch the No Kill Rule. Three canon examples, in fact.
Infinite Crisis, when it looks like Luthor Jr killed Dick. Wonder Woman has to talk him down from straight up executing Luthor in cold blood.
Forever Evil, where Bruce goes feral and seems full willing to slaughter Luthor when Dick is killed. Though, I guess this can be excused - he just watched his son being killed before his eyes, and he had the same vengeance frenzy phase after Jason died, having to be restrained by Superman.
Third one, when Dick is shot by KGBeast. Bruce tears through everything and everyone in his path, beats the assassin to a pulp and leaves him to die in a snowstorm.
Not sure if KGBeast actually dies, but what Bruce did would absolutely have killed him and Bruce knew it. And unlike the other two situations, not only was Dick not actually dead at the time, even if badly wounded, this was a methodical, pretty long hunt that would have given him time to think it over and choose...
Wonder how Jason would have reacted to this... Bruce wouldn't avenge him, but when it is everyone's favorite Nightwing who is taken...
Sure, in the Owl Song AU this won't hold, since the relationships are very different, but in other AUs or in Canon itself (whatever version you choose as canon)?
How would things change in an AU where Dick is the one who dies instead of Jason? Given Bruce has more or less fully demonstrated his willingness to kill if it's for Dick Grayson...
Itā€˜s one of the aspects of canon I will never understand, nor do I want to. Itā€˜s just unfathomable to me, demonstrating such clear favoritism towards one of your children.
I adore Dick Grayson, donā€™t get me wrong, but thereā€™s just something so inherently wrong about a parent showing how much more one of their children means to them compared to the others.
And yes, we can argue about how Bruceā€˜s bond with Dick is just so much stronger because he was his first Robin, how Dick made Bruce as a person grow beyond himself and and his mindset of vengeance, and how Dick was what kept Bruce sane and firmly on the good side.
But thatā€™s no excuse for how he treated the others moving forward. No excuse for forcing Dick into Spyral, for beating Jason up worse than he ever did Joker, etc.
Itā€˜s part of why I think Jasonā€˜s anger towards Bruce is justified. If Dick died instead of him and then came back, demanding Bruce kill Jokerā€¦ I donā€™t think it would have ended with a batarang in Dickā€˜s neck. Just saying.
So yeah, current canon Bruce is a jerk. And an even worse parent. I donā€™t know why thatā€™s such a popular take for canon writers atm :/
I prefer to stick to storylines where heā€˜s an actual dad/good person, like his original depiction intended āœØ
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