#KH3 spoilers I guess?

[luxudidnothingwrong]

While I don’t believe in Demyx MoM I came to that conclusion at like age 13 and that was around the same time I guessed sora would die in KH3… so I’m just waiting for the other shoe to drop and reveal that I was momentarily clairvoyant in middle school

[thefreshprinceofjunes]

im sure people have already discussed it somewhere, but i wonder about the meaning behind riku (circa kh2) being in the kh3 opening alongside those that had been lost and then were saved by sora in some way in the game (roxas, axel, xion, terra, aqua, and ventus)

like i get sora did that too for riku, but that was in the past, not in kh3 (besides when he saves everyones hearts from the lich)

hopefully it has something to do with riku being the light and/or future revelations of feelings lol

[bluesylveon2]

I Walked with You Once Upon a Dream

Summary: Two souls find themselves in Dream World, a place with an endless sea and sky.

Note: royal au, fluff, cameos, and set after Lilia's fic. Dream World is based on Final World from KH3

Warning: not beta read, fem Yuu/reader, mini Book 7 spoiler, and possible ooc characters

Word Count: 2.2k

Masterlist: here, Series Masterlist: here

Yuu opened her eyes to find herself looking at a bright blue sky. 

"This is not my room," Yuu said as she tried to cover her eyes from the light. "What?!" She exclaimed as her fingers ran through the shallow water around her. It looked like she was not in a body of water as the water kept going as far as the eye could see. Despite being in the water, Yuu's clothes were not wet at all. 

"Hello?"

Yuu turned to find a silver star nearby. When did they get there? That star was not there earlier. 

"Who are you?" She asked, inspecting the star.  

"My name is Silver Vanrouge."

"I'm sorry I didn't catch that."

"I said my name is Silver."

Yuu shook her head, and her face turned grim. "I'm sorry I didn't get that. Your voice cut off at your name."" 

"What is your name then?"

"Yuu."

The star(?) shook side to side as if it were saying no. "I didn't get that either. I wonder why…"

The star stayed quiet while Yuu examined the bright floating star again. "You can talk?"

"Of course, I can talk. I'm a human, unlike you."

"What do you mean? You're literally a star." Yuu eyed the star suspiciously. How could something like this be a human? 

"Oh, that's what you look like to me…strange. It must be like that for everyone, then."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that other people, in people's perspectives, will look like stars. It must explain why we can't hear our names. But it seems like we are the only two people here."

Yuu looked left and right only to realize nothing living was around them. They were surrounded by the endless sea and sky. 

"Wait, does this mean we are stuck here?"

"I don't think so. It could only be a temporary thing. What were you doing before you woke up here?"

"I was sleeping."

"So was I. Maybe Father might know something about this place…" The star trailed off. Yuu stared at the star with interest. It had a crystal-like structure, and it reflected the sunlight. Yuu hesitantly reached her hand out to touch it. "Hey, what are you-" 

The moment her hand made contact with it, a bright light came out and blinded her. Yuu shielded her eyes with her arms until it was gone. 

When she opened her eyes, she was on her bed, and the sun was up. 

"Hey, you're back." the star greeted. A few days had passed since the first night, and everything looked the same as when she left. 

"It is nice to see you too. Maybe we can actually hear our names now?"

"Alright, my name is Silver Vanrouge."

"Silver," Yuu let his name roll out out her tongue. "I did not get your last name, but this is an improvement. In that case, I'm Yuu."

"Nice to meet you, Yuu." 

"Did your father ever figure out what this place is?" Yuu asked, looking around the same sky and sea as last night. 

Silver nodded. "My Father once read about it. He told me that it is a fixed place called the Dream World, meaning that the scenery cannot be changed, and only a few people can access it when they sleep."

"I see. I need to find a book about this place. I am only confused about why we are the ones here. Why is no one else here?"

"Father said it is unique to the two people who enter it. He was grinning while explaining it but did not explain why."

Yuu hummed in thought and sat down on the water. Her clothes showed no sign of being wet. "I see. So I guess if we want to reveal ourselves more, then we should start talking."

"I agree." Silver floated down next to Yuu. "We can start with telling something interesting about ourselves. My father, who adopted me as a baby, is a famous fae general."

"But aren't you a human?"

"Yes. I figured out we were different when I was a child, but we have come a long way. Now I have two parents, and they are both faces."

Yuu's mouth pressed together in a thin line. "I'm sorry if this sounds personal, but aren't you afraid of them outliving you."

"It's alright. I don't mind sharing." Silver's star had a red hue to it. "My father and I used to be worried about that. I often asked myself, how will Father handle me not being there when I go?" The star lightened up to a magenta color. "One day, he sat down with me and said, 'Silver, you cannot worry about the future. Focus on spending time with the people around you. You may not be with me one day, but you will live through memories.'"

Yuu smiled; her heart warmed up, thinking about Silver and his father. "Your father sounds like a wonderful person."

"I'm proud to be his son, now and forever." Silver's star went back to it's silver color. "So, what are your parents like?"

"My parents are human, unlike yours. I was born in Sunset Savanna but grew up in the Land of Scalding Sands."

Yuu did not know why, but she sensed that Silver was smiling. "I know someone from there. His name is Kalim."

Yuu's eyes lit up in recognition. "Oh, I know of him. I never met him, but his family plays an important role in Silk City. So, did you grow up in Briar Valley? I hear most fae come from there."

"I do. I live in the castle as a knight for the King."

Yuu's eyes widen in interest. Every story of Briar Valley she heard of made it sound like a mystery, where the King never stepped out of the country. However, she had heard rumors that the King once visited Silk City. "Really? What's it like?"

The King looks intimidating, but he is not. My father is his caretaker, and I see the King as a brother. He and another knight are like brothers to me." 

"That's sweet." Yuu smiled. "It looks like you have a loving family."

"I am glad to have met them." Silver nodded. "So what is the Scalding Sands like? I've been there a few times but did not see everything."

"Well, it's like-" Yuu's voice went up as she recalled her homeland with old stories and innovations. Meanwhile, Silver listened attentively, just as Yuu had done before. Yuu only wished she could see Silver's expression. "And then they have a festival called Al'ab Nariya. It uses fireworks to-" A flashing light appeared, and an invisible force was pulling at Yuu and Silver's bodies. "I never got to finish telling you everything!" Yuu exclaimed while holding her hands out to grab the star. 

"You can always tell me tomorrow. I'll be waiting for you. Yuu."

For a moment, Yuu swore she saw a smile on the star but must have been imagining it. Right?.

Yuu and Silver continued to meet in Dream World for many nights following that. The two spent hours talking about anything they desired. The more they talked, the more details were revealed of each other. First was the star, then an orb of light; now, it was a silhouette of his body. 

The two were currently sitting on the water like usual. Yuu finished retelling a story about her day while Silver was lying on her lap. Her fingers combed through his soft hair when Silver told her the news. 

"Did you know I'm going to be a big brother? My parents had told me before I went to sleep." Silver brought up one day. He had a bright smile and a sparkle in his eyes. 

Yuu turned to Silver in excitement. "Congratulations! Now you have someone to look over besides Sebek." Yuu giggled. Everything she heard of the infamous Sebek was secondhanded from Silver. Yuu was determined to meet him one day, even if he disliked humans. 

"Yes, but I don't know if I will be the best brother."

"What do you mean?"

Silver sighed and tapped his finger against the water, causing ripples around them. "I only know how to cook things that are good enough to eat, like chopped meats and vegetables."

"I see. Sadly, I'm not familiar with babies myself. I'm not much help." Yuu said, and her eyes lit up with an idea. "Why don't you ask your parents to help you cook? I'm sure they know what to feed a baby." 

"I can ask my mother. I will not ask my father." Silver said firmly, "He's really wise but a horrible cook. I recommend you don't eat his cooking if you value your life. He will find a way to jazz it up."

"Oh, can I visit Briar Valley one day?

Silver chuckled, and he looked at Yuu. "I want you to visit Briar Valley."

Yuu's mouth opened in an o, and her eyes widened in shock. "What?"

"I want you to come visit me one day. We always talk here, but we never met once in real life. I can even give you a tour when you come."

Yuu nodded. "I would love that, and I can give you a tour of the Scalding Sands if you decide to visit."

"I will, Yuu. I promise." The world around them turned bright like sunlight. The two were already familiar with what happened next. Yet, Yuu swore she saw auroral eyes staring back at her.  

Days passed.

Weeks passed.

Nothing happened. 

Yuu went to sleep and woke up like usual, like her meeting Silver was all a dream. 

It was ironic, in Yuu's opinion. 

Yuu looked everywhere for days to find anything about the Dream World. She looked through the libraries all across Silk City, only to come up empty. She was even desperate enough to go to Asim Palace to talk to Kalim, only to find out from his past retainer's sister that he was away on a trip. 

Luckily for Yuu, Najma took pity on her and helped her look through the Asim library. 

Again, they found nothing. Najma was kind enough to continue her search for her and would update her if she saw anything. 

Days had passed since then, and Yuu was thinking about Silver as she weaved through the bustling Camel Bazaar when she felt it. 

A man had casually walked past her, and it felt like the world slowed down around her; the local voices sounded like unintelligible noises, the familiar golden sands had a pink hue, and it all started when the man passed her. 

Yuu turned to find a man with silver hair and familiar auroral eyes staring at her with a mirrored expression. The silhouette of him did not do him justice. Silver was about her age, was slightly taller than her, and had lovely eyes. He looked like a prince straight out a fairytale. She felt a pull towards him that she could not describe. Despite that, the first thing that came out of her mouth was-

"Are you not sweating in that?" she pointed at the black and green leather outfit that would not help an average person in the desert heat. 

Silver shrugged with a smile on his face. "Not really, but I can change into something more appropriate if you are worried about me."

Yuu blushed. How could he say that so casually when they first met? She grabbed his hand and dragged him towards the shops. "I know a place that sells quality clothes, and we can grab something to eat after."

"Oh, like a date? Father mentioned how he used to go on one like these…" Silver said innocently, unaware of Yuu turning red like the color the Sorceror of Sands wore. 

"Wait, we need to get you something before discussing that!"

Silver stopped walking, took Yuu's hands, and looked into her eyes. "Yuu, I know this is the first time we met in person, but I felt something the moment you walked by. I once felt it when I met my mother because I knew she would be important to me. It sounds silly, but trust me. Let me court you properly once we settle this."

Yuu's heart swooned, ignoring the many eyes watching Silver's declaration in public, especially the gossiping aunts who give them a few hours and Yuu's parents would hear about the news. She was too focused on Silver to care. 

"Alright." She grasped Silver's hand and walked off. "This place gets more crowded at night, and I don't want you to get lost."

Silver smiled, making him look like a prince from the fairytales. "I wouldn't dream of it."

Excerpt taken from A Book About Soulmates (previously owned by Mallenoa Draconia)

Once upon a time, two souls fell into tragedy. However, before they died, they met an angel who gave them each a wish. One wished for happiness with the other. The other wanted to meet his loved one every 1000 years. The angel granted their wishes and set their souls to meet in the Dream World. Their bond was so strong and special that they would see each other whenever they slept. The only time they stop is when they start falling in love. After that, the two are bound to love each other for a lifetime. 

A/N: I might make a sequel to this once Book 7 comes out in the EN server

Disclaimer: I do not own Twisted Wonderland and its characters. Those belong to Aniplex, Walt Disney Japan, and Yana Toboso.

©: This story belongs to bluesylveon2 2020-23. DO NOT modify, republish, or plagiarize my work.

[blazartstudios]

[358/2 Days and III Spoiler Warning]

I still remember how after beatin' 358/2 Days' story (from over several months of sweat and tears), I'd spend the rest of my time with the game on the completed file, replayin' the final missions because of how much I loved clashin' with Xion's final form and gettin' to see the game's end art accompanied by Dearly Beloved Reprise.

Along with that though, I also remember how in spite that I don't recall kid me havin' a lot of attachment to Xion, I remember feelin' the pain of losin' her and Roxas' anger as I fought my way through the endgame and witnessin' what came after.

Even though KH3 would bring the gang together again, it still hurted more than I thought, to think I would've never seen Xion again once I finally laid Days to rest.

Heh... guess I liked her much more than I had realized then...

[arogoldpika123]

I HAVE FINISHED KH3

Uh, spoilers I guess

Basically, since last time, I did the Xehanort's fight, and the final boss.

Simple and clean, not too much to say

I kinda liked the Xehanort's death sentences for the most part. Ansem being suprisingly noble, Xemnas realzing how emotions work

And Young Xehanort foreshadowing the power of waking backfiring.

..The xehanort fight was pretty good! The multiple points of it.

Oh, flowmotion tangent!

I reallly like flowmotion! Its also why i love Blizzard, making a rail grind is super useful, especially on the chase at the start of the pirate world. I never played DDD, so this was my introduction to it, and its great. too bad it doesn't get much use in fights.

the first, 13 norts phase, halfway through I tried to figure out 'wait, what keyblades are those?' but they're just the organization 13s weapons, not all keyblades.

All the rest, is just solid boss. Take a lot of hits, learn when to guard, over and over, and go into rage form.

Also, Xehanort using keyblade to basically teleport is awsome, cuz I kinda made my oc use that similar sorta technique, glad thats a thing that exists.

No real thoughts over the rest of the boss fight? I liked the simple command being called 'Trinity'.

Good game, 8 out of 10! Now for a critical mode playthrough!

...Okay, I guess I can actually try to complete the game.

I guess...lucky emblems, syhnthesize everything, do the battle gates?

[mythicalartistx]

Wayfinder & SeaSalt Trio Reunion in KHiii

I used to not like KHiii as much but overtime I learned to appreciate it and it does have some really good moments.

Like the whole Keyblade Graveyard battle scene with all the groups reconnecting with their lost friends is so bittersweet and amazing.

Spoilers I guess but most my discussions have spoilers and the game has been out for 4 years 🤷

I mean the Terra breaking the chains scene is amazing. The music is great and that help shows how dramatica it is.

That scene is impactful and no wonder some people cry at it.

One day... I... will... set... this... right...

One day... I will...set.. this Right

I will return to this land..

And protect... My friends!

- Terra KH3

I was smiling to myself the whole time.

The scene is absolutely beautiful. A part of it is because of the fate of the three of them in BBS was so heartbreaking and sad.

And it's so bittersweet.

Now the reunion of the Sea Salt Trio...

Axel goes against Xemnas and Saïx is such a good scene. His poor bf being used.

Xion then tries stopping Xemnas from hurting them is everything especially when it shows Sora remembers them and their name from Roxas.

And I love when Axel regains his memory of Xion by holding his head and probably having a rush of memories before calling the name, Xion.

But it gets better when Roxas arrives and basically tells Xemnas I can do the same thing you can do and you don't know people's hearts as well as he might have thought.

It seems you're not as good as winning over people's hearts as you think

- Roxas KH3

Those scenes are so great

[2dents]

20 Questions for fic Writers!

Okay so, I was tagged by @outtoshatter and I'm just going to take a swing at this. Here we go.

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

Currently 22.

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

202,411.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

I mainly write for Dungeons and Daddies, Nark specifically. But I also have a couple in there for the Teen Wolf Sterek fandom.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

But You Have Heard of Me [ Teen Wolf, M, Wc: 82,014] (my baby!) The Taste of Perfume [DnDads, M, Wc: 58,717] (wip) Sudoku [DnDads, G, Wc: 5,226] Uno Attack [Dndads, G, Wc: 5,717] A Consuming Faith [Dndads, E, Wc: 33,963] (My baby wip! I'm aiming for another 80k with this one.)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Absolutely I do! If someone takes the time out of their day to not only read my silly little stories, but also comment on them, I will absolutely reply! Unless they're mean I guess? I haven't had any mean/rude comments yet so knock on wood. lol

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I love angst. I write it into a lot of things. But as far as endings go... hmm. Well I guess that title would currently go to one of my drabbles, A Done Deal [DnDads, G, Wc: 100] but without giving away spoilers one of my wips is going to take that title as soon as I get around to writting it lol.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Oh, But You Have Heard of Me [ Teen Wolf, M, Wc: 82,014]. My baby~! Happy ending and maybe one day it will have a happy sequel.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I feel like I'm going to jinx myself by saying no. I haven't recieved any rude or hateful comments on any of my fics. Not even when I posted on LJ.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I am not confident when it comes to writing smut. I used to write a lot of it back on LJ. Now I just Fade To Black, but I do have plans to maybe write some for a wip. But idk we will see when we get there.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

Nope! I wrote a fusion fic, But You Have Heard of Me [ Teen Wolf, M, Wc: 82,014] but no crossovers.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I am aware of.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I had I believe 2 fics translated on LJ, but not on Ao3

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Hahaha, yes! On LJ my irl bestie and I wrote a fic together! It was very cute, we each did a chapter following one half of the ships pov. I'd love to do it again some day it was super fun! What I really wanna do is get a bunch of different writers involved in doing a collaboration where the characters are stuck waking up in different timelines, so each chapter could be a different one-shot by a different author but they all connect. I think it would be fun.

14. What’s your all time favourite ship?

Sora/Riku. I don't write for this ship but I will fight god about them. I've been obsessed with them since I was 12 and played Kingdom Hearts. I have fics I've been re-reading for alkjsdflks way too long omg. When I played Kh3 and Riku showed up I screamed so loud it scared my partner. You can pry them from my cold dead fingers okay.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Hahaha, I just recently posted this fic to my Ao3. A Divine Move [Teen Wolf, M, 8,676] Stiles is a horror game character (based off games like Until Dawn and The Blair Witch Project) and Derek is from a dating sim (Based off Hunnypop lol) It was going to get an E rating cause I had some absolutely slasher ideas for Stiles game and the plot was loosely adapted from Wreck-It-Ralph. So, maybe one day I'll get the inspiration back, but as of now it's just not there.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I have been told I have a very clear writing voice and that I'm very good at setting a scene and showing it to the reader. I think my main strength is my humor. lol I find myself very funny.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

A lack of confidence alksdfjalksd. I get so anxious trying to make sure that the movie in my head is being translated into word correctly that I sometimes over do things. Also I have the absolute worst grammar, and spelling omg.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

If I don't speak the language enough to be confident that I'm using the words correctly I just do the "They said in language" kinda thing.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Okay, lmao. Okay okay. It was for the Gorillaz back when Demon Days had just come out.

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

My two babies that I'm the most proud of are

But You Have Heard of Me [ Teen Wolf, M, Wc: 82,014]

I spent a year writting it and I made several friends because of it. It is my baby and I love it. I re-read it and still laugh at it.

A Consuming Faith [Dndads, E, Wc: 33,963]

I have been putting so much work into this fic and it's really pushing me as a writer. I have been obsessed with cult and demons since I was young, probably too young lol, so this is just basically 3 of my hyper-fixations coming together in a fun way. I have big plans for this fic and I'm very excited about it. I've been working on it for 7 months now, and I'm really hoping I can finish it before the end of the year.

Thanks for the tag! I'm going to tag some people and maybe they'll play along too, no pressure though and I have no clue what I'm doing so sorry if you didn't want to be tagged. @evanesdust @nottoolateforthegame @siogosho @missanniewhimsy @calamity-unlocked

[glaire-personal]

warning: technically KH3 spoilers ahead? I guess don't read if you haven't beat the base game. Was reading a thing the other day about Steven Universe & part of it was talking about how an ending where the space nazis are killed is silly to expect of a kid's show and like, I kind of agree on one hand.

buuut

I also think a lot about how Kingdom Hearts, a children's videogame series using kid-friendly Disney properties and generally rated E for everyone (hitting E10+ at max), just does not have this hang up.

Sora never seems to deal with that sort of moralization over being better than his enemies or anything like that. He shows up, spouts some lines about how the villain is wrong and his friends are his power, the villain does their little monologue, they fight, the villain is destroyed. We can see that he does try to sway villains to his side to some extent, but once it's clear that option has failed he seems perfectly OK with resorting to violence.

You can make the argument that it's actually OK in Kingdom Hearts because generally his villains aren't technically human (in many cases being "recompleted" as people after he defeats them).

But to that I say: he didn't know that Ansem was a heartless in KH1, or had any idea what a Nobody was in Chain of Memories. And even then, his very last opponent - Master Xehanort - is 100% human through and through. Xehanort isn't just defeated, he actually dies. Sure, he gets an attempt at redemption afterwards, but not before actually canonically kicking the bucket, and this fact does not seem to lose Sora any amount of sleep.

I am by no means arguing that Steven Universe should have ended with the villains being destroyed. Just saying I do think it's a little narrow minded to argue that kids aren't able to grapple with anything more complex than "just convince your enemy to stop being bad & become friends :)" esp. when we have media like KH that clearly does not subscribe to this notion.

[gorematchala]

Kingdom hearts and FF7 spoilers I guess

Honestly thinking about it now its kinda shocking how KH3 ends with every character in the whole series alive, or in heaven (xehanort the evilest man who ever lived who's repentance was saying "oh my bad" after like how many generations of torment, guy who killed everyone Squall ever knew), and that they've revived Zack in FF7 Re:Fuck because Nomura's bag used to be picking the one good character he made and killing them for no reason. Now no one is allowed to die. Not even you the player

[natywolfie]

My best friend is a genius, bless him for do this

[waltdisneyismyhusband]

@jswatson-holmes, why is that funny? They never called me back 'til this morning! Dx Ok~then, here's my favorite Disney couples! Kinda.. I prefer awkward/silliness over romance. xP Happy early Valentine’s Day, I guess....

(Oswald & Ortensia, Cinderella’s shoe & Prince Charming, Terra & Aqua +Ven and his Dream Eater cat)

[gsunny6]

Things I love:

Vens Chirithy being like why don’t keyblade wielders have emotional support Dream Eaters as standard anymore and doing his dammdest best to protect all of Ven’s (nearby) family from nightmares.

Anyway about a week later the castle almost clocks terra in the head with a book about synthesizing spirits because I also love some good ol more aware than you’d think Castle Departure

[didsomeonesayventus]

Two years and I'm still malding a bit over "you're coming home too."

[mikumixtwix]

with the only evidence being the sad expression on her face in the khux finale scene when giving xehanort away and the mention of crying that was perceived as annoying, I think the "my dear beloved burden" star in the Final World is xehanort's mom

[iridescentjellyfish]

ah yes i sure do love summoning a rainbow keyblade decorated with a keychain of a fruit that represents eternal partnership made of our combined powers that banishes an entire wave of heartless and removes the darkness from someone’s heart with my entirely platonic best friend :)

[inanotherworldarling]

The thing that honestly irks me the most about Xehanort killing Kairi at the end of the game to give Sora “motivation” to fight him is... Sora had been on edge the entire game, he’d been running into battles with his whole heart on his sleeve the entire series- Sora didn’t need for Kairi to be killed- He’s had the motivation from day dot. It was cheap storytelling that disrespected Kairi’s character /again/ by reducing her to a prop to compel Sora forward.