#MCL:UL

[mirror-alchemist]

Summer Event 2019 Complete~!

I did finish the summer event finally. Overall I really liked it. After the hassle and stress that was the music event this was a nice breather. 

NO SPOILER CUTS THIS TIME, it’s actually no spoilers like at all for actual plotline stuff. Actually this event throws me FAR into the future. -laughs, then cries in episode 8-

Believe it or not, my favorite route of it was Cas. But I will admit it was more of a nostalgic factor because of a HSL. I feel like with his if you took out all the kissin+ stuff it would be a platonic friends outing. Along with Hyun’s. That’s why he’s tied with Nathaniel as my second favorite of the routes. Alas Rayan and Priya are tied last for the ones I didn’t really enjoy because I’m not interested in their routes from a personal standpoint. 

I didn’t particularly care for the swimsuits save Cas and Hyun’s (hyun’s would actually fit more in line with Ami still being tad uncomfortable with two pieces because most of them show off her hip scar). But the outer outfits of some were really cute. I LOVE THE HAT FROM PRIYA’S. I liked all the wigs except for Rayan’s It’s just not my thing. I do wish that Priya’s and Cas’ came with some sort of fringe. Nathaniel’s too but there is a couple wisps of hair at the forehead so it isn’t that big of a deal. 

Bank outfit is cute too. Not entirely my thing but it cute. We don’t get a lot of fantasy-esque stuff in UL so I’ll take what I can get. 

I can’t really think of any game-breaking cons. Stuff that bothered me was more of a “not fitting my character” or a personal thing but not entirely enough to write the whole thing off. Time limit is nice and long. If you chose the AP option it wasn’t that costly (I’m know we’re never gonna get cheap cheep prices so 50 is enough for me). 

Unrelated but kinda is, I hope in the future we can have an option to change our site background image. I like the beach one and would like to keep it long term. I know there’s add-ons/extensions for it but I don’t want to do the extra work.

[mirroralchemist]

April 2019 Writing Update

So April is the first session of Camp NaNoWriMo. This session I decided to completely revamp my MCL: UL AU I had started writing when UL came out. Since I’m going to be forever behind and quite a few recent things in plot made me bleh, Like it’s all not terrible, I’m just really was frustrated the routes it took to reach said plot points. But that’s another post for my main tumblur.

I figured I take all that frustration towards this project. Anyway I had a goal of 20k and I had finished it in about 2 weeks lol. The AU is nowhere near done (after this post I’m just the post-concert and that’s where a lot of my splits from canon happens). 

Word Count: 182 Notes: It’s short and it’s more backstory than anything. 

As the morning sun peeks through the windows, she awakens. Wincing as the remnants of a headache start to emerge. It takes a moment, but she soon realizes where she’s at. A quick turn to her right a reminder what happened only a few hours ago. A tint of red dusted her bare skin as the memories came back.

This was a different experience from what she was used to.

She moved out of the bed as quietly as possible, to not disturb them. Getting into the bathroom, she stared at herself in the mirror. She was tired. Her eyes seemingly dulled from all the stress. Letting out a small sigh she got dressed, straightening out the winkles of her clothes.

Those hours felt...nice. But there was something lacking.

“I should be okay. Probably out in a meeting.”

She zipped up her hoodie before placing sunglasses on her face. A look around the room saw that they were still sleeping. She almost felt bad that she was leaving. But they had agreed it was just a one time convenience.

Leaving the room, she pulled the hood over her head.

[akianee]

Screenshots MCL:UL Episode 15 - Nathaniel’s route

I took a few screenshots from my gameplay and decided to share them with you guys. They are in Polish but I translated each one of them underneath. Sorry for the quality of the screenshots, I took them in a hurry. 

It’s happening after study session and before the fair.

Candy: I quickly wrote him a message: "Hey, you ... Are you sleeping?"

Candy: I got an answer immediately.

Nath: “No. I’m thinking of you.”

Candy: “Really?”

Nath:  “Of course. I think about you all day, and what did you think?”

Candy:  Oh, Nath, if you only knew what I was thinking ... Most of the time, what's worst. But I can't answer him like that. He already knows I'm worried.

Candy: Every second I am afraid that I will lose him ... I could not even answer and the phone vibrated again.

Nath: “More specifically, I am thinking about our last evening on the beach ... Will we see each other soon?”

Candy:  I wrote back with a smile.

Candy: “Personally, I have time this week every day ... I have a vacation”.

Nath: “At the beginning of this week I am very busy, but ... I should be free on Wednesday evening.”

Candy: “ On Wednesday evening I go to the fair with everyone. Would you like to accompany me? We can end the evening together.”

Nath: “Fair... Why not... I’ll go!”

Candy: Yes! And I thought he’s gonna say no.

Candy: I wrote back: “Great! I'm glad, I didn't think you'd agree!”

Nath: “I'd rather spend the evening alone, cuddled up in my bed, but ... I'll be content with apples on a stick and a tunnel of fear.”

Candy:  I read his message several times, realizing that I was biting my lip as I did it.

Candy:  I wrote back: "I admit that your suggestion is quite tempting."

Nath: “We will come back to this on Wednesday. Good night, my love”.

Candy: My love?! Haha, I didn’t expect him to call me that.

Nath: “I heard you laughing at your phone. Do you prefer me to call you "baby"? My heart? Tell me, all your wishes are my command, angel. Kitten?”

Candy: “Good night, silly.”

Nath: “I can’t wait for Wednesday.”

Cand: I put my phone on a nightstand with a smile.

[mcl-sailorlydia]

lowkey considering dropping MCL:UL and just going straight to LL, I mean it’s probably take years to catch up but seeing UL it’s already finished...idk how to feel tbh

[dawnthecreator]

Just some fun with the illustrations for MCL:UL Valentine’s Day, one of the few things I got enjoyment out of.

[yourfairyji]

MCL:UL Predictions

Okay, so based off the bits and pieces that beemoov is sprinkling in the episodes, these are some things that we will probably see in the future :

- Amber has anorexia or something like that, the fainting and Candy's comment on how skinny she is say it all.

- Lysander might appear because of Rosa's baby and he'll be kind of like Dayan and Jade type of flirt, in the Q&A they already said there's gonna be some characters like that.

- Nathaniel is gonna get into a huge fight with someone and Candy is gonna stich him up or something like that, maybe some kind of gang business, thus him talking to the guy at the bar.

- Clemence might fire us from the café if we break Hyun's heart.

- Melania is of course up to some shit, I would not be surprised if she'd catch Candy with Rayan and snitch, leading up to some serious drama. (this could be really interesting, no matter if Rayan is your Crush or not)

- Obviously Yeleen is going to stir up shit between Cas and Candy.

There's more I might add when I stumble upon it, since now I can't recall what else I picked up. Yeah.

[avalon-hybrid-the-demon]

Ok so normally when you finish an episode in mcl:Ul they give you some ap (like 500) but I just finished chapter 5 and they didn't give me nothing, is it because they stop doing it when you reach chap 6 or is it an error?

[otomelavenderhaze]

Hi, can I still submit a expression request? I don't actually know if I want A6 or F6 for MCL:UL Dawn. >w

[introvertedotomegamer]

I’ve always been indifferent to Nath, even in HSL and I’ll admit I didn’t like his attitude for the longest in MCL:UL. Thing is, episode 7 actually made me like Nath, I’m not indifferent to him anymore. I think what did it was how he was so sweet to Candy during the scene before and after the illustration (won’t say what it was, in case others wanted to find out for themselves). But yeah, it made me melt, so I now officially like Nath, but Lysander will always be my number one.

[angel-tears1004]

I read some spoilers of the new episode of MCL:UL and...

Apparently Rayan gets mad at the dumb bitch (Candy) for going to the concert cuz he thought she was different and he wanted to get know her in a deeper level (rough translation from the post in Spanish) and I'm just ... WTF.

Since they announced the teacher route I've had many issues with the whole relationship, it makes me uncomfortable since it leaves a huge opening to abuse thanks to the power dynamic; I remember reading some posts here on tumblr about red flags and things older guys do to manipulate younger girls and one of those things was basically telling them how they thought they were more mature as a way to get the girls to do or not do something, and yeah I only read the spoiler but oh boy does it sound a lot like that to me.

[mirror-alchemist]

Episode 7 Complete! University Edition

I actually finished an episode at waking hours and not the buttcrack of dawn like usual. I finally reached the episode in which I get the illustration that has been my phone lock screen for MONTHS.

This episode took me about 1100range ap.

*blahblahblahepisodespoilersundercutblahblahblah*

I liked this episode a lot. Beach episodes are some of my favorites. Of course I went with Nathaniel because I’m locked in his route (ya know his 110% affinity and all). It was really chill to see the Nath I liked in high school. I really did wish I had more time to spend with him instead of in the middle and at the end. It’s just nice that my Candy is doing her own thing. And it was nice to know that Nath can feel more like himself around her.

They may not be together anymore (yet) but at the very least they’re buds again. It follows along with my AU that Ami really wants to be his friend even if they aren’t dating.

It’s odd to think of Amber of being a wingman to get him and Candy together. When in HSL she was doing everything to not have her spend time with Nathaniel. It’s a good change tho.

I was really happy that Rosa and Leigh got a house together. They really deserve it. Even without the baby bit.

The illustration is one of my favorites of all the UL ones so far. It’s really sweet. 

I’m looking forward to the next episode. If only because after a beach episode, shit normally hits the fan :V

[mirroralchemist]

February 2019 Writing Update

Nevermind that I’m doing it now in March. I almost skipped it because Feb. has always been a difficult month for me personally. Besides it being the anniversary of my Dad’s passing and my Mom’s birthday if she were still living, this year I had to deal with a death in the family and I was sick. All that triggered my depression so I really didn’t do much of anything other than video games and work. But I managed to find something to show off a little bit.

Word Count: 720 Notes: Still part of my UL AU I’m working on, actually directly after Jan’s update (that probably didn’t get seen because of tumblur’s new standards on content and I try to be as considerate as possible when I write something mature so it probably got hidden). It gives some backstory to what Ami has done in her time away. 

Side note: Nathaniel calls her Princess as a nudge to her playing the princess in the Sleeping Beauty play in HSL. And that part in a later episode when he calls her his Prince Charming, it just stuck in my mind he calls her Princess as a pet name. It’s a complete coincidence that my OC couple who totally influenced me pursuing Nathaniel in MCL and who I based my Candy off of, her husband calls her Princess too. Honestly it was lol

I shot straight up. I let out a deep breath. I looked around my surroundings to realize I was in my dorm. The darkness of the room showing that it was fairly late at night. The only sounds were the slight shuffling as Yeleen moved about in her sleep. My body felt really damp, Running a free hand through my hair, I noticed how damp it was too. Slowly, I recalled that I had fell asleep after nearly passing out in the alley.

And then that dream….

Heat flushed on my face as I recalled the dream in detail. How did I even get to that point of having those kinds of dreams? I thought I had repressed those urges. Apparently not. I’ll just blame it on the fever. Yeah, the fever made me loopy. I got out of bed, being careful to not wake up Yeleen. I don’t want to undo any of the small progress we made to be civil to each other. Gathering my sleepwear I went into the bathroom. A quick glance at the mirror revealed I was in worse shape than I imagined. My skin was still pale, but the sheen of sweating out my fever made it look sickly. The slightest hint of color only came as the result of my dream. I quickly got undressed and stepped into the shower. As I cleaned the sweat off, my mind still didn’t stray from the dream. The feelings of hands all over me; the feeling of being desired.

I wouldn’t have minded if it became a reality.

At the very least it would be with people I had more than a physical attraction for; something different from back then.

I shook my head at the absurdity of it becoming true.

Nathaniel and Castiel hated each other that much to be down for that sort of thing. Even if I offered myself to share.

I rested my head against the tile. Thinking about that period of time brought an ache in my chest. I thought I was dealing with my emotional lows the best I could at the time. But in retrospect, I was being selfish. Thinking about it, I was a hypocrite for blowing up at Nathaniel the way I did when I saw him with that woman.

A few years earlier I was dealing with my own loneliness the same way.

I shouldn’t have expected him to meet my own internal expectations of our past when I didn’t do that when I left…

I finished up my shower in somber silence before dressing in my night clothes. I went to my bed to change it to fresh sheets. Once I finished, I noticed the quick flashing of the flashlight on my phone. I had a text message it seemed. I unlocked my phone and went to my messaging app.

My eyes widened at surprise that it was Nathaniel.

‘I hope you slept well Princess.’ came the message

I felt my face flush at the words. Especially at the nickname. I noticed that the message was sent while I was still sleeping. I was touched that he did that much. Not that Nathaniel wasn’t an inconsiderate person, but it still felt awkward to message him like this now. I got into bed and turned towards the wall so my messaging wouldn’t disturb my roommate.

‘Thanks.’ I quickly texted back, ‘Sorry if I stole time from you.’

Quickly a soft ping sounded.

‘It’s okay, since it’s you.’ he had replied back, ‘I promised I would look out for you to someone. Regardless of circumstances I intend to keep that promise.’

I stared at the message in silent surprise. I read the message over again. A smile spread across my face as my chest felt a bit of a flutter. I’ve come to realize that maybe things weren’t as different as I thought.

‘I appreciate it.” I wrote.

There was a few more minutes until I got a reply back.

‘Of course for you :). It’s late go back to sleep. Sleep well Princess.’

A yawn reminded me that it was indeed late and I needed actual sleep. I locked my phone before laying back down under the covers. As I slowly went back to sleep, I just hoped that I wouldn’t have any more weird dreams.

[calamitycxndy]

some select thoughts on the beta/predictions for the mcl:ul storyline under the cut. pretty spoilery

the way we were thrown into the story was really nostalgic and bittersweet, but also strange, considering that for us no time has passed. but that’s the curse of the time skip i guess. still not happy with this entire situation (which fucking sucks ass)

apparently castiel wasn’t that torn up over our break-up? when asking rosa about him, he’s been super preoccupied with the band, and candy herself mentions something along the lines of “maybe that’s why he wasn’t that upset when things ended between us, he was already thinking about something else”

morgan aka the kentin lookalike is 100% alexy’s love interest and i’m into it

i’m about 95% sure that yeleen is dating castiel. i could be totally wrong about this since it hasn’t been confirmed at all, but the signs are there. their relationship also seems to have some hiccups, considering that you hear them kinda sorta argue over the phone (assuming she was talking to castiel). apparently he isn’t around too often?

this might be wishful thinking, but i’m pretty sure we’re going to get a nathaniel storyline - and, through that, possibly him as the fifth crush. (it could also be evan, i wouldn’t be surprised.) the way nath’s personality and current situation were described and talked about was clearly different from the other guys by far, so much so that i’m sure it was setting things up for the plot. he’ll definitely be around - something is up with nath and it makes my storytelling senses tingle. he’s changed and not for the better, and isn’t really friends with the others anymore, which was made abundantly clear. also it would be odd to bring him in for an entire storyline without making him a romance option, considering that he’s officially the ex of many players? but yeah, i could just be projecting, so take all of this with a grain of salt.

i still have a hard time liking melody lmao even though i really want to

priya is amazing and i can’t wait to be a trophy wife while she’s an international lawyer for the united nations or something

rosa really missed us and apparently had the hardest time out of everyone after candy moved and excuse me my heart is crying

[akianee]

Otome Game Tag

A tag by @faerietale-mcl <3 (huge shout-out to her and her amazing writing skills <pls write more, i need it>)

1- Which otome game is your fav?

Well, for now I think it is The Arcana. Thanks to its amazing story and great characters, it knocked me down a few months ago when I started playing it. I also like My Candy Love, but it's mainly because of the sentiment.

2- Which otome did you start playing but stopped and why?

Mystic Messenger. It’s not because I didn’t like it. I just got tired of it I guess. But who knows... Maybe I will get back to it soon.

3- The otome you spent the most on?

1) My Candy Love - I spent a lot of my time (and money) on this game when I was a teenager. Now I play MCL:UL, but I don’t play every route like I used to on MCL.

2) Ikemen Sengoku - seriously I got so into this game that my boyfriend got jealous...  Well... Oops.

3) The Arcana - it’s my favourite so I played it a few times each route. And I am still waiting for Lucio’s route!

4- Why do you like otome games?

There are a few reasons. I am a writer (or rather I like to call myself that) so I seek for inspiration in everything and I found out that otome games are the best for that. I also like them because thanks to them I can be someone else and because of my anxiety (i have a GAD) it’s hard for me to maintain a good social life so these games are very helpful sometimes. 

5- Your favorite arc

That’s a really hard question. I loved Giles’ arc from Midnight Cinderella. He was so sweet and mysterious at the same time. I also love Nathaniel’s arc from MCL:UL. But I can’t say which one is my favourite.

6- Your least favorite arc

Definately Alyn’s arc from Midnight Cinderella. I really like Alyn, but his story was just boring... (pls don’t hate me)

7- Favorite side character

Chani! Chani! CHANI! (from MCL:UL ofc)

8- Favorite LI based on design

Hmmmmmm... I think Nathaniel from MCL:UL, Masamune Date from Ikemen Sengoku and ofc Julian from The Arcana. They are my handsome trio.

9- Favorite LI based on personality

Nathaniel from MCL:UL. Don’t ask me why. I don’t know. I just love his personality so much.

10- Favorite MC based on design

I love the one from Ikemen Sengoku (she is very customizable, but on every ilustration she looks the same). She has a fine silhouette and a long hair and I just am really pleased by looking at her.

11- Favorite MC based on personality

Ikemen Sengoku strikes again! MC from Masamune’s route is the best! I just love her attitude. Also I like MC from Hideyoshi’s route. 

12- Most despised character

Well, don’t hate me for this but I really despise Mitsuhide from Ikemen Sengoku. Everytime he pops up on screen I want to murder him. But I’ve seen that many people love him so... maybe it’s just me.

I also subtly despise Castiel from MCL and MCL:UL. 

13- Which character looks like you?

I look a lot like Amber from MCL:UL. Well, I’m not that pretty, but stil...

14- Who could you date IRL?

Definately Nathaniel from MCL:UL. But I think I could also date Lysander from MCL (cause I like his character a lot too).

15- Favorite illustration

It would be the one with Nathaniel from Episode 10 MCL:UL. And all of the graphics from Julian’s route from The Arcana (they are beautiful!).

I tag everyone who wants to do it! I had a lot of fun doing it so I hope you will too.

[dollibelle]

I bet you anything the song Castiel wrote for Candy back in episode 40 will make an appearance during his route in MCL:UL. It’s either going be so satisfying or absolutely heart wrenching.

[chlorispeitho]

Beemoov, before releasing MCL:UL do your homework:

I want an essay about what Otome games are and what they are supposed to do. I can tell you so far, that it isn’t about breaking up with your boyfriend.