#Ness Replies

[artsy-1diot]

the way u draw graham w/o his headband and helmet is rlly cute... i always love seeing how ppl interpret his hair

thank you!!! his hair is pretty fun to draw so its nice to mess around with it every once in a while :]

[miyamiwu]

So there’s this thread on Twitter about how Ness could leave Kaiser for Isagi, and I don’t agree with most of it but...

I appreciate OP pointing out the parallels between KaiNess and NagiReo in chapter 207:

However, OP’s conjecture about what situation could force Ness to also leave Kaiser sounded kinda forced to me...

Moreover, if there’s one thing I know about two parallels playing out at the same time, it’s that they tend to go in different directions.

One example—which also happens to be about dependency/attachment—is the parallel between Sara and Michele and Viktor and Yuuri from Yuri on Ice.

Sara had insisted on breaking away from Michele, her overprotective and possessive older brother. This led to Michele feeling distraught as he did his free skate, but unexpectedly, he also performed better without Sara.

On the other hand, Viktor had just left Yuuri to go back to Japan because Makkaachin was sick. Yuuri ended up performing badly during his free skate.

The separations are parallels, but they went in different directions.

I can see the same happening for NagiReo and KaiNess.

I explained it more extensively on my Kaiser trauma meta, but for Kaiser to complete his development he needs someone on his side.

Kaiser being abandoned by his mother started everything. It would be too cruel for him to also end everything by being abandoned once again. In contrast, everything started for Nagi when Reo found him. To end things with also a reversal—Reo leaving him—seems apt.

Beside, unlike with NagiReo, where Agi has constantly pointed out that they need to break up, with KaiNess we have Ness constantly reassuring Kaiser that he is there for him:

Even after Kaiser rudely dismisses him, he still anxiously looks after him:

Ness is down so bad for Kaiser, no way he’s abandoning him.

Yes, anybody can be subbed out at anytime. It can’t be Ness coz he’s been performing well. It should be Kaiser, but we know Noa himself is looking forward to Kaiser’s development, so I don’t think he’d sub him out.

Also, writing-wise, it would be quite awkward to have such an interlude when Kaiser’s arc is unfolding at the very moment. If one of them gets subbed out, Kaneshiro will have to develop another character’s play on the field, and that would be distracting.

So, no, nobody is getting subbed out, and KaiNess is not breaking up.

EDIT: I DON'T BELIEVE IN THIS ANYMORE. NESS NEEDS TO LEAVE THAT BASTARD 😭

Edit2: Ohh looks like Ness really is locked on Kaiser. Fine, as long as he's happy

[khaotunq]

"i don't know this fandom but i read this because i like your writing"

i am ON tHE FloOR.

[causenessus]

i was searching up ur account bc i wanted to reread the last try again chapter … is this a sign …

on another note i just wanted to check in !! i hope ur doing super super well and ur theater production (is that what its called ???) is going well !! my dms are always always open for u <3

RYE???????????? 😭😭 A SIGN FOR WHAT????????????? WHO IS CONSULTING TUMBLR.COM FOR CAUSES OF ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION 😭😭😭😭😭 DOES TUMBLR KNOW WHY I HAVE TEAR DUCTILE DYSFUNCTION??? (i made those words up btw) BUT OMG YOU'RE SO SWEET RYE I LOVE YOU SO SO MUCH I'M GIVING YOU THE BIGGEST KISS ON THE LIPS RN RYE <3 OMG WHAT IF I COME VISIT U RIGHT NOW AND TAKE YOU TO A MAGICAL WORLD WHERE WE GO OUT FOR FREE MATCHAS EVERYDAY AND THE WORLD IS GOOD <3 i love you so so much rye <3 can you tell????????? I LOVE YOU RYE!!! HI RYE I LOVE YOU!!!! RYE I LOVE YOU SO SO MUCH <3 i hope that you are doing well!!!!!!!!! <3 and please let ME know if you need anything at all!!!! i am always happy to listen and talk to you rye my love!! <3 I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I AM TO READ THE NIGHT SHIFT RYE!!! I'M SO SORRY I HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO READ IT YET I KEEP THINKING ABOUT IT </33 I THOUGHT ABOUT IT YESTERDAY AND TODAY AND LIKE EVERYDAY </333 OHH RYE YOU ARE SO SO TALENTED!!! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH RYE <3 i will read it asap!!!! theatre is going okay it's just taking up all my time and leaving me brain dead rn i barely have the time or energy for anything else 😭 so please forgive me!!! omg i'm getting to it asap please please please!!! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH RYE THANK YOU RYE <3 YOU ARE THE SWEETEST EVER AND MY DMS ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO YOU!!!!!

[marcsnuffy]

Using Lorenzo and Charles' interviews as reference, I'd love to see any assumptions of what Kaiser and Ness would answer here

[thisbluespirit]

For the kiss prompts, Six & Peri with prompt 23?

ahhhhh! hello!

Please forgive my non-response to this prompt, but ever since I did this meme back in October, my tumblr inbox has been telling me I have 1 extra message I can't see and now, SUDDENLY, out of absolutely nowhere, today, I can see the invisible message!! And this is it!!!!

Ahem. *calms down*

Anyway, I was not ignoring you @monarchetype or the prompt, tumblr just made it a magic, invisible ask until idk booping revealed it? (Who can understand the ways of tumblr??)

I will have a think about the prompt, too. <3 Thank you for sending it!

[ow1et]

do you care her based solely on pin boards?

[seriousbrat]

What do you make of Lily’s relationship with Slughorn? Slughorn in the series seems to be seen as a bit of a cringe guy, blatantly collecting celebrities and celebrities in the making. With Lily’s disdain for James and Sirius arrogance and entitledness, wouldn’t it be in line with her personality to not think much of someone like Slughorn either? Although understanding he means well, his attitude towards muggleborn talent reads a bit like a micro aggression - would that not bother fiery and independent-thinking Lily? I’d love to read more meta or fics about these two characters, it’s so funny to me that Harry was always almost hyperfocused on uncovering his dad’s memories and identity, and then in HBP, out of nowhere Slughorn comes alone like “Lily Evans gave me will to live” and Harry doesn’t dig deeper??? I’m also curious wether Slughorn ever also acknowledged Snape’s talent for potions or had any curiosity about him, since he was so close to charming Lily. I need to know!!

Honestly, I LOVE Lily's relationship with Slughorn. Mostly because I find Slughorn a very entertaining character to write. I just find his mannerisms amusing so I kind of have a soft spot for him lol, even though I don't think he's a great person or anything. He's not terrible either, he's just supposed to be average. Moderate.

I definitely think you make a good point about Lily's lack of patience for the Marauders, but at the same time I think Slughorn, whatever else he was, was never purposefully cruel and I don't see him as arrogant. Pompous and ambitious, maybe, but also not overly ambitious-- Dumbledore states that he never aspired to personal power but preferred to watch from the sidelines. I think Slughorn represents the casual or 'benevolent' prejudice of the wizarding world, probably the most common attitude among purebloods. He espouses unexamined beliefs about Muggleborns that are obviously bigoted, but at the same time his actions don't fully line up with those beliefs, as several of his favourite students have been Muggleborns, and he deliberately rejects students aligned with the Death Eaters. He's just a moderate, who doesn't examine the world around him because the status quo benefits him.

I do think Lily would have been fond of Slughorn despite all that, because he's generally kind. We only see Slughorn with older students but I imagine he was really sweet to the first years, one of the 'softer' professors among the staff. He was very kind to Hagrid (even though this was partly for personal gain) and also to Ron after the love potion debacle. So I think Lily would have seen him as a kindly, well-intentioned uncle who nevertheless had failings. For the time period, however, Slughorn's attitude would probably have been standard and honestly his inclusion and support of Muggle-born students during the war, even if it was flawed... is still something. I've no doubt that Lily wouldn't have been afraid to argue with Slughorn when she disagreed with him, but he would probably take it in stride, engage with her opinion with good humour and respect even if he didn't share it. He enjoyed and encouraged her "cheeky answers". And that's honestly a much more pleasant experience than someone outright dismissing your beliefs. I can see why they got on, personally.

About Snape: I've no doubt that Slughorn spotted his talent pretty much immediately. And while Lily and Sev were friends, this was perfect- the glow of Lily's personality basically covered Sev as well, made him more likeable by association lol. However, I think while Slughorn was very fond of Lily for who she was, he didn't actually like teen Sev very much. Snape's not exactly a people person, and he was even more disagreeable as a teenager from what we know-- Slughorn likely saw that as an obstacle to success. My belief is that when Slughorn (who I see as a bit of a gossip haha) became aware of the rift between them he automatically sided with Lily and Sev stopped receiving invites to the Slug Club. Slughorn likes talent but he also likes charisma, something Sev lacked (at least in a way that was obvious), and if Slughorn as Head of Slytherin was at all aware of Sev's proclivity for the Dark Arts that would have been a further strike against him.

Anyway! As I said, I really enjoy writing Slughorn lol. I've even considered doing a Wodehousian-inspired Slughorn prequel even though there's no audience for it probably lmao..

[scp-admissions]

HATE saying i like montauk bc i have to very very quickly go "THE VERSION ILLUSTRATED IN THE FEAR ALONE TALE + Tufto's proposal" like that damn spongebob image otherwise people will think i am a type of freak that i am Not. and the chances theyve actually read Fear Alone or Tuftos Proposal is extremely low so i then i have to explain it. your honor he did do some shit but the shock horror crimes against humanity were rumors used to generate fear to potentially contain 2317 . your honor i promise im normal

Oh yeah Fear Alone totally changed the meaning of Project Montauk.

Furthermore there are so many other scps that continuous develop and build upon the Scarlet King mythos, so it's a shame that all of it gets overshadowed by the how messed up original 231 is. Like there is a lot more to the entire Scarlet King side of SCP stories, but people still reduce all of it to "haha edgy".

[twinktor-frankenstein]

Alright, here's a few!

• Ness sings/hums a lot, especially when doing tasks. Mostly random tunes or made up lyrics that relate to the task he's doing, but he will also get popular songs stuck in his brain from the Diner.

• Aside from the Diner job, he also has a true crime podcast where he will talk about his own theories.

• He also sometimes Babysits Abby. They're friendship bracelet buddies, they rope in Mike (and eventually Vanessa, when she wakes up)

• Speaking of Vanessa, I like to think she was somewhat of a regular at Sparky's. So Her & Ness are somewhat friendly or at least acquaintances. She'd try to make him stop being so curious about Freddy's, but it'd backfire into him being even more interested.

• He's a clothes Thief, even if mike's clothes fit a bit awkwardly.

• Ness is also the big spoon, and is just touchy-feely in general.

• He has random bits and pieces of old Freddy's merch, including some rare collectables.

• I think when/if he & Mike were to get married, he'd a wear a suit like Shane madej's, embroidered n decorated all pretty n colorful instead of a plain suit (reference: https://www.tumblr.com/ostensiblynone/735786663030210560/rosecutclothing-caf%C3%A9-brauer-floral-suit-for)

• Like his real Life counterpart and also Me because I love projecting™, He has arachnophobia :)

• He's a weird Food & Food combos enjoyer. Hawaiian Pizza, Fries & Ice cream, Peanut Butter and Bacon, that sorta stuff.

That's all I'm sharing for now, I wanna know your thoughts :)

- 🦋🥀

SORRY I HAVEN'T REPLIED, I've been meaning too things have just been a little hectic for me lately😭

I absolutely love the true crime podcast and him babysitting Abbie, it's cute to me that these have basically become fanon lol.

Also the thing about Vanessa trying to shut it down is so funny to me. She'd try to get him off the trail and he'd call her "Afton" so she knows its already far to late for that/hj

Him being the big spoon is so real too, I feel like he'd just initiate things a lot more than Mike does in general. He was definitely the first to ask about dating, I think I've said somewhere before that I feel like he'd say "I love you" a lot more than Mike does. I hc Mike would be more inclined to giving gifts/trinkets then going out of his way to complement Ness or cuddle him. He's the "I saw this cool looking scrap of metal on the side walk and thought of you" type, if Ness borrowed his clothes a lot I think regardless of how often he himself wore it he'd let Ness keep it.

Also im definitely of the believe that most of the things Ness eats are weird combos. He'll regularly encourage Mike and Abbie to eat full healthy meals and even cook for them, but when it comes to feeding himself he's running on one and a half lukewarm redbulls he found in his car and like a hand full of pretzels also found in his car. He's too busy pretending to be Fox Mulder to feed himself/hj

I'm strongly of the belief that Ness is feral lol

[lunarcloak]

Your analysis of the new bllk chapter is so good! I recently got through the manga and I never got the vibe that kaiser genuinely likes ness, so I honestly wasn't surprised when we found out that he basically manipulated him. I see a lot of people saying that kaiser doesn't "see" ness and he should just turn around if he wants "love". But kaiser doesn't want worship, he wants genuine love. Love isn't the same as blind worship and imo kaiser knows this and how different ness's emotions are. By love he means beyond just his football skills (what ness worships him for) so I never really shipped them tbh.

Thank you, I'm glad you liked my analysis!! Uhh honestly I think there's more to KaiNess than that. Primarily because, both of them are using the other to fulfill their own ideals and requirements of the world, right. Ness wanted someone who would show him the magic he wanted to see, and Kaiser wanted someone who would unquestionably pass to him. Their dynamic was built on one of mutual dependencies, but it sort of twists into toxicity the more you think about it.

Honestly, I think people kinda forget that Kaiser was so... Young? Like that man was Not manipulating like a professional or with any sort of expertise. He tried, sure, and it's terrible that he did, but I'm not really about to blame him for the decisions he made as a traumatised teenager. It sucks, for him and for Ness.

But uhhh it went from Ness being the one to draw out Kaiser's magic to Ness wanting to be the only person Kaiser looked at. You remember that panel somewhere after Manshine City match where Ness was so angry that "Kaiser is looking at someone other than me"? Yeah. That's twisted, of both of them really (that entire scene gives me the icks).

As for the whole "I want to be loved" thing, honestly for starters, Kaiser isn't looking at anyone on the actual field. He's focused on himself, as he should be, and he's not going to look at anyone else for a moment as he revels in his catharsis. Maybe next chapter he'll come back to himself. And honestly I don't think Kaiser sees Ness as someone who loves him too.

Viewing this from Kaiser's rose tinted lens, it reads as him seeing Ness as the midfielder to his striker. They're a killer duo when they're both in peak shape, but Kaiser doesn't think Ness cares for him off field. He's not hoping for someone to love the Michael Kaiser, Football Prodigy. He just wants someone who loves regular Michael. We do not actually know the full extent of Ness, and I have a feeling he's a lot more twisted, too. But we'll have to wait and see. But he definitely doesn't think Ness loves him the way he wants to be loved. This may change in the next chapter.

Tldr: Their relationship is toxic.

BUT. But.

I think it can get better, if done properly. If Ness is given some development of his own, and they're given some time to properly soak in their own progressions before they come back together, I think it can be beautiful. But it'll take time and work and I'm not sure how much time Kaneshiro wants to devote to that. We're still in the middle of a match— the next goal is likely Rin's, I doubt we'll see much more of BM's side of things for a little bit now. But I do think Ness will get something or the other before this match ends.

Anyways.

I'm not toootally negative on KaiNess, nor am I totally positive? I just think it's nuanced. It can work, but with a little tweaking. Personally, I never shipped it no, I'm a KaiSae enjoyer unfortunately.

[camzverse]

Hi

Do you think Gregory plays video games? If so, which ones and how does Vanessa feel about it?

heyy ^_^

yeah bro he totally plays games. that kid is 100% a Gamer(tm) ive said this and ill say it again !! uhh i think hed like games that fall under like,, fighting, action-adventure, puzzles, platformers. maybe stealth games. i think hed like mario games and the sims and hed probably like pokemon (but i dont think hed ever play a pkmn game given how fucking expensive they are where tf would he get the money for that LMAO.) but frankly i think hed try like any game except like,, casual mobile games. considerings ggys whole thing with arcade games i think hed prefer arcade games over console or whtever but hed still play any. vanessa would be cool with it shes totally a Gamer(tm) too man ! i think theyd play games together sometimes

[askstufftothechosenfour]

This is truly a Bound Earth

"Maybe I should introduce myself first next time. The others might find me unnerving. How did Ness even shot a photo of Magicant anyway?" -🏆

[docmerlin]

tumblr is doing this now when there's a thread and it's so funny. like i have no context for the rest of the thread. i can't even see the url to unblock them to GET context unless someone in the thread @ s them. truly the website of all time

[earth4angels]

[ferineelegance]

(( @diverse-hearts continued from Here

His response gained a slightly pained laugh, though she did try to temper the reaction and grant at least a little consideration to his current state of distress.

"..You're a terrible liar." She quipped, more or less healed now. Though that seemed lost on her companion, as he wasted no time in gathering her up and beating a swift escape in... typically impressive fashion. Whoever this fresh faction of enemies were, they were quickly taught that it'd take far more than numbers to hold the likes of Terra back. And the next 'lesson', something about the nature of 'cornered beasts', would come shortly after.

"I've had enough of this-!" She spat back at their pursuers as they tried to re-rally, finally allowing herself to break the rule of holding back against residents of any given world. A hand was flung out a split second before a blast of white-hot fire burst forth, filling the corridor behind them with light, heat, and screams. Perhaps a brutal way to buy them time and space to escape, but effective…