#THATS NOT A REASON TI BE WISE 😭

[izzyzalezbian]

Going to make the most indepth, unreasonably long 'which member of the triforce are you' quiz bc none of the ones I've taken have been right

[the-s1lly-corner]

hi! if you're feeling up to it, may i request tadc cast reuniting with the reader after escaping the digital circus? (not sure if caine would work though, sorry caine fans ;_;) tysm! btw, A+ gif choices :>

Reunited! (TADC cast x reader!)

Except Caine <|3 I kept putting this up because I uh uh

Kinda kept forgetting <\3 I'm so sorry anon 😭😭

This ended up more so being what you guys get up to after reuniting in the real world!

Written on mobile!

POMNI:

Sure she may have wanted to escape the digital world... a lot... but she never thought she would actually escape, and with everyone else too..! So that's nice! Imagine her shock when by pure chance she runs into you. More so shocked than anything, but relieved.. she was so tied up from being free again that she didnt realize how much she missed you.. it feels.. weird holding your real body.. but it's not unwelcome!

JAX:

Honestly the hardest thing for jax is to tone down his whole.. asshole thing, because people in the real world arent trapped in a space. Actually it would be this reason that you almost dont recognize him..! Woah jax not being an ass for once? Thats not your man!!!!!

As for feeling stuff... oh boy I think I mentioned somewhere that hes a clingy shit behind closed doors, or maybe that was a hyper specific request.. but get ready to have to carry this dude around for a few hours

RAGATHA:

I know I mentioned this. a few times but I love the idea of ragatha and her partner opening up a little bakery together. I can see her being into baking plus I think it fits her aesthetic; if she didnt get into Doll making and stuff... ponders... tearful reunion for you two, ragatha cant help but get a little touchy when she realizes it's you.. though she awkwardly pulls away and apologizes for that.. please hold her and dont let go

KINGER:

Its.. nice... I already have two teary reunions in this post.. hmm.. I don't think kinger would cry. The way I can describe it emotion wise is when you find an old trinket from your childhood. Nostalgic, maybe? I think he takes the longest to build himself back up to where you guys were in your relationship.. the trauma (which realistically they all have, however I think so far at least its hit kinger the worst), losing his possible wife (queener/queenie), reconnecting with his kids (I hc he had at least one kid!!), ect ect

You guys are going to have to take it slow, you know? I have a second request with this prompt for kinger so imma go more into that there!

ZOOBLE:

Writing this down first before I forget but you guys open up a body mod shop together. Piercings, tattoos, ect ect ect. Idk zooble just kind of gives off those vibes, and I feel like you guys would do that together. You guys move in a.. longish..while after reuniting in the real world and confirming who you are to one another.. it's not so much as zooble wants to make sure it's really you, its more so zooble needs time to get used to the real world again + they're cagey about their space !

GANGLE:

Another tearful reunion, she cant believe it's really you. She really thought that she would never see you again... but you're here..! Similar to jax, shes going to cling right onto you and not let go.. you guys hand out nearly everyday for the next few weeks while you try to sort things out, perhaps quickly moving in together

[anonymouscheeses]

Vaggie and Valentino are connected and no one has been talking about it (I think 😭)

Brutha. I've always known this but like these two are surface level similar yet so SO SO SOOOO different its terrifying.

Question might be, why tf am I comparing the r*pist and the beautiful, gorgeous, fantastic, inspiring, humble, generous, smeggsy, former angel?

Simply because they are both moth demon's that speak Spanish. It's a bit too specific. And rlly that's kind of all I have right now. Sure, you could say "erm actually, Vaggie isn't a moth demon 🤓" and ur probably right. But if she's not, why is it that in her redesign for the show they lean into the moth hair? It's look much MUCH more moth than in the pilot. So if Viv wanted to stray away from the moth theme, why make it look more like that? She may not he exactly a moth demon but she does have intentional moth features. Perhaps Vaggie just disguised herself like that, either way, still a connection..

I would get it if one of them were in helluva boss jst as a way to recycle and make room or whatever. But no, they are in the same show, same world, same ring of hell, same city(I think). It's a weird connection and I kind of don't want it to exist. Like at all. Because if they are connected I can't think of any other way they are except that Val could be a fallen angel. Which I CANT imagine. Unless Vaggie is like, a winner that became an exterminator, but genuinely that would be a bit complex. But what isn't in this show. Then again, Adam said he created her, or that could be a metaphor for that Vaggie was never noticed as a human and just brushed off to the side so therefore Adam "created" her (created a name and image/status of her). But that's unlikely, I don't they would be that smart lmao.

Personality wise, they both have anger issues. Pilot Vaggie and show Valentino are more alike but show Vaggie is still somewhat spicy. They also both have hot voices, sorry not sorry, like fuck Val (not literally) but his voice is BAZINGA 😍 and I'm a simp for Stephanie Beatriz. I'm a simple gal.

Design wise they have rare commonalities. They are both heavily red but thats everyone in the show it make my eyes bleed. But. A weird thing someone pointed out in a slideshow on tiktok is that show Valentino has white stripes on his hips. Me personally I'm not sure what to think about it really. Like I mean it IS a new detail that spawned AFTER the pilot and it is like... on the EXACT place. But like, it's such a weird thing to include when it's such a common pose yknow?

Also the X's on the boobs are so sensual I cannot be the only one. And ykno Val is the king of sensual (🤮)

Maybe you could be asking, "if Val and Vaggie r connected jst because they are moth demons then that jst means that anyone that are the same species are somehow tied to eachother huh? 🤓" like Angel Dust and Zestial. But what I think differs from that is the fact these two have actual big similarities apart from jst the fact they are moths. Like what I just explained, personality, design, both speak Spanish. While Angel Dust and Zestial are only just both spiders. Angel's reason for being a spider is due to the ykno, "web of crime" thing. And Zesty man? Idk he probably got bit and fucking died by a poisonous spider. I mean, health shit wasn't exactly great back in his ye olde time.

For Val and Vaggie we have NO idea why they are moths

But I did find this! From google AI.....? (I didn't even know that was a thing..) but, I think it's true. It explains the dynamic with Angel alot and I think that's an interesting detail.

Which could also apply to Vaggie because of her hyper-dependency on Charlie.

Plus this fits Vaggie so. SO much. If my theory that Vaggie just disguised herself as a moth to blend in then that would be a good connection to the entire moth motif. Love, I don't even need to explain.

It can fit Val too if you think abt the disguise part a bit. Like he disguises himself as this charming and calming figure to avoid suspicion and lure victims... fucking creepy 🤮

Also in Vaggie's past designs she was more moth.

Here is like. ONE image I could find that wasn't too blurry. Like I wouldn't say it's heavy moth but I think if you asked me what insect she was based off I would guess moth in like a few minutes. The colors being dark, the fluffy legwarmers. Yum, that's a mothy. (THIS DESIGN YHO KINDA PISSES ME OFF. WHY IS THERE THE FEMALE SIGN OK HER SHIRY I THOUGHT SHE WAS STRAIGHT IN THIS VER??? also str8 vaggie scares me don't ever bring up that thing around me. They are NOT the same. #notmyvagina)

From what I know there aren't any previous old beta designs of Valentino, so he was likely made for the show specifically.

Overall, they are both sexy Spanish speakers who are moth demons, in the same show, oddly specific connected design choices, and have some anger issues.

Oh also they both hate Angel Dust 💜

[kerizaret]

Ok so it's An centric because of course it is. It's mine. It's also an au of an au so a lot of pairings likely won't make sense lol beware of that

I don't remember too much about the settings just that the Tenmas are the royals as is thr usual, also there is magic but it doesn't play that much of a role. I'll work on digging that up later...

The basic concept is that the cast lives in this high-ish fantasy world with a less than good kingdom, and Radder were once upon a time a group of knights, but Nagi happened and after that Taiga stayed loyal to the knights order and Ken... Didn't. And since the army or the knight order are like Basically the only well-paid jobs, they're not well off. Managing, but not well off.

Fast forward to the present day An is a bit of a brat who likes to do minor crime and steal stuff, not out of malice but more of a "stick it" attitude to the rulers (she knows Ken dislikes the knights, but not why), except one day she decides to steal something too fancy from the rich bakery and gets caugh red-handed by the hood of her shirt (literally). And basically you know that thing where a wise mentor catches a thief and makes them join forces of good saying "you'd be better off using those skills for goos"? Well, basically that, but An and (disguised) Taiga.

Since the justice system in the kingdom is... Not good, An is dragged to the castle and sat in front of a choice of a) either her father pays a fine for stealing (like x100 the times what the stolen thing actually worth "to discourage crime") b) she joins the knights to train and eventually pay it off herself, because she has a lot of potential and Taiga knows it. And An, being who she is, would rather walk off a cliff than do that to her dad.

That's how she ends up living in a royal castle as a trainee with an Attitude and meets (not necessarily in the castle, but just by Being Around these people)

1) Nene, a senior in experience but not in age knight, who is horrible with making friends & overall much more jaded than An is, but An is literally dead set on making friends with her

2) Touya, a son of a renowned court magician currently on house house arrest for almost taking off into the wilderness with a rogue

3) Akito, the aforementioned rogue/exiled knight, who literally cannot stay away from the castle for some reason??

4) Shiho, his partner in crime with much more brain power than he has

5) Kanade, a white mage/priestess/healer with a bad reputation for not using her magic unless she absolutely has to a d wasting her talent

6) Mafuyu, an apprentice white mage from a known family and very confusing, definitely out of the ordinary powers

7) Rui, a dark magician and alchemist with ties to both the royals and Nene that An literally cannot wrap her head around

8) His Highness Tsukasa being his best self (obnoxious & out of touch. He'll grow dw)

9) Saki, the princess & like the only person An considers to be fun to hang out in this Wretched Place

and the rest of them.

It's more of a collection of random scenes & scenarios & ideas than a full blown au if I'm honest; Annene is the central piece of it. I don't know if it's worth anything, I just think An is funny. She really struggles to take things seriously & copes with humour until it hits her that Oh fuck, she's actually stuck there forever and will just have to do whatever the royals tell her to. Even if her morals go against it. And she might die. Welp. Because she's my stress ball and putting her into moral dilemmas is my favourite hobby

Tl;dr:

THATS SO COOL ANS AMAZING I LOVE IT an you poor girl lmaooo.... ohfhh I do wonder how she finds out the truth n all.... ALSO POOR KEN THEY JUST KIDNAPPED HIS DSUGHER HES PROBABLY WORRIED SICK 😭

The side characters are so interesting... kanamafu especially 👀

Man Jay your aus never disappoint I could read them forever

[bunycube]

3 4 5 and 10!!! Sorry if thats a lot lmaooo

DO NOT EXOECT A NORMAL LENGTH ANSWER FRM ME EVER dw its not a lot i can write 10 pages ab slow damage without getting tired

3. fav route- id say fujiedaaaa ! its jsut. watching the plot unfold n everything falling into place . and the mystery n the plot twists i love ti sm 😭😭 it also made me truly lvoe towa as a char like i already did but that jsut made him one of my fav protags of all time...and it was so heavy but so healing? i loved all the details n u can clearly tell they put a lot of thought into it its truly masterpiece stuff. even smaller details like inada and eijis origins etc were rky cool to me! rsther tha the romance asoect its def the plot n exrcution that made it special to me like it rky hit so hard. i do love fujieda tho hes a sweet heart n ithink hes the perfect True Guy for towa <33 for spoilery reasons n also bcs hes so caring n supportive i nthe exact way towa needs

4- least fav routr DAMN THIS IS TOUGH i kinda have routes ranked in diff subsections bcs theres some i like plot wise n not romance wiseor . thenother way round...but ill say its taku. ngl i loveddd the plot n crime mystery breaking bad vibe of the route butnthe romance wasnt doing it for me n in the end tho i enioyed the route a lot itll prob b last if i started rankingnsbfnd.

5- fav side chara PROABLY INADA hes so funny he jsut shows up out of nowhere to ramble and towas jsut like "..." and he rrfuses ot elaborste if u talk more. hes jsut there to dump slow damage lore on random opl hes jsut like me fr. hes so random its hilarious but i lve the lil reveal w him in rhe true route! kotarou would prob b another fav side character of mine...and i love junko also bcs theyre like a big sis to me

cg spoiler below

10- fav cg. ok ill pur this udner read more in a bit. ITS THIS FUCKING CG....OUGHMH....

and also this hehe

[monoghosttv]

Heres my suppermassive games tier list, sorry my opinions are a little funny

1- The Quarry: Not because its a good game, the concept is GOOD, the execution is done very poorly, the only reason why its so high up is because I am a huge fan of werewolves and because I hyperfixated on it so bad despite the fact that it was not good, I love it yall, Idc if its bad 😭 There's a lot of things that rub me the wrong way (the way eliza and silas were treated), and I just wish they could've have a better execution because the concept was GOOD, and thats so fucking tragic.

2- Until Dawn: I think Until Dawn was one of the ONLY game they managed to execute well enough both story and gameplay wise, theres a reason why it blew up when it did, BUT but, it IS cultural appropriation central, which is just fucking. why 😭

3- House of Ashes and Devil in Me were tied for this place but I think I have to give it to House of Ashes: I think out of all the Dark Pictures Anthology games, this one was the best when it comes to gameplay, SPECIALLY the multiplayer WHICH IS ONE OF THE FUCKING GIMMICKS OF THE DARK PICTURES GAMES. The multiplayer actually seems fitting and it isnt broken from hell and back, it seems actually enjoyable, they actually make you care about the characters as well like holy shit i actually care about these people. However just. Its a huge US propaganda game... I cant, it rubs me the wrong was so much which is why I wanted to give it a lower place on this list, if it wasnt for the fact that it actually seems to play well. I just dont like the setting. at all.

4- Devil in Me: This game is So Fucking Broken. SPECIALLY THE MULTIPLAYER. WHICH IS LIKE. WHY. WHY IS IT SO FUCKING BROKEN. DO THEY EVEN PLAY TEST THESE GAMES. There are game breaking bugs every two fucking seconds when you play in multiplayer and single player isnt shy of it either. HOWEVER, i like the story yall, or at least the Concept was, its the same as the quarry for me except this game manages to be even MORE broken, Im just a huge fan of FICTIONAL (FICTIONAL FICTIONAL) serial killing in stories, and I like gore, but the story about the killers chasing you around is such a blink and you'll miss it thing that like obviously people will not know what the fuck is going on ever.

AAAAAAAAND

5- Little Hope and Man of Medan are at the bottom of the list together and here's why:

I fucking hate the "It was all a dream!!!" trope so much, and both of these games DO IT, its so stupid bro 😭

Man of Medan: Its just meh :/ at least for me, i did Not care about any of the characters or the story, and the plot twist at the end just made it worse.

Little Hope: The story would have actually been SO FUCKING COOL, if it wasnt for the twist at the end, it put a sour tasted in my mouth for the whole game, turns out it was all fake guys!! This cool ucking story we just told you? It was all a dream!!! I hate it.

I have not seen Hidden Agenda

[freedjustinemywife]

op 1000% agree and i would also like to add a few points of my own if u dont mind

no.1 the hair. first off i agree and refuse to believe its intentionally styled that way for several reasons, one being im sorry i dont think it would make sense no matter how devoted he is and the second being they actually match his horns in his demon form

(same shape just elongated) granted you could argue that the horns follow the hair but thats BORING and i prefer to believe the hair mimics the horns (same with the eye) for characterisation reasons

also uh i may have every image of freed saved on my phone and this is my beautiful prince in the flashback scene

so he did have the lightning bolts before meeting laxus!

Clothing-wise I have less to say but i wanted to note uh this man hasn’t changed his fit ONCE (autistic king) from the gaiden when he first met laxus its been the same coat, belt, boots, necktie ect. granted all the raijin tribes outfits seem to be the same here but even after the battle of fairy tail when the raijin tribe all got redesigns, freed’s outfit has stayed the same so i choose to believe his coat is somewhat important to him? or he just hates shopping lmao

also his outfit mimics both military and old-french (noble) fashion fashion, specifically his trench coat, cravat and the way he tucks the trousers into his boots. His outfit in general conveys his personality as someone quite uptight, or at least more reserved m from a outfit which is very formal where hes really not showing any skin at all. i agree i dont think its due to insecurities, rather his general attitude

his whole design in fact represents a traditional style, fitting with his attitude (ie, strong devotion, sense of duty in particular, ect.) also his hair is in a traditional style, being long and tied at the end rather than the top

theres also an unreleased freed theme (which i have many, less positive feelings about) but it definitely incorporates traditional japanese instruments compared to some other themes like laxus’ which has a rock vibe with electric guitar, freeds is very classic

(i couldnt get the link to paste so if anyone wants it dm me 😭)

Fairy Tail Freed Justine Thesis

Character Design

Part 4 (of ???)

There’s a couple of main points I’m going to make here, but let’s start with something more important: cunty ass beauty mark. Anyway.

We’re gonna start my talking about his little lightning shaped thingies, because they not only need to be talked about, but also because it establishes why Freed’s character design is significant. Now, I don’t remember if he had those little things in the backstory scene from Thunder Gods, but I kind of want to say he did because, uh, he is NOT styling his hair like that. I’m forced to assume they are natural because i refuse to back the absurdity of him styling little lightning bolts into his hair. He isn’t four. And to be clear that’s not an insult, i love his hair so much, but I refuse to believe it is intentional and not just meta character design choices. If there’s a joke about it in canon that I don’t remember or something? Meta joke not canon. Sorry, i have a lot of feelings about him, if this whole project didn’t make that clear.

I love to talk about his clothing, too, bc he dresses in a way that is telling. He is always wearing multiple layers of clothing; long pants, tall boots, long sleeves, a long coat. It’s a purposeful choice on his part. Now, I will avoid attributing this to any MAJOR feelings or issues because of the single greatest shot in all of Fairy Tail: the high ponytail tank top Freed in the infirmary. But it is still a significant choice that, one, adds to the serious and academic vibe Freed’s got going on and, more importantly, is revealing that he likes to be purposefully put together and in control of his image, which does not surprise me.

And ofc, his eyes. Not like anything specific, just his eyes when he uses his runes and they go all purple and he does that snarky little grin. I love him.

(bonus on looks and clothing: at any given time there’s a 45% chance I’m thinking about an injured freed wrapped up in Laxus’ coat)

[ragnvdnir]

Greetings, m'lady.

*Cough cough* it's just me 🍰 anon~ 😌

Okay so—

Vyn's color is green because his stans refuse to see the red flags in him /j 👌 and i understand liking vyn for who he is and everything about him, man is classy af 😎 also he has some tricks under his sleeve too? So he's more than capable than what you could think of tho the red flag is he'll be psychoanalyzing you any moment he's given the chance the proceeds to manipulate his way to your heart /hj—

And i realized i havent been clear enough ksjsjzjsjksk just to clarify things up, im basically the one who submitted that ask where i think u like submissive but also dominant men 😌 i forgot to add that to my ask😔

Lastly, thank u for dropping the kazuha leak 💗 my thoughts about it is that yes he sure do looks different since i presume the scenario is derived from inazuma back then. My interpretation for this is that back then, when he's still some son of a noble and when Inazuma's borders are still locked down, his free our true spirit of freedom (of a wanderer, who he is now at the present time) that is why his hands are tied. And the Raiden Shogun is illustrated to have her back turned— which could probably symbolize her apathy or heartless leadership of the nation back then. The paper or books in front of kazuha could be another symbol of him being a son of a noble, or a heir to a noble family (which has unfortunately fallen, and so he fled inazuma and led to him being a free-spirited wanderer. but correct me if i'm wrong) since i think they are expected to do some paperworks. Or those books might be of poetry, where kazuha finds solace in weaving such, specifically haikus. Maybe one of the things that he will soon find utmost joy in composing are poems (the books), right infront of him as he was tied up. Additionally, Kazuha escaped from Inazuma- the nation on the hunt for him or specifically locking him up (tied hands) and his hands were "set free" after escaping and boarding the Alcor. Now, he's a wanderer that's truly one with the wind- where the breeze takes the ship's sails towards.

Ok that's all <3 i hope my interpretation will be understood well?? :D

— 🍰.

what is the reason thou words is quite... classic?

Yes, his color is green. end of discussion /j

Idk what's with me loving classy and old-fashioned men🙁 i am also well aware abt his tricks😉 maaaan, he's so intelligent and wise like sir 🧐 and i find knowledge very attractive so 👉👈 thats actually kinda scary but he doesn't need to do that bc he already manipulated his way to my heart /hj

not the submissive and dominant men😭 that really caught me off guard tbh😭 i cant deny it tho bc someone who can go with the flow is fun👉👈

i understood it dw🤞 and it actually do make sense. the best conclusion we have rn is that landscape is from the past or before the vision hunt decree. or its like an illustration for the festival in 2.6?🤔🤔🤔

[galaxystar17]

Okey. Well I don't usually write propaganda unless im hella invested in the ship (also its my first time writing such so bear with me🙈). And as you can see I AM HELLA INVESTED for once lmao This may be long and there might be some slight spoilers ahead. Thanks to anyone who will read this🫶

Yeah honestly at first I was surprised around a year ago while searching through the a3 rarepairs week tag on ao3. I remember finding like a few juligawa fics back then and being like 'wait a minute— july has ships?!'​ quickly followed by 'wait thats a thing now? Well okay lets see how the dynamic looks like'. I didnt expect them to grow on me so much that I would consider creating a fic for them but here I am.

So here I will give you some reasons that perhaps may show you why theyre worth giving a chance:

->the dynamic. The famous celebrity manager and a secret agent. It already spells chaos, doesnt it? One of them is a very nice guy, responsible, hardworking and always out there to help not only the kid that hes managing (Tenma) but also others. BUT that doesnt mean hes naïve or that he didnt experience anything. AND theres the secret agent dude. Mysterious, hella distrustful and blindly believing in the organization as his life purpose. The guy that will not step away from anything to complete his mission. Yet theres also an additional side to him. The side that hates the idea of any family whether by blood or a found one. July finds it pointless, meaningless, stupid and a waste of time. Why? Because he probably was horribly treated by his own (if he had one) and that made him believe that real family cant survive and the ties will break off anyways at some point. This is what he tried to prove to august as well. That idiot that was stubborn in his eyes, that traitor that chose a found family over the organizations values. Their shared values.

Then you may ask OKAY SO WHAT DOES THE DYNAMIC BRING ACTUALLY?

-> imho what the dynamic and situations they could find themselves in can bring would be some development. But not only feelings wise. Like yeah that too but besides that what i want to highlight is character development - specifically july's as I think he could actually learn more from igawa than vice versa.

For instance, as he would spend more and more time with our lovely manager and sometimes take care of/help Tenma he starts to actually look at the concept of a family differently. Slowly starts to realize what august meant back then with the whole found family thing. And most importantly that it wasnt useless, it wasnt stupid. That August, in the end, was actually right. Just July was too blinded by revenge for 'betrayal' that he couldnt see anything else.

-> redemption arc (of sorts) - i feel like after realizing his mistake in killing august without thinking it through and a good reason plus when he would finally get the whole family thing, July could regret his past actions. I mean I doubt he would quit his job, but at least I had this image in my head of gekka making peace with each other more or less, July apologizing to Chikage and Hisoka for the shit he put them through. And most importantly to August for killing him. Also had this image where all three of them sat down on a bench in mankai dorms and talked to/about august together. 😭

-> found family - Those two looking out for tenma like some two dads with a kid that theyre raising. Also the family would help july trust a bit more, would show him that he can rely on someone else and not always be alone. That families can stay strong through various hardships, if you try to keep up those bonds. He would see that there are people that truly care and love him regardless of what happened and welcome him with open arms as well as support him in his decisions. He could learn other ways to live than murder, spying and violence. He could grow as a person, become a better version of himself.

-> Angst material - im personally writing them a happy ending, but there has been quite a few of juligawa angsty fics which explore an interesting theme which is july's internal conflict of 'should i stay and possibly endanger them or should i leave to keep them safe?'. The latter option is what he chooses which does create angst as he mostly didnt explain anything about himself or whys he leaving and what has changed between him and Igawa. Sooo for all the angst lovers out there, theres some stuff for you :)

-> also the internal conflict of either choosing his beloved job or his found family is interesting to read about as well as the doubt he could have about if he can be accepted, if he truly deserves Igawa's love. If he truly deserves a family after he himself ruined one. THE ANGST YET AGAIN

-> beside the family thing, his feelings towards the manager would also play a role. I mean, maybe its just me but who doesnt like to see the cunning character one day realizing 'hey wtf i have feelings?!​ More importantly for him?' Those feelings specifically wouldnt allow him to leave Igawa and Tenma so easily as he planned. He got attached - something he knew he shouldnt have done, but it was already too late.

Sorry for the rambling. Im quite passionate about those two as you can see. Hope I convinced you at least a bit why they are actually worth checking out and voting for.

Round 1, Bracket 1, Side A, Eight poll

Art of Juligawa by @ryukogo

Ichie Otonashi and Fumi Yumeoji [Ichifumi], Revue Starlight ReLIVE vs July and Igawa [Juligawa], A3! Act Addict Actors

Story of Ichifumi by @insertbrowsinghere

This goes back to, specifically, May 16th of 2022. I was trying to get into the Revue Starlight mobile game, since there was apparently a lot of my other favorite ship from the franchise, Junnana, in it. The problem was that I was having the problem I always have with new games of its nature, that being difficulty getting attached to the new characters. So, I decided to look through their descriptions on the loading screen during a big update. Two characters caught my eye, those characters being the character Michiru, and, more importantly, Ichie.

I posted that I think she was going to take over my brain (I was right) and a pal of mine mentioned that she and Fumi were a little gay together. I responded that I hadn't seen them together and was awaiting to see them, but I didn't expect to love them together. I just expected to know that they existed. I was so very wrong and as I am currently gazing at the exact moment I learned of them as a couple while looking for the exact moment I fell in love with them, I can only laugh at old me.

Suddenly they were hitting all my ship dynamics and Ichie became a primary reason as to why Fumi is even in the main cast. Surely, though, they wouldn't grow on me that much, I thought. They were silly together, but there was only so much depth there, right? Not anything that would soon rot my brain, anyways. Boom, Ichie reassuring Fumi that she beloved her and Fumi seeking out Ichie when the performance department was shut down. Boom, heavy emotional reliance between the two which transcended their usual dynamic. Boom, the ducking "Selfie-Master's Seminar" memoir. That last one ruined my life so much and by that point, I was in too deep.

I pathetically added them to my bio alongside my other three main ships, turning that trio into a life-ruining quartet. I began hunting for cards with stories centered around them but it couldn't get worse, I told myself. Then came Arcania Arcadia chapter 3/main story chapter 15. This ruined me, and it was all because of the fucking Ichifumi revue. There were other reasons attached, but that revue destroyed me.

The not at all serious reveal that Fumi had been supporting Ichie's streaming silently and secretly. Ichie calling out Fumi on her glamorization of the idea of beauty in death, since she saw it as an excuse. Ichie telling Fumi that she wanted to know more about her. Ichie's wish to see a stage that Fumi alone formed, in a franchise where this kind of thing is just sort of a love confession most of the time. Ichie letting Fumi win out of trust in her and Fumi doubting if she was truly the victor. All the impact this had on Fumi later. I was dying at this point, and then this game decided to beat my corpse down a little more by putting in the later scene where they reflected on their revue, Fumi tried to apologize, Ichie told her not to and they both resolved to move forward together.

Another stab was taken at my corpse with the scene in the final chapter where Ichie finally got to see a stage belonging to Fumi, and got to hold pride in it. I realized then I was in too deep. The characters I originally only expected to ship a little if at all had ruined my life. I could do nothing about it. I still can't and I am still in Ichifumi hell. Help.

Story of Juligawa:

When twitter bots were still active there was this bot called the Cursed Prompt Guy (@a3_promptbot) that randomly generated prompts and characters together. One fateful day, it generated this prompt .

[ CHARACTERS: Tenma Sumeragi, July // PROMPT: Butterfly kiss, Loyalty ]

Ss you may notice there is no slash, meaning it's just the two characters, no ship whatsoever. this is important.

See the thing here is that the character, Tenma Sumeragi, is the son of two world-famous actors. He was a child actor for TV before he decided to choose his own path and become a theater actor (since A3! is about theater boys), being a child actor means he had a manager, right? Enter: Igawa.

I was staring at the prompt, and for an entire moment, I just randomly thought 'now why would July swear loyalty to Tenma Sumeragi?'. This thought was immediately followed by '... hmmm (goes on Twitter/Discord servers) hey guys how old is july/igawa again', and then my friends, indulgently, answered me on both platforms - they were within the age range of each other as respectable adults

And then I just SAT THERE because at that very moment my brain EXPLODED like I was JIMMY NEUTRON because this ship did NOT make sense at all and YET, AND YET EVERYTHING MADE SENSE in my head suddenly for some reason.

See the first doddle I made of them with a caption

And my friends were like 'AYO HOLD ON HOLD ON RYU ARE YOU OKAY' and all I said was smth like 'sometimes things happen' and then about five hours later I published the first fic for them on Ao3. Apparently i wrote the fic at 8-ish PM on the same day I made the first doodle (at 6PM) then finished the fic around 11-ish PM.

And then my friend who is one of my ride-or-dies also published a fic around 12 midnight soon after me. I think the majority of the English-speaking fandom/western fandom who knows us thinks we're kinda crazy. It's okay we just like to indulge.