#Trying to remember if this happened in TTO as well

[isatswap]

(spoilers for in stars and time. all of them. also to START AGAIN: a prologue.)

This World Destroyed

The prelude to TTOS events

The POV is ISAT loop's

Loop: --AND I WISH TO BE IN MY PLACE AGAIN!!!!

(You hear a loud cracking sound.)

(Like something being teared apart by force.)

(and then everything is engulfed in the weird shade)

(...)

(You wake up.)

Loop: ...?

(You can't make out anything around you.)

(There is nothing except a dim light seemingly coming out of everywhere.)

(Where....are you?)

(...!!!)

(There is someone approaching!)

The King: ....

Loop: Wait....THE KING?!?

The King: ...

Change God: *extremely loud incorrect buzzer* :P

(???)

(It's...the statue you've seen in the house.)

(Back when you were--)

Change God: brings back memories, huh (>ᴗ•)

Loop: But-- How--

Change God: didn't siffrin tell you about our meeting (¬‿¬ ) Change God: i am indeed real ヽ(°〇°)ﾉ Change God: though im not really the star of the show today (μ_μ)

Loop: That would be me, I suppose, teehee~

Change God: hihihi, you're funny (*꒦ິ꒳꒦ີ) Change God: and i guess you are ( ◕▿◕ ) i mean you have to be something special to get a meeting with... Change God: IT.

Loop: It? And what would that be?

Change God: oh, you'll understand when you two will meet (^ω~) Change God: i'd love to talk more, but alas im only a ferryman in this situation (u_u)

(Ferryman?)

(You're not gonna die, are you....?)

Change God: who knows, really ┐(︶▽︶)┌ Change God: oh, here it comes! ＼(≧▽≦)／

(The statue runs away back into nothingness.)

(Before you can ask any more questions, you are swept off your feet by the ground seemingly disappearing.)

(The light is replaced by deep darkness, only slightly pierced by your bright head.)

(And then.... stars appear.)

(Countless stars, from all directions.)

(It's like you are in space....)

(Some of the stars seem to move independent from the others, first randomly, then concentrating in one place, some combining into a bigger ball of light, some beginning to orbit the ball.)

(And some concentrate into two vaguely hand-like shapes.)

(Some of the darkness seems to shape itself in a kind of cloak.)

(You suddenly find yourself not falling anymore, like someone switched the gravity off.)

(You look into the bright ball, trying to undestand what it is...)

(You feel like you should know.)

(You feel like you've always known.)

(You merely needed to remember.)

(It's--)

The Universe: Greetings.

(You want to say something back, but you can't)

(your body won't listen)

(you are paralyzed by fear)

The Universe: This is certainly an extraordinary occurence. The Universe: A will so strong... And to what end. The Universe: I wonder if you will think it was worth it.

(A will...so strong...?)

(Does that mean...)

(You manage to gather your strength and talk.)

Loop: D-did my wish come true...?

The Universe: ... The Universe: You know what happens when you break a wish?

(One of its hands picks a star from the halo--)

The Universe: It starts to misbehave, so to say.

(--and with a motion of fingers expands it.)

(It was not a star.)

(It was a planet.)

(It seems to be trying to break apart, the weird shade beaming from the cracks.)

The Universe: And you managed to break two at once. The Universe: The one you just made, and the one The Traveller made at the beginning of the cycle. The Universe: They cannot coexist, so they both unraveled, destroying themselves and damaging the world beyond reprieve. The Universe: Even I am unable to heal it. Even if someone could wish for it, that would just harm it even more. The Universe: So, alas...

(The ball suddenly opens at an invisible seam, revealing a monstrous maw.)

The Universe: I am taking this one back.

(...)

(You expected this to be loud.)

(Or to have any kind of sound.)

(But it was eerily quiet.)

(Like nothing ever happened.)

(Like that world....Your world....Was nothing.)

The Universe: I do not blame you. The Universe: It must be terrifying.

Loop: W-what will happen to me?

The Universe: ... The Universe: Well. The Universe: I can tell you don't want the same fate as this world. The Universe: But your wish has broken, so I cannot let you proceed further. The Universe: The only compromise is that you stay here to witness everything.

(The Universe snaps its fingers.)

(Suddenly, two people appear to the either side of you.)

(One of them is Siffrin.)

(The other one is....You?)

(You freeze.)

The Universe: Now, the previous world might have been destroyed... The Universe: But that has happened before, and it was fine. The Universe: Right, LOOP?

(!!!)

The Universe: Truth be told, despite your wish breaking, it still holds somewhat. The Universe: So Siffrin will still get the fate you desired for them. The Universe: And their place will be overtaken. The Universe: Just not exactly by "you".

Loop: ...Will...Will they remember?

The Universe: ... The Universe: Siffrin will.

(Another snap of the fingers, and the two people are gone.)

The Universe: ...I suppose that is all that you needed to see. The Universe: We might meet again here. The Universe: But for now... The Universe: Enjoy your stay.

(A bright flash of light blinds you.)

(...You wake up on the bright floor again.)

(...)

(You don't want to get up.)

(You are unsure what you're supposed to do anymore.)

[gooeykit]

tell me more about sotto!!!! (still working on drawing them!!!)

Sotto's sooooooooo-tto awesome

they're based on Roxas [but specifically just the intro of KH2 before Sora comes out] and a dream I had. They kickstarted the story that they're in, so they're very important to me! Sotto is the type of person to speak little but know a lot about others, they're humble and modest but don't exist without excitement at the same time. Because of this, they're the team strategist, though relies on Emcee for relaying info and on KillJoy for fully assessing combat strategies.

They have a deep love for all things involving time, so they collect clocks and metronomes, though their understanding of time leads them to not really need them. Sotto is constantly counting and is able to keep track of multiple count downs at once and challenges themself to just count higher than before. They also have a favorite countdown which coincidentally ends when they die. Emcee fixates on multiples of 2, so they both have a bonding point over numbers.

Sotto also likes bugs, specifically earwigs, and has a hobby in insect taxidermy. Their back tattoo [partially visible] are earwig wings, the nipple peircings are male cerci and the naval is female cerci. Their favorite plant is an almond tree and 2nd favorite is grapevine or moonseed.

Sotto's a very sexually active person and has slept with everyone in their posse. To them it's something to do for fun as well as a social activity. It's not uncommon for them to go bar hopping when bored just trying to score a date. ⬇ character in blue belongs to @oyesteryells ⬇ and is not canon 2 the universe...

storywise... they're the catalyst. The planet theyre on is a living arena where each death adds to the zygote inside, and spirits are recycled into what are essentially just mindless videogame enemies 4 the most part, though they can also be recycled into sapient beings on the level of natural life to small scale deities. Sotto sacrifices themself with the goal of removing their home from the arena structure, which causes time to locally stop. Theres no more aging, but people are safe. unfortunately, Sotto's sacrifice is not death and is to be eternally forgotten and being tasks with protecting the seal which keeps time stopped. The other galdiators of the island, which is Sotto's posse, are tasked with resuming time which takes like months worth of attempts to defeat Sotto who they can't remember having fought before. Upon their defeat and the seal being broken, due to being eternally forgotten, the curse is not reimbursed. Sotto doesn't blame them, and continues to fight by their side despite their invisibility, which ends up being their death. Sotto's hit by falling debris and concussed, which over time leads them to having slower and less articulate movement, which as someone who relies on dexterity is a death sentence. Being unable to move out of the way of a polearm, they're pinned to a wall and bleed to death. In the afterlife, they discover the living planet and the system which feeds it. Still being invisible, they use the mechanic to come back as a revenant to try and kill the deity level forms which support it, but end up killed once more by their posse [which do so by tracking the deadnoise they create]. The deity shrine they were present at as their revenant self was killed happened to be the one which cursed them originally and takes a chance on reimbursing something it'd tracked as being recent. It's too late, but each memory of them is restored and things they were present for after being cursed are updated to have them involved once more.

Sotto is permanently dead in spirit, but ends up like permanently remembered and starts the bulk of the story being about 'oh we have to kill the planet'. That said, they die for the last time feeling unforgiving hatred lol

[dontjudgemeimawriter]

2023 Writing Stats

A little late of this but I'm setting but I'm setting up my tracker for this year and wanted tto share:

Words written: 56,991

Words by Project:

Syndicate: 48,697

Second Chance: 6,770

Other: 1,524

Current Word Count for Syndicate: 82,329

Cumulative Hours spent writing: 59

Reflection:

While I wish I could have gotten more regularity, I am impressed at how much of Syndicate I've written. While some of those counts are part of planning, I started the year with 33K, and ended with 82K. Given that, I should definitely be able to finish that draft this year. That makes me hopeful.

Also I simply cannot believe that. 82K words? Don't get me wrong, I know that means editing will mean cutting things, and that will suck. But 82K??? I remember when I struggled to make a chapter last more than 500 words. I can't believe how much of this I've written. The story this was rewritten from, that I wrote maybe... holy shit, ten years ago??? Is 43K. I was Using the 40K is minimum for a novel and squeaked by and now I'm not done at almost twice that? it's wild.

I also came up with a new idea this year that has taken enough hold on me that I really want to write it. That doesn't happen often, or as strongly, as this did. Both Syndicate and Second Chance are such old ideas that I was suprised at how well I could know something that came to me this year.

I definitely got away from posting here, so maybe I'll try to do that more this year, too.

[springlock-suits]

1. Who's your favorite animatronic in general?(That you love all or most forms of)

10. What's your favorite music from Fnaf official soundtrack?

12. How well do you understand the lore?

17. Have you ever written a fanfic?

1: Springbonnie!!! So the Bonnie's in general!! Gosh I love them so much. Bonnie, Withered Bonnie, Toy Bonnie, RWQFSFASXC, Springtrap, Springbonnie, Plushtrap, Jack-O-Bonnie, White Rabbit, Bon Bon, Glitchtrap, Vanny, Ralpho. Withered Springbonnie/The Yellow Rabbit All favs of mine at varying levels. The bunnies <3 🐇

10: This ask probably means the movie, I mean all of fnaf >:]

Bonnie's Lullaby, which is just a music box version of Schubert's Serenade, you won't believe how desperately I want a real physical music box but can't find any less than $50 :[

As for like, made for fnaf songs, The fnaf movie intro and Smashing Windshields I'm a fan of

!!! I can't remember it or if its even made for fnaf but the menu screen music for fnaf world had been living in my mind constantly all of these years and I can't get rid of it

12: I don't 👍I haven't watched a theory video in years, all my knowledge is gained from being there as the lore happened n the games came out. I've also read the book trilogy, or well, tse and tto in full. And I've read the mimic short story from the pizzaplex books. I do not know anything about remnant or agony(???) And I Will Not. I understand 1-4 lore the best. I still dont know where sl is in the timeline tbh

17: Several! I only remember one wattpad one and I cant check bc I deleted all my wattpad fics in an embarrassed rush. You're not missing out on much though it was Springtrap × The Pringles Can man and it ended before they even met

As for like, fics I made when not 10, we have Ladies Night and A Killer's Trophy, both from this year ^v^

Ladies Night is a short one-shot featuring Henry and William. William is very gender to me

A Killer's Trophy is me trying to give Steve Raglan more scenes

[stuckyxren]

You are stuck in your head.

You had your first mission in two weeks, right after you experienced a breakup that rattled your bones. Your thoughts were already muddled and seeing the horrors of your recent mission did nothing to help that.

Kids. They were just kids. You had no choice. You, Wanda, Vision, and Nat had no choice but to engage. It was kill or be killed, but that doesn’t stop the pain.

The ride back was silent. Nat flew quicker than she ever had before. She just wanted to get home and be alone. Wanda and Vision were huddled together in a secluded corner. You were sat at the back of the plane.

You sent the mission footage to Fury, seeing as nobody would be able to write a report anytime soon. Since there was nothing left to take care of, you put in your Stark issued noise canceling headphones and started listening to some music to attempt to get out of your head. Silent tears cascaded down your face as the images rushed past your eyes.

You were so stuck in your head that you didn’t realize that you were back at the tower. Everyone else disembarked and went their own way. You sat motionless in your seat, huddled close to yourself as your kind kept throwing up the images. You felt sick.

Jarvis announced the jet’s arrival to the compound. So, when you didn’t come onto the floor you shared with Bucky and Steve, your best friends came looking for you. Jarvis led them to you and it was a good thing the AI did.

Bucky and Steve slowly approached when they saw your huddled, shaking form. They were debriefed with what they needed to know to take care of you, but they assumed you would come inside.

Instead, Bucky silently reached you, picking you up and carrying you inside when you didn’t respond to their attempts at getting your attention. Steve opened doors all the way to your bathroom. Bucky sat down, pulling your headphones out slowly and started pulling you out of your suit. They knew you wore a tank and bike shorts underneath, so they stripped down to their boxers, leaving you in the clothes from under your suit. Steve turned the shower on full blast, as hot as he could stand it, and sat down at the farthest end of the stall. Bucky got in, still holding you, and sat in between Steve’s legs with his back pressed against Steve’s chest.

After a while, your silent tears became choking sobs. Bucky held you tighter as the sobs wrecked your entire being. Steve murmured words of comfort as he allowed Bucky to take the majority of control of the situation. Bucky knew more about being out of control of a situation. They both knew this was different, but it was closer to Bucky’s ball park.

Anger flooded your being as your sobs grew louder. Bucky allowed you to beat on his chest for a few minutes before he let Steve grab your wrist. You opened your eyes and stared at Bucky. The boys could see the wheels turning and the absolute grief that was crashing over you again.

Choking on air, you gagged harshly. Bucky was quick to turn your around and grab your hair as you lost control and threw up in the drain. He knew that feeling all too well. Many nights, Steve had to do the same thing for him after waking up from a memory from his Winter Soldier days.

In between bouts, you screamed and cried, clawing at your neck and throat. You tried ripping at your tank top to get anything restricting off, but Steve eventually leaned up and grabbed your hands, shushing you.

“Hey. Slow down. Just let it happen.” Steve soothed, rubbing his thumbs on the insides of your wrists. “I know you feel like you can’t breathe, but once the vomiting passes, we will work on that. It’s okay.”

“We gotcha doll.” Bucky hummed, rubbing your chest while holding your hair back. “I’ve gotcha. Just let it out.”

You continued to throw up until you finally ran empty. You gasped around dry heaves as the nausea tapered off, but the anxiety ran strong. Steve grabbed your washcloth and wiped off your mouth before he cupped his hand to catch enough water for you to rinse with.

Eventually, the water began to run cold as you all sat there. They let you fold into yourself slightly, allowing you to collect yourself a little before they washed your hair and all the blood off of your with gentle touches. They told you everything they were doing and moved quickly so that you wouldn’t get cold.

Once the boys had you out, dried off, and helped you get dressed, they took turns leaving to get dressed. Bucky went first so that he could get you comfortable for when Steve got back.

When Bucky took you and get you both situated under the covers, he began to whisper to you. “You just tell us when your ready.” Bucky said. “We won’t push you, but you don’t need to hold it in Doll.”

Taking a shuddering breath, slowing down ever slightly, even though you still gasped, you finally spoke, “T-tthey werrrre jjuu-sss kkkkk-ids.” You sobbed as you finally spoke it out loud.

Bucky, surprised but glad to see some progress, held you closer, leaving a feather light kiss on the top of your head. “I know sweetheart.”

Steve rounded the corner and quickly came to join you and Bucky. Steve rubbed your back as you continued.

“We had nno ccchhh-oice. I-I had tto kk-kill them.” You sobbed out. Anger and grief and so many other emotions flew through your veins as the boys attempted to console your shaking form. “It’s nnnot fff-fair.”

“I know. We know.” Said Steve, noticing the rage and absolutely grief in Bucky’s eyes and knowing his lover needed a second. “You did the right thing. It may not feel like it, but you had to do what you had to do. Nobody blames you doll.”

Bucky knew Steve said the wrong thing before you even popped up and spun around on him. “I BLAME ME.” You screamed. “I-Iii.” You shook your head, taking a breath to force the trembling of your voice to stop. “I had the intel. I made the plan. I walked us into a gun fight WITH FUCKING CHILDREN. CHILDREN STEVE.”

Bucky pulled you back, feeling awful for Steve as the hurt flashed across his face. “Hey. Calm down. He knows that.” Bucky spoke into your ear. “What he is trying to say is that we know the choice was a difficult one and we respect your decision. We would have done the same in your shoes. Fury showed us the footage so that we would be prepared.”

“Yeah. I didn’t mean to upset you.” Steve said, rubbing the back of his neck as he looked down.

You sighed and gently took his hand. “No Stevie. I’m sorry. I’m just so tired. I can still feel the weight of the mission on my chest. See the look of terror on the faces of the kids as they watched their friends get shot before abandoning their efforts and running. Hearing them scream as our bullets pierced their skin. It was awful.” You cried, recounting the memory.

“I understand. I do.” Bucky replied, pulling you and Steve to lay down and get snuggled up. “Sometimes, the choices are made for us. That choice was made for you. They attacked first and it was defense.” Before you could object, he put a hand up to stop you. “Yes, they were children who probably were raised to do this, and it doesn’t make it any easier to know that, but just remember that even though you had to do what you had to do, you just saved millions of lives.”

You nodded as your eyes got droopy. Your head lulled back as Bucky’s words relaxed you and Steve’s gentle touches soothed you.

“Go to sleep Y/N.” Steve murmured, kissing the back of your head. “We aren’t going anywhere.”

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The rest of the night, Steve and Bucky comforted you through nightmares and eventually got you to eat a little bit at one point, when you began dry heaving again and they convinced you to save yourself some pain.

But they helped you make it through the first night.

Then every night after.

No editing was done. I apologize in advance.

[blackhakumen]

Mini Fanfic #978: After Morning Workout (Super Smash Bros Ultimate)

9:34 a.m. Smash Town's Sidewalk.......

Daisy: (Sighs Heavily and Relaxingly While Sitting Down on the Bench With Yoshi) I never thought I would ever be happy for Break Time.....

Yoshi: Need some water, mom?

Daisy: Yes, please.....(Receives her Cold Water Bottle Yoahi Gave her and Drinks From it For a Couple of Seconds Before Setting it Down Besids Her) ('Sigh') I dunno about you, kiddo....But TODAY....was one helluva workout!

Yoshi: You can say that again. (Takes a Drink of Water From his Bottle Before Smiling at his Mother) Thanks for being my sparring partner, mom. I had a blast.

Daisy: (Smiles Vack at her Son) You're welcome, honey. (Smirks While Showing Off her Muscle by Flexing it) Not to brag, but your mom's a pretty tough flower to beat. I feel like I can take on anyone at this rate. As long as it isn't Samus.....or Tifa......orrrrrrr both of them at the same time in fact.

Yoshi: (Raised an Eyebrow) Why them specifically?

Daisy: Well, for one.....(Starts Rolling Her Eyes) I can't tell you how many matches I've lost against that blonde alone. And as Tifa......... well......I sparred with her once........(Puts on a Grimace Look on her Face) One and only time......

Yoshi: It was that bad, huh?

Daisy: The woman punched a hole in a punching bag once. My chances of winning against her is below 50.

Yoshi: Oh come on, don't sell yourself short. You sent Bowser to space with a slap across the face once, remember?

Daisy: (Giggles Softly) How can I forget?~ (Looks Up at the Morning Skies) It's been so long since it happened and I still can't believe I pulled it off.....

Yoshi: (Shrugs) Hey, it's still an accomplishment in my book. I think you might've gotten Bowser scared of you after that.

Daisy: (Pulls on a Cocky Smirk on her Face) Understatement of the goddamn century. One look at me sends the poor guy running. (Smirk Turns into a Bit of an Evil One) In fact.....(Takes Her Phone out of Her Track Pants Pocket and Shakes it at Yoshi) Watch this~ (Dials Bowser's Phone Number and Wait For Him to Take the Call)

'Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep'

Bowser: (Yawns Loudly In the Other Line) Hello?......

Daisy: Heyyyyyyy, Bowser~ Wanna fight a few ro-

Bowser lets out a loud shreik before instantly ending the call with a loud beep on the other line causing the green dinosaur to burst out laughing

Yoshi: Did he seriously screamed like a little girl just now!?

Daisy: (Giggles Some More) Yep!~ Told ya he fears me. Never even try to kidnap me once either.

Yoshi: I'm pretty sure you still would've kicked his butt even if he tries.

Daisy: Damn right! (Proudly Pats her Arm Muscle as She Flexes it) I ain't gonna let a oversized turtle take me down that easily.

Yoshi: (Chuckles Lightly) Right. You're coolest person I know after all.

Daisy: Aww~ Really? (Puts On a Bit of a Playful Pouty Look on her Face) You're not just saying that to boost up my ego some more, are you?

Yoahi: ('Scoffs') Please. You're already doing that just fine. I'm just saying it from the heart is all. You may not be as powerful as a goddess, bounty hunter, or Bruce Lee-

Daisy: (Puts on a Deadpinned Look on her Face) You're comparing me to an actor?

Yoshi: The guy's a legend, sue me! ('Sigh') But despite of all that and don't tell the other moms I said this, but....(Smiles Brightly) You'll always be strongest of them all in me eyes.

Daisy: (Heart Begins to Melt in Pure Happiness as She Pulls Yoshi into a Loving Hug) Thanks, kiddo. It means so much that you look up to me and your dad.

Yoshi: (Happily Hugs his Mom Back) I'd be dumb not tto. You guys are my heroes.

Daisy: Awwwww-

'Crack'

Daisy: (Suddenly Felt a Bit of a Sharp Pain on the Back of Her Thigh as She Places her Hands on it) AH! SHIT!

Yoshi: (Immediately Gets Worried) Mom, are you okay?

Daisy: Yeah.....I'll live. Just got myself a stupid cramp on my thigh. Was really hoping for the two of us to power walk all the way back home.

Yoshi: Well, if you want, I can carry you there.

Daisy: (Smiles Softly) You really don't have to.

Yoshi: Ah don't give me that. (Smiles Brightly) You already done a lot for me, so let me help you for once, yeah?

Daisy: ('Sighs a Bit in Defeat') If you insist. (Spread her Arms Wide Open With a Bright Smile of her Own) Carry momma home!~

Yoshi: Yes, ma'am! (Picks Daisy Up In a Bridal Carry) Gotcha. You ready?

Daisy: (Nodded) Yep. Thanks again. I promise to make it up to you later with anything you ask.

Yoshi: Can I teach you how to do a proper Somersault? (Smiles Brightly)

Daisy: ('Sigh') You can. (Immediately Points at her Son) But I'm not calling you sensei.

Yoshi: (Shrugs) Good enough for me. (Finally Starts Walking) Here's hoping you do better than Uncle Dedede.

Daisy: Wait, your Uncle tries to do a Somersault once!?

Yoshi: (Chuckles Lightly) Oho mom, you have no idea!

@keyenuta

@caleb13frede

@cyber-wildcat

@ma-lemons

@albion-93

@26shann

[gummymina]

Love at the first sight

Paralyzed Park Jihyo x Male Reader

Fluff but cute oneshot (kinda)

Jihyo's pov

'Who will love a girl like me?...In this condition?'

That thought was in my mind ever since Daniel dumped me for another girl. He was just using me for my fame and my body.

I'm was in depression for 2 years. I had an accident which made me like this.

I'm glad that my members and my parents were there for me. And just because of them I feel loved, I feel so special.

The accident was so bad that the doctors had to try their best to not to make my condition worse but they said something that made me, my parents and my members shock...

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"You're paralysed, waist down. In different words, you won't be able to walk again. I'm sorry we tried our best."

That's what the doctor said....And that's another reason why Daniel broke up with me...

At that time I got hurt...Nayeon and jeongyeon unnie were their to comfort me..

Fans knows about what happened with me and they are very supportive.

In fanmeetings some of them ask me that 'Why are you wasting your precious tears on that bastard man?'

Sometimes they are right..Why am I even wasting my tears on that ungrateful d*cky person? Thank God that I didn't do anything with him.

I want someone who could love and accept me in whatever condition I am.

'Will I get someone who loves me as who I am?'

Y/n's pov

Working as fashion designer is a little bit hard. I have my own fashion company.

We even have some models who promote our clothes on magazines.

I'm looking for some models and some designers. We have different application for them to apply for this job.

Right now I'm at my office with a sketch book. Not knowing what the next piece of fashion will be.

I put my head down on the table, signing deeply.

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'God what will happen in my life?'

God's pov

Y/n wants to know what will happen in his life..

Well, I know a girl so I will put y/n with her..

"They both are looking good with each other as if it's like they are meant to be with each other for the rest of their life" The other God said.

I proudly smiled and tell them.

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"Cause they are meant to be"

Jihyo's pov

Here I am, at the han river with no one. No parents and No members.

I just wanted to take some fresh air.

I told my members that I'll be outside but they asked if they want to come with me. But I said a big fat no.

It's been 20 mins since I came her so I think I should go back home now otherwise they will scold me.

I was at the pedestrian road but there was no one so I had to scroll my wheelchair to go that side of the road.

The cars are there but no one is there to guide me to the other side of the road.

I waited for the light to be red so I can cross the road easily.

The light is not working so I decided to cross the road on my own.

I scrolled my wheelchair a bit but there were still cars coming so I scrolled my wheelchair back. It's like I'm pushing my wheelchair back and forth.

Y/n's pov

I buyed some groceries and went outside. I put my groceries on the trunk of the car.

As I was about to sit inside my car I saw a women on a wheelchair trying to cross the road.

I went towards her and tapped her shoulder, making her scared.

"Miss, are you trying to cross the road?" I asked her as I kneel down beside her.

She noded her head cutely but I feel sad for the condition she is in. It will be difficult for her to move around like that.

"Are you alone? Or there's anyone with you?" I asked again, trying not to sound like a kidnapper.

She nodded and looked down, not looking at me. She's alone with no one right now.

"Do you mind if I leave you to your house?"

She froze and looked at me, not sure to come with me or not. I looked back at her, looking straight into her big eyes. I saw everything in her eyes. Her pain, her sadness and her past.

"Don't misunderstand miss, I'm just trying to help you."

She chuckled a bit making my heart flutter for her. I think I'm in love with he-

'No No No, falling in love with someone you just met is so damn wrong!'

"Hello? Mr.? Hello!!!!" I realized that she was waving her hand in front of my eyes, bringing me back into reality.

"I'm sorry....um..-" I got cut off by her.

"Jihyo, Park jihyo" She said with a soft smile, bringing her hand out, offering a hand shake.

I captured her hand with mine. Her hands were soft, soft like a cotton.

"Y/n, Lee Y/n" I smiled but suddenly felt sad when she pulled her hand back.

"So..let's go Jihyo-ssi?"

"Yeah, let's go Y/n-ssi"

I pulled her wheelchair to the footpath, making sure not to hurt her anywhere.

I pushed her wheelchair slowly towards my car as I hummed a song, not wanting to end this moment with her.

"You like backstreet boys?" She asked me, looking up at me. Wah those eyes I want keep it to mysel-

'NOOO! NOT AGAIN!!!'

"Yeah, my mom was a big fan of them"

"Oh! even my mom!" She exclaimed as she smiled like a child.

Sadly, we reached my car as I opened the passenger's door for her. But then, I remembered her condition.

"So...I'm gonna carry you like a baby then put you on the seat while I put your wheelchair on the back ok?"

She nodded her head while blushing as I mentioned how I'm gonna carry her.

I bent a little bit as I wrapped my arm around her waist and the other arm around her legs.

She wrapped both of her arms around my neck to support her body.

I put her inside the passenger's seat and closed the door. I put her wheelchair on the back.

I went to the driver's seat and start the car. Awkward silence filled the car.

"So where do you live?"

"hanmyeon road(random) street: 21 xxxxx"

"Ok so let's just drop you there"

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We're struck in a traffic now. Awkward silence is still there between us. I decided to break the silence.

"So...why were you alone at the han river?"

I didn't got any response so I looked at her and saw her sleeping peacefully. It's like she's sleeping so peacefully after a long tired time.

The light turned green as I start my engine again and drive towards her adress.

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Jihyo's pov

"Jihyo wake up!!!" someone shouted as I growl and rubbed my sleepy eyes.

"What?" I asked, sitting up on the bed.

"You were sleeping for 12 hours now!" Nayeon unnie said as my eyes widen.

"What?!!!!"

"Well, a guy came here-

+FLASHBACK+

Nayeon's pov

It's been 20 mins since that Thomas the train left to take some fresh air and she's still not here!!!

We all are watching TV while waiting for our leader-nim.

We are all worried for her since she can't wal- I mean since she's all by herself.

Suddenly someone rang our bell.

I rushed towards the door thinking it was jihyo.

I opened the door and saw jihyo but in someone's arms!!

I got furious, thinking that the man did something wrong to our leader so I yelled at him.

"Who are you and what did you do to jihyo?!!?!!"

The others came, rushing towards us with kitchen utensils.

"Avengers..." Mina said ready to attack the guy with a freaking frying pan.

"ASSEMBLE!!!" The others yelled, running towards the guy to beat him up.

"Woah, woah, woah easy there. I saw her trying to cross the road as there was no one to guide her. So instead of helping her crossing the road, I drop her here. She looked tired so she fell a sleep in the car"

We all looked at each other and bowed several times saying our apologies.

"We are so sorry! We thought that you did something to her. I'm so sorry um....-"

"It's Y/n, Lee Y/n"

"We are sorry Y/n!" We apologize to him again.

"It's ok, By the way where should I keep her?" He said, referring to jihyo.

"You can keep her in room please" I said stepping aside to let him enter the hall.

"Uh sure but where is her room?"

"Sana, guide him"

Sana nodded as she lead him to our room.

After few seconds, he came down and went towards his car, pulling out jihyo's wheelchair.

He scroll the wheelchair towards the door.

"And here's the wheelchair. Now I have to go! Bye!"

He bowed down as I saw him getting into his car, disappearing from my sight.

+FLASHBACK ENDS+

Jihyo's pov

"Oh, I have to thank him!" I stand up but end up falling down, remembering that I can't walk.

"JIHYO!!" Nayeon rushed towards me and help me to sit on the bed.

"Oh, t-thank you nayeon-unnie"

I said while looking down, feeling guilty for making her worried.

"You should be careful jihyo..you know about your condition right?"

Nayeon-unnie sat down beside me.

"I know b-but I want to thank him for y-yesterday night you know? He helped me last night, at the han river?" I said trying not to blush so hard, thinking about yesterday night.

"Why is park jihyo blushing~? Because of that Lee Y/n huh?~" Nayeon started teasing me.

"Stop it unnie!!" I pouted and throw a pillow at her.

"Oh every time I see you~ Geudae nuneul bol ttaemyeon~ Jakku gaseumi tto seolleyeowa~" Nayeon unnie sang as she grab a lotion bottle, thinking that it was a mic.

"I think.." I was about to say something but I paused for a minute.

"You what?!" She rushed towards me, holding my both shoulders shaking me.

"Ok but first STOP SHAKING ME!!"

I yelled as she stopped shaking me and covered her ears because of my loud voice.

"I think...It's love at the first sight" I blushed as I play with my fingers.

"That means you..oh my God! Are you sure?!!" She covered her mouth with her hand.

I looked at her and nodded..

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"I think I like him"

[gayregis]

btv, I'm the same anon that once asked you why you don't like any ship of regis with women. like a succubus or vampire. you answered in a kind of mocking way. I don't know, if you were offended by my question, I apologize. but I was really interested why you don't like these ships and I thought maybe you could explain it as well as ship with detlaff?

i’m sorry i answered in a spiteful way, the likely reason for it is that when i started this blog (because my url is... gayregis...) i got a lot of hate and harassment, a lot of asks hounding me and asking why i don’t think regis dates women. i apologize, i accidentally assumed your ask was another one of those that was coming from a place of aggression instead of one of like, actual curiosity and wanting to know my thoughts. i appreciate your genuine interest, it’s refreshing as well as flattering, thank you!

why i dislike regis x dettlaff is a really long post which can be found here, i feel like i pretty much said everything there

as for regis and women... hm... well, i think it can be hard to describe why a character feels gay to you, sometimes. it’s easier with characters like dandelion, he dresses very colorfully. i think as for regis, he is gentle and kind but comes from a background of being in turmoil, not knowing himself, trying to be someone he’s not for social approval. i think that this is what initially struck me as something similar to “a gay experience,” or at least something like my experience was, where i tried to be someone i wasn’t to gain social approval, and it made me miserable.

i’ll basically be explaining here why i think sapkowski wrote in some things (most likely, not meaning to, lol) that feel like this gay experience i describe, but only wanted to show him having relations with women because, well. the sexuality of sapkowski’s characters is an entirely different post which would take years to write, i think. but from the text, we can see that regis struggled with identity in baptism of fire, and when he speaks of his backstory he describes being so uncomfortable and nervous when trying to speak to girls that he would need to drink before doing so, to alter how he acted. this feels to me (obviously, a non-canon interpretation that one can disagree with, but since this ask has asked, i’m just going to give my opinion) like he initially approached love in a pretty unhealthy way, forcing himself to see women as desirable and forcing himself to flirt, instead of just allowing love to happen naturally. this feels like compulsory heterosexuality to me, and is a relatable experience from a gay perspective.

on the other hand, in the present, we see him forming very good friendship with geralt in a natural manner. they slip easily in and out of conversation, they have multiple “asides” away from the group where they discuss things privately, regis becomes his sort of confidant and advisor and almost “second in command” of the hansa (referencing: in baptism of fire, when geralt tells regis if the plan doesn’t work out the two of them can press on together alone, him swimming across the yaruga and regis flying across as a bat... and in ttos, when geralt tells angouleme to tell regis, “regis will know what to do”). i feel like this demonstrates trust, care, companionship, etc, that has been created naturally, without any substance use to numb the senses or anxieties, and when regis is in a place of knowing himself, knowing peace and not forcing himself to rush into anything. it’s healing.

we can see that regis’ past relationship with a woman (the only one he mentions from his past, before he died) did not turn out well in the end. he drank too much, she left him, he was upset and used this as an excuse to drink more. obviously, very unhealthy behavior. while i actually think that regis and queen of the night* had a good relationship while it was still good, as she canonically stabilized him a little and was a steady force in his life, i feel like there’s no real exploration of this romance and it’s rather coming from the general perspective of “she helped me out.” it’s not so much an argument for regis finding women attractive as it is for regis needing someone to help him realize there’s something more to life than just partying. this relationship can be interesting though and i have thought about it, but it’s important to remember that also, this was a long time ago (a couple of centuries) in regis’s life, pretty much right before he went off the deep end and “died.” so it kind of represents the “past” him that he used to be, rather than the “present” him, in my opinion.

as for natanis** the succubus in toussaint, i feel that that also was a very “throwaway” romance for regis that sapkowski threw in. the point of toussaint is that everyone in the company gets distracted and finds it difficult to leave because it’s such a perfect, dreamlike, fairytale land -- and of course, in sapkowski’s vision, this means all characters enter into a heterosexual romance -- geralt and fringilla, dandelion and anna henrietta, milva and the baron de trastamara, cahir and the baroness nique (and also dandelion and the baroness nique... yeah. okay), regis and the succubus, angouleme and the young knights... it’s all very cliche and fun because it’s intended to be. but it really means nothing for regis’s character or his attraction to women asides from being a throwaway joke of irony that regis (a know-it-all who speaks for so long your eyes glaze over) kept a succubus satisfied. it also only affects his character when fringilla uses this information against him as blackmail, and again, when it’s stated that everyone has kind of grown attached to toussaint. so, there is no actual real romance between regis and the succubus, it’s more of a narrative thing and a joke than an actual argument for him liking women, and this is why i don’t really see it as such.

these are how i feel about these two main regis x female characters ships, and so i headcanon that he’s gay when the saga takes place because he’s found this sort of inner peace and is happy with himself. and because he has fulfilling and kind of intimate relationship with geralt developed over the books (which can be headcanoned as romantic)

--- footnotes

* as cdpr has named her queen of the night, for she has no other name than “very special vampire girl” in baptism of fire, so i’ll accept cdpr’s naming, and for quick reference, i call her “queenie,” because 1) it’s cute 2) ‘regis’ means king, so ... king and queen, of course.

** as cdpr has named her, again, she has no canon name in lotl asides from “the succubus”, so i’ll accept that, i feel it’s only decent to refer to female characters by names instead of vague titles.

[adobe-outdesign]

There are too many yellow bears in this series.

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Transcript under the cut.

So in Part 1, I mentioned how it was weird that I talked about the identity of the Brother and then skipped directly to the box. So let’s remedy that and talk about the identity of…

[Who is Golden Freddy?]

Sike.

No but seriously, we do need to discuss Golden Freddy before we discuss the Brother’s identity. Trust me, I’m going somewhere with this.

So Withered Golden Freddy is super easy - he’s the fifth child. We literally see this in Give Gifts. Some people think the fifth child is Cassidy, I personally think it’s Michael Brooks because his name aligns with the night guard’s names on the tombstones, it does not matter, all we need to know is that he’s the fifth child. Enjoy that, it was the only easy part of this theory.

Side note: Shadow Freddy seems to merely be a different form of Golden Freddy. In TTO, Shadow Freddy leads Charlie’s friends to her, and Michael, IE Golden Freddy, is the only one who has a reason to do that as he was her friend. And in canon, Shadow Freddy likely doesn’t show up for the fifth child in FNAF 3 not because he isn’t possessing something, but because said child is Shadow Freddy.

Continuing on, Fredbear - the one with the purple accessories - is likely Sammy, which I went over in the last video. This includes Nightmare Fredbear, the yellow bear in Happiest Day, Fredbear in UCN, etc. He’s also Nightmare, who is to Nightmare Fredbear what Shadow Freddy is to Golden Freddy; the instigator of bad events and the eventual outcome of death. Note that just as Fredbear has different colored accessories compared to Golden Freddy, Nightmare has different colored accessories compared to Shadow Freddy. They’re parallels, but they’re not the same.

But then we get to FNAF 1 Golden Freddy, and FNAF 1 Golden Freddy is… weird.

The most obvious answer would be that he’s the fifth child, but that doesn’t line up with what we established in the last video - the fifth child should no longer actively be haunting the place by FNAF 1, same as the other kids. Even if you want to argue that theory is wrong, there are some other things that don’t make sense; for example, FNAF 2 Golden Freddy is hyper-aggressive while FNAF 1 Golden Freddy is barely around. Likewise, FNAF 1 Golden Freddy seems to be purely a hallucination as you can’t adjust his AI, while Withered Golden Freddy is a physical suit you can tamper with.

FNAF 1 Golden Freddy also has a connection to both bites - both in the 1987 Easter Egg and the fact that he looks exactly like Fredbear as shown in UCN. Plus the poster that summons him occasionally switches to one of Freddy casually tearing off his own frontal lobe, and Stage 01 shows him giving cake to kid with a Foxy mask. The fifth child has nothing to do with either bite, so these connections do not make sense.

The second option would be that he’s Sammy, as he might be the other main 5 animatronics, but that… doesn’t quite add up. First, that would mean that in FNAF 3 he gave cake to… himself, seeing as all the pieces are him. Secondly, he wasn’t around in 1987 so that Easter Egg makes no sense, unless the general connection to a bite is enough for him. Thirdly, there is no Nightmare equivalent in this game (or Shadow Freddy, for that matter). And finally, the big one - if Scott intended Sammy to be Golden Freddy, then he would’ve left FNAF 4 Fredbear’s accessories black. The switch to purple is to differentiate the two, which doesn’t make sense if they’re one in the same.

But you know what’s really strange about FNAF 1 Golden Freddy aside from, like, everything? The IT’S ME hallucinations are connected to him… and him alone. No matter what the game, spinoff, or sequel, FNAF 1 Golden Freddy and FNAF 1 Golden Freddy alone makes these hallucinations.

Because of this, I feel like in order to solve who FNAF 1 Golden Freddy is, we need to solve the IT’S ME hallucinations first. And in order to do that, we have to go back to when they started appearing, which is not in FNAF 1 as you might expect, but in FNAF 2. The FNAF 2 cutscenes show the FNAF 1 location and, as far as we know, are the earliest instances of these hallucinations.

First, we see Freddy’s “error” message, which is later replaced with the “IT’S ME” line. This is why I believe these cutscenes are the origin of the phrase, as it starts showing up only after the first night. It also shows up before and after Golden Freddy appears, so it doesn’t appear to be tied to him here.

The other reason I believe this to be the origin is the hallucinations that accompany the IT’S ME message, one of which is an eyeless Bonnie - which appears in the Night 3 cutscene. And the other image? Consider how the animatronics behave towards you here - Bonnie and Chica eventually turn away, while the Puppet follows you. This matches the FNAF 2 gameplay when you put on the mask - Bonnie and Chica are fooled by it while the Puppet is not.

I’ll be honest, I never liked that puppet thing. It’s always…thinking, and it can go anywhere. I don’t think the Freddy mask will fool it.

Combine this with the strange blurred look and the fact that this is labeled as “dream” in the files, and it’s likely this isn’t reality, nor is this literally Freddy. Rather, we’re playing as someone picturing themselves as Freddy - which is why we see the Freddy with human eyes. These images accompany the IT’S ME hallucination because this is where said hallucination started.

Now, remember our requirements for the Brother earlier. They must be someone who worked in the FNAF 1 location, and we know that they worked in more than one Freddy’s as well. We also know that this person is not Michael Afton.

We know that whoever we play as in these cutscenes knows how the animatronics behave in 2, and this cutscene takes place in 1′s location. This indicates the player character moved from the FNAF 2 location to the FNAF 1 location, which fits the requirements for the Brother. This indicates that the person creating the IT’S ME hallucinations is the Brother - which in turns means that the Brother has to be FNAF 1 Golden Freddy.

But what else can we learn about him? Well for starters, we also see the Puppet, the one who gives life, right before the cutscenes stop on Night 4, despite the main gameplay continuing for several more nights. We see the Golden Freddy suit right before that, so that might be the suit that the player character is possessing - note that he does not have pupils yet like in FNAF 1. This indicates that the Brother died and was given life in the FNAF 1 location, further narrowing our requirements. And the Freddy with human eyes hallucination looks suspiciously like someone who was stuffed into a Freddy suit. See where I’m going with this?

Our final piece of evidence that links this all together is that Golden Freddy has a connection to both ‘87 and ‘83, yet is not Sammy. You see, when people ask “who did the Bite of ‘87?”, they’re asking the wrong question. Which animatronic did the Bite matters very little. What we need to know is who caused the Bite. The animatronics, including Fredbear himself, ask “was it me?” in the teasers, indicating the IT’S ME might be a response to this question. It’s not the animatronic that matters - it’s the person.

Phone Guy worked in the FNAF 2 location, and knows how the animatronics worked. He moved to the FNAF 1 location and recorded his phone calls before being stuffed into a suit on Night 4, the same number of nights the FNAF 2 cutscenes run for. And Phone Guy… is the one who tells Jeremy to wear his uniform and stick close the animatronics, after it was established they weren’t acting right around adults. In FNAF 1, after Phone Guy’s death, the first instance of Golden Freddy we can confirm… happens to land on the anniversary date of the Bite of ‘87.

Phone Guy caused the Bite of ‘87… and the Bite of ‘83. Phone Guy is the Brother.

[Why Phone Guy Being the Brother Makes Sense, Actually]

It may sound crazy at first, but Phone Guy being the Brother and FNAF 1 Golden Freddy is what suddenly makes this seemingly almost random series of events come together into a coherent story. So, without further adieu, let’s summarize the plot of FNAF.

We start with William kidnapping and killing Charlie. This then traumatized Sammy, which in turn caused his older brother to bully him and eventually kill him by accident. Wracked with guilt, the brother took the plushies that Sammy possessed and tried to stitch them together into one, then locked them into a box and tried to repress his memories of the incident.

William then kidnapped the Brother, leading to the events of FNAF 4 with Sammy trying to kill him. The Brother eventually escapes but never opens the box and faces the truth, instead eventually picking up a job at Freddy’s. Five kids are killed at that location and possess the pre-Withereds. William kills another five for their remnant in 2 before being moved to the day shift. The Brother, now known as Phone Guy, accidentally causes another Bite to happen. This and the murders drive him to take up the night shift. William, meanwhile, is killed by the kids and sealed away, and the original five rest while Sammy takes their place.

Phone Guy works there for years before Sammy finally succeeds in killing him near the anniversary of the Bite of ‘87. He then becomes FNAF 1 Golden Freddy, who’s basically a representation of his guilt over the Bite - keep in mind that he never did open the box, which Scott described as “fitting”. The FNAF 1 location eventually shuts down, Fazbear’s Fright opens, and Sammy and Charlie are both freed. Some, uh, stuff happens with Michael, and eventually the other five kids are put to rest as well and William is killed off for good.

Rising action, climax, resolution, ect. - FNAF suddenly has a plot, with all of the proper elements and everything. Scott's “four games, one story” hint suddenly makes a lot more sense, doesn’t it?

Oh, and if the general plot of “Guy works five nights at a pizzeria before his younger sibling, possessing multiple animatronics, kills him and turns him into an empty suit” sounds familiar… well, that’s because it’s the plot of Sister Location. Back during TSE’s release Scott said the books were an AU because the original plotline just had too much stuff in it to write any more stories, but then turned around and released SL and FFPS. I think he realized that by just paralleling the same narrative but switching the focus from the Emilys to the Aftons, he could create a lot more stories.

So, okay. All of that makes sense from a story perspective, but what about a theory perspective? What evidence is there to support Phone Guy being both Golden Freddy and the Brother? Well, there’s… a lot, actually. So much so, in fact, that we’re going to speedrun it.

“Well, I think that’s it. Uh, you should be golden.”

Also, the numbers you’re punching in are the hex code of William’s “Save them” sprite backwards, which might be a nod to the “Phone Guy is the killer” theory. It was still popular at the time, so the number being backwards might indicate it was wrong - because Phone Guy isn’t William, he’s Golden Freddy

“Um, I actually worked in that office before you. I’m finishing up my last week now as a matter of fact.”

While I have heard some evidence against the idea of Phone Guy being the Brother, most of it seems inconsequential. Here’s a quick run-down:

Phone Guy sounds too old to be the Brother - Scott’s not a professional voice actor, and he never intended there to be more games after 1 upon release. Also, Phone Guy’s voice actually does get lower in pitch over time (compare his voice in FNAF 3 vs FNAF 1). If this was a professional voice actor Scott chose out later in the series this would be valid, but as is it’s a bit too nitpicky in my opinion.

Phone Guy is too old to be the Brother - Assuming Phone Guy started working in Freddy’s in ‘85, then that puts him at two years after the Bite. If he was 16 at the time of the bite, he’d be 18 in ‘85, old enough to get the job. Even if he was 14 plenty of jobs will hire 16 year olds depending on the state’s labor laws.

His line about Fredbear’s in 2 doesn’t make sense - The “previous owner” he mentions is probably not Henry, who would be his father if he was the Brother, but rather William. Keep in mind this is after the murders, so I don’t know why they’d be contacting Henry at this point. Some people also think that the location of the Bite of ‘83 was Fredbear’s, making it weird that the Brother wouldn’t be 100% sure of its name, but the token in Help Wanted confirms that that location was the first Freddy’s.

So yeah, that’s quite a bit of evidence. But in addition to everything else, I’d also like to discuss this theory relative to UCN.

[How This Ties Back Into Ultimate Custom Night]

You see, UCN has two major theories going for it: One is Willhell, one is Mikehell, and one is my personal favorite, the Theoriest’s Hell.

[Please Stand By]

One is Willhell and the other is Mikehell. The problem with both of these theories however is that neither of them… work, or at least work as well as we would all like them to. Let’s recap:

Willhell is the more solid of the two, as it makes more logical sense and more of the dialogue fits Will better than Michael. However, it is not without a few problems.

The biggest issue is Malhare’s appearance in FFPS, as it’s a bit hard for William to show up after UCN if he’s supposed to be in Hell. There are also a few other things; for example, the Puppet claims she doesn’t hate him which is a bit odd. Not to mention the emphasis on “the one”, which seems weird considering WIlliam has killed multiple kids. Fredbear can also insta-kill you and Golden Freddy shows up at the end of the game, so there’s some sort of significance to those two characters and the Bite here, which also doesn’t tie back to Will.

Mikehell fixes this by claiming Michael is the Brother; thus, “the one” is the Bitten Child and the connections to the Bite suddenly have an explanation. However, this theory has holes of its own - namely, that FFPS kind of sort of directly states that Michael isn’t going to Hell.

For most of you, I believe there is peace, and perhaps more, waiting for you after the smoke clears. Although for one of you, the darkest pit of hell has opened to swallow you whole, so don’t keep the devil waiting, old friend.

If “one of you” refers to William and there’s peace waiting for the others, than that means that Michael is going to be at peace after FFPS, which doesn’t make sense for Scott to have brought attention to if he’s the protag of UCN.

This one also doesn’t make sense from a character standpoint. Even if Michael was the Brother - and I already went over why I think he’s not in the first part - he already more than repented for his sins by dying while freeing Elizabeth.

And finally, the “leave the demons to his demons” scene also doesn’t make much sense here - Michael killed his brother accidentally, so “demon” is too harsh. He could be the Freddy sprite and the text is referring to Will, but… why would he be Freddy, aside from that being the sprite in OMC’s original appearance?

So with neither of these theories working perfectly, I’d like to suggest a third option: Brotherhell. Basically it’s the same thing as Mikehell, but without the Mike.

This immediately fixes most of the issues with Mikehell. The Brother never opened the box from 4 or really even came to terms with what he did, so him being punished makes sense in this context. “The One” is Sammy, who 4 already proved to be very vengeful towards his brother. This would explain why Fredbear can insta-kill you, as he and The One are the same.

The Puppet saying she doesn’t fear him anymore, but also doesn’t hate him? Assuming he used to scare Charlie like he did Sammy, he would indeed not scare her anymore without her truly hating him. And the scene with OMC? The Brother is Freddy in that scene because he became Golden Freddy when he died. And that’s why you see Golden Freddy at the end - he’s not only the player character, but a representation of the Brother’s guilt as well. Note that while the Bitten Child passed on in 3 and the original 5 and Elizabeth passed on in FFPS, no one ever actually freed the Brother.

The only snag I can think of with this interpretation is Orville’s one line:

He tried to release you. He tried to release us. But I’m not going to let that happen. I will hold you here. I will keep you here. No matter how many times they burn us. (They burn us).

However, one could argue this refers to the fire in FNAF 3, rather than the one in FFPS. Henry (the player character in 3) tried to burn everything and release the Brother, Sammy and Charlie. Whether or not this works is a bit ambiguous, but it at least has less problems regardless than Willhell or Mikehell.

[So is any of this right?]

Now that we’ve finally covered the entire lore - or at least the most confusing bits - it’s time to ask the important questions, like “was any of that even correct”? And the answer is… I dunno. No, really. I could’ve been wrong from the start and Michael is the Brother and none of this meant anything and I just wasted nearly an hour of your time talking about all of this. And given that Scott seems sort of, uh, completely terrified of fan backlash, we probably won’t be getting any definitive answers anytime soon.

However, if nothing else, I hope this theory serves as an interpretation of FNAF that makes for a good story. Instead of this confusing mish-mash of seemingly random events and people, we’re left with a simple story about a small child trying to get revenge on his older brother, who’s still grappling with coming to terms with what he did. It’s creepy, it’s poignant, it’s sad, and it is Five Nights at Freddy’s.

[IT’S ME Jumpscare - Weird Al over Credits]

[isatswap]

(spoiler for isat, full game just in case as usual)

(also blood, death cws)

TTOS version of trying to say its name from ISAT

Loop: (Ask the Scary Lady...)

"What's your goal?"

"Are you the one doing this to me?"

"So, you're uing Time Craft?"

"What should I remember?"

"...You're not actually from Vaugarde, right?"

"Why the title?"

(Nothing to ask...)

(You guessed it would be the case. You just need the confirmation.)

Scary Lady: !!! Scary Lady: Yes, yes! I'm not!

(Despite the river of tears she is crying out, The Scary Lady actually seems... happy?)

Scary Lady: But, Bright One.... you don't seem to hail from this country as well........ can you perhaps tell me.... where you are from?

(Huh??? You're supposed to be asking the questions!)

(And even if not... you can't answer this one anyway.)

(You've forgotten it.)

Scary Lady: I knew it! You can't answer it! Just like me....

(!!!)

Scary Lady: But.... that means.... Scary Lady: You remember it, right? You can picture it, even for a fleeting moment, right? Scary Lady: Ooooh, Bright One.... you must..... you have to remember..... Scary Lady: You can do it.... We can do it! Even if he couldn't we should be able to!

Isabeau: H-huh? Who's he?.....

Bonnie: Loop, what is this crab talking about?

Mirabelle: Hey, Loop, are you okay?

Scary Lady: ... Scary Lady: Bright one..... Scary Lady: I can see you're trying. But the knowledge escapes you, doesn't it....keeps appearing just outside of the peripheral....

Scary Lady: Like it does for me....

Scary Lady: But we can't give it up!!! We have to remember it, Bright One! I see flashes of it, of what it was!!! Scary Lady: The mountains!!! The sea!!! The lightless sand, dark like the light sky!!! Scary Lady: Our country, Bright One!!! Our country!!! Our home!!! Scary Lady: We have to say it! We can't afford to let it be taken away from us! Scary Lady: We can rebuild it, even without him! Together!!! Your power and mine!!! We just have to wish for it!!! We just have to ask!!!

Scary Lady: WE JUST HAVE TO SAY ITS NAME!!!

... ███████████

(AH!)

(NGH!....)

Isabeau: LOOP?!

Mirabelle: Oh no!

Scary Lady: AH!!!!!

(Scary Lady tries to use healing craft on.....you?)

Scary Lady: Please...you have to persist....

(....but chokes on her own tears.)

Scary Lady: No, no, no...

(...No, no, no!)

(You heard it! She said it! She tried to say it!!! Your country's name, your home, your--)

(But it escaped, again! It's gone!!!!!!)

(Did she say it, all of it?!? Did she?!?)

(You couldn't hear it, can't remember it, can't...)

Isabeau: Euphrasie??? W-what is happening?

Bonnie: She tried to heal Loop??? Huh?...

Odile: But she also hurt them! Lady, leave Loop alone!...

Mirabelle: Loopie...

(Your vision is darkening!....)

(Your country, your home!!!)

(You still don't remember it!!! It's gone, it's gone, it's gone!!!)

(gone from your past gone from your mind gone from the very planet you're standing on and it was yours!!! it was yours!!!)

(it was yours and it's gone and you can't even say its blinding name!!!)

(But if she... if The Scary Lady... if Euphrasie could-)

Scary Lady: Bright One! Help me! Say it with me!

Loop: (!!! MAYBE!!!...)

(Say it!!!)

(Don't!!!)

(You have to say it!!! Together!!! In unison!!!...)

(You both inhale, you try to grasp it, grasp its name--)

... ███████████

(AH!!!....)

Scary Lady: NO!!!....

(You feel your chest being crushed! Your heart is beating so fast its about to stop!)

(Scary Lady tries to use healing craft again!...)

Loop: "DON'T!"

(Too late.)

(You feel slightly better, you can even move, but....)

(The Scary Lady falls forward, holding her chest with one hand and trying to stop herself from falling further with the other.)

(She starts coughing up blood, almost choking on it, her whole body is shaking.)

(You stagger toward her, ending up in front of her face.)

(She....touches your cheek with her hand?...)

Scary Lady: I'm sorry, Bright One..... I will do it again...

(You can't let her! If she fails, no one else can say it!...)

Loop: "Please! You need to stop! We can heal you and try it again! Full force!"

(he Scary Lady smiles with both joy and sadness.)

Scary Lady: a whisper... should be enough....

(You feel a weird warmth from her hand, almost like a blanket covering you...)

(The Scary Lady opens her mouth.)

... ███████████

(You felt but a slight ringing in your ears, but she....)

(The Lady starts coughing up blood violently.)

(Euphrasie.....falls on the floor, not moving.)

(She doesn't disappear like usual.)

(You.... can't find words to say.)

(You turn around to your party...)

(!!!)

(Your party is!....)

(Isa is barely standing, grasping his head! Odile can't even get up! Bonnie and Mira are trying to help, but barely manage it themselves!)

(You know what it is! You and Euphrasie! You said it! And it hurt them! You've hurt your own party!)

(Bonnie collapses, cluthcing their chest!!!)

(Nononononononono!)

(You're too late you can't help them they are dying and its all your fault)

(You can almost feel the gears of time grinding to a halt.)

(You feel a tug on your stomach)

<Major loopback>

(...AH!)

(You jump up from your grassy bed but stop yourself.)

(It's fine. They are fine. Your friends are fine. You looped back.)

(You sit back down.)

(The image of your dying friends is vivid in your mind.)

(You did that. You hurt them. And for what? For your blinding country.)

(What were you thinking. What was SHE thinking?)

(It's gone. It has been gone for a long time.)

(Nothing can bring it back. Doesn't The Lady see that?!?)

(Doesn't she understand that she just has to let it go?)

(You start laughing.)

(Will you ever take your own advice?...)

(Ha.)

(You need to talk to Euphrasie.)

(One last time.)

(You've got a MEMORY OF OBLIVION!)

(You'll always remember this.)

[If you have Memory of Oblivion equipped, you will be able to use Nameless Star as a skill.]

[Nameless Star is not very strong, but it ignores all type resistances and defensive buffs! However, it will also damage you slightly.]

Memory of Oblivion

"You remember forgetting...."

[soundofseventeen]

We Belong Together (Part Five)

Hi! I finally bring you Woozi! I am also here with erin! (not irl but we still skying, lmao)

Word count: 1416

Jihoon wasn’t sure who gave his bandmates permission to use his house to get read, especially so early in the morning, but he was still in bed, listening to everyone’s footsteps. (Mingyu...or Minghao probably invited them. He was pretty sure that had to do with the fact they owned just about everything that helped them prepare for special occasions) Some were running between rooms, searching for god knows what and some just walked to where they needed to go. He could hear Jun and Seungcheol fighting over who was gonna shower in the spare bathroom (next time they decided to move into a bigger dorm, a third bathroom was definitely a requirement.) And then he heard them cursing at Dino, followed by a slam so he pieced together that the youngest beat them to it.

He tossed and turned for a couple more minutes, hoping to sleep the day away, or even just half. He hated that the sleeping pills he took the night before had little effect on him. He threw the comforter over his head, groaning and hoping he could drown out the noise to have some kinda peace before announcing his presence, but when Hoshi accidentally walked into his room, backed out slowly and closed the door a little harder than necessary, he sat up again, looking for something to throw at his best friend when he saw him, but he didn’t find anything. He hated when one of the boys went into a cleaning frenzy and left nothing in their wake.

Jihoon put on his favorite robe, the only thing he kept in good condition since his trainee days and his newest slippers that he received as a birthday present from...he couldn’t even remember who anymore. He wasn’t prepared for the mountain of clothes littering the hallway, and tripping over a belt in the process but he finally made it to the kitchen where Seungkwan and Joshua were sitting at the table, sipping their coffees and gossiping over whatever was on Seungkwan’s phone. Jihoon nodded at them and poured himself a mug, and although he enjoyed the warmth of it, he didn’t like how this was the coffee you got him hooked on once upon a time and eventually became his favorite. He could remember many times when you’d go out of your way to bring this to him when other brands didn’t cut it for him and how he threatened the members if they had some without his permission, and how you had to smuggle some so he wouldn’t kill them.

“Good morning Hyung,” Seungkwan greeted him happily when he sat next to them.

“Morning.”

“How’d you sleep?”

Jihoon nodded. “Same as every other time.” He had a sip, hating the flavor and he wanted nothing more than to throw it in the sink and buy a different brand. One that different leaves bitter taste in his mouth, no pun intended.

Joshua smacked the younger boy, either to get him to shut up or to focus on what was happening, but either way, he didn’t acknowledge him again.

He did notice that while Seungkwan was sweaty, he hadn’t showered and probably wouldn’t until everyone did. Joshua was also still in his most comfortable attire, not seeming in a rush to get ready anytime soon.

While many other times, he reveled in the silence when he was around his friends, today it seemed too much so he headed into the living room to play a video game. He tried acting as unbothered as possible, focusing more on knocking out his opponent in Mortal Kombat so he could proceed to the next level. Every so often the doorbell would ring and then he’d hear a new voice greeting him and then running into a room. At one point, Soonyoung walked out of the bathroom, dripping wet, sans towel, asking if they had more shampoo because the bottle ran out. 

Though he didn’t miss the glares Soonyoung threw at him. Jihoon knew that his best friend’s long simmering anger would eventually erupt and he knew he’d have to take it all until they could be on good terms again. Soonyoung hadn’t been particularly warm towards Jihoon since he found out you’d gotten engaged to Jooheon and he probably heard every conspiracy theory that Hoshi had spewed, trying to see what really happened. Though it wasn’t fair to you or him, he merely said it didn’t work out between you.

He sighed in frustration, trying to concentrate. He would not focus on the betrayal of his brothers ditching him. He had much better things to do than to think of why they were leaving, like work on his music, and go to the new ramen place that opened up. He could ask Beomju if he wanted to….no, Beomju already had plans to go too. Whatever, he didn’t want to hang out with him anyway. Jihoon could also reorganize his bedroom space. It needed a serious cleaning….actually, he didn’t want to touch anything. Some of your stuff was still mixed in with it and he wasn’t sure what you’d still need. He wasn’t petty enough to burn your belongings, but he also wasn’t a big enough person to return them to you in person. He hadn’t seen you in awhile and he thought it’d be weird if he just showed up out of the blue, especially because he wouldn’t be in the state to remain calm. The mere thought often sent him into a panic or anger attack, and then he’d mope. Well, not mope, but he’d eventually spiral into a web of things that made no sense and he’d try tto figure the riddle out.

Chan sat down next to him, brushing his teeth while trying to style his hair. “Hyung, aren’t you gonna get ready yet?” The foamy paste was all over his mouth and Jihoon hoped it wouldn’t get on anywhere except the sink.

“I’m not going,” he said simply, more focused on how to survive the round without taking any more hits. “I have to work on my music after this and possibly move things around in the studio. It’s gonna be a busy day.” When his opponent delivered the fatal blow on screen, he threw the controller on the floor with a little more force than necessary, scaring Chan. “Goddamn it!”

“Hyung,” he said quietly, “are you okay?”

“Yeah! I’m fine. I’m just hungry. Do you want anything? Are you sure? I offered.”

Jihoon stood up, stretching in the process and then made his way to the kitchen where he found Jeonghan helping Wonwoo with his contacts. At this he sighed in annoyance. Since when were you important enough that Wonwoo would ditch his glasses? You always said Wonwoo should be comfortable with you at all times, no matter the time, place, or occasion. 

“Don’t move so much or I’m gonna poke your eye,” Jeonghan warned.

“It burns. This probably wasn’t a good idea.”

No shit. “Is it even necessary?” Jihoon found himself asking. “No one’s gonna care either way. It’s not like we’re having this epic concert….” he trailed off awkwardly, realizing it wasn’t his place to critique his friend.

“Ahh, the rumor’s true. You’re really not going.”

He shook his head at Jeonghan, giving him the same excuse. “I’m busy. Things to do and deadlines to meet.”

Wonwoo patted Jeonghan’s shoulder in thanks and the older boy disappeared with a wan smile directed at both. “Let me go see if anyone needs help adjusting their ties. Wonwoo, I’ll have the solution in my pocket for when you need it. Jihoon….just don’t overwork yourself.”

Wonwoo then decided to turn his attention to the producer, walking towards him until he turned Jihoon around and wrapped his arms around his shoulders, hugging his back. 

“What are you doing?”

“You look like you need a hug so I’m giving you one.” Wonwoo rocked him side to side, humming whatever came to his head.

“Why? Nothing’s wrong. I’m not sick or dying.” Jihoon resisted the urge to break away from him.  Why couldn’t anyone see that he was okay? Sure, he was gonna be by himself for the day and no one was gonna check in on him, but he was a grown man.

Wonwoo squeezed his shoulders once more before letting go. “Why couldn’t you just have gotten your shit together?”

At that, he had no response, because he wasn’t sure if it was his question to answer.

[fandom-necromancer]

1646+1649. “Did I ever really matter to you?” “You left me!”

This was prompted by the lovely @definietlynotsatan! I hope you are in for some heavy angst XD

Fandom: Detroit become human | Ship: Reed900 (Warnings: heavy angst, temporary character death (not really dead just deactivated))

‘Hey, tin-can, you know er… I mean, we work well together, right? And… and we… we spent quite a lot of time together and I really like your company. You know how you… Ah, phck. I… I just wanted tto say… I. Phck, Nines, I love you. I don’t think I have ever loved anything as much as I do now. We… I’m bad at this, but I really think there is something between us. And- And I wanted to tell you for quite some time now, but never had the balls to do so. Guess I finally got to it… Could you please say something? Anything?’

Nines remembered these words. Nines remembered how they stung in his heart like rusty nails. He remembered the blush on Gavin’s cheeks and his eyes jumping to his, then down again. He remembered how he had kneaded his hands in nervousness and how hopeful he had sounded stuttering like that. He remembered how everything in him had screamed to smile, to nod and to say these very same words back to him. He had wanted to see the blissful smile in the Detective’s face when he heard them. Would they have hugged? Kissed? Would Nines have the desire to spin the man around in circles and laugh? He knew Tina had. How would live be had he just said these three little words?

He certainly wouldn’t lay at home and cry into the cushions. He wouldn’t try to hide his feelings in the little heavily encrypted and partitioned folder reserved just for that and Gavin and fail terribly. It was a wonder it hadn’t been spotted yet. It was a wonder they didn’t yet knew what was going on. A part of him hoped they would find out. They would delete him, deactivate him and be done with it. He wouldn’t have to feel the loss of something he never had to begin with and never thought he would get. The other part had hoped Gavin would have put a bullet right through his head when he had walked away from him without another word. When he had stared at the human emotionless, turned and walked away. When he left the man. When he lost all he ever wanted. What would happen now? Nines didn’t want to think about it. If they didn’t find out about what had happened to him, then he would have to return to work. To a partner that likely hated him. RA9, Nines wanted the man to hate him. It had been his only chance to survive Nines’ mission. But it still hurt, and it still made Nines feel like his thirium pump would give in any second.

He stayed curled up on his sofa, even as his tears had run out and his pump normalised in rhythm. His mind was blissfully blank of thoughts and Nines was as close to non-existence as he could be in an active state until- There was a knock on the door. Nines startled, turning his head as if that would help making the offending person outside leave.

Of course, it didn’t.

‘Nines?’ Oh, no. ‘Nines, are you at home? Please, if you are, could you… Could you open the door, please?’ ‘Why?’, Nines asked loud enough he could be heard outside. ‘Listen, I am sorry. I might have misunderstood something or… Or not? I… I’m sorry if I offended you or-‘ ‘Go away!’, Nines screamed, sitting up and rubbing his eyes that had started leaking again. ‘I don’t want to talk to you!’

There was silence for a while and Nines had thought the man had actually left. But he was proved wrong, when Gavin spoke up just loud enough for him to hear it: ‘Did I ever really matter to you?’

It made his chest compress and his mind convulse around the hidden folder. He couldn’t. He should. He had to. But he couldn’t. So, he stood up and went to the door. He had to at least give his partner a hint. He opened the door to a man that had obviously been crying. Gavin’s eyes were red and swollen and together with his dark rings, he looked terrible, like a kicked dog left out in the rain. Nines swallowed. He knew he didn’t look just the tiniest bit how he felt, with the streaks of his own tears wiped away easily. He felt so sorry. But he couldn’t stop now. ‘Gavin.’ He nearly choked hearing his own voice speak so softly after hurting his best friend, his [love], like this. ‘Gavin, you are the most important person in my life. You mean the world to me.’

But instead of reassuring the man, Gavin’s face shifted from grief and desperation to anger. To fury and the simplest form of hate. ‘I am… I mean the… Do you even phcking realise what you say?’ Gavin took a step forwards and punched his finger against Nines’ chest. It could as well have been a knife. ‘You left me! I told you I phcking love you! And you left me! Left me standing like I… I don’t know… I- phck! Tell me here and now that you love me and maybe – just maybe – I’ll forgive you, but don’t even dare lie to me! I didn’t survive eighteen years in this job to not know when someone lies to me!’ Nines had to swallow again, trying to get rid of the tightness in his throat that wasn’t there, that couldn’t be there. He had to stay calm. He had to keep his stress levels in check. He hoped to whatever entity was in charge, that no one was listening in right now. ‘I can’t do that, Gavin’, he said as collected as he could, but his voice still wavered. ‘I can’t say the words you want to hear. I’m sorry.’

Gavin squinted his eyes and balled his hands to fists. ‘I phcking knew it’, he muttered to himself, already turning to leave. Nines shook his head. He wanted, but he couldn’t. He couldn’t, but he should. How could he find a way around this, tell Gavin how he felt and at the same time keep himself, Gavin and the whole precinct safe? It was near impossible. But there was a small chance. A small chance that Gavin would understand, even if he was angry and couldn’t think rationally at the moment. He had to try.

Nines ran after him and lightly touched his shoulder. It was enough for the irate human to turn around and near punch him in the face for it. Nines could just about dodge the fist, then he clasped the next one incoming and held Gavin back. ‘Gavin. What I’m going to say to you right now is very important. I can be deactivated if you open the hatch on my neck and pull a small switch. I will open it for you. It is very important that you deactivate me after I said the words you want to hear.’ ‘Phcking hell what are you-‘ ‘Silence, I don’t have a lot of time. I was found and activated by a gang that wants to infiltrate the police. They inserted a program to listen for certain words. Love is one of them. I know that once they find out I made more than acquaintances with anyone, they will use me to pressure them into giving up secrets. Use me to gain more intel and to cover for them. I don’t want to be used that way and I definitely don’t want you involved in that. But for too long what you told me I wanted to say so badly to you. I… feel a lot for you. If you want me to say it, I will. But you have to deactivate me directly afterwards and bring me to Connor. He is the only one that can sort out the program they have inserted in me. Can you promise me that?’ ‘I-‘ ‘Gavin can you promise me that?’

‘Yes! Yes, jesus, I am… I… Well that certainly isn’t a lie…’ ‘It is not’, Nines sighed. ‘That’s why I kept away from everyone. I wanted to find out who they are and put an end to them myself, so I could stay with the DPD. With you. But I never found any clues. Maybe that’s because I’m the only link. Why should a tool know who holds it?’ Gavin looked up and at his fist that was still held by the android. Carefully he opened his hand and intertwined their fingers as Nines relaxed his slowly. ‘I promise you, Nines, I will do as you said. I will bring you to Connor and if he can’t help you, then I swear by my life we will find these phckers and put an end to this. Tell me what you have to say. Please.’

Nines nodded and lifted his free hand to his neck to open the hatch. Then he lifted Gavin’s hand and laid it into his open port directing him towards the switch. He shuddered as the human found it. His life was now in his hands. Figuratively and literally. He sighed and looked deep into Gavin’s green eyes.

‘There will never be someone I trust more than you, Gavin. The day we became friends was the day my life got meaning. I learned to feel just by being around him. I want to be near you, I want to hold you, kiss you and call you mine. I can only hope we see each other again after this. If not, I want to thank you for the time you gifted me, Gavin. My pump beats just for you. I love you.’ He could see how Gavin’s eyes began to fill with tears again. ‘Gavin’, he reminded him with urgency as he felt his communication systems connect to something. He pressed his eyes close. ‘Gavin, please. You have to press it. Now!’

Nines couldn’t wait any longer. The first status ping reached the connection and it wouldn’t take any longer for the channel to be free for communication. He lifted his hand onto Gavin’s, felt his warmth in his palm…

And pulled the switch for him.

-

A wooden roof. Plywood. Shed in darkness, but not entirely. There was a small light illuminating just the corner of the room and casting everything in a warm, cosy twilight. He turned his head. There was a nightstand next to the bed. Dust had gathered on top of it. He frowned. He was lying on something soft that gave a bit in to his weight and he was tucked into a roughly textured blanket.

‘Nines!’ He turned his head the other way only to be near attacked by someone falling on top of him trying to snake his arms around his neck. ‘Thank god, you are awake.’ Nines finally registered the voice and smell to Gavin Reed. ‘Gavin? How-‘ ‘Three months.’ Gavin let go of him to allow him to sit up. ‘You were deactivated for three months. It took us far too long to get to them. You haven’t been the only one to be inserted into the police force by them. But we could finally take them down. Only then I could safely reactivate you.’ Nines frown deepened, as he searched first for his secret folder and then, when he found it, for any sign of the surveillance program. ‘They are gone’, he murmured not quite believing it yet. ‘Yes. Yes, they are.’ Gavin smiled at him, taking his hand. ‘Connor made sure to delete every last mark from them.’ ‘I… thank you.’ Nines blinked a few times, carefully decrypting his files, looking out for any code snatching it away from him. Nothing happened. His feelings and memories were free for everyone to see and no one was there to jump on it. He smiled, refocussing his eyes on Gavin.

‘I would do so again and again’, the man reassured him. ‘Just… Why did you never tell me before?’ ‘I was afraid to lose you. I didn’t want to risk that. I never said anything I didn’t need to.’ The Detective smirked, shuffling over to sit down next to him. ‘Well, I got you in my attic, in the most romantic lightning you will get from me and it’s just us two. Anything you need to tell me now?’ Nines huffed amused and wrapped his arms around the human, holding him close in a strong embrace.

‘I love you.’

[ashitomarisu]

Final Thoughts: Healin' Good Precure

(This is late. Please forgive me. My work schedule has been hectic and I have to work this weekend so...gonna get this out here beforehand. Sorry for the inconvenience).

8/10. Needs more Furi. It's joke, baka.

First things first: Due to the pandemic being a factor to how this season turned out, I'm going to keep that in mind when trying to judge it. With that out of the way...LET'S GET DOWN TO THE MAIN BULLET POINTS:

The season, for the most part, was paced well, but the ending felt a bit rushed.

Not a lot of side character interactions than I imagined...ALTHOUGH MIZUKI IS BEST SIDE CHARACTER.

The music was pretty damn refreshing (Miracle-tto Link Ring is still a BOP). I did enjoy a particular BGM track (cannot remember the name for the love of all things Ai Maeda).

The dynamic between Nyatoran and Hinata was worth praising.

ASUMI IS A LOVABLE DORK. WTF HAVE YOU DONE?!

I seriously thought I'd loathe Nodoka, but....she was actually a charming leader. Perhaps, she could be one of the strongest civilians; considering she overcame a hardship in her life (struggling to fight an unknown illness).

Toei, why did you miss out on making those element spirits plushies?! I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THEM. ( I know...pandemic).

Can I say the villains were subpar this season, except for Batetemoda (the only BADASS henchman who had a fucking brain to outsmart the cures at times)?

Overall, Healin Good Precure was a solid, well-crafted season in the state this world went through. I do recommend you check this out on Crunchyroll (albeit you cannot screenshot due to their filter and smartass bots).

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Now, what shall I do for the summer?

I'M ALREADY DROPPING EVERYTHING FOR THREE REASONS WITH A COMMON THEME:

IDOLS

Yes, I'm going back to idol hell, but NOT just for obvious reasons. I want to finally give a new idol-ish franchise a chance. Actually, two fairly new franchises. Here is what Summer 2021 has in store for me:

June: Bang Dream! (because hearing Risa Tsumugi "AiAi" is not funny enough)

(Yes, I put it off long enough; wanted to see what was just so damn interesting about this franchise. Although, I heard the fandom is vicious.)

July: NO-HOLDS-BARRED-LOVE-LIVE- DOUBLE-HEADER-INCOMING MOTHERFUCKERS!! (Love Live NijiGaku S1 + Love Live! Superstar!!*)

*Superstar will be an ongoing thing afterwards depending on its streaming schedule.

August: D4DJ (Shut up I wanted to see Nana Mizuki and DJ Arisa Komiya finally create the ultimate underrated pair (SCARLET CANARY LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOO 🔥🔥🔥🔥))

Now...I have a special rewatch on hold, if either of these seasons are shorter than my predictions. In case this happens, I will probably throw in a bonus:

At this time, this concludes the update on this summer's anime watch schedules. Stay tuned June 1st for the start of my mental deterioration into a dangerous cocktail of insanity, hilarity, and possibly the abrupt end of my Instagram. Til then, here's hoping senpai notices you!

Thanks for being patient while I tried to finish this post. If you excuse me, I need to prepare my grave in case of emergency.

[samnherondale]

I’ve got many requests asking Wayward Son spoilers, so I’m going to resume it here...

An enormous SPOILER ALERT!!!! STOP READING IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WAYWARD SON!!!

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Well, Wayward Son starts really simple, we all know that Simon is kind of depressed and it has passed almost a year after the events of Carry On. 

Simon, Penelope and Baz are in University now, but Simon has stopped going.

In chapter two, Simon says that he’s going to break up with Baz but he doesn’t do it because Penny interrupts him. 

Penelope is the one who decides that they need a break and they go to America to visit Agatha and Penny’s boyfriend, Micah (who everyone has already forgotten about). 

Penny also makes a spell that hides Simon’s wings.

Baz is really worried about Simon and he’ll do whatever it’s necessary to get him out of his couch. (Though he isn’t a fan of going through America in a convertible with the sun going everywhere he goes)

Also, Simon and Baz doesn’t sleep together anymore (Simon’s always on the couch), and they haven’t kissed in a while. I mean, their first kiss in Wayward Son is until page 115 :(

Baz hopes this journey will help Simon... He really misses his love of his life, poor baby.

THEEEN EVERYTHING GOES DOWN FROM HERE

First, Penny’s boyfriend breaks up with her.

Well, actually he has already done it a few times before but she didn’t notice it. He even has a new girlfriend!

Anyway, meanwhile, Baz teaches Simon how to drive (it’s really cute tbh) 

Nothing interesting happens in a few pages, just Baz eating animals, Penny crying and Simon being sad.

Oh, right! I almost forgot Agatha, she’s involved with a weird cult of vampires who doesn’t call themselves vampires (but they are though), and they say they are the NewNext (like a new generation of vampires... Think of them as Millennial vampires) or something like that, their objetive is to conquerer magic and became vampires who can make Magic (like Baz, but he’s different), and those weirdos kidnap Agatha and their theory is that if they transfer her magic to them they’ll have Magic too... I know... like I said... WEIRDOS 

Anyway, as I was saying, Simon, Penny, and Baz end up in a sort of... convention, and Simon uses his wings and tail as a costume, Baz and he start fighting with wood swords, and everything is fun and happiness until real vampires appear, and one almost bites Simon (she didn’t), they get in a fight, they win, hurray!

Oh, and in some part of the book Baz starts using a scarf that belonged to her mother to drape his hair. *Simon compares him as a Marilyn Monroe boy* His words, not mine.

Then they met my favourite new character of this series: SHEPARD. A Normal Guy, who somehow knows almost everything about the magic world and it’s a smol boy who only wants to fit in... and I ship him with Penelope.

Penelope doesn’t stand him.

Shepard helps them to scape from a pair of monsters and Baz got shot, but he’s okay because he’s a vampire. Simon is almost left behind and Baz got worried, but he flies away safe and sound.

They ride inside Shepard’s truck *because they left their convertible behind*, and Simon stays above them, sometimes flying and sometimes in the roof of the truck.

Do you remember Agatha? Well, they are trying to save her, and Shepard wants to be part of the crew (pure small boy). 

After he having helped Simon, Baz and Penny, they abandoned him. 

Shepard is actually an amazing dude, the only misterious thing about him, it’s how the hell he hasn’t been killed yet!?

He’s friend with almost every supernatural creature in America, one of them tells  him and the others, that they’ll find Agatha if they can find the vampires in Las Vegas, so they try to go to Las Vegas. 

Then a dragon/old woman caught them when Baz kills her sheep, she almost kills them but... as I was saying... Shepard is friends with every supernatural creature.

He saves them, the dragon mistakes Simon with a little baby dragon (I laughed so hard in this moment), and they keep their way to Vegas. 

Mi favourite chapter is the 41, is a beautiful break of Simon and Baz in the Night in the roof of the truck just watching the stars, because Simon loves them.

“You haven’t seen so many stars”

They kissed, Baz says that now that Simon doesn’t have magic anymore, he feels like he can be the one who can warm him every time that Baz kisses him.

It’s a wonderful moment, seriously. Kind of sad when Simon fears that it May be the last time they’ll be together like that.

Anyway, back into the save-Agatha-because-she-involved-herself-in-a-hipster-cult-story.

Now, here, Baz is almost like the main character, actually, I feel like this book is more about him and who he is, the problem of being a *maybe* inmortal vampire, and if Simon and him are still a couple.

In Vegas he needs to discover everything about those vampire-weirdos, and thanks to Shepard, the know that vampires (the old ones, not the Millennials) rule Vegas (literally).

Baz needs to get all the information he can, but he needs to do it alone. 

Of course, Simon doesn’t want to, but there’s no discussion about it.

Baz dresses up with that blue suit with flowers, and Penny gives him his phone which they’ll use to hear everything that’s going to happen tonight and to keep an eye on Baz... or an ear... Sorry about that.

The Baz meets Lamb (what kind of name is Lamb?!)... stupid Lamb. He’s a vampire, who flirts A LOT with Baz. Stupid Lamb.

THEY EVEN GO FOR MILKSHAKES TOGETHER! 

Simon hears everything and gets jealous, and then the phone dies, then Simon goes out to find Baz, who is drunk and with Stupid Lamb really near Baz’s side. 

He doesn’t want to ruin the plan, so he waits until Lamb is gone to meet Baz again, who (to be honest I don’t even know if he actually realized that Lamb was flirting with him) got what he wanted. Lamb will tell him everything about those NewNext vampires. 

Simon is still jealous, Baz is mad because Lamb almost made him drink from a human after Lamb told him that he can drink from a human without killing or turning them. But he didn’t do it.

Still, he’s hungry.

Penny cast a spell that brings a lot of birds into their room and Baz starts drinking like a mad vampire, Simon tries to help him, but, uh... it doesn’t end up fine.

Those two went to sleep (Simon didn’t sleep on the bed or on the couch... can’t remember if it was on the floor) thinking that they messed it up, and Baz says that his heart is breaking.

...

The neeeeext day, both went out, Baz leaves first and then Simon, though Penny told him not to do it. Baz returns with new clothes and when he realizes that Simon is not there, and that Penny cast a spell to hide his wings again... guys, he almost loses it... then Simon returns and he has cut his hair (and he looks so damn good).

Stupid Lamb is waiting for Baz in a restaurant, and the flirt begins again. Simon had told Baz tto please don’t went out this time... and Baz doesn’t listen and LAMB AS THE BITCH THAT HE IS, TAKES BAZ TO HIS PLACE. 

Simon goes after them, Penny makes him invisible. And okay, Lamb is a bitch, but nothing happens, because he discovers Simon and tries to attack him but Baz stops him and Simon. 

Then Lamb is like: WHO THE HECK ARE YOU?

And Simon is like: I’M HIS BOYFRIEND! YOU HOE’ 

aNyWaY, Lamb has a plan to get Agatha but Simon doesn´t trust him. Baz does and that is a blow in the guts for Simon. I mean that bastard called Simon  disfigured magician when he sees him after Penelope’s invisible spell ends.

F*ck him.

Simon and Baz fight, but they continued with Lamb’s plan (who is also the King of vampires, uhg, I forgot to mention that)

He lead’s them to the desert, and (of course it’s a trap) Penny already knows it, and Shepard too, Simon is just tired.

Lamb hypnotizes Shepard and makes him sleep, and send Penelope and Simon to the trap, Baz is left behind with Lamb.

Simon and Baz don’t talk to each other, but Baz keeps telling himself that everything is going to be fine. They are going to be fine.

And nothing goes fine. And they AREN’T FINE. 

Agatha is there but a bunch of Millennial vampires are there too. With guns.

They caught Penny and they shot Simon... a couple of times... and he doesn’t get up.

At the same moment, Agatha and Penny are trying to scape, Agatha casts a fire spell and they kill a vampire.

Shepard wakes up and goes behind them, and one NewNext vampire caught him... he tries to drink from him, and the vampire dies... (At the end of the book Shepard explains to Penny that his soul is cursed, and Penny promises him that she is going to help him and that he must go with London with her).

And Baz... stupid Baz, he can’t believe Lamb betrayed him, Lamb had made a  deal with the NewNext: two magicians and they’ll go. When Baz sees Simon’s body... Oh my God, it’s just terrible, everything that he’s feeling and he’s just thinking that he didn’t tell him how much he loves him. Simon didn’t know. 

He’s in shock, he’s just watching all the blood in Simon’s shirt and he’s thinking that he’s not getting up. That he was his Sun and Baz was crashing into him.

“This will end up in flames” That’s how his chapter ends.

Of course, Simon’s not dead, you idiots. He was just waiting for the right moment. 

Well, he IS injured and he can´t fly very well. But he’s going to help Baz.

First Baz just wants to destroy everything, and some guns shots him (but he’s a vampire, he’s fiiiineeee), than Simon gets up, and those two and Agatha and Penelope, destroy the vampires.

But not all of them, Lamb escapes but not after asking Baz to come with him. NO, LAMB. JUST GO!

They saved Simon at the end, and Simon won’t let go Baz’s hand. Then he slept for almost ten hours. Also Agatha is going to return with them to London.

The last thing to tell, is the moment when Simon and Baz are on the beach, Baz says that when they’ll go back to London, Simon is going to visit Penny’s dad (he’s a doctor) to check his injuries and maybe remove his tail and wings.

Simon is thinking that he can get out of this world now, that vampires and magicians are not his problem anymore, and maybe... he will get a future as a Normal... it’s sad tbh

Then Simon starts saying that he’s not going to return to America, and then he tells Baz that he can send him a postcard.

Baz tells him that he is not going to stay and Simon tells him that the vampires will help him to know who he truly is if he stays.

Baz keeps saying no.

He tells Simon that he won’t be happy if he isn’t at his side.

Baz is terrified, he’s scared that Simon won’t accept this that they won’t have a future together. Then Simon shakes his head and says:

“Baz...” 

Aaaand Penny interrupts him again. She tells Baz that Watford is in danger and they’ll must go now.

AND THAT’S THE END OF WAYWARD SON, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. 

*If you have more questions you ask me anything :3 *

[mxrcayong]

let it unfold - chapter nine

chapter nine

Without a response from Mark, Katie quickly blocked his number. She knew she’d do anything for Mark if he asked, but this is better for him. I knew he was just bored, trying to be rebellious, she told herself at night, staring at the ceiling above as she struggled to sleep.

After an hour of hopeless attempts of peacefully falling asleep, she stood up and connected her phone to the speakers, played ‘pools’ by NIKI, and went to her desk – catching up on work and creating lesson plans. She can’t miss another day of work – not only because she felt guilty for missing many days – but if she was left alone in her apartment, she’d feel broken. How can someone affect me like this? I should have known.

“Why’d you let me sink in pools of wishful thinking?” The song vocalized, “I don’t want to swim anymore” At that, Katie cried. But she couldn’t blame Mark – she knew the risks; she knew what she was getting into. They got so wrapped up with this idealistic future; where they could have dates every day, where they could hide their feelings yet still feel like they’re actually dating, where they actually have time for each other.

‘Didn’t I’ by OneRepublic started playing and all she could relate to was ‘know that I, know that I still care for you’. She hopes Mark knows she’s doing this for the best.

Two weeks later, Katie ceased contact with all the boys; which made sense to them once Mark explained what happened to Canada, which he felt obligated to do when he hasn’t been able to perform as well during practices. Sometimes, during songwriting sessions, his songs would be much more depressing.

Particularly, she’s meeting a lot more of Jun’s friends and spending the whole day at work, rather than leave when her classes are over. As TA; she only needs to be there for classes rather than study halls unless she’s substituting, but now she’s there from the moment the doors open to the second the janitor asks her to leave.

Either aiding lesson plans or triple checking the materials for correct English, she lives and breathes in the school. When she’s not there, she’s at Jun’s and her fiancé Edward’s place. Edward was the reason Jun first started to learn English and he actually became her tutor, which is how they fell in love. Jun’s appreciation for the language started when Edward asked during their English lesson to kiss her in perfect Korean. They met when they were young; Edward being a British student in a Korean school.

“Okay, so what I’m thinking we do tonight,” Edward started his proposal. “Let’s go drinking? It’s a bit of a depressant, BUT” He wrapped his arm tightly around Jun, “she told me you might need some classic fun.”

Jun shrugged, “And maybe you’ll find another guy; a guy who doesn’t hide you from anyone.” Jun still doesn’t know it was Mark Lee and thus, doesn’t truly understand the reasoning behind this.

She hates to be overdramatic, but she doesn’t think she can move on from Mark easily. The two only dated properly for a week, but in hindsight – they’ve been acting like a couple for a year and a half.  She wasn’t religious, but she has a feeling Mark was an angel sent from heaven; it explains everything.

Part of her regrets letting him go; regrets sending that text and cutting off contact. She ended up muting the other NCT boys contacts due to the fact Mark would try and contact her through them.

But it’s for the best. Johnny told her Mark was in serious trouble with the management; for leaving without a heads-up, for leaving in general, and something they didn’t disclose to the group (which he then admitted to believe was their relationship once Katie revealed, making Johnny say it was ‘obvious’ and ‘not a surprise’).

If they stayed together, Mark may have to be forced to put his career on the line.

Katie had to change all her home screens, she had to ignore all the memories that reminded her of Mark. The task seemed almost near impossible. He was like a ghost following her around; she swears she felt his touch on his hand when she’s feeling lonely, or she remembers the sweet taste of his lips on hers. Everything about him lingered on her.

She chuckled; “let’s go then.”

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“Mark, bro, come on.” Yuta begged, waiting by the younger member’s door. Mark has been either at the studio all day or staying in his room. The boys weren’t even sure if he was eating, but Auntie assured Mark is eating in his room. “Let’s go on a walk.”

He didn’t respond.

For the first week back from Canada, when he was stressed – he was so happy. They all knew why; they’d constantly see him on the phone, texting Katie. A week and a bit afterwards, Mark just became silent for hours until Taeyong begged him to talk and he ended up crying.

Donghyuck sighed, “I don’t know how to get him out either.” Hyuck was one of the few people in the dorm who can make fun of Mark and convince him to leave by teasing him. Their relationship was like a sibling relationship; constant teasing, but full of implicit support. “He’s been eating and showering, but I can’t see him properly anymore.”

“It’s heartbreak, huh?” Jaehyun mumbled under his breath, but loud enough for everyone to hear.

Johnny sighed, “I love Katie but she shouldn’t have blocked him. Like, I can’t think of anything he did wrong.”

Taeyong sighed, “But maybe it’s for the best, huh?” Taeyong was the closest to the management due to being leader. “Like, Mark was getting in a lot of trouble for leaving – and the management asked me about the relationship and it seemed like they were the most mad about that.”

“But they wouldn’t be able to do anything anyway.” Jungwoo furrowed his brows, “Like Mark is in almost all the sub-units, they need to give him some allowances.”

Doyoung sighed, “but look at Chen. He has been dating this woman for years and it’s still not public. Chen is such an amazing vocalist and in EXO-CBX, yet they didn’t make exceptions.” Everyone turned to look at Doyoung, “I don’t think its right if Mark has to hide his relationship.”

Johnny raised his voice, “Guys, I don’t think we have the right to talk about this without Mark present. None of us was in the relationship.” He sighed, running his hand through his hair as he was concerned over his friend whose more like a younger brother to him. “You saw how happy they made each other as well, like even before they were officially dating. I think we’d need tto talk to him.”

Yuta groaned in frustration, “How if he doesn’t let us talk to him?”

Johnny sighed, “This will be the only time I ever say this but we have to force him to.” Yuta furrowed his eyebrows, “Open the door. Check if he’s there. If it’s locked, we’ll get the master key.”

And that’s what they did, and lo and behold – Mark was nowhere to be seen, his favorite food the boys requested Auntie made for him untouched.

“He’s working again, isn’t he?”  

[takecake]

Thoughts on the protags from the novels? (E.g. character arcs, personalities, stuff like that)

-cracks knuckles- hoooo boy let’s talk about the novels, yeah?? or, like you asked in particular, anon, the main character group.

let me break it down without getting TOO rant-y and go top-down from main/important POV protags to ones that never did get a significant POV section (as far as I remember, but it’s been a few months since I’ve read). i’m sorry in advance that most of this is going to be complaining and also I’m putting it under a cut

Charlie—personality?? what personality?? i adore Charlie, but she was sorely lacking as THE main character. her POV was fun to read from, if not frustrating at times, but girl had no personality aside from “I’VE BEEN DOING SIT-UPS.” funny, but—please. she also never had a true character arc and did NOT face a major development—she always “died” before accomplishing any sort of significant change. i felt pretty ripped off at the end of her journey but i gotta believe she made it out alive, with the truth, and goes on to live a better life as a haunted robo gal.

John—John wasn’t too enjoyable in TSE or TTO and the love interest role was pretty annoying and shoehorned in, but TFC provided some interesting insight into his PTSD and suffering from seeing Charlie “die” albeit in a pretty text-book way. And, at the end of it?? He didn’t really face any healing or closure, unless you count the hint of Charlie still being alive at the very end of TFC. If you don’t, I’d say he had a negative character arc with a pretty bleak end. I wish he’d had a different development path, minus the god-awful romance.

Jessica—arguably THE best character in the books, definitely the one with the most personality and panache, who seems to be the one who gets the ball rolling and gets things done and is relatable and, well, real. I’d rather have had her as the main character, honestly. Or even have her in John’s place?? Love interest or not, she’d serve as a better secondary protag to Charlie. She has the range and I wanna know more about her breaking boys’ hearts and getting her archaeology degree. I enjoyed her character the most and liked her a lot in TFC and even TTO.

Carlton—Wasted potential!! He was the closest to Michael as a kid and should have played a much bigger role in the story aside from funny man and got-kidnapped-and-figured-out-Michael-was-haunting-an-animatronic. I didn’t care too much for him up until TFC, where he got to meet Michael and the other kids in limbo or whatever and talked with them, but he didn’t serve much of a point and the story as a whole wouldn’t have suffered without him. Sorry, Carlton. At least you were funny.

Jason—cool kid, he did his job as a POV character in TSE and actually had a proper character arc where he went from annoying lil bro to sort of reconciling with his sister through a dangerous situation. Nothing says sibling bonding like almost being killed by haunted animatronics and a murderer in a rabbit suit, right?? He should’ve been in more books.

Lamar and Marla—I don’t even have enough to say about each of them alone but they totally got sidelined and deserved better. Pretty sure they were just there for “diversity points?” She was a big girl/possibly POC (since Jason was “darker than her”) and he was black. Got done dirty for sure.

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I think these books would have benefited from having a smaller central character group to focus on, because what happened here is there were too many to properly develop and the result was a lot of missed potential and awkward scenes/events and characters that were just…there.

At the end of the day, despite my criticisms, I do love the characters these books gave us. I will read TSE and TFC over again from cover to cover, but won’t touch TTO with a ten foot pole unless I’m hard-pressed for certain lore details because it gives me contact high (4ft tall balloon boy? HELLO??). I think I’ll stick to fanon and AUs as far as the novelverse is concerned.

What else can I say? That’s my honest onion but feel free to try and change my mind/discuss it w/me!! I like talking about it.