#akihiko grace

[aidendh]

Morgana: *to the PT* Okay, now observe.

Morgana: EVERYONE, The floor is lava!

Suke: *Helps Akihiko onto the sofa*

Akihiko: *Pushes Adrik off of the sofa*

Morgana: As you can see, there are two types of people– 

[ohnofujo]

I get the age gap between Misaki and Usagi is big and between Shinobu and Miyagi is even bigger, but I am shocked by how much I don’t care watching it again recently.

[pastelchad]

Instead of writing fic where you genderbend the ukes and make them str8 couples (😐) genderbend the entirety of sih and make the central conflict about Akihiko and fem!Ritsu's lavender marriage

[still-breathing-au-p3r]

[continued from here]

Definitely not the most graceful way to change topics, but Akihiko’s fairly sure that eloquence would just serve as yet another obstacle between him and the things he needs to say. 

Shinji hums and leans his chin in his hand, looking perturbed.

It’s not exactly a clear picture, but Akihiko can’t blame Shinji for not knowing precisely how to describe something like that. He doesn’t think he’d be able to, either. Despite generally being taciturn by nature, Shinji’s always been better with words between the two of them; so if he’s struggling to find the right ones then Akihiko wouldn’t stand a chance.

That might have been everyone talking to him. If that’s the case, then Shinji hadn’t heard anything they’d said, at least not clearly…

Well. Except for Akihiko, apparently, if the smart remark from yesterday was anything to go by. He isn’t sure whether to be flattered or mortified. 

Or guilty. If he’d tried talking to Shinji sooner, would it have made a difference? He has no idea, and now he’ll never know.

He’s not sure how Shinji will react, but he deserves to know how much he’s cared for. Whether Shinji accepts it or not, or if even believes it, is a different story. But he’ll do everything in his power to try and get it through Shinji’s thick skull. Shinji might be as stubborn as a wild ass, but so is Akihiko.

Clearly Shinji doesn’t believe him at all. Well, it’s not like he really thought it would be that easy to convince him.

[philistiniphagottini]

May I please request a one-shot where Akihiko finds out about his female crush’s talent for dancing after seeing her do so on the dorm’s rooftop?

Hi! Thanks for sending in a request. I know you asked for a female reader but this story ended up being pretty gender neutral, so I hope you don't mind. I had fun writing this. Hope you like it :)

cw. fluff

Akihiko didn’t know you could dance. The sound of music is what had initially drawn him to you in the first place. He had heard the faint tune when he had arrived back at Iwatodai Dorm to find the place practically deserted. He had followed the gentle hum of music all the way up to the dorm’s rooftop, the melody increasing with each step he took until finally, he was greeted to the sight of you frolicking in the afternoon sun.

Akihiko stood frozen in the doorway, his grip on the door handle loose as he watched in silent awe at the way you moved. The way the sunlight kissed your skin and reflected from your shimmering hair as you danced with practiced ease captivated him. His heart fluttered wildly in his chest as his eyes drank in the sight, ears blessed with a graceful tune as you stepped in perfect sync with the beat. You hadn’t even noticed him yet, face set in concentration and senses too absorbed in your routine that you hadn’t so much as even glanced in his direction yet.

The old cassette player that you danced around was showing the obvious signs of aging, the once polished surface now chipped and worn with a few scratches etched into the paint. But it was still cared for dearly, despite its age it still performed its duty magnificently; much like the way you put on a performance that only served to further endear Akihiko to you. For a brief moment, he felt like he was intruding on a private moment, something that maybe wasn’t meant for his eyes just yet. But Akihiko couldn’t will his body to move no matter how hard he tried. He was completely rooted to the spot, lost in the way you gracefully moved with the rhythm of your dance like you were born to do this.

Just as the song faded and the next was about to begin, the illusion of the moment was abruptly ruined when you came out of a graceful spin only to spot Akihiko lingering in the doorway to the rooftop. Your eyes widened and you let out a surprised noise that even you didn’t know you could make. Your graceful movements immediately dissipated and you tripped over your own feet, body acting faster than your brain could comprehend as you suddenly landed on your backside with a loud thump. Akihiko jumped into action as a hiss of pain whistled through your teeth, grip on the door abandoned as he rushed to your side.

"Are you okay?" Akihiko asked.

You were engulfed in his shadow as he stood over you, eyes swimming with concern and arms poised to help you as he offered his hand towards you. You waved his concern off, a small smile tilting your lips as you tried to ignore the twinge of pain in your rump.

"Yeah, I’m fine" you replied. "Nothing is damaged. Expect maybe my pride."

You couldn’t recall the last time you had floundered like that and had a completely ungraceful fall. You blinked owlishly up at Akihiko as you noticed his hand and after a moment of consideration, you took it and allowed him to haul you to your feet. You were mildly surprised with how strong the young man was, his grip firm but gentle as he helped to steady you on your feet. A small spark of electricity jumped between your fingers as your warm skin brushed against his and you had to stifle the noise that wanted to crawl out of your throat from the contact. Akihiko’s skin was surprisingly soft. You supposed that as a boxer, he would take very good care of his hands. It still shocked you a little to not even feel a single callous on his fingertips as he gently wrapped his hand around your wrist, concern still shimmering in the depths of his eyes as a crease formed between his brow. He opened his mouth to say something, but you quickly cut him off with a question.

"How long were you standing there for?" you asked with a curious tilt of your head.

Akihiko’s jaw snapped shut. His eyes flickered away from you for a few seconds as a nervous laugh rumbled in his chest. His cheeks flushed a light shade of pink as he rubbed the back of his neck with free hand, sweat already prickling the nape despite the cool afternoon breeze rolling by.

"A while" Akihiko admitted.

A small sigh breezed past your lips as you chewed on the dry skin around the corners of your mouth. You couldn’t place why you were suddenly bashful. It wasn’t like you hadn’t danced in front of an audience before. But hearing that Akihiko had watched for a while in silent content without saying a word made your heart flutter wildly and cause butterflies to erupt in your stomach. Akihiko took your silence as embarrassment and he rushed to rectify the situation, stumbling over his words in the process.

"But you are very talented" Akihiko blurted, his fingers around your wrist gripping a little tighter as he inched closer to you. "The best I’ve ever seen."

"Aki…"

"I’ve heard dancing is good for the muscles in your legs" Akihiko continued to ramble. "No wonder your legs are so strong and flex-"

"Aki" you cut in.

Akihiko stopped talking, almost biting his tongue in the process. You gave him a bashful smile, the tips of your ears burning red hot as your heart continued to bounce around your chest. Hearing him compliment you was already filling the blood simmering in your veins with so much elation that it made your head feel dizzy. You slowly withdrew your hand from his grasp, the tips of your fingers still tingling as the warmth of his body lingered on your skin.

"Thank you, Aki. Your words mean a lot to me."

Akihiko breathed a sigh of relief, the tension in his shoulders finally relaxing. You averted your gaze as you kicked a loose stone at your feet, eyes flicking back up to Akihiko every few seconds as you gauged his reaction.

"Would you…like to watch me dance some more?"

[tearyeyedonce-gentlesoul]

glossary (WIP)

i didn't know there was a word limit on tumblr until i made this, so i unfortunately had to remove links that would lead to specific tags and help with organizing on here. also note that this post might be remade in the future

electricpuke/rocklandgame characters: abel, adam, adam whesker, akihiko kojima, akira kojima, alchemy willow, alice (electricpuke), alice carroll, amaterasu, amy, ana (rockland), ana (viral), annabelle winter, arcadian, aria king, ashley kinley, ashton kinley, athena dianoia, audrey, august dixie, avery greyson, ami, axel, baal, cain zeitgeist, callum willow, cassiel, charlie willow, chase knox, chase valentine, christopher “chris” king, circe, damien morningstar, dante stryker, dominick torrero, dylan, edison tekker, elizabeth bathory, elise, enoch, eve, faereighn, farz murphy (electricpuke), foal, freya, gabriel, gabriel lily, grace quinn, hades, hammerclaw, heidi, horus, hunter, itsuki mori, jack buchanan, jason buchanan, jason carmine (rook), jiyun, john, kali, karasu, kaz tyagi, kenny, kiku kojima, kiyoshi, kurt, lachesis chronis, lady yuzu, leo taylor, lilith, lincoln, logan, loki marshall, lucifer morningstar, macey, marco jennings, marcus de la cruz, max, meredith, mia, michael fitzroy, michael volkov, mio, molly, morgan, morgan le fey, munchie, naoki “nathan” donovan, nicolas flamel, olivia, oswalt morrison, peyton, quinton willow, rai, raizer, raja, ramiel, raphael, raphael sivori, reiko nakamura, richter (hotelpsycho), rory stryker, rose martinez, rosey, roy mcnamara, ruby red graves, sally, samael volkov, sanae, sano kojima, sejun, sergio marino, sergio morrison, shane, shiro suzuki, sparrow, sun-mi yeon (scarlet), sydney dixie, teagan buchanan, the engineer, the REAL vincent metzger, thor, tobias reeves, trace, trevor mcloughlin, tsubaki, tyler, uriel metzger, valak, vencil cartier, veni (electricpuke), verak, vincent castillo (electricpuke), vincent metzger, vlad, xander rosario, yeon seong-mi (emily yeon), zero (dollmaker), zero (empire), zeus

gatobob characters: ashe, anthony shore, beg, celia lede, centicat, chamomile, chastity, chet ichpujani, cry, demon, derek aeron, derek goffard, dragon, evander hutch, farz murphy (gatobob), farzen, fox, gideon bautista, harold, jack, jaqueline, jesse, jedka (facility), komodo, lawrence oleander, lich, lily talor, machete, marten trell, mason armbruster, mason heiral, mona winters, raid, raven, ren hana, richard, roadkill girl, samantha, scream, sid, stan, strade, tom, veni (gatobob), vincent castillo (gatobob)

other notable characters: a.e.d, ellen klein, izm, lucien rire, rodchester williams, shaun

known aliases/blogs:

arioddsandends, askparasitegods, bonesandcentipedes, doctor-dollmaker, electricpuke, fuckbyknifepoint, nagakira, nurseharlot, rocklandgames, runawayoutlaw, scarletaegis, scarletmarionette, trentboyett

gatoafterdark, gatoanswers, gatobob, gatoplays-sos, gatxbxb, gurobob, gurpbob, serpulalacrymans

eras (label for creator universes): altinr, arcane, boyfriend to death, crazy au, dark circus au, devil's night carnival, dollmaker, empire, facility, foxtail, human!au, huntress, inferno, mark of belial, nightclub, of gods and monsters, rockland, route 66, self insert, superjail, the artist, the carnival game, the commander, the doctor, the hunt, the misfits, the price of flesh, the puppetmaster, the serial killer, this is not romance, till death do us part, viral, welcome home, yanaki, you kill me every time, zeitgeist

[phantomthiefgaige]

What if Chihiro Fushimi Joined SEES (Part 2)

Had to rewatch the P3 ending to amp myself up to do this. Don’t mind the tears…or the river of em flowing through the post. That’s normal. Anyway. This part will be covering some misc stuff like School life, minor changes, and right up to the June full moon operation. With that being said. Lets get into it.

TW//Bullying

“SOTERIA!!!”

Soteria is Chihiro Fushimis persona. The goddess of safety and salvation, deliverance, and preservation from harm…funny that she will exactly USE harm to protect others from it.

While Soteria does learn spells like Tetrakarn and Makarakarn and some defensive increasing skills. That’s not all her Persona can do.

This persona is well known for its high magic stat, but more importantly…she’s the teams nuke button.

Her most upgraded move besides the Agi skill line is the Megi skill line. For those who don’t remember. Megi moves are pure almighty damage, a damage type that can’t be blocked.

Why did I decide to give the terrified nervous wreck a nuke? Cause I thought it would be funny. Don’t worry, it drains her magic fast so you can’t go spamming it. You’re gonna have to actually use her fire skills until much later on when she gets an sp cost reduction skill.

Soteria is best described appearance wise as a graceful looking woman with angelic wings yet in her hands are a giant shield and a crackling hand mixed with agi and megi effects. She’d have some unique patterns on her arms and would have her eyes covered by a flower crown.

Now enough about Chihiros Persona, lets see how this girl is with the rest of the teammates and what she does outside of battle.

Of course she’s still the student council treasurer so she’s in there with Mitsuru from time to time but really, it’s more of a “friendly business partners” relationship rather than a true genuine sisterly friendship for right now.

Now on the other end of things are her dorm-mates. Yukari is often really close with Chihiro. She talks to her quite often about her mangas and how club meetings go while Yukari just listens or at least tries to act engaged at the very least.

Yukari can be a bit protective of her but not often. Just helping at times when she gets too nervous around Akihiko. Other times though, despite Chihiros protests, she throws the girl to the wolves with one particular man to help her overcome her fears. That one man is…

Junpei….is…an interesting case with Chihiro. They both like manga and nerdy things at times so besides the male fear thing, you’d think they’d be the best of friends. Well, kinda. She’s too nervous right now to fully hang out with him and watches from a corner usually. Often wondering how he has so much time to slack on his studies when she’s seen his exam scores. She’d reprimand him if she had the courage to…

Yukari is definitely gonna help this girl slightly tolerate this man if it kills her.

Or at least have her join the “Stupei, Ace Defective” roasting club.

Both options work too.

Chihiro doesn’t have much to talk about with Akihiko. If Junpei was a bit much for her at this level, then a guy who talks about getting stronger and fighting with, to her, not much in common is gonna put her off a bit more…but then again, she seems fine with Hidetoshi so who knows? Maybe they’ll be better friends in the near future.

Insert Makoto Yukis/Door Doors social link here.

What? You thought I was gonna write something for Makoto now? It’s basically going the same as her SL. They’re friends and she likes being around him.

…

…

…

Okay fine, maybe I’m planning something but you’ll have to wait until later in the story. For now. They’re friends. Like…rank 4 at best.

In the overworld, Chihiro can often be seen staring at Bookworms, thinking of going in. Heck maybe even considering asking for a part time job, this girl surrounded by books would think it’s a dream job.

She can also be spotted around the mall, checking out the CD shops or wondering if maybe someday Makoto will take her into Club Escapade…but she’s gotta get her own courage in check so we’ll check in on this subplot later.

At night, there is a rare chance that you won’t be able to use the computer there because Chihiro’s on it.

She’s either gonna be studying or looking at this weird new webcomic. It’s apparently about a boy and his three friends playing a video game? You aren’t sure yet because all you see is a boy kissing his poster goodbye while his friend plays the violin. It’s weird but hey, nobody said she can’t have weird interests.

Now that the current dorm life is out of the way, lets get into the story this time.

A reason Yukari may be a bit protectivr if Chihiro is because she’s been hearing about this currently being bullied by three girls.

It’s really starting to piss her off actually. But she bites her tongue for right now.

Most of May and such plays out as normal but instead of the ghost hunting team being just you, Yukari and Junpei, this girl gets in on it too…she wishes she wasn’t because she didn’t know wether to be afraid of ghosts or Junpei in the dark, or confused by how laughable his missing girl story was.

Nevertheless she joins their investigation with some reluctance…mainly Yukari saying it’ll help her.

For once though when they decide to go to the sketchy alleys of Port Island Station at night, she’s siding with Junpei in possibly wanting to back out.

Dear lord the girl was not only not made for scared, but for seeing Junpei get headbutted by a terrifying guy while being harassed by others.

And then there’s Shinji…

Poor girl just about fainted when she saw him. He’s downright terrifying. He seems nice but the poor gi-oh…she passed out. Poor thing.

When she gets back to the dorm she’s out for the whole night, cuddling with a pillow from fear…yeah Yukari may need to apologize later to her for doing that.

Weirdly enough though, the fact she felt like she “survived” something like that feels a bit relieving in her. Like she CAN do scary stuff and will be braver…eventually. For now though. Fuukas case takes high priority.

Hearing this Fuuka girl was getting bullied by Natsuki was bad enough, learning she could be dead is slightly pissing her off…then she learns Mr. Ekoda hid this information from everyone…someone hold this girl back she’s gonna take her paper fan and jam it down his throat.

Thankfully she heard Mitsuru got to him but she’s still pissed. Who knew this sweetheart could have a tipping point that deep.

It doesn’t make her fear into a hatred thankfully, I mean…seeing Junpei get knocked down at the station made her feel scared sure but like she wanted to help and just felt powerless…maybe that’s why when he heard this girl was being bullied and her missing status was hidden was what caused her to lose her cool for a little.

Come the time to save them, she begs Makoto to please go with him to save Fuuka. She feels like she needs to meet this girl.

He doesn’t care

But she’s in the party with Aki and Junpei.

In retrospect, not a good idea for her but she’s holding back her fear to save this woman.

Authors realization: OH SHIT, I FORGOT HOW SHE FEELS ABOUT NATSUKI!!!!

So with Natsuki she feels, understandably, upset that she would bully this girl and locked her up. Though she does promise she’ll help find Fuuka.

Now back in Tartar Sauce, she’s slightly relieved yet worried to be split from the all guys party. When she finds Makoto though, she’s much calmer. When they find Fuuka though…dear lord this girl is so glad she’s alive.

Then she sees Mitsuru and Yukari are down for the count and hey, she can actually do damage to them…it’s weak damage though. If only there were some persona user who could read enemies weaknesses an- oh Fuuka did it.

The rest of the story here mainly plays out as normal.

Now with Fuuka on the team, how are she and Chihiro gonna get along?

Dear lordy, these two are like sisters. Scared, timid, shy, other similar words can best describe them to a T.

Fuuka looks up to Chihiro as her Senpai while Chihiro looks up to her as someone much smarter than her.

These two have a lot of study sessions together and it’s sort of the opposite of Yukari so far.

Instead of having Chihiro try and work past things asap, she’s more into having her take her time and do things at her own speed.

They even suggest starting a manga/book club too.

Fuuka isn’t fully into Mangas? Well by golly Fuuka will try for her new friends sake

And this is where we end for this part. Sorry it’s a bit sloppy and has so much run offs, it’s unorganized and all over the place. Okay a lot more work is needed but there was a lot to go over and I set my ambitions a bit high. I’ll try and organize things a bit better next time and make things more coherent.

Special thanks to my co-author @maze-of-my-design for the relationships list for this gal and helping with ideas for this series.

Hope you enjoyed reading it y’all.

[nero-vanderwolf]

July 14th, 2011 

The Arisato Household 

Makoto is woken up to the sounds of banging on his front door. 

Groggily, he sits up, craning his neck to peer at the clock on his nightstand. Through bleary eyes, he can just barely make out the time. 7:41 AM. 

Great. 

With a groan, he rolls over. Frankly, it’s none of his business who was at the door- Kotone usually takes care of that. 

However, the banging persists, and is now accompanied by the sounds of voices as well. 

Muffled though they are, Makoto is surprised to find he can still somewhat hear what they were saying. 

“Okay, okay! Jeez, they’re gonna think you’re trying to rob them or something,” one voice says. Another makes a sound of dissent. 

“Come on, like you wouldn’t do the same,” they say. Something about the voice’s tone strikes Makoto as oddly familiar. 

Another voice pipes up, their tone soft and eager. “Should we try the doorbell?” 

“Nah, they probably already know from the way this idiot was pounding on the door,” one says. How many people are outside...? 

Makoto sighs, rolling out of bed. Logically, he knows he needs to take his medicine before anything else, but a larger part of him wants to confront whoever is at his door and get it the hell over with. He has better things to do, after all. Like homework. 

When he steps into the living room, he sees Kotone already approaching the door. She glances at him, and he shrugs. Twin telepathy strikes again. 

Kotone seizes the door handle, and tugs the door open. 

There, on their doorstep, stands the old members of S.E.E.S. 

Junpei and Yukari fling themselves at the two of them as soon as they make eye contact, yelling “Surprise!” and causing general chaos among everyone. 

Makoto has enough comprehension left in his body to wrap his arms around Yukari tightly, spinning so her momentum won’t knock them both on their asses. His vision is blurry and he feels a familiar sting in his eyes and a wetness on his cheeks, and he buries his face in Yukari’s shoulder. 

The next five minutes are filled with hugs, tears, and joyous exchanges of words. Kotone pulls Akihiko and Shinjiro in for a double hug, Makoto allows Mitsuru to pull him in for a brief embrace. 

He’s in the middle of a (admittedly pleasant) chat with Fuuka when another person steps in through the door. 

Makoto freezes. He can’t help it, really- he wasn’t expecting to see her here of all places. 

Kotone screams and flings herself into Aigis’s arms, and Makoto is quick to follow. 

Aigis is quick to tears, holding the both of them as best she can. Kotone clings to her like a lifeline, and Makoto leans against her, listening to the sounds of a beating heart and faint whirring. 

When the twins finally step away from her, Makoto hurries to wipe his tears away. He really is happy that everyone is here, but it’s still a bit embarassing to cry in front of everyone. 

“How...? And why?” Kotone asks after a moment of silence. Junpei scoffs, but the sound holds no malice. 

“We could ask you the same thing, Kota-tan! I mean, one day you two just fell asleep, didn’t wake up for months, and now you’re both up and kickin’ again?” 

Makoto shifts his weight where he stands. Where to begin with that story? Should they tell the others about their strange dream, about their vision of fog and a new Wild Card, about the Velvet Room and them waking up at the same time, the moment a transfer student stepped foot in Inaba? 

Where do they begin? 

“It’s a long story,” Kotone says with ease, “one that shouldn’t be told standing up on empty stomachs. Let’s get some food, and when we come back, Makoto and I will tell you everything we can.” 

No one responds for a moment, but Ken’s stomach breaks the silence. 

He glances away, his cheeks pink. Shinjiro nudges him with an elbow. 

“Told ya you should’ve eaten before we left,” he said, and Ken graces him with a crude gesture in response. 

Makoto doesn’t bother tamping down the laughter that bubbles up, and nods to the door. For the briefest moment, he recalls their victory on the Moonlight Bridge years ago, back when they thought they had defeated the Twelve Shadows and eradicated the Dark Hour. Back then, he and Kotone had laughed, and made their victory cheer something no one could argue with even now, years later. 

“Let’s eat.” 

YAYYY THE GANG IS BACK TOGETHER!!!! SEES IS BACK BABY!!!! cant wait for them to meet the new wildcard... it would be interesting to see the different reactions to Souji and everything going on in Inaba. also love makoto just relying on kotone to answer the door while he sleeps. hes just like me fr....

[soulcluster]

here it is, what no one asked for: my ship bias list under a read more cause oof it's long

main roster

disney hans — anna, kristoff

dragon age blackwall — josie, inquisitor colum cousland — morrigan, anora, zevran fenris — hawke, isabela, bethany kaitlyn hawke — varric, fenris, cullen, alistair, loghain roland gilmore — cousland, bethany

dragon ball z android 18 — krillin bulma briefs — vegeta, goku cell — ....honestly just send me your ideas dende — gohan goku — chi-chi, bulma piccolo — bulma trunks briefs (future) — none yet

final fantasy aerith — cloud, tifa, sephiroth cid highwind — reeve, tifa clive rosfield — jill, cid cloud — aerith yuna — tidus, baralai

fire emblem citrinne — none yet cyril — lysithea eirika — seth, saleh, cormag ephraim — forde, gerik, tethys, marisa, tana frederick — olivia, sumia, cherche gerome — cynthia, lucina, laurent kagetsu — alear nel — none yet olivia — frederick, lon'qu, gregor seteth — jeralt, hanneman

fma: brotherhood ed — winry ling yao — lan fan riza — roy

harvest moon chelsea — vaughn kai — popuri, karen, leia mark (awl) — muffy molly (ap) — candace, phoebe, renee popuri — gray, karen, kai soseki — none yet vaughn — chelsea

the last unicorn amalthea — lir

legend of zelda link — mipha, malon malon — link mipha — link, zelda, revali zelda — ganondorf

marvel 616 adam warlock — gamora drax — mantis gamora — adam warlock, angela, tony stark peter quill — none yet rocket — lylla

mortal kombat fujin — none yet jax — sonja, vera takeda — jacqui

my time gwen/oc — logan, unsuur, owen, qi, heidi logan — fang, grace, builder

persona kotone — shinjiro, akihiko, ryoji ren — yoshizawa, ann, futaba, shiho, ryuji ryuji — joker, ann shiho — ann, joker shinjiro — kotone

resident evil leon — claire rebecca — none yet

star wars briayla/oc — corso, darmas, theron, lana doc — jedi knight kihanda/oc — doc, obi-wan

stardew valley abigail — sam, leah, penny, farmer eris/oc — harvey harvey — farmer

studio ghibli arrietty — spiller baron — baroness kiki — none yet pazu — sheeta

tales of kratos — anna, raine lailah — zaveid

threads of fate rue — none yet

tomb raider jonah — abigaile lara — sam, jaocb sam — lara

request roster

chrono trigger/cross serge — leena magus — none yet

cyberpunk 2077 takemura — none yet v/oc — none yet

DC lucifer — mazikeen soarnik natu — none yet

disney jack skellington — sally jane porter — tarzan, belle

final fantasy basch — none yet fran — balthier penelo — none yet zidane — garnet/dagger

fire emblem byleth — dimitri, claude, hanneman, shamir deirdre — sigurd franz — none yet gregory — none yet marianne — byleth, dimitri mikoto — yukimura, gunter quan — ethlyn rhys — none yet silas — corrin

harvest moon calvin — farmer lyla — basil, louis muffy — farmer, griffin, nami

legend of dragoon dart — shana lavitz — rose

mass effect garrus — shepard jeff/joker — shepard zaeed — shepard

metal gear solid cécile — kaz gray fox — none yet quiet — venom snake solid snake — hal, meryl

my hero academia tenya iida — ochako mina ashido — none yet

once upon a time belle — emma, ruby, ariel, killian, neal emma swan — neal, belle, ruby, graham grace — henry jefferson — belle, graham, robin, ruby milah — graham, robin, killian neal — emma, belle, robin, graham

rune factory felicity — raguna russell — none yet

tales of zaveid — lailah

*note 1: for any oc type characters I have a preference for (inquisitor, hawke, builder, assorted farmers, shepard, etc.), shipping will depend on that muse's character and if it works with my muse.

**note 2: just because a ship isn't on here doesn't mean I wouldn't ship it at all, except in the rare case of a notp

***notps: aerith/zack, cloud/tifa. these are only in a romantic sense, platonic is fine. if you see me shipping these it's because I'm close with the other mun

[windbreakes]

@ruinedheart, prompt —— ✿

🙄...

tsukishima kei and suo hayato.

FRIENDSHIP.     childhood friends  /  work school buddies or coworkers  /  family friends  /  friends with benefits  /  smoking buddies  /  adventure buddies  /  fake friends  /  recently friends  /  party buddies  /  friendship of need  /  dying friendship  /  circumstantial friendship  /  partners in crime  /  old friendship  /  [ your muse ] is the good influence  /  [ your muse ] is the bad influence  /  [ my muse ] is the good influence  /  [ my muse ] is the bad influence  /  opposites attract  /  ride or die  /  frenemies  /  roommates or flatmates  /  penpals  /  exes to friends  /  enemies to friends  /  other

ROMANCE.     childhood sweethearts  /  [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush  /  [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush  /  exes  /  exes to lovers  /  forbidden lovers  /  high school sweethearts  /  secret relationship  /  opposites attract  /  long distance  /  unrequited [ from your muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from my muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from both sides ]  /  skinny love  /  friends to lovers  /  enemies to lovers  /  spurious relationship  /  power couple  /  newly entered  /  soulmates [ metaphorical ]  /  soulmates  [ literal ]  /  awkward  /  turning toxic  /  toxic love  /  cheating [ on your muse ]  /  cheating [ with your muse ]  /  other 

FAMILIAL.     siblings [ half ]  /  siblings [ step ]  /  [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure  /  [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse  /  [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours  /  [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse  /  guardian figure  /  legal guardian  /  adoptive child  /  foster child  /  [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing  /  [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing  /  other

ANTAGONISTIC.     dangerous to each other  /  dangerous to others  /  unpredictable  /  rivals  /  petty  /  developing into sexual or romantic tension  /  based off family matters  /  based of off circumstance  /  based of professional matters  /  based off misunderstanding or lies  /  conflict of ideology  /  betrayal  /  hero - villain dynamic  /  enemies  /  fight club  /  friends turned enemies  /  lovers turned enemies  /  exes turned enemies  /  other 

tsukki and suo would have the craziest fucking beef imaginable and the worst thing is tsukki is frustrated that suo can see straight through him and through all the walls he's built, which pisses him off more because he doesn't need another kuroo or bokuto in his life. i think they are definitely the most catty bitches to ever grace the earth.

on the flipside, i think suo really does like tsukki as a friend and potentially even more- if he ever let himself feel that. but he would never act on it in his life because i'm always putting suo in situations or whatever. 🙄

bokuto koutarou and nirei akihiko.

FRIENDSHIP.     childhood friends  /  work school buddies or coworkers  /  family friends  /  friends with benefits  /  smoking buddies  /  adventure buddies  /  fake friends  /  recently friends  /  party buddies  /  friendship of need  /  dying friendship  /  circumstantial friendship  /  partners in crime  /  old friendship  /  [ your muse ] is the good influence  /  [ your muse ] is the bad influence  /  [ my muse ] is the good influence  /  [ my muse ] is the bad influence  /  opposites attract  /  ride or die  /  frenemies  /  roommates or flatmates  /  penpals  /  exes to friends  /  enemies to friends  /  other

ROMANCE.     childhood sweethearts  /  [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush  /  [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush  /  exes  /  exes to lovers  /  forbidden lovers  /  high school sweethearts  /  secret relationship  /  opposites attract  /  long distance  /  unrequited [ from your muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from my muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from both sides ]  /  skinny love  /  friends to lovers  /  enemies to lovers  /  spurious relationship  /  power couple  /  newly entered  /  soulmates [ metaphorical ]  /  soulmates  [ literal ]  /  awkward  /  turning toxic  /  toxic love  /  cheating [ on your muse ]  /  cheating [ with your muse ]  /  other 

FAMILIAL.     siblings [ half ]  /  siblings [ step ]  /  [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure  /  [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse  /  [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours  /  [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse  /  guardian figure  /  legal guardian  /  adoptive child  /  foster child  /  [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing  /  [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing  /  other

ANTAGONISTIC.     dangerous to each other  /  dangerous to others  /  unpredictable  /  rivals  /  petty  /  developing into sexual or romantic tension  /  based off family matters  /  based of off circumstance  /  based of professional matters  /  based off misunderstanding or lies  /  conflict of ideology  /  betrayal  /  hero - villain dynamic  /  enemies  /  fight club  / friends turned enemies  / lovers turned enemies  /  exes turned enemies  /  other

literally just tsugeura and nirei but flavored with volleyball. anyways. i can totally see them being besties and encouraging each other to do better and better through their sheer belief that the other can accomplish anything that they put their mind to. i do think, however, nirei would probably have such a puppy crush on bokuto. i highlighted "childhood crush" even though i really mean middle school crush but whatever. nirei looks up to him so bad but he's also 100% sure that bokuto doesn't see him in any remotely familiar light and prefers to orbit around him. truly a tsubaki moment where it's not about bokuto reciprocating his feelings or whatever, just that nirei loves and appreciates his place in nirei's life :')

[aidendh]

Adrik: 'I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy', I would. С***

[B****]

Akihiko: 'I'm not gonna sink to their level', I will.

プ***.

[P****]

Suke: 'I'm the bigger person', I'm 155cm tall. Give me the knife.

(Akihiko is an RAU Ver of Abell by @abel-not-gaybel )

[fatexbound]

@epitomees said: The world turned mute. Half-lidded eyes were blinded by the harsh street lamps light, basking down and illuminating the tragedy playing out. The air smelled of musky, back-alley trash mixed together with the lingering scent of iron. He could still smell? He could still see? He wasn't dead yet? A cruel act to play upon someone wishing nothing but to finally rid themselves of the world. He achieved his goal in life, yet death taunted him. A long, drawn out scene wasn't the desirable situation for the brunette, but his saving grace came knowing the cause of his undoing protected the life of another. Someone still holding that spark of hope underneath the blanket of revenge. Maybe it meant he could attain some amount of peace in his last moments of life. Or did he truly deserve such a sweet blessing for all the pain he caused? All the sins committed? Milky eyes aimlessly searched around but kept returning to the source of light above him. Something obscured his blinded view. Distant voices grew closer yet Shinjiro couldn't make out any particular noise. His hearing had been lost. How long until his vision swept him into darkness? The figure above drew near, enough for the dying boy to make out more recognizable features. The shocked expression on his face, a singular grey hue wide in fear and disbelief, wavy locks of hair swaying in the October night air... Shinjiro knew that face. He briefly smiled. "...hey..." He coughed once, clearing his throat of the growing blood obscuring his windpipes. "...please...don't be sad...it's supposed to be like this..." Everything had been accomplished. There wasn't anything left for him to do now. He was satisfied knowing everyone could continue pushing forward on their own, without his help and guidance. They graduated from mere amateurs cluelessly speculating their purpose for fighting to full-fledged fighters ready to continue the battle. He wasn't needed anymore. The person's mouth began frantically moving, yet Shinjiro could not understand anymore. The loss of hearing meant another step closer to the eventual demise. His limp body shuffled off solid ground. Did they try picking him up? He'd be too heavy to carry back to the dorm now. It's a shame he couldn't hear his leader in those last seconds, but to know he'd be Shinjiro's last image before death swiftly took him away felt like a blessing. The real blessing. "...Makoto..." He used the last ounce of strength to lift his arm, index finger gently wiping a tear off his cheek but replaced with a smear of fresh blood. "...you're in charge now...take care of them..." His arm fell.

Unhappy October 4th | Always crying

"Why didn't you tell us sooner?!" Makoto's voice rang out through the empty, bloody streets of Iwatodai after their briefing about the significance of this particular date. October 4th was the day one of their members accidentally killed Amada's mother, causing him unbearable pain. It's possible that he was hiding it the entire time and only faked being happy to cooperate with him in order to plot his revenge.

He ran with the others as fast as his feet could carry him upon hearing that deafening gunshot, scaring everyone and everything away. Heavy pants left the Fool, but as soon as he stopped in his tracks, Shinjiro was already... lying down, bleeding out. "Senpai!!" He dashed towards him, eyes as wide as ever with fear, holding him close while he spoke. He could see the blood on his mouth and clothes... it was disgusting. Yet his words were more important right now.

"No, no, it's not supposed to be like this! What the hell are you saying?! We're going to save you! You can't just--" Just die right here and abandon us, he wanted to say, but the words wouldn't come out. His head turned to look at the group, Akihiko and Mitsuru were on their knees, begging him to stay alive while they figured out what to do, yet they were too shocked to even move from their spots surrounding him. Except that this was no time for thinking. They had to act fast.

"H-hey! Just hold on! Please!" He shook him gently, yet he was growing heavier and heavier as time ticked by. "Y-you can't die now...!" His hope was fading out, and a single tear rolled down his cheek at the realization that they were too late to save him.

His tear was wiped away and replaced with his blood. He cared. He cared so much that it killed him, even in his last moments, he wanted to make sure that Makoto would take care of them and do the right thing. Lead them on. Move on, move on... but how? He was dead in his arms. Dead. Dead. Dead.

"...why..." His fists curled up, and hot bitter tears fell on his body as he cried out and screamed his name into the air.

"SHINJIROOOOOO!!!"

Koromaru's deep, sorrowful howl followed and echoed, looking at this bloody full moon.

This was all his fault. How could he live with this for the rest of his life now, knowing that he was too late as a leader? As their protector...?

[grape-soda-dreams]

The Answer Fights Kaizo edition

So for The Answer DLC i think it'd be really really funny if they just cranked the difficulty up tenfold. Here's my 2am ideas for how to do that. Bit of a longer post but here's my ideas for how to turbo each character into a winnable but not enjoyable fight. Everyone gets their tier 2 characteristics and access to all of their theurgies but only once per fight each. They'd also have greatly improved HP and SP pools to make these fights last a while while stealing some bonuses from pieces of equipment. Arena Fight 1: Akihiko + Ken. Akihiko gets: Strike Amp/Elec Amp/Shock Boost/Akasha Arts/Maziodyne/Heat riser/Matarunda/God's hand. He gets his Buff Amp characteristic and starts out with an auto heat riser like the evil gloves. He gets to use both theurgies. First theurgy is electric spike, while the next is electric onslaught near the end of the fight. Ken gets: Mediarma/Kougaon/Light Amp/Vile Assault/Ziodyne/Tetrakarn/Makarakarn/Divine Grace. Overall this is meant to be the easiest of the fights. Ken is support packing a mean Kougaon and generally is meant to follow up akihiko. Sets up barriers if possible. Arena Fight 2: Junpei + Korumaru. Junpei Gets: Crit Amp/Apt Pupil/Vorpal Blade/God's Hand/Inferno/Marakukaja/High Counter/Regenerate 3

Korumaru gets: Debilitate/Dark Amp/Poison Boost/Ailment boost/Fire Amp/Eigaon/Virus breath/Maragidyne. The man is here to crit you to death and use blaze of life to heal once per fight. The dog is here to spam debilitate and poison at you. Starts off the fight with a power howling into vorpal blade.

Mitusuru + Yukari Mitsuru shows up with: Concentrate/Ailment Boost/Freeze boost/ Mabufudyne/Megidolaon/Nuero Slash/Marin Karin/Rakunda Yukari appears with: Multi-Target Boost/Wind Amp/Pierce Amp/Myriad arrows/Megidolaon/Magarudyne/Mediarahan/Amrita Shower The idea is that Mitsuru is fishing for status conditions on your party to capitalize on the +15% crit rate her secondary characteristic provides for the team. Yukari capitalizes off of this via myriad arrows each having a chance to crit. If Mitsuru can't do that for some reason she then starts to just hit you with concentrated megidoloan spam or the blizzard's edge theurgy. Yukari does a similar thing, but with a multi target boosted megidolaon every turn rather than charged ones.

[still-breathing-au-p3r]

Mitsuru makes the executive decision that venturing into Tartarus is off the table until midterms are finished, and no one seems inclined to protest. This evening’s conversation was productive and ultimately positive, but it’s clear that it also left the whole team feeling quite drained– and that’s on top of the cumulative exhaustion from the past two days. Some time dedicated entirely to rest is sorely needed before exams begin to demand their attention.

The juniors rise and drift towards the stairs more or less in unison. Iori stretches and yawns so hugely that she can hear his jaw pop from the other side of the lounge. Takeba squeezes Amada’s shoulder. Yamagishi smoothes down a section of his hair, which Amada endures with grace. Arisato makes an odd, complicated hand gesture at him, which he rolls his eyes at but returns. Aigis also mimics the gesture.

There is one last order of business for Mitsuru to address before she can retire.

She calls out to him before he can so much as leave the circle of couches where they’d all gathered. She’s thankful to note that he seems to have angled himself towards the stairs rather than the front door. Judging from the dark hollows under his eyes, Akihiko hasn't gotten much sleep over the past few days– most likely even less than any of the rest of them. She would very much like to hope that he was going to his room to rest. 

He doesn’t turn to face her, like he already knows what she’s going to say and is too ashamed to face it.

It’s a statement more than a question. The answer is obvious anyway; he’s not wearing his uniform. It’s best to stage an intervention now before this gets out of hand.

She knows that Akihiko already knows this. When he doesn’t respond, Mitsuru presses onward.

His voice is so soft, but it feels like a steel blade being sunk into Mitsuru’s heart. 

“I don’t want to abandon him. Not again.”

“Akihiko…you didn’t–”

“I did, though. I let him suffer alone for two years.”

She can’t let him think like this. Not only is it completely false, but she knows for a fact that Aragaki would not let this stand either.

“If that’s true, then I’m just as culpable,” she replies, voice stern. Mitsuru doesn’t particularly like playing dirty, but sometimes it’s necessary. If there’s one thing Aragaki taught her, it’s that. “Moreso, perhaps. You never stopped seeking him out, never stopped trying to reach him. I never even made an attempt.” Not that she’d thought he’d particularly want to see her. 

Akihiko looks stricken. “Mitsuru, that’s not–”

“Fair? Perhaps not. But neither is doing this to yourself. Forsaking every other part of your life isn’t penance. And even if it was, there would be no amount of penance you could trade to wake him.” 

Is she being too cold? Too detached? That glaze of ice might be the only thing holding her together– she isn’t sure what else she could offer that wouldn’t shatter it and leave her in pieces on the floor.

Akihiko slowly squeezes his eyes shut so tight that his lashes tremble with the effort. His mouth folds into a thin, wavering line. He breathes in, and out.

“You know what he’d have to say about you trying to tell anyone about penance,” he mutters eventually. Despite the words themselves, she can hear the concession in his tone. He’s already agreed to her terms.

“I do. You also know what he’d have to say about you exiling yourself to his bedside.”

Akihiko swallows. “Yeah,” he replies softly. “I do.”

Her feet have carried her within arm’s reach of him without her bidding, but it’s with deliberate intent that she reaches out and touches his shoulder. He spends a long moment simply looking at her hand, and she’s about to retreat when he lays his own over it and gives a brief, light squeeze. He feels warm even through his leather glove.

“You know he’s always hated to be hovered over, as well.” 

He exhales one short breath. It’s probably the closest thing to a laugh she could expect to hear from him, at least for the moment. His grip on her hand tightens by the smallest degree.

“I’m scared, Mitsuru,” he says in a small voice. “I’m– I’m terrified. I don’t know what I’m going to do if he…” 

Not once, in all the years she’s known him, has Mitsuru ever heard Akihiko openly admit to feeling afraid.

What can she say? What good would it do to offer rosy promises that everything will be alright, that Aragaki will surely recover, when both of them know full well that she doesn’t have the power to keep those promises? It would be an insult that neither of them deserve. 

“…I am too,” she murmurs. If Akihiko is being so honest, it’s only fair that she does the same. “I’ve never lost someone like this before– someone who mattered to me. I was so young when my mother left us; I remember very little about her. I can hardly even recall her face without looking at the pictures in the command room. But Aragaki…” 

Akihiko shakes his head viciously. “Don’t talk about him like he’s already gone,” he says, a jagged edge in his voice. He softens a little almost immediately, looking guilty for having snapped. “Please.”

Mitsuru bites her lip. “I’m sorry.” 

“No, it’s okay. I’m sorry for– I know what you meant, I just–” 

“I know,” she says. “Apology accepted.” 

A soft whine comes from the direction of the stairs, and they turn to find Koromaru padding towards them, ears lowered and tail drooping. He comes right to Akihiko’s side and ducks under his free hand, then nudges upwards to fit the top of his head into Akihiko’s palm.

It’s the first time in days that Mitsuru has seen Akihiko smile, and she can’t help the one that tugs at the corners of her lips in response. He relinquishes her hand in order to kneel down and softly stroke along Koromaru’s head and neck. She isn’t quite sure what to do with her hand once it falls free of his shoulder. 

“You’re worried about Shinji, huh boy?” Akihiko asks. 

Koromaru chuffs in a way that seems uncountably affirming, and taps his paw on Akihiko’s chest. They don’t need Aigis to translate something like this. “Are you worried about me too?”

Koromaru croons solemnly and leans into Akihiko’s attention for several moments, then turns to look up at Mitsuru. She crouches and gently buries her fingers in the thick fur behind his ears, scratching lightly until Koromaru’s eyes drift closed and his tongue starts to loll.

When Akihiko rises again, he offers Mitsuru his hand to help her back to her feet. She gladly accepts it, and walks with him and Koromaru to the stairs. They do not speak again until they’re ready to part ways at the second-floor landing.

“I’ll see you at school tomorrow?” She says, hoping that she doesn’t sound scolding.

“I’ll see you then,” he affirms. She’s started up the next flight of stairs when he calls her again. “Mitsuru? When I go to the hospital after practice tomorrow– will you come with me?”

“Of course.” The answer is immediate. “I have student council duties as well. Why don’t we meet at the entrance once we’re both finished?”

Akihiko smiles again, the second time in less than ten minutes after more than three days without. “I appreciate it. Thank you, Mitsuru. And goodnight.”

“Good night, Akihiko.”

[philistiniphagottini]

For your Domestic Bliss event, can I please request 🎮 with Akihiko? 😃

Thanks for the request. I had a few ideas, but I hope you like the one I chose.

cw. fluff, gender neutral reader

Domestic Bliss

"Stupid Junpei, stupid bet" you muttered under your breath. 

Your body teetered on the edge of the couch, eyes wide and focused on the TV screen flickering only a few feet away. Your fingers gently tapped the buttons of your controller, ears jumping up to your shoulders at the ambient sounds drifting through the speakers. You really shouldn’t have turned off the lights and drawn the curtains to better immerse yourself in the horror game. It was working a little too well. You jumped in your seat as Akihiko spoke up beside you, his shoulder gently bumping into yours as he cleared his throat. 

"You can stop, if it’s too scary" Akihiko said. "It’s just a stupid bet."

A small smile graced your lips as your eyes flicked to Akihiko before focusing back on the screen. You shook your head, a small noise bubbling in your throat. 

"No, I can do this" you asserted. "I wasn’t raised a quitter."

A small chuckle breezed past Akihiko’s lips, his eyes shimmering in amusement as the bright lights on the TV screen bathed both your bodies in an array of colours that bleed into your skin. Akihiko was here mainly for moral support. Junpei thought it would be fun to make a bet that you couldn’t sit through a horror game. You vehemently denied his bold claim and set out to prove your friend wrong. It was a bit of a stretch to call you a scaredy cat, but it was obvious that the atmosphere of the horror game was slowly starting to get under your skin. Akihiko was proud that you seemed to be holding it together fairly well. 

Just when you were starting to feel a little bit of confidence in yourself, the first official jump scare of the game decided to rear its ugly head. You were suddenly frightened by the images and loud noises flashing and ringing in your ears. You jumped so hard Akihiko thought you were about to go through the roof. You almost threw your controller across the room as a startled noise was wrenched from your parted lips, your body flailing on instinct as you jumped and landed into Akihiko’s lap with a dull thud. He grunted loudly, his warm breath tickling the shell of your ear as he instinctively threw his hands out in front of you like he was trying to shield you from an unknown assailant. 

"Holy shit" you hissed through clenched teeth, throat bobbing as you swallowed around the lump in your throat. 

It took a moment for your body to stop trembling, heart still feeling like it was lodged in your throat as you took a deep breath. Akihiko placed his hand on your back, fingers gently rubbing soothing circles against your shoulder blade. 

"Are you alright?" he asked. 

A groan fell from your mouth but you nodded in response, pinching the bridge of your nose as you tried to ease the strain you felt behind your eyes. You couldn’t believe how much that cheap jump scare had actually struck a nerve in you. You were now mildly pissed that you had reacted so hard to such a little fright. 

"Stupid Junpei" you cursed again.

Akihiko laughed as a small pout tugged at your lips, hand still rubbing along your back as a grin tugged at his lips.

"Though I have to admit, that startled noise you made was quite endearing."

You groaned loudly; the sound followed by a small huff of laughter as Akihiko nudged his nose against your cheek. 

"I think the noise I made wasn’t even human" you commented. 

Once you felt you had calmed yourself sufficiently, you turned your attention back to the TV. Somehow you had managed to press the pause button during all your fumbling so you didn’t lose any progress. Not that you would have cared much anyway. You adjusted yourself in Akihiko’s lap, shuffling around until your back pressed against his chest. You could feel his soothing heartbeat dance along the ridges of your spine as you nestled further against his alluring warmth, head resting back of his shoulder as you gave him a casual glance. 

"I think I’m gonna stay here for the rest of the game" you decided.

Akihiko smiled softly, lips brushing against your temple as you hummed softly in response. He secured his strong arms around your waist, giving your waist a reassuring squeeze as he rested his hands on your stomach. 

"I’ll be here if you need me" he promised.

[tsunael]

10 characters/10 fandoms/10 tags

Tagged by : @icehearts & @aethergazing Tagging : Girl you think I know 10 people??

1. Bayonetta <- Bayonetta

I just love her, okay. She's gorgeous, she's confident, she's a witch that fights with her hair and can run 80 mph in 5in pumps. Jokes aside, I just love that her sexuality is a thing that she owns and has fun with-- and it's never used against her maliciously. (I also love her parallels to Dante my other fave). I could go on more but basically... she's truly one of a kind.

2. Akihiko Sanada <- Persona 3

My long-time beau. I RP'd him for about 8 years and met a lot of good people through that blog so I'm a little biased in how sentimental I am over him and Mitsuru. I'd add her too but I'm doing my best to be diverse here. Anyway, I just love him-- he fits all of my standards. He represents the Emperor arcana: the 'father' type. He's a control freak, he drags his guilt around by the ankle, is fiercely protective, has a little jealous streak, and is a hot-headed idiot (who is actually very smart)... And DON'T say it's because he has white hair.

3. Garnet <- Final Fantasy IX

The older I get, the more IX means to me. She has been my favorite since I was little. Not to get personal but I find her relatable: she grew up sheltered but was expected to do great things, and I am sympathetic that her mother (once kind and loving, even though we don't see it) was turned against her by forces she couldn't control. She deals with her grief more realistically than most FF heroines-- she gives into depression and self doubt but she never becomes bitter and that's something I want for myself.

4. Yuna <- Final Fantasy X

My grandma and I played all the FFs together, but the one that really made an impression was X. Yuna is my love: thematically, symbolically, and aesthetically. My sacrificial lamb who would burn herself to keep others warm. She takes her notoriety and her father's burden with grace and never shies from it even when she loses her faith in the system designed to throw her to the wolves. Also every line she has has such gravitas behind it... beautiful writing, beautiful voice acting. My forever girl.

5. Nier <- NieR

My doomed boy. I don't want to go into spoilers because Nier is more of a niche game, but I love him so much (and dadnier, too.) The moral quandary this game has... the morally grey protagonists... I love a character who loves with all his heart and would give anything for the people he loves. The side-story where it's implied he even ***** ******* for some coin was... man.

6. Kim <- Xenogears

Trying not to spoil here either it's just vague. IYKYK.

I thought about putting Elhaym here but I feel like the Zeboim era has more characterization than the main lol. Anyway. I love how he has become so cynical about the world around him, yet he is still willing to save and create life, only to find he suffers from the same affliction. As a scientist, he embodies the question: 'What makes a God?' and 'What is does it mean to be human?'. I love his story and I wish there was more.

7. Rubedo Yuriev <- Xenosaga

He's an idiot, he's a tragic figure, he's learned, he's traumatized, and his relationship with MOMO is uhhhhhh complicated. Honestly maybe I should have put Yuriev here because he's such an interesting villain. The URTVs are all squashed together for me like one big delicious smoothie anyway so.

Anyway Rubedo, your dad stared into The Abyss and it stared back and now he's insane and his fear of God and his own mortality was so strong he would use his own flesh and blood to run (and it was honestly really sexy of him) but what he never seems to grasp is that you can't run from what you can't see and sooner or later it will catch up.

8. Misato Katsuragi <- Neon Genesis Evangelion

Hi I love women with daddy issues.

I love her with Kaji. She looks for her father in him, while he's searching for his mother, but Misato, try as she may, she will never be a mother to anyone--not to Kaji, and certainly not to Shinji. There's a ton you can read into nge characters but there's something to be said about the trauma our parents force us (willing or unwillingly) to inherit, and how we hurt others as a result of that.

9. Dante <- Devil May Cry

He's so fucking stupid (affectionate). Dante Alighieri is rolling in his grave.

He's not only a boyloser but a boyfailure. He gets bullied by women and children and could probably suplex the earth. He loves his mom!!!

Anyway I love that he exudes a type of masculinity and machismo at first glance only to play the game and see he's a little fruity. I'm also a sucker for characters with duality themes that, when asked 'what makes us different?', the answer is because they chose to love-- which is not something you'd expect from a hack n slash game, inspired by resident evil in which you find new and exciting ways to kill things... yanno?

10. Kenzo Tenma <- Naoki Urasawa's Monster

I was running out of characters and was about to put Thancred or Squall but that's too many FFs so I tried to think of some anime that made an impression on me and Tenma came to me. We needed another Liam O'Brien rep here, clearly.

Anyway read/watch Monster if you haven't, it's an amazing mature series that barely feels like an anime.

Again, the themes of duality here-- who embraced life and who would rather take it? If Johan represents the inherent evil in the world, and man's propensity for it, then Tenma represents all that is good. He's just so tragic. The moment he finally stands up for himself he's punished for it, then when pushed to his limit, saves the life of a little boy only to be cursed for it. Even through everything he never gives up on people, and every life he touches is changed for the better. And that ending... oh man.

He's babygirl x100.