#all of these games are perfectly fine as they are

[illbegottenfaith]

the one where you scold theo for dozing off

a/n - was inspired by this post + a tiktok I saw where this girl was talking about how her boyfriend games till like 3 am with his friends but nods off at like 9 pm with her and all the comments were like girl he's so relaxed w you cuz of how much he loves you and it was all just soooo cute 😭😭 anyways enjoyyy :))

tropes/warnings - flufffff, eepy theo, established relationship, cuddling idk

word count - 830

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"Teddy."

"Teddy?"

"Theodore."

One hard shove to his sternum later, Theo's eyes flew open.

"'M up - "

You gave him the stink eye as he coughed sporadically, choking on his saliva. You sniffed disapprovingly.

"Honestly, Teddy. I didn't bring you here to nap."

Theo glanced around incredulously. The two of you were sitting on a picnic blanket on the side of a grassy knoll on the other side of the Great Lake. After indulging in some chocolate-covered berries, a sleepy, hazy kind of quiet had descended on the hill in that late afternoon sun. In short, it was a perfectly comfortable setting for napping.

He winced, rubbing at his sternum. "Oh, c'mon. You feed me these - these fuckass strawberries - "

"Don't talk about my strawberries that way!"

" - then you lie me down and expect me to stay awake? It's warm out, cara. I sleep warm. You know I sleep warm."

Scoffing, you lie down next to him, muttering darkly under your breath. Still, you can't resist running your fingers through his hair, gently raking at his scalp. It's an addicting thing, watching the tense parts of his face relax, watching that crease between his eyebrows disappear. Some of your earlier anger dissipates.

“You are so easy,” you tease, fingers still carding through his hair.

“Only for you, amor,” he murmurs, voice low and knowing.

Your face burns. “Merlin, shut up.”

Chuckling, he stretched his arms over his head before letting them fall lazily back down, one draping across your back. He tugged you against him, his warmth seeping into you.

"How is it that you can stay up till 3 am with your friends, but ten minutes with me and you're out like a light?" you mused. You pull your fingers away from his scalp.

"Am I that boring, Theo? Do I put you to sleep?"

Theo huffed a quiet laugh, his fingers ghosting over your shoulder before settling there, warm and grounding. His other hand found the curve of your waist, pulling you just a fraction closer.

"Obviously," he murmured, voice still thick with drowsiness. "You drone on and on - "

A sharp pinch to his ribs cut him off, making him suck in a breath through his teeth. "Fuck - alright, alright." His grip tightened, holding you in place before you could enact further vengeance. "You don't put me to sleep."

Theo's half-lidded eyes fluttered shut again, his breathing evening out. His fingers resumed their slow tracing along your arm, dragging lazy patterns that sent shivers up your spine. As your own eyelids grew heavier, your eyes drifted over the lake’s glimmering surface.

"Actually," you murmured after a beat, pressing your cheek against his chest, "this is quite nice."

Theo made a show of pretending to shove you off.

"I see how it is," he grumbled as you laughed. "When you want to doze, it's perfectly fine, but Merlin forbid I"—he poorly stifled a yawn, blinking blearily—"get a little shut-eye."

You scoffed. "This is different. Even logistically speaking, how am I supposed to drag you back to the castle? You sleep through anything, Nott."

Theo grunted. "And you sleep through absolutely nothing."

You smiled lazily against his chest, knowing exactly what he meant. Many a night, he'd creep into your dorm, taking great pains to quietly shuck off his jacket and shoes, only for you to stir the second the mattress dipped. He’d scowl at you in the dim moonlight as you blinked at him sleepily, voice hushed but teasing as he slipped under the covers beside you. Every single time, he’d scold you for staying up, telling you in that firm, low voice of his to go to sleep, as if he hadn't been the one showing up at your bedside to begin with.

"Maybe you should try staying up with me for once," you said idly.

Theo snorted. "You'd make me watch those god-awful Muggle films."

"You love my god-awful Muggle films."

He hummed, neither confirming nor denying. You tilted your head to look at him, absentmindedly running your fingers through his hair again.

"I just wish you'd save some of that energy with the boys for me."

Theo sighed, long and slow.

"Can’t help it," he mumbled into your hair, fingers ghosting over your arm. "You’re so...warm. And soft. And you smell - " he dropped his head to the hollow of your neck as he inhaled, holding you close even as you squirmed in his ticklish hold, "- like that. Like...home. Like love."

You could sense him dropping off again in the way his words slurred and his voice quieted. He was probably too drowsy to even know what he was saying. For a moment, all was silent except for the rustling that came with the occasional gentle breeze. You felt the steady rise and fall of his chest, the warmth of him pressing into your side.

Maybe you should shove him awake again. But then again…

You nestled closer to him, your own eyes drooping shut.

Maybe not.

[mcflymemes]

"I CANNOT SHOW ANY WEAKNESS" PROMPTS *  assorted dialogue for those who think they need to be tough at all times to get through a difficult situation, adjust as necessary

i don't have time for games, [name].

you can't stop me.

these people are counting on me to save them.

every second i wait, every moment i take for myself, is another life lost.

i'm not willing to put anyone else's life on the line.

i have to be tougher than this.

you taught me to be strong.

i'm not giving up.

there's no time to waste.

you stay behind. i'm leaving.

that's not a risk i'm willing to take.

there's no time to sit and chat. i have to keep going.

i'm not tired.

i was just resting my eyes.

you're imagining things.

i'm perfectly fine continuing on.

we have to pick up the pace.

they're counting on me to fix this.

there are so many lives at stake.

we can't slow down.

don't ask me to take a break.

i wasn't crying.

i can't let them see me falter.

there's no time for breaks.

i don't need sleep. i need answers.

i'm not wasting another second on this.

we have to figure out a way around it.

get up. we're going.

we're finding another way through.

if i have to break the door down, i will.

so many people are counting on me.

i can't afford to fail.

i can't let them see me quit.

there's no room for failure.

too many lives are at stake for me to just sit here and do nothing.

they need a hero.

i'm not sitting around and waiting for someone to save me.

i don't have time for this.

i can do this on my own.

get out of my way. let me try.

move out of my way.

you're not going to stop me.

do you realize how many people are relying on me?

sometimes i think of the faces of those who died because i wasn't fast enough.

i'm not sticking around to find out.

let go of me. i'm leaving.

there has to be some way to stop them.

i haven't quit yet.

"giving up" isn't in my vocabulary.

i don't need you to look at it. i'll be fine.

it's just a flesh wound. it'll heal.

you can't make me stay here.

they put me in charge.

i can't afford to let anyone down.

i'm not strong enough.

[clearancecreedwatersurvival]

so many things to love about that episode but special shoutouts to:

Josha getting to flex his fucking range oh my GOD

Aviendha being so so awkward when Rand wakes her up (hmmm i wonder what she could have seen in all those alternate lives????)

Lan crying cause he thinks Moiraine is dead!!

AVENDESORA

That shot of the moon immediately after the end of the columns sequence and lanfear backstory speaking of which

THE BORE SCENE OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the Lanfear-murdering-Moiraine alternate lives flashes

the Aviendha vs. Lan fight at the beginning!!!!! Her last dance with the spears!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RAND QUEER ANCESTOR!!!!!!

EVERYTHING with the wise ones!!!! Bair!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

everything every single thing this is the best episode in the entire show by a long shot holy shit

moiraine advancing her pilfering. she's no longer just refusing to give angreal back to the tower, now she's stealing the most powerful sa'angreal in the world. leveling up her game!

The only thing that could have possibly improved it for me would be to have an ogier in that last past life scene singing with the aiel, but the entire episode was so perfectly paced and shot that honestly I'm fine without it. I cried twice!!!! What a masterpiece.

[creamecafe]

"I like you, damn it, is that what you wanted to hear?"

Summary: What the request says

Pairing: Thanos x Fem!Reader

Warnings: angst, pining that will never happen I'm sorry guys 😭, blood, stabbing, death

Word Count: ???

Author's Note: This was requested from my Squid Game Imagines book on Wattpad, if you're interested, please go check it out and don't forget to vote, share and comment on what you think. Also my first time writing for Thanos, even though it's literally been 3 months since the 2nd season came out 😭

Want a request for a Squid Game character like this one? Check out my latest post, read my request guidelines and send a request!

Read on Wattpad & AO3 here

There are so many places you would rather be at, you just had to be stuck in the squid games. Alongside a purple haired rapper who would do nothing but constantly flirt with you or hit on you.

The first game, when he saw you, he immediately wanted you. He would come up with new raps for you every time. Being annoyed at this, you always told him to go away or it's not going to happen.

When surviving the first game, the first instinct was to check if Thanos was ok. You didn't know why, but something told you inside that he couldn't die just yet. All of you reported back to the dormitory and Thanos just had to come up to you.

"Señorita, I'm so glad you're alive. Thought I wouldn't see that pretty face again." He sounded more excited than before, but unbeknownst to you, he was high.

"Yeah unfortunately" Rolling your eyes when you said this.

"If you stay by me, I'll protect you. Trust me."

"No thanks." You walked away from him and went to your bed to lay down just to take a breath.

There was a pink guard that came out and congratulated you guys for completing the first game. Commotion and arguing came on of why there are guns and what they were going to do.

Voting came and you voted X, wanting out. You watched as Thanos happily skipped along the two lined and kissed the button, making an "O" sign with his arm.

Rolling your eyes, wishing you died in the first game. When the majority came out that you would be staying for another game, you were saddened by this but became pissed off immediately when Thanos came up to you.

"Looks like we're stuck here for another game"

"Let's hope either one of us gets killed" You pushed by him as you went to your bed.

The next morning came and you were off to your second game, six legged race. You had to look for a team of 4 other people. While you were looking around, you heard that familiar but annoying voice again.

"Need a team señorita?"

Turning around, cursing yourself, you forced a smile facing him.

"I'm perfectly fine and I'm looking for a team right now"

"Come on, I'll make sure nothing happens to you. You wouldn't want to be the only without a team? Die alone?"

He was right about that. Dying alone would be a sad way to go. Taking a deep breath you agreed to join Thanos's team.

He smiled at this and clapped his hand in excitement. He grabbed your hand and led him to the other people in your team and you sat down as the games were beginning.

You were arm in arm with Thanos as you were completing through each round of games. His touch was a bit cold but soft. He made sure not to hurt your arm but still kept a firm hold on it. You couldn't help but stare at him every so often. Maybe it was the fact you guys were so close to each other you thought.

After you guys completed the game and went back to the dormitory, you went up to Thanos to thank him for letting you be on his team. Smiling at this he puts a hand on your shoulder. "No problem, señorita."

You hated when he said that but had to get used to it. But did you really hate it?

The Mingle game was almost all the same. Being in Thanos's team. Trying to look at him but not getting caught. You would never admit your feelings even if you had a gun in front of you.

"I notice you're looking at me at every game. What's that about?"

"What are you talking about?"

"I'm not blind señorita. You're looking at me every time we play in a new game."

"That doesn't mean anything."

"I'm going to the bathroom. But I know you have something for me. I'll wait."

"I want nothing to do with you."

Thanos laughed at this and brought Nam Gyu with him to the bathroom. When he left, you felt some sort of relief that Thanos didn't find out the truth. The truth was that you felt like you started to like Thanos.

It couldn't be possible. We only know each other for a few days. He's a rapper and wouldn't fall for a regular person anyways.

Moments later, you hear commotion and screaming from outside the dormitory. You kept hearing players numbers being eliminated. How is that possible? We're not playing any games.

Different male players came out of the bathroom and they looked disheveled. There's one person you didn't see come out, it was Thanos. Your heart raced at this and you got up from your bed and started asking the players.

"What happened? Do you see Thanos? The purple hair guy?"

You frantically ran up to Myung-Gi who had blood all over his face and shirt.

"Myung-Gi, what happened to Thanos?"

He looked down and didn't say anything

"What happened? Tell me!"

"I'm sorry"

Rushing down to the exit, you begged the guard to open the door, not even caring if in the moment you sounded mentally insane.

The guard opened the door and you rushed down to the men's bathroom. You push open the door and call out Thanos' name.

There he was, his soon to be lifeless body on the floor with the fork in his throat, and other bodies that looked to be dead.

"Oh my God" You said under your breath as you ran to him

It takes a second for him to see through his blurry vision of who's in front of him. Once he realizes he smiles faintly.

"Sweetie, what are you doing here." His voice is hoarsed as he doesn't have time left.

"Thanos" Tears start swelling up in your eyes and your voice is breaking

"I knew you would come falling for me"

"It's going to be okay"

"Why do you care? I thought that you wanted nothing to do with me?"

There was a silence between you both as you didn't want to say what's been meaning to come out of your mouth for a while now.

"Please stay with me, Thanos. Help someone! Help"

"Answer my question. Why do you care?"

"I like you, damn it, is that what you wanted to hear?"

From hearing this. Thanos smiles. "Prove it"

You grabbed the side of his face and kissed him. After you kissed him, he breathed hoarsely as he closed his eyes slowly.

"Y/N, please do one thing for me"

"What is it?"

"Get. Out. Of. Here." Thanos said between breaths

"What?"

"Win. The. Money. And. Just. Go"

“Thanos”

"Promise me you'll get out of here alive. You have to do that for me. Can you promise me?"

"Yes. Yes I can do that." Tears were running down your face.

You waited for another response from Thanos. Nothing came out. Checking his pulse, also nothing.

All there was in front of you was a lifeless body with the fork as the cause of it. Taking in the last words that Thanos says to you, you wipe your tears and remove the fork from his neck.

You remember what Myung-Gi said before coming here. That he was sorry. It didn't take long for you to realize he was the one responsible for Thanos' death.

Getting out of the games is a promise you have to make to Thanos. Avenging his death is a promise for yourself and one Myung-Gi is gonna get soon.

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[brittle-biscuits]

All It Takes is One (Battle for Dream Island: The Power of Two)

She’s literally Bill Cipher, but as a number.

———————————————————————

You needed a little break from all the craziness that the last couple of challenges have brought on you and your fellow contestants. Thankfully, the one Four and X suggests was a game of hide and seek.

You opted to go hide alone, much to Book’s disappointment, but if it meant a higher chance of neither you or her getting found, then so be it.

You picked the bushes. No one suspects the local bushes.

“Finally! Ugh, I never thought I’d get a moment alone with you!”

You jolted and turned to your side to see a blue number one sitting alongside you in the bushes.

“What the?! Who are you-“

The two of you were teleported away into this room before you finished speaking your confusion for this out of nowhere Algebralien, with the two of you sat on chairs with a table in the middle.

“And to answer your question, it’s not about who I am. What you need is..whatever you need! All I ask is that you do me a favor too!”

You can’t explain it, but you really feel like you shouldn’t make a deal with this number…

“I don’t need a deal. I’m actually pretty fine with my life right now, so if you can just take me back-“

“Don’t lie to me, Y/N!”

A TV screen descended above your head, playing various moments between you and the other contestants, the more…crummy moments to be exact.

“Look at you! Helping your friends, how kind of you. I can admire that in a contestant. But when do they ever return the favor for you?”

“I don’t help to expect something in return. Besides, they totally return the favor in their own ways!”

“What? You just let them walk all over you? How much longer are you going to keep this up?”

“That’s not true. I’ve never let anything stop me before, I won’t let it now.”

One looked at you with a frown before sighing.

“You really care about the others, don’t you?”

“I do.”

“Then perhaps it would be a shame if something were to happen to them…”

Now that catches your attention as your face falls, One picks up on that as her smile returns.

“You…you wouldn’t….”

“Oh, I will. But it doesn’t have to come to that. All you need to do…”

She brings up a contract and sets it on the table.

“….is for you to sign.”

“What…DO you want?”

“A simple favor that I get to decide later.”

“It’s that simple?”

“Yes! If you need time, that’s okay too. I’m perfectly fine with just looking at you as you wait~”

“Ok, now it’s just weird. Where do I sign?”

———————————————————————

[tiredfoxtf]

Listen, you like what you like, I can respect that, as long as it doesn't hurt anybody, but I feel conflicting feelings. I really like your art, but I feel gross when I think about you disliking Scott. Not because you're not allowed to have your preferences, but because you are not the first artist in the fandom who expressed this notion towards the guy and my previous encounters with the people holding this kind of opinion ended up with them being homophobic. I honestly just need answers, cuz I don't understand why you feel that about him and if you think that only towards his character or cc. Like he is kind, sassy, and really creative, perfectly fine dude, what is there to dislike?

I'm aware you are not obligated to answer if you are uncomfortable, but this is tearing me apart

Girl (gender neutral), if it bothers you this much you can unfollow block me.

I don't like Scott because he is chases clout and spineless, totally reliant on the opinion of his followers. I dislike many other ccs on this basis. It has literally nothing to do with him being gay. I'm not particularly fan of Martyn either actually for similar reasons.

I dislike Scott's character too, but for different reasons, for how dissmissive he is to Jimmy, how he treats allies and friendships as a resource, how his sacrifices are really just manipulation of people to do what he wants them to. I dislike how fandom treats him as a saint, when he probably plays the game more than anyone else.

Hope that answers your questions, if you are not finding my answer satisfactory you can block me and move on, all good.

[profnicsnort]

It is pretty normal for video-game fandoms (see Fallout, Elder Scrolls, Diablo, Soulsgames, etc.) to find clues to expand or confirm things about the characters/stories/lore in the code, interviews with devs, and auxiliary materials. Those games do have much more content than BG3, so they have a lot more to juggle and cross reference - they are used to dealing with conflicts in the game lore vs other lore. While there will be debates on how the conflicts work - is there a canon way to rectify the conflicts? Which version is more accurate to the rest of the lore? etc. But mostly, people view non-game material or scrapped material as tangential canon or unconfirmed canon.

But I think what might be the problem is BG3 had video-game fandom crash into what I'll call the "character fanromance" people (of which I am one) - and a lot of these fanromancers also were not previously video game fans! (that's the important point). Fanromancers like to deeply understand their fan character's motivations, backgrounds, and anything about them. Based on that, headcanons are often created around small tidbits of information, and then these are shared and become fancanon/fanon.

So when this fanromance behavior smashes into video-game fandom behavior with people unfamiliar with video-game fandom, what happens? They see lots of small conflicting details arise between interviews, the code, etc. because it is a video game, spawning tons of different headcanons and possible fanons for a favorite character. And for people who aren't used to having a fandom in a video game, some of them might see this tangential and non-confirmed canon found in the code/interviews and think that IS canon. Which is something that has happened with Astarion fans.

Now, why did I write this whole thing to basically say, "Yeah, your original post's larger point was right; some Astarion fans do take non-confirmed canon details and act as if they are canon"? Because all fan interpretations are equally valid. Just because you prefer only what is presented very clearly to you in the game and only that doesn't mean that other people are wrong to bring in the side details.

Because BG3 changed so much and because we know there was cut content, it is perfectly fine if fans want to explore that - and they should (so long as they don't mistake it as 100% confirmed canon). Astarion being a corrupt official makes a lot of sense for his character, but so does his being super punitive (though again, these are not mutually exclusive) - he also could have been perfectly normal, and the trauma that Cazador put him through over 200 years means his outlook on punishment changed. There is a lot we don't know about Astarion and all of the others, so looking for those answers in code/interviews/auxiliary content is perfectly normal video-game fan behavior.

Maybe it’s an unpopular opinion, but I think everything there is to know about Astarion—and this applies to the other characters as well—is already abundantly present in the game, without necessarily having to dig through comments, scripts, interviews, or whatever else. The game is there, and it’s clear. The informations are all there—in the scenes, the dialogues, the notes written by characters within the narrative. Why would writers and developers hide anything? It doesn’t make sense! What isn’t there simply isn’t there.

That said, I won’t deny that creating theories or knowing what the director, actor, writer, artbook, or D&D manual have to say is fascinating! But sometimes, it really feels like people are desperately trying to grab onto this or that piece of information and forcefully drag it into the game when it simply isn’t there…

Like the idea of Astarion being a corrupt magistrate, when, based on what happens and what he says in the game, Astarion is actually more like a judge so severe and ruthless that he’d sentence a starving man to death just for stealing an apple! That’s the complete opposite of corruption—he’s inflexible, merciless, a bastard in his position as the enforcer of the law (and therefore the one holding the power to make decisions, which he may have once enjoyed), yes, but not corrupt! And this is just my conclusion as well, something the game suggested to me, but nothing definitive since there’s no confirmation.

And even his supposed affiliation with Cazador is never mentioned anywhere. If there had been any connection, Cazador could have easily exposed him when facing a heroic Tav/Durge, saying something like: “Do you know what this filthy magistrate used to do for me?” But instead, nothing—what Cazador emphasizes over and over again is how he was the one who made Astarion what he is.

And when it comes to the Gur attack, the only information we have is either pure coincidence (Cazador might have followed the scent of Astarion’s blood) or a vague possibility that the vampire lord had already been watching him for his own reasons and simply appeared at the right moment to “save” him. That’s it.

And that's it, as usual, it's just my thought.

[ettadunham]

why does horizon zero dawn, a game that came out 7 years ago and only got a PC port in 2020 has a remaster in 2024??? this is absurd.

[celtrist]

*sigh* I feel a lil obligated to share this vid considering past ramblings. And I understand shippers of any aroace characters are VERY tired of the conversation, I get that and you should be free to have fun with the characters as you see fit. But there is a conversation I think both sides just never wanna get into. And I highly recommend EVERYONE, EVEN PEOPLE WHO ENJOY SHIPPING AND IDENTIFY AS ARO/ACE, to give this vid a watch. Like damn, the shit about Gwenpool was SO disheartening to hear.

It's never been the shipping itself that's the issue, it's the pushback against the aroace identity.

Just as a reminder, I (nor the video) are against shipping or spectrums and all that. There is just immense invisibility on the core parts of the aroace identity when it comes to popular characters, and (to me) the spectrum comment typically doesn't sound genuine but more of a hopeful defense that a character isn't aroace (from what I've seen). It always reads more like they're grasping as to have their favorite ship become valid or possible within the media the character is in. That's obviously not the case for EVERYONE and genuine-ness is difficult to read in text form, but that just happens to be how it typically seems to me when people make the spectrum case. And I think if having something like shipweeks is important, something like aroace weeks should be celebrated too! And they definitely exist! They're just severely ignored when compared to something like ship weeks.

The overabundance of shipping aroace characters can kinda feel like if, say, the most popular ships/ships that are everywhere in a fandom involve a gay character in straight relationships. By itself it is genuinely harmless. But there is a sort of underlying tone of being against that character being gay, even if not intentional. Everyone should be allowed to have their fun shipping characters however they like, no matter their orientation because they're not real. But there's an undeniable trend that if a character is popular, Their aroace identity will be challenged, ignored, or pushed back. Which doesn't really feel great (personally, not everyone is me and I don't speak for all).

Might I reiterate from my previous post on the subject:

The aro community is allowed the scraps but not the dinner.

[ryanthel0ser]

...okay I had to

Competition

"As if, you can barely lift a thing." "At least I don't have muscles just for show." "WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?" "You're clearly trying to hide your lack of thought in that gorilla mind." It was the usual at Joe's restaurant, the guys were hanging out after closing enjoying some snacks from the kitchen. He usually let them come by in the evening if they were out late skating and missed dinnertime, always grumbling something about how they couldn't go home starving. And without fail, Cherry would be there and they'd be bickering up a storm. Just like tonight. The usual. "It's strange that this means they're friends, I couldn't imagine bickering with you like that," Reki gestured to Langa with the roll in his hand, "it always sounds like they hate each other." "They've been like this for forever now, I heard being in a class with them was a nightmare for everyone." "You had a class with them Hiromi?" "No, just heard about it." "Weird." "They've got some tension today though," Miya commented, eyes glued to his game. "What do ya mean?" Langa turned to Miya confused. "I don't know, just somethings off." Hiromi laughed, "you aren't even looking at them how'd you know?" "I just do." "At least I get some game, all you've got is Carla." "And how would you know that?" "I haven't seen you with a single girl ever, it's sad honestly." "You might not be able to comprehend this but I pursue relationships not flings to boost my ego like you do." "I'M NOT BOOSTING MY EGO, AND THEY'RE NOT FLINGS." "Really? Then name the last time you had a girlfriend for over a week." "At least I've had one." "But they all leave once they learn about your gorilla nature don't they?" "Better than your freak princess behavior four eyes. They probably know you can't even kiss right." "I can kiss perfectly fine." "No shot, and definitely not better than me." "I doubt it's any good if all your partners leave."

"I'm a great kisser!" "I don't believe it." "You don't believe anything I say!" "Why would I believe a fake who just wants to boost his ego?" "Says the guy who made a robot that praises him," Joe leaned in with his brows furrowed, grinning with anger. "Oh did I hit a weak point?" Cherry rose to meet him, foreheads almost touching, an equal level of anger in his voice. "I should be saying the same for you four eyes." "Admit you're worse,Gorilla" "I don't have to admit anything, I'll prove it." "With who, you've gone through the whole island. And I'm not waiting." Joe smirked, "Then I'll prove it right now." Before Cherry could remark back, Joe grabs his face and kisses him. Everyone watching from the table goes silent. Their eyes widen and mouths hang open. Cherry's own eyes go wide as Joe pulls away looking triumphant, not realizing what he'd just done. "See, I'm be-" Cherry grabs the front of his shirt and drags him to the kitchen. The others sit in silence for a few seconds, as if making any noise would make the planet shatter. "…what just happened." "I don't…what…" "…I said there was tension," Miya goes back to his game. After a bit, Cherry walks back out and sits back at the counter with his back to the others using his fan to cover his face. Joe then stumbles out, eyes distant with a stunlocked look on his face, and sits at one of the other tables. … Joe and Cherry didn't exchange a single word after that. Eventually, the others left the restaurant. They tried to talk to each other pretending nothing happened, but the awkwardness of the situation made them all leave early. "…" "…" "…I'm better." "…You're dumber than I thought if you still believe that." "I can prove it again." "…" Joe met Cherry at the counter.

Kaoru and Kojiro would probably kiss in order to prove who is the better kisser

and then keep trying to prove the other is better

[active-mind-15]

Re-reading Extra Game and I love how certain translators will give Akashi more of a potty mouth when he speaks English

[emry-stars-art]

Also. Finished them dancing (again) 👑⚔️

[kisaraslover]

pinterest is constantly trying to convince me the thigh pouch is such a normal and big part of fashion and i keep going "haha yeah maybe in the yugioh universe" anyway here are two of the most popular Kisaras from fics

[allfor-thegames]

headcannon that neil actually lost some of his peripheral vision after his injuries from baltimore.

no one finds out about it until the fall of the next school year. he almost gets side-swiped switching lanes twice because be can't see his blind spot without fully turning. andrew reaches to give him a cigarette and has to tap neil's arm to get him to notice. neil takes a massive hit on the left side during the first game of the season and when kevin asks how neil didn't see it coming, neil just says "oh, he came up on me from my bad side."

and the rest of the foxes are like "bad side?"

and neil just says "yea," and he waves his left hand out to the side "like, i can't see anything out here. i can see well enough though, i'm fine."

and the rest of the foxes are like

[ngc-5194]

yknow i could very easily accept someone not liking the mobile kh games if people actually gave... understandable reasons??

mostly i've heard that they're 'inaccesable'. which. they're in general more accessable since the console they run on is a phone, a device more people have than a ps4. though, granted, it is the offline version of both games only.

however, if you don't have a phone, have limited space on your phone, or are uninterested in a mostly unplayable game, all of which are understandable, there are cutscene compilations (ux (story important, all), dr) available on youtube too!

if the lots of reading is the issue then there is a completely dubbed version of the cutscenes of ux and you can easily find voiced playthroughs of both union x and dark road on youtube as well.

(for instance, here is a playthrough of dark road that i watched as my phone needed repairs by the time i had caught up with the series enough to move onto khdr. but, of course, there are many more options if you simply search up 'kingdom hearts [dark road/union x] playthrough' on youtube. find whichever one suits the kind of videos you like to watch best!)

if you don't have the time to sit through all of the cutscenes, there are summaries also avaliable! here is a video one for union x, and though unfortunately i can't find a similar one for dark road, it is also always acceptable to just read the wiki section on the story of the game! (here is the union x wiki section as well)

the other major complaint i've heard is that it's 'too confusing' or that the story 'doesn't make sense in parts'.

to which i first must ask, what part of kingdom hearts does make sense to you then? many many signifigant, heavily important parts of this series can be the most mind boggling things you have ever read or heard. so much so that we are known as the fans of that overly complex and insane disney game. that is what we are known for!!

and more to an actual point, there are many many people out there in this fandom who would be thrilled to talk to you about parts of the plot you found confusing. who have posts pages and pages long on minute details.

we are all fans of this weird ass game series and we all can. i don't know. help each other, newcomers and people who have been here awhile alike. us fans who like the mobile games are no different. we are willing to share and help and explain anything you need.

and as for the take that the mobile games are 'unimportant'.

strelitzia, someone deeply important to marluxia, larxene, and ventus' backstories, is seemingly implied to be one of the main characters in kh4 and if you have no knowledge of union x, then you likely have zero idea who she is.

the foretellers and the master of masters are being set up as potential villians in the next arc of the series. all of these characters were introduced in union x, four years before back cover released. and while yes, back cover gives the perspective of the foretellers more while union x is from the eyes of the keykids, there are many interactions with the foretellers in union x, beyond the scope of back cover, that are deeply important to the plot and establishment of their characters.

while yes, dark road has drastically less set up for the future in it, as all of the characters featured are now dead, it gives a lot of depth to xehanort and eraqus both. eraqus' behaviours and motivations are given reason—not necessarily morally good ones, and certainly not ones that always provide justification for his actions, but actual fully defined reasons for it all.

as it has always been with kh, every game is important to understand the story. you couldn't simply play kh1 kh2 and kh3 and expect to understand everything, and you can not expect to understand everything if you don't at least know surface level of the stories of the mobile games too.

you do not have to play them yourself. they do not have to be your favourite games in the series. if you are reading this and you hate them, you can stay not liking them even for all i care.

but you have to accept that they are important to the plot of the series. that they can not simply be ignored if you want to grasp the entire story of kingdom hearts.

[rumoredtoexist]

does ANYONE have literally ANY aftg smut fics (like preferably just smut) atp i do not care what ships but i do lean more towards andriel/ kandriel or kevin/jeremy/jean or jerejean OROR kevthea (i just love kevin if he’s there i’ll read it) and i don’t think at this point i’d be too opposed to kevarron (tho i haven’t read any of that ship yet) OR kevallison (i’ve read bits an pieces) BUT GUYS i’ve read so much aftg smut that every time someone sends me a rec i have to tell them i’ve read it

y’all can send recs to my ask box if you want idc just please i’m running out of stuff to read