#and it'd be okay if it was just that like ok it's just another project and edgy as fuck one but that's fine

[the-acid-pear]

I got reminded the Lacey's series exists and it really left me confused because... People love and praise that but hate on The Painter?

I want to say it's just bias because Lacey's is very well done style wise (the painter has great art but weak presentation), but Lacey's is pure fucking shock content w little substance. That's why I always hated it. And I still do. It's not even surprising.

And it a way it's fitting for it bc it has that strong 2010s/2000s vibes and horror back then was just like that lmao look at any old creepypasta but it's still edgy as shit.

And I don't want this to be me complaining about that series bc that's not my point what I'm complaining about is how I don't understand how the internet ADORED one but hated the other for arguably the same reasons.

But I also want to complain so see y'all in the tags 👍

[bitsbug]

1731.0239 - INTERNAL LOG

CHAMBER TRANSCRIPTION

Curtains Drawn Over Bone, SUBJ.ID-14353 - Scribe

[Scribe responses transcribed from written text]

CDOB: Oh! Welcome back, Scribe. You're a bit early this time.

Scribe: [HI HELLO! FOUND A NEW PEARL]

CDOB: Another? That's exciting, where'd you find it this time?

Scribe: [IN THE COMMUNICATION PLACE. BIG FELL OVER ONE.]

CDOB: That'd be the west signal tower, then. Here, let me look it over.

CDOB: ..ah. As expected, this is an old conversation log. it's between me and someone from my local group. Are you sure I have to read this?

Scribe: [YES. DIDNT BRING IT WHOLE WAY FOR NO READING]

CDOB: Fine, fine…

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1689.9022 - PRIVATE

Curtains Drawn Over Bone, Twenty Taken in Vain

CDOB: Must I seriously boot up my puppet for every session? 

TTIV: Well yeah, unless you want me to project it limp for everyone to gawk at.

TTIV: It's good for you anyways, getting out of your processes.

CDOB: it's distracting is what it is. We were built for multitasking, and I'm not the biggest fan of something that limits that ability.

TTIV: Why'd you agree to this in the first place, if you don't wanna be distracted?

CDOB: I thought it'd be smaller, I guess. Less of the responsibility you've made it.

TTIV: You can still leave if you want.

CDOB: Well- no..

CDOB: It's not like I,,

CDOB: I've just grown uncomfortable with it, ok? I'm fine with small videocalls, but the attention funneling happens to not filter out anxiety, and it's hard to ignore in longer sessions.

CDOB: I still want to participate. Surely text only wouldn't be too hard to work around?

TTIV: Damn, you could've told me earlier. I thought you were just digging too far into your work again, not that.

TTIV: But yeah I'll set you up for text next time.

CDOB: Thanks.

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Scribe: [WAIT WHYRE YOU USE TALKER BODY NOW? IF YOU DONT LIKE IT?]

CDOB: Like I said in that log, it's okay for smaller visits. And I'm not sure if you'd like talking to an empty room.

Scribe: [GOOD POINT …… DONT WANT YOU UNCOMFTRABLE THOUGH.]

CDOB: I assure you, I can handle a little discomfort.

Scribe: [OKAY FINE. ANYWAY WHAT WAS "SESSION" IN THE PEARL?]

CDOB: Oh, we were playing DnD.

[fluffytheocelot]

Okay, I saw your screencap redraw, and as someone else who's *obsessed* with Carmen's parents, I had to take you up on that offer. So, consider this ask license to infodump your thoughts on them! :)

AGH ok so-

Carmen's parents have a LOT of potential narrative-wise, and I really hope one day we'll see more of them in canon. (Maybe comics like the showrunner talked about before?)

Like how in the world did they meet??? Cause idk i feel like Carlotta disappeared way too easily to have just been a civilian. I think she was a thief too, not VILE, she only steals when she needs to, for one reason or another.

this is getting long oops- under the cut!

I think they happened to be going after the same thing, at the same time, and hoo boy do they not get along lol. Turns out Carlotta (telling Dexter her name is Vera Cruz. He does not believe her) had agreed to steal the whatever-it-is in exchange for an under-the-radar trip somewhere else.

They make a deal: Dexter gets her there, and he gets to keep the prize. Yay, roadtrip!

Cue rivals-to-friends-to-lovers speedrun lmao

Some time passes after that (during which they continue to see each other) and many months later they discover oops they made a Carmen

Dexter begins making his much longer trips away from VILE (wanting to support his partner with their unborn kid as much as he can) and starts the process of leaving. When Carmen is born, his trips away get longer and VILE finally catches wind of what's happening, and you know the rest.

AHH ok headcanons about each:

Dexter

definitely shares a lot of personality traits with Carmen. Even just from what we saw during Shadowsan's flashback, they are so so similar :( The two combined chaos energies probably would've driven Carlotta up a wall lmao

woulda been a fantastic girl dad. this man would have sat thru tea parties and played barbies with little Carmen and LOVED IT

dad jokes. that is all.

probably also a very high energy/troublemaking kid, like Carmen

Seriously I picture him and Carmen being super close if he'd survived.

idk i think it'd be funny that this master thief that is 1/5th of the leadership of a massive and ancient crime organization is an absolute dorky dad lmao

bi

was gonna ask Carlotta to marry him after he escaped. but. well.. yk.

Was gonna pick Shadowsan to take his place on the faculty anyway

knows guitar, and probably would've taught carmen how to as well.

is it a universal dad thing to enjoy Jimmy Buffet music or is that just my dad??? Idk either way he vibes. Carlotta has a video of him softly strumming a guitar with baby Carmen in his lap and singing "Little Miss Magic" to her ;-;

also enjoys AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Guns n Roses, all that kinda stuff. Probably projecting my own dad a bit but oh well

As much as he'd hate he couldn't be there for Carmen when she was growing up, I think he'd be glad she at least had Shadowsan looking out for her :)

He would be so proud of everything Carmen has done and accomplished ;-;

Carlotta

its probably been said before, but Carlotta definitely started up the orphanage in Buenos Aires hoping Carmen would end up in it at some point.

Carmen inherited thief skills from both parents idc. Carlotta definitely gave Dexter a run for his money lol

looks a lot like carmen, but with green eyes instead of gray, and more brown hair than Carmen's red/auburn.

also the parent carmen got her freckles from (BC Carmen had em when she was little, and she spent a lot of time out in the sun!! I will die on the Carmen having faint freckles hill dangit!)

also bi. idk these two give bi4bi vibes.

more likely to get into a fistfight out of the two of them ("Carlotta, no!" "Carlotta YES" *cut to Dexter desperately trying to hold her back* "CARLOTTA PLEASE WE'RE TRYING NOT TO GET CAUGHT")

Upon reuniting with and getting to know Carmen, she's very much reminded of Dexter. She'd be all too happy to tell her stories of Dexter.

definitely also has a bit of a mischief streak too.

absolutely did NOT put up with Dexter's nonsense at first lol

was initially terrified of what Dexter would think when she told him they were gonna be parents, but was quickly reassured when the next time Dexter came back from VILE he had armloads of baby stuff from around the world.

Probably has a big extended family but after Dexter's death and Carmen disappears, she gets distant with them. After reuniting with Carmen though, accidentally runs into a family member with her and they're like "wait is that her?? She's alive??" and just like that Carmen has managed to acquire ANOTHER family lol.

Absolutely thrilled to learn Carmen wasn't alone all those years and immediately just adopts Zack, Ivy, and Player lol

Probably a little hesitant about Shadowsan at first, given that he was supposed to assassinate Dexter and did actually take her daughter to VILE, but eventually they're chill and he tells her stories of Black Sheep's antics. Meanwhile Carmen is in the background begging him not to lol.

I think once she got over her distrust of Shadowsan and got to know him, and sees how close he and Carmen are, she'd be glad that he was there for Carmen when Dexter couldn't be.

ARGHSH I have plans for them in many AUs lol. I'll get around to actually enacting em someday XD

[thecoolerliauditore]

Hi I might sound a bit insane here and feel free to not answer this cause it might get a little controversial but I was thinking about the Jimmy solidarity hierarchy system you’ve been hinting at and how it seems to be some sort of life series form of the patriarchy.

Cause ok essentially I was thinking about your labour edit of Jimmy and then trying to like understand the fact that Jimmy is a social person right like his strength is his social skills and his likability. However within the life series (and similar) series) his biggest downside is the fact that people are mean to him, like if we think first episode of Sausages’s sossmp he talks about how no one’s died yet and they talk about how Jimmy isn’t there and would have died but then Pix specifically points out someone would have killed him (around 5:20ish). But then like everyone is obsessed with Jimmy people want to be in strange romantic relationships with him, people want to be around him and they want him to be like the centre of attention. They crowd around his streams a lot but specifically to be mean to him, one time in another sossmp video (sausage episode 11 around like 3-4 minutes in) they meet at his house for like no reason. But that doesn’t mean they��ll acknowledge his house is nice or respect him in anyway they just want his attention and to use him and his stuff for themselves and their own gain. Sort of in the same way men see women as like these mythical attractive creatures that they want the attention of without respecting

I’m not exactly sure how to put this into words but yeah people like Jimmy but not in the same way they like people, you know. They like him like an object or comparing it to our world they like him like men like women. (See a lot of this has also been on my mind since I read this one fanfic that accidentally projected their own experiences with misogyny onto Jimmy without even realising that’s what it was but I can’t talk about that cause it was so clearly written by some kid in a rough situation who hasn’t realised it yet but yeah overtime I’ve realised it makes sense why Jimmy was in the place he was in that fic)

Also if you ever want to expand on your idea of the Jimmy solidarity hierarchy I am very excited to listen

NOYEAH THIS IS AWESOME you pretty much put into words alot of stuff I have trouble saying outright but yeah The Ecosystem as I've come to call it is dripping heavily with gender (in a bad way). This is pretty much what I was lampshading with things like the labour edit and comparing jimmy to characters like anthy and kotoko

If I may say something that may one up the controversial aspect of this post I do believe a lot of it comes from the inherently somewhat homophobic style of humour a lot of the (real life. content creators. including jimmy himself) esmp crew tends to indulge in with jimmy where there are constantly bits that pretty much boil down to. hahaha a MAN taking on the social role of a WOMAN is that not FUNNY AND STRANGE hahaha that shouldn't be happening!! (don't want to get too into this because I don't think they're like. evil or anything I just think most of them are basic straight men who think gay = funny and that does weird things for the very queer fanbase's storyline they've made up)

On a certain level it's also very. Men can't be hurt in the ways women can so it's okay to laugh-ish. Like imagine if the maid poledance sequence in sos was being done to say. Pearl instead. I'd argue it'd affect Me in the same way but I don't think anyone would have the balls to suggest she do that in a video in the first place.

So what we end up with, character-wise, is Jimmy essentially being the victim of this. prison-like ecosystem where he's constantly humiliated through this taking away of his masculinity (whether that's through literally making him crossdress and poledance or denying his authority, such as during esmp2) as the "bottom of the food chain" so to speak.

Women are kind of an untouchable because it's not "funny" when these things happen to women (see: how sausage treats people like pearl and false vs how he treats jimmy) so Jimmy has to kinda. fit that slot. And I do think it's fun when people play with Jimmy having complicated feelings about this (especially through stuff like transfem headcanons and such) but yeah it is very much a position he is continously forced into.

Also I'd argue I've read. quite a lot of posts projecting frustrations with misogynistic life experiences onto jimmy. I think it's like. comforting a little bit? Like in the same way women like boys love because it's divided enough from you as a person physically to be confronting about your own feelings regarding sexuality or whatever but you can still enjoy relating to the characters.

Anyway I'd love to expand on the jimmy hierarchy thoughts. I haven't because I honestly don't trust myself to talk about creators I genuinely dislike as creators which is most of the people most responsible for that but I do have thoughts, albeit ones I wouldn't trust myself with. But pretty much no single one of them is like. a complete monster. they just all have very strange worldviews and accept jimmy's dehumanization because it benefits them in some way.

[chronicallylatetotheparty]

Perfect Paradise Ch.6 Living in Ruins of a Palace Within My Dreams

Summary: Mother's lament.

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"Ok, which gate was it again?"

"I have it here."

Emma played with the auto luggage as Juleka and Rose got organized. Making it's little engine carry it forward and back.

Louis stuck his foot out. Causing it to stop. "No," he chastised.

Emma stuck her tongue out at him but got her stim toy out and played with that instead. Foot shaking on her knee.

Louis raised an eyebrow but said nothing.

It was almost a year since they last visited China and Emma hoped her Mandarin was up to par. It'd be embarrassing if she said something silly in front of Aunt Fei.

"... Do you think Maman will come with us?" Hugo wondered.

"Sorry, mon ange, not this time."

"Maman!" Hugo flew into her open arms. Grabbing on as tightly as he held onto Uncle Nino.

Marinette kissed the top of his head. Hugo inheriting all the tall genes from both sides of the family so she didn't need to lean down. Soon Marinette would have to look up at him the way she had to for Emma.

The thought sent a sharp pang through Marinette's chest and she squeezed a little bit tighter.

"Maman, you're here!" Louis beamed as she ruffled his hair.

"We're swamped at work but I couldn't let you go without seeing you off," Marinette smiled softly. "My little Sunshine."

Louis' smile fell a little but he didn't pull away.

He was so much like his father at that age. Even with the glasses.

"Daughter, ready to see your aunt again?" Marinette asked, switching to Mandarin.

Emma's hands had left the fidget toy in favor of running down her ponytail. "Méi cuò... Muqīn"

Marinette felt another stab at the formality but hid it quickly. "Ni què dìng mā?"

"Shìde shìde!" Emma walked a few steps away and pretended to look at the big screen of timetables. Brow furrowed as she felt her mother's gaze on her back.

"Hey, Marinette."

Pulling her eyes away from her daughter Marinette gave Juleka and Rose a hug each. "Jules! Rose! Thanks so much for doing this."

"You kidding? We've always wanted to visit your family!" Rose bounced slightly on her heels. "Kitty Section just isn't that popular in China."

"Which means we'll be able to walk the streets without being recognized," Juleka observed. "You okay?"

Marinette gave a pained smile and made a so-so gesture.

"Flight F13 is now boarding for departure to Shanghai. Flight F13 is now boarding for departure to Shanghai."

"Eep! That's us!" Rose directed the auto luggage in the proper direction as she gave Marinette two quick cheek kisses goodbye.

Marinette placed a hand on her sons' shoulders. "Take care of each other. Listen to your Grunkle and Aunt Fei."

"Yes, Maman," they chorused.

Hesitating for a moment Marinette walked up to her daughter. "I... Tell Aunt Fei I said 'Hi' and that I'll visit when things are a little less hectic over here."

"... Okay."

Marinette reached out a hand for her daughter's shoulder... Her fingers curling up as she let her hand fall to her side. "Okay."

"... Māma," Emma whirled around to look at her mother. "... Zhàogù hǎo zìjǐ.

Marinette swallowed. "Wo ye ài ni."

Blushing and biting her lip Emma hurried after her brothers.

Juleka hugged Marinette. "We'll keep an eye on them," she promised.

And then they were gone. Marinette standing alone and numb as the world went on around her.

A harried looking family rushed past with a stroller.

Four teens were laughing and joking with each other as they got out their tickets.

An older couple shared a chaste kiss.

Marinette turned on her heels and wiped at her eyes. Getting into her Tsurugi brand car, one of the few private vehicles left on Parisian streets.

"Destination?" The onboard computer asked.

"Le Mode Dupain-Cheng." Marinette took a deep breath and let it out slowly. She had work to do.

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"Don't be bemused! It's just the news! This is Nadja Chamack and today we have Paris' favorite philanthropist, Adrien!"

"Hello again, Nadja."

"I wish we had you back on the show under better circumstances."

"Don't kid. You love the scandal!"

There was some light laughter from the audience as Nadja shrugged in foux guilt.

"In all seriousness though, your divorce came as a surprise to all of Paris. Especially so recently after your cousin's confession."

"Yes, Felix's revelation was shocking. I thought we were close enough where he could be honest with me but... that wasn't the case. You think you know someone, y'know?"

"So you're sympathetic to your cousin?"

"Oh, no. I fully endorse Mayor Haprèle's continued calls for extradition."

"Some of our watchers say that's quite cold of you."

"Some of your watchers forget that Monarch terrorized my city too."

"Indeed. What about the claims that Marinette issued the divorce due to the revelation about Monarch?"

"Baseless rumors. I'm the one that filed for divorce."

"Oh?" Nadja leaned in.

"We were having trouble even before Felix's little stunt. It was just poor timing."

"Isn't it always. And the nature of these 'problems'?"

"I'm afraid that's between me and my ex-wife."

"Nothing too serious, I hope?"

Adrien smiled blandly. "Nothing other couples haven't gone through."

"What about the custody of your children?"

"Marinette is busy running Le Mode Dupain-Cheng it seemed best to give our children a more... stable, environment."

Next.

"How could he not have known? That terrorist was right under his nose!"

"Talk like that is exactly why you shouldn't be here! You're ignorance on how abused children are treated-"

"Abused!? That sheltered little mama's boy had the world handed to him on a silver platter!"

"Says the man with ten yachts!"

Next.

"The Atlantean delegation has once again refused any compromise on-"

Next.

"Ryuko has successfully redirected the hurricane and dispersed it's energy. Climate scientists have issued a warning that the Miraculous hero has only given us a temporary reprieve from the worst of climate change-"

Next.

"-and Claudie Kanté have been chosen for the EU's joint mission to Mars. Mother of the famous Max Kanté, Claudie started as a test pilot for experimental spaceships-"

Next.

"Miraculous hero Wanblí spoke out today against America's continued encroachment onto indigenous land. In violation of established treaties-"

Next.

"Is Ladybug lying to us!? The people of Paris have a right to know!"

Next! Next! Next!

"Mme. Dupain-Cheng! Mme. Dupain-Cheng! Will your recent divorce affect the fall line's release?"

"No. I have a great team that's been working diligently to keep us on schedule."

"What about concerns of burnout?" Another voice called.

"That's why we've hired extra hands to help with the more technical aspects. Union representatives have been very helpful in contributing to a safe and efficient work environment."

"And the criticism the spring collection faced? Some say it was precisely because of these policies that-"

"The spring collection was always experimental. Any issues it had rest entirely on m- my shoulders... I would remind you that people work best when they're not exhausted. Thank you, that'll be all."

"Mme. Dupain-Cheng! Mme. Dupain-Cheng!"

Emma exited out of her news app and pulled out her earbuds as the fasten seatbelt sign blinked on. "Bit late for that," she snorted.

[boozye]

Unresolved

Ok so big preamble to this:

1- I must've written this when I was blackout or something. Because it was just sitting somewhere in the middle of my drafts and I had no recolection of it.

2- After finding it, I checked my notes to see if there were any guidelines on what the crap I was thinking. Apparently I wanted to write another general asexual MC bit, with Satan this time. But somewhere in my stupor I must've completely forgotten and just started mixing in Daniel's shitty quirks into the "plot". At the end asexuality isn’t even mentioned, just hinted at.

3- I found no clue on how this was supposed to end, and I have the suspicion it just derailed anyways. Take that tittle literally.

It has no conclussion. I just fixed the spelling and atrocious wording, and slapped together a picture. Here, check out this derailment if you are curious lol

Satan x FanMCDaniel(they/them)

Warnings: None

Words: 1120

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Satan wanted to take this human on a date. That much he was sure of. Normally, he would just ask, but right now there were things to consider. Daniel wasn't at all like Solomon, or any of the occult inclined ones he was more familiar with. They didn't seem chaste or innocent either, but he felt their anger and frustration upon being dragged to the Devildom; made to partake in the prince's project. Even if it had subsided by now, it was clear they were not amused by their circumtances. He didn't fear rejection. This human had rejected him before, and he vowed to never react the same way again. He'd be ready for it. But for their sake, he thought it'd be better to learn a little more about human courtship first.  

He went to Asmo.

Asmo: "You want some of my human magazines? Sure! Just be carefull with them okay? You better tell me what you want them for later~ "

Satan nodded and brought the stack to his room, sat down, and started skimming through the pages.

"Last week, we asked you about your worst times being asked on a date! Here is what our readers had to say!" Bingo.

After about an hour of parsing and making educated guesses through the anecdotes, one thing did seem useful to know:

Apparently, assuming a human's orientation is frowned upon, and can cause them frustration and distress. But he knew Daniel well enough, the question would just get a joke as an answer. Always reluctant to talk about themselves (at leas while sober). It'd be better to just see how much they were willing to reveal to him...

A couple days later, he found them in the planetarium. They liked to be there by themselves whenever Belphie wasn't occupying it. And Satan saw his two youngest brothers head out a few minutes before. Daniel was sitting by a window on a big pillow, looking up at the night sky. Seemingly transfixed by the moon, yet again. He let the footsteps and the creak of the door announce his presence, and they turned to him.

Daniel: "Hm?"

The demon sensed no trace of the immediate mound of irritation his sole presence used to inspire. It'd been the case for some time, but it was still relieving to know there were no more animosities present. He aproached, mindfull of the small tray in his hands with 2 teacups. No need to bring sugar.

Satan: "It's chilly up here, thought you might like some tea. There's this new blend I got."

He sat by them on another pillow, placing the tray nearby.

Daniel: "Thank you. I know this smell, it's one of my favorites."

Satan: "Do you like spiced teas?"

They took one of the cups to warm up their hands, inhaling the smell with a soft smile.

Daniel: "Don't know about spiced teas, but I know about this one."

They take a sip.

Satan: "Lucky guess then... Either way I came here to ask you about something."

Daniel: "Sure, shoot."

Satan takes his own cup, and speaks nonchalantly.

Satan: "I was reading about this human tradition of sharing a milkshake using 2 straws."

Daniel: "Uhuh."

Satan: "It's unclear to me what sort of people do that."

Daniel: "Mostly couples, I think."

Just as planned.

Satan: "I see, so if you had a girlfriend, you would do that sort of thing with her?"

Daniel: "Oh yeah I've done that with my ex-girlfriend. With my ex-boyfriend too."

Satan: "Ah, I understand."

Relief, but soon the thrill gets mixed with another thought. A contradiction. He doesn't pause for long before questioning.

Satan: "Even though you don't like sweets?"

Daniel: "Well, when you love someone, sometimes you are willing to do things you don't like for them, right?"

Satan: "Hmm, I don't think I have done that, no. Although I see your point..."

A pause where they both drink, the human's eyes focus on the moon again and begin to glaze over. Uh-oh, he's losing them. Before the moment passes, Satan speaks again.

Satan: "Hey, Dani, wouldn't it be refreshing? To be with someone for whom you don't have to do things you don't like?"

They chuckle bitterly and look down when they talk.

Dani: "Hah, probably! But I doubt such relationship exists?"

Satan: "Are there that many things? Or is it perhaps, just something that is common?"

Dani: "Ooh, nice deduction, it's annoying how correct it is! Heh."

There's no actual irritation in their tone, the faint snort at the end weightless of concern for the subject. Their eyes still upon the night view, mindlessly sipping on the tea. They know just how much they want to say already.

Satan: "I see, that's interesting. I'd like to know what that is."

Their usually half lided eyes open subtly more.

Dani: "Eh, why? That's sort of personal, isn't it?"

Satan: "Do you think I will judge you? "

Dani: "Ah well, call it years of conditioning. It has been a dealbreaker for everyone I've talked about it to."

An opening, can't blame him for poking it. Now Satan smirks, and with a hint of mockery in his voice, speaks.

Satan: "What? You don't want to tell me just in case we date?"

They squint at him. But smirk back.

It's not completely accurate to say he crossed a line, maybe something closer to flipping a switch. The raise in the dramatism of their hand gestures and head turning. The mocking smile. Now Dani is just saying things to play, there will be no clarifications of whats true and what is a joke.  

Dani: "My, you saw right through me. Please Satan, spare my innocent heart!"

And well, Satan likes to play too. At this point the two could have conversations veiled in mockery wherever. All it took was that knowing smile and it'd be time to say things just for the sake of it, lie or truth irrelevant. His uncertainties overshadowed by the chance to play along again.

Satan: ""Innocent" they say! I wouldn't date someone who takes me for a fool, thank you very much. No need for you to worry."

Dani: "That's a good policy, now I'm swooning even more. Oh, my hubris!"

They clench a hand on their chest in feigned pain.

Satan: "Rightly so, now suffer as you should, human."

Dani: "Should I writhe, beloved?"

Satan: "I'll leave that to your discretion. So long as it's at my feet."

Dani: "Moving up in life, am I?"

First one to lose composure, Satan laughs heartily, followed by his present friend.

It's like cats swipping at each other. To the untrained eye, they are fighting. But the creatures know when they are playing.

[meh-kris]

Ok sorry for posting something after I just finished posting another, Imma go to bed after this

So I have been in yaku x maka brainrot literally like they don't even know eachother but here I am so I made more hcs for them let's go

• Maka Tansei/ Mana Tanahashi

- She is 16 years old, asexual and bi, and pronouns are She/It/Xe

- She sculpts alot mostly but makes weird creatures like half camel half octopus or something

- listens to Jack Stauber 100% Canon fight me

- Xe owns 52828399 markers and will brag about it if given opportunity

- Shes energetic and caring, had matching accessories in middle school with Efude i tell you

• Yaku Zaishi

- He is around 16 ½ years old, pansexual and pronouns are He/They

- He loves to make imaginary episodes of his favorite shows and animes (not projecting totally haha)

- They listen to Lemon Demon but also IU at the same time because yes

- Makes those DIY car race thingies with stuff in his house and experiments with EXPLOSIONNSNSNS

- He also wears his headset out of school because he thinks it looks nice

- He is very kind with his friends but can be VERY talkative when he says about his favorite things like say you like Miyuki and he'll be like 'HOLY GOOD GRIEF THE SAVIOR OF BOREDOM AND MAGICAL HIGHSCHOOL GIRL MIYUKI???'

♡ Headcanons for both!! (bonus)

• Maka usually talks alot to Yaku and he does the same with her since they are pretty much talkative so they get along

• Yaku likes to give strange gifts to Maka to appeal her and Maka in return plays with his hair alot

•They've both felt insecure alot but always brighten eachother on life and shit

• If they went on a date, it'd be some bizarre museum if Maka's choice and an anime convention or maybe a manga store if up to Yaku

• Yaku is a casual dude with his hoodie but he wears a Miyuki T-shirt underneath and Maka would wear something like this :

Also I imagine this scenario where they were just talking but then Maka stops and Yakus like huh and then she reaches her hand to his face, Yaku gets really flustered but she was just touching his headset for fun lmao I wanna recreate that in pose mode.

Okay I've talked too much, I've been writing this for half an hour, good night.

[bthump]

If you were Miura's chief assistant and decided to end Berserk in a couple of chapters, how would you do it (ofc it'd be an open and abrupt ending, but still)?

hmm interesting question. this is tricky lol, all the endings I like to imagine require like, another arc of build up to work.

well, casca sees moonlight boy, remembers fetus, flashes back to eclipse bc that's all interconnected in her mind, behelit opens. i know that much lol.

OK I KNOW. Casca sacrifices moonbaby which is not a werebaby but is an astral projection by the fetus griff grew out of or whatever. Sacrificing it removes any fetus influence from Griff. OH that's why NGriff is here also, and it's a bit of a fakeout, like, it seems like he showed up bc fate required him to be sacrificed but then only the fetus part is sacrificed and it actually maybe makes him more undefeatable, oh no. also maybe he gets a black swordsman femto-esque villain moment where he gloats about this. Or if not him, Ubik does.

This would be better if Griff takes off and we got a whole nother arc in between but w/e, so basically Casca goes monster, Farnese is also there and like, power of friendship convinces her to chill and not get between Guts and Griff, bc I need them to just fight without distractions. idk. or maybe she does try to attack Griff too and Guts goes beast of darkness and injures her. whatever.

guess they're still in the vortex for this bc elfhelm being around would be too much to deal with. Femto goes back to Griff form to taunt Guts and they sword fight and the godhand just think it's funny I guess. void is like, 'really guys, do we have to do this' and slan's like 'shut up i'm trying to watch the show' and griff is basically toying with guts. Oooh also their commentary tells us that Griff is not all powerful, like 'yeah sure he's got the advantage, but after all he did return to that pitiful human form, and the black swordsman is full of surprises, don't count him out yet' that kinda thing.

from guts' beasty pov griff is a shining light in front of him.

uhhhh this can't go on too long bc you said only a few chapters lol. so like, it's not an epic battle, it's just guts trying and ngriff easily evading/countering him.

hmm Guts being all hidden away in the armour makes it harder to get a moment for NGriff to fuck up because of his feelings which obviously have not actually gone with the fetus :/ Well okay, how about Griffith ends up standing on the dragonslayer and they both have a whole ~moment~ where they stop and stare at each other. Kiiinda want Guts' consciousness to return here but it might be too much. Hm. Actually yeah, ok here's what happens: from Guts' pov we get a whole bit where he remembers human Griff and his consciousness returns, his helmet retracts, they fuckin make eye contact, Griff smiles, and then Guts sends them both over the edge of a platform.

Bc they're in the escher room from yk chapter 7 and also the swirl of hell souls is there below them. gotta mention that.

griff grabs the edge of the platform, guts grab his hand, they look at each other again, maybe guts is like, 'i'm not letting go this time,' if i want to be really heavy handed about it, close up of their hands - and griffith is holding on just as tightly to guts' hand. then griffith's fingers slip.

during their fight we also got a moment with casca and injured farnese, bc yeah I guess what I'm saying is Casca tried to attack and Guts fucked her up and now she's huddled in a corner with Farnese. And their moment is something like Casca, in mostly humanoid form, knocking Farnese aside with "a what are you doing, didn't you see what happened? what I became?" while F is trying to bandage a gaping wound and Farnese coming back and resuming with something like "Stop it, I'm staying right here at your side." They just need /something/ vaguely conclusive and hopeful, bc I'm not brainstorming an epilogue montage lol.

So yeah. idk maybe the final panel should be Casca and Farnese clinging to each other, while the godhand retreat, with Guts and Griff's swords lying on the ground.

so let's see that's like, 1 chapter for behelit to open, 1 chapter to make sacrifice, 1 chapter of everyone going holy shit and guts going beast of darkness and injuring casca, 2 chapters fighting, 1 chapter end. Rushed, like even just this should be like 10 chapters with an epilogue, but can't really help that.

That said, if you literally just meant a couple chapters as in two chapters, thennnnnnnnnn fuck it, moonbaby transforms into Danann who tells Guts she helped guide them all there and asks what he's going to do now, Guts looks back at Casca and Farnese and smiles sadly and asks for a lift off the island, alone this time, without even Puck. Danann gives him a magic thing that unlocks the fast travel system and mentions that Griffith can use it too, and in fact he's on the move right now (bc we gotta have some explanation for griff's disappearing act). Maybe with some implication that Griff knows he’s off to meet Guts for a final duel or whatever lol. (And the assumption is he can manifest clothes and armour. Or is it. Maybe that’s the secret hint they’re actually going to fuck when they meet up.) The last page is like, Guts walking into a portal or whatever, shot of his pouch ft behelit, shot of the brand, shot of him from behind with dragonslayer slung over his back, doublechecking he’s got a condom in his wallet.

lmao i spent all those paragraphs on the long ass first answer trying to squeeze in as much of the stuff I like as I could but honestly the 2nd one is way better when you don’t have any opportunity for build up and it has to be v truncated. Just Guts going off alone back on his revenge bender. i’m leaving my stream of consciousness answer as is anyway.

ty for asking! this was fun :3