#and seven and ace

[budgieflitter]

nine persons

[sarahwatchesthings]

He is both an amazing and a horrible parent.

[shitpostingkats]

I'm not saying I side with Daryan or anything, but I am saying if my bandmate played back a recording of one of our shows, isolated the audio, and then made an untrained layperson pick out where I'd missed my cue, while standing in front of me, you'd also be seeing me on the news.

[lunisoular]

what do u mean, we’re all by ourselves ?

[harunayuuka2060]

MC: ...I never expected we'd end up just having a pajama party.

Vil and Queen Grimhilde: *felt exhausted after trying to outdo each other*

Vil: Stress does nothing good for our beautiful faces.

Queen Grimhilde: Indeed.

MC: ...

Queen Grimhilde: What are you staring at, child?

MC: I just realized… I'm the luckiest person on Earth to be in the same room with the two fairest queens.

Queen Grimhilde and Vil: ...

Queen Grimhilde and Vil: *both smirked*

Queen Grimhilde: Oh, how genuine—such flattery is almost amusing.

Vil: We couldn't sense any sincerity, potato. Maybe we'll feel it if you recite a poem of admiration.

MC: ...

MC: Yeah... about that... Maybe next time?

Malleus: *smiling* You're late, child of man.

Maleficent: I almost grew bored waiting for you, my dear pet.

MC: ...

Malleus: Child of man?

Maleficent: What's this? You're awfully silent.

Diablo: *perches on Maleficent's shoulder, cawing as if reporting something to her*

Maleficent: Oh.

Malleus: ?

Maleficent: *smiles at MC* It seems you've found yourself in quite an amusing situation. Don't be shy, my dear pet. Speak.

MC: ...

MC: Yesss, Your Maji…

Malleus: !

Maleficent: *chuckles* Now tell us what happened?

MC: Diablo bring me fruit… no know… Chemistry… I eat it…

Maleficent: Oh, my poor pet. No need to worry… this is quite entertaining.

MC: *pouts*

Malleus: ...

Ace: Lol, you turned into a minion?

MC: NO- I just sounded like one.

Ace: You should've recorded it!

MC: ...

MC: *smirks* How's the tea party with the Queen of Hearts?

Ace: ...

Ace: Yeah, no. We're not talking about it.

Deuce: He barely survived.

Ace: Dude!

[violenteconomics]

the first-years accidentally enter a Sage's Island singing competition, because yuu saw the words "participation money" on the poster and signed them up immediately because the vacation fund, you guys, THE VACATION FUND-- (different au from the restaurant, btw)

the contest is through video submissions, so yuu brings all the first-year together to pump out a semi-decent, story-driven music video (think "last friday night" by katy perry -- a mix of story cutscenes and actual dancing). they used to dabble in making original music back home, so they write up a quick, catchy song, and assign everyone their roles.

after the whole fairy gala thing, jack and ortho are very adept at making walking/flying look fabulous, and so they're the main stars for the acting segments. ortho is also in charge of the technical parts: providing equipment, editing, etc. jack is very embarrassed over the idea of being in a music video that a bunch of people will see, but after he sees leona eat a mouse off the floor because he was too lazy to pick up the plate of food ruggie left for him, he decides he really needs his vacation as soon as possible. same for ortho, except he had to watch idia heat up a cup of ramen, drop the whole thing on the ground, and then proceed to still eat it anyway.

since ace actually knows what people like, he's in charge of planning and directing the choreography and writing the story. he's a little bitchy about it, but he's good at what he does, and not nearly as bad as vil, so... little mercies.

being strong enough to carry the heavy equipment, sebek is the one in charge of actually recording the video itself. he's ALSO in charge of making the costumes, being the only one with enough determination to study for five nights straight on modern fashion trends and... y'know, being the only person out of the seven who knows how to sew, lol. being the emotional, sensitive guy he is, he's also in charge of the lighting and the overall aesthetic of the video, knowing exactly which elements will evoke what response in people (aka, he throws a bunch of things at the wall and sees which one makes him cry the hardest). don't worry-- yuu keeps him from plastering malleus's face all over it.

that leaves epel and deuce to be the dancers. luckily, the choreography isn't nearly as... bubblegum pop, i guess, as "absolutely beautiful", so it doesn't take a whole lot of convincing for them to do it. deuce, like jack and ortho, isn't entirely sure of being on camera, but then trey gets called back to the queendom by a family emergency, and the whole dorm goes to shit and somehow catches on fire, soooooo...

at the end, they submit their video, and grab their participation money. and they honestly think that's the end of it...

...until they get an email saying they won first place, the video blows up on TwistTube, articles start getting written analyzing the metaphors and complex story in the video, and now eric venue is coming to sage's island to see if they'd be willing to do a promotional music video for a movie he's producing.

uhhhhh... whoops?

[mikayesha]

Imagine if he started getting scared of bridges too

[mostlyghostie]

New commission, just off to the printer!

I’ve only read one of these I’m afraid (Wilde) but I loved drawing this, good colourful covers and I’m pleased how it turned out.

Shop

[knifearo]

“do you like girls or boys?” i don’t actually! thank you for asking :D

[crowwwzy]

Doodle request for franziska and trucy interactions 👉👈

I think they would be besties (love me some „character who doesn‘t like children gets attached to one singular child randomly and would kill for them“ trope)

[ribbonkey]

I FINISHED MY NARUMITSU COMIC, finally!!

here I am, giving it to you, hope you'll enjoy ^^

I'm publishing a comic | instagram | |ko-fi | TWITTER

[trlvsn]

sketching the thoughts i have about the 7yg interactions gone wrong: now they're one kristoph gavin arrest away from making out

[greyscale-dw]

For a friend🤍🖤🩶

[dandelionjack]

sometimes a coming-of-age story is about holding your abusive mother as a baby and although you won’t reconcile with her in the present you begin to understand how generational trauma may have affected her behaviour towards you long ago. sometimes a coming-of-age story is also about defeating sea vampire nazis through the power of faith and befriending a communist and a devastating betrayal from your space mentor . and in the end it’s about taking your hair out of the constricting netting that’s been holding it and diving for a swim into the wild swirling waters

[harunayuuka2060]

Queen of Hearts: I shall attend the party with my entire court, and there is nothing you can do to change my mind! Off with anyone who tries!

MC: Your Majesty, no. You lost the game of croquet.

MC: It should be just you and His Majesty, the King.

King of Hearts: Th-That's right, sweetheart! Y-You promised it would be a date!

Queen of Hearts: ...

Queen of Hearts: Did I?

MC: Yes, Your Majesty. Even if you are a tyrant, I'm sure you would never break your husband's heart.

Queen of Hearts: Who are you calling a 'tyrant'-

MC: Your Majesty, please. Consider.

Queen of Hearts: ...

Ace: Bruh, Riddle asked me to hide.

MC: Yeah... I mean, the Queen of Hearts doesn't joke around with her punishment.

Ace: But we're taking preventive measures, no?

MC: ...

Ace: Come on! I'll be good!

MC: Dude, why are you trying to convince me? Talk to Riddle.

Hades: Yeah… I’m kinda tied up that day. And frankly, I don’t think I’ll be in the mood for all those jolly faces.

MC: Uh... Your followers are literally bunches of socially awkward introverts.

Hades: ...

Hades: What?

MC: I promise you'll enjoy being in Ignihyde. You can play games and meet your descendant!

Hades: Descendant? Ha! Do I look like the kind of guy anyone would want to get involved with? This face? This place?

MC: *frowns* Sir, mortals worship you for being a loyal husband.

Hades: And who’s insane enough to marry me?

MC: ...

MC: Your wife.

Hades: ...

Azul: *laughs*

Idia: ...

Idia: Is it just me or you like beefing with the God of the Underworld?

MC: He's fun to talk with.

MC: Oh, and never tell him who his future wife is.

Idia: ...

Azul: Ah, I can't wait to meet them.

[leeeeeeef]

im still thinking abt 3-1's impact on phoenix as a character. because in 3-1 he's so trusting and open and unabashedly friendly until he realizes the truth abt dahlia. and just before dahlia is apprehended, she says this to him:

and after that he.. just doesnt tell anyone anything??? he never did get to tell mia about larry and miles and why he became a lawyer. and he doesn't tell maya either until she literally stops him and forces him to tell her. and he didn't tell maya about miles's disappearance. and he didn't say anything about his involvement with iris at the beginning of 3-5.

and in aa4, that secretiveness is only exacerbated after not only his client but the entire legal system suddenly turned on him. right out of the gate in 4-1, phoenix is very selective with the information he discloses, like when he chooses to plead the fifth and refuses to elaborate on his game with shadi, or when he lies to the judge about his locket (through omission, but a lie nonetheless). and even throughout the game, he never tells anyone about his work on the mason system and he doesn't tell apollo and trucy about their mother.

and not only that, but he works as a poker player!! the entire point of poker is to be secretive and misleading!!! and he keeps up this facade throughout the game, projecting this character of a sleazy, shady poker player, even leaning into the rumors of him forging evidence. all when he's trying to enact generally positive legal reforms!! it's as if he's keeping up this poker face throughout the game, and it only makes him even more secretive and cryptic.

my point is, there's such a stark contrast between the bubbly, emotional, and forthcoming college student phoenix wright and the mysterious, closed-off poker player phoenix wright. and even lawyer phoenix is secretive to a degree!!

and i can't help but think that dahlia's last words to phoenix before she was arrested contributed to that change at least partially. do you think dahlia would have never resorted to murder if phoenix didnt tell anyone abt the necklace? do you think he blames himself for doug swallow's death? he was just innocently gushing about his girlfriend!!! how could he have known it would lead to something like this!?? and if this much harm could have been caused just by telling people about a little necklace, i'd understand why phoenix wouldnt want to talk about his life at all!!

but as much as he's been betrayed or weathered down, no matter how many walls he builds or how he changes, there's one thing that has stayed constant throughout his life as we've seen it, and that's especially apparent with his beanie and locket. his beanie, likely a gift from trucy with the word "papa" stitched onto it, and the locket with a picture of his daughter. both symbols of his love for trucy, just like how he wore the bottle necklace and the sweater made by iris as a sign of his love for her. and if there's anything to glean from these parallels, it's that there's a part of phoenix that never faded away after all those years, that still cares for people so ardently and so strongly and with all his heart. and that's something that will probably never change.