#and will do it for as long as possible XDD

[cienie-isengardu]

Mortal Kombat 1 Behind the Scenes AU: Get. Lost

[Cage’s Mansion] [Waiting for Liu Kang] [Special Bonus] [Grandmaster’s commentary] [Climbing scene] [Madam Bo’s Inn] [Cage’s Mansion 2 (fire extinguisher)] [Medic] [Shang Tsung’s sad face] [Smoke’s Fall] [Scenography (1)] [Scenography (2)] [Show off!] [Favorite brother] [Climbing on the wall (nonsense)] [Tomas’ commentary] [Perfectly fine] [Sexy, sexy man~♪] [Brothers between filming - Scenography(3)] [Wrong team!] [Since when you two are friends?!] [I like being evil sorcerer more] [I forgot my line, sorry!] [Read the script Kuai!]

[starman-john-tracy]

Tentative Truce [RP]

With @dazednde-fused:

Hearing his real name uttered by The Voice Who Answers gave him a strange flutter in his belly. It felt strange, but also made him oddly joyful. The happy feeling quickly gave way to worry. Thunderbird Two grounded? Wait, the machine or the pilot? John said repairs, so that meant just the machine, right? Not that that was a good thing. Concentrate on the job at hand. Moving rubble. With explosives. Okay, that could be done. No cave-ins though. Tricky. He'd need to be careful - not something that had been a priority with his last employer. "Uh, okay. Yeah." He swallowed hard. He could do this. For the briefest of moments, he'd entertained the idea that John meant Thunderbird One was coming here to take him out to Australia to give hands on help. Then he realised the GDF wouldn't allow that, so John must have meant help-via-holocall. "So, you want me to give Scott . . . er, Thunderbird One advice on types and quantities of explosives and precise placement and stuff, right? I can do that, but I'll need as much information as you can give me on the terrain and the type of rock and soil involved." Doing this remotely wouldn't be ideal, and the potential for getting something wrong was higher than he'd like. What if something went wrong and people got hurt? He'd never be able to prove to IR and the Tracys that he'd changed then.

The look of relief that slips through Thunderbird Five's mask of professionalism suggests that the situation may be far more dire than John had been letting on.

"We appreciate your cooperation." He says, and it sounds surprisingly sincere for so robotic a statement, "The GDF has granted us a special permissions licence, for this rescue only, to have you on-site. I'm afraid we'll have to tolerate a security detail, but International Rescue isn't about to complain about having more hands for a job." There's a quick flash of white teeth that might even count as a smile.

"I trust I don't need to get Colonel Casey in here to remind you to toe the line?" John adds, watching as the other man is flanked by uniformed GDF officials, ready to be escorted out to the waiting helijet. "I'll transfer the schematics I have of the site over to your handlers now."

Even with the guard, the Space Monitor has no intention of leaving Fuze's commline for even a moment. He's taking a big risk here, gambling like this, but he hopes that the fact that - should he try anything, should he go rouge - his GDF entourage will make sure he never sees the light of day again, will be enough to keep his brother and the rescuees safe.

Clarence expressed a desire to change... and John is hedging a lot of bets on that being true.

[peekofhistory]

What dynasty are wuxia hanfu based off? The ones in The Untamed and Word Of Honor look cool but I can't tell which dynasty they're based off

It depends on the story/show :D

Wuxia shows can be from any dynasty, or even no dynasty at all. There's a Chinese term called "架空" （jiakong), essentially it means the story takes place in a fictional time period that doesn't actually exist in history. Stories that are "jiakong" have a lot of leeway when it comes to clothing, hair, settings, etc. because the writer/director can essentially do whatever they want.

Xianxia stories (like The Untamed) tend to be "jiakong" because immortals don't actually exist. To put Xianxia stories into actual history, the writer would have to make a lot of changes to what actually happened in history, which can get messy, so most writers choose to "jiakong" the time period just to make things easier.

Wuxia stories (like Word of Honor) can be "jiakong" or set in a particular dynasty. In the case of Word of Honor, it's "jiakong".

Because of that, the Hanfu designs for both shows are a mixed batch. I don't think the costume designers had any dynasty in mind when designing these clothes and instead just went with a basic "look" of Hanfu (long sleeves, long robes) and worked from there.

(If I get any of the characters' names wrong, please forgive me, it's been a while since I saw these shows OTL)

For example, in the pic below this style of flipped out collar worn by A-Xu doesn't fit with any Hanfu styles I'm aware of. The only flipped-out collar I know of is sometimes when wearing quju robes (pic 2,3) of the Qin/Han Dynasties, and he's definitely not wearing a quju.

【EDIT】 The collar of Tang Dynasty robes could be worn flipped outwards to reveal the semi-sleeve inside, but that's not the style A-Xu is wearing here.

Also the long slits in the bottom of the robes they're wearing, some Hanfu styles from the Tang Dynasty and onward do have slits but they were one on either side, and possibly one at the back, more commonly seen with round-collared robes (though not always).

Here Wen Kexing has on a quling (turtle-neck collared) undershirt which is seen in Han/Weijin Dynasties, but then the white robe has a flipped out collar. A-Xu's entire outfit is...lol, I think he's purposely wearing his collar loose like that to portray that he didn't really care about his appearance but technically no collar should be so low as that light-blue robe he's wearing. I don't think that robe actually has a defined collar, the fabric is just loosely gathered but there's no collar "cuff".

In this pic, Wen Kexing has a round collared robe which is seen in Tang, Song, Ming, but then the sleeve is like a half-shoulder vest rather than full sleeve, and that's also not seen in any Hanfu styles.

...Or is that one robe? Is the sleeve connected to that shoulder piece? Because it looks like the robe he has underneath is red (from the collar). I can't tell, but either way, that shoulder design is not a style found in any Hanfu of a particular dynasty.

This couple's wedding outfit is influenced by a mix of Song and Ming Dynasty. She's wearing green, usually seen in Song Dynasty, but her collar is a criss-crossed collar which would be Ming (Song would be like pic 3 where the woman is wearing a low-collared top rather than a high-collared robe). She's missing the "xiapei (霞帔)" which is that strip of fabric draped on the shoulders (pic 4), but it looks like the costume designer put a strip of red along the collar to give an illusion of wearing xiapei.

For the groom, rather than the official round-collar robe he's wearing a cross-collared robe, and his red is more of a blue-ish tint. Usually wedding robes, if red, are a bright red (literally called "China red" in China, xDD).

For this pic below, it's a 1-piece robe with collar piece going across the chest, then straight down from the waist. It could be a Tang or Song style Hanfu, but the sleeves, the belt, and the overall fit of the clothing isn't quite right.

The Untamed made a lot of their clothes really form-fitting against the actors, that's actually not a good fit for Hanfu in general. You want a nice loose fit, even if the clothing is "form-fitting" it's not meant to stick to your frame. Because of this, the clothing in the Untamed always appear a size or two too small (Word of Honor did a better job of sizing their clothes). If they were wearing today's clothing then it's no problem, but for Hanfu it's too tight >_< Then again, that's probably just the style they were going for so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This black jacket/vest definitely was just created for a "cool" aesthetic. Xianxia/Wuxia shows love doing this broad shoulder vest garment, in actual Hanfu there ARE garments that look similar but these shows really run with it.

Here, Jinguang Yao (it's Yao, right?) is wearing a round-collared robe which was popular in Tang, Song, and Ming. The outer jacket and the material (it looks like brocade rather than soft silk) makes me lean towards Ming Dynasty for this outfit.

It also has an emblem piece on the chest which makes me think of the Mandarin Square robe during the Ming Dynasty (work attire for court officials) except: 1) Mandarin squares are embroidered separately then sewn onto the robe, this looks like it was weaved into the fabric 2) Mandarin Square robes in Ming Dynast were red 3) This emblem is round instead of square

So I would say they took inspiration from the Mandarin Square robe but changed aspects to make it fit into the show better (I think the show kept most characters in lighter colours to contrast with Wei Wuxian's darker, bold colours).

There's also things like the buildings, props, etc. to consider if we were to really dig into dynasties. And the hair styles, that half-up half-down thing is purely for aesthetics because in history they wouldn't wear their hair like that (especially considering their background).

There was a short period during the Jin/North-South dynasty when some men did wear half their hair down, but that was ONLY because that period of time was notoriously chaotic and the "rules" specifying appropriate behaviour in society had crashed (礼崩乐坏). Essentially, if you were a "civil" man (particularly with some education from a wealthy family) all your hair is tied up at 15 yo, and at 20 you get your guan (hair piece) ceremony symbolizing you're now an adult.

For women, pre-marriage you can leave some hair down, but tied in the back, not loose. After marriage it all gets tied up.

Leaving hair loose would basically get you labeled as rude, disrespectful, uncouth, uneducated, crazy, you get the idea.

But in shows like this it's a nice aesthetic when they're doing martial arts moves and the hair is flying around, so these days it tends to be the go-to hairstyle for xianxia/wuxia shows.

I hope that was helpful :D None of this is to say these costumes aren't beautiful, just not history textbook Hanfu ^^;;;;

[nukudraws]

Do Dragons mate? How?

(most of these are unserious answers I brainrotted with @zorlovinghue this morning but I wouldn't be that surprised if one of them turned out to be correct)

This is completely based on part 1 knowledge. It IS mostly brainrot, you have been warned.

First theory: they don't.

-> they impregnate themselves

-> it's possible this might apply to all genders

Second theory: praying mantises

-> after mating, the female Dragons eat the male Dragons

It's unlikely they're cannibals but I can somewhat see them killing off their mates xdd

Third theory: Dragon lifespans

-> Dragons have long lifespans compared to other beings but mate only once

-> the male Dragons simply die once 'their job is done'

-> it could naturally be the end of male Dragons lifespan, they die once they mate so they do so at their last moments (?)

-> the reason for Eruhaben living so long would be that he never mated (is a virgin)

-> it would also explain why we only see the Mothers of the eggs with no mentions of Fathers

-> also possible reason why there's only so few older dragons (apart from Arm getting rid of most)

Fourth theory: dominant dragons

-> for Dragons, since they're shape shifters and not many are born (you need to wait quite a bit for some eggs to hatch too), it would also make sense in case they do mate that the gender is not as important as who's 'dominant'

-> Dragons, apart from their genders, would also be categorized by 'more dominant' or 'less dominant' compared to each other

-> kinda like omegaverse (with or without the scent part)

-> I can't see Mila as anything but dominant though the same I can't say for Eruhaben... So I would say, compared to him she's 'more dominant' but compared to someone else she might be 'less dominant'

-> it could be that, after mating, not dominant Dragons become more vulnerable

As for Olienne, what if he actually died to an Arm ambush because he just mated? (I doubt bro would but still-)

What if all male dragons are easy preys that way?

And what if Arm targeted female dragons after they lays eggs for the same reason?

It's always pretty weird to think how many dragons Arm killed since they supposed to be the strongest existences on Nameless 1 and if someone has an attribute like Rasheel what can you even do about that... unless he mates... Pfftt

Fifth theory: absent fathers

-> Dragons are said and shown to be protective of their youths, despite that, we have only seen two parents: Sheritt and Mila

-> Dragons are also very prideful, it could be that Dragons have only one mate and if the mate dies first then the other would not mate again.

It would explain how sparsely seen dragons are.

-> Eruhaben has helped multiple younger Dragons get through their growth phases. He protected them since that is when they're most vulnerable

When else are they be most vulnerable tho? When they're still inside an egg.

-> here, the Dragon fathers would stay around either until the deed is done/egg is layed or up until the eggs hatch

-> after that they disappear and leave it up to the mother to deal with

Sixth theory: magic

-> the eggs could be made by a form of magic

-> this might or might not require actually mating

Alright, now would be a good time to mention these are just ideas and for funsies

You are free to disagree/scroll past

but if you leave hate for either of us, I'll eat you for breakfast ♡

[solis-solaire]

Thoughts on gumwrightworth?

In short:

I ADORE these three,, so mushing them all together is the PERFECT thing. I also have A Lot to say on this so hold on, this is gonna be a ride.

I firstly wanna talk about all the pairings separately. I do not feel like going over why Wrightworth is good because it has been repeated to DEATH and everyone who has internalized it knows everything I could possibly say about them already, so I shall refrain ☺️.

Gumworth is SO GOOD THOUGH,, and I’m happy to find the Gumworth people of Tumblr through me stealing someone else’s blog banner XDD. Edgeworth is such a tough boss, and Gumshoe’s admittedly a little dim at times, which isn’t an ideal trait for a detective. But somehow they just work so well together 💞 Gumshoe tries SO HARD to help Edgeworth,, and genuinely cares for him to an amount that is WILD for just being a boss-employee relationship. He has an adoration for Edgeworth, and has been there for him since his very first case.

Because of the longevity of their relationship paired with the implication that he and Edgeworth are CONSTANTLY placed on the same case,, I refuse to believe that Edgeworth DOESN’T care for Gumshoe in some way or another. Besides his adoptive family (which are not the type of people to be all lovey-dovey), Gumshoe is the only person to stick with him throughout his entire prosecutorial career. He’s seen him at his absolute worst and still has this unshakable faith in him, which MUST have some value to him considering all of the doubt that’s been cast not only on his career, but his overall moral standing as he put one innocent person after another in jail in his Bratworth era that he did everything to rectify after his year-long sabbatical post 1-5.

People tend to overlook Gumshoe’s sadness during that disappearance, like NO ONE KNEW EDGEWORTH WAS ALIVE. A lot of people (myself included) tend to focus on Phoenix’s feelings during the second game, as he is the mc and he get his thoughts on the matter WAY more than we get Gumshoe’s. But he’s clearly distraught as well, and how couldn’t he be? We saw how much he cared for Edgeworth during case 1-4,, and again he works with him constantly. He must’ve seen the way Edgeworth’s spirit dwindled from the day he was arrested for Robert Hammond’s murder to the day he left that letter, and feared the worst. He may have blamed himself for not showing Edgeworth he was there for him to the extent that he wanted to, and that kind of guilt would be EXCRUCIATING to live with for a year. There’s a bit of leeway with Phoenix in this situation, as Edgeworth shut him out time and time again because they were technically enemies in court, and he also isn’t one to want to relive his past. But Gumshoe was meant to be his sidekick, his confidant (his silly rabbit /ref). He would feel like he failed his job in absolutely every way if he thought Edgeworth couldn’t trust him enough to open up even a little when he was struggling the most.

Angst aside, their relationship runs DEEP. And as much as I love Wrightworth,, I love exploring every avenue in terms of shipping and it BOTHERS me that more people don’t see their potential. Like I think them and Wrightworth are tied in my mind for best ship in Ace Attorney.

As for Gumwright,, PEOPLE DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR POTENTIAL ENOUGH AND THAT BOTHERS ME. One pet peeve I have whenever I see Gummywrightworth is it feels more like traditional polygamy than more all-way polyamory. It feels like Edgeworth’s the glue binding them together, and that Gumshoe and Wright don’t feel any type of way about one another,, and that is SUCH A CRIME. It is SO NICE to think about the juxtaposition between the Gumworth work relationship and the Gumwright one, and in turn how different they would both be in a romantic setting. Whereas Edgeworth doesn’t particularly need Gumshoe’s help most of the time and loves to do everything and make all the deductions himself, Wright often NEEDS Gumshoe’s help to progress because he has access to things Wright often doesn’t. Whether it’s evidence, reports, prosecution’s strategy, or real-time forensic analysis,, Gumshoe has COME THROUGH for Wright time and time again. His help is absolutely invaluable to Wright’s investigations, and without him as a resource quite a few of Wright’s clients likely would’ve been declared guilty. But that’s not to say Wright is useless. It’s just that Gumshoe oftentimes has that one missing piece that Wright needs.

The way Edgeworth and Wright both interact with Gumshoe is also very different. Edgeworth’s a little more dismissive of Gumshoe (particularly in AAI 1+2), and he often scolds Gumshoe for his missteps. But while Wright at the beginning is often pushy in order to get Gumshoe to help in the first place (as he’s instructed not to help the defense), but when he actually begins helping, Wright is quite kind to Gumshoe. Although he recognizes that Gummy’s a little dumb at times, he still values his insight, as Wright can also be a little dumb about things that should be obvious to someone with a law degree. It’s like they’re two halves of a braincell coming together to bounce around for a bit during the PW Trilogy’s investigation segments. I just. THEY’RE SO NICE TO EACH OTHER 💞 of course they’re aggressive to one another at first, but as they take on the same cases they grow friendlier and closer. And when they’re in a trial,, Gumshoe treats his testimony like a game. he always needs to announce that Wright’s “not gonna get him this time!” I just find them really cute,,, and I’m disappointed in this fandom for not considering them as a pairing more often. Like if you guys are not gonna write enough Gumwright fics, I will DO IT MYSELF.

Now the differences and similarities between these two pairings come together to form Gummywrightworth, and it is beautiful. It brings a tear to my eye just thinking about it. The three of them have faced the bulk of their hardships in the first trilogy together, and because of this, they would all grow so close to one another. None of them seem to have many other people to cling to who would understand their troubles,, but they all understand each other because they were THERE. They were all there for one another during the good and the bad times throughout the trilogy, and they all celebrated together when it was finally over. Not to mention I think that Gumshoe and Wright’s puppy energies could help mellow Edgeworth out a bit. It’s a well-balanced relationship with lots of history to back it up,, and the three of them all work so well together, and it’s impossible to tell me they all don’t deeply care for each other. They are so amazing.

[two-clowns]

appreciation post to bamsara&lt;3

hi :D We are only 2 friends who have followed the work of @bamsara from the shadows (English is not our first language so there may be incoherence in this text xD) it has taken us time but finally we are encouraged to publish our small works inspired by the great work of Bamsara as a way of thanking them for sharing their great talent

clown1 : Solar lunancy is a fanfic that me and my friend love a lot and well for their birthday I wanted to give them the bound fanfic as a present, however as English was not our language I took the time to translate the fanfic to Spanish. I planned the gift 5 months before clown 2's birthday and the translation took me about 3 months, I read the fanfic several times when I was translating it and even so it had several mistakes because time was running out, but I had a lot of fun reading and translating the fanfic, and the emotion on clown 2's face was worth it.

clown2: after the beautiful gift from clown one (who introduced me to fic and bam's art) I decided to go all out and make the y/n solar lunacy jacket it was a somewhat chaotic process because I decided to dye the fabric myself, hand paint it and put the jacket together but after a few months and a lot of trial and error I think I managed to do justice to the design bam made and since I had some time left over I decided to make the freddy ears to complement the jacket.

(I had also given her the name tag as a gift a long time ago, so the cosplay is complete)

two clowns in cosplay waiting for the fnaf movie to start.

clown 1 : I met bam when I entered the Invader Zim fandom thanks to his fanfic "Cryptids, Emotions And The Possible End Of The World" I loved and still love this fic for how funny and cool it is, being this fanfic the first one I read in the fandom as well as being one of my favorites within it. However, just after bam wrote "A moment" I decided to make a small animatic drawing several scenes from the fic. The process was fun, as such I really like to make small animatics (although I don't have the same time as before). I made the animatic some time ago but after I made it I couldn't bring myself to send it until today xdd (I never knew if bam saw it).

clown2: a little fanart I made of zim and dib from Cryptids, Emotions And The Possible End Of The World as a gift for clown1's birthday

bamb also dragged us into the colt fandom lmao

clown 1 doodles :

clown 2 doodles :

[labyrinthofsphinx]

which charter would be the most likely to just, defy the laws of nature and physics by complete accident and walk out fine not knowing the eternal chaos they've ensued? (my moneys on drift)

Haha! Oh, I love this question!

Honestly? They all probably have varying degrees of it, but the worst offender would be Alastor. He is always doing things that shouldn't be possible, often his own doing, and walking away without a hitch. And he is a masterclass of being unaware of the things he throws into motion. Vox has a long, long list of funny stories about Alastor somehow, someway causing havoc and breaking most of the known laws of physics to get out of it alright. It's gotten to the point that he just throws up his hands and gives up. Alastor has no explanation. If Vox ever was able to figure out the formula for Alastor's nonsense, he could probably unlock the key to the universe XD.

That said, Vox does have his own fair share of 'definitely shouldn't be alive right now' stories. He's just better at rationalizing it after the fact. Everything has a explanation for it, to him. He's very much a fan of the world having to be run by some rules....even if he breaks them himself, lol. He's certainly no believer in luck, just statistics. And nothing's never really impossible...just very, very unlikely.

Drift has had those moment too, through probably not to the extremity that Vox and Al have, if only because he's never quite put himself in the same life and death situations as often. But nearly getting run over like Disney's Mulan's grandma and walking out just fine? Yeah, that's happened plenty XDD. Unlike Al though, Drift is more likely to be aware that he might've just caused some chaos, if only because he has the awareness to look around...aaannnd book it before anyone points the finger at him, haha.

(Now all that said, there are certainly...other things influencing where the dice rolls, as it were. And these things might not care about the laws of mere mortals ;))

Thanks for the ask!

[domm1etae]

sent to tempt me - chapter fourteen

chapter fourteen: blind as a bat

chapter summary: Yunho shares his deal with Mingi, facing endless teasing from Jisung. He enjoys getting to know Hongjoong and Seonghwa, only to be shocked when Jisung reveals something about them...

pairing: yunho x mingi

genre: smut (not yet but there will be eventually), angst, fluff, romance, m/m, non!idol!ateez, sub!yunho, dom!mingi, drama, coming of age, collage, religion

rating: 18+ (for the whole series bc there will be smut eventually) | mdni

word count: 2.6k

warnings under

collage, roommates, sub!yunho, dom!mingi, bad boy mingi and religious church good boy yunho, same-sex attraction, m/m, teasing, dark themes, homophobia, self discovery, pet names, strangers to lovers, religion and religious topics, aaaand more will be added soon hehehe

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author's note: here’s chapter 14 as promiiiised 🙌 i’m so glad this long dialogue is finally over xdd now we can get back to mingi & yunho muhehehe 😈💕

Seonghwa grinned, shaking his head. “Oh my god, Yunho. You’re in so deep.”

Jisung gripped his heart. “This is the best day of my LIFE. Nothing can top this!”

Yunho groaned, covering his face with both hands. “Oh my god, you guys are not helping.” His ears were burning, and the more they stared at him, the hotter his face got. “It wasn’t anything serious. That’s just how Mingi talks.”

Seonghwa hummed, clearly not convinced. “Mhm. Sure.”

Yunho peeked through his fingers at him. “It wasn’t.”

“Right.” Seonghwa smiled knowingly.

Jisung was still gripping the edge of his seat like he was waiting for another bombshell to drop. “Wait, wait, wait, so that’s it? That’s the story?”

“No.” Yunho inhaled, exhaled, prayed for strength. “That’s… actually not even the main reason I’m here.”

Jisung nearly choked. “It’s NOT?”

Yunho shook his head, trying to compose himself, but the weight of their attention made it difficult to think straight. He wasn’t used to being the center of conversation like this, and definitely not over something like this.

He licked his lips nervously. “After… whatever that was, I just grabbed my stuff and was about to leave—because obviously I needed to get out of there before I spontaneously combusted—but then suddenly, out of nowhere, I hear Mingi go, ‘Hey, Yunho.’”

Hongjoong leaned forward. “And?”

Yunho blinked. “That was exactly my reaction. I turned back and was like, ‘Yeah?’ And then Mingi just looks at me and says—‘Let’s make a deal.’”

Hongjoong frowned. “A deal?”

Yunho nodded. “Yeah.”

Jisung gasped so dramatically it could’ve been out of a K-drama. “OH MY GOD. YUNHO, PLEASE TELL ME HE DIDN’T MAKE YOU DO SOME HUMAN TRAFFICKING OR SOMETHING.”

Yunho’s entire brain blanked out for a second. “What?”

The room turned to stare at Jisung.

Jisung threw up his hands defensively. “WHAT? It’s Mingi we’re talking about. This is, like, 10876523802% possible.”

Hongjoong blinked. “Hah. True.”

Yunho shook his head quickly. “No—no! Obviously it wasn’t anything like that!”

Seonghwa sighed, looking more amused than concerned. “Alright. What kind of deal did he mean, then?”

Yunho rubbed the back of his neck. “Well. First, he says, ‘Don’t worry, it won’t be anything bad.’ And obviously, at that point, my entire body was telling me to run.”

Jisung nodded solemnly. “Fair.”

“But I stayed. And then Mingi just—he casually drops, ‘For the sake of our project and our dorm room, let’s be friends.’”

Dead silence.

Seonghwa blinked. “Wait.”

Hongjoong sat back. “Hold on.”

Jisung’s mouth fell open. “Mingi… wants to be friends?”

Yunho nodded slowly. “That’s what I said. I literally just stood there, completely dumbfounded, staring at him like an idiot. My brain just shut down. The only thing that came out of my mouth was a plain, ‘What?’”

Seonghwa pressed. “And?”

“And then he clarified,” Yunho continued, shifting uncomfortably under their stares. “He was like, ‘Yeah, let’s be nice to each other.’”

Jisung squinted. “Mingi? Nice? To you?”

Yunho let out a weak laugh. “That’s what I thought, too! I had to make sure I wasn’t hearing things, so I asked him, ‘You… want us to be friends?’ Because, you know. After everything?”

“And?”

“And then he goes—” Yunho took a deep breath, forcing himself to say it aloud. “‘Sort of. But not like… best friends or anything. Let’s keep it casual—just here, in the dorm. No need to act all buddy-buddy when we’re out in public. That wouldn’t really work, you know. But I’ll try being less mean to you in public.’”

Seonghwa raised an eyebrow. “So. Friends. But only behind closed doors.”

“Exactly.”

Jisung wheezed. “This is some forbidden romance type beat.”

Yunho covered his face again, completely mortified. “Oh my god. Please stop.”

“But why?” Seonghwa grinned. “This is fun.”

Yunho peeked through his fingers again, face burning. “It’s not fun for me!”

Hongjoong chuckled and said. “Go on. What happened next?”

Yunho hesitated, heart hammering in his chest. It still didn’t feel real, even as he said it out loud. “Then Mingi said, ‘To think of it like… a truce. We’ll be nice to each other here, work on the project, and maybe even get along a little.’”

Hongjoong folded his arms. “And?”

“And then Mingi tilted his head and said ‘What do you think?’”

Seonghwa leaned in. “And what did you say?”

A heavy silence settled over the table. Yunho could feel their eyes on him, waiting. He gripped his cup a little tighter, staring down at the rim as if it held the answers he needed. His heart was already beating too fast, and he hadn’t even said anything yet.

Why was this so hard to say?

“Yunho?” Hongjoong prompted, his tone laced with curiosity.

Yunho cleared his throat. His voice came out quieter than intended. “I, um… I told him that… I guess we can… try that.”

For a second, nobody moved. And then—

Jisung gasped. Loudly.

“Oh my God.” He grabbed Hongjoong’s arm dramatically, like he had just witnessed a miracle. “Now this definitely topped the flirting part.”

Yunho’s entire body seized up. His head snapped up so fast he almost got whiplash.

“THERE WAS NO FLIRTING, JISUNG!” His voice cracked embarrassingly on the last syllable. His face was already burning. “What—what are you even talking about?! He’s a guy! And—most importantly—he’s MINGI!”

Jisung rolled his eyes. “Yeah, yeah, we know, a guy and Mingi, we got it.” He gave Yunho an exaggerated look of pity. “You don’t have to sound so devastated about it.”

“I—I’m not—!” Yunho groaned, rubbing his hands down his face. He felt hot all over, like his shirt was suffocating him.

Jisung wasn’t done. “Jeez, sorry. I forgot the only one in your heart is our Lord and Savior.”

Yunho froze.

He lowered his hands just enough to glare at Jisung. “Do not make fun of me. And most importantly, do not make fun of God, Jisung.” His voice was firm, but his face was still bright red, which probably ruined the effect. “Sorry, I didn't mean to crash out like that…”.

Seonghwa, who had been sitting back and observing the chaos, suddenly tilted his head. “Wait.” His gaze flickered to Yunho’s chest. “Yunho… you’re religious?”

Yunho blinked.

“I mean,” Seonghwa gestured vaguely, “I noticed the rosary, but I just thought it was, like… a fashion statement.”

“Oh.” Yunho’s fingers instinctively brushed over the beads. “Yeah, well… that’s actually a funny story.”

He hesitated. Was it weird to talk about? It felt weird to talk about.

But the others were looking at him expectantly, so he forced himself to continue.

“This morning, in our kitchen, I actually ran into Mingi while I was making breakfast and, um… we talked. Like, actually had a nice conversation?” He bit his lip. “He totally geeked out about anime. I’ve never seen him so excited about anything before. It was like… he was a completely different person.”

Seonghwa narrowed his eyes slightly. “Define nice.”

Yunho shifted awkwardly. “Like… he wasn’t making fun of me or— or looking at me like I’m some weird nerd.” His voice got quieter. “He was just… talking. About things he liked.”

It had been weirdly normal. Almost nice.

Hongjoong blinked. “Wait, I’m sorry—how is that connected to you wearing the rosary?”

Yunho’s fingers curled around the beads, his stomach twisting slightly. “Well…” He took a breath. “I took my rosary with me, but I was afraid of people seeing it, so I kept it underneath my shirt, hiding it. But before I left for class, Mingi suddenly—” Yunho stopped himself, thinking if it wasnť weird to tell them what happened.

Jisung asked “He what?”

Yunho adjusted his grip on his cup, staring at the table. “Before I left, Mingi suddenly grabbed me by my collar and pulled the rosary out from under my shirt.”

Hongjoong’s eyebrows shot up. “What?”

“He what?” Seonghwa repeated, looking mildly concerned.

Yunho’s ears were burning. “Not like that!” He waved his hands around. “It was—it was just—he noticed it, okay? And he said he had been wondering the whole time what I was hiding.” His fingers curled around the beads. “And then he told me that I shouldn’t hide it. That I should wear it like this.”

He glanced down at the rosary resting against his shirt.

It wasn’t a big deal.

Right?

Seonghwa was quiet for a moment before nodding. “I have to agree with Mingi on this one, Yu. You should never hide that.” His voice was gentle, steady. “Believing in something, in my eyes, is beautiful.”

Yunho blinked.

His chest felt a little warm—a good warm. A different kind of warmth than the flustered kind. He ducked his head slightly, feeling a little shy. “Thank you, hyung.”

Hongjoong smiled at Seonghwa.

And then—

Jisung groaned dramatically. “Yeeeah, all of that is nice, but—are we totally ignoring the things Yunho just told us? HELLO?” He waved his hands wildly. “Friends with Mingi?! Having a CONVERSATION with Mingi?!”

Yunho sighed.

Hongjoong leaned forward, resting his elbows on the table. His expression was thoughtful, but there was a hint of skepticism in his tone.

“Okay, so let’s repeat this.” He held up his fingers, counting off. “Mingi was kind of okay at first, then he was a dick, and now—all of a sudden—he wants to be BFFs with you?”

Yunho frowned, feeling his face heat up again. “Not BFFs,” he muttered, shifting uncomfortably in his seat. “Just like… okay acquaintances, I guess?”

Seonghwa raised a sharp brow. “Acquaintances?” He sounded unconvinced.

Yunho nodded quickly, eager to clarify before anyone got any more ideas. “Yeah, like… for the sake of our project. And the dorm,” he added. “That’s all.”

Seonghwa didn’t look convinced in the slightest. “Yunho, this is not gonna stay at acquaintance. Trust me.”

Yunho swallowed. “What—what do you mean by that?”

Jisung, who had been unusually quiet (which was never a good sign), suddenly grinned. A grin Yunho immediately did not trust.

“Yeah, Yunho,” Jisung drawled, leaning back dramatically. “You don’t know Mingi that well.”

Yunho stiffened.

Jisung tilted his head, voice lowering conspiratorially. “You need to be careful. You never know what he’s planning for you.”

Yunho’s stomach twisted.

“What does that mean?!” He sat up straight, panic rising in his chest.

Jisung wiggled his eyebrows but didn’t say anything.

Yunho hated that.

Seonghwa, for his part, just sighed and shook his head like he already knew how this was going to end.

Hongjoong groaned. “Guys, don’t scare Yunho.” He turned to Yunho, giving him a reassuring look. “Maybe Mingi just really wants to be on good terms with you so you guys can survive this project. Right, Yunho?”

Yunho hesitated.

“I… yeah,” he said, nodding slowly. “I choose to believe that.”

He fidgeted with his sleeve, but there was still a nagging feeling in his gut.

“…But,” he added quietly, “what if Hwa and Jisung are right?”

Seonghwa must have noticed the way Yunho's fingers had curled into the hem of his sleeve because his expression softened immediately. He reached across the table, giving Yunho a reassuring pat on the arm.

“Oh, Yunho,” Seonghwa sighed, shaking his head. “I didn’t mean to scare you like that. Trust me.” His voice was gentle, soothing, and Yunho felt some of the nervous tension ease from his shoulders.

“Maybe Hongjoong is right,” Seonghwa continued. “Maybe everything will be okay. Maybe your project will go smoothly, and you’ll get a good grade, and this will all just be some funny little memory later.”

Yunho bit his lip. He wanted to believe that.

Hongjoong stretched, rolling his shoulders, before checking the time on his phone. “Anyway,” he said, slipping the device back into his pocket. “Me and Hwa need to go, right?”

Seonghwa perked up. “Oh—yeah.” He turned to Yunho with a small smile. “We should get going, but Yunho, it was so nice to meet you.”

Hongjoong nodded enthusiastically. “Seriously, so nice.” He gave Yunho an approving grin. “You’re fun, and you have such a pure soul. I liked today a lot, and I cannot wait for the next time we see each other.”

As he spoke, he and Seonghwa both stood, reaching for their jackets and slipping them on.

Seonghwa smirked as he adjusted his collar. “And trust me, Yunho, we will be seeing each other again. ASAP. And when we do, you’ll update us on this whole situation, okay?”

Yunho let out a small, breathy laugh, rubbing the back of his neck. “It was really nice meeting you two, too. Thank you so much for today. And yes, don’t worry—I’ll keep you updated.”

Everyone exchanged their goodbyes, and soon, it was just Yunho and Jisung left. The room suddenly felt quieter without Seonghwa’s poised confidence and Hongjoong’s warm, playful energy.

Jisung leaned forward, resting his chin on his hand with a sly grin.

“Sooo,” he hummed. “What do we think about SeongJoong?”

Yunho hummed in thought, reaching absentmindedly for a chip and popping it into his mouth. “They were really nice,” he said, voice muffled as he chewed. “I learned a lot of new stuff from them, and like you said, they give good advice, too.” He swallowed. “They seem… genuine.”

Jisung gasped dramatically, placing a hand over his chest. “Aaaaw, Yunho, don’t make me cry—that’s so sweet.”

Yunho quickly waved his hands. “No, no, I mean it! They were really nice.”

Jisung wiggled his eyebrows. “See? Told you you'd like them.”

Yunho just smiled, his fingers fidgeting with a napkin as another thought popped into his head. “Anyways…” he started. “What about their girlfriends? Do they study here as well?”

Jisung froze.

Yunho didn’t think much of it at first, still focused on the table of snacks, picking at a few crumbs absentmindedly. But after a few seconds of complete silence, he finally looked up—only to find Jisung staring at him, mouth slightly open in pure disbelief.

Yunho blinked. “Jisung?”

Jisung burst into laughter.

Not just any laughter. Loud, uncontrollable, throw-your-head-back-and-clutch-your-stomach laughter.

Yunho swore he had never heard anyone laugh that hard before.

He frowned, utterly bewildered. “Wha—what??”

Jisung just kept laughing, shaking his head like he couldn’t believe Yunho had actually said that.

Yunho stared, completely lost. “Why are you laughing?! What did I say?!”

But Jisung was too busy wheezing to answer.

Yunho furrowed his brows, completely lost. “Did I say something wrong or…?”

Jisung finally managed to calm down—a little. He wiped a tear from the corner of his eye, still breathless from laughing. “Oh my God, Yunho, I cannot believe you just asked me that.”

Yunho blinked. “I don’t understand at all. What did I do wrong? Seriously.”

Jisung shook his head, looking at Yunho like he was the most oblivious person in existence. “Oh my God. Yunho, you are so stupid it hurts.”

Yunho gasped, clutching his chest. “Excuse you?”

Jisung groaned, throwing his hands in the air. “Yunho, baby, those two are the least straight people I have ever seen and met.”

Yunho just blinked again. “What?”

Jisung stared at him. “You still don’t get it?”

Yunho shook his head slowly.

Jisung let out an exaggerated sigh before leaning in like he was about to reveal the biggest secret of the century. “Hongjoong and Seonghwa are dating.” He paused for effect, watching Yunho’s face closely. “They’ve been together for a good two and a half years. They are in a very, VERY gay relationship.”

Yunho froze.

His brain completely short-circuited.

Hongjoong and Seonghwa… together? As in… dating?!

His face went pale.

“Oh no,” Yunho whispered, his hands flying to his face. “Oh my God. I didn’t know that at all.” He let out a nervous, panicked laugh, staring at Jisung with wide eyes. “Oh no, I—do you think I said anything weird?! Oh no, oh no—”

Jisung watched him spiral for about three seconds before bursting into laughter again.

Yunho groaned, sinking lower into his seat. He was never living this down.

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[yourloveaton]

Just scroll through everything I have missed. The fuck you mean Trickster doesn't sleep ?!?? What. Did I get it wrong? Am I not understanding something?

Plus, about my last ask about Undyne. Or if to be more concreting about the Asgore's "maybe ask Trickster to train Undyne a bit" part of the answer. I personally really can't see him doing this. Because Trickster is kinda...not..really... in the guard??? Like you get it? Yes, Sans started doing this while he was part of the guards, WE knew that. And yes, he might be associated with them in the eyes of other monsters. But realistically, how can someone who's identity you don't know be officially a part of the government structure? So that means you can't really say this person what to do. You can ask nicely and hope that this will work, but ehh idk about that

Of course, there is another explanation for this possibility. Trickster simply was given a job offer as part of a guards at some point from Asgore. And now he gets paid twice. As Sans and as Trickster. LMAO, just think about it XDD Which actually made me think, does Sans get paid at his job at the laboratory??? Or Gaster just taked him as an unpaid intern. Ahahahah, that would be cruel

OKAY I’m slowly getting back to the inbox IM SO SORRY FOR THE LONG WAIT AGAIN 😭🙏🙏 It’s been so busy I couldn’t have the time to seriously sit down and write earnestly…

HAHAHA WHERE DID U GET TRICKSTER’S SLEEP HABITS FROM He does get sleep, but I guess it’s so little enough that nobody has seen him sleep or anything related to it rlly !!! Who knows 🤷

Yeahhh I get your reasoning !!! Let me try to brainstorm and explain what I’ve thought for Trickster’s position in royal guards and anything related to it

Asgore and Sans know each other, through Gaster since in this au Gaster and Asgore were friends that worked together, Gaster introduced the skelebros to Asgore long time ago

I in all honesty haven’t thought throughly about the Trickster’s royal guard role and its details yet cuz I’ve been working on his other parts of his lore, which took more priority as of now AHAHA

But as I was saying, Trickster’s existing connection with Asgore and how his silly reputation with the underground would have reached to Asgore’s ears eventually and and and UGHH MY BRAIN IS NOT WORKING SORRY Gaster could’ve told Asgore too actually AHAHHAAHA many possibilities happening here

but what I wanted to say is that, Asgore would know Trickster eventually and THAT IS WHY he could’ve asked Trickster to do little training session for Undyne since Asgore would’ve wanted her to learn and experience new things from someone different than himself, also it’s his close friend’s son like he’s sure he got some tricks up to his sleeve that could help undyne’s growth or WHATEVER I THINK THATS WHAT I THOUGHT AT THE TIME?? I genuinely don’t remember anymore….

Yeah sorry… I lowkey forgot most of it let me think again… The royal position he’s gotten could either be a sentry or u know, replacing someone’s role for a time because of reasons? Cuz one of the ideas I had was that Gaster heard Asgore’s talk about maybe royalty guards and role replacement or whatever was talked about so Gaster might’ve put Trickster to handle it??? IDEK IF I EXPLAINED IT PROPERLY IM SO SORRY I’m in brainstorm mode rn I’m not good with writing 😭😭😭

But errr errr yeahh something along the way, could be worked more on it later on..

Trickster was an unpaid intern for a while actually AHAHAHA but he did eventually start getting paid for it, not that it matters much cuz… yeah… they’re lowkey rich…. Trickster is a nepo baby 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

anyway, thank you so much for your asks again, I appreciate them SO SO MUCH you’ve got no idea !!! Makes me enjoy developing Trickster’s lore even more too ehehehee 💖💖💖 Let me know if u didn’t get any of these or just have another question heh

[tapakah0]

Hey, i just starded your fic and i do get your notifications when you post something so i do watch with not much understanding but like.. is this a parallel ?

I believe it’s not the same context but it’s still mickey waking raph up and i saw and was like: wait just a second, what is this???

So far i love your comic and i enjoy whats going on for now it s just much love on top of so much joy/love am i going to get some angst (please say no, cass is already breaking me into bits and pieces)

Thank you)) No, I don't want to make more angst, it is going to a big big happy ending. I mean, it was supposed to end long ago, I'm not going to make it worse XDD (Cass, keep breaking them *cough*)

And yes, it's a parallel) Last time he waiter 3 months to see him, it was possible that Raph might die, this time it took 6 years, but he was with him all this time)

[silvergrovezelda]

larutalia reference sheet plus leviathan Zora lore

okay fine I’ll post her here XDD in canon her story takes place like uh….50 years at least after totk/botw and is the champion of vah ruta. But in any other stories she can be added as just a regular Zora or a princess of the Faron domain. Her champion sash in opposite to her green one and it goes under it. Also someone help her walk that leg is crippled

about leviathan Zora:

Leviathan zora in general have much longer tails that can be as short as up to their hips. And as long as 1 and a quarter of their height. They have two sets of scales. The main scales, and the fin scales. The fin scales are often all the same color and apply to all the transparent parts of the zora. Which includes on the head tendril. These fins are much softer and can have fading gradients. 

The head tendril is a very distinct part of the leviathan zora and it begins to grow around at the age of five. The longer it is, the more water manipulation you have. So far the queen is the one with the longest head tendril. If a tendril does not grow by ten years old, it’s possibly due to being a late bloomer or the body having suffered malnourishment or severe long damage at a young age. They will not have any water manipulation if they do not have a tendril. 

Differences between males and females: there are some noticeable traits between them but it’s more of a 50/50 shot to get one or the other, females have more round wavy fins which are transparent.  But the males have more Spikey fins which are more similar to their lanayru cousins. 

Jewelry: due to the amount of luminous stone and ore near their domain and in their cave, they have similar jewelry to the lanayru zora. But often times it is more decorated and unique with each one. And luminous stones are not the only gems for decoration. All gems can be used. Even topaz! Though it may sting after wearing it for a while. 

Relationship with farosh. 

The leviathan zora worship the mysterious dragon as their deity. And after hundereds of generations with the dragon, have developed a stronger resistance to electricity then many of the other zora. The royalty are blessed by the lighting dragon when ascending and have the highest resistance to electricity then perhaps any other zora. They are required to wear a gift from the dragon in their jewelry. Sometimes in their crown, or on their belts and necklaces. 

 Colors 

Leviathan zora come in all colors you can imagine. But their softer skin like scales are always a very light shade of whatever color their fins are or scales are. The most common case is being a cool white. 

Weapons: the leviathan zora are a bit…defensive of their home. And the guards take their job very seriously so you cannot just walk right into their home without a reason and a thorough checking that you won’t do any harm. Their weapons are made of the same steel as the lanayru zora but perhaps with a bit more intimidation. One guy a few years ago stuck a skreel’s skull on his spear so that was fun to put in a museum… 

water manipulation: this ability was very strange and it’s common for leviathan Zora to have it. It can be used to transport water, freeze it, evaporate it, and control it. Some Zora have more control and power than other leviathans. That is due to their head tendril. It’s common for guards to channel their abilities through their weapons with the help of an opal fragment. Freezing and heating water is not a natural ability and requires help of gem fragments such as sapphire or ruby. Even small chunks is enough.

Current royals: king aruhdon, Queen Marella, prince risali, and princess larutalia

:important!!: I am the creator of the leviathan Zora concept. I do not own Zora as a whole but please respect that I created the lore and subspecies that is leviathan Zora. Just don’t steal my lore for your own species plz. You may make a leviathan Zora but just credit me as the creator of the species

[iamgonnagetyouback]

Hello hello! Congratulations on 2k, I'm so proud!!! I was wondering if I could possibly request a 🏹 fairy's arrow?

My preferred fandom would be the marauders, and the gender male. I'm a ravenclaw, and a INTP, and a Virgo sun, sag moon, and Libra rising (if your into those things lol)

I really love to read, and write, and draw. I also love to learn, but don't tend to flaunt it. I can be rather chaotic, often acting dumber than I am for the bit or just to gather more experiences, and have been told on several occasions I'm a poster child for ADHD XDD. I don't tend to flaunt my intelligence, but I can be confused and slightly concerned if my friend doesn't know something I think is general knowledge, and then I end up ranting about the specifics, and they look at me like I'm crazy, but I really just like to read and soak up knowledge like a sponge. I've had several friends say I'm like "the mom friend meets airport dad meets chaotic good" or along those likes, yk?

I also am very naturally curious and one of my biggest goals is to buy a van or trailer and travel the entire world, leaving no stone unturned. With my off the walls nature, I find trouble in staying in one place for long.

Some dislikes/pet peeves are as follows: STYROFOAM. I have an extreme hatred for it. It's the bane of my existence, and i refuse to touch it. Also I really dislike slow walkers, and loud chewers. I also really hate it when a package claims to be easy to open but then it isn't. And when my jar of pickled banana peppers won't open.

BRO I love pickled banana peppers so much they're the loml I eat them on everything all the time. I'm sure my blood is 70% pickled brine at the rate I consume these babies.

also! My music taste is like.. super all over the place. I love 'in this moment', 'halestorm', 'rob zombie' and stuff like that, but I also love ve divorced dad rock, and metal, and like... Whatever genre 'aesha erotica' is, and I also love 'the oh hellos', and 'kesha' and also I've been super obssessed with 'ptolemaea' by Ethel Cain recently.

I also don't believe in tmi, or taboo subjects, or anything being to macabre, as I think like everything should be normal, bc if it exists it should be talked about. Also I yap so much.

Thank you so much for your time, I really appreciate it<33 have a wonderful morning/day/night, wherever you are, and keep chugging on, you got this!! Also, don't forget to take a stretch break, get a snack or some food, and drink some water!!!

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ⠀────۶ৎ sirius black

omg stop you're so sweet ♡ you too angel!!! stay cozy, stay hydrated, and keep being the cutest lil chaos machine ever ‹𝟹

nav. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀2k celebration. ⠀

okay, sirius. 100%

°‧ʚଓ⋆ ༊·˚࿔*:･ he sees you being all chaotic genius and just immediately decides you’re his favorite person. like, you’ll be going off on a knowledge rant, eyes all bright, hands moving, and he’s just sitting there like wow. incredible. tell me more

°‧ʚଓ⋆ ༊·˚࿔*:･ your whole “mom friend meets airport dad meets chaotic good” energy?? he EATS IT UP. you’re keeping him alive (literally—you’ve stopped him from walking into traffic multiple times), but you’re also the one dragging him into ridiculous adventures. shh...it’s a balance

°‧ʚଓ⋆ ༊·˚࿔*:･ you wanna travel the world? guess who’s already packing his bags. sirius doesn’t do well staying in one place either, so the second you bring up your van or trailer dream, he’s all in. “reckon we should start in europe. or south america. or—anywhere but here, really.”

°‧ʚଓ⋆ ༊·˚࿔*:･ you never have to worry about something being “too much” around him. no topic is off-limits. you talk about whatever you want, and he adores that you never shut up

°‧ʚଓ⋆ ༊·˚࿔*:･ he is obsessed with how much you love pickled banana peppers. he tries one once and gags dramatically, but he’ll always make sure you have an endless supply

°‧ʚଓ⋆ ༊·˚࿔*:･ you hate styrofoam? slow walkers? he gets it. the first time you told him about the styrofoam thing, he made the mistake of bringing some near you. your reaction was so intense he vowed to never do it again

[yourlocaltreesimp]

Masked!Reader who is just as yandere for the chain as they are for them. Masked!Reader who’s quite literally a cryptid or possibly eldridge deity. No harm will befall their heroes so long as they stand. Masked!Reader who will bite a man. Provoked and unprovoked. Masked!Reader who the shadow both fears and admires. Someone so efficient at throwing him off course, but how could he mind. Masked!Reader who is an absolute badass, and we’re all here for it.

I-

I cannot tell you how much you just outed my persona so accurately XDD

Funny thing is, all of those things are spot on with what I had in mind. If you know what my persona looks like and how she is, everything about your headcannons are 100% correct!

This kinda made me think of more precise and detailed headcannons about Masked!Reader.

.•♫•♬• 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒅!𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑷𝑻. 𝟐 •♬•♫•.

Masked!Reader who is secretly a yandere and is willing to risk their own life to protect the ones they love (which in this case would be the Chain). They truly care about their loved ones and it tears them apart from the inside seeing them hurt in any way. And if someone or something is the cause of their pain, it would be best to just hope that they kill the issue immediately. Any other fate would be better than their's...

Masked!Reader who may or may not be an entirely different being, able to protect their one and only heroes from any harm. They may seem a bit normal at first, but after a while it's quite easy to tell how... different they are from regular people. They occasionally make odd chittering and beast-like sounds that no one else can immitate, making them seem like an entirely new creature or being of sorts. And don't get me started on the hunger they have and how willing they are to consume the flesh of their enemies.

Masked!Reader who is willing to maul anything they deem as a danger to the Chain to death, whether it be a monster or a person. They really don't care if the issue is bigger than them or not, they WILL tear them to shreds with either their bare hands or their teeth. Their bite is actually quite painful too, kinda like their teeth from their canines to their molars are a lot sharper than average. They may or may not also have an urge to bite the Chain, not hard or anything like that at least not too hard but just enough to leave a mark and stake their claim over them.

Masked!Reader who knows of the shadow all too well and is not afraid to confront it in the slightest. They can tell the shadow is fearful of them, they can smell the fear radiating off of it, and has no problem at all with instilling more fear into it in order to keep the Chain safe. Sure, they have at least 10 or so heroes that follow them around like a bunch of lost puppies, but they have come face to face with worse dangers than a measly shadow in their life and don't see the need to have the Chain be so worried over it.

Overall, Masked!Reader is like the embodiment of Theadore Roosevelt's saying "Speak softly and carry a big stick", aka "Be kind but take no bull". They take no shit and have enough energy to take on Ganondorf or even Hylia herself.

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I have a special place in my heart for Masked!Reader and their chaotic shenanigans. One of my favorite readers to write about. Anyway, sorry if I'm writing a bit too much, but I had an imagine idea that I wanna write about with this reader and Four in a situation that I might just do ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I hope you have a good day/night and make sure to rest and hydrate!

The voices keep giving me ideas and they tell me the chaos I should cause. /j

-𐂂 anon

Masked!Reader that is perhaps a deity of chaos?

Yan!chain is feral for their feral reader.

It’s mutually beneficial.

[nadiuu]

5 & 29 for el ángel caído!!

5. What do you wish someone would ask you about El ángel caído? Answer it now!

"Is Mello high, or is he actually talking to his mom?!"

I feel like this is something a reader who took the time to translate from Croatian would ask, because I made it ambiguous enough that it might not even stand out. It’s not really that relevant XD While researching ketamine, I found out it can cause hallucinations, and I thought that was the perfect excuse to include that element.

I’m a huge nerd for parapsychology and the occult, precisely because of how little scientific backing it has. And since Mello is religious, this felt like the perfect chance to add that in. He’s got one foot in the grave (okay, not really, he’s actually very stable, but he’s 19, he’s been through hell, and he has every right to be as dramatic as possible kasdfbhakjbdfh), so I wanted to play with that idea.

Like I said, it’s open to interpretation, but personally, I love the idea that, yes, his mother is there, watching over him and waiting until his time comes (in two months XDD) so they can reunite and move on together. But hey, if you’re more of a logical thinker, you can totally blame it on the drugs hahaha

(Let’s keep in mind that I have zero medical knowledge, thank you, bye XD)

Another question: "Does Matt have ADHD?" Yes (I also kept this vague because it’s not super relevant to the plot). "Does he know he has it?" Nope. "Nadiu, you absolute piece of shit, why doesn’t he know?!" Because I made Wammy’s House messed up enough that there wouldn’t be a psychologist available for the kids. It’s the late ‘90s / early 2000s, and there’s so much misinformation. I can’t imagine anyone back then even considering that being gifted could come with other disorders (and I totally picture all the kids masking like absolute pros). To the adults, they’re just a bunch of ridiculously smart kids, some weirder than others, and that’s it.

That lack of awareness also explains why Matt has a completely wrong idea of autism. When he first meets Near, he doesn’t know how to interact with him because he assumes all the stereotypical clichés about autism. That’s where his initial disdain comes from. And yet, for some reason, he relates to certain traits... ;D (but he will never question why XD)

I like to think that Near’s arrival at Wammy’s House, with his autism being so obvious, was what finally shook things up. I imagine he was the first kid to make them stop and actually rethink things, so they started handling everything in a healthier way ^^

There are more questions I could answer, but they’d be spoilers and, after all, I will solve them in the fic in future chapters XD

29. What songs would be (or are) on a playlist for El ángel caído? Explain your choices if you want!

Yeah, okay, I’m not gonna explain all my choices because this would get way too long, and I’m also not listing every song (there are at least 100 in the playlist askdbfkjhbdfahkd) Some songs are there just for the vibes (one of the perks of not fully understanding English: who cares about the lyrics hahhaha) For example, Gorillaz and Fujiya & Miyagi (Pussyfooting♡) just scream Matt’s whole universe. A solid bassline instantly transports me to El ángel caído’s atmosphere. When I want to write but lyrics distract me, I put on No Clear Mind because their music is mostly instrumental (with a sad and melancholic vibe hehe). So... yeah, what a mix hahha

Some songs in the playlist actually fit parts of the fic beyond just the vibes (if you ignore certain lines XD). They spark my imagination, so here are a few (just a handful, I’m trying to keep this short and I'm failing at it):

Howlin’ for You – The Black Keys We Are Born When We Die – Apollo Sunshine Stay on the Outside – Whitey Demon Fire – AC/DC Iron – Woodkid Lose Your Soul – Dead Man’s Bones Low Lays the Devil – The Veils Get Some – Lykke Li Miss You – The Rolling Stones Keeper – Reignwolf like you’re god – mehro Sinister Kid – The Black Keys Personal Jesus – Depeche Mode Sinnerman – Nina Simone You Give Love A Bad Name – Bon Jovi I Hate Myself for Loving You – Joan Jett & the Blackhearts No Good – Kaleo Gun In My Hand – Dorothy Devil Like You – Gareth Dunlop

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Hello! I have a kkm question if you don't mind; has canon confirmed at what rate Yuuri is aging?

Hello!

Japanese fans had the same question and asked it to Takabayashi-sensei, who answered it in "Maru maru maru-MA", page 68.

Question: "Mazokus real age is "5 times that of their appearance" but Yuuri's appearance is that of his age, will this continue to be so? And if that's the case, does that mean that in 15 years he will look like a middle-aged man in his 30s and look older than Conrad and Wolfram and everyone else?"

Takabayashi-sensei: "While he's on Earth it's unlikely that Yuuri's aging process will change unless due to some extreme circumstances, but since Shin Makoku is in another world, where time passes differently, there is a possibility that coming and going from one world to another causes a gap between his appearance and age."

The canon itself though does make a point of Venera, a normal human, ending up living an extremely long life due to interacting with the forbidden box. As of novel 17, Yuuri has touched his box, so… most likely his age/life span has already been altered in several ways.

If I'm not mistaken (and I could be) even Greta's aging seems to have been altered due to being in a place full of maryoku... but please don't make me look for that source,,, cuz it might not exist XD "The lady is a witch" might be a place to go digging for that... maybe "do you want an exorcism" or something. On earth, however, aging occurs for everyone equally :)

Edit: WAIT A MOMENT, that's not true, damn Bob has lived way longer! wtf! XDD

I guess the right answer is, aging will occur depending on whether the author thinks it should or not XDDD

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