#are u sendin me this stuff the moment u find it

[peapod20001]

there's this venomified drag queen from the web weaver (the Gay(tm) spiderman) comics... she is so shirley to me

She really boots’d the house down realness sis *sassy snap* *tongue pop*

[nochangeintheplan]

hiii! just want to say how happy I was to find your page. it seems like everywhere on the internet (except tumblr- but even then I've seen some hate) DESPISES yakuza 3.. like they won't even acknowledge the good the game has. is it the best? no! but they would sooner brush off the plot the game set up and the amazing characters to say it's ass and looks bad, just say ur going through a quality drop from yakuza kiwami 2. yakuza 3 brought us MORNING GLORY. THE PLACE THAT IS KIRYUS MAIN MOTIVE?? like it's the whole reason kiryu went into hiding.. it set up the future games. (also humanized him soo much but that's a topic for another day) THEN I CAME ACROSS THIS PAGE! your love for this game clearly shows through your introspective art and beautiful ask blog! I spent ab a whole night going through ur page gushing bc 'omg someone who writes mine and daigo correctly! and doesnt make mine's ONLY character trait about being obsessed with daigo!!' keep up the amazing work!! I also look forward to seeing your other works that are unrelated to yakuza! have a wonderful day!

(In case u see this ask again somewhere else I sent it to the wrong blog at first LOL)

Thank you so much for sendin in your ask! I'm really glad you've enjoyed the stuff I've been throwing up on the internet about my favorite little guys.

And yeah, for a good while in most fan spaces people had a pretty big dislike for Y3, and I think a lot of it just comes down to fandom bandwagoning dissuading people from playing it or giving it much of a chance. Right now actually I've seen somewhat of a shift in some spaces where suddenly 3 is underrated and people are apparently (?) dogging on 2 where it used to be considered peak. It's all cyclical really, but I'm glad when 3 gets the attention I feel it deserves.

I do understand where people's dislike comes from honestly, but it is definitely my personal favorite! For all its faults, I think it has some of the strongest character moments of the games, personal stakes, and drama, with stellar animation that more than makes up for the older graphics that might put some people off. And of course, Mine lmao. I can't say how right I am in how I characterize Mine and Daigo since I'm sure I fall pretty short of even my own standards of how I see them (and am guilty of simplifying them because its funny lm ao), but I'm happy folks like my take on the guys! I have A LOT OF THOUGHTS on these dudes (obviously) which I'd love to write up sometime. I have an ask about my Minedai HCs where I will probably dump it, but that and a lot of asks have been put on the backburner until I get the time to address them all to the extent I want to.

If you wanna look at my non-yakuza stuff, I have a main which I basically do not use; but it does exist!

Anyway, thank you again for writing in! I really do appreciate it a ton, and I love all the lil things y'all send me.

[ranboo5]

Tbh while this is “controversial” (is it??! Idfk) I would love 2 hear your thoughts on like. The comparing and contrasts of ranboo and his dynamic with bench trio (tubbo and tommy) compared to boreal boys (techno and philza) because like. The differences between the two groups r both night and day and also... not? I think about em a lot and don’t have a good way with words but anything you’ve got is always welcome. (Personally I like both, with a slight bias to boreal trio- but I’m sendin an ask 2 you after all so. Go ham) -butchpuffy

Okay I’m gonna answer this in two bc I don’t know if u mean streamers or characters and I ASSUME u mean characters but it could be either sO 

Also this is going under the cut because I started analyzing comedy (all good things, all good things) and it got long because I’m an improv kid 

Streamers - 

I think the commodification of streamer dynamics to the point where the names become anything other than, well, shorthand for streamer combos you like to see is like, legitimately concerning and a symptom of one of my biggest problems with streaming as a cultural phenomenon in general. Like it’s literally the marketing of Hanging Out With Friends as a product and it’s :nervous:. Like at the end of the day these are just different vague configurationz of friends Ranboo hangs out with and I think like, reading into like Who He’s REAAAALLY Better Friends With or whatever is like. It’s literally just truthing. It is literally just truthing 

Howeverrr to partake in that commodification and view it as like, which combo of entertainers I personally would like to watch more as again an entertainment product I thiiink borealtrio has to take it, solely bc Technoblade fdhkfjsh. Like both groups are funny in different ways and are clearly all comfortable with each other so 

I will however now dissect some of how and why I think peerpressureduo and alliumduo in particular are funny because I love overthinking 

Peerpressureduo are great bc like. You really get 2 see the overlap between their mannerisms and more importantly their general joke style and let me goddamn tell you the effect Stacks. They both encourage this like, uncorpsing sarcastic yes-and in each other and it’s great they go for so much longer than either would be able to sustain independently whether that is this like sarcastic self-aggrandizement or judgement of other ppl/things around or black humor and exaggerated confusion. Bc of their similarities they mesh really well and bc of their differences they can keep it going for a while (Techno tends to be more prompting and Ranboo’s really good at yes-and) -- it’s fantastic and bc both of them tend to Sell their sarcasm really hard and rarely corpse or break character/sona during bits like this the effect is unrelenting. Like they just keep saying funny things and they don’t even flinch. My go-to example is the infamous 

Technoblade: On the bright side, we might have inflicted enough trauma onto this child for it to become funny. Ranboo: Ooooh, yeah, he could become a Minecraft YouTuber! 

Technoblade’s statement here is black humor carrying through the bit they have been doing lampshading how fucked up villager mechanics are, and this is kinda looking too far but he does also leave it open and explicitly includes his scene partner by saying “we” 

Ranboo’s response is literal textbook yes-and, and a very effective one -- he actively uses the information his scene partner gave him and carries it through+synthesizes it into a joke that follows directly from that, keeps the tone, and is also fridge self-deprecation in keeping with both the players’ general comedic brands  

Alliumduo meanwhile also have excellent improv chemistry but in a much less... I want to say less balanced but that has bad connotations. It is very much balanced but it’s less two-way and the way they work together is much more metalevel. It’s most pronounced in all their beef. Tommy has been noted to Throw For Content, and like to set himself up to get made fun of for comedy to a degree, and I’ve compared Ranboo’s dunking on ppl to like, retroactively setting people up -- like, you’re walking with him and pass through a revolving door and you should be moving with the door but without warning he grabs it to still it so you walk directly into the door, and he was definitely the one being (joke) mean to you but you still walked into it so you look like the clown. These obviously work  together really well esp bc Ranboo tends to be very good at not going too far and actually being mean and generally with like, reading How to yes-and a situation. So you get stuff like the infamous: 

Tommy: We don’t like you here. You’re not welcome. [...] Who would you say, Ranboo, is the better duo, me and Tubbo or you and Tubbo?  Ranboo: You know, based on how you’re acting on Twitter, I think you’re beginning to realize--  Tommy, crosstalk: FUCK YOU, BITCH--  Ranboo, with increased malice: I think you’re beginning to realize which is better!  

Tommy sets himself up for this both a) by acting in that exaggerated sadboy:tm: manner on Twitter (which he had been particularly doing at the time) and b) by this comment in and of itself. With the paradigm he’s set up, there is no way he would have gotten a flattering answer to this question. It’s also carrying through the jealousy bit in general and his brash no-thoughts-head-unspeakably-rude streamersona 

Usually dunking on ppl is bad improv, but why that is is bc it tends to shut people down, or disregard what they’ve said -- and Ranboo’s response here does neither! It’s another yes-and, though it’s harder to recognize: he is taking the gift his scene partner has given him and is fully carrying it through. By how Tommy’s been acting on Twitter, Tommy, intentionally or not, basically handed Ranboo this punchline through this question -- Ranboo picks up on this and, as he is wont to do, gracefully delivers 

The interruption also ends up working, not only bc it again keeps Tommy’s streamersona bit going but also bc it briefly interrupts Ranboo so he can repeat it while doubling down on the gleeful malice in his tone, so both Tommy’s persona and Ranboo’s acting+delivery gets to shine 

These are definitely not the only funny moments they have, and it doesn’t mention the dynamics they have with other members in the trios, but I had to rant abt these bc these are literally exemplary improv and I think it’s just. Delightful. The way I said it also makes it seem like they all like, Directly Thought This Out, and like they obviously didn’t, but like. They have clearly been doing enough comedic improv and working with each other that they have a feel for it; that’s how improv works, and this very like, deliberate-seeming breakdown is just a breakdown of how the responses they felt out worked well 

Tubbo and Philza are both iconic in their own rights in these dynamics too: Tubbo’s being terminally casual while also being immaddogimberserkimacyclepath.mp3 is fantastic both to Tommy’s more straightforward chaos and Ranboo’s Backhandedly Polite Yes-And, and Philza in the boreal dynamic is not just a great hypeman but also the #1 catalyst of incredible comedic hostility, to which Ranboo rises with no hesitation and to which Technoblade either joins in on effectively or reacts to balance out. I don’t have improv-analysis paragraphs for those (I admit the paragraphs up above are kind of canned ahdgdskjfhdfjds), but they are all very good together and both trio dynamics and all involved subdynamics tend to all be just well handled collaboration between competent entertainers

Characters - 

Okay, like in real life, benchtrio and borealtrio in character are just fundamentally different dynamics, and bc of this reality I don’t rlly feel like it works to call one like, better or more story interesting they just work differently; personally I find borealtrio more interesting, again, solely bc I have more investment in the characters involved. I don’t think either dynamic is less valuable, though full disclosure I am like, mildly bitter bc benchtrio is the default dynamic ppl draw Ranboo in and like... sobs... canon gives me nothing... fancontent does give me things but for every Syndicate/borealtrio/peerpressureduo content there are 50 benchtrio and [sobs]

Okay but in terms of story and in universe analysis, finally, which is what this ask was probably even sent in to solicit at all: 

Both benchtrio and borealtrio offer Ranboo different forms of solidarity, and they place him in different positions. They’re his current main support circles, and it’s good that he has both -- it places him in a better position than many on the server, and honestly probably the others in either dynamic 

In benchtrio, the solidarity is that of people who have been failed by authority that was previously trusted, which is why I think a lot of the fandom, which tends to skew younger, gravitates toward em. Tommy and Tubbo, even if you don’t consider ages canon, tend to read younger bc narratively their arcs have heavily relied on authorities they looked up to and trusted for guidance and protection failing them at that, in some way or another repeatedly, and benchtrio seems very narratively bent towards finding a replacement for a place for that trust with kind of a solidarity with people who have been similarly fucked over, and surviving that way, which is incredibly, painfully relatable to I think most of the ppl in our age group l m a o (me tf too. Sobs). Benchtrio’s friendship is based on just hanging out a lot, too, but is also based in mutual trauma and solidarity around disillusionment on a personal level. 

It’s also relevant to note that Ranboo is generally moreso in the comforter role in this dynamic, which isn’t a bad thing or stating that it’s like, necessarily unreciprocated or w/e, just an observation. Like you are going to have friends where you help them out actively more than vice versa, and it definitely makes sense with how private Ranboo is; either way Ranboo definitely holds himself as responsible for the other two members of benchtrio to a degree (again, not necessarily a bad thing). It’s just kind of a consequence of how their dynamics developed and how Ranboo sees them -- he’s always been moreso in that role (trading letters w/ Tommy in exile, supporting Tubbo while Tubbo was Going Thru It as a child president), and he’s just continuing that, comforting them both and grinding armor and stuff for them, etc 

In borealtrio, the solidarity is that of having explicitly been failed, marginalized, and ostracized by political systems, and of being victims of coercion to some degree. Like there’s a reason peerpressureduo are called what they are, and Philza’s whole thing with killing Wilbur and his treatment under NLM puts him there too; the same thing applies to Niki, but her dynamic w/ Ranboo is currently still in the “they haven’t talked since they fell out” area unfortunately. All their narratives have relied on being taken for granted and taken advantage of, as well as being ostracized or excluded systematically, and reclaiming power in the face of that (which personally I find. Deeply compelling and relatable afhsdkfj). Borealtrio also work together and share interests and investments unique to that dynamic (grinding+roadtrip streams+etc) that don’t show as much with benchtrio (who tend more to fuck around and find out kind of hanging out). Borealtrio’s unity is based around mutual trust and understanding as well as solidarity from similar/analogous trauma and disillusionment on a political level. 

In this dynamic, Ranboo is also in much less of a provider role. He is more occupied with being a guest than a responsible party, and to some degree trusts Technoblade and Philza to help him actively moreso than he lets on/allows to benchtrio; he’s disclosed to them things he’s worried about, including the voice and the enderwalk experiments to an extent. Bc he doesn’t see himself as responsible for their wellbeing to the same degree that he does his peers in benchtrio, he’s willing to let them in and let them help (or know smth’s up at all) more than he would for benchtrio, and they’re capable of offering that help. Not to say he doesn’t help back; he provides resources, shares powers, and helps Philza deal with his feelings abt Wilbur, but he never has the same vibe of like, I Have To Be The Support System he tends to have w/ benchtrio; here the support system tends to be more spread out/balanced and he will accept help and mentorship (or WOULD IF TECHNO LOGGED ON!!!) 

It is also important to note that Ranboo’s kind of on edge in both underlyingly, though for different reasons

In benchtrio it’s partially bc of aforesaid responsibility, and I would say w/ Tubbo it’s again partially because of the previous dynamics and the way they’ve been leveraged (stuff in L’Manberg and around the nukes in particular) 

In borealtrio it’s much more like... internally sourced and exaggerated rather than minimized? It’s also based in previous dynamics and even moreso about reputation and like, prowess affecting how Ranboo sees the other two, which could be a FASCINATING thing for Techno considering esp now in S3 Techno seems to heading narratively into being in conflict with that exact thing, his reputation  

Ranboo definitely needs both dynamics and what both dynamics give him, and different shades+manifestations of his conflict come out in both; the throughline of his caginess and distrust in others, the throughline of agency, the throughline of responsibility, the throughline of keeping himself and the people he cares about safe. Both narratively and in terms of in-universe mental health, both benchtrio and borealtrio are essential to him, and I love it sm, and I desperately need to see them both explored 

[txgoldn]

YoonMin Fic Rec #3

neon bright, train headlights by sugahikikomori

Every night, Jimin spends his train commute home from uni with a well-dressed stranger in a mask. They always end up beside one another, until one day, when the train is particularly crowded, Jimin can’t help but have his bum teasingly pressed up against the man’s front.

Language:English Words:6,460 Chapters:1/1

if i saw you on the street, would i have you in my dreams tonight? by sugahikikomori

Jimin tells himself that it's too late to find his soulmate. He abandons the prospect of someone being out there for him and turns to people online through his camboy livestreams.

Except, Yoongi very much exists. And he's been waiting a lot longer.

Or, Yoongi believes that soulmates belong to one another, and Jimin shows his body to everyone else.

Language:English Words:16,630 Chapters:1/1

Soft Kitty, Warm Kitty by sugahikikomori

“Didn’t they tell you, hyung, I passed all of my exams. I know what I’m doing.”

Passively, Jimin extends his arm, his hand brushing Yoongi’s thigh, though he doesn’t have much of a grip and lets his arm fall. He looks distraught over this.

Yoongi knows that he has to say it, has to make himself clear to prevent any further anguish on Jimin’s behalf, even if it might only inspire more.

“Jimin, I didn’t buy you to have sex.”

or, Yoongi's buys a kitten hybrid to be less sad and promises himself and everyone else that it's strictly platonic. Jimin ends up being a lot more work than he expected.

Language:English Words:27,953 Chapters:2/2

Dick Picturesque by pornographicpenguin

youre pretty cute tho also why were u sendin some dude who u never texted before nudes that’s like a really bad idea u shold be smarter i’m drunk

Language:English Words:12,524 Chapters:17/17

Got Milk? by pornographicpenguin

"I just, um — " Jimin starts, as if Yoongi's hesitation is permission for him to keep speaking, which Yoongi supposes it is. "I just — you know, I know, I just didn't know you — you know. And it's not, um, I don't — you know, I know it's weird, I just, uh — you know. Um."

A beat passes. "No," Yoongi says.

Jimin stiffens. He looks a bit like he's been slapped.

Yoongi shifts, digging his fingers into Jimin's wrists. "I mean — no, I don't know." He stares at Jimin for a long, long moment. “I have no fucking clue what you’re trying to say to me.”

Language:English Words:16,864 Chapters:2/2

Burn It Up by pornographicpenguin

"Hey," Yoongi says. "It's okay, what's up?"

"I — " Jimin stutters. "They — I dunno, hyung, I don’t — I think they might have fucked up my dosage or — I don't — " His voice cracks and he swallows, a little involuntary noise spilling out of his mouth as he tries to catch his breath.

Yoongi's eyes widen in realization, something cold and numb slithering around his heart and squeezing so tight he feels like he’s suffocating.

"I think I'm in — "

Language:English Words:22,395 Chapters:2/2

Lavender Mochi by glaux_03

A burglary is easy enough, Jimin thinks. You get in, you get the most valuable stuff without waking anyone and then you get out, never to be seen again. For some reason, though, Jimin is woken in the middle of the night by the alpha that has broken into his home. Who apparently didn’t think it was necessary to cover up his scent or take anything valuable, only stealing Mochi, Jimin’s ancient childhood plushie. To make it worse Jimin keeps running into the scent and its owner everywhere. But at least the thief had the decency to bring Mochi back to him- Wait, what?

Or how Park Jimin finds his true mate by the theft of his favorite plushie.

Language:English Words:20,910 Chapters:1/1

After Hours by yoonminology

Jimin has hated Yoongi ever since he could remember.

Yoongi has always thought there was some deep reasoning behind it as the omega was always short and unresponsive to him.

Truth be told, Park Jimin doesn't really hate Yoongi. What he hates is the fact that the alpha had rejected him back in kindergarten when he was just four years old.

Language:English Words:52,826 Chapters:5/5

Assist and Protect by autumnjade

Yoongi comes across an omega in heat on his way home from work. He protects him from the leering alphas in the train car. The omega ends up following him home, and changing his life forever.

Sneak Peek:

“Hey, how’re you doing, Jimin?” he asks softly. The omega seems to like his tone, arching his back and staring heavily at him with his mouth hanging open. His shirt rides up to reveal his smooth stomach. Yoongi automatically reaches to tug it back down. The gesture is simply routine; when they come across omegas in heat on shifts, their instructions are to Cover, Assist, and Protect. Cover up bare skin. Assist the omega in getting hydration and staying as comfortable as possible. Protect the omega from other alphas or potential unwanted sexual activity.

Language:English Words:5,911 Chapters:1/1

[vitalpen]

Been a rough week and I wanna write

So here, enjoy this story that I’m literally writing for the first time in this post, giving myself like an hour tops and then posting it no matter where it stop.

Artie hadn’t been seen in three days.  It didn’t look good for anyone when an enforcer was gone for that long.  Boss was uderstandably annoyed, but Artie “Bronze” Meddler was a good man with strong loyalties, he wouldn’t just go AWOL without a real good reason.  So Louie was sent to find him.  Louie wasn’t the biggest guy around, in fact he barely broke five feet.  But he was tenacious and no afraid to stab a son of a bitch if he got mouthy.  Above all, the people up top trusted him.  Artie trusted him.

So when his rhythmic knock on the door was immediately greeted with a “come in”, something felt off.  He was about to consider the idea that artie was dead, when a the deep voice came slowly through the door, “Whossere?”

“Artie, it’s Lou, Boss is ready start sendin’ out posses, where you been?”

The voice was strained, “Look, I know I got a lot to explain, but a lot of shit went down last week.  I had to some stuff to take care of.”

“What stuff?”  Lou asked, unsatisfied with the explanation.

No answer.

“What stuff, Artie?”  He pressed.  “And will you let me in so I’m not talkin’ through the door?”

““O... okay.  But you gotta promise to listen to me before you go sayin’ anything.”

That raised alarms, but they weren’t getting anywhere like this.  “Alright, fine.”

The locks on the door were undone and Art slowlly pulled the door open.

The first thing Louie noticed was Art.  He looked like hell.  He had bags under his eyes , his clothes were disheveled, he his face had multiple cuts and bruises.  The second thing he noticed was Art’s place.  It was clean, or the floors and tables were cleared at least.  It was the neatest he’d ever seen it.   The thing and final thing was the little girl bundled up in a blanket on his couch.

He squinted at the little girl, then looked back at Artie, then back at the girl, then back at Artie.  “Holy shit!”  It was the only response that felt right.

“Hey, don’t swear in front of her!”  Artie snapped.

“Artie,” Lou began, ignoring the scolding.

“Now, Lou, you said you would listen,” the big man reminded him.

“Artie, what the fuck is this!?”

“Hey, I said no swearing in front of the kid!”

“Why is there even a kid to be in front of!?”

“That’s why I wanted you to listen,” Art tried to explain.  On the couch, the little girl shifted uncomfortably, pulling her legs into her arms underneath the blanket.

“Do you have any idea how this looks?!”  Artie didn’t get the chance to answer, “The answer’s bad, Art; real bad!”

“There ain’t nothin’ bad here.  If you just let me explain-”

“You have a small child in the home of a known mob enforcer.  The cops are gonna get Christmas early if they find out about this.  Kidnapping is the best thing they can pin on you, especially with your history-”

“LOUIE!” The boom of the big man’s voice rose far above anything Louie could manage.  The little girl’s hand shot from the folds of her cover to her ears, cringing.  The two men held each other’s gaze for a moment.  “Can I talk now?”

“Fine,” Louie replied without breaking the glare.

“Alright, first things first,” Artie turned back to the kid and put on a softer face.  “Hey, kiddo, you alright?”

She nodded, but the expression contradicted.

“I’m sorry.  I’ll warn you next time.”

She nodded more vigorously in agreement.

With that, Artie turned back to Louie.

“I didn’t kidnap her, she’s not a...” he paused, looked back at the girl, and leaned in close to Louie, speaking in low tone, “p-r-o-s-t-i-t-u-t-e.”

Louie rolled his eyes as Artie straightened.

“I’m just taking care of her,” he concluded.

“Just taking care of her, huh?”  Lou raised an unconvinced eyebrow at him.

“Yeah,” Art broke eye contact and headed for the couch, sitting on the opposite side of the kid.  Louie took the easy chair just next to it.

“So where’d she come from?”

Artie looked over at the girl, who was enraptured in the TV.  “You wouldn’t believe me.”

“Probably not, try me anyway.”

Artie shook his head.

“C’mon, have I ever not heard you out?  Ever?”

The bigger man sighed, massaging the bridge of his nose  “Remember that meteor shower a few nights back?”

The look Louie gave him was nearly enough to make Artie laugh.  The little man didn’t answer for a minute.  He finally took a good look to focus on the girl.  The bridge of her nose was more prnounced than any other he’d ever seen.  Her eyebrows both curled up on the outside edges.

“Art.”

“Yeah Lou?”

“I need a favor.”

“What’s that Lou?”  There was no grin on Artie’s face, but he had the half closed eyes and pursed lips that said “go ahead, give me the chance to be condescending.”

“I need you to not tell me that kid is a space alien.”

Art rubbed the back of his head.  “That’s gonna be tough Lou, cuz I think she’s a space alien.”