#asch you little shit

[ask-webster]

Asch shows what kind of business he runs. And I hate it

[strawberrym1ko]

ORANGE PEEL THEORY || MID

ᯓ★ CHARACTERS: Asch, Rhys, Peirce, Leif, Noi

ㅤᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 SYNOPOSIS ― Testing the "Orange Peel" theory on your Daemos boyfriend ㅤᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 C.W ― None

ㅤᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 B.C ― Author having a favourite Daemos (See if you can spot him). Reader and Asch having that old-married couple vibes. Asch being jealous of Leif being mentioned. Leif being jealous of Asch being mentioned. Baby Noi. Reader forgetting how Leif acts and his motives-

M.LIST || APHMAU M.LIST

"BABE, WILL you peel this orange for me please?" You were sitting on the sofa, scrolling mindlessly through TikTok once again, when that trend once again popped up on your page. You scrolled past a few of them, thinking not much about them but this time you got curious and decided to watch it. And after that video, you went and searched some more to see the different results.

A test of faith almost. If they would peel an orange for you, it's like they would do anything for you. You sighed, knowing it could only go two ways for you and your partner. You didn't have any hopes your boyfriend knew exactly what an orange was, just from the little details you had about their home land.

But sure, it be a fun little experiment to do on him. So, you placed your phone in your pocket and went into the kitchen, snatching an orange up from the fruit bowl.

Now to find that Daemos of yours

ᯓ ASCH .ᐟ ASCH WAS difficult to find at first. You weren't really sure where to search for him. You huffed, hands holding your hips as you began thinking where the royal pain in your arse could be. Only place you didn't really look was the make-shift castle the boys just magically made in your walls.

Stepping in the drawn wall Ava created, you looked around the main area first in hopes he might just be wondering around. But, at last. He was not. So, you went straight to his bedroom, since this addition was mainly used for bedding and whatever other magical shit they be doing.

"Asch" You knocked on the prince's bedroom before entering. You were doubtful at first, but the fabric shuffling noise confirmed that he was in there, just laying in bed. Guess they have lazy Sunday's in Daemos as well.

Just as you expected, Asch was laying in the bed, sprawled out like a starfish with half the blanket on his torso and the other half dangling off the bed. "This man" You whispered to yourself before walking to his bed side, taking a seat beside him and gently shaking him.

Asch moved. But, he did not wake up. He was a stubborn sleepier. It was a nightmare trying to get him up and even if you did, he was the grouchiest thing you would have ever met. "Asch" You said, shaking him more violently this time. He stirred, but did not wake up.

"Ugh! you are such a pain" At this rate the orange theory was slowly slipping through your mind, with waking him up now being your main goal. You stood at the end of the bed, grabbing the covers by their corners and yanking it off the Daemos prince body. But, of course due to his fire abilities, this man was always warm.

"Asch!" You grabbed one of the decorative pillows he always had at the bottom of the bed and threw it at his head. H E A D S H O T style.

That got him flinging up. He wasn't fully awake, his eyes were still shut closed. He was attempting to open them, but sleep was still in charge and his lids were too heavy for him to fight off.

"Who's there!" He demanded. his head falling left to right, his eyelids raising in attempt to lift his lids. But, it didn't work.

"Asch. I need you to open this orange" You held out the orange, an innocent smile gracing your lips.

Finally, he was able to open his eyes. Dark orbs fell down onto the orange. His mind busy at work, attempting to understand the concept of him peeling something you were more than capable of peeling yourself. "What?" He said.

"Peel this for me" You stepped forward, holding your hand out even more. "Please" You politely said, like that would help change his mind.

"You wake me up for this?" His slumber was disturbed for something that small? He was woken up for this while he believed something bigger had gone down?

"No" was his response.

"Fine" You caved in. "Suppose I'll ask Leif" You taunted, knowing he hated it when you went to Leif with anything.

"No! I'll do it!" You turned back to your Daemos lover, smiling brightly at him.

"Thanks babe!"

Conclusion: Failed success

ᯓ RHYS .ᐟ "RHYS? ARE you in the bathroom again?" He had such an odd obsession with the bathroom, always saying how it was a secret potion making liar that you and Ava refuse to admit. Just what did cauldrons look like in Daemos?

The bathroom door knob twisted and turned before finally opening, revealing your boyfriend in all his glory. He slicked back his hair, that was a new one. You never thought him how to, or where the gel was.

"How'd you find the gel?"

"what is this. . . gel?" Rhys questioned, his eyes squinting closer. He lost his glasses again.

You shook your head. "Never mind that. Can you peel this for me?" You held the orange out in front of you, pushing it closer towards your lover. Who, was undoubtfully confused.

"Are your hands sore?" He questioned.

You shook your head. "No. I just want you to do it for me"

He still didn't seem to grasp the concept of the whole idea, but none the less, he took the orange and began to peel back the skin, handing it to you once he was finished. "Why ask?"

You knew he would get fascinated by the theories people come up. "Its a theory"

"A. . .theory?"

You hummed. "Between couples. A partner who will peel the orange for you will make sure that your needs are met."

"Interesting"

Conclusion: Success

ᯓ PIERCE .ᐟ IT WASN'T hard to find Pierce. Everywhere you were, he wasn't far. And as you turned the corner of the kitchen, there stood Pierce. It seemed like he was leaving your room, which was reasonable considering he would spend most of his time in there. Something about your presence in that room being comforting. You didn't understand it.

"Pierce" You said, looking up at your boyfriend, who was looking down with those gentle eyes. Gentle eyes you could melt in, every time, without a fail.

"[Name]" Even how he said your name was so soft. You slapped yourself, stopping yourself from melting at this mans voice and looks. He glanced at you with concern. "Are you alright?" A worried hand hovering over your shoulder, not completely sure what to do.

"I'm fine. . " You paused. It be a trick and cruel, but could work? "Actually. . .can you peel this for me please?" You held the orange out to him.

Pierce took the orange from your hands and peeling the skin back in no-time. No questions, no confused looks. He just did as you asked and once the quest was complete, he handed it back to you. "Like so?

"Perfect"

Conclusion: Hard Success

ᯓ LEIF .ᐟ LEIF WAS sitting on the sofa, watching socky. You found it so funny how the boys became attached to the kids tv show.

You approached your boyfriend from behind the sofa, leaning forward with your arms wrapping around his neck. Your head resting on his shoulder. "Leify~" You called.

Leif leaned back to look at you. "Mhm?" He seemed unbothered. I mean, when he acts like this towards you as well it becomes a normal. And you don't get as flustered as before so it was no fun.

You pulled the orange from behind you, holding out in front of both you and your boyfriend. "Can you open this?"

"Why"

"Because. I want you to do it. Like, a test of loyalty"

"My loyalty lies with the Daemos royal family" That seemed funny to you. Considering he hated Asch and always made it his personal goal to keep a distance between you and the prince.

"That's funny, considering you hate Asch"

"Never said I liked them"

Mhm. Interesting.

Sighing, you stood up straight and unwrapped your arms from around his neck. "Alright. Guess I'll just ask Asch than"

Both Leif and the sofa almost toppled over with how fast the Daemos assassin stood up and leaned over, snatching the orange from your hand so he could peel the fruit for you. "No! I'll do it!"

Conclusion: Success

ᯓ NOI .ᐟ SINCE HE arrived to Earth, both you and Ava's cat Johnny had taken a big liking to the youngest Deamos. So, you knew exactly where to go to find your boyfriend.

You turned to your side to where Johnny's bed and tree post were to see both Noi and Johnny sitting there. Johnny was sitting on top of the tree post while Noi was sitting beside it, talking to the cat. You never understood why, even though he tried to explain it to you.

You approached the pink-haired Daemos, kneeling down beside him. "Noi" You asked, turning to look at him.

Noi looked at you, his wide sunset eyes staring into your soul. A weird feeling of peace washed over you. "Yeah?"

You held the orange in front of you. "Can you peel this please?"

Noi glanced at the orange than at you, a wild grin plastered over his lips. "Sure!" He gladly took the orange and peeled back the skin, handing it back to you once it was all peeled. A sense of pride coming from the Daemos.

Conclusion: Success

[sevi007]

Tales of the Abyss part 33

The drama! The Heartbreak! It's all very emotional these days. Funny considering we started with a sheltered protagonist who never left his palace and who's most exciting moment of the week was probably sword's training.

Lmao Tear XD

He even got the "Friend for Life" title for that!

Yes! because I agree with everything Tear just said! So maybe Guy hated you at some point - hated you or Asch or Fon Fabre House or whatever the heck. Then the Curse Slot shutdown his rational mind and drew on those old feelings. That's all there is to it. They all have grown so much, Guy as well. They are not the same people anymore.

Let's all cheer up and go see the king. I wanted to meet this guy.

Hahaha, you guys must be really good friends XD

I see where you and Kimlasca are coming from but can we focus on the fact that ENTIRE LANDMASSES ARE SINKING please and thank you.

See there we go. (Peony is damn crafty. He might seem like a sunshine boy compared to Jade, but don't think this man is naive or too kind or anything.)

Now let's go pick up our wayward Guy.

Very reassuring!

Oh... Oh! Hod is the place that fell!

Oh well shit

(But that means it was not Asch or Luke, but House Fabre that Guy hated)

Jade... the thing about sharing information with the group.... I have my face buried in my hands,screaming a little.

(It was pointed out to me earlier that Jade is a soldier, and some of this information might be classified. That's true of course. But we have long since passed the point of where it's important to keep classified stuff secret, and instead sharing could help us dodge dangerous situations)

Aw yeah. Now there's something like an equality here. Guy trusted Luke to overcome his issues after Akzeriuth. Luke is now doing the same for Guy. Very nice!

Now stop hurting Luke please. His self-confidence took a hit right there!

But at least we aired out some stuff.

@ahsokaisawesome

@magicmetslogic

[toomanythoughts2]

Piggybacking a bit off of your Murderface Agere

When he’s Agere and watches the shows he’ll start mimicking the characters for a bit during and after he watches an episode. If he’s with Toki especially he’ll try to do the ‘thundercats ho!’ Or try to set up an elaborate prank like Hawkeye and BJ. Personally (since I’m the most familiar with tmnt, thundercats, and MASH) I think his favorite characters would be Leonardo and Raphael, Lion-O and Panthro, and BJ and Hawkeye. That being said I think from MASH he subconsciously leaned onto the Winchester himself and occasionally goes around saying “A Murderface would never do this” while doing exactly that <- (projecting). If we’re going with him watching these shows growing up he most definitely did it to seem more put together and classier at school. Like a defense to be alone. “A Murderfasche would never schtoop to schuch pompousch activitiesch” or “Muschic like this would never be worthy for repugnent earsch schuch asch yoursch” Very defensive very holier than thou but as we know very sensitive and at the core very heroic. Mr. Winchester often did heroic things simply because they were right, not because he wanted reward. I think Murderface took on that "Dont see me be genuinely good" act but because it was a show still wanted a bit of recognition. I’m loosing the plot a bit but im basing this a lot off of his one liners and his wants to be like a movie hero, so I think him projecting and favoring the leaders specifically would be huge, but drawing from characters like Charles Winchester III , Raphael and I think Tigra is more subconscious.

Also on the which MASH era was better debate he’d definitely enjoy both eras for different reasons so don’t ask him to choose. And for TMNT he’d prefer the 80s cartoon but has no issues with the live action movies with the puppets (maybe the bay movies but it depends on the day I’ve never watched them so I can’t say how well they hold up) Thundercats tried and true with the original version as well BUT he discovers the 2012 version at some point and enjoys the more modern retelling.

AAHHH! These are all really good! I'll admit, I've never actually watched any of these shows (I know, I'm lame ;P) but I absolutely see your vision with him favoring the leaders! That reminds me of all the times in the show he wants to be or take on the role that Nathan has. That's why I think he tries so hard to get writing credit or song credit because, hey, that's what Nathan does, and he's the leader, and he's cool. Except, they all know him, so they know he's full of shit. And that's where the regression happens again, where he wants to be this cool dude who does cool things, but he's only able to see it from a child-like mind. Ugh, you provided so much more context to my little HC, I LOVE IT!

Murderface being a cartoon connoisseur would be hilarious though, because it's just right up his alley of niche interests with a very heated community of loyal fans. He's on Chitter in heated threads with other fans, defending his stances, but also causing mayhem and discourse. Lol.

[cuiizhu]

Helios Rising Heroes - Truthfully Similar Mentors

Mission: Don't Flatter! - Asch Albright Card Story

Asch: …….Tch…

Oscar: Oi, Asch. You need to warm up a little more. 

Asch: Shut up. I already did. 

Asch: I mean, what are you doing here anyways. I already said I’d run alone. 

Oscar: If we’re both running, there’s no harm in doing it together. And anyways, if we’re competing—

Asch: I never said I would–

Marion: Hey, you guys have been blabbing around since earlier. It’s fine to run together, but if you’re gonna raise a fuss, take it elsewhere. 

Asch: I already told you, I wouldn’t run like this…..!

Oscar: Calm down, Asch. Sorry for interrupting. Will you be running too, Marion? 

Marion: …..And what about it? 

Oscar: Do you want to join us?

Asch: Aaaaagh fuck! Whatever, I’m going but don’t follow me. 

[Asch runs off]

Marion: I’ll also head off on my own. It sucks having to pace myself to someone else. 

[Marion runs off]

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Asch: …..Oi, why are you following me? 

Marion: Hah? That’s my line. 

Marion: What are you trying to accomplish by running alongside me? Just keep that trap of yours shut and stay behind me. 

Asch: Who is staying behind who? You run along behind. 

Marion: ………

[Marion runs off ahead]

Asch: This fucker……

Marion: Looks like you’re the one getting left behind. 

Asch: BRING IT ON….!

[Asch runs]

Oscar: Seems like they both ended up running together after all. 

Asch&Marion: Haah?

Oscar: It’s good to compete and spur improvement in one another. I can’t lose, either. 

Asch & Marion: ……..

Asch: Have at it. 

Marion: Whoever joins along doesn’t concern me. 

Oscar: I see. 

Oscar: (Even so, it seems neither of them will give in, huh….) 

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Asch: (Man fuck, because these guys came along, I was thrown off my game all day……)

Asch: ……Hm? 

Ren: …………

Asch: (That guy…… Wandering around like that, is he lost again?) 

Asch: (Hmph, it has nothing to do with me—) 

Ren: ………..

Asch: Oi, where are you going? 

Ren: ……Asch? Where, to the gym—

Asch: Haah? The gym’s over here. You’ve been many times before, how are you still getting lost? 

Ren: I’m not lost. 

Asch: Quiet. Don’t waste my time. Just shut that trap and follow me. 

Ren: ………..(。•́︿•̀。)

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Marion: You’re late.

Asch: Aah? Then you should take initiative to put a collar on him and bring him over yourself, bastard.  

Marion: Why are you…. Ren, did you perhaps get lost again? 

Ren: ………

Marion: I told you to contact me right away in that scenario. 

Asch: Leave the sermon for later. Anyways, have you seen Billy? 

Marion: Huh? How should I know? No one was here since I arrived, and no one’s been here since. 

Asch: That bastard, he’s run away again. Shit, I’m not letting this slide! 

[Door slams open]

Billy: Let me go, Oscar-paisen! I can walk on my own~! 

Oscar: If I take my eyes off you, you’re just gonna run off again. 

Asch: ……Oscar?

Oscar: Asch, you had training scheduled with Billy, right?

Oscar: I invited him to join me for some waterfall training* because he said he was free, but he mumbled something incoherent and tried to run away, so I caught him and brought him here. 

Billy: Ohoho~? Has Renren perhaps also earned himself a little scolding? 

Ren: …..A little, I was late. 

Billy: Wow, me too☆

Asch: Bastard, you’ve got guts, running away from me. I’ll make up for the delay by giving you a good workout. 

Oscar: It’s a good idea to increase the intensity of your training. I’ll help out as well. 

Asch: Do as you’d like. Come on, get your ass in gear. If you’re late again, we’ll be extending the time. 

Billy: EEEH!?**

Asch: This is on you for running away. 

Marion: Of course, lateness deserves punishment. Should I be stricter with you on that? 

Ren: Well, it’s true I was late…

Marion: Hmph, that’s good resolve. 

Billy: Juust a moment! Why is everyone so eager to agree with this~!? 

Asch: Don’t yell. First off is 100 squats. Get to it!!! 

Billy: UEEE~~~

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Billy: I’m at my limit~...... Renren, you still alive~? 

Ren: Shut up…don’t talk to me……

Asch: Don’t even think about running away after this.

Billy: Ye~ah…..

Ren: ………….

Oscar: Maybe I was a little too hard on them… but, it’s also important to challenge your limits. 

Asch: Hah, aren’t you a sweet bastard. These guys just don’t have enough guts. 

Marion: Well, I’d like for them to be able to do this much. 

Asch: We have got to do something to prevent this guy from running away again….. 

Marion: (Huh. I thought he was just being stuck-up, but seems like he does put a lot of thought into his teaching methods.)

Marion: Wonder if I should also review the current training regimen…. 

Asch: (He’s a cocky bastard, but he doesn’t slack off in his guidance.) 

Marion: …..What. 

Asch: Haah? It’s nothing. 

Oscar: Somehow it seems like you two have become friends as well. 

Oscar: How about this. If we’re considering training content, why don’t we have Dino-san join us to exchange opinions? 

Asch: No fucking way. 

Marion: Why do I have to go through such trouble? 

Oscar: Since you’re pretty similar, I think you can take inspiration from others…

Asch&Marion: WHO ARE YOU CALLING SIMILAR!!

Marion Cardsto

TL Note:

1. * This is a reference to the Ninpocho Cardstory 2. **this is them to me

[somacruising]

TALES OF THE RAYS: ASCH’S 3RD SKIT (ENGLISH TRANSLATION)

MASTERPOST

I was initially going to upload these yesterday morning, but some personal life stuff came up and I had to delay it. Here is the Asch side of the skit released with the debut of his xMA \ Dual Mystic Arte with Luke. 

     [ Asch and Luke are training in the woods ]

Asch: —Lightning Blade! —雷神剣っ!

    [ A flash ]

Luke: Fang Blade!! 双牙斬っ！！

    [ A flash ]

Asch: How clever! 甘いっ！

Luke: Shit! There! くっ！そっちだって！

Asch: That’s it. Just like that! かかったな。そこだッ！

    [ Another flash, Luke has been hit ]

Luke: …Tch! ……っ！

    [ Natalia and Guy enter ]

Natalia: Are…are they going to be all right? This seems a little much for mere practice… だ……大丈夫ですの？ただの手合わせにしては、少々気迫が度を越しているのでは……。

Guy: Well, I heard they were training hand-to-hand combat, so I rushed over…looks like it was a good idea to not leave them alone together. まあな。手合わせするって聞いたから駆けつけてみれば……やっぱり二人きりにしなくて正解だったか。

Asch: Hmph, is that all you’ve got?  I thought you’ve been sloppy lately, and sure enough, here we are. Back on your feet! ふん、この程度か？最近ふぬけていると思ったら案の定じゃねえか。さっさと立ちやがれっ！

Luke: You just happened to hit a sore spot! All right, here we go! Haaaaaa! たまたま地味に痛いとこに当たっただけだっつーの！行くぞっ！はぁぁぁぁっ！

    [ A flash ]

Asch: …Tsk! Attacking me from the front are you? You really are straightforward… Fine. Come on! ……っ！正面から馬鹿正直にかかってきやがって……。いいぜ。来い！

Natalia: This is going to be close, neither are backing down… どちらも引けを取らぬ接戦ですわね……。

Guy: Yeah, but Asch is pushing him a little. If he keeps up— ああ。だがほんの少しだけアッシュが押してるな。このままじゃ——

Asch: Haaaah! はぁぁぁぁっ！

    [ Another flash and Luke falls ]

Luke: U-uwah! っ！わああっ！

    [ Guy and Natalia rush over ]

Guy: Luke, are you okay!? 大丈夫かルーク！

Natalia: Both of you, are you all right!? 二人とも、無事ですか！？

Guy: Hey now, isn’t this a little too much for practice? おいおい。稽古にしてはやりすぎじゃないのか？

Asch: Too much? You’re as soft as ever, Guy. Our last match was much rougher. Luke’s moves were better before. この程度でやり過ぎとは、相変わらず甘いな、ガイ。前回の方がもっと手荒かったからな。ルークの動きも前の方がマシだった。

    [ Luke gets back up ]

Luke: I lost again!? Damn it, my sword felt heavier than usual today. Maybe it was the weather? やっぱりかよ！？くっそ～、なんか今日剣が重かったんだよな。天気のせいか？

Asch: No way, you idiot. This is the result of your negligence. そんな訳ないだろう、馬鹿が。お前の怠慢の結果だ。

Guy: —Huh? Wait a minute. Last time? This isn’t a reoccurring thing, is it? ——ん？待てよ。前回？もしかしてお前ら、ちょいちょい手合わせしてるのか？

Luke: Yeah. I must have forgot to mention it. We were both trained by the same guy. That makes us perfect for testing each other, right? ああ。言ってなかったっけ。だって俺ら、師匠から剣を教わった同士だぜ。手合わせにはもってこいだろ？

Asch: It seems suitable, does it not? But you have yet to match me in skill. もってこいだろ、じゃない。付き合わされる俺の身にもなってみろ。

Luke: Yeah, I’m grateful you’re doing this with me. But you can’t read my swordplay as well as you used to. I’m trying to be more aware of what you told me last time. はいはい、感謝してるって。でもさ、前より剣筋読めなくなってきただろ？前回うるさく言われたとこ、意識してみたんだ。

Asch: Hmph…you aren’t there yet. Don’t get carried away. You're a bird brain that forgets things as soon as you've learned them. Let your hands memorize the motions. Repeat the exercise again. Now go. フン……まだまだだ。調子に乗るんじゃねぇ。お前は習得したそばから忘れる鳥頭だからな。手に覚え込ませる。死ぬ気で素振り。を繰り返せ。

Luke: Of course, whatever you say Master Asch. へいへい。アッシュせんせー。

Guy: Looks like you both are doing fine, even if I am still worried. Well, maybe you should work on that mouth of yours, Luke… 周りが心配しなくても、きちんとやってるんだな。まあ、口が悪いのだけはどうにかした方がいいが……。

Natalia: Fufu… But, it looks like Luke and Asch are having fun. I never thought I’d see the day they’d cross swords like this… ふふ……。でも、二人とも楽しそうですわ。ルークも、アッシュも。こんな風に剣を合わせる日が訪れるなんて……。

Asch: Who are you calling “Master”!? Hearing that makes me feel sick! Stop saying stupid things like that and pick your sword back up! 誰が先生だ！お前の教師になるなんて反吐が出る！それより、さっさと続きをやるぞ！

[heliosrisingheroesimagines]

Asch w/ daisy, marigold, purple hyacinth and peony pls

(daisy done!)

Asch Albright:

🌻marigold: how jealous do they get? how do they react when they get jealous?

Asch is pretty possessive. If he thinks someone is so much looking in your direction sideways he’s already prepared to curse them out, telling them to say in their loser lane and that they’d never stand a chance against him in a million years. You do wish he’d showboat less as he didn’t have to show off his wealth or strength to you, you were already dating him and were very aware of both of those qualities. He can be sparked to violence if his jealousy causes others to disparage you as ‘not that great’ and he’ll fiercely defend you much to your chagrin, but you do appreciate that your boyfriend thought so highly of you.

🌻peony: how do they get their s/o to blush? how does their s/o make them blush?

If you call him cute or point out how thoughtful he’s being, he’ll get a little flustered and tell you to just not mention it. You think it’s a big deal when Asch started to work on his empathy skills and showed that he did have at least one good bone in his body, as much as he tried to prove otherwise. It particularly made your heart flutter to see him interacting positively with children, and mentioning having a family of any sort at some point in the future has his brain going a mile a minute even as he embarrassedly told you not to talk about things like that yet.

Asch is a very touchy man so it’s no wonder you get flustered when his strong grip is on your waist or hips; it felt like a way of demanding your attention without being too harsh, which his words tended to be. The way he delivered his ‘I love yous’ and ‘of course you’re important to me, idiot’ was also a factor to your flushed expression, thinking that you were happy he could be honest with you even if it was said in such a ‘you should already know this’ sort of tone.

🌻purple hyacinth: how would they react if their s/o died?

All he can think about is how weak he is. He cursed himself, over and over, throwing himself into training until his bones were aching and his fists were bleeding. All of this working out still doesn’t get out his frustration or pent-up anger, his temper getting worse, his violent tendencies causing him to strike out again after he had done so much to grow. It was like his progress was going backwards but he didn’t give a shit, not until sense is kicked into him that this is never the future you would want for him. He even cursed you a little in the end, wanting to know why you pushed into his life just to leave him with a crumbling heart that had no hopes of being whole again.

[accelsynchros]

ok because i HAVE to address this, let’s talk about bruno and romance

also known as “bruno didn’t cope ever” 

for starters, this all sorta starts with vanni borelli and his “yusei fanboy” vibe, because sure, the ark cradle wasn’t a thing that made yusei a hero in the original horrible future, but the dark signer thing stuck with people, and signers still existed- so vanni already had this idea of “someone who would be really ideal as a person” in at least friendship- he would’ve loved to be able to meet yusei fudo, because who doesn’t want to meet their heroes? 

fast forward to vanni in his early teen years, he decides with his friends that they’re going to do riding duels and evenutally compete in the wrgp, and that shit’s AWESOME in his head, so he, ruben, and mimi build a d-wheel, and yes, they had a very similar start to team taiyo, they only had one d wheel between the 3 of them, and they were just ... trying, maybe a little too hard at that.

and a few years later, vanni meets rory lamont. she’s super into mechanics, just like he is! and they hit it off immediately, like good god. really, it’s a hallmark movie love story which??? bless them for it. anyway, in like no time at all, vanni is in fact engaged. rory becomes team delta’s super mechanic and thanks to the fact that she also turned out to be the heiress to lamont motor co, team delta got three (3) fancy d-wheels. 

and things were great, until the machine emperor onslaught, and the tldr of that is rory heckin died but not before she told vanni to get on delta eagle and drive as fast as he could and get to safety, and really the parallels to yusei screaming for bruno and only having one item to remember him by is ... uh. wild, huh. vanni wears rory’s locket- to the day he died ( and even when he was revived, Z-ONE made sure he had it, because Z-ONE knew how much it meant to him )

smashcut, vanni meets yusei fudo, rather, he meets Z-ONE as yusei, and he ABSOLUTELY REBOUNDS. because he sees his idol in this man, and he’s so crushed by losing his first love, and he doesn’t know what else to do. it’s not healthy in that way, but he still did genuinely love Z-ONE, despite how things started. another smashcut, elian van asch joins the party, taking the name paradox, the man turns out to be a signer, and his first signer dragon was stardust. you can guess where this is going, right? shoutout to antinomy for projecting his idol ( yusei ) onto paradox, who HATED THAT with such a passion, because paradox was so jaded about the crimson dragon doing absolutely jack shit in the apocalypse. still, antinomy won him over, and the iliaster polycule became a thing. 

aporia and antinomy had the healthiest relationship between the iliaster crew- on antinomy’s side, at least. he admired aporia for surviving, not because of aporia having anything to link to yusei or to rory. aporia never knew how deep antinomy’s despair was, and really, that was for the best, considering aporia was truly a heartbreak away from dying. 

and then, antinomy dies. he tells Z-ONE to revive his soul and says he believes Z-ONE will save the future. and Z-ONE revives him, and then sends him to the past. 

antinomy meets the real yusei. he’s supposed to teach yusei accel synchro so the ark cradle will descend. he’s doing it for Z-ONE, for the future, so that maybe in the future he and rory will be happy and NONE OF THIS will have to happen in the first place, because it’s unfair to yusei. he’ll inevitably hurt yusei, and he knows this. he always knew. 

placido, who doesn’t know who antinomy is ( since aporia never knew vanni in his youth ), runs antinomy off the road. 

bruno washes up on shore. the only item he has on his person that would have any significance to who he was before is a weathered locket. the saltwater has ruined the photo inside, but it seems to be a loved one. maybe two people together. he knows it’s important, so he continues to wear it- but he doesn’t know why it means so much to him. he thinks someone out there must be waiting for him. 

bruno meets yusei, and yusei is super into mechanics, just like bruno!!! ( just like rory ), and they hit it off!!! yusei is incredible, someone that bruno can look up to, and someone he can relate to- and yusei is not aurora lamont, and he’s not Z-ONE, and he’s not paradox, and he’s not aporia for sure, but he’s so familiar, so he’s easy for bruno to latch onto. 

antinomy battles yusei as they ride on a path of light, and he knows why he wears the locket, and he knows why he wants the future to be changed and he knows he’s hurting yusei ( hurting rory, hurting Z-ONE, hurting paradox and aporia and ruben and mimi- because is this what they really wanted him to become? a martyr or murderer? ), he always knew it would happen, and he thinks oh well, love hurts. love has always hurt, and it shouldn’t but it does! 

so, tldr, bruno associates romantic love with a deep sense of loss and can’t really function properly but despite this, his love is as genuine as his agony thanks for coming to my tedtalk

[tales-of-sweets]

ABYSS please!!

Little disclaimer, I'm still mid-Abyss so some answers may be incomplete or subject to change! ^^ send me a fandom and i’ll tell you…

the first character i ever fell in love with: Guy! I only knew him from being in the same room as someone else playing it years ago but he was one of three characters (Jade and Dist being the other two) I would always turn around and watch for. a character that i used to love/like, but now do not: I thought Van was attractive and I liked his voice but now... hmm.... a ship that i used to love/like, but now do not: I guess the closest thing I had to this was many years ago when I was vaguely hearing it in the background while my ex played I liked hearing Luke and Guy interact because they have the same English voices as Yosuke and Yu respectively from Persona 4. After actually getting to know them and playing the game I'm now just like "Aww, Guy and his obnoxious baby brother"😅 I do think they have a nice dynamic, just not as a ship. my ultimate favorite character™: Mr. Curtiss my beloved (but Guy comes in close second!) prettiest character: Hmmm... Dist, Jade, and Peony tied my most hated character: I hope i'm not supposed to like Luke already by this point because I still do not like him or Asch. my OTP: Uhh... my Abyss OTP is actually a crackship with Symphonia (Jade/Zelos) but a ship I just like that's in the game, hmm... Jade/Dist? Jade/Guy? I like those ones so far. But as you can tell I pretty much just like anything that is Jade, Guy, or Dist lol my NOTP: I don't really have any I don't think. Maybe Asch/Luke? I'm not really sure what the ethics of that are but that aside I also just don't really like those two right now so the last thing I want is them together lol. favorite moment: Of course not a pleasant moment but seeing Luke get tricked into absolutely decimating an entire city was a recent highlight. Shit's fucked, made me so sad :( saddest death: None yet but I have to spoil deaths for myself ahead of time since I'm sensitive to character death and I just know I'll be sad when Arietta dies... character that everyone else in the fandom loves, but i hate: As stated, I don't like Luke or Asch currently but I'm holding out for the fact that I've bene promised Luke gets better eventually and a lot of people seem to like Asch so maybe there's something there that I just haven't seen yet. I just really have a low tolerance for rude, abrasive types unless they're like super unhinged or really flamboyant villains. At least I can sorta give Luke a pass for being essentially a 7 year old. Asch on the other hand... I dunno, maybe I'll come around some day. Ask me again in a few weeks lol😅

my ‘you’re piece of trash, but you’re still a fave’ fave: Anise is a little walking disaster but I love her with all my heart my ‘beautiful cinnamon roll who deserves better than this’ fave: Guy... imma need people to stop making fun of his trauma :( my ‘this ship is wrong, nasty, and makes me want to cleanse my soul, but i still love it’ ship: None... yet? >:) my ‘they’re kind of cute, and i lowkey ship them, but i’m not too invested’ ship: Jade/Dist, Jade/Guy as stated above! And Tear and Natalia maybe?

[ask-webster]

Finally, how I met Asch.....worst mistake of my career.......

Bitch

[tobebbanburg]

Next up on my bingo card is the prompt “Germany”, and so naturally I’m taking that opportunity to inflict my terrible taste in music on everyone. These are songs that make me think of certain characters rather than songs I think that character would like, otherwise Fabio’s playlist would just be Nena.

Bonus mentions to Mickey “Ich liebe deine mama” and Richard “Zahnarzt”, neither of which fit on the main graphic. Notes and links under the cut!

Zu Asche Zu Staub: Along with the bonus Catholic imagery of turning to ash and dust, this song features the line “put your hand in mine, and let us be eternal”. If that doesn’t scream Nicky and Joe, I don’t know what does.

Super Sudden: This is a song about the worst superhero ever. Narcissistic and sex obsessed, this is Fabio if he’d ever tried to use his powers for good.

Koks auf Hawaii: There could be no other song for Primo than one about the lack of cocaine in Hawaii. The operatic chorus is pure Primo drama.

Willst Du: “Do you want to take drugs with me?” Lyrics aside, this is a catchy and colourful song on the surface, but one with a hidden melancholy. Cesare all the way.

Für Immer: The main take away from this song is “nothing lasts for ever, but the memory of you is eternal”. It’s beautiful, and sad, and nostalgic. Lui.

How Much Is The Fish?: This song makes no sense and neither does Ettore. It absolutely slaps though.

Über alle Berge: These men both don’t want to be fathers and also would be terrible ones. “I’m shit in bed- I mean I shit the bed”- something Valerio has 100% said at some point in his trashman life, along with “a relationship is give and take, I give you penis and take the next bus”.

Wunder fragen nicht: Miracles don’t ask. And some of those miracles are little babies for sad man Paolo to adopt and love.

Frei wie der Wind: Just a song about really fuckin’ loving the feeling of being out on a boat. Gabriele vibes.

[muses-of-kira]

Blog Update -  3/13/ 22 

So here’s how things are going. 

Ventus’s blog is up and running. I need to write a headcanon page for him, but just like with Edward and Kumo that shit will come as I continue to write him and there will be a fucking Table of Contents for him just like the other two.  Thank you to everyone who’s followed Ven! Please feel free to send him memes or otherwise!

Barnaby’s blog is also up and running. I need to finish his Headcanon Page too but honestly? Same as above.  Season two drops next month and I am just thriving over that. 

I’m a little behind the times on Edward, and I admit I needed a break. I’ll continue to get to things as I can and queue them. Remember when you send things into Ed’s blog you have the option of Edward, Alphonse, or Both of them.  I really should just change it to “Alchemic-Elric(s)” but I’m too lazy to fix all my linking.  So it stays the same. 

I am writing another drabble for Kumo. I actually have two in the works and one of them is going to get long.  It has art to go with it so it might take me a minute to get everything done, but my work week is almost over so we’ll see how far I can get on it. 

On my Next to fix list, I’m trying to decide who it should be and I’m debating between Yuri Lowell,  Link and Oswald. Cause yanno what? Square won’t give me Oswald in KH but I can still rp with the KH peeps with my lost Rabbit King, can’t I?  Look I love him so fucking much okay?

Who would you wanna see next? 

Currently Active are:

Edward Elric // Fullmetal Alchemist ->  @alchemic-elric​​​ Shiroi Kumo // Final Fantasy Unlimited -> @shiroi---kumo​​​ Barnaby Brooks Jr. // Tiger and Bunny -> @therookiewithglasses​​​ Ventus  // Kingdom Hearts -> @purus-lumen​​​

Lots to Do // Complete Overhaul 

Yuri Lowell // Tales of Vesperia Yeager // Tales of Vesperia Luke Fon Fabre // Tales of the Abyss Asch the Bloody // Tales of the Abyss

Need to Fix:

Link // Legend of Zelda Oswald the Lucky Rabbit // Disney (Epic Mickey) 

Starter Calls: 

Main Blog - Everyone ||  Edward Elric ||  Shiroi Kumo || Ventus ||  

Promos 

|| Edward Elric ||  Shiroi Kumo || Ventus ||   

[bondsmagii]

(cw: I'm about to get real crass about CSA because it makes me real mad and that's how I cope)

the cultural reaction to cuties is infuriating to me, especially how even defenders feel the need to criticise the hypersexualised camera shots for ""normalising sexualistion of children in film"". Like, this is a thing that is happening in real life, right now, folks! Real Life Kids commonly do dances like these, in clothes like these, in an attempt to copy adult women being framed in shots like that! That's basically a good fifth of Tik Tok! The shots being of kids instead of adults is intentionally horrific, because it's trying to highlight that that kind of societal gaze is what pressured them to do the dances and wear the clothes and everything else; to take a thing that we've all come to accept as normal (8 year olds online twerking to songs explicitly about sex) and make us see how horrific it is, so people might give a shit for once. (A real shit, not that Pizzagate-adjacent thing where people only bring it up in service of criticising something/someone they already didn't like, and never exploring why it's so prevalent to begin with). You know, the filmic opposite of normalisation?? It's incredibly disappointing that people's takeaway appears to be: "ew gross, look at how horny this camera is for literal children. Glad this absolutely isn't a thing that happens in real life that I will go straight back to ignoring while patting myself on the back for identifying this media as Problematic

And the idea that "a pedophile could get off to this" makes any sense as criticism! I guess pedophiles only get off to children in revealing clothing, huh? So all children need to do to avoid pedophiles is, uh... *checks notes* "dress less slutty". I *wish* I lived in a world where pedophiles were genuinely waiting on feature films to deliver them a few shots of children in revealing clothing, instead of trading real CP that has caused untold suffering. Sometimes it really feels like people are more invested in weaponising the idea of suffering children in rhetoric, rather than the welfare of real children. It's the same disconnect that makes it impossible to bring up things like early intervention programs for pedophiles without being called a pedophile yourself (a rich thing to call someone who was on the receiving end, and takes about a year off my lifespan every time).

Every time someone brings this movie up, I feel like I'm losing my marbles. Otherwise smart and insightful people seem completely willing to misread it in the most infuriating way possible. It's like it's the Asch conformity test, and I'm the rube in the last chair wondering whether I even watched the same movie as them. It's comforting to see at least one other person on this godforsaken planet comprehending that The Sexualised Children Shots Are Horrific On Purpose in this movie trying to push people out of complacency

honestly go off like I could not have said this better myself. this is exactly what's been pissing me off about the response to this movie and my post about it in general.

the cultural reaction to cuties is infuriating to me, especially how even defenders feel the need to criticise the hypersexualised camera shots for ""normalising sexualistion of children in film"". Like, this is a thing that is happening in real life, right now, folks! Real Life Kids commonly do dances like these, in clothes like these, in an attempt to copy adult women being framed in shots like that! That's basically a good fifth of Tik Tok!

this is what I cannot get my head around. like, people are freaking out over how this movie normalises the sexualisation of young children, but somehow miss the point that it's already been normalised. the movie would not be necessary if this hadn't already become a completely normal part of society. even walking around the shops in town I see children maybe 10 or 11 years old dressed like Instagram models, faces full of makeup, revealing clothing... it's honestly disturbing. these kids think that's acceptable, they think that's what they need to do in order to have worth, and it's terrifying. if I had my own children, I would be terrified for them. the movie is not the problem. why people can't direct this anger and outrage to websites like TikTok instead, I have no idea. probably because that would require actual work, and we all know these people are addicted to outrage and self-righteousness and absolutely allergic to any kind of effort to create real change.

It's incredibly disappointing that people's takeaway appears to be: "ew gross, look at how horny this camera is for literal children. Glad this absolutely isn't a thing that happens in real life that I will go straight back to ignoring while patting myself on the back for identifying this media as Problematic"

people get so offended when they're made to feel uncomfortable. I have no idea why. I'm trying to work out this thought process but it's simply beyond me. it baffles me that people can see something that's actually happening in the world, and instead of getting angry about the actual issue, they decide to attack the female director of the movie about said issue, who is writing from her own experience. like, how in god's name these people managed to miss the point so badly, I do not know. the manoeuvres they had to do to miss a point that big and obvious should make them all automatic gold medal winners in Olympic gymnastics.

(I do think that a lot of people yelling the loudest about Cuties have probably only seen the Netflix promotional poster and then devoured a bunch of Twitter threads highlighting the apparent problems and possibly a view video essays on YouTube showing the most dramatic and out of context shots of the girls, however.)

And the idea that "a pedophile could get off to this" makes any sense as criticism! I guess pedophiles only get off to children in revealing clothing, huh? So all children need to do to avoid pedophiles is, uh... *checks notes* "dress less slutty". I *wish* I lived in a world where pedophiles were genuinely waiting on feature films to deliver them a few shots of children in revealing clothing, instead of trading real CP that has caused untold suffering.

right? like. this point is so fucking useless. by this logic, we should ban everything with photos of children in it. if a paedophile is going to waste time going to see a full feature movie just to see some young girls twerking-- I mean, why would they in the first place? why would a paedophile do that when they can just sign on to TikTok and see thousands of hours of footage of young girls twerking? and if "revealing clothing" is all it takes, what's stopping this paedophile from going to the local pool and watching the kids in swimwear? what's stopping this paedophile from going and picking up a clothing catalogue and flipping to the pictures of little girls in dresses? the fact that people can compare the content of a feature-length film to actual CP fucking baffles me. like. it's actually insulting to compare things like that -- and by extension, any child on the street in a t-shirt or a dress or a skirt or a swimsuit -- to actual CP. like, who looks at a kid and thinks like that? if you want to stop paedophiles being creeps, you'd have to lock kids up in the house until they're 18 and ban all depictions of kids forever. paedophiles are gonna be creeps no matter what, and they're not going to bother with a full film when they can log onto TikTok and comment something creepy on footage of a real life child who might even message back and enter into communication with them. like, damn. why aren't more people getting mad and outraged about that?

Sometimes it really feels like people are more invested in weaponising the idea of suffering children in rhetoric, rather than the welfare of real children.

they are. "somebody please think of the children" is now the rallying cry of the right (all leading Democrats are secret paedophiles, the LGBT agenda is making Our Innocent Christian Children into perverts) and the left (problematic media is Harming Our Innocent Children, everything needs to be censored and squeaky clean so the Metaphorical Children don't stumble across it and think it's acceptable). it's the quickest way to get people outraged and it works like a charm. as soon as somebody starts rallying under the flag of protecting kids, it gives them a fast pass to power and influence. who wants to be seen to not care about kids? who wants to risk being called a paedophile or a child abuser? unfortunately their eagerness to declare everybody such has resulted in it losing its meaning. now when I see someone accused of paedophilia I no longer feel the usual revulsion but instead a tired suspicion followed by hours of research to determine if they are actually abusing children, or if they ship the wrong thing. to put the numbers into perspective, the one and only time I found out somebody was actually abusing minors, I was genuinely shocked because I had never found a true accusation before in oh, six years? which is unsurprising, seems I have been called a paedophile and told I shouldn't be around children because I like a villain from a YA series. as for real children, none of these people give a shit.

It's comforting to see at least one other person on this godforsaken planet comprehending that The Sexualised Children Shots Are Horrific On Purpose in this movie trying to push people out of complacency

that's exactly it right there -- it's horrific on purpose, but these people can't understand that. to them, literature and art and film is supposed to always make you feel good, and if it doesn't it's mean and abusive and you should have warned for it and also you're an asshole for making it in the first place. for people who only consume media to feel good, and only create it to feel progressive and wholesome, it's inconceivable why people would create something depressing or disturbing. because they're consuming media of only things they like, they assume everyone else is. ergo, if you make something nasty, it's because you're into something nasty. if you write about a murderous villain, it's because you want to be a murderous villain. if you direct a movie about children being sexually exploited, you must want to sexually exploit children.

these people cannot understand that art is supposed to teach and inform as well as comfort and coddle. some art is there to make you feel good, and other art is there to make you take notice of injustice and suffering and make you angry and upset enough to want to do something about it. these people do not understand that at all, and with this kind of logic they would try to ban Holocaust survivors from speaking at schools because it's too upsetting to think about, rather than paying attention to the message that such things get across. we cannot change society without empathy, and to experience empathy for something outside our own understanding and experience, we need to come into contact with people who have lived through it. we need to see it depicted. that's how we learn to feel for others. it puts a face to the suffering and makes it easier to stay motivated and stay mad.

but no. these people just want to be nice and fuzzy and safe. that's all that matters to them, and anyone who thinks they're wrong for doing it must be a paedophile or something. right. gotcha.

[feelinb]

twas tagged by @themarten with “What are your Rammstein sleeper hits? Those songs that you maybe heard once or twice and they didnt stick with you, but then you hear them again months later and go "oh shit...this is really good" and proceed to listen to them on repeat for 3 days?” (cute little idea !!)

100% ich will, asche zu asche, pussy and adios (which is my current favorite right now)

@notafraidofredyellowandblue, @kitthefox, @mjrtaurus, would be neat to see yours!

[somacruising]

Asch, whenever anyone is rude to Natalia:

What the fuck did you just fucking say to Natalia, you little bitch? I'll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Oracle Knights, and I've been involved in numerous secret raids on Malkuth, and I have over 300 confirmed kills. I am trained in gorilla warfare and I'm the top swordsman in the entire Order of Lorelei. You are nothing to me but just another target. I will wipe you the fuck out with precision the likes of which has never been seen before on Auldrant, mark my fucking words. You think you can get away with saying that shit to Natalia? Think again, fucker. As we speak I am contacting my secret network of spies across Daath and your location is being traced right now so you better prepare for the storm, maggot. The storm that wipes out the pathetic little thing you call your life. You're fucking dead, kid. I can be anywhere, anytime, and I can kill you in over seven hundred ways, and that's just with my bare hands. Not only am I extensively trained in unarmed combat, but I have access to the entire arsenal of the Order of Lorelei’s Oracle Knights Special Operations Division and I will use it to its full extent to wipe your miserable ass off the face of the continent, you little shit. If only you could have known what unholy retribution your little "clever" comment was about to bring down upon you, maybe you would have held your fucking tongue. But you couldn't, you didn't, and now you're paying the price, you goddamn idiot. I will shit fury all over you and you will drown in it. You're fucking dead, kiddo.

[chaos-burst]

For the DM ask game thing: 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23, 26 and 30 bc I have no self-control and want to hear all the things ;D

Thank you my love :D

12. Most complicated?

This cake goes to Sai, my beloved. She's one of my favorite NPCs. (Sai is the mother of Kieran, our rogue. She ran away from the safety of her homeland and took her 3yo son with her, leaving her whole life and family behind while she was pregnant with her second child.) She is the most stubborn person and I'm super stoked to tell you (and Kieran) about her backstory :D

13. Most likely to succeed?

I'm going to go ahead and say Asche :D Overachiever, perfectionist, golden boy of the assassins' guild, favorite mortal of [redacted]. He is endlessly thorough, ambitious and stubborn once he's set his mind on something.

16. Most evil?

I'm going to go with Phevia, one of the highest ranking members of the assassins' guild. She is just. Inherently cruel without reason and enjoys the suffering of others.

17. Best dressed?

I suppose that's subjective :'D There is a gay poly triad living in Donnis that you guys haven't met (they run one of the jewelry stores) and they're all dressed color coded with their partners, which I think is just very snazzy of them. Otherwise I'm going to go with Innocence and her slutty, slutty style because that's just very sexy of her.

19. Most changed?

We haven't played that long yet, so this is hard. I'm going to go ahead and say Nash (our bard's orcish gardener crush). From going to a pretty sheltered and mundane life she was now thrown into being part of an illegal rebel group and meeting Zamira has inspired her to try and be braver and do more to help others.

22. Which NPC is the most difficult to roleplay? Why?

Generally NPCs that are very extroverted and know how to talk to people are very hard because. I am not good at that :'D Also people who are super smart and eloquent.

23. Which NPC is the party’s favorite and why?

I'm going to say probably Urog? (Old orc pathfinder, terrible russian accent, smokes a pipe and is very amused about what he calls "young love".) That's the only NPC I know that you all enjoyed having around.

26. Which NPC is YOUR least favorite and why?

Hm. Aside from the villains I introduced so far I actually like most of my NPCs :D But yeah, I do dislike Phevia the most I suppose :'D Also Nika's dad. Because that shit is personal.

30. Bonus question! Answer any that you haven’t been asked, or talk about any NPC you want!

The last NPC I built is an elven necromancer who lives in and guard the City of the Dead - a giant city made up entirely of graves, tombs and family crypts. He likes the quiet and is usually followed around by a few skeleton who help him tend to the graves. His peace and quiet is frequently interrupted by a sarcastic little shit called Veil who is a white tiefling reaper of the deity of death. I have fallen terribly in love with them :'D