#being wrong to ship caelum

[caelumsnuff]

i never really saw caelum as a child even before the timeline was released. however, after its release, it got harder for me to understand other people's insistence on him being a "minor". because if a daemon that coalesced in '99 is considered a child then does that make me, someone born in the early 2000s, a fucking fetus? mouth off all they want, but there's just no way i can see a character who is older than me as some sort of toddler.

Yeah same. He was an adult before the timeline, and he’s definitely one afterwards. Don’t know how people are still calling him underage or a minor or a child. He’s none of those things.

It is kinda funny to watch though! When the timeline came out, a bunch of us said that people were gonna trip over themselves about Caelum shipping, trying to find a way to still crucify it. And here we are!!! We all collectively got hit with Apollo’s dodgeball.

[anonymousredactedconfessions]

Okay. This confession is gonna be a doozy. Sorry, Priest. TW for sexual assault, grooming, and pedophilia.

I think it's hypocritical for everyone (Erik included( to be so upset about shipping Caelum because he's "mentally a child" when the Asset (android listener) is right there. I hate people misusing the word pedophilia for ships that they don't like, but considering a few factors I think this situation fits.

Marcus literally wrote the obsession code into the Asset's programming, undermining their ability to give consent before they were fully realized as a person. Before they ever got the chance to comprehend things like consent, and what sort of consequences engaging in a sexual relationship with someone has. Especially when that someone has direct power over you. Who guides and mentors you, and is supposed to help you develop as a person. Marcus might not have the same level of outward control over the Asset as a parent, but he has more control over their internal thought processes because he's in charge of building and implementing their code=thoughts. He is supposed to be the "responsible adult" in that situation, and he took advantage of them, emotionally and physically. They aren't human, so the "Age of consent" laws aren't applicable, but the rationale behind those laws and who they're meant to protect are the same. He groomed them into being a perfect subordinate "partner" at their expense, and the Asset had no way of knowing how wrong it was, or any way to escape that situation without help because of that damned code that has been a part of them since before they attained sentience, their metaphorical birth.

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[loosesodamarble]

Ooooo for the ship ask game (just take your time answering, I couldn’t decide between two ships 😆!)! 3, 13, 15, and 50 for Dawn x Caelum and Ezio x Kai please 🥺💕?

The answers to your questions have finally arrived!

Going to put the answers under a "read more" since there's a lot. Whoops!

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Caelum x Dawn (or the StarLight ship as I like to call them)

3. What was their first impression of each other?

First off, the two were practically raised together. While House Faust and House Roulacase aren't next door neighbors, since the parents (Josele, Nacht, Finral, and Mallory, another friend's oc) are all very friendly with each other, there would certainly be plenty of play dates growing up. So they both have this understanding that the other has just always been there.

But the pair's proper introduction to each other was then they were around five. Caelum awkwardly tried to be a gentleman, bowing and almost kissing her hand. He chickened out of the kiss because he felt shy that day. He was sweet and friendly but also a little shy in a cute way. Also, Cal was just a cute boy. Dawn was smitten from that day onward.

As for Caelum, he immediately took note of how bright Dawn was. She eagerly introduced herself, didn't shy away from talking with adults, and was just so energetic. Dawn was charming to Caelum though he wasn't immediately crushing. He was simply... drawn to her.

13. How do they keep in contact when they’re apart? Do they write letters, talk on the phone, or simply wait out the time?

If they're ever apart, it's letter and communication devices for them.

Dawn actually prefers letters because then she can keep the messages that Caelum has sent her. She can reread all the kind and encouraging words he's give her.

Caelum likes making calls more because aaahhhhh! He loves the sound of Dawn's voice so so much! She sounds like a singing angel to him! And he wants to make her laugh and hear her laugh and kajhdgiaushrt!

15. What songs remind you of their relationship?

"Torisetsu" (translated at "instruction manual") by Kana Nishino.

It's a song about a girl explaining to her new partner how to treat her once they're in a relationship. There's a lot of "instructions" for the relationship in the song and it's a bit cheeky too.

This song reminds me of Dawn and Caelum because I imagine it being a sort of conversation once they get together. This is because of how they were prior to getting together. Caelum was basically afraid of romance and didn't even flirt. And so Dawn is asking Cal to be super doting and romantic with her once they're a couple. Of course she'll be equally devoted but she's taking Cal aside and telling him to please, please be so romantic.

50. Would they ever break up? If so, why? Who would handle the breakup better?

I mean once Dawn and Caelum hold hands for the first time as an official couple, they are practically glued to each other. Dawn and Caelum have known each other their whole lives, have seen the best and worst of each other through those times. Thankfully, they've never hurt each other intentionally and in any cases where they did each other wrong unintentionally, they apologized and forgave each other.

For Dawn, she's loved Caelum from the very start and after loving him for her whole life, she cannot really bring herself to stop loving him or let him go after finally getting together with him.

For Caelum, he always liked and admired Dawn but realized his feelings way later. And after spending so long in the dark about his own feelings, he wants to hold onto Dawn for the rest of his life.

They just... don't want to be apart after getting together... Babies...

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Kai'ichi x Ezio

3. What was their first impression of each other?

Most likely, Ezio's first impression of Kai'ichi would be that Kai is loud and reckless, much like his uncle Sukehiro. And well, that's what Kai is like. But when Ezio looks a little closer, he'll find that Kai has no sense of social decorum and might even take pity on how poorly Kai manages himself.

Kai'ichi, meanwhile, at first sees Ezio as an ordinary, fun-loving guy but not much else. He didn't expect much from a person who chatted aimlessly and flirted with multiple people. He didn't expect Ezio to be so brave on the battlefield and encouraging to those who struggle to socialize.

I'm sure they both would surprise each other with their unexpected sides.

13. How do they keep in contact when they’re apart? Do they write letters, talk on the phone, or simply wait out the time?

If they're forced apart and Ezio can't simply teleport to Kai'ichi, they'd likely keep contact through communication devices. Kai'ichi likes to do the real-time conversations and chat about their daily lives or vent things. He wants to know things as soon as they happen but it comes with a downside that is Ezio complains, Kai'ichi can only get angry that he can't be there to help Ezio.

But if they can't even communicate via devices, Kai'ichi will wait it out, distracting himself from longing by intensely training. Thinking about things he can't do a thing about tends to frustrate Kai. Poor boy.

15. What songs remind you of their relationship?

"Accidentally in Love" by Counting Crows. Because, quite honestly, we stumbled upon making this ship. It was purely by accident that the two of us went "actually wait, there's potential with these two..."

But also, once Ezio is in love, he's deep in it. And Kai'ichi would be just as into it because he doesn't do anything halfheartedly. Kai's thoughts are "I didn't mean to fall in love but I'm not some coward who will run away from these feelings!"

50. Would they ever break up? If so, why? Who would handle the breakup better?

I could see a scenario where Kai'ichi and Ezio would break up, mostly over Kai's desire to stay in Hino to become a member of the Ryuzen Seven and eventually the shogun. If Ezio is determined to stay in Clover and they decided not to try a long distance relationship, then they'd split up.

And honestly, Kai'ichi might take it a little better. But not by much...

Ezio would definitely cry a lot more than Kai'ichi would. He'd need his parents and friends to wipe his tears and bring his mood back up. And he might try to bury his heartbreak by flirting around afterwards.

Kai'ichi hides his sorrow better but he'd be in a funk with training and fighting because he'd struggle to figure out how something he put so much passion into could just fail... He'd cry less only because he's so lost about how things fell apart...

[willowtreeaniani]

a little thing i want to say (not so little lmao, tldr at the bottom sums up everything)

ive seen a bunch of people around talking about my fic. ive also seen a bunch of people around saying "if you ship caelum we really cant be friends"

and honestly, i understand. i get it

if i genuinely felt that fiction reflected someone's true intention in every regard, i wouldn't want to be friends with that person either. i don't even say that in a condescending way. if i had a suspicion that my friend liked actual kids or something i'd degrade the hell out of them and block them

i want to clear a few things up

im aware that the fic is a disrespect to erik's wishes — i wasn't aware when i wrote it, but i was told after the fact

i'm not going to talk about my own sexual traumas that i have experienced because

i know that would fall upon deaf ears

honestly i don't think someone needs to have experienced something traumatic to write something that romanticises that specific trauma

my point is, the reason why i haven't taken it down regardless of the fact that i have been told that he's a minor, and it goes against erik's wishes as a creator, etc.

is the fact that, it is genuinely naïve to believe that all 161,000 subscribers are going to going to listen to what the creator wants to do with their character that they made public

and i genuinely think that it's naïve to think that people will stop because you told them to

the whole point of being pro-ship isn't "provocative ship" it just means "pro-ship"

it means pro - "regardless of wether i think your ship is gross, i wont believe that you think that in real life unless you actually exhibit that behaviour towards real people and will just not read / block you if it makes me uncomfortable" - ship

i saw some k9 shit and thought "thats gross" and blocked because not all pro-shippers like all dark shit

pro-ship just means being neutral

you guys really gotta do your research before you give the presentation

but, if this mentality is the genuine reason why there hasn't been more caelum content, then i'm sorry. i really am. believe me or not, i do really like his character. but if it makes erik more comfortable not continuing him then i will accept blame for it

anyways all the people that care have already blocked me, i kinda just wanted to say my word or whatever, because i think someone called me a misogynist once because of my fic or something? and, not to say they were wrong, but there was not a trace of a woman in there. if you want more representation you can just ask x

TL;DR

being a pro-ship isn't wrong, but shipping caelum openly kindaaa is(?)

i'll keep doing it because it's the internet and trauma and nobody listens to people

if caelum never comes back because of people like me, then i totally get it and i'm sorry /gen

uh, im not a misogynist. i think women are cool

please block me if you ind me uncomfortable. i really do understand

reminder if you want to call me out, please reblog my post and block me, so then everyone who has blocked me never has to see me

[siderealxmelody]

Hi!

I'll keep this update short, I've revamped Azriel's mate. Instead of Hypaxia, her name is Gwyneth (yes she's canon divergent version of the same one from Acotar).

I actually enjoyed her in the books but was wary of making her with all the shipping wars, but now I don't really care ha. I've detailed her backstory below, for those interested.

@luxmaeastra

@starlsssankt

@sankta-alina-s

Gwyneth grew up in Winter, the sixth child of Witchlord Andulvar and High Lady Twyla of Winter. She had five older brothers, presumptive Heir Ravenar, twins Caldris & Caelum, and Kallias & Xanthos.

By the civil war, she'd lost her parents, Ravenar and Xanthos to death. Caleum and Caldris disappeared, many people from the other courts went missing as well in the final days of the war.

Kallias ascended to High Lord of Winter. And when Tamlin abdicated from Spring following his mate Aliren's death, the Court's magic chose her.

In abdication, Tamlin forfeited all his future descendants access to the throne. Gwenyth, being only 20 was sent by Kallias to Sangravah with Ravenar's mate Syrena.

When Hybern attacks the temple, Syrena dies and Azriel takes her to Night to recover like in canon. (happy to have it be a bond neither recognize snapping in the chaos or not). Azriel saves her before the Hybern General can do what he wants with her.

Gwyn, like in canon feels survivor's guilt and is urged to learn to fight by Nesta as they prepare for war with Hybern?

And Rhysand now has the next High Lady to Spring. Gwyneth is 25, traumatized and malleable. I assume Kallias and he are still friends so I doubt he sees anything wrong haha.

Just AHH ALL THE THINGS. THEY'RE ALL FREE TO EXIST NOW.

[invidiatechdemo]

but yeah as a summary in case i ever post about all of them more re: art and stuff. (if you want to avoid my ocs all of my stuff with them will be tagged 'invidia hort oc' for the future!)

Aster: keykid / my own personal Player (khux) + blue robes joke-ish oc. xe/xem, they/them.

Aine/Xenia: really complicated to explain. depending on the day is a riff on isekai/oc insert type stories. A character who is from an afterworld where KH is a video game, and furthermore is someone who only played bits and pieces of kh. this ends badly for her. they are aaaaalso an organization oc, and in some stuff i'll use him as a 'this is why people in the organization constantly talk about being turned into a dusk as A Thing That Can Happen'. honestly should probably split off the 'dies horribly essentially' version and the 'extremely convoluted longform fic about someone trying really hard to change canon events foiled by the fact they think the villain's name is ansem and landed in radiant garden just post the events of bbs' one. he's bigender and bi (she/her and he/him, and literally doesn't care what gendered referrals you use re:titles). i could literally ramble for days about her, but suffice to say i have a lot of fun with writing him. if he was a secret boss he'd ambush you in the garden of assemblage (OR literally /in a gummi ship route. like, crashes your ship and shit on the assault of the dreadnought and fights you after you crash there.) if you did specific things like a creepypasta, and otherwise will basically be in the list of people you fight in 2. roughly.

Lord Ainkom: joke keyblade master oc from scala ad caelum who also exists for me to throw out really convoluted 'entertainingly wrong (... unless...)' theories in the form of ansem reports that i might illustrate at some point. she/her, is a woman but prefers 'lord' and similar terms. literally a konami (the company) gijinka the same way yen sid is a disney and eraqus is a square enix gijinka. if you fail reaction commands at the start of the battle with her your command layout converts to chain of memories mechanics for a given duration.

[nocttanotheroneout]

It's just a thought, but...what if Lunafreya was a real character? No, no, hear me out. What if she had motivations other than seeing the protagonist again, and could influence on the plot in ways besides getting the One Ring to Noctis? Don't get me wrong, there's the bare bones of a personality there, but I'm talking real agency. Something compelling to contribute that couldn't be accomplished by an express delivery driver or anybody else?

For instance: Luna has a unique circumstance that the rest of the main cast do not. She spent something years in Niflheim captivity, around all that tech that's being used against Lucis now. What if, say, the bros are in trouble and Luna saves them by piloting an MT, because she picked up on a lot over the years because nobody saw her as an individual who is intelligent and willful, only a sweet, docile Princess and thus vastly underestimated her? Like the writers. What if her knowledge of the Empire comes in major handy taking them down, making her an integral part of the gang? Let's do something with that, yeah? Make it useful. Make her useful.

Personally, I wanted to see her bond with the Bros. Maybe they need her to come with them for Oracle reasons, or just so they could protect her, and she becomes an honest-to-god part of the group. At first, the guys are polite because she's a Princess and a Girl and accustomed to a certain life, but ultimately are each able to make a personal connection with her. She wants to know more about the world, so they show it to her. Maybe Ignis teaches her to cook. Prompto teaches her about King's Knight and videogames. Gladio trades funny stories about Noctis' early training days. They become pals. It's great. One day they come into a town that has an arcade like the one in Insomnia and Noct and Prom reminisce on the old days. Luna wants to try this "arcade", despite being told it would likely not be her scene. Hard cut to an hour later when Luna is absolutely owning (alternatively: raging at) a particular machine, while Noct is watching on with what I can only assume is The boner, and it's a side to her nobody ever anticipated. I want bonding and goofiness please I'm begging here.

Speaking of Noct, I wanted more screentime with them. Come on, I really, really want to ship this one. But I need to know why they like each other, other than something something childhood friends. Show me more of their friendship, other than Luna expositing for the plot's sake. Show me the silly, childish games they played. Show me their antics. Show me Luna making Noct smile for the first time since his mother's death (and Regis being like "I would protect this girl with my life" being the start of his seemingly almost fatherly affection for her). Show me why Noctis has been pining for her all these years, give me more of their diary entries. Make me fond of her. I want to see them have chemistry. In the same way Noct appreciates the world that doesn't treat him like royalty and comes to enjoy helping others, give me the same for Luna. Have them take on stupid cat-feeding sidequests together. Watch the stars from the Regalia. Fight monsters. Joke. Laugh. Talk. Let them bond. Give Noctis the slow realisation that, regardless of any arrangement, he would have wanted to marry her anyway. That she's genuinely a kind an endearing person with nuance and layers, who can understand the experience of growing up under so much pressure, losing one's family, and feeling very much alone. Let them fall in love honestly and truly.

And then, if you still wanted to kill off your main female lead, I promise, it'll be a LOT sadder.

And goddamn it, I wanted her to turn on the gods in the end! (Mainly Bahamut. Idk, Ramuh just has major grandpa energy, I literally can't hate him. Shiva vibes. Leviathan...can stay, but you're on thin fucking ice, buddy.) Listen. Ardyn and Aera are supposed to be narrative parallels to Noct and Luna, yeah? I think we can all agree. A Caelum destined for the throne only to have it ripped from under him; a pretty, gentle, blonde-haired Oracle destined to serve. But they're different, subversions of one another, because while Ardyn is consumed with darkness, used by the gods, and destroyed in order to clean up their mess, Noctis is...also used by the gods and destroyed to clean up their mess. But it's different because he's the good guy(?) (That's another can of worms, though.) Aera put her duty to serve above all else and died at the hands of one of the Caelum brothers as a result, but Luna...also did those things. And no, I'm not incredibly bitter. I just want her to be. Like, "Hey, what the hell, guys? I grew up in captivity and you couldn't take five seconds out of eternity to help? Maybe not let my home burn in the first place? Also, sacrificing an innocent man: kind of a dick move. I've seen more of this world in the past few months than all my life and it slaps out here. If you got off your godly asses and allowed humanity it's own agency, perhaps - just perhaps - you'd also feel strongly about it. It's not my job to serve you, it's my job to communicate with you on behalf of the people, and on behalf of the people, *raises middle finger*"

Bonus points if she convinces the other gods to turn on him for her because they're actually pretty fond of humanity and don't actually want to hurt them. That'd be really cool. God fight. But that's my own weird preference.

Anyways, the point of this long-winded rambling isn't to whine about how much I hate Luna. Just the opposite. She's a big ball of wasted potential, and I wanted better for her, damnit!! And if I have to write what amounts to an entire AU in a long-winded, rambly post on Tumblr.gov only to realise a minute later that I forgot something to get it, then so be it.

[dominimoonbeam]

Hi I come to you with more random ships asking for hc’s:

Cam and Lasko

Ollie and Vincent

Avior and Aaron

Sam and Aaron

Okay. I did it, Starshine Anon!! Hiope you enjoy it!

And Cam x Lasko are now my personal hc, so thanks for that! 

Let’s see what happens when we put these pairings together...

Some violence and life threatening drama and sexual innuendo!! Generally just don’t assume anything I write is going to be pg...

Cam x Lasko

-They met by chance. Caelum definitely didn’t play matchmaker with a struggling empowered human and a sad daemon just because he saw how well that worked out for some of his friends... Definitely not. He wouldn’t do that. That’s totally not allowed. Except, you know, no one ever really made rules for that...

-Cam was waiting at a cafe for an empathy daemon (who somehow forgot they were meeting that day and never showed) and it just happened to be Lasko’s favorite cafe where he was working that day.

-Cam didn’t mean to eavesdrop on Lasko’s meetings with what were obviously new students at DAMN, but it was impossible not to. He was engaging and funny and he obviously cared a lot about these people. When the students left, Lasko stayed and ordered another coffee but managed to bump into Cam and very nearly spill his drink on him. Cam steadied him. They exchanged smiles. “I’m sorry. I should have been paying attention,” Lasko hurried to say, gaze flicking over Cam’s horns once, smile never wavering. Somehow they ended up sitting together.

-Lasko asked Cam on a date. He was obviously nervous and gave Cam a dozen excuses to turn him down. Cam did not.

-Cam was very surprised to find Gavin in Lasko’s life and might have stepped out of it if Gavin hadn’t approached him. “He’s not my charge, he’s my friend,” Gavin explained, knowing how much Lasko liked this guy and honestly not hating the idea of his friend having a Serenity daemon in his life. Lasko deserved that. But Gavin also couldn’t read a daemon the way he could a human so he added a menacing warning along the lines of “You hurt him, I’ll hurt you.”

Cam raised an eyebrow at that, not unamused but unafraid. “Is this where you tell me to bring him home by ten and keep my hands to myself?”

Gavin grinned huge. “I’m an incubus. Bring him home spent or don’t waste our time.”

Cam barked a laugh. “I know who you are,” he reminded. And knowing him was why he wasn’t offended and, if anything, was really touched that Gavin had a friend in Lasko and cared that much about him.

-When Cam has bad days, he find he can’t wait to get to Lasko. Lasko sees it immediately and hugs him.

-When Lasko is stressed out, Cam helps calm him down.

-They drink A LOT of tea.

Ollie x Vincent

-Ollie wandered into the wrong club. He totally thought it was a goth thing because of course vampires aren’t real. This one guy flirting with him was just really in character, right? He’s had LARPing friends before...

-Got tranced by a vampire at the bar and walked into the back room, his pulse in hs throat and his mind screaming. 

-Vincent caught a glimpse of Adam walking the new guy at the bar away. When he followed, the first thing he saw the unempowered human’s eyes, so full of fright and tears, unable to move, with Adam’s head against his throat and teeth in his skin. He untranced the human and pulled Adam off of him, shoving him away with a warning growl.

-Ollie would have fallen if Vincent hadn’t caught him.

-Ollie has an absolute meltdown and Vincent walks him through it. After he gets past the part where Vincent promises he’s not going to get killed, he seems to take the whole supernatural shit pretty well. In fact, he’s really funny.

-Vincent walks him him.

-They start hanging out regularly.

-Being around Ollie makes Vincent feel human again--like himself, or who he used to be. He feels alive again in that fragile spastic way.

-Ollie confesses his feelings to Vincent, struggling to even look him in the eye, so sure he’s going to be rejected but still willing to take the jump.

-Vincent’s floored by that vulnerability for a second too long because Ollie exhales hard, like his silence in an answer, but before he can step back to leave the awkward moment he’s created, Vincent kisses him.

Avior x Aaron

-No one knows how they got together or how they met. Neither will say and Aaron refuses to admit he ever DIDN’T know about the magical world. (Seriously though, he had a full blown meltdown and questioned all of reality before coming to terms with it. It was NOT easy for him to accept.)

-Avior tries to be domestic but he’s awful at it and Aaron is always the first to point it out, but he still eats the very questionable food. 

-Aaron likes to touch Avior’s horns.

-They get into some serious arguments--the kind that ruin parties and have all their friends leaving early to get away from it.

-Sometimes they break up. The first couple times it was a really big deal and they both thought the world was ending, but now they’re both a little cavalier about it. Eventually one of them always apologizes or, when neither will admit they were wrong, they just go back to normal because they miss each other.

Sam x Aaron

-Aaron works late a lot and they cross paths sometimes when he’s heading home and Sam is heading out. They’ve never spoken but they exchange looks sometimes, even the occasional smile. Sometimes Sam thinks if he wasn’t a vampire, even as an empowered human, he would have talked to this guy, maybe even asked him out.

-One night Aaron is really tired leaving work at night, crosses the street just as someone runs a light.

-Sam hears the accident up ahead and then the car peeling away from the scene. He walks closer and recognizes the man on the pavement. Kneels beside him, afraid to touch him and cause more pain. He’s badly hurt, barely conscious. There’s no one else around to help. If Sam hadn’t been here he would have died alone tonight.

-Sam knows he’s not supposed to, but he can’t just let him go. “I’m going to try to help. I have to touch you, okay? I’ll take the pain away, I promise. It’s not going to hurt anymore,” he promised, gentle. Aaron was struggling to breathe, tears in his eyes, but he nodded once. Sam touched his skin carefully, taking the pain away first.

-After stabilizing Aaron, Sam takes him to a hospital. Aaron is barely conscious but grabs at Sam’s arm before he can leave. “You’re going to be okay,” Sam promises. “How?” Aaron needs to know.

-Slow burn for a while, because I guess there’s no other way for Sam to romance! Aaron can’t let it go and has to figure out how Sam saved him and what he is. When he finally uncovers that he’s a vamp and the world is full of supernatural things, he’s already fallen in love with Sam. How could he not?

[miss-tc-nova]

Lament’s End - Brain x Xehanort

Seriously, I fell in love with this plot/idea/ship thing, but the number of times I read “Brain and Xehanort” and cracked up is innumerable. But I’m freaking stick to it. I love it. BRAINORT FOREVER!

AN: Immediately Post KH3

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           “Here.” The old master takes the arm of the defeated Seeker, pulling it over his shoulder. “Ready?”

           There’s a softness he hasn’t seen in a long time. “Yes.”

           Engulfed in light, their old forms revert to the time Eraqus fell in love with Xehanort. His grin is met by Xehanort’s sheepish smile and acceptance washes over them—it’s time for them to go.

           Reunited hearts drift away, beginning their journey to Kingdom Hearts.

           One of them echoes as they float away. “You know, you kept me waiting a long time.”

           “You knew the whole time, didn’t you?” asks the other. “That we were the same person.”

           “I had my suspicions, but it would’ve been wrong of me to say so without being certain.”

           There’s a sigh. “You’ve always been a pain in the ass.”

           “Yeah, but you love me.”

           “I never stopped.”

           An even brighter light takes them, transporting the wayward hearts to a realm far away.

           Blurry sight gives way, finding the boys home—at Scala ad Caelum. He can’t help smiling, his grin growing as he stares at his partner. Silver eyes, as beautiful as ever, turn on him.

           “Brain?”

           “Huh?” He surveys himself. This is Brain, just as he was when they first met. “I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, all things considered. You okay, darlin’?” Old habits are easy to pick up.

           His partner, as he stands, looks conflicted. “Should I…Is it okay for me to be Xehanort?”

           “What d’you mean?”

           Those eyes must see the terrible deeds stained on those hands. “After everything I did, is it right for me to be Xehanort?”

           Brain intervenes, taking a hand. “Don’t think like that. You had the best intentions just…a flawed way of going about it.”

           Shoulders droop, but Xehanort agrees. “Isn’t that an understatement.” The pair let out soft, weary laughter. “So what do we—”

           “Xehanort!”

           The boy in black takes an impact that knocks him to the ground. “Vor?”

           She nearly strangles Xehanort with her embrace. Brain watches as a few more familiar faces join the petite blond in mauling the young man and tears well in Brain’s eyes. It’s them; all of them—together again.

           Amid the celebration, Bragi brings attention to the odd man out. “You really know how to make a dramatic plot twist, don’cha Fleetfoot.”

           Startled, Brain asks, “You know?”

           “Pfft, you thought we wouldn’t find out?”

           “How—"

           “I wondered when I’d finally get to meet you.”

           That’s his voice—or more accurately, that’s the voice of his second life.

           Beyond the group of former classmates stands a mirror image of the young man Brain impersonated for an entire lifetime. He’s radiant and regal and everything that he should have been. This is the newborn life taken by Brain.

           His name slips past Brain’s lips. “Eraqus…”

           The boy in white approaches without hesitation or even a sign of contempt on his face; meanwhile, Brain steps back, recoiling like the coward he is. Every inch of him is frozen in fear as his relative stands before him, beaming.

           “It’s nice to meet you, grandpa.”

           It’s not adding up. “You…You’re not mad?”

           His eyes downcast. “I used to be. Hatred and despair were all I knew, but someone else taught me compassion and pity.”

           He never deserved any of this.

           Eraqus continues, “I’ve thought about this meeting a million times over and what I would say to you. I used to think about screaming and fighting or even avoiding you altogether. I don’t know if I can forgive you, but knowing your true history and the sorrow that drove you to such lengths, all I could ever come up with was ‘I’m sorry.’”

           “Sorry?” Brain’s lips quirk in a smile but he’s falling apart. “You’re apologizing to me?”

           That is a pure smile far too good for Brain. “You’ve suffered more than a single lifetime; I think that’s enough.”

           The broken man collapses. At his side joins his grandson consolation and Brain clings to him as he sobs an endless string of apologies that could never make up for what he did. Yet Eraqus accepts them all.

           Some time passes before Brain can rein in his emotions and, while the group seems happy enough to wait, someone else is not.  

           “Braaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiin!”

           Eraqus releases Brain just in time for a familiar feline to tackle him. Baffled, the man stares down at the silver spirit in his arms.

           “Chi-chi?!” The Chirithy buries their face against his shirt.

           Another spirit skips to a stop before them, peering up at Xehanort. “Do…Do you remember now?”

           Xehanort, a warm smile on his face, leans forward to nuzzle his spirit’s forehead. “Yeah. I missed you, Chia.”

           Seeing them reunited is heart-melting; however, as mentioned, Chi-chi isn’t so sweet.  

           “What took you so long?!” they complain.

           He chuckles, wiping at his eyes. “Sorry, I had a lot of things to do.”

           “I bet you were just being lazy.”

           A bit of that old sass come out as Brain pinches their cheek. “Thanks, pal.”

           It’s Xehanort’s turn to laugh. “Well, they’re not wrong.”

           Once the laughter at Brain’s expense dies, Eraqus speaks again. “It was Chi-chi who guided me here and introduced me to the Master.” He smiles. “Oh right. We should head to the citadel, Master Ephemer is waiting to see you both.”

           Gods, if any more surprises come his way, Brain may die a fourth time. “Ephemer’s here?”

           Eraqus grins. “Yeah. Where else would he have gone?”

           Xehanort pulls Brain against him. “You okay, sweetheart?”

           “Yeah, just…wow.”

           Urd puts a hand to her hip. “We’ll go ahead and let the Master know you’re on your way.”

           “You two take a moment to collect yourselves and meet us up there, okay?” Hermod tacks on.

           The group gathers to leave and Chia and Chi-chi take their leave. Eraqus stands to join the group, looking surprisingly comfortable among them. In spite of all that happened, he looks truly happy among the native Scalans, which is more than Brain ever could’ve hoped for his grandson.

           “It’s easy to see where Eraqus gets his good looks from,” Xehanort teases.

           Brain takes the bait. “Hey, are you hitting on my grandkid?”

           “He looks good.” Heads bump together softly. “But you’re the one I fell in love with.”

           “Geeze, and here I thought I’d be the one consoling you.”

           “Really?” Xehanort rubs at the tear stains on his lover’s face. “You took my leaving pretty hard. Surely I’ll have to make up for that someday.”

           Brain laughs pitifully. “Guess in the whole scheme of things, we’re both massive disasters.”

           Xehanort agrees. “Maybe that’s why we’re meant for each other.”

           “Probably.”

           A bashful hand rests against the back of his neck, catching on a string of metal. The ring bumps against his chest.

           He has it—he still has it. Even after everything that happened, this little piece of metal has weathered it all, somehow seeing these two lost souls through lifetimes and to Kingdom Hearts. It’s a shame it never got to be used as intended.

           But maybe that can change.

           “Xehanort?”

           “Yeah?”

           “Before anything else happens—” Brain does his best to prop himself up on one knee, pulling the chain over his head. “Will you marry me?”

           Xehanort chuckles, extending a hand. “Didn’t you get the note I left in the box?”

           Taking said hand, Brain places a kiss against the knuckles. “Just answer the question. Please?”

           Xe rolls his eyes, but smiles anyway, his expression made of pure adoration. “Yes.”

           The proposer fiddles with the chain, nervously dropping the ring in the process. Fair cheeks turn rosy as his lover laughs, but he presses on, slipping the ring where it was always meant to be.

           A light emanates from the gems, consuming the ring entirely before it dies out. Old dinned metal shines brand-new and dull gems sparkle radiantly; it looks exactly as it did the day Brain bought it.

           “You really outdid yourself with this one,” Xehanort says, admiring the band.

           “Yeah, well, I spent weeks looking for the perfect one. Lauriam kept nagging me about being picky. Said you’d like it no matter which one I picked.”

           “And he was right.” Brain frowns as Xe laughs. “But thank you for going through all the trouble to make it perfect.”

           Brain’s stomach flips and he gives a cheesy smile. Then Xehanort leans forward, connecting their lips in a long-awaited kiss. Immediately, Brain gives in to his partner’s every notion. He always enjoyed taking his time, memorizing the feel of his darling’s mouth on his, learning every little detail and reaction, exploring his love’s feelings. There’s certainly regret and apology—nothing Brain himself didn’t have—but there’s happiness, desire, and missing. Most importantly, there’s love. Like the ring, it’s weathered centuries and survived the deepest darkness, but it, too, goes on.

           However, despite being a submissive make-out partner, Brain can’t contain this feeling of freedom blooming in his chest. His burdens are gone, he doesn’t have an ulterior motive to act on, and he’s reunited with the person he loves most.

           Brain takes Xehanort by the waist, tugging him closer as he falls backwards. A surge of contentment rolls through Brain as Xehanort lays flat against him and his hungry hands snake into silver hair. With his mouth, he begs for more, having been deprived of such affection for so long, and Xehanort graciously gives it to him.

           While the pair could indulge for eternity, there are people waiting on them. Xehanort breaks first, pulling away in spite of Brain attempting to follow. The chagrin dissipates, in favor of admiration. As always, his beloved is beautiful.

           This is everything he’s ever wanted. Brain never wanted to do all those things; he never wanted the prestige and power he created; he never even wanted to be a Dandelion. He just wanted to be with the person he loved. Now that’s everything they have.

           Soft laughter engrosses the couple, their happiness clear as the sky above.

           And it’s all they need.

~~~~~

Nova’s Kingdom Hearts Masterlist

[queen-yalo]

FF XV | Headcanons | First date with the Chocobros

Request: Sooo... chocobros huh 👀 may i have some first date headcanons 👀👀 (ur rules say only 3 characters at a time so if u only wanna do 3, lets do out boys noct, iggy and gladdy :3) [by @mina-ships​]

A/N: Request didn’t match my rules? Let me change them real quick. Hehe. :3 Also, I’m setting this all in a peaceful, no-weird-creatures-creeping-around-world, okay? Okay. :3 This is my first time writing for the Chocobros! Hope you enjoy! 

Pairing(s): Gladiolus Amicitia x reader; Ignis Scientia x reader; Noctis Lucis Caelum x reader; Prompto Argentum x reader

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• He is a quite famous bachelor in Insomnia and he doesn’t want anybody creeping on you both during your date. So he wants to go somewhere quiet and private. Gladio knows the area around Insomnia like the back of his hand. He knows the most beautiful and most peaceful places. That’s where he’s taking you.

• He picks you up right before dawn and you two drive out of the city and into the mountains. The journey up there is kinda quiet and the air is filled with nervous tension. But as soon as you arrive at your destination, all of that is forgotten. 

• Gladio picked out the most perfect spot and timing - you arrived just as the sun started to set. In no time, he had the picnic set up and you two were enjoying some homemade snacks while watching the beautiful view on the horizon. 

• From there on, things just happened naturally. You talked, you laughed, you joked around - it was a really good night. Of course he took you home and made sure you got inside before he left for his own home. You two couldn’t wait for your second date. 

• He has been waiting to ask you out for ages. This man had everything planned out two weeks in advance. He knew what restaurant you two would go to, what he’d wear, when he'd pick you up, etc. There was no way this could go wrong.

• Only that, when the day arrives, nothing goes as planned. He has to work a little longer than usual, he managed to stain his shirt and the restaurant screwed up the reservation. He is beyond frustrated.

• Luckily, you're still smiling and laughing at his snarky comments, so maybe everything isn’t lost just yet. You two decide to just go to his place and cook something together, since apparently every restaurant in the city is booked out.

• It was a great night. Dinner was delicious, the atmosphere was wonderful - romantic and intimate, but not to the point it would have been uncomfortable. You really didn’t want this night to end. But Ignis promised you many more of nights like this - if you were interested that is. 

• Noctis just wants to get away from all the hassle in the Citadel and in public. So any crowded place is off the table as a date-location. But how about... a night-walk? Through the park? Gladio would follow you at a safe distance - far enough to not disturb you two, but not too far away to be too late if anything was to happen. Plus, Noctis knows the park like the back of his hand, so you really have nothing to worry about? 

• He admits it sounds kinda creepy that a guy wants to take you out for a walk at night into the park on your first date. But as he explains to you that he just doesn’t want anyone spying on you or anyone interrupting your time together, you begin to understand. Plus, you know there are guards everywhere. So it’s not too risky, right? 

• You never expected the park to be this beautiful and peaceful at night. You’ve only ever been there during daytime when it’s a very busy and quite crowded place. But at night? It’s such a calming space.

• Noctis talked you into climbing this huge rock with him. You didn’t understand why he wanted that... until he pointed at the sky. The view was amazing. You had never seen this many stars with your bare eyes ever. It was then that Noctis asked you about a second date. He liked spending time with you. He wanted to do it more often. You couldn’t wipe the huge smile off of your face as you agreed to another date. 

• He really wanted to take you to a Chocobo-Farm. But that wasn’t really appropriate for a first date, was it? It had to be romantic and you had to like it... but he had no idea what place would be perfect for that. His friends told him to simply ask you what you wanted to do. So he did. And can you imagine the thumping in his chest when you said: ‘Let’s visit a Chocobo-Farm!’ ? 

• GOSH, he is excited. He is almost bouncing when you two arrive, ready to spend your day with the big, fluffy, yellow baby-birds. He couldn’t say what was more exciting - spending time with you or being surrounded by his favorite animals. 

• He takes so many pictures of you with the Chocobos, insisting that all of them are perfect and none should be deleted. He lets you take a few pictures of him and the birdies as well, even though he prefers to stay behind the camera. But hey... he wants to see you smile and he would do everything for it - even leave his comfort zone. 

• All in all it was a really fun day. Even though you both kinda warmed up to one another, Prompto is still very nervous at the end of your date. He just really likes you and wants to see you again but doesn’t know how to say it. Well, luckily you hugged him and pecked his cheek softly as you said your goodbyes. You two are still texting until way after midnight and will probably be terribly exhausted the next day... but you already knew what you would do on your second date. :3

[axelstriker]

LFRP  and New Blogs to Follow - Axel Striker

Basic Character info:

Name: Axel Striker

Nicknames: The Ghost of Eorzea

Age: 28 (16th Sun of the 3rd Umbral Moon - 06/15)

Race: Seeker of the Sun, Miqo’te

Gender: Male

Patron: Thaliak, The Scholar

Alignment: Neutral

Sexuality: Hetero

Marital Status: Single/Widower

Server: Mateus

Appearance:

Hair: Short, black with red highlights (style may change periodically)

Eyes: Mismatched – Hazel and White

Height: 5′8″

Build: Average Build for a Miqo’te

Distinguishing Features: Scar over his right eye, a tattoo on the right side of his face, and several other scars around his body from experimentation.

Disability: He has lost his connection to his aether.

Personal:

Profession: Former Pirate Navigator, Mercenary, Co-Founder of the now dead Iscariot Organization, Traveler, Bounty Hunter, and Owner of the Sea Dog Tavern (once he's finished with his business concerning those who wronged him).

Hobbies: Sightseeing, fishing, motorcycling, and occasional walks late at night

Languages: Common, and Some Hingan

Residence: Shirogane Ward 15 Plot 6, and an apartment in Shirogane Ward 6 Main division (ICly no one knows about these places)

Birthplace: Unknown, found on the streets of Limsa Lominsa

Fears: needles, enclosed spaces, and being unable to save those he loves

Relationships

Spouse: Caelum Striker (Deceased)

Children: None

Parents: Biological mother - Unknown; Biological Father - Unknown

Siblings: E'mhati Sheehan (long lost younger twin brother)

Other Relatives: Unknown

Pets: Noctis (Chocobo Companion)

Mun info:

I am 27 years old and on EST timezone. I tend to stay up late so please don’t hesitate to message me whenever. I’ll try to get back to you as soon as I can. I’m into most RP. ERP is fine, but you’ll rarely see me ERP at all. I like to think of it being used for ships Speaking of which, I am not opposed to shipping Axel, but that is something we would need to discuss further. The same goes for marriage in game since that might change a lot of things around. Please keep OOC separate from IC. Things tend to get all messed up when they bleed into each other, and I’d rather not deal with the drama. Also because my character are not a direct reflection of me. Yes, I put myself into my characters, but rest assured they act differently than I do. Lastly, to view any content from me, you must be at least 18 years of age because I tend to RP dark/mature themes. You have been forewarned. Contact information In game: Axel Striker Discord: starkiller#1845

[ffxvficrec]

FFXV Secret Santa Round Up

Hello everyone! There are a few different exchanges going around this holiday season. We will be collecting them by exchange, and posting in bursts just to keep our posts from being super long.  

With that, we have the first round up for the FFXV Secret Santa. You can also check out the AO3 page. 

A few reminders-

- Please tread mindfully! Remember to look at the tags before reading. We have listed the main ship and the summary where able. 

- If we have missed your fic, please send a DM and we will get you added. We have only pulled from AO3, so if you have posted somewhere else we have not seen it.

Home Is Where You Are by HardNoctLife

Prompto Argentum/Ignis Scientia

Not everyone is stoked to see their family for the holidays. When Ignis asks Prompto to be his 'date' for his family's Winter Solstice get-together, chaos ensues.

Snowy Day by ShadCat

Prompto Argentum/Lunafreya Nox Fleuret/Noctis Lucis Caelum, Slight Gladiolus Amicitia/Ignis Scientia

Noctis, Luna and Prompto enjoy the freshly fallen snow in Tenebrae together. What better way to enjoy the holidays than with the people you love?

All is Calm, All is Right by diefleder_tey 

Prompto Argentum/Ignis Scientia

It's been a rough year; first Noct got absorbed into the Crystal, then the light faded from the world. On the first Festival of the Glacian in the new long night, Prompto finds himself somewhat lost in the dark. What's he supposed to do now? How is he supposed to feel? But maybe, just maybe, the real problem is that he's been looking for the answers in the wrong place, and who better to ask about light through the darkness than Ignis….

A Lucian Rose by Knight of Flames (beetroot_of_doubt) 

Noctis Lucis Caelum/Ignis Scientia

Noctis is concerned that Ignis has been pulling away from him of late, but an encounter in the Citadel’s rose garden helps them both to communicate their feelings via the language of flowers.

A Stay at the Leville by Procrastynol 

Prompto Argentum/Noctis Lucis Caelum, Gladiolus Amicitia/Ignis Scientia

Noctis and Prompto indulge in some frosty pillow talk. Meanwhile, Gladiolus and Ignis get steamy in the kitchen. 

Forged by GingerEl 

Gladiolus Amicitia/Prompto Argentum/Noctis Lucis Caelum/Ignis Scientia Prompto’s never really had good Solstice holidays before so he doesn’t have any of his own traditions. His boyfriend’s set out to make that different.

Dawn Makes Fools of Us All by seaofolives

Gladiolus Amicitia/Ignis ScientiaRavus Nox Fleuret/Cor Leonis

In the midst of Cor Leonis and Ravus Nox Fleuret's upcoming wedding, Gladiolus Amicitia finds himself in a race against time to admit his feelings for Ignis Scientia. 

Marshal Under The Mistletoe by TheDarkestDandelion

Ardyn Izunia/Cor Leonis

Ardyn is very impressed with Regis this year, for his nephew has managed to string together a perfect winter solstice ball all by himself!

However what he is not impressed with is that his beloved nephew has forced him to go and talk to his long time crush, Cor Leonis, and has not so subtly stationed Cor under the mistletoe for the entire event....

Yeah, Regis was a troll! But maybe a helpful one?

Prompto's First Winter Solstice Day by Movielover52

Gladiolus Amicitia/Prompto Argentum

Prompto is used to spending the holidays alone. This year, however, he gets invited to spend the day with Gladio's family. Prompto can't believe it, especially since he's been crushing on Gladio for a while now.

And So, He Did by SalamanderSocks 

Prompto Argentum/Noctis Lucis Caelum

It was just a little white lie, what could it hurt to go along with it?

And so, they did.

All I Want for Solstice by MathClassWarfare 

Prompto Argentum/Noctis Lucis Caelum

[rexelectus]

● – || @moralhymn​ sent:  1. What makes you the most emotional about your muse? / 7. If you could “borrow” one aspect of your muse and apply it to yourself or your own life, what would you borrow? / 17. Why do you think you connect to your muse?

munday questions || accepting 

Thank you for sending these in you precious peach! You are amazing and should have lots of great kisses and huggles! 

● – || What makes you emotional about your muse? What doesn’t make me emotional about Noctis Lucis Caelum? That should really be  the question. There are so many things that make me emotional about him. Since I got this question twice I’m going to talk about different things for each question. In this essay, I will discuss his relationship with Lunafreya. I refuse to write her out of Noctis’ story for the sake of having ships. I won’t do it. I’m going to spill some tea but I, personally, won’t follow a Noctis back {not from Iris or Cindy or any blog I run} if I see that Lunafreya is cast aside or rejected from someone’s portrayal for the sake of ships. While I understand how someone portrays their muse is their business, rejecting a major female character who is the basis of a muse’s personality and lifestyle for the sake of ships makes me annoyed. I’m really passionate about this, if you can’t tell. 

Lunafreya’s existence is a huge portion of Noctis’ story. It is not only a huge point in his story but also in his character development itself. From the minute he was born he was told that he is going to be married to her. They grew up as close friends. Even when they were separated, they stayed in contact. Long before Prompto she was his closest friend. Yes, they were/are to be married but they were friends first. I firmly believe that he loves her. A lot. Whether it is romantically or just as a close friend for me, personally, depends on the Lunafreya I am writing with. I instantly default to that he loves her as a close friend unless we’ve talked about it. As they grow up they write to each other practically daily. They share that connection, whether near or far. She is a huge part of his life. He does so many things throughout his life, throughout his journey, just with her in mind. He’s dedicated to her, not just because of his duty to the throne, but because they are friends/lovers.  He’s withdrawn as a person. He confides in her and she in him. While he was injured for a good portion of his life, Noctis only had Lunafreya. She got him to blossom and open up little by little. 

While Ignis and Gladio taught him how to follow his duty, Lunafreya taught him how to follow his heart. She taught him how to feel and listen to what his heart was wanting. Also, can we talk about how he looks at her? Noctis, whether as a child or as a young adult, looks at Lunafreya with so much love. He’s in awe of her. Of her strength. Of her passion. Of her beauty. Of her wisdom. Of her ability to lead. When he sees her speak in Altissia, you can tell that, in that moment, he recognizes that he wouldn’t have any one else by his side. That their destiny to be together is the right one. He realizes, while looking up at her through the crowd of thousands, just how lucky he is to call himself her King and how excited he is to marry her. 

Now, we get to get sad. He beats himself up when she dies. Yes, he’s partially still torn up about his father dying, but Noctis genuinely is devastated when she dies. “All I wanted was to save you.” He knew she was sick. All he wanted was to be there by her side and help her and instead he watched as Ardyn stabbed her and took her away from him. “I’m sorry .... I couldn’t be there for you.” Need I say more sad quotes? He loved her so much, whether as friends or lovers, that losing her after his father broke him. He didn’t get to say goodbye or to tell her how he felt about her. He didn’t get any of those things. He wasn’t able to save her or be there for her because someone took away that choice for him. Now, if we pretend video game canon doesn’t exist and the book does, Noctis does eventually get married to Lunafreya. They have children. They get the happily ever after that I firmly believe they both deserved. It’s really sweet and they have a very happy marriage.  While yes, they were an arranged marriage, he did love her. It’s not a loveless marriage. It’s one of faith, warmth, love, and strength. 

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. 

● – || If you could ‘borrow’ one aspect of your muse and apply it to yourself or your own life, what would you borrow? If I could ‘borrow’ one aspect of Noctis’ and apply it to myself. . . Honestly, his bravery and his adversity. No matter what comes his way he always faces it with everything he has. While he may be small in stature, he uses what his father, Ignis, and Gladio have raised him on in order to “walk tall” every day. He carries himself well and faces every challenge he is thrown with his entire being. He doesn’t give up easily and doesn’t let people walk all over him. As a whole, his ability to “walk talk” paired with his bravery and adversity is what I want to apply to my life. Just like Noctis does, I want to be able to keep moving forward and walking tall regardless of what life throws at me. 

● – || Why do you think you connect to your muse? I think I connect to Noctis for a laundry list of reasons. I think I connect to him because I love his story. I love the plot of his game and of his life. It’s really well developed and a beautiful story. Honestly? I love his personality. I love how he definitely walks in his father’s footsteps. He’s noble, courageous, brave, withdrawn, playful, wise, caring, passionate, strong. Frankly, I love that he is his father’s son. 

I connect most to Noctis with his desire to being understood. While I’m not as withdrawn as he is, I’m still pretty drawn into myself. For both Noctis and I it is hard to ask for help because we are always told to stand on our own two feet. All Noctis wants is for someone to listen to him. He wants someone who hears him out, who he can talk to about anything no matter what it is. Who makes him laugh -- genuinely laugh and smile for real -- who he can also go to about the serious things without the walls of it being because he’s the Prince. He wants someone who understands him genuinely as a person. 

While he can talk to the Luna, Ignis, and Gladio about those things, the person he can really fall on is Prompto. Yes, I know he can rely on Ignis and Gladio. Yes, I know he can really fall on Gladio {I refer to the ‘when you stop focusing I focus for you’ quote} because he’s his Shield. However, you can’t deny that his bond with Prompto is special just like Gladio’s with Iggy’s is special. No, I’m not talking about shipping. I’m just talking about friendship. All of the guys are close like brothers, don’t get me wrong. They’re all close and bonded until the end of time. Just in different ways. Prompto, though he’s not Ignis or Gladio’s number one choice for a friend for Noctis, is Noctis’ number one choice for himself. While Gladio and Ignis understand Noctis to a degree , Prompto understands Noctis through and through. He’s his best friend. Prompto makes Noctis laugh, is there for him when Noctis just needs a friend. Movie nights? Video games? Pizza by the lake? Prompto’s there. Gladio and Ignis understand Noctis from the point of him being their King. While all three of the guys are close to Noctis, Noctis knows that he can rely on Prompto who understands him as a person. 

Sappy Taea time. I have my own Prompto. Some of you know her, some of you don’t, but her name is Rissa aka @strictomiles​. While yes, she plays my main Shield/ GladNoct ship partner, she is also the Sora to my Riku {aka she’s @lightheartedwarrior and I’m @darkheartedprince}. In case you didn’t know, just like in the KH fandom, Rissa and I have matching URLS here too. Stricto Miles in Latin means ‘Drawn Knight’ and Avulsus Princeps in Latin means ‘Withdrawn Prince’. To quote my first promo on this blog, which was a dual promo for the two of us, “By the shadows you vowed to protect me, and by the light I vowed to lead you.” Just like Prompto with Noctis, all day any day if you ask who I’m talking to there’s a good chance the answer will be Rissa. Rissa and I met in a different fandom from Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy and instantly clicked. We can talk about anything and everything no matter what it is or when it is. Just like Prompto with Noctis we just get each other. We had no awkward friendship phase we instantly connected and I wouldn’t have it any other way.  And, just like Noctis with Prompto, Rissa is my best friend and I love her to the ends of the universe and back.

So, that’s why I connect to Noctis.

[dapper-ships-herself]

Should you fight my f/os?

Tagged by @megane-shipping @rose-wine-selfships @firebird-inkheart

I have many f/os, so this isn't all of them but I still did a fair number of 'em.

Also the rating system confused me but I did my best.

Dazai: He looks pretty scrawny, and while he is a pretty good fighter fighter through skill he isn't the physically strongest opponent, but you still wouldn't be able to beat him. He'd come up with some sort of plan where you'd probably think you'd won but then you turn around and oop no Dazai won. How does that work? Who fucking knows.

No fighting Dazai. 2/10

Erza Scarlet: She will kick your ass with the power of friendship and her eighteen thousand swords. Are you kidding me? She's queen of the fairies, no way. Beating her up only inspires her to win for the sake of her guild.

No fighting Erza. 1/10

Shinobu Kocho: She will poison you with a smile on her face. Unless your name is Douma, I would not recommend (ouch).

No fighting Shinobu. 4/10

Chuuya Nakahara: if you're looking to get crushed by a manlet in a fancy hat, then go for it. He's quite possibly one of the strongest ability users out there, but tell him Dazai called him a nerd or whatever and he'll fly into a rage that you can either use to your advantage or will result in you being crushed faster.

No fighting Chu-tan. 1/10

Yosano Akiko: Holy shit what? You're going to fight her? She will hack you to pieces, put you back together, and then repeat, repeat, repeat until she has to go and catch a sale.

No fighting Yosano. 4/10

Howard Phillips Lovecraft: You have a chance so long as he continues to give into his tiredness, he may simply lay there while you beat the shit out of him. Make sure you keep him from going all eldritch monstrocity on your ass though.

Not advised to fight Lovecraft. 3/10

Edgar Allen Poe: He's baby, why would you fight him? I know his best friend is a raccoon and he looks like he hadn't been outside since he was a baby, but what would you accomplish by fighting him?

To remain a decent person no fighting Poe. 5/10

Mark Twain: He's allergic to wearing shirts properly and thinks he's all buff and stuff, but you can punch him in the eye and knock him the fuck out. His little doll friends ain't gonna do shit. So long as you get too close for him to snipe you, you've got this.

Fight Mark. 7/10

Margaret Mitchell: I would really rather you not, she's napping. If you did, though, be ready to get caught in your own personal tornado while she rants about restoring her families honor. Unless your name is Akutagawa, be careful.

Not advised to fight Margaret. 5/10

Higuchi Ichiyo: She's certainly not the most formidable opponent, but she would gladly cut a thousand bitches for the sake of getting senpai to notice her.

You could fight Higuchi but it's not advised. 6/10

Gin Akutagawa: You wouldn't even hear her coming. The thought of fighting her would be brand new and then whoops, you've got a knife to the throat. She's not a leader of the black lizards for no reason.

Not advised to fight Gin. 4/10

Beelzebub: There is a chance that he would literally eat you, but for the most part while he is a big, beefy demon, he's also a teddy bear; he'd probably let you punch him over and over with a straight face. Stay away from his food and you should be fine.

Maybe fight Beelzebub. 6/10

Mammon: On one hand, he is the second most powerful of his brothers, he could easily destroy you. On the other hand, boy gets beat up verbally and physically by his brothers every damn day and has a mountain of insecurities, poke at those and you could probably win. Or make him even more mad. It's a gamble with the avatar of greed, my guy.

Maybe fight Mammon but not advised. 5/10

Jae-ha: He's a quick fellow, and his aim with those daggers is pretty spot on, it'd be very difficult and your best chance would be to try and ground him so he can't use his dragon leg. Although, he's a pervert and would probably like getting beat up, so you could win simply by that

Not advised to fight Jae-ha unless he's feeling especially nasty: 5/10

Chain Sumeragi: She can literally make herself completely undetectable and then stick her hand through you to play with your insides, unless you can get past that somehow, you're fucked.

No fighting Chain. 3/10

Steven Alan Starphase: He will Esmeralda Blood Freeze you before you can even blink and the shatter you into ice cubes for his drink. He ain't afraid to get his hands dirty.

No fighting Steven. 3/10

The Happy Huntresses: They're an experienced team of top of their class huntresses; four badasses trained not only to fight people but also giant evil monsters.

No fighting the happy huntresses. 4.5/10

Meis and Gueira: I mean they look decently tough with those bikes and the armor and the fire, but everytime we see them in a fight they get their asses handed to them in like two seconds. Best to be equiped with a fire extinguisher or like some ice cubes to chuck at 'em.

Maybe fight them. 6/10

Aizawa Shouta: Your best bet is to catch him in the middle of a nap, but please be so careful not to wake him up, he's most likely be so cranky that he'd forget he's a hero and snap your neck.

Not advised to fight Aizawa. 5/10

Idia Shroud: His scrawny ass barely ever leaves his room, he hasn't lifted anything heavier than his phone ever, he's a flaming stick basically.

You could fight Idia. 7/10

Sesshomaru: He has very little mercy to spare and has killed a great deal of people and demons.

No fighting Sesshomaru. 2/10

Annie January: She is capable of blinding and throwing you across the room with a beam of light from her hands and can lift like thirty two times her bodyweight. Unless you also have superpowers, would not recommend.

Not advised to fight Annie. 5/10

Byleth: She's a skilled fighter on her own, but she also has an army of feral students ready to beat the shit out of anyone who messes with their proffessor.

No fighting Byleth. 4/10

Shatina: Her greatest joy is beating people up and watching them bleed, she steps on and torments even her closest allies on a near daily basis. She would crush you and the go right back to drinking.

No fighting Shatina. 4/10

Maeve: I'm actually not sure what kind of fighting ability she has, but why would you want to hurt a goddess?

No fighting Maeve. 5/10

Ban: He's a member of one of the strongest groups of fighters in the land, and he's able to almost immediately regenerate after any and all damage. Also, he's like 10 feet tall, what are you going to do? Chew on his ankles until they snap off? They grow right back.

No fighting Ban. 4/10

Joxter: Fucking feral cat man, too lazy to fight back. Kick his ass.

Fight Joxter. 8/10

Shigure Sohma: Please fight Shigure, please. I will put my bet on you and watch.

Please fight Shigure. 9/10

Vodka: She's used to fighting giant fallen angels, she'd have no trouble kicking your ass and looking good while doing it. Also, she could simply send her hawk Andre to peck out your eyes before she even has to do any work.

Not advised to fight Vodka. 5.5/10

Jordan 'JD' Davies: They're the Jersey Devil. Literally, the Jersey Devil. They'd burn you to a crisp with their fire powers. But, your chances of victory aren't zero if you could find a way to deal with that. They're strong, but you could find a way with a fist fight. Fuck knows they deserve to be fought.

You probably shouldn't but fight JD anyways. 7/10

Zoro: You're going to fight a guy who wields three swords? One of which he sticks in his mouth? He's clearly crazy. Also I'm pretty sure he cuts a mountain in half at some point or something like that? So there's that to take into consideration. You're best bet would be to also be amazing with swords.

No fighting Zoro. 3/10

Nami: She's not the most powerful out of all of all of her crew, but if you beat her you will leave afterwards and notice that your wallet and all your valuables that you had on you are missing and she's already sailing away.

You could fight Nami but you will be poor afterwards. 7/10

Mollymauk Tealeaf: Hasn't he been through enough?

No fighting Molly please. 5/10

Zora: She will turn you into a literal baby, how do you plan on beating her up as an infant with your chubby lil baby hands?

No fighting Zora: 4/10

And I wanted to include some familial too

Yukichi Fukuzawa: Have you seen him fight with a sword? You won't even see him draw it.

No fighting Fukuzawa. 2/10

Ogai Mori: He will trick you into thinking he's merely a simple, friendly neighborhood physician, and then the moment your back is turned there will be a scalpel buried deep in it. Also, he has a demon baby at his command.

No fighting Ogai. 2/10

Kouyou Ozaki: You might think you're sneaking up on her, but her Golden Demon will cut you down without her even needing to look away from admiring the flowers and sipping her tea.

No fighting Kouyou. 2/10

Oda Sakunosuke: HASN'T HE BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH.

No fighting Oda PLEASE. 4/10

Ranpo Edogawa: While he has eaten nothing but processed sugar since the day he was born, he will eviscerate you with his words and leave you too mentally beaten to lift a finger. Stuff your ears with some cotton and kick his scrawny ass. The rest of the detective agency will come after you, though.

Not advised but go ahead and fight Ranpo. 5/10

Yumeno Kyusaku: So much as look at this child wrong, much less lay a finger on them, and I will be the one fighting you.

NO FIGHTING YUMENO. 0/10

Lio Fotia: I know he looks like a dandy who was abandoned and raised by a biker gang, but he is also the strongest known burnish. The only thing saving you is his code against killing.

Not advised to fight Lio. 4/10

Laxus Dreyar: He's an asshole, and I completely understand wanting to fight him, but he is jacked as shit with the power of lightning at his finger tips.

It's not smart but I would like to watch you do it anyways. 2/10

Noctis Lucis Caelum: He'd rather fish than fight you, but he is capable of taking down giant monsters and mini armies with the ability to teleport. Tell him Hot Topic is going out of business and he'll crumble.

Not advised to fight Noctis but eh maybe you could. 4/10

Pretty sure all the people I would've tagged have already done it? So do this if you want to.

[perfectharmonyloveschaos]

Okay so I've been listening to Other Friends and Drift Away from the SU movie on loop for a couple days now (which was fueled further by both AnnaPantsu and Caleb Hyles releasing their covers God bless) and writing out my plans for my ongoing MoM!Sora to hammer out plot pieces and making sure everything fits neatly and like MoM!Sora being like Spindel hurts me sooo bad???

People constantly question how someone like Sora could ever seem as wacky and somewhat unstable at some points as the Master of Masters and I'm like?? SPINDEL!!!

Imagine Sora, a good hearted kid who has constantly given up his happiness for the universe, who threw away a chance at a normal life after KH1 AND KH2 because people (Riku/Roxas/Wayfinder Trio) needed him.

Imagine him suffering not only witnessing all his friends be murdered but then losing Kairi again all the while Xehanort gets off Scott free.

Imaging him wishing he ran the old fucker through with the X-Blade.

Imagine him realising he can't be with Kairi because his life must be exchanged for hers? Who has to accept the possibility of never seeing his friends who he all saved being happy and together? Who can't go home? Who never asked to be a keyblade wielder but had the responsibility unfairly shoved onto him while trained and qualified adults let him, a 14/15/16 kid, suffer so much and go through so much without help (YEN FUCKING SID I'M LOOKING AT YOU YOU HAT WEARING PENIS) or proper training aside from what he learnt himself through first hand experience? Who accepted the hurt of all those connected to him. Who was ridiculed and humiliated by his "friends" for not passing his Mark of Mastery despite it being rigged from the start? Who had all his feats and bravery beaten into the dirt and his self confidence knocked so much that he didn't think he could do anything without his friends beside him? Who never thought he was good enough? Who was betrayed (Riku/Donald &Goofy) and used/manipulated by so many to clean up mistakes that had nothing to do with him (Yen Sid/Mickey/Ansem the Wise)?

Much like how Pink Diamond being gone and replaced by Steven who didn't even know she existed was the breaking point for Spindel after all her suffering and mistreatment, I could see Sora somehow ending up in the past and realising everything he must do, all the suffering that must happen to innocents like him to assure that the 'good future' happens would be Sora's breaking point.

Imagine how utterly shattered Sora would be to learn that he has to be the one to make Xehanort. He has to start all this suffering, he has to let all this hurt happen.

Imagine him being forced to see, through his eye, all his friends suffering and dying and him losing Kairi again over and over and over again.

Imagine him realising that his new little family, his loving kids students that he has raised and taught everything he could so they could have what he never got, must be broken for the greater good.

Imagine him realising that he must send Luxu -- sweet, mischievous Luxu --out on his own for thousands of years so his eye can see everything so that everything can be set for him to actual bring about that best future.

Imagine him knowing from the start what will happen to his students and Daybreak Town and not being able to tell anyone ever.

Imagine him seeing all the keyblade wielders and having to live with himself over sending them to their deaths.

Imagine him crying every night for years.

Imagine the hurt being too much and the darkness starts to trickle in.

Imagine him keeping up a strong façade for his students and acting like everything is fine but it isn't. It's never been okay.

Imagine him beginning to fall into darkness and barely holding on because people need him people always need him but strands of his hair have begun to go silver and his eyes are speckled with gold and his fingers and arms start to go black and red like Aqua.

Imagine him having to start wearing the organisation coat to hide these signs and he nearly throws up when he has to give Luxu one because no no no no no no not Luxu please don't make him look like them-

Imagine he eventually learning that Luxu is Xigbar.

Imagine him making No Name and sobbing his eyes out and knocking over furniture and punching a wall hard enough to break bone but not caring because the pain of his heart hurts more.

Imagine him having a front row seat to see Xehanort stab and murder Kairi and hearing his younger self screaming and crying and forcing himself not to shout and break something because after all that time why her.

Imagine him making himself more funny and goofy because he has no idea how to cope and this ship runs on happy faces keep them happy keep them oblivious.

Imagine him making his movements and actions more dramatic and obvious to hide the injuries he gives himself when he sees a bad memory and hits the closest thing to him but doesn't want his students to know.

Imagine him having to write the misery of everyone he ever knew and all the suffering he had to go through over and over and over again multiple times for each Book Of Prophecies.

Imagine him seeing and experiencing everything every wielder of No Name goes through and picking up little habits because their hearts connected to the keyblade and he's connected to it.

Imagine him seeing Xehanort for the first time. Not old and bald, but a young, nervous teenager brought to Scala Ed Caelum.

Imagine him seeing all of Xehanort and Eraqus' chess matches and games and crying whenever he realises how their story ends.

Imagine him seeing Xehanort being given the Mark of Mastery and freezing because he felt proud of him.

Imagine him watching as Xehanort becomes older and twisted and obsessed with balance and seeing him become the monster that Sora knew.

Imagine time going on and he starts going by the title the people of Daybreak Town gave him because he isn't Sora anymore -- Sora is light and happiness and innocence and saving people and all he does is make people suffer and cause a war and create a monster.

Imagine him giving Ava her role and being completely serious with her because she always knew when he was upset and he'd probably break down if she asked him.

Imagine him seeing so much of his friends in the foretellers, which influenced him picking them.

Imagine him calling Ira 'Riku' accidentally or Ava 'Kairi' when she was sparring practice with Aced and he swung slightly too hard.

Imagine him never sleeping around the Foretellers because he had a nightmare once and he knows they heard him screaming before Invi managed to wake him up.

Imagine him originally created Chirithy to help with his own nightmares and then deciding to give all the wielders and foretellers ones so that in the future they won't suffer and be alone like he was.

Imagine him giving the Chirithy the mark of the Dream Eater and silver fur that reminded him of Riku because they will protect their wielders no matter what and dive into the darkness for them if they have to.

Imagine him giving them Kairi’s blue eyes and the pink pouch with the lux symbol which he based on her lucky charm because like her lucky charm the Chirithy will always be their for their wielders and give them strength and support..

Imagine him keeping Kairi's lucky charm on him all the time and squeezing it whenever he wants to stop the future and save all the wielders because he knows the future needs to happen.

Imagine him realising that he may one day see his friends again.

Imagine him realising he doesn't want to because he isn't Sora anymore. Because he stopped being Sora so long ago and has worn his own invisible mask for so long he isn't sure who he is anymore but people need the Master OF Masters.

Imagine him eventually having to fight his old friends and allies and people he knew and loved.

Imagine him fighting Riku and/or Kairi and they learn who he is and won't fight back and he just gets angrier and angrier and the darkness nearly swallow him because this is all he has now they have to fight him they have to win they have to get stronger why does he want to fight them they're his friends he just wants his friends he just wants to go home

Imagine Sora breaking down for the first time in centuries and just starts sobbing because it hurts it hurts it hurts and he fully accepts them destroying him but they don't and they hug him and everyone rushes to him because he's alive and he's still Sora they know he's still Sora and

Imagine that the second he finds the strength to get to his feet Roxas knocks him back onto the ground and starts crying because he was wrong Sora didn't deserve that hurt and he was sorry and he never got a chance to thank him and tell him he was sorry for everything he put him through and they all hug and Donald and Goofy and Mickey are sobbing and just

Imagine the Foretellers finally seeing their Master's face and realising who he is.

People who say Sora being the MoM is boring and can't be used from angst and development and aNGsT need to come talk to me because bOY THIS SHIT HURTS AND I LOVE IT.

[oveliagirlhaditright]

Sunshine - A Sora Character Study Piece with Some SoKai

What my piece for the Sora Zine on Tumblr would have been, if I'd gotten in: when you know the answer to why you are the way you are--and while that state of your being itself never really changes, perhaps the reason for it does. Why does Sora always smile? This is my way of trying to answer that: based on my favorite Sora fic (that's now gone) that tried to answer the same question in the KHII era. KHIII-centric.

@thedeliverygod I think you were interested in reading this? Well, here it finally is:)

Author’s Note: Highly inspired by my favorite Sora character study of all time, that has now sadly been lost to the void. Sora sat at a campfire, by himself now, as he again thought over how Donald and Goofy had just asked him why he was always smiling. He’d at first thought they were joking, and wanted him to retort it was because the gummi ship ran on happy faces. Right? But the moment he could tell they were serious, he had of course answered that it was because of his friends who were always with him in more ways than one, and who had saved him so many times. Though that had done nothing to alleviate Donald and Goofy’s fears, either. Sora hadn’t known why they were concerned, and still didn’t. Was it because his happy-go-lucky attitude during the Exam had made him an easy target for Xehanort… or did they were worry his denying his inner darkness—and blocking it out with light—would lead to him falling? Sora wasn’t sure. But even though he had been confused by Donald and Goofy’s worry and still was, he was also touched by their love for them and had made sure to tell them that. And he had promised them that if they were that afraid of what might happen, he’d make sure to try and somewhat do better on this quest—as long as they were always with him, and they promised him they would be. So, while going out to the new worlds, Sora tried to be light and humorous as he usually was when the situation called for it—and this time, the situation really did call for it most of the time. And Sora felt like he, Donald, and Goofy were getting into more funny hijinks with people than they usually did—but also to make sure he was sober, if need be. But oh, when he got to the Keyblade Graveyard—and he needed to be upset there more than ever, with all that he lost—Sora ended up wishing strongly that he’d never thought about any of this, about giving himself a reality check… that he would have just opted to stay optimistic, and that Kingdom Hearts maybe would have rewarded him if he had. And when he was crying to Riku, that he was worthless without his friends and now they were all gone… what other choice did fate have, then, then to swallow both him and Riku up, too, to make Sora pay for those words? …And then Sora found his Light in the Darkness. His Kairi: something that he’d been suspecting about her and their bond for a while now… And though most of this was lost in the depths of his memories, Sora had thought he’d heard that term used about Kairi in regard to him before. And he’d idly wondered then if that meant what he was taking from it: that he, perhaps, would have been a much different person—a darker one—if Kairi hadn’t come into his life like a comet for the soul. But it was only after Sora had twirled her around—feeling better than he had in a long time, when he realized that she had saved him as she had promised, and that through that it had allowed him to aid everyone else, too—and Kairi was explaining things to him, that Sora thought he really understood it all. No… he wouldn’t have necessarily been a different person without Kairi, but her natural light—that of a Princess of Heart—made his shine all the brighter, as she worked with him to get things done (though Kairi, ever modest, wouldn’t take credit for any of that at all). And Sora hoped that he could somehow make her shine all the brighter, too—and that he could do the same for his other friends—so they could show the world what it could be by example, not leave it as it was. And it was why Sora suddenly decided that Donald and Goofy thinking he smiled too much—even if he of course got where they had been coming from—was wrong: because if the other way was just seeing the crack in the surface, instead of finding a way to patch it up through sheer force of will… Sora knew which one he’d choose every single time. When Kairi brought Sora back to the others, he was truly out of breath from everything he’d just experienced—and also in being in awe at Kairi, who all of his feelings for were finally coming together like a massive puzzle—but as Sora felt that he’d just figured out a mystery of the universe through it all, and that the prophecy really meant nothing and they had to win… what else would he feel soon after, than the rug being pulled out from under him once again? The person who had just given Sora all these wonderful feelings—and made square pieces fit into circles holes for him, like they never had before—… Kairi, was struck down right in front of Sora’s eyes. And there was no world without her. For a moment, Sora fell himself being pulled into the pit of darkness, that he’d always fought so hard against, as he tried to murder Xehanort for his actions and almost seemed to wish that it had been anyone but Kairi who had died. Eventually—like how the night was always darkest before the dawn—Sora found some hope again… in the form of Roxas chastising him, of all people, for being worried… in Xion comforting him about Kairi’s condition… with Donald and Goofy being there for him as they always were—as Sora so needed—now being his points of reason… and in the promise that there was a way to stop Master Xehanort, after all. And Sora held onto this promise and did the right thing for the world, as he had since he’d realized on his first adventure that his new friends from the other worlds were just as much his responsibility as anyone and anything else. And so, Sora found bits of the light again this way… even though at this point, it was like slats of it coming in through barely opened blinds—the darkness still ever-present there—but he would gladly take it to any alternative. And Sora found himself thinking about Kairi—as he fought and fought and fought the Xehanort clones in Scala Ad Caelum, in some ways thinking he was losing his chance to see Kairi ever again forever by doing so, but also thinking that this might be the only way to save her… Perhaps he’d put her up on a pedestal. Even if she couldn’t have darkness in her heart, it was clear that she still had anxieties, insecurities, and self-consciousness that she worked through to be the most bright star that she was. In a lot of ways, she had worked to push the light through her own blinds, too, and wasn’t too different from Sora right now, in that way. And that… that was really the way one ought to live their life—and it was now clearer to Sora than anything else was; he knew Donald and Goofy even did this themselves, too (“No frowning, no sad faces.” “Yeah, you’ve gotta look funny. Like us.”), even if they hadn’t quite seen it on that night a few months back—so when the choice soon became Sora’s own life or Kairi’s, Sora chose the latter gladly; and made sure to embrace Kairi with any light he could, even to his last moments, so she might never know the clouds as the backdrop to the silver lining while he was there. But Sora wasn’t foolish enough to think it would all be rainbows and sunshine for Kairi without him, either. No. But Sora liked to believe that maybe he’d passed on some of his light to her--so she had that to stand on, and to fight the darkness with, when she surely started her own journey, that would surely be so much like his. For the ones you loved deserved nothing less than all the sunshine you could give them, in Sora’s eyes.