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aninipanin1 · 3 months ago
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BLUE LOCK
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MISS MANAGER SENIOR:
Y/n finds herself being the only responsible adult in the famous football facility named Blue Lock. Being the manager, she expected to be the one to care for the many players in the facility, but what she did not expect is the fact that her workload would also involve professional players chasing after her too.
Fem!Reader x Adult!BLLK!Characters
• WHO'S THE PRETTY GIRL?
• EW, VEGETABLES...?
● IT'S YOU!
• BLLK PLAYERS HEADCANNON
• DATE WITH WHO?!
• GALA
• MISS RIGHT
• MAMA?!
• ADDITIONAL TIME PT. 2
• BLLK CHARACTERS AS SHOUJO PANELS
• HOW DID YOU TWO MEET?
• STUBBORN
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MISS MANAGER JUNIOR:
Considered a genius in many things, Y/n finds herself working in the hottest project in Japan to date, the Football Project named Blue Lock as it's players' manager. Along with chores, strategizing, and paperworks, she also has to face something unexpected; the fact that the whole facility adored her.
Fem!Reader x BLLK!Characters
• MISS MANAGER'S MISCELLANEOUS SHENANIGANS
• KICKED TO THE HEAD
• A FAIRYTALE
• MY BUMBLEBEE
• LOST SHEEP
• SUSPECT!
• SPOILED
• CUPID'S ARROW HIT
• STRIKER OF THE HEART AND GAME
• ADDITIONAL TIME
• FLASHBACK
• BLLK CHARACTERS AS SHOUJO PANELS
• WHY HIM?
• NAP TIME
• THAT'S YOUR TYPE?!
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OTHERS:
◇ FAIRYTALE FEBRUARY 2025
• EX!PIANIST!SAE X VIOLINIST READER (Drabble)
• SAE X READER X KAISER (TRUE BEAUTY AU) [DRABBLE]
■ SUB BLUE LOCK MASTERLIST FOR THEORIES
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Blue Lock is WRITTEN by Kaneshiro Muneyuki and ILLUSTRATED by Nomura Yusuke. All credits to the both of them.
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chevxyn · 3 months ago
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LOVER
you’re my, my, my, my lover
husband texts.
master strikers x fem!implied reader.
pairings : noa x you, lavinho x you, chris x you, snuffy x you, loki x you (all separate)
fluff, romantic, pregnant!reader in chris’ texts, engaged in loki’s texts.
translation; (german) liebling;darling, meine liebe;my love, (italian) marito;husband, miele;honey, (french), chérie;dear, je t’aime;i love you, mon amour; my love. correct me if these are wrong!
noel noa.
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lavinho.
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chris prince.
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marc snuffy.
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julian loki.
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©chevxyn
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slowcatsworld · 6 months ago
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Master Striker Kisses
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Julian Loki kisses you innocently. His kisses start out chaste, with smiles breaking upon both of y’all’s faces as you part. His kisses don’t last long, but they en capture the bliss of young love within every second.
Edit: hell no I could do sm better especially with Loki getting more coverage in the later chapters yall buckle up
Julian Loki kisses you fervently more than anything. It always starts sweeter, more innocent with smiles from the two of you constantly breaking his advances. However once he’s gotten serious about this make out session with you his kisses change from chaste to intense. They’re more fast than anything (fast pecs, fast tongue action ykwim), like a barrage of his lips against your own- they leave you worked up and chasing after him
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Lavinho kisses you passionately. This man puts his whole soul into his kisses, and you feel it too. They are hot, they are heavy, they are addicting. He always melds his mouth with yours and makes you want more as he pulls away to kiss along your jaw.
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Marc Snuffy kisses you tentatively. He is focused, he is analyzing how you’re reacting to his approach. Snuffy ends up kissing the side of your mouth as he tilts his head to make room for his nose more often than not. (It became y’all’s thing as a go-to quick goodbye gesture.)
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Chris Prince kisses you with vigor. He’s excited and commonly ends up breaking your kisses by smiling too much. He has a tendency to get lost in your make out sessions, quickly escalating the moment if you allow it to much more than smooches and caresses. He loves lip locking with you while you play with his hair.
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Noel Noa kisses you reverently. He doesn’t kiss you much in public, but in the depths of y’all’s home he locks his lips with yours in sacred solace. It’s sweet, it’s private, it’s familiar and juvenile. He found a way to bring comfort through his kisses; both to you and himself.
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This biscuit is just for you, mwah 😽
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fumifooms · 3 months ago
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Ness having lived through insidious emotional abuse and neglect & grown up to be meek and submissive… Vs Kaiser having lived through overt physical and emotional abuse and neglect & grown up to be assertive and confident……….
Kaiser being aggressive and violent because of survival of the fittest and it’s What Works, and Ness being sooo mean and judgemental and verbally abusive to others because words are what decide your worth, other people’s vision and value of you are what decide your worth, because words hurt so so much and it’s his best weapon. The people who best know how hierarchies are
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gh0stly-mp3 · 2 months ago
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hello
Can I ask about the blue lock characters, since the reader is male or gn is the boyfriend of the blue lock's characters, the important thing is that the reader is suffering from a serious illness in his body, and he did not tell your boyfriend about his illness, I want specific characters such as (Snuffy, Lavinho, and Chris Noa and Baro, Shoei and Kaiser, Julian and Shido, Sae and Oliver, and Otoya and Karasu)
Since you suggested several characters, I chose a few from these options, so I made the master strikers (might do a part 2 cause I really liked writing it)
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your not alone -> bllk drabbles
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master strikers x male!reader
synopsis: your boyfriend finds out that you have a severe illness and didn't tell them
tags: bllk drabbles, master strikers, angst w comfort, sick reader, male reader
warnings: manga spoilers, hurt/angst, severe illness mention, blood mention (in noa's), drugs/medicine mention (in lavinho's)
characters: master strikers :D
masterlist.
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Noel Noa
You didn't want to disturb Noa; he was always busy with too much to handle, and you didn’t want to be a burden. But Noa is a very observant man, and he slowly started realizing that something wasn’t right. However, he decided to wait for you to tell him because he hated overstepping.
Neither of you talked about how your health was getting worse day by day, but Noa was becoming more and more worried about you.
Everything went downhill one day when you were watching TV with Noa and suddenly started feeling dizzy. You went to the kitchen to grab some water when you began coughing uncontrollably. Then, you saw red.
Noa went after you and saw the floor covered in blood, you holding on to the sink while more blood dripped from your mouth. Noa immediately went into full protective mode. He grabbed you and rushed you to the hospital as fast as he could while talking to you to make sure you stayed conscious.
After you were taken care of, Noa grabbed your hand tightly. You could see that he had cried. He looked you in the eyes and said: "Never do that again, please. I want to know everything, so I can take care of you..." - You nodded.
He was your boyfriend, and you would never be a burden to him. After that day, he drove you to all your medical appointments, made sure you took your meds, and ensured you had a healthy diet.
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Chris Prince
You knew Chris would find out sooner or later; he loved taking care of you, especially when it came to your health, and eventually, he would notice that you couldn't do the things you once could.
It happened on a quiet afternoon when you were trying to make lunch. The simple task of chopping vegetables felt like climbing a mountain, and your hands shook with every cut. You were hoping he wouldn’t notice, but as he walked into the kitchen, his eyes immediately locked on you, concern furrowing his brows.
“Hey, are you okay?” - Chris asked, stepping closer.
“Yeah, just a bit tired.” - You tried to brush it off with a smile.
He raised an eyebrow. - “Tired? You look like you're about to pass out.” - He gently took the knife from your hand, his grip firm but tender. - “Sit down. What’s going on?”
You felt the familiar pang of guilt in your chest. Chris had always been the one to take care of you, not the other way around. And here you were, hiding something so big from him. - “I… I didn’t want to worry you,” - You murmured, your voice shaking. - “I didn’t want to be a burden.”
Chris knelt in front of you, his hand lifting your chin so you’d look at him. - “You’re never a burden to me. You’re my everything, my sweet boyfriend.” - His voice was soft but full of urgency. - “What’s really going on?”
You sighed, unable to hold back anymore. - “I’ve been feeling worse, Chris. I'm ill... And I didn’t want to tell you. I didn’t want to see that look in your eyes… I didn’t want you to worry.”
For a moment, he just stared at you, processing the words, before his arms wrapped around you tightly. - “Don’t you ever hide something like that from me again. I’m here, okay? We’ll get through this together.”
Tears welled up in your eyes, the weight of everything you’d kept hidden finally crashing down. - "I’m so fucking scared" - You whispered.
“I know” - He whispered back, holding you even tighter. - “But you don’t have to be. Not while I’m here.”
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Lavinho
Lavinho was oblivious. He always thought that if you had something going on, you'd tell him immediately. So he was absolutely confused when he opened your drawer and found a bunch of medicine. For a moment, Lavinho thought you were selling drugs, but then he saw the prescriptions.
His heart sank, and in that instant, the past few weeks replayed in his head. He remembered how you started skipping practices, how you’d look exhausted after simple tasks, how your usual energy seemed to fade. You've been distant in a way that didn’t fit with the rhythm you two always shared, especially when it came to soccer.
His mind raced, panic setting in as he stood there, staring at the bottles. He wanted to believe there was an explanation — some innocent reason for all of this — but doubts crept in.
You're his boyfriend. His soccer duo. His best friend. You wouldn’t hide something like this from him, would you?
The sound of the front door opening broke his spiraling thoughts. He quickly stuffed the bottles back into the drawer, his heart pounding in his chest. You walked into the room, looking surprised to see him standing there, a mix of curiosity and concern in your eyes.
“Hey, what’s up, babe?” - You asked casually, though there was an edge to your tone that made Lavinho’s stomach tighten.
He swallowed hard, trying to sound normal. - “Porra [fuck]... I... uh, I was looking for something and... I found meds... Ai caralho [oh fuck]. - He ran his hand through his hair. - "Please tell me what's going on?”
For a second, you froze. Then, you let out a quiet sigh and sat down on the bed, not meeting his gaze.
“I'm sorry Lavi, I didn’t want you to worry” - You said with a shaky voice. - “I’ve been dealing with something, but I didn’t want to make a big deal out of it. I’m fine, really.”
Lavinho’s chest tightened. - "You’re shure?" - His voice cracked slightly, betraying the fear that had built up in him. - "Don’t lie to me, please."
You hesitated, finally looking up at him, the vulnerability in your eyes more than he could bear. - “Alright... I’m ill, Lavi. It’s been affecting me more than I thought. The medicine helps, but… I didn’t want to drag you into it.”
Without thinking, he crossed the room and sat next to you, taking your hand in his. - “You’re my partner” - He said, his voice steady despite the storm in his chest. - “We face everything together, 'kay? You should’ve told me. I’m not going anywhere. Whatever this is, we’ll get through it. But you can’t keep this from me. Not when it’s hurting you.”
Tears welled up in your eyes, and for the first time in weeks, you let yourself lean on him. Lavinho pulled you close. - “You’re everything. And we’ll figure this out, together.”
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Julian Loki
Julian was always busy, flying everywhere. You two had hard times scheduling to see each other, and you wanted to tell him about your illness face to face, so he wouldn't freak out.
Eventualy, he was able to visit you for 3 days, and when he saw how exsausted you looked, he was shocked. He immediatly knew something was wrong, but he waited for the best moment to talk to you about it.
When you two were alone, cuddling on the couch, Loki brought it up gently. - "You know you can tell me anything, right?"
"What do you mean?" - You asked, nervous that he had noticed something. You didn't want your first day together to be ruined by the news of your illness.
"You don't seem well, mon chéri." - He replied in his smooth voice while gently caressing your back. - "Please, tell me if something is wrong. I’m here for you."
These simple words made you break down in tears. How could he know you so well? Loki knew exactly how to approach you in a way that made you feel comfortable and loved.
When you finally calmed down, you vomited all the agony you had been feeling in the past few weeks in a messy ramble. Loki listened to you carefully as you told him about the diagnosis, the doctor visits, the constant anxiety, and how afraid you were to tell him.
He held you in silence for a while, gently caressing your back. "I'm here now. We'll get through this together, mon chéri."
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Marc Snuffy
You were really scared to trigger Snuffy due to his past experience with losing someone, and he had an important match coming up and you were scared he wouldn't do that good if he knew it.
You told yourself that once he came back home you'd tell him. You didn't. He was so happy and cute you didn't want him to worry about your situation, you clould handle it.
You couldn't, not by yourself. But the weight of your fear kept growing heavier each day. One night, after Snuffy had returned from training, you were sitting together on the couch, watching a movie. He was laughing, his voice warm and comforting, but you were quiet, really quiet.
He paused, noticing the shift in your demeanor. - "Hey, what's wrong, amore?" - Snuffy asked gently, his gaze soft with concern.
"I..." you whispered, choking on the words. Your vision blurred as your chest tightened, and before you could say anything more, everything went black.
Snuffy rushed to you immediately, his arms supporting you as you slumped against him. His voice was calm and reassuring, his hands gently brushing your hair away from your face.
"Hey, hey, it's okay" - he murmured. - "You're safe. I’ve got you. I'm here"
When your vision was back to normal, Snuffy was right there, his worried eyes studying you. - "I'm sorry" - You mumbled, feeling a pang of guilt.
"Don't apologize. Just tell me what's happening" - He said softly, brushing a thumb across your cheek. Then, you told him everything from the start, and when you finished talking he kissed your forehead gently.
"You don't have to carry this alone. We’re a team, remember? Let me help you through this." - You nodded, feeling the weight slowly lift as Snuffy held you close, knowing that with him, you'd be okay.
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trashthatsred · 5 months ago
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This is how I imagine their internal monologue was.
Sae: Hm, I wonder where Rin is I hope he’s in a better mood now and got over that phase of his…
In the corner of his eye he sees Rin standing besides him
Sae: Speak of the devil- ah wait why is he looking at me like that? Seriously? Is he really trying to pick a fight right now? Tch, annoying little brother. Fine then two can play at this game.
And with that Sae made up his mind to ignore Rin. He can fight fire with fire, if his little brother’s gonna be like that then fine! He nods his head of to the side and with a little hmph he just focuses his eyes on the pretty wallks
meanwhile Rin:
“Shitty ass good for nothing brother, oh you’re ignoring me? You’ve got the nerve to ignore me?! Me?! HEY! Look at me you asshole. Oh I see how it is... fine I gave you a chance to talk to me. I am going to beat. your. ass. in this game. I swear to god I'm gonna make you eat those words you said your so fucki...
And Rin proceeded to go on and on. Ranting in his head of why Sae won't look at him and that he's gonna beat him
I can't help but wonder, that maybe the reason Sae teamed up with shidou was because:
1. He's already played with Rin before why not try other things?
2. He's either petty or really just wanna experiment with other players that is not rin.
3. He purposely didn't choose Rin because he wanted to size Rin up, check on his little brother's progress and all. Because he can't do that when they're playing together, and what better way to know if Rin improved than facing off against each other.
4. He doesn't care (Personally I don't agree with this, I think the fandom mischaracterizes Sae by making it seem like he doesn't care about Rin or is purposely being an asshole to Rin. Will probably post my take on Sae's character soon acting like it's not gonna be the same as everyone else')
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someprettyname · 11 months ago
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Okay but I am just starting to notice how fucking talented REO is and how no one talks about it?! That dude had probably been playing soccer for the shortest time there YET he was on the top tier team in the building. The team v REO could plan the games, and read the plays WAY better than team z isagi. And not only his soccer aptitude was high to begin with (i mean they way he won that match back in high school with those giants" team [yep, the one where he got spotted] was damn impressive to say the least) he also had enough skills to manipulate the team to become his....slaves. In a way.
Man.
Only if he didn't start out as "I need nagi to win the football cup" mentality he'd probably be called the prodigy. Which, i don't see why he doesn't deserve that tag. Being a jack of all trades is damn tough and he does a pretty good job at it. Those "fuck being jack of all trade, be master of one" preachers ARE AFRAID AF of him because he breaking through the "you can't be perfect at everything" stereotypes.
Why do y'all not talk more about how his copy technique is crazy?! 😭 He noticed aiku"s movements ONCE and copied it upto 99% accuracy. Like damn. His concept grasping skill is 📈
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idkifimawake · 8 months ago
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Characters that give me similar vibes Pt2
Fyodor Dostoevsky from bsd , Sebastian Michaelis from blackbutler and William Moriarty from Moriaty the Patriot
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Satoru gojo from jjk , Shidou Ryusei from Blue lock
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Vincent Charbonneau from Dead Plate , Seo Moon-jo from strangers from hell / hell is other people
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zeus from record of ragnarok, Genryūsai Yamamoto from Bleach , Master Roshi from Dragonball
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thegoodmorningman · 7 months ago
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ALWAYS SMILE!!!
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linnaearosie · 6 months ago
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After interview between nomura and kaneshiro from egoist bible 2 I can say with confidence that Ubers is nomura's team. We already know that he likes barou, and now in egoist bible 2, he is focusing on Sendou Shuuto. Both of them are in ubers and both of them are goal scorers. I wonder how kaneshiro decided who will be in which team and if nomura had any saying in it.
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slowcatsworld · 7 months ago
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Blue Lock Master Striker Cuddling Blurbs
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Noel Noa spooning you from behind, one of his hands on your stomach and his other arm is stretched out for your head to use as a pillow. His face is resting on the meeting point of your shoulder and your neck, his breath ever so slightly warming the skin there. The blanket is cocooned over the two of you, creating a pocket of warmth.
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Lavinho lays on your front as the two of you nap. His left hand is underneath your bum, holding you firmly to him. His right hand is intertwined with your left hand. His face is unseen as he is face first in your chest, your clothing hardly allowing for him to feel the warmth of your body- but he doesn’t mind. Your legs are loosely wrapped the back of his thighs, a comfortable stretch for you and a safe embrace for him.
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Marc Snuffy laying flat on his back on the bed. You in the space between his arm and body, so warm and secure. His arm wrapped around your body was petting you, running along your side until he fell asleep. Now it’s still in the dip of your waist, a weighted presence that further lulls you into the land of dreams. Your head is smushed against his chest, his firm pec providing the stability you need. His other hand was holding a magazine, the latest edition of a European football team that frequents the brand, now sprawled on the bed long forgotten.
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Julian Loki sitting on the couch. You silently sleeping between his legs. The foot rest giving the two of you much preferred leg space for occasional stretches before getting back to sleeping together. His arms hugging you close to his own body. The blanket covering your back takes ever so slightly on Loki too. The perfect leisure temperature.
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Chris Prince hugging your waist. Your still fingers in his hair, tangled in his blonde strands from playing with it. His face was pressing into your stomach, your womb proving to be the best sort of pillow for Chris- especially when he’s feeling needy. The blanket is haphazardly strung along his body, his bare muscles contrasting with the thick material every deep breath he takes
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This biscuit is just for you, mwah 😽
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aikobelladonna · 1 year ago
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-🌹🌸Master List🌸🌹-
Summary: Dom! Reader x Sub! Characters
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-MHA-
Sub! Katsuki Bakugo & Sub! Izuku Midoriya
Sub! Kaminari Denki
Sub! Kirishima Eijiro
Sub! Hawks
Sub! Monoma Neito
Sub! Dabi?
Sub! Shigaraki
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-DSKNY-
Sub! Tanjiro Kamado
Sub! Rengoku
Sub! Sanemi & Sub! Giyuu
Sub! Tomioka Giyuu
Sub! Zenitsu Agatsuma
Sub! Inosuke Hashibira
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-BSD-
Sub! Dazai & Sub! Chuuya
Sub! Dazai
Sub! Chuuya
Sub! Ranpo
Sub! Akutagawa
Sub! Muchizo
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-JJK-
Sub! Geto
Sub! Gojo
Sub! Megumi & Sub! Yuuji
Sub! Megumi
Sub! Yuuji
Sub! Sukuna?
Sub! Inumaki
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-BLLK-
Sub! Isagi & Sub! Bachira
Sub! Isagi
Sub! Bachira
Sub! Chigiri
Sub! Kunigami
Sub! Sae
Sub! Rin
Sub! Nagi
Sub! Reo
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-SK8-
Sub! Cherry Blossom
Sub! Langa & Sub! Reki
Sub! Langa
Sub! Reki
Sub! Joe
Sub! Miya
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-HQ-
Sub! Kenma
Sub! Kenma & sub! Kuroo
Sub! Kageyama
Sub! Hinata
Sub! Hinata & Sub! Kageyama
Sub! Sugawara
Sub! Nishinoya
Sub! Tsukishima
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egoist-moodboards · 2 months ago
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•●• Isagi puppet master •●•
☆ self indulgent ☆
♡ requests are open ♡
x x x | x x x | x x x
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metalkitty21 · 1 year ago
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Shipping Bingo
using the fandoms in the pin post(or the tags) request a ship and I'll do this!
send to my asks, please!
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kvsagi · 2 years ago
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ngis
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lumi-klovstad-games · 2 years ago
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Hey, 343. We call "expanded universes" that for a reason.
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It also hurt for those of us who actually LIKED Fireteam Osiris and saw potential in the characters. Halo 5 sets up a neat "Brothers in Arms" relationship between Chief and Locke like Chief had with Arbiter in 3, maybe even a little bit of Master & Apprentice, with Locke standing to learn a lot in the days and battles to come from the much older and more experienced Master Chief. But then the next game comes and... wait where is everyone? 343 wants me to buy more books?! A lot of fans already had to buy half a library's worth just to grock Halo 5, and here's 343 repeating that mistake again!
The Halo games really have just become a means by which 343 plugs the Halo novels. "There's a book that explains that" is the constant refrain I hear these days. No. I WANT THE GAMES TO EXPLAIN IT. The games are the only thing literally EVERY Halo fan buys. EXPLAIN IT IN THE GAMES.
I will give the audio logs in Infinite SOME credit for answering SOME questions I had, but mostly it was used to introduce irrelevant subplots that actually WOULD be better as a novel. Escharum doing his damnedest to keep the ragtag and ill-fitting family that are the Banished together with the disappearance of his protege Atriox, a warrior who was like a son to him, knowing full well he doesn't have Atriox's charisma and he can't maintain the cult of personality Atriox cultivated at the core of the Banished in the same way? Or a fireteam of Spartans, feeling lost and surviving without any real support, realizing that they'll likely die one way or another, deciding to risk it all on a single desperate all-or-nothing Hail Mary attempt at cutting the head off the snake, only to fail, with their only monument being their broken bodies, and their armor that Chief has to scavenge for gear with little if any knowledge of what happened to his comrades? These are plots TAILOR MADE for a spin-off novel. But instead a HUGE CHUNK of the total audio logs gets devoted to this kind of stuff, instead of explaining where Blue and Osiris are, if they survived, and setting up a reunion in a later story — you know, something actually relevant to Master Chief's story that connects with the plot players are already familiar with.
I get that 343 wants the Halo Universe to feel like this big connected thing while keeping the "mysterious" feel of the original trilogy, but for 343 that takes the form of locking players out of the loop: deny the players critical information necessary to understanding characters or the plot (even if the players can operate without that information) and then demand they cough up $8-15 a pop to gain access to that information (or just wait until Halopedia editors inevitably do). What they keep forgetting is that the original trilogy told players everything they needed to know as the game naturally progressed. The Bungie novels were interesting and sundry, but nothing they related was essential — not even The Fall of Reach (often considered the most important book in the expanded universe) was necessary to understand anything in the games proper. And then, when Bungie actually made a GAME about Reach, they made a point to showcase a separate cast of characters on a different part of the planet, playing a different role in the battle, with an entirely different team dynamic, all for the express purpose of keeping it so that the book wasn't essential to understanding what was going on. That's the secret that 343 just doesn't get: keep the books interesting, but keep them at arm's length — the GAME should tell the players everything they need to know.
More than game mechanics or graphics, if 343 can learn to tell stories in the games the way Bungie did, and learn to keep the books away from the games, then that alone will MASSIVELY improve Halo's appeal and bring back much of what was lost.
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