#ch 296

[gia-is-fangirlin]

I see

Violence it is :3

[ID: Mairimashita! Iruma-kun panels which are close-ups of Amu-chan's eyes. She looks down, then looks up with a curvy cat smile. End ID]

[lloydfrontera]

hi I'm going thru the spoilers and about the one with lloyd crying and javier listening outside. about javier wanting lloyd to trust him, i was wonderin when did javier explicitly says he trusts lloyd? since from what I've read so far whenever lloyd says to javier to trust him, javier is always dubious of him and actually doesn't trust him and simply follows the order. Is that why lloyd cried alone since he still thinks javier doesn't really trust him?

oh! javier does tell lloyd that he trusts him! straight to his face! several times in fact!

they vary from degrees of explicitness but there is absolutely no doubt at all that javier trusts lloyd and lloyd knows he does. how deep he believes that trust runs is up to debate but he very much does know that javie trusts him.

there's that time lloyd tells javier he can stop time itself and javier just goes "okay" and goes back to his breakfast because. duh. if lloyd says he can stop time then obviously it must be true. the crazier the thing he says the mostly likely it is to be the truth.

which lloyd then uses against him to convince him to bet his life against a dragon

"This will not do" Javier's voice dripped with alarm. "What won't?" "You are making a bad decision here. It's not too late now. Prepare yourself, Master Lloyd." "For what?" Meanwhile Lloyd's voice was cheery. "To run away. I will by some time." "You plan on fighting that dragon?" "Yes." "Tsk. Don't even try." "But Master Lloyd. Now is your last change-" "Do I look like I've gone mad?" said Lloyd. "..." "Answer me. Do I look like someone who's lost his mind?" Javier was about to answer yes when Lloyd's spoke first. "Who was it that said he would trust in my seemingly deranged behavior?" "..." "You said that," reminded Lloyd. "Those were your words. It goes the same right now. Do I look like I've lost it? In that case, trust me." "But Master Lloyd-" "I'm doing this for a reason." Lloyd didn't let Javier finish. "I've got a plan. So, do what you have to when I fail. Got it?" "..."

or that time they go to seoul and lloyd tells him to just trust in his hyung and follow his lead. to which, once again, javier just goes "okay" because. well of course he does.

“When you’re in a foreign land such as this place, all you’ve got to do is just trust this big brother of yours and follow my lead. Okay?” “I understand…” “Eh?” Lloyd tilted his brow. “It’s rare of you to accept my words so easily.” “Am I not allowed to?” “No. You can’t. It’s strange. I have the chills right now.” “…” “You. Who are you?” asked Lloyd in astonishment. “The Javier I know is far from being a docile, humble or loyal fellow. He’s even farther away from being someone who would just not at my words without snapping back.” “…” “You better tell me honestly. Where did you hide my dear Javier?” “Haah… Seriously…” Javier broke into laughter. “Who else could possess such a dashing appearance but me? […]”

or later on when javier straight up tells lloyd to get used to him just going along with what he says without protest because that's just how things are now. he does tease him that it's so lloyd lowers his guard and javier can stab him in the back but like. that's their love language <3

but yeah! lloyd absolutely does know that javier trusts him! javier has told him so himself! that he's a dummy who doesn't realize just how absolute that trust is it's a completely different matter lol

and as for the context of the scene you mention. here's a post i made a while ago about it but lemme summarize it.

first of all i need to show this set of illustrations because they make me sick in the head

the reason lloyd is crying is because it's finally crashing on him just how hopeless his situation truly is. how much he stands to lose if he doesn't pull off a miracle. how much pressure he's been under for so long and how close he is to breaking down.

and javier is listening through the door because he can tell there's something weighting down on lloyd but he can't confront him because lloyd isn't trusting him with his worries and he doesn't know how to make him.

javier wants so bad to let lloyd know that he doesn't have to worrym he doesn't have to be afraid, because javier is there for him. whatever comes next, whatever danger there is, javier will face it to protect lloyd. and if anyone needs to die then it's okay, because javier will die for him. so lloyd doesn't have to be afraid of something as stupid as him dying because javier simply won't allow it.

but he can't. because lloyd doesn't want to share his burdens. he doesn't want to let them drag anyone down with him. he thinks it's his fault everything that's threatening them is his fault and so he needs to handle everything on his own.

which is silly because javier is right there trying to coax the truth out of him and get him to share his burden with him and just!!! support him every way he can!! but lloyd is a very silly guy who thinks he doesn't deserve that :(

so no! it's not that lloyd thinks javier doesn't trust him! rather it's lloyd not wanting to trust javier with his worries, not out of distrust or anything like that, but out of a misplaced sense of responsibility that makes him want to carry everything by himself.

it's a very poignant scene i can't wait to get the translation for it!

[coallise]

I have been waiting for someone to gif those two panels of Welcome to demon school, I guess I have to.

[sunflowercider]

It's here. The erectile dysfunction arc. (. _ . )

[every-monkey-d-luffy]

[every-ace]

[akutagawa-daily]

Akutagawa daily 296/★

[every-chopper]

[staybabblingbaby]

W.I.P Glossary and Master List

Ok, so, I'm gonna start posting w.i.ps here shortly, but like. As writing process archives? I just think it'll be fun. I'm posting this in advance bc my organization system is a bit weird. SKZ fics will be here at @staybabblingbaby and BTS fics will be at @babyarmybabbles. I may make another side blog for other fandoms I write for, but we'll see. All fics are xReader unless otherwise indicated. Stuff and Things under the cut :D

Bear w me bc I don't usually do text posts and have no practice with formatting yet lol

Glossary:

Attempt - A draft with major changes. Wording changes of a paragraph or more (not including completely new material), changes in POV, setting changes, characterization changes, etc, are included in this. Abbreviated as a(#) [e.g. Title a(1) d(4)] Draft - A manuscript that has been edited. Even minor edits like grammar and spelling corrections are a new draft. These are labeled, but only saved as new files in intervals of 5. Abbreviated as d(#) [e.g. Title a(1) d(4)] Addition - A manuscript that has been added to enough to warrant a new post.

My intent is to upload all new Attempts, Drafts in intervals of 5, and Additions in intervals of 1,000 words or more. My hope is something of a progress log? I think it'll be fun, help me keep track of what I've done, and help motivate me.

Master List:

🚧(Under Construction) 🚧

Completed Chapters:

Soulmate Garden

Incomplete Chapters/ Drabbles:

Coordi AU Felix Tinder AU Fan Day AU Janitor AU Chan/Youtuber AU Soulmate Garden

SMAU:

Best Friend Protocol

Felix Tinder AU: Current Total Word Count - 3,123

Felix Tinder AU (First Date Part) a1 d1 - 1,543 Words, Posted 7/22/24 Felix Tinder AU (First Date Part) a2 d3 - 1,580 Words, Posted 7/22/24

Fan Day AU: Current Total Word Count - 1,399

Fan Experience with SKZ a2 d2 - 1,399 Words, Posted 5/12/24

Janitor AU: Current Total Word Count - 1,293

Janitor AU (Ambush Part) a1 d2 - 1,293 Words, Posted 7/22/24

Bangchan/Youtuber AU: Current Total Word Count - 1,258

Chan/Youtuber (idea drabble) a1 d1 - 296 Words, Posted 5/12/24 Chan/Youtuber (Discover Part) a1 d1 - 962 Words, Posted 7/22/24

9th Member Reader Omegaverse AU: (Project: Stack The Deck) Current Total Word Count: 1,893

Project: Stack The Deck Ch. 1 a3d1 - 1,893 Words, Posted 12/29/24

[lilirilibored]

Detective Conan Important Chapters List

my personal list out of many out there, including the important episodes guide linked here, which i used for my own watch. (click right here!)

im not a professional, and happy to take criticism or requests, just reach out. that being said; happy reading!

1-5: character introductions and developments, beginning of story

6-9: Conan, Ran, Kogoro development; gadget introduction

10-12: Conan, Kogoro development; gadget introduction

13-16: character introduction, villain development

17-19: character introductions, conan development

20-25: gadget introduction, context for next case

26-29: major Ran development, Conan/Shinichi development

33-35: villain development, Conan, Ran developments

36-39: Genta/Ayumi/Mitsuhiko, Ran development

40-44: character introduction

45-48: Ran & Shinichi development (honestly you can skip to ch.48 if you just want to see that)

49-51: character introductions, Conan/Shinichi development

56-58: Genta/Ayumi/Mitsuhiko development, gadget introduction

62-67: Major conan development

68-71: Conan/Shinichi, Ran development

78-80 character introduction

81: gadget intro, Genta/Ayumi/Mitsuhiko development

84-86: Kogoro development, minor Conan/Ran development

92-96: major character introduction, Conan/Shinichi & Ran development; leads into next case

96-98 Conan/Shinichi development

105-107: character intro, Ran development

114-116: men in black, Conan/Shinichi development

117-121: Heiji, Conan development

131-133: Ran, Conan development

134-138: Yukiko, Yuusaku, Conan, Ran development

139-143: Ran, Conan, Sonoko development

144-146: okay these arent important but they're funny- also theyre better in the anime (ep. 81-82)

150-153: Heiji, Conan development

154-155: minor character introduction, (optional, but a bit of context)

156-159: Major, Minor character introduction

163-165: Kogoro, Eri, Ran development

173-175: Shinichi, Ran development

176-181: major character introduction; Shinichi, organization development

185-188: character introduction; Heiji, Conan development

189-191: Haibara development, character introduction

192-196: Ran, Conan development; surprise guest

200-203: Haibara, Detective Boys development

204-207: Shinichi, Ran development

208-210: character introduction & developments; metropolitan police detective love story (MPDLS)

211-214: Kazuha, Heiji development

219-221: character introduction, Sonoko development

231-233: MPDLS- Satou & Takagi development

note: cases that mostly focus on satou and takagi featuring the police cast are marked under MPDLS- just like most of their episode counterparts. hope it makes sense bcuz it helped me organize lol

234-237: character introduction; Ran & Shinichi development, mild Eri & Kogoro development

238-242: Haibara, Conan, organization development; character introduction

243-245: mild Sonoko, Ran development; follow up from last chapter

246-250: Heiji, Kazuha development

251-260: major Conan/Shinichi, Ran, Haibara development

264-266: Eri, Kogoro development

267-269: MPDLS- Satou, Takagi development

270-272: character introduction/development

273-275: Haibara, Detective Boys development

276-278: character introduction

279-283: Heiji, Kazuha development

284-286: inspector Megure, Sonoko development

287-289: organization, Jodie, Araide, Haibara development; character introduction

290-292: minor Haibara development & follow-up from last chapter

293-295: Conan development, mild Ran development

296-298: Satou, Takagi, Yumi development

299-302: character introductions; surprise guest

303-304: Genta development; minor Haibara, organization development

305-307: minor Sonoko, Ran, Shinichi/Conan, development

311-313: minor Haibara, Ran development

314-316: character introduction; Heiji, development

317-321: follow-up; Heiji, Kazuha development; character introduction

325-327: character introduction; Akai development

328-330: MPDLS- Satou, Takagi, Shiratori development; minor Ran, Akai development

331-334: Ran, Conan/Shinichi, Sonoko, Makoto development

335-337: Akai, Conan, Ran development

338-340: Jodie, organization development

341-343: Jodie, Heiji, organization development

344-346: Haibara development

347-354: Ran, organization, Akai, Shinichi/Conan, Yukiko development

358-360: organization info

366-368: Satou, Takagi development; character introduction

369-373: Satou, Takagi, Matsuda, Shiratori development

374-376: (optional) Kogoro, Eri development

377-383: organization info/development; gadget introduction

384-386: Haibara development; organization info

387-389: (optional) minor Ran development

390-392: Heiji, Kazuha development

398-400: Haibara, Ayumi development; organization info

404-406: MPDLS- Satou, Takagi development

410-412 (optional) Agasa development; mild Ran development

413-416: Eri, Kogoro, Yukiko development

417-419: Yukiko, Haibara, organization development

420-422: Haibara, Jodie, Akai, Vermouth development; organization info

423-425: Haibara development; organization info/development;

426-428: Jodie, Ran development

429-434: major Haibara, Jodie, organization, pretty much everyone development; major reveal, etc

435-437: follow-up; Haibara development

441-449: (optional) Heiji & Kazuha cases

450-452: MPDLS- Takagi, Satou, Chiba development

453-456: character introduction; Kaitou case

457-459: Araide, Vermouth, Jodie development

466-469: (optional) set up for next case; minor Conan development

470-474: organization info

475-478: follow-up; special guest

479-483: Ran, Conan/Shinichi development

484-486: followup; Takagi, Satou development

487-490: (optional) Heiji, Kazuha development

499: character introduction; set up for next case

500-504: organization info/development; character introductions; FBI development

505-507: (optional) minor Haibara development; Yumi development; followup; set up for next case

508-510: character introduction

511-514: MPDLS- Satou, Takagi, Yumi, Chiba

515-517: (optional) Kobayashi, Detective Boys development

518-522: Heiji, Kazuha, Shinichi, Ran development

523-524: (optional) Azusa development

530-532: Eisuke development

535-537: MPDLS- Satou, Takagi, etc

541-543: Sonoko, Makoto development

544-547: (optional) Kaitou case

550-552: FBI, Eisuke development

553-555: Organization, Kir, Eisuke development

559-561: Heiji development; set up for next case

562-566: Heiji, Kazuha, Hakuba development

570-573: Ran, Shinichi, Yuusaku, Yukiko, Agasa development; character introductions

574-575: Eri, Kogoro, Ran development

576-578: MPDLS

582-584: Eisuke devlopment

585-590: Eisuke, Kir, FBI development

595-605 Eisuke, Kir, FBI, organization, Miyano family development; character introductions; start of next case

606-609: ↑continuation; Camel, Jodie, Akai, Kir development

613-618: character introductions; Kazuha, Ran development

619-621: Eisuke development

622-624: character introduction; organization info

625-627: (optional) MPDLS

631-634: (optional) Kaitou kid, Jirokichi, etc

638-640: Subaru, Ran development

641-642: (optional) Azusa development

646-654: Conan/Shinichi, ran development

664-666: Subaru, Haibara development

667-669: Matsumoto development

670-673: Matsumoto, Satou, Takagi development

674-676: follow up; Kaitou case; Jirokichi development

677-679: Jodie, FBI development

680-681: Haibara, Uehara, Yamato development; set up for next case

682-686: character introduction; Yamato, Uehara development

687-689: Shiratori, Kobayashi development

690-692: (optional) more Shiratori & Kobayashi development; set up for next case

693-695: Kazuha, Heiji development

699: Detective Boys development; set up for next case

700-704: ↑continuation; organization, jodie, subaru development

705-708: kobayashi, shiratori development; minor satou, takagi development

712-715: (optional) kaitou case

716-718: ran development

725-727: minor ran, satou, megure development

731-733: kaitou, yukiko development

741-742 chiba development; character introduction

743-752: major conan/shinichi, ran development

753-755 continuation from last case; haibara, subaru development

756-758 (optional) Ran development

759-761: Haibara, Detective Boys development

768-770: character introduction; Conan development

771-774: ↑continuation; Ran, Sera, Conan development

775-777: Sera development; minor Subaru, Haibara development

778-780: Sera, FBI, Heiji development

781-786: character introduction; Kazuha, Heiji development

790-792: Chiba, Miike development

793-795: character introduction

796-800: Amuro, Subaru, Sera development

801-803: minor Sera development

804-808: Takagi, Satou development; minor Amuro development

809-811: Subaru, Haibara development

812-814: Sera, Subaru, Yuusaku development; minor Conan/Shinichi, Ran development

815-817: Haibara, Sera, Conan, Amuro development

818-824: development for pretty much everyone. unskippable. and so good. istg. no spoilers here, go read it.

825-827: follow-up, explanation; Amuro development

828-830: Kaitou case, my personal fav!! also some Sera development

844-846: Sera, Conan development

847-849: character introduction; Yumi development

850-852: Jodie development; organization info

853-855: (optional) minor Conan development at the end of 855, so you can just skip there

856-858: ↑continuation; Sera development

859-861: Sera, Makoto development

862-864: Sonoko, Makoto development

865-868: (optional) Azusa, Taii development; then later Satou, Takagi development

869-871: MPDLS- you get the drill by now; Satou, Takagi development

872-875: Sera, Conan development; character introduction; minor Uehara, Yamato, Morofushi development

876-878: Sera, young girl development

879-881: Sera, Heiji, Kazuha development;

882-884: Ran, Conan/Shinichi development

888-890: Amuro development

891-893: Amuro, Jodie, Camel development

894-897: ↑continuation; Amuro, Organization, Subaru, Conan, Kudou family development

898: case conclusion; Subaru, Amuro, Vermouth development; character introduction

899-902: Shuukichi, Yumi development; minor Sera, 'outside sister', Subaru development

903-905: Sera, 'outside sister' development

906-908: important organization information

909-912: Heiji, Kazuha development

913-917: character introduction; Uehara, Yamato, Morofushi development

918-920: Kuroda development

921-924: Ran, Conan development

925-927: minor Haibara development

928-930: Sera, Conan, Yumi, Shuukichi, 'outside sister' development

936-938: Sera, Amuro, Akai, Scotch development

939-941: (optional) minor hints related to the 'outside sister' at the start and throughout

942-944: (optional) Chiba, Miike development

945-947: Yumi, Shuukichi development; character introduction

948-950: character introductions; Organization info and development

951-953: Conan, Akai family development; Organization, past case info

954-957: Amuro, Akai, Vermouth, Ran, Scotch development

958-962: followup; character introduction

963-966: (optional) Kaitou case

966-968: character introduction

969-971: Sera, Conan development

972-974: Akai family, Shinichi development

975-977: character introduction

978-980: wakasa development

981-983: Amuro, Heiji case; character introduction

984-986: (optional) Eri, Kogoro development

987-989: Kuroda, Wakasa development

990-993: Momiji, Iori, Okita development

994-996: set-up; minor Conan development

997-999: more set up; minor Amuro, Haibara, Conan development; character introduction

1000-1005: Major Ran, Shinichi development; also Sera, Heiji, Momiji, and others development

1006-1008: ↑continuation; Kudou family development; Organization information

1009-1012: Amuro, Akai development

1013-1017: Miike, Yumi, Chiba development; Amuro, Akai followup and development; Kuroda development

1018-1021: Morofushi, police development; (Heiji case, Kaito case)

1022-1026: Sera, Conan, Makoto development

1027-1031: Amuro, Wakita, Conan development

1032-1034: Wakasa development

1035-1038: Sera, Akai, Mary development

1039-1042: Momiji, Haneda development

1043-1046: Shuukichi, Akai development

1047-1050: Sera, Mary development

1051-1054: Wakasa, Amuro, Kazami development

1055-1057: Wakita development

1058-1060: Kudo family, Kaitou, organization development

1061-1066: FBI, Organization development; important reveal

1067-1069: followup; Heiji, Kazuha development

1070-1072: Haibara, Wakasa development

1073-1075: Character introduction; Matsuda and friends development

1076-1078: Amuro, Kazami development

1079-1081: Takagi, Date, Amuro development

1082-1084: (optional) Morofushi, Yamamura development

1085-1087: Chihaya, Juugo development

1088-1090: Momiji, Heiji, Kazuha development; important Iori, PSB information in last chapter

1091-1093: Chiba, Miike, Kobayashi, Shiratori, Yumi, Shuukichi development

1094-1096: Sera, Mary, Conan, Eri, Organization development

1097-1099: Wakasa, Akai development; clues of past event

1100-1102: Rum info; Organization information and development

1103-1109: Major Wakasa, Kuroda, Rum + Organization development; culmination/climax of the Haneda past case

1110-1112: followup; Haibara, Conan development; also more Organization and Wakasa development

1113-1115: Iori, Momiji development; Amuro, Organization development

1116-1118: (optional) minor Kazuha development

1119-1122: Kaitou, Shinichi, Ran, Hakuba development;

1123*-1125: Satou, Takagi, Chihaya development; organization development

*between 1123-1124 is chapter 0, a really cute & short prologue chapter :)

1126-1128: Azusa development; minor Sera, Amuro development

1129-1133: Heiji & Kazuha development

1134-1136: Amuro, Matsuda, Hiro, Date, Hagi; Shinichi, Ran development

that's all for now folks!

Thank you for checking my list out! I hope it can help people get through this very good but also extremely time consuming series!! Again, I'm no expert, but I did spend weeks reading and rereading the whole thing to make this. also there's movies, sequels, OVAs, and probably more that I could not include. The best way to view the series is whichever you want, but probably a good mix of everything. Ill update whenever we get new chapters. I tried to keep each description detailed enough to be honest, but vague enough to not spoil. IDK man, I tried my best.

Thank you for reading, and remember: there's only one truth!

xoxo, lili

[taxominn]

Spoilers up to chap 303 of tsctir

When you're on your Enneagram bs & realize that Sung Hyunjae is self-pres/sexual 7 & Han Yoojin is self-pres/sexual 2.

...the fact that they both prioritize self-pres instinct while wielding the sexual instinct second would explain some of the odd chemistry in their semi-transactional relationship. They both are, or at least were, using their growing connection with the other as a tool to satisfy their own needs, and both of them see this as reasonable and fair because they know the other is doing the same thing.

Hyunjae only rejects the chemistry between them when his dominant instinct is threatened... needing to risk his arm to help everyone get out of the Japanese dungeon bcuz of whatever funky stuff Yoojin's got going on. He literally says to Song Taewon, after running away from Yoojin, in ch.296:

“No matter how much I like him, I come first. He’s mine to the end, and while he’s something I treasure, the one I value is myself.”

No wonder dude spirals out of control until he's literally contemplating wiping Yoojin off the face of the planet. he's a pleasure-seeking sp7 that ensures the satisfaction of his needs by building interpersonal alliances, & the passionate, dreamy energy of his sx7 instinct serves that end. if the focus of his current passion is abt to risk his survival, if he's gonna have to start making actual sacrifices, then it makes sense that he'd think abt cutting his losses. but... he doesn't want to kill him. cuz he liiiikes him. so he just ghosts him lol

& Yoojin's reaction to it is so freaking funny dude. he's like a crazy ex Hyunjae broke up with over text. & that makes sense, too, bcuz he's beginning to actually care about Sung Hyunjae in a non-transactional way, so Hyunjae just up and ghosting has to absolutely trigger the 2's fear of being unloved and abandoned, like it did when he thought Yoohyun abandoned him pre-regression. and because 2's are hiding insecurity and entitlement for love & attention behind a veneer of altruism, which wells into anger & resentment if they don't get the love that they're due, Yoojin literally threatens to blow up his house if he doesn't respond to him. and does, like, a 24 hour death countdown before barging into Sung Hyunjae's house when he STILL hadn't responded to his texts lololol

[pokepollsters]

Best Legendary Pokémon Tournament- Stats Breakdown!

This one's taken a while, but when you see just how many contestants I've had to sort through, I hope you'll understand why!

Tumblr has declared Giratina to be its favourite Legendary Pokémon, but a lot more went on in this tournament, and I'd like to dive into the nitty gritty of exactly what! Click read more for the detailed breakdown of the tournament.

We start, as usual, with the overall totals. This tournament was by far the largest! We covered a massive 74 matches- 88 when the preliminaries are included- over 7 rounds. That's far and away more than the 48 matches in the second largest tournament, the Best Gym Leader Tournament (preliminary round included).

This means that the number of votes was higher than ever- 45,755 of them! 49,791 if you include the preliminary round! And this works out to an average of 618 votes per match, the second highest for the blog, and only 1 vote more on average than its direct predecessor. If you include the preliminaries, the average falls to 566.

New to the stats this time- here's a quick chart to show how total votes and vote average has changed over the tournaments! I've picked the data that doesn't include the preliminaries, simply because the preliminaries always see significantly lower engagement and aren't always very representative of the main tournaments.

Now for the bit that takes the longest- average votes for each contestant! There were a grand total of 74 Legendaries competing, and one of them got more votes than the rest, and one got the fewest. Here's the full line-up:

Ogerpon- 921 (1,841 votes across 2 matches)

Xerneas- 496 (3,471 votes across 7 matches)

Lunala- 491 (1,472 votes across 3 matches)

Giratina- 461 (2,766 votes across 6 matches)

Cosmog- 453 (1,811 votes across 4 matches)

Rayquaza- 414 (2,486 votes across 6 matches)

Suicune- 386 (2,318 votes across 6 matches)

Reshiram- 385 (1,540 votes across 4 matches)

Lugia- 383 (1,533 votes across 4 matches)

Silvally- 382 (1,145 votes across 3 matches)

Yveltal- 374 (1,122 votes across 3 matches)

Miraidon- 373 (745 votes across 2 matches)

Spectrier- 363 (725 votes across 2 matches)

Kyogre- 352 (352 votes in 1 match)

Type: Null- 345 (1,034 votes across 3 matches)

Dialga- 340 (1,359 votes across 4 matches)

Zygarde- 335 (670 votes across 2 matches) & Raikou- 335 (1,339 votes across 4 matches)

Entei- 330 (991 votes across 3 matches)

Latias- 329 (986 votes across 3 matches)

Galarian Articuno- 303 (909 votes across 3 matches)

Articuno- 296 (1,184 votes across 4 matches)

Zapdos- 292 (877 votes across 3 matches)

Mewtwo- 291 (291 votes in 1 match)

Chien-Pao- 282 (564 votes across 2 matches)

Koraidon- 281 (562 votes across 2 matches)

Latios- 279 (559 votes across 2 matches)

Solgaleo- 274 & Necrozma- 274 (548 votes across 2 matches each) & Virizion- 274 (274 votes in 1 match)

Groudon- 266 (531 votes across 2 matches)

Terapagos- 265 (530 votes across 2 matches)

Galarian Moltres- 257 votes (257 votes in 1 match) & Palkia- 257 (514 votes across 2 matches)

Ho-Oh- 254 (254 votes in 1 match) & Tapu Fini- 254 (507 votes across 2 matches)

Galarian Zapdos- 253 (505 votes across 2 matches)

Regigigas- 252 (503 votes across 2 matches)

Cresselia- 247 (494 votes across 2 matches)

Uxie- 235 (470 votes across 2 matches)

Azelf- 226 (226 votes in 1 match)

Chi-Yu- 217 (217 votes in 1 match)

Zamazenta- 211 (211 votes in 1 match)

Cobalion- 206 (411 votes across 2 matches)

Zekrom- 204 (204 votes in 1 match)

Regice- 199 (199 votes in 1 match)

Tapu Koko- 190 (190 votes in 1 match)

Eternatus- 189 (189 votes in 1 match)

Kyurem- 188 (188 votes in 1 match)

Registeel- 186 (186 votes in 1 match)

Mesprit- 177 & Regirock- 177 (177 votes in 1 match each)

Kubfu- 175 (351 votes across 2 matches)

Tapu Lele- 164 (164 votes in 1 match)

Cosmoem- 161 (161 votes in 1 match)

Fezandipiti- 159 (159 votes in 1 match)

Regieleki- 155 (155 votes in 1 match)

Moltres- 147 (147 votes in 1 match)

Zacian- 145 (145 votes in 1 match)

Wo-Chien- 136 (136 votes in 1 match)

Urshifu- 126 (126 votes in 1 match)

Glastrier- 120 (120 votes in 1 match)

Ting-Lu- 112 (112 votes in 1 match)

Terrakion- 106 (106 votes in 1 match)

Landorus- 91 & Okidogi- 91 (91 votes in 1 match each)

Tapu Bulu- 79 (79 votes in 1 match)

Regidrago- 78 (78 votes in 1 match)

Munkidori- 75 (75 votes in 1 match)

Tornadus- 72 & Heatran- 72 (72 votes in 1 match each)

Thundurus- 66 (66 votes in 1 match)

Enamorus- 47 (47 votes in 1 match)

Calyrex- 38 (38 votes in 1 match)

So as you can see, there are something interesting phenomena here. For one, many, many ties, including a three-way tie! But also worth noting the surprise nature of the top few spots! This clearly shows how averages in these tournaments can be swayed by a one very popular match (more on that one later), and that averages aren't everything when it comes to the head-to-head of the actual tournament! But all of our top 20 spots (21 Pokémon) here managed to reach over 300 votes on average in each match they featured in, and that's definitely worth celebrating! Congratulations to those 21!

Now for a slightly different ordering of the contestants- the vote share! This one doesn't get swayed by one match getting far more votes than others, though it does vary a lot depending on who gets what opponent! Here's the line-up:

Lunala- 78.4%

Reshiram- 65.5%

Zygarde- 64.1%

Cosmog- 63.9%

Giratina, Rayquaza & Lugia- 60.6%

Miraidon- 59.8%

Entei- 59.3%

Ogerpon- 59%

Silvally- 58.9%

Solgaleo- 58.8%

Galarian Articuno- 58.3%

Chien-Pao- 57.8%

Articuno- 57%

Suicune- 56.8%

Xerneas- 55.7%

Uxie & Dialga- 54.9%

Yveltal- 54.3%

Zapdos- 54.2%

Latios- 53.3%

Type: Null- 52.8%

Tapu Fini- 52.2%

Raikou- 52%

Koraidon- 51.8%

Latias- 51.2%

Spectrier- 50.8%

Palkia- 50.1%

Necrozma- 48.9%

Regigigas- 48.6%

Kyogre- 48.5%

Mewtwo- 48%

Galarian Zapdos- 46.5%

Cobalion- 46.3%

Cresselia- 45.9%

Terapagos- 45.8%

Azelf- 45.6%

Virizion- 45.1%

Regice- 44.5%

Galarian Moltres- 43.9%

Groudon- 42.8%

Tapu Koko- 42.5%

Chi-Yu- 42%

Zamazenta- 40.7%

Zekrom- 40.6%

Mesprit- 39.9%

Cosmoem- 39.2%

Kyurem-38.3%

Ho-Oh- 36.7%

Registeel- 36.1%

Eternatus- 34.6%

Kubfu- 34.1%

Moltres & Fezandipiti- 33.3%

Regieleki- 33%

Tapu Lele- 32.3%

Regirock- 31.2%

Urshifu & Zacian- 29.5%

Ting-Lu- 28.7%

Wo-Chien- 28.2%

Glastrier- 25.6%

Okidogi- 21%

Terrakion- 20.8%

Landorus- 20.4%

Munkidori- 20.2%

Tapu Bulu- 18.6%

Regidrago- 18.3%

Tornadus & Heatran- 16.1%

Thundurus- 14.4%

Enamorus- 9.5%

Calyrex- 7.6%

More ties aplenty! Another three-way tie as well, this time including our first and second place Pokémon along with Lugia. And take a look at how far down our other two semi-finalists ended up! It just goes to show how a few sweeps will get you right up at the top of these lists. But congrats to the 29 Legendaries who managed to keep their vote average above 50%!

What's interesting about these two lists though, is that it gives you an idea of the relative popularity of various Legendary groups. The Forces of Nature? Not very well loved! But the Legendary Beasts? All pretty popular! Take a look and see how your favourite group fared as a whole.

Finally, the final part concerning individual Pokémon, this (very difficult to read) graph showing the vote share each Legendary got as a part of the whole competition! It goes to show you how much staying in a few rounds longer can really buff your total!

And finally, individual match stats. This is my favourite part!

The most voted on match was Round 3: Match 2, Xerneas vs Ogerpon! It received a massive 2,955 votes, more than any other on this blog, and shattering the previous record by 576 votes. It was extremely exciting to watch how passionate you all got! The second most votes went to Round 4: Match 8, Giratina vs Lunala, with a comparatively tiny 1,175 votes.

On the other end of the spectrum, the least voted on match was Round 1: Match 8, Munkidori vs Kubfu, with 372 votes. Two less loved Legendaries wasn't a match many wanted to vote on! The second least voted on match was Round 1: Match 4, Ting-Lu vs Galarian Articuno with 390 votes. This doesn't include the preliminaries though, as only 1 of 14 matches broke the 350 barrier- with only 356 votes. On the other hand, the aforementioned matches were the only ones to not hit 400 votes! Very impressive for every other match.

The most votes earned by a single contestant in one match this time goes to Xerneas, with 1,504 votes in the above match! Absolutely wild! The least this time goes to Calyrex, the poor thing only earned 38 votes in its face-off against Lunala in Round 2: Match 31.

And finally, margins. The closest match in this contest came down to a difference of 1.6% in the semi final match- Round 6: Match 1, Xerneas vs Rayquaza! I don't know if that's a comfort or painful for the Xerneas voters that pushed so hard, knowing it was only a difference of 11 votes...

Meanwhile, the biggest sweep award of this tournament- the highest privilege you can get other than the podium itself- goes to Lunala! In the match against Calyrex- Round 2: Match 31- Lunala claimed victory by a margin of 84.8%! Not only the biggest sweep in this tournament, but the second biggest in this blog's history as well. Congratulations to Lunala, and the biggest sweep awards post will be updated to include its latest victor!

And that's it! Thank you all so much for your patience, and I'm really happy to finally get this post out with all this juicy data! It's been a huge undertaking, but the Best Legendary Pokémon Tournament has come to a close, with a follow-up on the way very soon! Stick around for the Best Mythical Pokémon Tournament- hopefully starting in the next week or two. Bare with me as I get everything prepared, but feel free to start sending in predictions and who you'll be supporting! See you all very soon.

[jmagnabo92]

2024 AO3 Wrap Up

Thanks @onthewaytosomewhere

Wow, I wrote a lot of different fics this year for 4 different fandoms.

Fandoms: HP, RWRB, Ghosts CBS and 911

Number of Fics: 241

HP - 212

RWRB - 24

Ghosts CBS - 3

911 - 2

Number of Words: 459,191

Long list below the cut.

January:

Good Godfather Sirius Black Fest: Sirius & Harry - 62 fics -> link to series

Prongsfoot Micrfics - Sirius/James - 205, 206 & 207

If Hats Could Talk - Alex/Henry - When Alex finds a hat on the subway, he goes to any length to find the owner despite his friends teasing him about it. Luckily for him, the owner finds him.

February:

Prongsfoot Microfics - Sirius/James - 208 to 257

Mirror Talks - Sirius & Harry - Ch 18-25 -

Almost Expelled - Sirius & Harry - After the DA is outed, although Harry isn't expelled, Sirius has to talk him through the betrayal, which is difficult given his feelings about rats.

Lingerie Games - Alex/Henry - When Alex and Nora make a bet, Alex ends up learning some new things about himself - like he enjoys lingerie - and Henry really enjoys Alex wearing lingerie. Or. 5 Times Alex surprises Henry with lingerie and the 1 time Henry surprises him.

Midnight Munchies - Sirius/James - When James can't sleep, he convinces Sirius to take a trip down to the kitchens.

March:

Almost Never Apart - Sirius/James - James loves that he's almost never apart from his boyfriend, but on one of the rare times they are apart, certain Slytherins attack Sirius and James is not happy.

Prongsfoot Microfics - Sirius/James - 258 to 296

Getting Lucky - Sirius/James - Six months after they started dating, James and Sirius finally have a date outside of school. Thus, James makes a plan to get lucky for the first time.

Umbridge Squad - Sirius & Harry - Umbridge has taken over and chaos ensues. Harry and Cho finally deal with the Marietta situation hanging over them and Sirius helps him through his first heartbreak.

April:

Not a Dog, Bro! - Trevor & Jeremy - When Jeremy comes to visit, Trevor's desperate to keep him around and the episode ends a bit differently.

Prongsfoot Microfics - Sirius/James - 297 to 300

Massage of the Future - Sirius/James - After a tough quidditch practice, James returns home expecting that Sirius will give him a massage and pamper him like always only to overhear a conversation that leads to a fantasy come true.

May:

The Worst Memory - Sirius & Harry - With no buffer and things going crazy at Hogwarts, Harry still ends up seeing Snape's Worst Memory, and it causes a rift in Sirius and Harry's relationship when he confronts him.

Princess Alex - Alex/Henry - After the boys celebrate their engagement, Alex teases about if he's going to get the chance to be Princess Alex.

June:

Prongsfoot Microfics - 301 to 304

July:

Prongsfoot Microfics - Sirius/James - 305 to 308

Underwear Mishap - Alex/Henry - When Alex gets back to his hotel room the evening after Zahra had caught them, Henry reveals that he's been accidentally wearing Alex's underwear all day, and some fun ensues.

August:

Prongsfoot Microfics - Sirius/James - 309 to 312

September:

Prongsfoot Microfics - Sirius/James - 313 to 316

Mistaken Advice - Buck & Bobby - When Abby doesn't believe him about the catfisher, Buck breaks up with her and returns home to Connor and the frat house and gets a happy ending he deserves

Loyalty of Friendship - Alex/Henry - When Henry leaves him at broken-hearted at the Lake House, Alex struggles with returning to life before Henry, but he's lucky to have a good support system with very loyal friends.

Making You Proud - Trevor & Family - All Trevor ever wanted was to make his parents proud, when the conversation at the end of Trevor's Body goes a little differently, he finds the answer to getting sucked off and peace at last.

Trevor's Sam Day - Trevor & Sam - When Trevor's not himself during his Sam Day, Sam learns that he's more upset after the memorial because he realizes what his 'bros' did didn't just affect him.

Lucky Mirrors - Sirius & Harry, Sirius/Kingsley - After the attack on Harry, Sirius NEEDS to see and talk to him, and luckily his boyfriend, Kingsley has an idea to make that possible.

Lucky Secrets - Alex/Henry - While Alex and Henry can be out in the open now, Alex did likes his secret notes to elicit endless teasing from Henry.

New Year's Gold - Alex/Henry - “Do you think I could win a gold medal in dick sucking?” Henry nearly chokes on his drink that he’s holding in his free hand (tea to warm him up) while he’s holding hands with Alex on their walk. or. A conversation about dick sucking leads to the happiest New Years, yet.

Race Maze to History, Huh? - Alex/Henry - Alex put his blood, sweat and tears into creating a corn maze on his and Henry's property in Texas, and it's time to test it out and have fun :)

It's Getting Hot in Here - Alex/Henry - Alex decides to play a game of hot or cold to help Henry find his ring.

October:

Little White Quiches - Alex/Henry - Alex has always had a problem remembering to eat when he's in the zone, so Henry takes it upon himself to remind him and cook for him... if only he were good at it.

Sour Soulmates - Alex/Henry - Before Alex's twenty-first birthday, he fully doesn't like the idea of soulmates, mainly because he's been burned before, but what he doesn't know is that he's already found his soulmate, he just doesn't know it, yet.

Hatred For Snape - Sirius & Harry - The day before fifth year, Sirius can't sleep and checks on Harry. This check leads Sirius to give Harry the mirror that night allowing them to forge a new fifth year with Sirius supporting Harry as much as he can.

A Moment at Your Side - Alex/Henry - After getting outed, Henry takes Alex with him on his visit to his father's grave.

Love of the Sea - Sirius/James - When Sirius Black was fifteen, he was cursed to be a merman until he kisses his one true love. He never imagined meeting that one true love while he was captive at the DOM.

Puppy Love - Sirius/James - Sirius comes home to discover James has gotten Harry a puppy.

Puzzle Lovers - Sirius/James - James and Sirius celebrate six months together with their love of puzzles.

All I Want is a Mini-You - Sirius/James - All James wants is a mini-Sirius, while all Sirius wants is a mini-James.

The Broken Hearted - Buck & Bobby - When Bobby gets the emergency contact call on Halloween when Buck helps the guy stuck in the girl's windshield, he assumes the worst and resolves to make up with Buck entirely.

Return From the Veil - Sirius/Harry - When Sirius falls through the veil, he's met with James, Lily and Regulus, who give him a mission to protect Harry throughout the rest of the war (and their lives). OR In a world where Sirius doesn't actually die but returns out of the veil looking like he's sixteen, he relishes the chance to support Harry through the toughest times of their lives and struggles with falling in love with his godson along the way as they fight the school and the second wizarding war.

The Casanova of James' Heart - Sirius/James - James has been pining for his best friend, would a stranger's comments help him realize that Sirius has been pining for him, too?

Birthday Blues - Sirius/James - James is mad when it appears that Sirius has ignored his birthday...

A Spin of the Bottle - Sirius/James - After Sirius' housewarming cools down, he and some friends decide to play spin the bottle so he can finally get that kiss from James that he's been craving.

The Broken Sort - Sirius/James - When Dumbledore decides to flip it so the sorting is reverse ABCs, and eleven-year-old James Potter opts for Slytherin so he'll be with Sirius Black (his destined BFF), things don't go to plan and instead a rivarly is born.

Fun in the Sun - Sirius/James - When Sirius' divorced is finalized with the result of his ex-wife's gotten full custody, James finds a way around that by getting Sirius and his kids with James and his kids to his summer beach house. He never expected a little fun in the sun would change things between him and his best mate in the best way possible.

Just Benefits - Sirius/James - James and Sirius have been friends with benefits for years until James decides to end it so he could save his friendship and have someone to be with romantic with since that's not Sirius... or so he thinks...

The Obvious Choice - Sirius/James - Three times everyone assumes James and Sirius are together and the one time that they actually are together.

Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way - Sirius/James - When an order mission goes awry, James and Sirius get stuck in a shack together... naturally things get... interesting.

Kiss Me Before It's Too Late - Sirius/James - James and Sirius share a kiss before it's too late.

November:

Totally In-Sync - Sirius/James/Lily - When Lily feels like there's something missing in her friendship with James and Sirius, she decides to ask them out in a big way.

Lacey Birthdays - Sirius/James/Lily - James tries to overdo it for Sirius' first birthday with the three of them as a throuple, but Lily has a better idea for what Sirius would like.

Tipsy Kissing - Sirius/James/Lily - As they celebrate their last party at Hogwarts, James doesn't know how to tell both Sirius and Lily that he wants them - good thing they're ten steps ahead of him.

A Midnight's Change - Sirius/James/Lily - Sirius thinks that Jily will tire of their friends with benefits thing, but Lily and James are determined to start the New Year as more than just Benefits.

Best as a Trio - Sirius/James/Lily - When they are celebrating ten years as best friends, someone asks them how they make it work as a throuple prompting James to question why everyone assumes they're together...

Who Wants a Normal Marriage? - Sirius/James/Lily - When Sirius gets a letter that makes him question why he's hiding with Jily, despite their three-person marriage, and out there fighting for the Order.

A Mission For Love - Sirius/James/Lily - When enemy aurors are forced to go undercover at a sex club, they come away with more than a vanquished Voldemort.

A Valentine's to Remember - Sirius/James - Prongsfoot has the most mutually over-the-top, elaborate, honeymoon of a Valentine’s Day during their 7th year and Remus and Regulus get to very platonically hear about how amazing Prongsfoot is - not only from Sirius and James, but from everyone else, too.

My Thoughts of You - Siirus/James - When a mission goes wrong, James' thoughts are of his first and last kiss with Sirius.

For Now, Not Forever - Sirius/James - When James and Sirius' parents insist on a summer split before magical university, James has the worst summer of his life, but luckily, the reunion is worth it.

Don't Have to Play Hero - Sirius & Harry - It's time for Harry to pick a future career so, naturally, both he and Sirius struggle with his certain expectations.

December:

Fancy Letters - Alex/Henry - After the leak, Alex and Henry decide to write letters, but when Henry asks for some clarification, Alex thinks his handwriting sucks and takes up calligraphy as a surprise.

Hug Me to Save Me - Sirius/James - When the Slytherins go after Sirius, James has stop him from getting into trouble by hugging him.

Playing Their Parts - Alex/Henry - When they get home after playing their parts as the prince and the first son, Alex decides it's time for some playing fun.

All Mine - Sirius/James - When James sees people flirting with his husband, he decides to stake his claim.

First Son of My Heart - Alex/Henry - The death of the queen means Alex is stuck in the US without Henry during all of the pomp and circumstance of his gran's death, until now. Finally, they're reunited.

Never Again - Sirius/James - The Order tries to keep James away from Sirius because they think he's the traitor despite their relationship, which naturally hurts them.

Super, Cuddly Alex - Alex/Henry - When the duo revisits the lake house for the second time, Alex's abandonment issues turn him into super cuddly Alex, not that Henry minds.

Start of the Show - Alex/Henry - When Henry sees a couple flirting with Alex, he doesn't care that he's breaking the rules when he kisses Alex to make sure everyone knows that Alex is his.

Lucky Charms - Alex/Henry - Alex and Henry have different ways of dealing with things as the one-year anniversary of the leak moves closer.

Can't Put My Finger On It - Sirius & Harry - Sirius has an itch under his skin that something is off, but he can't figure out what it is. The itch isn't helped at all by Harry's story about grawp.

A Life Together - Alex/Henry - Alex is surprised to learn that Ellen assumes that Alex isn't moving in with Henry, causing an interesting fight with Ellen.

To Protect and Watch Over - Sirius & Harry - Summary of recent events - Sirius and Harry have been using the mirror to help them both have someone to talk to. It's made 5th year better for Harry, and living in GP better for Sirius, but Sirius has an itch about something being off as we near the end of the year... Voldemort sets a trap, an elf is an ass, and chaos ensues.

Mirror Talks - Sirius & Harry - The day before fifth year, Sirius can't sleep and checks on Harry. This check leads Sirius to give Harry the mirror that night allowing them to forge a new fifth year with Sirius supporting Harry as much as he can.

Making it Up to You - Alex/Henry - Alex's first finals stress out his relationship with Henry, so the day after they end, he makes a promise.

Comforting Kiss - Sirius/James - When Sirius is feeling down about something, James knows how to make him feel better.

Sailing to Freedom - Alex/Henry - After making up at Kensington and deciding to come out someday, Alex jokes that if things go awry they could always get on Henry's yacht and sail to freedom of being happy and in love together, he never expected to repercussions of doing just that on the election and their relationship.

Tagging @roalinda @lovelymasks @iboatedhere @padfootastic @goldenlionprince @strugglequill

[hualianlover4ever]

JWQS chapters memorable/ major scenes

(Presenting my speculative Timeline + key chapters in JWQS)

Ch 23 (Marriage) (Jingjia 8th Year) Ch 31 (Qi Yan first targets Chuntao, the soup incident) Ch 47 (Qi Yan's eyes have brightness for the first time since her kingdom was invaded 10 years ago) Ch 70 (Jingnu 15) first kiss (scary) Ch 96 -97 (Jingnu 15) proper memorable kiss after Jingnu's birthday (Jingjia 9th year 10th Month)

(Jingnu's birthday is in the month of October)

Ch 108 (Jingnu 16)(Experiences her 1st period) Ch 111 (Qi Yan is scary) (Jingjia 10th Year 10th Month) Ch 121 (Jingnu 17) (first break point) Ch 132 (Jingnu sends Qi Yan away while making her the Viceroy of Jin Province) Jingjia 11th year Ch 133 (3 years have passed) Ch 136 (Jingnu 20)(Meeting after 3 years separation) (Jingjia 14th year) Ch 139 (Qi Yan became the Minister of Personal) Ch 140 (family time) Ch 141 (Qi Yan age 24) Ch 144 -145 (trying to repair the first break point) Ch 147 (Qi Yan gets a mental shock) ("My sister is having a night of passion with the daughter of the enemy?!")(Jingjia 14th year 11th Month )(Qi Yan burns her own estate) Ch 151-152 (Jingjia 15th year 3rd Month) (Qi Yan recovers from the Fuma estate Fire incident) (The Capital exam begins with Qi Yan as the main examiner) Ch 157 (Nangong Rang asks Qi Yan about her opinion of a Female emperor) Ch 158 ( Act as you see fit) Ch 159 (Qi Yan feelings are growing) Ch 170 (Qi Yan age 25) (Liu An matters solved) Ch 171 (OMG Qi Yan fell in an incurable love with the daughter of her enemy) Ch 174 (Palace exam begins.. Nangong Rang hosted it ) (Jingjia 15th year 5th Month) Ch 176 (Qi Yan sets off to the north of Luo) Ch 181 (Wolves scene) Ch 183 (Qi Yan meets Bayin after many years) (Jingjia 15th year) Apparently Jinwushu was brought to the grass plains at the age of 4, after that Bayin started acting as his guardian Ch 186 (The pride of Qiyan Agula returns) Ch 193 (Qi Yan and Jingnu reunion after a good amount of separation) Ch 212 (Intimate scenes (last for Qi Yan as male)) (Just be reckless this once) Ch 218 (Nangong Rang dies )(Jingjia 16th year 2nd Month) ( Qi Yan is 27) Ch 228 (Jingnu ascends the throne at the age of 23) Ch 229 (Jingjia 16th year 5th Month , Reign changes to Chengji) Ch 242 (Truth gets revealed) Ch 243 (Qi Yan confesses her identity) Ch 244 (Jingnu faints from the shocking new lmao) Ch 247 (Jingnu 's first gradual acceptance..of Qi Yan being a women) Ch 258 (Divorce comes…"Qi Yan…don't cry…") Ch 259 (Prison arc torture. Qi Yan - Age-28) Ch 263 (Jingnu finds the wooden sculpt pigs) Ch 268 (Qi Yan leaves …Oh dear…) Ch 270 (No fear when Da-Jie is here!) Ch 271 (Their first time) (Jingnu -23) (Qi Yan age 27) (7th month) Ch 277 (Grand enthronement ) Ch 279 (Bathing intimate scene) (Jingnu -25) Ch 286 (Rebellion of North Luo) Ch 288 (Qi Yan's mind deterioration first proper symptoms. …oh boy..) Ch 290 (Qi Yan meets Baishi again) Ch 293 (Bayin learns the truth….No longer Andas) (Also Qian Tong, all hail our saviour) (Jingnu -26) Ch 296 (REUNION with a lingering kiss) Ch 297 (Say..which of us is the wife?)(The fluff is just AHHHHH) Ch 301 (Qi Yan (age -30) learns of her parent's death…) Ch 302 (Ding You returns..) Ch 303 (Qi Yan fake dies) Ch 305 (darkest chapter of Qi Yan's life )

Jingjia 8th Year 3rd Month Capital Exam begins Qi Yan obtained the first position 5th Month Qi Yan becomes the Flower Seeker 6th Month Nangong Rang arranges the two marriages She gets sick again… Meets Ding You ,the Imperial doctor 12th Month Marriage of Qi Yan and Jingnu

Jingjia 9th Year 2nd Month Jingnu wishes for Qi Yan to live to a ripe old age 4th Month Initiates a scheme of the great Fire of Imperial Mausoluem and the Weiyang palace

Jingjia 10th Year 10th Month Qi Yan kills the saviour of her younger sister(along side many other innocent folks)

Jingjia 11th Year Qi Yan is under house arrest The witchcraft incident occurs Nangong Shunu meets Qiyan Nomin for the first time

Jingjia 14th Year Qi Yan becomes the minister of Personal 11th Month Learns of her sister 's relationship. . .. Qi Yan burns the Fuma estate

Jingjia 15th Year In the first two months , Qi Yan was still recovering from the damage from the Great Fire of the Fuma Estate 3rd Month Qi Yan becomes the main examiner of Capital exam (She receives the secret decree of "Act as you see fit) (Liu An incident occurs) Qi Yan entrusts her sister in Nangong Shunu's hands 5th Month Palace exams begins Meanwhile Qi Yan departs to the North of Luo as the Imperial Ambassador

(Jingjia 16th year = Chengji 1st year) Jingjia 16th Year 1st Month Qi Yan returns to the capital Spends an approx of 22 days in prison Schemes a plan to assassinate the sixth prince 2nd Month Qi Yan reveals her identity killing Nangong Rang in the process 5th Month Jingnu officially acsends the throne Chengji 1st Year 7th Month(3rd month since Jingnu's enthronement) Qi Yan aids Jingnu with the Sifang bank revenue 9th Month Qi Yan tells Xiao Die to confess about her identity 10th Month Qi Yan goes against the masked person's orders Her identity gets exposed

Chengji 2nd year 2nd Month Qi Yan's malicious crimes get exposed Jingnu divorces her 4th Month Qi Yan returns to the palace Gets thrown into jail for treason 5th Month Qi Yan officially becomes Qiyan Agula She is sent back to the north of Luo 7th Month Agula becomes "missing" Qi Yan returns to the palace They have their first time

Chengji 3rd year 3rd month Jingnu 's grand enthronement 9th month Masked person schemes activated

(Qi Yan lived in the restricted part of the palace for over a year)

Chengji 4th Year 4th Month Qi Yan resumes the position of Imperial Husband 5th Month Qi Yan learns of her parents' death 10th Month Qi Yan's memories start to relapse

The reason why (I think) Qi Yan starts to be amnesiac 1) Her mental health was already degrading which had am impact on her critical thought process 2) The red pill which Ding You gives her to remove the poison (the water disease + her womanly features) but it had a side effect which gave her a state of amnesia

Chengji 5th year 2nd Month They meet each other for last time before Qi Yan's death She paints a portrait of Jingnu (age -27) 3rd Month Qi Yan takes the death faking drugs

Chengji 6th year Jingnu crowns Shangyuan Fu as the Crown Prince Ding You successfully treats water disease

Qi Yan however has no past memories of past..

Chengji 7th year Jingnu takes care of Qi Yan's business Goes and digs Qi Yan 's grave too To find its empty

Chengji 8th year Jingnu started to travel in disguise(in search for Qi Yan in this vast world) Meanwhile Ding You suggests Qi Yan to go teach in a private school

Chengji 10th year Jingnu (Age -32) retires from the throne

1 year later of retirement They meet again with Qi Yan meeting her for the "first" time after Jingnu's 4 years of searching There is some hope as Qi Yan hugged Jingnu back Qi Yan (37) Jingnu (33)

My speculation (added with author's info) Within the next year Jingnu moved here, bought the school where Qi Yan was teaching Qi Yan moves in Jingnu 's estate

and they get married again! and this time its a love marriage! They drink the ceremonial wine which they didn't 20 years ago

Happily Ever After

[thenotebookwizard]

She-Ra | Defiance CH 38: Heartwood

Adora and Scorpia aren't in their safe, quiet little bubble anymore and have to face the Horde. Can they find light in the darkness, or are they trapped in shadows and silence with destinies they don't have a choice in?

The last chapter of 2024. Huh.

It is also the chapter taking the fic to over 300,000 posted words.

I didn't see this fic coming back in March when I started writing it. But, here we are. I want to thank you all of you for your support, your comments. Every hit, every kudos. Every comment. Every one of you found me on Discord.

I am home from the hospital and spent Christmas with family, pets, and good barbecue. I am on oxygen for awhile, but I will recover.

Here's to another year of our fandom thriving, still celebrating the show and the characters - and the story - that meant so much to so many of us.

So. Happy holidays. Happy new year. And - thank you all. I'll see you next year. Or, maybe, in my comments. I know I need to catch up. Again.

This chapter is also the chapter putting me over 500,000 words posted this year. Didn't see that coming, either. I cannot believe I have been writing this since March. Writing on it just about every day. Doing something on it or about absolutely every day.

296 days. Huh. Okay. Wow.

It's been brilliant. I'm looking forward to doing it again next year.

[every-monkey-d-luffy]