#chapter 10 and 11

[mixit-exists]

[etrevil]

asagiri really said a young girl's trauma should start young

[brainhanging]

"As we die off, this is... my feeble... resistance."

[heretherebeturtles-comic]

Here There Be

(100% not official in any way! Just a fan having fun!)

The Summary would go here... if I had one! I am still writing it. Just know that trouble is stirring in New York City and our heroes are in the thick of it.

Heads up! This comic takes place after the series/movies, there will be spoilers!

Age Rating: Teen - canon typical violence - minor blood & injury - mild swearing (they say shit)

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Chapter 1 - (Feb-Mar 2024)

- Cover - part 1 - part 2 - part 3 - part 4

Chapter 2 - ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ (loading...)

- Cover - part 1 - part 2 - part 3 - part 4 - part 5

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Hi there! You can call me Beetle [they/them]! Most things posted here will be cross-posted to or from my main art blog @theelvishfiddler.

The art might fluctuate in quality and style as I experiment with new techniques for inking and colouring. As they say, the only way to get better at making comics is to make comics... and I am so easily enamoured by long comic projects.

I’m just one guy making this in my free time! Progress and updates will be slow ( >_<) I appreciate the patience!

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[ruporas]

pre-trimax

[jtl-fics]

TBD!

10/9/24 WIP Wednesday (Closed) | TBD AU

Andrew looks up and he remembers what that burn looked like when it was fresh and he peeled the bandage off in a dingy motel room. Andrew remembers how those lips feel when they’re pressed against his. Andrew remembers how that hair feels when he runs his hand through it at all levels of washed and unwashed. Andrew remembers the warmth in those eyes whenever they had landed on Andrew. Andrew remembers how that sweat tastes on his tongue. Andrew remembers that deodorant.

Andrew remembers Neil Josten.

He even remembers how he forgot him even if he doesn’t understand how he could.

“Andrew, it’s going to be okay.” Neil promises, holding his head still and Andrew remembers that it’s the exact same thing he’d done last time. Andrew vaguely wonders if it’s bad he’s relieved that even the desperation and fear in Neil’s eyes is the same as the last time, that Neil still feels this much for him. Another part of him is irritated that his brother was right - Neil Josten does love him so much that he’s fucking stupid about it.

That’s fine though.

Neil’s in good company.

Andrew’s the idiot who forgot about Neil.

“The medics are here.” Andrew hears Smith’s voice off to the side but when he tries to turn his head to look at his teammate Neil holds his head straight. “Don’t try to move Andrew, you took a hard hit.” Smith kneels down and comes within Andrew’s line of sight.

Andrew can’t focus on much else other than drinking in the sight of Neil, he saw him 5 minutes ago but it also feels like 5 years at the same time.

“Abram.” He says the name that Neil’s only given to him.

He holds on just long enough to his consciousness to see Neil recognize him.

[pandora-writes-one-piece]

I swear I was going to write a scene for Law's story to actualy advance the plot but... well... it's not quite advancing the plot but it's quite steamy! 🥵🌶️🌶️🌶️🥵

[dykedvonte]

(abt my last ask) thank you for the answer, your understanding of charas is trully stellar!

I wanted to ask, what's your take on recovery!au (unless you intend to cover it in your fic)? In the universe, where Jimmy happens, but the crew somehow survives. Everyone is traumatised, Anya is pregnant, Curly is disabled (could he even be able to afford disability aids? Pony express in no more, would they even be paid a sufficient compensation?). There is also a question of p*lice investigation (or whatever agency is responsible for space crimes), even more trauma... Man, it's bleak.

-💀

I like them sad but for emotional and physical recovery reason rather than all the actual legal stuff that would ensue.

I like when Swansea relapsing is explored and Daisuke losing a little bit of his light. I am clearly a big supporter of Anya and Curly remaining close friend after but I think exploring the unhealthy dynamics of the trauma bond they’d develop should be played with way more. I think it’s a bit annoying when people are on the nose about Anya telling Curly he should’ve done more, especially when he’s struggling through recovery.

I feel like people really want her to be a character to rub salt into wounds, just to give her something cathartic, but it’s just OOC for me. It’s not a kindness thing but I don’t think she wants that sort of guilt to stay with him like that? He did not do what Jimmy did, he could’ve done more to stop it but she would not intentionally try to direct what she can never take out towards Jimmy at Curly. At least when they all make it out. This is not to say she doesn’t think he shouldn’t have any remorse but she understands that no one else could have foreseen Jimmy crashing the ship or getting that bad.

I like when it gets psychoanalytic in fics with the crew. Talk about Curly finally opening up on details on how he and Jimmy were friends, have the others realize how bad Jimmy was to even Curly, not a lot of people realize that they don’t know how Jimmy was to him. Have Anya be angry and snippy, have her worry she’s becoming like Jimmy even though she could never be like him, it’s that fear though, that she is owed that cathartic release and may take it out on others in some selfish subconscious desire to reclaim control for herself. Have her actualize-herself, is med school the only option? What does she want now? Does Swansea divorce his wife, give up on the life he created because he was just following the path of a good man, one he didn’t believe? Or does he stay and use the time he has left to make it something he believes in. How is Daisuke? Is he more mature or does he lose a little light? What are his new aspirations if any? His relationship with his parents?

Ultimately, I think a recover au should really focus on just them actually getting to know each other and filling themselves. So much of their interactions were likely based on coworker dynamics first. With that out the window they are now people who can’t really move on from each other but need to move on in life.

[0ynes]

Naruto's thoughts on the other genin teams 💀. Not him calling Hinata a freak, calling Choji a fat fool, and damn look how he dragged Shikamaru 💀

This is how you know this cute fillers of Naruto, Choji and Shikamaru being childhood friends are not canon. He disliked them so bad lmao

Also calling Ino a "fool for" Sasuke aaaah hello, Naruto?! The call is coming from inside the house

[bl00dfroma-fairy]

[openphrase123]

sometimes writing euphrasie is hard because she has so few lines to extrapolate on in the game, and sometimes it's hard because a lot of those "few lines" she has are her being weird and whimsical in the middle of an emergency and. i look at the situation and go "no. no she WOULD do this incredibly silly thing right here in the middle of my important emotional climax" and then i have to take it seriously

and the worst part about it is that it does work

[a-forbidden-detective]

Curious add-ons, Episode 10 (Part 6), The Blush and other things

Like what I’ve mentioned before, Wataru Watari and co. edited out Akira’s dialogue and panels in the manga and added a few things that ante up RonToto’s relationship.

(If you listen to the RKDD voice actors, Youhei Azakami especially, they say RonToto when referring to their—his and EnokiJun’s— characters often during their radio show out of laziness, heh, and habit maybe.)

The blush after Ron notices that Toto is looking at him. Probably caught by his bashfulness, in the end, he smiles at Toto, but realises that there’s something off after Toto sighs loudly.

Honestly, this is so sweet. The anime writers are invested making use of Akira’s panels where Ron loves to smirk so we can hear him say “heh” with the movement of his lips and giving emphasis on the quiet moments where the characters can interact without words but still heavily imply that emotions are surging. I particularly like the scenes between Toto and John Grizzly where the BLUE instructor was interrogating Toto’s relationship with Ron. That was a minute of no dialogue only the reaction of their faces shown.

“So, that’s how much… she likes you” is replaced with this nicer statement from Ron. Anyone who treats his friend Toto nicely gets a star from him.

With the following scenes Toto has come out more dominant than in the manga.

And yesterday new merchandise had been unveiled just in time for the upcoming Jump Festa. Two of them are these images of the two. Ron is wearing a trendy attire with harnesses on his chest area and a dog tag. Whereas Toto is wearing a sort of street-smart urban outfit. The joke on X Twitter is who’s the “dog” and who is the owner.

Yes. It is all coincidence. And I am probably projecting.

They definitely removed Ron’s “I feel the same way” line and instead included the dialogue suggesting two things. 1)Ron sees that Toto is fond of ordering takeouts that it is implied that he cooks for the police officer from time to time. His recipes are mostly drenched with black syrup. 2) because Toto is not into cooking, he wishes that one day he does break this habit. Maybe because it is not healthy. This is where my head canon and speculation collide. Seeing that cooking is chemistry and Ron has been a hikikomori for five years and had lots of time during those times he probably had so many things tried and experimented.

From an outsider’s point of view, like Chikori, who has been wondering what the hell is the relationship between these two.

[britcision]

Alright, we’ve crossed the line, this is officially also a Lycion stan account his concept is just too fucking ridiculous

Like hey check out this fucking furry, he kinned so hard it was literally illegal and got arrested because he refused to stop committing awoo crimes

I can’t not love him yer honour the bits write themselves

And he’s not even the scary dog of the group

Cithis is the scary dog, you all know it, Lycion’s the only tank in the mage brigade and STILL the soft boy

Show poodle ass werewolf

[aviangrian]

sorry to everyone for the wait but i’ve finished chapter 10! only one left after this, but i hope everyone enjoys this one!! :D

[kyouka-supremacy]

Tbh I still believe Akutagawa's disease is a direct consequence of Dazai's abuse– taking the informations Beast has to offer into account, it's the only logic conclusion. In Beast not only Akutagawa went through the same miserable conditions as he did in canon, he even prolonged his state of living in the slums for four years, with the additional anxiety and stress caused by not knowing Gin's whereabouts; yet, besides obviously being thin and fairly malnourished, he never manifested any illness or physical issue. Compared to Beast, canon Akutagawa got out of the slums to live supposedly comfortably far earlier; the only unfavorable condition he had to deal with was Dazai's abuse. Nor can it be for Beast Akutagawa a matter of not knowing about the illness yet: Akutagawa's coughing is such an emblematic trait of his, his very first apparence opens with him going *cough cough*, and half his canon illustrations portray him covering his mouth with his hand. If he was to have some kind of disease, it sure would have shown in his portrayal; yet Beast Akutagawa is not depicted coughing once

[jtl-fics]

TBD? Shoot it's still not working. Well. I hope you like TBD. (And I mean, who wouldn't???) - @leedee013

10/9/24 WIP Wednesday (OPEN) | TBD AU

He’s back at the Smith house the next morning bright and early, as Smith is loading up the van with the kids and giving Jackson a kiss goodbye. He’s distracted and Andrew went to the trunk and was pleased to find only school bags, lunch bags, and Exy gear in the trunk.

“Oh, you’re going to spend the day with Neil again?” Smith asks, noticing him.

“I don’t trust him not to try to go to practice if I don’t.” Andrew admits and Smith lets out a soft laugh as Jackson waved goodbye to both of them before he headed out.