#digimon fanfiction

[gutterpufferfish]

A concept i wish digimon would explore more is showing a digimon’s psychology and morals through evolution. Like have a utilitarian digimon who does horrible things but doesnt dark digivolve bc they genuinely believe they are morally correct (i would love it if one of the angel digimon did this just to hone this concept in). Like they’ll do brutal unethical experimentations but handwaves it off as “its for the greater good”.

Or do the opposite where a digimon dark digivolves bc they genuinely believe they are the worst when in reality they are probably one of the more morally righteous characters (i think fusion explored this a bit with beelzemon).

Like i think it would be pretty funny if the digimon with bright vibrant colors and angelic wings was killing baby digimon but the digimon with dark colors and a scary design was like volunteering at a food shelter

[reliablejoukido]

"Somewhere Only We Know" - Chapter 11

We are so back! After 14 months with no updates, I'm here with a Hikari-centric chapter! I'm so sorry about the wait, but I'm dedicated to finishing this story, you can be sure of that.

More info under cut

Title: "Somewhere Only We Know" Chapter 11/16

Author: zuzsenpai/reliablejoukido

Chapter 11 title: Is this the place we used to love?

Summary: In which Takeru has Plans, but Hikari just wants her own pep talk for once, instead of being the one to give them.

Featured Characters & Ships: Hikari Yagami/Takeru Takaishi

Link to chapter 1

[alpaca-clouds]

The Digimon Fandom's Obsession with Crests

Let me vent a bit about one thing that kinda annoys me within the Digimon fandom. The obsession with crests. Digimon OCs - no matter whether they are for the Adventure-verse, any other canonical verse, or something original - will often come equipped with a crest. And even characters from any of the other seasons will often have fan-made crests for a variety of fanfics. Crests for Takato, Jianliang and Ruki. Crests for Takuya and Co.. Crests for all the Goggle Boys.

And I am honest: I kinda hate it.

Now, I make no secret out of the fact that I hate the crests both as a concept, as well as the way it was implemented in the show. A couple years back I had a talk with Nishizono about this (the head writer for Adventure) and he somewhat got my criticisms and spoke about how much of an issue it was to actually do this within the show.

I like the other concept they focused on in Adventure: Make the main characters children with "real world problems" (like divorce, adoption, problems communicating with parents and such). That was a nice concept for this. But the crests? Well, I do not think they work very well.

The issue with the concept

My issue with the concept is most easily explained with the same issue that a lot of folks pointed out about the House System in Harry Potter. (Look, I hate HP by now, but the issue is very well explained with this.) They put a kid into a house for 7 years based on who they are at age 11. Kids change. A kid who is "brave" and stubborn at age 11, can become studious later. Yeah, yeah, I know, Rowling does not do character development, but realistically it is like that.

Same goes for the crests.

See, the crest are supposed to be the strongest positive trait of the children. There is another problem with this in regards to implementation - but I will come to this in a moment. For now the issue is the concept itself.

The first issue to me is, that I find it very reductive to reduce someone's positive to one trait. I am sorry, but I do not like it to reduce complex characters into that one trait. And I also think that in some ways it has hindered the writing in Adventure a lot that they always had to focus the character arcs around this one thing, which definitely hindered them.

But then there is the other thing: The kids were chosen in 1995 during the Hikarigaoka incident. When they were between 3 and 8 years old. And kids develop super fast. A kid who is seven or right is very different from whom they were at ages three of four. A kid in fifth grade is also very different from a kid in first or second grade.

Now, the latter part is used as an actual point of conflict in the novels to some degree. ("Yeah, actually we struggle with the crests, because we are no longer the persons who we were four years ago.") But the show does not really work this out, and as such it just seems... so forced to push the kids into those traits.

The problem with the implementation

The other issue is the implementation. This starts with the fact, that a) not all the supposed "traits" are not really character traits, and b) that they struggle with cultural context.

Let me explain.

Courage or Bravery can be considered a character trait. Friendship and Love though? Those are emotions but not character traits. Knowledge is also not really a trait. This should actually be curiosity or something. After all it is always curiosity that triggers Koshiro's crest. Purity/Sincerity are a trait. But the main issue is that the way this is depicted is very much rooted in Buddhist mythology - which obviously just did not translate into international dubs. Reliability is a trait, that is fine. Hope is not quite one, though I guess "hopefulness" does count. And then there is... Light. Which is not a trait or even a character trait.

Now, Hikari having the crest of light is apparently rooted in Hikari being there being based on executive meddling. (Long story short: Originally there were just six planned characters, then Mimi was added to have another girl in the group, which ironically worked out well, because she accidentally got written really well. But then it was very last minute decided that Hikari would be the "sixth ranger" stereotype. And Nishizono at least did not want this, because the show to him was too crowded. He could not change it, but in protest he kinda did as little with her as a character as he could get away with. And thus her crest is just "hikari", her name.)

I personally do not like a lot of the stuff that Kakudou decided for Adventure/02 I might note - I will not go into the why here, but it is something I want to say. However, even though this was probably a result of hindsight, the novel he and Misaki wrote on Adventure definitely did improve the implementation of the crests through the aforementioned thing: Very clearly implying that the kids had trouble activating them due to not being who they were when they were younger.

The other part is, that at times I feel that really the crests and their traits stand in the way of good character arcs. I would argue, that at large the crests work well for Taichi, Joe, and Mimi. Now, I will be one more person who notes that it makes very little sense that Mimi needs for so long to activate her crests, because she is very sincere and pure in everything she does. In the novel she already gets the activation at the Gekomon castle - and yes, there I very much agree with the novels: This is what should have happened. While I love her crest activation episode in the show, I think for her it is too late.

Meanwhile Koshiro again has the issue that his trait is actually curiosity, not knowledge. And indeed, it is always his curiosity that activates the crest. But if we just say "yes it is curiosity", then why does it activate so late?

Yamato and Sora meanwhile have very little traits in Adventure that bind them to the idea of the crest. Yamato is the worst friend out of the Adventure-crew. I am sorry, but there it is. Now, if we had used that as a conflict of him hence struggling to regularly activate his crest, this would have been interesting. But... that is not what happens.

With Sora meanwhile Love is a very vague idea. Sure, it is about a platonic love like in family, but it is very vague and just is not worked with a whole lot. I honestly think of all character arcs in Adventure hers is the one that works least - mostly due to her conflict being set up so very late and then gets connected to the trait with the ironbar method.

Takeru is complicated. Because I think the main issue with him is that he is very young still - and as such for half the show gets reduced to the little brother role, due to which he has so little development of his own.

Well, and Hikari in Adventure very much is a non-character, who only gets to be a full-fledged character in 02.

Generally speaking, I do think that generally the concept of the crests did hinder the writing of Adventure in a lot of ways and made the character arcs a lot more complicated to write, than they wouldh have been before. Which is why I really hate to see that so many folks writing about Digimon in any way, try to force in some kind of Crest mechanic.

Sure, the crest designs are nice and something fun to work with, but... like, we can come up with better ideas, right?

I dunno. I am really annoyed with this. I am honest.

[adragoninshiningarmour]

A Dragon in Shining Armour's anniversary

I completely forgot this year, but now that I've been reminded, happy 13th anniversary to ADiSA! I can't believe it's been that long...

I usually like to take this chance to give a little update on the story.

As I've mentioned in the last post, I'm about halfway through the next chapter. I'm picking away at it a little almost every day.

There's about ten chapters left. By this time next year, I'm really hoping that I'll, at the very least, be 90% done. If not completed, then at least a chapter or two away. I'm gonna try to hold myself to that.

I really want to thank you all for your continued support and also your patience. I realize that Holy War is very long, and I'm not churning a chapter out every three weeks like I used to several years ago. I'm really grateful to everyone who's still reading for sticking with me. Whether it's reviews, comments, questions, likes, follows, fanart, or any other creative endeavours, I really appreciate all of your support.

A big thanks from me, Griff. Knowing there are people out there who enjoy what I'm writing is a big motivator. We're in the homestretch now, and I'm excited to see Holy War through to its end. I hope you all enjoy the ride.

Sincerely,

Griff

[astrocloud3]

Digimon Headcanons

Haven't really ever written these down but here are some of my random headcanons...

1. The partner digimon grow up alongside their partners, instead of staying the same size while the humans get bigger. The older / more mature a digimon gets, the larger they are- a newly evolved agumon is going to be a bit smaller than an older agumon.

2. (Refer to 1) Gabumon is the largest of all the partner digimon, and full grown, comes up to Yamato's shoulder (excluding their horn). They're not extremely tall, but their body is large / dinosaur-like. Agumon is the same way, but a little shorter. I'd imagine they're both 200 to 250 lbs? Idk.

3. Digimon keep scars from battle. For example, if Piyomon gets an injury as Garudamon, she'll only have the scar when she's Garudamon, not when she devolves to Piyomon.

4. Digimon actually reproduce, although it's not super common. After all, if a digimon gets permanently deleted and doesn't return, then eventually there'll be none left.

5. When a digimon dies, they leave a body behind, and it's only their soul / data that gets reincarnated. But for special cases, like Angemon against Devimon, they disintegrate completely (Angemon used all their data for their final attack against Devimon, and it included destroying the data of their own body). This means that Digimon can eat other digimon.

6. (Relates to 5) During the Chosen's original adventures, their partners would occasionally hunt other digimon in order to get supplies, whether it be furs to keep the kids warm / make clothes or last-resort food if there was nothing to scavenge

7. Mimi gets pretty good at cutting hair. Taichi still won't let her touch his hair, and instead ties it half-up in a ponytail when it gets too long. She and Taichi did braid Yamato's hair in his sleep once (only with Gabumon's permission of course)

8. The Chosen's adventure lasts 5 years- 3 years from the start of their adventure to Vamdemon / where they return to the real world, then once they return to the digital world, they spend 2 years fighting the dark masters. Their bodies grow up during this time to young adulthood, but revert to their 9-13 year old bodies during the Vamdemon arc. When they return to the digital world they are once again young adults. At the end of their adventure, they choose to stay with their digimon and make their lives in the Digital World, much to Gennai's dismay.

9. Yamato has little holes and cuts on his gloves- more so than the other's (wear and tear, etc), and small scars on his fingers from using knives and cooking food for the group. He's a decent cook at the beginning of their adventures, but still needs a bit of practice. He's only 12 at the beginning of their adventure, and over the next 5 years he grows to be a much better cook.

10. Jyou is (naturally) the group's doctor. When the Chosen return to the real world, Jyou makes sure to pack up on medical supplies, and steals his brother's medical college textbooks, anything he might find useful. If there's a book on burns, breaks and injuries, he'll take it. He may or may not have shop lifted a CVS or two. Heck, all these kids pilfer stores in the real world, they get good at sneaking around. Yamato (steals) brings small spice packs in a carry on bag that he can use when cooking fish, any meat the digimon bring back from hunting.

11. Everyone gets their fair share of injuries- Taichi loses a finger or two, Yamato gets slashed across the face (he's lucky he didn't lose an eye, according to Jyou), Sora gets a pretty nasty gash in her leg at one point, Koushirou dislocates his arm, Takeru gets a pretty bad concussion, Hikari gets ill on more than one occasion, Jyou's foot gets impaled (giant thorn? Idk. He has to treat it himself and that's not fun. He walks Sora through doing stitches), and Mimi breaks a couple ribs. Other than these, the occasional scratch or twisted ankle happens every so often.

12. The Chosen have a designated bath and wash day, and all of them spend a day bathing / washing their clothes / fur blankets, etc. Jyou uses this day as a 'checkup' day to make sure no one has any injuries they're hiding (implemented after Koushirou tried to hide a nasty bruise on his ankle. He didn't want to bother anyone about it). When everyone and their partners are bathing, Gabumon sits to the side and watches over everyone / stands guard. May or may not be jealous of the others bathing with their partners, but would rather stay dry. Plus, Yamato is the only person they'll allow to see them without their fur.

Okay that's all I can think of for now, but maybe I'll do another Headcanons post! This was fun and at least I have some written down now.

:)

[ahiddenpath]

Happy Halloween, Koushiro!

I uploaded a drabble I wrote ages ago to AO3, but crucially, with a drawing of Koushiro's Halloween costume. LOOK AT THE HANDSOME LAD. It's under 700 words and features Koushiro, Mimi, and Taichi.

I try to write something really heartfelt for Koushiro week, but I just had so much going on this year. If you're looking for something like that, please check out Ladybug House or Sans San!

Happy Koushiro week, and happy Halloween! Love you!

[digimontwilight]

"Three things cannot hide for long..."

"...the Moon, the Sun and the Truth"

Digimon Twilight is a original season Digimon fanfic that I've finished writing. The chapters are being updated weekly in my AO3!

Summary: All Tayna Bambadi - aka Komet - wanted is to give her late friend a clean slate and change her world for better, but that caused her to open a can of worms that almost put an end to her life. Thankfully, she was saved by her "AI assistants" - who turned out to be creatures from a different world. But for that, she had to be taken to said strange world. Now she has to journey back to her own world before it's too late, which will reveal many dangers and secrets along the way.

If you like hackers, myths, drama and the power of bonds between humans and Digimon, you will enjoy my fic~ (At least I hope you do!)

[mariajordan10]

more Katumon content 🥳🥳

a high res version (purple background) and a botched attempt at that old school feel

i think she's coming along well! Gonna try out some more color palettes soon but for right now she ate

[deramonfaqs]

Digivice D-Node (デジヴァイス デノド)

The D-Node digivice is a special device that connects the human potential of its bearer with the digimon it is linked to. The connection between both individuals can be bidirectional: The digimon can channel the tamer's energy, while the human can be affected by the digimon's potential.

Beyond its analog design, it is a device resistant to extreme situations such as high temperatures, sudden falls or water. It does not need to recharge its battery, the power source comes from the digimon it is associated with, making it a useless device if it is not linked to someone or the digimon dies.

The use of the device is exclusive, being for a single bearer. Among its practical functions, beyond channeling energy, it can be used for various purposes such as radar, communication or encyclopedia among others.

The digivice belongs to an original story that I am preparing and I hope to share soon, I hope you like it!

[sloanerisette]

Jyoumi Weekend: First Date: First Day Of My Life

Here's my oneshot for @jyoumiweekend for the "First Date" prompt! I decided to do a fun little twist on the idea of a first date, with an older Mimi and Joe pretending to be on their first date for fun and to see reactions. I had to write this real quick to make sure I could get it out in time, but I hope you all enjoy it nonetheless because I had a lot of fun with it!

Dedicating this one to @reliablejoukido for running this event with me because I had such a blast with it! Thank you for all the work you helped do for this event because I wouldn't have been able to even attempt this without you!

I'll have the whole thing posted in a read more below, but you can also find it on AO3 here!

Outline: Joe and Mimi, who are now in their seventies, decide to go on a “first date” at Mimi’s idea: they take off their rings (with them kept safely in Mimi’s purse, of course), dress up nice, and go to a nice restaurant in New York. They pretend to be on their first date (yes, at their age) and have fun with it to see what people think

Joe ran curled his left hand into a loose fist, tracing his thumb along the side of his ring finger. It was always strange— unnerving, really— to not feel the smooth, cool, gold band that rested there for so many years. The only thing that soothed this was the fact that his wife was right next to him, body close for warmth in the cold New York winter. He looked at her from his peripheral vision, seeing the smile on her face as they approached the restaurant. Despite lacking the spring in his step he had in his younger years, he took an extra step forward to pull the door open for her, gesturing for her to go ahead.

Joe had a smile on her face as he followed behind Mimi, glad to be in the warmth. If getting older cemented one thought in his mind, it was that there were few things better than being in a nice, warm building.

Of course, the definitive best thing that had never changed throughout the years was his wife, Mimi, standing right ahead of her. She had opted to wear a simple navy blue dress with a nice coat. Even though Joe was dressed in a suit, he couldn’t help but feel underdressed compared to her, but that wasn’t a new phenomenon. Even at her age, she was stunning and stylish. As he stepped forward to catch up with her, he couldn’t hide the smile on his face.

Like with everything else, Mimi handled aging with effortless grace and ease. She took to her graying hair with no issue, loving the “fashion possibilities” it brought, as she called it, and even the laugh lines and wrinkles she had made her look more elegant and beautiful— if that was even possible. Then again, with how much he let her know that fact, she would say it was. Joe felt he had become far more plain than before in his old age, but Mimi loved to coo about how he looked “distinguished,” a reaction that never failed to make him blush.

“Hello,” she greeted the maître d in her best English with a bright smile, “We have reservations under Kido.”

The woman, blonde and in her twenties, smiled back and looked down at the hefty book at the stand, “Yes, welcome!” she chirped, “They’re just getting your table ready, it’ll only be a moment.” Joe finally walked up to Mimi and stood at her side.

“She said it’ll be a minute to get the table ready,” she said to him, and he nodded in response. The maître d looked at Joe, then at Mimi again.

“Are you two celebrating anything in particular? A birthday, an anniversary…?” she asked. Mimi shook her head.

“Oh no, it’s our first date!”

The maître d’ blinked in surprise, but smiled, “I hope you both have a nice time.”

The first time Mimi brought up the idea of going to a restaurant without their rings to fake going on their first date, he gawped at her.

“But why would we do that?”

“It’ll be fun! Just think of the reactions we’d get to people hearing we’re on our first date at our age!”

So they’d gone on their “first date” months back, well in their seventies, to the surprise of the people working at the sushi restaurant they went to. Mimi had a ton of fun, and frankly, Joe enjoyed seeing Mimi smiling wide, making up little stories about how they met and what got them to go on a date. It wasn’t that Mimi was unhappy with their marriage either (considering they’d been married for over fifty years), but the idea seemed fun to her, and Joe had to admit it was fun. It was fun seeing waiters and waitresses react with surprise at Mimi exclaiming how she was so excited to go on a date with him for the first time.

It reminded him so much of their very first date, both of them so young, Joe at his most awkward, as Mimi talked him up to everyone at the restaurant who would listen. And Joe, with his limited knowledge and comfort with English back then, simply smiled and nodded the entire time. A dopey smile settled on his face, Joe comfortably in his thoughts until Mimi nudged him gently.

“Table’s ready,” she said quietly and sweetly. Joe gestured for her to go ahead and followed after her as the maître d’ led them to their table, a quiet little booth that left them just about shoulder to shoulder.

“Your waitress will be right with you, enjoy,” she said before she walked away.

“Everyone always seems so surprised when we say it’s our first date,” Joe mumbled as he looked down at the menu.

“Well not many people our age are going out on their first date. But it’s fun, right? You enjoy it?” she asked. Joe jerked his head up to look at her.

“Of course! First date, fifth date, one hundredth date, I love every single one of them,” he said, voice soft, just for her, but also genuine and serious. Mimi felt heat rise on her neck and her cheeks and swallowed hard. She mouthed an “I love you” to Joe as the waitress walked over.

“Good evening, I’ll be your waitress for the evening,” the woman smiled, “I heard you two are on your first date?”

Mimi lit up in an instant, the waitress matching his wife’s smile as Mimi had to hold back from squealing. “Yes! We are. I’m very excited,” she said, taking a moment to meet Joe’s gaze, “We both are.”

“Well I hope you both enjoy it. I’ll give you two a few minutes to look at the menu.”

The rest of their “date” went amazingly. Wine, incredible meals, and even a small dessert that their waitress had treated them to.

“It’s so sweet seeing you two going on your first date! I hope you don’t mind, but I had a little something whipped up. On the house.”

A little creme brulee with some strawberries on top, and it was delectable. Even despite how full they were, they couldn’t stop themselves from digging in.

“I’ll definitely give her a nice tip for that, that was really nice,” Joe said as Mimi took one last sip of wine.

“It was! Oh, they were so great,” Mimi said with a wistful sigh.

“It’s too bad we can’t come here again,” Joe said wryly, looking almost longingly at the now finished dessert. Mimi tilted her head in confusion as she slowly set her glass down. The answer dawned on her in an instant, though, “Oh… That’s right.”

After a minute of silence, she had a sly grin on her face, “Welllll…” she started, “I’m sure if we ever get married one day, we can come for an anniversary?” she asked with a wink. Joe let out a hearty laugh.

“I suppose we can, yes,” he nodded. “Are you ready to go?”

“Mhm.”

Joe took Mimi’s hand and helped her out of the booth. They intended on taking a small walk, but they both immediately balked at the weather, and instead opted to get to a Digital Gate to go home.

“Did you have a good time?” Mimi asked as they slowly approached their home, fingers still laced together as the two strolled at a leisurely pace.

“Of course. I’ve never not had a great time with you,” he told her, using his free hand to adjust his glasses.

“I told you,” she teased him with a wrinkle of her nose, “It’s a fun idea! Everyone always enjoys seeing two oldies like us go on a date for the first time.”

Joe chuckled, “You’re as young as ever, at least in spirit,” he told her, “I’m surprised I can even keep up with you.”

Mimi stopped them, pushing herself up on the balls of her feet (a feat that impressed Joe considering her heels) to place a chaste kiss to his jaw, reveling in the blush that burned on his face. “You can keep up with me no problem. You have all this time already, haven’t you?”

“I suppose so…” he said.

“And you’re a great first date,” she winked.

Joe stammered and sputtered out attempts at words, thrown off completely for the rest of the rather short walk home. As they approached their little home, flowers in the front yard garden in full bloom, Joe was happy to be coming home. It was always nice to have a night out with his wife, but traveling across the world in one day and going from day to night and back wasn’t easy. They approached the front door, and when they stopped there, Mimi turned to look at Joe, looking up at him as she faced him fully, taking both of his hands in hers.

“Thank you for letting me take you on a date,” Joe said with full seriousness, though the way he could barely hold back the smile clued Mimi in that he was still happy to play along.

“Thank you for taking me. I had a great time, but I guess it’s time to go,” she said with an exaggerated sigh.

“May I kiss you good night? Or, ah… good morning…?”

“You may,” Mimi snickered. Joe leaned down, aiming to kiss her on the cheek, though she intercepted him and placed a long, lingering kiss on his lips. He kissed her back, both of them closing their eyes as the kiss deepened, though Joe’s eyes shot wide open when she cheekily shot her tongue into his mouth. When they finally pulled apart, Joe gasped for air, and Mimi seemed so clearly amused by her antics.

Mimi opened the door and stepped into the doorway. “I suppose it would be a bit scandalous to invite you inside after the first date…” she mused, tapping her cheek thoughtfully. Joe couldn’t hold back anymore, and let out a loud, deep laugh. He was about to tease her over how old-fashioned she sounded when she continued. “But I don’t care about that, so come on.”

She yanked his arm, causing him to nearly trip on the doorway as he stumbled forward, and Mimi slammed the door shut behind him.

“Can I put my ring back on before we do anything, ah… scandalous…?” he asked.

“Of course you can, sweetie.”

[canonicallyplural]

Takuya from Spark Fire Inferno, a digimon fanfiction, is canonically plural. He is sharing his body with Vritramon and Agnimon. They each take turn piloting the body and act in very different ways when they front. archiveofourown. org/works/15669015

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[reliablejoukido]

Read the rest HERE: "20 Questions" - by zuzsenpai/reliablejoukido

Title: "20 Questions"

Author: zuzsenpai/reliablejoukido

Rating: T

Pairing: Daisuke Motomiya/Ken Ichijouji

Summary: Ken and Daisuke are out here playing 4D chess... but perhaps not on the same board. (This story consists entirely of group chat images.)

Notes: This thing is sort of a test to see if my readers like this format for fics. It's somewhat difficult to make, but please let me know if my efforts were worth it!

[wheat--wesley]

Commission: Venom Vamdemon （P2 It's my graffiti work, I think it's fun to draw this.）

[adragoninshiningarmour]

The truth revealed.

[gutterpufferfish]

Tw: mental illness

Ok so my headcanon is that takeru will outlive the other chosen children but will get alzheimer's in his mid 60s early 70s. Patamon will take care of him but his heart will break every time takeru doesnt recognize him and forgets all of the adventures they had. When the other chosen children were alive, they would help as much as they could, but eventually they all passed away. Patamon will read takeru his published books but takeru wont remember them, thinking the nice caretaker is just reading him a fun story. Something that gives patamon comfort is when old takeru tells him every single time that his favorite digimon from the story is patamon, but finds it funny how takeru’s favorite human character isnt himself (he will often change who his favorite character is depending on where in the story patamon reads). Whenever yamato is mentioned in the books (whom he has little memory of) it always seems like it sparks something within him, but he can never recall. Patamon might take him to primary village once in a while, and every time takeru will get so gleefully happy and excited, like the first time he went there as a kid.