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morimakesfanart · 2 years

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Sindria's Prophet #29

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[AO3] [wattpad]

*more self-indulgent gender affirmation

*CW-implied past sexual child abuse ((paragraph marked like this))

~POV Mori~

The scribes that produce Sinbad's books spent most of their time working with the members of the Black, and White Towers to copy documents and research notes for record holding, The also create teaching material for the Black Libra Tower, and books to sell to other nations in the Alliance. Because of this, they were situated in a building next to the Black Libra Tower. It was an unmarked building in any of the supplementary material I had found for Magi. Most of the rooms in it were full of writing desks, and shelves to dry the new work on. There was a room for creating and storing ink that I would have liked to investigate if I had time. There was another room for storage of all the needed supplies.

As soon as we entered King Sinbad called a meeting where he put the production of his book on hold. He made a point to apologize to those who had been working on it, and offered a boon for the extra work they would need to do once he fixed the manuscript. At least one of these diligent scribes excused himself for an early lunch, and another requested the rest of the day off. Honestly, I would have wanted to do the same if I found out I had basically wasted half a week of work. I was surprised that it was allowed without question.

Watching King Sinbad be a better boss to his people than most of the authority figures I'd experienced through my life felt strange. I reminded myself that although Sinbad was a capitalist, he wasn't ruthless. All throughout the franchise we see constant examples of the people living and working under him being happy to do so. They respect Sinbad, and feel that their own work has value. He isn't tyrannical by nature, nor does he want to be. Even in the final arc, he immediately stopped his plans once he was able to see how war like they were. Sinbad was definitely devious, and manipulative, but he hadn't become conniving or cruel yet. There was still time for him to walk down a different path and realize a different Fate. I was relieved by this just as much as it caused a disconnect in me. I was going to need time to process this, so I put the feeling in a drawer in my heart to examine later.

When the scribes went on break, Sinbad started going over the next issue of the story with me. It was the most cheesy, over the top, self indulgent, hype story I'd ever read -and I've consumed more than my fair share of action shonen series. It would be right at home in a Saturday morning block. I wanted to read it from the beginning, so I'd definitely have to get my hands on the past installments later.

An upside to ink and parchment compared to is that you can remove and fix a mistake without damaging the parchment with an ink knife-if you're skilled enough. All the same, I was definitely going to reinvent the printing press next. I had worked with an old fashion printing press in school, so I understood the basic design and process. And I knew I wouldn't have the same problem that Europeans did when they tried to bring the printing press to Arabian countries. Industrial printing was originally refused by Arabs in the 1500's because the people that were known for using it were seen as magicians and swindlers (for good reason). I don't think I will have as hard a time getting it accepted compared to reality because I was a Prophet respected by these people -and this was fanfiction.

Most of the changes to the next issue were just my pronouns, but there were a few spots that would need a full rewriting. Since Sinbad had never written about someone like me he had me read over his changes for approval. As long as the changes wouldn't leave major gaps in the text, then the scrolls that were already made wouldn't have to be scrapped.

I sat in a wooden chair and leaned onto the desk Sinbad was using as I watched him rewrite another section. Being on the receiving end of his professionalism brought that feeling from before peeking out of the drawer. "When I read Fate, it seemed like most nations don't recognize people outside of the binary." What did this Sinbad think? HIs character is chauvinistic at his worst when it comes to gender, and well meaning but rude at his best. Could he really understand people outside of the binary? And even if he could, why would he care enough to write about one of them accurately? He gave all of the Eight Generals traits that made them virtually unrecognizable. Sure his books gave an eye into other countries and inspired his readers, but their biggest influence was making King Sinbad look better.

The King's smile widened slightly and his eyes seem to acknowledge my concern. "My books are more than exciting adventures. For many, they are the first time they will ever learned about life outside of their own countries. I want to make sure those first impressions are positive for everyone." It was like he read my thoughts. "My Generals have become representatives of their home countries not just here in Sindria, but world wide through my books, and now you too will be the introduction to sides of humanity most wouldn't even think to question." Sinbad looked up at me from the scroll. "There's no need to look so shocked."

I wasn't aware of my expression. "I'm just surprised you are using your books like this intentionally."

He chuckled. "Even with reading my Fate?"

"My visions didn't show much about them after King Rashid suggested you make them. I did get to see their positive reception with the next generation though -like how they have the confidence to change the world too after reading someone else do it."

"I see."

Sinbad only started writing these books because of King Rashid's encouragement. It was clear from the extras that he came to enjoy writing them very much. I knew he was smart, and understood the marketing and propaganda aspects of his books, but somehow it didn't occur to me that he would intentionally use them like this. Hearing him say it reminded me of how he talked all throughout his life. "It's a lot easier to convince a people to go to war if they can demonize their enemy. Your stories humanize the people of every country that appears in them." Sinbad is anti-war; it's the entire reason he became a King's candidate, and why he stopped with the 2nd Calamity once he actually listened to outside perspectivs. "That's the part I wasn't sure was on purpose since I know it didn't start that way." Considering I had hyperfixated on his character for half a decade I was a bit embarrassed that I hadn't realized it.

The drawer holding those feelings opened a little more and I was able to recognize some of them. I was frustrated that Sinbad was easily able and willing to care about the people under him, including minorities, unlike the leaders of the country I grew up in. I was frustrated that Sinbad was the one to do it when he had such obvious greed, and hurts so many people because of it. I was frustrated with myself for wanting to deny the very kindness and thoughtfulness that made me like him in the first place -for wanting to demonize him, and boil him down to only the mistakes that even he regretted. And I was mourning my situation back home that made me not want to accept that better treatment was possible all along.

Sinbad watched me back with a softening expression. It reminded me of the times when he would say- "You're amazing." He said it like I expected then seemed to scoff at himself. "Most only comment on how much good publicity I'm writing for myself."

I joked along with him, "It does do that exceptionally well." My heart swelled so much it hurt. Sinbad is exceptionally good at making people feel valued even when he doesn't actually consider them special. And even though I hadn't felt safe getting into another relationship for a few years, his treatment made me feel like it might be okay again someday. That was more than enough for me. But it did remind me of something that I shouldn't wait to address any longer. "I'm going to miss playing that flirting game with you."

He eyes went wide just as his voice raised in octave with his hum of confusion.

Something like shock or confusion flashed across Sinbad's face, "Ah," before it was covered with a comforting smile. "I see what you're worried about." He put his pen down. "It's only been one day since you found out that people like you exist in this world, let alone in Sindria. It seems you haven't read about my experience with them." ((It's been a few months for writer me, obviously.))

I explained, "Since you know I'm not a woman now." The Magi Character Encyclopedia says explicitly that Sinbad's type is all women. If he was still flirting with me while knowing I'm not a woman it would eventually feel extremely dysphoric for me.

((Reminder: This is a fanfiction I am writing for me, and people like me which includes nonbinary and trans identities. I have been hurt by partners that refused to accept my gender, so this conversation in the fic is very important to me. Mori will not be able to continue to see Sinbad as a potential romantic partner if he cannot accept their gender. If you don't like the idea of Sinbad being extremely attracted to feminine non-binary people, nor trans women, you don't have to read it. Don't comment about it "not being historically accurate" when Magi isn't historically accurate, and this is a fanfiction. This part isn't for you, and you don't have to post anything hurtful for trans people to read just because you can't relate to this experience. I will block you if you do.))

"Yes. That's right."

"Now I know for sure that your visions didn't include my bedroom habits."

"!!" I felt my face ignite, and rested it in my hand. I mumbled a response through my fingers, "No, they didn't." Magi isn't 18+; I had to go to fanfiction for that.

Sinbad's laugh sounded genuine. "I admit that it took me a while to understand people like you -though most of my experience is thanks to the red light district." That didn't surprise me. "Eventually, I realized that I didn't want to deny myself the pleasure of such beautiful company just because they don't match my expectations." He put a hand close to my arm but didn't touch me. "I spent a while talking to them and experienced many things I wouldn't have otherwise." At least he wasn't going into detail about his sexscapades. "Thanks to them, I know that as long as a person doesn't make me think I'm with another man then that's enough for me... regardless of the type of body they have." ((This Sinbad says trans rights.))

My face was still too warm and I broke eye contact again. "I see." My embarrassment was one part realizing I was worrying over nothing, and one part curiosity at what he had experienced.

Something warm tapped my arm; I knew it was Sinbad without looking. His voice purred. "Does that mean I quelled your fears?"

Was this something the me writing this changed so I could feel comfortable flirting with the Womanizer of the Seven Seas, or was it like how straight, gay and lesbian are supposed to include attraction to nonbinary because for allos it's about the physical or something? I don't fully understand it. I do lean into my feminine side, and enjoy passing as a woman, so I don't fault anyone who is attracted to women being attracted to me -it tells me I'm pulling off my costume well. But it's different when they know I'm not a woman and pursue me anyway, as if they're expecting me to become one. I've been openly denied my gender more than once by such people. That's not what Sinbad said though. He found a way to explain his attraction without claiming he only likes women; it's that he's attracted to feminine traits. All of the male leads in Magi that visit the red light districts are shown being unattracted to hyper masculine women. It's played as a joke, but it fits in line with this, and I can see the me writing this stretching that joke like they did with the pink Rukh. I guess I'm suppose to accept that his strict use of words for women was merely because that's the most common type of person that looks this way. ((Not to mention publishing and censoring restrictions.)) Perhaps, I was too worried about something that could be explained away with head canon, fanfiction, and wish fulfillment.

"For now," was the answer I gave. If he invalided me later that would be gameover.

"That's good." I heard the devilish grin in Sinbad's voice before I looked up to see it. And when he spoke again he definitely had his charms cranked up to 11. "Although, I'd still like to do more than play this flirting game of yours if you'd let me." He was earnest, and yet it didn't feel like he was asking with that statement.

I answered -just in case- while giving the hand he put near me a flick. "You'd have to give me your heart before I'd even consider it." And we both knew that would never happen.

The King pulled his hand back with a fake sigh. "Then it looks I'll have to be satisfied with those adorable expressions you always show me."

I looked away from him again, stuck in my unrequited infatuation. The metal tip of his quill made small sounds as Sinbad got back to rewriting the scroll.

In order to fall in love or have physical cravings for another person I have to know them well. I know I'm ace, and have been questioning if I'm on the aro spectrum for years. If I hadn't read the original, if I didn't know Sinbad's Fate I wouldn't be struggling like this.

"Now, I hope my Beautiful Prophet didn't forget the promise they made yesterday." The King commented from behind me.

((CW in next paragraph))

No, it's more than that. Because of those six months when I was 12, I've struggled with trusting my body with anyone until well into a romantic relationship. I have to know that they actually respect my boundaries and care about me.

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I stepped outside while King Sinbad turned in the revised manuscript and said his goodbyes. The mid-day sun was hot and made my skin start to prickle. If I stayed in the sun my cholinergic urticaria was going cause worse than just rashes. I headed under the overhang of the path connecting nearby buildings. I'd only been able to avoid this problem so far by staying in doors in the middle of the day. I only realized after recovering that it was my fever that made the heat in Sindria not overwhelm me when I first arrived.

That nickname was gender neutral! How serendipitous. ((all according to kakeikou)) I looked back at him to see his arms crossed. "I didn't forget." Okay, I kinda forgot; I didn't know when he would make due on that promise.

Sinbad stepped into the shade where I was. "I've decided to let you pick out some items from the Treasury for the thank you I promised. And since I commissioned pieces -under a misconception- I want to make sure you have options that you chose for yourself."

'I'm gonna to see the Treasury in person!' "Thank you." No take backs!

The King smirked. "I know that expression. You had the same one when we boarded the ship back in Balbadd. I was surprised you didn't start examining my office the same way."

Being called out sobered me up a bit. "I have enough self control to not do something like that during an important discussion." I couldn't tell if he was actually just flirting with that tone.

He laughed. "Is that so?" Oh, okay, he was definitely teasing me.

I closed the gap between us as I played along. "It is."

King Sinbad narrowed his eyes but his smile didn't change. "Alright then. I believe you." He gestured with his closer hand towards the courtyard, and starting walking that way for me to follow him.

((Firstly: I am okay. What happened when I was 12 was more than half my life ago at this point. I've done a lot of therapy, so I can be sexual with a partner without having problems. It just takes me a while to get there. I still have one trigger to work through and I have a plan for slow exposure therapy to get past it :3 (It requires a partner that is willing and able to do that and I've been basically single since 2016, so I don't have a way or reason to do it.) I do still have PTSD dreams about it sometimes which really sucks, but it isn't something causing problems in my day to day life. As I explained on Tumblr a few times, I have multiple types of PTSD, and started writing this fanfiction to help me work through some of blocks I've encountered in my recovery.

One of the reasons posting takes so long is because many of the early drafts of chapters are basically grief letters. I then back track and rewrite with a better understanding of my own personal biases and fears, so I don't project as much on the canon character. It also helps me get an idea of how I look from an outside perspective. The waves ain each draft are influenced by the previous drafts as well as the character motivations, and that helps me change things too.

Secondly, and on a happier note: About a year a ago I started seriously researching the fashion and proper names for things shown in Magi intentionally (I have researched things by accident), so I can write and draw about them better. It's been eye opening now that I know what a lot of the anime and manga designs have been simplifying -the way I draw certain clothing items has been changing as I know better.

I'm at the point where I think I know enough to start using the names too, but I could still get things wrong since I'm still learning the nuance -I'll be taking it slow. I'm also bad at spelling so get confused easily whenever I learn new words. (I know this sounds shocking from how I write now, but reading didn't really click until I was around 8. I struggle with learning written language in general.) There's also the issue of words from different letter/character systems not having exact equals, so I have been finding different spellings in romaji for some of the same words. Please let me know if I end up using the wrong name or spelling for something. I will start using the names in future chapters. I already have up to chapter 32 drafted and I don't remember exactly when I start using the new words, but I wanted to give a heads up.

I wish I had learned about some of these when I was little. I'm on the autistic spectrum so I'm not comfortable with a lot of types of clothes. When I was little I would often wrap and tie sheets around myself at home instead of wearing normal clothes. I'm finding out that some of the ways I tied them (or tried to but didn't have the right cut of fabric or skill) have official names and standard/suggested fabric lengths and materials that are better, and/or cuts of clothes that are close to what I have tried to do. Child me wouldn't have had to reinvent the wheel if they knew about these things, and they wouldn't have felt shame for not wearing "real" clothes (even if they still wouldn't have worn them out of the house).))

#magi prophet fanfic #king sinbad x oc #sinbad x oc #magi sinbad x oc #sinbad magi #king sinbad #magi fanfiction

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heartsacrosstime · 1 year

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@infintasmal Sent: A PROMPT FOR DEEP CONVERSATIONS (Accepting!)

do you remember the dream you had last night? (from Ja'far to Kagome)

The question comes out of the blue as she watering her plants, but Kagome should have seen it coming. It was clear to anyone that had seen the queen today that she was...off. Her smile was still there, as radient and cheerful as ever, and yet the cracks in it could be noticed by those who knew her deeply. Ja'far, of course, was one of those people and never shied away showing his concern for her well being. It was rather sweet, so sweet in fact it makes her wonder how anyone would dare call him such mean things like 'snake' when he was one of the kindest people she's met.

She takes a deep breath as she sits down beside him. If she was going to tell him what was going on, something he had already well caught onto, then she had to prepare herself. Kagome usually wasn't the type of person who held back when it came to saying what bothered her. The problem more lie in getting her to actually talk about it, usually hiding her pain behind statements such as 'I'm fine' or 'Please don't worry about it' and a smile. Those same tactics were ones she's criticized Ja'far for funny enough. Not even Sindria's hopeful and pure-hearted queen was perfect, it seems.

"I wish I could forget it, to be honest." A small statement, but it speaks right away to what exactly her feelings on it were without any more context. Still, she decides to go into it, knowing Ja'far is going to press her until she does. He and her both shared that persistence when it came to helping others, another example of how they were more alike than one might expect.

"I saw...a battle, a huge conflict involving every major nation in the world, including us. I tried to stop it, but...nothing I did worked. And in the end...nothing was left..." She leaves it at that, her body shuddering from flashes of the intense imagery reappearing in her mind. Kagome had woken up from that dream so intensely that she nearly caused Sinbad to think she was dying of a heart attack.

"It didn't feel like a normal dream, Ja'far. More like...a vision, a warning as to what is to come. Maybe it's my...magi powers trying to tell me something, but...it could also be my own paranoia. After all, Al Tharman's rather recent attacks on Balbadd and us have been weighing on me, and how...I wasn't of much help during either."

#infintasmal #*ruby snake vizier (infintasmal: ja'far)*#*archer heart (kagome higurashi)*#*letters from another time (asks)*#*of djinn's and magi (magi verse)*#(SORRY THIS TOOK A WHILE TO RESPOND TOO I FEEL BAD BUT HERE <3

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thuganomxcs · 1 year

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fandom questions / accepting / @eternalbxtterfly

A,G,H,I,J,O,R,X

A: Your current OTP.

My current OTP is Kazuha x Mona, people can come and fight me all they want.

G: What was your first fandom?

I MEAN if we’re talking anime it was TECHNICALLY Astro Boy..or Mach go go go if it’s more on the ‘watch’ side of things. But when it comes to roleplaying then Knights of the Zodiac.

H: Do you prefer real-life TV shows or animated TV shows?

Real life TV shows. Don’t get me wrong I’d still watch an animated tv show but to be honest I’d watch the real life ones quicker.

I: Has tumblr caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why?

OH nah I’m pretty tolerant, so I doubt it’ll ever get me to back down from any fandom.

J: Name a fandom you didn’t care/think about until you saw it all over tumblr.

I haven’t gotten into it YET(cause I don’t have a strong phone or pc for it) but Honkai Impact is DEFINITELY somethin’ tumblr’s pushing me towards trying for myself.

O: Choose a song at random, what ship does it remind you of?

Put my big playlist on random and the song that popped up was JJBA Stone Ocean’s opening. That song itself if I’d have to think of a ship it brings me to then I’d say Yusuke x Nezuko. Only cause it really reminds me of their daughter basically being a second-generation badass.

R: A pairing you ship that you don’t think anyone else ships.

Trust me, ANY pairing that I can think of for Genshin Impact would have people disagreeing, for example? The two rich people Diluc x Ningguang. OR Two spies Diluc x Yelan.

X: 3 OTPs from 3 different fandoms.

Magi - Sinbad x Yamraiha Persona 4 - Yusuke x Rise Final fantasy 7 - Cloud x Tifa

#❛ mail ━━ when i rush make your butt pucker the fuck up.#❛ ooc ━━ i can be as gentle as the sky is wild.#this one was long so i gave it a cut

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draconicalvara · 2 years

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Magi AU Dump

Not me coming in hot with a bunch of AU ideas for a fandom that seems mostly DEAD ahaha... why must you do this to me, brain

-AU where there are side effects to being bonded to a djinn, depending on the djinn’s powers and/or physical appearance. For example, the tips of Alibaba’s hair lighting on fire when he gets upset, Kougyoku leaving foot-shaped puddles behind as she walks, Kouen’s eyes glowing electric blue when mad, Sinbad accidentally shocking everyone he shakes hands with with static electricity, Sinbad’s hair fluffing like feathers when he’s surprised by something, Hakuryuu accidentally making flowers bloom out of season, Hakuei never being able to fall at normal speed no matter what she tries....

-AU where there are no dungeons, the djinn just covertly wander around in human form and when they see someone they want to have as a king’s candidate, they kidnap them for several years of training. This leads to a lot of misunderstandings, with djinn being thought of as child-snatchers and creators of changelings, once the fully trained king’s candidates return and start changing the world. Alibaba definitely freaks out when he gets yoinked by Amon. Rashid is Not Happy that his third son has disappeared again. Meanwhile, extra djinn just keep piling on Sinbad after he’s snatched by Baal and it’s been over a decade since he’s been allowed to leave the training grounds for any considerably length of time and he is Not Impressed. Not even by the clairvoyance magic Yunan has set up for him. On the flip side, since king’s candidates all get taken to the same place (which no outsiders can locate no matter how hard they try, not even Al Thamen), there’s a lot more camaraderie between them.

-any AU where some twist of fate allows for much heavier parental!Sinbad/Alibaba, or they get to meet much earlier, much more like partners or family than just allies until Sinbad fucks up. (Seriously I am such a sucker for this dynamic, I wish there were more fics with parental!SinAli or mentor!SinAli...)

-AU where Sinbad has fathered several children all across the world and his generals are tearing their hair out going crazy trying to collect all of them and their mothers. How has a man with the reputation of “womanizer of the seven seas” not fathered a few children by the time canon starts...

-AU where the ruhk in resting state aren’t just gold or black, they’re all colors of the rainbow. Solomon went ham on fucking up the ruhk and Il Ilah and now there are hundreds of different “destinies” or “wills” for people to follow, all part of the same great flow. Al Thamen has a lot of trouble making headway because it’s not just one type of ruhk they’re fighting against, it’s a bunch.

-AU where everything is the same, except the djinn are treated like people instead of overpowered magical weapons. Secondary to this, where djinn can overtly communicate with their king’s candidates, even when their metal vessel is not on the king’s body. Definitely makes hiding or locking away a metal vessel a whole lot harder...

-AU where someone whacks Arba and David on the head repeatedly. Maybe Sinbad too for good measure. That’s it, that’s the AU.

-AU where there are no magis and the world is even more chaotic without them choosing king’s candidates. The dungeons just pop up randomly. Somehow, however, Sinbad still manages to start off with Baal.

-AU where all 72 members of Solomon’s Household are out in the world, bonded to king’s candidates. World-changing events happen almost every day because of this. Judar is having the time of his life.

-AU where instead of metal vessels, the djinn are bound to colored tattoos that are branded on the skin of the king’s candidates. These tattoos are fairly large and complex, or, possibly, the sigils from The Lesser Key of Solomon (which is where all the names of the djinn come from). People (*cough* Sinbad) are limited to seven djinn because there’s only enough room on a person’s skin for seven sigils. The sigils can shift location when another djinn becomes bonded, but otherwise stay in one place. The sigils glow whenever the djinn’s power is activated, in a color(s) that are related to the djinn. The glow is often a similar color to the tattoo.

-AU where the Fanalis can shapeshift into feline forms at will. Most of them are big cats, or larger lesser cats, but you can find the occasional Fanalis housecat, too. (Failure to recognize that the housecat-shifting Fanalis can kick your ass just as easily as, say, the tiger-shifting Fanalis has been the unlamented death of many a slave trader.)

-AU where bonding with a djinn automatically makes you a cryptid. Glowing eyes, reflective eyes, vaguely creepy habits (“Get off the ceiling, Kouha, how did you get up there”), gravity no longer seems to apply quite right, you enjoy spending long stints alone in the wilderness sometimes creeping on travelers...

-AU where everyone has different djinn. Alibaba gets a water djinn for Reasons (and Aladdin becomes a water magician to match).

#magi: the labyrinth of magic #magi #alibaba saluja #sinbad #aladdin #morgiana #judar #ren kougyoku #ren kouen #hakuei #hakuryuu #ren kouha #djinn #fanfic #fic #writing #au ideas #melmel

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mouisorange · 3 years

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☰ Yandere Personality Types 〔Big Five〕

☰ Overview

〔Disclaimer〕 Yandere behavior and mindsets are not healthy, nor should they be sought after: this is just meant to be a fun way to analyze characters and see/understand how they may fit into this specific genre of fictional horror.

This personality ‘assessment’ was inspired by @ddarker-dreams‘s ‘Yandere MBTI’ as I adore their writing and have always thought that their MBTI assessment is really cool! I also noticed how other people enjoy it so I thought I would make my own assessment, though mine is inspired by the ‘Big Five Personality Traits’. I even tried to be creative and add in the little circles that you can find on the actual Big Five assessment too (which is 100% free btw!). I don’t really think I did the Big Five assessment justice, and I think that a lot more goes into the complexities around this kinda thing, but hopefully this is somewhat interesting!

If you have your own thoughts or even wanna try this out, 100% feel free to use or talk to me about it! Check it out below the cut!

☰ OPEN • • • • • CLOSED

〔Open〕 yanderes are blatant about their obsession. They do not try and hide it either because they believe it’s meant to be, because they’re too deep in their delusions to understand that it might be a good idea to keep their mouth shut, or simply because they’re in a position to not care about hiding their interest. Usually, this type of yandere is either seen as somewhat of a ‘lovesick puppy’ or a powerful character; though, being a ‘lovesick puppy’ doesn’t necessarily mean kind or affectionate. Whether it was ‘love at first sight’ or more of a slow-burn, these characters usually roll with their feelings with little to no hesitation. Situations with this type of yandere usually include darlings who are unaware of the yandere’s emotions (or even their existence) until they’re suddenly confronted, kidnapped, or confessed to seemingly out of the blue.

examples︙Anasui 〔 jjba. Stone Ocean〕, Diavolo & Doppio 〔 jjba. Golden Wind〕, Pina 〔Beastars〕, & Zeke Yeagar 〔Attack on Titan〕.

〔Closed〕 yanderes try to hide their obsessive mindset or behaviors. While they might not always be successful at hiding their interest, closed yandere types are either ashamed/embarrassed by their feelings or are frustrated by them in some way. Usually this type of yandere will ignore/avoid their darling in hopes of losing their feelings, or pretend their feelings don’t exist. This type of yandere is either upset at themselves for having these feelings or upset at their darling for ‘making’ them feel that way. Darling can possibly see their behavior coming and try to avoid the character, but this type of yandere is likely to ‘snap’ at some point and somehow corner their darling as an attempt at controlling their obsession or feelings (though, sometimes this is just the yandere trying to excuse their behavior).

examples︙Avdol〔jjba. SDC〕, Legoshi 〔Beastars〕, Alucard 〔Castlevania〕, & Klaus Hargreeves 〔The Umbrella Academy〕.

☰ Questions to consider when categorizing a yandere

〔 ⅰ. 〕 How does their behavior shift when they realize they’re obsessed?

〔 ⅱ. 〕 What are their opinions on their darling? Does this character adore them? Do they blame darling for their behavior (if so, are they angry about it)?

〔 ⅲ. 〕 How comfortable is this yandere with their feelings and/or actions in regards to their darling?

☰ CASUAL • • • • • DIRECT

〔Casual〕 yanderes do not actively pursue their darling. This type of character is typically laid-back. They either believe that darling will inevitably fall ‘into line’ or is mellow enough to be content with simply being in darling’s life. Casual yanderes are either delusional or are not possessive enough to want more than close friendship from their darling. Though it usually takes a specific type of character for this, some yanderes here believe that they’re already in a relationship with their darling and therefore feel no need to chase after them. This kind of character can confuse their darling, and make it more difficult to get away, as their behavior can be waived off if the character is perceived as harmless, gains darling’s sympathy in some way, or otherwise is not vocal about their delusional thinking/is charming enough to convince darling to just go along with it. Some of these characters are willing to let go if darling catches on early enough, though most will just slowly follow behind regardless of what darling does (though this behavior/these reactions will definitely vary/be different depending on the character).

examples︙ Mista 〔jjba. Golden Wind〕, Luther Hargreeves 〔The Umbrella Academy〕, Connie Springer 〔Attack on Titan〕, & Cater Diamond 〔Twisted Wonderland〕.

〔Direct〕 yanderes, as their name suggests, directly or actively pursue their darling. Usually strict or over-bearing, these characters actively chase after their darling’s affections (or otherwise whatever goal relationship the yandere wants). This yandere makes organized, sometimes step by step, plans in order to achieve their goal. It depends on the character whether they get angry when plans have to be changed or if they just shift their angle, however, these characters are focused and will not be discouraged should darling fight against their plans. If anything, some of these characters will be encouraged by their darling fighting back for various reasons (for example, if they’re delusional or just thing it’s a part of the whole ‘chase’ thing/enjoy it). These characters will almost never give up on their darling regardless of what happens.

examples︙ Giorno Giovanna 〔jjba. Golden Wind〕, Armin Arlert 〔Attack on Titan〕, Rook Hunt 〔Twisted Wonderland〕, & Jason Todd 〔DC Comics〕.

☰ Questions to consider when categorizing a yandere

〔 ⅰ. 〕 How goal-oriented is this character, especially when it comes to their darling?

〔 ⅱ. 〕 How lenient is this character? Are they trying to force a bee-line to a relationship with their darling or are they willing to play the long game?

〔 ⅲ. 〕 Is this character organizing a plan in order to achieve their goal(s)? Or are they completely winging it? If they’re winging it, are they just hoping that everything will naturally fall into place, or do they genuinely believe it’s fated to happen?

☰ DISCREET • • • • • INTENSE

〔Discreet〕 yanderes either do not have overly strong yandere behaviors or are able to hide said traits enough to be seen as ‘normal’. These characters will usually hide their behavior, regardless of the reasons, in order to have a normal relationship with their darling. While similar to closed character types, discreet yanderes differ in the sense that they usually do not struggle to hide their behavior, and will slowly (or suddenly, depending on the situation, one situation being kidnapping) merge this persona with their actual personality so that darling has no reason to want to leave. While not all characters within this category are fully aware of their behavior, most are intentionally manipulative and have some kind of end goal. They’re not ashamed of this mindset as they believe their reasons (such as “protecting” darling from something) excuse any tears that their darling might shed directly because of this yandere’s actions later on in the ‘relationship’. The period between “normal” and whatever end goal will vary based on the character. This type’s darling can have friends, and even other relationships to an extent (though this does vary), they’ll usually end up reaching the yandere’s goal without knowing about their behavior up until it’s too late to do anything about it.

examples︙ Risotto Nero 〔jjba. Golden Wind〕, Louis 〔Beastars〕, Lilia Vanrouge 〔Twisted Wonderland〕, & Sinbad 〔Magi〕.

〔Intense〕 yanderes can be defined by their possessiveness, or otherwise intense behavior/mindset/emotions. This type of yandere will usually want to either isolate or monopolize their darling’s time in it’s entirety. While the character might not isolate themselves, they’ll do what they can in order to ensure that their darling is focused solely on them (or whatever goal yandere has in mind). Intense yanderes tend to come off as over-bearing or as harassers/bullies. Depending on their other traits, they will either direct their focus on getting other people away from darling or direct their focus on somehow getting darling away from other people (usually involving kidnapping or isolating them in their home). These characters have a tendency to be either cruel or manipulative and darling might believe that their yandere hates them in some way, even if the character says otherwise.

examples︙ Illuso 〔jjba. Golden Wind〕, Melon 〔Beastars〕, Kouen Ren 〔Magi〕, & Leona Kingscholar 〔Twisted Wonderland〕.

☰ Questions to consider when categorizing a yandere

〔 ⅰ. 〕 How well would this character take rejection? Do they try and rationalize the rejection or do they just accept it (even taking whatever darling said to heart)?

〔 ⅱ. 〕 Can this character handle their darling having friendships? How do they react to darling spending periods of time without them?

〔 ⅲ. 〕 Does this yandere need (or want?) to spend every waking (and sleeping) moment with darling? If so, what is time spent with this yandere like?

☰ AGREEABLE • • • • • CONTROLLING

〔Agreeable〕 yanderes seem to genuinely care about their darling and see their darling as a breathing person with their own thoughts/feelings. These characters put their darling before themselves, sometimes going as far as seeing them as someone to worship or put on a pedestal, and believe that darling is better than them in some way. In some cases, they see darling as being unable to do anything wrong (to an extent). They’re willing to debate rights or loosen rules/chains (if they even decided to do chain darling in the first place) with darling and are willing to listen to what they have to say. This yandere’s end goal usually involves some kind of genuine relationship, regardless of how delusional that might be.

examples︙ Haru 〔Beastars〕, Floch Forster 〔Attack on Titan〕, Tim Drake 〔DC Comics〕, & Vanya Hargreeves 〔The Umbrella Academy〕.

〔Controlling〕 yanderes do not view their darling as equal, either seeing them as childish (in the sense that they don’t understand things or can’t), seeing them as some kind of pet/trophy, or somewhere in-between. They usually do not care about their darling’s thoughts, feelings, or general well-being. Usually the only thing this yandere cares about is controlling their darling, the connection they have to their darling is the only important thing when it comes to darling as a person. Some of these characters even go as far as not minding if darling dies as long as they still view darling as being theirs (example being, if prince charming kept his princess asleep in order to keep princess to himself). While end goals will vary from yandere to yandere, those in this category typically don’t care how darling feels as long as they’re getting what they want from darling.

examples︙ Kars 〔jjba. Battle Tendency〕, Judar 〔Magi〕, Cioccolata 〔jjba. Golden Wind〕, & Diavolo 〔 jjba. Golden Wind〕.

☰ Questions to consider when categorizing a yandere

〔 ⅰ. 〕 Does this yandere view darling as a human with their own thoughts/feelings or is darling more of a possession/plaything?

〔 ⅱ. 〕 Is darling’s mental or physical well-being important to this character?

〔 ⅲ. 〕 How many rights does darling have and how quickly are said rights taken away/given back? Are they ever given back? What are the yandere’s motives in taking/giving these rights?

☰ RESILIENT • • • • • FRAGILE

〔Resilient〕 yanderes will almost never become discouraged. They’re confident in the sense that they know they’ll eventually achieve their goal. This type of character is willing to spend years trying to either break down their darling or otherwise induce a sort of ‘Stockholm syndrome’. Characters who heavily stalk their darling tend to fall into this category. More so, resilient yanderes are not likely to have any sort of breakdown over their darling, regardless of the situation. They’re strong in their thought process, and are not willing to change their mind-set/behavior towards their darling (or anyone else).

examples︙ Ibuki 〔Beastars〕, Bruno Bucciarati 〔jjba. Golden Wind〕, Jade Leech 〔Twisted Wonderland〕, & Shigaraki Tomura 〔My Hero Academia 〕.

〔Fragile〕 yanderes, as their name suggests, are ‘fragile’ in their goals or mind-set. Usually this type of yandere is either meek or feel overly guilty about their mind-set/behaviors. These characters can be easily swayed by their darling in some way, and they can get distracted from their end-goal if darling plays their cards right. More adoring, worshipper yanderes tend to fall in this category. Characters here usually do not like upsetting their darling and (at times) are desperate for their darling’s approval. While not an inherently manipulative category, fragile yanderes will use methods like gaslighting in order to avoid any kind of confrontation.

examples︙ Pesci 〔jjba. Golden Wind〕, Allison Hargreeves 〔The Umbrella Academy〕, Jack 〔Beastars〕, & Niccolo 〔Attack on Titan〕.

☰ Questions to consider when categorizing a yandere

〔 ⅰ. 〕 How emotional/insecure is this character?

〔 ⅱ. 〕 Is this character confrontational, or would they rather avoid any kind of confrontation by whatever means necessary (such as gaslighting or blackmailing others in the situation)?

〔 ⅲ. 〕 How patient are they? How long are they willing to wait and/or bide their time in order to achieve some sort of goal?

﹝☼﹞

#☰ Yandere Personality Types #yandere theory #Yandere Big Five #Yandere #origin post #MBTI

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universestreasures · 3 years

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@blackmagi Continued From Here -->

Judar had always had this ability to surprise Aladdin. Ever since they first met, everything he did and said was never what he expected. Getting a read on him was next to impossible, which is why the boy always struggled whenever he did appear before him. And he feels even more at war at himself as he sees Judar’s emotions on clear display, knowing they are true after being the one to reveal his past to him all that time ago in Balbadd.

How should he feel about this? Judar did do horrible things. He hurt people close to Aladdin like Miss Kagome and Uncle Sinbad. He was the one who chose to do those things. While dying his rukh black was not his fault, something Aladdin had come to understand now, it didn’t mean his actions to some extent were not his own. After all, he’s seen people overcome the darkness before, Alibaba being a prime example. So, why didn’t Judar? Was it because his wounds were so deep? Because no one...stretched out their hands to him?

“Judar...I...I need to know something.” Aladdin finally speaks, simply staring down at the other magi with a voice that is soft and open. “I need to know if you really wanted to do those horrible things you’ve done, like cursing Miss Kagome or betraying the Queen of Parthevia, or if you were just following Al Tharman’s orders. I...I can’t really give you an answer to your question unless I know that first.”

He had to know the whole story before making a full judgement. Aladdin surely felt horrible for what happened to Judar, and yet even after learning it he still did bad things and as far as he knew was still with Al Tharman. If he really didn’t want to be like this, why didn’t he just stop? That was what the naïve young boy was failing to understand.

#blackmagi #💎 Rukh Treasure (Aladdin)#💎 Rukh's Road Paved With Hope (Aladdin Main Divergent)#(ALADDIN IS JUST LIKE: I NEED TO KNOW THE WHOLE PUZZLE BEFORE I CAN SAY WHETHER ITS YOUR FAULT OR NOT #(HE'S GIVING YOU A FAIR SHOT

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strangehellhole · 3 years

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Can we know more about your magi ocs? Especially Kileah- He looks super interesting!

I’m not sure what sort of info do you need to know so here, have this Magi OCs encyclopedia! (Uncle and my self insert excluded)

Btw, my oc blog is @strangeocblog, it has oc lores that my main blog doesn’t have.

Kileah

Country: Unknown. Anthens* (former), Alma Torran (former).

Height: 189cm

Weight: 76 kg

Family: his nephew (deceased: father, mother, brother)

Specialty: he’s good at almost everything so it’s hard to tell what’s his best feild. (But he’s very proud of his drawing skills)

Hobby: sleep

Favorite food: that one monster’s heart (the one at the Dark continent that almost killed Judar), he prefers to eat it raw (he did spent his time with the Red lions wayyyy before the war with Anthens and Orthodox took place and discover a dish that he doesn’t know that it would be his best time favorite).

Disliked food: the ones he considers gross (like cake in spicy instant noodle for example)

Type: the type of people that could always stab him in the back, but they wouldn’t (his deceased partner)

Disliked type: The ones who considers themself as the center of the universe and above others (specifically David and Sinbad)

What he likes to do when he takes the day off: sleep, taking a warm bath and sleep in it, writing down the things he experienced and draw in the book he always bring with

What worries him: his little brother nephew not having enough courage to confess to his crush

Weakness: friends and family

i would love to share more about him but there’s no way to do that without telling his whole story, it’s very long and complicated, i might share it once i thought it through and thorough.

These are the only thing i can share: Kileah and Solomon aren’t twins, Kileah is a clone of his mother (like Titus to Scheherazade) and Solomon was created with David’s rukh and his mother’s blood ; Things happened, a few hour after his mother’s death, Kileah went through time travel to 900 years ago and lost his memories, David then created Solomon ; Borg manipulation is one of Kileah’s earliest self taught skill, he taught it to Sheba, Sheba learned and develop it into a sick move all by herself, teacher Kileah is very proud ; There’s this claw move thingy that Arba uses, she learnt that (and some of the sword techniques) from Kileah just by observing him from afar, that’s how talented she is, Kileah even aknowledges it but he’s not proud, he’s very concerned.

Sanzu

Country: Kou

Height: 170cm

Weight: 52kg

Family: one uncle, one younger brother (deceased: mother, father, two younger siblings)

Speciality: Martial arts

Hobby: travelling

Favorite food: spicy, flavoury and rich (she also has a huge appetite)

Disliked food: bland flavored ones

Type: Khalid

Disliked type: womanizers

What she likes to do when she takes the day off: self care, take Khalid out, visit her uncle

What worries her: Judar

Weakness: her love ones, and also her weight

Kouhyoku

Country: Kou, (former: Gou)

Height: 178cm

Weight: 68kg

Family: one mother, multiple half siblings

Speciality: archery

Hobby: practice with music instruments (especially flutes even though he’s terrible at it)

Favorite food: sweets

Disliked food: anything that has raw meat

Type: not sure, he doesn’t ever think of finding a love interest and settle down with them, now he just want to enjoy his youth and having adventures.

Disliked type: snakes, back stabers

What he likes to do when he takes the day off: hangout with his half siblings specifically Kougyoku and Kouha, going for a walk (around Rakushou and visit his mother if he could)

What worries him: Kougyoku’s relationship with Sinbad

Weakness: his mother

Khalid

Country: Kou, (former: Heliohapt)

Height: 189cm

Weight: 72kg

Family: two half siblings, mother (deceased)

Speciality: sword arts

Hobby: cleaning

Favorite food: homemade food

Disliked food: fish, he hates fish bones

Type: soft and kind but tough

Disliked type: drunkards

What he likes to do when he takes the day off: resting

What worries him: his dark metal vessel, the Organization

Weakness: his addiction to poisons, Sanzu’s playfulness

Heracles

Country: Reim, (former: Carthago)

Height: 182cm

Weight: 76kg

Family: deceased, two adopted parents wellbeings unknown, multiple foster parents

Speciality: cooking, sewing and knitting

Hobby: hunting

Favorite food: same as Kileah

Disliked food: doesn’t know

Type: honest people

Disliked type: liars

What he likes to do when he takes the day off: take care of Red lion younglings

What worries him: his trust issues stopping him from creating a bond with other people

Weakness: his hair

Shinoa

Country: unknown. Anthens (former)

Height: 175cm

Weight: 47kg

Family: unknown

Speciality: blackmailing, Anthens swordmanship and magic

Hobby: looking back at old stuff from Anthen

Favorite food: Anthen specialties

Disliked food: does human meat counted as food?

Type: smart people

Disliked type: unknown

What she likes to do when she takes the day off: everyday is a day off to her, she can do whatever she wants, whenever she wants.

What worries her: nothing

Weakness: unknown

(*Anthens: an ancient civilization i made dated back in Alma Torran, i won’t go into details about this nation because it’s really complicated, everything related to Kileah is complicated ;-;)

#strange answers #strange oc #magi oc #magi ocs #if you have anymore questions then feel free to ask!

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palaga-t · 3 years

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The amount of times a Magi ship tag appeared on Pixiv on October 15, 2021.

If you never realized how much Sinja dominates this fandom, here you go. More than 1/4 of all the Magi ship art and fics on Pixiv are Sinja, and the tag itself is three times as big as the second largest tag. Just because some of the tags are big... it doesn’t tell much about their current popularity. Most of the material in these were made during Magi’s peak popularity, so when the anime was airing or right after it. The way the fandom sees characters and ships has, of course, changed since then. Therefore, it’s important to remember that the ships that are popular now are not going to follow this graph. In fact, the most active Magi ship tags currently, in late 2021, are (in no order): Sinja, Alakou, Alimor, Jafali, and Juhaku. Well, Sinja is the most active, but the rest are not in order. What is interesting about this is that Alakou, for example, did not make it on the graph (it’s in “the rest” blob), yet it’s still one of the most active Magi ship tags currently.

You can also compare this with my AO3 chart to see how the shipping preferences of the English-speaking and Japanese-speaking fans differ and match. I would say that both AO3 and Pixiv have such a bias that there are more likely to be slash shippers, so I think the sites are comparable with each other. (Although AO3 is missing some fics from the very early part of the fandom).

Below the cut is a text description of the graph:

Sinja (Sinbad/Ja’far); 13900; 30%

Jafali (Ja’far/Alibaba); 4363; 9%

Sinali (Sinbad/Alibaba); 2225; 5%

Alimor (Alibaba/Morgiana); 2188; 5%

Enali (Kouen/Alibaba); 2165; 5%

Masshar (Masrur/Sharrkan); 2014; 4%

Sinju (Sinbad/Judar); this is an estimate and the real number could be smaller, 1700; 4%

Alaali (Aladdin/Alibaba); 1679; 4%

Alihaku (Alibaba/Hakuryuu); 1620; 3%

Sharryamu (Sharrkan/Yamraiha); 1404; 3%

Cassali (Cassim/Alibaba); 1360; 3%

Juhaku (Judar/Hakuryuu); 1244; 3%

Jukou (Judar/Kougyoku); 1045; 2%

Massin (Masrur/Sinbad); 1026; 2%

Juali (Judar/Alibaba); 885; 2%

Hakumor (Hakuryuu/Morgiana); 783; 2%

The rest; 7239; 15%

#magi #magi the labyrinth of magic #fandom statistics

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sayakxmi · 10 months

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[Magi reread] Night 21: Legend

(alternatively: Saya loses her mind about the fucking moon)

Shit's still dark, man.

Like, damn, that's quite a visual here.

Ugo-kun... why are you trying to look... you don't have a head...

Honestly, I'm just putting it here, because I like the way it sounds. Idk why.

Take a moment to appreciate that this translation has that name written differently in EVERY CHAPTER. I'm not even joking. At first it was Doruji, then Dolji in the previous one, and now it's Dorzi, like, bro, make up your mind.

Honestly, I'm kind of sad how the Kouga Clan loses it's importance later on. There's so much lore on them in this arc...

I like his quest for identity, especially here. It's actually a pretty cool character arc, though I think it really peaks in the Kou Empire Arc, and then is kind of meh, like everything else in the Final Arc, save for Kougyoku and whatever the fuck she and Alibaba have going on.

But back to Aladdin, it's actually kind of interesting when you think about it, because that quest wasn't really talked about in the first arc. Then again, the entire Dungeon Arc wasn't even all that focused on Aladdin's internal conflicts or anything. We were witnessing his shenanigans from the perspective of other people, Leila's in the first chapter, then mostly Alibaba's, whose thoughts we could even pry into, while Aladdin remained this mysterious and powerful kid he'd met. But here we have it, Aladdin's perspective. Aladdin's journey and self-discovery. As much as I love Alibaba, I'm really glad he's not there, so we can get to know Aladdin outside of his relationship with his best friend. Here these characters present are side-characters, so there's nobody to really steal his spotlight.

Pretty

(Wendigoon voice) LORE

But also I'm kind of thinking about Mogamett's backstory, which, man, I can't wait for the Magnostadt Arc. Honestly, his last words are one of my absolute favorite quotes, probably next to Kise's monologue about Aomine in KnB, and People need other people from MP100. The latter is kind of funny, it's nothing groundbreaking and special, but also I think that's why it feels so special, y'know?

Ok, Saya, shut up, it's the wrong arc.

Honestly, that's one of the biggest themes in Magi. The People need other people thing.

He heard the story about what Magi is, and he looks so damn sad. : (

And Baba noticed.

That's just so ;_;

He looks so happy to talk about them! (Hugo)

More Hugo.

But aside from that, honestly? I love it. This entire scene is really wholesome. Aladdin might not know where he came from and all that stuff, but he does have an identity. And identity that comes from the relationships with other people. I'm a sucker for this theme, as long as it's used properly, and here is a damn good example.

;;;

Just look how happy he is.

What the hell is wrong with the moon?! It was a crescent a moment ago! It's pretty but what's going oooon

Ok, he looks pretty cool here.

They're safe!

Fambily

(inhumane screech) IT'S A CRESCENT AGAIN. WHY IS THE MOON A CRESCENT AGAIN. IT WAS A FULL MOON LITERALLY A MOMENT AGO, IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES WHAT THE FUCK OHTAKA EGZPLAIN

It's all the more interesting, when you later get to Sinbad and Kouen and dirtying their hands to protect their country.

Awesome! How long will you remain a crescent, huh, moon?

Gdi, maybe Solomon figured he'd fuck with the moon a bit so his kid will look SICK. Damn, actually. Maybe it wasn't Aladdin's words that shocked Baba but the goddamn moon going full randomly.

Weeee!

LMAO. Granny ships it.

Your face does look weird, Grandma.

Man, I sure hope nothing bad happens, she's such a great character :)

Oh noooooo

OH NOOOO

#magi #saya's magi reread #aladdin

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morimakesfanart · 3 years

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Sindria's Prophet #13

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[AO3]

((edited because I figured out to add some more history facts that I think are important))

~POV Sinbad~

"The Kou Empire, huh?"

"That is going to make things risky."

With all of the Generals caught up with what happened in Balbadd, they needed to start planning for King Sinbad's trip to the Kou Empire, as well as catching him up with everything that had happened in Sindria while he was gone.

"LadY YamuRAI H AA AA A" A yell came from the hallway accompanied by the sounds of running.

((Sinbad is hidden on the left. There's a hint of him poking out.))

A panting magician gave apologies for disturbing their meeting and ran to the head of Sindria's magicians. "I wish I knew you were here so I didn't search the tower first~" Then he started explaining about some magical proof. Most of his words sounded like gibberish to the rest, but it was clear that he had made some kind of break though.

Yam jumped out of her seat. "How did you finally figure it out?! Who figured it out?!" She whipped her head to her King, "Sorry your majesty," and then looked back to the other magician.

"It was the work of the Prophet!” the magician answered. "We were talking about her illness and she pulled out scrolls that- you just have to read them for yourself!”

Mori had said that she had written other scrolls before she started coping down Fate. This must have been what she was working on.

Both magicians bowed out to go test out this new information. Before they could leave, Sinbad ended the meeting; there was no way he was going to wait to learn what other information Mori had blessed them with. Ja'far followed as did a few of the other Generals.

When they got into the court yard, the doctors that had been sent to take care of Mori were already pushing their supply cart back to their main building. The magician that had stayed behind spotted them and raised two scrolls up triumphantly. "She let me take the scrolls!"

---

News of the scrolls written by a Prophet spread throughout the Black Libra Tower within an hour. Yamuraiha and the doctors explained their significance to King Sinbad.

If even a fraction of the theories in the scrolls proved true it would completely changed their understanding of how illnesses work. If Mori wasn't sick she would undoubtedly be swarmed with questions and demands for proof. According to the magicians, nothing in the scrolls went against any known information. Instead, they gave explanations to why certain things that had been attempted in the past had failed. What she wrote about 'cells' was what really caught the eyes of the white magicians and doctors. As an example, according to Mori's writing there were blood types and most couldn't mix; that would explain why most past attempts at blood transfusions had failed.

The 2nd scroll showed a break down of even smaller particles, and how the structures of different particles made up everything. This was going to bring alchemic magic to a whole new era. Sure, such things would most likely be limited to high magicians, group efforts, and the Magi, but it looked possible now. A lot of common magic of the current day took extreme amounts of magoi in the past because they hadn't found the right formula yet. Mori's writing -if true- could easily be used as a guide to finding the right order of commands for many spells.

And even more than that, Mori had said that she had even more information to share; she had just ran out of scrolls and ink.

Mori's presence in Sindria, and everything that went with it were Fate and the Rukh's guidance. King Sinbad could see it -the future he wanted.

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~POV Mori~

In Sindria's Palace there is a Great Bell. It is rung during celebrations, and to signify the King returning home like it did earlier that day, but it's main use was to ring every 2 hours to tell everyone the time since clocks weren't invented yet. So even though I was a sick person trying to rest during the day, I was woken up by the Great Bell every 2 hours... which of course is also situated right on top of the guest tower.

For obvious reasons, I was awake again.

I wish I knew how the others responded to the scrolls. I really wanted to know Yam's opinion most. Those scrolls basically gave away the secret to Yunan's signature alchemy magic.

I still had the first scroll I had worked on -the one on the science behind blimps-, and the last science scroll I had started. That one was on DNA, and reproductive systems. It was the last one I started in Balbadd. I hadn't started working on it until sunrise on my 2nd sleepless night and it showed; there were missing words everywhere, many incomplete sentences, and I couldn't stay in topic.

These mistakes were too great to fix with an ink knife. Editing was going be super annoying and time consuming since I couldn't work digitally. I'd have to physically cut up the first draft to put everything in the right order before making the next one.

Wait- Did this world have scissors???

Back home the first evolution of shears that could be labeled as scissors was in Roman barber shops in the last hundred years or so before Rome fell. China would spontaneous also create something akin to scissors not long after. Reim and the Kou Empire seemed to line up with Rome and ancient China for the most part, so I tend to use them to place the time period, but the dress Princess Dunya wears is centuries off and throws all historical accuracy questions out the window. Rome was long gone by the time boning was added to women's undergarments, and that dress had all the signs of boned corsetry.

Fuck it. I'll ask for scissors and if they don't have them I'll just invent them myself. I had been drafting professionally for the past 4 years. That may have been for microelectronics, but it uses all the same skills; I could do this. I needed to get a ruler -or at least a straight edge- and a drafting compass which they probably have based on the look of maps in the series, and pencils, or at least colored inks if they had them. I probably needed to reinvent the French curve(stencil tool used in art & drafting)...

Since I was struggling to fall back asleep I moved to the table and pulled out my test scroll. It was full of random marks and some of my early drawing attempts that I used to practice with the dip pen -it's also where I wrote down the dreams from the Rukh. I'd write the list of things I needed, rip the section out of the scroll, and pass the list to someone who could get me what I was asking for. I added some living necessities too like sleep wear and a comb.

The maids that came to give me dinner, and next dose of medicine were not pleased that I wasn't in bed -I was an important guest who was sick after all. And I wasn't pleased to have to drink more of that bitter medicine, but we can't have nice things all the time, now can we?

My voices was strained but I managed to communicate enough. I gave them my list, and laundry (the clothes I wore on the boat) before they left. They'd get me the things the next day. I was instructed to sleep until someone brings me breakfast the next day... which is what I was going to do anyway since the sun was practically gone. I might be a bit of a workaholic but I'm not going to let myself pull an accidental all-nighter when I know I'm still sick. I'm far more self aware than that.

And besides, the Great Bell didn't ring at night.

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Maids brought my breakfast (& meds) the next morning and let me know that my clothes would be cleaned and dry by the end of the day. I guess they didn't use magic for everything.

They also gave me all of the drafting and inking supplies I asked for except for scissors. In one of the omakes Sinbad was shown cutting his hair with a knife as a part of his normal grooming. I had hoped he was just old fashioned.

For the greater good and the future of my own hair care, I drafted up detailed designs for a few different types of basic scissors. They wouldn't look fancy, but hopefully I had put enough of a detailed explanation on everything for the smith to figure out what I was asking. Steel wasn't developed until the middle ages and some of the counties of this world matched that so I hoped

that God and anime were on my side. I really wanted scissors that would be a good quality.

And if that didn't work I'd just have to get used to using knives and bladed rollers like a regular person.

The Great Bell rung for 10 am. There were at least another 2 hours before someone would show up, to give lunch, that I could ask to take my draft for the scissors to a black Smith.

I should be resting as a sick person. I should be more exhausted and in pain as a sick person. What was making me recover this quickly?

I still didn't feel like laying back down, so I decided to start drafting up the materials and equipment for proving everything I had written in the scrolls I gave the previous day.

Globally, micro-organisms, viruses, and bacteria were not really accept or proved until the late 1800's. Since Magi seems to take place some time around our 100AD-1300, and Yunan hinting at chemical compounds was seen as shocking by Yam, I knew that my bio scrolls were probably causing an uproar in the Black Libra Tower. I refused to use actual people or wait for an outbreak to prove it like how it happened in history -like how John Snow proved it when finding the cause of cholera outbreaks in 1848 and 1854 England. No, I needed to show how to prove these things in a lab, and to do that I was going to need to explain how to keep samples and invent a way to see microorganisms.

First was for a glass petri dish and other containers for samples. I'd need at least 3 -preferably more. I know glass works have been around since BC, and that this world had glass windows in some scenes, but I worried about the quality of the glass contaminating the experiments. I was going to have to boil them beforehand to sterilize them anyway.

Gosh I wish I had access to nonporous, air tight containers, and a temperature controlled environment. The heat and humidity of Sindria could easily mess everything up.

Wait... I suddenly remembered a scene from the Magnostadt arc when they showed how a sample was being stored. They already had good enough glass. I knew there were magic bio experiments but I had no idea how they worked.

With the realization that I was getting ahead myself, I switched to writing about how to use the scientific method to test for germs. It was basically the bread in a bag test to teach young children about germs but with petri dishes. I also wrote about how to analyze samples with a microscope to see micro organisms so I was going to have to figure that out next.

Lunch came as the perfect break.

Just thinking about reinventing this thing made me nervous. I knew magnifying glasses existed in ancient Rome, but they would be nothing like what I was used to. I had to explain how light moves and made multiple diagrams showing how concave and convex lenses affect light as well as the material of the lens. I ended up also showing how to make a telescope even though I knew Yam already had one.

Magicians were the only ones shown with glasses. Maybe now the rest of the world could have them too.

4 o'clock came and so did 3 doctors and a magician. It was less than yesterday, but still more than necessary to treat or analyze one person. I only recognized one of the doctors from the previous day. All of the new faces looked nervous. None of them looked young by any measure, so I really doubted this was their first time treating someone.

They weren't happy to see me at the table and made me return to my bed -their loss.

The doctor from the previous day was the one doing most of the talking. "Your recovery is amazing. You will most likely be better in another 3 days at this rate if not sooner. It's practically a miracle."

I smiled. "It's pretty shocking for me too." As long as I spoke quietly and kept my comments short, I found I could talk again for a bit.

The doctor was silent for a moment before changing the subject. "I know you need rest, but would you be willing to answer a few questions about those scrolls from yesterday?

The 3 other men looked expectant. This was why they were here.

"I don't mind as long as you don't make me talk too much."

Then came the question I was expecting since I had first made the scrolls. "I know you are a Prophet and the information came from your visions but is there any way you can prove what you wrote?"

I pointed to the table with the scroll I had started earlier. "I can't prove it with the current equipment I have, so I've been drafting up the needed equipment and processes for proving it."

They all turned to look at where I was pointing.

I added, "It's not done, but you're welcome to read what I have so far."

I was thanked as they went to the table they had called me away from when they entered.

'He called it 'visions?' Really?' I had to ask Sinbad later what he was telling his people about me so I could keep the story straight.

The magician confirmed for the others what I wrote about light bending. There was magic to do that, but not everyone is a magician. I had just invented a way for non-magicians to bend light.

Just wait until I show them a prism that can split light into colors. Or teach them how light is perceived in the eye. Or even better, show them the double slit experiment that proves that light is a particle not just a wave... Did they know light was a wave yet?

"Lady Prophet."

I was pulled out of my thoughts.

"You said this isn't finished and there is plenty of space in this scroll for more, but would you let us take this back to the tower so we can get started?"

I wanted to say 'no.' I was still coming up with things to add to it, but I also knew that holding things back because I wanted to save paper was a fool's game. Besides, I could always add more to it later.

I nodded and they thanked me before making me promise not to leave my bed. They were grateful for this new scroll but not at the expense of my health -they were doctors after all.

And then they left.

It was probably about 5pm if my internal clock was on schedule, so I had about an hour before the next ring of the Bell.

Even if I wasn't a man of my word, I would have lost the motivation to work with my current project taken from me while I was still in the middle of making it.

So, I did the thing I grew up doing when I was bedridden from illness: I looked out the window. From the bed I could only see the tops of the buildings on the other side of the courtyard. The Tower that was just poking in from the left had to be the Black Libra Tower.

The waves in Sindria were calmer yet stronger than those in Balbadd. It was probably due to Sinbad's influence. He brought stability and security to his people. I could understand why so many chose to follow him or ally with him. But I knew where all this would lead. As he obtains more power and influence he will stop being able to see himself from the pedestal that he and everyone else put him on; his greed will make him blind to the wants and needs of others, and like a middle aged parent that isn't ready for their child to leave the nest he will take out his frustration on the world that was moving on without him. When Sinbad dies at the end of the manga, Drakon realizes that they all put too much on Sinbad's shoulders.

To change Fate, I was going to have to make sure I never put him on that pedestal nor rely on him for much. And I was going to have to convince the 8 Generals to do the same -or at least to start pulling more of the weight.

The 6 o'clock Bell came faster than I expected, as well as my dinner not long after. They brought my clean laundry, a sleeping gown, and some other common clothes and things for my convenience.

I would have preferred something much shorter for the night gown since I hate having a lot of extra fabric around my legs when I already have blankets. I was not going to risk being walked in on by doctors or whoever when sleeping naked, so I would make do for now.

There was no way King Sinbad wasn't going to reward me for those scrolls. If it was some kind of treasure I'd sell it and buy a new wardrobe for myself that actually suited me, and if the reward was a request then I would ask that he pay for everything directly.

The light coming in my windows changed, and I watched my 2nd sunset in Sindria.

When Sinbad found this island 10 years ago, he completely terraformed it. He didn't get rid of all of the vegetation that was here, but he did break down one of the sides to allow for easier access by boat. The side he carved out faced northish towards all of the other known countries, so no boat would have a reason to circle the island. It was a decision that would benefit the merchants and make it easier to defend.

It also meant that my windows faced west, so I could watch the Sun set every day. I couldn't help but see that as a blessing and a curse. Sure not getting the sunrise meant I'd need to put more effort into

waking up in the morning but that wasn't the part I was worried about.

See- The thing is... I have synesthesia (having 2 or more senses overlapping). I see sounds, letters, and numbers as colors and textures. I have it mild enough that I can normally block it out so it's not too distracting (thank God because music is a main stim), but sometimes I'll hear something and get overwhelmed by how it looks.

Each letter and number is a color. So every voice can make every color, but language, pitch, tone, and accent all affect the colors and textures I see from a person's voice like a filter. There have definitely been some people that I struggled to give my full attention to when I first met them because I was entranced by how their voice looked. The more I hear a person's voice the more I'm able to move its visuals to the background so I can focus -desensitizing myself to it.

Luckily, Sinbad's voice is normally not so distracting that I stop paying attention. Since it's like a merger of every voice actor I've heard play him (All the characters I had met so far were like this.) I'm already desensitized. The similarities across all of the VAs meant that his voice looked like a sunset -full of deep purples and magentas, and bright reds, peach, and gold, and with a smooth and flowing texture like painting in acrylic with a wet brush -like a painting of the last moments of a sunset.

His voice was as pretty as he was.

I hadn't actually gotten to see or hear him for a whole day. But I'd get to look at his voice's equivalent every day while living under his protection.

It was frustrating to admit -I barely knew him as a real person- yet I couldn't deny that I missed him. I feel asleep watching the sun set.

((I wasn't going to write about my synesthesia, but this is my fanfic and I thought it might be fun to reference the colors peoples voices make when the characters talk. I'm not going to paint every VA and head cannon, but I will describe them as I go. Ja'far's Japanese and English VAs have voices that look very different so finding the middle ground is proving tricky.

Also, anyone who noticed that the purple I see in Sinbad's voice is the same as the purple I've been using for the illustrations and comics is super smart and cool.))

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