#excutie up!

[rushkitchen]

Deck Type: Leo Lurker Format: KP12 From: West Link: https://twitter.com/VoltalonR/status/1627163566855061505?t=HocVX_lvli3Xh7jafRVOvQ&s=19

[lazyjellyfishcreation]

My thoughts on witcher!jaskier

So, so. I have been looking at a lot of witcher!jaskier shit lately, and eventhough bear!jaskier strikes a cord in my heart, to me, jask will always be a cat. So, with Jaskier being a cat, he would know Aiden, that would be logical. My question: what would their relationship be? my headcanon, Jaskier is Aidens teacher! Hear me out. Julek (jaskier's first actual name) was a promising young witcher of about 50 years old when it happend. He doesn't go to the caravan often because he doesn't like his siblings all that much, but he occasionally does to gamble and drink without having to worry about prejudice. He gambles his fun money away and gets drunk as a skunk in the process. He then remembers just how much he doesn't like being at the caravan and in his drunken mind decides to leave the caravan then and there to continue on the path. On his way out he stumbles into the wrong cart and finds Aiden. Aiden came out wrong. When he went trough the grasses (i hc that eventhough the cats do take in witchers from other schools that came out wrong, they also made their own, and aiden was one of the later.) Usually, a cat comming out with weird mutations isn't a problem, that's the cats school's specialty. But Aiden was a step too far. Aiden was deaf after the grasses. And the mages wanted to know why, so they strapped him to a table, to dissect him later. that's where Julek finds him. at 12 years old, scared, feverish from the grasses, alone, unable to hear, and not knowing what is going got happen to him. Julek, drunk as he is, decides that this is the perfect opportunity to make a shit decision and just. Takes. The kid. Julek just steals this child, and when he sobers up he realizes that that was a shit desicion but can't go back now, not when the kid looks up at him with scared sad eyes and go god he is gonna get so attached to this kid. So, Julek raises Aiden to the best of his abilties. He feeds him, trains him, teaches him the speech of hands (sighn language). Aiden is a smart boy, and phenomenal with trowing knives, he truly has impeccable aim. He's large too. Whatever took his hearing made him grow fast as fuck. Eventually, just when Aiden is getting used to not hearing, after a year or so, fate is cruel to him once again and takes his silent safety. Getting his hearing back is excutiating. Everything is loud, and sounds are so sharp now and it is overwhelming and aiden just want's it to be quit again but it is never quiet and and and. He's not having a good time. It takes him well over a month for him to adjusted to sounds. But now his hearing is better then any witcher's. It's overwhelming and it hurts but at least he can hear the monsters coming now.

All the while they are getting chased. Rememeber: Julek took a kit that wasn't his, not only that, Aiden was supposed to be a sience experiment and the cat mages want him back. so, 3 years after aiden getting stolen they make the desicion to go back to the caravan and claim aiden as julek's kit, to keep them from being hunted.

only problem: only grandmasters can assighn a witcher a kit to go on the path with, and the current grandmaster won't do it, because the mages want to keep him. so, Julek does the sane thing and chalenges the granmaster. If he wins and kills the grandmaster, then he becomes the grandmaster and can claim Aiden. if not, well... he wont be around to witness what they would do to his kit (son) nobody expects this 50 something year old witcher to beat the grandmaster with a century of experience under his belt. Julek is good, but he's (relatively) young. They are all wrong. Julek wins. Aiden is his. He claims his kid, steps down from the grandmaster position and fucks right off. I have so much more for this au but it's late so i might write that later if you want.

[ygo-monster-type-tournament]

By the way, here's the full bracket in text form. I haven't finished the images yet because the way i'm doing it takes a while but looks really cool (it's got rainbow!)

BRACKET A

Shinobird vs. P.U.N.K. vs. Impcantation

Noble Knight vs. Infinitrack vs. World Legacy

Chemicritter vs. Fire Fist vs. Kuriboh

Mikanko vs. Guardian vs. Tachyon

Black Luster Soldier vs. Blaze Fiend vs. Icejade

Hole vs. Crystron vs. Cat (Rush Duel)

Shaddoll vs. S-Force vs. Mekk-Knight

Scrap vs. Digital Bug vs. Drone

Bujin vs. Nimble vs. Tri-Brigade

Beast Gear vs. Charmer vs. Nemeses

Subterror vs. PSY-Frame vs. Orcust

Therion vs. Nordic vs. Branded

The Weather vs. Gorgonic vs. Mythical Beast

Neo-Spacian vs. Predaplant vs. Traptrix

Fire Formation vs. Bystial vs. Kashtira

Dark Magician vs. Mathmech vs. Majestic

⁂

BRACKET B

Madolche vs. Mannadium vs. Skiel

Number vs. Tindangle vs. Crusadia

Numeron vs. Jinzo vs. Live☆Twin

Speedroid vs. Jointech vs. Mayakashi

Dragonmaid vs. Poker Knight vs. Tron

Flamvell vs. Entity vs. Zefra

Ritual Beast vs. The Agent vs. Appliancer

Arcana Force vs. Dark Scorpion vs. Yang Zing

Vernusylph vs. Timelord vs. Evil Eye

Rokket vs. Ogdoadic vs. Umbral Horror

Sky Striker vs. Triamid vs. Aquaactress

Crystal Beast vs. Unchained vs. Voidvelgr

Kaiju vs. Virtual World vs. Synchro Dragon

Heraldic Beast vs. Chrysalis vs. Yubel

/Assault Mode vs. Battlewasp vs. Ghoti

Malefic vs. Fortune Fairy vs. Endymion

⁂

BRACKET C

Blue-Eyes vs. Inzektor vs. Mist Valley

Gravekeeper’s vs. Star Seraph vs. Sunavalon

Evil★Twin vs. Fossil vs. Despia

Code Talker vs. Malicevorous vs. Meklord

Beetrooper vs. Purrely vs. Generaider

Dragon Ruler vs. Iron Chain vs. Genex

Sportsdragon vs. Ancient Gear vs. Aesir

Gaia vs. Constructor vs. Armed Dragon

G Golem vs. B.E.S. vs. Excutie

Music Princess vs. Dark World vs. T.G.

Krawler vs. Prophecy vs. The☆

Batteryman vs. Magistus vs. Thunder Dragon

Magical Musket vs. Strike Dragon vs. A.I.

Swordsoul vs. Talismanic vs. Ojama

Majespecter vs. Vision HERO vs. CAN:D

Infernity vs. Void vs. Volcanic

⁂

BRACKET D

High Tech Dragon vs. Gunkan vs. Gagaga

Megalith vs. Sushi Fairy vs. Anti

Ninja vs. Earthbound vs. Gladiator Beast

Frightfur vs. Archfiend vs. Synchron

Dinomist vs. Ursarctic vs. Gouki

D/D vs. Helixx vs. Raidraptor

Witchcrafter vs. Gold Pride vs. D-Scale

Gimmick Puppet vs. Cloudian vs. Mermail

War Rock vs. Utopia vs. Armatos Legio

Drytron vs. Gandora vs. Infernoid

Steelswarm vs. Battleguard vs. Superheavy Samurai

Blackwing vs. Smile vs. Cyber Dragon

True King vs. Cyberdark vs. Alien

Magician Girl vs. Koa’ki Meiru vs. Performapal

Parshath vs. Galactica vs. Vylon

Cubic vs. Fairy Tail vs. Reptilianne

⁂

BRACKET E

Galaxy vs. White vs. Skysavior

Thorn Prisoner vs. Supreme King vs. SPYRAL

Burning Abyss vs. U.A. vs. Melffy

Phantom Knights vs. Simorgh vs. Red-Eyes

Destiny HERO vs. Mokey Mokey vs. Evilswarm

Fusion Dragon vs. Zubaba vs. Frog

Clear vs. Adamancipator vs. Fire King

Dogmatika vs. Jersey vs. Duston

Floowandereeze vs. Valkyrie vs. Abyss Actor

Prediction Princess vs. Magikey vs. Six Samurai

Wind-Up vs. Danger! vs. Lightsworn

Gishki vs. Xyz Dragon vs. Vanquish Soul

Altergeist vs. Machina vs. Springans

Spellbook vs. Magnum Overlord vs. Nekroz

Herald vs. Arts Angel vs. Rikka

Evolsaur vs. Performage vs. Cynet

⁂

BRACKET F

Eldlitch vs. Ancient Warriors vs. Penguin

F.A. vs. Codebreaker vs. Kozmo

Evil HERO vs. Topologic vs. Qliphort

Igknight vs. Vampire vs. Dark Contract

Dracoslayer vs. Shiranui vs. Fur Hire

Dododo vs. Kairyu-Shin vs. Toon

Fortune Lady vs. Jurrac vs. Amorphage

Melodious vs. Amazement vs. Thunderbeetle

Evolzar vs. Pendulum Dragon vs. Ice Barrier

Gem-Knight vs. Ewekai vs. Djinn

Gusto vs. Starry Knight vs. Tearlaments

Sevens Road vs. Odd-Eyes vs. Zoodiac

Exodia vs. Super Quant vs. Karakuri

Nemleria vs. Monarch vs. Lyrilusc

Scareclaw vs. Nephthys vs. Salamangreat

Hazy Flame vs. Dracoverlord vs. Vaylantz

⁂

BRACKET G

Plunder Patroll vs. Warrior vs. Butterspy

Libromancer vs. Harpie vs. Runick

Evoltile vs. Symphonic Warrior vs. Gadget

Borrel vs. True Draco vs. Dinowrestler

Morphtronic vs. Prank-Kids vs. Laval

Atlantean vs. Materiactor vs. Dinomorphia

Hieratic vs. Myutant vs. Darklord

Cyber Angel vs. Gizmek vs. Labyrinth

Heroic vs. Phantom Beast vs. Edge Imp

Granel vs. Artifact vs. Constellar

Elemental HERO vs. Goyo vs. Ally of Justice

Watt vs. Knightmare vs. Marincess

Sylvan vs. Elementsaber vs. Photon

Ghostrick vs. Vendread vs. Buster Blader

Aroma vs. Wisel vs. Mirror Imagine

Worm vs. Amazoness vs. Yosenju

⁂

BRACKET H

Metalfoes vs. Flower Cardian vs. Ultimate Flag

Royal Rebel’s vs. Solfachord vs. Dragunity

Rose Dragon vs. New Order vs. Exosister

C vs. Windwitch vs. Spright

Dream Mirror vs. Transamu vs. Metaphys

Naturia vs. Graydle vs. Venom

@Ignister vs. Battlin’ Boxer vs. Lunalight

Junk vs. Time Thief vs. Rescue-ACE

Chronomaly vs. Destruction Sword vs. Phantasm Spiral

Masked HERO vs. Tenyi vs. Tellarknight

Trickstar vs. Gogogo vs. Attraction

Cipher vs. Vehicroid vs. Deskbot

Invoked vs. Elemental Lord vs. X-Saber

Resonator vs. Stardust vs. Fabled

Geargia vs. ZW - vs. Fluffal

Pendulum Magician vs. Shadow Flower vs. Paleozoic

[aquaburst3]

I've seen countless Reddit threads about this and I want to toss my hat into the arena, so here are my unpopular TWST opinions! God, I'm gonna be roasted alive for this.

Disclaimer: Keep in mind this is all just opinion. You can completely disagree with me. This is just my own thoughts. None of this an attack on Yana as a person. I just think that she has many weaknesses as a writer like many of us, myself included. She's an adult, so I can call things out how they are.

(undercut because super long)

The whole debate about Yuu's gender is so fucking stupid: The character in the game clearly represents you—the player yourself, hence the name YUU, so they are whatever gender, sexuality, race, etc that you want them to be. Genderless and faceless MCs in genres outside of otomes are more popular in western games then East Asian far as I can tell, so people might not be as used to one being here, but they are still a thing, guys.

I wish Yuu had more of an impact on the plot and wasn't passive: I like the fact that Yuu is faceless and genderless. This gives a chance for people who are less represented in Japanese media to create their own "Yuus". Hell, I know I did this myself with mine being a latina, bisexual among other things who represents me more. People who want a lead who has a face and personality always have the manga and novels.

However, I wish they had an impact on the plot. As is, Yuu just an observer who chimes in once in awhile. That is really dragging down the immersion in the game, because it feels like you can scrap them from the narrative and have little impact.

The worldbuilding is terrible and is one of the worst I've ever seen: Okay. Maybe not the worst. It's not as bad as Descendants where it makes zero sense and makes the Disney characters super OOC, but it's still up there.

For starters, the game takes place in a modern setting. That's fine. Hell, I would've normally loved that, since that's one of the reasons why I enjoy The Owl House so much. But it wasn't excutied properly here.

Unlike The Owl House where it's a fantasy world with some modern elements, here it's exactly like real life with a few exceptions. That's not realistic. The existence of magic, mermaids, fae and furries alone would've changed things a lot, but yet they have no impact on anything. It's like the movie Bright. Instead of incorporating these elements organically into the world and considering how each of them would change things, they are just slapped on top of reality like magnates on a fridge.

What new worldbuild there is present is completely scatterbrained. When you lay it all out, none of it is coherent. Like...

Why is overblotting a thing in this universe?

Why doesn't everyone know about overblotting by now? (Even if it's rare, most people should know about its existence.)

Why is STYKs even a thing? Wouldn't everyone figure out about it eons ago?

Why aren't most of the residents there mages like in the ATLA or BNHA universes? If mages have interbreed with nonmages for millenia, then the magic gene would eventually overtake the genepool thanks to it benefitting people the most from an evolutionary perspective. Unlike the HP universe, there was no stigma against mages intermarrying, so that's not an excuse. Why the small percentage?

Why are none of the villains like Ursula called by their real names? I know they are historical figures, but some of these happened only a few hundred years ago, so they should have records of this shit.

Why is there so little known about the Great Seven, since, again, some of this happened less than a few hundred years ago.

Why isn't everyone in this world Hellenistic if they know the Greek Gods are real?

Why is Christianity a thing in this world, despite the Greek Gods being real?

Why does the game say that transformation potions are banned, despite the mermaid characters using them to attend Night Raven and the school literally teaching the kids how to make them? Isn't that like Walter White teaching his class how to make crack?

Why is there only one country where fae live? Wouldn't they be universal? Same goes for beastman.

How the fuck can both the heroes and the villains be both honoured historical figures? It's either one or the other.

Why are the people in Bairer Valley like the fantasy version of the Amish?

What the hell is the deal with that war Lilia keeps bringing up?

Why are merfolk only located in one sea?

These are just some of the ones from the top of my head! This still goes on and on!

It reminds me of when you are planning stages of a fantasy story's worldbuilding and you toss a bunch of shit at the wall, even some nonsensical things. But usually you have to go back in and tie up all the loose ends to have things line up correctly. Twisted Wonderland doesn't. Instead it still has all of these half baked worldbuilding ideas, even when they don't add up to the large picture, and it rips a part at the seams.

There's also a huge issue of a lack of research as well like in the scene where Kalim says an explanation for his surname, but it's completely wrong.

Honestly, when I have to go back in and completely alter the worldbuilding so that it makes sense in my fanfics, you know that the game fucked up in that regard. If you want to see a fantasy world with modern elements done right, go watch The Owl House or Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.

Malleus is a good-looking, but bland character: While I know characters like Jamil lacked any development until their arc, thing is that despite being almost at Diasomnia arc, we still know little about him. All we know is that he is prideful, a himbo and is a bit naive. For a character that we knew since the early chapters, that is pretty bad. It's disappointing, since his character concept on paper sounds so awesome, but yet it falls flat in execution.

Malleus and Yuu's friendship isn't very believable: Don't get me wrong. I understand why Malleus sees Yuu as a friend, but why the other way around? They hardly spend any time together. He just pops up every once in a while, says a few lines and that's it. But yet the game expects us to see them as close friends? Bullshit.

I think a lot of it has to do on the instance of having Yuu not learning Malleus' identity. One of my close online friends @stormkitty97 looked back at our first interactions, and they were pretty bland like Malleus and Yuu's as well. However, over time we talked more and began to hang out, becoming actual friends. Having Yuu and Malleus grow closer after spending time with one another would make their bond relatable and allowed the game to actually develop the Diasomnia more. But again, if the game did that, then that whole misunderstanding bs would fly out the window.

Ortho and Idia are lost potential: The idea of a child on the brink of death being brought back as a robot child sounds awesome. But like many things, it falls flat in execution.

Ortho has ZERO personality and is just the obligatory kawaii child character. It also makes no sense. Ortho was a child when he died, yes. But the current one is supposed to be the same age as the first years, so why the hell is he acting like a little kid? That's like if Alfonse acted like a child instead of a young man after his soul was sealed inside of the armour.

Idia is fine, I guess. But I REALLY don't see him as a good representative of Hades, who was known for being a smooth, funny fast-talker while he's the act opposite.

There's little conflict between the brothers, so it makes their dynamic feel stale and uninteresting. All stories need conflict. There's plenty of it there if it was actually explored.

(Personally, if I wrote this I would've keep Idia as is, but made Ortho more like Claudia from Interview with a Vampire with the personality of Hades—a soul of a young man trapped in the boy of a small child, who desperately wants a normal human body. Something like that would make him grow angry and make tensions grow between them with Ortho taking actions to get his body back, even in questionable ways.)

Chapter Six is on par Savanaclaw, ie it's one of the worst arcs in the game so far: If you know me well, you probably heard me rant about this before, but I'll say it now once again. To keep things short, it added too much random worldbuilding that came straight the fuck outta nowhere, the new worldbuilding makes no sense, the pacing is terrible, everyone acts extremely OOC, a lot of the things surrounding the Shroud Brothers makes no sense and Malleus coming in as a Deus Ex Machina fairy to resolve the plot when Vil could've easily solved the problem himself makes my eyes roll.

I think the Masquerade Event is rather problematic and I wish it was done differently: My major problem with it, outside of making the worldbuilding even more nonsensical is that it not only made Frollo an honoured historical figure, but said that he was on par with the Great Seven. Look, I know none of the other Great Seven in the game are saints, and all of them did extremely fucked up shit, but those guys are written in such a way that they are still likeable with a supernatural flare. You can easily twist their stories around to make it where while they aren't saints, at least you can understand where they are coming from and think they made the right call given the circumstances. Frollo is the exact opposite. He's a villain firmly rooted in reality, especailly here in the west, with ZERO redeeming qualities about him. In his movie, he almost drowned a baby in a well for being "deformed", made a woman's skull crack open after kicking her, wanted to exterminate all of the Rroma in Paris and is an old man who lusted after an underaged woman. Having characters idolize him when he's so rooted in reality feels wrong. It's like if the game made the Coachman or Radcliff honoured figures, despite the former being the fantasy version of a human trafficker and the latter being a literal fucking colonizer. Yes, they can do it, but it's in poor taste and makes no sense from an in universe standpoint.

If the game wanted to model that school after someone, I think Mother Gothel would've been the better option. While she is problematic too with her plan essentially being blood libel, which is an anti semitic trope, at least she's less rooted in reality than Frollo. Plus, it would've made the town name make a lot more sense thanks to her being tied to a golden flower. (Seriously, what the fuck does The Hunchback of Notre Dame have to do with flowers?) I think that if Yana REALLY wanted to add a Frollo counterpart to the game, he should've been in the same camp as Vargas or Crewel where he's a character without a statue honouring the actual person.

To be honest, this event is so problematic that I wouldn't be surprised if it was a Japanese exclusive or has massive overhauls to it like what happened with Sam's design or Fairy Gala. I can't imagine how westerners would take it as is, especailly when the game inevitably becomes more mainstream after the anime adaption next year.

Vil and Neige should've been stepbrothers: I talked about this at length before, so I won't get into it too much. But for the abridged version, it would've gave the events in that arc more impact, aligned Vil with the Evil Queen more and better explained why Vil overblotted and was so angry with him than if Neige was just a former coworker. To be honest, having that not be the case is such a bizarre writing choice that I have no idea what the hell Yana was going for with those two. But either way, it fell flat.

There should've been more half fae/mermen/beastmen and human characters in the cast: You can't look me in the eye and tell me that Sebek is the only half fae in that whole school. There would be a lot more attending Night Raven, including others of the main cast. I can see Epel and especailly Vil being half fae.

Vil and Jack's friendship should've played a bigger role in the game: When I first heard about this, I was intrigued. But this is hardly mentioned outside of a few vignettes. It comes across as one of the many plot points in the game that Yana brought up, but then promptly dropped, because she simply forgot about it, which is one of her major problems she has a writer that I've noticed. But still, if she wasn't gonna do anything with this, why bring it up in the first place?

Leona should've had a Swahili name: Usually in Disney projects that centre around The Lion King characters they would ALWAYS have Swahili names like Kion, Banji, Nala, etc. Having the game break that pattern is just...bizarre. Him having a Swahili name would fit the lore more and make more sense, especailly considering he's from an African coded country and is royalty, which is huge on tradition.

Leona and Jamil should've suffered more consequences for their actions after their overblots: I love these two, especailly Jamil, but they were left off the hook far too easily. Leona stated that he learnt nothing from that whole experience. Kalim instantly completely forgives Jamil despite his betrayal without any loss of trust at all. Actions always have consequences for good or ill, and that should've been shown a lot more. Having Kalim and Ruggie being angry at them for what they did would've mitigated this a lot.

Ruggie should've overblotted, not Leona: It makes far more sense, especailly with Ruggie drinking that one potion. The fact that he doesn't is just bizarre.

The Scarabia Dou should've went their own ways: I love the Scarabia Dou's dynamic just as much everyone else, but the game implying that Jamil should continue serving Kalim's family, despite treating his family like total shit, during the Ignihyde arc is super fucked up. Instead I think it should've ended with Kalim realizing how fucked up his family is and setting Jamil's family free. Yes, it's cliche. But it's what makes the most sense for them. Plus, it would've aligned those two with the movie more where Aladdin sets the Genie free. Or least having them learn to become their own person and setting boundaries for themselves.

Azul's eating disorder and Vil fussing over his weight should've been addressed and handled A LOT better: If you read between the lines, it's clear that Azul has body dysmorphia and a eating disorder (likely Bulimia thanks to him liking "fatty foods" and hating unhealthy ones, so I can easily see him going hungry, eating a huge unhealthy meal and purging it) thanks to being constantly fat shamed as a kid. He often says lines like, "I wish they'd list calories in the school's cafeteria. It makes things difficult", and "I like tightening my belt, because it gives me a slimmer figure". Azul gets anxious when Yuu offers him candy. During the Halloween event, Jamil comments that Azul has never ate anything, but is eyeing up all of the food. Is this ever addressed? No, of course not. If anything, it's treated as the butt of the joke, including a scene where everyone laughs at Azul for being fat as a kid. Not only that, but there is a bit in one of Vil's stories where Rook encourages Vil to lose weight.

Look, I'm far from being one of those "Can someone please think of the children!?" type of people, but adding disordered eating in a game targeted at teenagers and having it be not only uncriticized, but ACTIVELY ENCOURAGED is an incredibly irresponsible writing choice on Yana's part. I'm of the mindset of that if you want to tackle dark subject matter in shoujo/YA, fine, go ahead, but be mature about it and actual treat it with respect. This, of course, doesn't. (Granted, I think some of this is cultural on Yana's part, considering being plus sized is much more frowned upon in East Asia than the west and being only 5 pounds overweight can make others bully you for being "fat", but that's no excuse and she should've known better.) Good God, I thought that Hunk from VLD was bad, but this is on a whole other level.

[arkadiaasks]

With the new limit regulations, do you think there will be a different top deck than Excuties? If so, what would it be?

I think it'll be Excuties but by not as abusive as a margin and I wouldn't be shocked if the Sea Serpent Deck ends up doing something?

[mediioxumate]

|| @excutient <3′d for a starter from izuru. 

Servant is... irritating. But it would be more irritating and more trouble than it’s worth to try to be rid of him. So instead he sits back, gaze fixed on the boy in front of him, red irises nearly flashing from the light reflecting off the chain attached to his neck. It’s new - Junko, perhaps?

She does insist nearly daily that Servant is some kind of gift for him. In all honesty, he finds the whole get up tacky. But Servant seems to enjoy it. Whatever. 

“When are you departing to Towa?” Izuru finally asks, chin canting slightly as he regards the other boy. His toes tap impatiently as he waits for an answer. Out of curiosity, he tugs the chain just to see what happens - to hear the gasp. Or will he? At least for all his irritation, Servant isn’t nearly as boring as others. He’s managed to catch Izuru by surprise more times than he thought possible. It leads him to a kind of fondness. 

“What will you even be doing there? Attending to whichever children Junko has found?”

[latibulation]

3-5  things  that  your  character  can  be  identified  by.

EMOTIONS   /   FEELINGS. 01.  collected /  02.  calculating /  03.  smug /  04.  lost /  05.  worry

COLOURS. 01.  cyan /  02.  white /  03.  charcoal /  04.  sapphire /  05.  mahogany

SCENTS. 01.  sterile  /  02.  florals  /  03.  green tea  /  04.  metallic  /  05.  cigarette smoke

FASHION. 01.  button-ups  /  02.  slacks   /  03.  thefted, worn t-shirts  /  04.  neutral tones /  05.  leather.

OBJECTS. 01.  state id  /  02.  emergency kit  /  03.  packs of spearmint gum  /  04.  apartment keys  /  05.  framed art

BODY   LANGUAGE. 01.  stiff posture  /  02.  chin up, shoulders back  /  03.  leaned in to rest against companion  /  04.  open, heart on display  /  05.  seated on edge of desk

AESTHETICS. 01.  sleek, clean, sterile  /  02.  gardens with pavillions  /  03.  business but make it oscar wilde  /  04.  reading by lamplight  /  05.  night time city walks

tagged by:  @iinaniis <3 

tagging: @psychoforce (haru or ann!), @excutient (shin or ranmaru!), @distcrt, the you reading this!

[el-michoacano]

A historical vampire AU revolving around Nikolai, Aleksander, and Zoya. Ranges from 1799 to the present. Be aware of the tags, and all the horrors that come with such an AU.

Chapter two

"If I had been there, maybe I could have saved her."

"She was torn to pieces." There was a tremble in Liliyana's voice that Nikolai had never heard before. He wasn't surprised. Zoya had been more than Liliyana's niece, she had practically been her daughter. Nikolai knew for a fact that Liliyana was taking her death as hard as he was, if not harder. "There was nothing anyone could have done for her."

[[MORE]]

"I heard it was some sort of animal." Sabina Garin was only half as brazen as Zoya had been, but this, gossiping at her own daughter's funeral...

Nikolai couldn't bring himself to look at her, his hands fisting at his sides, his gloves squeaking in protest. He had been hearing the gossip ever since the night of the attack, of course, but it hadn't gotten any easier, and to hear it from Zoya's own family was a slap in the face he hadn't been prepared for. The alcohol burning in his veins didn't make it any easier, either. He wasn't sure he could handle being here, but he did his best to bear it. Zoya deserved that much.

"But what sort of animal could have climbed all the way up onto the portico?" The much younger lady Sabina was gossiping with had, at least, the tact to hide her mouth behind her fan. "It had to have been a person. Do you suppose the Countess...?"

"She's a lady, Dunyasha! She's not capable of such a thing!" When Liliyana shot her a warning look, Sabina cleared her throat. More softly, she said, hiding her mouth behind her gloved hand, "And I hear she's pregnant with the Duke's child!"

"So soon? They haven't even married yet!"

"It's a shame he decided to accept her offer," Sabina said, pointedly not looking at Nikolai, "or dear Zoya would still be here."

"And he didn't even have the decency to be here!" Dunyasha shook her head.

"That's enough." It Liliyana, Zoya's aunt, who shooed them away and came to stand at Nikolai's side before the fireplace, though she said nothing to him. Instead of speaking, she clapped a hand on Nikolai's shoulder, giving it a comforting squeeze.

Nikolai gave her a tight smile. "I'm sorry." It wasn't enough, he knew.

"It wasn't your fault." It sounded like Liliyana didn't quite believe it.

Nikolai shook his head. "I have medical training, Liliyana." He had learned in the Army, and though he hadn't practiced for quite some time, he had saved lives. "If I had been there, maybe I could have saved her."

"She was torn to pieces." There was a tremble in Liliyana's voice that Nikolai had never heard before. He wasn't surprised. Zoya had been more than Liliyana's niece, she had practically been her daughter. Nikolai knew for a fact that Liliyana was taking her death as hard as he was, if not harder. "There was nothing anyone could have done for her."

She, Nikolai thought. Her. Liliyana hadn't used her niece's name since the attack. Nikolai couldn't blame her. It was hard just to think about her. It was agony to think of the state in which Nikolai had last seen her. It was excutiating to think he would never see her again. He swallowed the pain down to accept a handshake and a forced smile from Liliyana before he stepped away.

It seemed the entirety of the Nazyalensky and Garin families had come to see their lost girl off, and Nikolai wove through them as best he could, finding his way into the parlor, where her corpse had been laid out in its pretty coffin, all hammered shut so no one could steal a peek at her mangled body.

No one would dare even without the nails, though, as her huge, terrifying uncle Juris sat on the nearby chaise, elbows on his knees, hands joined in silent prayer. He looked up when Nikolai approached. His eyes, cold and silvery, were puffy and rimmed in red and sunken into sleep shadows. He said, "Baron."

Nikolai said, "Juris." He knelt before the coffin, pressing his hand to the lid. To its occupant, he whispered, "I'm so sorry."

"You should be."

Nikolai tensed. It wasn't Zoya's voice, as he had expected, but Juris's. "You were her fiancé. You were supposed to protect her." Juris's eyes were sharper than Nikolai had ever seen them, yet he didn't flinch away. It was true. He deserved this. "You were supposed to protect her, and now she's dead."

"I'm sorry," was all Nikolai could bring himself to say. He meant it. He had never been sorrier for anything in all his life. "I'm sorry, Juris, I never wanted--"

"Leave."

Nikolai bit his lip. His eyes were wet. His head was swimming, and from more than just grief.

"Leave, Baron." It was a command, and Nikolai had no intention of going against it. "You're no longer welcome here. I don't want to see you at the funeral, and I don't want to see you here again."

Nikolai didn't argue. He nodded, stood, and saw himself out.

He had never been so grateful for the flask in his coat pocket. When he stopped for a drink around the side of the manor, though, he found it was already empty.

He'd have to stop at the pub instead.

[willofcausality-a]

@excutient [ liked for a Hajime starter ]

He’s taking a risk, he knows that. But then almost every conversation with Fuyuhiko is a risk given how close his temper is to snapping at any given moment. And Hajime hates seeing the way the boy sits by Peko’s pod day and night, not least because he feels responsible for the situation they’re all currently in.

‘She’ll wake up,’ Hajime says softly, two-toned eyes on the pod as he addresses Fuyuhiko. ‘The others have. There’s no reason to think she won’t.’

Granted, not many of the others have revived, but the fact that any of them at all are now conscious and aware and recovering means that there’s hope for the rest of them. He does not allow his eyes to stray over to Nagito’s pod as this thought occurs to him, instead tearing his gaze away to look at Fuyuhiko.

‘You should get some rest, you know. You can’t help her by sitting here and not getting any sleep.’

[rushkitchen]

Rush Duel 2023.01 Meta Report

Writeup by yugiohrush_g  Translated by aura

 [ Things inside brackets are the translator’s comments/additions. ]

[KP12 Week 2]

Week of Jan 28 to Feb 3rd 2023 Sample size: 96 decks

- [Does not include Korean lists.] - Includes topping decks whose lists weren't published. - Yu-Gi-Oh! Day results are excluded.

Detailed breakdown below.

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Excutie lost about 14% from last week, probably due to KP12 strengthening a lot of other decks like Skysavior, Dragon, Galaxy, Warrior, etc.

The reason this took until the second week may have been due to a delay in labbing while people figured out deck builds.

No.1 Deck: Excuties (36.5% / ⬇ 14.6% from last week) 

Despite a significant drop since last week, it still has an impressive 20% lead over the number two deck, Skysaviors. 

There aren't any decks that pose a bad matchup to Excutie in this format. The newly introduced Excutie Flame can deal with Skysaviors while Lumiere and Leir still counter Dragons pretty hard. 

It will continue to be the #1 deck in this format. 

No.2 Deck: Skysavior (14.6% / ⬆ 10.5% from last week)

This is the deck that shot up and had the most increase since last week. 

"Drukmoor the Skysavior Phantom" and "Altierra the Skysavior Transience" are very heavy control pieces that are hard to out when they hit the field, and though Excutie Flame can get over them, Skysaviors can very easily recycle or excavate another Fusion to make it again. 

Week 2 Skysavior lists compared Week 1's had a lot more emphasis on maintaining the game state rather than continuously drawing. [With Skysavior's ability to excavate through your deck, they do not need as many draws as other Fusion decks would, allowing you to run more staple cards.] 

No.3 Deck: Dragons (12.5% / ⬆ 0.3% from last week)

A continuation of last week, Dragons didn't move at all. Many topping decklists were pure Dragons combined with Parallel Birth Gate and Dragonic Pressure that didn't make use of Fusion.

No. 5 Deck: Warriors (5.2% / ⬆ 3.2% from last week)

A lot of Warrior cards introduced in KP12 have made Warriors more powerful. These Warrior builds are different from Skysavior as they don't run Fusion, but instead rely on Legends such as "Gilford the Rising" and ATK gain effects to go full aggro and inflict heavy damage.

With this deck, it's possible to OTK, so you don't need to worry about Excuties at all.

No. 11 Deck: Cylinder Burn 🆕 (1.0% / ⬆ 1.0% from last week) 

This deck is very interesting! It relies on stalling by setting a high DEF Normal monster like Millennium Shield with the effect of Wondering Warrior. 

Dark Lurker, Cannon Soldier, Man-Thro' Tro, and Executie Up! all facilitate more burn damage, with Magic Cylinder to top it all off. 

Conclusion 

Next week, Area No.1 [Regionals] tournaments will begin. Please look forward to it!

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[flaweddisciple-blog]

Before we can begin to see the cross as something done for us, we have to see it as something done by us.

John R.W. Stott

It has been really heavy on my heart lately, the way we as Christians think it is okay to continue to live in sin after what Jesus did for us on the cross. The pain and the suffering He experienced just to make us clean, not because He had to, but because He loves us and wants us to be able to be with Him. Think about it He could have wiped out the world and started new with a sinless creation, instead He chose to experience excutiating pain to make us right with Him. So, if we truly love Him and are truly thankful for what He did maybe we should live like it. Matthew 16:24 tells us just what it takes, "Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me." If we are to be followers of Jesus this is what it takes. We are to deny ourselves. This means denying our fleshly desires. Our wants of this world do no matter in comparison. We need to not give into the temptation of sin because we our denying ourselves that desire. Instead we need to put the needs and wants of others first, thus showing them love. We need to put the desires of God and others before ourselves fulfilling the two greatest commandments love God and love your neighbor. There is more though we are to take up our cross. This walk may not always be easy, it might be painful. More than likely if you are truly following Jesus this will be the case because it requires the sacrifice of the cross. This calling is not easy many have given there lives for it and many more will before Jesus returns. In America we may not face persecution like in other countries but there will be a day in which we do and if you are not totally committed to following Jesus will your faith hold up when tested? So, I want to challenge you (myself included) to stop going through the motions and give Jesus 100% because He deserves it. The joy you will experience in fulfilling God's desires for your life will exceed anything you have ever imagined. Because we will have the peace and joy of God. I hope that my words can encourage and strengthen someone in their walk. More soon, God Bless.

[ygo-monster-type-tournament]

i have images for every archetype on the list now, but i lost track of time and ended up staying up way too late. oops.

Don't worry about having missed the submission window or something like that! No matter how many submissions I get, i'll figure out some way to make it work. and once i decide when to stop taking submissions, i'll be sure to make it clear to everyone when that will be ahead of time.

here's the current list, by the way! key: bold: someone has specifically submitted it and it will not be deleted except in special cases italic: i put it in myself and there is the chance it will be deleted to make the number of entrants more convienent Since i copypasted it the formatting may be messed up a bit. sorry.

there's also a document where i keep this info and more up-to-date so check that out

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[the-percival]

Reviews of both the Carolina Reaper and the Toe of Satan.

Okay, to start, I wanted to do something incredibly stupid. Had an awful work week and put in my two weeks, being treated like shit, got accused of stealing, etc. So this is what I do to myself. I don't like spicy things but I decided "Why the hell not?"

The dreaded Carolina Reaper. The hottest pepper (on record), a little, wrinkly pepper that smells like death. Now, I couldn't find anything fresh so I ordered dried ones off Amazon. A few came in the package but one was plenty. I had @pineapplesareodd try it with me, they ate a small piece. I WENT ALL OUT and ate the whole pepper. The spice hit immediately and I struggled to chew it up and swallow it. It was like paper. Once it was down, it wasn't spicy anymore. It was just straight up PAIN. Like, it felt like someone stuck a red hot poker in my mouth. Even my teeth hurt. I ate more ice cream and drank more milk than I have ever before in one sitting. My tears, snot, and drool were spicy, I was experience something, for sure. About twenty or thirty minutes passed before the pain subsided. I took a bath, laid in bed and thought to myself "Well...that wasn't too bad."

My body disagreed at four am. I awoke to a strange feeling in my gut. And at first, I just laid there until I realized that I ate the hottest pepper just hours earlier. I scrambled over my wife and sprinted to the bathroom. I slammed and locked the door behind me. I paced, fingers in my hair as I started to hyperventilate. The paim grew within seconds and I was on the toilet in no time. But nothing. The pain was so excutiating that I ended up on the floor. At some point, I had thrown my shirt in the sink and my socks in the rub. I was sweating profusely. I was on fire but freezing. I ended up throwing up (just what was left of the pepper, I hadn't eaten anything else and I hadn't eaten dinner). It was worse than eating the pepper. 2 million Scoville units mixed with stomach acid does not mix. Eventually, I collapsed on the floor, face on the cold tile as I prayed for the sweet embrace of death. The pain and discomfort eventually passed to where I could sleep on and off the rest of the morning. That was last night.

Tonight, I took on the Toe of Satan challenge. 9 million Scoville unit chili extract packed into one little sucker shaped into a toe. Look, I never said I was smart. It smelled like cinnamon and even sweet. Once the timer started, I shoved that sucker between my teeth and right cheek. I was going strong for the first minute and a half but the pain slowly seeped onto my tongue and the back of my throat. I had to switch cheeks. It touched my tongue and I don't know what happened then. My face started twitching as my ears clogged up, my vision blurred and I felt so high, like I was in a different time and space. The pain got worse with every second. I did my best not to drool, that would make the suffering worse later. I almost tapped out at four minutes but I made it that far, what was one more minute? That minute was awful. As soon as that five minute mark passed, that sucker was out of my mouth. At first, I didn't do anything. The mini seizure my face was having discracted me. But then suddenly the pain in my mouth punched me. I was so tired of dairy that I tried one of those mocha things that you buy and stick in the fridge. Actually helped for a bit but it was still too rich for my still sensitive stomach. Instead, I opted for that half of a tub of ice cream in the freezer.

Folks, I'm still feeling the burn in my face. Feels like the roof of my mouth is bleeding.

[rushkitchen]

Rush Duel 2023.01 Meta Report 2

Meta Roundup by yugiohrush_g

Translated by Aura

[Things inside of brackets are the translator’s comments/additions.]

[KP12 Week 3]

Week of Feb 4 to Feb 10th 2023 Sample size: 115 decks

- [Does not include Korean lists.] - Includes topping decks whose lists weren't published. - Yu-Gi-Oh! Day results are excluded.

Detailed breakdown below

Excutie tops went up by 7.9% over the past week. This may be due to regionals beginning to pick up, so more people are playing it because Excuties can deal with every other deck in the format with no problems. In light of this, Skysavior and Dragon tops dropped by 5% and 6.4% respectively.

Since this is the third week of KP12, the Excutie increase may also have been due to Excutie players better understanding how to build their decks, cover their weaknesses, and pilot them against other meta contenders.

No.1 Deck: Excuties (44.3% / ⬆ 7.9% from last week)

With such a large increase in deck tops, Excuties have proven to be strong in this format and there are no signs of it stopping. Even in the regionals being held nationwide, Excuties usually always occupy all of the top 8 spots.

Excutie Side Decks have taken to put three useful but may not be as good in the mirror match Excuties there (like Leir and Lucy) rather than the Main Deck. Back Beat is also seeing a lot of play due to Skysaviors, Warriors, and Dragons.

No.2 Deck: Skysavior (9.6% / ⬇ 5.0% from last week)

Skysaviors went down by 5.0% over the past week, but has held onto second place.

Compared to last week, people have gotten more used to Skysavior's playstyle and wincon. Excutie decks now run three (3) Excutie Flames alongside a playset of Floa and Scramble in order to get over the Drukmoor and Altierra floodgates faster.

Attack Salary Cut has been seeing some use in Skysavior decks in order to stop Excutie Flame and protect Drukmoor and Altierra.

[latibulation]

@excutient here with a special birthday present for a lucky boy.

There’s a small anxiety that thrums in the back of Fuyuhiko’s head, one that tells him his friends are so damn tired of getting baked shit for their birthdays. This time it’s different though, so it should be fine. Right? Right.

That’s what he tells himself at least as he wraps up the box that holds a combination of one brownie, one jam cookie, and one cupcake. More specifically, they’re edibles. Weed. THC. Fuyuhiko has never made something like this before, but he know if anyone is going to appreciate it, it’s Nagito.

So he steels himself as he knocks on Nagito’s door, wanting to wake up his boyfriend with a normal breakfast in bed, and the present in a bag hanging on his arm, “Hey babe, it’s just me!” Once Nagito opens the door, Fuyuhiko gives him a bright smile with a soft blush, excited to be celebrating a birthday for the first time since they got together.

“Happy Birthday babe!” he smiles still, “I brought you breakfast in bed, and uh, a present. You can open it whenever, but you gotta eat soon before this shit gets cold.” He hopes Nagito opens the gift sooner or later, maybe that will ease his anxiety.

birthdays aren’t much of note to nagito. it’s another day, and if it goes too well they’ll pay for it later. so they aren’t expecting anything when there’s a knock at their door and their boyfriend’s voice.

fuyuhiko isn’t much of a morning person, but he’s just before nagito normally wakes up. he’s a bit confused, but nevertheless opens the door - stunned for a moment as he takes in his boyfriend’s smile, the breakfast in his heads, and the present hanging from his arms. right. it is his birthday today, isn’t it?

“ahaha... you really didn’t need to do anything!” that doesn’t stop them from accepting the food and letting fuyuhiko in so they could sit on their bed together. “i’m surprised you remembered!” they chirp before realizing that sounds like it speaks more to fuyuhiko than themself.

“well, you’re good with things like this! so not that surprised! i’ve just never had someone remember and care about my birthday like this!” it’s getting worse the longer he talks. “um... thank you.” he finally settles on with an awkward, wheezing laugh and a blush of his own. they take a few bites before fuyuhiko sets the bag next to them. right! presents!

“can i..?” as soon as their boyfriend nods, they check out the contents with a bright smile. “ah! i was really hoping you’d bake me something.” they lean forward and press a kiss to fuyuhiko’s cheek. then, the unmistakable scent of weed hits them. is fuyuhiko..? no, he’s too present. it’s coming from... the bag?

“hold on! are these..?” nagito’s eyes sparkle as he takes another whiff. they *are.* 

an embarrassed laugh leaves him, excitement thrumming through him. “you made me edibles!” he breaks into another fit of giggles, barely suppressed enough to press a few grateful kisses to fuyuhiko’s lips. “i hope you’ll enjoy them with me!”

[willofcausality-a]

{ Late Birthday Things | Not Accepting }

@excutient​ sent:

“Hey, Ibuki!” Nagito rushes over, colorful gift bag stuffed with equally colored paper in his hand, “I know it’s rather presumptuous, assuming someone as talented as you would want a gift from scum like me. It’s probably not even a very good gift,” He rubs the back of his neck as he laughs nervously, “But someone as wonderful as you deserves wonderful things! So I wanted to get you a gift!” Nagito holds out the large bag to her, very sincerely hoping she’ll like the holographic platform boots.

Ibuki’s eyes light up immediately at the sight of the giftbag, as attracted by the bright colours as she is by the potential gift inside. Before she takes the bag from Nagito however, she terns stern, wagging a finger at him.

‘Hey, hey, what did Ibuki tell you about calling yourself scum?? Or useless, worthless, trash, or any other form of talking shit about yourself??’ She raps her knuckles on his forehead. ‘We don’t do it!! Nagito is awesome and a super cool friend and Ibuki does not like to hear her friends talking badly about themselves!!’

Then she grins, returning her attention to the gift. ‘Especially friends who bring her gifts!!’ She tears out the coloured paper and then gasps, bouncing on the balls of her feet and then dancing from foot to foot, a loud squeal escaping her at the sight of the boots. ‘Especially especially friends who bring her super awesome gifts like this!!’

Without warning, Ibuki drops the bag to the ground and throws her arms around Nagito, still dancing so that Nagito is rocked from side to side with her. ‘Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!!’