#fr i did not mean to think about any of this in depth

[grinchwrapsupreme]

season 8 is kind of weird so far but the basic concepts it's coming up with are really interesting like "psychiatrist who targets trauma victims and turns them into serial killers" and "Serial Killer Social Sphere" and "Vince Masuka character development"

[jumexju]

SUGGESTION

Pairing !! : Carl Grimes / Fem Reader

Fic Type !! : Headcanons, Fluff, Comfort

CW !! : canon typical mentions of violence/death, gn reader unless i specify otherwise, trauma/sa mentions

Summary !! : Just some fluff hcs about carl cuz i miss him

Notes !! : feeding carl fans after I finished the series like a year ago (bcs i rewatched it) (I love that white boy) enjoy lololol :3

✦ MASTERLIST

ᰔ if youre a melomaniac, carl would def be stuffing vinyls into his bag while out on runs just in case you happen to like the music (he gets happy when u get happy)

ᰔ carl n you def sit in his room just to listen to music (lowk parallel play)

ᰔ speaking of parellel play, hes a sucker for it !! you dont gotta be doing something together, even if the two of you are doing your own thing, he prefers having you near him while doing it

ex : he's reading comics while youre drawing/writing/etc

ᰔ carl likes hearing abt your hobbies and if you got the random knowledge flavor of the tism, he loves hearing the random knowledge you bestow upon him at the strangest times

ex : "carl" "yeah?" "did you know that playing instruments can make you smarter?" ".. how?" *proceeds to explain how the brain works*

ᰔ if you play an instrument, carl loves hearing you play songs you know or have even written yourself (hes your number one fan!!!!!

ᰔ if you wear glasses, you probably lost them/cant use them anymore since the prescription has to be updated. SO : carl would do his best to help you with that

ᰔ he'd read to you if your eyes get tired and describe sights to you if your eye sight's that bad (he finds you squinting adorable, but he wont tell you that)

ᰔ he rarely ever takes off his sheriffs hat but he finds it endearing when you take it off his head and put it on yourself (he thinks u look cute chat)

ᰔ if you love to read, carls bringing you books he found on runs and likes to have you read to him, esp if you have a good reading voice

ᰔ carl sometimes struggles with his self esteem which just got worse with the loss of his eye, because of this he feels real warm when you tell him he's pretty and cup his cheek like he's your treasure

ᰔ imo carl's a pretty shy guy so he doesn't really like any pda unless its like hand holding n stuff (love this guy fr)

ᰔ he does like cheek n mouth kisses but like not in public chat sorry but that boy has like a 6/10 rizz (teenage loser rizz fr)

ᰔ michonne teases him about his affections towards you and he gets all red n sheepish (i love you michonne), he also lowk rants about u to her

ᰔ he likes locking arms with u bcs it helps him walk straight n not bump into you (due to his eye screwing with his depth perception and coordination), but also cuz he likes feeling close to u

ᰔ he escapes to the forest with you to read or just explore outside sometimes

ᰔ basic but he lets you trim his hair if youre experienced in cutting hair (i.e : if you cut your own hair)

ᰔ carl sometimes doesnt like when people touch him bcs of what happened to him (s4 2nd to last episode) and he doesnt open up abt it, but if u ask him he'll tell u

ᰔ during those moments, he prefers to just lay his head on your shoulder and just be there with you thinking about nothing

ᰔ carl would listen to descendents so bad guys trust me

ᰔ stargazing with him is a dream

ᰔ if you have trauma from sa he makes an effort to understand you and tried to get you to be open and honest with him bcs it helps him better understand your situation

---- ok now for my alt readers ----

ᰔ if youre a metalhead, he finds it so cute when he sees you get all dark n immersed in the song youre listening to and if you sing it dramatically? he's filled with a tenderness for you

ᰔ if youre a music nerd he loves it when you tell him about the bands youre into and the lore !!

ex : "yeah Ozzy bit an actual bat once cuz he thought it was a prop, he had to go to the hospital after," "im sorry- he bit a bat??"

ᰔ yes its the zombie apocalypse but that doesnt mean you cant raid hot topic/thrift stores/abandoned shop for clothes slay !!! if you're goth, he wears your studded bracelets (they remind him of you)

ᰔ he also finds the music you listen to romantic and lowk endearing (joy division listeners wya???), probably makes you playlists in cassette form so you can both listen to them

ᰔ he'd let you paint his nails black sorry its the truth and he slays with it

ok im going to sleep

bye chat

[ultimategenshintournament]

Ultimate Besties Tournament: Round 4

Propaganda below cut

Ragbros (submitted 2 times):

From a storytelling perspective, in a game where the premise is reuniting with your lost sibling, these two are excellent foils as siblings who are technically separated but always within reach of each other. I bet that drives the traveler batty, that these two could technically reconcile at any time but Don’t. If you guys aren’t using your free ‘reconcile with your sibling’ card, then give it to them. And one’s even got connections to Khaenri’ah and the Abyss Order! Are these two good siblings to each other? Well. No not really. But the way they were best friends when they were kids and are now bitterly awkward after Diluc’s fratricide attempt (I know he was in a terrible headspace but cmon man. Should’ve at least apologized afterwards.) yet still hang out even in the beginning of the game (see: hanging out in Venti’s story quest and family vacation in GAA 1) is very entertaining. The mask is off now, Diluc. Do you still care about your brother? Kaeya’s internal conflict is very tasty too, still considering Diluc family even if he doesn’t really count himself a Ragnvindr anymore (if he ever did…), and it’s a wonderful narrative metaphor for his conflict of whether he considers himself a Mondstadter despite loving his second home. Kaeya’s a character with a lot of depth from his origins alone, but his personal relationships with the other Mondstadt characters really elevate that and his internal struggles, and none are as important as the family that welcomed him into Mond in the first place. With the exception of the travelers (and Paimon!), I think this is the most important platonic relationship in the game.

Ragbros angst and love makes the world go ‘round

The Protagonists (submitted 4 times):

they're found family and both are extremely underrated and paimon is way too overhated. JUSTICE FOR MY OVERHATED QUEEN AND HER IRRITATING OLDER SIBLING!!

That’s their baby sister ur honor

they pals :)

Paimon haters go suck a lemon I love my emotional support pixie and always will; "BECAUSE THATS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BEST FRIENDS" I'M SOBBING; They have such sibling energy fr tho. Only thing keeping Traveler sane on god

*Disclaimer: "Ultimate Besties Tournament" is simply the best name I could think of. Characters do not necessarily have to be besties or even friends. This tournament is about the most interesting platonic dynamic.

[wanderersbelovedwife]

Rant about How Noor butchered Princess mononoke ( the core of the movie and the characters )

Before we start let's see why Noor chose to do princess mononoke or why she even made iaptbap

( these are from the QnA Noor hosted in her Quotev )

I need to know and I want Noor to go in depth how and why princess mononoke is problematic ( how is her writing in sen's arc fixing it )

Also bro calling ashitaka's character bland is crazy work we can also see how she doesn't really understand ashitaka's character even with this conversation of mc describing ashitaka with sen

Ashitaka is literally the person that sought out for San in the hopes of understanding both sides as the mediator, he's someone who understands her to the point of gaining her respects

That's why we have this quote

Ashitaka wants to understand and he does. He doesn't force san to accept humanity and leave the forest.

Ashitaka doesn't play as a hero , he's just a leader , someone who sees both sides without judgment even when he's feeling hatred. He wants these two sides to understand each other too.

Ashitaka is someone who's blunt and has a flat tone that doesn't mean he's bland , it's also kinda funny to see him talk to someone then not wait for them to reply and just go away.

How can MC be better than ashitaka? If anything they have many similar traits in a strong sense of justice and are willing to hear both sides. The difference is mc is more argumentative but ashitaka also says what he thinks , is it really because of his flat tone that it makes him bland? I just don't understand it.

Also I wanna add I don't think Noor even discussed in the sen's arc about WHY the women in lady eboshi's village are hunting for sen. I also don't really understand why all the women there are in love with lady eboshi ( nothing wrong with that but give the men in the princess mononoke some credit )

In the movie we do see why the women are hunting for San

They're taking revenge on San for having her wolfs kill their husband

While

San is taking revenge on humans for ruining the forest and Killing them

Another thing I wanna say is Noor misunderstanding ashitaka's relationship with kaya ( his now ex fiancee )

Let me provide a screenshot ( this is from sen's arc the 12th chapter )

From what I've known there's kaya being pregnant is not confirmed at all and even if it is

Saying that a woman being pregnant is the same as a man forcing another woman to be pregnant is crazy work

Are we fr seeing the same kaya rn??

The same girl who gave ashitaka a necklace because she was worried about him and it was the only thing she could give as one last chance.

From what I've known ashitaka and kaya's engagement is probably arranged but even with that these two still cared and respect each other a lot to the point of ashitaka caring and protecting her and kaya caring and protecting ashitaka in return, she even gave him a necklace. Ashitaka might not love kaya romantically and we don't know if kaya loves ashitaka romantically or not. We just know these two care for each other.

So writing kaya as a character that would leave ashitaka if they don't have a baby is so crazy , also Kano leaving the village didn't raise any questions to the people in his village or eboshi's village??

I did see that Noor didn't like that ashitaka gave kaya's gift to san

I get it but why didn't Noor just write Kano as a heartbroken fiancee that was worried about mc and show how upset he was that mc gave the necklace to another man

Show how upset he was so the readers can be sympathetic to Kano rather than Kano be seen as a creep.

Omg there's so much more I wanna talk about In iaptbap, I'm sorry if I say anything wrong I'm open for discussion

Thank you again for reading 🩷

[squeakyleftsneaker]

Watching Voltron for the 1st Time: S8 Ep 1-2

I CAN SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. I am so close to being free of this fuckass show. I am. Almost. ALMOST. Free. Guys I'm so excited to be done. Tell me what to do after. To those finding this in the wild, here's the tragic backstory, or in short a kid I tutor recommended it, I started it, she was really happy I did that, and then I got far enough into it to become a shining example of the sunk cost fallacy. I put together lists of what I like and don't like and then I ramble. I cannot wait to Be Free.

Approved

Opening on better funnier more whimsical 80s Voltron clip made me smile I fear. I MISS YOU OLD VOLTRON

Pidge is grounded LMFAO. Also Mother Holt is wonderful.

This is the love letter to Neil Ross' Pidge I've always needed (hilariously he also voiced 80s Keith)

This is not a good thing but it made me CACKLE to realize so I'm putting it here: how does Admiral Sanda have a first and last name but our LITERAL MAIN CHARACTERS do not bro Lance and Keith and Hunk do they have any last name????? Lmfao

I still love the druid bird masks and fits on the whole.

Archivist fit still balls even as he dies

I can't Lotor is so "Please Sir May I Have Some More" I'm wheezing

"This creature pleases me. It will be mine"

I do still love the trans rights + bisexual color palette in Oriande it is fr very pretty

Never Been My Thing, Not Into It, Not Approved By Me

Guys I'm so serious since I'm reminded of OG Lance from 80s Voltron, I'm distraught. This Lance is so. He's so sad and limp and unfun. 80s Lance was so full of life comparatively

Your honor, I hate these military meeting exposition dumps

Idk why it is that Allura's hair looks grey. I don't approve of it.

Bro they literally leave Shiro with like. NO FRIENDS. NO FAMILY. NO BITCHY EX BOYFRIEND EVEN??? He's like "spend time with your loved ones" WHO IS HE SPENDING TIME WITH??? IS HE JUST ALONE?? FREE HIM

Lance has truly been rendered nothing it's honestly a tragedy on the highest order that we cannot have a romantic relationship happen without both parties being made obscenely disgustingly flat

KEITH IS ALSO FUCKING ALONE????? SPEND TIME WITH YOUR LOVED ONES MY ASS THIS JUST SHOWS HOW THESE CHARACTERS HAVE LITERALLY NOTHING OMFG WRITERS YOU HAD ONE JOB IN THIS EPISODE

The animation in this episode looks a lil busted compared to the usual high quality. Lots of still frames and oddly off model moments

VERONICA NOOOOO DO NOT FUCKIGN GO FOR KEITH PLEASE GIVE ME ONE CHANCE I'M BEGGING

"Now here on earth I see everyone has a home to return to" BUT THEY DON'T DO THEY??? THIS SHOW UNDERCUTS ITS OWN BULLSHIT SO MUCH

I can't w this romance man they've been wanting for it to happen since DAY ONE OF THE SHOW and they've fumbled it so hard bro I can't. THEY COULD'VE MADE THIS WORK IN SOME WORLD. THEY HAD 7 SEASONS BEFORE THIS TO SET THIS UP RIGHT

I still hate Shiro's Sendak-ass arm

LOTOR IS A FUCKING COMBINED NAME??? A HISTORICAL FIGURE SHIP NAME????? JAIL. JAIL JAIL JAIL. HORRIBLE HORRIBLE THING TO TELL ME

This show really doesn't have a clear view of what they want to do for their metaphors. It's really glaring with the Honerva/Haggar of it all. It all getting so mixed up is... particularly fraught. I could go into this in greater depth and have in part before but I think that a lot of it seems unintentional. It's just. Very clearly needing MUCH MORE editing and drafting

This show keeps. Not understanding what it's trying to say. Again, Honervaggar goes on about how evil is intrinsic and you would think that that's okay for her (villain) to believe but for the show to go on to show the meaning of redemption, but THE SHOW ITSELF REINFORCES THAT W THE DAMN QUINTESSENCE POISONING AND SHIT

Many mixed metaphors here metaphors so mixed I don't even know where to begin unpicking them fr

I really don't think we needed all this point by point step by step planning. It's not the information we need within this episode

Also guys Lotor is a GOOD colonizer see he colonizes by finding collaborators, SOME colonization is good! Zarkon just Did It Wrong! Istg I KNOW this probably wasn't what they wanted BUT IT'S WHAT THEY'VE FUCKING SAID. BY ACCEPTING THE EMPIRE YOU ACCEPT COLONIALISM AS A NEUTRAL ACT. THAT IS. WOOF. WOOF BRO.

Yeah not a lot good to say here chief. Not a whole lot good at all. I think that Lance and Allura being fumbled so hard when that is an endgame pairing you could tell they wanted to set up FROM EPISODE ONE is truly something else entirely. I also think. It's so fucking awkward for the show to be like "Be with the ones you love" and then. Cool, Pidge is hanging w her mom and friends, we uh. Barely see Hunk but at least he's got his family w him finally. Lance and Allura go Meet The Parents (Lance's upgrade to the adult table was a detail I liked). We're missing two paladins here bro. Two of the main characters in this damn show. One of em is just off alone, and then. THEY PUT BABY IN THE CORNER. THEY LEFT BABYGIRL OUT. WHERE IS SHIRO???

Like. They really had nothing for Shiro. They said "you get crumbs and a Sendak arm" free my girl.

Anyway I think the Launch Date episode had inklings of something fun and cute, they just. CANNOT manage to characterize Allura and Lance in a way that keeps both of their established personalities. Lance should get to have levity! Him losing his humor isn't maturing if he's not shown to put any work in for it! And Allura really loses a lot of her authority and confidence as the show progresses but the show never actually delves into that in a way that could be interesting!

Had Allura as a character started out OVERconfident, arrogant even a little (and she's a princess she's got the reason to be!) and then gotten narratively humbled and THEN she can start to appreciate Lance for who he is as he also has to gain more security in himself, THAT would be compelling to me! But they never really establish Allura as being flawed! And that could be okay too, we need some paragons, but because she's NOT flawed she doesn't have anything to grow to, so they've shrunk her down. They've flattened her out, they've failed her.

I just. Idk. She feels so.... shriveled up as a character. Same with Lance!

I will get to the colonialism of it all at a later point I'm going to hold off on it until I get a full picture of the plot and wtf they're even thinking atp because though the tropes are powerful these writers are also not competent enough even to stick to em when it'd work so. I'll wait.

So here we are, start of the very last season of the show. Lance and Allura are husks of their former selves, Hunk is... not here, Pidge is grounded, and Keith and Shiro don't exist. YEEEEEEEEEEHAW I LOVE A SHOW WITH 6 MAIN CHARACTERS I LOVE AN ENSEMBLE CAST WE'RE REALLY MAKING THIS FOUND FAMILY BE FOUND IN OUR MINDS AND OUR MINDS ALONE BC IT SURE AS HELL AIN'T IN THE TEXT

PS if you are not fully getting what I'm saying in here wrt anything, if you want clarification as to what I think about something specifically, you can ask! All I ask is that you do that before assuming you know what I mean. I'm human, this isn't my first language, and I'm not editing these very heavily. Just ask me what I mean and I'll clarify! Or at a minimum, don't assume the worst possible interpretation please :) I don't know you guys and you don't know me. Let's keep it friendly and reasonable on here champ.

[lemmylemons]

That ask made me want to make a list of Tekken characters and what I think their sexualities are, cause I don't think I have too crazy of headcanons...

Tekken sexuality/gender headcanons (not for all, but if people like it, I MAY make another :3)

(I may talk about some like, undertones here, so be warned, it's 'dirty' but not in detail)

Kazuya - cis, unlabeled. He's married to Jun, obviously, but I think he's had a few little dabbles with men, particularly in his "rich kid spending all of daddy's money to piss him off" era. He has a few fling with some men... I think he had a small interest in Bruce Irvin. But, he is FOREVER faithful to his Jun - they probably are into some freaky shit too... (He's definitely the one getting flung around the room)

Jun - cis, straight, but very supportive! I feel like if someone were to come out to her, she'd immediately go, "well, it's natural! did you know penguins also have same sex couples?!"

Jin - cis, also unlabeled, he just goes with who he likes... But I heart him Xiaoyu and Hwoarang. Unlabeled in the sense he wants to date a girl? He's awkward and shy, but she's pretty... Wants to date a guy? He's still awkward and shy. Holding hands is like a HUGE step for him.

Hwoarang - cis, bi, with a pref for the ladies, but has definitely fiddled and riddled with a couple guys. LOOK AT HIM.

Xiaoyu - cis, straight! But very supportive! She's always a sweetie so :3

Heihachi - cis. straight. homophobic as fuck. I personally like Heihachi, not my fav character but he's grown on me, but there is no way he doesn't think calling people the f-slur is still okay... he ever found out about Kazuya or Lee dating a guy? "pansies... fairies..." BUT REINA'S FINE. IF REINA WERE GAY, *SNAP* CHANGED IMMEDIATELY, HE'S SOOO SUPPORTIVE...

Reina - cis (but honestly, I kinda dabble in the teans-fem hcs...) it's a fookin lesbian/ref... Look at her. Let's be so fucking fr.

Lee - cis, "domgear" and it's leather gay biker bar attire... He's bi, but fluctuates - early T1 - T2, a ladies man cause of the lore with the Williams sisters (although he's the one on his knees)... T4 - T5 and TTT2, gay as shit. A bottom. Gay as fuck, THE "DOM" GEAR, ARE WE SERIOUS?! T6 - T8 (excluding TTT2), He's had some relations with men. Several. Maybe even hundreds, the charmer, but he's leaning towards the ladies - but he will never stop flirting and fooling around with men... Look at him.

Lars - cis, straight (although I think he and Tougou had crushes on each other)... Very loosely say straight, considering Alisa... He's probably hit a few internet corners he's embarrassed about because his girlfriend is a robot, fairy ballerina...

Alisa - who the hell knows, I honestly don't know how I feel about her (love her I just can't give her hcs cause I don't feel right, idk). I feel like she would LOVE neo pronouns.

Steve - cis or trans (no in-between), gay but not very open about it. I feel like one day, he kinda went up to Paul and Marshall, told them, and just dipped. He's not hiding it, he's just not super open and out there about it. Just a chill guy...

Leo - enby, and pansexual! They're so silly I love them :3 I don't really have any in-depth thoughts for them, that's just what I think.

Paul - cis and hmm... Bisexual, and he found that out during pride month because he's always been like "HELL YEAH, GIRLS *AND* SMOKIN' GUYS-" and someone asked if he was bi. So he just rolls with it (he and Marshall... 🫶)

Marshall - cis, unlabeled, but he's definitely into women and men, I feel like he has very particular tastes in people too. Like not in a mean way, he's just very VERY picky in the dating game... He and his wife settled down, after she kept hinting she was into him but he wasn't sure. He and Paul probably did it a couple times... And it took him forever to realize the feelings. He's just focused on managing his dojo and restaurant and funds, he doesn't QUITE have a grasp on romance. (Not in a bad way, he's just not the most romantic of people, his love language is cooking...)

Dragunov - cis (he's closeted some things) and unlabeled, but into men and women, primarily men though... Possibly asexual or aromantic, however you want to see it, I personally love both interchangeably. I think Dragunov has issues with feelings, not like he can't reciprocate, he's just very stoic and a select mute, so he has issues communicating how he feels, especially with dating. So he doesn't dabble often, but he's had a few relations.

Bryan - who the FUCK knows. I think with the chaos he causes, he and whoever's interested are slamming, banging, and throwing at the walls. WHOEVER wants it, can have it... (Furynov, cough, my fav Bryan ship)

Gonna stop there for now, I got my favs out of the way, but I will do another if people liked this one, I wanna hear thoughts!!!

[pencildragons]

ty for tagging me tessa @clayvedevs !!!!!!!!!

1. Do you make your bed?

NO. making the bed is evil and also too hard

2. Favourite number?

uhhh UHHHH 12 ? 12 is a good number i liked being twelve. 67 is also a good number !!

3. What's your job?

divine prophet of The Bog (extremely unemployed)

4. If you could go back to school, would you?

yes !!!! i lovee school i lovee learning & my hs? extremely chill

5. Can you parallel park?

yes fire emoji fire emoji fire emoji

6. Do you think aliens are real?

I feel like the possibility that there AREN'T aliens is extraordinarily low, even if they haven't evolved yet or would be completely unrecognisable as a form of life to us. the universe is still comparatively so so young so i feel the chances that at some point in the next quadzillion years that the circumstances of earth won't be replicated at least in part is hugely unlikely

7. Can you drive a manual car?

technically? i learnt to drive in a manual ute that is ABSOLUTELY not roadworthy but i did not get a manual licence :( sort of regret that but im sure if i got back in a manual i could do it again. probably

8. Guilty pleasure?

thinking in depth and forever abt my girl in middle earth oc hobbit fic that i havent properly written since like 2021. she means the WORLD to me i could make it sooo good if i just got over the evil puritans in my head telling me it is cringe

9. Tattoos?

soon!!! one day!!!! trust and believe!!!!!!!

10. Favourite colour?

loveeeeee yellow i love yellow so much soo much. unfortunately i am ginger.

11. Favourite type of music?

idk if i have a favourite TYPE of music persay? but ive sort of been bouncing between a mix of folk rock and Silly Power Metal and i will hit up the odd soundtrack also. wait actually this is untrue i am, embarrassingly, really into hyperpop (UNDERSCORES I LOVE YOU)

12. Do you like puzzles?

yeah! they're kind of evil and i am not great at pattern recognition and they hurt my back. but also v satisfying to do

13. Any phobias?

ants i fucking hate ants i HATE them (i stood in a bullant nest when i was 2) + also maybe thalassophobia? idk though that may have also been cured by the time i played 130 hours of subnautica in a week in december

14. Favourite childhood sport?

touch footie!!! i was very good at it lowk and i miss playing it terribly

15. Do you talk to yourself?

LMAO YEAH. when im thinking about writing especially. or doing literally anything. i will talk to myself

16. Tea or coffee?

TEA I LOVE TEA I LOVE TEA SO MUCH. i cannot drink coffee because The Side Effects + caffeine does not seem to have the intended effect on me, so i don't really drink caffeinated tea that much either? i absolutely LOVE rooibos with honey in it though one million out of ten

17. First thing you wanted to be when growing up?

i wanted to be a scientist because i was under the impression that scientists blew things up and that it was exclusively their job to do that. i still want to be a scientist tbh but for different reasons

18. What movies do you adore?

im so normal and regular and fine about the hobbit extended edition trilogy. so normal. no but fr i love unexpected journey i have watched it more than twenty times total and. five times in the last week and a bit LOL

Tagging:

@sithfox @hastalavistabyebye @patchmates @rockcattomato and anyone else who would like to !!!!

[somebluemelodies]

i love that there’s an ongoing theme with a lot of the qsmp ships (especially the canon/close to canon ones) that is just this typically serious, nonchalant character - likely with a heavy/angsty backstory - and a character who’s oftentimes silly/chaotic, dramatic, or simply exudes wet cat energy, with or without the angsty backstory

i’m mainly looking at spiderbit, fitpac, and pissa/phissa- read my nonsensical ramble under the cut-

spiderbit!! you have q!Cellbit: a former child solider and an ex-convict from Alcatraz bc he was a cannibal and essentially a crazed serial killer. and his husband is q!Roier, who spent his earlier days on the island flirting with anyone and everyone, has Drama Queen™️ tendencies, and has an alter-ego who lives a double life as a stripper and psychologist. i don’t think Chafaland is canon so we don’t have much of a pre-island backstory for him, if one at all. granted, q!Cellbit we all know that sometimes has the wet cat or chaotic moments, so different dynamics can be interchanged between these two

fitpac!! q!Fit comes directly from the anarchy hellscape known as 2b2t, and as far as i’m aware, has spent most of if not all of his life there. led wars, killed a shit ton of people… yknow, all that jazz. literal war veteran. and yet!! who softens him and literally makes him fucking blush but none other than q!Pac. yes, q!Pac literally got his leg eaten and was also put into Alcatraz but up until he got kidnapped a couple weeks ago, the sheer chaos of this man?? regardless of the angst?? and now he’s slowly healing and getting back to normal too?? a silly lil inventor guy fr

pissa (why was this the chosen ship name again?)!! idk what the hell is going on with q!Phil’s backstory other than that he’s an/the Angel of Death, so there’s whatever angst and/or drama that comes with that. but this man just wants to chill and take care of his kids. and then… you have q!Missa… the MOST pathetic wet cat (/affectionate) on the entire island. and yknow what? i love him for that! the way this man has acted with q!Phil since he returned? i don’t even think i need to elaborate

but on a more serious note tho, i love that the relationships can (and do) run so much deeper too

i’ve talked about spiderbit plenty, but i’ll keep talking about them bc they just mean sm to me. the way they balance each other out and complement each other, the way they’re always there for each other. the way their relationship is so heavily built on trust. these two have so much love and commitment for each other it’s almost sickening. meus pais </3

fucking fitpac man they grew on me so fast :’D there’s a certain depth and potential with them that makes me crazy. they way they could (and do) help each other and always look out for each other. the way that they, regardless of inadvertently or intentionally, help each other heal from all the baggage they each carry is just… ough. i need them to become canon at this point idc. they’re both clearly into each other i don’t make the rules. THE POTENTIAL

i really hope we get more pissa bc it’s literally so crystal clear they care about each other, regardless of how much distance or how much time has passed. and that’s big. just like fitpac, there’s so much potential with them too, even if their marriage is platonic. i just wanna see their dynamic explored more please and thank you. it’s been so long </3

ANYWAY that’s… whatever this was. did this make any sense? idk. these gay cubitos man, i’m telling you. gotta love the lgbtqsmp. if you read all that, thanks :D

[deadn30n]

                 oh?  how  interesting.  Luo  Binghe  thinks  to  himself.  so  the  general  lives  up  to  all  the  rumors  he's  heard  about  his  infalliable  patience.  the  proof  is  standing  right  here  in  front  of  him,  seeing  as  how  he  hasn't  been  tossed  out,  yelled  at,  or  had  something  sharp  pointed  in  his  direction.  it  looks  peaceful  enough,  but  Luo  Binghe  also  isn't  stupid.  he  doesn't  mistake  tolerance  for  kindness.  there  is  a  thick  tension  hanging  in  the  air  between  them   –   thick  but  fragile.  all  it'd  take  is  one  small  misstep  on  Luo  Binghe's  part  and  he's  certain  a  fight  could  break  out.  or,  at  the  very  least,  Jing  Yuan  would  find  the  means  to  throw  him  out  or  have  him  tossed  into  a  cell  in  the  shackling  prison.  that  might  be  fun,  he  muses,  coming  up  with  some  creative  way  to  break  out  and  smear  it  in  everyone's  face.  as  if  they  think  they  can  keep  someone  like  him  caged  away  from  the  rest  of  the  world…

                  he  really  is  too  arrogant  for  his  own  good  sometimes.  “  running?  me?  ”   Luo  Binghe  practically  sneers  in  his  direction.   “  if  anyone  should  do  the  running,  it's  them.  ”   really  now  Jing  Yuan…  the  Luo  Binghe…  running  from  something?  he  almost  has  to  laugh  at  the  thought.  the  day  he  needs  to  go  running  from  anything  is  surely  the  day  he  stops  being  who  he  spent  nearly  fifty  years  building  himself  up  to  be.   “  no,  i'm  not  running  from  anything.  ”   he  says  truthfully.   “  but  i  did  come  here  with  a  purpose…  can  you  guess  what  that  is?  i'll  let  you  think  about  it  while  i  go  get  changed.  ”   the  smirk  never  leaves  his  lips  even  after  he's  disappeared  back  into  the  bathroom.  Luo  Binghe  takes  around  ten  minutes  to  clean  himself  up  and  make  himself  look  at  least  a  little  bit  more  presentable,  but  it's  the  bare  minimum  at  best.  when  he  returns,  he's  wearing  a  loose  fitting  white  under  robe  and  his  fluffy  brown  hair  is  pulled  up  in  a  ponytail.  every  movement  he  makes  is  completely  casual  as  he  brushes  past  Jing  Yuan  and  makes  a  beeline  for  the  couch,  depositing  himself  onto  it  with  a  single  grunt  and  a  sigh. 

                  “  thought  about  it?  ”   his  words  carry  that  same  offhanded  attitude  as  he  asks  while  tucking  an  arm  underneath  his  head.   “  it's  fine  if  you  can't  figure  it  out,  i  don't  make  myself  easy  to  read.  ”   laughter  is  drug  up  from  the  depths  of  his  chest  to  unspool  heartily  from  his  tongue.  Luo  Binghe  finds  the  whole  situation  amusing,  and  is  interested  to  see  what  else  will  come  of  their  little  interaction.   “  it's  nice  of  you  to  say  i  can  stay,  i  just  need  a  night  and  then  i'll  be  on  my  way.  i'll  even  make  you  breakfast  in  the  morning  as  my  thanks.  ”   as  he  rolls  over  onto  his  side  to  study  him,  his  tail  lazily  drapes  over  his  own  hip.  he's  making  it  very  clear  that  he's  getting  comfortable  and  won't  be  moving  any  time  soon,  regardless  of  the  tension  still  crackling  between  the  two  of  them.   “  don't  worry,  i  don't  plan  on  hurting  your  or  stealing  anything  from  your  house.  doing  that  wouldn't  leave  you  with  a  very  good  impression  of  me,  would  it?  ”   as  if  he'd  managed  to  do  so  to  begin  with;  he  hadn't  been  courteous  in  the  slightest,  and  he  most  certainly  was  taking  advantage  of  Jing  Yuan's  kindness  and  patience  now.

                  “  …  right!  i  almost  forgot.  ”   Luo  Binghe  suddenly  declares  with  a  clap  of  his  hands  together.   “  i  heard  you  appointed  a  certain  general  to  your  army…  did  you  know  we  come  from  the  same  world?  the  same  sect,  actually.  he's  my  shishu.  ”   he  references  Liu  Qingge's  recent  rise  to  popularity  with  a  smug  smile  smeared  all  over  his  lips.  in  it,  there  can  be  found  a  faint  hint  of  distaste.   “  i  think  that's  very  interesting  that  you  chose  him  and  our  old  sect  leader  for  a  position  like  that. you don't choose your friends very well. if you knew what kind of people they really were...  ”   throwing  Yue  Qingyuan  into  the  mix  further  added  a  sour  note  to  his  expression,  if  only  because  the  satisfaction  of  killing  him  and  shattering  Xuan  Su  had  now  disappeared  once  he  discovered  another  version  of  him  was  alive  and  well,  and  living  a  decent  life.  despicable.

@vainrot / cont. ♥

[kori-xo]

MY MIGUEL REDEMPTION CARD PT. 1 😀

(OK LET ME JUST SAY FIRST THAT I AM SO SO SO SO SORRY FOR NOT WRITING THIS SOONER- I swear I didn’t forget, I’m just kinda sick rn and going through a writer’s crisis, but ANYWAYS-) 

=

Onto the topic of giving Miguel O’Hara a more in-depth reading and explanation for his actions, let me make one thing briefly clear. I am NOT excusing his actions, especially the ones of aggression towards Miles, as many think. I’m just simply stating some of the reasons as to why he did what he did, and to try and get others to see him as the “good guy who makes the wrong choices” kinda trope his character portrays.  

So, to begin, let’s start with his behavior towards Miles. 

Miguel has stated that Miles Morales is, in fact, the “original anomaly,” which is in a way true. Not the statement that he was a mistake, as it’s never okay to tell a child that, but I’m talking about the fact that Miles really wasn’t supposed to be Spider-Man, bc Miles from Earth-42 was supposed to have that role. 

I don’t think he necessarily meant it in a mean manner, bc let’s face it, the man has SEVERE anger issues

ALSO in regards to the fact that Miguel was not initially too aggressive with Miles. Imo, he could’ve just locked Miles up first, handed out info later, and let his dad die without saying or telling him anything about it until after it happened. But he did try to explain everything beforehand, the multiverse, the canon, the consequences of breaking canon, etc. 

I like to think that Miguel is rather caring towards children/younger people, because after all, he did sort of have a child, that’s why he took Gwen in and let her into the Spider Society. 

The only thing is, he’s also plagued with this burden of the multiverse and feeling like he’s the only person strong enough to carry the task of protecting it, and that the guilt of what happened to his daughter’s and dead variant’s dimension eats away at him so much that he feel like he has to do whatever it takes to ensure that safety. 

“I don’t always like what I have to do. But I know I have to be the one to do it.”

This quote also has such a heavy weight to it bc of everything this man has experienced, he’s traumatized fr 

HE STILL HAS A CONSCIENCE 

But again, that continuous mentality to do everything and anything needed for the multiverse kinda clouds that good judgement and led him to acting rashly, not to mention that the Spot can literally dimension hop at will and potentially destroy everything he so hopes to preserve? It’s giving STRESS-

He also projects a lot of his own stuff onto others ngl

“Being Spider-Man is a sacrifice. That’s the job. That’s what you signed up for.”

So like, pay attention to that very first sentence, okay? That being a spider-person is a sacrifice. 

In this statement, Miguel is projecting his own mentality. Remember, Miguel was lonely and unhappy at first. Then he found the dimension where he had Gabriella, and felt like he would sacrifice anything to get that life. And to finally get that life, only for it to fall to pieces, gave him the idea that as Spider-Man, he had to sacrifice his own life and happiness, things he wanted, people he wanted and loved, all of that had to be sacrificed, else worlds crumble, the multiverse collapses, and everyone’s wiped out of existence. 

Therefore, he projects that onto everyone else, that those type of sacrifices have to be made, that they have to live to lose people and be unhappy, because that’s who they’re meant to be, that’s how their life is supposed to go. 

IN CONCLUSION- 

Miguel isn’t a bad guy. He’s been through things, he’s suffered, he needs a hug for crying out loud, it’s just the way he went abt doing things that I think makes a lot of people hate his character 

It’s a lot to unpack, but I just hope they give him a good redemption arc in BTSV 🫶🏽🫶🏽

THAT CONCLUDES MY 12am DEBATE THOOO 

(If any part of this you didn’t understand or need me to elaborate more on, pls lmk, and I’ll do my best 🥰)

@dramatic-delirium

[intcritus]

I'm ahead of the game 🤭 Hypothetical ♡ March/Aventurine. I'M CURIOUS

Send me a ♡ plus a ship and I’ll tell you…

-> 𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝙰𝚂𝙺𝙴𝙳 𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝙾𝚄𝚃 𝙵𝙸𝚁𝚂𝚃?

Aventurine was definitely the one who asked March in a roundabout way. Mostly because he didn't really ask, knowing she could possibly reject him because she's always been a little mean to him bullying him, so he told her they were going out, and to be ready at 6pm because they've got a date. He didn't think she would show, but she did and he's been smug about it ever since.

-> 𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝚆𝙴𝙽𝚃 𝙸𝙽 𝙵𝙾𝚁 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙵𝙸𝚁𝚂𝚃 𝙺𝙸𝚂𝚂?

I'm gonna be honest, March definitely did. She's very forward about certain things and considering how they bicker, I can imagine March did it to shut him up, the first time but the second kiss was definitely softer, more tender because she wanted it to mean something. March might often be belligerent with Aventurine, but I do see her having softer moments and sometimes her kisses with him reflect that.

-> 𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝙶𝙸𝚅𝙴𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙾𝚃𝙷𝙴𝚁 𝙽𝙸𝙲𝙺𝙽𝙰𝙼𝙴𝚂?

Aventurine for sure. March, I can see her affectionately calling him an idiot but Aventurine cheekily going the extra mile to give her nicknames like gumdrop, honeybun and etc just to be funny.

-> 𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝙲𝙾𝙾𝙺𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙼𝙴𝙰𝙻𝚂?

March. She doesn't trust Aventurine with boiling water, much less hot oil and ingredients. As someone who is a foodie, March loves to cook, to whip up grand meals, and even little charcuterie boards for when she just wants to snack. She enjoys cooking and if she has to make sure they both get proper sustenance.

-> 𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝙷𝙰𝚂 𝙱𝙴𝚃𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚃𝙰𝚂𝚃𝙴 𝙸𝙽 𝙼𝚄𝚂𝙸𝙲?

Both of them, but I think given Aventurine's extravagant style, he might have a one up on March. She enjoys all types of music, any genre, truly anything she could dance around or sing to while I think Aventurine likes something with more depth and lyricism ? Idk, but Aventurine strikes me as the type with better taste for sure.

-> 𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝙷𝙾𝙶𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙱𝙴𝙳?

MARCH. She sprawls out like a damn starfish, needing to take up all the space. This is also because she usually has a thousand pillows surrounding her but I also just see the both of them hogging the bed because Aventurine strikes me as someone who wants to take up all the space that he can. So I see him and March just atop one another, tangled lips, waking up with an arm over a waist, a hand in someone's face.

-> 𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝚆𝙰𝙺𝙴𝚂 𝚄𝙿 𝙵𝙸𝚁𝚂𝚃?

Aventurine, as March is someone who needs to be shaken awake or she'd sleep well into the afternoon. Aventurine probably pokes her cheek, just being annoying until she wakes up and smacks his hand away with a grumble fr. When I say she will sleep all day, I'm not kidding.

-> 𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝙼𝙰𝙺𝙴𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙲𝙾𝙵𝙵𝙴𝙴?

I can see it being a switch up between the two of them simply because regular coffee would probably be Aventurine's thing, and March would whip up a whole frappe rather than boring ole coffee. And if she had regular coffee, it would have to be hella strong and hella sweet, Aventurine would probably be aghast at how it's more sugar than anything else but March is just there purring into her cup so he has no choice but to relent. Also, idk why but I just envision him trapping her against the counter, with her sipping from her coffee just smirking at him over the rim of her cup and them having a moment.

-> 𝚆𝙷𝙾'𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙱𝙸𝙶 𝚂𝙿𝙾𝙾𝙽?

March. She feels like considering he doesn't clear doorways, that this goes to her. And I don't see him complaining considering she's soft, she smells good and would comb her fingers through his hair. They definitely switch up sometimes because I can Aventurine finding it a little amusing when he can hold her, an arm over her waist so she can squirm her way out of a conversation. It's silly but cute.

-> 𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝚂𝚃𝙰𝚈𝚂 𝚄𝙿 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙻𝙰𝚃𝙴𝚂𝚃?

Aventurine maybe ? Not March though, she's scared of the dark, so staying up late with darkened hallways and silence isn't her thing. She'd rather be in the bed early enough that the moon casts a calming light. Aventurine would probably be up taking care of business or actively ignoring calls before turning in when he feels he cant stay up no more.

-> 𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝚁𝙴𝙰𝙲𝙷𝙴𝚂 𝙵𝙾𝚁 𝚆𝙷𝙾'𝚂 𝙷𝙰𝙽𝙳?

Aventurine reaches for March's hand for sure, but I can see her reaching for his as well ? I feel like it's a mutual thing depending on the circumstance. If they're just together talking, March talking with her hands, I can see Aventurine reaching for one of her hands just to hold or trace his fingers over her palm. And March probably would reach for Aventurine's hand when she think he's straying when they stroll somewhere or when she's feeling particularly affectionate and just wants to have a point of contact.

-> 𝚆𝙷𝙾'𝚂 𝙰 𝙵𝙰𝙽 𝙾𝙵 𝙿𝙳𝙰?

Ngl, I imagine both of them? March, no matter how stubborn she can be, loves affection so she wouldn't hesitate in holding hands, kissing his cheeks or hugging him. Anything more risque would be saved for more secluded places, though she would definitely be the type to hug him and lean close to whisper something risque then act like she said something normal. But Aventurine also strikes me as someone who doesn't really mind the idea of PDA either, though he seems like someone who likes to keep things private. But he doesn't strike me as someone who wouldn't do the normal amount of PDA; ie ; stroking March's cheek, holding her hand, pulling her close. So they both got this category.

-> 𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝚂𝙽𝙾𝚁𝙴𝚂?

Aventurine. March says he doesn't snore loudly, but when he has been up long enough and finally goes to sleep, truly tuckered out, he does snore.

-> 𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝙶𝙴𝚃𝚂 𝙰𝙽𝙽𝙾𝚈𝙴𝙳 𝙼𝙾𝚁𝙴 𝙴𝙰𝚂𝙸𝙻𝚈?

Mm, I can see the both of them holding this. But probably March, in the beginning because she fights the attraction so hard but when she mellows out, she's not at bad but she still gets annoyed with him. Aventurine strikes me as someone who gets annoyed with March sometimes because she gets under his skin and he wants to wring her pretty neck.

-> 𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝙸𝙽𝙸𝚃𝙸𝙰𝚃𝙴𝚂 𝚂𝙴𝚇?

March. When I say she is forward, I truly mean that. After fighting her attraction to him, one of her kisses can easily turn into her unbuttoning his pants and giving him a handjob, easily. But this also isn't a good thing lmao, because she would definitely makeout while edging him, kissing his neck and murmuring into his skin. She's a menace honestly, so if she's initiating, she does make him suffer a little.

-> 𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝙰𝚂𝙺𝚂 𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝙵𝙾𝚁 𝚃𝙷𝙴𝙸𝚁 𝙷𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝙸𝙽 𝙼𝙰𝚁𝚁𝙸𝙰𝙶𝙴?

Mm, gonna be honest, I feel like this is a conversation that would need some serious thought but also just no ? I don't see either of them even considering marriage ??????

-> 𝙼𝚈 𝙼𝚄𝚂𝙴'𝚂 𝙵𝙰𝚅𝙾𝚁𝙸𝚃𝙴 𝙼𝙴𝙼𝙾𝚁𝚈 𝙾𝙵 𝚈𝙾𝚄𝚁𝚂:

Gonna be honest here, I envision that the more March and Aventurine got to know one another, with the silly bickering and just having a private moment, they'd be able to make their own fun? Like having a moment where they got to shed the facades, had some popcorn and other snacks and just binged some movies? Just something simplistic, and affectionate and intimate where there were no expectations, and it was probably something they'd think about the follow days after because it meant a lot.

-> 𝙰 𝚁𝙴𝙶𝚁𝙴𝚃 𝙼𝚈 𝙼𝚄𝚂𝙴 𝙷𝙰𝚂 𝚁𝙴𝙶𝙰𝚁𝙳𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚈𝙾𝚄𝚁𝚂:

Hypothetically, if she were to fall in love with him, she probably would've loved him sooner, and not played so many games. Because March is someone who feels so deeply and sometimes she self sabotages because she doesn't know if she has a tomorrow, so she would definitely love him as loudly as she does everything else in her life.

-> 𝙸𝙵 𝚃𝙷𝙴𝚈 𝙲𝙾𝚄𝙻𝙳 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴 𝙾𝙽𝙴 𝚃𝙷𝙸𝙽𝙶:

She would probably actually answer his calls lmao. She purposely ignores his calls, but not his texts just to be silly, but especially late at night, she'd probably pick up just to hear his voice

-> 𝚃𝙷𝙴𝙸𝚁 𝙻𝙾𝚅𝙴 𝙻𝙰𝙽𝙶𝚄𝙰𝙶𝙴𝚂 𝙰𝙲𝙲𝙾𝚁𝙳𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚃𝙾 𝙼𝚈 𝙼𝚄𝚂𝙴:

March's love language is definitely words of affirmation and physical touch but I also see Aventurine's being quality time and physical touch. Mostly because I see them being very touchy with one another and it's almost grounding while March does like hearing sweet words and compliments and such. And Aventurine enjoys physical touch but also the time someone makes for him out of their busy day.

soft ship meme. | @iniziare

[magixfairyix]

[A continuation of this post. The Trix lost their memories in the comics]

Iorda: RIVEN FUCKING HELP ME!

Riven: What's going on now?

Timmy: *nods*

Iorda: I ACCIDETALLY ROLLED NAT 20 CHARISMA AND I SEDUCED THE FUCKING GARGOYLE!

Riven: Wtf do you-

Timmy, who plays D&D and understood: Even with the Trix losing their memory, wouldn't it make sense for Darcy to still hate you?

Iorda: APPARENTLY NOT

Riven, sighing: Iorda, how did this even happen?

Iorda: Okay, Mirta thought this idea was stupid, BUT after the Trix nearly had the Winx drown in a bus, I thought that if they have an acemic rivalry or something, it will distract them from murderous thoughts

Timmy: That does make sense.

Riven: And let me guess? This idea of yours worked horribly

Iorda: IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AN ACADEMIC RIVARLY

Riven: Iorda

Iorda: What?

Riven: You thought it would just be an academic rivalry with Darcy when, one, she is very competitive that way and will throw verbal jabs towards you

Timmy: But that would only be bad if Iorda had returned the jabs

Iorda: ...

Riven: Iorda?

Iorda: Well, what else was I supposed to do? If she says something rude to me, I'm going to mock her back. I'm not a coward

Timmy: Riven, you are no longer about to tell me how dense I am when referring to Tecna

Riven: Agreed

Iorda: Well, it looks like I've been betrayed today

Riven: You get into verbal battles with her?

Iorda: Yeah? I just said that?

Riven: Verbal battles. Which are about wit and mental strength?

Iorda: ...

Riven: With a psychic witch?

Iorda: ...

Riven: Congradulation, you're now dense emotionally

Iorda: Okay, fuck you. How was I supposed to know I was flirting-

Timmy: You two, put a hault on the fighting

Iorda: Done

Riven: *sigh*

Timmy: When did you realize your plan wasn't going so well?

Iorda: One of Icy's exes or someone was trying to spike Bloom's drink with a love potion, and so I took it, faked flirting, and then led him outside before threatening him to tear his mind apart if he ever came near the Winx again

Timmy: And Darcy witnessed this?

Iorda: I think so

Riven: *sipping on coffee*

Riven: That'd do it

Iorda: Do WHAT?

Timmy: ...

Timmy: Both of you are quite smart emotionally and vengeful. And I wouldn't say underhanded, but...

Riven & Iorda: You can say it

Iorda:

Riven:

Timmy: Darcy seems to have a type then...

Iorda: WELL, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

Riven: *shrug*

Iorda: HELP ME

Riven, talking about Iorda's ex: Look, Pyris ended up being a bitch

Iorda: Uh huh

Riven: So...

Iorda: If you're about to say that I should continue the romancing, I will come so close to punching you in the face

Timmy: Riven has a point. The Trix lost all their memories of who they are, but that doesn't mean it's guaranteed that they won't...

Riven: Go batshit

Timmy: Exactly

Iorda: Wait. Didn't they have nightmares or something

Timmy: Who?

Iorda: The Trix

Riven: Of the Ancestors, yes. That's probably what started that entire 'taking over the magic dimension thing.'

Iorda: ...

Timmy: What are you thinking?

Iorda: Time to pay some old hags a visit

°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°

[Iorda going into the depths of Cloud Tower]

Iorda: WAKE UP BITCHES

[The Ancestors manifest to find the Summoning Bowl surrounded by salt and other things]

Belladonna: wtf is this?

Iorda: Just preventing you from forcing your descendants to take over the Magic Universe. I'm sure you'd understand

Tharma: WAIT-

Iorda: *starts mumbling an incantation*

Liliss: YOU FUCKING-

Iorda: Chill out, I'm not killing you. Just banishing you from the plane that is not the afterlife

Iorda: I don't think I could kill you anyways

Iorda: But this is just so you don't send any visions to the Trix

Belladonna: Oh please, we are much stronger than you are-

Iorda: Hence, why I'm going to have to do this once a month

Tharma: ... shit

°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°

[Meanwhile, in the Trix's dorm]

Darcy: Hey, do you two know the nightmares I've been having?

Stormy: Fr

Darcy: The ones about me killing you two?

Icy: Yes. What about them?

Darcy: They stopped

Stormy: ...

Icy: ...

Stormy: Isn't that a good thing?

Darcy: Girl, I think I've been having those nightmares for a long time. I'm more worried about why they suddenly stopped

Icy:

Darcy: Time for some research ig

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[A month later]

Iorda: Okay bitches, you know the dril-

Iorda: *sees Darcy standing in front of the Summoning Bowl*

Iorda: Shit

Darcy: Why are you here?

Iorda: Eheh would you believe I came down here to see you?

[ERROR: Friendship stat (7/20). Romance stat only (2/20)]

Darcy: No

Iorda, mentally: No nat 20 on charisma today ig...

Iorda: Okay, well-

Darcy: Explain yourself

Iorda: There were some malovent energies here that I banished

Darcy:

Iorda: Why do you ask?

Darcy: Do you know a lot about the malovent energies?

Iorda, scared for her wellbeing: Kinda?

Darcy: *raises a brow and crosses her arms*

Iorda: I um... the energies tend to cause nightmares, and I took it upon myself to banish them for an... *pauses* Assignment

Darcy:

Iorda: *not tecnically lying*

Darcy: And why?

Iorda: For an assignment?

Darcy: Don't give me that bullshit. You 'assigned' this task to yourself

Iorda:

Darcy: I repeat myself, why?

Iorda: *trying to tell the truth while not revealing too much, and also trying to befriend the Trix, because Griffin had that idea*

Iorda: I... kinda guessed you had nightmares. I tracked the energies that were causing it to this place, so... I was doing you a solid, ig?

Darcy:

Iorda: Because even though you're insufferable sometimes, I do care about your wellbeing?

Darcy: *inwardly swooning*

Darcy: O-okay, so have fun with your banishing

[Darcy starts to walk back up the steps]

Iorda: *looks up to see a floating achievement above her head*

[5/20 Romance stat]

Iorda: WAIT NO-

[NEW STAT: Personal romantic feelings (3/20)]

Iorda: WAIT WAIT NO I DO NOT-

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Bloom: Hey! How's the idea of academic rivalry going with the Trix?

Iorda:

Bloom: Bad?

Iorda: I mean, Icy hates me but hasn't killed me, which is the goal

Bloom: Stormy?

Iorda: We say two words to each other once a week, but good

Bloom: Darcy?

Iorda:

Iorda: Accidenntally romanced?

Bloom: HOW THE FU-

Musa: SPILL THE TEA BITCH

Iorda: I DON'T KNOW

[Musa and Bloom sit Iorda down]

Iorda: Is this a kidnapping?

Musa: Spill. The. Tea

Bloom: Fr we need drama. Things at Alfea have been boring

Iorda: Okay, well it started fine as an academic rivalry. But it has been brought to my attention by Riven that banter and verbal jabs based on wit might've been taken as flirting, so that's fucked

Iorda: And Griffin suggested I try to become 'friends or/acquainted enough that they don't kill me' with the Trix

Iorda: I've also started banishing the Ancestors once a month so that the Trix don't get manipulated via nightmares

Iorda: Darcy witnessed that one time, and I came up with a half-lie that she believed, but when she left, she seemed mildly flustered?

Iorda: I have no fucking clue

Bloom:

Musa:

Iorda: Help

Bloom: Well, it would help Darcy not want to start a war

Iorda: SHE TRIED TO KILL ME

Musa: So you have no feelings towards her whatsoever~?

Iorda: No. Allthough I've learned to enjoy the rivalry before it all went to shit, and even though I care about her wellbeing, I do not

Tecna, from another room: Your stats say otherwise!

Iorda: THAT WAS YOU?

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Iorda: *sigh*

Musa: Okay, spill

Iorda: Look, I know it's important to make sure the Trix don't become evil again, but I can't just romance somebody when I know that I'm hiding a pretty big thing from them

Musa: ... good point

Iorda: It's shitty, and then whatever happens would be on false pretenses

Musa:

Iorda: I'm fucked aren't I?

Musa: Yep!

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[Iorda in class two months later]

Iorda: Hey so um, random question

Stormy: Yeah?

Iorda, blatantly lying: I'm writing a book, and the main character loses their memories after doing some fucked-up shit

Iorda: Evil shit

Iorda: As in, starting a teeny war

Iorda: If you were the main character and somebody told you about what you did in the past, would you go on a corruption arc?

Stormy: Well why'd the character do evil shit?

Iorda: From what I've heard-

Iorda: *cough*

Iorda: From what I wrote so far, they-

Iorda: *cough*

Iorda: She was kind of manipulated and blackmailed into it

Stormy: Are you okay...?

Iorda: Fine. Answer the question

Stormy: Probably not

Iorda: Do you think Icy and Darcy would have the same answer?

Stormy: Oh fuck no

Iorda: Shit

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[Iorda, deciding it's time for some fucking honesty]

[Iorda, in a cafe so she won't get shanked]

Icy: Why the fuck did you want to talk?

Iorda: Good to see you too

Icy: *sits down*

Icy: Speak, so I can leave

Iorda: Okay, adult to adult here-

Icy: Even though the maturity level varies

Iorda, mentally: Dragon help me

Iorda: Regardless, this discussion is going to be important

Icy: *waves her hand*

Iorda: What do you... know about the Ancestors?

Icy: *freezes*

Icy: Excuse me?

Iorda: You don't have any memories, right?

Icy: As if it's any of your business, no

Iorda: Not of anything?

Icy: Besdies my name, no. No childhood, no memories. Now are we done?

Iorda: *sighs*

Iorda: Okay, firstly, I am your magical balance

Icy: ...

Iorda: Mainly Darcy's, but still the balance of you and your sisters

Icy, smirking: ... you?

Iorda: Icy istg

Icy: You are our magical balance?

Iorda: Yes

Icy: Ha, fine continue

Iorda: I know what happened before you lost your memories

Icy:

Iorda: Don'tkillmeplease

Icy, dangerously: Continue, Iorda

Iorda: Okay, you and your sisters as children were manipulated by three dead witches, The Ancestors. They gave you three their magic, and then you got a power boost, Stormy killed her mother, and Darcy accidentally put her entire fucking planet into a coma

Icy: She... was saying something about 'Zenothe' in her sleep

Iorda: That's Darcy's planet, yes

Icy: Proceed

Iorda, praying to the Dragon: The Ancestors, or Ancestral Witches, manipulated you into thinking they were basically gods. One of them, Liliss, gave Darcy a lot of nightmares

Iorda: After they manipulated you three, they convinced you to try to steal a power called the Dragon Flame. You three managed to do so, and you started a war that killed a lot of people. You got convicted. Broke out of prison. And then you lost your memories when a freak spell backfired

Icy:

Iorda: I'm going out on a limb trusting you with this, AND-

Iorda: Because the Ancestors are banished somewhat, no one is going to force you three to start a way. You three can have a better life, because I swear on my own, it's not pretty

Icy: So you know all about what happened...?

Iorda: Everyone does

Icy:

Iorda: They just don't want to risk you three...

Icy: Starting a war again?

Iorda: Exactly

Icy: That definitely explains the weird looks

Iorda: Right

Icy: ...

Iorda: ...

Icy: You're explaining this again to both Stormy and Darcy

Iorda: Wait, what?

Icy: Because then we can decide whether or not to, as you put it with Stormy, "go on a corruption arc."

Iorda, mentally: Fuck me...

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[Iorda is basically being dragged into the Trix's dorm]

Stormy: Icy, what is going on?

Darcy: And why is she here?

Icy: She knew all along about how we don't have any memories and why

Iorda: To be fair-

Icy: Explain. Now

Iorda: Bitch

Icy: Now

[Cue Iorda explaining the entire backstory]

Stormy: ... what the shit?

Darcy: *fucking shocked*

Iorda: And just remember that I was the one who womaned up to tell you three, so please refrain from killing me...

Darcy: Nightmares explained ig...

Icy: So do we kill her?

Iorda: EXCUSE ME-

Icy: You said we start a war, so maybe that's what we're supposed to do, and we only failed because of a certain 'balance'

Iorda: No no no you three can have a better life now

Icy: Define-

Iorda: You three enjoy your life here, right???

Stormy: All the stares, and now with the knowledge that we killed a lot of people? No. Not really

Darcy: *still dealing with the realization*

Iorda: Okay, what if you show people you dON'T want to start a war again?

Icy: We've been doing that for the past four months

Iorda:

Darcy, looking up from her hands: And you've known about this for how long...?

Iorda: Um. A long time

Darcy: Hm

Darcy, mentally: How tf are my romance choices this shitty?

Iorda: But I MAY have a little plan

Icy: Since when?

Iorda: Since I started worrying you were going to shank me

Stormy: Shoot

Iorda: Okay, you three have little hope in life right now because you don't have any memories

Darcy: Way to rub it in

Iorda: But if you three SWEAR to not start a war, I can get permission from Griffin to tell you guys everything that happened and show you the places where it happened

Stormy:

Iorda: At least then you'll have some semblance of an identity

Icy:

Iorda: And Griffin told me about you three's childhoods so I can help with that the best I can

Darcy:

Icy:

Stormy: Was my mother a bitch or did I just kill her in cold blood?

Iorda: From what I've heard, a bitch

Stormy: Okay well then, good riddens

Icy, to Darcy and Stormy: The verdict?

Darcy: Give her a month to help us 'theoretically get our memories back'

Iorda: A MONTH?

Icy: And after?

Iorda: I'M STILL HERE?

Darcy: I'm not sure, we'll decide by then

Iorda: ARE YOU THREE GOING TO KILL ME?

Stormy: Sounds fine enough

Iorda: DARCY, YOU'RE THE RATIONAL ONE???

Darcy: I don't appreciate being lied to

Iorda: Why the hell do you think I'm telling you now?

Darcy:

Iorda:

Icy: Okay you can leave now

Iorda: Bitch istg

Icy: *glares*

[Iorda leaves]

Stormy: So are we actually going to kill her?

Icy: Oh no

Darcy: Then why did you imply that?

Icy: She almost scored higher than me in a test last week

Stormy: And there's the petty bitch we know and love

Icy: Also, Darcy, you're the one who said 'give her a month' cryptically

Darcy: I meant that if she fails, she is going to get hexed and never spoken to ever again

Stormy: Not a curse?

Darcy: I mean, she is the only one who told us. She also banished the Ancestors who apparently fucked our lives up, which takes a lot of energy

Icy: So the bags under her eyes were not natural?

Darcy: Apparently not

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[Iorda, the next day, getting ready]

Iorda: *lighs insence and whirls it around her*

Iorda: Any fucking diety out there, please protect me from getting killed and/or maimed while I help the Trix get their sense of selves back

Iorda: *hears a knock on the door*

Iorda: *sigh*

Iorda: So mote it fucking be

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[Iorda and the Trix at the spot in the library away from prying eyes]

Stormy: Why are we in the library?

Iorda: *places three books on the table*

Iorda: Well, we gotta get some memories back about your guys' planets and probable childhoods there

Icy: *grabbing a book*

Icy: Hm. Diamond

Iorda: Wait, maybe let me-

Icy: Why does it say here that everyone is frozen in ice?

Iorda: I wasn't because of you. Some random Shaman Witch showed up when you were a child, I think. Based on what Griffin told me. She froze the planet

Icy: *stands up*

Darcy: Icy, where are you-

Icy: We're going to Diamond

Iorda: WHAT?

Icy: Did I stutter?

Iorda: We can use the simulation chamber-

Stormy: Won't someone see what we're doing there?

Iorda, mentally: Oh shit if we keep going to their planets, Darcy is going to be fucking crushed

Iorda: Um, we could-

Icy: We're going

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[At Diamond]

Stormy: Fuck, it's cold

Iorda: Yeah nO sHiT

Icy: *striding forwards*

Iorda: Do you even know where you're going?

Icy: YES

Darcy:

Iorda:

Darcy: She doesn't know where she's going

Iorda: Clearly

Darcy:

Iorda: About-

Darcy: I'm still pissed at you

Iorda: Noted

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[They find the castle frozen in ice, and some of the people]

Icy: So who did this again?

Iorda: The Shaman Witch

Icy: And where is she?

Iorda: Dead

Stormy:

Darcy, bitterly: And are you sure you're not lying about that?

Iorda: I APOLOGIZED

Stormy: Icy, are you remembering anything?

Icy: Jack shit

Stormy: Well, that's a bust

Iorda: Well, you three probably won't regain your memories. They've been fully eradicated, but...

Icy, shurgging: It's something

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[To be continued...]

[typekiku]

TSUKIHIME FASHION REVIEW 3!!!

under the dark crimson moon, i write this newest entry of the much awaited much beloved tsukihime fashion review.

it's a duty i must carry out for the sake of the generations of lost sheep both before and after my time that have yet to truly appreciate the true depth of style that is contained within the single greatest visual novel known to mankind (according to me)

yet, i feel as if i am not doing my duty to its fullest... how can i possibly adequately sum the glory of todays fashionista? how can i dare attempt to sum that up?? no! i cannot waver in my faith in my incredibly lacking writing skills nor fear people figuring out this barely has anything to do with fashion... I WILL PERSEVERE!!

on with the show as the youth say!

(SPOILER ALERT: i should mention ill probably end up spoiling a shit ton of oghime and whatnot here so watch out)

so without further ado todays subject is:

drum roll

MORE DRUM ROLL

thanks uhh whatever you are from

MICHAEL ROA VALDAMJONG

yes the one and only roa

BROA

the legend himself, the Serpent of Akasha, Uroboros, the founder of the burial agency, the infinite reincarnatior, and professional Arcueid simp.

we have gathered here today to judge his design and uh fashion ig and whatever else i feel like ranting today about.

lets get right to it.

look at this dude all shirtless and shit like cmon so shameless... cover em up damn. seriously tho this man has a thing for showing off his (or should i say others) bodies like you will see soon.

i guess this comes down to him enjoying the freedom of being fully in control of whatever body he is currently occupying actually?

maybe this is some super deep look into the merits of semi nudism or whatever idk im not smart.

probably takeuchi just wanted an excuse to draw some seriously ripped abs actually i mean this might seriously be the most abby abs we ever see in any TM work. its fucking shredded and roa probably knew that. weirdo

on the flipside that majestic hair is simply incredible. DAMN thats some 10/10 hair. only other hair in this series that compares is my wife arcueid's long hair before her mean little (Older actually but idc) Altrouge got all mean and shit.

umm who is this? what happened to my incredible haired roa?? TAKEUCHI WHERE ARE YOU??? someone please give me back long haired roa... this isnt funny...

do you see what we lost? long gorgeous haired roa should've stayed and im genuinely upset we lost him to this admittingly much better dressed roa. im ashamed of you serpent of fraudkasha

fr tho where tf did he even get this rockstar ass drip anyways? we know SHIKI has been locked up in the outside house for awhile before released thanks to a certain maid... did he just drop by the local hot topic or whatever? did he manifest it through sheer willpower and arcueid simpery?

understandable tbh i too acheive things through arcueid simpery such as dirty stares and social exclusion!!

for reference, here is SHIKI

yea

i guess he just uhh changes him which in hindsight is really fucking sad to think about so lets not

uhh ANYWAYS

ok so ignoring ciel on the right elesia or should i say roa decides the very first thing hes gonna do in poor elesias body is to strip it naked

huh?

yea roa is definitely a weird one. no wonder the other ancestors hate him (besides nero because he is #HIM)

sick cape tho

why is he so hot here actually? what the hell? i underestimated his looks like damn

no really why is he so hot anyways he should look like an absolute freak like he actually is. i see you roa. i see you got that long braid wrapped around your neck like damn son... you may have fallen in love with a literal killing machine and never even got to speak to her till the very very end but i see you.

rizzless bastard.

well thats enough from me so ill drop this classic mahoyo line because i found it very funny without context.

ciao!

[bright-tatters]

Tatters #22

Alice delivered paper and pen, and Piper spent an agonizing four hours helping to process the reports streaming in from Tatters and Docks. Once he had decent triage going he returned, through three locked doors, to Fortune’s cell.

Fortune had laid his sheet of paper on the little metal table. He looked at Piper without surprise or passion. “There,” he said, “I have something you’ll want to burn.”

“Give it here,” said Piper. “Is this how you entertain yourself?”

“I enjoy literature,” Fortune said mildly, standing to hand Piper the paper. “Burn it if you want, I can write it again.”

Citizens of Photia: A comfortable life under a corrupt system is one thing. A life burdened by unfair taxes, clueless representatives, and a systemic disregard for labor cannot sustain corruption for long. It must collapse, or change.

Nowhere is this more evident than in the Tatters Ward, which produces twice the industry tonnage with half the resources of any other ward. I don't need to belabor the point, we've all seen the dire conditions, the law enforcement governed by the politics of unrelated wards.

I will only call it Tatters. Our own name.  Our own work. Our own pride. This is what the other Wards refuse to recognize, and it is what will stand no matter what happens to our individuals.

Tatters is the workhorse of this city. Feed it or get out of the way.

Piper’s hands were shaking. “We could shred this.”

“I have it memorized.” He was stroking the shelf with two fingers, looking shifty. When Piper obviously looked, he moved his stroking – only twice – to the wall beside the shelf.

Someone came in behind Piper. “Fortune, it’s time for your hearing.”

“Ah,” said Fortune, and turned his back to hold his hands behind. He moved like he always did, stillness to stillness with the swiftest of slides between silhouettes, like a motion picture. He only melted into ordinary movements when he was fettered. The officer opened the door, cuffed him, and escorted him past.

Fortune locked eyes with Piper and jerked his head toward the now-empty cell. Piper swallowed hard and leaned into the hallway. “Bring in a ghost scanner.”

A ghost scanner did one thing: analyze a surface, such as that of a desk, to recover the last thing written on it. It was part of the explosion of empathic technology currently roiling Photia and the wide world.

Piper bolted it to the table and ran a scan of the entire surface. He found nothing but the text Fortune had written. Then, feeling a little shaky, he turned it ninety degrees and scanned the wall.

No scan was perfect. But he got most of it.

To Whom It May Concern:

I am a poor poet. I must ------ --gether better writers’ finest lines, and even that feels artificial. I can produce no t-------- -ines, though this comes to mind:

You can’t tear clothes I’ve thrown away.

And you take - ----- -- my attention instead. I hope to be more collected next time. But the only thing I regret losing is contact ---- ---. Everything else I can buy back.

I can buy anything, Concern--. And right now I don’t want to. It’s fundamentally wrong, yet I cannot disprove it. You break my logic.

I will be fr-- ------ long. I can’t know what that means for you. Inform me, if you wish.

Inform me, pl--se.

From the bottom of the heap and the depths of the prison, I remain,

--ithf--ly yours,

F

He must have written the entire thing with the end of his pen to leave the invisible psionic residue. Piper swallowed and transcribed the letter to a personal notebook, then scrawled all over the wall the same way. That would ruin it for the next scanner.

He put the scanner away and stopped against the wall, head thrown back, thinking. This wasn’t sex, only it was. This wasn’t him protecting a prisoner, only it was. It wasn’t a big part of his life, only, he couldn’t stop thinking about the lean man who wore death like a badge and strange, tenacious beauty like an amulet against his skin. Nothing but a shirt’s thickness between; how did he possess both?

He went for the front desk. This trial needed to happen quickly. Whatever play Fortune had in mind, he was needed on the streets in the shadow of the Gleaze factory. Either that or he deserved to be put away forever.

*

The hearing was in an upper level of the great golden slanted Headquarters. The judge was a permanent appointee of the Council; Fortune knew this one. More than just how to hurt her, that is.

“Mr. Fortune, you are here on one hundred counts of distribution of the illegal drug Gleaze.”

“Yes?” Fortune said mildly. He seemed to have stopped blinking.

“The prosecution has produced not one shred of evidence that you are affiliated with this operation,” said the judge.

Staring. “Quite. I never touch the stuff, myself.”

“So we can’t proceed with the counts of distribution.”

Catalina surged to her feet. “And one count of murder!”

“Madam, we don’t have the gun allegedly used to kill the victim.”

Staring. “I don’t know how I could have shot him without a gun.” Fortune stayed calm.

Catalina drew herself to her unimpressive height. “Your shit flunkies made it disappear!”

Fortune put an edge to his voice. “My entire staff was working on the evacuation. And as points of pride go, I'll back that one all my days.”

“Kill fifty people, but at least they all learned to cooperate first. Bravo. Bravissimo.”

The judge rang the deep-voiced bell beside his desk. “In the absence of evidence, I must release Mr. Fortune. The court has spoken.”

Fortune nodded, promising more money where the first came from.

“I can escalate this to the Council,” snarled Catalina.

“We have an emergency,” said Fortune. “Send an officer with me if you must, but let me help my people.”

“Your only people is yourself.”

“How many lives would you like to stake on that? Lady Reinaldo, from here the only change we can have between us is improvement. I hope we can smooth over any past tensions.”

Catalina’s eyes blazed. “You're an animal, ‘Fortune.’”

“Current tensions, too. Your choice.”

“I have to help the next Ward over. The one you’re poisoning.”

Fortune lost patience. “Ah, yes. Working as hard as you've worked all your life for your advantages.”

Catalina’s voice dropped half an octave. Husky and furious, she said “Bow.”

“Of course, madam. That'll prove something.” He made an ironic, deep bow, with a flourish of his hand. On the way back up he made insolent eye contact. “Happy?”

“Piper,” said Catalina, “go with him. Make a note of any further law-breaking.”

“Of course, my lady.” Fortune really had no idea which way Piper would jump on this. Loyalty to one’s weird obsession might pale before loyalty to the city. The loyalty he had professed openly, when Fortune was trying to figure out whether to trust him.

Damn the city. Fortune had to save Tatters.

[avatarkv]

Hiiiiiii! I'm here again after reading the New chapter of Every Corner Of This House Is Haunted and I LOVE IT!!!! It was really worth it waiting a little while. When I saw the notification on my phone I was EUPHORIC!!! Thank you for coming back to us, dear author 😔😔🤙

Omg I was so broken reading Neteyam's part 😭 It seems like he's trying his best not to worry about his sister, but he's failing!! Like, after all the distance on their relationship, he feels like he shouldn't be worried, but he is 😟

THEIR FLASHBACK!!!!! It made me so happy reading a little about their sibling relationship :))

HE USED TO CALL HER TSMUKE 😭😭😭 WHY DID HE HAVE TO STOP?? Neteyam, pls, call reader "sis" back again 🙏

And it broke me so much the fact that the reader literally taught neteyam the concept of lie 😢 I mean, the navi language doesn't even have a word for lie, so it's normal to a navi not know the concept of it. But instead of him learning the word "lie" as something bad that hurts people, she taught him the good part of the lie, because she lied just to protect him 😭😭😭😭🙏

I kinda feel a little bad for Jake tho (not because of the situation with reader of course, he was wrong), but his whole life he's known as someone that brings chaos and destruction, and he feels he needs to be perfect to deserve to be happy, but he's so focused in it he doesn't even notice when he's being cruel and losing touch with his family. He somehow admits that he's responsible of the chaos the brought to the family and didn't even notice until it happened 😭😭😭

NEYTIRI IS SUCH A GOOD MOM!!! PLS SOMEONE HUG HER :(((((

and I was so surprised by the end of the chapter when reader encountered the palulukan 😟 I can't wait to read the next chapter!!

I love your writing, the way that you work to describe both parts of the situation and not making it like "reader is right and jake is the villian". (Of course im a little biased on reader's side, but who cares 🤭)

It's literally the last thing I'm holding onto to stay on the fandom. Pls, pardon my English! I was so excited to comment on the fanfic that I didn't even have time to see if it makes sense.

Love you, bye!! 🩷💖🩷💖

AIKO MY WIFE HELLO thank you for mentioning the flashback! i actually thought of removing it from the chapter because i thought it wouldn't hold any significance whatsoever, but i'm glad i didn't! how you put it, with reader teaching neteyam the word lie is so heart-wrenching ;( yall are wise fr. to think that he knows that word as something soft and gentle because of reader is BEYOND me, i love you for that

i feel so bad for jake too bby: (( i genuinely think that he blames himself for every bad thing that has ever happened because he thinks he brought it to them himself. my man just wants to be happy

thank you for this! i really love exploring different perspectives and dynamics, it makes the story more in depth that way?? i'm really glad that i'm able to portray it well! (bby believe me, your english is good! ilysb, thank you for reading!)

[alybur635]

*Pulls up a chair* So, you wish for me to go on eh? I've had thoughts myself regarding the options

I want to start off with the fact that I don’t think Hizashi’s death was entirely necessary considering the situation at hand. The only reason that came about was to supposedly avoid a war from possibly igniting over the death of the land of lightning’s ambassador and violation of a newly signed treaty. But realistically, I find the idea that Hizashi Hyuga even had to choose doing this ridiculous. I mean you’re gonna sit here and tell me that the Hokage was really okay with putting all the pressure of avoiding a war with another village upon a single clan because a failed kidnapping of a child resulted in someone dying? You’re gonna tell me the Hokage seriously couldn’t find any other ways? I find that ridiculous! I seriously have a hard time seeing how such a situation escalated the way that it did unless the Hokage purposely didn’t push for further compromise or just didn’t get himself too involved with the whole ordeal. The whole ordeal was a political mess that I feel that the hokage didn’t engage in enough, ultimately adding to the cost of Hizashi’s life that day. IDK I find that whole situation infuriating because surely if more involvement and further investigation was done, they would’ve been able to prove the Land of Lightning was at fault and had violated the treaty first while also proving what Hiashi did was justifiable.

I think his death also played tremendously on his twin and Neji. With Neji it’s a little more obvious to us the viewers/readers: he becomes a traumatized, angry, bitter child who clings to this idea of fate and destiny to cope with his father’s death and the position he has in his life. He openly despises the main household for who they are and what the clan represents: masters who chain down the “servants” like birds to cages. I remember seeing this really cool in-depth look into Neji’s character by the @everyneji blog and I *seriously* recommend checking it out, I think it better explains how he’s been shaped due to his father’s demise.

Now in Hiashi’s case I feel it’s a bit different to see, but I think Hizashi’s death has played a huge part into the man we see him as, especially in OG Naruto. We see the guilt he has for the indirect part he played that led to his brother’s death, but I don’t think it’s just the guilt that came. I think he became as jaded and harsh as he is because of his demise. We get to see that around episode 480ish (pls don’t quote me because I don’t remember the exact episode) but we see that Hiashi here isn’t as…shitty as what he is now. Yeah he’s the head of the clan and YES he still does use the curse mark against his brother, personality wise he isn’t as stoic or demeaning as he is. So in my own opinion I feel he was at least a lot more tolerable when his brother was alive, and him dying resulted in Hiashi being this jaded hardass we the viewers first see in OG Naruto. Now don’t get me wrong this is *not* to defend him and his shitty attitude + actions, this bitch needs to fr be pushed down a flight of stairs. And no I don’t think he was correct to wait as long as he did before telling Hizashi’s LITERAL SON the truth about his dad, that was so stupid. He needs a boot to the head.

Now back to Hizashi and him not being dead:

I don’t necessarily believe him still being alive in the story would’ve changed too many aspects of what we’ve seen in the show. I mean Neji and Hiashi certainly would’ve had adjustments to how they are. But, I still think Neji would still have been angry and resentful for different reasons. Hizashi was easily a good father; he could see Neji for the potential he had and had ultimately blamed his own birth for Neji’s position in life. I mean mans literally wanted what he felt Neji was deserving of. But he also seems like the man that would’ve taken on his kid’s punishment if it meant Neji never had to feel the pain that comes with the curse mark. And even if he couldn’t do that, I think Neji would’ve still resented the main family as much as he did for the abuse he and/or his father would have to endure as branch members. I mean kid Neji adored his father, I have no doubt seeing his father punished by his uncle and the main household would be enough reason to spite them AND still somewhat cling to the idea of fate, just maybe not as tightly.

So while I think several aspects of the story could’ve remained if Hizashi could’ve lived, I still think it would be better to bring him back because it would mean Neji would have him in his life. I mean, Neji was a 4 year old child who had to lay his eyes upon his father’s corpse, that shit’s messed up! I’m sure before team guy entered his life he was a lonely kid; he didn’t have anyone in the clan that was nearly as close to him as he was with his father. I mean at least if Hizashi was alive Neji wouldn’t have been suffering with his pain completely alone for several years. He would’ve been at least a happier character with his dad, he deserves that man in his life. And Hinata + Hanabi deserved someone they could go to if their father was being too much for them, he would’ve been a cool ass uncle who isn’t as bitchy as his twin lmao.

IDK Hizashi was a good man and a good father, Neji deserved to have him in his life entirely. Neji would’ve had someone beside Hinata in the clan who he could turn to for anything. I feel his death was one of those that could’ve been real avoided but wasn’t because of outside forces (also Kishimoto didn’t want a good dad existing in Naruto). Also, if I chose to kill Hiashi that would mean Hizashi would have to see him in the afterlife and imo Hizashi does NOT need to deal with that man in his death, he needs his peace LMAO