#gi tactical

[itsfrenchfornothankyou]

The thing about Trafalgar is that he is determined to be the angsty emo in a series which is, unfortunately, a found family comedy

[yugiohcardsdaily]

D - Tactics

"During the Standby Phase: You can have all 'HERO' monsters you control gain 400 ATK (even if this card leaves the field). If a Level 8 or higher 'Destiny HERO' monster(s) or a 'Destiny End Dragoon' is Special Summoned to your field (except during the Damage Step): You can banish 1 card from your opponent's hand (random), field, or GY. If this card in the Spell & Trap Zone is destroyed by card effect: You can add 1 'Destiny HERO' monster from your Deck to your hand. You can only use each effect of 'D - Tactics' once per turn."

[earthdeep]

decided to move onto the 2011 yugioh ds game for the sake of ending up with more cards to build with in the endgame

it's interesting seeing what's been updated. the ui's all shiny and new (and I'm sloooowly getting used to where things have been moved) and there's a couple more skintones in the character customisation which is nice, and eventually I'll remember certain duels have a reaction minigame to decide turn order before said minigame begins (and which I still keep winning anyways bc I am a god at reaction minigames, and also this is a game for children).

oh and you can record replays of duels you're proud of! in theory. idk when the cut off point is for it but

apparently it's before you hit 39 turns. which is a shame. bc I wanted to save that one as a permanent reminder of my own heavily defensive hubris. nothing like a game where a solid 10 turns involve all the monsters on the board having a grand collective total of 0 attack points.

[feytouched]

sleep update despite doing All The Right Sleepy Things TM i stayed wide awake until 8am and from then to 11am i was tired enough to just collapse and get some actual rest but not nearly enough. might have to call my doctor today

[ew-selfish-art]

DPxDC AU: Tim receives an interesting email from DalvCo explaining why the CEO is not to be trusted- It's an internal email and suddenly Tim is experiencing supernatural phenomena. He knows that the two events are absolutely related, but he's going to let the cutie stumble his way through data points and vague threats anyway.

(Sorry this got long lmao)

Tim is exhausted after a long night of staking out a new drug cartel with Hood (which in itself took a lot of energy from both of them to have the patience for the other- things are good, not great)... so right now he's logging into his WE email on the train to his office because he's incredibly late. And while he scrolls and contemplates the failsafes he has to make sure Tam doesn't murder him outright- he sees an unexpected email from Vladimir Masters.

Tim's curiosity is piqued, he'd thought that Vlad would have gotten the hint after Tim dismissed him at that Christmas gala a few years ago. Most people took Tim's snubbing as a fatality in the Gotham socialite scene- Most knew him to be 'an agreeable young man', and Tim's reputation had paid a small price for making Vlad's failed vibe check known to the room. The tabloids blamed it on the champagne glass he had in his hand- Has he mentioned how much he hates Vicky Vale lately??

Tim has a few stops to go and he's pretty sure that he's going to delete the email, but in sleep deprived inspiration, he decides it might as well entertain him while he waits. The letter isn't at all what he expected.

"Hello Wayne Enterprise's CEO Tim Drake, I'm sending you this letter on behalf of the entire Midwest to advise that you, under no circumstances, come into contact with or speak to the CEO of DalvCo Vlad Masters. He is underhanded and utilizes untraceable tactics to procure deals. We have reason to believe you may be targeted in the next few days and hope that you are able to take steps for your own safety to avoid Vlad Masters at all costs.

Sincerely, 👑"

Tim feels bewildered for a moment and then... Like a cat with a new toy mouse. A game was afoot! He needed to track down these hackers, he needed to be their best fucking friend (find out their secrets & Vlads) and he needed to apprehend Vlad ASAP! Untraceable tactics? Tim scoffs, but the challenge excites him.

Arriving at WE, Tam looks ready to throw a knife his way (he reminds her that Pru does it better) and states that if Vlad Masters tries to make an appointment- accept it but give him the run around. Make an appointment and continue to contest it, change it, delay it until Tim is actually ready for him. The lights start to flicker, both of them notice it.

Everytime Tim gets a second to investigate Vlad in his office, the room's temperature drops. Tim notices it, and having experienced a number of supernatural phenomena, he knows it has to be related.

Tim decides not to beat around the bush. He comes back to the office that night equipped with a Ouija board, candles and a bag of other occult accessories. He quickly finds, upon setting up, that there is now a groaning Teenager in front of him- lambasting his efforts and chastizing him for taking a meeting with Vlad. Did he not get the fuckin memo??

Tim quickly begins to ask his questions, grateful to not have to deal with the party game board, and takes diligent notes.

"Right, so, you're just a concerned citizen ghost who knows what kind of nefarious deeds Vlad gets up to, how?" ---

Danny is losing his shit. Here he is, having done all the ground work to tell this guy not to meet with Vlad and he's already got him on the schedule! Danny took a page from Technus' book and transported himself alongside the short email. He didn't get this guy at all! Tim was like, basically the same age and clearly super fucking smart, why was he acting like this was a fucking birthday gift? Scratch that, the dude has a Ouija Board- it's like a lame ass birthday party in here!

Danny cannot help himself but return to the visible spectrum and give this guy a talking to- Which, the atmosphere of a birthday party still doesn't change, for ancient's sake this guy is taking notes with a megawatt smile! He's smiling! Danny just described Vlad taking down like, three American dynasties and the dude is nodding his head along gleefully.

Then suddenly, Danny realizes that he might be on the chopping block. Tim asks his first question and it's not about Vlad at all.

"Er, yeah. Just a concerned ghost citizen." Danny cringes.

"Right, and that's why you hacked into the Mayor of your town's email... Right Tucker?"

Danny blanches, not because the guy knew about Amity Park, but because apparently Tucker's online persona had been compromised. SHIT.

"Uh, I'm not Tucker." Danny attempts to lie- why was he so bad at lying again?!

"Of course you aren't, he's currently playing doomed, but it would have been smart to take the out I offered you. Do you want to tell me your name or do you want me to throw out another random guess? You should know that I've done my homework."

"...It's Danny."

"Certainly not Danny Fenton? Who is, sorry to say it, heir to DalvCo? The same one who totally doesn't have a school record of absences equivalent to well documented town hauntings?"

"Yep." Danny cringes, and giving up the goat, transforms back into his human self, "But seriously dude, you can't meet with Vlad. He'll just... take it all."

Tim blinks at him a few times, and his cheeks flush. Danny desperately tries to ignore that response as well as his own (he knows his ears are red, sue him).

"Right. Well, how would you like an internship? First order of business would be meeting with me and my PA Tam and helping us play ball." The guy has a feral grin. The grin kind of scares Danny, it definitely annoys him and a small part of him is curiously charmed.

"Dude you're not hearing me-" Danny tries before being cut off.

"Yeah yeah, supernatural bullshit is involved, Got that." Tim waves him off. Okay never mind, not charmed at all, Danny is completely annoyed.

"I swear to all the ancients-" Danny has to stop himself to calm down, "Dude consider yourself fucking haunted. I'm not helping you with a suicide mission to talk to the creep and I will be making your ass miserable for deciding to go down this path."

"Is that a promise?" Tim is basically batting his eyelashes at Danny and Danny is desperately trying to ignore that.

"Bet." And then he goes invisible.

"That's cute, pretending to leave me." Tim smirks and Danny can't help but let out an exasperated groan.

As it turns out, Tim is incredibly difficult to spook and his normal haunting methods are not fucking working. Has this guy just, like, seen every single horror movie?

----

Tim knows this is going to be fun, even if it means not going out as Red Robin for a while... Maybe he should get back into his night photography and give the guy a chance to enhance the creepiness of Gotham? Maybe start going to restaurants alone and get the guy to join him at a secluded two person table? Tim has plans on plans on plans.

[lordrensuniverse]

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[elkattacks]

With the new Dragon Age coming out, this is the first time I've ever paid attention to a game launch before. I didn't play Origins until 2016 and then didn't play Inquisition until 2021. But once I did I was hooked.. absolutely pulled in, no looking back, try to learn all the things!

So with the recent Game Informer article seemingly spoiling a couple pretty big story points, I wondered.. what did GI have to say about Origins? I bought a copy of the November 2008 edition off of Ebay (yes, I prefer physical media) to check it out.

The article starts off noting that DA was "announced over four years ago" (so, 2004?) And then re-emerged in 2008 with the new name added "Origins". Interesting!

The article goes into some detail on a Mage background origin playthrough and goes right up to the plot point that you'll eventually become a Grey Warden, and then that the battle at Ostagar starts, goes awry, and that King Cailan is grabbed by an ogre. They go on to say that they won't tell you the result of that. So that's some somewhat big spoilers for the setup of the game up till maybe 5-6 hours in?

It also has an interesting note that "the development team prototyped the entire story using the Neverwinter Nights engine" not all the gameplay but the plot, dialoge, and quests- neat!

The article doesn't share anything about companions other than they exist, some might be surprises, you might not get all of them, some will disagree with your actions and/or each other and there will be banter and a "camp" to go back to.

It then gets into some gameplay mechanics- pausing, tactical fighting, how much you can let your companion do their own fighting.

And finishes talking about how the game is providing "an extensive toolset that allows you to make your own adventures and share them with the community". Is that true though? I've seen plenty of people doing mods for better hair/skintone and cosmetic things but did people actually create adventures- I'm guessing fights or scenarios to go through? I haven't heard of that but I've really only been in the fandom since 2021.

I'm pretty interested to see now exactly how much the GI article spoiled of DA4 and what they're not telling us! Fall 2024 is so far away..

[r0-boat]

Games with random play siblings

Wise

Wise it's Good at board games and card games like very good. Like used to be heavy Yu-Gi-Oh Super Fan good (still a Yu-Gi-Oh fan) He doesn't have classic board games either He has a lot of weird board games that you've never heard of before. And he has a whole shelf full of them.

The first thing he does when the two of you open up a board game with a bunch of friends is he will read the rules. And mans reads the rules like he's reading a math textbook an instantly becomes a pro. Then he teaches everyone else at the table.

He loves video games too He has a big ass PC if it's not for work it's for games. However He likes survival or tactical RPG games the best.

He really wants to like horror and he tries really hard but he cannot sit through games with gore or anything involving.

Has been trying to learn D&D recently thinks it would be really cool to host d&d nights at Random Play but decides against it because he doesn't want to deal with the consequences.

Wise has a dark secret. He plays Otome dating Sim games He has a few on his phone. He's also the type too pick the girl character when playing a game.

Belle

Belle wants to be a streamer. BUT HER DUMBASS BROTHER WISE THINKS IT'S A BAD IDEA BECAUSE IT'S TOO MUCH WORK (totally not Belle's thoughts)

Belle absolutely loves action and shooter games bonus points if it's a nice sandbox game As much as She absolutely adores cute art styles and cute creatures She absolutely cannot sit there tactical RPG games or any farming game especially pokémon and stardew valley even though she's probably a huge fan She just can't sit though those games without falling asleep. But she will definitely play with you if you ask And who knows maybe she'll start liking them she's definitely not opposed to trying.

HUGE HORROR GAME FAN. If you even mentioned five nights at Freddy's her head will turn 180° and she'll get possessed by the spirit of Mat Pat himself.

Never Play Mario kart and or smash Brothers with her and if you win you better keep your eyes open when you sleep. She will get you back. She will get you back It doesn't matter on the game or not.

her favorite games are Fps games, She hates them because how mean she gets. And how toxic other people are but she cannot put them down she's addicted, please don't get her into another one.

A huge Kingdom hearts fan (I have no explanation I just feel it in my soul.)

Both

Belle 🤝 Minecraft 🤝 Wise, of course, they play it a lot together Wise has definitely set up a free server on his computer so they can just hop in whenever they want. Wise takes forever to build a super nice house. While Belle has a hole in the side of a mountain with her chests all over the floor in no particular order because she is too busy killing everything in sight.

Belle had tried to get Wise into FNAF. He's having a hard time following it but Belle genuinely looks extremely psyched so he might do more expensive research later.

Despite Wise being a board game master Belle and Wise had never actually played a board game together since it would be boring just to play with two people but now that you're here or their friends come over they are insistent that they have to try a board game. One day their dream is to have a D&D party.

Despite Wise not liking most competitive games or games that Belle has in general He just nonchalantly beats them and makes Belle so pissed that's why he doesn't play with her.

Belle gets so annoyed to see Wise smothering you with affection. Because she's jealous it's not her smothering you with affection. Clingy siblings...

[425599167]

I have many ideas about what to do with Barriss, so many they’ve filled several novels’ worth of stories, but this is the core, the one thing I am committed to: Barriss is not inquisitor material, she is their bane.

The Grand Inquisitor was partly driven by hearing Barriss’s motives. The GI or some other inquisitor killed Luminara (assuming Barriss doesn’t do that herself) and used her remains to continue hunting Jedi. This is only my headcanon, but I think when Prosset Dibs, the future Tenth Brother, got put on probation in the Jedi archives for attacking Windu, he got to chatting with our favorite bookworm. Even if the other inquisitors didn’t know Barriss personally, they know who she is since her treason was rather noteworthy and they mistakenly think she's like them. For more than any other character, more than any other survivor, the inquisitors are Barriss’s problem.

The Inquisitorius is what Barriss knew was coming and acted to prevent. The inquisitors hunt Jedi, but Barriss isn’t a Jedi anymore, and even if she’s somehow considered such she’s certainly not a normal one, not one their tactics will work against. She doesn’t strategize like a Jedi, and we’ve seen her get unsettlingly creative. The Grand Inquisitor easily knocks her around in the trailer because it’s 1v1 in a big empty room. That’s not how Barriss fights. Barriss cuts open pressurized vents, she attacks from hiding, she creates distractions, she trips you and makes you fall into the mud, she cracks glass panels and flings the shards at your face. Since the other inquisitor trainee got the lightsaber first, I hope Barriss kills him by pressing him against the forcefield until it scorches off his flesh. That’ll be fun.

I’m skeptical of how this will end, but I know what I want. I want her to turn the inquisitors’ training back on them and burn her way out. My theory from what’s shown in the trailer is Barriss is in full survival mode. She will play along and do anything it takes to make it out alive. Barriss stopped buying into propaganda, she doesn’t believe anything she’s told because she lost faith even in people who made mistakes but sincerely cared about her. There are so many doubts in her, she is uncontrollable.

The natural enemy of the inquisition is the heretic.

[idlerin]

nonsense — 18. this is the tactic

you wanted to pull out your hair. slap yourself once, no, twice. it was stupid, this was stupid, why did you still have a reaction when you were around him? you didn’t want to, you didn’t want it.

“hi.” he greeted you, hi? after acting like he didn’t know you and not giving you proper closure for years he says hi? okay, but you don’t blame him much for acting like he didn’t know you at work, you did the same with him, it would be far more awkward if you acknowledged each other. but you were still far too irritated at him, as much as you wanted to act like he didn’t affect you anymore. he did.

unfortunately.

it was no secret.

you stare at him with pursed lips, before getting in your car— well technically kenma’s car but psh details details— preferring not to answer. with a hand on the steering wheel you take a deep breath before starting the car and driving away, not looking back. it was easy to look at him from afar like he was just another poster or billboard, it was more difficult when he was actually in front of you and talking.

instead of driving to the dorms you drove all the way to kenma’s apartment.

you take out your phone once you’re in front of his building, you find his contact number and call him, he answers after a few rings, “hey ken, i’ll be sleeping over,” you state, the guard on duty recognizes the car and you roll down the windows, waving at them, they were already familiar with you, letting you go in. you came over too much.

“thanks for giving me a choice,” kenma drawled. you hear shuffling in the background, you assume he was on his computer.

“i’m already in your building,” you say as you go to kenma’s designated parking space, parking the sleek gray car next to his other cars of names you cannot possibly remember. you stretch as you get off, yawning, you walk all the way to kenma’s unit half asleep.

you knock, you didn’t have to wait for long before you were faced with kenma’s bored stare.

“are you going to have a breakdown?” he asks as you step inside.

“how was work [name]? have you eaten yet? no, it’s are you going to scream and cry [name]?” you plop on the couch.

“are you?” kenma prompts, sitting down next to you.

“yeah,” you bury your face in your hands. “I’ll have to see him again tomorrow morning and it’s fine but it’s also not and i just want to scream.”

it was tomorrow morning.

kenma had to drop you off work because you were really not in the mood after staring off into space on his couch for a while before falling asleep last evening.

“you’re fine,” you state while getting off the car in kenma’s clothes that you borrowed, just some sweats and a graphic t-shirt.

“i didn’t say i wasn’t,” kenma says, handing you your bag.

“i was talking to myself,” you rub your eye to get the leftover sleepiness out.

“okay weirdo, here's your lunch,” he hands you a canvas bag, “don’t forget you have class at like 1pm.”

“yes, mother,” you smile, taking your packed lunch, “really, thank you, ken, you’re the best.”

he looks away, you knew he was getting embarrassed, he still wasn’t used to admitting he was affectionate, “yeah whatever.”

you smile as he prepares to leave to go to the uni and as he does, you shout, “love you!”

you watch as he reaches a hand out to flip you off.

yeah, everything’s fine.

because you have a brilliant plan.

you weren’t just staring off into space yesterday evening for nothing. you were also devising a very smart (you think so), and very effective way of not minding he who shan't be named. And it doesn’t just include you ignoring him anymore!

you call this, the tactic.

the tactic includes three easy steps you need to follow, all according to your very reliable mind.

1. always stay positive

“good morning, akane, riseki!” you wave and greet your fellow interns once you walked in the lobby, they just got here too it seems. they wave at you back just as cheerily, akane was holding a sheet of paper that you look at with curiosity.

“morning, [name] babe, they were giving us new assignments,i’m stuck doing paperwork today,” akane waves the sheet of paper then points to something on it, “it’s no fair! riseki gets to assist the camera crew and watch all the fun stuff.” akane glares at riseki on the side who was shrugging while drinking his water.

“can i see mine?” you ask to reach for the piece of paper, akane hands it to you.

“you’re with the production assistant.. uhm goodluck, friend,” akane pats you on the shoulder, knowing the assistant has a very hectic and difficult job.

your smile doesn’t falter, it still seems fun after all!

you were going to die.

“oikawa-san, do you need anything else?” the production assistant, which you know of as satoko-san, asks the bane of your existence as you stand beside her with a complacent smile holding stacks of paper.

haha no you’re not.. remember number one…

“no thank you, satoko-san,” oikawa flashes his award winning smile at satoko-san which makes the older female smile as well. no satoko-san, don’t fall for his charm too! you resist the urge to make a face at him.

“ah, oikawa-san, may i introduce you to one of our interns? this is [name],” satoko-san gestures to you, you make a tiny, forced wave.

2. speak to him only when necessary.

you bow, “nice to meet you, oikawa-san, you’re a very talented actor, i’m so glad i get to meet you!” i hate you i hate you i hate you.

oikawa gives you an unchanging expression, but you notice the slight twitch of his brow which indicates that he was amused, you hate that you noticed it, “it’s nice to… meet you too [name]-san,” he plays along.

you felt a tick on your forehead.

satoko-san smiles at you before turning to oikawa once again, “now we have to go, oikawa-san, enjoy your breakfast and wait for your makeup artist to come in,” she gives him one final bow and you copy her actions, quickly following after her when she leaves.

3. treat him like the famous person he is, like a nobody to you now.

the long first half of your day has now come to an end, now you must succumb to centuries (hours) of agony (listening to lectures). you’ve already thanked satoko-san and that you’ll see her again on friday, you have come to really like satoko-san since she’s pretty laid back despite all the stress upon her shoulders.

you’ve already said goodbye to akane and riseki since they were working for the whole day. now, you were outside and thinking about whether to just commute or call one of your friends to pick you up, only recently realizing you have no ride.

“do you have class?”

you freeze at the voice who snuck up behind you. why was he talking to you? no, more importantly, why was he even approaching you?

your back stiffens as you fake smile at the actor, “ah yes i do, oikawa-san.”

“you do know that we don’t have to act like we don’t know each other,” he hums, hands in his pockets, he must not be in the current scene if he was out here bothering you.

you look around before mustering up a reply when realizing everybody else was busy inside, “what are you talking about? i don’t know you,” you smile, gritting your teeth. hah.. remember number one.. “sorry if i came off as disrespectful, oikawa-san, please let me off this time!”

“[name]... i…” oikawa finds it difficult to find the right words.

“i’m going to be late,” you don’t let him finish before you start walking away. yes you were avoiding confrontation, yes you said you would avoid avoidance but hey you said that you won’t be avoiding him, partially.

you swear to yourself you’ll do the stupid tactics better next time.

masterlist — previous | next

✦ fun facts !

more like common sense, but we’ve never had much of oikawa’s pov yet

nonsense ! an oikawa tooru social media au

synopsis. you were oikawa tooru’s #1 fan, until you became his #1 hater. you hated him so much you went viral on twitter (accidentally) and literally became known as “the oikawa tooru hater”, doesn’t help that he keeps fueling the fire by subtweeting you. everyone is all in for this new drama. what isn’t known to the public, is that this particular drama’s been on hold for three years (him being your ex and all).

a/n — hope im not going too fast..

taglist is open ! + @kawaii-angelanne @ceneridiankaa @kittycasie @rukia-uchiha-98 @polish-cereal @kellesvt @rockleeisbaeeee @kashxyou @imsoluvly @jjulliette @tooruchiiscribs @littlefreakjulia @gomjohs @qualitygiantshoepsychic @mellowknightcolorfarm @konzumeken @migosple @kuroogguk @sangwooooo @katsu-shi @wolffmaiden @rijhi @2baddies-1porsche @yeehawcity @aishkaaa @crueldinasty @rintarousprincess @yyuiz @epeec28 @llamakenma @penguinlovestowrite @princelingperfect @hearts4faey @yoonabeo @pantherhappy @julia-1901 @godsbiggestmenace @angel-luv-04 @noideawhothatis @bethbat @natsvmie @luna-mothii @lylovw

[emotionalsupport-ljh]

Halloween!Jihoon - Couples Costumes

HC - Woozi x Fem!Reader

Some couples costumes Jihoon would (probably) agree to do, and most of them are just cosplays.

Word Count: 425

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Geto and Gojo (Jujutsu Kaisen)  - He would be Geto and you would be a sexy fem!Gojo. If you refuse to be Gojo, he would have Soonyoung do it with him.

Buttercup and Wesley (Princess Bride) - He would like to look cool dressed in all black and would fucking kill the “As you wish” line. He would be suave and dote on his “princess” all night. 

Ed and Winry (Fullmetal Alchemist) - This would take some convincing, but this outfit is also mostly black, and it would mean he would get to see you in a little tanktop all night. The short jokes get old fast for him, but he feels cool for a least a while.

Sasuke and Sakura (Naruto) - His suggestion. He already has the outfit. He also has a spare Akatsuki robe if you wanted to go in that direction, but if he’s definitely dressing as Naruto characters with partners, he’s going to be Sasuke.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Movie) - Lazy costume, but insanely sexy. Suit for him and a sleek black dress for you as you recreate peak 2000s power couple Brangelina before all the mess. Fake guns would make you feel dangerous, but the orange tips are obvious. Would be playing super secret spy agent with each other all night and no one would know what the hell either of you are doing.

Zuko and Mai (Avatar: TLA) - The color scheme would make him feel really cool; black, red, and gold. It would be comfortable for him. The scar would be fun for you to draw on him carefully before you guys go out together. Would spend all night admiring his hot goth girlfriend.

Goku and Chichi (Dragon Ball Z) - He already has Goku’s gi, I promise. He didn’t write Super for nothing. He would be posing and pretending to do the Kamehameha all night. This one is embarrassing for you, but he’s the happiest he could ever be at a Halloween party. 

Peter Parker and M.J. (Spider-man) - Whether you are the Mary Jane or Michelle Jones girl, this is THE Marvel costume. It could be totally casual or he could where the full spandex suit. Knowing him, he would probably opt for the all black, tactical “Night Monkey” version from Far From Home. You would gladly kiss him upside down.

Loid and Yor (SpyxFamily) - He would lowkey look exactly like the Bad Clue Gose, so you would enjoy this outfit so much. The Yor look is sexy and deadly, and he can’t keep his hands off of you. Much like the classic Mr. and Mrs. Smith, you guys would pretend to be spies all night.

[yugiohcardsdaily]

Human-Wave Tactics

"Once per turn, during the End Phase, if your Level 2 or lower Normal Monster(s) was destroyed by battle this turn: Special Summon Level 2 or lower Normal Monsters from your Deck, equal to the number of your Level 2 or lower Normal Monsters destroyed by battle this turn."

[kujakumai]

How would you rank the way Yu-Gi-Oh handles female characters overall?

I mean. Badly! Anzu has a cool personality and her own ambitions, but she's often rendered a damsel in distress and only rarely permitted to influence the plot. Mai is a strong character who is also laden with misogynistic stereotypes about women who use their looks and sexuality as a manipulation tactic, who is often victimized by men (first by player killer of darkness and later by Marik) in ways the story goes out of its way to make lurid. Kisara is a mostly-wordless waif who isn't permitted to have control or agency over her apparently magnificent powers, and is gently and passively pushed through the plot by other characters like a jellyfish and then fridged for a man she met two days ago. The Duel Monsters cards themselves are only rarely women and often sexually objectified.

There are bright spots, certainly, and I often find YGO's character writing for its girls to be much stronger than a lot similarly-positioned shonen (there are multiple major female characters, for example, and multiple duelists even! and they want things and have struggles and strong personalities!) but it's still. well. it's got some problems

[blade-liger-4ever]

Cool!

[gacha-incels]

TBH

Looking at the CN gacha space right now, Situation may get even worse with current “有男不玩” ("If there is men, [I] don't play") movement in CN. They basically want devs to kneel to their demand to get rid of female MCs (only male MCs are allowed for self-insert) and all playable males, so "stinky female dogs" (as they refer to female players) stay away from their games. Also they emphasize, that they are "Number One" paying costumers and don't want their money to be wasted on creating content for female playerbase.

And we kinda see that happening ... I guess? correct me if I'm wrong

My friend told me if this goes on : in the next 1 to 2 years, all gacha will be all female cast aka the female players will flock away while incels stay.

Which for me : I doubt it's permanently but i won't be surprised?

Also Why when it comes to gacha incel I see it's always CN and KR? I tought JP had incels? or they're just the least vocal insufferable?

Edit- here’s some more info thx to @megafreelyfuzzystudentthing-blog ! “mixed toilets” is crazy. this type of misogynist gamer male is everywhere they just freak out about different things, while I think their level of hatred and vitriol towards women remains the same.

in regards to if we are seeing that right now, the majority of these games have been created with a male target market in mind for years and I don’t think there’s been an overwhelming change in the market with regards to that. I think even one game like Genshin being very successful and having multiple male banners in a row and male character designs that the men playing hate while being mixed sex is enough for these guys to think they’re “losing” this no girls allowed gacha playground, so they bug out and act like every gacha now has a feminist mandated fanservice male character they release every other patch for women. but because of the overwhelming success of GI, this shows the greater market it’s worth it to invest in getting female fans, and this is what these men are afraid of. this is also why they specifically use Genshin as the “Genshinification” of gacha, meaning adding male characters that appeal to women and making a mixed sex gacha. So in order to deter this from happening any further, they have to cause a big enough ruckus so that studios think “it’s not worth it to have to deal with all of this,” the end goal being gacha remains a separated boy’s club. this is just a basic read of the situation for anyone who is unfamiliar. It’s disgusting the way they talk about women but I think this is also the reason they emphasize how much more money they have and spend. But the way you write about it, do you see them ramping up tactics significantly? I’m interested.

edit lol I just saw this 💀 I would think things like bot spamming and AI use are going to become much more frequent. the second post talks about this so I added it. It’s kind of just gossipy but it talks about botting and the attitudes there. the hate they have specifically for this character is fucking unbelievable. I looked up this story since these guys were fucking losing their minds and everything seemed so benign. but the thing is he’s still used as a main character in stories and events so this type of freakout doesn’t do shit…and it seems like they’re able to remove the bot comments and mass one star reviews after a while anyway? maybe if the company was smaller. when I check the revenue it still seems to be making a huge amount of money

In the next 1-2 years in terms of tech it looks like the trend will be new 3D gachas and more 2D gacha studios transitioning to 3D. for the companies making the switch to 3D I think it could go fine or it will be like what happened to some actors with the transition from silent films to talkies. designs will depend on how much money has been invested and predicted to be made. From what I’ve seen it kind of looks like more of the same, either all female or all female with a couple male characters. this is typical. jiggle physics when a woman breathes like wuthering waves, “feet quality increase update” like snowbreak or another Arknights game you can say is just different than other gachas (jk). none of this looks like a huge shift in either direction but idk i could be totally wrong and something crazy could happen. let me know if I’m missing anything but this is the kind of thing I’ve been seeing.

in terms of this blog, right now it primarily focuses on the South Korean gacha incel phenomenon, I only started looking into this Chinese incel movement wrt gacha because I was able to find a little more information in English and I was curious but it isn’t a focus or mainstay. I haven’t put much here from Japan because I typically don’t check out their social media that much and like China it isn’t a focus, but off the top of my head I remember the FGO fans going after artists on twitter if they didn’t like the way a character was drawn, like sending congratulations to an artist that his father had died and that he deserved it??? After this he deleted his social media I believe, it was the artist for Parvati. Stuff like that. They have that otaku idol culture and I’m not sure if that bleeds into the gacha scene but I would think that would be the type of crossroads where you would find this gacha incel behavior. I hope this was a helpful answer and not just me rambling lol I’m always worried about this

[babygaybenson]

Request from: @superficial-ly

Title: Actions

Pairings: Jemily (Emily Prentiss x Jennifer Jareau)

Genre: Hurt/Romance

Summary: Emily is a little jealous of just how much JJ is talking to Hotch.

Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em.

Comments: This was fun but also difficult to write. I don’t write jealousy well, but I hope you enjoy!

Send me fic ideas, cute stuff, and requests here

Words often fell short, it was usually actions that spoke loudest. The way she would tuck her hair behind her ear with that schoolgirl grin. She used to give Emily that same smile. The way her sparkling blue eyes would only light up more with him around made her blood boil. They were close, standing next to each other while JJ delivered the brief. He placed his hand on the small of her back when she was done and he started giving orders. JJ was always standing next to Emily - always within touching distance. It was always that way. Was it something she said? Something she did? Was it the perfume she was wearing? She hated him with his GI-Joe physique and Indiana Jones haircut. The stoic look on his face but then he smiles - when she tracks his eyes - he’s smiling at the blonde. Emily felt like her world was starting to spin, she could feel her cheeks flushing and her chest starting to heave. Why was she feeling this way?

Their relationship had been nothing more than a way to scratch an itch. Time away, time home, they barely had time to date - never mind form a meaningful relationship with someone who wasn’t on the team. JJ and Emily were inevitable, and Emily loved it. She loved the rush of them maybe getting caught, the sneaking from one room to another, secret note exchanges, and smiles. They only intertwined when on a case and this was the first one in a couple of weeks worthwhile. One that required the whole team and not just Gideon going to consult. She missed how her skin felt, her scent and the way her back would arch when Emily hit that perfect spot. She felt like she was missing a piece of her throughout the case lull. JJ didn’t text her as often as she used to, didn’t call her to talk about the Bachelor, or even see if she wanted her to meet outside of work. The secret notes shared had stopped and Emily didn’t know why. She looked back at the file, desperate for something to take her mind off the blonde but nothing worked. She’s spiralling she’s-

“Emily?” A voice breaks through the haze.

Her head snaps up, the room is empty. Everyone had parted to get their go-bags and finalise anything before they departed for Arizona. Her eyes fixate on where the voice comes from. Mistake not yet made. She forces a smile looking at Spencer Reid. The tall, scruffy-looking profiler with the top button of his shirt open and crooked tie. If he was shorter - he’d be mistaken for a British schoolboy. Concern itched his brow as if he’d seen this look before and he had many times. A room full of profilers and it had to be Spencer to notice. He noticed everything. Emily could wear her hair differently and Spencer Reid would notice. He had a big heart and was always concerned for his friends and sometimes, that was a fault. Emily wasn’t in the mood to answer prodding questions or dodge interview tactics. He’d been working with Gideon on how to get an unsub to say exactly what the profiler wants - within reason. She didn’t need to be a hamster for practice.

“You okay?” He asked.

Another forced smile.

“Yeah,” Emily replied. “Did everyone…”

“Hotch said we’re going to Arizona.”

“Oh, right!” She started to gather herself faking another smile but a blush creeping her cheeks. How could she let herself float away like that?

“You were watching Hotch and JJ… then you disassociated.”

Fucking mind reader.

“I just got a little headache.” She smiled holding the file close to her chest.

“Is it bec-“

“Leave it alone, Spence.” She said as she turned to walk away from him. She had no idea what he was about to say - and she wasn’t going to find out.

The team didn’t know, the FBI couldn’t know. There were so many channels, so much paperwork and usually transfers. The last thing Emily wanted was to be transferred away from JJ. Her biggest fear was losing the blonde. They kept everything a secret, not that there was anything to truly hide. They weren’t in a relationship, no matter how much Emily wanted to be. They didn’t go on dates, hold hands, or even grab coffee. At most, they would tease each other on the jet, stroking thighs and calves under the table. Emily didn’t exactly know when their little meetings started. It was a way to relieve the stress of the cases. A small moment to relax.

She tried to hide her head in a book, she tried to focus on something that wasn’t JJ’s voice piercing through Spencer and Morgan talking behind her. When she looked up, watching them in conversation on the other side of the jet - she felt her stomach drop. He smiled - he doesn’t fucking smile but he smiled at her. It’s hard not to. JJ was beautiful. She was flawless in every way. He placed his hand on hers and Emily felt her blood boil. She knew her temple vein was popping. She swallowed as Gideon sat opposite her. Fuck. Insanity rolled into a single person in cargo pants. The fuck did uncle want now? She watched him for a moment, settle into his seat and pull out a book. He was just getting comfortable - her head was clogged. How can she do her job when she can’t stop thinking about JJ and Hotch? He doesn’t laugh, why was he laughing? He doesn’t smile? Why was he smiling? He doesn’t fucking talk, why is he talking!? Why? She laughed again - he laughed, and they were both laughing.

She stood from her seat and walked towards the part of the jet where sat refreshments. Hidden from everyone else as she leaned against the wall - her heart thumping in her ears over and over again and then… her head shot up when she smelled that perfume when she heard that little laugh. Emily’s pupils dilated looking at the beautiful blonde as she made coffee. JJ’s eyes glanced up with a sparkle as she picked up a paper cup.

“You’ve not spoken to me this whole flight,” JJ commented as she poured out hospital-grade coffee. “Usually you’re sitting opposite me with your foot dancing on my shin.” She smirked. When she heard no response she looked up with a frown. “Em?”

She was frozen. Was this a panic attack over the thought of losing JJ to Hotch? She could feel her palms becoming warm as she tried to fight off that feeling of dread washing over her. God, she didn’t want to be in the air anymore. She wanted the ground to open up and swallow her whole. She hated this feeling, she hated that she had them for JJ. She ignored her. Instead, she pushed everything aside and dropped a tea bag into a paper cup.

“What?” She replied coldly.

“Are you okay?” JJ asked.

“Would you care if I was?” Emily looked up.

JJ frowned. “Did I do something wrong?” She asked.

“I dunno? Did you?” Her eyes shot to Hotch, sitting there reading over the file.

JJ followed her gaze. “Are you having a childish tantrum because I’m sat next to Hotch?” She frowned even more in disbelief.

“Sat? You’ve been looking at him like a gooey teenager! You haven’t spoken to me at all in the last week - then suddenly you’re all over Barbie’s recalled Ken!” She kept her voice at a hushed whisper.

She stuck the cup under the hot water tap and pressed the small red button to cover her teabag. Barbie’s recalled Ken? Great insult, that shouldn’t get back to him at all. She didn’t have a right to be angry, they weren’t a couple and why was JJ even questioning why Emily wasn’t sitting opposite her? Did she want her to?

“Wow, that’s a cute insult,” JJ replied. “You sit up all night thinking that one up, Prentiss?” She asked picking up her coffee.

“Fuck you…” Emily muttered under her breath. “You haven’t talked to me, called me, wanted to hang out - anything then suddenly you’re on Hotch.”

“Because we’re going over the case, Emily. We are not a couple.”

“I’m aware.”

“Are you? Because you’re acting like a jealous fucking teenager.”

JJ rolled her eyes and picked up her coffee. “I’m going back to my seat.” She mumbled. “If you want something, fucking take it.”

Before she could step away from the brunette, Emily grabbed her wrist. JJ turned, looking at the agent with a perplexed expression, but suddenly that changed into pure shock as she was pushed against the wall of the jet. Emily captured her lips in a passionate kiss, her hands settled on the blonde’s waist, rising upwards with JJ’s shirt. Emily’s fingers danced on pale skin as the kiss deepened. She felt lithe fingers tangle in her hair tugging and pulling as she stifled a moan. Emily’s skin was on fire, and JJ’s fingers danced along her neck running down her chest.

“I’ve been waiting for this…” JJ’s voice laced with a passionate husk as their kiss broke.

“I’m gonna be as monosyllabic as possible - I don’t give a fuck, as soon as your ass is on this jet - it’s mine.” She pushed her back even further against the wall. JJ struggled to keep her coffee up. “And then as soon as you get off this jet - you’re whoever you wanna be. But here - during a case, you’re mine.”

She likes this side to Emily - it was playful and possessive and a side she’s never seen before. She stepped away with her coffee. Looking back at Emily as she walked back to her seat. All the brunette could do was smirk as she stirred her tea.