the average nrmt fic: it will take some work but they could mostly fix each other
my nrmt fics: they will make each other so much worse until they both suffer mental breaks at each other's hands but they're too obsessed with each other to try seeing other people and that's why they're perfect for each other
i must say I'm used to being inspected by the ladies… but this is the first time i've felt this way with a man.
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happy klapollo day! you know.. besides the two other klapollo days i made up as an excuse to draw more klapollo pftt happy people park day! first time i've felt this way with a man day! first meetings day! (it has many names alright pftt)
but ig an explanation since i see some people are confused adfdgd ok so. think of 6/15 as kind of like whatever date unnecessary feelings day is for nrmt and 9/2 and 2/9 as the 7/3 + 3/7 days equivalent
like they're all klapollo days and i've no qualms about you if for you their first meeting is their day (ngl i did have like a sudden anxious thought like "oh god was i too annoying by imposing different klapollo days???" gfdg oops)
but yeahg! hope you have fun looking at whatever it is i put in the background boxes! and i know this is a klapollo piece but trucy might be my favorite part here pftt <33
Final NRMT poster with all panels! Print here <3
Did anyone notice... anything about the bottom right panel? It's not too obvious but I wanted it to at least be noticeable within the poster itself that something is... 'off' if you compared it with the other panels. And there's a reason.
Honestly it's just about a silly headcanon of mine, and it is also a silly way for me to include it but... I'm silly myself.
Under the cut, the hanakotoba notes for the flower panel... and other stuff. The other stuff isn't important really but it was funny for me.
Already talked about this in the flower panel post - but these are the main things I took into consideration when choosing the flowers:
3 sunflowers specifically mean 'I love you' - so I also added 3 chrysanthemums to complement them. By the by, among other things, sunflowers mean 'passion', 'love', 'adoration', 'I only have eyes for you' - while white chrysanthemums mean 'truth'. Red chrysanthemums signify 'love' but I opted against them in favor of the following flowers.
The small blue flowers are forget-me-nots, which, other than the obvious, mean 'true love' in hanakotoba.
The pink flowers are Japanese primroses ('sakurasou' - they get their name because of their resemblance to cherry blossoms), which mean 'first love', 'longing', 'purity', 'youthful love', 'the beginning of youth and sadness'...
Also, here the nmweek24 tag on the blog to see the posts for the individual panels with additional info/behind the scenes:
https://periwinkla.tumblr.com/tagged/nmweek24
note: there are a few minor adjustments I made for the final poster compared to the individual panels (you probably won't even be able to see them honestly)
---Sentimental story time---
The reason I wanted to do something special for nrmt week was because tomorrow (the 8th) will mark the day I first started playing AA1. And I'm so happy I got into it!
Funny story: my first exposure to AA was the anime (almost 10 years ago!) I got to the end of the first 12ish episodes, obviously was very confused because it's not meant to be consumed by someone who didn't play the games, and promptly abandoned ship and forgot all about it. Completely. I even forgot I had watched it! until I got to Turnabout Goodbyes because I had a vague recollection of having seen the boat photo. But other than that, complete oblivion (my memory is quite terrible in general).
Basically, last year I had finished Detective Pikachu 1 and wanted something similar because I usually play classic jrpgs and needed a change of pace... AA1 was my choice. As I mentioned, I remembered absolutely nothing from the anime (I had no idea Mia died, so, imagine the shock). I went completely blind till I finished with AJ and AAI1-2. Honestly, it's a beautiful experience when you play games without knowing anything about them. It feels like the good old days. I absolutely don't believe that study that says spoilers don't spoil the experience.
Also I find it nice that I got into nrmt without outside prompt, because I find it funny that my brain needed to play through 6 games in order to see it. I seem to have prosciutto on my eyes (Italian idiom). In my defense I usually don't look for romance in stories and ship stuff unless it's very obvious. Nrmt comes too close to it to ignore.
Ok, end of nostalgic sentimentality.
...And here's the 'other stuff':
This print was the thing I said I had hidden 'in plain sight'. It has been on the print shop since... Thursday. 'It was there all along'-well more like half-along really <3
The rate in which I am coming to check your page every day for the updates on your silly little monsters AU is honestly a bit obsessive... It's so good like your art style, your characterisations, just all of it. I'm obsessed. Especially Phoenix being a big puppy with those teefers.
If you have the time/want to, I will forever request nrmt fluff. They have my heart and the werewolf/ vampire dynamic makes me happy 🥹
THANK YOU????? You don’t understand how much that means to me 😭😭
13. What's a character or ship you haven't written/drawn yet but would like to some day?
14. Is there a character or ship you were so sure you would never write/draw but now you've changed your mind?
22. Give us a headcanon for Trucy (though you know I'm a sucker for family nrmt so if you wanted to do a whole family headcanon... 👀 whatever you prefer lol)
I hope you're having a good one!!! <3
Hey~ ok so im gonna combine those first two bc the answer is…
13 & 14 - HUALIAN.
Yknow i watched the first season of tgcf when it was originally released w/ english dubs back in 2020? And i enjoyed it! I thought it was really beautifully made, and i remember i had posted about it on instagram. Someone responded saying “omg you should read it!” and my immediate response was “sorry but i really suck at reading, and im not really that invested yet”…… I’m sure you know why this is very ironic now.
Now that i’m properly hualianpilled, i cannot express just how much they’ve gripped me. It’s a bit inaccurate to say i’ve never drawn them- because i have- but i’m just not interested in sharing those early attempts (finally my experience in fandom is paying off lol). HOWEVER, and i say this with horrifying seriousness- they’ve made me consider writing, actually and genuinely. I really never thought i’d be here but, every day the temptation grows stronger…
22. I hear you, i see you. 7yg trucy + narumitsu hc ahoy~!
While Trucy was still small, she technically preferred being held/carried by Phoenix- not because he’s her dad but because he’s just softer. I say technically because she would most often ask to be held by Miles, but her reason was that she saw how happy Phoenix looked the first time it happened, and she wanted to keep seeing that expression on him ever since. <3
heyy!! I just found your blog and I didn't read a ton of your posts yet but u seem super cool and articulate. i love finding ppl with great analyses! I am curious if you have any narumitsu fic recs you would be able to share? I loveee hurt/comfort. My bad if you already have made a post about this! :D Hope you have a great day !!!!
ahh thank you so much! seriously, this is very flattering.
and actually, let me use this ask to make a proper rec list, because why not... (not going to recommended anything explicit, because idk how appropriate that would be? but read the ratings and tags in case my memory fails me).
1. grant us some indulgences - established relationship narumitsu, short and funny.
2. the star to every wandering bark - something i bookmarked recently so it must be good?
3. ab initio - i think it's phoenix -centered.
4. rough around the edges - hurt/comfort!!! kinda, i think? also autistic miles, tension and seven year gap nrmt.
5. a seven-year engagement - collection of two works that i enjoyed very much.
6. trust issues - hurt/comfort isn't tagged, but it kinda counts. this got recommended to me first, actually.
7. dating for a turnabout - also recommended to me first, a case fic.
8. let nothing you dismay - they are so stupid in this one, if memory doesn't fail me. more angst with a happy ending rather than h/c, but it's... close? i think?
9. promises - oh this one is h/c. they go on a walk.
10. set sail and cannonballed - they try their best in this one.
11. the sum of two halves - personal favorite. love the take on miles here.
12. (confetti)(smile)(heart) - phoenix gets a phone.
13. turnabout elevator - rec specifically for the asker as it is explicitly hurt/comfort.
14. alternative dispute resolution - not really focused on nrmt, but i liked it and hurt does get comforted here.
15. the walk to tomorrow - also h/c.
16. one step at a time - phoenix takes the bar exam.
17. i know that look, dear, eyes always seeking - wrote this one, now hate it with a passion but it's also my tiny 3000 word baby, so.