#haven't finished either

[aroaceofdiamonds]

Is it a gamer thing, an autism thing or an autistic gamer thing to research into the lore of a game so intensely it seems like i've played it when i haven't, proceed to buy the game because i love the lore and then never get round to playing it because i'm too busy absorbing even more lore

[egophiliac]

the lovers, reversed

(aka I'm still freaking out about Jou)

[flickering-nightfall]

How long do you think they would last if a pink lizard walked in here? 10 seconds? 20, maybe,

[partywithponies]

Fanfic writers reblog this and say in the tags which fandom you first read fic for, and which h you first wrote for.

[welcometomybraincomics]

Me: *swooning like a damsel* Oh, woe is me! I have nothing to read!

My 1000+ Ao3 update emails and 30 pages of "marked for later": What are we, chopped liver!?

[liauditore]

how many belts and buckles does she need someone save me.

[maareyas]

In Pursuit of Absolution

Your name is Silver, and you are a cleric. Your journey begins in the frigid outskirts of the Winterlands. After an encounter with infernal magic, you were accused of witchcraft and banished from the only home you've ever known. "I...I will fix this. I have to...!" Alone with your grief, you set off on a journey to rid yourself of your curse...and hopefully be accepted back home.

I'm giving the hedgehog catholic guilt :] As always, Silver is Going Through It in the octopath au. He has the most lore and plot thus far!!

no border version and closeups under the cut:

[neon-catarina]

heart but he has eyes for about 2 seconds before the mean old blue flowers got to them

ignore the lyrics i didnt feel like removing them

[camellcat]

I find it so fun how much drusilla revels in being a demon compared to spike who just sorta... is. he likes being a vampire, let's not get that twisted! but one of my favourite lines in the entire show is drusilla going "oh well I'm not a person see" in lie to me and I don't know if spike has like any lines like that? I mean maybe little jokes and snips here and there but drusilla knows she's not human and won't even entertain the idea of being treated as such

[kizykoolors]

I am very normal about the anime centered around the Autistic™ who loves monsters a LITTLE too much, the elf girlfailure and the short middle aged guy, truly the greatest anime of all time <333

[zosonils-art]

those fruits from the gameses boy [for an end of year gift art swap!]

[aydien677]

The Notice

Regarding the notice, they might be creating a new app or they've run out of content and are taking a break. The last line of the fourth paragraph says it's not the end. They aren't shutting down the apps so I really think they're just creating new content. It may be prepping for something bigger or they're doing small side projects such as the events and other.

I think the biggest hint was the sign off saying they'll see us in the Devildom again soon. That's a small way of saying that it's likely not over. They also might be letting us just enjoy all parts of Obey me and Nightbringer before surprising us with something new. I was actually so wrapped up in the Events that I paid no attention to the main storyline after lesson 16 for Obey Me and then I just hopped onto Nightbringer when it came out. this gives those of us that ended up doing events instead of storyline an opportunity to get through it without the extra distraction.

the third paragraph says that it's final for Obey Me! And Nightbringer so I really hope they're just taking a break to prepare the opening of a new app but they aren't far enough to say so.

[a-most-beloved-fool]

there's a scene floating around in my head which would take place during the events of Kirk getting pulled into the nexus in Generations where Spock is at the Academy teaching when the bond he shares with Kirk is ripped from his mind. it's shocking and painful and generally devastating, so Spock just collapses right where he is, on the floor of the classroom, clutching at his head with tears streaming down his face.

His students, of course, assume some kind of illness or condition, and contact starfleet medical - and mccoy, who is spock's primary doctor and who has had medical alerts set up for both spock and kirk for years, is the one to come for him. and mccoy walks into the classroom, sees spock on the floor looking more wrecked than he has ever seen him before, and knows.

he pales, stumbles backwards a few steps, and says, "no. no. tell me it isn't true, spock." he goes to spock, kneels before him, and grabs him by the shoulders. "jim, spock! what's happened to jim?"

spock can't really do anything but collapse against mccoy, whole body shaking with grief. "dead," he chokes out, eventually, voice hoarse. "jim... is dead."

mccoy had known already, at that point - he had known the very moment he had seen spock shattered on the floor - but hearing the words still breaks him, and he sags forward like his strings have been cut.

For a time, all either of them can manage to do is hold each other on the dingy carpet and weep.

then in my heart later spock discovers that even though the bulk of the bond was torn away there are still a few thin strands left and he and mccoy use that to fish jim out of the nexus. and then the three of them live the rest of their days in peace and happiness. because i am too weak for devastation <3

[tstain-is-an-idiot]

IM NEVER PUTTING THIS MUCH EFFORT INTO A SHITPOST EVER AGAIN (lie)

[skullsandcorals]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🎃 ! Got self-indulgent here 🤭👀

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😳🫣

[caitas-cooing]

"Being able to revive Chidori and save Shinjiro in FemC's route goes against the themes of persona 3" is a take a see a lot, but it's never been one I personally agree with.

Death is a big part of persona 3, but the inevitability of death is not the only thing persona 3 is about. This game is about death and loss and how nothing last forever, but it's also about life and love and the importance of making the most out of life. It's about how it's worth making connections with people even if parting with them is inevitable. It's about how fighting for the things that you believe in is worth it even if you can't save it forever. Even if you save Chidori and Shinjiro it doesn't change the fact that death is inevitable, in Shinji's case he is still going to die sometime soon unless they can speedrun research that undoes the effects of the suppressants that he's been taking which seems highly unlikely. Yet they were still saved today, and that matters.

Another thing I think people don't take into account a theme that all modern persona games share and that is that the connections that you form with other people can make you stronger, or to put it a different way the power of friendship is just as much a thing here as it is in a Kingdom Hearts game. Persona 4 is probably the most obvious with this ("bonds of people is the true power" is literally text the appears on screen after the ending sequence in the persona 4 anime I don't think you spell it out any clearer than that) but it's a theme in all 3 games and it's something that appears in both the gameplay and narrative, from the way social links and confidants increase the amount personas level up when you fuse them, the confidants abilities in persona 5, the way visions of your maxed out confidants appear in front of the protags at the end of 3 and 4 and urge you to keep going just a little bit longer. They are what help to form the great seal. They help Yu and Joker defeat the gods and in their games (and also his therapist that one time). This is just another instance of that. If you seek or Shinjiro and form a social link with him despite his rough exterior not only do you get stronger but you also gain the ability to stop his death. It's not easy, maxing out a social link in a month is something you have to be deliberate about, and the game doesn't tell you where to find the pocket watch. It's something you have to go out of your way to get, but if you do it anyway you can impact the ending of this arc of the story in a positive way.

I think Junpei and Chidori's situation is an even cooler instance of the power that bonds can have in this universe because in this case the protag is not even directly involved in the relationship. They only give Junpei the push he needs to keep the relationship going even though Chidori is trying to pull her walls back up. All he need is to be encouraged not to give up and he keeps trying to keep that bond alive and strong all by himself, and because he took action and she kept reviving the flowers with her powers every time he showed up Chidori was able to not only be saved but also had the effects of the suppressants reversed. Things aren't 100% as they were before, Chidori no longer has the potential which means she only has a vague idea of the time she and Junpei spent together (and that makes sense as well because Medea fused with Hermes after she revived Junpei, so her persona is literally a part of his persona now she literally could not get it back) but she's alive, and she remembers the warmth and kindness of the time she and Junpei spent together even if the specific events are no longer there, and based on the way Junpei reacted to finding out I think that's enough for both of them. Junpei and Chidori relationship saved her beyond all odds because he went out of his way to keep the relationship strong and she still cared about him enough to keep reviving the flowers. One of the most powerful examples of the way connections can save others in a persona game to me.