#he can already do magic. for absolutely no explained reason whatsoever. so

[randomthefox]

So, I agree with your logic that Silver comes from a good future. It’s not like the future can be good but suddenly become bad without the interference of another time traveller. That’s not how time travel works.

But I do have to wonder. If the future was good and no other time travellers were involved, then why do you think Silver showed up in Sonic Forces? I can’t think of a reason other than him trying to make the future better than it already was. Like, maybe the resistance won maybe a lot more people died. So he went back to make sure more people made it out okay. But that’s just headcanon.

Given we have absolutely no information to go off of whatsoever, I can imagine a handful of different scenarios.

Possibility the first: Silver read in a history book about that time Eggman took over 99% of the planet and everyone thought he killed Sonic, went "OH HECK NO >=o " and went back in time to help out, without actually bothering to finish reading the book.

Possibility the second: Silver was just still back in Sonic's time after being at his birthday party in Generations, and hadn't actually gone back home yet by the time Forces happened

Possibility the third: the chaos emeralds andor the master emerald gave him a vision that some shit was about to go down so he went back in time to go deal with it based on the information he had.

Possibility the fourth: they have some kind of timeline monitoring detection system in the future, like the timeline police in Star Trek, and he got dispatched to the past when the world started getting Marty McFly'ed out of existence by Eggman conquering the planet in their distant past.

Possibility the fifth: it was a coincidence and Silver just decided to go visit Sonic's time on a lark and he happened to come around right when the six months war was taking place.

Pick your poison. It's not ever explained in the game so the answer is whatever you want it to be lol.

I completely disregard the webcomics made before the release of the game because they're stupid and paratextual. The only reason I would ever reference their existence is if someone tried to insist that the IDW Sonic comics are canon, because the Forces prequel comics actively contradict them =P

In the Forces prequel comic, Silver chose to send himself back in time to deliver a warning, based on sparse historical records.

In the IDW Sonic comic

Silver gets flung back in time willy nilly without having any notion as to why, and he just puts together what the reason is based on context clues! He is "sent" back in time.

Which is ACTIVELY CONTRADICTORY to what Silver says in the Forces prequel comic.

So which is it? x3 either the prequel comic isn't canon, or the IDW Sonic comic isn't canon. They are MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. They cannot BOTH be canon. Silver describes two COMPLETELY DIFFERENT time travel mechanics. In Flynn's comic, Silver has agency and decision making over his time travel. In Stanley's comic, Silver gets magiced back in time for no reason. This discrepancy cannot be compromised.

The Forces Prequel comic was produced and posted officially BY SEGA on their social media and the sonic channel website. So while I discount them for being paratext, they are still MORE canon than the IDW Sonic comic. Which is another notch in the IDW Sonic isn't canon board. sssssssuckkkk ittttttt.

anyway. tangent. Silver's in Sonic Forces because he's a cooooooooooooool guyyyyyyyyy.

[bunningchaos]

I, Anon have a question on who those shadowed characters are that're coming soon.

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Kindly don't repost, trace or claim these characters + comic as yours. Thank you.

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Not exactly a pretty sight, huh?

These three new characters will be available for Asks just like everyone else that's already shown!

Go wild with questions or interactions.

But not too wild.

Every single characters here, belongs to me (BunningChaos) Bolsive and Ctrin's original variant - Ink and Error Ink belongs to Comyet (aka Mye Bi) on Tumblr! Error belongs to LoverOfPiggies (aka CrayonQueen) on Tumblr!

More information about the newly introduced characters down below

Buttercup (Bitty Chara - They/Them)

•They're the smallest, but that's obvious as to why. They're a Bitty, afterall. They stand at around 15cm (0.4ft)

Yes they are literally the size of someone's finger/palm

•The perfect, small and portable companion. Albeit chaotic at times but they can be pretty tame

They know how to read the atmosphere and mood afterall.

•Do not, ever feed them regular chocolate. Their body isn't meant to handle that high amount of sugar/cocoa. Give them respective small snacks that's suitable for their body.

•They're blind in one eye due to the flowers covering it, that is also scattered around their entire body. No, do NOT try to pull it out. It will only do more harm than good

•The original string of their locket was snapped but thankfully Ctrin fixed it for them

•Pretty outgoing most of the time, to the point that it's hard to keep them under control as the risks of them getting in harm's way is high

Bolsive (Ink Variant - He/Him)

Dissolve + Bolshie = Bolsive

•He's not-so-ironically, shorter than Ctrin, being at 120cm (3.9ft)

He dislikes being shorter as he wants to be taller than Ctrin. So he wears sandals to boost his height by a measly.. 2cm, hence him being 122cm majority of the time, even if it doesn't help

•Has literally no emotions whatsoever, until Ctrin offered him food that contains emotions created out of magic. This is normally in the form of lollipops, but can be anything if the other wants to change it

•His primary weapon is a Fountain Pen, which is also given by Ctrin.

This is to keep him under control.

•Abnormally spiteful and hold grudges easily, don't get on his bad side. He doesn't suffer from short-term memory loss like Ink, if anything, his memories is absolutely perfect.

Ctrin (Error Variant - He/Him)

Creation + Strings = Ctrin

•Not-so-ironically taller than Bolsive, he's 140cm (4.5ft).

He have little to no opinion about height, although he do find it easier talking to people whom are taller or about the same height as him

•The main 'cook' of Safe Haven, everyone prefers eating what he makes rather than Fi's because every edible thing they make, tastes like paint.

As explained in another post that was asked by someone

•His eyesight isn't exactly the best without his glasses, hence why he have two if he is to ever lose one of them. Well, he switches between the two at times anyways.

•He is capable of creating stuff using his strings, by forming what he wants which, then with his magic, will 'transform' per say, into what he's trying to make

•His soul is merely a shard of what it once used to be. The reason for it is currently unknown as of yet.

•Most reasonable to converse with, in compared to Bolsive.

[mvsicinthedvrk]

Was that [WANG XINGYUE]? Oh no no, that was just [CHU WANNING], a [CANON CHARACTER] from [ERHA/THE HUSKY AND HIS WHITE CAT SHIZUN]. They are [THIRTY TWO] years old, use [HE/HIM], and [ARE] aware that they are not actually from Washington DC. Too bad they can’t stray from this city for long. {ooc: ollie}

i have actually been considered taking up chu wanning for at least a year now so i’m glad i finally had reason to do it (group effort to 800 🥰). i cannot in good conscience recommend the webnovel that he’s from, but i can say that the author, meatbun, must have put some wild ingredients in this book because PHEW chu wanning’s character is sure something else and i really adore him. a lot. intro information under the cut 

how long has your character been here

i’ll say he’s been here for around six months? so he could have some basic connections already

what is your character’s job

he got a position as a mechanics professor at one of the d.c. universities. so if your professor characters need connections, hit me up.

where has your character been pulled from in their fandom

uhhhhhhh the timeline of his character arc is all kinds of fucked up but i’m going to say he’s vaguely from the current lifetime instead of his past lifetime?

has any magic affected your character

nope

and any other information you might find useful for us and the other members to know:

he is the “white cat” of the title, as in: he’s got the personality of a perpetually annoyed housecat.

chu wanning is, at all times, a bundle of contradictions. he’s very upright and strict but his home is an absolute disaster of a mess. he doesn’t show affection even though he’s extraordinarily soft-hearted, but he would die of embarrassment if anyone knew that so he constantly tries to metaphorically hiss and claw at people to keep them away. he’s aware that he’s unlikable but does absolutely nothing to try and alter that. 

he’s absurdly dedicated to righteousness and following the rules, and will take that to extremes. unfrotunately.

ultimately he does try to do what he thinks is right and what he thinks may help others. however, those good intentions don’t always come across due to the fact that he doesn’t even bother try to explain himself, because he has no healthy communication skills whatsoever and will never correct people when they misconstrue his actions.

back home, he was one of the many elders of sisheng peak sect (which is like, near sichuan?), in the lower cultivation realm. he is also the shizun of the title so i think him being a teacher here as well will fit him. 

in this novel’s flavor of xianxia, everyone’s spiritual core is aligned with one of the five elements, and chu wanning’s is special because it stems from two elements, metal and wood. however, because of ~reasons~, his spiritual core has been damaged so even though it’s inherently strong, it’s also very situationally fragile. 

he’s so cool that he has THREE spiritual devices that he can summon from his spiritual core at will, one of which is a willow vine that, when wrapped around someone else, forces them to tell the truth. he won’t be using that much here, for obvious reasons. but it’s there as a plot option lol. his other two weapons are a sword and a quqin.

his backstory SUCKS like his first life was BAD so that’s why i’m bringing him from his current timeline instead. since i personally think he deserves nice things

[moved-to-void-kissed]

Pirate and/or Masquerade AU for anyone you feel! -@nulls-aliens

Thank you for this, @nulls-aliens! I’ve already done the pirate AU for a fair few of my selfships now, so I’ll go with the masquerade AU for this one if that’s alright!~

(question source: “AU self ship asks!” by selfrinsert)

masquerade AU: who is the generous host of the ball? who is the mysterious guest? give one headcanon about you and your F/O’s relationship in this AU! - ooh, there are a lot of possibilities here.. but I think I’m going to go with my selfship with Skye, and have him host the ball. Emily is the guest, although the only reason she’s mysterious is that she’s shy, haha

For a headcanon.. Skye’s mask is decorated with stars and jewels, whereas Emily’s has themes of flowers and leaves. They both fit pretty well, but are still generic enough to make the pair difficult to guess. Or at least, Emily is hard to guess. I can’t imagine it’s too difficult to pick Skye out of a crowd with his white hair, although whether he’s disguised it with a glamour could be another matter to explore entirely..

I hope this is alright! Thank you very much for sending this in ^-^

[astaroth1357]

Demonic Pregnancy (But It Makes the MC… Problematic)

Okay, so hear me out. I know the prevailing idea is that a human getting pregnant with a supernatural kid would sap their strength and what not… But what if the opposite happened? So basically, getting pregnant by the brothers would make the MC physically stronger, but more susceptible to their sin… Oh this is going to be fun. 😈

Trigger Warning: Pregnancy

Lucifer

First noticed something was up when the MC came into his office to bring him coffee and casually ripped the door of its hinges… with one hand… by the handle…

He didn’t even have time to be mad about it because he was already frantically texting Diavolo and Barbs that there was something very wrong with the human. They’re not supposed to do that.

Meanwhile MC is in the background marveling at the newly freed door in their hand… They hadn’t even thought about it! Is this what having power is like?? Are they actually dangerous now??? Better not let it go to their head…

*it is totally going to go to their head*

Lucifer learns two things pretty quickly, (1) The human is pregnant with his child and (2) They’ve just been given access to a whole lot of power and they’re mind is set on one thing: Domination.

The next nine months for him are spent practically having to leash the MC or else they’ll go out to pick fights with anything that moves to prove their “superiority”… His brothers and even Diavolo included!

It wouldn’t be so bad if their body wasn’t still very human and very breakable… and also they’re PREGNANT, so please STOP!!

This baby, honestly, could not come fast enough… Good thing demons don’t develop grey hairs… Poor guy…

Mammon

Noticed something was up when they were chatting out at RAD and they dodged a stray ball from Beel. 

They dodged a ball. From Beel. And he throws at, like, Mach 7 speed… And it didn’t even look hard!

… But being the dumbass that he is, he just thought they had gotten a lot better at their magic. It was Lucifer who saw something wasn’t right when the MC was actually holding their own against Mammon and Beel in a race.

Was thrilled by the news at first but then quickly learned that he must have infected them with Greed somehow…

They wouldn’t stop begging for new stuff! Sometimes for him or the baby, but mostly just whatever struck their fancy the second that they saw it.

He’d try to tell them no but then they’d look all sad or whine about hard it was to be pregnant and how they couldn’t do things like tie their shoes or stand for long periods of time or…

(Never mind the fact that they could bench-press Beel if they wanted to, no no, that didn’t matter.)

His nine months were pretty much spent pandering to Lucifer and Levi for more loans to keep his MC happy… and praying they’d snap out of it after the baby finally came because he CANNOT keep paying for their crap…! 😥

Leviathan

MC and Levi playing games in his room and one of their online matches got particularly heated… The MC may or may not be prone to gamer rage, but that night they got so frustrated that they snapped his controller in half like a toothpick…

They were too busy trying to frantically apologize to take notice of their sheer strength, but HE did. And he was thrilled!!

Like, sure, it sucks that he’d have to buy a new controller but that was So. Cool. Their strength was like something out of a shonen!! He was honestly fanboying too hard to question, “Wait a minute, how did they even get that strong??” The MC later went to Lucifer themselves to get it all got sorted out (really Levi was no help whatsoever) and man was he shocked by the news…

Though he was even more shocked by the sudden spike of jealousy that they seemed to exhibit afterward… Like, extreme “You better not leave my sight” level jealousy… 😣

One the one hand, he’s kind of into it because being alone with the MC is all he’s ever wanted!… but on the other hand, dude really wants some space… 

He tolerates the next nine months for three reasons: (1) He does honestly love the MC, (2) Watching them break (other people’s) stuff and fight demons with their bare hands will never stop being cool, and (3) He’s somewhat afraid of what they’d do if he tried to leave so…  😥

Let’s hope the effects are temporary…

Satan

Found out something was wrong when he and the MC went to the park. He saw an old acquaintance of his and left to go say hi but came back to find that the MC had uprooted an entire park bench to squash a nosy lesser demon…

Nothing, absolutely NOTHING, he’d ever read about humans told him that they were capable of that!

Figuring this has some kind of magic origin, he doesn’t bring them to Lucifer but to their resident human sorcerer instead, Solomon…

…and THAT bright idea ended up getting the MC magic tag-along throughout their pregnancy since Solomon wanted to make "a few” observations, the lying bastard… 🙄

Even more unfortunate though, is that the introduction of Wrath into their system also gave the MC an utterly monstrous temper which didn’t help their newfound strength at all…

Poor Satan gets saddled with caring for what amounts to a hair-triggered glass cannon… (though really it’s less protecting them from the world and the world from them 😣).

Needless to say, he’s lost quite a few bookcases over the next several months…

Asmodeus

It was another night with Asmo, so another night out clubbing. He and MC were together for most of the time, but they had left him briefly to get another round of drinks… and somehow got dragging into a straight up brawl in the process.

And they WON…

Asmo brought them right to Lucifer after that. Like, he loves you sweetie, but there were like ten lesser demons there and no way a little human like yourself could pull that off without something being up.

Oh he was overjoyed by the news, but the real test was yet to come… Who would give out first? The Avatar of Lust or a very, very, astronomically horny MC…?

In truth, no one in the House ever wants to talk about what happened for those next nine months ever again… The things they saw… The things they heard… Filthy, filthy things….. 😖

And more broken beds than anyone could care to count…

Let’s just say that they’re all happy the MC was already pregnant, otherwise they’d be dealing with a LOT more demon babies running around… What a hellscape that would be…

Beelzebub

The MC was helping him move some of his weights between rooms. They were only supposed to carry the lighter ones (which really weren’t that light) but they were carrying them so easily that the two got suspicious… They tried to lift one of his heaviest barbells and, to their amazement, they picked it up even easier than he could!

They both just kind of stared at each other for a few seconds before calmly agreeing to go find Lucifer. This probably wasn’t normal…

What pregnancy even was had to be explained to Beel since he doesn’t really understand humans and he only needed one thing confirmed…

So, they’re eating for two now?

And boy did they act like it! The MC’s appetite practically tripled as the months went on and he did his best to keep up for them. He even missed a meal or two for the first time in his life because he was so preoccupied making sure his MC had enough to eat… 😣

Their tastes also got weirder as time went on… At one point they asked for Solomon’s cooking which nearly had him “Nope-ing” out of the relationship right there. He stuck through it to make them happy, but he couldn’t watch them eat it… Even he has his limits, MC… 😟🤢

Wants the baby to come out already if for no other reason than he can finally go back to being the biggest eater of the House again. Having to work around two is a nightmare for everyone…

Belphegor

Would you believe he straight up didn’t know for weeks?

Like, they told him they were pregnant a while ago but all the pregnancy seemed to do was make them really sleepy…

Combine their naps with how often he’s dead to the world and it just never got brought up. 🤷‍♀️

That was until the day it was his turn to vacuum the common room and the MC was resting on the couch…

“MC, can you move? I need to get under there.”

“Hm? Oh, sure. Let me help.”

They then proceeded to get up and lift the couch with one hand like they were Beel or something!

He was, perhaps, slightly miffed that they didn’t think it was necessary to mention they had gotten a butt ton stronger for like a month, but you know…

Belphie has probably the easiest time managing his MC anyway because ALL they want to do is sleep. At most he just has to take on the responsibility to remind them to eat and move around a little.

Lucky bastard always gets off easy… 😖

[i-want-it-on-fire]

I see all you still reblogging my "Archivist Tim Crack AU" post, and I'm back with something equally ridiculous: Jon/Tim Fake TV Psychic/Real Irate Magician AU

Way I see it, this can work one of two ways: 1) the version that's fluffier and more in character, and 2) the version with a very fun rivals-to-lovers dynamic. I'll be presenting both here today for your reading pleasure, however there is one detail that does not change whatsoever in either of these versions.

Instead of fixating on an evil spider book as a child, Jon fixates on a book about how to do sleight of hand, and instead of growing up to be a librarian flavored loser, he grows up to be a magician flavored loser. And nothing pisses him off more than people who go on TV and perform magic tricks that they claim are the result of psychic abilities or faith miracles. He makes it his own personal calling to expose and humiliate these charlatans, because using science to debunk them isn't good enough. Even scientists can be fooled by good illusions. A good illusionist, however, cannot.

Version 1

Jonah Magnus is a guy who's been making the rounds on various talk shows where he claims to possess a number of psychic abilities, especially telepathy. He's a bit of a creep, but no one seems to notice or care once he starts getting a crowd going. They also don't care that he is absolutely using this con to swindle people out of their money because so many people are convinced he's the real deal. Obviously Jon fucking despises him, so he comes up with a plan to expose him as a fraud.

He finds out that Jonah is slated to appear on a popular nighttime talk show hosted by Tim Stoker, famous comedian and beloved source of Internet memes. Unlike the hosts of some daytime talk shows that Jonah has already appeared on, Tim isn't known for being a sensationalist. Much of his humor comes from telling it like it is, and it is for this reason that Jon believes he'll make a good co-conspirator.

Jon contacts the show and explains who he is and what he intends to do. Some of the producers are uninterested in spoiling the show, or they're nervous about backlash given how many people believe in Jonah's powers, but Tim immediately finds this weird little magician endearing and decides they should consider it. After checking up on Jon's credentials and confirming that he is, in fact, an accomplished stage magician, Tim calls him back and asks what he has in mind.

Jon gives Tim detailed instructions about how to prepare Jonah's props and tells him that under no circumstances should either Jonah or his people be allowed to touch them before the show. Tim agrees, but even so, Jon isn't quite sure what to expect. Then the night of the show arrives. Jonah Magnus comes on set to a very enthusiastic round of applause, and Tim interviews him completely sincerely, not once letting on that he knows something the fake psychic doesn't. It's a fairly typical appearance by Jonah, up until the props come out and he goes to do his tricks where he moves objects with his mind, because the moment he tries to do anything...it doesn't work.

Jonah is completely shocked, and he struggles to keep his cool and come up with a reasonable explanation for why his "mystical abilities" don't seem to be working tonight. And Tim pounces. Jon fully expects the believers in the audience to get upset as Tim goes through and explains what they did to the props (after all, it's not like anyone has ever thanked Jon for being a killjoy) but instead he turns the whole thing into an absolute laugh riot. The segment is a huge hit, so much so that the network asks Jon to appear on the next episode of the show as a special guest. And amazingly, it's not a complete disaster.

Tim is an excellent interviewer who knows how to get his guests talking about things both they and the audience are interested in, and they have shockingly good chemistry on camera together. It's also a very popular segment that the Internet absolutely eats up when they realize that Jon is actually closer to Tim's age than Jonah's. For about a week Twitter is full of "so which one of you is the talk show host and which one of you is the Vegas magician?" and "imagine your OTP" memes, which Jon finds very embarrassing for completely normal, non-crush-related reasons.

Version 2

In this version, Tim is the phony TV psychic.

I say version 1 is more in character because realistically I can't imagine Tim having either the ambition or the moral bankruptcy needed to actually con a ton of people into thinking he's some kind of miracle worker. However, if we suspend our disbelief for a moment and just accept that this happened somehow (perhaps he's not doing it as a get-rich-quick scheme, and more as an attempt to get famous and have fun doing it) it makes for an excellent dynamic.

Tim has taken the country by storm with his inexplicable feats of telepathy and telekinesis. You know the drill: knowing stuff about people he shouldn't, bending spoons in half with his mind, levitating objects, etc. etc. The real magic, though, is in how charismatic and convincing he is, and he absolutely thrives off the energy in a room when he pulls off a seemingly impossible stunt. Even skeptics are taken in because no one can come up with a good explanation for how he does some of it. And of course Jon absolutely cannot stand this, because he can! He absolutely can come up with an explanation for how he does it, and he's going to show everyone what it is.

After Tim makes a big appearance on a talk show, Jon calls that same show and offers to show them how the trick Tim did works. It doesn't do the same numbers as Tim's segment, but it is the first time any attempts to expose him have actually gained any real attention. Tim and his people are not amused.

What follows is a period where every time Tim appears on another show or shows off some new and amazing trick, Jon is following right behind him calling foul and ruining the spectacle. At first it's just annoying as all hell, but the longer he does it, the more traction he starts to get, and Tim knows he needs to start coming up with some other counter-strategy beyond just inventing new and more elaborate tricks. Jon can sense this kind of counter-attack coming as he starts to get more support, and he decides he needs to get ahead of the game.

Jon pulls the exact same trick on Tim in this version that he did to Jonah in version 1, calling a show ahead of time to instruct them on how to prepare Tim's props so that his "psychic powers" don't actually work. The show-runners agree, and the plan is set in motion. The day of filming, however, Tim can tell something is just a little bit off. He can't tell exactly what it is, but he doesn't need to be a real psychic to read the body language of the host or notice the lack of transparency when he asks questions about the equipment. He also doesn't need to be a psychic to sense Jon's toxic vibes all over this set. So when he attempts his trick during the show and it doesn't work, he can't say he's entirely surprised. Then he does something that neither the host nor Jon were expecting: he calls Jon out and demands he come out onto the set, and though a stroke of blind luck, Jon just so happened to decide to watch the show in person from backstage.

Jon does not agree to come out in front of the cameras, but he doesn't have to. Everyone still knows that he's there, which makes it all the more sensational when Tim starts laying into him. He tells him that he feels sorry for him if he has so little going for him in his life that this is the hill he's chosen to die on. Furthermore, Tim is at least making people happy doing what he's doing, which is more than Jon can say since his career seems to be all about being an insufferably smug asshole. The crowd goes absolutely nuts. No one remembers that Tim's act got fucked up on live TV, and Jon loses a ton of ground as public opinion shifts from "Hmm maybe this psychic is a liar" to "Whether or not he's a liar doesn't really matter, does it? He's not hurting anyone." Jon is unbelievably pissed about this. And to add insult to injury, after the show Tim comes up to him and congratulates him on very nearly getting him. Shame that people care more about a good show than the truth. Then he leaves taking these peak Spiral vibes with him. Slightly disappointed that I'm not a Jon/Michael or Jon/Helen shipper tbh. DistorJon shippers you may steal this idea with my blessing, ily~

Their rivalry continues to get more and more bitter, but as things continue to escalate and they're forced to go deeper and deeper into how the other thinks, they gain a begrudging appreciation for each other's skills as illusionists and entertainers, all while keeping up a very public show of hating each other's guts. (To steal an iconic quote from James Randi, the magician who inspired this AU, Jon at one point says that when he dies he wants to be cremated, and "to have my ashes blown in Tim Stoker's eyes.") It isn't until Tim attempts to sue Jon for being an annoying dickhead that they start being in the same places at the same times more, and they realize they might actually get along if they didn't have so much fun with their cartoonishly snarky banter.

Martin is a writer for a shitty Internet tabloid like Buzzfeed who hates his job, but at least keeping tabs on these two hot illusionists who hate each other is marginally more entertaining than writing another fucking article about the Queen's corgis. Sasha is Tim's PR manager and she thinks they should just kiss already.

[your-brilliant-lady-m]

Part 3 - Basic Concepts of Miraculous Ladybug: Transformations, Potions and Power-Up's

Welcome to my analysis of basic concepts in Miraculous. Let's talk about transformations, potions and power-up's. This one is going to be interesting.

Apparently, only child superheroes have a time limit and can use their power only once. And adults can use their powers many times and maintain their transformation.

I don't take Thomas Astruc's Twitter statements seriously, but he said that adults don't have to detransform because they can feed the kwami with their energy. What happens when energy runs out? Does it mean that holder of the miraculous dies and transformation drops? Or does transformation drops when the kwami grows tired enough? However, according to "Silencer", transformation can't be released until the holder says detransformation words or uses their power (applies to children only). Is that why Master Fu doesn't transform these days? Because he is old and doesn't have enough energy for Wayzz.

At the same time, Bunnix/Bunnyx held her transformation for several thousand years in "Timetagger" and she was still alive. Moreover, not only she was still alive, she hasn't aged a day. Alix still looked around 25 even after spending so much time in stone. Her sanity was also still intact. Does that mean that as long as people are transformed they are immortal and can't die of natural causes, can't get sick or be killed? Does the Miraculous pause all inner processes? Do people stop ageing when they are transformed? Does that mean that prolonged transformations essentially slowed down puberty for Marinette and Adrien because every Akuma attack (their transformation during this attack to be precise) acts as a pause for their growth process? Does that mean that transformed heroes don't need food, sleep or oxygen? And Alix doesn't experience any negative side-effects after prolonged transformation. A lot of questions must be answered here.

But apparently, the "adults can use their power many times without detransforming" rule does not apply to Gabriel. In "Heroes' Day" he turns Nathalie into Catalyst who gives Hawkmoth the power to "release as many akumas as he desires". Does that mean that he can't normally do it? On the other hand, in "Queen Banana" he creates another Akuma right after the fight with akumatized Chloe ended.

Do you remember this? In "Origins" we find out that akumatized butterflies can multiply. That's why Ladybug needs to purify them. So, does that mean that Scarlet Moth and Catalyst weren't necessary?

Hawkmoth's plan in "Heroes' Day" was actually very smart. However, it can fall apart when you remember that butterflies can multiply. How does that work? Why do they multiply? Could Gabriel akumatize Nathalie into Catalyst (akumatized object is something not very valuable, like a piece of paper), then break the akumatized object and release the Akuma into the world? Would that turn people only into copies of Catalyst? I wouldn't call this thing a plothole, exactly. I'm just curious because it's an unclear moment. Perhaps you could explain it as the element of a soft magic system with unclear rules. Because the magic system in Miraculous is a mix between the hard and soft system.

Adults without time-limited power have a serious advantage over children. Why does Master Fu give Ladybug and Black Cat to teenagers then? In the beginning, Fu doesn't know that Butterfly holder is an adult. Isn't it safer to give 2 most powerful Miraculouses to adults just in case? If Butterfly Holder is a child then 2 adults with more powerful Miraculous would win much faster. If Butterfly Holder is an adult as well, then the fight is more even.

We know the out-of-universe reason for doing this. There would be no story then. Miraculous holders have to be kids since it's a kids show. But in-universe it doesn't make sense. In "Furious Fu" Su Han even says that children are not allowed to handle the Miraculous at all according to the rules of the Order. Fu knows that children have a time limit. It looks like he deliberately sets them up for failure. Why?

Is that because children are easier to manipulate as they are most likely to trust Fu's judgement no questions asked? This reasoning doesn't look good for Fu, who is supposed to be a wise and kind mentor. Is that because children won't abuse their powers? Find a trustworthy adult then. Give us some kind of in-universe explanation!

If you can't explain it then do something with the time-limit rule. It's an important plot device, which contributes to tension and raises the stakes during fights. So, removing it is unwise. Consider giving adults a time limit as well then.

Or you can create different rules. Maybe Black Cat and Ladybug can't be wielded by adults, unlike other lower-tier Miraculous? Maybe Miraculous and Kwami can choose the wielder in some capacity, and this magical bond can't be changed? Do Kwamis feel a pull towards several people and Guardian then chooses the final holder? If there's no pull whatsoever, then Kwami won't be able to grant powers to this person? How much weight does the decision of a Guardian have?

I actually like this last idea the most. It makes sense and avoids plotholes at the same time preserving the time-limit rule. I spent less than 20 minutes figuring this out.

This way Fu gave Ladybug and Black Cat to children because he didn't have a choice. Plagg and Tikki gave him suggestions but these people didn't pass his tests. Marinette and Adrien are the last ones and they do pass. It adds some tension and showcases desperation on Master Fu's part. Magical pull doesn't always mean that potential holders are good people. That's why Miraculous sometimes end up in the wrong hands.

Insert a conversation between Marinette and Tikki or Plagg and Adrien about this choosing process, have them wonder about the bond Nooroo and Hawkmoth share.

Then add more information about bonding. The magical connection can be formed just like people form relationships if human and Kwami spend some time together. It nicely adds up with the reason why Master Fu gave Ladybug and Black Cat to teenagers. He could have given both jewels to adults without a bond and waited for the connection to form but alas, there was no time. He needed active holders right now, and waiting for some adult to come around wasn't an option. But here's the catch. Only decent, kind people with good intentions can earn and create a magical bond. And this has the potential for a truly delicious scenario (more on that later).

It's a very tricky situation. But these rules must be stated and figured out in the very beginning. Because it can create plotholes down the line.

Unification

Combining several different Miraculous is an interesting concept and fusion of powers has been used for a long time as a storytelling element. It's important for the plot in several episodes of seasons 3 and 4.

However, there's "Kwamibuster", where the worldbuilding is broken one more time. It is awfully inconsistent within itself just like "Chat Blanc", "Timetagger" and "Furious Fu". (How do writers keep doing this? I have no idea. But then again even "Avengers: Endgame" contradicts itself numerous times. It's truly miraculous how they managed to do this with their budget, I'm impressed).

For a moment let's ignore all absolutely awful priorities that Marinette has in this episode as well as the rule "you can't know the identity of your partner or else you will have to give up your miraculous". This rule is literally never mentioned again before or after this episode. It's just there and it doesn't make sense. I know it's hard to ignore, but one must try. Instead, let's focus on this dialogue below.

Master Fu clearly states that you can't merge the Miraculous. It could make you lose your mind. The only more or less acceptable unification is that of Ladybug and Black Cat.

What happens next? Marinette puts on every Miraculous without any problem just "to free Kwamis" and transforms into Multimouse. The only sign of her discomfort is a moment of dizziness that's gone in a few seconds. Moreover, it never happens again, it's never mentioned. Then she does the exact thing that Fu told her not to do and starts merging Miraculous left and right. She continues to do so in season 4 every other day. What? Of course, how could I forget Shadowmoth? Gabriel merges 2 Miraculous every time in season 4. He doesn't lose his mind.

You can't tell us that merging can make you lose your mind and then in the next scene show us the complete opposite. That's bad writing. If you need the concept of unification to work then cancel the "lose your mind" rule and instead say that the merging process tires you out. There's no lasting harm, just that you will be very tired. If you want to raise the stakes, then say that wielding more than one Miraculous requires a strong will and practice. It's possible, but you can't perform unification just like that.

In this case, you lay the groundwork for the plotline of Marinette and Adrien for season 4 and 5. This plotline is about mastering unification. Show us how our heroes practice with different combinations of Miraculouses outside of Akuma battles. Show how they are improving. Maybe, Ladybug and Chat Noir nearly lose in the season 3 finale because the unification still drains them. However, in season 4 they put more effort into their training and by the time season 5 rolls around they are good at this. They became a stronger team and partners because of that. Their training sessions are also a good set-up for the development of the love square. Nothing like this will happen, but a girl can dream.

Look, I get it. You want Marinette to be special. Unfortunately, you have made her too special. She starts to break the laws of your magic system. We don't see the process. One moment she has 0 knowledge about something and then she is already an accomplished master of the thing in question and often it happens in the same episode. Marinette somehow just knows about the properties of every Miraculous on-screen, but her training happened off-screen. We as the audience are left confused and wondering. Wait, how does she know this? Was there a missing episode? Was this mentioned in some comic? The audience keenly feels the lack of plot-relevant content and explanations.

Potions and Power-Ups

They are a marketing ploy to sell more toys and merch with character transformations. That's it. Are they useful for the story? Yes, they are sometimes. Do power-up's make sense as a worldbuilding element? I'm sorry to tell you this, but no.

Miraculous Grimoire contains lots of potion recipes for Kwamis. I liked that Kwamis can't read the grimoire to avoid giving information to malevolent holders, which implies that they can't lie to their holder about their powers. I talked about this in my previous posts.

Let's start with Ice Transformation. Apparently, in-universe its only useful characteristic and the thing that sets it apart from normal transformation is skates. Maybe, this transformation also has additional protection from the cold. Maybe. Miraculous makes heroes nearly invulnerable and enhances their physical abilities. I find it hard to believe that protection from elements is not included in the package. And that's it. If we remember that Miraculous holders have subconscious control over transformation's appearance, we can also assume that a person can have conscious control as well. The laws of the magic system in Miraculous allow Marinette to ask Tikki to create skates for this particular transformation. Potions aren't necessary for this. This way you can still sell new toy, but in-universe this works better.

Our next stop is Aqua Transformation. It gives heroes the ability to breathe underwater and fins. That's all. In "Syren" it appears that this transformation also makes them more agile and fast in the water. However, Ladybug's yo-yo worked just fine before Aqua form when she tried to drag Kim to the surface. Her movements underwater weren't restricted either with normal transformation. So their fighting ability is not affected by the potion.

Kwami can live without oxygen. I mentioned earlier that Bunnix with normal transformation in "Timetagger" spent several thousand years in stone without oxygen and probably in some kind of stasis. Do transformed heroes need oxygen? No. Then their inability to breathe underwater doesn't make sense. Therefore, a potion isn't necessary for this.

Next, let's talk about fins. They could appear through the conscious desire of the holder just like skates.

Honestly, "Timetagger" and "Chat Blanc" completely destroyed worldbuilding in Miraculous. These episodes just shouldn't exist. They aren't even consistent within themselves, nevermind the rest of the show, which is why I still don't understand why fandom has such a weird hard-on for them and for Bunnix. Oh, wait. On second thought, I get it. They were just fanservice after all.

Cosmo Bug an Astro Chat. Space power-up give heroes the ability to fly and exist without oxygen. Ancient grimoire had the recipe of space potion, apparently. And humans got into space in the second half of the 20-th century. Ok. That totally makes sense.

If ancient people invented a space potion, that could also mean that back in Ancient Egypt Ladybug and Black Cat holders could use advanced technology. But Su Han in "Furious Fu" is surprised to discover that Ladybug can just call Chat Noir. He assumed she would send a bird with a message. That means that unconscious control over transformation extends to the weapons of heroes. For Marinette and Adrien communication means smartphone with navigation, messages, trackers and Bluetooth earbuds. That's why magic gives them smart weapons. Su Han's words prove that the invention of the space potion is not possible. Unless space potion was also subjected to unconscious control over transformation. People couldn't imagine the possibility of space travel in Ancient Egypt, but they could imagine flight. So, perhaps, for heroes back then space potion simply meant wings.

We've established that heroes don't need oxygen. So, a potion isn't necessary for this. The ability to fly also could be achieved through conscious transformation.

That's all for this part of analysis. Let me know what you think. Stay tuned for the next meta. See you!

[lilith-91]

Why do you dislike Boruto? Just a curiousity.

For many reasons, anon.

Boruto sucks as an MC, hes boring and Stu-ish and has no charisma whatsoever.

The side characters of the next gen are no better, and are often just "Mini Mes" of their parents which is a complete and utter lack of creativity if Ive ever seen it.

There is no attempt AT ALL to make us give a damn about any character in the series who isnt named Boruto or Kawaki...No other character has been given any focus at all on their backstory, what their motivations are, what they do when Boruto isnt around...They never even get screen time unless Boruto is there licking their goddamn face in fact.

Characters from the previous series that we love are ENTIRELY ABANDONED or BLATANTLY ASSASSINATED character wise. We have YET TO SEE KAKASHI IN THE MANGA FOR INSTANCE. KAKASHI :/ One of the 4 main characters of the previous series and easily a crowd favorite. Naruto and Sasuke are utter garbage in this series and are AT THE BEST OF TIMES functional morons. Other characters like Gai or Lee or Gaara or Temari or Bee are also just never given anything to do ever and never show up. So Kishi/Kodachi are simultaniously trying to force us to be attached to the next gen by completely shelving the old...But then...Do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WITH THE NEXT GEN to make us give a damn about them or what they are doing...Amazing stuff.

Terrible consistency and scaling with in universe strength.

 Asspulls and retcons everywhere.

The villains. They are all just generic Saturday Cartoon villains. From the way it’s going, I sincerely doubt that Boruto’s villains will ever match the likes of Madara or the Akatsuki. On terms of personality, I’ve found that none of the Otsutsuki or the asspull cyborgs have been even nearly as enjoyable to watch. I mean, we knew that when someone came into contact with the Akatsuki that they were done (as long as they weren’t our protagonists with all their plot armor). Do you remember Pain’s Invasion with Kakashi and Jiraiya’s death? The amount of pure emotion and terror those moments held was unexplainable. When we saw Madara running to fight the entire Allied Shinobi Forces, we could see each of them trembling and praying for their lives. And by the point that Boruto is currently at, Naruto also had Orochimaru, who at one point was just about the scariest person in the show. I mean, seeing Kakashi shaking with fear in front of him, the very person who had defeated Zabuza (both he and Haku were also amazing), that just had a whole different effect. So far, none of Boruto’s antagonists have really gotten to us that much.

And to make things worse, every 2nd villain is somehow both simultaneously made into a Naruto/Sasuke level threat out of nowhere, but also able to be defeated by 12 year olds with incomplete and shitty versions of Naruto and Sasukes own abilities...Which completely and totally discredits everything Naruto and Sasuke (and other characters too) did to get as strong as they are and how they suffered to get to that point, and as I said, takes all tension out of the story.

Kurama died to nerf Naruto. A CHARACTER was killed off to nerf another character. No. Just no.

Ninja tech.  I don't know if it's just me but ninja tech has become a cheap plot coupon if not outright bad writing. Technology is becoming an excuse to put any power you want in the series and pretty much jeopardizes all established world building.  In a way, this just basically ruins the Ninja concept that we got from Naruto. I don’t think they were required to introduce this, I seriously don’t like it. The War Arc megazords are bad, but the scientific ninja tools are far worse.  It's true that ninja tech will make the tradititional Shinobi obsolete (meh) but there should be at least a decent framework on how it works instead of creating any BS power you feel like and labeling it as Ninja Tech. Chakra and Natural Energy were both largely explained and while they can do many extraordinary things they have limitations of Magic A is Magic A. Ninja tech is poorly explained and is pretty much Magic B without any known constraints which is already derrailing this series way too much. I want Kishi to give Ninja Tech limitations and a working logic but I don't have much hope for it.

I miss when Konoha would actually look like a village, and not a bad copy of New York city. I don't know, at this point i'm expecting a Ferrari or something after the time skip.

Honestly I dont understand what anyone actually enjoys about the series.  I'm beginning to wonder if Naruto fans and Boruto fans are completely different because of how easily they are accepting some of these nonsense plots.

[crazyfreckledginger]

Ikemen Vampire x Reader - “Residents In Modern Times”

Requested by anon: “Hello glorious author-chan! I have a request for you. I have a fun little imagine for you. Can you make an Ikemen Vampire imagine of what their reactions would be like in modern times?”

A/N: I honestly don’t know what this is, like it ended up as the child of a drabble and a headcanon.

Warning: implied smut and nudity (come on Arthur is here)

Napoleon Bonaparte:

He’d be shocked and in awe at the same time.

Wanting to know EVERYTHING about how people live in the 21st century.

Is it a better, easier life? Is everyone treated equally and safe?

He’s astonished by the night lights as well, so bright and beautiful.

It’s absolutely unforgettable and he stays up at night a little longer to watch the busy city below, drinking the beautiful view until he falls asleep. 

Also more content with the clothing fashion.

Yes it’s very unusual to him since he’s not used to it but clothes used to be so uncomfortable, especially for women.

Though he really didn’t feel comfortable with such revealing clothes. 

He’s very cute about it around you though, hiding in your neck with flushed, embarrassed cheeks. 

Leonardo Da Vinci:

Doesn’t show his amazement as much except through his tone of voice.

Wants to know how a phone works.

Surprisingly -- or unsurprisingly --  not having to explain it regularly, he picks up on it very quickly.

He’s very impressed. 

Your days were divided into visiting shops, showing him technologies, public transport, probably every single thing about the city and cuddling in bed and showing him how the TV works because “the mattress is so comfortable”.

Even though you know how comfortable a surface is, never stopped him from falling asleep.

He really likes it in the modern day.

I think he would be one of the residents that would fit in rather quickly and easily. 

Comte De Saint Germain: 

It’s not that much of a shocker for him for obvious reasons but because you’d spent your life in modern day, he got to see your view and had a much positive outlook on it.

Not that it was negative to begin with, he just didn’t pay as much attention to it before and now that he has, it’s eye opening, in a way. 

He loved the sparkle in your eyes as you rejoiced in the things you used to know before you travelled back in time. 

It was a sight for sore eyes. 

He enjoyed visiting with you, even though he spent more time seeing the twinkle in your eyes than being happy over the smaller things. 

Comte is much more open about PDA for obvious reasons and he feels the modern day is something the both of you share as a precious memory now.

Arthur Conan Doyle:

His demeanour is one of someone who’s seen everything already but the huge smile and eyes just showed that he was a little boy excited about discovering everything.

Arthur dragged you around to tell him how things work if he couldn’t pick up on by himself. 

You went to a mall and Victoria’s Secret caught his eye so fast it was S C A R Y.

“Try this sweetheart, and this and this-” 

Yes, despite all your protests, you spent the whole day in the store trying on clothes for him. 

He enjoyed it very much.

Arthur promised he would discover something new with you that didn’t involved being naked.

How nice of him *chokes*

It was a tiring day for you since you did all the standing, changing and displaying for him.

But the night provided to be very rewarding hehe

If you know what I mean

;)

You know what I mean, why am I saying this.

Theodorus Van Gogh: 

He has a similar behaviour to Arthur at first, indifferent behaviour but very curious eyes.

You can tell he doesn’t want to ask questions but wants the answers. 

So you just start talking and explaining things.

He’s a little flushed because he would have told you to stop talking by now but he doesn’t since you’re informing him on everything.

Theo would keep visiting until you got tired and wouldn't hesitate to carry you back to your place and cuddle up on the couch.

Showing him how the TV works but he prefers sleeping in your bed because it’s so comfy and he can hug you.

Vincent Van Gogh:

“WOW!” *sparkly eyes*

Asks you about EVERYTHING

Holds your hand the whole time.

Also he apologises for always inquiring about everything.

Reassuring him that it’s alright.

Proceeds to go back to questioning everything.

Politely asks if you guys can go to an exhibition the next day to see paintings and saying yes.

Very gladly cuddling in your neck and saying how amazing everything is.

He’s too cute T-T

Vincent was smiling in his sleep because he got to discover so many new things with you and he couldn’t express how content he was.

Your heart is constantly melting as he acts like an overjoyed puppy.

He’s forever thankful to you and this will always be engraved in his memory.

Amadeus Mozart:

The pianist can’t physically hide his amazement. 

“Can we go to an instrument store?” 

Holds your hand tightly and keeps you close like he’s protecting you.

When in fact it should be the other way around given that you have lived your entire life in the modern day.

But you already knew that 🤦‍♀️

His eyes light up more than they already did when you enter an empty store and there are three or four pianos. 

Mozart let his fingers caress the smooth surface, taking in all the details of the instruments.

He’s relieved that they didn’t change as significantly as everything else in the world. 

Lowkey wants to buy all the pianos because he wants to try them. 

A very confused boy at attire.

And blushing at how more ‘revealing’ they are. 

He could get used to this.

Jean D’Arc:

He would be in silent shock, staying close to you and looking around in amazement. 

Jean would be pretty shy about asking too many questions, not wanting to bother you.

Reassuring him that it was fine, similar to Vincent.

Jean was somehow more considerate about it, not wanting to bother you with his inquiries.

Whispering questions and trying so hard to try and make sense of things himself, sometimes it works, kind of!!

Like Napoleon, he’s relieved the world is happier and fairer. 

It was a huge shock for him at first, everything was different, but he was fortunate enough to be with you.

Now he reminisces of the experience as a magical moment that will forever be engraved in his memory.

Isaac Newton:

Absolutely astonished.

He has so many questions but he didn’t know where to start.

Similar to Jean, he was a little shy about asking questions and trying to solve things on his own.

Being surprised at how complex things turn out to be.

Isaac has mixed emotions about knowing that the foundation of physics are his three famous laws. 

Because the world seemed overwhelmingly unknown and huge, he nearly clung onto you.

You locked your arm with his, seeing his unease but also not wanting to trouble you.

He felt better instantly and silently thanked you, blushing in embarrassment. 

The first thing you taught him was what a phone was and about the kindergarden/school system.

You reminisce about how he went along into town with Napoleon to attempt to teach children.

It wasn’t a particular detail he would have inquired about but he feels strangely relieved about it.

He was touched by the small details you remember about him and he keeps it in mind.

It was an unforgettable experience for him to have with you.

But something he does not want to let go is the bed, it’s shockingly comfortable for him.

Osamu Dazai:

“Wow, are you seeing this (Not Y/N)-chan?” 

“That’s not my name-” 

“What is this?” 

No shame about asking whatsoever. 

“Miraculous!” 

A lot of him grinning and praising everything and anything, including you.

“You’re delightful (Y/N)-chan, such an interesting answer!” 

“D-did you just call me by my nam-”

“Are you coming (Not Y/N)-chan?” 

“Nevermind,” you grumble, pouting as you follow behind him.

He chuckled, finding you so cute before cupping your cheeks and openly kissing you in public.

Dazai finds even more amusement with how flushed you are for a while as you clung onto his arm, answering questions with a breathy tone.

Despite his second degree humour throughout everything, he’s actually thoroughly enjoyed spending time doing this with you and becoming a treasured memory.

William Shakespeare: 

He was actually rendered speechless for a long while.

Which was unusual for him obviously.

But it was a little disconcerting for him since he always had something to say. 

You couldn’t help but eye him admiring everything.

Despite his unnerving silence, the way his eyes lit up was something that you didn’t know you needed to witness. 

It looked like he found something to look forward to in life. (can’t relate lol)

That thought alone made you hopeful and sad at the same time.

He was always very polite and considerate about inquiring about things. 

As in, he always read the ‘room’ before asking, wanting to stay in your good graces, even though he is already in them.

Finding the bed in your place being painfully heaven-like.

If he wasn’t as invested in learning about the modern world, he would totally examine and savour the beauty that is a bed.

Without you knowing, however, he would spend a lot of time studying you as well.

It was fascinating to him, seeing you enjoying yourself in your natural habitat.

Sebastian: 

I mean he lived there before so there isn’t much to say.

He does reminisce a lot though, all previous memories rushing back.

Just as if the residents were a long dream. 

One thing that surprised him a little was that he enjoyed spending time with you in the modern day so much that it’s in a smal, different compartment in his brain altogether.

Basically nostalgia but also happy new memories.

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[woah-were-halfway-there]

Do you have any short soft and sweet y/n and Auston content you have on mind and that it’s just like a little blurb? I’m just really craving something soft, short and sweet between them!😫

A/N: The way I wrote the first thing that came to my mind for this. Hope you like it 🤗

"It's not going to work."

"It is going to work, now stop being so pessimistic."

You let out a dramatic huff at Steph's arguing but couldn't say much else because you knew she was right. Sure, this was a last-minute decision, but deep down, you knew there was no way it could backfire.

"What if he's just, I don't know," you paused as you shifted in the backseat of your Uber. "What if he doesn't want me to be here?"

"Babe," Steph replied with a sigh, and you could picture her shaking her head at the way you were acting. "He hasn't seen you in almost two weeks. I can assure you he's not going to be mad that you flew to New York to surprise him."

She had a point, and you knew it. There was no reason for you to be nervous about if your fiancé wanted to see you or not.

You almost didn't go, to be completely honest. Being 31 weeks pregnant, travelling just was not an appealing thing to you whatsoever, and you hadn't flown anywhere since you and Auston returned to Toronto from Scottsdale about three months prior. However, you felt like you were in a rut.

Your maternity leave from work had recently started, and you felt so blah about it all. It didn't help that Auston was away, and yes, Steph helped a lot so you wouldn't get lonely. But, to put it simply, you just missed your fiancé, which is why the idea of going to New York came to be. It was only going to be for two nights, but there was a part of you that really wanted to do it. You knew you wanted it to be a surprise, though, so after letting Auston's family, your family, as well as the guys on the team, convince you that it was a good idea, you got in contact with your midwife and doctor, then booked your plane ticket.

"I guess you're right," you finally mumbled in response.

"I know I am. How far away are you from the hotel are you now?"

"About five minutes, I think."

"Ok, well," she replied. "I'm going to go then and text Mitch. They should be getting back to the hotel any minute now. You better keep me posted on how this goes, though."

"You know I will," you chuckled. "Thank you again for helping with all of this. I'll talk to you later."

"Bye!"

Once you hung up the phone, you looked out the window at the scenery around you.

New York was incredible on a regular day, but during Christmastime, it was unreal. You had been to NYC during December before. Still, instead of being there at the beginning of the month like you were at that moment, then you attended the ball drop ceremony with your sister, Mya, on New Year's Eve during your first year of university.

That seemed like forever ago, but looking at all the lights and decorations as you drove by reminding you of the magical aura that the city seemed always to have and helped you feel even more excited to see Auston.

After a few moments, you knew you were very close to the hotel. You texted Mitch to see where they were. Having a cousin that played on the same team as your fiancé had its perks, and this was one of them. Because of him, you were able to pull this kind of thing off, and of course, the other guys wanted nothing more than to help you surprise their teammate as well.

When Mitchy didn't answer, you opted to text Mo, and just as your Uber pulled up to the hotel, he responded, saying that they were in the lobby. Suddenly, you were nervous again.

However, with a deep breath, you grabbed your small suitcase, thanked your driver then exited the vehicle before making your way up the stairs and into the building.

As soon as you walked through the revolving doors, you easily spotted the guys.

They were all standing to the left of the lobby a bit, talking as they waited by the elevators, and it didn't take you long to spot Auston. He had his back to you and wasn't taking much part in the conversation as he typed away on his phone.

Ironically, your phone then buzzed with a text from him asking if you were ok to FaceTime in a few minutes. It was a tradition the two of you had, usually in the evening after dinner during away stretches. As Auston is getting ready to wind down for the night, he'll always call you, and the two of you will talk until one of you is too tired to continue. The fact that he was so oblivious to you being right behind him made you smile as you texted him back, telling him to call whenever.

Some of the guys noticed you, and it was apparent they were struggling to keep a straight face as you smiled at them. Then Mitch spotted you, and he lit right up but tried to play it cool so he wouldn't blow it as John subtly waved you over so you could surprise your fiancé.

"Hi, uh, sorry to bother you guys," you started, grinning widely as you saw Auston completely halt his movements. "I was just wondering if one of you could point me towards the check-in desk?"

At that, Auston whipped right around. He recognized your voice, but the absolute disbelief shown on his face proved that he wasn't 100% sure and needed to confirm.

"Oh, my god," he breathed out before closing the space between the two of you as fast as he could and engulfing you in a tight hug. "W-what are you doing here?"

"I wanted to surprise you!" You explained as you squeezed him, but cursed yourself as you felt tears welling up in your eyes. Damn pregnancy hormones. "I missed you."

"Holy fuck, and I missed you," he replied before pulling away to look at you. Almost immediately, he was gently cupping your face and using his thumbs to wipe away your tears. "Oh, babe, please don't cry."

"I'm just really happy, Aus. And these hormones are not going easy on me."

"I know, baby. I, wow, I can't believe that you're here. How was the flight? Are you feeling alright?"

"Give her a chance to breathe, Matts," Freddie spoke up, making everyone chuckle.

"Yes, I'm ok," you told Auston as you let him pull you back towards his chest again, watching as he scowled at his teammate.

"Leave me alone," he huffed before leaning down to place a soft but quick peck on your lips. Once he pulled away, he moved to stand behind you and wrapped his arms around to your front, making sure to rest his hand on your stomach as he leaned his chin on your shoulder. "I missed my girls."

"And we missed you, babe."

You then glanced over your shoulder at him and gave him another kiss.

"So sappy, always," Mitchy spoke up before walking over to hug you as well, initiating the same reaction from the other guys too. "How are you feeling, though? You good?"

"Yes, Mitchy, I promise I'm fine," you told your cousin as you hugged him back, then moved to hug Freddie, then Mo. "The flight wasn't that bad. Hopefully, when I go back in two days, it'll be as smooth."

"Two days!?" Auston asked excitedly from behind you.

"Yeah," you stated as you turned back to face him again. "You're stuck with me for two nights. It looks like I'll have to come to your game tomorrow, I guess."

He just grinned widely and shook his head.

"Damn, because I absolutely hate the thought of that. Why would I want to spend two nights with my hot ass fianceé, hmm?"

He winked, then pulled you closer again, knowing it'd get a rise out of some of the guys, particularly Mitch.

"Ok, chill, please," your cousin scoffed. "My room is next door again. She's already pregnant, Matts. Give me a break."

"Sucks to suck," Auston replied, and you quickly hid your face against his chest to avoid any further embarrassment. But, it wasn't long before Auston was pinching your sides to get your attention again. "Ready to go upstairs?"

"Yes, please."

And so started your little surprise visit to see Auston on the road, and it was absolutely worth it.

[twistedlymad]

Hello there I love your writing and read your headcannons for riddle with his child it was so sweet I wanted to ask if you could also do one for jade and floyd, only if you want to(:

Let me just say: Due to me experiencing Chapter 4, I have never ever been so happy to see the faces of Azul, Jade and Floyd. I’m just kidding, I already love them when their chapter debuted XD

Of course I’d write for Jade and Floyd!! Leech twins need all the love they can get! I do hope this headcanon is up to your expectations dear Anon! Thank you for requesting and have a lovely day!!

Also, once again, this features an aged up!Jade and Floyd. Side note, the baby is half human, half merfolk!

I hope I wrote their characters well, I may need more practice writing them OwO  (P.S IDK why I spent 5 hours on this.... I hope it was worth it QwQ)

Jade Leech

Jade would be the type of father that’s calm and collected at all times. So, when he finally caught wind of the news of his child, one can only see him having a closed-eye smile on his face. Do not fret though! In fact, internally, he was over the moon! 

He couldn’t believe it at first, he was having a BABY?! A SMALL CHILD?! A LITERAL LIVING CHILD?! So, shock could be found on his face as the realization slowly sunk it’s way into his head. Then, only came the closed-eye smile that I mentioned earlier.

He would go shopping for baby products as preparation for his young one. He would also do research on what would the baby normally eat, what signs would the baby normally show when they’re feeling a certain mood and so on, after all, he hasn’t seen a human/merfolk baby before, let alone take care of one! With the research he’s done, he could apply his newfound knowledge onto the products that he buys for his young one.

Literally, everything is perfect because he is perfect.

When his baby actually arrives, a tear slides down from his eye as he hears the crying sounds of a child, the crying sounds of HIS child. He has never heard anything so precious and cute in his entire life. Once he gets a good look at his young one, more tears start to come out as the nurse hands him his young one. He lets out a gentle smile and hugs his young one close to him, silently swearing to love his young one with all his heart only give the best of the best to his precious little gem.

All the baby products he bought beforehand actually came in handy. They definitely suited his young one well! From the type of food/nutrients his young one needs to eat to the size of their clothing, Jade would have calculated everything down to it’s very last detail. 

He would try to indulge his young one into his hobbies! He would set his young one in a high chair and make small little terrariums in front of them and his young one would just watch in awe. He would explain what he was doing, the type of plants used and his young one would respond either with a small little nod or just random words that they could say.

“And this mushroom is called the Agaricus bisporus. We’ll put some of these in here so your mother can cook something for us when it grows.” “Dada-A-Goo-Ga!!” “Yes, of course! We can’t forget to do that!” 

Jade would also tuck his little one in bed every night and plant a kiss on their head as he slowly exits the room.

Oh! Swimming lessons are a must as his child is also part-merfolk! He would want his child to be able to adapt to both water and land environments at an early age, that way, his young one is able to handle walking and swimming without any problems. He doesn’t want his precious little one to be like him when he first used his legs to walk.

Jade would also teach his young one proper manners and etiquette, or at least try to. He wouldn’t enforce the manners on his young one if they’re uncomfortable with it. But, he still would set a good example for his young one and hopefully his precious one will follow in his footsteps.

He would also take the young one mountain climbing every weekend! He would bring his precious one to go for a hike or just a little walk in a baby carrier. He wants his little one to love nature as much as he does and would look forward to many MANY outdoor activities with his precious one. He would also show his little one all the different types of fauna that could be found during the little trips they take.

As his precious little one continues to grow up, Jade decides to send them to human kindergarten instead of merfolk kindergarten. And since Jade doesn’t really know how human kindergarten worked, he would stick around the school for the first few days, just to observe his little one and what actually happens at the kindergarten.

He may or may not just went there to spy on his little one, making sure they aren’t bullied or whatsoever. Who knows am I right?

He’ll also be more cautious about their feelings. He wants to know that his child is safe and happy and that they aren’t bottling up their feelings whatsoever. At some point, Jade would’ve told his young one about his unique magic, so, lying is not an option at all. But, at the same time, Jade would usually initiate the conversation with his little one, just to let them be comfortable with telling him about either their day at school or just schoolwork in general.

If his young one is having a bad day, expect a lot of bonding time! And I mean A LOT of bonding time. Literally, Jade would either be seen having tea with his young one or just having a small nature walk with them. Anything to cheer his little one up. In the midst of ‘happy-cheeful-father-kid’ time, Jade would ask why they were down.

If the reason was because of schoolwork or just something else in general, he would do his best to help them and make them forget about their troubles by cheering them up.

However, if the reason was because of a person....

Huh? What? That child had to be transferred because they were exposed of their precious lies? Ugh, kids nowadays am I right?

Jade loves his little one with all his heart. Like I’ve said, he only wants the best for them and he would do anything and everything to make sure that his precious little one gets the ABSOLUTE best. He would ensure that his little one is happy and not stressed out at all. In fact, his child loves nature as much as he does and his little one always manages to surprise him with little terrariums of their own. Jade is glad that his precious one can find happiness in the things that he finds happiness in as well. He is very grateful to have this little precious child come into his life and he is very proud of his little one. 

His little one is absolutely glad to have such a perfect and understanding father and they love their father with all their heart as well. They know they could rely on him anytime and they do hope to be like him someday.

I’m sorry, this person is too perfect for me to actually write anything, so, just imagine the perfect father and BAM, you have Jade :’))

Floyd Leech

Okay, to put it in a simple way, everything that I had written for Jade, Floyd is the exact opposite.

I’m just kidding! I don’t wanna be squeezed by him :’)))

Or do I???

All jokes aside! Floyd would the type of father that is fun and carefree all the time! But! He’s also serious when needed. So, when he first heard news of his baby, he is sort of confused. And when someone explained the news to this wonderful goofball, his eyes literally lit up in excitement.

“Ahh? A little fish? I made a little fish?” .... I mean.... He’s not wrong.

In preparation for his little one’s arrival, he would rely on his brother for tips and resources. Don’t get me wrong, Floyd really tries his best to prepare for his little one as he wants to be able to welcome his little one without any problems, it’s just that he doesn’t know how. So, he usually brings Jade along with him as they go buy some baby products together.

Bless this lovely goofball for trying his best.

When the baby actually arrives, he feels a sense of pride as he knows that he managed to bring such a lovely and adorable little one to the world. A wide smile stuck itself on his face as he takes a good look and holds his little fish. He couldn’t BELIEVE that he was holding something so tiny and fragile. He was so shocked by the beauty of his little fish, he didn’t notice tears flowing out from his eyes. At that moment, he swore to love, cherish and protect his little fish and never let anything bad happen to them. 

However, he’s never really taken good care of kids before, so, he is actually kind of scared. He’s afraid that he’ll accidentally hurt his little one so he is EXTRA cautious with his actions whenever he’s handling his little fish. He literally does everything with extra care. For example, if he is feeding his young one, one can find him feeding his little one inside a pillow fort and on top of a big and fluffy pillow. 

Bless this goofball for trying his best x2.

But, as the weeks go by, he would get used to taking care of his little fish. Those fears he had slowly vanished and he’s more comfortable with his little one and he goes back to his carefree self. So, expect some crazy stuff happening when he has fun-time with his little fish. 

f-floYD, PUT THE CHILD DOWN!! DON’T FLING THE CHILD INTO THE AIR!!!

Floyd actually loves hearing his little fish laugh. He would do anything for that cute little giggle or squeal to bless his ears. Funny faces and tickling are his go-to actions to get his little one to smile and laugh in happiness. And when he hears that adorable giggle or laughter, he naturally smiles in response and continues his actions to make more giggles and laughter appear.

Hey, just because Floyd is carefree, that doesn’t mean he won’t discipline his little fish. Sure, his little one can have fun and be happy, but they have to be wary of actions which are okay and not okay. Floyd knows when and where to draw the line. 

If his little fish is tired for the day or absolutely worn out, Floyd would carry his little one to bed and tuck them in. He smiles at his little one’s sleeping form before exciting the room.

Swimming lessons are also a MUST for his little fish. They are half merfolk after all, if they know how to walk, they must know how to swim. Floyd would actually take it upon himself to teach his little fish on the basics of swimming. 

He.... At some point may or may not almost flung his little fish into the water whilst yelling: “Let the water guide you!”

Expect little dancing parties with Floyd and his little one. Whenever Floyd starts to dance, his little fish would end up trying to copy his moves. Floyd takes notice of this and starts to lead his little one to dance along with him. No matter the song and place, the father and child would always have the best time of their lives by dancing.

They also have another method of having absolute fun. Pranking. Literally. Floyd and his little fish would come up with all sorts of pranks to pull on either their families or Floyd’s friends at gatherings. Their pranks could go from just a small and harmless one to one that would flip the entire building upside down. Floyd and his little fish would be howling with laughter every time their pranks had succeeded. If they didn’t, then, good luck taking care of one moody Floyd and one moody child.

As his little fish grows up, Floyd would also send them to human kindergarten as well. Although Floyd would have wanted his little fish to go to merfolk kindergarten instead, he knows that his little fish would probably be uncomfortable there. So, he agrees to send them to human kindergarten. Well, as long as his little fish is happy, he is happy as well.

Floyd KNOWS when his little fish is having a bad day. Somehow, this goofball can sense whenever his little fish is feeling down. As soon as his little one comes home, Floyd is immediately hugging his little one and asking them what’s wrong.

If the problem was just because they were having a bad day in general. Remember all the fun activities I mentioned that Floyd would do to have fun? Yeah, everything happened. It was a day with fun filled to the brim.

However, if the problem was a person....

Looks like someone is getting squeezed soon.

For real, Floyd would have the face he has on his groovy SSR card as he accompanies his little fish to school the next day.

“So... Which one of you fishes made MY angelfish feel sad yesterday?”

May the lord have mercy on all the staff and other children of that kindergarten.

All in all, Floyd absolutely adores and loves his little angelfish for he has never seen anything as perfect as they are. He makes sure that his precious angelfish gets all the joy and fun in the world and knows that he loves them oh so much. His angelfish knows that they’re loved by their wonderful dad and loves him as much as he loves them. Floyd knows it and he is happy to know it.

Bless this goofball of a dad x3

~Little Bonus!~

With the benefit of being twins, both Jade and Floyd would trick their kids sometimes.

Usually, when they get together for play dates, their kids would be extra cautious on who was their father as Jade and Floyd would not even be separated.

“Oya? You thought I was your father? My dear one, your father is over there.” Jade said to Floyd’s child.

“Ehhhh? Me? Jade? No little angelfish, Jade’s over there~” Floyd said to Jade’s child.

Sometimes, they would deny being themselves! Like, Jade would deny being Jade and Floyd would deny being Floyd. 

They would literally say the exact same things that I’ve listed above to their own kids.

This confused the kids SO MUCH. 

I think both kids ended up crying one time.

Feel free to smack the duo for traumatizing their little ones though :)

[one-leaf-grimoire]

Julius Novachrono Theory

I have had some serious concerns about the future of Julius’s character. In a way, I wish Tabata had killed him off for good in Ep 93, since that would give his character a resolution as well as hand the baton off to the next generation. But as well all know...

(manga spoilers below)

That’s not how it went down.

Of course at first, everyone’s reaction was happy: Rejoice! Julius is alive!!! The fact that he was alive gave me hope. In fiction, there’s a principle called “Chekhov’s Gun” which states that every element of a story must be necessary. "Remove everything that has no relevance to the story. If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. If it's not going to be fired, it shouldn't be hanging there." So, if Tabata decided to bring Julius back in this way, he must have a purpose later on in the story, right?

Right?

At first, that’s how it seemed. Despite his handicap, Julius did not give up his position as Wizard King, and did everything he could to conceal his condition from those who would kick him out. He didn’t even mention the possibility of appointing a successor. Despite the fact that he knows he’s no longer capable for this job, he held onto it. 

But then, the spade arc rolled around. With a giant Demon attacking the Kingdom, Julius made a last stand and gave us one more glorious look at his adult form: 

But then, in front of literally EVERYONE, the spell reverts and he is turned back into his teenaged form:

His secret is out, there’s no coming back from this. And this is where my predictions begin.

Assuming that the Spade Arc ends with a win for Asta and Company, the story will probably focus inward once again. Now that everyone knows that Julius is a powerless 14 year old, they aren’t going to let him continue to act as Wizard King, especially Augustus and the other nobility. Damnatio was supporting Julius this whole time but I doubt he will be able to stop Julius from getting kicked out. From here, I predict that the story will focus on the appointment of a new Wizard King, likely Fuegoleon in my opinion, but it could really be any of the Captains at this point. I doubt that Asta and Yuno are in the running (although I think it’s likely, one way or another, that Asta will become vice captain after the spade arc).

After that, the story will probably expand outward again, and the plot from here is anyone’s guess. But what about Julius? There’s a few directions I could see his character taking from here.

1.) No direction. Julius accepts his fate and retires, maybe wandering off somewhere to look at magic or some shit. I genuinely hope this doesn’t happen lol. It would be disappointing and makes his whole presence after his first “death” kind of meaningless. Which is why I think it’s more likely that he’ll serve a purpose in the future.

2.) Julius becomes a competitor for Asta. Julius, as he is now, is only 2/3 years younger than Asta, effectively placing them in the same generation. Once Asta, Yuno, and the others are old enough to start vying for Wizard King, Julius will be too (or possibly earlier, as I will explain later). I think this would be an interesting place to take the story, forcing Asta to have to “defeat” Julius, the former Wizard King, in his PRIME, in order to take the position for himself. We’ve seen that Julius is extremely unwilling to give up his position even in the worst circumstances before, so there’s no telling how he will react to this challenge.

3.) Julius becomes an antagonist (perhaps minor, perhaps major). There’s a good chance that Julius’s grimoire will be restored as soon as he “turns 15″, which is relatively soon. What’s going to happen after that? Will Julius have to “relearn” all his powers, or will his prior experiences allow him to return to his former glory more rapidly? If this happens, and a new Wizard King is already in power, will he return and attempt to take his position back? Perhaps by force? God, I hope so. Even when he was powerless, Julius did NOT want to let go of his position whatsoever. He went to great lengths to keep it. In a way... that was a very selfish thing to do. He KNEW he couldn’t protect anyone in his condition, so why didn’t he graciously give up and give the job to someone who could? Maybe there’s a more sinister reason behind him wanting to be Wizard King, but I think it’s more likely that he’s just extremely devoted to his identity as Wizard King. He can’t image himself as anything else; and he’ll do whatever it takes to remain in control.

4.) Julius is the Time Devil (unlikely). In chapter 286 it’s mentioned that the underworld is ruled by three devils, the devils of Gravity, Space, and TIME

I don’t personally subscribe to the theory that Julius is anything but an extremely blessed human but at the same time... I think it would be sexy of him to be connected to the Time Devil, perhaps even BEING it somehow :). Out of the three, the Time Devil is the only one we haven’t seen (Gravity being Lucifero and Space probably being Zenon’s). But like I said, I am skeptical of this, and the Time Devil is probably just hanging out in the underworld still. But maybe Julius’s story will intertwine with it in some other way later, since this devil is the only other known entity to have time magic.

Anyway, Tabata might just say “fuck you” and make option number 1 the result, and in the end there’s nothing we can do but wait :/ Sorry fellow Julius Stans.

[irarelypostanything]

Unnecessary Arguments - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

*Spoilers*

Person #1: Before we begin our discussion, I just wanted you to know that I’ve been excited for this movie for a long time, I’ve been following the star on social media for years, and if you don’t like it then we aren’t friends anymore

Person #2: ….

Person #1: Go ahead. Bad mouth it

Person #2: So I just read this article on Cleveland.com called “Why ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ means so much to Asian Americans like me,” and I can’t help but think...was it really so progressive? Why can’t a movie just be good for plot? Why does everything have to check a diversity box now?

Person #1: First of all, as the article so eloquently states, it perfectly represents the Asian American experience of constantly feeling trapped between worlds. Second of all, it not only features A-list Asian American actors, but Hong Kong stars as well with entire careers of extremely famous work

Person #2: What’s the difference between this movie, and “Crazy Rich Asians?”

Person #1: One is about an econ professor who falls in love with an attractive rich guy, and the other is a Marvel superhero…

Person #2: Okay, you know what? I just watched the Pitch Meetings video and witnessed two people going off about whether or not #stopaapihate is justified. I don’t want to discuss that anymore

Person #1: How convenient of you to sweep that under the rug

Person #2: Let’s just talk about the movie. Nothing about how this was treated by the Chinese government. Nothing about the actors and their political stances. Just straight movie plot

Person #1: Fine

Person #2: Okay, so our hero is the son of an all-power entity who never ages. He is in San Francisco laying low as a valet, for reasons that are not immediately revealed. Surprise, he is actually being pursued by agents sent by his father.

Person #1: Greatest fight scene of all time, by the way. That’s going to go down in history. Beautiful, breathtaking choreography. Bonus points, it takes place in a familiar scene in San Francisco. MORE bonus points, their signal was the stop requested signal. That was AMAZING

Person #2: It was amazing that they used the “stop requested” light? Okay, whatever. Some dude chops the bus in half with his laser sword. Why not use a gun?

Person #1: Because they weren’t just going to kill their boss’ son…

Person #2: Next thing we know, they’re in Asia. Fine. Another pretty well-done fight scene

Person #1: That’s an understatement

Person #2: Likable father with a tragic backstory. A really good character in his fish-out-of-water best friend, who can’t do crazy flips but is still more than willing to risk her life for someone she cares about. Sister is a total badass because she has received no training whatsoever

Person #1: Come on

Person #2: Okay, then the plot just DERAILS. Crazy guy has telepathic communication with weird faceless creature whom only he can understand. All its directions are 100% correct. They go through a magical forest. They find out they’re fighting soul-eating monsters. They can only be fought with anti-soul-eating-monster arrows. The brilliant, grief-stricken, all-powerful timeless entity realizes he was dumb and sacrifices himself

Person #1: That’s a gross oversimplification of his character. He’s not some generic mastermind, he’s someone plagued by the loss of the one person he was willing to give up power for. Without her, there’s no anchor. There’s only anger. Then - and this is the moment when I cried, again - this all-powerful guy circles back to his quote about how he was willing to give up that power when his son proved to him that he was strong. He knows now. He’s worthy

Person #2: Crazy dragon fight. Character with like three hours of arrow training makes incredible and also impossible shot

Person #1: It’s unclear how long she was training for, and since when do mystical elements like these arrows have to follow the perfect laws of physics?

Person #2: Then they end up winning, because of course they do, and his sister leads from then on even though I see absolutely no reason why the organization would follow her

Person #1: I think she rode a DRAGON

Person #2: Just...a really, really stupid movie. I don’t see why it’s breaking records

Person #1: Did you like Endgame?

Person #2: Of course

Person #1: Time travel invented while washing dishes. Time travel. Immortality. Mystical stones. It’s just...it’s Marvel. I think it’s absolutely ridiculous that you’re nitpicking this plot

Person #2: Because it’s grounded, and then it’s stupid

Person #1: WHAT WAS EVER GROUNDED ABOUT THIS? LITERALLY THE FIRST 10 MINUTES INVOLVED RINGS THAT GRANTED NEAR-IMMORTALITY

Person #2: I think they also established that the village people could airbend, or something?

Person #1: Do you understand the significance of their differing fighting techniques? Or the mythology surrounding that final battle?

Person #2: Nope. Please explain

Person #1: Oh, I don’t either. But it was AWESOME

Person #2: Definitely never going to watch this movie again

Person #1: Already have. Twice.

[love-sapphirerose]

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon Episode 24

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/yashahime-princess-half-demon/episode-24/.170860

Look, there was never even the slightest chance that Yashahime's 24th episode would end up functioning as a proper series finale. I knew that. You knew that. We all knew that. Over the last six months, Yashahime has rambled, meandered, bungled, and straight tumbled ass-over-elbows in its vain attempts at telling a coherent and engaging story, but never has it managed to establish so much plot and character motivation that anyone would mistakenly think that it would be a one-and-done. I was a fool for ever dreaming of a world where Yashahime might have the decency to end here and now. Still, you can't blame a guy for hoping right?

Except, we've also learned what happens to hope when Yashahime comes calling, haven't we?

In a certain sense, you'd think a part of me would be happy to find out that “Sesshomaru's Daughter” was never meant to function as a complete conclusion to this story, because that could only mean that this season finale has less responsibilities to juggle, in the long run. In spite of every attempt on Yashahime's part to sabotage itself, that last couple of episodes managed to lay the groundwork for something that at least kind of resembles a conflict for this final chapter of the season: Zero has been revived by Sesshomaru's Tenseiga, and now she's got some Rainbow Pearl-fueled demonic wrath to bring down on our heroines; Kirinmaru has also descended from the sky to do…something, which can only mean double trouble for the girls!

Haha, no. That would be far too reasonable a direction to take the story, so instead Yashahime decides to spit right in its audience's face with more of The Usual Yashahime Bullshit™, starting mere seconds after Sesshomaru revives Zero with the Tenseiga. For some reason, Sesshomaru reveals that he is no longer concerned about her mortal link with Rin, and vows to do…something to her that involves a thorough stabbing. The logical assumption is that he wants to kill her, but that makes a negative amount of sense given that she was literally just dead, so I'm just going to pretend that Yashahime is trying to trick us, and that Sesshomaru's plans are more complicated than that. Is there even a scrap of proof to that effect? Hell no, but we're only a couple of minutes into this thing, and our collective sanity can only withstand so much of this malarkey.

Meanwhile, in Spooky Tree World: Jaken notices that Rin is crying. Later on, he manages to hitch a ride with Totosai and his cow thing, claiming that he needs to fix Rin's sadness. How does he plan on doing this? What purpose does this mission serve? I sure as hell don't know, and it never comes up again. Next scene.

Before Zero has the chance to do a single thing with her twice-recovered Rainbow Pearls, Kirinmaru lashes out and magically poofs them out across the corners of the land. Yes, after spending an entire season building up the Rainbow Pearls as the ultimate artifacts of unlimited power or whatever, they served no purpose whatsoever before the script re-scattered them like the knockoff Shikon Jewels they've always been. The most reaction that anyone musters is when Moroha says, "Oh damn. There they go." Cool, show. Cool.

As for Zero? She disowns her brother and then magically yeets herself away by thwipping her spider-web onto the thin air. Then, Riku stabs Kirinmaru, which does absolutely nothing, before he flicks his little earring and poofs away too. Then , Sesshomaru goes after Zero and explains that Kirinmaru should fight his daughters as a “rite of courage and cowardice.” He then also just zips off into the sky. No, we never see Zero or Riku again. Their entire involvement in this scheme was – you guessed it – absolutely pointless!

Around this point in the episode is where you might be asking: “Wait a minute. Why does Kirinmaru tell the girls he would have let them run away if they asked? Why does he seem concerned over Sesshomaru abandoning his children? Why did he turn on his sister; does he still want to kill the girls because of that one prophecy about getting murdered by a half-demon? What does any of this have to do with the big evil comet that is going to strike the Earth in the future?” Oh, you sweet summer child. Yashahime doesn't give a shit about your questions! And no, before you even think about it again, the future comet and the Mr. Kirin subplot are not ever mentioned again, either.

With all of that out of the way, the only thing left is the big showdown between Kirinmaru and the three girls, all of whom decide to stay and fight the guy who has already handily kicked their asses without so much as breaking a sweat because…they think he's lying about being strong? And Setsuna doesn't want to back down from the rite of passage she only just learned about thirty seconds beforehand? Sure. Fine. Let's go with that. Who cares?

Now, I do want to say at least one nice thing about this episode. Even though most of the episode looks embarrassingly sloppy and rushed, the visuals really turn themselves around for this last fight, especially right at the beginning. Each of the three girls gets a delightfully-animated action cut to show off their moves, and kudos to the artists in charge of those sequences. If anything, the sequence might look a little too good, as it clashes mightily with the butt-ugly visuals that the show usually sports and serves as a bittersweet reminder of the series that Yashahime could have been.

There. That was technically a compliment, right? I hope so, because the pretty visuals can't save the back-half of "Sesshomaru's Daughter" from being almost awe-inspiring in its lameness. For one, fricking Moroha just gets whooshed out of the fight after landing maybe one or two hits. Again. Then, in order to deprive us of even the barest shred of dramatic tension, Kirinmaru loudly announces that he is going to threaten Setsuna's life in order to draw out Towa's latent power. Unsurprisingly, this leads to him murdering the hell out of Setsuna after she nicks his cheek with that Blood Blade of hers. Or rather, he slashes her from her heels to her head with his magic blade thingy, and then she falls down perfectly intact, and slowly slips away into her first “sleep” in years. Do you get it? Because Dream Butterfly.

One final almost-good thing happens when Moroha comes back with her Beniyasha face on, and she finally gets to help Towa land a major blow against Kirinmaru (it sure is a good thing that nobody ever pointlessly sacrificed their life to try and teach Moroha about the dangers of using her incredibly useful Beniyasha powers, right?). For her part, the raged-out Towa gets her own demony glow-up, and she ends up looking like a little silver-haired Super Saiyan 3 (Super Sesshy 3?). Two giant super-power blasts later, and…a slightly winded Kirinmaru admits his respect for Towa, and then flies away of his own volition. Then Sesshomaru comes back from wherever he was and offers his broken Tenseiga to Towa to help bring Setsuna back to life, finally winning that Father of the Year award he has been vying for all this time.

That's it. No, seriously, that's the end of the season. No mention of Kagome or Inuyasha whatsoever, no clues as to what any of the villains' true motivations are; we don't even get a proper explanation for whatever the hell an “Aruku's Pinwheel” is! Instead, Yashahime's first season ended as we all should have expected it would: As a slow-motion train wreck of gobsmackingly stupid writing, lame action, and a veritable mountain of wasted potential. So sure, maybe some of the series' gravest failings can get ironed out in another year or two. Lord knows that I would be ecstatic to learn that future iterations of this show ended up being halfway decent.

However, that would never change the fact that this first season was one of the most exhausting, frustrating, and disappointing anime that I've ever seen. So, with no small amount of relief, I bid adieu to our three half-demon princesses. I wish I could say that I'll miss you, but I most definitely will not. Except maybe for Moroha, who always has and always will deserve better than Yashahime. For the rest of the knuckleheads that have been leeching away at our time and our patience these last six months, there is only one rating they could ever deserve...

[leviathanswingman]

love is a losing game, chapter 6: overruled pride

Lucifer was standing in front of the mirror, smoothing over every last wrinkle in his clothes. Today, he had made a conscious attempt at altering his appearance. Rather reluctantly, he had opted for a skintight, wine red turtleneck instead of one of his stiff dress shirt.

It was the easiest solution to his problem, considering the sigil that was becoming ever more noticeable by the minute sat right in the middle of his neck. His other options would have been to either us concealer, which seemed like too much of a hassle, or wear bandages around his neck the entire day. And that, he was not willing to put up with.

Additionally, it would be far too obvious that something was up if all of a sudden, Lucifer started to wear medical grade bandages when out in the open when nothing was supposed to be wrong with him. Most certainly, that was not a fashion statement he would ever make with a clear mind. Perhaps Mammon would be foolish enough to think a simple bandage would be enough to cover up the physical representation of one of the bigger failures of his life, but Lucifer was smarter than that.

The bright orange pill bottle was sitting on his dresser, staring Lucifer down mockingly as if to say: See? This is what you get for letting loose, this is what you get for stepping out of your comfort zone. Lucifer refused the sudden urge to grab it and throw it against the wall, taking satisfaction in the way the plastic container chipped into pieces and the suppressants spilled all over the floor. Before he could follow his silent threat with actions, there was a sudden sharp knock on his door. Just so the unexpected guest could have even the slightest of chances of walking in on Lucifer having a stare down with a pill bottle with his own damn name on it, he crammed it into the upper drawer of his dresser and slammed it shut.

„Yes, come in,“ he said loud enough for the guest to hear as soon as he was done.

The door opened and Barbatos entered the room with fierce yet quiet steps, the heels of his shoes clacking softly on the marbled floor. „Thank you, Lucifer.“

Although Lucifer hadn't expected to meet Barbatos today, he found himself fundamentally unsurprised. Sooner or later he would have expected him to come see him anyway. Admittedly, he would have preferred to have a face to face with Barbatos rather later than sooner, but there was nothing for him to do about that now. All he could do was get this approaching awkward conversation over with.

Without waiting for Barbatos to to state his business, Lucifer dropped all pretence as he faced Diavolo's trusted butler. „I assume my doctor has contacted you about the medication?“ he asked, though in all honesty it was more of a statement than an inquiry.

In certain cases it was policy for doctors to relay any changes in medication to the patient's superior. This whole system had been set in place to reduce certain accidents happening due to some medication's side effects and the effect they could possibly have on other demons. Suppressants belonged right in that category since - how many other magic infused medications - they were known to sometimes trigger bad reactions in other demons. All in all, Lucifer had known what to expect.

Barbatos nodded his head. „She has.“

„Am I right in assuming that you were already aware of it?“

„You are correct in that assumption, indeed.“

Lucifer sighed as he walked over to his dresser and took the pill bottle out of the drawer, putting it down on the desk in front of Barbatos without saying anything.

Barbatos picked up the pill bottle and inspected it closer. His lips moved in silence as he scanned the list of ingredients, mouthing the words without saying them as he was reading. After he was done he handed the pill bottle over to Lucifer again. „I do not think these are going to cause any irreversible problems. You have started taking them already, I presume.“

Lucifer took the pill bottle and turned it over in his hand. „ Yes, I already took one,“ he replied and screwed the lid open. He took out another one of the tiny little pills and swallowed it dry. „As you can see I am indeed taking them. There is no need to watch me like a hawk.“

Barbatos mustered Lucifer with that all-knowing yet unreadable gaze of his. „I don't doubt that. Still, that leaves one quandary.“ Taking one step closer towards Lucifer, Barbatos considered his colleague and friend for a second. „When will you tell Lord Diavolo?“

This was the exact question Lucifer had dreaded the most. Even after hours of staring at the ceiling as he was lying on his bed, Lucifer had not managed to come up with an answer to that one question he knew would inevitably come up. After all, he had no intentions whatsoever of telling Diavolo about what had happened that night.

Having to pass Diavolo in the hallway and feeling the tense energy between them was bad enough. It was uncomfortable, but Lucifer could handle it. However having to confess to Diavolo, his superior, one of his oldest friends, that he had formed a mating bond with him during a one night stand, of all things, was right out of the question.

Lucifer knew his feelings were out of place, so he refused to verbalize them. If he did, that would make them undeniably real.

Barbatos noted the silence and interpreted it accordingly. He wished he could show Lucifer all of the possible futures he had seen based on him confessing his truth. Alas, he could not do that.

Also, wouldn't that take the fun out of all of this?

Barbatos highly disliked seeing both of his friends, Diavolo and Lucifer, in such turmoil caused by both of their stubbornness, yet he also knew it was not his place to intrude. They had to figure it out themselves. All he could do was push their limits bit by bit and rely on the fact that even though both of them were quite difficult in their own ways, fated lovers generally found themselves one way or another.

He took note of Lucifer's attire and smiled a little. For someone like him, who recognized most changes in patterns as ways of distraction, no matter if to deflect or strengthen truths, it was quite clear Lucifer was attempting to hide a certain fact that he didn't feel quite comfortable with. So, Barbatos concluded, the change in fashion was definitely related to Lucifer's newborn bond to Lord Diavolo.

„Your sigil?“

As predicted, Lucifer pulled down the collar of his turtleneck and right there, at the base of Lucifer's neck, now exposed, was the sigil, that undeniable proof of their bond, made up of broad strokes and timid lines, still infantile in its newborn nature.

„It is quite breathtaking,“ Barbatos mentioned and Lucifer quickly pulled the collar up again.

„A nuisance is what it is. It shouldn't even be there in the first place,“ Lucifer spat out, the conflicted tone to his voice far too apparent.

„I am certain Doctor Naamah has explained to you that you are not allowed to take these medications for longer than a month, yes? So I would be enlightened to hear your plan of action.“

Although talking about his on-sided mating bond was about the last thing Lucifer wanted to do, he found a certain calamity in knowing the one person to bring it up was Barbatos. Although the demon loved to push Lucifer's boundaries in his own certain way, Lucifer could be sure that Barbatos would keep quiet about it unless he absolutely had to talk about it.

„I will use this month to figure out what to do about this. As you probably have figured out already, I would rather not tell Diavolo. We need him to focus on his duties. Knowing that he is the reason for my,“ Lucifer cleared his throat and averted his gaze for a moment. „Ailment, as one would call it, would prove to be counter productive. I shall find a way to get rid of all of this before it turns into a problem for him,“ Lucifer stated ever so profusely.

Barbatos struggled with the urge to interfere and simply resigned himself to nod with an unreadable expression on his face. Diavolo is not the only demon we should be worried about, he wanted to say, but bit his tongue instead.

He could tell Lucifer was ready to carry this burden all by himself, especially because he had gotten affirmation from Doctor Naamah that in the end, he was going to be the sole demon negatively impacted by the sigil.

Even though Barbatos felt the unmistakable need to interfere, he was too aware of the fact that in the end, there was no demon except for him who was aware of how important it was to hold back when it was needed, even if the people most affected by it were two of his closest friends.

“I am going to be frank with you, Lucifer,” Barbatos started. “Although you are akin to a brother for me, I struggle to believe in your words. I am not calling you a liar, I am attempting to tell you that you are trying to deceive yourself. What would be the worst outcome if you told Lord Diavolo about what had happened? I believe you are aware of the fact that he is quite enamoured with you.”

Lucifer turned the pill bottle over and over in his hand, focusing on the way his name on the label disappeared and reappeared as he turned the bottle over and over before finally setting it down on his mahogany desk again.

“The worst outcome is him knowing that in the end, I have failed my duties. As you know, I promised him my loyalty when he showed mercy and saved Lilith. I have promised to be his loyal right-hand man ever since. Now, I find myself conflicted in-between my duties and my desires.”

When have I become so daring that I thought I could deserve Diavolo's benevolence, although I am not much more than his devoted servant?

When had Lucifer become weak enough, unable to resist lingering glances and warm touches? He was supposed to be above all that. He was supposed to be able to restrain himself and act as Diavolo's diligent right-hand man, immune to all the allures the world had to offer, but apparently, when it was about Diavolo Lucifer had no choice but to give in. He found himself a slave to Diavolo's advances, no matter how much they would hurt them in the end. There was no saying no to those mesmerizing golden eyes.

Barbatos cleared his throat and snapped Lucifer out of his thoughts by doing so. “Duties and desires do not necessarily have to end up in conflict, Lucifer. As much as I am Lord Diavolo's servant I am also your friend. I refuse to see neither of you in pain, no matter how hard you refuse to see the truth.”

A slight pained smile ghosted over Lucifer's face. “I appreciate the concern, but not even your words won't redirect my thoughts. Diavolo's actions have shown me the truth within his intentions without much needed words. This is the way it happened to be, and I refuse to complain about it. I am neither a victim nor a survivor, I have been dismissed after having revealed too much when I should have kept quiet instead. Diavolo did nothing wrong. I was the one who allowed things to go too far.”

Barbatos looked at Lucifer with the slightest bit of pity in his eyes. There was nothing left for him to do here.

He gestured towards the pill bottle one last time. “As your friend, I am asking you to stick to the one month period, Lucifer. The both of us are quite aware of the consequences that shall ensue if you do not intend on sticking to the time frame.”

Lucifer mustered Barbatos one last time. Although he had no intentions of telling Diavolo what had happened, Lucifer also had no intentions of lying to Barbatos. After all, through the years the butler had become a strange, yet good friend.

He shook hands with Barbatos. “Thank you for your concern,” he said with a firm tone of voice. But I simply cannot explain to Diavolo what has occurred that night. He does not deserve the burden of having to carry another's unrequited love when he is destined for means bigger than the both of us . For his good, I shall stay quiet and still. My silence on this specific topic is the one thing that shall never disgrace him.

So Lucifer bid farewell to Barbatos and stayed quiet and still until he heard the door fall shut.

After all, he was a soldier who had sworn to dedicate his life to this war. As long as he ended up serving his purpose, he would be alright in the end. Even if “alright” meant an undeniable death. Whether it would be caused by war or love, he couldn't tell, but Lucifer knew that either way, he had the chance to die in an honourable way.

In the end, all he wanted was to fulfil his duty and allow his brothers to live a life far better than his own. It didn't matter if Lucifer got wounded in the process. He was their oldest brother and no matter what, he would gift them the ability to live a life more carefree than his.

He was Lucifer the Morning Star, the oldest brother of seven who could not allow himself to take what he wanted, because for once, his pride was overruled by his sense of loyalty. If he had to remain quiet and suffer in deafening silence for his brothers, his friends and Diavolo, then he would happily do so.

Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5 , Chapter 7, Chapter 8,  Chapter 9, Chapter 10

[loki-hargreeves]

Good Omens Imagine - You Summon a Demon

Warnings: demon summoning, this is honestly just a crack fic, vulgar language, a moody demon Word Count: 2K Summary: Out of boredom, you decide to summon a demon, not believing that it would actually work. You end up summoning Crowley in your apartment. A very worried angel comes looking for him as well. That’s how you meet Crowley and Aziraphale. Author’s Note: This has been on my mind for a while now. I don’t actually know how to summon a demon so please excuse how I wrote it. It’s not meant to be taken seriously. Please enjoy <3

THIRD POV

It was a silly idea, truly. Y/N and her friend had been out at the nearest bar and after a few drinks, they ended up discussing paranormal stuff. Somehow the conversation morphed into the two of them planning on playing with the Ouija board Y/N had somewhere in her apartment, possibly hidden in her closet or underneath her bed to gather dust. In their tipsy minds, it sounded like a perfect plan.

As Y/N returned home alone, she remembered that. She decided to find the board and get it ready for tomorrow. But as she found it hiding underneath her bed, she got an idea.

What if she played alone? It’s not like anything would actually happen, but it could be fun nevertheless. Surely, she would laugh at herself about it afterwards. So that’s what she did. Y/N set up the board on the floor, lit up a few candles to set the mood. She turned off all the lights and covered the mirrors in her bedroom. In order to play, she quickly read the instructions. Just like that, she was ready to get started.

As much as she was convinced that it was fake, it still made her nervous. There was always that small chance that it would work, right?

“Okay, I’m calling in good spirits. No negative entities are welcome here,” Y/N started as the online instructions had instructed her. “If anyone’s actually there, I would like to play with you.” Gosh, that sounded so wrong, she thought.

She sat on the floor with her fingers on the pointer. After a few moments of silence later, nothing happened which relieved her. She sank her shoulders and smiled, feeling much more comfortable now that it hadn’t moved. “This is so stupid, it’s not like this board could actually summon a demon,” The woman laughed by herself, giving her words zero thoughts whatsoever. 

If only she had known the power of her words.

As if on cue, something happened. The pointer began to shake underneath her fingers which startled her out of her skin. Y/N let out a scream as she got up from the floor, watching in horror as the Ouija board shook wildly. That was not supposed to happen! “Holy fuck, shit…fuck!” Y/N whimpered in horror. Her eyes were glued to the board. Once it began to levitate, she almost passed out.

Was she dreaming?

Or was she drunk? Y/N hadn’t had that much to drink either.

Her heart was pounding so hard from fear that she felt it all the way up in her throat. She wanted to run away, but her entire body was frozen in shock. Her fight or flight response seemed to betray her.

A bright light came seemingly out of nowhere. It was so bright in fact that Y/N had to close her teary eyes. A few moments later, the light seemed to vanish, and she heard that the board dropped back on the floor. Terrorized by what she saw, she still decided to look at the board. What she saw next was definitely not a Ouija board.

There was a man, a tall man in fact, standing right in front of her. He had ginger hair, an all-black outfit and round sunglasses. Although the lenses were dark, she noticed that he had yellow eyes. Yellow! The man, or whatever it was, seemed annoyed. “Aw fuck! Couldn’t this have happened a little later? I was just in the middle of something!” The stranger groaned in a…British accent?

“What the fuck are you?” Y/N cried in fear, wanting to keep a distance between her and the man. 

“There’s no need to be so rude, damn,” the ginger man, creature, whatever replied to her. Shivers ran down Y/N’s spine. In her mind, she was convinced that she had just summoned death itself into her own bedroom. She wanted to scream and cry, to run as far away as she could, but she could only stand there as her world began to spin wildly. Her vision began to brighten until she saw white. A split second later, her body failed her as she lost consciousness.

The demon, Crowley, wanted to leave. But he had been summoned and now there was an unconscious woman on the floor inf front of him. As pissed off as he was, he decided to wake her up. Surely, the candles would burn down her house if he just left her like that. “Get up, will you?” Crowley sighed and squat down on the floor right next to her. He poked her body with his long fingers, noticing the details of her appearance. He wondered why on earth she had summoned a demon and why it just had to be him! Crowley had been at Aziraphale’s bookshop as he was summoned. Surely, the angel was worried as hell over his disappearance.

When his poking didn’t bring her back, Crowley cursed under his breath. He wanted to leave, truly, but he couldn’t. He had been summoned. He had to end this ritual she had started, and he couldn’t do that when she was in an entirely different world than him.

                          Y/N furrowed her eyebrows together as her headache grew worse, so bad in fact that it woke her up. Carefully, she rubbed her temples and moaned in pain. Did she really get such a terrible hangover over a couple drinks? She opened her eyes and noticed she was in bed, although she couldn’t remember ever getting in it. Then she heard two men talking. Quickly, she was fully awake, and she remembered what happened.

The man!

Y/N got out of bed and followed the voices. Although she was terrified, she was curious. She walked out of her bedroom and looked into her living room. There were two men there, talking until they noticed Y/N. One of them was the same man that appeared out of thin air. The other one looked much kinder. He had light locks of hair, big blue eyes and beige clothes. For a moment, it was perfectly quiet in her apartment. Little did Y/N know she had a demon and an angel in her living room. She was convinced at this point that this was a fever dream.

“Someone’s finally awake! Great. Now just end what you started so we can leave,” The ginger one broke the silence. He sounded angry which was indeed horrifying. Y/N didn’t know them or what they were capable of.

It made the other man sigh, “Crowley, can’t you see she’s terrified?”

What kind of a name was Crowley? Why was the other one so considerate? Nothing made sense to Y/N in that moment.  

The same man continued, “Hello, I’m Aziraphale and this is my friend Crowley. I know you’re scared, but I promise that you’re just fine,” Aziraphale tried to ease her mind a little bit as Crowley rolled his eyes in the background and crossed his arms like a grumpy child.

“How did you…where did you come from?” Y/N managed to say something despite her worries.

“You summoned me, remember? Aziraphale just followed me,” Crowley snapped.

Aziraphale couldn’t just ignore it when Crowley vanished into thin air right in front of his nose. Of course, he followed the demon! A little curiosity went a long way. “This doesn’t usually happen. You see, in order to actually summon a demon…”

“A demon?!” Y/N breathed out in shock and her eyes widened. It sounded absurd, but it would explain what she saw.

“He’s not a bad demon! You know, he used to be an angel…” Aziraphale tried to speak, but he was cut off again.

“Aziraphale!” Crowley hissed, angry that the angel had to mention it to this stranger woman.

What the hell was going on? Had Y/N lost it? She was beginning to believe that.

“As I was trying to say,” Aziraphale raised his gentle voice ever so slightly, “summoning a demon requires a lot of spiritual power. You didn’t summon him for no reason. Now would you like to introduce yourself, dear?”

Something about Aziraphale was so calming. Yes, the situation was absolutely wild and unbelievable. Y/N was scared because there were two men in her home claiming to be demons. But this man had a presence which helped her relax. It was so overpowering, so magical. “I’m Y/N,” She said surprisingly calmly. The closer Aziraphale was, she more relaxed she became.

“Alright, Y/N. It’s nice to meet you. I’m sure we can get to the bottom of this little mishap and then we can all go on about our days,” Aziraphale smiled so cheerfully, as if this situation wasn’t terrifying at all.

Crowley sat on the arm of Y/N’s couch and he crossed his long legs, “Why did you even summon a demon if you’re so scared?”

Someone wasn’t happy to be summoned. Y/N almost felt sorry for ever touching that Ouija board. “I didn’t mean to! I just…well, I didn’t think it would work, okay?” She defended herself honestly. “Also, how am I supposed to believe you’re a demon...an angel, whatever. This is crazy!”

“Oh, you want proof?” Crowley smirked, as if she dared him to do something. He suddenly stood up straight again, getting ready to give her a little fright.

On second thoughts, she didn’t want proof. She was terrified enough and even the sheer possibility that they were speaking the truth was absurd. It would confirm to her, a human, that demons and angels existed. That kind of information would surely mess with her head. “No!” Y/N took it back.

“Oh, such a bummer!” Crowley muttered. He was already getting excited over the thought of scaring her by showing her his true form. It’s not like it mattered anymore. She had seen him appear out of thin air so what’s another supernatural experience more on top of that?

Aziraphale felt his stress levels rise as he stood between the two of them. He couldn’t believe they ended up in that situation. But somehow, he was convinced they were supposed to find Y/N. There was a very high energy radiating from her which almost told the angel that she could be useful. As risky as it was, he wanted to be friends with the mortal. Perhaps she could have something to do with the doomsday?

“Can you please just end this and then finish whatever you have to with Aziraphale? I’m tired of this,” Crowley began to get impatient.

“How do I ‘end this’?” Y/N wondered. She truly had no idea.

Crowley hung his head low as he tried to stay calm. Was she for real? “Did you read any instructions whatsoever before you decided to ruin my day?”

Aziraphale almost giggled at the situation. Although it was serious, it was a little bit amusing. But he managed to bite his lips together to stay quiet.

“I read something online,” She admitted. Y/N was oddly calm now. So far, they hadn’t made any indications that they would harm her. Besides, when she passed out, one of them had moved her to her bed. If they wanted to hurt her, surely, they would’ve done that already. So, she concluded that she didn’t have to be as terrified as she was.

“Okay then do whatever you read. I hate being trapped in here,” Crowley admitted. Wow. He couldn’t have been any harsher, now could he?

“Okay, I end this session. Whatever. Is that it?” Y/N mumbled a little awkwardly. Both Crowley and Aziraphale looked at her quietly. Nothing seemed to happen, at least nothing visible to her eyes. Did it work? Y/N didn’t even know what was supposed to happen!

That’s when Crowley cracked a smile, “See? That wasn’t so hard!” It was as if some magical bonds had let go of him and made him ten times less moody. Good for him, Y/N thought.

“Now, how about we discuss how you got him here in the first place?” Aziraphale suggested excitedly. He was naturally curious, so this was all fun and games for the angel. As long as he stayed, Aziraphale stayed. They had a conversation to finish and it didn’t matter if they did that at the bookshop or this Y/N’s apartment.

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Author’s Note: I hope you enjoyed this. Your feedback would be highly appreciated  💚