#i demand a kh musical now tho

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Hope you get your internet back soon! D: I can't hope to reach the weirdness of the Clowns, but I can't stop thinking about the idea of a KH jukebox musical; idk I'd just love to see/hear Vanitas sing LaFee's Prinzesschen at Ventus. Bonus points if it's NOT normal to randomly burst into song, so Ven and Co just stand there all "????". Double bonus if Vani gets his redemption and he and Ven sing Sisters from this year's ESC together at the end.

I don't know German so I have no idea what she's saying but holy fuck is Prinzesschen Good™. The music video is unintentionally funny tho nfjcickdkdnjcjcn

And the emotion in Sister was ncjcndjdn god man. That is 100% exactly the kind of music I love the most. I have got to listen to more foreign music than just Japanese and Korean, lol.

Here's Sister from 2019's Eurovision.

Here's Prinzesschen.

For people that wanna hear em.

Although I think I gotta question something. What do you mean bonus points if it's not normal to start singing out of nowhere? Kingdom Hearts is partially owned by Disney. There is no other choice but to break out into some kind of song and dance at random moments. Actually!

Sorry for the shit quality, but this scene right here would have been vastly inproved if Vanitas was doing some kind of villain song during it. Both goth sounding Miyu Irino and HJO singing for Vanitas would be amazing.

Oh god, this reminds me of how Nomura wanted to make FFXV into a musical after watching Les Mis. Fjfjfkfnfknf god BbS would have made such a good musical!!! I'm serious about that! Everyone has moments where you could perfectly fit in a song!

As for the Sisters song tho, would they be saying brothers instead? It definitely fits for them and goes with the whole ' Vanitas calling Ven his brother' thing in KH3.

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I finished Final Fantasy 7 Remake

Long story short, I loved it!! So much!! And there’s alot I wanna rant about so here we are. A review of sorts?? Major spoilers ahead! 

And if y’all think you’re immune to spoilers because you played the original FF7, YOU ARE NOT. Lots of new stuff here....just warning y’all.

Although! I did find this great looking walkthrough playlist if anyone’s interested and can’t play the thing themselves? Idk how complete it is with the details, but from a glance it looks nice! 

- FIRST OF ALL the music in it all is amazing!!! From the menu song all throughout, I got Emotional. All the rehashings of Aerith’s theme?? Tifa’s theme?? The FF7 main theme here are there?? AMAZING!!!! I need to find a tracklist or something there are so many versions of the songs specific to the scenes they played in and I die??? Man it is Good. 

- On the music front, I really enjoyed the Jukebox feature! So they could add in old classic songs that story-wise couldn’t appear yet...good nostalgia there. 

- Lil disclaimer, I played the original FF7 fairly recently, on Steam. HOWEVER. I played Crisis Core years ago, and watched Advent Children, etc. And Final Fantasy music has been a staple homework playlist for me for ages now.... So yes I’m new to the whole FF7 original story. But not new in how most people are...it’s a weird situation lol. Like I knew the general FF7 story for awhile but just recently filled the details....

- The gameplay is awesome!! I wasn’t great at it, but...tbh it felt like mechanics combo of the original FF7, FF15, annnnd Kingdom Hearts :D Also appreciated it PAUSED when you picked out commands lol. Loved upgrading weapons. Loved working with materia. I wish there were like...ways to save a materia set so you could easily switch over when your characters were switched out though X’’’’D 

- Biggs is Aro/Ace

- Cloud is VERY Aro/Ace

- Tifa might be Ace

- I decided long ago (in my Crisis Core phase) that Sephiroth is Aro/Ace. There’s nothing to “prove it” in this game but I’m holding to it. I have claimed these characters askjdhuiwdhguerhgr

- Side note, slightly related, but I love how the relationships shone in this remake?? Lots of casual, comfortable touch with Tifa and Cloud (in which Cloud seems in general pretty touch averse due likely to Trauma) in a “we’ve known each other our whole lives” way and gosh I love them. Aerith with Cloud is adorable. Barret!!! Was characterized SO WELL here, and I love him way more than I ever did!! Barret and Tifa interactions as well were so heartfelt and wonderful aaaaaa how good

- Like...Barret haaaates Cloud in the beginning. But somewhere along the way he adopts Cloud instead and ain’t that fantastic?? He just can’t contain how much he cares about others and especially his daughter and goSH I love him. 

- Aerith!! I love her!! She gave such a vibe that she knows more than she says, but is still so cute and sweet and sassy I LOVE!!!! Also that scene in the train graveyard with baby Aerith ;;~;; 

- Also

Cloud: You need any help??

Aerith, climbing a ladder: I’m fine. You don’t need to treat me like a princess or anything~~~

*ladder breaks*

Aerith, completely serious: s h * t.

I LAUGH

- Cloud was actually really cute with kids!!!!! 

- I think I saw a post where they talked about how much more consistent characterizations were here?? I have to agree. I feel some stuff was lost in translation while playing FF7 original, and it felt alot more put together, character-wise, here. I feel like some of that was learned from FF15 and its success with character relationships?? It was Good. 

_ I rambled about this before, but Wall Market was every bit as embarrassing as you would think. *covers face*

- Also I thought it was interesting how they handled who was in your party when! A little annoying sometimes though, switching materia around!!! DX I also really wanted to actually PLAY Red XIII/Nanaki....but sure make him an NPC, whatever. (I am grateful he healed me often.)

- *me when Nanaki shows up* AAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! THERE HE IS!!!!!!! (sidenote, in the original, I didn’t wanna call him by his experiment name. He’s the only character I changed the name of. The name I picked? Ignis. :”D )

- The motorcycle segments were ANNOYING AS HECK, especially that last one in escaping the Shinra building DX The game forced your camera to focus on the boss and that made the controls VERY ANNOYING. Cool to watch tho.

- I actually almost completed the game boss fight chain early last night!! But RIGHT when I got to Sephiroth, the family demanded I get off the TV for their use D: all that progress....I had to redo ALOT. DX 

- STILL the fights were VERY cool! Reminded me of KHII end alot actually, jumping around on broken floating buildings and whatnot?? Also the creature looked like a HUGE DARKSIDE heartless lol

- There’s actually alot in this remake that gives alot of a KH feel to me?? Nomura I see you....

- *screeching the One Winged Angel theme still not knowing the words* 

- I LOVED how they showed scenes of the future in the end?? Probably ripped from Advent Children, but?? The characters actually seeing that?? Going “this CAN’T be our future!!” Yo. Also it’s implied it might not HAPPEN now going against destiny and all. I know alot of people are pissed but I am EXCITED. I’m all for a fix-it fic game thank YOU. 

- Speaking of fix-it: ZACK. ZAAAAAACK!!!!!! It’s implied he’s alive in one reality so WHERE IS HE??????? I’m so curious about this new story. I’m gonna eat up theories. I want!! To see!! My baby boy!!!!!! to be Fair (haha) I spoiled myself knowing he was in the game but I didn’t know WHEN!!!

- This is terrible, but I love how much they expressed how NOT OK Cloud is. His mental state is awful, but boi won’t talk about it. 

- Like I know it’s in the original, but it comes up ALOT more in the remake, and the flashbacks/brain short out moments are more obvious in HD for sure. Plus Cloud’s eyes seem more green there, which is a great touch!! Also the incredible FORESHADOWING it brought. Love it. Please someone help this idiot with his headaches....

- I did get annoyed with the whole scene in Hojo’s lab. Cloud’s walking like a zombie toward where Jenova is, saying CONCERNING things, and NO ONE reaches out until he outright collapses? We all just gonna stand back and watch?? Sure ok. 

- Hojo is absolutely disgusting and horrifying and exactly how I imagined him, creators did great job.

- Also why does no one use curaga in these character death scenes???? Potion? Anything????Hello??????

- I was so relieved Wedge (and one of his 3 cats) got to live, and then devastated when they chucked him out a window last minute ;;A;; still. I didn’t see a body. Maybe he’s ok.....*sobs*

- I WAS NOT EXPECTING BIGGS TO BE SEEN IN RECOVERY THO YEEEEESSSSS (I love ANY sign that they DID manage to change the future a little...I thought he was dead!!) Fun fact! The one part I legitimately started crying was when Biggs “died”! Hhhhhhhhhh

- Those dang dementors huh? X’’’D Whispers of fate...there to make sure the story goes according to the original game basically. Does that make the whispers the purist fans of FF7? ...please don’t kill me for that comment sidfiushguigerha

- I just wanna say making a game ABOUT making a remake (that is different from the original) and the struggles in that is VERY meta and so clever and delightful and I LOVE IT. I really wanna see what happens next....

All in all I spent 52 hours on this game. WAY more than I expected for only covering Midgar. And I ENJOYED it!! Some parts felt like the story was being dragged/padded, but most of the time I didn’t care. Also there’s even more to do?? Apparently I missed some scenes....I don’t have time for now, but maybe someday. Or maybe I’ll just look them up ;;7;; 

It’s a good game y’all!!

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[Fulfilled] Failing the Test

Prompt: Changki + KH breaks up with CK to test him, but when he doesn't put up a fight KH starts flirting with other guys + KH gets mad and ignores him & when he asks why CK didn't fight for him CK pats his head and laughs bc he knew his plan all along + office au + no angst

Fulfilled by Moderator ReeLee~

Words: 1755

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"So, I just think we need to take some time apart. I need to... figure things out."

Kihyun waits with baited breath as he stands in front of his boyfriend, doing his best to keep a stoic expression despite the excitement within him. Changkyun hums, nodding his head as if this made all the sense in the world, and Kihyun thinks he's joking.

"Okay, hyung. If that's what you really want."

The breath sticks in Kihyun's throat, and his heart shatters into a billion pieces. His pride plummets back down to Earth, and his jaw practically slams against the floor.  

Changkyun... accepts this??? What the hell????  

The younger, seemingly oblivious to the older's turmoil, merely reaches forward, pats his shoulder, and leaves the room. Kihyun's frozen where he stands in this dimly lit, shitty little break room, the water cooler bubbling off in the corner and the smell of stale coffee filling the air. He's absolutely dumbfounded, having been so sure the younger would fight for him.

In fact, he'd been so sure about it, he'd made a bet with Minhyuk, the department's busybody. He'd staked his entire relationship on it, claiming Changkyun wouldn't give him up for anything. They'd been through too much to just throw it all away, right? After almost a whole year of flirtatious back-and-forths, of working late at night just to coyly spend more time with the older... After all the questioning, everything they'd risked despite the policy against fraternizing with your coworkers. They'd put their jobs and livelihoods on the line for each other, and this is how it ends??

Kihyun shakes himself out of his mental ranting just in time to see Minhyuk watching him from the doorway, propped up against the frame with an infuriating 'I told you so' smirk on. The shorter becomes conflicted suddenly between punching him square in the nose or screaming at him about how this is all his fault. He doesn't want to make a scene, though, as Changkyun is sure to notice, and he settles on only roughly shoving up against his shoulder as he passes him on his way back to his cubicle.

Minhyuk seems all the more unphased by it, merely snickering under his breath and following Kihyun away from the break room. He branches off, though, strutting off towards Changkyun's cubicle.

"Changkyunie~" Minhyuk calls, his overly sweet tone causing Kihyun's blood to boil as it oh-so easily reaches him over the incessant clacking of keyboards on the floor. Kihyun can just picture it so clearly in his mind. Minhyuk, the supportive friend, slinking his way into Changkyun's broken heart. He'd lean up against Changkyun's desk, run his hands through Changkyun's hair comfortingly, caress his scarred cheek.

It's enough to make Kihyun snap the pen he'd begun twiddling with as soon as he sat down.

No, he won't allow that to happen. He cannot allow his precious Kkungie to fall into the lecherous arms of that other man. He has to get him back, but he can't very well retract all the very good reasons he'd just listed to the younger for taking a break in the first place. No, it has to be Changkyun's decision.  

"K-Kihyunnie?" Hoseok's voice suddenly calls from one cubicle over. Kihyun turns to him, noting his raised brow of concern. "Are you okay?" Kihyun hums, merely shrugging a shoulder in reply. Hoseok pouts, this clearly not alleviating his worry. He glances over towards Changkyun's cubicle, his maw flapping open and closed at the most-likely scene of Minhyuk obviously flirting with the youngest on the floor.

"Did you and Changkyunnie break up, or something?" he asks, seeming utterly confused. Kihyun's throat closes up, and he groans in annoyance as he wipes his face with his hands. Hoseok watches, a light of understanding filling his eyes, and he grips the thin wall tighter at being unable to give the younger a hug of consolation.

"Don't worry," he tries, his tone tentative, "I'm sure it'll work out... Maybe you two can talk it out during the staff party tonight."

Kihyun perks up then, having forgotten all about the party. He smiles then, his gaze brightening as the perfect solution to all this comes to him. He swivels in his chair to fully face the older, a teasing smirk setting on his lips. He lifts a shoulder, the movement somewhat slow, and he puts on the sultriest gaze he's ever mustered in his entire life. He knows it works, because Hoseok's gulping thickly as his hands begin to fidget and a bright red blooms up on his cheeks.

"I'm sure something will turn out immensely well tonight~" he assures the older, waggling a brow. He says loud enough for Changkyun to hear, but Hoseok doesn't seem to notice. He's too busy blubbering about work he has to do and ducking back behind his wall.  

Kihyun can't help the small chuckle that escapes him as he casually glances around, as if he hasn't a care in the world. He purses his lips in disappointment, though, at seeing the younger hadn't looked or anything. He turns back to face his computer screen, telling himself to not give up.  

There's still plenty of time to have Changkyun crawling back to him.

After work, the entire eleventh floor of Starship Enterprises piles itself into the miniscule, hole-in-the-wall bar across the street. Music booms from the grimy boombox in the corner, men in suits belting out off-pitched tunes. Kihyun watches bemusedly from the bar, thinking of how much he'd like to be up there. But, he has a mission, and he can't be distracted by hobbies now.

"Hyung~" Kihyun calls, drawing Hoseok's attention to him as he wraps his pink lips around the straw of his drink and slurps up the alcohol. Hoseok licks his own lips, his gaze strained. "Would you buy me a drink~? I'm just loving this cocktail, but it's just so much, and I wanna be able to do shots for you later~ Oh, I mean, with you..." He throws Hoseok a wink, making sure that Chankgyun sees it from the seat he's currently occupying just behind the older. Hoseok stammers out an acceptance of the request, and he flags the bartender over to order another drink.

"Y-You might want to thlow down, Kihyunnie..." Hoseok chuckles out, his voice thick with nerves. Kihyun hums, batting his lashes as a perfectly bright smile blazes across his features.

"You're so kind, hyung," he compliments, reaching out to grope Hoseok's well-toned bicep. "You're so caring, you just take care of everyone with these amazing, strong arms... You're so handsome, you have one of the best bodies I've ever seen~"

"Th-Thank y-you," Hoseok says lamely, his eyes flitting this way and that as he looks at anything but Kihyun. The younger hums, glancing over at Changkyun's seat. Or, at least, where Changkyun should be sitting. The man seems to have gone, to where Kihyun doesn't know. He looks around, pursing his lips confusedly. "Y-You know, Kihyunnie," Hoseok goes on, "I'm fl-flattered and all by your fl-flirting, b-but maybe you should've be tho obviouth, yeah? The b-boss might see and—"

"Mind if I cut in?"

Kihyun's heart absolutely soars at the familiar bass tone murmuring passed his ear. Hoseok visibly deflates, as the shorter's reaction had been all kinds of obvious, and he mutters something in reply before shuffling off. Luckily for him, though, Minhyuk's looking for a dance partner and pulls him on the floor before he can get to the bathroom to sulk.

Changkyun slides into Hoseok's seat, casually grabbing Kihyun's drink and taking a slurp.  

"That's rude," Kihyun nags him, snagging the glass from his hand and finishing it off in one gulp. Changkyun chuckles warmly, leaning to the side to rest his arm on the sticky bar. He props his head onto his hand, a knowing light to his eyes.

"So, how're things going with Hoseok-hyung? You two gonna get married in the spring?"

Kihyun feels as if his dongsaeng has just slapped him clear across the face. He splutters something about it being none of Changkyun's business anymore, and the younger only laughs again as he averts his gaze the arrival of Kihyun's second drink. The older downs half of it in one gulp, his head already feeling a little hazy. Maybe he should switch to water for a while.

"Why doesn't it bother you?" he suddenly demands before he can stop himself. "We've been dating—oh sorry, had dated—for nearly a year, but you seem like you couldn't care less! Aren't you jealous? Don't you—didn't you—care about me at all???" His words just sort of tumble out thanks to his own anger from the day, a feeling that only spikes as Changkyun bursts into laughter, reaching over to pat the top of his head good-naturedly.

"This isn't funny, you brat!!" he shouts at him, full-on pouting. Changkyun sobers up enough to coo, leaning forward to press a kiss to his cheek. Kihyun stiffens, flabbergasted by the affectionate touch. The younger's eyes sparkle with amusement.

"Minhyuk-hyung told me you were going to test me," Changkyun finally says, grabbing Kihyun's second glass and drinking from it as he had the first. Kihyun, however, is sucking in a breath of disapproval through his front teeth, the tips of his ears burning in embarrassment as he begins to mentally plot all the ways he could kill Minhyuk and get away with it. "I honestly was going to let it go on a while longer," Changkyun admits, "but I couldn't stand to hear any of that awful flirting anymore."

"Yah yah!!" Kihyun protests, thwaking his palm against Changkyun's shoulder in retaliation. Changkyun just laughs more, shaking his head.

"Honestly, I just feel bad for Hoseok-hyung," Changkyun teases. "He actually had to put up with it!!"

"You can leave at any time," Kihyun spits at him, more agitated than actually upset. He turns on his stool, resolutely not looking at him. Changkyun bites back his own laughter, giving a soft 'awww' as he leans forward. He wraps his arms around Kihyun's waist and nuzzles his face into the older's neck, kissing at his red ears and swaying a bit to the song playing from the jukebox.

"You know I love your bad flirting, hyung~" Changkyun coos. "I love you." Kihyun visibly deflates, huffing out a breath of defeat.

"I love you, too, Changkyun-ah."

He crosses his arms over his chest, silently vowing to never tell Minhyuk anything ever again.