#i guess touhou counts as a tag

[mollyyancey]

wore my danmaku shirt to airport security

[shelbania]

writing this down so i dont forget laterr

“Personal Hatred” would be a good name for satori komeiji’s fanstand maybe

name references “She said, "Don't make others suffer for your personal hatred."” from Evangelion since it sounds rather similar to her theme loll

[at-verticallity]

tag someone you want to know better

tagged by @alwinfy

Favorite Color: i have a hard time choosing… i usually answer grey as the best general purpose answer, but i also like reserved warm greens, bright orange, and eyestrain blue.

Last Song: haven't listened to much lately, except for a few vocaloid songs here and there. i currently have 問題児P - 地球を削る巨大な歯車 (Giant Gears Grinding the Earth/“World Rock Drill”), Kikuo - As it is, as it is, without change, and r-906 - Panopticon 2021 stuck in my head.

Last Movie: i watched The Rodfellows Movie after it was brought up in the most recent Patricia Taxxon video and that definitely counts. aside from that, i had been watching a few old movies with my dad, and i think the most recent were The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and True Grit. and before that i think would just be Barbie and Oppenheimer back when people were watching those together.

Currently Watching: nothing right now, though recently i picked back through my ‘introductory anime’ list that i made to try to go through last winter. i'm very late to the party on all that, but even moreso now because i also sprinkled in a couple of shows from the current season at the time to try to be relevant. all of that to say i watched WataMote and Bocchi the Rock! a few weeks ago, which was a fun surprise in that there was more to contrast between the two than i was expecting. unlikely i'm going to watch anything else soon, but if i do the main three ones left are lain, bebop, and utena.

Currently Reading: i haven't been reading anything though i probably should… i still have a short list to get to but i'm not really in the mood right now. anyway i'm hijacking this section to be about games instead because i've been catching up on a lot of those after only trying one or two per year for the longest time. recently finished Braid, Outer Wilds, and Superliminal, and up next planning to try Rain World (top priority at a friend's behest), A Short Hike, IMMORTALITY, and SIGNALIS. i've also started a few more in-depth skill games and puzzle games, but because those are made to put more dedicated time in, they're pushed to the side for now.

Currently Working On: writing a small programming language with an effect system so that i can use it in other projects. in particular i wanted it for a Touhou fangame (or if i fail to finish that, at least a skeletal engine for one) to describe bullet patterns, but i think it could also be useful for some audio coding stuff i wanted to try. of course, this is PL brainrot because both of those are already solved problems, but it's fun to work on. i still feel like i'm a creative downturn, not for lack of ideas but because over the past half decade i've gotten a lot worse at seeing anything to completion, so i'm also continually trying to get used to doing more small creative stuff, but not much has come of that so far.

Current Obsession: really into Touhou right now. yeah.

Who I'm tossing the potato to: i don't know many people on tumblr, and many of the tumblr people i don't-know were already tagged… i guess @mickelbach and @tenqi if they'd like, since we've talked before at least. anyone else feel free as well of course.

[yabusame-houlen-official]

got tagged by @magicalmelancholy-blog1 so

Last Song: I put this piano cover of "Noble Green Cinderella" from Touhou Hollow Song of Birds on to do this so I guess that, oop- (if that doesn't count since that was BG noise I put on to type this up, then last night the last thing I listened to was "Youkai Space Travel" from Touhou Silent Sinner in Blue's CD)

Favorite Color: Blue (and pink!)

Last Movie/TV Show: Uhhh I don't really watch movies/TV anymore but last night I lucked out by "Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer" being on TV and my mom watching it as tradition

Sweet/Spicy/Savory: Yes™

Last Thing I Googled: trademark symbol

Current Obsession: Passer Montanus (Eurasian Tree Sparrow), and as always, Yabusame Houlen

im not very good with tagging people so uhh @chugsyourteeth, @yukarinuniversaltraveler @ass-blasting-bitchaloid @fryshrimp (sorry to anyone who might feel excluded im bad at thiiiisss :sob:)

[feenick]

tag game

got tagged by both @sdmax300 and @peculiarmarsu so I guess I'm doing this

Three ships: I don't really ship stuff, and calling relationships in stuff I'm writing/creating as ships feels wrong.

First ever ship: An RP-related ship that was less a ship and more an inevitability based on the conceit of said RP. There's two people who'd have any chance of knowing what I mean by this, and I doubt they'd remember it.

Last Song: I decided to dive into my touhou music folder this morning so you're getting this.

Last Movie: Counting random stuff on youtube I watch doesn't feel like it counts, but I did watch 12 Angry Men on the last flight I took, so that counts.

Currently Reading: I opened up a PDF of the Travels of Marco Polo recently and should probably read more than the introduction and one segment of it.

Currently Watching: I have the History of Yugioh playlist open in case I'm in need of 100+ hours of background noise. I reserve full attention of stuff to video games.

Currently Consuming: I just had an omelette, which is close enough to counting

Currently Craving: Not much? Just eating will do that.

tagging @taurusversant @tesspieceface @psiopatra

[redxblueihateloveyou]

Hi! I really like your blog. Your analysis posts about ships or other things are really interesting and your gifsets are super cute! I have just finished reading your two anime recommendation posts and I was wondering if you plan to write a third one about the remaining animes you like? I would LOVE to read it.

Hi:) Thank you so much! Haha these were more like “bromance anime recommendations” lists. I’m glad you liked them romances. Here’s part 1 and part 2 :)

14. Hakkenden Touhou Hakken Ibun.

The relationship of the couple in this anime are one of the best on so many levels. They’re one of those “even the darkest part of me can’t hurt you” superior ships. They’re two of the main characters, 2 out 8 of the reincarnated warriors (who are all handsome af haha) that are meant to.. you know… save the world.

They’re both on the verge of death at the beginning and one (Shino) in order to survive agrees to live with a demonic sword inside of him which prevents him from growing old and growing per se (which is really sad for many reasons plus you’ll see him once in his 18-year old body and he’s so gorgeous), the other (Sousuke) takes half of a life from a dog, so he can tranform into it whenever he wants.

The problem is that during all of that Sousuke has split and lost his shadow aka the dark part of himself. His shadow works for the dark side, but all he really wants is Shino. The most amazing thing is that Sousuke loves Shino so much, that even his dark part would never ever hurt him. Like his shadow does some pretty terrible stuff to others like once he has made a deal with a girl so she would gave him her eyes just because Shino has said that they’re pretty lmao (I’m sory but its kinda funny), but he gets so pissed when Shino is hurt. So it’s the same as Akashi & Kuroko and Gauche & Lag: even for the darkest part of him the other one is his weakness. 

Also this is one of the animes where LITERALLY the power of gay love saves the world by the end. (p.s. sorry, Genpachi, I love you the most and I know you like Shino too, but your flirting can’t beat such deep feelings lol).

15. Assassination Classroom.

Not gonna spoil anything about plot, so I’ll say it’s about “problematic” kids trying to kill their teacher who has superpowers and that’s it. This anime is full of controversial stuff, like I really questioned things and what’s right or wrong, but one thing for sure is that no matter of what you think about the situation, you will 100% cry at the end. I personally think it’s a kinda happy ending considering all the stuff, but opinions are very different when it comes to this anime.

Now for the ship. Let’s just start with the fact that both Karma and Nagisa have ehhhh… psychological problems haha (but who doesn’t in this anime? lol). So Karma is a sadist (like for real, he likes to get creative with torturing) and I think he’s also a yandere when it comes to Nagisa. He threatens to kill those who even talk bad about Nagisa and once has almost beaten to death those who bullied him (which I didn’t mind tbh lmao). He never does anything if others ask, but when/if Nagisa says “please”, he immediately says yes (which is also funny). 

They both are in awe with each other and think the other one is absolutely incredible so it’s like a two-sided fan club. Karma is really scary, but when it comes to Nagisa he can be fluffy af. He also doesn’t care about people much, but Nagisa is his everything. Like the “I give up” moment will melt your heart, that was so cute. 

So this is one of those “you’re the only exception” ships. Bc Karma is a person who will enjoy skinning ppl alive, but when he’s with Nagisa he likes to hug, pick him up and coo about Nagisa’s height, play tag, discuss his fav movies and tickle fight. I’m like… I’m just… this is great.

16. Bungou Stray Dogs.

This one is about a detective agency where everyone has superpowers who are “enemies” with the mafia group where everyone has superpowers, but actually they’re all friends and half of the detective agency date the mafia xD (I’m sorry, but it’s the truth). Like I still don’t get why they won’t just make one organization, this is getting ridiculous.

I’m not a huge fan of the anime per se tbh, because like it has way too many characters who I can’t even feel for cause supposedly they’ve had a dramatic past, but what past nobody tells, so I like can’t empathize to someone who’s an asshole without knowing why he is that way. Plus there’re many characters in animes who have had a horrible childhood/past but are incredible people (hello to Todoroki and Levi). And some characters there for some reason are degrading instead of progressing which is the worst for me. But it’s pretty entertaining to watch if you won’t think much about stuff, powers are cool and it’s drawn beautifully (but there is one scene that was repeated 28 times 28 TIMES!, we’ve counted just for laughs, guess which xD, that’s like.. they could’ve made time for a whole new episode instead of this)

There’s one character whose progression is so incredible though that I’m happy to watch just for him. It’s Akutagawa. He’s like grown so much and I love everything about him, how he went from trying to kill Atsushi to risking his life for him and letting him use rashomon, how he’s homey with his sister and how he’s so good with feeling his powers, how Kyouka tried to kill him and he was like “I’m so glad you’re happy now”. Bitch, like that’s the character progression I’m asking for! Man, he’s just… he’s my favorite, I love seeing many sides of him. He made me so happy in s3 when I was ready to turn it off lmao

So there are two main ships in this anime. Dazai and Chuuya. They are one of those perfect combinations. But not in a usual way you think.. like characteristically. Chuuya’s full power is uncontrollable and the only one who can stop him is Dazai, cause his ability is to nullify other’s abilities, so he’s the only one who can stop Chuuya and also save him from being destroyed by his own power. So basically Chuuya trusts Dazai with his own life when they work together (which is.. I’d be scared if I was in Chuuya’s place lmao). It’s not like I’m scared that Dazai’s gonna let him die or anything, but stuff like “let’s watch a bit longer how Chuuya is going nuts cause it’s funny” doesn’t seem funny to me.

Let’s just say, I do ship them, I think they’d be perfect together if Dazai was like a fanfiction Dazai, you know. But the truth here is firstly their relationships progression is zero to none, like yeah, it’s fun to watch them bicker, but it like won’t give you any deep feelings. Plus Dazai was the most humane and emotional when he was with Oda (which I really don’t get, Oda was a dumbass tbh, like who makes a children shelter while working in MAFIA???! ofc they were fucking killed). Like Oda’s so special for him but then he treats Chuuya and Akutagawa like shit. And he had more feelings for Oda’s matchbox than for Chuuya in the last season. So my heart just won’t lie there fully, you know. Because there are no moments there that indicate like he’s the one for him.

Now to Akutagawa and Atsushi. This is a classic enemies to lovers stuff. Like they go from trying to kill each other to risking their lives for each other. They warm my heart on so many levels. So they’re both struggling to get over of their past and can’t. But then by the end they help each other to let go of their demons, they give each other what others couldn’t. Like I still can’t believe Atsushi came in like a wrecking ball and said the words Akutagawa wanted to hear for ages (his face, his face lol he was like “w-w-what?”). Atsushi himself admitted that Akutagawa is his cure in the last season. 

These two are like also hilarious bc they both think that they’re trash so their arguments are like “you’re the best”, “no, you’re the best”. Like Atsushi literally goes “Akutagawa is so strong and amazing, but he still thinks he’s weak” what a bae xD and Akutagawa thinks that he’s nowhere as good as Atsushi so it’s really funny. The relationships progression is like insane. They went from beating each other into a blood puddles to covering each other from bullets and being like “honey, don’t you dare die, I was going to kill you myself” lol

I still can’t believe Akautagawa gave Atsushi rashomon… he was wearing rashomon. I mean his ability, which is a part of him was okay with Atsushi using her. I mean.. maaaaaan fanfiction does come true! And they’re like the representation of yin and yang characteristically and even appereance-wise and I think it’s super cool. Plus the “lawnmower” is the cutest pet name I’ve ever heard lol

Anywho, this anime has like 20 bromances, so pick whichever you like.

Damn, that got long and I’ve only mentioned 3 haha, sorry. That way it’s gonna be like 50 parts xD

[yamayuandadu]

at this point i am convinced that you hate touhou considering literally every other post by you is complaining about it and arguments like "anything you could do with x character you could do with y character", can we PLEASE just have some positivity for once, PLEASE

1. out of my last few posts about Touhou, only 2 were distinctly negative, the one about Sumireko - which was a reply to an ask - and a reply to another ask relevant to the same matter. I also recall making a mocking post about the newest Detective Satori, I guess that counts as negative too. My coverage of the latest Human Gensokyo was, as always, enthusiastic, however, and was my most extensive Touhou posting endeavor over the past few weeks. It’s a very fun manga. 2. There’s very little left to write about at this point, WBaWC release hype died down and I covered all I wanted to cover from it - and majority of previous games too - in older posts already; I already added most of it to the wiki too. Neither of the two official new manga offer any opportunities for the style of posting expected from this blog. I can’t grasp the “wow maybe it’s Mima” hype and since neither manga is heavy on mythical elements I can’t really speculate the way I tend to, which sadly limits the amount of new things I could post about enthusiastically.  3. I am no longer busy with my thesis but I can’t find it in me to write fics again due to the poor shape of Touhou ao3 and limited feedback there. I haven’t logged in since publishing the last ficlet OTL I have to admit that does contribute to my negativity - feels like there are very few people left in the tag, and many write crossovers, which is something i have 0 interest in. Sadly I don’t really think I can get into any of the media people seem to be commonly moving on to, either. 4. Barely anyone else seems interested in the aspects of Touhou I like (and with “mainstream” points of interest like ships it feels like I can never really fit the expected depictions well because I have a poor grasp of anime girl tropes and 90% shipping-related fanworks rely on that; alternatively character interpretations were defined day 1 via jokes from popular accs and there’s no room left for anything else) and I don’t really enjoy any Touhou discord servers so I’m just gradually drifting apart from it. Sorry.

[coldgoldlazarus]

Fic Writer Meme

Got tagged by @thoscheian, so let’s give this a whirl!

Fandoms: Oh my goodness, way too many. I guess Bionicle and My Little Pony are my biggest ones overall, even if I haven’t really touched the latter too much in the past four years. But yeah, I tend to ping-pong randomly between interests every month or two these days, so there’d be no point in trying to list them all out...

Number Of Fics: Hoo boy, gimme a moment. I have 19 on Fanfiction.net, (Not counting a crosspost from FIMFiction) 18 on FIMfiction, 7 on Sufficient Velocity, and 5 on Ao3 (Not counting crossposts from Fanfiction.net and SV)

So overall, I have 49 across all of the above sites. It’s worth noting that aside from oneshots, none of them are complete -_-;

Fic I Spent The Most Time On: Probably Of Responsibility from my FIMfiction days, or Waves Of Change from the past few years.

Fic I Spent The Least Time On: A Chance, I think; if memory serves, I wrote it up and spit it out all in one sleep-deprived night, and it shows. :/

Longest Fic: Waves Of Change, (The Sufficient Velocity one, the Ao3 mirror isn’t up to date) at 37.9k words

Shortest Fic: The Dark World at only 340 words. For now.

Most Hits: I have no way to really measure that across all the different sites, but Of Responsibility has 12,327 views.

Most Kudos/Likes: Of Responsibility again, at 345 likes (though 9 dislikes)

Most Comments: Does Waves Of Change count? What with it being on a forum that makes that sort of thing easier in the first place... Still, 218 replies to that.

Most Bookmarks: Just gonna skip this one.

Total Word Count: Aw fuck. Okay, let’s see...

Early Awkwardness 1.7k for Random Stupidity (Nov 2, 2009) 0.5k for Lonely (Nov 30, 2009) 0.9k for Love Lives Beyond The Tomb (Jan 12, 2010) 0.5k for Variable (Oct 27, 2010) 0.9k for The Tale Of The Va (Dec 21, 2010) 2.2k for The Bird Of Flame And The Sprite Of Spring (Jan 9, 2011) 0.9k for Bitter (Jan 21, 2011) 0.9k for Alive (Feb 9, 2012) 7.3k for Destiny Is Magic (Apr 20, 2012)

The Pony (with other stuff on the side) Era 26.1k for Of Responsibility (Jun 14, 2012) 1.1k for The Test (Aug 28, 2012) 2.2k for Girl At The Chalkboard (Sep 23, 2012) 9.8k for The Atlantis Scenario (Oct 24, 2012) 2.2k for Keep On Trying (Dec 1, 2012) 6.3k for Coldy’s Cutting Room Floor (Jan 5, 2013) 1.9k for Clover’s Disappearance (May 10, 2013) 2.2k for Room Three-Fourteen (Dec 5th, 2013) 2.4k for Maniacal (Dec 22, 2013) 1.1k for Identity And Illusion (Jun 18, 2014) 4.8k for The Curse And The Blessing (Aug 1, 2014) 23.0k for Through The Darkened Mirror (Aug 20, 2014) 3.5k for This Is Not Over (Aug 29, 2014) 10.8k for Temptation Waits (Oct 1, 2014) 1.3k for A Chance (Oct 2, 2014) 18.1k for Iridium: Resurgence (Apr 19, 2015) 7.6k for Return To Helgen (May 10, 2015) 3.2k for A Few Days Prior (Jun 14, 2015) 1.2k for OMEGA TREE HUGGER: REVENGEANCE OF NATURE’S WRATH (Jun 21, 2015) 2.9k for Conductivity (Nov 13, 2015) 1.4k for The Partnership Permutation Initiative (Feb 24, 2016) 1.7k for Unstrung (Mar 1, 2016) 2.6k for Three’s A Company (Mar 29, 2016) 1.6k for Fluttering, Shimmering (Aug 1, 2016) 3.1k for The Shore Of Infinity (Aug 2, 2016) 3.0k for Harbingers (Aug 5, 2016) 4.2k for Lunch Break (Aug 6, 2016) 3.5k for Sirens In The Distance (Aug 10, 2016)

The Modern Stuff 37.9k for Waves Of Change (Nov 10, 2016) 1.1k for Nothing Left To Chance (Nov 29, 2017) 0.3k for The Dark World (Dec 2, 2017) 1.7k for Daughters Of The Sea (Dec 11, 2017) 11.9k for Ninety-Eight Days Preceding Collapse (Feb 4, 2018) 3.2k for CGL’s Touhou Oneshot Collection (Mar 22, 2018) 2.9k for The Cruel Lies Of Sphinxes And Spiders (May 22, 2019) 2.0k for The Secretary Remains (Jul 16, 2019) 3.3k for Metroid: Equilibrium (Aug 3, 2019) 4.0k for Thunder On The Horizon (Nov 15, 2019) 4.0k for CGL’s Lilanette Week 2020 (Jan 5, 2020) 2.4k for Time Waits For Nobody (Mar 18, 2020)

So in total, that’s 243.3k words.

Favorite Fic I Wrote: I’m going to give three answers to this. From the pre-Pony era, I would have to say Alive. It’s a short and very rough one, but it’s still one I can come back to every so often and actually enjoy, instead of wincing at my past self. From during the Pony era, I’d say Lunch Break. It’s also got some weak spots, but I think that was some of the most interesting and personality-filled prose I’ve ever written, and it’s just focused on some fun interactions between some underappreciated characters. And for my recent stuff from the post-Pony era... well, to be honest most of them are multi-chapter works that don’t look that good in their current state, but Ninety-Eight Days Preceding Collapse is the furthest along by my estimation, so I’ll go with that.

Fic You Want To Rewrite/Expand On: Hmm. There are a fair few in this list I’d like to revisit and continue with in some way, but sadly for a lot of them, the motivation and drive just... isn’t there anymore. However, Iridium: Resurgence is one I feel like I could come back to properly if I just had more time; the prose (and the title) would certainly need improvement, but I’m still invested in the concepts I had for it.

Share A Bit Of A WIP Or A Story Idea You’re Planning On: I have something of a half-sequel, half-epilogue to Waves Of Change in mind for whenever I finish that, that would deal with a bunch of plot threads that there was no good way to wrap up in the main story’s outline.

Fubuki gently brushed Murakumo's hair, taking care with the knots and curls, doing her best not to pull too much as she teased the wayward strands into alignment. Rain pattered on the window and roof, echoing throughout the otherwise-silent room. It was relaxing and touching to see, yet Atoll Princess couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy as she watched unnoticed from the doorway.

And uh, here’s some tags @shipsallshipshoweverimprobable @patricia-von-arundel @aresmarked @lemonjamdraws @angelofthequeers @slightlyobssesive @veteranmortal @empressofthelibrary

[clock-corpse]

Get to know the blogger!

Can be used for RP and non-RP blogs to get to know a bit about the person behind the screen!

1. FIRST NAME: Severa

2. STRANGE FACT ABOUT YOURSELF: I can down a 20oz glass of water in ten seconds.

3. TOP THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU FIND ATTRACTIVE ON A PERSON: Eyes. Eyes in general are just really pretty. I suppose the others would be muscle, and just overall their face.

4. A FOOD YOU COULD EAT FOREVER AND NOT GET BORED OF: God absolutely none but maybe fish???

5. A FOOD YOU HATE: Jalapeños. Seriously, fuck j alapeños. They can go die and burn in hell for all I care. I’ve never tasted a worse god damn food in my entire life I hate them so much god damn it.

6. GUILTY PLEASURE: Kpop I guess?? Idk. I know I’m a metalhead but they’ve got some good tunes.

7. WHAT DO YOU SLEEP IN: Clothes

8. SERIOUS RELATIONSHIPS OR FLINGS: Serious for sure. I’m fucking tired of girls that only want to play.

9. IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN THE PAST AND CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOUR LIFE, WOULD YOU AND WHAT WOULD IT BE: Stop myself from watching a horrific scene in reality that I cannot describe here because it’s fucked up.

10. ARE YOU AN AFFECTIONATE PERSON: Yes absolutely. Whether it comes to friends, crushes, or actual girlfriends I love showing the people I love that I love them.

11. A MOVIE YOU COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN: GODZILLA FINAL WARS IS A CINEMATIC MASTERPIECE THAT MAKES ME LOSE MY SHIT EVERY TIME I WATCH IT

12. FAVORITE BOOK: Dracula? Maybe? If visual novels count then Hellboy.

13. YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP ANY ANIMAL AS A PET, WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE: Tarantula. I know those are perfectly legal but I cannot express how much I LOVE spiders. I want a tarantula so bad.

14. TOP FIVE FICTIONAL SHIPS [IF YOU ARE AN RP BLOG, YOU CAN USE YOUR OWN SHIPS AS WELL]: Oh well I wonder COUGH REMISAKU COUGH. Other than that uhhh, PharMercy, LuciSev, CatrAdora, and Yukayuyu. I might as well have a shirt that says “I Am Gay” on it.

15. PIE OR CAKE: Apple pie and chocolate cake. Why have one when I can have BOTH.

16. FAVORITE SCENT: Uhhhh...This one candle smell that’s like autumn leaves or something.

17. CELEBRITY CRUSH: Alissa White-Gluz

18. IF YOU COULD TRAVEL ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD YOU GO: Uhhhhhh fuck. I guess NY to see my best friend.

19. INTROVERT OR EXTROVERT: Introvert. I live in my room away from society. Thank god.

20. DO YOU SCARE EASILY: Depends on the situation. I get bad paranoia sometimes irl but when I’m watching say a horror movie I usually laugh my ass off or just like, become enthralled.

21. IPHONE OR ANDROID: I have an iphone unfortunately.

22. DO YOU PLAY ANY VIDEO GAMES: Pokemon, Kirby, Touhou, Doom, Mortal Kombat, Starfox, Smash Bros, Zelda, Okami. I play a lot of Nintendo. It’s what I grew up with.

23. DREAM JOB: Anything that I’m actually passionate in.

24. WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH A MILLION DOLLARS: Probably save it for later. Not without some indulgent spending first, but not too much.

25. FICTIONAL CHARACTER YOU HATE: Fun fact: I used to hate Genji from Overwatch. Not anymore though. I really don’t know if I have a fictional character I hate.

26. FANDOM THAT YOU WERE ONCE A PART OF BUT AREN’T ANY LONGER: Overwatch fandom. It was fun! I miss it and playing Overwatch a lot but Blizzard is a piece of shit now. Rip.

tagged by: @ragnaofazure​ tagging: @twinfoxtails​ @cruentusscarlet​ @nekofantasia​ and anyone who wants to steal

[hamtigers]

So for some reason I woke up today thinking about an RP community I used to be a part of for awhile years ago. So I just wanna give a shot out to anyone who used to be a part of the KH RP board Kingdoms Unleashed awhile back, especially before they shut it down and re-opened it. I tried to come back once after it reopened but I just... couldn’t stay inspired enough for threads with the character I returned on and the fact that they didn’t allow OCs anymore honestly killed a lot of the appeal in the forum for me. And during typing this I just noticed my bookmark for it still exists, but the board itself has been deleted. So I suppose I may as well delete the bookmark.

more specifics about my feelings (and info about the board for anyone uninvolved but curious) below the cut because I am going to ramble A LOT. Like... this post is gonna be hella long, so I’m sorry if read-mores don’t work on mobile still. Also sorry if this shows up in people’s searches since tumblr picks words out of the whole body and not just the tags.

I honestly feel like I’ve made a post like this once before in the past but I still... want to make it again, because I’m feeling incredibly nostalgic about it. Kingdoms Unleashed was a KH-centric RP board on proboards that I lucked out and got into very early on in its life thanks to @highly-radioactive-nerd stumbling across it. I know a few buds from the board also were mutuals on tumblr, but I don’t know how many of you guys still use this site. But anyway, the big draw of the board was that you could bring in characters from outside of KH as long as they “fit the feel” of kingdom hearts, which they ruled as being: from a disney property, from a videogame, from an anime/manga, or from a similiarly styled media(as the catchall for allowing characters from, say, avatar the last airbender in despite it being a western-made cartoon). This was before the big starwars and marvel mergers, which is funny to me because western superheroes were a given example of what wasn’t allowed. Every character (whether they were from KH or not) had to go through an application process, and it was the main way they screened for quality control in RP and so that they could make sure no one was bringing in any super overpowered characters (the quality bar wasn’t like, elitist or anything, you just had to show a basic grasp and consistency on the character’s personality and that you weren’t gonna post a bunch of one-liners) The minimum required activity level to keep a character was pretty lenient too, you just had to make sure you made a post like... somewhere around once or twice every two week period, with activity checks being made once a month? Unless you gave notice of an extended absence. (common reasons included travelling w/o internet access since smartphones weren’t common yet, computer problems, health reasons, and needing to study for classes and exams)

But on top of all this, they also allowed OCs and fan characters under some small stipulations. The big ones I remember are: -No keyblade wielders to avoid an over saturation of keyblades -No vastly overpowered characters. This applied to canon characters too though. Like... one person got to have a touhou character only because her powers got stripped down a lot and they had already proven themselves as a long time responsible RPer on the forum. -No pre-existing ties to canon characters. They could know OF someone if it made sense for their background! But they couldn’t have already met them personally. Anything that develops in character after that is free game of course, but if a canon character got dropped then picked up by someone else, they had no obligation to pick up where the previous player left off. This bullet point is gonna be super important in my later talking! -This is kind of a sub-thing of the last one, but nobodies also couldn’t (officially) join org-XIII under any circumstance.

 One of the GMs even admitted in the forum chat at one point that they were on the fence about allowing OCs to begin with, but they were glad they did because of the quality of OCs that got brought in.

The place ended up flourishing into a VERY healthy roleplay forum, with the  rare drama cases either being resolved or with the instigator getting thrown out if they didn’t settle down. My favorite part was that unlike other RP places I’ve been on, there wasn’t a massive posse schism or canon/OC schism. No, people RPed canon characters with OCs and fancharacters and characters from different games or anime constantly, to the point where several canon characters ended up in romantic relationships with peoples’ OCs.

I loved it. My characters never ended up among those dating canon characters, but it made me so genuinely happy to see a forum so openly embracing fan characters and OCs to that degree. I was used to people only wanting to facilitate ships they already had in their minds, or making fun on FC/canon ships in other places that it just genuinely made me happily astounded to see the forum grow into a place where that was common and other RPers would actually like... get invested in and follow these romances they weren’t a part of despite not knowing the OC.

I still occasionally wonder, however, if the forum’s overall activity hadn’t dwindled down, if I would have landed a ~dream ship~ with a canon character and my own fancharacter. A bunch of people had been recently bringing in FFIV characters (which is my fav FF not counting XIV) so I decided to take a chance on bringing in my fan character, Ayletta. This was shortly after I had lost inspiration for Rydia and dropped her so that another fan of the character could have her instead and hopefully do her more justice.  Ayletta is a physically disabled girl (can’t stand or walk for more than very short periods of time) that relies on her Chocobo to get around and dreams of having her own chocobo ranch. What didn’t get included in her profile or mentioned by me anywhere on forum was that I "secretly” ship her with Kain.

Guess who just happened to be the only person that joined my first thread I started as her was? I was immediately ecstatic, even more so when I saw how quickly they got along even with someone else controlling him. What really got me and left me wondering what ~could have been~ is what they included in his described thoughts, but not in his spoken words. The RPer drew parallels between Ayletta/her chocobo and Kain’s father/his dragon to the point where he immediately was in awe and respect of the bond between Ayletta and her bird. This was a facet I had never even realized or considered between them before then, and only added to the fuel of my own thoughts. The thread was fairly short lived, but there was definitely plans for them both to meet up again later on which unfortunately never got to happen.

[darkskysinger-shigure]

NAME!  Izzy

HEIGHT!  5′2″ NATIONALITY!  American, European descent  FAVORITE  FRUITS! Blueberries definitely. Citrus, passionfruit, and mango for flavoring in other things though FAVORITE  SEASONS!  Summer!! That’s when the animals are out! FAVORITE  SCENTS!   Uhhh citrus, barbecuing meat, and baking cakes FAVORITE  ANIMALS!  Moths, cats, lizards... though really I love and/or respect just about every animal! TEA  /  COFFEE  /  HOT  COCOA!  Coffee definitely AVERAGE  HOURS  OF  SLEEP!  About 8 I think WHEN  MY  BLOG  WAS  CREATED!  Almost exactly a year ago!   RANDOM   FACT!  I apparently am distantly descended from a Scottish king that was from the Orkney Islands FAVORITE  FOOD(S)!  Burgers, mochi ice cream FAVORITE SHOWS!  I deleted the animated/live action categories because tbh I don’t watch enough shows to really have a favorite. Steven Universe is cute I guess and I binge watch Law and Order SVU on the weekends with my mom lol FAVORITE  MOVIE!  Pacific Rim  FAVORITE  VINE!  Possessed Vacuum, Guy punches head off a mannequin, and Michael with a B. Though I do have a whole playlist consisting of my fave vines SEXUALITY!  Aro ace PRONOUNS!  she/her usually, but not against the use of they/them. Especially if someone doesn’t know or can’t remember lol FAVORITE  BOOK  SERIES!  Uh... Animorphs I guess  FAVORITE  VIDEO  GAMES!  Monster Hunter, Touhou Project, and Warframe currently (and excluding FE) FAVORITE  BANDS!  Two Steps From Hell if they count. Fall Out Boy too?  FAVORITE  SUBJECT!  Biology, and other sciences GUYS   OR   GIRLS!  Not really attracted to either, but aesthetically both have their appealing qualities! LAST  TIME  I  CRIED!  I can’t remember but it wasn’t too long ago WHAT  I  SHOULD  BE  DOING!  Nothing, I finished my chores. FAVORITE  FANDOM!  Probably Monster Hunter. The fandom is really chill for the most part

tagged by: I got hit by a general dash tagging lol tagging: go ahead and steal it

[tatzebea]

Get To Know Mun

RULES: tag ten followers you would like to know better (if you want to). @dororo-and-kululu, @gellaby, @elkleeeah, @kassimu, @kervl-klear, @redscarlets and I don't know enough people for me to tag Dx

TAGGED BY: @gathering-storm

NAME: Tabea

STAR SIGN: Aquarius

HEIGHT: 1,65 m

WHAT’S YOUR MIDDLE NAME? I don't have one

PUT YOUR ITUNES ON SHUFFLE. WHAT ARE THE FIRST 6 SONGS THAT POPPED UP?

I don't have ITunes, so I guess I do YouTube (Funny that all of it is Touhou except for one x3)

1. 【東方ボーカル】 「(in)sane」 【GET IN THE RING】 2. Pokémon Film 2 Ending [Du bist nicht allein] Deutsch (CD Qualität) 3. 【東方ボーカル】 「蝕符 ～ スイート・ポイズン」 【凋叶棕】 4. 【東方ボーカル】 「神霊 ～ 死せる哲学の袂」 【凋叶棕】 【Subbed】 5. 【東方Vocal／Rock】 Desperation 「SOUND HOLIC」【English Subtitle】 6. 【東方English Vocal／Eurobeat】 Catch Us 「A-ONE」【English Subtitle】

GRAB THE BOOK NEAREST YOU AND TURN TO PAGE 23. WHAT’S LINE 17?  I don't have a book nearby O: Only Manga and my dictionary

EVER HAD A POEM OR SONG WRITTEN ABOUT YOU? Some of my drawings/characters got poems if that counts

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU PLAYED AIR GUITAR? Can't remember

WHO IS YOUR CELEBRITY CRUSH? I dunno tbh :c

WHAT’S A SOUND YOU HATE; SOUND YOU LOVE?

Love: Can't think of any particular sound, soft noises maybe

Hate: Same as before, maybe sirens or to many humans talking at once

DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS? I think I saw one before...

HOW ABOUT ALIENS? Not sure, maybe

DO YOU DRIVE? Yes

IF SO, HAVE YOU EVER CRASHED?  Depends :/ I hurt my papa's car a little once, but I wouldn't call it crash

WHAT WAS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ?  If it counts, Akatsuki no Yona Manga

DO YOU LIKE THE SMELL OF GASOLINE? No

WHAT WAS THE LAST MOVIE YOU SAW? Cinema wise? Ghost in the Shell

WHAT’S THE WORST INJURY YOU’VE EVER HAD? Uhhhh maybe the ingrown toenail and the operation? Or the operation on one of my breasts? Uhhhhh maybe if it's about injury, guess the small cut that left a scar? I dunno, didn't get hurt a lot

DO YOU HAVE ANY OBSESSIONS RIGHT NOW? I guess you can count my OCs

DO YOU TEND TO HOLD GRUDGES AGAINST PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE YOU WRONG? Honestly, yes

IN A RELATIONSHIP? No

[lazywolff]

Rules: Tag 10 followers who you wanna know better            

Name: Charlène

Nickname: Cha

Gender:Female

Star Sign: Scorpio

Height: Uh... I don’t remember... Probably around 160cm lol.

Sexual Orientation: None. I guess that means I’m asexual  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Hogwarts House: Idk ?! I’m not really an Harry potter hardcore fan, so never determined that. But someone made the Sorting Hat and I tried it, at a convention. It told me I was Slytherin, so I guess I’m that.

Favorite Animal: Cats and wolves. Like ok, I don’t encounter wolves as often as I encounter cats but still, idk I like them.

Average Hours of Sleep: HAHAHAHAHAHA I can’t tell. Sometimes it’s 10hours, sometimes it’s 3hours. It all depends on what I’m doing the night before, and what I have scheduled for the day after.

Cat or Dog: Cats. Lying on a bed pretty much all day, just doing their business around the house and not giving a damn about anything... They know what’s good lol.

Favorite Fictional Character: No. you can’t ask me to choose ! I’ll just list a few... Portgas D. Ace, Trafalgar D. Water Law, Toshinori Yagi, Aizawa shouta, Hatsune Miku (it counts right ?!) Sinbad form Magi... I’ll stop there I think... Oh wait did I talk about my beautiful nuclear birb Utsuho ? And Fujiwara no Mokou ? I can’t help but love touhou characters for some reason.

Number of blankets: Depends on wich I use, but 4-3 during winter, and 2-1 during summer.

Dream Trip: Meh I don’t like travelling... I want to go to Japan at least once tho. Oh and Scotland seems nice too, maybe...

Dream Job: None. I’m part of those people won’t don’t have a dream unfortunately. If I find a job with which I can afford my hobbies, then that’s enough for me. And oh please, a job where I can works alone oh please.

When was this blog was created: Uh around 2013?

Current number of followers: Uh... 124 apparently. Hi guys, don’t know why you here but as long as y’all are enjoying yourselves here why not !

What made you decide to make a Tumblr: I got in for the One piece fandom, along with the Magi fandom. Then followed Mystic Messenger, and MHA... and just, artist and memes in general haha.

Tagged by:  @motherfucking-sunshine​

Tag you are it! (don’t feel obligated tho, do it just for fun if you want) @kj-is-my-name-and-im-girl @goldengriffinessartist @tookawaiitoolive @chocobokei @letoucanhasarrived @maybejustonemoreepisode @kojika-kun @demigodsandwichauthor @futuresurgeon @murasakihime and anyone who would want to do it because why not enjoy yourselves!

[lumen-tellus]

Tagged by: @t-chan​

List 10 of your current favorite songs and then tag 10 people.

ooooooooooooo boi another opportunity to SPAM MY NICHE FANDOM MUSIC PLAYLIST riporoo

CLASS::CIEL_NOSURGE; --- Akiko Shikata.

lets start off with my most niche of niche fandoms, and my favorite song from there!!!!! of course, its an absolutely gorgeous song because Shikata, but i also love it because of its narrative purpose in the game its used in - it functions as a plot device to mass-produce [spoilers] and is also used as an ending credits song, which really matches the whole counting motif in it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

i just love that sort of really layered meaning to the song ww

Ec Tisia --- Akiko Shikata.

this song is literal gibberish in its lyrics if you think about it logically, but theres still meaning bc conlangs

also i love it because the whole ar tonelico series is, in part, a giant “fuck you for ruining the environment, please care about the planet” in which the characters in the final game - the one this very song plays in as the ending credits to the best ending - try and succeed in repairing their dying planet, and so this song is officially stated to be the PLANET singing its gratitude and hopes and then theres the montage of all the games’ opening songs at the very end like HOLY SHIT im sO EMOTIONAL fU CK

Ra Ciel Fusor --- Akiko Shikata.

its a needlessly grand sounding song and thats why i love it really riporoo

ok no i also love it bc of the lyrics and its narrative relation to the game it’s featured in aka Ciel Nosurge (yeah) since its a plot device (haha aGAIN) for. literally. destroying the planet and turning it into energy for space travel, i am V SERIOUS

Everything Beneath the Sakura Tree --- Diao ye zong.

ok so all of diao ye zong’s songs, at least on this list, are fairly related to a story or character in the touhou series, which is why some of the lyrics don’t make sense without that context. the other three songs by this circle on this list share the same story background, but this one has a different focus ww

its still pretty af thoooooo

tombstones --- Diao ye zong.

MY FAVORITE!!!!! of diao ye zong’s works so far, at least. idk why, but when i first heard it, i was kinda blown away rip

burial meeting --- Diao ye zong.

its catchy. also i wanna make an art piece based a bit on its lyrics but rip effort

somewhat trustworthy --- Diao ye zong.

man maybe i should link the story to which this and the past two songs are about rip

Soleil feat. ていあら --- ていあら.

i seriously cant get over how ethereal the music is in this song, and the singer too!!!!! like it sounds amazing enough as its original miku vocaloid version, so having this human cover - with the singer being the original producer of the song to begin with - is really neat?? heckie

Tears feat. ていあら --- ていあら.

you know what im just gonna link all of my favorite tiara songs that have human covers (because if i don’t restrict it to that this whole list will be filled with her songs instead rippppp) because god damn it her work is just so pleasant to me riporoooooo

Undefined feat. Kalon --- ていあら.

please look at above riporoo

Tagging: Whoever wants tooooooooooooooooo~~ owo

also in some hindsight i guess my likelihood of liking a song depends on whether it has instrumentals in the background and how long it gets (bc apparently the longer the likelier rippppp). also cool opera vocals too i guess riporooooo

[aboutthreeneps]

rules: answer these 85 questions and tag 20 people tagged by

@pewpewchuu

thank you Denny i will rember this next time u log on osu! winky face

everyone tagged anyone I would tag so uhhh I guess I’m ending this tag train right here

what was your last…

1. drink; Dr. Pepper my lord and savior

2. phone call; I only ever call my mom

3. message sent; “I’m not bad, you’re bad.”

4. song you listened to; Evening Star from Touhou 15.5

5. time you cried; Yesterday!

— have you ever…

6. dated someone twice; No

7. kissed someone and regretted it; Yes

8. been cheated on; No

9. lost someone special; Nope

10. been depressed; Yup

11. gotten drunk and thrown up; Nope, and never will

— favourite colours…

12. Blue/Purple, I can’t tell the difference I’m like a whole lotta colourblind lol

13. Teal

14. Red

— in the last year have you…

15. made new friends; I have no friends and cry myself to sleep every night

16. fallen out of love; uhhh doesn’t this require me to be in love in the first place

17. laughed until you cried; too many times

18. found out someone was talking about you; Yep

19. met someone who changed you; Absolutely

20. found out who your friends are; are there friends in my friends who are not my friends?

21. kissed someone on your Facebook friends list; What’s facebook?

— general

22. how many of your Facebook friends do you know irl; What’s facebook?

23. do you have any pets; Yup, a dog that doesn’t stop barking named Barkley and an extremely elderly cat who only hangs around me named Muffin

24. do you want to change your name; I mean I would, but then again it feels kind of disrespectful to my parents so nah

25. what did you do for your last birthday; hid from my family

26. what time did you wake up today; 8:00AM

27. what were you doing at midnight last night; sleeping with my adorbs Remilia plush <3

28. what’s something you can’t wait for; Fire Emblem Awakening 2? plz i’ll giv my life

29. what’s your favourite animal; Foxes are pretty cool

30. what are you listening to rn; Beloved Tomboyish Girl from Touhou!

31. have you ever talked to a person named Tom; Weirdly enough I don’t think i have ever met a person named Tom.

32. something that’s getting on your nerves; all thiS POP TEAM EPIC STUFF

33. most visited website; uhhh either tumblr or Youtube

34. hair colour; Dirty blonde

35. long or short; Short

36. do you have a crush on someone; looks at @euthymiclurker, maybe~

37. what do you like about yourself; I really like how my hair looks, kind of want to go full blonde tho

38. want any piercings; Never

39. blood type; B-

40. nicknames; Gar

41. relationship status; Single, and ready to stay that way for the rest of my life ayyyy

42. Sign; Libra

43. pronouns; he/him

44. fave tv show; What’s tv?

45. tattoos; Nope

46. right or left handed; Right

47. ever had surgery; No

48. piercings; Never

49. sport; I really like baseball and know the fundamentals really well it’s just I haven’t picked up a bat ever since I had to teach my friend a lesson!

50. vacation; Would love to go to Japan!

51. trainers; Like pokemon trainers? I really like Lusamine!

52. eating; Nothing

53. drinking; A cool doc p

54. about to watch; some sick fortnite trickshots

55. waiting for; my bro to come home and beat me up

56. want; to learn Japanese!

57. get married; After I am like 30 years old plz

58. career; I wanna become a registered nurse!

— which is better…

59. hugs or kisses; bofa

60. lips or eyes; I’m weak for the nonexistent red eyes

61. taller or shorter; Shorter

62. older or younger; Older

63. nice arms or stomach; uhhh do people have preferences over either? I dunno I’d prefer someone to have both arms and a stomach

64. hookups or relationships; Relationships

65. troublemaker or hesitant; Troublemaker, it’s no fun without one.

66. kissed a stranger; when I was really young this weird lady kissed me at a church so i guess that counts

67. drank hard liquor; Nope, I made a pledge in 4th grade

68. turned someone down; Yes

69. sex on first date; I’d rather not

70. broken someone’s heart; Like 3 times... if I’m counting the times I rejected people

71. had your heart broken; Only once!

72. been arrested; Nope

73. cried when someone died; Uhhh like in real life? I don’t remember crying for any deaths but in anime, like loads of times

74. fallen for a friend; Yup

— do you believe in…

75. yourself; A little too much at times!

76. miracles; I sure do

77. love at first sight; Nope

78. Santa Claus; do you still believe in Santa-san?

79. angels; Yes

— misc…

80. eye colour; Brown

81. best friends name; Do I have to choose one? Uhhh Matt

82. favourite movie; Alien is so great, honestly any horror movie I can call my favourite.

83. favourite actor; some dude, i dunno how do people know the names of actors

84. favourite cartoon; aww come on do I seriously have to only pick one? Akame Ga Kill

[kitchen-prose-and-gutter-rhyme]

@southbeachsadboy tagged me in this because I threatened him! 😊😊😊

Name: Sam

Nicknames: I don’t really have any tbh

Height: 5’10’’

Orientation: 🤷🏻‍♀️

Nationality: American

Favorite Fruit: I’m not a huge fan of any of them tbh probably like apples or something

Favorite Season: Spring

Favorite Flower: Sunflower

Favorite Scent: I can’t smell too well. Sweet stuff?

Favorite Color: gosh this changes like every other day rn I’m into yellow

Favorite Animal: anything fat and blubbery in the ocean like a manatee or a walrus

Coffee, Tea, or Hot Chocolate: I don’t like hot drinks I’ll have a frappe or iced tea or chocolate milk lol

Average Amount of Sleep: I try to get like 6-7 but that has been very variable over the break

Dog or Cat Person: I like dogs

Favorite Fictional Character: oh gosh I don’t know. I really like the Buddhists from Touhou and the kids from Earthbound, like idk I guess I have more of a thing for groups of characters

Number of Blankets slept with: 3, four if sheets count

Dream Trip: driving aimlessly around the country with friends

When was this blog created?: oh gosh like. 8th, 9th grade? Wow

Number of Followers: 219 I think

Random Fact: mirrors are actually green

I tag @jellycubeplanet because we’re still doing these in 2018