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iguessitsjustme · 1 year
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In honor of my latest bad date, I thought it would be fun to let y'all choose the worst date I've ever been on
Also here's additional context for all of them:
He also couldn't carry a conversation and I had to do all of the social interaction work. However, after the date I went to H-Mart and had a lovely interaction with a gorgeous girl and was able to buy Korean corn dogs. This date happened today.
He at least could hold a conversation. Not a good conversation but the bar is low.
This happened when I was young and I have since become much, much better at establishing boundaries. He also saw a look inside my roommates room, saw a bunch of American flags, and asked "is your roommate a staunch republican." She is very much not a republican. She's left-leaning, she just loves her country and wants it to be better.
I actually kind of liveblogged this happening in real time. The link should take you to the first post about it. I hope.
One of my first online datse. Again, I have since learned how to establish boundaries and I would 100% leave a date like that now.
About 2ish weeks after I turned him down, he texted me to complain about him constantly getting rejected
He is single-handedly the reason I hate the "be persistent and get the love interest" trope. You've been rejected. Move on. He also tried to kiss me a few times even after getting rejected. He messaged me out of nowhere years and years later to inform me that he was doing his dream job and also he had a girlfriend now. Good for you dude, I didn't ask.
This was a second or third date but I like paying for myself and I am broke-ish sooooo not great. Also this is on me but I didn't realize until the end of the date but my jeans were unbuttoned the whole time.
OKAY. This wasn't my date but I was on it for...reasons I guess. So in high school, this dude liked my friend and asked her out and she didn't like him but she was also desperate for a boyfriend. She did not want to be alone with him on the date though (not for safety reasons but just to have someone else there to help their social interactions I guess?). This is a guy that had previously asked me out about a year prior but I turned down and he graciously accepted and moved on. We went to see what my friend thought was going to be a romcom but ended up being a tragedy and my friend was pissed, though I really liked it. Anyway they dated for a little bit after that.
This is actually not my story but @heretherebedork who let me use his for a nice, even 10 options. This dude is a piece of work and that happened after they'd technically broken up. But apparently he said that Francis needed to be more feminine if he wanted to keep dating him. Seriously what the fuck is that?
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polyamoryinfandoms · 4 years
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Monthly Fic Roundup!
Hey gang! I’m posting the fics that were recommended on our last surveymonkey poll; thanks for everyone who recommended fics. Please note I did not get to read every fic on here and depended on your responses and the AO3 tags to mark for any triggers or story notes, so please read with caution if you’re worried about any content warnings!
If you want to recommend more fics, I’ll be posting another roundup poll later in the day today! 
Under the cut are 32 fics from: 
Agents of Shield (1) 
Bill & Ted (1) 
Castlevania (1) 
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (1) 
DCU (2) 
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (4) 
Game of Thrones (1) 
Harry Potter (1) 
Leverage (1) 
Mission Impossible (1 -- series) 
Sanders Sides (1-- series)
Sense8 (1)
Sherlock (1-- series) 
Star Wars (1) 
Stranger Things (8) 
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1) 
The Untamed/CQL/MDZS (2)
Teen Wolf (2) 
White Collar (1) 
Agents of Shield: 
is it chill that you’re in my head? by lazyfish 
Pairing: Lance Hunter/Bobbi Morse/Alphonso Mackenzie
TW/TAGS: PTSD, Referenced Torture
Summary: It doesn't take long for Mack to realize he's in love with Bobbi and Hunter and has been for a while. Other realizations take slightly longer.
Bill and Ted (movie):
Our Home, Our Family, Our Love by CaptainWeasley
Pairing: Bill/Ted/Elizabeth/Joanna
TW/TAGS: slurs, implied/referenced child abuse, internalized homophobia, self harm
Summary: A series of firsts in Ted's life, as he slowly comes to terms with his sexuality and learns how to handle being in love with both his wife and his best friend. When Billie and Thea come out as trans, each in her own way, he does everything he can to help them be who they are.
Castlevania: 
Deliverance by cricketsong1985
Pairing: Trevor Belmont/Sypha Belnades/Alucard
TW/Tags: Blood kink, explicit sexual content,  gore, trauma, angst
Summary: Adrian is beginning to think that Wallachia will be a smoking pile of ash long before he, Trevor, and Sypha can stop Dracula’s war on humanity. They’ve been chasing the castle for months, but each time they get close, it vanishes. Traveling with such genuine and trustworthy allies has been unexpectedly pleasant; Adrian doesn’t mind that Trevor and Sypha are involved with each other, but he is taken entirely by surprise when they open their relationship to him one evening. Hopelessly in over his head, his heart keeps urging him forward, even when he’s forced to confront the darkest aspects of his nature. Adrian must learn to swallow his pride and let himself be vulnerable if he wants a chance at happiness. Unfortunately, there isn’t much time for looking within when the world is drenched in blood and magic, and the path to victory may destroy him completely.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: 
We will be judged by the courage of our hearts by MagicClem
Pairing: Harvey Kinkle/Sabrina Spellman/Nicholas Scratch
TW/TAGS: mention of an abusive parent 
Summary: It's been a month since the 13 almost destroyed Greendale. Now a full Witch, Sabrina tries to move on, with the help of one Nicholas Scratch.But one night, Harvey arrives at the Spellman's house and everything becomes complicated.
DCU: 
not for the faint of heart by pasdecoeur
Pairing: Hal Jordan/Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent
TW/TAGS: Explicit Sexual Content 
Summary: Clark opens a door that was meant to stay closed. Things spiral. or, What Not To Do When You’ve Fallen in Love with Batman: A Guide by Hal Jordan & Clark Kent.
All Good Things Come in Threes (Legends of Tomorrow) by IncendiaGlacies
Pairing: Gideon/Rip Hunter/Miranda Coburn
Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
Summary: “Two is a couple, three is a crowd,” Gideon stated. In which Gideon navigates her polyamorous relationship with Rip and Miranda. Domestic slice of life goodness.
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off:
Pairing for all of these are Pairing: Cameron/Ferris/Sloane and are written by @fbdo1986
it’s enough to be whiplash
TW: death mention (no character death), drowning
A/N: To put it plainly, I took a few tricks from John Hughes’s earlier scripts of the film, which were more surreal and up-front with discussing death and end of the world scenarios. It was inspired by a concept that I couldn’t seem to shake after I thought of it: what if the pool scene was just a bit more high stakes?
all the things I never told you 
Summary: It’s Sloane, Ferris, and Cameron’s first afternoon alone at the Bueller residence in months. The busy twenty-four year olds who’ve struggled to find time together as their lives unfold in front of them try to think of what to do for the day when Cameron decides to let them in on what he’s been keeping from them.
bye bye love 
TW: Death mention (none of the main characters)
Summary: A hopefully angsty number that details Sloane’s, Cameron’s, and Ferris’s journey through heartbreak and loss after their Sophomore year in college. The title is named after a song by The Cars by the same name!
firestarter
Prompt #5: Where it doesn’t hurt with the OT3
Game of Thrones: 
Constellatory by blueandbulae
Pairing: Theon Greyjoy/Sansa Stark/Margaery Tyrell/Robb Stark (polycule, NO incest) 
TW: Some canon typical violence
Summary: It’s strange and messy and maybe nobody else will ever understand them but it works. It’s theirs, and theirs alone, and nobody can take that from them.Or: Robb and Theon storm King's Landing, rescue the princesses, and save the kingdom. Then comes the hard part.
Harry Potter: 
Unconventional by silver_fish
Pairing: Harry Potter/Ron Weasley/Hermione Granger
Summary: A few years, now, have passed since Hedwig’s death, and Hermione thinks it’s time Harry got a new pet. What sort of pet, though, neither she nor Ron know. Not until Harry himself offers her the perfect solution, that is.
Leverage: 
for better or worse (we change together) by idkimoutofideas
Pairing: Alec Hardison/Parker/Eliot Spencer
TW/TAGS: Canon typical violence
Summary: The moment Parker saw the stranger standing by the elevator, a dozen alarm bells went off in her head. She froze, and Hardison nearly walked into her as he entered behind her. It took her a moment to realize that while half of the alarm bells were telling her to get the fuck out of there, the other half were telling her to look closer. Or, Eliot Spencer is a recent war veteran who just moved to Portland in an attempt to lead a calmer lifestyle. He ends up with some weird neighbors, but it's Portland, everyone's a little weird.
Mission Impossible: 
Polyamorous Spies (series of 2 fics) by MagicClem
Pairing: Benji Dunn/Ethan Hunt/Ilsa Faust
TW/TAGS: Blood & injuries (2nd fic) 
Sander’s Sides: 
Love and Other Fairytales by SoDoRoses (Fairychess)
Pairing: LAMP/CALM (Logan, Roman, Virgil, Patton)
TW: violence, major character death, no NSFW in the main fic but there is a side series with NSFW, animal death, description of rot, nonconsentual control of another person, 'like death' state of being
Sense8: 
Crazy Life by MagicClem
Pairing: Kala Dandekar/Wolfgang Bogdanow/Rajan Rasal
Summary: Rajan would admit that this past few years had been crazy and life seems determined to make it crazier and crazier.Or: This is "Amor Vincit Omnia" from Rajan's perspective.
Sherlock: 
Lorem Ipsum by Saathi1013 (series) 
Pairing:  Sherlock Holmes/John Watson/Sarah Sawyer
TW: Abduction
Star Wars:
so just pull the trigger by Darnaguen
Pairing: Han Solo/Qi'ra/Lando Calrissian
TW/TAGS: Alcohol use 
Summary: “Oh, don’t pout Haan.” Lando lounges back, licking his newly berry-tinted lips with a lazy grin. “You know all you have to do is ask.”(Qi’ra’s eyes are glinting and her smile is dagger-sharp. Han knows the look: it’s one she wears whenever she has a winning hand.The dice on the table are mediocre at best. He shakes his head and drinks deep.)
Stranger Things: 
All pairings are Steve Harrington/Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler
The Hawkins Three by nonymos
TW: Some canon typical homophobia and slurs
Summary: It's two weeks after the Snow Ball, Nancy's officially with Jonathan, and Steve is trying to move forward. If only he wasn't on a path that keeps circling back to the both of them.
lovers in a dangerous time by diogxnes
TW/TAGS: Briefly: panic attacks/PTSD, parental neglect
Summary: “So,” says Robin, sitting back in her chair, “what’s the deal there, anyway? With the whole you-Nancy-Jonathan thing.”The question makes his mouth run dry. Why would she ask that? Can she tell, possibly, how much he’s been thinking about Nancy these past few days? How starstruck he was when Nancy showed up at his house? Does she know about the mysterious warmth in his stomach when he thinks about Jonathan? “What do you mean, the whole me-Nancy-Jonathan thing?” “Come on, Steve. She’s your ex and he famously beat you up two years ago and now they’re dating each other and all three of you somehow ended up a part of this weird little monster-fighting club together. There’s gotta be a story there.”“I don’t know, Robs,” says Steve, rolling his eyes, relieved beyond measure that that’s all she meant. “You pretty much just covered all of it. There’s not much more to tell.”
Have Happened by cortexikid
TW/TAGS: Homophobia
Summary: "I overheard you. You were talking in your sleep.”Steve's heart fluttered nervously.“It was a little funny at first,” Nancy admitted, her tone a mix of teasing and apologetic, “you were moaning my name and I thought it’d be kinda funny if Mike accidentally overheard you having a sex dream about his sister—”Steve couldn’t control the guffaw that escaped him. “But then you said Jonathan’s name. Right after mine. All in the same breath.”
it’s a risk, it’s a gamble by nondz (pinkjook)
TW/TAGS: NSFW
Summary: “I think we should pretend to date,” Robin says. "What?" Steve answers.
still turning out by scoutshonor
TW/TAGS: Homophobic language
Summary: Steve knows senior year's supposed to be tough, but seriously?Not only does his dad want him to take over his business, but he lands himself into a fight with his best friend leaving him friendless and booted out of his inner-circle, gets stuck watching a bunch of kids after school because of a missing credit, has to repeat eleventh grade history, and, oh yeah. He has the minor issue of having no idea what he actually wants to do with his life.But it's not all that bad: not the kids he has to watch, and certainly not Nancy Wheeler and Jonathan Byers, two friends from his history class. Friends. Just friends. Yeah, he and you both know that's bullshit.Steve's got a lot of figuring out to do.(or: HSAU Stoncy with Steve as a senior, doing his best)
(Following Stoncy fics are by @pterawaters​) 
Now and For Always 
TW/TAGS: Explicit, Sex where one party is drunk and the other isn't
Summary: Between graduating from college, starting new careers, and planning a wedding, the summer of 1990 is a busy time for Nancy, Steve, and Jonathan. When a war starts in the middle east, Jonathan gets called away just three weeks before the wedding. He’s determined to make it back in time, no matter what it takes.
It's not like people live like this
TW/TAGS: Car Accidents, Period-Typical Homophobia, NSFW
Summary: Concerned that Steve's less-than-stellar grades might have been making them look bad, his parents hired him a tutor, Jonathan Byers, they were sure he wouldn't find as distracting as his last one. Sure, Jonathan had good grades in school, but he really wished he didn't have to take the extra work to help his mother put food on the table. After all, everyone knew Steve Harrington was a jerk. Right? It turned out, not so much. After an impromptu study-session-turned-party and a game of spin the bottle, Steve and Jonathan both found themselves dating Nancy Wheeler. And that wasn't even the strangest thing that happened to any of them that week.
Mr. Sandman (series) 
TW/TAGS: Canon-typical violence, Explicit scenes
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: 
Simmer On Low by canardroublard
Pairing: Illya/Napoleon/Gaby
TW/TAGS: semi-implied consensual voyeurism, whump
Summary: Scenes from five kitchens.
The Untamed/CQL/MDZS: 
inclusions by keiyashi 
Pairing: Sòng Lán | Sòng Zǐchēn/Xiǎo Xīngchén/Xuē Yáng | Xuē Chéngměi
TW/TAGS: NSFW
Summary: “I guess I feel left out. And I’m asking you to show me how not to?”“Show you?” Xue Yang laughs, easing the tension the only way he knows how. “Daozhang, if you aren’t careful, I might think you’re implying something quite forward.”Xingchen blinks at him. “Xue Yang, I feel like you’re trying to embarrass me, but that is what I was implying.”
melting the glacier by keiyashi 
Pairing: Lán Huàn | Lán Xīchén/Mèng Yáo | Jīn Guāngyáo/Niè Míngjué
Summary: Wanting to be with Nie Mingjue is something Lan Xichen accepted about himself long ago. He wants only happiness for his friend, no matter what form it takes. Even if that form is quite lovely and possesses an enchanting mouth.
Teen Wolf: 
Feels Better Biting Down by callunavulgari, hiza-chan (callunavulgari)
Pairing: Stiles Stilinski/Derek Hale/Lydia Martin
TW/TAGS: Blood
That I See You by FiccinDylan
Pairing: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski/Jordan Parris
TW/TAGS: NSFW, abo, m-preg (non graphic), werewolves, triads are normal
Summary: Deputy Jordan Parrish and Chef Derek Hale are in the prime of their lives and ready to take the next step in their relationship by courting an omega. Everything seems to be progressing smoothly until the new omega (aka Stiles Stilinski, the sheriff’s son) surfaces some unresolved tension from Jordan’s past. Jordan originally had the benefit of amnesia to block out his harried background, but now with his amnesia behind him, will he be able to resolve his past before he ruins his future?
White Collar: 
Always Starts the Same, with a Boy and a Girl by lightgetsin
Pairing: Neal Caffrey/Peter Burke/Elizabeth Burke
Tags: AU 
Summary: Summer, 1998. Neal Caffrey robs the gallery where Elizabeth O'Dell is working late, and comes away with a lot more than art. Agent Burke has no idea what's about to hit him.
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State of the Fic
Hey, all! I’m back with another monthly roundup! This month, I really didn’t post as much as I did over the summer. I mentioned last month that classes started up again but I didn’t start teaching until the first week in September and this might be the busiest I have ever been with my teaching schedule. Honestly, I devote more hours now to teaching than I ever did for in-person classes. But I do find the time to write here and there and fortunately, I was able to push my qualifying exams back to the spring when they would normally have been during this fall so that was nice
WIPs
More Complicated than a Smash and Grab: Chapters 13-15 posted this month, I’m trying to stick to an updated every two weeks schedule (it’s not official in case I fall behind) so hopefully this work will be completed by the end of the year
Kissed by a Muse: started posting! Chapters 1 and 2 posted this month, this work also has a tentative every two weeks schedule alternating with Smash and Grab
Recently Posted
Soft Summer Darkness: posted on September 1
After, after it is over, after the war has been won—though by who, Bucky cannot say—after pardons are granted, after he steps foot on American soil as a free man, after, he seeks out Stark.
They call Bucky whole and he snorts at the thought. He is not whole. He has a new, working arm, yes, and enough memories to last two lifetimes but he is not whole. He broke apart long ago, splintered into a thousand glittering pieces in a lab in Azzano, ground into dust on a mountaintop in Switzerland, made into something new in a bunker in Siberia, shattered in a river. He is Bucky—and yet, he is also the Winter Soldier and James and the White Wolf and something that doesn’t quite belong to any of the four though he doesn’t know what to call it.
And he thinks, I am not the only one. He hears the stories that Natasha tells of the years following Stark’s phoenix-like rise from Afghanistan and he thinks, He could help.
OR: Bucky decides to retire instead of becoming a superhero again
Pipe the Three Words Lightly: posted on September 4
Sometimes, these bad days happen. Sometimes, Bucky wonders why he ever thought he would be good enough for Tony. Sometimes, he loathes himself for asking that they keep their relationship quiet for a few months.
Luckily, on these days, Tony is right there beside him to promise he's not going anywhere.
you can’t be married (i’m trying to set you up) part 2: posted on September 12, part of the 1000 Followers Celebration
Steve finally gets tired of Natasha trying to set him up on a date so he tells her that he’s married. It’s too bad she doesn’t actually believe him.
The Shop on Iris Lane: posted on September 18
No matter what his sister or his best friend claim, Jaskier isn’t lonely. How could he be? He’s got his shop and his regulars and brunch with the other shop owners on the street, what’s to be lonely about?
So maybe he sometimes wishes he could hold someone at night. So maybe he’s getting tired of the constant one night stands. So maybe this isn’t the life he envisioned for himself when he was younger. He’s perfectly happy, right?
At least, he is until a tattoo artist with the most unusual eyes moves in next door with his daughter and shows him that there’s more to life than selling flowers and strumming his guitar.
Asking for Trouble: posted on September 20
Bucky meets a cute customer at work - with the most unusual nickname
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow: posted on September 26, part of the 1000 Followers Celebration, part 3 of The Play’s the Thing
It's been years since anyone besides Maria's friends joined her for lunch. There had been a time once when everyone knew that if you wanted to speak with Maria Stark, you found her at the little cafe by the park but that time is long gone. The offers had mostly stopped coming some twenty years ago and then she had had Tony and the offers had stopped altogether and now Maria Stark often ate alone, almost always unbothered because who would notice an old, washed-up actress like herself?
Rocky Road and Mint Chocolate Chip: posted on September 30
A Ko-fi Thunderiron fic about ice cream, featuring dramatic Tony and long suffering Thor
Sunbursts: posted throughout the month
A Ko-fi Stuckony fic about summer and the things our boys get up to (mostly lots of naps)
Coming Up
1. 1000 Followers Celebration: You Got the Heart of a Phoenix, Bewitched Body and Soul, and Spoils of War are all coming up soon so keep an eye out!
2. Winteriron Western arranged marriage
3. A King for Christmas: underwent the first round of edits this month, be sure to let me know if you want to be tagged when I start posting, and, as always, all related posts can be found under #a king for christmas
4. With Smash and Grab hopefully wrapping up at the end of this year, it’s time to start thinking about the next long fic I’ll be working on so expect a poll coming out about that soon
5. I’ll also be setting a schedule for the next year’s round of long one shots and would like to get y’all’s opinion on what fics you’d like to see next year so I’ll be posting a poll for that as well but that’ll be happening after MTH
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kitsu-rei · 5 years
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Manga Announcement
welp here I am again making another note to say that even though I promised to upload the first page of SC (Shadow’s Calling) on the 27th. That won’t be the case.
Why? I normally base characters off of real life friends that I have so I’m more interested in them, and when I draw something for myself I get bored very easily. Thus, drawing for friends that have helped me make the characters are nice because then I feel like I’m making it for them and not myself. That keeps me going. However, five of my friends have not gotten back to me about character designs so I am stuck, I’ve set a deadline for tomorrow and they all got back late to me.  Two, I have serious health issues right now. Overdue drawing will make my wrist hurt when it normally doesn’t, along with feeling light headed and tired. Occasionally, I’ve been hurling up blood as well. I will be visiting the hospital on the date that I set for this manga to be released. So this is also the reason why I will be delaying the release as well.
Three, I am contemplating what format/website to upload it on. Whether to make new accounts on SmackJeeves or Webtoon to upload them there or code a Web Link for it instead. I have no decided yet and I am heavily indecisive. 
Four, I am offering to apply to jobs so I am kind of busy at the moment. Though, they are on hold because of my health issues.
Those are the reasons why I will be delaying the release date and will be postponing it to the 10th of Feb. This will give me time to recover from my illness (hopefully) and get back to drawing a bit more. I know I have been drawing a lot lately but this is because I have been pushing myself to the limit and now I’m suffering the consequences for it. Again, for anyone who is interested in this manga, I apologise for delaying it once more. I will still be drawing, I will just be more slow at uploading than usual and be doing drawings of smaller projects. 
What will happen is that I will be covering backstories first. I have set up a poll in my SC;DI discord server.
Rei/Faron and Sim’s backstory comes up first. 
The story is not my own. This story is based on a little over 1500 paged original series fic/story that me and my friends came up with about five to six years ago. 
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and I am not kidding on that part.
Meaning, I am rereading it to remind myself of what is going on and what character is what. And being the only one who knows how to draw in my group of friends, I thought it’d be nice to start it up again as a rework. Hence the manga was decided. I will be covering a little under half of this story though, as I am not interested in five of the arcs in this story.
Thank you for reading and I hope I made sense on some parts.
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Cracks in the Wall
Its ya boy, tired child looking for job. Its been a while since I posted a story but Lavi won the last poll (landslide even). Next story will be about the first time samger and Meiyo meet but I hope you enjoy this one!
Most planeswalkers would have servants, assistants or little creatures to help them with work. Not me, the most overworked walker that I know off. Now, I could spawn a large amount of spotters to try to help but without any form of appendages to write with or mouths to speak with, they wouldn’t get far. You would think I’d have some sort of plan for this but it seems as though my forward thinking is complete and utter-
“Lavi? I can never tell if you can hear me on this. The job is done. What’s next?” The voice came through one of the many spotters that floated about my room like palm-sized dust mites. Based on both the feminine, almost siren like, voice and the spotter’s form being extremely similar to a goldfish, it seemed to be Nozari. Thank god. I sat at my desk and the fish spotter floated atop the desk to eye level. It bounded in front of my face as I rested it inside of my hands.
“Well, step one is getting off the plane but if you’ve already done that, I’ll send you a bit of money within a few days. Your next job is finding a certain planeswalker. His title is the Immortal and he was last spotted on Tarkir. Quite tall, probably missing some skin at this point, hard to miss.”
“Tarkir? Can’t say I’ve heard of that…”
“Wonderful. It's a terrible plane. Tons of dragons, lots of fire, lightning, poison and many things that don’t like merfolk or would assume you are an overgrown bass that has learned to walk on two feet.”
“Why am I being sent there exactly?”A sigh followed her question and her voice was full of disdainful annoyance. Not that out of the ordinary for her to be entirely honest.
“I can send Alexander if you prefer.” She made a gagging sound, presumably nodded and signed off. Not a second too soon, if you ask me. Her and Alexander were some of my assistants. Well, I say assistants but they are more like mercenaries. I pay them coin, they find concerning planeswalkers and deal with them. Nozari is non-lethal and Alexander is… Alexander. Now I can hopefully make some headway on these papers-
“Lavi~ Guess who’s here to do some fun stuff today!” A masculine yet flamboyant voice that sounded like wet paint being thrown across a canvas came from the main hall. Another spotter, this one with the same colors as bird who live in paradise, came close and it seemed to be one of my least favorite generals. I tossed on robes that seemed ill-suited to the current heat and stepped out of my mess of a study.
The window blinds were half-closed, letting fragments of the sunrise come through. Songbird calls mixed with footsteps filled the wide hallway as I trotted to the main hall. The man, who has already decided to redecorate one of the walls of the room, was wearing fluorescent clothing, that had the closest description as a rainbow that vomited on a tailor’s workshop, and hair the color of dying fall leaves. The painting, if you could really call his art style ‘painting’, was a horrendous rendition of two merfolk and a high-class woman messing about in his latest experiment. The closest thing to a greeting that we exchanged was a half-nod and a sigh from myself.
“To what do I owe the pleasure today, Rotek?” I only just realized that I sounded like a sick frog that cannibalized a smaller one. Hopefully, he doesn’t mind if a spotter ran about to fetch a glass of water for me. Without even turning to face me, he spoke like I was an audience of twenty.
“The experiment went wonderfully! There were no major deaths. Three walkers came in and they all left. Two seemed quite normal and the third seemed a bit…” He dabbed his brush on the regal looking doodle, that was partially on my artwork. My new artwork. It cost close to three weeks of work. Wonderful. The sound of shattering glass from the direction of where I sent the spotter made this conversation all the better. My hand was reaching for the bridge of my nose as I spoke.
“Did you get names or are you here to showboat?” I could feel my eyes rolling into the back of my skull as I spoke. Rotek might be useful for his knowledge and magic but his… artistic freedoms made things like diplomacy, discussions and basic talking like pulling teeth. He spun on his heels, tossing a letter from his breast pocket at my flailing arms. Barely caught it as well. Why do people throw so many things at me. They know I can’t catch.
“I know your whole deal is peace and the prevention of disasters so think of this as an invitation to my next art piece.” His voice was much more somber now, almost sad to speak of the thing that gave him the most passion. I tore open the note and flipped it out, skimming across it. In large bolded letters, it said ‘The Destruction of Ravnica. Performed by an elder dragon. Watch as I paint the final moments of the most populated plane of the multiverse.’ Several of the spotters floated around the note, desperate to get so much as a glance at it. With a soft breath, the note became blank and wasted away in my grasp.
“You’re helping someone destroy a plane!” I spoke with the anger of a dragon that was woken by a farmer after sleeping for millennia. The heat on my face most likely made me look like a tomato, or a pyromancer. Same thing really.
“Capitalising on what will happen, really. I can’t stop it nor can any of the others. I’d suggest you get your friends to help evacuate or, more likely, work with some of the walkers there. No reason for that many sparks to be extinguished.” He had no enjoyment in his voice. His brush was thrown to the floor, spilling paint across the tiles. His artwork was melting off as well. I need to control my temper better.
“Fine. Keep this a secret from the other generals then. No reason to get Ice or Shadow excited about a plane dying.” My hand was glued to my nose bridge and a thumping sensation was deepening in my temples. Rotek patted me on the shoulder and disappeared with a rainbow light following his exit. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is now ruined, suffice to say.
The normal rhythm I kept with my steps become erratic and the space around me shifted, warped and fragments came out of focus. I heard stories that something like this would happen but I was hoping, no, praying they were just rumors. What used to be a wall became a time-worn veranda with ivy growths burgeoning beneath the posts. Several spotters floated towards me with concerned visages. The goldfish led the pack and I dragged it by the tail to my desk. A haze came over the eye that took up most of its body and I decided to speak first.
“Nozari, forget the other mission. Find Alexander. I need to talk to you both.” My words were rushed. Something was welling up in my throat and a sickness flooded my stomach. The floater I sent, what felt like years ago, returned with a bottle of sparkling cherry juice. It took hardly any seconds to drink several fingers worth.
“What? What about the immortal? I’m not gonna abandon this mission!”
“The Immortal can wait. It's not like he’ll die anytime soon!” Some papers became dotted with droplets from the neck of the bottle. I cursed under my breath. That’s even more things to fix.
“Shouldn’t I just come there? Why can’t you say it now? I have plans later you know! I finally found a cute dress that fit!” She did mention something about a cute girl earlier. Explains why she’s been more relaxed recently. Or anxious. I think both is the answer. She’s a bit more of a mess than me.
“You bring yourself and Alexander here after your plans then. I won’t force you to do your job but keep in mind: you swore to help me protect planes and right now, I think your possible lover would understand a canceling.” The strangest thing about Nozari’s knowledge of languages was that she could be annoyed in all of them and curse like a sailor in most of them. They all sound beautiful as well. Perhaps merfolk have- Introspection into the different races of the multiverse can wait after the problem is fixed.
“Fine! I’ll be there tomorrow with the problem child! You owe me something other than money for canceling this date though!”
“Would a pearl necklace suffice? An associate got fresh batch of chocolate ones during a trip to Ixalan.”
“Oh dear Kosi. Its that bad?”
“Horrendous is a better term in my opinion.” The faked joyfulness I spoke with seemed like a different flavor of sarcasm and she noticed.
“Any idea where he is?” My silence was more than enough of an answer. With a groan, she hung up. Well, hung up is the wrong word. She smacked the spotter on her end which ended its transmission. They are small but quite durable. I think that’s her favorite way to end our little talks.  Fifty times ended in that way now. Anyway.
My hands were already massaging my skull. The droning in the back of my mind was a voracious woodpecker that just ended a fast. A growling came from the sick that slept in my stomach. This is the worst day of my life. And I almost died! To be fair, who hasn’t really. Planeswalkers are strange. The drink helped to an extent so, I couldn’t blame the situation on a lack of caffeine or sugar. Sleep was always an excuse but I don’t wish to sound like a broken record. I need food. A distraction. Something.
Knocking came from the door. A rarity would be an understatement. Something that no one has ever done before would be more fitting. I creaked open the door, whose rusted screeching made the throbbing of my skull even worse, and saw the chubby, blonde hair-framed face of Lisbeth greeting me.
“You alright, hun? Rotek said to leave you alone but you’re a bit looking pale.” Her smile was the only warm part about her. Her clothing and personality were normally cold but around me and some of the other generals, she acted like a concerned mother. Why did Rotek even talk to her? I thought fire and ice don’t mix. I fake coughed a bit to make it seem I was stable.
“Everything is fine. If you bought anything, leave it at the door. I’m busy.” I said with clear irritation in my voice. It seems the frog in my throat became an annoyed toad at this point. She chuckled a bit and dropped a basket of what smelled like mouth watering baked bread. She said something along the lines of ‘call me when you’re better’ but the migraine become worse from the scent of the bread. Why does she always bring me food?
It did not take long for me to drag the basket into my room and for me to greedily devour every baked snack she provided. My stomach seemed to be resting but the migraine and anxiety continued to fester. The walls around me slowly began to dissipate, turning into white gold light before me. I finally got off my floor, tightened some heavy duty boots on and began walking to the door. If a plane was to be destroyed, I wanted to learn all I could about it before then. Perhaps. I’ll even find a distraction while I’m there.
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JPDE - Version 1.5
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Hello thar, my beautiful bunbuns! JPDE’s new release is here, with more characters, more art, more music and backgrounds, all thanks to the support of JPDE’s Patrons -who also get to experience the game two days earlier, wink wink ;D-. With that said, here are the Download links for 1.5!
NOTE - These are all non-lewd versions. Lewd save files may cause David’s clothes to not be his new ones. O////O
Windows/Linux Version
Mac Version
Android Version (FIXING A GUI ISSUE, UPLOADING NEW VERSION WHICH WILL APPEAR IN THE LINKED FOLDER)
Remember that you can notify me of any problems or bugs on the project’s Discord or Subreddit. Now, here are the release notes!
What’s New in 1.5?
New Battle GUI - (Graphics) Valhalla delivers again! After overhauling the dialogue and choice systems, you will notice that now the Battle System GUI is also brand new, now much more clean and streamlined -also optimized for mobile users-. Speaking of GUI, btw, the Options menu bug is still being worked on. Sorry about the inconvenience.
But that’s because another GUI upgrade is coming reaaaaal sooon... FUFUFU...
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Week 7 and a Half - (Writing) The game now reaches Week 8 but only partially. In the sense that week 8 was necessary to have you experience one of the two new routes, but the days are mostly empty. More events will be added in 1.6. And speaking of which...
Weiss’s Route Event II (Writing) - You can now go on a second date with Weiss Schnee! This includes a CG Image.
Emerald’s Route Event I (Writing) - You can now go on a date with Emerald Sustrai! This one is unlocked automatically during the story. This includes a CG Image. 
Amber, New Character (Art) - You may remember from this video on my vid.me channel that Amber, the Fall Maiden, is the newest addition to the cast of JPDE :P To meet her, though, you’ll need to have done a certain event on Velvet’s route first.
Prof Peach, New Character (Art) - Also, a new canon but not really canon character joins the game, Professor Peach! Keep an eye on her, guys, because she will be important. :P This also includes a CG Image. :D
???, New Character (Art) - RETURN OF THE FUFUFUFUFU!
New Original OST Track (Music) - JoJo brings us more musical goodness, this time with a track called School Life. Inspired by the Balamb Garden track from FFVIII.
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Now, you may have noticed two things. First, Bunnyvoid had to take a break this month due to real life work issues. Second, still no trace of that other art piece that I had already commissioned but the person still has to deliver on it. I’ve honestly lost all hope, hopefully they’ll pop up again but I’m never going to commission this person anything ever again. With that said, I hope you enjoy this release and stay tuned, cause tomorrow we open up the New Route Events and New Character Polls! - Meinos Kaen
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