#i just hope me trying to explain myself made Sense XD

[damnation-if]

Hi! ok so i was thinking about fanart and stuff and it made me think a bunch of thangs: Seeing as this is a game where gender, pronouns, and genitals are chosen separately i wondered on whether any of the ROs, excluding nonbinary options, were trans. I've seen other games make a characetr trans regardless of gender choice (in Moonless, Silas is either a trans man or a trans woman) or have the same sex characteristics regardless of gender (like maybe being cis as a woman but trans as a man). I was curious so i thought i'd ask! Maybe it doesn't really matter much seeing as they're demons and their bits might be just too weird to really mean anything and gender is more for aesthetics? Also, how explicit will the sex scenes be? I have no problem with smut but i guess that just because the story is about sex doesn't necessarily mean that it'll be super explicit. Will the scenes for the nonbinary ro's be written neutrally without mentioning sex characteristics or do they have a set bodytypes? Thank you for your attention!(also i am curious about your angel game idea, would you tell us more about that some time? :0)

hi, thank you for your ask! there's a bunch of good questions in this one, so i'm going to answer them under a cut just because it might get long while i Discuss my answers :)

Seeing as this is a game where gender, pronouns, and genitals are chosen separately i wondered on whether any of the ROs, excluding nonbinary options, were trans.

the answer to this one is Yes And Also Sort Of Yes, albeit with some technicalities tacked on... to start with, Arianis falls into the category of having the same sex characteristics regardless of gender: f!Arianis is a trans woman, though m!Arianis is a cis man. some aspects of f!Arianis's transition have been magical in nature, while others have been more mundane, like taking hormones - this is to clarify that despite this being a setting with transformation magic, she didn't simply magically transform perfectly into her preferred body. some people might prefer that kind of transition, but it wasn't a priority in particular for f!Arianis.

next, you're right of course that though that when it comes to the demons that it does make the concept of cis/transness a bit weird to navigate, particularly for the older ones. Heluur and Twilit were both alive before physical forms were a thing at all, so it's kind of a metaphysical conundrum establishing what kind of agab that gives them lmfao. however, they did both personally have Some level of control over how their physical forms turned out once they were moving into physical space (and then later being forced to stay there), so if you want to consider their agab the ones that they took when they first settled on a physical form, then that's at least a place to start from.

but to be honest, i don't personally think that Twilit in particular would consider that to be their agab, since they still both had concepts of gender and identity back when they were noncorporeal. i guess it's up to you as a reader whether you agree or not and how you'd feel about it if it was your own situation, but i feel it's important to at least explain where each character sits on the spectrum of that decision haha

Heluur would consider himself cis despite the. wibbly-wobblyness of Choosing a physical form, but Twilit, in each of the selectable gender options, would be more inclined to choose trans. not just because as far as they're concerned their agab is "chaos" but also because they regularly change their physical form (including their sex) using magic and reinvent themself when they feel like it. however, i've never quite made a big announcement talking about this mostly because i'm aware that some trans people understandably feel uncomfortable with the casting of characters who are shapeshifters and etc. as good trans representation when it's essentially bypassing a lot of the struggles that real trans people face (though i'm also of course aware that there are other trans people who are fine with it and even like it a lot, as no marginalised group is some kind of monolith lmao).

basically i've been choosing to treat it as a fact about Twilit as a character, without necessarily assigning a label applicable to regular irl humans to them, since the regular irl humans to whom the label applies may have different and conflicting opinions about whether it also applies to Twilit. whether people consider them to be trans or not, the facts about their actions and thoughts aren't going to change. they would personally lean towards calling themself trans whatever gender is selected for them, but more because they absolutely wouldn't consider themself cis than because of personally believing that their experiences with sex and gender are congruent with those of trans humans.

hopefully that's a helpful answer lmfao... sorry it's a bit long but i do feel like it's a topic worth giving the respect of a thorough explanation. the other binary-gendered ROs all consider themselves cis.

Also, how explicit will the sex scenes be? I have no problem with smut but i guess that just because the story is about sex doesn't necessarily mean that it'll be super explicit.

the sex scenes will be explicit lmfao. i understand if some readers are uncomfortable with/don't want that, which is why i've always tried to put "put yourself first! don't play something you're uncomfortable with!!!" all over my posts and so on, but that is how it is. i have no problem with people choosing not to read - in fact i'd rather they do that than force themselves - so i do try to be as upfront as possible with this sort of information.

Will the scenes for the nonbinary ro's be written neutrally without mentioning sex characteristics or do they have a set bodytypes?

this may be somewhat contentious (as again, no marginalised groups are a monolith), but to me personally, as a nonbinary person, i often feel uncomfortable with explicit sex scenes that make a point to gloss over sex characteristics for nonbinary characters... it makes me feel. de-sexed, for lack of a better term. purposefully excluded to a certain extent. like, despite being nonbinary, i do Have genitalia, as do basically all other people, nonbinary or not. however, i do understand the reasons for people feeling the opposite, and i don't think they're invalid or that people Shouldn't feel that way.

again, i understand if people choose not to read the game based on how they feel about this decision, but due to my own personal perspective as a nonbinary person, i will be writing the nonbinary versions of Arianis, Malkorath and Twilit with set sex characteristics... n!Arianis has male sex characteristics (as you can probably guess from the earlier explanation regarding them), and n!Malkorath has female sex characteristics. in Twilit's case, it's going to be decided using a random selection variable lmfao.

i wouldn't ordinarily make such a blatant Announcement of these kinds of facts (in general i'd probably prefer to let it just come up in the game) but due to the nature of this game, it's going to come up sooner rather than later anyway lmao.

also i am curious about your angel game idea, would you tell us more about that some time? :0

i've already talked A Lot in this post, but to give a brief kind of outline, it's a game that is very much about being an older sibling on a number of levels.

a god whose favourite child is humanity and who expects the elder sibling of angels to shoulder a bunch of the responsibility for caring for and protecting humanity essentially casts a bunch of angels out of heaven to come down to earth and kill an evil god who is trying to destroy all humans, and the group of angels that the mc is a part of has to deal with the trauma and travails of trying to get through the horrors of the war on top of dealing with how they're treated by their god. mc also has a younger sibling angel with them that they're trying to protect; i had the idea to use choices to subtly relate the way that the mc feels about humanity and the younger sibling to reflect each other lmao.

it's in a fantasy medieval-adjacent setting where the evil god has brought about eternal winter and roughly half of the ROs are humans that the angels end up having to work with (though the other half are from among the mc's angel comrades). it lives rent free in my head still i'm afraid XD i hope this is okay as a short brief on it!

[zeondraws]

Ok, Fellas, so today was wild

I'm at Gamescom atm and a week before this I tried to make a small plan for myself. Mostly because I had gotten such a big interest for the game, I wanted to see if I can meet anyone at the event.

After having had a big hurdle while trying to reenter the business area, I was able to go back and meet someone from the Chinese Room (I met two today). Which was wild for me, didn't think with this sudden interest in the game that I was able to meet someone from the team who worked on the game so soon.

I told them how I struggle to find interests in most games since those usually don't speak to me, but Still Wakes The Deep suddenly caught my attention. Where I ended up researching a bunch to find hidden details or eastereggs, looking through the game files and replaying the game to further understand the story.

I only had a small window to ask a bunch of questions, I sadly couldn't ask silly questions like "Does Muir look like a Bagpipe?" or ask some Questions about Caz.

Before the meeting I asked people on the discord server if they wanted to know anything. So I tried to take the questions I had for the moment and get through them XD

I did tell them how there is a small community on tumblr/discord where we gather. And that I asked some folk for questions I should ask.

Ok these are big spoilers, at least some suprised me, quite a bunch if them are of course about Muir and Innes.

I hope I remember everything properly that he told me, I immediately wrote everything down on discord for the others to read, but figured making a tumblr post will be good as well.

Innes:

Quite a lot of people asked about the VA of Innes, apparently they forgot to include him in the credits which made them feel extremely bad, even apologising to them. I can definitely understand how that must feel, I think I'd melt away. They'd fix it in the next patch, I can't check if it's already fixed atm.

At the very end of our chat, while shaking hands, I asked if Innes is bald. And the answer was "*laughs* yes".

Now I clearly asked this one as a joke, because I found it funny to tell the others on discord, however I very much support luscious hair Innes that many are drawing.

Muir:

I explained to them how I've been researching some stuff in the game. And figured out, that Muir must've died around the time when Caz flooded the Forward Pontoon in Marine Control. So I asked if that's possible to be the time when it actually happend- and they did confirm this! I was surprised that I got that on point.

But I got some further details about this, apparently they wanted to showcase how Muir would've died there.

Basically, once Caz flooded the Forward Pontoon, you would've seen Muir outside loosing his grip out in the deck and getting crushed under debris.

Which was so painful for me to imagine, to see Muir outside, walking on his tendrils and suddenly not being able to keep his balance.

I tried illustrating how I roughly imagine this scene, it ain't perfect, but maybe it helps everyone to visualise it.

The Flooding shifted the entire rig and debris fell onto him.

To have some sense where everything is, Accommodation Roof (where you find Roy) is on the left side, if you look at the rig from the Derrick entrance. And Marine Control should be on the right side.

The thing is Marine Control is facing the ocean (if I remember correctly, I hope I do, I'm currently not home to check), so you couldn't take a look at the derick while Caz does the thing. Which basically made them remove this and hid Muir nearby the Derrick for players to find. And I told him how I replayed the game and saw Muir lay there with Innes, it was 6AM and I just sat there like O-O

Muir & Innes:

A burning question for many was, what their relationship is. And they told me it's more like a father son relationship, saying how Innes is very strict to Muir.

Muir is the younger one of the two and also likes to tease Innes a bunch (so the pipe thing is one of his many shenanigans he'd do)

Here we see a wild Muir in his natural habitat about to prank his friend (caught in 4k) (I almost died) (look at him plotting).

Now, I could not forget to mention that the fandom decided to ship Muir and Innes and wanted to see their reaction. They took it with a smile and just talked about their complex relationship again. Which I found cool to hear.

I sadly don't remember every small detail of the convo, since I wanted to make sure that I was able to ask all the questions people wrote on discord.

Brodie & Raffs:

This was a surprise to hear, which also made me very sad. Brodie was also like a father for Raffs, he knew his mother too.

And apparently Brodie was supposed to tell Raffs mother incase anything happened to him. So that she can feel better knowing Raffs died quickly and without much pain. Which is just... I'm in shambles. sobbing

Gibbo:

Some folk wanted to know if he had an actual model, to which the person answered with yes. They planned to show him at some point, but decided that the player should see Trots firstly.

I also randomly asked if the Gibbo model ingame was a part of Addairs model (judging by the game files), if I remember correctly he nodded.

I hope we get to see it in the artbook, I preordered it but forgor to tell him that. But it's okay.

I sadly don't remember everything here, I had to check discord for the questions (I hope I don't say anything wrong), but with Gibbo they focused more on the sound design and the mystery. And I think in the end it worked out perfectly.

Other:

They implanted a bunch of eastern eggs into the game, the art director even said he's still finding new ones to this day.

He mentioned the pictures shown in various areas and mentioned that he inserted pictures of his family and cousins etc.

Also the Kid inside the TV in the Crew Lounge? That's the Art Director as a kid! Whaaaaaaaa- Didn't know this one for sure.

And another random thing, I showed him the meme that @cazrig made. Because I inserted it inside my piece of fanart. I sadly couldn't show him more memes of the community because I forgor/no time. The memes Robin made are also comedy gold.

It was this one (I keep dying of laughter)

He found it very funny, so did the other person I showed it to.

But he also talked about how worried he was how the game would be perceived in the end. Since it came out extremely close to the release date of the new Elden Ring DLC. And having worked on it for so long they didn't know how the reactions would be.

But were positively surprised how well it was perceived, people playing the game, tears being shed and so on.

Okay that took me ages to write, I just wanted to have it all inside a tumblr post. Otherwise I may forget stuff if it's scattered on discord.

The event day turned out well for me today. I was so worried, that my tiny plan wouldn't work yesterday. But somehow I had some luck on my side.

After I got home I added his signature to my physical copy. I also made myself a small card with my artwork for it. I also gave them a small card and a big printed version of the fanart as well.

Thank you John!

I go sleep now, tomorrow is another gamescom day

[captain-america-tho]

Hello, sorry i don't know how to use this app xd I want to ask about ur reply, " he became cap for bucky" It's been awhile since i seen the movie last time, can u please explain to me where and how ? 🥺 thanx!

Hi!!

Ok, so this is only my interpretation and it has been a while since I saw the movies myself so I hope this makes sense <3 

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Obviously “became cap for bucky” is a bit of a shortcut. Steve’s decision to join the army, his personality (his heroic qualities), his decision to undergo the supersoldier experiment - all the things one could argue made Steve into Captain America - had nothing to do with Bucky. 

I meant that thanks to Bucky Steve had the push to become Cap rather than play the role of Cap. 

Since becoming a supersoldier Steve performs on various events helping the government raise money for the army and boosting morale (or trying to). At this point he is physically a super soldier, and he is referred to as Captain America. But it's just that - a title. A role he is playing. He feels like a circus monkey, performing for somebody’s entertainment, no more useful than a prop to take photos with. He is called Captain America, he is playing Captain America, but he is not Captain America.

Learning from Peggy what happened to the 107th - and that Bucky is presumed dead - pushes him on a solo suicide rescue mission. And I think that this is the point at which he becomes Captain America, the hero. He makes the decision, he takes the risk and he saves not only Bucky but the whole division, and thus proves himself in the eyes of the colonel. 

And he went there because of Bucky. Because the colonel thought he was dead, and Steve believed he was wrong - that Bucky was alive (he told the rescued prisoners that he was looking for Sergeant Barnes).

Now, obviously Steve has always been heroic ie he possessed the heroic qualities. He is brave, loyal, has a strong moral compass etc. His mom raised him right. So I'm not saying he wasn’t heroic/a hero before the rescue mission. I’m saying he wasn’t Captain-America-the-Hero (as opposed to Captain-America-the-Girls-Choir-Prop) until the rescue mission. 

Then in Civil War Steve leaves behind the shield and thus rejects the title/role of Captain America (the Hero). In Infinity War we see him as Nomad - he is still a hero and he does what is right  because he will always be a hero.

But he became Captain America and he stopped being Captain America for Bucky. Thanks to Bucky. Because of Bucky. 

also side note: the movie is titled Captain America: The First Avenger and there is exactly one point at which Steves wants to avenge someone - Bucky, precisely his death. Narratively speaking Steve (the character) didn’t need to undergo an internal change (like for example Tony had to in IM1) to become a hero - he already is heroic. But there is a point at which Steve (the character) does change internally: he changes his stance from “I don't want to kill anyone; I don't like bullies, I don't care where they're from” to “I'm not gonna stop until all of Hydra is dead or captured.” And that is also because of Bucky.

God I love them. 

[ikamigami]

MGAFS uploaded a 25 minute video of Puppet asking Sun 73 questions(we all know she asks him more then that)

What's your thoughts on it? Bc some of Suns responses are funny(when he's showing annoyance through threats) but it also is mainly sad and concerning with most of his answers throughout the video...

I completely understand his annoyance I think that I'd be cursing Puppet out if I was in Sun's place xD

Yeah, some of his answers were really concerning. But I'm also glad that some things got confirmed in this episode. Like for example: Sun drinks alcohol. He likes hamburgers. So I was right that he eats and that he ordered a hamburger for himself in "a day in life of Monty" episode. (It confirms that Sun is harming himself because he shouldn't drink and eat. It hurts him.)

The answer to what superpower Sun would want to have - probability manipulation - confirms that VAs are really looking into a discussion thread for sams (which is cool but I won't get back there ever again). Cause I remember talking about that with someone there. That maybe Sun can manipulate probability of events. It was a really great time. It was fun while it lasted.

I still doubt that Sun wants Eclipse dead though. Like why he would answer this one truthfully. And I also still think that when Sun talks about wanting to kill Eclipse he is talking about himself. I know, I know it doesn't make sense but I think that Sun views himself as an Eclipse. I mean that he believes himself to be bad. And I think that he considers himself to be an actual Eclipse. And by that I mean that Sun thinks that Eclipse is the way he is because of him. He made Eclipse like that. So he's actually the bad one here. I mean that in his delusions it's like that. I hope that makes any sense. It's really hard to explain.

Another thing is that Sun said that he likes parasites and it reminded me of when he said that he likes toxic people. Which again shows us that Sun thinks that he's like that. That he likes toxicity.

Another interesting thing is that Sun said that others made him be so self-depreciating but I think that Sun doesn't think like that actually. This answer was too close to truth for it to be considered that Sun really thinks that. Cause we all know that's true but also not entirely because Sun has very low self-esteem and mental issues that cause him to be so self-depreciating. And I think that what Sun truly thinks is that he believes himself to be a joke. Some sort of a bad joke. Cause he can't do anything and he constantly ruins everything. He's useless failure.

Another thing is that Sun didn't have a second therapy session with Earth which is interesting but I'm also not that surprised either. Also the fact that Sun possibly doesn't like kids does not surprise me either cause I would be unable to like kids myself if I worked as Daycare Attendant just like Sun cause I have a short temper. Sun is just like me fr.

Another thing is Sun doesn't hate dogs. He dislikes them cause they're loud and we all well know that Sun doesn't like loud noises thanks to Moon.

A propos Moon, Sun's answer to the question with Moon was very understandable. Like everything is fine between them when nothing happens but when bad things are happening then uhhh.. Moon is.. we all know the answer.

But see, Sun didn't answer fully this question so why him saying that he would told his past self to kill Eclipse should be considered truthful. I'm not buying it considering that when there was a question related to Eclipse he only said that he doesn't like this whole working with Eclipse thing. But he doesn't actually gives a reason to why he doesn't like that. But I think that it has more to do with Moon rather than Eclipse.

Also Sun saying that the worst experience in his life was having someone in his head and then trying to get rid of them and then they keep coming back may not be about Eclipse but his mental issues and possible fear that he may create yet another being in his head and ruin another life again. I am interpreting it like that because I think that Sun is delusional.

Also we can see that Sun has mood swings yet again. And considering that a year ago sams posted QnA episode and later there was Sun's fight with Lunar and Sun went after Eclipse (iirc).. I think that Sun may have another psychotic episode sooner rather than later...

I hope that the answer is satisfying if not, you can ask me more questions. I wouldn't mind that at all.

And sorry for any mistakes because I had a pretty rough day (it's nighttime at my place)..

Also I don't mind Taylor Swift but I'm not big fan of her either so dear Sun, I won't stop liking you for this xD

And another thing I forgot to mention is that Sun said that he doesn't relate to any fictional character because it's a fictional character. My man, you just don't watch that much stuff and it shows. Or you just didn't find anyone relatable. Also it's not like you're living their life, Sun but it's rather that that fictional character lives your life :) Hope my answer helps, Sun ^^ (I know that he most definitely won't read it, I mean Davis ofc. I said that jokingly)

[carrie-tate]

sudden favorite(???) on this blog (I'm still surprised that anyone knows this fandom here)

Chris!

Well, or Christopher. One of the few male ocs that I have, posts with him can be found with the tag #kaitou joker oc and it is obvious what anime it was based on.

Well, it is obvious here that Chris is a phantom thief, like most of the characters in the canon. As a nickname, he took “March Hare” and made an image for this name. For him, this is all nothing more than entertainment, but he easily joined the general crowd of thieves due to a sense of competition.

So he met the Joker because out of spite he decided to try to steal the same thing that the Joker himself had already had his eye on. Some kind of vase, I don’t know. And for the first time he bypassed the Joker, only because of the effect of surprise and the fact that he had to “say hello” when he had already stolen the vase from under the Joker’s nose, leaving there some note with a mocking “Greetings from the March Hare.” From that moment on, they have a kind of competitive relationship (which in the world of phantom thieves can be considered a kind of friendship, it seems to me).

Speaking of the March Hare's tricks, they are quite simple, unlike the tricks of other thieves. You can literally count on your fingers. His shoes, with a single click of the heels, become rollers; with two clicks of the heels in a row, they become stilts. I won't explain how it works, because they don't explain to us how Image Gum works. Well, for emergencies, Chris also has smoke bombs to buy a couple of seconds to escape.

From a certain point, Chris decided to live on Sky Joker. What happened during the circumstances that Chris lost his previous home (in my head this is explained by the fact that his apartment neighbor simply did not keep an eye on the stove and burned the apartment), and the Joker witnessed this and reluctantly (I’m sure that influenced by the compassionate Hachi) invited Chris to live with him. After which he just can’t kick him out now x'>

As you already understand, I ship Chris and MMK… Just because I like MMK myself, yeah. And they obviously met at “The Phantom Thief Survival Battle”, where Chris participated with the Joker and his gang in trials. And around the same place he became interested in MMK.

(I'm imagining a scene where, at the end of the episode, where MMK is standing away from everyone, Chris at some point notices him, and waves with a friendly smile, causing MMK to wave back in a very puzzled way)

The Joker could even comment on the March Hare’s “falling in love”, because I’m willing to bet that before that Chris had a crush on both the Joker himself and Spade, but in the end everyone rejected him. BUT HE DOESN'T LOSE HOPE >xD

And it is obvious that after that Chris will look for moments to cross paths with MMK about their business. He was definitely the first one to ask MMK out.

So yes, on this blog MMK and Chris are now officially partners, uh huh

[eikaeli]

~DUTY TO DEVOTION~

Pairing: Demon Prince!Choi San x Angel Princess!Reader

Tags: Angst, fluff, maybe a little bit of smut, happy ending/sad ending, jealousy, humor

I'm bad at describing!!!

The rest of Ateez are here for a moment, Seonghwa is a playboy

Synopsis: Two worlds collided for peace. San, the prince of hell has to rethink his father's decision for him to force an alliance with the princess of heaven, through an arranged marriage. Can they be the pair that will live happily ever after? Or is it just a duty to be fulfilled Part 1/Part 2/Part 3 In a world where demons and angels coexisted, there were two powerful kingdoms: the Kingdom of Haven and the Kingdom of Thorne. The two kingdoms had been in conflict for centuries, but the tension was finally ending. The King of Demons and the Queen of Angels had decided to bring peace to their kingdoms through an arranged marriage between their children. Prince San, the second son became a candidate or should we call a replacement for this arranged marriage as Prince Seonghwa, the eldest son was a playboy. Their father was unhappy with Prince Seonghwa's attitude and sick of his son bringing home different women every night. So, San has to step in to grant his old man's wish. San's POV: I was called to the throne room, and my father wants to talk to me about something important. It set my heart to beat faster than usual, and with heavy footsteps, I entered the throne room. "Father," I greet my father as I step into the room. "San, my son, I need to speak with you."

I could tell by the tone of my father's voice that this was going to be a serious conversation. I braced myself and walked into his throne room.

"What is it, Father?" I asked, trying to keep the edge out of my voice.

"It's about your brother, Seonghwa," my father said with a scowl.

"He's been neglecting his duties and spending all his time with those human girls. He's no longer fit to be our next king."

I suppressed a sigh. Seonghwa had always been a playboy, but I didn't want to see him cast out of the family.

"What does this have to do with me?" I asked.

"You are the next in line for the throne, San," my father said pointedly. "And as such, it is your duty to marry and secure the future of our kingdom. I have arranged a marriage for you with the Angel Princess Y/N."

My heart sank at the mention of an arranged marriage. I had always hoped to find love on my own terms, but it seemed like that was never going to happen.

"I understand, Father," I said evenly, trying not to show any disappointment. "I will do my duty and marry Princess Y/N."

"Good," my father said with a nod of approval. "I expect you to treat her with respect and honor. And don't forget San - this is not just about you. This is about the future of our kingdom."

I nodded, knowing that my father was right. But as I left the throne room, I couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness at the thought of marrying someone I didn't love. Author's POV:

San was feeling overwhelmed after his conversation with his father. He knew that marrying Y/N was the right thing to do for their kingdoms, but he couldn't shake the feeling that he was being used as a replacement for his brother.

He needed someone to talk to, someone who would listen without judgment. And there was only one person he trusted enough to confide in - Yeosang. Author's notes: Yeo will judge you're ass, so be careful XD

Yeosang was San's closest friend, and he knew that he could always count on him for advice and support. So he made his way to Yeosang's chamber, hoping that he would be there.

Thankfully, Yeosang was in his chamber. "What you want?" Yeosang with his bitchy attitude questioned San's presence in his chamber. "Can I talk to you for a second?" San asked. "Yeah, sure. Come in," San sighed heavily and sat down on the bed. "I just had a conversation with my father about my wedding to Y/N," he explained. "And I'm feeling pretty overwhelmed."

Yeosang raised an eyebrow. "I see. And what kind of advice are you looking for?"

San hesitated for a moment before finally admitting, "I don't know what to do. I'm not sure if I'm ready for this kind of commitment."

Yeosang nodded thoughtfully. "Well, you could always talk to Y/N about your concerns," he suggested.

San shook his head. "I don't want to burden someone I barely know about my concerns, I never met her, Yeo.

Yeosang nodded and gave him a small smile. "Then maybe you should talk to someone who's been in a similar situation," he said.

San looked at him quizzically. "Who?"

Yeosang shrugged. "Well, I've never been in an arranged marriage, but I do know a thing or two about commitment."

San chuckled. "You're not even dating anyone, Yeosang."

Yeosang grinned. "Exactly. I'm an expert in being single."

San rolled his eyes but couldn't help but laugh. Yeosang always had a way of making him feel better.

"San, marriage is a big responsibility," Yeosang finally said after a while. "But if you do love Y/N, and if you think that you can be a good partner to her, then I think you should go for it. You can't let your fears and doubts hold you back."

San nodded, taking in Yeosang's words. He appreciated his friend's honesty.

"Can I ask you something?" San said after a moment. "What about Jongho? Do you think that you'll ever tell him how you feel?"

Yeosang's cheeks turned slightly pink, but he didn't look away. "I don't know, San. It's complicated. I don't want to risk our friendship, but sometimes I can't help the way that I feel."

San understands that his friend is shy to confess his feeling, but when the time has come, he will always be there for his friend.

"Thanks, Yeosang," San said gratefully. "You always know how to put things into perspective."

Yeosang just shrugged. "Anytime, man. You know I'm always here for you."

San left Yeosang's room feeling much better than when he had arrived. He knew that he still had a lot to figure out, but he was grateful to have a friend like Yeosang who could help him through it all.

Author's POV:

Y/N was sitting in her room when her mother came to deliver the news. She had been expecting it, of course - as a princess, she had always known that an arranged marriage was a possibility. But that didn't make it any easier to hear.

"Y/N, I have some news," her mother said, sitting down next to her on the bed. "I have arranged for you to marry Prince San of the Demon Kingdom."

Y/N's heart sank. She had heard of Prince San, of course - he was known for his fiery temper and his powerful control over fire and darkness. But she had never met him, and the idea of marrying a stranger was daunting.

"I don't know if I'm ready for this," Y/N said, her voice shaking slightly. "What if I don't love him? What if he doesn't love me?"

Her mother put a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Y/N, it's natural to feel anxious. But you are strong and capable, and I have no doubt that you will make a wonderful wife to Prince San. And who knows - maybe you'll even fall in love with him."

Y/N wasn't convinced, but she appreciated her mother's reassurance. She knew that her duty as a princess was to do what was best for her people, even if it meant sacrificing her own happiness.

But that didn't make it any easier to face her teasing older brother, Woo. He had always been a bit of a jokester, and he took great delight in teasing Y/N about her impending marriage.

"Hey, Y/N, have you started practicing your demon-summoning spells yet?" he joked, winking at her.

Y/N rolled her eyes, trying not to let his teasing get to her. "Ha ha, very funny, Woo. I'm sure you'll be the first one I call if I ever need to summon a demon."

Woo chuckled. "Well, you never know. Maybe you'll end up falling in love with the demon prince after all."

Y/N gave him a playful shove. "I highly doubt that. But speaking of love interests, I heard a rumor that someone has a crush on the royal chef."

Woo's eyes widened in alarm. "What are you talking about? I don't have a crush on anyone!"

Y/N smirked. "Oh really? Because I heard that you've been spending an awful lot of time in the kitchen lately, trying to impress a certain someone."

Woo's face turned bright red. "Okay, fine, you got me. I do have a ....crush on Changbin. But you can't tell anyone, Y/N! Please?"

Y/N put on a mock-serious expression. "Hmm, I don't know, Woo. It might be fun to see how the royal staff reacts when they find out that the Princess's brother has a crush on the chef."

Woo groaned. "Okay, okay, I get it. I'll stop teasing you about the demon prince if you promise not to tell anyone about my crush. Deal?"

Y/N laughed. "Deal." Despite her worries about the future, moments like this reminded her that she still had her family's love and support, and that was something she could always count on.

Author's POV:

Seonghwa made his way to Hongjoong's chambers, feeling a mix of anger and disappointment at the news that he was being replaced by his younger brother for the arranged marriage. As he entered the room, Hongjoong looked up from the book he was reading, and immediately sensed the tension in Seonghwa's body.

"What's wrong?" Hongjoong asked, setting the book aside and giving Seonghwa a concerned look.

Seonghwa let out a frustrated sigh. "It's this marriage," he said. "My father is making me step aside for San. It's not fair, Hongjoong. I am the oldest son, I should be the one marrying the princess."

Hongjoong raised an eyebrow. "Is that what's bothering you?" he asked. "The fact that you're not getting to marry the princess?"

Seonghwa nodded, feeling his temper rise. "Yes, of course! It's a matter of pride, Hongjoong. I can't just sit back and let my younger brother take my place."

Hongjoong leaned forward, placing a hand on Seonghwa's shoulder. "Listen to me, Seonghwa," he said firmly. "Your attitude is not right. You're acting like a spoiled child, throwing a tantrum because things didn't go your way. This marriage is not just about you and your pride - it's about the future of our kingdoms, and the peace that it will bring. You need to start thinking about the bigger picture, not just your own desires."

Seonghwa felt a wave of shame wash over him as Hongjoong's words sank in. He knew that his friend was right - he had been acting selfishly, without considering the consequences of his actions. "You're right," he said quietly. "I'm sorry, Hongjoong. I just...I can't help feeling disappointed."

Hongjoong gave him a small smile. "It's okay to feel disappointed, Seonghwa. But you need to learn to channel that energy into something positive. Find a way to support your brother, and to make this marriage work for everyone involved. Who knows, maybe you'll find happiness in unexpected ways."

Seonghwa snorted. "Yeah, right. Like who would want me now?"

Hongjoong rolled his eyes. "Oh, please. You're a catch, Seonghwa. If no one else wants you, I'll take you."

Seonghwa laughed, feeling a little bit lighter. "Thanks, Hongjoong. I appreciate it."

Hongjoong winked at him. "Anytime, my friend."

Author's notes: This is the first-ever au/fic I have written with the help of ChatGPT, my own imagination, and the AI just created what and how I want the plots to be. English is my second language after Bahasa Melayu.

To Be Continued...

[spikybanana]

name the wips

@to-proudly-go thank you for the tag dear ^-^

If you are tagged, post a picture or write out the names of your fics/WIPS as they are in your computer/phone. (Explain the names if you think it’s necessary)

Tag as many people as you like!

okay, since this is just a 'list your wips' rather than an ask game, I'm explaining them too XD.

mutuals: the sw and hp fics are all mixed up! I've no hope of separating them! half of this will make no sense! sorry!! but this is how they show up in the drive:

from dusk to morrow: padme x satine tcw ship manifesto. staying at grandma's house in the summer made me write lesbian sex

Love and Rebellion: the NaNo :)

Once Upon a Green Haze: my baby. never gonna let it go.

Waltz No.19: wolfstar; the second time I've tried to write a figure skaing fic. only on the third draft or so

the star wars figure skating au: the third time I'm trying to write a figure skating fic. I'm nothing if not predictable. (but like. obikin yuri on ice??)

space wolfstar: this was before I admitted to myself I want to write obikin and wrote a obikin wolfstar au

any way the wind blows: an anakin-stayed-on-tatooine au

back to Scratch: hacker sirius & overqualified high school teacher remus. I felt so smart about this title

eternity and more: a sequel to the obikin force ghost fic

everyone's got a story (like this): (hehe)

everything you wanted: a fic for the musical Falsettos. basically for when I'm reading angsty gay poems. it's in second person pov??

if you want me (let me stay): that one time I fell into the trope basket and tried to write a pregnant obi-wan (shhh)

the sw gay triad epic: the bail organa/obi-wan/anakin love triangle (listen this could be so good. just imagine.)

turn off the sun (there's no light, no shadow): pretentious lyrical bs I like a bit too much. also for when I want to pretend I understand taoist philosophy

twoset ripoff (bach in black): I felt really smart about this one as well. twoset violin (the youtube channel) but it's the black brothers

what these arms can hold: a crack fic snippet series

no pressure tagging @heartofspells @shipsgaysfordays @wanderingdonut @piecesofeden11 !

[glittering-snowfall]

Your post has made me realize just how massively fucked up the fandom is right now.

I'm going to speak as someone who never even saw the Frozen movies and thus has no real investment in the ship. Just a queer person from the early 2000s era fandom. And to me it has always been 100% clear what Elsanna shippers were about. No one from that fandom era could look at this ship and seriously think, ooh, all those folks are into actual incest. The idea just breaks my brain.

The point is, the whole "don't normalize it" argument makes zero sense. Because very few --a vanishingly small!-- number of people are actually fighting the urge to get with their sibling. No amount of "normalization" would ever make me want to get with mine. Not even if they were the last person on earth! So even actual incest represented in canon, like in GoT, has not resulted in a "normalization" of it in the broader society. And those actors were hot af! If anything was gonna do it, that would be it! But widespread incestual attraction it's just not a thing. To most people it wouldn't even occur to think of their real life sibling because it is simply not a thing most people think about. They don't want to think about it. They are not looking for an excuse.

What the current fandom police doesn't understand is,

a) we were used to looking for any shred of representation wherever we could find it. It didn't have to be 1:1 representation--that was rarely a thing anyway. It's easy better now, but I remember how any cultural text with explicit queerness in it was basically a treasure, and how there were lots of cultural texts that were broadly taken as queer without ever explicitly representing queerness,

and b) fandom was all about silliness! Some "problematic" ships were just crack. And those that were not crack still existed in the same environment. The crack just emphasized that it was all, at the end of the day, play. If someone could come up with tentacle porn, surely one could also disregard bits of canon such as "they are sisters."

I want to end with something that doesn't apply exactly 1:1, but since we come from an era when people still knew how to engage with texts, I hope this doesn't get misinterpreted. This is Captain America consoling his gay best friend and telling him that the bullies who tortured him are the wrong ones. So that's the bit that I think applies: the sickos are those who would look at something as innocent and, frankly, silly (sorry XD it can be both silly and mean a lot to people) as Elsanna and immediately think about actual real-life incest.

This ask is beautiful. Thank you for it. It's cathartic to read responses to people who understand what I'm trying to say.

Also, another ridiculous thing about the "it'll normalize it on a vast scale" argument that proves it's not logical is... all the former shippers - the artists who used to ship it a decade ago but don't now - did actual incest becomes normalized for them and did this ship become a dark gateway for hurting people? NO. They just moved on... cuz it was a ship. The fact these artists moved on proves the ship wasn't some kind of "gateway drug" to true evil. And the fact that people who STILL ship it (like myself and others) aren't actually committing incest etc. is further proof.

And, like you say, if anything was going to normalize it, it would be a popular mainstream television show, not shippers on tumblr who have neither the money nor the cultural reach of large-scale television productions. But it doesn't happen because no one wants to commit actual real-life incest; they KNOW it's bad and they KNOW it's fucked up. And even if there's someone who doesn't, that's because there's something wrong with THEM as an individual.

And yeah, this ship means a lot to me. It's difficult to explain in the current fandom environment because people will immediately accuse me of equating LGBTQ+ identity with incest (which I'm NOT DOING and that should be obvious) but the ship WAS a haven for scores of LGBTQ+ youth back in the day and I'll always have an emotional connection to it. The antis can be mad that happened... but it did happen.

And the antis can call it "tragic" that we had to resort to a Disney incest ship to find community, but I don't think it's tragic in the slightest. I think it's amazing that we were able to look at a film that moved us and make it our own in a beautiful way, allowing our creativity to overflow in a thousand beautiful ways.

I know I'm waxing poetic here but no, it's not tragic. I find it inspiring.

(Also, as you say, it IS silly in the grand scheme of things because it's a bunch of folks on tumblr and FFN and Ao3 having fun, so the idea that could have the reach and influence of actual propaganda/cinema/well-funded works of cinema is... misguided.)

[nightmare-dreamt]

hi! i saw your reqs are open and im wondering if matchups are included... if not, please just ignore this! (and im not used to sending matchups so, uh, sorry if i get anything wrong xd)

and i almost forgot! please: Chainsaw Man, Haikyuu, and Demon Slayer. (i saw someone req three, i hope this is okay.)

im an asian girl! and im straight.

personality: i guess i can describe myself as empathetic and thoughtful? i always try to get to the root of the problem to solve it and try to understand everyone's perspective at the same time. i try to be reasonable as i dont want to cause trouble. im pretty insecure about myself and have a hard time cheering myself up. i seem to be always worried/anxious because i overthink everything, i apologize a lot when im nervous. i dont talk a lot in public, i keep to myself most the time. im awkward and im not the best at socialising. im infp!

likes: i love spicy food! my favorite food is anything chicken or as stated earlier, spicy. i also like to read but only fictional or history books, i dont think im into anything specific i just like anything interesting but i guess im a fan of romance, psychological horror, and sci-fi. i also like movies, i noticed that i seem to like action or anything exciting and oddly enough, i like gore to a bearable level. my favorite animals are cats and sharks. i also like draw!

appearance: i think im most likely 5'2? not sure, just know that im short. i have short black hair that seems to curl at the end, i think getting my hair curled as a child stayed with me forever lol. my eyes are brown or maybe black i cant tell. my relatives tell me im pretty pale or light. and i wear eyeglasses! my style, i'd describe it as somewhat normal. i like to wear jackets and such like cardigans. i like wearing long skirts. if its presentable, comfortable, and fits my tastes, i'll wear it..

please and i thank you in advance!

Matchup for Kult-O

Chainsaw Man: Angel Devil

When he doesn't have to work and can just stay home with you beside him the two of you would either read together or watch a movie cuddle up within a blanket. At first, his wings made it difficult to do so, but the two of you found a way around it and now spend every living moment close together.

Getting a cat was a decision the two of you made together, after you begged him for weeks and months to get one. You were thrilled when the two of you left and came back with a fur baby that now got to live with the two of you. You love the sweet creature, but it is sad to say that the cat loves your boyfriend more, always running over to him when he gets home from work. When he lays down the cat is quick to lay next to him all cuddled up into his wings. You have many photos of the two together and sometimes you can't help but feel jealous over the cat for taking your boyfriend, but their cute cat eyes always change your mind.

Haikyuu: Bokuto

He's definitely a personality type of guy, but looks are also important, just not as important as the person's personality. The two of you definitely have to get along or at least have some interests or he won't know what to do and then he'll feel sad. If there aren't any interests then learn about volleyball and talk about it with him, he could go on for hours about the sport and talk about all of the games he's played since he was a kid. Be in for a long conversation that spans out over a week, maybe two.

When he found out about your insecurities, he was immediately on it, grabbing all of your favorite things and spending the whole day with you, explaining why everything about you was perfect and that you shouldn't feel ashamed about anything. If he ever sees you comparing yourself to other people, he'll try his best to distract you or explain why he choose you and not them, talking about all of his favorite things and what made him fall in love with you.

Demon Slayer: Tanjiro

It's known throughout the show that he is a smart and quick thinker so it would make sense for him to have a partner who also has the same mindset. When he found out that you were great at problem solving, he couldn't help but mile, being proud of the achievements and goals you've been able to accomplish by yourself.

On the days where you tend to overthink about things, he makes sure to clear his schedule and be there for you not wanting you to be in that mindset alone. If he's on a mission though, he'll ask someone he trusts to watch over you and tell them to reassure that whatever you're overthinking about will be alright and that there is nothing to worry about. He does the same thing when you over apologize, making sure to say that everyone makes mistakes and that there is no point in apologizing so much that he isn't mad or upset.

[luminouslion]

I know this isn’t an ask to me but I still wanted to at. my own thoughts to this because I feel like I can relate a bit more to this and maybe make the anon feel a bit less weird.

I actually had this desperate desire to live in a fictional world (generally not only black clover) for a long time and still do sometimes even if it isn’t as strong or as frequently anymore.

And I think Laura is right that that feeling has a lot to do with not feeling like you belong anywhere or with anyone in real life. I for example am by far the youngest in my family so when I was born everyone else even my cousins already had an established relationship with each other. While I know that my family loves me and I love them it sometimes can feel like I’m not really a big part of the family because they have so many experiences and stories their share that I’m not a part of because of our huge differences in age.

On top of that for a long time I felt out of place in my friend group. I felt like I wasn’t really me when I was around them and that I didn’t enjoy the things they did.

So I escaped into fictional worlds. I created my own scenarios in my head (I still do this when I’m bored or to fall asleep. I actually can’t fall asleep without this) and desperately wanted to live in those worlds.

But now I have a new friend group with people who actually enjoy the same stuff as me and I feel like I can finally be me without being judged.

Since then this desire has become a lot less. I still sometimes want to experience what it is like to live in my favorite tv show or movie but I think everyone does that. It’s just that now I don’t really feel the need to desperately escape real life anymore.

So an advice from me personally try to change some things in your life. I know this sounds like really idealistic thinking but for now it doesn’t have to be anything big. Maybe write a little bucket list of things you really want to experience and slowly work through it.

Laura mentioned writing before. It’s actually a really good way of putting yourself into your desired fandom and to get as close to living in it as reality allows. You don’t even have to publish it, it can just be for yourself. This way you also don’t have to worry about quality and just write down your thoughts. And if you don’t feel comfortable writing in a first person narrative try creating an oc that resembles yourself. This way you can also try to figure out how you really want to be perceived and not how others perceive you because then you start really thinking about yourself (if that makes sense).

I did this with my own oc Luca (who’s story I might pick up again even if two attempts already kinda failed XD). When I first created Luca I didn’t even realize that I basically put myself into the black clover world and just changed a few things I didn’t like about myself. For example I made her a female character with extremely short hair and a few month later I basically cut my own hair in nearly the same hair style I imagined her in. And since then I feel way more confident in my appearance. Or I made her be a bit awkward in social situations and nerdy which is basically how I am only that I made her a lot more confident. But those are just a few things I only noticed a year later after creating her.

Basically, what I’m trying to explain with this is that through this oc I could process my desire to live in another world while still having a connection to reality by talking with other people about my oc and her experiences (that I desired to have) in this other reality.

I’m honestly not sure if this is the healthiest approach to such a situation, I’m not a psychologist, but I can now say that overall I’m happy with living in this reality now. So yeah I hope this helped a bit.

Lol this is kinda a big rant to an ask that wasn’t even directed to me… sorry not sorry hahaha

this might sound random, stupid even.. but have you ever desperately felt like you wanted to be a part of black clover? like, you ever wanted to be friends with the characters in that anime? i feel like this often and it makes me so sad and disconnected from reality, i don't know how to deal with it. but i was wondering if you had ever felt something like that. sorry if this is super weird ;-;

Hmmm...

I don't think I can say that I've felt like I want to "desperately" be a part of the show, but I've had intrigue of it. As in, I've had the line of thought of "wouldn't it be funny if I was isekaid and..." which has resulted into multiple scenarios that I've played through.

Sure it'd be interesting to sit down with them and have a chat. I know I would love to have a conversation with Fue and... though I know that he doesn't need my sympathy (let alone pity; and I don't pity him), I would like to tell him how strong of a person he is for dealing with everything he is dealing with.

Which is why I wrote a book (or 2 and am writing the 3rd), where I can write out a lot of the things I'd like to say to him. I suppose that's my way of getting the things I want to say out of myself. But it's more about the story in my head that "wants to be told" so to say.

When I was younger I used to feel very disconnected with the people around me, but then again I was always independent. That's to say that it's not that I didn't have friends, but that I preferred spending time by myself because I didn't feel that I had such a deep connection with them. But nowadays I have a spouse who makes me feel very connected, so it's difficult to relate to the feeling right now.

The wish, and longing, for a genuine connection isn't weird though. And the thing about characters, in shows such as BC, is that they're always there. We see them being supportive and caring, and we want something like that for ourselves, because we want to be cared for.

I'm not sure what else to say, really. Because I don't think that the wish for a connection with people is strange by any means, but I do genuinely wish that you'd have such a connection in real life.

thanks for dropping by ^^

[yuikomorii]

Could you make that ship meme too? You can choose whatever ship you like most! 💖

//To be frank, I had no clue what a “ship meme” was before seeing the template but…that was surprisingly fun!(despite the fact that I spent almost 2 hours on it)

They genuinely look so cute in those pictures and their signature colors go very well together, I love their aesthetic a lot!💕

I’m going to clarify some things in case people were wondering why I chose them that way:

I truly feel like Yui can be an introvert but she also got some extroverted characteristics .She’s really talkative, gets energetic easily and likes being surrounded by others most of the time. The thing is, she dislikes being the centre of attention and crowded spaces(big mood lol).

I remember some certain scenes in Reiji’s MB route and Ruki’s CL one, where Yui seems afraid of bugs, yet I doubt she’d react as badly as Laito xD.

I think it’s obvious that neither of them knows how to drive . Honestly, I wouldn’t trust Yui or Ayato as my driver because she’s such a klutz and he wouldn’t respect the road signs so…no safety :”)

In Lost Eden, it was confirmed that Ayato knows actually how to cook (when he made Takoyaki for Yui) but the taste… it wasn’t really good.

I wouldn’t really say that Yui dislikes PDA, she rather gets flustered by it and I would do the same since that attracts stares from strangers (・・;)

We all know that Ayato is really overprotective but so is Yui sometimes, for the reason that according to her, Ayato is very delicate and she’s almost always very gentle with him because of that. Furthermore, she is always ready to defend him when other characters try to tear him down.

Horny level: In an official Rejet poll, it was revealed that Ayato is the most hormonal Diaboy(*pretends to be shocked*) but Yui is just slightly less hormonal than him, based on the things she told him or thought in Heaven Scenarios, Good Endings and throughout his routes. I should probably STOP reminding myself about that but I simply can’t forget the fact that her “ideal” death was being sucked and screwed by him(>_<)

Awkwardness level:Yui has never been in a relationship before, so I can understand why she’s awkward occasionally .They're really comfortable with each other, however Yui may be a little cringe at times (*coughs* poem scene *coughs*). Not that it bothers me; moments like this make me laugh JSJDJ.

Jealousy level: I strongly doubt (normal) Yui would go yandere because of that but she definitely gets jealous easily. I remember that HDB scene, where she saw Ayato with another girl and her chest started aching even if that was one of the earliest chapters. And well…it’s as clear as crystal that Ayato gets very jealous.

I intended to explain all of my choices at first, but some of them were evident, so I didn't see the sense in doing so. Anyway, I hope this satisfies everyone who requested the ship meme <3

[cable-knit-sweater]

“Playing a supporting role is the dream career. It's my favorite thing,” says Evans, whose upcoming films include “Red One” with Dwayne Johnson and “Project Artemis” opposite longtime “Avengers” partner Scarlett Johansson. “Being No. 1 on the call sheet, it can be a strange burden. Letting me be like three or four or five is the sweet spot. Plus the role is usually a little more fun anyway.”

i love this statement so much cause it kinda reminds me of myself :P like I’m a very responsible person, I’ll carry the burden I am giveth but I will RUN for the hills away from it the very second you hint at the possibility to do so XD

but i get where he's coming from. i get how he probably gets to enjoy his work and what comes out of it better when he's not the leading man.

i have so much love for his way of thinking things through btw, SO MUCH LOVE!!!!!!

Ohh man, I get you Oula, I really get it - I’m the same 😂 I’m good with responsibility and people tend to expect it from me but I kinda hate whenever I get it because I’d rather just mess around & not feel that pressure 😂😂

And I think it’s such a double edged sword for him. I think he likes the fact that those leading roles have given him the opportunity do a lot of different things and he probably loves (some? most? Idk) those leading roles he’s played. But I imagine he wants a little more room to try out different things instead of being type cast into the same type of leading roles - as he said, those supporting roles can be more interesting and have less of that pressure, or at least allow him to branch out more.

Mostly, I think that he’s someone that really really loves his craft, really loves movies, and I can see how being able to focus on just that is something he’d prefer. Leading roles come with so much pressure, so much attention, so many expectations and responsibilities. I think he understands and accepts really well that it’s part of the job, but he’d probably rather have a lot less of it. And god I want that for him.

And same same same. I love his way of thinking things through so much, and he’s always so eloquent when he explains his thoughts. I know I thirst a lot over this man but a large part is definitely his soul and character - I feel like it really shines through in interviews like this.

This feels like such a rambling answer so I hope it made sense 😂 thank you so much for this ask! 💕💕

[storytellerofuntoldlegends]

gods and the mortals they worship

A/N: honestly this idea started out due to the fact that scott and jack are gonna be housemates, and a friend and i were like "haha what if c!scott moved into Innit Hotel with jack" which turned into "haha what if c!scott was the god of mcc but he just seemed like a Dude to everyone else" which made my brain go brrr and think "haha what if god!scott and goddess!kristin met for tea" and then this fic happened. it got much angstier than i intended it to whoops

Warnings: implied/referenced temporary character death, grief/mourning, hugs, emotional hurt/comfort

Summary: Kristin, the goddess of death. Scott, the god of champions. Two deities that at first glance, have nothing to do with the other. But all the same, the two deities are close friends, meeting for tea and talking about the mortals they adore. However, some conversations painfully remind them of the mortality of their loved ones.

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Kristin rather enjoyed it when a fellow deity joined her for tea. Not many would, XD was a little wary of her, being her opposite in a sense. And his sister Drista visited her often enough, but the young goddess was a bit on the rambunctious side, which was expected for the trickster. But the deity's whose visits pleased her the most were Scott's. The god of champions was always lovely to chat with, and she looked forward to each event he organized- always rooting for her husband's team, of course.

They met for tea weekly, but this visit... something seemed off about Scott. He seemed cheery enough, talking about how he had recently moved into the Innit Hotel with Jack and the other servers he was drifting between. But there was a melancholy expression on his face for a brief moment as he traced the flower pattern on his teacup, and a lost, faraway expression would come over his face from time to time. These were expressions Kristin recognized all too well- grief. She saw it in the faces of many mortals when she called their loved ones to her side- and it was unnerving to say the least to see such an expression on a god's face.

"Who are you mourning?" she asked, startling Scott slightly. The god's ever color-shifting eyes refused to meet her.

"The loss of my mcc team, of course," Scott countered with a half-hearted smirk. Kristin gave him an expression of disbelief, and the smirk melted away to something more downcast as he fiddled with something on a chain around his neck. A ring.

"Oh Scott," she said softly.

"Tried the married life thing. It was nice, for a bit. But it was a modified hardcore world, and it didn't end well. For him... or for me," Scott said, hand drifting to his throat with a grimace. Kristin set down her tea, placing a comforting hand on Scott's shoulder. Scott had a unique position as a god- he was one of the few who felt the sting of death. As he willingly lived among mortals most of the time, his godly power had to be diminished to do so. Which meant he could die- but it would never truly stick for him. Granted, death didn't really stick for most of the crowd he stuck around with. They would be reborn into other servers, maybe retaining impressions of the ones before- but Scott was the only one who truly remembered each server he had been on.

"I'm so sorry. Is he..." Kristin trailed off, unsure if she wanted to know if Scott's husband had been reborn into a different server.

"He's on another server with me now. Empires SMP. Calls himself the Codfather these days. I keep hoping he'll remember... but I don't know if I want him to," Scott said, eyes watery.

"Why not?" Kristin asked. If she was in a similar situation with Phil, she absolutely would want him to remember her.

"Because what kind of god can't even keep his husband alive?! I couldn't protect him before, who says I could do it now. Besides with my luck, by the time he'd remember me, I'd only lose him again. Why waste the effort on more heartbreak," Scott said, something vengeful in his tone. The aura around him tinged red, and Kristin drew her hand back with a jolt. Scott took notice of his surroundings, and with a sheepish smile his aura shifted to something more neutral and warm.

"That's why you're hiding in the Dream SMP with Jack, isn't it? You don't want to risk him remembering," Kristin asked softly. Scott let out a sigh.

"I'm not... hiding, exactly. Just lying low, somewhere where I don't have to pretend I'm not a god," Scott explained with a faraway glance.

“What if you were to tell this... Codfather," Kristin suggested. Scott wrinkled his nose in disgust in the name.

"Jimmy. His name is Jimmy," Scott corrected, sounding reverent as he murmured his name the second time. It was almost silly, a god worshipping the ground a mortal walked on- not that Kristin was one to talk. But then again, Phil wasn't exactly mortal.

"Then why don't you tell Jimmy the truth about who you are," Kristin prodded. Few knew the truth about Scott's godly status- Phil, most notably, and Wilbur. And now, she supposed, all who were on the Dream SMP. Otherwise, most knew Scott as someone who had a connection to the god of champions, and carried out his invitations to the games- not that Scott himself was the god in question.

"I... I don't know. Maybe it's safer for him if he never knows," Scott said with a sigh. Kristin squinted at him suspiciously.

"Scott, I've known you for centuries. Tell me the real reason you don't want to tell him," she said pointedly. Scott laughed nervously, rubbing the back of his neck. With a deep breath, his expression settled into something more solemn.

"I don't want things to be different between us. I liked the way it was, on that modified hardcore world. We had a flower valley, with a pond and overgrowth and- and his silly insistence on wanting to protect me, like I was the fragile one, not him. I even experienced a brief afterlife with him, after we had lost all our lives on that world. And that... that was beautiful. But then things reset, and he was reincarnated. And how could I not follow him?" Scott said wistfully. His eyes shone with bittersweet tears, a fond smile on his face.

"You truly have the heart of a mortal, my friend," Kristin said with a soft smile. Scott chuckled, shaking his head.

"Well I certainly can't let anyone know that, think of my reputation," he joked. Kristin laughed.

"Oh please, we all know how much you cherish your champions," she teased.

"Don't tell a soul," Scott said in a mock-serious tone.

"Oh please, the only souls I know are dead ones," Kristin replied with a chuckle. Scott laughed too, but it fell short as his eyes landed on the flowers that decorated the teacups.

"I think the worst part is that he sees me as an enemy. I guess rightfully so, I pushed him away because I was afraid of letting him back in. I don't think I'll be able to look him in the eyes if we end up on the opposite sides of a battle," Scott said, voice fragile as the delicate teacups on the table before them.

"Maybe there's still time to make amends. You could extend some token of peace towards him?" Kristin suggested gently.

"Maybe. I just..." Scott trailed off.

"You just want to mope around in a world of constant hardship and destruction?" Kristin teased lightly, smirking. Scott laughed.

"I guess the Dream SMP isn't the greatest place to hide out," he said, still chuckling. Kristin was relieved to see her friend back to his more genuine smiley self, multicolored eyes glinting with amusement.

"Maybe not. Are Phil and Wilbur staying out of trouble?" Kristin asked, picking her tea back up to sip at. Scott laughed again.

"Staying out of trouble is asking a lot for your family. But I think Phil has forced Wilbur to make friends with Ranboo," he replied, picking up his tea as well.

"Oh? How did that go?" Kristin asked.

"Not sure, honestly. I think they opened a burger place? I've mostly been keeping to myself in the Innit Hotel," Scott said with a shrug.

"I'm sure Tommy loves that," Kristin said dryly.

"Oh yes, cussed me out until I threatened to not let him on mcc anymore. He changed his tune pretty quickly," Scott laughed.

"Doesn't Jack actually own the hotel now?" Kristin asked.

"Yes, but Tommy doesn't seem to know that," Scott answered with a sigh, shaking his head.

"I'm sure he'll get over it. Probably still a little jumbled from being brought back," Kristin muttered, unable to help looking miffed at that. She wasn't exactly fond of people being torn from her domain, especially by an overzealous mortal and the god who he eerily resembled. Although she couldn't exactly blame XD, the book had called him and he was forced to answer.

“Maybe life and death shouldn’t be toyed with anymore,” Scott said softly, after a few beats of silence. Kristin thought of Scott’s struggles with death and rebirth, then thought of her own family. Her husband who survived and lived, never dying- and her son, who fought and died, but ended up living.

“You wouldn’t see me complaining,” Kristin replied, voice coming out more melancholy than she meant it to. Scott looked to her with brows creased in sympathy.

“What a pair we make,” he said with a humorless laugh. Kristin laughed too, just as bleak as Scott’s own laugh.

“The goddess of death whose loved ones live, and the god of champions whose loved ones lose,” she said, voice forlorn. Scott set down his tea, dropping his gaze from Kristin’s.

“I do tend to be drawn towards the lost ones, don’t I?” he said with a weak smile.

“Nothing wrong with rooting for the underdog,” Kristin pointed out with a shrug. Scott looked at the flowers on the teacups, and his smile was a bit brighter this time around, less sad and bittersweet.

“I guess not. Maybe you’re right, maybe there is time to smooth things out with Jimmy,” Scott said, looking back up at Kristin.

“Good! Being mopey doesn’t suit you. And telling him the truth couldn’t hurt either,” Kristin insisted brightly. Scott rolled his eyes with a chuckle.

“Okay Mumza, no need to get on my case. I said I’d try and smooth things over, not reveal that I’m an all-powerful god that was married to him once because I like playing mortal,” he replied, dragging out her nickname with a teasing grin. Kristin grinned back.

“I guess your situation is a little different than when I told Phil I was a goddess,” she said semi-sheepishly.

“Phil was also hopelessly head-over-heels for you when you told him. Jimmy is decidedly not,” Scott pointed out with a laugh.

“Oh Jimmy will come around eventually. If he knows what’s good for him,” Kristin said, sipping at her tea. Scott blinked at her in confusion.

“Are you threatening my ex-husband?” he asked, tone so adorably baffled that Kristin couldn’t help but laugh.

“All I meant was that he doesn’t know what he’s missing. Any man would be lucky to have captured your attention," she clarified with a teasing grin. Scott flushed in embarrassment, the aura around him tinging pink.

“You’re acting like an embarrassing mum trying to convince her son to get out there and start dating,” Scott huffed, trying to play off his flusteredness.

“You’re the one who called me ‘Mumza,’” Kristin pointed out, still grinning.

“This is rude, I’m being attacked and you’re twisting my words against me now-” Scott cut off with a laugh, unable to keep up the mock-offended act as his aura shifted back to being a neutral warm color. Scott finally looked the most himself that he had been all day- aura full of warmth, a smile on his face, and color-shifting eyes sparkling.

“Oh, whatever will you do?” Kristin teased. Scott shook his head, picking up his tea and finishing it off with one last sip before standing from the table.

“I think I’m gonna leave, actually. It’s about time I head out anyway,” Scott said. Kristin looked at how low her own tea had gotten, and sighed before standing with a gentle smile.

“Well as always, it was wonderful to have you. I hope everything works out,” she said softly, holding out her arms. Scott hugged her without hesitation, and Kristin got the feeling he was silently thanking her for her advice through the hug.

“See you next week?” Scott asked after he pulled away.

“I look forward to it,” Kristin replied. Scott smiled, giving a two-fingered salute before disappearing in a burst of color. The lightshow faded, leaving Kristin in her rather gloomy domain. The loneliness after a fellow deity left was always the worst, and the heavy conversation from before didn’t help matters much. Scott and Kristin were very similar beings for two deities that ruled over extremely different things- both of their hearts were too big, too smitten with mortals. Scott could at least compete alongside mortals if he so chose, but Kristin was in a plane of existence that her loved ones could only reach through tragedy. Perhaps Scott had it worse- Kristin could at least distance herself from mortals, while Scott stubbornly refused to. But all the same, Kristin was hopeful that things would work out for the god of champions. And maybe, things would work out for her family as well.

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[space-lynn]

Hey I just wanted to say I love the unintentional gods au! Will you be posting more by any chance?

Yup! Here's Sasha's POV! But if you mean more after this... probably. The original character Dawn Kaen belongs to a friend of mine, while Nash Viseriox belongs to me. Enjoy reading!

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Being a god wasn’t easy. It wouldn’t be if you still had a few things from your mortal life to fix. And even if Sasha no longer had any of those, being a god still wasn’t easy. Sure, she’s free from school, free from political jobs (she might as well do something nice for her girlfriends for juggling mortal and cosmic duties), but she wasn’t free from her godly duties. Never will be, she supposed, but there were small instances that she enjoyed. Such as laying on a random rock in the middle of space, watching the ever changing multiverse around her.

A little much needed break from her cosmic duties. Peaceful, relaxing, and quiet--

“Hey, Sasha~”

“Waybright! There you are!”

--if it weren’t for her companions.

A soft groan escaped her lips and she cracked one eye open, tiredly glaring at the owners of those voices.

“Nash. Dawn,” she greeted.

If anyone thought that the Calamity Trio were the only deities around, they were wrong. There were others like them, modern gods born from unfortunate mortals who fully tapped into their prophesied power and became celestial beings. The two standing over her were examples of those mortals.

“Awwww. Don’t sound like that,” Dawn Kaen said, a bipedal fox, from a planet that worshipped her, and a goddess of death. Sasha had met her during an unsavory trip to another planet.

“Something on your mind, Waybright?” Nash Viseriox asked, sharp teeth bared into a grin she’s come to know as worried. She didn’t know what species he was or where he’s from, just that he reminded her of a dragonborn Marcy excitedly explained in a DnD session when they were ten. He was a space god much like her and they’d met when two kingdoms fought one another to prove which space god was best: him or her.

A dumb thing to fight over if you asked her.

“Was just trying to relax,” she muttered, stretching. She looked over at Dawn and asked, “What are you doing here, Dawn? Haven’t you got work to do?”

“Too many deaths,” the fox grumbled, then shrugged. “It’s gotten… meh.”

“Seriously?” Nash asked.

“Hey!” Dawn snarled, whirling to glare at him. “You try your hand at being a god of death!”

“Sure thing! I’ll be better at it than you.”

“What the fuck is that supposed to mean? If I were a god of the cosmos, I’d be doing a better job than--”

A deep rumbling noise echoed from somewhere to her left, interrupting her. Dawn’s ears stood up at that, her tail going in between her legs.

“Well,” she squeaked, “nevermind about that. I’ll go do my job and I’ll let you guys do your work! See you soon!”

She disappeared not a second after, leaving her and Nash alone.

The sound echoed once more and the two space gods turned towards it.

Devourers, shapeless creatures of the void who reincarnated after countless deaths and who loved to eat everything. It was the fucking reason why Sasha was gone for week or months, the reason why she couldn’t come home to her girlfriends everyday because she had to fight months-long battles against these things. Devourers weren’t the only celestial problems in the multiverse, and it was a space god’s calling to deal with those problems.

A loud whooshing sound came from beside her, and she glanced over to see Nash compress a hand-made black hole into a battle axe.

He smirked, “You ready?”

She stood up slowly and lazily smiled, star-forged swords appearing in her hands. “Always.”

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She came home late at night a week after that, the eldritch beast a foe she’d already met in battle. A foe she’d already know the weakness of. She slipped through the front door, locked it and padded into her and her girlfriends’ bedroom. Marcy and Anne were already asleep, so she carefully tiptoed around to snatch a few things for a quick shower, to ease her aching muscles, and a comfy change of clothes.

She silently made her way to their bed, slowly settled herself behind Marcy but the soft creak of the bed woke her partners’ up.

“Sash?”

“Sasha?”

Two groggy voices asked.

Fuck-

Two pairs of brown eyes slid to her.

“Hi,” she smiled softly. “Go back to sleep, I’m just… tucking myself in.”

“Hrmmm,” Anne grumbled, breathing almost even. “Welcrm hrm.”

“Thanks.”

Marcy rolled over, one hand out to grab at Sasha’s shirt. She tugged and the resulting pained hiss that escaped Sasha snapped the two in bed awake.

Damn her traitorous mouth!

Anne sat up immediately, brows furrowed. “Are you hurt?”

“No, I’m fine,” Sasha lied, trying her best to hide the pained expression on her face.

Marcy narrowed her eyes, the hand still touching Sasha’s shirt skimming across the fabric until it softly pressed into Sasha’s side. The blonde flinched, hand flying to her side.

She heard Anne curse under her breath, and Sasha felt the area around her flicker. She found herself on the bed soon after, in between Anne and Marcy. Anne had an arm wrapped around her, her free hand underneath Sasha’s shirt putting pressure on one of the very deep wounds as her powers helped it heal.

Sasha whimpered, eyes shutting tight and pushing herself deeper into Anne embrace.

“Sorry,” the brunette kissed her head.

“I didn’t know Devourers could do this,” Marcy frowned, arms coming around the blonde to comfort her.

“Bane,” Sasha gasped and Marcy winced.

“Makes sense.”

Anne and Marcy held onto Sasha as she bucked, whined or yelped, whispering sweet nothings into her ear to ease her. The blonde slumped afterwards, barely able to keep herself awake, energy drained from Anne using it to heal her grievous wounds.

“You okay?” the brunette asked.

“Yeah,” she muttered, “thanks.”

“No prob, Sashimi.”

Marcy held her hand and squeezed, “You should sleep.”

“You, too,” a mumble.

Anne and Marcy shared a smile, then took turns to press a kiss to Sasha’s lips. The blonde smiled sleepily.

“We will,” Marcy assured her.

“Good night, Sash,” the gods of life and knowledge said.

“G’night.”

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Will I make more for this AU? Probably... If I'm uninspired to write other snippets or continue my fics (I really need to focus on those XD). Always giving my thanks to @fermented-writers-block for this wonderful idea. I'll be taking a break from this AU to answer other requests and work on my fics.

I hope y'all enjoyed reading this! Have a nice morning, afternoon or evening! Until the next snippet!

[luminouslion]

Black Clover Ch 331

So yeah, I will finally talk about the most recent chapter… I know I’m pretty late but I was sick and wasn’t really feeling like posting anything.

Spoilers under the cut!

First of all he is a cutie and I have nothing else to add to this. Just look at him I wanna give him a hug so badly <3

Wow, I don’t really know what to say…

I mean I wasn’t expecting this but somehow I was expecting it if that makes any sense at all XD

What I’m trying to say is that at the very beginning of the anime/manga I suspected Julius to be the traitor because he just gave of those vibes.

(Yes I looked up one of my very first posts just to check what I wrote about Julius back then XD also I’m cringing myself over how often I used the word “like”. But to be fair I wrote this around the time where I first started using English outside of school)

I think this is also the reason why this revelation is sooo amazing because you somehow subconsciously knew this would happen the entire time but you still didn’t expect it as it finally did happen.

Though, I do believe that Julius was in some kind of way possessed and didn’t really know what happened himself. At least his surprise in the chapter seemed genuin and it really looked like he was trying to warn Damnatio.

And besides I just refuse to believe that he didn’t actually care about the people close to him.

You could argue that he might have felt a connection with Yami and William because they are like the key to the underworld but that still wouldn’t explain why he cared about his other friends like Marx.

Speaking about my poor baby… he is gonna be soo devastated when he finds out about all of this and I’m so not ready for it. Seeing him sad during the elf-arc already broke me so this is probably gonna shatter my heart into pieces… :(

And I swear, Tabata if you kill him off I will never forgive you.

The worst thing is it isn’t even that unlikely that Marx will die while trying to confront Julius/Lucius/Astaroth or whatever he is called know. (honestly, all of this is really starting to confuse me a bit XD)

Anyway I really hope Marx will survive this because I will cry if he doesn’t.

I’m also really sad that the manga is going to end…

I get it everything must come to an end at some point but it still makes me really sad. Black Clover is my favorite anime/manga and also my comfort one. And while my hero academia introduced me to anime Black Clover made me love it.

Black Clover is also what brought me to tumblr and through what I met a lot of amazing people and I’m just soo grateful for all of this. And of course just because the series is ending, doesn’t mean that I will suddenly stop creating content for it (or other people as well) but it’s still weird to think that we won’t be getting new official content after this last arc ends.

But I’m also really excited to see what Tabata is going to do with this last arc and how he is planning on ending this series!

I hope any of this made sense cause my head is still a little bit fuzzy and I can’t really think clearly yet… XD

Anyway I just realized I talked way more about Marx and the end of the Manga than about Julius (which I originally intended) but I feel like everyone else has already said everything that is there to say about him. Maybe I will add some things to their takes in the future but for now I don’t think it is necessary for me to write my own paragraph on his character.

[did-i-do-this-write]

3, 4, 15, 16

Hey, Asher! Nice to see you around XD thank you for the ask!

My answer to 3 is the same as my answer to 4 and I answered that one here 😅

15. How do you write a really good metaphor?

Oh, I don't know if I can explain this one.... I generally use a lot of nature metaphors. I have practiced metaphors a lot, and I really just learned from seeing other writers use them well??? I don't know if I can articulate what makes it good?? Vivid imagery and effective comparisons, thinking about elements of nature or other things that you could use the same adjectives for. I- that's all that I got, I don't know 😅

16. What is your best piece of advice for writing angst scenes?

The first thing that comes to mind: use silence to your advantage. For instance, instead of leaving it at "Silence stretched on" and then having a character talk (something I used to do a lot, trying to learn something new myself lol) trying to describe what's happening, the thoughts in the character's head that's preventing them from talking, filling in thoughts and emotions and letting your characters sit in their feelings for a little while. i hope that made sense haha.

This ask motivated me to write 109 words for How an Angel Gets Its Wings.

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