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nsfwitchy2 · 5 months ago

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Hi Witchy!

About the girlwithdogs channel: as channels grow it's inevitable that the creator behind it becomes less realistic. Sucks for groomers to give the public false expectations but it's kind of inevitable. Lots of channels start out as little niche passion projects and then . . . I could write a whole ass paper about the Youtuber phenomenon, but I just submitted my own paper and have zero interest in writing for another three months. And honestly, probably somebody else already has written about it better than I can.

You said you didn't want to go off because you're at work, but can you tell us more about grooming cats when you can? I love how little work having my boy is but now you're saying I should shave him? Like, his fur????

Thanks and love xx

Ps. More Adam, please!!!

I mean yeah that makes sense, and like I said I haven’t seen her newer stuff and I probably won’t lol - but it seemed like I would be doing the grooming community kind of a disservice if I didn’t mention the general opinion of her that I’ve seen, yknow? I think a lot of YouTubers become less realistic as their channels grow, it happens all the time.

But yeah it does suck, especially because, tbh, the average US citizen at the very least knows like…. NOTHING about pet grooming? Like, if I asked the average person they would say it’s where you give pets a hair cut, but most people don’t… know anything past that, and often times don’t even factor in what that means.

Your question for example, which I am using to segway here and I don’t mean this in any shameful way. But I have like… never advocated to have anybody shave their cat unless it was medically necessary. Ever. Because unless it is medically necessary - DO N O T SHAVE YOUR FUCKING CAT!!!! Your cats fur is necessary for protecting their skin, regulating their temperature, and for sensory input. There is also a VERY solid chance it will not grow back, or it won’t grow back correctly and may leave bald patches. I have only ever advocated for shaving cats who medically needed to be shaved - such as the cat who bit me, who is highly aggressive when being brushed. Which basically means his owners cannot brush him or he will attack them. Long haired cats specifically N E E D to be brushed, or their fur will mat and this can become painful and dangerous.

Now I will say - there are people who get cats shaved for reasons that aren’t medically necessary. We usually try to educate them on why that’s bad, but at the end of the day they are paying for a service so we still have to do it if they want us to. It usually isn’t fun though, for us or the cat. They don’t really like being shaved.

What you CAN do with your cat though, and what I personally suggest you do, is regularly brush and bathe them. Or get them bathed lol, we have equipment you guys don’t lol.

Brushing your cat keeps them from getting matted - which like I said, is painful and can be dangerous. Matting is when the fur knots together in clumps, and overtime it can eventually grow into one big clump - called pelting. Matted and pelted fur is VERY tight and pulls on the animals skin, which causes irritation. It basically makes them super hot, super itchy, and super dirty because it traps dirt and dander and makes it hard for them to regulate their body temperature. This can cause things like mat rash - which can become inflamed and infected. Mats CAN be brushed out before they become too bad, but once they do it is only recommended to remove them through shaving and never cutting. This process is fairly dangerous since the closer the mats are to the skin, the closer the cut - and since matted and pelted animals are usually pretty uncomfortable, they can be pretty irritable and restless and even aggressive. To be honest - while long haired cats specifically NEED to be brushed, you should also brush short haired cats as well because they can become impacted if you don’t. You mentioned Adam so I’ll use him as my example here XD

Adam sheds like crazy. Like…. Adam sheds an ABSURD amount of hair. However he does not need regular brushing because he is regularly maintained through Beatle grooming him, his own grooming, and our regular petting and snuggling. However if I were ever to pet Adam and start noticing lumps and clumps in his fur, that would signal to me that I need to start brushing him - because his shedded fur isn’t being removed as efficiently as it was before and is starting to clump and become impacted. Which can also, you guessed it, lead to matting!!

Bathing your cat just keeps them clean and soft!! Contrary to popular belief, cats do not bathe themselves - they just brush themselves to some degree. Bathing cats can help with dandruff, dry skin and skin irritation. It’s also necessary for hairless cats to remove excess body oils, as well as older cats or long haired cats who may not be able to clean themselves thoroughly with their tongue. I have seen some NASTY cats, let me say, who definitely needed a good bath.

There is also a high chance that if you DO take your cat to a pet groomer, they will cut their nails. I do wanna say now that this is fine - we do this for our safety and it does not hurt the cat in any way. I clip Beatles nails because he likes to rip up the walls and door frames.

Mmmm aside from that I guess the only thing I can think of to talk about is nail caps lmao. They’re not great - don’t use them. It’s like putting acrylics on a cat, the glue erodes and damages their nails after a while. They also can’t retract their claws in nail caps either, which can lead to stress - I say that from experience because we got nail caps for Beatle and he got so stressed he began to eat his fur off :/

We offer nail caps at the salon too, but it’s like shaving - all we can do is advocate on the animals behalf, at the end of the day though they’re paying us for a service so we still have to do it.

Anyway, thank you for coming to my TEDTalk I guess and giving me an excuse to flaunt my cat grooming knowledge XD

I won’t lie it really is one of my favorite parts of my job, cat grooming is very fascinating despite the occasional safety hazards - though tbh any job that involves working up close and personal with animals has its dangers so 🤷‍♀️

But yes yes, here is an Adam for you XD

And a bonus Beatle as well!! My snuggly baby boys 💞🥺

#nsfwitchyasks #the Adam files #the Beatle files #hey what’s good this has been in my drafts for AGES lmao #figured I’d finish it up and post it today while I have some free time wgwoahaowhwjwhw

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zepskies · 1 year ago

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@kaleldobrev Oh my God, so first of all, this is AMAZING. Thank you so so much for reviewing the whole series like this!!! 😭😭💓💓💓

Lmao it's absolutely a trip, and I'm so glad you enjoyed the ride!! I'm so excited to dive into your comments, so here we go:

Prologue:

AS SOMEONE WHO WORKS FOR COUNTY GOVERNMENT THIS HIT HOME

LOL yeah I could very much imagine that! 😂

Chapter 1:

^^ This whole fucking exchange was SOLID GOLD - the completely fabricated line was just PERFECT & poor M.M <3

"Solid Gold," you say? 😏

Her friendship with Annie is super cute. I love that Annie is genuinely interested in who she is as a person (as you pointed out)

I felt like Annie would be the first one to readily embrace another woman in the group!

Really excited to read more about her relationship with her sister. I love that reader is doing everything in her power to try and help out her sister get the best freaking education that she can <3

Yeah I modeled this reader as a kind of "female Dean" with certain personality traits and background, so even though you don't see Louisa too much, her "presence" is felt in how the reader makes her choices/motivations.

Chapter 2:

Love the fact that she decided to sing a song that her grandmother used to sing to her when she was kid <3

Sentimentality, family, nostalgia -- these are all themes I played with in this, and as you saw, it later plays in with Ben's background and hidden sentimentality.

^^"He couldn't even pick me up himself? Lazy." - This line made me freaking wheeze

😂 Ben really thinks he's a little king of his own castle, so to speak. Just hand-picking girls to come service him. Little does he know, he's gonna get more than he bargained for. (But really he knows exactly who she is, and is sending her to his room intentionally.)

^^RUH-OH *nervously chuckles*

Yeah Ben's an asshole, but he's not that much of an asshole, if you catch my drift.

Chapter 3:

Oh, Ben's definitely loving her sass. Her fiery personality is probably half the reason he keeps her alive, tbh.

And lmao Butcher was definitely outvoted. The rest of the team likes her too!

Chapter 4:

“Bad girls get punished. Is that what you want, sweetheart?” he asked. ^^ Oh...no...please don't punish me Ben... ;) ^^ Please punish me though

🤣🤣 Girl same tho. And he was SO long-suffering about having to save her ("being inconvenienced" is exactly what I was going for). But he already likes her spirit.

Chapter 5:

I sense a friendship between her & Frank coming!

Oh yes! Creating the reader x Frank friendship was definitely one of my favorites in this series. 🥲 I actually really took my by surprise how much everyone loved his character (and Loco and Saul).

^^Just really loved this section. Like I said before, even though she got kidnapped by him and his men, Ben seems to be really interested in who she is as a person. "Whatever was keeping him awake, he seemed to crave the company as you rifled through the pantry." This line really spoke to me for some reason

Bottom line: Ben is lonely and suffering PTSD and doesn't want to admit it. She's interesting to him and he doesn't want to admit it. He wants to figure her out and doesn't want to admit it. 😂

The fact he wasn't even fazed when she walked in on him xD

Oh he has absolutely no shame. 😂 In Spanish we call that (and him), "sin vergüenza."

FINALLY SOME CLOTHES THAT FIT HER

IKR? Poor girl. 😂

Chapter 6:

Oof, this one's a doozy.

I'm living for the Frank & Loco dynamic!!! <3

I'm so glad, especially living for the "wishing these guys were on the show" compliment, because that warms me every time I hear it. 🥹🥹 I loved creating Ben's group of henchmen.

Lmfao the "hemorrhoid" line was probably my favorite to write for this chapter.

Ben being super sweet with her at she was almost SA'ed like broke me. This line specifically: You wouldn't know how that small gesture affected him as he carried you out of the kitchen

It's a turning point for her and Ben, for sure. It's a bridge of trust that forms between them, and what we call a "save the cat" moment, showing us that Ben's not as big of an asshole as we thought he was.

And it's a turning point for her and Frank as well, when he opens up to her so that she'll let him treat her wounds and check her out medically.

And then the "cooking together" scene -- I call it their Beauty and the Beast "Something there that wasn't there before" moment. 😂😂

Chapter 7:

^^No words. Just...no words...<3

Not gonna lie, I gave myself secondhand embarrassment several times writing this chapter, but thank you!!! 😂😂

I like the fact that even though he wants to fuck her, he's not pressuring her in any way. He may be "an asshole," but at least he doesn't push

And here's my reasoning on that. Ben grew up in the 30s/40s, a much more conservative time overall, societally. Arguably more "respectful," if rigid in societal roles between men and women.

But also, I think it would be a point of pride with Ben -- that he doesn't "need" to push, because why should he when he can have another woman in a heartbeat? (Or at least, that's how he might justify it to himself. Not because he respects her and genuinely likes her or anything. 😘)

^^Loved that he acknowledged this and tried to fix it right away, making sure that he wasn't hurting her (because that's the last thing he wants to do because deep down, he really does care about her even if he's not outwardly saying it)

Exactly. There's a lot of things he won't "outwardly say" before the end loll, but it starts here.

I loved their whole sex scene. It was a good mixture of sexy and humorous

Thank you!! I had fun with it, even though it was challenging for me, as every smut scene is for me. 😅 I like how this one came together though, so I'm glad you did too! 💕

Chapter 8:

^^Looks like they're starting to fall for each other <3

Ahh yes, though neither one would admit it if their lives depended on it. 😂

I really loved the dynamic between Ben and her in this one. I liked that there's some push and pull between them. Giving them little glimpses, but at the same time, still hiding certain things because of the vulnerability that it provides. I especially loved when he shared his favorite thing about his mother - her voice. I think that's why he's very intrigued by reader (at least that's the impression I'm getting)

There's a lot of give and take right? Thank you for mentioning "vulnerability," because that's what they're dipping into here, two steps forward, one step back. And I'm glad you like the connection with his mother and the reader, as that's probably one of the only people in Ben's life that he truly loved. So it's subliminally drawing ties for him from the reader to his mother -- especially through her voice.

Chapter 9:

Oh ALL the mixed feelings in this chapter, I get it. 😂 Who tf do you root for in this situation?

And yes, Ben is seriously catching feelings and his actions show it, even if the reader can't tell just yet.

Chapter 10:

^^This made me a lot sadder than I thought it would. Cause she made such a connection with him and here he is in a cooler DEAD. And Ben is just sitting here like, "oh yeah they're...busy...." cause Ben sure as fuck knows that she's gonna be so freaking upset if she finds out

You get it! Exactly. 😭😭

^^BECAUSE SHE'S FALLING FOR YOU, YOU IDIOT

Facts, girl. And Ben's a huge dummy in this chapter. 😂 But he's hurt and lashing out, as injured pride does.

Ben walking in on her sleeping and see her basically fighting for her life when she was dreaming just broke my heart

Ugh, it was hard to write that scene tbh. I debated whether I should have her wake up and find him in her room, but I liked the idea of him comforting her without knowing he was there.

I think it gives us as readers more heartbreak when she remains icy with him later on in the plane, and Ben seems to be his usual asshole self about it. Like "we know how you really feel motherfucker. Why are you being like this?!"

Meanwhile, Butcher had appeared on the tarmac. With a rocket launcher, naturally. ^^laughed out loud at this one

Lmfao I loved writing Butcher in this, tbh. He's a gem of a character. (And by "gem" I mean deeply fucked in the head, just like SB.)

Chapter 11:

Jon is father of the year honestly (sarcasm obviously)

Ugh, Jon was the worst. I based him off John Winchester, though obviously a much worse one, with far more physical and psychological abuse up his sleeve.

They may be in prison but at least they have each other!

Right? 😂 They're totally fucked, but at least they're together.

I'm gonna miss Frank <3 he was one of my favs

Hehee. 😏

Their little fucking jokes to each other killed me xD

Hahaha I love that you loved it!! I had so much fun with that part, esp the "6 afraid of 7" joke.

When he asked her to sing *SWOON* he truly does love her voice. I love the fact that singing is something that seems to make him feel better cause that's what he remembers his mother doing <3

Thank you so much for shouting out this dynamic. 😭😭 This was one of my favorite things about their relationship and connection.

Chapter 12:

^^I couldn't agree more. Yes he may be an asshole at times but he's not a bad guy (maybe a little misguided sometimes but he's not an awful person). From what I learned through school and my job, people react to trauma differently

So this is just my take on Ben's character, but I think his trauma (tortured for 40 years) actually softened him. I think before 1984, he was probably a massive asshole. Literally the original of asshole supes, selfish, prideful, violent (i.e. Black Noir), male ego at its worst.

The entire Payback team was scared of him. They didn't want to get on his bad side (or "get in his way"). He strut around like the king of his own kingdom, the big swinging dick in the room at all times.

...And yet, he let himself be manipulated by Vought because he enjoyed the fame and the money and the false power it gave him. (Hence Stan Edgar's "true power" monologue with Annie.)

But I think those 40 years gave him a lot to think about. And I think the reader's sympathy and relating to him gave him a reason to soften for her.

“Suck on my balls, sweetheart,” he retorted. He cocked his head to the side. “Oh wait, you did. Last Tuesday.” You glared at him with a hot blush spreading across your face. That was not, in fact, last Tuesday. But you didn’t rise to his bait. ^^I almost spat my fucking drink out xD

LMFAO and then we have moments like this. 🤣🤣

I'M SORRY FRANK?! *hello plot twist!!!!*

Hahahaa yess, I love a plot twist! 😜

Frank: "I ain't dead yet!!"

Chapter 13:

“Young lady. I don’t like that,” she said, with all due side eye. “You don’t like anything, Mother,” you quipped. ^^busted out laughing at this

Lmfao the classic "conservative mom."

Frank huffed. “I think the kids are calling it Frenemies with Benefits.” ^^Gotta love Frank "trying" to help

Hahaaa oh Frank. He really gives no fucks. 🤣

Chapter 14:

“Alert the media,” you said. “We’ve got the ultimate weapon against Soldier Boy: a slow ride on his dick.” ^^ANOTHER GREAT FUCKING LINE

LOLL "Alert the media" was probably my favorite for this chapter. 🤣

Ben and her had such a lovely morning together getting it on in the kitchen and now they're arguing about the logistics of kid supes being a threat or not because they're supes (Ben you are a supe too my guy, people would consider you a threat - that's real "the pot calling the kettle black")

Oh majorly! But that's kind of his point. He's a supe and he knows he's dangerous. Supes are fair game to him, in a sense, which is part of the reason why he's taken pains to control his strength with her. It's a double standard she calls him out on.

^^I don't know why, but this section really spoke to me

I'm so glad it did! Even now, Ben's struggling to figure her out and how she sees him.

Chapter 15:

Cigars have such a special place in my heart. Even though I hate the smell of cigarette smoke, I like the smell of cigar smoke because my Pop Pop loved his cigars and the smell or mention of them always reminds me of him <3 so this little piece of Ben and her "sharing" the cigar got me all warm and fuzzy <3

Aww I love that so much! Cigars are nostalgic for sure. 🥹

Chapter 16:

This is the first time I've genuinely felt bed for Jon. I'll give him credit, he really did try and fix things in the end (but it was little too late sadly). Happy that he admitted that she was strong "in spite of him" <3

Yeesss I'm glad I was able to achieve that (for the drama of it all). but yeah it was very "day late dollar short." The "in spite of him" line was probably my second favorite line for this chapter, just for how it highlights what the reader as overcome in her life (her inner strength vs. Ben's).

The fact that she has a piece of rebar in her should and she's the one asking are you okay made me laugh so fucking hard like girl (to be fair, I'd the same way xD)

Lmao ever the "giver" mentality. 😂

^^"What would the love of my life do in this moment" is just icing on the cake for me <3

Haha oh Ben, he's trying at least! 😅

“You are strong. You can do anything you want, you know,” you said, smiling wryly. “Including, being a better man.” ^^No...I'm not crying....(yes i'm tearing up)

And that one was my actual favorite line to write for this chapter. 🥹🥹🥹

PS. Yes, I did catch your Captain America reference <3

Hahaa yesss!! ❤️💙🤍

Chapter 17:

Love a little Hughie & Butcher moment <3

I had to include it! 🥹 I love their broship.

^^It started out as character development and then turned into, "I need to save the woman I love" and I don't know how to feel

You were meant to be conflicted there loll. 😂 On one hand, great that he's actually thinking of her wishes. But also he doesn't want to let her die. He's trying to make the best of a bad situation, before Frank hits him with the ultimate choice...

HE'S DONATING HIS BLOOD TO HER HOLYYYYYY

You are a hero Ben <3

Isn't he though? Holding up the Tower was just Part 1 of his hero test. this was the true ultimate test: what he's willing to sacrifice (letting a public hospital have his DNA so he can save her life).

^^MY HEART. I just *heart eyes* They really are going to be living that apple pie life together uh? <3

They really are! ...Well, after they get some emotional relationship hurdles jumped in the last chapter. 😅

The Epilogue:

^^BEN FOR THE LOVE OF GOD CALL HER YOUR GIRLFRIEND

IKR? What a dick. But he has his reasons as you saw (understandable ones, but not excuses that he can't overcome for her sake).

The fact that she asked if he even loved her cause he hasn't said in once in the entire time they've known each other really breaks my heart cause like he truly, really does love her. But what kills me is he thinks that buying her stuff is what love is (at least from what I'm reading) also breaks my heart cause like, that's what he's used to growing up in such a rich household. Love is more than buying things for someone and living with them

Absolutely! 😭 This is the crux of it. Ben's learning that love is more than just your actions, and it's not just material or where you live. It's your words as well.

“Nah, man,” he said ruefully. “That’s true motherfuckin’ love.” ^^See, MM gets it xD

And he just about sums up the whole series! 😂😂

^^There's a lot to unpack here before this statement: I can see his point because in his own weird way he did love Crimson Countess and she royally fucked him over. He thought that she loved him back and she didn't, out of fear/fame (like you had stated and the show clearly showed as well), and his father also told him how much of a disappointment he was so he really didn't know what actual love was until he met her. And I think that really scares him, that someone actually does love him despite everything that he has done and actually gave him a fucking chance. Someone that knows there's actual honest to God good in him

"He didn't really know what love was until he met her." <- That's exactly it. And it does scare him, that she genuinely sees him for himself, and wants to be with him anyway. He realizes now what a massive thing it is for someone to love him. And he's just as scared to lose her one day.

^^This fucking got me xD also, the idea of Ben wearing a condom makes me fucking laugh and I have no idea why

Because it's preposterous. 🤣🤣 Ben's got literally no shame, and don't give a fuck. But she knew what she was getting into with him. 😂😂

Final Thoughts:

This whole series was a fucking roller coaster and I enjoyed every single minute of it. The way you write Ben just seems so organic and really true to his character. The character development didn't seem out of nowhere. There was actual reasoning toward the way he feels and the actions that he did. You could see how slowly the two of them started to feel comfortable with each other and how they were both hesitant to do so.

Thank you, my love!! 💞💞 I started writing Ben with "Checkerboard." But I didn't truly feel like I had my interpretation of the character solidified until maybe chapter 4 or 5, to be honest. I revised these chapters so many times I lost count of the versions, all to try and make sure I had his voice, his characterization, his mannerisms as close as possible to what we saw on the show. And the pacing of their slow-burn relationship as believable as possible in the "enemies to lovers" dynamic.

One of my favorite character developments was him giving her a blood transfusion instead of the Temp V because he knew that was something she wouldn't have wanted. "He respected her wishes," I think was the line, and it made me happy to see that. They may not have the most perfect relationship but no relationship is perfect.

Yes that was the line! And that was what I thought his ultimate test of realizing what the reader was trying to tell him in Chapter 9, about collateral damage and taking responsibility for his strength. And if you care about her, prove it.

Their relationship is "perfectly imperfect." Perfect for them and what they are together as deeply flawed people.

You really made me wish that Frank & Loco were characters on the TV show because their vibes were just perfect. They really fit in <3

Aww thank you, lovely!! Like I said, I absolutely love this compliment, and it's high praise for side characters. One of my favorite writing tips I've ever gotten is "write minor characters like they are the protagonist of their own stories." So that's what I try to do. 🥰

And I'm also happy that not only Ben and her got a happy ending but Frank did too as he was finally able to go home to his daughter <3

Yes! Absolutely proper closer for Frank. Because let's be honest, he's the real hero of the story. 🤣🤣

Thank you again for reading and reviewing this massive beast of a story. It's one of my favorites that I've been able to create on here, and I'm so fucking glad you enjoyed it. 💓💓💓

Series Masterlist - Break Me Down

Pairing: Soldier Boy/Ben x Female Reader

Summary: You’re a private investigator by trade, but now you happily sit at a desk — leading a surveillance team at Supe Affairs. After managing to end Homelander in New York, Soldier Boy escapes custody. You are recruited for the manhunt, joining Butcher’s team.

Truly, you joined the S.A. for the right reasons. But after you become his accidental hostage, Soldier Boy will break down every single one of them…

AN: For those of you who enjoyed “Checkerboard,” here’s the requested prequel series! It’s gonna be a long road to get to that version of Soldier Boy. Technically this is an AU set post-season 3.

Series Tags/Warnings: **Rated M. (18+ only.) Enemies to frenemies to lovers. Angsty, messy, moral quandaries galore. This is a romance, but it’s a dark world with morally gray and dark characters, including Soldier Boy, of course. **Smut, language, misogyny, violence, and other chapter-specific tags.

Chapters:

Prologue

Part 1 - The Game Begins

Part 2 - You Move Me, Baby

Part 3 - Somewhere Down Below

Part 4 - On the Inside Out

Part 5 - Morning, Night & Day

Part 6 - A Hot Meal

Part 7 - Until Midnight

Part 8 - Something in the Way

Part 9 - Breach

Part 10 - Caught in the Balance

Part 11 - The Lion's Den

Part 12 - All Your Wicked Ways

Part 13 - A Generous Deal

Part 14 - Safe House

Part 15 - The Tower

Part 16 - Soldier Boy

Part 17 - More Than Words Can Say

Epilogue - All My Living Time

Series Complete!

Read More In the BMD-Verse:

Not done reading this version of Soldier Boy x Reader? Well, there's more to their story.

(**Denotes 18+ only)

Love Actually** Ben gets in late on Christmas Eve with a Grinch-like attitude, but you’re determined to force some holiday cheer into his system.

Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3 - Complete

Checkerboard** You’re not a supe. You’re breakable. Soldier Boy sometimes forgets that.

Strong As Blood** - (Soldier Boy x Reader) After you accidentally break through a solid wood table, you know there’s something wrong with you. You begin to have your suspicions, but can you keep it from Ben long enough to find out?

(In other words: This is the story of how you and Ben discover that you’re pregnant.)

Part 1 || Part 2 - Complete

Moodboard below created by @chernayawidow:

Soldier Boy Masterlist

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writingonesdreams · 2 years ago

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Heyho, happy Blorbo Blursday!! <3 So that bromance got my eyes, please tell me about it (or give me some directions where to start hehe), also which one of your blorbo is the easiest to get along with, in your opinion? Or by in-world characters.

This is beautiful question, where to start with the bromance!💕 You got me with your wip intro as well, I hope you got my ask about it yesterday? Cause I'm VERY curious and in need of new bromances to love.

Main bromance in Tears of Iron is between Zephyr and Leander, who are best friends since childhood, grew up together in this friendly rivalry but act more like brothers tbh. They are very different, with Leander being the carefree lazy way too honest phlegmatic daredevil, AND the polite and always gentlemen perfect disciplined boy doing the right thing all the time king of suppression Zephyr who loves people and helping people.

Their bond is crucial for the story, since first there is the drama around Zephyr getting a girlfriend and Leander not liking her at all. Add to that her jealousy at how close the guys are. I hate that in books, when a good pure bromance gets sidelined or overpowered by the love interest, so this is a direct address of the issue. Skye won't just suddenly be closer to Zepnyr for being his girlfriend, they are new to each other and this is reflected in their closeness. Leander just knows him better, longer and Zephyr is more comfortable with him in many situations, and you just can't jump that over.

There is also the rivalry part of their friendship. They are the tough guys who like to show off, test and push each other forward, and Zephyr's injury during the story shakes this dynamic to the core, cause suddenly Zeph is struggling with a handicap he never had, he doesn't know how to handle, he is falling apart and their usual comfort mechanisms don't work and have to build from scratch to adjust.

Another big one is between Zephyr and his student Kieran. Kieran is a troublemaker, barely adult on his own and Zephyr takes him under his wings, believes in him when no one does and gets him to open up and feel other emotions than anger. It's a wholesome little mentorship that gets turned around with the injury as well. Because Zephyr needs to learn to accept help, that getting it from people he taught isn't a shame but a win, that being flawed is an acceptable okay thing, even inspiring to the ones you inspire to see you as human and take over some of the responsibility.

There is also Zephyr's estranged older brother Zoltan, who never felt close to Zephyr for his perfectionalidm and always stealing the spotlight that also warms up to him after the injury.

There is an important side-character named Wolf, who is a local gang leader who offers outside perspective to Zephyr as someone he doesn't have to show off in front of and provides him with important self-realizations and comfort.

There are also the moments I'm still developing between Skye's best friend and human turned god Hal. Hal is ancient, sad, closed off for his sensitivity, socially awkward and overpowered, who Zephyr has trouble but also adamant will to connect with and find a way to cheer up and who will have to find his way to Leander, after the latter blames him for Zephyr's injury.

...and that's basically everyone, making up the main cast.😂 Zephyr, Leander, Kieran, Hal and and Skye with Zoltan and Wolf on the side. Big focus on bromance and hurt/comfort.

Thank you for the great question! I hope I will get to know your characters and where to start with them as well!😉💕

Oh right, the easiest to get along with is def Zephyr, since he is a charming calm and friendly sunbeam :D. Leander will be sarcastic and provocative, Kieran will be angry gunpowder walking and Hal will just look stoney or sad. XD

#blorbo blursday #ask #wip: tears of iron #bromance

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highladyluck · 4 years ago

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Mat/Tuon meta: Will He/Won’t He (Stage A Military Coup)

Back on my Mat/Tuon meta horse! This is about why Tuon is absolutely convinced Mat won't mount a military coup against her, and under what circumstances he just might, actually. Obviously, ‘ware series spoilers. The personal/political dynamic Mat and Tuon have at the end of the series continues to fascinate me. Tuon is well aware that Mat’s prince-consort position, Prince of the Ravens, is a position that could lead a military coup against her leadership; she knows all about the power struggle that imperialist, expansionist government leaders face with respect to their armies and the generals that lead the armies. She also knows at this point that Mat specifically has the skillset to pull that kind of thing off; he has demonstrated political skill even if he's not used to Seanchan customs (she noted that the way he diffused tension in the hell boded well for his ability to handle Seanchan court politics), he quickly inspires personal trust and loyalty in his troops regardless of what troops he's actually leading (see: when he meets back up with the Band in the Altaran wilderness, plus how quickly her own armies took to him), and of course he is brilliant at tactics and strategy (see: the entire series starting at book 4). She is also *certain* that he won't actually use that power against her. He has shown her personal loyalty on numerous other occasions, and Tuon's entire brand and survival strategy is generating personal loyalty due to her power (or potential power), skills, and personal integrity. She knows what personal loyalty looks like and she knows how it works. She's a little appalled at herself for not being afraid of Mat staging a coup, and she even thinks that it's probably not good for her or the empire to *not* be constantly threatened by her top military commander, because she's been conditioned to believe that external threats keep her sharp and focused- but she absolutely does trust him not to be a threat to her. Which is wild!!! You have to understand how wild this is!

Tuon previously only trusted her personal safety to people she thoroughly controls- Selucia, Karede, her damane. She does have a kind of control over Mat, but it's not based on anything she's done or her position, it's based on his personality and choices, and I don't think she thinks she controls him. (I think she believes she has authority over him, and that's at least somewhat true, but that's much different from the total control she has over enslaved people, or even the political control she has over the Blood.) She does also trust people she doesn't entirely control- the people who are almost her peers- but notably she doesn't trust them not to hurt her. She trusts that they'll act in ways benefiting their own self-interest or the interest of the empire, which could mean they might hurt her.

Mat, on the other hand, she trusts not to hurt her except accidentally, by making choices that have implications for her standing. (That's what all the manners lessons are about, she's trying to protect him so he doesn't leave her exposed.) Again, THIS IS WILD. Tuon’s an autocratic empress raised under the threat of assassination from birth, she has MAJOR trust and control issues, and here is someone she does not fully control but whom she implicitly trusts not to physically or even intentionally harm her. Do you think she's ever had that experience in her life before? I can't see how she would have. I think there's room to explore this in a way that would be therapeutic for Tuon, but it's also an extremely tempting vulnerability to exploit narratively. Either way, it's fascinating. So what's Mat's motivation not to harm Tuon, and how much of it does Tuon know? It's both a character thing and a situational thing, and I think Tuon knows about some of it, but not all of it, and she also has some major blind spots about what Mat is capable of. Mat won't intentionally harm her for a couple of general character reasons: he's in love with her, which she knows about and is like 'weird flex, but ok'; I don't know if she really knows how to parse it tbh. Also, because he won't kill a woman, which she knows about and is like 'this dumbassery is going to get my himbo straight-up murdered; however, it's kinda cute'. Also, because he has a saving-people-especially-women-thing, which she may or may not know about; I forget whether it came up in any of her surreal chats with Mat's childhood friends, but even if it did she may not know enough to give it proper context in his motivations, or understand how truly generalized it is. He's also promised to protect her from harm in the past, and while that may have been a time-/situation-limited thing, she's seen that he keeps his promises, assuming he gave the promise in earnest. So while he hasn't necessarily made such a promise recently, she knows that he keeps his word and that's something she values as a mark of integrity and a reason to trust someone. The other reasons she trusts him are more down to circumstances: the Last Battle had him temporarily siding with the Seanchan against their common enemy, the Dark One. I think Tuon's aware that he's not fully committed to the Empire yet, but possibly she doesn't realize the extent to which he is ambivalent, or she thinks it's the kind of thing they can compromise on, like the uniform design, rather than a fundamental disconnect in goals. Or she thinks that once he understands what his responsibilities are, he'll absorb himself into the role the way she has, which is... uh... rather optimistic of her, but we all have our blind spots. Finally, I don't think Mat's fully realized that a military coup (which would likely look like a situation where he spares Tuon's life but gets her off the throne) is an option for him. Or, it's occurred to him, but the circumstance has not yet come up that would justify him taking that path. And I do *not* think Tuon has considered this! She might think he knows that the Prince of Ravens is traditionally a threat to the Empress, but I don't recall that she's actually said that to him. And I don't think she sees a difference between her not being Empress and her being dead- she's conflated 'being in power' with 'staying alive' literally her entire life, and she probably thinks any situation where she's not Empress but still alive, if it's even possible, would be so shameful/painful it would be better to be dead. So it wouldn't occur to her that one outcome of a coup would be to replace her as government head but still keep her alive. And Mat hasn't yet faced a situation where he might have major ethical issues with not just the structure of the army but also the goals of it. (Even his iconic ‘I am accidentally leading an army despite really not wanting to lead an army, because I can’t let these dumbasses get killed’ move was ethically consistent, since he was just trying to run away/save people.) And, as I will never shut up about, he’s done literal war crimes to achieve his goals before- he didn’t stop to give aid after he ambushed the Seanchan in the Altaran forest, even though Teslyn specifically says this is against Randland military convention. And given Mat’s early canonical history of being railroaded into leading military campaigns, I don’t think Mat’s going to balk at leading the Seanchan army just because he doesn’t like the Seanchan empire, though it will matter what specifically he’s asked to do with it and why. I think Mat's way more likely to be willing to lead the reunification of Seanchan than to deal with local Westlands slave uprisings or rebellion. You're going to hit his moral breaking point a lot sooner if there's domestic civil crises. An actual slave revolt or rebellion would get hit with military force, and Mat says as much to Beslan so he's well aware that he'd be, if not in charge, certainly culpable for the Seanchan government response to it. (They might try to prevent it from happening at all with Seekers; but Seekers are mostly focused on the Blood, I think, so I think it's possible that if there's minimal Blood involvement they might not know about it in time to nip it in the bud.) So if you wanted to force Mat to have a crisis of conscience that's one situation you could set up, and I think it's even somewhat likely. Post-TG Seanchan-Westland politics are going to be a Cold War, and many entities in the Westlands would be happy to lend plausibly deniable support to an organic citizen and/or slave uprising! The other thing is, Mat needs to be constantly occupied and he does like using his skills; if he gets an 'acceptable' target for military force he probably will go for it. So if the forces in Seanchan unified under a rando warlord, he'd probably be ok leading the Westlands Seanchan troops there, reasoning that Tuon is probably a better or at least more influenceable ruler than that other guy. (Might be complicated if it was a female unifier, but probably not that much.) He would not be keen on enslaving the free Westlands- not that that’s going to happen as long as the Dragon’s Peace is going on- but a ‘peacekeeping mission in a foreign land’? ...idk, I can see him going for it, especially if he doesn't have enough political capital yet to back up an outright refusal. Mat was conflicted about using the damane he captured in the Last Battle, but he did use her. She was a prisoner of war from the enemy side, which probably eased his conscience a little re: personally owning her, but I don't see anywhere in the text that he had issues commanding Seanchan sul'dam and damane in a less personal way. The Last Battle was an unusual situation, but we've also seen Mat willing to ally or at least put up with plenty of people he dislikes- on personal and ideological grounds- to achieve a goal (see: rescuing Joline) or just figure out his options (see: all that card-playing with nobles in the Stone of Tear while he had emotions about Rand. XD)

So if you wanted to force Mat to have a moral crisis while fighting in Seanchan, you'd make the people he's fighting in Seanchan be people he sympathizes with more than he sympathizes with imperial Seanchan; let's say it's a coalition of rebels who want a different, more equal society. Mat's got gilt by association (thank you for that amazing phrase, Terry Pratchett) and he's not pleased about it, and unlike Tuon, he can envision a situation where she's still alive but not Empress. So I think that'd be another situation that would force him to have a crisis of conscience and start planning a coup or at least using his considerable power for leverage. The key in both cases is that it's not just Mat randomly deciding to take a stand for freedom; frankly, I don't think he would, unless he thought it was the best way to 'rescue' Tuon, and even then he would wait or maneuver until the tactical/strategic landscape was as much in his favor as possible, which is where the external circumstances weakening the Empire come in.

#mat/tuon #wheel of time #wheel of time meta #seanchan #mat cauthon #tuon paendrag #problematic fave tuon #wheel of time spoilers #post-canon #sorry I know no one wants to read more about coups this week

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misplacedgamer · 3 years ago

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hi! I'm the anon who asked where to read the oneshot and tbh I'm glad I did! While I do love what we got in the end, if I'm being completely honest I kinda grew fond of Jack 😅 I can't tell if it's bc he's so sickly or if it's bc of his attitude but I just wanna hug him so bad rn. It's lowkey a shame that the fandom doesn't talk more of the oneshot, my kingdom for some good quality Jack art ✨

I’m glad you liked it!!! And it’s not low key a shame, it’s HIGH KEY a shame. Jack has what Deku doesn’t: a fully developed self esteem. Deku is a good protagonist for the most part, but I struggle to understand his motivations. He constantly said that he wanted to be a hero, but he never took steps to develop any kind of fighting skills or maybe use his quirk analysis abilities to apply himself that way. On top of that, he REALLY ties his self worth to his quirk usage, and it’s kind of hard to watch him push himself so hard because he thinks he’s useless without OFA.

Jack on the other hand doesn’t have those problems. He’s a full grown adult, so he had to work through his insecurities about not being physically fit enough to be a hero like he always wanted, and he pushed through to become a hero in his own way. I also just think it’s refreshing to have an adult protag in a manga story, but that’s because I haven’t been 16 in a LONG time xD

I also just like his mentor figure better. Snipe is more interesting because his problems are mental, not physical, and he doesn’t come with all the AFO baggage that makes All Might seem a bit manipulative when he chooses Deku as his protege (that’s for another post though). And that panel when he puts his hand out and says “I’ll be your hero”???? I fucking cried.

The only downside to My Hero is there’s no analogue for Bakugo, who’s so important to what MHA is that it feels wrong to not have him. I think Hori split up Snipe to make Bakugo and All Might, so Deku could have both a mentor and a deuteragonist to banter back and forth with.

So yeah, sorry for the long reply, but I love Jack just as much as you and he deserved better (even if he looks like scary Luffy)

#sarah rambles #sarah answers #anon reply #bnha #mha #boku no hero academia #my hero academia #izuku midoriya #midoriya izuku #deku midoriya #jack is the best boy #I love Deku #but we were robbed

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redxblueihateloveyou · 4 years ago

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Actually i don't get Reki at all. Like even in the first ep he was worse even than Shadow and i'm not talking abt Cherry, Joe and Adam. And he was ok and loved skating. But like... if your friend is better than you, then you get depressed and making your friend feel guilty abt you not being good enough? I didn't even ship Reki and Langa, they are just giving me only friendship vibes, but i'm still sad, wtf writers did with his character?

Yeah, same. Like, sorry, I just don’t think Reki’s character can be redeemed for me personaly at this point.

Like what should I even stand for in his character? I do not respect his life position at all. Like I dislike Makoto for being a shadow and not wanting anything in his life, but hey, at least he’s genuinely happy for Haru’s success. I adore Rin who never gave up and dove into the hardest challenge possible from the start to get on Haru’s level, cause he wanted to swim with him for the rest of his life and he got there. And then there’s this.. it’s like.. he loves to skate, but apparently not enough, cause his doesn’t want it, if he isn’t the best at it, so he’d rather... not skate at all? He wants to be as cool and on the same level with “naturally talented ones” and wants to compete with Langa, but he doesn’t want to do anything for it or search for his own unique style or smth to beat them in another way? And on top of that he’s also sad about seeing Langa succeeding? The whole thing is... like.. no, thank you?

Like are they really gonna go with the “you made me want to be great at this like you, but if only you are great at this, than screw both you and this?” lolz. Even if they will go with the psychological block bc of his friend’s injury, it’s gonna be lousy af now. It’s like is there even a route left which could make him look...ahem... presentable at this point? Idk.

I also was right about the fact that he’s the type who prolongs the whining instead of doing things, unlike some other characters who were in his position too; realistic maybe he is, but I don’t want it, honestly, like I see such things every day and I do not like it.

From what I’ve seen in the tag some are already trying to apply here like 50 mental disorders to excuse him and stuff like “it’s realistic” and at this point I’m honestly used to people on the internet using mental disorders not for spreading awareness, but bc they’re thinking it’s “trendy”, which is a cringe galore and shame on you. But it still makes me kinda sad all the time. Also there’s nothing unrealistic about not giving up and getting where you want, it’s just harder for, to say, “ordinary” people, that’s why most rarely choose this option (although it’s for you to decide if you’re ordinary or not, cause everyone can be extraordinary, you just need to find it in you). Anyways, drowning in a self pity is not the trait I’ve ever found appealing in people, along with the constant comparing yourself to others.

Sadly many prefer to use these excuses to get out of everything along with being lazy or jealous, esp the young generation. At this point, it’s like the same thing as with this other fandom. Like, sometimes when someone is trying to hit someone because he saw that he’s more talented than him, that just means that he’s an asshole, there’s no need to come up with ridiculous excuses to justify this and try to make him a hero. And sometimes ppl are just jealous, as simple as that. And no, not everyone is like that. At this point ppl on social media are like... fuck your hard-working characters, who are inspired by talent and do not give up on trying to prove yourself even if the whole world is against them. Let’s promote being emo and how it’s okay to spend your life on walking around telling everyone how you’re a useless trash, like this will help you in life.

Also if seeing someone succeed, esp your best friend, makes you sad, might want to reconsider the way of living your life. Just saying.

Also since when you have to be the best just to enjoy doing what you love doing? I’m like... personaly I do not get it. Looking at my vids 10 years ago they look like utter trash, but I tried and tried and yeah, I might not reach some levels of mega talented ppl, but hey, I’m still trying and searching for stuff I can improve all the time and watch talented ppl tutorials like “holy fuck, you can do that?”.

But hey, at least he doesn’t want to only make boards, he wants to compete... (or does he? I’m honestly not sure at this point lol)... I mean, there’s... that. but I thought, when he’s gonna realize it, he’s gonna be back on track, but n.o. xD back to self pity. ok then. Some go like “its only been 3 episodes” and I’m like “this... ain’t a 24 episodes anime tho..(?)”.

So far I’m just confused about what are writers intentions with some characters are. Like the most interesting ones at least for me are technically a background for some reason idk. I was literally sad about the wasted amount of screentime on Reki being.. well, nothing new.

Sad part about this is that people like this also need a constant reassuring to the point of them just sucking your life out of you, too, so I honestly do not know how to deal with this life position. Ppl like this have a tendency to never be happy, so Langa would just have to run after him and feed him with compliments for the rest of his life to water his tiny self-esteem or say smth “don’t give up, don’t give up, fighting”? It’s like... well, ok. Friendship, yeah, but ship? Nah, not for me. Also I do not smell any huge romance there tbh, and from Reki’s side this is all just a mess tbh.

The saddest part was that he saw that Langa won after his yelling and he didn’t care for that. Like Rin was mopping bc he wanted to swim with Haru, so when he saw that Haru wanted to swim with him, too, that was it for him. And that’s the problem all the viewers who watched Free! got hit with while watching this. My DMs are literally all about “why do I not feel anything about them?” or “sometimes cute, but smth doesn’t hit me shipping wise”. Cause I think most expected for some reason that he would also put Langa first, but at the end, they’re not on the same track, bc their priorities are different.

I actually think it was just mistake for all of our Free! hommies including me to go at it from the wrong point of view and from the beginning expecting it shipping wise to be like that one other Utsumi’s work. I mean, she’s just a director there, not also on the storyboard or anything else. Should’ve gone watching it with a clear head. The main ship just does not hit any spots for me either. And my heart does not lie there at all. I do blame Free! for this, cause it’s like impossible to compare bc of those our scenes, I keep seeing, but at the same time, they do not hold up not to the dynamic, not to anything at this point. Like I do not know where they’re going with them, but this is just not my type of a ship in general and definitely not the one I can go crazy about. I honestly do not think 3 episodes can change that. It’s says a lot if at this point I do not even care much for their reconciliation, I’m like.. tell me about the seniors’ drama tho xD So I’ll stick with my side ships.

Also, unrelated to the question, but did Adam seriously just went and hit Cherry with a board in the face?!!!! (THE FUCK DUDE?) Like, this was definitely not how I thought this was gonna go. I also kinda felt like Cherry was in love with Adam in the past. All in all this was like a... strange episode, at this point I just feel sorry for my baby Langa, Joe and Cherry were very cute (esp at the end) and my god Cherry is hot, but like I also want something complex pls, so idk I’m still waiting for the Adam/Tadashi shananigans.

At this point I’m like “I love watching this, but what am I watching?” haha supernatural skating soup opera it is then.

Also I just love Langa my dude, my man. How he’s such a puppy in real life, but so freaking hot when he skates??!!! T_T

#answered #anonymous #sk8 #sk8 the infinity

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demetriandelibinaryboyfriends · 1 year ago

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Ohhhhhh I am ENAMORED with this :O Augh, I'd forgotten how good my boy looks in green and aqua!!! Look at him wearing the mlm flag colors around, so valid of him 💚💙🤍💚💙🤍

I LOVE the idea of his scales being this really vibrant shade of emerald green, and the color gets more and more vivid as he gets older. And he like. Doesn't know what to do with it XD Kinda like him having a sudden growth spurt and getting super tall. Like suddenly he's got this trait that's considered conventionally attractive, and girls are noticing him, and he's like "??? TF do I do with this??? I thought that I wanted a girlfriend, but now that the GIRLFRIENDS want ME...shit nevermind" *swims away to hide in the kelp forests forever*

MY GOD!!! His little flipper hand!!! Those CLAWS!!! Boy's got some sharp edges, both literally and figuratively XD I do like to think his claws are on the sharper side for merfolk, but he doesn't like using them because it makes him feel like some kinda uncivilized ruffian. Eli thinks this is a terrible shame, as Demetri looks pretty damn hot when he goes feral and starts slashing stuff (which, incidentally, only ever seems to happen when Eli's in mortal peril).

And headcanon that mer-Demetri's got a necklace of the top middle jewels given to him by Eli. Eli made it himself out of stuff he scrounged out of a shipwreck, and tbh it's probably just like...a mixture of old fishing nets, chicken wire, and especially shiny fake plastic jewels, but mer-Demetri cherishes it anyways.

A beautiful green coral pic for a little budding coral reef mer-scientist 🪸He totally would aksjhudsygfr he'd make it his personal mission to save them and if he had a bit more guts would probably lecture passing boats about throwing plastic in the ocean XD

That top right and bottom left pic tho??? Like ASKJAHDUOG if you could die from an overdose of Aesthetic Water Pic, I'd be a goner. THAT OCEAN HAS NO BUSINESS BEING THAT GORGEOUS DAMMIT. And right next to Blorbo from my Shows??? This is simply too much dopamine in one place, I can't take it D:

Oooooh, are those jellyfish glowing??? I feel like Demetri would be kinda drawn to bio-luminescence, and might even start giving off a little of his own as he matures into his adult merman form.

This is an absolute work of art, well done <3

Mer!Demetri Mood Board! ( @gemini-sensei )

#demetri alexopoulos #demetri cobra kai #merman!demetri #aesthetic #moodboard #mermay #mermaid au

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saeryuart · 5 years ago

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Ikevamp Hugger Tiers

... Welcome to the first and last piece of writing I’ll likely ever post on here lmao. I couldn’t get this outta my head and this happened XD If your guy happens to be one of the lower tiers, sorry!

The entire list is just how I think it would go, soooo yeah. Though funnily enough, the guys listed in the tiers themselves aren’t necessarily in order lmao.

Includes Vlad and Charles! Because it’s gonna be a long af post, writing is under the cut!

TOP TIER HUGGERS

Napoleon:

-Honorary member #1 of the #GotThisSquad

-Man radiates big bro energy, and if you don’t know it right now, you WILL know it when he takes you in his arms. They’re warm, strong and protective.

The kinds of hugs he tends to give vary between being playful or protective. If he’s feeling playful, he’d probably hug you from behind and murmur teasing, loving remarks in your ear. He’s particularly fond of nuzzling his cheek in your hair.

-Man’s also got big hands, great for holding your waist, along with other things mhmmm~ ;)) they’re great for making you feel even more secure than you normally would, and that’s saying a lot

-With his hugs, he wants to tell you he’s not only protecting your body, but your heart and soul if you’re willing. They’re all encompassing, and are always gonna have you feeling safe, no matter what

-Sleepy hugs are arguably the best kind of hugs to receive from him though, bc all filters are off. Any reservations the man might normally have are gone as he pulls you into bed to hug the life outta you

-Hope you don’t have any important plans for the day bc you’ll be stuck there with his face buried in the crook of your neck, nuzzling into you like a cat.

-Please hug him, you won’t regret it. .... If you don’t have plans.

Overall rating: 9/10

Comte:

-Leader of the #GotThisSquad, man knows what he is doing

-He’s super observant of people by nature, so he’ll know immediately what it is you want. You someone that’s more energetic and wants tight hugs? That’s what you’re gonna get. You’re a shy, hesitant bean that isn’t quite used to contact? He’s gotchu girl~ He’ll hold you gently but loosely, so you have the chance to step away if you want to

-but if he had it his way, he would put the person in the gentlest but secure hold. Especially fond of having his hands stroke their hair and back.

-Speaking of which, his hands are like magic, able to melt your worries and tensions away. They just coax you into relaxing in his arms

-He personally prefers to be the one doing the holding, but if you want to spoil him, you don’t need to work that hard to convince him - running your fingers through his hair is a surefire way to make a contented sigh escape his lips.

-It’s a bone-deep kind of satisfaction that Comte wouldn’t trade for anything in the world, cherishing the person in his arms

-It doesn’t matter whether you’re happy or sad, he’s your go-to person if you’re in need of a hug

Overall rating: Sugar Daddy/10

Vincent:

-Final member of the #GotThisSquad.

-Like a warm summer day, his hugs are super soft and sweet. Somehow, despite being a painter and hardly stepping out of the mansion, he smells like freshly washed sheets.

-His hands are gentle and soft, but a little calloused from constantly washing and handling his art supplies and paintings.

-While holding you, expect sweet nothings to be whispered in your ear. Man loves you so much, he has to make sure you know everything that’s in his thoughts, EVERYTHING.

-His fingers tend to absently trace all the little things he loves about you; your hair, your cheeks, your lips, the way your eyes shine when they reflect his own loving gaze in yours... it all makes him want to hold you more and never let go.

-Particularly fond of holding your hand while hugging you, intertwining your fingers together as naturally as breathing. Also enjoys touching foreheads with your own, staring into your eyes.

-He hopes he makes you feel as beautiful as he sees you.

Overall rating: Sunshine Boi/10 **sobs**

HIGH TIER HUGGERS

Leonardo:

-BLAST FURNACE.

-This man is a portable heater who can’t stand not being in your arms for 0.000001 seconds. Especially when he’s ready to take a nap.

-Great during Winters, but the Summer... welp. Run MC. Other than that though, he gives great bear hugs.

-He’s so huge, he literally dwarfs any and everything under that hugeass coat. TBH you’ll either hate it or love it, depending on how good your blood circulation is lmaooo

-Man likes giving back hugs when in a teasing mood, but when he’s feeling more romantic, he prefers you to be facing him. Odds are, he’ll be pulling you into his arms, hand tucking the back of your head into his chest.

-His bear hugs are reassuring, those broad arms and strong chest doing wonders in making you feel safe and secure. Depending on how tall you are, he’d pull you into his chest or the crook of his neck. ... And did I mention that chest? Damn Daddy.

-Odds are, he’s gonna smell like tobacco too. If you don’t like that sorta thing, that could be something of a turnoff. Man’s a giant too, so odds are you’re going to be an armrest half the time, rip.

Overall rating: 8/10

Arthur:

-Like his personality, his hugs are playful and endearing. He LOVES cuddles and by Jove, if Arthur Conan Doyle wants cuddles, he WILL get cuddles.

-Repeat after me. CLINGY. MAN.

-It’s practically canon that, like a puppy, he wants your attention on him ALL THE TIME. So eye contact is a must, lots of small kisses peppered across your face to make you laugh; your laughter never fails to make his heart skip a beat.

-Skinship is practically a requirement, it’s Arthur’s love language. Up there with gift giving.

-He loves holding your waist while breathing in your scent in the crook of your neck. He wants to be enveloped by you, your presence assures him more than anything. But that doesn’t mean the hugs are a one-sided thing, either.

-If in a particularly good mood, he’ll hum some random English tune while swaying you side to side. Sometimes, that swaying might evolve into a full-blown dance, with him twirling you around the mansion floor with laughter.

-With you, he always wants you to feel as good as you make him, for you bring out the best side of him.

Overall rating: 8.5/10

Vlad:

-0/10, momma didn’t raise you to fall for no shady man, wouldn’t recommend.

-KIDDING, I’M KIDDING. .... Mostly.

-Bc he’s such a shady man with little to no experience in physical contact, one would think a hug from him would be the worst idea one could have if they ignored his pretty face and bewitching eyes-

-Warning: Once he’s in love, his hugs are the singular most addicting thing besides his kisses. MAYDAY, MAYDAY, ABORT!! Man is dangerously attractive, and he knows it.

-Bc he’s always around flowers, he always smells great. Like nectar from the sweetest flower, his sweet, honeyed words would coax you over until, before you know it, you’re trapped within his arms.

-He’s not planning on letting go either, because only he deserves to see such beauty and tend to it. As far as he’s concerned, the other weeds he calls ‘men’ could be nipped in the bud ok that’s enough flower puns, I promise.

-His hugs are unbelievably gentle, but possessive. You’ll be handled so delicately, you’d wonder if he mistook you for glass - no, even glass was handled with less care than how he’s holding you right now.

-He has to have eye contact while holding you. No exceptions. He has to know, what are you thinking right now? If you feel like breaking away, surely he has other ways of convincing you...

Overall rating: Intervention/10

Charles:

-TACKLE HUUUUUUGSSSS

-Hope you have a strong back, because he won’t be able to resist glomping you over half the time.

-If he’s particularly excited, he’ll be playfully swinging you around after. You getting dizzy? Tooooo bad, maybe after a couple more minutes. As long as you don’t throw up, babe~

-Man may be a doctor but dammit, he has the right to cuddle his honey, too! Hmm, this sounds familiar. Must be a doctor thing.

=Nose boops and cheek rubs. All that disgustingly cheesy and playful shit that makes anyone watching gag from the diabetes.

-If he’s feeling mischievous enough, he might bury his nose into the crook of your neck to blow hot air on your skin to make you squirm. It never fails to make him giggle.

-His main focus is making you laugh and have a good time, nothing else matter.s He likes the way laughter makes your eyes crinkle juuust right~

Overall rating: 7.5/10 bc his hugs will break someone’s back one day-

MID-TIER HUGGERS

Dazai:

-A surprisingly decent hugger.

-One wouldn’t think him capable of giving hugs with such genuity and emotion, unless you were the person he were doing it to. These special hugs are especially private, reserved for the irreplacable person in Dazai’s life.

-Despite his appearances, he is a compassionate person deep down, and wants to see you happy. Especially as the one who taught him to care for his own life.

-Like Arthur, he likes making you laugh. With his arms encircling your middle from behind, he likes giving surprise tickles to make you squeak and jump, promting his own quiet chuckles. Your reactions never fail to amuse him.

-His hugs are literally breathtaking, because you’ll be too busy squirming with breathless laughter to escape out of his arms. It makes his eyes light up in a way that’s startlingly different from the smile he shows the others; the closest thing to a true smile.

-For more somber moments, he holds you like he’s never going to hold you again. You can feel how much he cherishes you with how gently but securely he embraces you. He likes doing it from behind so you don’t have to see the pained expression on his face as he holds your hand for comfort.

-The only real downside is that again these hugs are especially private, so no one else gets to see. A shame too, or not, depending on how you look at it. uwu

Overall rating: Soft sad boi/10 whoops I kinda accidentally turned this into angst.

Isaac:

-Awkward Blushy Boi #1.

-Bc he’s so awkward and shy, his hugs are gonna be stiff af at first. He might not even respond at all, depending on how startled he is. Or how fast you let go of him

-If you do let go first, he’s gonna be lowkey highkey disappointed.

-Good thing is, because his hands are so used to delicate work, his touch is gentle and precise. So if you’re sensitive to physical sensations, he’ll pick up on that. If he does manage to brush against a sensitive area, expect a ton of stammered apologies and red cheeks.

-At first, his initial touches are shaky and unsure. But when he starts to gain confidence, his hands are curious and careful.

-Give him some time to let the hedgehog bristles come down a bit, and you’ve got yourself a teddy bear. Unfortunately, his hugs are going to remain awkward for some time bc-

-wHAT IF HE HOLDS YOU FOR TOO LONG, WOULD YOU GET ANNOYED??? DOES IT COME OFF AS TOO CLINGY, WHAT IF- ***incoherent anxious screaming into the void***

-Error: Isaac Newton has stopped working.exe

-Once he gets used to you though, his hugs become super comforting. Boy’s a string bean, so his arms aren’t the most buff. But the way he holds you is so awkwardly sweet, you can feel the sincerity behind his actions.

-Please give him a chance, he’s so worth it T_T

Overall rating: 7/10

Jeanne:

-Awkward Blushy Boi #2

-Similarly to Isaac, he’s super standoffish at first, especially with the whole ‘don’t touch me, you’ll get dirty blah blah blah’ spiel sHUT UP AND LET ME LOVE YOU.

-Don’t expect him to ever initiate hugs, not at first. It’s a long work in progress with this man. But pls stick with him, he is so, so worth it.

-Jeanne isn’t a person that gives away affection lightly, so whenever he hugs you, expect him to mean it. You will be weak-kneed at the sheer compassion and warmth behind his actions, even through his gloves.

-But if you do ever hug him, even though it’s hesitant, he’ll never fail to hug you back bc he’s a soft boi that doesn’t want to hurt your feelings.

-Despite having the tendency to push people away,his hugs are gentle and protective. They let you know you’re safe and not alone. Giver #2 of great comfort hugs.

-Once he’s comfortable, he’ll like the feeling of your bare skin against his palms, so he’ll start hugging you with his gloves off.

-Develops a habit of gently rubbing his thumb across the back of your hand; he likes how small they feel in his own. It makes him feel protective, renewing his vow of keeping you safe.

-Unfortunately, he gets points deducted for never initiating contact at first, as well as his hugs being rather stiff for a long time.

Overall Rating: 6.5/10 pls love-

Sebastian:

-Hugging? When you could be WORKING?? It’s more likely than you think.

-Man is normally reserved, and not one for physical contact. But his touch is surprisingly gentle and reassuring. Particularly if you’re feeling upset or stressed.

-He’s fond of back rubs and closeness as he’s holding you. Tucking your head under his chin, his hold is gentle but firm, reminding you of your good qualities and what he loves about you.

-Because he’s not as remarkable as the other men in the mansion, he might need some extra reassurance that he’s good enough for you. He’ll appreciate it if you rub his back, especially after a rough day.

-Under those gloves, his hands are rough and calloused from his work as a butler, but the way he embraces you couldn’t be more deliberate or careful.

-Sebastian considers you his little miracle, the fact that you came from the same timeline as him gives him a new level of comfort as a piece of home away from home.

-Despite his strictness during work, he makes sure you know how much you really mean to him. While he disapproves of PDA in front of the residents, he doesn’t mind sneaking a cuddle now and then... in privacy of course.

-But despite these qualities, the problem with Sebastian’s hugs is that they hardly get a chance to happen.

-Man is too busy working himself to death helping the mansion residents, and has an 18-hour work schedule everyday to spend time with you. Someone save him bls. You’ll be doing both of yourselves a favor.

Overall rating: Workaholic/10

LOW-TIER HUGGERS (I’m so sorry)

Theo:

-Ah yes, Hondje fetish man.

-Like his brusque personality, his grip may be a tad rough, but the way he holds you is protective and gentle. Likes holding the back of your head close to him, arm secure around your waist; he likes the feeling of you belonging to him

-Theo doesn’t really do comfort hugs. Unless your life was in danger or something, he’s much more likely to just pull you in when he feels like having cuddles hugs. Processing emotional depth greater than familial love is a bit of a learning curve for the man. He’s trying.

-His hold is possessive, but affectionate. He likes pulling you in close by the hip when in public; man claims he’s not big into PDA, but he’s proud of his girlfriend and WILL show that off, dammit.

-Also claims he’s not clingy, but he’ll hold onto you for as long as physically possible until he has to let go. So you’d better not be thinking of going anywhere Hondje, not when you have your Master to please. Yeah, sure ok sounds fake but ok.

-He doesn’t initiate hugs often, but he likes holding you in quiet moments when you’re alone. Not that he’ll admit that out loud. Like Vincent, he likes touching foreheads with yours to stare into your eyes. They’re like the perfect works of art to him, a masterpiece he can stare at for hours. He likes how expressive they are, the way they light up in so many different ways whether you’re happy, angry or excited.

-Honestly, despite the loving shit I give him, he’s only barely in this tier for a couple reasons. But one of them is that he’s not really an affectionate kind of hugger. Theo’s the kind of guy that expresses his love through uh... other physical means. If you catch my drift~ >3

-All in all, his hugs are protective and strong, but also a little rough. Perfect if you want to be assured of your relationship and loved, but not really recommended if you’re looking for something comforting and soothing.

-TLDR: His hugs are warm, but not versatile. Honest Tsunderes die if they are killed

Overall rating: 6/10

Mozart:

-Awkward Blushy Boy #3. The holy trinity is complete.

-Unfortunately, I’m gonna have to rank Mo as the worst hugger of the mansion guys for a couple reasons. One being his lack of human contact.

-Like Isaac, his hands are very careful. He cherishes you, and wants you to feel the devotion he has for you, so he often handles you as gently as he does his violets.

-But the stage to get there is unbearably long. Like, Jeanne kinda long. In fact, Mo is someone that, (even after he gets together with you), thinks that people only approach him when they have an angle, something to gain from him. But that doesn’t mean he holds back with you.

-His initial hugs are awkward at best, the but number of ways he hugs you is as innumerable as his compositions. A loving, encasing hug for a declaration of affection, a passionate intense embrace when recovering from a close call, entwining of fingers in a quiet moment... you’ll have it all.

-He sometimes hums some songs in your ear while holding you, particularly if you’re upset. His hand will also be rubbing soothing and gentle circles in your back. Mozart is a passionate, empathic man deep down, and will accept nothing less than your complete comfort.

-Unfortunately, while his hands are beautiful and practically close to perfection in appearance, they’re awfully cold from poor circulation. Doesn’t help that he’s a literal vampire.

-The temperature difference is bound to make you jump a little, but he makes up for it with his gentleness. It’s also why he likes stroking your hair, entwining his fingers together around your waist so you don’t feel the cold as much.

-But the big reason points get deducted off is-

...... I see you reaching for the Purell, asshole. >:(

Overall Rating: Ice Hands/10

Shakespeare:

-D.... do i really need to explain this? ;;

-Don’t get me wrong, the man is very romantic. He never fails to whisper sweet words to sweep you off your feet. Hushed poetics and compliments flow out of his lips with ease, making you feel like a princess in his arms.

-However, like Mozart, his hands are cold from poor circulation. Not to mention... do you smell a hint of blood, coming from him? No, it’s just your imagination, he swears.

-Like the man himself, his embraces are very passionate. He loves holding you close by the waist, making sure your bodies are touching as much as possible. He’s rather fond of bringing a lock of your hair to his lips, kissing it with the flutter of a butterfly’s wings.

-He’s also rather... possessive. When he’s feeling particularly sly, he embraces you sensually from behind, resting his chin on top your shoulder. The way his arms slowly rise to curl around your waist feel like the sweetest trap you can’t bring yourself to escape.

-He’s also one that silently demands eye contact. As he keeps a hold of your waist, he likes to cradle your cheek tenderly, the mismatched wild yellow and blood red faze staring into your soul. The way he searches your eyes for your secrets steals your breath away, as the devotion he pours into the act belies any falsehoods he might’ve told.

-Again, this man is very devoted. Loves you to the point of obsession, really, But would I recommend hugging him personally? Aha ha ha haaa... gimme a while on that one. When the knife he has in his pocket isn’t poking my stomach. And NO, I don’t mean the one you want.

Overall rating: Romantic until someone dies/10 (I SEE those knives sticking out of your coat pocket Shakes, I want your arms, not the damn Iron Maiden).

Faust:

-Man wants you as a guinea pig. Why would you want to hug that.

-... Idk enough of him to actually add more than that. Sorry lmao.

Overall rating: Death wish???/10

--- Wow, I am never doing that again sdlkfjsd. I think my wrists have died along with my sinuses making this post lmao. Hopefully everyone was relatively in character! If you actually managed to sit through all of this, you deserve a big round of applause, seriously. I think I’ll stick to drawing tho, kek.

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oveliagirlhaditright · 4 years ago

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This is probably a strange question since KH is already a crossover in and of itself, but... KH-Crossovers you'd love? XD Not limited to Disney or any medium in particular btw :)

Fun question!

Hmm... Off the top of my head? Things that I love, because I’m selfish like that. Haha. Something like Inception comes to mind (and I’ve actually written a KH and Inception crossover. Though it would never entirely work out, but shh). But they lend themselves well to each other. Mainly because DDD was clearly inspired by Inception. What?

The Mortal Instruments, Percy Jackson, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as I think all three of them would mesh well with KH. Also, Dark Angel (and a lot of Fox shows, like Dark Angel and Tru Calling), because again with the selfishness. Also, Fox movies. More on some of that later.

Edit: ABC shows, like Alias and LOST, as they’re mystery box stories like KH.

W.I.T.C.H. Gargoyles too, though I barely remember it.

Kilala Princess, probably. And perhaps Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey (at least the villain from it would be great for KH).

I know there are some companies out there who have adapted fairytales that Disney already has. And it would be cool to see their take on them in KH. In my Namiku multi-chapter story--that I’ll sadly never finish--this was going to be a thing. There was something wrong with Kingdom Hearts, so the characters would go to a world and be like, “Wait... I know this is supposed to be Cinderella’s world, but something is off about it.” But that could also work with things like Once Upon a Time and the new Disney live-action movies.

That being said: Once Upon a Time.

National Treasure... that could actually potentially be in KH (as a few on these list could be), but I doubt it ever will be. So I might as well include it. Enchanted, too.

Phantom of the Opera or Phantom of the Megaplex. Preferably the former.

Some DCOMS Pixel Perfect and Disney Channel shows, tbh. Kim Possible!

I think people, like Shire Folk, who have written the characters with Digimon are on point.

Things like Soul Eater... and probably other animes, Square Enix made or not.

Syfy Alice, because it’s my favorite version of Alice in Wonderland.

Pokémon. Because I think Ash and Sora have a lot in common, of course (perhaps also Misty and Kairi, and somewhat SoKai and Pokeshipping). And because, as weird as it is to say... in the first game, where they made a big deal about the Keyblade choosing its master and choosing Sora (and it was very much sentient), the bond that Sora made with his Keyblade (that eventually chose him over Riku) somewhat reminded me of Ash and Pikachu’s journey. To a lesser extent, of course. But still.

Square Enix worlds...

I don’t think I want a “Beauty and the Beast & the Enchanted Christmas” world per se, but I want a Forte boss fight, somehow and some way.

Winx Club.

A crossover with Clamp could be interesting. Especially since Tsubasa and KH are so similar.

I’m down for the Muppets and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to be cameos.

Anastasia and Titan A.E.

Tales of Vesperia or something? Just because I once made a manip of Estelle and Naminé together, and someone commented that that wasn’t a bad crosier idea and I kind of agreed?

It would never happen in a million years, for so many reasons, but A Song of Ice and Fire could be interesting. They’re both fantasy theories that keep you guessing, with a lot of theory crafting in both.

People have often theorized what KH would be like if it had been Nickelodeon or something. LOL People say “Spongebob would have taken on Mickey’s role”, and I wouldn’t be opposed to seeing what could be done with a Nickeloden crossover, a Cartoon Network one, or what have you.

Grimm’s Fairytales, maybe? Or even the show Grimm? -shrugs-

I could maybe give the Star Wars, Marvel, and Indiana Jones ideas a try...

Roswell?

Tenchi could be interesting... The sword from that/Master Key reminds me of the Keyblade, somewhat.

Madoka Magica?

Sabrina: The Teenage Witch? I have no freaking clue. But I’ve been rewatching episodes of that show on some week nights lately, so it’s on my mind.

Firefly could probably work, and I am trying to write that. And parts of Dollhouse would lend itself beautifully to KH.

Oh. Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Danny Phantom.

People have been saying stuff like Naruto for years, and I agree.

I also wouldn’t say no to DC. I once wrote a Smallville and KH crossover once, but that was wish-fulfillment. I don’t know how much it would actually work. Haha.

Static Shock. Teen Titans and/or Young Justice. Batman Beyond.

I’m also someone who thinks a High School Musical could work, and would like to see it. XD. I once wrote a KHxHSM crossover, and at least one reviewer seemed to think I handled it pretty well. So it can be done, imo. .

..Maybe even things like Boy Meets World, even though it shouldn’t work. But ever since the fandom joked that Jason Marsden will be announced for KH, and then the fandom will war over whether he’s voicing Max Goof, Noel Kreiss, or Kovu, and I added on that, “You guys are forgetting Eric’s friend on Boy Meets World. Don’t forget that Boy Meets World is Disney owned”, I’ve weirdly been thinking of Boy Meets World in KH. Mostly as a joke. But meh.

Perhaps “I am Number Four”...

Oh! Harry Potter! Duh! People have been doing that for years, and it works.

People have also written Fullmetal Alchemist/KH crossovers, I think. And I haven’t seen FMAB yet (for shame, I know. It’s been on my list for ages, and hopefully I’ll get to it soon), from what I know of it, I love the idea.

The Kingdom Keepers series would probably be good for KH, even though I haven’t read it yet. Descendants?

Phineas and Ferb!

I’ll just add Sailor Moon, because. Actually, you know what? Sailor Pluto’s staff was pretty much the first Keyblade. So it works and works well.

And why am I now imagining things like NCIS and Castle? IDK.

Hocus Pocus!

And can we get Rinoa in the series, already?

Wizards of Waverly Place. Maybe not as a world, but something. I think that exploring what went wrong with Jerry, Kelbo, and Megan’s relationship could be a good warning for Sora, Riku, and Kairi, perhaps. And there are other things you could, too. To a lesser extent: Phil of the Future and That’s So Raven. Again, they probably wouldn’t work as worlds (maybe cameos). But I think there are interesting things there the games could use. Like, “Oh, you can time travel, Xehanorts? Well, let me hop in my friends’ the Diffy’s time machine and beat you at your own game.” Or, “You can see the future Master of Masters, so can my friend Raven.”

Doctor Who.

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest.

Moana.

This is everything that I can think of right now...

I also think it would be fun to add in little cameos, like Proud Snacks from the Proud Family.

Edit: I want Max Goof in this series.

Edit 2: Oh! The Swan Princess and Quest for Camelot!

Edit 3: Hanna Barbara and Paramount’s monster movies could be a good idea.

Edit 4: Studio Ghibli!

#and the host maybe? I don't freaking know #oh. the headless horseman would be cool #and though I've yet to watch the movie: transcendence with Jonny Depp would probably good from what I know of it #the world is still beautiful because why not?#I'd say death note but I don't know how well it would work with kh. but I'd be all for it #beyond the boundary #teen titans #x-men evolution?#eternal sonata?#maximum ride. because books 1-3 are solid. and probably even book 5 though the rest of the series is a mess #supernatural perhaps #among the hidden #agent Cody banks #robotech?#kimba the white lion?#I want kairi to meet mia thermopolis #Alex rider #totally spies #the magic school bus #cyberchase #kh could potentially crossover well with other crossovers like voyagers or time tunnel but that might get too confusing #double identity #powerpuff girls?#people have also joked about loony tunes but I don't think that would really work #the tinker bell movies?#tangled the series!#the king and I? the thief and the cobbler? the road to el dorado? Dave the barbarian?#kotoura-san just because sora would be nice to kotoura?#Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet #Narnia if Disney hadn't lost the rights

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takaraphoenix · 4 years ago

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For the askgame Merlin please

Thanks for playing! ^^

How I feel about this character:

Honestly quite conflicted? On the one hand, I love him a lot, but on the other hand... he is his own worst enemy and quite frankly also Camelot’s and magic’s worst enemy like if that boy would actually WORK toward easing Arthur into magic. But the way he, a sorcerer, actively turns against his fellow sorcerers in need at... a lot... of opportunities while coming from a high place of privileg, by being able to just hide it and literally live in the castle... I am conflicted about him, but that is also kind of the appeal of him? He is not a 100% white (not skin color; he is very much the whitest white boy to ever white) good guy character, he makes a lot of shady and bad calls and is a complex character with a very complex moral structure; it makes for an interesting story.

All the people I ship romantically with this character:

GWAINE

LANCELOT

honestly all of the knights aside from Arthur?

Gwen, because like seriously seasons 1 and 2 were really setting those two up so sweetly?? That they were never, at no point, actually canon (even if just temporarily) is still a shame I think

My brOTP for this character:

Gweeen! Gwen and Merlin are such a good duo!

My unpopular opinion about this character:

I... feel like my first answer qualifies for that tbh because from what I see in the fandom, he is universally seen as a pure cinnamon role? xD”

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon:

I WISH he had started telling Arthur that magic is good and telling him his secret had set in in like season 2. Also Morgana, he could have seriously HELPED her in the early stages.

Give me a character and I’ll break their ass down

#BBC's Merlin #Merlin #Character Ask Game #send me asks #fantasylover16

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kamenriderlogik27 · 4 years ago

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FINALLY BACK IN SABER!!!

PrFor the past... two months?.... I’ve been taking a break from watching Saber. Mostly due to personal reasons but also because I hate it when a very dumb and small misunderstanding (especially when the cause is from a new outsider character that totally has evil intentions. looking at you Sabela +-+) ruins such good friendships and bonds. Anyway, I decided to get back into it ‘cause I was SUPER curious at what was going on AND and kinda had a feeling that the misunderstanding situation was about to end soon. and omgosh I’m so glad I took a break! If I had gone through with watching each ep every week, I would have gone crazy with stress! There’s so much going on!!! yet I’m also glad that Toei FINALLY calmed us down with the pacing! I’m gonna try to talk about everything regarding episode 16 up to 25 so please bare with me. I think I might end up talking about the Zi-o VS Decade and Zenkaiger stuff too after this post~

1. When I say that I hate it when a stupid misunderstanding causes friends to turn on each other, I mean it. I absolutely hate it when a story goes down this path. especially after an episode that basically sealed a strong bond between all the characters. But... honestly, after watching it in Saber.... it has a sort of beauty to it, if that makes any sense. Kind of like Mono No Aware. I honestly feel like this situation really fit well with the plot and we got to see our swordsmen struggle with their own logic and feelings. Especially Rintaro. Poor baby didn’t know what to do, and yet still believed in Touma. Omgosh that rooftop scene with him and Mei! <3 That was probably one of the best scenes this series ever produced! I also loved how we got to see Touma personally struggle about the whole situation instead of just being mad at his friends for attacking him and not trusting him. Which is what I originally thought would happen tbh which is why I was scared to watch this batch of episodes. I’m so glad I was wrong!!!

2. Yuri! I honestly believe that Yuri is such a great addition to the cast! He’s logical, curious, and yet has a good open mind about things. Instead of going with what he USED to know, he’s willing to listen and learn from Touma. Which I really like! Plus, the comic relief he adds is so awesome! Every episode so far I’m also looking forward to what Yuri will do just out of his own curiosity or blunt attitude.

3. speaking of attitude, I feel like Touma is showing more personality now than compared to the first few episodes. Which is a huge relief! He was starting off as a kind of boring main rider and seemed flat. He’s still got ways to go, but I think his personality is getting better. Plus, I’m really interested in his past. If Luna is really the one that got him into reading, then is he really from Wonderworld like we’re told? Just who is he really? Is his last name really Kamiyama? What happened to him after he lost his memories? Did he get adopted? There has to be a reason why Rekka and the wonder ridebooks keep chosing him. ugh! I’m so curious!!!!!

4. I can’t remember her name right now, so I’ll just call her Sabela. But omgosh I don’t know whether to hate her or pity her. I feel like she can work as an awesome villain, but just like other posts I’ve seen, it’d be such a shame if she ended up like Yaiba Yua. And, I honestly don’t want her to randomly become a hero like Amatsu Gai. Toei please just keep her as an awesome villain!

5. Rintaro and Mei! omgosh Toei BETTER get them a kiss scene or something because they’re TOTALLY falling in love and I wanna see a proper kiss scene!! If Takamichi Cristalia can kiss a pink ranger, the the secondary rider can kiss the main rider girl!! No joke though, sometimes I can’t help but feel like Touma has feelings for Mei..... which I know probably is just me overthinking, but that’d be a really interesting addition to the plot. Has there ever been a love triangle between the main rider, secondary rider and main rider girl before? hmm....

6. Primitive Dragon!!!!!!! holy crap!!!!!!! I don’t know if I’ve ever said this before, but I FRICKIN’ LOVE BERSERK FORMS!!!!!!! I don’t know why, but the idea of the main character obtaining a power that choses him and yet he has no way of controlling said power, just interests the heck out of me! I feel like Touma REALLY needed one too! Like I said before, his character has been really flat from the start, so when he obtained this strange, ancient power that he can’t control at all, so much more is added to his character! Fear of the unknown, fear of being the one that hurts his friends, an intent to find out what’s behind the power, curiosity of why it chose him. Just so much can be added! I haven’t been this excited since Metal Cluster hopper was introduced! XD

7. The master of logos... or master logos? is it? he kind of gives off final boss vibes. But he could also be the sort of ‘misunderstood guy that’s just trying to do good things in a very... seemingly evil way’. if that makes any sense. I’m really looking forward to his involvement with everything. Especially if he’s like, Touma’s long-lost-brother or uncle. Low-key hoping that he’s related to Touma. (like I said, I REALLY wanna know more about Touma’s past)

8. Ren like always is being a brat. But I did like how he’s actually giving what Ogami said to him some thought. Ever since watching his episode of the swordsmen biographies, I honestly thought that Ren might just end up going off with Dissast and betraying everyone. But now, especially with Kento’s return, I feel like Ren might learn and mature a bit. Heck, he might even start looking up to Touma for all we know. (that’s just a theory)

9. Storious so far is my favorite of the three Megido. I don’t know if it’s because he’s played by Robin or what, but I’m always looking forward to his scenes. The Megido also make me curious about their backstories. Just why are they looking for more power? why do they want to rewrite the world? I’m so excited to learn more about them!

10. And finally!!! Kento’s back!!!!!! I know that he must be under some kind of influence via Kurayami ( or not considering what he’s had to go through) and probably isn’t all THAT back. but still! he’s back! Now Toei, put him back in the opening and ending credits! I had already theorized that he’d be the new Caliber, but now that I see it, I just want him to be Espada again. Poor baby. Though, considering that Sabela is the one that took Kurayami, does this mean that he’s under her influence and working for her? hmmm.... This is gonna get interesting~

#kamen rider #kamen rider saber #kamiyama touma #shindo rintaro #sudo mei #fukamiya kento #kamen rider blades #kamen rider espada #my thoughts

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vivifrage · 4 years ago

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Aphelion, for series ask?

XD Going for my own work huh?

Favorite Male:

Alzphair. Gotta love robot dad

Favorite Female:

Rath. She’s a bitch and I love her

Favorite Pairing:

I put in Many effort to make Alzphair’s romances with his partners as cute as I could

(For a platonic pairing, Tella and Faiko are really fun to write as siblings.)

Least Favorite Character:

Tbh they probably all need a rework now that I have a better handle on letting characters fuck up

Most Like Me:

Tella. Oldest sibling, mostly just running along with what others say, dearly wishes for his loved ones to have a lick of self preservation

Most Attractive:

I think if I answered anything besides Alzphair I would be shamed. Though Rath does look a helluva lot like her dad and is made to appeal to wlw with a thing for strong ladies, so it’s close

Three More I Like:

Uhhh Thimble, I forgot what I renamed Yael but zir too, and Ahau

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Thank you for anyone who has sent me stuff!! I LOVE reading them and I’m so sorry I’m awful at replying, but know that I love each and every one. Here’s my attempt to answer a whole lot :D

@doki-dream Thank you so much for enjoying my DBZ comics!! DBZ was my earliest “fandom”, as it were, from over twenty years ago, and it was so, so special to me as a wee child. I think it’s obvious how heavily I project onto Gohan, haha! But now that I’m an adult, it’s really fun to weave in all these ideas I had as a kiddo into a more seamless interpretation that works with the existing canon. I hope you continue to enjoy my interpretations <3

@half-devil-in-red-leather Thank you so much for sticking around with me for so long!! :D :D DMC still has a very dear place in my heart, and always will. As for Trunks and Gohan -- they were my favourite characters, too!! Gohan moreso than Trunks in my case, but I’m awfully fond of all iterations of my purple-haired boy, and someday I’ll get around to drawing all of my Mirai!Trunks headcanons :) Trunks and Goten are fascinating to me as well, because they’re a Unit, yanno? In canon they were rarely seen without the other, and so their development as people is undoubtedly tied together, too. The differences between Mirai!Trunks and main-timeline!Trunks is FASCINATING, and speaks a lot to what are “core” characteristics of Trunks and what are things he’s adapted from his close peers over the years. Anyway, I love Trunks and Goten and Gotenks and rest assured I’ll be posting a lot more about them in the future.

@vejigante Unfortunately I still haven’t watched Dragon Ball Super beyond the two movies (Battle of Gods and Broly) so I’m preeetty much out of the loop as to who these guys are. Maybe someday :0

@katerchip :D :D :D =happy=

@yusuke96universe I don’t exactly take suggestions, mostly because I kinda draw whatever I feel like in any given moment, and drawing something based on someone else’s idea or suggestion is almost always stressful (”what if they don’t like my take” “what if I drew something they find gross” “what if what if what if” etc), but I can safely say I, uhhh, actually don’t know much about Tien??? I’ve skim read the original Dragon Ball manga, but I never watched the original Dragon Ball anime, so Tien is one of those side characters I don’t have a very good grasp on, or, frankly, much interest in. Maybe someday!

@shika-boom Fugaku and Shikaku were not friends, per say, but they were always peripherally aware of each other. They’re both clan heirs, for one, so you gotta know who’s who. Shikaku has always been a nosy nin who collects secrets, while Fugaku’s shameful secrets have always been painfully on display, so it’s not like they didn’t butt heads now and again growing up. I talk a little more about the topic here (x).

@darkblades75 Thank you!! You can read the manga online here (x).

@hydrabellwolf Raditz is an interesting character I’m still getting a handle of, in my own interpretation, but I think he essentially has little to no attachment to his birth family and as a kid he probably thought Goku was pampered trash because Gine kept his pod at home. I don’t think Raditz ever made the connection that Gine sent Goku out to save him from the massacre, so I don’t think Raditz realized Gine “spared” Goku and didn’t think about him (Raditz).

Afterward, he only ever remembers Goku might still exist when he realizes he needs someone he can ally with against Nappa and Vegeta (after establishing he’s Alpha Dog, hence him stealing Gohan and talk-posturing at Goku instead of properly fighting from the start), so it’s not so much familial piety as it is convenience because he’s outnumbered and outgunned and outbullied by the only couple other Saiyan survivors.

@wardstoneus That’s a story for another day, and details I probably won’t get super into because I’ve learned my lesson about delving into unnecessarily dark themes in an ambiguously exploitative way. But, yeah, I have lots of Thoughts about Raditz’s distinctive hairline and how that looks more like Vegeta than it does Bardock, and how exactly that could’ve gone about.

It was not a consensual thing :/ Gine had a rough life, and not just because she was weak and also not very Saiyan like. Bardock married her to protect her after she was pregnant, and he got demoted to low class because of it. (That’s how I explain to myself how Bardock was apparently super fucking strong and yet inexplicably deemed low class).

@loyaltykask Tbh the only other Sakumo ship I find mildly interesting is Sakumo/Tsunade (you can kinda tell why I drew them together in the Five comic in the first place xDD), but, naturally, my take on Sakumo and the Sakumo that gets shipped with Orochimaru in fandom are very different characters with very different pasts that made them that way :’D So if I separate my take and just take fanon Sakumo as it is, there’s lots of interesting fics with him and Orochimaru and such. I don’t tend to read them though, because Orochomaru is never in character (as I interpret him, anyway), and that can be tiring XD

@pretty-rage-machine Thank you!!! I’m sorry (not sorry) that I jump around fandoms so much, my creative brain is stupid and it latches onto new things every 2-6 months without control and I’ve learned to just go with the flow, it allows me to create faster and better works if I let myself explore whatever topic has captured my interest at any given moment instead of forcing it to stick to one thing. Luckily, I am not a professional artist; if you are, don’t do this xDDD Maintaining discipline and motivation beyond personal whim is important in any job!!

That being said, yay!! I’m glad you like my stuff regardless of how much knowledge you have of the canon I’m messing with. Hearing my characterizations are grounded and relatable makes me happy <3<3

@poly-hebdo Thank you!!! :D :D Once again, I apologize for jumping fandoms like the attention deficit fella I am, but I’m glad you’re still digging my works regardless of the fandom!

@jkl-fff Ahh thank you, friend!! (Side note reply: I watched DBZ:A yeeears ago, and I have to rewatch it again STAT because I actually have gotten mentioned by MasakoX (voice of gohan and goku in DBZA) a couple of times now, once in one of his videos and twice on his twitter feed, so I’m like HOLY SHIIIIT!!!! because that’s some Senpai-Noticed-Me shit and eeeeeeek).

It may be obvious by now but I HEAVILY project onto Gohan, he was basically my mental self-insert as a wee lad, so my characterization of him is heavily tinged by that selfish nostalgia; part of the reason I’ve been drawing these comics is to seamlessly integrate that mental image of Gohan I have living in my brain to the actual existing canon, to make him a plausible version of Gohan that can exist between the pages. From that, a fascinating little narrative has been born and I’ve been having fun detailing out the characters that exist around the Gohan I’ve created :D Thank you for enjoying my hot take on it!!

And YES LAWD I am all for bisexual Gohan, he and Dende were totally a cute first romance thing as teenagers, though naturally it had to come to an end as they moved on with their lives -- Dende to proper ascetic Godhood, and Gohan to a more normal human highschool life. Maybe someday I’ll get into the nuanced complexities of that, though I probably won’t post it to twitter, where the audience there seems to crave more canon straight stuff than any wistful doomed gay sideplots (that seems more a Tumblr thing). Ahhhh so many ideas, so little time XDD

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