#i may be slightly obsessed with Borderlands

[taohs]

I was ignoring you.. My personal life has been really preocupying me lately, that I've been too drained to say or do anything lately. So I haven't done so much since the last time we had our conversation.

But I'm back. Kinda.

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I have been slowly getting into more Asian series.. Like I have always watched foreign movies but now I'm watching shows too. If I'm being honest, it really has taken me some time to start getting into lots of foreign shows because I'm not a fast reader at all.

I'll still watch anime in English. But I am branching out into watching some Asian media now, at least a lot more often for me anyway. But it takes me a few times to watch a show, or at least a scene, because sometimes the subtitles can be a bit fast for me.

Anyway..

Some Asian shows I've been watching lately? So I'd just finished rewatching Alice In Borderland again, I watched watched Sweet Home. Mask Girl was okay too. All Of Are Dead. And so many more series. A lot of Japanese and Korean series lately. I mean.. There are a lot more that I've watched lately, but that may be a long list if I listed every series. But there is a lot of shows I've watched, not just those shows.

But, as you can see, my genres in series does kinda slightly vary from time to time.. From action, horror, dystopian, thrillers, and any genres in between too.

Usually if I'm into crime series, usually those genres are criminal syndicate genres. Like mafiaesque.

And as for anime.. I do enjoy both versions of lots of series, for the most part. If the series that was really recreated. But it depends on the series though.

I enjoyed both versions of Fullmetal Alchemist but I am slightly biased to Brotherhood, just because the characters I like - some of the characters I like - just weren't in the original version. Which we've just said now. That's usually one reason why I enjoy remakes.

As for Black Clover.. That's how I am about certain characters. I tend to have mixed feelings about too many characters, especially Gauche, because of his obsession towards his sister. But that's just me. So.. Yeah. There's plenty of developments for characters and plot throughout the series, just different pacing though. But there's definitely enough development.

Obviously there are a lot of short characters. But I'll always feel like I can never find the short characters that are my height, besides the few characters I did just mention. Saiko (TG) and Charmy (BC) are really my height - so I'm definitely short, Runa (Kakeguri) is surprisingly shorter than me. And you being taller than me.. Yeah. You're taller than me. But, out of the women I knew, I've known girls who were nearly six feet tall (like Balalaika and Olivier). I know many tall people. Most guys I knew was way over six feet tall. So many tall people in my life... It's not even funny. I get always annoyed with them all the time about so many things. Especially teasing me at my expense.

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Not really. I actually had to cancel any other plans for my birthday because of these personal reasons so I never had a chance to do anything else, now I'll say the motivation I had for these plans are gone so who knows when I'll have fun plans again.

But one thing I did. I actually splurged some money on myself, at least more money than I usually would anyway. But I really bought another new pair of Doc Martin boots, boots are platform heightened boots. Not that I don't love my short size! Because I do. But I've always wanted platform sized sizes ever since I was a mini "goth" child. I really hate labels.

Yeah. Hopefully I'll try colors with orange, but I have been enjoying the shades of blue. Actually.. I'll really be adding more blue shades within the next couple days, I'll be adding that electric blue that I wanted - the blue shade that was unavailable for my birthday so now I'll be adding that blue with the other blues.

💋

Ah its good to see you back! don’t worry about it, life happens, but I hope you’re doing better 😊

I’ve heard a little bit about Alice in Borderland! I’ve seen it around on Netflix… I think. Sweet Home I’ve watched before too, although i prefer the webtoon. is All of us are Dead the Korean zombie film? i also enjoyed that one, my friend recommended it to me last year. in general i love a lot of korean thriller shows, I think they really do a good job building suspense and acting it out. you might enjoy Vincenzo too, since I heard it’s action packed and has the mafiaso theme from what I’ve seen(?). it was a highly recommended film. Train to Busan and Kingdom also has that thriller/horror/zombie vibe as All of us are Dead, if you ever want to check them out 👀

Oh, and I finished Black Clover anime too! …and the movie… and the manga 😂 Starting it for Mereoleona was the best decision, she’s truly amazing. now it's just a waiting game for more content for her. charlotte and vanessa is also up there on my list of favs too. I have a lot of mixed feelings on a lot of the characters as well, and there’s some popular ones that i surprisingly dislike, but overall it has a decent cast and the plot is very fun

The teasing always come to us shorter people yes… so sorry to hear you have to deal with a lot of those :( splurging once in a while on yourself is always satisfying. especially if its something you've wanted for a while. i love how those boots look! and from the sound of it you seem to be rocking your blue hair too 💙

[ew-hc]

I headcanon that as Red Leader, Tord has motivational cat posters in his office.

I could definitely see that! He would probably get the idea from their equivalency of Borderlands, like the Handsome Jack posters but with lots of cats instead. 

[magknightidv]

Can I ask for some yandere handsome jack headcannons?

ABSOLUTELY YOU CAN!!

Yandere Handsome Jack Headcanons

Not my gif

Pairing: Handsome Jack x Gn! reader

Reader pronouns used: They/Them/Their's

Warnings: Anything you would expect in Borderlands, Obsessive Behaviour, unhealthy relationship

Summary: take a hint (sorry if that sounds rude)

THIS IS KINDA SHORT AND I'M SORRY 💜💜

Mf does not let you go anywhere by yourself

Either he needs to be there or you have to literally be carried by a Loader bot.

No you may not walk by yourself.

If you were to walk on the floor, he demands that everyone practically worship it for their own wellbeing

literally had a whole line of Loader bots made specifically just to protect you.

If anybody were to threaten you, they're gone within seconds

A personal kill by Jack, since we know that he has to avenge his loved ones.

If you didn't already pick up on it, he surprisingly does let you walk around Helios freely.

You have access to anywhere he can go, and that's everywhere!

You are not allowed to leave though. So don't try it

He has cameras warching at all times, and I mean all times.

He has a high sexual drive but if you don't want it, he won't force himself on you. So that's at least cool of him

He loves showing you his affections however

You could literally be splayed out over the couch, with arms everywhere and saliva slightly slipping from your lips, and this man would think you're the most mind blowingly wonderful creature to exist. (him being a close second)

That's right, The Handsome Jack puts his s/o over himself.

Angel and you, when Angel is alive you are the only one he is willing to take to see her.

She understands you completely and in fact is so happy to have someone that also gets her.

When she's gone, it's different and you don't have anyone to vent to when things get to be too much

Jack cut off all contact with your friends and family a long time ago.

The loaders obviously tell Jack everything that happens if he isn't watching through the cameras on them

You can buy anything you want, I mean I could totally see Jack buying Butt Stallion for you

He never takes his anger out on you

Even when he's frustrated with you, he could never blame you. You're just confused. Of course you want to be with him.

Who could you possibly leave him for?

This man never received enough affection as a child so now he's clingy af

His childhood was probably the cause of the behaviour in the first place

Needs you to hold him

Stroke his hair

Tell him he's still handsome, he's not ugly, he's not a monster

He also loves to just sit and hold you. no sexual innuendos, no flirting, just Jack and his s/o embracing eachother.

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[sleeping-on-cracking-ice]

heyo your imagines are amazing and i like reading them so much. i really appreciate you for writing for Alice in borderland as there isn’t a lot of content out there~ can you please write an imagine for niragi where the reader has been at the beach for quite the time and when she gets to know niragi she somehow falls for him because she sees right through him, and that he maybe starts to develop feelings for the reader too because she’s fearless and very confident. if it’s not too much trouble, could you make it a bit suggestive as well? thank you in advance~~

Of course I can! I’m not the best at writing with suggestive themes so I’ll try my best! 😅 I’m sorry but I changed the story line a little bit for it to fit more, so I hope this is still kind of what you had in mind.

Unlovable | Suguru Niragi

{Alice In Borderland Masterlist}

Character(s): Niragi (ft. Ann, Aguni, Hatter, Mira, Chishiya, Arisu, Last Boss)

Summary: Niragi finally finds you, who loves him for who he is, well, not exactly. And he gets a bit too attached.

Warnings: toxic relationship, suggestive themes, a lot of gaslighting, obsessive themes, a little bit angsty, threatening, choking, swearing, name calling

Word Count: 3.2k

*reader is female

Author’s Note: Sorry this took a while to post. I was busy for the past couple of days so it’s kinda rushed 😣

“Y/N! Come quick!”

You jolted awake as Ann burst into your room, shaking the door frame from the force. You blinked your eyes to adjust to the light, looking at her dazed.

“What?” you murmured, sitting up and out of the comfy sheets on your bed. 

“The executives have called a meeting. They say it’s urgent,” she stressed, rushing up to the side of your bed and ripping the duvet off of you.

You shivered and sighed loudly in disappointment. “Why? It’s too early for this shit,” you whined, rolling back onto your side and closing your eyes again. These urgent emergency meetings have become ridiculous, always taking place in the morning when everyone’s still sleeping. You would gladly have quit having the higher place at The Beach if it meant for you to have some peace and quiet.

“Now!” Ann pushed again. You groaned in annoyance and got out of bed. She seemed serious, so you didn’t want to anger her more.

You both quickly made your way to the top floor where the meeting room for the executives was located. You noticed Ann’s heavy breathing and worried expression, making you anxious as to what she thinks could have happened.

Hatter had left the night before to replenish his visa, having a big celebration as he drove off with Aguni and a few more of his men. Things had been becoming more tense as time went on. It felt wrong watching Hatter drive away so reluctantly. You offered to assist him in his game, seeing as you earned yourself a high number at The Beach from clearing many difficult games yourself. But Hatter declined, insisting that he would return to The Beach safe and sound before you knew it.

But unfortunately, he was wrong.

You and Ann rushed into the large room. You saw Arisu and Chishiya standing near the end of the table placed in the middle of the room. You strolled over to them and laid eyes on the scene before you.

There, Hatter laid dead on the table. Limbs spread out lifeless, skin pale and dead. The horrific sight made you feel sick, making you cover your mouth with your hand. The scene almost felt unreal, this shouldn’t have happened. Hatter wouldn’t be dead if you just went with him.

Ann walked over to his body to examine it, but before she even had the chance to touch the bullet wound embedded in his bare chest, Niragi barged into the room with his usual cocky and obnoxious aura filling the air like a bad smell.

“Oi, don’t touch him as you please. You dissection maniac,” he growled.

Your eyes followed him closely. Now that Hatter was gone, people like him could start dangerous trouble at the hotel. But, as long as you said something about it, you would make sure Niragi wouldn’t start any fires that he’s not willing to put out himself.

After all, you were the only person who knew his true self, and how he perceived everyone around him. It was pathetic really. In a way you took pity on him. Such a simple tactic for the brain to protect itself, become a heartless and cold monster towards others so no one could ever do the same to you again.

With Niragi, unfortunately it was hunt or be hunted.

You kept your strong gaze on him as he lifted his eyes to meet yours from across the table for a hot minute. His dark orbs glistened as they locked with yours, making the tension in the room become thicker as every second passed. He smirked in your direction before turning away.

“He was shot by a gun,” Ann stated, breaking the thick silence in the room. She looked over the small hole in his chest in fascination.

“What will happen to The Beach?” a young man asked who was standing nearby you. You stayed silent, not wanting to start anything that may end in chaos. You always had good points and valid arguments, but sometimes you knew when the best time was to bring them up. This was not it.

“I mean it’s only reasonable for the strongest to become the new leader!” Niragi exclaimed over everyone. “We need someone who can take good care of The Beach and keep order,” he yapped on, swinging his sniper rifle all around making a few people flinch when he aimed it at them.

You rolled your eyes at his behaviour. Trust him to be the most opinionated.

“I say, how about Aguni as our new leader,” he suggested, leaning forwards onto the table and watching everyone like a hawk. Aguni held no reaction, keeping his usual cold stone expression while having Niragi speak for him.

After no one reacted, all looking down to the ground to avoid Niragi’s gaze, he stood up straight and pulled a bored expression. “That’s not a good reaction,” he mocked, “Last Boss?”

You glanced over to where the hooded figure stood, watching in fear as he unsheathed his katana sword and rushed over to Ann, holding the deathly sharp blade a few inches from her throat. Your heart leaped to your mouth. If he was to try anything, you were ready to start chaos.

But nothing of the sort happened. Ann simply sighed frustratingly and held up her hand obediently. Niragi hummed, approving.

“This isn’t a majority vote,” Mira hissed from next to him.

Niragi stood and leaned his face close to hers, holding the barrel of his weapon close to her face to threaten her. “But it is! Isn’t it? After all, you’re all free to vote as well.”

One by one, he slowly circled the table, each person being scared for their life the closer he got to them. But you remained calm next to Chishiya, knowing that considering the relationship you have with Niragi, he wouldn’t do anything that would hurt you. He didn’t have the guts to.

As he moved from Chishiya, he finally locked eyes with you. He quickly strolled up to your still frame, stopping suddenly very close to you in an attempt to make you feel threatened. ‘As usual,’ you thought to yourself. ‘The old “I’m taller and bigger than you so I’m stronger” stupid tactic.’

“And what about you princess? Care to raise your hand for a vote for Aguni?” he hissed into your face. You held your neutral expression, becoming bored from this act he was putting on. It was purely for show, and yet wasn’t everyone’s personality? But Niragi, his act of this scary psychotic man angered you to your core.

“What if I don’t?” you snickered, walking towards him in an attempt of intimidation. He took a step back in shock. “It’s not like you need my precious vote, you already have so many.”

Niragi’s usual cocky smirk melted from his face, turning into a frustrated scowl. You felt him put his rifle underneath your chin, forcing you to lock eyes with him. “Be careful with that tongue of yours sweetheart, you wouldn’t want to lose it,” he growled quietly.

His threat made you smirk, almost bringing butterflies into your stomach. “I think you should be more concerned about that head of yours. You wouldn’t want to get it stuck too far up your own ass.”

You flinched as you felt his rough hand shoot from his rifle to your neck, instantly tightening around your throat making you widen your eyes in surprise. You lifted your arm and gripped his wrist in case he tightened his hold anymore. The look on his face was deathly. If looks could kill, you’d be already a few years into the afterlife.

Chishiya stood beside you watching the whole scene. He knew better than to intervene, as he could tell that Niragi wouldn’t ever intentionally permanently hurt you.

Niragi held you still as he leaned down to your ear, his hot breath hitting your sensitive skin. “Shut your fucking mouth you brat. You wouldn’t want me to hurt you too much later, would you?” You cringed as you felt his tongue slide behind the back of your ear, the piercing making you shiver.

“Niragi,” you heard Aguni say, saving you from the public embarrassment of getting felt up by Niragi in front of everyone you knew. “That’s enough, I think she gets the point.”

Niragi grunted in annoyance before loosening his fist on your neck. You sucked in a huge gasp of air, coughing slightly. Chishiya placed a gentle hand on your back in a sign of care, hoping that you’re okay.

Niragi aimed his rifle lazily at Chishiya’s face. “She’s fine, don’t touch her. A little choking is nothing she can’t handle.”

Chishiya immediately took his hand off of you, being taken back by Niragi’s comment.

You stood up straight after recovering, laying your eyes back on Niragi as he continued terrorizing the executive members.

God you hated that man. You hated how much you loved him.

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The room was now empty, consisting of no one except for you and Ann, who was still looking over Hatter’s body for any other injuries. You watched curiously, arms crossed and eyebrows furrowed.

“Seems a bit weird, doesn’t it?” you spoke up through the silence.

“What does?” Ann answered, not bothering to look at you.

“Someone with a hundred percent winning streak dies now? Just as the tension between the militants and the others was getting to its peak?” you questioned.

Ann rolled her eyes sarcastically and turned towards you. “Took you long enough to figure out. Really? You didn’t suspect that from the start? Even after that shit-show that Niragi pulled earlier?”

You were taken back by her sudden anger. Ann never became mad at you, even if she had a legitimate reason to. You looked at her as she stared into your eyes intensely before sighing and turning back to Hatter.

“Sorry Y/N,” she apologized. “I’m just stressed. This shit is getting too heavy to handle, and now with Hatter gone and Aguni in his place, who knows what will happen to people like you, me, Mira, Chishiya and Alice. They could kill us if they want to.”

Her words hit your heart heavily. It was true. Aguni and his militants were never a particularly predictable bunch. And you weren’t exactly on all their good sides, well, except for Niragi’s.

“Sorry Ann,” you muttered out quietly. You thought it would be best to leave her alone. She obviously was quite distraught from Hatter’s death.

You shuffled out of the room, head held low in despair. Who knew what would happen to this place now? It was like a ticking time bomb only no one knew how long there was left until it exploded.

As you walked through the large door frame that led outside of the meeting room, a sudden grip on your arm brought you out of your thoughts and made you yelp. You were yanked into a hard chest, being held close and tight.

“Hey love. How are you feeling?” the person growled. You looked to see it was none other than Niragi himself. Of course it was, who else would treat you so roughly?

You stared into his ominous eyes, trying to read him. He ran his hand down your back slowly causing you to shiver. “Niragi,” you breathed out. You pushed against his broad chest to separate you. “Sorry, but I’m not in the mood right now.”

You stepped away from him and tried to escape down the hall, but he grabbed your hand before you could go anywhere. “Bullshit. You’re never in the mood. And the sass you were giving me in there in front of everyone says otherwise.” He pulled you back towards him, pushing your head onto his shoulder and nuzzling into your neck. “I didn’t like how you treated me, it made me upset.”

He was lying through his teeth, knowing that making you feel guilty for defending yourself against him would bring him more of your attention. Simple gaslighting, worked every time.

You chuckled against him then leaned back and cupped his face with your hands. He held a sad expression on his face, obviously to make you sympathetic.

“You’re such a big baby,” you laughed. “Try to act so tough and dominant in front of everyone, but look at you now. Crying into my shoulder about your feewings?” you mocked him. Niragi scowled and pulled his head out of your hands. “Shut up, as if you’re any better.”

It was true. That’s why you both clicked together. He was a gaslighting maniac who knew how to put up a fake ‘nice guy’ façade around you and you were a tough and snappy woman, who felt much too much empathy for others.

That’s how you fell into his trap. He used your empathy to his advantage, making you fall in love with him so he could have what he’d always wanted. Someone who loves him for who he is, no matter how many masks he had to put on for them.

You wrapped your arms around his shoulders, leaning up and pressing a small peck onto his lips. “Can you promise me something?” he suddenly asked after you pulled away from his face.

You grew anxious about what he wanted and nodded your head slowly in hesitation.

“When the chance comes, can we leave The Beach together? Like, run away?” he questioned, snaking his arms around your waist and squeezing tightly.

You laughed at his question, making him frown. He was being completely serious. “And go where Niragi? There’s not exactly a place we can go to.”

“Anywhere,” he answered sharply. “We could find a nice little hideout in Tokyo. Just you and me, no one else.” His grip on your waist tightened, making you flinch in his arms slightly.

He could see you tossing between answers. It wasn’t working, he had to try something else. He put on the fakest sad face he could do and pressed his forehead against yours while pouting. “Please? I promise I’ll take care of you.”

You practically melted as his begging. “Okay,” you sighed.

“Promise me,” he reminded you, running a hand through your soft hair.

There was a short moment of silence before you answered. “I promise.”

*************

You laid in your room with the sheets tossed lazily over you. Niragi was called to go talk to Aguni again before he went to sleep, so you were waiting for him.

Your eyes scanned your book quickly, wanting to finish the chapter you were on before Niragi returned. Because god forbid you having your attention on something that wasn’t him when he was around.

You glanced over at the door when you heard it creep open and Niragi stepped in, placing his sniper rifle carefully on the ground nearby and removing his boots.

“You took your time.” you teased, putting your book on the nightstand and sitting up in bed. Niragi groaned tiredly, stumbling over to your shared bed and collapsed dramatically face down onto the duvet. You giggled at him, running a soft hand though his midnight hair and pulling it out of it’s hair tie.

If he was a cat, he swore he could’ve purred at your touch. It made him feel warm and fuzzy inside. Not having physical affection for years on end does that to a person.

He sat up and crawled over to you. He grabbed your chin and pressed your lips together roughly, running his tongue across your mouth as he did so. You groaned into the kiss, wrapping your arms around his neck, making him smirk against your lips.

After a few minutes, he detached his lips from yours and started licking and sucking your sensitive skin on your jaw, slowly making his way down your neck. He felt shivers run down his spine as you gripped his shirt in your fist on his back. He loved having this power over you, and having you accept him and love him enough to not fight back.

You leaned your head back and closed your eyes, giving him more access to your neck. As you did so, he placed a hand on your lower back and pulled you towards him, forcing you to lie down on the bed with him hovering over you.

He pulled away from your neck and looked down at you, admiring your anxious expression painted across your face. He chucked. “What’s wrong baby,” he cooed, leaning down and continuing kissing your collarbones.

His voice was dripping in sweetness, so sweet it could’ve made you feel sick. It sounded fake, but you didn’t pick up on it. It was a shame. You saw Niragi as nothing but a victim of his own mind, but you weren’t able to see yourself becoming a victim of it.

“I’m just...” you mumbled out, feeling weak and vulnerable under his touch. “I’m scared Niragi.”

He pulled back again and looked into your eyes with a worried expression. “Why are you scared? It’s just me and you here angel. You’re perfectly safe,” he whispered out, stroking his knuckles down your cheek lovingly.

You knew you loved Niragi, but knowing he can change his personality in a blink of an eye unsettled you. Who knew when he would do that to you? You heard him speak up again.

“We’ve slept together many times before, why are you becoming shy just now?” he teased, lifting a hand and slowly running it up along your tummy underneath your shirt. Your breath hitched as his cold hands made contact, making your stomach muscles tense.

“So sensitive,” he cooed again, snuggling his head into your chest, just above your breasts. “I love you.”

The confession made your heart skip a beat and you tensed. Niragi noticed this, making his body fill with anxiety. Did he say it too soon?

“Sorry,” he mumbled against your shirt. “That was a bit much, you don’t have to say it back,” he gaslighted.

“No,” you cut him off. “I love you too.”

Niragi’s heart filled with warmth and he felt all his nerves tingle around his body. He hadn’t heard that since he was a kid, and hearing you say it did nothing but make him more fall in love.

“Thank you, Y/N,” he sniffed out. You looked down to see him staring at you, tears filling his eyes. It made your heart ache.

He took his body weight off you and hovered himself above you again. “I promise, I won’t let anyone ever hurt you,” he mumbled, voice cracking slightly. His arms that laid on either side of your head acted like a cage. Whether you were trapped willingly or forcefully was beyond your guess.

As he leaned his head down again and pressed his still wet lips against yours, you felt his lanky arms snake around your torso underneath you, keeping you in place.

You laid there, moving your mouths together and holding each other as close as possible. It would’ve almost been romantic and loving if it wasn’t for the context. While one was preying on their victim to achieve what they’ve so desperately wanted their whole life, the other believed that that person was the victim themselves.

Such irony, to love someone who has a ‘unlovable’ personality, when it’s not even the one that you fell in love with.

The one you fell in love with was nothing but one of his many masks. And no one could determine whether he would ever take it off in front of you.

Author’s Note: I’m so sorry this one was actually hard to write. It’s a bit all over the place but I hope it was still enjoyable to read! Also I’m not going to do a Part 2 to this fic, but if you want to read something similar to this kind of yandere theme with Niragi, read my other fic called You’re Everything You Once Hated. I’m going to be posting a Part 2 of that one soon.

[monday-headache]

Hey Simon! Thank you for the amazing ask <3 Right back at you:

I love that you're writing/arting about characters that have never met in canon (Gaige and Sasha, Fiona and Scarlett). What drew you to writing these characters together? And are there any more that you'd love to explore one day? :D

Hey Sarah, glad it made you smile. I want to have more interaction with the fandom so I’ll try to make this a regular, so please be free to send me questions whenever. I’d love to read your thoughts ;)

And Omg, that’s a fantastic question as well but, be aware, this is gonna be an essay as well.

Mhh where to start, where to start.

So first things first, My headcanon of why I think Gaige and Sasha would be best friends started a pretty long while ago, way before I even got gently pushed towards the Idea of really starting to write about it in the first place. Because you must know, even though Strays is my first longshot, it is also my very first fanfc I’ve ever written in like ever. So no matter how shitty, great or whatever it will turn out to be or how well others will be, Strays has and will always have a special place in my heart. And I’m not gonna rush things either, even when the fandom will die out, my Ideas for it will flow ;)

But yeah how it started. To put it simply Gaige was my first character In Borderlands ever that I played myself. I knew about the Lore of 1 and I’ve played 1 with a friend by the time it came out, but I played 1 myself AFTER I finished 2 So that may be a big reason, why I have such an open spot for Gaige. But also because she is fun, quirky extreme, punky, loves robots and tech... to put it simple a lot of traits I really love about a character. Her backstory with the science fair was so fresh and funny, and it may be one of my favorite spoken dialogue interactions heard over echo cassette’s

Then after Bl2 my love for Borderlands continued, played 1, played TPS and then... There was Tales, and by god do I loved Tales, and I hella still do. You probably know the feeling yourself. And with the love for the game, came a huge love for it’s cast. Like seriously I think besides Tector there isn’t really a character where I was going like, “ugh this one is trash” on the contrary. And besides my obvious love for the main 2 characters, there was a big love for the Deutagonist’s of this masterpiece. Namely Sasha and Loaderbot.

Loaderbot may have officially taken the spot for me as most favorite Robot in video game history ever (and Gortys for the most precious character ever). Like his whole segment of kidnapping them, forcing them to tell the truth, only to show how much he had grieved, how betrayed he felt and that he did all of tha  for his loved ones. Man say what you will about him, but damn he was written perfectly. I was blown away.

Secondly is of course, as you might have guessed it Sasha. I could go lengths for her too, how much I love and admire her character, how real she felt as a sister, a pandoran and last but not least as a human. Sasha felt to me like the most well rounded out character of the 6 (pls don’t hate me for it guys) From the punk rebellious attitude, to learning that she had an anti Hyperion pirate radio, that she used to broadcast bad things that happens in her neighbourhood, to her adapting her morals and learn that even in the most corrupt organisations there are still normal people struggling with their own life, and then progressing from it. And lastly after everything was at loss, the money the plan, she was willing to sacrifice her whole life for a dear friend/s, even on her dying breath putting both Rhys and her Sister at ease and in her last moments. Amazing.

Oooh boy and that was just the prelude to it all XD

After that I noticed a lot of similarities, between characters. Sasha and Loaderbot for instance are both pragmatic, put the lives of their loved ones over their own, love tech, are socially open people while holding back on information and emotion. Not to mention the scenes in 2 and 3 and also 4 and 5 where it is slightly hinted how well Sasha and Loaderbot work together, without sharing much words. So naturally the Idea was born that Sash and LB became quite close.

And the same goes for Sasha and Gaige. I was actually surprised that nobody (not entirely true, I saw one fanart of it) seemed to made that connection before as it was so obvious to me. So basically Sasha is a softer version of Gaige, in many terms. They both have a big heart for tech and especially guns. They both hosted a small radio broadcast that blew up in their region over night. Both are anarchist’s who spread the word for awareness, how fucked up the company war actually is. Both are not really good at their aim. Both call robots as their closes’t friends. Both share a deep hatred for Handsome Jack and his doings. Both fought a giant ass Vault Monster and nearly died in the process of doing so. Both got screwed up big time and now have a huge bounty on their head... So you see the list goes on, and honestly the more I write them, the more similarities I notice, both hc wise and canon wise. So there more I thought about it, and noticed similarites the more I fell in love with the Idea of them becoming close. And from there the Idea was born, that they probably met on a job ( the most likely scenario in the Borderlands universe). It had to be before BL3 of course, and to be after Tales naturally so that only put one timeline in the focus, Commander Lillith.

To be honest, I didn’t expect everything turning out so big. Like seriously I orifinally planed like 8k words or so. Now I’m dangling on the Idea of having 13 chapters and a big ass finally, a neat wrap up of everything and even a possible epilogue XD Yeah, that wasn’t what I expected either but damn do I love doing it.

Like seriously my headcanons only just gotten bigger and bigger. From a whole nebula system in the galaxy, to regions I created in my own mind for it, to even complex backstorys. Like why Sasha wears a headband, why she loves guns so much, what happened to her and Fi’s parents, why she was raised by her aunt, what does Felix have to do with it, Why Gaige has this kicks of both sudden depression and manical behavior. Why she’s so close to her dad, but her mom wasn’t even mentioned once (but teased), why she wanted to become a wedding planer, and why she is so obsessed with robots and margarita mix. I think one day, this thing will turn into a tabletop game or something XD

So estimated 20k words on my answer later and now we are going for my own created ship Scarleona. Don’t worry, as much as I like to gosh about that too, it wont take as long I prommy.

Scarleona was created in a sudden urge while thinking about what happpend to Fiona while Strays happened. And similar to Gaige and Sasha, Scarleona was born from a dynamic. Especially of those from two Ladybosses with Silvertongue and speech 100XD Fiona and Scarlett may have become my favorite Fiona ship (no offense everybody) because of how well they play off each other. Fiona is a con artist, her whole life she was used to swindle, to play it cool and by ear, go with the flow, and expect the unexpected. So here core idea is that she is manupulating people by LYING to them.

Scarlett on the other hand is similar while also the complete opposite to it. She is backstabby, plays with her charm and most importantly she is dead honest while tricking people. In fact even so honest that people don’t even realised that they got tricked even though she told it several times before. And this dynamic is so fascinating to me. You see, Fiona has almost an answer an action for everything prepared, but the idea that her winning honesty, is mind puzzling to Fiona is so perfect. @michellespenscratchz wrote me a drabble several months ago and I think that line describes it just perfect

“So, let me see if I got this straight,” Fiona tilted her head inquisitively at Captain Scarlett. “You needed these Vault Hunters’ help to find this treasure for you. So you…just asked them?”

“That’s right.” Scarlett nodded, inspecting her hook nonchalantly.

“Even though they knew you wanted it for yourself?” Fiona asked.

“Indeed,” Scarlett replied.

“And they…” Fiona blinked, “…knew you planned on fighting them for it once they had it.”

“Of course they did,” Scarlett shrugged. “I told them as much.”

“You told them?”

“Yes.”

“And they helped you anyway?”

“Precisely.” Scarlett turned her hat against the blistering wind. “I fear I don’t quite grasp what about this is so difficult to grasp, Fiona dear.”

“Huh.” Fiona cast her gaze out across the expanse of Pandoran horizon. “I guess I just gotta–I dunno–rethink my whole life right now.”

So yeah, that was basically it. I kinda diagressed and didn’t want to hurt your eyes more looking at the long ass text, but please if you have some more questions to it, pls hit me. I love to gosh about it <3

And thank you so much <3 This was hella fun

[pigstepmp3-moved]

Rules: answer 30 questions and tag 20 blogs you are contractually obligated to know better. 

tagged by @yawnralphio​ thank u for tagging me, kisses ur cheek <3

1. name/nickname: fundy, eden, dream, and wilbur! only nickname rn is wilby, but feel free to gimme nicknames :)

2. gender: none gender, left boy. diet boy

3. star sign: scorpio

4. height: 5′3″

5. time: 8:39pm as im typing this

6. birthday: november 2nd

7. favorite bands: ten foot pole, nofx, the dead milkmen, the front bottoms, ajj, simple plan, mom jeans, wallows, the regrettes, etc etc, theres probably more im forgetting

8. favorite solo artists: wilbur soot, sabrina carpenter, again, probably more im forgetting. i suppose i listen to more bands than i do solo artists

9. song stuck in my head: losing face by wilbur soot <333 specifically the  “is he better than me? / has he seen more to this life? / can he smoke more? / can he fuck more?” lines

10. last movie: i cannot for the life of me remember. i think probably the og grinch movie about a month ago?

11. last show: i think 911? im not sure, its been a long time since ive watched tv jdhfajkfh

12. when did i create this blog: i made this particular blog in december of 2018, but i joined tumblr originally in july of 2014 (my first blog is still Out There but i refuse to share it ajfhadskjfh)

13. what do i post: ive been mainly mcyt centric lately as thats my current hyperfixation, but i do post aesthetic posts and shitposts and stuff from my other interests when they pop onto my dash :)

14. last thing googled: eye emoji

15. other blogs: i run @incorrect911quotes​ and @buddieweek​ in the sense that i Own the blogs, though i havent had the energy to actually Actively run them in. a long ass time (mutuals feel free to hmu if youd like to be added as a co owner to either of those blogs so that u may take over for me until i get the energy to work on them again). i also have a handful of saved urls as sideblogs too!

16. do i get asks: every once in a while! i usually get maybe like. one or two per ask game i reblog, and every once in a while ill get random asks from friends and anons alike

17. why i chose my url: i like ghostbur a lot :) n “ghostbur” was taken so i added an s to it!

18. following: 194! i dont like having a super poppin dash, it gets stressful for me at times

19. followers: as of right now, i have 1016 :) 

20. average hours of sleep: around 6 to 7 on a good night

21. lucky number: 2!!

22. instruments: i used to know how to play guitar, but its been like. almost a decade since ive gotten my hands on a guitar, so id have to relearn from scratch. i play a mean recorder thanks to my third grade class tho. and i have a kazoo that i like playin!

23. what am i wearing: my big pink georgenotfound hoodie, pink sweatpants, n slightly mismatched socks (neither of them are pink tho :pensive:)

24. dream job: i know its very cliche but i would really like to make youtube an actual job someday. id also like to be able to data entry :)

25. dream trip: if i had to pick, probably holland. and new york!

26. favorite food: pasta!

27. nationality: im technically american, but i prefer to just say that im canadian (my dad is From canada And im moving in with him in canada after high school)

28. favorite song: my current number one fav is im sorry boris by wilbur soot <3333 obsessed with it

29. last book read: uh. um. i dont know. ill tentatively say all the bright places by jennifer niven bc thats the last one i remember reading

30. top three fictional universes i’d like to live in: mmmm. dsmp would be pretty fun! bein in homestuck could be pretty cool too. ummm. thats it, i cant think of anywhere else :) (id say the borderlands universe but id die so much)

tagging: nobody :) fuck da rules :) feel free to steal this and say i tagged you tho :)

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Alm’ed and Dangerous

So if you’re like me and find yourself playing a certain mobile game somewhat obsessively (give me Camilla already!) while waiting for the next Fire Emblem game to come out, you might appreciate a peek at a few characters from the Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia game. All of these characters are members of one of the two armies you control (in this case, Alm’s). So without further ado, let’s jump into this roster of new heroes!

Alm

Raised in the quiet and rural Ram Village, this young warrior was trained in swordsmanship and military tactics and taught how to overcome challenging weather and terrain from a young age by his grandfather, the knight Mycen. At the start of the game, Alm is a formidable, if untested, Fighter. As the game progresses, his battle-filled journey will take him far from the village he’s called home.

Alm in action on the front lines.

Protecting his homeland, Zofia, is his goal, and Alm’s history with combat has taught him that when you stand up and fight, you have a chance to help those who are suffering.

Even from the beginning of the game, Alm is adept at close combat and (unsurprisingly) one of the best early fighters you’ll get. He’s got pretty even stats across the board, and his high Speed means he can frequently land two blows at once against slower enemies. Make sure to equip him with a good blade, like the Lightning Sword.

On a more personal note, Alm enjoyed a close friendship with Celica as a child. Separated for seven years, he still wonders what became of her and where in the world she is…

Childhood pinkie-promises are serious business, right?

Clair

A headstrong and fearless young noblewoman as well as a valuable fighter, this Pegasus Knight is not only a member of the Deliverance—a force created to counter the recent coup d’etat—but also a queen bee of Zofian high society who absolutely LOATHES being excluded from anything. Her proud, overbearing attitude can be a bit overwhelming…but it’s kind of admirable that she doesn’t give a damn about what people think of her, isn’t it?

Though she’s close with her elder brother Clive and childhood friends with fellow knight Fernand (and she has a bit of a secret crush on Alm, as well), Clair doesn’t have much of an opportunity to interact with the more common people of Zofia. As a result, she rather desperately wants to know more about cows, pigs, and other aspects of day-to-day village life.

Only if you try to tip them, Clair. Only if you try to tip them…

She has a broad range of movement due to her Pegasus Knight class, and she can work well both as a harrier and front-line attacker. She does well with a spear or shield, so experiment with what works best for your playstyle. Her highest stats are her Speed, Skill, and Luck…which makes sense when you think about it. I mean, her job is to attack moving targets from a flying horse.

Dragons and lava? This must be what they mean by “the fires of battle”!

And Classic players, take note! Clair is the ONLY Pegasus Knight in Alm’s army, with the potential exception of Faye, who can be classed that way if you so choose, so keep that in mind while you strategize.

Faye

This young woman from Ram Village grew up with Alm and has had a…not-so-subtle thing for him ever since they were kids. Faye’s affection for Alm is unfortunately (or fortunately) unrequited, but she’s intensely devoted to him and, if asked, she’ll accompany him on his journey and join up with the Deliverance.

Just one of the strong female characters in Fire Emblem

Faye starts out as a Villager but, like many other plucky young Villagers we’ve grown to love in the Fire Emblem universe, if you devote time to her training she’ll grow to be a formidable fighter whether she takes the path of Pegasus Knight, Cavalier, Cleric, or Mage.

Faye’s passion for Alm drives her to devastating effect in combat…much to Alm’s dismay. Seriously. She gets a bit scary!

Keep in mind, though, that while she’s a well-rounded character who does well in these classes, she’s not the strongest candidate you might come across for each of them, and she can be a bit squishy through her earlier levels. But give her time to grow, and she’ll be a solid member of your army.

Lukas

A loyal member of the Deliverance, Lukas grew up on the borderlands at the kingdom’s edge before becoming a Soldier whose considerable merits have caused him to rise quickly up the ranks.

Now THAT’s a knife.

He’s level-headed, quiet, cool, and collected—and certainly not lacking in either grit or determination. These qualities have made him a close advisor to Knight Captain Clive, though some of his other colleagues find Lukas to be a bit distant and detached. He has a dry sense of humor that’s easy to miss if you aren’t expecting it.

As a Soldier, Lukas is a tank who can take pretty much anything physical attackers throw at him early in the game. He’s slightly lower than the commoner Knight Forsyth stat-wise, but his earlier recruitment into your team gives him a bit of an edge that balances the two out.

We’ll take them down anyway, though, because XP…and it’s the right thing to do.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this intro to a slice of Alm’s army! Keep in mind, of course, that each character has his or her own unique set of stats in addition to the strengths and weaknesses of his or her class, so please take my observations here with a grain of salt. I know what’s worked for me, but your experiences may be quite different as you learn how best to leverage each character, from the most fragile of glass cannons to the mightiest of brick walls, to best fit your personal strategy and play style.

I’ll be giving the members of Celica’s army some love in a bit, so please be sure to check back later. And in the meantime, I hope you enjoy these pieces of concept art from the art book that’ll be included in the Limited Edition bundle of the game!

—Lindsey N.

[i-tubesock]

Requests/Suggestions???

Hey everyone. As you may have seen I’ve been drawing a lot of slightly simple, transparent drawings as of lately. I’m hoping, with the help of @yumio-chan to sell some as charms (maybe stickers???) More under the cut, as I don’t want to spam your dash (sorry mobile users, I know cuts don’t always work. They don’t work for me; but, I’m using an itouch 4S still with a way outdated version of the Tumblr app.)

I was mainly wondering if anyone had any suggestions on what I should draw next! I’m always looking for requests and suggestions!!! Please note that this is just a suggestion or request. You don’t owe me anything, and I’m not guaranteeing that I’ll actually do it. You also don’t need to be following! I just love ideas because art block loves to kick my ass! More complex characters take longer and may not be as detailed; as I’m trying to stick with a consistent size (900X900 then sized to what is needed) and style (for once. I’m little miss inconsistent style.) All pictures will be transparent! However, I might start watermarking them as I do wish to sell some. I’m unemployed and have two cats and a little sister I’m trying to take care of. This is why I’m asking all of you on what characters you’d be willing to buy, or like to see.

Video games are always good in my book! The problem is, is that I don’t know what games and characters people want to buy. Suggestions on helping to narrow that down is greatly appreciated! (Except for like Borderlands. I know people are like über obsessed with Jack and Rhys... I wanna give some light to some of the other wonderful characters tbh. I’ll probably end up drawing those two though since it’s what people really like.)

I might even consider doing mutual’s OCs if provided a good ref! If I do get an OC request and you buy a charm/sticker I’ll give you the non-watermarked digital copy of the pic to then use as you please. I figure that’s fair since it’s your own character!

There’s only a few things that I wont be doing. NSFW naturally (These are charms/stickers guys), and there’s only a few games/shows I wont draw from. IE: MLP, Homestuck, Youtubers (except for maybe FlithyFrank characters, he’s cool and has like characters to draw), Minecraft, or zootopia.There’s like a 98% chance that I wont draw from an anime either. I only like a strict, select few anime, most are older ones like Appleseed. (But go ahead and ask about anime characters, I might be in a good mood that day.)