#i realized how similar he is with 707

[lover-of-mine]

https://www.tumblr.com/lover-of-mine/748975070622400512/if-i-take-my-drown-buck-speculations-say-flip-it okey but you cannot leave it at that give me moreee (I’m attached to the down buck but as long as someone drowns I think I’m on board lol)

me: *walks in after weeks to discuss this*

Okay, sooooooo, we are all familiar with my drown Buck 2024 spec that came to me from the voices in my head, BUT the pattern could apply to both of them. I still think that the repetition of people around Buck being late could play into the idea that he will drown, Eddie being too late by definition is part of my justification for this spec. But let's assume Eddie is in mortal danger. With 706/707 info, the idea of both of them getting injured together is kinda out the window for now (since the whole reason I kept saying car crash was the newlyweds from Buck, Actually maybe it's a conflict for freshly together buddie? it's not like they ever known peace lol) considering that Eddie is gonna feel isolated and they seem to be repeating triggers from s4, and the drowning idea for me played off a lot from the idea of repeating the shooting since I think they would need a trigger like that for some feelings realization, you can have Eddie in a similar situation as the well to play off with past trauma the way the shooting does and have Eddie be trapped somewhere that's slowly or not so slowly flooding. I think you could have Buck in there and just have Buck being mad at Eddie but this could work better if they are separated by something and Eddie can't hear Buck because it doesn't matter how pissed Buck might be, he would never leave Eddie behind, BUT if we play off Eddie's brand of abandonment issues and the way those feelings will be fresh in his head with however they are dealing with Shannon and make him think no one is coming that could be interesting. And you can have something that would mash the shooting and the well together for Buck because it seems like the show is moving towards making buddie canon on Buck's side, and to put Buck in that situation again would awake some feelings, there's no way he would lose his shit the way he does when Eddie gets hurt and not be like "oh fuck" so we can have the late thing surrounding people adjacent to Buck mean that Buck is the one who's gonna be too late. Maybe it takes him too long to realize Eddie is missing, maybe he can't break into where Eddie is fast enough, same principle as the version of the specs that we had surrounding the cruise, because I kinda think that the show will parallel that bathena trapped scene somehow, but the thing is, the well is about Eddie saving himself, but the season has a theme of you can't do it alone going on, that would take the save yourself away, especially depending on Eddie's mental state. I still think we spent way too many seasons escaping from season cliffhangers and ABC really likes them so there's no way we are escaping one now, so this could be a cliffhanger, Eddie trapped, thinking no one is coming, playing into last season "we have time" and "we are all gonna die alone" thing he had going that made us think the bridge was gonna be worse than it was, he doesn't have a radio, his phone is dead, I don't know, there's water involved, we can kill electronics real easy, while Buck is going berserker on the other side of the wall trying to get to him but only getting in once Eddie is fully submerged. This could actually be an interesting way to give one or both of them an explicit feelings realization moment, but delaying the conversation because *i hope* it would force them to address their personal and shared trauma before going the romance route. But, yeah, drowning Eddie also works. But this all works with Eddie pinned by something, maybe losing too much blood, hit to the head, I just can't let go of the drowning thing.

[abundantchewtoys]

Beyond Canon re: p695-707

Oooh, I had seen people theorize the letter was from Rose, glad to see it is indeed by Tavros.

Wow, he seems a lot more articulate in writing, or maybe it's just a long time since I've read his logs/dialogues.

It's intriguing that Yiffy might like Tavros best out of the four kids, given his relation to Jane. Or well, it's that she tolerates him best. His introvert personality might help most, I think.

Gotta love Harry indeed helping himself to the trail mix. And wouldn't you know it, of course Vrissy & Harry go outside again. It's like the nature of the danger is still not sunken in with Vrissy. That might be changing soon now.

Because eesh, Jade realizes that Yiffy's gone, and gets distracted. Did she use her vision omnifold? You know, what she needed glasses for to do during the session, but which might come naturally now that she's a Space god & dog tier?

I can only hope her current efforts (trying to protect an empty spaceship as she thought it housed all the kids) aren't counted as Heroic. But I'm not hopeful.

And that Jane actually decides to press the button on her orbital laser... Ughh.

Gotta wonder how the Point comes out of this. The old meteor is probably done for, but that piece of equipment might be made of hardier stuff.

In any case, I presume John getting blasted wouldn't count as Heroic. But we didn't see if Roxy (and Calliope) were near - though from Rose's predicition I presume Calliope at least is elsewhere.

Wow, the blast not only can be seen from the tower I presume was where Dirk went to die, it's also causing the earth to shake all the way over there.

The laser looks similar to Ahab's Crosshairs, come to think of it.

I'll admit, I thought this was really it for Act 1, it felt like a similar note to end on like Homestuck Act 1. I appreciate the flash is still gonna be a part of this Act, presumably.

Felt weird to see the story using orange curtains, but now I realize it's also the font color of the Beyond Canon site. It's also presumably the colour of the session that Dirk's people will initiate.

Speaking of:

My god, of course my first thoughts when seeing grey hands were trolls. But then I noticed the claws, and thus...

Of freaking course. I hadn't considered it, but of course some of the people's are already in contact with the Candy timeline. Event horizons be damned. ;) Guess the timeline isn't so isolated, after all.

Specifically, note, they've contacted Vrissy. Apart from her status as the child of two of the rebellion leaders, I wonder what might have motivated this person to contact them.

I mean, now we can really start to theorize about the four Candy kids to enter a session of their own and gaining classpects! (I guess we'll just assume for now their dreamselves are all still asleep.)

But first.

gavageCunctation's quirk appears to be about a bomb with a lit wick. And at the end of the conversation their computer exploded. It didn't look that good in the picture either, with those cracks and leaks. Like an unholy combination of human and trolltech.

Is that indicative of the species? Are Dirk and Rose's attempts at sentient life actually incredibly genetically unstable and at risk of dying out in a few generations (at this point in Deltritus' timeline, I mean)?

So, the new GC is contacting Vrissy. It's a parallel to Calliope talking with Jane, and Karkat talking with Jade. Not much else we can conclude from that, I think, beyond that it might very well be Vrissy that instigates them starting a session. Which, given her current obsession with doing something relevant, is not a surprise. I figure that on the side of Deltritus it might be 2 or 4 players from both Dirk's and Rose's species, for a total of 8 or 12 players. I'm assuming it's gonna be one giant shared session, but this is S***b and we know how convoluted it can get.

"GC: i'm going to play TC's game with some of my friends today..."

I know this might seem as if GC and TC will have more friends in the same species, but yeah, not sure. Dirk might have claimed it's a race to see which species will "win", but S***b has shown that dividing into two teams can be a futile effort. It would also be good if GC & TC's friend circle already included both species, as a way to further spit in the face of that idea of rivalry.

"AA (that's oomf)---*"

Not sure what to make of this part though. I mean, AA is another player, but what about the bracketed part? Is the quirk just such that they light a wick to brackets as well? Is "oomf" a name, a nickname, an adverb?

The way GC rambles in their log, at least, reminds of Dave, but I'm interested to see more of them, it's been an intriguing sneak peak!

I suppose the rest of the roster will also use taghandles whose acronyms are not yet covered by the Candy kids, but boy, it’s gonna be a bit messy in the future to ever again refer to someone by their chum handle, any way. I assume the number of total players will be less than 13 though, so that four combinations won’t be reused. But since Harry uses thespiansGlamor [TG] and Tavvy glutinousGymnast [GG] (I had to look it up), we do have overlap. I think odds are high Yiffy uses TT and GT, John’s old handle, continues not being in use by any of the main cast.

Oooh, but now I see that on p472, GC had already been teased in Vrissy’s chumroll! ... If recidiviousGainsayer is also one of the Deltritus crew, there might in fact be a lot more of them. The R would then be in reference to RNA, where the GCAT letters were solely for DNA... Now, if I wikipedia it, I see that RNA contains the U base instead of the T, and not an R base, but I can see how the Beyond Canon crew might want to reserve the u/U handle for cherubs (even if no more get introduced than we already have) and substitute it with an R! ... But then why would there also be a TC though. ... Yeah this won’t end with the 64 Squiddle player session, but I feel like I should still at least imply it. <.< >.>

As for the news post, welp, guess we're in a for a wait for the next update! Second big pause in Beyond Canon, I think?

Who's betting they'd like to bring it out on 01/08 (January 8th) for the funny number factor?

[asterjennifer]

I read your Suit SaeranxMC ask where MC was almost kidnapped and Suit lost his shit and was wondering: we know Seven has enemies, hell his own father wants him dead

What would happen if MC was in a similar situation but Seven saved her at the last second?

🎀 Interesting take on, my dear! 🎀

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Hands down

Fandom: Mystic Messenger

Pairing: 707 x Reader

Category: Angst (Fluff)

Warnings: Attempt Kidnapping

Word count: 1579

Summary: Cold shoulder doesn't imply no rescue when it comes down to it.

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His sweat was running; his hands burned the metal he'd taken from the back of his car after arriving in more than a hurry. He'd told you to stay in the apartment for your own safety, considering there's not only the face of his brother being part of the opponent group who guided you to the RFA. Ever since leaving behind Vanderwood at his bunker, Saeyoung had been standing on hot coals with their wellbeing. So why couldn't you simply listen when telling you're in great danger? Even more so than before?

Was it curiosity, perhaps it's anticipation to cope with the fact of him snapping at you. And there you disobeyed either way; leaving the walls once he's out in order to gather needed equipment for his research. It's no surprise as he should've known you're owning a talent for causing problems by now. However, he'd not figured you're that tired of life by discharging his warnings. The moment he realized that the car in front of the apartment was not just familiar in brand, but also one he's well acquainted with ever since joining the agency unwillingly, the panic set in. With speed of light he chased down the stairs, knowing exactly what would happen if he's incapable of rescuing you.

These hackers knew even less fun than most of his place. It's his luck for having not only his gun, the taser was hanging at his left side of the belt. Like this he was confident of beating at least five people if managing the defense well. He pushed the doors open, only to be greeted by covered faces that all stared back at the nosie. The shot rang through his ears like a tinnitus; catching too much attention. One of the three guys still holding your unconscious body, ready to be thrown into the trunk. Saeyoung couldn't think; all he's able to see was red and feel the fire that's usually kept in place burn down his body. He lifted the gun, pointing it at the unknown man holding you up.

“You better buckle up and give her back if you wanna walk away alive from this godforsaken place!”

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You've woken up with a pounding headache. Growling low in the back of your throat as the light from above burned through your eyelids, forcing you to turn around to the side. Your body ached and it let you hiss out in pain. Not sure what's going on; you blinked reluctantly until you're making out the color of the walls belonging to the former RFA leader. Seems you're back at the apartment already. You pulled your legs higher while grabbing harder at the soft blankets.

You couldn't remember anything, the last thing flashing into your mind had been how you checked your pockets to ensure you've put your phone away. Ready to leave and get something to eat for Saeoyung and yourself after his hard work. Depsite him treating you coldly, you're not about to let him starve the whole day. Least of all when still feeling painful for his situation, you understood he's pained and needed time to recover and process everything that took place in such a short period of time.

“Ngh… Ugh.”

You sighed annoyed at the scratching pain inside your brain. Frowing your brows together, you turned to the other side and find the surroundings mostly empty. Regardless, Saeyoung stood with the back to you at the kitchen counter, his body crouched a little with his eyes focusing onto he sink. What's with that posture, you thought as suspicions began creeping up your spine. You licked your dry lips; eyes snapping open wide by the taste of blood. You immediately lifted your index finger to the skin, and indeed, your lip must've split.

“Saeyoung…?”

Scared of the thick and gloomy air, you called out for the redhead. His shoulders stiffened up and he grazed your eyes briefly over his shoulder before going back to whatever he's doing over at the other side of the room.

“Don't. Just be quiet.”

The bitter tone left guilt laying heavy in your stomach, twisting your guts until the bed's uncomfortable under your weight. You didn't know what to say since you're unaware what happened, did you fell down and ended up unconscious? Have you perhaps fainted from the lack of exercise? Almost impossible, you're in good shape lately, thus simply blacking out made no sense. You shook your head unaware.

“What happened…?”

He exhaled sharp through his nose; now it's confirmed to you. He was angry. Or maybe even more pissed, for that matter.

“I told you not to leave the damn apartment!”

He hissed back, pulling a white fabric higher and lowering it back down out of your sight. A silent gasp escaped you; it's a bandage.

“I… Did you got hurt?”

You asked worried for his condition. Saeyoung never made the impression of caring for his own health, now you were concerned something injured him instead. The hacker glossed over the question by using the silent treatment at you. Your fingers scratched at the mattress restlessly; what now? Should you keep prying or rather leave him be until he's talking voluntarily? No, you closed your eyes once your world started spinning. It's very likely he's not going to enlighten you by himself. Therefore you cleared your dry throat.

“Have I done something, Saeyoung? It's scary not knowing what happened… Can you please tell me?”

It sounded like pleading in your own ears, not that you would bring the effort to care. The redhead then finally turned back around, his arms covered by the thick jacket again. Letting you continue speculate if he got hurt or not. He carried a glass of water and a plate with selfmade sandwich over, much to your surprise.

“You don't remember?”

He asked while placing food and water down at the nightstand. Seeing you shake your head helplessly.

“Good. Then you don't need to know.”

Not even remotely the answer you've been praying for. You sat up slowly because your body didn't allow you going any faster, unless you would've wanted stringing pain to cruise through your veins.

“Saeyoung… What are you talking about?”

“I told you I have enemies and you're absolutely not safe with me.”

He lectured you for the countless time; amber eyes grounded and hard when looking at you.

“Let this be a lesson, for fuck's sake… You're so damn lucky I noticed early enough.”

Your frown grew deeper as you're not sure what he's referring to. With the back to the wall, you placed both hands next to your mushy body. His expression stayed emotionless; lips pressed into a thin line and only his forehead wrinkled lightly to show his frustration. You titled your head.

“I don't know what happened but… I'm sorry.”

You then turned away your head, facing the floor.

“I didn't mean to cause problems again. But I hope you know that's not your fault.”

For a moment silence filled the air until the hot water rose into the corners of your irritated eyes.

“I like you and I don't want to be a burden. But I also don't wanna leave you.”

The shift of the mattress caught you off guard, jerking up your arm in reflex. He sat at edge while rubbing his face with both hands. The lump blocking the access to the already uneasy air didn't help staying calm.

“You still don't get it. What am I supposed to do.”

The regretful tone of his normally powerful voice caused the tears to run down your cheeks. First hesitant, your hand reached out and came to lay at his shoulder. Thankfully he didn't slap it away or anything, on the contrary. When paying close attention you noticed he unconsciously leaned into your touch.

“Please just… let me be with you. I'm not scared of anything that could happen. I know you protect me, Saeyoung.”

You tried again to convince him about your loyalty. It's the truth anyway, you did want to stay by his side no matter what pain or truth would occur; nothing could change your mind about being close to him. You simply desired for him to finally accept the stubborn albeit determined decision you'd made a while ago. You squeezed his shoulder gently and he stood up shortly afterwards.

“Eat and drink something, please.”

He pointed to the food.

“What about you?”

“I took care already. Start worrying about yourself first…!”

You hummed softly, watching him pull his jacket tighter as he's seeking your eyes again. And this time you saw the entire worry glittering over them.

“If you still think this way after everything is over… Maybe I'm willing to share what happened. For now you need to recover so stop asking questions and rest.”

With that he went back to the space on the floor he'd taken the first day he arrived in order to finish the remanding parts of the job. You pulled the blankets once more; gazing at the many wrinkles it brought. There's not much else to do for now, best would be listening to his words and eat. Although feel stomach's still a little heavy, you did felt hungry.

“Okay. Thank you Saeyoung.”

Your words made him look up when placing the big headphones over his head. His features softened due to your kindhearted gratitude, you both knew.

“Yeah… Whatever. Just don't leave this place without me again.”

“I promise.”

[kusukixcrystal]

Zen & Rika are Trapped in The MM World Part 2

Now that I established all of the 4th wall breaks and references to previous Cheritz games, we can now get into Zen, Rika and the April Fool’s DLC in more detail, and how all of this ties together.

Let’s start by discussing these references. I think they are also diegetic, like the 4th wall breaks. If MM is a pocket universe created by Saeyoung and V, then of course they would know about the events of Dandelion and Nameless. Why? Because those events inspired them to create the MM pocket universe. They saw The Wizard host these games and meddle in the lives of mortals. He not only accumulates a lot of power by hosting these games but also ends up with Heejung in the end. I talked about how I think V wants to be with Rika, paralleling The Wizard and Heejung’s situation.

What Saeyoung gets out of this is 2 things: 

1. Creating a ‘videogame/pocket universe’ because he enjoys it.

2. Get more memories to fuel his power by getting the MC/player to play through the routes.

I can imagine Saeyoung throwing in references to Dandelion and Nameless as a homage to his inspiration for creating this pocket universe, just like how game developers irl reference their own inspirations/previous works. This is really meta, I know. It’s amazing.

The laws of how this pocket universe seems to work are like a videogame. People are machines/AI/robots. They have to follow a set algorithm/script. The only way we can interact with the characters is through the messenger and VN scenes that only show certain locations. 

This is how I interpret all of the weirdness in Mystic Messenger, while also connecting it to information we have about wizards.

Rika is Trapped:

I discussed in a follow-up to my Saeran/Ray Another Story post that Rika may actually be trapped in the MM pocket universe too, along with Zen. Though in her case, she finds out this truth and seems to want to get it out. I suggested that this is part of why she created Mint Eye, to get away from V and find a way out of the pocket universe. 

1. Rika was the one who told Yoosung that everyone in the RFA are machines in the CS common route bad ending. I talked way more about this in the Saeran/Ray follow-up post.

2. Let’s elaborate on Jumin’s story:

This friend that Jumin is talking about is Rika. For her to want Jumin to read this book, that coincidentally is about the origins of Nameless... I have a feeling that she knows this book’s contents are based on actual events, and that she wants to tell Jumin the truth of their universe, but had to start small.

On that note, Jaehee, Yoosung, and Jumin all seem to understand on some level that their world is fabricated. This is extremely evident in the April Fool’s DLC.

Zen is Trapped:

Here we go. This one is gonna have way too many screenshots:

I can not understate how bonkers this DLC is when it comes to the deeper lore of this game. It took the bad endings, 4th wall breaks, and references, and blows it all out of the water. It feels like all of it has led up to this: a scenario in which Zen realizes he is living in a pocket universe. This crack started in the CS common route bad ending, but we don’t actually see him believe Yoosung.

In this DLC it is Zen’s birthday, and he found himself unable to leave the RFA chat and remains logged in the entire day. I believe that this is because the messenger is the main way characters can communicate in this pocket universe, and if characters are not on screen then they... might be in stasis? Or something similar? In any case, keeping Zen in the chat like this forces him to exist and remain present the entire time.

In the screenshots above, Jaehee clearly understands something that Zen doesn’t. She gives him hints on how to ‘become like them’. In this DLC everyone is an inanimate object: 707 is cardboard, Yoosung is an omelet, Jumin is a cat, and Jaehee is a coffee maker. She doesn’t directly spell it out for him. If Zen does what she says, and acts as bizarre as them, essentially blending into the ‘normal’ of this world, then he turns into an inanimate object too in a bad ending. Can you see the double meaning here? This is a microcosm of what living in the usual (CS, DS, AS) MM pocket universe is like. Act like everyone else. If you don’t, it can lead to suffering (see CS common route bad ending).

Let's ask. Why is this DLC so bizarre anyway? Why did the laws of the pocket universe change? Well, our answer is from dear old Saeyoung the wizard.

This is what he does at the end of the DLC if you get the good ending, where Zen ‘wakes up from his dream’ and has his B-day party. We literally witness Saeyoung state that he needs to change the messenger back to normal. He talks about it in terms of doing magic as a wizard.

Anyway, let’s get back to Zen being trapped. The following screenshots is Zen realizing that he is in a pocket universe. Buckle in it's a doozy:

I mentioned in the past how I think Zen is a prince from Grass. I bring up multiple possibilities for how he got to the MM universe, and I think the most likely one is that he was trapped here, whether he wanted to be here originally or not. He seems to have either been here since he was a child, or his childhood memories were fabricated by Saeyoung. In any case, this dream he had when he was younger may have potentially been him seeing the future. Because he had it when he was younger, it may be further back in the timeline from what we play through in the MM routes. So, seeing us, the real us beyond the screen is predicting the future. It predicted that Zen will find out that we are an entity in another dimension/universe. 

I talk about MC and the player interchangeably, and that’s not an accident. I mentioned in a past post that I believe that this time around, we the player are the MC. The avatar with the long brown hair we see in pictures throughout the game is just a vessel for us to interact with the MM pocket universe. This is why she is a blank slate with little personality outside of predetermined options. This is why the MC this time has no personality while in Dandelion and Nameless, Eri and Heejung were fully fleshed-out characters.

I talked in more detail about how we, the player, have been established as an in-universe character way back in Nameless, too.

This doesn’t sound good... this sounds like a man who has fallen into despair. Zen says he has come to terms with it, but he also told us to "use me". He is trapped here, but hey, at least he has some entity in another dimension/universe that he can talk to. Even if that entity is restricted with limited dialogue options! At least a real person knows he’s there, and he asks us to come and see him any time... 

Mystic Messenger’s hidden story is messed up. 

It’s probably a better outcome to get the good ending in this DLC, where Zen celebrates his birthday with the RFA, his fellow prisoners (if Yoosung is to be believed about them being real people at some point). Maybe ignorance is bliss in this case?

Now let’s think about why Saeyoung or V would want Zen to be here. Maybe both Rika AND Zen made a desperate wish. Maybe Zen made this wish to either V or Saeyoung, not The Wizard from Dandelion. 

Perhaps Zen wanted to get away from Grass, for reasons I mentioned in my previous posts? And they technically grant it by sending him here to the MM pocket universe. His memories of Grass may have been the price for this wish, thus why he doesn’t remember his old life as a prince.

As for Rika she probably still led a tragic life, not dissimilar to her backstory from RAS. It seems like she made this desperate wish to a wizard we have never seen before. We even SEE this happen with her in V’s after ending, where Rika is seen in a dimension eerily similar to where The Wizard and other wizards are known to reside.

The background is a sea of stars. They aren’t identical but keep in mind that Dandelion was made in 2012, and V after the story was made in like 2018. In RAS we see this location again, along with it we hear a song from Dandelion play called “Ra rochu ra no so - In a Frozen Dream”.

It’s the same song. The wizard speaking to Rika has a female voice and seems to be much gentler. I think that besides V and Saeyoung there are definitely way more wizards involved in all of this.

TL;DR: Mystic Messenger is a pocket universe created by Saeyoung and V. Their goal differs. V wants to be with Rika and Saeyoung wants memories/fun. Rika and Zen both had desperate wishes. Zen to leave Grass and Rika to realize she is the sun. Zen made his wish to either V or Saeyoung, and they grant it by sending him to the MM universe. Rika made it to an unknown wizard but is whisked away by V because he became obsessed with her. He tries to become her ‘sun’. This doesn’t work out.

[bluejay-writes]

Mystictober 2023 - Day 13: Autumn Leaves

You can read/collect this fic on Ao3 if that’s more your speed!

Rating: E for everyone.

Prompt: Sweater / Leaves

Characters: MC & Saeran & 707

Wordcount: 1189

Summary: MC is raking leaves. Saeran is stealing her sweater. Seven is being a mischief. So, y'know, the usual.

Author's Notes: This was written for Mystictober 2023, Day 13. I've been intending to be writing for the whole month, but a lot of the prompts just aren't doing anything for my muse, so if you have any requests, hit up that ask box. (The full prompt list is at the bottom of this post!)

MC sighed as she looked at the pile of raked leaves.  She’d gotten through maybe a quarter of the yard at their new home, and there were already so many.  She wasn’t bitter.  Seven… Saeyoung… had wanted to move into a real house now that he was reunited with his brother and had invited her to come live with them as well.  And since he still had more work than time (or sense), household chores fell to her. And, theoretically, Saeran. But MC couldn’t bring herself to ask the still-recovering victim brother to help with the physical tasks. He’d help in an instant, if he thought he’d get away with it.  After the last time he’d overexerted himself and ended up in bed for a week, MC was a lot more careful about asking for his help.  She was capable, and while she enjoyed his quiet company she wanted him smiling, not wincing in pain.  Thinking about his quiet antics made her chuckle, given that if he was dealing with only his twin he could be a right asshole. But never to her. There was probably some reason for it that she wasn’t aware of. Something aside from the fact that he still hadn’t truly gotten over Seven abandoning him as a child, regardless of the mitigating circumstances.

Those thoughts, however, were  for another time. Right now was for raking all of these leaves. Pulling off her sweater - a smart idea to battle the late Autumn chill, just a little too much now that she was actually working - she tossed it on the back step, and got back to raking.

Finally, raking the last of the bright red and yellow leaves into the pile, MC turned back towards the house to get herself a drink.  Maybe some tea would be good…

She blinked, and then blinked again. Saeran was sitting on the back step holding two oversized mugs…and he was wearing her sweater.  On closer inspection, he was basically curled up entirely inside said sweater, which made her giggle.  He was so small, even now that he was recovering, the fact that he could curl his knees up and be contained in the thing… it was big, sure, and she wasn’t a twig like he was, but… it was too adorable.

“I brought you tea.” he said quietly, holding one of the mugs out towards her. MC tried not to focus on the fact that he was a blushy mess, but the pink on his cheeks, with that soft smile, it was too rare not to notice.

“Thank you! I was literally just thinking I could use some tea.  It’s chilly out here, do you want to go back inside?”

“No, it’s nice. I mean… it is now… do you want your sweater back?”

“You keep it. I’m still too warm for it. Besides, you’re adorable like this. You should consider oversized sweaters.”

The strangled sound he made only made her smile more. Sure, he was quiet, but that didn’t make him not a target for her teasing.

“Only if you help me shop for them.” He said, and she blinked in shock.

“Really? You’d go shopping with me?” Saeran had been disinterested in leaving the house since they’d moved into it. 

He smirked, and MC realized she hadn’t seen that look on his face before. He’d worn a similar expression when he’d broken into the apartment, but this was more honest, more himself.

“And take you away from my brother for an afternoon? I’d love to. How close are you to done with the raking?”

As he asked, the patio door behind them slid open, and a streak of red black and gold blew by them. 

“Cannonball!” Seven yelled as he jumped into the large pile of leaves that MC had made, scattering them everywhere.

MC laughed. She hadn’t jumped into the leaves since she was small.  She should have been irritated, given that Seven had just undone part of the work she’d spent the morning on, but she just couldn’t bring herself to be anything but amused by his childishness. Saeran gave her a look, and she held out a hand for his mug.

“Go on.” She whispered, and he launched himself also into the leaves, practically smashing into his prone twin while he was at it.

“Whoa, MC!” Seven said, and then realized it was Saeran in the leaves with him. “Bro?!”

“Hello, Brother.” Saeran said, a wicked light in his eyes “I have come to turn you into the scarecrow for the yard.” And without further preamble, he started shoving handfuls of leaves into Seven’s shirt.

Both exhausted from their leaf fight, Seven and Saeran shook the leaves out of their clothes (and MC’s big sweater) and joined her on the back step.

“Y’all are cute.” MC said, grinning.

“Lies.” Saeran said quietly.

Seven simply said “Yep.”

“Now I have to rake all that back up.” MC said, despairing.  Mostly for effect, but it certainly did the job.

“Saeyoung, I am taking MC out shopping once I’ve gotten all the leaves out of my everywhere.  You are going to re-rake this entire thing back into the pile it was before we ruined it.”

Seven looked between MC and Saeran, and MC just shrugged with a grin plastered on her face.

“Okay, you two have fun.” Seven said, reaching out for the rake that MC had left leaning against the wall.

“Yes, of course brother. I hate you so much.” Saeran said, and it took a moment for MC to realize he was referencing that little cartoon with the kitty-ladybug boy, and not just being the mean version of himself that he only ever let out around Seven.

Shopping was a time and a half, but after going to half a dozen stores, Saeran had a few sweaters that he was happy with, and had even found a gift for Seven while they were out.

“Brother! I am home!” Saeran announced as he walked in the front door.  MC hadn’t made it inside, she was staring at the fact that not only had Seven fixed the mess he’d made in the back yard, the front was also completely raked and leaf-free.  She circled around to the back of the house to realize that he’d actually bagged up all of the leaves, leaving the yard in pristine condition.

When she stepped inside, she saw the look on Seven’s face as Saeran gave him the sweater they’d found for him, which was an ugly-Christmas-sweater style knitted monstrosity with different meme cats all over it.  The boy was crying.

“This is the best gift I have ever gotten.” he said before shedding his iconic hoodie to pull the new sweater immediately over his head. “I will cherish it forever.”

MC smiled while leaning on the doorway. This was everything she’d ever wanted in life. A warm home, and a found family that loved each other. It was practically perfect in every way.

Just then, a voice called from the kitchen. “Dinner’s ready, come eat it before it gets cold.”

Wait, Vanderwood’s here? And he cooked? Now it’s perfect.

[daz4i]

My love!! I just had a realization. And since you're always asking us to kin assign you characters here I am! I think you mentioned once that you've never touched Mystic Messenger? And tbf I haven't touched it in a loooong time but JUST realized you're really Seven-coded? Ok let me explain.

He's super fun and flirty in such a playful way and he's basically like Futaba if she was an adult man lol. I think you two have similar mannerisms when texting imo. His colors are even red and black, come on, just look at him! (okay his color is red but his jacket is black so that counts ❤️) He is also my favorite in the game by far and one of the most popular characters overall so take that as a compliment ❤️❤️❤️

(Ignore the crucifix, you do not need that in your life ❤️ Though he did dress up as a nun once. Who am I to tell you if you need that in your life lol)

Speaking of which - from what I remember from my brief brushes with the fandom a lot of people headcanon him as genderfluid or nonbinary because yeah. There's some gender fun going on with him. He crossdresses for fun and sometimes for work and he'll send you pictures of him in a dress and wig and ask you if you think he's sexy. He's also canonically bisexual iirc - okay I just looked it up and he has a quote about looking for a connection "whether it's a man or a woman" so it's implied he is Not Straight.

Anyways look at him living his best life :)

He is actually super smart and has many many many many many issues that I won't get into right now, but he's scared of getting actually close to people and opening up so he just covers it up with humor and memes and viddy games and acting like a clown. He also likes playing pranks on the other characters lol. And he also loves cats so so so so so so much. I think you would like him tbh ^^

Anyways this became more of a list of Seven fun facts rather than reasons why I made the connection lol. Or maybe a mix of both. I hope you enjoyed anyways ❤️ And now that I've said everything I needed to say and realized that I remember a lot more facts about my man than I previously thought I did, I will stuff them back into this box and probably not think about Mystic Messenger again for another five years 👍

Sending kisses, my love, and apologies for the essay 😘❤️

absolutely no need to apologize my live this was a very exciting read!!!!!!!!

ajskdlgllg ngl as soon as i read the first few lines of this ask i was like "is this gonna be abt 707" and I'm glad to see i was right >:D (and even more glad to learn you like him this much >:3)

my knowledge abt mysmes is limited to being active on tumblr during its peak + one thorough youtube video and from everything i heard abt seven and now your propaganda i am definitely convinced 👀

i have never played an otome game but if i ever try this one i will let you know how the kinning process goes 👁👁

[gyuville]

fr the otome questions thing…. 9? 14? 15? and 24?

9. romantic moment:

realized while answering this i have a very bad memory 😭😭 i only remember the parts that hurt me the most 💔 but the first thing that comes to mind is that one scene in yves from virche evermore's route. when mc accidentally sees his scar and hes crying thinking she'll leave him or be scared of him bc of it just like every person in his life. but she doesn't she stays with him she tells him that she thinks hes beautiful and she kisses his scar. i cried so much in that scene i love my yves so much 😭😭

14. exceeded expectations:

although i havent finished it yet, mystic messenger definitely exceeded my expectations. the other texting based dating sim i played "30 days to love" was good but pretty basic. i was expecting smth similar from mystic messenger at first. but now i realized its not like that at all so it really is way better than expected. ive only done 707's route so far and im actually head over heels for him. and thats without even going into the lore 😭

15. favourite trope:

honestly idek 😭 i probably have 2 different types considering my faves in otome games. one of which is

i) the LI that is in love w mc in every route/timeline/universe :-

asra alnazar from the arcana

rafayel (all 3 actually?) from love and deepspace

ankou from virche evermore

ukyo from amnesia memories

707 (saeyoung choi) from mystic messenger

but i love all of them for very different reasons and i loved them ever before finding out theyre in love w the mc in every universe. im just naturally drawn to mysterious characters i guess? because there are other characters who also fit in the same category. ((for example: lucas proust in virche evermore, toma in amnesia memories)) but its probably bc we're literally meant to be actually (im insane)

24. favourite otome:

i havent played that many otome games in my life actually. like ~8 of them?? although i love them all for their very own reasons... virche evermore is Really hard to top like they truly cooked with this one ‼️ gave me a reason to live. the love interests, the story, the routes, the despair endings, the salvation endings, everything. i have never cried as much for a game or any piece of media, as i did for virche evermore. although some routes were a little too much for even me to handle it kind of made me love it more. i literally stayed awake till 5 am every night for 2 weeks while playing virche. i enjoy emotional pain and suffering tbh. i could go into actual heavy detail on why and how much i love virche evermore but its 3 am and i have to wake up in 3 hours 💔💔

thank you so much for sending an ask i really really love you for this i love screaming abt my favourite otome games

[shxtodxroki]

Match-Up Exchange

This is part of a Mystic Messenger match-up exchange done for @ermbabyel for the exchange we arranged! Hi hi, first of all once again I really appreciate putting up with how frazzled and out of sorts I was while arranging this exchange, I promise I’m not usually that scatterbrained lol and I appreciate you still agreeing to this exchange and for being so kind in our messages :> You seem like a lovely person and I really hope you enjoy this match-up, please feel free to hop over to this blog anytime if you have a request or are just looking to chat :) Also this hasn't been proofread so apologies for any spelling/grammar errors!

I’d Match You With:

Saeyoung Choi (707)! :)

Reasoning:

Honestly when I was reading your description of yourself and your ideal relationship, it all just screamed Saeyoung to me. He has so many of those qualities you want and you two both want a lot of the same things in life, and while he may be a bit on the younger side than what you’d usually go for, he’s still very much an adult and can be mature when he wants to be lol so I think your relationship together would still work very well :>

Headcanons About Your Relationship:

- First of all he thinks you’re absolutely beautiful, the most gorgeous person he’s literally ever seen, and he doesn’t hesitate to tell you this all the time especially when he can sense you’re feeling a bit insecure about yourself. He thinks your curvy/chubby body is beautiful, and he adores your dyed hair and piercings as well lol. He will never let you doubt his love for you or how beautiful you are, the second he sees you looking in the mirror with uncertainty in your eyes he’s quick to wrap his arms around you and list every part of you that he finds absolutely stunning and wouldn’t change for the world <3

- He loves your sense of humor as well! You’ll no longer be the only one laughing at your jokes when Saeyoung is around, he has pretty much the same sense of humor and often cracks similar jokes so even if everyone else is giving the two of you weird looks, you’ll both just be in your own little world cracking up together hehe

- And he’s definitely an introvert like you, some of his favorite days spent with you are just lazy days at home where both of you are relaxed and laying in your pajamas together, with no responsibilities or worries clouding your mind so you just get to spend the whole day doing nothing but relaxing and cuddling together <3 He wishes he could spend every day like that honestly, and you’re the one person who manages to get him to feel like it’s okay to take breaks like that and just let his worries go for a bit to relax with you

- On a more serious note, I feel like when you first met him, Saeyoung was terrified at the thought of having kids. Given his own life and his family, he believed for so long that he’d be a terrible father and that no kid deserved to grow up like that. But with your help and the way you’re able to break down his defenses and get him to open up the way he does in his good ending, he slowly starts to come around to the fact that he’d likely be a wonderful father, and finds that he quite wants kids someday as well, and he’s incredibly thankful that you’re the person he’ll be taking that step with some day as he truly doesn’t think he could do it without you

- He absolutely adores how clingy and cuddly you are as well, as he’s a huge cuddle bug and always wants to be holding you or vice versa lol. He usually tries to let you initiate, though, as he knows that physical affection can sometimes make you anxious, so he just wants to make sure he doesn’t catch you on a bad day and accidentally overstep or make you uncomfortable without realizing

-  And while at first he can be a bit awkward with his words when it comes to showing love, as he’s just not used to opening up and being vulnerable in that way, over time he gets better at it because he wants to make sure you know how much he adores you and how much you’ve truly changed his life for the better in so many ways

- He doesn’t mind killing spiders for you, but know that he’ll always tease you about it beforehand lol. He hears you shriek for him from across the house and immediately starts giggling as he takes his sweet time making his way to the room you’re in, teasing you all the while about how it’s “just a silly little spider”. Occasionally he’s even enough of a menace that he’ll chase you around with the dead spider lol, but that’s only when he’s really feeling mischievous

- Please please PLEASE bring your cats to his place when you hang out, he absolutely adores them and gives them all the kisses and pets they could ever want omg he’s so infatuated with them <3 And when the two of you eventually move in together and he gets to see them all the time? Just be prepared to wake up and hear him having full conversations with your cats lol the man is in love

- He would totally be into anime and k-pop as well lol, he gets so invested into the shows and even dabbles into cosplay on occasion as we’ve seen lol and he likes a super diverse range of shows too :> And as for k-pop I feel like he’d like girl groups in particular, he’ll blast his music at all hours of the day and he absolutely kills the dances when he actually takes the time to learn them lol he’s just that good

- And finally, as someone who’s also struggled a lot with his mental health and knows how mood swings can be, he’s the most understanding partner you could ever ask for in that aspect. Even though he’s typically vibrant and playful, when you’re struggling mentally he knows how to turn that off and be much more gentle and reassuring with you, and he’s more than happy to be a listening ear if you need to vent or to give you some space if you’re experiencing mood swings and just need some time to sort through your feelings. And when he’s struggling with his mental health, over time he learns that it’s safe for him to go to you in that same way, and you become the first person to truly see all of him, including the vulnerable parts he usually keeps locked away, as he learns just how good it feels to be comforted by someone he loves <3

Second Choice:

I also strongly considered either Zen or Yoosung for your match-up, as I felt like they both fit a lot of similar qualities in a partner. But I feel like each of them had areas where they just didn’t quite fit as well with you as Saeyoung did, as Yoosung was on the younger side and may not be the best at banter and sarcasm, while Zen would be more extroverted and less likely to enjoy lazy days at home. So while I thought they could both potentially make good matches, Saeyoung just fulfilled pretty much all of the qualities you wanted in a partner so he seemed like the best choice overall :]

Song For Your Relationship:

Beautiful People by Ed Sheeran <3

[rewinden]

Loic Fleuret

The only son of the noble family Fleuret Class: Paladin Country: Nohr

I made a new fatesona! Or more like fates OC? He’s nowhere close to my personality after all xD *throws the complicated jerk to the fatesona community*

More info about him under the cut!

Personality - Gentleman - Flirts a lot (yikes) - Always in good mood ACTUALLY A TWO-FACED JERK - Sometimes cold-blooded and cynical - Extremely rude to people he hates/dislikes - but the truth is... - Not used to be genuinely nice and happy - Upholds a positive facade - Never gloomy nor sad until he stops “acting” - Avoids everyone he gets too close with, especially nice people - “I’m not as nice as you think I am” - Also afraid of people seeing the ‘real’ him

Skills - Excels swordsmanship - Horse riding - Playing violin and piano - fLIRTING - Blackmailing and manipulation - Gathering information

Likes - Cute people (mainly girls) or honest and straightforward people - Maids/Shrine Maidens - Homemade food/meals - Chocolate - Horses - Reading books - Library and nature

Dislikes - Golddiggers - Nobles - Training and running (he doesn’t like to sweat) - Bugs and dirt - Faceless - Himself

To give a (not short *sweats*) summary of his backstory, Loic Fleuret was taught to be ruthless, cold-hearted and unsympathetic by his parents ever since he was a little child. They wanted him to be the perfect heir of the Fleuret family and kept warning him about the fickle nobles he would constantly meet. Those nobles often sent him gifts or their children to befriend him, only to try to use him for their own benefits. Because of that, Loic had to close his heart to everyone, even to his own cruel parents.

When Loic grew older, he learned to cope with the toxic community of nobles by gaining the upper hand. He started to use all kind of methods to turn the table against his enemies. Blackmailing, tricking, lying and even wooing the women. It eventually became a common thing for him.

However, Loic knew he would never be happy by living like that. He decided to enlist to the army in hope of starting anew. Unfortunately, the Fleuret family is well known in Nohr and was therefore easily recognized. The higher ups decided to give him a high position out of obligation, despite his protests.

Loic is now living as a paladin while bearing his family name. He tries to be the person he wishes to be, but has problems of separating his ‘fake’ and ‘real’ selves. His bad habit of flirting shamelessly is still with him and that often disgusts himself. It’s also not easy to change when your name and family keep trying to drag you back to your hollow past.

Will Loic Fleuret ever find the peace he seek to be himself, or forever roam in his family’s dark shadow? That is for you to decided.

Fatesonas included: Mai @happywonderfuldays and Lia @fatedchosenone Loic knows that they are extremely kind and wonderful, and therefore avoids them as much as possible. Watching from the distance is enough~!

Karen @the-creative-vault Loic have read about wolfskins, kitsunes and dragons, but never seen this kind of beast shapeshifter! He is intrigued and wants to learn more about it, or possible more of Karen? Karin @kantan-kt Loic likes maids lol. He knows about her late night practices, but keeps it secret for her sake. Em @emyasmina FORGET ABOUT LEO AND BE HIS RETAINER //SHOT He admires Em’s swordsmanship and spies his trainings to learn more. Brandon @sakudrew Another dude he considered to make him as his retainer, but refrained He finds Brandon really interesting and wants to gather more information about his past, but with no luck so far. Ronya/Vivi @ronyascribbles and Floran @oreowarrior HIS HATRED FOR NOBLES IS STRONG, but he can’t seem to find out who it is in the army. Some of them look so familiar?

Marish: “JAKOB’S RATTAIL IS THE BEST RATTAIL OF 2K17”

[marshmallowprotection]

I think I saw a post about how terrifyingly similar V and Saeyoung when it's come to the one he loves. V is willing to do anything, even going as far as letting Rika blind his eyes, and torture him. He could die for Rika if possible, and if that's what Rika want. Saeyoung is like that too. He sacrifice his all to protect Saeran, and even could be Saeran's sacrifice if that's what Saeran want. Just in 707 route, unknown want to kill him so bad and he's just give in, if that's making his brother happy. What do you think about this?

Well, you know what they always say? Like father like son. We know he views him as a father figure and the apple doesn't fall far from the metaphorical tree. They are both very self-sacrificial. They are some of the most extreme examples of how far you could go to protect people that you care about.

If you have the willingness and the know-how to make something happen, then you'll do whatever it takes to ensure that the people that you love are protected. Even if that means you have to risk your life. Saeyoung will throw away all of his person if it means Saeran is safe and safe even if that means that he’ll wind up dying and his choice doesn’t make things right. Jihyun will destroy himself if it means that he doesn’t abandon the people around him even if it means it’s not healthy for any person involved around him, involved directly or indirectly.

It's a painful parallel but it's an interesting one when people notice it. They can be two sides of the same coin when it comes down to it, but this is also partially why it is so intense when Saeyoung feels betrayed. He thought that they were the same kind of person and does it turned out, they weren't. It's a painful thing for him to face no matter what timeline it happens in where he learns the truth.

These two will go as far as they can.

Just look at this call where Saeyoung talks about how he knows that he has to trust V because he truly believes they believe in the same thing. He makes his heart believe that V will do the right thing because they both sacrifice and fight for what’s right.

It hurts all the more in Saeran’s After Ending where Saeyoung cries out and says that he truly did believes V to be like his real father. Saeyoung and V may have a lot in common when it comes to how quickly they burn themselves for others. It’s painful to see. Saeyoung tells you to leave, to run, and to be safe with Saeran as long as you can. He will give up his life for the two of you and V comes in to say it won’t be happening.

It still haunts me as V’s lowest moment that I cannot forgive ever. V believes he’s doing the right thing here by giving up and surrendering. He has to keep that old promise of his to Rika and by protecting her and giving himself up, he forces all of his person to believe he’s doing the right thing for everyone. He can protect all of his choices even if it’s wrong... even if he knows it’s wrong. He’s giving himself up but forcing others to accept that choice by taking what comes with it.

You’ll see Saeyoung admit it multiple times in his Route and the Secret Ending. It’s what haunts SE Saeran to the brink of losing control and realizing that there’s so much he doesn’t understand. He realizes Saeyoung will give him anything he needs and... well, it’s why he figures out that he can’t kill his brother. If Saeyoung can die for him right now... maybe he wasn’t lying about leaving to save his life at the risk of the agency.

V does the same to himself in the Secret Ending. We see as he gets on his hands and knees and begs Rika to destroy him instead of everyone else. It’s what he imagines to be the solution to everything. It’s not, he’s just made his heart believe that. He will give himself up to the Devil himself if it means that he doesn’t abandon people the way his father did, and that’s the crux of his failures. You know he never stops doing that unless it’s his Route.

It’s okay to be self-sacrificing as a person, but if you push it to the point where you are destroying yourself and other people by doing so, that’s when it’s an issue. It can be a good quality to love people enough to give your life for them if that ever arises, but... just like anything in life, doing anything to the extreme can be harmful... even if it’s a “good” thing.

V and Saeyoung... I love them as characters because they make me face that part of myself. Even Saeran to a certain degree is capable of this level of self-sacrifice. It’s why these characters feel so real... they’re capable of showing us the extremes of ourselves as people. They feel like people you are, or people that you’ve known before. You learn a lot as the characters learn what is and isn’t healthy for them.

[haikyuuuuuhypeeeee]

Ch. Thirteen

⚠WARNING: Emotional hurt, mention of previous character's death

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Your nose is running and your breath hitches as you weave through other strangers on the sidewalk. A few glance at you, a college-student nearly sobbing on her walk. But to your relief no one stops to talk to you.

It’s almost what you want. You’re desperate to get back to your apartment, lock the door and burrow into your sheets to fully process the events from tonight alone.

Oikawa selfishly spilling your secret, the deepest secret you hold, in a fit of childish rage. And yes, your argument with him didn’t help but you didn’t think he’d stoop that low.

Your phone has been ringing nonstop since you’ve left but you haven’t bothered to pull it out to check the messages or voicemails. You know it’s Oikawa who’s bombarding you with calls and voicemails. And it’s Makki and Mattsun who are sending the texts.

But you don’t want to talk to them.

You acquiesce as you wait for a stoplight to change so you can continue your sad, pathetic walk home. You glance over your shoulder, paranoid that your friends are coming after you to talk. In between the glances you grab your phone and open it up.

You ignore the incoming call from Oikawa and unlock your phone. You see notifications coming into your message app and tap it open. You briefly watch the ever growing number coming from Oikawa’s chat with you before you open the texts from Makki and Mattsun.

You slip your phone back in your pocket without replying. You just want to be alone.

Well, not really. The only person you can imagine talking to about this right now is dead. And that fact kills you.

You can’t tell him how embarrassed you are that Makki and Mattsun know your pathetic secret. You figured that they suspected something was happening between you two in high school because you had such a different relationship with Hajime compared to the others. You’d harbored the idea of finally confessing and actually being with Hajime but you’d shelved it until you were ready.

But then he died. He was taken from you way too soon, and now you’re left with your confusing mess of emotions and thoughts and what if’s.

Having to live with these feelings is unbearable. Having your friends know that you live with these feelings, and the circumstances surrounding them, is even worse.

Fresh tears fill your eyes and you wipe them away.

You round the corner and see your apartment building in sight. You reach into your pocket to get your keys so you’re ready to get inside and lock behind your door.

Except you don’t find your keys in your pocket. Not the right one, not the left. Not in your bag, not in your pockets even after checking - you don’t have your keys.

You let out a whine. Fuck, you do not need this right now.

You think for a second, retracing your steps and trying to remember where you went today. You can cancel a few spots but there are others that could be where your keys are.

You pull out your phone to send a message, starting easy.

The short feeling of victory you felt at finding your keys is erased when you realize you have to walk to Osamu’s apartment. It isn’t far…but you’ve had a long day.

A long day, long week, long couple of months. A long time stuck in this hell of constantly bickering with Oikawa, studying and working your ass off in your classes, navigating life without your best friend.

Is this your life now? Is waking up every day, crying, dragging yourself out of bed to be a civilized member of society, coming back home to cry and then sleep - is that your destiny?

The harrowing thought settles around your shoulders and you feel yourself sink further into the black tar pit you’ve been trapped in for months.

Osamu’s apartment looms above you, and the idea of putting on a friendly mask, even for someone who you want to be friendly with, exhausts you. Hopefully you can get your keys and leave.

You need to be alone, you are alone. Your friends are worrying about you, concerned for you. You are a burden. For all you know your friendship with Oikawa is shattered. You don’t deserve his friendship.

The dark thoughts pick up speed, spinning around and around and around. You feel yourself getting lost in them.

Hajime would know how to help. He would always bring you into the light. He is your light.

Standing in front of Osamu’s door (how did I get here?) you use an embarrassing amount of energy to lift your hand and knock. It doesn’t take long for Osamu to open the door. His calm look is quickly replaced with genuine concern.

Fuck, now he’s worried about you.

“Sorry, I’ll just get my keys.” Your voice warbles, much to your humiliation and shame.

Osamu holds open the door wordlessly and you walk back into the apartment. You spot your keys on the counter. You walk in front of them and stop.

They’re your keys - the black heart keychain is heavy and “able to do serious damage,” as Hajime once said. He got it for you, back in the summer after high school.

He was always creative with the gifts he gave you. Even with something as small as a keychain you knew he put in time and effort and love into them.

If there was one person who you could depend on, it was Hajime.

Tears well in your eyes. You don’t ever seem to be in short supply of them.

Is this my life? You wonder. Am I ever going to feel normal again? Am I ever going to be okay?

You tell yourself to lift your arm, grab your keys, and leave. Leave Osamu alone, don’t burden him with your mess of feelings and your thoughts.

“Y/N?” Through the screaming swirl of thoughts in your head you hear Osamu call your name, and through the watery film in your eyes you see Osamu looking at you.

Leave, you have to leave now.

“I should-” you croak out. You can’t finish your sentence, you don’t know how to finish your sentence. Your brain is malfunctioning, error codes flashing like a broken computer.

Processing error, malfunctioning error, human error.

Error, error, broken, broken.

Only Hajime could fix you.

And he’s dead.

You stare at Osamu, and burst into tears.

Like a damn bursting, the sobs fall from your mouth, unrelenting. You curl into yourself, trying to ebb the flow. It’s pointless, as you are broken. You cannot be fixed.

It hurts, it hurts so much.

Harsh cries rattle your body, rip through your throat and spill out into the serenity of Osamu’s apartment.

Hajime, I miss you.

The ache in your heart flares white hot. It burns and hurts and just adds to your growing pile of misery.

Somewhere in the back of your mind you’re embarrassed that you’re having this intense emotional release in Osamu’s apartment - it's not the first time you’ve cried like this but it is the first time doing it in front of a friend. But you can’t gather yourself to apologize or try to escape. You’re stuck, standing in the apartment crying.

A hand comes to rest on your back. Your turn, finding Osamu standing next to you. He rubs his hand on your back in a soothing, comforting motion. His eyes are full of concern but also something akin to reassurance.

“It’s okay,” he murmurs gently. His hand is rubbing up and down, and you feel subdued by the unseen motion. You feel your aching pain diminish with every stroke down your back, but the tears are relentless.

There must be something wrong with you that you can’t even be comforted properly. If the tears won’t stop when someone says “it’s okay” what does that say about you?

Broken, broken.

You turn into Osamu, seeking comfort that is wasted on you. Your head finds relief on his shoulder. You feel him guiding you to the couch and gently sitting you down. Your hands stay clutched in his shirt and you sob into his shoulder. Once sitting you feel the hand on your back drift to your shoulders, while his hand gently guides your head to the crook of his neck.

“It’s alright,” he says softly. “‘M here, it’s okay.”

His gentleness just makes you cry harder and you can’t help but lean further into him. He lets you sit against him, crying through the piercing pain stabbing at your heart, howling against the constant misery in your soul. He lets you come undone and offers you words of comfort and a shoulder to cry on.

“‘M here,” Osamu murmurs into your ear. “It’s okay.”

It’s such a loaded phrase - it’s okay. Everyone and their grandmother tried telling you that when Hajime died. It’s okay. You wanted to ask ‘what’s okay? NOTHING about this is okay.’

Your face scrunches up as you cry, knowing you are so far from okay that it would take a miracle to get back.

“It’s okay Y/N, it’s alright.”

It’s funny, hearing this reassurance from Osamu. Because he knows, more than the average person, how not okay everything is. For him and for you. And yet, it seems to be his go-to phrase right now.

“It’s okay.”

He’s not telling you “it’s okay so you should feel better.” His reminder allows you to grieve, to feel how not okay everything is. And feeling that pain is okay.

So you cry and cry, leaning on Osamu as you fall apart.

• ────── ✾ ────── •

A/N: Congratulations, you've made it through one of the heaviest chapters in the entire story. :( Y/N is going through extraordinary times right now, the cumulation of the past weeks' events finally catching up. I hope if anyone reading this is going through any similar situations you can find someone like Osamu to help you through them. 💖

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[placebogirl7]

do you think in the future hachi divorces takumi? if so, how would he react to this? you know, in Gokinjo Monogatari there's a similar storyline and Ai Yazawa made the couple get back together, i wonder if she was planing to do the same with takumi and hachi, what do you think?

Hello anon and sorry for the late reply!

recently I've answered to a similar question where I was asked if it was possibe for Hachi to divorce from Takumi. I'll leave the link below if you want to read:

https://placebogirl7.tumblr.com/post/657967385992658944/hello-is-it-possible-for-hachi-to-file-for-a

About your question, I admit that I don't have an answer. I don't know what Hachi wants to do because honestly I've never understood in the whole story what Hachi wants from her life. She's so fickles, she changes idea faster than a gust of wind. One minute she wants a thing, the minute after she wants another. She said she loved Takumi, then she left him because she was tired of him and get together with Nobu. She said that she loved Nobu but it was sufficient that Takumi told her a couple of nice words and she got back to him without even giving an explanation to the poor Nobu. Then, after Ren's death, Takumi was concentrated on Reira and so she got close to Nobu again. In the future we can see her in an intimate moment with Nobu (while he was playing the guitar in Nana's old room in apartment 707 and she sit on the bed next to him and put her head on his shoulder, like nothing happened between them), but at the same time she tells Junko that she has a lot of reasons to not divorce from Takumi. Same applies to when she says that if Nana will come back she won't exitate to leave the apartment in Shirogane (where she used to live with Takumi before he moved to London): this is a bit contradictory in my opinion, because if you say that you have plenty of reasons to not divorce then a single reason is enough to say that you will divorce? I think I will never understood Hachi because I'm the opposite as her (I know what I want, I have strong ideas and I don't change them easily). So yeah, I don't know what Hachi's intentions are because I think she herself doesn't know what she wants. I've never read/watch Gokinjo Monogatari so I can't say if Yazawa has the same plan, maybe you're right thinking it. Regarding Takumi, if Hachi will really divorce from him I think he will feel bad (like he's already feeling) because he finally has realized that he fucked up a lot of things in his life and in the lives of other people, including his own marriage. When his wife was pregnant and needed him, in a delicate moment like Ren's death, he just told her to go with Nana and concentrated all his attention on Reira without even calling Hachi once to know if she and the baby were ok. I mean, is this an husband? Not in my opinion. But at the time when this happened, Takumi wasn't able to understand this. He only understood his mistakes years after and now he knows that he ruined his family and his marriage. So yeah, Hachi leaving him definitely will be the umpteenth defeat in his life and he will feel bad. The strong king Takumi and his empire have fallen like a house of card. Believe me, for an egocentric full of himself like him this is the worse sensation in the world. And honestly he deserves it all :)

I'm sorry if I couldn't answer in a proper way to your question but I hope you will accept my attempt to answer to it ♥

[lunarmessenger]

So we know that mysme is korean.. I was wondering if you could do the RFA+ Saeran reacting to MC being latina🙈

Please and thank you 😊💜

GIRL YES me being Latina too I’ve always wondered....what it would be like...if they had a lil bit of flavor....LMFAO but i gotchu girl - Luna xx (P.S. I may make MC lean towards the hispanic side a little more because I’m hispanic LMAO) 

translations will be down underneath all the headcanons for my non spanish speaking readers!

warnings: none! just some cuteness

RFA, V + Saeran Reacting to Latina!MC

Zen

• He was already so excited to finally meet and see you in person and it doubles when he finds out that you’re not from Korea/Korean

• “MC oh wow...you’re gorgeous I—”

• Is a lot more flustered than he intended to be

• Takes this opportunity to really broaden his knowledge on other cultures!

• He absolutely swoons when he wakes up one morning to see you cooking breakfast, the smell of eggs and jalapeño’s enticing him out of bed

• But then he’s also furrowing his brows because what kind of music is that???

• That’s when he sees you; wearing his shirt and side stepping by the stove, hips moving effortlessly as you hum along to the tune of the song

• He kept quiet, not wanting to disturb you as you continued to sway, swinging the spatula around as you quietly sang

• “No, no es amor, lo que tú sientes se llama obsesión*,” He would’ve passed out right then and there if he knew it wouldn’t freak you out; he’d never heard you speak spanish before, let alone sing it

• He wrapped his arms around you from behind, trying to sway his hips with you as you leaned forward to turn off the heat

• “MC, promise me that you’ll teach me how to move like that.” He whispers in your ear, causing you to giggle

• “And please speak Spanish more often.”

Yoosung

• He’s surprised but not in a bad way obviously

• You didn’t really have an accent when you spoke over the phone, so he never really suspected that you wouldn’t be Korean

• “You’re so pretty MC!”

• Begs you to teach him your favorite dishes from your culture and childhood

• “How about tamales? Winter is coming soon so it’d be something nice for us to bulk make for dinner and breakfast!” 

• He’s already foaming at the mouth at the idea of getting to cook with you, especially a dish that he’s never even had before

• The two of you spend all day making the masa and filling, ranging from refried beans, chicken, and beef

• “Oh Yoosung we’ve made so many; should I ask everyone in the RFA if they’ll want some—”

• “No!” He yelled a little too quickly, making you stop reaching for your phone as you furrowed your brows with a smile

• “Why not?” He was blushing now, not meeting your eyes as he finished folding the last corn husk and placing it into the steamer

• “Because we made them together. I want them just to be ours, MC.” You grinned, placing a soft kiss to his forehead before nodding in agreement

• “Sure, mi amor*. We’ll keep these to ourselves.”

• He definitely blushed a deeper red after hearing you call him that in Spanish

Jaehee

• It didn’t really bother her that you weren’t Korean and she was actually quite excited

• Especially since you’d both be opening the bakery soon; she would love to introduce some non-traditional items to the local area

• “MC; if there are any sweets you would like to showcase in our bakery please feel free.”

• “Oh, actually! There are some that I think you might like!” You spent the entire day hunting for ingredients just so you could bake them for her so Jaehee could try them

• She was already enticed by the smell, her brows raising in curiosity as they finished baking and you poured the two of you some milk

• When you pulled them out of the oven she was excited to see the brown, bright pink, and white toppings on the bread, their patterns similar to a conch shell she’d seen on beaches before

• You excitedly plated them, placing them between you two at the dinner table and then gesturing for her to grab one

• “What are they?”

• “Conchas!* Dig in, honey!”

• She grabbed one, surprised at the soft feeling of the bread.

• At first she didn’t really know what to think? Or how to eat it? They were a little bigger than the pastries she was used to

• She sneakily watched you pull it apart with your fingers, alternating between putting the pieces in your mouth or dipping them straight into the milk

• She copied your movements, and as soon as she’d gotten the first taste her eyes widened in surprise

• “What do you think?” You asked in anticipation, hoping she loved them as much as you

• “We’ll put these on the menu immediately.” 

Jumin

• Like Jaehee, he isn’t really phased that you’re not Korean

• With the many business trips he’s had he’s pretty knowledgable with his Spanish

• But only when it’s spoken at a normal pace and not so...fast

• You were visiting him at his office, patiently waiting for him to finish a meeting with clients who’d happened to be from Mexico City

• He came out of the meeting speaking a bit of Spanish, the clients responding rather quickly

• You could tell he was struggling a bit with their finishing statement, so you decided to try and listen in

• Your brows furrowed as you realized that the last sentence spoken from the clients was directed towards each other, even though they were looking at Jumin

•What they said caused immediate rage; you stood up and speed walked over

• “Este tonto ni siquiera sabe que ya le hemos vendido nuestra empresa a su competidor. ¡Conseguiremos el doble de dinero!”*

• “Perdóneme*.” You immediately interjected, Jumin looking at you in surprise while you saw the client’s faces immediately pale as you hurriedly told Jumin what they were saying

• His eyes darkened as he immediately called security, having the clients escorted out of C&R

• “Thank you for catching that, MC. I will definitely have to bring you in to translate every once in a while, kitten.”

707

• Of course he already knows you’re Latina due to the background check he did

• But that didn’t make meeting you any less exciting, and when he finally gets to see you he’s practically vibrating in excitement

• He knows Spanish much like Jumin, but he’s way more advanced at it so you two sometimes held private conversations when people pissed you off

• This was the second party that the RFA was holding after you’d joined, and a guest had been extremely rude towards you

• Saeyoung was ready to interject but you signaled that you were fine, keeping a polite smile as the client finished their rant towards you before leaving the party early

• He was on his way to check on you as soon as the guest left, your smile immediately gone as you rolled your eyes and crossed your arms.

• “Maldito hijo de puta.”* You cursed, and immediately Saeyoung was doubled over in laughter while the RFA members looked at you two with curiosity

• You were blushing, insanely embarrassed that Saeyoung had heard you as you pouted

• “Stop it, it was not that funny!”

• “Oh it was hilarious, please do that again.”

• “Wait, what did she say?” Yoosung interjected

• “Don’t worry about it!” You snapped, leaving Saeyoung to chase after you as you grumpily walked away from embarrassment

• “MC please I’m so sorry I just omg it was so funny I’m sorry I swear.”

V

• He’s very much intrigued with you and your upbringing

• It was obvious that the longer you two were together, the more likely you were to mix cultural traditions and rituals.

• He got a taste of that for the first time since you two had gotten together

• One day he came home from a job overseas to see soft lighting coming from one of the spare rooms, his brows furrowing as he called for you

• “MC? Is everything alright?”

• “In here, V!”

• He followed the dim light to see that you’d set up a table filled with marigolds, a couple of pictures of your family members accompanying the table

• “What’s all of this?” He was breathless, taken by the absolute beauty of it that it took him a second to notice that you were setting up a third picture; his mother.

• “Well, seeing as tomorrow is the last day of October, I’ll be celebrating Dia de los Muertos* soon. I wanted to make sure that we keep the memory of your mother alive with my other family members. It’s what we do in my family.”

• You were a little embarrassed, that is, until V suddenly brought you into a tight hug, a warm kiss pressed to your lips before he pulled away

• “I think that’s a wonderful thing, MC. Thank you for thinking of my mother. I know she would have loved to meet you.”

• You beamed in response, leaning against him as you pressed a kiss to the photo of your grandparents.

• “I’m sure that my family that’s already passed is enjoying her company too.”

Saeran

• He had already seen something special in you, and being Latina in his eyes was just an added bonus

• You told him about your hometown and the delicious frozen treats you always looked forward too, and that made his ears perk up in curiosity

• “Do...do you think we could try to find something similar here, MC?”

• You of course obliged, the two of you searching endlessly online until you found a shop that was similar enough

• The two of you had made an entire day of it, holdings hands while walking into the shop

• His eyes were wide with awe, the different fruity flavors catching his attention as you casually spoke to the owner of the store in fluid Spanish

• “What would you like, honey?”

• He was slightly embarrassed that he didn’t know what he wanted, shrugging his shoulders before nervously answering

• “I guess whatever you’re having.”

• “A-Are you sure, Saeran? My taste is a little more traditional than you might like.”

• “Well now I definitely want to have what you’re having.” He smirked, taking it as a challenge while you sighed

• “Alright, but don’t blame me if you don’t like it.”

• Soon enough your treats were ready, Saeran staring at his portion with wide eyes while you happily took a scoop and placed it in your mouth

• It was mango flavored, with drizzles of red decorating the scoops; spicy flavored powder sitting on top.

• “Go on, try it baby.”

• He hesitated, but nonetheless tried it; grinning from the taste and immediately going for a second scoop

• “This is delicious, princess! ...What is it?”

• You laughed before explaining, “It’s mango flavored sorbet with chamoy and tajin on top. It’s my absolute favorite, I’m so glad they have it here!”

• The two of you sat inside the shop together, happily eating your spicy and sweet treats before going home together.

translations:

No, it is not love, what you feel is called obsession*

My love*

Conchas* A sweet bread with sugar toppings shaped like a seashell

This fool doesn't even know that we have already sold our company to his competitor. We will get double the money!* 

Excuse me.*

Fucking son of a bitch.*

Day of the Dead*

[colv]

Constellations

Pairing: Din Djarin x Reader Warnings: None, fluff Words: 707 Summary: Din joins you by a campfire for some alone time. A/N: This is my first fic I’m posting anywhere. Let me know what you think and constructive criticism is welcome :) 

  It had been a long day, you needed some time to sit down and relax. You were planted on the ground next to a small fire, Din’s ship not far away. The sounds of the night were peaceful, interrupted only by the gentle crackle of your fire.

Soon the sound of someone’s footsteps approached. You heard Din’s calm voice, “Whatcha doing out here?”

“Just enjoying the night,” You told him. You liked to savour the few hours of peace you could get in a day, what better way to relax than this. “Aren’t you cold?” He asked. There was a bit of a chill in the night, the fire was doing enough though. “A little, not so bad,” You replied.

Din took a step closer then sat down next to you and gazed towards the stars. He was a man of few words but usually knew what to say around you. Tonight however he somehow found himself speechless, not wanting to say the wrong thing. Not wanting to mess this up so early on. The two of you had been growing closer lately, your friendship slowly easing into something new. Feelings for Din you weren’t quite sure of yet grew stronger during time shared with him like this.

After a moment he pointed up and spoke. “What’s your favourite constellation?”

You thought about it then realized, “I’ve never really picked a favourite before.”

Din let out an amused “Hm.” Not in a mocking way, it was more that he was happy he had a chance to show you something. After a brief pause to search the sky he said, “See those stars there, the two close ones then they branch out?” You searched the sky for what he described, at first you didn’t see it but then found something that looked similar. You squinted, “I think so.”

With his gloved hands he softly took one of yours. The way he gently cradled your hand made your cheeks blush a little. He pointed your fingers for you then leaned in close so your eyes were level. Guiding your hand he aimed at stars one by one and said, “Imagine connecting the dots near those stars with a line.” You nodded in response. “That’s one of my favourites in this system. The compass.” You took a moment to memorize the constellation before turning to face Din, “How come it’s a favourite?”

“Uhh...” He looked down and put a hand on the back of his helmet. Was he... flustered? You wondered. You had your ways of making him reveal his softer side. “If... if you ever get lost out here just find those stars and you’ll find your way.” His voice was so soothing, you wished you could hear it without his modulator, just once.

“I didn’t think it was possible for a Mandalorian to get lost.” You teased. Din paused for a few seconds making you wonder what he was pondering. “You’d be surprised” He replied coolly. He was thankful the helmet did such a good job at hiding his expressions. He’d never admit it but he was afraid of losing you, afraid you’d wander off on one of these planets he took you to and never be found again. It was irrational he knew but he couldn’t help it. He’d found himself caring for you more and more each day.

The two of you talked into the night. Bonding over small conversations about nearly anything that came to mind. Slowly your fire grew smaller and eventually the night colder as only small embers remained. It was getting late and you felt a chill. After a moment of weighing up the consequences you dared to gently schooch closer to Din’s side. “It’s getting cold now,” You muttered sleepily trying to make an excuse. Din didn’t say anything, he froze for a moment. Damn you thought, too soon. You thought he might’ve had feelings for you as you did for him. You began to move away when he unexpectedly wrapped an arm around you to pull you in closer. You were a bit surprised but relived so you leaned into his shoulder. That was enough to make his cheeks go slightly red, you’d never know though thanks to the helmet.

[uwumessenger]

Hey, could you do RFA and V reacting to MC who turns into a dog for one day? weird I know lol

yes!! and sorry for taking oh so long fjdjndnd if u see dis i hope u enjoy eht

let's assume u do understand english as a dog and dont think in dog language. also this is super silly haha i had a lot of fun with it while trying to make it realistic!

+ btw since some ppl asked, yes my requests are open ! im just going in order so feel free to continue sending them in !! i only have 5 requests in my inbox now as of 5/11/2020 so ill get around to yours soon :)

Yoosung

when he wakes up and cant find you he immediately panics

calls your name and lifts anything that can be lifted to find you

he even checks the fridge!! wink wonk

when he finally quiets down and hears your barking he goes into panic mode AGAIN

when he finally finds you (as a dog) his mind begins racing

wait...is it our anniversary?!?!!! what exact day did MC join RFA again? um um is it my birthday? is it MC's BIRTHDAY???

ignores you and does a group call with zen and seven, trying to figure out what is happening

seven verifies that it is not a day of any importance

poor yoosung is just SO CONFUSED

but how do u even tell someone u transformed into a dog

i dont think yoosung would ever find out you turned into a dog

everyone would help with searching for you, and of course panic again bc the way you met them was lit rally bc u walked into your own kidnapping

yoosung is the physical embodiment of panic

but he takes care of you normally (LUCKILY HE DOESNT TURN YOU INTO THE POUND OR SOMETHING–)

when u turn human after 24 hours you explain EVERYTHING

and now he feels better

Zen

a few nights ago, zen had a psychic dream that you turned into a dog so

he brushed it off as a nightmare and his symptoms appeared bc the AC was broken and it was extra hot that night

but when he woke up and opened his eyes to a whole ass dog next to him

he FREAKED OUT

at first he didnt know what was going on but then he remembered his dream

so he tells you to bark once for yes and twice for no

are you MC?

bark!!!

are you hungry?

bark!!!

this goes on for 25 more minutes until you stop cooperating and trot away

hes very glad that at least youre not a cat

he feeds you and allows you to go do your potty business outside by yourself then cleans up after ur finished

he doesnt want you to be alone with nothing to do while hes at rehearsals so he asks yoosung to watch you!

but doesnt tell yoosung it's you lol

when he comes back he just chills w/ u until ur back to your ol' human self :')

Jaehee

initially she'd be pretty calm, thinking that you had to leave early to go do something

but after checking her phone every 2 seconds and searching every nook and cranny yet not recieving a text/finding a note from you, she begins to panic

she calls all the others, wondering if they knew where you were or what you were up to

no one knew what was going on so everyone panics!!!!

tbh she forgot about dog MC until u start scratching her

eventually jaehee starts considering the idea of u turning into a dog....but....what are the odds...

after trying everything you could think of to tell her it's really you, you realize that she wont catch on

after shes done getting ready for work she starts to wonder how to care for you

eventually decides on just bringing you in to work and hiding you the whole day

luckily jumin had back to back meetings so he wouldnt have any time to check in on what jaehee was doing

she tries to feed you something you absolutely hate and when you refuse to eat it she says

wow, MC hates eating these too

you wag your tail, jump, can dogs nod? if so you nod your head, etc etc trying to tell her that IT IS ME IT IS MC!!!'sisj@;!/&:&82

wait...there's no way. am i crazy or did you turn into a dog?

jaehee decides to bring you home instead of turning you into a shelter just in case

when you turn human again you guys strategize a plan, should this ever happen to either of you again haha

Jumin

when he wakes up and sees you (as a dog) and elizabeth playing he thinks hes still sleeping

intense eye rubbing

he calls for you and you keep running to him

but he doesnt understand :c

similar to yoosung, he double checks to see if it was a significant date or anything

now he starts to panic

on the RFA panic scale, he is at the tippity top eue

calls off from work and calls for all the help he can get

you can communicate with elizabeth i guESS so she helps you communicate with jumin

jumin looks crazy as hell rn with a cat and dog on his bed, trying to talk to them

elizabeth points at you then points at your jacket on a chair 900 times and then jumin finally connects the dots!!!

oH SO MC TURNED INTO A DOG???

you and elizabeth are like ugh oh my gosh finally

jumin calls off all the emergency protocol stuff and simply chills with you and elizabeth until youre back to your human body

now you and elizabeth have a stronger bond...how beautiful.

707/Saeyoung

luckily seven has security cameras, so when he sees you in dog form, youre sitting at his computer

the cctv footage of you somehow transforming into a dog plays and hes like oh what how is that eVEN POSSIBLE?

downloads the cctv footage to save it forever

unfortunately no dog food or anything there so he feeds you whatever is in the fridge and okay for dogs to eat

he has his fun, taking photos of you and imitating paris hilton

when vanderwood walks in to check on him, seven cant stop laughing as he explains the situation

he shares all of his photos with the rfa chat and no one believes him

and then he stops and starts thinking

??? MC are you naked? like when we sleep and you transform back....are you gonna be naked?

oh my gOSH

unlike the others he doesnt stay up and goes to sleep with you

whatever u do, do not let seven make a birthday slideshow of u </3

V

V would freak out, but definitely try to communicate with you as a dog before doing the absolute most

checks for human you everywhere, and when he realizes youre nowhere, he begins to consider the fact that you may have turned into a dog

googles it

he questions you, like zen does, and begins to think hes going insane

he texts you, just in case human you did go out and forgot to tell him

but while texting he scrolled up and saw a text you sent him a day ago while you were shopping

"if i were a worm would you still love me"

he picks you up and sits with you on the couch

worm, dog, human...i love you regardless. but not in an immoral and weird way. :)

spends the rest of the day taking you out to do dog things

like walking at the park and taking cute photos of you

at the end of the day he actually showers you, and talks to you until you both fall asleep

when u guys wake up he says,

i didnt waste $17 on dog shampoo for nothing...why dont we go out and get a real dog now?

yES LETS DO THAT

[unwiltingblossom]

truth-be-told-im-lying replied to your post “Random thoughts on my casual playthrough because I’d feel bad...”

I agree that Jumin is probably richer than Victor, but I think one way in which Victor's character differs from Jumin's in that he would still probably cook for himself, regardless of financial status. I love both of these men, but I think their upbringing also dictates some of what they grow to do as men. (Sorry to hijack your post! I love character analysis.

It makes sense, Victor is a self made man, as we know he’s an orphan of some sort who was experimented on as a child and only found freedom at like 10. Jumin Han is a corporate heir born into wealth, and we don’t know if even Chairman Han was the one who grew the company, or if the family business stretches back longer. Although Victor definitely cheats and uses his time abilities to bolster his company, there’s still only so much he can do in that timeframe compared to the one that C&R has.

That also adds to why Victor knows how to drive and cook, and has a side business being a chef for stress relief, while Jumin has no idea how to cook or drive and has it all done for him. But then, Victor and Jumin’s core motivations are also different:

Jumin lives in a less dangerous world. Sure they inexplicably make the party stuff way more dangerous than it needs to be, but Jumin’s not living under constant threat or anything. Victor isn’t at huge threat, but that’s because his abilities are so OP. He did get kidnapped and experimented on as a child.

Victor is obsessed with finding the girl who saved him as a child, and so everything he does, all the wealth and power he amasses, is only to find the woman that he’s been looking for all of his life. Jumin is focused on getting his father’s approval and operating his business properly because those are really the only goals presented to him. He has no other human connections to be concerned about, long lost or otherwise, and so the growth of his company is the end goal, not the means.

Victor appears to have no interest in any woman because he’s already in love with someone else (who knows what happened with Chik, but the likely answer is that she threw herself at him and he was like ‘get out ew’) while Jumin appears to have no interest in any women because he doesn’t trust them and has only had negative experiences with them.

Victor appears to like cats and is characterized as a cat, but it pretty much still loops back to ‘not the woman I’m obsessed over? pass.’ while of course, Jumin is Jumin and overlays all his emotional needs onto his cat.

It is kind of neat though that the romance between Jumin and Victor still have some core similar elements, like that Victor falls for the MC on accident and with some distress because he doesn’t realize she’s the woman he’s been obsessing over, and Jumin also falls for the MC on accident and with some confusion, because he’s never needed a person or romance before.

Also, kind of weirdly, one could argue that Victor is even more isolated as a person than Jumin. Goldman is supportive and concerned for Victor (unlike Jaehee for Jumin), but Victor doesn’t have a friend like Jumin has V, even though Jumin has been slowly losing contact with V. He also has an openly hostile relationship with Lucien, while Jumin’s ‘hostile’ relationship is mostly just Zen, which he views as more annoying and baffling than hostile.

Also they both know a hacker and an idol

I can only imagine how Jumin would react if 707 and Zen merged into one person.