#i really leaned into a melancholic vibe for this one

[deardoomedworld]

They say friends don't destroy one another / What do they know about friends?

A Püha ja õudne lõhn playlist about loss, obsession, and nostalgia eating the world.

[prythianpages]

'Cause Somewhere in the Crowd There's You | Lucien

summary: When Tamlin sends Lucien to the Night Court as his emisssary, he stumbles upon a nightclub and finds himself captivated by you. His sweet nightingale.

warnings: angst, mentions of blood and violence (reader is trapped in a nightclub)

a/n: This is part of my ABBA x ACOTAR series (masterlist) where I dedicate a song to a character (: but also was inspired by Lana Del Rey's music and a hint of Oscar Wilde ♥️ This takes place roughly before Amarantha's rule. If I'm going to be honest, I find Lucien hard a bit hard to write for (but this song really gave me lucien vibes) so I hope this doesn't come off a bit out of character for him. also why is it so hard to find pics that match Lucien's vibe on pinterest.

Trapped in the ceaseless rhythm of melancholic blues, you can’t help but feel sick and tired of everything. Days blur into nights. All you do is eat and sleep and sing. The weight of routine presses down on you, suffocating the spark that once fueled your passion. 

You wish every show to be your last.

That is, until you see him.

He emerges from the crowd like a radiant sun breaking through the darkest night. His presence is tall and striking with skin kissed by the sun and a cascade of red hair. Despite the length of scars that run down the left side of his face, there is an undeniable elegance and beauty that surrounds him. His eye holds you captive, drawing you in like a moth to a flame and your voice falters for a brief note. 

**

Lucien knows he should leave. Hewn city is not a welcoming one and his meeting with the High Lord of the Night Court did not go well. But against the warning bells ringing in his head, he decides to linger and wander around the dark city. With no clear destination in mind, his feet guide him through the labyrinthine alleys until, almost as if compelled by an unseen force, he stands before the entrance of a mysterious nightclub. Bathed in an eerie red light, the sign above reads The Rose. 

As he approaches, the entrance, despite being small, appears almost ethereal. Shadows dance upon the towering stone walls. The air is thick with an alluring blend of magic, pleasure and something darker. Inside is just as mysterious and intoxicating. He should leave and he turns around to do so when he a mesmerizing sound stops him and holds him in place.

“In the land of gods and monsters.” 

A beautiful and heavenly voice. It beckons him forward like a siren’s call and he allows the fae lights embedded in the cavern to guide him further. The corners of the nightclub harbor hidden alcoves, draped in luxurious silks and velvet.  

“I was an angel living in the garden of evil.”

Some high fae engage in secretive exchanges and gambles. Some are lost in the enigmatic allure of drinks and colorful powders that shimmer with enchantments. Some are engrossed in the pretty fae females and males on their laps. Others, like him, are captured by the hauntingly beautiful song.

“You got that medicine I need. Fame, liquor, love, give it to me slowly.”

Where ancient stone meets polished wood, Lucien finds himself at the bar and orders a drink. He turns to face the stage in the center of the club, leaning against the bar. His mechanical eye emits a soft whir as his gaze travels to the owner of the voice. 

“Put your hands on my waist, do it softly.”

A silent awe washes over him as he takes in the sheer beauty before him. Dressed in a white gown that drapes over you like moonlit silk, you stand on the stage like an angel amidst the monsters that lurk in every corner of the place. The fabric mirrors your every movement as you sway to the rhythm of the song in small billowing waves.

“Me and the Mother, we don’t get along. So now I sing.”

It’s as if you sense his gaze on you because your siren eyes are searching the crowd. Mirroring the depths of a fathomless ocean, your eyes are pools of sadness and longing, yet there's a vulnerability that softens in them as they lock with his. Your voice slightly falters and for a heartbeat, time seems to stretch.

A tremor courses through you, fingers tightening their grip onto the microphone. Your eyes darken again and then you’re tearing your gaze away from Lucien. He follows it, curious eyes landing on a male who stands on the balcony facing the stage. Even from where Lucien stands, he can tell the male radiates power and money.

“No one’s gonna take my soul away.”

“They call her the Nightingale.” The bartender says to Lucien as he hands him his drink. Lucien’s gaze returns to you. “She’s off limits. I suggest finding another female to warm you for the night. There’s plenty to choose from here.”

Lucien says nothing in return. Those hadn’t been his intentions upon seeing you. He simply found himself struck by your presence. And as the enchanting notes of your song continue to soar, there’s a rising desire to learn more about you. The thought of extending his stay begins to take root, a subtle whisper tempting him to linger a while longer. He’ll write to Tamlin to reassure him and continue to negotiate with Rhysand further.

**

The gamble Lucien took to stay in Hewn city is a winning one with each passing night yielding more promising signs of Rhysand's willingness to compromise. It brings him relief as it gives him an excuse to visit the nightclub again. He returns the next night and then the following, noticing something new about you every time. 

On the second night, he realizes the male you had glared at the first night he saw you was the owner of the nightclub. Lucien learns that he was right in his first impression of him. Benedict is a wealthy man, both in money and in connections, and is not subtle about the power he holds over this part of the city. Everyone in the nightclub bows down to him but not you. There’s a look of defiance in your eyes every time you look Benedict’s way.

On the third night, your usually hauntingly melancholic voice takes on a different, lighter tone. It’s still just as beautiful but now, harbors a sense of hope. And your eyes find Lucien’s with ease. You don’t break eye contact with him throughout the entirety of your performance that night, as though your song is a serenade meant solely for him.

It’s on the fourth night that he finally gets to talk to you. 

Breaking from your routine of disappearing behind the stage curtains after performances, tonight, you grace the bar with your presence, drawing stares from some of the high fae. His grip tightens on his glass when he recognizes a dark hunger in most of them but even so, none dare to approach you.

“What will it be, lovely?” Lucien hears the bartender address you.

Taking the empty spot beside Lucien, your presence and proximity captivate him. His heartbeat falters momentarily as you graciously flip your hair, surrounding him with the divine scent of the sweetest rose.

“Just a water,” you reply and he hears the rustle of your dress as you turn to face him. “You’re not from here.”

Lucien’s lips twitch upwards. “What gave it away?”

“You’re not a monster.”

He finally turns to look at you, a strange warmth spreading through him. Ever since he lost his eye, he had battled with the scars tainting his skin, internalizing a sense of monstrousity. Yet, as you regard him, it feels as though you see an angel where he sees only imperfections.

His eye drinks you in, the mechanical one on the left whirring along. The corner of his lips lift up into a smirk when he catches you doing the same. 

“How do you know I’m not a monster?”

“There’s something different about you. Something good,” your eyes study him carefully and then, with a soft sigh, you add, “It’d do you well not to dwell in places like this. They’ll only dim your light.”

Curiosity getting the better of him, Lucien asks, "And what about you?"

Your eyes widen, as though the question catches you off guard. "What about me?"

Despite the myriad thoughts swirling within him, he restrains himself and settles for, "You, too, don't seem to fit into this place.”

You fall into a thoughtful silence and your brow slightly furrows. Lucien keenly observes the subtle shift in your gaze as you scan the room before settling back on him. Leaning in as though sharing a secret, he instinctively leans closer. However, as he anticipates your words, you’re turning your back to him. Just as he's poised to speak, you sweep your hair aside, rendering him speechless as you show him instead. 

A delicate tattoo is etched onto the skin between your shoulders—a bird confined within a cage.

“I can’t leave,” he hears your murmur and the ink on your skin appears to shimmer like stars in confirmation. A bargain permanently marked upon flesh. Your flesh and he swallows thickly at what your words imply. 

You’re that bird, the nightingale, trapped in the cage.

“I have to go,” you say suddenly and your hair falls back into place, cascading down your back and concealing the telling tattoo. “Will you come by tomorrow?”

“I thought you said I shouldn’t dwell in places like this.”

“You shouldn’t,” you reply with a wistful smile and Lucien hates the way you drop your gaze.

“But I think I will.”

His words prompt your head to lift, eyes meeting his in surprise. A rush of excitement flushes your skin, transforming the wistful smile into one that is lighter, more promising. A fluttering sensation stirs in Lucien's stomach, and he can't help but return your smile.

A couple more days in Hewn City wouldn’t hurt.

**

Ten days ago, you were stuck in an endless loop of exhaustion and despair, where every night weighed heavily upon you. However, a welcome shift has occurred since then. Sleeping, eating and singing still consume most of your days but a newfound presence has entered the scene. Lucien.

And as the curtains are drawn back, revealing your presence to the awaiting audience, you embrace yourself for the blinding super trouper beams. Unlike nights past where a tinge of melancholy enveloped you, tonight is different. 

You won’t feel blue, like you always do, because somewhere in the crowd there’s him.

Lucien’s presence is like a burst of brilliance, akin to the beaming lights that find you on the stage every night. When your eyes find his amongst the crowd, your pulse quickens and heat rushes to your cheeks. It’s like the sight of him proves to you that you're still alive. 

In his wake, the shadows that linger in the club cower and hide away. He shines like the sun and you find his brightness infectious. It chases away the gloom that had settled over your own light, reigniting the flames of enthusiasm that had long dimmed within you.

Each note you sang resonated with newfound energy, and every performance became an opportunity to embrace the warmth and vitality he brought into your world. As the final notes of your song hang in the air, you can’t help but feel a sense of destiny. You were meant to meet Lucien.

After your performance, you sneak your way back to the bar where he waits for you.

“You came again,” you smile at him.

Lucien smiles back at you but it falters. “I’m afraid it’ll be the last time…for a while.”

The smile doesn’t waver off your face yet the glistening in your eyes reveals the threat of an emotional storm beginning to unfold. You refuse to dwell in it, not wanting to let the darkness that lingers over you like a gloomy cloud to consume you again.

“Okay,” you manage to breathe. You knew this day was coming. Lucien had to return back home, and you, regrettably, can’t go with him. “Let’s make the most of tonight, then. Dance with me?”

“Are you sure?” Lucien asks and you follow his gaze to where Benedict stands, a top of the balcony as always. You feel a rush of relief when you see a pretty female wrapped around him. A distraction. Perfect.

Lucien watches you, taking in every shift in your expression as he awaits for your answer. It’s not that he doesn’t want to dance with you. Gods, does he want to dance with you. Anything to be able to hold you close. To take you into his arms and hold you tight. 

Unfortunately, he’s well aware of the tight leash Benedict keeps you on. He doesn’t let you stray far from his sight. You’re not allowed anywhere near the private nooks lining the club or the rooms at the back where private exchanges occur. It’s for your own safety and Lucien can’t be mad at that. What unsettles him is the way Benedict regards you as his most prized object and Lucien doesn’t want you to face consequences over a dance.

“Yes,” you finally answer. 

There’s a strong certainty in your voice but also a subtle plea that tugs at his heartstrings. It brings forth a tightening in his chest. He suppresses the urge to frown. He plans to return to you but for now, it’s your last night together before he has to leave the Night Court. 

Lucien graces you with a smile instead. He offers his hand to you, his eyes lighting up with a warmth that mirrors the blood coursing through his veins. A delightful shiver travels up his spine as your hand wraps around his. Until now, you’d only share glances, lingering stares and the occasional brushing of skin. 

As the piano begins its enchanting melody, Lucien takes the lead, guiding you onto the dance floor. You’re so close you can feel the warmth of his body and all you want to do is melt into it. Melt into him. But you can’t.

So you bask in the warmth of his gaze instead. Up close, you can now appreciate the depth of his russet eye and you can’t help but marvel at the intricacies of the golden mechanical eye on the left. His gaze never strays from yours throughout the dance and the tender connection between you begins to rise under the brilliance of his gaze, pulling your heart with it.

As he holds you tight, you surrender to the intimate embrace, shedding all inhibitions. Neither of you speak, your eyes speaking for you. It feels as though the world has faded away, leaving just the two of you swaying in harmony. Smiling, having fun, where each step becomes a silent declaration of the unspoken feelings that have blossomed between you.

The passage of time remains elusive as you share the dance, the minutes slipping away unnoticed until the pianist gracefully bows to the audience. Your dance comes to a dreadful stop. Lucien's grasp on you tightens, a reluctant acknowledgment of the inevitable separation.

“I’ll come back for you,” he whispers, his promise carrying a tenderness that ignites a fervent flame within you. “I’ll find a way to help set you free, my sweet nightingale.”

He then pulls a pristine white rose, the same exact shade of white as the dress you wore when he first saw you, from the folds of his coat. He graces you with one last smile as he leans in, placing the rose carefully behind your ear. “Until then,” he murmurs, his lips brushing against your temple and your eyes flutter shut.

“Until then,” you breathe and as Lucien walks away and the shadows inevitably return, you take delight in the way the darkness hesitates to claim you, leaving you untouched.

You can’t even bring yourself to care when Benedict corners you backstage, seething with anger. Of course, he noticed. You don’t even flinch when he throws his glass of whiskey toward the wall behind you, the shattered glass ricocheting. Some of them make their way to you, slicing your skin.

As you settle into the comfort of your small room, you retrieve the white rose from its perch behind your ear, cradling it delicately in your hand. A single drop of blood from one of your healing cuts taints the rose, painting one of the white petals red. Still, you cling onto the slender stem, gripping it as tightly as you grasp onto that fervent flame of hope burning within you. Your light will never dim again…

Because somewhere in Prythian, there’s him.

a/n: I'll admit this took an angstier turn than what I had intended but I hope you still enjoy this darker interpretation of ABBA's Super Trouper lol.

if you'd like to read more about these two, here's a part two.

tagging: @scooobies

[yaseraphine]

astro observations 2 - appearance and vibes : virgo rising focus

Hi! I am finally back !! This post will be the 2/3 of my appearance and vibes series. The next part will be focusing on 1 rising sign : leo risings.

(/!\ the leo risings one will be completely different from the first 2 posts of the series as I will not describe their appearance or vibes but I will focus on something else... you guys will see what I mean when it will be posted (which might be in a while because i will be in vacations for 2 weeks and probably won't have easy access to internet.)

Today, the focus will be on virgo risings.

(REMINDER : I am NOT a professional astrologer. Everything I say are my personal opinions and not facts.)

In my experience - the ones I have met did not have that “bella hadid clean girl aesthetic look” that people tend to describe online.

Like for the Aries rising, I have identified 2 types of Virgo risings that I will present in this post. (unlike the one about aries risings, those two types can be applied to both men and women, and not just men)

Type 1 :

a lot of them lean to the chubbier side, overweight, or just "fleshy", plump lips, big round doe eyes

this type is mostly found in POC Virgo risings from what i’ve seen

Looks like a teddy bear, inviting, looks huggable. They do look "clean" like a lot of them have clear faces, bright skin. Like Cancer rising, there is an emphasis on the skin texture, which is usually soft and silky. They seem to have really dewy skin.

They kind of look like a hamster mixed with a frog.

There is something prominent about their cheeks area connected to their lips. Their nostrils tend to also be a prominent part of their face, like at first glance you see it.

They tend to be slightly taller than average for the boys.

The girls, they just appear “bigger”, like they take more space ? either by being taller or just larger (not necessarily fat but just bigger)

Actually looks really reliable, mom friend of the group vibes, the nice and helpful neighbor vibes, smiles a lot.

They are generally mistaken to be older than their actual age. I’ve seen a lot of times they like to be the “responsible” friend, a really “i told you so” type of friend.

examples :

Johnny from NCT

Michael B Jordan

Childish gambino

Tarot wit’ tay - Victasia Parker

Ice Spice

I suspect PinkPantheress to be a virgo rising sign too (as far as I know, we do not know her time of birth)

Body :

Type 2 :

I have mostly found this type of Virgo rising in white people

-> Underweight or just really skinny, really small in height or just smaller for girls, appears younger than their real age (similar to gemini rising) like if they’re in their early 20’s people will assume they are like 15 and they will still be asked to show their id to buy alcohol or go to the club.

Because of that, people will tend to infantilize them a lot

-> Guys with this type of Virgo rising tend be taller than average, they look really "long" if that makes sense lmaoo

If the type 1s look like hamsters and frogs, the type 2s look like mice

Looks frail, innocent, lost, stressed and shy

Looks afraid and timid, looks distracted, melancholic, almost sad girl/sad boy face (this type is the one that might be mostly mistaken for pisces risings)

-> As for the skin, like I said for the virgo rising type one, it can look soft and bright HOWEVER in a lot of cases from what i’ve seen a lot of them tend to suffer from eczema, psoriasis or any other type of skin problems (the type ones also have those skin problems but it's not as visible). Their skin can therefore be really sensitive and easily irritable which can cause breakouts. Acne can also be a problem for them. Their skin is usually dry too. A lot of redness and visible irritation on the skin.

-> Tend to be somewhat insecure in the way they act, they carry themselves. Carry themeselves a bit awkwardly (but it's cute tho)

examples : 

Emma Watson

Timothee Chalamet

Kurt Cobain

Bill Kaulitz

[imabeautifulbutterfly]

Hey there! May I just say that I love your celebration ideas? I love this jukebox concept so much!

I'd love to request one. I remember loving the fic you wrote for my request during your previous event, and I love linking music to writing. My current favorite song is ceilings by Lizzy McAlpine, and I'd love to request it with Crosshair (surprise!). The song gives me very romantic but also melancholic vibes, and to me it means loving a place/situation/person so much that you just want the moment to last forever.

But of course, you may work your magic for this. I love your writing, and I'll be happy with whatever you choose to write 🩵 thank you so much in advance!

Thank you so much love. It means a lot that you like my crazy ideas. Love oo.

Now, your request had me stumped for a few minutes, and then the idea just flowed. I hope you like my interpretation of this song, because you're right, it has very melancholic vibes.

Love oo.

Ceilings

Warnings: Injury, AU of S2E16, tears, dream, kissing, implied coitus, promises, declarations of feelings, sacrifice, saving others, angst. I think that's it. If I missed anything please let me know.

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Your eyes blinked as you saw the raindrops falling down on top of you. You don’t remember exactly what happened, but you see the railcars moving. They’re safe. You smile to yourself as your body screams in pain, you want to move, to get up but everything is telling you that wouldn’t be a good idea.

For some reason your eyelids feel heavy, you want to close them, to fall asleep for just a little while, but in the back of your mind you know that’s not a good idea. 

You know you need to stay away, but … something doesn’t seem right. Your mind must be playing tricks on you because you see Crosshair kneeling down beside you, smiling.

Gods, how you missed that smile. You close your eyes fighting back tears, as you feel his hand on your cheek. 

“Hey mesh’la”

“Crosshair?”

“Who else?”

“Wha … what are you doing here?”

“What do you mean? It’s date night.”

You blinked as you were no longer lying on the floor of the valley on Eriadu, you were now in your living room. You looked down at your dress, it was the one Crosshair loved on you, the yellow one with white flowers on the bottom half of your skirt. You slowly sat up, shaking your head.

“I just had the craziest dream.”

“Really?” He smiled leaning in closer, “Anything you wanna recreate?” He smirked as he wiggled his eyebrows.

You giggled, shaking your head slightly as you rolled your eyes at him, “Not that kind of dream, anyways what took you so long?”

“Sorry, Hunter was being impossible, but I’m here now” he leaned forward, pressing his lips to yours, claiming your mouth the way he always used to. Used to, no that’s not right. Does. The way he always does. 

You pulled back, shaking your head.

“You okay, mesh’la?”

“Yeah, just … Crosshair where are we?”

He looked around and smirked, “If I’m not mistaken mesh’la, your apartment on Coruscant,” he answered, his eyebrow arching amused with his own answer. You simply shook your head, fighting the amused look on your face. 

As you looked into his eyes, you reached your hand up and caressed his cheek. You missed touching his cheek like this, trying to comfort him as much as you could … missed? He was right here, why would you be missing touching his cheek. 

“Well shall we?” You tilted your head smiling.

“By all means,” he took your hand in his, guiding you out of the apartment, towards 79’s. 

The night progressed, with a lot of dancing, a lot of touching, and a lot of drinking. 

You remembered how he started to kiss you in the taxi, how it continued as you got on the lift to your apartment, you remembered how quickly you both got undressed. How you held him so tight afraid it would’ve been the last time. 

The next morning you watched as he got dressed, and sat beside you on the bed, “I had fun last night, mesh’la.”

“So did I, Cross.” You smiled as you held his hand, “How long are you going to be away this time?”

“Not sure, they brought us back to help with some mission to find a spy or something; doesn’t matter one mission is the same as the next. I’ll be back.” He leaned forward and pressed a kiss to your forehead.

“You promise?”

“Nothing could keep me away from you.”

You smirked as you looked into his eyes, “Liar.”

“Nope.” He held up his right hand, “I swear, if I’m not back it’s because I’m dead. Then you’ll have to deal with my brothers on your own.”

You let out a laugh, shaking your head, “Your brothers aren’t that bad.”

He let out a huff, “Yes, they are, but you’re too kind-hearted to know the difference. Anyway that’s always been the deal, if anything happens to me, Hunter will look after you. Alright? But nothing’s going to happen, so you’re stuck with me.”

You pulled him in one last time, kissing him with all the passion and love you felt for him, “I love you, Crosshair.”

“I love you, mesh’la. I gotta go. I’ll comm you when I can.”

With that he was gone.

A pain entered your head, as memories after that moment flashed through your mind, Hunter appearing at your door, telling you they had to run. Meeting Omega. Fighting for Crosshair all that time.

Your feet felt cold, as though the rain had filled your boots. You blinked and you were back on Eriadu, still on the floor of the valley. The rain was still coming down … was that rain? You touched your cheeks slowly, painfully, no… that was rain. It was tears. 

You glanced around hoping you’d see Crosshair one more time, but it wasn’t real… he wasn’t there. You breathed out one last time, unable to recall if that was really the last time you kissed Crosshair. 

Despite how hard you tried, your eyes closed as your world went dark. 

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[leavemyelevator-alone]

Okay, I know I’m a few days late, but I want to talk about Nicholas the Punisher. This theme shows up in either episode 6 or 7, during Wolfwood’s fight against Livio on the Sand Steamer, and it starts playing when Wolfwood declares that he’s gonna be pissed if he has to hurt Livio. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen Wolfwood fight (far from it), but with such high stakes on the outcome on this fight, both concerning Livio’s safety and Vash’s survival, and the fact that this is the theme that is supposed to reflect Wolfwood as the Punisher, we would expect something fast-paced and tense, maybe, if it wanted to lean into the looming outcome if Vash and Wolfwood lose. 

   But no. Wolfwood’s theme (as the Punisher) is so slow, and seems to carry a melancholic, tragic theme to it. It feels so weary, like Wolfwood is exhausted of having to play this part, and is sick of hurting people he once knew (and even loved, in Livio’s case). It carries an undertone of determinedness, but it’s so overwhelmingly melancholic it makes me pause. Does it mean that under all of his blunder, Wolfwood had already given up on Livio, from the start of the fight? This theme plays before he spits out who he really is to Vash, so does that mean that this is how Wolfwood views himself? Does he see himself as this tragic, unforgivable monster? Does he think that he doomed Livio, albeit unknowingly from the start by letting his little brother follow him around? I think so, but the cool thing about music is that everyone has their own interpretation of it. 

   Knives’ theme is strong gorgeous and victorious, Vash’s is chaotic and clearly feels like someone on the run, but Wolfwood’s stays tragic. It is mean to show who he is with the Eye of Michael — what they’ve made him into. Not this strong, unbreakable inhuman fighter, but a scared, broken man who feels like not only his brother but his humanity was ripped away from him. Let’s compare it to Undertaker, his introductory theme: as @/fatalwhims mentioned, this piece is overall kinda unsettling. It’s slower as well, but is more confident. It’s relaxed, and arguably a little mischievous, as opposed to Nicholas the Punisher’s despondency. This is absolutely the musical personification of Wolfwood’s persona he shares with the gang. This is the relaxed, knows what he’s doing, “big-brother Nico” vibes he attempts to use to get Vash to trust him. But Nicholas the Punisher is so far from that. 

Okay, we got the melancholy, “woe-is me” music out of the way; now it’s time for the action-packed, Vashwood-fighting-back-to-back fight music, right? Wrong. Whom to Kill, Whom to Let Live is the track that plays next, and it is just as (arguably) hopeless. The piano creates a bit more of a determined feel, as well as the bass (I think? Correct me if I’m wrong, cause I probably am) that comes in at 1:07 and the addition of another instrument at 1:37, but if you listen closely, the determination that it invokes fits more that of a grim one than that of a triumphant, I-can-beat-him! feel that most series like to do. That aforementioned piano piece? It’s lifted directly from the track Orphanage. Whom to Kill is just as sad of a song as Nicholas the Punisher, and I feel like this is the perfect score for this fight scene. This is not an epic showdown like it was against the Nebraskas at the beginning of the series, or even against Knives at the end of it. This is what I would call the “Last Agni Kai” fight: Wolfwood doesn’t want to fight Livio. He understands that he seems to have no choice, but that doesn’t mean he wants to fight his baby brother. That is why the Orphanage piano piece comes back and haunts this track. That is why it is grim determination. He will either have to let Livio kill his ward (which will get him killed by Knives), or he will have to kill Livio himself (which will break him worse than death). The entirety of the Livio-Vash-Wolfwood fight is tragic, somber, almost desperate music; not what you would expect to hear from an epic fight scene. None of this might make any sense, but I had to get it out of my system. Thanks for indulging my rambling! 

@tristampparty

[sillybayo]

A Winter With You

(Originally posted on fanfiction.net......yesterday!)

A krusie fic with fluff and only a small amount of discomfort. Trigger warning for small mentions of global warming, poisoning, and then a slightly more in depth discussion about sex and child sexualization. NO smut is in here, they're teens.

Kris asks Susie what she likes more; winter or summer. This question leads to something neither of them could predict.

~~~

Susie was invited over to the Dreemurrs house again for dinner and pie. Kris and her decided to not go to Castle Town today, after they convinced her that they really needed to go ahead and work on their group project…though, they seemed just as reluctant as she did. So after they finished planning out and getting a good start on their work, they ate Toriel's steak, mashed potatoes, and green beans, and then a warm apple pie to top it all off, to reward them for their hard work. Well, it wasn't that hard once they understood the assignment better, actually sat down, and plotted out what they wanted to do exactly. But Susie thought of the meal as a bonus nonetheless.

Now, they sat on the floor in Kris' room, leaning against the side of their bed. The sun was setting, and the light coming from the window became dimmer as the clock ticked. Susie just said she'll sleep in the guest room tonight, since she didn't feel like going home again. But in the meantime, the two chatted all evening about various things: school food, virtual idols, whether they would eat dirt if there's no other options or not, all the good stuff. Then, Kris came up with another;

"Which is better, summer or winter?"

"Summer, obviously! There's no school and you can do whatever you want, whenever you want, and nobodies bossing you around like a smartass!" Susie beamed as she went on, "And there's ice cream, burying nerds in the sand, stepping on the hand-ass shells when you get deeper into the ocean, the heat from global warming—summers literally the best!"

They snickered. "You make it sound sarcastic."

"Well what do you like best, nerd?"

"I always liked the wintertime…"

"But it's cold as hell! And you're forced to go to school! The pain isn't even enjoyable or anything!"

"Yeah, but don't you like the little jingles? The commercials? All the lights around town? And counting down the days until you rip open your presents?"

They seemed to drift further into a daydream when listing some of the things they liked. Now that Susie thought about it…while they definitely are mischievous, they do like things with a certain elegance and sentimentality to it, huh? She always found that interesting about them, one moment they could tie a rubber band around the sinks sprayer, and the other, they'd be playing a melancholic tune on the piano.

"Well, yeah, I guess that's nice or whatever. Oh, but what about snowboarding?! Or sledding? Skiing?"

"I was always scared of it." they giggled to themselves, "One time, my dad brought me and Asriel to this snowy hill, right? He went down first with his little baby sled. But when he picked up speed, he flipped over face first. I clinged onto my dad and begged him to not make me go down…" they continued to smile and laugh recalling the memory.

"Ok, but without any of that, winter is just plain boring. Sure, you have the vibes, but so what?! Where's the fun in that?"

"Where's the fun in sweating your ass off?"

"Sweat is a sign of endurance!" Susie shoved them a little, making them lose balance and having to prop themselves upwards with their elbows to stop them from falling all the way down. But they laughed anyway. She found herself getting lost in the sound a little, but went right back to the argument.

"Ok, but with summer, you have swimming pools. There's nothing risky about that unless you're dying from the baby waves at Great Wolf Lodge."

They stifled their last few laughs while sitting back up. "I never learned how to swim."

"How?! Swimming is literally the best!"

"My parents never knew how themselves. I guess it's because their fur is too heavy. So I never got the chance."

"Dude." she placed her hands on their shoulders. "I need to teach you how. As soon as possible."

"You don't have to…"

"Of course I do! How else will I convince you that summer is better than winter?!"

"There's no way to convince me, my mind is set."

They sounded so matter-of-factly that she felt like she had to humor them, at least a little. "Ok then, then enlighten me without the cheesy Hallmark stuff."

"There's baking cookies…"

Well, cookies are nice. Chewy ones with melty chocolate chips are her favorite. And letting them soak up milk to get extra soft to the point it's crumbling? Absolutely perfect. It's just that whenever she tries to bake some, it never turns out right! She'll follow the measurements and follow the steps the best she can, but they always come out too thick and not as sweet as she wants them to be.

"Nah. I'm more of a taste tester myself."

"Why? Because you're a bad bakerrr, hmmm?"

Damn it! "I-I'm not bad. It's just too complicated for me."

"Cookies are too complicated? I can always teach you, silly. The trick is combining the ingredients in a specific way and order. Unless that's truly too hard for you…"

"It won't be! I just didn't know the steps were like that, I just gather the ingredients and pour them all into the bowl!" though, the idea of Kris teaching her does sound pleasant. They can watch cool movies while relaxing on the couch when they're done cleaning up the kitchen, covered with warm and heavy blankets, waiting for the oven to go off. Then they can eat them together, laughing their worries away until they fall asleep…however, she'd gladly do the same with Ralsei, or Lancer, or Noelle, or Berdly. She's sure of that. Because that's what friends do! And Kris is her best friend, and that's why she always thinks about them. But…there was a feeling alongside that platonic joy. Eh, it's probably nothing though.

"...Ok, you can teach me, if you want to that badly. But just know I'm only in it to eat the raw batter." she flicked their forehead.

"Sure sure…" they pondered for a moment, then returned to the original topic. "I also like snowball fights. Those aren't too bad, and it seems like your constantly-searching-for-action-and-pain-ass would like it."

"Hey!"

"Where did I lie?"

"Just for that, I WILL steal every last cookie that you plan to eat for the rest of your days!"

"Careful, I might put nastyyyy things in there…like weed…laxatives…poison…" their expression turned more and more sinister—grin getting wider and wider, and the eye that peeked through their dark brown coils gave off a negative aura. But it was playfully so.

"Oh please, as if a wimp like you would do that just to trick me!"

"Oh really?"

Ok maybe she was wrong. "Then I'll poison you back! As revenge!"

"Alright, if you say so, Susie-Wusie." they poked her twice in tune with her new nickname, and she responded by taking their wrists and making them hit themselves. Kris attempted to break free and poke Susie more, but her fists were too strong, and both of their play fighting and struggling led to them laying on the floor and laughing so hard that Susie's chest ached and she found it hard to breathe. But she didn't care at all. God, she loved every moment of this. When the laughing died to giggles to silence, she could see Kris laying sideways and smiling sweetly at her in the corner of her eye.

"...A snowball fight with you wouldn't be so bad." she finally responded, facing them. "I…like them too."

"So you admit winter is better than summer?" they said in a tone that was in a complete contrast to their earlier expression.

"When the hell did I say that?! Summer still rules, no matter how fuzzy you make me feel!"

"Fuzzy?"

"Well, yeah? Isn't that how best friends feel about each other? With your stomach trying to kill itself and your blood pumping to your face and shit?"

Kris' eyebrows shot up. They just looked at her for a moment before saying "I-I guess. To some extent…"

"What are you acting so weird for?" Susie squinted. "Shouldn't you be flattered that I think of you so highly?"

"I-I am! I am. It's just…c-could you tell me more about these 'fuzzies'?"

"Well," she looked up and thought about all of the things she felt recently. She couldn't help smiling a little. "I like the thought of sitting or lying comfortably with you. Probably in warm covers and blankets or something." she also recalled the moment a few seconds ago. "I also like hearing your dorky ass laugh, and playing around with you. Why are you so curious about it?"

"It's nothing." they said as they flipped onto their back. Distant as ever, she thought. For someone who's flattered, they sure as hell aren't showing it. Maybe they don't get compliments often? Well, it makes sense. They're the weird kid who's quiet half the time and who's the only human in the entire town. People probably think they're ugly or something like that, but Susie never thought that. Not even when she bullied them. The way their coily brown hair reached their shoulders, the way their wide nose scrunched when they smiled, the way their brown skin complimented it all…

Susie couldn't help but to admire them. That's just a normal best friend feeling, right? Why is Kris being so damn doubtful and quiet about it?

"You give me the fuzzies too." they admitted softly out of nowhere. "A lot of fuzzies…it means a lot to me to hear you say that."

"No problem, dude. But uh…what do the fuzzies mean to you? You've been acting all weird."

They stayed quiet. Again. Of course they did. Kris does keep secrets often, like how they feel about being a human, and what was up with them after they fought that puppet guy, and what happened in the bunker. But this was a secret relating to her. And she didn't like it. Seriously, what could the fuzzies mean? All she said is that she liked being around them to the point it feels weird yet pleasant at the same time.

…

…

…

Hold on.

"YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON ME?!" she sat up and looked right at them. That only made them flip their laying position so Susie couldn't see them. "Hey, I'm talking to you!"

"You're the one with the crush on me…" they said, still refusing to look at her.

"Well how was I supposed to know!?"

They groaned and laid on their back again, facing her with an unreadable expression. They seemed a bit frustrated, but she knew they wouldn't be mad at her over something like this. Maybe she saw a bit of a darker brown flushing their cheeks, but it was hard to tell.

"You said," in their best Susie impression, "'I like the thought of sitting or lying comfortably with you. I also like hearing your dorky ass laugh, and playing around with you.'"

"I don't sound like that!"

"Ohhh, but you dooo~" they laughed to themselves for a second. "But you're right. I…like you a lot, Susie. I just never thought this would be happening so soon, or even at all. You said it so bluntly."

"W-well you can just forget about it if you want to. Uhm, I don't really know how to do relationship stuff that much. I'm not sure if any of it would even fit me…"

They rolled over and over so they'd be touching the side of her leg. "We don't have to date if you don't want to. But if you do, we don't have to do any of the typical stuff either. We've always kind of did our own thing together anyways."

Hearing that brought relief to Susie. But she'd be lying if she said she didn't want to cuddle with Kris. And play with their hair…if they'd let her. "Susie, if anyone tries to touch my hair, bite them for me please." they said to her once.

But she already cemented herself as someone tough, cool, and violent. There's no way someone like her would hold someone's hand…

But Kris was kind to her. Undeservedly so. They treated her like the greatest friend they could ever have. They knew how gentle Susie could be. The idea of having them so close to her heart made every inch of her sing. So maybe…maybe…

"I-I uhm. I wouldn't mind hugging you right now, if you want. Move over and let me lay down."

"On the cold hard floor?"

"Kris!"

"Sorry, sorry, just trying to ease your nerves. Here," they sat up, leaning against the side of the bed. Whilst intertwining their fingers into her claws, they laid their head on her shoulder.

Their hand was much smaller than hers…and soft and warmer, too. "Ha! Look at your little baby hands!" is what she thought about saying. But it felt as though her and their soul were merging, and that she was starting to melt away. Warmth was rising to her cheeks, God, they smelled so much like apples. Maybe a bit of cinnamon too. She has never felt so speechless before, and they weren't even doing much.

She felt so sleepy…she wasn't even that tired before. She wanted to yap all night, and sneak into the living room so they could watch movies until it's time to go to school. But the weight and comfort of Kris felt so nice. She felt so safe. Though, it's a little scary imagining how things are going to be from this night forward, all of this is going to take some getting used to.

How would everyone react to the mean and brutal Susie being extra soft to Kris of all people? Maybe Ralsei wouldn't mind, he probably saw it coming more so out of everyone. Lancer wouldn't care either, he would probably call Kris his sibling in law or something funny like that. Noelle would DEFINITELYYY be happy for her. Yup. Without a doubt. Berdly too.

But the rest of Hometown? She's not so sure…it's probably best to keep it all a secret. She never really liked how people talked about relationships anyways. No one can spend alone time together without "Ooooooo…"'s and shit. It made her want to vomit. Hopefully no one said anything when her and Kris disappeared into the closet and went out to the Card Kingdom. She liked them, sure, but never that way. Even if she did, it would still feel uncomfortable as hell. So yeah, she's definitely making sure the romance between her and Kris remains private for the most part.

Susie let out a loud and long yawn. God, what time is it? It feels like they've been sitting here forever.

"I should really go ahead and put my bonnet on…" Kris murmured as they got up, waking her up a little. She suddenly felt cold and light again, and the floor felt a lot harder. She watched as Kris' dark silhouette placed their tight curls inside of the green silk cap. No wonder why their hair is always so pretty…they definitely do some touch ups in the morning—it is a bunch of hair, after all. But to look so flawless with only half a bit of effort…

"I can feel you staring at me." their accusation startled her. "It's fine though. In fact, do you want to lay in bed instead? I don't want to sit on the floor all night."

"B-bed? With you?"

"Just to cuddle. You know I'm not like that, Susie-Wusie. You can sleep in Asriel's bed instead though, it might be more comfor—"

"No no no! I…I'd like that. But I snore. Really loud. I kind of stink too. And I hog too much space."

"It's cool. That's what I like about you." they walked over and sat on the bed, making a soft creak. Hesitating a little at first, Susie followed and made the bed complain louder due to the weight of two people on the surface. Their covers felt homemade with love, she wouldn't be surprised if Toriel sewed it herself. Maybe she should pick up some lessons…ripping up her clothes feels cool until they're ruined and basically unwearable.

Midthought, Kris took her waist like a teddy bear and looked up at her, as if searching for any signs of discomfort. It caught her off guard for a second, but Susie relaxed. They guided her down onto the cold pillows and hugged her closer, becoming as small as possible. Yeah, this is definitely new. 100% not a part of her nightly routine. But she supposed she could subject herself to it while she's…drifting off…to sl—

"Winter is still better by the way."

"Oh, FUCK you."

[randomvarious]

Today's compilation:

Cottage Industries (A Neo Ouija Compilation) 2000 IDM / Leftfield

Got into some excellent y2k-era IDM today with this first installment from a long-running series called Cottage Industries that was put out by UK label Neo Ouija. Here we have a nearly spotless collection of mindbending stuff that's sure to leave any IDM junkie feeling blissed-out, just like the iconic android in the armchair from the cover of Artificial Intelligence, the foundational comp from Warp Records that really put IDM on the map in the first place all the way back in 1992 😌. Neo Ouija seems to go for that super chill, emotively melancholic, and solitudinous kind of vibe, and this comp here, which appears to have been just the label's fourth release, serves as a great introduction to their sound from when they were just getting started.

And ultimately, it's really hard for me to pick total favorites among this set, but I feel like I need to talk about a couple in particular: one, Quinoline Yellow's "Eythyl Maltol," and two, Clatterbox's "Power Up."

Quinoline Yellow's "Eythyl Maltol," a title that makes reference to a flavor-enhancing chemical compound, is the debut track from a guy named Luke Williams, who, quite possibly because of this very tune, would go on to showcase his talents the following year on the much more well-known Skam label. "Eythyl Maltol" is a slow, head-nod-inducing groove, with rhythmically glitchy stutters and some beautifully layered, otherworldly synth work to go along with it all. And among debut tracks for IDM artists, it probably ranks towards the top; a total unknown guy making a name for himself rather quickly with this one.

And Clatterbox's aptly titled "Power Up," which liberally incorporates zappy 8-bit videogame sounds, feels like the track with the most mass appeal here. Typically, IDM is made for a post-club, home listening environment, but I feel like you could totally get away with playing this one at a nerdy hipster bar-type setting. A bit more uptempo and far more conventionally structured than the rest of these tunes, this electro-leaning track could maybe serve as a solid nugget in order for you to introduce your friends to this whole amazing genre of underground electronic music; before, y'know, you start to melt their brains with some of the more abstract stuff 🫠.

And if you pair this album with the also excellently chill and organically crunchy IDM double-disc comp, Putting the Morr Back in Morrissey, which was put out the same year by German label Morr Music, then you've got yourself a few hours worth of some ultra-satisfying and relaxational, turn-of-the-millennium IDM fare there 😎.

Highlights:

Phonem - "Bioluminescence" Bauri - "Fleck Yck" Plod - "Aptaxi" Geiom - "Reihl (94)" Penfold Plum - "Cute Toy" Geiom v Infant - "Multistories 2" Quinoline Yellow - "Eythyl Maltol" Yunx - "Nemo-Sis" Clatterbox - "Power Up" Consumer Durable - "Cool Dry Places"

[arminsumi]

hi hi if your requests are open, could i request how the aot boys would react / deal with having a crush on reader? and how they'd eventually confess? // thank you! :")

YOU NEEDN'T SAY MORE I GOT U <3 Tysm for ur req!

AOT fluff | Crushing on you + their confessions

With; Levi, Erwin, Armin, Eren

Just thinking about the AOT boys crushing on you, and who would and wouldn't outright tell you they like you or not hehe

(„ಡωಡ„) P.s. my sweet noodles, I'm writing an Eren/Armin love triangle fic you can read it here

Levi

His crush on you gradually develops without him realizing it

When he recognizes that his feelings aren't purely friendly, he immediately puts himself in a state of denial to protect his fragile heart

Probably after a solid two or three years, he stops this denial madness and accepts that he likes you more than he ever expected to

Ah, the way he looks at you... with a vague tenderness, a gentle feeling lighting up those grey irises. No one else gets this sort of look from Levi, just you

Spends his insomniac-riddled nights daydreaming of you to soothe his nerves

Blushes a lot but you'd never notice because he conceals it perfectly with a practiced unphased look

When he confesses, he merely insinuates it at first, but when he sees that you didn't understand, that's when he'll flatly blurt out;

"It's you. You're the one; the one who somehow, I don't know how, but somehow managed to get me feeling weightless."

Blushes very dramatically when you reciprocate his feelings

Erwin

Something about your scent drives him crazier each time he sees you

Acts all nonchalant and strong-willed, but you're the one thing that's capable of pulling him apart

You call out the playful side of him; if you mess around, he'll smile broadly and suppress a laugh with all his might

Oddly self-conscious about how he speaks with you, so he'll try be even more eloquent

YOU BEST BET HE STARES RESPECTIVELY, HE'S A WONDERFULLY GENTLEMANLY GENTLEMAN >:( Zero perv energy!! You just know you can be comfortable around him even in more revealing clothes, idk I just feel like he'd avert his gaze at all times just so he doesn't discomfort you

He's tactful with his confession; to him, the right moment was when you and him were on his bed, dripping with wetness after taking refuge from the downpour outside. He brought you a towel, dried your hair, then leaned down to press the gentlest of kisses to your forehead before murmuring sweetly;

"You mean more to me than anyone, I want you to know that."

Gives you the best pep talks (I mean obviously he's Erwin???) bc he wants you to have confidence in yourself above all

Armin

Jumps with excitement at your presence; really, it's so blatant that he likes you with how bright his face becomes when you're in the room

Everyone knows he likes you, he literally exudes the 'I like you' vibes at all times, and in the sweetest way possible

Slightly obsessive, but in the most endearing way possible <3

Sometimes he gets these out-of-fucking-nowhere loud-ass voice cracks??? THEY'RE SO CUTE???

Sways a bit to calm his nerves when he's with you

You just bet he's writing in his diary sum sad shit about how 'they'll never like me back...'

Blushes up to his ears when he embarrasses himself around you (You just make him uncouth, and he has no idea why)

Sometimes he'll trail off and blush, muttering "Er, but, anyways..." because your prettiness distracted him

Just rlly wants to kiss you until he runs out of breath :( <3

Gives you this melancholic longing look, as if he's hoping his eyes alone can confess his feelings

Okay I just rlly like the idea that he listens to Sweet Tooth by Cavetown and hums the line "I like you... say it back"

His confession is def an accident; he blurts it out all at once

"I, you know, just... I like you so much... more than anyone. I mean- I just- I don't mean to make you uncomfortable, sorry! I just can't help it."

After that he's pinching his eyes shut out of embarrassment

Eren

Oh he'll confess alright... if it's the bloody apocalypse lol

He's just too sensitive to rejection to confess to you, and he doesn't want to ruin your friendship because he cherishes it so sincerely

Sometimes it feels like he's trying to eat you with his eyes. Gives you very intense gazes, like his eyes are blazing, leaving you to wonder if he likes you

But the second you start catching on, he notices, and throws curveballs to get you off the trail

Then you're all like ok maybe he doesn't like me in that way???

He's really quiet around you, which is bizarre, since Eren is always the loud-mouthed hot head who speaks his mind unashamedly

Honey idc what y'all think he has THE most unholy thoughts about his crush over all the AOT boys

Gets jealous so damn easily

Especially jealous over Jean and Armin being too friendly w you

You two started this inside joke about calling him 'daddy' (because he claimed the daddy kink was 'cringe') and, oh boy, his heart flutters whenever you joke around and call him daddy

He HATES hugs... but he gives you hugs <3 And long ones, too

That's all for this post, bye sweeties!

[hunieday]

8th Anniversary story - Chapter 6

Chapter 1 - Chapter 2 - Chapter 3 - Chapter 4 - Chapter 5 - Chapter 6 - Chapter 7 - Chapter 8

Please note that I am not a professional translator and I'm only doing this to share the side materials to those who cannot access them, if you notice any mistakes please let me know nicely. Enjoy!

Mizuno: We’re going to rely on internal and consumer surveys to decide on the members that will form each unit…

Mizuno: What lineup do you think would be the best for the units? Please let us know for reference.

Mizuno: We would like to know what your expectations are as idols so that we could use your insight for publicity later on.

Yuki: You’re asking us to divide the members based on their beverage type…?

Momo: I think I'd be in the sports drink category.

Izumi Mitsuki: Sports drinks sound good, right? Momo-san has that sports image. Speaking of which, I think I’m in the sports drink category too?

Izumi Iori: If it were up to me, I'd place you in a category that caters more to women. Something like tea or juice-based carbonated beverages...

Izumi Iori: What kind of flavors are you planning for those?

Mizuno: We're still discussing the matter, but we're thinking of a lightly sparkling, bittersweet flavor...

Kujo Tenn: Lightly sparkling... If that's what you’re going for, I don’t think it’s suitable for Izumi Mitsuki. Maybe it's more fitting for Izumi Iori?

Izumi Iori: I also think that's a possibility. It might suit me, Kujo-san... Maybe even Osaka-san?

Osaka Sougo: Do I give off a bittersweet image?

Yotsuba Tamaki: Actually he’s more of an energy drink guy.

Momo: Yuki, you might fit in there too, right? Yuki doesn't give off the image of a sports drink or energy drink vibe...

Mizuno: Ah, actually, for the energy drinks we're thinking of a taste that's not about charging up your body with energy…

Mizuno: We’re thinking of a chill and healing taste, caffeine-free to help with relaxation, recovering physical strength and reducing stress…

Mido Torao: That sounds like it might suit Minami.

Isumi Haruka: I know right? He fits right in.

Natsumr Minami: I sort of see it. Wouldn’t Yuki-san also fit in this unit?

Yuki: I also think I lean more towards relaxation.

Momo: Then, let's rearrange things based on what you guys just said. This goes in tea...

Izumi Mitsuki: How about this for sports drinks? Tsunashi-san, are you okay with this?

Izumi Iori: I think Yotsuba-san fits there as well.

Yotsuba Tamaki: Sports drinks? I’m not really a sports guy.

Izumi Iori: Still, you give off a sporty and fresh energy.

Osaka Sougo: Who else besides me could fit the melancholic image?

Kujo Tenn: If no one else fits, I’ll join you.

Osaka Sougo: Ah, I am honored. Thank you for working with me in the sad people category.

Kujo Tenn: Sad people category is quite the phrase…

Izumi Iori: Are you certain I should be here? Isn't Nanase-san more suited for tea?

Nanase Riku: Tea? I love tea!

Izumi Iori: I didn't ask for your preferences. Rokuya-san might fit around here...

Rokuya Nagi: OK! Let's stick together, Riku!

Nikaido Yamato: A chill energy drink seems to fit Yaotome, right?

Nikaido Yamato: Cool exterior and hot interior, moderately balanced…

Yaotome Gaku: Really? What about you?

Nikaido Yamato: I’m a tea or chill type of person, right?

Izumi Iori: Tea... perhaps.

Momo: Chill sounds good, but Yamato, I think your image suits a classical vibe.

Nanase Riku: Yamato-san, let’s be together!

Rokuya Nagi: Welcome, Yamato!

Nikaido Yamato: That would make it a unit with three IDOLiSH7 members…four if we include Mitsu. That doesn't seem very balanced.

Izumi Mitsuki: Should I go elsewhere then?

Inumaru Touma: How about we focus on image for now?

Izumi Mitsuki: That's right! What about ŹOOḼ? Categorizing you sounds challenging.

Yotsuba Tamaki: If we're talking gorilla tier energy drinks, that's ŹOOḼ.

Mido Torao: I get it. In that case should I go with tea...?

Natsume Minami: I think you could pull off the melancholic vibe surprisingly well. It’s quite refreshing.

Osaka Sougo: Then, we'll welcome you here.

Inumaru Touma: Haru, let’s go for the sports drink.

Isumi Haruka: We’re going there?

Momo: Chill or carbonated drinks suit you just fine, but having Haruka with the sports drink unit would be nice and fresh!

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: Come on, join us!

Yotsuba Tamaki: Oh, we're together!

Isumi Haruka: Yeah... pleased to work with you.

Momo: Has everyone decided? Alright, let's announce the results!!

Mizuno: Oh, it's Momo-kun's live MC... I'm glad to be able to hear him up close.

Momo: Ahaha! Sorry, force of habit!

Momo: As the first selection, we have the tea group: Yamato, Mitsuki, Nagi, and Riku!

Nagi Rokuya & Izumi Mitsuki & Nanase Riku & Nikaido Yamato: Yay!

Yaotome Gaku: I can see these four being tea drinkers. They look like they’d relax by the window and chat.

Nikaido Yamato: Sipping tea by the window, sounds very ladylike. Greetings, everyone.

Izumi Mitsuki: Hohoho. Pleased to meet you, sister. (t/n: he calls him onee-sama, a polite and sophisticated way to refer to someone older than you in this context)

Nanase Riku: Elegant! It's your specialty, Nagi!

Nagi Rokuya: I’m at your service. Let's have a wonderful tea time.

Inumaru Touma: Ahaha! They started acting right away.

Kujo Tenn: However, if one of the new units consists only of IDOLiSH7, it will be a waste for the shuffle premise.

Izumi Iori: Will there be adjustments in that regard? To ensure there will be no overlap with the units from the opening ceremony? 

Mido Torao: What about the survey? Will it stay as it is?

Mizuno: Well, we're still considering those aspects.

Momo: For now, let's move on, shall we? Next is uhhhh, sports drinks! Sports drink members, gather around here!

Isumi Haruka: Yes!

Yotsuba Tamaki: Count me in!

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: Should I stay here?

Momo: Momo-chan is in here too!

Yotsuba Tamaki: Oh, isn’t this super cool !? there’s one member of each group, we’re super balanced!

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: That's right! Tamaki-kun and I were in the opening ceremony unit together.

Yotsuba Tamaki: Yeah, those were the days!

Isumi Haruka: You guys look like you’d be good at sports... I'm not that great, though.

Momo: That's not true! You can dance so well!

Isumi Haruka: Th-thank you very much. But, I'm not really into proper sports or team sports...

Momo: Really? I’d be encouraged if I had someone like you on my team! How about we play soccer together sometime?

Isumi Haruka: Soccer... I heard that you were an incredibly skilled player, Momo-san.

Yuki: He was the captain of a team that made it to the national tournament.

Momo:  You say national, but really it was only back in high school!

Isumi Haruka: That's amazing… Tsunashi-san, did you play sports too?

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: I love sports! I used to play in different school clubs.

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: You know, since I was tall, I often substituted members of different clubs.

Isumi Haruka: You sure are a big guy...

Yotsuba Tamaki: Ryuu-aniki, try jumping with your hands raised like you’re blocking a volleyball!

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: Sure thing.

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: Hyah!

*Clap!*

Yotsuba Tamaki & Isumi Haruka: So high...!!

Izumi Mitsuki: What about chill? It's Yuki-san, Natsume and...

Inumaru Touma: Tora might work well. If it's chill mixed with energy drinks, it feels loose, right? Very Tora-like.

Mido Torao: I'm not that loose, am I?

Natsume Minami: I can sort of see it. Mido-san can go in a direction more noble and glamorous but also more relaxed.

Inumaru Touma: Yeah, that's it. A relaxed vibe.

Mido Torao: Relaxed, huh... what about you, Touma? I thought you were with the energy drink group?

Inumaru Touma: I’m not sure if I’m a chill guy…

Isumi Haruka: But I don’t think you fit the tea or sports drink image either.

Momo: chill or melancholic carbonated group... Who's in the latter group again?

Izumi Iori: If Mido-san moves, it would be me, Osaka-san, and Kujo-san.

Natsume Minami: If that's the case, would that make the chill group be me, Yuki-san, and Mido-san?

Nikaido Yamato: Yuki-san, how about carbonated drinks? You don’t seem like an energy drink guy, even if it’s for relaxation.

Nanase Riku: Touma-san, you give more of a chill vibe than a melancholic carbonated one, no?

Inumaru Touma: I could, but there are already three ŹOOḼ members in it.

Isumi Haruka: I've been left out…!

Rokuya Nagi: Hm... Indeed, ŹOOḼ does give off a loose image.

Nikaido Yamato: it is ŹOOḼ after all.

Rokuya Nagi: ...

Nikaido Yamato: Don't look at me with that serious face!!

Rokuya Nagi: OH...

Izumi Mitsuki: You've really gotten into dad jokes...

Nanase Riku: I see! ŹOOḼ and "Loose"! It's a palindrome! Amazing, Yamato-san!

Nikaido Yamato: Riku’s pure eyes are making my heart ache…

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: I think Gaku might be around here? In a subtractive way...

Yaotome Gaku: What do you mean subtractive?

Touma: I get it. You have a strong character, Yaotome. It’s out of common people’s lines.

Izumi Iori: It's a high-end brand.

Natsume Minami: I think high-quality fruit juice or non-alcoholic champagne would suit you well.

Mizuno: Ah... Actually, we are thinking of using high-quality tea leaves and setting the price range slightly higher than average for the tea beverages...

Nikaido Yamato: Is that so? Well, that changes things. Wouldn't it be better for Yaotome to be in the tea group?

Mizuno: Overall, we’re aiming to have all four of the new products have a sense of uniqueness, so we're considering a slightly higher price range. We plan to use high-quality ingredients for them after all.

Kujo Tenn: In that case, are you also aiming for an energy drink with a sense of high-quality luxury rather than something common?

Mizuno: You are correct.

Kujo Tenn: Then, Gaku might work well in the energy drink group? If the other three ŹOOḼ members end up together, Isumi Haruka would cry...

Isumi Haruka: I won't cry though!?

Yaotome Gaku: Alright, I'll join chill’s energy drink club. Count me in.

Natsume Minami: Please to work with you.

Mido Torao: Count me in too.

Yuki: Me too.

Momo: Ahh, isn't this nice? The four members we have here radiate an extraordinarily chill vibe!

Izumi Mitsuki: Indeed! It feels very modern!

Izumi Iori: The last group is a carbonated drink with a hint of melancholy, right? With me and...

Osaka Sougo: Me too.

Kujo Tenn: I think I’m here too.

Inumaru Touma: So I guess I'll join this group?

Yaotome Gaku: Yeah, that should work. With Inumaru there you’ll balance out the overly neat atmosphere.

Kujo Tenn: Thanks. I guess you thought I was too neat and tidy.

Yaotome Gaku: Rather than neat, Tenn, the younger Izumi brother and Osaka are more like angels.

Nanase Riku: I understand!!

Izumi Iori: Well, I understand.

Osaka Sougo: I feel a lot of responsibility.

Yaotome Gaku: Now that Inumaru joined you, he adds a bit of edge to it, which works out just right.

Yaotome Gaku: It's fizzy with a bit of edge.

Isumi Haruka: yoy’re right!

Momo: Ah! So, I think we’re all done now?

Izumi Mitsuki: The Tea group!

Rokuya Nagi & Nanase Riku & Nikaido Yamato: Yes!

Momo: The Sports Drink group!

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke & Yotsuba Tamaki& Isumi Haruka: Yes!

Yaotome Gaku: The chill Energy Drink group!

Yuki & Natsume Minami & Mido Torao: Yes!

Izumi Iori: The melancholic Carbonated Drink group.

Osaka Sougo & Kujo Tenn & Inumaru Touma: Yes!

*Clap clap clap*

Mizuno: Wow...! Thank you very much! I'll take your suggestions into consideration when creating the units!

Nanase Riku: Thank you very much!

Yotsuba Tamaki: That was interesting! I wonder if we’re at least a teeny bit right? I'm curious about how the actual combinations will turn out!

Momo: After this, you'll be conducting internal and consumer surveys to make adjustments, right?

Mizuno: Yes! We will use the initial ideas as references in our planning documents.

Izumi Mitsuki: I wonder how they’ll turn out.

Rokuya Nagi: I'm also curious about the new songs we’ll sing as units!

Nanase Riku: I hope your 8th-anniversary project will be lots of fun!

Mizuno: Yes! I'll do my best to make it exciting!

Yaotome Gaku: Leave it to us. We'll get everyone pumped up.

Izumi Mitsuki: Right! Let's give it our all!

Inumaru Touma: Yeah! I'm glad we can work together!

Mizuno: ...you guys...

Mizushima: Isn't it time we changed our attitude a bit, too...?

Mizumura: Y-Yeah, that’s right! It's our anniversary, after all!

Mizumori: Let's forget about the argument during the 9th inning of the baseball game when we were torn between whether or not the ball was out or safe!

Izumi Iori: You were still holding onto that?

Natsume Minami: That is extremely irrelevant.

Rokuya Nagi: OH... So there was a sad incident. However, this anniversary should be a good opportunity to reconcile and make up.

Rokuya Nagi: How about it? Mizuno-san, Mizushima-san, Mizumura-san, Mizumori-san.

Nikaido Yamato: That's right. Let’s flush the past down. Just like water. (t/n: this is another dad joke, since all four of the organizers’ names start with mizu=water, he’s telling them they should flush down their past)

Rokuya Nagi: Huh...?

Nikaido Yamato: Stop questioning me with that serious face.

Mizuno & Mizushima & Mizumura & Mizumori: Huh...?

Nikaido Yamato: Don’t hop on his bandwagon too!

Izumi Mitsuki: Yamato-san, Yamato-san! You're talking too much...!

Nikaido Yamato: Because, these people!? seem to get into nonsensical fights all the time!? I have to balance that…

Izumi Mitsuki: Okay, okay! You're amazing! Yamato-san is amazing!

Yuki: Rich boy, you’re acting really spoiled.

Nanase Riku: It feels like everyone from the mysterious company is one step away from reconciling!

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: Since it’s a rare chance, I hope everyone can get along with each other, communicate properly, and celebrate the anniversary!

Isumi Haruka: That's right... You might regret it later if you don't! You uncles!

Mizuno: ...But...

Mizushima: ...It feels like...

Mizumura: ...This might be the last...

Mizumori: ...Chance for a fresh start...

Natsume Minami: This is getting annoying. I'll grab you guys by the ties and throw you into a river.

Inumaru Touma: Mina, don’t treat them like we’re at Redfes again!

Nanase Riku: The final trigger... What on earth could it be?

Kujo Tenn: Nanase-san. We're idols, right?

Nanase Riku: Te… Kujo-san.

Kujo Tenn: in times like these, why don’t we sing?

Nanase Riku: You’re right!

Isumi Haruka: That might be it!

Nanase Riku: We've been moving people's hearts with our songs all this time!

Nanase Riku: I'm sure this time, we can also move the hearts of those mysterious people from the water series!

Izumi Iori: Seriously, you guys don't even want to remember their last names.

Tamaki Yotsuba: Let’s reach them! Deliver those feelings to the water series!

Yuki: We want to make the water series people happy.

Momo: Yuki and the others don’t remember either.

Mizuno: You idols... for the sake of people like us, to go to such lengths...

Nanase Riku: We all work to make everyone happy!

Nanase Riku: Guys, will you lend us a hand!?

Yaotome Gaku: Yeah! If that's the case, TRIGGER will go along with you.

Inumaru Touma: ŹOOĻ too!

Momo: Momo-chan and his Darling will lend a hand, of course!

Nanase Riku: Thank you!

Nanase Riku: Everyone! Let's clear away the lingering doubts in the hearts of the water series people with that song!

Izumi Iori: Understood. That song, right?

Nikaido Yamato: Oh! It's that song!

Izumi Mitsuki: I knew it, that song is perfect for times like this!

Yotsuba Tamaki: I get it, that song’s the only way to go!

Osaka Sougo: Roger. That song.

Rokuya Nagi: Alright! Let's sing that song you’ve all been waiting for!

Kujo Tenn: That's right. That song.

Yaotome Raku: We'll sing it!

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: To unite our hearts and feelings, there's no other choice but that song!

Momo: That's what I like to see! Let's sing that song!

Yuki: That's right. That song.

Isumi Haruka: There's no other song but "that song," right?

Inumaru Touma: Let's give it all we've got! "That song"!

Natsume Minami: …”that song”, right...

Mido Torao: …”that song”, huh...

Nanase Riku: Here we go! Please listen!

IDOLiSH7 & TRIGGER & Re:vale & ŹOOĻ: ~♪♪♪

Kujo Tenn & Izumi Iori & Osaka Sougo & Isumi Haruka: 

♪ The closest thing to eternity in the world (Tenn, Pieces of the World)

♪ Our unfading GENERATiON, with you (Iori, MONSTER GENERATiON)

♪ Our path may still have bumps (Sougo, Kizuna)

♪ Got it... Say Wassup! (Haruka, Poisonous Gangster)

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke & Rokuya Nagi & Nikaido Yamato & Inumaru Touma:

♪ SHINE, in the shining light (Ryuu, Beautiful Prayer)

♪ You as the wind, blowing (Hatsukoi Rhythm)

♪ Ready go! Dark, Dark, Dark (GOOD NiGHT AWESOME)

♪ It's scary, someday we'll part ways (SASAGERO you are mine)

(t/n: im losing my mind someone please save me)

Izumi Mitsuki & Nanase Riku & Momo & Natsume Minami:

♪ We'll deliver our love's YELL (Mitsu, wonderful Octave)

♪ We met, and these feelings are connected (Riku, Welcome future world)

♪ For example, tomorrow's horizon (Momo, Your Rhapsody)

♪ Illuminating the water's surface, the summer Sunshine (Mina, déja vu)

Yaotome Gaku & Yotsuba Tamaki & Yuki & Mido Torao:

♪ We'll become the trigger that starts a storm (Gaky, Destiny)

♪ Echoing beyond the great tomorrow (Tama, The funky universe)

♪ No matter where we sing (Yuki, Taiyo no Esperanza)

♪ Our bonds won't waver, so let's go toward the future! (Tora, Utopia)

Mizuno: Huh...?

Mizushima: Huh...?

Mizumura: Um...

Mizumori: Uh...

Nanase Riku: Waaaait a minute! Everyone, STOP!

Nanase Riku: It’s... It's that song, you know?

Inumaru Touma: Ah!

Nikaido Yamato: My bad! It's that song!

Yaotome Gaku: OKOK. It's that song.

Rokuya Nagi: Yes! I got it.

Nanase Riku: Is everything okay?

Yuki: It's fine, it's fine.

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: Perfect!

Isumi Haruka: It's that one, right?

Nanase Riku: That's right, that's right! Exactly!

Kujo Tenn: I completely understand.

Osaka Sougo: That one over there.

Izumi Mitsuki: We can do it. One more time, please!

Nanase Riku: Alright! Now, please listen, water series!

Izumi Iori: You're abbreviating too much, aren't you?

Mizuno & Mizushima & Mizumura & Mizumori: Yes!

Nikaido Yamato: It's alright.

Nanase Riku: Let's do it! On the count of three...

Yaotome Gaku & Izumi Iori & Yuki & Isumi Haruka:

♪Bare your fangs, devour the silence (Gaku; Crescent Rise)

♪Let's set up the Perfection Gimmick (Iori, Perfection Gimmick)

♪Higher and higher than the multicolored lights that decorate the city (Yuki, To my Dearest)

♪Soar even higher (Haruka, Storonger & Storonger) 

Mizuno: Ah...

Mizushima: Somehow...

Nikaido Yamato & Nanase Riku & Momo & Inumaru Touma:

♪We're always chasing after it (Yamato, TOMORROW EViDENCE)

♪When we grasp it, tomorrow will change into any color (Riku, NiGHTFALL)

♪Let's sing, let's sing, looking up at the sky (Momo, Journey)

♪Here we go, Bang! Bang! Bang! (Touma, you know which one)

Mizumura: Ah... ah...

Mizumori: ...That's enough! Everyone! let's make up!!

Mizuno & Mizushima & Mizumura: Mizumori!!

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke & Rokuya Nagi & Izumi Mitsuki & Mido Torao:

♪Let our wishes reach, even if they're far away (Ryuu, Negai wa shine)

♪I'm always thinking of you secretly (Nagi, Sakura message)

♪Fly high! That's why I believe (Mitsuki, RESTART POiNTER)

♪Roar, roar, all living things (Minami, 4-roar)

Mizumori: When I listened to their song, I understood!!

Mizumori: It's fine for us to be all over the place!

Mizuno: Indeed…!

Mizushima: Even though they were singing different songs...

Mizumura: It's so wonderful!

(t/n: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH WHY ARE THEY STILL SINGING SHUT THE HELL UP!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Kujo Tenn & Osaka Sougo & Yotsuba Tamaki & Mido Torao:

♪Let's embrace our feelings to the fullest (Tenn, Natsu shiyoze)

♪Yes, Dancing BEAT!! (Sougo, gee i wonder)

♪Beyond those unsaid feelings (Tamaki, miss you.)

♪Don't misunderstand, if it's life, I've long since cast it aside (Torao, Survivor)

Mizuno: Let's make up!

Mizumori: Let's do it!

Mizushima: That ball was safe!

Mizumura: No, it was out! I’ll give you back your point!

Mizuno: Thank you very much! Because of all the idols…!

Mizuno & Mizushima & Mizumura & Mizumori: We've made up…!

IDOLiSH7 & TRIGGER & Re:vale & ŹOOĻ: ~♪♪♪

Izumi Iori: (And so...)

Izumi Iori: (The hellish planning meeting came to an end.)

Mizuno: It's a little late, but once again, I'm Mizuno from the PR Department of Jyuurokugumi.

Izumi Iori: So, you're from Jyuurokugumi huh? Known for flashy and buzzworthy product launches and famous for food events...

Mizuno: I'm truly grateful to hear that.

Izumi Mitsuki: Why did you use an alias to hide your company's name?

Osaka Sougo: That's right. Was there some reason you couldn't tell us?

Mizuno: The reason we asked all of you for this job is that you're popular idols trending among the young generation, and you represent the spirit of the new era.

Mizuno: However, if we had revealed our company name, Jyuurokugumi (Sixteenth group), we were afraid that people might easily misunderstand and think we were trying to gather 16 people...

Mizuno: I apologize if we ever misled you and made you feel uneasy…

Kujo Tenn & Osaka Sougo & Momo & Mido Torao: What the hell...

Yotsuba Tamaki: Don’t sweat it. We have numbers in our names too, so we often get jobs related to numbers.

Osaka Sougo: I know someone whose company has the word five in it.

Mizuno: Haha... I'm sorry. Would it have been better to be honest from the get-go?

Mizuno: Can we continue with our business as planned?

Nanase Riku: Of course! Please leave Jyuurokugumi’s anniversary to us!

Mizuno: Thank you so much! I'm genuinely so happy! Once again, please take care of us!

Mizushima & Mizumura & Mizumori: We look forward to working with you!

IDOLiSH7 & TRIGGER & Re:vale & ŹOOĻ: Please take care of us!

Izumi Iori: I'm relieved that it's resolved peacefully.

Kujo Tenn: Indeed.

Kujo Tenn: (But I feel bad for suspecting him. I should give Kujo-san a call tonight...)

Osaka Sougo: (Maybe I should send him a get-well-soon message...)

Mido Torao: (I should visit my family's home soon...)

Momo: (I might try sending a rabbichat someday...)

Yotsuba Tamaki: They seem to be reflecting on something...

Yuki: I wonder what's wrong?

Nanase Riku: I'm curious about how the campaign and shuffle projects Jyuurokugumi has in store will turn out. 

Nanase Riku: I'm looking forward to seeing how they’ll select the members!

To be continued...

[ennaku-sirri-da]

Hey man Yknow what I’m actually kinda curious about what the basic plot of Roseverse is ngl. I mean from what I’ve seen habit is a big ol Grumpus muppet kinda fellow(BASED AS HELL BTW) soo ermmm, lore. Plz? *Looks at you with big ol eyes*

Okay I was gonna reply to this with a whole comic but it's taking a wHILE and I don't wanna keep you waiting THAT long so. Here's an answer in text for now!!

Roseverse didnt start out as an AU. It was a bunch of loose ideas all the way back in late 2021 for an idea I was struck with like when that Greek dude with the bathtub and the gold cried EUREKA! Except, you know, instead of making a huge scientific discovery I just made a bunch of nerd shit instead. Which is SOOO Haiderrrr /lh /affectionate

The idea was " What if Habit and Kamal were childhood friends"? ( Plaintext: What if Habit and Kamal were childhood friends? ) And so I worked off that basic premise. I took Habits diary pages, analysed them, and drew and thought out what he'd be going through and looked like at the time, with Kamal as well to mutually play off of each other. I did this ALL with my very good friend @prrusten 's help, hell we didn't even mean to make something so big, we were just talking and having fun and hitting it off!

But yeah. Here we are...Almost 3 years later! And now it's become a whole AU called Roseverse, after its Flower Kid sona/insert, Rose T. Flower. But it's not actually about him HwjjskHAKSJSJ--and its branched out beyond just Habismal though TBH Gillis is still the MOST underdeveloped character in the whole thing LOL I'll think of ideas for you one day someday muscleman. It's changed a lot too. There was a phase with Mad Scientist Kamal and everything. I don't think I'll ever post everything aha! But I will surely share content while I can.

Infact one of the changes is Habit's design...! You've seen some ofthe newer refs as opposed to Grumpus looking Habit, he looks more like a marionette. I still dearly love the old design...but messy stuff just happened and I feel immensely wrong using it again for newer art now. So I needed a specific revamp to indicate change for me. I don't really wanna get into every detail but I'll make a appropriate post about it one day or like update my pinned when I'm ready and know.

Here's a little drawing for you in the meantime Sharko! An old one but I think it still carries the spirit of the whole thing:

[ ID: Simple styled and digital colored art of Dr Habit and Kamal Bora from Smile For Me. It is in mostly dulled purple and pink tones. Habits hair gives a burst of rose and pink against the other tones.

He is closing his eyes and has caught Kamal in a hug from behind, leaning into his head. He looks worried. Kamal looks back at him, visibly tired, but there is a spark in his eye. Here his hair is long and falling down.

Whitish-purple text reads ‘’We’re in this together.’’ Then more transparent, ‘’Not Alone’’ and finally in bold clear text, ‘’Dont forget.’’ end ID]

And a song I more newly associate with Roseverse vibes...

[Thumbnail ID: A screencap from the anime Clannad. A man kneels on the ground to tightly clutch a little girl who hugs back. The background is sheer white snow. End ID]

[ VD: The music sounds melancholic, with twinkling noises throughout, and a slowly played track with echoing ambience. End VD ]

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Morning edit: Aw Sharko.. I'm sorry this happened right after I told you about it but I've decided Roseverse will be shutting down and I shall post no further content of it for the time being. I will still continue like, using this blog for S4M stuff and make fanart in the Canon style sometime later but yeah man... :") (teary smile emote)

[xanfeursel]

heard you were bored so here are some questions :) (i realized halfway through that these are all durgetash because those little shits have taken over my mind) do you like leaning into the angst of durgetash or do you prefer the more lighthearted (aside from the atrocities) dynamic? if larian dropped a gortash romance, is there any icks that would absolutely ruin it for you?

or conversely, what would be the best thing they could add in a hypothetical gortash route?

what were your biggest inspirations for lophi and vyper? do you prefer one over the other or are they equal in your eyes?

(hopefully you won't have to answer these since you'll get out of work soon)

HELLO ANON. im sorry to tell you infact waited till i actually got home to answer these because i have!!! THOUGHTS and OPINIONS about the questions asked . thank you very much btw these are all really good questions ill have fun answering

FIRSTLY, it all depends on the kind of durge gortash is being paired w imo. with vyper i tend to lean more into These Two Are Fucking Insane while w/ lophi i lean more into the sort of melancholic 'angsty' side of durgetash that i think can be real yummy too. and it's all because of who vyper and lophi are as characters pre-tadpole, too. vyper liked being a loud insane freakus while lophi was a lot more reserved and kind of a miserable mess, and that informs their relationships w/ the characters around them. i think both are good and fun to explore and i definitely like exploring the more angsty side w vyper x gortash and vice versa w lophi x gortash, so. i guess both. really. LOL .

secondly, going to answer both of the gort romance related questions in one, but i think i'm probably in the unpopular opinion that gortash doesn't really neeeeeeeed a romance and i could go without it in game. i do think he deserves more content and screentime, but that's something i can say about orin also, and frankly a Lot of parts of act 3. me and act 3 have a toxic on/off again relationship. alright.

that being *said*, if i was mr larian and i was to implement a gortash romance, i'd have it be something exclusive to a durge/evil run. or at the very least, have it have consequences with your party (i.e karlach leaving or something. love gort but i do not think you should go off romancing him scott free).

i Do think having it be exclusive to a more evil-aligned run would help add more actual content to doing an evil run (and god knows we need some with how bg3 seems to like punishing people who just want to do the evil options They Gave You) and would make the most sense, but all in all i'd just hope it's handled better than the mizora sex scene cause god how that whole thing is handled still pisses me off. hopefully this all makes sense

tl;dr, its a fun idea but i can very easily go without it especially knowing how the game treated its one other antagonist romance option

now for the lophi and vyper question... i do obviously have my biases towards vyper /looks at my blog theme/, but i genuienlly cannot pick favourites with them besides that... i use them both to explore different aspects of the durge origin in different ways bc despite what some other people say i Do think you can be very flexible w durge as a concept despite the pre-established lore for them ^_^ and i think it's very fun to play around with.

as for specific inspirations, lophi takes a lot of insp from vintage pierrot art + has accidentally gotten a very 1920s makeup vibe in My Mind. i should also note her name comes from the scientific name for anglerfish, cuz thats what i had in mind when giving her those freaky sharp ass teeth i always draw her with

and while of course, both of my durges are trans, lophi specifically was birthed from my want to make a dark urge that leans in as heavily as she possibly could in the whole trans allegory thing. so theres that as well!

vyper's specific inspos are harder for me to pinpoint cause he's much more of a 'made up as i went' character than lophi, given he was my First dark urge and i didnt really fully know what i was going into all this yet while making him (and also i was maybe a little bit high while doing so...lol) THAT SAID THOUGH, i did initially make him with akira fudo from devilman in mind. he has the horn style he does because it reminded me of devilman ... although the akira insp is very lose and barely effects his character now.. ~_~ despite bg3 being my main fixation atm devilman is still a very very important piece of media to me so vyper being loosely akira-pilled is not too surprising if you know me well enough lololol

[psychelis-new]

I'm doing fine too, thank you.

Im happy that you like the gif. The moon looks like it's leaning towards Waxing Gibbous. Sad that the gif resolution has been ruined. In the actual video, you can actually see the moon surface (the crater).

Thanks for answering and sharing at the same time about your Autumn and how Autumn feels like. I get that Autumn (from your description) has a very melancholic vibes could be the colours or the weather or because it was what I would call a "pre-winter" or "pre-christmas" feeling. Everyone will start thinking about their love ones. And the weather makes people want to spend more time at home making everyone isolate (well not really but).

Also Autumn has a very tricky/confusing feeling to it. The colour of the world looks warmth but it's cold. Confusing to the body. Tricky for a first timer. When I first hear people wear coats in the Autumn I was like huh? Cause I thought Autumn, comes after Summer. Autumn is my 2nd favourite season after Spring. The sun also feels like (in my imagination) softly hitting my skin. I would also love to sunbathe in that weather. Actually there are places that had higher altitudes than my place. This town/city is at the base of a mountain. You can see the same amount of sun but it feels colder and the sun feels softer.

About you and your lizard friend, do you mean like gecko/chameleon?

Rainy autumn? Does it rain like shower?

I get how annoying it is to have runny nose because of the sudden temperature change. I might straight up get a fever.

I bet your house smell like a bakery. I don't know why I started to smell ginger bread and orange chocolate chip cookies. What would you love to try this year?

Rice with cheese 😋 are the rice flour biscuits sweet/savoury? We have rice flour crackers in the shape of a cookie and it's coated with savoury flavouring. It's hard to bite at first. Once you take a bite it has a satisfying crunch to it.

My country only have two season. Dry/hot season and wet/rainy season. That's of course for being at the Equator (Tropical climate). When it's in the dry season the closes to describe it is like in Hawaii, California or Miami. Wet/Rainy season range to feeling like a shower in a romantic drama to basically standing under Niagara Falls. The one I'm in right now is the niagara falls one.

Thank you for the images. They look like an Autumn moodboard. It gives a very unique vibe. A little warm colour with a splash of cool tone.

I took a pic of the moon some time ago, I will send it to you. It shows some craters too. Too bad indeed about the quality of teh gif. I was born during waning gibbous, this waxing gibbous kinda made me think about it.

Yeah maybe it's me but I do feel a little melancholic when it comes to Autumn (and I am even more on Christmas tbh lol). Maybe you're right, it's right at the end of Summer, a warm fun time, and a moment of passage to Winter, where everything is in a pause. Maybe it's also the "inner closure" that makes it all more melancholic. Yeah it's not really isolating per se but... it can be seen as a time to self reflect about what has been, as nature does.

Yes you're right, Autumn is confusing to our body. Today for example, it's hella cold outside but the sun feels so warm. It's like a battle through the day, in the morning cold wins and in the afternoon suns gets to get its revenge. I bet the more you go up near the mountains the more different it gets there. So you still have the same amount of sun? Woah, it changes here, we have less sun during the day as it is lower in the sky. But ofc having two seasons doesn't make it change so much immediately, it makes sense. I do hope one day you can experience this warmth.

Lizards here are similar to geckos but are smaller in size and generally always in shades of green and brown. You can generally hold them in one hand despite their long tail (I used to catch them as a kid... I wasn't aware of the stress I was causing, I'm very sorry, but this -not being scared of touching them- helped me save a couple of them from drowning). Anyway I'll add a lizard's pic I took at the end of my reply.

Yeah very often it rains like showers. Especially these days. It really rains heavily for few minutes like a cascade, and then it stops. Summer rain is more gentle (except for when there are storms or hailstorms... this year has been crazy tbh). Does it snow where you live?

I tend to have a sensitive throath so I generally have to wear light scarves pretty early but yeah... this is a time for sneezing lol Dunno, I think you being used to mountains, you probably would do just fine? Even if it gets warmer during the day.

Yeah at times it does smell like a bakery here. My grandpa was a baker and I think I got to get something from him despite I almost don't remember him, except for a scene alone. Maybe we're in touch somehow. This year I want to bake some cookies or try a different type of cake, Idk... I'll see what inspires me. Do you bake?

Ooh those crackers remind me of some we have here too. I'd like to try and see if there's difference (I bet there is anyway: ours aren't really tasty and we use puffed rice tbh). But these biscuits are sweet. They kinda look like Ringos, but they're way smaller (like half) and the two biscuits sides are a little more pointy; the filling is made with chocolate as well. We made them with normal rice and also red rice.

Oh so you experience rain cascades too. Do you have monsoons, right? With you being near the mountains and comparing your weather to California's, I think I already know the answer but is your dry season still humid? Cause where I live it's as humid as the Tropical forest (a studious said so), in my area we have the weirdest climate.

No problem, thank you for this chat and your interest!

(lizard here:)

[the-tzarina-alexandra-paracosm]

Some explanations

Took confesses first to mean who asked who out on a date first etc, while said I love you first I took to mean the actual confession

They alternate spoons lmao

Both very stressed out TM people, so naturally both in the worrier category. They are very much not ok, thanks for asking

On the one hand, she literally works in economics (accounting), but she can also sometimes have the tendency to impulse buy stuff. He has had to live completely on his own for longer and thus obviously learned to budget accordingly.

I assume the author intended something sexual with the "more experienced" tab. I took it to mean who has more exes in which case, yeah, that would be her.

Who wakes up first: guy used to working freelance vs girl used to working corporate

Speaks more in the sense of who is more extroverted and that would certainly be her

Neither of them cook-cook lmao. Probably just eat out/ at work/ takeout/ frozen food etc

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Bottom line in terms of their personalities

I imagine him to be actually quite introverted and awkward despite the tough guy front he'd like to put on. Clearly melancholic in terms of Temperament... I'd say that's something like an ISTJ?? Maybe INTJ but not really tho. She also is softer than she likes to present herself but she actually is more naturally "edgy". As a Temperament, I'd say a subdued choleric (or choleric with melancholic leanings) so that would make her something like ENFJ or ESFJ, I guess??

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Pet names: I assume this refers to stuff like dear, honey etc but I also took it to mean the diminutive of the names

I imagine him calling her the standard diminutive (Mădă etc) while she (in part due to there not being an official one) trying to use alternative diminutive forms. I imagine her calling him Laurie as a reference to Little Women for example

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Now for the songs listed

This is where you will begin to realise oh the overwhelming majority of these are sad angsty songs. Yeah sorry, the story is not very fluffy at all except some scenes but I'm still rotating this couple in my head a lot. The main premise with this couple would be "two broken people think this relationship will fix them. It doesn't and it actually ends up quite toxic". But fret not because I don't write cynical depressing endings so these two can and will be forced to deal with their own issues + couple issues until a healthier relationship emerges

Songs I associate with them/ I listen to a lot when I draw them etc

The song I named my fanfic on lmaooooo (yes this is a rewrite of my fanfic Do you know what it feels like? but as an original work)

This one I discovered the most recently and I just love it - imagine this playing during their actual sweet moments

(Also been listening to supermassive black hole by muse a lot while drawing them lmao but I'm not sure that fits with the vibe built above)

HI EVERYONE i know im super late but i finally made a rebloggable version of my ship meme since yall have been liking it so much! along w a filled-out one for my warden & alistair! pls enjoy and give credit if you’re gonna share!!

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Gwilin of the Day: "Mercurial" Gwilin

Today's Gwilin of the day is brought to you by: MelancholyAndBlithe on ao3!

Company During the Storm

Published: Apr 3, 2018

Rated: Explicit

Length: ~6500 words

Featuring: Male OC

Set in: Ivarstead

REVIEW

Uniquely among all the "gwilin" stories I've reviewed, this one left me feeling confused, intrigued, and conflicted.

This story opens to extensive descriptions of the stormy weather Ivarstead is experiencing. Gwilin makes his appearance working alongside Temba, stumbling in mud and struggling to go on with his work (and his life) due to the copious amounts of water raining down on them. To me, everything seemed to be setting up for a surprisingly gloomy story, which I sort of welcomed as an interesting direction for a smutfic to go in. The Russian novel vibes followed Temba and Gwilin as they sought shelter in the inn: we see lots of introspection from Gwilin. The vaguely melancholic thoughts floating around in his little coconut were mainly focused on the author's OC, Caspian; on wondering whether his long-past lover was out there somewhere, battling the crummy weather, as he was. All in all, a decent setup for the rest of the story's dominoes to tumble. The problem was, the dominoes tumbled not so much in succession as they did in sporadic bursts.

A big part of getting people invested in a story is being able to keep a continuous thread that the reader's mind can walk like a tightrope. The order information is presented in, and the severity of the information presented, dictates pacing. Once the mind connects images and ideas, these linger for a moment in the reader's attention, and either time must be allowed for these to be digested, or the next image or idea has to be quickly brought in and seamlessly connected to the previous.

Unfortunately, that happened rarely in this story. I had a lot of trouble reconciling and appreciating events as they transpired because of the rapid changes in direction the narration often took. It was either that, or things that could be understood from context were expressly stated, leaving the text feeling overbearing. So some moments felt very "non sequitur" and others just felt too "sequitur", if that makes sense. The sex scenes really suffered as a result of this, leaning more into the mechanical than the organic. More proofreading or editing would definitely have helped this story blossom.

I only mention this here and not in the Pleasure of Reading section because I struggled to see the Gwilin being presented through this sequential "noise". That made me sad because, all things considered, this Gwilin had some great potential. I really wanted to see him shine, but very little of his light came through.

The times it did, though, were a joy to read. Gwilin comes off as being so bashful in the beginning, with his trademark blushing and unwavering high spirits. At one point, he hopes, in his mind, that Temba will find happiness with a potential suitor, and that made me feel so much for his sweet little heart. Oddly enough, this specific Gwilin reminded me of Fluttershy, which is, uh. Certainly a connection my brain made. But, for a moment, that felt natural. And not at all unbecoming.

Once Caspian comes into the picture, there is a ton of apprehension on this Gwilin's shoulders. He swears that Caspian wouldn't have even remembered who he is, but he's proven wrong when the stately Redguard puts the moves on him. After that? My man catches fire. He gets into it. As the story goes on, he sort of oscillates between being at a more muted level of engagement with the sex, and catching a second, third, fourth, and even fifth wind.

He gets, like, almost enraged at some points when Caspian pulls the rug out from under him (edging him and whatnot), like his love language is vindictiveness or something. He gets so intense about it, it's like he's out for blood for feeling mildly slighted. The next second, he's cuddling and purring and planting kisses all over Caspian. Then he fucks like a champion. Then he's back to daydreaming about when he and Caspian will get to see each other again. Rinse and repeat, whiplash and sleet. And you know what? It's kind of fun to traipse along with.

This might be the most mercurial Gwilin yet. For that alone, I'm a fan of him. This Gwilin might be more at home on the SCP wiki than a Gwilin fanblog, but here we are.

The ingredients for a great Gwilin are all here. Truly. But I feel as though something got lost in “translation”.

Moment that my mind chose to fixate on: When the author described Gwilin swearing under his breath. It's just so him. I imagined him going "fuckfuckfuckfuckfuck" under his breath and that made my brain turn to mush 🥴

I. Compellingness

The only thing holding this Gwilin's compellingness back was that his character lacked cohesion. He felt more like a collection of loose, shifting images and traits more than one solid, integral Gwilin. That being said, his thoughts hit me like a brick most every time. And I found myself thinking, "You know what? Hit me again." 7/10

II. Swagger

This Gwilin is equal parts swag and swagless. I mean, just look at this line: “He felt himself bite his lip and while he'd hoped it looked even remotely sexy, he wasn't expecting a miracle.” I fucking adored this. Probably one of my favorite bits of characterization that I've seen for a Gwilin yet. It's the swagless whimsy for me. Ironically more swag than swag itself. 6/10

III. Talent

This Gwilin is a fuck machine. Seriously. And he has supersonic hearing, apparently. No other talents of note. 7/10

IV. Backstory

None presented, but this is a smutfic. Some wiggle room for this tally. 5/10

V. Pleasure of Reading

The whole reason I call this metric "Pleasure of Reading" and not "Quality of Writing" or something is because I don't think a story necessarily needs to be good in an objective, literary sense for it to be enjoyable, recommendable, or just plain fun.

This story was a real rollercoaster, honestly. Somewhere near the end, my attention lagged a bit, but, for the most part, I was eating it up and having fun taking it for what it is. I looked at it from the lens of camp, and, gosh, did it deliver from that perspective.

I loved this line, it really stuck with me for some reason: "He said softly, as if he was worried he'd wake him up even more." and I also loved short-clause descriptors like “Tease. Merciless tease.” that were sprinkled throughout. Really cool.

In general, the most polished moments of this story are where the text is kept brief and to the point. Everything outside of that may have been a little superfluous, but most of it threw me for a loop in a good way. 7/10

VI. Horniness

The characters' thoughts and actions were presented in too strange of an order for chemistry to really build between them and for a proper flow to be established. In this case, the sensuous and the desirous got muddled in a sea of sexual saturation. 3/10

Final Tally

My

autistic ass

gives this Gwilin a 6/10!

[sassysousa]

Boy, Spn really did say Bob Seger over Bruce Springsteen, didn't they?

[feyscape]

i'm working on a fitpac playlist and these are all the ones i have so far. fair warning, they lean very sappy but that's because i think they deserve the sappy puppy love arc

In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel (NSP cover). It's about longing and exposing your soul and weaknesses when looking into your love's eyes. I especially love the pre-chorus lyrics

Strong - One Direction. What can I say, I'm a directioner, but hear me out. This song is also about weaknesses, but finding strength in the other. It's a melancholic but hopeful song and it strikes the vibes so true

Accidentally In Love - Counting Crows. Come on come on. You know why this is here

Somewhere Only We Know - Keane (Glee version). This is such a sappy one to include but a friend suggested it and I had to. Glee version because I love the acapella

Born This Way - Lady Gaga. Because Tubbo told Fit he seemed the kinda guy whose favorite song is Born This Way. lol

Metaphor - The Crane Wives. Also a friend's add. I can't describe it as much but just, like, listen to it

I'm Happy Just To Dance With You - The Beatles. Time to get into the ones I found in other playlists. I wanna see Fitpac dance so much. This song reminds me of how tender the moments are even when they're not doing traditional couple-y things

Feelings Show - Colbie Caillat. A song about taking it real slow and not yet knowing what you're feeling? Are you kidding me?

Kiss Me - Sixpence None The Richer. An old, old favourite of mine. It's so sweet and youthful and longing.

Breathless - Corinne Bailey Rae. "Seems like everyone else has a love just for them I don't mind, we have such a good time, my best friend But sometimes, well I wish we could be more than friends" The song continues with lyrics that fit 110% and the music and vocals are so, so sweet.

What Love Will Do To You - Laufey. A private and yearning song about how love affects you in those warm fuzzy moments. They deserve this love.

Wave Of You - Surfaces. Bit more of a modern vibe but I like what this brings on the lyrics side of things. Just being absorbed in the other and not knowing why or how.

I'll Be Your Mirror - The Velvet Underground. Aurwgh. What can I say about this song. If you have to listen to just one song on this list, choose this one. So sweet and loving and referencing the awful things one has done and has been through.

Our Way to Fall - Yo La Tengo. This is really reflective of where they are at right at this very moment, maybe just a tiny step ahead from current events. Very bashful kind of love that suits them

This Magic Moment - The Drifters. Falling in love in just a moment stretched out over an eon. What's not to like ?

Misty - Lesley Gore. "I'm too misty and too much in love". What a song. Mutual pining vibes.

I hope you found some awesome songs from my list ! sorry i wrote so much but i have so so many feelings that need to get out there lol and im happy if this helps out :D

Alright, qsmp folks, drop down songs that remind you of fitpac