#i'm honestly half tempted to make them a more important character

[redo-rewind-if]

A small line from someone who is quickly becoming one of my favorite side characters! You can only meet them in certain routes, but I'm considering having them make an appearance later on in the story as well.

[silencedrage]

my self indulgent list of ideas/dynamics/plots i want to explore - yj edition

pretty much exactly what the title says - these are mostly basic, half-formed ideas that have rapid cycled through my brain so if anything sounds interesting, come yell at me ty. nothing here is exclusive, meaning if, in the unlikely event that more than one person is interested in the same idea, i'm more than fine to explore it with multiple muns/muses because i believe each version will be unique in their own ways. the list below is also non-exclusive and i might add things to it over time, so just because it's not here doesn't mean i'm not interested!! also ocs/canons from other media are equally welcome, we will figure something out

l.ottie:

literally anything with l.aura lee

the 2 month gap between s1 and s2 in the 96 timeline - exploring a little more how they went from doomcoming to lottie leading the wilderness cult; was there ever a conversation about it with anyone?

lottie and travis over the years - it seems like trav was the only one who semi-stayed in touch with lottie, at least enough to be able to call her when he was in crisis (note: i don't view their relationship as romantic but it is Very Important to lottie)

v.an:

someone please give me natvan childhood besties and all the complexities that come with that (i.e., issues when taivan becomes a thing and tai/nat butt heads, the shit they go through in the trailer park with their parents, was van out to nat before the crash? is that why she was so casual about ben?, more strain when van starts following lottie, why don't they keep in touch post-rescue) - idk i just need it

the push-pull between tai and lottie. idk how this would get explored, i am just obsessed with this dynamic

post-breakup situationships where she gets her "needs met"; the rise of dating apps and how that affects her self-esteem, just mess

t.ai:

post-rescue (and breakup) fuckboi tai and some messy af situationships before she settles down with simone

secret meetings with shauna in the years between the timelines bc shauna had a nokia flip phone in her safe to contact tai like they were illicit lovers having an affair

tai and nat and their many discussions (and arguments) about rehab

s.hauna:

callie and/or jeff (that's it - i just need more of them)

pre-crash stuff that shows her relationship with the others outside of jackie, and also with jackie bc i feel like there's a difference between shauna and shauna when she's with jackie and that distinction comes out swinging in the wilderness

honestly like... anyone around wiskayok? could be a canon character, could be an oc, but i imagine she's almost like an urban legend around the town. other than misty, she's the only one who's stayed local (as far as we know) but on the surface she leads such a very normal, boring life. idk i just think locals would be so weird about her lmfao

n.at:

honestly any of the van/nat or tai/nat stuff that i talked about above

the on again-off again stuff with travis, the interplay with her stints in rehab, etc.

how her addiction affects her relationships with others: did she ever end up on shauna's doorstep, or van's before they lost touch? shauna doesn't trust nat in s1 and makes a lot of quips, and feels like maybe shauna's been burned by her addiction that we don't know about?

anyone she met in rehab, anyone she met in her addict circles, people who were around natalie at her lowest - who try and tempt her back, who want to see her succeed, former sponsors, people she's sponsored, etc.

anything with lisa, pls give me the babs

s.imone:

honestly i added her on a whim because i need to explore every possible permutation of simonetaivan in all of its glorious complexity

i'm trying not to delve too much into post-s2 stuff because i want to leave that for s3 so she's pretty open atm

khalida:

any and all versions of akilah pls

something with adult tai tbh? especially in a reality where akilah is not a survivor, i just think there would be something really fucking interesting to dig into there given what we've seen of akilah and tai's relationship

any of the other adult survivors too - the complexity of resentment that they made it back when Akilah didn't, while also wanting to ask them what happened to her baby sister. wanting to blame them but also seeing the horrors reflected in their eyes and knowing she could never fully judge them for anything they had to do to survive

i think the above would be especially funny/complex/tragic with misty, who probably has all of khalida's info when she kept tabs on everyone else too. misty being someone who knows what khalida will always want to know: what really happened to akilah. and misty knowing she'll never tell the truth but enjoying the power that simply having that knowledge gives her. is that fucked up? maybe, but is it anything more fucked up than what the show has already shown? not really

[silverloreley]

In your quirky moon/“Days of Moonlight (and) Heroes universe I'm so curious in the future of Usagi giving birth to chibiusa which characters from hero academia was their during the delivery and get to hold her as a baby?

What a cute idea to think about. Just what I needed to distract myself a few minutes from studying, thanks! I ended up making a whole scenery, lol. It’s long, sorry not sorry.

We know Usagi and Chibiusa share the birthday, so there would be some kind of preparations ongoing, even if the main SM cast knows Chibiusa will be born that very day, so they are on the edge and thought about having a party that started the night before so Usagi can blow on the candles at midnight and not have her birthday party in a hospital room.

So, everybody is pretty much there already when Chibiusa, being her precious primadonna-self as ever, decides she’s ready right when her mom is about to start opening the presents.

Mamoru blows up all the expectations about him going to be calm as ever and panics a bit before they manage to get Usagi to the delivery room. Minako would want in, but she’s too excited and Dr Ami kicks her out after about a minute, Rei would be welcome but she’s secretly too on the edge so stays out on her own accord and so do the Outers, even if everybody can see Setsuna would die to go in, but she explains calmly to Eri and Hotaru that they can’t crowd the princess in such a delicate moment in a way that sounds a lot like she’s trying to convince herself at the same time. Makoto ends up going in Minako’s place because someone needs to be there to catch Mamoru if he collapses (it’s only half a joke, the official excuse is to protect Usagi in case any teleporting Villain should have the bright idea to attack then and there).

So, in front of the delivery room, there’s a crowd.

Izuku is two steps from crying - he’s a pro Hero now, he can’t be seen crying like a fountain all the time - but he’ll definitely cry when he’ll see the baby later on, and they have to take Chibiusa from him because they’re worried he could drown the newborn. Ochako is very tempted to laugh, but the way he deals with it all is actually cute so she’s conflicted. She sticks by his side while they wait, along with Iida and Tsuyu.

Kirishima starts all hyped out, but Iida keeps telling him – loudly - he should be more quiet, until the wait gets longer and longer and he has the best idea, runs out and comes back with his arms full of balloons and plushies, accompanied by Kaminari, Jirou, Momo and a few others. Eri and Hotaru decide to name all the plushies so Chibiusa-chan will know how to call them since there are so many. Minako and Aoyama - who arrived fashionably late, but it’s because he was on duty this time - help, or try to before their names are rejected one by one.

Todoroki is mostly curious, not used to that kind of chaos and honestly, he’s better on the edge of it all, along with Shinsou – who totally naps with one eye open the whole time -, Rei, Haruka, Michiru and a very brooding Bakugou. If all of them keep stealing glances towards the door, they won’t tell a living soul.

And, of course, there is a Very Concerned Toshinori who is in equal parts happy, excited and scared, way more than he remembers being when Usagi was born because this is his baby having a baby! What if something goes wrong? But he has the All Might smile put on to hide it all, at least until Inko decides to sit quietly by his side and hold his hand without letting go the whole night and he squeezes back with a less plastic smile.

Aizawa, who was on patrol, arrives half an hour later, with enough coffee for a small army. He knows his former students well enough to know no one will go home until the baby is there. He also brought a blanket for Eri who is��“I’m a teenager, not a child, dad”, but ends up using it anyway around two in the morning.

The wait is long, and the only reason everyone isn’t asleep by that time is because all of them are pro Heroes and are used to long hours. When Mamoru gets out with a blinding smile with the news there is a huge collective cheer, including an “about fucking time” from Bakugou – but he has such a soft tone for once. Good thing nobody caught that.

Technically speaking, Ami is the first to hold Chibiusa since she’s the doctor, but Mamoru doesn’t have to wait much and almost refuses to let her go, and even when they give the newborn to Usagi, he keeps his hand on her head or holding the tiny fists the whole time.

Of course, Toshinori should be the next but he’s too scared at first, so Izuku hold his shaking arms, worried sick that his hands are going to fail him at such an important moment, but “hey, it’s okay, Chibiusa is smiling, you’re doing fine, she’s the least crybaby of this family, took that from Mamo” before he burst out crying like mentioned above and Inko takes the baby to handle her to Toshi. And he feels lucky the doctors didn’t allow too many people in the room because he ends up crying almost as much as Izuku at how small and precious his granddaughter is. Inko needs to help him at first - his hands are huge, the baby is tiny, he can hold her in one hand, omg - and he cooes all the time he has her, but is also relieved when he handles her back to Mamoru.

The visits go on the whole day, Midnight finds out only during day, she, Mic and a few other teachers show up to visit and so does almost everyone Usagi knows. The room gets so stuffed with toys, balloons and so on. Not everybody gets to hold Chibiusa, but Setsuna’s eyes are moist when she does and they know she gives her back only out of duty. Hotaru shows a lot less restraint and looks ready to steal her best friend away.

Bakugou left after the announcement - "I have work, you dim-wits” - and comes back only in the evening, alone, when most people have left and Usagi is sleeping. He brought yet another toy that would be lost in the pile if not for the fact Mamoru catches him, standing at the door and invites him in quietly. The pink bunny is hypoallergenic, it won’t be a problem if she chews on it, he explains but can’t quite look that way. It’s too weird. At least until Mamoru gently pushes the newborn, blanket and all, in his arms and Chibiusa opens her eyes, sort-of-smiles and Katsuki grins back.

[pffbts]

hello my baby! are requests still open? can I request a Taehyung imagine where he's been in love with a co worker noona for sometime but he is afraid to confess but finally gets his chance? its ok if you dont answer this request right away! your well being is more important. always remember that I'm here for you 🥰

―genre: fluff; angst; crack; minimal smut.

―characters: kim taehyung x female reader | no supporting character.

―w.c: 2.1K

―author`s note: i, honestly, have no words but this is such a good request i had to like dive in with all my love – i guess. also no, i did not just almost write a sappy kissing scene. thank you for the request, didi. much love

[08:50 PM] [the city during the night times is always the best time for someone to see the outline of someone`s presence]

―the blue haired guy beside your cubicle is out of this world attractive. you know it, the guy who sits in the other cubicle beside this guy knows it, the women of all age in this office know it, your dog knows it, and most importantly, the desktop which sits right in front of him, on top of his desk – knows it, mostly.

the blue haired guy – our shamelessly beautiful protagonist, kim taehyung felt like he had never seen a woman this beautiful in his whole life as if sometimes he can`t even see what is beyond you in his field of vision. it was tempting and satisfying. even though your presence affects him this much, you were completely unaware of his thoughts. but it was only because he is good at hiding it.

you always thought that taehyung is a hard-working guy, who watched anime and read comics during his free times. he`s always the one who greets you first thing in the morning but you didn`t know that he did all this because he wanted to keep in touch with you as long as his time permits him to do so.

to be frank, office workers work late – sometimes the shifts are so late that when you return home, your heels are legitimately giving you nightmares back to back. but things like this are part of your life. but to be given a choice that you can skip such activity then you would probably be the first one to raise your hand up and with that simultaneously, the blue-haired guy because then he`ll probably have no work in the office without your presence beside him all the time.

this is pathetic, taehyung thought. because even he knows there are a thousand reasons why this thing for you of him will not work out. first – you`re older than me and it`s not just by age (four and a half years) but also career-wise, you`re much senior to him; second – his looks, strangely enough, he`s aware of the wavering glances the younger female co-workers give to him, taehyung knows that he has killer looks and to that he thanks his parents every day but then what is the use of such good looks when he can`t even make you fall in love with him. why must he get the such-a-hard-working-junior pat on his head every day whenever he greets you in the morning?

also – ridiculous, this is so fucking ridiculous, like why is that weird breaded man hanging over your head as you speak about this project you`ve taken up while scrolling through the draft and bullet points – like dude, back the fuck up or else, taehyung might lose his good boy persona and that`s definitely not good news.

taehyung clenched his fist – his fingers hovering over the keyboard mid-typing as he watches everything from the corner of his eyes. suddenly, the tie around his neck was suffocating and his toes were twitching with rage inside his shoes. this is impossible. without considering any other thoughts, taehyung jumped in, “sir!”

both you, with wide eyes and the weird-breaded-guy looked at taehyung`s direction.

“yes, mr.kim?”

“sir, i-.”he started, only to be cut off.

“mr. kim you can see i`m currently talkin-.”

“washroom!” a panicked taehyung squeaked in, “can i please be excused?”

well, what the fuck, kim. taehyung felt like if only the ground would open up right at that moment and just swallow him up then he wouldn`t have to watch your face giving him strange expression.

“of course you can. it`s not school anymore, mr. kim.”

even though the breaded guy laughed for a second, taehyung felt like all of his bad deeds since childhood had been relived and he felt helpless under your funny gaze and everyone who had stopped typing and looking at his direction, sly grins on their face and weird whispers from their mouth.

without another glance towards anyone, taehyung got up from his place and swiftly walked away from the secret laughter, away from you whose eyes have softened when you realized something was completely wrong with his face – this is not the taehyung you know. this taehyung is flustered and probably looks like fighting a battle within himself. this taehyung looked like someone had touched a very sensitive part of the reel of his memories.

after an hour and talking about your project sidelines, you looked to his side. the seat was still empty and somehow, you know, you shouldn`t be feeling like this – because there`s really no reason for you to feel like this – you shouldn`t really be missing him. you looked back at your computer screen, waiting for the next word to follow your thoughts.

washing his face vigorously and making a mess of his bangs against his forehead, taehyung looked back at his reflection. why was this so difficult – to just tell you everything and just be confident with it, or was it something that`s not feeling right within himself. taehyung was all at once not confident – not confident enough to look at his reflection, the way his eyebrows are always on the flick, his eyes that has only intensity looming in them, his skin, his lips which is shaped just like a heart. maybe because he`s nervous – to confess his true feelings to you because he fears that if you see his true self, the reasons behind his morning greets, his assuring smile every once in a while then you would completely cut him off from your life.

maybe, you don`t even consider him as a man who is capable of taking over your heart. maybe you see him as a friend – or worst, brother. then, what would he do? will he try to cover up his shattered insides with a white cloth filled with smiles or just leave you and let you give the time to regret your decision?

no! he can`t do that. another splash of water against his face and taehyung inhaled as quickly as the water dripped off his face. he can`t just make you regret something you weren`t even responsible for doing. but, you`re so far away, so far away that sometimes he thinks distance is like snow which melts away no matter what and that it was never a real thing. pushing his hair back, taehyung stood straight up, his shoulders slouched and his jaw lose.

maybe if that`s how it is – then he`ll definitely give it a shot. maybe he`ll give his best and get through this exam without a red mark on his report card. maybe this time he won`t have to come back home with his heart in his hand and no one in front of him without a stretched out hand waiting for him to pass his heart to that person.

it was probably getting quite late and for a moment you thought why not take a breather in the office balcony while watching the night view of the city that spreads itself oh so beautifully under the night with no clouds but stars. pushing your chair, your eyes flickered to taehyung, who was sitting, his body leaning forward and it was clear he was writing something instead of typing. a smile came across your face at the thought of his sudden smiles that he gives often out of nowhere.

getting up finally, you softly padded towards the balcony – the cool wind already making your knee-length skirt flow in soft waves. you walked forward, cutting the air and soon, your hair was flowing on your sides – some of the loose strands over your face. your hand found the purchase of the railing and you breathed in closing your eyes in bliss.

a few minutes later, you stayed still against the flowing air around your body and soon, you heard a voice – and it was such a good voice you tried to remember how it felt like in your ears.

“maybe this is what people mean when you can`t see anyone but the one in your field of vision,” opening your eyes, your eyes flickered on an ethereal looking taehyung, his chin resting on his palm whose elbow rested on the railing, his eyes on you, his lips in a loose pout and his blue bangs messy and moving along with the air. it was such a sight and you still were unaware of his words.

taehyung tried again but this time, he pulled himself up and moved closer to you – so close that the end of your right shoulder met with his sternum. taehyung is definitely a decently tall guy with a pretty handsome face, not to forget his voice was something you would love to wake up every day to.

wait, what are you even thinking? you asked your clouded brain. the air was cool and soon taehyung was eye level with you, a little bit distance and his nose would almost touch you, you thought again.

“i can`t do this anymore,” he started again, his breath falling over your face.

“taehyung, what do you-,” you stumbled on your words and closed your eyes as he leaned in dangerously close to you at once.

“pretending like i just don`t have any sort of feelings for you. as if my smiles are just empty box of gifts, as if my eyes don`t find you every day, as if i don`t call out your name every time you smile back at me.” standing straight up and making you move to face him with his hand on your waist, he leant in, his face almost close to you. this is – why? – what is happening?

in no minutes, you felt a soft warmth against the corner of your lips. your breath hitched and you opened your eyes, to see nothing but the blue of taehyung`s bangs and his inhales and exhales too distinct on your skin.

“noona,” taehyung pressed his lips against the left half of your lips, “no,” a  microscopic giggle, “y/n, i,”pulling himself away from your lips for a second, taehyung looked at your closed eyes, your batted breathe, your stilled body, your hair that tickles his face. leaning in again, this time taehyung completely pressed his lips against yours but before you pull him against you, he pulled away with a “love you.”

“taehyung…”

your arms reached his neck and you pulled him against yourself, putting his mouth on yours again as if this was the kind of breather you were waiting for such a long time.

“i`ve loved you for a long time,” pushing his face against your collar bones, he whispered against the bare skin there, “i`ve watched you for a long time. i love you a lot. i know it`s silly but i really love you.”

looking at the sky right now is like watching sudden spaceships out of nowhere. the air against your body was different – there was a sudden heaviness in it, as if someone filled up a void in it, pushing all of their emotions, their strength into that void to let it be the strongest filled up void. the boy against your throat, the painfully leaning boy looking too drained to keep his head up – as if he has already used up his everything.

and at that moment, you just moved your palm up and down his back, feeling the muscles underneath the white cotton shirt and soon, you`re holding him close against your chest, your face against his hair and a smile there on your face, all over again.

[lanshappycorner]

oh no... lan... please don't make me interested in another gacha game i beg of you :( just another way to suffer from rngesus haha. jokes aside, I'm actually tempted into getting A3! :o but if you dont mind me asking, what's the gacha aspect of it for? like, is it just for the sake of collecting or do they do something?? like. aside from all the chapters n stuff whats the gameplay? i looked at the images on the app store and im still confused (i probably shouldve just watched the trailer but;;)

(((Long post ahead???))))

Ooo so basically the thing w this is that there isnt rly much gameplay tbh?? The whole point of this game is to simply up your rank to watch more of the story (to put it briefly, you're the new director of a failing acting company and you need to raise a bunch of gremlin actors to be Good at what they're doing), so unlike games like uhh utapri shining live, it has a very clear plot and the writing is extremely engaging. Theres ~20 characters but the game does a rly good job at having all the characters interact w each other and making u warm up to them (my dumbass got attached to a couple of characters cough itaru cough in like 1 and a half days)

The gacha aspect comes in when basically to lv up you sometimes need to clear out missions and stuff that require certain characters?? Asjfjs idk its rly different from most gacha games, bc gacha isnt like Dramatically Important, you could honestly get by with the free units they give u. BUT they have this rly cool mechanic where if you have multiple cards of the same character, you can merge them and it actually changes the artwork!!

Overall it's a very story oriented game and basically requires no(0) skill to play. Tbh I've never played any other game like this?? But its rly smth u should try out and see for yourself. Snfjs personally it can get a bit boring grinding for lving up (u cant read new chapters without lving up) but lowkey it's worth it?? And they're v generous with what they give out from what I've seen so it's a very easygoing game

[clarste]

Hey, what are your top three favorite and least favorite characters in Touhou? I find your taste in interpretations quite interesting, so I'm sure your choices of characters would be as well.

I think I’ve already given my top 5 in a previous Ask, but since it changes day to day I don’t mind answering it again. I’ll put it behind a Read More tag for space reasons.

#1 Sagume

Something about her just resonated with me from right after LoLK was released. While of course she was perfectly willing to glass Gensokyo, she clearly didn’t want to, which I think counts for something. She’s a smart lady being forced to make tough decisions, but despite all that, she was willing to gamble everything on people she’d never met. Although I’d imagine no small part of that was due to it being Eirin’s plan. She’s a strategist who sees the big picture, but isn’t so aloof as to overlook the personal.

Her power is also interesting. It’s a double edged sword that lets her do almost anything (maybe) but only if she’s incredibly careful about her speech at all times. Although it seems to be more versatile than simply reversing what she says: her power was also instrumental in making it so urban legends come true in Gensokyo. To put it at its most broad, she has the power to manipulate words and the truth. I’ve never been the hugest fan of power level arguments, but it does give her a lot of interesting flexibility in a way similar to older characters like Yukari.

She also uses little magical drones to fight, which I think would be cool to see in AoCF. Please be playable in AoCF. The Occult Balls are still around, so we know you’re still important. What did you talk about with Eirin?!

#2 Seiga

Okay, so maybe I just like villains. Anyway, if other characters interest me, she’s the one I fell in love with, for better or worse. It’s not a rational thing, I just find myself drawn to her. I’d imagine this is less interesting for the readers though.

Not that she’d ever love anyone back. I don’t think she’s capable of that. She’s not necessarily cruel (although she often is), she just can’t comprehend holding herself back on account of others. She has no goals other than her own happiness, and there’s nothing she’d be unwilling to do if she thought it would be fun. As long as someone interests her she’d be honestly excited to follow them or teach them or whatever, but the moment she gets bored she’d drop them without a second thought. In that sense, despite being Evil by, well, any definition of the word, she’s a fairly honest person who always says what she means.

What’s interesting though is that her Sin, as far as the afterlife is concerned, is just living too long without approval. Which I think says a lot about their priorities. It’s almost enough to make you wonder if she’s right to give the divine authorities the finger, even if she could stand to have some empathy for others.

Also she’s a necromancer which is always a cool thing to have in your setting.

#3 Kasen

Kasen’s cool. Yup. I’ve already written extensively about Kasen, but suffice it to say she’s a person struggling to do what right. She wants to be a good person, but it’s really not that easy when you’re not even sure what’s good. She’s smart enough not to take anyone else’s words as gospel, but even after stewing over it for centuries, the path forward isn’t at all clear. But what is clear to her is that she needs to do something: keeping the current status quo simply isn’t good enough. And if necessary she’s willing to tear it all down to fix it. I can easily see her becoming a “villain” at some point.

Which is especially interesting after the reveal that she’s one of the sages who made Gensokyo. And especially especially after Okina was revealed. It seems the sages aren’t exactly in contact with each other, and can have very different reasons for having helped make Gensokyo. I look forward to Kasen and Okina meeting.

Least Favorites

#1 Tenshi

To be fair, Tenshi’s at least fun to hate. Unlike the other villains I love, she doesn’t seem to have much of a developed worldview, and is mostly just a bored brat. She annoys me.

#2 Rumia

Rumia is the most generic of all youkai. I’ve always felt that the stage 1 bosses serve mostly to set the tone for the rest of the game. Minoriko is a generic god, Yamame is a generic Underworld youkai, Wakasagihime is a generic grassroots youkai, etc. I can understand why that needs to happen, but it’s usually not especially interesting to me. Anyway, Rumia was the first Windows boss and is therefore the most generic of the generic. She is the face of the faceless feral youkai, the sort that the villagers fear most. And she is super dumb and boring, and not dumb in a funny way either.

#3 Wriggle

This was probably the toughest decision on both of these lists. And I was almost tempted to cut her some slack since the reasoning is essentially the same as it was for Rumia. But Wriggle does nothing for me. She’s the kind of filler youkai ZUN throws in when he’s out of ideas. For the first half of the Windows games these were generally animal youkai, since it’s pretty easy to just say “She’s a firefly… and a youkai!” but these days they’re more likely to be Tsukumogami. Kogasa and the Tsukumo sisters and all that.

Not that filler youkai have to be boring. Kogasa’s certainly made herself stand out, and even other animal youkai like Mystia have gotten a decent amount of development. But Wriggle is just there, imo.

Sorry xxx#1WriggleFan420xxx. I know how much you love her, and I applaud you for it, but I personally can’t.