#i'm not sure if i answered the question properly but i think this sums it up the best way i can think of saying it :)

[leotanaka]

kraina, what are your thoughts on the archies as a riverdale fan... Feel free to answer this ask at your own pace.

hey erica :)

great question.

you know, i absolutely loved "the archies" and the more i think about it, the more i feel like being a riverdale fan is actually a big factor in why i loved it so much because it reminded me a bit of the 90s tv movie "archie: to riverdale and back again". obviously they are two very different movies based on the archie comics but if i had watched them on their own without having seen riverdale and no prior knowledge of the characters, relationships and structure of the stories, i'm not sure how i would feel about them. whether i would like or dislike them but having watched riverdale and loving the show as much as i do, i think is why i love the film so much. it's very much a case, imo, that when you look at an adaptation of a story or a comic or anything else that you love, you tend to appreciate the different ways of telling the story more and the different yet similar ways of portraying the characters you've grown to love.

[exo-raskreia]

hey.... i wanna know your honest Thoughts on the jjk ending? Give a rating out 10. Honestly i'm ranting. I mean the good things in the chapter were sukuna's conclusion, the flashback with gojo , queen utahime being alive yay and the nice art with everyone at the end. Usually i would wait for a story to finish before ranting/judging but my god this kinda sucked. I don't want to be too critical but god I am just disappointed and kinda mad. Overall it is an okay/mid manga ;). Gege is not worst writer but ughh. Aot or mha sure they have their flaws but my god..These should never be compared to THIS. so now we could really say that gojo stayed south. With the full chapter, this does not change my opinion cause it still kinda sucks overall even with the whole north vs south meaning. Nothing really changed in the society or lessons maybe except for yuji and sukuna. The kiddos all really went back to missions huh after everything. I have alot to say with relationships and bonds, wasted potential on many aspects but that is a whole other discussion. i totally understand we can't write a backstory for every single character but that is not what i am insinuating here and yes there should be room for a little literary interpretation . That a whole different topic... Anyways I agree with alot your rants. i would like to hear your opinions. In the end we never got to see a gjhm flashback unfortunately. Ok so let say gojo is dead dead I find it hard to believe no was like remembering or acknowledging not even his comrades ( examples shoko, utahime etc_ or the students (i mean i am pretty sure these characters would but i would like to SEE it you know) and so many hints were gearing for gojo's revival but it is meaningless... and was used for pr ngl that's sad. Maybe the anime would do better at some aspects but i will be salty anyways. i will see uta's dance ;) animated so that i looking forward to and ig the maki's massacre. it looks like it's open ending but really!? They are some loop holes but HEY FEAR not we will probably see answers to our questions in the q&a segment! sigh. I lowkey do not want a "jjk part 2" it is draining. Gege when i catch you. I think gege intended this story to be short oh well. I have alot to say but this gonna be a novel lol. Sorry for errors i was in a moment and i hoped you understood what i wanted to say. Hope the gojohime fandom would not die and looking forward to see some nice content.

Thankyou

I already went on a mini rant here. If I have to rate the ending, I'd say maybe 2-4 out of 10?

JJK really did turn out kinda mid. It has an easy anime to get into (the anime carries it mostly 🫣), to recommend for newbies, but that ending will make one hesitate to recommend it now. Maybe wouldn't even bother to.

I'm also disappointed & mad. I don't even wanna consider that Gojo is fully dead (cuz Gege went about it so terribly). Gege skipped Gojo's whole month after his unsealing then killed him off-panel a few chapters later. The north & south thing was pointless. We didn't even get to see Gojo make a choice. There were so many hints about his potential revival but they amounted to nothing.

Summed up in this image:

This Tweet sums up the terrible mishandling of Gojo's character too 😡. This other short thread pretty much says that his "death" didn't make sense for Gojo either; accepting to stay at the airport is him regressing to his teen self. It doesn't properly conclude Gojo's character arc at all. He was meant to MOVE ON from the loss of his "springtime of youth" & continue to strive for a better future with his comrades & students; the future that HE DREAMED OF 😤 (oof, don't wanna rant further on Gojo; don't wanna make this longer 😅).

Honestly, the fan theories made the story seem much better than it actually was. At least with this ending, people can finally start seeing & admitting that Gege isn't a great writer. I've certainly never thought he was 😒; I once went on a rant here about most issues with this manga, one of them being how terribly fast-paced it is. This story is the definition of wasted potential. So many missed opportunities.

Whatever Gege comes up with for the databook, it'll be infuriating. He'll try to fill in the plot holes but man, I don't think it'll be satisfying. He might not even answer the burning questions everyone has (just like Kub0 never answered everyone's burning questions about the Bl3ach ED, or more like, no one dared to ask. Maybe he himself didn't allow those questions for his interviews 😒). Hope ppl don't give him any more money, especially cuz he's still milking Gojo, such as with that Hidden Inventory movie no one asked for.

I kinda wanted a Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 ending (lol) & then on to the supposed JJK part 2, esp cuz of this sketch here but Gege fumbled hard.

Wonder if Mappa could deliver but we'll see. I only care about GojoHime's 200% Hollow Purple now. Gege made me lose most interest I had for other things getting animated. Just thinking about that ending will mostly ruin my experience... 😞

I also hope the GojoHime fandom continues to thrive. We've always lived off of crumbs... Hope ppl continue to make headcanons, fanfics, fanart, etc... I wouldn't want ppl to leave such a beautiful ship with so much potential 🥺 (I've been thru this type of thing before with Bl3ach, so despite the disappointment, I've stuck around in my ship fandoms only. I don't engage with anything else in that series. Another beloved series of mine also ended terribly but unfortunately, the fandom kinda faded or became inactive cuz it's a manhwa 🥺; if it at least had a proper anime adaptation, then...).

Let's stay strong, GojoHime fam! 🥹❤️‍🩹

[ghoulfuckersincorporated]

Do you think it'd be possible to rehabilitate Marked Men? If so, how do you think it'd go?

You guys ask such good, interesting questions!

I've been thinking about this one for a bit. Summed up, my answer would be that you could probably rehabilitate them physically enough to remove them from The Divide without them dying, given enough time, but I think that mentally/psychologically they're pretty much gone, so the ethics of doing so are questionable at best.

With the Marked Men, it's established in Lonesome Road that these guys are basically existing in a sort of perpetual "living death" where they consistently have these major traumatic injuries that would otherwise kill them, but they're kept right on the verge of life and consciousness by the insane levels of radiation in The Divide/along the Long 15. They're literally being flayed alive by the high-speed sandy winds kicked up by the storms that plague the area, as in "skin sliced from muscle", and they're constantly getting into skirmishes and tearing strangers (as well as one another) limb-from-limb, which would only result in more injuries.

The root of the issue is that these ghouls are basically radiation-dependent, right? Other ghouls benefit from the presence of radiation (increased healing rate, overall better feeling, energizing effect), but Marked Men need high levels of radiation to even stay alive. Maybe if you slowly, and I mean over a matter of weeks or months, moved further and further down the Long 15 back towards Vegas, really taking your time, you could acclimate them to the lower levels of radiation as well as allow their wounds time to heal enough to no longer be fatal.

But what are the implications for you if you have to remain immersed in all those rads for that long? Who's to say you wouldn't begin to turn into a ghoul yourself? At the very least, you'd be incredibly sick and flying through Rad-X and Radaway at a genuinely concerning rate. And it's not like you can waltz up to one of them and say "Hey, buddy! You wanna come to Vegas with me?" or tell them "I have to leave the canyon for a few days or I'm gonna die from radiation poisoning. Stay here!". They're gonna fight you the whole time and be genuinely quite dangerous when they do it, and the second you turn your back, they'll flee or kill you because they feel instinctually that that's what's best for their self-preservation.

Even if you could get them to a point of medical stabilization, it would by no means be an end to their physical pain (which can literally send you into shock and kill you itself) or the fact that none of them seem to have control of their mental faculties anymore by the time you encounter them. Sure, they demonstrate some minor ability to coordinate themselves, but I see that as more of a "terrified animals desperately defending the fire that saves them all from the dark" than something that teases at more complex thought processes. They don't even use words. Even completely feral ghouls outside of The Divide will sometimes use individual words (granted, those words are things like "Pain!" or "Kill!", but even that conveys some level of ability to understand what they're perceiving and to communicate that; Marked Men don't even have that as far as I recall.)

My theory as to why they would not recover mentally is that, like with the rest of the body, there will simply eventually be pieces of you that can no longer regenerate/heal properly, and they will age and rot as they should, even if ghouls are basically incapable of dying from non-trauma. This would include the grey matter that makes up the brain, and once a certain percentage of it is gone, you will see irreparable changes to that person's demeanor, behavior, and reasoning skills. Marked Men and feral ghouls in general, in my opinion, basically have a form of severe dementia that only occurs in people who survive ghoulification/live longer than the natural human life span.

I think these poor people are tired beyond a level any of us could ever comprehend. I think they're victims of something that should have ended a long, long time ago, and I think all they really know now is fear and pain. In my personal opinion, it's best to quickly and compassionately relieve them of their suffering.

[lovelyfaustus]

Could you write headcannons about Claude and what he would think about/do with a girl who's actually obsessing over spiders and insects, to the point where she has a tame pet tarantula and is capable of identifying every spider and other and insect by their scientific name, while she touches them/takes the animal into her hands for inspection?

hey :] sorry for answering this two months later.... but here u go!!! hope u enjoy<3

claude faustus x reader who likes bugs :3

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🕷️i can imagine claude maybe being briefly intrigued by you picking up some bugs, especially cuz humans usually find them things nasty or repulsive

🕷️at first i don't think he'd be entirely taken aback though, he won't deem you that different than other humans

🕷️that was until you and claude would go on walks around the trancy estate's garden, and you'd point out bugs and could differ each species from one another and toss out random facts about each bug you came across

🕷️you'd point out a green magnolia jumping spider that was chillin on the ground by a rose bush, and claude would say "yes....."*narrows his eyes at you curiously*

🕷️claude would then watch in slightly surprise that you bent down to the spider and put your hand in front of it, trying to persuade it to crawl into your palm

🕷️"are you not afraid of spiders?"

(you'd say something about how spiders are just disliked and killed mostly for being unconventional, and would maybe sound philosophical about it)

🕷️"i see.........." Once you mention having a pet tarantula, this man asks questions to make sure you are taking care of it properly

🕷️he also asks questions like when you started liking spiders, why'd you start liking spiders, what did you name your spider, what kind of tarantula it is, and ask when he can meet that lovely little fellow of yours

🕷️might very briefly have an obsessive streak where he starts making you things out of his spider web stuff that he crocheted, like that one episode

🕷️he would also basically signal for some spiders to approach you, trying to test your limits and being delightfully surprised when you picked up a wolf spider that had wandered nearby

🕷️you'd end up noticing that this spider only had 7 legs rather than 8, and express some type of empathy for it

🕷️he kinda thinks it's adorable, in a human way

🕷️i think maybe humans have always been something he's curious about, similar in a way as humans wonder if dogs can comprehend certain words (for reals) or if other animals are truly sentient

🕷️in modern times he WILL go to a pet store with you and check out the tarantulas (along with birds cuz let's be real we all know he has taken a liking to birds as well)

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i hope u liked it! i'm sorry if it wasn't up to par, i've moved states recently and have been trying to settle down while also tackling some mental issues at the same time so it's been rough. request sum more!!!<3

[wrongcaitlyn]

very random question but what do you think is "THE" nico lyric in tyt? like, the one that would go trending in those tiktoks that are just someone lying down sad or stuff (idk if im explaining myself, i mean like this) or like the lyric 90% of angels have tattooed?

also i need you to know that my mind has been occupied w the idea of sadie, alex and nico winning best new artist, best alt album and aoty at the same grammys awards (graveyard, tgw and alex fierro would all be released in time for the same grammys, right? idk im so bad w this stuff) for the past week. (i feel bad for thinking abt nico on a grammys setting but hey he mentioned assisting on chapter 18 and i need him to have a healing positive experience /nf)

OKAY OKAY SO SORRY THAT THIS TOOK SO LONG TO RESPOND BC I HAD TO PROPERLY THINK ABOUT IT THIS IS IMPORTANT

my first instinctual thought is "always an angel, never a god" which i do think is definitely one of THE lyrics. like. everyone knows it. it's everything to the fandom. it's everything to nico. i honestly think that lyric sums up nico's lyricism in general so well like??

but that was only recently released, so im gonna choose a lyric from each album,,, just bc i can

for haunted, the forever underrated album, i think it'd either have to be from long sleeves, the fandom favorite, or for symbolism, "i'm your ghost right now your house is haunted" from i know it won't work. for long sleeves i think it's less so of a standout lyric, more just a standout song, but also "it's been a long time coming" just fits a lot of different scenarios... very healing acceptance sorta vibes

then from doomsday, i don't think there's necessarily a lyric that i feel like a lot of people would get tattooed, but i DO think that this is me trying is like. THE song from that album. i think it's just such an easy song to resonate with, especially in nico's depressed as hell fandom. so this one is less so they have a tattoo of it and more so they have a wallpaper with the quote "i've been having a hard time adjusting, had the shiniest wheels now they're rusting" bc yk that'll always hit hard. and also "you're a flashback in a film reel" which is soooooo

then for future albums... no spoilers okay but im just gonna count them in my head. 2 from nda4. 1 from nda5. 3 from nda6. 6 from nda7.

but final final answer: always an angel, never a god

(also this has me cackling thinking about people who may have gotten tattoos in relation to apollo in the past, and he's just like. wiping all of that from existence. well not LITERALLY but like he's making it very very clear that anyone who supports all his old music is a shithead and so you've got old fans being like shit shit shit)

and then OH MY GOD??sdLFKJSDF THAT WOULD BE SO FUN AGHHSDFJSD you have actually just made me realize that. yes. they will be in the same eligibility period... for some reason i was convinced that graveyard was a year before tgw and alex's self-titled so that's like... WOAH. THEY'RE ACTUALLY COMING SO SOON?? i write down these dates in my outline and im like haha yea that's months away and then like. its actually coming soon. anyway im not entirely sure if alex's will make the cut (as in, i think i may have been planning on him releasing it in fall of 2020, which would be past the eligibility period,,,, but then the thought of them all being nominated for stuff..... god thats so excitingskdljf)

unfortunately i do have some plans for like which albums/people will be winning things, HOWEVER... i will definitely be excited to write the 2021 grammys bc. grammys shenanigans with the iconic trio. love them sm.

[satrs]

Can’t feel my face - bllk x fem!Reader N°8

warnings: mention of sex.

"Well where are you two coming from just now?"

Oliver stated in a teasing manner, looking at you and Shidou stepping out of the elevator. "Had fun?"

Shidou nodded eagerly, a joyful smile implanted on his features. You only huffed out a small laugh, questioning the man where Sae is.

"Oliverrr! Come on, let's gooo", the girl who wrapped herself around his neck whined, causing the man to click his tongue.

"Seems you also had your fun", shidou stated, earning a questionable look from Oliver.

"Not in the slightest. As you can tell." The heavy weight on his neck soon disappeared after his words, causing him to sigh out at the relief, hand reaching up to ease the tension.

But the relief didn't last for long, when a sharp pain rushed through Oliver, imprint of the woman's hand visible on his cheek in a red tone, "Ouch."

"Asshole!", the woman spat, huffing out a mass of air before sprinting off, Oliver not sparing her another glance.

Shidou snickered at the scene that just unfolded before him, tapping the young man on the shoulder, "Couldn't be me, bro. Show my pretty girl where the boy genius is, alright? I gotta head home, I'm trashed.", he stated, leaning down to plant a soft kiss onto your forehead.

"Today's the best day of my life, honest. Let's meet up sometime, hmm?" you giggled at his action, agreeing before heading off with the raven haired male.

"You're a terrible playboy, you know that?", you teased the man, earning a low chuckle from him in return.

"And you're a homie hopper, huh?", he shot back, attacking you.

"A certified at that", you responded. "What's up with Sae's nickname anyway?",

"Just what it sounds like, princess. He's a damn genius. He has not even once stepped a foot into the ring and knows more about boxing than anyone 'round here."

You raised an eyebrow at that, surprised by the fact that Sae had a name to him too. The boy genius? Didn't sound as bad as the other ones, to be honest.

"And what's yours? Playboy of the ring?", you asked, causing the man to turn around and snicker at your teasing. You really couldn't irritate him, huh? Always smiling or laughing at teasing comments, what the hell is up with him?

"I wish, but no. They called me the final wall. Cuz' no one ever managed to get past me." You looked at him, interested and hoping to hear more. "But I'm not boxing no more."

This made you even more curious, "Why not?"

"Cuz' of that damn Mikage. You know how normally the bet's money or other valuable things? Well, Reo sure as hell needs no damn money anyway, so he thinks of creative shit." Oliver explained.

"So, when I was up against that spoiled brat Nagi, he made a bet. A big one at that. He said, that if I won, I would become the official owner of Blue lock, that also included all the business and money it made and all that stuff. No one would say no to sum' big chunks."

You nodded in agreement, waiting for him to continue. "But if I were to lose, I would have to stop boxing. Forever. Well, you can tell what happened from then. I was a damn dumbass. I underestimated that brat, and overestimated myself."

You felt sorry for him. It must feel awful to be robbed of the thing that you loved so much- if not lived for.

"But it's alright. I can still be on the ring, just not literally. I train Barou and teach him all the stuff I know. I never thought watching from afar would be so fun."

"You should teach him how to properly talk to people. He's damn disrespectful." A grin creeped its way to Oliver's lips at that, leaning down to your level, whispering into your ear, "but I did a good job at teaching him how to eat pussy, huh?"

Goosebumps rose all over your body from his answer, embarrassed but also aroused by the feeling of his breath hot in your neck.

„There you are. I went looking for you almost everywhere.“ Thank god. You didn’t know what else to do after Oliver's comment, relieved to see Sae.

You were quick to move to him, causing Oliver to look after your figure, chuckling at your state.

Likewise, you were such a tease yourself but couldn’t handle a little bit of his? Cliché.

How would you react to him teasing you differently than words? He was dying out of curiosity.

But he would save you up for later, not here around the other men, eyes fixated on you.

He still didn’t know how and when to do it, but the time will come. Most definitely.

„You got my keys? I’m tired and still got work tomorrow.“

Sae nodded at that, a bit sad at the fact that he barely got to spend any time with you here.

He handed you the keys, and you bid him goodbye and went out on your merry way.

„Wait up pretty. Could you spare me a ride? I got here with Shidou, and he’s gone now sooo“, Oliver mentioned, earning an amused huff from the woman.

“Sooo you can walk home I guess.” You walked out of the building, heading to your car.

„C‘mon! Y/nnnn, I really do need a ride, I’m not foulin‘ you pretty!“ He sounded desperate.

He could’ve easily asked Sae or even Barou, but where would the fun be in that?

“Alright, move your ass.” You let out a defeated sigh, stomping your way to the driver’s seat, banging the door closed.

He let out a small laugh, quickly moving to the passenger’s seat.

You'll be a fun one, that's for sure.

"So, where should I drop you off?", you inquired after starting the engine, driving off.

It was silent for a while, causing you to quickly glance at him, urging him to answer.

"At your place."

You were quick to harshly step on the breaks in the middle of the road, looking at him shocked.

This caused the man to erupt in loud laughter, "I was just playin' pretty girl. Also, you're hellaaa lucky no one's on the road right now."

"What the fuck, Aiku?" You were irritated and annoyed that you were so foolish. Of course, he would want to fuck, what else would a guy like him want when he's asking you to drive him home.

"Damn, no more 'Oli'? I'm hurt." What the hell? What is wrong with this man?

"Are you stoned or something? What makes you think I would want to fuck-" "I never said anything about fuck, did I?", his tone was more serious, leaning his head against the window while looking at you intensely.

Damn does eyes, you thought. It was impossible to escape from his gaze once he captured you in it, his different colored eyes too interesting to not look at, observe.

"Then what the hell do you want? Look, I'm tired, and I need to go to work tomorrow-" He broke through your words, interrupting you.

"I wanna get to know you, Y/N." Yes, he must've had one or two lines, because there is no way he would think that you buy that weak ass cover up lie.

You just looked at him, flabbergasted by his behavior. Suddenly, a loud honk came from the back, causing you to snap back to the road, quickly starting your engine to drive.

"I'll drop you off at the subway. Look how you get home, I don't care."

"I'm serious, you know?", you huffed, eyebrows knitting in annoyance, keeping your eyes firmly on the road, because you knew if you looked at him, you would straight up drive to your home.

"Look, I was supposed to crash at that girl's crib earlier, but she just wanted to get dicked down. And I'm definitely not in the mood for that right now."

You stayed silent, but still listening to him. So he has nowhere to live? Why?

"I'm kinda short on money since that shit with Reo and Nagi happened." He admitted honestly, earning your sympathy with each word that left his lips.

"I just need somewhere to stay. A few days at max. I'll get my wage by that time and search for a prominent job to-"

"Shut it." he thought he would have to sleep on the streets tonight at the sound of your voice, but as he saw you turn the other way, away from the subway, a wave of relief washed over him.

He felt embarrassed to ask you, but did he really have a choice? Sae defiantly wouldn't take him, seeing him as a weight on the ankle. And Barou? He wouldn't hear the end of it. Shidou? Out of question.

Reo or Nagi? Hell nah.

Suddenly he was silent, a bit too silent for your liking. Where are his snarky comments? His teasing? He was turning shy on you now?

He interrupted your thoughts with his next words, causing you to take a quick look at him at the honest sound of his voice, "Thank you. Really."

Your lips formed into a thin line, he had a hard time, you could tell. Your gaze went back onto the road, "No biggie."



"Sooo", you began, careful to utter your thoughts out loud. You didn't have a guest room, only a rarely spacious couch for the matter.

"I'm no one to state extra wishes. I'll sleep anywhere, couch is fine." he shrugged, rubbing his neck nervously.

You hummed, standing in front of him for a minute or two, before making your way into your bedroom.

"There is another toothbrush in the shelf under the sink. I also got a big shirt if you want."

He breathed out a small laugh at your care, "All good, pretty."

You nodded at his answer, "I'll get going. Good night." "Night. Take a good rest."

You threw yourself on the bed after you changed into your sleeping wear, going for just a pair of panties and a simple undershirt, given the rather high temperatures at night currently.

What is even happening right now?

You never had this much action in your life. Two good fucks in one night? Possibly going on a date with the richest man soon? And one sexy ass guy in your living room right now?

This must be a dream.

Your thoughts got interrupted by a knock on your door, animating you to stand up and open it.

There stood Oliver before you, only in his black sweatpants hanging low, showcasing his boxers and V-line.

„Uhmm, I wanted to ask if I could shower? And could I get a towel, if it’s not a bother.“

You forcefully tried to get your eyes up to his face, as if they were glued to his incredibly well-trained body.

„Uhm sure, yes. Yes wait of course.“ you muttered in a nervous manner, causing the man to feel a bit worried.

„You alright pretty? I can also just go I don’t necessarily need to-„

„NO! Uhhh no, no. I mean yes I fine hah, why wouldn’t I be?“

His eyebrow raised in question as you sprinted to grab a towel for him from your closet, quickly handing it to him, avoiding his gaze.

„Thanks. For everything.“ he told you, earning a small nervous smile from you.

„I-it’s fine. Goodnight.“ you quickly closed the door in his face, leaning against the door while letting out a small huff.

Oliver's eyes widened in surprise, but quickly shrugging it off and making his way into the shower.

You on the other hand were trying your best to contain yourself. Why the hell did he wear no shirt? Was he trying to flatter you? Fuck, this was too much.

You didn’t want to make him feel uncomfortable or anything, since he clearly stated earlier that he wasn’t in the mood for any sexual activities.

But fuck, he looked so delicious in only his pants, his trained body made you want to just jump on him and-

Y/N. Go to fucking sleep.

As Oliver felt the warm water fall over his raven locks and down his body, he couldn’t get the image of you out of his head, no matter how hard he tried to do so.

Your nipples were perfectly outlined in your thin undershirt, areola and rest of your tits a bit visible, leaving just a little bit for the mind to imagine.

And your panties, those damn panties. Why would you do that to him? Couldn’t you put on pants or at least some shorts?

Actually, never mind. He was happy with what he got to see, but being bricked up in the shower of the woman he told and promised not to have any sexual intentions on the mind with did not help him right now.

He placed his arm on the shower wall, leaning his forehead against it while looking down at his erected length.

You wouldn’t come in right now, right? He could just keep quiet and-

“Fuck.”



ᵃˡˡ ᶜᵒⁿᵗᵉⁿᵗ ᵇᵉˡᵒⁿᵍˢ ᵗᵒ k-azus.°

Hihihi^^ Who do you like most so far?

[dontcallpanic]

Hi my wonderful buddy, I got a little ask for you too along with the one you asked me ( I'm curious about your answer 🫂💗)

What kind of story is your favourite love story?

+ why is it your favorite? what does it tell to you personally?

Hey – I’m so, so sorry this has taken forever. Life, the universe, everything etc.

Thank you so, so much - I really appreciate the ask – and your reply to this question was SO beautiful and just properly perfect in every single way I wanted to actually spend a bit of time thinking about my interpretation. So, sorry, sorry and here we go!

What kind of story is your favourite love story?

This IS a hard one – and it’s kinda nice to have it served back to me actually!

Firstly, I am a terrible person. I am the kind of terrible person who will say ‘I don’t like love stories’ and then about 15 pages into a fic or story or whatever (could be while reading or when I’m actually writing something myself) I will suddenly sit back and go ‘oh shit, it’s a love story.’

So basically I’m a massive liar!

I blame this on growing up in the 90’s when every other romance story was one where a woman has to make a complete fool of herself to get some random guy. (This is NOT a dig at romcoms at all – this is more baby me looking at these examples and going ahhhh I’m not sure about all this love stuff. It seems confusing and I’m not sure I really want to go through that).

So… What convinced my subconscious to fall in love with love stories? Essentially I really liked what you said about the things that at first glance appear not to be about love but then you scratch the surface and it’s there.

I love the kind of stories where the love isn’t the be all and end all – it’s not obviously explicit but it’s there, woven into every glance, gesture, touch, choice of phrase, decision made. I love it when the love story moves from subtext, very slowly into text. I love it when it’s two characters start to grow together and because of that they become more than the sum of their individual parts. I love it when the simple love and presence of the other, enhances their world beyond what they imagined. I love equal dynamics, one way or another. I love to see people fall in love with someone for who they truly are. That total, complete, non-judgemental acceptance is so beautiful and I very much believe that can be true of platonic love as well. I love the kind of story where you can see the evolution and growth of this relationship, where people fall in love almost accidentally.

There’s a few books I’ve read like this, where the love story is there but subtle but honestly, the best examples of this, for me, I’ve found in fanfiction where the time and space can be given over to developing these kinds of relationships without other stuff (real world stuff like strict editing) getting in the way.

If you write fanfiction – doesn’t even have to be this kind of fic – I love you and I am extremely appreciative of all that you do and incredibly thankful that you exist!

All of this, to me, is why I’m glad shipping is a thing! And shout out to the big steamy passionate romance stuff which is always a lot of fun!

Why is it my favourite?

I really like people! I think people are pretty amazing (on the whole). So getting to see two people figuring out how amazing the other one is… seriously it’s like catnip! I love watching the growth, change and evolution of their characters and love feels like the biggest payoff sometimes. The more I think about it, the more I realise how complex and how beautiful love is. I like seeing all the different incarnations and when people write about love, I’m always learning and always seeing something different - someone is always sharing just a bit of themselves, especially when they write about love. That’s pretty stunning and amazing to me.

Personally, in my family history, love has not been modelled as well as it could have, which is just how it goes sometimes, so I was quite sceptical of love growing up. I have my own experiences of how love can be a twisted and bitter thing but I’ve also been fortunate enough to  learn how incredible, warm and beautiful it can be. I love seeing all these themes mirrored in writing and stories so much, especially as each one is so different from the next. I love to see how love can heal (as you put so beautifully) and I suppose, it gives me hope! Hope that there are always lovely people in the world.

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Ooft! I am VERY not used to being this romantic in real life, let alone on Tumblr of all things! But thank you for letting me pour my heart out a bit!

@gege-wondering-around You are a TRULY wonderful person, thank you, as ever, for being so damn kind and lovely. You are absolutely one of the nicest people around and you deserve only good things! I will mirror your gorgeous words right back to you: May you always find a place where you feel loved and may you always be surrounded by people who love you. You deserve it. Be kind to yourself, nos da a cariad mawr!

[hxhhasmysoul]

If you were asked who is the better antagonist in hxh or jjk, who would they be? I found some similar ask that asked, "who is better antagonists between Kenjaku, Toji or Sukuna"? And what I think about is the antagonist in HxH is better (Meruem, Chrollo, etc)... What do you think?

It's a little hard for me to answer this kind of question because I'm not sure better for what, or at what?

Better at serving their purpose in the story?

I think that in case of most HxH and JJK antagonists they really serve the story well. That they really foils for the characters they should be. I mean there are weaker ones, like Getou and Yuuta because the clash between them is strange it's fascist values vs "don't hurt my friends" but it's only a testament of Zero being planned as a one shot.

And you can say that both in HxH and JJK, some of the minor antagonists were underdeveloped or underused. Both authors have a tendency to blow up the cast and it is at the cost of fleshing all characters and their relationships up properly.

I think the major antagonist that feels underused and slightly underdeveloped is Sukuna. Gege made a conscious choice not to include him that much. In the fanbook they say that Sukuna spaces out which doesn't even seem to be that true considering how he seems to be perfectly aware of what's going on. It just feels like Gege chose to limit his interactions with the world. I don't want to speculate what drove them to this decision. But as a foil to Yuuji and the jujutsu society at large, Sukuna works very well.

There are also Dagon and Hanami who were underused.

Better for me personally?

My most liked HxH antagonists are Pitou, Pouf, Illumi, Hisoka and I'd like to say Morena, and maybe even prince Terrorsandwitch, but the last two's story lines have barely got anywhere, so I'm more like hopeful about them as antagonists.

It's not that I don't find the other ones as not fitting the story but I far more prefer the journey Pitou and Pouf are on and how they kinda start to be in opposition to one another to some extent, than Meruem's journey. It's just more interesting to me. Same with Chrollo, I don't find Kurapika interesting, I find the whole Kurta genocide story line done poorly. And that moment where Killua thinks that what Chrollo says means nothing really sums his character well in my eyes, I agree with Killua, Chrollo is a fake deep poser and that's not the type of villain that tickles me.

In JJK my favourite antagonists are Kenjaku, Sukuna, Uraume, Touji and Gakuganji. I can't say Mahito because while I think he works amazingly in the story I have a visceral physical reaction to him and it's just too complicated.

[spectral-kitkat]

the "severus versus james" debate kills my joy. why can't both ""sides"" just admit they were all morally questionable as teenagers/(very) young adults? but nooooooo, they're still discussing AD NAUSEAM who was worse and who was better. yeah, it's fun to analyze and discuss characters and their morality and all that, but it has been literally years! surely all that had to be said has been said already! not to mention that both ""sides"" are equally annoying and often wrong: equally willing to disregard "canon" for their own benefit and utterly incapable of being unbiased. there is NOT an true/real/truly objective answer to that question within the books, no matter how much people seems to think there is! if anything, the authorial intent was for us to like (or at the very least understand/empathize with) BOTH. just like harry, who is the narrative's focus and (arguably) its moral compass, at the end of the books. after all, he names his children after both (and wouldn't it have been hilarious if the child's name had been james severus? ((i'd cry) i wonder if people would have then fought that it should have been severus james instead). a lot/most of our opinions about these two characters are entirely dependent on how we have PERSONALLY interpreted what we've read through the lens of our personal preferences/morals/values.

tldr; there is no objectivity in the severus versus james debate and i'm tired of (some many) people pretending there is!

it was so good to take all of that out of my chest! 😬😬😬

anyways: what are some of your marauders hcs?? and, what are your thoughts on regulus?

Sometimes ranting helps 😂😂 even if it is about fictional characters

The whole thing between the Marauders and Snape has been so blown out of proportion by the fandom that so much canon lore/story has been overlooked cause they want it to boil down to “1 side good, 1 side bad”. They forget that characters aren’t just 1 dimensional and can actually have complex story arcs…

Some of my marauders headcanons?

• Lately the big one I have is that some time in the summer before 5th year Remus has a particular bad moon and he comes back to Hogwarts with his cane. He uses one as an adult so it isn’t far fetched to think he might’ve had one in school. I feel like he probably didn’t like using it all that much as a teenager since he thought it was just yet another thing that singled him out.

• I also hc that in 6th year James tells Lily he’s giving up. He can see that he’s made her uncomfortable and that the whole thing with Snape (the ‘mudblood’ incident in SWM) has made him realise he would much rather have her in his life as a friend then not at all. This gives Lily an entire year to get to know him properly before SHE asks HIM out in 7th year

• Peter being the Wizard Chess God of the friend group is another one. I feel like it adds the aspect that he has always been really clever at predicting moves and shows that he is quite the schemer. The marauders (and Gryffindor tower) have a rule that when playing ‘winner-stays-on’ chess, Peter is only allowed 3 back to back games.

My thoughts on Regulus:

I love him! He is my second favourite character in HP behind Remus. The perfect son who eventually turns traitor to his family. He risks everything for his friendship with his house-elf and I can honestly see him joining S.P.E.W if he was still alive during Harry’s years at Hogwarts 😂. For a guy who only got like what maybe a 5 minute mention in the book he managed to stand out in such an amazing way!

I actually based my ipad case off him:

The latin stands for: ‘the stars incline us, they do not bind us’

Which i think just perfectly sums up Regulus in 1 phrase! His whole life the stars (his family - all named after stars) have constantly drilled into his head what it means to be a pureblood and what side he should be on in the upcoming war but when it comes down to it none of those lessons or his upbringing mattered as long as he did what was right!

He is such an interesting character even though he was only a minor one

[tathrin]

34. What aspects of your writing are inspired by/taken from your real life?

Oh, huh...that's an interesting one to think about, thank you.

Hmm...this feels trite, but the fact that I write so many characters who are stubborn af is like. definitely because of who I am in real life lmao. Because I am absolutely too stubborn for my own good and, oh hey, look at that, so many characters are too how strange... (The character I identified the most with as a kid—and still do, of course—is Rachel Berenson. The character I projected onto the most was Original Flavor (e.g. pre-AOTC) Boba Fett. So...yeah. That about sums it all up actually, I expect.)

Also a lot of the lack-of-romance/lack-of-smut in my stories is for sure a result of how there's an absolute lack-of-romance/lack-of-smut in my own brain, of course! I usually have to make a conscious effort to include those things when I'm writing characters who are in (or want) a romantic relationship with one another, because it's not what my brain jumps to naturally. (This probably also informs the fact that I actually love writing—and of course reading—action scenes and world building exposition bits.)

On a more tedious level: punctuation and emphasis. I adore italics, and I overuse them like crazy (I do try and resist this urge at least, but sometimes there's just no stopping myself) because I like to sound-out the words in my head while I write and then I want to make sure that I'm indicating the emphasis correctly so that when other people read what I've written, the put it on the right syl-la-ble lol.

And all the semi-colons, em-dashes, overabundance of commas, etc...that's all from both the fact that I approach writing as story-telling, which means I need to have the voice come through (if you follow me?) and the fact that I am very much a comic book person, to the point of having both majored in comic book art and being currently employed at a comic book store, and comics—especially slightly older comics; it seems to have fallen out of fashion in recent issues—are big on the visuals of the words in their balloons and captions, from little ordinary things like bolds and italics right on up to doing wild, funky things with the letters themselves. Also, I never actually learned grammar properly (see above mention of "too stubborn for my own good") so likely contributes to that as well, because I'm much less concerned overall with whether or not the language I'm using is correct versus how it sounds. And if you want it to sound right in the head of your reader, you have to indicate very clearly exactly how it's meant to be read, see?

This is probably a much more shallow answer than such a question usually merits, I apologize.

[bdbdhdjdhdh]

Crimeblind Episode 9

"Dubito ergo cogito, cogito ergo sum,"

David stumbled back, taken aback by the sudden psychological strike at him.

“Your companions…they're quite altruistic. One even sacrificed himself to weaken me and destroy the spike disease, huh?”

Just as Isaac had predicted, the team didn't really care about his death. Or maybe they just had more important things to deal with right now.

“Aw, you don't care, Ma'at? Not surprising,” David tutted.

Scarlett looked down, no more eye contact for David while she was in mourning. “Why exactly are you doing this,”

David beamed even more dubiously. “Why? Oh, you mean my motive…that's right, I never told you…

Well you see Ma'at, I'm a disease right now. I infect and kill people, just like any disease would. You don't ask the diseases why they do that, do you?”

“The diseases do that because they want to reproduce. I'm sure you don't want more Culpables surfacing, do you?”

“And even if you actually treat me as a patient and not the disease itself…don't patients do all sorts of terrible things?

Some may throw up all over their house, some cough their phlegm onto their bed while they're lying down, and some…”

He stopped himself for a moment there, cackling quietly to himself.

“Some hallucinate and go crazy, and ruin household items or even injure other people in the process…some people would hold these people accountable, even though it's not really their fault.

They can't help it, it's just a symptom of their sickness.

Some might get a pardon for the first one or two times. But some's sickness spreads over many, many years, and some never get well-funny, they're the ones who are the saddest, because they're the greatest victims of their own sicknesses.

But all I've ever seen are people shaming and spitting at them.

Attention-seeking, faker, not serious enough, not real enough, it can't be that bad, the disease isn't real, it doesn't exist, weak, why are you crying, strong men don't need help-

Need I say more, Ma'at?”

Scarlett hung her head low. “You still have not answered me. You could have told me the exact same words. I'm sure you didn't think that the message could ever be properly conveyed if you did all this…”

“Oh, hahahah, no worries, Ma'at, I was just getting a bit sidetracked there. The main point isn't really about the true victim of diseases-it's the true victim of your cases.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. The way you handle cases leaves nothing but death and destruction in your wake.

As the greatest victim of this Culpable disease, my pursuit for absolute justice brings me to extremes no human would ever have gotten to-even if the sky falls down, I must have justice be upheld.”

“So you do believe in justice. But what about all those you killed for the sake of justice? That isn't very judicial, is it?”

“That brings back the question of ultimate pursuit…am I willing to forsake everything else for justice? Even if the path I tread is one laden with wrongdoings? Shall I purge evil through doing evil? Is it justice to sacrifice the lesser justice to purge the greater evil?”

“There's no greater evil you're purging here. Don't you think I'm even more likely to destroy even more lives with the cases I pick up after this?

Or are you planning to kill even me in order to uphold your so-called ‘justice’?”

David didn't say anything to that. He just cackled maniacally and almost fell over laughing.

Seeing no reaction, Scarlett continued. “You say you're willing to uphold justice above everything else…but what about the memory core? Why'd you give it to us if that would mean the end of your plans then?”

To that David could not stop bursting out in laughter. “Ma'at, you truly are a funny one…now that I've pointed you out, don't you think every judge in the world would have their spotlights on you right now? With the way I praised you…every case you take on surely, it must be a foregone conclusion, surely every defendant you represent is innocent…”

Scarlett gulped. Something about that made her sorely uncomfortable.

“So you believe Xue Long and Sean are truly innocent?”

“Xue Long was my other half of the Culpable…and Sean's right there. Of course they're innocent. Which also means I think Kaedon, Master Hai, Dragon Lang and Alex are indeed guilty…”

“But why then? If your whole purpose was to seek justice for Xue Long and Sean, why kill so many people? Even if you needed to demonstrate a point, you didn't have to kill them. Merely occupying the masseuse parlour would have been enough. You could have just given me the memory core like that…but why?”

“You really think you're funny, aren't you, Ma'at? I…” David raised his glass katana which he probably obtained from the same place as Arivalagan, but hesitated while answering. “Because…I…”

“Think, David, think, I beg you to think, why exactly did so many people have to die for the sake of justice?”

“Be-b-because I…because I…” David dropped the katana, smashing it into pieces, as he too clutched his head when he had reached this key point in self-reflection.

Wait…where's that voice that's always telling me…

No, no, no, I have a strong reason…it's…it's…

Have I…long since forgotten it?

Then, just as the katana did, his black rock-hard carapace armour developed a tiny crack around his chest area.

Nothing but a mere tiny crack. Probably not even the size of the memory core.

But this was more than enough for Scarlett. Her white hair charged up into a mass of violet energy, breaking free from the restrains imposed by David-and in an instant, she lunged straight at David, piercing him through that tiny crack with a sword of pure violet energy.

And the whole world was plunged into darkness.

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David opened his eyes.

It was a scene of complete darkness.

Darkness as far as the eye could see.

A patch of black and nothingness all four corners around.

He cautiously stood up, instinctively reaching for his weapon in case this turned out to be another trap that they had laid.

Then something tapped his shoulder, and he spun around, waving the dagger in front of whoever he was expecting.

He was not expecting that person to be

A complete mirror image of his Culpable form.

He took a quick glance at himself again. Normal boots. No claws. No horns. No crow mask. It was all on this man instead. He was now a normal human.

“David…” The Culpable reached out to him, and in his panic to get away from it David sliced off its hand.

But it was no matter for it. It grew back in an instant.

“David…I am your power. You are nothing without me,”

He held up the dagger even higher now, slashing it in the air threateningly.

“Don't forget. I saved you from drowning all those years ago,” It held out his hands, possibly requesting for a hug.

“What…no…this has been the first time in years I've seen you separate from myself…you musn't c-” David had his speech cut short by an aggressive attack from his Culpable shadow.

“Those who reject justice must embrace its punishment!” It screamed into the air, its all-mighty and powerful spear inching only a hair away from cutting through David.

David fought back as hard as he could, parrying the spear's attack as much as he could with that flimsy dagger of his.

But it was obviously no use. With a single strike the Culpable shadow pierced through David's chest, sending him tumbling.

He lay there, in pain and bleeding out, forced to watch as his enemy summoned a massive lake and stood above the waterfall with which it was pouring out of.

“Since you reject me,” It muttered, “You must die the same way you would have!” It unleashed a torrent of water, splashing against the already wounded David and plunging him into the ice cold ocean.

He had no strength to continue struggling for the surface as he once had.

The torrent of water continued suffocating him beneath layers and layers, as he slowly sunk deep into the bottom of the ocean.

Despite being about to drown, he recalled everything that he had previously done, for the sake of ‘justice’-and now, finally without all the negative energy from the Culpable clouding his perception, he mouthed-

“I am injustice…”

And closed his eyes for the final time, the last scene of a white-haired lady diving into the water and wrapping her arms around his body before swimming back up to the surface enveloping him-

Wait-Scarlett…was saving him?

He was too weak to fight back against whatever she was doing to him, and gladly complied to be brought back to the surface, slowly losing consciousness as they surfaced.

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“Wake up, David,” Rai's eyes flashed that familiar blue, expecting healing powers to be able to wake someone up.

Indeed he did, however, but probably not because of the healing powers-more of correlation rather than causation.

Spitting out the water and slowly getting up-ok, maybe Rai's healing powers did work, which is why he's able to get up so quickly-David observed the surroundings.

The team was there. Mano, Louis, Ahmad, Baizurah, Rai-and Sean and Scarlett.

Surrounded by a domed barrier of some kind, held up by Sean constantly maintaining it-and shielding them from the very vengeful Culpable shadow on the other side of the barrier.

David jumped back when he saw him again, shivering (probably from the cold). “Why…why did you save me?”

Scarlett gasped slightly, then closed her eyes and smiled. “Because it's justice,”

David avoided eye contact then, staring at the ground. “I…well, what am I supposed to do now then? How do I return to the real world?”

Sean answered that question for him. “It's simple. Kill that Culpable shadow and you can return. However…”

He turned his body to face David.

“Without that Culpable, you're unable to be alive because that Culpable is what's been keeping you alive this whole time. In order to fully return to the real world, you need a new body…

Which is precisely what I'm here for.

I will, indeed need the help of our four Ikigai and dear human here, but I'm not so rusty yet, so I should be able to help forge a fully new body for you.”

“But…I…I mean, I won't be able to take on that idiot without any weapons…” David hinted.

Sean smiled, and snapped his fingers, signalling for his four Ikigai to get into the plan. They each got up, stretched out a palm in front of Sean, as well as Mano too, and each of their hands and eyes glowed their respective Pillar's colours, and with magical assistance from Sean-

Soon they were projecting a 3D hologram of a sword. Mano reached out a hand, breathed in, then grabbed the hologram and pulled the sword out of the hologram, then handed it over to David like it was nothing.

“Go, do what you must. We'll forge a perfect body for you by the time you're done,” Sean beamed at the now ever-confident David unsheathing his sword.

He admired the blade of his sword one last time, the way it reflected the light-then drew it and charged straight out of the barrier.

The Culpable shadow wasted no time, either-as soon as David took a step out of the barrier, he already shot three bullets at him-but now that David had a weapon, he was no longer afraid, and parried 2 of the 3 bullets perfectly.

The last bullet was deflected by a sword belonging to a white-haired lady who had decided to join him in battle. Strange, considering that she was never the best in battle.

The Culpable shadow must have thought it was strange as well, because it was stunned for so long (seems the trait runs in the family) that David and Scarlett had the time to come at it from both sides, each with their swords, and lunged straight at it-

Impaling it in the heart and cutting off its head.

"Goodbye, David, from this moment forth, I am you no longer..."

And in that instant the world was plunged into an even greater darkness again.

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He woke up in the hospital, this time with a new identity and a stranger's face in the mirror-

“Evan Lim,”

His previous identity was now dead. He was Evan now.

A bit of an old-school name, but would do wonders at concealing his old identity. Fitting that he also started day one of his new life from where all his victims should have ended up, had it not been for Isaac’s noble sacrifice, deferring all those deaths.

He got out of the bed, clutching his chest wound where it still hurt-he'd been impaled there, hadn't he?

He limped over to the window and drew the curtains, shielding his eyes from the bright light of the sun that would shine in.

It was so bright…

but…he had to admit…

It was so ‘bright’…

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Clarence cleaned Isaac's cell after having cleaned Xue Long's cell, and relocating Sean's cell to be closer to the two of them.

“You know, Isaac, you're right. Your mother never came to your funeral,” He whispered while wiping the cell.

Bandung, as usual, leaned against the wall nearby and stood in a pensive state.

“Sean…you fool…really sacrificed yourself just to make some body for that guy, huh?” Clarence smiled sadly, the soft tears welling up in his eyes.

“Xue Long, I…

I'm sorry…

I couldn't even save your son,”

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Ananya sat with Arivalagan and Terrence among the audience, eager to see what move Scarlett (now no longer scar-faced) would play next.

Rai and Baizurah looked like they didn't even want to be here, playing among themselves like little children and needing to be shushed by the adults multiple times.

Ahmad, Louis and Mano conducted themselves regally-like truebloods of the court of law.

“Your honour, allow me to offer the true rendition of this case.” Scarlett spoke with conviction, to which she was granted approval to speak.

“Kaedon Wong and Alex Neo are corrupt police officers, who bribes Dinesh Raizal , who is a chief superintendent, who has an agreement with Kaedon Wong and Alex Neo where he receives monthly allowance in return for helping cover up for them.

Kaedon Wong and Alex Neo are part of a black market gang syndicate, and serve as the undercover in the police that report intel about the police's latest work to their boss, Dragon Lang, son of Dragon Ho.

Kaedon Wong works in the CID and Alex Neo works in the CAD. They also have spies implanted in the CNB.

Dragon Lang and a gang leader of another gang, Master Hai, have a partnership of helping to launder black money in exchange for Master Hai receiving all kinds of rare exotic illegal goods.

Under Kaedon Wong and Alex Neo's leadership, the police force suffered, cases that were transferred to them were either done half-heartedly, covered up with made-up evidence, or accusing random innocent people and calling it a day. However, Kaedon Wong and Alex Neo continued to remain in their high-paying jobs, slacking off and abusing their power.

This continued until Dinesh Raizal unexpectedly had a stroke and was unable to continue his service (and also to cover up for Kaedon Wong and Alex Neo), and was replaced by a competent and honest chief superintendent.

After going though a few documents, he soon realised that certain numbers didn't tally up, and he quickly realised it was a case of fraud and embezzlement. However, Alex Neo was working in the CAD at that time, and upon receiving the case, he falsified information that led the investigation team astray and wasting a lot of time and resources.

Soon, he realised what was going on, as there was no progress with the case so far. He soon realised that this was a case of corruption. He opined that Alex Neo could not have pulled this case off on his own, and would have needed the protection of another powerful person in the Force, like...Dinesh Raizal.

He silently transferred the case to the CPIB without alerting Alex Neo or Dinesh Raizal, however he was not aware of Kaedon Wong's involvement in the case yet.

The CPIB received the case and acted upon it immediately, and Corrupt Practices Investigations Bureau Officer, Investigations Operations Division-Wong Xue Long was placed as the head investigator for the case.

Xue Long investigated with brutal efficiency-uncovering both Kaedon Wong and Alex Neo's involvement in the money laundering for their gangs, their numerous spies in the CNB, and Dinesh Raizal's obstruction of justice. However, he only managed to uncover the part about Master Hai on the day Dragon Lang started the transaction of a Culpable seed.

As the Culpable seed was a never-before seen item, Dragon Lang demanded a token sum of 13.85 million and as a show of their friendship. This helped to stall and buy time for Xue Long and his team to raid the place while Master Hai got pissed off and argued with Dragon Lang.

When Xue Long and his team raided the place, they caught and arrested Dragon Lang and Master Hai, but unfortunately, in the ensuing fight, Xue Long briefly came into unprotected contact with the Culpable seed and it merged with him.

Screaming out of fear and of the horror that he would soon become, Xue Long reached for his gun just as the black mass of Culpable was about to swallow him-and he shot himself in the head.

This worked to kill him, but not the Culpable-half of the black mass slithered away, severely injured, but was invulnerable to the gunshots shot at it by Xue Long's team.

However, due to the fact that a Culpable's body quickly disappears after they are killed, there was zero concrete proof of what happened, and Dragon Lang, Master Hai, Kaedon Wong and Alex Neo used this to their advantage and made up claims about how Xue Long made up all the evidence pinning them, and planned to run away that day...

They also successfully bought off the rest of Xue Long's team, and none of them testified against the accusations.

However, they were still incredibly suspicious, and were at risk of being investigated at any time, so they cooked a plan to frame fellow investigations officer Sean Goh.

He was convicted on the death row for 'murder of partner-in-crime Wong Xue Long'.

Thus, the four were cleared off as completely innocent, yet Sean and Xue Long were treated like criminal thugs post-mortem-

until today. Your Honour, I trust you have eyes to see who the truly guilty are in this case?”

[wammygiveaway]

Hip-Hop-Tober: Renegade

Many years ago, I developed an urge to rap. How did it happen, why did I do it, what pushed me to really try out this style of music? The answer to all these questions can only be summed up as an out-of-the-blue experience which I've been unable to properly explain to this day. First I was mumbling nonsense words rhythmically to whatever hip hop song I had on my Sony Walkman or portable CD player. About a year or two later, a simple lyrics search for a song led me to the legendary Original Hip Hop Lyrics Archive (OHHLA), which later turned into my go-to place for new material and history lessons, eventually becoming a frequent lyrics contributor. One day, after having submitted about a hundred lyrics, I found myself writing a rap verse of my own. And the rest is history… with a twist. I never got discovered, never submitted a demo tape, never took part in a rap contest, or even went to a concert. Whether cowardice, privacy, lack of funding, or laziness is to blame, I just couldn't commit myself into getting my name out to the masses. It was weird: the dream of being a rapper felt more enjoyable to me than actually going through with it. But the opportunity was there for the taking, I could have really shaped the future of hip hop with my weird, wild and whimsical presence. But maybe, perhaps due to a little thing called inexperience, it was probably for the best I didn't make a scene.

Welcome to Hip-Hop-Toper, a series of blog entries in which I try to justify my very existence as an emcee. Over the years, I secretly wrote rap verses to some of my favorite songs for my own personal enjoyment, be they from hit singles or deep cuts from my favorite artists. For the first time ever, I am opening my personal "rap diary" to the public; publishing, recording and giving retrospectives to ten of my most favorite or important verses. With my ambitions of entering the rap game no longer a priority due to my focus on video games, this series was made just for fun.

Disclaimer: the verses you are about to read and/or listen to will contain explicit content. Such things as profanity, sexual situations, substance abuse, violence, and other questionable material. Any verses containing said content will be addressed to the best of my abilities.

Artist: Jay-Z (featuring Eminem) Song: Renegade Album: The Blueprint

Wammy's Verse (Listen)

Consider me the dangerous rapper, the rapper who never quits You see, I'm into the ridiculous, most radical shit I'm just a follower, an outcast if you say so myself They never understand the feelings and emotions I felt How ironic and rude, how can they be so cruel They think I'm dumb, weak and stupid, don't think I'm a fool This is my lyric's defense, even the courts can't decide The jury can't decide my fate, they don't even know why They just mess with me, without even knowin' That I'm a stronger than an average rapper, I'm supposin' that They're be others like me, with tougher lyrics than me With lyrics like this, you'll be sure that your mind gets deceived And they'll try to get rid of me, with all of their might But they'll be certain that this number one Wammy wins the fight Til I'm the last man standin', so just stick around Cause the Giveaway's gonna show you where the Wammy was found Straight outta H.G. Is a mouth like a pussy It's opening is filled with moist, don't you believe me It's the best of the best, who comin' straight from the west And if you love my little shit, you'll probably love the rest, come on

"Renegade" was what started it all. It was my senior year at Artesia High School, first time I was on my own. In the classroom, my facade was a good student trying his darndest to get his work done while staying out of trouble (and keeping my Wammy persona a secret). But during lunch time, I found myself walking all over campus looking to impress fellow students. I don't remember how it came about, but either (1) someone overheard me practicing the verse when it was meant to be private, or (2) given my associations with a few friends I've made over the years, I just went up to them and said "Hey, wanna hear a rhyme."

It was on a Mead Notebook where I wrote this, a notebook which I kept well guarded from my family at all times. My mother detested rap music wholeheartedly simply for having "malas palabras." Every time I tried to practice my verses, she would tell me to stop. Rehearsing verses had to be done away from any or all of my family members, resulting in having to wait until I visited my friend's house in Lakewood.

Holy crap, did I receive a wild response from the crowd when I got to the line "Straight outta H.G…. is a mouth like a pussy." I screamed the initials of my home town Hawaiian Gardens bravely like Tarzan, swinging in the trees with the greatest of ease (or skating on branches if you prefer the Disney film adaption). It really was the dumbest, stupidest, weak line I ever put into this rap, and it was my first rhyme, mind you. But what I had in my head was a mouth salivating in saliva, meaning so much spit to shoot. As you will see in future installments, my rap writing skills would eventually get better, so in essence I technically did live up to that part… even when I ended up succumbing to my gimmick as the "anime man."

Why This? There was something empowering about "Renegade," being able to say whatever without fear. Both Jay-Z and Eminem were fearless in their own rights: the former calling out the media for judging books solely on their cover without ever reading them; the latter sticking it to the hypocrites who have labelled him a bad influence when those same hypocrites don't even follow the words they preach. I was so new to this rap thing, admittedly afraid that this first attempt would blow up in my face if I didn't get it right. All that mattered to me in this verse was mere survival: say whatever you want; even if what you have isn't potent, intelligent or cunning enough; and hopefully you'll be declared the winner by default.

...yeah, there was a lot of learning afoot.

[degitalconfuse]

My eardrums

Verse In your inner space, you are intoxicated with repulsive emotions. Laughing with them at the colorless world with a face that can't be found anywhere Maybe I just don't know the answer, but I feel like I want to die. It's like only annoying measuring sticks are forcing me to live.

Verse The world is just silent as usual and my eardrums are always dry They think it's enough just to wait for nice words and chase tomorrow. I feel like a couch potato because I'm tired of even the most extraordinary things. Ah, today as always, I'm thinking that things will change someday.

Chorus A special person will talk to you about your feelings. So it might be a good idea to just give up on everything, I'm sure. I still remember the first day we met and it hasn't faded Someday I'll live like a bird flying in the sky

Verse No, it's not that I don't like people pretending to have broken wings and sneering. Because even they have their own reasons and they are very persuasive. You're always blaming me for feeling hopelessly confused about this. No matter how many nights I dance with fools, I keep repeating the same thing

Verse There are only a few precious memories left and I can't put them away. The only thing that's true is that you believe you'll get out one day, it hasn't changed. Oh, now that I think about it, I forgot to reply to yesterday's email. It's such a stupid thing that I've already forgotten about it, but it's still bothering me in my heart.

Chorus A special person will talk to you about your feelings. So it might be a good idea to just give up on everything, I'm sure. I still remember the first day we met and it hasn't faded Someday I'll live like a bird flying in the sky

Chorus There's always only one thing I want to tell you I want you to remember me until we meet again Please don't laugh even if you heard it somewhere. Because it's a word that should sum it all up.

Modulation Ah, this is the future no one has ever seen. You were chasing me, but you couldn't come at last. The art of going to a twisted universe has been told The dead left behind a few treasures.

Modulation don't lie, don't trust anyone Never look back, decide you don't need anything The Wailing Wall should appear. The value of miracles will be questioned once more

Modulation Scream We're all dead, we'll never see each other again. Can you hear me? I want you to hug me properly You won't see realware anyway, it's the same as always Tears began to dry up. emotions are being killed

Modulation Scream So now is the time to laugh like fuckin` shit I have to remind myself every day that tomorrow will be mine. The days when even screams won't reach you will come back You just haven't realized its true value yet

Verse In your inner space, you are intoxicated with repulsive emotions. Laughing with them at the colorless world with a face that can't be found anywhere Maybe I just don't know the answer, but I feel like I want to die. It's like only annoying measuring sticks are forcing me to live.

Verse The world is just silent as usual and my eardrums are always dry They think it's enough just to wait for nice words and chase tomorrow. I feel like a couch potato because I'm tired of even the most extraordinary things. Ah, today as always, I'm thinking that things will change someday.

[cat-boy-tits]

i'm on mobile so bear with me if the formatting is wonky.

relationship status: hella married. but not monogamous.

favorite color: teal, but like murky and dramatic

song stuck in my head: i had one earlier that i don't know the name of and don't like but while trying to answer this question my brain picked "Free to Decide" by The Cranberries. there's an asshole dj who lives in my brain and thinks he is funny. do you get it? i was trying to decide and.....yeah. it's like this literally every minute of every day in here.

favorite food: i'm so hungry rn and reading prev's answer has me craving rice rolls so hard i could die. any gluten free dim sum would be so amazing rn. but actually pasta probably. or bread. with gluten in it so that i can't eat it. just stare longingly and cry.

last song listened to: what are you, a cop?

dream trip: Aotearoa probably. it's so green. or maybe pnw so i can see the redwoods. love me a big old tree.

last show/movie: dungeon meshi dungeon meshi dungeon meshi (and also Frieren)

sweet, spicy, or savory: hmmm. savory i guess because cheese.

last thing i googled: how to properly dispose of empty spray paint cans. my filler primer just ran out. i didn't think i would need two cans for this project but i have been applying it extremely liberally and sloppily so now i've got an empty can. before that i was looking up how to wet sand paint. like it sounds self explanatory and it pretty much is but i just wanted to make sure i wasn't missing something.

tagging is scary what if i bother someone and they never want to talk to me again :(

(also i immediately blanked on the names of every single one of my mutuals)

Tagged by @mj-iza-writer , thanks!

Rules: Tag 10 or more people you want to get to know better.

Relationship status: Single. Happily so, but still open to the thought of mingling 👀

Favorite color: Any blue or cool toned purple

Song stuck in head: Slow dancing in the dark, by Joji

Favorite food: Pad Thai

Last song listened to: What's good, by Tyler, the Creator

Dream trip: Going to Costa Rica this summer, so I'll just say that :D

Last show/movie: Terrifier 2 (love Art. he's my babyboy <3)

Spicy, sweet, or savory?: Probably spicy, but sweet is a very close second

Last thing googled: Are mason jars microwave safe (they are!)

Imma just tag some random blogs I follow <3

@sickiehugs @dainluvr @roblingoblin285 @sunnynwanda @saraswritingtipps @shibara @whumblr @wh3nturtlesfly @oprhan @dappermouth

Of course, no obligation and no pressure :]

[bestworstcase]

Now that you mention it I still have NO idea on how mankind came back to Remnant after the Gods left. Maybe the final stage of Grimm evalution is humanity? Or maybe the 2nd Generation Humans were derived from the Faunus? I'm not sure, it is suspicious though.

i think the most horrifying possible answer is that humans just straight up evolved again,

do you ever think about the probable aftermath of the massacre because i do and it haunts me like

the gods slaughter every person on the planet, including salem, who reconstitutes. then they leave, shattering the moon on their way out

consequently an enormous quantity of moon chunks hammers down on the planet, which in the best case scenario causes a prolonged impact winter and subsequent mass extinction of other species; worst case scenario, depending on how severe and how long the bombardment lasted, we’re looking at ‘everything is on fire everywhere and the oceans are boiling away’ levels of apocalyptic. salem is alive for all of this,

im distraught.

anyway regarding the revival of humankind i have a small fleet of theories gamboling around in my head, including:

1. salem did it. team oz may have forgotten or overlooked the fact that she got dunked into and equally changed by THE POOL OF LIFE too, but i haven’t

2. squints at the very humanlike spirits who inhabit the relics squints at the god of light i have questions (or: this is something of a crack theory but i am not sure i believe the brother gods actually made those spirits, and that the two we’ve met are both wrapped in chains is perhaps more than an aesthetic choice)

3. millions of years pass and myriad different ancestor species convergently evolve in accordance with the cosmic ‘blueprint’ the gods established when they made humans the first time, like carcinization except it’s humankind hdjfhdjsk

4. in order to make humanity, the brothers combined their innate natures and accidentally made something greater than the sum of their parts; that is, while the gods are stronger than humankind as a matter of raw power, metaphysically the dual/harmonious nature of humankind surpasses the broken and strictly dichotomous nature of the gods, and in making humans the gods created something they just aren’t capable of destroying, no matter how many individuals they slaughter. (i think the general thrust of this is likeliest to be what rwby is going for, given the staunchly humanist outlook saturating the narrative + the hopepunk lean)

5. the god of animals is real, has nothing to do with the brothers whatsoever, and is playing silly buggers in the sandbox they abandoned (this is the funniest option we love a god who rocks in after the apocalypse and goes MY PLANET NOW) (realistically though i am doubtful that the god of animals exists in the literal sense) (i have been toying with the theory that the god of animals might actually be the god of darkness, which go hand in hand with the mulling i’ve been doing that the divine ultimatum wasn’t a joint declaration / the brothers have split from each other a lot more than we realize since the massacre; see also, the ‘it is SPECIFICALLY light who will be the final boss’ tinhatting and vague thoughts i don’t think i’ve ever written out properly regarding how dark is, on balance, actually the lesser danger vis-a-vis humankind)

6. the humans on remnant were and aren’t the only humans in the cosmos, and humanity 2.0 actually came from somewhere else (an intriguing possibility given that rwbyj are now somewhere else, plus the girl who fell through the world)

7. all of the above somehow

bonus round: funny u should say that about the grimm because, while i have not the slightest clue where rwby’s going with them, that is in fact EXACTLY how i decided it works for the purposes of the for want of a nail au i’m working on rn—not that humanity 2.0 evolved from the grimm somehow, but that when the brothers made humankind they combined destruction+knowledge and creation+choice and the grimm are straight up just the raw material dark whipped up in preparation for that process. take a person, cut away creation+choice, and you get a grimm; likewise, give a grimm creation+choice and you get a person. i promise to utterly lose my shit if this turns out to be how it works in canon too

[skipps-writes-for-gojo-satoru]

I'm not sure Gojo has ever even shown an interest to any girls.

He calls Utahime weak and teases her by making fun of her, essentially- which she hates. Mei Mei is incredibly strong and beautiful, and Gojo acknowledges her skill but that's it. I also noticed that in the anime (the manga doesn't have honorifics, so please correct me if I'm wrong) but he calls her Mei-san rather than Mei Mei. Therefore, I don't think he ever tried to get much closer to her than the interactions we've seen. When she asks him if he'd comfort her if she cried, he tells her that's she strong- she wouldn't cry. I thought it was interesting that while Mei Mei's question was slightly flirty, Gojo answered so simply, without any teasing.

He calls Shoko by her first name, which is understandable since they spend more time together being in the same grade. He realizes that her ability is rare and useful, but like with Utahime and Mei Mei he doesn't go any further than that. He mostly speaks to her about work related things and doesn't flirt or tease much at all.

Honestly, I think Gojo actually respects his female colleagues and mostly pokes fun at Utahime because she's so uptight and strict. Shoko and Mei Mei are more relaxed and self-assured, and Gojo recognizes their skills and compliments them for it rather than teasing them. I doubt Gojo really thinks Utahime is truly weak more than he just loves riling her up. Other than that, Gojo's pretty respectful.

Also, in the Hidden Inventory arc, Gojo was bombarded with screaming from all the girls excited to see him. Other than pulling his shades down so they could see his face- after they asked him to, btw- he didn't really do much else. He didn't even react much to the teacher giving him her phone number. His only comment was "what a fun school," and it's interesting to see that while lots of girls do appreciate his looks, he acts only mildly amused.

Other than that one model as his wallpaper, we don't really see Gojo flirt or show interest with anyone. He only really teases Utahime to piss her off- I suspect he hates how much she follows the rules like Nanami does, who he teases often as well. He likely just enjoys annoying people so stern because rules just don't sit well with him (especially because of what those "rules" had done to Geto).

It's just a possibility, but he could be one of those guys who's more interested in work than pleasure- I know, he's handsome, but not all handsome people are players and cheaters. I think that's a horrible stigma and a lot of attractive people irl are judged and criticized solely for their looks. People make too many assumptions on someone just based on their genes, and I think it's pretty shallow to think Gojo's a womanizer just because he's attractive. And he knows he's attractive- but when did being confident in yourself make you a philanderer? Gojo has never used his looks manipulatively at all.

It's definitely a possibility that he would be a womanizer, but I'd say it's unlikely based in what we've seen. To sum it all up, Gojo doesn't show interest in anyone. He teases Utahime often, likely for the same reason be teases Nanami- they're too uptight. Shoko and Mei Mei are both incredibly skilled and beautiful sorcerers, and he does acknowledge and compliment them for it, but he doesn't tease or flirt with them. He's respectful, and he works with them as his colleagues. He didn't get distracted by the teen girls fawning over him either, or suddenly get overtly cocky or show off, only sliding his glasses down so they could see his face, and even then he acted only mildly amused. Also, when Miwa asked him for a picture, he didn't even stay and chat with her or anything (I know she's a minor, but if he truly was a womanizer, he would have at least stayed to hear her compliment him or anything to feed his ego) Maybe ask her "Oh, you want a picture with me? The strongest? How cute~" A flirty comment, a joke, something to fuel his own ego, but he doesn't do that. He doesn't act in a way that conveys he openly pursues attention from women. He just takes the picture with her and walks off casually.

Therefore, other than the fact that he's handsome- and I know many people who would assume things about someone based on their attractiveness, which is a terrible stereotype- Gojo doesn't show much interest in flirting at all. He could be the type of guy who works more than plays- and there's plenty of guys who are handsome but aren't super interested in playing around. Being handsome doesn't automatically mean he's the type to sneak around and have affairs here and there. It's completely realistic for a handsome man to be uninterested in any kind of relationships- not all men are sex crazed, and being a tease to his friends doesn't make Gojo a flirt either. Teasing your friends is perfectly normal.

Therefore, Gojo being a 28 year old virgin is totally possible- not everyone's a sex crazed teen who only thinks about what's between their legs, and basing it on what normal Japanese teens do is unfair. Neither Gojo or his lifestyle is exactly normal, and there's definitely barriers when it comes to experiencing normal youth activities for Gojo's generation- especially Gojo's generation. Yuji's generation definitely has more freedom to do fun things because of what Gojo has done to give the youth more freedom- things he hasn't been able to experience himself in his youth, like playing baseball during the exchange event. That was the first time they ever did something different to tradition, and that was only because of Gojo's consideration.

Gojo's youth was filled with blood, exorcising, and choosing between life and death. The deaths Yuji and co. witnessed were what Gojo experienced as well, if not worse. Gojo's task in his youth was to protect the weak, and he found that burdensome. At least, until Geto betrayed them, and Gojo realized the new burden he had to bear in changing the Jujutsu world because of what it had done to his only best friend.

There are definitely more important things in Gojo's mind than just losing his virginity, like saving people and choosing who to save, whether he should kill or not kill.

Gojo is the strongest, but he also bears the biggest burden- and that burden is something he chose to bear, and being the strongest is something he chose to be. Because before Geto left, it was "We are the Strongest." Now, Gojo worked tirelessly so that he could say "I am the Strongest."

And that's not something you can do while sleeping around. I think a lot of people fail to recognize just how hard Gojo works for himself and others. They just think, oh he's the strongest, so it should be easy for him. But it's really, really not that simple, is it? Especially when you have to do it on your own, and even then Gojo realizes that his strength alone isn't enough to save people. He can't save everyone by himself- It's not enough for just him to be the Strongest, so he works diligently to build and inspire his students to stand with him.

He's actually a very deep and emotional man who cares about his students and especially, even now, his best friend. Everything he does is for their sake- he sacrifices the normal life he could have lived, like Nanami had done, for their sake. And he fights with the higher ups, takes the brunt of their ire, and laughs it off, acting as if he fine, like a dad pretending he's superman for his kid's sake. But Gojo is burdened, and he's tired, and he hardly sleeps, and he has the most missions- he's the Strongest, which means everyone needs him, and he bears it.

Sorry for ranting again tho. I think I went into two different topics lol oops- 🤔

OUR SAVIOR 🤔 EDUCATING PEOPLE pay attention ya'll another thing I've noticed in the latest episode is that in his phone contacts he actually writes Utahime's name properly like formally no emojis or teasing shit he actually sees them as his colleagues people he can rely on his field of work and yes about the whole thing when he bursted into riko's class man was absolutely clueless just silent as a teacher tries to give him his number. I'm pretty sure as a child Gojo wasn't allowed to attend public schools due him being in danger or putting others in danger so he doesn't know much about public schools or normal people in general since he spends all his time with people from the jujutsu society.

That is definitely true just because someone is good looking that doesnt mean he's some cheap womanizer. I see a lot of people shipping him and Utahime together which is understandable ship who you like but I don't think Gojo as any ulterior motives like wooing Utahime by teasing her he just is plainly teasing ya know like friends do but in this case Utahime hates his guts and he doesnt know. I mean it takes some amount of hate to try to throw hot tea at someone 😂

While certainly I agree Gojo's teen like wasn't the best it was like he literally had a full time job at that age but who's to stay he didn't go messing around one time? I'm sure during his teen days he wanted to experience things he didnt get to to but now could because he lives on his own now. But maybe he didnt at all who knows? Which also raises another question, I wonder if he has any romantic experiences? And this was all before what happened in the hidden inventory arc after that I can see him more becoming invested in his duty and with what happened with geto as well would of definitely had a huge impact on him to try harder even though hes the strongest so that the next generation wouldn't have to experience the things he went through.

It's really sad if you really think about it what hes been through and what he has to shoulder all while keeping the facade that he's okay, I bet there were times he cursed his powers and his life....but he bears with it anyways because everyone is counting on him....

And don't be sorry at all! I am actually really learning alot about Gojo from you. Please continue to tell us your thoughts and feelings. I don't mind at all ❤ and thank you for taking the time to write 💕