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Ninjago Fic Rec Week (2024): Day 4

Prompts: AU/Movieverse/OCs! (Catching Up! I uh skipped Day 3 oop but I've got plenty to offer for this day! Which is...also late...don't look at meeee)

Aus WITH OCs (or as I like to call this list, my own personal indulgence corner. All the AUs/Movieverse stories I've read are ones that get recc'ed a lot already + I myself have already recc'ed them at one point or another, soooo let's throw some pure spotlight onto some OC stories! Even if a lot of it is connected to me to some degree that's irrelevant):

As The Years Pass By: A fic currently in the process of being rewritten/reworked but still chock full of next-gen Dragons Rising goodness! And it stars the one, the only, Jenna and Ethan from @rainofthetwilight!!!! This fic made me fall in love with her characters and I've loved reading/seeing/drawing these two adorable kids ever since!!!!

Dad!Jay AU by @taddymason: An AU so good I'm still catching up on reading it bit by bit to savor it for longer *-*)9 All the stories in this series are worth the read alone for the accumulation of taddy's character Kaida (a girl who needs no introduction–she's that awesome guys, trust me) but also the eventual father-daughter bond with amnesiac!Jay that is gripping and engaging aaaaall the wall through!!

I Carve This Poem From the Harshest of Storms: Another I'm not caught up with YET (a running theme for this Fic Week, it seems hgfhgfdfgds i'm sorry I'm slow and have a short-attention span). It follow two fascinating peeps in The Administration following The Merge, and without giving too much away, @theartsyswissapple ‘s voices for the characters just POP and make them feel SO real and it's been intriguing to read so far so yeah others should give it a try too!!!

What it Takes for You to See Me: A Spinjitzu bros story with added FSM and Mystake goodness too!!! This is one I've just started reading myself, but you know I love some throwbacks to Wu and Garmadon's past! And the OC here, @marhan-writes-n-draws's Amka, fits into the setting like a glove!!

Honeycomb: Gotta give a shoutout to @miqotepotatoe's Lucy while I'm here too!! Some short, sweet snippets of the Ninja Team's best (and most yellow) cheerleader!! I love her dynamic with everyone, and especially Cole <3

The Space Between Us: A very deep and heart-wrenching introspective into @k1ngtok's characters Lynda and Jamie, Master(s) of Space. It's story about siblings and bonds at its core, but also be mindful of tag of you're looking to dig deeper! (it also takes place in legacyverse technically but that's neither here or there I promise)

Flowery Language Another super funny and endearing story by King following Jesse (hey it's my boy!!) and Antonia on the case to discover who's been leaving flowers in Jesse's locker (spoiler: it's not Cole lmao). It's actually a semi-sequel to this old thing *I* wrote however long ago, but thaaaat's not required reading (though it does help). If you want more of a fix for the Jesse-Antonia duo + more of Jamie, this is the story to read!

Learning to Love (Again): Yet another King fic based in legacyverse (a coincidence), this one kiiiind of takes place during Season 2/Book 3 and follows Jamie on his quest to truly show his friends (Nya, Antonia, Harumi, Jesse, and...Olivia?!) just how much he cares about them through the power of love languages over the course of a week and it is AWESOOOOOOOOME!! Soooo many touching and feel-good moments, mostly soft slice-of-life with teenagers being teenagers, and is a great pick-me up when your soul is feeling sad ;w;)/ I advocate for this one just for the warm soft friendshippy-feelings it gives me alone!!! AAAAAA—

Something About Morning Glories: Jesse (oop there he is again) takes it upon to himself to comfort Jay after the latter finds himself concerned about something following obtaining his True Potential. A duo I desperately want to write more about but can't yet, so this little bit of foundation for their relationship will have to suffice for now ;w;)/

(and if you're still clamoring for more of a certain magic pink fool, there's plenty more where that came from; perhaps there may be a Jesse-Antonia friendship origin story on deck soon, along with maybe some DR stuff~! ...listen there will never be a good chance to self-advertise like this again!! BE YOUR BIGGEST FAN!!! SELF-LOVE BABY!!!! *-*)9 )

In the Company of the Stars: A tale as old as time—a Royal!AU where the fair groundskeeper of a palace's garden (that's the OC) falls head over heels for the prince far out of his league (that's Cole)—except, the prince absolutely likes him back...albeit only as his secret, suave alter-ego. But is that really true—and, more importantly, is there bigger problems to deal with right now???? There's romance, mystery, good food, royal drama, angst, fluff, sabotage, magic, a whole bunch of flowers, Harumi causing chaos on purpose, Skylor throws Chad across a room, Jay goes on a rampage a some point, Kai can't flirt to save his life—the author just needs some fresh motivation to post the darn next chapter already because the ending's gonna be really really good ;V

[yikes-kachowski]

Hiii! I dropped by on accident and found out your avatar headcanons and OCs so so nice

I gotta ask a few curiosities of mine if that's cool? *takes out a notebook and a pen*

- since katara and zuko are a thing, did it make their friendship with aang weird or was he cool with it instantly? And how did it even began for them? Did it followed the show's events? Did Aang even got a crush on Katara?

- What happens to Azula?

- How does all these next gen kids react when Korra shows up? Is it weird, is it fine, is it all the same? I mean, they all knew the previous avatar and he was pretty much their family and all. Tho I think them having their own lives also mean it's not that much of a deal?

- Is Katara still one of Korra's teaching masters?

- Sokka's kids get along?

- Does Tenzin and Bumi eventually get okay with each other?

- Korra still loses her connection to the past avatars and therefore Aang? Do they even talk, like he did to Roku and all?

- do you have any other headcanon or change of other characters from tlok or tloa that you mind sharing? like, a plot from tlok that you think it could be better improved or discarded, or something that happens on your universe and you haven't talked about yet?

Sorry for this such a big of an ask, i really REALLY liked these ideas you had (and your art is also amazing and so awesome and pretty too 💞).

heyyyy anon! sorry for the late reply, i hope you still see this.

First of all, thank you! I love genuine interest in my stuff I never expect it. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy and clever. ALSO thanks for complimenting my art! i'm a slow artist so my blood sweat and tears (mostly tears) are in every drawing !!!

onto answering your questions to the best of my ability:

1) Aang is completely cool with Katara and Zuko's relationship. He's basically their biggest shipper :) He did have a crush on Katara (and Zuko tbh), but he was able to let it go pretty quickly. As the Avatar, after the war he was almost too busy to even be sad about it. Overwhelmingly, he was just happy for his friends

Also, Katara and Zuko get together after the war, when Katara's about 17 and he's about 19. Katara goes to the South Pole and they fall for each other through letters and short visits.

Most show events aren't really taken out for me. Just really the kiss right at the end.

2) Azula has a redemption arc. I like to think of it as being a redemption arc she herself is hardly aware of. She just thinks she's really in the long haul of fooling the gaang into liking her. Her redemption arc starts immediately after the war because Zuko keeps her safe in the palace.

Aang becomes her friend first and encourages everyone else to give her a chance. Sokka provides an outlet for all of her older brother issues, since she and Zuko have an awkward relationship. And Katara is tutored by Azula in Fire Nation etiquette and history so she's better equipped to be Fire Lady.

sorry if this is confusing, but believe it or not this rambling all makes sense to me.

3) Korra is very important to the next gen kids, aang's kids and the zk especially. Her arrival is in the middle of great political conflict that never would have happened if Aang wasn't murdered, so they're eager to get her in on the Avatar business.

My idea with Aang dying so young, is that all of his business is half finished. His kids didn't get real closure for their relationship. So Bumi, Yelaan, Palkyi and Tenzin all have complex feelings toward her. Bumi's in particular are very intense.

Being around Korra FEELS like being in his father's presence, which is hard for him. He doesn't want aang to have been a good person or a good father because then he'd really have to miss and mourn everything he was gone for. but this is a lot and hard for me to say so

the steambabies also need Korra and consider her central. They watched their parents' reactions when Aang died (particularly Zuko), and that has affected them deeply. Sakari has been advised to always follow the avatar, so she's happy to have guidance. Besides, she hopes the Avatar will restore and era of peace since she worries for Bumi and Akiak.

Akiak has changed since Aang died, a lot. In ways he's not always proud of. Facing Korra is somewhat hard for him for that reason. Especially since sometimes she opposes some of his methods. He thinks her way of bringing peace is naive.

Tophs kids (and Tenzin to some extent) are the same :)

4) Yes! Katara is one of her waterbending masters. I feel like when you're an Avatar's Master, that's your role for life. She already knows how to train the Avatar. She, Zuko, and Toph taught Korra in the right order, and are old friends with her. Korra has already met the whole Gaang even if she doesn't see Toph or Zuko as often as she'd like

5) I usually choose not to give Sokka kids. I feel like he doesn't want to be a father (even though he'd definitely be the best at it). He and Suki work too hard and have agreed they just aren't super interested in kids. He and Suki are full time Aunt and Uncle to all of the Next Gen. Now, ive made some OCs for asks and I'd say that they do get along :)

6) Bumi and Tenzin's relationship is ROUGH in this story, but yes, they do. It takes a while but eventually they're only mildly hostile with each other. Tenzin helps Bumi reconnect with Air Nomad culture, and Bumi helps him commune with the spirits better. This is jumpstarted by Korra.

7) Korra does keep communication with her past lives! But her path to being a fully realized Avatar is much more difficult. The decision to raise her in a compound was a mistake, and so her growth as an avatar is severely set back. This means, she speaks to her past lives when they reach out to her (and she's in tune enough to listen). Aang is not easy for her to talk to, but eventually she masters it. She doesn't really tell anyone because she's scared everyone will then only want to talk to aang, not her.

8) First of all: for atla, i write very particular cultures and geographies to expand the universe. They affect things in only minor ways for the most part in atla. Also, Aang is trans. I love it too much for it to not be true (if youre wondering how he had kids he made deals with spirits)

Now for tlok. In my opinion, it's very necessary for the different conflicts to not have clear starts and ends. These should all be interweaving conflicts that everyone's caught in the middle of. Not only does this facilitate a lot more character interactions, but it also builds stress and feels realistic.

Mako and Bolin are former triad members and pro athletes, they should be rougher around the edges. Also, Mako would NEVER EVER become a cop after seeing the direct damage they cause marginalized communities. I think that perspective would be very important for korra as an avatar.

Season two plotlines should just be a civil war between north and south. Tbh, I'm not digging all of the subtle ways the north takes over the south, and I imagine the south isn't either. They separated from the north for a reason, and then during the war, the north didn't even help them. The tensions were rising and Aang never came up with a good long term solution when he was alive, and that affects Korra.

Season three's plotline can mostly stay the same except there is no harmonic convergence that introduces new airbenders. The airbenders are the group that they are. They're travelling the earth kingdoms doing peace talks since much of the earth kingdoms don't want to be under ba sing se. Particularly the Si Wong Desert. Aang was in active peace talks when died and was never able to come up with a long term solution.

Season four is also mostly the same except no mechs or spirit nukes.

All the while the equalists are raging on at home.

ANYWAY. thanks for the ask! I hope you see this after i posted it SOOOO late.

See the pattern? Korra must fill aang's shoes while also dealing with all of his unfinished business. Every character serves a unique perspective that helps inform korras decisions.

I dont think these ideas are perfect and the only way to write Korra, but I think they make sense. They help tell a story Im more interested in.

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I did not check other people's tumblrs for like a week and just caught up on all the Princess Bee stuff! Sorry for the anon shyness, but I have a couple of things:

1. You mind if I draw these suckers and send em to you? Cuz now I really wanna draw the next gen kids, Chester Fester, and timeskip designs for everybody.

2. Holy shit, this is a fun premise! I especially love that Chloe is a lawyer! Like, she'd be so good at it, especially with the way you write her (which is the default Chloe in my brain, tbh). You already have her run the merch department. Her dad is the freaking mayor, even if he is a bad one. She's already really good at knowing which authority can override what and when, she's good at working the system and knowing when it's screwed up, and she's got a helluva sense of justice after all the shit she's been through.

2. Some stuff with Lila: I know it was decided that she was gonna do a grand scheme where she got her petty revenge on Ladybug, but then Ladybug didn't show up after the first few akumas cuz the wish said so, and so she kinda just fucked off for a bit to do lowkey cons using the butterfly. When she sees the new EmmaBug, it brings up unaddressed trauma and she zooms back to Paris and starts being a Problem TM. But, like, what is actually her plan? She's going after the miraculous, but what does she want to do with them? What'll her wish be? I know she doesn't really care about the shit that went down with the Miracuclass anymore (she did get exposed). But she is still real bothered by Ladybug, but we also kinda established that she doesn't really know what she wants. So what are Lila's plans?

3. Thoughts on establishing a rogues gallery:

You said you wanted the main focus to be akuma, so why not have a handful of regularly occurring akumas instead of a new one every time? We've already got Chester as Lila's right-hand man, even if he is gonna be a bit of an inneffectual, comedic, Mr. Pigeon-esque akuma. Why not have Lila amass several other allies to regularly akumatize who want in on whatever she's up to. Lila can be very charming and has been doing on and off cons for like 20+ years. Odds are, she's met some pissed of people willing to do some shady shit to get what they want. Lila was also very much willing to use Chloe for her bullshit back in the day, so she could also maybe manipulate some people into helping her out, especially if you want more kid akumas.

I also think it would be cool if you had a handful of other "rogues" who are unrelated to Lila and aren't actively villainous so much as they are assholes that cause issues. Like, Chloe's enemies from lawyering, some of Jess and Zoe's problems from NYC, the creepy boy who was uncomfortably hitting on Emma and ended out getting Dawn landed in the principal's office in the first place, the previously discussed Chief of Police. Etc.

4. I really like the idea of the kids all being roughly the same age, but a couple years apart. It allows for shenanigans like Hugo and the other younger kids having an awkward gang of middle school pals who know nothing about this shit, shipping the heroes, writing fanfics, giving unsolicited bad advice, etc. And it lets some of the kids be older, more mature, more experienced, and act as mentors to their middle child leader. Kinda how Luka worked for the OGs, but you have more of them with different personalities. Kinda like how digimon adventure had the kids mostly the same age but a little spread out across a few grades.

5. Give Hugo or Louis the horse. That would be a really obvious one to take out for a joyride, and they'd get attached to Kaalki.

That's all for now, ngl, this might be my favorite non HC/LL for Miraculous that you've done (followed up by the double trouble one because sonic jokes).

Welcome back! Okay so

1.) Go for it! Just yeet me a link because I'm bad at remembering to check if I've been tagged in things!

2.) Chloé as a lawyer is honestly my favorite post-canon job for her. That and/or running the hotel. Just put her whole skillset into being used for good

2.5) So Lila! I'm being sympathetic to her instead of making her full evil. Like she's still going to be causing Akumas and also a con artist so morally gray, but not like. Season 4-5 Gabe.

Which has resulted in her motivation being a touch nebulous. In that... Ya girl has been rolling with a lot of depression that she doesn't realize is 'depression' because fuck man what does she have to be 'depressed' about? So she just feels like nothing is 'enough' to make her happy and must find something out there that can 'fix' her.

Seeing the 'Ladybug Returns' both kinda gets in her head of as much she acknowledges her grudge with LB was petty teen stuff, it is unresolved business. And that may make her feel better. However, barring that, the Wish would do whatever she wants. It could 'fix' her. Give her whatever she needs to not feel this hollow emptiness in her chest 24/7.

3.) Honestly having all sorts of nonsense to be problems is GREAT.

4.) Yeah I haven't established much on their ages other than Emma and Louis are twins while Hugo is roughly a year and a half younger (so a grade down). I doubt I'd have everyone in the same class, but the whole group are still friends due to knowing each other for years.

5.) Ha! I'm thinking Louis with the Horse now.

[spotsupstuff]

What was your favorite Slugcat to play and your favorite Iterator to draw?

(i haven't played Saint yet) i suppooooooose it might be actually a tie between Spearmaster, Rivulet and Artificer? the movement of the latter two was a lot of fun, but i'm too attached to Spearmaster that i don't wanna leave it out. constant supply of spears took one of my main worries away for the whole game

and favorite Iterator to draw?? oh boy, i don't think i can choose... i do draw my own designs which i did my best to cater specifically to my enjoyment from drawing. it'd be easier to say what i like drawing the most out of their singular designs, so i'll do that (AND i get to ramble about that i love doin that)

originally i talked about like. all iterators i've ever really drawn but then i fucked up n what i had written was deleted so i guess we are doin only few. the main five i think of when trying to figure out which i like drawing the best:

• Pebbles: everything about his head is a joy to me. the shape of it, his marks, antennas.. the shape of his feet is a lot of fun and something about the combination of the Gen 3 skeletal body type and hanfu just... fits for him. along with his angry expression. it's like... a certain regal beauty but there's sharp teeth hiding within it. i like to try my best to imbue certain feelings into my designs and then how i draw them (especially on my own time- when i draw for asks i feel like... this important essence, the characterization, gets muddled at least a tad). with Pebbles i'm going for something like "small flame, burning bright- a fighter, yet so soft and fragile, sharp and divinely glorious, determined yet still so damn scared. i want to hold your hands, understand what the time has done to them and say that i'm very sorry. you shouldn't have had to become so rageful. they made you to be alive and didn't let you live." • Nish: of course *he's* here. from the scarf to the general loosenes of his fit (even though he should be more of a Tube, i'm not doin the kimono inspiration justice n i am sorry) is a lot of fun. the looser the clothes are, the more i enjoy drawing them!! i really like drawing his mark and i'm very proud of my design for his headphone audial things this time around. unlike last time, they are meant to be bigger than others' and they are red instead of dark green. the three holes in them? Especially proud of those. he's specifically high up there with my favorite iterators to draw because of his attitude, though • Boreas: he's so stupid big it makes me giggle. drawing him next to Gen 3s is so??? sir please come down we need to have a chat- hello? do u hear me???- okay but seriously, i'm very happy that i've settled on a chlamys for him. the sort of like. collar that i've decided the cloth will make for him compliments his personality well and i like drawing my collars a ton. it's not visible here because it isn't colored, but his antennas go from dark dark blue to vibrant red thru a gradient and i LOVE it so much. combined with the aggressive shape of them? mwah. also the leaf-like things on his audials are so simple to draw and add so much to his vibes that i always look forward to drawin them. revisiting his design and giving him the warranted love made him so so strong and dear to me... p sure he's currently my favorite from my ocs • Notos: a perfect example of why "less is more" is a saying. i like drawing it specifically cuz it's literally just. a bitch playing on a ghost with a bedsheet except when u look under that hood there are some Feckin yaoguai teeth waiting there. Those are a bitch to draw but i did this specifically to learn to draw teeth like that better. also. special shout out to the interaction of Iterator antennas and a bedsheet over the head. shkika keeps bein weak for those "cat ears" in our dms, it's funny to see Notos out of all my kids get those kind of reactions jglkdscmlksdmlk

• Fish: FISH IS FISH. he has big dumb round glasses what more could i possibly need to enjoy drawing a man. but also those antennas... they make him a lot of fun to draw n i look forward to drawin them each time. my thanks to @/w1ngw0ng and @/medi-bee for bettering them just by being themselves

special shout outs go to Zephyr for being challenging to represent properly (physically relatively weak, fragile, yet burning blindingly bright, sharp, determined and brave- just being a leader of a revolution even though her physical form doesn't really fit it), FAM (@/medi-bee) for bein an absolute freak (i love him. i love Nips even more)

and NRD (@/splynter) for being different yet familiar and for being colored like a dead body. Very Cool Of Them 👍

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Sorry if i'm bothering you/ you dont have to respond, but how do you come up with cool backgrounds and ideas for your fanart drawings? Your stuff is super creative!! I was just curious because i draw characters in the same poses every day 😭❤

I check my tumblr notif every once in a few days but still missed this, so sorry if I was keeping you wait!

Thank you so much for the compliments! 💖💖💖 this makes me really happy, you’re not a bother at all.

Just speaking from my experience, but an artist usually have several ways of kicking off a drawing. If I start off drawing a character without actually knowing what I want to draw, I face the same exact problem as you where all the characters are just there! Standing! That isn��t a bad thing, however. I sketch a lot (roughly and fast ngl) so I immediately shift to the next drawing and considered those my warmups until a solid idea pops up. I love focusing emotions so I often start from drawing emotions on the character before coming up with scenarios for them.

Another way of kicking off a drawing is to start with a general idea. It can be a concept, a dialogue, or a composition.

Examples of said ideas I can recall:

•eremin kissing in a wide bloody background

•Eren holding armin’s face w that bloodied hand

•Flojean in a cell. Floch lives

•Gen with his hand as foreground

Concepts can start forming when you’re drawing so you keep adding in the details, or they can even change completely midway depends on you. No need to commit to it, these are just something to get your engine running!

I firmly believe that putting stories in art make it so much more special. My favorite artist is a comic artist, and they express so much and so well in even the smallest panel, their art is truly my inspiration! So as long as you got your story down and try to express it, every piece of your art is unique in its own way💖

(Also if you notice, all my backgrounds are suuuuper lazy made. I barely drawing them, most are a bunch of gradient and colors. But that’s the whole point, as long as the colors indicate what, where, and the atmosphere I don’t feel the need to draw them out!)

I find my art very rough most of the times, but the skill to let go “refining art” and prioritize dynamic and overall atmosphere are essential. It’s also always beneficial to practice drawing people on different angles and pose because it broadens your options for composition!

One last thing: everyone has a personal library in their head, whether it’s for stories, compositions, cool dialogues, lighting, character designs, music, or more. Your library was built according to your interests and what you consume. Personally I LOVE reading fanfics, watching films and series and animations of the genres I’m into. Watching more media will always give you ideas, once in a while you can go back to your library and think what would you like to see that suits your taste and haven’t been done yet.

OKAY, This replies become super long for some reason😭 I’m not the best person when it comes to explaining my thought process but I’ve always love art questions.

Anyway I hope this helps! May your drawing journey be filled with joy

[honnojis]

go forth friend. ramble about your favorites of the SV cast (w warnings where absolutely necessary ofc!!)

i wanna hear ur opinions of em !!!!

OUGH okay i will. put all of that under the cut bc i'm definitely going to talk about big spoilers AND IT'S GONNA BE LENGTHY BECAUSE I HAVE SO MANY THOUGHTS. SV may be a mess in some aspects but the story is the best it's been in many gens, if not the best story in any Pokémon game

i gotta talk about the two elephants in the room first; RIKA AND ARVEN.

For Rika; She's giving me gender envy bc like. god i wish that were me. But also I want to marry her because oh my god I love her and her design so much GAMEFREAK WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME. Why do they always keep getting away with this shit EVERY GOD DAMN GEN that there's a character I end up being down bad for LOL... She's so chill!! But she's also so nice!!! And I'm ough. I really hope any future DLC will give her more screentime or at LEAST let me rematch her because why the fuck can i not fight the E4 again!!! sir!!! lemme see her!!!!!!!!!

Arven.............. he is my son now. That whole last stretch of the story in area zero really REALLY solidified him as my favourite of the main cast because man he's been through a lot and this guy can't catch a fucking break!!! Had to go years without seeing his parents only to find out that the one parent he remembers and saw only very occasionally as a kid died years prior to the game's events protecting the mirai/koraidon you've been traveling with all this time. And the whole thing about Mabosstiff!!! The titan questline had me tearing up on several occasions. im AUGh.... I'm so SO weak for characters like this who appear a bit standoffish at first but then open up to the player and they're just beans that have gone through a lot and are trying to help. And his own resolution to become a chef with the knowledge he now holds over the herba mystica to help others felt like the most logical course of action for him to take so i'm glad he found what he wants to strive for next!! anyways sorry not sorry if i end up drawing him a lot LMAO he lives in my brain rent free. son boy allowed

Then there's Nemona!!! She's so fucking head empty no thoughts and I love her. And if there's something in that head of hers it's just a brick with the only thought being violence and battle. And you know what? good for her! good for her. She's really funny and probably one of the most fun rivals we've had in recent history for pokemon. I like that she's not just super talented either, she literally explains to the trainer when you talk to her in postgame that she had to work hard to even get to this point. She really feels like a mirror to the player but she just took her journey of becoming a champion a year or two earlier than the player did. But also wow same lady ur just like me fr fr

Penny!! she's just a bean that cares for her friends!!! And the team Star story stuff really felt nicely done. Trying to help her friends that were painted as bullies because of a misunderstanding and mismanagement at the school while the team Star members aren't bad people at all. I also absolutely love her sass when traveling with her in Area Zero (and subsequently the dynamic between Penny, Nemona and Arven as a whole, they're best friends now your honor)

AND ALSO CAN I TALK ABOUT HER BATTLE THEME FOR A SECOND BECAUSE ?????????????????????

THEY PUT HARDCORE/HARDSTYLE IN MY POKEMON GAME

I genuinely was not expecting that but hearing the hardbass i was like wtf holy shit they went OFF with this track!!! The track is an absolute banger too but definitely felt unexpected for a character like Penny. Good for her though!! She's got one of the best themes in the game and im jamming

And then Turo! I played Violet but I'm aware that the same thing happens with Sada in Scarlet so it's easy to just replace names. Man... I could talk about this part of the story all fucking day. The professor is probably one of the most interesting "villains" in Pokémon as a whole and I'm SO GLAD that the series finally went down this route, because they absolutely nailed the story telling with this. Area Zero blew me out of the fucking water and was so unexpected!!! This whole segment has "REJUVENATION" written all over it!!! I was literally WAITING for Jan to get to this segment after completing the game, only for him to say the same exact shit LOL. I was not expecting this from a main series Pokémon game at ALL and frankly I'm so glad it did because this whole story segment with made Violet easily one of my favourite pokemon games in the series.

AI Turo stimulating the player from the background to find the herba mystica with arven and them becoming stronger but not really wanting to talk to Arven because-- just like his original counterpart-- he's too focused on the goal of the mission to care for the son of his original counterpart (though him being an AI also might hinder processing emotional attachment even MORE than the original Turo already had problems with). The reason why Turo hasn't visited Arven in years being that the original is dead and AI Turo literally cannot leave the crater due to him needing the power of the Tera crystals to stay functional. AI Turo, despite being the same in almost every possible way, realizing and coming to agree that there's no logic in the original Turo's decision to want to introduce future Pokémon into the ecosystem KNOWING that it'd destroy the old one, making him a better person than the original was-- and painting the original Turo as the villain in this situation due to that his obsession with the future as written in the Violet book drove him to ignore how wrong he was for what he was trying to do, even after death. AI Turo knowing that he himself is part of the security system and needs to be fought in order to put a stop to the time machine, hence why he stimulated the player to keep training and taking care of Miraidon. AI Turo realizing that he needed to go in order to put a total stop to the time machine because his very existence is keeping it active. He says "I want to see the future" and leaves the present day in order to stop the time machine, but there's some deeper implications here; in practice this is AI Turo taking a massive risk by sacrificing himself to save Paldea because on the chance he ends up outside of the crater, he'll cease functioning and will practically die. And you know? The revelation that he's an AI powered robot actually makes total sense if you paid attention to his animations and speech mannerisms; he's the only character that doesn't have a breathing animation (it's not even there in the first video transmission you see of him! and it's the same for Sada in Scarlet) and is constantly identifying the player & friends through student ID's and biometrics rather than acknowledging them as actual people. BUT ALSO THAT BATTLE WAS SO FUCKING COOL!! Genuinely challenging too since you had to figure out his mons' typings on the fly, AND HE'S GOT A BANGER BATTLE THEME. Toby Fox you've done it again you madman

honorable mention goes to Clavell and Grusha, the former because Clavell is fucking funny as hell and I'm so glad he ended up being more involved in the story than I expected. Sir you're a little behind with the times AND YOU ASKED ME WHAT CHEUGY MEANS WHICH KILLED ME but you're all the funnier for it. thank you. Grusha gets the mention because he caught me off guard by having the highest leveled gym team out of any of the gym leaders with having mons at level 47 while I strolled up with my mid-30's team and got my ass blasted. thank you sir. i will now never make the mistake of thinking you're a lower tier gym leader just because TPC advertised you early. good god

All that being said, I could go on about every other character but these really were the ones that stuck out the most in my mind. i have so many thoughts about this game and i swear the brainrot's going to be around for a LONG ASS TIME

[the-book-in-the-mirror]

Mary Plays Pokemon Gaia - Part I: the beginning [Reposted from Twitter]

Hi! I'm @miyamoris and this is my blog for essays, let's plays and other more thought-out posts and conversations. To kick off the blogging, I'm bringing my Pokemon Gaia playthrough, styled after forums screenshot let's plays. (I'm not a video person. Sorry!)

I started this playthrough two years ago - it's hardly a long game but took me a while to finish it for... reasons. The first posts are reproductions from the original Twitter threads that I'd rather archive somewhere more reliable. The only thing I'll change is formatting so they flow better as blog posts. It's very likely the posterior updates will look different in style - instead of posting as I play like I did before, I have already finished the game and took a bunch of screenshots to organize while memory is still fresh. This is the first time I post let's plays on tumblr so I'm still discovering what works better.

For those who doesn't know, Pokemon Gaia is a Pokemon FireRed romhack created by Spherical Ice. Right now it's completed up to the Elite Four and thecomplete game with post-game and all is currently being overhauled as a Emerald hack. This hack is pretty popular for getting the exact feel of an official pokemon game plus some impressive technical achievements like perfectly reproducing the Mega Evolution system from gen VI into a 3rd gen rom.

Without more delays, let's begin. Enjoy!

[Original Thread]

let's goooo

-> #maryplaysgaia for my organizing and your muting convenience

Right off the bat, I already like the player sprite - it's visibly drawing from the FRLG sprite but it's well-done.

The Orbtus region map - the game seems to revolve strongly around archaeology (the professor in the intro says he's an archaeologist (typed it right on the first try!)) so it's unsurprising to find a lot of caves and ruins there.

Running shoes before even getting a starter! lovely game!!

I won't do a whole let's play-like thread summarizing every game bit but I'll try to keep threading the most notable game moments and whatever observation I have.

REALLY LOVELY GAME though tbh I am not sure if we even have gyms in this region

So for now an iffy lady asked back a book I got from the library, there's a lot involving earthquakes and instead of getting a mon in a lab, you meet the professor in a library.

Okay this is funny

The starters are 4th gen starters - this game has up to 6th gen mons and mechanics (updated type chart, physical/special split etc.)

Empoleon is easily my fave among those so I'm grabbing piplup. they tell you their nature right once you chose them too.

- there's no rival battle for now, it seems

- you don't see the exact pokemon IVs but they give you an idea how well the mon is faring there

...and yeah I ended up picking another piplup cause those E's were grating me. look, it only took five minutes.

Rival battles you (another neat sprite) after you talk to the professor and get a bunch of stuff and instructions. which is cool to me, cause I just got a neat taillow.😎

NOT CALM NATURE COME ON

Okay so there's the professor asking teens to help him investigate fucking earthquakes and a subquest about a missing weedle and I just got into this special room with a clefairy boss??

Girlboss team!

YOOOOOO

Ariados isn't too good but I could do a few things with this one in the early game.

Early game team: done ✅though I expect a few of these to stick around beyond that.

I just realized I've been writing this thread for nearly two hours and it's lacking a better overview of the game so:

- You're travelling through a region where an ancient civilization was supposedly wiped by earthquakes

- There are tremors happening again now so you're working with this region's ProfessorTM to investigate it. Your rival is very the May/Brandon 3rd gen type of rival (assistant that is pretty chill)

(Thread content will continue on the next post. Apparently tumblr does not want me to post more than 30 images. Ah well!)

[sschmendrick]

Hmmm I don't know if it was in the chapter's end notes and I missed it but...nooo 😭 why would you do me like that? What do you mean that was the end of the set up? I new we had it too good, almost a third of the fic being peaceful-ish and them being a superb duo. I was waiting for the other shpe to drop but I got lulled into a sense of security by seeing them be adorable. I'm halfway through the next chapter and I was still blissfully unaware :')

About this chapter though, I think I shouldn't talk more or I'm going to start sounding crazy (I am very very sorry for the massive comment I let you, I hope I didn't ramble too much).

First off Unicorns!! How lovely to see these creatures. Is that 1st gen? I remember them having lateral strips for their stomachs before turning all smooth. The idea of unicorns being made of cables and electronics being able to be operated on is so interesting. Especially still being conscious while Zargothrax is hands deep in her belly.

And talking of Zargothrax. The yoga pants, the sandals, the black tshirt, the hair bun? Amazing. Man is gorgeous at all time of day and night no matter what he wears. And again with the wristband but this time it's glowing. So I'm guessing it's like a wizard phone/database of some sort? And the wheels of his plank being magical too haha. That is so awesome.

Goodness is Ralathor thin! And so so simple in his clothing choice (but you can still see texture so he isn't fashion sense-less). Also I just really love his long hair. Everytime you draw long haired Ralathor I smile.

Love the background once again. It's so simple and obvious but it works perfectly. The open toolbox, the note stuck to the wall when they have a ridiculous amount of screens, the extremely cool looking power source under the desk (and is that a frog on it ?!??!) Gosh I love everything about your illustrations 😅

Another thing I want to say about unicorns (because how can you not love them). In this fic so far we haven't met many other people/creature out of Ralathor and Zargothrax. The wizard telling Zargy Ralathor will be his scion had no name, there were just people in the street of cowdenbeath, and the smith's name in passing, but Zargothrax showed much more interest in the unicorns than he did most things so far. That got me thinking. He said the unicorns on earth, especially his (and Ralathor's by virtue of living with his) showed a level of personality they wouldn't be able to on Mezchinhar. He is now shown taking the time to improve her but also respond to her when she reacts to him tampering with her circuits. He seems to love unicorns a lot. So when you are reminded that he corrupted them into undead unicorns...I wonder how much out of love this was done. Not to harm them but to allow them to live with him in harmony. I don't know seeing him now he doesn't seem like the type to hurt a unicorn.

Hmmm~  💖  Some slight tension but still, everything is fine. Savor the moment where everything is still alright…because this is the end of the “set up” - troubles will start happening next week~

[yiminsuu]

Quiet Pain

Pairing: Ishigami Senku x F!Reader

Warnings: Unrequited love, lots of angst with fluff, reader is a professional artist, Gen ships it, Kohaku is bestie, reader never experienced love (in a romantic way), characters a bit ooc.

Author’s Note: I am SO sorry, but I suck at writing smart characters.

My poker face was obvious from the other side of the village. The commotion that everyone is doing outside just for the sake of ‘creating’ ramen in the stone age is amazing and rather annoying, I haven't been able to draw anything that weren't doodles for the past weeks, I've never had so much in my mind before and I am willing to give up at any second if it wasn't for the constant bickering that Senku and Kohaku did so I could continue. 

But there's nothing. How can my mind be so full, and yet nothing makes my hand move?

I let the pencil aside and stared at the large paper in front of me, all while letting out a deep sigh. They had the trouble to do all of these materials just for me to have a block when we least need it, I'm pathetic. My writer skills are decent, so for now I am re-writing an old story of love and tragedy, although, the bad thing about this is that I don't remember the name of the book. "(Y/N)? Shouldn't you be painting?" Kohaku asked as she stepped closer to me. I nodded slowly and let the pages of the book aside. "Yep, but it's impossible with so much noise. And my head is a mess at the moment, it's like all my thoughts are tangled." I turned to the blonde and found her worried expression to be appreciated on my behalf. 

"I came out here to see if air cleans my mind, but nothing in me wants to cooperate. What a pity." I crossed my arms and twitched an eye when even the slightest glance at the doodles made me angry. "Do you know why you are like this? It's not normal to find you so stressed." I stood and stretched as my eyes found Kohaku's. "I do know why I'm like this. I happen to be in denial." She froze when I said that, making me raise an eyebrow.

I am in denial of my feelings, and I ignore them daily since they came to be. I have never experienced something like this, I might have been 17 when all of this stone thing happened, but I was so centered on my studies and future I didn't have any time for love... That, and because no one was on my radar. However, Ishigami Senku happened, and although it's been a long time since I've met him, I began feeling fuzzy around him for a few weeks now. It's unrequited without even having to confess, as every single girl that flirts and tries to gain his attention gets heartbroken. I can see the shattered pieces of their hearts on the ground.

He even divorced Ruri at the minute of being married, who even does that?? To a beauty like her which is even worse!

"So, you finally admit it. You like Senku." I averted my eyes and broke my trance to shy away from Kohaku's grin. "Am I actually THAT obvious?!" I didn't mean to shout but it escaped me, making me and Kohaku panic a little. Well, nobody heard us so we relaxed. "Not that obvious, you know. But your stares are full of longing."

"I believe it's impossible for the others not to notice if my 'longing' is that annoying. I'm pretty sure Gen knows about it too, he's the mentalist after all." It would be bad if he didn't notice, but the fact that someone as sneaky as Gen knows that much about my feelings makes me want to cry rivers. I wish to be petrified again.

"Come on, (Y/N). Why don't you come and help us with the ramen? You need to relax, for real this time." I sighed and followed Kohaku back to the village, she helped me to bring back the materials to my hut and we spent the day being vigilant of the village not trying to eat the ramen, specially Ginro.

The space ramen was converted to cup noodles the next day, thanks to another machinery that they managed to build. Chrome was the first to try it simply because he was too impatient. To my surprise, Senku gave me the second cup of noodles, and I took it as I glared at Kohaku and Gen, both of them smirking from their positions. Not even 5 minutes later, the entire village was eating noodles.

"Not one millimeter of concern there. Taiju and Yuzuriha. Those two aren't the type to kick the bucket that easily." We heard a noise coming from a hut near us, many of the village people walked near to it to hear Lillian Weinberg. Senku's father created a glass record before dying, and everyone was enchanted by the woman's voice, while no one is looking, I turned around and walked back to the village after leaving the empty cup on a table. 

I glanced at Senku when he stared at the sky with a smile. His true passion is science, and it's not a bad thing, it's because of his dream that I admire him so much. "I don't want anyone to get hurt." We heard Ruri mutter, Senku and I turned to her immediately. "There's no avoiding this fight anymore, is there?"

"We're not going to try and kill anyone. The victory conditions for our Kingdom of Science are surprisingly simple: The capture of the miracle cave, to gather the components for revival fluid. If we can get in touch with my friends over there, with our cell phones, we might even be able to dismantle the Tsukasa Empire without bloodshed." Explained Senku as everyone listened. "Taiju and Yuzuriha have been infiltrating Tsukasa's army this whole time. For the little time I've spent with them, I know for a fact that we don't have to worry." I said, receiving a smile from Senku before looking away. 

I came to a halt in front of the village's bridge, staring into nothingness as I felt a pain in my chest I couldn't calm down. It wasn't enough to die, but a tear ran down my cheek, and then another, and another, and soon I couldn't stop them. I didn't sob, and I kept my empty expression as my hair danced with the wind. "I'm pathetic..." I muttered to myself.

"Why are you bringing yourself down when a pretty girl such as yourself should be smiling all the time??" I turned to find Gen walking towards me. I didn't bother to hide the fact that I was crying, it wouldn't matter anyway. He already knows by how he looked when Senku gave me the noodles. "This is so cliche... And yet, I can't help but feel hurt over something that hasn't happened... How am I not pathetic?"

"Mmm. You say you see Senku as a friend, yet your heart says otherwise. I wonder-- Would it be honest to tell you that mayyybeee you are pathetic." I elbowed him as I snickered, receiving a smirk from the mentalist. "So mean! You said it yourself!" I wiped my cheeks and sighed deeply before turning to Gen. "Nope, that won't do, let me clean that." I rolled my eyes and let him clean my cheeks with his overcoat. I decided against thanking him, knowing he wouldn't let this go even if I beg, I blinked and stared at Gen as he smirked at me, well, I thought he was smirking at me until I heard a cough. I froze on the spot and turned to find Senku, Kohaku and Chrome looking at us with widened eyes.

I swear to all the gods in existence I am going to petrify myself. Gen did this is ON PURPOSE!

"(Y-Y/N), do you mind coming with me to find more wood. NOW." Gee, how can I say no to Kohaku when she looks like a damned gorilla when she's angry? The look of shock was quick to vanish from Senku's expression, I'm willing to call it my imagination playing tricks on me. Maybe he dislikes the thought of people doing PDA?

He's not dumb, I'm sure he already noticed that I avoid him, after all, we used to find each other back at his hut and later the observatory to speak about science and history. It's sad really, the only way of forgetting this feeling is to prevent myself from looking at Senku, at least for now. I just need time.

That afternoon I came back from the woods with a limping leg and an annoying Kohaku, and once again I was closed in my hut waiting for the blonde to bring bandages. Nothing too severe, in 2 days I'll be fine, but it will be the longest 2 days of my life. I am staring at my doodles with a pain in my chest.

I remember my father telling me to draw what I most desired, what I'm feeling at the moment, or my everyday sights from when I used to hang out with friends and family. I forced myself to stand and grabbed the pencil, I sat in front of a pile of large papers and began drawing the faces of my family, we were all reunited in Christmas of that year, then I drew the beauty of the world that disappeared a long time, the pain that I was suffering over keeping quiet, and an illustration of the village's chief, Senku. 

I smiled sadly. Well... I can easily say that we need to save the faces of our heroes, just like many kings and emperors did in their day. In the end, I am overjoyed that I finally got to draw something.

"Huh, I don't look half bad." I jumped on my seat and turned to look at Senku with a surprised face. "How-- How long have you been here?"

"Enough to know that you're feeling dramatic." I followed his sight of vision and slapped myself mentally. The drawing of my pain is put so exclusively that that would be the first drawing everyone sees when walking in. "I'm sorry, Senku. I would be redrawing every famous painting in history if it wasn't for my..." I stopped, and Senku raised his eyebrow when I pursed my lips. "Sorry." I muttered. "I don't want to bore you with this. Let's just say I'm going through a small depression at the moment... Did you come here for something? Seeing you so silent worries me." I say to Senku, who was focused on the painting of him. 

"Why did you draw me?" He asked, catching me off guard.

This is a losing game. There's no way I'm going to act more than I am now.

I suddenly felt nervous. "A-And why not? You're the village's chief and the one that'll bring technology back, besides, I'm pretty sure the girls will most likely stare at it and leave you alone with your science. Isn't it the best idea I've gotten yet?" We chuckled, and I knew that he agreed with me. I felt my cheeks getting warmer, a stupid smile decorating my face.

Yeah, it was most definitely a good idea to distract people from Senku.

Senku didn't say anything and found him staring at my leg. I opened my mouth to speak, but Kohaku stepped in and looked at me and then at Senku. "Oh, did I interrupt something?" She asked, a cute smile appearing on her face. She turned to the drawing in front of the door and yelled a little before I calmed her down. Senku was still here, his silence bringing a sudden discomfort in the hut, Kohaku's grin didn't disappear as she bandaged my leg and put ice on it. I sighed at the comfort of my muscle relaxing. "You said you wanted me to give something to the mentalist?" I nodded at Kohaku and gave her a box with professional crayons that Chrome and Senku had given me. "Do tell him to use them lightly, I'm not in a mood to lose my things." The blonde nodded and winked before walking out.

I don't know what to say next, Senku worries for his friends but he's horrible with emotions too. He isn't leaving, why isn't he leaving? Isn't it obvious that the conversation is over? Why is he still here?

"You're not pathetic." I widened my eyes and stared at the drawing of him on the table. He... He heard the conversation...?

My heart beat faster in my chest, and I let go of the pencil as tears formed rapidly, I clenched my fists and closed my eyes, sucking back down my emotions. The silence was awkward. He is Senku Ishigami, he would've known about it sooner or later, I knew I should have closed myself in here without accepting visitors. I'm so pathetic. "I don't need this..." I started, avoiding his eyes. "I... I-I know what you think about the whole love and affection crap. I've seen and heard it multiple times and I respect you no matter what... So please, leave. We have too many things to work on..." With no word, I heard him walk out. 

Finally, I was alone to cry with an empty expression. Minutes went by quickly and I put away his drawing and cleaned the hut before stepping out, it was already night and no one is around. 

The night sky is beautiful.

I almost stumbled over a case left in front of my shed, and I took it to inspect it closely before opening it. I averted my eyes and gasped slightly, taking a bottle that contained a corrosive, colorless liquid. Is this...

"Propenoic acid, an organic compound and the simplest unsaturated carboxylic acid. An acrylic that can be applied in thin layers or washes to create effects that resemble watercolors." I watched Senku a few feet away from me, a smile on his lips. "You... Got me acrylic acid...?" I asked, still not over the fact that I treated him like trash and he just decides to give me a gift. Wait, is this really a gift? I was about to ask why but I pursed my lips, it was only to revive the full history of Arts. "Thank you... Senku..." I muttered.

"What was that, (Y/N)?" Senku walked closer to me and rested his hand on his hips. "I... I said thank you." I said, staring at each other for a few moments until I glanced away. He had his smug smirk. "With this much, I believe you also want me to store it because of the consequences it can give humans."

"Ten billion points for you! Swallowing can result in severe gastrointestinal irritation or ulceration and burns of the mouth and throat. If everything goes south, we can use it to burn them, this is exhilarating!" His expressions sometimes scare the soul out of me. There's also a pair of gloves in the case, making me smile involuntarily. "I'm sorry, for everything I said... In the end, I was afraid I ruined our friendship..." I apologized. 

Senku pointed to the case. "There's a letter inside." I raised an eyebrow and gazed at it to grab the paper. My eyes couldn't believe what I read, and when I looked back at Senku, he was walking away with his ears red and an arm raised, as to say goodnight.

My cheeks burned, and my heart didn’t stop pounding out of happiness.

'C8H11NO2 + C10H12N2O + C43H66N12O12S2

I waited for you, wait for me.'

[loosesodamarble]

💫 New game: associate your mutuals and/or anons with something that fits their vibe! 💫

Sorry for taking so long to answer, anon. Just had... many other things to do. 😅

Also a lot of mutuals that I wanted to tag. Not all of them though because I have... more than I realized?

..........

@cringeyvanillamilk: Steph, gal, I associate you with glasses. I mean you wear glasses but also you're smart and cute, the vibes that glasses give off. That or you can be all cool and push up your glasses while light reflects off them to conceal your eyes as you scheme./j

@kaleidonope: This one's an easy one. Stars. You shine like stars and you have as many ideas as stars in the sky. Also, you're just fascinating, like a sky full of stars just begging to be admired. Finally, I know you just like space/galaxy patterned things. It's hard not to associate you with stars, bud.

@sludgedealer: One of those spotlights for stages. I'm remembering those weird theater days for one. But also, you've stolen the show a few times in the D&D campaigns we've played so that spotlight is deservedly on you! The only discrepancy with the association is that you're as cool as a cucumber while stage lights are scorching hot.

@cryo-visionary: A sketchbook. You have a creative soul. You draw and write so while you could be a notebook, the sketchbook is bigger and I think you have big, bombastic ideas for characters/stories. Let your creativity flow, my dear internet imouto~!

@spindaonateaspoon: A plush animal! Maybe it's because I can only imagine Spindas when I think about you but like... You're funny and supportive and, when need be, a vicious animal ready to call bs when you see it. Also, like a plush, friend shaped.

@loafingdragon: I associate you with a couch. Your blog title is one factor and also the vibes of comfort and just... chilling that couches give me. You of course can be serious and critical and man I love it when you intensely dig into things. But most of the time, you're just vibing.

@nothxkas: You know one of those pointer sticks that teachers use to point to things on a board/screen? I associate you with that. You can go on and on about topics that you're passionate about, like giving an intense lecture (but one I have to read). I don't always respond to the things you say but your mini essays have left such an impression on me.

@thoughtfullyrainynightmare: I associate you with a bookmark. Now I can't physically bookmark your work as I read it but I sorta digitally bookmark by keeping a reblog of your new chapters in my drafts so I remember to read them. I also associate you with knowledge and patience (it takes time to read a book and you take your time with people, don't you ever feel rushed). Also, bookmarks can be simple or fancy and you can either do sweet little oneshots or long, poetic tales of love and strife!

@simpingforthisonedeer: A desk. You are a researcher and a writer and an artist and all those things require desk space! Also, you're not afraid to get serious and put your foot down with people and it gives me the image of being sat across a desk from, like, the principal. You're stern but ultimately well-meaning.

@lyranova: A full tea set. Like CotF with its many families and mysteries, so too does a tea set also have multiple parts to it. Tea sets also make me think of sharing tea with friends. We're not exactly sharing tea when we chat, just next gen oc interaction ideas though.

@marune2: An inkwell. Old timey but gives a vibe of intelligence. Your main ocs (Heinrich and Ida) are intelligent. Also, I get the feeling that you're a fast reader which I tend to associate with intelligence (which probably isn't how intelligence actually works but I'm gonna roll with it). Also, most of your art is in black and white (but when you draw in color that art rocks so hard, seriously! 😍👏💖 I'll stop gushing like a fangirl, sorry./lh), so like black ink on white paper.

@faewraithsworld: A mirror. By sheer coincidence, our ocs and their arcs with their s/os parallel each other. But that's only one reason why I associate you with a mirror. The association also comes with the fact that mirrors can be polished to a shine and you have a bright, shiny personality! Also, mirrors are somewhat associated with beauty and I got the chance to hear your voice once and, well, I thought it was pretty in a welcoming and homey way.

@sailor-muno: A newer mutual so maybe tagging you will help break the ice some more but anyways, Bel, you are a journal. A journal to fill with notes and thoughts and maybe doodles. Full of potential for creativity. Also. Lots and lots and lots of words! You have so much to say, Bel! Also, paper. You've been talking about printing out lots of documents so you are going to be an overstuffed journal soon.

And since I have permission to shout out anons...

Ghost Anon: If you're reading this I want you to know that I associate you with a mug. A mug full of warm, honey ginger tea. You're warm and caring and remind me to take care of myself, which I do with a warm mug of tea.

[itefi-n-ferlet]

This is my translation of Mashima's sensei YT video, were he created Jerza's son. Take into account that even if I have made my best, it can have mistakes. 🙇🏻‍♀️

You can watch it here:

Btw, he is using a blue + scarlet outfit 😭 And a Grand Chariot in his chlotes, bc he is also loved by the seven stars 💙💜❤

Translation:

Hi, this is Mashima.

This time, I'd like to talk about the characters Erza and Jellal, who appear in Fairy Tail.

If these two had a child, what would it look like?

I'd like to show you what they would look like if they had a child.

First of all, for those of you who haven't seen it before.

I'd like to give a brief introduction of the work and the characters.

Fairy Tail: This story is about the activities of various mages who gathered at the mages guild, Fairy Tail.

Erza Scarlet

The most powerful female mage belonging to the mage guild Fairy Tail.

She's a very strong mage, even stronger than the main character.

She is usually cool, but she likes cute things and has a little bit of a girlish side to her.

Her fighting style is to switch her armor at a moment's notice.

Jellal Fernandes

For those of you who haven't read it yet, this could be a spoiler.

This character has been through a lot.

Right now, he's in a relationship with this woman, Erza. They're attracted to each other. This two are a couple.

It's a very popular coupling and it's a very popular coupling abroad.

I've received comments asking me to draw their children.

I get a lot of requests on my Twitter feed.

I'm not the type to respond to requests -because- I get tons of requests every day, and I always want to write/draw about what I like.

I don't usually respond to requests, but... the idea of Erza and Jellal's child... I thought it might make a good subject for a video.

So I came up with this idea.

One thing to note is that just because the author drew it, it is not part of the official/canon setting.

This is for fun.

It is a self-parody.

I would appreciate it if you could remember that and enjoy it.

Now, let's get on with it.

First of all, I'm not sure whether to draw a boy or a girl.

My image is a boy.

For now.

Let's set the age at about 10 years old.

Let's do it as we draw!

First of all, let's choose the boy's hair color.

Erza has red hair and this Jellal has blue hair, so the child... I don't know... purple, maybe?

Purple, a bit simple, isn't it?

I'm not sure if it's that simple.

They (children) often take it from the colour of the hair on one of the parents.

If one parent has blonde hair and the other pink, the child's hair will be one or the other. (Nalu reference)

This time I'm thinking of mixing it up a bit.

Yes, I've done a rough draft.

I've changed the characterisation a bit.

I said earlier that she (Erza) was a cool character.

But as I was drawing...

I thought maybe an "honour student" character would be better. I made him a bit more like an honour student.

The reason for this is simply because... Fairy Tail is a work of art. I'm just imagining it, but there are a few characters that are children of other characters and I wanted to find a balance between them (balance of personalities).

It's a story that's incomprehensible to people who don't know it, but in my mind... I've taken the liberty of balancing things out a bit.

(TN: Mashima sensei had a mental image of how the next gen personalities will combine in a posible story, so that's why he made him like this, looking like an honour student)

I made it look like an honour student character.   

Yes! Shall I go and put the pen in?

Yes! Yes! Generally, the body looks like this! (T/N: Not sure about this sentence)   

Let's go on with the colouring.

And here it is!

This is what it looks now. I'll give him a name...

This is Justin.      

This is Erza and Jellal's child.

I'm sorry to keep telling you this, but this is a self-parody/ just for fun..

Yes, if you understand that, please enjoy it!!

It's done!

And this is.

Jellal and Erza's son.

I thought it would be interesting to use it in derivative works as well.

I drew it for fun, like a child's setting, and this is how he turned out to be...

I've done it before with other characters.

If it does, it may appear in a second novel (TN: book/manga/ maybe nextgen spin off)  in the future.

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[insecateur]

Ok I heard you say somewhere you also like professor birch so i'm very curious to ask your opinion on the mainline pokemon profs

Also damn you, you are lowkey making me want to practice my french again

yes!! birch is my favorite pokémon prof actually :^) i haven't drawn him in so long i would like to draw him again at some point... and maybe write something about him also...

i'm so sorry that i'm inspiring you to get back into the cursed hell language that is french. i'm (somehow) picking up writing in french again and remembering all of our nightmare tenses is filling me with dread

opinions on mainline pokémon profs (chronological order)

putting it under a cut just so it's not too annoying LMAO

oak: i like him a lot!! i love that he has such a stocky build... he's so THICK in pokémas it's so funny. he's the OG obviously so you gotta respect that but i do just like him in general.

elm: he was actually my favorite pokémon prof as a kid... i loved him in the anime, there was something about him being so tsundere about oak lmao. i like that he is a nerd and i like that his area of expertise is pokémon eggs, i think it's cute!

birch: MY BELOVED... i think birch needs more love... he is My Type. (beard. kind of a mess.) i find the way he seems to get attacked by wild pokémons a lot very moe. my headcanon is that he was apprentice pokémon prof alongside sycamore and maybe... they had a thing together... (i would like to write about it someday perhaps...)

rowan: oji-san... i like his mustache... obviously he's augustine's mentor so i like him. if i were learning to become a pokémon prof under prof rowan i would simply have a crush on him... it's inevitable... also i like that he's very outwardly stern and serious which contrasts with the previous profs who are more chill.

juniper: my gen5 knowledge is lacking bc it's the region that interests me the least but i do like her! her area is interesting and i like that her dad is also a pokémon prof. i remember liking her when i played bw (did not play b2w2 sadly)

sycamore: nasty man. never seen this guy in my life. would not trust him ever. j/k I WAS VERY NEGATIVE ABOUT HIM AT FIRST... he kind of checks all the cliché french guy boxes which annoyed me at the time LOL but obviously i have Come Around. i like the subtleties of his personality! i wish he had played a bigger role in the games tbh

kukui: my second favorite... i drew SO MUCH art of him when sumo was first announced. i like that he is basically the chillest guy but also very dedicated to what he's passionate about, which funnily enough is opposite to what sycamore is into (i.e. battling) HIM LIKE... letting pokémons use their moves on him to study them. absolute chad. also he's hot

magnolia: i'm so sad she's basically a non-entity in the games lol we finally got a new female prof and... well. i know it's because she's basically About To Let Sonia Take Over The Mantle but it makes me sad... i feel like pokémon has a bunch of older ladies and i wish they could get bigger roles!

sonia: idk if she counts??? she's listed as a mainline prof on the bulbapedia page so i'll say she counts. i like her! i actually really liked the whole storyline where hop realizes he wants to become a pokémon prof and he starts studying under her etc... it was very sweet. also i like her design. her 6* EX in pokémas looks gooood

laventon: I LOVE LAVENTON SO MUCHHHH HE'S SOOO CUTE i love his bobble hat... i love his fashion sense... legitimately one of my favorite PLA characters i've been meaning to draw him for ages and still haven't because my brain is too busy rotating the two same french men over and over

cannot really say much about the new profs for the next gen because we don't know anything about them LOL i love the past/future theming though. they are both hot and i appreciate that. i like that turo is wearing a futuristic skin-tight suit—

[hyocherie]

hi hi, seiji here.

below the line will be just maybe some shit and an explanation for my post schedule for both accounts. and how i'm doing rn and this account.

ik i'm just reblogging, and retweeting, idk in here but yeah that's the only thing i'll probably do...for now.

i have so much to do at school, practising for our field demo, etc etc, that i have no time to update my stories or even just post anything related to tokyo revengers or anything else that i do post.

for my incorrect 1st gen bd asks, answers will be on hold until i get myself together. i'm answering a quiz right now at 10 in the evening and i haven't had enough sleep. my parents are also starting to see my immune system decreasing. (like i never had a solid immune system since i was born. omg my legs and back hurt.)

ofc, i won't abandon this account. i'll try my best to answer asks, and update love me back, the stage is mine, and house of cards next week. i don't have missing requirements so i mostly have free time from monday to wednesday with my online classes. i'll also try to write some short shinwaka one-shots because i miss them.

my chapter reactions every wednesday for tokyo revengers are mostly posted on my tiktok account. (same @)

again, i'm sorry for not updating my fics and for not sharing some ideas for my otps. i'm also planning to release a new shinwaka and whisper of the heart au series while writing house of cards. i dont know if you know, but it'll be a rerelease of emancipate and a new version with shinwaka as the main ship. there will also be a whisper of the heart version, the original version, but i dont know, let's see what future seiji has planned.

i've been feeling too tired lately from the heat and the never-ending projects, tests, requirements, and practice this month of october so i really have the motivation to do what i really really want. (excellent that i'm so tired during my birth month)

idk, i'm also starting to lose motivation to draw and write, maybe because of my schedule and i'm too tired every day to do so. house of cards love me back's new chapter was also completely rushed as well.

anyways, that's all i have to say. for now, i'm just gonna reblog and try to answer asks as much as i can. meyers, i'm sorry for not answering your ask yet with the shinichirou cover. i'll try to answer it maybe tomorrow? i hope.

again, thank you for everything and see you when i see you

-seiji

[phoebehalliwell]

4, 6, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19 (Warren Witches or the Coop/Phoebe rival to lovers fic), 23, and 24! I love ask games and always ask too many at once, sorry 😂

4: Tell me about one of your abandoned WIPs. Why did you abandon it?

I had started a um a Penny/Allen origin fic that involved Penny moving to San Francisco for the first time staying with her aunt bowen there was a familiar there a little cat but it just. i never really got around to it. there was also the phoebe's source baby fic but i'm honestly spoiler alert just gonna loop that in with my calling cupid one idk if that one's gonna be a dency origin story or if i'm going for a new source kids bc idk the source's heir?? what a fun little lad!

6: What are some topics you will never write about?

i mean like. i feel like the obvious one is incest bugs / honestly scares the everloving shit outta me how many chris/wyatt fics are there esp considering how few next gen fics are out there beyond that i don't really know ig i won't know where the line is til i find it but like. what the fuck is wrong with y'all wyatt/chris freaks lmao. y'all are bad people.

8: How do you develop your OCs?

god isn't that a great question. they possess me. but no fr a lot of them come from like. the notion of the bit. like. what would be funniest. like with warren and sheridan i mean they literally came about as a joke like lmao wouldn't it be funny if prue and jack had twins. and then i had a previous idea of the next gen kids world jumping and landing in a parallel universe where p3 still existed and they're like okay where are we gonna find the witches we need to find and then parker just points to a poster for a band called the w!tches like call it a hunch but. and i'm like i should use that. and then i said okay which name is less punk rock and i'm like no the idea of warren being in a rock band too cool it must be sheridan. and then i needed a band i specifically remembering calling my buddy rose who edits all my stuff and i formed the band with them on the line rose actually drew them as i spoke that drawing might still exist somewhere. and then for warren he needed to be not sheridan so initially i was thinking hotel management bc my mom almost majored in that and lets be honest its not very punk rock but i wasn't sold on it but then it's like. okay well i also have mentally illness so goes it. and so like sheridan you know. has a death wish. he's not gonna kill himself bc that's gonna depress everyone too much but he can't wait to die he needs to go down fighting so people can be like wow sheridan so brave gone too soon and then you don't have to worry about your future or getting better because your dead. #lifehack. btw if you think like this deadass you need to be in therapy. but. great character motivation. so if sheridan wants to die, warren should want to live. sheridan's got his plan he's gonna be in a punk rock band and then die young. warren wants to grow old but he doesn't know. what he's going to do. he studies history to better know the craft. he's going to get a graduate degree in it to better know the craft. (lie. he's getting a graduate degree because he's terrifies to move forward, to actually live his life. sheridan lives because he believes he's going to die tomorrow. warren doesn't. his actions have consequences, how is he going to move forward? so rather than attempt to do that, he stays in academia, he stays in stasis, because then he doesn't actually have to face his future.) so yeah. foils. lots of foils. if a is this, then b should be that in contrast. basically everything is formed out of relationships. parental, fraternal, plantonic, romantic, like. that's the meat of it. that and whatever's funniest.

9: Are there any fics you’d love to see but don’t want to write yourself? What are they?

that's a good question. i'm so bad at actually writing things. i really want to also do my prandy kids and the magical morrises and honestly shane and abel since one anon brought them back up I Love next gen kids but beyond that i'd love to see more phoebe/coop fics and paige/henry fics and also honestly phoebe/leslie and prue/jack and like more wildcard piper/kyle obvi lol paige/jinny. it's just. there's so much i Want to write but like. won't lol. i want to. but. know theyself. i probably won't.

17: What has been the proudest moment for you so far since you started writing?

idk man i'm really proud of how far i've made it in my next gen fic and honestly warren and sheridan too love those boys they appear in my dreams a lot. and it's like. this shit it's like almost at the length of a novel you know? and i'm just. i used to write a shitton as a kid i was never able to finish anything tho but with these i've made it so far and i feel like i've come so close and it's genuinely stuff that i personally enjoy reading and it's just. i went through a really long phase when you know #itsmentolillnussluv and i couldn't write so to be back adn to have these characters that live within me i just. isk it makes me happy.

18: Do you feel like your work gets enough recognition? What kind of feedback do you like to receive?

i mean. "recognition??" like probably. but i don't think it really gets seen as much as i would like it too bc you know. it's so niche. idk i do kinda wanna someday publish these stories you know w&s and dency and stuff bc i just. i like sharing stories. i like when people like my stories when they like my characters bc they're my little buddies it's like when you throw a party that overlaps your social circles and it goes really well and you just glow a little because everyone likes each other like <3. but no i love love love love love receiving comments on my work or when people are like can i use your characters in fics like omg that always means so much to me lol like i always try to make my stories you know stories that people can sit in that like. you know. like um wrap yourself in a blanket all cozy like or use that like as like a blanket fort with little fairy lights something fun and sweet and safe and like. idk. you know?

19: 15 words to describe the aesthetic of [insert fic].

lipstick stains on cheeks, rosy perfume, dizziness, soft lights, looking away when you laugh, love

23: What’s one piece of advice you would give to anyone who wants to start writing or posting their writing online?

just like. like it. like what you’re writing. and if you don’t like it. ditch it! write something you look forward to writing, something you wanna talk about, something that you like daydream about what you’re gonna do next with. like. bc it’s free man, aint nobody paying you to do this. so just do what you want to do. unless its writing incest fic. then you should just shut the fuck up and reflect.

24: Which fic of yours do you wish people would ask about more? Why?

idk all of them lol i Love to talk <3

[ajokeformur-ray]

I absolutely love how you write Arthur Fleck bro it reminds me of how much I want him to be happy and loved. So I'm here to request something because I'm in love with your writing!😔💖 How would Arthur feel having an artist reader who really loves to draw and paint him? Like the reader really wants Arthur to know that he's so fucking gorgeous that his face and body HAVE to fill all of the reader's sketchbooks and canvases? And you don't have to write this! But please let me know if you can't!💖

Thank you so much! I only want to make him happy and if writing is the only way I can temporarily stave off the yearning to do so, then who am I to deny myself or my readers? The best way to avoid temptation is to simply give in lmao.

word count: 1, 450.

“I-is there something on my face, Y/N?” Arthur’s gentle voice broke through your reverie. So lost were you inside the pleasures of your own mind, your hand almost flying across the rough page in your haste to get everything down in time, that it took a few moments for you to realise that Arthur had even spoken, but patiently did he wait for you to respond to him. He understood; he, too, sometimes needed a little time to register that he was being spoken to.

You blinked after a few moments and came back into yourself slowly, setting your pencil down. It rolled across the page and settled against the metal rings which bound the precious pages of the sketchbook together. “I - you, err,” You coughed lightly, swallowed and tried again. “No, why?”

“No reason,” Arthur hummed, “You just keep staring at me so I thought - “ He cut himself off with a smile. He clearly thought that it didn’t matter what he was thinking. He was sat at the tiny table by the window writing in his journal, a pen in one hand and a half smoked cigarette in the other; this told you that though he was relaxed, he was also pent up and he needed to get his negative thoughts, swirling through his mind fiercely like a draining bathtub, out of his head. It was best to not push him to tell you his thoughts; you would only open up a can of worms you weren’t quite ready for. Not tonight.

Arthur would come to you when he was good and ready and not before; it was something that you both had in common. Pushing either of yourselves into talking before you were ready to would only worsen the situation, whatever it was, and you had quickly learned to let the other be when things were becoming too much.

“Sorry, honey,” You smiled at Arthur. You had been sketching in your notebook, leaning with your back against the arm rest of the sofa, your legs bent on the sofa cushions. Periodically had you looked up from your work to gaze at your muse, your eyes drinking him in as your hands worked to recreate his image. As you looked at him now, something occurred to you and you closed your sketchbook, running a hand reverently over the cover. Hours of daydreaming, sketching lightly and aggressively rubbing out the same area over and again, frustrated groans and rushes of accomplishment and more had been poured into this book, and you felt a sudden urge to share it with the man who was front and centre from cover to cover of your pride, joy and secret irritations when your hand translations fell short of your mental images. “Do you wanna see what I’m doing?”

A quiet but uncomfortable giggle as Arthur turned his entire body to face you, taking a long drag of his cigarette to disguise the convulsing of his throat. He was surprised at the offer. Had you really seen through him so completely? “N-no, it’s okay, I - I couldn’t - “

You jumped up quickly, clutching your sketchbook. Arthur’s hesitance had sealed your decision. You made your way over to him easily, holding it out for him to take. Your other hand reached out to cup Arthur’s jaw and as he took the book from you with a slight tremble to his veiny hands, you bent down to press a tender kiss to his forehead. 

Arthur sat there looking at your sketchbook resting atop his journal and you nodded encouragingly. “Go on, honey. I want you to look.”

“A-are you sure? Your sketchbook is like my journal.”

“That’s why I want you to look, Artie.” He smiled at the familiar name; you only used it when you needed him to know that something was truly okay. You stood up straight and put a hand on Arthur’s shoulder, standing so close to him that you were pressed up against his back. You stood there deliberately; to keep Arthur grounded in the moment as he used the whole flat of his palm to trace over the pages, murmuring to himself. You couldn’t make out any of the things he said, but seven pages in did he turn to you with stars in his eyes.

“Is this really how you see me?”

You nodded, pressing a kiss to your cheek. “Yeah. You’re beautiful, Art.” You chuckled and Arthur’s eyes zoned in on your lips, his brow creasing in the middle as he stared at you with love in his eyes.

“What is it?” A hushed awe.

You grinned. “I just called you Art. That’s what you are - you’re a work of art and this sketchbook doesn’t even come close to capturing your true beauty.”

You heard the sound of a slap as Arthur’s hand flew to clamp over his mouth, a muffled laugh bursting from between his lips. The hand on his shoulder tightened and you rubbed up and down his back rhythmically, shushing him and doing your best to calm him. You hadn’t meant to make him react this way but you supposed, in hindsight, that it had all become too much too soon. You bent to press kisses to his neck, keeping him grounded in the moment. Slowly did Arthur get his breath back and you knew that his fit had reached its end when he gripped your hand on his shoulder, turning his head to press kisses to your hand. 

“I love you so much.” The stars in his eyes turned to a galaxy as he looked at you, and you smiled. You smiled at him and fuck he forgot how to breathe.

“I love you too.” I can never adequately tell you how much I love you, so I hope these pictures suffice. Your heart broke slightly at your inability to properly tell Arthur how much you loved him, but you supposed you could show him instead. Your art meant a lot to you, and so did Arthur, and the two would collide, creating a universe of love that you would give to him. Over and again, each and every day would you show Arthur just how much he meant to you. Any scrap of love you extended towards him would be returned sevenfold, and so the cycle would continue. You didn’t have much in this world, but you had Arthur Fleck’s heart cradled in your cupped hands, and yours in his, so really, you had it all. No one else had the gift of Arthur Fleck’s love and you hoped to never get even a little used to the way that he gazed at you in the moments during which he thought you weren’t looking. But you were; you always were. He commanded your every waking moment and he didn’t even know it. “Are there any you really like? Have a look.”

You and Arthur spent the next few minutes going through your sketchbook in silence and when Arthur saw one that he especially loved - him dancing in the living room shirtless with cobalt blue pyjama pants, his arms raised above his head and a serene expression on his face - did he gasp aloud, clutching at your hand as surely as if it was his last breath as he submerged himself in the oceanic depths of your love for him.

“This one. I like this one.” He sounded childlike in his glee and you smiled once more, smoothing a hand through his hair.

“Yeah? Wanna know something?”

“What?” Arthur turned in his seat, no longer occupied by the sketchbook. His attention was wholly focused on you now.

“This is how I always see you. You’re beautiful, angel. A work of art.”

Arthur’s arms wrapped around your hips and he tugged you forward, huffing an amused laugh when you collapsed onto his lap without a trace of dignity. You got comfortable, straddling him properly, and there you stayed until at last was it time for bed. Occasionally did Arthur press kisses to your head, your cheeks, your neck, anywhere and everywhere did he lay small traces of his love on you while he wrote in his journal. He allowed you to read what he was writing as he was writing it, and this glimpse into his whole unfiltered thought process meant more to you than anything else he could have done after what you had just showed him.

You had shown each other the rawest parts of yourselves this night and that said ‘I love you’ in a far more effective way than those three little words themselves. Every artist needs a muse, and yours kept you well fed.

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[sengenweek]

SenGen Week: Day 04 (Correction)

Day 04: January 01

Soulmate au / first date/meeting

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Title: Colorfools.

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A/N: You can see every color, except for the color of your soulmate's eyes. Once you see the eyes of your soulmate, you can finally see the color that has never been available for your sight.

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He was lonely, and had nothing better to do that day, so he'd gone to a nice coffee shop downtown just to kill some time outside his house. Being indoors all the time was getting to his nerves. The coffee shop was a nice place, decorated with whites and browns in a second floor, and a big window with view to the outside, but the view was plagued with people and cars; nothing interesting to see. He opened a notebook containing drafts for his next book, as his drink and snack arrived, he was already engrossed in his writing and thanked the waiter absently.

He wrote and scratched several lines, using at least three of his pages when he decided to leave his pencil aside to take a sip of his coffee, looking once more to the window as he munched on a donut. And he noticed something, someone who looked briefly upwards and Gen got a glimpse of their eyes. Their eyes. A color he'd never seen before, a beautiful and mesmerizing shade enlightened by the sunlight. And as soon as the person –a boy, a teen?– had glanced up, his eyes went back to the floor, leaving Gen to observe a very strange mop of hair that stuck up. He was with two other people, a tall young man, and a girl with long hair, but Gen barely paid them any mind, he was stuck on the other teen, the one with odd hairstyle, and such beautiful eyes. He was about to get up from his seat and run to him, run to catch him. But as soon as Gen had seen him, the crowd had engulfed him.

Red. He knew what the color he'd never been able to see was called. Red. Gen saw it, again, in the traffic lights, in the neon signs of Tokyo, in the package of his favorite drink, Cola. Red. In the cover of his notebook, in the ink of his pen, in the drawings of his deck of cards. Gen saw red, the color that was missing from his life; and he loved it. He loved the color that painted his soulmate's eyes. And he regretted the fact that he may never see this person again, may never even hear his voice.

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The girls at school –as well as some boys– seemed to have gained an interest in someone named Asagiri Gen, a sort of magician. One day, one of his classmates read aloud a quiz from one of his 'psicology' books, and Senkuu quickly disregarded it's value, and decided it wasn't really worth the effort to read more from it, so he didn't even looked at it.

That afternoon when the rest of his classmates as well as Taiju and Yuzuriha had left the classroom, he noticed his classmate had left the aforementioned book in there, so he took it to put it away and return it the next day, he lifted the book and saw it's cover which portrayed Asagiri Gen himself in the front. Asagiri Gen. A magician. A 'writer'. The complete opposite of him. He saw the deep blue of his eyes. He saw it in the night sky, in his father's tie, in the sea, in the wallpaper of his computer, in his jeans. He saw the color he'd never seen before, and got excited –happy, even–. So he thanked Asagiri Gen for putting his face in his trashy book, and left it at that. There was no need for Senkuu to do anything else about this.

And that was a filthy lie, because he tamed his hair down, wore a hat and glasses to attend one of his shows, he sat on the back row, hidden. Asagiri Gen's magic show was no big thing, he used every old trick in the book with a little personal twist. His smile was big and false. Like his show, Asagiri Gen seemed to be an act. Senkuu wondered what he'd be like in reality. So every now and again, he would read one of his trashy books, aimed towards the public to produce sales, and once or twice, assisted to his shows. Never once did he make contact.

-'-

'AD 5738, April 1st'

Whoever carved that was totally insane. Whoever carved that, had kept track of time while being petrified. Whoever carved that, was awesome. And Shishio Tsukasa feared this person. This Ishigami Senkuu person had to be someone worth knowing. He was hopeful to find him alive, despite having heard Tsukasa say he'd killed him with his own hands. He was quickly despached to go find the village of primitive people and the smell of ramen invaded Gen's nostrils.

'Ishigami Senkuu must have lived, then' was his first thought.

He snuck around the people and snatched a bowl, being his usual confident self even as he got surrounded by three of them, aiming very sharp spears –and knives– at him.

"I thought I'd seen your face somewhere before, Asagiri Gen"

He turns to look at the one he can only asume, is Ishigami Senkuu, and his heart beats so wildly in his ribcage he'd swear it would burst it open. He only ever saw them once, he only ever saw him once, but Gen would recognize that shade of scarlet, that weird mop of hair, anywhere. It took all of his self-control to keep his façade. The young man didn't seem fazed at all, he put Gen to work and got information out of him, not that he was going to keep it a secret anyhow.

"All I have to do is make a false report. 'It was only a primitive village.' 'Senkuu is dead.' With that, I can save you, Senkuu-chan"

'^I can save you^ I don't want you to die'

He hoped Senkuu had gotten the message, since he didn't show any reaction to seeing him. And Gen knew he'd never mistake his soulmate.

'But. Soulmate or not, you're amazing, and I want you to live.'

-'-

He didn't know if Gen was avoiding the subject on purpose, but he supposed it wasn't good to just dodge the situation forever. The matter of being soulmates had to be adressed eventually.

"Senkuu-chan~!" Ah, yes, speaking of the devil.

He turns to look at Gen, smiling brightly, the scar on his cheek making his grin far more devious than it should be.

"What are you doing up so late at night?" he questions.

"I could ask you the same, Gen"

"Insomnia~! Your turn~!"

"Stargazing" he grins.

"You like the stars?"

"Yeah, they're a good way to know your location, and the time at night. Although, after so many years, they shifted in their place. They're not where I remember them being"

"Everything has changed" he mumbles nostalgic.

"It's not so bad. With consistent and sustained effort we can bring it back to being more or less where everything was. It'll take years, perhaps even decades, though"

"Ah, yes. You'll work everyone to exhaustion"

"You damn right, I will" he beams.

Gen can only sigh, a tiny smile tugging on his lips.

-'-

An observatory. Gen really surprised him this time. 'He must've remembered when we spoke of the stars' he mused. He really should speak to him now, he knew jackshit about these kinda feelings, but he was sure this was more than just a gift for his birthday, the words the mentalist spoke were far too much of a hint.

As if being summoned by his thoughts –again– the mentalist burst throught the entrance on the floor elegance in his movements.

"Stargazing?" he asked.

"Yes and no. I'm trying to find where the stars are now"

There's a map on the floor, notes and constellations drawn into it. Gen takes a sit right next to him.

"And how is that going?"

"My hand hurts from scribbling so much" he sighes.

The mentalist takes his right hand gingerly, tracing circles and triangles and squares into his open palm, lips pursed –almost pouting–, inspecting it as if it were an antient text.

"Don't tell me you read palms too, mentalist" he jokes.

"Why, yes I do~!" Gen answers gaze never leaving his hand.

"Oh really? And what does my future say?"

"You have a tewible luck. As always"

"Mmm"

Senkuu changes the position of their hands, now he's the one tracing figures on Gen's palm, making him chuckle.

"What does my future say, Senkuu-chan~?" he asks amused.

"It says... You will be kissed shortly"

"Eh? Kissed?"

Senkuu leaned –eyes open– and placed a chaste kiss on Gen's lips. And Gen looks cute when he gets paralized and blushing, his eyes three times larger than a moment ago.

"Thank you, for my birthday present. And for the color blue. It's beautiful"

Gen tries to speak a few times, but he only manages to look like a fish, so he gives up, and buries his face on his sleeved hands.

"Never seen you so flustered before. How cute" Senkuu chuckles.

"You're so mean~!" he pouts.

"Sorry. But it seemed like we avoided the subject for too long"

He spreads his fingers, letting only one bright iris to be discerned.

"I suppose you're right" he agrees. "You knew since the modern days who I was"

"I saw your face in one of your trashy books"

"Heh. I saw you once from inside a coffee shop"

"Really?"

"Yes. It was only a fleeting moment when you looked up" he explained sheepishly. "I wanted to go after you then, but you got lost in the crowd. I think you were with Taiju-chan and Yuzuriha-chan"

"Heh, I probably was"

"I like it. Red, I mean"

"I wonder if everyone just loves the color they'd never seen before"

"Probably most people do" he smiles, finally revealing his face.

And Senkuu takes the chance to steal another kiss. This time Gen responds, draping his arms on Senkuu's neck, the other pulls Gen closer by his waist.

Scarlet and cobalt meet, they suit each other quite beautifully.

-'-

A/N: So, I posted day one again for mistake. Kids, don't go operating heavy machinery when you're sleep deprived, just sayin', ya could get something wrong. Also on:

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13464121/4/SenGen-Week-2019-2020