#if i see yakumo i run

[fisheito]

re: forgetting that you drew gigantic snekumo

And not as gigantic but still pretty big https://www.tumblr.com/fisheito/731684991362367488/

:)

stop haunting me with the sins of my past

[masterhandss]

Illustrations I drew for the 10th year Anniversary of "The Opportunity Maker Arrives! The Door to Your Blooming Paradise" aka Paradise the troublemakers backstory event in Anzu's POV (which was released on 09.14.14)! (1)(2)

[a-not-so-clean-blog]

Nu carnival dealing with a transphobic family friend/ customer (ftm reader)

Warnings: transphobia. Spicy♦️ for Morvay.

Scene:

Your boyfriend decides to visit you at your job because he misses you and doesn't get to see you enough. Just a little visit to see how you're doing. He comes in and takes a seat in the corner of the cafe to wait for you to come over when you get a free minute. What he didn't expect to see was what looked like a family friend to be harassing you and actively misgendering you. Not to mention the invasive questions she has the gall to ask you…

Yakumo

Do you not hear the awful things this person is calling you? Girl? She? WIFE!? No no no, why aren't you correcting her? No sooner does the question run through his mind does he notice the tired and worn down look on your face. Like you've been through this a thousand times before and you're just waiting for it to be over again.

Anxiety be damned, he approaches the table as confidently as he could. Back straight but his fingers were laced together.

“Excuse me, you're making him uncomfortable.” His voice was quiet yet firm.

“Oh sweetie, no it's fine I know her mother.” She tried to wave him off, totally dismissing his presence.

“You're being rude. You should apologize to him.” They go back and forth like this for a minute before he gets really upset. So he turns his back to her and faces you directly. “I love you so much and you deserve so much better. When you're done working I'm going to make your favorite meal and we will cuddle until you feel better, okay?” His words are soft and caring. You know he wants nothing more than to take you out of this situation but knows he can't make a scene at your job.

When you get home he will do everything he can to remind you how masculine and perfect you are to him. He feels regret and wishes he could have done more in the moment, but also didn't want to get you in trouble at work or with your family.

Edmond

It takes him a moment to figure out what he's going to say. He is still cautious about having people know he is in a relationship with you, just for security reasons. So he can't just say “stop calling my boyfriend a girl.”. Ultimately he marches up to the table, stares the woman down, and in no uncertain terms tells her that her behavior is unacceptable.

“He has corrected you twice and you are actively disrespecting him by ignoring his claims.”

“If someone as bigoted as you frequents this establishment I can't imagine how much longer this shop will last.” As if on cue your manager rushes out to see what the fuss is about. Having an incident with the leader of the guards would be terrible for the cafe's reputation. After Edmond explained what happened your manager sided with him and basically gave her an ultimatum.

“Respect my employees or get out.”

She tried for a minute to get other patrons of the store to side with her but anybody who looked at the situation and saw Edmund standing there with his arms crossed knew better than to get involved. Unfortunately, instead of apologizing she simply left the store muttering curse words under her breath.

Olivine

He is probably the most polite of everyone here. He will ask the table if he can sit with them (of course they say yes because who's going to say no to Father Olivine). His heart breaks when he hears her nonsense tangent about “The great God of Klein made such a beautiful girl but she's wasting it by dressing like a man.”

It's so satisfying watching Olivine preach about how the God of Klein values individuals and makes their hearts perfect. “If his heart is a man's, then who are we to deny the great God of Klein’s judgment?” Everything she says to justify her transphobia he politely and lovingly shuts her down. “Those kinds of ideas are corrupting. Please, I think you should visit the temple and reflect on your own judgments.”

It's amazing watching her excuses be chipped away by someone who genuinely wants the best for people.

Quincy

He probably won't be quick to swoop in and “save you”. Honestly, he just wanted to hang out in your cafe while you worked. But now his day is ruined because somebody is upsetting his boyfriend, and clearly not respecting you no matter how many times you tried correcting them.

He quietly walks up behind you, his large frame casting a shadow over both you and the woman.

“See. That's what a real man looks like. Sweetie you could never compare so stop pretending.” The sickly sweet tone in her voice, the false compassion and pity left a bitter taste in his mouth.

He puts his hand on your shoulder and squeezes harder than intended. “This is what a real man looks like.” His voice was colder than any tone he's ever used around you before. You could feel the chill in your veins despite not being on the receiving end. You could see she was feeling the same effect you were, but much worse.

She stuttered as she tried to defend her transphobic views. Quincy stayed eerily silent until she was done spewing her bull shit. She took his silence as acceptance and by the end of her justification she gained a shit eating grin.

“If I ever hear you say that nonsense again I'm going to feed you to the bears in the wood territory.” Her face went pale as she realized he was not joking. Slowly she nodded her head, not wanting to make any sudden movements. Topper squeaked angrily at her and without another word Quincy returned to his seat. You could feel the warmth of his hand lingering on your shoulder even after he walked away, and the woman kept sneaking glances at him throughout her visit just to make sure he hadn't gotten up to do anything.

You know he didn't mean that threat seriously…right?

Kuya

He spent the better part of an hour watching you work before this family friend came in, just enjoying people watching and keeping an eye on you. That was until this family ‘friend’ came and started talking to you. Sitting just far enough away to make it difficult to hear what she was saying. Difficult, but he could still hear the pointed ‘she’s and ’her’s she spat. He didn't really care at first, not until he noticed you getting visibly uncomfortable. Normally he takes great pleasure in watching you squirm but this was different. This made him fume in a way he didn't know he could feel. Now isn't the time to think of his own feelings though, now was the time to make them stop.

He called you away from her table and asked you to make him something really quick. Probably something simple like a sandwich, but something that'll take you just enough time to get back so he can work. The moment you are out of the main dining area and in the kitchen he gets up and gingerly sits across the table from the surprised woman.

“I have something I think you should know~” He said in his normal sing-songy voice, curling his finger so she'll lean over the table for him. Slowly and clearly he whispers something in her ear, making sure she understood every word before leaning back in his seat to marvel at the appalled and horrified look on her face.

By the time you came back only a minute later she was gone and Kuya was back lazing in his seat, a sly smile on his face.

Blade

Sweet boy doesn't understand what the person is saying is malicious. It just turns into a back and forth of “darling is a boy” and “no she's a girl.” with both sides escalating until your manager skurries over to make them stop. When she stands up aggressively Blade almost goes into full protection mode.

You and your manager shift your focus from her to him. Blade doesn't stand down until you are holding him back and your manager kicking her out of the store.

When he comes back to his senses all he sees is you hugging him and he is happy as a clam. He doesn't even realize he almost went on a murder spree. Your manager is very tired and lets you go home early with Blade, just so he doesn't have to worry about Blade making another scene.

Garu

He hears everything that she's saying to you. Every nasty use of the wrong pronouns just made his fur prickle. His first instinct is to approach and get between you two but you've scolded him before about getting in the way of your job. His ears are pinned back against his head as he stares at the two of you.

He was patient enough to wait for you to be done taking her order. As soon as you leave her table he calls you over. “Are you okay? Why didn't you say anything? Do you need help?” His bombardment of questions hit you like a flood. His eyes were wide as he stared at you, practically staring into your soul. As you two were standing so close he could clearly smell the anxiety wafting off of you. He wanted to get rid of that smell, wanted the woman who caused it to go away, he just wanted to see you smile.

“It's okay Garu. She'll leave soon and I'll be fine.” You gave him a soft smile. His kindness always tugged at your heart.

“But she's upsetting my boyfriend!” He raised his voice a little as he was getting upset again. Not to the point of yelling but definitely to the point where she could hear you. It wasn't intentional but her face went red anyway. You gave him a quick kiss before thanking him and returning to your work.

She didn't bother you the rest of the time.

Karu

If you don't try to correct her misgendering you he will be confused but can wait to ask you about it later. However when you correct her and she blatantly starts calling you a girl more. He's on his feet ready to bite at a moment's notice.

“Shut up you hag. He told you he's a boy so now you're just being dumb!”

“Who are you calling dumb you little freak!?”

It does not take long for a full fledged brawl to break out between the two of them. You grab Karu by the arms and try your best to pull them off while other onlookers jump in and try to pull the woman away. Once the two are separated profanities are the only thing you can hear being screamed across the room. Both of them are kicked out of the cafe but she needs stitches and Karu successfully “defended your honor” so at least he's satisfied. You are put on clean up duty for the mess your boyfriend made, but secretly it did make you happy knowing just how far he'll go to make you feel seen.

Dante

Her face lit up when she saw Dante staring at you. Dante, the perfect specimen of a man. Smart, strong, handsome, and most importantly powerful. “Oh! Sun lord, don't you think she would make such a good wife!” She points at you, you are clearly upset and uncomfortable and it makes his blood boil.

“Absolutely not.” Her expression immediately fell at his words but she gained a wicked smile when she thought of a response.

“Oh dear, it's because she's so masculine. I keep telling her it's really unattractive and she won't ever find a good-” Dante's hot glare was enough to shut her up for a moment. The way he straightened his back and lifted his chin just to further look down on her gave you goosebumps.

“Let me be clear on one thing. He would make an awful wife, but is an exceptional boyfriend.” The woman was immediately shot down and put in her place. You're relatives that were sitting at the table awkwardly look away like they don't know anyone in this building. It's hard to tell what felt better, the butterflies in your stomach or the sweet taste of justice.

Rei

It's very simple actually. The solution to this problem is to buy a cup of coffee, go over to the table, and dump the hot coffee on the a-hole who insisted on misgendering you.

“Oops I didn't see you there. I must be as blind as you are.” And the entire time he maintained eye contact with her just daring her to say something. She, of course, starts screaming and throwing a tantrum. A string of “how dare you!” and “don't you know who I am!” came out with her shrill screeching.

He just shrugged and replied “I don't care who you are but anyone who disrespects my boyfriend like that means nothing to me. Frankly you're worse than scum and should be disgusted with yourself, but I know your type has no self awareness anyway.”

Eiden

He knows her type, he's dealt with them plenty of times in his world. He hates how she is talking about you, misgendering you and acting like you aren't even there. He's getting mad but he knows better than to make a scene in front of your family. So the next best thing to do is correct her.

He walks up beside you and puts an arm over your shoulder casually. “Oh? There's a pretty girl around here, where?”

She rolls her eyes when she looks at him. “You're leaning on her.”

Eiden looks to you then back to her, his eyes wide in fake bewilderment. “Ma'am are you feeling well? This is my boyfriend. He's very handsome, but pretty is not a word I would use to describe him.”

“Well she was born a girl so she's a girl.”

“Ah, so that explains why you're such a big baby!”

It's hard to hold back your laughter as her face turned bright red. For every other stupid transphobic comment she tried to make Eiden had a witty comment ready to shut her up.

“Well, gender is what's in her pants.”

“I was in his pants last night, so I guess I'm his gender.” Now your face went bright red as you lightly punched him in the arm which only made him laugh. His laugh was contagious, and the look on her face was satisfying.

Even the red hot glare she shot at you after a bit of your laugh slipped out didn't bother you anymore because Eiden was waiting to make her look a fool if she even tried to say something else about you.

Aster

He's not normally one to make a big scene so he doesn't move to confront her until after you've gone back to the kitchen to place her tables order.

“Hi, I couldn't help but notice your super cute top! That’s a Devilicious brand shirt right?”

Her face brightened when someone recognized her expensive brand of clothes. “Yes it is! I shop there all the time.” She bragged.

“What shop do you go to?”

“The one in water territory is my favorite, it has the best shirts but not as many shoes.”

“Hmmm good to know. I'm their supplier so I'm going to have them ban you from the store. I don't need bigots tarnishing my brand's name.” The way her face fell from pompous to petrified made Asters chest fill with pride. She scrambled to try and defend herself.

“What do you mean bigot?! I'm a good person.”

“Weren't you just calling that man a girl? He even corrected you.”

“No, no, you don't understand. I know her family and she is a girl.” When you came out you could see the sweat on her brow.

“Well he's my boyfriend and I don't care what his family lets you get away with calling him. Enjoy getting your Devilicious second hand.” He laughed as he walked past you and gave you a quick kiss on the cheek. “See you at home treasure.” And he was gone, leaving her in her booth on the verge of a crisis.

“What did I miss?”

Morvay

Oh he can feel his blood boiling every time she insults you like that. Not to mention nobody else at the table is even trying to defend you! Unacceptable.

He comes up behind you and wraps his arms around your waist, and buries his face into your neck. He's practically spooning you while standing up. “Mmmm when is my husband going to give me the attention I need?” he whines into your ear.

“Babe I'm done in an hour, please be patient.” Embarrassed, you try to wiggle out of his grasp but he doesn't budge. Instead he nudges his head deeper into your neck. You almost squeak when his lips brush against your soft spot.

“But I don't want to wait that long to suck your dick!” He loudly whines so the whole restaurant can hear. The sound that followed was defining. You firmly ushered him back to his table, begging him to behave until you aren't in public. He sighs wistfully but agrees.

His plan worked though. Anytime the jerk tried to misgender you the entire store of eavesdroppers gave her a collective confused look and she was socially forced to correct herself. No matter what she would try to say people are going to believe Morvays very personal claim over hers.

[eggyboyoart]

Yakumo Dating HCs

[RATED 18+ bc of the nature of the game, NU: carnival)

COOKING TOGETHER

Whether you already know how to cook or not, Yakumo wants to show you how

It’s a love language for him in a way

He loves cooking and its important to him so he wants to share that with you

I think cooking and almost ‘providing’ for the people he cares about is his way of showing that he cares about you and wants you to be happy and safe

I think I’m just describing acts of service lol

His love languages are acts of service and words of affirmation

Yakumo is a very kind, sensitive soul – and that has caused him to become somewhat of a people pleaser

His worst fear is for you to think he doesn’t love or care you – because he does. He loves you so much that he feels the need to show it both with his words and actions

Realistically – in a relationship between the both of you, Eiden is going to be there as well

I just can’t see a world in which Yakumo isn’t hopelessly yearning for him

But just because he is also involved with Eiden, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t love you any less

In fact, if you and Eiden got along; I think that would make him even more smitten with the both of you

The two loves of his life getting along (or even… ‘getting along’)? Heart eyes, swooning, nose bleed

I swear, he really do be fainting like this is some romantic comedy or something smh

But even though he loves Eiden, he makes it very EXTREMELY clear that he will always love you as well – and he’ll do everything he can to make sure you don’t just know that you’re loved, but you also feel that you’re loved

Yakumo is a very timid, but eager partner

Hes excited and eager, but shy and easily embarrassed

PDA (or any displays of affection really) will never fail to make him blush red like a tomato

And any insinuation of ‘other activities’ will make him stutter and fluster like a victorian peasant witnessing a woman’s ankles for the first time

But despite his timidness, he really is so happy when you cuddle up to him and kiss him

Running your fingers through his hair will make him shiver with delight and fondness and he’ll look at you with the most adoring gaze

Yakumo is a shy kisser – even with years of practice, he kisses like hes about to bolt

But prolong the contact and he’ll melt into a puddle

He never knows where to put his hands so at first they’ll softly tremble at his sides or in the air – but when he really starts to feel it, his shaking hands will move to grip onto your elbows or shoulders

He will never voluntarily go to grab your waist because he is so nervous that hes going to accidently make you uncomfortable (even though hes the sweetest little thing ever)

He only uses nicknames sometimes, when hes feeling particularly loving and doting

His go-to is sweet and simple – a softly mumbled “dear” as he passes you a plate of steaming food

If hes feeling particularly sensitive or emotional, he might bust out the ‘my love’ or ‘love of my life’

[tako-cafe]

Twisting your Carnival

Time to do my number 1 activity and that is forcing different characters into TWST. This time is Nu:Carnival. I'll be assigning Dorms and Clubs. This takes place in the idea of them waking up via a lot of carriages stole them all overnight but after a time Yuu is already there and running Ramshackle by themselves, but before the first overblot happens. So Yuu is new as well and these boys are late delivery. note: I always write the college as well an actual college. Everyone is at least 18+ here.

Eiden- Ramshackle is a pretty obvious choice due to his lack of magic usage. He serves as a good member of the misfit dorm as Yuu's unofficial Vice. He ended up joining Film Research Club as a costume designer and maker. He ends up being a head in that area quickly due to how well he does his work.

Aster- Octavinelle is pretty obvious really. Aster and Azul are going to get along scarily well really. Aster is very excited to try to get what he can info wise to try to set up business here too. He ends up joining the Science club but more on the side of studying various topics in it to see if he can make one profitable. He stays mostly to the side cultivating plants.

Morvay- He was harder on me but I landed on Savanaclaw. He isn't doing much but eyeing down them all, and then sleeping with them all. Quite a few times over actually. He also does join spelldrive but again it was just to watch sweaty shirtless men so he isn't much help. Basically the unofficial cheerleader.

Olivine- He ended up in Pomefiore because of how inline he was with the dorms tenacity with how he tried to escape his decided fate. To add on it he tried to do so by "poisoning" his alter which lines up with the dorms alchemy inclinations. He ends up joining the film research club behind the scenes as someone who helps transporting supplies and props.

Yakumo- Diasomnia but not in the way the dorm described its students as being above average already but in the way the dorm would help him actually learn to use his powers where he finally is reaching closer to his impressive strength he’s meant to have. He doesn't choose a club but instead chooses to work the lounge as a cook for a few days a week. He loves learning the recipes from Jade for this world, and manages to recreate ones he knew already. He mostly works with Jade during dinner and makes specials or soups.

Quincy- Savanaclaw. It just felt correct. All vibes. He does join the Mountain Lovers Club with Jade and they get along super well. Quincy being so good in the woods ends up being an extremely valuable for Jade to fill in knowledge he didn't have yet.

Kuya- Pomefiore for the fox man. He's one I did partly base this on he'd be pretty in the uniform. But he would fit the queens ideals on his own level. He ends up joining the Board Game Club and loves it. He finds the games enjoyable and especially loves tabletop rpgs but as a DM. Letting him run games means he is pulling wild shit on everyone though. He's chaos itself.

Edmond- Heartslabyul. This man is the perfect person for this. He knows every rule. He wouldn't break them if he can help it and ends up a model student. He also joins the Equestrian Club and does fantastic at that as well.

Garu- Scarabia newest resident. He loves Kalim. He tries to be good for Jamil but honestly Jamil is cold to basically everyone so it ends up being a push and pull issue with them. Garu pop music club!! Kalim heard him sing and invited him and Cater and Lilia take to him so quickly. IE: they gave him headpats and he happily stayed.

Blade- Ignihyde...yes just because he's an android. No I have no other reason. But let me bring forth Blade Ortho best friends would be peak. I rest my case. He also joins the Gargoyle Study Club and loves it. He makes little guys and gives them to Eiden.

Dante- Another Savanaclaw but he's more so in here because I think he could be what finally pushes Leona to really introspect. Dante's attitude mixed with his position could easily end up making the one person who finally gets to our lion prince. They would argue a lot but Leona isn't about to let someone else show him up in his own dorm. He ends up in the basketball club and is pretty good at the sport rather quickly.

Rei- Diasomnia and he's studying the fae. He is mildly concerning to have around. He would love the Fae to study especially Sebek with his unique situation. He is one who joins the science club but does actual science.

Rin-Diasomnia but you'd never guess since he's following Eiden around anyway which also goes for his club. He joined film club too.

[ceejaykayess]

SMTV:V Vengeance Route Minor Late Game Spoilers (and some minor Creation True Neutral spoilers)

I've been playing SMTV:V for the last month and finally got to put it down yesterday finishing all six routes after initially only wanting to do the True Neutral ending then grab both (or just one depending on how satisfied I felt) Vengeance endings. I liked it enough that I'm honestly kinda sick of it.

But a certain series of conversations in Taito with a certain character pushed me to make a post to push out a message to the sea of souls.

To start, let's bring up the original release of SMTV in 2021. Now, while plenty of people praised the gameplay, the game's story was near universally reviled, or at best ignored. The biggest symptom of this was the lacking, if not outright shitty, characterisation of our cast. The player was, ultimately, left with no real reason to care about any of these chumps on a personal basis outside of maybe Tao and Aogami (and Ichiro, but his shit went wack super hard so it kinda evened out), and could only really care about them in terms of what they think the game wanted from them. Comparatively, the demons in the game got much more of a spotlight, being almost entirely who you got sidequests from, as well as who you interact with the most, not even in a gameplay sense but in a cutscene one too. Bumping into Fionn over the course of the story was cool, and him eventually accepting you as his king was a nice conclusion. Amanozako, annoying she may be, turned out to, at least conceptually, be pretty interesting in her relationship to the protagonist. Plenty of the demons you met had strong personalities that, when combined with their gameplay styles, left a strong impression on the player, and made them more important to (You) as a person than the "main characters".

So, along comes the True Neutral ending of the game, the closest to a "definitive" ending in terms of gameplay experience, with the secret final boss showing off his chops as probably the hardest non-superboss. And in this ending, you... create a world for humanity alone. Which means you... get rid of all of the gods and demons plaguing your world, made more or less certain by absorbing the secret final boss' Knowledge. The gods and demons you've spent upwards of 50 hours running around for, fighting with, fusing, studying, refining, even just watching.

Even your partner, Aogami, who's the only reason you're still alive.

And people were... not exactly hot on it. Generally people thought all the endings weren't great, and none of them actually felt like they fit their supposed alignment, with Neutral and Chaos seeming mixed in their placement and Law being the most tame it's ever been since the franchise's inception, if the wiki didn't lie to me. Made for great angsty fanfiction at least, but... not exactly a lot to go around.

Now, this brings me to the alignment rep for Neutrality, Shohei Yakumo, and his Life, Nuwa. Nuwa herself wasn't too much of a character, as much as she was a couple pretty good lines and an attempted line of communication between you and Yakumo. Yakumo is the real star of the show here, and... what a star he was.

I don't think anybody liked this guy. Hell, I'm not sure anyone likes this guy even after Vengeance's addendums. He shows up, starts shit, accomplished nothing we actually see or that actually matters, then dies. In the Neutral routes, he dies to fucking Ichiro and Abdiel, like fuck off. His plan, with Nuwa, is to destroy the Throne of Creation, which will make it impossible for a new God to remake the world or rule over humanity (in this way at least, allegedly, but no secret final boss so maybe actually). When we attempt it, we get the Neutral ending, generally accepted as the worst ending, and even to me actively read like the bad ending to the story. The protagonist even has the same evil little smile on his face as when he uses Profaned Land.

Of course, when you fulfill certain conditions (read: have certain fusion recipes visibly unlocked in the World of Shadows) Nuwa will stroll up to you at some point and tell you that the original plan was to make a world for humanity alone, but that they didn't go with it for... some reason. That's the True Neutral ending. Out of universe, a boggling decision to make, and in-universe, one that actively tears at out protagonist's heart.

This leads me to the point of the post: In Vengeance route, we are given, implicitly, the reason why Yakumo and Nuwa did not approach the Throne with the idea of using it to make a world just for humans. It is because, in spite of Yakumo being the victims of demons, his parents slaughtered by a man whose will was weak enough to be possessed by them and resenting demons, as a teenager demons were the only friends he really had. Between him and a fellow in Jouin that tells us about his files, we know he often spoke with things nobody else saw and called them his friends, said that he was never really alone. He is described actively as a contradiction. Demons took everything from him. Demons were all he had. He hates demons. He loves demons. He wants to create a world without demons. He can't bring himself to follow through on that ideal and settles for a much shittier compromise: ultimately keeping the status quo and making sure nobody can really change it. Neutral is the bad end; it's the White Ending of SMTV.

But, don't you think all of that sounds a little familiar? Lost things precious to him because of demons, yet in a sense has demons as his closest companions. Wanting to make a world for humanity alone, yet crushed by the weight of erasing those he holds dear. A contradictory person, when you look at him all up.

Hey wait, that's just our protagonist.

That's right, I think they accidentally made Yakumo a strong mirror to the protagonist, as reflected metatextually by the True Neutral route. It is in this way, then, that I find it striking that the Vengeance route, the one praised for making the characters actual characters, and where you can actually say the MC became friends with his classmates and alignment reps, is the route where you can't choose to abandon demons. (Saying that, I have seen some people compare Vengeance Law to True Neutral in removing all demons, I'm not sure about that actually but I dunno) Instead, it's in the Creation route, where you don't make particularly deep bonds at all with your fellow humans, where demons are those most important, most interesting to you, that you can choose to destroy them.

And all of that made me think of Yakumo as incredibly interesting, actually. Nuwa said, in the diverging cutscene between Neutral and True Neutral, that maybe we could do what they (Nuwa and Yakumo) couldn't. In 2021, that would be read as finishing the fight they lost. But now, it reads like this: "You and Yakumo are incredibly similar people. But Yakumo can't pull the trigger on his ideals. I know you can, though. You won't betray yourself." Which is wild to say to a 17 year old God who probably has a history of flip-flopping on who he thinks is right at any given moment, but hey.

[halfetirosie]

⚡️⛈️🔥I'M HAVING A CONNIPTION🔥⛈️⚡️

(Scales 08 - 10 React-os!)

Maybe if I scream at the screen loud enough, the characters will listen to me!

1) (⊙ᗣ⊙) YOU GOTTA BE FUCKING KIDDING ME!!!!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY DESPICABLE.

YAKUMO IS GOING OUT OF HIS WAY TO SAVE THEM---UNDENIABLY A GOOD/KIND THING, AND THEY'RE SEEING IT RIGHT BEFORE THEIR EYES---AND THEY STILL WANT TO FUCKING MURDER HIM?!?!?!

THESE UNGRATEFUL PRICKS?!?!?!?!

THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH SWEAR WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO EXPRESS MY RAGE!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

THESE BITCHES LITERALLY WANT TO STAB THE PERSON PROTECTING THEM WHILE HIS BACK IS TURNED?!?!?!

@#^$$%^@@?!?!?!!!!!!

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These bitches are not "driven by fear," they are driven by their selfishness. It's so fucking unfortunate, because their actions make it seem like the way Kuya reviles humans is completely correct.

Yes, these particular humans are definitely worthy of Kuya's insults and cursing. But they do not represent all humans. Despite that, I know that this situation is just going to reinforce Kuya's group attribution error---he'll see this village as representative of humanity as a whole, and this, reinforce his general hatred of all humans. 🤦‍♀️

2) I am disgusted.

Kuya said the magic word---selfishness. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

These two-faced shitbags are so ungrateful.

First they try to bite the hand that feeds them, but as soon as they get a hint of vulnerability from Umi, they latch onto it to take advantage of him again. AS IF THEY DIDN'T TRY TO KILL A PRESUMED MERFOLK [just like they had already done in the past], LIKE, FEW MINUTES EARLIER.

The manipulation is OFF THE CHARTS.

This is a textbook abusive relationship.

3) Okay, I'm getting the sense that Umi is in a Quincy-esque situation.

Like Quincy, he's protecting the village because of some sort of promise with a now-deceased member of that community. (Yes, I know that in Quincy's case his friend later told him to forget about that promise, but my point still stands.)

Of course, unlike Quincy, Umi was never a part of the community himself, and he doesn't have much affection/ investment in the current community. (I don't think him saving the child in an earlier chapter goes against that idea. After all, it's a basic moral principle to protect kids.)

And look, I get it. Whoever he made a promise to was extremely precious; even more so in the context of a yokai's long life.

HOWEVER, THESE BITCH-ASS VILLAGERS DO NOT HAVE ANY REAL RESPECT FOR MERFOLK---OR FOR NATURE IN GENERAL.

Quincy's old tribe aren't particularly nice to him, but since they respect nature as a whole, they don't try to FUCKING MURDER HIM. They leave him be.

But this village??? THEY ARE SCUM.

JUST RUN, UMI!!! I'm sorry, but your friend is long gone. No amount of love for the deceased should bind you to a community that abuses you.

☠︎☠︎☠︎

4) LISTEN TO THE GRUMPY OLD MAN!!! HE ISN'T EVEN WRONG THIS TIME!!! 😭😭😭

THIS VILLAGE IS NOT WORTH IT!!!

Maybe, if their attitudes had changed from the past, they might be.

But they haven't changed. They are still evil.

5) WAIT A DAMN MINUTE---

So, you're saying that the promise wasn't indefinite?

And Umi doesn't necessarily go out of his way to do extra shit for this village---since the relic is almost out of juice???

THEN WHY ARE WE EVEN STILL TALKING ABOUT THIS?!?!

It's not like the villagers are facing certain death here. THEY CAN JUST FUCKING MOVE TO THE MAINLAND!!!! Sure, they'll probably have a tough time adjusting to a new way of life + finding new was of subsisting, but they'll be fucking FINE!!!

6) See, I agree with Yakumo here. Not all humans are bad, and I'm sure that whoever Umi made a promise to was a great dude.

I know I'm just repeating myself at this point, but the evidence is undeniable; UMI'S HUMAN DOES NOT REPRESENT THE NORM ON THIS ISLAND.

🔥🔥🔥 THIS VILLAGE IS HOT GARBAGE!!!! 🔥🔥🔥

7) Just when I think this story can't get any darker---

Bruh. BRUH. 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢

Do ya'll realize the implications of this?????

Think about it; the merfolk and the humans were NOT friends in the past. They were strangers, and the human villagers massacred the merfolk and stole their land.

Meaning that this relic was never meant for the humans. A merfolk gave their life to make this relic for the benefit of their fellow merfolk, but the humans stole it.

Meaning that these despicable humans, on top of murdering the merfolk, have been desecrating a merfolk artifact for generations.

8) ---BITCH?!!!!! 🤬😡💢🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪

THIS SHITTY LITTLE RAT SECRETLY FOLLOWS THEM, EAVESDROPS, AND IS HAPPY TO HEAR THAT UMI WOULD HAVE TO FUCKING DIE IN ORDER TO SAVE THEIR SHITTY LITTLE ISLAND?!?!?!?!

WHY THE HELL ARE THESE TWATS SO EAGER TO MURDER MERFOLK ALL THE DAMN TIME?!?!?!?!

I DON'T GET IT!!!! HOW CAN A WHOLE GROUP OF PEOPLE HAVE SO LITTLE HUMANITY?!?!?!?!

AND WHY THE FUCK IS UMI STILL JUSTIFYING HIS PROTECTION OVER THEM, EVEN WHEN THE CONDITIONS OF HIS PROMISE ARE BASICALLY ALREADY OVER?!?!?!

💢 (╯🔥 ᗣ 🔥)╯︵ ┻━┻

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

....

I have a REALLY BAD FEELING. I really hope I'm wrong, but I feel like Umi might actually sacrifice himself for these ungrateful, hypocritical, revolting scumbags.

And if he does, well....

Idk man, maybe I'll just have a heart attack and die.

😤😤😤

End of report

[pwurrz]

eiden’s about to give yakumo a headpat but he gets distracted by someone calling him before his hand can actually touch the serpent’s head.

yakumo doesn’t recognize the person trying to get eiden’s attention, but it seems eiden has met them more than a few times. the way the grand sorcerer is always so friendly and personable would normally make yakumo’s heart skip a beat, however now, the only thing he feels is a low pang of jealousy.

he’s not usually the type to feel this way when eiden simply talks to another person when he could be giving yakumo attention, but in this instance, their conversation goes on for quite some time. to be interrupted right before eiden was about to praise him makes yakumo’s stomach churn like a bundle of serpents.

yakumo considers himself a fairly patient person, but in situations like these he can only wait so long. eiden’s hand is just.. right there. hovering an inch above his head, so close to giving him the affection he craves and yet not moving any closer.

after some deliberation, yakumo decides to close the gap himself.

he leans up on his tiptoes until the top of his head meets eiden’s palm, much like a needy cat that wants to be pet. the action clearly startles eiden (had.. he forgotten yakumo was even there??) and he laughs at the serpent’s endearing antics. it’s not long after that the two finally find a more private place, hopefully one where they won’t be interrupted again.

yakumo’s about to apologize for his uncharacteristically pushy behaviour, but eiden beats him to it.

“sorry, sorry! i know, it’s not cool having someone interrupt our time, is it? sorry about that.”

the idea of their time makes yakumo blush, and he’s about to automatically soothe eiden’s worries (it wasn’t his fault, it was the fault of that person who could clearly see eiden was busy but chose to spark up a conversation anyways-), before the grand sorcerer once again stops him before he can get a single word out by placing his hand on yakumo’s head and running his fingers through his hair. a pleasant shiver runs down the serpent’s back as his eyes narrow in contentment and a quiet purr rumbles from his chest.

“now, where were we, hm?”

[hyuge]

Jelly Time

#DasterWeek24 | Day Two: Injury | AO3

Hosted by: @nucarnievents | Rated: T | 617 Words

A day at the beach turns sour when Aster gets stung by a jellyfish.

“Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow.”

Aster limped onto the beach, his left foot suspended in the air, as Dante supported his weight. He dragged him to shore after a jellyfish mishap in the water. Aster sucked his bottom lip in through his teeth, clenching down on the thin layer of flesh to try and distract himself from the pain radiating up his foot into his leg.

They collapsed together on the hot, white sand and Aster propped his leg up on his opposite knee. The stinging only grew worse. “Owie,” he continued to whine from the pain.

“We have to do something,” said Dante in a panic. He patted down his near-naked body as if he were expecting to find something on his person that would be of use. The only thing he had on him was a pair of board shorts. He looked defeated when he came up empty. His perfect brows scrunched up in displeasure as he eyed the angry red color of Aster’s foot. “We have to pee on it.”

Aster froze in place, his heart stuttering in his chest as he gave Dante a scathing glare. “No,” he said firmly.

 “We have to! It’s the only way!”

“It most certainly is not the only way,” corrected Aster, seething. “Way to take advantage of the situation to confess you’re into that sort of thing.”

“Excuse me?” asked Dante, aghast.

“We don’t need to pee on my foot. We just need vinegar. If you wanna pee on somebody, talk to one of the countless degenerates that have been ogling you all week.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Aster huffed. He pursed his lips as he fought through the wave of anger and pain coursing through his veins. “You’ve been strutting around the beach with your tits out all week and everyone has stopped to stare. If you wanna go pee on someone, pee on one of the countless admirers. Meanwhile, I need vinegar for my foot!”

Aster wasn’t jealous. Aster didn’t do jealous. It was the jellyfish sting talking. Dante stared at him skeptically.

“I’ll call Yakumo. He should be at the hotel. I can have him ask the restaurant for vinegar and I’ll head to meet him.” Dante stood and ran to their umbrella to grab his phone. When he came back, he had the phone held in his hand and his gaze raked down over Aster. “Will you be okay until I get back?”

Aster sighed. “I’m not going to die.” He waved his hand to dismiss Dante. “Be quick about it. My foot hurts.”

“Right.”

Aster was left alone on the beach watching the waves roll in. Any other time, it would be peaceful and romantic. Now though, it was a constant reminder of how his innertube had floated into jellyfish territory. There should have been a sign somewhere. They needed to warn for that sort of thing!

Several minutes had gone by when Aster looked up to see a frantic Dante running toward him with a bottle of vinegar in hand. Behind him, Yakumo and the others followed behind. Dante skidded to a stop at Aster’s side, scrambling to unscrew the cap on the bottle.

“I got it,” he gasped from running. Dante poured the entire bottle on Aster’s foot, despite the fact that only a small amount was likely needed. He set the empty bottle down and knelt in the sand, gingerly taking Aster’s foot into his hands. “How does it feel?”

Aster shrugged. “I’m sure it’s not meant to be an instant remedy.” He forced a smile through the pain. “Thank you.” Dante kissed the top of Aster’s vinegar-soaked foot. “Anything for you.”

[2af-afterdark]

Pssssst got any soft kuya headcanons? Like when he lets guard down around Eiden?

Let fox be soft!

Just a few!

I like to imagine that Eiden sometimes falls asleep in Kuya's lap (because Kuya is a shit who makes Eiden sit all pretty like a pet). Well, he's a mean owner when Eiden is awake... but the second Eiden falls asleep, Kuya is running his fingers through Eiden's hair and kissing his forehead.

That Kuya uses the most advanced of magic to make sure those claws of his don't tear Eiden apart. He likes to bully, but he wouldn't maim... unless Eiden was into that.

Kuya's tail does the laziest little wag when he sees Eiden smile at something mundane (like flowers or something).

He is grateful whenever Eiden's optimism and good nature beat out his cynicism. He could kiss Eiden for it... but he won't.

As for one not Eiden one!

Kuya feels genuine pride in Yakumo and Garu/Karu. He won't show it, but he loves being their master/teacher and he secretly hopes they never hit the point of ennui like he has.

[a-not-so-clean-blog]

Nu carnival boys and how they would react to someone screaming at you

Yakumo

He's scared for you. He holds your hand trying to comfort you and himself. After the person leaves he's going to spoil you for the rest of the day. He's going to get you all kinds of treats and do anything he can to take your mind off of what happened. He's got anxiety for the rest of the day but tries not to show it.

Edmond

He is going to use his knowledge of law to threaten the person right back. He does it in such an eloquent way so that no repercussions can fall back on you. It's his job to protect the kingdom from ‘disturbance of the peace’, ‘harassment’, or ‘threat of bodily harm'. All very serious crimes. The person shuts up and skulks away pretty quickly. Afterwards he'll take you out for some sweets, but you'll have to wait for him to get off of patrol first.

Olivine

Honestly most people calm down as soon as he points out that they're getting aggressive. I mean how are you supposed to argue with a priest about anger? It's incredibly rare that he can't deescalate a situation but if he can't then he will usher you into a different area and close the door. Even if the other person tries to open the door or he is much stronger and can simply hold it closed until they tire themselves out and go away. Then he can sit with you and rub your back until you feel better.

Quincy

For the most part he'll let you handle your own battles, but it's a different story if he starts to see your hands shaking or something telling him that you can't handle this. He'll stand up and loom over you as a silent threat to the other person. He doesn't want to get physical but the moment the person gets too close he's on them like a wild animal. He won't throw a punch but he is going to pin them and whisper something in their ear. You don't want to know what he said and he's not going to tell you. He'll let you cuddle with him after because naps fix everything.

Kuya

He takes in every feature of the person, committing them to memory. Kuya may insult them to take their attention off of you, because he knows he can take whatever pathetic insults this puny human can say. After the person is gone he will tell you not to worry about them and they aren't worth your thoughts. Some time later Kuya is going to find them and trap them in an illusion making them lose their mind. It's what they deserve for upsetting you.

Blade

He's confused why someone is mad at you. Once he realizes what the person is saying to you he enters “protection mode”. If the person takes even a single step towards you then Blade is fully ready to attack. You may even need to defend this person from Blade if it escalates that much. After everything is said and done blade asks why they were so upset and when you explain why he's just so confused because it does not make any sense to him. How could someone get so hostile towards you?

Garu

He's going to physically get between you and the person yelling at you. He's going to try to take their attention off of you and put it on to him instead. He's going to be upset after getting yelled at but he's going to be even more upset if he watches you get yelled at. If things get taken too far he may tap out and let Karu take over, but he'll try his best to make the person leave you alone.

Karu

He's going to bite them. No questions asked. If he has to switch in he is attacking first and asking questions never. It all happened so fast and he is grabbing your hand and running away. He boasts about how strong he is and that he'll always be here to protect you.

Dante

It depends. If you did something stupid he will let the other person say their piece, but will stop them if they go to far. He will comfort you afterwards but will also discuss how the situation could have been handled instead. If you did nothing wrong and the person is just screaming at you then you better believe Dante is going to punish them harshly. Sure he'll try to deescalate the situation first but if the person doesn't back off then they will feel the wrath of the sun.

Rei

He is going to verbally rip this person apart. Normally I say Rei uses his intelligence for evil, but in this case he will pinpoint every insecurity that this person has and break them down piece by piece. If this person didn't have any self-image issues before then they sure do have some now because Rei is about to give them a big inferiority complex.

Eiden

He's going to get mad and start yelling right back. He doesn't care even if you were at fault, he's got your back no matter what. Now it's him and this person screaming and Eiden is ready to throw hands. After everything is over he makes really sarcastic comments about how that person was an idiot. He'll make sure you guys go out and do something fun to destress.

Aster

He'll just jump into the situation and shove a piece of paper into the person's face, and they will instantly go pale. Aster has blackmail on literally everybody and he is more than willing to use it for you. Afterwards he will joke about how dumb that person was to be mean to you and if you're lucky he may buy you something as well.

Morvay

He's going to just take your hand and walk away. Even if the person is still yelling at you and following, he's just going to keep walking and talk to you about whatever ‘fun’ thing you're going to do next. He kind of hopes the person is just going to stop. If they don't though he is going to turn around and say something really vulgar for shock value, then just continue to walk away while the person is too stunted to do anything. Afterwards he just laughs about the whole situation to make you feel better, and goes on about how stupid they looked.

[joyokosuka]

NU: Carnival Battle Lines

Here are translations of the battle lines for N cards.  I think SSRs have some extras but I don’t have enough stars on them to properly listen orz but if anyone has some they want me to look at I will certainly do so!

Aster:

Attack 1: Hmmph!

Attack 2: There!

Under Attack 1: Ah!

Under Attack 2: This is the worst...

Skill: Leave it to me!

Death: Ugh...I don’t have enough essence!

Morvay:

Attack 1: Hiyah!

Attack 2: Leave it to me!

Under Attack 1: Ah!

Under Attack 2: Oww!

Skill: You’ll have to defeat me first!

Death: Gah!  I’ve run out of essence...

Yakumo:

Attack 1: Yah!

Attack 2: S-Sorry!

Under Attack 1: Ugh!

Under Attack 2: Whoa!

Skill: I won’t forgive you for hurting Mr. Eiden!

Death: I have to protect Mr. Eiden, and yet...

Edmond:

Attack 1: Hup!

Attack 2: Punishment!

Under Attack 1: Ugh!

Under Attack 2: *Cough*...I miscalculated...

Skill: It’s too late to ask for forgiveness.

Death: Tch...I wasn’t careful enough.

Olivine:

Attack 1: Hah!

Attack 2: By this sacred scripture!

Under Attack 1: Th-This is bad!

Under Attack 2: Ah!

Skill: I’m terribly sorry...But it appears that I have to deliver my sermon violently.

Death: Ugh...Is this punishment for denying my desires?

Quincy:

Attack 1: Hah!

Attack 2: Let’s finish this quickly.

Under Attack 1: Ugh!

Under Attack 2: Tch...

Skill: What a nuisance.  Leave it to me.

Death: Run away...It’s not safe here.

Kuya:

Attack 1: How’s this?

Attack 2: Ohh?  Well then, how about this?

Under Attack 1: Mm!

Under Attack 2: Keh...Now you’ve done it.

Skill: I wonder if you can withstand my test?

Death: Heheh...This is a more dangerous situation than I had thought.

Karu (Garu doesn’t have battle lines):

Attack 1: Now!

Attack 2: Don’t underestimate me!

Under Attack 1: Guh!

Under Attack 2: This doesn’t hurt!

Skill: I’ll beat the crap out of you!

Death: Shit! I don’t have any power left!

Blade:

Attack 1: Attack time!

Attack 2: Ta-da!  I’ll protect darling!

Under Attack 1: Waah!  It hurts!

Under Attack 2: Argh, not fair!

Skill: You’re okay!  I’ll beat them up quick!

Death: It’s fine.  I’m starting my repair function, so I’ll be fixed soon.

Dante:

Attack 1: Hmmph.  Are you prepared to die?

Attack 2: It seems you’re hesitating.

Under Attack 1: Do you want to make me mad!?

Under Attack 2: Hmph.  This doesn’t bother me.

Skill: I’ll finish this quickly.  You should be grateful.

Death: How could I lose?

Rei:

Attack 1: You’ll obviously fail.

Attack 2: Stop resisting.

Under Attack 1: Tch...Annoying.

Under Attack 2: That won’t work.

Skill: I can see your movements clear as day.

Death: Why am I having a seizure now!?

[docholligay]

YAKUMO RUNS HOME AND SEES KONATSU GETTING OUT OF A CAR. IS SHE SEEING A MAN?

Please please please PLEEEEEEAAAAAAASSSSEEEEEEEE let him and Konatsu stay friends oh my god I am BEGGING.

[everbluekisses]

Why "When your eyes say it" is the perfect yakumond song.

Um. Hello. This is my tumblr and what you're going to read next is pure yakumond brainrot crazyness hyperfocus shit. Lets get going.

I Love to hear you say that you love me With words so sweet And I love the way with just one whisper You tell me everything And when you say those words It's the sweetest thing I've ever heard

We all know that Yakumo is very expressive person in any emotion that is going through him. "The eyes are the windows for the soul" is a very famous saying where i was born, and that describes yakumo perfectly. So this whole song makes me feel like it's Edmond singing about how much he feels loved through small and mundane actions. Such as Yakumo's protective nature, his unhesitating devotion, his acts of service, everything Yakumo does around him besides verbal declarations. What I feel is that Edmond has moments where his heart aches with so much love, thinking about how Yakumo's love is in everything he does, and how good it feels to be enveloped in that, how is good to feel loved far beyond words.

But when your eyes say it That's when I know that it's true I feel it I feel the love coming through I know it I know that you truly care for me 'Cause it's there to see When your eyes tell me

But what touches him the most is how Yakumo's eyes tell him everything. The loving, gentle, devoted way Yakumo always looks at him. His flushed face, sometimes with tears, sometimes like a puppy, sometimes serious and possessive when they're having sex, sometimes half-closed with a smile, sometimes focused when he's protecting someone he loves, sometimes shyly looking away. But when his eyes say it, that's when Edmond knows he loves Yakumo with all his heart.

I love all the ways that you show me You'll never leave (never leave) And the way your kisses, they always convince me Your feelings run so deep I love the things you say And I love the love your touch conveys

"I love all the ways that you show me that you will never leave."

When your eyes tell me I know they're not tellin' lies They tell me All that you're feelin' inside And it sounds so right

I can imagine thinking about the security that comes with knowing how Yakumo's eyes don't lie, how Edmond can read it as clear as day, how Yakumo is such a genuine and kind person...

And when I think about this song, it's not just Edmond's point of view that I think about. Yakumo's point of view also exists, and I think it makes sense equally. Edmond, at first, tries to hide his emotions at all costs, even though he's not very good at it [at least for Yakumo, it's very difficult to read Edmond at first, he doesn't have the same social skills as Eiden, for example] like when he tries to look away, turn his back, change the subject, all to try to mask what makes him feel embarrassed and exposed. But I think that, with time, with the intimacy that he and Yakumo slowly build, he slowly opens up and his eyes are also the window to his soul. Especially when he looks at Yakumo with so much love that the people around him are startled to see Edmond with such a unusal expression. Or how he trusts Yakumo blindly.

yeah i totally get sad laying in my bed thinking about them while listening to britney spears muahajhahaha because all i do is listen to brintwy spears MUAHAHAHHDWUHS

Now, the full lyrics and link to the song. Yakumond lovers, que win.

I Love to hear you say that you love me With words so sweet And I love the way with just one whisper You tell me everything And when you say those words It's the sweetest thing I've ever heard But when your eyes say it That's when I know that it's true I feel it I feel the love coming through I know it I know that you truly care for me 'Cause it's there to see When your eyes say it I love all the ways that you show me You'll never leave (never leave) And the way your kisses, they always convince me Your feelings run so deep I love the things you say And I love the love your touch conveys But when your eyes say it That's when I know that it's true I feel it I feel the love coming through I know it I know that you truly care for me 'Cause it's there to see When your eyes tell me I know they're not tellin' lies They tell me All that you're feelin' inside And it sounds so right When your eyes say it, say it And the words that say take my breath away No song ever sounded so sweet I love every word that they say to me But when your eyes say it That's when I know that it's true I feel it I feel the love coming through I know it I know that you truly care for me 'Cause it's there to see When your eyes tell me I know they're not tellin' lies They tell me All that you're feelin' inside And it sounds so right When your eyes say it That's when I know that it's true I feel it I feel the love coming through I know it I know that you truly care for me You tell me everything 'Cause it's there to see When your eyes tell me I know they're not tellin' lies They tell me All that you're feelin' inside And it sounds so right

[paradise-in-k4]

The Gap in the Evening, Entry 1: “An Engineer on the River Splits”

We began to wander through the woods a short while after crossing the boundary, Marisa’s list in hand. The forest was dense, but the presence of a river flowing down from a nearby mountain added a refreshing crispness to the landscape. And that’s when it hit us… we forgot to bring potable drinking water. In the spirit of curiosity on the first evening, we dove right into this place without a semblance of an overnight kit. Back home, this kind of thing was normally averted to an extent with the presence of small facility buildings containing things such as vending machines, water fountains, and even toilets with running water. Out in the middle of nowhere, right where and when someone needed them. But seeing the drastic regressive change in the technological bell curve that this region had according to our initial understandings, I would infer that those luxuries would not exist on this side of the boundary. Using the stars to navigate under the new moon, we soon found ourselves facing the river at the foot of a ravine when I seemed to trip over something invisible, falling face-first into the mud. At least it was mud and not a rocky outcrop along the riverbed, because that would be bad from a bodily perspective when subjected to uncontrolled elementary physics. Specifically, the parts that involve gravity, the wedge, the lever, Neuton’s 2nd Law of Motion, and potentially the concept of naturally-flowing water.

After a couple seconds a short girl seemed to appear before us, muttering something about her optical camouflage malfunctioning before noticing us. Following an awkward pause we introduced ourselves to her, where she then introduced herself as Nitori Kawashiro. Maribel suggested that she could be one of the youkai she had seen in her dreams, a thought which Nitori chose to entertain by saying that she was a kappa and a friend to all humans. We explained our case to her involving a parallel Gensokyo being trapped within a gap, and how Marisa had suggested we searched for her according to a list she gave us. Granted, the list wasn’t entirely legible because the last few named were smudged out because Marisa slipped with the pen she was using to write that paper, which was only made worse by the fact that it was now covered in mud.

In light of this situation, Nitori offered her assistance in the form of a promise to make an invention or several that could help us gather the data we need to pinpoint the source of the problem in this universe, if not another one. However, she needed the assistance of this universe’s Yukari Yakumo to see if there were any other universal boundaries in which Nitori could create a device to make us capable of crossing through. Perhaps we’ll cross paths with her in the future, since the Marisa of our universe brought her up by name when describing how her uncontrolled abilities brought the incident to where it stands now.

She then suggested that we seek out two other people for varying reasons due to our situation. We could ask a bookstore owner named Kosuzu Motoori in the nearby Human Village to decipher the illegible text on the list through the smudges and mud it sustained. Or we could seek out the assistance of Sanae Kochiya of the Moriya Shrine at the top of the mountain via a nearby gondola, since she was a sort of divine priestess who also came from the outside world. Overall, we might not have a direction or a tangible overnight kit, but some data is better than no data.

-Renko Usami

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Muse Notes: Nitori Kawashiro

Title: Super Youkai Warhead

Universe of Origin: L1

Size (headcanon): Shortish, about 4’6”

Species: Youkai, Kappa

Pronouns: She/Her

Age: Unknown

Personality: Nitori is often shy and tends to run away on sight of a human. Otherwise, she’s quite cheerful among her friend group. However, she may sometimes manifest a hidden agenda fueled by greed and profits when coming up with a new invention/business idea, or when she’s running something like a market booth. She really loves cucumbers. A lot.

Occupation: Engineer

Home Region: Genbu Ravine, base of Youkai Mountain

Abilities: Capable of manipulating water and using tools

Water Manipulation: Inherent/innate ability as a kappa, in which her tools have no bearing on how she uses this power. Known to be used to shoot water, make fountains, and even manifest giant tidal waves.

Usage of Tools: An interpretation of a historical trait called “tsuuhai” noted by Hieda no Akyuu that suggests that kappas’ arms are connected to each other and that they could extend one arm by retracting the other into their bodies. Nitori (and other kappa by extension) instead utilizes tools and mechanisms to make it appear that she has extending arms, although they are primarily mechanical if observed closely. Nitori sometimes has more than two such mechanical arms stored in her backpack for her own use.

Skills: Skilled in creating machines and analyzing items of the outside world, but has trouble understanding magical tools/items. Nitori also has leadership skills among other kappa.

Possessions:

Blue dress with many pockets

Blue wellington boots

Cattail

Green hat with a wispy decal

Giant blue backpack with a golden key strapped to the front of it

Plenty of tools and mechanisms, which she keeps in her pockets/backpack

Muse-Specific Headcanons:

She can recreate large inventions and (a)historical machines over the course of a couple weeks with the help of other kappa

She has offered to technologically modernize select areas of Gensokyo in the past, but few people took her offer

She has a human disguise but barely uses it

She usually doesn’t act overly flashy when using her water-manipulating abilities, but you can bet she’ll go way overboard- magical girl posing and all- when she does, especially if it’s against someone who’s propagating an incident. Blame Sumireko and Rinnosuke for showing her mahou shoujo media from the outside world that she acts like this, and blame Aya for publishing it on the Bunbunmaru Newspaper once that many of her newspaper subscribers now know about this.

Blog-Specific Lore Notes:

Nitori has met Renko and Maribel of Universe K4, and offered to build inventions for them that can cross universal boundaries if she had Yukari’s help to aid their quest to research/resolve the Parallel Satellite Incident

She attended the 2nd Multiverse Fighting Tournament as a spectator alongside Reimu, the Three Fairies of Light, Cirno, and Daiyousei, and got held up at the venue’s snack bar over a cucumber sundae when Sunny and Luna tried to prank the vendor. Currently rooting for Notori because the two of them have very similar names.

Nitori has joined in the investigation of the West Mountain

Spell Cards:

*For close contact only

**Can be for either close combat or long range danmaku battles

***Has known secondary uses besides combat

Optics “Optical Camouflage”

“Optical Camouflage” (Spell Card Bomb shared with Marisa)

Optics “Hydro Camouflage”

Water Sign “Kappa's Flash Flood”*** (secondary in MI - penalty)

Water Sign “Kappa’s Pororoca”

Water Sign “Kappa’s Great Illusionary Waterfall”

Water Sign “Water Carpet”

Water Sign “Summer Plastic Bottle Rocket”*

Youkai Battleship “Sanpei Fighter”*

River Sign “Dividing Edge”

Kappa “Monster Cucumber”

Kappa “Exteeeending Aaaaarm”*** (secondary in MI - reward)

Kappa “Spin the Cephalic Plate”

Kappa “Dried Shirikodama”

Heavy Rain “Great War Beneath the River”*

Bubble Sign “Fire! Bubble Dragon”*

Battle Machine “Fly! Sanpei Fight”*

Weapon “Water Flamethrower”

“Like the Flow of a Mountain Marsh”

Water Mask Sign “Water Bomb Masquerade” (Combination with Hata no Kokoro)*

Fist Water Sign “Nyuudou Murakumo Water Bomb Fist” (Combination with Ichirin Kumoi)*

*Perfect Nessie Cultivation Method* (Occult)*

Last Words & Impossible Spell Cards:

Waterfall Sign “Shiraito Falls” (Impossible Spell Card)

Waterfall Sign “Kegon Gun” (Impossible Spell Card)

“Super Scope 3D” (Last Word)**

*Loch Ness is Here Right Now!* (Occult Last Word)*

Wind and Clouds! The Youkai Mountain 3D (Last Word from Lost Word, A10 Nitori)

[meewz]

yakumo can hardly look at the man kneeling between his spread legs without feeling the urge to whimper bubble up in his throat.

quincy’s kneeling in front of him, using his giant hands to gently hold yakumo’s legs apart. he’s kissing and nipping up yakumo’s trembling thighs, stopping just short of where the serpent desperately wants him to touch. after a few times of this teasing, yakumo whines and tries to shift his hips.

“m-mr. quincy….” he cuts off with a gasp as quincy bumps his nose against yakumo’s shaft, already hard and leaking from a bit of teasing. the larger man exhales a puff of hot air smiling smugly as another bead of precum drips from the tip of yakumo’s cock.

“hm?” quincy hums in response, nullifying yakumo’s attempts to buck his hips up by gripping his thighs more roughly and pinning them in place. he looks up at the younger man through his eyelashes and feels extremely pleased with what he sees.

yakumo is panting, cheeks flushed a pretty red and tears dotting his eyelashes, ready to fall at any moment. he looks back at quincy pleadingly, using his eyes to beg as he’s far to shy to use his words. one hand covers his mouth in a vain attempt to muffle any desperate noises that slip out, while the other hovers awkwardly around quincy’s head, wanting to grab his hair but not knowing if he’s allowed to.

“already so excited?” quincy murmurs teasingly, smirking as yakumo gasps and shakes in embarrassment. his thighs attempt to close to hide his leaking erection, but quincy’s grip prevents him from getting very far.

“i… i-i..” the poor thing can hardly string a sentence together, squeezing his eyes shut as a few stray tears slip down his cheeks. “a-ah! mmff- ♡” yakumo’s whole body jerks as quincy takes the tip of his cock into his warm mouth, suckling gently and lapping his tongue against the slit, humming at the taste of precum before pulling off with a ‘pop!’ far too soon for yakumo to fully enjoy the sensation.

“ahaa, m-mr. q-quincy… please…” a sob leaves yakumo’s throat as he finally brings himself to beg, so desperate for any kind of contact, even the lightest touch, to further fan the pleasant flames he feels slowly but surely spreading through his lower abdomen.

quincy makes a deep rumbling sound at that, almost like a possessive growl. he breathes a puff of hot air against the leaking head of yakumo’s cock, drinking in the needy whines he gets in response.

“‘please’ what?” yakumo is so cute when he begs, quincy can’t help himself from pushing him just a little bit further, coaxing out more of those honey sweet pleas.

the serpent swallows thickly in response, repeatedly opening his mouth to speak only to be interrupted by a soft moan slipping out every time. he feels lightheaded, he doesn’t think he’s ever been this desperate from just a bit of teasing before. the way quincy’s looking up at him, looking like he wants to devour the younger man whole if only he would say the word, quickly disposes of any coherent thought trying to form.

quincy seems to realize he’s overwhelmed, pressing a sweet kiss to the soft inside of one of yakumo’s thighs in encouragement while rubbing the other one with his thumb.

“p-please.. please j-just.. t-touch me…” the barely audible whisper is all quincy needs before he’s parting his lips and taking yakumo’s cock into the inviting warmth of his mouth once again. he decides to be merciful, rewarding yakumo for his honesty by immediately swallowing all of the serpent’s length with ease, only stopping when he heard a loud cry that indicated the tip of yakumo’s cock was what was caressing the back of his throat.

“a-ahaa~!! mmm-mr. q-q-quin-cy, i- o-ohhh~!! ♡” yakumo’s body shook and trembled as his mind went blank, his hand finally reaching down to grab a fistful of quincy’s hair. the only thing he was able to focus on was the pure, electric pleasure running through his veins, leaving him unable to even gasp out a warning before he suddenly came.

quincy didn’t seem phased by his mouth suddenly being invaded with yakumo’s long awaited release, simply humming and swallowing without saying a word, licking his lips to make sure he didn’t miss any and smirking at the scandalized look on the serpent’s face.

“s-sorry…” was the first mumbled word that left yakumo’s mouth, sheepishly avoiding eye contact with the man still kneeling in front of him.

quincy shook his head with a lazy smile, and when he spoke, his voice was pleasantly rough in a way that gave yakumo butterflies.

“‘s fine. was that good?”

“y-yes!” yakumo responded immediately, no longer feeling shy as long as he got to compliment quincy on his.. ahem.. amazing skills.

quincy’s smile widened upon hearing that, though his gaze soon lowered as the expression on his face became.. almost amused?

“seems it wasn’t enough, though.”

yakumo followed the other man’s gaze and flushed deeply, realizing his cock was still standing proud and leaking, eagerly awaiting the next touch. he almost apologized again, but the feeling of quincy’s tongue lapping against his slit, almost unbearably sensitive right after orgasm, ripped a high pitched whine from his throat as the low sound of quincy’s chuckle rang in his ears.

“insatiable little serpent~ ♡”