#if sora kingdomhearts was in love with riku only

[ma-tsu-the-male-goddess]

No okay but @venjamin-kingdomhearts ‘s joke/idea about Ventus and Repliku as a ship hit me like a train wreck.

Because now that everything is fixed, they’re all together and happy, the trios are together — what’s going on with these two?

As much as Ventus loves Aqua and Terra, they treat him more like a kid than an equal. It’s hard to hang out with Twilight kids bc he feels either like a stand in for Roxas or an awkward shadow. Sora would always welcome him, but regardless of how close they are in heart, Sora is lighthearted and free in a way that he just can’t make himself be. Being on Destiny islands is like trying to look in on a normal life that Ven never got. It’s hard, and it feels lonely. Even trying to travel with the Destiny trio makes him feel like a 4th wheel; there’s so many inside jokes he just doesn’t know how to laugh at.

And Repliku. The only people he knows are Namine and Riku and Sora. He tried to kill the Destiny island kids and it’s still awkward interacting with them at all. Even with his memories of the island, it’s not like he’s a real person right? How could he ever build connections with someone who has no memories of who you are, and tons of expectations of who you should be like? Namine is happy to talk with him, but the memories and struggles in the Organization still put a strain in their relationship. Namine more than anything wants to have a happy normal life, and even if she will never quite be just an average kid, she really gets people in a way that Repliku just doesn’t. She can’t be there just to entertain him, and he can see her struggle to get him to fit in with friendly gatherings.

So they both find themselves alone a lot. Walking through cities and towns, watching sunsets and starts, wandering the worlds to fill up their days. Maybe trying to pick up a hobby like astronomy or drawing, but always finding themselves back to training. It’s what they’ve always known, as far along as their real memories exist.

So why couldn’t they notice each other training? Outside Disney castle, or Yen Sid’s tower, or around the Land of Departure, and step in to say hi?

‘Would you like a sparring partner?’ Repliku would say.

‘Can you show me how you did that move?’ Ventus would ask.

An opening here and there, hesitant questions and banter slowly becoming more confident:

‘You know it’s funny, but I feel like we only ever meet up at these bright sunny places, you ever been to Halloweentown?’

Or

“You think those guys ever eat anything but paopu fruit?” Repliku.

“Nah, but at least it’s better than Twilight Town, I swear everyone of them is just obsessed.” Ventus.

A glance from Repliku, smirk on his face,

“You know based on the company we keep, you might say we’re the only ones with taste.”

And Ventus’s ugly snort makes Repliku’s smile turn real.

And slowly it would turn into other conversations:

‘Sometimes it’s hard, you know? Seeing them move on? I feel like I’m always just on the edge of the next threat.’

‘I don’t know how to get back to a normal I never had.’

And conversations turn to invitations turn to planning meeting ups turn to suddenly always being by their side, or at least just a text away.

And one day, Ventus tries to deal Riku a shovel talk for Sora and just fails spectacularly. Repliku, ‘happening to be by’ just starts cackling at the scene, and Riku looks concerned and confused more than anything.

So Ventus snags him arm in a fit of pique and says something like ‘if you date my brother I’m gonna date yours!’ It had been meant as a threat, Ventus thinks, but Riku is looking worried for his sanity, and Repliku’s face has gone blank. And so he drops his arm and falls awkwardly silent. He leaves.

Repliku and Riku share a confused glance and a nod: ‘we’re going to just pretend this never happened, and spare us all the embarrassment’ is what they say without words. But Repliku doesn’t drop it.

He go out and finds Ventus, where he always goes to brood, and sits down next to him.

“Did you mean that?” Repliku asks, staring forward. “I know you speak before you think, sometimes, but you sounded serious for a moment.”

It’s quiet for a long moment, and Ventus is tense beside him.

Repliku swallows and his voice is weaker with his next words, “For you to have said that at all, means you must have been thinking about it, right?”

Another moment passes, and Repliku has run out of steam. If something is going to change here, it’s going to have to be at Ventus’s behest.

Finally, he speaks, “Would you still treat me the same, if I said yes?” His voice sounds rough, like he’s been crying.

“No,” Repliku says, and Venus startles, head snapping to the side. As Repliku turns to meet his shocked expression, he can feel a grin on his face, so beyond relieved, “I’m not sure I should treat a boyfriend the same as just a friend. Though I don’t think we’ve ever really just been friends, hmm?”

He nudges Ventus’s frozen shoulder, and suddenly find himself half on the ground. He’s near tackled them both, arms wrapped tight around Repliku. It’s uncomfortable and he feels trapped, but he can’t bring himself to push him away just yet.

“Is that a yes from you, then?”

Ventus nods against his shoulder, and once his frees his arms, they sit there together for a long time, just watching the stars.

[actualaster]

Some Broke Loser: Screw Kairi, sora is SO GAY. S O. G A Y. Kairi isn't EVEN ON HIS RADAR. HE IS THE GAYEST GAY TO EVER GAY

Me, Woke:

[foofynono]

Im #SorryNotSorry but I gotta address this. Sora and Kairi ARENT SHARING THE PAPOU FRUIT. Sharing implies that there's only ONE of something; split between two or more people, Kairi has her own. Y'know who doesnt? Riku! Why? Cause he's ACTUALLY SHARING WITH SORA! Even when Sora and Kairi were sitting on the tree on Destiny Island they still didn't SHARE one; they each had one and fed it to each other, that doesn't count! In the context of "sharing", yes they are "sharing" the papou because they're enjoying each other's company but as far as the Mythos of the papou fruit goes; no they're not following the rules lol

@owlforkh @soriku-love @kingdomhearts-and-soriku-trash @kingdomheartsoriku

[smartzelda]

Okay for the Character ask:

Riku KingdomHearts

Ooooooh my boy

Okay okay so

First impression: So DDD was my first kh game, okay. I had seen kh crossover fanart with mha and stuff before. So when I witnessed him the first time in this game I thought Riku was cool and very pretty. Instant fav.

Impression now: Still very cool. Still fav. Now he's just much more of a dork. Pretty gay dork who seems cool on the surface but cares about his best friend. Dude has been through a lot and I love him and he's just really growing up but also finally getting the chance to just *be* instead of being forced to grow up too fast. I want great things for him and would write essays for him

Favorite Moment: Hmmmm that's a really hard one (There are just soooo many good ones). So off the top of my head I'll say...the scene in the RoD in kh3 with Mickey. I'm trying not to make everything with him about Sora, but it's just one of those scenes that both proves to us the nature of his feelings for Sora AND shows how far he's come. Sure he's still got his regrets and demons, but for a boy with so much trauma and mistakes, it's...monumental almost that the realm of darkness doesn't suffocate him. He's *healing*. He's reaching the metaphorical dawn. He's finally achieved the balance of light and dark, his past is no longer an anchot dragging him down and constantly haunting him. He's accepted who he used to be, what he did, and who he is, and in a combination of his growth and his love for Sora, it's as if no other feelings matter. He can’t be afraid, because all he can feel is love. He can’t be afraid, because this place doesn't hurt like it used to. My boy is growing and accepting things about himself, and although his arc is nowhere near over, it's a moment that helps solidify how far he's come over the series.

Idea for a story: Like, story about him? Like a fanfic? Or where I would like to see him go? Au wise I've got plenty, one of my favs in the drafts being the Barbie and the Nutcracker inspired Soriku au where Riku is the once prince turned nutcracker. Canon wise, I'd love to do some explanation on how the year where Sora was missing has affected him or even focusing on him during the year Sora was asleep. Idk. At the moment though I've been working on post canon type stuff where dude is just domestic with his husband and mostly free from the responsibilities of being a keyblade master. Idk.

Unpopular opinion: Can't say I'm too good at these because it's hard to determine if my opinions are *actually* unpopular sometimes. I guess mine is that I actually loved his Semi long look, especially at the beginning of kh3 when he was wearing his new clothes. Like obviously I'm more of a long haired Riku lover, so kh2 riku hair is more my style (although I would love him to have that kind of long hair but out of his face so it looks like he's properly caring for it), but shots of kh3 Riku semi long hair version in the realm of darkness are some of my favorites and I reject the horseshoe crab hair slander

Favorite relationship: Okay yeah this is no secret. Soriku. And in any flavor. Romantic? Check. Queerplatonic? Check. Best friends? Check. Ex best friends current angsty enemies? Check. They are versatile to so many good flavors and all I care about is that they get to be together forever, no matter the nature of their relationship. While I am a huge fan of Soriku becoming canon as long as they both get to be alive and happy with each other I could not care the nature of their relationship in canon specifically. I just want Riku to be happy.

Favorite headcanon: This is probably a dumb one, but my fav is that Riku just like could barely handle sweets until he became Sora’s dreameater. Like Terra, he's not much for sweets, but then he becomes a dreameater and has more of a sweet tooth than Sora. Riku is definitely not the only fictional character I've inflicted this headcanon on😂

[linferry]

@kingdomhearts-and-soriku-trash Hi Sarah, I saw your tags asking about the line that made me angry in KH3 so I decided to turn it into a little rant, I hope you don't mind. I doubt I'll say something original since the game has been around for a few years and there's a lot of good fanfics exploring that topic, but well, I'm gonna add my little perspective (although I haven't played ReMind yet, so I probably don't have a full picture).

My biggest problem with KH overall is that Sora as the protagonist is barely allowed to be vulnerable and express negative emotions. The line I mentioned in my tags was this moment:

This line hit me like a truck and drove back and forth over me ten times. I believe that his breakdown and frustration were building up ever since Dream Drop Distance when Sora got punished for falling for Xehanort's trap - something that not only wasn't part of his test, but also something he barely had any control over. A human being can only brush aside negative feelings for so long and Sora has been doing that for years.

Other characters are kind of harsh towards Sora in KH3 laughing at him and casually belittling him more often than ever before. They take Sora's light-hearted and "water off a duck's back" type of personality for granted and never consider he could get hurt by all of this - after all, they're friends, right? Sure, banter and teasing with friends are fun, but there's a line for everything.

Take for example the scene that plays after Monstropolis and Arendelle worlds.

This is probably the most mean-spirited scene in the entire game with everyone, Mickey included, laughing at Sora and it just made me feel bad. Riku was the only one to try and remedy the situation, but in the end what was the point of all of this?

Sora has stated before that he's not that strong, smart or special - just a part of something greater (and he's proud to be that) and from what I've seen his friends seem to unintentionally strengthen this belief. So it only makes sense it ends up eating away at his self-esteem and making him believe his accomplishments are either insignificant or not his own.

And the one thing - arguably the most important thing - Sora is denied is acknowledgement. No one in the whole series acknowledges his feelings and insecurities. No one wants him to be or believe he can be anything else than the happy-go-lucky goofball. When Sora cries, Riku evidently wants to comfort him (the way he reached for him and stopped made me go hnnnnnnnnnn), but in the end he dismisses his pain by saying "You don't believe that" was that gaslighting?/jk I realize the situation was rather dire and not suited for emotional conversations or pep talks, but Sora's confession was never followed up later.

I suppose Nomura wanted to patch it up when Sora escapes the depths of darkness with this line:

A moment earlier Kairi says she simply believed he'd pull through. She tries to say she thinks Sora's strong, but he takes it the wrong way and again believes he's only won thanks to her. It doesn't solve anything - Sora still sees his worth and strength in others and not himself.

Friends' support is one of the greatest power there is, but at this point Sora needs to realize his own strength and the story doesn't allow that.

And I know you can dismiss all of it saying it's Disney, but remember when Nomura defended his plot choices (like not making Sora the Keyblade Master) by saying Sora needs to be relatable to the player? If they care about relatability then exploring self-doubt and low self-esteem in the main character is one of the best things they can do. Not only the majority of the players can relate to that, it develops the character and gives him something personal to overcome.

So, do I think there are ways to properly deal with that? Yeah, a lot of amazing writers touched on this subject and made Sora scream about his feelings (the most recent one I read was The Darkness Hidden Within by Cait_Sidhe, I love the way they write Sora and Riku. Also Can't Take It Anymore by Simplistic_Fish is an on-going gem). However taking into account Disney and Nomura I'll put my bar really low for a sec and say what could have been done in my opinion to make Sora's emotional arc feel like an arc:

Remove Riku's disastrous "Sora, you don't believe that" line. Make him say something like "You're giving me strength everyday too" or "You're the strongest person I know", anything to actually reassure him a little bit.

Focus on Sora's distress when Riku and Mickey get taken away during fight with Ansem, Xemnas and Young Xehanort, but show him determined to take them on by himself and maybe keep Riku and Mickey off the battle for longer.

I don't give a duck about Yen Sid - make Eraqus, Xehanort or both declare Sora the Master before they go (I know, I know, it's not really necessary, we kind of got the inheritance ceremony, but let me have this).

At the end while everyone is standing at the Keyblade Graveyard make them simply praise, no, acknowledge Sora. "You did it, Sora", "Good job", "SASUGA SORA" just show SOME appreciation of his actions straight to his face. He deserves it.

Anyway this casual disregard of Sora's feelings in canon is driving me crazy. And that's why I'd love an Encanto world in KH4 (or in KH3 timeline as AU) for Sora to visit. No drama, just chilling and healing.

Also that's completely off topic, but when I rewatched the meeting with Young Xehanort I noticed the ad "Corona Development - to illuminate the future", I love it.

[cafededuy]

To be honest, I never finished a Kingdom Hearts game, and that’s on Riku being difficult as heck boss in the first one 🙃. 💖 I felt myself emotionally matured this year. It’s a lot of moving on and not letting things bother me anymore. Past years, it’s been a lot of self-love lessons, now we’re trying to catch up on being mature and recognizing all of the friends who cared to push self-love. 2,046 years old and here we are. 💖 Sora costume & Wig by @zade.black Keyblade from @the.dapper.daniel / @lexivaughancosplay Photograph by @thatonephotographycosplay (the only known photo of me!) . #kingdomhearts #kingdomheartscosplay #soracosplay #disney #disneycosplay #finalfantasy #kingdomhearts2 #animecosplay #holidaymatsuri #shirtlessguys #asianguy #khcosplay https://www.instagram.com/p/CX_16yUvt6j/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[fumikomiyasaki]

@khoc-week Day 7

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What was your character creating process Like?

Taiyo basicly started from a Fire Emblem fangame I wanted to make, Where you Play Corrin and have different Video Game Party members in your Team.

Here Is the Concept of the old drawing:

Dantes Son, Pits Daughter, Yuris Daughter, Soras Daughter and Clouds son.

Later I stopped caring about the Project, but revamped some of the Designs to make them actual characters. And so I Changed Taiyo, who was called Hoshi before andmMade her cloth colors Blue, her Hair pinkish and her Eyes dark blue.The only Connection that stayed was Soras necklace, where I thought, lets just leave it as Joke. And given her Keyblade was inspired by the Revelation Part of Fates, given I was playing Final Fantasy Type 0 at that time, I Made keyblades inspired by the different factions. And with Persona and myth researching it became Keyblades based on Seiryu, Suzaku, Byakko and Genbu.

Kumo started simpler. I wanted him to be Stern, serious but I also want him to Look a bit calm and collected. Compared to Riku and Terra, Kumo has No Connection to the darkness and also It would be very hard to manipulate him Into it. I wanted Taiyo Kumo and Tsuki to have slightly friendship tattoos, so combine Tsuki would Look more Like a Protag given hers is in the Neck, while Taiyos and Kumos are in their Arms, but the reasoning was Tsuki is the weakest of the group so Taiyo and Kumo are usually the ones to protect her left and right. Tsuki Has more Potential to give Into darkness as Well as Taiyo given Taiyo is a sunshine many would want to Turn dark and Tsuki is easily tricked…

Namewise with These three Taiyo is the Sun, Tsuki is the Moon and Kumo is the Cloud, showing how I wanted to have a slight Weather theming.

I Made a redesign for Taiyo because I wanted to get away from the old more Sora inspired Theme but I Made a Pool in the past asking people which Design they liked more and it was 50% 50%, so her old outfit will stay what she wears during Kingdomhearts 1 and her new during Kingdomhearts 2. I will also one day make her Rest Looks when I get to it.

Given KHoc week is over I wanted to say I would Love to get asks or questions, maybe even Help to my Story, mostly because I wanna make it a fun Project. So don't feel shy to Chat with me. 😁

[seduceme-lovestruck-thearcana]

About Me :)

Thank you Hydra💙💙 @ma-serannas-vhenan for the tag!!

1. Why Did You Choose Your URL?

I first started with seduce me I believe, but then I added lovestruck, and then I added Arcana bc I was now in those communities! I wanted people to know I write for those three fandoms (and a few others with my other blogs) and that I post content for them!! I was just tryna get out there and still am.

2. Any Side Blogs? If You Have Them, Name Them and Why You Have Them.

@kingdomhearts-and-soriku-trash is my Kingdom Hearts blog. I made this one so I can post about my Sora x Riku thoughts and feelings 24/7, write about them, and reblog about them without getting things confusing on my actual blog.

@the-choices-loser is my Choices blog. I haven't used it in WAAAAY too long, but it exists.

My third blog is @cullens-babe which is meant for Dragon Age!! I made it so I can talk about me playing DAI and the other games and just rambling about my pairs and writing ideas for those games!!

3. How Long Have You Been On Tumblr?

Apparently late 2017, but I didn't become active until like early 2018.

4. Do You Have A Queue Tag?

No. I just post when I want and don't really use the queue.

5. Why Did You Start Your Blog In The First Place?

I wanted to be social! I wanted to post about my thoughts within the lovestruck community and I got friends, fun, love, and a lot of writing experience on the way!! And I'm still getting it :). It's nice here.

6. Why Did You Choose Your Icon/PFP?

BECAUSE!! IT'S DIEGO!!! DIEGO ESCALONA!! The best man in my heart?!??! I got that little face from a bundle pic for Havenfall is for Lovers and I saw how adorable he looked,,,so I just cropped it and set it as my pfp.

7. Why Did You Choose Your Header?

I chose it because it's an edit of mine. I was in to making edits, and I still am, but I haven't made one in awhile. But!! On computer, my header is just pink clouds and I chose that bc I just like pink clouds.

8. What's Your Post With The Most Notes?

Uhhh.....Idk. It's probably something to do with EAA or The Arcana. I've never gotten more than 200 or so. I think-

9. How Many Mutuals Do You Have?

I have a few! I have 3 that I can think of at the top of my head lol. At least mutuals that I talk to.

10. How Many Followers Do You Have?

847.

11. How Many People Do You Follow?

186. I need to do some unfollowing since I haven't seen these people in soooo long.

12. Have You Ever Made A Shitpost?

Definitely.

13. How Often Do You Use Tumblr Each Day?

I use it everyday! I usually scroll, read some sad or happy stuff, or talk with people! Or look at my friends blogs! It's a nice past time. And I also write when I feel the creativity.

14. Did You Ever Have A Fight/Argument With Another Blog Once? Who Won?

I don't think I've ever had a personal fight with anyone? Not that I can remember? I try my best to not offend anyone at all, so I'm always careful.

15. How Do You Feel About "You Need To Reblog This" Posts?

I sometimes feel the need to reblog them, but then other times I don't. I only reblog the ones that actually have a good cause, ya know??

16: Do You Like Tag Games?

Yes!! I always love them. It's fine to talk about me or my characters for any fandom.

17. Do You Like Ask Games?

Absolutely >:).

18. Do You Have A Crush On A Mutual?

I love a lot of them, but no I do not be crushing on anyone-

Thanks again for the tag💙💙. I'm tagging @megatraven @catlovingwitch @mariaoz @enchantedlovestruckfan @virtueassassin @violettduchess

[leonchiro]

“Hey Sora! I’ll show you how to take care of HER!” 💜⠀ ■ RIKU - Kingdom Hearts 3⠀ ⠀ Manly or Cute? Why not trying both together today? 🐰⠀ Happy International Women’s Day to all of you! Never forget you’re always beautiful and you deserve only the best! ✨⠀ ⠀ Love ❤️ ⠀ - Leon ⠀ ⠀ #Riku #KingdomHearts3 #KH3 #LeonChiro #KingdomHearts #Disney #SquareEnix #King #GameOfThrones #GoT #FFXV #Tribute #DontThinkTwice #Oath #Emotions #Heart #Feels #Keyblade #Master (at Frankfurt, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9hU7W0Fmsn/?igshid=vv82u5i4l9qi

[munrou]

🌴⭐️🌊 Kingdom Hearts has a very special place in my heart, it was the first game I bought with my own money and also had to buy the console. I remember being so excited when I saw the Disney Channel commercial I was so in awe to see this kid meeting my fave Disney characters but once I started playing it became much more. The love and dedication Sora has to his friends ,to fight and do everything in his power to save them touch me deeply. I have lost many friends along the way and I wish I could have been as brave as he is to rescue our friendship. The ability of Sora to warm everyone with his smile is inspiring and has been with me for so many years, no matter how dark things get for me I try to smile because I know there has to be a moment when things will be better. I can’t wait for this new journey wIth Sora and trust me I will enjoy every second of it. . I will have this illustration as a print, this is only a cropped version. . #kingdomhearts #kh #sora #riku #kairi #kh3 #illustration #ilustracion #art #arte #ipad #clipstudio #squareenix #disney

[their-vi]

I love people who make me laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. My favorite feeling in the world is laughing with someone, and half way through I realize how much I enjoy them and their presence. Flash back to triad laughing with my amazing wayfinder squad over honestly probably something only we found funny in the moment. I love my super serious photos but I also love coming across this moments captured of just pure joy. As momocon approaches so does my anxiety but I keep looking back at these photos to remind myself that it’s going to be fine and I will have tons of friends there to makes memories with and I’m sure I’ll make more friends. Cosplay is so important to me that these 8-5 adult work life days go by so much easier knowing it’s one day closer to being with my friends again. 😂🖤✨😂🖤✨😂🖤✨😂🖤✨😂🖤✨ Riku: @shizypie Sora: @galaxy.bunnies 📸: @lord_draynor #momocon2019 #triadanimecon #momocon #kingdomhearts #kingdomhearts3 #kairi #riku #sora #friends #laughing #sappypost #anxiety #cosplayphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwt7LoznA7u/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ouftvxk6lmt6

[kyouyagavin]

"Trust me, looks can be deceiving. A good friend sees you for who you are, no matter what face you wear" ______________________ So Kingdom Hearts 3 also got me. And since @yamane_cosworx and me are finally going to take pictures in our KH3D cosplays in MarchI thought I'd share some pictures of the only proper photoshoot we had in them. It was freezing back then but I still love how those pics turned out. Thanks to @yuugi_chan for taking pictures that day and for @kuraiofanagura for assisting, being there and providing warmth in every way. ;;;;; Can't wait to wear my beloved Riku again TvT How did you like KH3 so far? (no spoilers please) #kingdomhearts #kh3D #kh3 #kh2 #KH #Riku #Sora #dreamdropdistance #kingdomheartsdreamdropdistance #cosolay #squareenix #khcosplay #kingdomheartscosplay #dreameater #soriku #myfriendsaremypower #coverart #squareenixfriends https://www.instagram.com/p/BuSM5aWHiFv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=108youe1cdise

[c-worldproductions]

Happy 20th Anniversary, @kingdomhearts! 🥳 . 💜 I was only 10 years old when KH1 first came out. However, I started to play Kingdom Hearts in late high school or early post-secondary. My first KH game was KH 358/2 Days, which is still my most favorite KH game to this day! . 💜 During high school, my cousin mentioned that he was playing KH with one of my classmates, saying something about it having Disney and Final Fantasy characters. I then started to look into KH. . 💜 One of my first fan art was a pencil/pencil crayon drawing of KH1 Sora, which I had showcased during one of the M.A.D. (Music. Art. Drama.) events during high school. . 💜 While looking on YouTube for KH cosplay skits to watch, I came across various KH cosplay groups, including Parle Productions and Fighting Dreamers Productions (@twinfools / @novavandorwolf’s group). Those cosplay groups became part of my inspiration to start to cosplay and to cosplay as a KH character. . 💜 My first KH cosplay was Riku. I started as Fedora Riku (a casual/closet cosplay) in 2013. Picture shown was with the fedora off. Over the years, I have cosplayed more ‘casual’ outfits as Riku. . 💜 My first official KH cosplay was Organization XIII Riku, which I first wore at @animethon 20 in 2013. (📷 Patrick Caplette) . 💜 My last worn official KH cosplay was KH3 Riku, which is one of the few cosplays that I had modified existing clothing to make. . 💜 My last worn ‘casual’ KH cosplay was Elf Riku in January 2020. (📷 @yiulxng) . 💜 Over the years, I also have cosplayed as Axel/Lea, Sora, Zexion, and briefly Xion (she was more of a cosplay test, but I would love to actually cosplay her one day!). . 💜 Lastly, I have made some pretty close friends through meeting fellow KH fans and cosplayers. I have known @lockheartcosplay (Kairi) and @fantasyheartscosplay (Sora) since Otafest 2013. . #CWorldProductions #cosplay #Animethon #Animethon20 #Disneyland #Disney #KH #KingdomHearts #KingdomHearts3 #KH3 #KingdomHearts20thAnniversary #Riku #MasterRiku #casualcosplay #ChristmasTown #ElfRiku #KingdomHearts2 #KH2 #GlowEdmonton2020 #GlowEdmonton #EdmontonGlow2020 #WayToTheDawn #Keyblade #WayToTheDawnKeyblade #paopufruit https://www.instagram.com/p/CbowyBkrIEG/?utm_medium=tumblr

[thetrashthatsmilesback]

@venjamin-kingdomhearts @storm-and-fire I hope you guys are okay with my screenshotting your tags because you both added shit I appreciated

Also, expanding on all of this:

1) I love the headcanon that those in the heart hotel have a bond that no one else can truly relate to, even if it's just on a subconscious level. Sure they might not have had full awareness, but there is evidence through, for example, Sora's lightening hair that Roxas did influence him (though his hair is still getting lighter even though Roxas is his own person again, and technically Xion was also there so you'd think the black of her hair would balance out the blond of Ven and Roxas)

2) Adding onto that even further, Sora is shown to be highly empathetic, to the point where he felt Ventus's pain across worlds, but what if Ventus's heart was actively calling out to someone who's heart could relate to his own? We know Sora can create connections with people whereever he goes, but his ability to house other hearts is still unique, almost as if, like Ventus and Vanitas, Sora himself has been split and needs another heart to become whole.

3) Riku's darkness being a metaphor for mental illness, and later his acceptance of it as a metaphor for learning to live with mental illness is fantastic and I totally understand why people relate so heavily to it, but to view it as the only example of mental illness in the games feels incredibly reductive. "The closer you are to the light, the larger your shadow grows." Sora had a heart of pure light within his own, twice in fact (Ventus and Kairi). It stands to reason that if, in this metaphor, darkness = mental illness, then light casting a shadow = masking. That being said, it also feels like boiling it down so much ignores the entire point of Nobodies, including org13 nobodies, who use mostly dark magic are shown that they can be whole and complete people (though the argument that Roxas being created from Sora when Ventus was present and as such having a complete heart due to being created from two can be made ig). If darkness is inherently linked to mental illness, then we're creating a concerning idea that mental illness = villainous which... Is Gross lol.

4) Ventus's suicidal tendencies and actions are pretty much impossible to ignore but somehow so many people do it, and part of me wonders if his own suicidality influences Sora to a degree. Sora's hyperempathy paired with having three people who went through incredibly traumatic experiences residing within him probably means that, to an extent whether he knew it or not, he was taking on their pain - this would explain why he doesn't think twice before stabbing himself in the heart, or why when told he might not return after saving Kairi he didn't pause (there's a few really good forum discussions I've found in the past regarding that moment, and the general consensus is that Sora knew he was going to die when he went back for Kairi, some arguing that he already knew he was going to die as early as after waking Ventus. I lean more towards the theory that he knew he had abused the power of waking enough to face a price from when he goes back after Riku's sacrifice, but tbh I can see multiple arguments.)

Sorry if this is an incoherent ramble, I'm a bit high lol, but just!!!! I Have Thoughts and there needs to be more Sora and Ventus angst fics. Sora's identity crisis he's probably going to end up having alone is already prime material to work with, then again all the KHUX angst for Ven.

I feel like one of maybe five people in this fandom who thinks that sora and ventus are both severely mentally ill. Like, I'm sorry but they're both way too willing to die and sure the usual metaphor people go for is darkness = mental illness but considering the light can be used for evil as well, I don't think it's as straight forward as that.

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Kingdom Hearts ♥️ Holds a special place in my heart (no pun intended) This is the first and only video game where I lined up for at GameStop. It's also the first time ever skipped school because I wanted to play this game so bad. Here's my little history why I love KH. - The bond of Sora, Riku and Kairi's friendship. - The unique adventures around the Disney universe - The heart of Sora never giving up hope - Simple and Clean - Traverse Town #kingdomhearts #tattoos #tats #nerdytattoo #nerdytattoos #videogametats #kingdomheartstattoo #nerdtats #nerdlife