#including naminé and kairi

[bibibi-mage]

Naminé is transgender.

[phoenix-downer]

Be Our Guest

Summary: Sora, Kairi, Roxas, and Naminé visit Beast’s Castle together to pay a visit to old friends of Sora’s. But to their surprise, things have changed a lot since Sora and Roxas last visited…

2250 words. Sora/Kairi and Roxas/Naminé. Set post-KH3. Features appearances from Beauty and the Beast characters. Romance, Fluff, Dancing, Humor, Slight Angst, Introspection. Includes descriptions of delicious food, fancy outfits, and elegant balls. POV Third Person Omniscient.

Written for @twosidesfanzine. Leftover sales are now open: https://twosideszine.bigcartel.com/

The banner and spot art is by the amazing @luxmoogle ! Please check out her main piece for the zine as well, it's fantastic ❄️ and while you're there, check out her other art, costume design work, comics, and AUs, it's all incredible ❤️

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Nestled in a peaceful wood, a soaring castle of red, white, and gold peeked through the trees. Fluttering flags and angelic marble sculptures decorated the castle as well as exquisite stained glass murals that told the story of its inhabitants: a selfish prince, a curse spoken, a red rose, a curse broken.

Four visitors exited a strange, colorful ship from another world and set across the long path leading to the castle.

“Woah, this place looks really…different,” Sora commented, noting the cheerful exterior and vibrant decorations of the castle. He turned to Roxas. “You’ve been here before too, right?”

“Yeah. I don’t remember it looking so…pretty.” His brow furrowed. “It was dark and spooky more than anything. Granted, I wasn’t exactly a welcome guest. I was sent here on missions for the Organization, so I snuck around a lot.”

Naminé gave his hand a sympathetic squeeze. “This time will be different, you’ll see.” She was very determined that the two of them should enjoy their lives now that they were their own people.

“I wonder what happened,” Kairi said as the castle loomed closer. “It definitely seems different from what you’ve told us, Sora.”

“But a good different. I hope Beast and Belle are okay. Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, and Chip too…”

Kairi’s expression softened. “You miss them, don’t you?”

He smiled and reached for her hand. “I missed all my friends. It’s good to be back.”

At last they reached the main entrance. As Sora lifted a hand to knock, however, the double doors burst open, and their group had to scramble backwards to avoid being smacked in the face, Sora especially.

Before them was a young woman with rich brown hair and warm eyes, and with her was a prince with reddish hair and striking blue eyes. Belle immediately enveloped Sora in a big hug.

“Sora! It’s so good to see you!” She leaned back, her face lighting up as she spotted who was with him. “And Kairi, what a wonderful surprise!” She hugged Kairi next, and the two girls smiled and laughed, enjoying their reunion.

“Welcome back, Sora,” the prince said, and Sora titled his head. The prince was with Belle…something about the way he talked reminded Sora of an old friend…And most of all, his eyes seemed awfully familiar…

Sora’s eyes went wide. “Beast? You’re human?”

The (former) Beast nodded. “Belle broke the curse.” He turned to his wife and smiled.

“Only at the last possible moment,” she said, a touch of anguish in her voice as she reached for his hand. “If only I’d known sooner.”

“What’s important is that we’re together now,” he replied, gently resting his hand over hers.

The lovestruck way the happy couple was looking at each other made Sora’s heart melt, and he sighed and glanced at Kairi. But when their eyes met, a pained expression flickered across her face, and she ducked her head. He frowned. Was something wrong? He’d have to ask her later.

He turned back to their hosts. “If you’re not a beast anymore, then what should we call you?”

“You can call me Adam.” He looked to Roxas and Naminé, who until now had kept a polite distance as Sora and Kairi reunited with their old friends. “And who are our other guests?”

“My name is Naminé,” Naminé said, touching a hand to her chest. “Thank you for having us.” She had seen this place before in Sora’s memories, but it was nice to be here in person. Especially because the castle was so different now. Full of light and life instead of shrouded in shadow and sadness.

Roxas fidgeted and cleared his throat. “And I’m…Um, my name is Roxas. I…uh, I don’t think you remember this, but this isn’t my first time here. I…snuck around before, helping the Organization…”

Sora cringed at Roxas’s honesty, waiting for one of Beast’s famous tempers, especially given how Xaldin had tormented the poor Beast. But instead Prince Adam smiled amiably. “Roxas, it’s nice to finally meet you.”

He really had changed, and Sora was glad to see it.

“And no more sneaking around,” Belle chided, “you’re our guests!”

With that the four of them were led inside the castle, and Sora’s eyes lit up when he saw more of his old friends in the foyer, in human form instead of their cursed forms. “Lumiere? Mrs. Potts? Cogsworth! And you must be Chip.” He grinned and ruffled Chip’s messy hair, then hugged the rest of his old friends.

“How would you all like a nice spot of tea?” Mrs. Potts offered.

“No no no, forget tea!” Lumiere said, waving his arms. “These are our guests! We must put on a show.”

“Don’t overdo it,” Cogsworth muttered, his mustache twitching as he fiddled with his pocket watch. “Remember last time when you—”

Lumiere ignored Cogsworth and grabbed Naminé’s hand. “Cherie, come with me,” he said, kissing her hand. Naminé’s eyes went wide and she looked to Kairi, who smiled and nodded to reassure her. Lumiere led her through the castle halls and the others followed close behind till at last they reached the banquet hall. Naminé was seated at the grand table once Fifi had dusted her chair, and Sora, Kairi, and Roxas soon joined her. Roxas shot Lumiere a look and inched his chair closer to Naminé, making Sora and Kairi snicker.

The court musicians played the music, Lumiere sang, and the four guests watched, awestruck, as a culinary cabaret unfolded before their very eyes. Plate after plate of food was wheeled out as their hosts entertained them, and the four of them tried all the dishes, desserts, and delicacies that were offered. Their favorite were these divine tartlets with apples cut into the shape of roses on top—a touching reference to the enchanted rose that had once dwelled in the castle. They were perfectly warm and just the right combo of crispy on the outside and pillowy soft on the inside.

Sora asked the chef for the recipe, determined to make them later on himself, perhaps with Little Chef, too.

After dinner, Mrs. Potts offered tea, and once the guests’ stomachs had settled, the servants whisked them away to prepare for a ball. Madame Armoire showed Kairi and Naminé dress after dress, but in the end it was Belle who suggested a periwinkle dress with a hoop skirt for Naminé and a magenta one for Kairi with matching elbow-length gloves for each girl. Their hair was swept back into elegant updos, and Belle helped them choose tasteful jewelry that matched their dresses.

The boys likewise got ready with Adam, Lumiere, and Cogsworth’s help, donning tailored coats, vests, breeches, and knee-length boots.

“Do I look stupid?” Roxas muttered, casting a doubtful look in the mirror. He’d never looked so…frilly. He wore a gray vest with gold embroidery, and in his opinion, there were way too many ruffles poking out of his clothes.

“Nah, and besides, this is all part of the fun,” Sora said. “Fitting in. Being a part of their world.” He wore a red vest with gold embroidery, and he adjusted his frilly lace collar.

“You’re a lot better at this than me,” Roxas noted.

“I’ve had a lot more experience, and I didn’t have to hide like you did. C’mon, let’s go see the girls.”

Sora, Roxas, and Adam approached from their set of stairs, and a moment later, Kairi, Naminé, and Belle appeared at their set of stairs. The boys’ mouths dropped open, and the girls smiled sweetly.

“I never knew getting so dressed up could be this fun,” Naminé admitted as they glided down the stairs, and Kairi smiled and squeezed her hand.

“I’m glad you’re having fun. After everything you’ve been through, after all the people you’ve helped, you deserve to unwind a little.”

As the two groups convened on the intermediate landing, Sora bowed to Kairi and she curtsied to him.

He offered his arm. “May I have this dance?”

She smiled and looped her arm through his. “Yes.”

Roxas tried to mimic what Sora had done but felt he messed up the bow somehow. Naminé still smiled and took his offered arm, and together they descended the red velvet stairs after Sora and Kairi. Belle and Adam followed after them, and before long the three couples were waltzing in the ballroom to soaring strings, the beautiful glass windows revealing the starry night surrounding them.

Kairi and Naminé thought it was the most picturesque, romantic place they could spend with Sora and Roxas, Sora smiled like a kid on Christmas now that he was dancing with Kairi like he’d dreamed, and Roxas was trying to make sure he didn’t step on Naminé’s silken heel-clad feet. But when she rested her head against his chest, his nerves slipped away and he couldn’t help but smile.

After a few songs, Belle and Adam took a break for tea and Sora and Kairi slipped out to the balcony, leaving Roxas and Naminé to themselves. Their first couple of dances had been a little awkward as they figured out their footing, but now they were gliding along with ease.

“What’s on your mind?” Naminé asked, her voice soft and sweet as they twirled to the music.

“The last time I was here, things were different. There was so much I didn’t know. I couldn’t get why the Beast, I mean Adam, was so protective of Belle because I didn’t understand what love is.”

“And now?” Naminé asked as Roxas carefully led her into a spin.

He smiled as she returned to his arms. “Well, I met you. That answer your question?”

She laughed softly. “Yes. And I know what you mean. When I was in Castle Oblivion, I was so lonely.” She glanced towards the balcony and the gardens where their friends were taking a stroll. “I wanted what Sora and Kairi have, and I thought I could take it for myself. But love has to be freely given, so I was alone again.” She looked at Roxas and smiled. “Then I met you, and everything changed.”

“Yeah. Thank you, Naminé, for finding me in the darkness.”

“Thank you, Roxas, for seeing me.”

They continued their dance, both feeling like they were floating amongst the clouds. The massive marble pillars lining the ballroom, grand gold chandelier lit with dozens of candles overhead, and ornate ceiling decorated with murals of smiling cherubs set against a baby-blue sky made everything feel magical. Neither of them ever wanted this moment to end.

As the two of them twirled away, Sora and Kairi sat on the balcony together outside, the stars twinkling in the sky like diamonds.

“What’s on your mind?” Sora asked, unable to take his eyes off of her. “I noticed you were sad earlier, when Adam and Belle greeted us.”

The music from the ballroom floated towards them. “Prince Adam is human again because Belle broke his spell,” Kairi said at last. “But you still have to live with your curse.”

He tilted his head. “My curse? Oh, do you mean my Heartless form?”

She nodded. “At first it was just a Shadow, but it’s only gotten bigger and stronger. I can’t help but think that…maybe, if you didn’t have to save me, you never would’ve gotten split in two like that.” Her face betrayed the sorrow and regret she’d kept locked inside for so long.

“As if abandoning you was ever an option,” he said, his voice breaking as he reached for her hands. They were together again, but the scars from their separations remained, and the gesture brought them both comfort. “If this is a curse, it’s a small price to pay to have you by my side. Besides, I don’t see it like that. If anything, it’s a reminder of what you mean to me.”

She searched his face. As far as they both knew, his condition was permanent. And yet he saw it not as a beastly curse he’d have to live with for the rest of his life but as a symbol of how much he loved her.

“Then…that’s how I’ll see it too,” she promised. If he could see the good in it, then so would she.

He caressed her face. “Good. And you did break the spell, Kairi. You saved me. Turned me human again.” He gently stroked her hair, and her face flushed, her heart thudding in her chest.

“I couldn’t just leave you like that,” she said, barely above a whisper. “Not after what you did for me.”

“I know. And look at all the good that’s come from it.” He glanced towards the ballroom. “Roxas and Naminé exist because of us.”

Kairi’s expression softened. “That’s true, and I couldn’t be more grateful for them.”

“And I couldn’t be more grateful for you. For what we share,” he said, a tender smile on his face.

She returned his smile and cupped his cheek. “I feel the same.”

He melted into her touch, savoring this moment they’d worked so hard to create. Their long separations made every second spent together that much sweeter.

Presently, they rejoined their friends at the ball. As the four of them danced in the grand ballroom, they smiled and exchanged happy glances.

What a wonderful way to celebrate Sora being back with them, safe and sound. To celebrate Roxas and Naminé being alive and Kairi being whole. And what a perfect way for the two couples to spend an evening with their loved ones.

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A/N: A big, big thank you to everyone who made the Two Sides Volume 2 zine possible! I really enjoyed modding the project and working with you all. It was wonderful seeing all the love and passion for SoKai and RokuNami and sampling the delicious recipes ❤️ You seriously went above and beyond to help make this project something really special, and I'm so proud of what we accomplished together. Thank you also to everyone who bought the zine and supported the charity Feeding America, we couldn't have done it without you ❤️

Now, for my list of specific thank yous: thank you to @advocaado for creating the beautiful, delicious apple tart recipe recipe that inspired the story and the art ❤️ You coming aboard really made such a big difference and helped us do six more recipes, and I really appreciate that ❤️

Also, thank you to @scoobysnack1107 and @angel-with-a-pipette for reading over the story for me and offering feedback and suggestions ❤️ a big thank you as well to Hadai, Ao, Light, Hinata, Melisa, Razu, and Dusky for reading and commenting on the story too ❤️

And a big, big thank you to @luxmoogle​ for collaborating with me and drawing the beautiful banner and spot art 🥺 ❤️ I adore the costume designs you did for the characters, they all look amazing and coordinate perfectly together, and you really did your research when it came to the fashion in Beauty and the Beast ❤️ You also beautifully brought so many moments from the story to life. I especially love the final spot that shows the two couples enjoying their time together ❤️ It was the perfect way to depict that part of the story ❤️

Last but not least, thank you all for reading! Beauty and the Beast is such a special movie to me with so many happy memories associated with it, so it was a joy to write about it for this project. A lot has happened in my life since we started this zine, and it was really nice to come back to this story again and again to get my mind off of all of that.

Some notes on my writing process this time around. I really wanted to draw on the themes of the movie as well as the KH characters’ arcs in creating this story. So first of all, in the KH2 credits, you see that Adam/Beast is human again, so I knew I had to work with that and all of the changes that would bring to Beast’s Castle. Then, Sora and Kairi's part came to me very quickly given how Sora has a “beast” form of his own—Rage Form/Anti-Form. I asked myself how he and Kairi would deal with that moving forward, given how it seems to be pretty permanent even though Kairi “broke” his spell the moment she turned him human again back in KH1, and that's how I wrote their arc in this story.

Then, with Roxas and Naminé, I remembered Roxas's character arc in Days and spent a lot of time re-watching the cutscenes and dialogue from that part of the game to inform his characterization in this story. I wanted to show how he would act now that he understands why the Beast acted the way he did, now that he knows what love is. And with Naminé, it was nice to draw on her experiences in Chain of Memories and how she's changed since then and is now getting to go on the kinds of adventures she only ever saw in other people’s memories before.

Also, it was fun referencing some of the big moments in the movie, like the ball, the dancing, the conversation on the balcony under the stars. And then of course I couldn’t write a Beauty and the Beast story featuring food without name-dropping Be Our Guest in the title lol.

Thank you again everyone! ❤️

[feradoodles]

Here's preview of my art piece for the cookbook zine by @twosidesfanzine! It's an amazing, high quality and very detailed charity project featuring Sora/Kairi and Roxas/Naminé from Kingdom Hearts, and I'm very honored to have been invited in! 💖 The book includes both art and fics and not to mention many different recipes! Please have a look at their store: twosideszine.bigcartel.com

It's been a LONG time since I last draw RokuNami, so this was lot of fun! The tasty recipe in my piece is by @foxieatweets<3

[twosidesfanzine]

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[mythicalartistx]

Everyone what's you're favorite trio?

This means your personal favorite trio, it doesn't mean the writing it the best but a personal favorite.

Mine is Lost Trio and they technically never interacted

I didn't include any that would repeat anyone or ones I was unsure were the main trio that they were in.

[holly-natnicole]

Kairi's canon abilities & skills

As a Princess of Heart:

Together with the other 6 Princesses of Heart, Kairi's Heart reveals Hollow Bastion/Radiant Garden's Keyhole. Their Hearts of pure Light are 7 of the 20 pieces of the χ-blade.

Kairi was born with a Heart of pure Light. This makes her able to sense Darkness, able to hold Darkness back temporarily (but it's draining to her), and immune to Corridors of Darkness' corrupting influence since she has zero Darkness in her Heart. Losing her Heart wouldn't have resulted in Naminé's (Kairi's Nobody's) creation if her Heart hadn't taken refuge inside of Sora's; being a regular Somebody, Sora had a small amount of Darkness thus resulting in Naminé when he freed Kairi's Heart from Sora's own by using the Keyblade of Hearts. When she had lost her Heart, Kairi's body (&, presumably, her Soul) was comatose 'til Sora's sacrifice.

It's kinda unclear whether Kairi stopping Sora from fading away in K.H.3 was a Princess of Heart power or solely a Kairi power. The same goes for Sora in K.H.2 reading Kairi's letter opening a Corridor of Light from the Realm of Darkness to the sky above Destiny Islands. And for Kairi in K.H.1 transforming Sora from a Shadow Heartless into either a Somebody (therefore creating a body for Sora) or into a human-looking Heartless same as Ansem the Seeker of Darkness a.k.a. Xehanort's Heartless is (I prefer this one since it'd mean Sora still needs a Replica or a Nobody to become complete). I'm more inclined to see all 3 as Princess of Heart powers, but it's not explicitly confirmed in the videogames.

As a Keyblade-wielder:

Kairi starts out weak for the 1st 15 years of her life, unable to do better than any other non-combatant civilian. She doesn't summon her Keyblade when she gets it; instead, Riku is the one who gives Destiny's Embrace to Kairi.

However, the instant it's given to her, she easily destroyed 2 Shadow Heartless on her own with a single slash each. And, right before Riku gave Kairi her Keyblade in K.H.2, she jumped off a very high up balcony & landed in a squat with no injury.

But Kairi then (instantly after her landing) froze in fear when a bunch of Shadow Heartless surrounded her thus they easily piled up over her. In K.H.3, she froze again when Xehanort-possessing-Terra's-body was 'bout to slash down at her face with his Keyblade; possibly due to P.T.S.D. from the time he grabbed her face with his hand when she was age 4 or 5.

Kairi's main issue is her emotions. "Please work!!" she pleads her Light when using Flower Shoot (a ball of Light) or her magic when casting elemental spells; her self-confidence low or non-existent even after training with Lea, Merlin being their teacher. Understandable, considering the times Kairi had faced enemies she could barely run away from and who easily dragged her around by the wrist. Kairi knows that even after training she isn't strong enough to fight World-ending threats the way Sora and Riku can.

However, after being trained by Merlin, Kairi (despite her troubles) is a competent enough fighter to go toe-to-toe with much more experienced and powerful enemies; e.g. Xion, Saïx, and Xemnas. In that last one's case, she even breaks his Ethereal Blades with her Keyblade and forces him on the defensive 'til he uses Nothingness to drain her energy. With Sora's help, Kairi in K.H.:ReMind kills Armoured Xehanort. Shown in each fight she's in (including when the redhead fights her memory of old man Xehanort in K.H.:Melody of Memory), Kairi focuses on speed & quick attacks that repeatedly cut the enemy thus accumulating damage instead of killing them with a single powerful blow or a single massive magical attack. She's agile enough to dodge the enemy's hits and spells in mid-air, maneuvering herself without Gliding. Kairi also is strong enough to block the enemy's strike at least for a little while, causing a temporary stalemate. She can dismiss & fast re-summon her Keyblade in K.H.:Melody of Memory to keep attacking Xehanort, having learned from when Xemnas grabbed her wrist & twisted in K.H.3 (she stopped moving at the oain whereas her Keyblade being grabbed instead of her wrist prompts Kairi to dismiss Destiny's Embrace then quickly re-summon it). Kairi in K.H.3 can easily slash a Shadow Heartless in half same as she did in K.H.2, but has improved into using Spiral Bloom (a spinning attack) to rapidly cut the enemy several times in a row. She's also able to cast Cura to heal her friends. Kairi in K.H.:ReMind can cast Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga, Curaga, Waterga, and Aeroga. Her Shotlock is Heart of a Princess, which allows her to rain down orbs of light on the battlefield. When Kairi is a certain distance away from the enemy, she can use Strike Shift to quickly teleport to them by throwing Destiny's Embrace at them. She can also telekinetically spin her Keyblade around her, then catch it to give the enemy one final slash. With her Seven Wishes attack, she dashes towards the enemy 7 times with Destiny's Embrace held in front of her; it kinda stabs & slashes the enemy as Kairi goes (or tries to go) through them fast then whirls around to do it 6 more times. Same as Terra, she uses Slide to dodge the enemy's attacks when on the ground. Like Riku and Aqua, Kairi uses a hexagonal barrier made of magic to defend herself and she can use her unique counterattack Starcracker to shatter her barrier into a bunch of thalassa seashell shaoes that cut the enemy who is attavking her. With Sora, Kairi sometimes does the team attack named One Heart where each gains a golden wing made of Light & memories whilst they hold hands then together Kairi and Sora fly towards the enemy before using their wings to cut the enemy several times before their wings fade away in a shower of magical feathers displaying memories and they let go of each other's hand to land on the ground.

Kairi at the end of K.H.:Melody of Memory asks for Keyblade Master Aqua to teach her, as she wants to become stronger to fight beside her best friends Sora and Riku.

[transrikuu]

Congrats to Repliku for winning the 2024 Trans Swag Bracket!

Thanks to all who participated, whether it was through voting, nominating characters, or making propaganda!

Here’s the final tally of all the votes each character received throughout the tournament!

Player: 712

Repliku: 541

Luxu: 431

Naminé: 273

Marluxia: 266

Riku: 265

Sora: 235

Aqua: 230

Brain: 214

Saïx: 188

Skuld: 147

Vanitas: 94

Kairi: 92

Demyx: 73

Ava: 72

Pence: 63

Strelitzia: 57

Xemnas: 53

Ventus: 47

Data Riku: 42

Yozora: 35

Ira: 34

Xehanort: 29

Larxene: 27

if the tournament was won through total votes, player would have won by a landslide lol. but total votes also include repeat votes so. um. yeah. Repliku’s the winner still

[antonella411]

I've finally decided to start writing my first fanfiction! The upcoming fanfiction will tell my version of Sora and Riku's love story throughout the entire Kingdom Hearts story

What will this fanfiction be like?

I haven't decided on the name of this fanfiction yet, so you have to suggest the title to me

This fanfiction will have a total of 10 chapters, in which 9 tell the story, while the last chapter describes the characters of this fanfiction

All chapters (except the last one) will have the Kingdom Hearts period as their title (except Coded), I have combined some periods into a single chapter

Now I will tell you how the chapters of this fanfiction will be (except the last one)

Chapter 1: Birth by Sleep

This chapter will be set on one side before the events of Birth by Sleep and on the other during the homonymous period

It will be told:

How Sora and Riku first met

Riku's meeting with Terra

Sora and Riku's meeting with Aqua

The scene where Sora and Riku see the meteor shower together

Sora gets Ventus' heart

Sora and Riku's meeting with Kairi 1 year after the events of Birth by Sleep (this scene I think doesn't exist in the original game)

Chapter 2: Kingdom Hearts

This chapter will be set during the events of Kingdom Hearts

It will be told:

Sora and Riku's friendship 10 years later

Riku tells Sora about the legend of the Paopu fruit

Sora's wish to share the Paopu fruit with Riku

Sora and Riku's first division as darkness falls over the Destiny Islands

The reunion between Sora and possessed by darkness Riku

The fight between Sora and the possessed Riku

Sora's sacrifice and transformation from a Heartless to save Kairi

Riku manages to return Sora to human form

Sora and Riku's first kiss

Riku gives Sora his lucky charm, promising to return it

Sora and Riku's battle against Ansem, Seeker of Darkness

Sora and Riku's second division after sealing Kingdom Hearts

Sora's promise to find Riku at all costs

Chapter 3: Chain of Memories

This chapter will be set during the events of Chain of Memories

It will be told:

Sora's arrival in the Castle Oblivion

Sora begins to forget his memories, including Riku, replacing them with false memories created by Naminé

Riku's awakening in the Castle Oblivion

Riku's meeting with Riku Replica

The meeting and fight of Sora and Riku Replica

Sora and Naminé's meeting and the discovery of the truth

Sora falls into a deep sleep to recover his memories

The fight between Riku and Riku Replica

The "reunion" between Sora and Riku and the latter's meeting with Naminé

Riku exits in the Castle Oblivion

Chapter 4: 358/2 Days and Kingdom Hearts II

This chapter will be set on one side during the events of 358/2 Days and on the other during the events of Kingdom Hearts II

The ending of this chapter coincides with the ending of Coded

It will be told:

Riku 1 year later

The meeting and fight between Riku and Roxas, Sora's Nobody

Riku's transformation into Ansem, Seeker of Darkness

Sora's awakening

Sora and Riku's reunion in the World That Never Was

Riku returns to his original appearance

Sora and Riku's battle against Xemnas

Sora and Riku in the Realm of Darkness

Sora and Riku's love conversation, during which Sora resisted Riku's good luck charm

Sora and Riku return to the Destiny Islands thanks to Kairi's letter in a bottle

Sora and Riku's life 1 month later (for me the post-credits scene of Kingdom Hearts II is set 1 month later)

Sora and Riku receive a letter from Mickey Mouse revealing that a new adventure is about to begin

Chapter 5: Dream Drop Distance

This chapter will be set during the events of Dream Drop Distance

It will be told:

Sora and Riku subjected on the Mark of Mastery exam

Sora and Riku's third division

Sora and Riku's exam

Sora taken by the real Organization XIII to become a member of it

Sora's rescue

Riku saves Sora

Riku becomes a Keyblade Master

Chapter 6: Kingdom Hearts III

This chapter will be set during the events of Kingdom Hearts III

A part before the end of the chapter will tell a little about Re:Mind

It will be told:

Sora and Riku's separate journeys

Sora and Riku's first and second reunions with Yen Sid

Sora and Riku save Aqua

The conversation between Riku and Riku Replica before the battle in the Keyblade Graveyard

Kairi reveals to Sora that she was in love with him but that she realized that Riku is Sora's true love

Sora and Riku share the Paopu fruit

Riku's sacrifice for Sora from the swarm of Heartless

Sora in the Final World

Sora uses the power of waking to resurrect Riku and the others

The battle in the Keyblade Graveyard against the real Organization XIII

Xehanort kills Kairi to summon Kingdom Hearts

The final battle against Xehanort

Sora is allowed by Riku to use the power of waking to resurrect Kairi

Sora revives Kairi

The new life of the other characters

The celebration in the Destiny Islands

Sora disappears before Riku's eyes (aka the fourth and last division)

Chapter 7: Melody of Memory and Kingdom Hearts IV

This chapter will be set, in part, in the limitcut episode and the secret episode of Re:Mind, in another, on Melody of Memory, and in the last, on Kingdom Hearts IV (even if it hasn't come out yet I have some ideas on how it will be)

It will be told:

The conversation between Riku and Terra

1 year after Kingdom Hearts III

Riku tries to find Sora with the help of Leon, Aerith, Yuffie and Cid (in my fanfiction Cloud will also appear and I also added, for Leon and Cloud, a husband and a newborn son, for Aerith, Yuffie and Cid, their spouses)

The meeting between Riku and the Fairy Godmother

The meeting and fight between Sora and Yozora

Kairi in the Final World

The conversation between Kairi, Riku and the Fairy Godmother

Kairi, Riku and the Fairy Godmother in the Final World

Riku enters in Quadratum

The meeting between Sora and Strelitzia

The second meeting between Sora and Yozora

The adventures of Sora, Yozora, and Strelitzia in Quadratum

Sora and Yozora talk about their respective loves (Sora for Riku and Yozora for Sterlitzia, yes, for me Yozora and Sterlitzia are a beautiful couple)

Sora and Riku's reunion

The final battle against Luxu

Sora and Riku return to their world

Chapter 8: After Kingdom Hearts IV, 1 part

This chapter will be set 2 years after Kingdom Hearts IV

It will be told:

Sora and Riku's life 2 years later

The conversation between Riku and his fourteen-year-old apprentice (you have to choose his/her name, gender and appearance for me)

Sora and Riku's anniversary

Sora promises marriage to Riku

Preparations for the wedding

Sora and Riku's wedding

Sora and Riku's first time after wedding

Sora and Riku's honeymoon

Chapter 9/Final Chapter: After Kingdom Hearts IV, 2 part

This chapter will be a sequel to the previous chapter

It will be told:

Sora and Riku 2 weeks after the wedding

Sora reveals to Riku that he will subjected a new Mark of Mastery exam to become a Keyblade Master

Riku reveals to Sora that he is pregnant

9 months of Riku's pregnancy and Sora's exam

Sora becomes Keyblade Master

The birth of Sora and Riku's baby (I've already decided what their baby will be like)

I can't wait to start writing this fanfiction and post it on AO3!

[empyreasheart]

kingdom hearts pokémon teams

been playing the scarvio dlc lately and of course i always have to connect everything to kingdom hearts so ive taken the chance to build the three trios + naminé's teams according to the types i assigned them! this will probably end up being lengthy so i'm putting this under a readmore. all teams made on pokémon team planner!

sora

i think sora definitely admires cool pokémon & other "cooler" types, but normal pokémon would appeal to him the most, speaking to how he feels about not being chosen for the keyblade / not being a particularly special person. he enjoys showing other trainers that normal type pokémon are still powerful and formidable foes. while sora loves battling he has a soft spot for cute pokémon!

as for specific pokémon: if it's not clear litleo is a reference to his kh2 pridelands form.. i couldn't resist putting in an alolan pokémon (trumbeak) and some flying types! as references to destiny islands & sora's name meaning "sky" respectively

also, most of his pokémon are brown and to be honest i just thought him looking a little like his pokémon team was really cute<3

riku

out of the destiny trio, riku is probably the most serious about battling & the strongest trainer. he wants to prove something to others and himself. (another mentally ill pokémon rival) i actually think in some kind of kh-pokémon crossover spinoff, riku and kairi could both work as rivals - riku being a more serious counterpart to kairi.

however, despite dark pokémon being his preferred type to fight with, his woobat stays on his team no matter what. it's his dear friend ! <3

on specific pokémon: probably obvious, but woobat is supposed to be komory bat! i picked alolan rattata because... mickey mouse... lol. his umbreon matches the rest of the destiny trio's eeveelutions ! i also made sure to include a ground type (riku means "land"!)

kairi

kairi would 100% gravitate towards the cutest pokémon, specializing in water & fairy types. but don't let that fool you into thinking she wouldn't love battling! not only does she take good care of her pokémon, but she trains them to be strong too. she doesn't like people thinking she or her pokémon are weak just because they're cute.

i thought fairy fit kairi's aesthetic well. like sora-sky, kairi means "sea", so i had to include water types too!

on specific pokémon: i was inspired to put tinkaton because of @rhythmmortis's tank kairi agenda. to keep the theme with the rest of the destiny trio, kairi has an eeveelution as well. i was torn between vaporeon & sylveon but decided vaporeon suited her personality best. i decided to include a kalosian pokémon to represent radiant garden - floette fit perfectly (it even looks like baby kairi!). like the rest of the destiny trio, kairi has an alolan pokémon (ribombee)

naminé

nami is a psychic/flying trainer! in COM, her psychic types would probably aid her in manipulating people's memories. i think she would gravitate to flying types more, though, because she resonates with them - naminé is trapped in castle oblivion like a bird in a cage.

because in this au the organization would have forced naminé to use her pokémon to battle & manipulate memories against her will, i don't think naminé partakes in battles often, if at all. her pokémon team are her friends and she treats them with the kindness she was denied in castle oblivion. she's especially insistent on not making her psychic pokémon use their powers if they don't want to.

on specific pokémon: this team was honestly so easy to put together, everything just fell in place... i picked hatterane because of its witch imagery, jirachi because of nami's lucky charm. i added swanna because i wanted a water type to connect her with kairi & her name (naminé means "wave"). i included espeon too to match with the destiny trio - when she replaces kairi in sora's memories, i imagine her espeon replaces kairi's vaporeon as well. also wouldn't it be so cute if nami and repliku had matching espeon and umbreon!

i wasn't sure if oricorio fit at first, but it's an alolan pokémon - she might not be from destiny islands, but she imagines herself growing up there, so i think it's fair for her to have an alolan pokémon

roxas

roxas is definitely super serious about battling pokémon and would 100% make defeating sora in battle his mission. he specializes in dark & electric types. i don't have a specific reason for these, i just think they fit him.

on specific pokémon: roxas and sora both have zigzagoons, but roxas' is galarian! i wanted them to have a similar pokémon like this, as in "two sides of the same coin". i had a similar idea with morpeko, since it has a hangry mode, focusing on the "dual" aspect of roxas' character. i named my pawmot in-game after roxas so i couldn't not add it to his team! it looks just like him<3

xion

like kairi, xion would love cute pokémon the most! however, she'd definitely be a more casual trainer, battling friends for fun but not taking it too seriously. she specializes in ice types & ghost types. the latter is because her existence as a replica & an erased memory post-days, while ice is from my personal headcanons.

on specific pokémon: honestly, i just picked mimikyu cuz it was cute at first, but then i realized how well it fits xion, as she was made to mimic sora's powers. so in a way, she and roxas are kind of matching. i chose vanillish for sea salt ice cream - xion totally seems like the type to have pokémon that have sentimental meaning to her. sandygast is because of xion's love for the beach and collecting seashells - i want to imagine that she caught it when the sea salt trio finally went to the beach together!<3 lastly, she has a water type on her team for similar reasons as naminé - to connect her with kairi and her name (shio meaning tide).

axel

while i think axel would enjoy battling, he is definitely focused on the aesthetics of his pokémon, though he'd never admit it. he's not the best at strategizing and only has attack moves. he thinks his pokémon are the awesomest ever

on specific pokémon: i like the idea that axel & saïx have matching armarouge & ceruledge. they've grown apart but still have their respective pokémons on their teams.

i wanted to give him a houndoom, but i didn't really want to repeat pokémon on this list... so i offer you a headcanon! when roxas firsts joins the organization, he has no pokémon, so axel gifts roxas his houndoom. <3

ventus

ventus is an aspiring trainer! most of his pokémon are low-leveled, because he's just starting out. he wants to become strong like aqua and terra. he specializes in grass types, because his favorite color is green, but i included some flying types to fit his name (ventus meaning wind).

i don't have as many headcanons for the wayfinder trio as i do the destiny & sea salt trios, so i apologize for this being a little bare... maybe ventus has a skitty waiting on him, just like chirithy!

aqua

aqua might be the most dedicated & serious trainer - she's very strategy-focused and uses type-matchups to her advantage. for obvious reasons, she's a water-type trainer, but most of her pokémon are dual-types, allowing her to protect her team against water type's weaknesses.

terra

terra is trying to become a strong trainer, though he's not as good at battle strategies as aqua is. he focused too much on offense, and sometimes that puts him in a bind. his pokemon are still pretty strong though!

and that's all i've got! thank you so much if you've read so far, i hope you've enjoyed my ramblings. now i am very tired so zzzz

[edenfelled]

While I'm going through the Kingdom Hearts series again (and crying at reCOM because fuck I hate the card system), I am diametrically opposed to the way the game(s) frame Kairi as a McGuffin at best and a hopeless damsel at worst. You mean to tell me that a tomboy growing up on an island where her friends play-fought with balls, jump-rope and wooden swords, who was fully ready to sail the seas with her best friends, doesn't know how to fight? A girl that, if given the opportunity, would have absolutely made Yuffie/Leon (or both!) teach her applicable battle skills to defend against the heartless? I can completely understand from a gameplay perspective why she wasn't included—even if I don't agree with it given the companions you get in each world—and from a story perspective why Sora asked her to stay behind given the weeks/months he had to fight and improve while she slumbered... but to frame her as 'getting in the way' does a disservice to the both of them when I fully believe Kairi can and would kick both his and Riku's butt if push came to shove, she just didn't need to prove it to them in that way, and she has too much self-determination to just stay behind in Traverse Town while Leon and the others left.

As far as my canon for her goes, I Kairi went back to Hollow Bastion/Radiant Garden when Aerith, Yuffie and Leon did because it's still a home to her (even if it's not her true home anymore) to continue to assist the princesses in any way she knows how, clear out heartless and train to try and become as strong as the others. Like, I can even see the dialog the game would have her say; something like, 'Of course I came with them! Silly billy, did you even read the note Aerith wrote for you?' / 'Leon and the others are helping me train while we keep the library safe. Soon I'll be kicking your butt again—just you wait!' / 'It's strange to be back here. In my heart, our Island is home. But I still want to protect it. I really hope you find Riku soon.'

Obviously this is cut short with the conclusion of KH1 and Kairi goes home, but she would have trained up until the events of Castle Oblivion/her friends sinking back into day-to-day activities, school, etc. Once she does remember, she goes right back into it.

I don't mind the idea that she's not as well versed as the others because of her slumber/memory loss/etc, but I just... do not like the game's insistence she's hopeless and I want to rectify it in my canon. Does Kairi occasionally get tripped up in a real battle verses training? Of course, that's being human, and I do think that is taken advantage of. Is she so hopeless that Sora and co. turn around and she's passed out? No. I think she'd go down fighting (ha) in any scenario she's put against, and I feel like their enemies weaponize that in her and the boys innate need to protect her.

In the words of my partner and I, "Girls like Kairi are the first in, last out, clever as a whip, elbow them where it hurts." She's absolutely bit someone. To be honest, I reckon that part of her possessed Naminé  and she bit Ansem!Riku (to his mortification). Literally a case of "If I wasn't sure which Somebody you belonged to, I sure do now! Thanks Kairi!"

[aitsuheart]

Hey sorry to bother you but I saw your recent post about Riku no longer smiling at Namine but changed to smile at Sora in a different scene. What scene are you referring to? I've never heard about the Riku and Sora smile talked about before and I'm interested to see what one 👀

no worries, I first heard it myself from some others

basically in kh3 epilogue when Naminé is made by the replica body, Riku goes to her to fulfill his promise to Repliku

he reaches out his hand and we see he is smiling.

in the re:mind update they changed the scene so he's no longer smiling.

Now later in the epilogue, Riku is seen staring off in the distance. The shot then cuts to Sora and Kairi.

in the re:mind version he is seen smiling at the distance instead and some people including myself think he's smiling at sora

[van-yangyin]

Your work is absolutely amazing!! I just downloaded your Sora poses & outfit & I just love them sm!! I was wondering if u were going to convert other characters from KH3 outfits as well? 👀

TYSM! 🥺💗💝

I'm glad you're loving it so much and I hope you're enjoying it a lot too. I love Kingdom Hearts and that's one of main reasons why I try to do everything with a lot of love and detail. For the moment this month I'm going to publish Riku in his KH3 outfit, since a couple of months ago I made a poll in which Riku won about which character Tumblr/Patreon followers would like to be published in April.

For now these are WIPs I have, I want to gradually make as many characters as possible (either from making by scratch or converting), including different versions of them, but I want to make them in the best quality possible. (Kairi's hair as toddler I'll make it KH3/Maxis Match style as well as convert Naminé and Roxas hair since I don't like when don't match with Sims 4 style and Namine hair I converted when I started learning how to convert meshes for game.)

I hope this can answer your question 😁 Have a nice day 💕

~Extra info~

In case you're interested to know, several years ago I created my own meshmod of Strelitzia, making from scratch her outfit, boots and hair and converted it for sims 4, but since later an illustration with official design came out I ended up putting it aside and until I'll make her official model, both UX and KH4 I won't share it for all. And it was also one of my first times making and converting something I did for the sims, so it looks really bad, hair included, don't fit with all type of bodies. And well, they usually say don't give to others what you don't want for yourself, so that's why I don't share it.

[phoenix-downer]

For @twosidesfanzine, I also made Chef Scarlet’s tasty meat pie recipe! The photos above are of the latter parts of the cooking process as well as the end result. This recipe features a filling that includes meat, veggies, and wine that you simmer over the stove for several hours. When it's done, you put the filling in the piecrust to bake in the oven. A nice egg wash on the crust gave it the golden effect.

If you'd like to try it yourself, there's still time to grab a copy of the zine! It's a cookbook about Sora, Kairi, Roxas, and Naminé from Kingdom Hearts traveling and trying delicious recipes together, and you can order a copy here. Leftover sales close soon, and there are digital bundles + physical cookbooks + merchandise like recipe cards, charms, prints, enamel pins, and standees still available!

[thefreshprinceofjunes]

meanwhile, theres these patterns in the new products

riku:

The internal pocket has a SuperGroupies original pattern: inspired by the theme of “connected hearts,” motifs of places, people, items, etc. are arranged in a stained glass presentation.

Motifs include Riku and Riku Replica’s symbols, a floating star to symbolize Naminé in the Final World, effects from the Combined Keyblade, and many more

sora:

Motifs include flying birds from the Dive to the Heart which can also be found in Roxas and Ventus’ patterns, paopu fruit that he and Kairi shared, effects from the Combined Keyblade, Roxas’ symbol at the center of four hearts, and many more

i enjoy that on their patterns, they each have the correct halves of the combined keyblade (riku has the left half, while sora has the right):

and you can see in a different pic that rikus pattern also has a paopu fruit:

(from the wallet)

honestly i didnt have much interest in buying any of these before, but now that i know they have the combined keyblade... 👀👀👀

[princess-of-the-corner]

The selfcest ask mentioning alternate Amys made me think of the time I went to a panel at a convention about shoujo-ai vs yuri (a distinction that has since broken down), and I asked about Naminé/Kairi (this was back when Kingdom Hearts II was the most recent game), and the panelists said selfcest is included.

And then everyone started agreeing that, just because Naminé is Kairi's Nobody, doesn't mean they're the same person.

And I think it's important for people from alternate universes be recognized as not the same person, not quite. Real selfcest requires the participants to actually be the same person at the time they meet. But that might just be pedantic of me.

Eh it kind of depends?

From what I know of Kingdom Hearts, the Namine/Kairi thing does have them somewhat separate people. Even if Namine is 'made' from Kairi's existence, she is a separate person physically and mentally.

Meanwhile other selfcest ships are usually either 'this person with themselves in an alternate reality', 'this person from a different point in the Timeline', or 'This person's consciousness gets split(either a civilain/hero alter ego split, a good/evil split, or an aspects/emotions split.). "

Clones tend to fall into a limbo category as well.

[video-game-kids-tournament]

MEET YOUR CONTESTANTS!

Kingdom Hearts under the cut!

Name: Sora

Age: 14

Gender + Pronouns: Male, he/him

Video Game: Kingdom Hearts

Backstory: “The short version is his world was getting consumed by darkness and he was chosen by the keyblade so he set off on a quest to find his missing friends and eventually save all the worlds from being consumed by darkness”

• "Sora wanted to leave the remote islands he grew up on with his two friends and explore other worlds. However, a storm (and monsters) came and 1. he got separated from his friends 2. he got a giant key sword 3. his world was destroyed. Next thing he knows, he's in a strange town, and Donald Duck and Goofy Goof are telling him to come with them to kill monsters with his key and look for Mickey Mouse and also his friends if he HAS TO. He kills a bunch of monsters in increasingly incredible ways, finds his friends and the mouse, but then has to do it all again and again bc the game was a financial success so new problems keep arising."

• “Oh fuck I'm just going to copy from KH Wiki if that's okay- “Sora lives on the Destiny Islands with his best friends Riku and Kairi, and all three of them dream of venturing from Destiny Islands to find out what lies beyond. His home was consumed by darkness, sending him on a journey to many worlds across the Realm of Light. An upbeat youth, he travels with his new friends Goofy and Donald Duck in search of his missing friends, and uses his newly acquired weapon, the Keyblade, to put an end to the threats that destroyed his world. Sora is the original persona of his own Heartless and Roxas, the source of Xion's memories, the source of Naminé's original body, the former bearer of Ventus's heart, and the physical template of Vanitas.””

Why should they win the tournament?: “He is a very good boy. He doesn't even know what the Internet is and he'd still be so so happy about winning this tournament”

• “He's a self-taught magical girl murder machine who's powered up by friendship! His key sword is a blunt metal object that can turn into a bunch of other things, including guns! He can do high elemental magic and summon (for example) Simba from Lion King to the battleground! He's very slippery and can fly, run up walls, jump infinitely up and off walls, dodge roll like there's no tomorrow and doesn't take fall damage. He's also a very good boy.”

• “Because he's my sunshine and I love him. He also needed one more submission as of when I sent this, so I hope he gets in!”