#instead it was riku

[asnakewithlegs]

I love tumblr so much because you can make some dumbass post like this and then two years later someone digs it out of the ground and it gets passed around from blog to blog like “wow look at this weird rock I just found”

hello kingdom hearts fandom

I do not go here

but I would like to tell you that this image right here is my favourite thing

several years ago I randomly stumbled across this meme and for some reason it is the funniest thing in the universe to me

so I started a running joke: literally every time I see a picture of Riku anywhere I always say aloud to myself “Riku demands to know why”

every. single. time.

this has been going on for years

I have never played kingdom hearts and I know very little about it

but I think of this image so often

and last night I had a dream where I was watching a video on youtube that had Riku in it. and in my dream. I said. the thing. in my god damn dream I said aloud to myself “Riku demands to know why”

this joke has taken over my brain to the extent that I’ve had a literal dream about it

anyways that’s the post please enjoy your day

[absurdfish77]

Riku!

[gummi-ships]

Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance - The World That Never Was

[griffin-ktb]

Today I offer you assorted Rikus, tomorrow who knows 🙏✨

[youareinacomawakeup]

Do you guys ever think about the

and also

BECAUSE I DO

[system-of-a-feather]

BTW if you think calming corners, sensory rooms, and other forms of dedicated spaces to handling overload, anxiety, or intense emotions in your house is something only for kids - or even worse - only neurodivergent kids, you are largely denying yourself a very helpful resource based on social norms.

Having a space dedicated to being safe and with easy access to things to help lower overstimulation and calm intense internal experiences is something that everyone can benefit from having

Not just kids

Not just neurodivergent kids

Not just neurodivergent adults

Not just mentally ill adults

Everyone - even the hypothetical person with no mental illness or physical disability

There is nothing "immature" about having spaces organized to make your difficult times easier to handle and I think everyone should consider dedicating maybe even just a shelf or corner in their place to having an abundance of self care resources

Self care is not a limited resource and not something that you have to be "bad enough to have"

If you think its a good thing for parents to provide their kids with rooms / spaces dedicated to different ways they can self regulate, then you should agree that if you are also dealing with any levels of difficulty self regulating, that it should be a good idea and good thing to provide yourslef with rooms / spaces dedicated to ways to help you self regulate

Children and adults both have emotions and life experiences that are hard to regulate / handle and both need ways to relax and calm down

Self care, sensory rooms, and coping / calming corners are resources that can help both children and adults with those difficult moments

[blue-eli]

Ink October day 11: Firebreak

A strip of land that has been cleared, plowed, or planted with fire-resistant vegetation to prevent a fire from spreading.

[gulava]

We may have walked side by side, but now we go on back to back.

[firestorm09890]

actually sort of unbelievable how much Zexion haunts the narrative compared to the other Organization members in Castle Oblivion. Vexen also does, but like, he actually deserves to. It's his replica project that's a central plot device in both CoM and Days, him not being there to keep it on track causes many problems. but Zexion? it's. a lot, especially considering back in 2004 people on game forums were calling him the most useless organization member (no respect for strategists smh, it's aaaalways about powerscaling and combat ability to these people)

we start with Replica Riku going to fight Riku after realizing that even if he has "newfound power" (Zexion's) it's still not actually his. in the Days novel Axel brings up Repliku devouring Zexion like two other times when thinking about Xion's state of being. I'm not even counting this. novels don't count and it's not like Repliku uses any illusions or anything, it's just his raw power.

In regular canon Days, Axel makes explicit mention of him when talking to Saïx.

He also mentions Marluxia, but it's in the middle of their conversation, when talking about how Marluxia was a traitor after all. This, on the other hand, is like an important thing Axel almost forgot to mention.

He later brings up getting rid of Vexen and Zexion, but the first time is just Zexion. These two are true for both DS Days and HD Cutscene Days.

And then! Zexion gets a voiced cutscene in the middle of Days! The game that does not do voiced cutscenes except for when they want to do something really big!

my beautiful wife nintendo ds dual screen

And they couldn't just reuse things from Re:CoM either because the memory Riku's having was of a moment that used dialogue bubbles, they put in work for this.

I think?? The scene is supposed to showcase Xion absorbing thoughts from other people? It's really weird since it's the only time it happens to someone who isn't Roxas but you know what this means? Riku was thinking about it. 8 months later, Zexion's accusations are still burned into his mind. This is REAL NARRATIVE HAUNTING, BABEY and it KEEPS GOING

Before Zexion put the idea in his head, Riku didn't even consider that Sora might not accept him with the darkness in his heart. He had his big moment in CoM where he accepted himself, but it still scared him badly enough that he did... basically everything he did in kh2 instead of trying to find Sora and talk to him. Zexion's actions "lived" this long. I think it's 3/4 that Sora's memories of CO were erased and 1/4 that Marluxia simply did not have the presence in the Organization to leave a gaping void after his death but man, the final boss left barely a whisper in comparison to this.

And then finally there's this of course

done to keep his weapon a mystery but how weird do you think it must've felt for the characters to see it? did they wonder what happened? I sure wonder what happened

also I lied this somehow isn't the end. for whatever reason in Melody of Memory Zexion gets more spotlight than almost every other member of the original organization except xemnas and the sea salt trio

in conclusion i hate it here. I would also say Vexen deserves more respect for leaving the most obvious void in the group after his death except that someone wrote a full 358/2 Days au longfic about it so I really don't need to

[goldenchocobo]

It's Sora, Riku and Kairi's turn for pigeons.

They live on a (implied) tropical island chain, so the pigeons should be 'tropical'. Victoria Crown Pigeons for Sora, African Green Pigeons for Kairi, and a Luzon Bleeding Heart Dove for Riku.

[redflagfan]

[miramelindamusings]

More sketches for the Rikai adventure/search for Sora AU :) I’ve been watching alot of Disney’s output in the 60s/70s and I’ve really enjoyed them! So here is Robin Hood and sketches of what Riku and Kairi could possibly look like and their disguises for the archery tournament. It could be fun to see them disguised as Lord and Lady but it might be funnier and cooler to see Riku as a jester and Kairi as an archer in a white mage robe like Garnet in FFIX! I also like the idea that once Alan-a-Dale heard their story he would sing songs about Sora, Kairi, and Riku. I also think Goliath from Gargoyles would be so cool to see! Maybe he could be a joint summon for Kairi and Riku or perhaps he could be in a certain world (maybe even Quadratum since Gargoyles takes place in New York City, he could be found in Shibuya or something?). Anyways, I’d love to hear people’s ideas and I hope everyone enjoys the holidays :)!

[tharkflark1]

rediscovered your monster sora au and i have been having so many thoughts about it since, especially after reading the fics.

which makes me have to wonder "what is his living situation like later on?", like do sora and riku live together? does sora stay hiding from everyone else? do riku's parents learn about him? do any of the other children learn about him?

sorry for rambling i'm just absolutely in love with the concept. (very tempted to write something of this au >_>)

So, eventually Riku’s parents find out. And once they get over the shock of discovering what is essentially an alien in their son’s room, Sora becomes part of the family. He sleeps in Riku’s room <3

I’m still not sure if the rest of the island would ever find out (it would have to be after Kairi arrives), but Kairi definitely does (as Riku and Sora’s little kid brains are like “she’s also from another world maybe she knows Sora’s?”) and I think a friend of Riku’s mom finds out too? (With her being what would have been Sora’s mom if he wasn’t a monster. And she finds out cuz Sora gets super sick at one point and she’s like, a doctor or something)

And then eventually it just starts up with kh1

(Also I would be VERY honored if u ever did 🥹)

[gummi-ships]

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days - Anti-Riku

[theophagie]

Give it up for Riku and sleep. Riku doing everything in his power to wake Sora up. Riku becoming a spirit and protecting Sora while inside his dreams. Riku dreaming a key to finding Sora. Let's go sleep boy

[landprince]

Fandom: Kingdom Hearts Characters: Sora, Riku, Kairi, Xion  Rating: E (eventually tbh) Pairing: Sora/Riku Words: 4,758 Summary: Sora, a notorious phone-killer, thinks he's messaging his best friend about the plights of having broken yet another phone, but when a handsome man named Riku sends him a response and a selfie telling him he has the wrong number, Sora feels drawn to continue speaking with this gorgeous stranger.

He felt… something akin to an itch, an urge, and it only grew stronger as he chewed his far-too-sugary cereal. 

His phone felt heavy in his pocket. 

He was thinking of Riku again.

It would totally be weird to message him, Sora thought as he took another bite. He chewed his cereal thoughtfully, probably longer than necessary as he thought the idea over. 

Pushing his half-eaten breakfast aside, he pulled out his phone and opened the messages. His heart thrummed loudly in his ears as he hovered over the keyboard with his thumbs. Licking his lips, he gently gnawed his lower lip as he took a shot in the dark.