#introverts fight too we just don't talk during the fight

[alarmsofmyheart]

Introvert gays for the win ✊🏾

introvert boyfriends fighting like 😶😶

[lovetei]

Things that the citizens of the Devildom witnessed that will prove that this Human have the characters at their beck and call

Versions: The Brothers, Side characters

Warnings: Gender neutral pronouns for MC, Cussing, Slight yandere themes (Belphegor, Asmodeus)

Links: Masterlist

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LUCIFER

This demon likes sticking to rules

Running on hallways? Detention

Eating during class? Detention

Not paying attention to class? Detention

No one is safe...

Except for one person.

The cafeteria if filled with loud noises, your voice shouting profanities to another demon specifically.

Everyone listening to the argument feels like they're stomach is about to burst out of nervousness because "What if Lucifer randomly comes in and put all of us is detention because we just stood by and didn't do anything to stop the fight?!"

And he did.

But what surprised them is that he didn't shout or anything, he just stood there for a few second and scanned the crowd looking for one of his brothers.

Spotted Mammon and came close to him before whispering something among themselves.

And then he just stood there

Doing nothing

As if it's just fucking okay to let a human, the exchange student at that, to scream and curse a demon because he won't cooperate into this project.

And when the demon started cursing back at you, the rules are suddenly so strict as if cussing will cause the end of the 8 rings of hell.

The demon is sent to detention, removed from the group, suspended, and many more.

And who knows? Maybe you pulled just a few strings to have that demon expelled.

But what the citizens sure know is that they never saw anyone again after talking to MC like that.

MAMMON

It was cute

Mammon would do anything for you, no matter how big or small it is.

One day, Mammon was spotted running around the halls of RAD.

Looking like he's getting chased by Lucifer, again.

But surprisingly, he's not.

He's just running around the school fetching your fan, notebooks, bag, pens, water or some snacks.

One time, you two were put in a group for this project and were talking about it with your other group mates.

Then you hit him with a "Mammon, I left my notebook on my desk in the potions class, can you fetch it for me?"

With just a blink of an eye, Mammon who was leaning on your shoulder just a few minutes ago is gone.

And with another blink of an eye he's there again with your notebook on his hands then he's back to leaning on your shoulder again as if he didn't just go to the other side of the school for a notebook.

LEVIATHAN

He's introverted

He won't go out his room if it's just for some lame party

I also headcanons for him to be the most unseen brother

Or like him having the smallest amount of photo and information online because he just won't go out.

Yeah, he won't go out if it's just some small, lame party but if Diavolo hosts it, what exactly can he do?

"Do you think the avatar of envy will attend this party?"

"Ha! No way... Lord Leviathan won't attend small parties or gatherings like these unless Lord Diavolo hosts it himself."

"Lord Leviathan really has a high standard when it comes to gatherings..."

And then poof

He's there

Beside you

A happy go lucky sheep beside a gloomy snake

What a match

And if you ask him why he would attend such gatherings when it's totally not even his style he would just go like "MC."

"What can I do? MC really wants to see the fireworks display."

"MC wants me to escort them."

So they got the hint on how to make Levi attend gatherings, either have Diavolo host it or invite MC too.

SATAN

He's angry

But not angry enough to yell when MC is around

Man's can go from 👹 to ☺️ real quick as soon as he felt MC's prescense

He doesn't know why too, but whenever he yell while you're around he thinks he'll fall out of favor

"WELL MAYBE IF YOU'RE SO PERFECT THEN WHY DON'T YOU GO AROUND WHILE YOU HAVE YOUR HEAD FAR UP YOUR ASS- Oh, Hi MC? How are you?"

He'll talk so sweet in front you and then when you turn around you can see some veins popping out of his neck and forehead.

And if he can't really handle it and went berserk in your prescense another scary yet amazing thing you can is to put your hand on his body.

Shoulder, head, neck, wrist, arm, wherever it is.

Just pat him or link your arms with him and he will start to calm down.

ASMODEUS

People headcanon him to like it when you're obsessed with him but I think he's more obsessed to you.

Like he's down bad

You can do anything and he'll literally fawn all over it

"Look at the way they run their hands through their hair!"

"Look at how they work!"

"The way they hold that fork is so graceful~"

Literally, you're the only person that comes to his mind when someone said pretty

Except for himself of course

But I swear, whenever someone caught him staring at you the atmosphere gets so thick

You don't even know why but the atmosphere is heavy and the air suddenly smells so sweet

And those heart in his eyes, the way his pupils dilate

Yeah, you have this man worshipping you alongside himself

BEELZEBUB

Other than the fact that he's actually willing to share his food with you

He's willing to help you in any physical works

Like lifting up things, carrying your stuffs and sometimes even running errands for you

I mean, he actually doesn't do it a lot because Lucifer actually asks Mammon for this stuff because the things Lucifer needs to be done is a little...

Shady?

And he doesn't want to taint Beel's innocence.

So now since you're already a part of the student council when Lucifer needs to have something important finished but it requires physical work.

You and Beel will be partnered

And he doesn't have anything against it either

He likes it so much when you command him to do something actually

I mean, he's tall and buff but Lucifer won't ask him to do anything that includes hard labor except taking care of Belphegor

So you actually helping him make use of all those muscles made him feel a tinge of happiness

He feels like he's actually of use :)

BELPHEGOR

This little brat

He would kill for you and he means it

He's not scared to spill blood on broad daylight as long as it's for you

Someone bothered you? Dead

Oh this person annoyed you? Taken care of

Aw~ He told you you're cute and asked you out on a date? That's sweet! Dead.

He's just like that

He won't tolerate anyone who dared disrespect you

And Lucifer won't even put a stop into this

"I mean, Devildom is quite overpopulated and we don't want anyone disrespecting Lord Diavolo's plan on bringing the three realms together now." Is what he reasons everytime.

Oh, he also wakes up on command as long as it's you.

Lucifer and his brothers could be shaking him like he's dead and he won't even bother to open his eyes

But if you just pulled a "Belphie? Good morning..." Oh dear, he's wide awake and clinging to you.

[cementcornfield]

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Hi new to this fandom and was told this is the Joe’marr blog . I’d love to know your favorite moment between these two and how would you describe this dynamic cause it seems like Ja’Marr don’t play

Hi anon, welcome to the fandom and to joe'marr in general! and lol yes i do definitely post about them a lot!

ja'marr does NOT play, i agree! neither of them do about each other i'd say <3. i've described my perception of their dynamic a few times in asks (and! important to remember it's just my perception because we don't actually know any of these men personally) but here goes way too many words about it below the cut 🫡

differences and similarities

to me, they're two good friends who are seemingly very different, but complement each other well, and are actually very similar on the inside! ja'marr is outwardly more extroverted, warmer and friendlier, while joe isn't cold, necessarily, but he seems to take longer to warm up to people in general; he's never friendly just to be friendly ("he'll walk right by you and not smile" per ja'marr), and, despite recent appearances lol, is more of an introvert. (although honestly, ja'marr recently has said he's starting to prefer staying in playing video games and joe has been more out and about! so it seems like they may be rubbing off on each other!) but at their core they're both stubborn, strong, brave and have an edge to them that i think they've recognized in each other since day 1 (all those fights at LSU practices! a love of taunting!)

taking care of each other

they care about each other a tremendous amount and it seems like they are always trying to take care of each other in their own ways. ja'marr with his (maybe???) buying joe clothes and taking him out and wanting him to live his life (he must be thrilled about France Joe), and always defending him in the press (and on twitter lmao). joe always getting in extra throwing sessions with ja'marr (including and most importantly ja'marr's rookie year when he was struggling and they'd stay after practice getting extra work in), always talking up ja'marr's talent and intelligence and work ethic in the press, and he basically guaranteed him a spot on the team during the 2021 draft.

mind reading - good

they've known each other for 6 (SIX!!) years now and according to both of them they "don't need words" to understand each other at this point. which is maybe my FAVORITE thing to analyze about them lmao. because that's definitely obvious on the field. i don't think i really understood how special their on-the-field connection is (despite announcers and coaches and analysts talking about it constantly!) until i finally started understanding how the game actually works (lol i didn't watch football until 2 years ago and started understanding it even later). like, ja'marr's ability to know when to break out of his route, when to improvise when joe needs him to, and joe's ability to know exactly where ja'marr's going to be??? and all of this is happening in SECONDS while people are actively trying to bring them down through any means possible?? that's such an impossible feat and it's one they pull off all the time! and this translates to off the field for them too. one of my favorite clips ever is ja'marr describing how he can tell how joe's feeling just by how he walks in the building, and that joe can do the same for him. "i know him like the back of my hand, he knows me like the back of his" like??? ok boys! that's some soulmate shit actually!

mind reading - bad

BUT on that note, i do think that, ironically, this ability to "read each others' minds" sometimes could lead to miscommunication for them! or at least it could lead to them NOT saying things that maybe they should say out loud. i don't have a lot of concrete examples here (obviously because if they're not saying things to each other they aren't saying them to the press) but there's an interview where ja'marr's talking about his hip injury. and how he "never talked to joe about it" but he "knew in his mind that he'd come back when joe needed him" which ???? what are you talking about ja'marr?? the double mind reading there of a. expecting joe to know that he'll come back when he needs him but also b. expecting himself to know when joe would need him! like! that seems really complicated, you could just, talk to each other? maybe?

ja’marr also said that joe didn’t believe him when he told him that his presence was enough at practice, that joe thought he was joking (i guess it’s not commonplace for ja’marr to come right out and say how important joe is to him and the team! so joe probably wouldn't know what to make of that rare moment of sincerity!)

and i think they aren't talking to each other about contracts (which, fair enough, that's business), but people sure were asking ja'marr about joe's contract anyway (and they're starting to do the same for joe about ja'marr!) and we all remember a lot of ja'marr's comments that came around to bite him lol. and, i have NO proof for this one besides my projections/feelings, but i wonder if joe's worried at all about ja'marr's contract this year. if he's worried that if he doesn't perform, ja'marr won't want to stay. now, ja'marr tells the press (and twitter. and his twitch chat. and his dad.) that he wants to stay with joe, but does joe believe that? has ja'marr ever come out and actually said that to him? or is he expecting joe to just know that?

(oh man i wrote a lot in that section, and i have so little actual evidence, but it's something i love thinking about! i don't want them being too cutesy or perfect tbh. they're flawed! they're men raised in stoic sports culture and honestly i am so sure they suck at communicating. i'm sure they've had misunderstandings. i'm sure they've argued. and that's so important!)

balance

i think another thing i love about their dynamic is that ja'marr is such a good check for joe. if you haven't noticed, joe kind of runs the organization lmao. from day 1 he's been involved in the play calling, drafting, overall culture and philosophy. and that's his right! he is good at all of that! he's The Franchise (worshipped throughout the team, the city, half of the state!) and, in the beginning, i think ja'marr felt that way about joe too. joe led him to a perfect season and a national championship in college and then a super bowl his first year in the league! he himself said, right before the super bowl in 21, "he's like a god to me" which is...just a WILD thing to say about your friend :') like??? the devotion? the loyalty?? okay ja'marr!!

but, then they lose, and ja'marr "coaxes joe out of bed" to go celebrate anyway. he gets to be the one to see joe at his absolute lowest and he's the one to build him back up. and i think that really affected their dynamic from then on, to the point that ja'marr became the only guy to think of joe as an actual human being in the organization. i don't think (until very very recently with zac) that a single person other than ja'marr ever said no to joe (the way joe stayed in that titans game last year despite being hurt, at risk, and losing by so much cemented that for me!) ja'marr was the ONLY ONE to say that joe should sit out as long as he needed to for the calf. the only one not celebrating (in fact, he seemed PISSED) when joe was running around during preseason games despite not being fully healed 😭 the only one saying "come on joe let's go out" instead of just coming to him (and it seems that's finally worked lol) and joe NEEDS that. he needs that desperately! someone who will support him but call him on his shit, someone who sees him as more than just his abilities and wants what's actually best for him!

teasing <3

finally (oh my god this is SO LONG) i really enjoy how playful they are with each other. joe tends to be very Stoic and Serious (not all the time, but it's a tendency) and i think ja'marr is good at bringing him out of that. he's talked about how back at LSU he would joke around with joe and it took him a long time to finally figure out how to make him smile and laugh. and i think that's a skill he's perfected over the years! every mic'ed up between the two of them, we get to hear them tease and mess with each other. "you see that big blue thing over there??" "you couldn't overthrow me and get me in stride?" "my guy you were wide open!" (ja'marr's hands on joe's hips the entire time) "you're looking pretty slow" "be serious" and "he said you underthrew him" "yeah right" and "i ain't gonna lie, you look slow as hell" and "i'll start taking it off for you ja'marr" and "joe swears he's sneaky fast" and "hey man you're so cool!" and on and on and on! i HATE that we've never had a long form interview/podcast with BOTH of them on it because my god i want to know what an actual conversation is like between them. but i think it must be a lot of that. a lot of fond jokes, compliments hidden in teasing; we see them laughing together so often <3 and of course we CAN'T forget the UFC moves they practice on each other :) "we mess around every now and then".

the end

okay i'm stopping myself because oh my god this is so much. anon i'm sorry, you absolutely aren't going to read all of this. but it's been two years and i STILL apparently have so much to say about these two. it's ridiculous. i'm ridiculous. (but so are they!!)

[briar-oses]

**sort of a throwback this time lol. tang bo also adopted seo-ah already

ever since they rescued that small child from that dilapidated hut one fateful day, tang bo noticed chung myung's distant behaviour. he knows of chung myung's already lacking social life in his sect, something the sword saint has no control of.

and really, no one is as crazy as he is, befriending the sword saint all on his own.

granted, chung myung isn't someone to initiate social interactions unless necessary, being surprisingly introverted. he would be perfectly content to stand somewhere and wait for tang bo whenever he had something to do during their travels, preferrably somewhere with less crowd or something close to a shop that sells alcohol. the people who had the pleasure of getting the brunt of his ire most likely started the fight first...

... most of the time.

tang bo knew that it wouldn't end well for him if he'd force his hyung-nim to bond with the child but this little girl would be a big part of his life, and he wanted to atleast have his hyung love her as much as he does.

in the distance, chung myung is seen talking with his jangmun sahyung, completely in his element. tang bo likes that look on him, completely engaged in the conversation and being listened to in return. the baby on his lap coos and tang bo turns his attention to her.

“Hm? What was that?”

the baby reaches to the direction of where chung myung is standing, making adorable sounds. tang bo chuckles. his daughter is too cute.

“You like hyung, huh? Me too, little lady”, he says, to the baby, all giggly. the baby giggling at him giggling. perhaps tang bo finds a semblance of kinship with his daughter, as she's also completely enamored with the figure of his Taoist hyung.

tang bo adjusts his hold on his daughter, adjusting her seat on his lap so that she's facing chung myung in the distance. the other disciples in mount hua have no problem interacting with the baby, always finding time to visit despite their training.

Perhaps we need to take this one step at a time...

***

“Huh?”

chung myung is faced with a smiling tang bo, holding out his small daughter to him in hopes to—

“I want you to hold her, hyung”

the sword saint stares at his companion with narrowed eyes. “Are you crazy, you bastard?”

“Don't call me names in front of my daughter!”

chung myung scoffs. it's been almost a month since tang bo took in the child as his own. having been involved in her rescue, chung myung initially thought that after they nursed her back to health, they would find a family to take care of her as they're both respective elders of their sect.

as it turns out, tang bo's fondness for children extended to those outside his family. and being the one who mostly took care of the baby girl, the dark saint quickly became attached.

“She's not my kid, why would I do that.”

tang bo huffs, annoyed. “Hyung! just do it, will you? for me?”, he pleads.

“Why would I do that for you?”

tang bo lets out a frustrated sound, considering whether it'd be too early for his daughter to witness acts of violence this early on in her life. “Just do it!”

“... Do you not want her anymore?”

tang bo shields his daughter away from the bastard Taoist, fuming. he has the gall to look disappointed, his hyung! “Ah!! Don't say things like that in front of her!”, he yells, covering his daughter's ears as he looks at her.

“Don't listen to him, okay sweet one?”, says tang bo, completely ignoring chung myung's 'So it's okay to say it if it's behind her back?'

the little girl merely laughs cutely, clearly not understanding what is happening.

chung myung huffs. it wasn't unusual for tang bo to ask things of him. there were times whenever they were out together that tang bo would end up being occupied with whatever he's working on, leaving him left alone wandering the tang estate. the tang family was extra welcoming whenever it was those days.

but this?

“.. Are you crazy?”

“Stop asking me that, hyung..”

tang bo was well-aware of his position in the sect. chung myung was not someone whom people in his own sect can casually approach, only with the exception of chung mun, chung jin, and a handful of other elders. not that it mattered to him, but the fact remains that this crazy guy still wants him to hold a child of all things.. he's not exactly child-friendly.

plus he wouldn't know how.

“Hyung”, tang bo calls, snapping him out of his thoughts. “Just hold her, please?”

chung myung stares. “Why?”

the other sighs. “I've thought about this for a while already....”

“You're actually thinking for once?”

“...”

“...”

tang bo clears his throat, adjusting his grip on his ever fussy daughter. “Like I said, I've thought about this for quite a while already and I figured that I could trust her with you when I'm out doing business.”

“Can't you just bring her?”

tang bo shrugs. “On some occasions, maybe. But what if it's dangerous?”

chung myung raises an eyebrow. “And you think I'll be here when you're out there fighting?”

“It's not that I'll die that easily..” tang bo sighs. “It's just in case, hyung. Here, I'll help you”, he says, holding out his bright-eyed daughter to the hesitant sword saint.

chung myung stares at the held out baby girl with a slightly scrunched up look on his face, highly uncomfortable with... whatever. he holds out his arms and carefully holds the small girl by her sides, with a few distance between himself and the little girl he's holding.

tang bo holds the urge to laugh at his hyung's awkwardness. it's endearing to see him try so hard. albeit reluctant, it was unusual to see a prodigy struggle at something. “Here, hyung. Let me help”, he says, walking closer to the sword saint.

“You have to support her head and body”, tang bo says, maneuvering chung myung's arms into the proper position, making sure that the baby is not hurt or uncomfortable.

((so sorry for the horrible sketch.. i did it in the middle of class <33

tang bo stares at the scene in front of him. the plum blossom sword saint awkwardly holding his daughter, looking more constipated than comfortable. chung myung is clearly out of his own comfort zone. the gentle but secure hold, the way he diligently follows tang bo's instructions in holding the small girl.

Is this what they said about seeing new sides to people when they become parents?

..

...

Huh?

the thought halts tang bo. parents? parenthood? wait wasn't he the parent here? why is he thinking about his hyung being a parent when he was just—

tang bo's entire face flushes red from the realization. did he really just— why did he even—

“Yah! What are you thinking so hard about? She's waking up! Take her!”, chung myung exclaims, snapping him out of his thoughts. his hyung is clearly not knowing comfortable with holding the baby any longer than necessary.

tang bo huffs. “You're so dramatic, hyung.. She's an angel!”

“Whatever! Just take her! I held her like you wanted!”

tang bo sighs. “Yes, yes give her here”, he says, taking the baby from chung myung's hold. the little girl quickly finds comfort in her father's arms and tang bo's heart soars.

he then went on and gushed about how absolutely perfect and endearing his daughter is to an exasperated chung myung, those dangerous lines of thought left unaddressed in his mind. to him, his objective to let his hyung hold his daughter is a success!

**

chung myung is seen having the child in his hold for many more times after that day, and when asked, he simply responded with: “That bastard keeps telling me to do it”

for the people observing him, they felt like that wasn't the only case, making this yet another secret they're keeping to the grave. they can't ever risk receiving the sword saint's ire, of course.

[eri-pl]

Another B&L rework

This time is has everything we need:

Celegorm is not villanized and actually cool (still a kinslayer, but only once)

Curufin is not too villanized either (he is pragmatic with bad results, really bad at estel, and still a kinslayer. But he isn't a cartoon villain, just complicated. Also G-g's dad.)

Finrod is there and is still awesome (and still not very smart)

There's more angst than in the canon

It fits seamlessly with the rest of the story

Long post below cut

It starts during the battle (was that Sudden Flame?). Barahir saves both Finrod and Celegorm. Curufin is somewhere else at the time, idk, battles are chaotic, ok? Finrod makes his oath to Barahir. Celegorm has trauma on oaths, but gives Barahir a ring (yes, it's not Finrod in this), and a not-a-promise-but-I-feel-in-debt talk.

The 3 Elves (FCC) go together to Nargothrond (which was built either by Finrod or better Finrod and Curufin: Finrod did the diplomacy and decor, Curufin did the engineering. Anyway now they're all there). There is no Orodredh, we don't need him anyway.

BTW Gil-Galad as Celebrimbor's brother? He's just more introverted and a slow bloomer? So at this point he doesn't do much, I imagine him hunting w uncle Celegorm and talking philosophy with Finrod. This kind of interests. He'll grow to be more of a warrior later, probably during War of Wrath.

Finrod happily shares the rulership with Curufin, because then he can spend more time on art and fanboying over Mannish philosophy and trying to figure it out. Curufin likes to manage stuff. Celegorm is in and out of the city, hunting and often bored.

They are friends, even with the stains of the whole Kinslaying thing. But their dynamics is... well, they do argue. Finrod is the idealist and sometimes lacks contact with reality. Curufin is the clever one, but very pragmatic, even cynical. Celegorm is not into discussions and easily bored. But they do like each other etc. they did fight together, it connects.

Also, Finrod is totally a Man fanboy at this point and assumes (why? idk. He is just like that) the Secondborn are a fix to everything and will solve the Oath of Feanor somehow and everything. He is not, like, insane, but he is definitely overenthusiastic at times, and much of an idealist. He does some really weird and often false extrapolation from what Andredh told him and everyone kinda ignores his more esoteric ideas. But he is also wise in many areas. Just don't let him start talking about philosophy ;) Also he is very optimistic in general, that's just his personality (I think Celegorm is also rather optimistic, even with all the circumstances).

Then Beren comes. Finrod of course follows him to the quest, C&C discuss it and Celegorm goes too. Part of it is gratitude, part of it is the Silmaril. He's got no idea what would he do if Beren succeeds. But this is Celegorm. He doesn't think much into the future.

Curufin stays as technically a regent, but it's pretty clear to everyone that Finrod is not going to come back, so he is de facto king from the start. He does the "imprison Luthien to protect her" thing, but it's well-intentioned. Also, he likes her more than he likes Beren, and he doesn't want to risk her getting a Silmaril because then he'd have to kill her (She is aware of it, and of the fact that he would probably be willing to kill Beren if it came to that. She doesn't like Curufin, to say it mildly, but they are also allies. It's complicated. She runs away anyway.).

He also later does the stupid bridge thing. He's nor actively malicious here, just makes bad decisions. Also, Finrod would want him to listen to the advice of Men and he has some anger on Finrod at this point (for dying and, even more, for getting Celegorm into a quest he will likely not survive) and there's some subconscious passive-agressive "I'll do the stupid thing Finrod would do, he deserves it!". Also, building things is just cool and the bridge does sound like it could make sense.

Huan stays in the city with Luthien, Celegorm orders him or manipulates him to stay, "for his own good" (Celegorm does not expect to return from the quest), Huan is very upset about it, so of course both he and Luthien run away.

Beren with two Elves disguise as Orcs. Finrod does the singing, Celegorm does the more material part of disguise (mud and clay and stuff) and invents the names. ("Felagund" is not a well-known name for Finrod and Beren is just a random dude, so it's not *that* stupid. Celegorm picks something better than reverse-name for himself. "Nauh" maybe :D or a less obvious pun.) Celegorm thinks it is funny, and makes the names like that to make Sauron look stupid. Finrod does the song duel - he is a better singer than Celegorm. Celegorm is a much better liar though, so he also has his part. They get captured anyway. They do probably have some people with them, but not much (C&C were stubborn about not wasting lives), the canon 10 is fine. Everything goes as normal, except Celegorm is there. The wolf is huge. Celegorm starts the "break the chains and bite it to death" first, Finrod frees himself too (maybe with a little help) but they can't free Beren, the fight is too intense. Celegorm bites the wolf to death, Finrod helps a little, both are severly wounded. Finrod manages to heal Celegorm enough to save his life, but Celegorm is bad at healing (because he's a kinslayer and also because it's just something he was never good at, Finrod was better, because he is good at singing in general). Celegorm faints, Finrod dies. :(

Luthien and Huan come and get the two of them out. More healing. Celegorm is surprised to be alive, becasue Doom of the Noldor and all.

They do the questing as in canon. They go to Angband. I have a small problem with Huan here, I need a reason for him to stay outside, maybe further away. Wounded?

They enter Angband. Do things as in canon. Beren yoinks the Silmaril. Celegorm makes a weird face and something that leads to noise (maybe he is trying to yoink the other one in the meantime?). Anyway Celegorm looks as if he was considering murdering B&L and generally insane, Morgoth's forces wake up, B&L run...

Celegorm stays behind. (That's why we can't have Huan here - he would stay with Celegorm and we need him later.)

He stays to cover their backs, but from B&L's point of view he may as well be staying because the Silmarils compelled him and he is out of his mind now. If I wrote this as a fic, it would be clear in his PoV that he does the heroic thing here, and dies like a hero (yes, he legit dies and goes to Mandos, give him at least this), but from B&L's pov it's ambiguous.

The rest goes as normal, except there is no Orodreth. Curufin survives the fall of Nargothrond (we'll need him at the kinslaying). Oh, and Celebrimbor doesn't cut ties with his father and uncle, but that doesn't change anything really. Huan dies as per the story.

B&L are smart enough to not try to meet Curufin again.

Dior is raised partially by B&L on stories of Celegorm who died a hero (They do give him the benefit of doubt. It is sometimes emotionally difficult for them to do so, but they do.), and on stories of the tragedy of the House of Feanor. Luthien teaches him compassion for them (this isn't very easy to do either, but she does), but not support for all their deeds.

And partially he is raised by others, on stories of Feanorians as bloodthirsty monsters (I imagine Thingol would propagate those).

Also, he is raised by Melian, who has foresight and straightup tells Dior that getting the Silmarils will not save the sons of Feanor, but it will destroy them. Maybe even some details about fire and despair. And she tells him that the Silmaril he holds is the best hope for Beleriand, though she doesn't yet know how. For all of them, both Feanorians and everyone else.

So, when they demand the Silmaril later, he still refuses. Not out of hate for them. He refuses in order to protect them. For the memory of Celegorm, and for pity. And for sake of the whole world. That too.

Curufin gets his letter (with all this explained), rolls his eyes and tears the letter to pieces. He is the pragmatic one and wants to protect Maedhros and others from the difficult choice and despair of knowing that they cannot win. From his point of view following the Oath is necessary, otherwise they're all doomed. He destroys Dior's letter to save his brothers.

And his sons. In this version Celebrimbor is still with him (and Gil-galad!), so Curufin sends his poor, innocent, not-Oath-bound sons somewhere far. And prepares for battle.

Two of Celegorm's servants remember how their lord died because of those Silmaril thieves. They suspect that Beren and Luthien backstabbed Celegorm so that they could take the gem for themselves. The two warriors have sworn revenge long ago.

The rest goes on as normal, except without Celegorm because he's dead. So we later do get Earendil and all that.

(Oh, probably Huan's 3 speeches would be different. Celegorm in this version deserves at least one.)

Also:

Celegorm: I'm... not in the Everlasting Darkness? Namo: By protecting those two you did more to bring woe onto Morgoth that you would do any other way. It will lead to his downfall. Celegorm: Are you allowed to tell me all that? Namo: *shrug* You shall not be reborn until he is defeated. Celegorm: *assumes it's like, thousands of years* :( Celegorm: ...what is the Everlasting Darkness, anyway? Namo: *exhausted tone* I do not answer questions on metaphysics. Celegorm: *knowingly* ...Finrod? Namo: *nod* Celegorm: My apologies, I tried to spare you his visit. ;D :( Namo: ...and tell me, why it is that you could not heal him? Celegorm:...because I'm a kinslayer?* Namo: Because you're a kinslayer. Now ponder on this for some time, I shall visit you later.

*(there's a canon thing that killing people makes you a worse healer even if it was justified)

There are probably still some holes in this narrative, because I'm bad at the lore. I would be grateful for corrections.

[tigreblvnc]

BLUE LOCK MATCHUP EXCHANGE — @o-sachi / @chimi-cheese-fries

Your match is...

— Karasu Tabito

✦ You remind me of someone who is in a relationship but doesn't tell anyone they're in a relationship.

✦ Like, you have many circles of acquaintances, and you don't mix them together.

✦ So yeah, it's the classic "relationship-behind-the-curtains" trope.

✦ Or the Spider-Man/MJ trope.

✦ I feel like you are two sides of the same coin, and people either meet one or the other side.

✦ As you said: "I’m a bit socially inept as an introvert, but I change drastically when I’m around people I’m close with." This is exactly what I’m talking about.

✦ It’s to the point where people can’t imagine HOW and WHY you and Karasu met each other.

✦ "Dislike: stepping on wet floor that isn’t the shower." This fact is so specific and yet so relatable.

✦ Another dislike of yours: "people who [...] take up the entire path" and "people who touch me when I’m not close friends with them."

✦ Okay, you know what? I think you actually embody both the "behind-the-curtains" trope and the "enemies-to-lovers" trope.

✦ I strongly believe you and Karasu hated each other at first. Like, really.

✦ On the field, we know he’s the type to stick to someone VERY closely to block all exits. And you’d probably deeply hate him for doing that to you.

✦ Let’s imagine you’re a soccer player too.

✦ Let’s imagine he’s on the opposing team.

✦ Let’s imagine you both run after the ball at the same time...

✦ You can see the crow's shadow growing on the grass, closing in on you.

✦ You can also feel it swallowing you whole...and stealing the ball.

✦ God, he’s so damn annoying.

✦ Maybe you started glaring at birds after that match.

✦ I always take a look at the sun sign of the character I match, and guess what? You and Karasu share the same fierce and brave Leo energy.

✦ So it doesn’t surprise me that the two of you always fight during matches.

✦ You’ve already gotten a red card, haven’t you?

✦ Just because of him, you muttered.

✦ He smirked at you every time.

✦ You also started hating hair gel after that.

✦ On the field, you don’t see the 10 other players. You only see one. The most annoying one.

✦ The day you snatched victory from him... You sometimes rewatch the match just to savor the look of defeat on his face.

✦ And that was weird after that, you know, because the matches you played against other teams weren’t as satisfying to win.

✦ They were even boring.

✦ Something was missing.

✦ ...Or someone.

✦ You thought about it, without mentioning it to anyone. That’s no one else’s business. Just yours.

✦ But on your own, you couldn’t figure it out. What’s this missing piece?

✦ You ended up understanding one day, when you were practicing your dribbles on the training field.

✦ You didn’t notice right away, but there was a gaze fixed on you.

✦ It’s only when you missed your shot at the goal that our crow emerged from the shadows.

✦ You jumped a bit, and it made him smile. Again.

✦ "What are you doing here? There’s another field for you to train on, y’know." you throw out.

✦ "Heh, you mad at me? I just got here. You're still training, I see."

✦ "It’s late. Why aren’t you with the others?"

✦ "I could ask you the same. You’re not the only one wanting to improve."

✦ "Did you lose another match again?"

✦ "You'd like to, huh? Nah. This time, it was easy. But my next opponent won’t be that cool."

✦ "Oh? And who’s that?"

✦ Karasu didn't answer. Instead, he chuckles softly. Like he never did before.

✦ "You still like to play ignorant, huh." he says.

✦ "What ignorant?"

✦ "I didn’t forget that crazy shot you made."

✦ You went silent, frowning a bit.

✦ "Maybe it’s not me who’s mad at you."

✦ "Yeah. Maybe."

✦ But then, Karasu smirked. As always, with that arrogance and fiery spirit. He caught the ball with the tip of his foot, before making a controlled pass to you:

✦ "So I hope you don’t mind helping me beat you tonight!"

A word about your match: I’m on the verge of writing an entire fanfiction about the two of you. I loved writing this one. Oh, and besides Karasu, I also considered Oliver, but ultimately felt like something would be missing with him too. A complete rivalry worth living for.

© TIGREBLVNC 2024 | INTERESTED IN A MATCHUP EXCHANGE? CHECK THIS.

[not-goldy]

I find it very fascinating to watch their behaviors/interaction between JK, JM and V via videos. I can see V's jealousy is clear when JK & JM are close. I suspect V is interested in JM and wanted more. It seems like JK and V are fighting for JM however I think JM's heart belongs to JK and JM like V as a f.r.i.e.n.d. and nothing more. What are your thoughts on this?

Would make for a great kdrama plot😹

Love it.

I won't call what you sense from V jealousy in that sense though that's what most people perceive it as hence the whole romanticization of Vmin.

It's more like feeling left out between his best friend and his partner in crime. None of them are fully his or exclusively his the way they are exclusively attached with each other.

And for a dude with chronic loneliness that was quite depressing I'd imagine. Probably what contributed to it too 💀

The difference is, Jimin is capable of giving him the love that he craves, the nurturing kind of love where he's empathetic considerate thoughtful mindful of how he's words and actions affect him, heal him, cater to him.

Jimin is a highly emotionally intelligent human being so you can understand why. He has a lot of things emotionally in common with Jimin.

However he has a lot of things in common with Jungkook too and he's known Jungkook the longest. Which is also why people mistake that interest in Jk for love and desire.

He wants his own person

The way Jimin is Jungkook's person.

Think of Jimin and Jungkook. If Jimin suddenly started spending most of his time hanging with someone else, sharing inside jokes with them that he didn't know of, dropping that person's name when he and Jimin were supposed to be the best friends, I think us and Jungkook would feel someway about it even if they were just friends. Especially us. We would be so concerned 😟

Similarly if Jungkook started hanging out with someone else, pushing to do lives with them, bragging bout knowing everything about them, acting like that person were his priority Jimin would feel some type of way even as a friend.

Yet when Jikook do that to V we don't see anything wrong with it cos we are so toxic shippers😩😩😩🤣

We only care bout Jikook to hell with any other attachments 🥲

That's how I think V feels most of the time.

He met Jungkook first and was very close to him before JM came into the picture. Yet suddenly Jungkook is more close to Jimin than him. He even had to beg JK to treat him more like a friend than a hyung and yet Jimin was out there crying and complaining Jungkook refused to see him and treat him as a hyung 🥺

Then he and Jimin also went to school together because of their same age and he was supposed to be closest with Jimin, however that's not the case. No matter how close he and Jimin are Jimin and Jungkook are closer than that😩

I think all he's wanted is someone's full attention. Not to share that person with other people. His own close nit tight friend who would prioritize him have their own secret pledge and handshake etc.

I think it's why he says he doesn't want to share his Wooga squad with BTS. He wouldn't even let Suga meet them and Suga complained about that thinking they were more like ghosts.

And if I remember JK used to poke him whenever he said he wanted to do things either on his own or outside the group, he'd ask with who, not with us?

Yet if Jimin had made those comments he would immediately assume JM was talking about doing those things him- and he would be right.

During their round table, everyone predicted Jimin wrote a note to Jk. Should have been V if they all thought that's where Jimin's interests lay.

If Jimin were an introvert who had no other friends apart from V I think Vmin would have looked very different. If Jimin was comfortable with V and V alone we would see a lot of Jimlos moments- I mean look at Jungkook😹

Sometimes in a crowd when JM wanders off he would become so restless.... but that's not jealousy perhaps it's close but not quite. It's I don't have anyone else but you why do you have all these people besides me. (A sign for you to make friends honey go out there and socialize geez) thankfully he's good at socializing now and new fans might struggle to understand just how introverted he used to be. Lmao.

So I won't say V is jealous. I'd say sometimes he's dealing with complex emotions, the realization that this person is not what I want him to be.

I remember the vminkook live where he wanted some me time with Jungkook and bam Jimin shows up out of nowhere instead and goes, I know you were looking for Kook.

And when he tries to show off their bond when Kook arrives talking bout inside jokes that Jimin knew nothing off and suddenly Jimin goes- PSA JUNGKOOK AND I ARE THE TEAM OF THE GROUP not you two so sit down. Powdered that shit down fast.

Which is funny cos once upon a time Vmin were voted the best duo of the group and yet here he is claiming that spot with JK not V.

And remember all the times he wanted some me time with Jimin and he said JK wouldn't let JM come and he was sad about it.

He can't claim either of Jikook the way Jikook are able to claim eachother. In fact no one can claim Jimin. Jungkook put Namjoon in his place one time, had the leader of the group going meow meow for years.

And frankly I don't think it's fair to Tae. I understand Jikook are a couple and all but damn that's a difficult place for V to be in.

Jimin is his chingu and he and Jungkook knew eachother first so how those two are so close more than they are with him or should be with him is just painful and embarrassing sometimes. I too would be salty

Good thing Jimin tries to make up for it cos imagine, you never hear Jungkook complaining he misses Jimin because some member has all his attention but here you have Hobi and V constantly complaining 😩

I think Tae just used to struggle with feeling sidelined alienated excluded and reduced to a third wheel in the vminkook dynamic.

And since he is petty much like myself I feel sometimes he does try to give them a taste of their own medicine- except Jikook aren't phased😩😹

They too in their own world to notice their friend is throwing tantrums in the back 😹😹😹😹😹😹

[annieqattheperipheral]

Ok just watched episode 3: learning to win. sway vs. mchucky

This episode was crafted so well. Gave us the introverted intellectual vulnerable hearthrob musician vs. the boisterous popular shit-talking quarterback jock storyline.

Since i like neither the bruins nor panthers it was more like watching a fun sports movie and letting the characters make me fall in love with them with those tropes in place. I really do compartmentalize how i interact with these teams and their players so ok let's break it down, here's how my heart and head battles it out:

Bruins? A bigass boo from this leafs fan. I hate them on principle just for that, for a generational og6 rivalry. But. But i respect their locker room. Their leaders have created a cohesive unit i envy tf out of for generations past present and future. They're a good group of ppl ...with a shittastic front office of old world hockeymen. Sorry to bruins fans for having to deal with that bs

Panthers? Another huge groan but for both personal reasons and the leafs thing. Yea kicked leafs ass in playoffs '23 round 2 but that's like whatever (that was leafs own doing, didn't bring it. or anything really). It's that personally i hate their style of play, it takes the fun out of watching the skill and speed of hockey. I can't abide by the dirty shit, just makes it un-fun for me.

Ok this is where it gets weird. Let's talk about the people

mtkachuk: i love him, i loved him with the flames, i love him still. Amazing kind gracious funny personable. But put him on the ice with the panthers and who? Who dis? No sir i do not know this man. I cannot explain why my brain does this but it's the only way i know how to enjoy Matthew while also having disgust for the panthers playing style. I mean maybe this is how/why we love/hate the teams we do. It hits the right or wrong chords in your own heart. So yea, that's the logic, rational or not.

Paul Maurice: i love this man and if i knew him in real life like maybe my uncle or someone, i would chat with him for hours during a family dinner party like i do with my favourite relatives who i respect so much. His interviews hug me to the core. He fascinates me with his clarity on life. I don't agree with what he has his players do, but i respect tf outta his drive and purpose and how he leads. Once again, a battle bw my heart and head *shrug*

Swayman: honestly i never paid much attention to him. I've never been a goalie crazy person so while i had classified him as one of the elite ones in the league, i wasn't ever taken by him (yes even thru all the cutesy goalie hugs). That said, it was really lovely getting to know him and what a beautiful voice. His dad was endearing as heck, reminded me of one of my colleagues. What a sweet gentle-hearted family, but also so tough mentally to get your kid into the nhl, while holding true to their vulnerable emotional side. Pretty fucking incredible i think. Sway got thru arbitration and used it as a checklist to drive himself further. Amazing. Fuck yea he's got an element of corniness to him but Matthew's corny as heck too in 24/7 florida frat boy party mode so whatever everyone's being their own true selves I'll embrace that.

I laughed very hard at the tkachuk family scenes. Good stuff. But hell no, no ty, i could not survive in that environment lmao. I do jokes yes, I'm usually the funniest person in social settings but i don't do shitting on each other stuff (why i hate hanging out with stand-up comics. improvisers tho? my favourite ppl, all about yes and'ing each other)

But all of that was great insight into the who what how why's of matthew and brady beyond any interview ever could. Pretty great what they've got going on. god how open those tkachuks can be with one another with sentiments disguised as insults and jokes, and not have feelings hurt. Ofc that family keeps on thriving. They can say anything to each other and know that they can fight back and still be supported. Like that's fuck awesome. I'm envious as hell. Just as i am tho, with how i was raised, i wouldn't survive them lol.

Lmao this epi review got loooong. Like i said,

fun sports movie vibe

Made me love sway and hate matthew lollll. I would show this to non-hockey ppl as a gateway into hockey.

Also someone pls tell matthew to get seat belts for his golf cart wtfffff!!! He's driving that shit on the road with actual cars!!! My heart could not take it😳

[mademoiselle-cookie]

Is Étoiles a bad leader?

No. If you just wanted to know that, my answer is no. You don't have to read the rest.

So in my completely impartial and not at all biased opinion, I'm going to explain why we are actually lucky to have him as a leader. (it will probably poorly age)

But first yes, this question does not come out of nowhere. This first day was hell for the Green Team and their chat (at least Étoiles' chat). I was watching his stream before stopping before the “teamwork” part. If it had been later, I wouldn't have watched the VOD. I literally put the last stream in accelerated, because it wasn't pleasant to watch and Étoiles was clearly not having a good time. It ruined my good mood and I abandoned the stream on the 2nd day because I wasn't in a state to enjoy it, even though it seemed to be exactly like the solo part of Étoiles during the 1st day, but vocally with the Blue Team, so without the stress of teamwork.

I'm not saying that Étoiles is perfect. It is obvious that he was not elected for his leadership abilities, but because he is the strongest (and he is green). He is kind, doesn't like to impose himself, speaks softly and is an introvert whose social battery runs out quickly (I'm an introvert myself and let me tell you it goes down very quickly in stressful/in unusual company/unpleasant situations). It also often happened that the other players talked over him (except Fit, no? It seemed to annoy him)

But I attribute the majority of their difficulty to two points:

Lack of luck A) Decisions which are good on paper but the circumstances of the event make them bad

It's a survival game. Taking your time to prepare is super important if it's possible. It's literally what allows you to survive properly after that. The Green Team farmed items, obtained and enchanted armors and weapons, collected food, made sure everyone had what they needed, created a well-hidden base... They then left as a group because it is more cautious and stronger... The problem is that not everyone plays like that. The other teams were much weaker (at this moment) so the fights weren't tense at all, they got lost very often due to their numbers, the majority of interactions among teams took place while they were preparing so they arrived too late for that ...

B) Lack of balance

The Green Ninjas are way too strong. There is Étoiles, the strongest on the server who is used to this type of game, Fit, who is also used to this type of game but with even more experience, Roeir who is much stronger than he looks like… In comparison, the Red Team doesn't have half its team and those remaining are mostly lore players, not pvp or survival. What would it have cost to take Étoiles or Fit and trade him for a red player who never comes? There would have been fewer calm and experienced people among the Greens but a penalty is not a problem at this stage. Etoiles were just complaining that they were too strong and that it wasn't fun.

(And really, at least the Reds are with people they're used to being around (the Twitch Rivals members are all there except Etoiles) and they're the crowd's favorites. The Green Team is either people who know their stuff and are quite solitary (Fit and Etoiles) or don't come in general (Kameto), or won't come much anymore because it's not their type of game (Antoine and Ironmouse). So it's less fun to watch. Imbalance is not just in the difference in strength.)

C) Languages

It's like that for everyone but on the Green Team, only Fit is a Native English Speaker, the language that everyone uses. Finding words is complicated, understanding others is complicated, and all that, added to the stress, made the situation even more difficult than necessary.

Hell is other people A) It's stressful

The players were teleported to an unknown island completely run by a person who hates them and wants to make them suffer, without their stuff, with one less heart line, to save their children, taking into account that an (unknown) team is corrupted and its defeat means the death of some eggs. Survival games aren't for everyone either, so some really fall completely short. Game or not, it's a stressful situation. And humans don't perform well under stress, and that makes us more aggressive and difficult to get along with. For teamwork, it's a real obstacle.

B) These players do not meet often

Apart from a few exceptions, the members of the Green Team do not often hang out together. They get along well but are usually with other people. Obviously, the bonds are less strong, and the knowledge to understand and manage others is lesser.

C) It's the 1st day

The first day of an inherently stressful and frustrating event, where team members do not necessarily know each other well. Obviously it's a disaster. We rarely perform really good the first time. At least the Greens didn't kill each other or go crazy.

But honestly, we judge the Greens on their teamwork because they were the only ones to do it. The Blues were working, but mostly on their own, the Reds acting as a team but they did not really "work".

But why are we lucky to have Étoiles as a leader? Because he's the nicest. He wants to play fair. He apologizes after killing someone, didn't want to kill Tina because the fight was way too unfair, asked his team not to burn other people's stuff because it's really annoying. This team is the strongest on the easy server if they try. Étoiles almost won on the 2nd day while being all alone. He would have succeeded if Elquackity hadn't messed up (chances are it was done on purpose to boost the morale of the Red Team). Roier wants blood, so does Fit. Yet Étoiles managed to keep them calm enough to farm and maintain some morals. If he decided to be completely wild, it wouldn't be a pretty sight.

The Reds went completely crazy from day 1, while the Greens had enough preparations for a solid foundation when they reconnect. The Bolas might be the most fun to follow, but if you were stuck on the island, which team would you prefer? The crazy cannibals who eat each other or the strongest who help each other even if it’s boring?

[simpforchuchu]

Hi! I hope you’re doing good! I saw you might do some requests for HC’s maybe how Reader comforts Fujio, Tsukasa, Sochio, Rao, Tsuji, Shibaman, and Todoroki when they are having a hard day?

How would reader comfort the boys after a bad day ?

a/n: Not very long but I hope you like it 🌸💕

Sorry for the grammer or spelling mistakes.English is not my main language so...

Thank you and love you 🥰

Warnings: not much just usual hnl things

Fujio

* Fujio is always cheerful and little childish.

* And he always thinks he can solve all problems with his fist or his kindness

* Of course, he gets very disappointed when he can't solve these problems.

* Considering that he loves physical touch, your touch will comfort him more than words.

* He'll probably be more clingy that day and sleep on your knees

* I think you can relax him by playing with his hair

* And with the little kisses you placed on his face while he was trying to sleep...

Tsukasa

* Although Tsukasa is a strong person, I think he gets shaken very quickly mentally.

* Considering the depression he went through during Fujio's absence...

* I don't think he will be broken or offended because of something simple. Probably he is thinking about something really serious

* Pretty tired and looks weak

* That's why he just quietly wants to hug you and sleep

* When you cuddle, you can feel how tight it is, you can play with his hair and make him sleep on your chest

Todoroki

* Although he is cocky, he is actually an introverted character.

* Even if he gets easily affected, I believe that more serious matters will upset him.

* He used to be someone who had no friends. Now he has friends. I think he will be very shaken if one of them gets hurt.

* We all know what happened when Tsuji and Shibaman got hurt.

* I think in such a scenario he would be shaken pretty badly and would still try to hide it from everyone.

* But you know him, even though he says he wants to be alone, you know he doesn't.

* You can quietly hug him and wait for him to tell you. Even if he doesn't speak, he should quietly feel that you are with him

* And even if he doesn't want anyone to see it, I think he'll hold you tight and cry in a really serious issue.

Tsuji

* He's always been someone you can't understand how he feels

* Yes he's funny and sweet but why does he just get silent sometimes for no reason?

* Actually there's always a reason, Tsuji just doesn't like to tell anyone anything

* No one understands him very well except Shibaman

* These problems at the beginning of your relationship have diminished over time.

* Because now you know him well

* At times like this, you know he wants to sit quietly or sleep with you on his chest

* He smiled with the hearts you drew on his chest while he was trying to sleep hugging you tightly.

Shibaman

* He is quite different from Tsuji

* He is generally quite cheerful and likes to pick fights with others.

* But I think he is easily gets affected like Tsuji. He can only show his feelings

* I think Shibaman is quite talkative and can talk about his problems easily.

* You can comfort him more with your words, I think he needs affirmation as well as physical contact

* You should hold his hand and tell him your opinions too

Sachio

* I think he is a mentally strong character

* Pretty much will be shaken but won't show it

* But you know him well, so it won't be too hard for you to understand the differences in him.

* I don't think he'll tell you even when you ask him, you'll have to insist

* I believe you can comfort him with your words. Sachio should be appreciated and praised. You have to remind him again that you trust him and that you love him.

* A long and serious conversation, your warm smile and warm fingers wrapping his

Raoh

* He is very strong both physically and mentally

* So I don't think he'll feel down easily or at least show it to you

* Probably a problem with the ones he loved would have shake him deeply

* I don't think he would come and tell you though, but you can imagine how hard it was for him and you wanted to go and see him.

* He's not trying to look cool, he just looks cool and calm

* He will show you the side of you that he has not shown to anyone and he will hug you tight and cry

* He just needs a pat on the back and a hug

* And for someone to tell him everything will be alright

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[cosmicjoke]

hi! hope you're well :) im not sure if my ask went through or not bc my wifi was being glitchy and it didn't seem like it sent so pls disregard this if the ask happened to go through lol during the acwnr arc, we see isabel and furlan interacting with the scouts and it seems like they're genuinely engaging in conversations with them. both of them open up about their pasts and connections to levi, although im not sure whether it's a manipulation tactic to gain trust or if they truly felt comfortable opening up to these people they've gotten to know over the course of several months, according to the manga. my question is: aside erwin and that one interaction with hange, do you think levi interacted with other members of the scouts as well? obviously, levi isn't very approachable and is a pretty blunt guy. but if someone were to be friendly with him and treat him like everyone else, would he engage in a conversation, even if it's a small one, or just remove himself from it all-together?

im really curious to hear your thoughts on this as i always love hearing your analysis on levi <3

Hi there, and thanks for the ask! I don't think your first attempt went through, so no worries about sending it again!

First, about Isabel and Furlan, I can't see Isabel being manipulative, really. Her personality just doesn't seem naturally geared that way at all. She's a lot like Levi in that way, in that she's really honest with her emotions and thoughts, only obviously, a lot more outgoing and friendly than Levi. So I think her interactions with the other scouts was probably genuine. Furlan on the other might have been trying to cozy up to them to give them better cover and make their presence there seem less suspicious. Though given the way Furlan relates the story about Levi, I think he was being pretty genuine too. You can tell how much it meant to him, that Levi saved his life.

With Levi, I kind of doubt he interacted much with anyone, for one thing, as you said, because Levi sort of exudes an unapproachable vibe. Not intentionally, he's just a very introverted and quiet person and also, yes, very blunt, which no doubt rubbed plenty of people the wrong way. If Levi doesn't like you for any reason, he's probably going to tell you so. Most people would pretend just to make their own social interactions easier, but Levi doesn't do that. Like his interactions with Flagon, we see him basically unable to pretend to like the guy, even as it's making his, Furlan's and Isabel's situation more difficult. Or his unmoved attitude when Shadis gets in his face and tries to intimidate him. Levi's not too good at ingratiating himself to people or placating them. So I think that probably had a pretty adverse affect on his ability to get along with people at first, and find any, real social interaction. There's also the fact that Levi was reluctant to get close to any of the scouts, because he knew if he did, he would start to feel responsible for them and want to protect them. When Hange asks him if he would be willing to teach some of them his fighting techniques, Levi turns her down, and when Furlan asks him why, he says he doesn't want to be responsible for anyone else. That's Levi's fear talking. He doesn't want to get close to them or try to teach them anything to protect themselves, only for them to then get killed, because he knows it will weigh heavily on him. He knows he cares too much about people to keep a really detached or unaffected attitude about them and their well being. The difficulty for Levi is, even in trying to keep his distance so he doesn't end up caring about these people, he still does. Like the soldier who he saved at the beginning from impaling himself on a dummy titan, or the soldiers he had to watch die when the first abnormal titan appeared. Levi felt guilty that he learned from watching that happen how to approach killing the titan himself. He'd already developed a protective instinct toward all of them, despite not being close. I think that's why Furlan gets so worried when Isabel starts talking about understanding why the scouts do what they do. He knows Levi, and he knows Levi has a bleeding heart, and that he's already starting to feel an attachment to the soldiers around them. We see this demonstrated again later when we see part of the reasoning Levi leaves Furlan and Isabel behind is because he wants them to help protect Flagon and the rest of his squad.

So I think, if someone were to try and approach Levi and be friendly with him, for one, he'd be pretty surprised, as he was when Hange approached him and the others, but he'd also probably be reluctant to try and engage back, again because of that fear he has of growing close and then losing them. But I think if someone really, genuinely tried with Levi to be his friend, he would eventually reciprocate. Levi's never going to be some effusive, gregarious person. He's never going to be super talkative or outgoing or enthusiastic in his expressions. He's always going to appear very reserved and introverted and flat. But that doesn't mean he doesn't enjoy being with someone else. I think you couldn't wish for a better friend in the world than Levi. he's always going to be there when it really counts. When things are hard. He'll always be loyal. He'll always do his best to protect you and support you.

Basically, if someone just has the patience to keep trying with Levi, eventually you'll end up finding in him someone worth every ounce of effort.

[ina11rarepair]

Fuyuka X fubuki headcannons, please.

TODAY'S GUEST IS (ANON) !!! ── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──

Fuyuka originally lived in Hokkaido as well (not in the same area as Fubuki tho), and one day during training, they had a little talk. Fubuki told Fuyuka he's from Hokkaido, and Fuyuka was like, "WHAT, ME TOO!" That's how their friendship started.

Fuyuka and Fubuki occasionally met up after FFI before Fuyuka transferred to Raimon. It made Fubuki think about transferring there too.

Fubuki started falling in love with Fuyuka because of her caring nature and their shared interests (Winter, Football etc)

Fuyuka fell in love with Fubuki because they understand each other, especially because their trauma is similar (losing both parents) as her and thinks he is mentally strong, which she likes in men.

They started dating when talking about organizational things during Fubuki's visit to Raimon. A random kid asked if they were dating, and Fubuki said "Well, maybe we are. What about it, Fuyuka?" Fuyuka was just a blushing mess and nodded.

At a Christmas party, Fuyuka got Fubuki for Secret Santa and crocheted two budgies matching their hair colors. Fubuki keeps them as keychains.

When one has a PTSD flashback, the other comforts and assures them they are going through it together.

Both are obsessed with Christmas year-round, listening to Christmas music except during the actual Christmas season.

When shopping, if the mall sells Christmas stuff early, Fubuki excitedly tells Fuyuka as in "HONEY LOOK THEY ARE SELLING CHRISTMAS STUFF IN SEPTEMBER!!!" She finds it cute and buys him small Christmas decorations.

Their favorite dates involve walking in the dark, looking for animals in the forest.

When they are engaged, they jokingly fight about taking each other's last names. Both names go well (Kudou Shirou rhymes, while Fubuki Fuyuka share the same 2 letters at the beginning).

They adopt a husky as their pet.

If Fuyuka gets pregnant, they both worry if their kid will end up like them in a bad way. They don't tell each other about this fear.

Both are introverts, but their kids grow up to be extroverts.

They take turns caring for the household and working. Their schedules complement each other.

As they grow old, they become ultimate grandparent figures for everyone.

In fights, they can easily exaggerate or get loud, but they both apologize at the same time unintentionally.

Fubuki sends Fuyuka a lot of TikToks/Reels.

Their home is warm and cozy, filled with blankets and cushions.

Fuyuka randomly holds Fubuki's hand to warm them up because his hands are always cold. She asks why his hands are so cold and Fubuki just gives her a scientific explanation (Like in the Tiktok Audio)

── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ── AGAIN VERY FUN PERSON TO WORK WITH!!!!! I love their writing alotz,, /pos

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[brofightiscancelled]

"wow! cute -> income" for jerseymaid matsus perhaps... (i tried translating it but ran into a few problems with the dialect used)

- vocamatsu anon

the dialect was tricky, and it used a lot of maid cafe slang... unfortunately, as previously established im apparently a maid pervert so i think i did understand most of it lol. i would say my confidence level on this one is like... 75%. but i did my best

Wow! Cute!→Income Empire 👑 Well then, welcome home…. Master‼️

The Reiwa era has neither dreams nor future to offer, So what we have on offer instead: Love&(Eye)Shadow & A strong-ish fighting spirit (Here's your lemon sour.)

Sir ⁉️ That's off limits! ❌ We don't do love affairs or girlfriend experience here ‼️ Sir ⁉️ That's sexual harassment! ❌ If you grab that with your hand, of course we're gonna get mad!‼️ Excuse me⁉️ Sir⁉️ Sir⁉️ Sir⁉️ Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir⁉️Imma punch the shit outta you 💛

Wow! Cute!→Income Empire 👑 Huh⁉️ Society is so disgusting it brought me to tears🥺 Wow! Cute!→Income Empire 👑 Ah⁉️ You wanna go❓ You bastard ‼️Uoooooohhh!! 👊

Kaboooom 💥 An armed invasion! Despite being unfit for society, my BeReal posts don't miss! 📷 Login→Tweet sent ‼️️ Well then, welcome home…. Master‼️

Sir… I don't like this ask of me… There's no time to breath, it's too high, it's hard as hell to sing! Sir… (Woah, the drop is coming). If you call it an "interlude", I'll kill you 💖 It's BASS

Cute ‼️ Cute ‼️ Uoooooohhh!! 👊

Go, go go, cute ‼️ Go, go go, cute ‼️ Go, go go, cute ‼️ Go, go, go, foooooo😇

Uuuh… Introvert-mode on…. It's hard for me to talk out there…. I can't… but… I have to fight…. S'all good 🐻 just gotta do it 💪 Numbah 1😁

Wow! Cute! → Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance I'm so happy that it brought me to tears🥺 Wow! Cute! → Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance We're society's rebel forces 🐙 Uoooooohhh!! 👊

Kaboooom 💥 An armed invasion! It's nothing short of a miracle that we're alive! Login‼️ Tweet sent‼️️ Thanks for the exclusive champagne‼️ See you again 💚 Bye-bye ‼️️

Until I log in, eternal sleep 💤 Well then, goodnight…. Master ‼️️

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translation notes

used the official (dubious) english translation for "Wow! Cute!→" cuz i do think it's cute

Love&(Eye)Shadow: this is a pun because "love" is pronounced "ai" -> ai shadow. i did my best

I localized お客様 as "sir" since english lacks a natural-sounding gender neutral formal/customer service form of address. but お客様 IS gender neutral, so mold this to your matsu needs

"We don't do love affairs or girlfriend experience here ‼️ " (色恋も本営もいたしません) -> afaik 本営 is an abbreviation of 本命営業, which is a sales tactic used in host clubs when a host will treat a female customer in such a way (saying i love you, going on dates) that she believes he is actually her boyfriend. i think boyfriend/girlfriend experience (again, gender neutral term i localized for the context of the song) is a roughly equivalent localization

BeReal is a social media platform popular in Japan, the gimmick is it encourages content of your Real Authentic Life by asking you to take a photo during a randomly selected 2-minute window

"S'all good 🐻" (ばちこり) -> online slang. i went with the "it is what it is" interpretation of it here

Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance -> the song actually just says "Warsaw" here. i think this sounds a little more bizzare in english than in jp as a loanword so i localized it a bit far into my interpretation of what they meant by just saying "warsaw" with no context

"Exclusive champagne" (オリシャン) -> "Original Champaign", in host clubs, it's an expensive and one-of-a-kind champaign, usually with the hosts' faces on it, you can only get at that particular host club. connotation here is "thanks for the expensive, exclusive gift"

[delborovic]

Del Replies To Asks

Gonna answer a bunch of all of yours asks beneath the cut!! So if you sent me a message recently, please check below~ It's gonna be LONG!!!!

@mrdurepei Hello~!! During Law of Talos Del (me) was 22, currently I am 37 ;) Time flies~

We don't! I haven't spoken to him since about a year after Law of Talos ended. He was always so lovely to talk to and very busy. I hope he's doing well whatever he's doing now, he always was so kind all the way around!

Yes, Rellik is "Killer" backwards ;) I made him originally when I was about 13, shhhhh~

Hi @mari-anokhiafton ♥ ! Thank you so much for your kind message! I really appreciate it and I'm so glad that you enjoy my art & style!

And hmmm, let me see~ how to describe Rellik... I agree he is a little grumpy like an old man ;) and he can be cold-blooded in a way a lot of vampires are. Rellik puts up a lot of walls and keeps himself distant from people, though underneath he has a kind heart that he doesn't want anyone to know about. He talks very flat with little inflection and is introverted. It's very easy to lose people as a vampire who lives for a long time, so he tends to like objects and can be fussy about keeping his things nice, because things will last longer if you treat them well. Whereas.... people.... you can't count on. Rellik also doesn't like to start fights, but has no issues ending them if he's pushed to violence.

I hope that helps! I also think whatever sense you get from him is legitimate too! Thank you so much for your kind message!

HEYYYY @captainmera ♥

Oh my goodness flash from the past!! I didn't keep up with EfN but your art (and Brother) definitely look familiar to me! (bro knucks in the people who lost to Zeurel group ♥) Thank you so much for the message!!! So glad to see that you're around too! The OCT people are art lifers, I think so ;) I hope all is well with you and you keep it up with all your art as well! Thanks for saying hi!!!

@yeeyeeravioli Hello~! As long as you aren't claiming the character as your own, that's totally fine! I'd love to see if you end up doing it :) thank you very much for asking, I appreciate it!

Hello (new!) Anon! Thank you so much for being so kind and asking! For one, if it's a private story.. honestly feel free to do whatever you want. That doesn't bother me at all, and if it's for your person use + space, no issue whatsoever! If you end up posting it or posting about it, I don't mind that- I just appreciate keeping straight what things I'm involved with or not. I've obviously drawn some shippy stuff of Rellik with friends' ocs that I know personally! So as long as you just specify that it's your own ideas/ocs and that Rellik belongs to me, that's totally fine! ♥ You feel free to make fanworks to your hearts' content! I hope he treats your OC well!!

Hello Anon~! SO! My OC Del would KNOW of Climber. Because she (like me) is a dA artist and would know about Endzone and those things from online, thus prompting her to make Rellik join an OCT also. BUT she would not PERSONALLY know Climber, as she never met him "in person" in the art universe. (I know i've made this complicated by its own meta nature, but I hope this makes sense.) Crowley and Chimbley were both in Law of Talos and thus would have been around to meet Del-character in the flesh so to speak :) Hope that helps!

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PHEW. OKAY. There, I'm sorry you've all been waiting so long! I will do my best to reply- but seriously, if you have a quick question or comment, please feel free to DM me in messenger on Tumblr instead of using the ask function :) I can reply much more quickly that way! (especially since so many of these are just saying THANK YOU to everyone's so sweet messages!)

Anywho, please have a lovely weekend everyone! I'll see ya next time~

[icy-watch]

LBD really likes to change people's clothes to be symmetrical. She went and gave Wukong a blue makeover too. And I like how everyone gets ready for war, Pigsy with the ping pong paddle of doom and Macky is all "ew no, I'm not wearing her clothes for this" she even swapped his scarf/cape thing for a darker version. I think someone mentioned Macky might have ripped his new cape at the ends in a moment of fashion rebellion bc LBD would have wanted to keep him pristine and clean. Also the HORROR when MK is all "Here comes Monkie..." "King." "Don't use the flame, Mei. Be the flame." "You don't use a weapon. You are a weapon." Ey, parallels. Also Red Son hanging with his besties all ep and being a good turnip and Porty MK vibing we love to see it all. I got so giddy hearing LBD say "Six-eared" bc eyyy we haven't forgotten yet. There's a couple hints to Macky's super hearing sometimes so I'll take whatever crumbs we get until we ever see them out right. ALSO NOTE: the way Macaque spins MK is exactly how Wukong did it in some earlier episode. This is amusing because it means either they are just that alike, he's seen Wukong do it to someone before, or Wukong did it to him. I wonder what Mr. Projecty Monkey went with. Lmao, oh MK. Sometimes you need an introverted theatre kid to do the talking for you. "I'm kind of on this whole living streak right now." oh goshhh. this is like a nicer version of The Winning Side on explaining why he's doing this. We all need Macaque's fake nonchalance in talking to our evil ex bosses or something lmao. His face always makes an evil resting version of >:3 its so silly. cat faced with multiple knives meme face right there. When Macky and Wukong fight, the explosions create an eclipse XD and there we go, finally showing some fear towards fighting The Most OP Guy Ever. thank goodness for fast reflexes because HELLO LASER EYES. thanks for being out here during the universe's trying times despite your cowardly streak of running away. not that I blame ya not wanting to get roughed up but the Cool Monkie Club Gang stays and fights. honestly the fact they gave all of these personality traits to a villain is an interesting psychological allegory to mental illness and the coping mindset we see in some series that they use to design villains but that's a whole other thing to unpack. those series don't really give traits like these. and that's why its easy to catch because for once those flaws aren't a tragedy to push a villain further into the deep end, but to help get them out of it. like any normal struggling person before they further screw themselves over. that's why I prefer to help rather than villainize Macaque for his complacency and cowardice. there's a 101 situations real life people would exhibit those traits re: personal struggles.

Lady Bone Demon is just helping people with their fashion. That's all lol

[uriekukistan]

10 but actually i wanna modify it into which jjk characters you could and couldnt be besties with and why :3333333

wait okay this is very interesting to think about thank u for the ask !!

okay characters i 100% would be besties w

shoko - we're smoking ciggies together while i pretend im not in love w her :3

yuuta - he's literally already my best friend what are we talking abt. i just think we'd vibe on so many levels.

kirara - we're dyeing each others hair in the jujutsu tech bathroom. showers are stained bc of us. doing each others makeup. they're convincing me to let them give me a diy piercing

yuuji - he's just so enjoyable. it's literally impossible not to like him. also i feel like while he prefers to go out to do things, he's also down to stay home and chill which is perf

yuki - please take me for a ride on your motorcycle.

choso - he's a sweet guy and someone i'd want to have in my life

inumaki - we're just chillin. parallel play and all that. communicating thru brain waves

nobara - she's a true girl's girl. how could i not be besties w her. she just seems like a good friend to have on your side bc she's loyal and takes no shit

ino - he looks like he has good music taste and a skateboard. and he pets stray cats.

kenjaku - don't ask. we're having a great time being evil together.

characters i could be besties w

megumi - we would totally be besties except we both would prefer to stay in our room so we need a facilitator friend or we would never talk. we're also too similar, so potential opportunity for arguing over stupid shit

utahime - friends but not besties. probably mutual friends bc of shoko but like idk what we'd do to hang out on our own yk?

maki - i think we'd be friends but not besties like i just dont think we'd have enough in common to be besties

gojo - we'd be friends but he has soooo much energy that i think i could only tolerate hanging out in person like. once every two weeks. at the same time he's friends w geto nanami & shoko so maybe he has secret introvert taming skills

miwa - she seems like the kind of person you share a class w and during that class youre friends and make good small talk and roll your eyes at stupid ppl with, but then you don't talk to them outside of class

yaga - i only if he makes me a cursed doll plushie friend, they look cute

nanami - we're getting along fine but we have nothing to talk abt beyond "work sucks" and "can u believe the prices on the convenience store sandwiches"

characters i wouldn't be besties w

geto - love him but i think we would argue for no reason. not in a hateful way but yk. too much to form anything other than mutual respect.

hakari - he's the best friend's boyfriend that ur always bickering w. nothing wrong w him i just dont think our personalities match

todo - please get away from me im so sorry like ig he's fine but like the chad energy is overwhelming

noritoshi kamo - this doesnt even have to do w the fact that he ran away from the fight mostly but more abt how he gives the vibe that he would disapprove of everything i do.

characters im actively beefing w

mei mei - i dont fw pedo freaks

naoya zen'in - i dont fw misogynists

sukuna - die.