#it depends on yana's writing

[yuurei20]

Hi YuuRei! I was revisiting some of your past videos, and when I was watching your video on how Trey was changed in the English version, I was reminded of something that I saw a fan point out once upon time. In the Japanese version, during Riddle’s Overblot fight, Cater’s character model has red colored eyes rather than green. I was curious if you knew more about that? Thank you!

Hello hello! ^^ Thank you for this question!

Yes yes, it seems that this is very true!

While looking around for possible information I discovered a twstsoku thread on this very topic, full of people reminiscing about the little visual changes that the game experienced in its early days, and this was one of them! ^^

Someone points out that there are actually illustrations of Cater with red eyes in the Magical Archives Game Guide, and I can confirm that that is true as well!

There are two drawings--one of Cater in his labwear and one in his gym uniform--where his eyes are red instead of green. So it seems that his character design may have had originally red eyes, and the change to green was made fairly late in the development process!

(His eye color has since been corrected to green.)

For a personal theory, Yana has mentioned something about early-Cater before: he wasn't supposed to be human!

"Cater was a beastman, there was a character based on a white rabbit motif, and so on…" - Toboso Yana (Magical Archives Game Guide (2020))

She does not say that Cater was going to be the white rabbit character, just that a white rabbit character existed and Cater was also a beast-person, but I wonder: that unnamed white rabbit character, was it originally Cater? 👀 Is that why is eyes were red in early stages of development?

But then I discovered another theory:

Back in 2020, two weeks after the game was released, user kozue_pixiv writes:

"Are you all familiar with a gemstone called Alexandrite? It's a stone that changes color depending on light wavelengths, and it's known as 'the emerald by day' and 'the ruby by night.' Is there a connection? Are his eyes changing from green to red inspired by Alexandrite? Are his eyes gemstones? After thinking about it so much I realized, Cater-senpai is from the Land of Pyroxene. It's perfect… Come to think of it, he is from the Land of Pyroxene and his family name is Diamond--that’s really well thought out. Among the four suits in a deck of cards, only diamonds are gemstones, so maybe it was intentional… Hmm, I wonder… Since he’s the only one in Heartslabyul from a different country, I might be overthinking it, but isn’t it interesting that everyone from the Land of Pyroxene are in different dorms?"

And another point in favor of "the character named 'diamond' has eyes that change in the light' theory? In Cater's ceremonial robes groovy, he originally had gold-colored eyes!

Interesting!! 👀📝

[cursedcola]

You know, I really like how Yana has a different “Yuu” for each chapter in the TWST manga.

I hadn’t a moment to truly look at it until now - but I feel like the story is perfect for an alternate reality theme. The only way any Yuu would be able to ‘fix’ every problem would be if they were some kind of Mary Sue or shounen protag.

I love how each Yuu is reflective of the Dorm leaders. Of *course* the Heartslabyul chapter is going to have a strong, buff, very jock-like Yuu. That’s the complete foil of who Riddle is. Not to mention how it’s reflective of the Dorm’s rambunctiousness.

And *of course* Savanaclaw’s Yuu is a woman. Women are powerful and respected in the Sunset Savannah. Leona’s more likely to listen to a female Yuu, and most of the students in his dorm are strength-oriented that would crumble under the authority of a feminine god.

Then we have Octavinelle’s Yuu - my favorite, personally. He loves food, has a tender heart, and has a bit of chub. Now - yes he’s what Azul fears he will become but *also* I think this Yuu is reflective of Azul’s mother and her ideals. Or at least is the man she was raising Azul to be until his self-hatred began. I feel like most Octavinelle students have a flip side to them, so a Yuu that’s true to himself is perfect for this chapter.

I write my fics similar to this actually - every character has a Yuu in my mind that I think would match them. I don’t just write with one personality for Yuu in my works. Just an example, but the Yuu I place with Deuce is extremely different than the one I put with say Floyd when writing. Both physically and personality wise. It gets a bit wishy-washy since I have to write in 2nd person most of the time, but it’s still there when I’m formulating scenarios. Especially when I write anything that has dialog or flitters into Yuu’s thoughts. This really came out when writing the plot for my game since it’s dialog heavy.

I won’t make it because I’m already doing one game (and I want to move on after this), but there’s some good wiggle room for an alternate reality spinoff using TWST. Like once TWST finishes its main plot, there could definitely be some branching where Yuu has a bit more personality and different routes to go down depending on their chosen dorm.

[doctorofmagic]

Also Blood Hunt #5 preview!

Ngl, it also crossed my mind if Victor was somehow behind the Blood Hunt event, especially considering a bit sus that Latveria was safe from the vampires, but mostly I kept it to myself because he's also always prepared for any inconvenience (to the point that he literally has a dome to protect his country in case he needs to lock it down).

Besides, Victor's characterization will always depend on the writer, whether they'd rather write him as a full villain or simply a petty opportunist (which I believe is the case).

Well, yes, he was humbled by Clea when Stephen was gone and has been waiting for a chance to get the mantle (even his mommy told him so). But I hardly believe he would go against the Spouses Supreme, whether he was powerful enough to do so or merely because he respects Stephen to the point of leaving that matter alone as long as Stephen is the Sorcerer Supreme.

In any case, he saw an opportunity and he TOOK it, which is quite in character for him. Now I'm patiently waiting for the drama to unfold 🤭 (would be easier if we already had an announcement tho T_T)

By the way, it has never been a secret that Victor is my second favorite little meow meow so even though he gets a solo book as the Sorcerer Supreme, I'll keep posting about him for both personal and chronological reasons, just like I do sometimes when I see Yana with the mantle. These characters are connected to Stephen's lore, after all. It just happens that I like them as well 🏃🏻

(also also, I always tend to write longer posts when they're involved because I'm a simp and I'm not afraid of admiting it anymore lmao)

[bluesylveon2]

TWST Royal AU Masterlist

Oh, I didn't see you there. Come sit and make yourself comfortable. Curious about this, right? In this reality, you will find stories about multiple people falling in love. These people could range from rich to poor, popular to outcast. You get the picture. With that being said, feel free to look through this library and find what interests you. There are multiple stories just waiting to be read.

Note: all Readers will be referred to Yuu and be female since it is easier for me to write. Some may also make cameos in other stories and will be referred to as something else (ex: Lady Vanrouge) to avoid confusion. Characters are aged up

Will update depending on if I feel inspired to write (names may change)

Where do you want to go?

Queendom of Roses - coming soon

King Riddle x Knight Reader - WIP

Four card soldiers suspect their king has feelings for Yuu, but he denies it. It is up to them and a cat beastman to push the two together.

Sunset Savanna:

Love at First...Fight? (Leona x Reader) Part 2

What was supposed to be a simple trip becomes complicated thanks to a green-eyed prince.

The Way to Ruggie's Heart is With Donuts (Ruggie x Reader)

A night to be like the rich leads Ruggie to meeting someone while bonding over donuts

Jack x Reader

Who knew the young boy Yuu found in the streets was the lost Prince Cheka? And why is there a wolf involved?!

Coral Sea - coming soon

Merchant Azul x Spade Reader (she is Deuces younger sister) - WIP

It's a race against time for Yuu to save her brother and punch Azul’s face (order does not matter)

Scalding Sands - coming soon

Kalim x Reader

Who is that you hear? It's none other than Prince Kalim!

Jamil x Reader

As a servant of the Asim family, Jamil must follow Kalim's wishes. What if he meets someone who sees him as Jamil? Should he be set free?

Shaftlands - coming soon

Duke Vil x Reader - WIP

In order to escape a persistent suitor, Yuu enters a fake engagement with the infamous bachelor Vil

Island of Woe: (just Idia. Ortho’s would be platonic)

The Fates Design (Idia x Reader)

Watch as childhood friends Yuu and Idia fall in love throughout the years. Prompt idea inspired by @lilkasr's ask

Briar Valley:

The Princess and the General (Lilia x Reader) Part 2 (same fic as Silver's)

What happens when two former lovers meet after a long time?

A Chance Meeting (Malleus x Reader) Part 2

Two strangers unexpectedly as if it was fate.

I Walked With You Once Upon a Dream (Silver x Reader) Part 2 (same fic as Lilia's)

Two souls find themselves in Dream World, a place with an endless sea and sky.

A Love as Sweet as This (Sebek x Reader)

When Queen Draconia demands for cake, it is Sebek's duty to get it for her.

Disclaimer: I do not own Twisted Wonderland and its characters. Those belong to Aniplex, Walt Disney Japan, and Yana Toboso.

©: These stories belongs to bluesylveon2 2020-23. DO NOT modify, republish, or plagiarize my work.

[darkspellmaster]

Hiii i love ur phantomhive at NRC so much its my occasiinal dopamine n ur one of the best authors i know cuz like u rly made the characters n ocs feel human ❤️❤️ i just wanna know, as a claudiataker believer wats ur opinion on claudia x undertaker? I have seen the parts of the fic where it hints to their relationship esp w undertaker talking abt her like a simp lmao (affectionate),, and im crossing my fingers n hoping to have more mentions abt her cuz i know ur writing will do her character n relstionships justice aaaaaaa

Thank you so very much! 💝

It's an honor to be considered as such, thank you again for your kind comment. I really do appreciate it, and I'm trying very hard to keep them human and sounding like the characters in the story.

Claudia x Undertaker is one of my jams, and honestly, it seems where it's going given the hints that we have. Yana has said before that the girl's resemble their father's and the boys their mothers. Ciel and Lizzie respectively show this, since OCiel may have Vincent's hair and beauty, he also has, as Aunt Ann said, Rachel's eyes. And it's true for Lizzie as she resembles her father, in looks and somewhat personality (He trusts RCiel it seems, while Francis seems to be hesitating). With this in mind, if you look at Aunt Francis, she looks very much like Undertaker, down to the damn hair and eye color. Where as Vincent most likely looked like his mother, we know they shared the same hair as well.

I'm hoping to bring it up again later in the story with Undertaker talking to certain characters. Though how much is going to depend on where and when it will fit in. I want to, at some point, write a fanfic about the two of them as a couple, but I'm not sure of the plot.

I love the two of them as a couple and honestly I'm hoping to get more details at some point of them in the manga.

Hope that answers the question.

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Does the "This is all a dream orchestrated by Malleus" relate to the Yuuverse with all the Yuus repeatedly going through the story over and over again? I have seen people theorize that every time a Yuu fails, a new one starts over and I'm too sleepy to actually relate this theory to the new events that just transpired.

I think you’re talking about two popular but different theories? 🤔 (Though now it definitely seems like those two theories are converging into one…?)

There were some that believed in the time loop theory. Some powerful entity (usually said to be Crowley) summons new Yuus every time the Yuu from the previous time loop fails and/or dies. It is said that the resets usually occur when Yuu is killed by an Overblot, with the most common “death by Overblot” owing to Grim. Some also embellish the theory with ideas about Crowley’s motives and whether he is a good person or not.

There is an extension of time loop theory—the “Yuu is dead” theory; in “Yuu is dead”, the player character is theorized to be someone who died while crossing the road (yup, an isekai classic; the manga and light novel Yuu all got transported at a crosswalk), and Crowley summoned them into Twisted Wonderland after their passing to serve his own needs. Sometimes people will point to Yuu emerging from a coffin and/or Crowley avoiding the topic of bringing them home (since it’s impossible due to their “dead” status) as proof of Yuu being dead. Both time loop and Yuu is dead theory primarily stem from the many iterations of Yuus across various official TWST media (the manga, the light novel, etc).

Others believed in the dream theory, in which (much like the original Alice in Wonderland), everything in Twisted Wonderland is just a dream that someone is having. There are variations of the dream theory depending on who the dreamer is, but the most common ones I’ve seen assign the designation of dreamer to either Yuu (who has been having prophetic dreams in the main story) and Malleus (whose Disney counterpart is strongly associated with inducing sleep). Sometimes dream theory also includes evidence backed up by Silver, who appears to have some kind of vague association with Yuu and their dreams. It is worth noting that some fans do not like dream theory because they feel that it devalues the experiences had and the relationships formed if nothing was “real”.

As I said before (given what we know of the most recent main story update), it seems like people are now combining different aspects of those two theories to make a new one. The update is still pretty fresh, so I haven’t yet had the time to read up and acclimate myself with the various time loop-dream theory combinations.

One thing that I will note is interesting is??? I remember Yana saying a few years ago that we should treat TWST’s events and vignettes as AUs separate from the main story, and at the time I thought it was to make things easier for the writing team (so they didn’t have to worry about timeline stuff). But now???? I’m wondering if every event and vignette was actually a part of the dream world… The evidence is (sort of??) there!!

I normally wouldn’t include gameplay mechanics as part of a theory (since I compartmentalize meta from the story/characters/lore), but I feel that the gloves are off for this since Malleus initiated what was essentially a fourth-wall break at the end of 7-37 (booting us back to the main screen of Twisted Wonderland after forcing everyone to sleep). The part where he casts his spell is even named ���Forced Game Over”, which is very on the nose for a character who is not tied to technology other than being really bad at using it. He also says a lot of foreboding things about how “it would be better for fictional characters to stay as they are forever” (not an exact translation, I’m just generalizing).

AnYWAY, my thought is??? Are the events and/or vignettes meant to be the characters dreaming (not that Malleus necessarily created the dream world, but the dream world is like their collective unconscious and/or everyone having individual dream/their own iterations)???? Because Malleus promises to send them to a world where they can be “heroes”, a place where they can find “happy endings”, where no one has to leave. Most events and/or vignettes have very carefree vibes to them or just generally non-serious conflicts. They’re usually full of tales of carefree school days.

The vignettes and events also being part of the dream world also explains why Lilia (whose magic was supposedly waning is still able to use his quite proficiently), and why some characters who would normally be somewhat hostile towards each other seem more mellowed out in some events (ie Epel and Vil having an amicable relationship in the first Halloween event when they didn’t learn to get along until episode 5, which takes place in late winter). It would also explain why sometimes main story happenings are referenced in vignettes and events, but the vignette and event happenings are not mentioned in the main story. Characters are bringing knowledge of reality into the dreams, but when they “awaken” from those dreams, they cannot recall all the details from them.

Another detail that’s pretty suspicious is the animation that plays when you’re Groovying a card 👁️ 👄 👁️ What covers the screen when you do??? That’s right—thorns, just like when Malleus casted his unique magic. Was this TWST’s indirect way of cluing us in that the whole damn game was just a dream?????? The title whenever we boot up the game was staring at us in the face with the “answer” all along: Twisted Wonderland. A dreamy place full of wonders—but just that, a dream.

xbsjsvwisview. JUST SoMETHING TO THINK ABOUT, I DuNNO 🤡 Sorry for sounding like a college professor lecturing on Disney pretty boys—

[faustus-pheles]

I already had these ideas for about a year and a half but I was finally able to draw it/write them down. Also, I tried my best to draw in the project sekai art style. The face was the best I could do (T-T)…I’ll probably do the school uniform later.

If you want to know general ideas or maybe more info, you can read below, though, it’s kind of long(^^;) This unit will definitely be set before the 3rd anniversary.

This unit is known as Rozen Notturno, a classical and gothic band that focuses on one pair of musicians and one pair of singers/dancers. Together they create highly polished music. Pairs are changed depending on the song and while there are main singers, that doesn’t mean the musicians don’t sing. Because they’re more invested into music playing, they become back-up singers. Their dances are a mix of ballroom dancing and ballet. Each band member has an instrument(s) associated with them. Miyuki (piano, harpsichord, organ, etc.), Suzu (Violin), Aiko (Electric guitar, accordion), and Rei (Cello). Miyuki/Suzu tend to be in one pair and Aiko/Rei tend to be the other. Their lyrics are very symbolically/metaphorically driven and story based( they tend to be horror or fairy tale inspired). When they do add lyrics based on themselves, it’s usually hidden between the characters they created. Miyuki is the composer, Rei is the lyricist, Suzu is the storyteller, and Aiko is the stylist.

In terms of how their music sounds like, it’ll be something akin to Ali Project, Valkyrie (enstars), and Hollow Mellow. On the more extreme side, Rozen Notturno can lean more into gothic visual kei bands or Youseki Teikoku. Even jazz is a possibility.

Some of the vocaloid songs I was thinking that they could potentially cover could be limited, but that could also be because I haven’t search enough. Either way some of the songs include:

Kikuo (ex. Histrionic, Rolling Rolling Tumbling Along, Dance of the Corspes, KikuoHana in general

Kanon69 (Darkestory, Royal Scandal series)

Nem (ex. Angelfish, Virgin Suicides, Scissorhands)

Machigerita (ex. Coffin of Sweet Death, Dream Meltic Halloween, Moonlight and Black)

Hitoshizuku & Yana (ex. The Corpse Princess and the King of Vengeance, Prisoner of Love and Desire, 13th Apocalypse, Alluring Secret ~Black Vow~)

Some general songs (ex. Honeymoon Un Deux Trois, Cantarella, Cendrillion/Adolescent)

Their sekai would be the Ballroom Sekai. A place full of extravagant paintings/decor and musical instruments. It’s very Rococo inspired. It has enough space for Rozen Notturno to practice and for “guests” to peek in. The guests are porcelain dolls that are about 2.5 ft. The sekai is created by the dream of both Miyuki and Suzu, the dream to once again play together in front of a live audience (in an orchestra).

Miku and the rest of the vocaloids would be ball-joint dolls. Specifically with Miku, she’s an always smiling and always kind (albeit slight eccentric) doll that’s constantly en pointe. She has no instrument associated with her as she’s only a singer/3rd dancer. The rest of of the vocaloids change instruments based on the song.

The main story will most likely be about Miyuki meeting Suzu again after many years and failing multiple times to get her to play with him. He’ll meet Aiko and Aiko wanting to help him, will probably recruit Rei, who has no friends. The general idea of creating a “band” will actually be Aiko’s idea as in having more people to perform together should be much easier than having only one. With they finally recruit Suzu (with the help of the vocaloids as well), they decide to try to perform on a small stage. Though until the very end, Suzu is unable to, as her fears are triggered. What they decided to do thanks to Miyuki’s plan is to use Suzu’s persona, Engel, to perform instead, and to wait until Suzu is able to perform as herself, as everyone wants to continue playing together as a “band” . The main story arch will be mostly focused on helping Suzu gain the courage to play as herself with everyone. Smaller arcs will include on how they want to run their band/how they should perform, Rei’s inability to open up even for the most simplest of things (trust issues/vulnerability issues), and Aiko’s fear of being abandoned by her friends (abandonment issues). Miyuki’s the only one who’s actually ok(^^;). Though, arcs will most likely focus in his creative endeavors (same as Rei).

Some character interactions:

Miyuki will have interactions with Toya (mostly), Akito, Kanade, Ichika, and Tsukasa.

Suzu will have interactions with Mafuyu and Mizuki (She’ll have the least because of her social anxiety)

Aiko will have interactions with basically everyone but mostly Mizuki, An, and Tsukasa.

Rei will have interactions with only the Kamiyama students and he won’t have any favorites.

That’s all I have but I might add more later when I get more ideas.

[cangrellesteponme]

Genuine question after reading the mey-rin essay (which I love btw, the way you wrote it? Immaculate): do you think the writing of women in Kuro could improve if they had more focus? Like, with Lizzie i personally did a whole 180° on how I feel about her once her past was more shown during book of Atlantic. Mey-rin I already loved her and after her own "focus" my love for her increased even more, it felt like reading something more real other than just a stereotype or a trope. I feel like they would all be more enjoyable (tho I'm biased because I love them) if they had more time to shine. *pls Yana, Ran Map focus one day, I would love to know more*

hi anon, first of all thank you, i’m glad you liked the essay :))

short answer: yeah, no. focus is not inherently redeeming.

so, we all clear on my take ? good, good. let’s get into a bit more detail. (and into some proper capitalisation)

Now, focus is great and all, but there has to be a reason the new information we get is interesting. In the cases of Lizzy and Mey-Rin, it kind of is the same phenomenon: now that we have more of this background information, it recontextualises aspects of the character we might not have cared for before, and we gain a renewed appreciation for a character we understand better. This works well, and kind of is a requirement, because they both got very rocky starts. We’re turning elements readers have identified as “bad” into parts of a more complex, “justified” whole.

However, I’m going to be very honest here, I think it’s stupid and doesn’t change the fact that the writing of women in Kuro is fucking horrendous.

It’s great for Mey-Rin: it doesn’t necessarily detach itself from previous characterisation and actually strengthens it (hence the feeling of it turning the stereotype more real), and causes no real change in the character. On top of that, the timing is perfect: right before a demonstration of pure loyalty, Yana shoves a big, red “THIS CHARACTER IS THE WAY THEY ARE FOR THIS REASON” sign, which associates the recontextualised elements with a virtue readers will absolutely love. All in all, absolute banger (with a few problems), let’s not write another essay.

But what the fuck was that with Lizzy? Don’t get me wrong here, I love writing about how awful gender is sometimes, but did we really need to do it… like that? In case what I mean isn’t clear, let’s do a quick recap. This very normal child with normal child behaviour (being girly, childish, emotional, and lowkey annoying, in a normal kid way) was very strongly hated (and. well. mocked by the narrative) for those traits, and her turning point is…? Let me check my notes. Ah, yes, the turning point is that Lizzy behaving like a girl is okay not because it just fucking is, but because it’s actually all a lie and deep down she’s a strong warrior who’s just acting like that because she was told to. Obviously you can’t just be both, silly! And yeah there’s more nuance to that, but I’m not writing a Lizzy essay, for a plethora of reasons. What bothers me is that the readers’ enjoyment of the character is dependent on the denial of her previous femininity, and it’s not just an unexpected effect – it’s how it’s written.

(and, sidenote: as a lizzy enjoyer i kind of hate the fandom’s general perception of her? at least with mey-rin it truly improved with time, but with lizzy… people still think of her the exact same way, they just spend a lot of time talking about how much they enjoy the “cooler” parts of her, instead of spending time shitting on the rest of it. anyway, no lizzy essay, i should keep my takes to myself before i end up in trouble!!)

So, based on those two examples: no, focus is not enough to let Yana show that she’s always been capable of writing women.

And as much as I love Ran Mao (which is a lot) I think I will have to deeply sigh at every single aspect of her character if we get more detail. I’ll take it, because I love her, but I will be even more acerbic in my criticisms. Because focus won’t fix her. If you pull a magnifying glass on shit it’s still shit. And the writing of women in Kuro is, in fact, very shitty.

so, anon, i hope my answer is at least interesting? obviously if yana somehow puts her head on straight and starts writing ran mao well i will be here for it but the odds are… not in our favour. as for the other women… well i’d love to see more of lady midford, but that seems unlikely, and i’m always here for more grelle, and her writing is… a complicated issue other people explain way better than i do. so yeah.

[astraydestiny]

Bruh I’m actually tweaking I need to do my work but I CANT. LIKE IM SO TIRED AND STUFF. IVE BEEN SLEEPING FOR SO LONG AND I NEEDA GET 2k + 1k DONE TODAY FOR MY CLASS’S CREATIVE WRITING THING. Look normally I like creative writing but I’m more of a like- idk philosophy i guess type? I use metaphors and whatnot so much more often than actual science- and rarely venture into the future? I’m more of a… Escapist Fiction person I guess. IDK. ALL I KNOW IS THAT IM NOT A SCI-FI WRITER. The story i’m writing has a lot of symbolism because it touches on how hunger can affect the minds if its beholder and stuff… BUT I HAVE TO INCLUDE RESEARCH AND VOCABULARY WORDS IN IT????? Idk man YANA TOBOSO WOULDVE DONE THIS SO EASILY. BUT IM NOT YANA TOBOSO, AND I HATE WORKING WITH RESTRICTIONS (sometimes, depends on the specificity of the requirements or whatnot). Oh well! I ALSO TALKED TO MY CRUSHY WUSHY SO MUCH TODAY SO LIKE IM ACTUALLY IN SUCH A GOOD MOOD. Alr i’ll cya later after I finish my rigmarole BYEEEE

(My face when Im abt to cook)

[justimajin]

Future Plans

Dated Dec 3, 2023.

→ The Profit and Love Statement has wrapped up! Thank you so much for giving this series so much love and support, I was super nervous returning to writing after so long but it was a great experience ^.^ The 'imajining process' aka the behind the scenes about the story will be posted on this Tuesday.

→ Starting this week, drabble requests for the series will open! I have decided to try something new and want to see how it goes. More information about the requests will be posted tomorrow.

Now moving on to other things....

→ For December, I'll be easing my updates a bit because life :') However, following the drabbles a lengthy Hoseok oneshot will be posted on the following Tuesday (Dec 19th). Of course, it will have a lot of angst and maybe be a bit surprising for some since it's not an au I've seen often written about.

→ Following that, a Jimin story on the next Tuesday! Will also be angst but I might turn it into a series depending on if it's well-liked or not (will make more sense once I post it). If that's the case, the series will have seven parts and be posted up into January.

→ January will be the month of fluff after all this angst *cue thumbs up* I will follow up my fluff masterlist with a new series for a different member.

Because that was a lot, here's a coherent schedule for it all to make sense:

⇒ Tues, Dec 5 ✦ The Imajining Process behind The Profit & Love Statement

⇒ Dec 11-Dec 15 ✦ Posting Requested Drabbles for The Profit & Love Statement

⇒ Tues, Dec 19 ✦ Hoseok's angst oneshot

⇒ Tues, Dec 26 ✦ Jimin's angst oneshot (depending on reception, a continued series can be made and posted for January)

⇒ January ✦ If Jimin's story crashes and burns → Continues with new fluff series

Note: If this felt like a lot, don't worry too much about it. All these dates will be added to the 'recent updates' portion in my navigation bar as I continue to post. I just like giving a general scope of what's to come and when to check in for the future if you want to read more stories.

~ Yana (justimajin)

[pupacirci]

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no one but @/circustricks is allowed to interact with me lol jk

I will block if muns are seen endorsing incest / pedophilia / racism / zionism / transphobia / homophobia

I acknowledge Black Butler has some of the prior topics engrained in it, ea. Lizzy and Ciel being cousins. I will make exceptions for roleplay as I see fit.

Seb.ac.iel is not one of those exceptions.

I do not plan on shipping Doll with anyone. If it does happen it will be discussed before.

HEADCANNONS ;

My iteration of Doll uses she/her pronouns in the regular BB verse. While she is young, I will likely RP her as 18. For my own comfort. When dressed as Freckles it is fine and encouraged for a character to assume she is male. I interpret Doll as her regular name and Freckles to be the persona she puts on off-stage to blend in with the rest of the circus. She uses Freckles to escape from the pressure and loneliness that comes with being Doll. In private I expect the inner circle to call her Doll. My main verse it is shortly prior to the demise of the circus crew. In the modern verse Doll uses they/them and Freckles is an interchangeable nickname.

[yuurei20]

Apologies in advance if the following are frequency asked question but?

1. Is Yana Toboso in a way “the producer of TWST”?

2. Does Yana Toboso have preference in being called by her given name “Yana” or her surname “Toboso”? Since I see the former is more commonly used when referring to her

Hello hello! ^^ Thank you for this question!

Yana is listed in the credits section of the game itself as the creator of the concept, the creator of the main story, the character designer and the creative director for Twisted Wonderland!

In order to not make any assumptions about what that means, I have compiled a collection of quotes from Yana explaining what it is she does ^^

"New smartphone game "Disney Twisted Wonderland": I have been appointed the creator of the original concept, creator of the main scenario, and the character designer. I am very happy to finally be able to announce this to everyone. Please look forward to a story where the villains are the protagonists!" - Toboso Yana (2019/3/23)

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"#TwstChannel was super interesting! The development team is working really hard, so please wait a little longer until you can play it. I am responsible for the original illustrations of all the cards that will be available when the game goes live, regardless of rarity. Please look forward to the next update (◜◒◝)" - Toboso Yana (2020/1/28)

"Disney Twisted-Wonderland has been released today. 

・Character design ・Main scenario creation ・Card illustration (all rarities / including finishing for the R cards) ・Supervision of vignettes (writing several as well)

I handled everything above. I hope you enjoy it!" - Toboso Yana (2020/3/18)

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"I felt that the initial R school uniforms and sportswear cards are special, as they are likely to be the first introductions to these characters, so I was in charge of them all. I am grateful to have been trusted with them." - Toboso Yana (2020/4/13)

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“I create the scenarios and I write the main story. I am also in charge of drafting, writing, and directing the events and vignettes. On the graphics side I do all of the character design including designing the chibis, all the card illustrations and designs for the props and backgrounds. The dialogue in lessons, on the home screen, and when the cards are leveled was created jointly by myself and a scenario writer from my own studio, D-6th." - Toboso Yana (2020, Magical Archives Game Guide Interview)

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And these posts may be of further assistance! ^^

-> Yana's actual position and importance in the making of Twisted Wonderland

-> How true is that Yana is not involved in the writing of all events?

-> The other artists who work on the game

For your second question, it might depend on what language you are speaking at the time! It seems common for English-language speakers to use the name "Yana," while in the JP sphere fans vary from "Toboso Yana" to "Toboso Yana-sensei," "Yana-sensei," "Toboso Yana-san," etc., none of which are impolite ^^

[nifflering]

THE BUMBLING FOOL - an essay/rant

(contains spoilers for The Wizard of Oz and Doctor Who episodes “Utopia”(s3/ep11) and “Sound of the drums” (s3/ep12))

To begin, I present to you some context…. So, recently I saw a post by @monica00 who posted an excerpt from the Master’s diary. The “MASTER OF ALL I SURVEY” is composed of several diary entries written by Simm!Master. In one of them, Day 42, he mentions carving the faces of several of his regenerations (Delgado, Ainley, himself and the “Wizard of Oz”) into Mount Rushmore. This led me to ponder who he’s referring to when talking about the wizard of Oz.

So, after thinking a bit, I finally figured out that he was talking about the Master as portrayed by Sir Derek Jacobi / the War Master. And that led me to composing this handy (and probably not that well written) list? Analysis? Essay? About the parallels between the character of “The Wizard of Oz” and Professor Yana/the Master.

Note: My information on the wizard of Oz is partly taken from deep crevices of my brain and the “Wizard of Oz” wiki, so I might be mixing up several portrayals of the character. Also, this is my personal interpretation, so yeah…

Enjoy, I guess…

This rant is dedicated to my current Doctor Who obsession and of course to @roxannepolice, my motivation for writing/ actually publishing this. Many thanks to you for feeding my thoschei obsession with your content and (ask game answers) and exsisting.

After Dorothy arrives in Oz via hurricane, she desperately “wishes” to get back home to Kansas. The Good Witch informs her about the approaching threat of the Wicked Witch (who is going to chase her down and try to kill her because she crushed her sister, the wicked witch of the east, with her house and stole her magical shoes. Which are all pretty valid arguments If you ask me.). Glinda says that in order to go home she should ask the “Wonderful Wizard of Oz” for help. Dorothy (having just killed someone) and her dog, Toto, go on their merry way, following the yellow brick road to the Emerald City.

On the way there she meets several other characters who also have a deep wish they want fulfilled by the wizard. There is the Scarecrow who wants to have a brain, a tin man who wants a heart and a Lion who wants courage.

After some tribulations they are finally able to have an audience with the Wizard, who appears as a giant floating head – in return for fulfilling their wishes the Wizard demands the Wicked Witch`s broomstick. (Character who appears as a giant floating head - Just like, oh, I don’t know a certain other character played by Derek Jacobi, cough cough the Metatron, cough, cough)

They defeat the Wicked Witch and return with the broomstick; he tells them to come back tomorrow – but Toto pulls back a curtain and the group discover that “The Great and Powerful Wizard” is just a guy operating a projector machine. He is projecting an image of himself, the image of a giant powerful magician capable of doing almost anything. When confronted with the fact that he is a humbug, he admits that he is but says that he’s – still a good man at heart. Although he promised to grant their wishes, he merely gives them “tokens” of the things they actually wanted. For example, a heart shaped clock for the metal man and a diploma for the Scarecrow.

The wizard finally decides to go home to Kansas, the same way he got there - in a hot-air balloon. He also offers to take Dorothy with him, fulfilling her wish. This ultimately doesn’t work as Toto runs off and Dorothy goes after him. Just before departing he makes Dorothy’s companions the rulers of Oz – effectively dumping all responsibility on them. In the end Dorothy manages to get back home with her magical shoes. However (depending on the version) Dorothy has fulfilled her wish on her own, none of her other friends have actually gotten their wish granted.

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let’s take a look at the parallels between Yana and Oz.

“Utopia”, is the only episode Yana and Jacobi!Master appear in, it takes place on a desolate planet called Malcassario at “the end of the universe”, a time not even the timelords have reached.

Ten, Martha and Captain Jack (don’t ask me why he’s here just roll with it) go to explore and find nest-like structures carved into stone. Remnants of a civilisation that used to live here long ago. They get wrapped up in a hunt, a (human) man is being chased by the Futurekind, a tribe of savage hunters with sharp teeth. They join him in running to the only safe place around – a silo. Later a guard confirms that this is the place to go if you want to go to Utopia – the ultimate salvation from the end of the universe and the infinite darkness that surrounds them.

They later find out that a scatterbrained scientist called Professor Yana (and in extension his malmoothian assistant, Chantho) are supposed to make the rocket that’s supposed to take them to Utopia (a call which “came from across the stars over and over again. Come to Utopia.”), fly. The thing is, they have no clue how to do that – not that they are not scientists – but they do not have enough energy to lift off.

The surviving humans yearn “to preserve [themselves], to find a way of surviving beyond the collapse of reality itself.” They have come so far, survived all these great hardships, lost their friends, family, lives, everything. They presumably see Yana as a saviour, the one who will lead them to Utopia “where the sky is made of diamonds”. Yana is even willing to sacrifice himself for them, staying behind as the rocket takes off.

Every single human left in existence is relying on them to survive. They all want something from him. He is their own personal version of “The Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz”, able to grant their deepest wishes/ they are projecting their wishes and hopes on him. They aren’t scared that the myth of Utopia isn’t true but they fear that they won’t survive long enough to reach it.

(As I’m writing this I kind of realize that the Doctor (or the Master) can relate to all these humans, just like them they have lost everything, their home plane and their friend. But the doctor still hasn’t given up hope he’s still running away, desperately clinging to any human who wants to travel with him and secretly wishing that the last words of the Face of Boe “Know this, timelord. You Are Not Alone.”, are true.)

There are also some parallels between Martha and Chantho. In a private conversation while the doctor helps Yana power the rocket, Chantho reveals that she has known the Professor for a long time and that she adores him but does not think he notices. This kind of parallels Martha’s relationship with the doctor, she’s also in love with him but knows that this love will never be reciprocated, she’s not even sure if he’s noticed it. But, ultimately the loyal Chantho gets electrocuted by the Master after he has recovered his memories – blaming her for not noticing or asking about the watch (which contains his true identity) sooner. She falls to the floor – seemingly dead – but manages to shoot him in her last breath.

Her wish for love has not been fulfilled.

Let’s get back to the humans for a second: as soon as the Master becomes himself again, he lowers the protective measures against the Futurekind, locks the Doctor and Jack in the control room and removes a circuit board from the navigational system to Utopia. The rocket’s flight path is interrupted in the fate of the humans is left unclear. (At least until Sound of the Drums but isn’t the toclafane’s existence, bound to a singular metal dome a never-ending thirst for blood ingrained deep within you, a fate worse than death? Are they even human?)

The Doctor’s next, we will ignore Jack because he doesn’t really fit into the grand scheme and he’s literally just forcing himself into the plot.

Throughout the whole of new who up to this point it has been established that the Doctor is completely and utterly alone in the universe. In the episode “New Earth” (s2/ep1) a Novice teases the last words of the Face of Boe which will only be given to someone like him “a wanderer. To the man without a home. The lonely God.” In Gridlock (s3/ep3) he tells Martha about the time war, “There was a war. A Time War. The last great Time War. [..] They lost. Everyone lost. They’re all gone now, my family, my friends, even that sky.”.

Like I already mentioned, The Doctor is constantly craving companionship – he has throughout all his lives, especially in the new series he wants to alleviate the pain of the time war, the crippling loneliness that claws at him every second of every day, no matter how much he tries to escape it.

When Yana hears of a scientist, “a doctor of everything”, he is immediately overjoyed, he rushes to greet the doctor and whisks him away to his laboratory. He quickly introduces him to all his equipment but despite the doctor’s massive intellect, he can’t even think of any solution. Yana is obviously sad but apologizes, saying that there’s been “so little help”. To me this immediate joy and desire to meet the doctor is also partly the masters. He feels lonely as well – as reflected by Yana’s own feelings - “Never could keep time. Always late, always lost. […] Time and time and time again. Always running out on me. […] Oh, it's only an old relic. Like me.” Yana desires rest – eventually his own wish gets fulfilled, just like Oz escaping from Oz and going back to Kansas.

Generally, the Chameleon Arch creates a personification of some aspects of the user`s personality, for the Doctor his “worse traits” get amplified, for the Master his “better traits” are amplified, he’s willing to sacrifice himself just to save someone he doesn’t know and is kind to everyone he comes across.

When the Doctor sees Yana’s inventions, he’s starstruck. He’s finally found someone like him – an equal. “Oh, it's easy coming in at the end, but you're stellar. This is, this is magnificent. And I don't often say that because, well, because of me.” He recognizes how underappreciated Yana is in this time – “If you'd been born in a different time, you'd be revered. I mean it. Throughout the galaxies.”

They briefly take a break to talk about the constant never-ending drumming Yana hears in his head and this iconic look™ happens.

When Yana opens the watch and turns back into the Master, ten rushes to get to him, he begs him to open the door, to let him in “I'm begging you. Everything's changed! It's only the two of us! We're the only ones left! Just let me in!��� But, the Master, the only other person like him in the entirety of the universe, escapes with his own Tardis.

The Face of Boe’s prophecy and the Doctor’s wish have come true. He’s not alone anymore.

But it doesn’t last as the Doctor (not even two episode later) has to watch as the Master dies in his arms refusing to regenerate because it would mean having to spend the rest of his lives imprisoned wit” him.

He’s alone again.

Professor Yana just like the Wizard has a lot of responsibility. They are both good men at heart. But are still not able to fulfil the wishes of the people relying on them.

But at the same time, they are both humbugs.

A humbug, as defined by Miriam Webster, is “a false or deceiving person or thing, a fraud”. Both Oz and Yana are humbugs in both meanings of the word. They are both “false people” with the Wizard being merely a projection controlled by Oz and Yana literally being a “false person”, a fake identity created by the Chameleon arch. They are both good men at heart – they want to or at least try to fulfil the wishes brought before them – but they both deceive their “subjects” – so they’re more morally grey. Yana tries his hardest to build a rocket and a system to power it made out of food scraps. He’s using technology the Doctor has never even heard of. Yana may be a good person, but ultimately the Master is not.

In the end, Jack, Martha and the doctor barely manage to escape with Jack’s vortex manipulator – his red sparkly shoes.

And that’s it. If you’ve managed to make it this far, you receive a “virtual” participation trophy, congrats. 😊 Have a good day and....

Until next time (maybe?)

[moonspower]

8.  while there’s often a correlation between what a muse’s personal  &  inspired playlists look like,  what is your muse’ preferred genre of music?  what songs are playing if someone asks?   (think about the time you’re writing your character in). 

✨ @starfoam. meme. still accepting!

between vi's personal taste and the inspired playlists i make for him, it's a lot of just niche. for playlists i make for vi like when i write / his pinned posts you'll find: miami / atlanta bass, jersey / baltimore club, breakbeat, jungle, liquid dnb, trip hop, dream trance, lofi house. on older playlists when he was younger you'd find city pop, jazz fusion, jazzhop, picopop, shibuya kei, deconstructed pop, nu disco, dreampop, chillwave, yacht rock but not really yacht rock i don't even know how to explain it.

as for virote, he's a 90s and 2000s kids thru and thru... he's also a former mall goth lol. and while he likes his pop and hip hop and rnb, he rly used to listen to nu-metal, visual kei, heavy metal, groove metal, industrial, and shamefully he loved him some rap rock like limp bizkit... but then his taste in that area evolved to that 80s goth, synthwave / darkwave type shit, witch house, new romantic, ebm.

✨ SONGS VIROTE WOULD LISTEN TO / BROODY, DEPRESSED SMOKING ALONE IN HIS ROOM EDITION:

male tears / ❝hit me.❞

tears for fears / ❝pale shelter.❞

deftones / ❝sextape.❞

aural vampire / ❝leader of the flowers.❞

care / ❝whatever possessed you.❞

i mean he listens to a lot of things especially since he's a dancer skilled in a handful of disciplines, but his heart crawls back to the truth sometimes...

anyway, he will never be interested in arguing if deftones is nu-metal or not because he's not ready to get stabbed in the kidneys.

🌙 SONGS I WRITE VIROTE TO / WHAT THE FUCK WE GOTTA GO VOGUING AT THE CLUB, MISS THING:

le sserafim / ❝eve, psyche & the bluebeard’s wife.❞

coastdream / ❝soft moon.❞

lsdxoxo / ❝mutant exotic.❞

tinashe / ❝talk to me nice.❞

bebe yana / ❝vision getting blurred.❞

but also i'll write to any genre depending on the thread, the muse i'm writing against, and where my writing style is leaning. and you never know what i'm doing at that point. i might be listening to seapunk or i might be listening to 70s soul. like this blog is just a harmonic mashup of the coolest shit ever made tbh. subcultures on subcultures.

[ziro-chka]

So me and yana has been too busy to make a PowerPoint but we decided in gym class instead of running we were going to sit in the corner and write stuff down! So far we got basic elements of the powers! So there are Space and Time, which is the black and red one! Then there is Life and Doom which is gray and dark green. Light and Void, which is orange and dark blue. Blood and Heart, dark red and dark magenta. Hope and Rage, this light yellowish color and dark purple. Breath and Mind. Which are blue and greenish teal?

Thats all I can think about right now, I’m pretty sure I missed a few things. But I haven’t told Yana yet about this one thing I’m working on called Wobbling!

So, with these aspects and abilities they’re all in a circle right? Like it goes:

Breath => Life => Light => Time => Heart => Rage => Blood => Doom => Void => Space => Mind => Hope => Breath and it repeats!!

I think they all wobble into one direction, like Breath will sometimes Wobble into Hope and Life in some way. They’re still very windy and stuff but in certain aspects they wobble into Hope and Life when need be because you can’t have freedom without Hope and Life. But it’s not like inversion!! Inversion is like. If Time is this then it’ll invert into space like its opposite! Wobbling is more or less like, when an aspect is close to the others and it overlaps sometimes. Like a person with doom can wobble into void but can wobble into blood too depending on the situation. I think. It depends on how a person is raised on where they’d wobble to more. But I think, it also depends on the relationship and the person they’re with whether they’ll wobble one way or another? I don’t really know how to flesh this out! But I’m excited!

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Theory on World Dynamic & Blot Pt. 1 (No Beta, apologies in advance for any and all confusion you may have when reading this. Please delete this is you don't feel comfortable with this):

One of the things I didn't get at first was why the Seven were considered role-models in TWST---I couldn't pinpoint how society would openly idolize people for actions that are openly admitted as wrong in a unanimous sense yet not have someone openly question/challenge this. The Seven are historical figures. Some of the dialogue we do get hints at imperfection that are more close to D!Villains the audience is more familiar with. Assuming Earth is meant to be referring to our Earth (in which it is taken in it's entirety without altercations), I think TWST is meant to have similar core parts that reflect our real-world. History-context-wise, it would make more sense that royal/governing figures(Queen of Hearts, Scar, & Jafar) would be recorded---even considered an example to TWST's present day royalty/governing system on do's and don'ts---and respected as seen by the description on the statues (being able to govern over (what I will assume is) a massive population and having the nation surviving---even thriving---are (objectively) ideal feats to be remembered by and put as positive example in the grand scheme of things). If this is true, then it would also make sense for the Seven to coexist with their respective protagonist(s), making RSA possible but also making the dynamic not as black-and-white as simplification will allow. . .Yana didn't need to write an explanation w/worldbuilding cuz she played it smart and just used what she already had---existing reference called real life.

(Note: I know that this ask opens with “part 1”, but I never received any part 2s or other follow-ups after that DX)

I think I get what you’re trying to communicate? (Correct me if I’m wrong!) So I believe this Anon is saying that 1) both the Disney villains and heroes exist in Twisted Wonderland as historical figures, 2) the alternate tellings of their histories can coexist, and 3) like in real life, history can be twisted depending on the narrative/teller and, in hindsight, actions that are considered dubious can be viewed by future generations as morally correct or righteous. (If that’s the case, I expressed similar thoughts in this post.)

There instances in which the original stories they come from diverge or coexist with other versions which are also treated as true. For example, Kalim tells a tale about a princess (Jasmine) who happily married a thief (Aladdin), transcending the social norms of their time. There is also another tale that the Sorcerer of the Sands (Jafar) revealed that someone (Aladdin) had deceived a princess (Jasmine) about their social status, and that he saved the kingdom by revealing the lie. Somehow, the original story became multiple stories, all of which stand on their own.

We must recall that there are often positive spins put on the tales we know of to be the truth; suddenly Jafar is no longer plotting to overthrow the Sultan, but is a loyal advisor who dutifully served his country, Ursula’s deals are justified because the fault lied with her clients for not paying up, etc. This is also true of real life, where, depending on the person you ask or the history textbook you reference, certain events and details may be glossed over or even completely rewritten. This may be due to censorship or a deliberate attempt to control the narrative and what information is taught to and carried over to students (and into the future). Lilia even makes a passing comment about this in episode 7, saying that history can be “changed” over time.

This is likely how and why the Great Seven are worshipped as they are; history has been “twisted” from the (presumably what Yuu views in their dreams), which just goes to show that good is closer to evil (and vice versa) than expected, thus blurring the lines between the two and creating a grey area. This is very much in line with TWST’s philosophy—that there is more to something than meets the eye, and that being truly “evil” or truly “good” doesn’t exist.