#janai dancing

[janayafan1]

Omigosh can u do a Janai Dancing one?

(I just imagined Janai doing ballet and my brain will not start again)

Janai dances like she’s fighting. She’s great at moving her body, but she is very controlled and precise with her movements. Talk about an intimidating dance partner.

She was taught all kinds of formal Sunfire dancing as a child, so for her dancing is a social requirement rather than a form of expression. Because most formal dances require some kind of physical contact with other people, Janai is not fond of them since she is very picky about who she allows in her personal bubble. 

I think Janai would actually like other kinds of dancing given the opportunity, and maybe Amaya could help her with that. I suspect there are some interesting folk/casual Sunfire dances that involve fire, and they would both have fun with that.

Excerpt from the AO3 article "no music (yet you dance)" by The_North_Star

"Janai gets up, dusting off her trousers and ties her top higher up on her torso so she can see every bit of dark skin and golden markings on her midriff.

By the gods, her body transcends the expectations of a soldier's form. Taut muscle that juts sharply at her waist, firm muscled arms juxtaposed by softly sloping abs glistening with sweat. She somehow has the body of both a warrior and a dancer.

Her arms rise then gently bend, backs of her wrists touching before scooping downwards and snaking her arms at shoulder level. Sinuous, serpentine, very much like the probably-not-venomous snake she decapitated.

Tracing her hands down the figure of her body, she moves one hand in a circle and her hip follows. The movement repeats on the other side. She allows her eyes to follow the figure-8 path of her hips in time to the rhythm, unbroken by the sudden change in direction that brought the hip down instead of up.

Her pelvis twirls on an axis, seemingly forming a circle with her hips. Right into the lower muscle in her belly extending outwards, pulling her pelvis forward and rolling the energy up her body in a movement so fluid she has to force her eyes down for a moment at her tapping fingers.

Can't be distracted by anything, not even a beautiful Sunfire elf dancing with her belly exposed.

She blinks, returning her gaze in time to catch Janai jutting out her chest in a circle before dropping it back into her ribcage. Repeatedly.

Rolling her body, chest to hips, Amaya sees one secret to her dancing, particularly keeping movement isolated to one part of her body. Her knees are bent slightly, which would keep things like hip moves centralized to just her hips.

But it would be easy to hide, or at least distract from, the mechanizations of the movement with the way her eyes glow.

Which is enough to catch her off guard as a large circle made by her hips rotates her body into the sudden twisting of her hips. Amaya notes that Janai likes to dance slow and break the monotony of the svelte movements by unexpectedly turning, or circling, or body rolling herself into a fast movement. Like the quick shimmies of her surprisingly narrow shoulders.

The turn she does while her shoulders shimmy brings her close enough to her sitting, close enough that if Amaya were to be pushed forward Janai could capture her head between her powerful thighs.

The Sunfire elf chooses that specific moment to undulate her body down, and Amaya grits her teeth as Janai's hips roll a small distance from her face.

And she continues to undulate her whole body down on rocking steps that alternate between putting her on her sole and putting her on her toes. She uses this movement to travel back a bit, then does another one of her calibrated turns.

But the elf hasn't backed off far enough, and the tips of her hair plaits brush across her face lightly, almost like butterfly wings.

It's enough to cause her to falter, and before Janai turns around again to look at her she already knows she's messed up the cadence. In response to her confusion, Amaya shakes her head slightly."

If you guys want more go check out the story on ArchiveOfOurOwn!

[hunnidmilly]

on wat you on. z.f

fuck my nigga, he ain’t shit! boy ain’t good for nun but dick, flodgin like you wit yo niggas, pussy boy you wit that bitch.

parings: zilla fatu x black!reader

warnings: TOXIC ASS RELATIONSHIP LMAOO it’s all i’ve ever known this might hit close to home tbh. cheating, name calling, smut.

where the fuck you at? 12:24AM

let me find out you with yo hoe ass friend shakin’ yo ass and imma be on 10. 12:25AM

missed call from: Z<3

bro now you really got me fucked up. turn yo lo back on, bro. 12:27AM

yo. on my life, don’t make me come find yo stupid ass, ma. 12:29AM

(6) missed calls from: Z<3

i told yo ass i fell asleep at jey’s house yet you still wanna do the fuckin’ most and shit. but nah. you tryna listen to what janay ugly ass wanna say instead of me tho. might as well be fuckin’ her. 12:34AM

i really don’t give a fuck bout’ what you saying nigga. i’m on whatever you on. you fuckin them lame ass hoes anyways…so wassup fr? 12:36AM

ight. bet. 12:37AM

coo. 12:37AM

“girl! fuck his trifling ass fr! i’m tryna have a good time!” your friend, janay, yelled over the music in the club

“you right. i’m not even tryna get on that with him forreal. it’s whatever.” you declined zillas next call before powering your phone off completely. he wanted to take it to the next level? let’s see who finishes the game.

he kicked the shit off the night prior by not only not coming home, but going to the club all night with his cousins without telling you. to further push shit to the fam, he was on instagram live acting like he didn’t see your phone calls, or comments but replying to other thirsty ass hoes.

the last year and a half for you and zilla already had been rocky. him wanting to always be a hypocrite. he took issue with you going out and partying and dressing sexy as you wanting attention from other dudes, especially if janay was involved. yet with the rising popularity of his cousins in the WWE, all eyes were on him. the son of the late umaga currently creating a name for himself, straying away from the shadows of his family. that created a shit show as more female fans appeared.

him greeting them, smiling, creating more conversation than needed, following them on instagram, liking their tweets, giving them free tickets all kinds of shit. he stressed how it was just him trying to create his image to get his name more popping…lying ass nigga.

zilla loved the attention. especially from Aaliyah, a promoter at a local wrestling venue trying to recruit him for a match. she’d always make sure to show up in the tinest baby tee from the target toddlers section, low rise jeans showing off her tattoo near her midsection, a butterfly belly piercing, and lipgloss giving zilla ‘fuck me eyes’. he ate that shit up, too. smiling—making sure every diamond from his grill was flashing—making jokes, and laughing. you knew how important it was to zilla to join his family, but he couldn’t do that without being a friendly ass nigga?

everytime you brought it to his attention, it all started and ended the same. an argument until he fucked you into submission until tears streamed down your eyes making you forget exactly what causes the argument. you’d be cool for a few days and it’d all repeat again.

“ight yall. this next one for all my ladies in here lookin realll and i do mean reallll sexy.” the dj spoke before mixing the current song to get it sexyy by sexyy red.

the club wasn’t the place to nurse a broken heart. but having your hair, makeup, and nails done looking good? you felt better anyways. the music was a plus.

“cmon! i’m tryna dance. ill deal with that nigga tomorrow.” you tossed back your drink before grabbing janay and heading to the dance floor

you begin throwing your ass back without a care in the world. whatever it caught just happened. you knew your poster girl dress left little to the imagination, but that was neither here or there right now.

you felt hands slide across your ass bringing you towards someone’s lap. liquor taking over you backed into the dude behind you throwing your ass onto him and grinding. he got to excited as he pressed his growing erection onto your ass. while dude definitely wasn’t getting any play, you hoped someone was recording or was a friend of zilla to show him two can play the game. the dudes hands palmed over your thighs are you leaned against him letting his head fall into your neck, the strong smell of henny coming from him.

“damn baby. you tryna get fucked in the back? all this ass forreal. bet that pussy good ass fuck, too.”

“nah. i got some in the back for yo ass tho.”

your eyes went wide as the dude was snatched from behind you. you quickly spun around to see him getting punched in the face by zilla.

how the hell? who the hell, actually?

“what the fuck is wrong with you? why would you do that?” you yelled, uselessly shoving him backwards

“shut the fuck up and getcho ass in the car. yo ass got me so fucked up.” he yelled grabbing your wrist to drag you out the club

“nah! i’m good. get the fuc—“

“yo man, i ain’t know she was yo bitch. she lookin like she was ready to take some.”

zilla moved back towards the guy delivering another punch to his eye landing him back onto his ass. he grabbed your wrist back into his tight grip pulling you outside the club.

“get off me!” you snatched your arm back from him

“this the shit you doin! dancing with another motherfucka like a hoe knowing you got a man? this why ion want you with her ass! she put you up to this bullshit!” he yelled looking over your shoulder glaring at janay

“nigga fuck you. i wouldn’t have to convince her of shit if your toxic ass wasn’t a liar! what makes you think she wasn’t gone go out tonight to nurse her heart after you wanted to be with some groupies on ig live?” janay responded with just as much hatred for zilla

“mind yo fuck ass business. you deadass? i told you what i was doin! where i was!”

“the next day in the afternoon? oh so you just man of the year? fuck you.” you gloated rolling your eyes

“watch yo fuckin mouth talkin’ to me like that. i ain’t having this conversation out here with you either. get in the car.”

“what so you can go to the club with random bitches but i do it? im a hoe? i’m the problem? you’re crazy.”

“oh so you in there giving other dudes some play? like they finna line up for pussy cause you got an attitude? ight. bet.” zilla opened the passenger seat to his car eyeing you “getcho stupid ass in the fuckin car. you ain’t about to be out here tryna give some other dudes some pussy on some independent revenge shit.”

“ugh! fuck!” you grunted into the mattress as zilla plowed into you from behind

“nah, you wanna be big and bad right? take that shit like a good girl, ma.” zilla breathed out placing his foot ontop of the bed giving himself more control to pull your ass backwards, “throw that shit back, ma.”

your mind couldn’t even put 2 and 2 together from his rhythm, so his request went unanswered. his hand roughly came down on your ass cheek making you gasp, “what i say? hm? throw that ass back like you was on ole dude.” his hand came down on another slap before you began to throw it back onto him

“yeaaa, that’s right. look at that pussy. only dick she’ll ever know. had that motherfucker’ thinkin he was finna get some tonight. thought my baby was gone give him some. you was gone give him some baby?”

“ah! n-“

his hand came down on another slap making your pussy clench around him in a death grip.

“tight ass pussy. you was gone give him some of my pussy? what belongs to me?”

you couldn’t shake the feeling overpowering your anger. your pussy aching for that release, you knew your man was going to give you. each thrust had a small sting as zilla was forcing you to take all of him without allowing you to adjust for a moment. zilla not only had a big ego, but a big dick to match it. each time feeling like the first of getting fucked. zilla was a whole lot to handle and sometimes you needed a moment to take him in before he got started. but tonight was different. you ran your mouth off and he was once again, fucking you into submission and near amnesia to sweep the nights activities under the rug.

the car ride was filled with spiteful words. soon as you got home, you grabbed a duffle bag deciding you couldn’t do it anymore. you couldn’t take him wanting to be a hypocrite, an asshole, and being friendly. you were over it. calling your bluff, he yanked the duffle bag out your hand.

“you ain’t going no fucking where. sit the fuck down and take them panties off. running yo fuckin’ mouth. put that ass in the air, ma.”

“you really think, i’m about to give your bitch ass some? nah! let that other bitch get your dick wet. fuck you!”

“there is no other bitch. you think i’m letting you go over some bratty ass attitude you got? you wanted to get fucked tonight right? let me give you whatchu want. get them panties off.”

all it took was for you to raise your dress up to ur hips for zilla to see you had no panties on, for you end up in your current position. dress torn to shreds around your body, him naked, and pumping his dick into your pussy with no mercy, making you take every inch he had.

“whatchu was on tonight? wearing no panties? you like making me like this shit huh? you worried about me fuckin’ her, all i’m worried about is fuckin’ you. but you wanna be annoying and shit.” he grunted before speeding up his thrust

“shit! zilla—ssss—wai—“ you hissed out as you pushed back against his abdomen at an attempt to get him to slow down

“this wet ass pussy, nawl. you wanna be grown, showin yo ass, right? take this shit.” he pulled both your arms back into his wrist pinning them against your back. he rammed his dick into your tight space, using the advantage against you.

your sobs bouncing off the walls with the noise of your pussy squelching with every move of his hips. you couldn’t stop leaking like a faucet onto his dick. your juices connecting you to his lap as your ass rippled with each draw back. zilla gathered some of your arousal onto his thumb before pushing against your 2nd hole; it immediately clenching onto him.

“shit, baby! oh! ohhhhhh myyyy goddd.” you moaned at the feeling

your expression was priceless. teary eyes, pouty lips, and whines with the sheets coated in drool at how your pussy had a tight fit around him as he pumped. it felt too good. zilla quickly averted his attention to the ceiling with his lip in between his teeth; he was about to nut watching your pussy squeeze him. tonight was about teaching you not to fuck with him. while he crossed the line in your head, you crossed the fuck out of it in his.

“fuck, ma! i love this pussy. you was gone take her from me?” he panted speeding up “this pussy ain’t goin n’where. you ain’t going n’where.” he moaned out “takin’ me all good and shit. whining about how big it is. you can take this dick—keep that back arched f’me.”

“mmmmm.” you cried out feeling your nut rushing towards you. if he didn’t slow down soon, with his dick and his thumb, you were gonna make a mess all on him and the bed

“you wanna cum, ma? you think you earned it?” he asked removing his thumb and grabbing your hair to pull you towards him. his hand lowering towards where you both were connected and rubbed your clit in circles making your mouth open on a scream “who owns you? who this pussy belongs to?”

you tired to form a sentence in your head—anything! to please him to let you cum.

“who owns you? whose pussy is this?”

“yours.” you croak out in a small voice throwing your ass into his lap chasing his high

“nah.” zilla bends you forward again pushing at your back for your arch, “you wanna cum f’me? show me how bad. get that nut, ma.”

you placed your hands onto the bed before reversing the roles and fucking yourself with his dick. your body shuddering as you pushed yourself onto him.

“whose pussy is this? you ain’t cummin’ till you tell me.”

“mmmm fuck! yours zilla! it’s your pussy! a—i’m cumminggg ahhh.” you collapsed—temporarily loosing consciousness—to the bed as you gushed around his dick, your pussy convulsing around him mimicking your body as you thrashed on the bed babbling. zilla following behind you flooding your pussy with his cum. he let out a moan watching it spill out around the sides.

he wrapped you into a bear hug, panting deep into your ear as your bodies shuttered. he released a deep guttural moan as his dick kept twitching with spurts of his cum still shooting out.

“you ain’t going no fuckin’ where y’understand me? this pussy stayin right here and so is you,” he panted into your ear “you’re mines. no other fuckin’ dude. remember that shit. im yours. and you mines.”

“if i catch you talking to those groupie ass bitches again. imma cut all of yall. i mean that shit.”

zilla let out a chuckle as he pulled out of you. he bit his lip at the sight of your pussy pushing out whatever it couldn’t fit inside onto the sheets.

“i know, ma. i know.” he responded before heading to the bathroom.

even though you were in and out of consciousness fighting sleep, you didn’t miss him grabbing his phone out his pants pocket before.

you heard the sound of the shower running, nearly tuning his voice out, “…yea…just put her to sleep. have them panties off f’me when i get there. y’know how i want it, baby…you and janay getting all this dick t’night, aaliyah. t’care of each other fore’ i pull up. wantchall ready fa me. betta be wet too…ight…on the way.”

FA THE PLOT???? 😭. i wanted this have a cute ending but my trauma wouldn’t allow it LMAOOOOOO. 2 FICS IN ONE DAY IS CRAZYYYY

[the-real-loser-otaku-girl]

jirai media recommendations (feel free 2 suggest more)

some r still ongoing btw

-Young Adult Matters

movie (2021)

tw: sh, substance abuse, bullying, violence, gore, prostitution, death, sa, homelessness, sexual content, abuse, profanity, unwanted pregnancy (prob more im forgetting)

-Tomorrow I’m gonna be someone’s girlfriend

manga (2019-2024) and tv show (2022-2023)

tw: sh, profanity, sexual content, violence, substance abuse (again prob more im forgetting)

-Kairiki Bear

musician

song suggestions: darling dance, bug, failure girl, villain

-Isana

musician

song suggestions: Menhera Janai Mon!, Loved Smoothie

-Sensitive Boy

manga (2022-2024)

tw: sexual themes, sa, sh, violence (prob more i still need 2 read it ngl)

-Sentimental Death Loop

video game (2023)

tw: death, partial nudity, sexual themes, profanity, sh, suicide, violence, gore,

-Needy Streamer Overload

game (2022)

tw: sh, sexual themes, violence, substance abuse, blood, profanity, death, cults, vomiting (prob more that im forgetting)

-Strawberry Painkiller

musician

song suggestions: Bloodsucking Dreams, Grave Skull, Thousand Knives, Sugar Truth, Pharmakeia

-Candye Syrup

musician

song suggestions: idol of death, sweet suicide, C♡S.I.S

-Hookah Haze

game (2024)

tw: death, terminal illness, stalking, substance abuse (its just hookah im pretty sure but still gonna include the warning lmao)

-Magical Girl Site

anime (2018) and manga (2014-2019)

tw: bullying, violence, suicide, abuse, blood (prob more i havent finished it)

feel free 2 suggest more! out of all of these i suggest young adult matters, kairiki bear, nso, and strawberry painkiller the most!

[zuppizup]

The Dance

Rayllum Month 2024

July 15th: Second First Kiss

Official high mage stuff is really the last thing Callum wants to be doing right now. He appreciates Janai introduced him to the Sunfire mages, of course, and its not like he particularly enjoys parties, but the formal part of the wedding has only just ended and music started up and from across the crowd Rayla caught his eye and smiled so prettily that all he wanted to do was push his way through the everyone between them and talk to her.

Maybe dance with her.

He is a clumsy dancer, despite his formal instruction, and she is always so graceful in how she moves, he can’t tell if the contrast will make him look worse or if she would somehow manage to compensate for his two left feet.

It isn’t like anyone would be looking at him anyway. Not with Rayla in that dress and with her hair half up and half down with stray wisps falling around her face and her amazing eyes softly illuminated by the morning sun-

He definitely wants to dance with her.

Read More on AO3: The Dance

Happy Birthday, best boi Callum! I was much nicer to you this year than on previous ones!

[tategaminu]

If we don't get Callum and Rayla going together to janaya's wedding as a pairing with matching outfits, them dancing together and then looking at each other eyes when Janai and Amaya say their vows as it's followed by Rayla catching the flower bouquet then what's life even for then

[i-cant-sing]

Imagine learning Hindi for platonic yanderes pavitr and gayatri. They’d be so proud and excited, it’d be adorable

NOOOO IMAGINE THEM FORCING U TO LEARN HINDI💀💀💀💀 like they keep talking in hindi, with each other and especially with YOU! Because you can cry all u want about wanting to leave, but they're gonna pretend they don't understand u, just wiping your tears away as they pull out a language book to teach you.

AHAHAHAHAHAH WHAT IF YOURE HAVING A MENTAL BREAKDOWN AND PAV JUST PUTS ON A BOLLYWOOD MUSICAL ITEM AND HES LIKE TRYING TO GET YOU TO SING ALONG BECAUSE ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE SAD WITH A GOOD BOLLYWOOD SONG (CHAMAK CHALLO) and poor reader is just losing her fucking mind as Pav is just dancing around her.

Of course they're using loving Hindi pet names, like imagine being squished between them and they have goo goo gaa gaa eyes for u as Gayatri tucks a piece of hair behind ur ear and whispers "meri jaan💖" while Pav gives your cheek a big wet kiss and sweetly calls you "mera gol gapa🥰" and then reader is like "Oh, I learned some hindi too-" and they excitedly tell u to speak the language and reader just points at Gayatri and calls her "kutti! (Bitch!)" and then at Pav and calls him "kutta! (Bitch, but like male version)" and then goes on calling them "kamini! Kameena! Harami! Gainda! Gaindi! Mujhe janay do! Tum logon ko meri nahi, pagal khanay ki zaroorat hai!"

And these two have to practically slam their hands over your mouth to make u shut up.

Mortified, absolutely Mortified. They don't even know that you've already watched Gangs of wasseypur, so you're ready with the real, mean, absolutely batshit obscene curses

[raayllum]

i'm gonna break down the poster later but for now I wanna talk about the poem

As others have noticed the first letter of each line, read bottom to top, spell out "The Red Wedding" which is likely the episode title, so I'm not going to speculate too much on that.

Like we know at this point hardly anything is accidental in TDP especially when there's blatant opportunities to hide clues, so with that in mind, I want to look at stanza by stanza to the best of my ability.

Gnash your teeth, O Dragon Fierce! Night’s not far away

"Gnash" is an aggressive reference to teeth, which makes me think of "ivory draconic" for the Nova Blade, but also of scenes yet explained (the arc 1 intro of human warriors gathered on one side of the border, and Thunder's display of power). However, I think it's likely that what the poem is referring to is even farther back in history, given that "night" might refer to a time period (i.e. the stars leaving) happening soon.

In the sky that watchful eye Does weep and stare and pierce

"White as the star's heart it pierced" and we see eyes in reference to dragons' ire against Elarion. That said, this "watchful eye" could belong to a long ago Startouch elf (Aaravos, Laurelion, Leola?) who cared about what was happening, hence being 'watchful.' Pierce has a less peaceful connotation, but this section of the poem definitely reads as "in the past to me" (I say, preparing to eat my words in the future)

Dance away, O Golden Queen! Eternal fiery flame While shadows jeer into your ear Don’t forge a blade from shame

This, meanwhile, feels like a pretty straightforward reference to Janai in present day. She is both queen and the Golden Knight of Lux Aurea. Dancing is a part of Sunfire proposals, she has fire powers, and she's planning a wedding. "Shadows" could be references to her nightmares from Aaravos and the shadow monster creatures Karim's army is probably going to accidentally turn into thanks to Pharos' lingering corruption. She wields a Sunforge blade, of course, and has doubt/shame surrounding her choices and status as queen as it moves back and forth... so maybe "don't make a harsh choice out of shame/fear of unworthiness?" But we shall have to see.

Now onto what's probably my favourite stanza:

Eight in a line, O Chosen Mine! Ready for a war Endlessly burning Hopefully yearning That love will triumph once more!

"Eight in a line" makes me lose my mind because there's 8 pieces across the board in chess (2 rooks, 2 knights, 2 bishops make 6, + 1 king and queen make 8; as well as 8 pawns, of course). "O Chosen Mine" also makes it sound like Aaravos is the speaker of the poem, which given that he's someone poetry has been written about up until now, is deliciously meta.

"Ready for a war" might apply most straightforwardly to the Sunfire elves, but I don't think we even have eight named Sunfire characters in show, so it must encompass more main players. Perhaps unrest in the Pentarchy, and of course, the Dragang taking steps to try to go to war against and defeat Aaravos.

"Endlessly burning" has a couple different meanings, given that 1) fire cannot burn forever, 2) it seems humans were gifted sun magic first way back when, and 3) fire/burning has a more positive association with light. "Hopefully yearning" has a positive connotation, even if people on both sides can have hope for various reasons ("There is one weird hope" from Claudia in 4x01 vs Ezran's "There is a hope" in 3x03, etc). To yearn for something is to have "a strong feeling of wishing for something, especially something that you cannot have or get easily" and we know that wishes and wants are something that can go from good to bad in TDP's world, especially when it comes to Aaravos.

The characters are hoping/working/wishing that "Love will triumph once more," the way it did for them in 3x09. This reflects back into love > control, narrative of love > narrative of power, etc. It also caps off this stanza of "eight in the line" having the game motif, and then triumphing also indicates winning the game.

But, of course, they can't. Not in S6, anyway.  😈

[moondustgleam]

Every Armor Description in TDP: Xadia

There will be no accompanying visuals on this post, the designs are already on my blog under the individual character's tags. This is a compilation of all of them for people who don't want to scroll through all the images to get to the juicy lore. I reccomend everyone read Rayla/Runaan's, Callum/Karim's, Claudia's, and Soren/Viren's if you care about the show's lore.

They're organized by order they appear in the hero select menu in TDP: Xadia, region, and type of armor if you were wondering.

Rayla & Runaan’s Armor

Firebrand Wraps - Seize what is yours and burn away the rest.

Firebrand Waistcoat - Meant to keep the heat out!

Firebrand Runners - Let your colors shine in the light of the Sun.

Shadowblade Gloves - An assassin knows she holds fate in her hands.

Shadowblade Cover - An assassin knows she is already dead.

Shadowblade Footpads - An assassin knows we are all, in the end, alone.

Nightsky Grips - The Nightsky Bandit had no interest in the Great Climb, only in its climbers’ pockets.

Nightsky Vest - While the others sought a single treasure, he had his pick of plenty.

Nightsky Buckleboots - Only the Nightsky Bandit ever grew rich from the Great Climb - and his feet never left the ground.

Amaya & Zeph’s Armor

Katolian Gauntlets - “We are the hands of our kingdom…”

Katolian Surcoat -“...we raise blades, we bear shields, we carry the scars of the past…” 

Katolian Greaves - “...but we are the strongest when joined with others.” - Katolian Soldier’s Oath

Nightguard Gauntlets A relic of long-ago warriors who served the Dragon Queen, Luna Tenebris.

Nightguard Brestplate The Nightguard vanished with their Queen, but their spirits remained.

NIghtguard Sabatons Now they roam the Moonshadow Forest, searching for Luna’s heir.

Stormrunner Gauntlets - Maybe you could punch the Eternal Storm in the face!

Stormrunner Cuirass - Armor that really says, “Come at me, Eternal Storm! Bring it on!”

Stormrunner Sabatons - You know what? The Eternal Storm could use a good kick in the butt, too.

Callum and Karim’s Armor

Flamedance Tassels - Dance, little flame, dance to a silent song.

Flamedance Chemise - Warm our hearts and bodies, keep our spirits strong.

Flamedance Sandals - Dance, little flame, dance - for the night is very long.

Illusionist Handwraps - “Most people believe that reality is truth and appearances are deceiving…”

Illusionist Amice - “...but the Moon Arcanum tells us we can only truly know the appearance itself…”

Illusionist Treads - “You can never touch the so-called reality that lies just beyond the reach of your own perception.” -Lujanne

Feathered Wrists - Let nothing clip your wings.

Feathered Jerkin - Let nothing weigh you down.

Feathered Footwraps - Let nothing keep you from the sky.

Claudia’s Armor

Dawnheart Maniple - No shadows escape the wrath of the Sun at its zenith.

Dawnheart Amice - You buried your shadows deep - but the Light sees them still.

Dawnheart Slippers - When the darkness in you burns away, what remains?

Silvergrove Bracers - The traveler told a breathless tale: a village, there one moment and gone the next.

Silvergrove Vest - Impossible, they laughed at him: the forest’s magic has simply played a cruel trick.

Silvergrove Boots - But when the Moon is dark, is she not still there in the sky…?

Daybreak Reach - “I found my lover weeping, gazing up at the night skies…”

Daybreak Doublet - “... I took his hands in mine and said, my darling, dry your eyes…”

Daybreak Walkers - “...the dark is not forever, love! The sun must always rise.” -Skywing Song

Janai’s Armor

Golden Knight Vambraces - Gold, for the Sun’s light.

Golden Knight Hauberk - White, for her radiance.

Golden Knight Treads - Red, for her power.

Moonfire Grips - Some say the Moon is the Sun’s shadow, a pale imitator, a sad reflection.

Moonfire Tunic - Some say the Sun kills the Moon hen she dares grow bright enough to challenge her radiance.

Moonfire Greaves - The truth? The Moon and the Sun are sisters, a fire charred between them.

Empyrean Gloves Some - Great Climbers keep an open mind about strategy.

Empyrean Brigandine - One path to victory is to beat everyone else to the prize…

Empyrean Stompers -  …another path to victory is to beat everyone else with your fists.

Soren and Viren’s Armor

Blacksteel Grips - Something echoes in the metal.

Blacksteel Aegis - Does it sing, or does it scream?

Blacksteel Boots - What did they bury down there beneath the earth?

Ghostfeather bands - “Bit by bit the moon fades away, then bit by bit it will brighten again. That is our cycle.”

Ghostfeather Treads - “...for those who will come after you, think on all you will give them.” - Lujanne

Ghostfeather Tunic - “For those you have left behind, think on all they have given you…”

Skyblazer Vambraces - A group of elves called the Skyblazers were the first to ever attempt the Great Climb

Skyblazer Collar - Their ambition drove them higher, higher, and higher still…

Skyblazer Sandals - …but hubris brought them down again.

[torahoes]

(IDOLiSH7) FANTASY - Minami Natsume & Touma Inumaru [English Translation]

Link to my Twitter post with the color-coded lyrics

Lyrics:

言わない想いなら

Iwanai omoi nara

If these feelings go unspoken,

どうしたって届かないね

Doushitatte todokanai ne

There's no way they'll ever reach you

今夜は素直に伝えてみるよ

Kon'ya wa sunao ni tsutaete miru yo

So tonight, I'll try conveying them honestly

君へのラブソング

Kimi e no LOVE SONG

In a love song for you

溢れてくメロディ

Afureteku merodi

To this overflowing melody,

踊り出そう妖艶にさぁ

Odoridasou youen ni saa

Let's dance bewitchingly, come

逸るココロ鳴らすよ合図

Hayaru kokoro narasu yo aizu

When our eager hearts sound a signal,

魔法で彩るスタイル

Mahou de irodoru sutairu

In a style enchanted with magic,

何度でも誘って

Nando demo izanatte

I'll invite you over and over

2人でさぁゆこう

Futari de saa yukou

Just the two of us, come on, let's set sail

醒めない君と僕の fantasy

Samenai kimi to boku no FANTASY

Towards the fantasy that's yours and mine, never to awaken

微睡は冷めずに

Madoromi wa samezu ni

While I'm still half-asleep,

恥ずかしげに笑う君抱き寄せて

Hazukashige ni warau kimi daki yosete

I'll embrace you as you shyly smile

そばにいてよ forever

Soba ni ite yo FOREVER

And say "stay by my side forever"

恋心うつしてたあの星空

Koigokoro utsushiteta ano hoshizora

Under the starry sky that reflects our love

いいんじゃない?

Iin janai?

Isn't it alright?

やるせない そんな日の運勢は

Yarusenai son'na hi no unsei wa

On the days you feel disheartened,

僕が占ってご機嫌にしてあげる

Boku ga uranatte gokigen ni shite ageru

I'll divine your fortune to cheer you up and

Make you smile

期待通りを演じて

Kitai doori o enjite

By acting the way you always do,

隠してる? ジェラシー why?

Kakushiteru? jerashii WHY?

Are you hiding your jealousy? Why?

騒ぐココロ 惑う your eyes

Sawagu kokoro madou YOUR EYES

With your restless heart and wandering eyes,

教えて 僕への愛

Oshiete boku e no ai

Tell me about your love for me

合言葉交わしたら

Aikotoba kawashitara

Once we exchange our secret words

未来へ逃避行

Mirai e touhikou

We'll escape to the future,

醒めないように描く love dream

Samenai you ni egaku LOVE DREAM

Sketching a love dream so we never wake up

星空の向こうに

Hoshizora no mukou ni

Beyond the starry sky,

いつか見たい景色があるから

Itsuka mitai keshiki ga aru kara

There's a sight I want to see someday

まだもう少しだけは

Mada mou sukoshi dake wa

So, for just a little while longer,

止まらないメロディが導くまま

Tomaranai merodi ga michibiku mama

As we're guided by the never-ending melody,

飛び立ってゆこう

Tobitatte yukou

Let's take off and fly

夢でもいい everything

Yume demo ii EVERYTHING

Even if everything is merely a dream, it's fine

孤独に少し慣れてたはずの僕らだったんだ

Kodoku ni sukoshi nareteta hazu no bokura dattan da

We were meant to grow a bit accustomed to solitude

消せない痛み照らす your light

Kesenai itami terasu YOUR LIGHT

But your light illuminates the pain that can't be erased

誰だって繋がってる喜びわかりたくて

Dare datte tsunagatteru yorokobi wakaritakute

Everyone desires to understand the joy of being connected

All night いつまでも答えを探していたい

ALL NIGHT itsumademo kotae o sagashite itai

All night long, I want to endlessly seek answers

逸るココロ鳴らすよ合図

Hayaru kokoro narasu yo aizu

When our eager hearts sound a signal,

魔法で彩るスタイル

Mahou de irodoru sutairu

In a style enchanted with magic,

何度でも誘って

Nando demo izanatte

I'll invite you over and over

2人でさぁゆこう

Futari de saa yukou

Just the two of us, come on, let's set sail

醒めない君と僕の fantasy

Samenai kimi to boku no FANTASY

Towards the fantasy that's yours and mine, never to awaken

微睡は冷めずに

Madoromi wa samezu ni

While I'm still half-asleep,

恥ずかしげに笑う君抱き寄せて

Hazukashige ni warau kimi daki yosete

I'll embrace you as you shyly smile

そばにいてよ forever

Soba ni ite yo FOREVER

And say "stay by my side forever"

恋心うつしてたあの星空

Koigokoro utsushiteta ano hoshizora

Under the starry sky that reflects our love

飛び立ってゆこう

Tobitatte yukou

Let's take off and fly

夢でもいい everything

Yume demo ii EVERYTHING

Even if everything is merely a dream, it's fine

孤独に少し慣れてたはずの僕らだったんだ

Kodoku ni sukoshi nareteta hazu no bokura dattan da

We were meant to grow a bit accustomed to solitude

消せない痛み照らす your light

Kesenai itami terasu YOUR LIGHT

But your light illuminates the pain that can't be erased

誰だって繋がってる喜びわかりたくて

Dare datte tsunagatteru yorokobi wakaritakute

Everyone desires to understand the joy of being connected

Alright? 君とただ答えを探していたい

ALRIGHT? Kimi to tada kotae o sagashite itai

Alright? I just want to seek answers together with you

[kradogsrats]

Prompt from @dragonprincedrabbles: Ezran + Queen Aditi, No Time Like the Present

G, ~1K words

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The night that Queen Janai officially becomes Aunt Janai, Ezran went to bed very, very late. He'd stuffed himself full of spicy Sunfire cuisine and rich Katolian sweets, all of it so delicious that every time he cleared his plate, he couldn't keep from trying just a little more—not to mention that he might have single-handedly put a visible dent in the mountain of jelly tarts Aunt Amaya had insisted on to honor his mom. He'd also danced until he was completely exhausted, whirled around the floor more times than he could count by Aunt Amaya and Aunt Janai, and then by Callum and Rayla, and by a half-dozen others after, and that was only the beginning. By the time he and Soren finally managed to wheedle Corvus into a dance, the party was really in full swing, and he'd dived right back in.

So in the wee hours of the morning, tired and full and—for just one night, even in the face of Aaravos maybe ending the world—happy, Ezran fell asleep.

He didn't know how long he slept before the space behind his eyes began to lighten, as if the sun crept across his sleeping face. He rolled over to escape the intruding light, but it did not dim—instead growing brighter and brighter. He could make out a figure striding toward him, not silhouetted against the brilliant light but made from it, part of it. The light continued to brighten, and for a moment the figure became too bright to look at, forcing Ezran to squeeze his eyes shut and raise a hand to block out the glare.

When he cautiously opened his eyes again, an elf stood before him, dressed in the manner of Sunfire royalty. Her brown skin was a shade darker than his own, and the thick braids of her hair glowed like embers, auburn shifting into gold where light shone through the strands. The golden armor layered over her blood-red tabard shone no less for being battle-worn, cleaned and polished with attentive care. A crown sat on her brow like a sunrise, and a crystal-topped scepter hung from her hand like a ray of light piercing some shadowy place. Something about her face was familiar, in the strong point of her chin and the almond shape of her golden eyes.

"Finally, we are able to meet—I was beginning to think dawn would greet your revels, first." Her lilting voice carried a warm note of humor, and her eyes crinkled slightly when she smiled. Ezran couldn't help but smile back.

"I... apologize for my lateness?" he offered, raising his hands in a sheepish shrug. "I didn't realize I had an appointment."

"I have waited a long time to speak with you, orphan king," she said, still smiling. "Long enough that having waited a few hours more matters little. With my daughter's daughter's daughter and your own blood-kin bound by love in the light of the Sun, I may now greet you properly—as my nephew. I am Queen Aditi."

Aditi. The beloved, long-ago Sunfire queen, a guiding light to elves and dragons alike. So powerful and wise that she was called to divine the true dragon monarch when the throne stood empty—then vanished, just as Aaravos's plans threatened to come to fruition.

"Your Majesty," Ezran said politely, placing his hand over his heart and inclining his head in respect.

She laughed, a low, rich chuckle. "Please, we are family, now—there is no need for such things."

"Would it be 'auntie,' then?" he asked impishly. Despite her imposing appearance, he liked her. "Auntie Aditi?"

"I admit, I like the sound of that." Her smile didn't fade, but a flicker of sadness passed through her golden eyes. "I saw so little of my daughter's life—I would have liked to know her children, and their children."

"Then why not talk with Janai?" Ezran asked. "She leads your people now, and I know she'd welcome your counsel." He winced at his own clumsy words, waving his hands. "Not that I don't! I'm just—why me?"

"Janai may doubt her footsteps, but they are guided by her heart, and that is truer than any counsel I could offer. Given the chance, she will become a great queen—far greater than I." Aditi's expression turned grave. "That she will have that chance is what I am here to ensure."

"I don't understand."

"Your path has been set to cross with with a great darkness. The choices you make in facing it will shape the future of both our peoples."

Ezran swallowed hard. "Aaravos."

"Yes... and no. He is the point on which this age will turn, for good or ill, but you are called from beyond. Yours is the flame that can forge the ruins of a fallen star into the brilliant sun that dawns on a new world. The future must be different than the past, or all will be lost—but you already know that." She tapped his crown lightly with the crystal of her scepter. "Just as you already know a thing or two about forging peace and hope from violence and pain."

Ezran lifted the crown off his head to look at it, running his fingers along the smooth edges of the steel. His father's sword, now his own burden of blood and history to carry—or to release. "Will I make the right choices?"

"I can only tell you this: do not be afraid to show mercy, but defend what you love without regret. Understand the need for sacrifice, but cleave hard to what you know you will not give up. Most of all, what others see by the shadow of Moonlight, you must choose to see in the full light of the Sun—even if it means your eyes no longer meet."

She touched a hand to his cheek, warm and soft. Despite all the regal pride of her appearance, she radiated the affection of a mother and a sister in one. "You are strong, brave, and wise. You will feel all the darkest sorrows of love and all the brightest joys of loss, and your light will not be dimmed. When the time is right, that light will be what leads the whole world."

"How?" he asked. He didn't feel particularly strong, or brave, or wise—just small, and worried, and confused. "When?"

"I have found," she said, her grin blazing so bright that Ezran had to shut his eyes again, "that when it comes to forging the future—there is no time like the present."

He woke to the first fingers of dawn creeping across the floor of his tent, and the ghost of a warm hand on his cheek.

[pienhime]

10 female vtubers who are popular with ryousangata and jirai girls!

Two important things to know before you read any further: I am NOT alleging any of these vtubers to be jirai kei. That'd be incredibly inappropriate for me to do, as I don't know any of them well enough to know if they are a part of the jirai kei subculture. I am simply listing vtubers who seem to be the most popular within the ryousanjirai crowd, that is those whose female fanbase seems to have a higher proportion of ryousanjirai girls than most.

The other thing I'd like to get out of the way is that some vtubers on this list are known for using "menhera" as an insult. Sadly, thats grown popular in the vtuber scene and online spaces in japan. For vtuber fans reading this who think that's a weird thing to say, the word "menhera" has been around since 2001 and was the name given to an internet subculture revolving around mental health safe spaces, awareness, and vent art. Even tho it was literally created to help erase the "mental illness makes you dangerous" thing, the stigma took over once the term went mainstream, so its often used to mean "yandere psycho". The subculture still exists if you know where to look, but barely ever uses the name it gave itself anymore because it attracts trolls, edgelords, and fetishists.

One last thing- a few of these girls fit the "loli" archetype, and consider it a part of their appeal, but no minors will be featured on this list.

absolutely zero past-life discussion

I'll do my best to summarize what the vtuber is known for and the reasons i think are likely why their female fanbase has a larger proportion of ryousanjirai girls.

1. Sakamata Chloe (Hololive HoloX)

Given that she recently got a new outfit that looks a lot like a dark girly kei coord, you've probably seen Chloe on your feed recently. Despite her yamikawaii punk-ish look, she's so cute and probably couldn't survive in the wild if she were a real orca. The "pon" is unreal. Her original songs talk about her own inner pain in a way that may be relatable to jirai girls, and she's covered a lot of songs popular with us too (such as Cute Loving and Devil Janai Mon). Between her cutesiness, choice in fashion, and her songs, it's easy to see why she's loved by jirai kei girls.

2. Minato Aqua (Hololive Gen. 2)

You probably know about Aqua if you follow me, since I just posted a link to one of her more recent song covers. It's one about a ryousangata girl falling in love with a host, and knowing his affection is fake but wanting it anyway. She covers a lot of songs about topics that are familiar to ryousan and jirai girls, like kyuukurarin, darling dance, goodbye declaration, and internet overdose to name a few. Her original songs are also hits with the ryousangata crowd, with "aqua iro palette" being the choice of song in so many tiktoks and reels of ryousan wotas showing off their lavish birthday celebrations for their oshis. She's also a cosplayer, frequently wearing maid outfits, making her relatable to a lot of girls who work at concept cafes. She also did a duet with Shion, a cover of "menhera janai mon", which is a song i often see misinterpreted outside of japan because of the need for cultural context on jirai kei, ryousangata, and menhera both as a subculture and insult. Should I do a post explaining the lyrics and overall themes?

3. Makaino Ririmu (Nijisanji Gamers Generation 3)

Listen. If you're in the jirai kei subculture, I guarantee you've seen Ririmu. This girl's fanart is probably on every jirai kei blog known to man. If you don't recognize this model, you'd recognize the maid outfit with bondage elements thats paired with a coat that looks suspiciously like REFLEM's bunny ears coat (the one that took yamikawa lovers by storm a while back). Ririmu's popularity with jirai kei girls isn't just because she likes similar fashions to most of us. Ririmu has been open about her past suffering with agorophobia, suicidal ideation, and being a NEET. She's shared bits and pieces of her recovery with her fans! Of course, she also does yandere bit that might be more than a bit, and covers a lot of songs popular with ryousan and jirai girls, like more kyun, chuupuri, and vampire.

4. Mikeneko (Indie)

Mikeneko isn't new to the scene at all, but has recently come out of a partly mental health related hiatus to a much larger following than before. Mikeneko collects models like they're pokemon cards, going thru four in total now, two of which have been in one year. She wears tons of yamikawa fashions, and plays up her chuunibyou for streams. Aside from her on-and-off NEETdom, Mikeneko is open about a lot of her health issues, including bipolar, and about her medication and trips to the psychiatric hospital. She calls herself menhera, often in the secondary meaning, but she's also rumored to have been a part of the actual subculture for a long time. Her original songs, drop and you&me ring really true for a lot of jirai and menhera girls such as myself.

5. Meloco Kyoran (Nijisanji EN Generation 7)

Meloco is the only vtuber on this list to be a part of an company's EN (english-speaking) branch. She's included on the list because she's also big in japan- because she's japanese. She's almost fluent in english and was accepted for the english branch, but frequently slips into japanese and appeals to her japanese fans. Her outfit is gothic lolita inspired with bondage elements and plenty of edge, to fit her overall spooky exorcist theming. Her creepy-cute nature and cool alternative onee-san demeanor have attracted her many jirai kei fans, and inspired a lot of ryousan girls' oshi nails.

6. Sukoya Kana (Nijisanji Tulip-gumi Unit)

Admittedly, Kana's probably got more menhera (as in the subculture) fans than jirai or ryousan, but she still has enough that I wanted to include her. Her nurse theming isn't just a gimmick, her actual "day job" is as a nurse. As in, when she's not streaming, she works in a hospital as staff after passing her qualifying exams in 2022! She must be super busy! Her morbid interests and fetishes, as well as her medical themed design, have no doubt appealed to many jirai girls too. Besides that, she's covered a lot of songs, including quite a few beloved by landmines such as lavie, nainai girls pride, and godish.

7. Natori Sana (Indie)

Listen, I just know you've seen her figures by now. Every menhera, yamikawaii, and "cutecore" account in the west has at least one of this nurse girl's figures. She's ultra cute, with a sickeningly sweet smile and design. Her lore is interesting- she claims to work at a sanitarium, but has hinted very heavily many times that she is in fact not a nurse, but a patient in denial. Whether this is just lore for fun and appeal or is a dramatized reflection of Sana's own feelings and mental health is up for speculation.

8. La+ (Laplus) Darkness (HoloX)

Remember that disclaimer regarding using menhera derogatorily earlier? Yeah that's 90% because of Laplus's inclusion on the list. It feels like she accuses someone of being menhera (derogatory) like every other VOD. Apart from that, Laplus is a grade A kusogaki, complete with constant angry outburst when things don't go her way. She's a demon whos intelligence was... "sealed away"... sure. Her gothic appearance and explosive personality seem to be what's gained her such a large jirai kei following.

9. Houshou Marine (Hololive Gen. 3)

Dear god. Alright, so you've definitely heard at least two of her songs if you're on japanese jirai kei SNS at all. This cosplaying pirate is so horny that it's literally considered her catchphrase. Her original songs about wanting to be seen as desirable and be... pleasured seem to be especially popular with landmine girls (which is maybe related to how many jirai girls are in a certain profession). She enjoys gothic lolita fashion, girls love/yuri, and enough fetishes to lose track of if you're counting.

10. Shigure Ui (Indie)

Did you really think I could make this list without including hololive star Oozora Subaru's mom and voice of the song that's plaguing japanese social media, ESPECIALLY landmine social media rn? Sure, it's everywhere, but go check every insta kaiwai dedicated to jirai subculture and see how many of their reels have this song. Even though she's just now broken out to this degree of fame, she's been around a while, and is the "mama" (artist) to several other vtubers. She often collabs with hololive members! She loves taboo fiction, which is also especially popular amongst jirai girls.

Last but not least, I want to add three honorable mentions from Hololive that are also popular with ryousanjirai girls. Tokoyami Towa is a super popular choice of cosplay amongst jirai girls specifically. She has a cute-but-cool look, and lots of her outfits definitely have subcultural influences from japanese ゴスパンク (gothic x punk) and general "egirl"-type styles. Murasaki Shion is a very popular choice of profile pic for ryousanjirai girls, and it's easy to see why. Her "kusogaki" appeal and lolita outfits, as well as her "Menhera Janai Mon" duet with Aqua all appeal to that demographic. Finally, last honorable mention is Amane Kanata, purely because of how popular she is with lovers of Tenshi Kaiwai, which has a lot of overlap with the jirai subculture. She basically predicted the trend before the magazine that popularized it even existed. Mizuiro x white cybercore outfits, a nurse cosplay, and angel theming make her a spot-on icon in that scene.

That's it! Now I have to stop procrastinating on the pien kei characters post...

[japparapan]

ええじゃないか (Ee janai ka)

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Every day, every day, such a hassle, such a hassle Living is such a hassle, such a hassle Even taking a break sometimes, such a hassle, such a hassle Isn't it fine? Isn't it fine?

Dealing with people, such a hassle, such a hassle Pretending to be friendly, such a hassle, such a hassle Even if I don’t keep up with the mood, such a hassle, such a hassle Isn't it fine? Isn't it fine?

Alright, alright! [1] Mind and body, break through the limits! Alright, alright! Your head goes all crazy

Sing, laugh!

Ha ha ha, well, let’s go crazy! [2] Tomorrow is tomorrow, isn't that fine, isn't that fine? Cackling, let’s go crazy! [3] Go on, be a fool, isn't it fine, isn't it fine?

Even if you worry, when it’s no good, it’s no good, no good, no good Even if you think about it, when it’s impossible, it’s impossible, impossible, impossible Cackling, let’s go crazy! Go ahead, act like a fool, isn't it fine, isn't it fine? Just forget it all and party!

Gossiping, backbiting, it’s tough, it’s tough. Being treated like crap, it’s tough, it’s tough. Even losing it every now and then, it’s tough, it’s tough. Isn't it fine? Isn't it fine?

Getting completely rejected, it’s tough, it’s tough Mentally wrecked, it’s tough, it’s tough How about falling in love with me (Mikoto-sama) is tough, it’s tough Isn't it fine? Isn't it fine?

Alright, alright! Clean up your mind and body! Alright, alright! Reborn, fresh and lively!

Sing, laugh!

Ha ha ha, well, let’s go crazy! Tomorrow is tomorrow, isn't that fine, isn't that fine? Cackling, let’s go crazy! Go on, be a fool, isn't it fine, isn't it fine?

Even if you worry, when it’s no good, it’s no good, no good, no good Even if you think about it, when it’s impossible, it’s impossible, impossible, impossible Cackling, let’s go crazy! Go ahead, be silly, isn't it fine, isn't it fine? Just forget it all and party!

Sing, laugh, dance, and make noise!

Ha ha ha, well, let’s go crazy! Tomorrow is tomorrow, isn't that fine, isn't that fine? Cackling, let’s go crazy! Go ahead, act like a fool, isn't it fine, isn't it fine?

Even if you worry, when it’s no good, it’s no good, no good, no good Even if you think about it, when it’s impossible, it’s impossible, impossible, impossible Cackling, let’s go crazy! Let yourself go, isn't it fine, isn't it fine? Just forget it all and party!

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Japanese lyrics here

[1] よいしょ! よいしょ! (Yoisho! Yoisho!) is a phrase of encouragement, like cheering yourself on when you’re feeling down.

The phrases [2] わっはっはっは　そりゃ　ぱっぱっぱっぱりら (Wahhahhahha sorya papparapapparira) and [3] かっかっかっか　こりゃ　ぱっぱっぱっぱりら (Kakkakkakka korya papparapapparira) are basically just sounds of laughter and silliness, I'm guessing. I'm not sure how to translate them entirely lol

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In general, "ええじゃないか" (Ee janai ka) can be translated as "Why not?" or "Isn't it fine?" It’s a casual, sometimes playful or rebellious expression used to suggest that something should be accepted or that there's no need to worry. It can also imply a carefree attitude, like "It's all good" or "No problem!".

Basically the song is saying: life is hard, but we can choose to make it a little easier by laughing, letting go, and not taking things too seriously. It reminds us that sometimes it's okay to be silly and carefree. (Love this message from Mikoto-sama, especially since he's the perfect mix of serious and silly himself!)

Personally, I think the song would be best enjoyed during: 1. Tough or stressful days when work, school, or responsibilities feel too much. 2. After experiencing disappointment, whether it's heartbreak, rejection, or failure. 3. When you're feeling mentally drained. 4. As a motivational boost when you need that extra push.

(Finally, I’ve included the live version of the song. I absolutely love this video where Mikoto-sama and Ryuya teach the audience the furitsuke. There's also a part where Mikoto-sama says something like, “It doesn’t matter if you're a bangya or just a panpi [casual fan].” Classic Mikoto-sama, our inclusive king, hehe)

[an-actual-attack-helicopter]

Ever wondered what kind of music the Dragon Prince characters like/dislike?

Well I made a list because I have no life <3

Callum: Techno and house. He likes to dance. 🕺 He pretty much respects all music.

Rayla: Stoner rock. Like, Queens of the Stone Age type shit. Hates bubblegum pop and folk music.

Stella: Likes any music she can work out to. So like, power metal or something.

Ezran: swiftie. Hates derogatory rap.

Bait: Music that makes you poop. Hates all other music.

Claudia: Fairy metal. She also wakes up to nyan cat every day. Dislikes most classical music.

Viren: Loves very epic classical. Like, Carmina Burana level epic. He also secretly likes musicals and hates nyan cat.

Aaravos: OG Lady Gaga fan. Also likes Madonna and some Beyoncé but is forever loyal to Mother Monster. Hates Viren’s taste in music.

Soren: He insists that beatnik poetry is music so make of that what you will. And he is the only one who knows Viren likes musicals. Soren does too and they used to bond over it.

Corvus: Doesn’t really listen to much music. He says his favorite music is the sounds of nature. Dislikes electronic.

Terry: He likes folk music. A lot. No one knows what music he hates because he doesn’t wanna hurt anyone’s feelings by revealing it.

Zym: Anything Ezran likes because Zym is young and impressionable.

Opeli: Lofi jazz lmao

Runaan: Traditional moonshadow music. Doesn’t like anything else

Ethari: Same as Runaan but more open-minded.

Amaya: Metal because she can feel it physically. She knows a lot about the history of heavy metal and can explain the intricacies of each genre with remarkable accuracy. She dislikes music that doesn’t have much bass so she can’t feel it. (AN: imo best music taste here ironically lol)

Janai: Went through an emo phase. Hates scat.

[rayllurn]

Amaya dancing with Janai and then seeing Ezran falling to the ground and immediately runs to comfort him when he’s crying 😭💔

Done! Oof this one hurt me.

[haropro-confessions]

Let's deep dive MM's (apparent) non-rotating centres since 2015. MM doesnt name their centres for each single (for good reason), but JP wikipedia lists unofficial centres for most singles. Below are a few highlights. (Beware: No.67 will surprise you.)

58th: the usual suspects (Mizu/Riho/Ayu/Maa/Saku)

59th: zukki/duu in OMW!, Riho in sukatto and Maa/Miki in ima sugu

60th/61st: consecutive grad singles, naturally feature respective grad members

62nd: Mizuki/Duu/Saku in sexy cat, Maria in sou janai, Maa/Saku (?) in The Vision

63rd: 13 gen for both singles (debut single)

64th: Maa/Chii in jama shinai de, Miki in gokyuu, Duu in wakaindashi

65th: Maria and O. Haruna in AYH, Mizu/saku in A gonna

66th: I want to say Maria/Kaedy were centres for Furari Ginza based on the PV. Can't tell from the dance shot and I'm not gonna check

67th: Ikuta Erina in Jinsei Blues (!!) and Chii in Seishun Night

68th: 15gen for lovepedia, Maria/kaedy for ningen kankei. Usual suspects (?) for k&k

70th: Maa (grad single)

72nd: Kaedy for Swing Swing, Rio/Rio for HBTM (grad and debut respectively)

73rd: 17th gen and Mizuki for debut/grad single respectively

For those singles not listed, I can even assume any combination among the usual suspects are the centre, and still we can see that no consecutive single feature the same usual suspects, and most singles feature at least one member outside of the usual suspects. Grad/debut singles naturally feature the grad/debuting member. 12/15 gen are featured once every 3 singles or so. Duu was a key member early too.

Conclusion: Do some members get featured as centre more than others? Yes. Does MM not rotate their centre? No.

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“Really? You’re not gonna give me anything? Come on, man!” Dramatic as ever, Eddie tosses his hands up—nearly launching their joint into the cobweb haven of the dugout roof—before bringing them together, clasped in such sensational supplication. “The curiosity is killing me instead of the cat. You show up at school on a random Tuesday with the ever-loving, holy snot beat out of your face and suddenly your girlfriend’s shacked up with another dude? No way there isn’t a helluva story there.” Steve smiles, if you want to call it that. “Yeah, there is. But legally, I can’t tell you most of it.” “A man of mystery, eh? I like that.” Behind the gloss and red tint, there’s a tease of a  twinkle in his eye. It dances when he leans forward, propping his chin in his palm. “At least tell me who took such issue with your pretty face. Was it Byers again?” “Nah, Hargrove.” Even his name is slimy on Steve’s tongue. It squelches like those goddamn vines under his feet, wraps around his ankle and drags him down from his high. “Ah.” Eddie nods, just once. “Now that makes sense.”