#just give me the royal trio please for the love of god

[afterthelambs]

My takeaway from the quotes in the new art book is that the writers agree that the royal trio was the best part. Ok cool. THEN WHY DIDNT WE GET MORE OF THEM

[maze-of-my-design]

7 8 12 15 for sumi!!!!

(the ask game in question times 3)

[incredible excitement] YA HOO!!!!

7- SUMIRE/VIOLET REDESIGNS MY BELOVEDS god y'all don't know how i love em. As much as i love the canon outfit they SHOULD'VE given her a redesign, small as it may be. Love it when people give her different hairstyles too, shout-out to the short hair sumis out there i love every single one of em. I'm not a part of em personally but i believe in their beliefs.

Also extra shout-out to that one Transmasc Sumire post I think about it always and i love that for him. in love tbh.

7.5 i need more positivity after last post - When people see her past the "hello senpai uwu im so cutesey and shy" personality and treat her issues like they do, say, Akechi's for example. She's an interesting character guys they couldve done so much with her, she isn't just the Badly Interwoven Royal Marketable Plushie guys plea

8- Probably the inverse of the 7.5 point AND when they make her just "akeshu's child" or "akeshu's thirdwheel" or just. make her revolve around them, yknow? ESPECIALLY when it's Royal Trio stuff. She would be mildly concerned about their Doomed Yaoi Swag, of course, but it wouldn't be her sole character trait. Also, when they make her into this permanent doormat-type, fragile little girl. Please, Sumire literally asks Makoto to teach her how to physically clock a bitch in the Theives Den, she's the first one who rushes into battle during Maruki's palace before The Revelation (AND she's verbally told to slow down by AKECHI), she kills three shadows SINGLEHANDEDLY during the intro to the game WHILE LANDING BACKFLIPS. ON HEELS. Sumire is by no means weak or shy in battle and she would be willing to knock a man unconscious if need be.

12 (except it's multiple bc i love her) - She'd be a featherman fan. Maybe not a fanatic, but she'd enjoy the show greatly! She'd also like Disney movies (though not the company itself because Fuck Disney) and taught herself how to pirate TV shows and films so that she could enjoy them in her spare time. Lastly i think she'd enjoy sewing, while Kasumi would have enjoyed embroidering. Two sisters fixing and embelishing clothes, two parts of a whole, you feel me?

12.5 - She's 16 during Royal. Listen, i know she's a first year, but it is stated IN GAME that "the girl who died [Kasumi] was 15" and Sumire is brainwahsed by Maruki on the twins' birthday (according to the wiki) so she would be 16 instead of 15 and that innacuracy drives me a little nuts i think. However we know that fandom wikis aren't the end all be all of characetr info so correct me if i'm wrong

15- I guess i enjoy shu/sumi and sumi/taba* sometimes – their stuff can be rly cute tbh – but i think we were robbed of a bond between Akechi and Sumire. They're the only two theives who arent really members of the theives (Sumire being openly against their methods since they'd make society over-rely on them, Akechi being Akechi), They're both people who pretended to be someboy they weren't because of a single man who thought himself holy, they reunited with eachother at their realest moment (Akechi being Crow, Sumire awakening to who she really is). Akechi would have the opportunity to open himself up at his own pace with her instead of traumadumping to strategically get closer to chosen people, Sumire would get to be more walls-down and feel bad instead of just pretending to be ok. Sumire would learn to be more blunt with others and Akechi would get to be less defensive and mellow down. They're both more honest with eachother than with other people. do you see the vision?

Now i wouldn't say i ship them, moreso i see a Warriors Bond between them where saying friends is too simple but neither would want to kiss eachother on the mouth like That by any means (That is a Gay Man and a Lesbian your honor). They're two ppl who have their worst moments near eachother for an hour and then proceed to cuddle on the couch watching featherman to calm down.

(also because a full on romantic ship would be a little weird considering their ages and all)

*typing the ships like that so that they don't show up on search

[ryuichirou]

Replies

About Rollo, friendships and other stuff.

Anonymous asked:

Oh my god your Rollo art gives me life! I gotta ask - who do you ship him with? As a Rollo fan I like to pair him with Deuce, Jack, Neige and Idia, even though I’m probably the only person on earth who likes any of those pairings. Do you have any Rollo rarepairs? Do you have any thoughts on which boys might be interested in Rollo?

Rollo deserves all the love, Anon! Whenever I think about him, I start lamenting about wanting more of him. Too bad he was with us just for one event... I would love to see him interact with the other group of boys :( I think Lilia and the tweels would enjoy him the most: Lilia would think he is obnoxiously righteous but also very fun to tease, the tweels would get a similar feeling to what they feel from Riddle. Floyd could be such a menace with Rollo, and Jade isn’t any better.

Anyways, to answer your question! We don’t like any popular ships for Rollo, but we love him with fukukaicho/vice-president of NBC (the boy is a huge simp lol); and out of the main cast the only ship that kind of “sparked” with us was Azul/Rollo. Rook/Rollo also would’ve been interesting!

Oh, and of course the gargoyles. Gargoyles/Rollo is the best ship.

Anonymous asked:

I think we share the same type of fandom brainrot since looking back at your older works I see you were also a Prussia fan and turned into an Idia fan. 10/10 good taste in men

Yesss, high five Anon! Gotta love this “kind of depressed/lonely genius with unstable ego but also a doting older brother who calls himself niichan and spends too much time on the internet” type! These two have more in common than I thought...

Anonymous asked:

Favourite TWST friendship?

Oof it’s hard to say, Anon! I feel like I answered a similar question before, but I really don’t remember what I said.

I love the friendship aspect of a lot of characters that we ship romantically (like Idia and Azul, for example).

But excluding those, I’d say Deuce and Epel are cute, Vil and Idia (even though neither of them would probably call it friendship) and the Octa-trio and Ortho (it’s basically just bad influence on this already bad kid lol)

It’s a bit weird to call whatever the Octa-trio have a friendship, but I love their dynamic a lot, so it would be unfair not to mention them. I would watch an entire sitcom of just these three and their antics.

blackbutlerfandomnerddomain asked:

Okay, I'm a huge sucker for the NRC/others poly/origy plots! Like First Years have one, Second Years, Third Years, you get the idea. My question is is how likely do you think this could happen? What are your headcanons of the year groups (lets add Nobel Bell and Royal Sword for more people even if it's small) having some fun? How pleasing would it be for those involved?

It’s a bit difficult to say because while we are multishippers and sometimes multiple ships coexist in a single story, we don’t necessarily have any poly ships, like nothing necessarily feels like an “organised” poly throuple. So I might not be the best person to answer this kind of question, ironically! But still:

The first years: not really likely, but Ace and Jack should do Deuce together (very not likely to happen due to both of them being stubborn and greedy). Also Epel and some of his senpais from Magift (not Leona though), because he is that eager to prove himself.

The second years: Jamil might find himself surrounded by mermen... in theory, they might invite Kalim as well, but they’re more likely to tease(scare) Jamil by saying that they are going to do that. Silver might find himself as a center of an orgy at some point too, but with a bunch of mob/faceless characters.

The third years: nothing really comes to mind, but there are people who want to involve Trey in their relationship or just for an orgy; Trey dodges it successfully so far.

RSA: nah, they’re too good for that :) Cuties. Too fucking good, not a single dirty bone in their body. Well, to be fair though, they have Che’nya, and he kickstart an orgy somehow. Everyone (especially those who participated and loved it) would be shocked afterwards.

NBC: orgies are a thing. Rollo doesn’t know about it. He will become a center of one soon...

[randum-famdoms]

HEY IMPORTANT POST ABOUT MY P5 FANFIC!!!!

It’s a long one so I’m adding a cut for people who don’t read my fic <3

TLDR: do you want a side fic which is a series of one-shots showing an alternate timeline of my main fic which includes the Royal characters Sumire and Maruki?

That fic would not be written for a while, due to time and other factors, but I want to gauge interest early on so I can make an outline

More details below ⬇️

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So I don’t plan on including the Royal characters or yaldy/god (I don’t feel like googling how to spell his name) in my fic (dw I already have an explanation for the velvet room that doesn’t include the evil god) in my main fic

I have several reasons, but it all boils down to the fact that their storylines don’t fit well with my vision for the fics themes and plot. It would be interesting, but it would feel too much like trying to fit two separate fics together and would end up dragging both sides down and creating a worse overall whole. My fic is primarily about akechi and Akira’s stories, and that story ends at Shido. Adding on anything else would simply not work.

But I LOVE Sumire so so much, and maruki is fine I guess, so I’m debating on whether to include an alt-timeline side fic (wayyyyy down the line when I have time and at least 15 chapters pre written in the main fic) where I include Sumire and maruki. It would be like a one-shot series, since if I wrote a whole ass fix it would A) be way too fucking long, and B) really boring because not much would change between it and the main fic

I’d either post it all consecutively over a few weeks, or a new chapter alongside whatever chapter in the main fic lines up with the alt chapter in the timeline.

Also don’t plan on including yaldy except if it’s super vague and I don’t include the fight scene cause I think it’s boring and I hate writing fight scenes anyway.

To give an idea about what the fic would look like, here’s some ideas I’ve come up with for one shots in the side fic below:

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Maruki’s dream lives for the mains (aka the canon PTs + Sumire + Mishima

maruki’s dream-verse waking up scenes

How Sumire meets akira and Mishima and they be fired her and introduce her to akechi and they become a big depressed dysfunctional family

Sumire persona awakening (it’d be different from canon)

Sumire being a sort of work-for-hire persona user that works with the main trio when they need more hands, but who doesn’t usually work with them since she’s so busy

Sumire accidentally being adopted by akechi and futaba as a third sibling (none of them are happy about it except Sumire even tho she’s not the one that instigated this dynamic)

Sumire becoming good friends with ryuji and shiho because she’s just so much fun to work out with and she makes the physical therapy tolerable (this ends up making her Ann’s favourite [after shiho of course])

Futaba high-key judging maruki because she remembers enough from her mom to know that he is NOT a qualified person to be talking about psychology, not to mention working with children as a therapist

Maruki tells Mishima to get more sleep and Mishima is soooo offended by that, and then after the dream-verse is even more offended because HELL FUCKING NO HE DOESNT WANT WHATEVER SLEEP THIS CREEP IS TRYING TO SELL HIM

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I’ll include a shorter version of this post in the end notes of the upcoming chapter alongside a link to this post, but please let me know if you want to see this fic become a real thing.

Regardless it’ll be a WHILE, I’m already super busy and adding a whole new fic on top of that will be a big deal, and I haven’t even got an outline yet plus most of these one shots would take place a whiles a way down the timeline and I’d rather have a grasp on what that would look like in the main fic before I add a second layer of canon divergence on top of that.

Anyway sorry for the long post, love y’all!

[lottiepumpkinofficial]

day 22

chap’s 13,14

i’m in a funky mood, pls note my annotations may be strange/sparse today ALSO pls note there will be mentions of diet culture within this post- it will be labeled red as it starts and green as it ends, but please feel free to scroll if you don’t want to read that

i love ellie’s growing girl comment, i love that she constantly says and does things that flip gender on its head

tw diet culture. okay but it’s so fucking sad to me that jamie clearly only sees food as fuel, means to an end. he judges ellie for her food choices because he doesn’t care about the enjoyment or soul nourishment from food, he sees his body as a tool and therefore food as a means to make that tool work. he doesn’t even eat cupcakes for gods sake (i will never believe him that he doesn’t like sweet foods, i think he’s kidding himself) okay sad rant over

🌹

ooh friendly reminder that @rosewoodconch has created oscar’s diary and you can read it on ao3

stay fucking vigilant, that word is said to lottie almost as much as unprecedented was said during covid

i’m glad percy has counselling, but i wonder how it works for him, of course they’d have to have a counsellor who’s fluent in bsl or an interpreter, but i’m more curious about what he actually says, because he’s very private with his issues and if he doesn’t remember the kidnapping at all, what does he say? does he make up stuff? does he say nothing at all? does he talk about some stuff but not other stuff?

and the biggest question of all- if rosewood has counselling facilities, why the fuck do the royal trio not use them? lottie at least should, she was kidnapped for fucks sake

small classes are the best, i took two languages at gcse and only 9 of us were in the double language french class

i mean only two people you know have shown up lottie

lottie 🤝 binah

autistic

interesting that her tiara had been growing heavy for her but the second she sees something similar to her tiara it glows and her wolf pendant grows heavy

what happened to her? uh well she cut off her hair and founded the school you’re sat in

i love love love the parallels between ellie and liliana

also for anyone who does not know me, i am lottie and i am also william tufty 🩷🩷🩷

i also love that liliana is basically ellie and lottie smushed together as a person

okay so all the people in that class saw liliana wearing the tiara, and presumably they saw photos of lottie in it at the ball, how did nobody but professor devine and binah put two and two together

i’m also mildly confused that lottie’s vegetarian but she has a leather workbook, that feels very against her vibe but maybe that’s just me as a vegan

i wish we got more about binahs family, i know we get some stuff later on but i wish we got moreeee

heavy pendant=lottie connecting to herself

i think even from so early in the series, it’s a warning about giving up your own life for the service of someone else, no matter how much you love them- lottie and jamie giving up their own lives makes it so so much harder when inevitably it comes crashing down, because it had to, there was no way ever that things would be sustainable as they were. jamie needed to find himself, even if that meant briefly joining a terrorist organisation; and lottie needed to take her friends (especially ollie), her future and most importantly, her own feelings into account

again with lottie’s thoughts, i don’t think this is in her own voice, i think she’s imagining jamie telling her off

also the foreshadowing from this about jamie, she responds as herself, the princess does have a cousin

do we think binah knows about jamie at this point? is there anything binah doesn’t know?

okay clearly i do have a lot to say today

so there’s lilies everywhere- lilies=liliana and professor devine says lottie is connected to the flowers, i think if you pay attention there are so many floral hints in the books

also lilies symbolise purity and rebirth- do we think there’s a significance in this

oh of course he’s reading hamlet (princely reference?)

malevolent minx, i love it

well clearly she did summon up the spirit of liliana, she manifested lottie and she manifested going to rosewood

YES ELLIE DID SUMMON SOMEONE- YOU

howling- wolfy hints

this bit reminds me of carmilla (if you know what i’m talking about omg pls tell me)

uh oh, you’re halfway there to figuring it out lottie

pls lottie think of one other time you’ve smelt that without lola and micky present

[best-underrated-anime]

Best Underrated Anime Group G Round 2: #G7 vs #G3

#G7: A romance between a prince and a herbalist

#G3: Slime farmer kid travels around helping people

Details and poll under the cut!

#G7: Snow White with the Red Hair (Akagami no Shirayuki-hime)

Summary:

Although her name means “snow white,” Shirayuki is a cheerful, red-haired girl living in the country of Tanbarun who works diligently as an apothecary at her herbal shop. Her life changes drastically when she is noticed by the silly prince of Tanbarun, Prince Raji, who then tries to force her to become his concubine. Unwilling to give up her freedom, Shirayuki cuts her long red hair and escapes into the forest, where she is rescued from Raji by Zen Wistalia, the second prince of a neighboring country, and his two aides. Hoping to repay her debt to the trio someday, Shirayuki sets her sights on pursuing a career as the court herbalist in Zen’s country, Clarines. Akagami no Shirayuki-hime depicts Shirayuki’s journey toward a new life at the royal palace of Clarines, as well as Zen’s endeavor to become a prince worthy of his title. As loyal friendships are forged and deadly enemies formed, Shirayuki and Zen slowly learn to support each other as they walk their own paths.

Propaganda:

This is my absolute favourite romance anime of all time. The characters are delightful, and the romance is well-paced, with plenty of healthy communication between the two leads. The story never feels boring, managing to pull off both gentle slice of life and exciting adventures with ease. It features gorgeous animation by Studio Bones and a lovely soundtrack.

Trigger Warnings: None.

#G3: By the Grace of the Gods (Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko)

Summary:

Deep in the forest, far from any human contact, there lives a child named Ryouma Takebayashi. He engages in the rather strange hobby of keeping various types of slimes as pets. Furthermore, despite his young age, he has a sturdy physique and good compatibility for magic. All of this is because, having endured much hardship in his previous life, three gods grace Ryouma with a second chance to pursue one goal: savor the wonders of life.

After three years of comfortable solitude pass by, Ryouma meets people that will change his current life forever. When he encounters and helps some soldiers tend to their wounded comrade, the group convinces him to accompany them to visit the nearby town's ducal family. Ryouma agrees and soon embarks on a journey to explore the vast world beyond his home.

Propaganda:

It’s a calming, adorable anime about helping people and being fulfilled with life. Honestly, not much happens, but it’s the sort of series that you can just watch at the end of the day and feel healed. The protagonist is an adorable and levelheaded kid, people around him are NICE and everything feels good.

Trigger Warnings: None.

When reblogging and adding your own propaganda, please tag me @best-underrated-anime so that I’ll be sure to see it.

If you want to criticize one of the shows above to give the one you’re rooting for an advantage, then do so constructively. I do not tolerate groundless hate or slander on this blog. If I catch you doing such a thing in the notes, be it in the tags or reblogs, I will block you.

Know one of the shows above and not satisfied with how they’re presented in this tournament? Just fill up this form, where you can submit revisions for taglines, propaganda, trigger warnings, and/or video.

[the-kipsabian]

Can TK book Uno vs. Kippers at All In so they both can get a match? 🙈 sending love ❤️

PLEASE

like.. okay i dont wanna get riled up about this again, but its ridiculous that kip doesnt have a match on the card (hopefully just yet). they are doing this show in the uk, its the biggest moment of most if not all of these ppls careers, hes like actually over and people want to see him, and yet... they are giving him and his potential fuck all. its honestly infuriating, like at this point i will accept like a buy in battle royal or trios tag match - just give me fucking ANYTHING, just put kippeth in the goddamn fucking card

uno vs kip would be so fun tho.. if we still had face dark order that trios match would be excellent. god tk why arent you booking things that sell :')

(also god hes cute. miss his stupid short hair ough)

[grigori77]

Critical Role, Campaign 3 Episode 55

I WILL get a,look at Midst eventually, guys, I promise ...

Creator Clash! Yes! I saw it! It was crazy! Marisha you rule, it doesn't matter if you didn't win, you were still awesome anyway and we're all SO PROUD of you!

And then there's Ashley, once again making us wonder just how secretly kinky she really is ... O.O

So yeah, are we FINALLY back with the endangered trio? PLEASE?!!! Aaaaaah, bollocks ...

Never mind, I'm really getting to like Deanna and FRIDA anyway, so ...

So IS IT a real marriage, or just like a symbolic thing. Oh boy ... the "banged it out" conversation ... yeah ...

Ah yes. Planerider Ryn ... yeah ... we can hope. It's really all we CAN DO right now, clearly.

Oh yeah! The wounded girl! Nice to see her up. Oh wow, Deanna! Wow! That's so sweet of her.

Yeah, I did wonder if Chetney was gonna raise eyebrows. 27! Nice Deception, Imogen! Even if it wasn't REALLY Deception. Well ... okay, he did rip them off, but still ...

Yes, good point, Chet ... no sticky fingers, Fearne!

Sponsorship ... oh boy.

Fancy dude! Who was that? Hmmm ... history check? Nope ... oh gods, here we go, Fearne being Fearne ... Lord Desavon Kevash? Hmmm ... oh boy, and he is just SMITTEN ...

Dear gods that is an abysmal joke ... clearly the guy has a very rudimentary sense of humour. Oh here we go ... 26? Fuck ... Nice, beard ring. Cool.

The King and Queen! Oooooh ...

Dwarf Queen is a CUTIE, I like her already. Elf King is ... interesting. Like elves tend to be, I guess ... and also old. REALLY REALLY OLD ...

Oh yes! A favour! Nice ... just what they need ...

Royal Insight Check? WHISPERS!!! YAY!!! Now ASHLEY'S doing the WizzKids plug ...

I'm sorry, WHAT?!!! Is FRIDA making s move in Letters?

Oh boy, a bull ... interesting choice, Chet. Glad it works, at least.

Ooooooh, backstory for magic bull statue! Nice ... oh, so it WAS a kind of protector? Cool. Wait ... MORE?!!! Intriguing ... oh, corrupted forest? Hmmm ...

Deanna: "So you know about the Applebee's Soulcycle?" Wow ... everybody starts laughing ... Travis: "Long may it reign." Matt: "Sorry, you just Bluescreened me for a second ..."

Crap ... so teleportation is ... OFF?!!! Crap ...

Yeah, Chet, ASK!!! ASK!!!

Wow ... okay, just giving it ALL away ... here we go ...

Sam: "Is the Queen checking Chetney out?" Travis: "Well some things you don't NEED to check."

30 on an Insight check? Fearne, HOW?!!! Holy fuck ...

Oh yeah, BOONS ...

Drixlix! Yes, FUCK that guy ... screw him ... sell him down the river. Yes! Give them the evidence! FIST PUMP!!!

Ah, Ludinus, here we go ... oh SHIIIIIIIIT! Wow ... oh, that is DARK ... oh, so the god hatred was ALWAYS there, was it? Great ...

MORE BACKSTORY!!! SWEET!!!

Oh shit ... Ruidus AGAIN!!!

Aramond Turestral ... hmmm ... sounds like a bad man already ... oh boy, is this a quest setup for later? Lovely ... in a really foreboding way ...

Wait ... Chetney's just ... fuck, is getting right? HAS Ludinus done this before?

Oh fuck ... the Solstice is STILL HAPPENING?!!! Shiiiiiiiiiiiit ... yeah, the Tethered Moon is a REAL THING then ... fuck ...

Yes, the temples ... oh yeah, the Changebringer maybe, get FCG there ...

Oh so they ARE going to go to Molaesmyr ... okay ...

Yay! Another MAP! Sweet ... cool ... oh ... nuts, no map? Bummer ...

Awwwww ... lost love ... sweet gay memories for the Elf King ...

Crap ... Shadycreek Run ... lovely ...

Aww, bless ... LITERALLY. Deanna blesses the Royals ...

Ooooh ... fancy armour! Sweeeeeeet ...

Whoa! FREE TAILORING!!! AWESOME!!!

So what's the plan? Shopping? Stuff? Lore hunting? Tailors?

Wow ... is Deanna JEALOUS of the vibing between FCG and FRIDA?

The Duskmaven? Hmmmm ...

Whoa, here we go, is Aabria gonna be able to capitalise on Calamity insider knowledge?

It's official. FRIDA is crushing hard on FCG ... and Deanna's trying to be supportive? They're so sweet ... awwwwwwwwwwaw ...

Deanna: "We only get the one life. Unless you're ME." XD

And she's still so protective of them ... :3

Okay, split up time ... allowed for shopping, that's not a problem.

The Vellum Steeple. Here we go.

Okay, what was Sam's flask nonsense this time, I didn't get a good enough look at it, that wax a VERY quick flash ...

An Elven mile Troy Baker? Hmmmm ...

Kinash Serovoldin? Okay ... sounds more like an elvish Brad Pitt to me, remember when he was in Legends of the Fall? A bit like that ...

Deanna: "Are they weak to anything? Other than gruff charm, I mean."

XD I'm loving it, Deanna is totally crushing HARD on Kinash. Aabria: "That's it, I'm out!" Travis: "Are you horny on main right now?"

AABRIA gets a Whispers ... oh cool, beanie plug! So cute ...

Nuts ... the Ludinus dossier is THIN ... not good ... The Eve of Crimson Midnight? Hmmmm ... oh, Ludinus, you SNEAKY FUCK ... evil dude ... Gildhollow Tower ... okay ...

Matt really is setting Ludinus up as a total Exandrian Palpatine, isn't he?

Meanwhile, at Jaquoby's ...

Oh yeah, this us totally a tech head's workshop all the way ... meanwhile the flirting begins ... :3

Wow, FRIDA is SO BAD at this ... oh boy ... and the FCG backstory is SUCH a mess in context ... wow ... "killed the Pussy" ... yikes ...

Holy fuck! THE KISS!!! THE KISS!!! AAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!! OH MY GODS!!!

Matt: "THERE'S NO TONGUE!!!"

Jaquoby Macyl ... oh, I like him immediately.

Wow, he is LITERALLY giving FCG a mangled kettle to eat instead of a cup of tea. XD

Suspension ... FCG: "If it gets uncomfortable then I can hold FRIDA's hand." AWWWWWWWW!!!

So cool ... FCG is armouring up! Sweet!

"Faithful Care Giver" ... oh yeah! :3 that is ADORABLE!!! Everybody's losing it with cuteness and so am I ...

Time for a break!

Gathering at Catlyn's ... but first a heart-to-heart between Imogen and Chetney ... hmmmm ...

Heavy stuff ... oh boy ... Insight versus Deception ... a draw? ROLLIES!!! Wow ... Imogen OWNED that one ...

Payphone cable ... oh yes, blast from the past indeed ... many Millennials and later may not get that reference ... I am SO OLD ...

WTF just happened?

FCG: "I feel like I'm gonna be a little bit stealthier. By one point." XD

A chocolate box assortment of exotic scrap metals ... I love it!

Aha! Temple if the Dawnfather! Cool!

Aabria saying "Bless you!" to Sam when he sneezes makes an interesting change to Ashley telling him to "Stop it!" XD

So other priests and clerics are CUT OFFfrom their deities? Hmmmmm ... so Deanna's one of the lucky few ... that's so worrying.

Catlyn's Clothier? Sounds fancy ...

Oooooh, snobbery ... and THAT puts you in your PLACE, little miss arrogant! XD Nice one.

Deanna is apparently BLACKING OUT through sheer excitement at the fashion possibilities ...

Chetney wants a VELVET TRACKSUIT?!!! Oh gods ... and the eternal question as posed by the Incredible Hulk, how to deal with the SUDDEN SIZE CHANGES!!!

Imogen is going practical but also totally BADASS ... essentially she wants Arctic Dark Phoenix vibes ...

FCG's all shiny now ... they want a dark blue duster coat? Cool ...

Deanna is build like a Pixar mom ... "dumptruck ass"? XD ...

Whoa ... just FIXED FRIDA's coat on the spot?

And Fearne is just GOING OFF totally ... ooh, corset ... poofy sleeves ... lots of leg ... and she's getting Deanna to knit her something ... yup, cleavage, business as usual for Fearne ... "Go to town!" Yes indeed ...

Deanna: "Can I have BIGGER UGGS?"

Oh, the little embroidered bull for everybody is such a sweet idea ...

Oh yes, get something for Laudna too! Perfect ...

Fearne wants something from the Willow TV show's wardrobe, apparently ... :3

Oh, so the bots are making it official, but not mzking a big deal out of it ... I love it ...

Chetney's tracksuit STRETCHES ... AND it has a custom hole on thd butt for when he grows his tail? Dear gods ...

Eisselcross? Oh, Deanna and FRIDA backstory ...

Stick together, guys! All together in the morning ... off to Molaesmyr ...

And now they're all shitfaced on champers ... XD

Oh, Fearne is TOTALLY doing crimes ... no, she's SPECIFICALLY going go the Temple of the Wildmother! Cool ...

Genuinely enchanted little place ... cute little statue too ...

Fearne tries praying to the Wildmother ... and she is REALLY BAD AT IT, too. Ye gods ...

Perception check? Hmmm ... 23? Okay ... nothing ... oof ... probably not a good sign ...

Wow ... Fearne wants Chetney to make a move on Deanna ... and now he's going dien a really erotic memory lane ...

Oh, so FEARNE is gonna make a move instead? Blimey ...

Ah, so it's just a girl's night slumber party? That's fine ...

Aabria: "Laura Bailey!" Travis: "No chill!" XD

Schrodinger's Tongue? Matt is hating it and I love it ...

Oh boy ... they are so cute and a little NAUGHTY too ... they are playing the others SO BAD with all these noises ... oh ... gods ... what? The wheel? Where the fuck is this GOING?!!! Aabria: "What is the MOISTURE?!!!" LOL

Morning hangover? Not with Lesser Restoration ...

Weavepiercer Gloves? Ooooooooh ...

Ah yes, Clmponrnt shopping, always important for mages ...

The Matron of Ravens' Temple ... and it's closed? Not a good sign ...

Goat shopping time, then ...

Whoa ... BIG goats ... cute, too, apparently.

Deanna gets a sweet and chubby one ... Gerry? Yup ...

Of course Chetney has to get the BIGGEST one. Wow ... like SUPER RIPPED ... bulldog walk? XD He is perfect. Musky. Yes. Of course he is.

FCG gas chosen a PRETTY one ... Fabio? SNORT ... of course ...

Imogen gets the veteran ... Bell? Cute ...

FRIDA picks the "Shaggy" (as in Scooby Doo) of thd herd ... Patchwork? Awwww ...

Fearne just wants z literal wooly SPHERE ... red panda coat? Awww ... Dornie Boy! Cute ...

Off towards the Savalirwood, then ... and that's it for tonight! Okay then ...

Nice place to stop.

But I really do hope we FINALLY get back to the lost trio next week! Seriously, guys! Please ...

[thatanonwriter]

DNB fic recs?

I HAVE MANY. HOLD ON- wait, wait, my recommendations are really old though, and it seems like you already read it ;-; BUT STILL, HERE ARE MY RECOMMENDATIONS (with a little bit of my thoughts about it). enjoy! ^^

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They aren't married- right? - itʼs ranboo centric where he “tries” to convince himself that mr. dream and mr. techno are not married. itʼs really, really soft with a bit of bantering that makes it hilarious to read. iʼm not a fan of the ending though, feels like itʼs unnecessary but it was still okay. great even! thereʼs also a bit of bench trio dynamic so thatʼs a plus!

sweetest downfall - itʼs nsfw so please watch out! (and yes, i know iʼm a minor. you donʼt have to say it) the nsfw part will be on chapter 4 (about 3/4 (0.75) of it), and there are also chapter 5--the whole chapter is about implied nsfw so, yeah, watch out? and about my thoughts on it... itʼs really, really sweet. iʼm not going to spoil those who havenʼt see it, but the concept of dream saying “you are my universe” to techno is... how do i say this? definitely beautiful. we also have george, btw, because he canʼt just leave the fun, can he? *winks*

The best method to get a royal family - now this. remember the technoroyaldad (did i say that right?) au on twitter? with ranboo being his son and deam being a mercenary? well... i think we have a romantic version of that, and this is that! the dynamic between techno and dream is what i lived for whenever i read that. it will definitely make your day! although itʼs still not finished, the wait every chapter is really worth it! ranbaby is so cute! i wish i can keep him ;-;

The Devil Made me do it (but I also Kinda Wanted to) - this... this is one of the best royal au iʼve read so far. seriously! the world building is top tier, and yes! itʼs also fantasy au with dragons and mage-kind-of-humans. the dynamic between the dragon and dream is so cute >< disney princess dream but heʼs with dragon! btw there are also nsfw in this, but donʼt worry! the plot and the smut ones are separate from each other by chapters. so, if you donʼt want to read the nsfw part, then feel free!

A Pig & Blob - i can not just leave this, come on. lili deserves the recognition! this story are one shot/two shots/three shots (or maybe even four shots) in one book! i canʼt give you the depth of the stories, but you need to know that all of them are amazing. especially the royal au where dream was hunter and now technoʼs knight. you need to read it!

Babyblade Universe - my first ever dnb with a baby au! i havenʼt read the part 1 of the series yet, but the part 2 and 3--i really recommend it. itʼs just... really, really adorable. and of course, itʼs not just dnb but the other members of dmsp as well! the meeting between them and the baby is *chefʼs kiss* and for the part 2, just watch out for the emotional hurt, because it really hurt me when i read it. but donʼt worry, itʼs happy ending!

I'd Bleed For You (tell me you'll do the same) - the amount of love i have with this fic is too much, and iʼm not even complaining. i love this as a whole because the concept is just *sighs* and the established relationship between dream and techno? i will die because of it. the miscommunication hurt me a bit but it was all good! and the ending? the whole chapter 3? I WILL LIVE FOR IT! and yes, itʼs god!dream and god!techno.

to marry a dream - you donʼt know how much i love this thing. the pace of the story is so good that you wonʼt even get bored. the whole thing is the embodiment of the word “beautiful” (iʼm probably exaggerating, but the point still stands). everything about it is amazing. i just... couldnʼt get enough of it. itʼs arranged marriage between dream and techno! and iʼm dying because of it (/pos).

Dreamnoblade Family Fics - itʼs another dnb family fics but instead of a baby, itʼs kid!corpse and kid!ranboo. the whole family thing about them is really cute >< itʼs implied mpreg, btw (with dream being the one who was pregnant). we also have interactions between phil, ranboo and corpse! with phil, of course, being a good grandfather to them. i love him ;-; the backstory between dream and techno really explains everything, but i recommend reading the whole series by when it was published.

you are in love (true love) - this is also one of my favorites! itʼs like a poetry, honestly and i love everything about it. itʼs so descriptive and beautiful. i just... i wonʼt even going to say anything. just read it, and you will understand me.

golden bands and gloves - secret relationship my beloved. itʼs too cute to not recommend it. and the whole “iʼm worried for him, but i trust him” thing is heartbreaking but in a positive way. they are married, btw!

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You are the reason - ender hybrid!dream and piglin hybrid!techno? count me in! i love the pining between the two of them. you wonʼt get frustrated, donʼt worry. itʼs actually very cute! edit: i literally forgot... this has nsfw part! itʼs just towards the end though, but still--i shouldʼve said it the first time ._. thereʼs also a lot of disc duo interaction; itʼs really cute.

in your eyes holds the truth(don't hide them from me) - ever heard of star-tear disease? a disease like hanahaki? well, if you havenʼt... this is a nice start to get familiar with it! there are also least 2-3 more fics about it but this is the one that really holds a special place in my heart ;-; itʼs royalty au *winks*

En Passant - mafia au pog?? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA i seriously love this with all my heart (including others of course)! and the tension between the two of them? I MIGHT DIE. LIKE SERIOUSLY! (/POS) read it! read itttttt!

Witness me, Old Man, I am the Wild - it was so cute and so adorable. oblivious dream and brute techno?? count me in, genuinely! the pace wasnʼt boring and the plot was serious intriguing. and the tension between them? amazing af *chefʼs kiss*

It's Too Cold For You Here - and of course, we can not leave a fic made by scout themselves. come on! heʼs literally a goddess, and you wonʼt convince me otherwise :D and yes, another arranged marriage because why the hell not?

It Must be Killing Me - another star-tear disease au! enough with hanahaki, shall we? star-tear disease also deserves recognition. and itʼs also from scout herself! this one, and the fic above are two of my favorites scoutʼs fics so far!

An Unending Brevity - i donʼt know if you already saw my carrd, but this thing right here... IS THE BEST (for me, at least). ITʼS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE, SERIOUSLY! everything about it is beautiful. i fell in love with it the moment i read it. so beautiful it hurts. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

For you I walk through hell - ha! mythology au? eros and psyche? beautiful. just straight up beautiful. seriously. i couldnʼt form words, but itʼs beautiful. AND ITʼS UNDERRATED. I HATE IT. I HATE IT. IT DESERVES RECOGNITION!

twenty-one summers - i forgot to include this and i hate myself for it. this should be here. this should be here a long, long time ago. why? because it deserves it! it holds the title number 2 to my favorite fics that has poetry kind of thing (one of my favorites written works out there). plus, itʼs prince!techno and knight!dream again! i canʼt leave those, can i?

White Christmas - of course we need to have a christmas fic because who wouldnʼt?! it was very, very cute. dream was such a simp for techno, but you know, techno is very much simpable (donʼt know if that was actually a word), and i can very much attest to that. anyway, itʼs also from scout! which we all know that every fic he made is amazing! it was also kinda like cottagecore...? well, technoʼs a farmer and dream was from the city.

Of Gods and Worship - this thing... was so... intimate. like, the whole fic, the whole concept about it was so intimate, in a way where it hurt because it was so beautiful. technoʼs a god and dreamʼs a priest who worships him... and it was just... idk! iʼm loss for words. just read it, istg, please read it!

Peculiar Feeling - i donʼt know if the link would work since itʼs locked, but can i please just say that it was beautiful??? it wasnʼt beautiful like the others fics that iʼve read, yet there is a certain charm about it that can make you feel... things. the dialogue in the ending killed me.

so dawn goes down to day (nothing gold can stay) - i was never down to read fanfic(s) that has major character death, but this thing... it was—it was probably the only exemption. I FUCKING CRIED. did you hear me? i. fucking. cried. because. of. it. and i know that iʼm sensitive af, but i appreciate many things that had made me cried. the fanfic was a like poetry. and it was about colors, nature, best friends, life, promises. it was beautiful in a way where even though it may not make you cry, the amount of feelings and thoughts the writer put into it would make you appreciate it. because i certainly did. one word for this fic: beautiful.

And then they were neighbors - techno was a such a simp *sobs* and it was so adorable. he literally lured one of dreamʼs cat just to talk him. and the amount of serotonin i got from this one was too, too much. dream was such a pretty guy. the way techno described him when he saw him the first time is just *screams* (/affectionate). i canʼt get enough of this ;-;

A Hero's Lament - i, and iʼm saying this with so much anger, hate myself for noticing this fic just now. GENUINELY. the world building is so top-tier, burj khalifa would bow down, and no, iʼm not exaggerating. reincarnation (or isekai...?) au, superhero and villain au, slow burn au all in one?? COUNT ME IN. but seriously though, the fic is so adorable with dream trying his best to blend in with his new world. and, god, please, the slow burn is literally a slow burn. they were barely romance in there and iʼm loving it. also, thank prime itʼs not those superhero and villain au fics where dream is a villain, because heʼ definitely not. dudeʼs just trying his best; leave him alone ;-; CLINGY DUO + DREAM AND MD??? CHEFʼS KISS* this fic became one of my all time favorite fics. my words are not enough to give justice to this fic. READ IT, please.

you fall, we rise - you donʼt know how much i hate myself because i just found this au like, right now. IF SAMMY DID NOT MENTIONED THIS FIC I WOULDNʼT KNOW IT EXISTED IN THE FIRST PLACE! (i did watched the first movie of pacific rim first since i genuinely did not understand the notes the author put in. and iʼm glad i did watch it first). now... the story. probably one of the best alternative universe iʼve ever read so far. the pace was genuinely amazing. (i did not think iʼll be reading a 12k words of fanfic that has the alternative universe from the movie who have like 2 hour and half watching time) the author did an amazing job keeping the pace not slow and also not fast. for the romance, it did not feel cliché at all, since itʼs supposed to be an action fanfic. the author did also a good job for keeping the romance between techno and dream not early in the fanfic. their relationship development was beautiful. especially the one where dream apologized to techno (if you read it, youʼll know what iʼm saying). this is getting too long *sighs* seriously though, it was a pleasure to read a fanfic like that. been a while since iʼve read one *bows to the author*

A Cresent Moon - i recently just read this; i was so late. i shouldʼve read this long, long time ago but i didnʼt because i was afraid. well, itʼs a streamer au; explains why i was scared of reading it. but you know what, i donʼt care. the read was so worth it, i would even recommend it to you. besides, itʼs still their personas so back the fuck off if you think itʼs not. even sammy explain it in here. anyway, the fic was really wonderful. like a refreshment for a hell-week that happened in my school. the dynamic between techno and dream was written so good. and the manhunt chapter was my comfort chapter (itʼs still is) even though there were a lot of second-hand embarrassment i felt. but just like i said IT WAS WORTH IT. DEFINITELY. and the last chapter? *chefʼs kiss* IT WAS LIKE A POETRY (and if you actually read my thoughts in here, you know that fics that are written like poetry is one of my favorite type of fics out there) and it was so beautiful. i donʼt want to spoil anything but... the way techno proposed to dream is hilarious and teary at the same time /affectionate. you should really read it.

Take me up when I'm down ('cause with you I'm safe and sound) - thatʼs a long title... anyway, 5+1 (well, itʼs actually 4+1) fic recommendation! iʼve never been a fan of 5+1, honestly. not like i dislike it, itʼs just not my cup of tea. HOWEVER, this one, this fic, right here, is all i need for me to take 5+1 seriously. plus, itʼs short!dream, i just need to read it. AND IʼM GLAD I DID. secret relationship? check. size difference? check. disney princess!dream (kinda)? check. a hint of jealously and protectiveness (if that is even a word)? check. the right amount of humor? big check! itʼs almost perfect *chefʼs kiss* (there are sex jokes so please, if you donʼt want that... get back, right now)

Beyond Beastly - i was a bit skeptical to finish this fic before since i often got bored with its pace, but honestly, iʼm very thankful i finished it. there are a lot of beauty and the beast au out there, like seriously. iʼve read some of them and none actually caught my attention. well, maybe except for this fic. anyway, yeah, i got a bit bored at the beginning to the middle since itʼ going nowhere, but the scene before the ball and afterwards... it all came crashing down. everything came into place; everything is connected in some way. and for that one comment i saw that said, “flowers from 1970 could never,” i salute you. because it was true. the ending was a bit... eh, but honestly, i couldnʼt ask for more.

Ends, Justified - after a day and a half, i finally got the courage to read past chapter 11 (youʼll know why i had to take a break) and it was so worth it. i hate angst, donʼt get me wrong, but there are some fanfics that makes it... worthy enough to read; this is one of those fics. and the ending in chapter 13? believe me, i died because of it. the epilogue is bit bland to me since i did not know the things they did after the ending, like the whole talking between dream and techno. but you know, it was quite satisfying to see how both of them come in to terms after the things that happened between them and the world around them. probably one of them best superhero/villain au iʼve read next to a heroʼs lament.

Good At Hiding It, Though - i... i love it. i genuinely love it. i never thought i would like actor au this much. itʼs so... precious and i canʼt help but coo at both them. and the ending? that perfect ending? *chefʼs kiss* i would very much like to read it over and over again. so, is there any dnb actor au out there that i donʼt know about? please, please, tell me about it.

for who could ever learn (to love a beast) - i am... SCREAMING WITH HOW MUCH POTENTIAL THIS AU HAS. manhunt, and beauty and the beast all in one?? DONʼT MIND IF I DO. iʼm waiting for the next chapter, iʼm waiting. and iʼm keeping the author down my basement, btw :D

The duel - okay... hear me out. i know thereʼs a lot of duel fics out there, but this—this is DGHASYHAUSDUJAJSJSJDJF LIKE HOLY SHIT. I DID NOT EXPECT IT TO BE LIKE THAT. *CHEFʼS KISS* itʼs pretty and itʼs beautiful.

How Far Do We Have To Run To Forget The Pain? - never knew i would be reading angst, but here we are. and honestly, i donʼt know what to say. AND I CRIED COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE OF IT *SCREAMS* why did i even read it in the first place? iʼm just torturing myself. but you know, angst is angst. i need a thing that will make me feel things after a lot of fluff.

Nice to Meet You? - look... i donʼ t know the love story between hades and persephone because i havenʼt look at it yet on the internet, but iʼm pretty sure i can enjoy this ESPECIALLY WHEN ITʼS DNB. theyʼre so awkward and cute *sobs* and patches as cerberus? count me in. also, thereʼs a little bit of... spice if you will look for it *smirks* you can miss it though, better luck next time then!

Something That I Want - tangled au... tangled au... TANGLED AU!!! HSJAHSJAJDJDKJFKSJSJAJDHAJJDJD FINALLY, FUCKING FINALLY! ITʼS HERE, ITʼS HERE. AND THE WORLD BUILDING? *CHEFʼS KISS* and as much as i hate to say this, i have high expectations of it; so far, itʼs good! *nods head*

(after being offline for weeks, iʼm finally updating this because i have read fics when i was procrastinating instead of doing my school activities. yay for me! ^-^)

a little wasted (but you make it work) - another superheo au just because! and dreamʼs a hero so i really canʼt just go past that. and oh, they are roommates. wait... THEY ARE ROOMMATES? yes, well, we donʼt know how long is that going to be but at least theyʼre roommates. and syndicate too! with wilbur and tommy because we canʼt leave sbi.

Just to See You Smile - first ever bodyguard au that iʼve read and itʼs so HDAKJSJAJSKAJDJDHJAKAKSKF and the little confession in the end? iʼm on the floor right now and squealing. that was really cute and sweet!

and that was when i kissed him - streamer au, my guilty pleasure. we need more streamer au, iʼm threatening all of you to make one (/lh). but seriously though, i canʼt remember much of this but the little reveal of their relationship in the end is so *sobs*

Love as The Cause of Death - hades and persephone au everyone! WE GOT ANOTHER ONE! and itʼs from the same person that gave me an a fic-ask about the server urging techno to confess to dream, fionna! their love story is *nods head* and the way they parted their ways after they got married is so *SOBS*

Did a God Just Set Us Up? - the blood god shipping techno and dream together fic? count me in! and the fact that techno is someone so special to the blood god that he even encourages techno to be with dream is so cute >-< and the god succeeded!

To Build A Home - tommy, tubbo, and ranboo setting dream and techno together so they can be a family and play all the time? MY BELOVED. techno and dream even knew about it and they did not do anything to stop it. i can smell something, whatʼs that? oh, was that secret crush? seems like it!

we got nothing to lose and each other to gain - i donʼt remember much of it but i remember my heart aching. but the tag says open ending so i guess thatʼs reassuring to all of you. seriously though, this is a short one-shot but the curse concept? i would die if need to die just so i can read a fic like this again.

Of Rituals and Relations - okay, i canʼt even begin to describe how much i love this thing. EVERYTHING ABOUT IS SO HDJAJSKAJDJDHDJDJJAJSDJJSJS (spoiler) AND THE FACT THAT DREAM AND TECHNO HAD A PAST TOGETHER AND NOW DREAM IS TRYING TO CUT OF HIS ATTACHMENT WITH HIM? holy shit. dreamʼs a witch here, btw, and techno got cursed now phil tried oto get dreamʼs help to get techno back, and now everyone comes crashing down. and xd is terrifying.

Through the Ice and Snow - itʼs so cute that endearing would be an understatement *sobs* polarbear!techno and fox!dream? iʼm crying on the floor. techno even called dream foxy in the end AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA they are so cute i canʼt ;-;

postmortal - i literally read this series while listening to my playlist for like reading romance and stuff AND I—ITʼS PERFECT. there was even this point where dream was sleeping beside techno because his tent was literally destroyed because of a storm and he was like... you know, the stuff, AND THEN, AND THEN, BUTTERFLIES BY ABE PARKER WAS PLAYING DBAKSJJAJSKAJDKAJAJAJSKSJDJSA IʼM DYING ACK-

Red Asters - i have never read any mafia and florist au but... this thing? excellently beautiful. and the scene where they met the first time? amazing *chefʼs kiss* they are such a simp and honestly, i canʼt blame them. also, this is the second time i have read dream being a florist and techno is like, “can you make me a bouquet that means fuck you or something?” the first one was from liliʼs book and this is the second one. itʼs still hilarious ;-; and i kinda of did not like the scene where techno came with a dead body and they all seemed... calm, especially dream. but i donʼt know, i mean, he did think that techno is a mafia at some point *shrugs* but the ending though? *CHEFʼS KISS*

Make This Place Your Home - another family dynamic for our somnitrio just because! this fic is so freaking cute, like genuinely. i canʼt even express how much iʼm squealing right now because of this. LIKE READ IT, ISTG, YOU WILL THROW UP WITH HOW MUCH SWEETNESS IS THERE. and they became a family in the end AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA *SOBS*

Talons and Half-Empty Souls - this fic... HOW IS SO UNDERRATED??? EXCUSE ME?? ITʼS LIKE THE BEST THING EVER IN A WHILE! DNB AS DRAGONS, HELLO???? AND SOULMATES??? WITH A PINCH OF HURT/COMFORT??? ITʼS EVERYTHING AND ITʼS PERFECT. iʼm threatening all of you to read this *points a water gun at you* (hj)

A Song in Ice - another arranged marriage (kind of) because why the hell not? ALSO, HOW COME I ONLY GOT TO KNOW THIS FIC RIGHT NOW??? if it werenʼt for ryʼs fanfics recs i wouldnʼt discover this thing. and itʼs excellent; the fact that after their wedding, even though dream is a royal consort, they just talked. like nothing happened in their chambers like other arranged marriage au fics i read (itʼs like a new flavored cookie that i havenʼt tasted before and i liked it when i got to taste it) *chefʼs kiss*

The Server's Input on How to Wingman - i just found out that prophecy anon posted this on ao3 so here i am, very late on adding this on my recommendation list. anyway, this is such a nice concept to me, i hope someone can make something like this in the future. and yes, iʼm not going to give my review here since i already did. so if youʼre curious about my review, itʼs here! edit: this fanfic is about the server shipping techno with dream btw.

How Am I Supposed to Pretend? - i was bored in my ap class since we were talking about politics and stuff like that so i figured i should reread dnb fanfics. and iʼm glad i did. this fanfic is such a... *chefʼs kiss* i actually hate myself for listing this here right now. like, come on, secret relationship??? i would die.

First Love - *taps on the mic* everyone, please, i know that i'm supposed to be finishing my research paper, but i have a very valid reason why i procrastinated. drum roll please *drum rolls* WE HAVE ANOTHER DNB AS FAMILY FIC! ah yes, the screams of joy. but that's not all, it's also a streamer au! seriously speaking though, this fic is so fucking adorable you wouldn't even believe me. and babyboo?? MY BELOVED.

the world could end with you - okay, i don't know the title of this one but i figured i should name it after the song that i requested so that's that. anyway, there aren't any rules that my recommendations should only come from ao3 so i'm listing it here. this is my first time reading a dnb fic with the world ending au AND I'M NOT DISAPPOINTED AT ALL. and, i know, that i'm very, very dramatic (courtesy of my mom), but i teared up. oh to have someone by your side while the world is ending around you.

Finding You Again - this has been on my bookmarks for a long time and i just realized it wasn't here on my recommendation list. this is abo so watch out for anyone who doesn't like abo universe. anyway, this fic has a really nice plot; every time it updates i can't wait to read the next one already. george's here too and he has some real issues he needs to let go. and ranboo and primrose are really getting along even when they just met each other (perks of having the same parents i guess- oops, spoilers)

the skies we're under - i kinda hate myself for just discovering this but hey, at least i did discover it. and yep, it's family au again because why not. ranboo is really cute (but his biological parents are shits; dream and techno are there though so *nods head*). this has been my comfort fic when i took a break, and it definitely shows why.

Through Dance I Find You (Through Love I Know You) - a royalty au! it's been a whole since i've read one so reading this is really precious ;-; it's also 5+1! and both of them are prince here; oblivious princes, btw. they're both idiots *rolls eyes* i also love the concept! and the fact that i think techno knows dream is a prince even before they met is high. like seriously. especially after they actually met each other for the first time. or maybe i'm the idiot one *shrugs*

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Busted - another secret relationship because why not???? and you know, to fully experience it, i actually played the song “they don't know about us” by 1d, and it was like the best decision i have ever made. this fic is pretty cute, seriously. and we have tommy's pov this time, so it's a plus (i've always wondered how tommy will take it if he learnt that techno and dream are dating). and the ending??? *chef's kiss*

I wanna be the next one you call home - it's been days since i've a dnb fanfics, and this was the one that greeted me. and honestly, i don't mind. this is like the sweetest thing i have read yet. AND IT'S THE SOMNITRIO SO YOU CAN'T BLAME ME. they became family in the end ;-; oh to have parents like nightmare and the blade.

anddddddd, weʼre done! phew, that was a lot. those are the things i really recommend to read if you are new to the dnb fandom. (i’m going to add more recommendations in the future if i find another fic that i really like :D)

also, before i wrap things up, please remember that this is just my preference. every fanfics/fanarts about dnb are unique and definitely beautiful in their own. i also love many dnb fanfics out there; these are just the things that really stuck in my mind for so long to the point of not forgetting them. every person has different preferences, so please donʼt take it seriously. if you want, you can also ask other dnb shipper ^^

(also, i did not recommend any nsfw (that are really nfsw, except for that one) fics, because you know... actually, should i make an explicit recommendation? wouldnʼt tumblr sue me though? i donʼt know ;-;)

(also, this is getting too long and itʼs very laggy(?) whenever i edit it. i should probably make a part 2 instead of adding things to this. still just a thought though.)

[banterpodcast]

emo truthing the dream smp

'oh some of these songs aren't TECHNICALLY emo they're pop pun-" ok. dont care.

also yes i am aware some of these bands are shitty people please do not try and make this seem like im supporting these bands actions i am simply just a music nerd

if u think i am wrong about any of these lmk i love discussing this stuff

theres no fall out boy here bc i know i can write a whole other post about fall out boy

first of all the obvious - vegas lights and las nevadas. i dont think i need to go further into that.

royal - waterparks - george

- "im proof of consequences" sir literally is the embodiment of this line. slept through an election and well. we saw how that turned out

- 'im two faced from your double exposure' in reference to his relationship to both dream and dreamXD

- "i wish i was royal but im not" man got dethroned

- "im doing alright, but is alright enough?" idk man i just think this line kinda got that george energy

- "i fall in love with everything that wants nothing to do with me" is the main line where im like hm idk if this fits george but also does dreamXD really love george? or does he just see a humanity in george he cant find in himself?

- "i know that theres no dealing with the way im feeling, im so out of touch with everyone and everythings a blur to me" lol!

i think check yes juliet by we the kings can apply to multiple ships but im gonna apply it to awesamponk purely for the line 'they'll tear us apart' because thats incredibly funny to me.

theres a good reason these tables are numbered honey, you just havent thought of it yet - panic! - early lmanberg wilbur (tbh some of it can also definitely apply to pogtopia wilbur)

- 'from that moment you'll be out of place and underdressed' the no armour rule

- 'i'm wrecking this evening already and loving every minute of it, ruining this banquet for the mildly inspiring' CMON TELL ME THIS LINE ISNT EARLY LMANBERG WILBUR

do i even need to put analysis this shit is writing itself. wouldnt be surprised if wilbur listened to this at some point while writing the lmanberg arc

- "oh and the smokes in that cigarette box ... laced with nitroglycerine" is definitely more a pogtopia wilbur line but. wilbur is wilbur <3

king for a day - pierce the veil - exile arc tommy

im so passionate about this one.

the s/ic/de attempts in the nether and in logstedshire. tommy being a red coded character.

clearly about his relationship with dream. also the whole line about being a martyr and the idea that tommy still worshipped prime in exile ?????

he was put into exile to 'think about what he did' in reference to burning george's house down. he had to beg for dream not to burn his things.

haha anyone remember when he hallucinated tubbo coming to visit him?

ghost in the walls... haha.... ghostbur....

finally:

anyways king for a day is the tommy exile arc song.

other connections i have made but do not have the energy or passion to justify:

ignorance - paramore - quackity (actually i might make another post and talk about this bc god)

jack manifold and gives you hell by all american rejects

tubbo and the anthem by good charlotte

missing you by all time low i can see for both crimeboys and clingyduo

shut up and kiss me by marianas trench and early karlity (ie the one lil bit before karlnapity became a trio)

[ask-hunterxhunter]

Helloo royal Guards as yandere please

But without the presence of Meruem because I find it difficult for them to fall in love with Reader while serving the King.

Mmmh, Neferpitou with a Reader male because my headcanon is that she is a infertile female uhhh I dont know how to explain it but I think that in the ant castes there are infertile females that are workers

Yeah, as far as I know, that's how it is with ants... I'm not an expert, but I think the female workers are infertile and care for the queen. Their development depends on how much food they receive when they're larvae. If there is abundance, some larvae will be "princess ants" (fertile and will leave the colony to start their own once the time is right).

Hmm... The Chimera Ants, however, seem to work quite different. Besides the whole "Ant Giving Birth to an Anthro Lion" and what not, they didn't end up starving once the queen died (which I read happens because there are no more larvae and the ants need them to properly feed) and many of them left to try starting colonies of their own (even some of the males seemed to want that, not just females like Zanzan)...

Perhaps this is more like some species of wasp? I've read that the queen produces a pheromone that keeps the others infertile. Once she dies, they battle for dominance in order to become the next queen. With the Chimera, however, they left for new territories rather than stay and fight...

...

Is there an entomologist in the house?

Neferpitou

The royal guards, regardless of Meruem’s presence, are not exactly easy to deal with even in their normal state (and I don’t think this is simply because they are not humans). Take them to Yandere level and, well, let’s just say it is not a pretty picture…

Pitou is not someone whose interest is easily aroused (she is the kind that “knows several people but regards only a few of them as her actual friends”) and, in a sense, the opposite is also true: It’s not easy to lose such interest, either. With her in Yandere-mode, well, it’s basically impossible. Once you’ve realized what is going, taking the usual measures to try dealing with it (such as moving, contacting the police, so on), don’t waste any time hoping she will “move on” or “change targets” as some stalkers do. It's not in her nature (both due to her personality and instincts).

Not that you would certainly realize what is going on right away. It would depend on her mood and how she decides to deal with her feelings (and she can’t change this decision): She may just go for the straight, extreme actions or keep a convincing facade of normality for a while… Regardless of whether this “normality” is you trying to kill each other or being friends (or she at least living in peace among humans)...

In the “enemies” case, Pitou would not spend days brooding about having fallen for an enemy and trying to get rid of those feelings. She would just shrug the situation off and start to debate whether it’s best to kidnap you right away or try to court you. If she’s working with other Ants for whatever reason or they just happen to be in the area, she would make sure everyone knows you are not to be hurt (and may God have mercy on whoever doesn’t listen). Her attacks would still be convincing from your point of view while being harmless playing in Pitou’s mind. After all, she lets you escape with no injures!

The “convincing facade” is more regarding how deep (and unsettling) her feelings are. In both scenarios, she would confess soon and, being what/how she is, likely act on it. No matter how much you explain you’re not interested or what arguments you use, Pitou would just wave her tail, perhaps ask what you mean exactly in that “innocently curious” tone of hers and… Completely ignore what you just said.

Well, okay, maybe you need to remember she isn’t completely human, so you can’t demand that she behaves like one, right?

Oh, boy, are you making a mistake… Not being human doesn’t mean that Pitou doesn’t understand that there are limits.

She understands.

She just couldn’t care less.

Remember when she probed Pokkles’ brain with him still alive? When Gon and Killua saw her for the first time? This is nothing next to how she can be when she’s obsessed with you.

I mentioned she would act on her feelings, right? Here’s another thing: She is also likely to do so in the manner of an animal trying to attract a particular mate. And because we’re talking Yandere-mode, I don’t mean the “bird dancing” or “penguin offering a pebble”. Not even the “cat giving you a dead prey”…

If you’re friends/she’s living in the human society, there would be some restraint at first, to the point her insistence would seem innocent… Then she would either grow impatient and kidnap you, or things would escalate, giving you hints to the darkness of her feelings until you’re forced to accept that this friend is a threat to you. Maybe after returning home, you find a note in your bed in which Pitou wrote that she loves how soft your bed is, how your home’s security is lacking… And, by the way, that person seems to have a crush on you… Hmm… Should she break their hands or their legs? The playful tone of the note only makes it darker.

Somehow you know she is not kidding.

If you’re enemies, well, she has no reason to restrain herself from the start. Her interactions with you would become far darker even if she miiight not kidnap you right away (for whatever reason) especially since she wouldn’t waste time playing by human rules. Pitou would find a way to make a claim (pinning you down, rubbing herself against you like a cat, and even leaving a love bite/hickey on your neck are very much on the table) or say it loud and clear in battle when there are other humans around. This isn’t just for the other humans, but for you as well: You’re hers, now. There is no room for discussion.

Also, in this scenario, it’s not impossible that Pitou’s “love” started with her deciding to make you her pet. Collar and all.

It should be said that Pitou is a cat in almost every sense, so the tendency to “play with her food” is very much present... Yes, she sees you as a “mate” rather than “prey”, but your attempts to avoid/hide from her consist of an opportunity that is far too good to miss! You change address and, after a few days, start to relax… Only for her to leave a new “present” at your door! It’s both funny and cute how you thought something so simple would keep her away! Awww, you’re so adorable!

Again, it’s true that some of her actions (such as this) have no malice whatsoever behind them, but I repeat, don’t let yourself be fooled: She is very much aware that what she is doing is creepy and wrong and why. I’m repeating this because Pitou can be as charming and cute as a cat… And as devious and sadistic as any human.

While some yanderes give you time (perhaps hoping you’ll eventually come around or because chasing you is so much fun), Pitou is among those who won’t take long before deciding to “take you home”.

Pitou loves having you all to herself and will be very affectionate, especially when it’s just the two of you. Maybe this sounds a little cute on principle? Yeah, trust me, it is not. It’s terrifying! Even when you reject her and she caresses your head saying you’re cute, you can see the insanity in her eyes, mixed with a sick infatuation.

It doesn’t help that, at times, her being “affectionate” involves brushing your hair, cuddling and even bathing together. Not only this invasion of space can already be uncomfortable, something about how Pitou does it makes you feel too much like a pet, especially when she talks about how much she loves you, how lovely you are, and how she is never going to let you go. In this situation, and the way she speaks, those words make you feel cold.

You should have realized by now that there is no reasoning with her and this isn’t because she is not human. Pitou is likely to twist your arguments or make points that would frankly make you think she learned from Illumi or Hisoka (and she only does that because she thinks it’s funny, anyway).

As for Pitou, well, she can’t say she is happy that you’re uncomfortable, but she believes it’s just temporary and you’ll get used to your new life… Hey, humans capture animals all the time to put them in zoos or circus. She isn’t that bad in comparison, now, is she?

She’s easily the kind of yandere that responds to pleas for freedom by caressing your head and saying you’re cute. How could she possibly let you go? You’d run away! Besides, she can keep you well-fed and protected. You say such silly things, love!

That’s not to say Pitou doesn’t have a limit to how much rejection she can take or her patience. And this is a line you don’t want to cross. It’s hard to say if Pitou would get to the point of physical punishment, but this doesn’t mean she wouldn’t make use of other means.

Menthuthyoupi.

It’s not easy to catch the attention of any of the Royal Trio, each for their own reasons. In Youpi’s case, it’s partially because he doesn’t have any human DNA on him, so despite being able to communicate and all, he doesn’t usually pay that much attention to people. It’s almost like he’s an alien (or we are, in his view). Even in a scenario when he is living in peace with humans, he doesn’t have exactly a clear opinion about them. They just exist. Maybe a few of them are okay enough, but that’s it… And in a scenario when he is still fighting them, well, they are the enemy. It’s pretty simple.

Youpi is direct, both in personality and as a Chimera Ant (in that he follows his instincts without hesitation). As such, like Pitou, he wouldn’t avoid his feelings once he comes to understand them. It’s a little strange, yes, but he accepts the fact that he loves you and that’s it. That said, Youpi would be initially confused (especially if you’re an enemy. How on Earth did he develop this sort of feeling for someone he’s supposed to kill?), and he wouldn’t make a move until he is sure of what he is feeling and what he wants.

Sadly, because this isn’t him in a healthy state of mind, this doesn’t mean anything good for you. This isn’t a shy monster-boy finding a human he considers special. This isn’t even “enemies falling in love” or “dark romance”. This is an “already dangerous individual” developing an equally dangerous obsession.

At first, Youpi starts to stalk you (if you’re his enemy/if you’ve never spoken before) or try to find excuses to spend more time with you (if you’re on friendly terms) in this attempt to understand exactly what is going on with himself. During this time, his feelings for you become stronger along with his desire to know everything about you. He’s curious. He’s fascinated. He wants to see you more often. He wants to talk with you… He just wants to be near you…

It’s pretty disturbing because, despite his size, Youpi will find the means to stalk you without anyone realizing it, just like an animal hunting. You may notice a shadow here and now, feel a chill up your spine, but it won’t be enough to make the danger clear enough. If you two are enemies, there are chances you’ll realize that there is something is wrong, as he either avoids fighting you (no issues with anyone else, though) or that he doesn’t seem to be actively trying to hurt you as much as before… Despite this, you’ll never, ever imagine he is in love with you.

Well, disturbing as it may be, it sounds almost as harmless as he can be in this scenario, right?

Not the case. You can’t forget how obsession grows, how it affects a person, and that it gets to the point when merely stalking isn’t enough. There is no such thing as a harmless yandere/stalker. So even if Youpi, at first, is satisfied with merely watching you from afar and making sure you aren’t hurt, it starts to not be enough. He sees you with your friends, smiling at them, hugging them, laughing… And he starts to imagine how it would be to have you doing these things with him, to be the one who makes you smile, to be the one holding you… And he realizes he wants it.

He loves you. He wants you.

And there is no reason to not act on those feelings.

Regardless of the circumstances between you, he seems to take the rejection well (if you manage to control the shock, act calmly and explain your reasons for it). At first, he thinks about your points and may even understand them… Only to find out that he doesn’t care. He can’t forget you. He can’t let go of you… And honestly, he doesn’t really want to. That you don’t feel the same now doesn’t matter. Don’t some couples start not feeling the same for each other, only for those feelings to change later?

In the case of “peaceful existence”, it might be easier to get a glimpse of his instability than with the Neferpitou, but it doesn’t make much of a difference. Even the precautions people normally take in those situations would only work for a certain time… The myth of the animal that “will pursue its prey to the ends of the Earth once it has its scent” is true when it comes down to Youpi (literally even).

Now, while Youpi is less likely to resort to kidnapping (at least right away), he would still find ways to inject himself into your life, so even then, you can’t say you’re free. He may not go straight to threatening your loved ones (and it’s hard to predict if he would follow with it), but there are many other tactics that he could and would use.

And being less likely to kidnap you doesn’t mean he wouldn’t if he didn’t decide it is the better course of action. After all, no matter how strong you prove yourself to be, it doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It doesn’t mean you can’t be hurt. If he keeps you, he can’t make sure you’re safe.

Either way, there is no way to be free of him.

If he kidnapped you, Youpi wouldn’t go so far as to place you in an actual cage or chain you up, but he would find means to make sure you can’t leave.

He is easily the most patient of the trio, including with your rejections and attempts to escape. It doesn’t please him and nothing can convince him to let you go, but at least Youpi doesn’t get angry, condescending, or twist things around. In fact, it gets to the point when you can lose control and try hitting him that he wouldn’t even raise his voice. He would just hold your wrists (carefully) and try to calm you down…

Now, just because he isn’t human, it doesn’t mean Youpi is unable to understand that what he is doing is wrong and why you’re so unhappy. Hey, animals also don’t like to be taken from the place they consider their home like that. He can relate, he can understand. But his obsession is too great for him to let you go and, instead, he hopes that you’ll adapt with time.

Not having human genes and understanding even less about humans than Pitou and Pouf, in his desire to make you comfortable (and make you accept him), Youpi would likely try to learn what he can about humans (probably even asking for Pitou’s help).

For Youpi, your presence alone makes him feel good. While he wouldn’t force you into things that make you uncomfortable or excessively invade your personal space the way Pitou might, there would still be times when Youpi would want to show you some affection. Chances are, he would enjoy holding you close (especially because, next to him, you feel so small and cute) and nuzzling you, which is not only a common expression of affection among animals, but it also gives him an extra opportunity to enjoy your scent.

Youpi might be less cruel than most of yanderes, but this doesn’t mean much. At the end of the day, whether he has kidnapped you or not, the situation is still essentially the same. You’re being hurt either way…

Shaiapouf.

Even in his normal state of mind, for all his apparent calmness and self-control, it’s been showed several times that Pouf can be actually quite intense with his emotions, to the point they cloud his thoughts (and that’s a polite way to say it). Well, multiply that by a thousand and you’ll only scratch the surface of how he becomes as a Yandere.

Even if, by some miracle, this is a scenario where Pouf lives peacefully with humans it doesn’t mean he likes them. It’s more that he “tolerates” and “accepts” their existence as an unpleasant fact and it’s very much unlikely he would have human friends (he would probably find a way to live with comfort and luxury while having as little contact as possible with them). In a sense, you can compare him to some yokais in Inuyasha… He doesn’t go out of his way to antagonize humans (and risk a fight), but he sure as hell doesn’t care for them.

Until you, that is.

Pouf will never be able to say when his feelings for you started to grow and it will take a long time for him to understand them. By the time this happens, well, he is way into “Obsession Land”. Once he can no longer deny what he feels and it hits him that he loves you, his first reaction is… Well, pretty much an emotional tantrum, followed by self-despise and intense fury. How could he ever fall for a human? Disgraceful! Terrible! How could he fall so low? He even tries to hate you for making him feel that way, only to realize he can’t.

This lasts for a while, with him trying to convince himself to bury those feelings, no matter what it takes. If you two are enemies, be prepared: Pouf may consider killing you as the only way to “get rid of this shame”. He soon realizes he can’t bear the idea of you being hurt, let alone by him (well, like this, I mean)… But at least you’re not having to deal with his obsession yet.

Sadly, it doesn’t mean this will last long enough for something to happen before things get out of control. Pouf can’t get you out of his mind, possibly deciding to “observe you” in order to “remind himself” that you’re just a human: Flawed, inferior, and unworthy. This evolves into stalking and has the opposite effect: He becomes more and more infatuated, as well as worried that you might get hurt. You’re so beautiful, so gentle… You should not be fighting! At all! Oh, you’re an angel. No wonder he fell for you! You’re perfect for him!

If this is the “peaceful scenario”, the course of events is still pretty similar, no matter how you’ve met. At first, wanting to get you out of his system, he may be cold whenever you meet and even a little nasty, but it won’t work. He will start to long for more of your presence and if he manages to spend time with you, to consider you only of the few (if not the only) human who is better than the rest of the masses.

Either way, once he accepts that he loves you, you’re screwed.

In the “enemy scenario”, Pouf may try once to convince you to come with him, speaking highly of you and how much he loves you… In his mind, it’s poetry. In reality? The words may be pretty, but the way he says them, the shine in his eyes, the way he insists to hold your hands between his… Well, it’s creepy. Pouf may accept you denying him for a while, but it won’t take long until he seizes the first chance he has to take you. He was just being polite, offering you the chance of doing so by choice (if he does that when you’re gravely injured in a battle, he will use that frequently to point out he saved you and how you need him to keep you safe).

In the “peaceful scenario”, again, it’s not that much a different course of events. Your attempts to make him understand you’re not interested are ignored and there is precious little that anyone can do to keep you safe and, yes, including the Hunter Organization. He would do everything to get you.

In his mind, he is not doing anything wrong. If anything, his actions are almost heroic and proof of his devotion to you.

When you wake up in an unknown location and start to freak out or try to escape, Pouf reacts as if this is just adorable, then going on about how he loves you and wants to keep you safe. And let me tell you, this isn’t a “flowery speech” or like his funny moments in the anime. At this moment you realize you’re in a lot of trouble and that the chances of Pouf ever letting you go are non-existent.

It's not easy to determine exactly how deep his delusion goes; if it’s only about the “perfect life” you two will share or if it includes you. It’s not impossible that Pouf isn’t really in love with you, but rather an idealized version of you. He may also believe that, deep down, you do love him and just need time to realize it.

Pouf is the “adoring” kind of Yandere. He would love to spoil you, care for you, and would want to lavish you with gifts. Perhaps you’d expect him to be the less dangerous of the trio, or at least the most manageable, right? You’re dead wrong. Pouf is actually the worst of them, maybe even on the list of the worst yanderes of all Hunter cast.

His personality also means Pouf doesn’t believe anyone is worthy of your attention and if there is anyone you like (or that he thinks you like), it’s just because they’re manipulative and toxic. It’s his sacred duty to keep you safe from such scum! Perhaps the better term for him, rather than “jealous”, would be “possessive”. As far as he is concerned, you have no need to get in contact with another human ever again.

You thought he hated Komugi? Trust me, that was nothing compared to this.

He would lock you in a room, which you’d only leave while accompanied by him (he can’t have you trying to run off, can he?). Actually… If that happens, you should be glad. This guy isn’t above placing bars along a corner of his chambers (they are certainly large enough), turning that area into your “room” (bed and all). It certainly would appeal to him, especially since it gives him more chance to watch you.

There are stories about how excessive love can be suffocating, the “The Chaser” episode from the “Twilight Zone”… Well, Pouf’s love wouldn’t follow this line. This would be just tiresome. His adoration is frightening, even for a Yandere. The way he’s so sweet to you is mixed with a certain darkness, not letting you forget you’re dealing with an unstable person.

He understands this is a time of adaptation for you and this change of life is a shock, but he wouldn’t be happy if you asked him to let you go every day. In the same sickly-sweet way of always, he will mix subtle (or not so subtle) threats with words of adoration. Maybe he should chain you up… Maybe you’re thinking about that person who (he believes) has a crush on you? Maybe he should make sure you never think of them again…

There is also the fact that Pouf is among the Yanderes who would have almost no respect for your personal space. For all his adoration of you, he can be quite manipulative and controlling: If he wants to hold you in his lap, brush your hair, have you sleeping next to him, dance with you, well… There is little point in fighting. You would have to choose your battles wisely and keep in mind that Pouf isn’t above tying you up if you “start to be difficult”. Some Yanderes are happy enough with having you with them and may have enough patience to “wait for you to love them back”… Well, with Pouf, it depends on his mood.

There would be times when his behavior is all “patient and loving” (more like he just smiles when you try to get away or lash out)… And times when he would basically “demand” that you love him. Not with words, though: You’d learn that there are times when it’s safer for you to act a little more loving towards him (within reason) rather than antagonize him.

[doomsupportgroup]

(This is a repost bc this post was from my old blog that I don't use anymore)

Consider the concept: The real Dain is still out there

Now, I know y'all are already thinking about the hate messages to send me but calm down. I just... was never really satisfied with Dain's end, you know? Three books building a character, making everyone love and care about him, only to destroy everything in three pages or less and never speak of him again? Specially since he was so dear to so many of the characters as well, AND, SPECIALLY SINCE HE WAS ONE OF THE FEW GOOD THINGS DOOM (MY FAVORITE CHARACTER!!) STILL HAD IN HIS LIFE AND I CAN'T BEAR TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM HIM. So yeah. As much as Emily Rodda has the right to end that plot where it did, I'm not having it.

So consider the concept: the real Dain is still out there.

- I don't think it makes sense that an Ol could spend all this time with Doom in the resistance, since he was a kid. I know Ols can change shape but I can't see how a shapeless shadowland alien monstruosity would be able to convincingly grasp a human child's development. Specially considering Dain as teenager. I just can't imagine the puddles of ooze that the Ols are trying to go through puberty and looking believable.

- In the end of the sixth book, Dain gets captured by pirates who were gonna give him to the grey guards. In the beginning of the seventh book he very conveniently appears again in the Trio's path to be saved.

- It makes sense for that to be the moment he was swapped by the Ol, who became a bait in the pirate's ship to be found by the trio. I always thought that after that scene, Dain's personality became way too perfect and sweet, not only like he was before but without all his flaws, his rebellion and childish impulsiveness. Almost like he was trying to look like a larger-than-life royal heir, to charm and please everyone into trusting him.

- Ol Dain carries his plan through the seventh book, almost dies in Tora because he is stupid and then is killed when he reveals himself as a villain and decides to monologue instead of stabbing the protagonist.

- Meanwhile the real Dain ended up in the Shadowlands and is about to be sent to the Arena to go through the same traumatizing experience that Doom did.

- Lief finds out he's still alive through a dream or magic-induced vision, you name it, there's a lot of prophetic plot devices to choose from in the series. Maybe the Dream Spring water.

- When Doom finds out he's the first to drop everything and run to the rescue, PTSD be damned. That's his kid, one of the few good things he'd had for so many years, that he thought he lost and was all a lie, but turns out it isn't, and he has to come get his boy back.

- The Quest Fam are screaming and rushing to assembled once again to travel to the Shadowlands and rescue the disaster twink like

- "OH MY GOD HOW COULD WE NOT CHECK IF THERE WAS A REAL DAIN, HOW DID WE LET THAT FUCKING OL BAMBOOZLE US LIKE THAT AGAIN"

- and it's probabbly just gonna be Faith 2 the Electric Boogaloo where the fam ends up having to save Doom from being too impulsive during his rescue. Except this one has a happy ending because Dain is real, and he's back, that's their friend that they all still missed, and he's real

- also he's gay

[vivithefolle]

What are your favourite fanfic tropes/aus for romione?

(I’m gonna try to make my way through old asks I received AGES ago and never answered because I’m a procrastinating lump. Here’s betting I’m going to give up and play videogames all day instead.)

Oh my god, so many.

Okay so as a rule of thumb as long as it’s nice to Ron I’ll read it. I’ll read anything. I have been known to read Ron/Draco and even sacrificed my dignity and everything I stand for as a human being by reading some Ron/Snape stuff. Yes. I was THAT desperate. This is how low I’m willing to go because of sheer love for Ron.

Which means that when a fic will go “oh poor Hermione, poor Hermione who is waiting for Ron to grow up because She can see one day he could be worth it but for now he’s all dumb-dumb and inferior and doesn’t deserve Her perfection :(”, I will be judging. Judging very hard. I may not leave a comment but rest assured, my thoughts are loud enough for me. This is 2010s mentality. This is “haha I’m so like Hermione, not like other girls who throw themselves at boys, I’m so special and girl powery :)” Horribly Bad Feminism. Fuck that. We’re doing better now.

Speaking of doing better. Recently I read something about how Ron is, paraphrased, “the brute of the Trio”, spun in a positive way since he uses his strength to protect them but, but, still... please no? Just no! Just eff no with these takes about how Ron is a hypermasculine dudebro M For Manly™! No, no, fucking no! Just because he’s the Sulfur to Hermione’s Mercury and Sulfur represents the masculine component to Mercury’s feminine one, DOESN’T MEAN Ron is “the brute”! (”the” brute... seriously... who’s the more brutish one, the one who punches a racist in the face or the one who uses a torture curse as retribution for spitting on his fave teacher?)

The way I see him, Ron is a balance, a blend of feminine and masculine qualities intertwined close together. I LOVE that he can swear like a sailor but can only say “scarlet woman” or “cow” when it comes to insulting a woman. Some will probably see it as “hurr durr he sexist he doesnt think women can take it!!!!!!! >8C” but given that those are probably also the peeps who say “HE CALLE D HERMOANI A NIGHTMURRR!!!!!!! DDDDD8″ I’m gonna venture the idea that we don’t care about those folks’ biased, sexist opinions.

Where was I going with this... oh yes! Ok, so Ron can swear like a sailor yet couldn’t insult a girl to save his life. He’s strong physically but most of all he’s strong mentally (to put up with the way his friends treat him for years speaks a lot of his mental fortitude... and to top it off he comes back for more to boot! I’m not sure if that’s more mental fortitude or straight-up masochism though.) When he succeeds at things he gets a bit attention-whoreish but at the same time, you can see that when he’s being complimented he’s all unsure of himself and blushy and shy and you just, dude you can’t handle positive attention because you don’t know how to react to it I don’t know whether that’s adorable or the saddest thing I’ve seen in my life? He’s insecure but he’s always the first to cheer on Harry and Hermione when they’re doing something great, which speaks VOLUMES of Ron’s selflessness and of his actual character: to quote @peetamaellark​, Ron doesn’t think “Harry is great, therefore he sucks and I hate him”, he thinks “Harry is great, therefore I suck and I hate me”. THIS is Ron. THIS is why Ron will lash out, not because he hates Harry, but because internally he hates himself and you can’t keep that sort of feeling bottled up for too long before... you got it, you explode.

I. Want. More. Fics where Hermione isn’t this ~oh dear~ Victorian damsel in distress who cries and Ron is the Big Strong Man who holds her with one arm and is stony-faced and goes “I’ll protect you”, please no that was old before it existed, let us have nice, realistic depictions of Ron and Hermione please.

Like, Hermione is more than capable of kicking butt herself. She IS absolutely nervous and scared and cries easily and that’s a vulnerability we NEED, but the fact that she can be super scared and crying but still hex her opponent into oblivion? THAT’s good, THAT’s excellent. It’s a very important message for girls, I think. “You can cry, you can be sensitive, you can be emotional, AND you can still kick butt”. And as important as that message is for girls, it’s also a very important message to give boys, because boys are socialized to “never cry” and that’s super unhealthy. I love Ron’s admiration of Hermione. I love the way Ron hesitates, the way he can be cautious when he needs to as much as he can be reckless and impulsive. I love how he shows himself to be a big softie and a sweet soul. I don’t think that makes him an “emasculated doormat” (to quote a guest I once saw on FFN), on the contrary it makes him an even better man in my eyes. You know why I love the locket scene so much? Because Ron’s tears aren’t ridiculed. Ron gets to cry about the terrible ordeal he’s been put through, and while Harry “pretends he can’t see Ron cry” because it’s more comfortable for him personally, he doesn’t try to tell Ron to “man up” or anything. His reassurance is pretty lousy but he lets Ron cry, he lets his friend be upset, and he doesn’t try to invalidate Ron’s pain. (ok, the “I thought you knew” is kiiiiinda on the way there, but it stops at that and I’m grateful for it).

I like. Seeing Ron distressed. I like seeing Ron upset and be allowed to be upset. I like to see Ron’s pain treated with respect. So when Ron is having a shit day I like to see him get a cuddle. I like seeing Ron go through horrible ordeals and break down and for his breakdown to be properly acknowledged and not turned into insensitive comic relief (ISN’T THAT RIGHT, LATTER HALF OF THE SILVER DOE????). I mean seriously, just imagine GOF, Harry sitting in the hospital wing after Cedric’s death, Molly Weasley gives him a hug and it’s all very sad and angsty. And now picture Ginny running into the room screaming “HARRY JAMES POTTER” and punching him over and over and saying “PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER MAN, PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER” then after two pages of Harry “explaining” himself to Ginny she goes away saying “aight but if you do that shit again you’ll have to answer to me” then Harry’s friends are like “damn she’s spunky huh?” and Harry laughs and everyone laughs and this is how the book ends? How would it be funny? How would it be appropriate? How would it feel like “romance”? When Ron returns in The Silver Doe, he’s been psychologically tortured (”tortured” is the actual word JKR uses, please), we don’t need him to be hurting outside as well.

I want more accountability for Hermione. More “uh hey Hermione maybe don’t do that”. More “hey Hermione you know you think of yourself as a good person buuuut yeah actually if all good persons were like you I’d be very afraid”. More “Hermione please for the love of God educate yourself”. More “Hermione sweetie I love you, but you can’t actually learn everything from books”. CHARACTER. DEVELOPMENT. PLEASE. Don’t be afraid to punch Hermione down and tear her apart the way the best Ron fics maim and torture our poor boy. Just because Rowling treated Hermione with kiddy princess gloves doesn’t mean you have to mimic her.

So when Hermione does a genuinely shitty thing let her own up to it. When Ron is a victim let him be upset and angry, even if Hermione is the one treating him badly. Just because he loves her doesn’t mean he’s not allowed to be disappointed in her or that she’s entitled to his immediate forgiveness. Give Ron and Hermione equal consideration. If you’re brushing off Hermione’s actions but condemning Ron for the slightest mistake, I am sure to hate it.

Okay, uh, so, those aren’t really tropes. Those are more just, guidelines I presume.

Oh, yeah, a trope that annoys me! Ron saying “you’re mine”, “my Hermione” and stuff, and Hermione just swoons and says “yours” and shiz. Ok, once in a while, why not. Once in a while. BUTT. I WANT HERMIONE TO SAY IT TOO. “Mine”, “my Ron!” and Ron swoons and says “yours, absolutely yours”. DO IT YOU COWARDS. FUCKING TAKE THOSE GENDER ROLES AND PUNCH’EM IN THE FACE.

Oh, right, while we’re on the subject of gender roles! Dad!Ron is everything. SingleParent!Ron is mwaaah. Stay-at-home-Dad!Ron is ALKZLDSJDLQSKLFJ <3. AnimalLover!Ron is HHHHNNNGG. Remember, the small gestures, the tiniest, softest acts Ron does (helping Harry get dressed when his arm is deboned, giving Dobby his brand-new sweater, praising Ginny, Luna and Neville when they escaped Umbridge), those are often those unremarkable, unmistakeably kind and sweet actions that tell us who Ron really is at his core: not a guy who’d want power at all costs, not a guy who’d give it all for ambition, not a guy who sees people as possessions, but someone kind who wants to make others happy.

Ok, I was also asked for AUs, so, uh, pretty much every AU is game as long as Ron gets treated with respect? I mean I don’t really care for Mafia!AUs or such but if you can find a way to fit good Romione then go for it I guess. Royalty AU, yeah why not but I often see Ron being made a prince while Hermione is a poor wee servant girl and like. Uuum, we’re talking about the same characters here? Hermione the highly educated girl who keeps on walking over everyone’s toes and loudly talking about how things should be done and is definitely Nouveau Riche, Ron who is a country boy who lives on a farm and is lost in the constant shuffle of his brothers, you think she should be the peasant and he should be the royal? Whaddafack? Oh, and all the “Hermione is a Muggle, Ron is a wizard” AUs that start this way BUTT! Suddenly... Hermione... turns out... to be (wait for it!)... A WITCH! And a super powerful super talented very good one too!!!... yeah ok, yawn. It’s quite scary, actually, how often I’ve seen that plotline, but in the rare cases when it’s Muggle!Ron and Witch!Hermione, Ron never ever EVER (I mean, seriously, NEVER EVER) turns out to have been a wizard, not even a mediocre one, all along. No, when Ron is made a Muggle for the sake of AU he stays a Muggle. But when Hermione is made a Muggle she has to turn out TO HAVE BEEN A WITCH ALL ALONG OMYGAH. I can count on one hand the number of Mugglemione/Wizardron fics that actually stick to their Mugglemione premise till the end - and usually they’re one-shots. (Also I don’t mean “Ron mistakes Hermione for a Muggle because he meets her in the Muggle world and assumes he must hide his magic from her, oh wait she was actually a witch!” fics, I mean genuinely “Hermione has been raised a Muggle her whole life, never had weird things happen to her her whole life ever, then Ron comes in and is a wizard and he does magic and Hermione wonders what it’d be like to be a witch and oh surprise! Don’t worry Hermione, you won’t have to feel not-special or mundane for long, here comes the plot contrivance to tell you you really were in fact the specialest of them all!!” fics.) Fairytale!AU is cool. Very good. But honestly I like to see them swapped around. Ron cursed by a nasty fae to be a Beast and Hermione stumbling upon him? Neat, especially if you don’t go the boring route of “oh let’s just rehash the Disney/the original book with different names and call it a day”. But Hermione cursed by an asshole fae for, let’s say, not sharing books, turning into a Beast, and Ron stumbling upon her as she’s trying to survive in the woods (and not doing a very good job of it)? Yes, brava, chief’s kiss. Rapunzel AU where Hermione’s bushy hair turns into the most impractical, most suffocating improvised ladder ever for Ron? Hilarious. Rapunzel AU where Ron has A GIANT EFFING PONYTAIL OF THE GODS and is screaming “ow ow ow” as Hermione makes her way up to his window cringing and saying “sorry! sorry! sorry! (damn his hair smells good)” on every step? Equally hilarious. Go! Be creative! Please I beg of you

Creature!fics! Oh my god there’s not enough of those, at least that aren’t focused on a bullshit pairing! Soulmate AUs! Give me everything! I’ll even take A/B/O if you insist on making it Romione! That’s how far I’ve fallen from human decency I’ll take anything just give me some good Ron content please I beg of you (Ah and to those that are going to say “Alpha Ron Omega Hermione :)))” well yes, but actually no. “Beta Ron Beta Hermione”? “Beta Ron Alpha Hermione”? “Omega Ron Alpha Hermione”??? HELL YEAH NOW WE’RE TALKIN)

Oh dear god I’m still not finished and I haven’t gone through everything someone stop me.

AND NOW BE CAREFUL CHILDREN, BELOW WILL BE SMUT.

Okay I don’t know if it qualifies as a trope, but. But. A more realistic depiction of Ron is usually what I’m after. All those fanfics that have Ron be “the sexy experienced one ;)))” ravishing “naive virginal Hermione ;))” is just UGH. We spent all the 2000-2010 period having fics like this, mind adding a bit of EQUALITY to the mix???

It’s just... I hate it okay? So many fics read like they’re just projection, writers who are essentially making Ron their big strong sex toy stud who's so attentive and sweet and cherishing, and so it does indirectly ends up as "servant Ron is so devoted to his goddess Hermione, providing pleasure to her while she doesn’t have to lift a finger”. The Dom!SexGod!Ron thing honestly depresses me... Since it's Ron taking care of Hermione, AGAIN. Like, he spends his WHOLE LIFE doing that already. Can we give him a break for once?

In the endI feel that it's less "Romione smut" and more "self-inserting into Hermione smut". In "real" Romione smut I think Ron and Hermione would switch roles according to what they feel like. And honestly I ALWAYS picture Ron being super nervous during Dom stuff, like he spanks her once then immediately he goes "oh my god are you okay?? did that hurt, do you want to stop?", things like that. I cannot imagine it happening any other way. XD Ron is just... too caring, too sensitive to do stuff like hard BDSM and that kind of thing in my opinion. He’s too much of a caretaker. I understand if it’s your kink and you’re perfectly free to project and write the fic you want, I’m not the fun police, but it’s just... I don’t think that’s really what Ron would be like. I just want MORE realistic Ron.

Also I’m trying really really hard to not point fingers here but WHY is it that it’s always “Ron growled” while it’s always “Hermione whimpered” or “Hermione moaned”? Like... you know it’s okay for a man to moan or whimper in pleasure too, right?  You know Ron isn’t 110% muscles and testosterone? You know Hermione is allowed to be fierce too? Hermione can 100% “growl” and be dominant and pin Ron to the wall and reduce him to a puddle of goo if you’re brave enough?

(Honestly how sexy would Ron think that is? The woman he loves is half his size yet can pin him down and ravish him. DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG RON HAS WANTED TO BE RAVISHED AND CHERISHED DO YOU KNOW HE’S BEEN WANTING THIS ALL HIS LIFE)

Oooo-kay, so that’s... mostly it, I reckon. Oh also Ron has a gigantic penisraise kink (and a great penis too, but mostly a praise kink). That’s canon and that’s all.

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ta for the tags my lovelies (@zealousfansstuff @grizviser @ungaroyals @lovelierbitsoflife @royalwilmon @purplehoodiesimon @violapinkbaby @starsabovetheunderground @wilhelm-eriksson) 

i’m doing the original q’s as well as the new & improved tag at the same time so they both actually happen lol

favourite colour: favourite colours*

currently reading: currently up to harry potter & the order of the phoenix in my listening through the harry potter audio books for the first time. (it’s twenty-nine hours i’m struggling a little but we’re getting there!) also halfway through reading the published version of my favourite fanfiction of all time the fifth postulate: a sherlock holmes story by lt brady (don’t you dare @ me). also also i have a bookmark in trickster’s queen by tamora pierce which i have started and not finished so many times but one of these days i will i promise. also also also this is all around reading so many words of @ungaroyals works-in progress to help beta / co-write her brilliant world(s) (we’re not taking questions at this time *side eye emoji*)

last series: literally young royals - the whole thing in an evening after work a few nights ago I’m so done for with that goddamn show

last song: ... saying so would give away too much for the next (english version) so my lips are sealed hehe

last movie: pride & prejudice! comfort movie! kiera knightly supremacy! dario marianelli’s score deserves a universe of praise!

sweet, savoury or spicy: am a sweet tooth

currently working on: oh god so much. so so much. (irl work’s pretty stress-free generally, so not much there.) fandom-wise i have like four fics on the go + beta / co-writing stuff + another song in the works + analysis posts + i’ve started annoying the gc with video edits so you may see those soon too someone get me a colour-coded planner so i actually finish some of these projects please

favourite clothing item: scarves. wilhelm and i need to have a talk about scarves.

comfort food: mum’s lamb curry, roti & tomato chutney

favourite time of year: winter !! see aforementioned love of scarves. (aussie summers kick you in the gosh darn gut with their heat and oppressive evenings, no thanks no sir.)

favourite song of all time: (don’t make me. don’t. i can’t. i’ll take back this answer as soon as it’s posted i can tell.) i guess, okay, this one’s been under my skin for a while now - elmira by canadian folk trio the east pointers.

if you don’t yet know, you’ll soon learn my love language is alt-folk indie fiddle music a la the rest of this album.

do you collect anything: magnets! from places i’ve been, things i’ve seen, places loved ones have been, literally anything. it will surprise no one that they’re arranged colour-coded on my fridge.

favourite drink: dad’s home-made ginger chai

favourite fic: ooft. o o f t. i don’t know how to introduce the wide range of this answer that will out me in so many ways but i’m waving goodbye to my reputation and i’m just going to do it because i don’t think i’ve ever listed these out like this anywhere, so. if you understand where i’m coming from with any of these please let me know and kan vi snacka?

the someone like you series (glee | klaine) was my first love and the world-building and oc’s so marvellous i still go back to it all the time. a change in the weather & fan-sequel a drop in the ocean (glee | kurtbastian) come in #1 for my glee days though for SURE. wild and unruly (1d | larry) introduced me to the cathartic nature of emotional cow-births no i will not explain if you know you know. wrap me up in daisy chains & sequel rose garden dreams (1d | fem!larry - think the author’s taken them down now i can’t find a link) turned me gay so they make the list too.

my #1 though is the faithful compass series by keeliethompson1 (bbc sherlock | johnlock). the author’s taken down the fic version to publish the original story^ i’m reading but the fic’s just... better. i can’t even explain it it’s just the most insightful prequel / canon-weaving, dramatic but not overly so, narratively cohesive, well written story i’ve read maybe ever.

i’m still finding a yr fic to be the loml but we’ll get there, don’t worry. 

tagging @pineplaipptles & @quiet-mask-of-uncertainty​ who became my first friends when i dipped my toes back into tumblr four months ago (thank you)

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So I've been playing The Hades Game like fucking mad for the last few weeks, and although I'm not very far in it (at least, I don’t think I am; I’ve only beat Hades once!), I'm absolutely in love with it! Anyways, a certain idea has been kicking around in my head for awhile now, so I thought I'd share it with y'all; feel free to tell me what you think of it! (Warning: spoilers for when you beat Hades the first time!)

Anyways, I've already seen a really cool AU post for if Demeter raised Zagreus on the surface by herself (which you can find HERE; please check it out, the outfit for Zag alone is an amazing concept, and I love the artwork!!!) but I keep thinking about an AU where, after Zagreus dies at birth, Persephone runs away and takes his wrapped up body with her.

On the surface, she reconnects/reunites with her mother Demeter, and with her aid, the two of them manage to resurrect the newborn baby, though now he has more white in his hair than anything else. After that, Persephone sends Hades a letter to tell him that Zagreus is alive and well (because she actually has some fucking class), before proceeding to raise Zagreus on the surface with her mother, far away from the entrance to hell. The Olympians also help her out a bit, but mostly they just help by hiding Zagreus when it’s necessary.

(The rest is under a cut ‘cus this got a bit long, sorry!)

Years pass in relative peace, until Zagreus is about as old as he is in-game (I think he’s around 20-25ish???) and is living well, working with his mom and grandma to take care of their gardens and live peacefully away from mankind; he especially loves tending to the animals and guiding lost mortals to safety. However, one day while foraging for fruit in the deepest corners of his mother’s signature garden, Zagreus happens across a strange man in long robes, who introduces himself as Thanatos.

The two men get along swimmingly from minute one, and after agreeing to meet with each other again soon, they leave and tell their families/friends all about the experience, having no clue who they are to each other. After all, Thanatos was told growing up that his lord’s first wife died giving birth to their first and only child, who was a stillborn, and Zagreus thinks his father died of disease (his mom didn’t have to heart to tell him anything bad about his dad). Needless to say, they’re gonna be in for quite the shock soon.

Cue Hades losing his shit and calling on Thanatos, Megaera, and Achilles to go find his progeny and bring him home; he gives them special permission to leave the Underworld without any resistance, trusting Than to lead the way back to Zagreus. Achilles is less than thrilled to be performing such a morally grey task for his master, but Meg and Than are eager to prove themselves, so he begrudgingly agrees to help, even if it hurts his conscience to do so.

Persephone and Demeter also freak the hell out on their end, scared shitless by the fact that Death incarnate has just met their son/grandson, and they’re worried that he plans on coming back again soon. Demeter suggests sending Zagreus to live with the Olympians until this all blows over, but Persephone disagrees, wanting her son to stay nearby in case he grows ill (it’s implied that she’s a bit overprotective of him, mostly because she’s afraid of him dying again; this also means she refuses to let him know that he’s in any danger, believing it would only make things worse for him in the long-run). Frustrated but understanding her daughter’s pain all too well, Demeter at least convinces her to call on the Olympians for aid, which Persephone agrees to do.

The gods promise to help of course, but... well, they're low-key lying; they wanna see how this plays out first.

After several days of traveling through hell (literally), the “let’s kidnap Zagreus” gang makes it to the surface, and they immediately head to Persephone’s garden. All this time, Zagreus has no idea that he’s being targeted, so he goes about his chores as usual, only to run into Than again, and hey, he brought some more friends for him to meet! Zagreus is friendly with all of them, being raised to be very polite by his guardians, and while he’s busy chatting with Than and Achilles, he doesn’t notice Meg sneaking behind him. Just as Zagreus is rattling on about how the animals have been faring this summer, Meg stabs Zagreus in the back with a blade coated in Hades’s blood, cursing him to belong to the Underworld again.

With Zagreus now unconscious from a sedative that was mixed with the blood, the trio hurry off with him back to the Underworld, but not without Persephone seeing what they’ve done to her son. Horrified, she begins to sob, and winter arrives in the mortal world without so much as a fall season in-between this and the summertime.

When Zagreus comes to, he finds himself in a bedroom similar to the one he has in the game, but it’s much cleaner and has less objects of personal value to him. Hades is standing at the foot of his bed when he wakes up, and very calmly, Hades tells Zagreus that he’s his father, and that from now on, Zagreus will be living in the Underworld with him and his people, where he so obviously belongs. It’s a shame his mother can’t be here, of course, but they just need to wait awhile, that’s all; surely she’ll come to her senses and return home soon, now that her husband and son are here.

Zagreus jumps out of bed and faces his father as soon as he’s done monologuing, ready to tell him off for what he’s done, but to his shock, Hades hugs him as soon as he’s on his feet, and admits that he’s waited for this day for a long, long time. He asks his son to please just accept that this is his home now, and despite still being a bit surprised (and subtly hugging Hades back because Longing), Zagreus tells him straight up that he can’t, that he has to get home, especially with winter coming in a few months!

Dejected but not overly surprised, Hades simply nods in acceptance, but he still warns Zagreus that it’s no use trying to fight it; he’s stuck here, now and forever, so he may as well get comfortable and try getting along with him, because no one’s going anywhere anytime soon. Zagreus is horrified, but he nods nonetheless, unsure of what to say or do just yet.

Later that night, as Zagreus is struggling to sleep in this new, unfamiliar place, Achilles comes to him and apologizes about what’s happened, and although he can’t magically fix everything for him, he tells Zagreus that it actually is supposedly possible to escape; it’s just that no one’s ever done it before. Driven by his desire for freedom and the thought of reuniting with his mother, Zagreus tells Achilles that he’s going to find a way out, no matter the cost. Achilles congratulates him on his tenacity, but warns him that it won’t be easy. Still, he’s willing to help Zagreus as much as he can.

From then on, I imagine the game playing out very differently from the original, with a rather frazzled and scared Zagreus trying to get home to his mom and grandma, but with none of his training from Achilles in this AU, he has to rely on something his mother taught him; his connection with earth and all it’s inhabitants. Or, in his case, his connection with the spirits of animals (a cross of his dad and mom’s powers). That’s right, I’m making The Hades Game into a fucking Pokemon-ripoff, but still with some rouge-like elements mixed in (mostly with Zagreus not keeping his animals after runs).

Having royally fucked up in not stepping in sooner to protect Zagreus, the gods end up helping him out by sending down animals associated with them for the young god to tame for a run (I’ll come up with them later). They usually offer a selection to choose from, and from there Zagreus can build up a team and use it to try and escape the Underworld.

To replace weapons, I like to think he’d have “signature” animals that can help him out for any of his runs, specifically ones from Achilles, Poseidon, Zeus, Demeter (once he reaches the surface at least once), and eventually even Hades gives him one if they bond together enough ((yes, it’s Cerberus... kinda; it’s a puppy version of him, otherwise he’d be OP as fuck)). Zagreus’s signature animals can all be given names, and they keep certain skills that they pick up through enough experience battling in the Underworld for Zagreus.

As for story-line stuff, Zagreus ends up in a very fish out of water situation as he tries to get to know everyone in Hades’s house (he’s still our kindhearted Zag, after all, and he knows most of them aren’t to blame, not even really Than!) while also focusing on his goal to get home to his mom. Hades ends up being a lot nicer to him in this AU, perhaps overly so, as he’s trying to make his son like him more in order to make up for lost time (and fill the hole in his heart that Zag’s initial death as an infant and Persephone leaving with him created). It’s part of the reason he’s even letting Zagreus try to escape; he wants him to learn that it won’t work on his own terms (and maybe also scare the kid so bad that he comes running to him for comfort afterwards).

Also, I should really note that Zagreus is 100% a sweet country farm boy in this AU, and he has no idea what the fuck is going on with pretty much anything in the Underworld, much to everyone’s astonishment. For example:

Meg: Gods, it must be weird getting used to everything down here, huh? Sick of stepping in bat shit yet? Don’t worry, you’ll get used to it, and Dusa’s pretty good about cleaning it up to begin with. Zagreus: I mean, I guess? It’s not that different from chicken shit tbh. Meg: What the fuck is a chicken???

After that... yeah, I dunno. I’ll try playing Hades some more, see if I think up anything else that could be interesting, but for now, I hope at least someone ends up liking this dumb AU (if not, I’ll still like it... might even try my hand at drawing for it a bit tbh). Again, please check out the person who’s post/art I linked earlier in the post, ‘cus their art is really awesome and inspired me to include Demeter more in this AU!

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Castlevania spoilers!!!! If you don’t want to know how the show ends in season 4 please refrain from reading the rest of this post because I’m not holding back! Also I’m writing this as I watched so, this is my raw review!

Okay, so first off I want to say personally, I loved how season 4 brought heat to the finale of the show. Although I’m sad as hell that this is the last season for a great show.

Episode 1: Murder Wakes It Up- I thought that it was cool to see Trevor and Sypha fighting again after what happened in S3, obviously they are tired from the long four week journey of fighting night creatures, skeleton zombies, vampires from different countries, etc. but clearly the end game is that humans and vampires alike are working together to bring back Dracula. Like seriously, y’all might not know this but I hate, HATE when children become involved in stupid shit like human sacrifices like I can’t. Not the children. Please, not the babies. Sypha complaining she’s becoming like Trevor, and she’s so cute when she curses lol. Then when they arrive in Targoviste we have some new faces as potential enemies. I thought they were lame honestly lol I couldn’t take Barney-Larney whatever his dumbass was; he was mad annoying.

Then they shift over to Alucard…I have never seen a more broken beautiful drunk man in all my life. Like I had S3 flashbacks. He’s asked for help from a messenger who ended up dying on the way to the castle but his horse made sure he continued the journey and Alucard received the message for help in Danesti. Alucard fights with the horse, I thought that was funny. He was thoughtful enough to bury the rider, that was very sweet of him.

Also, shirtless Alucard will be engraved in my mind for life. Whew, chile that’s one fine man. He’s beginning to talk like Belmont and I can’t help how hilarious that is.

Episode 2: Having the World: Quite honestly this episode to me was meh. Hector talking with Lenore about how he needs this and that to create his hammer to continue forgemastering then Lenore talks with Carmilla and the white haired bat talks about how she is going to rule the world and what not, clearly losing her sanity.

Then it shifts over to Trevor and Sypha and they are fighting in a barn and new character Zamfir. Her character for me was also meh, but it’s nice to see more PoC in the show.

Episode 3: Walk Away: I liked this episode a lot. Issac altogether was nice enough to sit down and talk with a night creature and tell him/them that they were free of their original program, which was: eating humans, causing destruction, used as tools to forge masters. But man when he received that berry from Issac he realized that there is still some kind of humanity in them.

Issac is contacted by Varney to bring back Dracula but, Issac wants no business with that; he doing his own thing and seeing him being sassy again is so refreshing.

Morana and Striga scenes!!! I loved them, and then there was Striga’s day armor, man listen…I have never felt more closer to watching Berserk again than in that moment. They are hesitant to return back to Styria when Carmilla calls them, and it puts them in a bind to return home to continue through with Carmilla’s plans.

Sypha being annoyed by Zamfir was me the entire time. How you gone run a kingdom again with out a kingdom. Like girl, help the people instead of the royals, my god.

Episode 4: You Must Sacrifice: A cute little Trevor and Sypha scene. They decide to investigate Targoviste more before helping Zamfir. The scene shifts and Alucard is riding towards Danesti, donning a shield and a longer cape. Monsters are attacking the walls of the village, villagers are on the other side waiting to defend themselves. Some Castlevania popular screenshots appear here.

Then we meet Greta…Miss thang…that’s one beautiful woman okay. And she’s the chief of the village, cares for her people? Y’all I present. Her. And the fact that she is sassy too? I rock with her heavy as hell.

Saint Germain meets Alucard and I have a weird vibe coming from him. We see Saint Germain’s backstory or what little it will show us; he had a whole girlfriend, she a baddie too. Apparently she was like him? And she was the silhouette we saw in S3. Cool scene, inside the Infinite Corridor and I liked the library scene a lot too. Now he’s on a rampage trying to find access to the Infinite Corridor again to find his girl and he also wants to bring back Dracula? The fuck?

Refugees arrive at Danesti, and Saint Germain is acting very strange indeed. Like he’s desperate to go to the castle to help with the village “defenses”. Alucard agrees I guess? And he says another Belmont comment which I was happy to see again in the season.

Episode 5: Back in the World: Alucard leads Greta, Saint Germain and the villagers to his castle but, encounter a couple of night creatures on the way. Greta does Saint Germain y’all and I’m with her 100%. Alucard’s powers have definitely improved from last season. It was kind of interesting how Alucard willing told Greta what happened with him and you know who, kind of early in my opinion. Greta is bisexual?!!!! I love her 1000% now! I sense some chemistry between Greta and Alucard. I like that a lot.

Lenore really like annoys my soul, I do not like this mini bitch. I didn’t really care what Lenore and Hector talked about🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️sue me. Bruh Greta, beating that monster’s ass with just a hammer and a sword?! And Alucard impressed by it?! I’m here for it!! Some cute moments between Alucard and Greta got me gushing over here😝😝. Poor puppy😢😢. Alucard decides to “grow up” which I think is a nice step forward. Saint Germain is really making me mad.

They arrive at the castle and here goes Saint Germain acting like a fan boy, I mean who wouldn’t but you know…Greta killed me when she said the castle was ugly as hell lol. Another little cutesy scene between Alucard and Greta. Like I really like their chemistry y’all I’m sorry.

Trevor and Sypha demand that Zamfir take responsibility to help the people and I forgot what it was called but, before that they are attacked and Zamfir has something placed on her neck by a night creature.

Then Issac, he’s ready to fuck some shit up. And I’m here for it. Get em, bitch!

Episode 6: You Don’t Deserve My Blood: Carmilla’s castle is attacked by Issac’s night creatures. Lenore old punk ass running away does not surprise me in the slightest. Hector betrays Lenore and locks her in a cage. Hector has contact with Saint Germain like what? I don’t understand but, Issac comes in and it looks like Hector has given up, wanting to die honestly. Issac decides against killing him and Hector asks for his knife. This boy cuts his ring finger that the Lenore placed the ring, in front of her. That scene was meh, I thought he would get pissed at her for what she’s done to him in S3 but, I guess not.

Issac literally stole this episode, from his fight with the vampires and night creatures to Carmilla that shit was -chef’s kiss- magnifico! I loved the animation the fight scenes, yooo I was hyped the whole episode.

Morana and Striga make their decision to go their own way, living their own lives in the west so, bittersweet ending with them, I wanted to actually Striga fight the main trio but, whatever I guess.

Hector still has plans to bring back Dracula and asks Issac if he’s doing the same. Issac has other plans obviously, and tells Hector that they need to find their path in their lives. I feel Hector never knew where he was supposed to be placed in the world but Issacs words are very inspiring in my opinion. May have woke Hector’s dumbass up a bit.

Episode 7: The Great Work: Varney and the other guy, I really forgot his name found out about the catacombs and head there. Trevor and Sypha demand Zamfir take them underground, which to me I think it’s nothing there but her shit. Sypha gets mad at Zamfir and I’m with her, how you part of the royal guard when the people above need your help girl my god.

The cutest scene ever in this episode, was when the kids from Danesti wanting to play with Alucard and this boy jumps off the highest part of the castle just to show off. There should be more scenes of soft Alucard with children. Saint Germain is placing these weird stones it looks like in the castle walls. What is going on with him?

More Alucard and Greta moments please and thank you. The artwork in the castle is fucking phenomenal work. Saint Germain just gave the location to a vampire it looks like, from episode 4 maybe? He looks familiar.

There is a freaking army coming to the castle…lord Jesus. Like can they catch a break please? The kids just got settled.

Trevor and Sypha go to the catacombs and it’s just as bad as the people above grounds. New weapon acquired for Trevor, pretty dope. The king and Queen are dead and Zamfir is officially insane. She really thinks that the king and Queen will come back alive and protect their people like she’s done them. Sypha tries to talk to her, that puts her in a weird daze, Trevor is just being Trevor. Varney and his lackey, come to the catacombs looking to kill I really do not know that man’s name y’all so I apologize for not giving a damn about him lol.

The castle is about to be under siege, I’m not ready. Having a whole heart attack over here from nerves.

Episode 8: Death Magic: Varney and his partner attack the people in the catacombs, Varney is looking for a giant mirror? Why I don’t know. Poor Trevor and Sypha they are soooo tired, I feel so bad for them. Zamfir is actually not bad of a fighter, I like that. Sypha still the goat, no cap.

The castle is under attack, it’s actually nice to see how diverse the vampires are in this show, you can tell what countries their from and I think that’s dope as hell. And then every time a human dies their souls are transferred to Saint Germaine? So is this another S3 human sacrifice crap again? Omg…I’m so sick of that. Saint Germain uses the key he received from the woman in the Infinite Corridor and it creates the symbol of the corridor’s portal.

Here goes Alucard being a badass again, I never tire of him being one. Greta holding it down too is really cool, I don’t care what nobody say, she is that bitch. Her and that hammer, a force to be reckoned with.

Everyone is overwhelmed and have no choice but to evacuate to the castle, right before those doors closed Alucard nods to her to leave him out to fight and she looks at him like boy bye. Get yo ass in this castle. Greta pulling Alucard in just shows they are compatible for one another. Even the playful banter between them is cute.

The discovery of the stones in the walls leads Greta and Alucard to his childhood bedroom and they find Saint Germain where he reveals he’s opening the Infinite Corridor to bring back Dracula by using death magic. Petty Saint Germain, I do not like him bro.

They have to deal with him later though to fight off the night creatures that got into the castle. Greta still holding it down.

Trevor and the vampire guy is still fighting but, Trevor being so tired he’s slowing a bit, and honestly I don’t know how he’s still able to function at this point. Sypha shows off her powers like a G that she is and Zamfir is doing some great damage with the knives she’s got and that’s crazy how little knives can do to the body.

Did Sypha always have lightning powers? I don’t remember. If it’s new I love it! Trevor’s almost killed but a woman and child save him in time but, unfortunately Zamfir is stabbed in the stomach when the vampire moves to kill them both. I’m going to be honest I didn’t really care for Zamfir’s character she was just…there lol.

Then that scene with Sypha basically incinerating the rest of the monsters is fire!!! No pun intended lol. Varney finds the mirror and steps through it where Saint Germain is. Trevor and Sypha goes through the mirror as well but in a different location in the castle.

Episode 9: The Endings: This whole episode was literally the best of the best in any other seasons. The fight scenes, the banter, the main three…oh my God I loved it all. Noooooo, the dolls!!!!!! You bastards!!!! Trevor and Sypha’s entrance was perfect. Muah! Perfecto! The rock monsters really confused me on how they were killed but you know what who cares?

Alucard has wings?!!!!! What?!!!!!!!!! The general of the caravan have brought in the man woman thingy to Saint Germain. Death has appeared. His character design is dope af. Noooo not mom and dad!!! Nooo! Poor Alucard had to witness his parents literally in pain and of course Trevor ends it again, somehow Saint Germain redeemed himself almost?

The four vampires fighting the main trio had me running for my money. I liked the whole scene it was nice to see at least one or two vampires almost have the upper hand on the main trio.

That general vampire? His fight was wild, throwing his arm as it was about to explode and use it against Trevor was genius. And main trio…they don’t need to have a plan to fight they just work so well together that it works out in end.

Trevor vs. Death. Also was that the first time Trevor told Sypha he loved her? I can’t remember. Anyway, back to the final battle. The quality of the fight, the sheer power between both characters, and then he goes and sacrificed himself like Trevor are you deadass? You deadass died? Unacceptable. And then episode just ends.

Episode 10: It’s Been a Strange Ride: Lenore died so lame, and she was drunk as well when she died. I really won’t be missing her because she was just a character I very much disliked. Hector is finally free, little dumbass.

I wanna see what Issac is up to and Morana and Striga seems appropriate. But oh well, I hope they are happy wherever they are.

Tombstone for Trevor, it’s not real. He ain’t dead, I don’t believe that. Omg, Greta and Alucard are together?!!! Whoooooo!!! And the village kids are calling him father? Yasssssssssssss!!!!! I’m here for it. Alucard saying he’s not used to people is 100% me in public I don’t like being around a lot of people and it doesn’t help I have anxiety either. Sypha being pregnant was a given she looked a little thicker in the hips from episode one. She can’t leave…we need her. Really Castlevania creators? Y’all gone play with all our hearts? Thinking Trevor was dead and he gone pop up on a horse?

And look at this⤵️⤵️

He’s smiling, happy, soft, has a boo thang I’m….😭😭😭I’m so happy.

Y’all….all in all this was a great ending to the show…a great ending…

Oh wait…wait…wait wait wait, mom and dad are alive?!!! But how? You know what I don’t care their going to travel to England and their heart shaped embrace is everything. Oh no I’m crying again….