#like yes i know he put himself there on purpose so it probably doesn't count but still

[rin-the-shadow]

If I may add my contribution:

what are you doing on the floor

[kyri45]

✨ShadowPeach Bio Parents Bio AU Q&A! 23/12✨

Welcome to the Q&A! A space where I can answer related or similar question about the Shadowpeach Bio Parents AU! If you submitted your ask anonimously, then you’ll have to check the whole post if it’s answered here, if it’s not, worry not! Your asks might have been used for a future comic or just in the queue~

@boonalina ha chiesto: Question: Why does Wukong's biblically accurate form have two faces? Also, was there some inspiration for you that made you want to design him like that? (Since I know he doesn't have any canonical Kaiju form in LMK) Also also, DAMN that Kaiju fight was so freaking pretty!! The colors were so well done!

thank you!! He has 3 actually, but in the panels you can see 2 bc the third is facing away from the camera aha.

Anonimo ha chiesto: would you make a Shadowpeach bio parents au zine?

yes I would. But it requires an enormeous amount of organization, plus you need multiple people to organize a zine, from contacting, to marketing, to production, to logistic etc… I don’t have the time right now as I’m already working.

@stro-lmk-enjoyer ha chiesto: Head canon that Red Son uses/used to use the ‘rubber duck’ method while working. The rubber duck method is: when making something by yourself you may get stuck/stressed out because you can’t find a solution to a problem. Have a rubber duck on your desk just so you can verbally explain your problem, which could help you solve it by actually hearing it out loud. But a side effect of this is now Red Son will talk to himself while he works, even if it does help it still freaks his parents out hearing him mumbling to himself when they pass his room. Just something I learned recently when watching a video about writing a characters backstory 👍 I thought you might like this too! Bye <3

i know need Red Son just talking about project to a cute rubber duck and MK finding it adorable.

Anonimo ha chiesto: Will LBD come back ? Even if it is just in a dream ?

maybe

Anonimo ha chiesto: how old is MK ? Like 18-21 ???

almost 22.

@haru7110 ha chiesto: IS MEI IMMORTAL LIKE MK AND REDSON IN THE SHADOWPEACH AU??? I NEED TO KNOW!! Fornoreasonwhatsoeverobviouslyhahahahaha (angst purposes)

no Mei is not immortal, but I would guess she has a lifespan slightly longer than average bc of her family.

@cutvdo ha chiesto: When you first draw Red Son in his human form he looked small, but later he looks bigger (probably from you getting more comfortable drawing him). I like to think he changed his human form a bit because he found out MK likes big man

this is the best conclusion ever. He would fr fr

Anonimo ha chiesto: Guess you could say MK got his own personal monkey tree

omfg-

@aizieweex ha chiesto: Hey Kyri!!! I LOVE your art, aaaand thanks for the recent repost of my animatic (or animatik?...I honestly don't know which is more correct, I'm not a native speaker at all), I literally screamed, lol (And still screaming). I wanted to ask, how many parts of the comic are you counting on? Do you already have a certain planned number of chapters? Anonimo ha chiesto: Hello! How long will the shadow peach bio parents au be?

there will be 9 parts in total. I don’t know the exact number of chapters left but I can assume around 30.

@copyrightedbystarkindustries ha chiesto: Love your art!!! Are you planning on putting shadowpeach au stuff on your redbubble in the future?

Yes I do! But first I need to finish my job which will be more or less on the 20th of January.

Anonimo ha chiesto: Does MK use a glamour to hide some scars or something his parents aren’t supposed to find out about ?

yes

@twilight-bai-he ha chiesto: When you said during the livestream that MK will have a new outfit when he is magical girl, What do you mean by that ?

that he will eventually own a new outfit as “official outfit” let’s say. That isn’t his temporary fighting outfit he has now.

@magician-kitty ha chiesto: You think Mac will get more flustered now that Wukong’s more muscular thanks to all that weight lifting from the previous chapters?

a little bit yes.

@whotookfinn ha chiesto: Hey!! I’m absolutely in love with your art, it’s so beautiful and wonderful and IM OBSESSED. Anyway, I’m not sure if you’ve been asked this before, but who’s your favorite lmk character to draw?

macaque and Mk, they fluffy.

Anonimo ha chiesto: I HAVE A QUESTION! after your shadowpeach AU will be finished will you do other lmk Au????

nope.

@cjtuy ha chiesto: My question is about tang and pigsy are they married I've always wondered this

no they are not married, but it’s something they have been thought for a little bit. They known each other for years and got together for one. They know they work very well as a couple, and marriage would only be a more “official” way to show their union. It’s on their mind, maybe they will plan it in the near future

Anonimo ha chiesto: Have you seen that Brandon Roger's clip where he loses his kid? I can just imagine macaque going through that right now with mk being kidnapped. "Mothers adrenaline is kicking in!!" "have you seen my son, he's about this tall, clearly gay but we haven't had the talk" https://youtu.be/dJJUFrENZ_o?si=lbacsYlJr8XpaDQQ (this is the sound just in case)

LMAO I know that video by heart yes absolutely those would be the parents.

Anonimo ha chiesto: In the Bioparents AU, is Redson actually going to be able to court so Mk in the end after the whole celestial situation?

they will have time to do their stuff after the heaven shenanigans.

@ashmeertheimp ha chiesto: I hope you are having a lovely day/night and are healthy and well AND TYSM FOR THAT SPICYNOODLES KISS I LOVED IT AND MY HEART WAS ABOUT TO BURST! Anyway I was wondering if mk and Redson parents are gonna have quality time with there Nephew in spirt/potential son in law?

mm yes. Post heaven shenanigans but yes.

@cpazy ha chiesto: About that,

It means that Mac and MK's powers have to do with the moon cycle, like on a full moon they get stronger or something like that? And if there is an eclipse where the moon turns red, their powers would go out of control?

Yes, but the opposite. On a full moon they are weaker, while on a new moon they are stronger.

Anonimo ha chiesto: Hello! Not a question but I just love and ADORE your shadowpeach bio parents au! ❤️ Recently you had posted about LMK fic recommendations, I wanted to recommend "The Constellations Within Us" and it's sequel "Epilogue: Axis" (ongoing) by cloud_somersault on AO3. It's one of my favorite LMK/Shadowpeach fics! The writing and world building are stellar and it includes similar themes as the ones in your comic, like the themes of reconciliation, shadowpeach angst and repairing their friendship and their joint custod- I mean- mentorship of MK! It's a really good fic and I highly recommend giving it a read! https://archiveofourown.org/works/48308065 And again, love your comic so much! Have a great day! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

aaahhhh I will definetely check them out!

@astro-nomaly ha chiesto: Per ur Bio Parents AU, what happens when a courtnapping occurs, but the person getting napped isn’t actually into the courtnapper, and doesn’t want to be napped? Does courtnapping have a “leave whenever you want” clause or..? (I love ur au akshhenwb)

they are allowed to refuse anytime. If the kidnapper doesn’t allow the he’s a dick

@thecardboardbutterfly ha chiesto: Since everyone is starting to fear for tomorrow, I decided to share my convoluted thought I got yesterday night at like, 3AM to lighten the mood a bit (.3.)~* So Technically, given that Lmk is very much based on Journey to the West, maybe it's not that much of a stretch to call Lmk fan content of JTTW, like some kind of future AU or something. Which means your AU is fan content of Lmk. See where I'm getting at? Because your comic is so popular in the fandom, there is fan content of your AU out there, which is already fan content. Which means we reached a point where we have fan content (fanarts and various inspirations of the bio parents AU) of fan content (said bio parents AU) of fan content (Lmk) of a piece of content (JTTW). The chain is GETTING LONGER BOYS. I personally think it's funny. My apologies for everyone who lost their brain/ last remaining braincell reading this x)

omg. It’s a fan-inception!

Anonimo ha chiesto: Will Red Son and MK ever have a bad date?

I like to believe EVERY date will have would be comically bad. But I think that’s because they still need to understand that they don’t fall under the “typical demon date” or “amatonormativity” umbrella. The best date they could have is just them training and having lunch later, or them playing videogames or netflix and chill.

@sollythesalt ha chiesto: Dumb question but do you remember the scene in lmk where Wukong said he has stage fright? I wonder if you're gonna do something with that knowledge…. Ps: Keep doing your magic queen we love you and your art✌️💅

oh u bet I did

[tizeline]

Asking some writers/artists I follow:

Is there anything in your fic/comic that you as the author know about, but won't end up in the actual story?

So I have a rather uh disorganized way of telling the story of the TSAU, I jump back and forth in the timeline quite a bit depending on what part of the story I wanna tell. Overall I improvise quite a bit, and because of that I can't be 100% sure what will be depicted in the story and what wont. But I might as well share some little tidbits of lore that are probably not gonna be mentioned in the main story (though they still might who knows lol)

So uh. April and Kendra are exes. Kinda. They were pretty close friends when they were younger and decided to become a couple when they were like 9 or something. This lasted for a grand total of.... 2 days, maybe? Then they had a huge fight about something silly like, I dunno, Kendra hacked April's tamagotchi as a prank and she got mad so they broke up and they've had major beef ever since.

Draxum made Mikey wear some type of artifact or gear that supressed his mystic powers as a kid for his own safety. Mikey started showing an incredible talent for the mystic arts at a very young age. Draxum was excited about this for all of 5 seconds before realizing that Mikey is a VERY small child with NO impulse control and he's definetily gonna turn himself and the rest of the family into glitter unless Draxum finds a way prevent that from happening until Mikey has the chance to develop an understanding of consequences. (He's learned to control his powers well enough to not need them by the time of the main-story, so he no longer wears the supressors)

Donnie's whole villain-act he puts on is partially a coping mechanism. He grew up never knowing anyone like himself (unless you count Splinter, I suppose) so the only times he saw himself represented in anything was characters in comics and shows and such. There were plenty of anthropomorphic reptile characters in the media he consumed, and Donnie clunged to anyone or anything that he could at least somewhat relate to. Problem is, a lot of these anthro reptiles were like.... y'know... villains. It's pretty common for super heroes and stuff to fight evil mutant reptile creatures, and even stories with only anthro characters reptiles tend to be charactarized as more villainous. Granted, turtles specifically usually don't get this treatment, but it still had quite an effect on Donnie as a little kid that most characters similar to him would be viewed as evil, which caused him to internalize that mindset. So turtle tot Donnie basically went like "Yes! This is what I am! A villain in someone else's story! It all makes sense now! This is a healthy mindset to have!" and just kinda embraced the role that human society had given to him because he didn't really know how else to deal. (Things changed after meeting April and he found out that there might actually be humans out there who might treat him like a person and not just a freak of nature! He still plays into the villain-persona, partially for fun and partially as a coping thing, but he doesn't have nearly as a negative view of himself now as he did as a tot)

And last, but certainly not least................ Draxum owns a Lou Jitsu body pillow (PURELY for research-purposes, NO other reason!)

[lycankeyy]

Jesus Christ these doodles already feel so old . I was not lying I really am using this fixation to speedrun learning to draw humans LMAO. Anyway I made some of those silly "understand ship in 5 minutes" memes with my Favorite pairings in funkycule au not ALL of them just the ones that I brainrot hardest about. If I did one for all of them we'd be here all day I'd probably hit image limit it's called the funkycule for a reason

ANYWAY infodumping/details under the cut:

BF/GF/Pico:

I am a "BF and GF are Fucking Tall™️" truther because it's funny to me. With BF it's harder to tell because his posture is absolutely atrocious but GF is just So Fucking Tall

I'm going to be honest with the gender headcanon for BF. I guess I default to him being transmasc but I can see him as. Like. Anything. In fact I think he's just every gender. But I'm a coward so he's transmasc for the purposes of the chart. GF is a girl but identifying her as "cis" or "trans" doesn't mean much when demon genders don't really work like that. It's complicated. Pico is just a guy

Pico likes being the big spoon because he likes knowing that his partners are safe. However GF likes being the big spoon More. The result is Pico Sandwich. He will never admit it but Pico feels the safest he ever has in his entire life when he is being Pico Sandwiched

BF is very much a verbal affection type of guy. Yes he is nonverbal. His words of affection are various dubstep noises. His partners appreciate it so much

BF grew up kinda spoiled and never really learned how to cook. However after noticing that Pico is like extremely bad at feeding himself (canon six pack means nothing to me. That boy is skin and bones I won't be told otherwise /silly) he for the first time managed to convince himself to try it and he got Really into it he's actually good at it. He still loses his mind when GF makes him pb&j sammiches for dinner though it's his favorite thing in the world

Pico is Insanely overprotective mostly because he's extremely hypervigilant and sees potential danger in everything. BF is the exact opposite and even in situations where he's in immediate danger he'll be ironically more worried about Pico getting too worried about it. GF is also pretty ditzy about this due to her confidence that her boys can handle Anything but if either of them ever got hurt she would explode everyone in a 50 mile radius with her mind so like that counts for something

Random headcanon: the group's favorite date night activity is looking up an extremely bad movie and then commentating over it like old-school rage youtubers the whole time in an effort to see who can get the others to laugh the hardest. BF wins often because the flatness of the TTS voice he uses adds something to the humor of it

Pico/Darnell:

I kinda bounced around with what label to use for Darnell for a while. I definitely see him as arospec, with the stipulation that he does feel romantic attraction just like very not traditionally and after a Long Time. After going between quoiromantic and demiromantic for a bit I landed on grey bc it's open-ended enough to encompass it. The point is it took Darnell like 3 full years to realize that his feelings were less platonic than he thought and even then theyre still like. Only half-romantic lmao

Unfortunately as he cannot provide the Pico Sandwich Darnell is getting little spoon'd by a guy nearly a foot shorter than him. F

Pico and Darnell are pretty verbally coarse with each other in a way only people who've been through the amount of shit they have been together can be w/o jeopardizing their relationship. That being said they often express affection and insane amounts of trust through actions very frequently, sometimes even without either of them realizing. Them immediately making up after weekend 1 was one of those times lol

I put Pico on the "squashes the bug" end of both charts but in reality I think he just takes them outside unless it's like a gnat or something. Darnell isn't scared of bugs he just wonders what would happen if he set one on fire. Pico refuses to let him set them on fire

Even though Pico 2 is in a weird limbo state in funkycule just like it is irl, there's still some point in the timeline where Pico expressed protectiveness over Darnell, to the point where, years later, when Darnell heard Pico took down a whole army for BF and GF, he got jealous, because that was supposed to be their thing >:(. This was quickly followed by his Oh moment

Random headcanon: Pico and Darnell had been acquaintances for the whole time they were in school together, but they became friends when Pico (and Nene by proxy) were the only kids to continue hanging out with him after The Class Presentation Gone Wrong (Darnell Plays with Fire). To return the favor, Darnell stuck by Pico even after the events of PS fundamentally changed him as a person. Though their relationship can be messy, they've been virtually inseperable since.

Nene/Cassandra:

The levels of toxicity of this are mostly dependant on When in the timeline by the time these two are like 21 they've normalized a bit dw lmao

Okay so like. I've made so much Lore. For Pico's School. For no reason. Anyway penilians have nothing against child soldiers so Cas was shipped off to infiltrate Earth at the penilian equivalent of 13. Also while on a surface level she's transfem in more depth it's like "all penilians are One Sex and have One Gender so technically she is xenogender, using neopronouns, and if you want to be extra silly with it, by the time she's 19 she's functionally alienkin but for humans as a coping mechanism for being banished to earth (dw abt it)"

[Projects my trauma and its side effects onto Nene] who said that

I didn't think much on the borrowing clothes thing until I realized that I draw Nene and Cassandra wearing the same style of turtlenecks I was like. Do you know what would be really funny

I don't have many intimate cute headcanons for these two Yet because I'm so early on in developing my shit and these two are Not cute at first. However I do like to imagine that Nene calls Cas all kinds of over-the-top cutesy or stupid nicknames just to get a reaction out of her. She called her a "vixen" as a furry joke + something between a compliment and insult once and she almost died

Nene is literally the only one in this entire cast who's never gotten her license suspended also she's somewhat good at car maintence which Cas find inexplicably hot

Giggles and kicks my feet at putting both Pico and Cassandra at the far end of the overprotectiveness spectrum. Anyway

Random headcanon: in the short period of time before Cas started ghosting Nene and FNF happening, they were in contact for One Christmas when they were like 15. Nene got Cas a cute little switchblade with hearts carved into the handle. Cas keeps it in a box by her bed and refuses to let anyone touch it or to let it ever get dirty.

If you have read this far I love you. Here is your reward should you choose to accept it:

[blazehedgehog]

Thoughts on the whole Mr. Beast situation?

None at all and even googling it doesn't really spell it out very well. I guess someone in his network was accused of grooming? Not even he himself. Just someone he employs. And people were upset it took him so long to say or do anything about it.

Listen. If there is one person on this planet I do not care about, it's MrBeast. He is incredibly rich, getting richer, and he exists in a world entirely separated from all my interests. He is way too much of a general purpose Youtuber for me to care about. He is a content factory brand to me and I am deeply suspicious of him on every level, because he feels like a fake plastic human putting out fake plastic videos.

In my entire life, I have only seen half of one MrBeast video, ever, and it was fairly recently: I was pet sitting for a cousin last week, her son watches MrBeast, and their Samsung Smart TV auto loaded to the 24/7 MrBeast channel where he was doing some kind of isolation chamber challenge.

I was surprised how earnest and personable Jimmy himself actually was, but his entourage controlling the isolation chamber were like... they reminded me of Biff Tannen's goons from Back to the Future or something.

That vibe of being like, some combination of Yes-men, nobodies, and D-list clowns. Most people probably don't even know Biff's cronies even have names (from left to right: Skinhead, 3D and Match). They are only here to crawl around in the star's shadow and laugh at all their jokes.

The dudes in that MrBeast video felt the same way. They felt like they were grown in a vat of Youtube Prank Channel parts.

So strike one: I do not care about MrBeast. Unless he gives me two million dollars. Then I'll watch every MrBeast video ever made until the day I die.

Two, I feel like pointing fingers and accusing someone of being a groomer is like, the most boy who cried wolf witch hunt of our era. I am rapidly reaching my tolerance level for finger pointing about intent because I feel like half the time I hear about it, it's nothing. Obviously it's different when it's DrDisrespect and multiple investigations have proven he was arranging a meetup with a minor and even the man himself has come right out and said "it's true but I never went through with it so technically by the strictest letter of the law I didn't do anything illegal!"

But I also feel like there are certain communities both on discord and on tumblr where accusations of grooming get thrown around a lot more casually by the younger crowd because it's an easy way to lash out at somebody you don't like.

From the perspective of a guy like MrBeast, I'm sure if he really put his ear to the ground he'd hear a hundred accusations of grooming going in all kinds of directions.

If he was a little slow launching an investigation? He's only human. His team is only human. And treating allegations like that seriously enough to do a real thorough investigation takes a lot of work. Again, if he jumped at every time somebody pointed a finger, he'd be wasting a lot of resources. I'm willing to give him slack here. It's terrible when it's real, but a lot of the time it probably isn't.

I know sometimes I say dumb things on this blog. I can think of at least two posts right now from the last year where it sometimes hits me that I said something really dumb. And that's not even counting all the stuff I'm sure some people just straight up misunderstand me about.

But this feels like busy-body stuff. The supposed groomer was already fired on the same day the investigation was started. They haven't even found anything for or against her yet. Beyond that, who cares.

[eri-pl]

A dictionary

I have a very… I think it's called "idiosyncratic" way of speaking. I use phrases that have meaning for me, but sometimes not for anyone else. So I decided to post a discionary of the most common ones (instead of IDK to stop using them).

Idiot, Idiot#1 — Melkor, later known as Morgoth, Dark Enemy etc etc. My problematic (oh, how so!) fave. I would never vote for him but I would definitely cry about him. I use both names, depending on which timeframe I'm talking about, also I use the Ao3 | spelling.

Idiot#2, Idiot Junior, or just Junior — Sauron. Also known as Mairon, but this feels like a more niche name. Not much of a fave, but also I would cry etc. Sometimes I use his other names too, based on context.

Fefe — Feanor, also know as Curufinwë Feanáro Finwion (did I put the ' right?). I don't remember who invented this name.

Lulu — Lúthien Tinuvíel (did I do the 's right???). This term thanks to @edennill

Birb — often, depending on the context, Manwë, the Elder King or Eonwë, his herald.

Tolkien would chase you (me) with an axe for this — the "this" in question is either deeply non-canon (or even subversive. Like: contains jazz.) or deals with Christianity more explicitely than Tolkien preferred it in the Legendarium. Or both. (Maybe allegory counts as axe-chaseable too :D)

[character] goes brrrr — the character in question dies in the way of Men and passes beyond the circles of Eä, but said shorter and in a less poetic way. Also, often some implication of "and other characters are confused/shocked by it". Like: Dior goes brr and Celegorm goes "???".

the Witch-King treatment — explicitely sending a character to Hell, (like the Witch-King in one fic*). Definitely falls under "chased with an axe by Tolkien" category, but is a small subset of it. (Yes, I don't mean characters in void/outer space/angband/dreamscape, I mean we are going explicitely theological about it.) (FYI Tolkien was very unwilling to answer any questions of this type, and people did ask, iirc about Gollum.)

Like, idk, kinda — words that had been popular when I was young, so I use them as part of informal English XD The purpose is a) to convey lack of certainity or precision, b) to make the sentence rhythm more entertaining.

Jirt, Professor, Sir — various ways I adress Tolkien, usually when ranting at him. (Jirt is a name he invented himself or maybe his friends, ansyway it was a thing).

My guy (or "my gal", but for reasons that will become obvious, that one would be very rare) — the way I adress a character when I am really angry and/or worried at them. Generally when they do something problematic.

[capitalization in the tags] — usually fictional characters don't get capitalized, unless autocorrect does it or I copy someone's tags or some other reason. That's it. Also, Tolkien gets not-capitalized when I copy tags or click at the popular tags…. sorry, Professor.

#random — things less relevant to silm, or low-effort posts, generally the purpose of this tag is that someone may want to filter it out. I probably shouch change it to something less generic.

[some really weird word that doesn't make sense in the context] — I was very likely writing this on my phone and it autocorrected me, and I did not notice.

*This is not meant as critique of the fic, it just gave me a way to express it in a way I like. This is not a fic rec/ fic hate post.

[bozepomagaj]

UH-OH!

College AU!Trigun (part 4)

Summary: You were finally there, but as per usual, Nai just had to ruin this for you. You just couldn't keep your mouth shut anymore and you had to speak up which managed to change the entire trajectory of your life (but not really.)

A/N: LORDDD I stalled this one for far too long, but I hope people like it as much as the previous installment! Don't have much to say except please enjoy some angst, I got a little rusty cuz I haven't written any in a while. This wasn't proof read so there might be mistakes here and there woopsies

CW: light swearing, Nai has PTSD, mentions of death, mentions of attempted rape

Word count: 3.4k

<[previous part]

You were currently sitting down in a luxury, dimly-lit living room. The sugary smell of a vanilla candle filled your senses, easing your mind far more efficiently than expected. Sat across you was a stern-looking Nai staring daggers at you at this point. You could tell he wasn't delighted by the idea of having you in his apartment. Well, it wasn't really his. It belonged to his brother as much as it did to him. And to his absolute demise, Vash couldn't be more delighted to have you here with him. However, he was currently in the kitchen getting you some cookies as he brewed up some tea. He was quick to attach himself to your side again, setting the cat-shaped cup in front of you with a couple of chocolate chip cookies. Cute, you think to yourself.

So, heard you two are working on some project together?

„Thesis. It's a thesis.“

Nai interrupted. He couldn't even let his own brother talk without interrupting him. God, he was so frustrating to deal with. I mean, how can someone so professional-looking act like a total kid in situations like these?

„Yeah, we're working on a short thesis-„

„Short? A proper thesis should have at least 50 pages-„

„Can you shut up and let me talk?“

You decided to reciprocate and stare daggers back at him. The last thing you were going to do was let him interrupt you. The scowl on his face was quick to form as he straightened his back probably getting ready to debate you but thankfully the sweetheart next to you stepped in.

„Hey, hey, no reason to fight. I mean, it's a project for that stupid little event, right? No need to overwork yourself.“

Nai cleared his throat, relaxing back in his arm-chair. You guessed Vash was his weak point but for him to back down so easily was still a little surprising.

„That doesn't mean we shouldn't give it our all. We should still put in as much effort as possible to be a good example for all the younger generations.“

Your mouth hung open. Was he serious? Everyone knows no one reads those things. The only reason people even came to this stupid event was to get free snacks and skip out on class, common knowledge. He couldn't possibly be that naive and think that people would be reading them. Hell, if even one person read it, you'd be surprised. You roll your eyes at him and sigh audibly, making your own annoyance very obvious.

„People rarely read those. Sure, we should make sure it's not nonsensical slop but can you really write a high-quality, in-depth, proper thesis in 2 weeks? C'mon, use your brain.“

Nai stiffened yet again. It's like you knew how to push all his buttons subconsciously. Or maybe you did it on purpose. Not like he could read your mind.

„If we pull a couple of all-nighters and work on it every day, I'm sure we can make an exceptional thesis.“

This time you were the one getting heated. You learned that yes, putting in effort can be very beneficial at the end. But this? You knew damn well no one would care if you made the greatest piece in all of history because, in the end, they'll end up shoving it in the depths of some closet for it to never see the light of day again. It was stupid.

„You cannot be serious right now, I'm not pulling all-nighters for a damn thesis we need to do for an event. You can do that by yourself.“

Vash's attention kept jumping from Nai to you. He could tell this wasn't going anywhere pleasant. And he was never the type to enjoy seeing people fight. Plus, your tea was getting cold. He suddenly rose from his seat.

„Nai, I need to talk to you.“

Nai immediately got up and followed Vash to his room but Vash stayed behind to give you a comforting smile, almost like reassuring you.

-

„They aren't good company-„

„I don't give a single shit if you think they're good or bad company. They saved my life Nai. God knows what would've happened if those two guys managed to drag me to that room.“

Vash didn't feel like sharing all the details about his encounter at the party, knowing it would just fuel Nai's ego further that he was right, that Vash shouldn't be going anywhere near those parties. If you asked him, Vash should be attending school from home, in the comfort of his own bed while Nai makes sure he's fine. Because after all, he's the only thing he has left.

He still remembers that day so very vividly. That morning he got into a fight with Rem, all because she ate his pudding. It wasn't anything big but he was a kid and he was still getting adjusted to living together with his adoptive mother. After breaking her favorite vase in a fit of rage, he got grounded.

„Young man, go to your room now. And no going out or and no piano for the next week, you hear me!?“

She yelled after him as he ran off into his room, slamming the door behind him. He deserved it. She had every right to lash out at him. And yet why did she feel so... guilty? Maybe it was because she knew he had anger issues that he used as a way to keep people away, even the ones he loved. It wasn't his fault but she still had to step in from time to time to stop him from overdoing it. She sighed, leaning on the counter, a hand covering her eyes. She didn't want to cry. Not in front of Vash. But it was already too late as the young boy immediately bolted to her side and latched onto her in hopes it would somehow comfort her. She looked aside at him, holding back the tears.

„Vash, how do I make your brother like me? I just... I want him to know that there are people who love him and are there for him, that's all.“

„We could go buy him his pudding?“

She laughed at his response. She shouldn't be asking him such difficult questions, he was still just a kid. However, it wasn't a bad idea.

„Go grab your jacket honey. Let's get some more pudding. This time we're getting the big pack.“

Vash's reaction was instantaneous. He bolted to the hallway and grabbed both his and Nai's jacket but before he could go to his brother's room, Rem stopped him and shushed him.

„It's gonna be a surprise, okay?“

He nodded. Soon enough the two of them left. The apartment went silent. Nai had this tendency to sleep off his anger so he directly went to his bed and fell asleep in seconds. By the time he woke up, it was strangely quiet. Vash wasn't on the other side of the room, reading his books or playing with his toys. And Rem wasn't knocking on the door to ask if he was okay. Weird, he thought. He decided to go out, he's a big boy after all. He's 10 and soon enough he won't have enough fingers to count how old he is. The rain hit hard against the windows. Just when did it start raining so heavily? Looking out the window, it was hard to determine what time of day it was since it was so godawfully dark. Opening the door that led to the rest of the house suddenly felt chilling. The hallway was the same yet it somehow felt so big, too big in complete darkness. With careful steps, he sneaked into the living room. Empty. He tried turning the light on but to no avail. Rem always complained about the fuse box when this happened. She'd also always tell him not to mess with it when the power went out, opting to either call her or the neighbor if she wasn't home. Then again, that was last year. Now he was bigger, smarter, he could figure it out so he went down into the basement but not without grabbing a flashlight beforehand. The fuse box stood out to him because Rem conveniently labeled it as 'fuse box'. He lost track of time once he started looking at the little bits inside of it: it was an older model so it had a bunch of switches and he frankly wasn't big enough to figure out what switch did what. What finally made him snap out of his thoughts was the sudden loud noise upstairs. The doors opened. But it sure as hell wasn't Vash or Rem. Nai ran and sat next to the washing machine, hoping whatever or whoever just came inside wasn't going to hurt him. He heard more footsteps rushing in, his little heart unable to handle all this stress. Tears spilled over as he gripped his mouth, praying he wouldn't make a sound until he heard a familiar voice call to him. It was the neighbor. But even when he recognized the voice he just couldn't get himself to move. Before he knew it though he was being held by the neighbor as he sobbed into the poor boy. Maybe it was instinct but like an animal, he began clawing the man off of him, he didn't want his hands on him right now and yet the moment he saw 2 large men in uniforms he couldn't be more glad to be in the hands of someone familiar. Nothing about them looked recognizable so it felt like the safest place he could be right now was in the arms of his neighbor, who he spoke to maybe 3 times. Everything after that was a complete and utter blur. The police sat him down to explain things to him, and he followed them into the big car until they arrived at the big hospital. He only remembered small bits and images but nothing else. Except one thing. The clear image of Vash, strapped to what seemed a thousand tubes. His entire body was wrapped up in bandages, blood steadily seeping through them. It's ironic how this one image that he only saw for maybe half a second due to all the doctors who were quick to surround his brother's fragile body has managed to engrave itself into his mind so deeply, how he can even tell you the brand of the loud, buzzing machines that kept him alive. The image that makes him throw up to this very day. At that same moment, a young nurse, probably an intern, whose makeup had been ruined turned him around to face her and through loud sobs told him:

"I'm sorry honey but your mom isn't here. And she won't be coming back.“

And then it all blurred again. The human brain is fascinating to Nai, how your body, mind, and soul can torture you with images. It's your body, doesn't that mean there should be some balance? That if you hate something, you won't think about it or remember it ever again? Nai was completely lost in thought, a single sentence made him spiral back into the unwanted memories he tried so hard to keep locked away in the back of his head and Vash knew. Those eyes of his were always so deep and mysterious, it's like he held the entire universe in them but in moments like these, it seemed like every star was painfully ripped out of the dark sky and thrown off into the deep abyss turning his bright baby blues into a dark ocean of nothingness. He gently put a hand on his brother's shoulder to make him snap out of his trance.

„Nai.“

One word. That's all he needed from him. To him Vash was everything. After that day, after the day he almost lost him for the second time he couldn't even imagine what life would be like without him.

„Please. Just be nice to them. What they did means a lot to me.“

A small smile graced his face. The face he vowed to protect. If they meant this much to Vash, then who was he to deny this happiness to Vash?

„I'll try my best.“

„You always do.“

A silent smile was shared in this moment. Most would say that Vash melted Nai's cold heart but that wasn't true. The heart he had beat with nothing but pure, sinless love however, he's imprisoned it with chains of anguish and grief, like a songbird in a cage. It's caged in for who knows how long because its caring owner believes it's far too pristine and unsullied for the harsh world outside, it simply wouldn't survive. So it cries, it cries a beautiful song of pain and heartbreak that falls on deaf ears, and the people praise it for the sound of its cries for help. Truly such an unfortunate soul, to have all your freedom taken away from you by this owner. The only issue was that Nai was the rightful owner of this heart, this heart that he enslaved and never let anyone hear again.

They leave their shared room and you snap your head back at them, watching Nai's every move. They were in there for quite some time, what could've possibly happened in there?

„I'm willing to compromise. We can do as you suggested.“

Finally, he sounded reasonable. You nod at him and he leads you to his room. A place he rarely lets people in, let alone someone like you. But he couldn't stand to see Vash mad at him, so he did as he was told. You both sit down and after some small talk, you begin to work. This all felt... weird. Time passed by quickly and you didn't feel unwanted in his room, on the contrary, the very arrangement of the room felt like you were in some paradise. Everything had a place where it belonged perfectly and although he was a minimalist, it still looked so... cool. It felt comfortable here, but not in a good way. This wasn't the Nai you knew, the one who always threw insults your way and ignored you purposefully. No, this one was reasonable, kind even. The way Vash made him change in an instant made so many questions pop into your mind. You've heard of all the „twin telepathy“ jokes and how they're so in touch with each other's emotions and in this rare case, it seemed like it was real. Like they could read each other's mind. Or maybe Vash could. You wouldn't be surprised, considering he knew just how to cheer everyone up. Everything was eerily silent and going well. So of course you had to put a stop to that.

„Since we're already here and it's just us, I wanna ask. What's your problem?“

Your curiosity got the best of you and who could blame you? All this time, all you wanted to know was why the guy hated you so much and didn't even give you a chance to befriend him. Maybe you put him in an uncomfortable situation once and forgot or maybe he was just a jackass. The answer to your question would be given shortly.

„What in the world are you on about?“

„Don't pretend. I tried to talk to you on so many occasions, I'd say hi to you every single day. I genuinely tried to be nice to you and the only response I got from you were nasty comments. The least you could do is tell me what I did to make you hate me.“

He looked at you, dumbfounded. In a way, he looked funny. Like a kid who just got caught stealing from a jar of cookies. He glances aside once. Twice. Three times.

„Well?“

Your voice gets louder. Just what is going on in that head of his? He doesn't dare to look you in the eyes as he speaks, finding the floor awfully gorgeous on this lovely day.

„I thought you were making fun of me.“

Silence would've fallen over both of you if you didn't make the most loud 'HUH' sound in existence. After letting the man gather his thoughts he continued.

„I thought you were teasing me or mocking me. I didn't think you actually wanted to befriend me.“

This just made you spiral. Was it your tone? Your face? The way you dress? What could've possibly given him that idea? You took a deep breath, settling your head in your hands. Okay, so this was all just a big misunderstanding and you were both assholes. No big deal. You decided to speak up but also found the floor to be awfully intriguing today.

„I'm sorry. I really didn't mean for it to come off like that, I genuinely thought we could be friends and I tried befriending you. I'm hoping you can forgive me and I don't know, maybe we can start over?“

He finally found the courage to stop staring at the damn floor and looked at you, who still hasn't found that courage. He never got used to this feeling of guilt because he rarely felt it, often justifying his actions with a 'they deserved it'. But you didn't deserve it.

„I'm willing to overlook the past few weeks if you are. It'd be appropriate of me, considering what you did for Vash.“

A tiny smile graced his face. A smile indirectly caused by you. You felt like exploding right now because your plan to 'get his ass' just went to shit when he looked at you like some sort of a puppy. You couldn't get back at him for it because you had no reason. You felt guilt, surprise, happiness, so many emotions at once. So you thought of the next best thing.

„Where's your bathroom?“

You could tell this was the last thing he expected you to say but he told you which room and you bolted right out of there the second he finished his sentence. This went in all the wrong and unexpected ways that it could've! You were here to teach this guy a lesson, to make him feel guilty for the way he acted, and sure he does feel guilty but you can't possibly be mad at him now that you heard his side of the story. And now what? You go back in there, tell him the truth, and make the guy hate you even more or two. The better option. Suppress the guilt as much as possible and do your best to befriend him. That felt weird though, didn't it? Are you really willing to go and befriend someone whose nickname was Knives? You didn't have a choice, you were running out of time and options, staying in the bathroom would probably worry them and that wouldn't be pleasant. You slam the door open, determined to make this right. And thank God you did because Vash already started heading to the door and before he got to ask you anything you were in Nai's room.

„Sorry. If it's okay with you, I wouldn't mind starting over and at least trying to be friends. Even with Vash's situation aside, I'd genuinely like to get to know you better.“

You were pulling words out of your ass but it was fine as long as something kept coming out of your mouth. He was still sitting down, laptop in his hands but the thesis was long forgotten now. Surprisingly, it worked. He nodded at you.

„I'd like that.“

You plopped back down at the same spot you assigned yourself to as he began typing something on the laptop, presumably to get at least some worm done today. And now was the time for the most awkward part of every blooming friendship: getting to know each other.

„So what are you into?“

„Excuse me?“

„Do you have any hobbies?“

„I enjoy playing the piano. And I play games occasionally.“

„Woah, what? You? Playing games? I took you as more of a book nerd type of guy. No offense.“

„None taken. I don't enjoy most books because the stories are boring and repetitive, following the same exact plot lines and the love triangles bore me to death.“

„Harsh critic. That's good.“

You were making progress, conversing with Nai. It felt natural rather than forced like you expected. He still spoke in that monotone voice but it's not like it bothered you, he was clearly interested in the conversation. He then looked up at you.

„Would you like to hear me play?“

[leonawriter]

I was meaning to add something earlier in my response about why people probably portray the Hakuba-Kaito relationship the way they do, when I saw someone point out that Hakuba is not present in the story from the last chapter of his introduction (Akako's Delivery Service) to Golden Eye. Though technically he's present in the same story during Twilight Mansion, set between those two stories, that doesn't fully count for the purpose of the point here, because they're surrounded by other people, other detectives, and there's never a spare moment during the case, which only takes one night.

It probably isn't much at all to mention, but when I thought about just how long the absence seems to be, it made me wonder why that might have been such a thing.

It's not impossible that Hakuba was simply in class but not causing a scene, but I would say it's unlikely. Whenever Hakuba's nearby, Kaito seems to pay attention, or Hakuba draws attention to himself. That said, the animated Red Tear special has him simply reading in class, which supports that

It seems just as likely that Hakuba really was absent for a while - in the Detective Koshien case, however, it's stated he's been away in England for a while, and has just recently returned. So, he went home.

This is supported also in the manga by how during the Clocktower heist flashback (i.e, some weeks/months before the Black Pearl, since Shinichi's his normal size) someone directly says "I haven't seen Saguru-kun, the son of superintendent Hakuba, lately" and Nakamori explains that yes, "Apparently he's returned to London to finish an unsolved case of his."

What strikes me is that he's introduced, he attends a heist, he asks Kid why he's doing what he's doing, he gets the response "aren't you the detective? shouldn't you be figuring that out?", he then figures out who, attending two more heists in the process, and his last appearance in MK before Golden Eye has him staring as Akako flies off on her broom, dressed as Kid.

My running theory at the moment is that he might have spent that time away from Japan not just solving cases elsewhere, but also using the time and distance to actually go over what he knows, and take Kaito's words at their first meeting to heart.

He starts asking himself questions: why did Kaito start stealing? Why is the Kid Nakamori knows about older, and why is this Kid his age? If he has assistants, then why would they be helping him? (Fascinatingly, if he has any idea that it'd been Akako under the top hat that one time, it doesn't get in the way of his canon crush on her.)

If this is the case, I'd love to be able to have seen him actually in the thinking state for any of the conclusions he's come to. Does he tell or talk to anyone else? Does his housekeeper know his hypotheses, or... is it just him who knows what he's put together?

And carrying on from that, it'd make sense if the TL;DR is that there's an aspect of "I am removing myself from the situation until it makes sense to me, and you aren't going to complicate matters by confusing me before I've figured it (and you) out, so I'll be back when I have my head around you a bit better."

With that in mind, his subsequent appearances might make sense in the light of him being called back, but he goes from "not being sure what he feels yet" to "helping Kaito out from all the way over in Paris."

I've also seen people suggest that it's only during this time away from the plot that he gets Watson, who he'd never mentioned before. Honestly, as far as I'm concerned, it could have been both at the same time. Or he could have had Watson before his introduction and it simply wasn't relevant.

Actually - I wonder if part of him needing to take time away from Japan was that he needed to sort out, in his own time, and in his own head, how far he'd be willing to go to help someone society had labelled a criminal? It's so easy for me to read Hakuba as autistic that I barely think about it, but if he is and that's the case, then the transition from "solves all sorts of crimes" to "casually helping a known international thief" can't have been an easy one for someone who must have had pretty strong feelings about the law in order to want to become a detective in the first place, and with so many cases solved, right?

Which then makes his absence have a twofold reason: to figure out Kaito, and to figure out himself, in relation to Kaito.

[ginnyn]

I always had this theory that Gaon has some weird and very minor physical deformities that might helped on his isolation in Kikaitopia (And his whole backstory). I was thinking that mostly for his tail (After all, in the School World Episode he gets crap from the Kuddaiter Teacher because his tail) but since right now I'm doing a Polymer Clay figurine of him, I'm noticing he has more different things than the other 3. For instance:

He doesn't have shoulder pads. No, really, those flashlights he has on his shoulder? Those aren't shoulder pads! Those are part or whatever are called the armor piece that goes in the upper arm

He doesn't have a belt. Design wise, he has the cut between his legs and his upper body thanks to his vest, but still, he doesn't have a belt

The Kikanoids armor have cuts of different colors all around, but Gaon's are the only ones who are more airbrushed. The rest are more straight to their cuts.

But what seems more important to me are the flashlights. In a sense. Because Ijirude and Barachitara (Yes I'm counting this two), despite having different design philosophies have 1 of those rectangular flashlights each, Juran and Vroon has 4 each and Gaon has 6. The other one who has 6 though is Magine, which I don't know what to do with them, because 3 of those are the blobs in her ballerina style skirt.

What calls my attention though (And I consider Kikaitopia to be the absolute worst at this thanks to Tojitendo propaganda, so keep that in mind) that they took the time to add those rectangular flashlights to Ijirude and Barachitara, and that the eyes of the Civilian Kikanoids (Which I haven't considered until now because Production details which I do respect) you can also consider them like those flashlights (Because, you know, they are rectangular) so, it seems that having more than 1 flashlight is somehow bad. How bad it is? Well, the other character who has more than 1 of those rectangular flashlights (He has 4) is Gege. And, despite he can talk, he's considered an animal. So yeah.

Tojitendo bad.

Some footnotes:

I'm not considering Boccowaus because he has reconstructed himself many times using parts of his family, but I checked out, and he doesn't have flashlights, meaning he most probably has removed them on purpose. So yeah, flashlights are something bad.

Same thing with the Kuddaks, the Kudaiters and the Kudaitests. It's implied they were designed by Ijirude, and those doesn't have flashlights either.

The character that has 5 of those is Secchan. And, I know he's a robot and not a kikanoid, but I cannot stop thinking that he might been a kikanoid bird originally and further down the pre production process he was changed into a robot. Unless they were meaning to imply Secchan is either a repurposed kikanoid eagle corpse or based on kikanoids birds. Like a very small initial hint for the backstory of Kaito's parents. (The Detail of Super Sentai for Zenkaiger puts Gege and Secchan side by side, like inviting this comparison)

I truly, truly wonder if Stacy glows in the dark XD. Like, he has 1 or two of those flashlights but those are under his skin. And probably in his forehead, because Barachitara has his on his forehead. That would be so funny XD

[silver-blooded-synthetics]

@lebutterfly-effect asked:

What type of jewelry do they usually wear? What’s a song you associate with your muse? What social media would your muse use the most? Does your muse believe in ghosts? An afterlife of any kind? If your muse more of a camper? Or would they prefer a hotel? If your muse had an Alexa, what would they primarily use it for? {Errol and Alma, my babies}

What type of jewelry do they usually wear?

Errol: He likes rings and necklaces a lot, and will occasionally put on a bracelet if he's feeling it. There have also been times he's been seen wearing a tiara, but that's only for ✨fancy✨ occasions.

Alma: He doesn't wear much jewelry besides a tie clip, if you want to count that.

What's a song you associate with your muse?

I have playlists for them because I can't choose just one, but I'll link some of the most relevant songs for them below.

Errol:

The Faerie Court (Under Sun) - CLANN Isn't Everyone - Health & Nine Inch Nails Start the Fire - Jamie Bower

Alma:

La Mer (Nine Inch Nails Piano Cover) - Sequoia Sounds It's Ok, You're Ok - Bonjr Overthinker (CloZee remix) - INZO

What social media would your muse use the most?

Errol: Probably instagram, twitter, and tumblr

Alma: despite being a tech nerd, he doesn't use much social media. He's probably got a facebook and linkdin for job related purposes, but that's about it. He might have a tumblr account that he checks out nerdy science related blogs on.

Does your muse believe in ghosts? An afterlife of any kind?

Errol: Yes, he believes in ghosts, as for an afterlife, he tries very hard not to think about it, because he just knows if there is one, he's probably going straight to hell, or whatever equivalent there is to it.

Alma: He believes in science, but science teaches that energy does not die, it only changes forms. If our consciousnesses are made of energy, then they cannot truly die, only change forms. Maybe into something that we don't know about or see in this life, but our energy must take some sort of form. So, essentially, yes, he believes that there is life after death. When we leave our bodies, our energy has to go somewhere. Perhaps we become one with the universe and turn into stardust. He likes the idea of that.

If your muse more of a camper? Or would they prefer a hotel?

Errol: He prefers a hotel, but he doesn't mind camping either. He's done both and sometimes it can be fun to go out in nature and spend some time in a tent or camper. Still, he wouldn't want to do it every night and would rather spend the night in a nice hotel if it's an option.

Alma: He prefers camping. He very much enjoys nature and exploring, so would love to go camping. In his human verse, his family owns a beach house near a lake out in the woods and he loved spending summers there as a kid, where he could lay out on the grass under the stars and just enjoy nature.

If your muse had an Alexa, what would they primarily use it for?

Errol: He would never own an Alexa because they are far too easy to hack and he knows that firsthand, being a hacker himself. Still, if he did have one, he'd probably use it to tinker with and would take it apart and put it back together again. Not exactly the conventional or intended use.

Alma: Mostly asking it questions, getting news from it, and playing music. He'd probably mess around with it's settings and software as well to make sure it was more secure and add a few whistles and bells.

[traumatizedmathilda]

tc never have i ever by @lustfulromances just because

1. hugged them? - no, but i would probably start crying so no thank you ✋🏻⛔️

2. cried over them? - no, but i do think about him while crying lol

3. spoken to them on the phone? - yes but it was for the course I followed so not really interesting. And he sounds very different on the phone so not my fave way to talk to him

4. seen them outside of school? - yes, which in hindsight was definitely very special, we drank tea in a hipster café and talked for at least an hour

5. given them a present? - no but I will at some point

6. receive a present from them? - does the chocolate bar count he bought for me for my birthday?

7. dreamt about them? - yes, but like hyperrealistic so it's unsettling

8. failed a project or an exam they gave you? - no because I'm an overachiever

9. failed their class entirely? - no, I like him but I wouldn't want to do that course again

10. flirted with them? - not on purpose because I'm a lesbian but we do get along like a house on fire and others probably would interpret it as flirting (which sucks)

11. message them over social media? - we text... a lot

12. emailed them? - yes of course, especially if I'm having a crisis and need to write my feelings down

13. made them laugh? - bro of course, that man's laugh makes my day and its very easy to get him to laugh

14. played a song that reminded you of them in front of them? - no because I associate 0 songs with him bc I have no clue what he likes

15. written a fanfic about them? - no

16. ate lunch with them? - no

17. told them your feelings? - I don't have romantic feelings for him so no. I did tell him, multiple times, that he is the only one who I feel like takes my issues seriously but doesn't treat me any different for it and I feel like he appreciates me for saying that bc he's told me he likes getting his thoughts confirmed lol

18. gotten into an argument with them? - yes actually, in the beginning of the course when I really didn't like him and he pushed me to hand something in which I wasn't happy with at all and I told him that and than the next monday we talked about it and that's when I thought "ooh this man isn't so bad after all, he seems to understand me" and the rest is history ✨️

19. had any form of physical contact with them? - he bumps my shoulder sometimes or taps my shoulder and we shook each others hand once. And he put his hand on my shoulder, which will forever be ingrained into my brain

20. had a long conversation with them? - literally so many over the last 1,5 month, which I don't mean in a bragging way, it's just that my life is fucked up and I don't have anyone else to talk to, at least an adult I mean. my friends are lovely but have their limit as well. The thing I appreciate most is that I'm being very fucking vulnerable and he hasn't used it against me in any way, he's not predatory or whatever and he tries to get me to laugh during the convo's. AND he shares some details about himself as well, like I know stuff about him and he says he trusts me not to tell anyone <3

[ninewheels]

Okay, yes absolutely this, but also you've given me the perfect platform voice some fucking Opinions on the nature of the "Jedi mind trick."

Quick background is that I cannot stand it when the Force gets neatly gamified, especially in the expanded universe and prequel trilogy.* Any demonstration of the Force becomes a new entry in a standardized glossary of Abilities that a Designated Force User can unlock with enough experience points (but make sure to prioritize Dark Side points if you want to unlock the power to shoot lightning from your finger tips). Force suggestion should not be as specific and singular as The Voice from Dune; I don't have any problem with Dune, I just think it's a boring way to portray the Force specifically.

*This also counts for aspects of Jedi culture, like lightsaber standardization, but I believe they should be treated as distinct subjects and I don't want to digress about Jedi shit now.

So here's what makes sense of me:

The Force lives in every thing. It should manifest differently for each person. Obviously the Jedi Order, as presented in the prequels (i.e. the Catholic Church, especially the medieval Church) would have a vested interest in standardizing things, but regardless of my opinions on that, the point is when people use the Force, they're channeling it through themselves. Obi-Wan can do the "Jedi mind trick" because it's an extension of his personality: he's effortlessly charismatic, in the kind of way that puts people at their ease. He's smooth, he's persuasive, and he's relaxed. (He's a textbook waterbender.) All he's doing in that scene in ANH is utilizing the Force through the instrument of his personality.

To go back to the original points, absolutely yes! That stormtrooper knows he shouldn't half-ass this job, but it's a boring job and his heart clearly isn't in it, and when the harmless-looking old man with the trustworthy face assures him that it's no big deal, something about that is especially persuasive for some reason, and the stormtrooper doesn't care enough to push back or interrogate why he's repeating the phrases this old man says to him, even after the fact. Whatever, it's probably fine, move along.

This is so simple and so sensible. It's just an magically-enhanced projection of Obi-Wan's laid-back affability. There should be other demonstrations of characters subtly using the Force to amplify the effect their personalities have on others. It's hard to tell if Vader's doing that for intimidation, but since he's a six-foot-six man with a spooky outfit and a deep, commanding voice who can murder you in any number of horrible ways, he was always going to be intimidating even with a less terrifying personality. Or maybe he's projecting an aura of fear around himself subconsciously, that could be a thing.

Which brings us to RotJ. The Jedi mind trick doesn't need to be some standard Ability that Jedi learn at whatever level. Luke does it here, because he saw old Ben do it, and decided to try to make it work for himself. He has a very different, more headstrong personality than his mentor, though, so when he does it, it comes from a different place. At this point, he's got the confidence of expertise, and he's got an edge of darkness to him that's gonna come up later in the story as a parallel with Vader, and so like Vader, when Luke uses the Force to get people to do as he says, it comes across more intimidating than persuasive, whether or not he's doing that on purpose. (Again like Vader, spooky black outfit helps, as does choking people.) It's enough to scare Bib Fortuna into compliance despite Fortuna's intellectual resolution not to comply--but Luke's connection to the Force can't change Jabba's ironclad confidence in his own safety. Jabba isn't going to be intimidated by one little nobody just because he exudes this calm but dangerous confidence; Jabba isn't going to be swayed by personalities generally, because he's met plenty of scary people, and his power (and sense of power) is rooted in practical realities to which he is finely attuned.

Anyway, yes, previous posters were totally right, and I thought I'd add my overthought nerd opinions to the post.

obi wan kenobi + force suggestion

[starrspice]

I feel like part of Y/N's frustration is that instead of clocking Sun's insistence on love as desperation (he desperately wants to believe love is worth it and that his job isn't just an eternal slog of busywork) they think he's just got blinders on and is fully ignoring what love takes. Y/N probably having gone through a really tough romantic entanglement(bonus points if they'd put their whole heart into it, like wanted to spend their life with this person, and the ex in question just straight up didn't even bother to try and properly return their feelings after a while and counted wholly on them to do the heavy lifting in the relationship) is like 'Love takes WORK! It takes EFFORT! You can't just make people KISS and it fixes everything! If all love took was affection and kisses I'd be mARRIED RIGHT NOW!' probably has to storm off bc woof who gets vulnerable in public? Cringe. But I feel like that's the weird rubbing point for Sun and Y/N in the cherub au.

Yes yes yes YES YES YES GOLD STAR

A GIANT GOLD STAR FOR YOU

Exactly EXACTLY THIS

Part of the reason they clash so much is because they both view love SO similarly

Sun is angry and frustrated because it feels like no matter how hard he works or how perfect the pair is, more often than not they end in failure sometimes even becoming a disaster! So he's angry and desperate to prove (mostly to himself as much as Y/N) that he has a purpose! Love isn't impossible! It takes work to cause love!

But he doesn't understand the work it takes to maintain it. But Y/N does

So Y/N finds it pointlesss

Just Like Sun is starting to

And Y/N gets SO frustrated when Sun makes it sound so easy because theyve done it! They've fallen in love, did EVERYTHING right, worked so so hard to be the perfect partner, to make the relationship work. But it didn't. So why bother?

If Y/N accepts that love is real and worth it, then they feel like they're admitting THEY'RE the problem

Both desperate to prove love is more than the other believes because they're desperate to prove its not THEM thats the problem

And Eclipse knows this

About BOTH of them

Which is WHY she paired them up togethet

Y/N is exactly what the boys need and vice versa

Gold star for you

Smothering you in gold star stickers

[thekrows-nest]

Okay off work so I can muddle a bit more on this. I'll put a read more cause I know this will get long lmao.

If you saw me reblog this to the wrong blog before no you didn't.

Obviously Krow is Erik/The Phantom. Similar to the Phantom, he has a variety of skills, in the arts of course but Krow is also clever, knows a bit about caring for a scooter, carpentry, cleaning, and other things. Could easily translate them into skills for the Phantom. And fuck it, for the purposes of this au he could know ventriloquism too. Also Krow actually has money in this. From scamming the managers. Also the book has some REALLY funny scenes on how the Phantom does this.

Dove is, of course, Christine. Now in the book (I am mainly going by book canon) Christine had her own sense of fierceness, strength and character. She truly IS the hero of the story that saves everyone with not just her strength but her compassion too. Of course, your Dove could be different... and the story could be different.

Eliyah is... sigh. Probably Raoul. The rival love interest to the Phantom. Similar to Raoul, Eliyah also can be described as "foppish" (as so many in the phandom have called Raoul) and can have his priorities a bit askew. However, unlike Raoul, Eliyah... doesn't always have Dove/Christine's interests at heart. And given that Raoul in the story is a Viscount, with his older brother being a Count, he has a fair bit of a power. A dangerous combination indeed. Honestly Eliyah could be a Raoul and Carlotta mix lmao.

Gabby is a little tricky to correlate to a Phantom character. Gabby is Dove's best friend. In the book, Christine is... kind of alone in the book. She doesn't really have any friends. The ballet corps and other singers either see her as weird at best and stay away or are jealous of her sudden rise to fame. In the musical, Meg is Christine's friend (though there's only one scene really... showing this friendship?) so one could argue that'd be the best correlation. As well, it's often the ballet girls that are often going on about the 'Opera Ghost' and how folks shouldn't incur his wrath. Gabby is known to have a belief in not fucking with the supernatural. So closest correlation probably would be a more proactive Meg like character that tries to keep Dove/Christine out of trouble and is VERY dubious on this 'Angel of Music'.

Luke. He's the Persian (yes that's what the character is only known by in the original book, and has been excluded from the musical which is fucking BULLSHIT. He's often called Daroga or even "Nadir" based on the name Susan Kay gave the character in her novel "Phantom", which gives the backstory of Erik and... it's a book. I have feelings on. Anyway.) Luke is the Persian. The Persian is... Erik's only real friend and confidant. Luke plays much the same role for Krow in canon. Luke could easily be keeping tabs on Krow in this au and trying to make sure he doesn't cause TOO much trouble and finally stepping in when Krow's antics (and madness) goes over the line.

Mary would be Madame Giry. Although she and Gabby wouldn't be related (Madame Giry is Meg's mom in the original). Madame Giry basically takes care of Box 5 and has some relations with the Phantom although doesn't really see or personally interact with him. But she finds him of reasonable character. Mary and Krow... well... Perhaps Krow is a little more... forgiving of Mary here. Somewhat ironic considering this au but anyway. For Camilla, I'll say she is a fellow box assistant like Mary, and they are still very much lovers.

Naila is the narrator, that tells you the Opera Ghost REALLY existed, and the whole book is a recounting totally explaining WHY he existed. Source: Trust Me Bro.

There really is no character correlation for LT. Either he is woefully absent or he has inserted himself into the story and hijacked some poor unnamed side character to get in on the plot.

I should use my nerdy Phantom knowledge to construct an AU for the Krow verse. Cause I know a... good chunk about Phantom of the Opera.

[watatsumiis]

The Price of Everlasting Vigilance (Xiao x Reader)

Content: Gender neutral reader (referred to as 'you'), pre-established friendship (can be read as romantic but nothing explicit), general broody Xiao angst and such, some dark/depressive thoughts and rambles on his end.

Word count: ~1.1k

Xiao is... Tired. The kind of tired that sleeping can't fix. A deep, all-consuming exhaustion that has numbed him to the point where he doesn't even notice it any more. It's just a constant state of being for him now.

Even the things that helped previously don't put a dent in it any more. Watching Liyue from a high vantage point, spending time with those he cares for, it's all become the same.

Try as you might, there's not much you seem to be able to do to even get him to look at you nowadays. He's always focused on your surroundings, watchful, as always, for demons and other such horrors that he knows will come creeping out of the cracks the moment he lets his guard down.

You've known him for a while, and it's never been this bad - usually the Remedium Tertiorum that Zhongli has you take to him whenever you visit helps at least somewhat, but now it doesn't seem to put a dent in the pain that is forever bearing down on Xiao's shoulders. You can see it dragging him down like a creature alive, reflecting endlessly in his tired amber eyes and the monotonous way he walks.

He's never one to complain, not even to think that perhaps this isn't how his life should be, one battle after another until he inevitably hits the ground for the last time, never to get up again.

You, of course, know better. You know that there's more value to him than simply the weapon he sees himself as, but trying to inform him of that, or to even open up the conversation is a difficult undertaking, to say the least.

"Xiao, are you alright?" It's a simple question, one you always ask every time you see him. He seems more irritable today than usual, rolling his shoulders and pacing the balcony of the Wangshu Inn, looking out over the waters.

"Yes. There is nothing to stop me from doing the duties I have been assigned." You can't help but let out a sigh at his stock-standard response. It's hard to tell if he's purposely avoiding giving a proper answer, or if he truly believes that you're just asking about his ability to carry out his work.

"That's not what I meant..." It's hard to stifle the frustration in your tone. Xiao's incessant pacing and restless fidgeting seem to be aggravating you as well. "Emotionally. Mentally. Are you okay?"

Xiao pauses for a moment to focus on you and he tilts his head to the side. "I do not see how that is relevant. Zhongli sent you, yes?" You nod your head and open your mouth to respond, to clarify that you're asking because you actually care, not because of whatever preconceived notion Xiao has got in his head, but the Adeptus interrupts you. "You can tell him I am, as always, perfectly capable of continuing to fulfill our contract."

"I'm not asking for him!" You burst out, the frustration inside you finally coming to a boil. He finally ceases his pacing to fix you with a blank stare. He looks so tired, like the light behind his eyes is struggling to keep from sputtering out. His shoulders are slumped, and he's holding himself awkwardly, as if he's in pain. Knowing him, he probably is.

Xiao clenches his jaw and wets his lips before he speaks, giving you a glimpse of his sharp fangs. "Why are you asking, then? My 'emotional state' is of no concern to you." He says the words like they hold little meaning to him as an overall concept, much less something he himself actually possesses.

"Because I care, Xiao!" Your tone borders on scolding now - it upsets you to realise that, even after all of the time you've known him, the idea that you actually care about him seems to be completely foreign to him.

He flinches back minutely, running one hand through his hair, fingertips brushing up against the base of one of his darkly coloured horns.

Despite Xiao's long life, and the time he's spent being near mortals, even picking up on their emotions thanks to the Adeptal 'gift' of empathy, the intricacies of human mannerisms still escape him sometimes. It hurts his head, the sharp spark of emotion he feels coming from you. He wonders if it's his fault, if he's done something wrong. Guilt wells inside of him - it's not pleasant, but it's finally something that isn't that deeply seated apathy that has curled up and made itself at home in the cage inside his chest.

You watch as his brow furrows and he focuses his gaze solely on you for the first time in what feels like forever. His stare is intense, like he's trying to take you apart to see just how you work and why you're feeling the way you do - it's almost unnerving.

The silence between you two is deafening. It's nearly enough to make you throw your hands up and give in, to tell Xiao to forget that you asked, that it's late and you should go to bed to prepare for the long trip back to Liyue Harbor tomorrow.

You're about to do so when Xiao takes a step forward, one gloved hand reaching out briefly before he pulls it back close to his chest. "Wait." His voice is as composed and monotonous as ever, but it's ... smaller, somehow. "I..." He hesitates, worrying part of the ornate necklace he wears between two fingertips. "I'm sorry." He finally gets the words out - you can tell from his expectant expression that it isn't a phrase he's familiar with saying, that he's not entirely sure that this is the context he should be saying it in.

You shake your head, and he seems to shy away a little. "No, Xiao, don't be sorry." You make a conscious effort to try and calm down a little, to speak to him gently and kindly (goodness knows he could use some patience and compassion when he's so surrounded by hostility all the time). "Just..." You trail off, a little unsure of where you were going with all of this. "Let me care about you, alright?" It's your turn to interrupt Xiao as he opens his mouth, evidently about to question your intent. "No. Don't say anything. Don't question it. Please." You're so tired of his constant pushing away, the way he de

Xiao falls silent for a few long moments, contemplating this new revelation. He gulps quietly, averting his gaze to the marsh below. You think you see a slight tinge of pink on his pale cheeks in the twilight. "Okay." He murmurs softly.

Please don't repost, steal, copy or otherwise plagarise my writing! This includes posting translations to other sites.

[slasherwhxre]

Pokes head

Cutie if it’s no issue can I ask for your fav killers seeing their girlfriend being bullied by other survivors ? SoloQ have traumatized me 😂

If you’re busy please ignore

Pokes out

you really put me on the spot here. I loved writing this, although it may have been done already. I might do a part two in the future because everyone is just 😫

Masterlist

DbD Killers' Reaction to: You Getting Bullied by Other Survivors

|| Characters: Danny 'Jed Olsen' Johnson, Pyramid Head, Bubba Sawyer, Michael Myers, Frank Morrison

Danny 'Jed Olsen' Johnson:

OH, this was good.

He was hidden behind a nearby tree, watching the campfire as the rest of the losers (his words) listened to the redhead woman's story. She was boasting about her performance in the latest trial. Well, that hadn't been good until he heard your name come out of her mouth. He was almost bored, but that earned back his undivided attention.

Danny struggled to hear between the words as her ugly laugh pierced his ears and made him cringe under the Ghostface mask.

He made out 'fell', 'clumsy', 'useless' and you again.

So, that's how it was.

He'd show her.

Didn't she know revenge killings were among his favorite?

Well, you did, very firsthand. She'd know, too, soon. It's probably why it was a good thing you weren't there now.

Danny, no. You'd say.

Danny, yes. He'd tell himself.

You already knew he'd gladly kill for you, for any reason at all. You had to accept it at some point. It was a compliment.

And as far as he saw, Meg thought she was hot shit, didn't she? 'Look at me, I'm an athlete and I run fast.' He blew a raspberry.

Already, a plan blossomed in his sick mind. You didn't mind if he went through with it and made her suffer for bad-mouthing you, did you? Not that Danny was worried, it was justified. Just not to the extent he'd take it.

Pyramid Head:

They thought he'd tolerate that?

Didn't they know his name?

The Executioner.

He wants to Mori them any chance he gets. It's alright, you tell him.

He knows it's not. You don't have to lie to me. 

You might be able to forgive them, but he won't. It goes against his very being, and he'd rather have you not deal with them. He can take care of it for you.

Pyramid doesn't care if he's scaring them away from ever approaching you again, whatever the result it doesn't stop him from punishing them.

Bubba Sawyer:

Bubba is sadder than you at the revelation.

Him, he'd understand.

But you? They were supposed to be on your side, it was mean, and you were the last person to deserve it, that was his opinion. The sweetest, most hardworking one out of them.

Why would they treat you like that? Soft cannibal boy just didn't understand.

You tried to reassure him, I'm used to it.

That was even worse!

He had more purpose to use his chainsaw and use it well. He'd make the revs count.

Michael Myers:

He was sure Feng could've saved you, so why hadn't she?

At first, he didn't think twice about it.

But then he noticed the pattern.

Any time you were paired up with her in a trial, it would always end with you being sacrificed.

Every. Single. Time.

He knew you were quite good at surviving, he enjoyed trials with you for this reason, so why had it always happened when she was around?

Rest assured, Michael wouldn't let it happen again. You were his to hurt only.

Whatever reason she was doing this for, she'd soon feel the kitchen knife in her back, piercing through her heart.

Frank Morrison:

Of course. It was shithead David.

The Legion wasn't surprised one bit.

He'd end him on command.

Just say the word.

You insisted it was fine, he didn't agree and had a lot to say about it.

'Next time, just tell me where he's hiding.'

'I'm not going to betray my friends.'

He let out maniacal laughter.

Joey, Julie, and Susie were your friends, not that coward King.

"Sure doesn't stop you all from hooking me every trial."

'Babe, c'mon.' A quick kiss.

He couldn't let you off the hook (Heh.) just because you were dating him, but he'd make up to you each time.

Still, you knew he was more than happy to slice up any of the idiots bothering you, you knew that, right?

He might take initiative if he ever witnesses it. Don't try to get in the way, he's sending off a warning to others.