#main character energy off the fucking charts

[simmyfrobby]

― Teju Cole, Blind Spot

Hockey Poetry Post 30/?

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Inspired by this post by @f1vegas

[mybrainproblems]

sometimes you miss your ex bestie and then you remember they hetsplained your queerness to you and then friend-dumped you almost as soon as they got a serious partner and it's like.

yeah nah. missing them? wanting to try and patch things up? that's the devil talking.

[payidaresque]

I’m curious to get your opinion on two things. 1) do you think the buzz around haladriel/PR recognising it’s profitable will have any effect on the show itself (keeping in mind both seasons were written before they realised how popular it is) and 2) what do we think they’ll do about celeborn, if he does reemerge in Galadriel’s life. Considering that the lead director and exec producer confirmed Galadriel was in love with halbrand (=sauron) they clearly don’t give a damn about The Lore saying elves only love once (much to the chagrin of those insisting that celeborn is Galadriel’s one true love). The books also do not portray her and celeborn as some great passion either. Like no matter what happens that marriage is always going to be overshadowed by saurondriel ??? But I could be wrong!

Okay. i'll break this one down: 1) Honestly, I don't know, it's hard to tell. Mainly because the thing with those big franchises is when you start to "predict" things, you might end up being dissapointed because big companies don't think like their viewers unfortunately (or do it very rarely), so i try not to make any theories not to get my hopes up. HOWEVER I do think that taking lines from the book and giving them to Sauron, of all charactrers, was a delibarate move. Some might say "they took those lines just to be closer to canon" and they might be right, but why giving them to SAURON? That is an interesting question. Plus, they basically just acknowleged Haladriel fandom. Did they do it just for bait? Or because they planned something? Nobody knows, and nobody can know. However, i do think that if they did it for marketing, the blacklash is gonna be huge, cause the fandom will be really mad. The question is: is that the risk Amazon is willing to take? Especially considering that since they sort of "spoke to the fandom directly", i do think they realise what affect we have on the show

2) as for Celeborn... man, this is hard. Before i say anything, it might be fair if i say this: i am not a tolkienist, i never took any interest in his universe, and i watch the show as a completely new and, most importantly, separate project. Separate both from the books AND the movies. Of course, keeping in mind some of Galadriel's background, as it's important to the story. So everything i say further comes only from my personal opinion

Now, what i learned from the movies, is that Celeborn is a Mary Sue type of character (god, i beg u on my knees, don't let lorebros read this LMAOOO) whose main purpose is "to be Galadriel's husband", and nothing else. The moving force, the main character is Galadriel. And if i'm honest, if amazon plans to introduce Celeborn, they're gonna try very fucking hard casting wise cause (and i might sound biased) the chemistry between Sauron and Galadriel is off the charts, and if they fail to find someone who can keep up to the game as Celeborn, and if bring someone who fails to do it, then it's gonna look a bit awkward if u ask me lmao and raise a pretty reasonable question of "how the hell did they manage to make Celeborn (who IS Gal's husband) look like a loser?" and, as u perfectly put it into words, will make him stay in the shadow of Haladriel

But to be honest, i don't want Celeborn to be introduced: not only because of Haladriel, and i know they're a doomship, but also because i don't want any "love triangle" energy surrounding the show, and i don't want more discosure. I mean come on, we have lorebros to deal with every day 🤦🏻‍♀️

Besides, showrunners already said bye bye to the lore with the whole elrond/galadriel thing lmao

[peskyfirefly]

Hello I'm here for the sleepover ask game 💖

What's your favorite JJK headcanon?

FMK the Haikyuu men

Aaaaand what's a current manga you're reading (or have read if you're not reading any rn) that you would recommend?

hi beautiful!! hope ur having a lovely night sya<3 sorry this got a little long asdfghjkl;' so its under the read more!

its sleepover weekend! come stop by<3

favorite jjk headcanon:

ok making up my own thing here. but i think megumi takes in stray/hurt animals 😭🥺 i think he loves animals. and gojo always had to stop him from bringing animals into the house growing up. i dont think he'd want to become a vet 🤔 i think animals like his sort of calm, stoic energy. i imagine it feels peaceful. and i think megumi feels a bit protective over those that cant take care of themselves. so he has a bit of a nurturing side of him that takes over when he sees a lil animal on the road he can help 🥺

FMK the haikyuu men:

HOW COULD U DO THIS TO MEEEEE

okay.

fuck: ukai (he fucks nasty. we all know this to be true), SEMI, TERUSHIMA (he has a tongue piercing. need i say more?), bokuto, atsumu

marry: tsukki (yall know i love him), udai (he seems so sweet), sugawara, kuroo (was tempted to put him in fuck BUT hes in a suit all the time and thats hot and also our banter would be off the charts), akaashi, osamu

kill: goshiki (sorry i just find this funny for some reason), oikawa (also funny. plus i think he'd piss me off one day and thatd be IT for him)

was this enough? how many do i have to sacrifice????? 😭

manga recs:

not currently reading anything! but

on my hands and knees screaming and begging for everyone in this entire world to read haikyuu.

akatsuki no yona!!! one of my all time faves. and i feel like its been consistently good thru its whole run<3

yakuza fiance. this just feeds a very specific need of mine. and all the characters are hot.

kaiju no 8. quite a good cast of characters imo! tbh i like a lot of the side characters and their stories more than the main character. their stories have just been a lot more compelling to me

those are ones that ive been thinking about lately! if anyone checks em out, always feel free to hit me up about them :D or feel free to give me recs too 👀

[ottisbuns]

loving your crosscode liveblog. who's your fav char so far?

That is a VERY good question honestly. Not counting Lea because picking the main character feels like Lea, I think it'd be...

Joke answer, Shizuka. I am still not over how she just. fought her way through heavy security to call Lea a Cringe Ass Nae Nae Robot, tell me to Kill Myself and then just... leave. Literally my favorite moment so far. Pettiness levels off the charts. I love it. Shizuka you are amazing. However that is a bit of a meme because I don't actually know much about her, but she's worth mentioning.

More seriously, I think Emilie, which I will admit is partly because I ship her with Lea leave me alone, but also I love her energy, the fact she's a bit absentminded, and her interactions with the polycu- Party are a lot of fun. I also like C'tron more than I thought because I remember seeing him on like the steam cover art and thinking he looks like some dark and mysterious edgelord who would probably be all mysterious and edgy and serious and stay away from me I do not like your kind hiss. Then I met him and he's just. a dork. who gets poked fun at for being a bit of a nerd. So I've ended up liking him.

Apollo and Joern are also a lot of fun. I like how the game introduces Apollo as being kinda annoying, but then you party up with him and Joern and I am instantly charmed by their combined antics. The "Water your plants" bit is soso fucking funny.

Honorable mention to Captain Jet for appearing so sparsely but being hype as fuck every time.

But yeah, Emilie and Shizuka. Love those two, but there are no characters I dislike. This answer uh... got a bit out of hand, huh. Oopsie.

[misspickman]

fero pickman and xue yang. i know all your comics friends have you covered

fero !

Sexuality Headcanon: bi i think. i dont think hed care about defining that tbh. also keith once called him aromantic on twt and idk if thats generally considered canon but i enjoy it<3

Gender Headcanon: little guy. again to me? genderqueer but idk if hed care about it. in a modern au maybe, but less because he wants to define it and more because people would ask that of him. which maybe just makes him refuse to define it even more. much to think about

A ship I have with said character: ephero.. theyre so real in my heart.. i dont think about them much anymore but when i do. ah :(. also ferol he fucked that old man

A BROTP I have with said character: fero and hella and adaire,, what we could have had,, also mother glory. and samol. anyone of the main pcs tbh just put this guy in dynamics

A NOTP I have with said character: uhh idk honestly. i cant think of anything rn? im sure i have some but ?

A random headcanon: do you remember when we gave him a bunch of cats in our au. also: always fixing shit. this is how he shows he cares. he will not say it but he will fix that hole on hellas roof and be grumpy the whole time

General Opinion over said character: he has changed my brain chemistry irreparably. listening to seasons of hieron and going hes just like me fr (derogatory)

pickman!!!

Sexuality Headcanon: lesbian. probably not something she thinks about much, a la "im probably nb but i have a job so idc about that now"

Gender Headcanon: my big butch wife. but in general same as above, she is what she is and shes too busy to dwell on it, and its not like its anyone elses business, right? also what even Are gender expectations of a caprak? i dont think this is ever discussed but i would like to know

A ship I have with said character: pickman/chantilly scathe.. man

A BROTP I have with said character: alekest :) and colette<3

A NOTP I have with said character: uhh idk i cant imagine her with men. the lesbian energy is off the charts

A random headcanon: i would like to think she gets more into art after zevunzolia. maybe into wood carving. it would be sweet. would she write poetry.. i dont think she would consciously sit down to do it but she is Very good at writing letters (thanks jack, for that<3)

General Opinion over said character: miss pickman my wife miss pickman.. we shall have a spring wedding.. i think about her six travelers ep So much. "I think it is something magical that separates us. Again, I am not speaking metaphorically."

xue yang :)

Sexuality Headcanon: probably bi. similar to what i said for fero but for entirely different reasons, i dont think hed care

Gender Headcanon: you see this is a Question. its been so long since ive actively thought about this so i cant articulate it but theres something going on there

A ship I have with said character: songxue, songxuexiao, i love a very horrid and messy xueyao too. any ship with xue yang is horrid and messy but in most cases the horridness is one sided but in xueyao its both of them. this increases the levels of horridness. u get me

A BROTP I have with said character: in my beautiful mind and nowhere else? wen qing. in a more realistic sense aqing and meng yao

A NOTP I have with said character: oh im sure there are many xue yang ships i would not enjoy but i dont wanna think about it rn. but uhh him and mo xuanyu? i just dont vibe

A random headcanon: in any modern au i am giving this guy soo many tattoos and piercings. also motorcycle guy

General Opinion over said character: i miss him its such a shame i can never step back into that fandom. also changed my brain chemistry but in a completely different way

[image-thot]

hi my girlfriend and i were looking at your “how to bang a robot safely” post and sheets and we’re dying to know what calculations you’re doing. like was there specific formulas you were applying? where do these numbers come from, etc. was it just general estimates based on what you would imagine their heights to be?

The exact formula is a secret 🤫😆 (ok not but also yes)

Well, I had to use the closest thing in anatomy to cybertrionians, which would be humans.

I'm not proud to say that this could be used to calculate what someone is packing 👀.

The difference between the results and reality is only 0.5 -1.5 cm, which is the main reason I don't outright say the exact formula (this is both a mad impressive chad lad and creepy how the fuck you know that energy).

But to answer your question!

It took me a couple days to be able to come up with a fairly accurate formula to follow, but since there's not much info on transformers aside from their heights (even then that changes with the continuity). Whatever formula I used had to take into consideration the a characters height, or there would be no way it could be an accurate estimate.

That's why each character has multiple results due to their different hieghts across the continuities.

But the big question is how did I get to that point?

I had to base the formula off people because at this point in time there's no large robots with large robot dicks out there to get some measurements off of.

The actual research took longer than calculating all the characters in the sheets, as you could imagine getting the information such as length circumference from a large pool of guys might take a while. Lucky for me, there have been studies done on subjects similar (not many), so I could use info from that as well as the info I gathered myself.

*Note: These results will vary depending on how much research someone puts into it, I am confident enough to say they are close to canon accurate as possible. Then again, there technically isn't a Canon/real example of a gaint robot dick 😆 so they can only classed as estimates... for now 👀*

As I used both online and in person data I had a large pool to get my averages from, those being hieght, length, circumference & diameter. Once I had those, it was as simple as multiplying by the scale.

The only time this has changed was when I did Unicrons measurements as he was way too big to do in cm and so had to adjust to calculate his in km.

I hoped that answered your question 😀 I do hope that sometime in the near future I can make a simple chart/calculator/Excel sheet for everyone to be able to access and source the necessary spike relates info 😀

Some may think this was done out of pervieness, they may be right. But I got so enthralled by the maths and research that I can only look at it from that point of view now 😆

[maeve-is-annoying-about-books]

Iron Widow, Chapters 1-5

Wu Zetian is a vicious woman and I love it. I adore it.

I can appreciate a main character that's a little bit feral. It's hardly like she's wrong to be so, either. She lives in an extremely misogynist society, her feet have been broken and bound into "lotus feet", and her sister was killed. Used as energy to power a giant mech that fights alien bugs. I think, though, that while these all might be reasons for her attitude, I don't think they're the end-all be-all, as though she were a perfectly docile women enriched in feminine manner before. No, I think her internal drive, her anger, all of it are intrinsically herself.

Important because these are nominally masculine traits that I haven't often seen depicted in a female lead. Usually I tend to see the modern-typical example of fantasy womanhood, that of competence, coolness, a collected attitude over a mental storm. It's anecdotal, I totally admit, but my experience so far with our heroine has been so refreshing for my personal reading life that I can't help but bring it up. I wonder, a bit idly, if Author Zhao's editor often argued with them about Zetian's character. If whomever was overseeing was worried that Zetian would come off as "bitchy" or "unlikable". Something I've seen a time or seven when a lady character expresses herself in any way that is less than perfectly "reasonable".

In a book so steeped in gender and its roles, it's hard not to talk about its parallels in the real world. I expect I'll have much to say about it down the line, as well.

For the rest, the substance of the story, I want to say that I appreciate the kind of earnestness Author Zhao presents their world with. It's a bombastic, vibrant, up-front world. The last thing I would expect from a book is a type chart that shows the five elements' strengths and weaknesses on the front page. The mechs transform in response to spiritual energy, and their forms are shown int he first pages. Ah! It tickles me how unapologetically fucking radical it is. So far there have been no long sermons on why having animal mechs that become bipeds are tactically the best choice for humanity's defense, and I hope there never is. I'm with you, I am along for this ride, my disbelief is liberated from my body by sheer force of my love for giant robots.

For the meat of what's happened, as I've said, Zetian's sister has been killed. Her spiritual energy was used up by Yang Guang to pilot the Nine-Tailed Fox. This is seen as business-as-usual by everyone in society, even Zetian's own family. And it is frustratingly heartbreaking that it's so, everyone seems to be on the page that this was the best possible thing she could have done with her life. To be fuel. Because isn't it? Isn't it better to give up a life to the Prince-class Pilot than let the Hundun threat breach the wall?

No. No, not in the slightest. Not even a little bit. Because the truth is that she never gave her life willingly, the society around her told her, her entire life, that it was all she was worth. That's not a choice, nor a noble sacrifice. It's a tragedy that these women are all doing this, clinging to the faintest hope they'll be a Balanced Match when they're given over as Concubine to a pilot.

Yizhi, ah you sweet boy. He wants nothing more than to save Zetian's life. There's no way she'll ever assassinate Yang Guang and come out alive. But the fact of the matter is that Zetian doesn't want to live under this system anymore, doesn't want to deal with the inevitable pile of bullshit that would fall on her and him. She's poised, hairpin in hand, to strike at everything shes grown to hate. Yizhi can do nothing about it at this point, even if they could have had a quiet life. But of course they can't, and not just because of Zetian's decision, or because Yizhi didn't "fight hard enough" for her. Their entire society set this split into motion, and it's all the more sad for it.

And all the more gross when we meet with the selection process for a new Concubine Pilot. It's exactly what you expect. They're all told to, in essence, be emotionally responsible for Yang Guang. To comfort him, to give him anything he wants, even their bodies. Even their minds. Seeing as how piloting is a melding of minds, after a fashion. Be meek and submit, they all say. I find it no surprise that the very picture of this "ideal submissive woman" was Zetian's biggest obstacle to getting picked. Xiao is everything Zetian isn't, all her fierceness is in guarding the system built to use her, and she folds to the words of authority in moments. It's why Zetian is ultimately picked, she'll be interesting for awhile and then, like all the rest, she'll be gone. Sooner the less fun prettyboy Yang has, I presume.

It might be the very battle that starts now.

[flyingcookierambles]

Praying to rngesus in genshin artifact domain ugh. I hate then so much.

In other news I went from a childe/zhongli main to a scaramouche/venti main. In game lol. But seriously I like. Really focused on just. Grinsi g the desert pavilion domain city of gold or whatever its called bc it's easy and fast to do. And I got scara / I named him Yuto as decent a set as I could before my sanity ran out and then leveled them all to 20 and like. I'm looking at it. Like. Oops. I surpassed my childe. Now tbf, I was in the midst of replacing childe and zhongli's sets. Childe bc I learned that the hydro set for nilou is decent for most hydro characters so some of his current stuff is not lvl 20 yet so he's kinda accidentally nerfed. Zhongli bc I am dumb and thought that his kit scaled to defense like other geo characters. It was his hp. Oops. So his old gear had really high def and hp (about 60k?) But I'm going back for him to get better hp stuff. I gave some of his defense items to Noelle.

However I also was replacing Barbara's set from the ransom wanders troupe and maiden beloved to like. The actually good sea dyed foam artifacts that are good for all healers. But accidentally thought her heals scaled with attack like qiqi and Jean combat medics....

It's also her hp...

My Barbara currently has higher raw attack Stat than childe lmao.

I finally learned the websites that ppl use to post character cards on genshin subdeddits for showcases and advice. It's really good actually I like them a lot. I like akasha more bc some characters have a literal chart of stats comparing you to the public leader board lol.

I think it's funny to look at my (underdeveloped) characters and look at the chart and actually built characters and just go. Haha I fucked up. Welp.

Under cut lol.

Also idk but scara / Yuto is like in the 28% high energy recharge group. Also I guess im the only one who uses the dodoco tales?? The only advantage of being sucked into this dumb game since basically 1.0.

Main dps childe and scara and neuvillette. Battery venti and Raiden. Sub dps/burst Xiao and zhongli. Shield bot zhongli (but his hp is so low compared to his off the charts crit and attack oops. Where did I go wrong? Lmao).

Only venti and scara have full level 20 artifact sets here, so everyone else is kinda. Nerfed lol.

This isn't all my characters either, just the mostly leveled up ones. I'm still leveling wrio and kaveh and stuff.

[zehecatl]

2024 media thread PART SEPTEMBER

13th September: Transformers Earthspark s1

god damn, this really is just an overall banger- both as a Transformers show, and as a show on its own merits. surprisingly well-written, really well animated and choreographed (dude, some of these fight scenes, holy shit), with engaging characters and a really solid plot. like, this is a good show

it's not without any flaws, but out of the 26 episodes, there's only two episodes where i had annoyances- and even then, i wouldn't call a single episode bad. the way they kind of compare Transformers to immigrants is, like. a choice. but it's pretty easy to overlook, especially since it barely shows up, and i don't think the ground idea is inherently bad. also, as a Transformers fan, i would like to see more of the pre-existing 'bots! i do love the Terrans, like genuinely so, but also. my babies. show them to me

i really love the theme of family, and also how the show handles the Cybertronian war, and the after-effects of said war- it pretty much feels like every pre-existing 'bot has trauma, and it doesn't feel accidental. hell, it's even outright addressed at times, and while it's still very much coming from a children's show, it's pretty well-written, and i really hope s2 gets around to touching on it even more

also, also, the way this show handles the Autobot-Decepticon relationship is so interesting, and a lot of fun. there's the obvious case of Megatron himself going 'good', and the fallout he has with numerous of the Decepticons (his divorce energy with Soundwave and Shockwave is off the charts), but there's also smaller moments, like Bumblebee knowing Brawl by name, or even just the few moments where the Decepticons are shown in a kinder light, where we get a little glimpse into why they started their cause... i really want s2 to touch on this one more, since it's probably one of the most interesting things Earthspark is doing

like, overall, i'm just a really big fan of this show? it's genuinely really fucking good, and i'm looking forward to checking s2 out at some point, especially since the fandom seems to be throwing a hissy fit about it

also it made me ship Megatron/Shockwave, and i cannot complain about that. Megatron has two loyal husbands, and he does not deserve them at all 💖

16th September: ZERO (Toume Kei)

being so honest, this is a deeply mid ass manga. like, i wouldn't exactly call it bad, and i think it could make a really fun movie, but. it's not exactly good either, lol

mainly, i read this because the main girl antagonist has such a good design. like, the art is on point for the girls, i really like the slight edge they have to it- but anyway, i really like Mao's character. she has such a seme vibe, and i kind of really fucking love with it. would kidnap her as a character and make her have a messy sapphic relationship with another girl. wish it had been about her. she could have seme'd that twink ass protag so hard, and i would have loved that

16th September: Dark Forest, White Road

the atmosphere of this one is so excellent, actually. it's very melancholic, which really matches with its winter setting, and i think this would really have thrived with a longer run time

there isn't a lot of meat here, really, but it feels like there is. the story is brimming with potential and interesting set ups, from the honestly toxic relationship between the main character and her sister, to the fleeting connection between her and the love interest; also, the way the love interest is written is interesting, because again, it feels like there's so much left unsaid, so much you could explore further

also, the art here is really gorgeous? like, it matches the atmosphere so well, and i just really like how it's drawn.. i would have consumed the shit out of multiples volumes, is all i'm saying

16th September: The Miko's Words and the Witch's Incantations

primarily read this for the art, which is absolutely gorgeous, and really up my alley- though i did end up rather liking the whole thing, even if it was a bit confusing at the start

this one has a really interesting set up, with a witch saving a miko from a shrine she's been trapped in her whole life, and the consequences that causes- i actually think this one would make a really good OVA, and that as a stand-alone volume, it actually works rather well

it's nothing super deep, but it was a pretty cute read, and i think some of the stuff that went down in the climax could make for some really interesting story beats

16th September: Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves

i'm not actually a DnD'er, and most of the information i do know about it comes second-hand, so while i did recognize some stuff (the owlbear!! the underdark!!) this really was just a rather fun fantasy movie for me

i do think they put a lot of effort into bringing the setting to life, and it was a really good movie, like i had a great time, but it's definitely more of a popcorn flick than anything else- though i would definitely love a sequel!

i do kind of wish we had gotten some actual bard action... like, i don't know how exactly it's supposed to work in-game, but i feel like the lead was... super useless lol. like, he truly did shit

19th 26th September: Love Bullet v1

since this is only a single volume right now, i don't think there's a lot you can really say about Love Bullet, but- that's not really gonna stop me, lol

it definitely, like absolutely for real, deserves the hype it's getting. like, it's such a solid first volume, and i'm straight up gonna be heartbroken if it gets cancelled, because there is so much potential here

first of, the art is so so gorgeous, and the manga really utilizes the medium, with lots of parallel shots and framing, and just- i'm not an art person, okay, but this is some good fucking shit

secondly, while we obviously haven't known the characters for very long, and we haven't seen much of Ena especially, just from what little we've seen, and the designs themselves, it's obvious these are well thought out, and well-written, characters. like, i'm genuinely so excited to see more of all of them, because they're already so dynamic and fun, and i really like seeing them interact with each other

also, also! there seems to be some really good layers, here. there's mysteries already being sown, not just with the relationship between characters (Kanna and Chiyo? 👀) but also for the actual cupid system in general. like, the whole 'losing' the hiragani and kanji in the names is interesting, and i think there's for sure some stuff going on in the background that we don't know about yet, and it makes me so excited to learn more about this world

also! i just! really like the action!!! it's so well done, and i love how much detail the mangaka has given to everything (they use different martial arts!!!! the guns!!! it's so fun!!) and i'm just- i'm so very charmed by this manga, and i really really really want it to get super huge and big, so we can get an anime and maybe an english release, and just.. this has so much potential

as a yuri, there's not a lot going on so far, but what we have is, so far, really good. i definitely think we're going to get more, and i definitely think said more will be really fucking tasty, because it feels like this mangaka knows what she's doing, and i think she is going to feed us so fucking good

basically, i just. really like Lovet Bullet so far. and i really hope we get more... please... more cute girls

26th September: Reverie in a Deserted Bus

it's a cute little tragedy with some nice art, and a fun set up. i've actually been meaning to read this one for yeaars, all primarily because i really like the set up of an abandoned bus...

26th September: Damdam!!

THE FACT THAT THIS ONE IS ONLY A ONESHOT SADDENS ME SO MUCH, BECAUSE THE POTENTIAL HERE IS UNREAL...

it's basically a dark action yuri, wherein our two protagonists is part of a super special secret force that specializes in killing monsters. also they're both high school children. because of course

i really really love the set up here, like i'm just a huge fan of monster killing and yuri action, and this one nails it so good. the monster design is excellent, and the art really works for the type of story this is, and also the yuri, while not the focus, is so toxic and fucked, i fucking adore it. and while we obviously don't get a lot of the characters, i did really like them... one of them is super rude and brusque, and calls her partner bitch, and the other is just absolutely in love with her, and is delighted by her very presence, and i just. i wanted more. so bad

26th September: Efude to Kuro Kinu

this one has a pretty good build up, and while i don't think the lack of actual yuri is a failure, i did kind of want more actual yuri...

but! the toxicity is pretty tasty, and the art really works for the story, and i actually really liked the ending. also we just love to see older women in yuri <3

29th September: Wavetale

a genuinely really excellent little gem of a game, that's also a throwback to the 3D platformers of the PS2 era. which i am a huge fan of, like really huge, so of course i was going to love this game

which i do! especially because it's greatest strength isn't actually the platforming (which, being honest, isn't super deep or complex) but the story! which is really good!!!

it's a very ghibli-esque story, set in a post-war/post-apocalyptic world, wherein the whole world is more or less covered in water- which the game lets you surf around on, by the way, and it's great fun- and also the dark mysterious ~gloom~ that fucks you up, and all has basically more or less ruined most of the world. like. the protagonist doesn't even know what apples are. it's banging

it's one of those stories about grief and war and a bit o' environmentalism messaging, which, again- very ghibli! and, like ghibli, it keeps a more light tone, even when it properly addressed said themes, which is obviously helped along by the (very nice) more cartoony visuals

like, i could see this as a ghibli movie. i really good

anyway! as a game, it's definitely not super complex or deep- the combat is very easy, the platforming is easy (but nice. i liked doing it :3), there's no real puzzle elements, etc etc. i do think the surfing mechanic is very fun, but, again- not very deep. but! i think that's okay!! sometimes a game is a vehicle to tell a story, and the gameplay is there to help the narrative flow, or even just underline it- as much as i think the combat is a bit superfluous, it helps with the narrative flow, and so i can't really fault its existence

it's a good game. not very long, but i really liked it, and its story, and its characters. it feels like a work of love and passion, and i always love to see that :]

29th September: Transformers One

so every Transformers fans have already say that this movie is really good, so i'm not coming with any new take, here, when i say, oh my god. this movie was really frickin' good

like. it is SO GOOD. and just- seeing Transformers, animated, on the big screen- it feels so huge. monumental. for so long we have eaten the live action scraps, and now it's animated and it's good, and it's about THEM, and we see CYBERTRON, AND JUST. AAAAAAAAAAAA. IT'S SO GOOD. IT'S SO FRICKIN' GOOD I COULD COMBUST ABOUT IT

(also i will now engage in spoiler talk. if you have not seen the movie, go see it. right now. seriously)

putting aside the sheer fucking hype of this movie even existing, i also think it's the perfect 'starting point' for a possible new 'generation' of Transformers. going into the backstory of Optimus and Megatron is not just fun, but also a really good way to set the stage for (possible) future movies. also, man, it's just. it's so good. i loved seeing the divorce happen on-screen, the way they did Megatron's turn to evil was so good, and while it's obviously a bit- not really rushed, but this is a movie, and we got a time constraint here, it just feels good. the scene with him and the High Guard where he nearly kills Starscream, ough, it's so fucking good. Starscream goading him on and then eventually cowering, like yessss, start off your future toxic gayship properly, i love you <3

ALSO SHOCKWAVE. SHOCKWAVE. I LOVE YOU. I ADORE YOU. LITERALLY NEARLY GIGGLED OUT LOUD WHEN HE SHOWED UP, HE'S MY FUNNY LITTLE MAN <3 <3

also, can i just say- i love Elita? i love Elita so much??? she should, by all account, fall into the 'strong female character' archtype, but, at least to me, she doesn't. she has the trappings of it, but she just- she doesn't feel forced, she doesn't feel badly written, she feels as at home as everyone else, and i love her SO much. her relationship with Optimus is really fun, and also i think she should kiss Shockwave (what. who said that)

also i was rather hesitant about Bee at first, because i haaaaate when they flanderize an existing character into the comedy role, but- they make it work. guy who has been alone for literal years and cannot stop talking now due to trauma and FRIENDSHIP EXCITEMENT. he's fun. i forgive him for his crimes <3

i am, being very honest, not much of a fan of MegaOp. both as characters, and as the ship, but man. this movie did them so good. literally the MegaOp divorce movie of all time. i see what y'all are seeing, and i have to stan. friends to enemies go hard every time, and it goes hard here. like, when Megatron lets go? holy fucking shit? that was SO SICK, and just. the whole climax itself. was so frickin' good

also i love how surprisingly brutal this movie is?? and i hope if we get a sequel they turn that shit up, because it was tasty. Megatron tearing Sentinel in two, like yes baby get his ass

ough, i just. i love this movie. i need a million more. i need more focus on the Quintessons (I LOVE HOW THEY DID THEM IN THIS MOVIE. I LOVE HOW THEY'RE NOT THE FOCUS. I LOVE HOW THEY'RE A LITERAL LOOMING THREAT, AND THEY DON'T EVEN SPEAK!!) and i need the Autobot-Decepticon war, and i need to see everyone. all of them. especially more Jazz, i am so charmed by his little cameo role, like that's my baby boy!!! he is so cute!!!

(ALSO AIRACHNID WAS SO COOL??? HELLO??? HER AND SENTINEL WAS TRULY JUST ICONIC AS FUCK)

ANYWAY THE MOVIE WAS SO GOOD. I NEED THE DVD IMMEDIATELY SO I CAN REWATCH IT ON LOOP. A THOUSAND MILLION OUT OF TEN, BEST MOVIE ALL YEAR, GIVE IT ALL THE AWARDS

[roscgcld]

DAYDREAMING!AU || new reality

;request: rn i’m obsessed with your writing & the daydreaming!reader<33 but i also love angst so what would happen if she ended up getting really hurt protecting another student - hope that wasn’t too weird.. again, i love your writing !!

note: ahaha, i am glad that a lot of people enjoy my daydreaming!reader works; she is also one of my babies as well >< and originally i wasn't going to do this cause i had no idea on what to write - but i had managed to layout a rocky plan before i got some bursts of inspiration lol. ended up becoming too loud though ><” I am sorry for that~

pronouns: she/her

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“There is a chance that she will never wake up from this.”

Shoko gave the others in the room a concerned glance as she glanced up from her tablet, hating how silent it was besides the quiet beeping of the machines around the occupied bed. Laying in the bed was Y/N, a breathing tube carefully inserted into her mouth with the ventilator beside her being the only thing that’s keeping her oxygen levels normal. “The amount of damage she took was quite large. And even though she had managed to regulate quite a strong barrier of Curse Energy around her at all times, it wasn’t enough to brace her for the impact of her being slammed into the build.”

The mission shouldn’t have ended this way - the first and second year students were sent on a mission to deal with a few Finger Bearers that had appeared in the city due to the lack of sorcerers on duty at the time. They were under the care of a few First Grade sorcerers, all hand-picked by Yaga-sensei to ensure the safety of the kids.

However, things rarely go to plan in the jujutsu world.

Yaga-sensei sighs softly as he leans back into his seat, his eyes glancing over at his student that was clearly battling to stay alive. Guilt started to eat him from the inside out, since this was technically his fault. Sure, everyone knows that there is no way that you can go on a mission without enduring some casualties. But the fact is that this was not what he had expected for the outcome to be.. “I am going to kill them myself.”

“G-Gojo-san!” Ijichi hissed out as he glances over at the white haired shaman in the room with wide eyes, the man having been leaning against the wall opposite from the hospital bed with his arms crossed over his chest. His head was tipped forward with an almost too casual expression on his face, yet anyone can tell the barely suppressed anger that lurked underneath. An anger that was only a few moments away from exploding. “You can’t - don’t say things like that!”

“And you expect me to sit back as they failed to save the children?” Gojo asks in a loud voice, effectively squashing whatever confidence Ijichi had built up inside of him. The hand that was resting arm tightened, the veins at the back of his pale hands started to protrude out as Gojo’s anger started to show itself. “I need a good explanation on how their incompetency put our student in this state. 5 First Grades against 3 Special Grade Curses? With 7 talented students by their side and they still can’t handle it? Give me a fucking break.”

“Not everyone can be like you, Satoru.” Yaga-sensei finally mumbles out as he rests his forehead into his hand, fingers pinching at the space between his eyes tiredly. “If anything, it was my fault. I had underestimated the brains of the Finger Bearers, and because of that, all my calculations were wrong. I put retrieving the fingers over numbers. So if you want to find someone to be angry to, the blame is on me.”

The room went quiet after Yaga’s explanation, both Ijichi and Shoko sharing a caution look before casting a glance over at the blindfolded man. After a few tensed moments Gojo pushed himself off the wall and walked out of the hospital room without another word, closing the door behind him quietly; a stark contrast to his usual habit of either slamming the shoji doors too hard, or leaving it open completely.

That out of character move definitely had Shoko sighing in concern. “That idiot...I hope he’s not going to do anything stupid.” She mumbles softly before she turned back to face the young girl laying on the bed, quietly reaching over to brush her fingers through the soft strands that had fallen over Y/N sleeping face. “You better wake up soon, sweetheart...I worry that this might finally push him over the edge.”

Occupying each seat outside of the small waiting area in the infirmary were the other students; wounds bandaged, yet their anxiety was palpable in the air. They had heard what had happened, yet were sheild by the other sorcerers who had called for back-up. Last they heard of Y/N was a scream before what sounded like a building collasping. “Do you think Y/N-senpai is alright?”

Yuji was the first one who dared to break the silence, glancing up from his clenched hands before him to glance at the others. “I mean...it must have been bad, since she was charted off as soon as back up arrived.” Yuji mutters softly as he tightened his fingers together, trying to stop them from shaking. He felt awful - if only he had spared a few seconds to glance over at his senpai, maybe she wouldn’t be in the condition she’s in now. “It’s not every day you’re rushed straight to Ieiri-sensei’s office...”

“...If there is one idiot who can pull through, it’ll be her,” Maki mumbles out quietly after awhile, looking away from her kouhai to stare down at the wooden floors of the building they were in. “Even if it’s bad, she always pulls through it...there is no reason why she can’t do it this time.” She mutters softly just as a pair of footsteps came towards them, causing everyone to look up at the approaching figure. 

Gojo paused when he spotted the others, the question they wanted to ask was clear as day. And for once, Gojo wished that he was able to reassure them like he always does. For him to be able to put up the act that everything was alright, that everyone will be okay. 

But he knew that it’ll do no justice if he did. “Is she...is she alright?”

The question that fell from Yuta’s mouth was left hanging in the air for a few moments, the sliver of hope they had moments ago slowly dimming with each passing moment. Quietly Gojo slipped his hands into his pockets, his blindfolded eyes downcast; too scared to see their reactions. For once, he wished that he was not the one to break the news to the students. “Y/N-chan...might not recovery from this.”

His words sent shock waves through the students, yet he balled his fists up in his pockets to continue with what he had to say. “She hit her head too hard...and if she was not subconsciously protecting herself with Cursed Energy all the time, the impact would have caused her skull to crack in two on impact. But it still took a lot out of her person, and Shoko said that-”

The sound of a metal chair being thrown backwards echoed across the room, causing Gojo to look up just in time to see Yuta standing up with wide eyes as he hastily tried to calm his friend. “Maki, you need to calm down.” He tried to reason with the girl, who had her backed turn to the group, her hands shoved deep into the pockets of her jacket. “This isn’t your fault-” Yuta tried to reason, only to pause when Maki just silently started to walk away, leaving with no more but a loud slam of the main door that echoed down the hallway once more. 

For a few moments no one said anything else, yet the first one to move was Megumi; who turned to face his sensei. “Can we visit her?” He mumbled out quietly, to which Gojo just glanced over at him with a slightly raised eyebrow. “Usually people talk to someone who is in a coma. Might jolt them awake or give them encouragement to fight harder...I am sure Y/N-senpai will get lonely if no one visited her..”

“Why not?” Gojo said after a few moments of thought, giving his students what he hope was a reassuring smile as he turns a little; nodding down the hallway. “Shoko managed to stabalise her condition. Just make sure to sanatise your hands at the door.”

Quietly the group of students followed behind their silent sensei, keeping close to one another as if they were trying to give each other comfort. The walk to the room seemed too far, the door seeming to grow further and further away from them with each step. It was if it was trying to stop them from seeing the truth; yet they didn’t stop. Yet soon they found themselves standing before the smooth door; the single grey name plaque with her name written in black resting in the silver plaque holder. “Right, here we are.”

After everyone was handed a blob of hand sanitiser and had wiped it onto their skin, the small group entered after a quiet knock to the door. “Y/N-chan, I’ve returned with the others...minus one, that is.” Gojo hummed out in delight as he made his way towards the bed, a silent gesture for the others to do the same. “You know Maki-chan though. Once she finishes beating herself up, she’ll come running back. She always does~”

Quietly the others made their way into the room, eyes scanning over the beeping machines and many wires connected to the sleeping girl. “Y/N...senpai..” Nobara mumbles out in shock, her eyes resting the ventilator; not believing that a girl that was bounding about the college earlier today now needed help to do something as simple as breathing. “No way...there is...”

A warm hand rest on the top of her head, Megumi quietly giving her a form of comfort whilst his wide eyes stared at the bed before him in shock. No one dared take a step forward, like they were standing on the other side of a fragile glass bridge that was moments away from breaking. “Y/N..”

Gojo felt the hole started to eat inside of him as he watches how his students were staring at their fellow classmate in shock. Quietly he settled down in the only seat at the corner of the room, watching from the shadows at how the others will react to seeing her in such a state. The first person to snap out of it was Yuta, who quietly places a hand on Toge’s shoulders before giving it a light squeeze. “Shall we go and say hello?” 

Quietly Yuta made his way towards the bed, only to hesitate one step away from grabbing onto her hand. He stared at the frail hand, a simple IV needle carefully taped on the back of her palm for a few moments; a clear look of uncertainty on his face. Yet he took a deep breath, and with a trembling hand, carefully took Y/N’s cold hand in his. “I...Hi, Y/N...” Yuta mumbles quietly into the hospital room, voice barely heard over the constant beeping of the heart monitor. “Sorry...we took awhile to visit...and sorry that Maki isn’t here...I am sure she’ll drop by when she is ready though.”

The only response he got was the sound of the steady beep of the heart monitor, to which he just tighten his grip ever so slightly on Y/N’s unmoving hand. He could hear the soft giggle that Y/N would let out at his words, and if he felt tears welling up in his eyes as he hears her voice bouncing around inside his head.

“It’s alright, Yuta-san! I am sure you were busy before that. And I know Maki-chan will come after you leave - but you didn’t hear that secret from me~”

The silence of the hospital room made Yuta sick to the stomach, the idea that he might never hear Y/N’s voice again started to really sink in. Her usually warm and familiar touch felt cold and lifeless, causing Yuta to carefully tuck her hand underneath her hospital blanket; as if he was trying to warm it up once more. “I...I am going to go grab her favourite stuffed animal from her room. I am sure she’d love to have something of comfort whilst she’s here...if you’ll excuse me.”

Without another word Yuta just walked out of the room quietly, Yuji being the only one turning to watch his senpai leave with a look of concern. Out of everyone Yuji was definitely the one who seemed to be able to hold himself together the most, so it was no surprise when he was the one that went next. “Yo, Y/N-senpai,” Yuji greeted quietly as he walked towards the hospital bed, easily dodging all the wires and such. After all, this wasn’t his first time visiting someone he cares for in the hospital. “Can you hear me? I hope you can - or not Fushiguro might lecture me for being loud.”

The other sorcerer couldn’t even find his voice whilst Yuji continues on; his voice soft yet soothing as he looks down at his senpai with nothing more but a soft smile. “I know you’re trying your hardest go come back to us, and you’d probably tell us that we’re not the ones to blame. That you’re a big girl now, and things like this happen all the time.” Yuji continues, the only indication to his change of mood was the slight quiver that was hard to hide. Yet Yuji continued on anyway. “I hope you know we miss you...and we’re worried sick that you’re in the state you are now. But I know that you need some time to rest up, and soon you’ll be back on your feet again, right? ‘Cause..b-because that’s how you’ve always been.”

Silence enveloped the room once more, with Yuji just not sure on what else to say to her as he stared at her pale face. The other three in the room sort of just huddled together, all of them unsure of what to say to her. They weren’t the best with emotional words - beside Toge, who usually doesn’t use words at all - so asking them to keep their tone in check whilst referring to their unconscious classmate is a little too much for them.

So after awhile Yuji decided to lead them out of the hospital room, giving Gojo a parting smile before he closes the door behind him. Leaving him alone as he stared at the slumbering figure of his student as he rests his elbows on his parted knees. Quietly he rests his head in his hands, eyes closed as he tried to push back the light migraine that was coming on. He hates that it is his duty to break the news to the others - her parents, her elders. Heck, he has to give a call to Nanami and Utahime to tell them the bad news. 

If it was anything else, he wound be more than excited to blow their phones up. But this? He wishes that the duty was handed to someone else - because he himself doesn’t even believe that this was happening in the first place. 

He wishes that this was all just a terrible nightmare.

Maki quietly pushed the window open as she climbed in from the roof, the doors of halls of the infirmary long going silent; cicadas chirping away in the night sky. Maki quietly stuffed her hands into the pockets of her hoodie, eyes racking over Y/N’s sleeping form, to the amount of machines that were working by her side to make sure that she’s alive. “Hey, idiot...I’ve arrived.”

Quietly she made her way towards Y/N’s bedside, her eyes clouding over with an unreadable emotion. If she was being honest, she didn’t know how to react right now. On one hand, she was pissed - she is pissed off because she could have done something to help Y/N. Maybe if she was just faster, just a bit more aware, maybe if she was training to try harder. Maybe if she can just try harder-

A loud slap sounded across the room, Maki having pulled her hand out of her pocket to slap across her cheek hard to snap out of the spiraling thoughts. The burning sting on her cheek reminded her to return to reality before she started to trash the room out of anger, something that she and Y/N had been working on for some time now. Y/N would always say, “You should never turn to anger and violence to deal with your issues!”

Maki wonders what her reaction would be if she had saw Maki slapping herself so hard that there was a light handprint on the side of her cheek. “You’re so annoying, you know that?”

With a tired sigh Maki settled down in the seat that Gojo had occupied earlier in the day, keeping her eyes on the steady heart monitor; her eyes following the spike that indicates the faint heartbeat of Y/N. “Who the hell knew that it took an entire building to really get you hurt.” Maki sigh as she tore her eyes away from the screen, looking down at her boots quietly; examining all the scuffs and scratches on marring the smooth leather. “Call me stupid, but I really thought that it’d take more than that. Remember when you had jumped out the window of the 10th floor and left with no more but a bruise? You were crying about it ‘cause you couldn’t wear dresses for about 2 weeks.”

Maki let out a tired laugh at the memory of finding Yuta trying to reassure a crying Y/N when she found the bruise on her knee; Yuta just patting her head with the most amused look on his face whilst she cried her eyes out at the idea that she can’t wear her cute dresses until it cleared up. “Imagine what will happen when you wake up from this? God, that is going to be a pain.”

A soft sigh left Maki’s lips as she glances over at the stuffed sheep that Yuta had brought from her room; along with a few more random stuffed animals that surrounded her head like a halo. This caused her to smile sadly as she rests her head on her shoulder, watching her for a few minutes without saying anything. Maki had always been bad with words and emotions; with all the things she had gone through when she was younger. Wording how she feels and emotions are not Maki’s favourite thing to deal with, since she wants to keep this badass, strong woman front she has on all the time to prove something to her elders.

“You better wake up from this, or not I am going to kick your ass.” Maki mutters after a few moments, getting up with a tired sigh before she casts her another glance at Y/N. Without missing a beat, she reaches over to brush strands of hair away from her face, warm hand resting on her head for a few moments before she places a few parting pats on her head; something she had always done when she needs to leave for a mission or a meeting outside of school. 

“‘Night, brat. Wake up soon, okay?” Maki mutters, and with a final sigh she made her way towards the window she climbed in once more, quietly shutting it behind her after she hauled herself over the railing. It was only in the dead of the night that Maki quietly lets her tears fall, biting her lip hard to stop whatever sounds that were threatening to leave her lips. 

Because at the end of the day she is stubborn, and refuses to believe that this might be her new reality.

A week had passed since the day that the others found out that Y/N had fallen into a coma of a sorts, and everyone would visit at least once just to see if there is any sight of change. That there might be a sign that she was going to wake up soon. And there were slight changes; a few days after she had been admitted she was allowed to get off the ventilator and rely on oxygen instead. But she was still in bad shape.

Nanami tries to make time to drop by to visit as well, coming over to quietly read pages of the book that he was reading. Whenever Y/N was sick, she would call Nanami over the phone and ask if the man can read to her; something about how she finds comfort in his voice that puts her at ease. And since Ieiri had encouraged them to talk to her more for stimulation, Nanami takes the time to read to her after a long day of work. It brought him some comfort as well, listening to the constant beeping of the heart monitor and the humming of the other machines around her.

Gojo would sometimes drop by as well, only to berate Nanami for his ‘boring’ book choices; and an unconscious Y/N has to endure two adults arguing about book choices and how Gojo’s titles are definitely not appropriate to even bring onto school grounds.

Besides the occasional argument, sometimes Gojo will prop his phone up against a vase of flowers that Yuji brings so that Utahime can FaceTime him; the students from the Kyoto side being able to see and talk to the slumbering Y/N. For the most part, everyone was shocked that she was in the state she was in; having never expected such a bright and talkative person can fall into such a state.

The most distraught one was definitely Todo, who had almost jumped out of his seat and make a full on dash towards Tokyo if it wasn’t for Noritoshi and Mai joining together to restrain the man, along with Principal Gakuganji threating to hold him back from their planned trip to Tokyo the following week that had him calming down.

But barely - the man is still more than ready to just up and run across the country just so he can be closer to his ‘beloved Y/N-chan’.

Every day, without fail, Toge will come into her hospital room with a new accessory to pull her hair back into; carefully brushing her hair out and applying dry shampoo so it wasn’t greasy to the touch. Once he was satisifed he’d carefully style her hair back so it didn’t get in the way of her checkups, taking his time with everything so he gets to spend more time with her. He doesn’t say much, he usually finds that doesn’t whenever he is around her; so he takes his time when he does her hair in hopes that she can feel that he is there for her.

Yuta and Megumi will find time after classes to go and visit her together, telling her about everything that had happened whilst she is asleep. Sometimes Nobara will visit as well, must for the most time she’d come alone in the evening after dinner to just rant to her about everything that she found annoying that happened over the day. Nobara usually stay until Ieiri comes to kick her out, hoping that Maki might come in as well to visit Y/N.

But Maki never does - yet everyone knows that Maki finds the time in her day to go and visit her like everyone else. However, no one dared to ask her how or when she does it. They’ve accepted that it was probably a sensitive subject to her, and that it’s off limits to ask her unless you want her to ignore you for the rest of the day. Gojo had learnt it the hard way when he had teased her, only to be thrown out the window of their classroom by an annoyed Maki.

Even his Infinity is no match for that woman’s wrath.

Days soon led into weeks, with slow but not so encouraging signs of improvement from the young girl. The elders of her clan and her parents had visited the college as soon as they can, and had kept tabs with every single thing that is going on with her. There was no denying the fear of her suddenly relapsing once more, and soon it will become too much for her parents to bear. The idea of keeping Y/N around, knowing that she is in so much pain, just for their selfish want of keeping her alive was a reality they want to avoid. 

The once vibrant and lively campus soon turned gloomy; the hallways of the school quiet without the familiar sound of bunny-themed slippers running across its worn-out flooring. The chime of a familiar giggle was missing in the air, along with a dreamy voice that just never seems to stop; no matter what time of the day it is. There were days where the others forget that Y/N was not there to make dinner for the night, or she wasn’t there when they want to ask her opinion about something. Her room, which once served as a sanctuary for the students who can’t sleep at night, now became too painful to even walk past on certain days.

Yet everyone tried their hardest to go on with their days, knowing that it was what Y/N wanted them to do. If they were to allow their grief to consume them whole, they knew the delicate routine they had rebuilt would crumble before them. And if there is one thing they can do to keep Y/N’s memory alive, is to live their lives to the fullest. To try and cherish each and every day, no matter how painful reality is without her by their side.

They have to try, for her sake.

It wasn’t until a month passed when Yuta had came running into the lunch hall, looking like he had seen a ghost as he tried to catch his breath. “Okkotsu-senpai?” Megumi asks in concern as he looks over at the older man, putting his tray down to try and give his panting senpai a hand. “Are you-” He asked, only to have Yuta put a hand up to stop him as he took a few deep gulps of air.

“A-Awake...Y/N...Y/N is awake.”

Within a few seconds the students were sprinting across campus, none of them believing what Yuta had said until they have see it for themselves. What is usually a 10 minute walk from the lunch hall took about four minutes with them sprinting, possibly annoying half of the cleaners of the school that they were breaking the no running rule. Yet they didn’t stop even at their annoyed outcries, the simple wooden door of the infirmary almost coming off its hinges at how hard Maki had thrown it open.

Maki was the one who pushed the hospital room door open, causing the people in the room to jump in shock. Including Y/N, who had let out a soft squeak of shock; her voice hoarse from not using it for so long. The others blinked in shock at the sight of Y/N’s bright eyes meeting theirs at the doorway, ones that blinked before she gave them the biggest smile she can muster.

“H-Hi.” Y/N mumbles softly, to which Nanami just gave her a rare smile as he gently rubs her back, Gojo smirking softly as he recorded the reactions of the others by the door. He had gotten over the shock a few moments ago. “Don’t strain yourself, Y/N-chan. Remember what Ieiri-sensei said about straining your voice.” The blonde man hummed before he turned his blue eyes over at the shocked students as well. “And that goes to you too. If you all stress her out, I am not against tossing you all out.”

Y/N made a noise and turned to try and reassure the older man, not noticing how the others were staring at her in shock. The first person to move was Maki, whose eyes look suspicious wet as she stormed into the room. “I am going to kill you.” She growled out loudly, to which Y/N jumped before she held her arms out for protection; feeling a shiver of fear go up her spine. Yet before she can make a move to stop her, Maki suddenly wrapped her up in a hug, the arms that Y/N held out to try and pacify her angry classmate freezing from the unnatural reaction from Maki.

Y/N blinks for a few moments before she smiles softly and wraps Maki up in her arms as well, gently patting her head as Maki silently wets her shoulder with her tears. “I know.” Y/N mumbles out softly before her eyes met the others, giving them a soft smile as she gently gestures to the others to enter her room. Soon there was just a huge ball of crying teenagers hugging one another on Y/N’s hospital bed; Gojo and Nanami having moved aside to give them more space for their reunion as they watched on from the other side of the room. “Should we stop them?”

“Nah, we might get murdered if we try.” Gojo said with a hum as he grins over the sound of intelligible crying, looking over at Nanami who had a ghost of a smile on his lips at the sight. “Besides, this is great content. I never had a video of Maki crying before.” Gojo admitted, to which Nanami’s smile dropped as he looked over at him in annoyance. 

“Why am I not surprised at all?”

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BEST OF BL 2021 CATEGORY: FAVOURITE CHARACTERS

The top 5 lovelies who owned (and broke) my heart this year. I stuck to main characters, but there is one honourable mention I simply couldn't let go unlauded.

BEST OF THE BEST

5. Teh Krittikorn Saetan (Billkin Putthipong Assaratanakul) | I Promised You the Moon (Nadao Bangkok/LINE TV)

So maddening yet you just can't quit him. Teh's the kind of character you want to beat with a belt, but then he does something so completely breathtaking that it makes you weep and wonder why he can't just be like that all the time. Flawed beyond measure, but somehow still so beautiful to watch, I can never hate him, no matter what. I don't know HOW Billkin did that, but it makes him a singular talent in my mind.

Favourite scene: the rooftop, episode 2.

4. Tian Sopasitsakun (Mix Sahaphap Wongratch) | A Tale of Thousand Stars (GMMTV)

The brat who grew up in front of our eyes, Tian's mix of sass and sincerity earns him an easy spot on the list. Tian feels like such a REAL person, one who makes mistakes and whose actions have unintended consequences, but whose heart is ultimately in the right place.

Favourite scene: Tian and Phupha go on a date, episode 5.

3. Kang Seo Joon (Son Woo Hyun) | To My Star (H & Co/EnergeDic/Viki)

An adorable bundle of neuroses masked behind a façade of easy charm, Kang Seo Joon stole away my heart. Somehow the character manages to combine a surprisingly un-annoying manic pixie dream boy energy with real caring and consideration for the grumpy gus he's found himself living with. By the time he's sitting at the front door like a puppy waiting for Ji Woo to get home, you're totally sold.

Favourite scene: the basketball game, episode 4

2. Phat Naphat/Pran Parakul (tie) (Ohm Pawat Chittsawangdee/Nanon Korapat Kirdpan) | Bad Buddy (GMMTV)

As if I could choose between them. Pat and Pran are so entwined there's no way to separate them in my mind. They're very different people, but they're really only totally themselves with each other. Pat's big, loud, sloppy, soft heart, and Pran's shrewd, methodical front belying the quiet fire underneath don't just complement each other, they complete each other. I love them both, equally.

Favourite scene (so far): the beach, episode 6

1. Oh Aew Panwa Suramontha (PP Krit Amnuaydechkorn) | I Promised You the Moon (Nadao Bangkok/LINE TV)

The greatest character Thai BL has ever produced point blank period and I will fight you over this. Oh Aew has seen joy and pain and loved through it all, but he's no pushover. This boy knows himself like no other character I've ever seen, with an emotional intelligence off the charts, and the smarts to know when it's time to quit something. The first ever sunshine pragmatist I've ever seen in BL, and I'd love to see more.

Favourite scene: the wedding, episode 5.

HONOURABLE MENTION

Felice Ehrencrona (Nikita Uggla) | Young Royals (Nexiko AB/Netflix)

Talk about a character that simply blew me away. With Felice I felt SEEN in a way I don't think I've felt seen before in drama. The way she tries so hard at first to conform, and then says 'fuck that noise' to all the expectations of her one by one makes me wish I'd had a character like this in my view when I was a teenager. As it stands, I'm cheering her on. You're doing amazing sweetie.

Favourite scene: Felice dumps August via Instagram Stories, episode 5

[squadrah]

Wait forget the character bingo ask I didn't know you filled it already (😅)

If la Squadra had a complete free for all fight, with adequate amount of times to prepare, who do you think is winning?

There's 2 separate fights. One is just physical strength (to accommodate for sorbet and gelato) and with stands.

Weapons not allowed unless made by stands (to accommodate for sorbet and gelato, they're probably expert at that)

Personally, I think Illuso is loosing the stand battle unless it takes place in a home. Melone would be second last because he can only make 1 junior at a time.

Dear Anon: don't you worry, I originally considered posting it so people could send in characters, and then I thought I should really do a team one so I went ahead and did that, but individual ones are fun, too! Here's the one I did for Prosciutto on my main blog if anyone wants a gander at that!

I love the questions you sent, and I actually do have some ready-made resources for you that I can use to round out my answers with Gelato and Sorbet, ehehe.

PHYSICAL STRENGTH COMPETITION

Originally I got asked a similar question on CuriousCat, so I'm going to grab that answer from my drafts and revise it for this ask.

Risotto definitely feels like number one based on size and bulk alone. He's ripped and over two meters tall (fuck the updated height chart, he's forever 202 cm), and has three years of experience assassinating people as an ordinary person, so even someone as feisty as Ghiaccio and Gelato will struggle.

I would put Ghiaccio next, but oh, my god, Pesci. While Ghiaccio uses White Album to confer extra strength onto him, Pesci has to rely on his own strength for Beach Boy, so the fact that he could support the weight of two people with his Stand means he has incredible core strength. Even his fighting spirit is no problem where the stakes are making Prosciutto his team proud!

Ghiaccio comes third on the list because skating and butterfly stroke require a lot of strength and stamina to pull off, and if anyone has the energy and determination to go all out physically, it is this guy. I see your anger and your thunder thighs, Ghiaccio.

In my original draft, Formaggio came next, but in this new version, he is preceded by Gelato because he is way more hardened and also ridiculously into fighting. Gelato is similar to Ghiaccio in this respect, but while the latter runs on rage, Gelato is in it for the sheer thrill of wrestling for control. He's like the Black Knight from Monty Python, except he's laughing as he tells you it's just a flesh wound.

The next one is a tie; let's see Formaggio first. From his aesthetic and build, he's clearly strong enough to hold his own in a fight, even if he is not as trained as most of those above his rank. Consider him your average fit guy who sometimes lifts when he can be bothered, and cruises by on trick moves to get the upper hand. Meanwhile, Illuso is very tall and probably has great reach with those long limbs, and above all, he might allow defeat to those before him, but he would never want to lose to Formaggio himself. That said, if you hit him right just once, he'll be on defense the rest of the time.

Prosciutto is next and my all-time favorite form is the one on the updated height chart: long legs, stick build, delicate and grim as he should be. That said, based on how he sends Pesci to the floor in canon, Prosciutto knows how to work with angles and timing, so while he can absolutely be overpowered by those larger and stronger than him, you have to beware the kicks and punches.

Sorbet ranks below Prosciutto despite his slightly bigger build because he is actually averse to physical altercation. He loves to snipe, but as soon as someone gets close enough, he's so over it. Almost as elusive as Illuso too, so if he lasts longer than he ought to have, it's because he was picking his hiding places well.

As for Melone… he should not be doing anything physical. His posture is a mess and he's as skinny as Prosciutto but puts himself out on the field even less. Who even let him fight.

STAND BATTLE VS. WEAPONRY

First, I will link a resource: I started publishing a series of headcanon posts about La Squadra's Stands on Ao3, and for Ghiaccio's chapter, I included a very detailed rundown of hypothetical Stand fights to determine if he might be the strongest Stand in Vento Aureo (spoiler alert: he is). Check it out here!

With that out of the way, and just so nobody has to read that to have some fun with this question, here are my general thoughts:

1) For this battle, they would have to lay down some general rules like you did, specifically for handicapping the more lethal Stands. Without that, Prosciutto would automatically win unless Ghiaccio remembered to stock up on frozen air and plug his air hole in the back. With that in mind, the rules are: Prosciutto can only age a minimal amount and cannot use any ice for himself; Ghiaccio can only use his armor and no additional ice; Risotto cannot use Metallica on a person directly; Pesci's hook cannot target vital organs; Formaggio can only shrink himself; Illuso cannot take anyone or their Stand inside the mirror.

2) For weapons, I would love to give Gelato and Sorbet something potent but not lethal. Gelato I think would appreciate one of those rubber truncheons used by the Naples Pigs and Bacon Department, and Sorbet would get something like a paint gun to uh, ink everyone's splat zones, I guess. For him specifically, the rule is that he wins when he gets paint on at least two vital areas, or a clean head shot. (Yes, Mista survived three bullets to the temple at point blank range, but nobody on La Squadra is that favored by Araki God, so.)

3) I see your predictions and they are not wrong, but I wouldn't give Melone a single Junior because they take so much time to make that he would get pummelled before he could pull this off (not to mention no parents around if this is between La Squadra only); instead Baby Face Computer is allowed to use weapons like Sorbet and Gelato, and it is currently wielding a knife. Terrifying.

4) With all these restrictions, I feel like it all boils down to sheer moxie. Formaggio is one of the most formidable of the bunch at this point because his Stand has a built-in blade, he can play with his own size to dodge, AND he has the courage. Illuso has amazing maneuverability with mirror shards, but I feel like he teeters a lot between overconfidence and playing it too safe. Pesci is possibly overpowered because of the damage deflection ability of Beach Boy's line - he would probably need to bide his time until everyone else has fallen to focus on the last person and trap them to win. Prosciutto is still powerful, but he's not nearly as fast as the others; here his edge is more psychological because of the way The Grateful Dead looks and moves. Baby Face Laptop has a similar advantage, but it is much smaller, so there's that. Risotto, bless his heart, can only win by properly cornering someone with makeshift knives, which is no easy task when some move around unpredictably. Ghiaccio has to rely on brute force to win, which is no problem, but those aware of the air hole or targeting his visor would probably get the better of him. (Imagine if Sorbet got paint all over it and it just hard-froze over his head...) As for Sorbet and Gelato, well... Sorbet would be very patient about it, and I bet he manages at least one headshot and a few vitals elsewhere. Gelato, on the other hand, would incur the most damage inflicted because he'd just go about truncheoning every single person he sees until he gets knocked away by their Stand, and then he'd pick himself up and do it all over again to somebody else. He makes it into at least the final three, but who the final ones are, I will leave to the imagination based on the above, haha.

There! Hope you enjoyed these!

[seasaltmemories]

How about a "my opinions would be met by most fans as akin as hitting a wasp nest with a baseball bat" for your character of choice in both Arc V and Kubera :P

Arc V

I know Shun is a divisive character, but the adjective I can best use to describe him is forgettable

Which is so weird bc he is a pretty major character from s1, doesn't get benched, and yet when I remember the show, just like he never comes to mind, even though he has plenty of big moments (duel against the LDS trio, Sora, Dennis, Crow, beating up ppl in hand to hand combat during the jail break ala Yusei) they just kinda of all slide off my brain

I think with the XYZ characters, A5, struggled to really ground their backstory in something pathos-inducing in the present. Like destroyed hometown is sad, but we never really see them grow past that initial defining angst or develop relationships with other non-legacy characters. And while I'm not crazy over Yuto and Ruri, they at least have main plot relevance, meanwhile I just have Shun memory-holed in my brain

I think he might have stuck more if the Shun & Ruri relationship was anything interested, but really at most it is an excuse for Shun to be in the plot, when they briefly interact, there's just nothing there, if anything the most potential in the dynamic is that they just fucking hate each other, which kinda goes against the whole motivation/rescue angle. Still it makes postcanon Januship AUs fun bc somehow Ruri rather hang out with the dude that helped kidnapped her and started the war that ruined her home, rather than her brother

Kubera

As a person, terrible hot garbage, but as a character I kinda love Asha?

Like I do have a tendency to like traitor characters and usually I like villains for their complexity and vulnerabilities that contrast with their crimes.

No Asha is an unrepentant serial killer who will manipulate and abuse everyone around her in the search of power, the more you learn about her, the more rotten she becomes, her tragic backstory actually makes her less sympathetic bc of the sheer entitlement on display

But like her dynamic with Leez is one of my favorite thing about the series, even though it is purely bc of all the pain and trauma she puts Leez through, I tend to focus on the mechanics of storytelling over imagining them translated to being irl, so being a great antagonist makes her more likable to me than if she was a better yet more boring character

Also this will drift into series wide stuff, but she should also sapphic. Not because I want there to be any romantic/sexual subtext to her female friendships (For a big fan of romance, I think the betrayal hits so hard bc she and Leez have a platonic mentorship going on) but the sapphic fuckboy energy is just off the charts

Having the manipulative potential big bad be the only major queer character would be iffy, but my response to that is characters in Kubera should be queer, the potential would be amazing

Representation discussions can be tiring, and I don't really like demanding smaller creators do it, especially if they are a one-man band like Currygom, I think if there's not a genuine personal desire for those stories, then there's a greater chance of fucking it up and being unsatisfactory for everyone involved

But the way Currygom writes relationships is so interesting and nuanced, I can't help but imagine all the new possible directions she could go by having more queer characters as well. Especially bc she wrote a woman-majority fantasy adventure that doesn't feel particularly feminine. Like I love me my girly stuff, but it is a unique feel that is hard to describe, neither like girl power XD or male gazey and fetishistic, and I know if she tried out femslash she would come up with something amazing that is fresh and completely unlike anything else out there

[bakuwhoabro]

The Owl House Introspective | Zodiac Signs

hello hello. so it seems there aren’t any canon birthdays for the characters (yet). and me being me, i love to know character’s astrology signs because it’s a passion of mine! and i’ve more than enough time on my hands, so let’s take a deep dive into what the character’s signs could be!

*this is just my opinion based on my knowledge of astrology and how i interpret the signs. i’d love to hear what you think, if you agree or disagree!

Luz Noceda

Luz Luz Luz. Okay. So I’m not great at doing summaries for characters, BUT it’s easy to see that she can be very short tempered and act before thinking. She comes off as very social and easily gets along with everyone she meets. She’s high energy and seemingly is always on the go. But that’s just on the surface. At her core, she is very family oriented. She can be very emotional and I feel that family really drives her to make the decisions she does. She would do anything for anyone she cares for. She is most definitely creative and imaginative. And at her worst, she’s pessimistic and moody. And with that being said, Luz is a

Cancer Sun, Aries Rising.

(Possibly Libra Moon but I was too lazy to think that deep into it right now.)

I saw both of these results when trying to find her sign, and I think this works out so well. When we first meet her, she resembles an Aries. Loud and outspoken. A little firecracker ready to stand up for what she believes in. And I think her core (her sun sign) really powers this. As we get to know her, we see a more emotional side to her. As for the Libra moon thing, I took a quiz to get an idea of what signs she may be and Libra was in the top three. And it would make sense. But I’m not entirely sure.

Eda Clawthorne

The wonderful, amazing, perfect, beautiful, awesome, (okay, we get it you love Eda) Eda. She’s hard to figure out. Which is a part of her character so cool deal. She is outgoing and passionate. She adapts very easily to change and maybe even prefers it. She loves adventure and definitely doesn’t like to be forced into a single box. She wants to learn any and everything. She thrives on being able to do her own thing and figure out the world through experience rather than learning by the book. She is humorous and fun to be around. But she can also be impulsive and not really think before she acts. She also doesn’t really consider others when doing so. But despite all of that, she is also very secretive. She hides a lot of herself and rarely opens up emotionally, even though she has a lot of feelings. She hides her emotions often. This is a conflict between her sun sign and rising sign, though her rising tends to hide emotions despite having a surplus of them. With all that being said, Eda is a

Sagittarius Sun, Scorpio Rising.

(Aries moon maybe, I dunno. Aries is somewhere in her chart. Maybe she’s an Aries Mars but I’m not going that deep 😂)

As a fellow Sagittarius, I relate to her a lot in terms of her description I wrote. Sagittarians tend to hide their emotions and insecurities under a facade of optimism and outgoing-ness. They don’t like to dwell on the negative and just want to have fun. They bounce around place to place in search of what fills them with life. Motivation. Knowledge. And with her rising, she can present herself as mysterious. There is a conflict in the show where she doesn’t really open up (aka. Raine.). And since rising signs symbolize the ‘you’ you show to others, this checks out.

King

King!!!! I fucking love this guy. He’s funny. Deadpan kinda humor. So first impressions, he’s very extravagant and loves being the center of attention. He loves control and likes to feel as if he is a leader in all situations. He can be very egotistical. And he definitely has tendencies of pushing people under the bus in order to gain for himself. He has a dark sense of humor and can be violent. There’s a lot under that “me me me” surface though. He can be very dedicated and passionate. He hides his emotions, much like Eda. He doesn’t like the fact that a lot of his past is unknown. He doesn’t like not being in the know. A lot of his character is secretive, not necessarily by choice. That being said, the lovely King is a:

Scorpio Sun, Leo Rising.

(Apparently Sagittarius and Virgo were high up in the rankings for him, so that can be taken into consideration for his moon. Virgo moon maybe. Sagittarius doesn’t really fit his vibe??)

I know a lot of people might see him as a Leo sun, but I think Leo Rising fits him more since that’s what he portrays to others. Think of rising signs as your “outer” self and your sun sign as your “inner” self. That’s very vague and it all depends on your chart as a whole but that makes it a little easier to understand, at least for me. As we get to know King, there is a deep vast of emotions under the surface of his confident and cocky exterior. I think these placements fit him well.

Hooty

Okay. Hm. Love to hate him. Hate to love him. Just as you’re starting to like him, he just- pulls a Hooty. He’s good natured at heart. All he wants is everyone in his life to get along and love each other. And he will stop at nothing to help solve any conflict. It’s almost as if he wants to feel wanted. He’s got a maternal vibe to him too. He is also very emotional, and it annoys me when he goes all “woe is me”. But that’s Hooty. He craves to be accepted just as he accepts everyone else. He cares deeply for his family. So Hooty is a:

Libra Sun, Cancer Rising.

(Virgo moon maybe. Virgo was high up there. Virgo something.)

These placements just make sense with who he is. I personally don’t like cancers for the sole reason that they act like hooty at their worst (and I’ve only met Cancers who were at their worst sadly.) But he’s also so warm hearted and loves to care for others. Libra’s want everything to be equal and for everything to be harmonious. And that’s exactly what Hooty strives for.

Amity Blight

One of the best character development I’ve seen with this one, so far at least I don’t watch a lot of new media. But no, I love her. I’m sure we all do. She’s very cool. At first glance, she is very passionate about her status and goals. She works very hard to keep up the appearance of power and control. She wants to come off as put together. Everything has to go perfectly for her. And it seemingly is, but that’s only a mask. Under all of that is a girl who is overwhelmed with the pressure to be perfect. The pressure of fitting her parent’s expectations, as well as her own. Expectations that are wildly unachievable at the rate she wants. She’s meticulous with her ways. But also shy and reserved. She is picky when it comes to people she opens up to. But when she deems a person worthy of her time, she is more than caring. She pushes herself too hard and she is way to hard on herself. She strives to be the best even if it takes away from her sanity. And with that being said, Amity is a:

Virgo Sun, Capricorn Rising.

(Potential Aquarius Moon because yes.)

If any of you have known a Capricorn, you can’t deny Amity acts like one. She can be rude at first. She is intimidating. She is THE best. She works hard and never stops. But she also is very pessimistic and judges herself hard. I don’t know how to describe it, you’d have to be close with a Capricorn to understand what I mean when I explain them. As for her sun, this is perfect. I don’t understand earth signs very much so I can’t truly describe them to you, but she’s a Virgo. For sure. It’s the vibe they give off.

Conclusion

And that’s that for the main-ish cast! If you’d like me to cover the supporting characters, such as Willow, Gus, Lilith, Raine, Hunter etc- let me know. I probably will. What did you think of my interpretations? I think I got pretty close! Of course, I might be off when their birthdays are ever released, but I like what I decided on. I love love love astrology and diving deep into their potential charts in accordance to how they are etc. I do this in my free time (aka. at 3am when I’m bored.) so I decided to share. I might do more for other shows! What are your sign(s)? Do you relate to any of these characters?

Anyways, I’m off. Thanks for reading. Ignore any typos I’ve missed. It’s 2am and I’m tired.

-Ambrose.

[leefi]

Starira MBTI III - Frontier

1. Seisho

2. Siegfeld

3. Frontier

4. Rinmeikan

Aruru Otsuki: ENFP

Just go and reread Karen’s entry.

FJDKSLDKL in all seriousness leaps and bounds of Ne from both of them. There’s a reason they often catch themselves saying the same things and why Karen sees so much of herself in Aruru. Not only are they both Ne doms, they’re the exact same type! Ne and Fi together hold that naturally sunny and joyful disposition they both have, and that extreme, passionate love for the people they’re close to. And her Ne may be even higher off the charts than Karen’s. From the entirety of Captain Twins, to improvising lines on stage with Misora as kids, to being the embodiment of Frontier’s free-spirit, pioneering nature - all of this is extroverted intuition, chasing at every possibility under the sun, no matter how absurd it may seem. Her STRONG tertiary Te -- which is much stronger than Karen's, by the way -- supports her dominant Ne, and this is where her gung-ho attitude comes from. “We have to write our own play?? No problem, wheel out the whiteboard! Nobody has an idea yet?? That’s fine, I’ll throw one out and get the ball rolling! Misora and I need three more people for our play? What are we waiting for, let’s go find them!!” All of this is tertiary extroverted Thinking, implementing your ideas out in the world.

Misora Kano: ISTP

She is so compelling!!! I wish we got to see more out of her!! She's already cultivated so many of her talents (and her function stack is pretty strong for such a young age too) - she'd really shine if you just gave her the spotlight! The second ISTP in this series who had her inferior Fe develop super early due to having 1) a ton of siblings and working with so many people from such a young age and 2) a gf with Fi in her dom/aux slot. I’m gonna start with her Fe again because, like Futaba’s, it’s so strong for how young she is - she is quicker to pay attention to social convention than Fi-aux Aruru, scolding her whenever she refers to older Karen by her first name, for example (don't let her see Aruru call Akira -chan). We see aux Se in how energetic and in the moment she is - she grew up acting and doing backstage work and helping her family with their troupe, and we never really see her stuck in her head or wondering about things that aren’t in the here-and-now. Her partnership with ENFJ Michiru to create a new Troupe is going to be SO SO GOOD in the future. They really are going to draw the best out of each other. As polar opposites, they have the exact same functions, just in reverse (like Karen and Junna, or Hikari and Ichie)! So Misora has Ti-Se-Ni-Fe, and Michiru has Fe-Ni-Se-Ti. It’s the perfect setup for them to complement each other’s strengths and weaknesses.

Honestly, I really wish we saw more out of Misora - she deserves more than just being Aruru’s sidekick, and that Feeling function in her inferior slot (extroverted, no less) means that it’s difficult for her to communicate what exactly it is that she wants, both for herself and from others. Like with Mahiru, it’s intuitively hard for her to speak up and say “Hey, I feel like I’m being left behind”. Somebody needs to tap Aruru on the shoulder and communicate that to her - Fe-dom Tsukasa, maybe, or ideally, Misora herself. I think that she’s been kind of shouldered into the straight-man role not just by Aruru but everyone at Frontier because they all have such big personalities (like...she’s got Aruru and Lalafin taking up space, which is already more than enough), and she’s likely been in this position before. She’s been helping her parents run a troupe since she was a child, and now she’s (unfortunately) playing second fiddle to Aruru for the most part at Frontier. She’s been mostly stuck using her Ti and Se, and I really really hope that AA has us seeing her use more of that tertiary Ni and advocating for the goals she has for herself. She deserves to shine so much!!

One final note - I find it so interesting that both ISTPs in this series have such strong senses of faith - Misora is cast as the Faith arcana (and, unlike some of the other girls who are cast as the “opposites” of their personalities, Misora’s seems true to hers), and Futaba obviously has that reverent faith in Kaoruko (and is canonically religious???). It’s a bit antithetical to the ISTP personality type, which values its individuality above all else and tends to be a bit of a rebel. I don’t have much to add here - it’s just an interesting observation.

Shizuha Kocho: INFJ

Lalafin: The Count was such a great actor! I’m sure he would’ve been great on stage too…

Shizuha: Heh heh, maybe!

Shizuha: But still, he never went back to his original persona even after his revenge. He had to stay as the count for the rest of his life.

Shizuha: And he was able to do that because he was good at becoming other people.

Shizuha: ...Although I cannot say if that meant he was happy.

Lalafin: Even after his revenge, he still wasn’t happy...That’s one point of view to make his sadness stand out even more!

Shizuha: Right?...Yes. I think I’ll stick to how I’m doing things now.

THE!! LOVE!! OF!! MY!! LIFE!!!!!!! I CANNOT OVERSTATE ENOUGH HOW MUCH I LOVE SHIZUHA KOCHO!!!! She was my first favorite character in the game (and still is!! But frontier gets no content :’)). As I said with Maya, INFJs are old souls - wise and idealistic, but typically reserved. Auxiliary extroverted Feeling shows up in how she suppresses herself so as not to intimidate or make others feel inferior - we see the exact same thing play out with INFJ sibling Koharu. She’s mysterious but amiable, kind and awe-inspiring - just like INFJ sibling Maya. And we see that token INFJ loneliness playing out with all three, as well. What I love most about Shizuha is that she’s a person of extremes. She is so cerebral and intelligent and dignified in a way that reminds you of Maya but she’s also so!!!! Fucked in the head!!!!! Ni doms baby!!!!!!! (I am fucking crazy. But i am free).

Unhealthy INFJs can develop this obsession with making themselves martyrs, and I don’t think I need to rehash out her AA conversation with Aruru (and her entire philosophy towards acting - see above quote) to get that across. I want to dive into this more. Truly I do. Shizuha deserves 10 pages of writing. But she is one of the last I'm writing and I've clicked through 3 different AA stories and accidentally found Rui and Yukko's first so I diverted and finished writing Yukko's entry and I've already spent so much time on this oh god the doc is already 18 pages single spaced uhhhh Shizuha my loveliest love I will write your character deep-dive later I prommy <333

(Also, seeing her synergy with Aruru is soo so cute. INFJ/ENFP supremacy!! Same dynamic as MayaKaren!)

Lalafin Nonomiya: ESFP

(Se dom).

She’s so athletic and energetic and in-the-moment and improvisational and quick on her feet (Se, Se, Se)! Fi over Ti aux because she has a much more subjective view of what’s “fun” - “what do I want to do? Where do I want to go? What kind of character do I want to play???". She’s got that trademark genki energy that so many ExFPs share, particularly that childlike zeal that she and ESFP sister Ichie both have. In her own way, Lalafin embodies Frontier’s pioneering, fun-loving spirit just as much as Aruru.

Tsukasa: Lupin is usually portrayed as mysterious and polished, no? But the way you perform him is more fresh and open -- almost like the main character from a children’s book.

Lalafin: Oh! Come to think of it, the book on Lupin I read when I was younger was written for kids!

Lalafin: It was about this big and had a realistic image of Lupin right on the cover!!

I don’t really have too much to add. She’s just a perfect embodiment of that excitable, fun-loving Se and Fi dom/aux duo. Childlike and simplistic-appearing at a first glance, but there's such a fire in there - just compare her to her ESFP twin Ichie!

Tsukasa Ebisu: ENFJ

I can see that use of Se - love of fashion, sweets, dancing, going out and enjoying life - yes, she had overprotective parents and could just be making up for lost time, but I think that nice material things are something she just genuinely enjoys for herself as well. So at first I thought ESFP, but we can’t ignore that enormously caring attitude she has for others and the way she gravitates towards caretaker roles, which indicates more Fe than Fi. So ENFJ it is! She has that Fe and Se, and we see that inferior Ti in how she struggled to realize something was wrong when she was trapped in the play. I love, love, loved her leading role in the Arise All You Sons event and how she and Yachiyo interacted to bring out the best in each other - we saw Yachi using a lot of that aux Ti to support Tsukasa’s inferior Ti and dominant Fe!

Her dominant Fe is SOOOO clear and contrasts to every other girl in Arise All You Sons. She’s the first to go “hey, wait, hold on - I’m not sure what (inferior Ti) but something about this feels artificial, and I don’t think it’s actually going to help the kids”. Inferior Ti/Dominant Fe speaks before thinking too - “Why did I say that?! Why did I do x?!” - it isn’t until aux Ti Yachiyo shows up to help her that she’s able to work through her thoughts. While she can get stuck in the rut of her own mind sometimes, Tsukasa is one of the most caring, empathetic, and mature characters in the series - and she does all this without sacrificing her own autonomy and individuality, which can be difficult for an Fe-dom to do.