#mary!masamune au

[thedarkone121]

Death Mark AU: Role Reversal with Demonic Possession

Based on the fanfic Windows of the Soul by KittenAnarchy, where Mary possesses Masamune instead of just giving him amnesia and Saya Kujou is our amnesiac heroine.

Thank you to NicoB for giving me something new to fixate over during the month of Hallows. Yes, I came across Spirit Hunter: Death Mark and now Kazuo Yashiki is my favorite wet cat man. Though with that love, I must now torture the middle-aged man. Oh jeez, I’m sounding like Mary now… 😬

Speaking of Mary, I think now is a perfect time to mention the fun AU idea I had based on a fanfic I found! For context in that fic, Saya had hidden away Mary’s legs so in retaliation she ripped Yashiki/Masamune’s eyes from his head and placed hers in, possessing him while Saya is the one who ends up with amnesia. There’s not much in that fic other than Saya meeting her possessed brother but I love the idea and wanted to give my own spin.

AU: I am planning on keeping Saya heavily damaging Mary in attempt to stop her. I felt it would add to the angst when Saya regains her memories and knows she accidentally caused her brother to become possessed and understands he was alone with that monster in his head for days. Cause, ya know, the Kujou siblings need regrets for their past actions.

The one thing I would changed is how Mary possesses Yashiki/Masamune. I’m someone who enjoys reading someone being trapped in their own body as someone else puppets them so I thought Mary would just pour all her essence into Yashiki/Masamune, The Conjuring style. That way, we can still have her fully in control with hints of big-brother Kujou trying to break though to warn his sister.

Also, I decided to do designing of my own Mary!Masamune outfit, since I feel like Mary would be like: “Oh? Of course you wear something like this for formalities!” And then the clothes would just be an alternative version of Mary’s. Well, an attempt at it. I really tried 🤣

Onto the events of Death Mark, Mary!Masamune would still take on the role as Mary did in the original canon as acting like an informant about the spirits but this time, he can walk so he acts like a servant to the Kujou household, saying only his first name and never giving Saya his family name.

But while Saya and her selected partners are out dealing with the spirits, I imagine the ones left behind would interact with Mary!Masamune — noting how he sometimes acts a little odd and not as cold and calculating when Saya is around (most of that is Yashiki fighting the possession or Mary giving him reigns but making sure he can’t call for help — typical Mary love). They would bring this up to Saya, who is starting to notice some strange things about the Kujou butler.

I should also mention that the memories Saya Kujou lost were of her brother, Mary, and her role as a spirit hunter. She knows she lives at the mansion, she has vague recollections about her father but any memory of Masamune, Mary, or the Mark are gone.

Anyway, that’s all I have for this AU at the moment. I just love me some possession and some angsty siblings so I wanted to contribute to the fandom. Also, enjoy a Mary!Masamiune without his hat and glasses!

Characters: Masamune Kujou (Here) // Saya Kujou

[chibassy]

Death mark au but roleswap yashita so they miscommunicate even worse now

(Aka: Mary fucks up mashita and makes it yashiki’s problem)

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Other notes:

- Personality wise Mashita stays the same, just more confused therefore agreeable. Masamune is masamune, but i think yashiki’s duty and guilt is there

-They swap coat colours cause swap au ig??

- Saya and Mashita work together in that 5 year gap since Mashita’s senior died, idk they should be friends

-Masamune STILL uses the lameass methods Yashiki has but with more spiritual sense or something. He’s just more eloquent with it

[someblueyearning]

The Potential of a Soulmate Mark Au in Death Mark

Why did it take me until now to think of the Death Mark surrounding a soulmate mark? It has so much potential:

- the mark of death having the soulmate mark in its maw symbolizing the threat of the severing of souls (through death)

- the death mark a show of new ownership of their soul overpowering the connection of soulmates

- the effects of amnesia making the person unable to recognize their partner

- in some aus showing your mark is taboo making it more difficult for people to admit or show that their is now a strange mark over their own

- this can work with different types of soul marks (first words/unique shapes/handprints/color of the other’s soul/etc.)

Now in terms of Yashiki/Mashita:

- the Kujou family clan does not have soulmates as their souls are tethered to Mary’s

- some family member tells the others this is a blessing-in-disguise because they won’t be dragging another into their cursed short fate

- By erasing Masamune’s existence in Yashiki’s mind she unintentionally unknotted his lifeline from her thus allowing a soulmark appear

- while she may be a threat to Yashiki’s life having given him the mark she has untethered that connection she has with the Kujou clan in his soul

- Mashita who also never had a soulmark looks down at his wrist with the death mark and sees a new soul mark

[phaeroh]

MFB EvilliousAU (because I love vocaloids and Mothy too much)

1st world (setting in Zero-G/shogun steel):

Ginga actually got corrupted after the kidnap to DNA by Doji. Start of HER.

Yuki leading a research to create a simulation world (2nd world) as a way to find a cure for HER. Using the simulation like a guinea pig, he puts in HER poisoning data in the simulation. That's why HER appears in the simulation.

Skip forward, legendary bladers are dead, including Yuki, the world can't be saved.

Ryuto was the last person alive from the 1st world.

2nd world (simulation world):

Ginga is Luna Hazuki (deceased)

Masamune is TALOS (deceased)

Hyoma is Held Yggdra (deceased)

Ryuga is Levia Barisol (deceased)

Ryuto is Behemo Barisol (deceased)

Chris is Gumillia Matsumoto (deceased)

Sophie is Michael Arklow (deceased)

Yuki is Lich Arklow (deceased)

Pluto is Seth Twiright, instigator of HER syndrome in Climb One (the impostor) <Wrath>

Jack is Gilles Derais (deceased) <Lust>

Madoka(?) is Rahab (deceased) <Envy>

Doji is Vlad Tuberci (deceased) <Gluttony>

Hikaru(?) is Marie Annette (deceased) <Pride>

Ziggurat is Salem Dunbar (deceased) <Greed>

Etc.

3rd world:

Helios is Elluka Clockworker, later on possessed by Ryuga and Ryuto

Rago is Irina, later on becomes Nemesis

Pluto is Seth Twiright <Wrath>

Yuu is Gretel (and every other version)

Tithi is Hansel (and every other version)

Chris is Gumillia (this also implies that he is Gumina, but ehhhh whatever)

Sophie is Michaela (and every other version, including <Sloth>)

Masamune is Sickle

Ginga is Luna (deceased) and Irregular

Jack is Venomania <Lust>

Selen(?) is Banica <Glutton>

Reiki is Riliane <Pride>

Dan is Allen (I'm not using Allen and Riliane for the ending, Ginga stays as the MC)

Madoka is Kayo <Envy>, later on swapped with Helios and became MA

Wales is Gallerian <Greed> (and every other version)

<Wrath> is Ryuga, but this one is hard to describe

Etc.

Not including the 4th world or whatever that Mothy had published recently. These three worlds are already killing me (like, I haven't used every characters, don't ask me where is Kyoya, he is the hardest one to be placed in this AU). I haven't even finished the NasuverseAU, and I'm brainrotting this again.

[nagashima-shou-fanclub]

Hi!! The Mashita story for the WIP game? :D

Since I gave the summary last time, here's an actual rundown of what it is about:

I wanted to create an AU about if someone besides Masamune was being tormented by Mary. Thus, Mashita's Very Bad Time at Kujou Manor came to be! It follows Satoru Mashita without his memories as he attempts to save himself and the other Mark Bearers from their demises, following the basic story of the main game with some major changes, like Saya being the mysterious person found down in the underground room of H Elementary.

[bloodraynebeast]

Legitimately, the amount of Blue Demise vibes that were blaring in the DLC makes me side eye. The white dress, Yashiki talking about potentially "saving" Mary as well as destroying her, Mashita warning Yashiki at the end to not get too wrapped up in her as he senses she'll reach out to him somehow, and how everything that occured in the AU happened because Masamune was too empathetic of Mary's situation and tried to save her. Don't you dare, Yashiki.

Also an Akira and Yashiki team up would still be amazing to see. They'd work well, I think.

Aoki Shuen (Blue Demise) route is stated as an alternate universe to Death Mark's true canon route, although I think there are several elements in it that could still be relevant in later installments of the franchise. Namely: - The Golden Gun: This is a gun crafted by Rose, as stated by herself in Aoki Shuen, given to Mashita, which can kill both humans and spirits. There isn't any mention of this weapon in canon route yet, but we know Rose does exist, so high chance is, the golden gun does exist too. - White Mary: As of fundraiser's exclusive DLC of Death Mark 2, we know the white dress has made its existence in canon route. Whether this will lead to Master of the Mark's appearance or not is undecided. - Hyakki Yakyo (Night of Hundred Demons' Parade) phenomenon: Mentioned in Red Riding Hood DLC and explained a bit in Aoki Shuen as a record of supernatural phenomenon involving grotesque dolls, now explained in Mary's New Color DLC further, concluding that all the events in the three games (Death Mark 1, NG and Death Mark 2) are all Hyakki Yakyo. This would eventually bring up the question as to where or whom the dolls originated from. - The ability to create doll with soul: Practically, this would be a combination of Yashiki's and Akira's abilities. Maybe they will work together soon.

[toloveawarlord]

OC Masterlist

My regular masterlist is in my bio!

This is an incomplete list of OCs. This list includes all OCs that I am currently putting under the WIP folder. If you’ve ever wondered what the inside of my brain looks likes, this is a good representation.

This list currently only contains OCs for Ikerev, Ikevamp, Ikesen, and Obey Me. Other otome will added in time as I put out more work.

It’s an extensive list so it’s under a read more!

Ikemen Revolution:

Iris Adley:

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Pairing: Edgar Bright

Story: For Crimson Glory

Colette Marston

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Pairing: None

Story: Visions of Red

Nova Clemence

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Pairing: Ray Blackwell

Story: Shattered Glass

Sophia Emerson

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Pairing: Fenrir Godspeed

Story: Etched in Blood

Aspen Lancaster

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Pairing: Jonah Clemence

Story: Behind the Times

Arielle Godspeed

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Pairing: Oliver Knight

Story: The Time Between

Greer Atlas

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Pairing: Lancelot Kingsley

Story: Tale as Old as Time

Aster

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Pairing: None

Story: Ghost in the Starlight

Shae Durham 

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Pairing: Edgar Bright & Luka Clemence (Poly Ship)

Story: For My Master (nsfw)

Genevieve Reyes

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Pairing: Luka Clemence

Story: My Solemn Vow

Emery Hayes

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Pairing: Luka/Jonah Clemence

Story: What Once Was

Pippa Marcelle

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Pairing: Lancelot Kingsley & Harr Silver & Sirius Oswald (Poly Ship)

Story: In A Year

Joanna Clemence

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Pairing: Edgar Bright

Story: The Jack of My Heart

Evie Noelle Clemence Bright

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Parents: Edgar Bright & Luka Clemence

Story: A Pair of Jacks

Ivy & Rose Kingsley-Clemence

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Parents: Lancelot Kingsley & Jonah Clemence

Story: Crowned Royalty

Wren Blackwell

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Pairing: Undetermined

Story: Star Crossed (coming soon!)

Sabrina Clemence

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Pairing: Undetermined

Story: Unreleased

Annalise Perry

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Pairing: Kyle Ash

Story: Unreleased; Also in “Chaotic Kingsley”

Sage Altimari

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Pairing: Harr Silver

Story: Unreleased

Clarissa Bright

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Pairing: Loki Genetta

Story: Unreleased

Lumi Blake

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Pairing: None

Story: Unreleased

Jinx

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Pairing: Undetermined

Story: Dead Talks (coming soon!)

Hollis Ash

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Pairing: Fenrir Godspeed

Story: Unreleased

Naomi Kaiser

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Pairing: Red Army (Poly)

Unreleased (nsfw)

Sapphire:

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Pairing: Undetermined

Unreleased

Ikerev Fae Au:

Briar

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Pairing: Luka Clemence

Story: Unreleased

Neri

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Pairing: Zero

Story: Unreleased

Sif

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Pairing: Lancelot Kingsley

Story: Unreleased

Ithica

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Paring: Fenrir Godspeed

Story: Unreleased

Cersi

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Pairing: Jonah Clemence

Story: Unreleased

Vesta

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Pairing: Dean Tweedle

Story: Unreleased

Pisti

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Pairing: Edgar Bright

Story: Unreleased

Lycus

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Pairing: Kyle Ash

Story: Unreleased

Erato

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Pairing: None

Story Unreleased

Argos

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Pairing: Seth Hyde

Story: Unreleased

Ikerev Kids Older Gen:

Atticus Kingsley

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Parents: Lancelot Kingsley & Victoria Buckley

Story: Chaotic Kingsley

Lyra Kingsley

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Parents: Lancelot Kingsley & Victoria Buckley

Story: Unreleased

Caroline Clemence

Profile: Toddler ; Teen

Parents: Jonah Clemence & Eleanor Atlas

Story: A Queen in the Making

Jude Clemence

Profile: Toddler ; Teen

Parents: Jonah Clemence & Eleanor Atlas

Story: Unreleased

Eden Bright

Profile: Toddler ; Teen

Parents: Edgar Bright

Story: The Red Army Princess

Beckett Ash

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Parents: Kyle Ash

Story: Ashes to Ashes

Sadie Ash

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Parents: Kyle Ash

Story: Ashes to Ashes

Otto Blackwell

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Parents: Ray Blackwell

Story: Unreleased

Castor Oswald

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Parents: Sirius Oswald & Grace Fuller

Story: Unreleased (coming soon!)

Nash Oswald

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Parents: Sirius Oswald & Grace Fuller

Story: Unreleased (coming soon!)

Cosmo Oswald

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Parents: Sirius Oswald & Grace Fuller

Story: Unreleased (coming soon!)

Ezra Clemence

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Parents: Luka Clemence & Olivia Davenport

Story: Twin Collision

Valarie Clemence

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Parents: Luka Clemence & Olivia Davenport

Story: Twin Collision

Sasha Hyde

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Parents: Seth Hyde & Violet Halloway

Story: Devils in Disguise

Finley Godspeed

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Parents: Fenrir Godspeed

Story: Black Army Mischief Maker

Lief Genetta

Profile: Toddler ; Teen

Parents: Loki Genetta

Story: Caged Magic

Lux Genetta

Profile: Toddler ; Teen

Parents: Loki Genetta

Story: Caged Magic

Casimir Silver

Profile: Toddler ; Teen

Parents: Harr Silver

Story: Unreleased

Khepri Atlas

Profile: Toddler ; Teen

Parents: Mousse Atlas & Nailah Katton

Story: The Atlas Puzzle

Scarlett Lapin

Profile: Toddler ; Teen

Parents: Blanc Lapin & Colleen Ainsley

Story: Unreleased

Declan Lapin

Profile: Toddler ; Teen

Parents: Blanc Lapin & Colleen Ainsley

Story: Unreleased

Valen Tweedle

Profile: Toddler ; Teen

Parents: Dean Tweedle & Lydia White

Story: Unreleased

Clea Tweedle

Profile: Toddler ; Teen

Parents: Dean Tweedle & Lydia White

Story: Unreleased

Rosaleen Tweedle

Profile: Toddler ; Teen

Parents: Dalium Tweedle

Story: Unreleased

Emmeline Tweedle

Profile: Toddler ; Teen

Parents: Dalium Tweedle

Story: Unreleased

Jaxon Tweedle

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Parents: Dalium Tweedle

Story: Unreleased

*Younger Gen IkeRev Coming Soon!*

Ikemen Vampire:

Ophelia Rose

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Pairing: All residents

Story: At Your Service

Alara Bayar

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Pairing: None (might change when adult)

Story: And So They Met

Elodie Perrin

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Pairing: Arthur Conan Doyle

Story: Unreleased (coming soon!)

Juniper Haywood

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Pairing: Undetermined

Story: Unreleased (coming soon!)

Amelia Earhart

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Pairing: Theo Van Gogh

Story: Unreleased (coming soon!)

Chuuya Nakahara

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Pairing: Undetermined

Story: Unreleased

Jericho Blake

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Pairing: Undetermined

Story: Unreleased

Asha

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Pairing: Leonardo

Story: Unreleased (coming soon!)

Selia

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Pairing: Jean D’Arc

Story: Unreleased

Pandora

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Pairing: Napoleon Bonaparte

Story: Unreleased

Mina Van Gogh

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Pairing: Charles & Arthur (Poly ship)

Story: Unreleased (coming soon!)

Elaine Odette Doyle

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Pairing: Isaac Newton

Story: Truth in Simplicity

Ikevamp Kids: Unreleased

Ikemen Sengoku 

Miki

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Pairing: Nobunaga Oda

Story: Clever Canary

Katria Petrov

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Pairing: Masamune Date

Story: Solitary Confinement

Rena Tokugawa

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Pairing: Ieyasu Tokugawa

Story: The Ties that Bind

IkeSen Kids:

Natsu Oda

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Pairing: Iri Tokugawa

Story: The Art of Love and War

Nadia Oda

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Pairing: Senri Takeda

Story: The Art of Love and War

Hikaru Toyotomi

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Pairing: Mei Akechi

Story: The Art of Love and War

Iri Tokugawa

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Pairing: Natsu Oda

Story: The Art of Love and War

Minori Ishida

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Pairing: None

Story: The Art of Love and War

Mai Akechi

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Pairing: None

Story: The Art of Love and War

Mei Akechi

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Pairing: Hikaru Toyotomi

Story: The Art of Love and War

Mari Date

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Pairing: Yuri Sanada

Story: The Art of Love and War

Katsue Uesugi

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Pairing: Satoru Takeda

Story: Unreleased

Senri Takeda

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Pairing: Nadia Oda

Story: Unreleased

Saika Takeda

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Pairing: None

Story: Unreleased

Satoru Takeda

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Pairing: Katsue Uesugi

Story: Unreleased

Yuri Sanada

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Pairing: Mari Date

Story: Unreleased

Yori Sanada

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Pairing: None

Story: Unreleased

Obey Me:

Verena

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Pairing: Asmodeus

Story: Unreleased (coming soon!)

Azazel

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Pairing: None

Story: Unreleased

Beleth

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Pairing: None

Story: Unreleased

Xaphan

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 Pairing: None

Story: Unreleased (coming soon!)

Valefor

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Pairing: None

Story: Unreleased

Onoskelis

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Pairing: Solomon

Story: Unreleased

Alrinach

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Pairing:Undetermined

Story: Unreleased

Serafine

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Pairing: Lucifer

Story: Unreleased (coming soon!)

Karina

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Pairing: None

Story: Unreleased

Hex

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Pairing: Satan

Story: Unreleased

Sybil & Silas

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Pairing: Belphegor & Beel

Story: Unreleased (coming soon!)

NEXT GEN:

Lucifer:

Unreleased

Mammon:

Unreleased

Leviathan:

Henrik: Profile

Valeria: Profile

Cosmin (unreleased)

Nerin (unreleased)

Satan:

Coming Soon

Asmodeus:

Unreleased

Beelzebub

Unreleased

Belphegor

Coming Soon

Diavolo

Unreleased

Barbatos

Unreleased

Simeon

Unreleased

Luke

Unreleased

Solomon

Unreleased

Michael

Unreleased

[fyrapartnersearch]

Specific Fandom Search!

Happy almost holidays! I’m Meg, Maggy, or Mew! A 20 year old college student who rps for fun! With classes nearly over I’m going to have a lot more time for roleplays, so I figured I’d post an add! Right now there are some specific fandoms I’m looking to rp for my side, however I’m willing to do almost anything for your side as long as I know the material!

General rules:

I’m looking for someone who doubles if the rp is oc/cannon!

Either Oc/Cannon or Cannon/Cannon. If you want oc/oc that’s fine, just give me the info I need.

At least one paragraph per side. (I tend to match my partner’s length and I’m usually pretty lax on the length, just no one liners.) I write third person, you write however you want. Just not chatspeak unless the characters are texting or IMing one another.

Be 18+ and ok with smut!

Don’t cross my limits (No gore, vore, watersports/scat, or beastiality (anthros and furries are ok!) Please let me know your limits because I’m more or less open to anything else.

Try and get a reply out once a week.

Have decent grammar/spelling, I’m not picky about this but I need to understand your response.

I’m really not interested in originals at the moments!

If I still have your attention lemme go into the fandoms I’m looking for and some other info such as aus I like and a few other things to note.

Fandoms I am looking for:

Games

Fire Emblem Awakening

Fire Emblem Fates

Fire Emblem Echoes

Fire Emblem Warriors (I love this game sooo much! Would mostly wanna do cannon/cannon crossover pairings.)

Samurai Warriors (Have played Chronicles, Chronicles 3, Empires 2, and 4. I don’t know the characters introduced in Sanadamaru.)

Pokemon Conquest (I’d die of happiness if anyone rped this with me, like no joke, I’ll do whatever you want.)

Pokemon (includes other spin offs like Ranger!)

Amnesia Memories (I’ll love you forever if anyone would be willing to play Kent for me!)

Hakouki (Would prefer an au!)

Etrian Odyssey (I’d more want to do a crossover with another fandom for this, but I’d also be willing to plot an entire new Yggdrasil and slew of characters. Maybe even new classes!)

Rune Factory (Prefer 4, but I’ve played them all)

Ace Attorney (Currently playing through the Apollo games, have played the original trilogy and I own Dual Destinies.)

Devil Survivor 1 or 2

Bravely Default/Bravely Second

Stella Glow

Luminous Arc 1 or 2 (I’d be surprised if anyone asked for this, but hey ya never know.)

Conception 2 (Would prefer to cross over, but again if anyone would wanna rp this game I’m game.)

Anime

Welcome to the Ballroom! (Caught up with manga and anime! Would also love to do a crossover plot, because how hilarious is it to see our favorites DANCE!)

Sengoku Basara (Would wanna do a Masamune/Yukimura, Sasuke/Yukimura, or Kasuga/Sasuke rp. However oc/cannon is just as good!)

As for extra info let’s get down to it.

These are not the only fandoms I’m in nor are these the only things I rp, these are just what I’m craving. If you wanna try for something not listened, go for it. I also accept suggestions since I love getting into new animes/games!

YOU DO WHAT I WANT, AND I’LL DO THE SAME FOR YOU!

Want a mini harem of vampires and werewolves fighting over your oc? You got it! Want a more serious romance/drama with characters going through major arcs and growth? No problem! Want something dark and angsty? Ok! I’m kink friendly and open to anything as long as it does not cross any of my above mentioned limits. I’ve rped some crazy sheningans so just lay on me whatcha want!

I don’t care if your oc is a self insert/mary sue! As long as we’re both having fun it’s fine.

Au’s I like: Royalty aus, soulmate aus, Omegaverse aus, Disney/Fairytale aus, arranged marriage aus, pretend to be dating then actually start falling for each other aus, modern aus (highschool, college, coffee shop, etc.), and most fantasy based aus. Crossovers are great too!

I AM DITCH FRIENDLY BUT I APPRECIATE A NOTICE!

Communicate if you want any changes, if you go the extra mile for me I will 100% go the extra mile for you!

M/F, M/M, F/F, love triangles, polyamorous couples, harems. It’s all good!

I LOVE OOC CHATTING AND MAKING FRIENDS SO DON’T BE SHY!

I believe that’s it. If you’re interested contact me on here! I usually rp over e-mail, but can rp on Discord or Skype if it’s what you prefer! You can contact me at mewstart1@gmai.com

Hope to hear from some of you!

[lifelog1550031]

J’ai enfin regarde le film live Ghost In The Shell

Je ne suis pas critique de cinema (je n’ai aucun interet et aucune culture du cinema, et je ne suis pas ecrivain non plus). Mais j’ai vu Ghost In The Shell et j’ai besoin d’en parler, d’inscrire mon propre avis a moi rien qu’a moi quelque part, pendant qu’il est frais et avant que mon opinion soit influencee par des elements exterieurs. N’ayant pas d’interet pour le cinema, les films que je finis par regarder sont principalement des adaptations de livres ou manga que j’ai aimes. Comme les adaptations cine sont generalement foireuses, ca n’aide pas mon desinteret voire mon mepris pour le cinema... Je n’ai pas trouve Ghost In The Shell aussi grotesque que le film US Death Note, et je suis pas aussi fachee qu’apres le film MW, mais c’est bien parce que j’en attendais pas trop au depart. J’ai regarde film sans a priori, en le prenant comme une oeuvre a part entiere, en essayant de ne pas faire de comparaisons vignette par vignette (de toute facon j’ai pas lu le manga d’origine) ou scene par scene (j’ai eviter de regarder Ghost In The Shell et Innocence recemment pour ecarter tout risque de persistence retinienne). C’est toujours plus joli et moins ridicule que si c’etait les japonais qui avaient reaise une adaptation live de Ghost In The Shell (parce qu’au moins les Americains ont du fric pour se payer des images de synthese qui tiennent la route et ils se sentent pas obliges de rendre hommage a la cheapitude du 1er Godzilla dans tous leurs effets speciaux). Mais voila, ce que je retiens, c’est un film facile et superficiel, avec moments vraiment stupides.

Trop facile

Deja, decalquer les 3 scenes les plus memorables du film de 1995 (la naissance de Makoto, le combat en opto-camouflage les pieds dans l’eau, et Motoko qui saute d’un immeuble et se rend invisible), c’etait facile. Ils se sont pas trop creuses la tete. Tu fous ca, t’es sur d’avoir tous les fans qui vont aller voir le film, et tous les badauds qui ne l’ont jamais vu vont s’exasier devant la beaute des scenes (ou pas). Balancer la musique theme du film de 1995 en generique de fin aussi c’etait facile, cheap. Par contre ils n’ont pas daigne doter le film lui-meme d’une bange originale marquante. Je suis incapable de dire quoi que ce soit de bien a propos de la musique, alors que je suis tres sensible a la bande son (musique et voix compris) de tout ce que je regarde, alors que je peux . C’etait contemporain, convenu et sans caractere.

Trop “try hard”

Ensuite, c’est un film qui fait des choix esthetiques douteux. GITS US se veut a la fois futuriste et crade, comme le film d’animation de 1995. Les objets et elements du futur de 1995 etant d’une part plus sobre et plus dates, le melange de la technologie et du fatras crade de la basse ville ne clashe pas trop, pas au point d’entacher la credibilite du monde que depeint le film, il y a une certaine harmonie et suscite au plus l’habituel “ah la technologie du futur du passe ca a vieilli hahaha”). Mais le film de 2017 marie lui des decors neon ultrabright facon Black Eyed Peas in Blade Runner, des publicites holographiques geantes qui tournent autour des buildings, des voitures qui volent... avec des voitures et motos au design anguleux qui feraient passer K2000 ou la Delorean de Retour Vers Le Futur pour des voitures du vrai futur, des routes mal eclairee alors qu’elles sont parsemees de panneaux lumineux mais sombres et durs a lire (ca defeat the purpose). J’essaye de me dire que c’est un choix artistique, que c’esst pas credible parce que ca ne cherche pas a etre credible, que c’est un hommage aux vieux films d’anticipations, a l’esthetique de Blade Runner... mais voila, la sauce n’adhere pas, le tout semble decousu, tout ce que je vois c’est un univers dans lequel je n’arrive pas a plonger (alors que le Ghost In The Shell de 1995 relevait brillamment ce defi et que je dans la vraie vie, j’adore les lumieres de la ville et les enchevetrements de batiments anguleux). Mais c’est une fois qu’on enleve tous ces neons et ces choix esthetiques douteux que tout se gate vraiment. C’est la que tu te rends compte que ce film est vraiment vide et con. J’ai pas releves tous les moments cons du film (j’irai voir Cinema Sins apres pour ca), mais il y en a quelques uns qui m’ont fait grincer des dents. ATTENTION SPOILERS.

Trop con

Les 2 eboueurs brain hackes qui se mettent a la poursuite du Dr Ouelet ont laaaaargement le temps de la tuer mais en le font pas. Genre elle est devant le mechant petrifiee et le mechant ne tire pas, ce qui laisse le temps aux autres gentils de rappliquer et de mettre Dr Ouelet a l’abri. C’est tellement force, les mecs ils sont plus nuls que les Storm Stroopers de Star Wars ou les mechas lambdas dans Gundam. Les Storm Troopers tu peux te dire avec leur costume a la con ils y voient rien, ou ils ont recrute des mecs pas doues. Les mechas lambda dans Gundam idem, ils ont des pilotes trop nuls et des machines pas tres user-friendly, vas-y j’aimerais bien t’y voir toi a essayer de piloter un robot geant de 10 metres! Mais la, les mecs en chair et en os qui restent plantes devant leur cible sans tirer sans raison, ca me troue le cul. En plus rien dans le film n’indique que c’est un souci technique, ou Kuze qui a du mal a les commander, ou que les mecs ont des scrupules. Nope, c’est juste de la mauvaise mise en scene de film d’action americain.

Le mec qui se suicide dans sa cellule de verre, je l’ai vu venir a 8km. Sa laisse n’a aucune utilite, a part de permettre au mec de se pendre pour les besoins de l’histoire. Et encore, c’etait pas un besoin, le mec se serait pas pendu ca revenait au meme, c’est vraiment un truc gratuit pour la shock value. Vous noterez que le mec est accroche par le coup a une laisse qui vient du plafond et qui est trop courte pour qu’il puisse s’assoir, alors qu’il a l’air d’etre la depuis/pour un moment, c’est pas tres sympa. Si c’etait pour mieux le torturer, ils auraient pu trouver un truc plus douloureux et rapide. Si c’etait meme pas cense etre de la torture, c’est vraiment debile comme setting.

L’histoire tres ouverte et (pour ma part) originale de Ghost In The Shell 1995 (au sens ou elle donne a reflechir a l’infini sur plein de choses) laisse place dans Ghost In The Shell 2017 a une histoire banale, previsible et refermee sur elle-meme. Tout tourne autour du passe perdu de Major, mais j’ai trouve la quete presentee d’une maniere telle que je n’arrive ni a y croire ni a compatir. Tout est survole comme dans un manga d’Osamu Tezuka, mais sans la puissance suggestive et l’habilete de Tezuka (traduction: les mangas de Tezuka peuvent sembler prendre des raccourcis ou raconter les choses de maniere superficielle, mais je trouve qu’en fait ils touchent avec justesse des sujets interessant, juste assez pour faire reflechir et pour preserver le dynamisme de la narration -le contraire du shonen manga contemporain typique ; Ghost In The Shell balaye, balance des peripeties et quelques tirades pseudo metaphysiques mais sans vraiment susciter l’emotion ou la reflexion derriere).

Trop superficiel

On apprend que Mira etaient en fait Motoko, une jeune rebelle qui vivait avec son copain Hideo et leur potes punks a chiens (ok c’est pas vrai c’etait pas des punks a chiens, l’histoire suggere justeque c’etaient des marginaux) dansl les bas-fonds de la ville, jusqu’au jour ou ils sont captures et executes par la police. On ne sait meme pas pourquoi! La mere de Motoko evoque que sa fille ecrivant des articles comme quoi la technologie allait mener l’humanite a sa perte. C’est litterallement le niveau de detail qu’on nous donne dans le film. C’est la mise en situation la plus superficielle et pourrie que je me souvienne avoir vu dans un film. Je suppose qu’on est censes deduire que c’est un monde post-apocalyptique injuste, ou le petit peuple est persecute? C’est la backstory la plus superficielle, debile et ridicule qu’il m’ait ete donne de voir dans un film depuis longtemps. Meme l’univers de Togainu No Chi etait mieux construit, mieux explique et plus credible! (vous vous rendez compte que je parle d’un vieux jeu video boys love completement tordu, pervers, qui use de tous les poncifs possibles pour le fan service?) Meme Tekken (le film americain base sur le jeu video de combat) faisait mieux.

Ah et puis le boss de Hanka Robotics, ses motivations, son jeu de mechant me faisait grincer des dents comme si je regardais un mauvais drama japonais. Oulalala il est trop mechant il pense qu’a son business au detriment des pauvres petits innocents qu’il a fait trucider pour ses experimentations. Desolee mais la (re)presentation du personnage fait passer Casshern pour un film serieux et critique, je pourrais en oublier ses defauts. Au moins Casshern avait l’excuse d’etre un film fantaisie et claimait haut et fort sa nature de delire onirique steam punk, la ou Ghost In The Shell se prend trop au serieux et finit par avoir l’air ridicule.

Ghost In The Shell 2017 est base principalement (mais pas que) sur le film d’animation de 1995. Moi-meme je ne connais vraiment que ce film et la suite Innonce, je n’ai jamais lu le manga de Masamune Shirow, je n’ai jamais regarde Stand Alone Complex et Arise, (j’ai juste lu un bout de la version manga du dernier) donc il y a forcement plein de choses qui m’echappent. Mais je ne peux pas m’empecher de faire la comparaison et de trouver que les Americains (parce que j’ai decide de foutre tout Hollywood dans le meme sac) ont pris une histoire riche, intelligente, qui ouvre la voie a de nombreuses interrogations metaphysiques (vraiment) pour en faire une histoire banale et fermee qui ne vole pas plus haut que Tekken (le film americain adapte du jeu video de combat japonais). Car tout le long du film, ce n’est pas au manga ou au film de 1995 que je n’ai pas pu m’empecher de comparer Ghost In The Shell 2017, c’est a Tekken. TEKKEN, PUTAIN!

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Death Mark AU: Protagonist!Swap Saya Kujou

I managed to get it done on her birthday! Everyone, say hello to the hero of our Protag!Swap AU: Saya Kujou!

Why yes, that is her brother’s coat she’s wearing. But she doesn’t know that by the time the amnesia takes hold of her. All she knows that she woke up with this coat wrapped around her and for some reason, she refuses to be separated from it.

And yes, Masamune did give her that coat during his last moments of being fully in-control.

Here’s her without the coat:

Saya Kujou is a character I feel like a lot of fans could interpret in their own way since she was, ya know, dead when we first meet her and all we got for her characterization was from her being a voice in her brother’s head in the main game. So, she was dead and loves her brother; time for the Dark One to get her hands dirty.

In my previous post I had mentioned a little bit of Saya, how she was initially the one who was accidentally the one responsible for her brother’s possession since she was the one who damaged Mary’s doll body. It was here that things changed; Saya was originally Marked by Hanahiko, like in canon, but she found out just how fast the amnesia was affecting Masamune. So, with her own death close, Saya attacked Mary.

“If I go down, I’ll take you with me!”

Cue Butterfly Effect; Mary get’s so pissed off that not only does she possess Masamune when he manages to make it to the Kujou Manor, but she takes over the Mark on Saya so she essentially becomes HER victim.

Well, now the backstory is out of the way, time to get into a bit of Saya’s character within the story; she’s been portrayed as the more outgoing of the two siblings in canon, being the face for the Kujou family despite her brother being the Head at the time. With that in mind, I like to think she’s very motherly while also having the ability to kick your butt. Like I picture all the younger Mark Bearers just flocking after her like ducklings — yes, even Shou and Tsukasa even if they don’t want to admit. She’s like that fun teacher you have that tries to make lessons interesting while also being brutally honest about things.

Due to her more blunt nature and her not having memories of being a Spirit Healer, I imagine Saya to be viewed as reckless and too outgoing amongst the adults. She’s a woman who marches to the beat of her own drum, especially when she’s not putting on a polite facade at conferences. This particular character trait came about when I remember that, as the black rabbit, she literally took the FLIPPING NENJINBUTSU out of the shrine before it was fully cleansed and kept it with her when she went to fight Mary!

…Suffice to say, Saya would definitely be the person to do something random or possibly life threatening just to see if it works. She often gives her adult companions heart attacks.

For some reason, I actually view Saya and Mashita as not getting along with the other. But not like hate each other, just two people who don’t get along but are forced to work together and are slowly coming to respecting each other. Don’t ask me how I came to that conclusion cause I don’t know how I got to that point either. I think I just found it hilarious that Saya would think Mashita is a degenerate only to realize that her brother like-likes him! 🤣

Speaking of her brother, let’s talk about Saya and the possessed Masamune! During the beginning, Saya was told that Masamune was her family butler and she believed. While her memories of her brother may be gone, her heart still knows him so while it does lead to her getting manipulated by Mary, Saya easily trusts Masamune and has come to rely on him for information on spirits.

But as the Chapters go on and each of the Mark Bearers tell her their tale of Masamune’s strange behavior, Saya starts to get suspicious. She still wants to trust him but even she realizes that something is wrong with him; how he appears to be light-headed, seems to be nauseated all the time, not to mention that one time he grabbed her arm and how his eyes seemed to flash with… Something.

With that, I think I’ll leave things here for now. I’ll probably do more doodles on a future date. Until then, enjoy this picture of Saya and Masamune.

Characters: Masamune Kujou // Saya Kujou (Here)

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Resbang 2018 Throwbacks, Week 2

Time to get hype for this year’s Resbang, and what better way to do so than to check out the ghosts of Resbangs Past!

Come say hi to this year’s participants and mods on Discord!

This year’s schedule can be found here: beep

Check out these entries from resbang 2018!

[T] Snakes, Scorpions, Spiders, and Spreadsheets [Gorgon Sisters/family issues, minor Medusa/Eruka, minor Stein/Marie]

(Office AU) A nice little lab in the middle of nowhere was all she wanted, free to experiment to her heart's content. Medusa Gorgon quickly finds that life doesn't always go her way; recent troubles have left her jobless and stuck in a city she absolutely can't stand, with people she despises. A strange job offering from her estranged younger sibling Shaula leads her into the dull, mostly uneventful, life of an office worker, destined to become absolutely nothing important in the grander scheme of their corporate infighting, not to mention the overly attached secretary she's supposed to babysit. Despite this, she quickly learns that maybe she can accomplish more in this position than she ever had before, and begins her journey to bring her sisters back together again in an experiment to see if the silly saccharine concept of "familial bonds" are worth anything.

Warnings: References to sibling abuse/bullying, family issues, corporate politics, language, possible relationship with unequal power dynamic

by author: Zogulesti

with artist: Bonebagroyalty

Read it here: [ao3 | ffn]

View it here: [tumblr | twitter | instagram]

[M] Blood of a Lion Cub [Soul/Maka, implied Tsubaki/Black Star, Stein/Marie, Sid/Nygus, minor Spirit/Blair]

Witcher AU - Maka has lived with the Dryads in Brokilon forest almost her entire life, desperately trying to prevent an ancient prophecy tied to her bloodline. When a chance encounter with a Witcher entangled their fates, Maka must take down the Wild Hunt or watch the world burn.

Warnings: Minor and Major character deaths, scenes of murder gore and blood, language and violence.

by author: ThirteenthMurder

with artist: Baph

Read it here: [ao3]

View it here: [tumblr | twitter] 

[G] The M-Squad: Wes is the Ultimate Heist Man [Gen, background Soul/Maka]

Wes didn’t choose a life of crime, it chose him. A heistfic featuring Soul (surprisingly put together), Maba (the gran with the van), Masamune (makeup magician), and Maka (???).

Wes and Soul set out to steal Medusa Gorgon’s prized gem collection, but first… they need a crew. Enter: Maba and Masa, with occasional cameos from Soul’s neighbor Maka (The neighbor he’s /not/ pining for, right? The same one that maybe-probably-definitely likes him back?) and frequent shenaniganery.

Warnings: nothing except extremely brief anxiety attack in beginning of chapter 5

by author: Kona

with artist: Tilliquoi

Read it here: [ao3]

View it here: [tumblr]

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2018′s Resonance Bang is a wrap!

We’ve reached the end of posting time, everyone! It’s hard to believe we’ve had six of these events already, but here we are. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for your participation, whether you’ve been a participant or a viewer.

Coming sometime in the near future will be a survey for all the participants so we can once again find out what might be improved about the Resbang experience.

Now that everything is complete, you can check out the master post on GrigoriWings, or you can click through the readmore to see all the finished works here!

Dec 8th Book of Eibon: Safe Edition

by author: SleepDeprivedFemale

with artist: Ochotona1liensi

Summary: [POST MANGA] Maka copied the legible parts of the Book of Eibon seeking answers. Instead, she comes across peculiar directories, vague musings, confounding retellings, illegible paragraphs, horrifying prototypes and two simple lists of names.

Pairings: None/Gen

Rating: G

Warnings: Vague cosmic horror stuff

Read it here: [tumblr | ao3 | ffn]

View it here: [tumblr]

Dec 10th Why Don’t We Just Dance

by author: DemonRider404

with artist: Soulheart

Summary: Small Town/Preacher’s Son AU. Maka Albarn is a fresh high school graduate, ready to leave the confines of this backwater Podunk town and make something of herself. Nothing can stop her now. Enter Soul Evans, the unmotivated, heathen son of the preacher; a perfect cliché. It’s been a few years since he dropped out, and Maka is surprised to find herself…attracted to him. She tries to talk herself out of it, but eventually gives in to a secret summer fling. But flings never end well, especially in a town like this. Could this brief escape into his arms end up being more trouble than it’s worth?

Pairings: SoMa, very background TsuStar

Rating: E (NC17 | M+)

Warnings: Strong language, mentions of divorce, alcoholism, minor recreational drug use, religious themes, blasphemy, and explicit sexual content

Read it here: [tumblr | ao3]

View it here: [tumblr]

Dec 11 Wild Hunt

by author: ADdude

with artist: Marsh of Sleep

Summary: Summary: Weddings are meant to be happy occasions. Maka’s mother is getting married and Maka and her adoptive sister Eu are trying to get everything perfect. But there is a storm on the horizon, and a new threat that might end the wedding before it starts with lives in the balance can the growing family stop the Wild Hunt?

Semi-Sequel to Lost Warrior

Pairings: Soma, Tsustar, Marie/Stein, Kid/Liz, Kami/Nene, Eu/Ayumu

Rating: T

Warnings: N/A

Read it here: [ffn]

View it here: [tumblr | nickpic]

Dec 12 Snakes, Scorpions, Spiders, and Spreadsheets

by author: Zogulesti

with artist: Bonebagroyalty

Summary: (Office AU) A nice little lab in the middle of nowhere was all she wanted, free to experiment to her heart's content. Medusa Gorgon quickly finds that life doesn't always go her way; recent troubles have left her jobless and stuck in a city she absolutely can't stand, with people she despises. A strange job offering from her estranged younger sibling Shaula leads her into the dull, mostly uneventful, life of an office worker, destined to become absolutely nothing important in the grander scheme of their corporate infighting, not to mention the overly attached secretary she's supposed to babysit. Despite this, she quickly learns that maybe she can accomplish more in this position than she ever had before, and begins her journey to bring her sisters back together again in an experiment to see if the silly saccharine concept of "familial bonds" are worth anything.

Pairings: Gorgon Sisters/Family issues, possible Medusa/Eruka, references to Stein/Marie at one point

Rating: T

Warnings: References to sibling abuse/bullying, family issues, corporate politics, language, possible relationship with unequal power dynamic

Read it here: [ao3 | ffn]

View it here: [tumblr | twitter | instagram]

Dec 13 Blood of a Lion Cub

by author: ThirteenthMurder

with artist: Baph

Summary: Witcher AU - Maka has lived with the Dryads in Brokilon forest almost her entire life, desperately trying to prevent an ancient prophecy tied to her bloodline. When a chance encounter with a Witcher entangled their fates, Maka must take down the Wild Hunt or watch the world burn.

Pairings: SoulxMaka, Implied TsuStar, SteinxMarie, SidxNygus, brief mentions of SpiritxBlaire

Rating: M

Warnings: Minor and Major character deaths, scenes of murder gore and blood, language and violence.

Read it here: [ao3]

View it here: [tumblr | twitter]

Dec 14 The M-squad: Wes is the Ultimate Heist Man

by author: Kona

with artist: Tilliquoi

Summary: Wes didn’t choose a life of crime, it chose him. A heistfic featuring Soul (surprisingly put together), Maba (the gran with the van), Masamune (makeup magician), and Maka (???).

Wes and Soul set out to steal Medusa Gorgon’s prized gem collection, but first… they need a crew. Enter: Maba and Masa, with occasional cameos from Soul’s neighbor Maka (The neighbor he’s /not/ pining for, right? The same one that maybe-probably-definitely likes him back?) and frequent shenaniganery.

Pairings: Gen, very lowkey background soma

Rating: G

Warnings: nothing except extremely brief anxiety attack in beginning of chapter 5

Read it here: [ao3]

View it here: [tumblr]

Dec 15 Black Water

by author: Sandmancircus

with artist: Marsh of Sleep

Summary: Eruka Frog is a swamp witch who was forced to take an oath to aid anyone who asks for help, a duty she reluctantly keeps - even when a wounded werewolf lands himself in her swamp, begging for her to heal him. Free has lost his immortality due to a curse that began within his own clan and, as the witch and the werewolf grow closer, the identity of the true culprit behind both their curses becomes more and more apparent.

Pairings: Free/Eruka

Rating: M

Warnings: Gore, language, alcohol abuse

Read it here: [ao3 | ffn]

View it here: [tumblr | twitter]

Dec 18 And They Were Roommates (Oh My God)

by author: Karmahope

with artist: Konoha

Summary: For Soul and Maka, moving in together when their previous roommates ditched them to live with each other was a no-brainer. Unfortunately, this might be more than they bargained for. Love/hate relationships between roommates are common, but there’s more love than hate to this one, and they can only put off the inevitable for so long before it blows up in their faces. No matter what, though, they’re there for each other – through the good, the bad … and the weird. Even when it’s four o’clock in the morning.

Pairings: Soul/Maka, Black Star/Tsubaki (mentioned)

Rating: T

Warnings: Legal alcohol consumption, implied/referenced sex, recreational drug use (mentioned)

Read it here: [ao3 | ffn]

View it here: [tumblr]

Dec 19 And the Sky Turns to Blue

by author: Flowerpcy

with artist: The-ace-place

and artist: The_noctivagant

Summary: Running an illegal dragon school with the man he’s definitely not in love with is turning out to be slightly more difficult than Stein had previously anticipated. While actively trying to avoid the new High Witch whose main objective is to eliminate dragons from the hands of all humans, Stein and Spirit spend their free time teaching students how to bond with their dragons, until rumors of the High Witch growing her army again begin to circulate. With new variables appearing at every turn, Stein soon finds himself faced with budding relationships, familial tensions, and possible treason, and none of his decisions are looking good.

Pairings: Stein/Spirit, minor Crona/Maka and Blackstar/Kid

Rating: T

Warnings: violence, language

Read it here: [ao3 | tumblr]

View it here: [The-ace-place: tumblr | The_noctivagant: tumblr]

Dec 20 The Sun Under Different Skies

by author: Kona

with artist: The_noctivagant

Summary: In the wake of a break-up, Liz is left unrooted and drifting and very much in need of a new life. If that new life happens to include a cross-country move and two quickly deepening friendships, well… she won’t complain. Friendships that soon start to seem like something more, even as Liz struggles to leave behind the still-smarting hurts weighing on her now.

Pairings: TsuLizStar

Rating: G

Warnings: Liz's depression

Read it here: [ao3]

View it here: [tumblr]

Dec 21 Cryptid II: The Night Of The Return Of The Wolfwalker From Hell

by author: Rogha

with artist: Laylanator17

Summary: Soul Evans was happy enough to live a quiet and unremarkable life with his blind wolf and his roommate and her dog. All of their entire combined friend group and his drunken, treacherous self had different plans. Prank major network television show plans.

Pairings: SoulxMaka, BlackStarxDeath the Kid, Kim/Jackie

Rating: T

Warnings: N/a

Read it here: [ao3]

View it here: [tumblr]

Dec 22 Let’s Trade Mistakes ‘Til They Fade Away

by author: Soundsouleater

with artist: Mak

Summary: Summer is Maka’s favorite season, and not because of the weather.

Every year, she looks forward to seeing Soul Evans, her best friend and summertime neighbor since she was five years old. However, this year is different because Soul desperately needs a fake girlfriend.

Everyone in their friend group turns to Maka, because who else would be more qualified to play the part than his best friend in the whole world?

With Maka’s help, Soul may be able to get out of this mess, even if that means putting his heart on his sleeve for the sake of the act. He just hopes they can get through this with their friendship intact. It’s easier said than done though, especially when Maka starts to feel like her heart is being put through the wringer.

Pairings: SoulxMaka

Rating: PG-13

Warnings: N/a

Read it here: [ao3 | tumblr]

View it here: [tumblr]

Dec 26 Unrequited

by authors: Infantblue and Kallieflower

with artist: Nori-wings

and artist: Soulheart

Summary: Maka is hit with a witch’s curse that compels her to return an unrequited love. It is not in Soul’s favor. Canon.

Pairings: SoulxMaka

Rating: M

Warnings: angst, smut, profanity, minor jealousy on Soul’s part, canon-typical violence, cavity-inducing fluff, Black Star being Black Star, and so much pining that it’s almost physically painful because Soul does not know how to use words. 

Read it here: [ao3 | ffn | tumblr]

View it here: [Nori-wings: tumblr | Soulheart: tumblr]

Dec 27 Out of the Spider’s Web

by author: AceRavenclaw

with artist: Cosmic-absentia

Summary: Arachne Gorgon gets to work quickly after her parents’ murder. With the aid of her hypnosis magic, the cult of Arachnophobia builds quickly, and sets about making its power known and setting Arachne’s experiments in weapon creation into motion. Medusa and Shaula are indoctrinated into this world as well, and Arachne seeks to turn them into the perfect soldiers and devotees to vanguard her forces. But Medusa is prideful and Shaula is fearful, and deep down neither of them wish to be pawns in their sister’s game. However, escaping Arachne’s web may be an impossible task…

Pairings: Medusa/OC, Arachne/Giriko

Rating: T

Warnings: Child abuse, torture, medical experimentation, domestic violence, emotional manipulation, the Gorgon family in general.

Read it here: [ao3]

View it here: [tumblr | twitter]

Dec 28 Unfair

by author: Innocentcinnamonbun

with artist: Sandmancircus

Summary: Marie feels her very own soul get ripped out when she hears the news. The man she loved has been murdered. Wilting away in her own grief, her troubles grow as her partner and dear friend, Dr. Franken Stein, is accused of the killing. She knows he’s innocent, but he isn’t convinced. Together they flee to find the truth of Joe Buttataki’s untimely demise. And what they find is not the conclusion they thought they’d see.

Pairings: Stein/Marie, Marie/Joe Buttataki

Rating: PG 13

Warnings: Minor character death, mentions of self harm, canon typical swearing and violence, mentions of adult innuendo

Read it here: [ao3]

View it here: [tumblr]

Jan 2 The Peace of Wild Things

by author: Fullmetalgrigori

with artist: Peregrine

and artist: Nsart

Summary: Maka Albarn is the last remaining heir of her people, a race of avian shapeshifters who have been at war with the serpiente for so long that the reason for fighting has long been lost. She is desperate to save her people and end the bloodshed, and is willing to do whatever it takes to do so - even if it means accepting Soul Evans, the leader of her people’s enemy, as her pair bond. However, there are forces within both courts determined to prevent peace at all costs. Meanwhile, both heirs begin to learn that the other is not the enemy they once thought they knew, and begin to find friendship and even love with the other. Hawksong AU

Warnings: Minor character death, scenes of violence, description of war, mild language

Rating: R

Pairing: Soul/Maka

Read it here: [ffn | tumblr]

View it here: [Nsart: tumblr]

Jan 3 Bit the Bullet (and Swallowed it, Too)

by author: Dollypopup

with artist: Blinkfl0yd

and artist: Innocentcinnamonbun

Summary: It’s a sunny, beautiful day in Aurora, Nevada the day Marie Mjolnir, 8 months pregnant and glowing, becomes Marie Stein. At least, it would be, if the little chapel in the middle of nowhere didn’t get shot up by the assassination group she was once a part of. Waking up from a coma 4 years later, Marie, labeled a Jane Doe, finds herself suddenly childless, husbandless, and determined to do just what she did when she was a gun for hire:

She wasn’t going to get upset. She was going to get even. Kill Bill inspired AU.

Pairings: SteinMarie, Nyzusa, SpiritKami

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Violence, blood, character death, kidnapping, strong language

Read it here: [ao3]

View it here: [innocentcinnamonbun: tumblr | Blinkfl0yd: tumblr]

Jan 4 Marked in Constellation

by author: Sojustifiable

with artist: Sigsegv

Summary: Summary: Soul and Maka meet in the wilderness having embarked on solo trips up the Pacific Crest Trail. They're both sorely unexperienced, and a little company and team work never hurt anyone. Between hitch hiking to buy supplies and fending off a bear, the two get close. Very close. The question is, will their relationship survive the stress of city living once the journey is over?

Pairing: SoulxMaka

Rating: NC-17

Warnings: Explicit sex, alcohol

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Jan 6 Now the Night Breaks

by author: Lunar-resonance

with artist: Nikowl

and artist: Othernikki

Summary: Weeks have passed since Maka and Soul ventured into the Rift together and only Maka came back. Devastated and still reeling from Soul’s perplexing desertion, Maka struggles to deal with the emotional fallout while balancing her mother’s sudden reappearance in her life and her work in the DWMA. However, discovery of new, disturbing activity from the Rift complicates her journey to find Soul and hints at a much greater threat coming from the other side. Meanwhile, in Abeyance, Soul wanders aimlessly until he crosses paths with a witch and is coerced into entering a deal to protect Maka from their lingering bond, unaware he is the key in an ancient plan to unlock the Rift and bring witches into the world once again.

Sequel to Now the night rises and final chapter in the Ghost Eater trilogy.

Pairings: SoMa

Rating: T

Warnings: themes/discussion of death, mild graphic violence (similar to canon)

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Jan 8 Can’t Fight the Moonlight

by author: GrigoriGirl

with artist: Nsart

Summary: Summary: All Soul wanted was a chance to build a life that was away from his parents and totally his own. So, when a swanky new nightclub sets up shop in a small town in West Virginia and extends a job offer, well, how could he refuse? Of course, all is not as it seems, and the first night in a new town, Soul winds up as some vampire’s dinner; setting off a chain of evens that nobody, including himself, could’ve seen coming. That’s not even including the eclectic werewolf pack with the feisty blonde at it’s help that takes him in, the pseudo-custody battle with the local vampire clan, the return of more than a few people long-since thought dead, and the more near-death experiences than he was comfortable with. Well, that might be over-simplifying things.

Pairings: General, background SteinMarie, SidNygus, JacKim

Rating: T

Warnings: mild-to-moderate blood/gore, canon typical violence, swearing, character death

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Jan 9 The Start of Something New

by author: Toooceanblue

with artist: Nyxique

Summary: Sometimes you need to make sacrifices to get what you want. In Soul’s case, this means playing piano for the spring musical if his parents let him attend public school for his last year and a half of education. When stressful circumstances (and okay, a little bit of spite) rope teacher’s favorite Maka Albarn into stage crew, she and Soul must help each other balance extracurriculars and academics while their friendship steadily grows. High School Musical AU.

Pairings: SoulxMaka

Rating: PG 13

Warnings: n/a

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Jan 10 Hot Tub Pop Tarts Are No Way to Live

by authors: Bones and Victoriapyrrhi

with artist: Abbey

Summary: Being trapped in Florida is a special kind of hell, the kind that drives a man to sit in a lukewarm hot tub drinking cheap beer and eating stale Christmas pop-tarts.

It's not EASY finding people in witness protection, but enough money can get you anything -- and now Soul has two assassins who seem to want to be his friends, a neighbor who may or may not have a secret hacker bunker under his trailer, and plans in the works for the kind of heist that sets you up for life AND takes down an internationally-feared crime ring.

Pairing: Soul/Maka, side of Kid/Black Star, Spirit/Wes, and Justin/Giriko

Rating: R

Warnings: canon-typical violence, foul and salty language, murder for hire

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Jan 13 Found It Once, You’ll Find It Again

by author: Silly Twin Stars

with artist: Macabremermaid

and artist: Sojustifiable

Summary: When Maka goes to visit her grandmother in New England, she’s ready for a summer of relaxation, reading, and fried clams. But when she gets a job at Skully’s, the pirate-themed restaurant in town, she ends up getting more than she bargained for. Between illicit whale watching excursions, attempting to summon demons with pizza boxes, and learning to drive stick shift, it’ll be a miracle if she gets through this summer alive. At least there’s the quiet, musically-inclined waiter at Skully’s who knows his way around a steering wheel to help her navigate the road.

Pairings: SoulxMaka

Rating: T

Warnings: language, alcohol consumption, ouija board shenanigans, stickshift-centric innuendo

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Jan 17 Fake News

by author: Whinnie

and artist: KARIN848

Summary: Maka's life is all work and no play. What happens when her new coworker Soul tries to change that? [tech startup / office AU]

Pairings: Soul/Maka, with mentions of Soul/Anya, Maka/Tsugumi, and implied BlackStar/Tsubaki

Rating: T / PG-13

Warnings: mild and explicit language from time to time, occasional mentions of alcohol consumption, major self-esteem issues, discussion of biracial issues, mention of workplace toxicity

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Jan 20 Whispers from a Dark Corner

by author: BlinkFl0yd

with artist: Ahshesgone

Summary: When tragedy strikes and Soul stumbles upon Death Scythe murdered in his own home, he’s plunged into the aftermath of the fallout, including a hunt for a witch with a troubled past, a strain on on his and Maka’s resonance, and having to watch his meister fall onto a grief-fueled path for revenge. But, it what feel like sick twist in order to make things even more complicated, it turns out that Death Scythe never really left. And the only one who can see or even sense him at all is Soul, who subsequently becomes forced in between Maka and her father as both struggle to come to terms with what has happened, and what it means for their history with each other.

Rating: M

Pairings: maka/soul, minor background stein/marie

Warnings: major character death (obviously), depictions of murder, corpses, troubled family relationships

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Jan 21 The Dead Tell No Tale

by author: Oblivion-Time

with artist: Darkpurply

Summary: After a charm gone wrong, Maka, Soul, Black*Star, Tsubaki, Liz, Patty, Kid and Marie end up at a haunted school. Dead bodies are around every corner and the threat of death looms over them in the shape of three ghost girls, a man with a chainsaw and other unknown threats lurking in the dark. There is no way out. No way to find each other. Only death is certain.

Pairings: SoulxMaka, LizxTsubakixBlack*Star

Rating: R

Warnings: Dark themes, gore, character deaths. Not a story for the weak-hearted.

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Jan 22: Late Entry Day

Works that didn't make their deadlines but still posted before the end of the event!

Caught Dead

by author: redphlox

with artist: macabremermaid

and artist: Addie

Summary: When Maka Albarn takes the fall for a friend’s crime, she is sentenced to Shibusen Juvenile Detention Center in Death City, Nevada. It’s almost bearable thanks to a frustrating - and cute - camper who helps her dig holes under the hot sun. Despite Soul Evans’s reluctance to open up about himself or his past, the two soon bond over investigating the disappearances in Death City a hundred years ago and sneaking out to see each other past curfew. But, it turns out Shibusen’s intentions are far from pure. Will Soul and Maka be able to combat the other rowdy campers, the desert sun, and the cruel warden to discover the secret behind all those holes?

Pairings: SoulxMaka, Wes/Tsubaki, side Stein/Marie

Rating: T

Warnings: none indicated

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Honorable Mention Artists

Artists who completed their work even though the stories were not completed.

Mystery Shrouded's Jewelry for Professor Maka's "Fate Loves the Fearless"

[Mystery Shrouded on Tumblr]

Bbbutterfingers' Digital Art for DryWavelength's "Backwoods Beyond"

[Bbbutterfingers on Tumblr]

InnocentCinnamonBun's Digital Art for DryWavelength's "Backwoods Beyond"

[InnocentCinnamonBun on Tumblr]