#miss tsukikage

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glass mask (1984) - ep 21

[letterex-fyofm]

Honestly, contrary to popular opinion, I don't mind rare pairs. And when I say I don't mind, I mean I can really get to enjoy them. For example, I can't tell you how many pairs with Yamaguchi I've read in the past years. Like, I can't count. Yamayachi? So cute and so wholesome. Yamayama? Kageyama having a crush on Tadashi is just such a cute idea, and there are several dope fics about them. Kuroyama (don't ask, I was myself surprised but there are a couple of good fics about them)? It can be so freaking funny. Osayama? Osamu literally told Yamaguchi he would make onigiri for him one day, and not only he did, but there was a panel of I think Yamaguchi helping him in the kitchen? THAT IS SO CUTE.

The same goes for Tsukki, to an extent. I don't usually engage in fanfiction or fanart that has any Tsukki pairs besides tskym, mostly because my head (which is hard af) can't see it most of the time. BUT, I can see it - in some way. Like, Tsukikage? It would be so funny that after all this time bickering and picking on each other (tho most of that was Tsukishima so) they'd like each other. Tsukihina? That is so funny and cute at the same time. Overall, most of my opinions on Tsukki rarepairs are "Can't see it but this is so funny actually, like I would read things about them." And the art is so cute!

However...nothing kills me more than when I read a fic where tskym is entirely platonic...but only for one part. Like?!?!?!?!

Every time I encounter things like Yamaguchi having unrequited love or Tsukki being the one who suffers through that breaks my heart, and I'm like "NOOOOOOOOOVDUOSDOFJOJFSFJ"

And this really goes for any fic, honestly. I usually am so sad whenever I read something with love triangles because even if the pair I like is endgame, I feel so sad for the other one who was left.

LIKE NOOOOO DON'T BREAK MY HEART LIKE THIS

This really shows the type of reader I am, where if everyone doesn't end up happy me neither. I just contemplate the meaning of life after.

[leoppipi]

Touch

[xisanamii]

"i want to give my blood and follow in your shadow."

i felt the need to doodle this scene from sannan-san hakumyu because like... it's just so endearing? shion's chizuru really captures the wholehearted dedicated pining she has for him in his route (i mean, you really gotta CHASE this man). honestly she's in top three of my favorite chizurus. and of course, teruma's sannan-san really did grow on me. i was used to mikata's sannan-san (since i'm a hakumyu boomer), but i adore both their portrayals and voices.

haven't drawn hakuouki in a hot minute, but it'll always have a special place in my heart.

[cookiescraems]

list of ships i would LOVE to write tsukikage as:

zutara

saiteru

asoryuu

eimiko

kokosara

renheng

sakukallen

kevMEI

aquakana

damianya

akiangel

hakyona

utenanthy

[littleeyesofpallas]

Hisastu Onna Shigotonin[必殺おんな仕事人]: Killing Technique/Certain Death Woman Professional

[raidraptor-strawberry-falcon]

Archived Event Convo!

Event code: Celina, The Girl from the Fusion Dimension!

Convo: Gong Strong/Noboru Gongenzaka!

SPOILER WARNING: CONTAINS MAJOR ARC V ANIME SPOILERS

[natsumebookss]

Tragic Yuri or Tragic Yuri: On Female Autonomy, Reclaiming the Narrative, and 2011's Moodiest Magical Girls

(contains spoilers for Madoka Magica and Heartcatch Precure, very slight spoilers for Winx Club, topics of loss and depression, and the author screaming into the void about anime bullshit that happened over a decade ago)

If you've spent any amount of time in the Precure or PMMM fandoms, you've probably come across this quote. It's natural in many ways for Urobuchi to feel the way he does--imposter syndrome is intensely common for artists and I'd imagine attempting to write a subversion of a common genre while a piece of media from that genre is wrapping up a super successful run is challenging. While I won't pretend Heartcatch reached the levels of popularity that PMMM ended up at, it was the highest-selling season for years in terms of toy sales and many still remember it very fondly. (I'm a bit more critical of it, personally, but more on that later.) And so much was made of Urobuchi confessing he hadn't seen Heartcatch at the time of writing his own show, with PMMM antis saying that meant he had no real appreciation for the genre.

But what if I were to tell you that not only would PMMM have been significantly worse if he'd made it more like Heartcatch, but Heartcatch would've been better off if it had been more like Madoka?

A disclaimer before we go any further: I am not suggesting that Heartcatch should've retooled into a darker series, or that it even had the ability to since the shows were made pretty much in tandem. The damage done to Heartcatch, in my opinion, was already done before Madoka's finale even aired. This is purely an exercise in comparing two magical girls from roughly the same anime season (one ending about when the other was starting) and seeing what they could learn from each other. Also note that my title on my main blog is literally "Heartcatch Precure finale anti," so there will be some bias involved. With that out of the way, let us proceed.

Context

Pictured: a completely normal Facebook discussion about a kid's anime character from almost 15 years ago.

For those unfamiliar, Cure Moonlight has essentially built up a reputation for being the Leafpool of Precure. For those unfamiliar with Warrior Cats, this is one of the worst things you can be called in fandom--someone with legions of fans who got screwed over so badly that those fans will never shut up about it. Being a Leafpool is not merely being a tragic character, but being actively fucked over by the narrative at every possible turn.

Let's explore Cure Moonlight in a bit more detail before comparing her to Homura and how, I argue, Homura did a similar story path to hers better. Like Homura, Cure Moonlight is first seen fighting a massive threat to humanity inside our pink magical girl Tsubomi's dream. The dream cuts off before we learn her fate, but all we can see on her face is pure sorrow before it does. The minute she is introduced, she already knows loss.

Throughout the show's run, we get to know her as Yuri Tsukikage, a veteran magical girl forced into retirement after her transformation item has been shattered. She has half of the broken Heart Seed that remains, and her foil Dark Precure, who broke the seed, has the other. Yuri is intensely depressed for this exact reason: she has lost her powers, her duties to the world, her fairy companion (who died in the battle with Dark Precure), and her father has also mysteriously vanished. The audience first sees her as a friend of one of the lead's older sisters, a senpai who excels at both sports and academics, before revealing her to be a broken person inside. The goal of Yuri's narrative, seemingly, is to restore her Precure powers, allow her to confide in new friends, and find her missing father.

The first two are accomplished in a pretty straightforward but heartwarming manner--Yuri begins to find a new purpose in training her Precure kohais and eventually regains her powers through hard work and determination. Typical kid's show stuff, even if seeing Cure Moonlight reappear for the first time is indisputably badass. It's the third one, however, that I have the most problems with.

Frequent followers of my main blog @curemoonliite may be familiar with a term I have called "moonbitching." This is what I call it when I rant at length about the Heartcatch finale and what it did to Cure Moonlight's character, or even just allude to it in the tags. Since this post will already be long enough without it, I'll go light on the moonbitching, but do just enough of it to give you the facts.

In the last few episodes of the series, Yuri learns that her father was brainwashed by the main villain of the series, Dune, and that Dark Precure was cloned from her genetic material while he was brainwashed. This is legitimately a fascinating plot point that, by itself, I have no problems with. However, soon after learning about this, both Dark Precure and her father are killed off in the final battle and all Yuri can do is watch.

Her father sacrificed himself for her in a moment of clarity, she didn't even get time to really process that she's been fighting her sister all along, and she's lost everyone all over again. She started the show with just her and her mother, and the second she sees hope at having a family again, it's taken away from her.

Her kohai Tsubomi, upon seeing this, begs Yuri not to take revenge on the Big Bad that's stolen everything from her. This isn't the Yuri I know, she shouts. But somewhere along the line, we've lost the Yuri we know. All her development, all her growth, has been torn away the minute she's forced to lose everything again. Her path as a character is now uncertain, the narrative deciding it won't allow her to pursue even the slightest act of revenge.

And all Yuri can do is watch alongside us.

Homura and Yuri

The minute I saw this finale for the first time, I was reminded of how a classic piece of children's/family media handled a similar plot point. Allow me to be cliched for a moment, but if we look at someone like Inigo Montoya, we can see that his decision to pursue revenge is never really questioned by the narrative. This is something that's always bothered me about female characters in media, especially magical girl stories--a magical girl can never just say "give me my father back, you son of a bitch." They may want to, but due to sexist notions about women and violence, they're always expected to take the high road.

Oftentimes, this is done by using the magical girl leader as a mouthpiece to directly dismiss their teammate's desires--Bloom and Aisha go through something very similar in S4 of Winx Club when Aisha's fiancee is killed. Neither Bloom nor Tsubomi are naturally dismissive people, and the narrative tends to characterize them as kind, but they are briefly mischaracterized in moments like this to give the typical "revenge is bad" message that kid's shows tend to have. A message that is often distinctly missing from boy's cartoons, but I digress.

Aisha is at least allowed the dignity of separating from the main team for a few episodes to join some extremists, but Yuri doesn't even get that.

And Homura gets so much more.

I'll admit, I still have mixed feelings about Rebellion to this day, but what I do appreciate about it is that it isn't hampered by these restraints that magical girl media made for children seem to have. That villain arc the Facebook commenter from before said Yuri should've had? It was too late for her by the time the finale ended, but it wasn't too late for Homura.

Homura is, in many ways, an anti-Yuri, and a lot of that comes from her having autonomy within the narrative. Female autonomy is something we see discussed in the social justice sphere a lot, but not quite as much in the storytelling sense. Probably the main difference between the two is that Homura, as a time traveler, can stop the ones she loves from ever being killed. In fact, that's also her greatest weakness, as she wears herself down with the timelines so much that she can barely bring herself to care for anything else sometimes.

Homura's depression comes from the idea that she Can Stop The Thing, but can't figure out precisely how to. Yuri's depression comes from the fact that she Can't Stop The Thing, thinks she knows how to, and gets herself into more trouble along the way. One of these makes for an intensely more active character that doesn't feel unfairly dunked on by the narrative, and oddly enough, it's not the kid's show character.

Yuri, as a children's character, is kept from doing certain things by what that entails. Homura, however, has no such restrictions. She can travel through time and repeat everything over literally until she breaks herself. And that she very, very much does.

Homura doesn't have to be convinced in the finale to let Madoka go, she just peacefully comes to terms with it herself. That alone gives her more autonomy than Yuri had, even if we recall that Rebellion's ending was not the original one that Urobuchi had planned. However, Rebellion's ending serves as an ultimate rebuttal to the narrative that a magical girl must simply allow hardship and loss to happen to her. If the world isn't fair to her, if not even time travel works out, why not just remake it?

This action comes at the cost of stripping Madoka of a lot of her autonomy, sure. But it is, in a way, the natural conclusion of how magical girl leaders are often made to strip their "angsty" team members of theirs. Homura's fall from grace is a flipping of this script in every way possible, and even if it's far from the best decision for her to make, we can see that it's 100% fully her own.

The revenge is complete. No one is there to stop her. Even the writers don't really know what to do with her now. Homura has now transcended the fate of the purple magical girl, and that's the best thing that could've ever happened to her.

A girl who seeks revenge is a devil. A girl who cannot become a princess is doomed to become a witch. But ask yourself, is the fear of becoming these things worth becoming a spectator in your own story?

And, if that's the case, is it truly better to reign in hell than serve in heaven?

[grimalkinmessor]

Writing Patterns Tag Game

Rules: list the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there’s a pattern!

Tagged by: no one! I just wanted to! :D

1. Heart Stopper: The supermarket is never as empty as you would like.

2. Never Eat Anything That Could Compromise My Health (And Baby That Means You): When the portal ignites with Danny still inside, he feels like his every nerve turns to ash.

3. Skimming The Surface: "You are being incredibly difficult about this," Dipper deadpans, slamming his briefcase down on the table

4. The Tree, The Apple, The Seed: Algebra, Light mourns, is far below his mental grade level.

5. Ivy On A Chain Link Fence: "Darling, where are my—"

6. I Hold Hands With Cosmic Entities: Light—or as he is now known, Tsukikage—knows that he's different.

7. screamin' like a kettle on a stove (you cranked the heat up cold): Light stood in front of the shelves with a frown, a hood over his head and a sick mask over his face.

8. Get Your Gun, Fuck It Up: "You're sneaking out again?"

9. Supping On The Blood of God: Mikami has been staring at him.

10. Notre Dame: The building is small, but obviously new.

+Bonus 10 (draft edition bc I can't help myself)

RAPTURE: The world as Near tends to see it is blue.

Scorched: When everything is said and done, L Lawliet is one of the most powerful men in the world.

Nobody: The sky is gray.

Make Something of Me: Light swirls his spoon idly in his tea cup, watching the stalks inside bob and twirl listlessly.

Like A Loaded Gun (Ready to Backfire): The morning is bright and sunny.

I Love You So (I'll Eat You Whole): Beyond's life changes, as it always does, in a singular moment of eye contact.

Near Miss: Arataka lies in a hospital bed, and everything hurts.

What You Want: Arataka opens his eyes slowly, muggy.

This World is Cruel: The sky is gray with the smoke of a thousand fires.

Dig Up Bones In Your Sympathy: The last thing he remembered was light.

Conclusion: I tend towards shorter, simple sentences when beginning a story. Something to set the stage, either by telling the readers something about my main character's mind, or the world around them. First brushstroke, so to speak :3 Some are far more dramatic than others aha

Tagging: Anyone! Everyone! Free pass to say I tagged you! Because I am! Right now! :DDD

[vwritesaus]

v's masterpost

hello and welcome!! i'm v and i love to write--fics, poetry and some original work (when the mood hits). and as my username states, i also write and am very fond of AUs

all of my fics save a few drabbles can be found on my ao3 (@/vwritesaus) and my main blog is @a-thousand-unread-pages ✨ i also craft in my spare time, particularly embroidery ♡

my inbox is always open so send me in your asks, headcannons, whatever you like! i'm always down to chat, even if i take a million years to respond (just as a warning!)

i love a lot of books, manga and anime, but you'll mainly see fics for my current and everlasting obsessions:

the shadowhunter chronicles (specifically the infernal devices & the last hours)

haikyuu!!. love those little giant volleyball idiots so damn much.

also tid/tlh fans, please check out @alastairstom for her AMAZING fics (ao3 @/thegirlofthorns) and my best girl @agnes-draws's art which will leave you screaming and believe in love again

so without further ado, here's my work below the cut!!

the shadowhunter chronicles:

key: only main ships listed, rated, wc, chapters completed *tumblr include the last chain of preview posts and completed fic/chapter links

a (two few) hundred hearts (thomastair, t, 20.5k): tumblr (previews, final) | ao3

timeless (the last hours, m, 17.k) (1/?): - chapter 1: tumblr (previews, final) | ao3 - chapter 2: coming soon

dear christopher (the last hours, t, 24.1k) (3/5): - chapter 1: tumblr (previews, final) | ao3 - chapter 2: tumblr | ao3 - chapter 3: tumblr (preview, final) | ao3 - chapter 4: tumblr (previews, final) | ao3 - chapter 5: tumblr | ao3

breathe (thomastair, t, 4.4k): tumblr | ao3

what's in a kiss? (by any other touch would feel just as sweet) (thomastair, t, 9.6k): tumblr | ao3

hygge (thomastair, t, 2.6k): tumblr | ao3

piece of cake (thomastair, g, 6.6k): tumblr | ao3

paper lace, sealed with a kiss (thomastair, TBA): tumblr | ao3

random wip snippets: pt 1 | pt 2

haikyuu!!

key: only main ships listed, rated, wc, chapters completed

outliers (tsukikage/yamayachi, m, 4.5k) (1/12): ao3

it’s complicated (kogagoshi/kinkuni, m, 3k) (1/?): ao3

on the trail of lemon leaves (bokuaka, t, 3.2k) (1/?): ao3

press start (iwaoi/matsuhana, m, 9.4k) (2/?): ao3

in lover’s eyes, there is… (sakuatsu/sunaosa, t, 26k): ao3

whispers in a fox’s ear (sakuatsu, m, 34.1k): ao3

at the edge of the blue hour (bokuaka, t, 9.7k) (2/4): ao3

when i fall, don’t let me drown (bokuaka/kuroken, m, 44.1k): ao3

in gold, blue and pale pink (kuroken/bokuaka, g, 5.2k): ao3

the line (we cannot see) that connects our stars (yamayachi, g, 3.4k): ao3

among inked flowers (bokuaka, g, 1.8k): ao3

breath of the sun (bokuaka, g, 1.8k): ao3

if home is where… (matsuhana/iwaoi, t, 15.6k) (2/5): ao3

reflected in prismed moonlight (bokuaka, g, 2.4k): tumblr | ao3

achivement unlocked: cutie acquired (kuroken/bokuaka, g, 4.6k): ao3

perfect? (kagehina, g, 2.4k): ao3

fugue (kuroken, t, 1.6k): tumblr | ao3

blinded (iwaoi/matsuhana, t, 26.5k): tumblr | ao3

the shadowhunter chronicles: 

coming soon

haikyuu!!: 

long ago, i saw a fallen star… (bokuaka, t, 879): ao3

upon the darkest blue (tsukikage, g, 875): tumblr | ao3

bad liar (iwaoi)

hands (bokuaka)

lucky (iwaoi)

movie date (kuroken)

umbrella (matsuhana)

missing you (daisuga)

winter (kagehina)

baking (bokuaka)

birthday (iwaoi)

zines:

coming soon (haven't posted any of my zine pieces yet lol)

crafts:

hinata + meat bun embroidery

[linettefox]

Every character that appears in All Stars F

I have too much free time... Have a list of every character in the new Precure movie! They're in order of appearance.

KEY:

👑 - Main role

🎤 - Speaks at least once.

🤜 - Partakes in battle.

🎞️ - Appears in flashback.

🎭 - Cameo.

⭐ - Exclusive character.

LIST:

Sora Harewataru/Cure Sky 👑

Nagomi Yui/Cure Precious 👑

Kome-Kome/Cure Kome-Kome 👑

Natsuumi Manatsu/Cure Summer 👑

Preme/Cure Supreme 👑⭐

Nijigaoka Mashiro/Cure Prism 👑

Laura/Cure La Mer 👑

Kasai Amane/Cure Finale 👑

Puka 👑⭐

Hanadera Nodoka/Cure Grace 👑

Rabirin 👑

Yuunagi Tsubasa/Cure Wing 👑

Ha-chan/Hanami Kotoha/Cure Felice 👑

Yakushiji Saaya/Cure Ange 👑

Haruno Haruka/Cure Flora 👑

Elle-chan/Cure Majesty 👑

Hijiri Ageha/Cure Butterfly 👑

Kotozume Yukari/Cure Macaron 👑

Hagoromo Lala/Cure Milky 👑

Fuurin Asumi/Cure Earth 👑

Latte 👑

Kenjou Akira/Cure Chocolat 🎞️🤜🎤

Ark & his monsters ⭐

Milk/Mimino Kurumi/Milky Rose 🎞️🤜

Kujou Hikari/Shiny Luminous 🎞️🤜

Madoka Aguri/Cure Ace 🎞️🤜

Yuni/Cure Cosmo 🎞️🤜

Tsukikage Yuri/Cure Moonlight 🎞️🤜

Hoshina Hikaru/Cure Star 🎞️🤜🎤

Usami Ichika/Cure Whip 🎞️🤜🎤

Ichinose Minori/Cure Papaya 🎞️🤜

Kaido Minami/Cure Mermaid 🎞️🤜🎤

Yotsuba Alice/Cure Rosetta 🎞️🤜

Akimoto Komachi/Cure Mint 🎞️🤜

Minazuki Karen/Cure Aqua🎞️🤜

Suzumura Sango/Cure Coral 🎞️🤜

Kise Yayoi/Cure Peace 🎞️🤜

Fuwa Kokone/Cure Spicy 🎞️🤜

Misumi Nagisa/Cure Black 🎞️🤜🎤

Yukishiro Honoka/Cure White 🎞️🤜🎤

Hoshizora Miyuki/Cure Happy 🎞️🤜🎤

Aida Mana/Cure Heart 🎞️🤜🎤

Momozino Love/Cure Peach 🎞️🤜🎤

Nono Hana/Cure Yell 🎞️🤜🎤

Hyuuga Saki/Cure Bloom/Cure Bright 🎞️🤜🎤

Mishou Mai/Cure Egret/Cure Windy 🎞️🤜

Ruru Amour/Cure Amour 🎞️🤜

Aisaki Emiru/Cure Macherie 🎞️🤜

Hojo Hibiki/Cure Melody 🎞️🤜🎤

Minamino Kanade/Cure Rhythm 🎞️🤜

Asahina Mirai/Cure Miracle (All forms) 🎞️🤜

Izayoi Riko/Cure Magical (All forms) 🎞️🤜

Tategami Aoi/Cure Gelato 🎞️🤜

Amanogawa Kirara/Cure Twinkle 🎞️🤜

Akagi Towa/Cure Scarlet 🎞️🤜

Sawaizumi Chiyu/Cure Fontaine 🎞️🤜

Hanamichi Ran/Cure Yum Yum 🎞️🤜

Yumehara Nozomi/Cure Dream 🎞️🤜🎤

Coco 🎞️🎭

Kurumi Erika/Cure Marine 🎞️🤜

Myoudouin Itsuki/Cure Sunshine 🎞️🤜

Chypre 🎞️🎭

Coffret 🎞️🎭

Potpourri 🎞️🎭

Regina 🎞️🎭

Aino Megumi/Cure Lovely 🎞️🤜🎤

Sagara Seiju 🎞️🎭

Hikawa Iona/Cure Fortune (All forms) 🎞️🤜

Omori Yuka/Cure Honey (All forms) 🎞️🤜

Shirayuki Hime/Cure Princess (All forms) 🎞️🤜

Aoki Reika/Cure Beauty 🎞️🤜

Hino Akane/Cure Sunny 🎞️🤜

Midorikawa Nao/Cure March 🎞️🤜

Higashi Setsuna/Cure Passion (Eas makes a brief cameo) 🎞️🎭🤜

Yamabuki Inori/Cure Pine 🎞️🤜

Aono Miki/Cure Berry 🎞️🤜

Kiryuu Michiru/Cure Bright 🎞️🎭

Kiryuu Kaoru/Cure Windy 🎞️🎭

Shirabe Ako/Cure Muse (Masked Cure Muse also makes a brief cameo) 🎞️🎭🤜

Zakenna 🎞️🎭

Natsuki Rin/Cure Rouge 🎞️🤜

Kasugano Urara/Cure Lemonade 🎞️🤜

Kagayaki Homare/Cure Etoile 🎞️🤜

Kawakami Aya 🎞️🎭

Prince Kanata 🎞️🎭

Pafu 🎞️🎭

Nanase Yui 🎞️🎭

Aroma 🎞️🎭

Amamiya Elena/Cure Soleil 🤜

Ai-chan 🎭

Hishikawa Rikka/Cure Diamond 🤜

Kururun 🎭

Tarte 🎭

Chiffon 🎭

Hiramirsu Hinata/Cure Sparkle 🤜

Pekorin/Cure Pekorin🎭

Ribbon 🎭

Hummy 🎭

Prince 🎭

Fuwa 🎭

Harry 🎭

Hugtan/Cure Tomorrow 🎭

Syrup 🎭

Kirahoshi Ciel/Cure Parfait 🤜

Mofurun/Cure Mofurun 🎭

Nijigaoka Yoyo 🎭

Kurokawa Ellen/Cure Beat 🤜

Takizawa Asuka/Cure Flamingo 🤜

Kaguya Madoka/Cure Selene 🤜

Pop 🎭

Candy/Royale Candy 🎭

Natts 🎭

Mailpo 🎭

Chourou 🎭

Miss Shamour 🎭

Kuroro 🎭

Shiri (Purple fairy tone) 🎭

Miri (Orange fairy tone) 🎭

Sori (Green fairy tone) 🎭

Fari (Yellow fairy tone) 🎭

PhanPhan🎭

Glassun 🎭

Masuko Michio 🎭

Masuko Mika 🎭

Masuko Miyo 🎭

Shirabe Otokichi 🎭

Shiratori Yuriko 🎭

Koshino Natsuki 🎭

Mori Kyoko 🎭

Himenojou Sakurako 🎭

Karube Tatsunori 🎭

Chinen Miyuki 🎭

Aihara Yuuki 🎭

Ichijo Ranko 🎭

Pikario/Julio (Or Cure Waffle if that's what you like to call him) 🎭

Ban Kenji 🎭

Sebastian/Cure Sebastian 🎭

Wakamiya Henri/Cure Infini 🎭

Shinada Takumi/Black Pepper 🎭

Fujiwara 🎭

Princess Filia 🎭

Flora 🎭

Captain Shalala 🎭

AI (Lala's rocket) 🎭

Kouchou 🎭

Lord Coupe 🎭

Bibury 🎭

Bunbee 🎭

Wisdom/Stone Keeper 🎭

Soular 🎭

Westar 🎭

Aphrodite 🎭

Mephisto 🎭

Lady Teatine 🎭

Sir Johnathan Klondike 🎭

Mermaid Queen 🎭

Rosemary 🎭

Blue 🎭

Past Princess Precure 🎭

Cure Lumiere 🎭

Aunete/Cure Oasis 🎭

Cure Empress 🎭

Cure Echo 🎭

Gueru 🎭

EnEn 🎭

Hanasaki Kaoruko/Cure Flower 🎭

Mirage/Cure Mirage 🎭

Hikawa Iona/Cure Tender 🎭

Cure Nile 🎭

Wonderful Net Precure 🎭

Ohana/Cure Sunset 🎭

Olina/Cure Wave 🎭

Bomber Girls Precure 🎭

Cure Art 🎭

[supergenial]

(translation+lyrics) 月影の魔女サフィラ by Ariabl'eyeS

Well it's time to go over this 2024 Ariabl'eyeS album, Moonlight Witch Safira. Once again we have the now standard lineup of Luna, Ruru and Risa Yuzuki, with Suzuha Yumi doing background choruses.

Pretty cool album. The dual vocal song nageki no l'adieu is pretty great but surprisingly not my favorite this time around, instead it's both of Luna's solo songs, particularly kibou he youranka. The speed-change halfway into it surprised me the first time and still hypes me up every time I hear it. You can bet I go all out when this plays on my car. As for the story, well it's hard to tell where it's going at the moment. So far it's giving Vampire Bride vibes, what with two besties(🗿) being separated due to their inhumanity, but who knows how it will play out. I think there's still a lot of info missing.

Anyway, lyrics down below the cut, see you all next time!

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Composer for all tracks: リゼ

The forest trembles, as bloody footsteps go through it with a white breath that pierces the darkness. A pitiful and absurd breed of man and wolf that by no means should exist. A beast resembling a human, not even worthy of being called a monster. Unable to withstand it all It flees knowing that there’s no hope for survival if it’s caught.

The forest trembles Bringing forth the witch at once

月影の魔女 (Tsukikage no majo, Moonlight Witch) Vocals: Ruru

Yamiyo wo surinukeru shikkoku no kage wo nabikase Senketsu no ashioto mori no oku fukaku hibiku

Pitch black shadows graze the darkness of the night Bloody footsteps echo through the depths of the forest

Kanshisha wa tsuranari shinnyuusha ni me wo hikarase Itetsuku kaze wa mata oikaesu you ni fubuku

The guards are caught up by the light reflected on the intruder’s eyes As the freezing wind blows like a blizzard

Mori ga sawameku Majo ni tsutae yo ima sugu ni

The forest trembles Bringing forth the witch

Kakenuketa hoshizora wo tadori gunjou wo shiro ni somete Egaku iro wa hakanaki negai hitosuji no hikari he Hikitsuru ashi ni izanawarete kurayami samayou Semete hitoyo wo to taorekonde kuchibiru kamishimete chikatta

Led by the starlit sky as the blue is dyed in white The colors drawn plead towards a sliver of light Dragging it’s feet wandering through the darkness Collapsing and swearing as it bites its lips

Mori ga sawameku Majo ni tsutae yo ima sugu ni

The forest trembles Bringing forth the witch

Tsutsumareta shizukesa no naka de kikoeru dareka no kotoba Kaze wa yande sasayaku mune wa naze ga atatakakute Kakenuketa hoshizora wo meguri watashi wa tayutau Tojikaketa me ni utsurishi kage wa tsuki no you ni kagayaku hitomi de

Enveloped by silence yet someone’s words can be heard A whisper that stops the wind and somehow feels warm I waver as the starry sky revolves above me Beyond shut eyelids, her eyes shine as the moon does

希望へ揺盤歌 (Kibou he no Youranka, Lullaby to Hope) Vocals: Luna

Saa nemure koyoi dake wa Kedakaki chi wo hiku yuusha no ko Sono kizu wa iyashite agemashou Saa kaketeyuke

Now let’s have you rest just for this night Child of the hero with the noble blood I’ll heal your wounds And now let’s set forth

Akumu wo minai yoru wa koremade ichido mo nakatta no ni Kanjirareru sono nukumori no naka tsutsumikomareru no Kasuka na utagoe wa naze ka sabishisou ni hibiita Kakemeguru chikara yadosu hikari tenohira de tsunagaru

I've yet to have a single night without nightmares But I can feel the warmth of an embrace That resounding voice sings with such sadness So powerful and all encompassing, and holding my hand

Mezameru to tsuki no you na hitomi no kanojo 「koko wa mamorareta mori no oku mou otte wa kurenaiwa」 Naze sore wo?

Upon awakening, the girl with eyes resembling the moon said “Within the forest’s protection, no one will chase after you” And why is that?

Kako wa fuhen no mono dakara miru koto ga dekiru no Anata ga umare ikita sono akashi wo tenohira ni utsushite Mada te ni nokoru nukumori wa anata no akashi Kono mahou ni michibikarete zutto kurushimazu ni ikite yukeru no?

As the past is unchangeable, I can observe it I can see it through the scars you’ve endured since your birth Yet what warmth remains in your hands is the proof you’ve endured it Perhaps with this magic you’ll be able to live without suffering?

Itoshiki anata ni kibou to natsukete Mou kurushimanai kara Futari nara

With much love I’ll name you after hope (Speranza) Hoping you won’t suffer any more Together the two of us

Kako wa fuhen no mono dakara miru koto ga dekiru no Anata ga umare ikita sono akashi wo tenohira ni utsushite Shitataru namida koraete yasashisa ni furete Itami sae wasurete shimau hodo no atataka na yoru wa sugite

As the past is unchangeable, I can observe it I can see it through the scars you’ve endured since your birth Holding back tears as you finally feel kindness With enough warmth to even forget the pain and make it through the night

硝子の瞳 (Garasu no hitomi, Glass Pupils) Vocals: Risa Yuzuki

Hi no ataranai shikkoku no mori ni Aojiroku ukabu usuakari Utsushidasareru ugokanu tokei Toki wa yami wo samayotte

A pitch black forest, unreachable by sunlight Only a faint pale light can be seen Lighting up an unmoving clock As time itself wanders through the darkness

Majo wa negau Kono sekai ni zetsubousenu you ni

The witch prays For a world that won’t fall to despair

Superantsa wa itsushika hito to nari Mahou no oshie wo majo ni kouta Korekara saki towa ni futari Yorisoi ikiteyuku no sono tame no sube wo

Speranza eventually grew And asked to learn magic from the witch The two shall live together from now on And those skills would bring them closer

Hi no ataranai shikkoku no mori ni Aojiroku ukabu usuakari Utsushi dasareru matataku hoshi wa Kirameku garasu saiku no you de

A pitch black forest, unreachable by sunlight Only a faint pale light can be seen Reflected upon those twinkling eyes As shiny as glassworks

Majo wa negau Itsuka dareka wo aiseru you ni

The witch prays To one day love someone

Superantsa anata ni wa mada nemuru Anata dake no chikara ga aru no yo Sore wa toki ni uragiru kara Hitsuyou na toki ni hitsuyou na dake

Speranza, slumbering within you There’s a power that’s only yours So that it doesn’t betray you Use it only when necessary

Mune no uchi ni himete oitene Zutto futari dake no yakusoku dakara

So keep it hidden close to your heart That is a promise between us two

嘆きのラデュー (Nageki no L'Adieu, Sorrowful Farewell) Vocals: Ruru, Luna

Yodonda yami wo nukereba yasashii hizashi ga furisosogu Kousakushiteku kanjou takanaru omoi kakaeta mama

Gentle sunlight pours through the stale darkness Emotions intertwine, carrying upbeat thoughts

Surechigau hitonami ni waraumono wa mou inai Hayaru kimochi osaerezu ni kakeru tsutaetakute

Yet in the passing crowd there are no laughing faces And my restless thoughts drive me to run back to you

Mitashita wain kakaete hikari afureru machi nukereba Yami ni idakareta mori hayaku anata ni todoketakute

I go through the bright town carrying wine I want to bring it to you in the forest as soon as possible

Tsunagu himitsu no doa koko ni aru hazu nano ni Kieteiru to kitsuku anata no kaori ga

I’m certain the hidden door was around here Yet it is now gone, as is your scent

Hashitte mo hashitte mo tadoritsukenai shirube ni Ugomeku shousou anata wa mienakute Afuredasu namida sae iroaseteyuku hodo ni Aa Subete wo nomikomu sarigiwa no kotoba wo kurikaeshite

I run and run unable to reach the symbol Impatience tortures me as I’m unable to see you My overflowing tears fade all color away I try to process it all remembering your words

Fui ni ochita tegami wa wakare no kotoba Ikiba no nai omoi osaerezu ni atemonaku kakenuketa

And suddenly a letter tells me your parting words So I run aimlessly unable to control myself

Togabito wa yami no naka nigerarenu sadame na no yo Anata wa hi abite hito to shite ikiru no yo Aishite aisarete shiawase wo tsukamu no yo Anata to watashi no towa no yakusoku ne sayounara

A sinner in the darkness running away from fate You must bask in sunlight and live as a human To love and be loved, that’s how you must grasp happiness Let that be our promise for eternity. Farewell.

終わりなき悪夢 (Owarinaki Akumu, Never Ending Nightmare) Vocals: Luna

Mou dare no koto mo kizutsukenai Hikari tozasareta yami ni chikatta Me wo tojireba mata kikoeru koe ni Obieru hitobito no me tsukisasaru

I won’t hurt anyone anymore I swore within the darkness away from light But if I close my eyes I can still hear them The frightened people with their piercing gaze

Yogoto miru owarinaki yume Ano hi ni mita akumu dake

Every night I see it, that never ending dream All I ever see since that day is a nightmare

Dokomade kita darou mayoikonda mori no oku Me ni yakitsuku hi ni juujika wa ukabu

Everywhere I go, I’m still lost in those woods A cross rises up among the flames in my eyes

Mou nidoto ayamachi wa okasanu you ni tobira shime Fukai yami no soko shizuka ni kagi kaketa

I’ve shut that door, I’ll never sin again Locking away the depths of the profound darkness

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Also someone did an updated tiermaker! Now I don't have to look up the old one lmao

[letterex-fyofm]

probably the worst idea i've ever had (ft. hq rarepair that i've never seen anyone discuss before)

So, I have I think more than thirty tskym fics in my docs (none of them are fully complete) and recently I've been working on one that was supposed to be a one-shot yet it escalated and it's growing to be its full monster.

Without sharing much, it revolves around Tadashi and Kei's relationship, with it tempting to cross the lines from really-close-friends to something more - yet without ever making the real jump. I also projected my experience with comphet and realising I was bisexual and the internalized homophobia I first faced - and since my favourite character of all Haikyuu is Tadashi, well, I used him as my guinea pig.

The thing is, I wanted to include a Tsukki pair that was not TsukkiYama, KuroTsuki, TsukiKage or TsukiHina, since they wouldn't really fit in the story. I was scrolling on twitter and boom.

Hear me out: TeruTsuki - don't click off yet.

Listen, does it make sense? Absolutely not. I think Tsukki would be annoyed as hell with Terushima - yet I actually am starting to like the idea of them as a messy fwb situation, where there are no strings attached and they just vibe.

So, I think Teruyama is a pretty popular ship and although I have no problems (because why would I have) if someone ships it, I never could get totally behind it. Like, I guess it's fun, yet I also think Tadashi would never like someone like Terushima. And I think people like it more because it gives the chance to write about Punk!Yamaguchi, which I think it's a funny concept yet I'm not a fan of because I always find myself missing the actual/canon Tadashi.

Yet...Terutsuki? That could be funny and almost even plausible without changing their personalities - too much.

I feel so stupid - this is all this user's fault.

And this one too

TELL ME YOU CAN'T SEE IT? There's something cooking here.

And just imagine the amount of drama it would cause. For context, when I write jealousy I usually write Tsukki kind of depressed and with self-esteem issues (because, same) - which is great for angst and character/relationship study! Yet, I've realised that writing jealousy with Tadashi has so much potential to be funny AS FUCK.

He was two seconds from barking at Koganegawa just because he called Kei "Tsukki". Just imagine how funny it would be if Tsukki was suddenly going out with freaking Terushima.

I imagine him just being like "What the fuck, Tsukki. Since when do you like punks? He has a tongue piercing for fucks sake! Who cares if he is on the top of his class - his hair is piss coloured!"

And I think it would be even funnier if Kei and Terushima didn't actually have any sort of feelings for the other. Like, I'm not saying as in they are fake-dating, but like more as friends that occasionally make out because one, it's fun. Two, Terushima is figuring things out. Three, Kei wants to move on from whatever the hell happened between Yamaguchi and him and he is going to do it - in one way or another.

They are both using the other for something, yet it is not unhealthy since they are pretty open about it.

So, what if Tsukki wants to make Tadashi a bit jealous? Terushima doesn't mind - he is enjoying it even.

I have no words to express how disappointed I am of myself.

[weeb-polls-with-pip]

Anime Horse Tournament Round 1 Matchups!

Let's get this pony show on the road~! Giddy-up!

Epona (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess) VS Hay Merchant's Horse(s) (Howl's Moving Castle)

Midoro and Chibi (Dororo) VS Umagon/Ponygon (Zatch Bell!)

Fuunsaiki (Mobile Fighter G Gundam) VS Mini Horses (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run)

Mudsdale (Pokémon) VS Vinland Saga Horse (Vinland Saga)

Stronger (One Piece) VS Valkyrie (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run)

Ansley’s Horse (Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion) VS Ah-Duo’s Horse (The Apothecary Diaries)

Otomen Horse (Otomen) VS SAO Horse (Sword Art Online)

Chill Horse (Attack on Titan) VS Bubble Horse (Hunter x Hunter)

Poland’s Pony (Hetalia) VS Erwin’s Horse (Attack on Titan)

Mach (Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal) VS Biryong (Yongbi the Invincible)

Lelouch's OP Horse (Code Geass) VS Farul (One Piece)

Equus (Pandora Hearts) VS OHSHC Horse (Ouran High School Host Club)

Horse from Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) VS England's Unicorn Friend (Hetalia)

Horse from Moriarty (Moriarty the Patriot) VS The Bicorn (Dungeon Meshi)

Unico’s Mother (The Fantastic Adventures of Unico) VS Andy’s Horse (Undead Unluck)

Horse King Heracles (Toriko) VS Pegasi (Mahou Tsukai Precure)

Runaway Horse from Utena (Revolutionary Girl Utena) VS Book of Murder Horse(s) (Black Butler)

Glastrier (Pokémon) VS Benio’s Horse (Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern)

Isaac's Demon Horse (Castlevania) VS Perceval's Horse (Fire Emblem: The Champion's Sword)

Charlie (Yes! Precure 5) VS Tokiyuki's Black Horse (The Elusive Samurai)

Makalov's Horse (Fire Emblem) VS Dragon Maid Horse (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid)

Red Hare (Record of Ragnarok) VS Shikimori's White Horse (Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie)

Horse from Osomatsu-san (Osomatsu-san) VS Keldeo (Pokémon)

Onyx/Jiroumaru (Cowboy Bebop) VS Pegasus Prototype (Heaven’s Design Team)

Hippo/Hippocampus (Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch) VS Ohma (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun)

Asmodeus Family Horse(s) (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun) VS Chestnut (Silver Spoon)

Bucephalus (Fate/Grand Order) VS Todoroki’s ED Horse (My Hero Academia)

Unico (The Fantastic Adventures of Unico) VS Buchwald (Attack on Titan)

Zebstrika (Pokémon) VS Pegasus (My Monster Secret)

Phantom Thief Jeanne Horse (Phantom Thief Jeanne) VS Spy x Family Horse (Spy x Family)

Fakir’s Horse (Princess Tutu) VS Sakaki’s Horse (Azumanga Daioh)

Tsukikage (Ranma 1/2) VS Sullivan's demon unicorn(s) (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun)

[baileypie-writes]

Hiya saw your requests open (I love your writing)

How about Yuri & little brother precure reader (the same age as Itsuki)

How about with Itsuki’s fairy (forget its name but I do know it’s backstory) their was another one born with it that choose the reader (got quickly introduced with reader being close to Itsuki and finding out) making them cure breeze and their super close to their fairy how would Yuri react learning their little sibling became A precure and start growing A bond like the one she had with cologne (and maybe for some more sad points the new fairy tries to get close to Yuri too)

(Headcanons will be good)

A/N ~ Sure! I had a little difficulty getting this own started, but once I did, I was really in the zone. I really liked this concept! Maybe I’ll turn this into an actual oneshot one day. Also, I didn’t end up using Reader’s Pretty Cure name, but feel free to imagine it! Hope you enjoy!

~Cure Moonlight with a Pretty Cure!Younger Brother and his Fairy~

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Fandom: Heartcatch Pretty Cure!

Fanfic Type: Headcanons

Reader: Male, Yuri’s younger brother, a Pretty Cure

Relationship: Familial

Characters Included: Yuri Tsukikage/Cure Moonlight

Genre: Minor angst, hurt/comfort

Word Count: 590

Warnings: Mentions of death(Cologne), mentions of Reader and Yuri’s missing father

~Masterlists~

~Heartcatch Pretty Cure! Masterlist~

At the beginning of these headcanons, Yuri isn’t a Cure yet.

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~ When Yuri first saw you fighting as a Pretty Cure, she was both shocked and devastated. You’re her little brother, and she loves you. So the last thing she wanted was for you to go through the same pain she did. Her last battle would replay over and over in her mind, including the sorrowful death of her beloved fairy, Cologne.

Yuri: “A new Pretty Cure?”

(cure name): “Marine, look out!”

Yuri: “Wait a minute… (name)?”

Cure Marine: “Thanks! You saved my butt!”

Yuri: “Oh no…”

~ After the battle she waited until the others were gone to confront you. She hugged you, which was something she never did. She was always so distant after the disappearance of your father. She expressed concern, and begged you not to be a Pretty Cure. But of course, you couldn’t be swayed.

~ Yuri would be upset, continuing to try and push you to quit. But then, she met your fairy. That was the last straw for her. She would begin crying, telling you all her pains from being a Pretty Cure. You assured her that you were willing to bear the consequences, all for the sake of protecting the Heart Tree. That’s when Yuri truly realized that if anyone should be a Pretty Cure, it should be you.

(fairy’s name): “Cure Moonlight! It’s so awesome to meet you! I’ve heard so much about you!”

Yuri: “Who’s this?”

(name): “This is (fairy’s name), my fairy. They and Itsuki’s fairy, Potpourri, are twins!”

Yuri: “……”

(name): “Yuri?”

Yuri: “I’m sorry, (name). I just can’t look at them.”

~ Afterwards, she began coaching you. She bought walkie talkies, or some sort of communication devise to talk to you from a distance. Her critique is harsh, but very honest and helpful. She’d always congratulate you on any improvement or good attack. She may be stern, but she’s still kind.

Yuri: “(cure name)! Behind you!”

(cure name): “Ah! Thanks! That almost hit me!”

Yuri: “You need to be more observant.”

(cure name): “Yeah, yeah. I know.”

~ It would be moments with you and your fairy that would cause her to back away a bit. Her mental scar from loosing Cologne still hadn’t healed, so it caused her pain to see him and herself in the two of you. It would hurt even more when your fairy tried to interact with her. She knew they just wanted to be friends, but she just couldn’t bring herself to talk to them.

~ When her ability to turn into Cure Moonlight is regained, that’s when you really started seeing a change in her. She was happier, and wouldn’t distance herself as much anymore. It was fun when the two of you would fight Desertarians together. Especially since, being siblings, you were naturally in sync. Even though you and all the other Cures were a team, everyone could tell that you and her formed a duo on your own.

Cure Marine: “Look at them go!”

Cure Blossom: “Yeah. It’s like they can read each other’s minds!”

Cure Sunshine: “Should we help them out?”

Cure Marine: “I think they’re doing just fine.”

~ When Yuri finally allowed herself to interact with your fairy, it was shocking how quick their friendship formed. She adores them, and they feel the same. Since she doesn’t have a fairy of her own anymore, the two of you practically share them. But you don’t mind. Thanks to you, your fairy and the rest of your team, all the broken pieces of Yuri’s heart had been put back together, and she was healed.

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~~baileypie-writes

[pinkprimrose05]

ARC-V Month Day 16: Actually, He Would Say That

Look, we all like our cast with their pros and their cons, but sometimes there's just something... missing, when you look at canon portrayal. Some more depth. Some trivial details and silly nitpicks, to add to their flair... which are exactly what today is all about. Show us your headcanons and most random thoughts!

Ah yes, headcanons: my favorite way to patch up the swiss cheese holes in any story ever, and the personal cherry on top I place whwn there are no holes to patch. For someone who claims to have a lot of them, I've shared a rather small amount of my headcanons so far... but that changes today!

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1- In a world where the counterparts stay separate, when all is said and done, the Lancers decide to keep in contact at Sawatari's suggestion -shocker, I know- and so they make a groupchat to talk about mundane life and things that strike their fancy. Said groupchat is... actually decently normal considering its members, but you still see flashes of the weirdest shit sometimes- like Dennis' massive collection of kaomojis, Reiji's 10-page long essays on why black coffee is overrated, Shun's inability to stand back and watch this nerdy fuck slander the superior coffee blend, Serena's copious cat stickers and reaction pics, Tsukikage's concerning stash of blackmail screenshots (99% of which is enabled by Sawatari, much to banana's mortfication), and Yuuya's oddly random, unprompted threats of homicide that he never fails to end with an innocent :D

2- Shuuzou has adopted all kids in the messy Akaba/Kurosaki/Hiiragi family tree, some metaphorically, most literally. He even got Himika to sign off custody of Reira, but left Reiji to his own devices because he just- doesn't know how to go about it with the guy. He's still invited to family & friend gatherings, however, and ends up getting called "son" no less than seven times in front of the whole family and the Sakakis. Legend has it that Reiji is still looking for ways to disappear into the ground to this day. Don't get him wrong, he appreciates the sentiment, but everytime he hears the word he straight up bluescreens.

3- As little screentime as they get to actually appear and talk, the monster spirits are very much still willing to communicate with humans- with a few exceptions, of course. Some of the older spirits like the Magistus quartet and Agents have strong reservations toward making themselves known after the dimension split fiasco(s), but then there's little ones like the Wights and the Ghostricks, who just spontaneously spawn into the human world on Halloween (to the dismay of Maiami City's police department, which had to contend with 57 reports of vandalism and stolen candy and various small acts of mischief the first time it happened).

4- The reason behind the Performapals' synergy and eventual archetypal overlap with Odd-Eyes actually goes a few ways back to one of their shows as a wandering troupe. While preparing for departure, Hip Hippo stumbled upon a lone dragon roaming in the wild on their own, and told his companions about it. One hour in and lots of excitable discussion later, their troupe gained a special new member who would soon become their main attraction, and together they resolved to improve their talents, to put on the best show under their master's conduct.

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Admittedly... this is quite a bit shorter than I wanted it to be. There are still many headcanons I've yet to put into words, buuuut I'm afraid this submission is a tad late already, so I'll have to ever-so-subtly shove some of those into written works and post the rest on their own later (someday. sometime. eventually. for sure.)

Thanks for sticking around, anyway- here's a cookie for your trouble! 'Till next time ;D