#ml the mage

[mymiraclebox]

Well, trying to be more specific this time, what exactly is the lore involving the missing box? I mean with the way you seemingly hyped it up I’m wondering if it comes into play at some point or is found by someone and all?

Don't worry, the Forgotten Box will not remain forgotten in this story. :)

The lore of the Forgotten Box is that it's the Miracle Box that at one point belonged to the Mage who created the Miraculous, Qua Mei. It once hosted twelve kwamis, but after Qua Mei chose to give up his immortality he divided most of these kwamis into other Miracle Boxes across the world with the exceptions of the kwamis of Life, Death, and Magic.

After a horrific Wish made by the merging of Life and Death, and the sheer control the power that Magic could wield, Qua Mei and these kwamis decided it would best if they were not to remain on earth in the hands of humans. Vitaa, Shii, and Uunice had no interest in losing their physical form at this point, so instead they decided to let Qua Mei hide them away. Qua Mei also considered having Fluff in this box as well, but a familiar future Rabbit holder showed him that this Miraculous would be needed on earth.

[loz-untold-myths]

Fateful Meeting

Exerpt from The Mage's Lantern (Chapter 2, The Hero) in sketched comic form. Click for better quality.

I couldn't get a good quality shot of the page 💔

Small update: I'm making a lot of progress on little worldbuilding/imaginary gameplay posts atm, as well as a Master Post for this AU! It's going well. :)

Read The Mage's Lantern on Ao3!

For a little over a decade, the Kingdom of Hyrule has been reshaped by a curse of eternal storms. A vengeful mage and his master, a sorcerer who was once an ordinary man before being driven to insanity, have laid waste to all lands within their magical border. When a young boy named Link finds his own motivations piling up, he joins a fire spirit and a runaway princess to save not only those they have lost; but perhaps those who remain.

[blueberry-bubbles130]

Here’s the first chapter!

[goldemas1244]

AKA Rafaela calling Zhask a bottom

[rui-drawsbox]

Oc's stuff

[mutopians]

just had to share this wonderful little excerpt from a silly little rp i'm writing that follows the events of the miraculous campaign that i just ran

Félix just froze, much like Adrien had in an infamous wax museum episode of Miraculous Ladybug his writer was too mortified to even try recreating in the campaign that preceded the events of this roleplay.

[razzledazzle-pop]

Uhmmm some no-context doodles of an oc crackship. They live in different universes and will never meet.

More doodlez under the cut...Not necessarily a direct continuation, but another conversation I'd expect they'd have in the woods. :3

[pruneunfair]

The Remarried empress fandom is practically a cult.

If it isn't the very pro-monarchy storyline that gets me, its the fans and how they idolize its protagonist and everyone else who supports her, this normally wouldn't be an issue if it didn't reach the point of condoning literal slavery.

The way the fans of this comic act is straight up disturbing, part of me thinks remarried empress might even be propaganda to push imperialism and monarchies. The characters you're supposed to root for are all horrible people such as a slave owner who is regarded as a cute fangirl, the ML who is a king with an annoying uwu persona that also steals from mages and kills innocent people, a grand duke is so obsessed with Navier he becomes a creep who goes around passing date-rape love potions like candy, and a brother who violates another woman's autonomy by slipping her abortion drugs but they never face consequences and if they do, its portrayed as something unfair caused by the evil women who get in Navier's way.

speaking of which lets talk about how any other woman in this story who is powerful and above Navier in some way is immediately villainized. the mistress Rashta is a former slave who was sold by her father, abused by her masters, one of them sexually assaults her as well (the narrative tries to say Rashta consented even though a slave can't say no to someone who owns them) and ends up severely traumatized after her baby is taken away and replaced with a dead one. Already off to a rough start for someone we are supposed to see as a one dimensional villain.

in the beginning chapters, Navier's ladies in waiting are already ridiculing Rashta before she even did anything all for being a slave who dared to become the Emperors mistress and hurt the feelings of their perfect empress, how could that slave not worship our empress!? What a wench!. later the narrative justifies making a slave the ultimate evil by making her into someone who "seduced" the Emperor and is ultimately written as a evil moron who is the true villain using her body to charm the poor little noblemen. (Ugh..) In the end her character is basically to be a punching bag for Navier to girl boss back into place and she dies alone in a prison cell as the most evil empress in history.

Then there's Krista, a queen dowager who didn't really like Navier but never went as far beyond snubbing her and letting rumors spread, bad but nothing too horrible, and when she sends a gift one of Navier's ladies in waiting gets all upset and asks if she can toss the gift out, its played off as a joke but it becomes clear it's supposed to tell readers that Krista is a mean mean woman for not adoring the MC.

Then when Krista is becoming too independent for the authors liking they begin to ruin her character by having pine after Heinrey, weird as hell but it could've worked if she was actually utilized as a villain and not a bug that needs to be squashed, she then gets blamed for letting Heinrey rest on her lap even though Kaufman was the one who drugged Heinrey while Krista didn't know, she's disgraced and later killed off while Heinrey proceeds to make the rest of her family suffer in the long run as well. And yet fans practically celebrated her death.

The comments are honestly the worst part, nothing but "Trashta has nothing on our queen! 😍" and "Navier is such a true girlboss! go away Trashta! 🤢" there are chapters where characters like Heinrey literally say that he'll torture people who don't like Navier and the comments are all just "Awww he's such an upgrade from Sovieshit, what a soft boy he is!" ffs it honestly feels like a cult where Navier is the god and all her supporters are her apostles.

The message is clear: you MUST like Navier! If you don't then it makes you a bad guy worthy of death row, and it doesn't take much either, all you need to do if talk a little shit about Navier and boom, her hubby has your mouth with rocks and sewn shut (yes this actually happened and it's never talked about again) if Rashta did something like that she'd be getting flamed, I'm even willing to bet if it was Heinrey who mutilated Delice the comments would either be full of cheap excuses for him or they just would give him a slap on the wrist.

I really wanted to like Remarried empress but I honestly can't anymore with the hypocrisy. Navier isn't even very likeable anymore since all she does now is react to everything and either condone what people do in her name or just not caring, so much for an empress who loves her subjects.

[sangahnomiya]

neuvifuri's dynamic in my brain is basically one of those manhwas where the female lead is finally free from her 500 years of contract marriage and demands a divorce bc she thinks the male lead hates her, but the ML in question is actually head over heels in love with her but is bad at communicating

LIIIIIIIKE imagine furina transmigrating into the body of focalors, the doomed fiancé of the infamous hydro dragon,, she does everything she can to escape focalors' fate, but when she tries to break off her engagement, neuvillette refuses to break it off🤭🤭

also

pls vote bc my favourite role (master of the magic tower) is LOSING SO HARD ON TWITTER, GIVE MAGE NEUVILLETTE A FIGHTING CHANCE!!!!

also I didn't include dragon as an option bc a lot of manhwas make the male lead have dragon's blood anyway

[mochinomnoms]

Mochi Mochi!!! I found something really interesting!!!

So there is this manga "Uchi no Kuro Madoushi ga Kawaisugiru" or "My Black Mage is Too Cute" and you aren't going to believe what I am going to say next!

So the protagonist is Aria a girl , 3rd year prefect in a magic academy and her bloodline (her powers basically) lets her read the mind of someone (including auras of magical beasts) if she touches them!

ML name is "Jade" [Giggling] , he is 1st year guy whom Aria has duties in helping to study with 3 others! He comes from dark mage bloodline and so is ostracized mostly but Aria (later the other students who are in same group as him under the guidance of Aria)!

Anyway he is always rude to everyone including Aria but after she accidentally touches him, finds out he has a crush on her and this is where it gets funny cause in some scenes it's straight him imagining the marriage or their life with 3 kids (nothing NSFW) 😭😭

I was literally like I have to tell this to Mochi cause you need to read this!!! Gosh!! And that's all my gushing which I can do without spoiling you further!!!

-🥂

It sounds so cute! I might read it during my spare time, rn I'm rereading Dante's Inferno for a fic lol

but this seems right up my alley, who knows i might try and read through some of it and see if I can use the inspiration for PTM lol

[hellenic1864]

Turning by Kuyu

okay. I acknowledge the fact that I wasn’t expecting much when I started reading Turning. Just out of desperation since the manhwa was still at early stages and I ended up on the novel. I was kinda expecting disappointed (bad experience with to novels) and was sceptical about the absolutely humongous amount of chapters.

Even as I started reading it, it felt a little boring and slow paced (mostly due to being used to Fast and Furious(tm) in bl romance), but I gradually started to enjoy how Kuyu-nim developed their characters. In all the instances of reading novels, one thing had remained the same for me: not being able to remember the side-characters. Obviously, this time it was different. Even the most insignificant character showed development as the story progressed, something which I really loved and am wholly invested in. And soon enough I found that I started to crave for even more chapters to read. Finished 1/4th of the tl in two days, three weeks to catch up. Not a moment passed when I felt the need to drop it due to bad plot OR bad to (kudos to the translators).

I almost couldn’t believe it was omegaverse. The fetishisation of the a/b/o trope in many novels wasn’t present here. Then comes the world building. Like TOTCF, this novel has mages, swordsmasters and divine power users, along with the author’s personal inclusion of ‘awakeners’, all of which Kuyu-nim has masterfully balanced and structured.

That aside, the political intrigue in this novel has been a major highlight, since the mc’s and ml’s shenanigans in this sphere (especially ml’s) has been an absolute delight. While in the power sphere, the mc’s fights are engaging.

I could rant all day, but to all those who are apprehensive of starting reading this, lemme tell you I am 89% sure it’ll get famous when the manhwa catches up. Early readers gonna get the perks. Please, please read this novel. Show all your support, cuz in my humble opinion, I have stumbled upon a masterpiece I place right beside Little Mushroom in standards and way above mdzs, svsss and maybe even tgcf in comparison

[mymiraclebox]

The Mage’s name is Qua Mei, and the kwamis named themselves after him as kwamis.

[loz-untold-myths]

The Mage's Lantern - NPC Sketches (1)

+ Ganondorf in some casual clothes!

THE ART STYLE IS ACTUALLY KIND OF IMPROVING I THINK?? I am really happy with how these turned out, even if they're just sloppy sketches!!

Above are Malon and Talon. Malon is briefly mentioned in an early chapter; but since the fic focuses primarily on the main storyline, I won't be able to touch on them much. So, for the side quests and npcs I have imagined (if it were a game), I will be making individual posts!

Talon is a good friend of Arn. Talon helped the poor guy through the disappearance of his wife, Faronna, just as Arn had for him when Mala (Malon's mother) passed. He is one of the workers at the ranch, as his parents owned one when he was young (before the Frigid Storm).

Malon is a sharp-witted hard-worker but is often caught in her own daydreams. She is a hopeless romantic, even at 14, and has a crush on Link that only Aryll seems to notice. Everyone else (including Link) seems entirely oblivious! She decided a while back not to pay it too much mind, though, and instead tries to "focus on picking up her father's slack" (her words).

Read the fic here!

DO NOT REPOST, BUT PLEASE REBLOG!

[loosingmoreletters]

help me build a rofan story

It's gonna be a (villainess) BL transmigration take

trope subervsion, so I'm picking archetypes and putting my own spin on them, but for that we gotta pick the archetype. I already know what I'm doing with my MC so we're picking the ML first

Let's pick an Original Male Lead Option

We'll be treating these options those our MC knows of what the ML is originally like in the story.

The Bastard Prince: As the monarch's bastard child, he's been sufffering since childhood. All alone in this world, he really only had his eyes set on getting revenge for his and his mother's mistreatment. The Original Female Lead helped him when he was injured - and the rest was just some tropey nonesense.

The High Priest: Blessed with immense divine power, the High Priest is regaled as the incarnation of their deity himself. Beneath his aloof behavior, hides deep loneliness as his love and admiration for the Original Female Lead - and equal cunning to use the might of the temple to go against the royal family.

The Immortal Archmage: Known as the strongest mage on the continent, he cares little for the petty fights between the kingdoms, all desiring mortal power. The Archmage, however, finds himself intrigued when he meets the Original Female Lead, who is surrounded by a power he desires - the ability to finally rest.

The Amnesiac Knight: Saving the Original Female Lead in her moment of need - he sweeps in to protect her from dark forces! Now, if only he knew his identity. Plagued by flashes of a past he does not remember - is it really so much the Original Female Lead being hunted or is it him? In either case, he'll loyally stay by her side!

The Duke of the North: Defending the border against foreign threats and monsters, this man's demeanor is as ice cold as harsh winds. Who else but the Original Female Lead Manages to melt that frozen heart and help overcome the hardships of this territory?

The Contractual Spouse: With this Male Lead's heir in danger, he has no option but to get married to prevent someone from intervening in his family life. Naturally, he didn't plan to fall for the Original Female Lead, but seeing him care for his charge, he couldn't help but fall for her.

[perhaps-in-anotherdream]

Hello Anika! I've noticed that another CN otome game "Lovebrush Chronicle" is being localized in English. What are your thoughts on the story, and is there a ML in the game similar to Victor?

I want to hear your thought because I think you have a good eye on judging a story ❤️ Sorry if this ask seems to be out of nowhere!

hello!!! thank you haha~ ಡ⁠ ͜⁠ ಡ yes, the game’s original name is 时空中的绘旅人, also known as For All Time. It’s one of the 4 big CN otoges (the other three: Light and Night, Love and Producer/ MLQC, and Tears of Themis).

idk why they had to change the name smh but then again i can see why too LOL, but if you’re gonna change the character names, change for all of them why change just two?? especially since Emerald’s name is explained precisely so aksjsjs i’m so salty rn lmao

uh about the storyline, i had to try hard to not be lured into yet another game lmao (eyeing L&N akshdhd), so i haven’t actually played the game personally after CBT LOL nor do i keep up with its contents that much, so my knowledge regarding the story and the characters isn’t deep and is limited haha. also, since the premise begins in the AU world + with some other factors, i kinda lost my interest to even begin with LOL.

here’s a brief introduction for you though—

the game’s setting is the AU world ahah, and it also has personal routes. it has battle systems for leveling up your profile / raising cards. i heard it can be pretty grindy, but since i haven’t continued playing it, i can’t comment on that :>

✦ The Heroine:

she is an art student / comic artist in the modern world, but one day she gets sucked into a different AU world while watching her friend’s performance. (she’s so pretty tho u.u)

✦ Ai Yin/ Ayn:

19 years old, goes to the same school as the heroine and a pianist in the modern world. He’s a prince in the AU world, focused on his revenge.

✦ Lu Chen/ Alkaid:

20 years old, a transfer student, the heroine’s senior in a different study (Astronomy), photographer. In the AU world, he’s a mage/ high level priest.

✦ Lu Xia/ Rorschach (re-named as Lars for EN):

27 years old, the heir of a wealthy family, CEO, flirty af. In the AU world, he’s an aggressive and headstrong king.

(if you’re into the “CEO trope”, he could be your pick LOL. but if you’re looking for similarities that actually matter— then aside from just the CEO title and maybe that body lmfao, Victor and him share no other similarities hahaha)

✦ Si Lan/ Clarence:

22 years old, goes to the same school as the heroine and is the student president. He is the head highest priest/ mage in the AU world.

✦ Ye Xuan/ Emerald (re-named as Cael for EN):

An art instructor, took the heroine under his wings, gentle in nature sus lmao. In the AU world, he is the silver knight and leading the revolution.

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Over all, from what I’ve seen, the story is pretty good, has the intrigue elements for sure. Also plus point, in every AU/ arch you get a common part and then you can choose your love interest to progress for the rest of the story. what it does here is that unlike Lovepro/MLQC + Light and Night main story, where the story itself is very character-driven, you need to shut your brain and consider the MC that specific love interest’s heroine for the allocated segment- or else given the extreme lengths she goes for them/ the said borderline intimacy certainly don’t cut for “just friends” tag LOL. So, if you’re someone who self-inserts (consciously or not) and perhaps is a little uncomfortable with that kind of storytelling, For All Time/ Lovebrush Chronicles is certainly one you can give a try.

For me personally, the writing pattern didn’t seem like my cup of tea + I prefer the storytelling pattern of Lovepro and L&N (singular main story + parallel dates) haha. But hey, we all have different tastes, so be sure to give it a chance if you’re interested. Who knows, you could end up with completely different viewpoints than me! (⁠*⁠´⁠∀⁠｀⁠*⁠)

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[fake-married-my-dead-fiance]

The Venn Diagram of my 3 Favourite Kdramas, Alchemy of Souls, Moon in the Day, and Doom at Your Service:

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In all three: Female lead kills the male lead Love/promises that survives death Enemies to lovers Supernatural elements “You’re my only reason to live” ML is suicidal but cannot manage to die

Doom at Your Service/Alchemy of Souls: Immortal ML Amnesia Came back different

Alchemy of Souls/Moon in the Day: Why did you kill me? I forgive you anyway My assassin is my fake servant

Doom at Your Service/Moon in the Day: It's okay to kill me Incurable cancer FL is just some girl

Moon in the Day: ML is a ghost, reincarnation, female firefighter, ML actively trying to murder the FL, past lives

Alchemy of Souls: ML is a mage, ensemble cast, hijinks, the last generation messed everything up for us, love triangles, FL is magical too

Doom at Your Service: ML is a deity, adorable little brother, God is a Sassy Dying Teenager, found family