#orz everyone is so much younger

[merakiui]

Sunday apologist here, I lvoe this man. He is def off the rails but I think a lot of people in the fandom seem to ignore that he is doing what he thinks is morally right to protect others! I think at one point he was a kind person, truly and fully, but life twisted him into who he is now, theres hints at him doing what he does because he thinks only he should have to live with burdens. Anyways yandere sunday def would gaslight you and control you, you're his pretty and weak darling after all <3

I think his philosophy is very fascinating! Contrasted with Robin's, who believes that birds (people) should fly freely no matter what, Sunday wants to protect and shelter others because he knows that they are destined to fall to their deaths. "Not everyone really has a future" is such an interesting perspective considering the entire point of the Dreamscape is to provide a future for its inhabitants, even if it's mostly an idyllic escape from reality. Sunday's philosophy revolves around the concept of a caged bird and that, though it may be weak and unable to protect itself, it can still live if sheltered behind bars.

"I want it to live no matter what." But then that's at the cost of the bird's freedom, as it must now forsake the vastness of the sky in which it rightfully belongs.

I'm rambling, but I also agree that he was probably a sweet person in the beginning. When we learn a little about the inner workings of his mind, it's that flashback with the Charmony Dove. Perhaps his intentions of caging the bird really were inherently pure (as he was much younger then), but as he grows up those intentions will naturally grow alongside him. They just happened to shape themselves into a very crooked ideal, which is why he's so very paranoid and controlling and meticulous. If the Dreamscape is the cage and its inhabitants are all birds, then Sunday is the one who watches over and protects them. Almost like a god (hehe). He's omniscient in the way that he keeps a watchful eye on everyone and everything, and the people put their trust in him and look to him almost reverently (the confessional scene........ WOW), as one might a god.

Perhaps it's an incorrect reading of his character, as I've yet to fully finish Penacony, but these are my current thoughts. :D now onto more deranged thoughts.........

I LOVE HIM. I LOVE HIM SO MUCH. AAAAAAA OTL when hsr was cooking him, they put some sort of drug in him because I am hopelessly addicted. orz don't even get me started on all of the religious references in his character design. I am frothing at the mouth,,,,, he really is so perfect.... he would absolutely gaslight and control you,,, you're like that Charmony Dove in his eyes, feeble and frail, unable to fly without the risk of crashing to your death. He must cage you. It's to keep you safe!!! He just wants you to be happy; he'll take on every single one of your burdens if it means you can live blissfully unaware, forever wrapped in the embrace of a sweet dream.

[shihalyfie]

There's something bugging me since I saw a statement from Producer Shimomura in a Spanish interview being linked to Rui's page (and consequently, the Chosen Child's page) on a wiki about a question which was "Rui is way younger than Maki and Daigo who're the first Chosen. How so?" My assumption of that question was like "the interviewer was assuming things (thanks to the fact now everyone who sees the mentioned Five Previous Chosen from Adv'99 as Maki and Daigo's team thanks to ▽) and is not well aware of the math lore",

But then... Shimomura's answer was like "Oh this is new for me too. Anyway Rui is not exactly a Chosen Child and is more likely a special and unique case" which is basically contradicted by everything 02TB-related as well -- interviews, promotional stuff, etc.

(also the interviewer misquote Rui's statements in-movie, since Rui was not even aware of that term and the ones to claim he was indeed the first there were the 02 kids.)

I've been talking with a friend about this quite recently and i'm confused now... What does that whole question even MEAN what's up with that answer!?

(I hope this is not ▽ negative tho, because i do love Maki-Daigo and i want them to coexist with Rui, i'm trying to make them WORK with the lore... Even by soft-retconning a few details of them orz)

Yeah, so about that...I apologize for the language, but this is one of those rare occasions where you just have to flat-out discard an official statement as bullshit. Shimomura's answer doesn't make sense by any kind of logic whatsoever:

In Adventure continuity, being a "Chosen Child" has an extremely loose definition (which is even acknowledged in Two-and-a-Half Year Break). The only consistent definition of a Chosen, and the one thing that distinguishes cases like Oikawa, Hiroki, and Hikari and Taichi in 1995 from kids who can actually be called Chosen, is that Chosen Children have Digivices (i.e. them being "chosen" is not for anything specific, but being formalized with a Digivice means they now have a responsibility). So by definition, as a kid who was sent a Digimon and a Digivice by some entity, Rui is a Chosen. There's no good argument for him to not be a Chosen.

And of course, even if in the movie they didn't claim that Rui was the first Chosen with that exact wording, basically every bit of promotional and advertising material and member of staff has referred to him as the first Chosen. Like this isn't a "Menoa says that Digimon disappear because they became adults" situation where the advertising would have this "they learn from Menoa that..." indirect tone about it; everyone else has been completely unambiguous about the fact Rui is meant to be taken as the first Chosen. Otherwise, why would they make such a big deal about picking that specific year for Rui to meet Ukkomon, or, hell, what's the point of naming the movie "The Beginning"? That would arguably make advertising the movie as being about the first Chosen into advertising fraud or something.

This is a response to a question asking how Himekawa and Nishijima would be Chosen if Rui was the first Chosen Child, because the contradiction makes this not make sense. But even if you take Shimomura's idea of Rui being the "first one to form a partner relationship with a Digimon", that still doesn't explain anything nor does it resolve the contradiction because Himekawa and Nishijima also clearly had partner relationships with their Digimon in their childhoods too. Like again, it's practically advertising fraud if Rui isn't the first something.

As for why Shimomura would say something like this, the whole "this is new to me too" already hints at the idea she wasn't very well-informed about this issue or series Deepest Lore (in particular, it's pretty likely she didn't know much about tri., given she was two producers ahead of it, and her article series on Digimon Partners suggests she's pretty new to Digimon production as a whole). So I doubt this answer was very well-thought through, especially since everyone else involved in the movie has been pretty clear about being timeline-precise.

The other likely reason is that, when you think about it, this question is inherently an unsolvable trap for a producer like her. If you know the actual Digimon Adventure series production timeline, tri. was unilaterally the one that went off-kilter here; Adventure lore alone dictates that you can't have Chosen before 1995, so there is a correct answer here, and it's simply that tri. messed up and that going back to original Adventure canon for Kizuna and 02TB required throwing a lot of it out. This has generally been the implicit stance that's been taken since even back during Kizuna; most glaringly, tri. was just flat-out omitted in an official timeline, which has to carry some meaning because one does not just accidentally omit a series that was advertised as an Adventure sequel and was basically the core of the franchise for five real-life years.

I don't get the impression it's "tri. isn't canon anymore" as much as it's "we have to ignore so many substantial details of tri. that it may not be correct to call it the same thing anymore," which is consistent with the way "canon" has been loosely treated in the franchise in general. But the thing is, the reason why they're being implicit about it instead of saying it all-out is that, yeah, if they say it in explicit words, that's going to piss off everyone who's going to see that as five years being tossed down the drain, let alone tri. fans who will basically see their favorite being spit on in public. (If you ask me, I don't see "messing up lore points" as having inherent ties to writing quality, and I don't think the creators do either, but lore can be Serious Business to Japanese fans, so officially saying that something violates lore can easily be taken as public shaming; even the few times they've brought up lore contradictions have gotten people mad in some way.)

So while I definitely wish she'd have given an answer that was less obviously bullshit, Shimomura did kind of have to give a bullshit answer in order to not piss someone off, since her job as a producer is less about the creative writing and more about juggling the interests of the movie as a whole. This also wouldn't be our first instance of this kind of situation; it's generally been hinted by staff members that Seki's claim of every version of Akiyama Ryou being the same character was also something she was forced to say in order to not have to say something like "yeah the WonderSwan games aren't canon actually" (which would piss off their fans and Bandai).

[trealamh]

I'm sorry if you've got these question before but I have to ask: what made Alisdair speak to Arthur in Glasgow Scale? Did Arthur and Dai have any other family? What life did Arthur leave behind in Kent, and was Alisdsir's life much changed afterwards?

I love how your short stories pack so much life into them, they can be unfolded ten times over and I still would want to know more

always ask anything you'd like! i love your questions. And aaaa thankyouthanyouthankyou for your kind words <3

hehe I have been wondering whether it would be too indulgent to write TGS from Alasdair's point of view, actually. It would be a longer piece and much more dialogue heavy, covering from the night they met to Arthur moving in.

(Here is where I confess that TGS was going to be a multi-chapter fic/ one of those 15k single-chapter fics until i got worried I would disappoint people by taking too long to update or missing scoteng week entirely orz sorry everyone)

But to answer your questions!

Alasdair, as i mentioned here had just been released from custody and made his way straight to the hospital (no time to rush home and hop in the shower when you're naw even sure your brother is still alive). He is still running high on adrenaline a when he goes to find a seat in the waiting room, having been dismissed by the nurses that won't let him into Sean's room. It may not show much on him, but emotionally he is all over the place; angry, furious, even, and worried. Exhausted and fed up with the proceedings of loss; the bureaucracy of pain. Having someone in hospital is one of the hardest things to go through; a lot of the time it is worse to be the one waiting outside than it is to be the one hooked onto an IV. Alasdair is burning for a smoke and out of filters but the truth is that the reason why he sits next to Arthur is that something in him recognises him as a younger brother-- Dai was older. Call it instinct. I don't believe he would rationalise it and I do think that at some point Arthur would ask him outright "Why did you choose to sit next to me that night? Why me?" Alasdair probably would not have the words o explain it beyond some vague sense that Arthur was the only person in that room that made sense to him in that moment.

Arthur and Dai only had each other, really. Maybe a distant relative here and there but no one close. I won't go into detail to spare anyone who might come across this without a cw but it is partly why Dai is almost meticulous with the instructions he leaves behind; he knows that Arthur won't have any support going forward so as much as he can he tries to make it easy.

(It is patently not. It could never be. Nothing about loss could ever be but losing someone under those circumstances especially is unmanageable.)

When Arthur calls Dai's workplace to try and let them know he is not coming in to work they seem a little baffled and tell him that Dai had put in his two weeks already. It makes Arthur nauseous; it almost brings him to his knees. It makes him realise how long Dai had been planning this for and that as much as the loss of him itself is worse than any nightmare.

Moving onto lighter things, what Arthur leaves behind in Kent is a slightly bemused flatmate and a few odd pieces of furniture. He only moves in with Alasdair after he finishes his degree! Dai and him grew up nestled deep in the Welsh borders (I needed them both to have a piece of their namesake countries with them! so the borders it was) lost their mother in their late teens, shortly after Arthur gets approved for his student loan. Some more deep lore for TGS: that the reason why Dai is studying in Edinburgh are the student fees. He is older than Arthur, as I mentioned, so went off to uni a year before he did with his mother's support. She was already sick when Arthur was finishing up school and gone before he got his A-levels back. That summer, Dai comes down from Scotland to help him back and move into his first-year accommodation in Kent and that is the last time they spend more than a couple of weeks together at a time. Everything they own between them and whatever their mum left is split even; they get a few boxes each and a couple of furnishings, and that's all they really need. Eventually, Arthur might start feeling that loss as well and he might feel nostalgic about his home town, the flat they shared with their mother, and he might return to seek out familiar sights. Dai never grows old enough for her loss to lose its sting. They have different fathers (both still living) but neither keep in touch; their wee family of three (and then two) was plenty enough for them.

(Alasdair, contrastingly, comes from a Big Family. They fold Arthur right in, don't ye worry.)

And last of all, Alasdair's life does change pretty significantly after the events in The Glasgow Scale. He stops smoking, for one, but he also starts drinking less. By the time we meet him in this AU he has already done a lot of the work to get a hold on his temper and it's partly why he is not one of the brawlers in the fight that puts Sean in a coma. But he still has a ways to go and Arthur helps with that, more than he knows. He learns to think about someone else's needs in a deeper way than he ever has before and starts to see his own actions through someone else's eyes. Alasdair post-TGS is guilt-ridden to a fault and being good to Arthur helps him get a grip of himself.

This is a bit of a spoiler but a few months after Dai's death, Arthur gets a call from one of his classmates. Dai left behind a few things (he was an artist, Dai was you see) and he offers to hold onto them until Arthur can travel back up to pick them up. Arthur mentions this to Alasdair, who he's kept in touch with (a little awkwardly at first ksks do not be fooled they are deeply emotionally constipated in this AU despite the way they latch onto each other in the midst of their respective trauma) and Alasdair offers to bring them down for him instead. He kinda just blurts it out actually haha and is afraid that it was too forward of him when Arthur takes too long to answer that aye, that would be good actually, if Alasdair is sure (he cannae afford a ticket up to Scotland is the truth).

This is a whole wee story in its own right but essentially they get to meet each other again, under better circumstances, and that lays a stronger foundation for their eventual relationship. It is also an incredibly awkward visit at first adgfjdhgj which oddly enough helps them get over a lot of personal hang-ups.

One thing about this fic though is that for as much as their lives are changed irrevocably by what they lose and earn that night, they are still very ordinary people hhh and that's what I love about them both.

[abyssmalice]

(i need to put this into a more organized way at some point down the road, but ive been thonking a bit about the irminsul as like, a "faction" essentially in teyvat lore politikis for a while and ive more or less decided this:

tl;dr either there are two (2) irminsul, or a 'part' of irminsul said "lol bye" and broke off into its own thing

the idea is that the irminsul that the elder and younger tonitonis are (primarily) affiliated with has its own "consciousness", a consciousness that has a strict stance of neutrality to the world around it. it does not care for the schemes of the heavens or the abyss, nor is bothered about the ongoings of the present world around it.

which is to say—assuming that the irminsul bears a facet of the primordial one or is otherwise a creation of theirs, then this consciousness has decided to not serve the primordial one's direct will and become a complete third-party to everything and everyone instead.

and this could have happened either "literally" (i.e. a physical off-shoot, a whole separate tree) or "mentally" (i.e. the consciousness still resides with irminsul but separated, blocking out any lingering other influences besides itself)

—yeah this is all very rough and kinda ????? to leave room for whatever interpretation, but ive been thonking abt this for a while since dragon sovereigns came into the picture and i wanted to pin down how exactly the dragons of olde would view the irminsul or anyone affiliated aka my tonitonis. who i 1000% view as being third-parties to everything in terms of their irminsul affiliation but sygyussugsu THE THONKS ARE DOWN BELOW THERES JUST LOTS OF THONKIES)

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(so as per canon, the Irminsul—and by extension, its leylines—are a thing of the Human Realm, created after the Primordial One appeared, vanquished the Sovereigns, and created the Human Realm and all connected/associated with it. it could be inferred as such that the Irminsul is strictly associated with the Human Realm - and to Phanes, basically - and as such, it's not just the Void Realm and its Abyss that's antagonistic to the Irminsul, but beings like the Light Realm's Sovereigns may not like the Irminsul as much either, potentially seeing the Irminsul as a symbol/creation of the usurpers.

HOWEVER!!! while nothing says the irminsul was something that existed in some form beforehand, nothing says it was also created at the same time the human realm manifested. additionally, i find it weird af that azhdaha's reasoning for fighting morax was due to the harming of the leylines when the miners began digging deeper into the chasm, and the very explicit mention that the chonky dragon is connected to them, drawing upon the leylines—hell, his TAIL looks like a fucking leyline

of course, nothing says that azhdaha was a sovereign or a candidate for one - and even if he was, he would probably be in the same boat as the bathysmal vishaps aka the "impure" vishaps that can wield multiple elements, which sovereigns are expressly noted they Cannot be. but he's still constantly referred to as a dragon, and thus far, all dragons and vishaps regardless of elemental power have been seen as affiliated with the light realm.

which raises the wonky question of what exactly is the Irminsul to the Sovereigns and all dragon-adjacent beings...................

is it viewed as affiliated with the usurpers? or is it viewed more kindly, considering the leylines ferry the elements of the light realm around albeit in a more digestable form for the beings of the human realm? thonks.......................... i need more leyline lore..... orz)

[valentinesparda]

omg you understand me xD im about to sit down and start working on mine finally!! 🙉🎲🐣🙊 with noah and meliora!! <3 if you dont feel like talking abt them you can change it to whoever ur fixated on!

HIIII @kumoriselfships i haven't thought about either of these self inserts in forever and i can answer for noah but definitely not meliora 🥺🥺!! they werent developed far enough for me to be able to think about them deeply orz instead of meliora though, i can answer for faust, who is a bit more developed lmao !!

🙉 - what songs or sounds do you associate with your s/i? what sounds do they like? what sounds do they hate?

NOAH: i associate noah with crunching snow, hoofbeats, an isolated piano, and swishing fabric. also the sounds of chess pieces being moved around a board.

they love the sounds of nature and horses, snow and ice dripping off of melting branches and the soft soft patter of snowflakes in an empty forest or garden. heavy breaths of mounts and the sound of them pawing at the ground.

they loathe the sound of dimitri's voice and though they're initially afraid of the sounds of swords clashing and are scared of the idea of a battlefield (one sound in particular they hate is the loud thwack of an axe piercing wood) they grow numb to it over their years.

song - nemo by nightwish :) i have a really cool AMV cooking in my head for them with this song

FAUST: the opposite of noah, they are a crackling bonfire, the howl of wind, and the shaking of leaves in trees. the chittering of bugs and laugh of a fox in the distance. broken glass tinkling together underfoot and the scratch of a heavy polyester under your nails.

they love the sounds of mondstadt in their peripheral, filtered through trees and carried overwind. when they hear the ocean for the first time, they cry.

sounds they loathe are cart wheels, the creaking of a large wooden ship, and general wood noises. they have a weird thing about wood ever since they crashed through a rotten house once. they also have a problem with loud horns.

song - i haven't found one yet for them!! i will soon i promise fhjsjdjd

🎲 - name a weird skill your s/i has that you don't.

NOAH: they can play the violin and are like. a chess prodigy, both of which i cannot attest to myself. i don't understand chess and i used to own a violin but i couldn't play it for shit LMAO

FAUST: EXPERT PICKPOCKET. can lockpick anything ever.

🐣 - give a description of their childhood. do they have any good memories? what sticks out when they think of their younger years?

NOAH: their childhood was very very hectic. their mother was a battlefield commander and they can count on one hand how much she was actually home, and between that and the lessons they had to take very suddenly at an older age than the rest of the young lords and ladies around them they barely had time to breathe. the only good memory that they have is giving a helping hand at the local dress shop and learning to sew.

FAUST: cant remember a damn thing about their childhood. they basically just spawned into existence is how they like to explain it but that's pretty accurate (body taken over by fox spirit). they "remember" being a kit.

🙊 - what is something that never fails to make them laugh? do they have things that they say often? what are some things your s/i has said that they regret?

NOAH: balthus makes them giggle BUT in private. they ONLY laugh in private or with someone they REALLY trust (manuela). they laugh about very silly stuff like bad puns and item failures. sylvain is pretty good about getting a smile out of them every once in a while but that's because he's so charming and they think of him as a little brother.

they don't say much but they always say "must you be so loud?" all the time to everyone ever. sensitive asshole. often go "hm?" or "hm." instead of talking.

the one thing they regret saying is telling balthus they were to be married when they leave the academy. it worked out in the end but it broke their heart.

FAUST: going flying petrifies them every time but they really do enjoy it in some weird way. they also like hanging around with amber, she's really fun. :)

they tell people lies a lot. not anything serious, just sarcastic little lies for inconsequential stuff. a catchphrase of theirs is "ho?" or "hee hee!"

as far as things they regret, they regret telling the cops anything ever. always pinning crimes on them they've never been a part of (that's a lie they are guilty). i don't have a serious answer. :)

[restinpeacesensei]

WAHHH WHAT A SWEET RESPONSE!!! 😭😭 my heart is so full to hear from you again as well omg!! 🥺 (super late response again bc honestly im having trouble juggling multiple things rn agsvghf 😭)

the boueibu fandom is one of the most accepting and encouraging creative communities ive ever been in, which is what kept me motivated to create so much work for it and im super grateful for that as well!! although it was sometimes overwhelming for me, those times of everyone getting excited and reacting to everything were super exciting to be part of and im absolutely glad i was there for it! and no kidding i am SO HAPPY you still remember kittykoya all these years later!!!! \>//////</💕💕💕

WAAAAUGHHH 😭😭😭😭 when you said KINAKO??? such a cute ship! it made my heart so happy!!!!!! \;;~~~~~~;;/💖💖💖 it made me sooo happy you actually scrolled through my comics and your heart got happy from reading them! >/////< this made me go look at them and imagine someone else reading them and it made my heart happy too!!! /)///////(\💕💕💕 thank you so much for such a cute reaction omg!! ;;//////;;💖

(oghvjs i watched happy kiss but ive honestly forgotten most of it, i personally don't think you're missing much bc it was mostly a rehash with a new group of characters, but they did have their own charms as well) yes the creative team has made a few other shows! ;;w;; which are all.. unique in that special boueibu vibes way LMAO;;; i actually just got the dvd sets for their last two shows and im super excited to own them!! (even though.. i don't understand them bc of the lack of subtitles ;;; i would have.. been so happy with japanese subtitles bc then i could look up the words, but apparently anime dvds don't usually come with subtitles even in japanese ;;)

gekkan mousou kagaku is the one that was airing when i wrote that reply, the characters transform into furries and have saturday morning cartoon wacky hijinks with a random and wtf feel to the humor. it isn't too focused on shipping and ive heard some say it feels like it's for a younger audience , so it's probably the show that people have been least interested in (im one of the only people in the fandom orz..) but i really enjoyed it and find it cozy ;;;;; (....partly bc i fell into a ship ..... that wasn't canon ..... idk if i might start reblogging my furry ship art here ;;;;; it's awkward bc the characters have a huge age gap in human form but THEY TURN INTO GIANT FURRY MEN.... one of them is a buff kitty ;;;; but my favorite is the boy who turns into a giant cow) ok that aside HAVE YOU HEARD BOUEIBU IS BACK?!!! \;;O;;/ they are making a new movie next year and they have just opened preregistrations for this cute new browser game!! ;;W;; it looks like it'll be tower defense with a gacha element??? i want akoya!! ;;w;; im so excited to play!! ;;/////;; I AM SO HAPPY to hear things are so WONDERFUL for you OMG!!! \;;W;;/ this is truly so inspiring!! im so happy you have a job you love so much now omg!! ;;w;; i also wish i could go back and tell myself everything would be okay back then, but seeing how everything worked out since then gives me reassurance going forward. thank you so much for such sweet wishes, im so happy you kept hanging on and are getting to live your dreams now!! \;;W;;/ AND YOU ARE MARRIED OMG!!! OMG CONGRATULATIONS!!! ;;W;; i hope you had a wonderful honeymoon waaa!!! >/////< you totally deserve to finally have one!! ;;w;; and you are even buying a house omg?!! you are living the dream!! i can't imagine how busy you must be, but i hope you settle in comfortably and have the life you want with the people you most want to be with!! im so happy for you!! \;;W;;/

TBH I totally forgot I had a tumblr account until like... a few weeks ago. Holy shit reading all my old reblogs and posts is a time capsule. I didn't really have a niche until the boueibu fandom, and man, what an experience that was. Is anyone from back then still here?

I'm debating on curating a new feed on this blog or if I'll create a new sideblog for my new interests, or perhaps I won't use tumblr at all still. But uh, just in case anyone is still here and I pop up on your dash, might as well reintroduce myself: I'm Cupkayke! (Also known as KaykeBitez or Kelsey). Since I last logged into this blog I have left my retail job, went into marketing, got married, and a whole bunch of other shit. I'm still really into Tokyo Mew Mew (ESPECIALLY THE REBOOT AHHH) but my major fandom at the moment is Baldur's Gate 3. I was big into BNHA for a hot minute but that's kind of fallen by the wayside now that the sassy vampire and the entirety of the Sword Coast have taken over my brain. Am I back? Maybe. But anyway. Hello again tumblr!

[bmpmp3]

had a wild ass dream about like life 20 years after the events of Princess Debut’s story three weeks ago and haven’t been able to stop thinking about since so I’ve got Princess Debut on the brain....,,,

here’s a Sabrina with some flowers!! who will she give it to...

[restinpeacesensei]

[altairs-little-world]

Can i request Rei Sakuma, Leo Tsukinaga, and Izumi Sena (Separate) react to seeing their s/o run to the playground before they could walk past it after their date? I imagine the reader asking rei if he could push them in the swings. Thanks in advance!

Rei, Leo, Izumi - Seeing their S/O run to a playground 

Characters: Rei Sakuma, Leo Tsukinaga, Izumi Sena

Genres: Fluff

Small “tags”: Canon Universe, Mentioned dates, playground, comforting, swings, see-saw, playing tag, overthinking a lil’, Rei's old man mentality, everyone is just a big kid at heart, every scenario is a reader of diff personality I- /sobbing/

TW: None!

A/N: REI SAKUMA MY BELOVED orz (my cabbage may be staring daggers at me rn but omigoodness someone requested for the Rei of sunshine thank you)! 

Ooo a lot more requests too, I’ll probably be posting and clearing off the short scenarios and HCs first as the others will take a longer time! Sorry to the anons who submitted earlier but will be having their request fulfilled much later - I’m not ignoring them, there’s none that I think should be ignored or dropped yet! Just need some more time to make sure the story’s good enough, please bear with me!

I think I may have gone a little off topic here and there in this one… Head empty only multiple Enstars scenarios that I think too much about- I hope you still enjoy it, though! (You can clearly see my bias toward Rei I think I’m sorry I love this old man) 

REI SAKUMA ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆

— Naturally, being an idol and a unit leader, Rei had a lot on his plate. 

— But that wasn't going to stop him from spending time with you, his beloved! No, sir, when Rei Sakuma sets his mind on something, nothing can get in his way. And in this case, you were that something.

— You were pleasantly surprised with a date at the new dessert shop that opened nearby! The self-proclaimed vampire really knew how to take care of you and your sweet tooth. 

— Due to the male's whines about the bright, scorching summer sun, both of you stayed in the cool, air-conditioned shop till the sunlight started to wane, offering a cooler atmosphere to walk home in, which you took. 

— He holds your hand loosely, giving you the chance to pull away whenever you wanted, not that you normally would.

— Oh! What do we have there? You perk up when you spot the bright colours of the playground, and even more so at the empty swings swaying slightly in the wind. Swings! Your absolute favourite!

— You just couldn’t resist - you hadn’t been on a swing in so long, you were so deprived of the fun of playing one - and so you tighten your hand around Rei’s, dragging him along. Swings required 2 people to play, after all!

“Help push me? Please?” Oh, how could he not? There wasn’t even any need to act cute, though, in his eyes, you were so naturally adorable that it made everything you did seem cute. He loved you too much to deny anything of you, especially a simple request like this.

“Hold on tight then, sweet thing,” He nips at your earlobe as he speaks, enjoying how your ears turned red at the fleeting action and nickname. The brunette grips the sides of your seat, walking backwards to pull the swing back before letting go, relishing in your little “Wooo!” sounds as you swing forward. “You really enjoy this, don’t you? Perhaps we should come here more often.”

“Because it’s fun!” You said, stretching your legs out as the swing swung forward again, and tucking them in when it went backwards. “Have you never played on one before?” 

“Kuku, certainly not. Ah, but I do remember pushing Ritsu on a swing once, when we were much younger,” Rei reminisces, a wistful note in his voice. “The person behind has to be the stronger one, isn’t that right? To be able to push the other forward, to catch them when they fall backwards…” 

“Wait, wait,” You slow the swing to a stop with your feet against the playground floor, turning in your seat to meet his ruby-red eyes in a frown. “So you’ve never played on a swing because you’ve been going about some philosophy with how a swing works and you think you always have to be the stronger one?” 

“When you say it like that, it doesn’t sound too good, does it?” 

“Rei. Rei, my love, my sleepy vampire, my old man, this, a swing, is but a simple child’s play - there’s nothing deep behind it!” 

“If you say so, my beloved,” He shrugs, bending over to pull the swing back again. You sigh at how he dismisses your words, releasing your grip on the chains to cup his fair face. 

“And you, don’t think you always have to be strong. No one can be strong all the time, yeah?” Rei hums in agreement, or in satisfaction of having his face warmed by your hands, you didn’t know. “Rely on me too, alright? Love isn’t all about giving, giving, and giving.” 

“I didn’t exactly mean that - you know how this old man talks.” 

“Still, my statement stands.” 

You stare at him stubbornly, refusing to release his head from your hands, until he gives a small laugh. Pale hands reach up and hold your hands, pulling them away from his face a little to press kisses onto your palm, smiling against the skin. 

“... Thank you, my love.” Short, simple words, but it was more than enough to convey his feelings. “So, I assume you’ll be the one pushing me after you’ve had your fun on the swing?” 

“Hm hm! If you want me to!” You lean forward to bump foreheads with him, smiling. Rei releases your hands after one last kiss, allowing you to hold onto the chains of the swing once again. “So stop being a moody old man and let’s continue playing!” 

“Of course.”

He starts pushing you on the swing in a languid, rhythmic manner, your laughs and his chuckles filling the air in a joyful melody. 

“Haha… Even this old man feels young when he’s with you~”

LEO TSUKINAGA ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆

— With you two being morning people and somehow sharing a single braincell, you had both suggested meeting up at the nearby park for a morning stroll at the same time, laughing at the unanimous decision made between the both of you. 

— To spend the first few hours of this pleasant day in each other's company was like a dream, your boyfriend humming little tunes in the late dawn of winter, tiny fangs showing when his signature smile adorns his face, dragging you closer to him. 

— Leo's arm finds its place, draped over your shoulder to keep you right there, right next to him. You, obviously, had nothing against that. He was warm, and you loved him - there was no reason to escape from his grasp. 

— Except maybe one. Your eyes lit up when you saw a playground, conveniently devoid of children since they were all at school at this hour. Twisting your neck to look up at your boyfriend, you stare at him, wide-eyed, while he meets your gaze with a curious smile. 

— That was the only warning he got before you were gone from his side. He certainly wasn't expecting you to suddenly dash over the playground climber and nimbly climb up onto it. But he wasn't complaining! With someone like you by his side, his world was never devoid of surprises or happy laughter - the latter was now prompting Leo to run over and see just what you were up to.

“Haha! I claim this castle!” You proclaimed, waving your arms around at the structure you were on, leaning over the railings a little to look down at your boyfriend proudly. He only returns the smile, arms akimbo as he starts playing along with the little drama game that you initiated every so often. 

“If that is your castle, my monarch, then as your knight, I naturally have access to it!” 

“Uh oh - Then, out of here, I shall go!” Leo’s shoes made little “thunk” noises when he climbed up onto the playground climber, while you made your quick escape down a small slide that you couldn’t really slide that well on. It wasn’t meant for rowdy teenagers like the both of you, after all, but was that going to stop you two? No!

Your boyfriend made it down the slide with much difficulty too, immediately springing to his feet to chase you around in circles, snow crunching under your feet as you called out mocking comments.

Realizing this was going nowhere, with you expertly outrunning him all the time, Leo had a change of tactics. The sound of footsteps behind you slowed to a stop, followed by his bright voice. "Hey! Hey, look here, look what I found~!" 

Turning around, you see the orange-haired male crouched as if he was about to pounce, emerald eyes glinting with mischievousness. 

A small scream rings through the air as he tackles you into the snow, your voice accompanying him in laughter as Leo encases you in a tight hug and rolls all over the cold ground, leaving a trail of flattened snow. Thank goodness the two of you were wrapped up in heavy winter coats, or you’d be freezing by now!

Though, being with Leo, your music-loving ray of sunshine, you didn’t think you could ever feel cold. Even with your current position, lying on your side in the snow, you could feel his warmth from the arms around you and his breath mingling with yours as you both giggle from the activity. 

“Tah-dah, I've found the light of my life!” He boasts, squeezing you into an even tighter hug and snuggling his face into the crook of your neck. 

“Noooo! Let me go!” You wail in mock protest, struggling against his strong grip. Boy, for a baby-faced composer who hardly worked out other than idol practice, he was freakishly strong when it came to hugs.

“No can do! I- Gah??!” Anyway, a small surprise attack on his stomach with your fingers was all you needed to get the ticklish man to loosen his hold on you, hands pulling back to push your hands away. “Ha- Stop- Haha-!” 

“And I’m free, once again!” Your jubilant theatrics continued, rolling away before getting up and dashing to the other end of the playground as Leo let out weak laughs, recovering from your “brutal” attack. He rolls onto his back and flops his arms on either side, chest heaving up and down as he tries to catch his breath. “Hey hey, not coming to catch your runaway monarch anymore, my knight~?” 

The boy sits up at your provocation, jumping up to his feet with an energized grin yet again, chasing after your light as he always had.

“Run all you want, your majesty! Your knight will always be with you, one step behind!”

IZUMI SENA ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆

— Izumi, being the high-standard romantic that he is, arranges for a candlelight dinner at a fancy restaurant downtown, of all things. 

— As expected, you only stepped out of the restaurant - with your boyfriend linked to you by your hands - when the sky was pitch-black, with yellowish lights from lamposts and cars illuminating the roads. 

— Wanting to spend more time with him, you suggested walking home together! Your knight amicably agrees with his charming smile, squeezing your hand in a small show of affection. 

— Both of you share a conversation, chatting about what each of you had been doing in the time you’d been away from each other, resting your head on the other’s shoulder as you two strolled through the dimly lit streets.

— And then! Watching a deserted playground come into view, you were struck with one of your “silly thoughts” - as Izumi called them - shaking the male’s hand off to run over, knowing that he would follow your steps without questioning you. In the beginning, at least. 

“What are you doing?” The question comes out as he catches up to you, with no bite behind his voice but instead genuine confusion. He was a little more used to how you acted on your whims by now, but still-! 

“See-saw!” You stepped aside and flourished your hand at the fixture in the playground that had caught your eye. It was a favourite game of yours, the feeling of bouncing up and down into the air while someone else on the opposite side similarly went up and down in tandem with you, alternating between who was in the air and who had their feet on the ground. A game perfect for two! 

His eyebrows creased, eyelids fluttering at you as he blinked. “And…?” 

“Let’s play, let’s play!” 

“In these??” Izumi waved down at the clothes you were both decked out in. Formal, elegant, and restricting. Entirely unsuited for playing like kids, as you’d suggested. “There is no way-” 

You place a finger to his mouth, shushing the silver-haired male and earning a comical glare from him. 

“Don’t frown so much, you’ll get wrinkles on your face!” A laugh escapes from you, your hand finding his again to drag him to the awaiting see-saw. “Here you go,” You sat him down on one end of the seesaw, patting his shoulders in satisfaction before running over to the other side to sit down. 

“How does this work, anyway?” Izumi questions, folding his arms as you hike your leg over the seesaw, holding the handlebar but not sitting down just yet. 

“You’ll see!” 

“What do y- Ahh?!” He lets out a surprised and utterly undignified screech when you plop down on your side of the see-saw, pushing your weight down on the fixture and lifting his side into the air. The male scrambles to hold onto the handlebar like you were doing, looking down at you angrily. “Give me some warning before you do that, ugh!” 

“Aha, sorry…” You said sheepishly, looking down almost immediately after you barely glimpsed his glaring pale blue eyes, ashamed. Why did you do that? Because you thought it’d be funny to scare him? You bit at your lip worriedly, hunching your shoulders. Maybe it would be best to get off this silly see-saw and head home instead of wasting any more time here… “Ah-?” 

The ground suddenly moved away from you - no, you were moving away from the ground, the board beneath you lifting up. You looked up at the other side of the see-saw, where your boyfriend was, seeing him leaning back to apply more weight to hold you up while he watched you with concern. 

Your eyes met, and Izumi’s gaze hurriedly shifted to a nonchalant one, looking as though he wasn’t worried about your reaction just a second ago. “You wanted to play, didn’t you? Get on with it already then, it’s getting late.” 

A smile returns to your face. Truly, no matter how harsh or cold your lover was, underneath all those layers and facades held a warm and gentle love for you. 

“Mhm!” You hum in response, and the creaks of the see-saw filled the air, a rhythmic harmony to the melody of your joyful giggles and his fond huffs. 

“You’re really childish, you know?... Whatever, as long as you're happy.”

[chronomally]

Anyway I would like to talk about my matrilineal Fódlan AU OCs now

[pixelrhys]

this has been rotating in my brain at 100 mph and my brain is also like “make this an ask blog” but i already have like 3 ask blogs i need to update orz

anyway grocery store au bc the idea is funny (and also bc i work in a grocery store. the holidays are coming up. im struggling to cope.)

i only have the gym leaders so far but i’ll draw the elite 4 eventually... and maybe some of the side characters too (like riley, cheryl, etc)

anyway here’s the rundown on the gym leaders (also bonus sona):

Roark:

- Unlike how I draw his canon counterpart (decently tall) and unlike his canon self (just having a good time :]), this guy is STRESSED and SHORT.

- applied for this position because it’s away from too much noise.

- Early 20s, autistic, and lives with his dad. Trying to find some college classes though! 

- Has good relationships with all of his coworkers.

Gardenia:

- Easily runs between departments. Floral isn’t very active anyway so it isn’t hard.

- Usually works with Cheryl and they’re BFFs.

- Seems to have a stronger relationship with Candice, Roark and Maylene.

- Mid 20s but she’s getting through it just fine (Or at least that’s what everyone else thinks).

Maylene:

- This is her first job as she just turned the appropriate working age (16).

- HATED that that was the only position she could have. Luckily they won her over with the cart gathering, as she is strong enough to push more than the others.

- Hot-headed and competitive with the other clerks.

- Good friendship with Wake and looks up to him.

Wake:

- VERY nice guy but kinda stupid. Big himbo.

- Somewhere near or in his 40s.

- Can be very loud and tends to pat people roughly on the back as a sign of affection. This often knocks people over because he’s pretty strong. Only Byron and Volkner seem to be able to take the pats well.

- Used to be a wrestler before deciding to move to something less extreme.

Fantina:

- Usually wears makeup and usually looks younger than she actually is. If anything, she’s close to middle-aged.

- Actually LOVES baking, especially little poffin-like pastries. She sometimes brings snacks for her coworkers.

- Still dramatic as hell and has dreams of being famous one day.

- Has an interest in the occult. She enjoys sharing ghost stories and Gardenia isn’t a huge fan of them.

Byron:

- Is the one who managed to help Roark get his job in the first place. Tends to be a little hard on him but only because he knows he has potential and wants him to succeed.

- Has a resting bitch face sometimes but he’s not actually that mean. Gets a little grumpy but other than that he can be cool to hang around. In his mid 40s.

- Good friends with Wake and Fantina. Fantina mostly because her station is right next to his and she tends to talk a lot.

- *hands you a piece of cheese* *hands you a piece of ham* *hands you a piece of cheese* *hands you a piece of ham* *hands you a piece of ch

Candice:

- Her job is to make sure certain items are in stock. She likes to hang out in the giant cooler in the back of the store though.

- Can be a little hyper depending on the day.

- Around her mid 20s like Gardenia.

- Is the one who is getting pins for everyone for their aprons. Not everyone has one yet but she’s working on it.

Volkner:

- Around 30 years old.

- Actually has pretty bad depression but never brings it up because he doesn’t care that much. He’s already on medication.

- Pretty repressed and aloof. Despite this, he isn’t actually a bad guy. Years of mental problems made it hard for him. He still gets along well with his coworkers, especially one of the managers (Flint, who worries about him a lot). Customers don’t seem bothered by his attitude as no one’s complained about it yet.

- Great with electronics. If the cash register breaks, he fixes it no problem. Tends to go overboard when he’s not feeling anything and causes power outages at his house.

AND SONA

Fitzgerald:

- Works in maintenance but sometimes goofs off when no one is looking. Mostly hangs out in the back with Roark or in the breakroom.

- Same age as Roark (Early 20s) and gay as hell.

- His living situation is actually pure shit. He lives in a small, messed up apartment so he never lets anyone come over. Doesn’t bring this up and avoids any questions about it.

- Strong friends with Roark and that’s about it. The others (Especially Byron) think he’s a little too annoying for their tastes (They don’t hate him though, but Byron is watching him like a hawk).

[nanigma]

Fates Reexploration Part 1: 5 years later

We are here folks. Ground floor. I admit, firing up my old Japanese 3DS and seeing the title screen was really nostalgic. Sorry for the shitty phone shots. Miiverse is dead and I have no money to shell out for SD cards too. If anyone has any other idea on how to get normal screenshots from the game, feel free to shoot me an ask or something. 

This is the Birthright version of the game, but I will be playing all three versions at the same time once we get to the split. 

Now let’s get started!

I will be playing as F!Kamui/Corrin for all routes. 

If anyone wants me to get a specific pairing, feel free to suggest them. Otherwise I’ll just pair whoever I want. I only vaguely remember most supports anyway. haha;;

This is something I completely forgot about. In the Japanese version you can choose between different voice styles, on a scale of child<->adult, domineering<->energetic (though I think it’s different for M!Kamui. This does not just affect the actual voice acting, but changes Kamui’s dialogue throughout the whole game. 

It affects the kind of pronouns they use and generally how polite they are. By standard, F!Kamui uses ‘watashi’ and generally polite phrasings (ending sentences with -desu etc.) as well as addresses everyone outside of her older siblings (who get nee-san/nii-san), mother (okaa-san) or the villains (who get nothing) by adding -san to their name, which feels weirdly formal when it comes to the younger siblings.  

The more childish variant uses “atashi” (the more casual, feminine variant) and very casual and simple in her phrasings. Also addresses her older siblings as onii-chan/onee-chan, which is.. well rather childish. 

The other variant that’s drastically different is the most “domineering” one. Uses “atashi”, but also has a very feminine style of speech (adding wa at the end of her sentences) without the usual trappings of politeness. It’s almost identical to how Camilla speaks actually. Also the only other variant that doesn’t use honorifics with the younger siblings, so this is what I always go with.

I really don’t want to downplay how much effort it was to put this in. Kamui has 5 different versions of every single bit of dialogue, even down to the supports. And they are the very talkative kind of protagonist! 

 God, how I missed that lobster armour.

And deep-voiced Marx/Xander. (I barely use him in Heroes okay?) , No, seriously, go listen to the Japanese clip of this, if you don’t believe me.

I missed him most though. ;-;

For those who don’t know, Takumi is one of the characters done dirtiest by the localization. He got his dialogue dumbed down a lot, but in Japanese his style of speech is almost identical to Leo(n)’s.

Speaking of, here he is. He has this little catch phrase he uses whenever he sees Kamui. It literally translates to “Your bad luck sure is strong, big sister [Kamui]. .... Which in this case is accurate, since my Flaw is actually in luck. lol

If anyone woke me by making me feel cold, they’d be dead. orz

That feeling when Marx just casually lets his cav superiority hang out.

I still can’t get over the fact that they made an entirely different model for Leon’s reversed collar thing. (I know there’s a name for it, but I can’t remember. I am not a fashion historian xD) I can’t even tell if the spot on his back is supposed to be a low-poly Nohrian emblem or his actual clothes tag. xD

Seriously, this combined with giving Kamui multiple variants of dialogue just goes to show how much attention to detail was put into certain parts of this game. I love it.

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That’s it for now folks. Tell me if you want me to add more screens or just generally have better ideas on how to do this.

Anyone who really likes what I do, please consider sending me a ko-fi. 

[rayofsunas]

hi i'm the anon who didn't know how to send pictures in asks lol Also I literally made an account for this adsljfls orz

They're obviously not as good as everyone else's but here you go! My version of Mei!

I like to imagine she has scara's hair color but reader's eyes! Maybe her skin color as well, so I left it uncolored lol (also because coloring skin is hard for me orz)

Also I love all the headcanons of Mei being this cool, badass, angry teenager but I also love to think she grows up to be this really kind girl with a whole lot of patience... but once she reaches her limit she s n a p s and is probably scarier than scara himself. Like girl has our kind, lovely reader as her mom and the scary, salty and snarky scaramouche as her dad- she took the best of both worlds! She can be very sweet and empathetic when she's calm, but provoke her and she'll make you cry in under three minutes with her sharp tounge lol. I imagine she can and will keep up with scara during an argument and win, she has probably won some already lol

anyway that's it! hope you like my interpretation of bby mei uwu

hello friend, I’m glad you figured it out, because this is so cute! baby meiiiii!! she’s so precious, and her kimono?! it’s so pretty ahhh 🥰🥺 you’re very talented. ALSO, THIS IS JUST AS GOOD AS EVERYONE ELSE’S; UNQIUE IN IT’S OWN GOOD WAY BECAUSE YOU DREW IT!! 😌 I think you’re spot on when it comes to her physical characteristics, because I also imagined her having her fathers hair, just a tad bit wavy (more curly when she was younger) and I also see her as having scara’s eye shape at least. and I like your take on her personality!! I agree with you 😉 I’m not sure why, but I imagine her as feeling conflicted in her teens, not because she was having trouble with normal teen hardships, but I feel like in that department she had it all figured out. but she had trouble figuring out where she belonged in her family. she grew up with her mother and now scara is in the picture and she meets him and she’s just so confused. does she accept him? or does she choose to keep him at a distance? or does she not even bother? that’s where I see her at in at least her teens. and oh yes, she’d definitely rival scara in the argument department 😌 she has a sharp tongue when need be, and often doesn’t unleash that side of her due to reader not liking it very much, but when she’s with scara and if they’re on bad terms? you bet they’re arguing every second of every day 😭😭 BTW I LOVE YOUR BABY MEI ART, YOU GUYS ARE SO TALENTED, I’M AWESTRUCK! I COULD NEVERRR. thank you for taking the time to do this 🥰

[dudeandduchess]

Hi! Can you please do the prompt “Our parents both own highly rated restaurants and they want to merge into a single restaurant… by marrying us.” with kyo? I need that fluff before I start crying from my chem test ORZ 😭. Thank you so much for your hard work like usual 🙏😊💖❤️

Hey hey, bby! I know this is most likely really late, but I hope you did amazingly on your chem test. And I hope you like this. 😌✨

Also, I couldn’t stop giggling while writing this; for multiple reasons. Y’all will find out why as you read— and also because that ending is so cute; if I may say so myself. 💜✨✨✨

***

Kyōjurō x F!S/O: Our parents both own highly rated restaurants and they want to merge into a single restaurant… by marrying us (Restaurant AU, SFW Scenario):

The tension in the room couldn’t even compare to the tension that (Y/n) felt straining her back. No matter how hard she tried to readjust herself in the plush, velvet chair— that her mother had practically forced her to sit in— she couldn’t quite get comfortable.

It was as if there were numerous pins and needles prickling her skin, and setting her on high alert even though there was no imminent threat; other than the threat of her getting married to a man she barely knew— and had never even seen in her entire life.

“What if he’s absolutely horrible, okaa-san? You’re going to trade in my happiness for your restaurant?” The young woman whined dramatically from her seat at the table, even going as far as to press the back of her hand against her forehead, as she pretended to faint against the back of the chair.

(L/n) Mizuki clicked her tongue at her daughter’s antics, before beckoning her to straighten her head so that she could fix her hair back to the immaculate style that it had been in before she’d mussed it up. “He won’t be horrible. He’s studying economics in ToDai, and I heard that he’s a very well-mannered young man.”

“Great. A stiff, smarty-pants type just like otou-san. You really know how to pick them, okaa-san,” (Y/n) answered dryly, then began laughing as her mother tried to swat at her cheek for talking ill of her own father— even if it was said in jest. “What if he’s not even good in bed? Do I, at least, get to have a free trial?”

“You shut your vulgar mouth, (L/n) (Y/n). I didn’t raise you to be so… uncouth.” Mizuki made a pointing motion at her daughter that turned into a claw, before she closed her right hand into a fist and took a deep breath to control her emotions. She was already tense as it was, and her daughter’s antics weren’t helping. At all.

(Y/n), the brave woman that she was, threw her head back and laughed at her mother’s furious expression. Then, she tossed her hair back over her shoulder, then quirked an eyebrow at the clearly livid older woman. “I’ll make it quick, okaa-san. If he doesn’t last five minutes with me on top, then this marriage is off.”

“Why are you so vulgar?” The (L/n) matriarch groaned in frustration, as she extended her left hand out and flicked her daughter’s forehead. “You’re never returning to live with your cousins again— look at what living with them has done to you.”

“But, okaa-san!” (Y/n) protested halfheartedly, as she had no real intention of pulling through with her words. She loved her mother too much to do that to her; and was merely cracking jokes to get rid of the nerves she felt. “Let’s put it this way… if he can’t make my eyes roll back into my head when we… you know…” 

She quickly scampered up to her heel-clad feet and did a couple of hip thrusts to emphasize her point, but broke down in a huge fit of laughter when she saw the mortified and utterly defeated expression that crossed her mother’s face.

That eliminated all of the tension she felt on her shoulders, as her stomach began to cramp with the intensity of her laughter. Still, she tried to get the words out through her unladylike wheezing, “Then— I want— a divorce.”

“Dear gods, where have I gone wrong in raising my child?” Mizuki muttered under her breath, as she clasped her hands together in front of her chest. She could only shake her head in mild disappointment, as she looked at her daughter— whom was still in the midst of her laughing fit.

And after a while, the young woman’s laughter gradually tapered down— until nothing more than a grin played at her lips. But with that expression firmly in place on her face, she asked her mother teasingly, “Can we have a clause in this engagement about our kinks and whatnot? I mean… if he’s Daddy material, then I’ll definitely be calling him Daddy in be- oh my god.”

(Y/n) couldn’t even continue her sentence after that because, when she looked up at her mother, she saw the face of three people— all of whom sported vibrant blushes on their faces. She could only straighten herself up, before bowing deeply to their guests; her future husband and his parents.

“I’m so sorry, Rengoku-san!” She didn’t even know which Rengoku she was apologizing to, but it seemed appropriate to just apologize to all three of them— so she stayed in the deep bow, while her mother followed her gesture in kind.

“I… it’s no problem at all. We were all young once,” The Rengoku matriarch, whom was holding on tightly to her husband’s hand, smiled kindly at the mother-daughter pair.

Shinjurō tried to fight the smile that threatened to crawl up on his lips, but let the tiniest sliver of it slip through when his wife squeezed his hand and gave him a discreet side glance. “As my wife said, it’s alright. We’re just… surprised, is all. Should we be expecting any grandchildren soon, then?”

The woman beside Shinjurō bit down on her bottom lip to keep her laughter in, then subtly elbowed her husband’s side, before taking a step forward.

“I don’t think I’ve had the opportunity to introduce my wife to you, (L/n)-san. We just got married a few months ago, so she’ll be a big help with planning the wedding. Jen, this is our future business partner— (L/n) Mizuki. (L/n)-san, this is my wife Jen.”

And while that exchange was happening, (Y/n) gradually straightened up from her bow, only to have her eyes connect with the younger Rengoku’s own gaze from across the room— which had both of them pointedly looking away from each other, with a blush on their faces.

*** 

An awkward round of introductions later, everyone sat gathered at a table with sheaves of papers in front of them. The parents kept prattling off words about clauses and sub-clauses, while (Y/n) kept doodling on the small notepad that had been placed on top of her copies of the marriage contract.

To her left sat Kyōjurō— seemingly reading through the contract while following along with their parents’ discussion when, in reality, he kept glancing over at where his fiancée sat beside him.

He couldn’t deny that she looked beautiful, but it wasn’t her mere physical features at that moment that were ingrained in his mind; it was how she had looked so genuinely happy while she laughed at the obscene joke she had made from before that played over and over in his head.

She looked so happy and carefree when he had quietly entered the room with his father and stepmother, that he couldn’t help but stop right in his tracks and take that time to ingrain that moment into his heart.

Kyōjurō wanted to talk to her so badly, but with their parents still prattling off in the background and the short distance between them, he couldn’t do so discreetly. He had tried to attract her attention by clearing his throat, and by inching his hand closer to hers on the table, but all of his attempts had ended in vain— because she seemed so engrossed in whatever she was doodling that she didn’t even take the time to look at him.

However, unbeknownst to him, (Y/n) would often glance over to where he was when she took dainty sips of water from her water goblet. And, each and every time she did so, her heart would race so fast in her chest that she would have no choice but to turn her attention back to the papers in front of her.

Was it possible to love someone from the first meeting alone? That was highly unlikely. But she was sure that she was smitten— extremely taken with his dreamy looks, and that smile that he had shot her way when they had sat down at the table.

He had even been a gentleman and helped her sit down. If that didn’t scream good manners, then she didn’t know what did. But it wasn’t just those things that attracted her to him— it was also the way that he carried himself; with so much dignity and poise that she couldn’t help but want to swoon over him.

Her. Swoon over a man. 

That was a new feeling for her, but she had no choice but to accept it— because, if she was going to get married to the guy, she might as well get used to it.

She looked up slightly from what she was doodling in the corner of the first page of the contract, just to get another glimpse of him— only to blush profusely when their gazes connected. However, instead of shying away like she had before, she gave him a small smile and was rewarded by a tiny grin that made her heart race even faster in her chest.

“Hi,” Kyōjurō whispered softly, as their parents kept on talking about pre-nuptial arrangements and possible photographers to hire for the engagement photos.

(Y/n) couldn’t help but grin at that, as she felt butterflies flutter around inside her stomach. That smile of his was doing so many things to her, and she found that she liked all of them. “Hi yourself.”

“So… want to get out of here?”

As discreetly as she could, the young woman nodded; clearly done with listening to the adults drone on about things that she couldn’t care less about. “Can we go to McDonald’s and get some fries?”

“Anything my wife wants,” Kyōjurō answered just as softly, as he offered his hand out for her to take. She looked at his proffered hand for a few seconds— willing the butterflies in her stomach to calm down— before slipping her hand in his.

And somehow, the warmth that enveloped her hand traveled down to the very tips of her toes— and it felt like coming home. Kyōjurō felt like home.

[primeministerofantarctica]

lol do all of them 👁👄👁

lol bet uwu

1. Favorite character? MISUMI

2. Favorite troupe? Natsugumi

3. Favorite play? I’d enjoy watching Water Me!

4. Favorite event? Master Likes a Mystery, with Captain Sky Pirates as a close second.

5. Favorite Scout? Dazzling Beachside Gem Heist  Boys Over Fruits, bless Yuki for coming home twice *chef’s kiss*

6. Favorite Card SSR? Kazunari with the vegetables

7. Favorite Card SR? Okami Taichi

8. Favorite Card R? Citron Goes Skiiing 

9. Favourite Troupe Song? OnexOne. (Is there anything better than Banri yelling “GET UP YOU MOTHER-” /hj)

10. Favorite Play Themed Song? Uhh Q to Juu supremacy

11. Favorite Character Song? Summer Time Love! 

12. Favorite Harugumi Character? Citron

13. Favorite Natsugumi Character? Misumi

14. Favorite Akigumi Character? Taichi

15. Favorite Fuyugumi Character? Homare

16. Favorite Support Character? Ichiro

17. Favorite Harugumi Play? Romeo and Julius

18. Favorite Natsugumi Play? Captain Sky Pirates

19. Favorite Akigumi Play? The Roman Episode

20. Favorite Fuyugumi Play? Master Likes A Mystery. Put Homare in the lead again you cowa-

21. Favorite Harugumi Card? mmm imma save everyone some time and say this and all the ones below are the move-in day cards

22. Favorite Natsugumi Card? 

23. Favorite Akigumi Card?

24. Favorite Fuyugumi Card? ^^^

25. Favorite Harugumi Song? Hajimari no Quartet is so pretty 

26. Favorite Natsugumi Song? dewa dewa KONTON ALL RIGHT HASHIRI NUKERO

27. Favorite Akigumi Song? Muddy Hero

28. Favorite Fuyugumi Song? Plastic Poker

29. Favorite Lead/ Co-Lead? Hisoka and Chikage in Scarlet Mirror, yes please put them in a play together

30. Favorite Card Story? Misumi’s beachside backstage story was SO SWEET and so worth whaling for

31. Favorite Chibi?

32. Favorite Main Story Act? I’m partial to Natsugumi

33. Favorite Game CG? Spring sleeping together in Act 5 as a callback to Act 1

34. Favorite Link Skill? Troublemakers (Citron, Homare, and Misumi) I care them. 

35. One Dream Card? Dream as in, one that already exists and I hope to get or one that doesn’t exist yet? If it’s the latter...Misumi at the pyramids. It’s what he deserves.

36. Favorite Doodle?

37. Favorite Outside Work Conversation? Citron and Misumi. “How do you say onigiri in English?” “Rice balls” “no <3″

38. Any characters you wish would interact more? Mmm I’d like to see Tenma and Misumi interact more? They have the whole “surrogate big brother” thing going on but it hasn’t really been explored in-depth and I think that’d be interesting.

39. If you could choose a support character to get a card, who would it be? Look, at this point, Matsukawa deserves a card featuring him and his musical talents.

40. Any favorite costume designs? Yuki really popped off with the Clockwork Heartbeat steampunk costumes

41. Any stories you wish would be turned into a play in game? already answered but also I think Akigumi should do an all-female schoolgirl gangster themed play

42. Which troupe would you give the chosen play to? Juza as the lead (let him wear a yankee-style sailor fuku!), Taichi as the co-lead/ Juza’s character’s younger sister, Banri as the prim and stuck-up student council president, Sakyo as the school principal, Azami as Sakyo’s character’s daughter slowly cracking under her mother’s pressure, Omi as the school guidance counselor with a dark past trying to prevent the others from going the same path...

43. Any Troupe Member Blog favorite post? no thoughts only leaf sankaku

44. Any favorite play’s poster design? Already answered!

45. Did your favorite character/ troupe change since you started the game? nope, it’s been sumi since before I started and it’s pretty much stayed that way!

46. Your favorite shipping (romantic or non-romantic)? Already answered!

47. Any character you think deserves more love? *slam dunks liber* LOVE SAKUYA YOU COWARDS

48. Favorite Character’s motif flower? Kazunari’s hibiscus has a nice design! 

49. Any favorite quotes/ trivia? I like,,,Misumi’s name being translated literally as just triangle, it’s so funny when automatic translation software does The Thing. 

50. Free Talk! This took two hours, I hope you’re happy orz. Stan Misumi. Bye. 

Thanks for the ask! <3

[teddystrap]

Drama CD: [幽幻ロマンチカ・真骨頂] ≁Bakeneko Arahagi・Inugami Toneri≁

No audio track this time sorry! But anyway, I’ve made sizeable progress on the Yuuroma series: Hifumi + Utashiro’s Hatenkou, Zakuro, Toneri, and a bunch of tokuten for everybody (/*^-^)/. I’ll do the 2nd Shinkocchou first, for continuity.

And I haven’t listened to the two individual discs before this, so I had no idea who they are... or that their names are actually Arahagi (cat demon; cv. Kaji Yuuki) and Toneri (dog deity; cv, Hirakawa Daisuke) until about 3/4 into the story, since they kept calling each other ‘Stupid Cat’ and ‘Stupid Dog’. Orz

Obvsly this time there is no bromance like in the 1st disc and they fight like... err... cats and dogs (for lack of a better description XD).

As before, hidden messages from the both of them:

１．壱、都市伝説『二次元カレシ』 ２．弐、手が<か>りはどこ？ ３．参、そこは見せか<け>の幸福世界 ４．四、ここにず<っ>といよう ５．伍、意地でも負<け>られない ６．六、この世界が壊れ<る>としても ７．七、 都市伝説『二次元カレシ』看破 ８．キャストトーク

Arahagi: bold⋆ spells 「どこにでも」 (‘No matter where [you are]...’)

Toneri: <⋆> spells 「かけつける」 (‘...I will rush to your side’)

...うれしいィィ！！ありがとね、二人とも～^^

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[The Second Rumour: Urban Legend ‘2D Boyfriend’]

All the girls at your school are addicted to a mobile otome game app. Rumour has it that players can end up getting trapped in the game world, and their bodies are found in sleeping position holding their phones in one hand.

Toilet Guy has again asked Arahagi and Toneri to investigate. This time your team name is: the Pitch-Black Executors ~DARK (K)NIGHT MESSIAH~. Σ_(꒪ཀ꒪」∠)_. And both your animal manservants have the good sense to hate this abomination of a name. But it will come in handy later on...

So. First order of business is to throw *you* into the virtual world. It’s been rumoured that collecting a full set of accessories from one game character can accomplish this, so your animal bfs possess your body and go shopping.

They push a bunch of bling on you (Toneri makes you wear a choker that reminds him of a dog collar XD), and eventually you can’t take it anymore and run out of the store because you don’t wanna turn into the lovechild of Katy Perry and Flavor Flav. And anyway it didn’t work. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ RIP Operation BringTheBling1.

Plan #2: There is another rumour that players get sucked in when they access the app at midnight. So Catboy and Dogman (henceforth ‘CatDog’) camp over in your bed, and sure enough, when the clock strikes 12, you fall into a deep sleep and enter the game world.

The game is set in a high school that’s an *exact* replica of Nanagiri, with two characters who sound (and look) exactly like your Cat and Dog bfs. [Hirarin is the senpai and Kaji is the kouhai, ofc.] You are shocked by this unfolding of events, and the two of them think you have a cold and need to go to the nurse’s office to rest.

You take this as an opportunity to escape, and as you are running you hear Arahagi and Toneri’s voices from the other side. They successfully possess your sleeping body and enter the virtual world as well.

Senpai and Kouhai can see the demons possessing you. They forcibly exorcise the duo and drag you away. As the exorcised duo come to, they find themselves turned into their chibi forms XDD. Meanwhile, Senpai and Kouhai have taken you to the nurse’s office. As they are trying to approach you, you spray the fire extinguisher at them and make your escape. Niceee.

You manage to find Arahagi and Toneri hiding in the courtyard. They repossess your body to regain their powers and apologise for not being able to protect you. But you have come up with a battle plan: Operation LoveLetter1. Dun dun DUNNN.

The plan is to put a love letter in their shoe locker asking Senpai and Kouhai to meet with you next evening. Being in an otome game, they can only do as they are told to unlock the love event. (Also what is with this 3P-harem setting where you can confess and unlock event for two characters at once?? I need to get in on dis yo. ¬‿¬)

You and CatDog stay up all night to discuss the battle plan, and Arahagi thinks this whole game reeks of the work of a human being. He figures out that they can rob the game characters of their powers by stealing their phones. (Why do even the characters have phones inside the game??) And to power-up themselves, CatDog trade hugs and kisses with each other (I WISH!!) you to feed off of your human energy.

Next day, Senpai and Kouhai show up at the arranged meeting time, and CatDog appear to start a riot. They throw out your team name Pitch-Black Executors ~DARK (K)NIGHT MESSIAH~, which confuses their opponents and gives them the perfect opportunity to steal the opponents’ phones.

Toneri ties the two characters up with chains and Arahagi drops a bunch of machinery and shit on top of them, but dis ain’t ovah ya’ll. The two of them go into *dark mode*. They change the backdrop and damage the data of Arahagi and Toneri’s bodies. As they bury CatDog alive and take you away, you tell them that you believe in CatDog, which gives them the power they need to free themselves from entombment and destroy the game characters.

...When the smoke clears, they see a student that was sucked into the game world. Strangely enough, *it’s a boy*, and they figure that he must be the human that the game monster is possessing and feeding off of.

It turns out that the boy offered himself as a human sacrifice to the urban legend and created this game world to shield his younger sister from the harsh reality. The game world begins to disintegrate, and Toneri tells the boy to face his sister properly instead of doing this stupid shit in the name of ‘protection’. To Toneri and Arahagi, who come into this world all alone, every little detail of the familial bonds and ties between humans seems magical and deserves to be treasured.

The three of you wake up in your bed, and CatDog wonder if the boy’s little sister is going to be alright. You devise a plan... for the two of them to appear to her in a dream pretending to be the two game characters. Toneri flubs his lines and gets beaten up by Arahagi XD. They tell the girl they are relieved that she has finally awoken from her slumber, and invite her to play the game again whenever she is feeling down.

Now a new urban legend has arisen: that whenever a girl gets sucked into the game world, her 2D boyfriend tells her to get out or else she won’t make it to her own wedding in the future. (#meirl XDD.) What’s more, CatDog have erased the oniisan’s memories of the whole incident, and both he and his sister have returned to school as usual.

*Meanwhile*, YOU have become addicted to this game app XD. After unsuccessfully trying to snatch your phone out of your hands, CatDog tease you with kisses and promise to make your real life more exciting than any game ever... yes please Hirarin and Kaji the two of you can come and possess me any time I don’t mind fufufufu~~~ (´┓`*)

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[Thoughts] ⋆敬称略⋆

Ok so this was my first introduction to both characters (Arahagi/Toneri). I kept thinking as I was listening to it: wouldn’t it be great if Kaji and Hirarin switched roles? Doesn’t it feel like Kaji has more of an excitable puppy-like personality (or quality to his voice, rather), and Hirarin has more of a slow, cat-like temperament??

In fact in the Free Talk when Hirarin said that he is 100% a Cat Person and he thinks Arahagi is really cute, I was all ready to jump out of my chair all like, ‘I KNEW IT!!!’ #notoverreactingatall._(:3」∠)_. ...I guess Rejet wanted to switch it up a little? Or maybe Kimura Ryouhei was busy, because Toneri [yandere + dog ears] sounds like the job for him. Also I can’t help but wonder how perfect Hirarin would be as Utashiro lulling me to sleep with his soothing voice...

(*ฅ́˘ฅ̀*)♡

But all this fantasy casting aside, every time I hear Toneri’s adorable grumpy/growling noises that he makes when he’s dissatisfied, I feel like they made the right casting choice after all. #omgWANT ლ(⁰⊖⁰ლ)

What else, what else... HmMMmMmm, the story and characters/pair dynamics this time round is a bit more childish and less ‘tight’ than before. So idk, I didn’t feel as much of *Deh Romantic Feelz* towards Arahagi/Toneri like I did for Hifumi/Utashiro. Although I still enjoyed it because I am immature.

The doppelganger bit was pretty kewl though. Although the battle scene kind of got resolved in a very #WTF kind of way and left me wanting more. Also the overprotective older brother story would’ve benefited from a better explanation/backstory of why he did what he did, no? Overall just kind of #わけわかんない, and not a very tight story, like I said.

The otome game theme was kind of relevant and interesting, esp the senpai character in the game who kept emphasising the use of this kind of romance fantasies as a form of escapism. ...Which got a bit philosophical/personal in a way, although I’m not sure if Toneri was the best person to expound on this because he’s so... erm... simple-minded XD.

Nonetheless, the overall message was clear: that it’s always better to face things head-on, and you have limitless potential as a human being. +++

But *then again* this series isn’t meant to be analysed very deeply. It’s more just for ya’ll to enjoy the cute huggable chibi things and the powerful demons protecting the fuck out of you. Yeah? Yeahh.

Although!! From the cast commentaries it seems like the seiyuu themselves can’t/won’t actually protect you from anything in the event of an actual urban legend/haunting. It’s funny how they voice all these powerful/scary demon and spirit characters, but when they see an actual horror programme or whatever on TV they quickly look away and change the channel!! (-_-|||) SENSEI I AM DISAPPOINT. 

The only exception so far is Sakurai Takahiro, who spouted off a bunch of kaidan-banashi from his old high school enthusiastically when asked. Like, everyone else is a wimp and he is the One True Hero. He even has ‘he[/i]ro’ in his name!!