#otp: a seed of truth

[ljf613]

O, V, and X for the fandom asks!

O: Choose a song at random, what ship does it remind you of? Hmmmm.... I've been listening to Ed Sheeran's new album on repeat since it came out, and one of my favorite songs on there is "Toughest", which gives me such Hiccstrid vibes.

You're the type to defeat the hardest obstacles Put in front of you You are the toughest in the room And I know that love will get us through And life will overcome the pain that grows in you 'Cause you are the toughest in the room You showed me strength I never knew When love is on our side, there's just no way to lose But I still can't help but break down

V: Do you have any 3-way ships? If so, what? Like an OT3/throuple-type ship? No, not really a fan of poly ships.

X: 3 OTPs from 3 different fandoms. YukiShura from Blue Exorcist, MeriGuffin from Brave, and Hinny from Harry Potter.

Ask me about my fandoms!

[tellmeallaboutit]

Reasons why Asmodeus should stay king of hell, a shittily written list of indulgence and propaganda (Praise Asmodeus!)

1. My non-OC OTP: Asmodeus x Mephistopheles, is sexiest when mephistopheles gets put in his place. (Which needs Asmodeus being a higher rank)

2. Asmodeus is sexy (the art by kooks I shared awhile ago)

3. Asmodeus is smart (he outsmarted heaven in their own court...)

4. Asmodeus is strong (one billion examples here)

5. Asmodeus is a greater deity (sexy)

6. He's just a cute gigantic snake... He's never done anything wrong ever (ignore the many awful things he's done)

7. He's playing 5d chess while everyone else plays connect four while drunk

8. Pretty snek

9. Mephistopheles hateboner must stay strong

10. Because I said so

- Asmodeus propagandist (totally not Xy)

Hail Asmodeus! Hail the Great Serpent!

You speak the truth, totally not Xy. As part of the joint propaganda campaign, I will quote this vision of Asmodeus from HWLL:

The Great Serpent wriggled through the cosmos, worlds, planets and souls and beyond. This great cosmic maw, the great eater, capable to force rip the fabric of space and time, to erase reality, to shatter it into trillions of tiny particles, to consume quadrillions of whining fleas, you included.

You could not comprehend the true form of the Great Serpent. To look upon him and comprehend his scope was to have one's humanity extinguished like a candle flame.

What have you ever known of power? The crown, the weave, the magic itself, it was all nothing compared to the primordial cradle, the original sin, the seed of evil in every being that can breathe as long as it is forced to breathe. Every existence started not with bliss, but with a scream of agonizing pain.

Every vice, every lie, every sin slaked the Great Serpent, and he multiplied them in return. The Great Serpent loves us all. Without our multitudes, he is nothing, and we are nothing without him.

[tripodmaximum]

Hey guys. I love the tripod and spent my whole Sunday listening to you guys. I have been a fan for a long time yet you had a lot of new interesting info I didn't know yet. Great job and professionally done!

can you make an episode about "fanons" (fan headcanons) that are big in the fandom, or the bigolasdickolas incident, or more about what you think will happen in the final season predictions?

Also can you discuss the biggest mysteries like Wolfwoods age, Vash's and Knives gender, Vash's love interest

Can you compare the endings of trimax and 98 and predict how stampede will end

and how the human vs plant conflict could possibly be solved?

also who are you fav characters, ships and scenes in the anime/manga?

Hello dear nonny, 

We are so grateful for your support & ecstatic you are enjoying the podcast!!!

Excellent suggestions!!! We have lots in store for future episodes, and rest assured suggestions like yours are pulled into consideration! In the meantime, here’s an answer for your last question:

Favorite Character / Ship / Scene

@aubielikey: Fav character is Vash!! He is Everything to me. 

I enjoy lots of ships…fav to write/draw is VashMeryl, but fav overall might be VashWood??? 

Fav scene is hard to choose, but I think…Trimax Vash approaching his final conflict (Vol 12 Ch 1). The panels are gorgeous, and it is so, so poignant.

@chaoticbuka: Wolfwood is really interesting to me right now. Milly has been my ride or die since 2003. 

I am genuinely Multiship. Currently participating in the VW big bang while simultaneously up to my nose in MerylWood brain rot. 

As far as favorite scenes? Anything related to project seeds flashbacks; I love the lore.

@museqmeg: Vash my beloved. (He was my first anime crush back in the day!) 

I adore both vashmeryl & vashwood. They’re the most canon to the story and I’m a canon girly. I create for vashmeryl but consume so much vashwood. I just love to see Vash love and be loved. 

My favorite scene in Trimax is a bit of a silly one, but I adore the end when Vash “accidentally” admits his feelings (platonic/romantic-pick your poison) for Meryl by saying “We’re good together, aren’t we?” The panels after that are adorable. The surprised faces on Milly and Meryl with Vash blushing at them get me everytime. I love them all dearly.

@tombiwidgeon: I almost feel like I have to put Vash aside to pick a fav char because he's a given xD I'm going to go with Meryl in her new expanded role in Tristamp. She gets to play a much bigger part in the story, and in fact drives much of it forward. Her impetus to find the truth of the humanoid typhoon, who she only ever saw as a man even before meeting him, catapults her to right where she needs, and wants to be, to make a difference, especially in Ju Lai.

I multiship most everyone, though VashMeryl is my OTP.

Favorite scene was the hardest. I finally landed on Vash running to the sound of Meryl's/Rem's voice in S1 Ep12. The way Orange animated his desperation, including him wiping his hand across his face, just touched me so deeply. They are masters of their craft.

Love and peace!!!

[bittercape]

2022 fanworks roundup

For a year where I, by all appearences, did nothing at all for the first half, quite a lot happened.

ART

I painted Bucky and Clint as pirates for the Winterhawk AU Bang, and was claimed by two amazing writers. The resulting fics are from the water thrown, discarded by veryrach and free as the wind that blows past me by flowerparrish, and they're both amazing <3

For the Winterhawk Big Bang, I made art for Hold Your Nerve by Inktastic1711 and for don’t care what you did (as long as you love me) by veryrach.

For the Rusty Quill Big Bang, I made art for The Haunting of Elias Bouchard by With_the_Wolves

FIC

I would have tried to sort this into fandoms or ships, but honestly they do get a little bit mixed up. So, chronologically:

Boris the Soviet Love Hammer

Bucky Barnes/Clint Barton, 11k, explicit

For the Winterhawk Big Bang I wrote a shenanigans-filled adventure featuring my favourite things to write: Competent Clint, Thirsty Bucky and Helpful Tony. Hopefully, one day, someone will see fit to draw mermicorn Clint like the world deserves. This fic is blessed with art from amoredition.

of people wrapped up tight in the things that will kill them

Bucky Barnes/Clint Barton/Jason Todd, 7k at 19/31 chapters, mature for violence

For whumptober, I haven't yet managed to finish Bucky, Clint and Jason's no good very bad day. Now that kinkmas is over (more on that later) I will hopefully have time to do it.

Raps at my window, waits at the gate

Jason Todd/Slade Wilson, 2865 words, explicit

At this point I had fallen into the DC hole courtesy of Jason Todd (new blorbo!) and the magnificent fic Give Thanks To Broken Bones by thepartyresponsible, who is one of the most brilliant writers out there and I recommend everything they've ever written. After this brief flailing break: My first adventure in DC features new OTP Jason Todd/Slade Wilson (because I absolutely cannot resist a grumpy old bastard) and my favourite type of Tim Drake, the slightly unhinged version. Regular readers might be able to see a pattern here.

What Spring Does With the Cherry Trees

Bucky Barnes/Clint Barton, 32k, explicit

The Winterhawk Olympic Big Bang made me finish this, which has been in progress for more than a year and the is the longest thing I've ever written. This is a bit different from my usual pace - it's a slow story that lets Clint and Bucky take their time to grow closer and fall in love. For this story I was lucky enough to collaborate with three artists: Dr. Girlfriend, VexedBeverage, and Call-Me-Kayyyyy. All their works are embedded in the story.

Baguettes At Dawn

Bucky Barnes/Clint Barton, 45k, explicit

Another labour of love on which veryrach and I have been collaborating on since February. It's a silly and fun bakery AU, spawned from a single pun I brutally eradicated from Rach's soft & delicate desires; hopefully, close to 45k of sourdough and madeleines later, the slaughter of a single pun was worth it.

American Thighs

Bucky Barnes/Clint Barton, 3k, teen and up

For the Winterhawk Wonderland Exchange, I got back on my bullshit and wrote fake dating, a meat market of a christmas party, and a devious Natasha.

For the Batfam Kinkmas Exchange I wrote a whole pile of works. That's what happens with new blorbos, I'm told.

The Seduction of Jason Todd

Jason Todd/Slade Wilson, 3565 words, explicit

Truth be told, I struggled a lot with this. I got my assigment, grasped the wish for fluff&smut like a baby koala, and then I realised fluff does not come naturally to Deathstroke the Terminator. Sincere apologies to the disproportionate amount of friends who had to suffer through my wailing about this for six weeks; but I do think it was worth it in the end.

Man of Milk and Honey

Michelin Man/Jason Todd, blessedly short at 1k, explicit

I don't know what to say about this. A comment about how the Michelin Man was made of ice cream combined with the prompt and the general vibes in the server planted a seed in my mind and I had no choice but to inflict it on everyone else. You have been warned.

Take Of Me What You Please

Jason Todd/Slade Wilson, 2667 words, explicit

I wanted to write a treat for Jack, who saw me hovering at the edge of the pit, and joyfully dragged me in. Incidentally, I also fullfilled my own Christmas wish, so no vicarious motives here.

Get Me A Taste Of Some Chaos

John Constantine/Jason Todd, 4k, explicit

I could not resist the detailed and varied request, and so we have 5+1 times John Constantine met Jason Todd, featuring swords, tentacles and various magic bullshit.

Get Into Your Slide

Bucky Barnes/Clint Barton/Jason Todd, 2476 words, explicit

Rach is, for all intents and purposes, my partner in crime, and my main cheerleader, my worst enabler. She deserves the world, but rather than that, I wrote her some porn for Christmas. Or rather, due to scheduling reasons, for New Year's.

Lay This Body Down

Jason Todd/Slade Wilson, 1621 words, explicit

There's a long and involved story about one word prompts and the Birdwatchers server, but the relevant part here is that I signed up for the word Bind at the very end of a long marathon, and decided to combine it with a kinkmas treat. Mostly to push myself to get it done. Shibari and kink discovery.

Total word count, excepting the works on which I am listed as co-creator but haven't written a single word:

117.267

My previous record was 61k in 2020, it's no wonder it feels like a lot this year.

[koifishanonymous]

YES TO EVERYTHING YOU'VE SAID !!

i think they're will be some truth to a bit from each major theory (ex. the coffee being important, something happening during the nightingales scene, aziraphale lying etc) but personally i think it would be VERY interesting to have another bodyswap arc because admittedly, aziraphale's final smile and crowley driving the speedlimit are for me strong evidence for this, and we all know how well tennantsheen do microexpressions

but my first theory was, immediately after finishing the show, that the whole conversation with the metatron was fake and that azi had be actually threatened with either both his and crowley's erasure from the book of life or just him. and he chose himself and then lied to crowley.

i thought we might have a plotline in s3 where we could see how crowley wouldve ended up had azi never planted that seed of doubt in him, but for ReasonsTM he still ends up stopping the apocalypse because he loved earth with or without aziraphale, but at the same time he feels incredibly wrong like something is missing. maybe he'd still be an angel so we get a whole episode/minisode with angel!crowley?

and then the metatron would do the reverse, erasing crowley and keeping aziraphale, which has more or less the same results. aziraphale falls because he was already doubting heaven in Before The Beginning (i have theory crowley took the fall for something both he and azi did, he just doesnt remember) and become a demon, he feels like a part of him is missing but still stops the apocalypse. and then the metatron tries to erase the both of them and shit gets real bad real quick bECAUSE

no aziracrow = no humanity developing themselves = instant doom

also god gets mad her otp is gone and finally intervenes

idk i think this could be an interesting plot to explore as well and i might end up writing something for it but hahah feel free drop by my inbox/dms at any time to scream about good omens 👀

hi sorry if im bothering u lmao but what are ur opinions on ofmd2 so far?? also what do u think will happen in ep8?? ik i already asked u a couple weeks ago but sm stuff happened in the season after that + i'm procrastinating a bunch of work i have to do:)

don’t worry youre not a bother! i love talking about shows i like so feel free to ask anytime :) plus this is an excuse for me to procrastinate as well lmaooo

i’m really enjoying this season, to see a show be so unabashedly and explicitly be queer, i ESPECIALLY loved calypso’s birthday for the izzy development and the drag and STEDE KILLING NEDLOW FOR INSULTING ED??? and seeing stede slam ed onto the wall is giving me MAJOR good omens s3 visions (leave it to me to make everything about good omens but…. aziraphale slamming crowley into a wall?? telling him to stop being so passive aggressive and then subtly asking if he can go for the kiss?? and then he does?? i see it so clearly)

AND ZHENG AND OLU !!!! episode 8 was great and seeing stede really be happy as a pirate in his infamy was great, but ngl i saw the miscommunication conflict coming a mile away (again, good omens has taught me well) though i do not doubt that they will be together by the end of the season. curious to see how they will wrap it all in only one episode though, i do think they’re aiming for a third season.

i love love love love the speech anachronisms they’re going for this season, it’s artistic liberty done right. usually people try to hide or mask the more inaccurate parts of their works, so seeing a show embrace them is so fun and it works SO WELL (i did i for the lolz + izzy singing a 1940s song are my favourites)

in any case, pretending ofmd is good omens au is my coping mechanism. i swear i’m still sane. what do you think?

[todayisawthewhxlewxrld]

scripted love: me n who

act 9

masterlist

-i believe in y/n ignoring kuroo supremacy

-kenma speaking the truth tho….

-YASS LEV PLANT THAT SEED INTO YNS BRAIN

-i literally vibrate everytime kuroo says sweetheart

<also i feel like when i say vibrate y’all might take it in a 😏 way but i mean it in a stim way>

-i believe in lev calling y/n stupid

-lev n kenma my otp

-who’s gonna be gay wif me i’m tired of this 💔💔

-it’s only 10am n it’s already a terrible day 😋

taglist!🦇

@pl4yb0ybunnybitch @kozu-chan @revrse @akuri-shinsou @kuroaka @deeshyonigiri1122 @eros-miya @faewraithsworld @jiminslajibolala @sugaslilsugabby @jeansmainhoe @lu-spizzeria @vicolangelo @jubileelineee @putmeinyourdeathnote @prinzesunny @confusion-lord @rccket-writes

[fatefulfaerie]

Twinkling Lights

December OTP prompt #23/31

The various lights of the bridge of the docked Millenium Falcon were all that could be seen in Han Solo’s eyes. He stared blankly, confusion the only emotion that Leia could barely derive, seeding away the reflections of blue and red and trying to get to the hazel-green.

“Han,” Leia said, placing a hand on his. There was no change. “Han? Did you hear me?”

Han finally met her gaze. His lips were still parted, but he searched her. He tried to swallow his fear, but it came right back up.

“You’re sure?”

Leia smiled and nodded, almost laughing.

“Yes, I’m sure.”

Han finally allowed himself a chuckle.

“Wait, r-really?” He asked again, he couldn’t believe it. “You’re…” He loosely pointed at her stomach, looking as if he couldn’t stomach the words himself. “Right now you’re…”

Leia laughed again.

“Yes, now,” Leia said. “I’ve been told I’m about three months along.”

Han Solo finally accepted it as the truth, grabbing her by the shoulders with a giddy smile and forcing them both to stand up as they hugged.

The moment, however, was soon interrupted by a x-wing docking into the bay, sliding in carefully to the space station, obviously by the hand of a great pilot. Han and Leia withdrew from the hug to see red and gold blaring their vision. They squinted, even though they already knew who had arrived.

Leia and Han approached the X-wing as the ramp lowered to the ground, Leia preparing herself to spill the beans to her brother. However, she forgot all about it when she saw what he was carrying instead. Her hand unlatched from her husband’s.

Luke placed down a little green thing, with large, circular, brown, almost black eyes and fuzzy, pointed green ears. The little tyke was barely big enough for his own clothes, and he cooed as he looked at all the twinkling lights of the space station. His little gaze, however, looked at Leia when she knelt before him, studying him with a smile.

“Such a little thing to produce such a large beacon,” Leia said, gently rubbing his ear with her thumb. She looked up at Luke. “Does he have a name?”

“He doesn’t talk yet,” Luke explained. “But he told me through the force that his name is Grogu.”

“It’s nice to meet you, Grogu,” Leia said with a smile, before picking him up and holding him like Luke was. “I’m sure we’ll give you a fine home.”

“Did he tell you anything else?” Leia asked Luke, who approached.

“His species ages differently,” Luke continued. “He is technically fifty years old, but still very much a child. He hasn’t mentioned anything about biological parents, but he’s repeatedly called the man who found him his father. I suspect we’ll be getting a couple visits from him.” Luke smiled, seeing how Grogu leaned his head onto Leia’s shoulder, dozing off and likely tired from the trip.

“I think he likes you,” Luke observed.

“It’s probably because–”

Leia bit her tongue.

“Because what?” Luke asked, Leia smiled.

“I’ll tell you later,” Leia said. “After dinner. Han’s cooking.”

“Hey, wait a second,” they heard Han object behind them. “Can’t Chewie just do it again?”

One look from Leia and he sighed.

“Fine.”

[ljf613]

OTP List

otp: always and forever (Nathan x Haley, One Tree Hill)

otp: a cursed boy and a cursed girl (Zeref x Mavis, Fairy Tail)

otp: a seed of truth (Yukio x Shura, Blue Exorcist)

otp: bringing you home (Bruno x Mirabel, Encanto)

otp: call my name (Yato x Hiyori, Noragami)

otp: don't let me kill you just yet (Zack x Rachel, Angels of Death)

otp: even if the whole world is against you (Naofumi x Raphtalia, Rising of the Shield Hero)

otp: every single thing about you (Marco x Star, Star vs. the Forces of Evil)

otp: give yourself to me (Hak x Yona, Yona of the Dawn)

otp: got a problem with that? (Atsushi x Risa, Lovely Complex)

otp: if we survive this one i'm yours (Mamoru x Haruka, Until Death Do Us Part)

otp: i'm glad i trusted you (Satoru x Airi, Erased)

otp: in our own time (Young MacGuffin x Merida, Brave)

otp: i've always loved you (Zack x Quitterie, Astra: Lost in Space)

otp: i am his wife (Karluk x Amir, A Bride's Story)

otp: i still love you so much it hurts (Ben x Grace, Manifest)

otp: make you mine (Ban x Elaine, Seven Deadly Sins)

otp: milky way (Ledo x Amy, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet)

otp: my dear boy (Aladdin x Kougyoku, Magi: Labyrinth of Magic)

otp: nothing was worth losing her (Sesshomaru x Rin, Inuyasha)

otp: one step at a time (Shiki x Sawa, Fruits Basket Another)

otp: our promise (Van x Trisha, Fullmetal Alchemist)

otp: stunning work (Huan x Ikki, Avatar: Legend of Korra)

otp: tallahassee (Neal x Emma, Once Upon a Time)

otp: thanks for cheering me up (Chat Noir x Marinette, Miraculous Ladybug)

otp: that's how i show affection (Zuko x Toph, Avatar: The Last Airbender)

otp: they understood each other perfectly (Harry x Ginny, Harry Potter)

otp: the greatest gift in the world (Hiccup x Astrid, How to Train Your Dragon)

otp: the moon (Shoya x Shoko, A Silent Voice)

otp: the most precious person in my life (Kyo x Tohru, Fruits Basket)

[ljf613]

That Girl by All Time Low// Said, "No, kid, not tonight, You're not that good, and I'm not that type."//

Just the Girl by The Click Five// She laughs at my dreams, But I dream about her laughter. Strange as it seems, She's the one I'm after.//

Man I Think I Love Her by Stereo Skyline// I swear she's out to get me, She's horror-movie crazy, And I'm telling you she hates me. She's unlike any other, Man, I think I love her.//

Kiss Me Slowly by Parachute// Well, I'm not sure what this is gonna be, But with my eyes closed, all I see, Is the skyline, through the window, The moon above you and the streets below. Hold my breath as you're moving in, Taste your lips and feel your skin. When the time comes, baby, don't run.//

Turning Out by AJR// I'm a little kid, and so are you, Don't you go and grow up before I do. I'm a little kid with so much doubt, Do you wanna be there to see how I turn out?//

Kids Again by Artist vs. Poet//I know a girl, Who likes to drink her coffee black, 'Cause sugar no she don't got time for that. Leaves her desires at the welcome mat, When she walks in. And I know a boy, Who likes to keep his burner on, He's always running with no one to keep warm. It's like he's flirting with the smoke alarm, His fire's fading.//

All the Small Things by blink-182// Say it ain't so, I will not go, Turn the lights off, carry me home.//

I Feel It All by Feist// Oh, I'll be the one who'll break my heart, I'll be the one to hold the gun. I love you more, I love you more. I don't know what I knew before, But now I know I wanna win the war.//

Love of the Loveless by Eels// Don't have too many friends, Never felt at home. Always been my own man, Pretty much alone, I know how to get through. And when push comes to shove, I got something that you need.//

All My Life by Foo Fighters// All my life, I've been searching for something. Something never comes, never leads to nothing. Nothing satisfies but I'm getting close, Closer to the prize at the end of the rope.//

One Foot by WALK THE MOON// Oh, our heart's a mess, But it's our only defense to brave the wilderness. Cross my heart and hope to die, Taking this one step at a time. I got your back if you got mine.//

Fazed by Anna Clendening// You hold me close when all I wanna do is run. You're not fazed, Even when I'm pushing away, Saying that it's useless. The truth is I'm just hoping that you'll stay.//

Name by Goo Goo Dolls// And now we're grown up orphans, That never knew their names. We don't belong to no one, That's a shame.//

Haven't Had Enough by Marinas Trench// Testing, testing, I'm just suggesting, You and I might not be the best thing. Exit, exit, somehow I guessed it right, right. But I still want you, want you, Don't mean to taunt you.//

Why by Sabrina Carpenter// Tell me how we're not alike, But we work so well and we don't even know why. Funny how the stars crossed right, 'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why. You can call it fire and ice, But we work so well and we don't even know why.//

State of Grace by Taylor Swift// So you were never a saint, And I loved in shades of wrong. We learn to live with the pain, Mosaic broken hearts. But this love is brave and wild.//

peace by Taylor Swift// All these people think love's for show, But I would die for you in secret. The devil's in the details, but you got a friend in me.//

In by Simple Plan// If you're in, I'm in, If you're down, I'm down. Do you want this too? 'Cause I need it now. If you say the word, I'll erase your doubts. I can show you, I can show you, That we don't have to be careful, 'Cause my cards are on the table.//

Secrets by Jacob Lee// I know we aren't, Where we said we'd be, When we were 17, But I feel safe here. Lay with me, The stars watch us tonight, That's okay with me.//

Meet My Shadow by Jake Scott// I know we've been dancing in the light, But there's a darker side. Thinking that before we get too close, Baby you should meet my shadow. Voices in my head, Words I've never said, There's some things about me you should know.//

Dancing in the Dawn by Jake Scott// And we could fall, we could fight, We don't know if we don't try. It's the start of the rest of our lives.//

Serious Things Are Stupid by Cayetana// And we're both prone to misery, But you still get drunk, And wanna hang out with me.//

Would You Come Home by Tyler Blackburn// If I call off the battalion, Break my walls down stone by stone, Tear down my defenses, I can build your heart a home. And if I did, Would you come home?//

Stay the Night by Zedd// I know that we are upside down, So hold your tongue and hear me out. I know that we were made to break, So what? I don't mind. You kill the lights, I'll draw the blinds, Don't dull the sparkle in your eyes.//

Yukio X Shura Playlist for Yukishura Week

Just like Fire by Pink (Shura centric) //And people like to laugh at you ‘cause they are all the same, See I would rather we just go a different way than play the game//

4 Ever by The Veronicas // I’ve seen it all I’ve got nothing to prove, Come on baby just make your move// 

My life would Suck Without You by Kelly Clarkson //Maybe I was wrong, For tryin’ to pick a fight, I know that I’ve got issues, But you’re pretty messed up too//

Odd Couple by Weezer // I hope you know that I don’t mean you disrespect, I’m just pointing out, although the facts I double-checked, Everyone can see that we ain’t two peas in a pod, But maybe that’s our chemistry that takes us to the top//

So Contagious by Acceptance //Oh no, this couldn’t be more unexpected, And I can tell that I’ve been moving in so slow, Don’t let it throw you off too far, Cause I’ll be running right behind you//

Breathe Me by Sia [male pitch] (Yukio centric) //Help, I have done it again, I have been here many times before, Hurt myself again today, And, the worst part is there’s no-one else to blame//

[theolympusfiles]

rereading the PJO and HoO - part one: the lightning thief

before i start, all italicized parts are from the lightning thief by rick riordan. they're not my words and these are not my characters. my thoughts are the only thing that are mine :)

• "mom, you're coming too." her face was pale, her eyes as sad as when she looked at the ocean. "no!" i shouted, you are coming with me. help me carry grover". - the first(ish) appearance of percy's fatal flaw! i love the early establisment, especially because it helps foreshadow to the sea of monsters when fatal flaws are formally introduced.

• "that's -" "pasiphae's son," my mother said. "i wish i'd known how badly they wanted to kill you." - sally is underappreciated. she's smart as hell and clearly took the time to research demigods. yes, she was a little bit selfish with keeping percy out of the loop and not sending him to camp. but can you blame her? she lost all of her family and if she sent percy to CHB at an early age, that most nearly means she won't see him often (he'll attract monsters because he's aware of his status as a demigod and will most likely be at camp full-time). but sally ensured that she knew enough about the demigod world to protect percy because she knew that her selfishness would come with consequences. best mom.

• i was crying, calling for my mother, but i held on to grover - i wasn't going to let him go. - percy's first loss as a demigod and i am broken. honestly, so sad to think of, especially knowing all the losses he'll face in the future books. this line is also his fatal flaw showing once again (refer to first bulletpoint)

• "it (america) is the great power of the west. and so olympus is here. and we are here." - if olympus follows the west, where would the next location be? obviously, america is still a big powerhouse in terms of western civilization but that's not going to last. my bet is south korea but who knows? would love a fanfic on this tbh

• "the truth is, i can't be dead. you see, eons ago the gods granted my wish. i could continue the work i loved. i could be a teacher of heroes as long as humanity needed me. i gained so much from that wish... and i gave up so much. but i'm still here, so i can only assume i'm still needed." - how will it be decided that he's not needed? honestly, can't imagine CHB without him but chiron also deserves retirement

• i started to understand luke's bitterness and how he seemed to resent his father, hermes so okay, maybe gods had important things to do. but couldn't they call once in a while, or thunder or something? - percy has always showed some hesitance when accepting the demigod world, so i wasn't really surprised to see doubts like this pop up, especially with luke's influence. i'd think most demigods feel this way, luke and percy are just the ones who exhibit it the most in the series. i'm really interested in the parallels between the two and i'm looking forward to reading more and examining them

• "during the winter solstice, at the last council of the gods, zeus and poseidon had an argument. the usual nonsense: 'mother rhea always liked you best', 'air disasters are more spectacular than sea disasters', etc. - despite the fact that the gods are all-powerful beings, i appreciate the petty sibling spats that are mentioned briefly

• "so let me get this straight," i said. "i'm supposed to go to the underworld and confront the world of the dead." "check," chiron said. "find the most powerful weapon in the universe." "check." "and get it back to olympus before the summer solstice in ten days." "that's about right." i looked at grover, who gulped down the ace of heaers. "did i mention that maine is very nice this time of year?" he asked weakly. - this would be perfect for those 30 second trailers

• "gee," i said feigning surprise. "who else would be stupid enough to volunteer for a q uest like this?" the air shimmered behind chiron. annabeth became visible, stuffing her yankees cap into her back pocket. - the way he knows her pretty well already, i-

• the truth was, i didn't care about retrieving zeus' lightning bolt, or saving the world, or even helping my father out of trouble. - early on, we see from the get go that percy has a dislike for the gods. it's small mentions like this that really gets me thinking. he never really showed any dislike of the gods when he first arrived at camp (understandable) but he was hopeful for his father. it wasn't until luke planted the seed into his head that these thoughts came to light. i love this little detail, especially as we know that towards the end, luke does seem to think he can turn percy against the gods. his plan backfired a little bit on him in the end but like i said before, the parallels between luke and percy are so glaring. riordan definitely thought it out extensively

• do not be a pawn of the olympians, my dear. you would be better off as a statue - this is said to percy by medusa and again, feeds into his dislike of the gods. i wonder if monsters have some opinion on this. most would probably hate the gods but i wonder what their stance is on demigods. we know that they work with them (see kronos' army). the real enemy for monsters are the gods, the demigods killing them are just pawns to the gods so maybe that's how some monsters see them

• "so, what's your status?" luke asked me. "chiron will be sorry he missed you." i told him pretty much everything, including my dreams. it felt so good to see him, to feel like i was back at camp even for a few minutes, that i didn't even realize how long i had talked to him until the beeper went off on the spray machine. - there's no doubt that percy really considered luke a friend. he wasn't hesitant to tell luke about his dreams, something that he didn't share with annabeth or grover until later on the book. luke was a sort of mentor to percy and it was conveyed pretty well through their interactions, which makes his betrayal even more heartbreaking

• "you think you'll ever try living with your dad again?" she wouldn't meet my eyes. "please. i'm not into self-inflicted pain." - my heart breaks for annabeth and her relationship with her father. i've read most of the riordanverse books and the growth in annabeth's relationship with her family is definitely something i'm looking forward to watch grow as i make my way through the books again

• i looked over at the desk and saw a girl sitting there, also wearing a straitjacket - so i never paid the dreams any mind but now that i think about it, they're really good for analysis. for example, the straitjacket could mean something like the gods are keeping them restrained. maybe i'm overthinking it or have been analyzing text too much in AP english but i think that the dreams are worth some deeper thinking

• i pretended not to see annabeth wipe a tear from her cheek as she listened to the mournful keening of cerberus in the distance, longing for his new friend - i need to see annabeth play with cerberus again D:

• i turned and faced my mother. i desperately wanted to sacrifice myself and the last pearl on her, but i knew what she would say. she would never allow it. i had to get the bolt back to olympus and tell zeus the truth. i had to stop the war. - percy's growth as a character really shines through here. the lightning thief is a pretty short book and the journey they took was less than 2 weeks but despite that percy's grown immensely as a character. his goal was always to save his mother but in the end, he sacrificed her because he knew it was his duty to save olympus and i respect that

• "you have made an enemy, godling," he told me. "you have sealed your fate. every time you raise your blade in battle, everytime you hope for success, you will feel my curse. beware, perseus jackson. beware." - ares cursed percy to be unsuccesful in battle but does his curse ever take effect? i don't recall any mention of this curse later on the series. obviously, percy is the main character and a really good swordfighter but the curse might have affected some battles right? but then again riordan has a lot of plotholes so i wouldn't put too much thought in it

• i knew dionysus must've filled it out, because he stubbornly insisted on getting my name wrong. - i've always accepted the fact that dionysus called the demigods by their wrong name for humor. but what if it's deeper? what if it's a way to put some space between him and the demigods, just as an extra precaution so he won't get attached. or it could be a ploy to showcase that he's more powerful than them and that they are beneath him, which is why he doesn't need to know their name. i like the former headcanon more though :P

• i opened my eyes. i was propped up in bed in the sickroom of the big house, my right hand bandaged like a club. argus stood guard in the corner. annabeth sat next to me, holding my nectar glass and dabbing a washcloth on my forehead. "here we are again," i said. - the parallel

well, that's everything i had notes on. overall, i liked rereading it. i really do miss this series and i'm finding my love for it be rekindled by rereading. i miss the humor of the early books (i could literally make a whole post of underrated lines). the last time i read the series in its whole was when i was 7 and now that i'm 16, i have more thoughts and can analyze the story better. also loved seeing baby percabeth as they're my OTP. i'm excited to continue with the series. to the sea of monsters!

[teiasviago]

Mulder for the character ask :)

thank yew <3

favorite thing about them: his fallible dedication to the truth. he’s always dedicated but sometimes it leads him to incorrect conclusions and it’s just so refreshing nowadays to see a protagonist who isn’t portrayed/written as necessarily being right, just... possessing the bare minimum of morals. (also, if mulder’s morals are the bare minimum, where does that leave everyone else...)

least favorite thing about them: i mean, i guess the way the search for the truth can sometimes trump his care for other people, but that happens in the plot episodes of s6 so it’s kinda debatable as to whether that’s in character lol. i don’t really have a least favorite thing because, as scully kinda said in iwtb, all those “bad” things about him are just one side of the coins that make up fox mulder - the flip side are the things that make her (and us) love him.

favorite line: oof, that’s a hard one. i guess a lot of my faves echo the same sentiment, so i’ll go with, “i don’t know if any god is listening, but i am standing right here,” from “nothing lasts forever”. i’m a sucker for mulder choosing to stand by scully’s side.

brOTP: mulder + the gunmen. it’s so wonderful having supportive friends.

OTP: MSR, obviously.

nOTP: diana. no contest.

random headcanon: he doesn’t actually know how to eat sunflower seeds, he just picked them up at a gas station on the way to bellefleur because all the other snacks looked questionable. this is supported by the fact that dd didn’t know how to eat sunflower seeds when the pilot was being filmed, as evidenced by the fact that he was holding them to his lips instead of popping them in his mouth.

unpopular opinion: mulder’s hair is utterly unremarkable. if there’s no curlicue in the front then idc. can we talk about the way scully’s hair color changes over the course of the show?

song i associate with them: “wherever you go” by a rocket to the moon is very s9-mulder.

favorite picture of them: no contest.

[rro-bots]

ALSO OBVIOUS ANSWER AGAIN BUT. I've been actually thinking ab makoto a lot today. I rlly like ur opinions and wanna hear what u think ab him !! This is . for the character listing thing again lol. I THINK UR THOUGHTS ON THESE CHARACTERS R JUST.. RLLY GOOD LOL

JFSKJDKSJD ITS COMPLETELY FINE i find these fun to do also i didnt expect naegi’s to actually end up as long as it did but apparently i have deep seeded thoughts abt him LOL

favorite thing about them: honestly everything about naegi i like a lot. i know a lot of people dumb him down to cute nice puppy but he’s so much more than that and it makes me mad when that happens. like yeah hes nice and cares about people but hes absolutely not a doormat when it comes to the things he cares deeply about (ie. cursing out junko which in the japanese dub he absolutely doesnt hesitate on). i think a lot of people fail to realize just how strong he actually is even if it’s not physically.

least favorite thing about them: i honestly have no clue all my grievances involve how fans usually characterize him.

favorite line: also no idea! naegi has too many lines for me to remember but if i had to choose probably the thaursday quote (ik its generic but its the only one coming to mind HDKSJCJ). also it sounds like something straight out of my brain which i enjoy.

brotp: naegi and the thh survivors!!! i love his relationship with all of them so much especially after theyve been with the future foundation for a couple of years and have regained their memories and you can tell how relaxed and just. happier? they are to be with each other after the killing game. i also like naegi and ikusaba because while i dont really care for it romantically but i still think their relationship could be really interesting. also naegi and hinata

otp: again, kamuegi. i already mentioned why i think theyd work well together but honestly i think naegi himself would really care about kamukura. i think he’d def start out being put off by kamukura since kamukura can be pretty cold but i think he’d make it his goal to see kamukura happy and able to interact with the survivors and other people in a meaningful way other than just putting them off bc theyre boring. eventually i think naegi would fall for the parts of kamukura that are human. not talent. not whatever hopes peak has instilled in him. just kamukura himself. i also think naegi would find him endearing in an odd way? idk. kamukura doesnt show much emotion so when he does do something vaguely emotional it would make naegi feel things.

notp: i dont rlly have one? hmm. yeah idk.

random headcanon: naegi adhd truth. also i hc him as amab nonbinary (demiboy i think??) and bi :]

unpopular opinion: err i kind of already mentioned this but i dont think naegi is a “doormat” like a lot of people say he is? yeah he takes shit from togami but i really just see that as him being a no drama person LOL or not caring enough to make a big deal out of it. I also see people say hes too optimistic and is boring so that means hes not relatable but as somebody who had a problem with suppressing my negative emotions i can definitely see him just ignoring all his insecurities instead of facing them head on in order to deal with the bad shit happening to him. however at the same time i also see him not doing that! so who knows. i think naegi is a lot more complex than people give him credit for though

song i associate them with: man on the moon by zella day but i moreso associate that with kamuegi than anything jdksjcbdk

favorite picture of them:

probably this one?? he had so much good official art but honestly idk i think i like this one the most. that or one of the dr3 scenes in hope arc maybe fjskchks

[ljf613]

THANK YOU!

For the drawing request-- Yukishura, maybe?

Sadly, my stylus died about a third of the way through this so it's a little rough on Yukio's half, but I hope you like :)

[enigmaticxbee]

✖️✖️✖️✖️ 6x05 Dreamland II

The one where... Mulder gets a waterbed (warp in the space-time continuum blah blah blah). Part 2 of 2.

Best: I enjoy the second half of this two-parter so much more than the first half. Michael McKean is great in both but once Scully realizes he’s not Mulder her high key impatience with and dismissal of Fletcher is perfection.

Worst: I know Fletcher is supposed to be the worst but his objectification of Scully just grates on me - I think because we never see Scully treated like that on the show. The ass taps are played for laughs and I just... 😐

❌ Flashlights

✔️ Desert

❌ Slideshow

❌ Autopsy

✔️ Evidence Disappears

❌ Scully Misses It

❌ Mulder Ditch

✔️ Sunflower Seeds

✔️ Voiceover: Morris Fletcher intro VO

❌ Catch Phrase

❌ Scully is a Medical Doctor

❌ Mulder is Spooky

✔️ Scuuullllaaaaayy!

✔️ Dana (Fletcher as Mulder)

✔️ Inappropriate Touching (that I am here for)

❌ Casual Scully

✔️ Casual Mulder

✔️ Trench Coats

❌ Bad Tie Watch

❌ Glasses Watch

✔️ Taking! It! Personally!: Scully & Mulder

50 States: Nevada x3 & DC x54 (37/50)

Investigate: Together & Apart

Solve Rate: 57%

❌ Bechdel Test: Scully doesn’t respond to Joanne Fletcher yelling Home-wrecker! at her.

MSR: 🐝🐝🐝🐝

Goriness: 👽

Creepiness: 👽

Humor: 👽👽👽👽

Rewatch Thoughts:

It was all a dream: Scully asks Mulder if he would ever want to live a normal life and then he gets dumped into his worst nightmare of what that suburban life would look like. But... it’s all undone by the end of the two-parter and he doesn’t even remember it. It is an ingenious solution to Mulder’s no bed situation (and I love that they don’t reveal that it was the waterbed that stuck around until it becomes a plot point later this season in 6x14 Monday)

Fletcher-as-Mulder’s offer of a home-cooked meal is the moment Scully truly believes he’s not really Mulder. She realizes the truth at the convenience store because she knows Mulder would never betray a source like that. But that moment at the office is when she truly believes it.

Special Tramp Dana Scully! Iconic.

That shot of the two of them in the mirror above Mulder’s bed... 🔥

Am I crazy for thinking that Mulder’s bathroom was off of his bedroom? Because that’s obviously not the case as the bedroom is too full of boxes to walk through when Fletcher-as-Mulder opens the bedroom door... Did I just get that impression from fic? 🤔

Scully’s expression when she sees Mulder-as-Fletcher outside the bar and asks if it’s really him... The pain and vulnerability...

Scully: I’d kiss you if you weren’t so damn ugly.

Mulder: If I... shoot him is that murder or suicide? Scully: Neither, if I do it first. OTP.

Of all the futile little gestures when you’re saying goodbye to the person you love and you can’t express that... Mulder calling Scully back over to drop a handful of sunflower seeds into her hand... 😭

This ending is just so warm, they’re expressing their fondness for each other in their own oblique ways. Scully: Mulder, I’m sorry your confidential source didn’t pan out... Good night. Mulder: Hey, Scully? I know it’s not your normal life, but... Thanks for coming out there with me. Scully: You’re welcome. It feels like after their rift in the season premiere and the disaster of the last episode when Mulder struck out on his own, they’re figuring out how to function without the X-Files. Of course we’ll see in the next episode that they still don’t know how to spend time together without the excuse of an X-File 🙄 but, baby steps.

Episode-Related Fanfic Recs:

Dreamland III by @admiralty-xfd - Sequel to the Dreamlands but this time Mulder and Scully swap bodies! Really fun creative use of Morris Fletcher.

Underneath Your Skin by @crescentmoon223 - Dreamland but instead Mulder and Scully swap bodies! Things get horny because of course they do.

Flea Market Economy by Punk - Do Mulder and Scully swap bodies? You bet they do! Look, if the show isn’t going to give me what I want at least fic will.

[msbluebell]

I see plenty of posts about Blue Lions eagerly waiting for the Dimileth shoe to drop. But I raise you this: Friendly Neighborhood Shipper Gatekeeper.

That’s right, our friend the Friendly Gatekeeper is the ultimate Dimileth shipper.

Gatekeeper learned early on how to read Byleth’s stoic face, and has been able to tell even the tiniest details in their mood, I’m talking “Oh no! Professor’s eyebrows are .02% lower than before! The Professor must be super upset about something!”

Gatekeeper is a Byleth savant! He speaks Byleth and is the a professional Byleth translator. He got his degree in five minutes because that’s all it took after meeting Byleth for him to decide that they’re obviously #BFFs5Ever

So OF COURSE he’s going to notice if the Professor is slowly catching feelings for anyone. He probably realizes even before Byleth and he doesn’t have even half the context. But, *gasp*, it’s forbidden. A teacher and their student? Oh noooooo, it was never meant to BE! 

Note he probably doesn’t even know WHO Byleth has feelings for because he never leaves that dumb gate. He just knows that his bestest friend is going through FORBIDDEN LOVE! (He refuses to believe they’re in love with someone in faculty because he would have heard rumors by now).

This is cause for drastic action!

Gatekeeper takes a day off.

Yes! A day off from guarding the gate!

This is a matter of life and death! His best friend needs him Goddess damn it all! He needs to do reconnaissance! For the professor! He needs to find the fiend that stole their heart and find a flaw in them so Byleth can move on!

Note that Byleth doesn’t even realize they’re catching feelings yet.

So Gatekeeper spends the whole day spying, looking for the despicable scum that wooed their best friend with their willy willy seductive ways. He’s stalking the professor the whole day and being totally obvious about it. Sorry Gatekeeper, everyone knows you’re hiding behind that bush. Byleth is just a good friend and not letting anyone call you out.

The Blue Lions all think the Gatekeeper is stalking Byleth. Felix offers to duel him. Ingrid just advises that Byleth report him to Seteth. Byleth, knowing that’s their bro, just tells the students it’s no concern and goes to see what the heck is going on. To which Gatekeeper, caught, does the only thing a man in his position can do and bursts out the whole truth through his tears. Bawling about how he knows about this seductive seducer that been trying to claim their heart with their fiendish ways, and how he was worried, and he wanted to make sure nothing happened to the professor because it’s his duty as their BFF to make sure that their heart remains unbroken.

The Blue Lions are...flabbergasted to say the least.

Then it’s full on panic mode because WHAT? What seductive seducer? Who is trying to steal Byleth’s heart?

And Gatekeeper is all like, “That’s what I was trying to find out!”

And now Gatekeeper has a class of baby lions basically spun into a panic thinking that there’s another Sylvain going around trying to seduce Byleth, only they’re a fiend out to purposely break their heart or something.

They’re pretty livid about the idea.

Gatekeeper is escorted out of the class by a mildly confused Byleth who promises to spend the day “mending their broken heart” with the Gatekeeper, leaving behind a very confused class, a Sylvain who wants to snoop because “what the fuck”, and a mildly jealous Dimitri. The incident isn’t forgotten, per se, but it’s brushed off.

Cut to five years later.

By now Gatekeeper is much more protective of their friend, what with them having gone missing for five years. But he’s still able to read them like a book, and it’s only gotten easier with time and their growing emotions. 

So it’s pretty easy to tell they’re head over heels.

He just doesn’t know with who.

But his friend is SAD.

SAD!

Who would dare make them SAD!!!!!!?!?!

It’s sin!

Be can’t take a day off to stop guarding like he used to, but he dang well keeps an eye open! He’s got them peeled, he’s watching everyone, he’s going to catch this fiendish fiend!

But whoever it is never shows up at the front gate with the professor. He just can’t seem to find them in the same room with them any other time either. And the professor is getting sadder and sadder, and even everything going well and having nothing to report is making them happy. 

So Gatekeeper does the only thing he can.

He takes it upon himself to find someone else for the professor!

Now, love doesn’t just go away. It’s going to take some time to mend a broken heart, plant some seeds of romance, but he’s going to do it! In the name of friendship!

So he goes to the one person he thinks is as much Byleth’s friend as he is.

The Prince!

The professor spends a lot of time with him! And they’re always talking about them, and...and...

Oh.

Wow.

Gatekeeper is floored. Now it all makes sense! So much sense! The prince had been grumpy for months before that whole thing where he got better! Professor was always mentioning him! And..and..

Interrogation time!

So Gatekeeper, not a strong or powerful man, but filled with enough determination to fuel a Smash Competition, marches up to the Prince of Faerghus and just stares at him.

Poor Dimitri is so confused. He’s wondering what he did to piss off this guy, and if he accidentally killed his brother or something. He’s already moving to apologize, but Gatekeeper is already on him. Demanding to know his favorite foods, and color, and what does he finds romantic, and how he feels about dogs.

Dimitri is so fucking tired.

He’s so confused, but he just rolls with it because he’s newly on the atonement train and doesn’t wanna be an asshole, and figures this is just someone’s weird way of making sure he wasn’t going to kill everyone in the room and then himself.

Wanting to know his ideal date is strange though.

The convo actually takes a surprisingly heartwarming turn soon after though, when both men end up talking about Byleth and how much they mean to the both of them. Gatekeeper goes on about how Byleth is his best friend, and makes days guarding the gate seem like the most important job in the world, and Dimitri goes on about how without Byleth he’d still be lost. And suddenly they’re bonding over small things too, like chamomile tea, and lances, and fond memories they have of Garreg Mach. And, suddenly, Dimitri and Gatekeeper both have a new friend.

And Gatekeeper, after so long of Byleth friendship, has learned to notice when people are #Feeling and not noticing, and it’s pretty easy by the way Dimitri smiles when he says the professor’s name, and how he looks when he talks about them, and that tiny tiny smile that he’s pretty head over heels himself.

Gatekeeper quickly goes from over protective friend to rabid shipping fangirl watching their OTP on the fast track to becoming canon. He might squeal a bit when he gets back to his bunk that night. Every second of his life the next day is consumed by the mighty need to watch these two get married yesterday please.

His poor shipping heart can’t take it.

His eyes are on them whenever they walk by. He has to physically refrain from dying and mentioning how much they should kiss. He’s dying. Someone help this man.

He cries when they announce their engagement. 

He gets to guard the wedding.

[mahoutoons]

You’re not alone anymore

Fandom: Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Pairing: Madoka/Mami

Words: 630

Summary:  Mami opens her heart to Madoka.

A/N:  Hellooo everyone, here's my first fanfic of this year. Enjoy this cute MadoMami fic I wrote. MadoSaya is my otp for the series but MadoMami is just so cute that I had to write another fic of it. Hope you enjoy.

AO3 link

Madoka ran and dodged the Witch's attacks. She summoned her bow & arrow. "Look out!" Mami called. A familiar was behind Madoka. Mami's ribbons restrained the familiar. She then created guns out of her ribbons and began shooting. "Mami-san, thank you" Madoka said. She set her bow to her arrow, then released it. The arrow met its mark on the Witch. "Good job, Kaname-san" Mami said. "Are you ready for the final blow?" "Yes!" Madoka said. Madoka and Mami held hands and Mami twirled Madoka.

"Tiro Duet!"

The Witch was gone and the labyrith disappeared. A Grief Seed dropped. Mami picked it up. "You can have this one, Kaname-san" she said, "since you fought really well today." "Really? Thank you so much, Mami-san!" Madoka said. "Would you like to come to my place for some snacks?" Mami asked. "Of course!" Madoka could never miss snacks from Mami.

At her house, Mami gave Madoka some tea and a slice of cake. Madoka took a piece of the cake with her spoon and ate it. "Mmm, this is so delicious!" she said. "Your cakes are the best, Mami-san!" "Thank you Kaname-san. I'm glad you feel that way" Mami said, smiling.

"You've grown a lot since you first became a magical girl" Mami said. "You're getting much better at fighting." "That's because I learned from you!" Madoka enthused. "Oh come on, I'm not that great" Mami blushed at Madoka's words. "But you are!" Madoka went on. "You're kind, brave, strong, you're always thinking of others! I really look up to you, Mami-san! I want to be more like you!" At this, Mami's expression changed. Her smile disappeared. "I really don't think you should look up to me as a role model" she said. "Mami-san?"

"I may seem like those things, but the truth is I'm not strong. I just put on a facade so I can seem brave and strong but I'm really not that. I've..... always been lonely. I live alone, I don't have many friends at school. You see, before I met you, I mentored other magical girls, but in the end, they would always go away." "But why would they go away?" Madoka asked. "You're the best mentor around." "I don't know" Mami sighed. "I really don't know what went wrong. I thought I was teaching them to be good people. But in the end, they always left me. In the end, I was always by myself."

Mami looked back. "Oh, my gosh, I'm so sorry for all that. Do you want more tea?" "No, its fine" Madoka said. "I'm glad you told me all that. We're friends now after all. You can tell me anything." "We're.... friends...?" "Yes" Madoka said. "You're not alone anymore, Mami-san. Because the two of us are friends now. And..... even with all you said, I still admire you." "But, I did say I'm not that strong. I just put on a facade so people would like me." "I like you regardless" Madoka said. "You telling me what you've gone through is also bravery. You know that I'm not too special...." "No Kaname-san, don't say that" Mami said. "You're special to me." Madoka blushed. "I'm glad you feel that way" she said. "I guess.... in the end, I just wanted someone by my side. And now I have you" Mami said. "You do. And I'm not going to leave you" Madoka assured her. Mami smiled. "Now do you want more tea?" she asked. "Of course!" Madoka said.

After spending some time at Mami's house, Madoka waved goodbye and went back home. "Be careful not to get wet" said Mami. "I will!" Mami smiled. She finally had a friend, a companion who would always be by her side. She now had Madoka, and she wasn't alone anymore.