#plas is so happy and so is Phantom

[im-totally-not-an-alien-2]

The Justice League had been a pain in Dannys side the last few weeks. They insisted that Danny needed a mentor, someone who could help him right in his ever growing list of abilities and whatnot. Danny snuck into one of the JL meetings in the watchtower to find out the real reason and discovered they saw him as a massive powerhouse that needed to be brought into thier side so his power "doesn't fall into the wrong hands". Ick.

Phantom was also pretty sure this had something to do with the bat be it contingency plans or adoption papers that guy is never too far from the top of Dannys list of "people I want to punt into the abyss for the weekend"

Its not that Danny doesn't want the help, he just knows how the League would eventually view him. He is of Lazarus. He is part monster. He has been ever since he died. Danny no longer thinks like a human does, he's "too violent" "obsessive" and "impulsive" by League standards.

Unfortunately, Danny is wired like that. His people are a part of the Infinite Realms immune system and play a key role in its overall ecosystem. There are legitimate biological reasons hes like this, ones that keep him from fading. The League doesn't seem to understand and he can't explain it in further detail without revealing his own weakness and the weaknesses of others like him.

So he just keeps refusing thier help...until he finds someone who the League also don't "agree" with which was strange since he was on thier team.

Plasticman was an ex criminal who has temptations towards money and has a hard time resisting. The stretchy guy also could turn his body into any shape and stretch any length he wanted and had no regard for the human form. Danny was in awe but the moment he heard the guy make a funny joke he made a decision.

If he had to choose a mentor from the JL roster than he picked this guy.

He announced his decision at the next JL meeting sending the place into an uproar.

Alternatively: Danny gives no warning and Plastic man just gets surprised when this glowy kid and his green puppy appear in front of him smiling happily and introduced himself as his new sidekick.

[currentfandomkick]

So previous part here

Danny’s adoption as far as GZ in concerned requires Plas to indergo some trials to prove himself as Danny—debated between being the Future King or exalted as the Will of the Infinite—‘s majority caretaker on the mortal side.

A mentorship is one thing—parenthood is taken far more seriously. Especially for a traumatized child ghost.

So, premise aside, lets begin!

Phantom had been beaming for a while. Everyone knew that. Between the JL spot and having a mentor, Amity “Mittens” Park knew her guard was more content than he’d been in a long, long time.

The city spirit was proud for him. Few kept their cool when it came three ancients appearing on their doorstep.

Her guard had chosen his mortal fright well. Between Undergrowth’s High Priestess and the Pharaoh reincarnation his choice of peers, though limited, was good… but he lacked suitable guiding presences.

There is only so much Amity can do herself. She’s not quite physical enough to manifest, no idea to form her base around. And she is not mortal, so how could she ever help?

As the witness to her guard’s life and death, her vote would hold the most sway, regardless of the Trials’ outcome.

Her wonderful guard found himself a father, she would see that this bond is acknowledged.

Nerves flooded Phantom’s form again. He twisted his tail around Plas’ arm and held Cujo close to his chest.

The JL light side hadn’t caught the implications of his potential adoption. They didnt have the whole story on Danny’s place in the Infinite’s pecking order…

Plas does.

Unfortunately, so does the JL Dark. Which is why Plas was checking over anything he should prepare for them by customs and for the usual rites for Living adopting a “Curtain Child” as Constaintine’s text dubbed Danny and his cohorts.

He’s not sure if he should just… ignore the scholarly term for his kind or not. On one hand, he’s been calling himself a halfa since he stopped saying he was a living boy with ghost powers. He’s hyperliminal—functionally dead on command, as far as Yeti were concerned atleast. He straddles the line of liminal and death, while remaining a living being. Three for one deal and passable as all three and not at once.

Halfas aren’t super rare naturally so much as exterminated en masse in the past, and the word for ‘too dead to be liminal’ that survived was, well, halfa. the slur used to justify genocide.

But his alternative was hyperliminal (which he barely qualifies as given he transforms and liminals just exist as ‘merged’ with the opposite natural state (be it mortal side or infinite) and the bucket of issues of using the wrong medical term as a species indicator. Or “Curtain Child” which. No.

Where was he? Oh right, finding Plas before the Trials and his death day and the ‘clock’ starts.

“Patro?” Danny began as he flew into the room.

Zatanna’s eyebrows shot up. Constantine turned to him slowly. Deadman was too happy for Danny’s taste—the off-ecto leaving a sickly sweet-bitter blend in the back of his throat.

“You good kiddo?” Plastic man ran a hand though Danny hair while Danny looped his tail around his arm.

He leaned into it.

“Just nerves. Mittens already approved, but Grandfather can be… intense. So can Auntie Dora, and Nocturne is a wild card on a good day… those three claim parental fright rights and all over me and my dumbass agreed before i understood since i was new and Ember and Kitty and Johnny didnt know i didnt know and—“

Plasticman hummed louder than usual, glancing at his phone and opening one of those boring adult apps Danny can’t be bothered with at the moment.

Patro whistled. “No wonder, why don’t we head back home? Ellie and most of your fright will be there.”

Danny made a small noise of protest, but let his Patro lead the way to the zeta tubes.

“Your doctor said if you can’t be in your usual haunt for this, you should at least be in your nest back home, before the symptoms get worse.”

Danny huffed, looking about the stars. He wanted to fly among them but Patro said not until after his Death Day and they can see the affects.

So two days.

Basically forever.

—

Jazz raised an eyebrow at Ellie, Sam and Tucker. All flopped down in Danny’s “not a nest” of blankets and star projection lamp.

The stray cacti pots and tech were not unnoticed.

Not were Ellie’s pictures of her travels.

Jazz put bearert and danny old lego starships in before he got back.

“Any preferences on what disaster smoothies we give Danny?” Jazz began. “He’s not allowed chocolate during this time—and we cant give him caffeine so no teas, energy drinks and coffee…which Nasty Shake horrors are we unleashing?”

“Lunchlady already swung by with some sandwhiches,” Penny answered from the hallway.

Jazz opened and shut her mouth, forgetting that she didnt need to be in charge of things this time.

They have reliable adults.

Weird.

Good weird, but still weird.

“That covers ecto food, not what he needs on the living side,” Sam answered while typing away on her phone. “Best Red agreed to watch Amity for the week solo and send any updates of GIW and Fenton activity.”

Patrick slipped in with an anxious, seven tailed Danny in ghost form.

“And Technus is in their tech, so he’s having a blast destroying their mainframe and plans.”

“Good for him.” Patrick herded Danny into his blanket nest.

“Patro,” Danny huffed, looking to his frightmates for help.

“Oh no, your dad, your problem, remember?”

“Don’t make one excuse for you when you got caught hacking sulker and this is what i get?”

“Yep.”

“Some best friend,” danny grumbled, rubbing his arm as he began to burrow under a galaxy blanket and turned on his lamp.

Patrick turned off the lights.

“So as the lead of in best friend olympics—“

“Hey!”

“—i say we plot our revenge. Jazz, Ellie, you two dont have to join but we will accept suggestions.”

Jazz smiled as Danny relaxed, skin bursting with nebula freckles more puddle than person.

—

Patrick isn’t dumb.

He knows he’s being tested by the gods the second he closes the door.

He has to get the Master of Time, the Guardian of Hope and Sleep Soother(? He’s still not sure what title to use for this flavor or sandman) to approve during a trial each of then get to run.

He smiles at Penny before time freeze and the cursed Eyeballs nab him and complain about him ignoring procedure and blah blah blah.

Do they ever get tired of hearing themselves talk?

He doesnt think so…

A familiar council appear before him, for once less riddled with the eyeballs of bureaucratic nonsense and attempted murder. On one side a too familiar yeti waved enthusiastically at him from the side, while the horned cosmos man next to him flopped onto the table unmoving.

On the other side there was a familiar set of armor on an excitable giant who should be on Danny-Sitting a week after his death day. his least favorite trickster had the same grin on that meant Plas would be refereeing Dan and Danny’s “visits” where Dan chose to be a menace about fixing paradoxes and demanded Danny ask more questions while Danny just… did as the weird ageshifter asked before stealing another batch of cookies for himself and hoarding them from his frightmates.

The blue four armed lady in the middle clapped her hands together, waking up the other occupants in the room.

Plas still wasnt sure if said being was related to Wonder Woman or not. both were (sort of) daughters of Zeus but something about dead one being made from all the greek gods available? He tries not to think about it, and roll with the Infinite’s insanity.

“Welcome Plasticman,” a four armed woman began. “We have gathered here to test you to your limits and judge your worthiness as our little star and his moonbeam’s mortal-side parent.”

“Told you we should have tested the first ones,” grumbled the horned man. “Their subconscious was a hot mess and we all know what they turned his holidays into.”

The armor suit made disgruntled sounds on the side, grabbing for a dimension dumping sword.

“Danny was not ready,” the trickster stated. “If he was to leave his caregivers, it will always have to be on his own terms. Especially given his core’s state.”

“He would have accepted it if you let me have Jazz bring up the idea sooner,” Nocturne complained, turning to Clockwork’s child state with a scowl.

“But no. Not part of the plan. Like all your plans actually work out Mr. time madness”

“I have it under control.”

“For the moment,” Frostbite added in. “But you have relapsed before, and now the Great One acts as the counter and has lessened the load.”

“You’re forgetting my second ward.”

“We dont speak of him when it is not a matter of his parole,” Pandora interupted. “Especially when we are here to be certain that Danny is not allowing another, what was that word he like to use to describe the other halfa?”

“Fruitloop,” everyone else chimed in.

“… yes. To ensure no kore fruitloops and otherwise unfit parental figures are able to mistreat, neglect or abuse Danny and Danielle.”

“So, do i need a number 2 pencil for the test, or is it trial by combat or,” Plas listed off absently, watching the five carefully.

“We have each designed a trial or test of our own design. You will begin now.”

Next here

So, any ideas for the trials Plas has to go through?

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[phagechildon]

Song of Our Soul - Part 1

Modern Wangxian reincarnation soulmate au where both hear a song in their dreams, a song so familiar yet so foreign. They catch glimpses of each other in their dreams, and hear their voices, but when they wake up, all they remember is the melody and the other’s faint emotions. Angst with a happy ending. TW: mentions of violence, child abuse, abandonment, suicidal thoughts, etc. Will add more One of my many AU ideas XD Decided to upload what I have so far since I’ll be gone most of the weekend. It’s not much, but hope you enjoy~ Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 |  ----

“Have you listened to it yet?”

“To what?”

“To the top song on Spotify right now!”

The whole classroom was in a buzz, and it wasn’t too hard to guess why. Overnight, an account with only six followers suddenly jumped to over ten thousand after releasing a new hit song. No matter how many times you listened to it, new emotions and memories were evoked and preyed upon.

The most confounding thing of all was that the masterpiece had no name. 

“I heard Chenqing is just some famous artist's side account where they drop their rejected songs.”

“There’s no way they rejected Untitled!”

“Well I heard he’s just a copycat that steals other people’s songs!”

The comment made the only silent one in the room clench his fists, feeling more unsettled by the minute. Unlike everyone else, he knew for a fact that he’s heard that song before. Not on a radio station, the internet, or played live. No. Though it sounded absolutely insane, he’s heard it in his dreams his whole life. It’s the very reason he pursued a career in music while also following in his family’s footsteps, training the country’s special forces in the art of lost martial arts. 

Lan Zhan couldn’t remember when he first started to hear the song, only that it was fairly early on. With that song sometimes came a voice, muffled and far away, but their laugh whistled and stayed. There were times where that voice was muted, the atmosphere gloomy and tense. He felt compelled to call out to them, to ask what was wrong, but the clouds always dissipated, the sun practically shining through. 

A year ago, his dreams started to change. That melody he dare not play for others played fiercer, and the voice he’d hear every now and then started to get more frequent and louder. At one point, both were like a violent maelstrom that raged with no end in sight, that voice’s call to him becoming slurs and grunts of pain. In this dream, Lan Zhan could feel phantom touches of pain, somehow knowing it didn’t even come close to the torture the song of his soul was in. 

“-Zhan, Lan Zhan…” they’d weep quietly. No matter how hard he tried to pursue the one that haunted him, to save him from whatever torment he faced, he’d only manage to find a hand pressed to the ground covered by pure white mist before a strong wind burst forth and sweep them away. 

After many months passed, the voice that called out to him became silent, as if losing faith in the world. Every night he could feel them just behind the thick white fog, see the end of a long red ribbon, and feel how utterly broken they were. Drowned and empty, lost and uncaring. 

While asleep, he knew the other’s name. Upon waking up, the only thing he remembered was the song, the red ribbon, and the crushing weight of the other’s soul nearly snuffed out. 

“... I’m not worth saving.”

The only other person who knew this song was the one from his dreams - the one he desperately wanted to hold close and shield from the world. An absolute absurd idea, considering he hated the thought of physical touch, even an accidental brush in hallways. Something was different about the soul in his dreams though. He didn’t know his name, let alone what he looked like, yet his arms and heart ached the longer he went without the other resting against him. 

After hearing the song around four in the morning, he almost didn’t go to school. He wasn’t sure what compelled him to click and listen in the first place, but when he did, he felt tears fall past his stone cold cheeks. 

While others felt different emotions each time they listened, Lan Zhan only felt one thing: desperation. This was his soul’s last attempt to reach out to the world before it was snuffed out. 

‘I can’t do this anymore. Find me. Please find me.’ 

No amount of research helped him figure out the identity of the artist. The username wasn’t reused anywhere else, however the profile picture, which was a distinct image of a lotus pod, helped him find a barely used Tumblr page after reverse image searching it. 

‘Subian’ was the username, and the only description was ‘there’s music in my soul.’

Browsing through the blog, Lan Zhan did learn a few things. His music loved nature, focusing on large lakes and forests. There were many memes and puns littering his reblogs too, along with funny cat videos and of kids being ‘stupid.’ 

He did find a few clues. There was one post where he ranted about how trashed and disgusting one of the train stations two cities away have been lately. Then another of him holding a large cup of blended coffee with hearts all around it. 

“The spicy mango sriracha coffee is simply delicious!” The caption said, then, he wrote even more in the tags: ‘okay not the best but I like people who dare be adventurous when it comes to spice.’ ‘I’m gonna get spicy ramen after this.’

Upon looking up the mentioned train station, he found at least five coffee shops nearby that like to do odd seasonal drinks such as the one he posted. Next, he looked up ramen shops. Unfortunately, there were far too many to even try to narrow down his music’s location.   

Those were the only clues he had to go on, which is why he forced himself to school, hoping he’d hear someone who knew a little more.

[broadwayinabox]

UPDATE

I had to have surgery so boxes will be a little delayed. Thanks for your patience while my sniffer gets better!

A few notes:

I only sell what I already have made. So at this time I don’t do pre-orders.

I’m always happy to take suggestions on future boxes but please send reference photos if you do so. Box designs are often prioritized by the show’s popularity and complexity of the design. In the future I may consider custom boxes/special requests based on design. Some stage setups unfortunately don’t always work as stacked 2d images. I will also consider designs outside of Broadway shows. Previously I’ve made some superhero/TV set ones.

Currently I have completed designs for Wicked and Sweeney Todd. In the queue are designs for Hamilton and Phantom of the Opera.

Each box takes +/- 24hrs to make, the panels are 3D printed in white PLA and stacked in a standard 8x8 shadow box. Certain areas have hand painted vellum paper (oven/moon backdrop). The backboard contains the lights. The switch/button for the lights is on the back of the box.

We’re currently experimenting with which back lighting works best. The boxes will either feature non diffused fairy lights (think points of light like stars) using 2 coin cell batteries or light tape which is a brighter more diffused light but requires hand soldering (more expensive) and runs off of a 9v battery (available on Amazon). The boxes will come with a battery already in place. (Please note the 9v can be a little bit of a pain to remove but the holder is sturdy)

While the boxes can be hung up, I find it’s best to have them standing on a flat surface as they are heavy. The button for the lights is located in the back of the box as well. My personal boxes reside on shelves.

These are the first run of these boxes so they’re a “work in progress” hence the lower price. “First run” meaning we’re working on the best way to light them/diffuse/paint them and gauge interest before printing additional boxes. While I always appreciate feedback please be gentle I’m a sensitive soul lol.

The first 5 boxes will be priced at $55 (this does not include shipping). I’m happy to ship international but please be aware the shipping does get pricey if it goes overseas. After the first 5 boxes are sold the price will go up (These babies are a lot of work!) but I will be posting notices before the sale start time as these will be first come first serve.

If you have any questions please let me know and I’m happy to answer!

(Also! I’m happy to discount or comp boxes for performers/stage crew currently in West End/Broadway productions of the shows I already have boxes for)

First 5 Sweeney boxes printed and hand painted for a limited sale in a few weeks! Now onto lighting and slashing the boxes with a little blood (…or red paint because some of us aren’t serial killers with respectable businesses.)

[leggerefiore]

If you can, can we get some romantic headcanons for PLA Ingo? SFW and NSFW 👀

doing nsfw later brain is lagged out

▼Warden Ingo▲

● Local subway man may be an amnesiac, but he will still manage to overwork himself; it's in his nature. He's constantly busying himself with Warden duties and whatever else may catch his time. Alpha Pokemon as chased away from settlements, and he's constantly helping people around the Highlands. Something about it is all so familiar to poor Ingo, but he just doesn't know why. (He especially loves guiding people through caves.) The Warden attempts to make time for you, but often finds himself overwhelmed with things. Walk with him and help him along with his duties (or just keep him company. He appreciates your presence.)

● He's still quite stoic, but he has certainly become more expressive. His usual deadpan breaks more frequently around you. You make him feel content and at ease in a world that feels strangely foreign to him. You also will notice how he seems to emote more with his eyes rather than his face. His movements are still quite rigid, too.

● PDA is something he feels weirdly shy towards, as he feels like people are judging him and viewing him as weaker when you cling to him. Something about affection makes him feel insecure and uncomfortable, a memory that just won't resurface, no matter how deep he ventures into the well of his mind. He still appreciates small gestures within, forgive him, hand holding and cheek kisses. You'll often catch him doing that to you if he decides to indulge himself.

● In private, where he feels he can truly let himself act, he wants you to hold him close. Press his head softly into your chest and whisper reassurances of what's around him. Ingo feels dreadfully lonely. Give him kisses all over and stroke his hair just the same. The Warden can be open and safe with you. He loves you dearly.

● Domesticity is something the man still craves. He wants you at home, safe from the dangers present in Hisui. Ingo wants to keep you happy and fulfilled, however. He will respect whatever you wish to do, but he's completely elated if you decided to stay at home. You are stirring a hearty stew in your stove as he enters after a long day in the harshness of the Highlands. He'll wrap his arms around you and press kisses into your neck. (You can take him memories, but you can't take his domestic ideals, somehow)

● His pet names are in Galarian rather than the spoken languages of Hisui. They're what come to him first as foremost. A simple dear, darling, or love escapes him with easy when addressing you tenderly. He called you a 'precious Litwick' once, but he doesn't know what that means. (Ingo dared to ask around, and the only person with an idea was the Galarian Professor Laventon. Apparently, it was pokemon native to Unova. They also spoke Galarian there as well. Ingo ponders whether he could be from there.)

● Loves a good battle, and appreciates the few trainers within Hisui. Should you be one, Ingo is more than happy to battle you as often as you want. It drives him to create better strategies and team compositions. Everything feels so nostalgic whenever he battles; there's something right on the horizon of memory that never truly rises. (He finds himself agreeing with the phantom in his head, “If a battle is not serious, then it is not fun.” Now, if only he could figure out why they had his face.)

● Ingo goes on tangents about a foreign contraption to Hisui in great detail. (Laventon was happy to inform you that the Warden was extremely knowledgeable about locomotives. Neither of you know what that is, however. Ingo does feel a dear attachment to the word. Finally, a descriptor to something he feels fond toward.) It's something special as he does; his passion is unrivaled even by training. Sometimes he'll even speak with Laventon about them, but gets upset when the professor claims no such trains exist in the present world. (The train puns are gone, as they don't work in Hisuian. This is terrible.)

● Desperately, he wants to marry you and live his confusing, patchwork quilt of a life out with you. He wishes to purchase you a ring, but that doesn't follow any proposal conventions within the region. Though, Laventon states its quite common in Galar and Unova. Ingo grows more and more convinced he's from Unova throughout his time with you.

● Sneasler loves seeing you two together and shoved you into an awkward embrace. Purrs against you while hugging you close to her. She's happy her chosen Warden is finally allowing himself some simple pleasures. (Puts you both in her basket to carry you around.)

[cannedapricot]

Murder Mystery Party! Wanna One

happy late halloween!! here’s a halloween special, murder mystery party! wanna one for you all!!

welcome to the annual murder mystery party held every halloween

it’s a tradition you see

every student on campus is invited

and everyone apart from the victim is a suspect

but the thing is, nobody actually knows who the host is

rumor has it that the original host actually died one night and others have been keeping the tradition alive

but people also say that the host changes every year and is decided by lottery

every student receives a invitation a month before the 31st

so y’all have enough time to get a costume together lol

the envelope always matches the theme of the party

last year, it was a simple, slick black, matching the theme of a classy work dinner kinda party

included in the envelope was a wad of paper

containing everything you needed to know about your character and if they were the murderer or not

or if they were the person flopping to the floor dramatically and dying rip

but of course

this is all fictional and done for fun

or is it????? ???? ? 👀👀👀👀👀

this year, as usual, you received an invitation on september 30

this year though, the envelope was decorated in victorian accents 

in gold lettering, the first piece of paper read,

“you are hereby invited to the biggest victorian masquerade party of the year”

you already want to skip the party this year lma o

victORIAN CLOTHING IS EXPENSIVE. EVEN IF YOU’RE RENTING OK

ALSO A MASK????

LOOKS SADLY AT BANK ACCOUNT

but guess what!!!

minhyun and jaehwan ain’t having none of that!!!

again,,,, but loOK, IN MY DEFENSE,,, MINHWAN ARE BFF GOALS

the two drag you along with them to rent costumes

with you throwing a tantrum like a six year old on the way

“buT IT’S SO EXPENSIVE I CAN BARELY AFFORD TO E A T”

“oops the wind’s too loud, what’d you say?”

“tHe WiNd’S tOo LoUd. THERE’S NO WIND JAEHWAN”

so you settle for pouting

art student! baejin happily agreed to make masks for all twelve of you so that’s some money saved lol

you wince looking at the price tags

“300 foR A MONTH????? ARE YOU K I D D I N G M E”

stOPS BREATHING FOR A SHORT SECOND

bitCH YOU ARE SKIPPING THIS DUMB ASS PARTY--

“y/n where do you think you’re going??”

minhyun caught you by the hood of your hoodie

shIT

YOUR GREAT ESCAPE PLAN WAS FOULED BY NONE OTHER THAN THE GREAT EMPEROR HWANG

angrily puffs

the three of you are just as poor as each other

so you guys end up renting the cheapest three 

but of course, minhwan look 10/10

you’RE STUNNING AS WELL THOUGH

“yes y/n, step on me”

“i- what the fuck”

looking at other people’s character’s info was strictly against the rules 

you’d be uninvited every year from then on if you’re caught

but you were able to ask others about theirs 

cause it’s up to you to decide if they’re lying about it or not

and that’s what minhwan cautiously asks you on the way back to the dorms

“hey y/n, what’s your character this time?”

you

haven’t

really

looked 

at the info

and after renting the costume,,,,, yoU GOTTA MEMORIZE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER BEFORE THE PARTY

because well, taking out your info sheet at the party breaks the atmosphere

swEATS

“uH,,,, GUESS”

SONIC SPEEDS OFF

YOU WEREN’T GONNA LET THE TWO KNOW THAT YOU DON’T KNOW

BECAUSE HELL, JAEHWAN’S NEVER GONNA LET IT GO

EVEN IF IT WAS SOMETHING TINY LIKE THIS

so you SLAM your door open, stunning your dorm mate

CHUCK your rented costume on your bed

gently

because that thing was expensive as fuck

and FLIP out your character sheet

you were the child of a well known lord

and so you were in the middle upper class

you had an older brother who is SUPER protective of you

well, at least the sheet said

every character was unique and had different alibis

and murder motives

the host obviously has to spend all year on this lol

the victim was said to be a person in the higher level middle class (one of the only information about the victim given)

and so you were confused as to why you would be a suspect

why would someone in a higher social position murder someone lower??

a sigh of relief left your lips as you realize you’re not the real murderer

you sucked at lying

but you were a suspect due to the fact that you knew the victim since you guys were children and the two of you were sworn enemies

not the “oh my god i hate you but i also love you” kind

but the “fucKING HELL I ACTUALLY HATE YOU WITH ALL MY SOUL” kind

as you two grew up, you got mature,,,, but they got worse

you overheard something about the victim wanting to assault your father

anD SO YOU WERE SUSPECTED DUE TO THIS

BECAUSE EVERYONE WOULD THINK THAT YOU HAD TO KILL THEM BEFORE THEY KILL YOUR DAD

huffs

this would be a tough character to pull off

especially since the victim has plans to kill your father

that’s a strong motive

your dormmate willingly tells you that they’re a part of the working class

you hum in response

your gut feeling telling you to not show up at the party at all

buT YOUR MIND IS TELLING YOU TO GO BECAUSE YOUR WALLET IS HAVING A BREAKDOWN DUE TO THE STUPID COSTUME

so that’s what you do

on the 31st, you’re getting ready with your dormmate

and you receive a text from seongwoo as you’re fixing your mask

which, by the way, is also stunning. art student! baejin is talent itself

“hey, i apparently have a younger sibling and i’m asking everyone but they say that they don’t have no sibling. you’re my last hope y/N ARE YOU MY LONG LOST SIBLING”

you lowkey wanna reply with “fuck off”  but you reply saying that you, do, indeed have an older bro and that you two are not long lost siblings

“yUS IM POSITIVE ITS U, ARE U A CHILD OF SOME LORD???”

“yea”

“oKAY Y/N YOU CUTE LIL SIBLING, BIG BRO WILL PRO T E C T YOU”

flashbacks to haunted house pat timer! ong seongwoo

the info sheet said protective older bro but ong can’t wait for you to get a s/o lmao protective my ass

with a roll of your eyes, you head towards the party with your dormmate

WHICH WAS HELD IN SOME FANCY, EXPENSIVE HOTEL

it was already packed by the time you got there

you couldn’t tell who was w ho

the masks were throwing you off

your dormmate disappears off to the “kitchens” as she was a working maid

the host of the fake masquerade party (not the real host, the person whose character is the host in the script) was wearing a beautiful royal blue mask and was heading your way

you lowkey panic™

humaN INTERACTION???? ALREADY????

“hello, i’m your humble host today, lee daehwi”

“ohMYGOD DA E H W I”

“who is this--”

you pull him into a HUGE hug

“iT’S Y/N YO”

“yOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BREAK CHARACTER FOR THE FIRST HOUR Y/N GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER”

“oH FUCK i mean hi!! i’m y/n,,,,”

swEATS 

“HOW DO PEOPLE INTRODUCE THEMSELF IN THIS ERA??” 

you whisper

“IDK I’M JUST GOING AROUND SAYING THAT I’M THE HOST”

he whispers back

YOU SCREAM INSIDE

“what are you supposed to be though??” you ask daehwi, looking at his costume

“i’m an earl,,,, i have no idea what an earl is but i mean,,, i get throw parties so,,,, it’s high in the hierarchy right?”

do earls throw parties i have no idea i can’t remember anything from black butler

you ask where the other guys were and so daehwi leads you to them without hesitation 

“lIL SIB!!!111!!11!111″

fuck

its “protective” sibling seongwoo!!

“lmao let go seongwoo” duke! daniel says

seongwoo pouts

the boys tell you their identities one by one as requested from you!

jisung and minhyun were barons, sungwoon’s a country farmer, seongwoo was of course the son of a lord, jaehwan was a duke along with daniel, jihoon and woojin were thieves (phantom thief! au anyone? 👀), baejin was a knight, daehwi was an earl and guanlin....

“you guys have it all good buT I’M A BUTLER???? HELLO???”

y'all burst into laughter

the party was gREAT

THE BUNCH OF YOU BASICALLY HUNG AROUND THE SNACK TABLE THE WHOLE PARTY

UNTIL YOU WERE ALLOWED TO BREAK CHARACTER AND DANCE LINE MADE A BEELINE FOR THE DANCE FLOOR

then it neared midnight

and everyone was wondering when someone would flop dead

then it hit midnight exactly

and an arrow came flying in through the window

and hit someone on the chest

biTCH WHAT THE FUCK

THAT SCARED ME LOL

THAT MUST BE THE DEATH FOR THE NIGHT

and so y’all buzz over to the victim

buT

THE ARROW AND BLOOD LOOKS SO REALISTIC??

sungwoon mutters,

“that’s not real blood is it? why does it look so real this year”

seongwoo pushes through the crowd and sniffs the blood for sungwoon lol

expecting it to be fake

but his eyes popped wide when

“thiS SMELLS LIKE REAL BLOOD???”

HOLY SHIT

“IS SHE BREATHING???”

“NO???”

FUCK

ABANDON EVERYTHING

LEAVE THIS PLA C E

REAL MURDERER ON THE LOOSE

CALL THE COPS SDUGBISB

someone does but it was raining real hard and the traffic was screwed up due to some crash

it’s gonna take the cops ages to arrive

shIT Y’ALL SCREWED

Y’ALL AIN’T GOING OUT IN THE RAIN IN THE HEAVY ASS COSTUMES

UNI DORMS WERE MILES AWAY

ALSO THINK OF THE PRICE TO GET IT DRY CLEANED 

AND THE DEAD PERSON WAS EXPOSED AS THE REAL HOST OF THE MURDER MYSTERY PARTY

AS WELL AS THE MURDERER OF THE NIGHT

YOU WENT THROUGH HER POCKETS AND FOUND THE MASTERLIST OF WHO WAS WHO

SHIT

for safety reasons, the party goers decide to stay in clusters

and try find the real murderer so you guys can lock them up and make sure they’re not gonna kill anyone anytime soon

you melt into wanna one’s group

they don’t question you because y’all a cute group of friends

but you guys decide to start from finding where the arrow came from

so you guys head outside (with some shotty umbrellas jisung found)

and head towards the general direction the arrow came from

seongwoo and his extra ass climbs a tree to “observe” 

he stumbles upon this machine, timed for 12 on the dot

y’aLL GET GOOSEBUMPS

SEONGWOO’S GLOATING ABOUT IT ON THE WAY BACK INSIDE

“I’M SO TALENTED, I SHOULD BE A DETECTIVE”

“k”

back inside, you find the others cornering your dormmate

because they’re known for having a rivalry with the victim

but this is the “ oh my god i hate you but i also love you” kind of rivalry

the others didn’t know that though

you knew though

so you, being the hero you are, step in

wanna one trying to hold you back because

“stAY OUT OF TROUBLE Y/N”

“thAT’S DANGEROUS”

but you end up defending your dormmate anyways

it took a lot of persuasion on your part but

you didn’t do persuasive speeches for nothing during classes

and you end up successful 

jihoon stepped in at some point to help you but that wasn’t the point

and everyone continues their search

until woojin finds this rather big muddy footprint on the marble floor

which obviously could only be there if someone went outside during the party

it hadn’t rained when the party started

and it couldn’t be any of the w1 squad

it was a different shoe size than what the 12 of you were wearing

then everyone started comparing the bottom of their shoes lmAO

it was a mess

jisung couldn’t take it anymore and just screamed at everyone

“SHUT UP!!!!!!!!! LETS JUST COMPARE ONE BY ONE OK???”

and that’s what everyone did

they came up one by one next to the print and guanlin squinted at their facial expressions to find anyone looking like they’ve just killed anyone lol

this continued until there were only a few people left

and the killer broke from pressure

he admitted that he had committed the crime

if he was gonna be exposed soon anyways, might as well admit it himself

“i was supposed to be the victim tonight, but i was the victim last year, and the year before that! it’s not fair that everyone else but me gets to have fun. i found out who the host was through multiple sources and begged her to change me for another role. but she shot me down without hesitation. i asked her why,,,, but she just looked at me coldly and said that i was only suited to be the victim. i,,,, got angry and lost control,,,,, i planned this tonight. i’m so sorry.”

he said with his head down

daniel sighed as he moved to hold the dude’s arms to his sides

“such a shame", he tuts

anD CUE THE COPS WHO BASICALLY DID NOTHING

WEE WOO WEE WOO

they show up and the murderer away

needless to say, the campus tradition was no longer continued

no one wanted to attend ever again

“hey guys, are you going next year?”

“hELL NAH”

here’s the late halloween special!!! sweats in 2.3k words

you can tell that i tried to finish it on time by how rushed the ending was,,,,,, it’s not my best aaaaa likE THE KILLER BROKE UNDER PRESSURE????? IM SO SHIT AT THIS. I’LL STICK WITH CRINGEY FLUFF FROM NOW WHE E ZES

also, my search history is filled with searches about the victorian era dsbvisb

[pika-ace]

You forgot about Rei, and I forgot about Laventon and Cyllene, and them being SUPER passive-aggressive towards Kamado is just... *chef's kiss* (Honestly, I need more angry!Laventon in my life)

Also. THE ABRA. CYLLENE'S FUCKING ABRA. We could have used that in the vanilla game too!! Not to mention that regular PLA Ingo has a GODDAMN ALAKAZAM. Why didn't we use damn telepathy?!?!

And the fact that Kamado's shit sullied the trust the Phantoms had with Laventon and basically anyone from Jubilife except for Rei, like, Kamado you BITCH, YOU'VE RUINED EVERYTHING. (Like, you're REALLY damn lucky Adaman and Irida didn't declare war on you, not JUST for capturing and torturing revered Phantoms but just for your behavior and treatment of these LITERAL CHILDREN in general)

Also, food isn't the only peace-offering Laventon could offer. Rei is basically HIS KID, and just like Ingo and Emmet, he had to helplessly watch his kid get dragged away against his will when he was banished. Basically, dad bonding. Plus, shared rage against Kamado, who put both their kids in danger without a second thought. The things he put them through are things that no child should ever have to face. Laventon also expresses guilt that he was unable to keep his promise to watch out for Akari. He's part of the Galaxy Team, he should have picked up that they were laying a trap for them and this whole thing could have been avoided! This helps with the Olive Branch acceptance, because Ingo and Emmet express similar guilt, thinking that if they had just kept a better eye on Akari, they wouldn't have been caught. Volo used Rei's friendship with her to catch her, and if they were there, they could have stopped Akari from going out to him, or gotten Rei away from him. But luckily, this allows them to comfort each other, realizing that there were many things that could've been done differently, but what's important is that they made it out alive, and now everything will be okay.

The three adults then start watching Rei and Akari eat and talk, and looking much happier. Laventon comments on how he's so glad Rei finally has someone his age to talk to and be friends with, as many of the children in Jubilife are younger and everyone else is an adult. Rei's pretty much the only teenager, and his work with the Galaxy Team keeps him pretty busy. Ingo says that while Akari is perfectly happy having Pokemon for friends, they didn't realize just how much happier human contact with someone her age would make her. Remember, they raised Akari to AVOID any and all Galaxy Team members, even before the Red Sky, and yet, by some twist of fate, Akari and Rei met and became best friends, and that friendship not only saved them but probably all of Hisui. These kids deserve the world and more.

Legends Arceus - Silver Phantoms AU: The Red Sky Aftermath

I'm having Rei and Akari friendship feels and I have an itch to ponder about what Ingo and Emmet likely went through while captured by Kamado, so lets take a break from the future and go back to Hisui, shall we? Let's get sad! :D

(Small warning for minor descriptions of violence?)

Now obviously, the events of the Red Sky fucked EVERYBODY up emotionally. Innocent spirits were kidnapped, Almighty Sinnoh turned out to be two different Pokemon, we found out a merchant single-handedly fucked up the world with the help of Pokemon Satan, A LOT happened.

If you remember in the initial Red Sky post, Kamado apologized to the Phantom Family for what he did and basically used Volo's arrest and imprisonment to make himself feel better since he now has the REAL culprit of the space-time rift. However, the same absolutely CAN NOT be said for our favorite Phantoms. Kamado may have followed through on his promise to not let the Phantoms see him again, but that doesn't stop the nightmares and slight PTSD that this poor little family suffered because of it.

Akari has vivid nightmares of the Stone Portal where Volo had her captive, his Garchomp hovering over her, and others where she's desperately trying to find her Uncles, but can't ever find them. She always wakes up in tears and crawls to where her Uncles are sleeping (Akari got a separate sleeping spot when she became 13 and Ingo and Emmet share a sleeping spot [insert mandatory Blankshippers DNI statement here]).

And Emmet and Ingo don't fare much better. While Volo didn't hurt Akari, as he didn't want to damage the one person who could potentially lead him to Arceus, Kamado...wasn't as kind. As I said before, they were tied up in a dungeon, and after letting them stew, Kamado began his interrogation. It only lasted for a day or two since Akari, Rei, and the wild Pokemon all staged their attack soon after, but to the twins, it felt like years. See, Kamado may have his own Pokemon, but he's definitely a more 'do it yourself' kind of guy; the dude has armor for fuck's sake, and I bet you anything he has a sword. Kamado wanted the twins to tell him more about the space-time rift, but obviously, the two aren't going to budge because they don't know jack, AND because they want to know where Akari is. Ingo says as much to him, and Emmet (who's likely gagged so he won't interfere and if we're taking the angle of him being non-verbal due to a wound it just adds insult to injury) instantly gets the tip of Kamado's blade to his throat. Thankfully, Kamado never goes too far, but he does give a few shallow cuts to draw blood to get his point across. He knows how close these Phantoms are to each other, so he knows that he can easily use the other to make one break.

So we basically got two different flavors of nightmares here for the twins. Ingo can barely bring himself to sleep because every time he closes his eyes, he sees Emmet at the mercy of Kamado's blade, helpless to stop it. Kamado easily picked up that Ingo was the softer of the two, valuing his loved ones more than himself, and he exploited that to a pulp. And Emmet also forgoes sleep to go out and train because while he was captured and used as Ingo's pressure point, it was the first time he was truly helpless. And he HATED IT. He's the strong one! He's the first line of attack! He's the one who's supposed to keep Ingo and Akari safe, and yet Kamado had him underfoot with no effort and caused Ingo to suffer! Emmet had to watch Ingo BEG Kamado not to hurt him while desperately insisting that they knew nothing of the rift and it just makes him want. To. SCREAM.

Needless to say, it was a good long while before any of them went ANYWHERE alone ever again. Akari was given stricter curfews and was told to tell Emmet and Ingo ANYTIME she was going anywhere and HAD to bring a Pokemon buddy with her at all times. Ingo and Emmet became even more joined at the hip and became WAY jumpier. It's not a fun time.

But they aren't the only ones! Poor Rei was put through the wringer as well, being manipulated, betrayed, banished, and put up against forces far bigger than him in a very short span of time! His Deuteragonist status had him bite off way more than he could chew and he was told to sit there and take it. But none of that holds a candle to how petrified he was when Akari was kidnapped. While a few of his nightmares involve Kamado banishing him or the Galaxy Team hunting him down, most of them involve Akari, with him being helpless to save her and watching Volo take her away forever and sometimes very violent images of Kamado killing her. After waking up screaming for the fifth time that week, Rei sneaks out of Jubilife and seeks out Akari. Luckily, Akari finds him only a few moments after he calls for her and she finds him an emotional mess. Tears are streaming down his face, his breathing is shallow, and all he can say is that he doesn't want to go home and that he needs to know she's okay. Akari immediately takes Rei back to her home where her Uncles gladly allow him to stay and manage to get him to sleep next to Akari. It's the first night in a while that Akari doesn't wake up from a nightmare, cuddled up against Rei.

The next morning, Rei tells Laventon that he wants to stay with the Phantoms for a few days. He just...really doesn't want to be away from Akari right now. Laventon completely understands, and Cyllene even writes it off as Rei going off and doing some long-term surveys so it doesn't look like Rei's shirking his work. Living in the wild with the Phantom family is definitely different, but honestly, Rei is with Akari, who's safe, and that's all he needs. While he's with them, Akari's mood seems to brighten considerably, taking him around on little walks and outings, and she sleeps more soundly with Rei than she has ever since the sky returned to normal. Ingo and Emmet notice this and are very glad this is the case, but they can tell that Rei is still troubled. So they take him aside to talk.

Rei tells them how terrible he feels about the whole thing, and how he felt like everything was his fault, but Ingo and Emmet quickly squash that notion. Being manipulated by Volo was absolutely not his fault; there was no way he could've known about Kamado's plan or his alliance with Volo, he's just a child for Sinnoh's sake! They then tell Rei that they're basically indebted to him; why? Because if it wasn't for him, Ingo, Emmet, and Akari would still be captured and separated. It was Rei's determination to do the right thing and his bond with Akari that set all the events in motion that led to their freedom. They said back then that Rei had saved Akari's life and they meant every word of it, and they honestly don't know if there's any possible way to repay him for bringing their baby girl back to them, safe and sound. Rei saved them all, and Ingo, Emmet, and Akari would always remember that, for as long as they lived.

After that, Rei starts bawling and gets a Submas Group hug. Afterward, Akari comes in to take Rei on another outing since it's a nice day, and Rei looks much happier than he did when he first arrived. It takes about a week before Rei feels comfortable going back home to Jubilife. The nightmares still occur, but far less frequently, for both Rei and Akari.