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[vole-mon-amour]

In A Like Supreme it's Kerry's "You wanna hear a new— He's... gone, isn't he?" & "How was the gig? (...) Damn shame I had to miss it" "Eeehh, can still come to my show."

It's the disappointment in Kerry's voice and him wanting to spend more time with Johnny, not talk to him through V. "Voices out of the grave." What I noticed this time around is how Kerry is ready to share any unfinished material with Johnny.

For example, Kerry plays V that yacht song as a way to show his trust and his gratitude to V (and granted, it happens after you help him multiple times, so character development is happening), but right after the concert I'm pretty sure Kerry doesn't have a finished song. He wants to share that material with Johnny because he trusts Johnny and wouldn't mind his input, too. He still sees Johnny as his best friend that he loves dearly.

In Phantom Liberty, when you ask Kerry about his album, he tells you that it's still too raw and he isn't ready. Even at the time of A Like Supreme, it's "You can come to the show" aka Kerry's way of saying, you can hear me singing and playing but only at the show. When I'm at my best. When I'm ready.

While what I'm sure would happen with Johnny is that Kerry would invite Johnny home/to the studio (which is often the same thing since I'm sure some things Kerry records at home) and share that raw material with him (and they could create the music together).

Johnny tells Kerry that he "won't play without you, wouldn't be the same". Kerry answers, "I see what you're doing here, but I'm still plannin' on playing."

Which is yeah, Johnny wants in, but there's a reason he didn't let Kerry leave the band. He knew he needed Kerry. So it's quite mutual, actually, even though Kerry established his solo and is quite confident in it after that:

He's relieved he no longer has this burden of waiting for Johnny, of expecting him to come back and feel like he's walking on a knife's edge while on that; of proving himself to the crowd and to Johnny when Johnny does come back. Which doesn't mean he wouldn't want to share his love for music with Johnny again.

Their relationship is complicated. They and their love for each other is deeply rooted in them & they'll always be a part of each other's lives.

And while I'm on A Like Supreme, boyfriends' guns next to each other:

Both loved Samurai very much. Both can't live without music. Both are very similar. Both, in some way, are still best friends.

Though I find it funny that Kerry's gun costs more. There's no way to get both at the same time, and to me it looks like a pointer into Kerry's expensive attitude. Money's never an issue while one of the first commentaries that Johnny makes upon entering Kerry's villa is "Hope it was expensive at least."

Your best friend did fine, Johnny, and all without you. And all while waiting for you to come back and missing you. And all while thinking about you every single day ever since you "disappeared".

UPD: Also, when you read Kerry's messages on his laptops, he offers his ex to choose a trip with the kids and for him to pay for her trip. I'm not exactly set on what I think about that—whether he doesn't want to spend time with his children or his ex makes him THAT uncomfortable so that he offers a "bribe". You do that, I'll pay. The same goes for his car and the Samurai-like painting—money is not an issue, just don't try to screw me over.

Plus, when in PL ending V wakes up from a 2 year coma, the first thing Kerry offers is eddies. I don't know, but the topic of money is threaded in him and in the things he owns. Including, obviously, the gun that he owns and very generously gifts to V like it's nothing (because, for him, it kind of is. He can always make a replica if he need to.)

[feelmyskinonyourskin]

Take What You Need - Part 2: The Demons Inside

Matt Murdock x Female Reader

Part 1 | Part 3

Series Masterlist | My Masterlist

Warnings: SMUT/18+ ONLY. Female reader (anatomy and implication of she/her pronouns) No use of Y/N. Established relationship. Unprotected P in V (be safe IRL), P in V with no foreplay/prep, lil bit of breeding kink, lack of clean up post-sex (we all know this is fantasy and not what goes down in reality). Angst. Matt being sad and pitiful.

Summary: Matt comes home from deviling broken and sad, you offer him to take what he needs and he does but is sooo wet puppy in the rain about it.

WC: 1784

It’s a similar situation in Hell’s Kitchen the second time he takes you up on your offer. A crime spree hit – perhaps it was the intense August heat, the blackouts, the seeming lack of reprieve from the muggy haze of summer skies. The criminals were out in droves and he could barely keep up.

Between work and well, work, you’d barely seen him in days.

He knows there is always someone to protect and more criminals to be found, but this evening the city wore him down enough to resign early and to give in to temptation, the promise of hearing your heartbeat in tandem with his own pulling him in a zombie-like state home.

The stifling night air outside his apartment feels like a weight on his lungs as he climbs the fire escape and yanks open the roof access door. Through careful footsteps and near silent motions, he lurks around the apartment, discarding the self-imposed burden of playing protector into the bottom of the old trunk, until he remains in just his underwear.

The silk sheet that conceals your body is damp from the light sheen of sweat that coats your body as he lifts it to slide in behind you. Even with the cool breeze coming from the small fan in the corner is no match for the swells of summer outside, causing your flesh to remain slightly warm and clammy.

We should move into a place with AC, he thinks to himself.

Tension (that he didn’t even realize he was carrying) washes away as he presses his form into your back, peppering small kisses along your shoulder.

You finally stir.

“Hi Matt.” you groggily speak, squeezing the hand that snaked its way around your waist

“Hey sweetie.” he softly responds

Silk sheets ripple and curl around you as you roll over, now facing him, to glance up and down his body, ensuring another night of protecting the city he loves has not left him mangled.

A few scrapes and a split lip, but nothing pressing. You sigh in relief.

“You okay?” you ask

“I… can’t” the words die on his lips. He simply shakes his head no. You understand. He will tell you in the morning.

The hand you run along his jaw is a tender reprieve of comfort that he desperately needs. When he closes his eyes and leans in to the touch, you pull his face close to yours to capture his lips in a kiss. It’s your way of giving soft reassurance in the face of whatever troubles his mind tonight, an attempt to kiss away the burdens he so unnecessarily puts on himself.

There’s an intensity to the way he kisses you back. It’s soft and tender but hopelessly desperate. Like he simply won’t survive if his lips are not on yours. The blood of his not-quite-scabbed-over split lip begins to seep on to your tongue with a coppery tartness.

Split lip, scabbed knuckles, popped stitches; there was always some kind of blood involved with Matt. You’d gotten used to it at this point, but couldn’t decide if it was more reassuring when it was or wasn’t his.

With a stifled moan into your mouth, he lazily rolls on top of you. His hands are up and down and all over, as though he can’t pull you close enough.

He finally releases your lips from his, stilling on top of you, nestling his head in the crook of your neck to breathe you in. The caress of your soft hand running down his back in light soothing motions sends a shudder through him.

“What do you need, love?” you ask

His fingers lace with the hand you have resting beside you, an intimate plea for more than just the physical connection.

“Mmhmm. Just need to feel you.” he responds

“Take what you need, Matthew.” you let out in a breathy exhale

He’d rather the ground swallow him whole than ever consider overcoming his inability to ask for something. And tonight he wishes it would - that the cruel streets of Hell’s Kitchen would bury him further than the subway lines and the rats and even deeper into the earth than Midland Circle did. Just to rebirth him into something else. But until that miracle can happen, he’ll have to settle for the holy altar of your body to cleanse away his sins.

And so he acts on your plea.

Usually so strong and assured in court and in the alleyways, now he’s timid and needy. Unable to hide it as shaky hands grasp at the hem of your tank top, lifting it from your body. Your panties and his boxers are also discarded so that nothing comes between the two of you. Now only skin to skin, he marvels at the way yours feels so soft against his own scars.

Just a few adjustments to your thighs until his length is prodding at your entrance. You return to kissing him softly, first on the lips then up and down his jaw, encouraging him silently to continue losing himself in you.

Slowly, inch by inch he pushes inside, until your pelvises are flush and he’s fully enveloped in you. His breath hitches.

And there he waits, feeling every part of you, hoping that just the act of being this close to you will repair the hurt - the kind bandages and medicine can not.

Eventually, he rolls his hips, tired and lazily. It draws out a despondent whine from behind his pouty lips. You continue the ritual of gliding your hands gently along his skin, reveling in the ecstasy this level of intimacy brings as his slow-motion act of rehabilitation continues.

A few more prolonged, sluggish thrusts and he collapses back onto you, cradling you in his embrace. It’s all too much. Letting the steady thum of your pulse focus him, you delicately run your fingers through his damp hair and whisper

“I’ve got you Matt.”

You are certain you can’t love away the things that trouble him. To walk in tandem with someone through the inferno and expect them to come out unburned simply because you were beside them is a fruitless effort. Lord knows, he’s tried to do the same for you and this whole city to no avail. But dammit, if you aren’t going to try.

He allows you to roll him off of you gently, so that he is sitting upright and his back is rested against the plush velvety headboard you insisted on purchasing when you moved in. Spreading your legs to straddle him, you clutch at his shoulders to steady yourself, positioning to sink back down on his length. All the while you readjust, his hands never leave, inseparable from you, needing to be grounded to any part of you, until you're satisfied with your positioning and he’s back inside you pulling you impossibly close to his chest again.

Damp foreheads meet and he grips you even tighter, groaning at the feel of you around him. His glassy, hazel eyes pinch shut in an attempt to take this moment in - to not be distracted by the hum of the fan, or the rattling of the pipes in the building, or the endless sounds of the city outside that he is so desperate to forget about, but to only focus on the elevated thumping of your heartbeat and the blood rushing through your veins that pools under your flushed, overheated cheeks and the way the rusty residue from his blood smells mixing with the saliva on your lips.

As he leaves his trail of open mouth kisses along your collarbone, he stops at the nexus where your neck and shoulder meet to suck and nip at your most sensitive spot, causing you to grind down onto him. His cock feels so filling – thick and deep when you roll your hips, drawing more moans from the both of you as he clings to the life raft that is you.

“Oh sweetheart… fuck-” are the only words he can manage to strangle out.

The obscene mixture of sweat and wetness seeping out of where you are joined and how it clings to every damp air molecule saturates his senses enough to drive him feral. He bucks his hips up to meet yours, taking what he believes he doesn’t deserve to rock in tandem with your own movements and causing an even friction to your clit.

Such an intimate dance, untangling the knots of a man who does nothing but give and give and give and still feels so damn guilty about it, always behaving as if his mere existence in this world is a burden that he must continuously atone for. He saves and protects everyone, but who will protect him? You made the decision long ago that it’d be you, as much as he resists it. You suppose that’s why you’re so compatible, just two stubborn people with martyr complexes.

Every push and pull of sticky skin ripping apart like velcro intensifies the experience as you find a rhythm, but the sensation is nothing in comparison to the way his pleading sighs flooding the room ignite an exquisite ache in your core.

“Please. Please, I need it.” He begs, sensing the signs of you reaching your end. It’s enough to drag you all the way under the current. Your cunt contracts with your orgasm and you throw your head back with a drawn-out cry of his name.

Your orgasm weaves through every fiber of his being and the sensation consumes him fully - surrounded by you. Drowning in you. Taking you. Needing you. Only you. You you you. Fuck, you’re intoxicating.

It is his undoing. Every pulse of his release leaves him whimpering, marred knuckles turning white as he grips you close, until he has nothing left to give.

His hips still and here the both of you are; totally breathless, face to face, foreheads pressed together. His glassy eyes dart back and forth as he licks his lip, focusing on the sound of your heart rate calming. A content hum escapes him as he gently guides you off of him.

You provide him with more fortitude and softness than he deserves, but he could tell you that a million times over and it still wouldn’t change the ways you love him. For now, he’ll revel in it anyway, curving his spine to drop down and rest his tired head on your stomach. He curls around your warm form until the steady lull of your breathing relaxes him to sleep. The shroud of Hell’s Kitchen’s sins now lifted from his consciousness, at least enough to rest for the next few hours until he must return to humanity.

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[macaroni-rascal]

Part 3: La Danse, also known as The Death of Me

Idk if there's much point to going through each individual free because the issues in ice dance are above all systemic and we've already discussed them at length. That said, I think LaLa are the closest to a full package team, but even at their best, they're still at 90% of where they need to be to truly break through. They rebounded massively in the free but I think the injury early on in the season knocked their whole periodization schedule out of whack. I still prefer their overall material to anything else we saw here, but I can acknowledge that Zak in particular was off. Still, I want to be taken on an emotional journey by a program and they gave me that in spades.

Nicollage at least won the puffiest shirt competition among the Canadian men. I love them but he was so clearly struggling to keep up with her, and she was quite literally pushing him at times the way the female partner is sometimes dragged by the male one, just in reverse. I wish they'd just come up with a concept where they simply allow her to be the dominant partner. The traditional lead/follow dynamic is generally useful for social dancing with strangers but it's conveniently grounded in sexism, and what's the point of it in choreographed, practiced programs? V/M were great at letting Tessa lead once in a while (just look at their Finnstep), and that played a part in why they were so successful. The switchup in the jr pattern is a step in the right direction and it's time for the seniors to be a bit more vers as well. This FD for them feels like an afterthought, like their coaches don't know what to give them, the concept is tired and outdated, and so are the costumes. All of their FDs are starting to blend into one another. They're very smooth together and very connected, I just wish they were doing steamier material, seen as how they're the only couple in ice dance that looks like they're hot for each other. He's sooo shaky and you could see the fatigue get the better of him in the second half. With the placements from Worlds staying the same, I don't know if there's enough in it for them anymore. They need a fresh approach to the free, the RDs they've generally been great with. Her abs are +5, as always.

The Rocky I won't even dignify with an analysis because none really went into creating it, all I'll say is that Lewis is fabulous and he deserves the world, just not at this cost.

My feelings and affections about the Wuthering Heights haven't changed, I'll just admit that they've improved it since Skate Canada. It has some fantastic lifts but other than that I think it would've been way more suitable for a younger team. They just don't have the performative mettle to pitch it correctly tonally. The opening is very 80s ice dance and Paul's mullet doesn't help. It doesn't come together in terms of vocabulary of movement, it feels like they threw in each and every idea they had, so it flip-flops from retro to contemporary and back again throughout. I still despise the pink satin shirt, they need to rethink it if they want to capture the inherent inequality between the characters. They also looked shaky and tired in the second half, the flights must've been grueling. Their spin was the worst one here. Musically it has potential, though, I'd just bring in a fresh set of eyes to streamline and unify the choreographic choices. The hydroblade is cool, I just wish they weren't such awkward actors. Idk, there's something very Millennially twee about them, like they're a decade or so behind the curve.

G/F's free was my favorite here, despite it being in certain ways the most generic and predictable of the bunch. What I find appealing is the sincerity of their approach to the sport and they seem aware of their limitations and are working to correct them, unlike some other teams (ahem). For example, Charlene's posture isn't natural, but she's trying. The costuming is understated and classy, which is why I don't understand how they ended up with that goofy RD. I really like the music cut, you can't tell it's from four different movies. They're the best skaters, but their glaring lack of It factor kills them. The combo lift is based, and so are the spin positions. They're so tender and fold into each other effortlessly. They were the only team that maintained its energy throughout. I would've had them further ahead of P2, but I'll take it after the international embarrassment that was the NHK judging.

I have to say, whoever dug up that video of Evan doing the same opening pose with Emily ~15 years ago is a hero, because that tidbit epitomizes the thing that bothers me most about this program, which is that this whole concept is something a 19-year-old would think is cool. You know, when they first leave for university and they're listening to Pink Floyd for the first time, experimenting with drugs, discovering all these artists, but then they start reading about Dali being a N*zi and his internalized homophobia and the shit he pulled in his life and the whole disillusionment stage kicks in? That's where this program falls apart for me - at the lack of thought and depth. Their only saving grace is that their upper bodies move more smoothly than the other teams', but that's reversely proportional to their skating ability. Their patterns across the ice are choppy and sloppy, and their speed and glide are far inferior to their competitors. But what puts me off the most is that this is such a cynical approach to ice dance, and that's my issue with the Rocky as well - these teams aren't here to create something of value in the world, they're here for the accolades, the medals and the money, there's no deeper pursuit to any of it, and it seems like they'd rather die than give you a window into their souls. Maybe there's nothing there, we can't know. But at the end of the day, the rules are structured to prop up a team like this, so it's a "don't hate the player, hate the game" situation. Ultimately no other team has stepped up to claim the top spot a la P/C in 2015, so of course it'll go to the longest-tenured team. I just wish I could watch a competition and not yell "look how they've massacred my sport!" at the end of it. There's no emotion to this or the Rocky, it's all tricks and gimmicks, smoke and mirrors, thoughts and prayers. It feels like forever ago when the likes of V/M, P/C and H/D were duking it out, but it was a mere 5 years ago. How we got from there to here just isn't mathing. They feel fully comfortable putting just anything out there and then shamelessly relying on politics to get them where they want to go, which a slap in the face for the fans. Count me the fuck out.

LaLa were so amazing in the free, I love them so much. Agreed on all things, they easily had the best pair of programs at the GPF, that free dance makes me cry. I hope Zak can take some time between now and Nationals to rest, he did seem a little off. They always have a stellar Nats though, so I'm less worried about them.

You nailed it with the Canadanes. Imagine her with a technically proficient partner. Or, imagine if Nik didn't have knee issues. Le sigh. I don't get this free dance for them, I've watched it 3-4 times now and I cannot tell you a single moment from it. It's all-in-all quite forgettable, and that's a shame.

I don't even know what or who 'Rocky' is, so I'd be lost if you mentioned it anyway.

I agree with all parts of what you said about Gilles and Poirier but I am just going to rant about their spin for a moment: WHY oh WHY does Piper curl in on that first position? She is a skater known for her lack of posture, and instead of having her put her arm up and out to lengthen and open up her shoulders, they have her look like she's holding a giant beach ball. It infuriates me to NO end. Carol Lane, text me, we can fix this.

I won't lie, I just skipped the Italians and Chock and Bates. The former is too boring for words and the latter is too frustrating for words. You are correct on all things though, and I agree with all you said.

Nationalses here we come!

[beepiiboop]

aitsf+aini for the top 3 ask game!

AITSF

3 male charas i love; kaname date, pewter, and kagami

3 female charas i love; iris sagan, hitomi sagan, and mizuki date

3 romantic ships i love; datomi, sirensong, and jupewter

3 platonic dynamics i love; date/mizuki found family, hitomi/iris family, iris/mizuki siblingism

3 favorite moments in canon; THE ENTIRETY OF MIZUKI END. (MAKES ME SO EMOTIONAL), the speech abt iris by hitomi when playing through the annihilation route, and pewter's speech abt renju

3 favorite headcanons; iris/mizuki being siblingism hcs, boss/date friendship hcs, and date/renju friendship hcs

3 least favorite things abt it; the horny jokes gets v unfunny for awhile, weird ass adults that'll have a crush on literal teenagers, and ableism w/ the awful "ohhh scary mentally ill person who is a serial killer" trope

AINI

3 male charas i love; kuruto ryuki and andes komeji. all the other aini guy charas are soo awful

3 female charas i love; tokiko shigure, amame doi, and shoma enda (she is a girl !!!!!)

3 romantic ships i love; sirensong again and poly kizuna/amame/iris. rest of the pairings for aini sucks not v fond of them

3 platonic dynamics i love; shoma/mizuki friendship, ryuki/tama friendship, date/ryuki cringe work dynamic friendship

3 favorite moments in canon; the entirety of komeji + shoma end is sooo real to me. the entirety of explosion end, and the diverge end

3 favorite headcanons; kizuna/iris/amame hcs abt them being silly together, ryuki/tama friendship hcs, and transfem shoma hc

3 least favorite things abt it; weird ass adults crushing on literal teenagers again but this time gets even more worse + one of them becoming canon (kizuna/lien) is sooo. eugh /neg, the butchered characterizations of the first game charas ESPECIALLY mizuki and date they both deserve so much better, and the dumb as hell clone twist that ruined mizuki's chara + dna twist at the same time i have so many hateful opinions abt aini it makes me v mad

[glitt3r-litt3r]

Okay okay you talked me into it. Sooo could you pretty please do a eddie x reader fic of like laying down on her belly playing a video game and eddie comes in and gets on top of her and he starts kissing her neck etc but then she starts to put it in her and when goes to stop playing the game he makes her continue playing it and she can't make any noise she has to focus and win and if she doesn't win he'll stop and punish her for it and he keeps making it really hard for her to focus etc idk I've had this happen to me before and it was soooo hot I wanna read about eddie doing it too

annon lemme kiss you this was so heheheheheheee got me giggling and kicking my feet. She's gonna be playing meteoroid on the Nintendo because....80's.

Paring: Eddie Munson x Reader

Summary: What they said ^^

Warnings: smut, p & v sex, female and male orgasm, Eddie being a needy top, reader being kind of a tease, nicknames like baby/sweetheart/ and pretty.

Hope you like this one <3

Although the sun was out and it was a beautiful day you had chosen the safe comfort of staying inside with Eddie. He had spent most of the morning on your bedroom floor planning for Hellfire. You were laying on your bed playing Nintendo in only a large shirt and a pair of lacy panties. Eddie did his best to focus but he could swear you were teasing him on purpose with the way you were laying there. He was beginning to grow restless attempting to get your attention. It started small, huffing a bit as he turned the page. When you didn't even draw your attention from the screen in front of you, he was shocked. You never ignored him, even for the smallest things.

Next he moved from the floor with a sigh, plopping onto the bed next to you. Your fingers moved rapidly as you attempted to control your character. Not that he was really known for his patience, he started to lose it. You felt his entire weight drop onto your butt and lower back as he groans dramatically into his hands.

"Can I help you?" You ask not pausing.

"I don't know can you?" He replied kneading your thigh with his hand. Finally it clicked why he wanted your attention so bad. You smirk, thinking of all the ways you could tease him. You weren't the one who initiated sex leaving that up to him, but you never said no. He knew most times you were just as needy for him as he was for you.

"No, probably not with what you want." And with that you shrugged him off your ass on began moving forward on the screen again. Trying to bite your tongue from laughter as you watch his appalled face in the reflection of the TV.

Watching carefully as his expression changes from shocked to playful before you feel his hands move up and down your legs. His fingers, strong from years of guitar playing, were squeezing right below the curve of your ass almost painfully. You feel the throb of want begin in between your legs and you subconsciously cross them. The heat radiating off his hands was warming your entire body up.

You try to focus back on the game, leaving him to kiss and touch you as he pleases. Keeping up the façade that you were unaffected became extremely hard when he starts softly biting at the thick flesh of your legs. He spreads them, laying in between and using one hand to stroke up and down your lover back. At this angle he could see your clothed mound through your panties. Your hands grip around the corners of the remote when you feel his nose nudge against your lips before he removes himself completely.

Almost whining for his touch you stifle it with a small cough. You hear faint shuffling behind you but are too focused on the dull throb between your open legs. He hadn't even really done anything yet and you were practically dripping onto the bed.

When you do feel him again it's because he has his weighty cock pressed against your clothed back. His lips are immediately suckling the skin below your ear as his hand comes around front to grab your hardened nipple beneath you.

"Ohh.." You moan softly, almost dropping the remote.

" 'ohh' after all that teasing? Actin like you didn't want me to come over here" He mocks you, biting into your soft skin. You jerk at the sudden bloom of pain but it settles into please as he gently blows cool air right onto the wet mark.

"I wasn't teasing you, I'm clearly..."you trail off as his hands move toward the band of your underwear," busy." you finish as he settles his hand on your bare ass.

"Too busy for me? Too busy for this baby?" He says. You feel him rut against the curve of your ass and his own hand. He pulls the hand that was previously toying with your nipple away and sits on his knees trapping your legs beneath him.

When you don't reply he pulls your panties just below the swell of your butt to smack the skin there.

"I asked you something pretty." He says slowly gliding his hand over your back.

You figure now is a good time to start succumbing not sure how long you could last anyways, with the way he was touching you.

"Never too busy for you Eddie." You say finally pausing the game going to get up. He pulls your underwear completely off before trapping your legs again.

"Oh please, don't stop on my account. Play your little game sweetheart. I'll just be here..."

You don't trust that, not one bit. He was just basically humping your backside and now he was calm cool and collected as you laid exposed to him. You press play reluctantly resuming your focus back on the screen.

It was impossible, you were wiggling beneath him in antsy arousal trying to get some friction on your clit. Even Eddie started to feel bad for you, practically humping air beneath him.

What you thought was impossible became worse when you felt a single finger start to rub slow hard circles on your needy bud. The feeling of finally having him on you made you almost cry in relief.

He smirks as you arch your back up to him trying to get more than he's giving.

"Don't be greedy, keep playing and maybe I'll reward you." He says adding a second finger. You scramble to grasp the remove in your hands attempting to do your best job. He remains true to his word, not stopping until you moan out his name into the air.

He pulls his fingers away from your pussy covered in clear slick and you whine at the loss of contact.

"Uh uh, be quiet. No noises or I'll stop." He says it so gently you almost cry relishing in his ability to turn you into a mess with such a sweet voice. You nod your head opening your legs wider for him. He marvels at your need to please him. You really were his pretty little play thing and he loved it.

You're head starts to feel hazy as he begins touching you again. The heat building in your stomach was so intense you often just moved the joystick to look like you were playing so he didn't stop. It felt so good, he lit your body on fire with just two fingers going in circles. You couldn't think about anything other than how good it felt so when he removes his hand you whine in protest. Choking it off quickly you realize you broke the rule.

He laughs heartily behind you sending a small chill up your spine.

"Just couldn't help yourself huh? Tsk Tsk."

You feel a sharp flick to your swollen clit and bite your tongue instead of releasing what would have been a howl of pleasure and pain.

"Maybe this will help you be quiet." He says bringing his hips down to meet yours.

His cock, already dripping precum down it's veiny shaft, pushes against your awaiting hole. He goes slowly sinking into you, knowing he was big. He wanted to tease you, not outright split you in half. Which is exactly what it felt like he was going now. You bury your head in the bedsheets holding the remote like a raft in a dark storm, like if you let get you might die. Honestly you might, if he stopped touching you all together.

"Fuck baby, so ready for me huh...shit." He bottoms out pressing his hairy stomach into your ass and leaning over you once again supporting himself with one arm.

You clench around him, shoving your hips forward and back before he even gives you the okay.

"Keep fucking playing... if you win this round, I'll let you cum. Think you can do that for me pretty?" he holds your face in his hand angling your neck so you can finally meet his beautiful eyes. You nod and kiss him feverishly, desperately, full of spit. He smiles against your lips kissing them back before letting you look forward again.

He slides out of you completely before stuffing himself back in roughly watching as you arch but bite back on a moan. He figures he's been pretty stern up until now.

"You can moan baby, tell me how good it feels to get fucked yeah?" he says slamming back into you again.

This time you let out a babble of words that vaguely sound like

"So so good Eddie!"

He pushes a more steady rhythm now smushing your legs together with his. He was everywhere, his smell surrounded you, his back pressed to your own as you feel the slamming of his heart on his shoulder, the groans he's filling your ears with. All you can think of is Eddie and Eddie and Eddie.

He sits up, still inside of your tight pussy, thinking he may not last long enough to keep the game going with the way you're squeezing around him.

With this new angle you feel yourself cry out again.

"Eddie please don't stop please please please!" You cry pushing back into his body as best as you could.

"Shh it's okay pretty, keep going you're doing so good for me, so fucking good. Squeezing me to death back here Jesus fuck." he says all in one go. You're happy he's just about as delirious with pleasure as you are.

He keeps the same dizzying pace and you feel yourself so on edge you almost scream. Eddie sees the way you're tensing up beneath him, feels the way you're pussy is practically spasming around his cock.

"You're almost there baby, you can do it. Look there's the end just a little longer." He encourages gently holding your head up by your hair from behind. The gentle tug makes you sigh. He wants to make you cum so bad the thought almost makes him paint your walls but he holds on another ten seconds.

You finish the level throwing the remote to the ground carelessly.

"Eddie it feels too good... I need to- I need-" You whine below him.

"Oh I know pretty girl, feels too good. Fuck baby I'm gonna cum too, cum with me... come on baby let go." He says keeping the steady pace from before.

You cry out as you feel yourself being pushed over the edge by Eddie and his words. Tears are gathering in your eyes as you ride out your orgasm on Eddie's wet cock. He pushes into you relentlessly chasing his orgasm. At the feeling of your pussy pulling him in he let's himself go pushing as far as he can into you.

"Fuuuuck." He groans as you continue to milk him coming down from the high only he could give you. You drool shamelessly onto the bedsheets as you try to calm your breaths, you hadn't cum like that probably ever. As he slides his soaked cock from between your legs you whine.

Turning you over to see your face he lays between your legs. He studies your face leaving gentle kisses on your forehead and blushed cheeks. You had the fuck out face he loved so much. You feel his cock tease your entrance slightly and you push his stomach away slightly. He laughs a bit before adjusting himself so he's not touching your sensitive pussy.

"I should ignore you way more often." You say biting your lip.

"Don't you dare, that was torture!" He says childishly. You reach up and pet his hair gently as you roll your eyes.

"You afraid of a little torture now Munson?" You joke.

"I'm not afraid of anything for you information." He says

"Yeah, sure, whatever you tell yourself mister 'baby walk me to the bathroom it's dark.'" You chuckle playing with the pic necklace hanging from his thick neck.

"The dark is objectively scary that's not my fault." He pouts rolling off of you. You sit up and crawl over to him sitting with his legs over the side of the bed.

" Aw don't pout baby, I'll always walk you down scary dark hallways, you're still my strong and brave boyfriend." You kiss his shoulder.

"And handsome too?" He asks coyly.

"Handsome too." You concede kissing his jawline before laying back down.

Eddie gets up from the bed disappearing into your bathroom. You hear the tub rush loudly and you smile to yourself knowing he was going to bathe with you.

When he returns he doesn't talk, simply scoops your body into his and takes you into the bathroom. You didn't object, loving how attentive he was after sex, loving the feeling of being taken care of in the way only Eddie knew how to do.

[irregirl]

Do you mind if I ask your top 10 favorite characters (can be male or female) from all of the media that you loved (can be anime, books, movies or tv series)? And why do you love them? Thanks....

OMG!! it’ss been a long time since the last time i use tumblr🤧🤧, cause of my hectic campus life :(( Soo I really glad that there someone asking 😭😭 thank you for asking 💘💘

1. Howl (Howl’s Moving Castle)

oke first let’s start with Howl. He is my first love😍😍 My mom and I used to watch Ghibli since i was kid :v Thats why I love him🥰🥰

2. Seo Yoonseul (The Third Ending)

the only good thing about him is his innocent look🙄🙄 (oh wait and his pink hair too) he is manipulative but possesive at the same time. Looks like a red flag🚩🚩 but actually would love you widely💓💓 

3. Takafumi Hishimoto (Koi ga Ochitara)

yeah i kinda have daddy issues sooo......

4. Miw (3 Will Be Free)

MAN, SHE IS A GIRL BOSS!! no more explanation, PERIOD😤😤

5. Ri Jeong Hyuk (Crash Landing on You)

i dont believe you if you say you are not falling in love with this man 🤯🤯I mean gaarll look how he treat his women!🥺🥺

6. Aoki Saku (Tonari no Kazoku wa Aoku Mieru)

I watched this dorama cause Takumi Kitamura played the role :v but the character are dating an old guy and i love that kind of thing 😏😏(daddy issues remember)

7. Margo (Paper Town)

it’s still amaze me how wild and free she living her live, i kinda jealous :((

8. Phillip Shea (Eyewitness)

he’s handsome, n-noo I mean, i like how bold is he😳😳

9. Tiana (Princess and The Frog)

she is my favorite princess of all 🥰🥰 She really told us what hardworking really mean

10. Hange Zoe (Attack on Titans)

i love her/him(?) from season 1 but his current style not so bad, in fact she/he(?) looks more hot🥵🥵

[sanchoyo]

danny phantom, season 3 episodes 3-6 thoughts!

see prev episode thoughts in this tag <3

-johnny was actually pretty civil with danny and left when he asked! thats nice. also, SKULKER?? HAD A FRAMED PICTURE OF EMBER?? oooo fuck wait had they established they were a Thing Before?? I dont think so. thats weird. its like that country boy/goth girl meme lmfao. I think i am going to choose to ignore this new info and pretend I didnt hear it. 100% unrelated to the jazz/ember fanart I already drew and posted....😳

-LADIES NIGHT EPISODE THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT. wish it didnt really center around the guys or them being pissed at them, but. willing to bet this was written by men lol

-THEY ERASED ALL THE MEN??? meanwhile, jack and danny are fishing at. silent hill or something. im glad jack is trying to read a parenting book and making an Attempt. (theyre at lake erie, but, they made it actually eerie...thats fun)

-the girls alt outfits...cute. EMBER MADE A NEW SONG TOO!!! kinda. jazz being one of the backup singers and being AWFUL. NOOOO

-'how are we going to get kitty to blow a kiss?' 'she'll have to think there are still some males in town!' ...i dont know how to break it to you, but I dont know that a 100% het girl would wish for all men to Begone. I think. I mean im not a het or a girl so I dont really know for sure. she Is probably Bi tho. esp having the other ladies in town chanting NO MEN!!! excitedly............(then again, the kiss is to get Rid of men, so, she probably would have blown it at the ladies only if they were actively trying to attack/stop them, so...I MEAN. THE DRESSING LIKE DANNY BIT WAS SO EXTRA)

-I feel like an all female cast ep couldve been way way way way cooler than that was. like. why was it still somehow all about Men. ...anyway. (where was valerie...)

-next ep opens with the observants, and, way way more of them than I expected...existed? I mean I guess them being a council/jury of some kind is what I expected from their first appearance (bc at that time they were basically TELLING clockwork to kill danny, not asking,, so I figured they had SOME kind of authority) but. there were so many. anyway, here goes vlad! letting his own hubris go brrrr. releasing a weather ghost for political gain! #justvladthings

-okay say what you will about him (he IS an asshole) but having an umbrella with his own face on it and more prepared to share is SUPER FUNNY. and him being fanned by huge wads of money by his bodyguards. SO ineffective but so Dramatic. He UNDERSTANDS that if youre rich you need to be. you know. obnoxious and kinda eccentric about it! fuckign hate when rich people are boring about it. I would trust vlad with nothing except to not be a boring rich asshole who wears...fucking khaki or some shit. man knows his Presentation Skills. and that 'V' chair in his mayoral office. is that fucking embroidered?

-maddie get your MAN PLEEEEASSSE. IM SO EMBARRASSED FOR HER. the way jack stays simping for this man. in FRONT OF HIS WIFE!!!! ...my god its like a love triangle. jack clearly loves vlad, who loves maddie, who loves jack. jack fenton is at the very least bi, right................. this is an OBSESSION . 'THE V MAN COMETH'???? i...my god. (also, on a serious note, to have a friend THIS SUPPORTIVE...and still be SUCH A DICK TO HIM (TRYING TO KILL HIM AND STEAL HIS WIFE??) NOT COOL VLAD. JACK IS YOUR 1 AND /ONLY/ HYPE MAN. if someone loved and supported me THIS HARD...LIKE. CMON DUDE.

-STOMP the fucking GAS, JACK

-this would make a great shirt design, looks like a metal band design! we love The Maelstrom

-oh, so vlad did in fact get a mansion in amity park. and its purple! good color choice! not as flashy as a CASTLE or MURDER CABIN, but still pretty eccentric, which I appreciate.

-...vlad knows the difference between picasso and da vinci? in the ep last post where we were watching him fail at conquering every historical time ever he didnt seem to know history well enough to like. be effective...was vlad taking art history at college?? (was he an art MAJOR??? we never DID KNOW WHAT HE WENT TO SCHOOL FOR. I kinda assumed business because in the masters of time ep he was still rich without ghost powers so he had to have..known something about business or something, right...but also, art and or theater FITS HIS PERSONALITY. possibly also something science-y, I guess, but I always felt like he got roped into that, esp how pessimistic he was about the ghost portal in the flashbacks to college, like, i felt like he was just there for maddie and was uninterested/un-invested at the time...)

-THIS GHOST JUST ELECTROCUTED MADDIE (THE CAT) BITCH!! THATS MY FAVORITE MADDIE!!! vlad going after vortex and being ~shocked~ .....WHEN. WHEN WILL YOU LEARN. THAT YOUR ACTIONS. HAVE CONSEQUENCES!!!

-the way this random man with a camera sees the mayor laying in an alley covered in TRASH AND DECIDES TO TAKE A PICTURE HAHAH

*snap* this ones going in my cringe compilation!

-vlad 'if we're going to defeat vortex, we're going to have to do it together!' *immediately dips after dropping danny off in front of vortex* JKASDFHKJHJKN

-DANNY CAN DUPLICATE!!! ...he couldnt even attack with it, but he DID IT!!! INTO (4) OF HIMSELF!!! SO PROUD!!!!!!!!!!

-'THE ROLLER COASTER EMOTIONS OF A TEENAGER THREATEN MY PLANS!' ...0 self awareness of his own dramatic moodiness. incredible, how dumb this man is. its very close to circling around to endearing, if he was less of an asshole. at least its very very funny to see danny shooting him with tiny lightning bolts anytime he's even slightly irritated! vlad you should be nice to danny anyway. this is what you GET

-...making sandwiches and ice cream and playing video games with your nephew is a totally normal thing. WHY is vlad acting like this is the end of the world. if you were a GOOD UNCLE YOU WOULD ALREADY BE DOING THESE THINGS!!! bitch I make my nephew food all the time and dont forget what he does and doesnt like. if u didnt know danny didnt want tomatoes, thats on u. if u, a grown adult, are gonna piss of the 14 yr old by not letting him win, u deserve to have to pay for the arcade machines he ruins because he now has uncontrollable storm powers because YOU THREW HIM INTO A FIGHT WITH THE STORM GHOST. fuck u vlad. paypal me $400,000 while ur at it tho. (also, gamer vlad confirmed)

-VLAD CAN COOK THOUGH???! I assumed he had...people working for him that did that. I mean. billionaires usually dont do that. then again, we've only seen those vultures working for him (and I guess the dairy king was AT his old mansion, but it was never really clarified if he worked there...I think he probably just Hung Out and they Enjoyed Cheeses Together. thats what I think, I dont think a KING would be working for anyone and also the dairy king was nice <3) but then again he would be a private person and we cant have anyone accidentally finding Ghostly Things, so...still, that's hilarious. pour one out for that really cute banana split that got ruined 2 seconds later

-vlad just fucking picking danny up and THROWING HIM AT VORTEX TWICE WITHIN LIKE A MINUTE. JUST ABSOLUTELY LAUNCHING HIM. BITCH THATS MY SON BE CAREFUL!!! HES GOT ORGANS AND THINGS!!!!

-danny seeing those animal commercials and feeling sad is the biggest 2000s throwback so far. i legitimately had to change the channel or walk out of the room when those came on bc id CRY AND BE SAD ABOUT THEM FOR DAYS AFTER. fuck those commercials and fuck that IN THE ARMMMS OF AN ANGELLLL song 😭

-'vlads ego almost got the town destroyed!' yes danny thats the entire episode. the entire series anytime vlad shows up honestly. this episode was just him being really embarrassing the entire time, and, me laughing about it. 10/10 would laugh at him again

-NEXT EP WE HAVE A SHAPESHIFTING GHOST?? I've said it before but shapeshifting is the power I would want when asked those 'what superpower do you want' questions...its the Best power! this guy looks like a homestuck character. ive never read homestuck but thats the vibe

-I love every time we see tuckers family, they are by far the most functional family. and dash has a lil chihuahua!!! named pookie!!! i am crying (I've had 3 chihuahuas, so I am very biased, but...) AND HE WATCHES THE ROMANCE CHANNEL WITH POOKIE. POOKIE I WILL DIE FOR YOU YOU SWEET LITTLE BABY.

-danny can lift a bus! I shouldn't be surprised, but i am proud of my son. hes got lil kid fans. i am going to cry about this

-JAZZ KEEPS A SCRAPBOOK WITH DANNY'S LIL HEROICS AND NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS!!! we've actually seen it on her floor before, but I didnt realize it was a scrapbook!! thats sooo cute.

-...and danny has to stand there listening to his parents saying danny phantom sucks and is a 'filthy ghost' and calling him egotistical...i am once again stealing their kids!

-THIS GHOST RIPPING JAZZ'S SCRAPBOOK!!! ILL KILL YOU. SHE WORKED HARD ON THAT!!! BITCH

-yes, maddie, the one with red eyes is For Sure Actually Your Son. ignore the, red eyes... (CLEARLY she hasnt watched the other 2 eps where danny has been evil, she doesnt know red eyes= evil!!!)

-'billy fenton'.......................

-danny being stuck as phantom in his own house, no way out is a fucking NIGHTMARE. his parents pointing giant weapons against him and SHOOTING AT HIM. THIS IS A HORROR MOVIE.

-NINE INCH NAILS POSTER.

-this is the most screenshot of all time

-amorpho turning into mr. lancer because hes 'someone no one will want to be around' BUT HES WRONG, I WOULD BEFRIEND AND HANG OUT WITH MR LANCER SO FAST.

-tucker dressing as danny, now I have the full Tucker set of him being sam and also being danny. also saying 'the ghost...uh...RIPPED MY FACE OFF.' and then running. SMOOTH. NOT AT ALL CONCERNING TO ANY PARENTS.

-sam accepts the toast from jack. and then 2 seconds later is like 'why am i eating this.' THIS SHOWS HUMOR IS SO UNEXPECTED SOMETIMES ITS REALLY GOOD. and then the scene after, mr lancer running into his ghost doppelganger and being like 'YOURE GORGOUS' THEN FAINTING. I AM CRYING. AND DASH FAINTING TOO.

-sam disguising herself as danny again to help tucker run from the fentons. but leaving him shirtless in the streets. incredible. 'plEASE DOnt NOTice MY FACELessNESS I MUST LIVE IN EXILE' this episode is destroying me the humor in this show is exactly my brand of corny and cheesy

-the impromtu story made up by danny and amorpho to explain stuff to the fentons. my god they are both such bad liars. but amorpho is a good egg. wish danny wouldnt have said he didnt wanna see him in town again!! I want him to be reoccurring. not that thats gonna matter since I'm almost done with the series, but the idea of this being the Only Time We See him is :(

-NEXT EP SAYS STARRING MARK HAMILL??????!!! hello ! mr . joker....mr. star wars.... I feel like I should be. idk. taking off a hat im not wearing in respect. I shouldnt be surprised tho bc hes in a lot of cartoons as a very good voice actor, and dp has already had a lot of talented ones so I've been looking out for ones I might know, but....mr. hamill....

-sam has her own greenhouse, names all the plants, and says thank you to them (in the languages from where the plants are from) whenever she harvests from them. thats SO cute. and her lil gothy lunch box...

-and danny's lil red fuzzy lined jacket!!! ive said it before but every time the characters get alt outfits im like :D

-danny has ice powers now!!! THATS WHAT FROSTBITE MEANT. HE KNEW SOMEHOW WAY BACK THEN

-THIS SHOW NEVER LETS YOU FORGET VLAD IS A BILLIONAIRE, HUH.

-danny's lil 'holy hibiscus!' first off the 50s batman swearing is hilarious. 2nd. my username is from the flower sanchoyo hibiscus, so, shoutout to ME this ep. hi :)

-EURGH UNDERGROWTH MAKING EVERYONE PLANT ZOMBIES. HIVEMIND PLOTS SCARE THE SHIT OUT OF ME. and this dude made the city SO overtaken so quickly like how long was danny asleep?? oh god

-evil fucked up sam! now the whole trio has gone evil at some point! the voice actress did a really, really good job with making her sound like a zombie...

-frostbite's paws are so so so big compared to danny. oh my god. i want to hug the snow dog...

-the far frozen has an advanced medical stuff!!! very cool. very smart snow dogs

-im so glad danny has a friendly ghost snow dad to explain this new power and teach him!!! this is so sweet. DANNY'S GHOST SENSE WAS A PART OF HIS ICE POWER?? OOOH. COOL. we love a training montage!!!

-danny saying if he cant defeat overgrowth, that he'd want to stay with frostbite...oh my god...do you think this is the first real supportive adult figure in his life (I am NOT counting his parents because they threaten him on the daily even if they dont realize it.) I mean mr lancer is a Teacher, but he was also nice but this is different, but this is a GHOST WHO IS WILLING TO HELP HIM with his powers and also will help him when hes injured and is so so nice and comparatively so much more mature than 90% of the adults in this show!!!! god. dad frostbite is my everything.

-the framing and lighting this episode, and all the angles...they went all OUT and it looks really really good. this is my nightmare scenario, tho. like, FUCK zombies and dead city zones and hivemind shit. and using the humans as 'nutrients for the children' i am going to THROW UP.

-MALEFICENT VIBES WITH THE HORNS AND GREEN EYES! this costume kicks so much ass. sam is now mark hamills daughter, I guess.

-danny's ice powers making his eyes blue!!! thats neat. and him going for the roots underground was SO SMART. i will not stand for danny ever thinking hes stupid, hes SO smart.

almost done with the show... :"( thats a sad thought!!!

[a3day]

#GMPD: Jessi (제시)

Feel how you want about it, the fact remains that she has some bonafide hit moments. I never thought I’d explore this so soon in Great Moments in Production & Delivery (GMPD) but it feels like now’s the right time. First, the Disclaimer.

An Album a Day is my exploration into the Korean music scene. This podcast and blog will cover mainstream, indie and some underground artists within the scene and provide both factual and opinionated commentary. The biggest benefit to sharing my thoughts this way is that it will hopefully expose you to more great music and exploration of your own.

Korean American music artist Jessica Ho (Korean: 호현주 [Ho Hyun-joo]) has been in the game since 2005 and her story is one of triumph, setbacks, and hiccups. The New York-born, New Jersey-raised singer, rapper, and songwriter made her debut as a solo artist who then moved into Korean hip-hop trio Lucky J. She made her final appearance with the group in 2014 and then prepared for more solo work. More specifically, her grit and American charisma was personified on the debut season of Unpretty Rapstar (2015) and set her as the second-place winner by audience vote. Since then, the artist I affectionately and teasingly refer to as Capital P (both for the c*nt power and for her shape pre-butt enhancement [I’m top heavy asl too so I know the vibes on being P-shaped lol]) has developed an entertaining catalog.

We’re not talking video content, we aren’t talking aesthetic. We’re not even talking my most favorite track by her of all time (GRAY’s production means I’m already biased sooo yeah). 

This is about the music. In no particular order, here we go.

Who Dat B (2020)

First up is this bop, where the sound engineer put a whole grown foot in the production of the first verse. From 0:14 to a few milliseconds into 0:35, autotune and spatial filters set a mood. She sits on the track, something that is common with Jessi’s delivery, but her trademark ad lib creeps in so resolutely for damn near 3 seconds and it is glorious. The crossover of the reverb and echo effects within 0:32 to 0:35 are a whole chef’s kiss moment.

Cold Blooded teaser (2021)

Laugh if you want to. Laugh if ya want. But the teaser for her most recent 2021 comeback sticks. This isn’t some magical production moment, but it’s a magical choice. Lemme explain. What we hear in the M/V teaser is what was played on set while filming the video. This is the echoey, spatial experience of the music blasting over loud speakers to help everyone stay on count as the women of Street Woman Fighter/스트릿 우먼 파이터 (SWF) do what needs to be done with this choreography. All the same, it creates that fun filter moment that makes you feel like you're standing outside the club or a party you’re hoping to get in to. Think about it! The bass is knocking, the audio’s a bit muffled, and then Jessi’s husky “Huh” comes through with just enough clarity to make you wish you were inside. That’s a great choice, baby.

Gucci (2017)

The husky voice was the meat and potatoes on this track. There’s nothing super-demanding from the music -- it’s fun and structured to let her thrive -- but Jessi sells the hell out of this track. She was in her bag and her voice was deep as hell. You see a platinum blonde woman atop some luggage in a pink cute outfit, and then she comes and drops the octaves on you immediately like a stack of weights. The music drops out for her natural baseline to milk the punch for all its worth. And she’s doin’ the thing, talkin’ mad shit right out the gate within the first few words. Regardless of comprehension, you’re bobbing along to the beat without realizing that you’re bopping to her cadence and tone. The instrumental to this song is simple as hell. You check it and you find yourself enjoying it because of the mere thought of her delivery. That’s a damn win.

염따(YUMDDA) - 9ucci REMIX (2021)

Jessi shines regularly as the sole female on a ratchet track. Fast forwarding to 1:37 (to avoid distractions) and Jessi’s perched on a custom wrapped whip and she’s going in. Her tone is right, she’s playful and flagrant, and took the O-ren Ishii approach in making sure listeners know she’s not playing because hers is the only all-English verse on this Hangul track.

The 2018 summer love track “Down” is a positive showcase of her singing chops. She won’t be blowing socks off with her vocals but you hear control and a truly unique voice amongst a scene that has a lot of similarities for perceived-success’s sake. And there’s this honorable mention for the musicality being so far left for her (and this damn commercial at 1:06 that I spent that whole summer going, “Sheesh! SHEESH!” at because she was just rising in SoKo and her tone and confident strut was everything to me! This is when I started calling her Capital P lolol) but I believe those interested in checking out more of her work have a good jump-off from this. Bye y’all.

[spiffyspuffy]

My Mystic Messenger Opinions

(That no one asked for)

Zen

Character: 8/10 I know a lot of people think Zens annoying but I find him endearing. One of the best things about this game is the complexity of the characters and I love that Zen’s cockiness is actually how he hides his insecurities. Even though he’s egotistical about himself, he’s never shallow with MC. He says multiple times that he doesn’t care about MC’s looks. He loves her for who she is and shows this in how he makes an effort to get to know her and be her cheerleader everyday. An underrated thing about Zen is how emotionally intelligent he is. He’s great at helping the RFA members when they need emotional support (Yoosung’s grief over loosing Rika, Jaehee crying from the stress of her job and MC’s shock at almost being kidnapped). 

Route: 2/10 Zen is a great character and he deserves a better route. The false rape accusation plot is horrible and offensive. Also, his route functions as an introduction to the game’s plot, so it’s exposition heavy and lacks action. The creators said that the lesson of his route is that when our insecurities are handled in a healthy way, they can push us to be better people. I love this message and I wish it had been highlighted more in his route.

Romantic Potential: 9/10 Zen is arguably the most dateable of all the characters. He’s a bad boy without being sketchy. He’s protective without being possessive. He’s kind without being a pushover and he’s smart without being pretentious. His biggest drawbacks are his overconfidence and and how busy he is with working. There aren’t any glaring red flags. 

~ More under the cut ~ 

Jeahee

Character: 7/10 I love this adorable theater nerd! She comes across as formal and stuffy at first, but reveals herself to be passionate and funny the more you get to know her. I gave her a lower score because she does have a strong personality that rubs me the wrong way sometimes (her jealousy of MC in Zen’s route, her lack of sympathy towards Jumin in her own route and her general rudeness towards Yoosung). She is the most mature of the RFA though, so her exasperation is warranted. Being mature and grounded also makes Jaehee the least complex Mysme character. I’ve got a lot of respect for her though!

Route: 5/10 Getting to engage in discourse about capitalism and the patriarchy? Amazing and hands down the best part of her route. It’s really inspiring to see Jaehee stand up for herself and choose to follow her dreams. I think it’s important for every young person to hear that they should have a positive work/life balance and demand that their employer supports that. Other highlights are Seven helping Jaehee by making the Power Point presentation for Jumin’s cat project, getting to fangirl with Jaehee over Zen and the creepy stalker plot. I thoroughly enjoy her route and the only reason the score is so low is because some of the other routes are seriously incredible.

Romantic Potential: 8/10 Jeahee doesn’t have any red flags either. I think she’s perfectly capable of having a healthy, romantic relationship with MC. The biggest issue standing in their way is Korea’s bias against lesbian relationships. As a fellow coffee lover and theater enthusiast though, I could definitely see myself or someone similar having a happy life with her, even if it might have to be in secret.

Yoosung

Character: 6/10 I can’t stand people who aren’t competent. Yoosung is a terrible cook, he barely cleans and he doesn’t pay attention to his studies. On top of that, 80% of his personality is that he’s a gamer AND he’s in love with his “dead” adopted cousin. Yuck. ~ But ~ I understand that he’s depressed and depression can seriously effect someone’s executive functioning. Taking all of those negatives away, we’re left with a young man who’s trying to his best to be taken seriously, which is something I can relate to. It’s nice to see imposter syndrome represented and I admire his loyalty to his friends. 

Route: 8/10 This route is sooo good! Who can forget the night when the RFA starts being aggressively stalked by Minty Eye? And the pic Zen takes of a believer looking at him through his apartment window...chills. His route only gets better from there when he infiltrates Mint Eye with Seven. This is the first time we get to see the twins interact and damn, is it confusing. But in a good way!!   The biggest drawback is that MC is stuck in Rika’s apartment and doesn’t play much of an active role in the story. 

Romantic Potential: 7/10 Despite all the negatives I listed about Yoosung, I do think he’s capable of have a healthy, romantic relationship with MC. Yoosung is also the only true sub of the RFA men, which is a definite plus for some players. Yoosung’s yandere side is a huge red flag though. MC better watch out if she doesn’t dote on him as much as he wants. Once he falls for her, he’s all in. 

Jumin

Character: 5/10 Unpopular opinion, but I hate Jumin. I understand that he’s some people’s guilty pleasure though. Jumin’s good aspects are that he’s intensely loyal, an animal lover and has a dry sense of humor. I appreciate how devoted he is to the RFA and it’s members. He offers to help Zen multiple times (albeit rejected), sends everyone body guards in his route and pays the hospital in the SE to keep Saeran’s identity top secret. What I’m not a fan of is the way he obsesses over MC and traps her in his house. This isn’t the first time he’s shown obsessive tendencies either. Seven explicitly states that Jumin acted this way with Rika in the past. Huuuge red flag.  

Route: 3/10 His entire route is fraught with rich people problems. I’m supposed to sympathize with him for an arranged marriage? All he had to do was say no. His father couldn’t force him. He’s possessive of MC because women have only ever wanted to be with him for his money? Not an excuse. Elizabeth going missing was a vaguely interesting story line, but Jumin’s relationship with his cat was cringey enough to overshadow the drama of it for me.

Romantic Potential: 3/10 Jumin has some serious issues. He’s never had a good female role model which has given him a deep seeded hatred of women. Remember when he tells MC that respecting women goes against his core beliefs? Yikes. Then, after meeting a woman who respects him and he actually likes, he locks her up and tries to change everything about her (cutting her hair, buying her a new wardrobe, teaching her the ‘proper’ way to walk, etc). We’re supposed to believe Jumin learns to be better by the end of his route, but he still proposes to MC after only a week of knowing her! I’m having a hard time picturing Jumin in a healthy relationship. 

Saeyoung

Character: 10/10 I’m not saying Saeyoung is a good person. Far from it actually. But he IS very well written and extremely interesting. In the other routes, Saeyoung is energetic and funny, bringing much needed humor to heavy moments. It’s always a joy being in a chatroom with him. Then you have the reveal that he actually hates his job and that he was faking his personality, all to a sad and slowed down version of his theme song. This plot twist shook me to my core. What makes him so well written is that the devs did a good job dropping hints to his real personality in the other routes that players might not notice during their first play through. 

Route: 9/10 This route is a wild ride from start to finish. This is when the plot threads from the other routes come together and start make sense. This route has secret agents, assassins, a deadly bomb, kidnapping, an evil twin, a powerful cult... It’s action heavy while still carrying enough emotional weight to make me cry every time. Saeyoung’s route is heavy and emotional and sooo worth playing. 

Romantic Potential: 6/10 Saeyoung has a shady job and a complicated past. Choosing to be with him means putting your life in danger every day. If you’re okay with that, he’d be a decent romantic partner. He’s a little rough around the edges, but I do think he has potential to become more like his ideal self (God Seven) after reading his AE. He’ll always have that mean and serious side to him, but I don’t think he’s hopeless. 

V

Character: 4/10 He’s low-key the worst. I sympathize with his trauma from being abused by Rika, but I don’t understand why he feels the need to fix everything by himself. Rika might be the source of most problems in this game, but V is partially responsible for standing by and letting her get away with everything. 

My first issue with him comes from encouraging Saeyoung to join the agency. I know Saeyoung didn’t have many options, but how was encouraging him to train to become a hacker and assassin the best option?! On top of that, he stalked Zen per Rika’s request and took creeper photos of him, failed miserably at protecting Saeran and don’t get me started on how he loves Rika unconditionally. V has some good characteristics but I really don’t care about those when he’s so terrible otherwise. 

Route: 10/10 This route is *chef’s kiss* the BEST. I wouldn’t call it a romance since Vs barely in it but damn is it riveting. Saeran is the perfect amount of loving and unhinged, MC get’s to know Rika on a personal level and V finally gets to be active instead of just reactive like he is in all the other routes. It’s also  satisfying to find out how much V has been keeping secret and to get a glimpse into Rika’s psyche. But what really makes V’s route stand out among the rest is that there are spy action scenes like in Saeyoung’s route, but the player also gets to spend time in Mint Eye.

Romantic Potential: 7/10 I’ll be honest. I don’t think V will ever be able to move on from Rika. He’ll always love her, as evidence in his AE. Besides that drawback, I do think he’d be a good romantic partner for MC. V was never the issue in his past relationship with Rika. She was the abusive one and he was 100% the victim. I think he would treat MC just as well in their relationship as he treated Rika. 

Saeran

Character: 7/10 I know I’m not the only one who loved the suave and cunning Saeran of the main routes who, after getting the therapy he needed, became an adorably shy and awkward man. Sadly, that’s not the character we got in AS. Instead, we met Ray, the split personality of Saeran’s psyche. Ray is charming and sweet as well as possessive and manipulative...which is something I’m into. But it’s not for everyone. Saeran’s real personality in AS is revealed to be angry and abusive and not at all similar to who he was in the main routes. I’ll give Cheritz props for writing a fairly accurate portrayal of disassociative identity disorder, but I think Saeran’s characterization is inconsistent. I get the impression Ray was an afterthought when creating AS. 

Route: 7/10 A mixed bag for me. I really enjoy any chatroom/scene with Ray. He’s undeniably creepy, but those scenes were entertaining in a dark romance kind of way. On the other hand, the Saeran scenes had a lot of unrealized potential. Abuse is never cool. All his route needed to fix this was a scene where Saeran explained to MC that he was pretending to hate her to appease Rika and the other believers. While this fake hatred is implied, I think it needed to be outright stated. It’s also hard to believe that Saeran overcame his DID in the course of one night. I know all routes are limited to 11 days, but this one needed more. Highlights of this route are Saeyoung being kidnapped by his father and of course, dark Yoosung with Elizabun. 

Romantic Potential: 7/10 I truly do believe that Saeran could go on and live a happy life in any of the endings where he escapes Mint Eye and receives therapy. While we only get a glimpse of what an emotionally stable Searan looks like, we know that he was kind and attentive with MC. Saeran is a giver and would do anything to make MC happy. Red flags are that Searan is still clingy at the end of his route. Yoosung makes a comment that he’s always holding MC’s hand when he sees them together. Also, his DID is something that will occasionally return and that’s something MC has to go into their relationship knowing. 

[kevinwastaken]

okay so idk if anyones done this yet, but this has been in my mind ever since i got into omori lmao

so uhHhHhhh heres my idea for an identity v omori crossover! just because i think it would be neat

this is going to be a super long post (probably), so if you want to read it, just hit read more or whatever

i also want to say that some character choices are gonna be taken from my friend, @/kami.rikki on instagram. but she didnt think as hard on these as i did so like idk

there Will be spoilers for omori, so just be warned of that lmao

so as i said before, this has been on my mind for a HOT minute. and i think it would be a cool collab

for starters, this crossover will be split up (as is every other crossover) in two parts, with one hunter two survivors. i know essence usually have one hunter three survivors, but theres not enough characters for that, and six can be split up evenly sooo

i was thinking that the skins could be like the ones from the persona 5 crossover. like, they can be “awakened” in a sense. the base costumes will be the dream world versions of everyone, while the awakened costumes will be the real world versions. i wasnt here for the persona 5 crossover, so idk how many of those spirit things you had to collect, but i Do know that omoris spirit things could be. uh

well actually i dont know. initially i was thinking lightbulbs, like the one in white space, but the lightbulb isnt too important in the game i dont think? and im not sure about clams either. i know theyre dream world currency, but??

oh actually, maybe you can collect Something to awaken the costumes. because something is a representation of the truth in sunnys mind, and by awakening the costumes, you get to see the characters as their real selves. yeah lets go with that, you collect something from the essence

i swear ive been thinking this out shut up

the hunter costumes wont be awakened though, and i have a reason for this

anyway

part one

the characters that will be present in part one are sunny, basil, and aubrey. i chose them first because. ofc, sunnys the protag, basils his best friend and helped cover up maris death hes important to the story but anyway, and aubrey is <<33 yuh

so heres whos going to be who:

sunny/omori as wu chang

so let me preface this by saying that im not a hunter main. never have been, never will be. and ive never played wu chang. but i swear thisll make sense, im doing research

wu chang is actually composed of two characters, with two different stats: xie, the white guard, and fan, the black guard. i cant tell the difference while im playing, considering the fact that my ass is either running away or decoding. but theres a difference i looked it up

sunny would be the white guard. xie is a fast chaser, but has slow attack speed. ie, slow hits, slow pallet breaking, that stuff. this reflects how sunny is in the real world. he can run, yes, but hes still physically weak due to being locked in his house for four years and spending all his time sleeping. he would be better for chasing than attacking

omori would be the black guard. fan is the opposite of xie, having slow chasing speed but faster attack speed. this reflects in omori. omori is Very apathetic, and really, i dont think he would care to chase anybody unless it was for a quest. though, i guess killing survivors Is a quest for hunters, but. anyway

in battle, omori is a good fighter. his attacks are strong, (although not as strong as say. aubrey or kel. but who am i to say, the playthrough i watched had omori constantly sad) out of him and sunny, omori would be the attacker. so theres my choice for them

the umbrella can probably be switched for a knife. maybe an elongated knife. im not entirely sure, but i know the umbrella wont stay as an umbrella

basil as kurt frank

so i know what youre thinking. why is basil “the explorer??” hear me out this is actually a really good idea

the true best choice would be emma, since shes the gardener, but idv doesnt like giving characters skins of the opposite gender if you know what i mean. anyway

basil isnt a fighter. hes an assist, yes, but that was only for a crime four years ago. not my point, he wouldnt want to be in the action

i think he’d be a really good decoder. especially a good kurt

i originally wanted him to be prisoner, out of no bias whatsoever (/j) but kurt is a good fit for him

basil hides. he hides from things. he hides from the truth just like sunny, and he hides from others. albeit he still goes outside

i will not lie, i have a very personal grudge against kurt players. i dont want them to have anything because every kurt main ive come across was toxic to me specifically. but anyway

so one of kurts abilities is that he can go smaller to run around undetected and/or hide. i find this perfect for basil, because. yknow. hiding

his other ability is to find password pages and use them to decode ciphers faster. i think this would be funny because basils existence in headspace leads sunny to remembering the truth about maris death. i mean, if he werent in headspace, omori and the gang would continue going on adventures like nothing is wrong, so basil sort of speeds up the acknowledging process

this sounds dumb actually. but it makes sense in my head

anyway, the book would be turned into basils photo album, and he wouldnt have a backpack like kurt does. theres my answer

and finally,

aubrey as margaretha zelle

aubrey was actually really hard to pick out. none of the female survivors really fit her, aside from maybe coord, but i dont know what her gun would turn into. i will admit that her section wont be as detailed as basil or sunnys. but anyway my choice is with margie

aubrey imo would be a good kiter. she has strong stats all around, so i feel as if she’d be a great fit for margie. not to mention her speed boost when falling from large heights, which would make her a faster runner and harder to chase if used right. aubrey would be more physically fit since shes a fighter and seems to do a lot of stuff with the hooligans, which also helps prove that she should be a kiter. ANYWAY

so margie has these music boxes that can mess with the hunter, right? some of aubreys attacks can mess with enemies iirc. soooo theyre kind of similar in a way, arent they?

im not exactly sure what the music box can be turned into. maybe a small piano? aubrey cares about mari a lot, and the reason shes so pissed at everyone and rebellious is because she felt like everyone had forgotten about mari and moved on with their lives. so the music box could be a tribute to mari

i dont know how many changes they made with ann tamakis costume in the persona crossover, other than cosmetics for the skin only, so im not sure if the music box was changed at all. i can dream though

in the case that its changed, the blue box could be the song from the playground in headspace (yknow the one) while the red box could be the final duet song. but just with the piano, not the violin

essence

because yes, i thought about the essence too

of course, aside from the skins, there will be other stuff in the essence too. so itll be as follows:

for portraits, theyre going to be the neutral battle portraits from headspace. aside from basil and mari, who do not have battle portraits. theirs will just be of their neutral expressions with the neutral emotion backround behind them. i would add pictures, but the character pictures add up to six, so i’d run out of room before reaching part two

for graffiti, im not really sure. maybe everyones overworld sprites in headspace? along with maybe one of Something

for accessories, i actually have an idea of what thesell be. theyre going to be character exclusive accessories, just like how tpn did theirs

for aubrey, she’ll have mr plantegg. i was thinking of maybe having her bat as an accessory, but

OH ACTUALLY her bat could be a shop accessory that changes the music boxes!! probably an a tier tbh

anyway, the essence accessory for her is mr plantegg, and its there strictly for cosmetic purposes. for basil, he’d get either a pair of garden shears, or a basil plant, since yknow. his names basil. this is also for cosmetic purposes

they all are. i should say that now, the accessories are all cosmetic except aubreys a tier shop bat

finally, for sunny, im not entirely sure what to give him. i could give him a knife, sure, but then he’d have two knives because of the umbrella. maybe a steak? or a pair of red hands? im torn on this

and that concludes part one

part two

**PLEASE BE AWARE THAT MARIS IMAGE HAS THE PHOTO FROM THE TRUTH ALBUM WHERE SHES HANGING FROM THE TREE. IF YOU DONT WANT TO SEE IT, SKIP PAST IT. SHES THE FIRST CHARACTER IM PUTTING ON HERE

part two consists of mari, hero, and kel. do not separate them </3

here are my character choices:

mari as yidhra

so i know yidhra may seem like a weird choice. i originally thought of maybe mary, but this makes sense to me

yidhra herself will be mari. im not sure which version, but even though i have real world mari in the photo, maybe headspace mari would be better. nobody can see her anyway lmao

yidhras servants will be, again, mari, but she looks as she did when basil and sunny hung her on the tree. her hairs covering her face, with her right eye being visible. kind of like the girl from the ring, but anyway yeah

yidhra is the dream witch. she haunts your dreams and she haunts mine when i go against her. maris death haunts everyone, especially sunny and basil (whom know the truth of what happened,) so this just seems like a perfect fit

her death is “leeched” onto everyones minds (pun entirely intended), so attaching herself to survivors with only her death appearance visible is mmmm

instead of an axe, maybe her weapon can be the jump rope she was hung from? and it can be used as a whip? that makes the most sense to me idk

im not good at explaining things, but if you were to see dream witch in a match, youd know how good this would work

also brings a new meaning to “my thoughts will follow you into your dreams” HELLO

hero as norton campbell

so hero was kind of hard for me to pick too. i wanted him to be a support character, but looking around, there are. barely any that would work. my closest choice was victor, but?? the letters???? they dont correlate

hero doesnt give me kiter vibes, but nortons good at rescues too, as long as youre in an area with obstacles. and usually, when someone dies in battle, hero can make life jam to revive the fallen party member

nortons magnets are used to either bring the hunter closer to him, or push the hunter away. both can be used to stun with obstacles. while hero doesnt have any stun attacks that i can remember, he does have charming abilities that can be used to take damage for the other party members. so similar stuff? idk

i guess his magnets can be turned into chocolate chip cookies, since thats what he uses to heal everyone. if not cookies, then i dont know

oh actually one of nortons abilities is called “attract.” thats so funny if you put hero as him lmao

heros section is kind of short, my bad

kel as william ellis

come on. who else were you expecting me to use? its the basketball man as the football man

while kel is a fighter in battle, he can also be used as a backup healer. aubrey is the main fighter of the group, and hero is the main healer. so hes kind of a catch-all in a sense

kels an athlete. he plays basketball. williams an athlete. he plays football. need i say more

im not gonna lie, this is kind of a don tpn situation where it just Makes Sense that kel would be william

the football will probably be replaced with either a rubber ball or a basketball, depending on which skin youre using. the former is for headspace kel, the latter for real world kel

the buffs and debuffs for william makes sense on kel too. kel would probably have trouble with something as (probably) complex as the cipher machines, and the struggle and vaulting buffs show off his athleticisim

same with the football, using rush to rescue is such a kel thing to do

essence

for part two, there will be about the same things as part one

the portraits will be the neutral battle portraits, this time with the real world counterparts of everyone. basil and maris will be their neutral expressions on the neutral battle background. though, since mari doesnt have Real real world portraits, i guess they could use the one from the one i used on the mari yidhra picture

for graffiti, it can be the real world overworld sprites

in terms of accessories, theyre still cosmetic and character exclusive. maris can be the white egret orchid, since thats the flower that represents her. heros can be a spatula, as thats his weapon of choice in headspace. for kel, im not sure. hes using the ball as a weapon so???

maybe he can get a cactus, because thats his assigned plant

in terms of shop items, i think i know the perfect thing

mewo as a pet

mewo my beloved. nobody could ever forget you

mewo would be a hunter pet. she would be cool for survs too i guess, but considering both her owners are hunters.....

mewo would probably follow the hunter around, not really doing much. i think it would be Extremely funny though if every time a survivor was chaired, she just chilled next to them in the pose shes always in in white space

thats pretty much it. if you got this far, thank you!! i spent like two hours writing this whole thing out LMAO damn

[inkykeiji]

Hello may I do this matchup Halloween thing. Im an 19 year old female and bisexual. Im an awkward mess and don't really have too many friends. I do think head over heart but also have severe anxiety mostly cause I think like that im not touch starved for like sex just for stuff like cuddles. Thanks \( ͡ᵔ ͜ʖ ͡ᵔ )/

hello!! yes you may!!

i match you with ⇢ shigaraki tomura! tbh i think it would be a crime if i didn’t match u with him 🥺 he’d be able to relate to you, and he would find comfort and solace in you because of that. most of the time the two of you would be off in your own world; and that’s okay, you like it like that. you both firmly believe  that having a few good, loyal friends is much more important than having a lot of them. people are a nuisance to deal with anyway, he’d tell you. you’re both awkward, which you might think would be a bit of a hurdle, but in actuality it allows the two of you to become more comfortable with each other—it’s a lot less embarrassing when your partner’s just as awkward as you are, and usually you just end up laughing together when an awkward incident happens. i also genuinely think he would help you cope with your anxiety—he would hate to see you upset and would want to aid in any way he can <3

what you carve into your pumpkin ⇢  he deadass begs you to carve something gamer related into ur pumpkins and tbh u can’t say no to this man, so you stick with classics and end up carving sonic the hedgehog + spyro!!

which halloween candy you eat the most of ⇢  starburst or cookies ‘n’ creme hershey’s bars!

couples costume ⇢ kim and edward from edward scissorhands (oh gosh please please u guys would be SO CUTE eeee i’m squealing!!!! aaaah this makes me so soft omg <33 he’d look sooo good as edward you don’t even need any prosthetic scars and you would look adorable as kim 🥺 toga would lose her shit over this y’all r just too cute!!)

how you celebrate halloween ⇢ by building a kickass blanket fort and hoarding all kinds of candy in there (you only eat candy for the entire day, kurogiri definitely scolds u on this) and playing resident evil, either RE2 or RE7. he is determined to finish the entire thing in the day, which is entirely doable, he tells you, as long as you aren’t a completionist! it’s v cozy, v cute and v chill. it ends up being a rainy day, perfect for cuddles and horror games <3

clari’s 1k halloween matchups! 👻

[heckinhacker]

Could you write some Akali x female reader? Either fanfic or headcanons are fine, up to whatever you feel! Love your blog btw, I always get excited for your next post :3

Akali x Fem!S/O - meeting and falling in love 

A/N: Decided to go for headcanons this time, but fanfic is a big maybe. :3c Good taste tbh I love Akali so much too. Never thought of writing about her so she might be slightly off. I mean- I always say that. Damn you self-conciousness! And Thank you for supporting and liking my blog! I am trying my best ;v; ♥ P.S: Bo’lii is from Akali’s short story, he’s the one who made her tattoos, I thought he’s worthy of putting in there, hope that’s not a problem

You were friends with Bo’lii, Vastayan tattoo artist with tongue cut off. You were around as much as you could, so when his clients come by, you are there from time to time. That’s how you met Akali.

Akali was coming around a lot, she loved Bo’lii’s work, even though it hurt. She looked like that kind of  woman which doesn’t mind spill some of her blood. Or someones. 

You couldn’t help yourself but start talking with her. It was nice actually talking with someone - your only friend couldn’t mutter a word, he could humm, laugh, but no words. You loved Bo’lii but still, hearing someone actually answer would be hella nice - and she seemed sooo interesting. 

“So…[y/n], right? You look like a nice girl. What are you doing by Bo’lii’s side? Was hurt by noxians too?”

“Weren’t we all?” you answer, rolling your eyes with a smirk. You both hear Bo’lii laugh. 

You ask her questions which she gladly answers. Like, where she is from exactly, why did she decided to leave her master’s rules, etc. She asks a lot about you too! 

You decide to tell her, as the second soul would know, about your heaaavy crush on that one thief who is around this hell of a tavern a lot. You love to be around Bo’lii, but being too much around him would suggest you are together, and no matter how much you love him, you’d love that person to think you’re single and free to take. (I am not specifying what gender this big thief is, butch lady or boya, whatever floats your boat ;) )

Akali chuckles, then hisses, since that made Bo’lii’s tools go into bad directions. He pouts, giving out unsatisfied groan.

“Yeah, I know. My fault.”

You laugh at that, sighing. You tell them you should go, since around this time your crushy crush is being around, and you gladly go.

After Akali’s done with her part of tattoo’s, she goes around tavern, seeking for you to laugh at your poor attempts of flirting - but she found new thing to laugh about. You just were there, sitting with [alcohol’s type/name] in your hand, sipping, nervously checking out your beloved thief. No poor attempt. Akali sits beside you with new mug full of your favourite liquor. 

“Nice try, [y/n]! I’ll drink to that, cheers!” she laughs loudly, taking a biiig sip of her beer. You laugh nervously, ending your one portion from earlier.

“Don’t worry, sooner or later they will notice. For sure.” she pats your back, while you give out more honest smile.

“Thanks, Akali. I appreciate that.”

“No problem!” you could feel her grinning from under that mask. 

Another time, you found Akali by pure accident, she was training, sweating like she was about to pass out and leaving on a big amount of trees visible marks from Kama’s slices and a lot of shurikens and kunai’s are left in them. She was heavy breathing, too focused on her training that she never noticed you approaching.

Or…that’s what you thought. When you tried to sneak on her, she almost pierced your head through with kunai, but it flew beside your head, making you yelp.

Akali, when she realised it was just you, sighed with relief. “Oh, it’s you. Poor lonely soul searching for love…” she sighs theatrically, wipping some sweat off of her forehead. “What’s up, [y/n]?” 

“Nothing. I just saw you and wanted to hang around. You’re cool, I want to get to know you…if that’s not a problem.” You admit with a little blush on your face.

“Oh! No, it’s okay. Come, sit around. Want some ramen?”

“You actually have warm ramen in the woods?”

“I have my ways.”

“Ninja ways?”

“Maybe, maybe not.~”

“Awh come on, Akali, do tell me!”

You both burst out in laughs, talking about everything and anything until it gets dark. 

Akali says that she will walk you home, you have no way of saying no. She didn’t ask you, she said she will.

And she did. Maybe that was not a date, but you decided to hug her and thank her for spending her day with you.

She pet your back, murmuring some quiet ‘thank you, too’, before letting go.

You exchanged goodnight’s and you vanish behind your house’s doors. 

You were chilling around with Akali through better and worse times.

Once she came to your house all in bruises, cuts and many other injuries.

You patched her up and let her stay for ‘as long as she needed’.

She was around a week, then she just disappeared, leaving you “Thank you so much for letting me stay, but I want no trouble for you. Take care! :)”

You smiled at her little note, murmuring under nose ‘You could at least stay for breakfast…’

Or that one time she found you crying around Bo’lii’s tattoo sanctuary, because your love interest was making out in tavern with some hot chick.

You could swear she was up to go and kill them, but you stopped her by your cry “No! Don’t! Please-!”

She came back and hugged you with Bo’lii, shushing you and telling you that they are not worth your time.

That were some examples. It’s been almost six months, and none of you three knew that your crush wanted you to be jealous, since they were looking out for you a lot, knowing you are looking, but not doing anything about it.

You were drinking and talking with Akali and Bo’lii, when they came by your table, sat by your side and got their arm around your shoulders.

“Okay, look, sweetcheeks. I am done playing around. I like you, you like me. Wanna hang around a little bit? Then maybe…”

“O-oh-”

You could almost feel Akali’s positive spirit levae her body. Even Bo’lii, who was sitting beside her looked at her with surprise. She almost stood up, given up, but you did stand up first.”

“Li-listen, [crush’s name], I really, indeed, was looking at you for a long time now. And saw you with a lot of other chicks, which hurt as hell. I am looking for love in this tavern.”

They stand up with proudness written on their face, but you place your hand on their lips before they can kiss you. 

“But my love is not found in your person.” 

You move them back and go to Akali and Bo’lii’s side of table, bending down a little to hug Akali with shaky arms, while you fought with your tears.

“I’m sorry…” you whispered to her quietly. “I’m sorry I never told you before. I’m so- s-so-…”

You heard Akali sniff, as she nod and put her hands on your arm, since she had no way to hug you back right now. She just got so happy, since she developed a crush on you some time ago and would tell you directly if she didn’t knew any better about your big crush.

You kiss Akali’s forehead, as she stands up, lifts you up bride-style and goes somewhere deeper into tavern. To Bo’lii’s room. There you talked about your feelings, kissed a little and became an official pair!

Your now ex-crush was furious as Bo’lii was whistling on his fingers, acting like he cheered on you girls. He stayed around the table, drinking by himself, leaving you both in peace and quiet.

[sleepymouses]

tagged by @littlepetbee, thank uuuu <3 i spent way too long thinking about htis lol,

Rules: pick 5 shows, then answer the following questions, tag a bunch o ppls to do it too (if y’all want to, supes no pressure or anything!)

Natsume yuujinchou  (a teenage orphan who sees spirits/monsters sets out to free the spirits who were bound in magical contract by his grandmother after he inherits a powerful book, aided primarily by a spirit who appears as an exasperated fat cat (who is just as fun as he sounds). Titular character is like my Fave boy in the whole world, he’s so kind and soft despite all the hardships he’s faced, the series has very gentle pacing/character development, and each episode is a carefully crafted lil story that have often moved me to tears, chuckles, or outright chinhands of fondness as u watch natsume slowly find a home in the world and amongst the humans &spirits around him. big focus on friendships, there’s like no romance with any of the main characters, lots of cool different creatures (most of whom arent all that scary once u get to know them), its just literally everything i could ever dream for in a show and it exists! <3)

Leverage (team of modern day robin hoods ruin rich peoples’ lives via  delightfully crafted spy cons to give back to the regular folks the rich people hurt. Extremely good, strong found family vibes, and v cathartic)

Brooklyn 99 (follows diverse cast of character who make up a NY precinct. Hilarious, immensely wholesome & groundbreaking, & probs the most lighthearted crime show besides like psych tbh)

Blackspot/Zone Blanche (spoopy french/belgium crime series set in a small village way out in the mountains surrounded by misty, mysterious and murdery woods. eerie and atmospheric, but also like one of my fave characters (everyone calls him teddy bear) keeps a pet guinea pig at work, so it’s not entirely grim and bleak)

Longmire (a modern western crime drama centering around the titular sheriff and others in their small town wyoming county, well written and lot of chracter development revealed alongside some really good case mysteries bc i love trying to figure out whodunits apparently based on a book series well adored by dads btw)

who is your favorite character in 2? (leverage) ahhh,,, this is hard... Eliot maybe? like Hardison is baby ofc, but i relate to elliot a ton (i think if i was on a team i would want to be the hitter tbh?) and love the subversion of so many action hero tropes that he is, also endlessly amused by how very put upon he is despite all his rad/random skills

who is your least favorite character in 1? (natsume yuujinchou) oh seiji matoba for sure, he can go eat a mouldy tree stump. absolutely evil nasty dude

what is your favorite episode of 4? (blackspot) the end of the road. great opening, didnt end up too devastating unlike a lot of the cases, Hermann was gr8, cool twist i hadnt super expected in the plot which was neat.

what is your favorite season of 5? (longmire) probs 1, walter reeally started to piss me off being Such A Man in later seasons, also me being extremely anxious about Henry and his life choices later, that creepy stalker storyline starting up with Someone and when Someone else in the main cast got died really suddenly and upsettingly later on as well, also when a weird relationship started between some of the characters that i really aint feeling so. before all that happened was nice (also sorry if this is super vague, im trying to avoid spoilers)

who is your favorite couple in 3? (B99) Besides Jake/Amy and Holt/Kevin (bc oviously theyre gr8) uh.. i know it was a long time ago and didnt last very long, but i thought rosa and marcus were really sweet? it brought another layer out to her character, even when they broke up that helped rosa starting to show emotional vulnerability and all, even tho it ended it was still just, idk, i liked them.

who is your favorite couple in 2? (leverage) Does trio count, cos Parker/Eliot/Harding 4 life yo

what is your favorite episode of 1? (natsume yujinchou) i have sooo many faves ahhh!!! i dont think i could pick just one on pain of death, every episode is acrefully cosntructed gem all on its own and i have too many that i love and adore to pick jsut one :((

what is your favorite episode of 5? (longmire) Dog soldier!! ive rewatched that one a ton, so so many good bits, really satisfying resolution of the case despite the shitty system that was revealed, and i rmr getting chills by the end the first time i saw it.

what is your favorite season of 2? (leverage) i guess season 1? just, idk, everything being set up and watching all these grumpies/less grumpies who have no plans to stay together start working together as a baby team, and just the joy of seeing their first heist together with the first plot twist, just.. such a delight, but all seasons that ive seen so far were all excellent, it’s a stellar show

how long have you watched 1? (natsume yujinchou) oh idk exactly, like years and years man... defs the longest out of all on this list

how did you become interested in 3? (b99) i think it was just on netflix way back in season 1 and i started watching it, loved it and never stopped? i think that might have even been before it got rlly popular lol

who is your favorite actor in 4? (blackspot) i dont rlly know any of these french peeps? but teddybear’s one of my fave characters, so hopefully the person who plays him is also cool, in which case hubert delattre (if not, Suliane Brahim does a v good job as the lead)

which do you prefer, 1, 2, or 5? (natsume yujinchou, leverage or longmire) um... real torn between natsume and leverage here, they’re both such lovely gems that do found family so, so well.. leverage is a team of modern robin hood-esque spies with brilliant writing and exciting heists and multiple delightful plot twists every episode and great character building and so much catharticism in ruining evil rich peoples lives.

but natsume’s title character is one of my very favorite characters ever, hes been through so much but he becomes the most kindest and thoughtful boy ever, and its so, so soft and gentle in its development of characters and their slow build of getting to know each other and becoming friends, and the interactions with the paranormal world are very rarely entirely malicious/scary, and there’s pretty well no romance, at least like no romance for plot/with the main characters anyways, and there’s lots of female characters who have important roles but arent sexualized/killed off for man feels/exist for romo (which sadly cannot be said about a lot of media, especially manga/anime tbh, even leverage does not win entirely on that front).. its defintiely my favorite anime ever (i dont watch loads, but literally no other one can ever come close to topping its perfection),

i guess tho, leverage is over, and natsume is still technically ongoing, so i guess for that then i have to go with natsume?

which show have you seen more episodes of, 1 or 3? (natsume yuujinchou or b99) Natsume for sure, they’re so short its easy to power thru like half a season in an afternoon

if you could be anyone from 4, who would you be? (blackspot) i would probably want to be someone who didnt live in villefranche actually haha uh, it’s a pretty spoopity place.. even some of the characters i do like make some Bad decisions that are v bothersome. Dr. Leila barami seems to have a good head on her shoulders tho, so if i Must be a character here then let’s go with her

would a crossover between 3 and 4 work? (b99 or blackspot) oh god... the cheery upbeat department at the 99 meet up with a grim, misty tiny mountain forest village with bleak day to day life, solving crimes amidst small town paranoia and weird maybe cult-related conspiracies and honestbhly something/s paranormal and menacing going on in the woods?? i just... cant see any of the characters even interacting lol, im just picturing jake’s confused befuddled face when he hears something weird but like x 10000

pair two characters in 1 who would make an unlikely but strangely okay couple? (natsume yujinchou) hm... i mean, one of the things i love about Natsume is that there arent really any romo relationships tbh? at least not with any of the main characters in the main storyline (so far), just like the odd one-off of minor characters (and takashi’s adopted parents ofc, but that’s different). so, yeah, i cant really think of one (although i think the big fandom fave ship of takashi and his worst enemy is rlly.. nope, and i dont know what’s going on there? takashi and tanama however, that would make sense, tho it is not unlikely so i cant answer this question with them)

overall, which show has the better storyline, 3 or 5? (b99 or longmire) b99! cos ya know my annoyances with some of the stuff happening later on in longmire lol, b99 just got better n better as it went along, and it’s still going :’)

which has the better theme music, 2 or 4? (leverage or blackspot) blackspot has a real good eerie atmospheric theme which is gr8 and i love it <3 (leverage’s tune is like, elevator music/cheesy jazzy spy tune, which does suit it tho lol)

and idk, anyone bored and stuck at home who wants to do this? no pressure if ur like nah but if u wanna go ahead.... @creepy-friend-of-darkness @anna-wa @rhinky-thingz @rexbasileus @aeolian-harp @warrenkoles @softbrobarnes @damnitttana @cluelesswolf @moondoggiestyle @blloodorangeisthenewblack @my-nail-beds-suck @frankiecolours @savvylikeyeahhh @lake-effectkidx @justhugharry @casualmisandry @j4ya @galaxygalpals @thesecondwarm @dealwright @knipperdollin @curlycombover @kaspbrakeddie (and if i didnt tag u and u still wanna do this, consider yeself tagged)

[thegeminisage]

thots on what constitutes a Guy Game, or if that's too controversial, thots on the best first person games.

ok wait im doing this in reverse order because EASILY the best first person game is mirror’s edge. u can’t compete with perfection?? i didn’t really like first person games until i played it because i was so used to a third person camera but now i have no issue with them and i actually think that there are a lot of perks to not having to think so hard about camera position the way you do in third person games. i had a really hard time with the camera in the last guardian and that just really made me appreciate mirror’s edge a lot because i NEVER had a hard time with it. it was so fucking intuitive

RE: GUY GAMES

this is a little long sorry i am going to go into video game history, which i wish i could give a college lecture on, but i can’t, because no one cares. nobody is obligated to read this entire thing u can skip the next 3 paragraphs

anyway i think there is a very specific demographic that guy games are reaching out to that are like, firstly, men (duh), secondly, we are American!, we didn’t grow up playing nintendo games and watching anime and so we think all that weeb stuff is for nerds. in the 90s and early 00s video games werent for just Anybody they were for kids and for nerdy people (usually guy people, girls got sooo excluded it’s like v sad). like back in the 90s and early 00s games were released in america months or even years after they were in japan (and if you were in europe or australia, FORGET IT) and the translations were often kind of shoddy and slapped together, so you wound up missing stuff sometimes or getting something hilarious like “all your base are belong to us” (kudos to one of the internet’s very first memes...you memers out there better respect...video games MADE YOU...). anyway the point being japanese made games are not always appealing/accessible to the average american (who sees and anime and goes...why do they look like that thats weird) 

so that’s where a console like xbox comes from, it’s american-made, it’s the first of its kind, its gonna compete with nintendo (ostensibly for families/kids) and playstation (ostensibly for more grownup games) and americanize/westernize what is essentially a japanese medium at that point to make it accessible to americans/western men (because video games won’t be For Girls until like, very generously, the mid 2000s, and even now it’s a crapshoot), because it’s a huge untapped audience who aren’t experiencing or enjoying this medium, and if people wanna keep making games, games gotta keep making money, you know how it is w/ capitalism

as a side note i think it’s worth noting that before xbox came into the picture, sega was making its own consoles (genesis etc) that were VERY well-received by american audiences...sonic the hedgehog got like a FUCKTON of american-exclusive media such as shows and even a live action movie that came out as recently as THIS YEAR. but they didn’t have as much casual appeal and also had other difficulties, and so once they went under console-wise the market kind of opened up for something New. something with the american-friendly appeal of sonic, and something with the casual appeal of nintendo games, something with the more grownup appeal of playstation. so boom, you have xbox, you have halo, call of duty, etc. suddenly after almost two decades of japan exclusively cornering the home console market, americans can make games! wild!

(skip to here) and so i think that’s what a guy game is: a game made by american men specifically to appeal TO american men, or, at the very least, to not be a threat or turn-off to that demographic. guy games are exemplify american masculinity, and get their roots from what that meant in the early 00s (bearing in mind that as a rule Classic american masculinity is usually sexist/racist/homophobic lol). they have either male protags or female protags that are there to be eye candy. they’re often violent and lighter on the story content (or with a story specifically geared towards men, like halo, which was a huge rousing success) and feature limited women/romance plot lines. they’ve typically got that instant-reward action hack-em-up/shooting gameplay and not very many puzzles, because they’re by design meant to be easy to get into so as not to scare away the new audience they were trying to court 

happily that definition has expanded somewhat and we now have the phenomenon of the little girls from previous guy games (emily kaldwin from dishonored, ellie from tlou) becoming the protags of sequels in their own right. and it’s not like guy games are all bad because i, A Woman, have enjoyed many guy games myself. shooting is satisfying gameplay and sometimes im just not in the Mood for big heavy romance arcs like u find in rpgs. technically mirror’s edge borders on being a guy game but it’s got a TON of well-rounded women in it including a female protag who isn’t just there for sex appeal. games including guy games have more characters of color now (not to point to mirror’s edge twice but LIIIKE it’s one of the best games ever made, so). “””guy games””” made in the 2010s are just more inclusive generally bc american devs figured out women like games and they spend money too, and so gradually the classic “guy game” genre is sort of merging into the more broad thing of just “american games” which is probably a good thing but has also been fascinating to watch in real time. ok lecture over ty everyone for attending

[takaraphoenix]

Oh oh how about Good Omens? Please pretty please thank you

Thanks for playing!

But, as you will notice when reading this, I say “I don’t remember” a lot, because I haven’t watched this in nine months and I haven’t actually thought about it in like... half a year. ^^°

So, I dunno, maybe for people who want to send another fandom: Perhaps consider how deep I am in that fandom, because an in-depth fandom ask game makes more sense then! Like, things I very frequently write/post/reblog about. If I barely ever put something on your dash, maybe consider just sending the questions you are most curious about? ;)

Top 5 favourite characters: Crowley, Aziraphale, Pepper, Anathema, Madame Tracy

Other characters you like: yeah no, I fit all the characters I like in up there! xD

Least favourite characters: SHADWELL

Otps: I mean there really is only one ship so there’s that xD Azira/Crowley

Notps: Shadwell/Tracy - GIRL YOU DESERVE BETTER

Favourite friendships: uuuhm Crowley and Aziraphale

Favourite family:yeah no the families really didn’t get me :D”““

Favourite episodes: don’t ask me for the title but like the one that was half of it flashback about Azira and Crowley throughout history

Favourite season/book/movie: there is only one season

Favourite quotes: not really a quote-kinda-gal

Best musical moment: ...oh gods I would have loved if there was a musical scene in this *blinks*

Moment that made you fangirl/boy the hardest: The end! When his dad came for him. I love when non-biological family is being validated

When it really disappointed you: when Shadwell and Tracy became canon, like... really? This show’s writing was so good and to put the kind woman together with the misogynist was cringey as fuck

Saddest moment: really not a sad show

Most well done character death: did... did anyone die? It’s been like nine months since I watched this show so I really don’t remember

Favourite guest star: what counts as guest star on this show? For some reason Pollution is listed under “recurring and gues”, while all other Horse People are listed as main?? So I guess I’ll go with Pollution because they rocked

Favourite cast member: David Tennant! The reason I even watched this! xD

Character you wish was still alive: Again, I don’t remember anyone dying, sooo... uh... the second unicorn that ran off, maybe? Because then Crowley could have unicorns now? xD

One thing you hope really happens: I would really like a second season, about the new prophecies that just got burned. Don’t come at me with “this won’t happen!!!”, it doesn’t ask what I think will definitely happen, it asks what I hope will happen

Most shocking twist: mmmh there weren’t really any twists, not as far as I recall, but again, it’s been nine months??

When did you start watching/reading?: Like two days after it was released did I watch it! It was an easy binge xD But I haven’t read it and don’t plan on reading it either

Best animal/creature: Dog

Favourite location: the bookshop...?

Trope you wish they would stop using: ...make Mark Gatiss cameo in everything BBC. Like. Nothing against the dude, but somehow it just always throws me out of a show when I see his face, I really can’t explain it...

One thing this show/book/film does better than others: uuhu the writing? May sound dumb, but this was such a perfectly well-rounded, well written piece of media in a world where media is so filled with unnecessary darkness, sex and drama

Funniest moments: been too long, I don’t remember

Couple you would like to see: none, really

Actor/Actress you want to join the cast: Okay, look. I want a second season. Now, with the corona virus, I think it would be a brilliant take to bring back Pestilence, who “retired” in canon, and have them join the fun. I want Catherine Tate to play Pestilence - as a REALLY obnoxious anti-vaxxer suburban mom. (Also because I love David and Catherine playing off each other)

Favourite outfit: uuuh I got nothing

Favourite item: The symbols of the Horse People were really cool

Do you own anything related to this show/book/film?: Nope

What house/team/group/friendship group/family/race etc would you be in?: uuuhm, like, angel v demon? I dunno. Human probably?

Most boring plotline: I... don’t really remember

Most laughably bad moment: I... don’t think there was one, but once again... don’t remember detailed enough to say fo sure?

Best flashback/flashfoward if any: Deeefinitely that half episode long flashback to Crowley and Aziraphale’s past!

Most layered character: Crowley

Most one dimensional character: That bitch Shadwell :D

Scariest moment: really not a scary show xD

Grossest moment: the demons. Every time we got to see the demons’ gross visuals up close. Could have absolutely done without those

Best looking male: Famine

Best looking female: War

Who you’re crushing on (if any): nope

Favourite cast moment: I don’t really care for behind the scenes stuff ^^°

Favourite transportation: uuuhm... do the... what do you call them, the moving stairs... do they count? Because them going up to heaven and down to hell, that was really cool

Most beautiful scene (scenery/shot wise): it’s been like nine months or so since I watched it, I reeeally don’t remember that...

Unanswered question/continuity issue/plot error that bugs you: I got nothing

Best promo: they announced David Tennant was gonna be in it. That was the only promo they needed to get me hooked :D

At what point did you fall in love with this show/book: honestly, the opening scene was already so good - the intro set the world up so well and also the tone of the show!

IN DEPTH FANDOM QUESTIONS

[ginnyzero]

Not All Powerful Female Characters are Warriors: Okami

Okami is a video game that I was exposed to back in college. (My friends were computer game majors.) And I was introduced to it by my roommate who had been following the development of the game for a long time. She adored the game since it featured a wolf as the lead. (For once, a reason for the silent lead to actually be silent! Woof!) We were both lovers of all things Japan and the game's art style was in Japanese ink painting. Which, if you know anything about gaming, 3D realistic was the way to go even back then. Clover studios tried it and didn't like the results. (To put this friend into perspective, she also loved SMT: Digital Devil Saga, the RPG where you play part demons that can eat enemies. Yes. EAT. But that was also based on Bhuddism and Hindu Mythology sooo..)

Okami was about Okami Amaterasu and her fight against the minions of Yame in order to cleanse and defend Nippon. The story line too many of the stories and legends of ancient Nippon (and before) and wove them into a cohesive story about Amaterasu and the people she was helping. The goal of the story was to earn praise of the locals by helping them, cleanse the land of cursed zone and solve logic puzzles, oh and fight monsters. Lots, and lots, and lots of monsters. As Amaterasu progressed through the game and overcame challenges or inspired the people of Nippon, she would regain her 13 powers of the brush.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evRYEFzAY8w

With the brush, you could 'draw' on the screen using your controller to do magic spells. These magic spells ranged from restoring/mending objects, growing plants, moving water/fire/lightning/ice, walking on walls and slowing down time. This was a really innovative style of game play at that time and inspired other games.

I always felt that Okami was a game that not only would appeal to boys (most game studio's target demo) because of the fights and the bosses, and also to girls because of well, the pretty graphics, the style of game play (at least the first half of it) and the multiple female characters. Though it's not for children. (Sake, bouncing boobs, and so on and so forth.)

Amaterasu, the silent wolf lead, is well, a female, based on the Japanese Goddess of the Sun, Amaterasu with her divine mirror and beads. (The third divine weapon was the sword, which also had significance to Amaterasu in Japanese Mythology.) There were also several major female characters throughout the game that were important, even if they weren't all warriors. Female characters don't have to be warriors to be strong characters and strong women.

Kushi's bravery to face Orochi and her sake brewing helped Amaterasu and Susano (a male warrior) defeat the 8 headed dragon. Himiko and Otohime were two Queens whose bravery, abilities and willingness to sacrifice themselves for a cause they believed in, helped find Oni Island and allowed Amaterasu to actually get there. (Otohime did this while pregnant too. Multiple props to her badassery.) There was a female villainess and despite the fact the game has been out for 10 years or so now, I don't want to spoil it for you! Just to say, that she is there and man does the game keep you guessing. Then Kai and Lika in the last arc are important in helping Amaterasu navigate the forest of confusion and keeping Nippon from turning into a frozen wasteland. Plus, there were other female characters that Amaterasu helped too, Princess Fuse, Moon Maiden Kaguya, the Sasa Sanctuary daughter and so on and so forth.

Yes, they were all supporting players. Without their help, and prayers, and belief, Amaterasu wouldn't have been able to succeed in her quest.

The end of the game in the fight against Yame (who was a big ball, sigh, what is it with the Japanese...) there was a large emotional pay out because of the structure of the game and all the work and help Amaterasu had provided to the people. (In order to level Ammy up, you had to get praise to increase health, ink pots for magic, lives and increase the money pouch.)

I was really sad and upset when Capcom closed Clover Studios in favor of making another Resident Evil rather than Okami 2 that they'd clearly set up in the end of the first game! Because, I wanted more cleansing, helping people and earning praise shenanigans.

That's the upside of Okami.

But there is a downside to the game. It's long. I mean, it's long. Don't start unless you've got 40 to 60 hours to put into it. There are a lot of side quests and a whole bunch of collectibles to find. And yeah, you need a lot of money in order to get some of the higher level magic spells and divine instruments and fighting techniques, so you will be doing a large amount of fishing and minion fighting.

And because it's long and because they spaced out getting the brush techniques. It's A) easy to forget the earlier techniques and when you need to use them. And B) the later techniques and even some of the middle techniques aren't explored to their full potential. Ice in particular and even Wind falls into this category.

The second half of the game also becomes less about restoring the land and more about dungeons and monster fighting which makes it less innovative and more like every other platformer game out there ever. In fact, the last third of the game, the Northern arc after Ninetails and before going into the Ark of Yamato, is mostly exposition. I mean lots of boring, repetitive, exposition, where they tell you the same things at least three times. The first 2/3 of the game, they spend that time having you "relive" the story and hand holding your way on what to do next in Sei-an City. (Kusa Village is also unmemorable despite being between Kamiki and Sei-an.) The last 1/3 of the game, forget hand holding (trying to figure out what to do next can be a bit of a chore and it's a bit jarring) and the tale of the Ark of Yamato gets told, over, and over, and over. ENOUGH ALREADY. I GET IT.

I mean, sure the stump city of the Poncles was great and going back in time was sort of fun? (Except this means you defeat Orochi 3 times in the game. And let me tell you, he's not that interesting of a boss.)

Thus, I tend to forget the second half of the game. It's annoying. It's boring. I dislike dungeons and racing clocks. I spend too much time facing bosses that I've already defeated. Can I please go back to clearing cursed zones and making cherry trees BLOOM?

Despite this, I do love the game. I think it had a lot of potential and really did break some boundaries of the way games were made and stories were told. It was also beautiful. Don't let the video fool you. The PS2 version wasn't that fuzzy. If it had been that fuzzy, it would have been unplayable.

They did make a digital HD download of Okami for PS3, which is too bad because I prefer hard copies of my games. (Just a quirk.) Otherwise, in order to play it again, I will have to open and set up my PS2. Fortunately, the let's play on Youtube reminded me why I won't be bothering anytime soon. (Even if I did yell at the screen a lot at the player.)

If you have the time for it, love Japanese legends and lore and enjoy platformers. I do recommend Okami.