#rinne on second place

[xitty]

And now I can say for sure, Hiyori wins the second solos.

[sucrows]

RINNE AMAGI + TIPSY

Of course, leave it to Rinne Amagi to be a little shit in the middle of an intense moment like this. 

Contains: GN Reader, Teasing, Fingering, Tipsy Sex, Light Breeding, Creampie, Established relationship

Word Count: 2902

(NSFW UNDER CUT)

The air is hot and heavy between you and the man in front of you. You and Rinne had set out for a night of fun and between the alcohol in your systems and where this make out session seems to be heading, you’d call your mission a success. 

You’re barely through the front door of your place before his hands grope your body and pull at your clothing, reaching anywhere he can. Before you know it, he’s ripped off your coat and you have to drag him through the door before he ends up roughly pulling off the rest of your clothing on your front step. It’s exciting and you feel the tension between the two of you rising by the second. It’s exciting, enthralling, intense- it captivates all of your thoughts and makes you want nothing more than to be claimed by the man in front of you.  

Of course, leave it to Rinne Amagi to be a little shit in the middle of an intense moment like this. 

Your legs buckle as the back of your knees hit the edge of your bed, making you fall backwards onto it and knocking some of the air out of you. Rinne soon follows and leans over your body. His movements are eager and rough as he begins to pull layer after layer of clothing off of you. Not wanting to be the only person bare like you are now, you drag him in close for another heated kiss and try to pull at his coat to make the first move to remove it. Even as the world spins, his response is still immediate. He quickly removes his lips from yours and tuts at you, grabbing both your wrists in one hand and holding you down by them. 

“What? You that desperate?” He grins at you and pins your wrists down harder when you squirm in his grasp. 

You give him a dirty look and try to pull your hands away to no avail, irritatingly, he laughs at your attempts. 

You huff at him. “Take your clothes off before I change my mind.” 

“What? You act like you weren’t alllll over me on the way here!” He draws out his words annoyingly, cackling at the unimpressed look you’re giving him. 

“Ugh, just come over here and fuck me already.” 

“Whatever you wish, princess~.” 

He’s, infuriatingly, still smirking as he pulls his shirt off over his head and undoes his belt. To his credit though, Rinne is in fact removing his clothes at a faster pace than he normally does. It doesn’t take long for his pants to follow suit and for the sight of the bulge in his boxers to greet you.  

He gives you another smug look when he spots your eyes trained on him, though he thankfully chooses not to comment and instead makes quick work of his last article of clothing. His cock is already hard and just the very sight of it makes you rub your thighs together in anticipation. You’re trying your best to rush him and just get him in you already, but you know better than to try and rush too much with how girthy he is. Not even in his vaguely intoxicated state does Rinne try to move on too quickly either. 

He knows your body much too well and soon his lubed-up fingers are playing with your sex and slipping into your hole. With how huge his hands are, even just his fingers make you feel like you're being stretched out. It’s delicious and you crave more. Every time he moves his wrist, you feel the pressure placed on your walls- you can’t help but squirm when he’s hitting all the right places without even putting his dick in you yet. Imagining the harsh pounding he’s prepping you for makes your face heat up in anticipation. 

“God, you’re such a slut” 

Rinne’s taunting words catch you off guard, having been too lost in the pleasure of his hands. He slows down his movements and takes his sweet time to rake his gaze all over your body, licking his lips at the sight. 

“You make it hard for me to hold back, ya know?” He says as he reaches his unoccupied hand down to grab his cock, stroking it up and down as he prepares for the main event. 

Sure, you’ve had him in you before and sure, this probably won’t be the last time, but you can’t stop the lust filled haze in your brain that demands he be in you as soon as possible. Your mind says nothing other than to provide you images of all the other times you’ve taken him and all the ways you want to take him in the future. You feel the ghost of his touch all over your body even now as he works you open with his fingers. It’s almost as if your body can do nothing but want. It’s downright embarrassing how needy you feel.  

You can’t tell Rinne that though, he’s already insufferable as is. No need to give him more fodder to harass you with. 

“Just fuck me.” 

The look in his eyes sharpens and a grin replaces the smile that has been on his face. 

“Soooo demanding.” Ah, perhaps you were a bit too obvious. 

Once again though, some god out there decides to grant you mercy and Rinne quickly moves on. Is he perhaps feeling just as needy as you are and that’s why he seems just as eager to keep going? If you had to guess just by how much his cock seems to weep, then you’d say yes, but his outward attitude remains the same as always. Like hell is he going to let himself look desperate in front of you like that, you suppose. 

He pulls his fingers out of you then pushes you further back onto the bed, granting him the space to climb up in between your legs. You have to remind yourself to not drool as you see him pour lube onto his length, watching him as he pumps his cock and spreads the fluid all over himself. 

Once he’s satisfied with his prep work, he shuffles closer and presses the head of his dick against your sex, taking a bit before actually penetrating you. Probably to tease you once again, if you had to guess. He ruts against you a couple of times, making sure to rub his tip against the exact spots where he knows you’re sensitive. The electric jolts it sends up your spine are enough to temporarily stop you from being annoyed at him dallying once again. 

His patience isn’t limitless however and soon, he’s pushing in with a soft sigh of contentment. You're quite used to taking him by this point and with the lube and prep, the slide is easy. As much as he talks up being rough with you, he always takes it slow with the initial penetration- Some people could stand to learn from his examples, as annoying as he might be. Before long though, the head is sliding all the way in, his hips reaching against your ass as he folds your legs over your body. The sweet sweet heavy feeling of cock in you is addicting and reminds you once again, Rinne is not a small man by any means and soon, he’s going to be fucking you into the bed until you are both satisfied. 

His hands grope everywhere they find purchase as he starts off with some slow, shallow thrusts. His hips move softly against yours, still staying mostly deep while he still waits for your body to adjust to his length in you.  

“Fuck... you feel good...” He groans, starting to move a bit faster.  

Looking down between your bodies, he can see the way your hole glistens with lube and clings to his cock. Sometimes, you’re surprised by your own body’s ability to adapt to it. It seems so narrow most of the time, but it always fits him as if it were designed to do so. Fuck, it feels like you were designed to do so, with how your toes can’t help but curl when the ridge of his head glides against all the right spots inside of you. 

You moan and, with a smirk, he takes it as a sign to go even faster.   

“You like that?” 

He punctuates his words with a harsh thrust, pulling almost all the way out before roughly shoving back in. It’s just a taste of how things are going to go the rest of the night. A sound involuntarily leaves your lips at the action, and you glare at him for the umpteenth time that night. 

“Harder.” 

He cackles and obeys without another word. 

The sound of skin slapping on skin echoes throughout the room. Every single time he thrusts in you slide away an inch and every time he pulls out, he yanks you back into place once again. Every single one hits the deepest parts of your body and intoxicates your brain even more than the alcohol you had earlier does.  

His hands don’t stop their mission either, always on you and exploring you. He knows your body more than well enough to be able to bring you pleasure, but he still treats every time you two are together as a way to further burn it into his brain. No piece of skin goes untouched- your sides, your stomach, your chest, your neck- it's all his to feel up and toy with. He, of course, doesn’t let you forget how good he can make you feel.  

It’s almost intimate in a strange sense, when one of his hands gravitates towards where you meet once again, eager to toy with you until you’re pliant and weak under his grasp. He knows how to play with your body in ways no other person could replicate. Your legs tighten up their grasp around his hips involuntarily as your body prepares itself for what his hands are about to do to you. They always end up there. There are a lot of things you could call Rinne, but one thing you cannot call him is a bad partner in bed.  

Full palm strokes quickly become more targeted, making full use of his fingers to his all the right spots on your sex. His thumb strokes the same spot over and over again making your back arch with pleasure. Your eyes flutter closed while you sit there and let him have his fun. You try to open them but all you can see are vague glimpses of red hair above you while your vision is covered in black dots. It’s swimming, both your vision and your head. The pleasure is a dizzying sensation that simultaneously tenses and relaxes your muscles. You’re filled with the want for more, more, more- 

“Gonna cum soon. You want me to fill you up?” 

His hips are stuttering just the slightest bit. It seems he’s just as much a slave to your body as you are to his. 

“In- Inside.” 

You can’t help but immediately respond, the idea too enticing to resist. Even just the thought of being even more full of him than you are now feels so right that you can’t help but lock your ankles behind his back. 

You’re prepared for him to start thrusting even harder and deeper than before when he slows almost to a complete halt. He goes quiet, deep in thought for a second. Even he doesn’t seem to be immune to the occasional tipsy introspection it seems. 

A bit of clarity returns to your brain at the break in pace “Rinne?” 

He seems to almost flinch at the call of his name, and you briefly worry that something might actually be wrong. You’re about to ask him when-  

“Kyahaha! What is it? You want my babies or something?” 

He interrupts your concerned thoughts with a cackle and annoying question. Your face fills with heat at the suggestion. The clarity in your head quickly turns to annoyance. 

“Shut up.” 

For another time that night, he complies with your demand. Not without a smug grin of course. He’s being generous in the most irritating way tonight it seems. He thrusts slow and deep to admire where his cock slides in and out of you, entranced by the way your body stretches to accommodate him. You fit him so perfectly that he sees the way your body tries desperately to cling to him and pull him back to where he belongs. 

In an instant, he’s thrusting wildly into you again. It’s aggressive and harsh, and you can just tell your thighs are going to be horribly sore in the morning. Not that you care at the moment though. The want for him to leave his mark on you burns deep in your core. He’s quick to build you back up to the mindless state you’d been in before with the way he pushes your body further and further into the mattress pressed against your back. 

It doesn’t take long for his pace to start shifting and falling out of rhythm. You can tell what’s coming next, and your thighs clamp tight around his hips. He bears further and further down onto you, until his full weight is pressed against your thighs, pinning you in place. You can feel yourself at your limit as well, just teetering on the edge, oh so close to getting your own satisfying end as he is. It hits you hard within a few moments, as does his climax as well. He traps you beneath him and, holding you as still as he can, he finishes inside. 

He’s more vocal than he’s been during the entire night while he cums. He lets out these delicious, rumbling groans against your ear that vibrate in your own chest. Every wave of pleasure in him brings another one of seed being deposited in you and another sound out of his mouth. No other word can better describe how you feel in the moment other than satisfied. Electric shocks run through your own veins with even the slightest movements he makes. He’s right where he belongs, having fucked you good and hard and now filling you up and marking you with his essence. 

After a minute of catching his breath and holding you still, he roughly grabs your jaw and smashes his face into yours. His tongue invades your mouth and gives your bodies another point of contact. You kiss back as agressively as you can muster, but you’re still no match for the intensity Rinne brings to you. Soon you’re both even more out of breath than before and you swear dots dance across your eyes even more noticeably than they did while you were in the throes of pleasure. So much so that you have to push him away before you get too lightheaded and pass out. 

Pulling away, he breathes heavily and stares at you from above, pupils completely dilated and face red and shiny. It wouldn’t be Rinne though if he weren’t quick to gather himself once again and play with you as he did earlier again. 

“How does it feel to be alllllll mine?” he smugly asks, looking down at where your hole barely hangs on to his softening cock which keeps it plugged. 

You debate your answer in your head. To stroke his ego or to egg him further... well, he has been quite well behaved tonight all things considered. 

“...Good.” You admit in a quiet voice 

Predictably, a laugh leaves him, and he gives you a crooked, smug smile.  

Slowly, he pulls his out the last bit of length he had in you, and his cum begins to ooze out, thick and creamy down your thighs. As hot as it is to see, you also know how quickly it’ll turn cold and dry on your skin. You roll over onto your stomach to get on your knees and get off the bed but are quite surprised to feel the soreness of your thighs. Of course they are, with how harsh he was being and how tightly you had clamped them around his body, it’s only natural that they be. 

You try to hide it, though Rinne is a perceptive man and quickly enough, he’s catching on to your plight and laughing at it as he does most things involving you. 

“Well, alright, you’ve been good to me tonight, so I guess I owe you a little bit of attention, huh?” He may mean his words, but the almost taunting lilt to them makes you scrunch up your nose in annoyance at him. 

You debate arguing with him, saying something, anything to defend your pride but... well, maybe Rinne isn’t all that bad a guy, and maybe you should just sit back and make him care for you while he seems to be offering. 

“You do, get me a towel and some water.” 

“Alright alright,” he smacks his thighs pointedly and stands up off the edge of the bed “I’m on it princess, no need to nag.” 

He’s annoying and irritating most of the time but in the end, Rinne is reliable and responsible. No matter what, you can at least trust that he’ll always be there to look out for you, even when it doesn’t seem like it. 

i love it when anons have good timing

[raelyn-dreams]

Enstars Updated Ages

(Plain Text and Info under the cut)

31-33: Jin Sagami.

29-31: Akiomi Kunugi.

21-22: Rinne Amagi, Nice Arneb Thunder (Sanda Yoshihide).

20-21: Rei Sakuma.

19-20: Eichi Tenshouin, Wataru Hibiki, Chiaki Morisawa, Kanata Shinkai, Tatsumi Kazehaya, Nagisa Ran, Hiyori Tomoe, Shu Itsuki, Niki Shiina, Kaoru Hakaze, Nazuna Nito, Keito Hasumi, Kuro Kiryu, Leo Tsukinaga, Izumi Sena, Ritsu Sakuma, Tsumugi Aoba, Madara Mikejima.

18-19: Yuzuru Fushimi, Hokuto Hidaka, Subaru Akehoshi, Makoto Yuuki, Mao Isara, Mayoi Ayase, Ibara Saegusa, Jun Sazanami, Mika Kagehira, Koga Ogami, Adonis Otogari, Souma Kanzaki, Arashi Narukami, Natsume Sakasaki, Anzu, Kaname Tojo.

17-18: Tori Himemiya, Tetora Nagumo, Midori Takamine, Shinobu Sengoku, Hiiro Amagi, Hinata Aoi, Yuta Aoi, Tomoya Mashiro, Mitsuru Tenma, Hajime Shino, Tsukasa Suou, Sora Harukawa, Hitsugi Kurone/NEGI.

16-17: Aira Shiratori, Kohaku Oukawa, Esu Sagiri.

15-16: Ibuki Taki.

14-15: Fuyume Hanamura, Raika Hojo.

12-13: Kanna Natsu.

Unknown: HiMERU, Seiya Hidaka, Gatekeeper.

Info / Explanations for the Curious

All ages are one year up from their currently listed age. The newly released ages for 4Piece are confirmed to be before their current year birthdays, meaning they will age up during the year.

While Jin and Akiomi's ages are currently listed in !!/ES1 Era as 31-32 and 29-30 on their profiles, respectively, these ages are not widely agreed upon, due to them not lining up with the Main Story's stated ages (which would be one year younger for each). Therefore, I used a wider range encompassing both of these possible ages.

Rinne and Niki never attended high school, and Niki therefore did not graduate with any of the ! Era third years, while Rinne would have been a third year during the War, had he attended.

Rei was held back due to his time abroad in his second year, making him one year older than the other ! Era Yumenosaki third-years, which he graduated with.

Tatsumi and Ritsu were both held back in their second years, due to Tatsumi's hospitalization and Ritsu's chronic absences due to his condition and lack of motivation, making them one year older than the other !!/ES1 Era third-years. Therefore, Ritsu recently graduated from Yumenosaki at the end of !!/ES1 Era March, while Tatsumi graduated from Reimei Academy around the same time.

Kaname was a first year alongside Jun during the Reimei Revolution (while Tatsumi was a second-year). Therefore, had he not been rendered comatose, he would have graduated Reimei Academy with Jun at the end of the !!/ES1 Era, making him the same age as the other !!/ES1 Era third years.

Hitsugi was admitted to the producer course during !!/ES1 Era as a second year, much like Anzu the year before, placing his age as the same as the other current !!!/ES2 third years. (While Hitsugi is 17-18 NEGI identifies as his older sister, likely putting her conscious around the age Hitsugi's original older sister died).

Current HiMERU's age is unknown, though he's older than Kaname and ran away young after his mother died, having never known about Kaname's existence until many years later. Therefore, his age range is typically placed in the early 20s, the most common estimate putting him around Rinne's age.

Seiya and Gatekeeper's ages are unknown, though they are typically estimated to be slightly older than Jin and Akiomi (mid-late 30s), with Gatekeeper seen as older, due to Gatekeeper's long history with Godfather (while Seiya is still an active idol with a late-teenage son).

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little known bravely default series facts

I noticed a couple of comments about the Bravely Series on Twitter last night that made me realize some folks didn't know some of what I consider common knowledge of the series (like why the ba'al theme wasn't on the Bravely Default soundtrack).

Contains spoilers for all three games. Also this got longer than I thought, thanks in advance if you make it to the end and find something you didn't know! I'm sure most of this seems obvious to long timefans.

Here is a compilation of what I know that may or may not be common knowledge to newcomers?

I had to split this into three parts because of Tumblr's character limit and I'm honestly too tired to fix the numbering. A much more readable version can be found on Google Docs here.

First part:

The version of Bravely Default that was received in the West is the second version of the original Bravely Default game, released in Japan in Dec 2013. This version, called "Bravely Default: For the Sequel" came with a massive (80ish) amount of improvements based on player feedback, such as: additional sidequests for the Asterisk Holders in later parts of the game, difficulty and encounter settings sliders, battle speed, redrawing the cities, and the Bravely Second mechanic itself.

This means some tie-ins to Bravely Second didn't exist with the first version - the Adventurer being green when you first encounter her, the end AR movie with Magnolia, the Ba'als and their theme. All this was added later.

The Japanese version does include different languages, including English, so if you can't understand Japanese you can still easily play this version of the game on a hacked or Japanese 3DS!

The first release in Oct 2012 was called "Bravely Default: Flying Fairy" and a lot of JP folks still use BDFF to refer to it.

While BDFTS and BD: Where the Fairy Flies (the Western release) are functionally identical, some changes between JP and West include but are not limited to:

Costumes were censored (such as the Vampire having a bodysuit under the belts and the Bravo Bikini)

The ages of Agnes, Tiz, Edea, Alternis and the Venus sisters was bumped up 3 years in their journal entries (or anyone whose age is written out instead of written as numerals).

Japan had merchandise that had codes for the extra costumes. The extra costumes made it into the Western version of the released game for in-game currency with the exception of Tiz's Dimensional Officer, Edea's Military Cadet, Agnes's Bravo Bunny, and Ringabel's Wakoku Warrior.

You can summon friends from Japanese versions and those costumes will be visible EXCEPT the Bravo Bunny is censored (the cut-out is covered) and Wakoku Warrior is replaced with Freelancer.

These codes expired after like 2 years.

There are 4 novels called "Pocketbook of R" (2 books) and "Pocketbook of R Second" (2 books). I'm including all the translation information I currently have.

Pocketbook of R is a first person journal from Ringabel in what is commonly dubbed "Infinity World" between the events of Bravely Default and Bravely Second.

Ellen translated the first book here (note that she did largely 'summary' translations as she hated the writing in the novel).

Bill translated most of the second book (page 70+) here. (Bill's native language is French and while I did some proofreading, there may be some clunkiness of translating from a third language into a fourth.)

Ellen started translating the third book here. This and the fourth book take place at the same time as Second, for the most part.

No solid English translations of the fourth book currently exist though I know the gist of it thanks to an older Tumblr fan who gave me the rundown. I'm sure RNT will make a video.

Second Part:

There are an additional 2 novels that are based on two of the spinoff games.

One is "Bravely Default - 200 years later" based on Praying Brage that was released in the Japanese Bravely Second collector's edition ONLY.

One is "Bravely Default Fairy's Effect - Rinne's Miracle" based on Fairy's Effect that was released as a standalone novel.

Very little information has been released about both. One day we'll have a summary/translation.

There are (currently) 4 spinoff games, all currently shut down.

Praying Brage (Nov 2012 - Apr 2017) was a browser game and was based on the premise of Edea going 200 years into the future to save Agnes. RedNovaTyrant has a great video on it here!

Bravely Archive: D's Report (Jan 2015 - Oct 2017) was a mobile game that centered around an alternate/future Luxendarc with crystal memories and a new main character who is revealed to be Deneb

It released in Australia for about 6 months in 2018

Bravely Archive Fairy's Effect (Mar 2017 - Aug 2020) was a mobile game released after Bravely Second that took place simultaneously 8000 years in the future and between the events of Bravely Default 1 and Bravely Second. There's a lot of lore for both games in FE that can be seen in various videos on the internet (such as info on the Kaiser/Glanz Empire and Agnes's transition into Pope, Ominas having a role in saving Mahzer and the newborn Edea from Eternia during Braev's coup), but Bill translated some of the remaining website summary here.

Bravely Default Brilliant Lights (Jan 2022 - Feb 2023) was a crossover mobile game in a new world that combined Luxendarc and Excillant characters and setting. It lasted 13 months and I archived as much video as I could on Youtube but as of now, first person "reports" can be found here that summarize each board of each story.

It explains why "First Born" Ba'al was a thing in Bravely Second.

An 'offline' version was released but pulled from the app stores in July 2023.

There are 2 audio dramas for the first game!

First one is called "Festival of Reunion" and a translation of all four tracks can be found here.

Second one is called something like "Bracelets of Eternity" and so far no English translation seems to exist (though I know the gist of the first track).

The Ba'al theme was released with the first audio drama.

There's a Luxendarc / Linked Horizons concert that took place in Japan in 2013, you can find video of it on Youtube and Amazon Prime Video, and they released music CDs specific to it.

Square released an X-mas Collections Music CD that has wintery remixes of some of the Bravely Default music.

There is a Bravely Default 4 volume manga that's a retelling of the first game. Red made a video about it here. You can find scans online and most of the translations were done by Ellen.

There is also a manga anthology that serves to tie together Bravely Default and Bravely Second (released around the same time as Second, if not earlier). Red also made a video about it here. Ellen scanslated the third story in the anthology, I reuploaded it here after her imgur account got nuked.

Bravely Second was changed between the JP and Western releases based on feedback from Japanese players:

Sidequests were streamlined so that players could get a "good ending" based on their decision even if they chose the opposite Asterisk after the time reset

The Black Mage/ Ranger sidequest had its endings completely rewritten, as the Japanese version ends with either Bahamut being eaten or the wounded NPC dying depending on who you sided with.

Some costumes that were DLC were added to be bought with in-game currency (same as Default)

Fort Lune was made more easily available instead of being locked behind a SE Member account (along with some other things like costumes).

Some of the writing was tweaked as there were complaints about the memey/modern references/references to other media like Dragonball.

Aimee/Hawkeye costume was changed (there was also minor censoring of other costumes, like adding a bra to Ranger for Magnolia).

The fox companion was moved to different locations instead of sitting next to the Adventurer, lessening some complaints of "mood whiplash" between tent scenes and serious story events.

Some JP preorder-exclusive weapons were excluded (as far as I can tell, some weapons were just very hard to get).

The controversial apology for Bravely Second was in regard to the large amount of negative feedback the team received from the JP fans in regard to Second (though some Western fans also had a lot of negative things to say, it was largely only because of the costume censorship to the point at least one mod was released).

Third Part:

Magnolia and Pope!Agnes had large plushie prototypes made of them that were never released.

There's an official MMD figure of Agnes from Second.

2 types of large Edea plushies were released, one with closed eyes and one with open eyes.

Only 200 of the open-eyed Edeas were made/released but now there apparently there's only 199 in existence because I tried to buy one and the seller told me she was damaged in by a wild animal getting into the warehouse, rip Edea...

Large plushies were released of Edea, Ringabel, Agnes, and Tiz based on their Default appearance. Tiz's plush had an unfortunate hair style in the prototype that they changed in the final version. Images of this bowl cut have been lost forever.

Gloria got a smaller plushie that's in the JP SE Store.

A set of even smaller Default 1 cast plushies, among other things, are in the 10th anniversary set.

The European Collector's Edition of Bravely Default Where the Fairy Flies included this unfortunate figure of Agnes.

The Bravely Second artbook has three versions:

Original Japanese version, scans of it exist online

Bravely Second (Western) collectors edition version, which removed several images - sketches/concept art of Agnes tied up in the ribbon and a couple of images of Geist as well. This version had translated captions but any text on the images was not translated.

The fully English translated version which also restores the images removed from the CE.

Sales data has indicated that the Bravely Series reached 3 mil in Nov 2021. No word on 4 mil or 5 mil, but maybe we'll find out this year?

Bravely Default 1 (all versions) hit 1 million in July 2014 (21 months from initial BDFF release)

Bravely Second (all versions) hit 700k in April 2017 (2 years from BSEL release)

Bravely Default II (all versions) hit 1 mil in Dec 2021 (10 months from BDII release)

So much JP only merch was released through the years, especially in the years before Second.

Some through the SE Cafe collab with BDII

Some through Artnia (here's Default and Second's collabs)

10th anniversary stores with Hakabanogarou in person and online (now closed)

10th anniversary collab with Super Groupies for watches, Agnes's pendant, a stole with Airy's pendant.

Stuff on the SE JP store

Limited edition rubber stamp sets for Default and Second

Linked Horizon branded BD merch was released with the concert like pins.

Magnolia figure.

Official D's Journal

The messaging Line app released Bravely Default/Bravely Second stickers drawn by a fanartist made official artist named Satokivi! I think they were like 3 dollars per set.

She also drew the mini series of 4koma called "Praying for Miko" for Praying Brage

Physical versions of these stickers are on the JP SE Store.

There's a vinyl record

Pop-up Parade figurines of the main four were released in 2023 for the 10th anniversary of Bravely Default.

Bravely Default II had two demos, the first one specifically made difficult to get feedback from the fans. They implemented some feedback to change the final version of the game (but not everything). This was the first time they have asked for feedback from the West instead of just Japan.

Team Asano has released Lunar New Year art every year except 2016 with Bravely characters and the zodiac animal

They do Christmas cards every year, and it seems that this year they included a special card for a special fan with an extra character in the dragon art. If you know you know.

The woman on the cover of Bravely Default II isn't Gloria.

Bravely Default II has several secrets in the names of Chapter 5, 6, and 7. Spoilers for BDII below:

Twin AGES refers to both the first initials of the known Heroes of Light (Adelle/Gloria/Elvis/Seth and Aileen/Godric/Emma/Sloan) as well as the repetition across the two eras of Heroes. Also, you’ll notice that the initials are shared between the folks who inherited the same blessing from the crystal (assuming Emma got the Earth Crystal and Godric the Water Crystal). This is most noticeable in the final fight against the Night’s Nexus when the spirit of the old Hero of Light is standing behind the new to help them. - Adelle/Aileen - Gloria/Godric - Elvis/Emma - Seth/Sloan

Twin CAGES refers to the ‘cage’ that Adelle locks herself into, and the ‘cage’ that Elvis is forced into without her

Twin PAGES references back to the twin eras of the known Heroes of Light, but now with the Player - whose help is needed for the cycle to end. This is why “P” is the last letter to fade in the ending credits when the player is thanked.

I'm sure there's a lot more I'm forgetting, and this isn't even including the Bravely Default original concepts that were revealed in a booklet in the 10th anniversary exhibitions.

If you made it to the end, I applaud you, and I hope there was at least one or two things you didn't know!

Also one day I'll finish the video on the English fan survey.

[mirrortouchedsea]

so i got niki and meru's autumn noon 3 lines recently and i just love the duality of them. himeru vc shiina just made himeru an apple pie and it tastes like autumn :) vs niki himeru-kun asked me to make this pie~! so obviously i had to write something about it. recipe pulled from here btw. i want to do something else with this so you might see a second version of this Eventually but for now you get this.

7 large Granny Smith apples (peeled, cored and sliced into ½ inch slices)

½ cup granulated sugar

½ cup light brown sugar (loosely packed)

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 tablespoon lemon juice (plus the zest of half of a lemon)

1 large egg (lightly beaten in a small bowl for egg wash)

2 tablespoons sanding sugar (optional)

The first step to baking a pie is to prepare the dough. Prepare the vinegar and cool water mix and set aside. You were like that mixture to our group when we formed, seemingly out of place but a necessary ingredient to make the finished product taste good. Combine flour, salt, and sugar in a bowl before adding the butter cut up into cubes and cutting it into the dry ingredients. Just like how we needed to be pushed to the limits before we could make something whole. Drizzle the ice water and vinegar mixture over the dry ingredients and mix in with a fork, and make sure ingredients are fully incorporated with your hands. Divide into two disks and set in the fridge to chill. 

Once the pie crust is set, you can begin the next part of the process. HiMERU-kun, I think you’re a lot like an apple pie in a funny sort of way. Hey! I’m just saying! Well let’s prepare the apples, can you peel them, I’ll core and slice them up. When we were living together in the dorms, during the summer, you were such a stranger to us. I would never have guessed that you had such a big sweet tooth with the serious airs you put on for us back then. I’m really glad you’ve been able to relax a bit more, HiMERU-kun and trust us with yourself. Oh, careful that you don’t cut yourself on the peeler! 

With the apples prepared, we can coat them in the other ingredients. I’ve already put the flour, sugar, spices, and lemon juice in the bowl, we just have to mix in the apples. Don’t be afraid to get a bit messy! You know, in the labyrinth for that TV show Vice Prez put us through, I didn’t expect you to be so torn on the decision at the end with your rewards. It’s okay to be selfish sometimes and we totally understand that! We’ll support you until the very end, you know? Make sure the apples are coated as evenly as possible. 

Okay, let’s roll out the pie crust and get these pies put together! The oven should be done preheating soon so we can get it in there when we’re ready! Ah, this makes me think of just all the trips we’ve been on and the shit we’ve pulled. I know you hate Rinne-kun’s pranks but life would be pretty dull without him in it, yeah? He’s really the reason any of us are here in ES right now huh. Hey! I can be sappy about him sometimes and I know you feel the same way don’t even try to deny it! Anyway just put the crust in the pie tin like so. 

Next we’ll fill the pie tin with the filling. Just spoon it in like that and spread it out. If you really think about it, filling a pie can really be a metaphor for becoming friends. Where do you end and where do I start? Oh, so now you’re telling me to not be so sappy? You were the one who wanted to make an apple pie together and you have to deal with me to get it! That’s why I’m trying to teach you how to make it in the first place! 

I’ve rolled out the other piece of the crust so we can just put that on top now and let me carefully cut some vents into it. It’s just to make sure the pie doesn’t explode in the oven, unless you want to spend the rest of the afternoon cleaning the oven too? Now that I’ve cut the vents, we can go around the crust and pinch it closed like this. Even if you look the same as you did all those months ago during the MDM, we can all tell you’ve changed a little. We’ve all grown on you HiMERU-kun~ Agh! Okay I get it I get it I’ll stop with the food metaphors. No I won’t but still. Let’s put the pie shield on and wash the top crust with that egg wash. 

We’ll put it in the oven for 25 minutes first before we take off that shield, just to make sure we don’t burn the pie. We wouldn’t want to burn your mood either, and I like you like this. I’m just saying, I like spending time with you HiMERU-kun, that’s all. What did you want to do while we waited? Dishes would be a good idea so we don’t have to do them later. Do you want to wash or dry? 

After the shield is removed, we’ll put it back in the oven for 35 more minutes to finish baking. The dishes are all put away which leaves us with a little bit of time to relax before we can pull it out and let it cool. Have you ever baked a pie, HiMERU-kun? I should have asked earlier but you did great with this one. Oh, HiMERU-kun our HiMERU-kun has never baked a pie before?! Well there’s a first time for everything and I’m really happy we got to make your first pie together! It’ll taste delicious and I’m sure it’ll end up on Cinnamon’s menu this season too. I meant it earlier when I said you were like an apple pie too, HiMERU-kun. You’re a bit tart at first bite but sweeten up very quickly and I’m glad I get to see this side of you~ Oh, the timer went off! Let’s pull it out to cool. We need to let it cool for a few hours before we can try it, so we can go do something else for a bit--

Ah, HiMERU-kun, what was that? I had something on my lips? And you didn’t get it all the first time? Well I won’t say no to another try~ Just make sure you don’t put your hand on the baking tray. 

[infernaltenor]

honeycomb summer and niki shiina

"didnt you say the last post was your last analysis" yeah, well, i lied.

hot limit is much less a story from niki and more a story about niki. this distinction will carry throughout this post, as i think it says not only a lot about niki himself, but also the relationship between niki and rinne, which i think is a vital part of both their characterizations.

i mean, oddly enough, niki doesn't even show up much in his own center event! this is because, of course, he's trying to juggle three different things (work/cooking opportunities, idol activities, and his family name), but it does show a decent amount into his characterization. namely, niki's reluctance to ask for help (rinne acts of his own accord in hot limit, not because he's prompted), his low self esteem, and the way his illness actually affects him in his day to day life. i think its worth it to note that his low self esteem is intertwined with his chronic illness, as he specifically references himself as a buden and having to be thankful he's lasted as long as he has. (side note: the new profile for niki having survival in his skills is both aggravating and justifying to me in equal measure. he would look at his 20 years of life and go "wild how i survived that huh!" and then move on.)

ultimately, though, i think the most important part of hot limit is niki and rinne. they're central to the narrative, but more than that, hot limit makes it clear what their relationship is. there's a heavy level of devotion in their relationship, but what's particularly interesting to me is rinne's perspective about niki. not only does rinne want to fundamentally "change fate", as he absolutely hates the perspective niki currently has, but he interestingly refuses to be clear about it, except for at the end of hot limit, when he outright states it to himeru and kohaku.

ive been sitting on this screenshot for months. they make me so ill.

anyway. that's not the point, my point is to talk about honeycomb summer, the song that came out with hot limit. because much in the way that hot limit is a story about niki, honeycomb summer is a song talking to niki.

there's two places in particular in the lyrics that standout as direct lines that are attempts from rinne to talk to niki. this is more than likely part of his campaign to "change fate".

niki fucking hates talking about his issues (see: hot limit) so the first part makes sense. basically, hes a master at deflecting. laugh, smile, move on, don't elaborate further. help him.

the second part is a bit more interesting, because it's both a typical crazy:b lyric and a typical rinne amagi-ism. but under the lens of honeycomb summer, and particularly the quote at the end of hot limit, this is a direct fucking plea to niki shiina. you can want more than just to survive. it's okay to be greedy.

[kararisa]

marigold promises

— 35. on instinct

notes: this takes place over the course of three weeks

— previous || masterlist || next

summary: you and albedo have finally reached a mutual understanding as your first year of college comes to a close. with a new school year comes a new beginning, and you start off strong with albedo asking you the oddest of arrangements: "would you like to be lab partners?"

author's notes:

if you think exam szn can stop me, think again

on the contestants for this year: ri (@/aestherin) and layla are the 1st year reps. yn, albedo, and aika (@/aiikalvr) are the second year reps, with albedo as the math rep

featured song: Twenty Something by Tandems '91

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[ohii-san]

UNKNOWN HOLY NIGHT AND NIGHTHEAD - BLACK CAROL 1

Tomoya: (The cuff of my shirt's been grabbed… I’m frozen in place!)

Rinne: Oi oi. I don’t care how bad you don’t wanna see me, don’t just run away the second you see my face!

Tomoya: (Why why why why!? This is definitely wrong. No matter how I think about it, I’m the only one out of place.)

(Anzu-san, maybe this time was also a mistake? I mean, that’s it, right? Please say it was~?!)

Yuzuru: That’s right– Mashiro-sama. Setting aside the others, didn’t we have a bento showdown together?[1]

Ibara: Ah-ha-ha. You could sense the shitty malevolence hidden behind Yuzuru’s smiley mask, couldn’t you?[2]

Yuzuru: Rather, it’s likely because Ibara’s words are hypocritical and hide malice. No matter how hard he tries to blend in with society, it's impossible for him to hide his shady nature.

Yes, that’s it, Mashiro-sama must be scared because of the way Ibara is picking fights with me all the time.

Rinne: Really though, isn’t both you bastards’ fault? If I was stuck with seniors like that I’d be scared as well, you get what I’m saying?

Tomoya: Eek?!

Rinne: What’s the issue. I didn’t do anything!?

Yuzuru: You didn’t “not do anything”, you grabbed him by the shirt and intimidated him. I don’t think it’s strange to be scared.

Subaru: Excuse me~☆ Yahoo, yahoo. Let’s work together today~

—Nn? What's everyone doing?

Tomoya: Ah– Akehoshi-senpaiii! Thank Goddd!

Subaru: Eh, what? What’s wrong? You’re hiding behind me…

Subaru: Ah~. So everyone was bullying Tomoya-kun, is that riiight~? Don’t bully your cute junior, okaaay~?

Rinne: I didn’t do that. Rather, why’re you so scared even though I didn’t do anything?

Tomoya: Ah, s-sorry. The pressure was just so great, it was just a conditioned reflex…

That is... I came in here thinking this would be kinda like a petting zoo, with cute animals. But actually, it’s more like a cage full of wild beasts?

Ibara: What’s with that weird analogy…

Tomoya: Ehehe. It kinda just exceeded my brain’s capacity– It’s okay now. I’m starting to understand the situation.

Ehhh. Everyone here is a member of the same “Shuffle Unit”, right? At least, that seems to be the case.

Yuzuru: Well, I can understand Mashiro-sama’s confusion. Indeed, I have doubts as to why these members are here… and whether we'll be able to achieve synergy with one another.

Subaru: Eh, really? But on the other hand, wouldn’t it be more interesting if we didn’t know what chemical reactions would happen?

Rinne: An overreaction could lead to a big explosion though, right?

Subaru: If that’s the case then I’d like it to be a big, beautiful explosion like a firework~☆

Rinne: Just what kinda big-shot are you trying to be. Well, it’s not like I hate that sorta thing, though…

Ibara: Hm? Let’s allow Anzu-san to explain the rest. iIt seems like she’s just arrived. 

Subaru: Ah, Anzu! Yahoo, yahoo ☆ Nah, all’s good. We were all just talking.

Ibara: Now, could you please give us an overview, Producer-dono?

Tomoya: …?

Rinne: The hell’s this…?

Tomoya: ? Excuse me. No matter how you look at it, all that’s written in the board is “we’ll do something amazing”.

Is it a trick or something I can’t see through? Like a code or something…

Rinne: Don’t worry. That’s what I’m seeing too.

Yuzuru: Is this… supposed to reassure us, perhaps? I feel like this is going to be a big problem…

Ibara: … I have a headache. Anyway, Anzu-san. Could you give us some details?

Yuzuru: Let me think��� In other words, you mean that one of the producers of the “P Association” disappeared, and they were the one in charge of the “Shuffle Unit” project?

Rinne: And then? There’s nobody left to take over because there’s not enough staff to go around, huh. Anzu-chan came here to explain, but she doesn’t have the time to be able to take care of us either.

Subaru: Hmm. That’s why Anzu wants this “Shuffle Project” to be led by us idols.

Tomoya: Idol initiative… But isn’t this project a big one? Even though we have ES to back us up, is this really something we can do alone?

Ah. That’s right! Saegusa-senpai also works as a producer for CosPro, right? If that’s the case we could ask for Saegusa-senpai…

Ibara: If I could do it myself, I would… But this is headed by the “P Association”, so that happening would be impossible.

Tomoya: Eh? Why?

Ibara: This project is a cross-office project, so in order to keep it fair, producers who belong to other agencies cannot be involved.

Well. If they were to turn a blind eye to my presence, it would be possible to carry out production operations in secret!

Yuzuru: Ibara. You’re causing trouble for Anzu-san.

Ibara: Right, yes. In other words, this time it is necessary that I devote myself to being an idol.

Subaru: Mhm! Besides, it would help Anzu as well! She’s been apologizing for a while– it’s not like it’s even your fault, though, Anzu!

We will all work together and do our best, so rest easy! ♪

Yuzuru: I agree. If this is considered work, then I’ll do my best too.

Rinne: Yeah, that’s right. Problems like this are inevitable in this industry.

Tomoya: (Eehh!? Wait a minute…! Why is everyone so positive!? It’s impossible for us to do the project alone!)

> [1] referring to science

> [2] tomoya's sprite has been visibly terrified, that's what's being referred to here

[toujokaname]

Mischief / Episode 9

Characters: Rinne, HiMERU, Kohaku, Niki  

"What are you, a stray kitten in need of a rescue team?"

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Season: Spring

Location: An Apartment Room

Rinne: "Mwa-hah-hah...♪"

"So, I crammed myself inside the storage box they bought at the mall."

"I really struggled... If it was just the storage box, it'd look outta place, so I stayed up all night arranging all the other furniture."

"I've duped JoyLife's management into giving me a spare key, so it's easy for me to break into the room."

"They've both already gone back to Seisoukan after filming, though."

Rinne: "I mean, ain't this supposed to be some "cohabitation life"? Then why don't they stay here forever?! They shouldn't be heading back to where they usually live!"

"Everyone watching back home! Is it really okay to let such deceit slide?! Ain't this dishonest?!"

"And seriously, why'd they buy such boring stuff like storage boxes? What, are they fresh outta college or something?"

"...Or are they newlyweds?! 'Let's fill these boxes with our precious memories, one by one'—aghh, what a bunch of stupid assholes!"

"I'll give those jolly idiots a rude awakening! I'm gonna bust in and blow their shallow 'ordinary life' to smithereens!"

"So here's the plan: I stay curled up in this box, just waiting for them to stroll in for their next filming session—"

"The second they touch this thing, I'm popping out like a jack-in-the-box! Can't wait to see their faces when it happens~! Gyahahahaha! ☆"

Location: Café Cinnamon

HiMERU: .........

Kohaku: .........

HiMERU: ...Did you notice the storage box?

Kohaku: No, I'd even forgotten we bought it. We didn't know what we'd need, so we just bought random furniture for the heck of it.

HiMERU: It's not such a large room, so it was a challenge to figure out where to place everything.

In the end, any furniture deemed unnecessary was supposed to be listed and tossed in the unused room intended for storage.

The staff likely followed our instructions and threw that box into the storage room, without realizing Amagi was inside.

Either he was fast asleep and failed to notice, or he held his breath, realizing it wasn't us outside the door—

As a result, Amagi's presence went unnoticed by the staff, and he was transported to the storage room.

Kohaku: ...Now that you mention it, there were eerie noises durin' the filmin'.

Niki: Eel? You had eel sushi?

Kohaku: Not eel, eerie. Umm, I'm talkin' poltergeist stuff. Y'know, strange noises comin' from the walls and all that.

HiMERU: Come to think of it, there was a sound during filming that resembled a banging noise against the wall.

Kohaku: Yeah. I remember talkin' 'bout how the filmin' was so noisy that the neighbors mighta been bangin' on the wall.

HiMERU: The broadcast playfully included captions such as "Could this be a supernatural occurrence?!" But that's not the case. What it means is... No, could it actually be—

Location: An Apartment Room

A few minutes later, at the JoyLife filming set.

Rinne: .........

HiMERU: —Amagi. There has never been a moment in which expecting anything from you seemed reasonable, yet somehow, you've managed to outdo yourself this time.

Now make sure to look HiMERU in the eyes and answer properly. What the hell were you trying to accomplish?

Kohaku: Oh shit, he's gettin' chewed out for real...

Niki: To be honest, it feels kinda good seeing him get what he deserves!

HiMERU: What was your plan if we hadn't noticed the video? You could have ended up dead.

Kohaku: Yeah... The staff didn't realize he was hidin' inside the storage box, so it looks like they went and piled a buncha heavy furniture on top of it.

Rinne-han ended up stuck.

HiMERU: What are you, a stray kitten in need of a rescue team?

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[tsumoren]

DANCE WITH ME UNDER A MOONLIT SKY.

SUMMARY. enstars characters as a selection of romance quotes that make me want to crush them in my hands

FEATURING. rinne amagi, keito hasumi, tatsumi kazehaya, natsume sakasaki

NOTES. reader is gender neutral, no warnings just pure unfiltered fluff, idiots in love, not proofread

rinne amagi

“it's not that i can't live without you; it's that i don't want to. there's a difference. we all make choices in life and i choose you. my heart belongs to you. and i'm not asking for it back, even if you don't want it anymore.” — the perfect game; j. sterling

rinne falls in love like the first drop of a roller coaster. it's nothing new, he knows how it starts and how it ends—and he swears it's going to be different this time. he isn't going to scream and yell when the rush takes over and he definitely isn't going to seriously fall in love with you. but the rails click with anticipation, and rinne amagi, who is usually so buoyant and a thorn in everyone's side, is unusually quiet. he reaches the very top, and everything else feels so small. the food cart the two of you were just at, the minigame he won just for you so you could take that big ugly bear home, the gift shop that you begged to visit at least once before you left. everything falls into place, and when he turns to look at you and your big annoying smile, asking words he can't quite make out, the ride tips over the edge—and rinne amagi's voice is lost to the wind.

keito hasumi

“i will want you with every single ounce of my being during every single second of every single day for the rest of our lives. no amount of scars will stop me from loving you, from worshipping you with every moment we have together. you are it for me.” — when it raynes; montana fyre

keito falls in loves like free falling from a plane. he's perfectly guarded and protected around all sides—heart packed tightly in the safest corner of his chest, ready for everything and anything thrown his way. it's the only time he isn't in control, and he can't work his way out of this one. the time is only perfect once he catches sight of you below, and keito finally takes a leap of faith, shutting his eyes tight and diving down head first. the wind rushes past him furiously—adrenaline rushes through his veins and his heart is still beating straight out of his chest even when he lands right into your arms. his pupils are blown wide, hair tussled from the wind, glasses long gone from the fall—but you smile at him so warmly that keito thinks he might dive right into your arms right again.

tatsumi kazehaya

“what are you smiling about?” / “just admiring the view.” / “you were staring at me.” / “like i said, admiring the view.” — real players never lose; micalea smeltzer

tatsumi falls in love like quiet nights in front of a fireplace. there isn't anything else except him, you, and the burning of the distant firewood. you glow brilliantly in the golden light, and tatsumi realizes that he would do nothing but stay with you like this forever and he would be happy. the way you shuffle quietly under the large blanket, lost to sleep long ago. behind him, the world falls into a steady pulse, a silent lull that fades into the background as he flickers to life—similar to the flames in front of him. he draws mindless circles on the back of your hand whilst you sleep and wonders just what and when things changed. on what day, on what occasion? but tatsumi doesn't mind, not when your eyes are closed so peacefully—he could stay with you like this forever, after all.

natsume sakasaki

“loving you is as natural to me as breathing. you came into my life and wormed your way into my heart. i knew the first time i saw you that there was no one like you on this planet. no one else for me.” — academically yours; jennifer chipman

natsume falls in love like pancakes over breakfast. it's soft, warm, uplifting, and it feels like he has lived this domesticity with you all his life. because he knew from the first time he set sight on you that you were the one—with your messed up tie and mismatched socks, rushing through the halls with papers flying all around. he feels like the center of a cliche movie, a silly and laughable child's tale. but you are there in every vision he sees. with you, every moment is a state of wonderful bliss—featherlight touches, playful teasing, kisses that never seem to last long enough. natsume doesn't care, he knows you have all the time in the world together. and if fate would not allow it, then he would just have to curse everyone altogether until it did.

[bagopucks]

Out Of Place - Marner

Trigger Warning(s): talk of suicide, smoking, underage drinking, angst, bullying, fighting, heartbreak, manipulation, loss, and action.

Pairing: Mitch Marner x Fem!Gretzky!Oc

Official name: Maeve Gretzky, credits to

@jorjie-nhl for the name!

Summary: He was supposed to graduate a football player, but the plan changed, and now he’s a struggling athlete on a hockey team that can’t stand him. Back at square one for the first time in six years. Lost, but eventually found.

She’s a stable athlete who has a full ride to a D1 college. She has friends and he isn’t one of them. That is, until she shoulders how much of a pain he is, and decides to help teach him to play. Then all of a sudden, he doesn’t seem so bad. Satisfied, but inevitably yearning.

—————————————

“You all keep cryin about how he’s a football player! I don’t give a shit! I’m over it! He plays hockey now. He is your brother now!”

“Why’d you quit?”

“I couldn’t do it any more. My mom pulled me out.”

“I heard he made that kid kill himself…”

“Mitch. He wants you back.”

“What? No.”

“He said he won’t let it go until you talk.”

“Let’s go for a run!”

“A run, Marner? In the woods? With my good shoes on?”

“What? Afraid you can’t keep up, Gretz?”

“He’ll learn.”

“Oh dude.. look at this kid. You new here or what? You can’t skate with the peewee team.”

“Oh boy.. after the wipeout he just took, these kids might skate circles around him.”

—————————————Cast

Freshman are irrelevant to this story.

The Team

Sophmores

Jack Hughes

Akira Schmid, JV goalie

Trevor Zegras

Cole Caufield

Jamie Drysdale

Brady Tkachuk

Juniors

Mitch Marner

Matthew Tkachuk

Nico Hischier

Cale Makar

Jeremy Swayman, third string goalie

Quinn Hughes

Seniors

Leon Draisaitl

Connor McDavid, alternate

Andrei Vasilevskiy, second string goalie

David Pastrnak

Kasperi Kapanen

Matt Murray, vet goalie

Jacob Trouba, captain

Nathan MacKinnon, alternate

Hampus Lindholm

Matt Dumba

Darnell Nurse

The Coaching Staff

Wayne Gretzky, head coach

Mike Sullivan, assistant coach

Lindy Ruff, shift/power play coach

Pekka Rinne, goalie coach

The Supporting Cast

Auston Matthews, junior!football QB

Jordan Binnington, suspended junior goalie

Various other NHL players

Mario Lemieux, president of the hockey club

Gary Bettman, school sports director

Two comedic peewee coaches

Along with a few more surprises

[forsythi-amitie]

Mayoi's solo is really really good. So is Hiiro's (which, I was not expecting it to go that hard with the sax). I like all of the solos, but those two were my favorites lol. Unfortunately, I am illiterate.

their solos seem..(?) like a letter out to those that support them and cheered them on. (Both the other members of alkaloid, and their fans)

-> Notably, Aira's ? his solo seems to be him singing about how he worked hard to reach his dream, and now he's cheering everyone else on to follow theirs.

-> Mayoi's is also about this, like how before he was anxious and afraid, and he still is, but has the support of those cheering him on, and so i guess now he has that... uh . how to describe it? This sort of reassurance, that it's okay? for him to be out on stage putting his heart into everything?

-> Tatsumi's feels a little more like. about himself? No clue how to explain but hopefully if you've listened to it you understand (Crossing my fingers) To overcome those weaknesses of the past, and to be able to express your true self..? To share those feelings with others? And sharing love? (I can analyze text I swear. )

-> Hiiro's... (kind of resembles rinne's solo lol) hm, feels a little bit like he's referring to him in some places too. (Lines like "Hey, I hope you're watching") His seems to be about his like..? Journey? Talking about the city, and whatnot, presumably where he was looking for rinne all that time. And then the chorus, talking about painting the world in colors, actually I think is just about himself? His name, 一彩 the second character refers to, like vibrant colors? And if his solo is meant to be like rinne's then perhaps this is I guess a response (?) to rinne talking about how it's your life, so do whatever you want, it doesn't matter what people say, and saying "I will" (?????? I'm guessing here. don't come for me lol)

Okay and then we have like. The album song itself, black out see saw. (interesting title.) Alkaloid all share this struggle of like... i guess feeling like what they're doing isn't good enough, that feeling of inadequacy, self consciousness, etc? The song itself is about that, with the start being to look back to how they were at the start. Um. actually I like the lyrics to it a lot, with the lines about having eyes and ears all over. It feels...? Raw in a way? I think actually, that their solos are kind of a response to this song, showing their growth over the years. or something.

[aeoki]

Number Eight - Tripping: Chapter 6

Characters: Rinne, HiMERU, Kohaku & Niki Location: Wasteland

HiMERU: “Hello? Is this the ‘Number Eight’ staff?”

“To tell the truth, we’re in a situation where filming would be rather difficult, so we decided to reach out using the emergency communication function on the tablet…”

Niki: Is this the time to be so polite, HiMERU-kun!? We need an ambulance! An ambulance!

Kohaku: No, Rinne-han’s at his limit! Please, we need someone here!

HiMERU: “My apologies. That’s the situation, so is it possible to send someone here immediately?”

“Yes. Thank you. It’s really urgent…”

Niki: Is this what you wanted, HiMERU-kun?

The staff member’s tone of voice also changed when they heard what’s going on. It seems they’re pretty worried about us, so don’t do anything violent, okay?

HiMERU: Please, rest assured. They may have left us unattended for a while, but that would make us villains if we were to do something like that. 

Alright, I’m counting on you, then, Oukawa.

Kohaku: Okay, just leave it to me. I’ll make sure to do a good job without hurtin’ them.

HiMERU: Oh, thank goodness! You’re here!

Yes. Amagi just wouldn’t wake up. We’d like to request an ambulance.

We’re only allowed to contact a certain number of people on our tablet, so it would be great if you could call an ambulance in our place…

Niki: Now, Kohaku-chan!

Kohaku: Thanks. We’re going to borrow this for a bit ♪

…Ko ko ko. Now, we finally have a phone that allows us to contact whoever we want.

Here, HiMERU-han. This is the item you wanted. Take it.

HiMERU: Thank you. HiMERU will find an appropriate place to use this, so please wait a moment.

Niki: Sorry for tricking you, staff!

We don’t have anything against you, but it looked like we were completely abandoned by the TV show, so we had to use a bit of force, you see.

“Tell me what’s going on”...?

Oh, you don’t know what’s happening right now. I only understood after HiMERU-kun explained it to me three times as well.

But Rinne-kun wouldn’t wake up this morning, so we were looking for another driver.

Oh, it looks like HiMERU-kun’s done with his phone call, so he’ll tell you the rest.

HiMERU: Right, where to begin…

First, we should talk about what sort of show “Number Eight” is.

By nature, this is a revived version of the old travel show “Number Eight”.

But the ones who would be doing ridiculous things in the new version weren’t comedians, but idols.

This is HiMERU’s guess, but a similar TV show took place last year, didn’t it?

Someone caught wind of its success and wanted to try their luck, didn’t they?

Kohaku: It seems you’re right, judging by the staff member’s reaction.

“Number Eight”... is based on the TV show that involved the school trip the Yumenosaki second-years went on, “High and Low”, right?

I’ve only heard rumours, but they had to cross over Australia, didn’t they?

HiMERU: Yes. We thought this show was an extension of “The Minotaur’s Labyrinth”, but we were wrong from the beginning.

“High and Low” was the project that led to Anzu-san’s downfall, but at the same time, it also succeeded due to the quick thinking of the people there.

Naturally, that caught the eye of a producer, who also wanted to find success, and so, they decided to create a similar TV show.

No wonder there was a demand for a TV show that threw idols in all sorts of absurd situations overseas without a single explanation. That way of thinking is completely inconveniencing others.

Niki: But it’s weird. Why would Anzu Nee-san make us do something similar after knowing what happened during “High and Low”?

Kohaku: Well, they must’ve done a good job trickin’ her.

We had experience from “The Minotaur’s Labyrinth”, so maybe they thought we’d be able to handle being on a crazy TV show.

HiMERU: Besides, “Number Eight” has past achievements to its name.

Being on a revived TV show that’s filmed overseas is a new challenge for “Crazy:B”, and Amagi must’ve thought it was rather appealing as well.

But that only applies to the old “Number Eight” TV show.

Naturally, the current show’s script is not appealing to us at all.

And there you have it. I do feel bad, but we’ve decided to take the liberty of rewriting the script ourselves ♪

With this distance and angle, the staff who are watching us from afar shouldn’t be able to tell what we’re doing.

We’ve decided to take matters into our own hands.

Niki: Nahaha. Now, this is a surprise attack. Have you finally understood our hardships?

HiMERU: This is the other reason we called you.

It’s a rule on “Number Eight” that we can only borrow tools, correct?

At the same time, it doesn’t ban us from asking for help.

Therefore, we decided to use your phone to call for help.

…Oh, there's a car in the distance. HiMERU had a feeling it would be arriving soon.

We’re not as far from town as HiMERU had thought we were.

This means Amagi’s hard work has finally been rewarded.

Rinne: …………

Niki: It’s here! The car’s here!

With this, we can easily go back to our starting point and the town we were just in ♪

Kohaku: Yeah. It almost makes all the absurdity we went through a piece of cake.

Our last mission is to “Go back the path you came and find the goal”. We should be able to hold out right until the end.

HiMERU: Indeed. We did lose some time, but if we have six hours left, then it should be enough time to find clues for the goal.

HiMERU hopes you rest well, Amagi.

When you wake up, the worker bees will be working and doing your share of the work as well.

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rare lis fan fiction under the cut... late night domestic rinniki with the context that it uh. takes place directly after my mattress ad asbestos poisoning fan shuffle

There's the sound of a lock clicking open, a quiet squeaking of a door and, finally, familiar steps. Rinne hears Niki kick off his shoes and stumble somewhere into the kitchen. He probably should get up and greet him but...

"Welcome home~," is all he can manage to mumble out now, too tired to even open his eyes, much less move in any substantial way.

Niki obviously doesn't give an audible reply - there was a bowl of miso soup and several rice balls waiting for him at the counter, and Rinne can practically see him now, mouth full scarfing it all down. As long as it's enough for Niki not to wake up starved out of his mind in the morning...

After clanking for a bit with cutlery, Niki makes a beeline for their bedroom. Rinne manages to crack one eye open and watches Niki, barely distinguishable from the surrounding darkness, peel off his shirt, then his binder to unceremoniously drop them on thr floor, where they were soon joined by his pants.

Shiina plops on his side of the bed with little decorum and makes a content sigh the second his back hits the mattress.

"Ha-a, I'm completely beat. Squeezed out like a lemon..."

"Tough filming?"

"Filming itself was fine, it's just-," Niki yawns loudly, "it's just i could barely get any sleep there, and everyone was getting those weird dreams, and it was this whole thing... Eh, i get too tired just thinking about it all"

"At least you're back home now," Rinne reaches out and pats Niki's head. He doesn't really notice how he starts playing with his hair, but Niki doesn't object, - or say anything else at all, on that matter, other than mutter "home..." with no further elaboration, - so he continues gently scratching his scalp as if he was petting an oversized cat.

In the ensuing silence, finally falling asleep starts to feel even more tempting, so Rinne closes his eyes and lets himself drowse off. Which is the moment Niki chooses to speak up again.

"Hey, Rinne-kun,"

"Mhm?"

"Rinne-kun, I love you...- Agh! Don't grab my hair so suddenly!"

Don't say things like this so suddenly! Rinne wants to say, but relaxes his involuntarily flexed fingers instead. At least in the dark there is no way Niki sees how red his face must have gotten in record times.

"Niki-kyun, where did this come from? I'm glad you liked the dinner i left you, but there is no way the miso soup was that good~"

"No way, you don't get to turn this into a joke now. I meant what i said, you know," Niki shuffles a bit and rolls on his side, facing Rinne properly, "I'm just really glad that when I go back home, it's to you there, waiting for me. Thank you"

If Niki has any further thoughts on the matter, they are left unsaid, as Rinne pulls him closer in what is undoubtedly a very cheesy move - but that's his boyfriend, he's allowed to be as cheesy as he wants to.

You will never have to return to an empty desolate apartment again Rinne wants to say, and I should be the one grateful to you for being in my life, and I missed you while you were away, and a billion other things he can't put into words; he ends up saying something slightly different.

"Love ya too, Niki"

[mintys-musings]

Rinne Amagi x Anzu x Madara Mikejima - Work Place Bonding Exercise

Happy birthday to Rinne Amagi~ hehe being self indulgent here- Held off from posting this little present on just Madara’s bday bc it involves the two of them. it's not techincally his bday everywhere currently but it is in my area. so... 💚 love my taurus men

(also i wrote this at midnight and didn't proofread so glhf im just copy pasting it from my doc into here)

Summary: Madara comes back after a month working overseas only to find Anzu has become rather close to a certain boisterous bee. (aka: Anzu Ensemble Stars thanks the heavens above for giving her two men to fuck her) Tags: slight jealousy, threesome, size kink, spitroasting, deepthroating, face fucking, degradation, praise, dacryphilia, mild mind break, office sex, squirting, unprotected sex, breeding/impreg mention (because im predictable), top!Madara Mikejima, top!Rinne Amagi, bottom!Anzu Ensemble Stars Word Count: 1399

NSFW under cut~

Madara wondered if this situation would still have happened if he was here the entire month instead of overseas. If he could just have Anzu all to himself instead of “sharing” with this loudmouthed asshole named Rinne Amagi. A small grunt escaped his lips as he roughly thrusted in and out of his precious producer. Her cries of pleasure are muffled by the cock filling her mouth.

It was after hours in the ES building. The only reason any of them were there was because of Anzu. Not because she needed help with anything. But because the two men couldn’t possibly leave her side while she works late. Madara couldn’t leave her alone with Rinne, and Rinne wouldn’t leave just to piss Madara off. Anzu was not about to let them start arguing, but tensions rose and-

“Kyaha~ You look fucking pathetic gaggin’ on my dick like that. Is it too big for you, producer~?” Rinne grabbed Anzu by the hair and moved her head up and down as he pleased. The lewd gags and gurgling noises were her only response.

Madara scowled at the way Rinne was treating Anzu like some toy. But truthfully, if he could see her face, he’d see the glassy, brainless look in her teary eyes- Just pure submission to being used by the two large men. Whether Rinne was happy about sharing was yet to be seen. 

“So hot~ Ya make a better whore than a producer. Can’t wait ‘til I get to fill that cute pussy of yours.” Rinne’s eyes flickered to Madara with a wicked smirk on his face. “‘Course I gotta wait for this guy to finish. Lost prize to go first when you moaned his name before mine.”

“Don’t talk to her like that.” Madara’s words came out in a frustrated groan. Anzu tightened up with each comment. His hands moved to spread her cheeks a little so he could see her pussy swallowing his cock, the base slightly glistening with wetness under the fluorescent light. “Fuck- Anzu- You’re taking me so well. Mama’s so proud of you~” He still took the time to praise her as he pulled her hips back against his.

Anzu let out a muffled squeal, nails digging into Rinne’s thighs as Madara got rougher in order to get more reactions out of her. If he wasn’t so focused on Anzu, he’d see the deep frown that formed on the redhead’s face as her attention was pulled away for even a second. Tears streamed down her face as she tried her best to breathe. Madara’s dick was reaching every sensitive part inside her with every thrust.

“Does it feel good, princess?” The hand that wasn’t holding her up by the waist moved down. His fingers rubbed expertly at her clit and her knees buckled slightly from trembling.

Rinne, not one to be left out, shoved Anzu’s head down onto his dick further. He could see the tears and it just made him throb even more. “C’mon, slut,” he growled. “Mama’s spoiling you too much. Ya gotta work a bit for me.”

“I’m not spoiling her.” Madara huffed, “Even if I was, she’s cute. So she deserves special treatment.”

“Yeah. Real fuckin’ cute, but she’d look cuter with cum all over her.”

Anzu did not mean to moan as delightedly as she did at the comment, but it sent shivers down Rinne’s spine as she slobbered all over him. He pulled her up by the hair in a moment of mercy so she could breathe. As soon as he did, whines and whimpers were added to the sounds coming from the three of them. She mouthed and kissed noisily along his dick, panting as she did so. “God- You’re too good at this. You were made to take cock, weren’t you?” Rinne was practically drooling at the sight himself, gripping the table he was leaning against for support.

“Only for you two~” Anzu purred, words slurred and slightly delirious. As she pumped his cock, she marveled at how small her hand looked wrapped around it. There was already a thick cock in her pussy splitting her in two. So the thought of having to take another was sending her mind into a tizzy. Even more so when she imagined having to take both at once.

Rinne groaned, gripping her hair to steady her.

“Open.”

As soon as she did as asked, Rinne shoved her head down onto him once more. Neither of the men were coordinating their thrust. They just kept going at it to fulfill their own selfish pleasure. Madara less so, but either way it meant that there was barely a moment when the producer wasn’t being filled by someone. And she loved it. Being used so thoroughly by both someone with no qualms in roughing her up and someone who took care to not hurt her in any way- Heavenly. Not to mention the fact both of these men were much larger and muscular. Being manhandled by one was already a dream. So to have both of them do so made her lose any sense of shame or control. She would be good for them alone so long as they continued to pleasure her like this.

With Anzu focused on the task at hand, Rinne didn’t last much longer. Her mouth was just too good. She was too good. If he didn’t know any better, he’d think she practiced. He would later find out that she maybe did. He pulled her up by the hair once more, free hand moving to jack himself off. With a groan, he blew his load all over her face and chest, decorating her skin with his cum. Some of it got on her tongue and she swallowed like the good girl she was. But most of it dripped down her cheeks and the corners of her lips with some splattering down onto her breast. She giggled happily, sucking lightly on his softening cock as Rinne stroked her hair.

Madara gave a deep thrust- enough to make Anzu lurch forward slightly. “Don’t forget about me here, princess.” He grabbed both of her forearms to pull behind her back, making her stand up slightly. “Mama’s almost done.”

He leaned forward to nip at her earlobe. “Mama’s going to fill your pussy with his cum~ You want that, right princess? You want Mama’s hot, sticky cum inside of you?”

Anzu nodded dumbly, moans tumbling out of her mouth. “Please~” She begged, moving her hips in time with him as best she could. Her toes curled as she felt a familiar knot form in her abdomen. “I want it~ I want it so badly~”

A hand moved to her jaw, moving her head so she’d look back slightly. Just enough so Madara could kiss her and shove his tongue into her mouth.

Rinne let out a low whistle as he slowly stroked himself to the sight. Of course, he wouldn’t just remain a passive watcher. His mouth latched onto one of Anzu’s nipples while his free hand pinched and tugged at the other, eliciting another delicious moan out of the producer.

Anzu couldn’t take it anymore. Surprising even her, she felt a spike of pleasure shoot through her as she squirted around Madara’s cock. She could very faintly hear both men curse in awe at the display of her trembling, small frame. It barely registered in her fucked out brain that they both stopped their actions to watch the liquid dribble out of her pussy. Though it definitely did register when they started again.

Madara shoved two fingers into her mouth as he pounded into her with a new vigor. Rinne squeezed and sucked her breasts hungrily, his cock now hard all over again. The two men managed to work her into another orgasm all over again before Madara snapped his hips to hers one final time. 

His tip was practically against her cervix as he came, painting her insides white. He moaned as he thrusted slowly a few more times before pulling out. “Good job, princess,” he mumbled, kissing her shoulder.

Anzu whined into the air as she was spun around and shoved towards Rinne. Impatient and horny, Rinne pressed his tip up to her leaking cunt. “Let’s mix my cum into you too~ I wanna see what kind of kid pops out later after we're done with ya…”

[enconfess]

i am so frustrated by people who dont seem to understand that the amagis are ainu.

like sure, part of it is that the story itself is often not the best about it, because the !! main story conflates their ethnicity with some weird vague idea of old traditional values that are “bad” and that doesn’t really work in a narrative sense! because while Hiiro is struggling against the mindset that his only value is as Rinne’s second (ie the bad traditional values) his story is also about trying to find a middle ground in existing in the es as an idol and being indigenous - which is very very important to him!!!! the part where Rinne disowns him is often read as just Hiiro losing the framework of where his place is in the world, but it is very specifically him also losing his identity. his family and village and ethnic background is very very important to Hiiro and people wouldn’t downplay this so much if they just remembered that he. is. indigenous.

this ramble is already a bit long so i’m not going into Rinne’s side of it but it is similarly often forgotten by fans how his story is about a person who thinks the only way he can have value in this world is by renouncing his heritage and assimilating. and the fact that he basically canonically has a gambling addiction is either played for jokes or totally downplayed like ohh he is just trying to get money for his friends. like no! he is struggling and while a gacha game of all things will not admit this, fans should!!

….oh no i did go into Rinne’s deal too whoops.

sorry, being a mod for a page like this must be tiring

- 🫧 (i’m gonna sign of with this in case i want to come back here to vent a bit again… or talk about something a bit more positive)

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