#semi-formal verse

[batgovernor]

Semi-formal: RHL, 'Laffable Religion'

No matter how seemingly affable, a priest always hopes to be greased; while others, invoking hellfire, have us wait for our trip in the hearse and preach in their suits neatly creased, these fishers of men that are gaffable, in this world that they’ve made mud and mire. That the point of a flock’s to be fleeced can only be said in light verse; for religion is simply so laughable it’s amazing it’s…

[therightrighthand]

So the votes came in, and as promised, the Fallout variant of Del for the Del-verse DEE, the (semi) super mutant! This is actually a pt.1 of 2 because another idea for a Fallout Del came to be in the process that works in parallel, so you lucky bunch get 2 Del's for the price of one!

And obligatory ref sheet for Dee and her best pal in the world, Rolls!

Lore:

[???] "Audio recording, date [REDACTED] between Doctor Langstrum, Senior Institute Bio Division, and myself [REDACTED] regarding project D.31, and D.31-B."

[D] "Hello [REDACTED] Hows [REDACTED]?"

[???] "no formalities, please, Doctor. This is a report, not a casual chit-chat. Let us start with Subject D.31, who were they, and why were they picked for projects D.31-A and D.31-B"?

[D] "Oh, right, of course, god forbid we act like people in this place. But, yes, right, straight to business. Let me go on record to remind everyone this project was over 20 years in the making with plenty of oversight, so I refuse to take the blame for D.31-A and B's cost and actions."

[???] "Answer the question, Doctor Langstrum"

[D] "Fine!- Fine. During my early tenure as the Senior Head of the Bio Division, I inherited a task to find suitable host subjects that showed signs of advanced evolution on the surface. Whilst [REDACTED] was busy trying to look for Vaults, I focused on the livestock not on ice."

"After a few years of blood testing, we eventually came across subject D.31. A 'raider' with an unfathomable resistance to radiation without grotesque mutation. Truly an anomaly of evolution, which we believe could unlock the secrets of radiation immunity. In principle." "After 'acquiring' the D.31 we transported her back to the institute and kept her body in cryogenic storage for future study and experimentation. Since then she has been the base DNA code for various projects and studies."

[???] "In this stage of the interview, I'd like us to focus on subject D.31-B, the 'Semi-Super mutant'?"

[D] "I resent that name! Our project far exceeds the original, there is nothing sub par-. Hmph, let me exsplain. The F.E.V virus (Forced Evolution Virus) left to run rampant on the surface only served to create powerful, idiotic monsters. Our Institute variant, the I.F.E.V was designed to improve on the formula using D.31's DNA to create 'Super Drones'." "By limiting their strength, increasing their endurance, allowing for a moderate intellect and mental programming, we would be able to prepare ourselves for the future! Imagine a workforce that is compliant, invulnerable to radiation, able to consume toxic food, strong enough to cultivate the land, clean up the pollution and build cities to our specifications! They would prepare the surface for the humanities future population"

[???] "This project is a recent project correct?"

[D] "Yes, at least one that has taken over 20 years to refine"

[???] "And how many of these "Super Drones" have been produced?"

[D] "...one"

[???] "One?"

[D] "It is still in its infancy. Our first trial subject, subject D.31-B, is still above us now, and we are still collecting data."

[???] "Tell me more about D.31-B"

[D] "D.31-B is the I.F.E.V built clone of subject D.31, who remains in cryo-stasis. With her DNA, we were able to create D.31-B and use her underlining consciousness to build the basic cognitive functions."

[???] "So D.31-B shares memories with D.31?"

[D] "Oh no, no, no, no, that would be catastrophic, we learnt our lesson with D.31-A. D.31-B's memories of her original source are removed, leaving only the basics intact, talking, eating, sleeping, so on, and with our programming, she was ready to get to work immediately after deployment."

[???] "How has D.31-B's progress been so far?"

[D] "Very good in fact. We left her to wander in a safe and isolated part of the commonwealth, and immediately she began to gather resources, build shelter and even cultivate land. All without any prompting or instruction, as she was programmed to do. Granted, her physical appearance has gotten her into trouble with people on the surface, being a mutant and all, but she's proven to be combat effective enough to stay alive." "Interestingly, she is now travelling with a companion as their follower, only reaffirming her subservient nature to help rather than follower her own goals. She even has a name, 'Dee', which I imagine is after the brand-code marking on her arm"

[???] "How is that not a security risk in and of itself, Doctor?

[D] "That's the beauty of our programming! Despite the obvious clue to her origins, she actively ignores it at every step. In a few more months we may even have a case to pitch this to the board for a full rollout."

[???] "Hmph, indeed. Thank you Doctor, that's everything I need for now regarding D.31, and D.31-B. Now, I'd like to turn our attention to the next topic of this interview. D.31-A. The Proptype."

[D] "... It's been 10 years [REDACTED], Sure they are a problem but, if they haven't found us by now then the-" [ Interview end ]

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[nitkat-rp-stash]

Hewwo as yall know this is my Rp blog where I do most of my bullshit with my scriblos!

It’s also my first time doing this so umm but a lil nice but aside from that! Here are

THA RULES!!! 💥

1. 18 to 21+ Rps since most of the topics that I’ll do are mixed but most of the time it’s normal. ButI want to be as flexible with the settings with the characters as I can but Mature topics are gonna appear so be careful! (Also I don’t want to interact with minors had very bad experiences with them)

2. NO ROMANCE, NO SHIPPING Unless ur a mutual friend of mine and we are consenting of this.

3. I prefer rping to be a semi literate multiple paragraph style. I'll try to adapt to the best of my ability but 10+ long paragraphs or short ones are a no for me like dawg.

4. I’m open to any type of roleplay! But please be considerate with me, and if there’s any shit ya want to pull in the RP we can discuss it in DMs for further details (so both parties can be on the same page).

5. I’m chill with Rping with Ocs! But I’ll start with a few Au characters and Ocs before I expand on more characters.

6. Please for Fucks sake be nice and non rude for fucks sake, I may take a while due to the bullshit I deal with most of the time.

7. Fandoms that I WILL NOT RP WITH: Anything created by Vivzipop, Celebrities/Real people, country/military shit, DSMP (Or any Minecraft related SMPs). And probably more cause I’m still thinking-

8. Series that I’m familiar : Megaman, Transformers, Pokemon, Steven universe, Digimon, Sonic, Spark the electric jester.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Character/Muses info-

Megaman X (Anchorage) He is a Reploid, a robot who can think feel and act on his own will. A member of the maverick hunters, he fights against mavericks. reploids who are a danger to society. He fights on and dreams of a Utopia of humans and reploids coexisting in peace. However he still despises fighting so at times he finds different ways to solve problems without violence. He currently runs a rehabilitation (a surprisingly successful) program of helping former mavericks (Who aren’t infected with the virus) and criminals to be reacquainted with society. Holding the belief of second chances, he’s currently married to Marty leader of the rose thorn pirate group for almost 50 years.



Ref:

Volnutt Caskett Light (Legends Reborn)- he's a Carbon, Biomechanical being with the ability to interfacing and changing their limbs with mechanical parts. He is a young adventurous digouter boy, who descends ruins to collect ancient artifacts and special crystals of energy called refractors. Who enjoys going on adventures, naive on aspects of the world and gets into mischief and Danger face first. but he holds a heart of gold. He loves his friends and family very much. He is, importantly, the Youngest Son of the ancient legend megaman X.

Xavier Light: Once upon a lifetime ago he was formally the legendary hero megaman x but now in this flooded world of no war, he is Xavier Light.The assistant of the renowned professor Barrell, aiding his research of Terra’s old civilizations. At the same time the Flutter’s caretaker, performing most domestic duties around the ship. A hardened yet gentle soul that at times provides wisdom and advice to those who need it, especially his youngest son Rock. Despite living a peaceful life Xavier is still a skilled warrior, but he would rather do diplomacy than fighting but when push comes to shove he’ll fight to the bitter end to keep his loved ones safe.

Note: Reborn!X is called Xavier and Anchorage!X is just named X they are are technically the same person but in different Timelines.

OC Verse:

Alice: Alice is a slime based alien being who explores the stars and medical assistance to those who are needed. A carefree mischievous individual who sought the curiosities to different worlds and what she could learn from it. Despite her duty she’s often dropped into the antics of others curious to see how it goes. She enjoys causing a lil bit of mayhem to entertain herself but still committing to her duty of supporting individuals on her travels. Often she enjoys the thrill of adventure and is surprisingly combative despite her status as a medic.

[mariyekos]

So this headcanon is of the crack treated seriously variety but-

Lately I've been thinking about Trish accidentally forming a demonic contract (bond of servitude) with Dante post DMC1 without either of them realizing it at and the shenanigans that would produce.

The idea is that post DMC1 Dante takes her on as an actual employee at Devil Never Cry to get her used to the human world. As part of his attempts to keep a semi-legitimate business for the non-demon hunting front, he has her sign some typical employee contract stuff. Except as it turns out Dante is apparently demon enough for it to trigger the sort of bond of servitude that is normally formed when a demon swears themself to a higher demon, which neither of them even considered as a possibility when they signed away. If you wanted to go further for it, you could say that Dante also nicked himself while preparing the documents and didn't feel like reprinting everything so he just left the page with the bloodspot in the packet, which Trish didn't notice because she doesn't really care about human formalities and immediately flips to the page she has to sign. But a drop of blood is still blood, meaning the contract is a blood contract, and oh will that bite them in the butt later on.

Like I said before, they don't even realize what's happened at first because Trish has always felt weird around Dante from a combination of the Sparda-pizzaz and potential Eva influence Mundus might've put into her. Her feeling a different sort of weird around Dante after signing the contract- maybe she feels some sort of pull or extra loyalty- she'd just chalk up to a potential side effect of being modeled after his mother. It's not until Dante tells her to go do something neither of them want to do as a joke and she actually does it without hesitation that the two pause, go "wait what" and start to investigate. Because Trish did not want to do that, but did it anyway. Because she felt compelled to in a way that overrode her personal desires. Which results in them realizing that oh, Trish can't actually disobey anything Dante orders her to do, and that is Not Normal.

Trish is, unsurprisingly, not happy about this. She's the one that brings up the contract thing, which Dante tries to deflect from by saying he didn't realize anything would happen, it's just a standard human practice! I think if Trish brought up the "well normally it needs a blood contract" thing Dante would twitch in just the right way that has her grilling him for more information, leading to the reveal that oops! She did sign a blood contract! Dante's laziness lead to Trish ending up as a servant yet again!

Dante would promise to never use it and never order her to do something, but I think it would take Trish a while to get over it. It really was an accident. He didn't mean to do that; doesn't want that kind of control over her or anything. He's sincere and means it when he says he will never ever tell or even ask her to do something again if that's what needs to happen for the contract-enforced servitude to activate. Eventually Trish would accept his apology with a grumble, but I see that as part of what would have her leaving DMC/DNC between DMC1 and DMC4 to do her own stuff. She's her own person and her own master. She doesn't want to be anyone's pawn anymore. Even if Dante says he doesn't plan to ever take advantage of the bond, she doesn't want him inadvertently doing anything to her or for herself to unconsciously follow. The contract should weaken with distance and time as long as they don't renew it, so she'll do her own thing most of the time, help out on the occasional mission, and eventually it'll all be in the past. By DMC5 the bond would definitely be broken, though I'm on the fence about whether in this verse it would be completely gone by DMC4 or just mostly gone.

But yeah! Basic idea is whoops Trish gets bound to Dante on accident and decides to peace our between DMC1 and 4 because neither of them really want that bond to activate and for Trish to get stripped of her will, even for something minor.

[dapurinthos]

no pressure to answer of course but your "lifelong companion" line in your Golden Egg fic made me wonder and now I can't stop thinking about it: how did Galaxies-verse Sifo-Dyas/Dooku relationship handle him leaving the Order?

well, first of all we have to go back to the beginning of the matter:

the 'have we' is important because, to me, it means that dooku's still on the high council when he *laterz* yoda over the comm call. this has a consequence. that consequence's name is mace windu, yoda's first immediate contact after that call.

mace: he did what now. yoda: left us, my old padawan has. mace: ... yaddle: the paperwork

because i like the idea of mace and yaddle getting together once a week with one of those big, caterer-style urns of probably-illegal-amount-of-caffeine-in-seventeen-sectors caf and making the most deadpan jokes at each other while they do Official Jedi Order Paperwork (see: yaddle in the living force).

so now he and yaddle have the same headache (dooku) and are frantically going back through the high republic-era records because yaddle was away at the time and all yoda said about keeve trennis's leaving is 'very sad, that was.' (going with the 'trennis' mentioned in dooku: jedi lost being, in fact, keeve trennis, because her story is mostly in the high republic comics written, of course, by cavan scott) and it's even more of a headache because the man was on the high council, technically pulled a treason, and then resigned over the phone.

on serenno, there's this:

so when lene calls, she gets mace 'explain yourselves' windu while yaddle is hoping that there's about to be some disaster in the crèche because, turns out: there are rules for resigning and there are MORE RULES for a sitting high councillor resigning.

lene: he left. mace: well i don't accept that. lene: idk what to tell u but i need a ship. mace: no, no, u need at least three witnesses to officially resign from the order, and that's without— lene: me, sifo, yoda. mace: *THE EYEBROW* *deciding he's not touching the 'is sifo-dyas in his right mind?' situation right now* he's still technically on the HIGH COUNCIL because didn't even resign from the council before leaving. lene: so is that a no on that ship?

meanwhile, the great houses of serenno have their summit at serenno castle. some other people are getting the hell off of serenno which means that there are no other ships for lene to (politely) commandeer.

sergeant eson decides that the best way to get dooku off the planet and NOT into the countship is to make sure his jedi friends are waiting for him at serenno castle. so he helps (so helpfully, so not ulteriorly-motivated) lene and semi-conscious sifo to castle serenno (ramil took all the guard droids with him so there are, like, the dozen or so LEP-series servant droids, the kitchen droids, a med droid, the tailor droid are the only ones there) them there, bringing them in through one of the back doors while the nobles are all up in that space that will be dooku's office one day, was probably a formal dining hall at some point, and is now witness to a lot of conversations held entirely by eyebrow.

eson: i TOTALLY know where u can get a ship. lene: thanks. sifo: *mental equivalent of pacing back and forth on the pathways of the world between worlds* *reeling from having an unimaginable amount of possibilities collapse down into a much less amount*

legends had a fun thing called 'flashburn' that happened to jedi when they experienced extreme trauma in which parts of their memory shut down. i figure this happens with sifo-dyas when the futures he's seen becomes untenable—quantum wave form collapse. all those things disappear from his mind and he's aware of it, and it's more than a little bit distressing. his brain decides 'hmm. let's not' and lene is able to put a very gentle sleep suggestion on him on one of the newly-cleaned sofas in the library of serenno castle.

dooku: it feels almost like sifo-dyas is still with me.

the serenno leadership convention of 7935 finishes, dooku is wandering around in that exhausted-but-cannot-sleep phase. one of the droids comes up to him.

lep droid: so where do u want ur guests? dooku: guests? *wild moment of 'is there a dungeon and did ramil put people in it?'* *staring blankly* lep droid: in the library? dooku: *has his own LIBRARY now???* *goes off to see* lene: *reads him a very quiet riot act, re: sifo's current condition (resting fitfully)* dooku: *oddly touched by getting scolded*

so they end up hanging around there for a couple days, dooku does his 'official resignation papers'—he technically has to resign from the council and then from the order because of some archaic bylaw and it's all on paper and has to be couriered—and goodbye 2.0 goes better. lene is tactfully looking in a different direction.

off in the carannian hills, some palaeontologists are having a field day with poor tirra'taka corpse. they're going to be a big hit with the cryptozoology community.

dooku and sifo talk on that comm. a LOT. so when we get to this:

it's later than would have happened in the original timeline (going with master & padawan's 'rael i have discovered the dark side of the force a wonderful new power', as 40BBY). sifo & dooku go back and forth with the talking, with the visits. sifo joins the council and, just before that, he has a really long mission that takes him out of contact.

that's when the tension between dooku & the rest of the great houses boils over and that scene ☝️ happens.

there's a rocky patch with dooku pulling away in his 'i don't need anyone at all' way and sifo with new council member duties (new council member is always the one who has to deal with the press), and then, a couple months later, dooku is on naboo and gets the 'hey can u pick me up a 3-year-old?' call. the 3-year-old demands he turns his lightsaber on in the middle of the paediatrician's office, calls him 'count tooka' and begins a tradition of falling asleep on him on the way to coruscant, and then sifo-dyas is there, in the guest hangar, waiting. he pulls the 'VERY important to continue to bond with seeker, first contact with other force-sensitive, oh no, might cry if u try to leave. aw, i'm also going to call your shoulders the high ground now, count tooka.' card.

and that is the probably 10k 20k prologue of galaxies far far away may be closer than they appear.

[the-demon-prodigy]

The True Genius of Bungo Stray Dogs (As Seen in the Portrayal of Osamu Dazai)

oh boy heres another formal-sounding one!! i wrote this to follow an essay formula and under the assumption that it would be shown to someone who is less well-versed in bsd (i kinda just explained what it was and what bungo meant in the introductory paragraphs) so just skim those parts if u already know those things :ppp

in this one i mostly cover some of the biggest similarities between yozo of nlh and dazai of bsd! i dont rlly cover bsd dazai versus irl dazai so keep that in mind. its not super in-depth and ive only read nlh once so far, so anybody who's got thoughts feel free to add!

without further ado, lets get into it :> (the whole thing will be under the cut)

TW: Su1c1de, add1ction (specifically alcoho1ism), s3xual abus3, emotional abus3

Bungo Stray Dogs is a manga, anime, and light novel series that takes place in a semi-fictional version of Yokohama, Japan. 

The Japanese word “bungo” translates to “literary”; and almost every significant character is named after a classic author and has a supernatural ability named after one of their works. However, the influence of literature upon each of the characters runs deeper than just their name and ability.

Today, we will be covering the true ingenuity of Bungo Stray Dogs through its unique method of drawing parallels between real-life and fiction, and fiction and other fiction, using the character and author Osamu Dazai as an example. (All uses of the name Dazai will refer to his fictional version unless specified otherwise.)

Dazai is one of the most beloved characters of the series, and his popularity as a fictional character brought the book that his character and ability are in reference to, No Longer Human, to many more sales despite it being over 60 years since the book’s original publication.

Dazai’s character is commonly praised for his remarkable representation of those who experience mental illness, and this theme is a very prominent one in the book that his character is based upon.

No Longer Human is a semi-autobiographical work created by the real-life Osamu Dazai, following the life of a man named Oba Yozo in the formula of three notebooks. Among its themes are isolation, alienation, suicidality, addiction, and much more.

Yozo experiences immense alienation from society, carrying a far deeper melancholy than any others seem to. In order to combat the evident unpalatability of his true nature, he takes on the facade of a bumbling fool before others in order to avoid their wrath and perhaps also sate his desire to be loved (Pg. 26 of NLH [No Longer Human]). 

(One of, if not the, biggest similarity between Bungo Stray Dogs’ Dazai and Yozo, is the alienation that came as a result of their unique nature and philosophy, which surrounded them in a profound despair simply through the act of living.)

Sexually abused as a young child (Pg. 35 of NLH), Yozo believes human beings to harbor an intrinsic cruelty, and wishes to avoid bearing witness to their intimidating true nature at all costs. Yozo feels immense fear of human beings due to his inability to understand them (Pg. 28 of NLH), unable to understand what they think about when they walk the streets, what they wish for, and why they engage in simple acts such as eating. (Pgs. 23 & 26 of NLH) 

Dazai as a Bungo Stray Dogs character diverges from Yozo in many ways, but they have a similarity in the existence of a public facade created in order to hide from pain and hurt, and a deep alienation from society that leads them to dehumanize themselves.

Both Dazai and Yozo believe themselves incapable of integrating their true selves into society so profoundly that they give up on it entirely, Dazai through a lack of taking proper action to take himself out of a toxic environment to live as a normal human being, and Yozo in his complete withdrawal of who he truly is from society to the point that it’s nearly impossible for an outsider to graze his true self. 

Bungo Stray Dogs’ Dazai is so hyper-intelligent that he sees the world in a far more nihilistic way than the common person (Pg. 159 of BSD:ODDE [Bungo Stray Dogs: Osamu Dazai and the Dark Era]). This isolates him completely from society because he believes nothing in life to hold any actual value due to the inevitability of death (Pg. 13 of BSD:DC15 [Bungo Stray Dogs: Dazai, Chuuya, Age Fifteen]). Throughout No Longer Human, it’s possible to infer that Yozo is also an exceptionally intelligent person due to the uniqueness of his philosophy and worldview, drawing yet another parallel between them.

Additionally, Dazai has thought this way since he was 14, which led him to a suicide attempt, and has possibly contemplated such action even before then (Pg. 8 of BSD:DC15). Although not fully confirmed, it’s likely that he was shunned by those around him for seeing things in a way that they could not come close to understanding, similar to how Yozo could not understand that which was commonly seen as an intrinsic human trait. Neither Dazai or Yozo view themselves as properly human, although they seek love in such a way that suggests that they wish that they were.

For example, Dazai is a romantic young man who views falling in love as an intrinsic part of the human experience, and yet believes himself to be unlovable, further separating himself from his own definition of humanity. And Yozo, only a child when he begins displaying his facade of air-headedness, wished to be liked by humans so as to not be harmed.

Dazai and Yozo also both have a likely/possible fear of being idolized, respected figures. Yozo views being respected by others as being the peak of successful deceit of others which eventually brought great consequence upon the respected (Pg. 33 of NLH), and Dazai intentionally lazes around and doesn’t do his best during his adult life in the Armed Detective Agency, which, although not confirmed, may hint towards the existence of a fear of being respected the way that he was in his previous profession as a mafioso, in which many expectations were placed upon him that left him drained. 

Yozo and the Dazai of Bungo Stray Dogs share an idolization of that which they have forbidden themselves from becoming. For Yozo, this was human, and for Dazai, this was also human. However, their definitions are different. You may ask, “but didn’t Yozo fear human beings? Why would he want to be one?” and the answer to that question is, yes, Yozo fears human beings. However, it’s more complicated than that. Yozo also sought out love and affection from human beings, who seemed able to give it to each other, and he wished to understand human beings so that he could be with them and not fear them (Pg. 26 of NLH). You see, Yozo wished to have someone by his side to understand him, seeing as his fear left him when he felt understood and a sense of camaraderie (Pg. 80 of NLH), but at the same time feared a connection such as this and mostly thought it impossible, just as he feared human beings but also wished to integrate himself with them so that he could be loved and spared from suffering. 

Yozo is a mess of self-contradictory ideals, as is Dazai, who wished to be human in the sense that he wished to understand what other human beings saw in being alive: what inherent value they saw in it that caused them to be so opposed to death that they would fight (Pg. 132 of BSD:ODDE). Dazai believed that if he were to understand what made humans happy and what made them want to live, he could become one, and henceforth become happy and cease to seek death. Dazai also wished to be lovable, as did Yozo. Dazai saw being capable of being loved and loving others as being an inherent part of the human experience (Pg. 103 of BSD:DC15), but felt himself incapable of such behaviour and treatment. Dazai also sought to be a good person, which he believed humans to lean towards inherently, but thought himself to be incapable of until he was pushed towards it by a person who understood him fully (Pg. 161 of BSD:ODDE).

There also exists a parallel between Yozo and Dazai in the form of the organizations that they were entangled with. Yozo was involved with a communist group by an acquaintance of his (Pg. 65 of NLH), where he was eventually trusted by the organization with jobs that caused him increasing hassle and tiredness, similar to how Dazai was saddled with the responsibilities and title of the youngest executive of the mafia when he was only a teenager (Pg. 3 of BSD:ODDE), although Yozo was already college-age when he was involved with the communists. 

One of the most obvious, although surface-level similarities between Dazai and Yozo is that of their suicidal ideation. They both have contemplated suicide and attempted it multiple times (Pgs. 1, 4, & 49 of BSD:ODDE and Pgs. 86, 87, & 154 of NLH), out of a deep despair found in the reality that they find themselves unable to escape. Although Dazai doesn’t truly wish for death, and it’s possible that neither does Yozo, they both engage commonly in this behaviour. 

Another minor similarity between them is their alcoholism. Yozo spends such a large majority of the book talking about drinking away his sorrows that it would prove quite the task to try to cite them all here (although he displays alcoholic behaviours from Pg. 63 and onward of NLH), and Dazai often experiences hangovers, goes to pubs and bars (even when he’s only 18) (Pg. 1 of BSD:ODDE), and his room as a 22-year old is seen to be riddled with bottles of alcohol.

Although primarily due to their public facades, many people who come and go in the lives of Dazai and Yozo seem to love them and believe that they are good people who, under different circumstances, could become very happy (Pg. 160 of BSD:ODDE and Pg. 177 of NLH).

 It seems to only be Dazai and Yozo who demonize themselves so heavily that their sense of self becomes mangled beyond their own recognition; all others around them seem to feel that they have potential for good within them. Dazai and Yozo share in self-hatred, in certain ways. 

Overall, Dazai and Yozo have many similarities in how they think, the life they lived, and the coping mechanisms they use, and these many similarities exist too in the other characters of Bungo Stray Dogs, their real-life counterparts, and the fictional characters they are based upon. 

It is this deep-running, subtle aspect of Bungo Stray Dogs which makes it an immensely respectable work of art and causes me to admire the cleverness and literacy of its writer, Kafka Asagiri. The story is more than enjoyable without understanding each reference that makes an appearance, but it adds a special and unique touch to an already-wonderful series. And that is exactly why I consider all of these literary tie-ins to be the true genius of Bungo Stray Dogs, which hides beneath the surface yet makes the experience feel much more special.

[neurotypical-sonic]

I'm making Ella exist in the games/idw verse. She lives in Station Square, in the same apartment building as amy. Her and amy are casual friends! Neighbours! Ella and vanilla sometimes see each other in Station Square, when their paths cross. Vanilla brings Cream to Station Square often, just going about business, maybe Vanilla has signed Cream up to some groups, maybe Vanilla herself has joined a group or two, maybe Vanilla likes to some weekly shopping at a certain place at a certain time. But they start coming across each other semi regularly, enough to recognise the other and be friendly. And then one day when Vanilla is dropping Cream at Amy's, Ella comes down the hall, and they're both like oh!! Hello!! And Amy formally introduces them. And they become fast friends. And then. Shall I say. Girlfriends

[peningyu]

K-Pop Roleplay

Hello! My name is Hana and as the post would suggest, I am currently looking for some K-pop roleplays. I’m a naturally enthusiastic person, talkative and friendly! From music to images that simply remind me of our roleplay  and pairings, I love to share these simple things with my partners as a source of inspiration, but also just for fun! Beyond roleplaying, I am always looking to make friends too. I love chatting OOC. I personally feel like becoming friends with my roleplay  partner is the best way to keep the roleplay alive! For me personally, I believe it leaves a comfortable line of communication about our interest, desires in the roleplay and just an understanding that makes everyone a bit happier.  

Guidelines/Things to know before contacting me!

English is my second language! I do make some mistakes on occasion. Especially grammatical ones.But,  I do try my best to be easily understood. It’s something I worry more about in my actual post as opposed to OOC where I’m  someone who speaks very casually OOC. Even the formality in this ad will fly out the window once we’re chatting OOC. I’m mostly trying to be concise, give the best and most helpful information in a clear way before we speak OOC where I’m much more free and expressive!

When it comes to my writing style in the roleplay,  I would be considered to be somewhere between “Semi-Lit” and “Advanced-Lit”. I do not count word posts unless necessary for my partner, but I always give a reply of more than one paragraph. As cliche as it is, I care for “quality” over “quantity”.  

I only want to roleplay with people 18+ ! I enjoy exploring mature themes. Considering this, if there are any boundaries and limitations of what you are willing to write, please let me know. I want to respect you in the same way I would like to be respected.

I am looking to double in an OCxCanon roleplay.  I can roleplay  MxF and FxF. MxM  I am willing to consider, so you can ask but I might refuse. However, on my end I would only be interested in either MxF or FxF.

I’m open to AU world building or “Idol Verse / canon complying” roleplays. When you message me, just let me know what you’re most interested in. 

My primary interest or ult group is Tomorrow x Together/ TXT! Huening Kai and Choi Beomgyu tend to be my preferred love interests. Other groups I am personally interested in roleplaying on my end would be LE SSERAFIM (Miyawaki Sakura and Huh Yunjin), and BTS (Jung Hoseok and Park Jimin).  On your end, I do not mind who you would like for me to play in return. Even with groups I am less familiar with, I am open to learning more in order to capture their personality and your story the best. All I will ask for is being willing to share information be it written or in video form, as well as your understanding that I am doing my best. Doubling is a must!

If you do not like RPF (Real Person Fiction) then please move along. If you dislike roleplaying, also please move along. I am not here for a debate, I'm only here to enjoy my hobby. If you consume fanfiction, but dislike roleplaying, I feel that is a bit hypocritical. Again, I'm not here for a debate either way!

I will only roleplay  and communicate over Discord or Email. To get my discord or email to continue discussing, please message me here on Tumblr! When you message me tell me a bit about yourself and what you’re looking for.

Lastly, I would hope you don’t ghost me. I understand life gets in the way, but let’s try to be open and honest with our communication. I won’t even mind if it’s a while before you respond. I’m always willing to pick up a good roleplay again or give people another chance. I’m patient! We can 99% of the time talk it out. So, don’t be afraid to try and reach out no matter what.

With all this, I really do hope I hear from some of you! I look forward to it now! 

[btsqualityy]

Y.O.U (Years Of Us), Chapter 5: Old Friend

Jimin x half black/half Korean OC; Taemin  half black/half Korean OC

Genre/Rating: 21+, established relationship, idol!AU, smut, angst, and fluff

Summary: Kamaria has a night out on the town and runs into an old “friend”.

Warnings: semi public sex, unprotected sex, oral sex, dirty talk, and creampie.

WC: 2.8K

Song Of The Chapter: Taemin-Danger

9 Years Ago

Kamaria sat in one of the many studios in the SM building, nervously tapping her foot as she waited for one of SM’s most prolific groups to make their way inside. Although Kamaria had officially signed as an artist to the company not too long before, she still enjoyed writing music so after writing a song called “Good Evening”, she took it to the company who decided to give it to their top male group. 

“Hello?” A sudden voice called out as the door opened and Kamaria had to will herself to stay calm as the members of SHINee walked inside. 

“Hello, sunbaenims,” Kamaria smiled as she stood up, bowing politely as the members filed into the room. “I’m Minali or Kamaria, whichever you prefer.”

“Oh, no need to be so formal!” Onew exclaimed with a bright smile. “We’ve heard amazing things about you! I’m Lee Jinki.”

“Minho,” he introduced himself with a bow.

“I’m Kibum,” Key added.

“And I’m Lee Taemin,” Taemin grinned widely. “Our managers told us that you have an amazing song for us.”

“Well, I’m hoping you all will think so,” Kamaria chuckled. “I got inspired after hearing a song from an American group and after contacting them, they gave me permission to use the song and change it up so I did so and added new lyrics.”

“Well, no time like the present,” Key said as he clapped his hands together. “Let’s get started.”

Going into the session, Kamaria had been insanely nervous because SHINee was a legendary group in the KPop industry and Kamaria had only just debuted less than a year prior. However, as the session began and everything started to flow, she realized that she had been worried for nothing. The members were just as nice and funny as they had been rumored to be, not to mention the level of professionalism that they exuded when it came to doing what they loved. 

“I love this song so much!” Minho exclaimed. “And after hearing the original, it’s amazing how you made it into something completely different.”

“That’s definitely some talent there,” Onew nodded in agreement. 

“Thank you,” Kamaria replied sheepishly, feeling her cheeks warming up in embarrassment. “You guys made it effortless, though. Your voices are amazing.”

“We’re professionals darling,” Key joked, making Kamaria laugh. After a few more times of recording their verses, they all decided that almost three hours in the studio had been enough so they decided to go their separate ways. 

“Taemin-ah, you coming?” Key wondered as Onew and Minho paced out of the studio. 

“Ah, no hyung,” Taemin shook his head, throwing a quick glance Kamaria’s way before looking back at the older man. “I’ll get home on my own.”

“Alright,” Key smiled knowingly. “Be safe. Minali-ssi, amazing work.”

“Thank you so much,” Kamaria beamed as she took a break from packing up her bag to bow towards him. Key walked out of the studio then, leaving Kamaria and Taemin by themselves.

“Uh, Minali-ssi?” Taemin called out and Kamaria looked up at hearing her Korean name. “I was wondering, would you mind staying here a little while longer?”

“Uh, sure but why?” Kamaria wondered. 

“I’m not exactly satisfied with my vocals,” he explained. “But if you have plans and can’t stay, I can always have our managers contact you to set up a better time and-”

“Taemin-ssi, I don’t mind at all,” she giggled. “And please, call me Minali.”

“Only if you call me Taemin.”

“Alright,” she agreed easily as she set her things down next to her. “Let’s go over them again.” Once Taemin went back into the recording booth and put the headphones over his ears, Kamaria sat in front of the mixing table and restarted the song. As Taemin began to record his lines over again, she happened to catch the part that he was talking about. 

“So this part of the song is a build up,” Kamaria began after she cut the music off. “Your voice should reflect that but the thing is, you have to start strong to lead up to your high note. It’s not the same breathy one that Minho does in the beginning.”

“Can you give me an example?” Taemin requested. 

“Sure,” she nodded before beginning to sing. “Negero ga, negero ga, negero ga-ah.”

“Ah ok, I get you,” he said. “Restart the song?” Kamaria did then, watching with a smile as Taemin effortlessly copied the way that she had song the riff for him. 

“That’s it, you hit it,” she said. “Come on out and listen to it.” Taemin did as instructed, stepping back out of the booth and standing next to Kamaria’s chair as she replied the song. 

“Excuse my language, but that sounds so damn good,” he praised. “I absolutely love it and I know the hyungs do too.”

“Like I said, you guys make it easy,” Kamaria echoed. “Your voices just blend so well together, especially yours.”

“Am I your bias in SHINee?” He wondered and Kamaria looked up at him with a smirk. “Or at least your favorite voice?”

“Actually, Jonghyun was,” she replied with a smile. “But you and your voice are a very close second.”

“Well, would you mind if your second favorite bias treats you out to dinner?” Taemin wondered. 

“Are you asking me out on a date?”

“No, think of it as a ‘thank you for writing one of my favorite SHINee songs in recent memory’ dinner,” he chuckled. “How about it?”

“Yeah,” Kamaria nodded with a soft smile. “Ok.”

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“I don’t understand why the two of you are doing this to me,” Kamaria muttered from her place in the back seat as she glared at Nari, who was in the drivers’ seat. 

“Because you needed to get out of the house!” Kang Seulgi exclaimed. Her and Kamaria had been extremely close friends since Kamaria’s days at SM Entertainment and with their busy schedules, they didn’t get much time to hang out together. 

“You’ve been in the house sulking ever since you had that dinner with Jimin,” Nari added, glancing in the review mirror at her best friend. “Between that and the anniversary of your mom’s death coming up, you need to keep your spirits up.”

“And you two thought a night out in Gangnam would help that?” Kamaria deadpanned. 

“Hey, good music, even better drinks, and gorgeous ass men?” Seulgi smirked. “Of course.”

“Good thing neither of you get paid for thinking then,” she muttered.

“Oh, you’ll feel better once you’re there and have a few drinks in your system,” Nari dismissed and Kamaria turned her gaze towards the window then, setting her chin on her hand. She was grateful that her friends cared enough about her to recognize when she was struggling but sometimes, she just wanted to wallow and feel all of her feelings. 

Not too long later, Nari pulled the car up in front of one of the hottest spots in Gangnam, Club Octagon. As soon as the three of them stepped out of the car, a crowd tried to form around them due to Kamaria and Seulgi’s combined star power. Luckily, security was quick to usher them inside and to their own little section. 

Nari made quick work of getting three drinks to their table and they lifted them up into the air.

“What should we cheers to?” Nari wondered.

“Friendship,” Seulgi suggested. “Existing, new, and future.”

“To friendship,” Kamaria smiled as they all pushed their glasses together. Since it was just a double shot of soju, it was effortless for Kamaria to slam it all back in one go. 

“Alright, I’m hitting the dance floor,” Seulgi announced before hopping up out of her seat. “Come with me, Kam.”

“I don’t feel like dancing,” Kamaria said before glancing at Nari for help.

“Oh no, you guys go ahead because I saw some people I know,” Nari smiled as she stood up. “I’ll meet you guys out there!”

“You have no excuse now,” Seulgi smiled as Nari walked away from them. “I’ll buy you another drink.”

“Fine,” Kamaria huffed, allowing Seulgi to pull her up into a standing position. “But I want the drink first!” After a quick trip to the bar where the two of them downed more shots, they then made their way to the dance floor. 

Club Octagon was frequented by a lot of music lovers so they played a wide array of music, both Korean and Western, that had everyone going crazy. The vibes were immaculate and even though she hadn’t really wanted to go out in the first place, Kamaria found herself feeling happy that she had allowed her friends to drag her out. 

Life was hard and unfair but moments like these would always be worth it. Always.

Before she knew it, an hour had passed and Kamaria’s high heels were starting to put a strain on her feet. Just as she found herself about to turn and tell Seulgi that she was going to sit down for a break, she felt a pair of hands station themselves on her waist from behind. 

“Can I have a dance?” The voice asked and Kamaria gasped, recognizing that voice anywhere as she turned around. 

“Lee Taemin!” She squealed before throwing herself into his arms. “What are you doing here?!”

“Kai dragged me out,” Taemin chuckled, setting her back down onto the ground before motioning behind him with his head. When Kamaria looked over his shoulder, she saw Kai from EXO talking animatedly with Seulgi and Nari. Once he made eye contact, he waved happily and Kamaria laughed before waving back. 

“How many drinks has he had?” Kamaria wondered as she looked back at Taemin. 

“Too damn many,” he huffed with a smile. “I’m starting to think he just wanted to let loose and dragged me along so that I could prevent any scandals from occurring.”

“That sounds like him,” she giggled. 

“And you? What are you doing out in Gangnam?” 

“Same predicament as you, conned by my friends,” Kamaria sighed. “Admittedly though, I needed some cheering up.”

“Ah yeah, it is February huh?” Taemin grimaced and she nodded solemnly. “Well, if it helps, you might not feel that great but you definitely look it.”

“Yeah?” She smiled softly, looking down at the black ruched bodycon dress that covered her body. 

“Absolutely,” he confirmed. “So, will you dance with me?”

“Mmm, I don’t know,” Kamaria hummed. “You could at least buy me a drink first.”

“That can be arranged,” Taemin smirked. 

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5 Years Ago

“That’s it my love,” Taemin whispered huskily as he thrust forward roughly, causing Kamaria to moan underneath him. “You’re taking it so well.”

“Feels so good Tae, fuck,” Kamaria gasped. “Harder.”

“You’re asking or telling me baby?” He wondered as he wrapped one strong hand in her shoulder length braids before yanking backwards and bringing her face closer to his. 

“A-asking, I’m asking.”

“Rephrase that for me then.”

“P-please fuck me h-harder,” she pleaded. 

“Much better,” Taemin cooed, reaching out with his free hand and taking ahold of Kamaria’s jaw, forcing her to crane her neck and look into his eyes. “You gonna come?”

“So hard,” Kamaria nodded. 

“Rub your clit and come for me then,” he instructed and Kamaria didn’t hesitate to reach underneath herself, finding the bundle of nerves with the tips of her fingers. Not even a minute later, Kamaria’s orgasm hit her causing her body to shake and tremble. The feeling of her walls clenching around his length made Taemin groan loudly as his own orgasm bubbled to the surface and before he could even react, he felt himself spilling inside of her. 

“Holy shit,” Kamaria sighed blissfully, giggling when Taemin allowed his body to fall on top of hers. “Get off of me. You might be skinny but that muscle isn’t weightless, you know.”

“I don’t even think I can move right now,” he chuckled. “You’re too damn good.”

“I could say the same for you,” she replied, smiling to herself when she felt Taemin press an open mouthed kiss to her shoulder. 

“My gorgeous love,” he murmured.

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“Fuck Tae,” Kamaria moaned, letting her head fall back against the wall of the bathroom stall that she and Taemin had crowded into together. After a few more drinks and dancing together to a few songs with wandering hands, Kamaria couldn’t help herself and ended up kissing him. Like any old habit, the familiar feeling came right back like second nature and it wasn’t long until they ended up in the bathroom. 

“Stay quiet, my love,” Taemin whispered from his place on his knees in front of her. “You don’t want anyone to catch us in here, right?”

“R-right,” she nodded as she looked down, biting her lip right after when he sucked her clit back into his mouth. Her dress was pushed up around her hips, her thong pulled to the side and held against her thigh by one of Taemin’s hands, and one of her thighs hooked over his shoulder. 

“You have no idea how much I missed the taste of this gorgeous pussy,” Taemin murmured. “You’re always so wet, Mina.”

“Cause of you,” she whispered, gasping when he quickly flicked the tip of his tongue against her. “Oh my gosh, that feels so good. Please keep doing that.”

“Asking so well,” he cooed before doing just as she requested. The feeling had her reaching down and burying her hands in his hair, her fingers gripping the strands tightly as her hips began to move on their own accord. 

“Fuck, you’re gonna make me come,” Kamaria whimpered and Taemin just doubled down on his efforts in response, his tongue working double time to make her orgasm. 

“God...fuck!” She burst suddenly, her jaw dropping open in a silent scream as she came on his face. Taemin, ever the considerate lover, licked up every ounce of wetness that escaped her slit before he gently removed her leg from his shoulder and stood up. 

“You ok?” He checked, smirking when he realized that her body was trembling a little bit. 

“Sorry, I haven’t had any sexual contact with a human being in like six months,” Kamaria giggled breathlessly as she wrapped her arms around his neck. “My world is a little rocked right now.”

“And here I was thinking that you just remembered how good I used to make you come.”

“Oh trust me, that plays a part in it too,” she smiled before leaning forward and kissing him firmly. The kiss instantly turned into a French one, their tongues sliding against each others and Kamaria moaned at the taste of herself on Taemin’s tongue. 

“I hate to make you come and then run,” Taemin began, murmuring against her lips. “But I have to get going.”

“Really?” She pouted. “I haven’t even gotten a chance to reciprocate yet.”

“I know and it’s taking everything in me to say this right now,” he laughed. “But I have a schedule with the hyungs in the morning and wake up call is at 5.”

“I could come back to your place with you.”

“Just for me to want to fuck you all night?” He chuckled. “Tempting but I can’t.”

“Alright,” Kamaria relented. “Have your managers discussed Nari’s offer for us to do a duet together on my new album with you yet?”

“They have and I have some free time coming up soon so have Nari contact them and they can set up a time for us to further discuss it in depth,” Taemin replied. 

“That means the answer is yes?”

“For you?” Taemin asked with a smile. “Always, my love.” Not being able to help herself, which seemed to be a constant theme in any of her interactions with Taemin through the years, Kamaria kissed him one last time before he pulled away from her. 

“I’ll see you soon, ok?” He murmured. 

“I hope so,” Kamaria smiled, watching with half lidded eyes as Taemin slowly opened the door to the stall, checked to make sure that it was clear of any people before stepping out and shutting the door behind him. Taking a few more minutes to compose herself and fix her dress, Kamaria then stepped out of the stall as well before making her way out of the bathroom. She didn’t even get five steps down the hall before Seulgi and Nari came rushing up to her, both of them sporting shit-eating grins on their faces. 

“What?” Kamaria wondered. 

“You wanna tell us why Lee Taemin came out of that bathroom and practically dragged Jongin out of here?” Seulgi wondered. 

“Or why he was sporting the biggest hard-on I think I’ve ever seen?” Nari added. “Or why you happen to have a post orgasm glow on your fucking face?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Kamaria smiled with a shrug. “You guys ready to go?”

“Yeah, ready to go so you can tell us all about what happened in that bathroom,” Nari smiled. As the three of them made their ways out of the club then, Kamaria couldn’t help but to think how happy she was that she had come out after all. 

[konkuurito]

Character Questionnaire

Full name: jay kuronuma

Generally referred to as: kuronuma-sama, kuronuma-san, wakagashira, the yokai

Appearance.

SEX: cis male

AGE: 27

HEIGHT: 5’7”

BUILD: lean but toned muscular. long legs despite his height.

HAIR: dark brown and usually middle-parted, chin-length.

EYES: dark brown/almost black, long lashes

MOUTH: very straight and white

NOSE: it definitely is one and it's cute.

HANDS: long fingers, calloused fingertips from guitar.

SCARS: huge branding scar in the shape of a lotus on his thigh. many self-harm scars criss-crossing his inner arms/wrists, hard to see because of tattoos.

CLOTHES: generally black and somewhat formal. wears a lot of black coats or black turtlenecks. often wears one leather glove.

[more under the cut]

Speech.

ACCENT: american/californian

LANGUAGE: english, fluent japanese, some korean

ARTICULATION: soft-spoken, curses a lot.

Mannerisms.

FACE: resting bitch face. eyes light up when it's someone he loves.

HANDS: uses his hands a lot when speaking. runs them through his hair or rests his hand on his chin a lot.

LEGS/FEET: sits with hands on his knees a lot.

EMOTIONAL OUTBURSTS: frustrated or snippy outbursts. tries to keep everyone distant as much as possible.

POSTURE: good posture, forces himself not to slouch.

PERSONAL SPACE: needs a lot of it unless he's completely trusting. touch averse to the point where he flinches away. is a lot more affectionate/handsy when he trusts someone.

Health:

DIET: semi-healthy, but really enjoys sweets.

SLEEP: rarely ever sleeps due to nightmares/night terrors. usually ends up passing out in some random place.

EXERCISE: frequent. necessary for his profession.

CLEANLINESS: showers every day

ODOUR: cigarette smoke/coffee.

MEDICINAL DRUGS: none

NARCOTICS: cocaine

ADDICTIONS: cocaine, self-harm, coffee, cigarettes

Personal.

INTROVERT/EXTROVERT?: introvert

OPTIMIST/PESSIMIST: pessimist

SEXUALITY: demi-homosexual

ROMANTIC: homoromantic but can make exceptions for certain women (very very very rarely)

MEMORY: hazy memory. has brain fog due to dissociation/PTSD. has a lot of repressed trauma from his time in the brothel.

PLANNING: he used to be more spontaneous, but he plans way more now. likes to look at a situation.

INTUITION: has a decent intuition but prefers to have facts.

GOALS: get revenge on everyone who hurt him in the brothel.

INSECURITIES: hates being looked at by strangers. scared he'll never be able to truly trust anyone again. scared he's going to end up being as heartless as his father.

ACHIEVEMENTS: having a decent following in his band glass houses.

ANXIETY: fucking constantly. he has a panic disorder and PTSD. is also avoidant.

OVERWHELMED: all the fucking time

COMFORTS: coffee, cigarettes, video games, music

BAD HABITS: cigarettes, cocaine, losing his temper, pushing everyone away

PHILOSOPHY: very nihilistic and hopeless. believes nothing will ever change or get better no matter how hard he tries.

The Past.

PARENTS/GUARDIANS: minato kuronuma--basically showed no interest in him until he was a teenager and left him to fend for himself. samantha lloyd--mother, who had to leave him due to minato when jay was very small. shirai haruka--his trusted bodyguard, who is basically a mother figure to him.

SCHOOL: he's never been enrolled in school, was only taught a little by a few ladies in the clan. didn't know how to read until thirteen.

ADOLESCENCE: made a few close friends by doing music and playing guitar/singing in bands.

LEAVING HOME: he never had a consistent home until adulthood.

FURTHER EDUCATION: none.

FIRST JOB: worked at a music store and taught guitar lessons.

Relationships.

FAMILY: found family from his friends in glass houses--sebastian, josh, and cam. otherwise, he sees haruka as his only family.

FRIENDSHIPS: his friends in glass houses.

STRANGERS: ignores most of them, but is coldly polite when he has to be.

DATING: verse dependent but he's never had a real relationship before, only sexual relationships.

LOVE: verse dependent

WORST ENEMY: ryan

Interactions.

MINGLING: he's very quiet and keeps to himself mostly. it's usually all-business.

PHYSICAL: stay away from him and don't touch him, or get your fingers broken.

GENEROSITY: even despite his icy demeanor, jay is very generous and will help out his men in need through financial means or however he can. he's good to work for usually.

JEALOUSY: extremely jealous. worries constantly his partner will leave them.

TEMPER: very short temper.

EMPATHY: less so than he used to have, but is extremely empathetic still. being cruel makes him feel guilty, but he finds it entirely necessary to keep himself safe.

ETIQUETTE: polite but very icy. constantly puts off a vibe that he wants people to stay away form him.

RESPONSIBILITY: probably takes way too much responsibility.

SELF ESTEEM: dirt.

HONESTY: brutally honest and blunt.

LEADER OR FOLLOWER: leader

PRAISE: praise makes him very weak but he gets very shy accepting it.

EMBARRASSMENT: much more composed than he used to be, so not as easily embarrassed, but definitely still possible.

FLIRTING: flirtatious only when he's interested in someone and he trusts them.

ATTENTION SPAN: hyperfocus as fuck.

Life.

CAREER: yakuza underboss/formerly band frontman.

TECH: he's mostly good with tech when it involves video games specifically.

POLITICS: only matters as far as it benefits the yakuza.

COMBAT SKILLS: very good at hand to hand combat, specifically jiu-jitsu. a very good shot with hand guns and heavier artillery, such as shotguns or rifles.

HOME: organized chaos. his space looks very lived in but it's very hygienic and not dirty at all.

COOKING: surprisingly a very good cook. many people very much love his food.

BUILDING: he can't build anything for shit other than like... some basic shelves. he's mechanically hopeless.

CLEANING: decently clean.

SHOPPING: he actually loves shopping, specifically clothes shopping or buying video games.

DRIVING: he doesn't usually drive himself, but he drives like a fucking maniac when he does. he always goes at least twenty miles over the speed limit.

FINANCES: rich because of his father's money, but he didn't have access to it until he was thirteen. lived in complete squalor and poverty until then.

MARRIAGE: never been married but ideally would want to be.

KIDS: he would love to be a girl dad.

PETS: none, but he loves animals. he's open to having most animals, the only exceptions being any kind of spiders or insects. he loves dogs the most though.

PARTYING: the only parties he will attend are the ones at crackhouses or if it's the party of another yakuza leader.

HOBBIES: video games, playing guitar, singing, getting a fuckton of tattoos, cooking

[batgovernor]

Short poem: RHL, 'Ghosts Twitter'

Ghosts twitter in my head like the memory of predawn birds. Digging below my present house I find a structural supportive past with rock veins to be mined. Upstairs the future isn’t fully built or roofed. Has someone goofed? The Architect is vague on final thirds. ***** I am finding many ways to say I don’t understand existence at all; this is one of them. This short, semi-formal poem was…

[cadavercrafts]

Little tumblr artist feature

Decided to just post some photos of prints and original art i have on my walls made by artists who are semi active on tumblr. I have a lot more but many of the artists either don't have tumblr or are completly inactive here :'( I like original unique stuff so maybe there's something in there for you if you share that taste!

Starting off with a super old faded print i have from @kampfkewob of super fashionable snail people. I had this one for so many years and still like it lots. Kampfkewob does tons of different art from furry to fandom to their OC verse, digital and traditional, super versatile artist!

Next up is a print from @asoftwrongness who does amaaaazing collage art. I literally never really cared about collage art before i saw their work! I added some real leafs, bones etc around the bottom and top because my frame was the wrong size *cough* They do really beautiful stuff, some uplifting some very thoughtful and melancholy. Art and poetry really

@fj0rge formally @fjorgael and i did an art trade 9 billion years ago and i still have all the drawings they made for me INCLUDING my two lovely boys framed on the wall. Fjorge has been really focussing on digital animation recently and does really neat dynamic work; some commissions but also fandom art.

This little Jason doesn't really do @grosskelly's art justice but it gives you an idea of their work which i just adore because i feel like they really embrace the wrinkles and slimyness and stuble of life. And i just love looking at that forever. Feel the textures with your eyes!

I also have many prints by @schinako in my house and they always make me feel super warm and fuzzy. They draw mostly bunnies and girls and their art is so soft and sweet. It's full of love and happyness and that's great to see every day <3

Also i'm currently waiting on a print by @samsketchbook who i only discovered recently and who does incredibly unique creature art and poetry but my fantastic mail service company has ISSUES right now so i will have to wait a little longer. I wanted to add them tho because i love their stuff

[crossbackpoke-check]

nosy anon again making a return because i think what my brain did was read that i helped find some kind of writing and then did not fully process what the writing was?? but upon rereading i am very intrigued if you ever get the urge to share i will be all eyes/ears/senses required to enjoy things!!

I GET TO DO WIP WEDNESDAYYYYYY!!! the writing exists mostly in the form of a tag (fantastic! 'verse) and also a thirty-two page doc of snippets and planning, so the sense you will be using most is imagination:

don't think i have ever actually formally written out anything about fantastic! 'verse but! the tl;dr of it is that it's a semi-college au: joel is still a hockey player for the lv phantoms, but morgan is a college student-athlete. it's incredibly relevant to the plot that joel falls in love with morgan in the check-out line of a wegman's, lies a little bit, and ends up going back to get his degree.

most of it is just good fun about college kids growing up, but i think there's a lot of parallels between making your way through a development system where traditional "success" isn't always guaranteed (ahl -> nhl, completion of higher education -> pursuit of a career) because that development system isn't always designed for you to "succeed" or have opportunities. heavy quotation marks around success because part of that struggle is learning what you want in life and how you define success. are your dreams achievable? are they still the same dreams you always used to have? it's infinite branching universes of would you still love me if i was a worm (ahl player forever) (a college dropout) (a college graduate) (older) (realizing the fallibility of your body) (uncertain of the future) (human).

silly little snippet:

[madeimpact]

Public vs private knowledge ( Pokémon verse )

Note: any worldbuilding details here are open to discussion to better meld with your headcanons!

Public knowledge ( information everyone can know )

Noctis Lucis Caelum is the son of Galarian King Regis Lucis Caelum, and heir apparent to the Galarian throne. This makes him a public figure.

The Lucis Caelum lineage is descended from the original Galarian king that worked with Zacian and Zamazenta to end the Darkest Day.

Noct's lineage shares in some of the same abilities Zacian possesses. He can materialize a spectral version of the Rusted Sword out of thin air and warp to wherever he ( or Zacian if present ) throws it.

Noctis has an Aegislash named Ultima, a Kingdra named Reine, a shiny Kingambit named Magnus, and depending on the point in his timeline, an Umbreon named Umbra.

The royal family has had the same Magearna in its care for generations. Their name is Astra, and Noctis will inherit them along with the throne when the time comes ( or has already inherited them, depending on the point on the timeline ).

Noctis is engaged to Kalosian nobility, Princess Lunafreya Nox Fleuret.

At age eight, Noctis briefly spent time in Kalos to recover from a near-fatal injury.

Noct has a Dynamax Band as well as a Key Stone given to him by Lunafreya during his time in Kalos. His Key Stone is fashioned into a ring.

Noctis attended public school in Wyndon in addition to lessons from private tutors.

Noct has an apartment in Wyndon in addition to his own quarters with the royal family.

Noctis is currently traveling Galar with his royal entourage.

Noct's Rotomphone is a custom make that only the royal family and the kingsguard use.

Zacian is said to occasionally appear wherever Noctis is.

Noct's favorite pastime is fishing. He fished Reine up himself.

Noct hates vegetables and has a sweet tooth.

Sordward and Shielbert are totally unaffiliated with the Lucis Caelum lineage. Noct has no clue who they are. Rule of funny.

Semi-private knowledge ( information select groups know )

The source of the Lucis Caelums' link to Zacian's power is a crystal mined from deep within the Galar mines and guarded at the seat of power.

Noctis's near-fatal injury was from a shadowed Gyrados. Several of the attendants with him at the time perished in the attack. He was wheelchair bound for a period of time after being injured.

Noctis is trained in swordsmanship, even though the need to use it almost never comes up, with most conflicts being resolved through Pokémon battle. It's tradition in the royal family to learn swordplay, and one never knows when it may become necessary to use.

Noctis has formal ballroom training.

Private knowledge ( information only Noctis and loved ones know )

Noctis can understand Zacian and Zamazenta. This ability only extends to these two legendaries.

He can also talk to crystals and "living areas" — essentially their essence.

Noctis has a covenant with Zacian that enables Zacian to know when Noctis is in danger and appear in times of peril.

Noctis never fully recovered from his injury; he can't tap into his link with Zacian to the full extent that Regis can.

He has a large scar on his back where he was attacked by the Gyrados.

The Gyrados was intentionally unleashed on Noctis and his entourage by hostile political powers.

Depths of the Iceberg ( information not even Noctis knows )

Noctis's immortal ancestor with ties to Zamazenta is out there :)

[whostheblondegirlwriting]

wedding with Brock and Jack? how's the planning process? theme? guest list? the mood?☺️ and the after?😏

Awww, love is in the air!

Brock’s not terribly concerned with the details. He won’t argue much or resist many suggestions. He’ll put his two cents in when it comes to the food though. They go to tastings for five different caterers before they finally settle on one.

Neither he nor Allison have much family so the seats of their outdoor venue are filled with friends and teammates. In the Echo-verse, Steve walks Allison down the aisle and Brock and Addy forgo a wedding party. At the alter, it’s just the two of them, like it’s always been. Brock wears a traditional bow tie tuxedo and the guests are in their best summer semi-formal. After the reception, there’s no time to waste before they have to catch a plane to their honeymoon in Thailand, where Brock finally gets to show Allison that beach he always told her she’d love. But that doesn’t stop him from taking Allison aside for a quick make out session after the photos and before they make their entrance as husband and wife. Once they’re on the island though, their hands are all over each other and they don’t leave the little beach house, and barely the bed, until the next day.

Jack insists whatever Allison wants is fine with him, but he will raise a brow in challenge or make a subtle noise of discontent if there’s something he truly isn’t in to. He lobbies for a full bar at the reception, regardless of the cost.

In the Delta-verse, we have to use some imagination because it’s incomplete. But we’ll operate in post-TWS rules and say Pierce is dead. So, Mick’s girls drop flower petals as Allison walks down the aisle by herself. The wedding party is small, with Jules as Allison’s MOH and Natasha and Evy as bridesmaids. Jack’s best man is Brock, next to Jack’s friend Kyle and Dennison. The guest attire is semi-formal and Jack chooses a necktie over a bow with his and the guys’ tuxes. After the reception, they have a suite for the night before they head to the airport. Ever the doting man, and fully aware how much Allison paid for and loves that dress, Jack helps Allison out of her dress, carefully undoing each delicate button down the back as he nibbles soft kisses across her shoulder, telling her how beautiful she looked tonight. With the dress safely aside, their romantic first night as husband and wife starts with Jack sweeping her off her feet to take her to bed with him.

[catwings-writes-things]

An incomplete list of things that happen in the Jailbreak verse

1. A living repository of paranormal trauma and a carnivorous sentient corridor system destined to be natural enemies accidentally save the world by deciding to be nice to each other

2. A pair of traumatized weirdos express their love by murdering each other’s shitty ex-bosses

3. An ex-doctor gets dragged out of an existential crisis at 3am by a woman with a bear trap stuck on her leg

4. A man who died and came back to life in the middle of the ocean eventually befriends the fear vampire of vast distances who showed up to feed on his terror

5. An old lady meets her future grandson when he puts a cursed book on her coffee table and asks her to explain how she dismembered someone

6. A woman’s sort-of-grandpa sort-of-tricks her into sort-of-eating her sort-of-boyfriend

7. Two avatars of opposing fears team up to accelerate their mutual friend’s visa application by traumatizing various government workers

8. A semi-corporeal embodiment of uncertainty sends a medic to check on her friend with truth serum powers after she slightly stabs him in the neck to make him stop talking

9. A claustrophobia vampire distracts her friend from his broken heart by teaching him how to build a blanket fort; this actually works pretty well

10. The best diplomat in a formalized found family who all belong to the same eldritch horror recruits a new member by having the sense to follow his script and accept the damn tea

11. A marine biologist requests a magical object to block unintentional telepathy after an orca tries to give her romantic advice

12. A collections librarian dies a horrible death in an abandoned gold mine and still shows up for work the next day; her colleagues respond by making every effort to become a vampire-friendly workplace