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iceunhie · 9 months ago

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— out of this world (and into another) : genshin impact

premise: you could've sworn the transmigration curse didn't have an effect on you... so what exactly are you doing here?! (alternatively, you tumble straight into your favorite video game; and you're kinda fucked)

...or, a genshin manhwa otome game inspired au.

act i: scaramouche, alhaitham, wriothesley.

↳ act ii: lyney, neuvilette, kazuha, kaeya. (next)

warnings. fem!reader but can be imagined as genderless if u'd like hehe, a shit ton of manhwa tropes in one, this is a hot mess aka not proofread all that much, half clunky half decent writing

a/n: as promised via the poll heh,, while i do plan to make this an actual au, im not that sure ^^; just the tip of the iceberg here tho!!

MAIN MASTERLIST | AU MASTERLIST (coming soon)

YOU — unsuspecting civilian turnt transmigrator

you've always been too attached to fictional characters for your own good.

yes, even the ones that are remarkably irredeemable (the power of a backstory is very formidable) and complex (complexity is a virtue!)

villains have always been destined to die, be cursed, or destined to curse others. it was heartbreaking, really. you've wished for a chance to rewrite their fates for them to find even a sliver of happiness, even when the fate of their plot says otherwise.

which is why when you find yourself awake into the game of your dreams, “Teyvat's Seven Stars”, like any lover of cliche novel and manhwa tropes, this is the time you think that maybe life wasn't so shitty on you.

....there's only one tiny, teensy, itty bitty problem here, actually.

you're not the protagonist. you're not even one of the protagonist's faithful friends and underlings that light protagonist's road to conquering the world and its men (and as of the 4.0 update, it's women); no, you're none of those.

you're a no name extra, and not to mention, a character involved with the game's main villain characters who are coincidentally the love interests of the game's black route!

[ unlock transmigration package: ultimate transmigrator's route ( ????? MODE ) ]

[ no ] [ yes ]

( 国崩 ) SCARAMOUCHE — the tyrant

“as of today, you will be engaged to crown prince kunikuzushi, who is her grace the shogun's rightful heir to the throne.”

when given approval to stare at your so-called soon to be husband, you expect the worst, mostly. the multitudes of character dialogue you've played through detailing his rather discourteous personality (which basically meant he was a huge asshole) don't exactly paint a pretty picture.

however...

who was this tender hearted looking scaramouche that ‘obliterated armies in the blink of an eye?’ the t in tyrant stands for tyrannical, not timid!

eyes like lighting framed by the longest eyelashes you've ever seen and an unfairly pretty face, comparable to a fair lotus. after fawning over his otherworldly countenance, a sinking realization of dread pools in your stomach.

oh, you are so screwed.

essentially tied to the indigo-haired ticking time bomb of a future tyrant due to the strong standing of your family for a period of until the main story starts, you're destined to never get crown prince scaramouche's affection, being his fiancée who scaramouche is arranged to for political means only.

not to mention, you're in an even more deadly position; of all the characters you switched souls with, it's the one that essentially dies by their own fiancé's hand because they were horrible to him! what atrocious luck!

frantic, you wrack up about three ways to survive.

plan a) win over the shogun's favor by being an appropriate partner unlike the original flavor of this body, who resorted to bullying the innocent prince and unknowingly digging their own grave or b) be a guiding friend to scaramouche as he learns the ways of the world and c) make sure you don't end up giving the protagonist a bad ending via his twisted personality.

weighing all these options, you decide to do all three in hopes to cement a life instead of a deathflag. prevention is better than the cure (aka: the protagonist) after all!

(you may also just want to spend time with your favorite character. having a time limit and a sign that says ‘i'll die in the future!’ should at least warrant you extra time to show some affection to scaramouche, at least.)

so, you do what anyone in your position would do: give affection! lots of it.

admittedly, it wasn't all flowers and rainbows. scaramouche—ahem, kunikuzushi—was very shy and reserved indeed, with his mother ei even worse off! (besides, who trains and studies all day and has to stop crying every time they were injured?! that was just too much!)

it was rather hard at first, the frigid atmosphere of the usually silent Tenshukaku Palace almost impossible to permeate. but with your amazing charm (read: deathflag radar) and social skills, you manage to let the members of the Royal family open up to you.

speaking words of praise in ei's cooking (a very difficult feat to accomplish), spending afternoons with your fiancé and teaching him ‘how to be a shoujo worthy male lead, name-version’ (very confusing to explain), and the cherry on top, driving away that vile teacher of his—the Doctor—once word got out that he'd been taking advantage of scaramouche as a political puppet king in the future. trauma enabler destroyed! look at your immeasurable powers!

(“you're not a failure.” clasping kunikuzushi's hands in yours as he reels back from you. damn that doctor.

his tears shot a wave of heartache through you. you can't bear to see your favorite in such suffering. “whatever happens in the future, i won't abandon you.

no matter what, i'll always be on your side, okay?”

kunikuzushi looks at you with something in his eyes—something like adoration. “do you promise that?”

“yeah.” you say without hesitation, the glow of the sunlight hitting your face so dazzlingly that kunikuzushi's eyes widen that his mouth hangs agape in awe. “i promise, kuni.”)

to your greatest delight, your efforts worked in your favor.

ei now spends time with her son, and though it's almost always just a tad bit awkward, you and the guuji yae miko get the two to strike up conversation, and overtime, kunikuzushi becomes more open to you.

(“[name], what kind of man is your type?”

“huh? well...” you think for a while. this was a great opportunity to say it, right? that life changing protagonist quote!

“to me, the only person i'll ever like the most is you, kunikuzushi.”

“do you really, really mean that?” and oh, he looks so cute—flustered and red from your words. worth it.

“yup! now, i made some shimi chazuke, try some—”)

(admittedly, lots of favoritism is involved.)

—and while you reap the fruits of your hard work, you spend warm, sunlit afternoons with ei at tea, even learning about other nations from scaramouche's aunt nahida and even befriended a few of his future affiliates—childe (though for some reason, kunikuzushi always pulls you away from him whenever he spots the two of you together), signora (she tolerates you, you think) and etcetera.

(“then, if i do well, can you kiss me on the cheek, [name]?”

you agree, much to his delight. scaramouche avoids the gaze of a certain pink haired fox eyeing him questionably. unbeknownst to you, he glares at the woman's scrutiny.)

unprecedented things unrelated to the plot happen too; like how your family, which basically only saw you as a political bargaining chip and an unwanted child they could get rid of easily—no longer sent you any demeaning letters demanding money once scaramouche found out....

(“they've been leeching off of you for how long?” so scary... is this was kunikuzushi is like when he's worried?)

(“...kunikuzushi, how long will you keep up that weak-hearted facade of yours? if they find out how.... dishonest you are....”

“i don't need the reminders of a foxy old hag that doesn't know her place. this is fine as it is.”)

(you don't need to know.)

but, you're nothing compared to the inevitable flow of the plot. inazuma is wracked with war, and it just so happened that you'd been unceremoniously kidnapped by a certain resistance leader's trusted general, used as a hostage bargain for approximately the majority of your life. in the worst moments in your dreary cell, there's only one thought in your mind.

....kunikuzushi's face, devastated when he tries to reach for you, before slipping away from him like sand— face morphing into an unbridled state of rage that's too natural, too familiar. when did he learn to make a face like that?

(they say the kingdom was wracked with thunderstorms all night that day.)

afterwards, fate doesn't make it kind for you.

years go by in the blink of an eye, with your capture fervently forgotten in the midst of the growing animosity of the two conflicting forces.

although you did hear that yae sent out a search party for you while at the resistance's base, the shogun's forces never reached you.

eventually, you got released secretly by sympathy of kokomi, the leader of the resistance, who felt pity for you getting caught in the crossfire. letting you go under the condition that you'd likely never meet any of the precious characters you've gotten to know and change was a heavy price to pay, but you didn't have any choice.

indeed, no matter how much you tried to divert the plot, your duty as an extra has ended, and you were even lucky to even be alive. you could only hope that your fiancé—ex-fiancé—took note of your lessons well, bidding farewell to inazuma as you hop on the boat to mondsdat.

by now, you at least hoped that scaramouche and the protagonist met, his true chance at happiness starting now that you were basically dead.

(even if your heart felt like breaking into a million pieces.)

....is what you thought would happen, but why is it that after three years from your supposed capture, inazuma was still at war?

“that crazy prince... he's still working to find his former fiancée... and he's razing almost every village apart looking for them!”

“—didn't the shogunate say that whoever finds her would receive almost 3 million mora?”

“the entire lot of them are lunatics, i tell you. all because of a missing person, too!”

what's more, why was it still going because of you?!

( 艾尔海森 ) AL-HAITHAM: the information guild master

to be fair, normal people don't really run into one of their favorite characters often after transmigrating.

but to be fair, again, you certainly didn't think you'd actually be in your favorite video game franchise caged in bed with essentially one of its main love interests.

eyes wide and unceremoniously looking—definitely not ogling— at the toned body that's currently enveloping you in its arms, the soft tuft of ashy gray hair caressing the crook of your neck, murmuring incoherent mumbles of—is that another language?

???????

you blink, looking down at the bare body currently embracing you. oh. oh.

you're an extra.

you're just an extra, but why are you in bed, currently being served breakfast by the most gorgeous man you've ever laid your eyes on, with a pretty view of the rainforests' canopy?

“you should lie down. if i recall, sufficient sleep is required in order for the human body to perform its basic bodily functions. although our partnership is temporary, to let you fall to harm is a situation i'd like to avoid as much as possible.”

“....what?”

“...?”

the guild master, al-haitham, is a character in Teyvat's Seven Stars that is heavily debated on whether he's technically a villain or not. in the game, he's the right hand of sumeru's leader, nahida, working as the overseer of the AKASHA, a guild that gathers information to the nation's leader. he's a pretty shady character—always working behind the scenes and very unfalteringly blunt—and a ‘villain’ for crown prince scaramouche's route, helping the protagonist escape his clutches.

he's often the subject of comedic ire, his banters with a certain broke architect always the highlight of any bonafide al-haitham fan.

“we're expected to work together by lord kusanali's decree in the duration of investigating the hivemind project the lord suspects the baron siraj is partaking in.”

right, that one scene in the game where al-haitham needed to go undercover to infiltrate a coup de etat staged by one of the factions against nahida... right... what.

you were that extra! the one that fell in love with him and pined for his affection!

(“well, i get that part, but does sleeping together really have to play a part in this...?”

al-haitham gives you a mere quirk of the lip, tilting his head. “we do have to play the part of a married couple in dire straights, do we not? this cover is more efficient.

...besides, i don't have anything to complain about. you're certainly better company than kaveh.” )

in truth, al-haitham wasn't bad company. far from it. aside from the internal giggling and fangirling (you) and the incredible stack of books (alhaitham) that you have to see more than the grey haired man on a daily basis, the two of you work out a rapport that stems from memories of the body you transmigrated in.

he's nice to be around, surprisingly considerate when he wants to be—he tells you about the books he always reads....

(who even reads ‘20 Tongues Language Memorization Guidebook: A Basic Overview of Vocabulary and Terms’ for enjoyment?

the content makes your head run in circles because of how complicated it is; but who wouldn't like to listen to an extremely attractive man overexplain to you with a calm and pretty voice?)

...is generous enough to provide meals and cook dinners that have you crying tears of gratitude because you know how awful yours compares (it was either too bland or too seasoned; al-haitham is surprisingly picky when he wants to be)

(you assigned al-haitham the title of “absolute s-tier husband material”— his capabilities are out of this world!)

by chance, you once gave al-haitham a little tidbit of information that proved to be valuable later in the investigation—courtesy of your avid game knowledge—when you two had been lost to the psychological illusion magic cast by siraj when you two finally broke in his estate.

(“whatever happens, if siraj messes with your mind, just make sure to think of me instead of anything else.” al-haitham lets his hand find yours.

“you once asked me if i trusted you, [name].”

“....” you're treated to one of al-haitham's rare smiles, one that warms you up from within. “i do. so don't let yourself get hurt.”)

however, your temporary partner had faltered for once, flinching when siraj took the form of his old grandmother who'd passed to exploit al-haitham's mind, hesitating and frozen in place while siraj inched ever closer to finding out his weakness.

and you couldn't stand it, the character you cared for—the al-haitham that always had a plan, always knew how to stay calm, had looked so unsure and hopeless.

(“wake up, al-haitham!”

with you cradling his face, al-haitham stares back at the only constant in the memories of his grief, eyes meeting yours. “you don't have to do it all alone. i'm right here, aren't i? believe in me.”)

your (fake) husband snaps back to reality, finally allowing enough time to apprehend siraj and put a stop to his malicious project.

(“thank you.” al-haitham tells you solemnly. it hits you that this may be the last time you may ever see him. “i'm grateful that you brought me back to y— to my senses.”

there's a sincerity in your voice that rings from your heart. “anytime, al-haitham.”)

you thought that was the end of it.

defeating siraj meant you two no longer had to associate with each other, but somehow, to your great surprise, al-haitham doesn't stick to the plot at all. you were sure you didn't interfere with the game, though?

for some reason, al-haitham doesn't erase himself from your life, unlike the original route's flow.

in fact, he's become... easy to run into, a constant in your otherwise mundane life. he takes you out to lambad's tavern for an occasional drink, says he's lending you his headphones when you find yourself overwhelmed by the city (you were never good with noises) and even helps you out as you vent your problems to him.

(the day after, said problem conveniently disappears. how strange....)

and most of all, allowing you to enter his personal space... leaving kaveh's jaw dropping when he accuses al-haitham of having a lover.

“you're always going who knows where with them! what else is there to figure out?”

“...we are merely friends.”

“a friend that you let into your personal library? do they know that you still keep the ‘fake’ ring in a box inside the closet?” kaveh laughs. “nice try, al-haitham.”

(after all, kaveh could never unsee the way al-haitham's eyes softened at the feeling of the head on his shoulder lean onto him, with you no doubt asleep. he even took his headphones off! kaveh has never seen him actually take them off in order to keep the person who's sleeping on his shoulder as undisturbed as possible.

in fact, kaveh doesn't think he's ever seen al-haitham be this touchy or considerate with anyone this much before.

.....and most importantly, kaveh would never forget the way al-haitham, a man who found no merit in politeness and preferred bluntness, a man who preferred solitude rather than company—deliberately getting close to someone—pressing a fleeting kiss on the crown of your head.

kaveh blinks. it seems even the throes of love can reach even the most unconquerable of peaks....)

( 莱欧斯利 ) WRIOTHESLEY — the monster duke of the north

“—i need you to gather information on duke wriothesley. serve him undercover as one of the prisoners of the fortress.”

the duke of meropide—a man swamped with terrible rumors. they say he was exiled from the nation due to murdering his entire family. they say he possessed a face worthy of the title of a beast— grotesque, littered in scars. they say that any who end up in his estate, the iron prison of the north, meropide, never saw the light of day again.

(“only criminals of the worst kind are fated to be sentenced there. nobody returns, so we've stopped questioning it...” )

so to say you're not fearing for your life that bad right now is a massive understatement.

“now, mind telling me how you were able to sneak into the most impenetrable prison in all the land, miss prisoner?”

how did it end up like this?

so you wake up and find yourself in jail. lovely.

seriously, of all the places you can transmigrate into, why did it have to be fontaine?! Teyvat's Seven Stars chapter 4's main starting point, the nation of justice is littered with dark themes and high difficulty capture targets.

.... such is the case with the man in front of you. unlike what the rumors of him say, duke wriothesley paints a rugged yet dashing picture of a nobleman, even if he was —if you recall— one of the hardest capture targets to conquer in the game.

a villain character who you played once during one game route, acting as the driving force during one of the love events of one of the protagonist's other love interest, lyney. duke wriothesley almost assassinates lyney's younger brother, freminent, leading lyney to rally up a certain group to bring the nobleman down.... a typical side character villain, who's existence was added as late as 3 patches away from lyney's.

(even inazuma would be better than this! at least the tyrant route could be avoided, and let's not mention the easy sumeru route as well...)

“well, miss prisoner, cat got your tongue?”

in summary: fortunately for you, the body you transmigrated is in the position to spy on the current affairs of the fortress of meropide, with courtesy and with permission of one of Fontaine's leaders, neuvillette. unfortunately for you, it seems our dear monsieur wasn't able to inform wriothesley beforehand, leading to the current situation.

aka, you're pressed dangerously close to wriothesley's chest, with a knife at his throat and his hands pinning you against the wall, noses almost touching. you're not sure if this is even the kind of tension that two people who are trying to kill each other are supposed to have...

(“i'm an ally!” you sputter out. wriothesley raises an eyebrow at you. “monsieur neuvillette sent me.”

“how am i supposed to trust you after i saw you slinking around here, knife at my throat?” he replies, eyes narrowing. “i know that i'm labelled as a beast, but i don't really know what came over that pretty little head of yours when trying to sneak into my chambers.”

what does he take you for?! “...are you accusing me of something indecent?!”

“just saying — i've met lots of prisoners with your excuse, my lady.”

“i'm prepared to use this knife, you know.”

“hah.” wriothesley grins. “how aggressive. more aggressive than most. do you want me that bad?”

“stop twisting my words!”)

in any case, you hate wriothesley. you know he's one of the characters in Teyvat's Seven Stars and is a villain for one of the easy love interest routes in the game, but his personality is... a real piece of work.

you'd rather the protective and kind kazuha, or even the charming and elusive lyney! why did it have to be him?

not only did he not believe you, he even told you to prove your authenticity! you're just glad that his assistant sigewinne had been there to vouch for you — you're not sure if you'd even be on your two feet right now if she didn't.

so now you're stuck constantly on your feet, running to and fro — helping the dark-haired man record new prisoners, establishing trading routes to the main city of Fontaine, and treating other prisoners of the fortress with sigewinne.

your biggest surprise by far, though, is just how... different the duke is from the rumors. his scars were merely battle scars of honor (to which sigewinne rolls her eyes, “your grace, please stop trying to look cool”) he got from various succession fights, not scars to show how he was cursed to turn into a beast. he has a love for tea, but always seems to have a cup of your favorite blend with him when you feel tired after a long day of working (laboring) for him and the estate.

(“your daily report of new convicts, your grace.”

“-this is the tea you like, your grace. i've prepared it in advance.”

“you're very adamant on proving yourself. aren't you sick of such tasks by now, miss prisoner?”

“no.” wriothesley's expression screams 'why not?' on it. “ it's because of my own misjudgement of you.”

“...elaborate.”

“i may have had unnecessary prejudices on your conduct thus far. but you're... not like what the rumors paint you out to be.” you say sincerely. “you're more amazing and incredible than anyone else. i truly do admire you.”

wriothesley's expression; you couldn't decipher it. “i see.”)

he's battered, but caring. sigewinne makes you watch (in horror) as she doodles cartoonish looking characters on his face when he's asleep — wriothesley never fusses, only an exasperated sigh to his assistant. he's harsh with his tasks and duties, but is the first to rush you into sigewinne's infirmary to tend to you after you pass out from overwork.

(“don't worry, [name]. the duke may not look it, but he's very gentle!” sigewinne giggles. humoring the little girl who was the first to show you actual decency in this place, you try to nod. sigewinne doesn't seem convinced.

“i'm serious! after all, compared to other people who've snuck into the fortress, you're the first he's treated this way.” she says cheerily.

“what does that mean?” you can't help but scoff at that. “so he just works someone to the bone from the get go?” you shudder. damn production zone...

sigewinne blinks. “ oh no, not like that. it's just that he's never been so lenient before. in fact, when you fainted, he even gave me the order to prioritize treating you over anything else.”)

well, this wasn't exactly what you thought you would be doing when you transmigrated into your favorite game, but you suppose you can take it.

besides, you'd miss a certain duke otherwise. life truly is full of strange twists....

a/n: thank you for making it this far! if anyone asks why wriothesley's was short, listen, this was completely impulsive and i was out of inspiration LOL, but i do hope you enjoy! look forward to new parts though hehe :3

@ ICEUNHIE: do not repost translate or plagiarize my works.

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the-eternal-lightning-irl · 6 months ago

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Indeed. He hasn't matured either, I'm afraid.

Hello, Morax. I regretfully must inform you that the bard is here too.

- @the-eternal-lightning-irl

Hello

Oh. ...that's gonna be a nuisance at some point I'm sure.

#shogun's decent

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literary-illuminati · 3 months ago

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2025 Book Review #2 – Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain is a name I was very vaguely aware of, if mostly for the one clip of him not wanting to drink to the Queen’s health in Newfoundland and the quote about how much he hated Kissinger. So when I received this as a birthday gift back in August (and frankly the fact that I read it in less than five months is a sign of improvement. I still haven’t touched the copy of Shogun I got in 2023) I had only the very general idea that he was a big name celebrity chef, and this is the book that made him famous. Which is, having read it, actually pretty ironic.

The book is combination autobiography and gleefully vulgar, warts-and-all exploration of the the restaurant business (specifically that of late 20th century New York). It follows Bourdain’s life and career in more or less chronological fashion (though jumping around on several occasions, either for dramatic effect or just to follow a tangent) from the childhood vacation to France that started his love affair with food, through decades of variably glamorous ups and downs in the industry, to the rather enviable position he was in as he finished the book – and then, in my edition at least, an afterword that still seemed almost in shock of how unrecognizable his life has become since. Intercut with this are discussions of the food industry and the people who spend their lives in it – all told with roughly the enthusiasm and focus on the obscene of someone trying to earn some free drinks off their stories. Which Bourdain does fully cop to in the forward, to be fair.

The persona he writes as is at least a bit insufferable, but that doesn’t stop the book from being a really interesting and (mostly) fun read. It does have a touch of the 40-something guy reminiscing about his misspent youth and all the drugs and sex and petty theft at length before awkwardly coughing and pretending to regret it, but otherwise – I’m honestly not sure whether it’s the restaurant industry, the ‘80s-’90s or just New York but the cultural snapshot is just fascinating. And only partially because roughly nine in ten of the charming anecdotes sound like they’re taken from mandatory training about how not to act in the workplace. The things about the economics and logistics of running a restaurant, at least, were absolutely great. And the absolutely dire state of food culture in ‘70s-’80s America is just chilling to consider.

I got what I believe is the third edition of the book? Or, at least, it had both a foreword and afterword written years after the original release, and additional little hand-written notes in the margins at the beginning and end of each chapter adding his reflections on them ever more years after that. Which on net show a bit of a softening process and increasing regret at the utter contempt he had for e.g. serving staff when writing the original book. As well as a clear sort of anxiety or guilt at how much of a phony the him that had written it would consider his career since (full time celebrity and star of his own tv show traveling the world and eating, barely touching a kitchen, etc). Also the unfortunately funny dramatic irony of all the talk of his wife inexplicably putting up with and supporting him throughout a book getting capped off by a marginal aside about getting divorced since publication.

Anyway, great read if you like the Bear or are interested in restaurants/the dirty underbelly of things in general and can stand a decent amount of macho blustering. Great for airports.

#book review #kitchen confidential #anthony bourdain #nonfiction #memoir #2025 #20th century

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jamieedlund · 9 months ago

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Thesis wip Legends and fairytales

and June's sketchdump! 🤗

lots of young Aaravos stuffs on my mind amongst other things and one of the brainrot I find fun is instead of being afraid or embracing his ""darkness"" the first time he used dark magic, baby Aaravos just...intimidated it into submission. Because I guess dark magic has a different affect on gods I mean startouched elves??? I also think what makes a person insanely strong is not the fact that they give in to their darkness (like all dark mages) or completely reject their own selfishness and view the world as only black and white (the philosophy the show trying to pedal, which I extremelyyy despise) but someone who acknowledged that they have their inner demons; is willing to face them and accept that it is part of them without giving into its every whims. Which they won't do for Aaravos ever I'm sure but isn't that a neat fun thing to think about. Like man rolled a nat 20 on intimidation and proceeded to devoured his own darkness like hah you're part of me now lol I'm a god.

Aaravos reading his TOS, which I stole from that one bit from brennan's genie rules (make some noise episode 4) I wish I had time to draw this as an animation-

Devastation is when the both of them hit you with the 'we're finishing each other sentences because the answer was so painfully obvious' bit. I just thought it would give everyone chills if animated.

things I constantly think about part 103927 and wish was being said in ss4 if they had just let Callum actually squared up and went after Soren so he can have an epic mage duel with Claudia and Terri in which he actually managed to outwitted all of them and got Soren back.

More brainrot about the adventures they could have had together, this one in particular in which they're going into a king's harem to investigate the death of the women there. It's inspire by the plot for the latest mononoke anime about the "Ooku" - aka it's just a - place where women are gathered to breed with the shogun...the real history of it is- very fascinating and cruel. In the blank dialogue pages I couldn't find the right word to express Callum's worries. Basically he already knew humanity can be ugly, he grew up with that ugliness for most of his life and he's worried that he won't like what he finds here. I think it's a perfect plotline to explore both of their characters on so many personal levels.

aand that's all I got! I've been participating in a fundraising event called Artists for Gaza this month so I barely have a lot of brainrot sketches that looks decent enough to post. I'll leave a link to their carrd below if you're interested in checking them out. I wanted to do my part to help Palestine despite dying on my thesis and trust me I am dying-

As always, thank you so much for sharing and supporting my work. I will get to all of my asks when my thesis is over. Check out Artists for Gaza >>here<<

#the dragon prince #tdp #my art #aaravos #callum #doodle #chibi #you do catch me shit posting #and actual posting #and uh #I hope everyone check out artists for gaza #have a lovely day

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i-got-the-feels · 3 months ago

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Art I Made in 2024

January

Most Popular

Kinn, Porsche and parental angst is popular and even my favorite? No one is surprised

Favourite

Other favorites - Pat and Ming | Pran and Dissaya

Again, parental angst, please pretend to be surprised. I remember struggling to find the right coloring to capture the emotions but I'm glad with the final result

February

Most Popular

Was very big brained of me to make killer paradox x Crime and Punishment quote edits and honestly did an amazing job at it - proud of it

Favourite

The show made me cry. I wanted to honor every life yi jae lived and I think I did that

March

Most Popular

Sapphic pining and yearning with galaxy metaphors? You got it, boss

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This is a 3 parter

My name x The Glory - my favourite badass woman consumed by hurt, anger, guilt and revenge. Know that I was always love you. This edit will always be special to me because it was my first multiple characters across show edit. Glad I participated in the @userdramas event

Queen of tears - using the stripes and gaps in her memory was very big brained of me

Doctor slump - honestly in love with the coloring

April

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I love women. I worship well-written woman. I am in awe of woman who can act out these well-written layered characters. Shogun gave me all of this and more

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The scene in QoT that hurt a lot. When she refused to marry him - though it's clear they both still love each other. She sees herself as a burden because she is sick and doesn't want to be with him but he finally sees the woman he loves now that the loss is imminent - the hurt and resentment didn't matter as long as he had a chance to build and live a life with her. I think the quote perfectly captures it and the coloring captures the melancholy and clarity they both have and it's my second favorite QoT set of mine.

May

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Did QoT have it's problems? Yes. But we're those 2-3 months of watching the joy filled with joy and purpose? Also yes. So of course I made a good bye edit when the show ended

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23.5 was heartwarming and adorable. This edit was my first time doing social media template and honestly did quite a decent job for first time

June

Even when I don't make edit of shows, I make edit of ✨women✨

July

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Shin Ha Kyun playing cunty morally grey diva who began to be morally ambiguous after meeting gorgeous young diva who is unhinged is always magical. Thanks to this show for introducing me to Kim Young kwang.

Honestly love the quotes, it's a combination of few quotes and my writing and dare I say I did a badass job

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Thank you, a bloody lucky day for giving me yoo yeon seok as bloody murderous psychopath, looking forward to more such roles. This edit's idea began because I saw him all bloody, then I saw Jung eun's character die and was like oh this is happening. The quote for her character was hardest to find but I found a good done Finally

August

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I've said it earlier, I'll say it again. I watched the show thanks to @guzhufuren and am glad because hua ein and xiao bao have become my favorite grumpy x sunshine couple

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The king of pigs

I was NOT prepared for the ending. They only said the bullying was graphic. No one told me I'd cry even after the episode. Jung min shouldn't have been pushed to do what he did. Kyung min shouldn't have had to live with the guilt of witnessing what he did. The anger, the hurt and the sadness at the injustice of what they experience made this edit

Shadow Detective

The first part of the show was GREAT. The second part was mid. You know what was consistent though? Lee sung min's acting and that's what made this edit - the awe and respect I felt for him and how he acted in this scene at the beach.

September

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Knowing that she developed feelings for him drove me insane and bought this edit

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I am a very huge nerd for Episode titles so really love this set and especially gyeongseong creatures being congruent with theme of boundaries - between morality, power and empowerment was chefs kiss.

October

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If a show talks about revolution as beautiful as gyeongseong creature does and I don't make an edit, know I'm depressed (like legit, netting the clinical ICD-10 criteria) or dead.

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This show was beautiful and I'm happy I could pay it a proper tribute. Murder in a small village, where everyone is guilty to some extent, you will always be my favorite

November

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Glad I wasn't alone in loosing my mind over style kissing fadel's scar with absolute gentleness and devotion

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It's a 3 parter

Kant and Style and Guilt - honestly no one likes what Kant is doing, including kant but hating him for it just shows you don't understand him. Honestly, can't remember doing such a word heavy edit but @ropebunnykant liz's trust in me is something I am forever grateful so for thanks a lot love, this - including my writing, happened because of your tags

Fadel x Style x 10 Things I Hate About You - I have never denied being a basic bitch

Kant x Bison x Stories scene - honestly slapped with the coloring and the quote

Thank you @fujunfuren @ryoun @natahjikio @shenzhiheng @spicyvampire for the tag - I love doing at the end of every year. Nice to see the shows I watched, recollect how they made feel and how they played into the editing

I tag @riggerbison @thisautistic @puppy-phum @sparklyeyedhimbo @fadelsburger @bisonsclothespin @pharawee and anyone who wants to do this

#kinnporsche #bad buddy #when the phone rings #the heart killers #queen of tears #23.5 the series #love next door #gyeongseong creature

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medium5 · 2 months ago

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[ID: A digital drawing of Hojo Tokiyuki from The Elusive Samurai kicking a ball. At the bottom is a cream-colored leaf pattern. The style is soft with thick lines /End ID]

colored a sketch from the drafts!

#tes #prev im not super familiar w/ the subject of japanese fashion but I know that at least from that time (early-mid 1300s) theres a decent #amount of ppl wearing teal clothing !! based on some quick photos I found it probably wasnt as vibrant as in the show but certainly not an #impossible color to see esp. for a royal (?) kid like him #(royal? Ik not rlly sure what term to use for a shoguns son)#Anyway the more surprising thing would be if the purple undershirt wouldve been worm because thats a HARD color to dye naturally

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solunos · 4 months ago

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Sketchbook: Kazuha

I did this drawing twice, and I honestly am glad that the second try turned out decently, since usually for me, the first one is always better than the second.

It is Kazuha parrying the Raiden Shogun’s Musou no Hitotachi, with his friend supporting him from behind! Love how the pose and expression came out. I’m still trying to figure out what medium is best to go together with my pen linework.

Even though this is pretty nice, it still isn’t quite what I want, but that’s what experimenting is about, as you can probably see from my other pen stuff.

Secret peek of how the first drawing went.

I think it could have worked…but there is a time when you just need to stop and start anew, and maybe come back to this much later in life.

#art #my art #illustration #traditional art #genshin fanart #genshin impact #pen and ink #genshin kazuha #genshin tomo #he’s parrying the musou no hitotachi #with the legendary fillet blade #second only to the legendary dull blade #wanna get even better with poses and expressions

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the-eternal-lightning-irl · 6 months ago

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Hi Jei !!!

Hi!!!

- @the-songs-of-the-wind-irl

(He’s lonely)

Hello Barbatos.

#shogun's decent #baleful omen

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redhuntressnewtrail04 · 1 month ago

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I sometimes wish Raiden was the reverse Zeus.

First I mean Raiden Shogun not Raiden Ei.

Second I mean that as soon as Ei gains control of the puppet body she finds out that she is the grandma of over a 100 kids from various species.

Shogun is told to take care of Inazuma and interprets this as personally start repopulating the nation.

This honestly starts as the Shogun gaining a small interest in humans then leads to her birthing the child of some random guard or enemy, it's not confirmed.

Khaenri'ah technology made child birth for her to be nine days and hardly feel any pain during these days. She was somewhat fascinated with the feeling of both the process of making and birthing children and connected it to the goal of eternity.

She's a surprisingly decent mother to the kids mainly because when Scaramouche demands the Electro Gnosis, Shogun agrees to give it to him, as long as Snezhnaya takes care of her children whenever there are no immediate family members from the father's side.

Scaramouche initially thinks his mother is abandoning more children, then slowly realizes that it's his sister doing and has no problem to become the greatest uncle in Teyvat.

When Yae Miko asks what Shogun is doing the puppet responds; "Following the orders I was given".

#genshin impact #genshin impact au #raiden shogun #scaramouche #wanderer #yae miko #mother shogun au

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fairykazu · 8 months ago

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[ 3 ] 𓇼 SUMMER FLOWS content warnings: mild cursing, a little bit lyney x reader, continuing from previous chapter & it is on the longer side word count: 2.0k previous ⋆ masterlist ⋆ next

Kunikuzushi.

Even though it was his birth name, hearing it always stung, reminding him of his mother and the abandonment he had experienced. Technically, Nahida is family to him, so he didn't mind if she called him by his birth name. However, he knew she would understand his feelings and the pain it brought up to hear that name

His breath hitched, awkwardly shifted his weight. He muttered, “Scaramouche.”

If Nahida was caught off guard, she didn’t show it. She swiftly corrected herself as she led him down the stairs, “Scaramouche, you were last here in Fontaine when you were five. it’s been more than ten years, it has changed.”

Scaramouche tried to daydream into the distance until he let the words sink down. He frowned.

Shit, she’s right but would he admit that?

Of course not. Despite following his aunt down the stairs, he stayed put with his firm behavior. Crossing his arms and closed himself off from his aunt. Funnily enough, this reminds him of the corporation’s slogan of “eternity” or whatever edgy words Mother said.

“I think I could handle seeing this city by myself, Auntie. I’m not a little kid.”

He rolled his tongue uncomfortable with the amount of attitude he gave to his aunt. He couldn't help but feel the bitter taste in his gums, each word coming out sharper than he intended. He grimaced, I could have worded it better. Well, not that really matters, what is said is done.

She chuckled lightly, “I never insinuate that you are. I know you have grown up now, that’s why you’re rebelling against your mother, are you not?” They ascended at the landing on top of the stairs. As the tanned woman motioned to him down the steps, as if it was the walk of shame. Truthfully, he knew she didn’t mean to sound harsh. “I know your mother and I’m aware that she could be a bit… much. But I know that whatever she has told you isn’t true. She’s just never been the same since…”

Scaramouche stiffened, he knew why and seeing once gentle and loving mother he knew was replaced by an icy, distant figure, turning Scaramouche's world upside down. Even though his mother is the CEO of Shogun Corporations, she wasn’t the face. When she died, so did his mother. He finished her sentence, “...When Aunt Makoto passed away.”

“Yes, exactly. I’m not sure why your mother wanted to send you off here. But it’s summer, Scaramouche. Have some fun, make new friends and ignore your previous responsibilities that your mother gave you.” Nahida assured Scaramouche, attempting to coax him.

But there was something off with Nahida’s tone and the indigo haired boy knew she was lying about the reason why he’s here. He squinted a little, trying to analyze Nahida’s face for any hidden features she could be hiding.

Alas, he found none. However, there’s definitely a reason but he wouldn’t pry it out of his aunt. Well, at least not on the first day he’s been here. He remembered that his mother insisted it was about helping Aunt with her duties. But by the looks of his aunt, it seemed like she had it sorted out especially with that girl that was hanging out earlier. Speaking of that “nameless” girl, he looked around, the front yard was empty.

Well, no one but him and Nahida was there.

Weird.

“So what’s with that girl?” Scaramouche blurted his thoughts out loud, his eyes focused on where she was standing. At least, she looked… decent.

Nahida leaned on the marbled railing, letting out a laugh. “The lecture drained you of your memory, I presume? Well, [Name] is a local who would be helping you out during the summer break. Be good to her because she’s a sweet girl.”

Scaramouche quipped back, defending his honor. “Well, that sweet girl almost made me trip.”

“Scaramouche, we both know that it was your fault that led up to that. But don’t pay mind to that now,” Nahida dug into her purse, retrieving a paper and a pen.

Well then, his honor is wilting a little but not dying. This is a win.

As quickly as she could, Nahida hastily wrote it down and handed it to him. “Call her and apologize. She’d accept it and have fun. Don’t be a grouch and if you need anything, ask for me.” his auntie said, walking back upstairs into her front doors.

It’s not that Scaramouche could protest anything. If he did, he preferred not to face nahida’s wrath. Besides, his mother’s lectures are easier to tune out compared to his aunt’s. Scowling, he rolled his eyes and pulled out his phone, glancing with irritation between the number pad and the piece of paper clenched in his hand.

You are now calling [ ]...

The call went to voicemail, and Scaramouche let out a frustrated grunt, his grip on the scrap of paper tightening as he tried to figure out what to do next.

This is just my luck. This is fucking stupid.

So stupid! There is no way a girl could be this ridiculous. Does she not know who’s calling her? Scaramouche Raiden, soon-to-be CEO of the Raiden Shogun Corporation. She’s ridiculous and rude. There’s no way he’s going to…

He dialed the number again.

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“You’re kidding.” Lyney said, sprawled out on her bed, kicking his legs in the air. Well, he made sure to lay on the towel before he laid down– something about [Name]’s issue with dirty “outside” or “day-time” clothes. His chin was on top of her head, disheveling it in the process. While she sat on the floor, she wrecked her brain about… this situation, rubbing her temples.

She grimaced, “I wish I could say that but I’m not.” The comforter ruffled as Lyney crawled closer, now resting his head on the footboard. Leaning down, his finger poked [Name]’s face gently. She let it slide over and over. Until [Name]’s head turned around, pretending to lunge her mouth at him. He flinched back, just barely dodging the teasing bite from [Name]'s feigned annoyance.

“Eek!” Lyney squealed. He was quick to change his behavior after meeting eye contact with [Name]. His face dusted with pink, clearing his throat. “Ahem, I mean, that was rude.”

“Oh!” She replied, playing along with Lyney’s pretend act. She draped her hand dramatically on her forehead, building the coy act. “I apologize to the manliest man ever.”

Lyney hummed in response, preening in the attention he was given. If he was an animal and if she couldn’t pick a cat, maybe a bird with the way he’s looking prideful.“Soo, are you still going to show him around? This guy sounds like a total ass.” If [Name] glanced behind her, she’d see Lyney making crossed fingers, shaking them a little.

Poor guy! He looked as if he was praying it wouldn’t happen, to bring what’s-his-face around Fontaine. After all, a magician needs his assistant.

(ring !)

“That’s because he is!” She quipped back, pinching her nose bridge. She took a deep inhale before continuing. To emphasize her point, she raised her finger and pointed upwards. However, before she could finish her point, Lyney interrupted her with a mocking gesture, mimicking a nerd's expression. Rolling her eyes, [Name] pressed on, explaining her reasons for helping Scaramouche despite her reluctance. “I made a promise to Nahida that I would take her nephew around...Besides, I'm not doing this for Scaramouche, I'm doing this for Nahida,” she asserted, trying to make her position clear.

“Yeah, I get it. But it’s more like you’re babysitting her manchild-nephew.” Lyney pointed out with a frown, “You could easily make that same amount, double, if you babysat Freminet.”

With a twist of her hips, [Name] pivoted in her seat, fixing Lyney with a sharp gaze. The platinum blonde fidgeted, avoiding her steely gaze. “Whatever you say, Lyney.”

The lavender eyed boy sighed as he moved closer to her, just barely hanging off the edge of the bed. Glancing up, Lyney is being goofy, hanging his head upside down in front of her face. Is he trying to reference a movie again? Must be hard balancing on the bed then.

(ring !)

With a chuckle, she poked Lyney's face, he responded by scrunching up his face like a cat, amused by her actions. “Do you think you’re spiderman all of a sudden?”

Lyney couldn't contain his amusement, his lips twitching into a sly grin as he winked. “Only if you’re my MJ!” It's obvious that being upside down wasn't a smart move. That blood rush to the head must have him feeling dizzy.

A hint of a smile tugged at the corner of her lips, she playfully shoved him aside. Momentarily he stumbled before regaining his balance, narrowly avoiding a tumble to the ground. He’d call it “The (almost) fall of his demise.”

From an outsider’s point of view, that was just two or four inches. But to Lyney, it was the rise and fall of a king! Humming a tune, [Name] rubbed his head as he curled up on the circle pillow beside her. “Chat, are you okay?”

Lyney smiled, “Of course, my lady. So about what-his-face?”

“Scaramouche.”

“Yeah, Scara-poof. What are you going to do?” Lyney asked, a hint of concern in his voice. He thought back on what [Name] told him. “He seems like bad news.” He continued, then added eagerly, “Let me come along, then!”

(ring !!)

[Name] began, "Alright, you can come with us," only to be interrupted by Lyney's hushed, excited exclamation of, 'Yes!'

She paused, raising a hand to halt him in his tracks. A puzzled expression crossed his face as he fell silent, straining to listen closely. After a moment, he heard it, too – a faint, distant sound that seemed to echo through the air. Both of them looked at each other, an unspoken question hanging between them.

(ring !!)

“Whose phone is ringing?”

“Let me check.” Lyney moved from her side, walking to the wooden bedside table. “Uhhh…” He looked for the ringing phone. Huh, did [Name] get so many calls? Is she suddenly the idol, Barbara?

He looked at the case for a while. He even ignored her repeated calls for him, lost in thoughts of their memories together. She still has the well-worn polaroid of his siblings, Lynette and Freminet, him and her. “Lyney, You okay?”

“Yeah! Don’t worry about me. Here, it was your phone.” Lyney was pulled back to reality, offering a small, almost melancholy smile. He handed it to her as she thanked him with a nod.

“Huh, it’s an unknown number?” She arched her brow.

Lyney nodded in agreement, “Yeah, I saw the notifications pop up. I didn’t know m’lady had become so popular. What happens if you forget me!”

“Oh, c’mon, Lyney! Why would I forget my best friend?” As she unlocked her phone, wiping on a notification to call back. [Name] scrolled through the call log. Archons, ten times really?

She scrolled a bit more. fifteen?

“Hey, put the call on speaker.” Lyney said as [Name] clicked on the speaker button. She waited for the recipient to answer. Frankly, by the amount they’d had called, she hoped they would never answer.

Twenty???

The phone rang shrilly, echoed throughout the silent room. [Name] reached out and took up the receiver, holding it to her ear. She waited for a time before the line.

For gods’ sake, the unknown person called her twenty five times? Did she commit a crime or something? What kind of grudge does this guy have against her?

“Hello?” she said, barely above a whisper. Puzzled by the numerous calls; No one really called her to get her attention more than twice, no less twenty-five times, jeez! Lyney sat next to her, chin resting on her shoulder as if he was a guardian angel.

“About time you called back,” The voice huffed, a “tsk” following after. Oh, great… It’s Scaramouche. Why is he calling? Wait!

she thought Auntie would call her back, not Scaramouche. That’s a little funny.

“What do you mean?” [Name] playing an oblivious role, hoping he'd take the bait. Scaramouche didn’t answer, well, just not yet. Only noise filled the other end of the call, she could hear him breathing quite heavily. She was worried for him though that doesn’t defend his previous behavior. “Hello?”

Scaramouche paused, hesitating a little, “Sorry for whatever. Just tour me around.”

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