#shoutout to the user who reblogged one of my posts with “no spoilers this is a new viewer!”

[mulders-too-large-shirt]

my favorite scully and mulder moments from s1

the evergreen classic mulder reaction to a terrified scully knocking at his door in the very first episode- how he checks over her, holds her close, and brings her into his room

(and then ANOTHER instance of examining each other for aliens in episode 8 which was wild. if i had a nickel for each time they had to look at each other's bodies for evidence of aliens, i'd only have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but its weird that it happened twice)

him playing with scully's necklace in episode 3, while admitting he feels "territorial"

the first time he calls scully "dana", right after her father dies- which surprises her so much she mumbles her name back to herself- and he follows up by grabbing her face and gently running his finger over her cheek

(and the first time she tries to call him "fox", after he had been awake for 3 straight days on a stakeout, and she begs him to go home- he laughs and says he even made his parents call him mulder)

((still, she brought him a sandwich and a drink- “if there’s an iced tea in that bag, could be love” “must be fate- root beer”))

scully in Doctor Mode™ after mulder got stuck in the fire in episode 12, trying to give him water as he lays in bed, while he gets all emo and pushes her hand away

when scully gets kidnapped in episode 15 and mulder calls her "dana" again over the phone, her first name slipping out in his fear, then he tells the kidnapper "listen to me, you lay one hand on scully, and so help me god..."

(and THEN he tells everyone going on her rescue mission that this is a very important mission to him, so please everybody do their best)

the endless banter: "i still don't get it. what does this have to do with us?" "robbing a jewelry store is a federal crime" (flatly) "thank you."

when he is at an autopsy with scully in episode 18 and makes it very clear he does Not Want To Be There (but she still is sad he won't join her on her next one in episode 22!)

"happy birthday scully!" (pause of confusion) "you're two months early!"

when she finally listened to the psychic to get evidence for a case in episode 13, trying to make mulder proud- "i'd thought you'd be pleased i'd opened myself to extreme possibilities"- only for him to yell at her for putting herself in danger

(later in the same episode she screamed at the criminal, saying that if he did anything to mulder, she'd kill him herself)

((AND their conversation at the end of that episode when mulder is laying in a hospital bed: "why can't you believe?" "i'm afraid"))

the very empire strikes back coded fighting in the arctic compound in episode 8

"you think it's remotely plausible that someone might think you're hot?" (stunned silence. scholars are still trying to figure out what was going on here)

oh, this one made me weepy: "i have never met anyone so passionate and dedicated to a belief as you. it's so intense, sometimes it's blinding. but there are others who are watching you, who know what i know, and whereas i can respect and admire your passion, they will use it against you. mulder, the truth is out there, but so are lies" aka the episode 17 monologue… what if i melted into a puddle? how would you react to this news? how about mulder the protector turning into mulder the protected?

(also, episode 17 had a moment where he grabbed her shoulder and leaned in and i had to restrain myself)

them having hand signals to indicate watch what you say, we’re being listened to

in episode 18, the preacher’s kid tries to taunt mulder with information about his sister and scully tries to shut him down Immediately

they’re looking for each other in the dark in episode 19 while a wild beast is on the loose and mulder finally kicks open the door and finds scully while she whispers “it’s okay, it’s me, it’s okay”

episode 20, when he shows her a bunch of lumberjacks, which he describes as “rugged manly men in the full bloom of their manhood” and he says she should look for anything unusual or a boyfriend among them... and she laughs

scully losing her mind when the evil cocoon bugs get on her, screaming at mulder to get them off of her, while he holds her still and explains it’s okay as long as they're in the light

(and then they sit on the bed, side by side, talking through the night)

when mulder’s friend dies and she kneels and says to him, “you’ve been through a lot… more than I think you realize” and encourages him to take some time for himself

any episode where they both wear big coats (for the snow in episode 8, or the rain in 20) is an instant classic to me

“mulder, you’re rushing me out of the room… is there a girl coming over?” from episode 11... yeah I laughed. and then laughed even more when he was just hanging out with deep throat in the next scene!

episode 23’s “how was the wedding? Did you catch the bouquet?” “maaaaybe 😊”

and who can forget the finale! she apologizes for doubting his alien leads; “I should know by now to trust your instincts” “why? no one else does” (both smile and i, once again, collapse)

there's so much to unpack here and i could spend a lifetime doing it, but before i watch s2 for the first time i needed to make note of the things that especially made me happy or brought great angst to the forefront; i am studying their dynamic and putting it in a bottle <3

[hachidorinoko]

VERSES

Currently includes multiple verses for Yakuza/Ryu ga Gotoku and Persona 4 & 5!

Diamondé :: The Exile - Club Diamondé. Yakuza verse.

A torrid affair with a Yamanobu family officer Sakurazawa Yasuyuki results in Tenji’s forced extradition from Yokohama under the guise of being planted in Kamurocho as a spy. He is pressured into leaving university, and warned against returning to Yokohama. He soon comes to realise that far from being protected, he has been abandoned. [Allies: Sakurazawa Yasuyuki, Arata Ryuji]

[Triple Bluff] - The Majima Family visits Diamonde, and Tenji is put in charge of entertaining for the night.

[Poker Face] - Tenji vs Mine - there can only be one winner, and (spoiler alert) it’s never going to be Tenji.

[Bloodshot Moon] - open

[smily sadly] - open

[Charm Meets Charm]

Prism :: The Reflection - Club Quinta/Stardust/Prism. Yakuza verse.

When a married woman’s body washes up in Yokohama Bay with a photo of Tenji in her pocket, Tenji finds himself sent away to Kamurocho under protection of the Tojo Clan and placed under increasing pressure to join the yakuza for his own safety. [Allies: Majima Goro, Sakurazawa Yasuyuki, Paprika, Arata Ryuji]

[The Sparrow and the Hawk] 

[Title TBC]

[Blood Type : Red and Wet]

[マグロが如く] (skymail)

Stardust :: The Starman - Club Stardust. Yakuza.

Having made a name for himself in the industry, Tenji is beginning to wonder if maybe he’s too old to be a host any longer. Younger and younger men keep flooding the clubs, and he starts to seek his purpose elsewhere. [Allies: Yuya, Arata Ryuji]

[Broken Mask]

[Metal Fur] - open

Palace :: The Magician’s Apprentice - Club Alcázar. Persona User (Persona 5) Concordia/Eris; Magician Social Link

A host working in Shinjuku’s red light district, Tenji struggles to make ends meet. The club’s owner - a Yamanobu family yakuza captain named Sakurazawa Yasuyuki - makes unreasonable demands of the club’s staff, forcing them to employ morally questionable tactics to make sales and skimming profit out of the business for personal gain. The club is notorious: contracts are near impossible to get out of due to the ever-present threat of the Yamanobu family, and Tenji has heard of at least one host who tried to leave and hasn’t been seen since.

Overworked and underpaid, Tenji is totally unaware of the hells which wind and twist beneath the streets of Shibuya until one night he stumbles inadvertently into a Palace right beneath the club he works at. Realising to his horror that this is the twisted vision of Sakurazawa when he meets the golden-eyed Shadow pumping sunlight into his veins, he is forced to confront the frightful truth that this cannot continue, and if he doesn’t right these wrongs himself, nobody else is going to do it for him. [Sakurazawa’s Palace]

Once awakened, Tenji’s persona takes the form of Concordia, a hissing vision of harmony at the expense of self-expression

Failing to save Sakurazawa from himself, Tenji escapes the Metaverse and seeks for a way to fix things - something he later learns can only be done by changing the older man’s heart. It is during these first investigations that Tenji realises he is not alone in the Metaverse. Initially terrified by what he discovers in Sakurazawa’s palace, Tenji’s desperate need to be liked and appreciated wins over his cowardice, making him a loyal ally. He is new to the world of the Metaverse, ignorant and flighty, but he is quick to learn and with the right leader, could become a valuable asset to any team.

Persona: Concordia; ‘What is beautiful is loved, what is not beautiful is not loved.’ This is the verse that passed through your immortal lips. (—Theognis) Concordia is represented as a serpentine woman at ease in cobra’s coils. Woe betide the man who brings her strife. She wields the Necklace of Harmonia to catastrophic effect, weaponising her own curse to rain misfortune down on her foes.

Ultimate Persona: Stryfe/Eris; A man would praise her when he came to understand her: through the will of the deathless gods, men pay harsh Stryfe her honour due. (— Hesiod) Eris is represented as a beautiful winged woman with a face full of teeth, balancing the duality of cruelty with necessary strife.

[Title TBC]

[The Girl With Golden Eyes]

Akamineshika Clinic :: Tooth and Claw - Akamine-shika Clinic. Assistant Dental Practitioner. Persona User (Persona 4) Concordia/Eris ; Magician Social Link.

Tenji's father Sunao is the owner and head dentist at Akamineshika Clinic, a dental clinic in the North Shopping district of Inaba.  Having grown up in the small town and attended Yasogami High, Tenji left for the big city as soon as he was able. Although he was glad to put the sleepy town behind him, he felt pressured to follow in his father's footsteps and study as a dentist at a university in Yokohama, picking up a side job as a host to fund his expensive habits.  Finding that he enjoyed being a host far more than he had ever enjoyed dentistry, he dropped out of university after 3 years and pursued a life as a host instead.

When his father suddenly fell ill, Tenji felt duty-bound to return and started working at the family business - he still hasn't quite got round to telling his parents that he didn't actually qualify as a dentist yet… which probably wouldn’t be so bad if he hadn’t panicked and forged his own certification.

If encountered inside the Midnight Channel, his shadow can be found in a mock-up of a host club, a maze of garish hallways filled with authoritarian and sexualised monsters with a proliferated teeth motif. Tenji’s shadow is smug in its deception, claiming that nobody can know his true face because he doesn't have one, talking down about his naive parents and the hick friends he left behind, reviling the stupid girls who pay him for his company when it's quite clear his own interests lay elsewhere. When confronted, he transforms into a beautiful but greedy monster and attacks with weaponised cash.

Once confronted, his Persona takes the form of Concordia, who later transforms into Stryfe/Eris when Tenji is able to harness the power of his own truth.

Persona: Concordia; ‘What is beautiful is loved, what is not beautiful is not loved.’ This is the verse that passed through your immortal lips. (—Theognis) Concordia is represented as a serpentine woman at ease in cobra’s coils. Woe betide the man who brings her strife. She wields the Necklace of Harmonia to catastrophic effect, weaponising her own curse to rain misfortune down on her foes.

Ultimate Persona: Stryfe/Eris; A man would praise her when he came to understand her: through the will of the deathless gods, men pay harsh Stryfe her honour due. (— Hesiod) Eris is represented as a beautiful winged woman with a face full of teeth, balancing the duality of cruelty with necessary strife.

[TBA]

Dragon’s Ward :: The Prince and the True Fourth Chairman - Unemployed. [ARCHIVED] Believing that Sakurazawa has been sabotaging his attempts to find a new club, Tenji is down on his luck after relocating from Yokohama to Kamurocho to pursue his dream of becoming the country’s number one host. However, a chance meeting with the Fourth Chairman of the Tojo Clan stands to change Tenji’s life forever. [Allies: Kiryu Kazuma, Arata Ryuji, Rei Ayumu]

[In Clover] (nsfw content)

[The Jealous Boy]

Miscellaneous Tags

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