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blueteller · 3 months ago

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Hello, Blueteller-nim! I just want to ask what's happening rn in tcf part 2? Who are the new gods that have been introduced (and how many of those newly introduced gods became Cale's enemies)? How many hunters Cale already defeated (and how many more should he defeat)? Is there any news about the Fake Hilsman? Did Cale adopted a new kid? (Pls say yes I want him to adopt more lol)

Hi! I believe this exact question was sent to me before? Sorry it took me so long to reply! Every time I started writing, new lore got dropped and I ended up re-writing this reply from scratch. There's a lot to cover, so brace yourself for tons of SPOILERS

I made a post about TCF gods once already, but turns out, parts of it are outdated! Some new information got revealed that directly contradicts my old assumptions about several of them. But we'll get to it.

First of all, the Hunter families. The plot of Part 2 so far consists of Cale going to different dimensions to deal with them.

So there were originally seven, but by current time there were only five left to deal with. Let's quickly run by each of them one by one.

Black Bloods; residents of the planet Xiaolen – specifically Xiaolen 1 – named Huayans (Fayence in the first raw translations, just in case you've seen that version before), led by Redok. They were human Black Mages who specialized in "White Magic", meaning their variant of Black Magic was more powerful and it looked white. Pretty neat. They flooded Xiaolen with dead mana in order to sacrifice the world and gather its energy called "Karma". Still little detail on how Karma works exactly, but we know it can be gathered by either killing or saving tons of people – guess which method the Hunters use. Cale got a dramatic fire power boost because of some universal balance rules, and defeated them pretty easily. (Xiaolen citizens made Cale a statue in his honor, much to his despair lol)

Blue Bloods; residents of Central Plains, a pretty young world from what we know. They were known as the Blood Cult, lead by a female leader called Blood Demon. They created hundreds of thousands of zombies called Jiangshi and planned to cause a 3-way civil war in order to do the same thing Black Bloods were trying to do. Cale got a water power upgrade because of a dead Dragon and defeated a tsunami with a tsunami and got a splitting headache because of some third eye mumbo jumbo – long story. They were a little harder to defeat than Black Bloods, but they managed in the end. Choi Han got to personally slay the Blood Demon. (Central Plains citizens turned Cale into a folk story/legend and apparently there's already a cult for him hahaha)

Purple Bloods; resident of Aipotu – who consists entirely of Dragons and Dragon-bloods, led by Dragon Lord Neo (yes I'm pretty sure the name is a Matrix reference – love the irony of it so much). Purple Blood's specialty was getting to "inheriting" Dragon powers via some very questionable blood transfusions and heart transplants. Nasty stuff. Neo's Attribute was time, or something quite similar to it, and he used his time powers to mess up Aipotu and the World Tree, intending to transfer himself and all his followers/slaves into a Virtual Reality the Hunters planned to make their own new world. Cale had to use Instant to defeat Neo, turning his own broken plate into dust and eating it to survive (VERY questionable method, Cale!!). Dragon Half-Blood also had to sacrifice himself so Cale set him up as an NPC in the Virtual World and he gets to be reborn from an egg as a legit Half-Dragon named Eden Miru. These has been the most recent events in the story (also Aipotu residents built Cale a church under Clopeh and named it Five Colored Light religion HAHAHAHA). Speaking of Virtual Reality…

Transparent Bloods; residents of Earth 3 – the world where Anh Roh Man lives, the guy who made Alberu's Taerang; leader unknown so far. Apparently ARM's parents are the one who made the Virtual Reality, and the Hunters bought/stole it (and named it "Raising My Very Own Precious Omnipotent God!"??? Which is just hilarious…) So the game wasn't originally designed by them. That matters a lot, because it seems like not only VR is sentient like every other world so far, it has even created an AI specifically against the Hunters and their influence. It seems that VR is, in fact, a real world, capable of containing real people and their souls. So Cale will definitely be heading there next to save it from Transparent Bloods. But before we get to them…

Five-Colored Bloods; no apparent residence, but I have a suspicion… We found out very recently their leader is called the "Wanderer King". Which just screams to me of the whole "Mercenary King" invented by the White Star – the exact same brand of arrogance, really. Their specialty seems to be collecting and transferring power; that's how Dragon Lord Neo was able to get so much power to influence an entire world and the World Tree. They will be a pain to deal with, because they seem to be allied both with certain gods and demons. Which is why, btw, in the most recent chapters Cale went to the freaking Demon Realm. But more on that in a bit~!

White Bloods; all we know about them is from Choi Jung Gun in Sealed God's Temple Test of Sloth. To directly quote him, "The White Blood family betrayed the Hunters and escaped!" (chapter 730) – which I actually mixed up in the past, my bad; I thought it was the Red Blood family that betrayed them and escaped. Speaking of which:

Red Bloods; also known as Thames, last known member being Jour Thames (or is it Drew Thames in the EAP translation? Whatever, I prefer Jour…) and the "Fake Hilsman" who stole Cale's retirement fund. Judging from Jour mentioning her brother when Cale got the Annual Rings of Life Ancient Power, I think it's safe to assume it's that guy. CJG said to Cale that " The Red Blood family perished a long time ago", but he also said that "The Red Blood did not perish", so I think they also betrayed the Hunters and faked their death.

If you're still with me after ALL of that exposition, let me now actually address the actual question: the gods involved in the plot of in Part 2.

There are 5 gods we must talk about, and why I need the Hunter families context first will become clear in a moment.

God of Balance; apparently female, wears heels, and approaches people from behind for intimidation. I'd call her the "gentle in disposition yet extremely scary" grandma type. Basically forcefully summoned Cale to meet her after defeating the Blue Bloods on Central Plains (Cale did not see her face) and told/threatened Cale that he should become a god. One of the "Five Ancient Gods", which seem to be one of the if not THE oldest Gods around who did not retire yet for some reason. Seems like a real piece of work, though doesn't seem evil? More like a strict law enforced or corrupt politician. She did beat up the God of Death over giving Cale the dimension-transporting mirror Divine Item that one time. She also wrote a rulebook on universal balance, apparently. That's why most of Cales powers were sealed and weakened during the Central Plains arc.

God of Hope; I don't believe their gender was ever specified. I think some people assume she's female too, but I found no evidence for it so far? I might be wrong. Anyway – thanks to them visiting Cale to "scare away" the God of Balance, we got tons of info. The God of Hope said: "Including Balance, Chaos, and I, there are a total of five Ancient Gods. We have continued to protect these seats without ever handing it over to another existence. My my, we are all quite greedy. We all desire power as well." So the five Ancient Gods seem to be Balance, Chaos, Hope, and I think the last two are Fate and Blue Wolf? [EDIT: The last two were revealed to be Justice and Injustice in the most recent chapter. My mistake!] Anyway – the God of Hope is sometimes stronger than Balance and that pisses her off. They seem to be one of the most reasonable gods we've met so far, not only admitting that they did not wish to become a god at all but were forced to, but also sincerely cheering on Cale's dream, explaining that Balance wanted Cale to replace Hope and be her lackey. No thanks, Balance, that's never gonna happen. …I mean Cale might still end up a god, with how things are going, but. Definitely not working for Balance.

Blue Wolf; I'm also unsure if the gender ever got specified, though I got the impression that they're probably male so far? In any case, they showed up during the battle on Aipotu. One of the evil Hunter Dragons tried to summon them with a corrupt Divine Item and Lock ended up swallowing a blue flame (yes it was exactly as weird as it sounds). They seem to be the reason why Beast People are able to control their Berserk Transformations at all? Which is quite interesting. Little to no depth on this god's character so far, though, except for apparently liking Lock and making him a successor of some kind.

God of Chaos; we found out a couple of things about them so far in the Aipotu arc. One, their followers are complete freaks; like, Shou Tucker from Fullmetal Alchemist level of messed up. Their followers experiment on people AND themselves, like re-sewing limbs and creating chimeras (which explains lots of Hunter experiments honestly). Two, their representatives are able to use some weird similar-to-Dominating-Aura power which involves creepy Eldritch Horror Eyes? And Cale's gonna try and replicate that with the Donating Aura himself?? Well okay then…? Three, that god's power seems to be characterized by grey color (Dragon Lord Neo intended to use grey stuff to kill Aipotu with. Also worth mentioning; Choi Jung Gun apparently got poisoned by it, so now he's unconscious, slowly turning gray and dying. We'll see if Cale finds a way to save him.) Which – plot twist!! Actually came up in Part 1!! Looks like Sky Eating Water herself was subdued by that very god's power?! Together with God of War, no less, which brings us to the final god on the list…

God of War; turns out they're a double agent, if not a triple agent!! It's quite difficult to figure out what their deal is. Before, I kinda assumed they had to have some good intentions, because they helped created shelters and Cotton was their Holy Maiden and stuff. But nope. God of War is either working FOR or WITH the Hunters, although I'm inclined to think the latter. There seems to be something going behind the scenes, some personal agenda we don't know of yet? We know from Part 1 that God of War gave the people of the north a river, which the Sekka family hoarded selfishly for themselves, turning it into a lake. The God of War emptied the lake in retribution and sent a Divine Item that was a watering can full of fury. However – despite apparently all that good stuff and "breaking the slave chains" from Sky Eater Water, they also forced her to work for them as a Judge, which she hated so much she ran off. We now found out in Part 2 that God of War must have wanted to control Sky Eating Water, because she was so powerful she probably could have defeated the Ancient White Star by herself!! So, God of War teamed up with God of Chaos and chained her down in the lake in the Eastern Continent where Cale eventually got the Ancient Power from. A tragic end for her, but shows how merciless God of War was for his very own chosen one, in the end. God of War was also involved in giving Neo the knowledge on how to control Aipotu's power and the World Tree. There seems to be a lot more going on with the God of War we EVER knew, and the fact that the grey color has been set up back when Cale got Sky Eating water is straight up thrilling for me. I can't wait to find out more!!

So we finally covered all the Hunters and all the gods so far – goodness I'm sorry there's so much, but in my defense, that's about 300 chapters of context for it.

I roughly covered what happened so far through the two lists, but I'll add a few more things:

Cale defeated 3 out of 5 Hunter families so far: Black, Blue and Purple (like beating someone up and leaving colored bruises lol), with Transparent and Five Colors left. Also the ever-mysterious Hunter Leader called "The King's Successor", no idea if that's the Wanderer King or not, but I kind of doubt it. We'll see… (I also totally hope Cale kicks the a** of the God of Chaos, because they're a creep and deserve to burn in hell)

There seems to be another faction aside from Hunters & their supporters, or anti-Hunter gods like God of Death and non-affiliated people – there's a group called "Arbitrators" (raw translation, EAP did not get so far yet), which include Demons?? We don't know what their exact deal is yet, they seem to be about specific Divine/Demonic politics maybe? And Cotton is one of them because she turned her back on God of War?? And now Cale is in the Demon Realm, meeting a middle-aged demon princess named Aurora (whose father got dethroned and another guy took his place so Cale's probably gonna dethrone yet another monarch soon), and it turns out that the Arbitrators are totally BROKE, which kinda explains why Fake Hilsman stole Cale's money if he's one of them… Now Cale is scared because they want him to sponsor them HAHAHA – Alberu is gonna love the irony

No Cale did not officially adopt more kids sadly, but there's been some adorable kid characters showing up, and there's DEFINITELY a ton of new loyal Caleism followers – much to Cale's despair, as they're starting to worship him across dimensions… And with the Virtual Reality apparently being able to connect worlds, it's only the matter of time before Cale's slacker life is utterly screwed by multi-dimensional religion starring him as their Lord and Savior LOL

…So anyway, I hope it's what you've been asking for? Thank for reading this freakishly long post about my rambling on Part 2!

#tcf #trash of the count's family #lcf #lout of count's family #q&a #replies #tcf spoilers #tcf part 2 #tcf meta #tcf hunters #tcf gods #tcf worlds

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thighguys · 5 days ago

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Phan Fic Recs #3!!

here is the requested long fic list! these are all 100k+, not all of them are finished (i didn't put any on here that aren't actively updating tho) and all of them are SO good so i hope you enjoy :)

Silver Arrows To The Heart by @evermorepeyton (137k WIP)- this one is a duplicate from the other list but there might be a few on here, ignore that<3 anyway this fic is AMAZING!!! dan and phil formula 1 drivers au- they're both on Mercedes and lots of awesome teammates to lovers hijinks ensue<3 this one gets a special shoutout for having some fantastic female characters (who are dare i say just as intriguing as dnp themselves?) and also bc the author is a beautiful human who i love<3 a super fun fic and very in character for both of them (somehow lmao, you wouldnt expect it with racecar drivers but somehow it works so well)

dancing on the blades (you set my heart on fire) by kishere (123k)- imagine all the 2009 phan lore but if dan and phil were figure skaters. yep, it's a yuri on ice au where dan scores a spot in the famous Lester training gym and meets phil, who is one of the most well known figure skaters in england<3 fantastic fantastic fic, such perfect vibes and lots of great lester family cameos<3

Strictly Come Dancing but make it GAY! by @natigail (176k)- the final duplicate from the medium list<3 this fic is AMAZING!!!! this is the one that got me back into phanfic in general afterhaving not read any for about 6 years, it's a strictly come dancing au where phil is a hot pro dancer and dan is a celebrity/gay activist, and they accidentally become the first gay couple to compete in scd<3 FANTASTIC outfit and dance descriptions, i listened to all the songs while reading it and it was honestly so lovely i felt like i could see it so clearly<3 also- the lore references are AMAZING lol i felt like a pro every time i found a little easter egg. amazing fic, i HIGHLY recommend it<3

A Semester Abroad by @everything-is-as-it-was (162k WIP)- this one is really fun!! lots of domestic phouse vibes as it is about an american college student who gets stranded in England after a study abroad housing situation falls through and who gets accidentally taken in by these two random british guys with a REALLY weird house... sooo funny, it's really quite cute and i highly recommend giving it a read! I love outsider pov and this has an abundance of funny moments because dnp are Weird

Broke, Gay and New in Town by @natigail (347k)- do you want the softest, cutest, most magical and compelling story to ever exist??? literally look no further because right here is the dan and phil stardew valley au and it is SO CUTE!!! dan inherits a farm from his grandfather and decides to ditch his boring life to go and run it, and he has so many adventures along the way. oh yeah phil is there too and hes SO CUTE and they fall in love :3 seriously so cute, also you don't need stardew valley knowledge to enjoy this it is independently perfect (i have never played the game and actually learned what it was From this fic so ur good lol)

linger on by dizzy, waveydnp (184k)- this one is so so so sweet... non youtuber au where 33yo phil has been living with his parents, but when his dad dies his mom decides to sell the house and phil has to find somewhere new to live. so ofc he becomes roommates with some guy called dan, and ummm they fall in love? honestly they are SO perfect in this fic, i adore it<3 highly recommend

L'Histoire Française by danfanciesphil (105k)- suuuuper fun teachers au! phil is a history professor and dan is his TA. this fic is SO FUN!!!! genuinely adore it lol, it's one of the first phan fics i ever read and it has stayed with me forever<3

So Many Stars by transdimensional_void (152k)- another teachers au :) dnp meet when they both become english teachers at a school in japan and this is VERY cute <3

okay there's the list!! sorry this one is shorter than the others haha, there are too few long fics in the phandom :( but all of these are so so lovely and i hope you enjoy! lol some distractions may be needed during these trying times <3

#dan and phil #phan #dnp #phandom #dip and pip #phil lester #dan howell #dnpg #dapg #dan and phil games #phanfiction #phan fiction

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misc-obeyme · 11 months ago

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Lesson 37 spoilers below - it's screenshot heavy again because OH BOY we had a lot going on this time too. I took almost 100 screenshots lol. But don't worry, I narrowed it down... uh but there are still a lot so I apologize for that.

I do believe I said in my last post that if they were going to go full Dante, they would bury Lucifer in ice.

I only said that because I WAS NOT EXPECTING THEM TO GO FULL DANTE.

Now listen, it's been a long time since I've read the Divine Comedy, so there may be a lot more references that I am missing. I can tell you that the four circles or sections or whatever that Simeon named for us are from Dante. That right there is straight from Dante's Inferno, along with their names and who they're supposed to punish. I don't really feel like any of this has much relevance except that they used it as a backdrop and to create reasons for us to lose most of the people who came to help us as we went.

And truly the lore was fascinating in general, but there are a couple of specific pieces about this that made me go EXCUSE YOU.

It's the Celestial Realm again, guys. Cocytus is part of their domain. And the last area is for those who betrayed "him" as they so eloquently put it lol. Both Mammon and Lucifer are considered traitors in this regard, but I kind of suspect that if the rest of the bros made it to that level, they would've had a similar experience.

Anyway, I was pissed. I was like Diavolo in the hard lesson.

Right, so let's talk Mephistopheles. I'm not familiar enough with the legend of Faust or its variations to know if the way they described his special power is based on that. However, I highly suspect it is at least somewhat inspired by it. Considering making a deal with the devil is what that story is all about.

But aside from all that - I LOVE HIM OH NO.

WHAT. This guy... all this time I thought he was really stuck up. And like I kinda get it, considering how he was supposed to be Diavolo's right hand man and everything. But he's straight up saying that he underestimated them. He seems to have no problem saying yeah, turns out I was wrong and you guys impressed me. So don't go around giving up now. AND he says they learned it from Lucifer? Like... he gets them. He understands them. And I was not expecting that at all. He keeps surprising me and I'm loving it.

Welcome to my life, Mephi.

It's pointless to resist.

I'm telling you, this is just how it always goes.

BUT OH! I'm not gonna lie, this made me feel something. All the brothers usually say such nice things to me, but this guy is basically like ARE YOU STUPID? And I love it?!?!? Augh I'm sorry I didn't give you a chance before, sir.

Okay, now let's talk Solomon being the hot old grandpa that he is. I SWEAR every time he shows up lately it's been making me more insane about him.

WE SUMMONED HIM. We needed him in Cocytus and he wasn't there, so we straight up SUMMONED HIM. We couldn't do it without Mammon giving us his power 'cause our magic is weak, but STILL!?!?

I think Simeon referred to it as teleporting, but really it was the same as summoning him. I think the words were even the summoning spell words.

If this was actually me we were talking about, I would start doing it ALL THE TIME. Consider yourself on call, old man.

And then we got this excellent exchange:

Not only am I always here for big bro Mammon getting protective, but Solomon bringing it right back was also great.

Okay, now let's talk about Raphael and Simeon.

Do you think we're dealing with Michael disguised as Raphael again? For some reason I don't think so, but... at this point, it's like how do you tell? I'm going to talk about it with the assumption that it's actually Raphael and not Michael.

Simeon during this part gave me chills. Because when Raphael showed up and spoke the punishment or whatever and Luke was about to protest, Simeon silenced him. Simeon wouldn't let Luke protest because he knew that wouldn't be good for our baby boy. Simeon was prepared to take the fall instead. And he wasn't about to just let things stand.

I can't accept it. I swear, Simeon's character is far more complex than anyone gives him credit for. He doesn't get anywhere near the amount of appreciation he deserves. I HAVE FEELINGS ABOUT IT.

Right, but back to Raphael.

Baby. He's crying. He was just delivering the ultimatum, the decision about the brothers' punishment, and he was crying. I was so surprised, it was so soft and sad and I wanted to hug him. And look at Simeon's frown. AND THEN

EVEN LUCIFER. This man is chained up in some ice and he still sees how Raphael is struggling and feels sorry for him. (Like maybe he's been there before himself...)

This is why I think it really is Raphael. Because this feels like such a significant revelation of his character, I think it'd be a disservice to him if we found out later it wasn't him at all. So I'm hoping it's still him.

Now. Let's talk about Diavolo. I'm pretty sure this was in the hard lesson, so be aware of that!

He is so pissed. I don't think I've ever seen Diavolo quite like this. Worried, sometimes serious, but angry? Like to the point where he thinks he might lose control? I don't think that's happened, has it?

AND BARB. His reaction is so interesting! At first he has this look of surprise, but then LOOK AT THAT SMILE. Here's Dia being like, I need you to stop me, but you can't tell me that smile on Barb's face belongs to anyone who's going to stop anyone. He looks like he's looking forward to it. I love him so much it's stupid. (Also I think Barbatos is just as much of a menace as Solomon is, he's just better at hiding it. Where do you think Sol gets it from??)

And of course the lesson ended with Lucifer BREAKING THROUGH HIS CHAINS. Ugh another cliffhanger.

In general, I really loved the brotherly affection that was running amok in this chapter. They were annoying each other and protecting each other and sacrificing for each other and it was all amazing. They banded together because they care so much about Lucifer, there's no way they would leave him to his fate.

And once again, the Celestial Realm is to blame. I think it makes sense that they're doing this. Before, they said that the seven brothers assuming positions of power in the Devildom meant that the power balance between the Devildom and the Celestial Realm was out of whack. That's why they wanted the brothers back. But the brothers wouldn't come back.

And while the Celestial Realm threatened war, they didn't do that, either.

Do you think perhaps the Celestial Realm collaborated with the House of Lords to get Lucifer trapped in Cocytus? The House of Lords controlled the train where everything went down. The Celestial Realm controls Cocytus. They probably knew that Lucifer's brothers would try to rescue him and counted on them getting trapped in the ice, too.

But perhaps they weren't expecting any interference from Mephisto or Simeon. They had to be expecting MC, I would think. Maybe they underestimated MC because they're human? And maybe they thought Diavolo would just accept it? (If so they are duuuuumb lol.)

Okay just a couple more screenshots because they made me laugh.

PLEASE. I love their dynamic SO MUCH.

Hmm. Is that a threat, Barb? 'Cause uh... you can casually threaten me with that slight smile any time I MEAN yeah, you tell 'em.

I cackled about what do you mean "ahaha" like I can't believe Levi actually said that out loud lol.

Cheer up, Belphie. Let Asmo live the otome dream, won't you?

Okay, okay, I'm done. Overall, I quite enjoyed this chapter, but I'm still sensing more drama, probably until the end of the season, honestly.

You think Nightbringer will make an appearance before it's over? It's almost like I forgot this whole new app was made to tell a story about him. He's just been mostly MIA. UNLESS someone else has been him in disguise all along...

Nope. No. I refuse to get into theorizing, this post is already too long.

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hey-i-am-trying · 6 months ago

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hi, tripoier here! Long text incoming alert and a detailed explanation of the situation for qsmpblr (also sorry if I make some typos I'm writing without translator)

Yeah I also saw what happened today with the og admin of Pepito and I have a lot to say about it. First of all I'm not speaking in behalf of the community but I'm my own experience of the situation. I watched the development of Pepito's story since day one and fell in love with that little guy (and his laggy PC). Then second day arrived and I noticed the admin change bc he was less laggy and I've learned enough Portuguese and 07's (Richas admin) mannerisms to recognize when he's playing a character, even Roier noticed but didn't say anything until the screencap incident lol

Few day passed and 07 created such a cute and wholesome personality for Pepito, that contrasted very well with the role that roier was having at the moment— that it's understandable that it may not be too comfortable for some people but for the ones that had been watching Roier's story in the server + his relationship with Bobby, we take it with humor/hope for him to heal slowly after what happened in Purgatory and with Bobby (and believe me, Bobby had a HUGE impact on how Roier behaved with the rest of he eggs after his death)

So during the days 07 played as Pepito all the tripoiers were in this state of hope because we knew how much q!Roier was trying hard to not to get attached to Pepito, he knew the moment something happens to him he was gonna suffer A LOT, and Pepito was this pure, innocent ray of sunshine that it was imposible for us not to love immediately (Roier also did from day one but he loved to play with us + his lore at the moment was being in depression for the lost of his husband and having Richas and Leo in their comatose state). Also, is worth to mention that after he discovered it was 07 the one playing as Pepito he became more playful and started to tease him just to make him go out of role (and succeeded one time). Which is why he used the chancla a lot with him, as a shield for the feelings that were starting to grow on him again.

Then, Otipep happened.

This is the part I'm gonna be more careful to explain bc there is a language barrier that for the people who don't have Spanish as their first language they cannot understand or got confused

When Otipep appeared Roier noticed that it was another admin playing as Pepito because 07 was busy helping with Q's lore, we don't know if he recognized immediately that it was the original one or just a random temporary admin, but he noticed that this Pepito appeared where the fist one disconnected (in the garden outside of his house). Some people noticed that it was the original one and got happy bc it meaned that finally Pepito had his permanently admin back and bc Richas and the others eggs were also back from the coma we could see them both at the same time (roier used to joke about it every time 07 was around)

We also thought that the og admin had been catching up with the role that 07 has built so far with Pepito (which was not, and we would never know if it was either miscommunication between the admins or the og admin just decided to ignore the actual role to keep their 'idea' for the role), so at first we were a little bit shocked when this Pepito started acting so "dry" (idk if this is the correct word) with Roier, bc we had already gotten used to Pepito's tender way of speaking, but we just let that pass for a bit.

But then that "dry" behavior started going to go down a path were even we as an audience started getting uncomfortable, because roier was trying to socialize with the admin but they clearly didn't knew what's has been going on these past days, so Roier take the time to make a summary of the last days with his typical chill humor, and while he was doing that everything reached its final point with the sign "hueles a culo también hijo de puta" = you also smell like ass son of a bitch.

now This. THIS right here is what destroyed everything. Because you would say "oh, it's just Pepito following Roier's game, it's was in a playful way".

No.

It. was. not.

When Roier starts calling someone with some swears or related words is always in a playful way, and there is context and trust behind. When Otipep put that sign Roier was making a summary of the role that 07 has been doing with Pepito, bc he didn't wanted to let them behind, and while doing that he always explain with his usual humor to make it less unconformable for the admin/ entertained for his audience.

So when he placed that sign we all get out of the loop because it came from nowhere, even Roier kept silence of a few second because 1). it sounded rude, that sign was so out of place 2). Roier was explaining the last few days to the admin so he can keep up with the role, he was not "joking" with the admin, or moving on to another topic, he was helping the admin. 3). We, as an audience, felt so shocked because they weren't saying that to Roier in a playful way, they were giving weight to those words. And this is the part that people that do not have Spanish as their first language doesn't understand. They gave weight to the insult. They didn't wrote that as a joke, they directly INSULTED the streamer.

Then roier proceeded to hit him with the chancla bc he wanted to take the control back of the situation in a humorous way, a damage control in other words, because the chat was filling with "??????" And people getting offended and angry (justified, even I felt offended) with the admin, but Roier is not of those type of persons and he always try to make his streams a safe place for his community, so if you ask me he did a really well job handling the situation even tho he felt offended and his audience noticed that for the rest of the stream (hell, even days later)

And if that was not enough, Roier kept trying to save the situation but the admin was not cooperating, with the "no he preguntado"= I've not asked you and other sign that I just don't remember and is not really worth it (and bc Otipep literally left Roier speaking alone with the "I'm going to look for better parents" and went to spawn zone), he just gave up trying and waited for Richas to come back (which was also chocked w the situation)

And this is me speaking from a non-neutral tone, but I think we could've had a Roier being super loving and caring with Pepito if this situation didn't happen in the first place, bc after this I noticed that Roier stopped tried to get close to Pepito, the situation really affected him so whatever role he was building with the character he just simply stopped and changed the dynamic with another one more limited and less parental, but keeping his usual humor bc it was not the fault of the actual admin or 07, it is what it is unfortunately.

That's why I'm so glad that the actual admin and Ricardão did such a good job saving Pepito because the Spanish speaking community was about to drop him, even streamers friends of Roier that are not part of the qsmp acknowledge the behavior of Otipep with Roier (if that doesn't say a lot about how complicated it was on this side of the road)

And even after all these things there was people out there calling the Spanish speaking community as dramatic or harassing Roier when the situation happened (and it seems they still do it :/ ), but most of us kept quiet because we respect Roier and as he says, mejor pasamos de movidas.

and well, this is it, I know I'm missing some points in the story but honestly getting into fights or hate in general is not my thing, I wanted to give some context for the people of Tumblr because I know, at least here people take the time to read and are more chill unlike twt, and I hope I gave some clarification for the rest of the communities that are not native in Spanish, I really really love Pepito and I'm so glad we had 07 and the actual admin there to play this character, I still can't believe that person had the audacity to come out proudly as Pepito's 1st admin when literally no one from the Spanish community considers his 2 appereances as canon after their blunder xd

Thank you for sharing!

I understand that some stuff are hard to translate, thank you for taking the time. I didn't know that your community was being called dramatic because of that! That is dumb as hell and I am sorry it happend in the first place.

Of course we are no in business of spreading hate. I have always tried to see the other side of situations, I think from what I read in the admin's doc they had some kinda of vision for the character, but I guess they didn't realized that well, they were not going to become automaticly friends with Roier and have room to "joke" like that just because they have become an egg admin. Probably my best guest of what it happend.

It is really weird, maybe they were banking on the support that the other admins have gotten? Or they actually never realized how insulting they have come out as.

Well, I don't have much to say, except I am sorry it happend at all with Roier and the hispanic community.

#qsmp #qsmp discourse #otipep #pepitoadmin

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jade-jini · 11 months ago

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please make a virgin loser chaeyoung (twice) WITHOUT G!P 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 beg you

(I love the pics where she looks high af bdjdnfj sorry for taking forever.)

Warning: long as fuck. Fluffy smut.

To me chaengie is the type of loser who might get mistaken by a popular person just because she looks so chill sometimes. Like she be on her car hitting a blunt listening to music or something and people see it and are like “wait that’s cool!”.

In reality tho you’re her first girlfriend and one of the few people she talks to on campus. Girlie can’t look at people in the eye😭 when you’re not looking tho (or when she thinks you’re not looking) her eyes are stuck to your face, memorizing every feature, lovingly appreciating them.

She’s a movies typa nerd too like she will ask you to watch a marathon of Tim burton stuff with her and explain the whole lore and how they’re all connected (i need this actually).

“So in this movie he’s the kid, then he becomes adult and that’s when the Corpse Bride story takes place, and then in The Nightmare Before Christmas we see him in his dead form, and it’s all the same dude! isn’t it cool?!” She’d explain while holding her plushie of Sparky (which was a gift from you btw).

“Of course babe.” You’d answer, not fully understanding everything but just happy to be there ‘cause she was adorable.

Museum dates happen often, where she’d quietly take her time to contemplate any piece that caught her attention. She will even Google about it online to know the story behind it.

“Chaeyoung no-” you tell her while holding her arm so she doesn’t try to take the painting 😭

“But it doesn’t belong here! It was stolen!” Yeah fvck them bitches chaengie 🫵🏼 (idk what I’m saying).

As I said she can’t look at people in the eye. Of course after you started dating she got better at it with you, but before? Girlie’s eyes were everywhere but on you. And when I say everywhere I mean everywhere. She tried to avoid it, she really did, but god aren’t you hot? How was she supposed to not look at your chest? Or when your shoulders were exposed, the only thing she wanted was to kiss them so bad :( she would get so lost in her thoughts that wouldn’t even realize she had been staring for so long, and the moment you catch her doing it she’d get so flustered, her eyes escaping your figure completely quietly groaning and mentally slapping herself but she never learns, she does it again lol.

After you started dating, you had this thing where whenever you noticed her eyes on you like that (because of course she was still obsessed with you and 0 slick about it) you’d tease her, and she’d deny the sht out of it. You know that little voice and pout combo she has sometimes? Like that while looking at the floor- ahhhh cutie patootie. One day tho, you whispered in her ear that instead of looking so much, she should touch and take what’s supposed to be hers. And bro?! How do you say this to a literal virgin 😭 girlie went completely quiet like COMPLETELY for the rest of the class.

You guys had been dating for a little while, so she knew that time would come sooner or later. It’s not that she didn’t want it, of course she did like c’mon, the amount of times she’d touch herself thinking about you were countless even before you guys started dating (oh ok perv). But she was a little nervous which it’s normal! She knew it was normal to be nervous, still tho… she just didn’t want to disappoint you or something ‘cause she knew you had a lot more experience :( . While waiting for you to finish your last class in her car, she tried to calm herself and repeat that you having experience was actually a good thing! that way she could learn with you, right? But god she felt kinda pathetic.

On your side tho, you were nervous yourself. Being somebody’s first time was a big thing. You didn’t wanna mess it up for chaeyoung, she was your sweet girlfriend and you wanted it to be good for both of you, specially for her. You met your girlie at her spot in the parking lot as always and made your way to her house for another movie marathon date. Over-planning stuff wasn’t your style nor chaeng’s, so even tho you wanted things to go well, and it felt like the moment was close after more than constant teasing, you tried not to overthink about it. It was gonna happen when it was meant to be.

But Chaeyoung didn’t expect it to be this soon ah-

You were feeling extra clingy, using one of her oversized shirts and playing with her hands while resting your head on her shoulder as you watched the movie and made little conversation about it. Things were going chill as usual, until you rested one of your hands on her thigh, a little too close to more delicate zones. You didn’t notice it as you caressed the exposed skin of her inner thigh, oh but chaeyoung did. She gulped and started throwing facts about the people involved in the movie. You thought it was cute, until you could feel the warmth of her face against your forehead. You sat straight to look at her and softly asked “is everything ok babe?” As you moved your hand from her leg to her forehead to check her temperature “are you getting sick?”

“I- I’m ok, y/n.” She said, clearing her throat. Chaeng grabbed your hand and intertwined your fingers. You smiled and kissed her cheek, finding comfort against her shoulder again. But Ofc you couldn’t stay still, and you went from leaving kisses on her face from time to time to softly kissing her neck. At first it was just a few short ones, those that tickle a little bit and felt nice and cute. But eventually it developed to more sensual ones, slow and wet ones. You didn’t even realize what you were doing, but your girlfriend’s skin tasted so nice. And she was so cute, how to resist it? She was looking even cuter than normal for some reason today:(( You only noticed what was going on once you heard her letting out a quiet soft moan as she asked “y/n, w-what are you doing?”

“Oh chaengie I’m so sorry!” You apologized as you tried to give your girlfriend some space “I didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable or anything I just-”

“N-no! It’s ok, it felt nice it’s just” she started while making sure you stayed as close as you were next to her “well you’ve never done that and it was unexpected. But it felt nice, could you.. maybe keep doing it?” She asked surprising you, her face still with some light blush.

“Are you sure baby? I really didn’t mean to suddenly do it.” You clarified. It was just kisses but you knew yourself and you knew how much you wanted your girl, and you knew that kisses like those were almost always just the beginning of more, so you needed to make sure things were ok before continuing. Of course if she didn’t want anything more, or ever wanted to stop, you would. You weren’t expecting anything.

Doesn’t mean you didn’t want it.

“Please do it again…” she asked again ever so cutely. You could only obey and made yourself more comfortable, holding her by the waist and slightly feeling some of her skin making direct contact with your hands thanks to her shirt moving a lot. You couldn’t wait to take it off.

Your mouth went back to her neck after leaving a soft kiss on her lips. The soft sighs escaping chaeyoung’s mouth making you eager to feel her, to taste her.

“You’re so beautiful, baby.” You told her as you continued your kisses. “So so beautiful.”

“Hmmmm no I’m not..” she let out in a little groan. You stopped to look at her, checking how even though she seemed to be enjoying your touch, she was still slightly awkward and shy about it. She tended to answer like that sometimes whenever you complimented her. You always needed to ease her mind whenever you noticed her confidence getting low but in this moment, this moment of yours both, you needed it more than anything else. To make her understand how perfect she was to you. Because in the whole world there wasn’t one single thing more beautiful than the woman in front of you. Not one single thing more special or important.

You caressed her face with one of your hands for a moment before grabbing her hands.

“Chaengie, my love. Look at me.” You asked her in a soft voice. However, your calm tone scared chaeyoung, making her think that maybe she ruined the moment by being so insecure. She looked at you almost pouting with her shiny eyes looking extra big as you started talking. “I love you.” You said firmly, still in a soft voice.

“I know you do, y/n…”

“No, listen. Because I know what you’re thinking and I don’t like when you think that.” She sighed and rolled her eyes at your comment, but both of you knew it was true. You left a soft kiss on the tip of her nose, which brought the blush back to her face. “I love you so much, you are so very beautiful and I’m in love with you. I want you in every way you can imagine, ok? To me, every part of you is perfect. Your eyes, your lips, your cute little nose” you said as you left another kiss there, making her giggle in a way that melted your heart “Your hands too” as you put them closer to your lips to leave multiple kisses on them “Every tattoo on your skin, your back, your-”

“Wait.” She interrupted, the blush in her face getting brighter as you paid attention to her next words, which she seemed a little unsure to say but opted to do it anyways as she bit her lip. “Aren’t you.. gonna kiss those too?” She asked and again, she caught you by surprise ‘cause how does she go from insecure and shy to saying those things?? But c’mon who where you to even think about denying that.

“That is an amazing idea yes you’re right I should do that.” You said all eager as you started leaving kisses all over her arms and hands. Both of you were giggling while also hugging each other and honestly it felt like your first time ever as well. Nothing you’ve felt before could ever compare to the feelings Chaeyoung caused in you.

“Can I take this off, baby? So I can reach your other tattoos” You gently asked her, tugging on the edges of her shirt. Chaeyoung gulped before nodding, knowing she didn’t have anything under it and that you were gonna see her naked body for the first time.

“Could I take yours off first before you do that, though?” She asked carefully, and you smiled at her before kissing her cheek.

“Of course you can.” You answered and you felt her trembling hands travel to your waist, and slowly removing her own shirt from your body. Chaeng gulped again, hypnotized by the image in front of her. She knew your body was perfect, but having you this exposed for her, for the first time. Her brain was almost malfunctioning.

“So beautiful…” you heard her say, and you felt your own face getting warmer. “Can I touch you, y/n?”

“Finally taking what’s yours, right?” She teased her about your earlier comment.

“Mine, all mine, yes” she said, her blush never leaving, but still kissing you while massaging your breast slowly, causing your breathing to become irregular. You moaned against her lips, but remembered what you guys said a minute ago. You slowly separated, and looked at her with teasing eyes.

“Hey, I took mine off, your turn now right?” You asked, just wanting to confirm she was still ok with it but also eager to finally see your girl like that. She left a kiss on your lips, before nodding.

“You are so beautiful.” You said, feeling a tingling sensation in your mouth as your eyes were fixed on her naked torso. You softly started to caress her breast, not without making sure she was ok with it first. As you started leaving kisses on her chest, you heard her voice.

“Keep kissing my tattoos, y/n…” she told you. It sounded more like demanding rather than asking even with her trembling voice, she wanted to play a little bit. How could she be such a tease while also being so nervous? Even she didn’t know. But if she wanted to play, you could play along a little bit too. You grabbed your girlfriend and turned her around, not too aggressive but not too gentle, which made her gasp. You sat on her low back, and started kissing her shoulders and back, from the beginning of her big tattoo.

As your lips made their way down her back, in the position that she was, you seriously just wanted to take her shorts off and start enjoying your girlfriend’s sweet taste. So slowly you took your hands to the front of her body, close to the button of her pants before asking “can I take these off, baby? They’re kinda in my way…”

“Yes, please…” you heard chaengie answered as you feel her pushing her ass up a bit, impatiently. With a giggle you started undressing her, so excited about finally having the girl who has been driving you insane in love naked in front of (or well, actually under) you.

“God you really are perfect, you know?” You whispered thinking out loud as your hands traveled over her legs and ass, making sure every inch of skin felt loved.

“You really think so?” She cutely asked, and you considered it an advance. From denying it right away, to at least just wanting to confirm it. It made you smile bigger.

“Of course, my love. I know so.” You answered, grabbing her hair gently and pulling it up, careful of not actually hurting her. You just wanted to fix her position so she was on her knees and hands and you could kiss her. You deepened the kiss, feeling her moan against your lips as you started playing with her tits again. Feeling brave, she bit and pulled your lip with her teeth, and god you loved it, a groan escaping your mouth. Oh she liked that reaction. Chaeyoung decided the best next thing after that would be to pass her tongue over your lips. Your girl was just so naturally sexy.

“Chaeng you are so fucking hot.” You said before slapping her ass. It wasn’t that hard, but it did get a whimper out of her “and you’re such a good girl aren’t you?”

“We’ll see about that…” she teased, again, with that trembling voice. You knew she’d be a little bit of a brat, but deep inside she was so good. It’s ok, you could always teach her how to be your perfect good girl.

You kissed your way down her body, until you had her pussy in front of you. She was so wet, your mouth drooling at the sight. Without wasting more time, you started eating her out. Moaning at the taste, which was 10 times better than you had imagined, you could feel yourself getting completely wet as well. But all your attention was on pleasuring your girlfriend, giving her the best first experience she could have.

“Oh my god, y/n!” She moaned slowly and loud, backing up against your mouth as much as possible. The sensation of your warm tongue basically all over her pussy had her delirious since the first second. Her body barely able to process what was feeling. “Oh my god oh my god…” she kept saying in between whimpers, her lip in between her teeth as she grabbed the pillow under her so tightly.

Talking about tightly. Her pussy was so. Fucking. Tight. You slowly put a finger inside her and you could barely move it, even when she was soaking wet. You were in no rush tho, you wanted to enjoy every second and every detail of it. Of her. Of making her yours and showing her you’re hers.

“You sound so good, chaengie” you told her as you moved your finger a bit faster, feeling her relax a little more and allowing you to add a second finger “and your pussy feels so so good baby. So good on my fingers.”

“Y/n! Shut up don’t~” she complained, her face getting red with your dirty talk. But you knew she liked it. Her body told you so, shivers going down her spine, and her cunt clenching your fingers inside her.

“But it’s the truth! Your pussy is so perfect, it tastes so good in my tongue. Hmm~” you said as you added your mouth again with your fingers, making figures on her clit and swallowing her juices.

“Hmmm… keep going please… feels too good..” she begged, rolling her hips, reaching for her orgasm. “Please…”

“Yes, keep moving like that on my fingers, baby. Just like that. I promise I’ll make you feel so good.” You encouraged her, enjoying the view from behind of your precious girlfriend basically fucking herself on your hand, without looking like she wasn’t even aware of what she was doing. “Good girl…” You complimented her and she started going faster, now keeping herself up with her arms straight, so so close to it, until..

“W-what? Whyy~” she complained when you suddenly stopped and put your fingers out of her pussy, but you didn’t even give her time to continue as you turned her around and pushed her on her back. She didn’t think you were gonna miss her face as you made her come for the first time, right? (Nu-uh)

“Sorry love, but I need to see your pretty face.” You said before shoving your fingers inside her hole again,continuing with your fast pace knowing damn right she was on the edge already. Chaeyoung let a loud moan out, trying to grab the head of the bed as she started moving her hips again. “You look so beautiful like this, my love. So pretty and perfect, my beautiful beautiful girl.”

“Y/n..! I’m close, I’m so close…” she sobbed while looking at you with the cutest eyes and a pout. You cooed her, your other hand now playing with her clit to help her reach her desired climax “oh my god! Yes, baby, please~”

“Come for me, babygirl. Let me see your pretty face as you come.” You whispered next to her ear before leaving wet kisses on her neck, and you could feel your girlfriend holding you as close as possible as she came on your fingers. You couldn’t stop yourself from kissing her deeply, which she corresponded eagerly.

“Oh my god I love you…” she said against your lips as she rode her orgasm “I love you so much… so so much”

“I love you more my love, you’re the most precious part of my life.” You told her before leaving a kiss on her forehead. Chaeyoung could see the sincerity in your eyes, and there in your arms, she swore she had never felt safer or happier than now.

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mikanotes · 1 year ago

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ghosts’ guidance

furina x gn!reader — 5.7k words

genre: angst, comfort, more than friends

warnings: mentions of death, murder, ghosts (a lot), paranoia, anxiety and loneliness. reader and furina both have their own issues, canon divergence!!! made up my own lore and a whole festival for the sake of halloween spirit everybody shut up, possibly ooc furina, made up french festivities names LOL

synopsis: You and Furina struggle with past regrets, and a terrifying encounter ends up guiding you to something a bit more hopeful.

author’s note: spent like five days on this So sorry it’s super long um. i liked the idea for the plot. enjoy!

“Welcome, one and all, to the Grand Parade des Peurs!” Furina’s voice echoes around the large hall of Hotel Debord. “I am your Archon, Focalors— And tonight, I am also the one to present to you all the fantastic festivities the dear people of Fontaine have planned!”

The Grand Parade des Peurs. One of the most awaited yearly events in Fontaine. It is, as the name implies, a festival of scares. Based on rumors about old water spirits as well as passed down ghost stories, the legend of the Ghost Parade was created— A parade of translucent spirits walking through somewhere in Fontaine, only seen on the last day of October, the one closest to the realm of the dead. Or so they say.

Furina was the one to turn it into a festival, deciding to use the nervousness of Fontainians and turn it into a sense of excitement, befitting of the general atmosphere of the nation.

And so the Grand Parade des Peurs was born.

“Today’s main festivities are ‘Un Bonbon ou un Sort’, where, as you all probably know, one knocks on the door of each house down the streets to ask for a treat to steer away a trick.” Furina explains, “Then, of course, a performance created by one of our Nation’s most renowned theater troupe brought to Vasari Passage, free to anyone walking up to it! The excitement is all in the Court itself, for the night!”

There’s a rumble of conversations in the lower area of Hotel Debord, all brimming with excitement. Furina smiles to herself, waiting for the perfect moment to pump up the energy again—

“And the best part!” she exclaims, grabbing everyone’s attention and effectively silencing them. “The breathtaking, and beautifully haunting Ghost Parade.”

Cheers are heard all around the place, making Furina chuckle as she crosses her leg over the other, chin settling into her hand. She looks down at the crowd fondly. She wishes she could have made an announcement in a bigger space than Hotel Debord, but it was the best next thing after Opera Epiclese itself. Nevertheless, with loudspeakers stationed around the Court of Fontaine, the festivities are sure to be made aware to everyone that is in the city.

So all is well!

Furina stands to her feet at the edge of the railing on the upper floor of the hotel. “As you all know, the Ghost Parade appears at an unknown location every time… So a Ghost Hunt event is in place for whoever is willing to find it!” she continues, arms extending as she speaks.

The movement makes her slip ever so slightly and for a moment she wonders if she’ll actually die. Her heel moves on the railing and her eyes widen as she feels herself losing her balance. Gasps of terror are heard from everyone watching. She exclaims in fear, stumbling backwards from the upper floor balcony— Just before your hand catches hers.

You stare at her, wide-eyed, and she mirrors your expression. She’s desperately trying to catch and hold onto her breaths. Oh, Celestia.

Her shoes are still pressed against the edge of the railing, her weight held by your hand alone as you try to keep her from falling further.

Furina thinks, fast— She has to make this appear normal. She can’t be seen slipping so ridiculously! She’s Focalors! She blinks, before dramatically tilting her head backwards.

“Got you!” she exclaims, an easy grin pulling at her lips. “That’s your first scare of the night. You all ought to hold onto your candy baskets if a simple scare such as this gets you jumping! Beware~”

There’s sighs of relief and exclamations and laughs. Furina feels herself sighing in relief more so because the people are pleased rather than because she’s not injured from falling from a tall balcony.

You pull her back to her feet with ease, somehow making this look like it was really all prepared in advance and made for her audience (which it evidently was not), and she laughs boisterously. “On this note, happy Parade des Peurs to you all!” she exclaims, brightening up the atmosphere once again. She still holds onto your hand tightly as she stands on the balustrade, and she hides her trembling with a practiced smile.

Once everyone is back to focusing on their own lives and what they’ll do for the evening, Furina jumps back to the welcoming security of the floor and almost immediately falls to her knees. “That could’ve been terribly embarrassing.” she thinks. “I’ve got to thank—“

“Are you that startled?” you ask with a huff, crouching to meet her gaze. Her eyes widen and she sits up immediately, fixing her hair and clothes.

“Well, no.” she says, pursing her lips. “This was all according to plan, after all!”

“What plan…” you mumble, shaking your head. “In any case, if you’re not too startled, do you also happen to be free?” you ask.

Furina blinks as she looks up at you. “Hm? Me? No. I’m the Archon.” she scoffs, before clearing her throat. “Well, I can make a bit of time… What is it?” she asks, looking anything but disheveled, despite all that just happened.

“About that.” you say, looking away. She notices the nervousness on your features and narrows her eyes. That’s an expression that makes her heart drop. She likes it, in set contexts. Right now, she cannot tell. Are you nervous for a good reason?

“We haven’t spent the festival together in a long while, since we’re both busy. You, especially.” you say, looking down at your nails in a bored manner. Now Furina can smile. The good kind of nervous, it is. “If you’re free, wanna hang out around the city together? I heard there’s a Ghost Special menu at Cafe Lucerne, or something, and lots of sweets, so…”

“I think I can fit that in my schedule.” she says casually, rising to her feet. She looks down at you, hands finding her hips. “Well, what are you waiting for? Let’s go!”

It’s easy to slip back into old habits— Hooking her arm with yours and walking off wherever. She missed this. She doesn’t think about it more than this.

Fontaine has an entirely different atmosphere during the festival. The city is full of lights and spooky decorations. There’s artists illustrating the way they think the Parade will look, this time, and people running around with baskets filled with candy. The walk from Hotel Debord to Cafe Lucerne is a bit long, and there’s at least ten people dressed up in scary costumes who manage to make you and Furina flinch on the way.

Furina spots a Fonta ad plastered on a wall, and sees it at least ten times more during your walk to the cafe. Of course they’d make a Festival Special. Everyone makes their own craft’s very own ‘special’ thing for the Parade des Peurs. Furina likes this. Everyone gathering and sharing their own things. All the initial fear around the original story of the Parade feels like it’s dissipated— Which is what she wanted for her people. So she’s happy.

“You look happy.”

Furina startles out of her thoughts and looks at you, smile widening. “Of course.” she scoffs a little, like it’s obvious. “Have you ever seen me be anything but?”

You laugh at that and give her a look. “Should I be lying, or…?”

She rolls her eyes a little but her smile doesn’t falter. You’re right, after all. Saying she’s always happy would be a stupid lie— Especially when told to you. When you were there during so many of the difficult times she had to deal with, to support her. “Yes.” she scoffs, “Lie for my sake.”

You nod, smiling a little. “As you wish, Princess.”

She swats your arm harshly enough to make you wince and when you turn to glare at her she’s already making the same face. “Don’t call me that.”

“Okay Lady Furina, my lord Focalors, Archon of the Nation of Hydro— Ow!” you barely get through that sentence, cut off by your own laughter and Furina’s light punches on your arm. (She’s grinning too, despite the scowl she desperately tries to maintain.)

“Quiet.” she hisses, walking up to the counter of Cafe Lucerne. “Hello, Monsieur Arouet! I’ve heard of a Ghost Special on your menu for the occasion of the Parade des Peurs!” she says swiftly, graceful as ever.

Arouet brightens and smiles at her. “Lady Furina! Happy festival day!” he says softly, before making a drawn out sound of confusion. “Ghost… Special?”

Furina blinks. “Yes?” she says, turning to you. You shrug exaggeratedly but smirk a little, and Furina’s eyes widen before she turns back around to the cafe owner. I should’ve known better than to trust you and that stupid menu name! “Nevermind! Do you have a cake? Any will do, really!” she backtracks, chuckling to hide her embarrassment.

Arouet looks between the two of you briefly with a glint of amusement in his eye before chuckling. “Yes, of course.” he nods, “I do have a special menu for the occasion of the festival. Anything purchased from the menu gives a free candy bag, as well. Though they bear no ghostly name, I have these iced cupcakes with ghost drawings…”

Furina and Arouet spend a long while talking about the various sweets the man has made for the occasion, the newly made Fonta drinks and their lack of popularity so far, and the recommendations Furina has for him and his business. It ends with her getting one too many cupcakes and getting two extra bags of candy. (“That’s the least I can offer to our Archon, if you refuse to let me give you this free of charge.” he said.)

You make your way to the third floor of the waterway hub of the court, idly chatting while in the elevator. “Do you plan to scare me at some random time of the evening?” / “Why would I ever?” The elevator doors open, and the station to Navia Line is pretty empty. There’s two teenagers quietly laughing on a bench, a child with a balloon, and a woman reading a magazine.

Furina walks to a secluded area to wait for the aquabus and you follow along, leaning against a wall. You watch the water absentmindedly for a while. In times like these, people forget about the biggest worries of Fontaine. Watching the water feels as calming as it used to before its levels started rising. No one thinks about the Prophecy, or the fear of ghosts dancing in a terrifying parade, about the haunting stories about it. No one lives in constant worry— Or at the very least, their worries are put on hold, at least for one long evening, and that’s all that matters.

You’re certain an evening free of worry would be enough to keep one alive.

“Don’t leave me. I promise I’ll make this place happy. I’ll make you happy. This will be a living dream, I will do anything for this— So don’t you dare leave me alone here.”

“I won’t leave you, Furina. I wasn’t ever planning on it.”

“Liar.”

Your gaze falls on the Archon at your side, only to find her staring blankly at something. Your eyebrows furrow and you follow her gaze.

She’s watching the young people sitting together further away. You wonder if she zoned out and her line of sight happened to stay at a standstill there, but there’s an unmistakable look of longing and sadness in her expression that makes you discard that first possibility.

“Furina.” you say quietly. She blinks, looking in your direction.

“Yes?”

You grab her hand silently and glare at her a little. She recognizes that look. The one that says don’t keep to yourself. She bites the inside of her cheek, gaze not leaving yours. She wants it to be like old times, to be able to tell you about every single thing. She wants it to be that way so you could have something. Something happy, the two of you. But she can’t give that to you. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have left during that one time.

Surely.

She squeezes your hand before letting go of it and looks away, arms crossing. You feel like someone grabbed your heart, your lungs, and everything that keeps you alive and pushed them underwater. There’s a suffocating feeling that stays for a moment, a moment that makes you struggle to breathe, before it settles down.

You didn’t want to leave her. It wasn’t her that you were leaving, it was this place. But that’s something she refuses to understand. You think of saying something, but the sound of the aquabus arriving at the station cuts you off before you can even open your mouth. Furina walks ahead of you, greeting the Melusine on the bus before sitting down.

You sit down across from her, setting her bags from the cafe on the seat beside you. No one else seems to be getting on the bus, which you’re grateful for, and soon enough, the engine starts up and there’s the familiar splashing of water.

Furina has her elbow on the edge of the bus, chin in her hand and gaze set on the horizon.

Is Fontaine that uncomfortable to live in? She swears, she’s doing everything she can for it to feel nice. She’s doing everything for the water to feel gentle and not suffocating. She wants to blame the Primordial Sea for the way it eats at people, but she feels like it would be an excuse.

She’s had conversations about you leaving time and time again. (“I’m just going to Sumeru for— I need a breath of fresh air. This place itself makes me feel bad.” / “And I don’t get that?! Didn’t you say you’d always stay?”) Furina wanted you to understand that by leaving this place, you were leaving her all the same. She had never known true loneliness until the day you left. Your absence from the nation had not been very long, maybe enough for ten trials to pass by, but it happened during a time she swears she needed you the most in.

She doesn’t want to associate this festival with this stupid memory. She’s grown since. She wouldn’t get angry over something this trivial again. She thinks. But you left during a Ghost Parade, before she made it into the event it is now. And even if you’re back, and literally right there, and she can see you’re trying hard not to look at her or hold her hand again out of respect, she feels stranded.

“We’ve arrived at Erinnyes, Marcotte Station.” Elphane says, the Melusine’s voice just slightly hesitant. You blink out of the haziness in your head and realize the silence must’ve been a bit uncomfortable, all this time. Not only this, but Furina practically never uses the aquabus to get around, so even just seeing her must’ve been a surprise. The Melusine clears her throat. “It has been a pleasure being the guide of our Archon and her partner.”

Neither of you do so much as blink at the notion of you being known as Furina's “partner”, not really caring for the way people view the relationship you have. After all, neither of you know what it is, either.

You carefully disembark the aquabus, holding out your hand for Furina to take as she steps out. She takes it, and you hold onto the feeling of warmth for as long as you can— Because the air feels terribly cold once her hand leaves yours.

You walk towards Opera Epiclese. Neither of you are sure why you even went there, in the first place. “Why’d we come here, again?” you ask.

“Because.” Furina sighs, looking around, “I wanted somewhere less crowded.” she says quietly, moving to open the bag you’re holding. She digs out one of the small packs of candy and pulls the ribbon to open it, pocketing the ornament before taking a candy. “And would you look at that! The ever so crowded Fountain Lucine is dead empty, tonight.” she scoffs lightly. You look at the aforementioned fountain further away and squint.

Usually, even the paths to the Opera would have people scattered here and there. Tonight, everything is silent. You would’ve been grateful if it didn’t make your emotions much louder.

You take the other freebie pack of candy and Furina exclaims in indignation. You give her a look. “I heard Arouet tell you to ‘give this to your friend’. Don’t think I only heard him say the part about it being a gift to the Archon.” you scoff before she can say anything. She huffs and waves her hand dismissively, so you open the pack of candy.

You throw one in your mouth and take a deep breath.

“Can we stop ignoring the problem?”

“There’s… no problem.”

You grumble.

“Furina.”

“I thought you agreed to lie for my sake.” she says. You look at each other and it turns into an unspoken staring contest. “Can you not at least do this much for me?”

“I didn't mean to leave you.”

“Yet you did.”

“If I’d stayed there any longer, I would’ve—”

“Felt depressed.”

“Yes, but— Furina. This isn’t about you.”

“Well, I’m sure it isn’t.”

“This isn’t what I meant.”

There’s a sudden childish sound of laughter that you could swear echoed around you, sending a strange chill down your spine. Both you and Furina stop in your tracks, frozen as you stare at each other with wide eyes.

Surely…

You visibly flinch, nearly jumping at a cold feeling against the nape of your neck, and immediately spin around to look for what on Teyvat just touched your skin. No one. Nothing.

Furina yelps and you turn back to her, only to see her frantically looking around. You’re about to say something when the sound of a music-box starts to play. It sounds a bit broken, and very terrifying at this time of night. Furina squeaks and hurries to cling to your side, hands grasping at your shirt.

“I’m sure this is nothing.” she says, clearly trying to sound confident despite the slight tremble in her voice. You nod along anyways, because you’re trying just as hard to convince yourself there’s nothing wrong here.

“Yup. Nothing.” you echo, before sighing.

A beat of silence passes, silence filled with the faraway sound of a music box. Then Furina clears her throat. “You know, maybe we should go back.” she says, looking up at you. “To the Court, I mean. I’ve had enough time away from the crowd.”

You nod but notice something out of the corner of your eye. You turn towards the direction which you just came from, and see a large chariot, followed by several people. It all looks very old and out of place and you swear they’re translucent and you and Furina are screaming and running away before you know it. The haunting sound of ghostly horses’ footfalls and the melody of that cursed music box follow you all the way.

“Is that the Ghost Parade?!” you yell, running along the path to Opera Epiclese with a terror-fueled hurry in your step. Furina does not struggle to keep up, either, equally as scared.

“What else?!” she exclaims, before making a sound akin to a sob. “How did they even come from here, this is the station— And hurry up!”

“Well, I’m trying!”

You swear there’s voices in the small currents of water at the sides of the path and they’re echoing around your head. There’s water spirits and ghosts mocking you and it’s starting to make you dizzy. They’re laughing, they’re criticizing you. There’s not a single comprehensible word but you can feel their annoyance.

Why?

You remember the tales told when you were younger. On the last day of October, the realm of the dead is closest to our own. For this reason, spirits and ghosts find it much easier to communicate with the living. A lot of them have taken a liking to causing fear and mischief, and the Ghost Parade was born. Water Spirits and regular ghosts alike work in tandem to cause a headache to us humans. ‘Curse the living’, they say, ‘and hear the melody of our haunting’. They will fault humans for their mistakes and all that they do wrong, which they themselves cannot try to do right anymore. They will project their loss and regrets onto us. Watching the Ghost Parade from afar is alright, but do not get close to them. They will find a fault in anything you do, and cling onto it until the sun rises.

Furina makes a strangled noise at the sight of a ghost flashing by and floating around you, nearly making you two lose your footing as an attempt to get away.

“Well.” Furina huffs, chuckling nervously. She looks at the growing crowd of ghosts ahead of you, then at the Parade following, and sucks on her teeth. “No one is here to prove we were there!”

“What?”

Before giving you an actual answer to what she means, she’s grabbing your wrist and jumping above the small fence and the bushes and running through the grass like it’s some sort of shortcut. It is, but it’s also supposed to be a set rule to never do that specifically. “Furina?!”

“Urgent matters call for desperate measures!” she shuts you down before you can say anything, “And I’m the Archon! I can declare, um, that this rule is no more for the time being. Okay?!”

You jump across yet another fence and find yourself on the stone path again, with a long distance between you and the ghosts. You arrive at Fountain Lucine and do not even get to think about it, because the two of you are rushing to the Opera doors.

You grab the handles and push.

Your eyes widen. “It’s closed.” you say, turning to look at Furina. “Of course it’s closed, why’d we come all the way here?!”

“I don’t know!”

You rattle the doorknobs a few more times while Furina waits at your side, jittery with fear. You lean closer to the door and inspect the keyhole. Can I lockpick that?… Suddenly, the Archon yells and begins hitting your arm repeatedly.

“Hurry! They’ve already caught up to us!”

You turn to look at the scene.

Some painters got it right.

Several ghosts float around the Fountain Lucine, slowly moving your way, while the front carriage of the Parade moves over the fountaine itself to get to you. All stops in front of you two, as you press your backs against the cursed, closed doors of Opera Epiclese.

“Okay, um.” Furina clears her throat, and nearly squeaks when all the ghosts’ attention is turned to her. She takes a short breath and steadies herself, “What is it that you want— No, rather, let us introduce ourselves!”

You side-eye her briefly before returning your gaze to the ghosts who, surprisingly, are just waiting in front of you.

“I believe most of you might’ve been acquainted with the former Archon of the Nation of Hydro. Though I have organized many festivals for this very day, I’ve yet to speak with the members of the Ghost Parade.” she speaks, the tone of confidence she always manages to bring out heard in each word. “I’m certain my predecessor would’ve done a great job at that, and for this reason I… I apologize.” she speaks a bit quieter, expression darkening for a brief moment.

Then she clasps her hands together and smiles.

“I’m Focalors! It’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance.”

A ghost steps forward. They have the appearance of a young woman, with the attire of a witch. They’re much taller than either of you and quite honestly intimidating.

“We require not false airs of politeness. You are living in a sea of mistakes. It is unbearable to watch.”

The voice of the ghost seemingly echoes in both of your heads. You wince, eyes barely open as you look towards Furina to hold her arm out of habit and she grabs your hand as you do.

“I— I know. I made, I make— I continuously make mistakes.” she says, tone wavering. “I try to do good, but I’m aware I’m simply not… As great as anyone would expect a god to be.”

Your eyes widen at her words. She’s speaking as if all the mistakes the ghost is talking about are hers. Of course, she does. It’s Furina. You turn to the ghost in a hurry.

“Listen—“

“But please do not torment us further.” the girl cuts you off, “Especially my friend. If this is about me, then I ask that you haunt me alone.”

There’s a deafening silence for a few moments.

“… You humans dwell on small problems and spend your lives tormenting your own selves with them. When you die you will see our frustration as we watch.”

“If our problems are small in the grand scheme of things, then so are we. And so these problems are as big as the world to us.” you say, bringing the ghost’s attention your way. It’s scary. “Do not downplay the importance of human emotions. You too have felt them, once.”

The ghost fully turns towards you and Furina hurries to put her arm in front of you, nearly stepping between you and the spirit in a protective manner.

“That is right.” the ghost says, “However this day of Parade is the only time we, lost spirits, get the chance to appear on your mortal plane. We wish not to see our Archon troubled by this aching fear of loneliness because neither of you finds it right to communicate the way you feel.”

You blink. “… What?”

“You are scared.” they state, “And this fear brings you together, despite how much distance you’ve desperately attempted to put between each other since you’ve arrived at Erinnyes. Make no mistake, the Parade did not come here for you. It will never come for someone specific. But it seems our terror has done more for the two of you foolish living than you could possibly do for yourself.”

You take notice of Furina’s hand tightly holding your own— How cold it is against your skin and how tightly she holds on to it. You take notice of the fact that when you helped her out of the bus earlier, you tried to burn the sensation of her hand in yours out of fear that it wouldn’t happen again for at least months. And now you two are terrified, and your hands find each other as they always do, and always will.

The ghost’s attention returns to you alone and it sends shivers down your spine.

“There are as many curses as there are laws in Fontaine awaiting the one who dares cause pain to our Archon.”

“I am not in pain.” Furina protests, and her voice sounds something close to anger. “I would never be. Not because of them.”

“O Archon of Hydro, has no one told you the tale? The ones you hold closest to your heart cause you the most suffering. Even if they do not mean to.”

There’s a beat of silence. You stare down at the ground, taking a deep breath, before looking up at the ghost. “I will do my best. I will continue to do my best to never cause her any pain, or anything close to that.” you state, resolute, and Furina starts to hit your arm and hushedly tells you to quit saying these things. You ignore her. “Things will be resolved. I swear it. You will not end the Parade while sharing your god’s worries, for they will be gone.”

The ghost smiles, though it is barely-there, and seems satisfied with that. They bow their head and turn away, prompting Furina to reach out her hand. “Wait—“

“It was a pleasure to make your acquaintance, our dear new Archon of Hydro.”

And the Parade disappears, leaving behind a feeling that one could only describe as nostalgia.

You heave out a shaky breath and fall back against the doors of Opera Epiclese, staring dazedly into the distance. Furina, at your side, seems confused more than anything as she watches the place where all the spirits were just a second prior. Our dear new Archon of Hydro…

This encounter feels like fate throwing a brick into your head from Celestia. The ghosts might’ve pushed you in the right direction so as not to suffer to annoyance of watching you two go back and forth on an unresolved issue, or out of pure concern for an Archon who’s pain they shared— But it was certainly enough to convince you to finally, properly speak about everything with Furina.

You sigh and walk over to the stairs, before sitting down.

Furina looks your way, brought out of her thoughts, and bites the flesh of her lip harshly, nervousness painful in her chest. She knows you two will talk. Properly. This conversation is long overdue, and she knows it. A part of her wants nothing more than to just run away from it, anyways, to put it off for at least a little bit longer— But she knows better than to do that.

She has to follow, anyways, because you’re holding her hand— And she has no intention to let go, either.

She sits down by your side and sighs, gaze set on the stairs. “I’m sorry.”

“You have nothing to be sorry for.” you exhale, turning to her, “I’m sorry. I’m sorry I left Fontaine at such a drastic time.”

“Then I should be sorry for making you feel like it was wrong to leave. It was drastic for everyone and it was selfish of me to ask you to stay for my sake.”

“And I don’t care if it was selfish.” you say, “Be as selfish as needs be. Take everything from me. I won’t make the same mistake twice, Furina, I am never leaving you alone again.”

The look she gives you is full of pain and resentment and guilt and she turns away from you, and there’s tears forming at the corners of her eyes because she doesn’t know what to do with all she feels. “I don’t want you to give all of yourself to me.” she sighs, blinking hard to get the tears away. She waves her hand vaguely in the air, “Or maybe I do, I don’t know, just… Let’s stop apologizing for a while. Let’s just talk, okay?”

You nod. “Okay.”

“I…” she takes a long breath, “I hated you when you left because it was a time where fear was the only thing anyone felt in Fontaine. And I… I expected you to stay.” she stops to swallow back her tears, looking at you, “I wanted you to stay to support my stupid self. The one that makes mistakes and needs you to tell her it’s okay. It was a childish thought, but I clung onto it. I was so angry.”

You knew this. Or rather, you figured. The last Ghost Parade before Furina organized the Parade des Peurs was right after a chilling trial for a series of murders around the city. The atmosphere was uncomfortable, a sense of paranoia plaguing the very waters of Fontaine. Furina was left to deal with this, duty of an Archon, and tried to find a way to ease her people’s worries for days and nights.

She didn’t tell you how much it worried her, because she never really does. Furina talks and talks and talks and gives the impression of giving away everything she thinks and feels while not revealing a single thing.

“It wasn’t fair.” she states, turning her gaze back elsewhere. She settles on the fountain a few meters ahead of you. The lights reflect nicely upon its surface. “You weren’t only my friend, you were also just a citizen of Fontaine. It was too much of a burden to make you carry to ask you to share this fear. To add it to your own.”

“It’s okay.” you say, staring up at the sky. The stars are countless and they glow brightly. “I never was angry at you for that. More so at myself. I shouldn’t have abandoned the person I care about so much.”

“I was dramatic when I said abandoned—“

“We wouldn’t have added to each other’s burdens.” you cut her off, “We would’ve shared them. Cut them in half. Like cake. Like you always do to share with me.”

Furina looks at you and her sad expression turns into something confused, then, in spite of her frown, she begins to smile. “That’s such a stupid metaphor. Or analogy, whatever.” she says, laughing. You scoff.

“Okay, whatever.” you mimic her voice, earning yourself a shove in the shoulder. You end up laughing as well. “You know what I meant.”

“Yes, we shall eat our problems like cake and cut it in half, generous enough to share our pain with a dearest friend of our heart!” she declares dramatically, though her tone sounds more tired than when she uses it for a crowd. It’s your turn to shove her shoulder.

“I’ll take all of your pain.” you sigh, leaning back against the stairs. You close your eyes, and your hand still holds hers. “I would if I could. I’m not as cowardly as I was back then.”

“You’re just saying that so as not to suffer the dreadful hauntings of the Parade.” Furina scoffs.

“That’s right, dear Princess. The knight in shining armor is tired and refuses to fight the dark mage of the scary ghost parade. Excuse them.”

Furina laughs heartily and squeezes your hand enough to sting, making you sit up to complain.

The Ghost Parade shows up elsewhere during the night. The next day, The Steambird’s front page claims “It’s the first time all Fontainians in the city itself say they have seen it. It is described as gorgeous, ghostly, sure, but hauntingly majestic. No one could find any word close to scary to recount it.” Though the biggest text on the page is another story entirely.

“Our Archon Focalors claims it to be terribly scary, nevertheless, though no one present during its appearance recalls seeing her anywhere in the city.”

#furina x reader #focalors x reader #furina genshin x reader #genshin x reader #genshin impact x reader #x reader #focalors genshin x reader

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tree-obsession · 6 months ago

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2.2 SPOILERS!! PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK

this is a small lore discussion! mostly speculation and theories- i have not seen leaks about 2.3 plot yet, but i have seen a couple about boothill's character stories, so please keep that in mind!

trigger for mentions of suicide(aventurine) and mega corps(the ipc)

we have to talk about the ending cutscene with aventurine and boothill more! i'll start with my fav parts that no one really has brought up yet:

Aventurine intimidating Boothill after mentioning the guards are out- Boothill sounded so offput and hasty while reassuring him they were just knocked out, and we have to talk about aventurine himself just being intimidating more honestly his glare actually did kind of scare me.

Boothill pointing a gun at aventurine was. well. i'm sorry i did actually laugh at that. boothill i think you should research your targets a bit more honestly that guy is NOT afraid of guns. he fully walked into the nihility and pointed at least one gun at himself, and just got out of his own meticulously-planned suicide. threats of death won't work, sorry. also he has good reason to hate oswaldo schneider as well- threats didn't even have to be used, probably! he would kill him too, probably(revenge arc go go go!!)

the convo between aven and jade was. yeah. why he's betting his life again, i don't know (maybe sarcasm? or it was really just banter?) but it does seem like the two of them aren't super close at all, at least from what little i could gather. also if diamond hurts aventurine the entire fandom will kick his ass, emanator or no, so he better be prepared for that too lol. also, it was a pretty common theory aventurine would leave the ipc after exiting nihility, since acheron presumably broke his ties- i wonder why he went back? perhaps he had no plans as to where to go, or he has some ulterior motive?

how did he get out of nihility so unscathed? (for context, i haven't gotten aven's text messages yet, but i'm aware of some of their contents since they've been floating around w/out spoiler tags. the messages are mentioned a bit here if you wanna avoid spoilering!) i know argenti got him out, but 1) why was argenti there, or where did he even find him? and 2) that seems so random- both argenti and jade confirmed it, but plot-wise what's even the point of argenti pulling him out? also argenti said he was in a "woeful state" when he got out, and apparently the stonehearts are willing to give aven a break (which i'm assuming is major, since stonehearts are super important and have a lot of responsibility, plus he just destroyed a cornerstone) so him already being back on his feet when we see the phone call is a bit weird right away. he doesn't even sound sick, and ratio or any other doctor is nowhere in sight! (message spoilers start here) i'm aware the aventurine cornerstone was fully shattered/destroyed while protecting him from nihility- was he really in there for who-knows-how-long without any protection at all? he's apparently having nightmares and the ipc needed to call in a doctor of chaos to treat him, which is concerning considering his mental health and general will to live were extremely low even before walking into the nihility. like he genuinely has some of the worst will to live i've ever seen in a character or human being- walking through the nihility should have utterly destroyed him mentally and physically, but it didn't. 2.3 HAS to give us a whole lotta context, especially with nihility lore (my favorite aeon, i may be biased) and more about the ipc!

anyway, thank you for reading this poorly formatted, stream-of-consciousness word vomit about 2.2's aventurine lore. hope you liked it! drop ur thoughts in replies and reblogs plz they give me life(although i will be very busy next few weeks, so please don't be offended if you want a reply and don't get it, im so sorry!)

2.2 was peak- a bit slow, but the story was some of the best, if not the best stuff hoyo has given us in terms of writing quality. so great! i cried for sure, and that boss battle was just everything- especially the music. robin my lesbian queen if i didn't have to pull for firefly i would get your lightcone for sure...

see you all next time! thx for sticking around (:

#hsr #honkai star rail #aventurine #hsr spoilers #hsr aventurine #boothill #in the first half #penacony has destroyed me and i let it #i would let it again too #aventurine is so precious to me i want to rotate his brain around like cow #and im a downbad lesbian for robin dear lord she's so perfect #chevy's voice is AMAZING and miss alice himora did an awesome job with the voice acting! haven't heard other languages yet sadly #penacony

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ganondoodle · 5 months ago

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I honestly find it impressive how totk managed to fuck up so bad as a sequel. But truth be told, good gameplay aside, botw already was a whole lot of nothing as far as story and lore were concerned. I just feel like amnesiac Link going out into the world to save some voice is not a good premise, even though botw Zelda has an interesting personality. Idk, I guess botw felt like an experiment that was supposed to pay off in totk, but totk being a disappointment makes botw kind of feel like a waste of time as well

yes and no to that (in my opinion .. just gonna add that to be sure)

what hooked me in botw was less the story that was told and more what was implied, bc it seemed to imply so much, there was so much design that felt intentional- like an introduction to a world with subtle hints towards much much more that would be perfect to dive deeply into in an expansion or second part- just like you said

i personally am a sucker for big environments with enviromental storytelling more than direct dialog in your face- it might be a small detail to some but for me the choice of music, or how little and broken there was really spoke to me (in part bc i am very noise sensitive, id gladly spent hours in botws hyrule field, but id want to get out of twilight princesses hyrule field bc it would get unbearable to me after a while)

but mainly .. it was the world, botw made me feel like no other game has before, it felt so real to me, that this is a world with deep history, most of which unknown, so much mystery and things that existed with no explicit explanation (like man do i love botws dragons ...... and i will not forgive what totk did to them lore wise)-- like with the ancient shiekah especially, they were, or seemed, so drenched in lore you can only guess but yet it felt so intentional, or how calamtiy ganon was this strange being like a force of nature and the gerudo having had no king in so long it was basically forgotten it was ever a thing?? so much to speculate and think about, so much you could do with all those things; you probably didnt aim to get this kind of talk from me but when i talk i talk unfortunately, and botw is my second favorite zelda game (grinding my teeth to dust trying to ignore what totk did to its lore)

if you look at just whats told to you, botw isnt that special either (though at least coherent in itself lol) but its the world and design and mystery that got to me, that i care about so much, care that got almost utterly destroyed by totk bc it made me realize that there .. might have been no intention behind anything, it didnt mean anything actually

its a thing that hurts me so much to know, to think about, that totk cannot be separated from botw, they cheapen each other, people think its just botw+extra, when imo its more like .. botw again but worse, or them saying that botw was jsut a tech demo to the grand game that is totk (i couldnt disagree more to that wtf, totk is more of a tech demo for ultrahand tbh)

i cant even decide whats worse to me, the fact that botw isnt gonna get that deep lore dive in a second part that got me so excited like i never was before after the first trailer, that everything i cared about in it isnt gonna have a follow up ever, the knowledge that there might be no intention and no meaning behind anything in their games, that the next games might be like that too, that its inseperable from totk in the worst way, or that they only damage each other, botw functions better on its own than totk does, but together it worsens both

(i basically just said what you said in long form .. sorry- though i do feel more positively about the amnesia thing in botw, theres tragedy and emotional weight in it and helps immensely to let you and link explore the world like for the first time- plus its a drawback to an otherwise pretty overpowered piece of tech/magic- unlike some other things in a certain other game)

#ganondoodles answers #ganondoodles talks #zelda #ganondoodles rants #gonna add it bc i do think it fits into that #i know its weird to care so much about some stupid video game lore #but i cant help but care #i just do!!! and it kinda sucks honestly!!#i know its not worldchanging mindfuck lore and world #but it got to me anyway!!! and then it and i was hurt!! fuck!!

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matsubusa-m · 21 days ago

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I suppose an introduction may be necessary…

(//OOC: Better picture maybe in the future, but this’ll do in the meantime)

Full name: Marc Masashi Matsubusa

Nickname: Maxie

Age: 49 years old

Birthday: 17th of July

Apparently, I'm the most boring Maxie in the multiverse. But that is fine for me. At my age, living a quiet life is really nice. Though our Courtney described our universe as an "Slice of life/Comedy Anime"… whatever that is supposed to mean…

OOC & Lore/Infodump down below (I may add stuff in the future)

//OOC - About this Maxie:

Hi, I’m @starlightcosmos04245 and I’m the one behind this dorky Maxie - though I mostly go by his German name, Marc (I am German, and have a separate OC who’s related to this Maxie, whose name is… Maxie (too much Maxie). That’s why lol).

Marc lives in a universe of the multiverse many years into the future. The events of ORAS have long been said and done, he’s still the leader of Team Magma (although they’re known to the public as "Magma Research Laboratories" now. Internally they’re still Team Magma) and is actively working with Team Aqua (aka. "Aqua Marine Laboratories" (they weren’t very creative) to better the environment. Sadly, since they’re still under the radar of the government of Hoenn (which is mostly led by people who have no clue about anything + the Pokémon League of Hoenn), Devon Co. has a say in their affairs. Marc is pissed off about it, Archie as well. Just fyi. Marc just always tries to keep up a calm facade. One court trial and probation are enough for him in his lifetime. He doesn’t need any more problems than he already has (the public still views him as public enemy #1 together with Archie).

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//OOC - About this blogs boundaries:

I, personally, am usually very open about everything. Though I have to admit I’m very shy and get nervous easily… so sorry for that. I’m happy though to be included in the "multiversal beef" - I’ll try to keep up, but I’m usually a peacemaker ^^;

(I maybe disappear sometimes for some time due to mental health reasons. We all need breaks sometimes ^^; )

I’m okay with ic anon hate, poke fun at Marc, tease him, annoy him. He will be responding accordingly (or dorkily lmao). Also, feel free to ask him any questions, he usually tries to find an answer for any question, even if it's stupid. If they’re too extreme, though, I’ll ignore them (fyi). I also won’t condone any ooc hate. It’s just inappropriate. This is a RP-Blog, after all. We’re all here to have some fun :)

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Ahem… just a heads up… I have a lot of headcanon lore that’s probably getting spitted here. So I’m very sorry in advance but I try to tone it down.

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HEADCANONS/LORE

His story takes place many years after the events of ORAS, especially a version where both Maxie and Archie gave their stupid ideas a try and both kinda succeeded. Though they both got stopped by Lizzy (my OC who’s basically a stand-in for each of the protagonists. She has her own blog (@ematsubusa), if you want to interact with her too) who later becomes Maxies wife after being done with her journeys. They don’t have a romantic relationship before she finishes travelling. She initiated it. He was a nervous mess. Big-ass old virgin.

In the timeline they live in, they have three children - a pair of fraternal twin sons (8 yrs old atm) and a daughter (5 yrs old atm).

This Maxie cares about his family very much. He sometimes can be caught rambling about his “little Numels”, as he endearingly calls them.

More about the children here: https://www.tumblr.com/starlightcosmos04245/750105201355243520/let-me-tell-you-about-the-matsubusa-siblings-the

This Maxie is a descendant of the Diamond Clans founder from PLA (the guy in the paintings so looks like RSE Maxie). He’s not directly Adamans descendant, but Adamans uncle’s who migrated from Hisui to Hoenn long before the events of PLA.

Maxie’s father is one of the last remaining descendants of the clan… who takes it all wayyyy too seriously.

Both his parents here: https://www.tumblr.com/starlightcosmos04245/726381359415820288/i-kinda-have-a-thing-for-not-only-creating-fankids

Maxie is half Japanese half German (father is Japanese, mother is German). He can speak both languages. I can’t. I can speak German and English. That’s it (for now, who knows). So maybe Maxie will speak German sometimes

Some more useless info:

- Maxies favourite band is Depeche Mode. "Everything Counts" is his favourite song of the band

- In this universe, Archie and Shelly are married. Nessa is their daughter (because looks. Stupid, I know)

- When they were teenagers, Archie, Shelly and Maxie were playing D&D together with some other friends from school. Maxie was the Dungeon Master

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I might add more stuff over time, but this is all I’ve got for now.

If you’ve read it all, you earn my respect 🫡

With all that said… I hope you have fun and happy rp-ing (๑╹ω╹๑ )

#pokeblog intro #rotomblr #pkmn irl #OOC// Post may be edited in the future #OOC// Edit: I made him older again lmfao - love the old man #OOC// Edit: He‘s probably the most boring one and I added that lol

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On the matter of the Miraculous as not just a magic tool but a jewel where “a magic being fuses with you and you become one”, what is your take on the powers the Miraculous give and how it plays into the whole abstract concept idea the kwamis personify? I’m a bit curious.

I know this may seem like an odd question, but really looking into the idea of “a human being is chosen by a mystic secret society because THEY in particular are the one who best embodies and upholds this concept at the forefront of their lives” as the basis of your magic system, it becomes apparent that Miraculous has a really barebones and literal approach to the idea.

One concept, one power (if you ignore the main heroine and villain lol) and it’s the most literal expression of the idea possible. Well, it is until it isn’t. I’m looking at you, ROOSTER. Dragon, you’re on thin ice because you’re technically able to spin the idea of your power being a play on the phrase “perfect storm” but I know that’s just wishful thinking on my part.

I understand why they chose to do it the way they did for their target audience (aka children). But I also find that using ABSTRACT concepts in the most literal and straight forward way possible is also a MASSIVE wasted opportunity from both a lore perspective and a storytelling one.

What about more symbolic or metaphorical means of showing those concepts and how they can play and be used in our everyday, mundane lives? What about using those concepts to help showcase their “moral lesson of the week” and letting it act as the lesson kids takes away from the episode because the show was made for kids?

Like for example, Marinette sees two friends get into an argument and are no longer on speaking terms. After hearing both of their stories however, she comes to learn that the argument stemmed from good but mishandled and misunderstood intention. From her desire to help those friends make up and reveal that good intention, she can use the power of Creation to create a magic bond between the two friends and connect their hearts to help them communicate more honestly and freely. Despite being a superpower, it acts as a lesson to show the need for mediation skills and promotes honest communication in friendships.

Another could be Adrien finding someone that is plagued with doubt and fear over wanting to do something they truly want to do but are too afraid to go through with it. Paralyzed by this fear, they choose to turn away from something they truly want to do and make themselves miserable due to it. Chat Noir then could use the power of Destruction to quash that fear holding them back and empower them, but also act as a lesson in the importance of encouraging others and the need for strong support networks in your life.

I absolutely love the idea of using those abstract concepts the kwamis embody to help guide the choices the Miraculous holders make and not only be used to showcase and promote growth in themselves but in others and the world itself. I think by leaning heavily into this idea, it could tremendously expand on the importance and gravity of the power of the kwami, the bond a Miraculous holder shares with their kwami, and just what wielding that Miraculous entails.

I know you’ve talked about how you feel as if the Black Cat should have the ability to purify and not the Ladybug because purification is the act of destroying or removing taint or corruption, so this ask is very much built off of this idea and I want to know how far you would willingly push this idea of what it means to wield the power of Creation, Destruction, Illusion, Transmission, and so forth.

Sorry for kinda the long ask, but I wanted to try and explain my question in the most easy to understand way possible lol.

I think I get what you're asking and it's an interesting idea. The first show I thought of after reading this was Winx club because that franchise does a lot of things with abstract concepts like belief and harmony leading to magic powers, but the concept is far from unique to Winx. A lot of magical girl shows lean into more abstract ways of granting magical powers because magical girl shows tend to lean hard on the whole Power of Friendship thing and friendship is an abstract concept, so it makes sense to pair it with other abstract things.

I personally wouldn't go this abstract route for Miraculous simply because it's such a massive deviation from canon and - when I'm coming up with ideas on here or writing fanfic - I do try to be as canon loyal as I can so that my stuff feels like an adaptation of canon and not a whole new show. Adaptation is an art, not a science, so there are no hard rules here, but my general approach is to try to make a bunch of little tweaks instead of big, massive shifts like you proposed. Those tweaks add up to massive shifts, but it's more of a gradual over time thing than a glaring, right from the start change. Or, at least, that's what I hope I'm doing!

That doesn't make your idea bad! Far from it. It would be a way to fix the wonky lore around the Kwamis because you are absolutely right to say that the powers they grant are often far too rigid for how abstract some of the associated concepts are. Perfection being a play on a perfect storm is one of the worst offenders in my book because sure it's fun and all, but when you try to match it with the very clear powers granted from concepts like Destruction it's feels weird and off. It's almost as if the writers are mixing a soft magic system with a hard magic system.

In case you don't know those terms, here's a real quick primer:

Soft magic systems are systems where the magic isn't clearly defined. They work best in stories where the specifics of how and why the magic works don't matter. Think Cinderella, where it doesn't really matter why the fairy godmother can do what she does because the magic is just an excuse to get Cinderella to the ball.

Hard magic systems are systems where the magic is clearly defined and basically works like a science. These types of systems work best in stories where the main characters are actively wielding magic and the way they wield that magic matters because it's how the writers establish narrative stakes. This is what Miraculous is theoretically doing with things like its five minute timers and single use powers. The problem is that the writers often ignore their established rules for the sake of plot and that's a terrible way to tell a story. It leads to all kinds of nonsense like the aforementioned mismatch between the kwamis and their associated Forces.

The way that I'd fix the Kwami issue is to just change what Force each Kwami is tied to. Abstract concepts are out, hard concepts are in and really always were because Creation and Destruction may have a broad range, but they work as hard concepts. I'd then do some relatively minor tweaks to the powers that each kwami grants in order to make everything align. (My peacock and dragon are arguably pretty different from canon, but generally speaking, my tweaks are more along the lines of the purification example you brought up in your ask).

But that's all about trying to fix canon and canon is a broken mess, so I don't blame you if you say, "Nah, I'd rather explore this fun idea I had to drastically overhaul the magic system and the way akuma fights work." And yes, this magic system change would also require making some pretty big changes to how fights work since akumas aren't well suited to the idea in their current form. You'd want to move away from the breaking the item path that canon favors and make it so that every akuma fight ended in a person rejecting their akuma. Which canon does do, but it's weird and I don't like it. When we first saw it, it was a big deal special event, but since then they've cheapened it by having way too many people be able to do it, so having it be the standard path instead of this overused deviation would be a good way to fix that. It would also allow for an easier lesson of the day if that's your kind of thing.

There's one other thing this could fix: the character bloat. You may have actually brought up one of the only ways to make a team of 18 heroes work. If we have each hero be chosen for their unique tie to an abstract force, then you can get some really niche problems that only they can solve. I'm not sure how well the abstract forces chosen by canon work for that idea, but the general concept is the core of plenty of successful properties.

I already mentioned Winx, but the 2010 version of My Little Pony also played with this idea by having each of the six main heroes be tied to an abstract concept (generosity, honesty, laughter, kindness, loyalty, magic). If you did something like that where the core team had broadly applicable powers while the side heroes had really niche ones, then I think the temp heroes could have actually been something great! Right now, most of their powers are too broadly applicable to the point where it's weird that they're not called on more and it would be nice to see that fixed. (Luka should be at every fight and you cannot change my mind on this. It's ridiculous that Marinette somehow magically knows which fights will have them fail and is able to always call him in at the right time, but that's a rant for another day.)

In summary, I like this idea and would watch a show with it/read a fic with it, but I think it's too deviant from canon to fall into the "fix-it" category. Feel free to (kindly) chime in if you disagree!

#gamerguy265 #lore discussion #ml writers salt #ml writing critical #Hopefully that answered you question!#Feel free to send more if not #This was a fun thought exercise!

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