#the unknown marionette

[yumeko2sevilla]

Amaterasu_ unknown marionette

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ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ

"I am not a human after all, what do you mean."

_The Unknwon Marionette

Full Name: 'Amaterasu'

⤿Amaterasu (天照大御神): Formally known as Amaterasu Ōmikami. She is the goddess of the sun and universe in Japanese mythology.

Japanese: 天照大御神

Other Names:

╰┈➤Amaterasu-san_ Prefect-san

╰┈➤Monsieur Marionette (Rook Hunt)

╰┈➤Crystal Jellyfish-chan_ Kurisutarukurage-chan (Floyd Leech)

╰┈➤Mindless Puppet (Airin Tojinomi)

╰┈➤Darling (Divianta)

╰┈➤Ama (Tsukuyomi)

Title(s):

╰┈➤Prefect of Night Raven College

Twisted From: Jackpot Sad Girl+ Bitter Choco Decoration_ syudou_ Vocaloid- Project Sekai

Voice Actor(s):

╰┈➤Japanese_ Yūko Kaida_ Tsubomi Kido_ Kagerou Project- Mekakushi Actors

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Age: 20 (Appearance Wise_ Forever)

Gender: Unknown (They/Them)

Species: Conscious Marionette

Birthday: August 13_ Leo

Height: 183 cm_ Marionette Form, 192 cm_ Human Form.

Dominant Hand: Ambidextrous

Hair Color: Quinacridone Magenta_ Crimson Red

Eye Color: Crimson Red

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Homeland:__

『Family:

╰┈➤Divianta ("Mother"; Phantom of Vengence)

╰┈➤Tsukuyomi (Younger Brother; Human?)

╰┈➤KAFU(Youngest Sibling; Human?)』

Dormitory: Heartslabyul_ Ramshackle (Unofficial)

Occupation(s):

╰┈➤ Prefect of Night Raven College

╰┈➤ Bartender_ Unofficial Diva of Light Music Club

Grade: Freshman

Class: 1-A_ No. 9

Club: Light Music Club

Hobbies: Dealing with works, staring at the aquarium, observing.

Favorite Food(s): Don't know.

Least Favorite Food(s): Tsukuyomi's cookings.

Talent(s): Archery, Acting.

"One of the Prefects of Night Raven College. A reliable, yet unnerving and emotionless marionette that gains the trust of every students. What lies behind those eyes, were left unknown."

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ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ

"I have played well, as a fool. Have I?"

╰┈➤An Obedient Maiden: Amaterasu is,, quite obedient. Polite yet distant, they always call others "Master" in a neutral tone. Rules and orders are in Amaterasu's following list, despite how cruel it may be for themself. And when it comes to tasks that related to people, they are a marionette that would want to know everything.

╰┈➤A Clockwork Heart: Emotionally apethetic and distant, Amaterasu came out as dispassionate, largely lacking in interests especially to humans. Prefer to state the fact than smoothering others with lies, their words are always straightforward and blunt. Whilist it seems to come out insenstive, maybe they mean it in a good way. It's quite ironic, considering how they always lie.

╰┈➤Guilding to An Alive Memory: When ask for their opinions, Amaterasu always says they don't know, yet desperately searching for the answers. In the rare cases where Amaterasu feels emotions, it were memories that were intense. Yet overtime, Amaterasu has became more rebellious, although they're still keep their obedient nature.

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✬Unique Magic: Views of The Spider Threads (蜘蛛の糸の眺め)

"In the demise of the fallen world, I embrace the continous redness. Views of The Spider Thread."

╰┈➤The user is capable of seeing everything. From the past to the future, from the reality to concepts, there are almost nothing that they couldn't see. All you need is tell them, and they will seek it for you. But beware, if you change the future with bad intentions, the consequences will strike back to you.

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╰┈➤ Backstory: •°•[ A Lost Child and The Witch]•°•

╰┈➤ Amaterasu once punched a Savanaclaw senior, due to how he insulted KAFU and Yukiharu. Later, the senior is known as Leona.

╰┈➤ In the Light Music Club, Amaterasu is known as the Diva of the Club. This is mainly due to how they have a good voice, and know many metal songs. (Quite the contrast of their nature.)

╰┈➤ Amaterasu is the Host of Anbelrona Hansel, the Phantom of Controlling.

╰┈➤ Logically, Amaterasu doesn't really belong to any dorms, even Ramshackle. But due to Crowley's wish, they got sorted unofficially to Heartslabyul and Ramshackle. They also have a Heartslabyul's dorm uniform.

╰┈➤ Their marionette form is actually at the same height of an average human.

╰┈➤ Their voice are distorting, and husky with no emotions in it much. It was kind of robotic.

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[fnafshiz]

Security puppets minigame puppet

Lore

[metamatronic]

Any chance of this au's animatronic creators? That was worded badly but. Which animatronics did William make, Henry made, and which did they collaborate on?

In terms of actually constructing the animatronics, nearly all the early animatronics were built by William and Henry together, since Henry was secretly installing murder tech in nearly all of them. In terms of character design, though…

Designed by William:

Spring Bonnie, Bonnie, Foxy, Toy Freddy, Toy Bonnie, Toy Chica, Mangle, Circus Baby, Ballora, Funtime Freddy, Bon Bon, & Funtime Foxy

Designed by Henry:

Fredbear, Freddy Fazbear, Chica, The Marionette, Balloon Boy, JJ, Bidibabs, Minireenas, Funtime Chica, & Glitchtrap

Designed by Michael:

Helpy, Lolbit, Trash and the Gang, The Rockstar Animatronics, Music Man, & Candy Cadet

Other:

- The Nightmare Animatronics (David)

- Ennard (Ennard)

- Lefty (Charlie and Michael)

- The Mediocre Melodies (These were built by Michael, but were based on characters made by the MCI Brigade)

- Dee Dee (Cassidy)

- Vanny (Vanessa)

- The Glamrock Animatronics, Sun/Moon, & the Staffbots (Unknown)

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Oh my god, season 2 is The Tales of Crowley Hoffmann

I guess this has to be a series now too. Part 1 l Part 2

When Aziraphale wants to perform a show-stopping magic trick in S2E4, he is shown the "Professor's Nightmare," a rope trick, and references "Prof Hoff himself" at the end of the minisode.

Because we love double meanings so much around here, I decided to actually watch the Powell & Pressburger epic opera film "The Tales of Hoffmann," assuming it was the another P&P easter egg and the other Hoffmann (not the magician) that was being referenced.

One, this movie is unhinged. Two, this season IS The Tales of Hoffmann. Allow me to explain...

There are shot for shot quotes literally everywhere throughout the season.

P&P The Tales of Hoffmann (Automaton Ball) & Good Omens Season 2 "The Ball"

P&P The Tales of Hoffmann (Hoffmann watches Stella perform) & Good Omens Season 2 "The one with the zombies"

P&P The Tales of Hoffmann (Clerk in Automaton Ball) & Good Omens Season 2 "The Ball"

P&P The Tales of Hoffmann (Tale of Antonia, Hoffman & Antonia) & Good Omens Season 2 "The Clue Crowley & Aziraphale"

P&P The Tales of Hoffmann (Prologue) & Good Omens Season 2 "The one with the Zombies"

P&P The Tales of Hoffmann (Tale of Giulietta Banquet scene) & Good Omens Season 2 "The Clue Banquet scene" *By the way Hoffmann wears a goatee for this tale

P&P The Tales of Hoffmann (Prologue "Dragonfly dance") & Good Omens Season 2 Prologue "Before the Beginning" *This is Stella and un unknown devil drangonfly, NOT Hoffmann

P&P The Tales of Hoffmann (Tale of Antonia) & Good Omens Season 2 "The Clue"

P&P The Tales of Hoffmann (Tale of Antonia) & Good Omens Season 2 "The one with the Zombies"

P&P The Tales of Hoffmann (Automaton Ball) & Good Omens Season 2 "The Ball"

P&P The Tales of Hoffmann (End credits through Hoffman's glasses) & Good Omens Season 2 end credit scene.

Stella & Aziraphale. This one makes me laugh.

There are SO MANY MORE, but tumblr has an image limit. Seriously, it's nuts.

2. It seems simple and straightforward, but it's not at all

" Why would ambitious filmmakers simply film an opera? Many admirers of the work of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger have assumed that their decision to make The Tales of Hoffmann (...) was in some way an admission(...) that they couldn’t go on making their edgy, over-the-top melodramas after the rejection and interference they’d suffered (but) there’s a case for considering The Tales of Hoffmann as one of the finest and boldest works that Powell and Pressburger produced, so far ahead of its time as a wholly “composed” film, combining visual and musical elements, that it has still not been fully appreciated... Late in his life, Powell himself said that he thought it was one of the best films that he and Pressburger had made. What makes the film so remarkable is a series of paradoxes: the fact that it virtually reinvented the freedom and fantasy of silent cinema while making full use of Technicolor and a stellar cast of dancers and singers..." - Criterion, The lives of marionettes

3. The structure of the story is the same as the show

Here is the story of the Movie** (Not really the Opera that inspired it) In the prologue, we see the dance of the dragonflies onstage at a ballet. Count Lindoff (very bad dude) is spying on both the principal dancer Stella, and the audience member Hoffmann (who's admiring her). Lindoff is behind the scenery. During her dance, Stella passes a love note to her assistant for Hoffmann. The bad dude intercepts it out of jealousy. During the intermission, Hoffmann goes down to the tavern next door, watched by his sort of buddy in red, Nicklaus. People ask him to tell stories to while away the time, and so he tells 3 stories (actually four but we'll get back to that).

We launch into 3 tales/minisodes in other times and places : 1. The Tale of the Ball of the Automaton where he falls in love with a robot. He is humiliated. 2. The tale of Venice (Giulietta) where he falls in love with a courtesan/double agent who crosses him. 3. The tale of Antonia, where he falls in love with a girl who feels trapped by her living dad, her dead mom and a mysterious bad dude (Lindoff). She is murdered in a ring of fire, but becomes a ghost and is resurrected and sent back to earth. At the end, we snap back to the tavern in the real world. Hoffmann reveals that these three women are all metaphors for how he feels about Stella, his true love. He's drunk and depressed now, thinking she never sent for him after the show. Stella arrives in the tavern looking for Hoffmann, ready to run away, but now accompanied by Lindoff (dressed as an angelic figure) who followed her. She looks to Hoffmann to save her, but he's too blinded by the fact that he doesn't think she loves him back to pick up on the signal. He gives up, and she goes back up the stairs guided by Lindoff. Her assistant (who was bribed by Lindoff at the beginning) is given the go ahead by Lindoff to go back to the tavern and taker over. They close the door to the tavern, while she walks up ethereal stairs with the bad dude. THE END.

The one story that doesn't fit into the minisodes and is told in the real world is Kleinzach. We understand by the end of this one that this is Hoffmann's self loathing about never being good enough for Stella, because Stella is perfect and Hoffmann is ugly and deformed. The main love interest attempts to steal Kleinzach's essence through a mirror by the end. 4. Powell & Pressburger recast four actors in new roles In The Tales of Hoffmann, P&P decided to recast four of the principal actors/dancers from the film The Red Shoes in new roles, wanting to recreate the magic that they brought to the first ballet film. Sound familiar?

5. Crowley is Hoffmann

"The Tales of Hoffmann" original 1881 costume concept for Hoffmann & Crowley costume sketch for S2E3 1827 Edinburgh. Glasses are a really important aspect for Hoffmann in both the opera and the movie versions of The Tales of Hoffmann. Hoffmann is gifted metaphorical magic glasses that he wears to be able to perceive his love in a way they aren't really in real life. In the opera, he wears dark glasses to shut out the real world, not just as a metaphor. Check out a modern day version of the opera's Hoffmann costume :

He's french and slamming a beer but you get it. Crowley also canonically loves watching movies. It would make so much sense that his minisode recountings with him and Aziraphale would resemble different styles of movie that he loves. Seeing as we see him drive away at the end as the last character, an argument could be made for him being the ultimate narrator of the story in season 2.

6. The original American release of The Tales of Hoffman had 14ish minutes cut out of it by the studio. So we all know by now that whole debacle about having the clocks jump 14-15ish minutes during the kiss?

"The Tales of Hoffmann found an audience far wider than expected, despite Korda’s misgivings about the movie’s running time and his decision to cut 14 minutes out of the film for its American release." - Criterion, The Tales of Hoffman

I have been unable to unearth what the difference between the American & British versions of the P&P Tales of Hoffmann is, if you know let ME know. I want to know! _____________________________________

And I HAVE SO MUCH MORE. This is long enough already so I'll save the more detailed stuff for a new post.

**The opera is a whole other beast. You can read about it here, but basically there's a lot more going on in the opera because the composer died before finishing it, and multiple versions exist after the original uncompleted score got lost IN A FIRE. Anyway. Here's part 2

[faithschaffer]

Day 26- Sword of the Artificer

Sword- The Lucky Strike

This artificer is known for her work with automatons, most infamously a commissioned spy network of marionettes. Her creations always have a signature playing card symbol (like diamonds) to indicate their model. Her sword, like her outfit, has all the symbols and serves as an accessory at court. The blade hums with a faint whirring sound, as if it contains unknown machinery for untold purpose.

[skf-fineart]

Marionette of a clown, unknown maker, 1880–89, England

[liquefiedsmokes]

Penny Lamb/Jane Doe design :p

Penny Lamb (Born in Elysium Community Farm, Age 17, Aries, Unknown favorite ride, possibly swing ride.)

Relatives: Ezra Lamb (Young Brother), Marie-Jose Blanche (Mother), Rudolf Lamb (Father)

Features: French braids, St. Cassian uniform, freckles.

Biography: Described as being "an immensely nervous and self-conscious teenager", Penny was a quiet introvert, yet creative, responsible and a rather fast-talking person. She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She also suffered from depression and was suicidal due to bullying. She was the last person to join the St. Cassian Chamber Choir, as a recommendation for socializing and making new friends, since Tammy Edwards, her friend, moved away from Uranium City.

Fate: Missing. She disappeared from the town after going to a fair with the Choir. Nobody knows what happened with her. However, her brother claims that she was the unidentified body of the Cyclone incident.

Fun fact:Before the accident, Penny was a puppeteer. She manipulated a marionette named Dolly, a porcelain (and creepy) doll, described by it's creator as a needy and lovely doll.

Unlike it's owner, that doll never disappeared after the Cyclone accident. It was found with it's head disconnected and broken, practically irreparable.

[flurry-of-stars]

𝔖𝔨𝔢𝔱𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔉𝔯𝔢𝔢𝔡𝔬𝔪 - 𝕺𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖛𝖎𝖊𝖜

𝕮𝖔𝖒𝖕𝖊𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖚𝖒 ⋆｡°✩ 

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The Masquerade Circus

You never expected the place that once filled your dreams with joy and excitement to bring you so much pain. Once, you longed to be part of the performance—to be revered as a star, to dazzle the audience, and bring even just a shred of laughter to anyone who needed it. You should’ve been more careful about what you wished for on shooting stars and clover leaves.

Were it not for Nikolai and the rest of the circus troupe, your life would be unbearable.

With the crackling fire of rebellion in his heart and a thirst for freedom, Nikolai is determined to prove that forever has an expiration date and that the strings controlling him—and everyone he cares for—are as fragile as the cage holding them.

But change always begins with a single, uncertain step into the unknown. The question is…are you brave enough to take it, or will you allow fear to keep you a marionette forever?

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⋆⋅☆⋅⋆𝔐𝔲𝔰𝔦𝔠𝔟𝔬𝔵⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ 𝒫𝒶𝒾𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔: 𝕸𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖈𝖎𝖆𝖓 𝕹𝖎𝖐𝖔𝖑𝖆𝖎 𝕲𝖔𝖌𝖔𝖑 𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖈𝖎𝖆𝖓'𝖘 𝕬𝖘𝖘𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖙 𝕽𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖊𝖗 ⋆｡°✩

⚠️ Dead Dove; Do Not Eat ⚠️

Multipart fic, Abilities AU, Dark Circus AU, found family, hurt/comfort romance subplot.

Content warnings: Child exploitation, manipulative behavior, violence, blood and wounds, misuse of power, child abuse, animal abuse/cruelty.

This story contains themes of suicide and self-harm.

Warnings and tags will be given at the start of each chapter. Please read them. If this fic is not to your taste, please do not read it. Future tags may be added if needed.

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𝔓𝔯𝔬𝔩𝔬𝔤𝔲𝔢: 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓑𝓵𝓪𝓷𝓴 𝓒𝓪𝓷𝓿𝓪𝓼

𝔒𝔫𝔢

𝔗𝔴𝔬

𝔗𝔥𝔯𝔢𝔢

𝔉𝔬𝔲𝔯

𝔉𝔦𝔳𝔢

⋆｡°✩ 𝕬𝖚𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖗 𝕹𝖔𝖙𝖊𝖘 ⋆｡°✩ I STARTED THIS IN JUNE OF 2024 AKSSKSKDD. I was not expecting this to become another multichapter fic. I wanted this to be like a silly little two part thing, but here we are again. I just started having new ideas and new scenes and the characters started getting fleshed out and just...I had to make it a multichap fic. I have no idea how long this will be so bear with me. This one I plan to be much slower uploading. It'll be a little side project to work on when I feel up to it. My original inspiration was the song and music video Itaino Itaino Tondeike by Tooboe. It was the very first inspiration for this fic. And since I did take such a long break from writing it due to life, alot of other things have added to my original inspiration and helped develop it into what it's become (❀❛ ֊ ❛„)♡ This story has honestly changed so much over the course of almost a year. I'm so excited to finally be sharing it. It literally devours my brain when I can't find the energy to be creative. I hope you all enjoy it!

⋆｡°✩ 𝕿𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖘𝖊𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖘 𝖎𝖘: In progress~ ⋆｡°✩

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[itacats]

Rain of Shadows

FT: Simon x gn!reader

Warnings: Graphic depictions of torture and psychological trauma, References to past abuse and emotional manipulation, Themes of recovery and the struggle for hope, code name used for reader, please let me know if anything else should be here!🙏

SUM: We're diving deep into the aftermath of Rain’s torture and their fragile journey toward healing. As Rain battles within their fractured mind, reliving painful memories that blur the line between trauma and survival, TF141 executes a daring rescue mission. Simon becomes the anchor in Rain’s tumultuous world, offering not just physical rescue, but emotional solace.

A/N: This part was incredibly emotional to write, capturing the raw, disorienting experience of trauma and the slow, tentative process of rebuilding trust. Simon’s role as a quiet protector was especially significant—his actions were not just about saving a comrade, but offering the possibility of something more: connection. The transition from isolation to a fragile bond felt poignant and necessary for Rain's journey. 🌙❤️

Rain of Shadows Masterlist

Part 8 - The Fractured Mind

Weeks passed in a haze of torment, each day eroding more of who you were. Bound to a cold metal table beneath glaring fluorescent lights, you existed in a realm where pain blurred the lines of reality. The electric shocks weren’t just a weapon—they were a scalpel, carving into your memories, leaving jagged edges where certainty once lived.

Your mind had become a battlefield of clashing worlds. One moment, you felt the warmth of your father’s embrace, his voice whispering, “I love you.” But in the next breath, that warmth twisted into the grating bark of an unnamed authority figure: “You will take orders!” The slap of a hand echoed in your mind, unbidden, and you remembered a glass of water spilling to the floor. The lesson had been clear: obedience above all, even when it left you broken.

The electric surges wove agony into every memory, unraveling the few threads of solace you had clung to. A mother’s gentle kiss dissolved into the barked commands of a drill sergeant, urging you to run until your legs collapsed. You were a marionette, and the hands pulling the strings were as faceless as they were relentless.

In that prison of pain, the person you had once been disappeared. What remained was a hollow shell, splintered and unrecognizable, trapped in a void where even survival felt like surrender.

Beyond the walls of your captivity, Task Force 141 moved heaven and earth to find you. Price, Soap, Gaz, and Simon carried the weight of your absence like a second skin, each of them unwilling to let you fade into the shadows of war.

“We’ll get them back,” Soap swore, his voice laced with unwavering conviction. “No one gets left behind.”

Simon Riley’s silence was louder than any words. He carried his own scars, a past that mirrored the fractured pieces of your life. He saw himself in you—the broken child forced to grow into a soldier, the one who had never known peace. For Simon, this mission wasn’t just about rescue; it was about redemption.

The day they found you, the air was thick with dread. The stronghold was a labyrinth of despair, each step carrying them closer to the unknown. When they breached the final door, they were met with darkness—a reflection of the chaos within your mind.

You lay strapped to the table, trembling as the aftershocks of torture rippled through your body. Electrodes clung to your temples, their wires snaking across the floor like vines choking the life from a tree. Dirt streaked your face, and your eyes, half-lidded, gazed into nothingness.

Simon was the first to reach you. His voice, steady and firm, broke through the haze: “I’ve got you now.”

Carefully, he removed the nodes from your head, his hands gentle despite the urgency of the moment. Lifting you into his arms, he cradled you as if you were made of glass. The warmth of his embrace was startling, an anchor in the tempest of your fractured mind.

The helicopter blades roared as they carried you away from the nightmare. Simon’s arms remained around you, his presence a shield against the world that had tried to break you. His heartbeat was steady beneath your ear, a rhythm that spoke of survival, of hope.

“We’ve got you,” Price said, his voice carrying over the din. “You’re safe now.”

Soap and Gaz flanked Simon, their faces etched with concern. They weren’t just protecting you from the enemies that lingered outside—they were guarding you against the ghosts that would surely follow.

In Simon’s embrace, the numbness began to thaw. You clung to him, not out of fear, but because his warmth was a light in the endless dark. His touch didn’t just hold you—it tethered you to the present, pulling you from the abyss you had been drowning in for weeks.

As the helicopter rose into the sky, your mind drifted between memories—some real, others fabricated by the agony of your captivity. You saw glimpses of a childhood free of pain, a life untainted by war. They felt distant, like dreams slipping through your fingers, but they were enough to remind you of what could be.

Simon’s arms tightened around you, his voice a quiet promise: “You’re not alone anymore.”

For the first time in years, you believed it. In the chaos of your rescue, a fragile bond had taken root, one forged not in blood but in trust. You had been stripped of everything, but they had given you something you had never thought possible—connection.

As you leaned into Simon’s embrace, you felt the steady pulse of his heartbeat against your own. It wasn’t just the rhythm of life—it was a promise of something more. A future not defined by pain, but by the bonds you had begun to forge.

The world outside the helicopter was still broken, its shadows waiting to swallow you whole. But in that moment, you found strength in the arms of someone who understood your darkness.

And as the first rays of dawn pierced the horizon, you dared to hope. Not for the life you had lost, but for the one you might yet build—a life where scars didn’t define you, but shaped the person you were becoming.

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Friendlocke Violet Gijinkas (Part 4/7)

Hell yeah we're over halfway done! Isn't that crazy? I don't have too much to say here sooooooo onto the usual stuff

I plan on posting them in order by groups of three, so there's gonna be seven parts in total, all of which I'll be linking here when done vvv

(Part One) (Part Two) (Part Three) (Part Five) (Part Six) (Part Seven)

!! These will contain personal headcanons I have for the cast, little fun facts, and also spoilers for Friendlocke Violet (for both the edited vids and the streams) !!

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Designs under the cut!

VRISKA:

Vriska has an extra set of arms that they can retract and extract whenever they please. However, they usually keep those arms hidden.

The long needle she's holding is her trusty sword that she's used since her pirate days. She doesn't use it as much as she used too, but it's good to keep it on her for self defense in case of an emergency.

The marks on thier neck and shoulders aren't tattoos, they're birthmarks.

Good at sewing, as she often would have to fix her coat after getting into epic pirate sword fights. Sara and Vriska are sewing buddies!

It is unknown why they're unable to sleep, but while the rest of the team sleeps they often find themselves wandering around and doing whatever they want.

Artist's note: I based Vriska's design off the fact that I wanted to make her look like a bootleg version of the og Vriska. As in "Hey that's Vriska" but also "That's not VRISKA" if you get what I mean

MALL BINGO:

Trained herself to become resistant to poison (and by "trained" I mean she just ate a bunch of poison until her body became almost immune to it... please don't try this at home.)

Often goes scavenging for items when she's doesn't feel like robbing someone. If she's lucky enough she'll find some good items scattered around because "stupid trainers often leave good shit on the ground for some reason" (due to all the items you can pick up from the ground ingame lmao)

Mal lost her leg in one of her first heists, after she and another pawmi tried stealing from the wrong person at the worst possible time.

The gun she keeps with her wasn't originally hers, it belongs to someone else.

On a more positive note, Mal has plenty of stories and tall tales to share. She learned them from the eldest in her little pawmi group, as they would often tell her stories before going to sleep. Mal will often share those same stories with Peppy Jr and Mykyie Jr.

Can and will bite you. You won't be expecting it. Be warned.

GRUNPILO:

Due to his abundantly long hair, Grunpilo often lets Mal play around with it and style it however she wants.

It is unknown how or why he picked up on puppetry specifically, but it makes him happy so who are we to judge?

Speaking of which, he creates his own puppets by hand, from simple sock puppets to marionettes on strings. The two hand puppets shown are his favorite ones though.

Sometimes he'll be found speaking to them as if they're real.

Not good in social situations or confrontation, so Mal will sometimes have to speak for him. ("EXCUSE ME! He asked for no pickles!" /ref)

EXTREMELY light, very easy to pick up.

And that's all! Only three more batches left woo, hopefully I can finish them by the end of the year lol.

[tadc-harlequin-au]

God I'm way too invested in this au. Anyway I wanna hear more of the biology of the puppets and marionettes (might make fanart maybe)

I don't think I'm fully ready to delve into the topic of a Marionette because it reveals major story spoilers, for now just know that they are completely and utterly devoid of life, forever following an endless directive.

For the Puppets, I guess I can give a little bit more information about them, as long as I'm not crossing a personal story boundary I've set for myself lol

Once a Puppet reaches the first enlightenment stage, black tendrils begin to appear on their innermost structures slowly but steadily, as I've explained with Caine.

These things, these transformations... they can be jarring for the Puppet experiencing them for the first time especially when the Puppet starts to feel full sensations such as an electrifying jolt, a pain, or a touch, but make no mistake; aside from their weird alien appearance they mean no danger, and they can even come in pretty handy.

About half-way through the story, Pomni actually gains new abilities everytime she reaches a stage of enlightenment, and there are six steps to achieving the full process, and it may vary on how fast or slow these Puppets can achieve them.

Yeah, can you tell this is like, the leveling up system? lol

Firstly, let's start with Awareness.

Awareness is when a Puppet grows to think beyond their directive; their thoughts becomes separated from the imprinted norm that they used to know their whole existence.

Although, it's still the first stage, which means that even if a Puppet begins to think original thoughts for themselves, they'll still have a tendency to follow the original commands.

They'll just start thinking "hey, maybe I should stop and think about what exactly I'm doing for a second. Just for a second. Then I promise I'll go back to my routine."

At this rate, there's not much changes happening on the physical, except letting a Puppet feel physical touch, despite their mechanical body.

Secondly; Sentience

Sentience is when a Puppet grows... well, a genuine sentience, one that wasn't pseudo and pre-programmed into their very being.

They'll start exploring aspects that they haven't thought of exploring, and this is where creativity and imagination gets to shine a little more if the Puppet is on the creative side of things.

a Puppet may undergo a change of personality (not always guaranteed), so don't be surprised when the once-happy-go-lucky puppet starts crying out of nowhere.

black tendrils may seep out of an exposed joint or a cracked part, but they're only tiny little veins.

Thirdly; Conscience

Conscience is when a Puppet starts to feel emotions based on an inner moral system, that wasn't, again; pre-programmed into them.

they'll start to THINK what's right or wrong based on personal experiences, or maybe even remember their OWN former moral system from their past life, and even a combination of the two.

This is usually the part where they'll start to judge the directive imprinted into them, maybe bouts of unknown regrets will come too.

the veins become more noticeable at this stage, and can now be used for physical attributes/advantages.

Fourth; Reminiscence

This one is usually in tandem with the third, but not everyone can have the same case, since it always varies between all of them.

Reminiscence is when a Puppet remembers their past life prior to becoming what they are now; no strings holding them back from recalling anymore.

These come in the form of seeing major life events unfold right between your eyes; whereas before, there'll only be hazy glimpses.

Fifth; Persipience

Persipience is when a Puppet becomes wiser, and can now overcome the directive they were tasked with if they wished to.

This process can be agonizing for some because it is similar to the symptom of a withdrawal from an addiction.

Fortunately, once they've gotten over past that obstacle, they'll gain full automation over their bodies, the "itch" no longer as present as it used to be.

Sixth; Enlightenment

The final step.

A Puppet needs to come to terms with their new discovery.

They need to be at peace with the process of what had happened to them, accepting the progression from "Human" to "Puppet" as a part of their existence.

Final evolution takes place, and the Puppet can now fully utilize their soul magic to it's fullest extent.

Just like wisdom, not many are willing to go through this process/or can achieve this, since accepting the idea of "becoming a Puppet" like it's similar to the concept of growing up from adolescence to adulthood can be hard for some to fully stomach.

Although, it is considered as the "fully matured" process of the six stages.

Now, Madness takes just as much of steps as Enlightenment does. Only this time, you're on the wrong end of the stick.

Firstly; there's Isolation.

As the name itself applies, isolation is when a Puppet denies/is denied social interaction that their soul wants, prioritizing objectives over anything.

Subtle twitchiness may occur.

Secondly; Revelation

A revelation settles deep within a soul fragment laying inside a puppet's heart; they're trapped, and there's no escape.

Can also be called "entrapment", but revelation is cooler and sounds more fancy

Thirdly; Rebellion

Rebellion is when an attempt to rebel against the internal system of a Puppet takes place, but is not achieved due to the lack of free will and sentience on the physical and mental body.

The body becomes more uncontrollable, dangerously swinging and twisting.

the literal metaphor of an internal battle happening within oneself.

Fourth; Corruption

Another attempt is made by the soul energy, only this time, it's harnessing the worse aspects of a Puppet to propel itself and grow physically stronger, a desperate option.

large, black tendrils may burst through weaker parts and/or limbs; namely joints.

Repairs? What's that? Who even needs 'em lmaoooo

Fifth; Obsession

A Puppet begins to obsess over directives; a byproduct of the soul energy harnessing the negative traits that it's host was ingrained with.

The physical appearance of a Puppet becomes more grim, overexaggerated features that you'd only see in horror movies start to become more prominent.

Work is non-stop, no breaks. Liberation is irrelevant. The concept of humanity is irrelevant. They only exist to follow their directives now. If some shithead wants to tell you otherwise, they will fucking DIE.

Sixth; Madness

You've grown physically stronger. But at what cost?

ANYWAYS that was a massive infodump, what were talking about again?

Oh right. Puppet biology.

Uh, They're hella weird.

[the-insomniac-emporium]

NO STRINGS NO STRINGS

tied together. pulled each way. tighter, tighter. the chain goes on, mother, daughter, daughter, mother, again, again.

Puppet Pose Ref: AdorkaStock on DeviantArt, Angie Pose Ref: This Photo (original source unknown) Comments + reblogs are greatly appreciated, I read every response! Check under the read-more for notes on symbolism/details, plus the flat color version. Beware of spoilers for Angie's route!!

Notes on details:

From top to bottom, the flowers are: Dandelion (overcoming hardship), Prince's Feather Amaranth (immortality/unfading), Blackthorn (fate/protection/hope against adversity), and Lotus (rebirth)

Miranda's hand at the top wields the marionette rod (or whatever they're called), the strings connecting both to Angie + Donna's hands. Donna, in turn, has strings connected to puppet Angie, representing how Donna is responsible for keeping the puppet body going/active. She also has some control over Angie, trying to keep her safe without revealing what really happened after the car accident.

Half of Angie's face is her normal color, the other half (divided by something originally meant to mimic kintsugi) is her doll colors (seen during her cult ending).

Big circles on the sides, with the beams? Headlights. because car crash. because Idk felt like being a little evil I guess.

[pillowspace]

Calling Charlie "the Marionette's assigned child" is a bit of a mouthful, so I tend to just shorten it down to "the Marionette's child" out of habit. Which, when you think about it, must make the possession 10 times weirder for Charlie. This isn't some unknown vessel, Henry literally built this animatronic to keep her safe. It was her friend, and now she's in its body

[reyaint]

ACT∞REACT | discography

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date: march 25, 2025. my grandmother's birthday is friday. i won't add many photos bc there's a 30 photo limit and way too many albums.

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𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐈.

𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐄𝐑𝐀 : 𝑨𝑪𝑻 𝑰: 𝑨𝑺𝑪𝑬𝑵𝑺𝑰𝑶𝑵 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑮𝑬

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - october 13 2016

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 4 tracks -la la love (wjsn) title track -daybreak (dreamcatcher) -night aviation (wjsn) -pado (bibi)

𝐌𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐢𝐔𝐌

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - october 30 2016

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 5 tracks -mysterium (original: screen mode. ver i'm using: mysterium) -kuusou mesorogiwi (yousei teikoku. ver i'm using: rafscrap) -el tango egostia (original: nyanyannya. ver i'm using: O.B.N.N) -breaking out (dreamcatcher) title track -dramaturgy (original: eve. very i'm using: ac'n'react)

𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒐 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆. 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒋𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕. 𝒔𝒐 𝒘𝒆 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒚.

𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - january 3 2017

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 6 tracks -violeta (izone) title track -airplane (izone) -highlight (izone) -favorite part (jo yuri) -expresso (twice) -icon (twice)

𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐄

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - april 4 2017

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 6 tracks -save me save you (wjsn) title track -masquerade (wjsn) -i-yah (wjsn) -time to love (red velvet) -up no more (twice) -time for moon night (gfriend) promoted bside

𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - august 8, 2017

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - full

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 9 tracks -butterfly (loona) title track -star (loona) promoted bside -stylish (loona) -favorite (loona) promoted bside -moon prism (rocket punch) -je ne se quoi (odd eye circle) -enchanted flower -underwater (red velvet) -curiosity (loona)

𝐔𝐍𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐋

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - november 22, 2017

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 5 tracks -unnatural (wjsn) title track -yalla (wjsn) -pantomine (wjsn) -moonlight aria (ariaz) -puzzle moon (wjsn)

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - february 14, 2018

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 5 tracks -the 5th season (oh my girl) title track -welcome (izone) -bamboleo (red velvet) -island (yooa) -around and around (jo yuri)

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐋𝐋

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - june 11, 2018

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 6 tracks -marionette (red velvet) -wildside (red velvet) title track -abyssal zone (nornis) -asphyxia (original: cö shu nie. ver i'm using: act'n'react) -engelslied (NEUN) -ondine (lyloite)

𝐌𝐘 𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - october 13, 2018

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - tracks -fiesta (izone) title track -ayayaya (izone) -eyes (izone) -daydream (izone)

𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - january 9, 2019

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - single

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 1 tracks -panorama (izone) title track

𝐀𝐍𝐃

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - may 23, 2019

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 7 tracks -oopsy (weki meki) title track -dazzle dazzle (weki meki) promoted bside -glassy (jo yuri) -either way (ive) -invincible (tripleS) promoted bside -weather (fromis9) -back in the city (kep1er)

𝐃𝐄'𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐎

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - september 9, 2019

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 6 tracks -lalalilala (april) title track -i got you (twice) promoted bside -escape room (fromis9) -young lov (stayc) -rhodanthe (tripleS) -chowall (tripleS)

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐄

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - january 5, 2020

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - full

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 9 tracks -perfect world (twice) title track -celebrate (twice) -xoxo (▽▲TRiNITY▲▽) -i know the unknown world (TRiNITY) -heads or tails (coMETIK) -fashionable (SHHis) -fly and fly (SHHis) -革命バーチャルリアリティrevolution virtual reality (VALIS) -hare hare (twice)

𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐈𝐈.

𝐀𝐂𝐓: 𝐈𝐈 𝑩𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑲 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑴𝑰𝑫𝑵𝑰𝑮𝑯𝑻

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - march 25, 2020

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - single

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 2 tracks -obliviate (lovelyz) title track -labyrinth (gfriend)

𝐀𝐂𝐓: 𝐈𝐈 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐊

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - may 2, 2020

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - full

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 10 tracks -intro: save me (purple kiss) -blood night (g-reyish) title track -loca (favorite) -elegante (azer) -black and white (dreamcatcher) promoted bside -room of mirrors (gfriend) -eye of the storm (gfriend) -tarot cards (gfriend) -loro (tri.be) -doxa (secret number)

𝐃-𝐃-𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - september 3, 2020

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - single

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 1 tracks -d-d-dance (izone)

𝐌𝐈𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐑

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - december 21, 2020

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - full

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 6 tracks -scream (dreamcatcher) title track -in the frozen (dreamcatcher) -piri (dreamcatcher) -silent night (dreamcatcher) -jazz bar (dreamcatcher) -full moon (dreamcatcher)

𝐕𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐘𝐑𝐄

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - april 7, 2021

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 7 tracks -vampire (izone) title track -d-ark l-ily's grime (デレステ) -migratory echoes (SHHis) -sweetest bite (SHHis) -the light that dwells here (niji25) -heikosen no bigaku (coMETIK) -forbidden paradise (SHHis) -monochromatic (SHHis)

𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊 𝐍𝐎 𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐋

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - august 8, 2021

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 7 tracks -boca (dreamcatcher) title track -don't light my fire (dreamcatcher) -mvsk (kep1er) promoted bside -locked inside a door (dreamcatcher) -propose (dreamcatcher) -tear (taemin) -advice (taemin) promoted bside

𝐇𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐋

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - november 3, 2021

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 4 tracks -ghost (dreamnote) title track -hell in heaven (twice) -everybody's got a secret (billie) -pose (loona)

𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - february 14, 2022

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - full

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 10 tracks -ponzona (purple kiss) title track -wet nightmare (bibi) -last dance (g-idle) promoted bside -bad blood (dahye) promoted bside -last waltz (twice) -scary fairytale (IU) -red sun (dreamcatcher) promoted bside -swan song (pixy) -cast pearls before swine (purple kiss) -love is dead (purple kiss)

𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐄

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - june 3, 2022

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 7 tracks -the boots (gugudan) title track -esper (eunbi) -my heart skip a beat (purple kiss) promoted bside -life is a b (bibi) -nightmare (jihyo) -devil by the window (txt) -wicked love (yena)

𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐈𝐈𝐈.

𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐈𝐈𝐈: 𝑨𝑫𝑫𝑰𝑪𝑻𝑬𝑫

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - october 13, 2022

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 5 tracks -intro: end of the forest (pixy) -addicted (pixy) title track -bewitched (pixy) promoted bside -demain (dreamcatcher) -breath (pixy)

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - january 3, 2023

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 5 tracks -intro: bye bye bully (purple kiss) -vision (dreamcatcher) title track -rose blue (dreamcatcher) promoted bside -shatter (dreamcatcher) -outro: mother nature (dreamcatcher)

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - may 2, 2023

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 7 tracks -goodnight (dreamcatcher) title track -what (dreamcatcher) promoted bside -break the wall (dreamcatcher) -scar (dreamcatcher) -tension (dreamcatcher) -hypnosis (ive) -reason (dreamcatcher)

𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - august 18, 2023

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 6 tracks -alice in darkland (pink fantasy) -poison (pink fantasy) -natural (pixy) -who is the joker (billie) -mayday (dreamcatcher) -dead man running (seulgi)

𝐌𝐘 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - december 1, 2023

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 8 tracks -oh my god (g-idle) japanese version title track -wiggle wiggle (raon) -kitsune mado (raon) -liar mask (rika mayama. ver i'm using: hexenring) -mysterious nue (raon) -answer (ateez) japanese version -wanted (monstaX) -theatre d (myth and roid. ver i'm using: hexenring)

𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐒

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - march 20, 2024

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 5 tracks -sweet juice (purple kiss) title track -moonlight (pixy) -the moon (pixy)-insomnia (pixy) -t4ke (purple kiss)

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐍

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - june 5, 2024

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 -

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 7 tracks -lion (g-idle) promoted bside -oh my god (g-idle) promoted bside -trigger (craxy) -undercover (craxy) title track -requiem (craxy) -dance with god (craxy) -blade (bibi)

𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐈𝐕.

𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐈𝐕: 𝑾𝑰𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑲𝑰𝑳𝑳

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - october 13, 2024

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 7 tracks -chill kill (red velvet) title track -knock knock (who's there) (red velvet) -bulldozer (red velvet) -will i ever see you again? (red velvet) -scenery (red velvet) -in my dreams (red velvet) -sweet dreams (lovelyz)

𝐈𝐍 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - january 14, 2025

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - full

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 9 tracks -memeM (purple kiss) title track -gaia (craxy) promoted bside -pretty psycho (purple kiss) -zombie (everglow) title track -wonderland (mave) -witch (tri.be) -i can't breathe (gswn) -run for roses (nmixx) promoted bside -lucid dream (craxy)

𝐂𝐎𝐒𝐌𝐈𝐂 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓

𝕽𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝕯𝐀𝐓𝐄 - may 2, 2025

𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 - mini

𝕿𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 5 tracks -cosmic (red velvet) title track -sunflower (red velvet) -in and out (red velvet) -timebomb (izna) -last drop (red velvet)

[morbidmordin]

I get the distinct impression that the majority of the fan base believes that Cyn and the Absolute Solver are one and the same. Some even believing her to have created the Absolute Solver(or worse, believing matpat). I don't believe that myself and the information in the series points to them being separate entities.

To prevent confusion, the timeline I am dealing with here goes: Episode 5 Junkyard scene with Cyn first waking up -> Episode 2 Manor scene with Tessa introducing Cyn -> unknown period of time -> remainder of Manor scenes in Episode 5.

Cyn likely went through a period where she was in complete control of her own faculties. Her movements in episode 2, what little we see, are not the stilted, jerky motions we saw in episode 5. Her motions are smoother and she doesn't have to manually readjust her head. Her movements only become like that of a marionette when total Solver possession takes place. Uzi displays the same behavior in episode 6 when she generates a singularity to save N. The puppet movement does not seem inherent to Cyn, but rather a symptom of Solver possession.

Tessa's statements also lend to Cyn being a separate character. "It took Cyn as a host," and "before she's not herself anymore," imply that Cyn was not always the text-to-speech marionette we see in episode 5. Obviously, Tessa could be an unreliable narrator, but until we know more, its the best information we have. Lastly, the command line text that flashes on Cyn's screen right before she wakes up in the junkyard, explicitly show's a separate entity reaching out to her with an offer.

"hello "i see you are (di...) "i see you are inspe-illegible "illegible" "I see we could [trl]-illegible "I will not discard you" "[][][][][]][][][Absolute[S-illegible "access? Y/N" Sounds like a deal with the devil to me. But who knows, we'll probably find out in a few hours.

[collecting-stories]

Willow - Ivar the Boneless

Summary: Feast night in Kattegat, some pretty shameless flirting.

A/N: I haven't written vikings in forever but part of this was in my drafts from like, last year and I finally finished it this morning.

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✰ wait for the signal and I'll meet you after dark ✰

The lanterns that lined the path from the village to the fjord were lit, glowing a warm orange beneath the ever darkening sky. There were soft sounds of a lyre playing somewhere just beyond your line of sight, settling a trance over the whole of the village as you made your way through smaller parties that gathered outside of the great hall, enchanted by the warm night. Feast nights were always your favorite, less of a formality than a festival or a celebration, you weren't so watched on a feast night as you were other times. 

"Have you come to join the dancing?"

Still, there were some whose gaze you never quite seemed to escape. As you addressed the rustling of bushes near your knees, you peered down in the dim light to find Ivar, stakes dug into the ground as he frowned up at you, obviously not amused by the playful teasing. 

"Perhaps someone could string me up like those nonsensical dolls they bring to market, wouldn't you enjoy that?" He retorted, thinking of the countless times he'd requested his mother have the man with the marionettes killed. Or punished violently, he wasn't picky. 

You bent your knees, squatting down so your butt hovered over the grass, reaching a hand out to stroke Ivar's cheek. He leaned his face into your touch, turning his head just so to brush his lips to your open palm.

"You think I am making fun of you? You forget then, I have felt the way you move against me when we are beneath the furs on your bed my love, there is no dance I long for more." You replied. 

Ivar huffed, tilting his head down just enough to nip at your exposed wrist, "now I know you are playing with me." He replied, "I should have you strung up like that marionettes."

When you smiled he couldn't deny the triumphant feeling that gripped his heart, as if some unknown force was saying 'look, you who is so plagued by hideous feelings and darkness, you have made the sun shine in the dead of night'. 

"You would enjoy that." You repeated his words back to him, a statement this time and not a question. 

Carefully, so that you didn't fall over completely, you stood back up, brushing your hands down the front of your clothing. Ivar watched you as the doors to the great hall sung open and more people filed out, shouting and laughing with each other. The lights inside the building and the ruckus had drawn your attention for a split second but then your gaze was back on Ivar, the soft light of the lanterns shining on his face and illuminating his blue eyes. 

"Shall we take our leave?" You asked, sounding somewhat conspiratorial as you watched him. 

Despite the informality of the feast, you were certain your parents would notice if you were gone for too long or if you left early. They'd been careful with you ever since you'd come of age, cautious of who took an interest in their youngest child. Though they knew better than to speak out of turn about the disabled son of Ragnar Lothbrok, you could see, and so could most everyone else, that he was not who they wanted you to spend time with. Ivar knew, certainly. He'd seen the disdainful looks but it rarely deterred him. Ivar had always been someone who got exactly what he wanted, whether through temper tantrums, deceit, manipulation, or someone's misguided pity. Still, he looked almost surprised at the suggestion, though it only showed for a split second before he was schooling his expression to a neutral one. 

"I thought feast nights were your favorite? Don't you want to celebrate all who have returned from raiding?" He asked, shifting his weight so he could look up at you with more ease.

"Of course I want to," you replied, ignoring the first of his questions, "but I don't think I need anyone in there watching me celebrate your safe return."

Ivar's face flushed up to his ears and you smiled in satisfaction. "You are worse than Loki with your tricks." 

"What tricks?" You asked, sitting this time, your legs crossed in front of you and knees brushing against his hands. You leaned forward, your face as close to Ivar's as you could be without touching him, "don't you want to celebrate?" 

"What would your father say, hm?" Ivar hummed, secretly thrilled when your hand found its place cradling his face again, your thumb gently stroking his cheek. 

"Are you really more interested in discussing my father?" You asked, "when I am famished and have been waiting since the ships first crested the horizon to feast?"

"Were you not just in the great hall?" Ivar questioned, squinting in the dim lantern light so that he could appraise your words. 

"I was. You weren't though and I have been eager to sink my teeth into you," you teased, snapping playfully at him. 

The flush was back on Ivar's cheeks tenfold, flustered by the very suggestion that you wanted to be with him. It wasn't the first time you and he had laid together. Thank god for that, Ivar thought briefly as you stood again, stepping off the path and back toward the bushes that Ivar had come out of before. 

Your first time together had been awkward and slightly painful and he had been embarrassed for some weeks afterward that you would be hesitant to speak to him again, let alone allow him in your bed. Some goddess had blinded you with love or lust or adoration though because you seemed so taken with him from then on that you often sought him out, much to his own excitement. Ivar was just as adoring and in love as you were, if not more. While it was more than true that he got exactly what he wanted all the time, it was always better when he was wanted back. 

"Are you coming?" You asked, looking over your shoulder at him. 

"Yes. You'll notice it is a bit more difficult to turn around when you're unable to stand up." He grumbled, digging his stakes into the ground as he shifted himself around to follow you. 

"Perhaps, but I do so enjoy watching you."

"Humorous is it?" Ivar snapped, missing the way you smiled at his sour disposition. 

"Not the word I would use," you replied. "Is a snake in the grass humorous? Or is it beautiful? Dangerous? Exciting?" 

"I am a snake now?"

"Oh, most assuredly my love, you are full of venom. Though, I would gladly let you bite me." You teased, watching him as he caught up with you. 

"You have not let me yet," he replied, looking far more sour at that remark than at anything else you'd said all night.

"Patience."

He huffed, "I have endured a treacherous ocean, armies of men, illness, injury, near death...and you tell me to have patience?"

"Just for a simple kiss." You replied, as if it was nothing to him, "you have brought riches back with you...surely that means more than a simple kiss."

Ivar tugged your ankle as you stepped closer to him, knocking your legs out from under you and watching with satisfaction as you fell to the ground. 

"Ivar!" You laughed, uninjured and no less enamored with him than you had been before. He smiled, devious grin lighting up his features in the dark as he crawled over you, staking the ground over your sleeve so that you couldn't move away from him. "What are you doing?"

"I have no patience," he replied, "I shall have my feast here."