#think the only character i could probably manage is rouge

[thesoniclibrary]

If I make a discord we could do fic reads in voice chat......

[lostshots]

thoughts on shadow generation

now that im done playing the story here are some of my thoughts:

the cut scenes are so good, although the detail on the model's fur/texture is a bit distracting (it's not a bad thing)

the flavour text is great! we get to see some insight on maria's and shadow's relationship on the ark, as well as the other characters relationship towards shadow

maybe it's the fact that this is my 2nd sonic game, but it's boring that all enemies have the same attack pattern: staying still until you come closer, then they shoot projectiles

hades 2 spoiled me for combat lol

it's so nice to see shadowing emoting again

i approve this game for people awful at platformers (signed by me, a person who sucks at them)

its really easy to fall off the ledge or miss homing shots at enemies/bounce pads if you arent paying attention

removing lives is handy

there were some areas i couldnt find, so i had to use a walkthrough just to get back to mephiles' area once i had all the keys

actually i fell off the path going to the black moon, so i had recollect rings and figure out how to get back up there again. not fun

i spent so long on the last phase of neo devil doom bc i kept running out of rings

sucks there's no checkpoint for that, but it is the final boss

would have been cool to see shadow introduce his friends to his family, but time paradox i guess

wish the doom morph could be activated at will so i can show maria squidow

actually rouge not commenting on his wings is a missed moment (dont think i saw mention of it in the compilations)

There are a lot of callbacks and references to past events

The anniversary manga is one of them (shadows name origin)

Shadow and Maria's relationship is a standout

some speculation:

Sad that shadow probably ended worse off emotionally at the end of it

if the timeline is intact, gerald probably died enraged at shadow too, since even his past fatherly feelings didnt stop him from writing over shadow's mind

there's no way they wouldnt expand on maria's little sister since they added her in

they probably dont know about ivo/eggman since there's no mention of him in the journals, and maria doesnt mention cousins

so eggman might have been born after the ark tragedy

which makes it funnier that shadow will be older than eggman, and his adoptive uncle

someone else mentioned it, but it's surprising that they deconfirmed the mural theory, since gerald respected the land too much to explore it or see the master emerald shrine

maria mentioned being surprised that he popped out as a hedgehog, and gerald's journal just calls him a sturdy biped. which means the species was not planned

so shadow really is a black arms in the shape of a hedgehog

there goes the theory that there's a hedgehog donor out there

would have been funny if it was a male hedgehog that donated some samples

then shadow gets 3 dads yay

actually would gerald go far enough to use maria's DNA to create shadow? for the gene compatibility if he managed to remove some of the markers for NIDs?

the manga showed blood transfusion, and that would only work if he had a suitable blood type

apparently it is possible for animal blood to be used in transfusion, just not worth it bc of antibodies?

someone who knows about biology correct me, i just did a quick google search

that would make shadow a black arms/human/hedgehog hybrid (if hedgehog dna was even used)

overall, very fun, and the main story can be completed in 6 hours.

now let's see if i can finish all the achievements after beating sonic gens...

[tenebraevesper]

The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (My Thoughts)

Before I start with anything, I just have to let this out: I ADORE THIS GAME!!! It has no right to be so good and I genuinely want more of these kinds of games where we get to interact with more of the Sonic cast. All of them were written so well, with their own little quirks and the game is just pure fun. Honestly, I could probably go on and on about this, but I’ll just do a quick summary of some of my favorite character interactions before moving on to one character I had been anticipating the most. Spoilers are ahead!

The player character, whose name is apparently Barry the Quokka, is really fun and I adore his cave-loving and trash-searching quirks. Not to mention the ways of him dealing with “this group’s unhinged way of thinking”, trying to just go along with all the weirdness and fanboying over Sonic.

I also love his dynamic with Tails, who is the most adorable detective I’ve ever seen. Honestly, this whole thing gave me a lot of Ace Attorney vibes and I’m living for it.

...

Well, most adorable next to another of my favorite detectives:

If you never watched Detective Conan, I strongly suggest you do.

I gotta say, Tails’ reaction to Sonic being “murdered” is kind of raw...

...and then it crosses the line with Amy being excited that someone “murdered” Sonic.

Next, another character who really looks good in his outfit - Knuckles! I love that they gave him the cowboy hat, even if it’s not the same as the Sonic OVA (progress guys, progress) and he actually commits to the bit of a sheriff, at least for Amy, only to just drop it when Tails and Barry arrive. Oh, and him and Vector for the high score at the arcade game and Knuckles just punching it in frustration when Vector beat him. Honestly, who wouldn’t do that?

Following up, Espio and Vector. I loved how committed Espio was to his role as the poet, even if his poetry wasn’t exactly... the best (not to mention his outfit looks so fitting!). He really has this “He’s a bit confused, but he’s got the spirit!” vibe going on. Then there were other bits like the fact that Espio actually speed read through a book just to spoil the ending for Knuckles.

Then there’s Vector just defending Espio when he gets accused. Let’s be real here, Vector is Espio’s Dad and no one can change my mind.

Next are Blaze and Rouge, and I found it so hilarious that Rouge managed to rope Blaze, Tails and Barry into her heist of stealing the Fabergé Chao Egg and Blaze just goes along with it because it’s part of her character lore card.

Not to mention the whole bit with them thinking the egg is a bomb and trying to figure out what to do with it (spoilers!: it’s not a bomb). Superb comedy!

Next, we move on to Shadow, and I had been really anticipating how he’d be written in this story. My thoughts? Goddamn, this was the kind of character writing I’ve been begging for ages!

In the story, Shadow is quite suspicious due to locking all the doors in the train, with Amy, Tails and Barry interrogating him and Amy believing he “murdered” Sonic. Well, as it turns out, the reason he was locking the doors was because he was trying to keep Amy out of the Lounge Car (while also handing out keys to everyone else). Why?

He was just trying to use the computer and buy Amy concert tickets of her favorite band, Hot Honey, for her birthday. Like, how adorable is THAT?!

Shadow then admits that he had trouble with it, printing out the Hot Honey website on accident and that he isn’t the best with computers. He then proceeds to explain:

So to recap, Shadow really cares about Amy and he put effort into trying to get her a nice birthday present, even if he didn’t succeed. Not only that, but he had also agreed to come to Amy’s birthday party (dressed as a Starbucks Barista; yeah, we all know the joke) and even helped out Knuckles and Vector with the arcade game they had trouble figuring out (also signing his high score with “Ultim”).

Now tell me, with the way he had been written in the Sonic IDW comics...

...and the whole SEGA mandates thing going on, do you really think Shadow would act like that? Honestly, I don’t think so, which makes me believe that, even if it’s for a spin-off game, maybe they’re finally loosening up on Shadow’s character. Evan Stanley did mention that they want Shadow to be written more closer to his game counterpart and if they’re fine with him being characterized as he is in this spin-off game, then I’m all for it!

Also, seeing Shadow being flustered over being invited to the concert is frigging adorable... and maybe a reference to the Twitter Takeover? I mean, both are apparently Taylor Swift fans. Oh, and speaking of references:

I rest my case. I also had to screenshot this because... com’n!

I said it once and I’m saying it again, Shadow is so cute in this game!

Anyways, Shadow tags along with Tails, Amy and Barry to the Conductor Car, where they solve the mystery, calling everyone to hear what happened, but when they go to get Sonic, they realize that something is wrong.

When Sonic doesn’t respond, Shadow and Espio are the first to jump in to help him. Once again, this is the kind of writing I really wanted to see when it comes to Shadow’s character. He really cares about his friends.

Speaking of friends...

Yeah... I wouldn’t want to be Amy’s target when she’s in this kind of mood.

Speaking of target, it looks like Espio isn’t the only one who’s about to commit “murder”. Yes, spoilers for those who hadn’t played the game, Espio was the one who “murdered” Sonic, albeit by using a blowdart and drugging him. However, there is a twist to this mystery.

Yeah, as it turns out, not only is the train a Badnik, but everyone is en route to be delivered to Dr. Eggman.

Honestly, this is getting rather creepy, especially with the train holding everyone hostage like this.

The train then locks everything up, throwing Sonic and Barry into the Dining Car, with Eggman calling in and explaining this was all part of his plan. He promised that he would reward any Badnik who could deliver him Sonic and his friends, and the train Badnik took it upon itself to fulfill that.

Okay, can we just talk for a moment how Eggman has managed to make a train Badnik without anyone noticing? This is disturbing.

After Eggman turns the call off, Barry starts blaming himself for not telling anyone how he noticed that Sonic was genuinely injured, because if he did, this whole story could’ve been avoided.

Sonic cheers him up, pointing out how it is easy to question the decisions that got you to the end of a road, but you should let those negative thoughts pass and keep living. Honestly, it’s the kind of advice everyone needs.

He and Barry then blast through each train car, eventually reaching the Badnik and the conductor.

The train Badnik then reveals how it just wanted to be forever friends with the conductor and was enraged when it realized that the conductor “abandoned” it, so it decided to deliver Sonic and co. to Eggman to get its reward - being forever together with the conductor. 

Damn, this game makes me actually feel bad for a train.

Sonic has none of it, calling the train selfish for doing this at the expense of everyone, and with the help of his friends, he manages to hit the train, allowing for Espio to grab the Flicky and Amy to smash the train.

Once things calm down and everyone’s outside the train, Sonic reveals the cake he had bought, with everyone wishing Amy Happy Birthday.

As for Eggman, he figures out that his plans have been foiled once again, but more importantly - SAGE CAMEO!!! And she and Metal Sonic are wearing “Let’s Go Dad!” T-shirts, that’s so adorable! (I suppose this also means this story takes place after Sonic Frontiers.)

So, yeah, this was The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, and it’s amazing! My only complaint here is that Silver is missing, but otherwise, I love it. Like I said before, we really need more games where we get to interact with Sonic’s friends.

#Sonic Cyber Revolution Analyzer (Masterlist)

[totaleclipse573]

Okay! So Shadow is a 19 year old who grew up with a single mom, his parents split before he was born. He technically has two younger half-brothers (same dad different mom) but he didn't grow up with them and only saw them a few times as a kid, hasn't seen them in a while. He's working and living in an apartment with his friend, Rouge.

And then he gets a call from his brother Terios (I made him a year and a half younger instead of twin, sorry). He's about to turn 18 in a month or so.

Doleon is wealthy as hell (owns his own business maybe) and told Terios he can either go to this college, get this degree and do exactly as his dad wants him to do, or he can get out at 18 and never get another penny from him. Terios is calling to ask even if they hadn't seen each other in years... he doesn't know what to do, his mom is gone and Shadow is the only other family he has.... if he's thrown out, can he sleep on Shadow's couch for a bit until he figures something out?

Shadow says yes but he wants to see him and Eclipse (who is 12). Ter tells him not a good idea, Doleon doesn't like him. Shadow doesn't care and comes over when Doleon isn't there to see his brothers for the first time in years.

Eclipse and Terios live in their dad's very fancy house but it's not the best life. They used to have a nanny but she's gone, their mom has passed away and it's... kinda. Not the best even though a very fancy and rich lifestyle.

After seeing this, Shadow decides right then and there to just take his brothers back with him. Eclipse especially deserves better then this, he's still a kid. Pack a bag each, we're leaving and brings them back to his apartment with Rouge. They both can have his room and he'll sleep on the couch.

Eclipse isn't sure about this, this is a massive change for him, to go from a rich lifestyle to living in an apartment with an older brother he barely remembers...

It takes Doleon two days to notice their gone. When he does finally figure it out, he's fucking livid, threatening to call the police on Shadow. What he did was technically kidnapping and Doleon could have him arrested and thrown in jail for that.

Shadow manages to convince him not to do that, saying he'll take care of his brothers for him. You don't have to worry about it.

Terios tells him that Doleon agreeing to it without much hassle isn't a good thing and that he'll probably try and make this worse very soon (wait for Shadow to be have financial problems and dangle the money over his head possibly. ) But for now, they're together and adjusting to being a family.

THIS ACTUALLY SOUNDS REALLY GOOD? LIKE ONE OF THOSE "___ characters but in the normal human world" AUS /POS

Gonna be thinking about this for a while I think.........

[dream-meister-translations]

ROUGE CHARACTER CARD #3

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The day after I witnessed Rouge singing in the square, I found myself recording a week's worth of summaries in the ledger I manage with Gran.

EMMA : (...I'm guessing this "entertainment" expense must be Rouge's, even if there is no name attached.) 

As I mark an "X" in red ink, I suddenly recollected what happened yesterday. Rouge's beautiful singing, captivating the audience with his enchanting, almost magical voice, still lingered in my heart. 

EMMA : (Rouge's singing was truly beautiful...)

EMMA : I'd love to hear it again.

ROUGE : Hear what again?

EMMA : ...........

ROUGE : ...........

EMMA : R-Rouge!? What are you doing here!?

ROUGE : Haha~ I just came home like any other day. You didn't seem to notice when I showed up. You must have been really focused on something. 

ROUGE : Oh, could it be you have passionate feelings for me~?

EMMA : N-No! It's not like that at all! I just thought your singing was beautiful. That's it! Nothing more!

ROUGE : It's nice that you were thinking about me, but if you are telling the truth about your feelings, you wound me. Though, it makes me happy that you liked my singing so much. 

EMMA : It was truly wonderful! I can still hear it in my ears. 

EMMA : Rouge, how long have you been singing?

ROUGE : Well, I've been singing since I was a baby. I come from a reasonably well-off family involved in music. Rather, music is something everyone is involved in where I come from. I'm from Vox, the Land of Voices, you see. 

EMMA : Oh, I've heard of that place before. It's the country known for vocal music and opera, correct?

ROUGE : Exactly. Growing up in a country like that, it was only a natural path for me to make singing my profession. 

ROUGE : That said...My relationship with my parents wasn't the best, if I'm being honest.

EMMA : Your parents?

ROUGE : How should I put it...It wasn't that we only had a difference in musical tastes, but we also had a difference in values. Due to such circumstances, I grew to hate singing when I was young.

ROUGE : Well, not just singing, there was a time when I hated my life altogether. Ah~ Youth~

Despite his cheerful tone, the quiver in his troubled smile revealed the truth of his situation. 

ROUGE : But you know, I love singing now. No matter what happens, I could never bring myself to quit singing. I'll probably continue singing until the day I die.

Until the day he dies...I didn't want to imagine such a time. Even as he spoke of such depressing things, Rouge's smile shone brighter than the setting sun.

[natimiles]

Come a Little Closer | Chapter 3

Read: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2

Words: 3071

Pairs: gn!reader/Arthur; f!MC/Mozart

Tags: swearing; drinking; spoilers from Mozart’s and Arthur’s route in one big bowl of salad; lots of pet names (because I love it); MC is the one in-game, just to make it more clear; Mozart being petty; reader and Arthur being adorable and chaotic; suggestive scenes because we have Arthot as one of the main characters; Arthur simping over you.

It’s been a few days and you could see Mozart was trying to respect your boundaries. He still complained sometimes, but didn’t sit in between you and Arthur or cleaned your hands when you touched. A tiny progress, but one nonetheless.

As dinner time approached, you were relieved that MC was there to help Sebastian. It was nice having another person around, you’d be late in assisting the butler otherwise. You were certain he didn’t mind managing the entire mansion alone before, but he appreciated the assistance. You were entrusted with cleaning and organizing the parlor. How these vampires managed to make such a mess with their mere presence in a room was astounding! Putting the last deck of cards in its place, you hummed contently, your hands on your hips while you proudly looked around. Too bad it’d probably last for only a day.

“So you’re here,” Mozart said, only his head peeking into the room. He never set foot inside the parlor and apparently had no intention of changing that statistic. “Are you busy?”

“Hey, Moz,” you said, turning and walking over to him. “No, I just finished here. Do you need something?”

“Yes, I need you to listen to this song and tell me what you think.” He allowed you space to exit the room and close the door behind you. “Can you help me, or are you going to help Sebastian with dinner now?”

“MC is with Sebastian today, so I can help you.”

“Great!” He smiled widely — or as widely as he could.

Arriving at his music room, he sat at his piano bench, and you dragged your own bench to his side. Mozart had asked Comte to buy you one, as you spent a lot of time there with him. The patron ended up buying you a piano as well, even though you just wanted a place to sit. You closed your eyes, listening intently to every note he played until it softly ended.

“I really like it,” you said and smiled. “But if your face is any indication, there’s something you’re not liking.”

“Yes, there’s a part that doesn’t sound good enough. Can you guess?”

“Mmmm, knowing you, I think you don’t like this one,” you pointed to the sheet music. He nodded. “Well, it’s all really good for me. I think you could play it in your next performance even.”

“You always say it’s good.”

“And you keep asking for my opinion,” you both chuckled. “But I mean it everytime.”

A soft knock on the door interrupted your little chat. “Herr Mozart?” MC called from outside.

The musician huffed before saying, “Yes?”

The door opened just a bit, and she peeked inside the room with a soft smile on her face. “Hey, YN, you’re here too. I came to tell that dinner will be ready in 10 minutes.”

“Thank you, MC,” you said. 

The woman gave you a thumbs up and closed the door. Through your peripheral vision, you could see that Mozart wasn’t pleased. His music room was even more sacred than his own bedroom; he didn’t like others in there. He was already upset that the new guest was the one delivering meals and interrupting him on a daily basis. He had even considered stopping his compositions to attend all the meals in the dining room, just to avoid having her there.

“It wouldn’t hurt you to be nice, you know.”

“Are you gonna start with that again?” He sighed. 

“Well, yeah! MC is helping everyone and she’s always kind to you. Why can’t you treat her the same?”

“I don’t like her.”

“You didn’t like me when I arrived. Hell, I broke a glass of rouge on your crystal-clear white floor on my first week here! You almost killed me that day, but here we are now.”

He chuckled softly, as if recalling a fond memory. “You were quite a nuisance, but I don’t know, you showed me you were a good person. And you gave me all those chocolates, so I forgave you for the mess you made here.”

“Chocolate maniac,” you teased, poking his ribs. “But seriously, you gave me a chance. Can’t you give one to her?”

“I don’t trust her.”

“You didn’t trust me before.”

“She has no self-preservation,” he said, crossing his arms. He looked like a child throwing a tantrum. “She followed a stranger, without even knowing his name or where he was going.”

You deadpanned at him. “Are you serious right now?”

“Ugh! She’s insufferable.”

“She’s my friend,” you gave him your best pout. “If I trust her, can’t you too?”

“Are you trying to use my love for you to convince me?”

“Yes. Is it working?” 

“It would work better if your ability to judge people weren’t clouded by your relationship with Doyle.”

“I’ll humbly accept you calling him by his last name instead of any curse,” you said with a smile. “But seriously, can’t you try? For meeee?” You grabbed his hands in yours and gave him your best puppy-dog eyes, blinking at him.

“You really have to stop doing it,” he said with an annoyed sigh, but you knew he was caving in.

“We can go out, I’ll be there to help you… We can double date! That way you’ll see Arthur is not as bad as you think either.” 

“What’s a double date?”

xxx

Could you have explained to your brother what a double date really was? Yes. Did you? No. 

You just told him that you, Arthur, him and MC would go out to a coffee shop. Your little sibling charm worked wonderfully, or maybe it was because you said he could keep an eye on you and Arthur… He agreed too quickly when you said that. The important thing is that he agreed, but you’d have to sit by his side in the carriage, to help with his anxiety; he almost asked for you to hold his hand, but he didn’t want the other two asking stupid questions. The ride downtown was unusually quiet, interrupted only by your sporadic comments about the differences between the past and the future with MC. Your boyfriend sulked throughout the ride because he wanted you by his side, yearning for the moments when he could wrap his arms around you.

“Wow, this place is lovely,” MC exclaimed with a wide smile, her eyes twinkling as she took in the place. 

It was a small and discreet coffee shop, but really comfy. The exposed brick walls, the wooden flooring, the turquoise counter on the back (filled with all kinds of treats), plush armchairs aligned around white-round wooden tables and the warm light provided by the chandeliers... It all created the perfect setting for a cozy date.

“I know, right?” you said with the same expression. “You should eat their chocolates, it’s divine!”

“There’s chocolate?” Mozart asked, trying to sound nonchalant but you saw the glint in his eyes.

You guided everyone to a table in the corner and pulled Arthur to sit by your side. Mozart didn’t want to be near the writer, so he quickly sat by your other side. It was good, he could directly glare at Arthur in this disposition. You four ordered and you tried to bite back a laugh when Mozart ordered every chocolate dessert he laid his eyes on the menu.

“You like chocolates, Herr Mozart?”

“What other reason would I order it?” he said curtly. 

You pinched his arm under the table and muttered, “Be nice.” Arthur stifled a laugh supporting his chin on the palm of his hand.

Mozart glared at you and your boyfriend, but decided to answer MC appropriately to make you stop bothering him. “It’s good with coffee.” 

You wouldn’t let him maintain that kuudere personality or whatever it was, not today. You had a mission, and you’d complete it!

“Yes, he does!” You interjected with a smile, pretending to study the menu to avoid noticing the glare he directed your way. “We can say I bought his love with chocolates.”

“Mmm, I can understand that,” MC laughed. “I love chocolates too. I used to make and sell them to help pay for college.”

The chocolates piqued Mozart’s interest, but he refused to show it or say anything, annoyed for being dragged there and the people chatting loudly. 

“Oh, that’s nice! What did you study?” you asked.

“I have a degree in Tourism,” she said. “I had a travel blog and ran an agency in the future. Well, sort of an agency, since it was just me.”

“What is… all that?” Arthur asked curiously. Mozart was curious too, but he’d refuse to ask anything to her.

“Well, in my degree, I studied the world, the countries and their cultures, to put it simply. And a blog is like a diary, but one that everyone can read.”

“Why would you have a diary that everyone can read?” The musician blurted out, unable to hold his tongue, apparentlyt.

“It’s not for personal matters,” she giggled. “I wrote about my trips. For example, before coming here, I was on a trip to Paris. When I got home, I’d write about the sightseeing, good restaurants, and the hotel I stayed in. Then, whoever was interested in that would contact me, and my travel agency would help them to travel there.”

“You must speak lots of languages!” You beamed at her.

“Yes and no,” she giggled. “I know the basics of some, just so I don’t get into trouble on my trips.”

“Which ones do you speak?”

If Mozart was sure of something, it was that you, Arthur and MC talked a lot. His head was spinning and you three didn’t seem like ending this conversation anytime soon. When the four of you walked out of the coffee shop, he thought it was time to go back to the mansion, but you weren’t satisfied yet.

Walking side by side in the streets, you pointed out every place you thought MC would like: the sightseeing spots, the good stores, and where you and Sebastian bought food. At times, you’d turn to Arthur for guidance, considering he had been a resident longer than you. Excitedly, you gestured towards the square plaza and tugged at your boyfriend’s arm, dragging him to a group of people gathered around a man playing a violin. In your excitement, you left the other two behind. You were so enthralled by the people dancing that you didn’t notice MC was distracted, gazing at a window shop.

She was looking at jewelry, enchanted by their beauty, which shimmered in the sunset light. They were so different from the ones in her own time. When she turned around to call you, she realized you weren’t nearby anymore.

“They are dancing over there,” Mozart said. He didn’t like being left alone with MC and thought about going home alone, but he felt a twinge of guilt when he noticed her looking as though she might panic, thinking she was left behind.

She startled when she heard him, thinking she was all alone and lost. She turned around quickly to look at him and then where he pointed with his head. “Wow, that’s a lot of people! I suppose you stayed back to avoid being too close or touched by anyone,” she said. He looked at her with a raised eyebrow, and she added, “YN and Sebastian told me you don’t like people touching you.”

“I don’t like people I don’t trust touching me. There’s a difference.”

“I suppose,” she smiled. “Not exactly what I heard from Mozart in my time.”

He scoffed and crossed his arms. “I know,” he said, looking at where you were dancing. Your request echoed in his mind, and he let out a low groan. What you wouldn’t ask for with a smile, that he wouldn’t do crying; or whatever the saying goes. “Sebastian and YN have told me about it. It’s really strange, the things you people have made up about my life.”

“At least you really are a good musician.”

“Good?” he asked, sounding a little offended.

“Well,” she said, prolonging the word. She put her hands behind her back and rocked on her heels. He fixed an intense gaze on her, and she couldn’t bite back a laugh. “You don’t have to kill me with your eyes, Herr Mozart. You’re an excellent musician, the best I know.”

“You ruined it a little, because I think you don’t know other musicians.” The smug smile on his face was a new sight for her. She was only accustomed to seeing him grimacing, frowning, or rolling his eyes. It was a pleasant change, she wouldn’t deny.

“Now you’ve got me,” she said with a smile. “But it’s still the truth.”

Mozart and MC chatted without realizing it. She shared details about her life, her likes and dislikes. He talked — he talked —  about his music and his desire to compose a masterpiece. You and Arthur watched from a distance, grinning. If it took you two a little longer to reunite with them and return to the mansion, it was purely coincidental.

xxx

MC should’ve seen this coming. She had decided to make some chocolates to thank Mozart for keeping her company the other day. So, when she, you, and Sebastian went downtown to buy some things, she asked where she could buy what she needed to make those chocolates. However, the sweet aroma was too strong and enticing for everyone else in the mansion, even though they just had breakfast. They all asked for some, and she ended up making more than she had initially planned. 

She finished cleaning everything, after all, she wouldn’t leave the kitchen in such a filthy state, and filled a tray with chocolates, organizing them as best as she could. She looked at the little box beside it, took a deep breath, and then grabbed it, leaving the kitchen. She didn’t know why she was doing it; she just felt like thanking Mozart somehow, as he had been nice to her a few days earlier. No big reason, she was a kind person. Yes, that was it. Then why was she nervous to know if he’d like it? Was it because she now knew he loved chocolates? Well, that was the main reason she thought about making them, as she was sure he’d like them. But what if he didn’t like hers?

She noticed the music room was unusually quiet when she stopped in front of its door. Was he even inside? She leaned closer to the door, straining to hear any sounds. The only way to be sure was to knock, so that’s exactly what she did.

“Herr Mozart, are you in there?” She asked from outside, not daring to open the door. If he wasn’t there and she entered the room, she’d be in trouble, and he’d complain and glare at her for the rest of her stay in the mansion.

MC heard an indistinct mumble, followed by his answer, “Yes.”

She opened the door and peeked inside, finding him in his usual spot by the piano. Encouraging herself mentally, she closed the door behind her and walked over to him.

“Hi! I, uh, got you something,”  she said, lifting the box to his eye level, mentally cursing her unsteady voice. What was wrong with her? While Mozart could be intimidating, she had never been afraid of him before.

He raised an eyebrow at the small box and then gazed at her without moving a muscle. “And what is that?”

“Chocolate,” she said, a timid smile spreading across her face. His eyes widened and he swiftly snatched the box from her hands and eagerly flipped it open. “I made it myself, like I used to.”

“You made them… for me?” He asked, a light in his eyes that couldn’t be hidden. “Why?”

“'To thank you for the other day. For keeping me company and, um, being nice,” she explained, slightly flustered. He continued staring at the chocolates, so she kept talking. “I was making it for you, but then everyone saw it... Well, Napoleon saw it, and suddenly, everyone knew about it. I ended up having to make extra chocolates for them. Theo sounded like he was threatening me, but YN said it was just his way of saying he’d love to have some, apparently he has a real sweet tooth. I’m actually impressed the news didn’t reach you.”

His gaze turned to her, a little frown on his face. For some reason, he didn’t like knowing everyone was getting chocolates as well or that Theo was… acting too much as himself with her. However, he’d just push this weird feeling aside. “I didn’t leave the music room after breakfast.”

“Ah, then I guess that’s why! I’m actually glad they didn’t spoil the surprise,” she giggled. “Well, I need to go help Sebastian with lunch. Thank you again and I hope you like it.” She bowed a little and went away, leaving Mozart alone.

He looked at the closed door for a few seconds, then turned his gaze back to the blank music sheet and the box in his hands, narrowing his eyes. Picking up one of the chocolates, he analyzed it before taking a tiny bite. His eyes lit up, and he put the rest of the piece in his mouth. He thanked every divine entity that he was alone when he hummed in satisfaction, closing his eyes.

He’d appropriately thank her later, because he had manners, but she didn’t need to know that those were the best chocolates he’d ever eaten, even if he couldn’t understand what was so special about them.

She didn’t need to know he was thinking about the ‘double date’ his sibling arranged. She didn’t need to know that when she knocked on the door, he actually jumped out of his skin and cursed himself for being distracted for so long and unable to compose something, anything. She didn’t need to know he didn’t eat all the chocolates in one sitting, but he saved some for later. She didn’t need to know he was still thinking about how all those vampires were so nosy that she had to make chocolates for them too — and how it made him narrow his eyes even more.

She didn’t need to know he was changing his mind and that she wasn’t that bad after all.

MC in-game understands every pet name they address her, even if it’s in their mother language. She even understands the name of Mozart's owl! And considering she had a travel blog and stuff, she might know at least the basics of lots of languages. If she understands Shakespere talking, she can understand anyone Such a smart cookie 🤍 

Masterlists

Read: Chapter 4

[nothingtherefornow]

(I am just curious)

Which Holders are (in your opinion) "Major Characters" of Miraculous Team (i.e. these Holders that weren't given Miraculous "just because")?

I always saw Rena Rouge, Carapace, Viperion, Ryuko, Bunnix and now Vesperia as the major characters of the Miraculous Team, for different reasons, even if for now Nino and Alya are walking on thin ice because of their lack of faith and trust in Marinette and their disreguard of Adrien's opinion, and I still think it wasn't cool for Kagami to reveal Marinette's identity as Ladybug to Felix even if she felt that it was necessary for Felix to trust Marinette and Ladybug for help.

Rena Rouge and Carapace where the first temporary heroes to be chosen, and as much as theiy are left to be desired as reliable friends, I can't deny that they both proved themselves as heroes. Alya still managed to bring a considerable help to Marinette when she needed it during season 4, and Nino stood up to an akuma by himself only with Chat Noir's weapon to gain enough for Ladybug, and later in season 4 I think he did a great job with the Resistance if we are to exclude his plan during Illusion, I think those are notable feats to mention about Nino, but even though he was a great help as a civilian, his inability to keep a secret and the blind faith he had in Lila does not make him suitable to be a permanent miraculous hero. If Alya can learn from her mistakes with Lila I guess I can accept her as a major member of the miraculous team but she remain the same and repeat the same mistakes, I don't think she's worthy either.

Kagami and Luka really became major characters in Miraculous, and I think Ryuko and Viperion became a crucial part of the miraculous team, even more than ena Rouge and Carapace dare I say.

Luka provides a form of psychological support to Marinette and Adrien, and now knows the secret identities of the two concerned. And it is thanks to him that the events of Ephemeral could be rectified. And after having undergone training with su-Han, Luka must have gain an even more important place among the miraculous team, because if something were to happen to Laybug or should Marinette renounce her gardianship, Luka is the only one who I think could replace her.

About Kagami, as a sentihuman and one who is really involved in the lore because her mother is/was Gabriel's ally, and after Kagami became close to Felix as well as becoming aware or her sentibeing nature, I think she gained a more important role in the story, and this could make her one of the major miraculous wielder. At this point the trio Adrigaminette became very popular, and Kagami is also aware of Ladybug's identity, which in my opinion may have given her the same importance as Rena Rouge on the miraculous team.

Alix's role as a miraculous wielder was kinda predetermined from the moment hier future self as Bunnix was revealed. As the wielderof a miraculous allowing time travel, her importance in the team no longer needs to be proven. Even if I didn't really appreciate the dark look that Alix gave Marinette during the Ladybug episode when Lila falsely accused the girl of theft, but at least when Nathaniel believed that Marinette had played a trick on him to make fun of him, Alix knew that it wasn't Marinette's type and that Nathaniel had probably misinterpreted the situation, and during the rest of the episode she was of great help to the heroes. Then she accomplished her mission brilliantly during Evolution, and was absent when Lila was spouting bullshit about Marinette during Revelation and Confrontation, so for now I can't yet judge if she's a good friend to Marinette, and by extension if she's truly truly one of Ladybug's most reliable allies, but I like to think that for the moment this is the case.

Zoé could be a major member of the team, because she's the only one who defended Marinette when she needed it, and she bravely stood up to an akumatized Chloé during Queen Banana and thus proved her courage. But she's also Chloé's half sister, who is/was one of Miraculous antagonist, and she's now the wielder of the Bee miraculous, who was on the same spot as the Turtle, Fox, Butterfly and Peacock miraculous in the previous miraculous box for whom Master Fu was the gardian. She could be put in the background during season 6, or she could on the contrary gain a more important role within the miracle team, that's remain to be see.

As for others miraculous wielders that I could see becoming major members to the miraculous team if they prove themselves reliable enough, I would pick Max, Mylene and Rose. In the Robostus episode, if it wasn't for Max, Ladybug and Chat Noir would have lost their miraculous, and his help was his help and that of Markov were essential during starTrain. Mylene actively advocates for just causes that are close to her heart, and she did extremely well during her first use of the mouse miraculous. I would think the same thing about Ivan if we had seen him prove his worth rather than being chosen in Penalteam a bit by default by Ladybug in the same way as Traquemoiselle, Caprikid and coq Courage. And Rose was able to resist Guilttrip's power on her own, that's an impressive feat in my opinion, yet but I don't think she'll be that of a major member in the miraculous team though. As for Kim, He still has a lot to do to prove himself truly worthy, even if he's got potential, but I don't think he's that major for the miraculous team either, even if the monkey miraculous is pretty powerfull too.

But these characters have unfortunately proven that between Marinette's words and those of someone like Lila, it's not Marinette they will listen to, and for me Ladybug deserves better than allies who never listen to her alter ego civil

in season 5, Zoé, Alya, Kagami, Luka were the only other miraculous wielders to intervene and get the mostt attention from this arc contraru to the other wielders

For now I still don't think that Marinette's classmates are all worthy of being permanent wielders, and I'm saddened that Ldybug thinks that they are perfect for the job when she can't even fully rely on them as Marinette But then I can also theorize that Marinette entrusted her "friends" with miraculous permanently more likellly out of necessity so that no one can steal all the miraculous at the same time like Felix once did.

[starlight-phantom]

You've probably done it before but :) Sonic for the fandom ask game! ^^

I actually haven't. Tbf I've got basically no asks for the past few months.

5 Favourite Characters:

Shadow The Hedgehog (When written well)

Silver The Hedgehog

Miles 'Tails' Prower (When written well)

Blaze The Cat

Sonic The Hedgehog (When written well)

3 OTPs:

I honestly don't really ship any of the characters in the Sonic series. Don't really know why, but I've never really felt like romance was needed, I just enjoy the friendship and found family between the characters.

I guess the characters I've come closest to shipping are probably Tangle and Whisper from the IDW comics 'cause those girls are pretty dang fruity and it's adorable.

Funniest Character:

I think, consistently, probably Eggman because even when the games had crappy writing, he still had some pretty good lines and Mike Pollock really made them work as best they could.

But also, I quite like Sticks from Sonic Boom, more specifically, the cartoon. But she's great because her character type is the type that could easily become very annoying if not handled correctly but they managed to make her really funny and I hope to see her in more stuff.

Prettiest Character:

I guess probably Blaze? I dunno, I like her colour scheme and her outfit and hairstyle have a regal feeling to them, which makes sense considering she's a princess. Also, maybe Rouge? Her outfit's great, especially the boots.

Most Badass Character:

Shadow, and that's excluding the whole using guns and riding motorcycles from his game. He was already badass, they didn't need to make him do all that stuff.

Character I'd Like As My BFF:

Honestly, it would probably have to be Sonic actually. And to clarify once again, well he's written well. So get the Meta Era Sonic out of here, not him. He's honestly one of the sweetest characters. It's really endearing how much he cares about his friends, but also, he cares too much and ends up putting himself in danger for them. But even without that, he always encourages them when they're down or anxious, he listens when they need someone to talk to, if they've got a sort of rivalry he will playfully tease them and egg them on because he knows they'll do the same right back.

It's honestly kinda funny how, when I was a kid Sonic was the coolest thing ever, but now that I'm an adult, he's the cutest. I just wanna give him a hug.

Character That's Ruined My Life:

It's probably a tie between Shadow and Silver.

Shadow, because his introduction into the series was easily one of the best and he was written so well (like do y'all remember that Shadow actually suffered from PTSD and you can see him experiencing those symptoms??? Sega doesn't.). And then he got an overly edgy game of his own and became a meme of Edgy The Hedgey and then Sega started to actually write him that way and it sucks. Like, honestly after seeing how the main cast were fixed in Frontiers, I am begging for them to fix Shadow next. He needs it. He needs it so bad. Write him well again, please. I am screaming and crying and biting, write him well.

And Silver, because he has so much potential. Like he had the misfortune of debuting in Sonic 06, a game well-known for being just a little bit of a trainwreck... But his personality and convictions and struggles were all really engaging and could very easily work for other stories. But then he appeared in the two Rivals games with some weird changes and it seems like the only storyline they had for him was "His future timeline is in danger so he comes back to Sonic's time to fix it" and the idea of him doing that over and over and over again... That just seems kinda cruel... Which sucks because I know Silver can be so much more.

[admiringlove]

hurtful things

+synopsis: genshin boys and the hurtful things they said.

+genre: angst; headcanons.

+characters: kaeya; diluc; childe; zhongli.

+warnings: swearing; crying; implied panic attack.

+order: hey bubs! i saw you doing requests and i HAD to ask for genshin angst :) spare me some tears pls <//3 preferably w kaeya or diluc or childe :) [submitted by @crackheadsara​]

+author’s note: okay so i included zhongli bc he’s the love of my life, also i needed comfort from him after writing such hurtful things :D

+navigation: main menu, genshin menu.

— KAEYA.

“i’m better off without you.”

you know from the way your door was knocked in the middle of the night on a weekday after months, that it’s kaeya. you rub your eyes sleepily, trudging towards the door as anger and doubt fuse into a nasty green in your mind. 

you unlock the door, pulling it open to see the man with the eyepatch tapping his foot on the deck of your home impatiently. he smirks when his eye lands on you, attempting to walk in but stopping himself when he realizes you're standing at the door, unmoving. 

"kaeya, it's three in the morning. and it's monday. i have to report to jean in three hours," you mumble tiredly as you look up at him. the lamp grass by your windowsill outside and the moonlit night accentuated his cerulean eyes and contrasting coffee-colored skin. he frowns, peering down at you as he asks, "may i come in?"

you shrug, opening the door wide as you let the man in. he places his sword on the table and proceeds to walk into the bedroom when you ask, "where have you been for the past two weeks?"

"work," his reply is the same. you let out a sigh in impatience as you retort, "that's the same excuse as always."

he was tired and wanted to sleep off the fatigue from his latest mission. but when he hears you say that, something in him snaps and he turns around, his jaw clenched and a fixed glare making you a little agitated. he raises an eyebrow as he says, "well, unlike you, i am an actual important member of the knights of favonius."

"kaeya, all i meant was that you're always gone. you never write a letter back even if i send you one, and you somehow manage to come back every single time, expecting that it doesn't hurt me. what am i supposed to do?" your voice is small as you look down, hair drooping towards the ground. you're not even yelling at him, you're just worried. he always leaves you alone(sometimes you tag along, but you couldn't tell why nowadays he'd leave you alone without some sort of warning).

"does it ever occur to you that you're just a hindrance?" he bites back, thinking that you're trying to put up a front. you flinch at his words, causing him to force a jeer before he starts again, "you always come along, so maybe i wanted to be away from you for a bit. that's why i leave without a warning so i don't have to tend to your yapping all day. because i'm better off without you."

you gasp as you look up to his figure, now retreating to your shared bedroom. you hear him fall onto the bed with a content sigh as you stand there, wiping at your tears incessantly as hiccups escape your lips. you bit your tongue to stop yourself from crying, pressing a hand on your mouth to muffle the sounds so you don't disturb kaeya. you get a quick peek in, eyes widening when you see him sound asleep and tucked in. 

so that's how it was, you think. 

the next morning, kaeya wakes up to a cold bed as his arm reaches out to an empty space. his eyes immediately pry open as he wakes up, to see that you weren't here. 

ah, he ponders to himself, you must've gone to tend to your duties. 

he stretches, letting out a yawn before walking out to the kitchen. he smiles when he sees a plate of food left for him on the countertop with a note from you. but somehow, something felt very wrong about this whole ordeal. this had happened before—he had come back from insanely long missions to you before, so what felt different?

and then it hits him. the things he said last night. he frantically looks around, his azure eyes completely drowned in horror as he notices small changes in your shared household. a few picture frames are missing on the living room walls, your keychain isn't on the bookshelf anymore, and worst of all, when he runs into the closet, half of your clothes are gone. 

did you really feel that bad about what he said?

in panic, he runs out and keeps going till he reaches the headquarters of the knights. he barges in this time, not returning the greetings of the guards upfront as he walks into jean's office. 

"where are they?" he pants, "i-i messed up, do you know where they are?"

jean's eyes widen as she says, "our associates were having a hard time handling with the fatui in liyue harbor so they volunteered to go there for sometime."

"how long has it been?"

"they left long ago, it's about to be around ten hours since," she says. kaeya's heart shatters as he hears those words. he hadn't expected you to outright leave like that, but if you had said the same things to him, he definitely would've stormed out. his voice cracks as he looks at the ground in shame, "h-how long until they'll be back?"

"i.. don't know."

he regrets everything he's said. he truly does because he doesn't even notice that tears are streaming down his cheeks until jean comes to his aid. he hates himself for all of it—he hates that he has to live in a home where traces of you are visible everywhere; worst of all, he hates how he knows he lost you for good. even if you come back, he knows you wouldn’t run and melt into his arms like you did before. you’re gone now, fading into the darkness and away from him. 

maybe it was for the best.

— DILUC.

“you’re nothing but a burden.”

after taking on a few abyss mages and mitachurls, diluc lets a grunt out in pain before you see the slash on his right arm. you gasp, pulling him to the side of the lake as you pull out a bandage and cotton from your bag to clean his wounds. he's reluctant to it at first, but he sits there quietly and broods as you clean the blood with cotton and some type of healing ointment. 

you tie the bandage on his arm, a tiny bit of vermillion liquid seeping through the white cloth before sitting down next to him, finally catching a breath. sighing, you look up at him and say, "that was reckless."

"no, what you did was reckless. who told you to come along with me to dadaupa gorge? you knew what you were getting into when you came along, so don't put this on me," he grumbled, frowning as you look at him with narrowed eyes and furrowed brows. you are sort of hurt, but you know he's only saying this in faux indignation, so it's okay. you chuckle out, beginning, "diluc, i was-"

"i don't know why i even bother with you at this point," he exasperates, looking into the distance behind you. he curses slightly under his breath, his rouge eyes filled to the brim with anger as it finally overflows, "you're nothing but a burden."

your eyes suddenly flick to gape at him in disbelief. you stand up, your voice hitching in your throat as you ask, "diluc, you mean that?"

and it all simmers down into ashes when he mumbles "of course i do" under his breath. your vision is blurry as you walk away from the red-haired man, your body trembling as you almost give away that you're crying your eyes out. you walk back in the direction the two of you came from, leaving your broken heart in the hands of diluc, who sat by the lake not muttering a word after. 

he knows he's said things he doesn't mean; he does that all the time, but you probably knew that. he figures you're leaving to catch a breath of fresh air—to be away from the tension-filled environment for a bit, you had a habit of doing that at home. he sighs as he ponders over his words for a bit. he knew it was wrong to display such harshness to you, but you probably knew he didn't mean anything by it. he always bubbled over rash things when he was frustrated. 

the sun sets in front of him, painting hues of aubergine and peach as it flows down. he wonders where you are, getting up from his spot by the lake to venture towards the path you walked off. 

only when he can't find you, is when he thinks that you might've actually taken offense to his words. although he cares about you sincerely, he finishes his mission first, getting a lead on the abyss order—because protecting monstadt was his first priority. you lingered in his mind every second of every day till he finally got back home. and when he didn't find you there, he asks adelinde about it, who only shakes her head and tells him, "i'm sorry, master diluc, but i haven't seen them come back. i thought they were with you."

it all pieces together in his mind now, how a small gasp had escaped your lips when he had called you a burden. the way you nodded begrudgingly, getting up and walking away from his presence as your shoulders trembled. the way he could hear you choke back a sob, but still ignored it, thinking you had overreacted in the situation. 

he searches the whole city for you. he searches every nook and corner, and even walks into the headquarters of the knights of favonius(he ignores kaeya's teases instead of biting back this time). and when he finally sees you, he holds himself back. his hand is suspended awkwardly in the air as he reaches out for you, your back turned towards him. 

maybe this was better—maybe it was a good thing that you had walked away from him. this way, the abyss order won't be able to harm you. this way, he won't be able to harm you. this way, you'll be safe and sound, away from the storm known as diluc ragnvindr.

— CHILDE.

“it’s not like you mean anything to me.”

it's not often you see childe. he's always in liyue, and you're here, stuck in monstadt or snezhnaya. it's cold today(as it always is) in snezhnaya, the snow covered almost everything outside as you looked out of your window, sipping on hot coffee as you sigh at the wilting roses on the sill. they'd wilted when you had gone to monstadt and you didn't have the heart to plant new ones.

just thinking about the blue-eyed childish man would make your heart bloom and cheeks flustered. you longed to spend more time with him, really. if only he wasn't affiliated with the fatui, he'd be able to spend more time with you. it had been months since you had seen him, and you longed to be in his arms once again, but who knows when that'll happen again? whenever he comes home, he chooses to spend a night with you and then head back. he'd laugh alongside you, tell you about his adventures, and give small reactions when you told him about yours. and the next morning, you'd wake up to an empty bed with a small note by the table, saying how he has to leave for work.  

a knock at your door snaps you out of your entranced state. as you open the lock and look out, you see childe, standing there with a tired grin and disheveled hair as he walks in without a word. he hands you a small paper bag, saying, "i brought you back something from liyue this time."

the same excuse, you think. it's always the same. he brings back small mementos and souvenirs as a pretense for staying, and by the time you think you can forgive him, he's gone. he plops down onto the sofa, stretching his arm out so you could join him. the thought of confronting him crosses your mind, but you shake it off—since he had only just gotten back. 

the night is the same as always. talking about each others' adventures, eating dinner by the fireplace, laughing alongside one another until you hit the bed. it's quiet now as you watch over his sleeping figure, his lapis-colored eyes now hidden. you sigh as you lay there for hours on end, twiddling with his brown hair as you wait for him to wake up(so this time you can actually say goodbye). 

when his eyes flutter open, he's a little taken aback when he looks over at you to see you wide awake. his brows furrow just a smidge as he says, "you're up."

"well, i wanted to say goodbye this time," you chuckle dryly, "you always leave without waking me up."

"i don't like the way you said that," he says, getting up from his position on the bed. you look away from him, your eyes displaying hurt as you murmur, "i don't like the way you leave."

"well, it's my job. it's not like i'm an adventurer like you, wasting my time around. i'm a harbinger and i have responsibilities," he says. his voice is neither too soft and nor too prickly, and you can tell that he's a little worked up by the way he lightly nips on the skin of his bottom lip as his gaze bores into you. 

"i didn't say you don't. all i said was that you could maybe sometimes stay for more than one night. it feels like you're using me, and when you're bored, you leave."

"oh?" he cocks an eyebrow as he stands up, "i'm using you, huh?"

you grimace at the tone of his voice, and when you look at him, you notice the sheer annoyance he puts up towards you. your voice is small when you ask him if he loves you—because you don't know anymore. seeing him once in a few months for the past few years has sure hurt you more than anything, and if you don't tell him now, then you might never get a chance. 

"what if i say i don't?" he smirks, walking up to you, "it's not like you mean anything to me. what if i agree that i am using you to make myself happy until i'm bored, so i can then throw you away?"

he doesn't like what he's saying either. his mind is screaming at him to stop, but he's worked up. he's irritated by the way you jabbed at him first thing in the morning, even though he knows you're right. his heart almost stops when he looks at the expression on your face after he says those words, and as he reaches out his hand for you, you turn away. 

your voice cracks, and he's sure his heart did as well when you mumble, "i-i'd like you to leave, please."

"wait, i didn't mean-"

"tartaglia," your eyes look into his, perhaps for the last time, as you give him a sad smile, "you don't have to come back to me anymore."

it hurts him as he leaves your home that morning. it hurts him when he comes back months later to see that your home is now empty. it hurts him because he tarnished the you that was once his. 

it hurts him, but he thinks it's for the best if you stay away from him if all he does is bring you pain.

— ZHONGLI.

“i’d like you to leave me alone.”

zhongli was never one to pick fights. he was peaceful; his thoughts were positive(most of the time), and he almost always preferred to talk about his problem rather than fighting about it—he believes that fighting will only bring pain, so why not confide in one another about our problems instead?

he's quiet. he's not shy(it's quite the opposite, actually), but he's one to prefer to only talk when absolutely necessary. he's the type to listen rather than speak, saying something like, "we have two ears and one mouth. speak less than you listen."

he smiles when his mind goes back to the time when he said that to you while having a cup of tea together, and you'd replied, "my mother used to tell me that when i was a child."

because it's true; every child in liyue harbor has heard those words at least once in their lives. the quality of listening is appreciated more than the quality of speaking—and zhongli, for one, was a listener. 

you, on the other hand, were a speaker. you always woke him up every morning with a smile as bright and everlasting as the sun, babbling about breakfast and tea as he got up from the bed. you were the one that carried conversations on your shoulders on morning walks, you were the one that intertwined your fingers with his as the two of you walked amongst flowers, adoring them as you talked about the contrasting colors of silk flowers and glaze lilies. he loved you for that. he loved you because you were a speaker. he loved you because you were a perfect balance, the only one who could soften his hardened heart. the only one whom he'd chosen to wake up next to in the mornings, the only one whom he'd let ruffle his hair without asking(because he secretly liked it). 

so why had he reversed the roles tonight? why was he the one to bubble out his frustrations to you, speaking in a cold and stern manner instead of the loving tone that was only reserved for you? why was he the one to speak tonight, and why were you the one to listen?

it's not like he was actually frustrated—he was only thinking about something else as you asked him what he wanted for dinner. it surely wasn't your fault when he had poured over turbulent words to you. and he knows that the ones that hurt the most probably were, "i'd like you to leave me alone."

he looks up at the stars, a heavy sigh escaping his lips as he walks back into his shared home with you. he looks around, and when there's no sign of you, he feels himself break apart even more. 

had you actually left? he wants to run to you and tell you he hadn't meant any of those words because he hadn't. he wants to touch you, to caress you, to please you, to make you smile—and he wants to admit he was wrong. he wants to make it right, but he doesn't know where you are. 

he walks into the empty bedroom, sitting on the cold mattress as his eyes sting. he doesn't understand what's happening, or why there are small drops of water falling from his eyes. he doesn't understand why everything feels heavy all of a sudden—his heart, his throat his lungs, everything. he doesn't understand why he feels like he's trapped in a box, and the water seems to be filling up more quickly than he'd prefer. he wants to reach for air, but he can't.

he couldn't breathe without you. 

he hears the door close and immediately gets up in haste to walk to the living room where he sees you take off your boots. you turn around to see him, his disheveled hair and frantic eyes finally calming as he walks over to you and engulfs you in a warm embrace. his throat cleared up, and so did his heart and lungs as he mumbles against your ear, "i'm so sorry."

you smile smally, looking up at him as you cup his cheeks and wipe a stray tear, and mutter, "it's okay, zhongli. stress gets to the best of us."

god, how he loves you. he places a small peck on the top of your forehead as he feels his lips turn upward at your touch and the scent of glaze lilies lingering over you tells him that you'd been to the flower garden. he sleeps with your fingers weaved with his that night and pulls you even closer if you untangle with him in sleep. 

he makes a promise to himself saying he'd never hurt you like that again, and he keeps it.

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[phoenixyfriend]

Okay so you know how one of my big things with fandom is forcing characters into completely new contexts that they just have to Deal With (recently most commonly with time travel, crossovers, and things like the suddenly omegaverse AU).

So, canon characters get Yanked and somehow tossed into a Modern AU context, possibly just as some Matrix-esque 'your brain is trapped in a simulation' thing, possibly as a Sith Holocron thing, possibly as a weird crossover, it doesn't matter. The point is mostly this:

1. Nobody has the Force. 2. Ahsoka is suddenly human, and she hates it.

This is mostly an excuse for Ahsoka to be overwhelmed by some things (her sense of taste is completely different) and underwhelmed by others (this is your eyesight???) and panicked by others (her sense of echolocation is completely GONE), and then Anakin calming her down by Brushing Her Hair, something she's never had before.

Ahsoka has a meltdown and Anakin, who is also very panicked because the Force is just gone for him, is doing his best to keep her somewhat level and ANYWAY Anakin knows how to do cool, solid, safe braids because Padme taught him how to do her wig-secure crown braids, so when Ahsoka's being overwhelmed by the sensory hell of her new hair touching her shoulders, Anakin brushes it out and braids it up for her while Obi-Wan tries to find them a way out, and Rex and Cody help him notice things like "we can't read this alphabet for shit" and "that's not a speeder... is it..."

The clones are Itchy without their armor in an unfamiliar space. The Jedi keep tripping on sidewalk cracks and stuff because they're not used to needing to look where they're going. Also they don't have their sabers or blasters.

Ahsoka tucked into Anakin's side in a coffee shop that they somehow managed to Exchange Currency at... sipping on something sweet and complicated-flavor that she doesn't recognize and is very confused by because none of these tastes are familiar... a barista asks if she's okay and Anakin has to stutter over "my padawan" in favor of "my sister" because it's kind of safer but anyway could they get a cup of ice water for the kid?

The clones get asked if they're from New Zealand or Australia because of the accents and just Blank Stare until the person leaves in discomfort like "Was it something I said? Maybe they think I should be able to tell the difference?" but no they just don't fucking know what New Zealand and Australia are.

Imagine if she couldn’t really taste sweetness before. She finally understands the appeal of candy!

Ahsoka doesn't like 'being' human but she decides she likes the Expanded Taste Range (now she understands WHY people add spices) and having her hair played with (she's maybe a little jealous of people like Padme now).

Several of the Jedi keep forgetting they can’t jump 20 feet high anymore and keep slamming into fences. One of them tries to jump off something and is tackled by a clone. The clones keep forgetting they can’t jump off things and get caught anymore.

“Normal humans die when they do that!”

The clones don't register as clones to anyone, just Young Hot Guys With Nice Muscles, so Cody and Rex get hit on by strangers more in the Modern AU adventure than in the rest of their lives put together.

They register as twins though. And some people are maybe into that specifically. Strangely, in this context, being genetically identical is more attractive.

The only person in this group that knows how to recognize flirtation and how to flirt back is Obi-Wan.

Someone sees a Marvel movie playing a TV store and just drags the other four over because IS THAT MASTER WINDU WITH AN EYEPATCH. Or alternately IS THAT AN OLDER SENATOR AMIDALA IN BORING CLOTHES.

Per @atagotiak on discord

Hey, it could be worse, it could be literally almost anything else Ewan McGregor is in. I enjoy the other movies I’ve seen him in (though I haven’t seen a lot) it’s just every last one would be jarring as heck to them.

Birds of prey “Wow Obi-Wan, you’re a dick”

It's just Moulin Rouge's steamy scenes and Obi-Wan is like [head tilt] is... is that supposed to be me????

(I'm going to say that none of the Star Wars movies exist in this modern AU, but only because that would get too complicated.)

Ahsoka gets yelled at by Someone (a store employee, a cop, a random douchebag on the street), and Obi-Wan steps in because he's closest and also the person most invested in making sure she doesn't start throwing punches.

Person: Sorry man, didn't mean to scare your, uh, daughter. Obi-Wan's face: [is doing complicated things]

(Being Ahsoka’s dad is probably less weird than being Anakin’s dad. Just agewise and all that.)

Obi-Wan objectively recognizes that this is a reasonable assumption and also a safe one to work with, in that explaining their actual relationship might be sketchy depending on whether or not apprenticeships are a thing on this planet, and going with a person's first not-terrible assumption is usually a safe bet to not draw too much attention!

But 'parent' is a bit of a loaded concept for a lineage so prone to attachment (and tragedy).

Ahsoka finds herself getting inexplicably tired a few hours into a walk that would normally leave her fine, and since Anakin and Obi-Wan are also having trouble, it's apparently not a humans thing, it's... not having the Force. They’re still pretty strong and have good endurance but they’re not superhuman anymore so.

Adding in that Ahsoka's a young teenager who has no idea what she can eat that she can actually stand the taste of yet, so she keeps getting sugar crashes since it's the only thing she can reliably stomach...

[kisilinramblings]

You know, when Ladybug was giving Miraculous temporarily to people, no one made comments such as “She should consult Chat Noir beforehand”. Though we did got “Chat Noir should be giving Miraculous to people too!” while in canon, what CN did mind was to be left completely in the dark about what was going on, not the fact he couldn’t partake in the decisions nor the selection of potential candidates. Because the powers and the people LB selects are part of LB’s plan to defeat the Akumatized villains. 

But when Ladybug decides to give the Fox Miraculous permanently to Alya so she can be Marinette’s backup ressource, there are people upset she didn’t meet with Chat Noir and discuss about that decision with him? 

Like what changed?

I do agree we are heading toward an episode similar to Syren if Ladybug still keeps Chat Noir too much in the dark again that makes him feel useless or question his presence in the team. But that people get mad on Chat Noir stead for not being “consulted” on a decision that has always been up to LB? Especially that she is now the official Guardian and Chat Noir respects and follows her lead and convulated plans? 

Even when, during Miraculer, when CN saw that Chloé was still lighting her Bee Signal and realized that LB didn’t yet take the time to tell Chloé the truth, Chat Noir just reminder LB to go talk to Chloé instead of offering to go in LB’s place. Why? Because it is LB’s role.

Even when, during Furious Fu, Chat Noir tells Ladybug he will accept to give back his Miraculous if only Ladybug decided so because she is the only Guardian in his eyes? Because he trusts her?

I mean, Chat Noir isn’t oblivious either. He notices things too. He has his own point of view and LB usually listens to him. And Chat is usually open to express himself unless he has been hurt. That’s when he shuts down. But otherwise? He supports LB however he can contribute. 

All that to say that at the end of Optigami, when CN asked LB how she knew there was a sentimonster hidden inside the Miraculous, LB answered him:

“Thanks to my Lucky Charm, Kitty. It always shows me the right way, but this time, I was shortly led astray”.

And you see his reaction. 

He gets serious. He doesn’t say anything yet, but mentally seems to take notes.

That day, Chat Noir wasn’t able to be much by her side or so he thinks, but that doesn’t mean he cannot be the support LB needs. If Chat Noir sees Ladybug be led astray again during one of their missions, Chat Noir will remind her and raise a flag. 

Because he has the knowledge and power to do so. He has the objectivity precisely because he isn’t personally involved. Because he knows they need a focused Ladybug to succeed. Whereas all the temporary Holders are “sidekicks” who follow LB’s lead and authority. Including Alya. Heck she has tried to take some initiative and regretted it because it almost lead the Bad Guys to know Ladybug’s secret identity. So chances are very high Rena will just stick to LB’s plans because she doesn’t want to put her best friend in danger again. Whereas Chat Noir is more at ease to propose things and work with and around LB’s plan so she can succeed.

Anyway, even if Chat Noir knew about the whole Ladybug and Rena Rouge ordeal at this point, even if Ladybug did ask him what he thinks about it, I wonder if really Chat Noir’s opinion would have mattered in the balance. I assume it would have ended like how LB didn’t understood what her Lucky Charm was trying to warn her about until the very last minute. 

It was fitting Ladybug was fused into Lady Bee for this episode. Because the Bee Miraculous is used by someone who can defy authority. And that was what Lady Bee was doing. Defying the omniscient guidance of her Lucky Charm. It is only when Ladybug was back as herself that she questions why her Lucky Charm didn’t have any use to defeat the supervillain this time around. 

Anyway, is Marinette making the wrong decision by permanently giving Alya the Fox Miraculous? I think Trixx did point out the issue.

“See? I am right, even if I am not”.

Marinette knows who to trust, however like any human, her biases, her emotions and traumas can cloud her decisions. We want to believe every character and person will react logically to a situation they are personally living. Spoilers alert, unless they are a machine or from a race that has no emotion, they won’t. And Marinette is mentally recovering from a severe breakdown. And who ended up being her life raft during that difficult period? Alya. 

Marinette does have a point. She needs someone who can be her backup when she is unable to transform. She cannot always count on the Kwamis since their respective power comes with a chaotic aftermath. She can be in a position where she thinks it isn’t safe to transform. 

She has Chat Noir who can stall the villain and buy time but it is only if he manages to be there on time too. And after witnessing the Chat Blanc timeline, Ladybug is avoiding as much as she can to trigger it back. Adrien discovering her secret identity was one piece, but there was another piece concerning Chat Noir and her and that is was she is afraid of and that concerned their secret identity that was later found out and used by Hawk Moth to akumatize Chat Noir.

And then, there is Alya to whom Marinette revealed herself when she was at her lowest and who have been nothing but helpful ever since. Alya is now so much involved with Marinette either as a superhero or a civilian. And Marinette relies on Alya. And now, it looks Marinette is starting to depend on her maybe too much that it will affect Alya in a way she is unprepared for. I’ll keep an eye on Alya’s relationship with Nino. It sure did shake her to find out she had been fooled by SM and that she didn’t realized the being in front of her wasn’t the real Nino. 

Alya is a good and trustworthy ally. She does learn from her mistake and works to do better, but I agree Marinette didn’t seem to have made the most enlightened decision there and Chat Noir’s opinion would probably have changed nothing. 

By wanting to be relieved and have someone to back her up, I think Marinette is not clearly seeing the burden she is imposing on Alya. 

Btw, I am personally presuming that even if Alya could transform at any given opportunity now, it doesn’t mean Rena Rouge will be present all the time on the team during patrols or Akuma attacks. Rena Rouge would still be on-call when the power or Illusion is needed. Like how she had access to the Miracle Box, but still waited for Marinette’s instructions. 

Still, i wonder how much time it will take for Chat Noir to point out LB is maybe relying too much on Rena Rouge and putting her in danger more than necessary.

[rarepears]

Harry Potter x PIDW prompt

Most of these crossovers like to focus on Harry which is totally understandable considering he is the main character and could ‘pass’ as an Asian character simple because he has black hair. But what if Hermione Granger is the one who somehow accidentally ends up in PIDW. Because while she is very intelligent, she has a lot less street smarts than Harry and she often struggles to bend to the situation rather than break.

Landing in PIDW would be very challenging for her as not only does she look completely foreign but she will also find it difficult to adapt to the new world being so different from anything she experienced and not having something to guide her initially. I feel like this could go a few ways…

Idea 1:

While she was intelligent, she didn’t spot the signs soon enough of slave traders and demonic cultivators. She ends up captured and magic bound. Some authors use yin/yang & martial/ spiritual cultivator types not sure if you do, but she could have been used as a cultivation cauldron if she is a spiritual yin cultivator. This goes on for many years, her magic shattered till she gets sold to a brothel called the Warm red pavilion where she soon becomes the madam. She is a lot harsher by the experience and starts an intelligence network from the brothel, hunting down the men who hurt her. When a still feral Shen Jiu slinks through her doors she doesn’t hesitate to teach him everything she knows for he reminds her too much of Harry.

Prompt 2:

She gets captured by slave traders when they used a drug on her to immobilise her but she has different tricks up her sleeve than an average cultivator. I feel like she wouldn’t hesitate to kill them unlike Harry as her own safety is paramount. She becomes a rouge cultivator but she becomes scarred and disfigured during it considering she probably didn’t know the language or the environment and you can’t prepare for everything if you don’t know the environment you’re in. She becomes famous during her travels and instead of Wu yanzi collecting Shen Jiu, it end s up being Hermione.

Prompt 3:

Hermione becomes the previous Xian Shu peak Lord, (hopefully she can knock some prejudice out of Qi Qingqi). By some insane luck she somehow manages to accepted onto the Xian Shu peak and she starts covering her and face constantly to not stand out. Because of this rumours flow around saying that she is the most beautiful woman to grace the world. And while I do think sometimes Hermione can be a bit ignorant or rude, I don’t think she would allow blatant prejudice.

In terms of prompt 3, Hermione will now have a peak full of women who will tell other students/disciples "I'm going to bed before either of you think up of a clever idea to get us killed. Or worse, expelled!" XD

But in terms of her appearance, in PIDW, there can be some remote demon clan located far far far West where all the members are basically Europeans in feature. So yeah, Hermione could have an appearance that is generally associated with demons.

Alternatively, it can be known that there are lands located far West of the cultivation sects, but it's so far west that no one bothers venturing there. Hermione would just be one of the rare Europeans who visit xianxia!China.

(Perhaps xianxia!England is still busy with the downfall of the Roman Empire and all, but complete with more magic swordfighting, witchcraft, and rituals.)

[its-snicket-here]

Yandere scp? With Kain, The plage doctor, hard to destroy reptile, and Dr.Gears w/ guard obsession of theirs

You know. It'll be interesting if you have a total of 4 Yandere going after you. One a kuudere yandere one, one believes that you're highly pure, one angy Yandere, and the other a caring Yandere :)

I'm really sorry if this seem to be really rushed, or that any of the characters you requested doesn't have any more dialogue in this story, or that this seemed to be more sided with Dr. Gears. ;-;

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Name: ◼️◼️◼️

Age: 27

Sex: Female

Notes: A women who have been taking training early at age 22 after being chosen from the ◼️◼️◼️. Held no hesitation on agreeing to be apart of the MTF forces. Willing to be instead be chipped with a drug that give her cardiac arrest when activated then amnesticized.

(7/15) After 2 year being part of the forces, scientists noticed that SCP-049 and SCP-632 had reacted positively than per usual when ◼️◼️◼️ is in the room. Furthermore, now ◼️◼️◼️ is required to be in the room whenever further testing and integration is required while doing her duties. ◼️◼️◼️ is allowed to shoot if needed when inside the room.

(8/17) Strangely enough, SCP-073 also reacts much more positively than usual. We are keeping a close eye on ◼️◼️◼️ and her interactions with other SCPS for a reason why.

(◼️◼️◼️) After the incident at site ◼️◼️◼️ in ◼️◼️◼️, her last known whereabouts with scientist Dr. Gears is unknown. As well the disappearance of SCP-049, 682, and 073. We are still throughly searching through the world to find the SCPS as well, possibly, an alive ◼️◼️◼️ and Dr. Gears. When looking through the database, it was seen that ◼️◼️◼️ had her chip off. Any indications where Dr. Gears and ◼️◼️◼️ could be was her body camera. This is the footage where ◼️◼️◼️ and Dr. Gears were last seen.

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You held your firearm tightly, peaking over a corner preparing to shoot on sight if a Chaos Insurgencies, D-Classes, or any SCPs appeared. The alarms blared, flashing red. A breach has occurred.

It felt sudden, out of the blue. Rarely a containment breach would appear as the site is unknown and the fact it was kept under watch 24/7. It's damn near impossible to get a breach happening. You were split apart from your squad, aside a professor, Dr. Gears. He suck beside you when the two of you were split apart from the squad from a rouge SCP. Blood were smeared, and many dead bodies from scientists, guards, all alike littered the floor. Some where even filled with lead, while some were missing half of their bodies.

Dr. Gears still behind you, following closely behind. Too close for your liking, but you don't want to peep a word. The last thing you want is to have some chaos, D-class, or even worse, and SCP to hear you. Especially SCP-682, 049, and hesitantly, SCP-073. All three of them gives you extremely bad aura. Despite SCP-073 being a class Euclid, you can't shake off the feeling that he has a much more darker turn for you.

"Do you know the way out, doctor?" You whispered quietly. The alarms still blared in a rhythmic way, flashing red. But before he could say a word, you heard a roar and blood being ripped out. Gun fire could be heard in the distance. The doctor doesn't seem to have any response to the terror, only coldly stare at the corridor in a blank response.

"There should be an elevator that'll take both of us-"

"W̷h̶e̴r̵e̵ ̸i̶s̷ ̷s̶h̶e̸?̸!̴" The voice roared off into the distance. Though it sound rasp and barely auditable, both of you two know that there will be no survival when facing that creature. That is, you don't get killed by the other SCPs that escaped. Swiping you card to a reader, you urged the doctor to go in first before entering after. You could hear the reptile bulking angrily forward to where you two are at. You ushered the doctor more, getting increasingly worried with each more step you could hear thumping over. "S̷h̷e̵'̶s̶ ̶h̵e̸r̸e̶!̷ ̴W̴h̴e̴r̸e̷?̷!̶"

The doctor seem to held no fear or suprise in this, and continued on with his sentence, "-up to the first floor. Gate A." You nodded as you quickly ushered him to the elevator. You rather not meet that lizard ever again. You already keep getting bad vibes from him whenever you come near. Though, that short peace soon come forth to end as you heard zombies groaning and the grinding of a small knife.

"You'll be cured soon enough..." murmured a voice. You froze again as you remembered who that voice belongs. Slowly easing by the distracted plague doctor with the corpse, you still held the doctor behind you - but seems like SCP-343 wants to edge you along. The plague doctor lifted up his head, seeming to sense that there were people behind him. Though... what he recognized is you... You are pure from the pestilence. He needs to take you away from the horrors of the pestilence before you too get infected too. You're still the only one pure from the pestilence. He needs to protect you from the pestilence. Though you weren't taking any of this. You just want to go get the hell out of here right now.

Immediately pulling the trigger on your firearm, allowing yourself to go nuts on the zombie horde and possibly hurting SCP-049 in the process. You roughly shoved Dr. Gears behind you, "Go, Gears! Get the hell out of here!" Though usually you would have to burn SCP-049-2 to get rid of them, but this isn't the time now. If you're going to die, at least you're going to die with a fight. Dr. Gears grunted a little, but he stood there watching you go Rambo on the SCP in admiration. He sees you a woman to be admired and praised, as well... Well, that's for a thought for a later time. You turned your head around, scowling a bit.

"Are you too fucking stupid, doc?! Fucking run!" You yelled. Corpses of SCP-049-2 piled up in front of you, but SCP-049 was nowhere to be seen. Hearing footsteps going away from you, you turned your attention towards in front of you. You let go of the trigger, taking heavy breaths. The hallways is already painted with violence. Searching your vest for a lighter or anything to light up with, you pulled out a small flask of rubbing alcohol, as well some gaze rolls and a lighter. Grabbing your knife, you cut off a piece of a finger from a dead SCP-049-2, wrapped it up with gaze, and soaked it with the alcohol. Lighting your mini source of tinder, you hastily threw it to the pile of corpses. Hoping that it'll cut off the plague doctor and any other possible SCPs away from the elevators.

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Opening the door to an office place from Gate A, you huffed in annoyance seeing that they're all the same. It feels like you're going around circles in this damn place! Hearing metal taps on the ground, you ducked over a tipped over desk, peaking over the corner. Ready to attack if it's human. Though, you are running low an ammo too... The door opened with ease, as a dark toned man appeared. His arms seemed to metallic from an unknown source, accented with a softly blue glowing hue. Ah yes, SCP-073, or titled as "Cain." Though the containment members can interact with SCP-073 safety, you had gain a bad feeling from him. He always seem to be always by your side or following you whenever you do your patrols. Always gazing you... almost in an obsessive way. You frowned, as you hesitantly withdrew your weapon away.

Stepping out of your spot, SCP-073 smiled as you do. "I thought I've seen you somewhere in the corridors, Ms." You grunted, as you rolled your shoulders. Easing your sore muscles and joints from the stress going on. Although the alarms didn't blared annoyingly loud unlike underground, the lights continued to blink red.

"What can I say? These corridors are the same, perhaps you have been walking around circles, SCP-"

"Please, call me Cain."

"...Cain..." Though, despite you being at ease with a very calm and helpful SCP. You couldn't help it but feel uneasy with him. You keep having a feeling that there is much darker tone whenever... SCP-073 is near you. Always chatting you up and worry about your health. Every. Single. Day. It's like he has an obsession with you or something...

"Ms, I can lead you where Gate A is. I've explored around the facility enough to know where it is. I know you don't trust me because I am not-"

"Lieutenant, there you are." Behind you was Dr. Gears. He seem disheveled slightly, but still maintained his stone faced. Unbothered that he managed to get some blood on him and had his clothes crinkled up. In his hand is a pistol, probably from a fallen MTF, D-class, or Chaos. The tension in the air thickens even more, as you could feel that the two of them seem to have a disliking on each other for a much darker reason. "Lieutenant, we need to leave, now." You were rather shocked, upon hearing the doctor's voice to dip down. Almost into a threatening snarl.

SCP-073 still maintained his cheerful attitude, but even then. You could tell that this is becoming dangerous. His smile seemed more forced, almost holding back the urge to attack Dr. Gears. You glanced between the two of them, thinking if you should just instead sneak away and let the two have some form of threatening stance fight or just run away fully and possibly lose your job if Dr. Gears survived the encounter. The tension between the two soon broke when distant growling and scurrying footsteps through the hallway that SCP-073 came out from. SCP-073 turned around, giving you the chance to grab Dr. Gears and dashing off where he can from. "I̴ ̷s̸m̴e̷l̴l̷ ̸h̷e̸r̴! G̸i̶v̸e̷ ̶m̶e̷ ̵h̴e̸r!" Dashing along, you found the elevator that lead to the final upper floor where the gate A is supposed to be. Rapidly spamming the button to summon the elevator, Dr. Gears was still beside you. Though... He look more agitated than being stoned face. His knuckles grew pale from holding the pistol tightly.

"That... SCP. What was he exactly doing?" Your ears perked up, as you hear a hint of venom in his voice. This is the first time you heard the doctor to break in some emotions.

"He... Was offering to lead me to where Gate A is at."

"You shouldn't habe trusted him, Lieutenant. You'll never know if he's actually truthfull about it. Expeciaaly from an SCP."

"Dr. Gears. I admire your worries, but SCP-073 means no harm... He is proven by multiple facities members that he is fri-"

"Before I found you. You could tell there was something dark with him, didn't you?"

"Well, yes. But-"

"He's planning something to do with you. You know it too. Why exactly are you trusting him?"

"I wasn't, Dr. Gears!" You growled lowly. You were already annoyed and tired from running away from danger and protecting his ass already. "Before, you came along and managed to distracted SCP-073 mid sentence. I was about to pretend to follow him to only go to the opposite way. Honestly, what the hell is up with you?!" This seem to caught off the doctor with your sudden burst of anger, though obviously he didn't seem to react to it. Before he could respond, SCP-682 burst in. His blood drips down from his matted fur... skin... thing, face, and claws. His tail swayed dangerously as he admitted a growl. "T̶h̵e̸r̸e̸ ̶y̷o̵u̵ ̴a̷r̶e̸..." The elevator opened behind you as the two of you cautiously pulled back.

Quickly, Dr. Gears pulled you inside. Firing a few shots at the beast to at least distract him momentarily. You quickly mashed the up button, hoping that the beast doesn't come in pissed and maul the two of you, or even worse, destroy the elevator. SCP-682 roared loudly at Gears' attack and him daring to touch what SCP-682 considers his. Your breathing became rapid when you saw SCP-682 dashing towards you. Though the doors closed shut, SCP-682's claws went through - almost slashing your chest. Dr. Gears pulled you closer to him, as the beast's hand left scrapes on the floor. With a groan and metal being scratched together, the elevator slowly went up. You pushed yourself away from Dr. Gears, already feeling sick and lightheaded from the near death experience. You're going to quit after this whole thing comes to an end. Leaning against the bars of the elevator, you slowly pulled in deep breaths. You looked over where the doctor is at, lo and behold, unsuprisenly the fucker is still unfazed on what just happened - despite showing some emotion earlier. The elevator groaned as it came become to a halt.

Dr. Gears slinked in-between the pried doors, as you began to reload your firearm. This is your only last round of bullets... Gonna have to go melee for a while until then... Stepping out of the elevator, suddenly your head got hit by something blunt. Vision hazy, you tried to get up but it hurts too fucking badly. You tried to move away only to end up passing out, before a blurry figure appeared.

Dr. Gears carefully took off your body camera and smashed the lens before picking you up bridal style. Though he doesn't want to hurt you, this was the only way to neutralize you. If he tried to take you far away from the foundation life, he knows that you won't go down without a fight. He finally broke into a small smile as he now realized that you'll finally be with him. No longer have to be cold and collected for professionalism. The two of you can now rest together...

"Que penses-tu faire au juste?"

"What are you doing?"

"L̵e̴t̸ ̸g̷o̸ ̶o̶f̶ ̴h̸e̸r̷!"

Oh... Seems like Dr. Gears have a competition...

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Que penses-tu faire au juste? - Just what do you think you're doing? (French)

[donnyclaws]

Im not really a warriors fan (i know the basics of the setting and some major plot points ) so i dont totally understand what’s happening in your gnaw amv but i so want to hear that essay about needletail and violetshine, if you don’t mind saying who’s who from the video ^^;

Okay buckle in I'm unleashing the beast, this will be long and also mostly my take on them since I haven't read their series in a minute haha, I'm probably fuzzy on some of the finer details at this point. Warning ig for emotional neglect, drowning, death ect this chunk of the story gets pretty brutal!

Okay so the jist of Violet and Needles relationship is that they are two abused and neglected girls who become sisters not by choice but by pure circumstance. The clan they live in, Shadowclan, has been completely devastated by its string of tyranical leaders. They're always struggling and it makes them susceptible to cats with less kind goals coming in and having the clan fawn to them in the hopes of stability, it's pretty much decimated any community and order within the group. Currently the Needletail's generation have zero respect for authority within the clan and the clan don't have respect for them either. For example she was carried off by an eagle, dropped into the woods and became furious after her clan didn't bother to find or really react to her when she managed to drag herself back. Leads to a lot of bitterness and sparks of rebellion within the youth ect!

Violetshine was an outsider along with her sister Twigbranch, they were basically found in a big drain by Needletail and another cat while on a prophecy quest (I forgot the details lol). Basically the kittens were abandonned and seen as the goal of the trip, when they were brough back to the territories the clans fought amongst eachother over what clan they should go into (there's been a lot of prophecy cats and the clans at this point know that having one in their clan will be mega beneficial). The kittens are seperated between the two that found them so Violet went with Needle to shadowclan and twig went with alder to thunder. This is where shit starts to drive me INSANE because Twig basically gets like, several parental figures within thunderclan and stability while Violetshine is punted into this already really hostile environment.

She's given to a current nursing queen because she's very young here. It's really clear that pinenose isn't interested in her in the slightest it's an immediately neglectful situation, Violetshine also doesn't have Needletail because she viewed the whole thing as kind of a fetch quest and didn't immediately become a pseudo parent to violet the way alderheart did to twigbranch. She sees her as kind of an obligation and a bargaining chip, her clan gets annoyed with her for even saddling them all with a new kit who only Might have some kind of prophecy around her, I felt like this pushed Needle into feeling obligated to Violetshine in a way to just spite the rest of the clan. I think she also views having a kit tailing her around as kind of cool or satisfying, having someone look up to her even a little. I wish I could pull quotes but at this point Violetshine already views herself as a burden and finds all the random fights and cruelty of shadowclan as very normal.

Honestly there is a LOT of shit after this that I don't remember super well but I will try list it out, the conflict of this set of characters is insanely complicated for warriors standards. Needle and alder organize a few playdates for violet and twig to see eachother again, the contrast between their lives and how it's affected them is already Stark. Needle has a mean bitch friend, Sleekwhisker, all of their interactions feel like two rebellious teen girls and the toddler they don't really want around but who has no choice but to be there. Needletail tends to get grounded or punished by authority in the clan a lot and at one point she sends Violet out to talk to her rouge boyfriend for her. This is yet another outside group that's vulturing on the dissatisfaction within the clan and eventually Needle, Sleek and Violet join his group and leave Shadowclan for good. This group is even more unorganized and full of random violence, Needletail is often out with Rain, Sleek or Darktail, keeping Violet in a similar position to how she started. From here it gets really complicated, there's a lot of push and pull between Violetshine and Needletail between caring about eachother, fighting, between Violet feeling like a burden to her and eventually leaving, hurting Needletail who deep down does kind of rely on being Someone to Someone. Violet rejoins Shadowclan, Needle is bitter and hurt, Violet is bitter at her sister Twig for being very idealistic and ignorant of the kind of life Violet's led so far and how unstable Shadowclan is.

Even MORE spiralling downwards, Violet and Twig live together briefly and Violet is hurt and betrayed realizing her sister is going home (Similar to needletail, you have this hope of someone who will stay with you through an abusive situation and then suddenly they are gone). Needle and Violet are then both living in the Kin again and both become closer to Darktail, who is the mega villain manipulator basically. There's this constant sense of Needle and sleek being his new right hands and violet who is still young at this point, becoming another informant. It becomes this game of like, inner group politics, and these two trying to survive under a cat who is quickly becoming like an actual dictator, taking over other clans, taking prisoners ect ect ect. Violetshine watches Rain try to kill Darktail only to fail and die at his hands instead. Needletail begins to doubt him now, seeing as he's killed her partner.

I don't remember exactly what insights this but Violetshine does something here that winds up in Darktail punishing Needletail harshly. Darktail is very much the kind of character who rotates who he is focusing on based on who will be the most obedient, Violetshine being a traumatized young cat who is used to keeping her head down and being told what to do, is perfect for this when Needle proves too difficult. Needletail is kept in a den of prisoner cats who are currently being starved slowly, obviously this eats Violetshine alive. She tries to sneak in food to Needletail but she is almost entirely unresponsive, and as a cat who has been cruel and complicit in Darktail's crimes she only gives the food to the other prisoners instead. I wish I could pull out quotes but there are so many tiny moments of kindness from Needletail that drive me insane because to me it really reads as a deeply traumatized teen, playing up whatever appearance will make her strongest and will make the world make sense finally. And you get to see these tiny glimmers of times in private where she feels more like a scared kid too, times where she's alone and asks Violet to stay with her.

After years of becoming slowly discomforted by the violence she's used to she decides to try poison Darktail. This fails, this fails. Darktail and Sleekwhisker have begun drowning traitorous cats in the lake, Violetshine is next. He brings Needletail out and tells her she can regain his trust if she kills Violet. Needletail again is like, emaciated, distant, literally says that the light's gone from her eyes ect. Violetshine, riddled with guilt, feeling like the one consistent cat in her life hates her and wants her dead, she feels like she is going to die there and she will deserve it, she understands it. Instead Needletail pins her, she tells her to run, she turns on Darktail and attacks him to buy her more time and she is eventually drowned. They kind of mega botch Violetshine's ptsd over this later on but when it's good it's fucking insane, the amount of sheer guilt she feels over this cannot be said enough. That's the main moment I had boarded for the pmv because this sheer emotional tangle of two cats that to be frank! Have not been good to eachother, Needletail is not a good person, Needletail was not a good person to be in charge of a child but the complexity outweighs that for me. Despite everything these two didn't have a choice but to care for and need eachother because they were both in a bad place. They didn't HAVE other options, this unhealthy dynamic was what they had left in terms of care and stability. After everything, even though you would think Needle might resent Violet, it was all just hurt and fear and she died young to buy the cat she couldn't BE a good sister to more time, give her one last chance, maybe she can get out, maybe she can make it count and live a better life after this.

Later later on in the arc she comes back as a ghost whatever and Violetshine apologizes, she's still riddled with guilt, she still blames herself, and Needletail tells her they are sisters.

MAYBE IT MAKES ME UNWELL. K? anyway here's my designs for them. Most of the reason I might not finish that video is cause I have no clue how to translate all the micro details of their relationship into a video at all and I don't want to make one unless I can explicitly hit all of it. I don't think many people feel this way abt this arc and these characters but as a severe emotional neglect understander, they sincerely drive me insane I cried so hard over Needletail's death hahaha

They share a lot of small similarities, Violet and Darktail have similar eye markings and inverted tails, Needletail has similar markings on her mouth and ears to him because she listens and agress with his words initially. ect ect <3

[onepolyglotwannabe]

I’ve been reading a few posts about Optigami and whatsoever, and here are the things I think are important to take notes of:

1) Alya is such a valuable character both as Alya and as Rena Rouge, but that also makes her vulnerable because she doesn’t really have a magical charm to protect her. I’m scared for her. Also, Rena Rouge, permanent member!

2) Adrien and Marinette were BOTH about to reveal their identities for the sake of not only themselves but that whole building. And they trust each other enough to know that even if it’s not okay, it won’t be too bad.

3) Adrien’s eyes are SHARP (except when it’s about noticing Marinette’s feelings but yeah) but also... what we’re those eyes, Optigami?

4) Alya must have felt SO BAD knowing she gave a miraculous to Senti-Nino. She was so scared and shocked of doing something wrong after Ladybug explained what was going on.

5) Sentimonsters CAN hold a miraculous and make it work. This feeds the “Adrien is a sentimonster” theory even more. We’re scared. I’m scared.

6) Ladybug/Marinette is a genius. That’s it, that’s the point.

7) Shadowmoth CAN and WILL be scary. I haven’t been taking him seriously, to be honest, but, damn, maybe I should rewatch.

8) My favorite point because I’m sad about it: Adrien was so hopeless in this episode. As Adrien, he couldn’t do much -yet he protected Marinette when he saw Optigami-, and as Chat Noir, the hero he’s supposed to be, he was probably broken when he saw Ladybug got to defeat the villain with other heroes, WITHOUT HIM. He talked to his lady, did his mask-on game and flirted with her as always, but, boy, he was sad as hell when they left.

9) Ladybug???Would????Have???Gotten???Chat???If???She???Knew???His???Identity??? And he said she wouldn’t be able to resist him or something like that. I don’t speak German but I get his vibes. What I mean is that this was either talked about by them in an episode we haven’t seen OR will be used in another time. Either way, this is nuts. I’m nuts. I’m losing my brain here.

10) Chat Noir was needed. Maybe Ladybug could’ve destroyed the jewel on her own, why not? (I don’t know if this was addressed, again, I didn’t get the whole thing as I’m not a fluent German speaker) Anyway, Ladybug went DIRECTLY towards Chat Noir so he could destroy it. She needed him to do that.

11) CHAT TRUSTS HIS LADY SO MUCH HE IS ABLE TO DESTROY SOMETHING SO VALUABLE BECAUSE SHE CAN REPAIR IT, EVEN WHEN HE’S NOT SURE IF IT’S POSSIBLE.

Honorable mentions:

Adrien shushing Marinette.

Natalie is too smart for her own good. How would Gabriel manage without her? Clownery.

Nino, hun, why didn’t you wait for Alya? Thank you for your service, though. Nice hug at the end.

Luka, cause he’s too pretty and amazing for his own good.

Kagami, willing to sacrifice herself. A whole queen.

Chloe, baby, I also laugh at your mom. Also Adrien still protects you when you need it.

Every other miraculous holder who appeared in Optigami: you guys rock. You deserved better.

More things about this here.

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STORY TIME Y’ALL

So for the longest time I’ve been wanting to play D&D and I didn’t have the chance to until the last month of high school, I played to sessions.

My character for both sessions was a white Dragonborn paladin named Shest Managarmer who’s patron is just a disgruntled church grim who wants her to find his stolen heart. As in someone literally stole their internal organ.

Session One: Lost Mine of Phandelver

The session starts (probably) the same as any other Lost Mine of Phandelver campaign and the players are me (Shest) and two other players. One of them was a barbarian named Hidesman who likes to skin literally anything and everything with skin, and another player who was a rouge who and I quote “want to run through someone and cut them in half” I’m pretty sure I was the only good aligned character.

We’re going to The town and we find the dead horses and immediately Hidesman says he wants to skin the horses and I think the rouge wants to eat the horses, and I investigate horses before they could that.

After investigating we’re jumped by goblins, two with bows and two with swords. Hidesman and the rouge double team one of the sword goblins and the rouge manages to run through a goblin.

A goblin tries to shoot me but it misses so I use my turn to run up to the goblin and throttle it and that’s where the session ends! We didn’t do another Phandelver session.

The One Shot:

The next session I played was a one shot, a lot happened so I’ll just recap me being an idiot. It starts with us getting Skyrimed and we wake up without our stuff and just a dagger and our clothes. I tried to take a door off it’s hinges first by trying to use said dagger and ended up bending it, then after opening the door I try to yank it off the hinges.

After we figure out you have to close your eyes to get down the magic staircase so Shest (who is unnerved by this place) sprints down the stairs with her eyes closed and trips and falls down about halfway.

Then we end up in a room where the door is blocked by polite shadow mirrors of ourselves, who copy our actions exactly. Guess what Shest did in her infinite wisdom. I decided to see what would happen if I use my ice breath on my double, which leaves me with 2 health. The session ends with us leaving the room and a very cold and nearly dead Shest.