#this is the most RIDICULOUS USELESS HEADCANON BUT I NEED IT ON MY BLOG

[grandschemed]

the original blaiddyd and his most famous descendants.

mikhail & his wife, galina — the original blaiddyd.  he served in nemesis’ army and received the gift of the blaiddyd crest from the goddess, sothis, herself.  he was a dark knight and wielded areadbhar, the lance that was also known as the slaughterer and atrocity.  he was the first tempest king and lightning struck upon the ground he walked upon.  beautiful and golden, he was half a god himself, divinity mantled upon him like cream and he was the paragon of justice.  easily, mikhail could’ve been mistaken for a lion were it not for the great wolf furs he wore draped around his broad shoulders.  it was said that galina, his beloved wife, was a wolf herself, a powerful match that resulted in their divine offspring.  before loog, founder of faerghus, house blaiddyd was always remembered as a house of wolves.

king koschei & his wife, marya — the firstborn son of mikhail with the major crest of blaiddyd.  blood still strong and as a direct descendant from mikhail, koschei was the second tempest king and inherited his family lance, areadbhar.  he too would follow in his father’s footsteps and become a dark knight, riding atop a blood-red horse to seek his own wolf bride, marya, who was a heroine in her own right.  after overcoming baba yaga’s trials, koschei and marya were wed and fought to protect their territory together.  it was said that koschei was immortal as was his queen, marya.  their heroic and unheroic tales are recorded throughout history and now serve as fairytales to read to young children at night.

baba yaga — koschei’s twin sister, younger, with the major crest of blaiddyd.  while koschei became a dark knight, baba yaga was a powerful gremory.  none would surpass her talent.  she traveled the realm in a mortar and pestle, residing in the deep heart of the winter forest in a hut standing on chicken legs.  like koschei, she has appeared in history and fairytale books as a grandmother, benefactor, friend and villain, but always, she is associated with the forest wildlife.

countess yelena the first & her husband, vladimir — a famous dancer with no crest.  so beautiful was she that men would kill themselves for the opportunity to watch her perform.  it was said that she was so cold she could hold ice in her mouth and it would never melt.  she spent her childhood years living on the street as an orphan, but soon joined a traveling dance company and rose swiftly through the ranks.  eventually, yelena stole the hearts of many across the kingdom but ultimately won the attention of count vladimir, a noble with a minor crest from a well-respected family who dabbled in black magic.  yelena and vladimir raised several children together, but her firstborn son, morozko, and lastborn daughter, svetlana, became the most famous of all.  while her husband was completely forgotten, yelena was remembered for her beauty and dancing, said to inspire countless artists, poets and musicians to this day.  today, many academies of art and dance stand in her honor.

morozko, otherwise known as “father frost” — yelena’s firstborn son.  a traveling mortal savant said to carry and bring winter with him wherever he goes.  it is said that morozko is a demon of winter and he is neither malevolent or benevolent.  as legends go, if he is treated with respect, then he will always guide lost travelers home and keep them safe.  however, if he is treated poorly, then he will eat their soul and they will never be seen again.  morozko has many forms, but the snow is his domain that he shares with his sister, svetlana, otherwise known as the snow queen.

queen svetlana, otherwise known as “the snow queen” & her wife, vasilisa — yelena’s firstborn daughter is a legendary gremory.  she is queen of the snow bees, which are snowflakes that resemble bees and she is seen where the snowflakes cluster the most.  it is said her first kiss will numb you from the cold, her second kiss will make you forget about your family and friends and her third kiss will kill you.  queen svetlana, alongside her beloved wife, vasilisa, ruled her territory for many years with an iron fist and it was said that during her rule, every day was winter and every day was snow until the birth of her first daughter, odette and then the long winter melted into spring.

queen odette, otherwise known as “the swan queen” & her husband, king siegfried — odette’s birth signified the beginning of spring and was widely celebrated throughout the territory after enduring many years of a brutal winter.  however, lord rothbart was not invited to her nameday feast and he cursed odette to transform into a swan.  as the story goes, siegfried stumbled upon her dancing and saw the lovely maiden that she was and broke the curse, slaying rothbart despite his trickery and married odette, his one true love.  theirs was a happy marriage and odette was recorded as a benevolent, gentle queen and greatly beloved ruler.  it was said that her dancing was greatly reminiscent of her grandmother, countess yelena.

king radomil, otherwise known as “the rat king” & his wife, marie — radomil will always be remembered to be the most wicked, vile king in all of blaiddyd history.  he was a petty man and started wars for every slight, real or imagined and mistook caution for cowardice and dissent for defiance.  he was cruel and greedy, a regular womanizer and ordered the gautier family to execute whomever he wished regardless of the crime.  he was ultimately executed by the adrestian empire for his crimes committed against the crown, but perhaps most famous and peculiar of all was that the head they beheaded did not belong to a man, but a monstrously sized rat.  radomil was the last wolf of blaiddyd and his firstborn son, loog, casted them into a new century — the era of the blue lions.

king loog & his wife, anastasia — the son of the cursed king, radomil, and beloved holy knight with a major crest of blaiddyd, loog and his resistance army sparked a rebellion against the adrestian empire in imperial year 747 and emerged victorious in 751.  the church of seiros intervened and house charon served as mediator, resulting in the founding of the independent holy kingdom of faerghus.  loog was crowned as the nation’s first king and has been hailed as the king of lions ever since.  he remains a popular figure long after his death, with books such as "loog and the maiden of wind”, which recite his many chivalrous exploits and the great love story between loog and his wife, anastasia.  while completely lost to history, it was known to a select few that loog actually loved none more than his precious advisor, kyphon.

king klaus the first & his wife, tatiana — an early king of faerghus with a minor crest of blaiddyd.  he reigned until his death in imperial year 861.  his three sons, princes with competing claims to the throne, agreed to become archdukes and divided the faerghus between them into three separate territories.  these were the eastern kingdom, the western kingdom and leicester, the last of which had been annexed from the adrestian empire by faerghus after a rebellion in 801.  this arrangement precipitated leicester’s secession from faerghus after the mysterious death of the archduke in 881 and the formation of the leicester alliance in 901.

archduke evgeni & his wife, yuliya — king klaus’ third and youngest son with a minor crest of blaiddyd.  after the death of his father, he yearned for the faerghus throne, reluctantly agreeing to divide the kingdom into thirds with his older brothers and ruled leicester until his untimely death in 881.

king lambert & his wife, yelena — as a crest bearer, lambert ascended to the faerghus throne over his older brother, rufus, who did not bear a crest.  he loved his queen and wife, yelena, dearly despite the fact that their marriage was arranged ( and rumors surrounding him and his advisor, lord rodrigue — the nature of their relationship was often compared to the legend of loog and his beloved advisor, kyphon ), but lost her to the plague soon after his son, dimitri, was born.  around 1168, lambert personally led a campaign to subjugate the peninsula of sreng with lord rodrigue serving as his right hand.  the conflict resulted in the kingdom’s annexation of the southern half of sreng.  during the insurrection, lambert accepted patricia von arundel’s hand in marriage and welcomed her daughter, edelgard, into the royal household.  in 1176, lambert was assassinated in the tragedy of duscur.  with crown prince dimitri too young to ascend to the throne, lambert’s elder brother, grand duke rufus of itha, assumed regency over the kingdom.

king regent rufus & his wife, radinka — rufus, lambert’s older brother, lacked the family crest and was passed over in the line of succession as a result.  instead, he was given the title of grand duke of itha while his younger brother inherited the crown.  when king lambert and various other nobles were killed in the tragedy of duscur, rufus assumed regency over the kingdom.  during his regency, however, it was speculated that rufus had taken part in his brother’s assassination.  these rumors were never confirmed nor denied.  under rufus’ rule, the kingdom declined due to negligent government on supposed account of his womanizing.  sadly, he is not close to dimitri and avoids being involved in his life.

king dimitri & his wife, queen byleth eisner — upon the end of the war, dimitri and byleth were married as the newly-crowned king and queen of faerghus and gave the people of fódlan much to celebrate.  the two were devoted to the war restoration efforts, improving life for people and reforming the government and church from the inside out.  most famously, dimitri and byleth, in particular, devoted their efforts to helping the lives of war orphans and broken families.  at times, dimitri and byleth engaged in heated debate, but friends and family remember dimitri and byleth fondly as a couple desperately in love for the rest of their years and raised several children together.

[thefanficmonster]

corpse x reader headcanons where reader is a companion android that his sister bought for him? (android as in like in detroit become human)

Ooooh omg I love that idea so much! Here are some headcanons 🤗

~ Enjoy 💕

Companionship

Pairing: Corpse Husband x Android!Reader (Gender Neutral)

Warnings: Swearing, Mistrust, Angst 

Genre: Angst to Fluff, RPF (Real Person Fic)

- "Why can't you at least try to tolerate me? Won't that be easier than avoiding me when I'm in the same damn apartment with you? And this apartment isn't particularly large, mind you."

- "If the apartment isn't big enough for the both of us I'm not the one that should leave, you machine."

- Trying is your strong suit, not his apparently

- Not that it leads you to much

- It always brings you to this almost scripted exchange with Corpse

- Your tries are worth little when he is not willing to try too

- And by 'try' I'm talking about him actually giving you a chance instead of assuming you're evil and harboring a hidden agenda of killing him

- The thought is so fucking ridiculous to you but you can't really blame him for what's going through his head considering it's been implemented there by the news he hears and reads

- Sometimes you can't help but scoff at that: you're the android yet he's programmed by others more than you

- The media has brainwashed him into the side that fears your kind

- And what humans fear they aim to destroy

- And those not brave enough to destroy the potential threat settle for despising it with all their might

- Yeah, Corpse is one of them

- He spends the majority of the time in his recording room, pretending you're not there

- Thankfully, he at least understands his sister had only well-meaning intentions when she got you for him as a gift since she was moving to New York for college and didn't want him to feel so lonely

- There's the thing though, one thing you noticed despite his barriers and walls surrounding him: he's constantly lonely

- And, worryingly enough, he doesn't mind it whatsoever and doesn't try to do anything to change it

- You're an Android but you still understand the need a human has for a companion in their life

- But it all changed one night

- You saw him in a different light 

- When you heard him cry at some ungodly hour of the night

- That’s one human trait you think you’ve had since day one, before you even had any human interaction: compassion

- No matter how often or how hard he pushed you away, you still wanted to be there for him, still wanted to be the companion you were meant to be

- Because you too were lonely, but admitting that would lead nowhere considering no one would believe an Android can feel such an emotion

- So, with no hesitation, you immediately went to his aid, though your movements were cautious, unsure of how to handle the situation

- “Hey...what’s wrong, Corpse?” it was obvious he wasn’t ok so what was the point in asking him how he was doing, you just dug right into the issue

- “So much. So fucking much.”

- He proceeded to tell you all that’d been on his mind as of recent

- All that bothered him

- All that he hated about his life and himself

- And you just listened, each word of his hitting you in the device that served the purpose of a heart in your system

- You may not feel pain like humans do, but there’s a whole chunk of you that’s more human than most people and it was more than enough to feel for him and feel the need to comfort him

- Luckily, he let you

- And even more luckily: it worked

- That’s what changed everything between you

- That night’s events turned your companionship into something more alike a friendship and not the previous status of roommates who ignore each other

- One question he couldn’t resist though

- “How do you know what loneliness feels like? Did they program it into you when they made you?” Corpse asked after a long moment of silence following the drying of his tears

- You couldn’t help but laugh: “No silly, no ‘soft’ emotions were implemented in me when I was made. However, you yourself implemented that loneliness with your behavior. Imagine not being able to do the only thing you’re meant to do: be there for someone is that thing for me. And you refused to allow me to fulfill my duty. It made me feel useless and like a lost cause, you know.”

- Another long moment of silence followed meant for Corpse to process all you just told him. Such dark things with such a lighthearted tone

- “I’m so sorry” he said eventually, unable to look at you, “But...if we’re gonna be friends I don’t want you seeing it as a duty you must fulfill, Y/N.”

- “Deal!“ You surprised him with your enthusiasm, “But you gotta promise not to push me away cause it fucking sucks. I won’t kill you, my kind won’t take over the world, I’m not evil and I know how to work the washing machine, unlike you - I see no reason for us to not be friends.“

- This managed to get a laugh out of him, a genuine laugh that brought a smile to your face

- “Alright, alright, deal.”

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[rpbetter]

PSA - Positivity

Yes, positivity is important. No, not all positivity is the same, and when we talk about “positivity” in the RPC, we need to be aware of that.

I know it’s a hard pill to swallow, but a lot of the “positivity” around is performative positivity, passive positivity. It’s neither helpful nor all that positive. It’s just yelling about and pressuring for positivity, while expending no personal effort to give meaningful acts of any such thing. If you really give a shit about “spreading positivity,” uplifting mutuals and the community, you won’t balk at this. You’ll assess your behavior and try to do better.

Examples of some passive/performative positivity:

reblogging statements like “we NEED to get back into the habit of POSITIVITY” and adding tags or direct statements on the reblog that you “better see everyone reblogging this” and stopping there, with a demanding threat of, at least, shaming

copy-paste, especially anonymous, positivity chain messages (that frequently cite things contrary to the mun and/or muse’s characteristics/personality/writing)

reblogging the “I actually enjoy seeing this user on my dash” and/or “I actually like following this user” etc. style posts - it’s honestly not positive, you’re implying that you don’t like seeing, following, or interacting with some, and the overall tone of the post and action is once again shaming and demanding (not to mention, everyone else’s dash is nothing but this shit while 10+ mutuals wank over each other in this manner)

reblogging PSA’s about how to spread meaningful positivity, then doing none of it

sending an emoji meme in that denotes extremely simplistic ideas of what you like about the poster, leaving it at that

random posts of how much you love everyone, citing exactly nothing or the same handful of easy to throw out, applies to a large amount of people (or it doesn’t, but we all know everyone wants to feel like they write well, have interesting muses, etc. and it plays into this) - you sound like that drunken person every bar has that goes off about how much they LOVE EVERYONE SO MUCH, not like you’re actually encouraging anyone specifically

blowing smoke up people’s asses/using requests for concrit to do nothing but give useless ass-pats about how infinitely great they are in all areas of writing and portrayal

Examples of some meaningful positivity:

engaging with partners and mutuals on their posts - liking headcanons, commenting on answered memes, liking/commenting on OOC posts

getting specific about what you enjoy in their writing, their muse portrayals, threads, headcanons, instead of the copy-paste or emoji route

appreciating mutuals and partners in visible ways (like those stated above, sending ask memes, paying attention to what they post and their muses, showing them respect and interest as real human beings) regularly, without prompting or being guilted and shamed into it

being honest, but polite and respectful, when a mutual posts a meme requesting concrit/asking what you like about the muse or writing and what you’d encourage growth with

when sending an emoji meme in about why you follow, what you like, why you stayed etc. add something to it that is specific about why

responding to replies OOC (where applicable, not all partners mesh well enough for this or desire much OOC conversation), telling them not only that you got it and liked it, but what you specifically enjoyed the most in the reply

seriously, be specific when giving positivity, your partners and mutuals are individuals and deserve to be treated as such with receiving specific-to-them comments on their writing

generally, being respectful of others - the whole environment is far more positive when you read and respect rules, boundaries, and muses, even if that means respecting that you and another mun might not work out together

It’s a minimal effort to actually bother with paying attention to the people you interact with, to take the attention you’ve paid and apply it to meaningful, individual commentary and actions. If you cannot handle this, you have too many people to deal with in a respectful, adult way they deserve...or you may want to reassess whether you have the time, attention span, motivation, and are at the right mental space in your life to be in a hobby that requires interaction with other people.

Giving people lazy “positivity” so that you feel you’ve done what you need to in order to be A Good RPer isn’t positive. It’s kind of insulting, actually. If, IRL, someone told you and the five people nearest to you identical compliments, would overhearing this make you feel good about yourself? Positive? Visible as a person? It wouldn’t, no. So, don’t do it here.

Legitimate positivity doesn’t mean constantly forcing yourself out of your comfort zone OOC, either. Your social anxiety and social deficits aren’t a sufficient excuse; you and every other person here has these complications. I have those complications!

If you find yourself still vehemently pissed at me for saying that, may want to rant back at me about how ableist this is, here’s some things I, a person with social limitations, high distraction, and serious anxiety do:

commenting on comment-appropriate posts something specific ( “the freckle on your cat’s foot is so cute!” “I love how you addressed x in that headcanon” etc.) when I am in a good space to do so

liking posts - OOC posts, meme answers and muse questionnaires that were great whether I’m tagged/sent in the ask or not, PSA’s and resources I think are good

reblogging PSA’s, resources, and other things I know are important to the mun to have shared that I agree with

sending in ask memes, sometimes even just on anon to mutuals I don’t write with - everyone wants to be sent something, this is a great way to allow others to respond to questions no one else might ask them

anonymous, positive comments on their muse, writing, blog that are, again, specific in detail

trying to note when a mutual, even one I don’t interact with really, is clearly needing a boost in confidence or interest, being sure to send a meme or something else in to them when I can

being aware of my partners and mutuals so that I can send them, when the opportunity is present with memes or requests for asks, questions on topics I think they’d like an excuse to discuss (someone keeps posting images or commentary in tags about a muse’s pet, clothing interests, hobbies, mental health, whatever, but no one is biting, for example)

The majority of the above can be done without direct, consistent OOC conversation, and much of it can be done on anon. Sometimes, it makes people feel extra good to feel like they have a secret admirer, a mysterious mutual or partner who is paying attention and valuing their posts. It sounds ridiculous, but it’s true. Especially because so many of us have trouble with random, long, or consistent OOC discussions; sending them on anon means that the receiver doesn’t feel obligated to contact and converse with you.

Positivity’s point isn’t that it be done out of obligation, guilt, or shame. Neither is it to be done out of performative, passive, often enough even vaguely virtue-signaling, or clique-like, circular gushing about each other for an hour repetitively. It isn’t to make you feel like A Good Person, or to show the RPC that you are a model RPer, you care so deeply about the RPC that you...can’t be bothered to expend the personalized effort and pay attention to those on your dash.

If you really care about positivity in the RPC, you need to stop doing it in hollow, meaningless ways.

You need to stop demanding, threatening, and shaming others into performative actions with you. It’s not enough to say you care and do something lethargic to show it, you need to actually be bothered to be specific. And if someone doesn’t feel positive, isn’t interested in playing the reblog or chain letter or tag game, leave them the hell alone. They’re not being “negative,” and don’t need to be assaulted with pseudo-positivity. And you know what? Maybe they are being “negative” because it makes them feel positive, and if that’s the case, remove yourself if it bothers you!

Everyone has a right to be themselves and to do what works for them here, that is part of an overall air of positivity in the RPC.

[saso615]

More spuk headcanons 👁👁

More Spuk HCs

First and foremost: I've accepted the name Adrían 'Salvador' Fernández García for APH Spain. I've grown to find Antonio kinda boring tbh and while I was searching for names for LatAm OCs, I saw García come back a lot as a surname. I love the idea of Spain having a long ass name.. it's just really appealing to me uwu 'Salvador' means 'Saviour' which is ironic since Spain wasn't much of a saviour :) As for Fernández, well, I like the different spellings and unisex alternatives it has. Fairnanda or Fernanda, Fernando... you can even nickname with Fairni/Ferni, it's cute. And it's his canon middle name :|

Moving on,, Here is the first part(?) of my hcs (go follow @chiring-art for EngPort and Spuk content)

Imagine a nice walk on the Spanish coast or a riverside in England. Them walking side by side, talking occasionally, but there isn't really a need to fill silences between them. Because those silences are louder than words. More important than holding hands. More meaningful than a gaze.

Imagine them laughing about some bad jokes or about the past, about how ridiculous old beliefs used to be and how much the world, how much they have changed.

Imagine how comfortable they are around each other, how relaxed.

Let "Hell & Back" by Sticky Fingers take you away like the wind. Like the sun blazing through your window and heating the wooden floors of you bedroom as you imagine these two assholes waking up in the same scenario next to each other, perhaps Arthur's head is resting atop Adrían's chest, rising and dropping on time with his breaths. He listens to his heartbeats and smiles, closing his eyes again so he can memorize this moment. So he can stay in it a little longer...

Their arguing is rough, intimidating and sometimes on the verge of them breaking up or never speaking to each other ever again... But they always somehow make up. They know this is a useless fight and they've been through worse. They can find a way to have a compromise or apologize if needed. Most of the time, Spain doesn't realize how far he's gone with his remarks (genuine or playful), but on the other hand, England is cruel and sassy. They both know what they got into, but they also know that if they lose each other, they will lose a part of themselves. They have known each other for far too long and alas, can not see a future without the other. 

Soft caresses, embraces, kisses and cute, affectionate pranks fills the kitchen with chuckles. Adrían probably has the biggest laugh, the most whole-hearted, but Arthur has the most authentic laughs even if they aren't as loud. And I can guarantee you that Ade feels accomplished when he hears Art laugh like that. He gives his most loving/caring grin and admires him for a little. Just to capture the view. His green eyes brighten like how the sun gleams on a Persian lime tree, showing its most favoured features. 

You can bet your life Arthur makes the effort to speak Spanish for his lover. He knows Spain has to make that effort constantly and it can be exhausting sometimes, especially since Adrían probably makes a lot of mistakes. Arthur has a hard time speaking in Spanish for a long time, but at least he's gotten used to saying more than just "Holá" or "Buenos dias". Ade is very happy about that, but he tells Arthur he doesn't need to most of the time. 

I don't want to get too NSFW but I can give a little something soft for you (I'll share details to ADULTS in DMS if it ever comes up. No segs for you >:0c ): In their more intimate times, Arthur and Adrían are very careful with each other. When they are rough, there's consent and usually a talk about what they want and don't want. When they are 'vanilla' or well a lot softer, Adrían constantly asks if what he does is alright (when he tops). Consent is important to him. 

When Arthur tops (bc he does too, get those 'TwinkArthurSupremists' out of my blog), he makes sure to have a clear safe word. He likes to praise a lot and does so with devoting kisses. Other than that, you can guess they have fun. Trying new things and having a laugh when it doesn't work. They have a lot of gazes, cuddles and quiet appreciation. 

They're doing their best. Ugh, I love them being in love,,

Anyway I can come up with more, but that's it for now lmao

[formless-monkeys]

What is your favorite relationship(s) in the show (romantically or platonically, doesn’t matter!)

Anon you will regret opening pandora’s box. Or not. In any case, this post is going to be very long because I’m full of love. Also, anything marked romantic does not need to be romantic for me to lose my shit over them. In no particular order, either. Just in the order I thought of them.

1. The Black-eyed trio

Characters: Otto, Sparx, and Gibson.

Type: Platonic, Romantic,

Explanation: These three are grouped together by virtue of not being obscenely powerful and serving more practical uses on the team. Also, their eyes are all the same color. Besides the poetic connections of the colors of their design, they were alone in the robot together while the other three monkeys were out training.

Sparx and Gibson’s interactions give me life, going from playful jabs to genuine fighting right back to ride-or-die is amazing. The beginning of Night Of Fear, the battles in Brothers In Arms, and a bunch of small moments throughout the series are wonderful for this.

I could write an essay about Otto and Gibson, and someone else already has, but I’ll summarize it as ADHD autism solidarity with a side of Shut The Fuck Up Gibson. They care about each other and learn to respect each other in a way that’s better for both of them. I know a real-life Gibson to my Otto and learning that she’s just pretentious and doesn’t really hate anyone, and figuring out that we’re both equally brilliant and incredibly similar has made life a million times better.

Otto and Sparx don’t have as much development as Gibson with both of them, but their jokes together and general trust is amazing. Sparx is the dumb monkey and Otto supports him in his himbo endeavors. 

These three together make an unstoppable technical team, and the only reason they probably couldn’t be a superhero team on their own is because of the raw power and fun dynamics brought by the other half of the team. 

Romantically, these three would make the DUMBEST polycule ever. There is no true mediator here. It’s three dumbasses figuring out how they could possibly share a twin-sized bed when they have the ability to just make a bigger bed. Gibson calculates the most efficient 3 monkey makeout and none of them follow the statistics. They all give Chiro equally useless and conflicting advice on homework. Trying to give them a mediator in the polycule just makes me go back to shipping polymonkeys because I literally can’t decide if Antauri or Nova go better with them.

2. Quiet trust and encouragement

Characters: Otto, Antauri

Type: Platonic, Romantic

Explanation: When Otto is being dismissed by the other monkeys, or by the show itself, Antauri is usually the first to say “that’s bullshit, Otto is wonderful”. Circus Of Ooze is a notable example, but there are little moments in other seasons as well. 

I just love the idea of the historically MOST SERIOUS and strongest monkey, sometimes even elevated to god-like status by some fanworks... paired with the monkey that has been infantilized and disrespected to no end. I personally like making Antauri have to lean on Otto, just to subvert that even further. 

Beyond spite, I ship this simply because I like their dynamic. Antauri needs someone to ground him with more tactile physical things, and Otto needs someone to share his more nebulous thoughts I can’t imagine the others listening to. I love them.

Also, I want Antauri to unlock his true dumbass potential. He has the abilities, but not the will. Be silly with Otto. I want to hear him snort-laugh.

I literally forgot all the silver monkey stuff but I got three fics about that you know I go nuts over mechanic x robot shit.

3. The monkeys and their human son.

Characters: Chiro, Antauri, Nova, Sparx, Gibson, Otto

Type: Familial

Explanation: This family gives me joy. They were forced together through astronomical means and they made the best of it. 

Everyone living in the robot is absolutely fucked up. They help each other in the darkest of times. They lift each other up when it’s light. They are a perfect team and nobody can be missing without it feeling wrong. But they can add people!

“Girl Trouble” as a concept is AMAZING to me but my secondhand embarrassment is so strong that I hate the episode. But never once is any of the monkeys resentful of Chiro. Not even Mandarin is like “wow I wish he didn’t take my place” no he’s also struck with the urge to nurture this kid to his fullest potential. Whether you see the team as a bunch of older siblings or 4 dads and a mom doesn’t really matter, they’re a family.

I mean, this also has a sprinkling of shipping all the monkeys in a really domestic way because I like seeing my optimal future in characters I like, but like literally all of these, it doesn’t need to be romantic for me to go nuts. I just think it would be fun to throw just a big monkey wedding or whatever. And funnier for Antauri to go “Chiro I’m having a baby. The baby is you” and holding up adoption papers because on the principle of Toby “Radiation” Fox I love that joke, especially when made much less weird than the original context.

I have a set of characters who is just 5 people in a polycule raising kids and living life because I really love this concept as a family.

4. Evil Coworkers

Characters: Mandarin, Sakko

Type: Romantic, Platonic,

Explanation: Why the hell are these two, in particular, working together? SK could’ve put Mandarin with literally anybody else and he chose what on the surface appears to be the LEAST compatible person on the account that they’re both monkeys. Some bitter asshole who now looks like the epitome of toxic masculinity and this tiny pink pet who used his femininity both as an advantage and a style. They’re different but it ends up working really well for both of them because they’re different in ways that cover each other’s bases. It’s wonderful. Pink and Orange go well together. Green and Purple go well together. Mandarin and Sakko go well together. Also, they clearly trust each other. During almost the entirety of “Hidden Fortress” Sakko was presumably just chilling inside of Mandarin’s armor. Mandarin trusted him enough to have Sakko in a place where he’s able to mess with his cybernetics, and Sakko trusted Mandarin enough to go into the battlefield with him and probably get tossed around.

If they were both human and in a more modern media, then they would definitely be shipped in the straightest way you can get without actually being straight. The Straightest Gay Ship. 

5. A Witch and her Accidental Evil Coworker

Characters: Skelemandarin, Valeena.

Type: Platonic, Romantic, 

Explanation: These two have been through some shit. Skelemandy was made to serve Skeleton King only to have that purpose yanked away from him. Valeena was groomed to idolize and serve Skeleton King for nearly her entire life. They were forced together by SHEER CHANCE and they both hated it. Arguably they both died at some point. 

They both have absolutely NOBODY they can trust so let’s make them trust each other. All hilarity and sweetness comes from that. 

Their dynamic is so good that I have them on a blog for a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FANDOM and people love them with no context. 

This is the only cross-species ship I have (besides chinmay and the antauri ships but that doesn’t count), but the fact that Skelemandy isn’t actually a monkey and needs no cybernetic assistance to be human-level sentient makes it a lot less weird. Just put them on equal ground power-wise (like by nerfing Valeena’s magic) and you have the ingredients for bonding. 

They have like, no cute moments in canon, but that’s why we have fics and art. They have potential. I want them to help each other figure out who they are without their purpose. I want them to survive this horrible life together. I want them to figure out how to trust again. I want a lot but Valeena is fucking dead.

But she doesn’t have to be.

(Also Valeena is REALLY HOT and Skelemandarin is just me as a monkey)

6. Gay Dads

Characters: The Alchemist, Captain Shuggazoom

Type: Romantic, Platonic

Explanation: Oh my stars. Oh null. Oh me oh my hhougfhfakjghf. These two have the angst of Mantauri but on crack. 

They only appeared in about two episodes each and all three episodes are top tier. They call each other “Friend” multiple times in their shared episode. THEY’RE FRIENDS!!!!!!!!! The face Al makes when he realizes that Cap is visiting makes me really happy. The fact that Cap had this whole Batman Double Life thing and he shows the Alchemist BOTH OF THEM is amazing. The alchemist is a hermit living in the woods and he lets Cap into that life. 

There isn’t a lot shown, much less than everything else here. But that makes every single fanfic so much richer since they’re almost completely based on headcanons. Friends who have a mutual crush on each other but are No Homo about it? Secret boyfriends? Husbands with 6 monkey kids? An Old man and a grumpy Skeleton making it work? Literally just platonic friends? Dude, you can do whatever you want. 

The tragedy of these two losing each other to one big horrible event crushes me. It influences my every move in my creative work. I have an entire character dedicated to reuniting these two in the most astronomical and ridiculous way possible because the alchemist angered the gods but she thinks he needs some company in his eternal punishment.

I want Clayton to unlock Al’s less serious, more fun side. I want them to work together. I want them to hold hands. GHGHGHDFBG UTTHTYE CNAZSNT EBCV ASUA ER

7. The girl power duo

Characters: Nova, Jinmay

Type: Familial

Explanation: These two were my only comfort during the uncomfortable nightmare that is “The Hills Have Five”

Nova was the one who trained Jinmay, and it seems like they hang out a lot offscreen in season 4. They fulfill the early 2000′s cartoon archetypes of girl and Girl, so they’re supposed to get along. If they didn’t I probably wouldn’t like Jinmay.

Nova is a really good big sister/parental figure to Jinmay, who never had any family to speak of. 

Anyway, this entry has to be shorter because most of their bonding is in “The Hills Have Five” which is either #1 or #2 in my least favorite episode list. Not because it’s bad, but because it makes me viscerally uncomfortable. I really wish literally any other character than Jinmay was in her role in that episode. Or that the “taken to an offscreen area by an adult man while she screams” just wasn’t there. SHE’S 13!!! Nova did literally all she could to help. 

I really like that scene in questionable where Valeena kills almost the entire gang. It’s what they deserve.

Look I just really like Jinmay and I always have. She deserves a good Mom.

8. "My Second In Command”

Characters: Antauri, Mandarin

Type: Theoretical

Explanation: The fandom has really made this ship go from “literally nothing to stand on” to “integral plot point in a lot of fics”. Seriously. I have TWO screenshots that vaguely imply these two ever stood next to each other on the battlefield. This was entirely title-based and fan-made until ProjectAfectivity interviewed Ciro. Yeah he knows Antauri but only as well as the rest of the team. Anyway. Wow. This ship.

This is by far the worst breakup in history. These two, despite what Antauri says, were on equal ground at some point. According to Ciro (and fan speculation), they trained together. This (and other Mandy ship) changes wildly depending on if you think Mandarin was corrupted by the portal or not. Maybe Mandarin was once a kind leader who just crossed the wrong boundaries and paid for it. He could’ve held Antauri gently before battle. He could’ve been the monkey Antauri went to when he needed someone to talk to. He could’ve hyped the team up like Chiro does.

Or maybe, they were constantly fighting against each other in small ways. An incredibly unhealthy relationship, yes, but an interesting story. I like stories where Antauri isn’t this all-knowing pillar of stability. He’s got weaknesses. One of them may have been Mandarin.

Now that’s a good nickname from one to the other.

Imagine Antauri, in a moment of complete trust, declaring Mandarin his weakness. A sweet sentiment. They both know the other is incredibly strong, and trust that the other would never take advantage of that connection. They love each other. Until...

9. "My Closest Ally”

Characters: Otto, Mandarin

Type: Theoretical

Explanation: Okay I'm looking at the screenshot I put for this entry while also having watched Evil Ages recently. My brain is making uncomfortable connections. Combine that with the fandom and the show’s general treatment of Otto and I’m about to slam my head into a wall. I really do not like that, but I feel like there’s somebody out there who does. 

Anyway, this is Gibotto and Ottauri but with all the spice that shipping Mandarin with one of the other monkeys brings. When done well, it’s all the respecting Otto that comes with Ottauri and all the intimate partnership of Gibotto. And the Angst of Mantauri, but a lot more grounded. 

It paints a lot of stories. A story of a single point of comfort in a world Mandarin thinks is out to get him. A story of powerful validation from the one authority in Otto’s life. Of letting your guard down. Of trust, then breaking that trust.

I’d LOVE to see some things with Mandottotauri because that’s epic and cool and poggers. Don’t see a lot, though.

10.The Hets, I guess.

Characters: Jinmay, Chiro. 

Type: Romantic. Platonic. Canon.

Explanation: Look two entries on this list are polyamorous and four of them are mandarin so I have to say SOMETHING for the heteroes following me. Picked this ship over Spova because when I was a young child still suffering from comphet, I never watched the last episode of the show. I only saw up to season 3 at the most. This was the only canon ship for me. And out of all the ships, it’s the most relatable. I’m currently a teenager with black hair who looks really good in eyeliner dating a girl with pink hair who can pick me up and is unbelievably sweet. Except we’re gay and polyam. Wait a second I totally had a crush on Jinmay as a kid and now my gf is the Jinmay in this situation. Oh my god I was going to make this comparison if I did Spova too and I liked Nova.

ANYWAY

These are two LONELY kids. Chiro had bullies during school, and now he doesn’t even go to school. Jinmay hasn’t really had friends at all. Two kids with places in their universe that they aren’t too sure about, and just need someone to lean on. Their date was cute. They instantly bonded over their love of monkeys and I love that. 

The super robot is sometimes an analog for Chiro, in the first two season at least, and the way the super robot held Jinmay’s hands to keep her steady on the COB while her head flew in was SO SWEET. Chiro’s instant recognition and reaction to Jinmay’s head being thrown at the team, as well. He really loves her.

I think it’d be interesting if she didn’t love him back, though. I might take a stab at writing that.

[icemankazansky]

The Storm Series Trivia for Trivia Tuesday

This Trivia Tuesday, I'm giving you all the behind the scenes info on my Storm series.

The Eye of the Storm is the eighth Top Gun story I wrote.

Hurricane Blues was done two weeks later.

And then it took me eight years to write Lightning Strikes Twice, because I am the worst.

The first real m/m slash I'd ever written was Ray Levoi/Walter Crow Horse from Thunderheart, which I'd started writing the year before The Eye of the Storm and Hurricane Blues were posted. I'd been in fandom about 13 years at that point, but until then I'd only written het and femslash. I didn't get comfortable writing explicit gay sex for years later, which is why there's a difference in the sex scenes in Storm 1 and 2 and Storm 3 and 4.

The Eye of the Storm is my third most popular story on AO3, fifth for kudos (Hurricane Blues is third), and receives the second most comments of all my fic. It has my eighth highest word count, just behind Then I Climb in Bed With the Thunder.

I went into The Eye of the Storm with nothing but the question, "What happens the next time Maverick sees Iceman?"

There is some crossover between Storm and other Ice/Mav stories I write, but I don't have one, cement idea of what happens in the future, and that's it. I write a lot of different versions of the boys, but there definitely are stories outside the series that I consider to be in the Storm universe.

You will recognize Captain Burgess from Iceman Kazansky's Family Tree is Missing Some Branches, But He Turned Out Okay, which we also call The Wall Series for what I think are obvious reasons.

The first sex scene, in Ice's car in the O Club parking lot, is one of the first scenes I had in my head.

I just never tire of Maverick sticking his foot in his mouth re: Ice being in a wheelchair.

I straight up do not know what color Val Kilmer's eyes are. I have met the man in person and I still don't know. I swear to God they change.

It's not mentioned by name until Lightning Strikes Twice, but the medication Ice takes to help after his nightmares is Xanax, which is an anti-anxiety drug usually prescribed to be taken on an as needed basis.

I have two chronic illnesses and I worked as a pharmacy technician in undergrad; I know a lot about medication. Useless Skill #456.

So, a couple years before I wrote The Eye of the Storm, my mom broke her leg, and I took FMLA to stay home and take care of her. A lot of Ice's injury comes from that; there are a lot of small details, like the chair in his shower, that I didn't have to research because I'd just done it.

Maverick switching from "Ice" to "Tom" during tender moments or when he really wants his attention and is having trouble getting it is one of my favorite things.

My personal headcanon is that Ice doesn't bottom unless he really likes someone.

I put up a poll on my blog to see if using the word "fruity" to describe how Ice tastes after drinking wine was rude while writing m/m. The verdict was that I am a ridiculous human. (I had a similar poll about whether it's okay to call a blind guy "good looking," and was told I am the only person who would ever even think of that.)

The conversation in the hangar in which Ice asks Maverick, "Is that what you'd like to be called?" when he asks if he's got a girlfriend is the first thing I wrote for Hurricane Blues.

I usually don't have a title until a story's mostly, or sometimes entirely, written, and they're not easy for me, but Hurricane Blues just dropped into my head the second I decided to write a sequel.

It's never mentioned in the stories, but the kind of therapy Ice does is DBT. That's where all the exercises he's doing after nightmares and when he's stressed come from, and I did zero research about it because it's the kind of therapy I do.

I stole a bunch of Maverick's thoughts about water for an essay I wrote in grad school, and no, I don't feel bad about it.

I feel like maybe I owe an apology to the people of Fallon, Nevada.

I already knew the word hypnagogic, but had to look up hypnopompic for this.

Both of Ice's therapists are women because I think it's easier for him to relax around them. With men, there's so much stress in the possibilities: will everything be a competition, will they be like his father, will there be an attraction? With women, there's no pressure.

The role play. I have had a lot of people ask me where that scene is. It didn't feel right tonally for Storm 3, and then it wasn't right for Storm 4, but it's being written and it will be in Storm 5.

Ice getting pulled over is one of the first scenes I wrote for this story.

I knew pretty soon after starting Then I Climb in Bed With the Thunder the way the story had to go, and it was hard for me. I was afraid it would be too much for some of the people who love this series, and I was worried about the readers more than I have been maybe any other time in my life, because something like this, a series where you're watching the characters grow, and something that has so influenced fanon… it doesn't just belong to me. It also belongs to everyone who's read and loved these stories, and I didn't want to let them down, so for the first time in the series, I had a beta reader analyze the crap out of the thing, and basically just reassure me that I'd made the right choices.

I changed the poem for this one a couple times before finding one that really fit.

Ice bought a '60s Fiat Spider until I ran it by Natasha and she side-eyed me into changing my mind.

I taught my friend Alexis to drive, so I just thought about that. Thankfully, she was much more timid and law-abiding than Maverick, though I didn't get why car sex out of the deal, so maybe Ice drew the long straw, here.

This was meant to mirror their first time, but I switched their positions because a theme of this story is Ice learning to let Maverick take control, to be the one in the driver's seat, so to speak.

Captain Foster first appears in Wall 2.

This story initially had a Maverick orchestrated date in a hotel room, but then the O Club sex scene ran so long, and since it ended in a hotel room, it just felt a bit redundant.

Rachel's metaphor about Ice's PTSD being like the injury to his leg was originally from something Ice said to his sister in Wall 3.

Originally, in the car on the way to the hospital, Maverick says something along the lines of, "I guess it doesn't snow in Hawaii much, huh?" but my beta reader informed me that not only does it, but there are ski resorts. My bad.

Ice's statement about meds was originally much shorter, but my beta reader said it might be a little confusing to people not familiar with mental healthcare, so I wrote out this huge speech in a text to her with the note, "this might be too much" (it was the last edit, and I really wanted to get the story posted), and she just texted back, "Oh my god, that is fantastic. Leave it all and put it in the story." So I did, and then the story went live as soon as I made that change.

@collophora did sketches of Maverick giving Ice his dog tags back, and they made me AND the beta reader cry.

Ice also lives on Spanish Sahara Drive in Wall 2.

The color of Ice's house was described as three different types of ice cream, but they were all too pink. Depression glass is the correct amount of pink.

Ice's back porch is modeled after my grandfather's.

The biggest change the beta had me make was to the end. It got about three times as much dialogue as I had originally written.

Maverick is OBVIOUSLY an Aries (I think he's probably an Aries with an Aries moon, because he is just that much Aries nonsense), and while I initially read Ice as a Capricorn, after more thought I think he's a Leo with Cap rising, so Maverick's birthday is April 1st, and Ice's is the first week of August. (Which makes him right about the math.)

There! Now you know all my secrets.

[cupkayke]

Cupkayke Rewatches/Liveblogs Boueibu!

Season 1, Episode 6

I have no explanation for the stupidly long wait for this one other than the fact that I am a lazy motherfucker. BUT. CHALLENGE TIME- I’m in the midst of a mini vacation from work so when I’m not working on cosplay I WILL BE WRITING. Er, analyzing. Er, plotting. Er, SOMETHING.

Anyway! Onto the episode where Io pissed me the fuck off but still managed to be a loveable asshole in the end, anyway! Also LOTS OF UNDER THE SURFACE SHIT! YAYYYYY. 

I also apologize if I miss responding to some comments on these; with as sporadic as my time on tumblr is these days (90% is on mobile) I can’t fucking remember what replies I’ve reblogged or not OTL

Firstly I haven’t really thought much about it but what’s up with the title for this episode? “Love is something you wear on your back?” Is that a reference to the “so generous he’d give you the shirt off his back” phrase? If that’s meant to apply to Io in this episode for his “loyalty” I think they missed the mark there...

Yumoto eats a lot apparently- damn son stop growing!

Was that a sex joke?

THAT WAS DEFINITELY A SEX JOKE BOUEIBU NOT 2 MINUTES IN I AM SURPRISED AT YOU alsolololololololololololololforever

FANCY STUDENT COUNCIL IS FANCY omg they’re so fucking rich why do they even have this setup it’s so ridiculous

I sometimes get the feeling that this is a wealthy private school, similar to Ouran academy, with scholarships for low-income students (IE Yumoto). The parallels are there- but as established later in the episode, why the fuck would Yumoto be given a scholarship because it’s definitely not academics.

Maybe the Hakone family is actually wealthy but they just live modestly because their parents are gone and Gora wants to make the fortune last?

I MADE MYSELF SAD.

Finger bowls????

Apparently I’m an unultured swine because I had to look it up. You dip your fingers in the bowl to clean your hands between courses really???

Can’t we just... y’know... use hand santizier? This is like... 2015 for you guys right?

However it’s hilarious that Kinshiro decides that FINGER BOWLS of all things are important enough to have for the three of them at lunch so he wants to see if they can afford it.

ALSO I JUST REALIZED THE FORESHADOWING HERE WITH IO HOLY SHIT-

I SMELL RIVALRY

Kinshiro is a grumpy butt. Look at his face. Eat a snickers, Kinchan. You get micro-managey when you’re hungry.

So we’re halfway through the season and Wombat is seemingly trying to point our boys in a particular direction. HMMMMMM. 

Seriously I would love to know just how much of this is Wombat talking out his ass for the sake of the reality show and how much of it is shit he actually believes and he actually wants the boys to do a good job and ‘protect the earth’

I for one am on Wombat’s side because he’s fucking adorable but I do love the conspiracy/manipulation theory~

Ryuu and foreshadowing in 3...2...1.. WRITERS I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE

Dat dead body smell

Even disgusted Akoya STILL manages to be gorgeous like whoah

Someone get this boy a modeling contract

PINKS THROWIN’ SHADE

I feel like this is the most lines that Akoya has had the entire show

I also realized during his little speech here that EVEN COVERING HIS NOSE his VOICE is still GORGEOUS.

Modeling contract AND record deal, PLZ 

So smug

Who knew pretty could be so evil~

I mostly just laughed at the cap of the DC all like ‘SHIT HE’S ONTO US’

So smug x2

Also this is where I started PINKSHIPPING

Like seriously I will go down with this ship even tho IoRyuu is OTP PINKSHIPPING MAKES SO MUCH SENSE

Just the rivalry and the pettiness sign me the fuck up for some angsty, angry making out in the SC bathroom

Whoops I just wrote a mini fanfic

Anyway this is why Cupkayke can’t decide on OTPs for this series because multishipping is fun

Wombat looks fluffier this episode

Too many Yumoto cuddles?

Pink kohai and dad-senapis!

Seriously I love the idea of these three hanging out together it’s adorable

And En is apparently really fucking smart

The entire conversation about Yumoto’s academic abilities is really interesting-

Apparently he has very good spatial awareness (child show me your ways I cannot directions for the life of me) but poor language skills

I don’t know if I am qualified to speculate about his cognitive state but perhaps it wouldn’t be so far-fetched to say that from that tidbit, Yumoto perhaps has a learning disability?

But then again, here it’s played for laughs/Yumoto’s just lazy and doesn’t see the value in school

Perhaps though he’s not motivated because he’s never really been able to get an instruction style that jives with him? So on certain subjects he’s over being discouraged and just accepts that typical academic instruction just isn’t for him?

This entire scene is fascinating from the lens of a future educator (albeit I haven’t taken any development or learning courses yet) but as someone who likes school Yumoto is the type of person (if he doesn’t have a learning disability, that is) who would confuse me IRL lolololol

“What? You don’t like the rigorous structure and inherent validation system of grading that even though it causes me undue anxiety and stress it gives me a sense of self-worth and purpose and without people giving me deadlines I cannot function?”

Well that got too deep oops I apologize for the too much in-depth taste of Cupkayke’s psyche

Someone more qualified than I am feel free to analyze this scene

Now back to your regularly scheduled magical boy blogging

Lolololol Gora wanting better for Yumoto - such a good big brother

“DON’T BE USELESS LIKE ME” - wait a second

IS THIS A LOWKEY REFERENCE TO GORA’S MAGICAL BOY PAST? Considering Maximum Gorar’s weapon is an axe and he has lots of chopping attacks.... hmmmmmmm did I just discover another layer?

Obviously Gora doesn’t know about the Battle Lovers just yet (or does he?) but still- interesting.

En trying to make them feel better haha such a sweetiepie

Atsushi get out of here with your logic

SWEATS NERVOUSLY

SCREW MONSTER FORESHADOWING

En and his ragging on Yumoto. I wonder when he goes from finding Yumoto annoying/exasperating to actually being that caring senpai? I mean, he could just be trying to be playful, but with his face here especially it comes across as he’s annoyed

Idk it’s kind of fascinating tho how he did not care for Yumoto at first

YUMOTO I HAVE NO WORDS

T________T

Revelation; Io is popular

Somehow I didn’t get that until this point in the series, but then again Io isn’t the type to care about his popularity unless it makes him money

So I guess he’s just admired from afar like this lololol

Io has a stalker- complete with creepy monologuing!

More screw foreshadowing!

Yellow phone for Io! They’re actually really heavy-handed with the color coding but most of the time it’s in ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ moments. It’s like a fun game of I spy!

I can see where the headcanon that Akoya has a crush on Io started- the fact he goes out of his way to compliment Io is a bit telling.

Buuuut I still ship the Pinks over IoAko; but with the caveat of the Pinks both pining over Io and having their feelings unrequited! Oooooh the angst!

The cute evil is scheming

IO HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT SO EASILY

THEY WEREN’T EXPECTING YOU TO SAY YES EITHER LOOK AT THEIR FACES

...maybe you do get along with the SC Io you seem just about as evil and scheming as Akoya here-

WAIT WHAT AM I SAYING

WOMBAT IS SO CUTE IN HIS TITLE CARD AWW

I love how Ryuu is trying so hard look at him

Io what’s with that face! How can you betray them all so easily???

It makes no sense!

Creepy glowing Hedgehog

I still don’t know how Yumoto can get a ZERO in Japanese. Is it his grammar? Conjugation? Is Japanese like English is in the US where they go over literature and like Atsushi said he makes logic leaps that no one else does so he misinterprets the text? I AM CONFUSED. Wouldn’t he at least get some points? 

Look at this adorable fucker thanking his boyfriend friend in English!

En is really fucking smart, though I doubt he guesses ‘everything’

This could play into En’s self-consciousness on how he’s percieved (see his panic about looking ‘old’) and perhaps he also only wants to be percieved as ‘lazily intelligent’. 

It wouldn’t surprise me though if En did study a little bit, just to brush up on some things, or took school seriously but didn’t need to study because he’s really good at regurgitating info on tests

Either way, it seems like he doesn’t want people to know whether he actually cares about school or not so he just says he ‘guesses’ and gets 100s

Idk maybe I’m looking at the wrong angle but that’s not that far fetched I guess?

….Io… I am a very disappoint

Like this entire episode is out of character for him or at least my understanding of his character

Like, it’s not like he’s particularly very close to any of the DC except for Ryuu, but he doesn’t seem like the type to just up and ‘fuck you guys and everything we’ve been through’

Like it’s no secret he finds the Battle Lover thing bothersome but it’s likely he’s well aware of the fact that if he quits the DC he’s not going to stop having to wear the loveracelet and he’s still going to have to do all the embarrassing superhero things until he stops getting shocked by the thing

And like even if he’s really only in the DC because their ‘meetings’ give him enough downtime to invest in his business ventures I find it highly unlikely that the Student Council would pay him enough to make up for the loss he’d suffer because of his free time getting cut. And Io probably knew that outright.

Unless he is actually a teenage boy liable to acting without thinking! GASP.

Look, Io, you pissed off the Pink.

Really pissed him off! Ryuu sees through your bullshit.

Okay. Unpacking here- Io’s face in that cap says to me that he is well aware of how he’s being percieved. He’s well aware that he’s betraying the DC and the person who he would consider his best friend is calling him out on it. That look screams guilt.

However, what he says here- and here is where I am pissed the writers didn’t give us more context- he says ‘money is important/money doesn’t betray’. 

Which if you take him saying this to its most logical conclusion, he’s saying that he feels the DC will betray him at some point. Being involved with the DC, which doesn’t directly make him any money, will hurt him in the long run to the point where he would feel betrayed.

He’s said this before; money doesn’t betray. I can’t remember which episode (which is sad because I just did a write up on it) but I know the context of the conversation was when they were talking about the concept of ‘Love’ with Wombat. Everything Io does is for money. Relationships seem to do jack shit for him. 

But it appears here that this move is premptive. You have to do some inferring but it’s not so far fetched to say that Io has found himself caring for the DC (and potentially the Battle Lover thing) a lot more than he originally thought he would. And perhaps, based on previous experiences (what, we don’t know) he is afraid that they will betray him. Whether in terms of finances, emotions, or both, isn’t clear.

I feel like in the snow episode of s2 there’s a throwaway line about Io making Igloos that might have had some more under the surface about his past- for some reason I inferred he was often lonely as a child. I can’t remember why, though.

But I guess what I’m trying to say here is that this scene would be a whole lot more poignant if we had the entire narrative. Io is making this move, on the surface, because of money. But that’s foolish, especially for someone as smart as him, for the reasons I mentioned above. Even as rich as the SC are collectively, they probably wouldn’t be able to pay Io enough for his treasurer services to make it more lucrative than investing in his downtime with the DC. 

So it seems like he is trading his relationship with the DC- a personal relationship with feelings involved- for a relationship with the SC, one that is primarily business-focused. From their outer appearances, Io definitely knows that ‘rich kids’ like himself don’t tend to focus on friendship, so he’d be relatively safe to keep things strictly business.

Which means Io finds the idea of a business-only relationship more appealing/safer than a relationship based on friendship.

And supposedly, by extension, even if he did have to keep being a Battle Lover, he could keep that relationship strictly business too, by simply showing up and helping fight monsters without actually spending any time with the DC.

But without the context, this is speculation. Is there anything in the novels/comics/games that add to this???

Ryuu is rightfully pissed off! But the look Io gives here says again ‘I know what I am doing is hurtful, but I made my decision in my/everyone’s best interests’. Supposedly.

GAHH I NEED MORE CONTEXT.

Supporting my theory that Io is simply being a stupid teenager! Which I suppose could also play into the slightly deeper motivations I speculated about. Buuuuut still... a bit of a cop out.

Monster that makes its own sound effects! Or one that’s attempting to be a Pokemon!

I love when the boys other than Yumoto get into the fight! Yay!

I guess they have time for full transformations since they’re missing one! (or they need to pad the episode runtime, MAGICAL BOY STYLE)

Such an empty yellow spot

Ryuu… you ran right into it... it’s like you weren’t even trying.

Well that sounds suggestive

THIS MONSTER IS RIDICULOUS I LOVE IT

EVEN THE OTHERS REALIZE IT

Poor Ryuu- I’d cry if I was tickled that much, too. I probably would have also pissed myself.

Io jfc you can’t just stop being ticklish because an enemy decides to tickle you!

Nonetheless, boyfriend is pissed

Oh wait- Io transformation by himself. More screentime padding!

In other words- “GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY MAN”

DAYUM IO- punch the monster through a fucking WALL. Somebody’s been working out.

Also idk why the color is so off in this action scene- it’s so daaaaark

“I’m so humilated and my pants are probably ruined”

“It’s about time you got your head out of your ass and saved my ass or I was gonna kick your ass!”

Yayyyyyy they made up!

Why is the monster adorable?

Sassing Yumoto, a DC pastime

PFFFT YUMOTO MY SMOL PRECIOUS CHILD NEVER CHANGE

Seriously why is a screw monster so cute

I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this before but it so looks like the CA’s pants are actually leeggings

Maybe that’s why Kinshiro wears a cape he’s self conscious about showing off his ass ffffft

DUN DUN DUN SPOTTED

Pssssssssssh you all are cosplayers at heart

Oh… is this why Yumoto’s bad at Japanese???

DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNN (x2)

I love this conversation- even without the underlying context it basically supports my theorizing (except for the implication that the SC would have potentially been more profitable)

Ryuu is right; he knows Io should have been able to calculate which was financially a better deal in three seconds. He probably knows that Io was struggling with something emotionally.

Io’s ‘I can’t tell you that’ is cheeky but I can take it 2 ways actually. Potentially, the SC was more profitable money wise, but the DC is more profitable for Io emotionally. So it could mean both of those things. Or like I thought earlier, the DC could be both emotionally and financially profitable and Io is just being a little shit because he second-guessed everything but doesn’t want to admit why.

Buhhhhh these boys.

Pshhhh En YOU DID NOTHING AND YOU’RE TIRED

OHHHH YOU GUYS AGAIN - interesting implications fufufufufufufufufu

You look like a cat Kinosaki

And lastly.. Dat face

Kinshiro has the evil villain glare/’stare into the camera like you’re on the office’ look down PAT

Well then! I don’t know if my ramblings about Io’s motivations made much sense but that’s like, the ONLY thing I can think of that justifies his willingness to leave other than he was just being a little shit and following the yen for no reason. Again, if there’s any other canonical evidence from other media that explains this episode please point me in that direction because I am confused! This explanation makes sense but... I don’t understand how the writers wanted the audience to take this episode. Reminds me of Tokyo Mew Mew where Zakuro repeatedly threatened to leave/actually almost did leave the Mew Mews, sometimes because of her own insecurities and sometimes because Mint was being a little shit and Zakuro wanted to kick her ass into gear. I don’t get that Io was playing with the DC to make them realize anything- this was he was working through something that we just weren’t privy to.