#this proposal DESTROYS me it’s SO FUNNY SORRY U IDIOTS

[julesblackthorns]

a relationship should be 50/50 so i yell ‘IT’S EQUIVALENT EXCHANGE! I’LL GIVE YOU HALF OF MY LIFE IF YOU GIVE HALF OF YOURS TO ME’ and she says ‘ughhhhhh do you have to treat everything like alchemy? the whole equivalent exchange thing is nonsense! how about i just give you my whole life?!’

[jumin-deserves-better]

My thoughts on all the Mystic messenger characters and their routes :

Ok, last week I finished playing the mystic messenger game. I completed all the routes, DLCs etc. And, OMG, WHAT A RIDE WAS THAT ! . It doesn't have any appealing plot like other otome games, but this game sure did capture my heart,which most of the otome games fail to do so. The fact I could relate to some of the characters, I felt bad for them, concerned, weirded out at times , and so happy when they changed into a happy person because of me. The game deserves all the praise it gets, 10/10 👍

In this post, I will give my rating based on my playthrough for each character, and I will also say who is my true route as well, i.e, the route I fell in love the most, And please remember, these are based on MY opinions alone, please don't come at me, if it doesn't match yours 👀, Feel free to share your opinions about the characters as well & this post is way long beware ~☆

My playthrough order : I followed the recommended playthrough to get a clear picture of the storyline.

Zen 》Yoosung》 Jaehee》 Jumin 》 Seven》 V 》 Ray.

And for your kind information, I never played this game to get a bad ending, i didn't want to hurt those precious fictional characters just for getting one CG 🤐, but I do know what happens

SPOILER FREE!, I will be just giving MY OWN ratings , except for the rika part lol don't worry, ladies.!

Anyways, let's just jump into it ;),

Zen 🤍:

THAT SMIRK THOUGH 😏

His route : 9/10 ( not the best route, but I liked it anyways, as he is my 1st route)

His character: 8/10 ( I don't like narcissism or narcissistic people, I know it was his coping mechanism, but I kind of dislike those type of men, his attitude in Jumin's route, kinda pissed me off apart from that , he is great ! )

Is he my true route ? : NO, I don't like guys who are narcissistic, I understand that that its was his coping mechanism, to make him believe in himself, but still being narcissistic all the time is not ok, I have a bad memory because of those type of guys, moreover, I am not that confident irl 😂 , I mean the MC in Zen's route,will have to say lots of weird ass choices, and the fact that will impress him⁉️, i wouldn't even say those choices irl to anyone . I wouldn't mind being friends with him though. He is definitely the ideal BF material, but he is just isn't for me..Sorry, Zen.😅

Yoosung 💚 :

AWW CUTIE 🥺💕

His route : 9/10 ( apart from the "You are just like Rika", I personally enjoyed his route, the character development was the best at the end 👌)

His character : 9/10 (OMG! He is just so cute, I am not the one to get attracted to the 'younger guy' type, but this guy just changed everything for me, but he needs lots of attention , beware, yandere yoosungs will pop out if u don't care about him enough, and the fact this guy was the only one who was supportive for Jumin's relationship with MC in Jumin's route , showed how much of a cutie he is!, unlike others 😒, he was a bit annoying in V's route, but it is understandable, he deserves to knw the truth about the person who he admires )

Is he my true route ? : Kind of a YES & a NO. Eventhough I enjoyed his route more than Zen, like I said earlier I am not into those 'younger guy' type, he is a guy who loves to be babied and protected by a mature MC , and well...I am not that mature either 😛,in reality, I am a independent person, but when it comes to relationships, i liked to be babied 😏. I personally think he deserves someone better than me, I don't want to ruin his happiness 🥺

Jaehee 🤎 :

A friend in need is a friend indeed, my bae,Jaehee! 😄

Her route : 7/10 ( ok, I am gonna be honest here, I did not enjoy her route, I was happy that she realized her dreams and goes for it, but do we have to ruin a character just for making this route dramatic? Yes, I am talking about Jumin, Do u guys even know, how much I struggled to even start Jumin's route, I was literally scared of him because of his potrayal in this route as that jerk which he was btw,this route actually made me avoid Jumin for sometime.I expected the relationship between Jumin and Jaehee to become a healthy one, but oh well, whatever, & the after ending was just frustrating,all the RFA members just isolated Jumin, seriously, eventhough he did wrong things ,I felt so bad for him, imagine his thoughts at that moment , ugh...Jaehee deserves a better route, I am just not a fan of 'downgrading one character to give more importance to the main one', it's just bad writing)

Her character : 8/10 ( she is an amazing friend, a bit mature one at that. But personally i felt , if she really wanted to pursue her dreams ,she could have resigned, if she is not liking it . She was behaving a bit ignorant at times, especially in Zen's route. She could have communicated with Jumin beforehand about her difficulty in handling the job? I knw it's very difficult to suddenly quit the job, but she has every right to resign,she does have the money to open a coffee shop, thn why?. Don't come at me, and tell me that I hate her just because she is a female character,HELL NO, I like her but still her route made me have mixed feelings. She was being rude at times , I really understood why CHERTIZ did this, to show women can liberate themselves to work for their dreams, but in a professional point of view, I still think the route could have been handled better. Small businesses success isn't as easy to get, and in my point of view it would have been nice to show how MC and Jaehee make it through in her route rather than making Jumin a jerk, because it ruined Jumin at first for not only me but also a number of players ,but oh well,���‍♀️, I do like her, she could be a great friend, nothing more that that )

Is she my true route? : NO, I am straight. I see Jaehee as a friend. Some ask a romantic route for her, but I don't mind about that , I was just glad that I could help her to realize her dreams as a FRIEND.

Jumin 💜 :

I don't see a selfish jerk here, I see a soft boi , in a gigantic body, who is just lonely

His route : 10/10 ( Seriously, I did not expect to like his route one bit, I thought I would hate him more, but turns out, I freaking fell in love with the flawed "him" , HECK YEAH! this was the only route where i was being TRUE TO MYSELF, did not refer any guides, understood his loneliness, I could relate to him so bad, I was happy to help him during his vulnerable times 🤧.Zen was annoying ,but I didn't care much about it, because I knw why he was like this. I prefer the good ending, and yes he does propose for marriage to whom he have talked for only 11 days, but I was very sure he will listen to you, if u don't want the marriage immediately )

His character : 9/10 ( He is so cute in his own way,mature, intelligent,awkward and even gets insecure,because he thinks he does not deserve you?! , you deserve better than me ,Jumin 😫, he does get possessive and irrational and that could make others uncomfortable, but for me, I understood that as well, being an empath myself ,as this dude never had a relationship with anyone,he is new into this, I don't mind teaching him new things about the world, about love. His characterization in Jaehee's route was god awful and cheritz did a bad job in it , I think they decided to make him like this, just for DRAMA,Jumin might have a bad way of showing emotions but he is not a soul less demon. I have seen people calling Jumin an abuser, but I didn't see that at all, he was being an idiot and he acknowledges it, every damn time, an abuser doesn't do this at all, and no..I don't think Jumin is dominant daddy material one bit like how the fandom perceives him. This is his first relationship with a woman, I feel he would be sweet, embarrassed loving and a loyal husband material, and I love his "opposed to living together before marriage" thing as well, as my religion follows that too as well )

Is he my true route? : A. BIG. FAT. YES. HE IS JUST MY TYPE, dear lord. I have never seen someone so perfect and also with flaws just like me , this guy made me realize that all along, I just never showed empathy towards others and that's why no one wanted to talk to me irl, I didn't care what people told about me. He seriously made me understand my own flaws and I corrected it, he made me into a better person, big thx , Mr.Jumin . Morever , I was being myself in his route only, I loved all of his calls , he brings up the strangest things just to talk to you, that's just so cute WTH , this man will be so loyal I am sure of it !.I don't really care about his riches, I am just in love with his true self 😫🥺

707 ❤ :

The main man of this game, hmmm....

His route : 7/10 ( ok, I was so hyped to play his route , cuz even before I started to play this game, 707 was so popular, I expected a lot, but it was a meh for me...he did have a VERY HEARTBREAKING PAST , he was suffering from a lot of things, I understand. But the whole route wasn't that gud though...and his secret endings are just painfully depressing and angsty, V's death just broke my heart, I felt so frickin bad for Jumin, how would he even handle those things?.It just destroyed me completely. Moreover I don't find 707's jokes funny at times, his route had good plot, but 707 failed to impress me in his own route)

His character : 7/ 10 ( oh boi,I am scared that I would be slaughtered with hatred for telling this, the fact that he was faking his own personality was very shocking to me, I did not expect that. I despise tsunderes ,and 707 is the literal definition of it, so yeah, It ended up being annoying for me. Even though I was hella depressed like 707 before, I couldn't find him #relatable at all. I don't knw why , but I couldn't see him more than a friend 🚶‍♀️)

Is he my true route? : NOPE. I was not impressed by him at all, don't knw why lol, I tried to like him as he is THE REAL TRUE ROUTE,but it is still not getting into my heart, maybe because I already started to love Jumin, idk. I felt bad for 707, I wouldn't mind helping him as a friend, but as a significant other...NAH....,I am not into these type of guys 🥴,sorry seven...

V 💙 :

I can understand why Jumin and V were best friends...they be looking like DADDY 👀

His route : 8 /10 ( for me, I was happy that V finally understood that he was basically a obsessive simp for Rika, I hated that he blamed himself more, which somehow I agree, I feel like he could have said something to the RFA , yoosung was hella annoying in this route, he spoke as if Rika is an angel or something, which she is not btw, yoosung, she brainwashed saeran and freakin created a cult, and this is not something an angel would do 🥴, V is not just flawed or anything,he doesn't even love himself,and so clings to rika because she was so wonderful in her eyes as an idea .He kept the freakin truth hidden,just because Rika doesn't want to, of course, my baby,yoosung will ask about . V is too emotional,and he was a victim of rika's abuse and manipulation just like Saeran,I liked the plot and though I didn't fall in love with him , I did have a tinsy bit of crush on him, mainly because of his looks, more like a puppy love, the voice acting was on point 👌)

His character : 7/ 10 ( boi could have handled the situation with his crazy GF much better, he actually let Saeran get brainwashed by Rika, he could have done something, and the fact that he liked Rika only as an idea, showed that this guy was in a very toxic relationship, Rika and V are the perfect example of what happens when two people who doesn't love themselves date, and he was clearly the victim of Rika's abuse and manipulation. I also don't think he is an angel either, he has done some wrong things definitely, and the fandom should acknowledge his wrong doings)

Is he my true route? : NO. Though Jumin and V are very similar , I did not like the fact that he simped for his crazy GF out of his obsession alone and though, she was clearly showing red flags earlier, he thinks that the power of love can change her lol . He was so confusing for me to understand. 😂

Ray 💖 :

His route : 10/10 ( The drama , the music, the plot & the voice acting was just fantastic, I was blown away by this route, but that doesn't mean I liked Saeran as a character, the boi needs therapy, not romance lol, sry,and the recovery from his brainwashed state was unrealistic )

His character : 7/10 ( seriously, the voice acting for both the personalities was just mind blowing, he is such a well written character, but his abandonment issues isn't something u should romanticize about, he loved the affection that the MC was giving , but one wrong move, he will change just like that , he confused affection with love. Some are telling that Jumin was abusive, which he is not btw , for me, suit Saeran was super abusive, WTH)

Is he my true route ? : HELL NO. Eventhough he was practically innocent because he was under the influence of that elixir or some kind of a drug and brainwashed by Rika , I would never in my life try to have a romantic relationship with those kind of people. I may like him after he receives proper therapy ,but NO, just No, I can help him as a person, but I wouldn't go for a kiss or something with him. 🙄

Rika 💔:

This scene still gives me goosebumps 🙄

Her character : -infinity / 20 ( she deserves this uwu)

SPOILERS AHEAD!

Ok, hear me out, I hate Rika so much , i know she has been through a lot, i really do.. but it doesn't mean you can emotionally abuse and brainwash Saeran, he would have been a better person,she turned a person who loves ice cream and cloud watching into a self destructive psycho, another story showed how much she is capable of by her words , She manipulated V to not tell RFA that she is gonna start a cult, WHAT THE HELL, V, do you not knw what she is trying to do here 😳 ? But whatever,V was being manipulated by her "playing as a victim" tactics, she also played with Jumin's feelings for her, I was about to throw my hands on her, how dare u do that to my man ??, made yoosung to obsess over her to make him think that she is absolutely a gud person, and left him to ponder over her so called 'passing' , making him unable to move on from her.

And oh god,the backstory did not make me feel bad for her one bit, it only made me understand why she has become like this. Like dude, I understood she had a shitty past, but so did the other members of RFA, but did they all become like a manipulative victim player? Hell no.. they learned from their mistakes and they change, but even when all the members were trying to help her, she denies that she doesn't need a therapy. She deserves a proper mental therapy and a proper jail time. NO EXCUSE FOR THAT, she did the same manipulation and brainwashing for all of her disciples to get them into Mint eye.

But as a character , Rika just rocked it for me , she was so successful in making me and a lot of the fans hate her as an antagonist. Her voice actor was so gud,she had such a good way of speaking manipulative, like God, I understood why all the RFA members were all kind of whipped for her, she is such a master piece as an antagonist. 🚶‍♀️🤫

Vanderwood 💞👀 :

I NEED A VANDERWOOD ROUTE 😫

His character: 10/10 idk, why am I giving a rating for him though? I just love him 😂

Ok, I know he is a side character, but for some reason, I liked him more than 707 lol 👀, I just spoke with him only in one chatroom , but boi , was I whipped for him 😜

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My favourite to least MM main characters and routes :

JUMIN - 19/20 ( 1st)

YOOSUNG - 18/20 (2nd)

ZEN & RAY - 17/ 20 ( 3rd)

V & JAEHEE - 15 / 20 ( 4th )

707 - 14 / 20 ( 5th, it's not that I hate him or something, it's just that I was neither IMPRESSED by his character nor the route, I don't mind him one bit! )

Rika -Though she doesn't have a route or a gud character she deserves a -infinity/20 ( and no place in my heart 🚶‍♀️)

Overall, this game is the best otome game ! , I actually paid for getting the hourglasses, I mean, I suck at patience, I was so intrigued by the story, but it was seriously worth it !. There are a number of otome games which charge more than this.

Anyways,

Thank you, Cheritz for creating Mystic messenger. This game totally changed how I perceived life, love ❤ and Romance 💕

[siriuslyshewrote]

hi!!! i rly love ur writing ❣️ do u think u could write an isaiah imagine? he is too underrated omg.. maybe an imagine where him & the reader have been together a long time and he is finally considering proposing but reader is hesitant so he tries to convince them and is real sweet? tysm!!! ❣️

HESITANCE - ISAIAH JESUS

You were curled around Isaiah, legs so entangled you could barely pick them apart, as you lay on the sofa of the Shelby sitting room. For once, the house was empty, and as per usual, you had used that as an excuse to have your boyfriend over. It wasn’t the same when you were both around your family - Isa acted different, and you guessed you did too - you almost had to. Some things you had to hide - bloody hell, you’d hid yours and Isa’s relationship for well over a year, only telling your older siblings (as well as Finn, your only younger brother) about you two after John unknowingly stumbled into a rather heated kissing session between the two of you.

You both lay in comfortable silence, you reading a book, Isaiah humming along to a song on the gramophone, revelling in the peace and quiet. You loved your siblings, of course , but hell, there was never a quiet minute with them around. Nights like this, they were your favourite. You could almost imagine you were living in your own little home together.

“Love?” Isaiah said.

“Hmm?” You flicked over the page, glancing up to him.

He looked nervous, chewing his lip a little - his tell. You ran your fingers through his curly hair, trying to calm him a little.

“What do you think of marriage?” He blurted, sitting up, legs swinging off the couch, his pinstripe trousers creased.

You blinked, sitting up into the same position as he.

“In general? It’s good, I guess. Doesn’t work out sometimes.” You referred to your mother and father, and to an extent, Polly and her husband.

“No...” He paused, fiddling with his hands. You laughed, nervously.

“Is, what’s up?”

“What do you think of marriage, as in... us?”

You swallowed. In the five years you and Is had been together - since you were both fourteen - you’d let yourself only think about marriage several times. Of course you wanted to marry Isaiah - you had known that for a long time, and you thought he’d never ask. Except, you weren’t sure if you wanted him to ask. Because as much as you did want to marry Isaiah, things were definitely... complicated.

“I’m not sure.”

He looked as if you had slapped him across the face. Isaiah Jesus wasn’t used to being told no, or anything close to it. Not by you - and especially not this. His eyes flashed with hurt, and he coughed awkwardly.

“Oh.”

“Is. I don’t mean I don’t want to. It’s just...” You trailed off. “If we get married you do realise how much more of a target you are?”

It had been something that was a constant worry in your relationship - something happening to Isaiah, some angry ex-client or enemy of Tommy’s. Or something happening to you, which was far more likely, and that destroying Is. He had already lost his mum, and his little sister, in childbirth, when he was young. You weren’t sure he could handle more grief.

“I’m already a target in Small Heath, Y/N/N. We both know that.”

You ran a hand through your hair.

“I’m scared for you Is. I really, really, don’t want a target on your back.”

“You think I’m not terrified for you, too?”

Sometimes, you were so consumed with worry for him, that you forgot how much he was scared for you too.

“With my family? They protect me Is. You don’t need to worry-“

“And we both know they’d protect me too. And I’m not talking about them. You think I don’t know what people say to you and about you when they see us?”

“That doesn’t bother me-“

“A white girl and a black boy? In Birmingham? I’ve heard the comments you get, love.”

“And you get those too. Worse than me. I don’t care what they say about us Is. They’re bigots, and pricks. I don’t care.”

You hated seeing pain on his face, knowing you were why it was there.

“Just like I don’t care about the danger.” He replied. “It’s always been there, and it’s always going to be there. But you can’t let it stop you from doing things that you want. If you want.”

“You know I want. But I’m still not...”

You trailed off again, realising he was right. He was - nothing was going to make Isaiah safe in this city, and in some ways, you supposed he’d be safer if you two were married - if he was seen as a Shelby. It was something you had considered before.

“Still not what?” He tucked a bit of hair behind your ear, and you leaned against his hand for a moment, his calloused thumb - sliced open from the blade on his cap, when he had forgotten it was there many a time - brushed over your cheek.

“I think... I think you’re right, Is.” You said softly, smiling up at him.

He blinked.

“You-“

“I want to marry you.”

“You’re not just saying this because-“

“I’m not saying this because of anything. I’ve always wanted to marry you, and before I think I was scared. Well, I was scared. But you’ve always helped me get over things I’m afraid of. And with you with me, I know I don’t have to be scared.”

“So you want to get married?”

“Yeah. That’s not me saying I’ll stop worrying, because I won’t. But I still want to marry you.” You grinned, going to kiss him, before he drew a box from his pocket.

There was a small silence, that seemed to drag, as he fumbled with the box, as a smile overcame both of your faces.

“I know you’ve only just said yes, but I’ve had this ring for months, and I’ve always had it with me, just in case I finally got the balls to ask you.”

You laughed at him. “Hush. You always knew I would say yes.”

“So you’re sure?” He picked up the ring, and your hand, looking into your eyes.

“I’m sure. So sure.”

The ring slid onto your finger - a little loose, but that didn’t matter.

You both laughed a little, standing up , and hugging tightly. You swayed a little to the music still on the gramophone.

“I love you , Is.” You breathed, your lips almost touching.

“And I love you.”

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Just then, the front door burst open, and you jumped, almost shrieking , before hearing the voices of John and Arthur.

“You bloody idiots!” You cursed to them, still gripping onto Is’ hands, as he laughed, but drawing away from the hug.

“Sorry, lovebirds.” John yelled down the hall, and you heard footsteps, as he leaned against the door frame, Arthur appearing behind him.

“Johnny, Arthur.” You grinned, showing them your hand with the ring on.

It took them a few seconds to register.

“Fuckin’ finally!” John laughed, as you walked over to him, hugging him tightly.

“That little sod asked us four weeks ago whether he could marry you, and we’ve been bloody waiting ever since for you to tell us. Thought he lost the balls.” Arthur said jokingly, as you hugged him in turn.

“Do you blame ‘im? Now we’re engaged he has to be related to you two buffoons.”

Engaged. The word felt funny on your tongue, but at the same time, just right.

You grinned to Isaiah over Arthur’s shoulder.

Everything had turned out great.