#tragic misunderstanding

[remixablix]

I imagine that Dazai is empathetic. Not only that, he’s hyper empathetic. That’s how he can be so acutely aware of what others are thinking and feeling and plan accordingly. That’s why he struggles so much with his mental health (when you feel deeply for others then their pain hurts you as well). That’s why he joined the Mafia… as a covert form of emotional self harm.

I also think that his empathy is coupled with deep-rooted differences that make him unable to express it in a usual manner. Maybe he treats Chuuya the way he does because he knows that Chuuya has always felt resigned to being the leader in the Sheep, so annoying and belittling him is Dazai’s solution to that tension. Atsushi always feels incapable of autonomous decision, so Dazai asking Atsushi do ridiculous things would be an empathetic (if not odd) reaction to his self-doubt

[sporesgalaxy]

hi sorry for reposting my own philip wittebane takes again but im having a moment. im having some kind of a moment because of rotating these in my mind. i hope they haunt you like they haunt me ^_^

[raayllum]

thinking about callum being understandably glad and so so grateful that ezran wasn't in katolis when the attack happened, and expressing it, bc he's just happy his little brother is physically alright! but ezran, guilty raging grieving, snaps that's exactly where he should've been as king

[timey-fandom-stuff]

well, guess who lost control of my hands again and was compelled to scribble down designs for ANOTHER Deltarune AU? yeah. me. it doesn't really have a proper name yet so I've just been calling it Changeling AU for now, I'll figure that out later.

these would be the cast's dark world designs; they parallel early Deltarune concepts in which the lightners would turn into monsters in the dark world-- with a few medieval fantasy fae-flavored twists this time around. mortals become a variety of magical beasts in the fae's dark realm, with only 'Kris' strangely unaffected... aside from the hue shift and conspicuously pointed ears, that is.

the main 'Kris' of this AU isn't the only human in town. instead, they're ironically the only one in town who ISN'T human, though not even they know it yet. in reality they're a Changeling, a fae creature that was left as a 'gift' to replace a taken human child. they can do things, strange things. animals come to them in the night, and the cool touch of iron burns their skin. they're afraid of what they see in the mirror; human eyes don't gleam in the dark, and their teeth shouldn't be so sharp. so they hide their features, and they ignore the whispers of the townsfolk, and they keep their head down.

they made a mistake, a terrible one... and they need to set it right.

meanwhile, the human they replaced is still out there somewhere in the fae world, twisted by its curse into a cornered, desperate beast seeking any escape from the realm that has held them prisoner all their life. it's said that when the full moon casts deep shadows over the woods, you can still hear their anguished howls in the dark begging for the name that once was theirs. they can never leave the dark world without it. they'd do anything to get it back.

all they've ever really wanted was to find their way home.

[ssaraexposs]

IS THIS EVEN ALLOWED?!

[stellaluna33]

Thinking about how Rory probably interprets Jess's leaving as him not caring enough, but every time he's left has been a situation where he cared too much.

[sun-marie]

not a hardened!lucanis romance mod....... say it ain't so.....

[limitbreaker23]

Plot twist: the bunny was lan zhan who used this opportunity to be held by jc!

That would explain why jc cannot decide whether he wants to kiss or fight the bunny. He senses the lwj stare it gives him.

Too bad when he takes this one home (because a jie wanted one, obviously), lwj will find himself in a bit of a predicament. shufu, please send money so that lwj can travel back home after he finds himself appearing in naked human form at Lotus Pier.

[bredforloyalty]

honestly um ,. one part of me understands why those posts were made but, are these poser incest enthusiasts in the room with us now

[sweetchcolate]

They're all so stupid.

God I fucking LOVE the Ah-Duo arc. It's criminal she gets so little content and leaves the story so soon. There are so many tragedies surrounding her: her child's death*, how that caused Fengming (someone who admired her greatly) to suffer guilt for years, and how this guilt almost caused the death of a high-ranking concubine and led to the death of an innocent servant as a scapegoat.

As one of the oldest people in the cast at thirty-five, Ah-Duo shows a level of maturity, sympathy, and compassion few others have, extending those feelings to those of lower ranks (who are usually exempt from being shown understanding or kindness). She recognizes the worth and hard work of those around her.

But what I love most about her reaction here are the things left unsaid or implied: the way Ah-Duo speaks of the servant girl's last moments and how awful a death it must have bene (drowned in freezing waters); the way she was both glad but also felt guilty over being promoted to concubine because the emperor cared for her... it all makes you wonder if she was also aware of Fengming's involvement in the baby's death and how she sought to cover it up or how Fengming tried to harm the one girl who saw her (the woman who lost her ability to procreate a sixteen) as a mother figure...

*[spoilers for future plot points]

And how must have she felt, all those years, seeing her son alive and well, but ignorant of his true birth mother, while she mourned the death of the former empress's son? If we go by the implication she was aware Fengming accidentally killed her "child", how must Ah-Duo have felt knowing her most trusted servant felt all this guilt over another woman's child (while never knowing it)?

All that love, all those years of devotion, all undone because of misunderstandings...

It's so stupid.

[evaceratops]

both of the flashback episodes felt weak to me and i can’t figure out why

[llycaons]

wen qing x jiang cheng for the hated ship meme!!

THANK YOU...hehe

this isn't even covering everything wrong w that ship but god it felt good. they're not even especially popular but any jc/wq is too much jc/wq

[fruitgoat]

Hi. I'm an idiot. I've had a plot bunny hopping around the back of my brain for about a decade. I've started to draft it many, many times. But I've never gotten beyond half of a half-assed draft (very few complete sentences) because I've always gotten stuck on a couple key plot points. Intellectually, I knew I could just Handwave away most anything. But that never felt right because they are circumstances that drive big chunks of the plot. I just figured out how to get around the biggest one. It's still a bit of a Handwave but it's an Acceptable and Oddly Rational Handwave. And so obvious that I'm a little unsettled that it's apparently never gotten into my notes for this project before now.

(I'm trying to be Spoiler Free just in case I ever actually finish writing this story. I love spoilers so I often forget until too late that other people can't stand so much as reading the blurb. And I guess you could technically call this story a mystery or a thriller. Not a Who Done It, but more of a Why Done It.)

[sleepfight]

[fandaniel]

everytime i remember fandaniel 'i will kill you and me and everyone' and how he formerly had to hold back a sob over killing a creature that was rampaging i want to rip my skin off.

[bobzora]

it's always funny to me when people misunderstand akechi's main/only motivation/plan to be like. just killing his father because dude if that Was his plan everyone would be in a much better position. like everyone would be way better off. Instead,