#what is this strange dream manhwa

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omg i swear it’s a good series!! all the nsfw content is a marketing tactic!! it has rlly beautiful characters and storylines and human growth is at the heart of it!!! the tentacle scene was just for viewership im being so fr!!

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Name: It´s just a dream... right?!

[fujoshi--senpai]

what's with this strange dream?!

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Chapter 66. “Pretending To Be Strong” of What's with this strange dream?! Wtf man why must this happennnn.. there’s nothing worse than a partner losing lots of special memories, it can change your entire lives.. and bring struggles you’d never think could happen, if it lasts afterwards. They also finally became properly close as well and whack, the possession took over in the end. I mean, we knew that was going to happen but.. still, never mentally prepared enough for the aftermath of the exorcism.

This one hit for me as my partner developed loss of memory and continued daily loss of memory since the day of a terrible head wound, but it helps to read things which.. somewhat also relate to a situation at times though I can emphasise with both characters a lot, even though this is fictional and due to supernatural stuff and not real life scenarios, though they still reflect real life circumstances within fantasy versions of things.

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The Story of Us: Teaser

Pairing: Mahwa Character!Min Yoongi x Reader

Summary: You wake up in the body of the second female lead in a manhwa, determined to rewrite your fate. No longer willing to be trapped in unrequited love for the elusive main lead, Min Yoongi, you set out to change the ending of the story. But leaving him behind isn’t as simple as you thought. As the lines between fiction and reality blur, the narrative begins to shift in unexpected ways—Yoongi, who was once only devoted to the main female lead, starts to see you in a new light. Can you escape the cycle of heartbreak, or will you find yourself entangled in a love story you never asked for?

or in which Yoongi found out you aren't from that world and refuses to let you leave.

A/N: This is a yandere fic. The whole oneshot will be uploaded in Tumblr. A gift to you as celebration for my 6K followers! Thank you sooooo much for all the interactions and screaming with me about my stories <333

You froze in front of the mirror, your breath caught somewhere between disbelief and panic. The face staring back at you was undeniably familiar but was definitely not yours. It was her—the woman from the manhwa.

Your hand lifted slowly, as if drawn by an invisible force, and touched your cheek, tracing the delicate curve of your jaw. The reflection mimicked your every move, except there was no mistake: it wasn’t you. This version of you was flawless—her skin porcelain smooth, her lips full and painted in a soft, understated pink. You blinked hard, willing the image to change, but it remained the same, impossibly perfect.

And then it hit you, harder than any realization should have: You were in her world. You were in her body. You were the second female lead.

What the fuck was this dream?!

You pinched yourself, willing yourself to wake up from this peculiar dream where you were not you, and instead, you were someone of a fictional character. All that it did was reddened her fair skin. You truly tried not to panic, but no one and nothing could have ever prepared you from waking up in someone else’s body! More so of a fictional one. Similarly, you knew this could not be possible. You must have been dreaming.

You were just dreaming…right?

The knock on the door snapped you out of your stupor, your mind reeling as the panic tightened its grip.

“Miss? Sir Yoongi is here to see you,” the voice outside the door called, timid, hesitant.

You blinked, the words barely registering at first. Yoongi? No. No, no, no. Your heart dropped to your stomach, and the world around you seemed to tilt at an impossible angle. You opened your mouth to respond, but all that came out was a shaky, disbelieving breath.

"Y-yoongi?" Your voice sounded strange, foreign in this body, yet with an edge of authority, the voice of someone accustomed to being looked at, obeyed.

“N-no. Why?”

“T-to visit you, Miss. He went straight here from the airport after his three-month work in New York,” she explained with a terrified tone in her voice as though one wrong word would upset you. It did upset you upon horrifying realization that you were in the first chapter of the manhwa. He was coming to see the second female lead, the one who would only ever be a part of his life for the briefest, most painful moments. The one who would disappear when the main female lead entered the picture, leaving behind nothing but heartache and regret.

This was the moment—the beginning of her unraveling. The beginning of your unraveling.

You stumbled back from the mirror, almost tripping over the hem of the silk nightgown that clung to your skin. It felt wrong. This wasn’t your body. This wasn’t you. You couldn’t be her. You couldn't.

But there you were—she was—standing in front of a mirror, and it was your face that stared back, the same face that would soon be abandoned in favor of the main lead. The face that would die tragically, just as Yoongi chose someone else.

A cold sweat broke out on your skin as you pressed your hand to your chest, feeling your heart race, the pulse throbbing in your throat. The maid outside the door was waiting. She was waiting. Yoongi was waiting.

“Miss? Are you coming?” The maid asked again, sounding more nervous now. “Sir Yoongi is waiting.”

You felt your legs walked to where the door was as though they had a mind of their own, as though they were simply following the plot where you had to face her childhood bestfriend, as though you had no choice in this. The door creaked as it slowly opened, and the maid stepped back with a small, nervous bow. “Miss,” she murmured softly, her eyes flicking between you and the hallway.

There he was. Yoongi. Standing in the hallway, waiting for you.

His broad back was turned to you, his focus was on the huge window overlooking the garden below. His hands were in his pockets. You couldn’t help but notice the bags of designer clothes and jewelries beside him. It was always like this. Yoongi would spoil her with everything, his love a quiet promise wrapped in material things. His affection was given in expensive packages, just because he missed her. It was a thing the main lead, Yoongi, and her had for the longest times. He spoiled her rotten, and in turn, she loved him unconditionally until he realized that it wasn’t her love that he wanted. It was someone else’s.

You felt your chest tighten as you stepped forward, closer to him. And then, slowly, he turned around, his gaze landing on you, his eyes sharp and calculating, as though he was seeing you for the first time. He was just as handsome as you'd imagined, his sharp features bathed in the soft light of the chandelier overhead. His expression, however, was unreadable—his usual aloofness on full display. He had on a simple black jacket, the sleeves rolled up slightly, revealing his forearms.

He was standing there, just as he had been in the manhwa—distant, untouchable, and perfect. The kind of person who seemed to have everything. Everything except the one thing that would make him whole. His lips curved into a faint smirk, the usual aloofness settling over him like a second skin. Yoongi. So damn confident. So certain of himself. Yet there was something flickering beneath that exterior, something you couldn't place.

He took a step toward you, his gaze unwavering, and for a moment, everything felt too heavy, too real. The space between you both seemed like an eternity, but somehow you couldn’t move. You couldn’t breathe.

He raised his brows when you remained motionless – so dissimilar to how the second female lead threw herself in his arms in the first chapter. “What?” he said, his voice a quiet challenge. “Didn’t you miss me?”

His words hit you like a cold wave. Didn’t you miss me?

The phrase was so familiar, but it made you flinch. It was the same thing he had said to her. The second female lead. Her. The woman you had now become. You opened your mouth to respond, but nothing came out. Your breath caught in your throat, the weight of his gaze leaving you paralyzed. How were you supposed to feel? What was the right answer?

Yoongi’s smirk deepened as he took another step closer, his presence commanding the space between you both. He wasn’t giving up.

“Aigoo,” he muttered, as though your silence had amused him. “My princess is mad at me?” He reached out, cupping your cheeks in his hands and squishing them gently, his thumb brushing across your skin in a familiar, playful gesture. “I promise I won’t be away for that long again, okay?”

The words hit you like a punch to the gut. My princess. Mad at me? It was just like the manhwa. Just like how the second female lead had fallen for him—how she’d craved his affection, how she had convinced herself that he was the only one who could make her whole.

How could she not fall for him? How could she not love him when he was this—this?

See, who wouldn’t fall for that? You understood the second female lead for falling in love with him, or why she did all those terrible things when he suddenly withdrew all his affections from her. But maybe…you could change the ending. Maybe you could find a happy ending of your own away from him. You could choose differently. You could walk away. You could find your own path, away from him, away from this tragic loop. Maybe—just maybe—there was a way for you to have a happy ending. Not the one written in the manhwa, but one you could choose. One where you didn’t lose yourself in the love of a man who could never return it.

What if you and him could all have your separate happy endings?

Full teaser in KoFi

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Guys for real though I simply HAVE to scream about 'the hunter's gonna lay low,' because the hunter genre is giving me all the emotionally rich superhero content the western pop culture sphere has been gradually sapped of in favor of commercialized multiverse, but it is ALSO giving me all the emotionally rich gay yearning that is a crucial part of my diet, AND it's hurting my heart with burnout and trauma and the way people change in the face of the inevitable passage of time, and--

Let me back up. This is actually the first korean webnovel I've read so thoroughly! It's not finished yet, because the original novel isn't finished yet, but there's a solid 450k of text and I'm pretty sure the ending is imminent. Technically, i started orv before this (but paused/stalled about a hundred chapters in) and also started the novel for 'the guild member next door' (and then lost my internet tab lmao). So i really did intend to try to stick to first-in-first-out reading, but oh man. This story GOT to me, i was incapable of putting it down.

Technically, i started with the manhwa, just something casual to check out while I was bored on my business trip. But the comic is brand new, there were only fourteen chapters at the time, and I finished and didn't even pump the brakes before powering on to the novel. No regrets at all, i even used my in-flight wifi to keep reading as i came home.

I can only give you a sprinkling of the plot without wandering into plot points I don't think should be spoiled, but i REALLY want to encourage people to check it out, I'm also in the middle of 'i became a god in a horror game' and 'evil as humans,' both of which are EXTREMELY good, and this one effortlessly shouldered them out of the way

The genre! If you're not familiar with the hunter genre, the oversimplified explanation is that some people awaken as 'hunters,' who have super powers of various strengths and rarity, typically administered by a system of some kind. They usually use these to fight monsters, sometimes in dungeon-esque settings, often with magical tools and weapons either dropping in these dungeons or being made from monster materials.

The story! In THIS hunter setting, eleven years ago, a magical rift of some kind opened, and monsters came out and started wreaking havoc on the world. However, gradually, among the survivors, some of them began to awaken with new powers that gave them the ability to fight back. Our hero, cha eui-jae, was the first S-class hunter to awaken in south korea, in the aftermath of one of these early attacks where his parents were killed and he (age 17) narrowly survived.

As an S-class hero, and one with combat-oriented abilities, he had immeasurable value, as a weapon, as a figurehead, as a symbol for the people to rally around. By a significant margin, he was the most capable fighter in the country, and he worked hard to live up to those needs and expectations as the hunter "J". Again, he was seventeen. The one saving grace was that he had an adoptive aunt who helped shield him as much as she could, and a mask that hid his face and changed his voice.

This lasted three years. At the end of that period, among all the other dungeons and rifts popping up, there was a strange new rift, one that was expanding, and would start eating into the country eventually. Cha eui-jae led dozens of hunters in, and eventually the rift closed, but none of those hunters ever came out.

Until! Eight years later! Cha eui-jae wakes up outside the rift, back in seoul, lying in a pile of garbage, with NO idea how he got there or what happened in those intervening years.

In some ways things are.... good. Authorities have the ability to predict rifts now, and push alerts to people's phones to warn them to seek shelter. Kids ignore the warnings to stick around and film videos of cool fights to upload online. All the monster- and human-driven chaos of the early days is gone. And that's good, right? That's all cha eui-jae dreamed of all this time.

Cool! Things are under control! They don't need him. When he woke up, he was starving, and stumbled into a nearby hangover soup restaurant (a classic korean comfort food) to ask for something to eat. Now, he's helping out the elderly owner and helping look after her granddaughter and basically running the whole restaurant to let the old lady rest. The place is a major hunter hangout spot, but whatever, it's not like anyone ever knew his face, and most of these people awakened long after he left the scene. He's just a normal! regular! guy!

Yeah, when is that ever allowed to last 😂

Eventually, he ends up showing that he has SOME kind of powers in front of the wrong person, another rare s-rank, the number one ranked hunter in south korea, lee sa-young. If you look up this series and see an edgy try-hard hot topic guy with purple eyes and a purple gas mask, that's him. He's perfect. I would DIE for him.

He's also a mouthy motherfucker with a bad attitude! And he is also, non-metaphorically, extremely poisonous. And venomous, I assume. Restaurants have to throw out the utensils after he uses them, so it's safe to assume it's bad news either way! And folks... i didn't think the bratty little brother archetype was ever going to be my thing, but i was so very wrong. He's perfect, he's fascinating, he's engaging as HELL. Cha eui-jae is a WONDERFUL protagonist, i was happy to read whatever he was up to, but lee sa-young is an amazing foil, and the chemistry is great. I love the manhwa, but their dynamic in the book... chefkiss. And also the manhwa currently cuts off while they're still getting to know each other.

But for now! Lee sa-young actually needs someone like cha eui-jae. It's illegal to be an unregistered awakened person, but lee sa-young is trying to hunt down a drug ring right now, but he's a big-name celebrity and needs someone totally off the radar to work with him. Also, even if cha eui-jae is living quietly, the system knows that J is back. And besides, nobody ever figured out what the deal was with that expanding rift. Sure, it closed, but what CAUSED it? Annnnd I'm going to stop there.

This story is very much its own thing, but to me, it hits emotionally like the love child of svsss and madoka and no I won't elaborate. Cha eui-jae's backstory is one of burnout and trauma, and he himself struggles to recognize that, but he emerges into a world with a MUCH more nuanced understanding of trauma than when he went missing, and none of the chaos that made everyone who was asking him to step up to the plate over and over look the other way. He's in a world where he's a celebrity and a formative aspirational figure to many modern hunters, but also feels adrift in a world where he was left behind! He's still the same person he was before, but time has inevitably changed everything and everyone he knew.

This story is also about loneliness and community. Lee sa-young is made of poison and is hazardous to even the most powerful of his peers. Despite that, and despite his personality, he's a little brother to the third power, and has founded a guild of hunters who care for him and look out for him. He also looks out for the people around him, despite how rarely he chooses to get close. Korea has recently had its fifth all-time S-ranked hunter awaken - but her identity is under wraps because she's still seventeen and in high school, so she's going to graduate before they even THINK of giving her work, and cha eui-jae has a lot of complicated feelings he doesn't want to examine about that.

(there is also an artisan character whose abilities are adhd (positive) and adhd (negative) and I've never seen such a personal callout for me specifically i love him so much dhjgjhjh)

I started reading this book for fun, but it genuinely has themes I'm still chewing on as i start reading the translation again. I'm not done thinking about this, I'm not NEARLY done. And i promise that my summary stops before most of the plot even starts spinning up. The flow of how the worldbuilding and story and characters are gradually revealed it's absolutely wonderful, and I can't rec this book strongly enough

Belatedly, here's a link to the translator's site!

[pruneunfair]

Manhwas except the villainess is the protagonist.

Groundhog Duchess, FL: Rhyse Sinclair. Tone: psychological horror (Not your typical reincarnation story)

Rhyse has achieved everything she could've ever wanted, she found a loving family, she has supporting friends, the woman who schemed for her downfall is dead, and now she's married to her husband Cliff as the new Duchess Rudwick! Until she woke up in her bed, the dates set back to where she started, living in her abusive family home where she laments that it was just a dream.. and then her dream comes true! Finally, she's achieved the happiness her dream foretold. Right after her wedding night she wakes back up, in her childhood home with her abusive family. It keeps happening over and over, no one believes Rhyse when she tries to speak out. There's something pulling the strings, something keeping her from speaking on her accord. She begins to avoid the Rudwicks, hoping that it would end this teasing nightmare but no matter where she goes, she always ends right back into Cliff and Killians arms, back to being tormented by Edith, back to a life that will always be taken away from her right when she's at her highest and with each passing time, she starts to lose more of herself and becoming more and more spiteful and bitter. Will Rhyse finally be able to put an end to this cycle and achieve a happy ending that lasts forever with her unexpected ally?

the flowers from another world, protagonists: Robelia and Aisha Tone: Comedy (Divorcing my tyrant husband)

Aisha had it all. She was the pampered consort of the tyrannical Alexandros and on her way to becoming the next empress, a major improvement from her boring life in Korea. She never wanted to leave, that is until mysteriously all the love and attention she would bask in has disappeared.

The once quiet and obedient empress Robelia was all of a sudden Alexandros love again! One by one Aisha starts to lose everything, all her allies turned on her and none of her endeavors had a chance to succeed not to mention Robelia has been nothing but insufferable the entire time. When Aisha finally confronts Robelia on her sudden change in behavior the two argue further until Alexandros shows up. Much to Aishas dismay, he only assists Robelia but somethings odd.. Robelia doesn't seem to be enjoying ANY of the attention..? Huh, odd. Who wouldn't want to be adored by a man who would do ANYTHING for you? Well it turns out Robelia is also from the same world as Aisha and she's been acting the way she has so she can divorced and live away from the nobles. The women come to an understanding in their commin goal and as frenimies they go on misadventure after misadventure to restore Aishas plot powers so Robelia can easily get divorced and leave. But the more time Aisha spends with Robelia, the more she sees from her point or view and she starts to wonder if Alexandros is even worth it?.

Two birds on a wire, FL: Claudine Van Brandt, tone: drama+tragedy (cry or better yet beg)

As far as Claudine could remember she was reminded that everyone has a destiny to fulfill in the aristocracy and hers was to marry and bear heirs. All Claudine really wanted in life was a carefree one where she got to live in luxury and enjoy the finest of all so to please her family and live her ideal life at the same time, she chooses a long time acquaintance, the Duke of Berg, Matthias Herhardt. Despite her fiancé's strange behavior Claudine was fine with how things were until she starts to notice Matthias take an interest in someone else.. the niece of one his employees and a girl she knew back then: Layla Llewellyn. Suddenly everything begins to feel as if it's falling apart. Claudine guaranteed luxurious life is now at stake and she's willing to do what it takes to achieve it! But what about Layla? No, why should she care? She's the one who's wreaking Claudines home, if she'll become collateral damage then she deserves it for flirting with someone else's man.. until she learns of what kind of psychological damage Matthias is inflicting on Layla, Claudine terrified now: if she marries that man then who knows what he'll put her through, screw her luxurious life and her families desires she needs to escape now!.. but not before she breaks Matthias and Layla up and free the poor girl she wrongfully accused, that is if Claudine isn't already too late.

the human saintess, FL: Diana tone: romance+ self growth (For my derelict favorite)

Diana is a saintess of common origins, with no one reconginizing her due to her lack of status a miracle in the form of two handsome men grant her the chance to finally use her healing powers for the good of the common folk, all seems well until one of her friends Cael reveals that he killed their enemies for her in the name of love. It seemed sensible at the time that she rejected him harshly and told him to leave. With only one man left she chooses Helios as her husband and becomes the crown princess. Now that she's a noble, Diana must learn how to act as one even if it means restricting some of her power to the poor. All Diana wants is to be accepted, to finally receive some payment after all that hardwork she'll even ignore news on Cael if she has to, he must be doing better anyway now right?. Well, not exactly. By ignoring any news about him Diana never realized that Cael had attempted suicide more than once, but what could she do? By the time she finds out she also learns that Caelus is married so it should all be fine.. until Caelus's new wife Hestia keeps harassing her for her faults, she just won't leave! But Diana can't say anything, she's the saintess! She HAS to be good.. but to who? The nobles or the commoners? Why can't it just easy for once!?

Slowly but surely, Diana will learn that even if she's a saintess, she's still a person and as a person, she makes mistakes, some big and some small. If she wants to get any better she has to make things right. Starting with the people she neglected below.

into the dark forever, FL: Marianne Edenverre, tone: self destruction.

All her childhood Marianne had been nothing but bad fortune. Her mother treated her terribly and even living as the 5th princess did little to differentiate from her previous homelife. All her new half siblings refuse to treat her as human for her status as an illegitimate child except for the 4th princess Alisa, the bright bundle of joy that made her feel welcome.However, a single person cannot make up for the mistreatment, especially if that person is the star of the family. Why can't Marianne have that? Who does Alisa even think she is!? Is she taunting her? Marianne won't stand for that disrespect, she suffered enough hasn't she? When is she gonna get her paid her dues? If God won't pay her then she'll just have to steal it herself so Marianne summons a demon to give her the help she needs. All of a sudden, everyone loves her! She's the star of the show and now Alisa is the scapegoat, finally, now the 4th princess will know what it feels like to be ostracized but when that doesn't work, Marianne decides to just arrange her death instead. There, no more Alisa, she's finally the most adored girl in Edenverre... wait, Alisa has been reincarnated into the princess of a enemy empire? Well Marianne can't let that stand idly by, she needs to get rid of Aisha de Elmire now, no matter what it may cost.

Project Leila, FL: Yvonne Eckart, tone: coming of age tragedy.

After getting lost during a festival, Yvonne loses her not just her brothers and father but her sense of self, she had been possessed by the goddess Leila and its been relentless in its pursuit to possess her. Yvonne waited and waited for her father to come and find her, she wouldn't let Leila break her spirit but when she finds her father taking another girl in as her replacement, Yvonnes heart drops and she almost loses all hope and Leila almost succeeds.. but Yvonne is able to snap out of it at the nick of time, it was a close call but the pain of abandonment never did go away. During the remaining years, Yvonne never bothered to go back home anymore, they seemed to like that purple haired girl anyway and surprisingly Leila wasn't so bad to talk to as it was the perfect being to vent to. Day by day Leila keeps trying to trick Yvonne into letting it possess her but she always stands her ground and declares that she'll never affiliate herself with the likes of the goddess. But when Yvonne is found and arrives on Penelopes coming of age ceremony, it becomes tempting. All Yvonne saw was the girl who stole her life but the real monsters may have been more close to home then she thought. Just how toxic did her family become and will she be able to resist Leilas temptation?

The concubines woes, FL: Diane Poitier, tone: female rage+self reflection (I will abdicate my title as empress)

Diane Poitier had been a patient girl. After losing everything at a young age she had been determined to never let that happen again when she becomes the Emperors concubine. He has no wife, she's is the owner of the Ivory palace, and she resembles his deceased mother, the cards should have all fell in place, but they never do. The Emperor instead marries the crown princess Adelaide of Kotrov. Just like that Diane feels everything crashing down around her so she makes an enemy out of Adelaide, belittling her and trying to drive a wedge between the new married couple so she can return to the escapism of knowing she's the Emperors one and only. Yet with all the grievances she causes, Adelaide never sees Diane as an enemy, if anything the empress is the kindest to her then anyone else has ever been, one side of Diane wants to keep pushing until Adelaide snaps but the other is weeping so much it can't come up with the words. Why is she even doing this? What will this get her? Will the Emperor even marry her at all when he gets divorced? Why is she being this way to the one woman who has shown her kindess?These are the nagging questions the keep Diane up at night.

Divorcing your husband, FL: Sumin Jeong, tone: comedy (Marry my husband)

Sumin will never admit it but she's been a snake in the grass for most of her life, she can't stand seeing her friend Jiwon happier than her so what better way to ruin her life then to sleep with her husband while Jiwon is terminally ill? Well.. Karma inevitably catches up to Sumin and she is killed by the very same man she slept with after he accidently murdered Jiwon to eliminate any witnesses. Instead of waking up in heaven or hell, Sumin is back 10 years ago! Does she even deserve this? Of course she does! How could someone so deserving like her not? It turns out though that she lost a little something along the way.. her charisma! It's been stolen the moment Jiwon died and when Minhwan killed her. Without her cutesy baby act no man will just crumble when she says "Oppa!" Sumin actually has to work for what she wants now, and the only 2 men who are still willing to adore her are her killer and older co worker who has a thing for her childish talk, jeez were her co workers always this terrible? Whatever, she'll play into Minhwans hand for the time being.. after all, she could use a little life insurance from him.

Golden cage, FL: Rashta Ishka, tone:tragedy+female rage (remarried empress)

The tragic tales of a girl sold into slavery and the men who take advantage of her. Most strived for beauty but Rashta hated it, her beauty was a curse and it drew in all predators who wanted to take a bite out of her. The first man who fell for her was one of her masters who currently raises their child, the second is the Emperor of the empire who loves her like a hunter loves their trophies they caught and the third is the most charming yet manipulative of them all. During the duration of one year, Rashta navigates the life of a concubine and later empress. The ladies in waiting hate her for displacing their empress, the men desire her for her innocent beauty, her former master blackmails her, and her idol: the empress won't even turn an eye to her direction, her only hope is to keep going with her role of the prey Sovieshu caught. Keep acting cute, keep speaking in 3rd person, she doesn't even have to learn much etiquette if it means Sovieshu will find it charming. Slowly, she is picked apart by everyone in her life and the only people who could've helped her have been pushed away. There's no saving Rashta, she's already trusted too many of the wrong people and made too many mistakes but maybe when her children grow up and learn their mothers story they'll be the voice to put an end to slavery and grant the next generation the future she always wanted.

Aim for the throne, FL: Isabella de Mare, tone: suspenseful drama (Sister I am the queen in this life)

Isabella may be her families favorite but that alone isn't enough. She knows her worth as a woman only means so much and as much as she loved her mother, she refused to end up like her as a de-facto wife of a mere cardinal. No, if she only mattered for her beauty than Isabella was going to use it to it's fullest: she wants to become queen of San Carlo, but when her half sister Ariande comes to live with the family, the new competitor meant buisness and had already earned their fathers favor much to Isabellas annoyance. What was supposed to be a subtle warning is quickly figured out and it turns out Ariande isn't as dumb as Isabella thought. Throughout the years that follow, both sisters clash and plot to rise up the ranks. Isabella becomes a renowned beauty engaged to prince Alfonso and Ariande becomes reserved but most devoted to her religious studies, earning her privileges with the clergy. This has been Isabellas most formidable foe yet and she's willing to go to lengths of murder to secure her destiny as queen of San Carlo. Little does she know.. the golden rule cares little about beauty.

Black widow, FL: Krista, tone: thriller drama (remarried empress)

Out of all the ways it could have happened why this?, Krista was already deposed of her position of queen as expected when her husband died but with her positive reputation with the people and her brother in law remaining single, Krista was confident she'd stay as the beloved queen of the west. Oh, Heinrey brought in the former empress of the east to be his wife? Well she can't be shocked, the kingdom does need heirs after all, Heinreys starting to establish his fiancé as queen already? It's fine.. maybe he'll let her stay with them instead of sending to her to compshire to mourn for the rest of her life besides, she'll always have her loyal ladies in waiting. Wait no.. most of them are already defecting from Krista to the new queen.

Krista is losing everything and her foolish family isn't helping her case, all she has left is the peoples support for her but even that is fleeting!? What? Of course.. his majesty has stated he'd fill the mouths of those disrespectful to the new queen with rocks and sew it shut, it must've scared everyone into submission. Everything is on line now, Krista's father is continuously pushing buttons he shouldn't be pushing and when Krista's brother attempts to kill Navier, all fingers point to her as his accomplice. If Krista wants to clear her name she's gonna have to play the hard way and put on an act like she's loyal to Heinreys new wife and hope that the Heinrey doesn't execute her to protect Navier.

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~Manhwa AU- A Fairytale Do-Over~ Pt 3

A/N: Writing has been so hard recently and there's no reason for it. Other than making me mad I think >:( But here's the next part! I'm going to start making a taglist for this series, so reply if you want to be added so you'll be alerted to the next part being posted! thank you and have a grand time reading! Word Count: 3.7K Pairings: Sibling Leona & Farena Warnings: Alluded to child neglect Lilia's cooking Prev / Next

A month had passed since Malleus’s birthday and Yuu still refused to accept any of Lilia's requests for playdates.

She sighed, turning the page of a book she remembered never finishing. Her family's personal library had become a small sanctuary for her recently. The magically enlarged room was like a maze; towering dark wood shelves filled with books that were easy to get lost in without a map. A hidden nook close to the three floor-to-ceiling grand windows, the enchanted fireplace crackling peacefully while Yuu or her fathers would rest on overstuffed decorative pillows reading together. The perfect place to run and hide from a very overzealous bat fae who wanted to feed her a ‘home-cooked meal’ to make her feel better enough to come visit the imperial palace. Yuu only needed to glance at the pot of noxious black sludge to be given a traumatic memory of what would happen to someone who ate Lilia's cooking…

While Lilia was more than free to chase her around the manor, her father was quick to stop the fae from running after her into ‘his library’. The family library obviously held the precious books of the Crowley family; Yuu’s favorite playscripts and fairytales, Divus’s historical fashion logs and his various past fashion sketchbooks. Dire even kept a small collection of older spell books in the room, some possibly older than the empire itself. Lilia's cooking could melt the bones of a whale, Yuu was sure of it, divine only knows what it'd do to a poor flimsy book.

So, the library was safe. For now at least. There was no telling where her parents would forbid her from entering in the name of her ‘health’ if they worried anymore.

Her parents continued to grow more and more concerned over her personality shift. They thought she didn’t notice, standing at her bedside in the middle of the night and speaking in hushed tones about what to do. Her papa would sit on her bed and run his hand along one of her braids while he grilled her father on what he was doing to get a mage doctor to their home.

Yuu couldn’t use magic, so she wasn’t entirely sure why her papa thought a mage doctor was needed (Only a few days later did she realize that her papa thought she had been cursed. Which was possibly true, time travel and all…). Dire had managed to deflect each time Divus asked, tucking her tighter into her covers before leaving the room, a silently furious Divus following after him. They’d try to broach the topic during breakfast each morning, asking if she had anymore strange dreams, if something new had appeared in her room, or even if someone had spoken to her.

It didn’t ease their concerns when Yuu denied anything new or strange happening, but Yuu wondered how much they would panic if she said something did happen. While it could potentially be funny, she’s almost completely sure her fathers would put her through an intense magical purge ceremony that would actually make her ill.

Sighing, Yuu closed the book, placing it on her reading nook’s ‘to be continued’ pile. It had been at least an hour since Lilia had shown up to the duchy, her parents had hopefully either sent the old fae home or were having a discussion over wine. Leaving Yuu to freely walk around the library again.

Thumbing through a book on gardening (though the pictures were more interesting than the semi-faded blocks of text), Yuu suddenly felt a chill creep into their spine. Kalim had described the feeling to her once, recounting one of the many tales of failed kidnappings and assassinations; the feeling of being watched.

Yuu did their best to remain calm, following Kalim’s advice. It's no good to let them know you know, act as nonchalantly as you could until you were in a safer location. (A conversation that had originally terrified them, only for Kalim’s beaming smile to promise that no harm would ever befall his dearest friend. Not so long as she had him and Jam-)

Swallowing, Yuu slowly closed the book and started to walk down the aisle. Maybe they were just there to steal something and Yuu had unfortunately been in their line of sight. A notion that was quickly dashed feeling the eyes stay on them and the sounds of footsteps following them. Yuu hates to admit it, but she panicked and broke out into a sprint.

Whoever was following her remained silent, keeping up with her easily through the turns and weaving between aisles. A part of her wanted it to be Lilia, since the worst that could happen was she'd have to have a bite of whatever he brought masquerading as a stew. Then again, that might actually kill them…

Panting, fed up with the sudden game of cat and mouse, Yuu ran around a corner and turned around quickly. The heavy book on plants raised in the air over her head and thrown blindly to whoever was chasing them. A multicolored blur appeared from around the corner, narrowly dodging the book in a sloppy side step. The two children looked at the heavy book on the ground, the thud it made echoing through the library briefly but the true horror was the fact the book had nearly exploded on contact with the ground. Pages of text and a stray beautifully illustrated flower fluttering to the ground in their silence.

The other child stared at the pile of paper that was once a book, blinking in shock before turning to Yuu with a glare and crossed arms, “What, are you trying to kill me?”

Yuu blinks then yells at the boy, poking a finger furiously into his chest, “You were the one chasing me!?”

The boy huffed, rolling his eyes and swatting her hand away, “I was just playing around. You're the one throwing ancient texts at people.”

“It wasn't ancient.” Yuu hoped it wasn't ancient. But, casting a glance at the pile, Yuu wondered if they were stronger than they remembered being as an eight-year-old…

Shaking her head, she brushed off the concern. The book was probably just…very old (please not ancient), her father would be able to replace it easily or fix it, “Anyway! Why are you in here? I've never seen you before.”

The boy raises an eyebrow, almost sneering back at her, “I'm a guest. Why are you scurrying around here like a rat?”

“Like a-I live here, you shithead!”

The boy stepped back, eyes wide in shock either from her yelling or from realizing who she was, “Wait…you're the Crowley girl?”

“What of it? You haven't even introduced yourself to me in my own house!”

Rolling his eyes again, the boy stepped closer to walk a slow circle around her, studying her with a sharp eye, “It's just surprising, ya know? Rumor has it, you're supposed to be sick as death in bed. Not taking any visitors nor going to any of your little friends’ socials.” He smirks, tilting his head, “But instead of seeing some sickly child, I see a little rat who's healthy enough to throw books with deadly force.”

“...” Yuu frowns, nearly sneering at the smug boy, “I'm not going to stand here and listen to some boy in a hand-me-down dashiki-...you're Leona Kingscholar.”

Leona was taken aback, tilting his head, “How do you guess? Other people wear dashikis, you know…”

Yuu nodded, but pointed to various areas of the garment as she spoke, “Yeah, but very few have actual gold embroidery on them. not to mention the overall state of it; it's faded but only in high friction areas. Meaning it was for casual wear instead of formal seeing, again, the authentic gold threading. And the sleeves's been stitched up, not professionally since it's affected the appearance of the pattern. It's not concrete, but that's normally a sign of sentimental value since it's merely to keep the fabric intact instead of presentable to the public.”

“...” Leona sighed, crossing his arms as he looked off to the side annoyed, “And that clearly shows you're the child of Duke Crewel. Only someone with his textile-obsessed blood would deduce me as a Kingscholar from my clothing rather than being a lion beastman…”

“Who else would I be? Though my parents love each other, they aren't having another baby anytime soon. Plus, I'm already an only child…”

Leona coughed, struggling to hold in his laughter before clearing his throat to speak, “I assumed you were Duke Crowley's oh-so-elusive student I've heard the adults whispering About. Many of them were pretty pissed after learning their darling little brownnosers weren't going to get access to your family's private collection of ancient grimoires.”

Yuu's face pinched together, eyes scanning along the floor as she dug through her mind. Just like a normal dream, her past life had quickly started to fade from her memory as the weeks went on. Anything past her 12th birthday had become hidden in fog though anything before then was slightly clearer. But even so, she had no memory of her father having a student of any kind. In fact she's not even sure her parents allowed other children in their manor besides her, she couldn't remember ever hosting a playdate at the Crowley duchy at least…

“My…my father doesn't have a student? At least I've never met them…”

“...” Leona hums, short and absolute, as though he had gained a piece of a puzzle no one else had noticed on the table yet. Yuu watched in real-time as Leona made the mental decision to keep said piece to himself.

The beastman smiles, his ears flicking only once in what could only be excitement, “Interesting…oh well. It's only a rumor after all.”

Yuu rolls her eyes. From memory, Leona did have a bad reputation as a troublemaker, “Fun. You still haven't told me why you're in my house though. I'm pretty sure the Kingscholar duchy is to the east of the capital, not the north.”

Leona shrugs, fingers gliding over ornate spines of books before he pulls his hand away, making a face when it comes back covered in dust, “My brother is getting a measurement done. He brought me along claiming I could be fitted for my coming-of-age robes if there was time.”

“...But your 10th birthday has already passed, hasn't it? You should have had them by now.”

“...” Sighing, the beastman clicked his tongue in a moment of annoyance, “Shut up. You don't even know anything…”

Yuu tapped her chin, thinking hard about what she could remember of the Sunset Savanna clothing culture, “You're supposed to get them on your tenth birthday, As a rite of passage right? Thanking the gods for allowing you into your first stage of life or something like that…” Lord, just how much knowledge about clothing did she have at this age? It was hard to tell what were bits and pieces from her past life and what was simply drilled into her young by her papa.

Leona was quiet, looking away from Yuu's curious expression, “It's a ceremony of blessings. In the Savanna, once a child reaches ten, it's thought a number of bad omens aren't able to take hold of them anymore. But that also leaves them vulnerable to omens that plague adults. So either the community chief or head of the house is supposed to anoint them; bring them the blessing and protection of their family or community's ancestors…”

Yuu nods, Dire had talked about the ceremony once or twice, having barged in during one of her lessons with Divus to deliver unasked-for information, “Your father is the heir to the Sunset Savanna kingdom, but he stays near the Noctorn capital to build alliances. As the Savanna prince, he'd be liable to use the family sword to-”

…

Yuu paused in her stream of conscious babble. The ceremony could use a number of items to bless the child so to speak. Her father had told her of a number of ways he had personally bore witness to; an elderly woman shaking a branch over children, fine gold dust being spread on cheeks in patterns, even fresh spring water being poured over their heads and clothes.

But the Kingscholars, the Kingscholars used a sword. Tapping the unsheathed blade along the shoulders and then once against the forehead.

Looking at Leona, she finally noticed that one side of his bangs were longer. Dark brown waves that framed against a eye that was a shade lighter than the other, slightly hiding the clean vertical line of raised dark pink skin.

“...” Yuu bit her lip, wondering…if she should ask, “...Leona…how'd you get that scar?”

Leona stared at the floor, gently pressing a claw down the still-sensitive skin.

Leona sat beside a vent in the hallway, legs pulled up to his chin and arms wrapped around them. He was looking down to the ground, eyes unblinking as he listened to his father rant and yell.

“-utter embarrassment! And you want to reward another one of his tantrums!?”

Farena’s voice rings out, softer yet still carrying the hard edge his father's had, “I'm not rewarding him. I'm taking him with me to my appointment with the Duke Crewel. Leona's only getting a fitting if there's time-”

“You don't need that design book then! That mutt of a duke doesn't need it because he isn't making traditional garments. Especially not for that-”

“Enough!” Leona could hear the snarl in his brother's voice, clearly able to imagine the fury on the face that matched their father better than his ever did, “Just because you're upset Lord Lilia hasn't responded to your letters yet, doesn't mean Leona is at fault! I refuse to let you place it on him just because he acted out on the prince's birthday!”

“BAH! So you admit it! He's acting out and you're-”

“I'm giving Leona his due! You know damn well he was supposed to have his ceremonial dressings last year. You were supposed to send for someone from the homeland to fit him properly! You were supposed to bless him! You go on and on about how back home we are kings and not dukes and should act as such, and then you treat your own son like he's less!”

“He is LESS! Sickly! Defiant! Brazen! He's been weak and less than since the day he was born!”

“...How…DARE YOU!? Don't you dare blame that fever on Leona! He only got sick because you forbade the physician from tending to him when he got hurt! He may fully lose his sight in his eye because you wanted to punish him!”

“He should have never touched that sword! That is for the heir or head of the house! The true princes of our family line, he had no right to touch it!”

“We are all the princes of this family. Grandmother rules the Savanna in your place while you continue to make fancy with dead royalty you never even liked.” The rustling of papers, a flourish of fabric, “I'm leaving for my appointment, I'm taking Leona with me and that is final.”

It was soft, angrily and bitterly mumbled as Farena stomped out of the room. The sound of his father's liquor cabinet opening, the older man muttering, “Leave him there while you're at it.” 

The sound of Farena slamming the door made his ears hurt.

And that's how his brother finds him, back against a wall with his eyes pressed into his knees and arms to hide away his tears. Farena sighs, kneeling down and putting a hand to his shoulder, “Leona-”

Leona quickly shrugged his brother’s hand away, moving to stand on his own and rubbing harshly at his eyes, “I don’t want your pity, Farena-”

He was pulled into his brother’s arms, the older prince breathing calmly in an effort to center Leona and himself. Farena pulls away once he feels Leona untense his body, smiling and brushing the younger boy’s hair from his face, “It’s not pity…No matter what we become to each other. Know that I never pitied you…”

“...” With a final sniffle, Leona rubbed his eyes one last time before he nods, “Okay…”

“Come. We have to leave if we’re going to have time for you to get your fitting.”

“...It was an accident.”

As though that wasn't the most heartbreaking and concerning thing Yuu had ever heard. But Yuu wasn't going pick at an already tender wound, “I see…what…what was the Sunset Savanna like? There’s a lot of various areas like deserts and jungles, right? Was it fun exploring there?”

“I wouldn't know. In theory, I know what it's like there but I've never been, I was born here.”

“Oh!?”

Leona nods, “My brother remembers moving though, he's told me stories and every now and again we get visitors or refugees coming to our duchy.”

Yuu hummed, looking down the aisle, “I think we have a book on the Savanna somewhere…” She waved Leona away, “There should be a table with snacks around. Wait for me there while I go get it.”

“Don't you order me around…”

She was already walking away, looking over her shoulder with a glare, “Just go eat some snacks while I go find the book.”

Finding the book wasn't too hard. The library was normally organized weekly, though even then random books would appear in the wrong place. Luckily, Yuu was able to find the book of their desire easily. Pulling it off the shelf they nearly fell to the floor at the sheer weight of it. Huffing, maneuvering it in their arms to rush off to her and Leona's meeting spot.

The other young lord was luckily seated at the table, picking at the selection of cookies and other finger foods left out. He looks over, snickering at seeing just how much she was struggling, “Poor, sickly, Yuu. Even a book is too much for the grand lady now…”

Yuu glared over the large book, managing to haul it with her onto the stool before dropping the book on the table and releasing a cloud of dust. Her expression turns malicious as Leona starts hacking and coughing, sending more dust in his direction as she opens the book and lets the heavy pages fall to the table.

Leona waves the dust away from his sensitive nose, glaring through his teary eyes as he sneezed again, “Brat.”

“Bastard. Your family is the reigning line, isn't it? So you'd have stayed in the capital, right?”

For the next hour, the two spent their time looking through the book, Yuu asking him questions for a more in-depth look at the foreign land. And while Leona had never been to his homeland, he still knew more than Yuu and was more than elated to lecture the younger girl on what she had gotten wrong.

Soon, Leona could hear his brother calling out to him in the distance. He looks to Yuu, tugging on her hair to gain her attention, “I’ve got to go, my brother is calling me.”

Yuu nods, closing the book and holding it out to Leona, “Here. You can take this home with you.”

“Why are you giving me one of your books?” Leona still takes the book, tucking the hardcover under his arm and looking at Yuu in question.

Shaking her head, Yuu smiled, “Not giving it to you. It’s a loan. So you’ll have to come visit me again.”

“...” Leona laughs, short and behind his hand before returning Yuu’s smile, “Deal. I’ll come visit again since you clearly need someone to ramble to. I’ll bring the book back when I feel like it.” He ruffles Yuu’s hair roughly, making the younger girl almost fall over from the force of it.

“HEY!” Yuu smacks at Leona’s hand, pouting as the beastman runs out of the library to meet his brother. She sighs, trying to smooth down her hair lest her papa see her with her hair in disarray.

Leona Kingscholar was a troublemaker, that was the common trait anyone could give him. She remembered bits and pieces of her fathers talking about the young lord, each of them remarking what a shame it was. Leona wasn’t as physically strong as the rest of his family, but the younger lord was smarter, a fact his father always overlooked in favor of his older brother. Yuu couldn’t remember the two brothers ever having a negative relationship. Then again, she remembers one of the Kingscholar brothers leaving with their father back to the Sunset Savanna when the queen mother is on her deathbed. Sadly, she couldn’t remember which went.

If anything, Leona would be a good person to talk to if she went along with her plan. Breaking ties with Malleus was impossible, but her other two playmates would be easy enough, though it would be painful. And while it had only been a few weeks, things settled well enough. Malleus didn’t ever send her letters anyway, she would simply stop sending him letters. The hardest part would be breaking her friendship with Kalim and running from Lilia’s visits.

Leona wasn’t meant to be a replacement in any way. The youngest Kingscholar was almost isolated from others because of his abrasive attitude a trait Yuu unknowingly shared. Even if they didn’t become anything more than library friends, they’d at least have each other to speak to this time around.

Leona looked out the window of the moving carriage, the borrowed book resting in his lap while his brother rambled on.

“-weirdly thorough. I had thought we’d have more time for your fitting, but it wasn’t in the cards this visit. I did leave the book of designs with Duke Crewel, though. So when I go back for my second fitting, I’ll make sure you can see him.” Farena looks over, frowning as Leona doesn’t respond to him. Sighing, he tugged on his little brother’s ear to gain his attention, “How about we go out for lunch? We don’t need to head home just yet.”

“...” Leona’s eyes glance down at the book on his lap, smirking as he looked up to his brother, “I met a ghost in the Crowley library.” “You what?"

You made it! Have some art I did of the babies and their outfits in this chapter

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I thought I was ready not to cry or how chapter 159 had tricked me.

I read the new chapter twice. I watched each frame twice. I even read that chapter of the novel twice today.

And you know what, dear readers? TO HELL WITH ALL OF IT!

Warning! This chapter is mostly about Derrick.

A familiar face, right? At least for me, because my mother also got angry and tore the leaves out of the notebook when I wrote incorrectly something.

But here Derrick is scolded not because of bad handwriting, but because he dared to question Winter's involvement in the investigation, while Derrick himself was removed from it.

And you yourself know that the phrase "I love you more than the child of my best friend!" is very pleasant, but not always true. :^

"If Marquis Verdandi not give the antidote, we would already be preparing for the funeral!"

However, the Duke notices some very strange behavior in Derrick. His eldest son's trembling body, a confused look and muttering that this is impossible.

Remember how Reynold disclosed that he had a strange dream, as if Penelope was beating Ivonne? On the eve of the conversation with that btch, Derrick also had a similar dream!

Okay, you can stop and enjoy this image for a few minutes. The main thing is to remember that this is not the reality you dream about. I will wait for you..

Again, the feeling of déjà vu, again the scene in the head about how Ivonne must always suffer at the event that is connected with Penelope.

According to unofficial information, the duke thought that Derrick was drunk, so he quickly asked him to leave the office so that his carpet would not be damaged.

Then it was something like this:

Duke Eckhart: Derrick, my son... you better go to your room to rest...

Derrick: But...

Duke Eckhart: STFU, small scum This is an order.

Do you remember this woman? You know... the one who didn't immediately listen to Penelope at the beginning of the manhwa? Yes, the head maid. Well... she's also brainwashed! :D

So this old lady told Derrick that Ivonne was single and looking for the young duke. No, Derrick didn't go to her right away! Can you imagine? His body did not listen to him (because he had problems with his head), so he left.

Okay..... now....

🔊

KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA—!!

DERRICK IS SMILING! I THOUGHT I'D SEE THIS IN A FEW YEARS!!!! AND LITTLE IVONNE. LITTLE IVONNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

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Phew... yes, thanks. Sorry, I can't help myself when I see these two together... when they're children... when they're not two bastards.... *sobs*

As you can see in the second photo, this girl is holding a piece of mirror that she is brainwashing with. Although her smile scares me.

A sweet voice full of hesitation and hope and emotion when Derrick told them to go to Penelope's coming of age together. Tears of happiness and worry about whether they would disturb Penelope... that's all Derrick remembers, not the blue glow of the artifact.

There was a very nice and interesting frame, as the many fragments show Penelope and the various scenes that Derrick remembers.

"Young duke."

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Of course, our Penelope is beautiful, but we definitely remember chapter 19 and we definitely remember that she looked different.

Derrick, wth? But at least the blue glow in this dude's eyes is going away, thanks.

You know, you can skip reading this post because you'll be looking at Callisto flying sitting by Penelope's bed.

It is literally the sun. The sun at the end of this chapter. The sun after all the sad moments. The sun that will finally crush us with his words.

Callisto is beautiful. Even in the blood of his loved one, but the way he listens carefully to the doctor about Penelope's condition, and then gently takes her hand in his... the touch of his lips to Penelope's palm... I'm melting.

But it seems that you need to open the window or vacuum the dust. Here is a sick person, guys-!

Suffocated for a few more chapters before the end of the season... and we'll be left heartbroken and red-eyed.

G-good news! The next chapter begins with Callisto and Penelope's moment! ^^'

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Okay so, this idea was not 100% my idea, but I was allowed to use it, so let's go!

(I'm also using an idea from a manhwa so)

Also also, I usually do gn reader, but for the sake of hijinx, the reader is fem.

OKAY LAST THING, LILIA AND ORTHO WILL BE WRITTEN AS PLATONIC

You were a normal human on earth. Just another anime fan, you liked Twisted Wonderland, nothing out of the ordinary. That was until you died. Your life wasn't to be happy about, but you didn't think it was that bad. 

You woke up. That entire dream was your past life! You woke up crying and your two older brothers came to check up on you as you slept in the same room. Your parents came to check up on you. You now know who they were. They leech family from your favorite game, but… why do you exist? You were never mentioned as a character, there was never any mention that the twins had a younger sibling, let alone a sister. 

Growing up, you always questioned your existence, but you tried not to think too hard about it. Maybe it was just the celestial being's way of apologizing for your untimely death. You got to meet Azul the year you went into the equivalent of middle school. The year Jade and Floyd met Azul. You've met him before and you helped him! But after a very small handful of meetings, Jade and Floyd had purposely tried limiting your time with him. Sure he was odd as a younger version to the version you're used to seeing, but he wasn't that bad! Every Time you tried to hang out with Azul with your brothers, something always came up where you couldn't. It was strange, but you decided not to question anything. What's the point if it can ruin your happiness?

We were fine not being able to attend Night Right College, you were happy with your life! Besides you were a girl, it's impossible for yo- Your parents bribed the Headmaster to allow you to attend as a student? That's new. You never really expressed any desire to go to the school. Although Jade and Floyd do complain about not seeing you as much, must have been on their request. You didn't mind, just caught off guard. Besides! You get to see the cast! Upon realizing you needed to prepare for the story. The plot except the arrival of the protagonist was the only thing you couldn't remember. Drats, you remembered when you were younger, but now, you don't remember one bit. Guess you were going in blind. 

When the time for the entrance ceremony arrived, everything went upside down. Not only was the protagonist one of the protagonists with a face, Yuuka Hirasaka, but everyone's eyes were on the both of you as the only girls on campus. You know this school is an all boys school, but did they have to make a huge deal out of it? At least the main cast didn't seem to mind too much, although Azul's eyes on Yuuka and you were unnerving. (He was looking at Yuuka too right?) You knew things were going to change the second Yuuka and grim have been deemed students and we're under your care. You may not remember the plot, but you remembered details on the main character. Like how they were not granted the position of student as soon as they arrived. Especially the fact that they were supposed to be the dorm leader of Ramshackle, not you.

When you and Yuuka left after the conundrum called the entrance ceremony, you felt like you had become prey despite being a predator. Especially with the eyes on you. 

As the school year went on, you recognized that almost everyone's behavior was, even your brothers, but for different reasons. They kept driving you away from the main cast. Yuuka and Grim were the only normal ones. It wasn't until after the Heartslabyul incident that your dorm mates had revealed the reason for your brother's weird behavior and left you with more questions for the others. Apparently everyone in the main cast has been asking about you. 

Was your presence in this world so impactful? No, it probably wasn't that. It was probably the difference between you and your older twin brothers. Their curiosity should calm down especially with the fact they don't even really know you.

…. Right?

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could you tell us some of these ideas you have for malleus?

There are far too many thoughts... orz here are just a few that I have recently had.

✧ sleep paralysis demon malleus.

✧ a story in which you live at the edge of a forest that's slowly creeping closer and beginning to invade your property. and standing at the edge of the forest, unable to cross over, is a horned stranger dressed in a cloak of brambles. you try to voice your concerns to friends, but they won't believe you. you've been having trouble sleeping lately and you're starting to neglect your mental health, but you know you're not crazy. by the end of the month, you're certain the forest will swallow your quaint home whole. your only option to prevent that? investigate what it is the horned stranger could possibly want.

✧ phantom of the opera au with malleus as the phantom.

✧ idol group with malleus, idia, and azul and you're their manager. or maybe you're the fourth member being added to their ensemble. or maybe you're just a fan hehe. <3 either way, malleus is so whipped for you.

✧ this isn't exactly a malleus-centered thought, but you and sebek bond over your mutual admiration for malleus. you wish to get closer to malleus (because you love him) and sebek completely understands your desire to do so. who wouldn't want to associate themselves with someone as great as waka-sama!!!!!! but in helping you with this, sebek starts to grow romantically attached. he thinks he's dying because no ailment has ever made his heart beat this fast before. T_T malleus is distantly connected to this; essentially, cute love story between you and sebek. :D

✧ your kingdom and malleus's are at war and, in the midst of defeat, you're taken as a prisoner of war and forced to bear malleus's heir. <3 or you're simply forced into an arranged marriage. malleus wants to marry his enemy much to the utter shock of the kingdom, but no one will go against what their king wishes and so you are a captive spouse.

✧ befriending the kind dragon fae boy when you were young and offhandedly mentioning that you'd marry him when you were older. many years pass, the both of you grow and mature, and you've moved to another city to pursue work. one day, you receive a knock at your apartment door. standing there is the dragon fae with a ring and an entire royal entourage behind him. did you not remember the promise you made all that time ago? D: you're going to be wed now!

✧ king rollo and king malleus are at war and you're the poor royal stuck between them, as your kingdom is between both of theirs on the maps. orz and both of them want you to side with them, for they're both hopelessly infatuated with you. for extra drama: the three of you were inseparable childhood friends. >:)

✧ classic somnophilia thoughts. knocking you up while you're in deep sleep. malleus trapping you in a dream that feels like reality, in which you live a happy, domestic life with him. or being stuck in a strange dreamy time loop that you're desperate to break and get out of, but malleus is intent on keeping you here forever.

✧ classic fairytale scenario where you're sent to slay the dragon, but he slays you instead (by spearing you on his cocks!!!! <3).

✧ isekai manhwa sort of plot in which you wake as malleus's maid/advisor/spouse/guard, but according to the plot of the story you're fated to die at his hands because your character ultimately betrays him/does something that warrants death (or maybe you simply die because he threw a fit and you got caught in the raging crossfire). to change this destiny, you make it your mission to get on friendly, happy terms with him. unfortunately, you only give him more reasons to love you even more than he had before and so now you may have avoided death, but you can't escape the stifling obsession.

[animation-99]

It's my first time to post a chapter here so have fun

You think with yourself There is no immortality here whether you are human, devil or sorcerer, we are all just living beings We cannot escape the traces of history We cannot avoid the cycles of life Reality is inevitably bloody and cruel, and for this reason reality is also kind and warm, the chess player and who is the chess piece and also who It is the chessboard The reason I say all this is that my current situation does not help and I am philosophizing because I was transferred to the world of Lookism, the world of appearance, The world of this manhwa is scary enough. I don't know what to fear. First, I am now in a second world, and second, I don't know the current sequence of events, and third, I don't how to live and act in this world like normal, really how I am supposed to act normally when Everything looks like drawings, and of course don't forget it's ptj world so some way all the characters even the npc will get some kind of scary troubles, and some way the characters started to act differently beside me, do I changed the whole plot by wrong?

Well since I can change events I will change them my way it is a PTJ world so magic, curses, development systems, a second body, and many supernatural forces, just a little research and a little work your device is developed you send from an unknown number messages to characters to do tasks suitable for them in exchange for giving them points and with these points when they receive them they can develop their appearance or intelligence or beauty or speed or flexibility and the points can be converted into the appearance of purple gems floating as in games they can be given to others so you can give them tasks for the purpose of getting points to become smarter stronger better then a terrifying symphony of desire to excel begins

At first, I sent a mission to Daniel, since you are at the beginning of the events and he is not used to his new body, he found the message strange. He did not understand when I sent him a message writing, "Go and thank your mother. The reward is 70 points." He was surprised at first. After a while, Daniel was staring at his partial workplace, the market. After a long internal thought about the person's intentions and how he knows about his private life, he finally decided to call his mother. Of course, his mother greeted him, then he, with a shaking voice, thanked her for everything. During the call, Daniel's mother's voice could be heard and she told him that there was no need to thank her. It could easily be known that she was happy from the tone of her voice. After the call, Daniel was given the points. Then, when he clicked on it, a list of things he could develop appeared. Then he clicked on the beauty option and put about 15 points in it. Then the instructions were simple. He took a picture of himself and then edited it. Daniel took a picture and edited it. Although he felt that it was ridiculous, like a joke, but part of him believed this because of the fact that he had two bodies. He made his appearance thinner, taller, and more fit. After looking a little, isn't this how it somewhat resembles his second body? After sending the picture Daniel heard the voice of a customer then gave a smile which caused the girl's face to turn red and after staring for a long time she went to buy what she needed after Daniel's doubts he stared at his reflection in a nearby reflective surface the system wasn't a scam he really changed his appearance after tonight Daniel got energy drinks and sweets as gifts and some of them wrote their numbers on them Daniel felt extremely happy it was like a dream the same feeling when he got his second body he was smiling like an idiot to himself not sure how this happened and how he will spend the rest of the points or if the mysterious person will send another mission or not.

The next morning you were walking to school ignoring the stares you were in another world and you are basically beautiful the appearance is attractive you were fiddling with your phone thinking how you will start changing the focus of the story and who you should start with you are also imagining the different scenarios of the chaos that will happen it is fun... your heart could stop when Daniel appears out of nowhere smiling and greeting you you could swear you didn't hear his footsteps you have no energy in the morning then the webtoon hero decides to scare you with his excessive energy your anger disappears when you see Daniel passing you a vanilla milk you mumble thank you and remember in the webtoon that Vasco gives chocolate milk and Eli gives strawberry milk and now a new piece of information Daniel gives vanilla milk you don't mind since it tastes like custard you continue on your way while Daniel follows you like a lost puppy

You get a greeting from Vasco and an enthusiastic greeting from his team You can clearly see Vasco's character who looks like a cheerful cinnamon bun and next to him is the big-eared Ein Jess From the first time you saw him you wanted to touch his ears for some reason Now you're thinking that's why Mary likes to touch his ears Somehow you got to know the characters randomly One example of a random encounter is when you stared out of a black car window to see your reflection The car window went down to reveal the gun and said Yes you're in the same world with the characters So it's not surprising This is in the PTJ world With meeting characters from different webtoons but belonging to the same world PTJ Going out of the house is like a request for a problem in this type of world But you will change some or many of the balances Using your knowledge of the events and your ability to support the characters you will create a radically different story.

Thanks for reading

[iceunhie]

hello!! happy 200 followers :)

could i please request a drabble with a spy au with heizou? with hero! heizou x villain! reader as romantic fluff for your event? thank you so much! and congrats on 200 once again <3

slippery as an eel in water | shikanoin heizou.

third submission !! oh my god is heizou even in character.... anyways this is kinda set in half spy and half manhwa-ish??? au idkwman i hope i satisfy u with this, nonnie 😭 anyways haha this is a weird title but it makes sense. reader is flirty so if that's what you're into then im glad if it's not then um. well.

[3/5] herospy!heizou x criminal!reader (morally grey villain) (spy/manhwa-ish au) wc 1.2k, romantic fluff. enemies to lovers. slightly chaotic format. reblogs are appreciated.

Heizou trusts his intuition.

It is his guiding hand in his journey as one of Inazuma's renowned heroes (how he was dubbed as one was beyond his interest) his ally in his quest to enact justice to those who disrupt the city's peace, his only assistant in his pursuit of criminals who have no business tainting his homeland with their irresponsible crimes. He has never ignored its judgment, nor its pull.

Now though? Seeing you, the most infamous of said criminals lounging in his office without a care in the world after a recent stealth mission of his? His intuition screams at him to arrest you and put you to prison under the Tenryou Commission's watchful eye. A good hero, a good detective, for that matter, would deem that as the primary action. But Heizou has never conformed to the standards usually met by others.

[First Name] [Last Name]. Codenamed Blank, due to the lack of information about their personal history and how his agency doesn't know a thing about them part from their full name. Which might not even be their real name at all.

One of Inazuma City's most controversial and notorious criminals — a master of elusiveness and theft, commiting immeasurable crimes right under the city's nose and remaining undeterred, boasting a bounty adding up to almost as much as the Fatui in Snezhnaya.

A criminal is sitting on his office table, waiting for his arrival. They've been Heizou's one and only focus for the past year, and the man was committed to finally catching you like he's always dreamed of. It's why he applied to be one of the Commission's intelligence agents, undertaking numerous spy missions all related to you. Still, still. When you greet him nonchalantly with a smile on your face without a care in the world, to which he definitely flinches slightly at, a little caught off guard, there's a slight challenge in your eyes, and he can't stop his mind from overruling his trusty intuition when he feels that strange, suffocating and overwhelming feeling you always seem to incite in him.

"So this is where the renowned sir Shikanoin resides when he's not off trying to catch criminals like little old me." there's a playful lilt to your tone, as if amused by the notion of him staying here.

Electro Archon help him, for all he could think about despite your obvious provocation is how your clothing matches you so well, the dark fabric clinging to your form like a shadow in the night. The faint sheen of the knife (an obvious sign of danger, but he doesn't care right now) glints when it hits the light from the window.

Thankfully, you don't seem to want to use it for now.

"Are you aware I can easily entrap you here with just a call of the doushin?" his voice, though a warning, falls flat as he takes in your position on the wide table he uses to put his case files in. In response to his poor threat, you simply release a chuckle, running your hand across your hair, and Heizou resists the urge to flush at your actions. You were a criminal, practically his arch-nemesis! Yet here you were prancing around his territory while wearing that dark camouflage clothing of yours which makes his heart stutter and break his carefully curated composure. Skimming through his casefiles from your position, you take one out from the stack of them and examine it. Of course it had to be your own. He can already see the glare of his red marker with the label 'Blank - [First Name] [Last Name].' He sees the faint scribbles of his notes and follow-ups to his investigation of you and there's a slight quirk of your lips when you read through it.

"Well, will you really do that? I doubt it." Heizou feels almost flustered when you shrug it off like it's nothing, and again, he feels that rush of something he can't name overtake his senses. This is what made you dangerous. You knew how to poke and prod and poke at blindspots and use whatever charm and wit you had at your disposal to carry out your goals, then vanish the moment he's thought he's had you in his sights. And he thought he was the unpredictable one.

For the twelve months of this little game of cat and mouse, you were the only criminal who he hasn't caught yet. The thought is infuriating and yet thrilling at the same time.

He will admit, he enjoys the chase. Even if you were dreadfully alluring and so difficult to wrangle. It was like you were an eel in water slipping his grasp the moment he puts his hand on you. A very breathtaking eel, if he had to push his eel metaphor agenda. Man alive, what was he even thinking right now?

Heizou stops his thoughts of you and focuses on the situation presented to him. You offered yourself up on a silver platter. Do you even know how easy it would be to just cuff you right now and bring you down?

Yet he doesn't, for some reason.

He needs to compose himself, he needs to focus. He can't let you get the upper hand. So he smiles pleasantly, his sage green eyes oozing with structured and amicably made facade.

"Then maybe you've come here to look for redemption? It's never too late to turn over a new leaf, you know. I'm very flattered that you came over to me despite our very… turbulent history. I didn't take you for one to be attracted to people who's here to bring you down."

A loud burst of laughter escapes you, and you wipe the tears in your eyes right afterwards. "You're still as strange as ever. I was right to find you."

"Find me?"

"Yep." you emphasize the p in your words, "And you're not wrong. I am attracted to that." God, you were shameless. He considers himself to be the smooth-talker here, but you....

"You're even more handsome up close, by the way. When you're not busy trying to trail after me like a lapdog."

"..."

Heizou can feel himself flush at the sheer audacity of your words, and what's more, he liked it.

"What do you really want?" he snaps, frowning. At his query, you get down from your position from his table, and go so close to him he could smell the faint notes of the earthy and rich scent of Cyprus wood on your person.

"It's not a want, per say, but–" you stop, before you face him and get close to his own that if he moved forward, he could kiss you. "I propose a temporary truce."

He blinks, before his eyebrows raise. You weren't the type to do this. This wasn't how your dynamic worked. He was the one who sought you out, not you.

"A truce? What for?" Though he tried to take on a questioning tone, Heizou swallows thickly from the close proximity between you two, his Adam's apple bobbing just a bit, which doesn't go unnoticed to you. And when you smile at him deviously (he can imagine the devilish horns on your head already) something tells him he was in for a very, very wild ride.

Heizou trusts his intuition.

Yet despite his intuition telling him that involving himself with you and even hearing you out was a bad idea, he puts the nagging feeling in his gut aside for now.

He's still following his intuition, of course. Totally.

His intuition may make him feel like he needs to actually think about his decision this time around, but at the genuine look on your face and that enchanting smile of yours he can't get out of his head…

Heizou slumps a little, as he sighs to himself internally. There's no harm in losing to curiosity now, anyway. Who knows? Maybe he can get more clues to who you are. Why you do things the way you do. Yeah, that's right. He's only getting information from the enemy. That's all.

"Hello? Detective Shikanoin? You there?"

He snaps his light green eyes to yours and he finally dons his signature cheeky disposition. He clears his throat, and he watches as you tilt your head in his grab for your attention.

"I still don't completely trust a criminal like you yet," you visibly roll your eyes, "But I'm willing to hear you out."

"Alright then, basically...." you begin to start, and Heizou can only hang on to every word. And no, he's definitely not admiring your side profile or how you look in the lighting of his office.

So, he'll put off trying to catch you for now, he supposes.

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[srtruth]

mayuri & gn!readar

Summary: You switch bodies with Captain Kurotsuchi and you must avoid getting killed. Spoiler: Everyone hates Mayuri.

Note: This fic will not contain romance and is dedicated to humor and suspense. This comes to my mind after reading a Manhwa called "The Best Engineer in the World".

You open your eyes and are immediately plunged into chaos. Everything is blurry, your vision, your mind. The air feels thick, almost oppressive, as if it were filled with smoke. Smoke? Is the building on fire?

Before you can process what's happening, you hear voices, and they fade away as they move away from you. You try to concentrate, but another voice interrupts you, this time closer and clearer. “Move,” ordered. You don’t know where it’s coming from, but you know this isn’t the time to question anything.

You scramble to your feet, your movements clumsy, the sheets tangling around your body like shackles. “It’s just clothes,” the unfamiliar voice tells you, but as you try to walk, you realize that the floor is uneven. Apparently part of the ceiling had fallen and your feet were hitting large debris. What is happening?, you think, your mind racing, clinging to confusing memories, as if they were foreign. These felt recent, but they made no sense. The emergency lights turn on, showing the way out and a flashing red light accompanied by an alarm that screeches in your ears, you instinctively deactivate it when you hold on to a nearby control panel. You grabbed onto it by pure luck or you would have fallen to the floor. “Tired, but of what? No offense.” You hadn’t taken it as an offense, but thanks to that clarification you did think about it.

When the alarm was silenced, it eased your nerves a bit by giving you only the red lights that barely cut through the dust. This is a dream, it has to be. It all seemed so real to you. The alarm was for a reason? Shouldn’t you be running too?

“No..–The voice comes back, lingering in your mind, drawing out the words to make them less important.–If this is a dream. Why leave? Keep exploring.” Against your better judgment, you obey. Each step is heavy at first, but as you move forward, they become firmer.

Suddenly, you find yourself standing in front of a colossal machine, its presence dominating the room. Its size is intimidating, its design is disconcerting. Wires, tubes, no, veins and guts, it looked organic in parts. It snaked through and under the rubble, almost as if it were alive, but not for long, it pulsed slower and slower as if it was losing power. What kind of madman built this monstrosity? A genius? Or just reckless?

Your headache, it seemed like in dreams you could feel the pain so real it gave you chills to think it would be so easy to trick your brain. Some ideas floated around in your head, quite useful, solutions to problems you didn’t even know you had.

“Maybe this dream will get you out of your financial troubles… But wait, this is just a dream, isn’t it? Keep going. Keep exploring,” the voice whispers again. That voice, it’s unbearable! You clench your fists, about to scream in frustration when a third voice interrupts and stops you dead in your tracks.

“Captain, are you okay?” The voice isn’t in your head. This time it was real.

You freeze. Captain? The word feels foreign, yet somehow familiar. Your heart races as you clear your throat. You speak without thinking, the words flowing automatically.

“I’m fine.”

Did you say that? The voice that comes out of your lips sounds wrong, strange, but terribly familiar. Maybe someone else answered for you. Just in case, you spoke again.

“Where am I?”

The same voice echoed even in your own ears, bouncing around inside your own skull. It was obvious that you had said those words, plus you noticed that it was similar in tone to the voice of the stranger who had been interrupting all this time. The boy in front of you was worried, he muttered to himself if you had hit your head and that was why you didn't know where you were.

“You’re in Area 7, President,” the figure in front of you continues. His tone has a hint of doubt, as if he’s questioning your disorientation. “Your lieutenant will be arriving soon.”

Lieutenant? Area 7? None of this makes sense, it all seemed like something out of a sci-fi movie, and a very bad one at that, but instead of pushing for more answers, you simply whisper, “Yes…”

Captain… President… The only one who had that title and a lab in this place… was Mayuri. You feel like laughing at the situation, but you’re afraid to hear confirmation before your time.

You walk over to a turned off computer, you stare frozen at the man in front of you, his form becoming clearer as you get closer to the green screen.

“Who are you?” you ask, trying to keep the anxiety out of your voice. He hesitates, clearly uncomfortable, but finally answers,

“Tsubokura Rin.” The name sounds familiar.

Mayuri’s subordinate? That can’t be true. But the truth hasn’t quite dawned on you yet. Your reflection in the cracked screen confirms your fears. You are no longer “you.” The face staring back at you is unmistakably that of Captain Kurotsuchi Mayuri, the infamous mad scientist of Soul Society.

The subordinate who looked like Hanataro, withdrew worriedly.

You touched the flashy devices on your face in disbelief, used to them you didn't even notice them, then the makeup. You couldn't believe it, you really liked this character, you liked the series where he appeared, you had many mixed emotions. 

But the most important thing was missing... Where is his hat?!... Thinking that you had dropped it made you very sad. He hadn't even lost it in the fight with Uryu and you lost it in less than 5 minutes?

Leaving aside that stupidity, you worried about your skin, if the soul society discovers that you weren't Kurtosuchi, most likely, and as things were done here, they will condemn you to death.

"A soul within a soul”

Your mind reels with confusion, memories flooding in, memories that aren't yours. You now understood what the machine was, it was the latest thing Captain Kurotsuchi was working on, it was an instrument capable of connecting to other worlds, it was just a communication network, but clearly something else happened. You also now understood what that voice was, it was simply the voice in the head of this mad genius. Since the voice you hear in your head isn't really you... you didn't want to keep thinking or this would soon turn philosophical, but that was your explanation. "I couldn't be that crazy, could I?"

You remembered your body, in theory Kurotsuchi was in it. You were terrified of the idea that someone like him would try to make some modification to himself in your kitchen. You thought about your safety then you approached the machine.

Your heart beats hard in your chest, not out of fear of the machine or the strange world you're in, but because of the weight of the deception you'll have to maintain.

You must continue with the charade, play along with him as Mayuri until you can fix things or he comes back on his own.

Final note: I don't have much faith in this project. I hope you liked it.

[ghostflowerdreams]

Isekai Story Ideas

Here’s a collection of isekai ideas inspired by various light novels, films, manga, manhwa, anime, and video games that revolve around a displaced person or people who are transported or reincarnated and have to survive in another world.

You don’t have to follow these ideas exactly unless you want to. I've included some suggestions in brackets to spark your creativity, but you’re welcome to add your own twists or blend multiple concepts together.

You can also use any character (or more than one) – such as an original character, canon character, self-insert or reader-insert. Ultimately, you have full creative freedom with this.

1. You are currently a child and the only daughter of a duke, living in a grand estate surrounded by luxury and privilege. One day while playing around, you trip and hit your head on a rock, suddenly recalling the memories of your past life: that of a 21st century young adult [or teenager] from Earth [or more specifically from Japan, America, United Kingdom, Australia, etc.]. What's more, you realize that you're now living the life of the villain in an otome game [or novel, film, etc.] that you were deeply invested in before your untimely death. As the villain, you learn they weren't truly evil, but rather a misunderstood character who was framed for a terrible crime and executed [or murdered] by their own family to preserve the family's reputation. Armed with this knowledge, you rewrite your fate and uncover the truth behind the conspiracy that doomed your character.

2. You are a private detective, who receives an anonymous phone call requesting your services to track down an elusive hacker known only as the White Rabbit [or Cheshire Cat, Red Queen, Mad Hatter, etc.]. Intrigued by the challenge, you accept the case and learned that three other detectives who previously took on the case met unsettling fates: one committed suicide, another went missing, and the third went insane. Each of them leaving behind the same cryptic message: "A dream is not reality, but who's to say which is which?" Everytime you see the message it triggers a headache that increases in strength, to the point that it even effects your vision. With that your reality begins to inexplicable glitch, and you find yourself in a futuristic world that the inhabitants insist is real. And that you're still you, but your former life was merely a fabricated dream.

3. As you sprinted across the rain-slicked bridge, desperately fleeing the relentless horde of zombies [or vampires, werewolves, aliens, machines, etc.], your foot slipped. You fell hard, striking your head [or plummeting into the river, getting shot, etc.]. Just as your life flashes before your eyes, you are abruptly summoned to another world. Though you escaped the horrors of your own world, a new nightmare awaited you—one teeming with demons [or alien parasites, ghosts, ghouls, etc.]. You were barely able to survive the hell that was your world, so why do the denizens of this realm believe you can save them from theirs? It turns out that during the transition between worlds, one of the side effects was gaining superpowers. They don't really want 'you', they just want to know what you're capable of. Too bad for them that you aren't a pushover.

4. You jolt awake, disoriented and surrounded by a warm, viscous fluid. As your vision clears, you realize you are inside a translucent pod within a cavernous chamber illuminated by the eerie glow of bioluminescent plants. Shadowy figures move outside the pod, their forms indistinct and unsettling. Panic grips you until a voice in your mind calms you, speaking in an unfamiliar yet strangely comprehensible language: "Welcome, traveler. You've been chosen for a new beginning."

Heart pounding, you struggle to remember how you ended up here. Flashes of your previous life come in fragments, but nothing makes sense. The voice continues, explaining that you have been brought to this world for a purpose, a destiny that only you can fulfill. As the pod begins to open, the fluid draining away, you see the shadowy figure more clearly. They are not human. Their eyes gleam with an otherworldly light, their forms alien yet oddly majestic. The voice reveals that they've plucked your soul from the darkness and created a strong, durable, and resilient body for you. This new body is designed to increase your chances of succeeding in the task ahead and to help you adapt to this new world.

5. Disoriented and furious, you find yourself in a dark, ominous chamber filled with lingering chants and robed figures whose eyes gleam with fanaticism. The air is thick with the scent of incense and something more sinister. Never in your wildest dreams did you think you would become one of the 'chosen ones'. But what's worse is that you've been summoned not by a magical kingdom or a benevolent god in desperate need of a hero, but by cultists [or the enemy faction, demons, a rival evil kingdom, etc.] to be their savior instead. Guess you'll have to play the part—for now.

6. You've been reborn, inhabiting the body of the antagonist of an otome game. Your newfound self-awareness comes at the exact moment where your characters' former fiancé, the Prince [or Princess], confronts you in front of the entire school over your bullying of the protagonist [or to dissolve the engagement because they fell in love with the protagonist, reveals your character's underhanded ploy to sabotage the royal family, etc.].

Thinking fast, you manage to leave the school with your dignity intact [or your family's reputation intact] and avoid being executed [or exile], which was the fate of the original villain. Impressed, your father leaves you in control of the family's fief, which you use your previous life's knowledge to bring about major, positive changes to and to the kingdom. You just want to be left alone and build a happy life for yourself and your people, but those that turned their backs on you are now keen on getting on your good side.

7. An old man finds you washed up and unconscious, on the beach [or on the riverbank, etc.] and brings you back to his village [or town, nearby city, etc.] With nowhere else to go, the kind Mayor lets you stay at an abandoned farm [or in an empty shop, dilapidated house, spare room, etc.] to make it your own. You have amnesia, but know enough to remember that you're an otherworlder. Your memory loss also excuses your strangeness and lack of knowledge when it comes to the magical aspects of this new world.

However, you soon realize your arrival wasn’t accidental—dark forces are at play, and your presence might be the key to saving or destroying this world. That sucks, because all you really want to do is look after your plants and animals [or become a herbalist, open a bakery, bookstore, study magic, open a tea/coffee shop, etc.].

8. You wake up from hypersleep on a spaceship [or a multi-generational starship, etc.] to escape a dying Earth [or escape the aliens, machines have taken over, etc.]. You've got memories of a 21st century person where interstellar space travel has yet to be possible [or that you're from another world and replace the original passenger, maybe switch places with a parallel version of yourself, etc.]. You do your best to blend in, but someone's going to notice that one of their engineers [or doctors, teachers, security personnel, etc.] is lacking up-to-date knowledge and training.

Did you really regain your past life memories, which are completely useless to have in the future? Or did someone erase your memories and implement someone's elses? Perhaps this is what they call space madness? Either way, how long do you have before someone catches on?

9. Trapped in a dead-end job and suffocated by the monotony of your everyday life, you long for something—anything—different. One fateful evening, your life takes a shocking turn when you die at the hands of a robber. Instead of plunging into darkness or facing the afterlife you always imagined, you awaken to a new world—as a fairy [or as a slime monster, a dragon, a magical sword, a sentient tree, a legendary bird, a stray cat, a guardian spirit, a merperson, etc.]. Now, you must grapple with your new form and extraordinary powers while navigating a world filled with both dangers and opportunities.

10. You are a background character that wasn't even important enough to be mentioned in the novel, however that changes when you meet the protagonist's younger sibling and saved them from bandits [or assassins, from choking on a piece of food, poison, getting losts in the woods, drowning, etc.]. They were originally supposed to die, but have now attached themselves to you like a little duckling, which unfortunately draws the attention of the protagonist. It wouldn't be such a problem, if the protagonist didn't insist on marrying you instead of their intended. You don't want to be an Empress; that's too much responsibility for an anxious nobody like you to handle!

11. After being hit by a car [or a truck, train, murdered, etc.], you find yourself reincarnated as the serial killer's twin [or as their younger sibling, older sibling, cousin, etc.] from one of your favorite horror movies [or book, television show, etc.]. You didn't realize it until you caught sight of the cursed book [or the famous creepy mask, weapon, etc.] that the killer was well known for using. They care for you, but is it enough to keep you from becoming one of their victims? Or better yet, can you even prevent them from becoming the killer in the first place?

12. After a horrific plane crash abruptly ends your first life, you awaken to find yourself reincarnated as a minor villain in a historical novel—one whose fate is sealed with an untimely death. Determined to escape this doomed destiny, you resolve to rewrite your story with a happy ending. To survive, you'll need to outsmart powerful enemies, navigate treacherous court politics, and even consider an unlikely alliance through marriage to the formidable archduke [or archduchess] of a rival nation.

13. You're summoned to a world that values beauty [or physical strength, magic abilities, etc.] over intelligence [or kindness, integrity, etc.]. Rejected and left to fend for yourself, you embark on a journey of self-discovery, uncovering talents and strengths you never knew you had. Using your unique skills and wisdom, you slowly rise to influence, helping those in need and turning your perceived weaknesses into powerful assets. As your reputation grows and your contributions become undeniable, those who once rejected you begin to regret their actions, realizing too late the true value of your character and abilities.

14. Devastated by the loss of their beloved [or soulmate, companion, sibling, hero, etc.], a grieving demon lord [or nobleman/woman, mage, etc.] performs a forbidden ritual in a desperate bid to bring them back. Instead, they inadvertently summon you into their world as a near-identical replacement. Struggling with your new identity [whether you have been transmigrated into a new body or reincarnated], you must now deal with the demon lord’s feelings and adapt to the wonders and dangers of a fantasy world.

15. You are reincarnated into a magical world as a five-year-old adopted child of a renowned witch [or wizard]. You recall from your past life that the story you're in focuses on a cursed prince [or princess] locked away for their own safety. No one knows what the curse is; they only know that the individual suffers from one. It also doesn't help that no one has actually seen them, leading to many rumors. Some say the prince [or princess] is cursed to look hideous, while others believe that looking at them can turn people to stone, among other speculations.

Believing yourself to be a mere background character, you go about your life, befriending a strange creature—a dog [or cat, dragon, bird, etc.] while studying a magic plant in the forest. Noticing their curiosity and frequent presence in your life, you think they are meant to be your familiar. However, one day, you accidentally spill an experimental potion on them [or you playfully cast a silly spell on them, affectionately kiss them on the head, or you tell them you love them, etc.], unaware that they are the cursed prince [or princess] all along and that this simple act would lift the curse.

16. You're summoned to another world, assuming they need you to be their hero. However, your excitement quickly turns to horror when you discover the grim truth: you were only summoned to be sacrificed in a dark ritual to empower their chosen hero—a loyal royal knight [or the prince/princess, their strongest adventurer, etc.]. The rulers of this world don't trust or care for otherworlders, but they need your unique power to defeat the demon lord and maintain control over the people. Determined to survive, you escape the sacrificial altar and go on the run, using your otherworldly knowledge and new powers to navigate this dangerous new world.

17. After a fierce battle with the hero, you, the mighty demon lord, met your demise only to find yourself reincarnated on Earth as a baby [or as a high school student, a college graduate, child, parent, celebrity, etc.] with your memories fully intact. Struggling to adapt to the mundane life of a human, you must navigate the bewildering complexities of school, friendships, and eventually teenage drama.

As you adjust to this new existence, you slowly discover that your formidable demonic powers are still present, albeit in a dormant state. However, the world you're in isn't as boring as you first thought; nearly everyone around you possesses unique abilities and is obsessed with heroes, who are idolized like celebrities. The pursuit of becoming a hero dominates society, and unfortunately the awakening of your full power attracts unwanted attention from both aspiring heroes and dangerous villains.

18. You're summoned to another world along with a diverse group of strangers from various worlds [or from your own world]. Each of you has a unique ability or class crucial to facing the demon army and its ruler. However, you quickly realize that working together is more challenging than expected, as conflicting personalities and differing goals threaten to tear the group apart. Amidst an unexpected attack from the demons or monsters, one of the group's members betrays you, stealing your unique ability [or pushing you off the cliff, setting off a trap to kill you, etc.] and leaving you for dead. As you struggle to survive and reclaim your power, a burning desire for revenge against the betrayer drives you to become stronger, ultimately discovering hidden strengths within yourself.

19. You've reincarnated as a princess [or the hero, noble, wealthy merchant, knight, etc.] in a kingdom on the brink of war. You discover that your new identity is fated to be assassinated to ignite the conflict or further a sinister scheme to seize power. With limited knowledge of the book plot and only fragments of the princess's memories, you must figure out who to trust and thwart the impending catastrophe. However, your sudden shift in personality and behavior, influenced by your modern sensibilities and the urgency of your situation, does not go unnoticed. This change draws the attention of both potential allies and hidden enemies, each with their own agendas.

20. You're an archaeologist sent to explore a newly discovered tomb [or temple, object, etc.]. While investigating, you accidentally activate a portal that transports you to another world. According to the inscriptions in an ancient language, this world is the realm of the Gods, and only those with divine blood [or blessings, chosen ones, soulmates, etc.] can enter.

The denizens of this realm are puzzled and curious about a mortal like you. To complicate matters further, you begin to exhibit signs of possessing latent divine abilities or blessings. This newfound power attracts the attention of powerful deities and beings, each with their own agendas. Some seek to mentor and protect you, while others aim to manipulate or eliminate you to prevent any disruption to their plans.

21. You suddenly find yourself in the body of the infamous evil stepmother from a fairy tale. As you navigate this new life, you realize you now have the daunting task of caring for your stepchild [or stepchildren], who are wary of you due to the stepmother's previous actions. Determined to turn things around, you do your best to adjust to being a parent and change everyone's perception of you. However, with a reputation for being cruel, earning their trust won't be easy.

22. You discover an enchanted mirror that transports you to a parallel world where every person has a counterpart with opposite traits. Initially, you believe that your counterpart ceases to exist when you appear in this world. However, you soon learn the truth: both of you have swapped places. As you navigate this strange environment, you hear stories about your counterpart's actions in your world—stories that fill you with concern. Your counterpart's opposite traits make them unpredictable, and you worry about the chaos they might cause in your place.

To make matters worse, there's a limit on how long you can stay in this mirrored reality. The longer you remain, the greater the risk of becoming a permanent resident. You would think teaming up with mirrored versions of your friends and family would be a good thing, but they want you to stay forever. Meanwhile, those who were your enemies in your world genuinely want to help you. Everyone is different, and it's hard to know who is actually trustworthy.

23. You awaken in a world both unknown and oddly familiar. Towering city buildings stand broken and partially reclaimed by nature, with vines and moss clinging to the walls. Abandoned cars are swallowed by overgrown grass and flowers. Here, androids and alien machine life-forms have been locked in a millennia-long war. Humanity has long been extinct, leaving behind the androids as their legacy.

You are a human, but not an ordinary one [or maybe you are normal and have no special powers]—you possess abilities beyond anything the humans of this world could have achieved. Yet, even your extraordinary powers can't keep you hidden forever. Eventually, your existence will be noticed, marked by signs that make you unmistakably human.

24. In a strange turn of events, you're thrust into a fantastical world brimming with magic and wonder. Disoriented and unsure of how you got there, you wander aimlessly until you stumble upon a small, frightened child, who latches onto you. With no other adults around and the child's unwavering belief that you're their guardian, you reluctantly become their caretaker.

As you struggle to survive in this unfamiliar world, you find yourself growing attached to the little one, even as you search for a way back to your own reality. But as the days go by and your bond deepens, you start to wonder if this strange new world—and the child who sees you as family—might be where you truly belong.

25. In your world, you were a mage of unparalleled power, feared and revered by all who knew your name. But an experiment gone wrong, [or perhaps a curse laid by a jealous rival], sends you spiraling into another world—a world where magic is forgotten, and mages are the stuff of ancient legends.

You awaken in the frail, weak body of a child, imprisoned in a dilapidated, empty tower. Your memories of your past life and the magic that once surged through you remain intact. With no clear understanding of why the child was imprisoned or who locked them away, you must uncover the truth. After all, to avoid unforeseen complications and to ensure a smoother transition, you need to know such information to safeguard your future. Is this child a kidnapped heir, an illegitimate offspring of a noble family, a test subject, the chosen one, political hostage, etc.?

26. If only you could live life on your own terms… With that wish, you’re reincarnated as the villainess in a romance fantasy novel. Fortunately, you've arrived before her descent into darkness, and her adorable son [or daughter] is still an innocent 3-year-old. If left as is, both the mother and her child will die at the hands of her cruel father-in-law [or husband, the hero, holy knights, etc.].

Determined to change that fate, you decide to leave your two-timing scoundrel of a husband and raise your child alone. It's no small task in a society that frowns on single mothers, but with the backing of your loving family and their vast wealth, you’re confident you can create a happy, comfortable life. Yet, when you return home, you’re met by an unexpected stranger, their presence radiating a sense of familiarity and warmth that ignites a flicker of hope in your heart.

27. After being murdered on your way home from work, you awaken in a familiar place: a fantasy world you once visited and where you’d built an incredible life until your assassination. As the founder of the empire’s top merchant guild, you were respected, powerful, and fearless. But when you catch a glimpse of yourself in a mirror, you’re stunned to see that you’re no longer in your original body.

Now, you inhabit the body of a young noblewoman [or nobleman] who is deeply in debt. Determined to reclaim your former position and navigate the unfamiliar world of nobility, you quickly realize that your old connections are resurfacing—and that the mystery surrounding your death is far more complex than you’d anticipated.

28. While enjoying a relaxing bath, you suddenly find yourself transported to a new world where humans don't exist, but beast people—who all seem eager to become your mates—are everywhere. These beastfolk live in small, village-like communities, close to nature and in harmony with the land. They’re friendly and surprisingly affectionate, and for some reason, each one you meet seems convinced that you’re destined to be their mate!

Thankfully, a mysterious game-like system in your mind helps you adapt to this world. It doles out helpful skills for daily life: cooking, crafting, foraging, and herbalism. But there’s one catch—the system has a single, relentless mission: “Find a partner and start a family.” You’d love to keep leveling up and earning rewards, but jumping into a serious relationship isn’t something you’re ready to rush.

29. You’ve always dreamed of a quiet life—owning a small, cozy tea [or coffee, bakery, book, etc.] shop where the air is filled with the comforting scent of freshly brewed beverages, sweet treats are always within reach, and visitors can lose themselves in a good book. But one morning, while experimenting with a new blend of tea, a soft glow suddenly envelops you. Before you can even process what’s happening, a glowing circle appears beneath your feet, and in the blink of an eye, you find yourself standing in a bustling village marketplace [or a grand throne room, a sacred temple, forest clearing, etc.].

Confused yet intrigued, you soon learn you’ve been summoned to another world—not to battle demons or fulfill some grand prophecy. Instead, you discover you’re the long-lost daughter [or son, sibling, etc.] of the king [or empress, duke, great sorcerer, dragon lord, etc.]. They had used a complex summoning ritual to find you. They knew you were alive, but never expected the vile mages to send you to another world in revenge. Despite the royal connection, you have no interest in a life of nobility. You’d much rather stick to your quiet existence, so you open a tea shop in the village square, where your customers aren’t just villagers, but fairies, spirits, beast person, and even the occasional dragon.

As you settle into this magical world, you find yourself drawn not only to its enchanting wonders but to the gentle, sincere alchemist [or witch, knight, duke, priestess, etc.] who always seems to bring you a basket of freshly gathered ingredients every morning [or a new batch of potions for you to try, a fresh bouquet of flowers, a new enchanted trinket, etc.].

30. You awaken in the body of a character you once wrote—a white-haired, 13-year-old, illegitimate daughter [or son] of a powerful count, destined to be the villain of your own story. With six years until the novel’s events unfold, you now have time to alter your grim fate. When a royal order demands the count send one of his children to the Northern Front to help combat monsters, your older siblings waste no time in “volunteering” you for the dangerous task. Reluctantly, you accept, viewing the mission as both an escape from your family and a chance to survive.

Arriving at the front, you’re met with skepticism—the Duke dismisses you as a mere pawn, suspecting your father sent you as an insult. But you insist on proving yourself, and in battle, your unexpected strength [or powerful magic, etc.] leaves even the Duke in awe. Soon after, you save the story’s hero from near death, bringing him back to the Duke’s castle to recover. Over the next five years, the hero’s gratitude grows into something deeper, and the Duke, seeing your bravery and resilience, offers to adopt you.