#yagami tbt

[grievedifferent]

me taking game mechanics from b.ioshock infinite and utilizing them in until dawn. what i mean by this is that BSI follows what are called "constants and variables".

while UD relies on the butterfly effect, BSI similarly does the same, but uses parallel universes (or "tears" into other realities, which elizabeth can control).

what does this mean, why is this important?

i think UD also relies on this idea of constants and variables while harping on you that every decision matters, ultimately making you believe this and then showing you that actually ... no. we're going to subvert expectations, it doesn't matter what you do as beth, you will die with hannah (we know hannah doesn't die, but we don't know that at first). this is a constant.

from the original release, another major constant was: josh always has a bad ending ... even if he "lives". they changed this, which is great for me as a roleplayer, but detracts from the game itself. josh is cursed, the family is cursed, he was never meant to get out (much like miles upshur).

so, the rest of the game is essentially all variables, but there are a few constants that we see: sam and mike's manners of death (and lack of them) is a big one. in a way, you can never truly "appease" emily, but you can make it easier. i would argue the former is more prominent than the latter, but still. there are always constants and variables.

elizabeth says:

It's like a-a...a window. A window to another world. Most of the time they're dull as dishwater: a different-colored towel or tea instead of coffee. But sometimes? Sometimes I see something amazing. And I pull it through.

i think that the primary universe UD exist in always end the way we see them, there are few variable verses because these constants are so majorly needed in the context of the story being spun for us. by BSI's logic, we could see variables of josh wearing a red flannel or green or chris forgetting his phone or something like that, those would be those "dull as dishwater" universes. then there might be bigger disruptions: potentially emily and mike don't split, perhaps it was beth was changed instead of hannah. then we get into the big ones, the ones that need actual effort to change (much like in BSI): the prank never happened. everyone lives.

rest assured, this logic applies to josh, matt, sam, and even miles upshur, as well as definitely yagami (my self-proclaimed miracle child).

[grievedifferent]

this was on a read more post on my namenoted blog but it follows this post above directly:

also on that body count post, it's like ... again, not all of them were full on having sex. yagami sees his body as a pure temple, but also something worthy of being worshipped ... he just needs to find those that are truly worthy of his blessed physical love. sex with misa is rather lifeless, very dutiful, missionary. sex with takada is a bit of a show, he's a better "lover" to her. "better" being a loose term, but still. also, you won't catch yagami doing oral. he just won't. but he will use his hands, and he's very, very good with them. he's also a great kisser, not necessarily by choice, but just something that comes a bit natural to him. he knows how to spark intimacy, how to fake it, but to be truly in an act of intimacy with yagami, something he can sort of lose all thought in, is highly rare.

yagami’s “canon” body count: 2 that we can assume for sure — misa is always debatable, but i believe they slept together at least once. they have a sexually charged relationship in certain and obvious ways. takada i feel most confident about. he spends nights with her regularly, even inferring it (or inferring to infer it).

yagami’s headcanon body count: 6 — two are canon, one is a friend from high school he was experimenting with, one was a girl he briefly dated (they didn’t have sex necessarily but they fooled around), and the others were using his sexuality to his full advantage. these might not have all been repeat or full sexual encounters, but they were encounters (hands, oral, anything supremely intimate). this includes primarily women, but a few men. he’s basically had “full sex” with half of his body count.

[grievedifferent]

❝ no, i'm not from here. i'm actually from japan, so ... a lot of land and a whole ocean away. i just speak english well, that's all. ❞

such a pain. it'd be more convenient if i could speak japanese. even french. not that he was asked if english was his first language, but it always does the body good to do a little light boasting.

yagami takes a glance at his watered-down ginger ale. it's not that yagami is against drinking, but he's not about to be caught with his wits about him in a foreign country. not when my reputation is on the line.

i'm in my third year of university, so this is really important if i want to actually graduate early. these credits mean more than a few "fun nights" out on the town.

he's dressed well enough, though is a bit dull in his casually fitted tan sweater, neutral undershirt, and khaki slacks with brown loafers. compared to this crowd? he's rather stuffy, like a young professional in the making — maybe even a narc type (definitely a narc type) — but undeniably well-maintained and conventionally attractive. he even smells good with whiffs of red apple, old books, and white tea permeating off his heat points, joined gently by a few smoother tones that make him seem all the more clean, approachable, and presentable.

looking between the two of them, he and @medic4te couldn't clash anymore if they tried. even if the other were perfection incarnate, yagami would find faults & flaws. such is the nature of the beast.

i am the beast, he conscience comes to reason. no, not here, his inner narrative comes to the rescue. hark! and herald it true. in another life, in another time, on another ark ...

❝ i'm only here because a few other students in the program are. we're all of age if that's what you're worried about. the younger ambassadors are at the karaoke bar down the street. ❞

a beat. i don't think i can avoid this conversation.

❝ oh. how rude of me. i almost forgot to introduce myself. ❞ he gives a half-bow, figuring he could chalk it up to culturally differences in not shaking hands with this current stranger. i know how to shake hands, he reminds himself without meaning to. i just don't want to shake yours. ❝ YAGAMI RAITO ... but, er, well, all my friends here call me light, if that's easier for you. ❞ don't call me light-o.

[imaginarianisms]

[ 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 ] : sender has just told receiver "you belong to me". / for misa from light!

❝𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭.❞ Misa pointed out as she popped a strawberry in her mouth, the sweetness trickling down her throat while the girl turned around to look up at him now that they're alone. An exhale and a shake of the head as she walks over to him, hands rubbing circles on his chest and a momentary brush of fingertips against his jawline for reassurance. Men were usually so predictable, really, though she hadn't expected his jealousy. Then again, Light didn't exactly seem like the type to have anything for himself.

❝𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞. 𝐀𝐬 𝐢𝐟! 𝐈𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭... 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. 𝐈'𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬.❞ Extended arms reach out to hook around his neck, fingers laced to crown him god. ❝𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰. 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐚. 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐘𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐢. 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝,❞ her voice is low and quiet, no lower than a whisper now that they're in their new apartment alone with no surveillance cameras to watch over them and their activities. ❝𝐈'𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈'𝐦 𝐛𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈'𝐦 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈'𝐦 𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐞.❞ And, as an attempt of a first act of tenderness, Misa sways back and forth, offering him to dance with her in the kitchen.

for you i would. || @prodigum || accepting.

[paperpeachy]

thank u for liking my oc art. it may please you to know the girl in the front has a pair of twin older sisters who are fashion models and also a little insane.

im going to like ur oc art forever n ever <3 insane fashion model twins omg let's hear about it i would love to see them and learn their names i am waiting patiently on the dashboard for the next time u post them like so

[grievedifferent]

❝ it's been a while. you haven't been avoiding me, have you?? heh, and after we've just finally reconnected, huh? ❞ yagami is partially teasing, of course, because the same could be said for him. if pressed on the matter, yagami would simply explain: in my room. ❝ how about we go out, hm? we can finish the night with a movie in my room. i think we have a bit more reconnecting to do. ❞ is my implication enough? or should i be more forward, @fornalhaut?

[grievedifferent]

❝ @idolmurdr, ❞ he says suddenly, observing her, ❝ indulge me for a moment, will you? if i wasn't kira, would you still be so devoted to me? what i mean is ... if we had met randomly in some other place or time, would you still have "fallen" for me? ❞ he highly doubts it. in fact, they likely would have never crossed paths if not for this book. ❝ there's no wrong answer here, just your answer. call me curious. ❞

[getosscorpio]

Reiji Namikawa

I just remembered this guy from Death Note!!! Why does nobody talk about him? Look what a d!lf he is!!!

[grievedifferent]

you can help it. act right around me. a mental pause. i guess it doesn't matter. he'll learn soon enough how to behave in my new world.

❝ sure, if that's easier for you. ❞ he's an oddly agreeable young man, isn't he? pristine, proper, and composed, yagami swallows the lump forming in his throat. every part of his body, even the fibery ones, tell him to cut and run. now. ❝ haha, ❞ he laughs dryly, practically forcing the sound to echo from his hollow throat, ❝ sure. something like that. ❞

yagami's eyes never leave him, nor do the eyes of the creature, who instead continues to curl and gnarl himself into knots over yagami's shoulder. the chief's son gives an almost warning motion with his hand to brush off the shadow, though makes it seem like he's trying to dissuade some sort of invisible allergen from encroaching too close.

❝ that's fine. in tokyo, you see all sorts. just be yourself. ❞ please, do not be yourself. in fact, be anyone else. ❝ am i making you uncomfortable? ❞ but then michel is asking for his father, something the young king isn't surprised by, and instead indulges. ❝ he's out right now. he'll be back soon. that's why i'm out here, actually. ❞ so able to be seen and interacted with by those that find him friendly and alluring. ❝ otherwise, he'd be in his office. ❞

heart attacks, he says. yagami's eyes narrow. yes. i'm familiar.

❝ maybe i could help you? since my dad is gone and all, i'm a pretty good substitute. i mean, i'm no chief of police, but i'm going to be someday. at least, i hope to be. ❞ superintendent, chief of police, whatever the title is doesn't actually matter. it's the crown i'm going for, and i will have it all. ❝ a pen? uh, in my bag, i think. let me check. ❞

Michel sniffs hard through one nostril, and then mimics the bow. He’s clearly not from here - his name doesn’t even sound American. Ma’s French, after all, you can tell in her sandwiches. He’s not trying to piss off the big guy yet - &. even though he had been specifically requested for this case, he could also be specifically requested to GET THE HELL OUT, too.

❛ Raito, huh? Light? Maybe, I’ll just swap between. ❜ He didn’t learn much Japanese before coming. He’s lucky that everybody here speaks English, but man - man             /             MAN, HE’D BE OUT OF LUCK. Basically everyone here has a secret language he can’t speak. That’s fine. 

Bodies don’t talk.

❛ Let me guess, you Light up your dad’s life? You ever heard that one before? ❜ Michel is half - looking at Light and half - looking at the stack of pristine white papers in front of him. A serial killer number of deaths, a majority by HEART ATTACKS. Now, Michel’s cholesterol is as high as any other guy, but this is a strange level.

Michel’s hand spasms as he’s looking at the papers. His wrist cracks as it rotates; Michel pushes down a bout of laughter. He must be freaking this kid out. 

❛ Excuse my mannerisms, Light. They’re just muscle spasms. Hey, these reports are weird. Do you know where your old man is? You’ve got to know what this guy is doing, I mean special taskforce and all.             /             Doesn’t make any sense, tho’. Sorry, not talking to you. Heart attacks. You know. ❜ Michel’s gaze is on the paper. He’ll enjoy cutting the bodies open, cutting open the arteries and peeling open the veins. Checking for cause. For fat, for calcium.

Michel is a bulldozer. He talks without listening. ❛ Hey, kid, you got a pen on you? ❜ Man, man !             /             Michel wants this to be a serial killer he can meet. HE’D LIKE TO POSE HIM ON THE TABLE. Michel actually does laugh. ❛ HA - HA - AH, sorry, kid. Can’t help it. ❜

[5percentkira]

something something lawlight edition…

@faded-smiles as L & @5percentkira as a scruffy Light

[grievedifferent]

❝ see you tomorrow, ❞ both yagami and @ottersden say at the same time, waving to yamamoto as he departs down the road by himself today. yagami has invited keitaro to come in and spend the evening with him — family dinner included. in truth, he's actually invited keitaro here for a reason, not to just to "catch up and hang out". realistically, it's not on purpose that he's been avoiding his childhood best friend. no, it's more what yagami would call a conflict of schedules. this is something he used to be able to cater to better, and while most everything else has co-existed normally thus far, something was bound to slip through the cracks. unfortunately, that something has been keitaro. today, yagami is here to rectify that, and even offer an explanation. over his shoulder, the shadow curls and lingers to observe his next moves carefully, suddenly intrigued as he declares, ❝ come on. let's go upstairs to my room. i have something i want to show you. ❞

[fictophile-sandwich]

Tbt when Madame Yagami scared the hell out of everyone

[grievedifferent]

❝ no, ❞ he says earnestly, looking up to pause his reading. ❝ i didn't know you had a sister. ❞

❝ are you asking me to go with you? ❞ he closes his book, drumming his fingers on the cover several times. ❝ if you are, i will. it's only right of me. ❞

'𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃' ⸺ yes, that's her role to play in this parody of a relationship , if she had to give it a name. yumeko is fairly certain that these sorts of connections are often built upon mutual affection. whatever she shares with yagami raito, however, is constructed from mutual boredom. the lines are blurry.

❝ nothing as fun as becoming a god. ❞ a daring quip she ought to consider herself privileged to be allowed, ❝ i was thinking about visiting my sister. have i ever told you about her, raito-san ? ❞

the unnecessary formalities linger.

❝ she's an inpatient at a university hospital. she has been since i was quite young. ❞

[hydrangeasimagination]

Know what should happen you and whoever helps you with Mochi/Tenshi/Mitsu should make a playlist for them.

Well @starchaser-the-prophet has already got a playlist for Mochi! I’m sure they wouldn’t mind linking it?

Though I’m not really sure about the latter two?

Oh! And Prophet helped me come up with Mitsu and we talk about different situations and how either they or Mochi would handle it. We don’t talk a lot about Tenshi otherwise I’d have to delve into spoiler territory and they don’t read the manga.

They also got something about TBT in the works too and I can’t wait to gush over it once they’ve posted it.

I don’t think I can come up with a playlist for them since I don’t really listen to music when I write!

I draw inspiration from certain songs but I usually stick to instrumental or rain noises or even Yagami Yato ASMR when I write.

~ Dari

[a9saga]

tbt - hyosung (secret) - goodnight kiss // that post about how funny it is light yagami lies down on his bed quietly and politely reading a porn magazine yeah that's how I watch hyosung stages on my phone

[5percentkira]

“Ryuzaki, please focus on the investigation.”

“I am.”

L - the lovely @faded-smiles & Light - @5percentkira