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preciouslandmermaid · 3 months

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imagine being a kindergarten teacher who meets reid

maybe its thru JJ, maybe you've got Henry in your class, and she kindly, warmly strikes a friendship with you after Henry moves into 1st grade. and its a little unorthodox but jj and her husband are always willing to help out (when their schedules can allow) with school events and so yeah, you become friends.

and when jj introduces you to her friends/colleagues - there is of course a little bit of an intimidation factor (because hello...they are fbi) but penelope makes you feel so welcome (because of course she does. and you tell her your students would love her. and she offers to teach a tech class and youre like ok they're five but yes let's do it) and morgan shamelessly flirting, and emily being hot and intimidating and then there's reid, quiet, awkward, wont-shake-your-hand reid.

but there's something to it - a mutual nerdiness, perhaps, or how reid doesn't make you feel "stupid" just because you're an elementary school teacher and not a professor at a college (despite the fact that in many places you need a least a master's to teach).

imagine weeks later when you run into reid at the coffee shop. completely random. the sky is gray, uninteresting, and promising rain. he surprises you by remembering your name before there's a shy yet earnest quip when he says he's got an "eidetic memory." and you laugh warmly and spencer thinks its one of the best sounds he's heard all morning.

and it goes slowly from there, but it moves naturally, like a caterpillar forming its chrysalis

(when you tell reid this, somewhere after the 4 month mark since you've long stopped counting individual dates, he says; "did you know the word comes from the greek word 'khrusos' - which means gold - because of the gold color or metallic sheen of some pupae".

and in that moment, that singular moment, you admire the honey-gold tint of his eyes in the late afternoon sun spilling luminescence across the sidewalks and across shiny car windshields and think that you could already see the shape and color of whatever butterfly that was going to burst from its cocoon).

one time you refused to come over his apartment because "the kids used glitter today" and you didn't want to get it all over his place. so he came over instead, and you watched the iridescent sparkles swirl down the bathtub drain together.

imagine spencer reid laying his head in your lap, something heavy and unspoken between you, shaped in the spread of his fingers across your hips, in the erratic pulse of his heart pressing into your shins

the school doesn't celebrate Halloween, but they have an annual "trunk or treat" where people CAN dress up and trick-or-treat out of the trunks of their cars and spencer starts helping you, decorating the trunk with fake cobwebs, and skulls, and eventually diving into convoluted themes that you're not convinced kids aged 5-10 are totally going to get.

"it's jaws." he says, holding a shark head made of paper mache, "you know, the 1975 film? you said we couldn't do slasher horror movies because they're too gory for the kids but i'd argue that this movie stands alone as a great horror film with how Spielberg creates consistent tension throughout the whole film considering we don't see the shark until an hour and twenty-one minutes into the run time."

(the kids don't really get it, it's true. "sharks aren't monsters." they would say, or "sharks aren't scary." or "is this from Baby Shark?" but you and spencer have fun, passing out candy, sharing small looks to each other--so that makes it all worth it).

imagine something soft, sweet, something quiet shared over coffee with spencer. something gentle amidst all the chaos, the heartache, and stress of his day-to-day job.

"I don't know how you do it," you tell him, "seeing the worst of what the world has to offer day in and day out."

his long fingers stroke the underside of your jaw, "i don't know how you manage a room full of fifteen 5 and 6-year-olds." he pulls a face. "especially with the germs."

imagine bringing spencer lunch at the office - earning the knowing, sly looks from his friends and team, knowing you can't hide against a room full of profilers and knowing it doesn't really matter anyways.

:) ok that's all i got. <3

#i dont feel like writing a fic about this so have this instead #spencer reid imagine #spencer reid x reader #spencer reid x y/n #spencer reid fanfiction #spencer reid x you #criminal minds fanfiction #spencer reid fluff

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nhescio · 3 months

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Okay I have a visceral need for a hannigram time travel fic but instead of the typical Will or Hannibal fix-it, the person that time travels back is none other than Frederick fucking Chilton. Like imagine Chilton wallowing around all crispy and stuff after being human torched wondering what he’s done to deserve everything he’s been through. And when he’s finally okay enough to be discharged from the hospital to go home, an anvil falls on him or smth. And as he’s lying there incredulously, he’s like, yknow what? Im not even upset about this. I think Ive suffered enough near death experiences. Please just let this one put me out of my misery. And as his eyes finally drift shut, he hears an alarm blaring in his face. An alarm from his phone. His phone which, when he goes to shut it off, displays an impossible sequence of numbers— the plastic screen shinning with a date from four years past.

So after freaking out and confirming that he is indeed in the past, (and weeping in joy over his unmutilated body) Frederick does the obvious— he packs his bags, pays a visit to the bank, and gets on the next available flight out of the country.

And then his plane crashes and he dies.

But of course he doesn’t die because that seems to be a common theme in Frederick Chilton’s life!

So he’s jolting out of bed again to that same alarm and he tries not to tear his own face off (not that he would ever actually do that cause he knows how easily he could lose that precious face). And (after a few more tries) since this time loop bs isn’t letting him run away, he does the next best thing— phoning the FBI with a tip so that they would investigate Hannibal Lecter and put him behind bars for good. But of course Hannibal somehow finds out and discretely shakes the FBI off his trail while simultaneously sending one of his murderer protégés after Frederick. And so not even a month passes by before Frederick finds himself dying and waking to that infuriating alarm again.

And he keeps going through different loops trying to avoid being “murder tableau of the week”, but failing miserably every time. After dying for what feels like an infinite number of times, he’s realized two main consistencies. Number one, he can’t personally expose Hannibal Lecter as the ripper if he doesn’t want to be gutted, and two, the sooner Will Graham and Hannibal Lecter begin their weird courtship, whether from Frederick’s deliberate meddling or from ripples of unrelated actions, somehow he’s left with much less blood and chaos in the aftermath. In one incredible timeline, Frederick even managed to only sustain one life threatening disembowelment for three years before accidentally making a rude comment about Will Graham’s lack of a social life, thereby leading to a cold death in the Atlantic.

After this revelation, he vows to get Will Graham and Hannibal Lecter to bang each other as soon as possible for the sake of his own self preservation— going through elaborate plans like befriending and recruiting the FBI’s forensics team, or snapping Jack Crawford out of his obliviousness so he’d bluntly give them a nudge, or even once flirting with Will Graham himself to get Hannibal Lecter jealous (note: that attempt did NOT end up well).

And one day, after a shocked text from his “Sassy Science Matchmaking Squad” group chat proclaiming that Hannibal and Will, lovingly dubbed Hannigram by the group, had spontaneously quit their jobs and run away to Europe together, Frederick suddenly realizes he hasn’t been stabbed or burned or maimed or drowned or disemboweled once! He thinks back to his early success in this timeline— silently high fiving with Beverly and Jimmy (Zeller, the spoilsport, had refused to partake) while voyeuristically watching Will and Hannibal shyly having their first kiss in the shadows of a filthy crime scene. In fact, he didn’t think anyone in their immediate circle had been stabbed or burned or maimed or drowned or— well you get the point.

And as one year turns to two to four to eight with no word from Hannibal or Will except the occasional postcard, a sort of cautious optimism starts building in Frederick’s heart. The years continue to fly by until one day, Frederick finds that his hair has turned a snowy white, and that his legs are too weak to support his aching body. He tries to take in a breath to laugh but it comes out as a wheeze. He’s at the end of the line once more, but this time at the end of a healthy, fulfilling life. His only wish is that he’s finally allowed to move on. And as he feels his life slowly drifting away from him, Frederick wonders if he’s accomplished whatever divine mission that godforsaken time loop had wanted him to complete. It really feels like he did the best he could this life, preventing every possible death on the East Coast by sending Hannibal and Will packing early. Sure, he feels bad for the poor suckers in Florence or Paris that were probably flambéed for a pretentiously fancy brunch, but realistically, those two would always leave a body count no matter where they went.

All Frederick wants now is to pass in peace. With a heavy sigh, Frederick willingly closes his eyes one last time, content to move on into whatever lies in the beyond.

And he dies. For real this time. Woohoo!

The End

#hannibal #hannigram #hannibal lecter #will graham #frederick chilton #crack pseudo-fic??#i dont know what possessed me to write this #i havent slept for 27 hours #nheswrites

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cozymoko · 1 year

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Hello, since request is open how about gen yandere hc of yoona, son hak and the rest of the dragons?

AKATSUKI NO YONA — YANDERES

SHIN AH'S → HERE

Includes: Yona, Son Hak, Ki-Ja, Jae-ha, and Zeno

Format: Headcanons, 2nd person

WARNING(S): Yandere themes, unhealthy relationships, not proofread.

LINKS: Akatsuki No Yona Masterlist

YONA

Manipulative, Dependent, Clingy

You grew up with YONA in the palace and have been by her side since. You being a few years older than her led you to have many responsibilities of your own, leaving you very little time to coddle the young princess. She hated it. Being her elder, you always kept her in check, essentially raising her into the woman she is today and she had fallen for you long ago.

Whenever you left her side it felt like a part of her died. The young princess grew less lively and even snappy to those around her because they just weren’t you. What was the point in trying to be perfect when you were nowhere in sight? How annoying…

YONA will latch onto you like a koala if it means you won't leave her. She’ll kick, scream, and weep if it means you won't leave her. Nothing is off the table if it means you’ll stick close to her; she adores your attention. In her mind, you love hers just as much. But being the spoiled girl she is, I suppose this isn’t too far-fetched.

Despite being shy about it, YONA finds it hard to not have her hands on you in some way, preferably holding your hand. It takes her back to a time when things were simpler, where you were with her and no one else, cooing sweet promises merely to soothe her worries. A princess always gets what she wants, and she'll cut down anyone who gets in her way.

SON HAK

Possessive, aggressive, protective

As seen in canon, HAK does have a pretty strong jealous side toward Yona. Think of that but times a hundred in your case. It's not hard for him to conceal his distaste for your friendly interactions with others but everyone has their breaking points. When intervening he'll step in front of you, pushing you behind him and out of your "acquaintance's" sight. If you ask him about it later Hak will most likely try to label it as him protecting you.

Being as tall as he is, it's usually easy to keep creeps out of your personal space. After all, who wants to deal with an imposing, scowling man with a Hsu Quandao strapped to his back? But of course, some people still try their luck. Asking you for directions is off limits, let alone allowing a man to speak so familiarly with you. It's always, “Ask me, not them” with Hak.

HAK forever has an arm tossed over your shoulder. He claims it's "to make sure you don't get lost" but the vacant street says otherwise. Leaving the village on your own is forbidden unless you want your neck smothered in deep purple bite marks beforehand. The idea of you completely giving in to his affections makes his heart beat.

If it came down to it, murder isn't something Hak is opposed to. But as a pitiful attempt to keep his reputation, he'll settle for beating them black and blue, until his knuckles are covered in a deep rouge. Jealousy is a terrible disease and once he reaches his limit don't try and stop him.

KI-JA

Jealous, insecure, delusional (worship)

One of the few good yanderes you could be paired with. Ki-Ja is very attentive to his lover and their feelings no matter what he's doing. The dragon is quick to side with you even over his own master because, in his mind, you're never wrong. Everything you say is law and Ki-Ja follows every command without a second thought.

When he’s jealous it’s so painfully obvious. Ki-Ja’s emotions come in waves so when he dislikes something it's hard for him to bite his tongue. The white dragon practically worships the ground you walk on and follows you every step of the way. His loyalty runs deeper than his own blood so he'd rather not see people referring to you so familiarly. (Is he Yona's dragon or yours atp?)

Your praise is forever rewarding, regardless of how small it may be. Just being by your side is the greatest honor one could have, in his eyes. You could look down on him, subjecting him to being nothing more than entertainment, and he would somehow tie it back to you being a kind person. Ki-Ja sees himself as not only your lover but your loyal companion, prepared to stick by your side no matter what happens.

He would never kidnap you, that's out of the question. The thought of you hating him for his selfish acts submerges him with panic. If you were to leave him, he'd wish for death on the spot. But that's only an IF. And killing would only be justifiable if someone has hurt you.

JAE-HA

Manipulative, Possessive, flirty

Jae-ha flirts solely for his own pleasure. No true feelings lie behind his words no matter how beautiful the individual may be. But with you, he felt like a wild animal chasing a female in heat from the way his eyes followed you. You were beautiful, more than the many others he gave his time to, and he was a bit too determined to make you his.

Once a ladies' man always a ladies' man. As I’ve said, he could give two fucks about the women he banters with, they mean nothing to him, but somehow seeing your face contort into a harsh scowl turns him on more than you'd ever know. If looks could kill, he’d be six feet under and he knows that. But I have a sneaking suspicion that he wouldn't mind.

However, your talking to another man leaves him quite bitter (hypocrite). The passive aggressiveness this man dishes out is unmatched; he will rip them a new asshole for even breathing the same air as you. None of your friends compare to you and he tells you that every day. Jae-Ha worships the ground you walk on, satisfies and pleasures you every evening so why was your attention elsewhere?

On a regular day, Jae-ha can be seen by your side, trying his hardest to get under your skin. Placing a hand on the small of your back, biting several of the plush areas of your skin that he can reach. He doesn't shy away from PDA. Mainly due to the curious stares you receive from men that pass you by, their eyes hastily lingering on your figure. It vexes him to no end but he won’t bother getting his hands dirty. Perhaps you can help him let off some steam.

ZENO

Emotionally attached, clingy, dependent

An attention whore at its finest. But seriously, this man thrives off your love and time. It's like a drug to him and he craves it. Whenever he isn’t tending to Yona he tends to you instead. If he could have it his way, every waking moment would be spent in your arms, sleeping the days away.

He's one of the better yanderes of the dragons due to the many centuries he's lived. Don't get me wrong he's completely infatuated with you and is hung up on every word you speak. But he's not one to control your decisions as long as he gets to tag along. Zeno trusts you with his entirety, he just enjoys invading your personal space.

Zeno gets jealous of people like Hak quite often. He's strong physically and mentally even as a human and as much as Zeno admires his strength, he doesn't need you doing that too. So if you plan on interacting with Hak, be prepared for some pretty embarrassing things. Zeno will place slow, wet kisses on your skin until he has your attention again.

The only real downside of this relationship is his clinginess. He never leaves your side. Oh, you have to get changed? He'll help you. You have to use the bathroom? Cool, he’ll wait ‘till you're done and sit right in front of you. Personal space doesn’t exist in your relationship and at times it gets really suffocating. You couldn’t reject him if you wanted to in fear that his reaction will leave your heart aching in regret.

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feministmetalgreymon · 3 months

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Debunking the Palworld plagiarism claims

One of the biggest sources of drama since the release of Palworld has been the repeated accusations of plagiarism made by Pokemon fans. Now I'm not going to argue that Palworlds designs are 100% original. That's not the point of my post. Rather my argument is an objection to the unspoken assumption made by Pokemon fans that Pokemon and it's creature designs are so unique that any resemblance between a Pokemon character and a Palworld character is proof that Palworld "stole" from Pokemon.

When people point out the fact that all art is derivative to some degree. Pokemon fans will object with the profoundly idiotic "Blue Pikachu argument."

The Blue Pikachu argument is the idiotic idea that anything that isn't 100% original is a 100% copy paste with no middle ground. It's a false dichotomy made by people with zero understanding of nuance and who just want to make a lazy gotcha.

The reality is, art is not a purely individualistic act. All artists either consciously or unconsciously iterate on preexisting art. In fact many past artists that are celebrated as great artists today would be considered plagiarists by modern standards. For example Shakespeare's plays take heavily from from other artists of that era.

More importantly modern copyright laws were not created in order to ensure every artist is 100% original. Nor does copyright protect ideas or concepts.

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Despite this I have scene Pokemon fans vilify the PocketPair CEO because he said that he takes ideas from other sources. Which is completely legal and not remotely unethical.

Statements like this indicate to me a person that is very uninformed about art and video games in particular. Tons of games are "copied" from previous games. Minecraft was copied from Infiniminer. Fortnite was copied from Pubg. Pokemon like every other video game has taken ideas from other games. Shin Megami Tensei and Dragon Quest V both had monster collecting and taming before Pokemon even existed.

So now we have to ask ourselves how "original" are any Pokemon designs. And the truth is many Pokemon designs are literally just animals with elemental themed colors slapped on them

Poliwag is literally just a glass frog tadpole colored blue.

And Caterpie is a caterpillar colored a slightly different shade of green.

Now some of the animals Pokemon uses for inspiration are obscure enough that people might not realize when Pokemon is just taking animals and recoloring them.

But then you have Lycanroc which is based on a animal so commonly known you can't help but notice it's just a ordinary wolf with some spikes slapped on it inorder to make it rock type.

Lycanroc and Direhowl are just wolves with mild cartoon exaggeration. Sorry but Pokemon can't copyright wolves.

And this isn't the only example of a Pokemon and a Pal looking similar because Pokemon just recolored a real animal.

Next we have Shaymin and Jolthog

People that say Jolthog is a copy of Shaymin are basically just admitting they have never seen a real hedgehog before.

Then there are the people that say that pengullet and piplup look alike because they are both blue.

When that's just because they are both based on blue fairy penguins.

The reality is many Pokemon designs are just real life animals with tweaks to make them more cartoonish and magical looking.

Of course not every Pokemon design is a slightly tweaked animal. A lot of them are also "rip offs" of kaiju.

Of course some people are going to defend Pokemon "blatantly ripping off" character designs from other franchises by saying. "But they did it in their own way, it's not an exact copy". When that is the same thing being said by fans of Palworld. In other words"

"When I like it that's "inspiration". When I don't like it, that's "theft."

#palworld #pokemon

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justjams2003 · 7 months

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Blossoms-12

Pairing: Erik Destler x OFC (Mariposa Claremont)

Summary: A young author travels away from her family to The Opera she has heard so much about. She is lost and confused and yet still seems to get a job there as a cleaner. Yet when she meets a mysterious man there, everything changes. Her mind is entirely consumed, but will she allow her burning need for him to consume her life as well?

Warnings: Haircutting? Kidnapping? Mentions of sexual themes, angst, and fluff too, kissing, drowning, fights. Tell me if I miss anything

Word count: 1,7k

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Dividers: @yaynowimglad @animatedglittergraphics-n-more

Tags: @rclector @jordanmunson3 @ssssssws-world

Have I been down this tunnel before? The stone of the underground all begins to look the same. There aren’t any defining features to the grey walls. Not to mention it is oh-so-very quiet. There aren’t even any sounds of rats chittering or bugs on any of the walls. I can’t hear the music in these dark tunnels like I could in his cave.

That is of course, until I hear the click as I take another step forward. “Oh no,” I can’t help but mutter out, my imagination begins running wild. It doesn’t happen suddenly, I’m frozen in my spot. Scared that if I were to move an arrow might fly at me. Worse though, the walls begin closing in.

Panic rises in my throat, and I can already hear my breath rising. My frozen state is interrupted when the walls begin moving faster around me. I book it, I pick up my dress and run as fast as I can. My legs seem to be just a bit to slow compared to the walls.

A sour taste forms as bile threatens to pour out. My shins burn and I can feel my heart in my ears. My vision turns darker, partially from panic and partially from the walls creeping in my peripheral vision. But then, there is a light at the end of the closing tunnel, quite literally.

I don’t look where I’m going. I just need to get out. I need to escape the closing walls. And then suddenly, the floor falls out from underneath me. I can hear the walls that I was running from close with a loud thud. And then I too, hit the floor with a similar noise. My arms and legs are now covered in scrapes and bruises.

A loud ting noise is heard, and I snap my head up. A grate now covered the hole I’ve fallen into. My head hurts, I can hear the thudding of blood rushing into my ears. “Oh my fucking god!” I yell out, slamming my fists against the walls. I never curse, I hate it but this does seem like the perfect moment.

My head is in my hands, and I grip onto my dark brown locks. It’s a bit longer now, sitting just above my shoulders. I can’t help but let the tears fall, now that I’m alone. Why did I say that? Why the fuck did I say that? I want him, I need him to write. He fuels me and lights my passions and now I’ve opened my big mouth and pushed him away.

What have I done? He holds my heart, my excitement and my passion. He’s the key an adventure and yet at the same time he feels like home more than my own home ever did. And now I’ve scared him off! I’ve called him dubious and myopic, after comforted my soul.

Then again, I’m not wrong. I can’t spend my whole life comforting his fragility and assuring him of his worthiness. I’d much rather spend the time laughing and loving. Intertwining bodies rather than reassuring his insecurity. Yet, he also does the same for me. Abating my dislike of certain parts of me that he sees even when I try to hide it.

Can’t he just love me without worry and I the same?

A new sound causes my tears to dry up. Water. Water running. Then I feel it, the wet slosh on my bottom. The hole I’m stuck in is filling with water. “No. No, no, no.” Again I start panicking. Is the whole thing going to fill with water? But the top is closed up, I can’t escape.

Now is the time to act and there is only one person who knows I’m down here. I jump up, too short by a meter to even touch the grating. “Erik! Erik, please!” I hate screaming if it’s not with joy. My voice is filled with worry and despiration and I hate it. I start jumping up and down, trying to see any way to escape.

But there is none and the water is flowing even faster. “Erik, please, I’m sorry!” I’ll eat up my words if it means getting out of this alive. My birthday is around the corner, and I don’t plan to die at 18. The water is at my waist now and soon it might just be shoulder heidth. Now I’m really becoming hysterical. Screaming my head off and trying to throw out as much as I can.

It doesn’t help though. The water is rising fast and soon I won’t be able to stand anymore. “Please, Erik, help! I can’t swim!”

Sobs rack through my soul and my whole body curls up into a ball. I grab my mask and throw it as far from my me as I can. I can hear it jump from the walls and clatter across the floor. I don’t want it anywhere near me. I don’t want to be reminded of my horrid, disfigured face. More so the way it makes me feel.

It makes me feel gross. It reminds me of the people who laughed at me as a child. It reminds me of the people who beat me, whipped me and ruined my body for someone as beautiful as her. It reminds me that people have made be believe that hurting her is better than allowing her in.

It makes me feel safe. And she is anything but safe. She with the golden-sand hair and the sea-blue eyes. She is adventure. She is a sailboat traveling 100km/h in the direction that not even the captain knows. Her parents would hate me, I’m sure. I can’t always give her the sunlight, but I can at least give her my heart. Can’t I?

Help! An echo bounces off the walls of the tunnels and all the way into my cavern. My head snaps up, into the direction that the young girl had walked. Then I hear it again, this time much louder. My feet scatter across the floor and my mind is only one thing.

I know the exact route she took, as long as she keeps calling for me. The tunnels wind and twist and I just thank whatever god sent her to me that she did not take the route of arrows. “I can’t swim!” Now I truly move faster than I ever had before. The higher the water, the faster it flows.

I open the latch that enter the trap and instantly turn the water valve shut. I yank the metal grid from the floor, over 100 kilograms and I sent the damn thing flying. I bend over and pull her from the hole by the arms. She’s soaked from the shoulders down, her whole body is shaking. Aurora clings to me, refusing to let even a centimetre of my fabric go.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.” She repeats over and over. It’s hard to even make out what she’s saying merely because she’s crying so much. I wrap my arms around her, rubbing her bare arms and pulling her as close as I can. All while I continue to hush her.

“I can’t die, please, I have so much I have left to do.” She mutters, her racking now died down. Only small whines of begs and pleas for her life exit her mouth. “Hey, I won’t let that happen. You’re safe. I won’t let you die, not while you’re still such a little flower.” She lets go slightly, wiping the snot and tears from her face.

“You promise?” She asks and then lift her head to look up to me. Her words trail off and her eyes seem to go wide. She doesn’t move an inch. Anon, her look of shock turns to one of wonder. A smirk, not a laugh or a face of joy, but a smirk of wonder and dare I even say something else?

Then is hits me, I forgot my mask in my alcove. And yet the look she gives me makes me so warm inside. It doesn’t make me feel stupid or hideous. Rather, I feel a blush creep across my ears. Soon after she smiles, it drops again. Mariposa lets go of me, and pulls herself up.

The young girl wraps her arms around herself. She avoids my gaze and turns her back to me. “Please, take me back...” Her voice is small and shy and hurt now. Long gone is the naïve girl who doesn’t fear a handsome stranger. Now, someone who demands to protect her heart, even if it’s from someone who she trusts with her life.

Fix it, Erik. Fix it the mistake of previous past. I don’t think. I don’t think of the insecurity of my bare face. Or the embarrassment I may cause her. Or the people in my past telling me I’m not good enough to be loved. I grab her by the wrist and pull her against me.

My lips land on hers without any hesitation. My hands entangle into her dark blonde waves and land on her soft waist. I can feel her kiss back in the same passion and lust as I do her. Both our tongues intertwine, and our souls connects, and, in that moment, I know I mustn’t let her go.

Except when we must come up for air, there is a moment of bliss and then she shoves me away with all her might. “You can’t do that, Erik! You can’t call me your Clementine, you can’t take me on dates, you can’t invite me in your home and you can’t kiss me like that if you don’t allow me to fall in love. You are playing with me. I am young, I know, but I won’t let you break my heart like this again.”

Her words cut deep, except the it’s more truth than harsh words. “My Aurora-” I go to hold her again but she raises her hand. “No, you will take me back.” And so, I did, knowing I could not change her mind. And when she was safe, she forbade me from following her and I listened, not knowing if she would ever let me see her again.

#phantom of the opera #the phantom of the opera #erik destler x reader #erik x reader #erik the phantom #erik destler #erik destler x ofc #erik destler x oc #opera ghost #opera ghost x ofc #opera ghost x reader

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beanieman · 11 months

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hi! idk if you already talked about this but do you perhaps have any headcanons about shin's (and maybe other characters') music taste? really curious about that

Sara Chidouin - Sara likes indie rock, folk rock, and indie music. She's a Mitski girl and loves The Lumineers. Though she also loves cheesy pop songs that would borderline embarrass her if anyone found out she listened to them.

Joe Tazuna - Joe loves KPOP! He's a big fan of "BTS", "Blackpink", and "Day6." The more upbeat the song the more he's into it generally, though he's the type who can list at least a few songs he likes out of most genres. So a song having a more slow or sad tone wouldn't be a dealer breaker for him.

More Undercut

Gin Ibushi - Gin likes theme songs from TV shows. They're catchy and scratch his brain in just the right way, and he often hums them to himself during school hours. He also likes pop, rock, and instrumentals.

Keiji Shinogi - Keiji is a blues man. He loves the sound as it does something to his emotions that's indescribable. In his opinion it's best listened to while sitting on a park bench watching the world pass by. He also likes country and pop.

Alice Yabusame - Alice loves rock, of course, since it reminds him of his sibling bond. Yet, he has a soft spot for songs from musicals and a not so hidden love of ska.

Reko Yabusame - To no surprise Reko loves rock! She's the type of person to spend hours on YouTube looking for a good rock cover of her favorite songs of other genres. She also has a soft spot for gothic tunes and more unique sounds that most people wouldn't find beauty in listening to.

Nao Egokoro - Nao has a highly specific indie taste that could come straight from the "Life Is Strange" soundtrack. All of the music she really likes is perfect for staring at the celling and contemplating life, and this does not register with her as she'll give you music recommendations with a big cheery grin.

Kazumi Mishima - Mishima likes instrumentals. He often puts them on in the background and listens to them while he grades papers or makes some nice afternoon tea. Generally he likes the softer ones the best, but every now and then he'll look for something that sounds more epic.

Q-taro Burgerberg - He has a not so secret love of country music that he tries to hide, but most people assume that's his favorite genre immediately because of how he's dressed. He's big on banjos. He also likes R&B.

Kai Satou - Kai likes orchestra music. Anything with a ton of instruments that sounds like it could be in the background of a heavily dramatic soap opera is his favorite. He likes pop as well.

Kanna Kizuchi - Kanna loves love songs. As long as the main theme of the lyrics are about platonic or romantic love she can listen to any genre and find enjoyment. Though she also likes chiptune.

Shin Tsukimi - Shin listens to a lot of chiptune. It makes him feel like a cool computer hacker from the moves, even though he'd never admit to that. He's also the type to listen to video game/tv/movie soundtracks non stop. Though he also likes indie music and anything by Mitski.

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Ranmaru Kageyama - Ranmaru's big into synthwave. He tends to listen to it while he studies or is drifting off the sleep at night. He also likes indie and blues.

Naomichi Kurumada - Naomichi loves pop rock. It's the one genre that always makes him super excited to work out. His favorite songs have an upbeat tempo and usually he's not big on songs that have a slow melody.

Anzu Kinashi - Anzu likes jazz. She loves the upbeat tone and trumpets mixed with fast paced piano. If she had background music she'd want to have a lot of trumpets for sure.

Mai Tsurugi - She unironically loves ragtime music. She has it on all the time in the background of her bakery. Though she also likes country music about women getting revenge and fun upbeat pop songs.

Shunsuke Hayasaka - He likes both classic and upbeat pop music. This post is making me realize how many YTTD characters I fully believe love pop. That or I'm projecting real hard.

Hinako Mishuku - Hinako likes heavy metal. The louder and more intense the better. Also Vocaloid.

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liannelara-dracula · 1 year

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Ask: What happens to the boys in the games after Yui/Mc dies?

Hi Love!

Yeah, I understand. I myself have never played the games, mostly because I'm not a gamer and I don't know where you would play it on, is it on a play station? Idk, but I do read the game translations. I've read most of Reiji's and Ruki's, a bit of Shin's, and I just started Kanato's. I have also read some things about Yuma. But anyways I have read the manga so that helps a lot. And this is a good question!

Come to think of it, I think it varies on the situation and character. I will try to give hypothetical answers for all possible situations (I'm making most of these up but I will say if it's actually canon if it happened in the games) I could think of for each character. I say this because I have seen that sometimes they kill Yui on accident, (Shin's route is a good example of this.), and then sometimes they just go crazy? Idk, I barely know what's going on anymore 😂. Rejet gives these boys too many options in these games, I literally don't know who they are anymore, lol.

But anyway. I'll list a few categories/themes and explain what I think each character feels/thinks/does. And even which themes apply to the character.

-Liannelara

P.S. When I say "she" you can take it as Yui or the MC. I know some people don't view Yui as an actual character and just as some reader-insert so you can refer to it as Yui or MC, or whatever you want. I see either one tbh.

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On accident;;

If she was killed by accident/how they go about their life.

Shin --It actually happened soo. It was because he was under some sort of drug or manipulation and didn't recognize the woman to be Yui but then when he did it was too late and he was pretty sad. He'd be very mad though and I can see that after this he just became a villain to anyone he met because he just doesn't are anymore. He's lost sight of himself the more time passes.

Shu -- If she died on accident he'd blame himself for the rest of his life. It'd be in a situation where he tries to protect you but while doing so you get hurt because you got in the way of who he was fighting. He'd just be even lazier, just to hide what he's feeling.

Reiji--Similar to Shu, and he'd be devastated that he didn't securely sever the link between you and the enemy in a fight which led you to die instead since he was trying to eliminate the enemy. He'd never forgive himself knowing he killed the woman he loves, it'd break him. I know he may seem like he doesn't care but I've noticed that he's pretty fragile with feelings. He may not show it but when he feels guilt it eats him alive. But he'd never try to deny that its fault, he takes full responsibility. He won't accept it if someone told him it's not his fault.

Ruki--It would be under some compulsion due to some punishment by Karlheinz for loving her. It was mentioned that vampires like him take supplements to not have a lot of hunger. So I imagine that without the supplements he is a complete monster with bloodlust which maybe the reason he'd end up murdering her (but of course he didn't willingly go off the supplements so it's not exactly his fault) With him ending the life of the very woman he loves with his bare hands is enough to have him want to erase his mind but at the same time he doesn't want to forget her. He'd beg for this to happen but it could never be granted. After such an experience he'd want to end his existence. And if he couldn't he'd move away far from everything and start over with a new name and lifestyle all over again. He'd find some distraction for a while until his aging becomes a question and then he moves and starts over again but always feeling empty no matter what.

Carla--He has many enemies so it's not surprising that she gets hurt in between. Even though he is a founder, this is something he cannot handle, he will definitely remove all memories he has of her temporarily or at least all the bad ones. And if this happens he will eventually convince himself that he didn't hurt her. But this will all come crashing down when he faces reality again, and the guilt will be very painful. He will never be the same and he may even give up his crown as he feels that everything has been lost. And he's very lost.

Azusa--He doesn't fully acknowledge how it all went down. This is probably because he's in a state of shock. He can't comprehend everything but when he does, it hurts. Azusa is a little scattered and mute to feelings but if it means a lot, his mood may change and he may blame himself for the MC dying. He will say its because he doesn't deserve her and that's why she was taken away. Whatever the case he doesn't freak out too much because I think he's sorta numb to a lot of situations.

Subaru--It would have to be that someone had a vendetta against him and his family and she happened to get caught in the cross fire. So like the games he took his life but say he didn't he'd literally just get worse. He is more miserable than he already is.

Kino--Considering he has a vendetta with Karl, the MC may get killed since it takes away something from him. If he really cares, he drops everything and no longer cares about revenge or fighting. He doesn't care anymore by that point since she's gone. He'll very miserable and may not ever forgive himself that she got involved. In fact, even if he met someone he liked or cared for he'd probably push them away and stay out of their life because he doesn't want their life to change because of the supernatural. He doesn't want to be the cause of their death. Not again.

Yuma--If he owes something but goes against a deal he has this could result in the MC/Yui dying. He'd obviously be angry no doubt. He may lose sight of himself and be a little ruthless with others. Yuma would probably get in more fights and be upset easily. He may even abandon his garden for a while, all the flowers wilting as is his mind. Yuma can only deal with it so much that even if he's tough, he is still hurt. Though he'd never express that to someone, he'd never openly admit that he cared because if he did he may just cry.

No Reason/or Consumption of madness;;

If she is killed because they went insane or they had no reason/ how they go about their life.

Ayato--He gets jealous a lot so if she gave someone else more attention and he becomes incredibly jealous he could go crazy. If this is the case he will be very mad/upset but also relieved that it's over. But he's also very annoyed, obviously, she meant nothing so he'll easily find someone else. He lives guilt-free.

Kanato--I mean think plenty of us know what he's done. He's a yandere we don't need to go into detail. However, because has special attachments the MC/Yui does still mean something to him. No one should mention her name though he becomes upset. Although he does get emotional from time to time but then is also proud that he was able to end her life.

Kou--Considering that he lets Yui get bullied I'm not surprised if she's been trampled on either or if he'd let her get nearly killed by those bullies. Maybe he would do it with his own hands but if he allows it he's obviously no good. And he definitely doesn't care. He literally finds it annoying that it happened and would be too lazy to prevent or take care of it. He doesn't feel guilty at all.

Yuma--He takes his anger out on Yui psychically and she once got involved in a fight he was in since she tried to stop it but she got hit in the process. So he probably ended up beating her to death. Considering the abuse he clearly doesn't care and so he will probably feel bored, maybe a little disappointed but he is able to carry on.

Reiji--It happened in one of the routes where he obtained his father's power and he became mad. So Karl ended up killing him.

Laito--If saw that the MC was like Cordelia he'd probably do this or if the MC meant nothing at all and he had no more purpose he will probably just discard her. And he'd just carry on about his day, like he has done with the rest of his victims.

Kino--If he didn't care for her or if she were leverage from the start he'd probably do this. He literally doesn't think what he did is a problem and is open to the fact that he did it. Has no shame that he used her at all!

Terms of Sacrifice;;

If she dies in place of them or someone/how they go about their life.

Laito--Her dying in place of saving or getting rid of the enemy especially if the enemy is his mother is a lot on him. It may not seem possible but seeing her die for something that wasn't her fight would greatly upset him. If her death did involve the death of his mother tho it would bring him relief that the woman which ruined his life is finally ashes but it's also quite overwhelming. He may not ever admit how much he feels hurt by his own mother, but this situation stirs many emotions within him. And secretly I think he'd thank Yui or MC for this because his experience of assault suffocates him still.

I know he's never understood love and he probably never will but he grew attachment and loss after losing the MC and he felt empty and partial guilt in all that he had said and done to her. He doesn't 100% acknowledge his faults or what pain he caused her but only that she deserved better than what she experienced. Gradually this guilt increases and if he shared deep secrets and emotions with her, like especially stuff about his past that his family could never understand but she could/was willing to, it would affect him a lot. He'd feel overwhelmed by the situation and would leave his brothers and he'd probably never come back. This is mostly because he doesn't want to be found. And he's no longer the same after everything.

Ruki--He can't live with that, he probably would have literally told her that. Knowing that she spared his life by giving up hers is just the worst thing he could hear. Similar to what I said before, he has a hard time dealing with it and just tries to busy himself. But some days are just too much for him to handle and he becomes a lot colder after such a thing.

Subaru--Similar to what I said before, he'd have a very hard time accepting this. And he wouldn't be okay with it. He'd be mad and wished it was him instead. He may even feel at fault and just think he's worthless because he couldn't stop it.

Kino--Like Subaru, he blames himself. There's not a day she doesn't cross his mind. And I mean, I think he wishes things could've been different or that if maybe there was another way so that she wouldn't have died.

For Paranoia;;

If they viewed her as a threat and killed her/how they go about their life.

Ayato--Like everyone in this category he didn't care. He just thought she was out to get him or something and you know he's brainless so he didn't think twice about killing her off. And he doesn't care, if sees a girl who has maybe even a hint of his mother (Or at least he thinks so) in them he will definitely distance her if not end her life depending on the circumstances of course.

Carla--He doesn't trust anyone like his brother, and he is paranoid just as much as he is. In one of the games he actually kills Yui because he saw her as a threat.

Kanato--I mean he's psycho, we can't deny this. Like, idk how many people's lives he's ended in his games, cause I haven't gotten there yet, but from what I know it's a lot. I mean the doll room tells us a lot already. She'd probably just going to become a doll and he'd take care of her. Or maybe if she's not worthy of being a doll he may just only bury her.

Shin-- He is shown to be very paranoid so it doesn't surprise me and he'd do this if she means nothing so he doesn't care. Well not that much, sometimes he does wonder if it was the right decision. If he realized he was wrong and that she was innocent he'd be so mad. He'd feel guilty but he'd try to push it away and would be mad if someone brings it up.

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waddlehekk · 1 year

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If early Part 3 episodes and the animation version of Lupin VIII are any indication, it seemed that they tried to course-correct and converge into Manga Goemon's design, or at least the Shin Lupin III era, but decided to go back to Part 2 and Part 1 designs by the time that the specials and Part 4 aired? There's the Dead or Alive designs, but it pains me so to see that Goemon reflect the post-manga Goemon design. Design's great, but it's like seeing manga Goemon reprinted with black hair... :(

Yeahhhh

It really did seem like there was an effort to slowly push him towards the manga design, but with the changing directors and artstyle of Part 3 I guess the idea wasn't fully communicated and some only knew Goemon for how he was in the popular Part 2. I genuinely wonder that if the design had stuck for Part 3 and if Lupin VIII was published, if Part 4 would have shown an even more manga-like Goemon.

I remember seeing that Samba Temperado animation and the Mankatsu segments which were based on the manga and I did like them, but it still kinda hurt seeing Goemon's design being so obviously altered for the sake of the anime. The black hair doesn't sit with me well either.

I really do like the blonde-brown hair because it's meant to go alongside his cleft chin and eyes to show that he's mixed despite his upbringing with only Japanese culture, and for a character who is literally supposed to represent moving forward in bringing together culture, a major theme of Monkey Punch's works, it feels a little backward that the anime now instead wants to portray him as close-minded. The sideburns probably exist in his manga design for the same reason too.

He was meant to be naive and accepting, not resentful.

(English Conversation Maneuvers of Lupin III)

I really do wonder if they color his hair black and avoid making him mixed for the same reason as why they also changed the skin tones of the characters over time. It's a shame because I really do believe early Part 3 at least understood the idea of making everyone's race ambiguous like the manga did, even if Goemon's hair was made black.

I feel though that recoloring his hair, and/or using his anime personality makes his design feel incomplete and even contradictory, so if they're going to go as far as to appeal to the manga I would rather they go all the way. In my opinion, from what's been attempted already, if TMS does want to try pushing his general design to be more like the manga again, trying to mix both designs just won't stick for long.

I've said this a million times but I really want to see him properly animated!!!

#lupin iii #monkey punch #goemon ishikawa xiii #lupin the third #manga #原ゴエ #i would actually like explode if i ever saw him in the anime yall have no idea #i like anime goe too but i just want manga goe to have a chance cause he's my favorite #plus it's a big step towards the anime taking more influence from mp in general #also dead or alive designs were so good

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Oooh, saw your tags and now I'm curious! What are the differences between my thoughts on Never Again and yours? Always open to hearing other opinions-- helps me clarify my own or add to them. :DDDDD

okay like i told you this is just going to be funny now. first because where i diverge really seems kind of insignificant to me, because it doesn't change any of your points or the ~outcome of how i think about never again as a whole. or really, t's about the evolution of scully's position, so it isn't different? second, because i literally need to shout about one specific part. it's so real. so anyway, onward.

the referenced post. most important part quoted below, but read the whole post bc it's good!! (and i really don't know much about the bts or writers but it's cool to learn about!!)

so specifically this is what you say in the context of never again. you lay it out simply and perfectly.

As much as Scully denies her actions aren't "about you" to Mulder, Never Again isn't solely about daddy issues or feeling trapped-- it's feeling trapped by being second best. Romance was explicitly written into the dna of this episode: she takes the rose from the grave-- someone's lasting legacy on their loved one's life-- extrapolates meaning from it behind Mulder's desk, and deflates when Mulder runs off to his vacation that even he rates as secondary to his quest (Mulder missed her entire point: needing his reassurance and reinforcement, needing his speech in the FTF hallway; and Scully missed that he missed it.) When she meets Jerse, she's flattered by his sole focus on her, takes his card, but still plans to leave; Mulder has been calling, but when he reconnects and hides the fact he missed her behind "how's the quest going?", it kicks Scully in the shins and she decides to change plans and meet up with Ed. "The tattoo you deserve" and one night stand with Ed drags down Scully's view of herself, in hindsight-- how did she not see that he was psychotic?-- and the final scene in the basement is tinted with second guesses of her own character: more specifically, what Scully thinks she has the right to ask from Mulder, doubting her own judgment (a theme she continually struggles with throughout the series.) If she sits and remains in the basement, Scully has to accept that Mulder won't move them forward; and she does, choosing to be Starbuck to this (in her perspective) doomed (relation)ship because at least Mulder needs her... which is why The End and Fight the Future hit her so hard, convincing her she has no use in his life, period.

obviously we agree that mulder doesn't get it from the start. you nail what hurts scully perfectly, what she needs from him. i truly think scully could wait forever as long as she knows they're on the same page. and here, she isn't.

but specifically, the part i want to shout about: the bit about scully's judgment, and what she can ask of mulder. like YES. i just don't think i've seen anyone say this and you're just right. you're so right. how often do we see scully struggle with her judgment? i think she does when diana shows up and it's part of the reason she needs mulder to trust her judgment in those circumstances. there are so few times that scully is SO sure about what's happening. she tries so hard to be rational, the voice of reason. but it's like her desire scares her, and i think that's a lot of what's happening in never again. because what can she ask of mulder? especially when it looks to her like he doesn't want her, doesn't need her, doesn't trust her with the x files. why is she there at all?

now, me being nitpicky? idk really. "it's feeling trapped by being second best." i think this is right. it's just that. at first, she was okay with this. because they were partners, the x files are his life. she thought she understood this and accepted it. at the beginning in season one, of course she did! they didn't have a personal relationship yet. everything was all about the work, and in never again, it's all about them with the work shrouding their relationship. scully definitely thinks they have something and she thinks they might be on the same page, but he seems to confirm the opposite. it's just work and there isn't really room for her, or a personal relationship. so she is absolutely reconciling if she can keep on this way. if the work and following mulder and being what he needs is enough...if she even has a choice. and she does, and reconciling her choice to stay with what she wants is the struggle.

so really?? i don't disagree. i just wanted to talk about how being second best became a concern the longer she was on the x files, the more her feelings grew (or maybe the more she recognized them), her feelings scaring her and what they mean for mulder & the x files & her life, etc etc.

SO all of that to say, i actually agree with you. i just love the slow evolution and consistency of their characters & relationship <3 now please share your thoughts on my nonsense!!

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mermaid--bride · 7 months

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A different halloween night

Maria: Is everyone here?

Yuma: Yeah yeah, hurry up with it, will ya?

Shin: Why did you want us all here? It better be good or you'll pay for making me come to this stinky place.

Reiji: "Stinky"? Ha... That is hardly a word that could describe our mansion... However I suppose I could not expect any different from a founder.

Kino: I have a highscore waiting for me. Can we speed this up?

Maria: Ok ok, relax. As you all may know, today is Halloween. So I thought it would be fun if we all had a little celebration together.

Subaru: YOU CALLED US HERE FOR A STUPID HUMAN CELEBRATION!?

Kanato: Unacceptable... I should cut off your skin for wasting our time, right, Teddy?

Laito: Nfu Come on~ It's not that bad of an idea~

Kazemi: Right. Besides, Maria never got to celebrate Halloween since it's not part of the brazilian culture. Of course she would want to take the chance now.

Yuma: As long as I don't have to wear some ridiculous makeup, I could care less.

Maria: Please, everyone! I know it's gonna be fun! Before we continue though, I have a question for everyone...

Trick or treat?

Ayato: Huh?

Ruki: Are we supposed to answer...?

Kino: Trick, of course! You are the one who should be giving us treats for our troubles.

Azusa: If the... trick is painful... then I... want it... heh...

Kazemi: Maria... What are you planning on?

Maria: Just wait.

... "Marmelada de banana, bananada de goiaba, goiabada de marmelo~"

Subaru: What, she's singing now!?

Carla: A mermaid singing is never good...

Maria: "Sítio do pica pau amarelo~ Sítio do pica pau amareloooo~"

*Swoosh*

Ayato: What the-

Kou: Woaaahh!!

*Magic sounds*

Azusa: Hmph... what... happened...?

Kazemi: Eh...? Why am I in mermaid form?

Yuma: AHH!! Why am I wearing a dress!?

Ruki: Me too... Maria, what is the meaning of this?

Ayato: Yeah? What is this? Why am I missing a leg!?

Shin: And why does Nii-san look like a fish!?

Carla: ...

Maria: Fufufu Welcome, everyone, to my Halloween party~!

The theme I came up with is a show from my home country known as Sítio do Pica pau amarelo!

Ayato is Saci Pererê, Kanato is Narizinho, Yui is Emília, Laito is Tio Barnabé, Reiji is Visconde de Sabugosa, Shu is Rabicó and Subaru is Pedrinho.

Ruki is Dona Benta, Yuma is Tia Anastácia, Kou is Zé Carijó, Azusa is Quindin the rhino, Carla is Prince Escamado, Shin is Conselheiro and Kino is Cuca.

Kazemi: What about me?

Maria: You're Iara!

Kanato: I'M GONNA RIP YOUR EYES OFF!!

Subaru: YEAH! BRING US BACK TO NORMAL!!

Ayato: YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS, FAKE BLUE!

Laito: Hahaha Ayato-kun looks good with a missing leg though~

Ayato: Shut up!!

Maria: Please guys, calm down! The illusion will end as soon as each of you finds the book corresponding to your character. The books are hidden all over the mansion. Once you have it, you go back to normal immediately.

Shu: So much trouble... But now that I think of it, you would never come up with such nonsense on your own.

Maria: Eh?

Reiji: I will have to agree. Whether out of fear or out of your own stupidness, the fact is you would never dare mess with us like this without being sure of your safety.

Yuma: Hah? What is that supposed to mean?

Ruki: I see... So you think there might be someone else behind this whole story.

???: Indeed.

Everyone: !?

*Footsteps*

Karlheinz: Maria would never play such a prank on anyone... So I had to give her some... incentive.

Carla: You... What is with those clothes?

Karlheinz: Why, I am part of the game, of course!

Maria: Yes! Karlheinz-sama is Dr. Caramujo and I am Dona Aranha!

Laito: ... What have you done to Slut-chan?

Karlheinz: Nfufu Do not worry. She is in no danger. I have simply cast a simple spell on her to make her emotions all numb, including her fear. She will serve as your guide through the game so everyone can get to the end.

Shu: So you made her into a puppet...

Kanato: How unpleasant... Please, bring her back immediatelly. Me and Teddy have no wish to play this game.

Ruki: I agree this is rather uncomfortable... However if this is Lord Karlheinz's wish, we have no right to question it.

Karlheinz: Cheer up. The faster you find the books, the sooner you'll end Maria's illusion and my spell. You have until the sunrise.

Ready? Start searching~!

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wonijin · 2 years

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FROM DUSK

all the secrets and promises yuna tried so hard to keep toppled over and now she face the consequences.

tags: yuna/fem!reader, mafia au, angst, 2.8K words

warnings: violent themes, kidnapping, bombs and explosions, guns/weapons, de4th, k!lling, implied abuse, swear words.

tonight was nothing new. just another date added to the long list of plans she had forgotten or was too busy to attend to or just didn’t know. god were you excited to find out which of the three she’d use an excuse this time.

the digits on wrist taunted ‘11:45’ as if mocking you for waiting three hours. a sigh left your lips as you stood up and exited the fancy restaurant yuna dare reserve.

shin yuna was a woman of many things, being busy was one of them. and you knew that from the moment you met her. of course, you had always understood and you still are. but that doesn’t mean it pains you any less every time she forgets something you were looking forward to or something she promised or something you both planned.

as you basked in loneliness through the dim-lighted streets, you thought how her alibis always have something to do with work. but funilly enough you know little about what she does for a living, she refused to spill.

you checked your phone for a message. none. no surprise.

as you were about to return the device to your bag, you feel a presence behind you. before you could turn around, somebody had put something in your mouth, cutting off the scream tearing through your throat. your wide eyes dart around for a clue to what was happening but you feel yourself getting lightheaded until the street lights were the last thing you saw.

“my name is yang. don’t worry, i already know who you are. in fact, i know a lot. your address, school, schedule, friends and families.” yang ripped the tape of your mouth but pressed the weapon harder into your skull. a lone tear slipped past your lips but you didn’t try to make a sound.

“look, you got the wrong girl. no matter how much money you want for my head, no one can gonna give it to you.” you plead.

“oh we got the right girl all right. you’re shin yuna’s new toy, aren’t you” yuna? where does your girlfriend fit in all this ?

“what? y-yuna? what d-does she have to d-do with this?” he paused at your words and stepped in front of you, the few lights catching his expensive looking suit.

“well, you see little toy. your little girlfriend owes us. she stole one of our most priced cargo. you’re here to pay the price.” you stared at his eyes, and you can’t help but draw similarity in him and your lover. maybe it was the intimidating aura or the sinister shine on the eyes or the coy smirk on the lips.

a chill ran down your spine. what attack? the man stared at your visible confusion and threw his head back laughing. “don’t tell me you’re not aware. yuna has been lying to you, fool! where do you think she got all that money from?”

as far as you know, yuna’s lavish upbringing was because of her father was a well-known doctor and her mother runs a successful law firm . “her parents–”

“ran an underground mob organization and yuna inherited it.” yang finished your sentence, chuckling. “you can’t seriously be this naive.”

you weren’t. the signs were there. the hidden red flags under her crescent eyes and bubbly smile. but you ignored the stains on her shirt or how her body guards have a visible dent in their jacket. no daughter of a doctor and a businessman need that much protection around her. and no one at her age should have ridiculous amount of money on hand.

shock paralyzed your whole body and emotions flooded every inch of your senses. suddenly, everything made sense and you’re force to swallow the fact that you’re girlfriend is a criminal.

overwhelmed at the revelation, the sound of the phone ringing escaped past your ears until the screen was shoved to your face.

before you could ask, you heard a familiar voice. “who is this?” yuna sounded calm to everybody else but you weren’t just anybody, you were her girlfriend. you picked up on all the hints of panic and stress in her voice.

“yuna.” her name spilled from your lips coated with anxiousness and sorrow. at the other side, yuna clutched her phone tighter at the sound of your pained voice. for a split second, relief filled her entirely. you weren’t safe but at least she knows you’re alive.

“i love you.” there’s a high probability this might be the last time you can profess your love. so you took your chance with a sob.

in the other line, yuna’s body was filled with agony. there’s nothing more yuna wants than comfort you and say her love for you. it hurts to restrain herself and deprive you of what you needed to hear but she knew how the world works, how the enemies work, how yang works. showing how much you value something would just end up getting it destroyed.

yuna knew something was wrong the moment you stopped picking up her calls. at first, she thought it was because you were mad at her for missing your date. but you weren’t in your house when she came to apologize. you weren’t in your school or your favorite place either and nobody she contacted has seen you.

now, all she wants is to hold you again, tell you everything and apologize until ‘sorry’ is the only word she knows.

before she can let her concern slip, a voice rang at the other side. “hello, yuna. it’s been a while.”

“yang, you bastard. what do you want?” the man only laughed at her in reply. “well, this is a surprise. i never thought you’d actually be willing to negotiate for a past time.”

you weren’t a past time to yuna. you were her home, the one she comes back to after every mission. fail or succeed she’d be in your arms at the end of the day. she’d be damned if she let something happen to you.

“meet me at the warehouses near the port. and don’t forget to bring me what’s mine. try to do something and i’ll personally send her skin to you.” the call ended, leaving yuna to picture your lifeless body. the image made her slam her desk. there’s was chance it could become a reality. yang wouldn’t hesitate to kill you even if she agrees to his terms or not.

yuna stood up and prepared.

yuna admits that she was far from a perfect partner. the times she stood you up were times a many. all the secrets she kept from you eat her away everyday but more so now than ever. she prays that fate let her have another chance.

she had all the money and power she could ask for. and yet she failed to protect the only innocence in her world of chaos. ‘how did ever come to this.’

“everything’s ready, boss. waiting for next orders.” the infamous leader nodded and continued to peer inside the building through the scope of her sniper rifle.

they were on standby at the rooftop of the highest building in the block, overseeing the warehouses. somewhere below, you were there waiting for her. she chuckled bitterly at the thought, she remembered how you hate feeling helpless.

“green.” authority dripped in yuna’s voice. all of her assets and power were mobilized for this mission, a proof of her dedication. this mission would end in nothing but you back safely in her arms.

footsteps moved lightly against the cement at her word. the sound of guns cocking and men swiftly moving towards the ground.they reached the warehouses and assumed their positions.

yuna marched through her ranks and lead her men, clutching a briefcase. it was the passcodes for a high security bank. the same passcodes she stole from yang’s mob. yang’s mob was fairly new to the game, their little organization is an ant compared to yuna’s empire. but she made the mistake of underestimating them. if she knew crossing him would led to this, she would’ve gone a different path.

yuna was about to step out of the shadow. she was about to negotiate, hand the passcodes and get you back in her arms. but a huge boom shooked the whole vicinity. and before she could even register what’s happening, red filled her vision as everything around her burned. shrapnel and debris flied everywhere. but amidst all the chaos, she could only think about your well-being. she ignored her surroundings and screamed your name with glistening eyes.

the bombing continued and her troops scrambled to retreat. seeing yuna’s state, her second in command yelled for everybody to find cover and get back to their last position.

meanwhile, yuna rushed forward. despite her ears ringing and her head pounding, she tries to find you. “y/n? where are you? its me, yuna! i’m here”

even when she tripped and fell down, even when she got scratched and hit, her search for you continued. everything’s falling apart but all she could think of is you.

she was about to move again when somebody held her back. it was chaeryeong, her second in command. “yuna, we have to go. it isn’t safe here.” yuna refused and tried to yank her arm back but chaeryeong held tighter.

“please, yuna. come on.” the sound of burning flesh hit their nostrils. building in from left and right collapse in piles of rubble and ashes.

“no. i have to get her back. she’s in there. she might be scared or hurt or worse.” tears flowed freely from yuna’s face. “she needs me.”

chaeryeong lossened her grip at the yuna’s despair. she followed yuna towards another warehouse, the only one yuna hadn’t checked. but just like earlier, it had exploded before she could even take a step forward.

desperation filled yuna her. she lunged towards the fire but chaeryeong held her. “yuna. she’s gone.” she fell on her knees as reality sinked in. “no. she can’t be. she isn’t. i was just with her a week ago.” yuna shook her head, maybe then she’ll wake up from this nightmare.

“ i was supposed to save her, chae. i promised myself i’d do her better when i get her back.” sobs shook her entire body. as the world collapse around her, her own world fell apart

yuna stared at the file before her with empty eyes. it was the latest news regarding the organization responsible for that day. she pondered the use of reading it, she’s aware that you’re gone and no file could bring you back.

yang wouldn’t bomb his own place. she had felt that an outside force interfered that night, a situation she had not thought of. and she was right. after digging and digging she found the real perpetrators. the lims.

a sigh escape her red lips before opening it. years have passed and it has been long since she gave up on seeing your face once more but that doesn’t mean she has not stopped trying to serve you justice.

she wonders if this is her coping mechanism. a way to ignore all the sorrow and suffering still present. or maybe this is just a pathetic excuse for all her lacking when you were together. a way to make up for the promises she never got to fullfill.

after skimming throughs rows and rows of paragraph, she arrived at the last page where a picture rests. the small figure dressed in black was almost unnoticeable from the dark surroundings. the image was taken too far away for her to see the person’s features but they stand next to a window of a high building, holding what seems to be a telescope.

a sticky note clings miserably at the side, nearly falling off from the corner of the photo. looking at the neat albeit seemed rushed handwriting, no doubt this additional information is from chaeryeong. ‘i thought you might be interested in the last sighting of our friend’.

‘friend’ isn’t the term she’d used for the pest who’d been ruining her plans lately. the ‘friend’ in question is a rogue who’d appeared from nowhere just a few months ago. yuna ordered a background check but it bear fruitless, there were no past or current records found and no one seemed to be familiar with the new player in town.

yuna took another glance at the photo and she realized where the telescope was pointing at. it was aimed towards the same building she was planning to attack a week from now, the presumed lim headquarters. the blonde let out an strangled grunt at thought of the unnamed one-man party striking first.

bullet rained and blood spilt everywhere but yuna along with a handful of her men ran past the chaos and towards the door at the end of the corridor. the huge gold-plated double doors are the only thing separating her and sweet revenge.

she readied her gun and and moved to the side to let her henchmen kick the entrance with sheer strength. the door hit the floor with a loud thud and no sound followed after, aside from their light footsteps moving to fill the room.

her brown eyes fell in the middle of the room and widen at sight the familiar black cloth standing behind a swivel chair. a man sat at the leather seat, his eyes dart towards them silently begging for help while his hands claw weakly at the hand locked firmly at his throat. the rougue ignored the man’s whines and attempts, if only to tighten her grip.

“you aren’t suppose to be here.” yuna gritted out, aiming her gun straight at the rouge’s head. it was her first time seeing the new challenger and she was surprised to see a feminine build. all rumors and stories were of a ruthless man.

no response was given to her and she took the time to address the man. this was supposedly the head of lim’s office, jun. but the man in the chair and those in her intel reports did not match. it was the face of lim’s second in command, jimmy. “hand him over, nameless. i need to know where his boss is.”

“you were too late. i already got it out of him. isn’t that right, jimmy?” yuna stood frozen at the reply. meanwhile, the woman prod jimmy’s head with the barrel of her gun. but yuna wasn’t focused at that. her mind was stuck on how the person if front of her sounded like you.

the woman sounded like you in every way and it was heart clenching to remember you in this kind of time. but she was used to reminiscing your memories suddenly and it never fails to fill her with sorrow every time.

the young boss’ gaze clashed with the nameless rouge’s burning ones. yuna’s hold on her gun loosened and her aim faltered the more she observed the eyes before her. too many emotions swirled in yuna’s eyes but the ones she’s staring at held none.

it didn’t shine like yours but it reflected the moon the way yours once did. it was the worst time to relish in pain but she let herself get lost in the nostalgia and sorrow of you. until the sound of a gun rang in her ears.

the man’s blood and guts covered the wooden the desk standing between her and the shooter. “what the fuck?” yuna rasped.

but when yuna looked back she wat met with a barrel pointed at her face. if her men weren't aiming at the woman’s head then they surely are now.

before yuna could get another word, another shot echoed in the room but it didn’t go through yuna, instead at the ceiling. this time when she looked back down it wasn't a barrel she was met with but your face. you stand were the rouge previously was and dressed in rouge's clothes.

yuna would’ve blinked or scratch her eyes to confirm but she’s too scared to let herself lose sight of you once more. she can’t bare the disappointment when she opens her eyes and you’re gone. if she was hallucinating, then she’d never close her eyes again.

but before she could verbalize her confusion, you turned around and jumped out the window wordlessly. yuna ran after you but you were nowhere to be found. once again, you disappeared before her eyes. but this time she knew you were out there somewhere into the night and not in the afterlife.

yuna stared at the city lights below her, the image your soulless eyes and empty smile searing in her head.

#itzy imagines #itzy scenarios #itzy x you #itzy x reader #yuna imagines #yuna x reader #itzy imagine #itzy #yuna #shin yuna

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moonstrider9904 · 2 years

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Pairing: Howzer x Fem!Reader

Tags/Warnings: Explicit sexual content. 18+. Alcohol and light drunkenness, more on the tipsy side. Drunk sex was consented and planned prior in sobriety. Cunnilingus, vaginal fingering, brief overstimulation, alcohol effects, creampie.

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Kinktober Day 10: Drunk sex

Note: Yes, this is a repost. if you reblog this, please do not label as alcohol addiction. This one shot does not depict alcohol addiction and if it gets labelled as that on top of the sexual and mature labels I am already using accordingly, my post gets blocked by anyone who reblogs it and fewer people see it. I'm tagging tw alcohol and cw alcohol for anyone who doesn't want to see alcohol themes, please filter your tags accordingly.

In the time you’d been dating him, Howzer had never struck you as the adventurous type. Subtlety was one of his strongest abilities, and that was exactly what he’d used to get the idea out in the open.

A small gesture with his eyes when you’d been sharing a drink, a faint wiggle of his eyebrows followed by a suggestive smile that you often wouldn’t see in the otherwise formal, steadfast captain. You still remembered the disbelief with which you’d met his proposal, a reaction that had made him laugh initially, but he remained serious about it.

The curiosity was making you itch.

One cup was downed, and then another, and then a third one. You’d both waited for the effect to kick in, making conversation in the meantime, seemingly innocent while your hands under the table told a different tale. Looking you in the eyes with his chivalry, Howzer trailed his hand up your thigh, eventually making its way down to where your behind met the seat. You, in turn, teased him by brushing your foot up his shin, an act that wouldn’t have been that dauntless had it not been for your hand reaching for his inner thigh, obscenely close to the growing bulge in his pants.

All the while, you had a charming, innocent little smile on your lips.

Soon, you felt lightheaded. You felt the buzz around your arms and your legs, and though it took you longer to admit, you felt the same rush of sparks flowing to your crotch. You were putting less effort into remaining collected and accepted that the cups of wine were having their effect on you—nevertheless, you’d been expecting that. Howzer had been too.

He felt the same. The bulge in his pants was larger now, aching in the tightness of the confine. Howzer’s beautiful brown eyes met yours, clouded with the slightest hint of a daze, but a smile curved his lips when you reached for his hand and began standing up. You’d taken in more wine than usual in a short time, but you were able to walk yourself to the bedroom with Howzer following closely behind you, and all the way, you smiled at the tingling that flew over your body.

You giggled when you reached the bed and you got on, taking off your shoes and lying flat on your back with your legs already spread.

“What a great idea, captain,” you emphasized the word, knowing what it did to him.

“Gods,” Howzer chuckled, climbing on the bed. “You’re still completely sure about this, right?”

“Yes,” you smiled. “I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t intrigued.”

Howzer flashed you his charming grin once more. “Then I won’t take any longer.”

He lay on top of you and kissed you, instantly fanning the flames of his passion and deepening the make out. You could taste the wine on his tongue and feel as the distinctive little sparks shot faster around your body, and the effect heightened when you rubbed your hips against Howzer’s thigh.

Howzer let out a low groan, sounding beautiful in his already gorgeous voice. It made you sink into the mattress beneath you, your eyes closing as the heavenly sensations coursed through your body. Howzer’s hands traveled freely over your body, tracing delicately over every curve which you already knew he loved; he could always make you feel more beautiful than you already were.

You then felt compelled to meet Howzer’s gaze to let him know it was time and to remind him he could do with you as he pleased. His features softened when you looked upon him, and with a hint of a smile, Howzer leaned in and kissed you with the same fervor, moaning at the liquid heat that ran through his veins.

“I want you, ner cyare…” Howzer whispered onto your skin as his hands delicately slid the fabric of your clothes off your body.

“I’m yours, Howzer,” you whispered, bordering on a whimper when Howzer set himself between your legs and removed your panties.

You heard him give one more laugh before his lips crashed onto your cunt and feasted hungrily on you. You moaned long and ecstatic at the sensation, gripping on the bedsheets with your hand while your back arched. The buzz you’d felt earlier concentrated between your thighs, heightening everything Howzer could possibly make you feel.

“How…” You were about to say his name, but a deep whine cut you off. You rutted your hips against Howzer’s tongue, eager for more of that delicious friction, eager to see stars all around you.

You compared it to times when alcohol wasn’t a playing factor in your pleasure, and there was no denying that this was something else.

Amidst your thoughts, you came to realize that the mattress was rutting underneath you, a result of Howzer grinding his hips onto it in desperation. His excitement made you ravenous, and the thought of him wanting to be inside you so badly alone made a small, sharp wave of pleasure shoot up your body, making you shudder at what else was to come.

But Howzer was nothing if not selfless and kind, and you knew he wouldn’t entertain the idea of fucking you before he’d made you feel in heaven.

His tongue flicked even faster over your clit, sending you to your edge; a little more and that heat pooling in your pelvis would explode. Your short and breathy whines filled Howzer’s ears, prompting him to channel all of his craving onto you, and you soon felt two slender fingers slipping into your walls.

Your moaning was as loud as it could be. Your body squirmed, your free hand found Howzer’s hair and fisted the beautiful curls, and you hadn’t even reached your climax yet. Every second tipped you closer to that sweet ecstasy, and between the daze and the buzz, plus the idea of Howzer eating you out like a delicacy…

The time finally came when you lost yourself. Your body quaked as you repeated Howzer’s name, over and over only making him speed up rather than slow down. Your eyes rolled back, and you felt as the pleasure of your orgasm faded into something more, something greater, rendering your voice quiet as you could only continue to quiver in his grip.

Howzer then let you go, at times planting soft, delicate kisses onto your swollen cunt until he finally smiled up at you, breathless. You grinned brightly down at him, giving his hair another light caress before willing yourself to sit up.

You still felt some of that buzz running inside you.

“Sit back, Howzer,” you winked at him. “It’s your turn.”

#cw alcohol #tw alcohol #moon's 2022 kinktober #captain howzer x reader #tbb howzer x reader #tbb howzer smut #tbb howzer x reader smut #captain howzer x reader smut

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problematic-ra1nb0ws · 10 months

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A Sou sprite was leaked. So. I have some thoughts about this.

YTTD Spoilers, of course. Read on for not only long walls of text, but as mentioned, SPOILERS.

Firstly, here’s the sprite:

The three intriguing things about this image:

• He isn’t wearing his scarf.

• He’s avoiding eye contact.

• His fists are clenched.

This pose looks like guilt, or pensiveness. Wanting to admit something, maybe apologise.

If there’s one thing that I want to cross off: I don’t think this is a flashback, despite how it looks to be.

I think most would assume this is a flashback based on the lack of the scarf, yet I disagree.

In fact, I believe it’s much more likely that this is a sprite for 3-2, where Sou undergoes character development. It’s understandable that his arc continues after the standstill in 3-1 (presumably due to Midori, Kanna’s passing, Midori’s passing AGAIN, etc…) in a way that balances the gray area of ‘logic vs emotion’ with his character - which as we know, the main theme of YTTD.

I think the best way to explain this is the theme of ‘truth vs lies’. Within all lies, there is a truth. Within all truth, there is a lie. A lie may eventually become a truth. A truth may eventually become a lie. The truth is seen as the truth if it’s fully believed to be the truth. A lie is seen as a lie if it’s fully believed to be a lie.

We can switch this to the terms of logic vs emotion. Within all emotion, there is logic. Something seen as logic may eventually become emotion. Something seen as emotion may eventually become logic. Logic is seen as logic if it’s believed to be logic, & vice versa.

We know Sou is a more emotional person by the second main game, but was originally seen as somebody villainous, calculating his every move to betray others; eg, the laptop scene. ‘Something seen as logic may become emotion’ is pretty much Shin in a nutshell.

“Now, how does this relate to the sprite?” The themes of the game. Logic vs emotion.

I’m going to refer specifically to the scene when the cast go to the fourth floor, when Sou tries to rebuild his image as a logical person before Keiji fucking punches him down metaphorically.

I think 3-1 was more highlighting Shin’s logical side again - rebuilding his persona after being idle. Him being idle was probably a mix of processing Midori’s presence, grieving over Kanna’s death, & not going into a mental breakdown & snapping at everybody. He recovered from the 3rd one, so he spoke up about ‘tag’ & whatnot.

So, in 3-2, it makes sense for Shin to show his emotional side again.

Or, to get to the point once & for all, apologise for his misdeeds.

& if not apologise, at least admit his wrongs.

I think the most likely situation for this sprite is for 1: Keiji puts him on the spot, or 2: he apologises by himself. Let me give an example for this -

Keiji: Sou… We can work together, but we need to get over our differences. You may see yourself in the right & is wrong, but you’ve done things as well.

Sou: *That one sprite that shows up in the gun scene* …

Keiji: …

Sou: *This sprite* …

Sara: (The atmosphere is tense..)

Then Sou can go either route. I want to see him admitting it, being emotive, though I can see him masking again.

But that doesn’t particularly explain the missing scarf, does it?

I’d like to assume there was a scene where he threw away his scarf.

Sou: I’m done… I’m done with being related to him. Relying on him……

Sou: I can survive by myself.

Sou: I have to.

Sou: For… For Kanna.

Or something of the sort.

Or maybe once he apologised, he threw it off. Then there was the tense silence. We’re only left to wonder.

So. TLDR: Sou goes through character development, admits he was wrong, joins with the other cast members & kicks ass.

#anon analyses #your turn to die #kimi ga shine #yttd #shin tsukimi #tsukimi shin #sou hiyori

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tokiro07 · 11 months

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Undead Unluck ch.164 thoughts

[One Shot, One Win]

I won’t lie, my friends, I am disappointed. It’s not Tozuka’s fault, it’s still a great chapter, I just let my expectations build up too high and asked this arc to be something that it wasn’t meant to be. As much as I wanted to see Void and Yusai get more development and thought this arc gave us an opportunity, this arc is first and foremost about the Shin Hakkyoku group, and developing anyone else would only serve to shift focus away from where we need it right now

Still, Yusai is so damn pretty this chapter. Tozuka wasn’t messing around when he drew her eyes

With that out of the way, Mui’s stronger than Shen??? Pretty messed up that he taught Shin Hakkyoku to both Mei and Mui and both of them ended up proving to have a natural talent to surpass Shen’s

Mui’s appearance here confirms that at least she, if not everyone else, was born early in this loop, as Mui was approximately 18 in 2020 previously and met Shen ten years prior, meaning that she shouldn’t even have been born yet at this point. Shen still likely met her at the same age he would have, meaning that he too was born early, but slightly less early than Mui. Admittedly I don’t love this mechanic, but hey, if it’ll resolve the age gap issues...maybe Isshin and Top will be more reasonably close in age this time, huh?

We see that the medicine serving as the prize for the tournament aren’t just any old pills, but the Artifact that heals the eater with their vitality that Mui tried to use to save Shen when Feng killed him previously! Can’t believe I didn’t see that coming, that makes way more sense as a prize!

When we first see that Mui is in the tournament, I started considering the possibility that Shen wouldn’t become Untruth in this loop and that Mui would instead, but Feng saying that her strength is “Undeniable” implies that we might be getting a new Negator ability after all! I was worried we’d never see a new one again. Of course, it’s still possible that this is just a case of using an “un” word for the fun of it, as Tozuka often does, but for the sake of having our cake and eating it too, it’d be way more fun for both Shen and Mui to have abilities this time around rather than being limited to just one of them

Undeniable’s ability seems to increase her physical abilities, forcing others to acknowledge her; no longer is she someone who can’t help and has to stay behind, she is just as capable if not more so than anyone else. It’s most likely tied to her willpower, with her goals specifically empowering her with what she deems necessary to achieve them, it just so happens that right now she needs strength to do so. Maybe with different interpretations or needs it could increase speed, intelligence, or even charisma? Or she’s a mundie and Tozuka is just reinforcing the theme again, we’ll probably find out soon

If Undeniable really is her ability, I wonder if she already faced her tragedy or if it’s coming up. If I had to guess, she was given Undeniable to specifically put her in harm’s way, with the intention that she would die fighting Feng and become the new tragedy for Shen. Might even make her brother the new Undeniable, curing his illness at the cost of his sister, but that’s thinking too far ahead considering it won’t happen

Shen fighting to keep Mui from fighting Feng and possibly dying really lines up with his character pre-death in the previous loop, as he did everything he could to keep Mui from joining the Seasons quests, but that’s obviously why it’s necessary for the two of them to fight now. Shen is objectively wrong for thinking that he needs to be the one to shoulder any burden that could potentially face Mui, so facing her will allow him to grow while also providing an opportunity for Mui to do so as well

Aside from the bit about Yusai, I do have a couple other small complaints: 1) I think that Tozuka should have been a little clearer about the brackets, I went back and forth a few times about whether or not there were other competitors in the tournament when I could easily have just known from the get go. 2) This isn’t about this chapter, but more overall - WHY is it Shin Hakkyoku and not Xin Baji?? You can have the characters count in Chinese or say small bits here and there, but their MARTIAL ART THAT DRIVES THEM, that’s gotta be Japanese?? Irritates me a little

As some final notes, I want to talk about Feng for a second. Feng chastises Shen for being driven to grow because of a woman, which is easily the funniest thing he’s ever said because that’s literally what’s happening between him and Fuuko. What a hypocrite! He’s so in love with Fuuko that all it takes for him to do a favor for her is to hear her acknowledge that he’s strong. Big softy, he’d probably have protected his adopted daughter anyway, but of course a complement from Fuuko would shut him up

I’m still looking forward to seeing Shen fight Billy, and I’m glad that he’s learning lessons as I expected him to along the way, but now that we know Mui’s in the mix, the path of this arc has both gotten clearer and way muddier. More than anything though, this arc just continues to get more and more exciting! Can’t wait to see y’all next week!!

#undead unluck #fouryearsandananime #4y1a reviews

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kaiowut99 · 1 year

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX Episodes 87 and 88 Subbed (Finalized)

(Previously: Episodes 85 and 86 Subbed [Finalized])

(Check out my Subbed!GX Stream Masterpost!)

TURN-87: Fight, Ojama Trio! (Part 1)

Manjoume faces off with a pro duelist, winning overwhelmingly using the White Knight Swordsman he wields as a member of the Society of Light. Seeing that Judai was watching his duel, Manjoume requests a bout with him, but Judai notices that the Ojama Trio aren’t in Manjoume’s deck. He tracks down the Ojama Trio’s cards, knowing that Manjoume cared for them, and thinks of using their cards to try and return Manjoume to normal. And so, with the Ojama Trio in tow, Judai and Manjoume duel at last.

TURN-88: Fight, Ojama Trio! (Part 2)

As a member of the Society of Light, Manjoume uses the White Knight Lord card entrusted to him by Saiou to pummel Judai incessantly. Meanwhile, Judai fights defensively, using the Ojama Trio cards that Manjoume had cared for. Despite all the attacks he takes, Judai presses on with the Ojama Trio, who appeal to Manjoume about the fact that they were friends. And then... seeing the rough state the Ojama Trio have been beaten into, Manjoume at last comes to his senses.

(EDIT, 3/9/23: Re-uploaded 88 to correct a sub typo I missed before Judai uses Mystic Wok, and also updated “Cyber Dark Horn” in the preview to “Cyberdark Horn” to match its use in 89.)

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New year, new finalized episodes~

My subs for 87 and 88 are now revised and finalized as we get 2023 underway, and it’s a pretty good duo of episodes. Judai and Manjoume finally have a rematch to settle their score--well, they would if Manjoume remembered what that score was--and in the process, Judai works to snap him out of his Society of Light brainwashing by using the Ojamas. Of course, he promptly gets thrown under the bus by them once it works, but they did fight hard to save him; Judai even said stuff that was kinda touching! I do still like the bit where Judai tells Manjoume how angry he is with himself that he couldn’t even tell that his friends lost and were in such dire straits that they joined the SoL (a shame the dub wrote that out), and Ojama Yellow--as beat-up as he is--pleading with Manjoume to remember them before he eventually reclaims his sense of self is such a good scene, between Mariko Nagahama’s acting, the music, and the pained “Manjoume...” (ie, “Listen to the guy...”) from Judai in response. I also do love how Manjoume’s all “If they want to be clean, I’ll be the thorn in their side soiling things a little!” [paraphrasing], as well as the theme of having been through so much of life’s mud that of course no one would come out unstained. (Also unfortunate that the dub decides to replace his montage of said stains and the Ojamas helping him overcome them with a focus on Society of Light stuff.)

(Also, fun fact: both episodes were screenwritten by Shin Yoshida, who does get some ire in other parts of the franchise, but in GX it’s interesting that he’s actually the screenwriter for a lot of the fan-favorite episodes [he also goes on to write Dark Johan vs Ryou in Season 3, for example]; his writing both helps them feel cohesive. [They had the same Storyboarder in Noriyoshi Nakamura, too.])

Editing-wise, not as many animation/card fixes as I did for 85 and 86, but there were still a fair amount for these two, and 88 did get more in the way of card error fixes. All told, I fixed up six errors in 87, and eight in 88. As always, details under the cut below, if curious!

Enjoy! Next up, will be working on 89 and 90, featuring Hell Kaiser Ryou vs Fubuki (which also sets the stage for Shou’s duel against Ryou in the 90s) and getting a little wine-drunk with Sommelier Parker’s duel against Asuka and more GeneX shenanigans. Have also been looking forward to 90 specifically to re-do one of my earliest on-screen translation edits with the better editing skills I have now, so stay tuned for that. :)

Fixes/Edits! (87)

As Manjoume and Gelgo (the pro duelist) begin their duel at the start of the episode, Manjoume gloats and says he’ll turn Gelgo into one of the “runts”--per Gelgo--whose medals he won, but as they slide in on a split-screen to shout “Duel!” and start, there are a few frames where Manjoume behind the split-screen disappears into purple. A quick fix in Sony Vegas as I held pre-split Manjoume still over those purple frames, then masked on Manjoume and Gelgo’s sides of the split-screen as they slid onto the screen.

After the OP, as we get an update on Manjoume and Gelgo’s duel and see their current LP count, both their LP counters start to move as if they’re changing a frame just before they leave the screen. Also quickly fixed in Vegas, as I just masked in their counters from the previous frame over that frame, keeping their LP scores still.

As Manjoume draws for his turn after Gelgo plays Marshmallon, for a quick frame, we see that his Duel Disk wasn’t fully drawn, ending several pixels before the edge of the frame. As fixed for the hardsub in 86′s preview, I fixed this in Vegas by just cropping the shot slightly to hide the missing part of the frame.

Later, as Judai and Manjoume get their duel underway, Kenzan and a hiding Shou join on a split-screen to hope that Judai does well, but as their split-screen splits to show Judai and Manjoume shout “Duel!”, there’s a quick frame where Shou’s split lacks a border along its edge. Another quick fix in Vegas as I just masked on a border copied from the one on Kenzan’s split, then duplicated the layer and added a light Gaussian Blur to the layer underneath to give it a light glow along the outer edge.

Immediately after #4, as Manjoume draws to start the duel off, there’s a quick frame as he pulls his hand closer to look at his drawn card where the back of the top card on his deck is miscolored as fully orange. Fixed in Photoshop by just recoloring it with the darker brown along the inside of the card’s back, then inserting the fixed frame into the video in Vegas.

Near the end of the episode, as Manjoume gloats about White Knight Lord being the strongest card in his deck courtesy of Saiou, we see the Ojamas on Judai’s field, and Ojama Black and Ojama Green have the other’s card under them instead of their own. Fixed in AfterEffects by applying proxies for their cards under the right one, then masking on Ojama Black and Green over them, while also masking on the original cards’ outlines to help them blend in more.

Fixes/Edits! (88)

In the recap of 87 at the start of the episode, as we see the scene where Judai asks Manjoume about the Ojamas and his reaction in confusion, a weird quirk happens where the last 3-4 frames of the shot has him panning away from the edge of the screen; I think what happened was that the original shot in 87 was 52 frames long and they wanted to extend it by four, but while trying to, their attempt to extend the pan made the footage pan off the film or something? Kind of interesting. Fixed in Sony Vegas by grabbing the shot from 87, positioning it to work with 88′s audio there, then holding the starting and ending frames for three frames each to make it work; not all too noticeable while watching.

As the recap touches on Manjoume’s “The strongest card in my deck, courtesy of Master Saiou!” line, I recycled the fix made for #6 in 87 with Ojama Black and Green’s cards.

During the OP, as we see the episode’s preview clip featuring Ojama Knight attacking White Knight Lord, two errors happen: 1) There’s a quick frame as his sword starts to break where the unbroken sword is still in the shot, and 2) a couple frames later, Ojama Knight’s body vanishes for a frame, while his arm and the broken sword stay on the screen--these errors also happen in the episode proper. Fixed in Vegas by 1) holding the previous frame pre-sword-break over the duplicate-sword frame, then 2) taking the frame post-body-vanishing where Ojama Knight’s body comes back and copying it over the frame in which it vanishes.

After the OP, as Judai calls out Manjoume’s talk of “pure-white brilliance” given his history of not washing his jacket, the shot of him doing so with his field visible has the Ojamas’ cards reversed under them (their name boxes should be facing Judai’s right). Fixed in AfterEffects by first applying the correctly-facing proxies under them, then masking the Ojamas and Judai’s leg over them--after that, I then made masks around all the white zoom lines on the original footage using keyframes, which I then applied to a white-color layer to recreate the white lines over the cards.

A bit later, after White Knight Lord takes out Ojama Black and hits Judai with 300 points of damage, Ojama Green and Yellow look back at him worriedly, but Ojama Green has Ojama Black’s card under him. Fixed in AfterEffects by taking the last frame of the shot and applying Green’s proxy under him, masking him back on top; I then took that fix into Vegas, where I keyframed and redid the panning shot for the fixed card.

After equipping Shield Attack onto Ojama Knight, Judai has him attack White Knight Lord only for the attack to fail due to its effect, but this is where the two errors in #2 happens in the episode proper; fixed in Vegas the same way. Right after that, as Judai and Manjoume are on a split-screen in which Manjoume explains that White Knight Lord has several abilities, Manjoume starts to move a frame before their split-screen starts to split, as he goes on to say that Lord can’t be beat in battle. Fixed in Vegas by holding Manjoume for an extra frame over that so they both move at the same time.

After Judai uses Ojamandala to bring the Ojamas back and Kenzan notes his defensive boost, Manjoume laughs as he starts his turn, but another error occurs with his Disk not being fully drawn, for three movement frames here, as he moves his arm to get ready to draw. I did think about fixing this by drawing the missing edge of the Disk in using Photoshop in each frame, but opted to just use Vegas to crop the shot a bit so that the edge of his Disk hit the edge of the screen. I then made the shot zoom back out to where it was as Manjoume moves his arm to activate Hell Gauntlet.

After his unwhitening, Manjoume activates the effect of his Goblin Negotiator Magic Card while Judai attacks his Ojama Green with White Knight Lord to protect him, but Ojama Green and Black’s cards on his Disk are in Attack Mode when they’re actually in Defense Mode (and you can tell they’d intended the cards to be in Defense Mode with how they’re not fully covering the Monster Zones). Fixed in AfterEffects by placing their proxies in Defense Mode on one of the frames, then used Vegas to redo the zoom that happens.

#GX #yugioh #yugioh gx #ygo gx #ygo #yu-gi-oh gx #yu-gi-oh! gx #my subs #Judai Yuki #Jun Manjoume #also Ojama Yellow's 'he's already filling the gaps in his memories with delusions' re: his saving Asuka lol

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