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pastafossa · 8 months

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*heavy breathing* I decided to try to find a workaround for the long covid brain fog tonight.

Aka a new pot pot strain a friend recced to see if it would help me out with this.

It worked.

Do you know how well?

I just came up from a fucking five hour writing spree.

I'd planned to edit TRT's new chapter. And I did for a bit. But it wasn't enough. I had that itch, one that had been rattling around under my skin for months.

I needed to CREATE.

I NEEDED TO WRITE.

So I turned my eyes to the Raven fic's final chapter, where I'd been slowly working on adding the new scenes I wanted and redoing a few to match the new ones.

I didn't just enter the writing zone. I blew that fucking door off its hinges. I saw the scenes in my mind's eye, and I typed the words that came, and even when the words didn't show up, I waved it off, slapped in a placeholder, and blew past it. My hyperfocus latched on like a gator and did fifty thousand death rolls.

I wrote FOUR. POINT. EIGHT. THOUSAND. WORDS.

IN FIVE HOURS.

I may have forgotten to drink or eat anything so that's familiar too

This proves it. Getting TRT's new chapter written, if not edited, proved the words were still there in my head. And THIS proves I can still enter that miracle zone that makes everything worth it oh god i missed the zone. As best I can tell looking over it, this didn't fix my 'what word did I want here???' problem that I continue to struggle with. I still have a lot of placeholder words. But what it did do was remove my frustration, my anxiety, and my long pauses when I couldn't find a word I wanted. It was far easier to just continue on. It also gave me, for just a few hours, the ability to focus, enough that even as it slowly wore off I'd built enough momentum to keep going for a while.

Now I just gotta find a way to get there more regularly like I used to, without the herby nudge. Tomorrow I'll try the same thing though, only with editing instead, now that my itch has been thoroughly scratched.

And if anyone hears triumphant howling tomorrow evening, just know that it is I, Pasta, summoning the words again.

#I WAS THERE I FOUND THE ZONE #now i gotta edit trt's chapter so we'll see how that goes #hoooooly shit that was satisfying #even if it looked a bit different than how i used to write #my use of placeholder words still bothers me a bit because like #i already had to manage my adhd and now i gotta manage this too and it's a reminder my brain got scrambled by the plague #and that i don't know if it'll go away #but i think workarounds will be key for a while #i *can't* write the same way as before. i need to adapt #so this tells me i need to focus on placeholders and not letting anxiety use them to gatekeep the zone #i'm not sure about how to fix my focus yet but i'll keep trying #either way this was a satisfying experiment and I am SO HAPPY

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itwasthereaminuteago · 1 year

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! 🍰🎉🎁🎈 and congrats on hitting 1k! Hope you're having an amazing day~

I was browsing some of the promts but you don't have to act on this if you fon't feel like it! But I really liked the "show me what you like" one - I can totally picture Frank in his grey sweatpants, legs spread and palming himself as he's watching Matt touch himself, commiting every small detail to memory 👀

Thank you so much, I did have a great time! 🤘

And hoooooly fuck, thank you for this prompt 🫠 hope it satisfies, I was very distracted trying to write it and not just day dream it!

|| Show Me ||

Matt Murdock x Frank Castle

Tags/warnings: Masturbation, pet names. E.

"Christ Red," Frank roughly adjusts his sweatpants, his cock rapidly filling as he's watching Matt lounging opposite him on the couch, teasing himself with the lightest touch of his fingers over the hard outline of the erection that's straining against his black silk boxers. "d'you know how good you fuckin' look like that?"

Matt huffs out a small moan, fully aware that Frank's eyes are concentrated on every single little movement he makes. He hisses as he brushes the back of his thumb right over the head of his cock, so sensitive now as he's been working himself up to this for a while, so much that there's a damp patch on the fabric from his precum soaking through.

The perfect combination of Frank's growling low drawl and the pet name has Matt jutting his hips up and scrabbling to pull his boxers down and finally feel skin on skin. He hums, closing his eyes and arching his back up off the seat as his fingers curl around the hard and heavy length of his cock.

Frank runs his palm over the large bulge in his own pants at the same slow pace. He can see the clamminess of Matt's forehead and chest in the dim light coming through the window from the street. "Fuck, sweetheart… c'mon, show me."

Frank drinks in everything. Every gasp of his shallow breath as Matt begins to trail his fingers just underneath the head while his other hand cradles his balls. Every twitch of his cock as more beads of slick liquid leak from his tip.

Matt can't help the whine that escapes him as he senses Frank spreading his legs wider in the chair, his hand slipping under the waistband to grip around himself with a grunt.

"Yeah, that's it baby. Show me what you like."

"Frank-" Matt is quickly reaching the point when Frank would usually break and pounce on him, pin him down and mark him up until his skin was blotched with red and purple, rut against him until he couldn't take it anymore and grab both their cocks in his huge hand and bring them off together. "God… please-"

Frank's lip curls as he strokes himself under the fabric. "Shh, shh. Keep goin'."

"Mm, don't you want me?" Matt asks, it's half a question, half a plea.

Frank's deep brown eyes rove over Matt's shirtless torso, halting for a moment to take in the slow movement of his hand, and then back up to see the pretty blush of pink dusting across his cheeks.

Slick, wet sounds underlie the clipped moans Matt makes as he pumps his fist over his length just a touch faster.

"Yeah, I want you, just like this. Wanna watch you gettin' all wound up an pretty f'me."

Frank grips the armrest of the chair with such strength that the wood almost groans along with him.

"S-shit…"

"Attaboy"

"You're a fuckin' dream, Matt." He tells him hoarsely, finally easing his own cock out of the confines of his sweatpants and stroking himself. The petal pink blush across Matt's face deepens to crimson, his breath becoming increasingly shallow as he speeds up. He can't take much more of Frank's teasing.

Matt's head thunks against the back of the couch. He can feel the deep licking burn of pleasure quickly building in his groin, crawling its way up his spine. He's getting close, slows down, adjusting his grip and twisting his hand as it passes over the head of his dick, hearing Frank's pulse thudding along with his own in his ears. He never thought he'd feel this way from being watched, especially not by Frank, but he knows all the right things to say, knows that Matt's keen senses are swamped with the taste, the smell and the sounds he's making. He licks his lips, biting down hard on the bottom one, coaxing what seems like a frustrated groan from the other man.

"God, y'look so fuckin' pretty."

"F-fuck-"

Matt's body answers for him as he almost buckles in half with the force of his release, panting hard, cursing as cum paints his stomach and drips over his fist. It doesn't take long for Frank to follow him, a few quick strokes and a satisfied grunt.

"Yeah, you like when I call you pretty don't ya? Pretty boy."

"You don't play fair." Matt groans, using his shirt to wipe up the mess he's made.

Frank just chuckles, relaxing back in the chair. "When have I ever when it comes to you? You deserve every bit of it, drive me fuckin' crazy."

Matt smiles. "I know."

"Hell, maybe I'll let you get me back one o' these days."

Matt can hear the grin and a promise in Frank's tone. "We'll see."

"Let me? Oh that's cute Frank, real cute."

*accepting suggestions for a continuation situation...*

#fratt fanfic #fratt #matt murdock x frank castle #fratt smut

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curapicas · 9 months

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OP 1071 SPOILERS

Now onto my personal opinion as an animator

-an opening cut in half should NOT get me this hyped. Yes I love the ending, it was clearly made with a lot of love

-they wanted to make an episode to really set in the gravity of the situation, and the next for the fight to restart for real. So this episode is a prologue of sorts to the next and it's noticeable that it's pandering for time and stretching scenes (hah!) when it adds a full flashback and reuses a part of Luffy's bounces. This isn't unique neither to this episode nor one piece, but gets a lot more noticeable in times where seasonal shows with 12eps they have to make count are majority

-MAYBE if it was a legendary director they'd have meshed better the themes that make Nika's and Hiyori' scenes go together, for example. That said I've only ever had one job in a series with 20min runtime per episode and things get HECTIC

-zero complaints on soundtrack, it went hard af and I'm no expert in it anyway. hmmmm get more samba in this. idk

-animation was everything I wanted in showing how unrestrained and unhinged he is. At times they seemed to have chosen the hardest angles to understand and that WILL bother people, especially those that do not go back to rewatch, but to be completely honest, as a work of art that impresses on the reader how whack, and out of normal bounds shit's about to get? My inner antisocial artist is satisfied

-some... interesting angles happened esp when they focused on his torso to center on the heart but ended up showing off his abs lmao. I guess it's due to the extreme closeups trying to follow a hyperactive rubber ball?

-why is kaido a lighter shade of blue?

-why is kaido not going insane hoooooly shiiiiiit. Look at this fight. IT WAS AMAZING

-HE MAKES ME SO HAPPY LOOK HOW CUTE HE IS. Multiplying eyes or members is a "smear" technique that makes the movement way faster. While one piece has used it before,

I suspect it'll be way more frequent in Gear 5, and in the way Oda does - not simply to express movement but also more "prolongued" to be the center of the action, showing off the influences of cartoons the way Oda wanted it.

-AND THIS

THIS GREMLIN MAKING FERAL CAT NOISES. HIS MOUTH IS NOT EVEN IN HIS HEAD. LOOK at his colours. There's a slight "noise" in it that is not present in the background nor in his other forms. A previews image does show him standing on a rock that very much looks drawn in his likeness. I suspect that's why kaido looks a shade lighter. he's already in Luffy's pace

-if I liked it? I LOVED IT

#one piece #one piece spoilers #ep 1071 #one piece watch #I'm gonna go on a public event and rewatch it lmao #yes it also makes me insane his beating heart is the drum announcing it all an has an X across it like a pirate treasure

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ohtobemare · 1 year

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Greetings, aviators!

No I’m not dead and no I haven’t stopped writing blurbs. 👀

If you participated in my 100 followers celebration and requested a blurb from me, please forgive me I am STILL WORKING ON THEM BECAUSE APPARENTLY I AM NOT SATISFIED UNTIL THEY ARE ALL ONESHOTS AND NOT JUST BLURBS.

Slowly, I am SLOWLY catching up. I’ve been loving this challenge and pouring all of myself into these blurbs. I really hope it’s showing and y’all are enjoying it! 🫶

Still can’t believe I’ve gained almost 80 followers from this. Hoooooly shit. 🫠

Please continue to be patient, I’m doing some of that writer shit! 🐓

#top gun maverick #controlled chaos squad #bradley bradshaw #100 followers celebration #100 followers #catching up #please hold #why am I like this #my toxic trait is making all my 100 followers blurbs oneshots and not actual blurbs AAAHHHHH #writers #writers on tumblr #writer things #mutuals #me @ like all my mutuals

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eyelessfog · 1 year

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I had the craziest Everduo themed dream last night hoooooly shit you're gonna wanna hear it

So ok, in the dream Joey was saying mean stuff about Shelby, classic stuff, they were in a group of people so she was trying very hard to resist fighting him (I think Katherine was there too), he was spilling her secrets but no one seemed to mind so he was getting kinda mad. Then he ended up saying "She worked with the Witch King!" as an insult to her, a lie, which I had no context for wtf That meant but Shelby Snapped. Like actually snapped. She fought him with her bare fists till he died, yelling "I have never worked with the Witch King dont Ever say that about me!" I could kinda feel what she was feeling in the moment and she knew Joey was lying about that but even implying she did set her off. Idk who the Witch King is but the idea of her working with him made Shelby lose it for a bit.

I didnt see much of the aftermath but her beating up Joey was pretty brutal, the dream wasnt in minecraft so she was actually punching him with her fists. It would have been satisfying if it it wasnt so raw. I think her voice was hoarse at the end.

Joey got better btw, the dream still had respawn.

holy god damn. she fully wholly went off at him

your dream witch king is now a canon thing in my mind and i WILL probably pull this into a headcanon for. something

#[asks]#i think the witch king would probably be like a. folktale guy that everyone Knows exists but they dont know Where #or when.

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rudegizmo · 1 month

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Q and A anime you recently seen nd like, watching rn, want to watch

I've been watching the Monogatari series, before bed mostly (great time to watch it, I know) but I haven't fallen into a super binge yet so I may not actually ever finish it- on top of trying to actually figure out how to watch it lol.

I've tried to pick up some old ones, to either refresh myself on or show to someone else, but Holy shit I have a depressing taste in anime (that's what makes them so Tasty)

I did actually rewatch Death Note last October I think? That was fun, I got obsessed again UwU

I got so fucking obsessed with Trigun that I've rewatched the literal full series multiple times and try to get everyone that will talk to me for more than five minutes to watch it- so yeah, if you havent: Go Do That. If you have: Go Do It Again.

Speaking of rewatching: I think it's going to be time for me to rewatch the full Higurashi series again soon♡♡♡

Chainsaw man is another one that I'm like yep, thanks so much, that's mine now. Tokyo Revengers. JJBA.

And guyyyss

RE:ZERO SEASON 3!?!?!?!

BEASTARS FINAL SEASON 2 PART!!!!

FUCJING BLACK BUTLER NEXT MONTH!?!?!?!?!?

My death is imminent, people.

I kinda wanna watch JJK it's been on my list for awhile but my backlog is so fucking neglected. I'm actually struggling to think of more off the top of my head

Yo, Terror in Resonance :((((

Also Fuck Erased, all my homies think Fuck Erased. It is So Good, if you only watch the first 8 episodes and let it end there permanently while you leave the franchise satisfied in a kind of bitter way, but I have. So many gripes about it. Fire ass opening theme though hoooooly.

And for no reason in particular, I think you should go purchase your very own copies of From The Red Fog, there are 5 volumes, and unfortunately the series is kind of over- but it would be SUCH A SHAME if it were to get so popularized that they just HAD to make an anime, that would toooootalllyyyyy suck

<_<

>_>

#Q&A #gizmumbles

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imtherainbownow · 1 month

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the stars have guided me to you, fin. you must be stupefied to be in the illustrious presence of the greatest astrologer in all of teyvat. pick your jaw up for the floor and give me your hand. i’ll give you a reading of your fate purer than your eyes can see that will change the trajectory of your life forever. shall we begin, or will you continue to gawp?

you are a sagittarius, and freminet is a libra, a very social pair of friends, wouldn’t you think? your positive energy is infectious and draws attention from others, while his natural charm catches even the most unpleasant people off guard. together, you know how to turn frowns upside down and get a party started—if he were not shy, that is. air and fire signs get along very well, but beware, for he might wound your convictions, and you might find him having too much control over your friendship. take the time to articulate your concerns and make it clear how you are hurting each other. that will strengthen your bonds.

now to the next part of your reading, spring. i can see your thoughts, and they go to peaches almost immediately, the sweetest kind with juice that dribbles down your chin. that could be an accurate representation of your friendship, easily bruised but sweet and satisfying at the same time. when you think of warmth, it’s natural to feel all warm inside when you’re close to someone you admire and treasure. when you think of dancing in the rain, a light drizzle didn’t hurt anyone, and waltzing with your best friend, making big splashes as you jump in puddles, that is a testament to the wildness of youth.

him? he thinks about winter in snezhnaya and how much it differs from his homeland. though he’s never been there a lot, the climate sends chills down his spine, unlike the season of spring. doodles in the sand after you go diving into the sea with him, water dripping from your clothes as you draw figures of the creatures you saw or each other. the games you would play, sometimes longing to spend time with one another till midnight, though he could never stay that long. his fight or flight nature, how he tunes out the rest of the world by wearing his diving helmet, how he thinks of submerging his head in the water till it fills his ears so he cannot hear anything. you’re always there; the grip of your hand on his arm grounds him from the sea he is sinking in.

didn’t i say i’d impress you? freminet is someone who doesn’t open up easily to others; an introvert would stay in his shell rather than socialize, but you’re the first step in coaxing him to come out. appreciate your friends, for they are the ones who will be there whenever and wherever.

~ B

!!!!!!!!!

Please excuse my language B, but hoooooly shit!! The cycle continues on. My friend coaxed me out of my own shell. I’d do the same to Fremi. Read like I’m an open book.

May the wind guide you and the rest of the Hexenzirkl B, my friends and wish you well, and that the words of my pages follow you to great heights!

#asks #hexenzirkel #Hello B!#This is giving me such an idea to start a gimmick blog about my Genshin oc’s #Anyways thanks so so much for the scry #Core memory unlocked

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wellhalesbells · 6 years

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2018 READING LIST ›› behind closed doors by b.a. paris

↳ “I can’t help thinking it’s a shame he’s such a sadistic bastard, because he has wonderful manners.”

#behind closed doors #b.a. paris #ba paris #b. a. paris #2018 reading list #lit edit #my edit #this book was harrrd #i mean it is not easy to read something SO. RELENTLESSLY. DEPRESSING #where seventy five percent of the book is just failure and isolation and dehumanization #but hoooooly shit did it have a satisfying ending :)

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writingandhunting · 5 years

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Blood Bites and Sex

Mirage growls lowly as he's dragged into the pit by a Normie Legend and two others, he had been downed then caught by the three after they took out his squad.

“Let go of me! “

He snaps but almost suddenly he's slammed into a crate and his head goes fuzzy, faintly he can make out his wrists being tied together and his armour being broken before something hits him in the face. The sharp crack of his nose being busted goes off along with his lip busting and he gives a soft noise of pain, the Normie laughs at him and plants one boot on his chest.

“Any last words insect? “

He asks him, holding a Peacekeeper up to his forehead. Mirage simply spits at him and glares.

“Very well. “

Before the shotgun can go off a heavy sniper round blasts its way through Normies throat. Killing the man almost instantly as he falls to the floor, the madmans two teammates get shot as well. Leaving Mirage tied up with a broken nose and dizzy head, he tries pulling at the binds on his wrists above his head only to have them tighten painfully. He freezes as he hears footsteps, not quite heavy but not familiar either.

“You were not easy to track. “

The voices owner says, his mouth goes dry as he recognizes that voice. The one champion he never wanted to meet in the ring, he starts to panic now, pulling himself up to desperately bite at the binding. But he stops as they come into view, Bloodhound holds a longbow and a simple R-301, deadly and accurate. Mirage gives a soft noise of fear as they approach him, he doesn't dare try to kick or scream. Nobody can save him now. He knew Bloodhound was known to gut others in the ring simply for the thrill, and from what he understood right now was that they had hunted him. And he was a deer in their crosshairs.

He shuts his eyes tightly as they loom over him, fully expecting them to do something horrendous to him. But the terrifying thoughts never come, instead gentle gloved hands touch him. He startles as his face is grabbed and his bloody nose is gently dabbed at with a damp cloth, Mirages eyes are wide and scared as Bloodhound sits in his lap, medkit in hand to help him heal. He trembles as they finally look up to his eyes, he can see their own behind the goggles they wear.

“W-w-why are you helping me? “

He asks quietly, but flinches as they reach up to take off their mask. He shuts his eyes tightly and looks away, expecting them to hurt him. But as lips meet his own his eyes widen but close enough to lean towards them, he flinches though as they lick over the busted part. Gently cleaning it before pulling away, a soft rumbling purr escaping them as they lean close to his ear.

“I do not like when others take my prey, and you are a prize I've killed for. “

They say against his ear gently, he shivers full bodily as one of their hands runs down his chest and back up.

“And I will take my prize, however I like. Understand? “

They ask him, he shudders again and simply nods not wanting to anger them. Even though he's not sure what they meant entirely. They tilt his head up and to the side, their warm tongue sliding up the side of his neck and they nibble along the lobe of his ear. Hands gentle and warm as they rub along his chest, through his suit it feels quite nice and he hums quietly as their mouth kisses and suckles along his neck.

Carefully Bloodhound removes his scarf and sets it aside before starting to unzip his suit, taking a knife and cutting the rope holding his hands above his head but not the binds themselves. They gently unzip his suit enough that they can pull it over his shoulders and to the forearms he gasps quietly at the sudden movement, feeling so exposed now he feels his cheeks heat up and redden.

“Such a prize you are. All mine too “

They say admiring his skin and scars, he had a few over his pecs not to mention the piercings he had gotten years ago. Bloodhound chuckles and uses their thumbs to rub the small barbells he has, they were black in color and still quite sensitive. He bites his lip leaning back against the crate as his chest is touched and the piercings are gently pulled, soon their mouth was upon him too licking and suckling along him till finally they make him lay back against the warm floor. He shudders as they take one of the barbells between their teeth and gently lick over the exposed flesh.

Mirage soon becomes a whimpering whining mess as he's toyed with further, but soon enough his suit is pulled back over his shoulders and his pants are unzipped, Mirage gulps as they move over him and between his legs. Laying on their belly and pulling him closer by his hips, from what he can see they have sharp fangs and a warm looking mouth. He mewls quietly as their mouth takes his half hard cock in and they start to swallow him down, they groan quietly around his girth. Impressed that he was more than average, they start to bob their head up and down while they hold on to his thighs and close their eyes as they throat him deeply.

“O oh fuck…… “

He says quietly as he feels their tongue press flat against his shaft, he groans hoarsely as they start to suck around him tight and warm.

Their mouth envelopes him for nearly an hour before he starts to peak

“F fuck I'm gonna….. Ngh! “

He grunts as he comes in their mouth, shuddering and shutting his eyes tight as they swallow him down. A soft moan escapes them before they pull away and kiss at his tip, a soft smile on their lips as they do so.

“Hoooooly shit…… “

He says and slumps back as they sit up on his legs again, removing their pants enough to reveal soft skin and their genitals. Tattoos run all along their body and he can see they have soft pink folds with not a trace of hair, but a tattoo marks it.

“W woah now, don't get too……mmfh… “

He says softly as they rub him between their folds, they're already sopping wet and slick against him. They plant their hands against his chest and give a soft happy humm as they rub against him, rocking their hips back and forth. His tip rubbing their clit with each rub back, they give a soft breathy moan and watch him through their goggles.

“You are very…. Warm-mmh “

They moan quietly as he rubs up into them, his hands gently holding over theirs. He'd like to hold their hips but the bindings make it hard to move this hands without pain.

Soon enough they lift their hips up and position his cock at their hole, his eyes widen as they sink down fully. He wheezes as they engulf all of his girth into hot wet tightness, he can barely think straight because of how warm Bloodhound is.

“By the Allfather you're big…… so warm too “

Bloodhound says quietly, raising their hips before plopping back down again. Sighing happily at the fullness he gave them, Mirage groans softly as they run their hands up his chest and suddenly they've got their face against his neck, moaning soft and quiet as they start to fuck themselves on him. He pants softly as they rut down against his hips, it almost hurts now because of how hard he was.

“Mmh…. So close! “

They whine against him, he nods and gives a soft thrust into them. Bloodhound gasps and tightens around him, they grab at his hair and shirt.

“Do that again. “

They growl almost through their teeth, holding themselves up so he could thrust into them. Mirage grins and plants his boots against the floor and starts to pivot up into them, they gasp and cry out at the wonderful sensation.

“Yes yes yes! “

They chant, gasping and with each thrust they try to rut down to his hips. He gives a happy groan as they finally cum around him, shuddering and going still against him. Liquid heat pools between his legs and he can't help but watch them.

His head is fuzzy at the moment, but he gets such a great idea he has enough time to do it. He grabs them by their coat and flips over so he's atop them, still buried deep as they gasp at the sudden change of position. They grab at his hair in rebuttal, but as he pulls back and slams down onto them they mewl loudly letting go and shudders rack through their body.

“You said I was your prize right? Let this ’Prize’ please you then hmm? “

He says with a grin before starting to thrust into them with earnest, they writhe under him as he does so. In this position his shaft punishes their sweet spot with each thrust, their legs lock around his hips and they claw at his back moaning happily against his shoulder as he places his forehead against the ground to fuck into them fully.

“M M Miraaaaageee, move h harder “

They moan out his name holding onto him desperately as he uses all of his stamina to satisfy them. They convulse around him and his orgasm hits like a freight train, he groans heavily as he cums into them. They cum again with him, legs locked tight around his hips and their hands holding onto him so tight he was positive he'd have scratches and bruises at the end of the match.

It takes him a minute to realize the sharp pain that's sunk it's way against his shoulder, he only realizes that Bloodhound has bitten him when they pull away with a bloodied mouth a loud purr escaping their throat as they let him go. Certainly satisfied with his performance and his size, they let his hips go and slump against the floor. He pulls out and they give a soft whine of discomfort, he huffs quietly and slides down between their legs. They look down confused for a moment before he uses his mouth to eat them clean, a soft shiver goes through them as they set their head back to relax. Mirage licks over them many times till finally getting a taste of himself, a soft moan escapes him as he eats out the mess he made. One of Bloodhounds hands slide into his wavy hair and gently pull him closer, encouraging him to proceed further. As he pushes into them fully they moan quietly, arching up to him now as they mewl and sigh in bliss. He taps them and shows his hands, faintly wondering if they'd cut the binds. Sex is apparently a great influencer and they do so quickly, he hums quietly and gently pulls them close propping their legs over his shoulders and starting to absolutely ravish them. They gasp and moan as he uses his talented tongue, there was a reason the ladies liked him. He knew how to please.

Bloodhound only lasts about five minutes before cumming for the third time today, screaming his name and nearly suffocating him between their thighs. They shake and pant heavily now, Mirage gently pulls away and helps them get their pants back on and he fixes himself too.

“Soooo…… Stress relief much? “

Mirage jokes but is surprised as the champion simply nods, raising one hand

“Very much needed relief yes. Thank you for your time and effort “

Bloodhound says tiredly and hands him their R-301 before setting their head in his lap.

“And now I rest “

They say smugly before starting to nap.

#apex legends #apex mirage #apex bloodhound #elliot witt

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cthoniccompanion · 5 years

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li plays kh3 round 4:

• THE TOY BOX KICKS SO. MUCH. ASS. I HAVE ONE SCREENSHOT TO EXPLAIN WHY:

Nomura and the rest of the KH3 devs: "oh you like mechs? You like big robots? You wanna jaeger pilot a toy? WE HAVE GOT A GAME FOR YOU."

Rocket punching heartless to death? Incredibly fucking satisfying.

• THE FUCKING DOLL BOSS. HOOOOOLY SHIT. The entire battle I was just going "hey actually I've got another idea FUCK THIS." The way she moved was so disturbing - I forgot just how surprise creepy the KH series can really get. I also forgot about that little sneak peek from the demo last year until they mentioned "the doll room" and I was like oh no...

• young xehanort, throwing sora into a video game: "YEET"

I didn't progress much beyond that point -- I've found the worlds to be so much denser than I expected that I think it's going to take quite a bit longer to actually progress through the game, plus I intend to go back and get hidden treasures n things once I've completed the worlds

#kh3 #kh3 spoilers #li plays kh3

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pictureofsoph1sticatedgrace · 7 years

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Frozen the Musical - My Act Two Thoughts

Sorry this has been such a long time coming. Been a crazy week! But, without further ado, here are my thoughts from Act Two!

Act One Thoughts: Here

- So. Act Two opens with a little ditty called “Hygge” (pronounced HUE-ga). And when I say little, I mean it’s an almost 10 minute long explosion of nonsense. Friends... I hope you’ve enjoyed life without having this song stuck in your head 24/7/365. It is the ear worm to own all ear worms.

- The number starts with Oaken casually walking in through the audience, which made everyone go nuts. Kevin Del Aguila gets the accent down PAT... he sounds legit exactly like the movie.

- I will also say that when this number started, I was 100% not convinced. I thought it would be campy, silly, and totally ridiculous. And it was, but in the best way.

- It starts off with just Oaken, but then we meet his family, nude in the sauna (which is in the corner of the stage and they just kind of pop their heads out). Then our crew enters... There’s a really cute part where every time Anna opens the door, the sauna crew pops their head out and sings. Oaken explains that they need Hygge and Anna jumps right in on the fun, ditching Kristoff’s clothes for a towel. We then see the ENTIRE ENSEMBLE spill out of the “sauna” in clown car fashion (hilarious). We get a drinking song. Kristoff is unamused (what else is new) and he interrupts to inform that “a future that’s cold and dead and bleak” is not, in fact, hygge. Anna gets her signature winter gear, and off they go.

- BUT NOT BEFORE WE GET THE ENTIRE ENSEMBLE ONSTAGE IN NUDE BODY SUITS WITH LEAVES COVERING THEIR BITS. I’ll just let that sink in for a moment. The choreography here is BRILLIANT. Hard to describe, but they move the leaves around so that they’re covering themselves, each other, etc., there’s a kick line... it’s insane.

- With that insanity out of the way, we move to the ice castle. This scene remains largely unchanged from the movie, including the flashback of Elsa hitting Anna with her magic - the young girls come back out. One thing that is a bit different is that Elsa tells Anna that the mark in her hair was given to her because of the accident and that she almost killed her.

- Caissie and Patti play off of each other so well in the reprise of For the First Time in Forever, and Caissie’s voice SOARS on the last note.

- Unlike the movie, Elsa acknowledges Kristoff when he comes in as Anna is hit. She tells him to help Anna climb back down the mountain. A nice touch, I thought.

- And then we have the scene where Elsa makes the gang leave. Obviously, there’s no giant snow monster (RIP Marshmallow, I miss you). What we get instead is... some projections on a screen? The music and lighting are very dramatic, but I’m not 100% sure what actually happened. Did Elsa just like... blizzard them off the mountain? Idk. I’d like to see this get a bit more specific.

- The projection screen goes up at this point and we see Olaf in pieces... begin “When Everything Falls Apart”. Anna picks up his head... at this point, Patti is operating the puppet. A few moments later, his butt starts rolling around the stage until Anna accidentally chucks his head offstage... at which point he comes back on as usual.

- Omg I almost forgot. This song also has one of my favorite lines in the entire show, courtesy of Olaf: “one arm has flown off, and another’s in the grass, I’ve got one foot in my mouth, and the other in my aaaaaaaaaaaaa...bdomen.” Reminded me of “here’s my daughter, she has aaaaaaaa... wonderful disposition!” from BOM. Thanks, Bobby Lopez.

- The only thing that confuses me here is that it’s awfully sudden that Kristoff is an optimist... but I’ll let it slide because this song is cute AF.

- The song ends... except they then come back onstage and start to sing that they went the wrong way. Cute.

- We then see the Duke, Hans, and co trying to find Elsa via the bridge. Nothing really of note here - filler scene.

- Time for the trolls not trolls! We still get the “he’s crazy” scene because Kristoff has to chant to summon them, which made me happy. It’s cute - Olaf makes a remark about how it’s been a short life but a good one.

- Fixer Upper has more of a... tribal feel now, I guess? Not sure how to describe it. There’s even a dance break where we get to see Kristoff join in the fun with his family. Jelani dancing = heart eyes.

- Kristoff’s Lullaby. Dear. Lord. I wanted a lovey Kristanna duet, but I think this is better. Kristoff places Anna on a stretcher type thing and covers her with her cape, and a blanket. I’m assuming everyone reading this has also read the lyrics because it has like a bajillion notes at this point, but omg. The feels are SO REAL, guys. “You’re what I know about love”, but by that point she’s asleep. RIP ME. Thanks, Lopezes! I’m emotional again.

- Monster. THIS SONG. Far and away my favorite of the new stuff... probably because it’s a little dark, but that’s exactly what Elsa’s feeling. I know there’s already talk about them toning down the “would the world be better off without me” feels, but I really hope they don’t. I love that we’re getting a more in depth look at what Elsa’s feeling, and that despite this being a Disney musical, it’s DARK. That’s how life is... particularly if you’ve just cast your land into an eternal winter and possibly fatally hurt your sister.

- Let’s talk about Elsa’s costume here. It’s a pale blue, tattered and torn dress with very few sparkles, and she’s not wearing shoes. I get what they’re going for here - the dress/her magic is reflecting her mental state - but I’m not sure I like it? It was more of a distraction than anything else, and she’s in it for the rest of the show until curtain call. Meh. There’s gotta be a better way to do this.

- This is also when the guards come in to attack Elsa. She makes ice shards pop out of the floor, and they spin, which is REALLY cool.

- Caissie’s voice here is RIDICULOUS. Just insane. She could not be more perfect. Fight me.

- A lot of people have messaged me asking if they still capture her in the iron mitts. No, they do not. After the last note of Monster, we get a blackout, and after that, she’s being dragged forward by two of the guards. Hans orders her to be returned to Arendelle, and that’s about the end of that.

- Kristoff then returns Anna to the castle. It’s just as heartbreaking as in the movie. More feels, hooray!

- Hans’s betrayal. Hoooooly shit, I didn’t think it could get more cringey, but then he gloats in SONG FORM! And not only that, but it’s the same song he used to woo her earlier in the show, but in a creepy minor key. Rough times.

- Ready for your heart to be ripped out of your chest a bit more? Good, because it’s time for Anna to sing True Love. This song... ugh. It’s so beautiful, and the lyrics are GUTTING. She talks about how she’s been alone in this room before, and that she knows this loneliness and cold, but she always believed true love would save her... and here she is. “I was looking for a fairytale, and dove headfirst into his. Turns out you can’t find love if you don’t know what it is.” WTF BOBBY AND KRISTEN?!?!

- Not to worry though, because Olaf is here to save the day! Again, this scene is pretty much word for word from the movie.

- Time for “Colder By The Minute”. This is basically the blizzard scene from the movie. In a nutshell - Hans explains that Anna is dead, but they said their marriage vows. He’s now in charge. He orders the queen be brought forward, and he sentences her to death. To which (obviously) Elsa freaks out and somehow basically blasts the guards holding her back and she escapes. What follows is a chaotic scene that involves Elsa running, Kristoff looking for Anna, Anna looking for Kristoff, and Hans looking for Elsa.

- The freezing scene! I’ve also been asked about this a bunch, and I’ll try to explain it as best I can. Basically, the ensemble is in white coats. As the scene progresses, we see Anna’s cape get progressively more silver and sparkly. We see Hans draw his sword. Anna makes the decision to save her sister, and with the help of some projections, turns completely silver. The ensemble is behind her in a sort of formation that goes from her height down to the ground, and they also turn into ice via projection. Again... really hard to explain, but it’s VERY cool. Hans is basically forced to jump backwards as his sword hits Anna.

- Then Elsa cries and just... ouch. Enough with the pain, guys. Enough.

- We know how the story goes at this point. Love will thaw, the day is saved! As Anna unfreezes, so does the ensemble - they’ve somehow managed to replace her cape AND her wig at this point (?! I have no idea!), and they also shed their white coats as Elsa unfreezes the town (and the proscenium which is still my favorite part).

- Kristoff at this point is like “You’re alive... you’re amazing.” And I died. And then the kiss... SO cute. Anna does a little fist pump and it’s adorable.

- Anna clocking Hans... MORE satisfying than the movie. Bless.

- After that, we get our finale. The sisters get to talk (sing) a bit about how they’ve always had true love. The youngins and Agdar + Iduna come out to start the reprise of Love Is An Open Door that I was so desperately hoping they’d keep from the DCA production because I love that they get to reclaim that song for themselves. And that open doors are now a thing, because well... you know. The entire cast ends up on a turntable that spins around so you get to see everyone, which was very cool and got applause both nights.

- TBH, I think the finale is a SMIDGE underwhelming for such a grand show. I’m not sure what they could do to make it bigger, but it just kind of suddenly happens and is just... not enough? As I was leaving the first night, I actually passed two members of the creative team in their box and they were talking about the end, so I’d expect to see this change a bit.

- Right at the very end, Anna and Elsa do the little “We Know Better” handshake that they did at the beginning of the show. PERFECT touch.

So... there you have it! I’m hoping to continue getting my hands on audios so I can keep tabs on all the updates as they happen. It’s so fun to watch a show grow and develop right before our eyes. They’ve got an incredible base to work with, and it’s only going to get better. I can’t wait to see this take off in NYC. You can see the blood, sweat, and tears that have been put into this production with every note, and I’m so excited to see it pay off. See you in NYC, Frozen! <3

#frozen the musical #frozen #disney #musical #musical theater

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nightblink · 6 years

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Blink Reads Oathbringer - Chapters Two, Three, and Four

Chapter Two – One Problem Solved

Hello Adolin, my sun son, I have also missed you so.

Good man, taking charge and organizing your people just like you've been raised to. Find that purpose in usefulness. Find that distraction. You're going to need it.

Heralds, I'm a terrible person, but I want you to b r e a k.

That's not almost a relief, that is a relief that they found the body, because you are too honest for your own good and The Worst Liar and it's going to tear you apart inside trying to keep this a secret. It's almost a tiny weight off of your shoulders, being discovered and that small step closer to your own Damnation, isn't it?

Oh shit, Dalinar calling out Teft by name-

“Looking for him? You lost your highprince.” Why do I find this so fucking funny. It's such a little thing and yet I'm cackling.

'connoisseur of death' – Dalinar why you gotta be so Extra(tm)

(we all know why, it's a Kholin Genetic Affliction)

I was listening to The Way of Kings not long ago and it sticks out as Dalinar catalogues Sadeas' face and wound that Adolin likes to and is skilled at using his fists while on the battlefield. Also managed the overpowering and stabbing while beat to shit and with at least a broken wrist. If he'd actually managed to get Sadeas in the ring, I'd give the man under a minute, if Adolin didn't drag the 'fight' out for the vicious pleasure of it.

SEBARIAL AND PALONA, AYYYY

'He didn't trust most of the highprinces farther than the wind could blow them.” Dalinar. Dalinar you do know that you live in the stormlands, where I know that a Highstorm's stormwall has been known to lift boulders and carry large trees at least 640 kilometers. The wind can blow anyone pretty damn far.

…..actually, that explains everything, considering how easily you trust.

(Wisdom was your dump stat, wasn't it. Ten sapphires says you have a negative modifier for Insight.)

Palona says what we're all thinking. Give that woman a medal and a nice spa day.

L o r d I forgot how much I liked Sebarial and his combination of common sense (for a Highprince) and snark.

[whistles] I knew Urithiru was massive, but that description puts my visualization on a wholly different scale. Ten tiers, each of eighteen levels? Is 18 going to be another number to watch out for?

RICE PADDY ROCKBUD FIELDS

BrandoSando what powers do the squires osmose from their Radiant. I want a list broken down in detail, stat.

Bridge Four, never change.

Dalinar. Dalinar, he would have undermined you at every turn. Forget uniting Roshar, you wouldn't have been able to unite Alethkar with Sadeas sowing dissent and tearing down everything you try to build! Think what you may, but Adolin did what must be done.

Good man, Aladar. Good to know that you can change when faced with new information. Sebarial being Highprince of Commerce was practically guaranteed from the point we heard of him building a proper economy on the Shattered Plains. Adolin as Dalinar's right hand and general was a given.

But what is Renarin to do, other than attempt to figure out his powers? It's a high-priority task, to be sure, but Dalinar, couldn't you entrust a little less personal of a responsibility to him as well? Make him feel like part of the greater whole rather than set aside as he's always been…?

[sighs] I suppose we'll see how this plays out.

Chapter 3 – Momentum

Ohhhhh, and here we get one of the three chapters released way long ago that I did read.

'Rockbuds crunched like skulls beneath Dalinar's boots' What a line what an iconic line-

Almighty Dalinar you were more arrogant than Adolin easy; you can damn well see where he gets it from

This entire visual is glorious and I'm reveling in the descriptive flavour. Who needs a movie when this plays out in the imagination so well?

He can make a line of spearmen waver with just a war cry, Heralds

I said it the first time I read this chapter and it keeps running through my head – the Blackthorn is fucking terrifying

Even now, he's having trouble feeling the Thrill, or at least getting it to catch and hold. I can't imagine he was anything close to proto-Radiant at this point, but perhaps Alethi predisposed towards Radiant-ness have an innate resistance?

(We never read of Kaladin feeling the Thrill.)

OOOP, THERE IT IS.

I would like to rage.

Bloody as it may be, the thought of young!Dalinar spinning with his poleaxe like a dancer is viscerally satisfying on some deep level.

“I just go where he points me.” Dalinar confirmed for guided tactical missile.

And there's the arrow, and Dalinar is impressed. Nearly gets shot again with just how impressed he is. (Now's not the time for competency-kink to kick in, buddy.)

Dalinar. Dalinar, anyone else would call this a bad idea.

“He's got a hole through his chest. Tough break.” Dalinar please.

….Sadeas had golden Shardplate. Sadeas had golden Shardplate. I suppose this must be before he picked his colours as Highprince, and I am entirely unsurprised that he'd go that showboat-y. Was he forced to give up the gold at some point? Is that why his Plate during the current timeline was painted red as opposed to Elhokar's golden set?

“Oh Dalinar. What would we do without you?” Sadeas, I'm afraid your flirting isn't going to work on this one.

Chapter Analysis: young!Dalinar classed straight Barbarian. WIS for dump stat.

Chapter Four – Oaths

[squints at the pre-chapter quote] Theory that the book Oathbringer in-universe is Dalinar's biography is rapidly declining. Still possible, though.

THE EVERSTORM RETURNS.

!!!! He's feeling the Stormfather's emotions? The soulbond can transfer emotions between spren and Radiant and vice versa? Be still my heart.

Stormfather is bascially a cat, ignoring Dalinar just because he doesn't want to come when called, confirmed.

SNUGGLES

Not only snuggles but bared safehand aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh- I love how that's more a sign of trust and intimate familiarity than anything inherently sexual.

The Everstorm is at least slower than a highstorm, but that's not a whole lot of reassurance. “It wouldn't tear down cities, but it did rain destruction upon them – and the winds would attack in bursts, hostile, even deliberate.” Yeaaaah, definitely not. How powerful can those “deliberate” gusts be, I wonder?

Gavilar was your control back then, wasn't he? External control, rather then the internal discipline you keep now.

You want to- you want to get married before you let yourself 'get seduced'. I mean, that's entirely fitting with the Vorin religion and the Alethi in particular being so focused on oaths, but damn, man. I thought you two were already quietly together.

INFORMATION ABOUT SHSHSHSH GIVE IT TO ME GIVE IT TO M-

….shit. You're telling Navani about the lack of memory. Hoooooly shit.

Hostage? Hostage?!

I am abruptly SO MUCH more concerned for Adolin and Renarin, Adolin was only thirteen and Renarin even younger I thought she'd fallen ill or something but a hostage situation can you imagine how that impacted the boys, how that must have scarred them to the core – during their formative years! I- fuck. This is going to get some serious attention on the RP blog after I've finished Oathbringer.

The thought of Elhokar faced with Dalinar and Navani's wedding vows is partly so hilarious that I almost want it to happen, but on the other hand I feel he'd spontaneously combust with sheer embarrassment and I probably would too.

Dalinar you lunatic.

….still stuck on hostage situati-

'silk-covered virgin' – does that mean that the Alethi traditionally get married in silk clothing? I'm imagining the men in a vest-and-takama set, the women in something light and flowing. There's no way that Dalinar isn't in his uniform right now though.

True spren versus subspren? What would constitute a subspren? Is that akin to the difference between honorspren and windspren, or is there a further level of spren that we haven't seen yet?

What do your sons think of this, Dalinar? They who remember their mother? I don't think they're opposed to you remarrying – on the contrary, they'd want you to be happy, but… what do they think?

BRIDAL CROWN. I NEED TO ART THIS ASAP.

Red is lucky, making a note of that.

“A lady must be prepared.” Oh hush, you planned for this to happen.

This. Is not going to make Elhokar feel any less like he's being ousted as king. This will undermine his confidence in his position even further, which is not good when King Social Anxiety is already pretty much at rock bottom and recuperating from an assassination attempt.

The face of the storm itself opening up overhead, the world hanging on a suspended breath… I'm getting shivers, no wonder the crowd exploded with awespren!

OH GOOD YOUR BOYS ARE THRILLED. Grinning! And joy! And, despite the Alethi not being big on contact, hugs. Adolin you touch-starved nerd

Oooof. That is pretty heretical, Dalinar, you have to admit that. Even atheists like Jasnah are probably less 'heretical' in the eyes of Vorinism than someone 'faithful' proclaiming that God Is Dead. In this time when your goal is unity, this isn't going to help you in the slightest.

[looks at map of Alethkar at the end of the chapter] [looks up]

Why. The everloving fuck. Is there no scale for distance. THIS IS A BASIC PART OF MAPMAKING. I WILL COME OVER THERE AND BEAT IT INTO YOUR HEADS-

...still stuck on hostage situation and I’m apparently not getting over it anytime soon

#oathbringer spoilers #blink reads oathbringer #and bitches about IMPROPER MAPMAKING

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review: the silence of the lambs

All the recent films I’ve watched (over the course of running this blog) have been pretty “meh”. It’s been a while since I’ve been really satisfied with a film. But, over Halloween, I took the time to watch some bone-chilling classics and The Silence of the Lambs was one of them. And hoooooly shit what a film. I get it now, I totally get why this is a renowned classic. Peak early 1990s cinema for sure.

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) is a psychological thriller told through the eyes of FBI agent Clarice Starling. Her and others FBI agents are trying to track down an up-and-coming serial killer, but only with the help of Dr. Hannibal Lecter; a caged psychopath. Now, listen, serial killer/psychopaths/etc scare the living shit out of me. And, I know, the chances of me running into a serial killer are rare but... knowing these fictional psychopaths were based on REAL psychopaths didn’t help me sleep. Anyways, putting aside that fear, I loved the whole “serial killer on the run mystery” storyline. It wasn't difficult to follow, but left me grasping for more clues (though outdated with its transsexual plot line).

I also loved the snappy dialogue and interesting characters. Both of those well-fleshed elements kept the story moving. The cinematography was the real star of the entire film. The way the camera followed Clarice and showed her limitations as a woman in a male-dominated workplace was SO GOOD. So many shots of Clarice left me rooting for her success, or even feeling anxious when she was alone with serial killer(s). The gritty tone, dark color scheme, and heart-racing atmosphere with Clarice in the middle of it all had me fucking sold.

I know I’m late to the party and nothing I said was new, but still. Don’t procrastinate it- just watch it. The Silence of the Lambs is a worthy classic and the perfect film to appreciate from a film standpoint.

#november 5th #film review

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midnakoopa · 7 years

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In Which I Rant About Rune Factory 4

Anyone who takes even a cursory glance at my blog over the past few months could tell that Rune Factory 4 has quickly become my new favorite game.

That being said, there are a few things that really bother me. A few things that I’d like to talk about.

SO FUCKLE THE BUCK UP IF YOU’RE GONNA READ THIS, ‘cause I’m gonna discuss, at length:

Spoilers for pretty much the whole game’s plot

Spoilers for Xiao Pai and Amber’s marriage events

Why I fucking hate Kiel

Also for the sake of not driving myself fucking insane I’m just gonna use Lest to refer to the main character.

HERE WE GO

Let’s start with the plot. Which I’ve discussed before, but fuck it, let’s do it again.

So. The plot itself, the reasons for doing whatever, I don’t have much of a problem with from a general standpoint. But holy shit, everyone in this game who plays any part in the plot is fucking worthless, including Lest.

Starting at the beginning, you’re on a ship to deliver the rune spheres, you fight some Sechs goons, whatever. After beating them, Lest turns his back on them, goes over to the edge of the ship, and holds up the rune sphere. It is at this point that one of the Sechs soldiers, in full view of the other two people on the ship who just stand there like fucking cabbages, comes over and, with a single blow to the head, somehow knocks Lest out and breaks his fucking mind in half, because of fucking course our main character has to lose their fucking memory. And I don’t have a huge problem with amnesia subplots if they’re done right. But this wasn’t? It was basically just an excuse to hide the plot from the player? But back on the subject I was on about... This is the first of many, MANY problems in this game that could’ve been avoided if literally anyone did literally anything.

Moving along, let’s talk a little bit about Doug. Doug has it out for Ventuswill, guardian dragon of Selphia, because the Sechs Empire, who have a history of being fuckers, told him she destroyed his village. I’m just gonna leave that there and move on to the rune spheres.

So... I don’t get it. From where I’m standing, the rune spheres are giant crystals that let off massive amounts of light and, presumably, power. Is that just to let the player know how important they are? Because from the way Lest treats them, you’d think they looked wholly fucking unimpressive. You can find the one in Water Ruins early, but you can’t do anything with it because ????. Like. Here’s a glowing sphere in a ruin, well that doesn’t look like something I want or am even going to acknowledge at all. And when you find the one in Yokmir Cave. Lest does this fucking do-si-do all around it with a Chipsqueek, and again, doesn’t even acknowledge it until the Chipsqueek leaves and he’s basically like “Huh, that thing sure was interested in this super uninteresting stone.”

And then there’s when the spheres were stolen. At one point, a Sechs soldier comes into town with a rune sphere and Etherlinks with a dragon. After beating this dragon back into a man, no one thinks to, oh, I don’t know, immediately apprehend him? No, instead they just stand there and let him run off. Fast-forward to Sechs Territory, we fight 3 Etherlinked Sechs soldiers. And once you beat the one with the sphere, he just lies there, sphere in his hand, out in the open. To Lest’s credit, as soon as the battle actually ends, he makes a move for it before Ethelberd comes in, but it’s kind of frustrating that you can beat the guy with the sphere first and you just have to let it lie there until the battle’s over.

Speaking of Ethelberd, there’s my next issue. An issue I like to call: FUCKING. KILL. HIM. HOOOOOLY SHIT, who fucking cares about his fucking monologues or motivations? With Ethelberd, we run into so many problems that could’ve been solved by not listening to him talk about how fucking great he is, and instead slitting his fucking throat. Like when he’s making Aquameleon. Or after said battle. Speaking of which, Doug, holy shit, maybe don’t fucking loudly announce your presence to an enemy with his back turned to you? And at the end of the second arc. After Lest and Ventuswill beat him. They just fucking stand there while Ethelberd, with the rune spheres still in hand, walks away from them while talking about how fucking great he is. Like. He’s clearly fucking trying to do something? Maybe, just maybe, while he’s weak, run him through, take the spheres, and hurl him off the fucking empire? Fucking hell.

And there’s enough about the main plot. Now I’d like to talk about those marriage events. Let’s start with Amber’s. Now. I like Amber a lot, I really do. And this whole event was sad and made me feel really bad for her. But at the same time. It’s... kind of entirely her fault? Okay, so. We learn that Ambrosia’s sharing Amber’s body, and that if Ambrosia doesn’t disappear, Amber will. Where we run into a problem here. Is that no one, literally no one involved wants Amber to disappear. The townsfolk wouldn’t want that, Lest especially in this case wouldn’t want that. Ambrosia herself says that she wants Amber to erase her, and we learn later that she, and I might be paraphrasing here, wanted to live in the world with Amber, not as her or instead of her. Amber herself says in her anime-style cutscene that she doesn’t want to vanish. And so we are left with Amber, who has full and final control over which of them vanishes, making the decision that satisfies literally no one, and in fact is saddening to all of them. So, you know. I feel like that could’ve been done better.

Moving on to Xiao Pai, by which I mean moving on to Yang Fan. Before going over the marriage event, I’d just like to talk about the other event he’s in. In which we hear about ants outside town, and go and find the ants around him. Later on, the ants get into town and chew holes in these buckets at the inn. And Yang Fan, who sells buckets, is conveniently in town for this to happen. Nothing overt, but I’m more than a little suspicious, especially after learning what a fucking asshole this guy is.

So, during Xiao Pai’s marriage event, we learn that Yang Fan, her father, started a false rumor that Lest is really going after Lin Fa, her mother. And yes, Yang Fan does say the rumor spread more quickly than he anticipated and kind of got out of hand. My takeaway from this is that the sole person he told this rumor to was Kiel. Which is supported by the fact that Kiel is the one both Lest and Xiao Pai hear this rumor from. More on that later, believe me. But back to Yang Fan, he tells Lest that he started the rumor. And he goes on to say that if he says anything to Xiao Pai about that, he’ll take her and Lin Fa and just leave?

First of all, no. For as serious as he tries to sound, this threat cannot be anything other than completely fucking empty. Because let’s assume Lest does tell Xiao Pai what her father said. The logical next step is that he is confronted on this. And then what? He just decides, yeah, no, you’re both coming with me, c’mon, we’re leaving forever. First of all, you really think Xiao Pai, who’s finally found love, and Lin Fa, who’s found happiness and livelihood in Selphia, are just gonna fucking leave with you, no questions asked? Second, you especially think that’s gonna go through after you get called out for doing something real fucking shady? No. Go fuck yourself.

Anyways. We learn that Yang Fan apparently doesn’t approve of this relationship for question mark reason. And along this event we learn even more about dad of the fucking year. Such as him traveling a lot, and taking Xiao Pai with him, leaving her away from home a lot. Which must’ve been hard on her, because we find out she would often venture out to this bridge alone and cry. Another point to add, traveling with her father, she grew up to pick up his way of speaking, something she seems a bit self-conscious about, and is often teased about, even by her father in one scene.

And at the end of it all? After everything he pulled, Yang Fan just admits it was him. Which, fine, whatever. You could make the argument that he had Xiao Pai’s interests in mind. And I would make the argument that he’s a huge prick. Because at one point Lest says something along the lines of “You knew this would work out all along, didn’t you?”, to which Yang Fan basically replies “Absolutely fucking not.”. Which implies to me that, since he didn’t know whether it would end badly or not, he had considered and was completely fucking okay with the fact that he may very well have ruined at least two people’s lives, including his own fucking daughter’s. His daughter who had quite frankly already been through way too fucking much because of him, and he comes along with this fucked up scheme that may very well have destroyed the love and happiness she finally found.

I said in a post before that at the end of it all, I didn’t despise Yang Fan like I did during the event. Looking back, I think that’s because I was in a good mood after the event ended, and his attempt at making himself look okay again kinda worked on me at the time. But since then, after looking back and thinking real hard on everything. I can safely say that I do in fact fucking hate Yang Fan. In fact, I can confidently say that I hate Yang Fan more than I hate Aura Blackquill.

AND NOW, to move onto my final point: Kiel. I fucking hate Kiel. Owing in decently large part to the fact that Xiao Pai is my favorite girl in the game, and the first I went for. Because there are at least three events, including the aforementioned marriage event, in which Kiel being a fuckwit causes her distress. And yes. To be fair. I get that Kiel is naïve. I get that he’s young. I get that he doesn’t mean any harm. And that... kind of makes it worse? Because he just never seems to fucking get it?

I said above I’d come back to this: The rumor spread in Xiao Pai’s marriage event. What has to be going on in your fucking head that you hear a rumor that might put someone’s relationship in jeopardy, and instead of, oh, I don’t know, going directly to the party being talked about to do any fact-checking, you just decide to tell literally everyone you come across? And again, he just never fucking gets it. He never gets that spreading these rumors without checking if there’s any credibility to them, surprise, surprise, might just cause people distress. Or that there are some things people just don’t want him fucking talking about.

Again, I get it. Kiel’s young, and pretty fucking stupid for someone so smart. He wants to help a lot of the time, and sometimes he even succeeds. Sometimes I want to like him. But he’s just so fucking clueless in ways that are damaging to characters I like so much better than him. Which makes me like him less.

AND THERE GOES THE BATTLE. That’s all I’ve gotta say, and I honestly feel a lot better after saying it. Those are pretty much all my biggest complaints about Rune Factory 4 out there now. It continues to be one of my favorite games, maybe even my very favorite game at the time I’m typing this. And not even my own complaints are gonna change that. Take easy, all.

Koopa, out.

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