#i do wish the trials ended proper

[sunny-mercya]

Runaway Love

Roronoa Zoro x Male Reader | Unreciprocated! Sanji x Male Reader

Fandom -> One Piece

Requested by -> @heehoe

Masterlist

Zoro watches you from his hanging position, how you sat on the ground—near him as you stubbornly didn't want to leave his side, no matter how many threats and rough treatments you gotten from the Marines—starring into the distance with an dazed and sleepy expression. He knows that look, you doing this sometimes when being low on sugar, reminiscing in a past you wished sometimes to be different.

Just five more days, Zoro tells himself and then he would be let free and you two could row off to whatever Island lays ahead next. Just five more days without food and water—Zoro could manage this, but he was more worried about you and even though impressed, proud a little even, how long you lasted without the humane necessity, it also worries him as the last time you went this long without food—or more precisely sugar—you were on the brink of a drop like stroke.

Arranged marriages were a common occurrence in yours and other wealthy families. Most, if not all, of your siblings had been married off to other Men and Women and sometimes even both—genders never matters in those political and social affairs of wealth and fame.

Some of your siblings had found their love in it and some of them just lived through it—as family reputations come always first.

With you being the youngest and last in your family, your mother—a sinister cunning woman—had planned your wedding and marriage partner—a hard chose between the Charlotte and Vinsmoke family—on the day you're born.

At the age of 5 you had meet your soon-to-be spouse—Sanji Vinsmoke—and you two had formed instantly a bond. A friendship and thinking back on it, you could say Sanji was/had been your first love.

Throughout the four months of naïve childlike bliss and living in the Germa Kingdom, with two of your older Siblings, Sanji and you were smitten in each other's company. Him baking you, his ever firsts and a bit too salty, cakes and you being you—fumbly doing the things which you were taught in order to impress Sanji just a little bit.

Just two children being children.

And when Sanji had been gone one day—at first you were told was away to learn proper etiquettes, till he had actually vanished—your own misery had begun.

~~~

You woke from your dazing dozing. Blinking owlish you looked into the face of a smiling—more like grinning brightly full of energy and optimism—stranger.

Black curls bouncing from underneath his strawhat and framing his slight chubby cheeks.

«Zoro! He's awake! Awake!» the stranger proclaimed excitedly loudly, poking the tip of your nose and grabbing your cheeks, pulling at them.

You squinted your eyes at him. Lips twitching into a frown. You couldn't remember much, besides waiting next to Zoro till his punishment trial had ended, but you surely would remember a face like his.

«Oi oi! Give him some space Luffy and don't go screaming again.»

Zoro pulls Luffy off from you, handing you a glass of Honey-water—just warm water with honey in it—urging you to drink it and ignoring your grimace of distaste.

Taking a seat of his own next to you again and taking a sip from his beer, Zoro still needs to think of a way to convince Luffy—now his Captain which he had sworn loyalty and devotion till death—to take you in the crew too.

Zoro wasn't a man to break a promise, but he also wouldn't leave you alone. So either he finds a way of agreement or he had to cut something off.

« I will be your first mate if [Name]'s joining too.»

In confusion you turned to Zoro. Have you missed out that much while being in your low-sugar daze? It seems like it apparently.

«What can he do?» the question was more direct at you than Zoro.

Your mind goes blank, starring down at your glas. What can you do? A good question which you had asked yourself more than once.

You knew the basic of Swordsmanship, carrying even one with you, thank to Zoro. You know how to defend yourself in a fight, but still you weren't quite sure what exactly you can do or what you're good at. What your qualification is to be deemed part of a crew.

«Uhm, I'm a dancer?» you mumbled out, more question itself than answer.

«Just a dancer?»

«Yes. Just a dancer.»

Luffy smiled at you and somehow you knew this was his approval.

~~~

Knowing that you are together with Zoro—who's moronic, sword and violence obsessed and has non sense of direction—in love even, did stirred something in Sanji—something of low bubbling and emotional anger. Jealousy even.

Back then, when you and the others had stepped into the Barite, Sanji had recognised you on first glance—he simply never couldn't forget the person he had been supposed to marry, the person who had been, even if it was for a short time, his first friend.

Though while he remembers you, you didn't—greeting and treating him politely like you would with a stranger. So—after his joining to the crew and after helping Nami—he chatted you up, ignoring the always scrutinising gaze of Zoro and started to befriend you (again). Which had been a success.

Since they are currently docking at Water Seven, which means a longer stay as good old Flying-Lamb had to undergo some massive maintenance and repairs—which she needed and deserved, because Lammy had been carrying them through this route of rough sea.

A longer stay also means, Sanji could try to win your affection, to whoop you into his arms and love.

Now, don't get him wrong, Sanji does still love Women's—all of them as they are all beauties and to be treated with chivalry love and affection—but you're technically, in a sense, his. You belong to him, you two were meant to be married—if of course, Sanji hadn't fleet from his birth-home back then, though he had reason for it.

Sanji knew how to, probably—a chance of fifty percent—bring your heart back to him. One of his ever first "cakes", it was more of an messy almost soupy pudding, which he had baked for you. Albeit a bit salty, you said you liked the taste and since you had an problem with sugar—neither too much nor too little would be good for you—a nice sugary salt mix, with a hint of (f. flavour) was exactly what's to be needed for a successful heart winning.

~~~

The blinding rays of the sun now being blocked off by your back, causing a shadow. Tall as you were, which was quite the height and Luffy—you silly precious Captain—liked to climb on your back or shoulders and misusing you as a lookout pole, you loomed over Zoro.

«What is it?» he didn't open his eyes, grumbling the words out, making his point clear that you were interrupting his sleep—more like constant naps.

«You said you're going with me into the City and look for some weapons which could be, make me, useful» you said, crouching down now.

Zoro mured something, in an instant grabbing your arms and pulling you against him, in his lap. You were sure you will get some bad neck cramps again.

«If I get cramps in my neck and back again, you're the one who's gonna massage them out,»

«Stop with your nonsense bullshit of not being useful. You are.»

You huffed at what he said, scrunching up your nose and furrowing your eyebrow in a disbelieving grimace.

Easy talk from your boyfriend there, who is an excellent swordsman and compared to you, you were a lousy nothing—who shouldn't be in a Crew, this Crew, at all as you didn't have any worthy qualifications or knowledge or experience.

You felt more than often out of place. Course you could hold your own in a fight, could defend yourself and others, but when it comes to terms of; Navigating, medical or general knowledge, cooking and craftsmanship—you're a very useless nobody.

So you thought, doing it often—the thinking—that if you find perhaps a weapon you would feel more confident with the right of staying.

You asked Zoro to accompany you on your little shopping trip and he said yes, but here you were—in your Boyfriends arms, because he deemed naps more important.

«You promised me, we're going. Zoro, I really want to be more of use and so finding a good weapon is good start, isn't it?»

«I know what I said, but I also told many times before.»

And he did told you. Years of being together, it was like a constant repeat of the same words. Zoro was right, your brain just doesn't register it at all, seeding more doubt than—what did the others once told you? Aah yes—self-love.

A mere and simple dancer is what you are. Nothing more and nothing less. Just a dancer. No use in a pirate crew, because what could a dancer do? Nothing.

«Ya know, since ya so damn pessimistic, I'm just gonna give ya your present now.» Zoro moves you asides from his lap, standing up and going into the mans quarters.

It wasn't long till Zoro returned, an object warped with cloths in his hands. Zoro sits down again, handing you the so called present.

You gave him a curious look, presents weren't a common thing in your relationship—sure, a bottle of quality Sake for Zoro and for you a bag of mixed (f. Candy) every now and then, when you two want to appreciate one another, but never presents—not even on your anniversary.

You opened it slowly, unwrapping it from the bandana—it wasn't a cloth like you assumed—which had the colour of (f.colour) and matches, colour wise, with Zoro's green bandana.

A Fan, beautiful design on it and with razor sharp blades it was.

It makes sense now, whenever Zoro told you; that even a mere dancer can be a strong fighter.

~~~

Around afternoon Sanji had returned back to ship. Walking just a tad faster, couldn't wait to be back in his kitchen—his little empire—and making you the salty cake.

Sanji would make it grand, decorating it with some sugar sweets.......and oh.

Stopping in his tracks, Sanji glanced over at you and Zoro. The two of you napping against the railing and even though you're the tallest, you're the one which laid in Zoro's arms. Looking at peace, so tranquility like.

Sanji pretends to never have seen the matching Bandanas you two wore now.

Sanji should have known better, shouldn't have made himself such delusional hopes.

Because Sanji was just a friend and Zoro your love which your heart desires.

Truly delusional. A fool.

#male reader #x male reader #anime #manga #malereader #oneshot #one piece #roronoa zoro #zoro x male reader #roronoa zoro x male reader #sanji vinsmoke #sanji #requested #fanfiction #xmalereader

[alexxncl]

‼️NIGHTBRINGER LESSON 31 SPOILERS‼️

masterlist | lessons | lesson 30 | lesson 32

normal and hard

now idk about the rest of y'all, but it took me a minute to make this choice. i was stuck between not knowing and thinking that he won't. there's a slight chance that he'd tell them in the instance kayden hadn't tried to talk to him and explain, but they did

levi cares too much about mc to let anything bad happen to them. he knows that if he tells one of his brothers, they'll tell lucifer. once lucifer finds out, he'll be furious, and not only that, he'll be terrified

lucifer masks his fear with anger, like we've seen him do in season one of nb and multiple times in the og game. this also makes me really like the peacock theme throught his demon form; they're big ass, scary ass birds who try to show up other birds by flaunting their feathers to make themselves look better. but instead of lucifer doing it for mating tactics, he does it to protect himself and his brothers from any harm that could come their way

leviathan knows this. he doesn't want mc to get hurt, even with the possibility of him never seeing them again looming over his head constantly. he wouldn't be able to live with himself if he caused anything bad to happen to them, especially if it turns out that he had the wrong idea about their conversation with solomon and that all his anxiety was for nothing

also the clock ticking in the background during this scene ??? impeccable tension building on the game devs' part. we're running out of time to make pacts with everyone, and solomon and mc both know it

goofy ass sticker chain 😭

mc 🤝🏽 me

blowing up people's phones when they ignore me or don't answer within 5 seconds

see i was also thinking lotan

but what if it just means they're all gonna have a crying fest once kayden has to leave for good??

...it's probably lotan

what if it's both? AND lotan? and a long awaited reappearance of henry the snake 🫶🏽

baby no :((

i wish he realized his worth more, but removing yourself from a cycle of self-deprication and self-loathing is easier said than done

i think he's feeling guilt on top of his already expressed betrayal and self-loathing. he doesn't think he deserves all the care and patience mc is trying to give him, and he hates the fact that they keep trying to talk to him when he won't budge. he thinks they're wasting time by even trying to be around him because it "doesn't matter" when he's not around, or, at least it shouldn't in his mind

this is even worse than what i thought initially MY HEART

and it hurts even more bc levi might not have been able to say this if he was face to face with mc. he's never said anything quite like this to them in all the screentime he's had when he's being vulnerable around mc

imagine if he hadn't heard the conversation between them and solomon? mc leaving him would've hurt so much more bc he wouldn't have had any proper reassurance from mc to tell him that they love and care for him as much as he loves and cares for them, if he even thinks they feel that strongly about him at all

i guess it was lotan. well

also ending a lesson like that is insane but i digress

me 🤝🏽 mammon

adhd twins

THE LOVE OF MY LIFE IS BACK i can die happily now

but why is she talking like chloe from miraculous ladybug (iykyk)

also we STILL haven't made a pact with beel after that hassle of an angel trial i'm sick

#obey me lucifer #obey me mammon #obey me leviathan #leviathan obey me #levi obey me #obey me levi #om levi #om leviathan #obey me satan #obey me asmodeus #obey me asmo #obey me beelzebub #obey me beel #obey me belphegor #obey me belphie #obey me mephistopheles #obey me solomon #obey me thirteen #obey me nightbringer #nightbringer spoilers #obey me nightbringer spoilers #om nightbringer #lucifer obey me

[kurisus]

Chapter 108-2 thoughts

This was the most "IT'S SO OVER" "WE'RE SO BACK" chapter ever. Spoilers under the cut.

I am a leetol bit disappointed that Bishamon didn't really get to do anything this arc. She was unconscious for a majority of it, then woke up, went looking for Kazuma, and found him without like, needing to shake some people up. It is sweet how they finally got to have a proper conversation though. Their lack of communication has been a frustrating blind spot for both of them this entire story, so I'm glad they were able to come to peace with it.

I do wonder if Kazuma told her about being named by Yato, or if he dodged that fact, but I'm going to assume since we didn't get a live Bishamon reaction that he did tell her and she understood his reasoning.

"You are the only one who can save yourself" is kind of a strange statement out of context since this whole manga has been about overcoming trials with the help of the people who love you. But in context, Bishamon was saying that praying to a higher power is meaningless and individuals are the only ones capable of miracles. Kind of an atheistic message from a manga where a majority of the characters are Literal deities, but as an allegory for the world, I kinda dig it. Don't believe in miracles, make them happen with your own two hands and the people who love you.

Okay now I need to talk about Yukine this chapter. I Need To. His love for Hiyori and Yato had me pounding my fist on the ground. HE HELD HIYORI'S HAND. HE CLUNG TO YATO WHEN HE STARTED DISAPPEARING. HE DOESN'T WANT HIS DAD TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ADACHITOKA I AM JUST A GUY PLEASE HAVE MERCY ON MY FRAGILE HEART.

FATHER IS FINALLY DEAD SEND OUT THE CRABS. I'm glad his death was quiet and unceremonious, and not even Mizuchi was tempted by him.

It seems like the real Fujisaki was trying to say Father's name but couldn't quite recall it, so I'm thinking we'll get to hear it from Ebisu's mouth next chapter. Then again, we didn't get to hear Nana's real name either, so it may just stay as "ta" forever. Which is funny to think about as in like, "ta" for "bye." Bye bitch!

The pages of the trio + Nora all together and begging Hiyori to come back singlehandedly caused the most emotional damage. I know everyone else is freaking out about the Yatori CPR/kiss but I am just wishing the circumstances were more ideal for it. I will say it is pretty Kyoru of them to kiss while she's unconscious, though.

But, eh, her being alive was way more of a concern to me, so that was the reason I went ahead and read the official version early. I let out the BIGGEST sigh of relief when she woke up in the hospital.

Before I reflect more though, I wanted to say also I was pretty confused by Amaterasu's statement in the official translation, though fast-moon's helped clear it up. Hiyori didn't become a full shinki because she was named in the illusory dimension, and she was saved by the act of killing Father?

"You were carrying the ancient koto no ha with you as well" is the "you" referring to Father or Yato? Did Yato name Hiyori with the brush, or was she talking about Father having both on him?

Okay, so, reflections. Am I happy they temporary killed Hiyori? Still no. I would have preferred they damage her cord instead rather than way back when, when the wolves attacked her. Am I happy they brought her back? Obviously. It would be a bad ending if they left off on that, and I'm curious to see if/how much she'll remember in the final chapter.

Do I think Yato is dead? I sure hope not! This is also a death that would negate a whole lot of character development, and while I like the narrative parallel of her dying to save him so he dies to save her (esp considering how selfish he was at the start of the manga), I don't want Yukine to be left alone or with a baby Yato at the end of everything. I'm scared, because I think it's not off the table.

Am I happy with the ending? Remains to be seen, but while I have quibbles and hangups, it's not that much. It's not of the story-ruining variety for me, anymore. I kind of would have preferred a softer ending to the manga, for example. This entire story has had very high stakes for everyone involved, so they didn't need to up the ante with these constant main character death scares, imo. We were already quite deep in the shit. I also wish Hiyori had had more to do in the final arc before she saved the day by...dying.

But to say I didn't enjoy the journey of this arc would be a lie. It's been a long few years...almost 10 since I watched the anime, almost 9 since I read the manga, and mainly it'll be weird to say goodbye to this era of my life, and not have the monthly stress of chapters hanging over my head.

I was hoping Adachitoka would announce a new series, but it hasn't happened yet, and I'm not sure it will because they've been unable to commit to full chapters for a while now. Even before the hiatus in 2017, the chapters dropped from 45 pages to 40, and then we've been halfsies since 2018. Whatever caused Adachitoka to go on hiatus, it's been enough of an issue that they can't draw 45 pages on a monthly schedule anymore (and honestly, I don't blame them, as we all know mangaka schedules are brutal). Also, taking Alive into account, they've been drawing manga for 20 years. This might be their final story, or they might write another with an assistant. Either way, if they do something else, regardless of their role I'll definitely be checking it out!

So now that Hiyori has been undoomed from the narrative the wedding reread is back on. I'll be starting it soon here, all tagged with #Noragami reread and hopefully some of you will join me as well! Feel free to send me your thoughts on the chapter/the ending.

#Noragami #Noragami spoilers #Noragami manga #live update #I am still. gathering the pieces of me that this chapter left on the floor

[rachalixie]

happy new year!

i have so much to be grateful for this year. i’ve been through a lot in the last twelve months, but i made it out okay and i’m glad to put all of the bad behind me : )

i can’t wait to see what the next year has in store <3

now for some special thank you’s to people who made my year better (if you aren’t here, it doesn’t mean i’m not grateful for you - i just have a terrible memory)

@forlix - what a wonderfully delightful addition to the end of my year. i don’t think i’ve ever connected with someone as quickly as i have with you - it feels like we were carved from the same falling star.

@sulfurcosmos - thank you for teaching me how mistakes and forgiveness and proper communication works. i don’t think i’ve ever had someone like you in my life, and through the ups and downs i’m eternally grateful to have you.

@astraystayyh - a rare example that some people can be truly beautiful on the inside and out. you’re just one of the loveliest people that’s ever graced this planet and i’m sm happy you chose me to share your light with.

@tasteleeknow - you. you. my ultimate soulmate of three. my reason for living my brightest star in the sky. my breath of fresh air. my crutch when i can’t walk. i shout at you about how much i love you almost daily but i truly do.

@lino-nyangi - my other ultimate soulmate. my blooming flowers in a field, my first rays of sunlight peeking through the clouds in the morning. when i think about how much i love you i choke on my own emotions.

@cosmic-railwayxo - my brain twin!!! we are so similar in ways that even now continue to surprise me. you’re so incredibly strong even if you don’t think you are. i can’t wait to see where the new year takes us.

@sweetestcherrywine my first friend on here my beautiful baby your soul is so PURE you deserve so much and i wish i had the ability to give you the entire world. you move through life with such an elegance you’re the perfect balance of everything.

@primoppang - my little moon. the rain that holds up my clouds. your everlasting patience with me is truly a gift that i cannot ever express how grateful i am for. i wish i could hold you in my hands and keep you.

@seeyouinourdreams - what an absolute delight of an individual you are. you’re so incredibly kind, one of the sweetest chocolates in the entire box. i literally cannot believe i got to sit next to you at dinner that is so baffling??

@goblinracha - you and your lovely mind came into my life at the perfect moment. you might not know it but you’ve taught me more about how to stand up for myself in a couple months than i’ve learned in years.

@chvnnie - this year has put us through the most taxing trials i think we’ve faced ever but i’m so so so happy we ended up okay on the other side. i truly love you, one of my best friends on this planet, i am so happy to be by your side (though not physically).

@woahfruity - you know. you know. you’re one of the brightest lights i’ve ever held i cannot ever thank the fates enough for bringing us together. i never thought i would be able to create such a beautiful connection with someone the way i have with you.

@isilentprincess - i’ve never had a sister but if i did i’d want it to be you. you’re my comfort, a place where i can go if i’m upset or i’m happy or i’m feeling anything and you’re always right there tethering me down.

#it’s a little early for me but time zones #and i’ll be busy later #:)

[wonryllis]

please give writing tips too

sure love! everyone’s different so in no way would the same things work for all but these are some tips that have helped me improve and just you know expand my horizons.

feel free to add your own points to this to help people more!!

001. READ READ AND READ (I CAN’T STRESS ENOUGH ON THIS BUT THIS IS THE MAIN KEY). be it fics, or novels or normal story books even non-fiction. reading will help in expanding your vocabulary and grammar, and give you an idea on how to build words in different kinds of scenarios. how to set the mood and what kind of details will have the most impact.

002. for expanding your vocabulary i would suggest searching up words you come across and don’t know the meaning of. don’t skip them, search them up and try understanding what they mean and look through what other words have similar meanings(synonyms)

003. CONSTANTLY PRACTICE WRITING. even if you’re not going to post it anywhere, just try writing a little bit on different themes. in that way you will be able to find out more about your writing style and flair as well as what points you need to work on.

004. STOP HESITATING TO REWRITE. there’s hardly anything one gets right at the first shot. and the same goes for writing. rewriting pieces will help you figure out what you should’ve added that you didn’t the first time and how changing the order of words or adding new literary devices(metaphors, similes, anecdotes etc) can make more of an impact.

005. DON’T BE AFRAID TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT GENRES. just 100 words can also help with experience. search up different genres that interest you and try coming up with a short scenario if you can.

13 points more under the cut!

006. TRIAL AND ERROR. don’t be let down if you fail to write a specific type of au, theme or trope. it takes certain amount of time and experience to be able to write different genres or anything as such. you need to have exposure to that topic to be able to create imagination on it.

007. with that being said, when you pick up a certain trope, au, theme or any topic you want/plan to write on: DO PROPER AND A LOT OF RESEARCH. trust me, it helps a lot.

008. as well in relation to the point above when writing a story, make sure to plan a rough outline. what kind of characters you’re going for, what events are going to define your story, how do you want the ending and the beginning to be. what your protagonist(s) is going for, what all they would be facing throughout and such.

009. SET A MORAL/POINT OF VIEW YOU WANT TO CONVEY through your writing. it helps you have a basis, a particular aim and drive behind what you wish to leave an impression through. it could be anything complex like dark themes of toxicity or even anything as simple as comfort. you just need to know what you’re writing for.

010. for inspiration i would suggest, LISTENING TO SONGS. any song you’re listening to, try thinking of a story behind it. for example let’s take taylor swift’s “no body no crime” go through the lyrics, the vibe and think what type of story could have this as background music. or what kind of a story could have that type of no body no crime summary?

011. KNOW WHEN TO SHOW THINGS RATHER THAT TELLING THEM. too much of anything is never good. when writing, it’s important to keep the balance between descriptions, narratives and dialogues. try thinking what are the things that would be better when described, for example the relationship between your characters: it’s something which is better shown than told. like how they treat each other, how they see each other, their dynamics in general is not something that can be told through a big lengthy dialogue or JUST one paragraph(short drabbles being an exception)

012. an additional point to the one above would be, try keeping yourself in the reader’s position and see what pulls you in more. what makes you feel the emotions better.

013. PICTURE THE SETTING YOU WANT TO WRITE ON. close your eyes and think of any type of place that you would like to write the story in. a suburb? or an abandoned city for an apocalypse? this will help in brainstorming for ideas.

014. INTO THE CHARACTER’S MIND. this is a very important point. explore the world within the mind of the character, something that defines them. THIS IS ANOTHER BIG KEY TO IMPROVE, pull your readers into the character(s)’ mind, show them the fears, the memories, the feelings, the thoughts, the hopes and dreams. it helps them understand the character and get into the story.

015. when using dialogues keep in mind that the DIALOGUES SHOULD ALWAYS BE MEANINGFUL AND REALISTIC. unnecessary talks aren’t often attractive so write what is necessary, needed. even with humor, excessive fun is not always impressive. and short but impactful dialogues always literally always leave the best impression.

016. CHALLENGE YOURSELF. try starting off strong since the very beginning. strong meaning starting off with words that leave a lasting impression. or words that pull you in with intrigue.

017. LEARN TO PACE YOURSELF. first of all it’s okay to take a break. actually its very important. pushing yourself beyond limits would never give positive results. know when you need to stop, cause being tired is not going to give better ideas or better word building. let yourself go into writer’s block, don’t fight it. you’ll come back better than when you’re forcing yourself to stay put and continue.

018. and last but not least. KNOW THAT IMPROVEMENT TAKES TIME. don’t be disappointed or discouraged if you are not good today. not being good today doesn’t mean you won’t ever be good. keep trying and with little to little progress over time, you will see yourself getting there. don’t lose hope🤗! YOU CAN DO IT!!!

#﹙あり.﹚ 𝓯𝐚𝐞𝐫𝒾𝐞 𝓰𝐨𝐬𝐬𝒊𝐩 ! #﹙⪩⪨.﹚ 𝒎𝒚 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬 ˃̵ᴗ˂̵ #🦢̼ࣳ ⋆ ٫٫ ⁽ anon ₎ #WRITINGtips #enhypen imagines #txt imagines

[judas-redeemed]

Hi 💐 I adore your poetry and I had a question. How would you suggest to improve poetry? I write and I've posted here as well but never received any proper feedback which I can use. Tips?

hello!!! this is so sweet, thank u for the support and i'm so honored u'd want my advice.

first of all, im gonna say poetry is a very individual thing, and what works for one person doesn't work for others. also, if u'd like me to critique specific works, i could probably be more thorough and i am so happy to do so, but that's obviously entitely up to u.

that being said, here's some things i've learned.

1. don't write what you think people will like, write what works in ur brain. this doesn't mean it has to be smth u have directly experienced, but more so an emphasis on having smth that matters to u more than smth u think others will care abt. i've found that my poems that have received the most love are the ones i thought "this is so niche and specific, i have no idea if anyone will relate to this or like this at all." as cheesy as it sounds, being honest in whatever way that works for u rlly is best

2. this is actually a rule i believe i heard abt comedy, but i find it rings very true of poetry as well: combine the specific w the broad. there are certain points of humanity i think are shown pretty much across the board. finding the very exact and nitty gritty feelings and thoughts and expressing that is usually what makes a great poem. to give an example, all of us are lonely sometimes. what makes writing abt it interesting could be writing smth like feeling lonely when u go to the grocery store, wishing u had someone to grab something from the top shelf for u and hold ur hand in the dairy aisle.

3. this is more personal preference, but i like the opening and closing lines to kinda form a circle. i don't know how to explain this exactly, but i like it all kinda come back to this point, not necessarily in words but more so in theme. i especially like when something's changed, and the same idea now has new nuance. a good example of this from my works would be in the world is ending. i began with the sentiment "there's nothing i can do about it" and ended with "it will be enough" both involve a lack of control, but where it began with helplessness, it ended with acceptance.

4. experiment!! try so many cool things!!! change up spacing and structures! try new words and phrases! use repitition! use long lines, use short phrases! the best way to find your specific writing niche is through trial and error.

5. similarly, in terms of gaining skill in writing poetry, quantity over quality. the best way to write a poem u love is to write a hundred u think are garbage. eventually u learn what works for u, but more than that, practice really does make perfect. or at least better. i started off writing the cringiest, most angsty and awful poems u can imagine. since u already have been writing and posting, u've already started this. but don't let urself get so frustrated u stop writing. writing is so beautiful and healing and wonderful. if u love it, keep it in ur heart forever and don't let it go.

this has already been so long so i think im gonna stop there. i hope this was helpful, i am by no means an expert and i am sure none of this is new advice. i bet ur writing is rlly cool!! and regardless, we all have smth worth saying, and im proud of u for saying it.

be warm and well fed

#judas talks #asks #on writing

[ganondoodle]

the way i think about my stories can be so annoying bc there will be a point when i reach a certain story beat after which i dont know how to continue, and the way i do find are usually ... not good .. or i imagine it is not so i think man i cant do that thats so dumb and annoying i gotta think of something better, but then i cant come up with anything better bc once i got a solution to soemthign i cant think of anything smarter- and then i get bored of it as a whole bc man, this really was stupid from the start wasnt it

(this is all some stupid rambling and does NOT represent anythign that will happen in destiny, i swear the actual story with a proper end makes much more sense)

listen to me rambling but this morning i thought about the essentialyl non-canon good "ending" of destiny, a kind of self indulgent dumb lil alternative where everyone lives blah blah, but then of course it cant just end there, bc the end goal of the both of them is to find out the gods plan and secrets and also kill the gods, as you do, then i got a certain point that i found cool (which initially came from the whole thoguht of what if zelda game but you could play demise and it took place after the alternative ending in which the goal is to get rid of the gods) where the fight one of the gods but are kinda losing and as the god is trying to devour demise, as gods do, he abandons his body and his spirit/core, who cant exist without his body so hes still connected through the spirits tail , and climbs through the gods interdimensional weird 'mouth' while its trying to rip him apart to reach the core of the god in a last attempt to take them down with him, while hylia is fighting to keep the god from severing the thin connection he still has to his body but fails just as he reaches the core so the god is killed but his core is immediatelly starting to dissolve and hylia manages to grab his core and put it back into his body and flee from whatever is happeing to that dead god back into hyrule

he survives but is incredibly weak as his spirit has lost half of itself (blade spirits are also forged throguh sacrificing part of their spirit/core permantently but this is besides the point, none of this makes sense anyway), something he obviously hates but cant do anything about really, once a part of their core is gone its gone (not like lost energy but gone gone) but the core is also slowly dissolving further which is a death sentence with no way to act against- then theres a whole quest to .. well, stop that, while hes falling back into self hatred and fear bc hes now so weak that hylia can break his bones without any effort if she were to treat him in any way similar to before and to a deity that all their life was never so fragile, one whos most defining feature IS his power and strength to keep going no matter what, thats gotta be pretty existentially dreadful (and also its a set back to know that they cant just go fight the gods together like that, theres still two more and he cant fight like that)

then i wondered ok what if then, even if the time doesnt quite line up but at this point the entire prophecy cant be done anymore either so everythings out of order, the cloud barrier weakens and zelda is abducted (not by ghirahim) and link goes and tries to find her, but since everythigns not as it should have been he meets hylia and demise (disguised tho) and they immediately know who he is and then go along and try to help link find his friend (hylia does it bc she got the idea to make him find the triforce and wish demises spirit to be restored, since only a mortal can do that and links the most likely candidate to be able to go through the trials of it since he was supposed to already, even if the circumstances are different- demise goes along with it bc hes still trying to deal with essentially slowly dying and not knowing what to do with himself since hes afraid to get into fights or similar, much to his disdain, so hes acting like a companion of sorts, a mentor figure in a way, not knowing what hylias plan is)

i found the idea kinda interesting to have them be like a lil group that goes on links adventured with him, but with strangely intricate knowledge of how the dungeons work, link still doing the heavy lifting but them being there like parents cheering on their kid in a competetion, all the while putting the whole puzzle and dungeon aspect in a way different light bc half of them were never completed (they wanted to escape the prophecy after all) so they all work completely differently, some bosses being maybe some of the gods creatures instead (like the skysw guardians)- the mid journey point being that they find zelda, and who kidnapped her, it being one of the shiekah having most closely worked with hylia before the whole -break the prophecy- thing started (idk if it would be impa .. idea is neat) and is hellbent on making the gods plan work out like it was supposed to, kinda like the inverse of the games plot, so they got ahold of zelda as part of making her into the new hylia (despite hylia being .. right there, but they dont believe it is her truly since the true tm hylia would never betray the gods- ALSO a paralel to how the downfall of demises world worked bc his mortals turned on him after he started destroying their version of the triforce in the belief destroying it would be the only way to save mortals from going to war agaisnt each other for it over and over, mortals believing that their true deity was gone and replaced by a demon despite demise being ..right there)

after link wins the fight and frees zelda from them they in a kind of last effort to do anything against their group they stab demise, normally that wouldnt do shit against him but in his already fading away situation it basically puts him from very slowly dying to actually dying, as a reaction to it hylia kills the mortal (maybe impa idk), which is the first time she does anything like that to a mortal but i like the idea of her being actually super ruthless when it comes to things she cares about

now with a much more dire time limit hylia sends demise back to essentialyl go hide in her temple and try to not die and to trust her having a plan to make this all still work out- he does and once he is away she reveals pretyt much the entire story around why and what is happenign to link and zelda, hylia herself cant go above the clouds as the barrier is still partially up and she cant do anything to reach the triforce either - so she sends link and zelda to go do that, and it works out in the end bc even knowing the truth know, demise was with them on half of their journey so they know and care, he WILL be mad about them wasting their wish on him (even if he is still happy to be alive- i imagined scene where hes watching himself fall apart and die, alone in hylias temple, having to come to terms with the fact that after everything they had went through hed still die alone- it made me cry while thinking about it, yes, yes you are allowed to laugh)

i didnt get that much further but his spirit was essentially reset to when he was in his prime back in the day through the triforces power- something he both likes and despises, it being the gods power of all things that lets him live again, but also lol to use it agaisnt them by giving another chance to the gods greatest enemy- the next plan is of course to kill the next one of the gods but much better prepared, as they cant just go and do the same thign again (neither wants that), one idea was that hylia goes on a secret quest to try and bring back courage (the third deity that demise killed when his world was still thriving) but it involves diving back into the realm of the gods so she doesnt tell him at first, i do think theyd go together in the end, not to fight but to release courage; the whole thing is also an elaborate revenge plot of hylia, how dare the gods do that to him!!

anyway thats most of what i got from that thinking session but its so frustrating bc none of this is even in the actual comic (since it ends in a way that leads into canon skysw, this is some brain fart nooo i want blorbo to live and succeed!!) and its also convoluted and kinda dumb, the idea to inverse the games plot in a way (instead of it being ghirahim trying to bring demise back its someones plan to make the gods prophecy happen no matter what) is neat but i cant have demise almost dying be the thing THREE TIMES, it kinda undercuts his character and is way too much centered around him, all three times also more or less involving it needing help from others to get him back, when his whole thing should be being unkillable bc he jsut keeps refusing to die, also hylia is, as of now in this spaghetti derailment of random thoughts, way too much of a side character, which i dont like, and it all would make people not like demise when im trying to do the exact opposite of that in the main actual comic

i know being super self indulgent and jsut doing what you want is good for the most part but theres a point where it becomes stale cringy fantasies about my blorbo tm and i wanna write at least decent stories- in the end none of this matters anyway as the actual REAL story of destiny is already pretty long and i got no plan to write that alternative 'good ending' anyway and i mostly just thought about it bc "i dont want blorbo to die :(" and "wouldnt it be fun if the entire plot of the game would get messed up and now demise link hylia and zelda etc can all just drink tea together and make plans to get rid of the gods that wanted them all to suffer needlessly"

i probably shouldnt post this as it was really only a vent to get out dumb thoughts from my brain before they poison me into losing interest of the biggest comic project i have worked on so far but i am unable to keep these things to myself so

if you read all of this, im sorry (´。＿。｀)

#ganondoodles talks #zelda #dare i tag it as that #long post #dont read unless you want to cringe #and yes i know even bad art and stories have value #and i know im not as bad as i always think #but this really is the kind of stuff that makes me embarrassed to even be able to think #its all shortened and badly written #but some scenes i got so clearly in my head its like a movie #and those scenes make my brain go wooooooooooooooooo even if they make no sense and i cant fit them together properly #uh oh self doubt #sorry im neither a professional artist nor writer #im autistic with a blorbo and one skill that i only have bc i didnt know what to do with my brains rapid train of thoughts other than draw #big time for “oh no i made people think i am better than i actually am- i am a liar and a cheater oh god” kind of thoughts #the want to just do whatever you want VS wanting to make soemthing of value VS not wanting to embarrass yourself

[g0nta-g0kuhara]

would love to more chapter four thoughts,,, maybe even about his execution if you have any thoughts about it you haven’t shared!

Ohh Gonta's execution!! My opinion's kinda shifted on it over time so I'm very happy to talk about it.

When I first played ch4 I very vocally hated his execution. It was the last straw for me in a very painful trial, and honestly I was just disgusted by the monokubs' role in it. I still am. That definitely hasn't changed LMAO. As with many things in v3, the monokubs really weren't necessary and actively made it more upsetting in a way that I think detracted from the tragedy already happening on screen. Also, I'm still a bit puzzled by the wild west theming? Like... sure? It's not the worst thing in the world but wouldn't something relating to his backstory in being raised by wolves be more relevant?

That being said... I do think it did one thing extremely well. The way the execution had Gonta placed (completely tied up and unable to move) was a good move for his character. Gonta was facing his death head on, not even trying to resist. I think any execution that has Gonta resist kind of misses the place Gonta was put into at the end of trial 4. So putting him a situation where things happen to him, rather than him having to pointlessly try to prevent his death, was a good choice.

I'm still not the biggest fan because of the big stain of the monokubs, but ignoring them for a second its really not that bad of an execution. Still probably not my favourite in v3 (that honour goes to Kaede or Kaito). I also Wish they had leaned more into fun bug theming, but I understand that bug related horror can get to be too much very quickly. I would also have liked if they had leaned into other things relevant to Gonta's character (I'm still confused... wild west???). I do have some fun alternate execution proposals:

The classic I think most people talk about is something to do with insect pinning, which I think is an AWESOME idea. Or alternatively, maybe something to do with how you often freeze live insects before pinning them? Or how smaller insects are preserved in vials of alcohol instead of being pinned? Regardless, I think this is an great idea

Something to do with spiders. I know they're not insects, but Gonta likes ALL arthropods so...

Something to do with insect molting or pupating. I think either being trapped inside a pupa or having to escape an insect molt could be a fun idea. Escaping a molt is probably too active for Gonta's headspace at the end of trial 4 though, and I'm not entirely sure what could kill him from this that doesn't repeat a previous execution.

MY Alternate execution idea, which incorporates Gonta's desire to be a gentleman. Gonta is at a fancy dinner party, all other guests being finely dressed mannequins. Gonta is either eating at a table with lots of high profile guests OR his hands are tied in the position of a waltz around a mannequin. Every time he slips up in etiquette or dance steps, the mannequins scowl and heckle him. Meanwhile, a giant bug zapper is displayed on stage in the ballroom. As Gonta attempts to put all his focus into being proper and gentlemanly, more and more insects are being lead to the zapper and dying vividly. Eventually, Gonta can't take it anymore and abandons all decorum. In the dining scenario, I imagine him vaulting over the table and knocking it over entirely. In the dancing scenario, I imagine him tearing free from the mannequin, potentially destroying it. He runs onto the stage, to the shock and vocal disgust of the mannequins, attempting to turn off the zapper. But he's unable to stop it and gets electrocuted to death. This. Is definitely too active for the end of trial 4. But I really like executions where the character has to struggle to remain composed against it (like Makoto's), so it's a concept I've rotated around in my mind a bit.

#gonta gokuhara #drv3 spoilers #pluto answers #THANK YOU FOR THE ASK KIND ANON!! #thrills chills queues #(its. 2am)

[oboetemasuka]

Order of Attack, part 16

I was going to have a bunch of conversations in a single part, but this first conversation is as long as some of the older, shorter chapters.

So here.

Fuuta and Amane. Just in time before Fuuta's birthday ends in my part of the world.

Does this mean I'm going to have to write yet another conclusion chapter? A "proper" one? We'll see.

(Cw cults, suicide)

“Fuuta-san, how are you feeling?”

Waking up to a hovering green blob was one of the constants of this prison.

“Like crap. But… better.” Fuuta took Amane’s outstretched hands and pulled himself to a seated position. After lying down for who-knows-how-long, sitting up felt so weird these first few times.

“Better… I am glad.” Amane settled into the chair next to him. “Do you really mean it?”

“Of course… Might take a while to…” To recover. “But it’s something. Why…” Why do you ask?

“The last time you said you were fine…” She sounded choked. “Why did you…”

“...Didn’t want anyone to worry.”

“D-did you not think… we would be more worried if… if…” Amane stopped trying to hold back tears. 

Fuuta held out his right arm, and Amane accepted the wordless invitation for a hug.

“Promise me you won’t die…” she whispered.

“I’ll try. At least… I won’t do… that again.”

“You had better not.” Amane patted Fuuta’s shoulder before pulling away and sitting back in her chair.

“Y’know… I've been told… I could recover fully if I make it out of here and get to a-” Get to a hospital.

Amane stared at the floor silently.

“Oh. Sorry. Shouldn't have-”

“It is fine. Given that we are stuck here, getting to a hospital would be a trial all on its own.”

Is she bending her beliefs?

“It sucks that your eye’s gone, though.”

Amane shrugged. “It was just part of God's plan.”

“After everything, you still hold onto that?” It wasn’t surprising. This “everything”, this life-changing event… even this would not completely undo a lifetime of faith.

“This pain brought us closer together, did it not?”

Fuuta grunted in agreement. “S’pose so… But you’re so young… to have a permanent…”

“Even if this is forever, so are the bonds we forged. I would not have it any other way.”

“So cheesy…”

But it got a chuckle out of both of them, even though they needed a moment to catch their breaths after.

“Gotta hand it to you…” Fuuta said after a bit. “Living without regrets…”

“There is not enough time in the world for regrets,” Amane responded plainly. “I wish things could have turned out differently, but I would not change my own actions if I went back.” 

“Can’t say the same… I’ll never make the same mistake again.” Fuuta sighed. “But… going forward, would you do it again?”

Amane averted her eye. “I hope I would not have to.” She paused for a moment. “At least the voices understand now. A little bit.”

“Glad they stopped the baseless accusations.”

“Still, I would rather they not pity me. But it is fine. It is easier to ignore.”

Fuuta shrugged. “Guess it could be worse.”

“Voices aside, do you think a lot about the next trial?” 

“Haven't really…. Thought it was already over for me.”

“Of course it is not over. There is always hope for change.” Her tone fell. “Though I worry that the warden's sympathy is so arbitrary.”

“I'll make sure they don't regret their choice. Second chances… Hope they believe in that…” 

“I am sure they do. That is why we have three trials, no?”

“But third chances… then…”

Amane seemed to be studying Fuuta’s expression. “You are worried about Sakurai Haruka.”

Fuuta nodded. “Him and Muu.”

“You made it through this trial. They can too. We can help them.”

“So comforting.” He rolled his eyes.

“I mean it,” Amane said sincerely. “If anyone can get through to them, it is you.”

Fuuta dropped the sarcastic tone. “You really think so?”

“I do. We can visit them right now if you want.” Amane walked over to a wall where a folded wheelchair was leaning, waiting to be used. “I’ll get… um, I’ll get Kirisaki Shidou to help.”

#milgram #amane momose #fuuta kajiyama #bad things happen to amane #cw cults #cw suicide

[togglesbloggle]

Things I Wish I Could Tell My Grandmother

I often wish I could tell her about my partner.  My coming out as such would have been hard for her- I don’t think the declaration of my sexual identity would really do her much good.  Different generations and all that, she wouldn’t have understood.  But she’d really have liked my partner, as a person.  They’re both so polite, you know?  Exacting without being neurotic, proper.  She was raised in frankly astonishing privilege, trained from childhood to meet with senators and other such powerful men.  As a consequence she always knew how to do things just so, invariably careful to keep to whatever Byzantine rules governed a picnic differently from a formal dinner, or to recall the proper ways to appreciate the visual arts versus the performing.  There was a little mantra she had about the meaning of courtesy- “to do the nicest thing in the nicest way.”  She would have seen that in him too, I think, the same kindness.

I wish I could tell her about my career- NASA and Mars exploration and all that.  She’d have been delighted, I expect.  She never did tell us why she was willing to give up her old social caste, to marry down into a family that had to work for its supper.  But I can’t imagine it was an accident that she picked an engineer from a long line of engineers and science types.  The space program today still carries a lot of that specific flavor of optimism that was so common in the first part of the 20th century when she made her choice, the hope for the future that was all tangled up with bigger rockets and taller cities and lasers and the power of the atom.  So I wish I could show that off for her, talk about my own adventures and trials trying to carry that torch forward just a little bit more.

I wish I could tell her about the damn chocolate milk.  She’s always eating too much or too little- there’s just no real way for her to know whether she’s eaten on any given day, so her food intake is really all over the map.  Sneaking off for snacks at one moment, turning down dinner at the next.  And at a certain point, the brain just stops coordinating the limbic system properly; I don’t think her hunger signals are particularly trustworthy any more, though it’s hard to tell for sure.  Throw in the diabetes, and it’s probably the single biggest challenge for her health, if you don’t count falls and the usual perils for a woman that old.

I wish I could tell her that her husband is dead.  That her father is dead, that her brothers are dead.  That these men that she waits for aren’t coming, and will never come again.  I wish she could grieve their absence, and not just wait, and wait, and never heal from the pain of parting.  I wish I could tell her that her kids have long since gone on to build families and kids of their own, and that she’s already a part of so many new lives that are only just beginning.

Most of all, I wish I could tell her that love lasts longer than the memory of love.  That her love for others has long since escaped the narrow confines of her mind and made it out to the world, and remade the form of things around her.  That it’s disguised as children, as grandchildren, as a home.  That it multiplies out there endlessly until now, at the end of her life, almost everything that touches her is some secret face of her love, coming back to meet her.  Slippers that appear by her bed in the winter, and bags of birdseed hidden in the bushes outside her window, bringing clouds of birds to watch every day.  The hands that help her from her bed to the table every morning- a woman trembling with weakness and a fear of falling but always, always too polite to miss breakfast.

[chloe-caulfield94]

Max, Chloe and David drive to Away

On the road to Away, Chloe was sitting next to David in the passenger’s seat, with Max nominally in the backseat, but with her arms wrapped around Chloe and her head between the front seats. That way both David and Max got what they wanted. David had Chloe riding shotgun and Max had Chloe firmly in her embrace. It wasn’t a particularly safe sitting arrangement, but David took that into account and drove slowly, even though the desert road was completely empty.

“So, David, how does it feel to be an accomplice to two cartel operatives slash Hezbollah terrorists slash Chinese spies slash whatever else the fear-mongering media cooked up?” - Chloe inquired.

“You mean the Diaz brothers?”

“Yes, David, I mean the two fugitives that broke through a police cordon at the border and drove off in a hail of bullets! The ones everyone is talking about!” - Chloe pursued the topic.

“Well, I wouldn’t exactly call myself an accomplice. Sean and Daniel stayed in Away for a few weeks. I gave Sean a little bit of advice. And then they were on their way.”

“I knew it!” Chloe energetically patted Max’s arms, which were entwined around her. “You owe me five bucks, Max!” Seeing David’s puzzled look, Chloe explained: “When we heard that the Diaz brothers had went through Arizona, so close to your place, I immediately knew you had bumped into them. We bet on that with Max”.

“You won Chloe. But how exactly am I supposed to cash you out? We pool all of our money together anyway”.

“How are you supposed to pay it out? By handing me an oversized check in front of cameras, of course!”

“If by ‘cameras’ you mean my polaroid and by ‘an oversized check’ you mean a page ripped out from a notebook, then sure, it can be arranged”.

“Fine, if you can’t conduct a proper award ceremony, then I guess you can exchange those five bucks into kisses. One kiss for one dollar”.

“Hey! My kisses are worth far more than a dollar a piece! Then again, you’re my favourite customer and I value your continued business, so I can offer you an even more favourable exchange rate – one kiss for 10 cents”.

“It’s a deal, Max!”

David smiled, listening to their playful banter. He was reminded of one particular moment from years ago, when he goofed around with Joyce while making pancakes. When he still thought he and Chloe could become a family. Before he fucked it all up. But in the end, they did become a family. He just wished Joyce could be there to see it. To see her daughter smile and laugh and be hopeful again.

“For the record, David, I didn’t bet against you meeting the Diazes because I thought you weren’t cool enough to hang out with alleged domestic terrorists. I just didn’t think the world was that small. Them being from Seattle and on top of that them meeting you? That seemed implausible” – Max explained.

“Max, your incredulity becomes even cuter with every strange mess we get ourselves into. So, David, what kind of advice did you give to Sean Diaz? How to manufacture IEDs?” – Chloe wanted to hear all the juicy deets.

David sighed. “I told him they should surrender. That seemed like the best advice I could give to a teenage boy chased by hundreds of cops who would love nothing more than to gun him down. But I’m glad he didn’t listen. I was being naïve. He would never get a fair trial. The media had already convicted him for being a cop killer”.

Chloe stopped goofing around and spoke in a more serious tone: “It’s okay, David. You meant well. At the end of the day, that’s all we can demand from ourselves. Sometimes we wish to do good, but the results are different than we expected. But as long as we want to help others, instead of hurting them, everything is fine”.

Both David and Max fell silent, because Chloe’s words spoke volumes to them. To Max, the part about meaning well but causing unforeseen consequences. And to David, the part about helping, instead of hurting others. After a brief moment, Chloe realized how her words might have been received. She cursed at herself in her thoughts. She wished she had bitten her tongue instead of speaking. “This is why you should leave philosophising to Max, you numbnuts. Because when you speak, you tend to make people sad”. She radically changed the topic to turn Max’s and David’s attention away from the past and towards the present, or better yet, the future.

“Listen, dad, before we get to Away, we need to stop at a store and buy some essentials. And nothing is more essential right now than sunscreen for Max. Arizonian sun doesn’t jive well with tender Irish skin. Not everyone can be of stout Germanic stock like the Prices or the Madsens. Some people are delicate Celtic flowers from the Emerald Isle".

The three of them smiled all the way to Away. Max at being called an Irish beauty. David at being called “dad”. And Chloe at the fact that with each day she was getting better at making others smile.

#chloe price #max caulfield #pricefield #life is strange #lis #david madsen #daniel diaz #sean diaz #life is strange 2 #lis2 #life is strange fanfiction #fanfiction #blood brothers

[archivalofsins]

After that mood lightening post let’s talk about my favorite girl! Milgram’s own personal idol. The construct, the myth, the legend that surpasses all logic and hits the audience straight in their emotional guts. Yet, most of all, the woman of endless lies, Yuno Kashiki!

It’s no understatement when I say that the treatment Yuno has received from the fandom has personally irked me. Playing a massive role in how I began interacting with the fandom proper at the beginning of trial two.

Previous Posts I've made Discussing her

Love Below 0°

You are not the-: X X

My immediate feelings on the interpretation that abortion is her murder.

General posts I've made about her- X X X X X X

Despite me knowing how much I genuinely enjoy Yuno as a character, many others may interpret my behavior as the exact opposite. Since my interpretation of her has consistently gone against the grain. Many have voiced their belief and pointed to instances that support the idea of the thing Milgram is considering to be murder is abortion in her case.

I’ve consistently voiced my dissatisfaction/disagreement with this assertion. Many boil down my disinterest in Yuno’s abortion being murder to an inability to accept she had an abortion. This is incorrect. I do believe Yuno had an abortion. Actually, I not only believe Yuno had an abortion, but she had two.

Something implied through the lyrics of Umbilical along with the highlighted line on that song being,

“Let’s reload the warmth.”

So, regardless of how it may make me look or come what other people may say. Let me lay out what I think happened in Yuno’s case one more time this time with visual evidence.

TL;DR made by Star:

Summary (for those who don't mind reading a bit):

I believe Yuno was initially persuaded into getting an abortion by the person she liked before the events of Umbilical. This is something that commonly happens to women that goes undiscussed when it comes to abortion.

Rightfully so, while these two topics have a similar basis they do not overlap.

Abortion is framed as a woman’s right to choose. Having access to the ability to make that choice ultimately benefits women overall. Because all of them will have the right to do it or not do it at their discretion. Hence the phrase, “Her body her choice.” The thing that should be emphasized first and foremost when it comes to the topic of abortion is if the woman chooses to go through with it and consented to doing it outside of external pressures swaying them either way.

There are many historical precedents around things such as forced sterilization, abortion under duress, etc in many minority communities. My problem with boiling Yuno’s crime down to her right to an abortion is framing it as just that blatantly dismisses that these aspects around this discussion exist and have harmed many women. Many of whom have been pressured, tricked, or forced into terminating pregnancies by their partners or family.

Boiling Yuno’s case down to this heavily politicized talking point around abortion ignores those women and their experiences including Yuno.

Under this framing I believe what we see in Umbilical is Yuno attempting to get back what she already lost with this person. Something supported through the original lyrics of Undercover,

““UNDER” I feel the emptiness inside me. We agreed to seek each other, I wish we could do something about it, Future.”

However, while she was attempting to do this, she got pregnant by someone else. This led to her getting another abortion. This is supported through imagery within Umbilical. As we see Yuno eying a balloon with a red ribbon tied to the end near the climax only to end up grabbing one with a yellow ribbon tied to the end of it.

The one she carries up the steps throughout Umbilical.

It is our belief that her murder occurs as a response not only to the events before it but as a direct consequence of discovering that she was impregnated by someone she genuinely had no interest in. Something supported by these lines,

“I messed up, I found out.”

Lines that hold a double meaning in this situation. Yuno can be heard giving a light and airy chuckle in the background as these lines begin to be sung. However, over the course of them being sung she begins to sound more perturbed finishing with,

“I found out.” With no more laughter in the background as she pops the balloon before we’re met with this disinterested expression,

Q.10 If you could turn back time, would you commit the same “murder”?

Haruka: I don’t know. If I was in Milgram I probably wouldn’t.

Yuno: It’d be nice if I made it so I didn’t have to.

Q.20 Did you hate the person you killed?

Haruka: I wonder if I did. I was jealous of them.

Yuno: I didn’t think anything; it was too much of a pain for me to.

I believe the person she was discussing the pregnancy with at the end of Umbilical did not believe the child was his for one reason or another. Then through looking into the situation further Yuno found out their assertion was in fact correct. This conversation along with their past experiences together lead to Yuno committing the murder either killing the person she initially liked or the individual who accidentally ruined what she was trying to do.

The person she may have been saying this in regard to,

“Why are you here? You annoy me a little. I can’t smile well anymore, it’s because of you.”

Though this line could also be in regard to the person she likes as well. Taking into consideration that person may have cut things off after this pregnancy scare. These two clients are represented by the colors Red and Yellow throughout Umbilical either through the ribbons linking them to Yuno’s own balloon or their own red and yellow balloons that appear throughout Umbilical near the portrayals of Yuno most tied to her crime.

Now into the theory proper.

As the summary suggests, I do not subscribe to the popular belief that Yuno is within Milgram due to abortion. I will never under any circumstances succumb to the belief that abortion is an imprisonable offense, which is my personal line in the sand. Simply because I believe doing so even to rebut that assertion sets a terrible precedent.

Other than my personal aversion to viewing this concept in that way there are multiple allusions that Milgram have made to this not being her crime.

The most recent one, being the third anniversary art. I’ve briefly touched on the idea of the third anniversary art taking place directly after the prisoner’s crimes (murders) before.

A conclusion I drew from,

A. Mu’s state in the art as she is missing a shoe like she is during her crime in It’s Not My Fault.

B. Kotoko’s state in the art as she is shown in the clothes she’s wearing at the end of Harrow picking up her hat which can also been seen on the floor of the abandoned building as she commits her crime during her mv.

C. Kazui’s state being upside down as we see him literally upside down while committing his crime in Cat.

D. Amane’s state as she’s wearing the clothing that she’s in throughout all of Magic holding the wand that she brandishes when her crime is alluded to within that same mv. Right before we see her sitting in front of a television.

All credit to @apatchworkstar for making the following images for this post,

Taking into consideration all of this, if abortion was really Yuno’s murder, why would art of her that may take place after murder look like,

Most importantly, if her crime was an abortion of any kind, then why would she even be in this sort of position directly after such a thing? Then there’s the matter of her original English line in Undercover,

““UNDER” I feel the emptiness inside me. We agreed to seek each other, I wish we could do something about it, Future.”

Is she referring to the baby there? The baby that under this framing she did not want is the someone who she agreed to seek out and who agreed to seek her out. Did the unborn child do that? There's no way that the second line within this lyric is referring to an unborn child. There is no stretch of the imagination that could make me believe that.

The first line, however, refers to an unborn child. Like that much is certainly clear. For me, we interpreted this along with the rest of the information regarding Yuno as her stating that someone had agreed to continue to keep seeing her if she got an abortion. Something that is further implied through the updated lyrics of Undercover,

““UNDER” My cord’s being pulled but nothing’s ever enough. Contractual desires, oh what to do, FUTURE.”

The new lyrics go as far as to say her cord is being pulled while mentioning contractional obligations. This wording to me implies she may not have had much choice in the matter.

This idea is continually reflected through the lyrics in Umbilical with the repeated asking of,

"What do you want to do? Please tell me."

(Star here; I'd also say it's highlighted with

"If you want “me”, come marco, I'll polo"

The call of Marco and having to reply with Polo being a metaphorical representation of her cord being pulled. Also, a game representing this also leans into "contractual desires". This is due to the implicit social contract that comes with playing these sort of playground games.)

Yuno's highlighted lyric for Umbilical is,

“Let’s reload the warmth.”

The use of reload here tells me that she is looking for something that she used to have but no longer does. Meaning that there is a relationship that possibly predates the situations we see within Umbilical.

“Why are you here? You annoy me a little, I can’t smile well anymore. It’s because of you.”

This statement cemented that Yuno had a relationship prior to whatever we see her doing here for me. A relationship that may not have ended on the best of terms or she’s still holding misgivings over. Yuno over the course of Milgram has shown herself to not enjoy getting too serious or being easily agitated.

So, the fact that she states “You annoy me a little” is more than telling. Even when discussing Mu someone that has been bothering her very consistently, she only states,

Q.11 Which of the other prisoners do you get along with least?

Haruka: I don’t dislike Amane anymore. I’m not scared of small children now.

Yuno: I wonder… The ones that are painful just to watch are Haruka and Mu-chan.

Yuno doesn't go as far as to state they’re annoying her specifically. Just voices her distaste for their public interactions.

In Umbilical she then goes onto state,

“Is it a day off tomorrow? But anyway, let’s be together till the morning!”

We are never told what it would be a day off from. However, given that throughout both of Yuno’s trial videos we never see her at school despite seeing her in uniform. I believe it is safe to say she was more than likely doing her business when she had days/time off from school or after school hours.

We also know that Yuno has after school activities as well, such as cram school and theater club. So, she has a very packed schedule for an eighteen-year-old. Considering her age, studying may be more intense as well. She would have been in her final year of high school when she was brought into Milgram, and they'd be preparing for university exams on top of everything else.

There is something notably strange about this situation though. Considering that it is implied that at least two of her clients have seen and gone out with her while she was wearing what is allegedly her school uniform.

She wears the same uniform while lounging around her home making it more likely that this is in fact her usual school uniform. Considering that Yuno has a very big family and one or more members of it would have question if she was just walking around in a random school uniform with no relation to where she goes to school.

Q.07 Tell us your family structure.

Haruka: My father and my mother and me.

Yuno: Grandpa, grandma, mum, me, younger brother←Yura.

The two clients that have been around Yuno while she is in her school uniform are represented by the colors red and yellow. There are balloons and ribbons tied to the ends of Yuno's balloons that are those colors throughout Umbilical.

The ribbon on her balloon being the love that links them together brought up in this line,

"Our love links us together."

Where it is once again highlighted that she is meeting up with them while she’s still in her school uniform. One of these clients is shown meeting up with Yuno at the beginning of Tear Drop. I believe that the client we are shown at the beginning of Tear drop is more than likely the client that Yuno openly disliked.

Since when they are shown these lyrics are sung,

"“Poor naive little girl”? So, off the mark, what’s it to you? It’s just absurd."

Q.16 Do you have anyone you hate?

Haruka: I don’t have the right to do that.

Yuno: People who like to lecture you.

It's also illustrated that this is the person she dislikes through her scenes yelling at the rabbit and going on her tirade. A moment many people believed was only aimed at the audience but can be applied to this man as well.

At the beginning of Tear Drop we see Yuno in a meeting with this client whom she dislikes. During this meeting, the client gives her a plush rabbit. (Which is also notably tinted yellow.)

This makes it likely that Yuno would not only associate Milgram with rabbits but this individual as well. Allowing her to hit two birds with one stone.

We are also shown the chair that Yuno is sitting in during her date. An object that appears several times again throughout the mv.

Then later we are shown Yuno pointing at a plush rabbit across from her accusatorily that happens to be sitting in a chair that mirrors the one she was sitting in. The toy is wearing rose tinted glasses which she takes off it.

Yet, notably never puts them on herself, only wearing them on her head throughout the song. Displaying that while this other party has these feelings and perception of her it is not reciprocated.

She is later sat in the same chair as she verbally lashes into the one across from her.

"I’m the one who chose, let you and you and you all in. Happy or sad? Why decide? Where’d you get your half-baked sense of justice? So nauseating...so creepy...will you please disappear “Phew. Anyway!”."

The you all she mentions in this statement being the only time she was referring to us the audience while the other two uses of you are referring to those other people.

Outside of all that hinting to the person we see paying Yuno at the beginning of Tear Drop being the one who she dislikes- There's also the fact that they noticeably are not wearing the jacket.

Something that appears to be an item from the object of her affection that she uses as a blanket/cover throughout Tear Drop.

While the glasses she took from the rabbit are something she couldn't care less for or downright hates. Considering that it is the first object she breaks during the climax of Tear Drop.

She also counts the money in front of him, something usually considered rude in that industry which I find hilarious. He just slides it across the table discreetly and she just goes, "Lol, no." holds it up in front of her, not even beneath the table and counts it.

All the lines that we previously highlighted from Umbilical,

"I feel a little weird, I’m still not used to feeling this way. I can’t get you out of my head. It’s a secret, ok? Why are you here? You annoy me a little. I can’t smile well anymore, it’s because of you."

Are sung as we are shown Yuno in her school uniform on her commute to or from her regular activities. Because of this there is a chance the someone she is referring to that annoys her a little is someone she sees daily.

Either because they,

Live in her area.

Are near or go to her school.

Have the same commute as her.

There is also this line,

“I messed up; I found out.”

Which is repeated multiple times in Umbilical.

As previously stated, I believe that Yuno was trying to commit pregnancy entrapment. I say trying because there’s multiple pieces of evidence throughout Umbilical that allude to her failing. Because the person whom she wanted to be the father of this child turned out not to be. This line and the way that it was sung is one of the first more overt hints at this.

Starting off one can hear Yuno airily giggling in the background while repeating these words. Up until here where she says,

"I messed up, I found out."

One last time with all the giggling heard previously is gone.

Right before the allusion to terminating a pregnancy is made,

Then when we see Yuno ascending the staircase again after this, she has a disinterested/apathetic expression. Similar to the one we see her with in her third anniversary art. Unlike the previous times we were shown her going up these steps she stays in her school uniform all the way to the top before slipping or tripping over something.

Further emphasizing the previous line of,

"I messed up."

As she is quite literally caught slipping. This isn't the only evidence of Yuno making an error or miscalculation when it came to the events that unfolded. There are subtler indicators outside of this.

From the ribbon tied to the end of the balloon she got being a different color than the one she was aiming for,

One can see that the balloon Yuno's eyeing has a red ribbon tied to its end in contrast to the yellow one she grabs.

Then the balloon that alludes to her pregnancy overlaps with the yellow one so perfectly that it removes it from the shot completely right before Yuno falls off the stairs.

The string for the yellow balloon can be seen beside the red one. The strings for the balloons outside of Yuno's are white so they're easier to see. However, the string from Yuno's balloon is a discreet thin black line that's a bit more difficult to make out. Even still it can be seen that she is still holding it up until the point she slips.

Also, throughout Umbilical Yuno is rarely shown looking towards the staircase that overlaps with hers in the end. Early on in Umbilical we're expressly shown that Yuno is looking at something beyond the staircase that connects with hers.

These are all the reasons listed out in full that I think Yuno Kashiki, at the least, murdered two men and that abortion is not and never was her murder. Along with what I believe led to her committing her crime. A guy not taking no for an answer and consistently refusing to see her for the person she kept saying she was.

Good thing no one else has been doing that, right?

Closing Remarks

While most are only treading the surface of what Yuno has done, I’m several layers deep in delusion and having the best time of my life! Yuno is great, she’s amazing, she’s everything right with the world. I’m so happy she’s here and exists. I hope she keeps getting away with it.

Free my girl from this endless prison of self-gratification being done on her name through the reduction of her circumstances. Let Yuno murder two men one for coercing her into getting an abortion to keep seeing him and another for literally just be the most annoying motherfucker to exist.

How many times does someone have to fake a smile to get this dude to understand they're not into him?

She did nothing wrong; if some random asshole I was possibly using a condom while screwing got me pregnant instead of the guy I wanted, I too would kill a bitch. Especially if prior to this, the dude that did sire this unwanted bastard child was lecturing me consistently on my life choices in a I can fix you way. I'd be losing my fucking mind inside.

I too, would not be able to think in that sort of situation.

Also, not to get Yuno has dissociative identity disorder on a post that's definitely not about that, but- Fun fact if you go frame by frame during Yuno's tirade, they put in a visual representation of her switching for each time she does it.

Now, excuse me while I panic about having my upper wisdom teeth removed literally tomorrow evening. On top of my aversion to any change there is the fear inducing realization that dawned on me as soon as they said these teeth needed to go. That being the last time I was there to get a cavity filled, the anesthesia they gave me to do so did not work until directly after the filling was done.

So, I just politely and quietly sat there in pain as they did that. Because they had a remarkably busy schedule and multiple other patients around.

Good news is my dad said I can ask to keep the teeth. I'm really attached to them- though I won't be after tomorrow! Am I right! Ha, ha, haa.... it takes about two weeks to recover from teeth removal. When Shidou said,

"Now I see, this world is cruel and merciless." - "In that case, give me the chance to make amends to extract that fang, now."

I didn't think the fangs he was referring to were my own! Is this punishment- the consequences of my choices catching up to me. Have I fucked around and found out... Nah but it is a real funny coincidence since I did vote him Innocent, lol. Karma can be funny like that.

Whelp that's it I'm going to pass out now-

Remarks from Star (who made all the images with circles and collages)

#milgram #kashiki yuno #yuno kashiki

[legallybrunettedotcom]

Do you have a solution for breaking the cycle of self isolation after you've been made to feel inferior for being a "loser" who hasn't had as many life experiences as you should've at your age? I find it very hard to connect to people my age because im in my 20s and I've never dated. Even if I can get past my own insecurities constantly telling me I'm lesser because practically every single person my age (even the biggest outcasts or people who are less conventionally attractive than me) has been in a relationship and I haven't, people still bring it up and make it clear they find me weird because of it, like you said. I don't wanna be like this my whole life but frankly, its difficult not to choose self isolation when people actively and purposefully make you feel uncomfortable over being a "loser".

i put it under the line because i ended up blabbering too much.

sometimes i break that cycle and then get down a bit and decide to get stuck in it again. i'm the same, i never dated anyone, never kissed anyone and i don't know why. it's not like you can leave the house and yell who wants to fuck and everyone will flock to you. no one ever showed any interest. another thing is i have no friends, like genuinely. i try to hang out with people, but none of them are friends. i'm a proper loser in the eyes of everyone. i don't think there is a solution here that won't include constant heartbreak. it's just a process of endless trial and error until finally something works. or it might not work. like ever. we are both only in our 20s, there is so much ahead of you if you wish there to be. i don't think one should be jumping into the den with lions, but if an opportunity is presented to you, even the smallest one, take it. if you feel afraid or weird about it, learn to recognize that kind of thinking and try to be faster than it and go " ok let's do this, i'm counting 3-2-1 and my final decision is this or that. we're doing this or we're not doing this. end of story. " it's about learning to think less, as stupid as that sounds, but you see around yourself that the happiest people are those who don't think that much, they just do shit. through it you'll accumulate new experiences, new knowledge, new interactions etc. i know it's so easy to get stuck inside your head and only focus on yourself but it's important to practice curiosity, not just in the books, but when it comes to people as well, the person opposite you will always know something you don't.

you mention in the brackets the outcasts and people less conventionally attractive than you. it's the typical thinking of someone who has been insecure their whole life like what do these people have that i don't? envy obviously isn't the healthiest of feelings but it's normal and sometimes it just jumps in front of you before you can be your proper rational self. but i point you right there to those brackets, it seems to me that you do see something positive about yourself. i think all these insecurities that we have are often not genuine but a shield and just this sort of thing of oh let me put myself down first before someone else does. i did that my whole life and i still sometimes slip into it, but then one day i was like wait a second, why am i allowing intimidation? write down your qualities. like don't be humble, try to be as objective as you possibly can be, but also be a bit of a bitch a bit of cunt and write down every positive trait you have. i don't really like this modern self help books sentiment that is just constant repetition of know yourself know yourself you're the center of the universe blah blah it's so selfish and annoying and pathetic, but you do need a starting point, have some fundamental understanding of who you are or at least of who you're not and understanding of everything that you can possibly be and accomplish. if you find security in yourself, everything that you are and your potential to learn so much and be so many things you wish to be, maintaining your openness and curiosity and being less serious about yourself, other people's opinions and these notions of this type of person is a loser and this type is not, won't hurt you.

the human experience is so varied, everyone is learning on the go and there is this idea and concept of normalcy that a lot of people have failed to conform to. simultaneously we're all (for the most part. even those who mock you.) aware that there is no such thing as normal, no right way of living and yet we so desperately seek the conformity and approval and mistake it for community when it all reeks of malice and competition.

when it comes to all these people you mention, sort it out with yourself like ok do i genuinely want to do these things? am i seeking validation from people i don't respect? does this or that feel right to me? i know you don't want to be judged and you don't want to constantly be alone but do you really want to engage with people who don't respect you? like in my head, a good friend won't judge and laugh but will give you some encouragement, a bit of a nudge because sometimes that's all it takes. like i said in the beginning, trial and error. but that is every interaction til the end of your life. whether you're a loser or not. you try, you see ok i like these people or you say ok this fucking sucks and you move on. you get down a bit and then you try again. another thing i said in the beginning is that this might never work. some people never find friends, some people never you know find romantic love etc. it's a possibility and it's not the end of the world. is it an incredibly difficult thing to accept? of course. there is nothing i can say here that will make it an easier thing to accept.

i don't like those condescending posts that start with "you need to do this", you don't need to do anything you don't want to do, but toughen up, put some muscle on you, i don't mean literally, physically, but i think you get my sentiment. i don't think there is anything i said here that is going to be helpful, that is going to offer a concrete solution, because i think you know what the solution is and it's that annoying advice that people always give and i have been given it a million times, of like put yourself out there, you'll find someone, it'll all work out etc etc and it's like omgggg thanks for nothing. and i suppose in a way i did offer you the same annoying advice. no matter in what kind of cycle you find yourself in, the only way out of it is doing that very difficult thing that you dread. a person who isn't afraid can't be brave. try to develop a mantra, a story, a channeling of sorts that's gonna make some things a bit more bearable. i literally repeat a line from a book inside my head. this is how i try to sort out shit with myself. not everything works for everyone.

oh and another thing that helps is getting angry. not aggressive, not physical, not violent, just maintaining a healthy dose of anger inside yourself that propels you forward.

[bosskie]

Speech for the Defence

Man, I have been thinking about drawing something related to Molluck's possible trial for... I don't know, long time still. So yeah, here Molluck is preparing for his trial since he has gotten a possibility to defend himself, even the outcome has already been decided...

Man, I love those removed/unused cutscenes related to Molluck's trial, and just all that other cut content related to it, concept art I mean! Yeah, if you ask me, they cut the most interesting stuff from Munch's Oddysee... Like, Munch and Abe would have even visited the ruins of the RuptureFarms, Molluck's vault... Well, I hope that OWI will show Molluck's fate in whatever they are working on right now. Even it makes me feel anxious and bad to think about his possible fate, I still wish to know how his story is meant to continue or end... I just don't wish to see his death but if it's meant to happen, I'll cherish him. But I don't wanna think more about this since it's just making me feel like crying...

So yeah, these chroniclers seem to be lawyer and doing some other business stuff in Oddworld, so I imagine Molluck's lawyer being one. They seem quite tired creatures. Maybe it's even more tiring to be Molluck's lawyer, listening to him ranting and raving about what happened and how no one wants to believe him... This is the reason he has no cigar here, it has already fallen... 'How those idiots really think me gotten these scars?! From falling down the stairs??'

I don't really know what else to say here. I basically just like to do these sketches to just fart out ideas faster since I got so many of them and I wanna realize them all... So yeah, after emptying them enough, I might start doing more proper stuff again. Though yes, I know that my sketches are detailed but it kinda just happens... But I still feel like I'm kinda lazy with them, like I feel like this is a lazy sketch too, didn't also feel like using more imagination with the typewriter... Man, I just don't really know what to think about my stuff... Just doing my best with it.

#molluck #oddworld molluck #molluck the glukkon #oddworld #art like a bosskie

[daipeanutsaiban]

Hii is it okay if I ask you about what you think everyone's relationships are like for a fanfic I'm planning to write? Like, since you're a multishipper, what do you think caused Genshin to report Klint to Stronghart before confronting him? Why do you think Lady B was alone, far away, during her hour of need? What do you think of their characters in general (you mentioned you like Klint having parallels to Kazuma, do you have any more ideas?) or who they are like/who they contrast? What role does your version of Mycroft play in this story? I'm sorry I'm just so curious to know everything- sorry if this is weird or creepy and promise I'm not trying to idea steal for my fanfic, I have a lot of ideas of my own I just wanna get other people's perspectives!!

hi, not weird at all! i'm happy you're asking me!!

when it comes to genshin, i feel like that hinges on how you choose to characterize him since there is little that we do know. genshin came to great britain as a visiting student to learn about their police and judicial system. as a guest in a foreign country, it's not unsurprising he would choose to defer to stronghart's authority on the matter (of course, this is before he learns about stronghart's direct involvement). on the other hand, we know that klint and genshin were friends- close enough that klint knew he couldn't lie his way out when confronted by genshin (due to genshin's skill as a detective, or affection, or both. and by this point...klint wanted to be stopped). if genshin was aware of this, it wouldn't be unreasonable to think that a part of him wished to avoid coming to terms with the fact that he'd be ruining a lot of people's lives by exposing the truth (in a fun parallel to ryuunosuke), such as lady baskerville's. following that train of thought leads me to believe that he was close enough with her, or at least well-acquainted through his friendship with klint and barok that he weighed the decision to report klint with serious consideration. it's implied by his conversation with yuujin in the prison that genshin is the one who relocated her to the house where she gave birth in, so i can't help but believe he prioritized her and by extension her child's safety as he is a father himself. (and therefore was disappointed and angry at klint for jeopardizing their well-being with his actions.......which he ended up doing as well in a deliciously ironic night of bad decisions. lmao)

i have MANY questions about lady b (what did they do with the body after iris was born?? did holmes take care of that? it's not like they could report it to the authorities, that would defeat the whole purpose of being low-key...like did they make a deal with lowgate cemetery or some med students ...again😭). honestly, in answer to your question, i was surprised that she was completely by herself with zero staff but that does speak to the gravity of the situation so i understand the logic. however, and this might be an unpopular opinion/hc, that leads me to think that she believed her own family to be untrustworthy to look after her and iris. it's my headcanon that klint and barok's parents passed away when klint was around 14 (paralleling with kazuma losing his father, and then his mother the following year), so she would not have had any relatives on the van zieks side either to entrust her child to. i really wonder what her (and maybe by extension genshin's) plan would have been, had klint been executed following a proper trial. (i have some ideas, but that's for a later comic..)

regarding klint and kazuma, i fully believe that they are meant to be narrative parallels with the additional irony of ryuunosuke being more similar to genshin than his own son, because just like klint, kazuma has been "corrupted" in his pursuit of justice- until his friend makes him see clearly again (which is perhaps one of, if not my favorite moment in the entire game. i love ryuunosuke so much waugh). hm, they're also both older siblings now that i think about it haha. i wouldn't say i have many hcs adding to their similarities though, canon already does a good job at it so i don't have to say anything LOL. although in an everybody lives; no one dies modern AU setting i'm absolutely convinced that kazuma would consider klint to be the most annoying person on the planet, but that's because i love when things are funny lmao.

finally, thanks for asking about mycroft! he's not relevant to the main plot of the games, because i like to keep my fan characters as canon-compliant as possible- and since he and sherlock are both people of extremes, it's believable for iris to not even be aware that she has another uncle outside of barok, at least during the game timeline. mycroft has a low threshold for social interaction on a daily basis, and with his younger brother being a "world-famous great detective", he's asked sherlock to not talk about him. (mycroft does know about iris's existence, and might have met her once as a baby.) as for what role mycroft plays, he's a huge influence on sherlock and pushed him to pursue his ambitions in establishing himself as a detective, even if he questions sherlock's approach sometimes lol. while mycroft, like in ACD canon, would be considered "more apt" at deduction, sherlock has more social aptitude and mycroft actually considers his younger brother to be the better detective since he's hurt a lot of feelings in the past. he's the kind of person who looks like he doesn't care, but actually cares a lot. he's also arrogant but hates attention because i love characters who are a walking paradox.

as you might have seen in a previous post, i decided to have him and klint be childhood acquaintances (and later on, friends). keeping in line with my hc of the van zieks losing their parents very young and klint becoming a Lord way too early, having contact with people who aren't nobles like the holmes family from a young age helps to ensure that he stays more open-minded than his fellow lords who are likely all at different stages of corruption, and the same goes for lady baskerville. mycroft and klint are both older brothers, too, so there's something to start relating to each other with in spite of their very different personalities (their first impression of each other was not very good to say the least haha). the doodles in the post i linked are actually concept drawings to figure out everyone's dynamics because i really want to make a fan game where all the kids have one day to solve a mystery. it's extremely self-indulgent and might never get made but working on that project is super fun 🥰

there was a lot to cover for this question and i feel like i've barely scratched the surface since i could talk about dgs for hours but this post is probably super long already LOL. if you or anyone else wants to ask more specific questions on this or literally anything else please go for it!! and of course, best of luck to you with your fanfiction 🙏🐰💖

#the great ace attorney #dgs spoilers #tgaa spoilers #replies #anonymous #i phrased my answer about kazuma and klint weirdly- they ARE narrative parallels. shu takumi put on his manicure to type those lines

[alinelie]

List 5 facts about a favorite sim of yours, and send this to simblrs whose sims you adore 💜

HELLO my friend MHAW thank you for this ask! <333 Sorry for the late reply, but I was busy with boring stuff (work). I'll obviously talk about Graham because I haven't told solid facts about him since this and this. So, here are solid five facts about his life.

To be honest, you could just call Graham a thief. He inherited the family business from his grandfather, which he now runs. The business involves stealing or importing well-known works of art, making copies, and then selling them. Before him, the company was run by a grandfather who, against his sons' wishes, passed his wealth down to his grandson. Graham made a minor change to the way the business runs. His grandfather stole paintings from the homes of wealthy aristocrats. Graham, on the other hand, established himself in society primarily as an art collector, with occasional sponsorship of the development of new artists. This appears to be the complete opposite of his grandfather's actions.

Let's move on to the trial now that we know what the Graham family is up to. Because the Graham family is well-known in the city, whether for what his grandfather had to do with or for His uncle's sentences, many eyes are on him. As a result, from time to time, a cop or detective appears and decides to put an end to the Ventura family's actions. Graham's cousin's bar, as well as confirmation that he has legally purchased works of art from artists or other traders, serve as the cover-up that defines him as a proper member of society. However, in this case, it was not enough, and one of the detectives was able to bring charges against him. Unfortunately for Graham, his lawyer disappeared just a few weeks before the trial.

Aside from his parents, Graham didn't have many positive roles of a healthy marriage. His grandparents were still in a toxic relationship, and his uncle's marriage ended shortly after wedding. He is, however, a romantic who hopes for relationships filled with love and trust, and he also wants a happily ever after.

Graham led a peaceful life before unexpectedly taking over the family business. He had a fiancée, served in the army, and went to college. His only problem was that his future father-in-law did not accept him and would not let him marry his daughter. When he found his grandfather's will, everything changed. His partner's father had canceled the wedding shortly before, and the girl had left town. Graham had numerous non-serious relationships during his adult life, as well as several dates with his ex-fiancée after she had a husband and children.

After these long and serious facts, let's move on to the final one. Graham's house is full of life. The basement includes a hidden studio, and the house functions as a resting area for the staff members. The house is home to his sister, cousin, and two friends on a regular basis. Also, all meetings and paperwork take place at home. That is why Graham's main sleeping area is on the top floor, far from the sounds of a crowded household.

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