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Whoaa much enstars lore... and ruri is adorable wait ... also are there canon aliens in enstars??

Tell me more about leo's depression travel arc/alien abduction if you'd like ? I'm fascinated, he's just. He's justa. Liddle guy<3

OH YEAH RURI IS IMPLIED TO BE AN ALIEN AND THE ONE THAT PUT ENGIRLS INTO A TIMELOOP (Uhm, hold on *shuffling papers* okay! Strap in Kippy beloved, this is gonna take a bit!)

Okay. let me explain that whole "EnGirl is a timeloop thing". actually that's about all i know. Ruri (I think?) is implied to A) be an Alien and B) Have put the EnGirls timeline into a loop so it never ends. Why? Idk. I don't know much about EnGirls. Also EnGirls takes place at the same time as Enstars !!-Era so some people speculate !! is also stuck in a timeloop by virtue of that, since the two DO cross over with Ruka/Leo and Suzu/Mika being related.

Anyway! Onto the shut-in Leo arc aka my favorite Leo arc bc he's SUCH a fucked up little guy. So! So!!!! Okay. Okay. I don't know your baseline knowledge so I'm gonna assume you know Nothing and explain it all. Ummmm. Readmore'd for the sake of everyone's sanity bc I go Insane(tm) about Leo. Sorry for the essay kippy i love him so much

OKAY. A story in Three Parts. Part 1: i don't actually have a name for this part its just prelude and talking about the War mostly. I go on "tangents" throughout here that mostly just add extra context to certain things. IMPORTANT NOTES: There's mentions of ANIMAL ABUSE and BLOOD. Also just a lot of SAD STUFF. Thought I'd warn you!

So! Leo! Leader of the Mega unit - [TANGENT 1: MEGA UNITS. Before Units were split up into the 2-5 (Mama is an exception) that they are now, Units were MASSIVE and guild-like. There could be hundreds of people in one unit. One of the side effects of the War was the dissolution of Mega-units] - Chess, also known as "Backgammon" or "Orthello", but when Leo was put in charge he changed it back to Chess. It's heavily implied that Eichi was behind the former leader before Leo getting ousted from his position, allowing Leo to step into the leadership position.

NOW! This is where it gets MESSY. Leo, as you might well know, is a character who loves far too hard, far too fast, and far too much. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it contributes to his downfall. Once he's put into this leadership position, it's revealed that Chess is coming apart at the seams, more or less. Many members just ride off of Chess' good name, and slack on actually being an idol. [TANGENT 2: WHO'S PART OF CHESS (That we care about)? Primarily Ritsu, Leo and Izumi! Tsukasa has NOT entered Yumenosaki yet, Ritsu slacked a lot but still did occasionally go to practice, and Arashi... Tbh I'm wishy-washy on her position but she generally doesn't go to practice or doesn't care much about the unit so while she might be part of it, I don't tend to count her at this stage. Leo is the leader, and Izumi acts as his right-hand man and protector.] So, Leo is kind of also fraying apart at the seams because Chess is falling apart and threatening to splinter into sub-units, especially once Eichi introduces the new Live system; but Leo's ultimately incapable of holding them together and they fragment. Many of these sub-units take names inspired by Chess pieces - Knight was already taken, so Izumi suggests Knights. Leo and Izumi are the founding members of Knights. Sometime around here Leo talks to one of the splinter units he's meant to fight, and offers them a deal. They can be his friend, but never use his songs again; OR they can use his songs all they'd like, but they'd throw away any chance of friendship with him they add. Everyone chose to use his songs. So. After Knights is formed, Eichi starts using Leo (and his friendship with Leo) to destroy units he doesn't care for, and to eliminate the sub-units of Chess. Under the stress of destroying people he once cared for, realizing the members of Chess - who Leo'd do anything for and loved dearly - were only using him for his songs, and his relationship with Izumi getting messy, Leo cracks.

[TANGENT 3: LEO AND EICHI. Leo and Eichi met in the hospital. Leo had broken his arm protecting the cat Little John, who resides in the archery range. Delinquents often hung out in the archery range as it was far from the school, and once day decided to terrorize Little John by shooting her with arrows and trying to burn her. Leo protects her by picking her up and running around the range to keep her away from them, but this leads to him slipping, falling, protecting Little John, and breaking his arm. It's implied the break was bad, as Madara finds him via Little John's meowing in a pool of his own blood, composing with his blood, and saying the pain gave him inspiration as he's "Never felt such pain before" (A REAL QUOTE.) - Also Leo calls Eichi "Tenshi".]

PART 2: SHUT-IN ERA

So. Under all the weight of crushing people's dreams, Izumi's pressure on him, and everything else, Leo breaks and disappears. He becomes a shut-in, forcing himself to compose because he doesn't think anyone will love him if he can't compose. It's implied that he bites his hands till they bleed when he can't compose, and he generally just stops taking care of himself. In Lionheart Izumi visits the Tsukinaga household, and Ruka ends up crying while begging Izumi to talk to Leo, which prompts Leo to come out of his room to tell Izumi off for "making Ruka cry". It's noted by Izumi at this point that Leo can barely stand and looks terrible.

[TANGENT 4: LEO AND IZUMI. Leo and Izumi have been friends for A While, I don't really know how long tbh? Since they were first years, I think? And they're extremely close. Izumi is. Not A Great Person during this whole thing, and while Leo's giving Izumi nothing but love and praise Izumi scolds him and tells him to do better. Izumi himself notes that he made a mistake by being so harsh on Leo. Izumi's actually really hard on himself for his part in Leo breaking, but Leo constantly forgives him and even says during Next Door that "[Izumi] is the only one who thinks he did anything wrong." (Might not be the exact quote, but close enough) So. Leo's entirely forgiven him and thinks him blameless.]

So. Leo just kind of... Shuts himself away. Composes, or, tries to compose. He often says that he can hear melodies in his head, and during this era especially they've disappeared, which only add to his slump. Sometime during this, Madara decides enough is enough and sends Leo travelling. It's never outright stated where Leo goes, or what he does, but he was gone for most of his Second Year, between disappearing and shutting himself in his house. It's important to note that nobody but Madara knows what happened to Leo when he disappeared. (iirc) Madara does bring Leo back to the stage at one point in Concerto, where he manages to get Leo to perform with him. Izumi, I believe, says that Madara "saved Leo" but that Knights "brought him back to the sage" but. Zuzu. Bestie. He performed with Madara first before he rejoined Knights??? Anyway.

Leo shows up again around the start of his third year, sneaking around the school and trying to get a feel for Tsukasa. Tbh I forget exactly when Ritsu properly started joining in but I think that was during the War Era, and Arashi joined in around then, too? So Knights was a 3-person, then 4-person unit for a while. Izumi, Ritsu, Arashi, and Tsukasa. Leo then challenges them to a duel - Judgement. To determine if Knights is worthy of still existing. During Judgement Leo teams up with Eichi, Nazuna, and Kuro to form a temporary unit called "Knights Killers" while Knights is made up of the aforementioned members. Knights manages to tie the Judgement, and Leo realizes that he can't dissolve Knights, as they belong to the others just as much as their his unit. So. Leo rejoins Knights. Huzzah!

PART 3: WHAT'S HE DOIN NOW?

Leo Duels Tsukasa to see if he's worthy of the crown and title of ousama when he graduates. I'm gonna be real I don't remember a lot of this story but Tsukasa does get Leo's approval in the end. So. Leo and Izumi graduate, and Tsukasa takes over as the leader of Knights. Leo and Izumi live together in Italy (after Izumi says that he needs to keep an eye on Leo) and Izumi works as Leo's "manager" to make sure he's not spreading himself too thin.

[TANGENT 5: THAT WHOLE THING. In The DF debut event that I haven't read, Leo's revealed to be taking on a bunch of solo work and spreading himself super thin. The only reason Mama gets involved is because he's concerned about Leo. After this, in Next Door, Izumi says he needs to keep an eye on Leo and make sure he's not spreading himself too thin, hence letting Leo stay with him in Italy, and becoming his 'manager'.]

#WOOF. SORRY FOR WRITING AN ENTIRE FUCKING ESSAY IN YOUR ASK KIPPY #anyway listen to Crush of Judgement if you haven't. It's Knights Killers song and it slaps SOOOOOOOOO hard!!!!!!!!!! #so uh. yeah. tbh a lot of my memory of the stories i've read have faded so!!! a slightly abridged Leo essay for you :) #wtl;dr - Leo's a fucked up little guy but he got better <3 #kippy ⚡ #leo.asks! #yk what this gets main tags priviledges #leo tsukinaga #enstars

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Also congrats on jail again<3 very proud of you

Also hii I hope you had a wonderful day todayy<333

THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. it was worth it this time <- spammed fanart of aira and kohaku and became an embarrassment to ash in the process

hi kippy!!! my day was okay!!! i started pokemon legends arceus and ummm. am nearly halfway at my dia goal for cafe mugi funds so!!! <3 <3 i hope you had a good day too!!! i always miss ya when you're not around~

#pkmn update: found the very angry rapidash. promptly avoidedit #i am looking for more buizels but i cannot find them. Where Are They #lotta bidoofs tho i love the bidoofs in this game they're so dopey and silly #leo.asks!

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He came and went bouncing🥺💞

Bout to join you in being a LeoP i think

omg. he so bouncy <3 HIS LITTLE PEACE SIGNS AT THE END TOO <3

welcome to LeoP-dom. he's insane. he's the cutest thing ever. i love him.

#thank u korka i appreciate you gif-ing him for me <3 #i was hoping zumi would be with him </3 or the rest of knights tbh #i wonder if ritsu'll show up too...? #thank u for the leo i love him <3 #leo tsukinaga #enstars #korka 🩸 #leo.asks!

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Knights should go to one of those places where you can shoot each other with those colour paint capsules.... Eden too I think

Paintball??? yes knights should play paintball tho. leo gets eliminated almost immediately and then starts composing with the paint that gets on him. izumi and tsukasa get way too into it. arashi says they all need to be careful otherwise they'll ruin her pretty makeup by making her sweat (she's way too into it as well but better at hiding it). ritsu is MIA the entire game only to reappear at the very end and claim victory for himself.

eden should as well i think all of them would get way into it but also it would become a hunger games situation at the end one of the times they play bc Nagi and Ibara are the last two left alive and neither wants to eliminate the other.

#all of ensquare should play paintball together #i think all the oddballs would team up on eichi (minus wawa) and it'd be funny i think #seb 🕊 #leo.asks! #enstars tag

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I love how you call izumi zuzu i think its the cutest thing ever!!! Mine is senita which is like little sena

i can't even take credit for that! zuzu is dino (@honeybeekao)'s nickname that a bunch of us stole! my izumi nickname is zumi <3

senita is so cute tho!!! good nickname 10/10

#zuzu always reminds me of zhuzhu pets... #senita is so cute tho... i love spanish <3 #dino's nickname is spreading... good... good. #also hi shav how're you???? #shavlis 🍊 #leo.asks!

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Who was your fave in mysme 👀

707!!! also Yoosung!! (Jaehee also has a special place in my heart ngl)

now i have to know. who were your faves :o?

#i never got to Ray's route which sucks bc i really wanted to do it skdghsd #i never had the hourglasses and i haven't picked up the game in a while ;w; #i love 707 tho he is my beloved silly little guy. i can't fix him. he can make me worse. #yoosung is also my beloved. silly little gamer boy. also i admire his dedication to be a vet #i want the best for yoosung. sunshine boy. #ray's a fucked up little guy and i want to know what the hell is going on with him and maybe someday i will #hi shav how're you <3 #shavlis 🍊 #leo.asks!

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Hehe we can make popcorn sure!! and I'll try not to cry lol geass does a lot of things to me <3

hell yeah! popcorn <3 its okay if you cry kippy i'll still love you /p

#damn now i actually wanna watch anime with you........ #anime is so much more fun w/ friends anyway i love when i get to watch things with people. esp if they like the show too <3 #kippy ⚡ #leo.asks!

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Hehe good morning leooo<3333 hope you have an amazing day!!

omg good morning kippy beloved!!! i hope you have an amazing day, too <3

#do you have work today? i don't have school so <3 my plans are to maybe play pokemon or finally pick up atelier ryza again #and just kinda chill <3 my kitty is sleeping on my bed with me :) #i hope you have a wonderful day and that everything you do goes well <3 #kippy ⚡ #leo.asks!

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i'm gonna cry omg</33 i missed you too. wait i... :,)

don't cry ;w; you are just very beloved to me <3

#even when we don't talk i still think of you fondly!!! i always hope you are doing well <3 #kippy ⚡ #leo.asks!

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leeeeooooooo the second bsd s4 trailer came out and nikolai is SOBBING and i dont know WHY

HELP ME

nikolai what happened to you....

#hi spix its like 6am dkfndng #why is he sobbing. what happened to the silly murder boy #spicy 🦎 #leo.asks!

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@ YOUR TAGS.

help Help i was gonna think of a scenario to how anyone would trick Izumi to Go into a broom closet, and i realized if you told him makoto got stuck in there he'd run in no questions asked.

DGJSJGHKDS yeah. yeah. leo you basically just have to pick up and chuck in there, he's real easy (and tiny. very yeetable. how tf is leo 5'5 or w/ever he's me height. he's 5'3 and i don't accept criticism on that /lh)

#izumi wouldn't even question it. fr. he'd just be like 'holy shit yuu-kun' #like you fucking fruit it was all a trick!!!!!!! enjoy ur stay <3 #dino ❄ ! #leo.asks! #izumi sena

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i have some for you too!

ritsumika ritsumayo

oh my god ritsumika ritsumayo. thamk you

#i love the 6th anniv outfits i wish i could've pulled for my faves tbh #the littol tails <3 #ritsumika and ritsumayo the world ngl #ems 🌹 #enstars tag #leo.asks!

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Hu

HaHiHuHeHo?

^^ a petpet anyway

#shav what does this mean #shavlis 🍊 #leo.asks!

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what does your title say (you keep praising me for kanji skills but trust me i dont know s single thing HAHAHDJDJ)

dino beloved in all honesty i stole it off the wiki. it's "美しき悪夢を召し上がれ" so it's "Utsukushiki akumu o meshiagare" i think? (just stole the romanji i. do not have the skills to attempt to write that out in hiragana <3)

#ngl i know like. zero kanji. except tsuki and hikari. maybe one or two more idk #you are very good at kanji tho!!! i am always impressed with how fast you've improved <3 #dino ❄ ! #leo.asks!

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Hell yeah we mutuals in love

tbh that first typo of you misspelling mutuals-in-law as mutuals-in-love has stuck with me and since then you are forever my mutual-in-love <3

#we ARE mutuals in love!!!!!!! hell yeah!!!!!!!!! #shavlis 🍊 #the leo event feels so long ago but it was like. not. #ihave no concept of time ngl #leo.asks!

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Thank u sm leo i hope you have fun for the rest of the day i will rest i thunk did you pull anyone in genshin btw i tried to pull for layla (altough i was more excited for heizou cons) but i only got 2 thomas and 1 dragons bane (TJIS ONE MADE ME JUMP, THE REAL HU TAO UPGRADE MINE HAS BEEN R2 FOR AGES) so yeah but im not like depressed about it im rly chill, i'll see layla in another banner

hi shav <3 my day is almost over but i will have fun!! all that i have left today is to grind enstars :) i hope you are able to sleep well!!!

i have not pulled in genshin nor have i updated it to 3.2 yet. i'm just. waiting for scara sdkgjhs but!!! congrats on the thomas and dragons bane :) you will see her again!!!

#my only 5* weapons are venti and ganyu's bows #i don't even have ganyu... #i just want scara and then i will play a bit and then i will stop playing again <3 its how it goes #i've been burnt out since pre-inazuma it's bad :( #im glad you've had decent luck!!!!!!! i love thoma so congrats on ur malewife :) #shavlis 🍊 #leo.asks!