#lowkey they have otome game love interest tropes

[kiawren]

Making up oc's in my head based on birds I like..

I don't have much so far but here they are if you car.... the Oriental pied hornbill is my self insert his name is Wyren but sometimes nicknamed Wren cuz i like to be called my own name gahahhaa

he has a friend based on the nightjar her name is Gemini nicknamed Mini cuz... nightjar are smol.... Wyren and Gemini like to search for conspiracy creatures for fun but ghosts started to appear but Wyren doesn't want to admit hes scared of them and he still gets dragged to ghost hunt and cant sleep

Silas is a biker based on rhinoceros hornbill uhrm he's that stoic guy trope but he has his soft spots... maybe he tried boxing at one point and there's this guy based on the Philippine eagle whos way tougher

idk what the story is I just make up images in my head..

Paradise flycatcher is a dancer (the long tail on the bird are like the ribbons part of his design), his partner in dance is based on greater racket tailed drongo,.... They're exes maybe...

One of my favs..! Luzon bleeding heart is an artist.. Think those beaded necklaces with red beads like blood yeah I think they're a fashion student maybe, I also think they help to run a bookshop.. A massive introvert and writes poetry

Keel-billed toucan has like a retro style going on.. He either roller skates or skateboards idk.. He has a sibling based on the firey-billed aracari they both have that..raccoon dyed hair idk what it's called but they're very cool.. Keel-billed toucan guy is sunshine trope

Ok yah that's it I wanna draw them but they'll probbaly look better in my head and I have no time to draw now 💀💀

#yerp #lowkey they have otome game love interest tropes #which was unintentional #maybe the ghost hunting is the plot #sorry I didn't include pics of the birds....

[dreamtydraw]

Hi from fishbowl this isn’t a red flag but I just thought of another ick I get from otome games/vn’s that I wanted to share and ramble about!!

When the male love interests all have the same stupid washboard abs, SPECIFICALLY AND ESPECIALLY when it makes no sense for the character to be built like that. Like, I know a lot of people find abs hot, but I always lowkey hate it when I see it. Unless it makes total sense for the character to be built with a six pack I’m just like immediately no </3

Idk what it is but there’s something about abs that just… doesn’t attract me, in fact it kinda deters me lmao. It is kinda funny though since there will be times where there’s a scene where the guy’s shirtless or something with his abs all out in the open and it’s obvious that the game is trying to get you to be like “Ooh la la~” meanwhile I’m sitting there like “Oh… Mmkay……” (I have a specific game in mind when I’m saying this cause there was a game that I played a while back that I remember did this all the goddamn time and it would immediately take me out of my immersion so it’s like personal beef at this point lol)

Sorry this doesn’t really align with your question at all I just spontaneously thought of the ick and wanted to share-

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Hello again fishy !

I think what I dislike about this trope is how shallow it is.

Usually giving M Li abs when they shouldn't have is a result of unnecessary fanservice that sometimes goes directly against characterization and for me ruins the narrative experience. Also usualy since they want to have abs but not too many muscles most of the LI with abs looks like they are behond deshydrated.

I think the only game where shirtless fanservice abs worked for me was Roadkill which btw is funny because they did it right for one of the Li and totally ruined their good writing by giving them second M li also abs...

But why does Howie's fanservice work on me ? Because it make sense.

The game gives you a reason as to why he has abs: He did sports with the only goal to have a musculature that would make people stop picking on him for being a theater kid.

the game's use of fanservice is a part of the story: Roadkill is a big love letter to horror movies and the entire premise is that your life turns into a horror movie that is cliché. The fact this guy undress in the middle of a snowy road to give you his shirt ( is not only cute- ) but also understandable because HE'S THE CHARICATURE OF A HIMBO !

That a good way to impliment fanservice in my opinion. I know it's not a must, not all game needs to have perfect writing but it would be nice if it became a standard that fanservice (both for men and women ) was written in a way that makes sense to the story and dosen't feel like a pity grab of attention for horniness.

Also as an ace folk having a game that doesn't force you into fanservice is always a nice touch. LET ME CHOOSE IF I WANT TO SEE BOOBS OR NOT !

Anyway live, life, laugh, and play roadkill I swear it's a funny game.

#fish anon #anon ask #dreamty's ramble #ask answer #visual novel #roadkill fictif #roadkill howie

[mountainashfae]

which MahoYaku character has the biggest mean bitch energy? I always figured it was a normal otome where every boy is at least somewhat nice, but that Figaro guy you just talked about sounds 110% up my alley.

Okay my dear anon sit down I’m gonna go all out on infodumping for you.

MahoYaku has 21 different characters, a chunk of them are Not Fuckable because they’re babies, but the rest are fair game and I actually love the variance in character personality and writing. There’s about 5 that I would list have “mean bitch energy,” including Figaro, and I’m just gonna turn this into a “Top 5 Bitches of MahoYaku” for you.

5. Figaro

He actually goes on the bottom of the list because in the last 400 years or so (this wizard is an unknown age above 2000 btw) he’s settled down in the South and is trying to become a better person. He is very intent on being seen as a good person, almost to a creepy extent because this image here is him going “ohh, I was such a good person just then” in the main story, but that doesn’t erase his past sins.

He has a Resting Villain Face however, and the only people who are fooled by his goody two-shoes act are Rutile and Mitile. When those two aren’t around, he hardly tries to hide his true nature. I’d classify him as “Bitch Who Is Trying To Redeem Himself But Isn’t Really Good/Sincere About It”.

4. Mithra

The first of the sanbaka, Mithra is a wizard from the North who is known as the most powerful wizard second only to Oz. He does what he wants, takes what he wants, has only cared about one person ever in his 1000 or so years, and will not hesitate to cut a bitch if he sees them as a threat or an annoyance.

He’s this low on the list because he’s very apathetic and generally doesn’t care about 90% of things unless someone comes around and literally beats him into submission. He’s got Magic Insomnia so he’s been going days at a time without sleep and that adds to his bitch factor because This Man Just Wants To Fuck Off And Sleep.

A favorite candidate in the JP fandom to ship with the protag, specifically the male one, thanks to the wonderful canon bit of “he can only sleep if MC is holding his hand”.

3. Bradley

Another wizard from the North (4/5 on the list are), a fan favorite, and the second of the sanbaka is Mr. Bandit Leader With A Gun himself. No legit he has a gun and that’s the only one referenced in the entire game that isn’t a water pistol and it’s hilarious.

He actually falls more in line with the “asshole with a secret heart of gold” trope but the thing is. He’s a Northern wizard. He takes what he wants when he wants it, and is one of few Northern wizards with the capabilities to get a group of wizards together to work together.

He’s a very lovable bitch but also he was arrested by Figaro about 100 years ago and has been serving his sentence under the ancient eyes of Snow and White.

2. Shylock

The one character on this list that didn’t originate from the North, Shylock is a Western wizard and the owner of a popular wizard-only bar. He’s very polite and refined, and he makes it this high on the list for his extreme grudge, passive aggressive methods, and his choice to wield his sexiness like a weapon.

He’s the type that will be a bitch while smiling pleasantly the whole time, and you really have to get on his bad side for him to drop that smile. Make a fuss in his bar and he will close shop and kick you to the curb without a second thought. As a Western wizard, he’s a little lacking in morals (differently than a Northern wizard) and honestly could not give a flying fuck what other people think about him or his methods.

He’s not a bitch he’s the bitch.

1. Owen

When I think of a bitch I think of Owen. He pisses me off in ways that Figaro can’t, but I still love him because his writing is great, his situation is interesting, and he’s just my mortal nemesis but not in a romantic way. The third of the sanbaka.

His favorite pasttime, besides eating sweets, is pissing people off and he’s really good at it. The only reason he wasn’t turned to stone hundreds of years ago is because he’s basically a DnD lich and has his soul stored elsewhere.

He’s got heterochromia because he stole another character’s eye (Cain’s, my boy) and then swapped it with his own. He’s skilled in wriggling his way into other peoples’ hearts and causing them to want to kill themselves, and is objectively the most terrifying character in this entire game because of the joy and the expression he makes when he’s fucking with you.

But yes that’s my list of Bitches in MahoYaku and I love all these idiots (except Figaro).

Honorable Mention is Emiya Shirou Nero.

Used to be Bradley’s right-hand man, is lowkey implied to have been the one to turn him in, moved out to the East to open a restaurant and really is only a bitch when it comes to dealing with Bradley.

#MHYKposting #thank you anon for letting me infodump about these idiots

[mer-birdman]

Well then *cracks knuckles*: Rikuo, Rihan, Nurarihyon, Gyuki, Kiyotsugu, Abe no Yoshihira, Kurotabo, Atotabo, Shoei, Ryuji, Encho, Tsuchigumo annnd... Ariyuki. (Feel free to jump over in my inbox for this meme, if you want)

Boy howdy, you weren’t kidding about it being half the cast, huh? *cracks knuckles in return* Let’s get started.

NURA RIKUO

character: hate them | don’t really care | like them | LOVE them | THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS

ship with: Oh, sweetheart. I have so many ships for my precious son (and you are to blame for at least two ngl). I mostly ship him with Tsurara, Zen, and Itaku (not all at once, though I do fully approve of poly ships because yes), but I’m also down with Yura, Kana (if handled well), Kubinashi (LOOK IT JUST KEEPS POPPING UP IN MY HEAD AND IDK WHY), Shōei (your fault), Tamazuki (DEFINITELY YOUR FAULT not in a bad way I mean), Rinko (because she’s cute and deserves ships and hugs), and probably more if the fanfic writers bring their A game. :3 I am a proud multishipper.

friendship them with: Just about everyone TBH. I can’t make a list, it would take too long and I have homework to do lol.

general opinions: MY PRECIOUS SON. I love him so much and he deserves like a thousand years of happiness. I also maintain that he is a trans boy, both in my beautiful son AU and just as a straight-up headcanon for the main series. I just. Ugh. I love him so much. He is so good.

NURA RIHAN

character: hate them | don’t really care | like them | LOVE them | THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS

ship with: Yamabuki Otome (of course), Wakana (also of course, although I really want to explore their relationship more sometime), and — I mean, it sounds silly, but Kubinashi actually. I don’t really know how to explain it, haha.

friendship them with: Kubinashi, Ao, Kuro, Setsura... the canon folk, mostly. I also see him being really fond of little Tsurara when she first joins, if that counts.

general opinions: I’d really love to see more of him, and I’m super looking forward to writing him in ‘his father’s son’! :D

NURARIHYON

character: hate them | don’t really care | like them | LOVE them | THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS

ship with: Yōhime. That’s it. Sorry, y’all.

friendship them with: Hidemoto, Setsura, Gyūki... the good old pals. I mostly just really like his and Hidemoto’s friendship, tbh. Also Yura, just a bit, because their interactions were very charming and I can definitely see him getting a bit fond of her (well, mostly of messing with her, but you know).

general opinions: On the one hand, I think he’s a really interesting character (and I love that he’s a badass old guy without being the ‘buff old man is the strongest ever’ trope), but on the other I’m really not fond of some of the stuff he does and says, so it’s hard to say. But, like with most characters in this series, I think he’s worth exploring deeper.

GYŪKI

character: hate them | don’t really care | like them | LOVE them | THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS

ship with: I... don’t, actually. I mostly just see him as the like, chill single dad of his clan.

friendship them with: Nurarihyon, of course, and then there’s the memorable scene where he gets drunk and shoves a bottle of sake into Hitotsume’s mouth, so them too probably.

general opinions: Looks like he could kill you, could definitely kill you, but also kind of a dad. Or uncle. I really kinda like him.

KIYOTSUGU

character: hate them | don’t really care | like them | LOVE them | THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS

ship with: Fuguruma Yōbi (just because imagine how much they would have to talk about oh my god), or perhaps someone else not in the story. (And lowkey either Jirō or Kana, but that would have to be an AU bc it definitely doesn’t really mesh in canon).

friendship them with: The Kiyojūji Paranormal Patrol! Also Aotabō, haha. I loved him riding around on the back of Ao’s bike, and I can just imagine that becoming just a *thing* for them as he grows up. Yup, new headcanon: Kiyotsugu and Aotaboō become Bros™.

general opinions: SUCH GREAT CHARACTER GROWTH. I love his character arc, because he starts out just a little casually dislikable and then gradually becomes someone who’s genuinely doing his best to help and someone Rikuo can really rely on and it just makes me so happy.

ABE NO YOSHIHIRA

character: hate them | don’t really care | like them | LOVE them | THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS

ship with: Nobody, haha. It’s a little hard to ship characters I don’t know a ton about, tbh.

friendship them with: Same as above. Maybe Rikuo, in an AU, since they can kind of lowkey relate about stuff.

general opinions: Don’t really think about him much tbh, but he’d be interesting to write more about. Or, you know, read about. If anyone else has some story ideas. *cough cough*.

KUROTABŌ

character: hate them | don’t really care | like them | LOVE them | THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS

ship with: Aotabō, a bit, and just a little bit Rihan too. (And maaaaaaybe Natsumi, if she’s grown up and not being cute and gay with Saori as I tend to imagine her being).

friendship them with: Same as above, mostly. Kubinashi and Kejōrō too. He’s not exactly a super friendshippy guy, tbh.

general opinions: I actually used to like him a lot more than I do now (what can I say, I have a thing for cool dudes with long pretty hair), but I still think he’s an interesting character. It would be cool to know more of what it was like for him settling into the Nura clan after he left the Hyaku Monogatari.

AOTABŌ

character: hate them | don’t really care | like them | LOVE them | THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS

ship with: Kurotabō, a bit. Otherwise, not much.

friendship them with: Same as above, plus Kiyotsugu and Tsurara.

general opinions: Not my favorite character, but pretty cool. (Sorry, I’m getting tired, so the answers are getting a bit lame... :P)

SHŌEI

character: hate them | don’t really care | like them | LOVE them | THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS

ship with: Honestly? Rikuo & Tsurara together, as a poly triad. (I’m a bit of a sucker for the tol-smol-smoll relationship dynamic, and let’s be real no matter how grown up his night form gets Rikuo is still a smol).

friendship them with: Same as above, but with Zen as well (of course), and actually I kinda see him getting along well with some of the Tōno yōkai for some reason (mostly Awashima and Amezō).

general opinions: I am so fond of him. I really want to know more about his childhood, and his human mother, and just what it was like for him growing up and stuff. Does he hang out in the human world and have human friends? Does he bump his head on doorframes all the time? I have so many questions for my precious tol son.

KEIKAIN RYŪJI

character: hate them | don’t really care | like them | LOVE them | THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS

ship with: Mamiru. Nobody else. Just Mamiru.

friendship them with: Mamiru, Akifusa, maybe Itaku in some weird AU world where he’s willing to be friends with yōkai lol.

general opinions: Jerk with a heart of — well, not gold, but something close. Silver? Anyways, he’s another character who’d be really interesting to write a character study for.

ENCHO

character: hate them | don’t really care | like them | LOVE them | THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS

ship with: ? Nobody, really... 

friendship them with: Hard to say. He doesn’t really seem like a friendship guy. Maybe Ariyuki? But like... nah.

general opinions: Creepy mofo, tbh. Super neat design and all, but still creepy.

TSUCHIGUMO

character: hate them | don’t really care | like them | LOVE them | THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS

ship with: Nobody, haha.

friendship them with: Yura, Rikuo, and maybe the Kyōto yōkai, just a bit. (And Itaku, because goddamit I have this one screencap saved whee Yura imagines him riding on Tsuchigumo’s head bc Awashima said they’re competing and I just CAN’T). 

general opinions: I... don’t have any reason why, but I’m super fond of him somehow???

ABE NO ARIYUKI

character: hate them | don’t really care | like them | LOVE them | THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS

ship with: ??? Nope.

friendship them with: Encho, just a bit. And maybe Hiruko, because their interaction is funny and I would not be surprised if it’s something that’s been occurring for like a good century or two by now.

general opinions: Looks like a cinnamon roll but could and would definitely kill you. Not really a character I’m fond of, but I kinda like him nonetheless and would like to see more written about him (and the other Abe/Gokadoin folks as well).

Thanks for asking! This was a doozy >_

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[isuzukuretsuki]

I just finished 7′scarlet and it was..............................okay.

While the execution kind of fell flat, it hit all the right notes and overall had a really solid storyline. I loved unraveling all the mysteries surrounding the town and the legends as well. The ~mystery~ aspects of and the storyline revolving around life and death were a lot more interesting than Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly, to say the least.

My fave character order form favourite to least is probably Yuzuki > Toa > Yua > Sosuke > Hino > Yuki > Isora > Chikage > Hanate > Ichika > Yasu >>>> Tsukuyomi

I really liked Yuzuki’s route, and Toa’s true ending, but that was honestly pretty much it. This game would have been a lot better if it wasn’t an actual slog to get through everyone’s routes before unlocking those two LOL. I literally fell asleep playing Sosuke’s route (like I was lying on my bed with my vita and literally fell asleep in the middle of the afternoon because that’s how boring it was) and that’s definitely a first for any game I’ve played. Hino and Isora also really got the short end of the stick because Hino’s route was incredibly bland, and Isora’s route made me want to scream pterodactyl style. 

**SPOILERS** Hanate’s route had the potential to be really good with all the lore connected to him but unfortunately, his route didn’t deliver and it ended up being an info text dump with weirdly placed pseudo incest romance so it’s like uhh no thanks. Like I hope I’m not the only one incredibly creeped out with the whole “as her body began to mature, my feelings for her developed past a brother” like christ!!! she’s in middle school!!!!!!!! What’s worse is that there is literally no explanation as to why he’s so attracted to Ichiko in the first place. It’s like he sees that she’s about to get murdered and for some reason finally decides to stop eating popcorn. Ichiko magically realizing that she’s in love with Hanate after finding out they aren’t blood related is gross as hell too lmao. **END SPOILERS**

Speaking of Ichiko she’s................... not a good heroine, to say the least. I didn’t really have too much of a problem with her being a damsel in distress because I can’t really blame an ordinary college girl for not being able to ward off a serial killer it was grating how repetitive it got though. But with the exception of Yuzuki’s route, I felt like she had no personality lmao??? It doesn’t help that her only commentary was “kya he’s so handsome! I can’t help but feel his strong arms as they embrace me! my heart is going doki doki because of his scent!” like yes yes we know your heart goes doki doki in the presence of your ikemen, let’s move onto bigger and better things already. In the end, I still don’t know anything about what kind of person Ichiko is! We’re never really given a good grasp on her inner thoughts, insecurities, personality quirks, or just... who she is in general?? It’s like she just breathes and all of a sudden all the guys are head over heels in love with her and the only justification for that is their childhood friendship. This game had a really bad case using the childhood friends trope to substitute for actual romantic development. Like I’m sorry but you boys are in love with an actual potato. Even Hanate is in love with Ichiko for literally no reason. Seriously, a part of me wishes that Yua was the protagonist instead because Yua had miles more personality than Ichiko did.

I lowkey wish this game wasn’t an otome game. I feel like the story could have shined a lot brighter if it weren’t for the poorly developed and weirdly placed romance lmao.

The visuals were stunning. I loved all the cinematics and I think that’s this game’s strongest point. That being said, I couldn’t help but feel like Kurahana’s art work clashed with the overall aesthetic of the game? God especially Ichiko’s portrait, her portrait always unsettled me because she has that dead fish look in her eyes and I thought I’d get used to it but I NEVER DID. I honestly regret not turning it off because I think I would have liked Ichiko more if I did LOL. The cgs were fine but none of them really jumped out at me, with the exception of Toa’s true end cgs.

Also as far as system goes, I’m kind of bummed how the game doesn’t have an OST menu? Not that the OST in this game is anything really special, but a lot of the vita games I’ve played so far had that, so I felt it was kind of strange.

Anyway the game was .....okay. It was definitely an improvement from the hot mess that is Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk, but overall it was kind of meh. It’s a real pity since the only game out of the Summer of Mystery games that I really liked was Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly. 

#ellie plays 7scarlet terribly #ellie plays