#But thank you for the ask!!

[kyouka-supremacy]

hi! I've been going through your blog and I love all your analyses, we may not agree on everything but it's definitely fun to read and eye-opening and I'm grateful to see someone looking into bsd with such depth and whipping out whole essays <3

On that note. There was a fan theory I read when dead apple came out (for the life of me I cannot remember the source, if anyone knows please tell me) that Atsushi's healing ability applies only to the injuries caused by other abilities, and he can't heal from non-ability things like guns etc. The op cited the scene in ch18 where Atsushi is caught in a shooting, and healed by Yosano in the next chapter.

This theory came about because 1) in dead apple, Shibusawa says that the tiger is "the antithesis to all abilities" and "the ability everyone desires." Then we never get the reason why Shibusawa was so obsessed with Atsushi. And 2) in ch7 after sskk's first encounter where Atsushi's leg is severed, Yosano takes a look and thinks "there's no scar, it's more of a restoration than a regeneration."

The gist of this is that I like the idea of Atsushi not being 100% invulnerable. And, if his is indeed the antithesis to all abilities then I'm excited to see what that entails; it implies that in the face of a time travel ability, he would be able to turn back time (if he knew how to use it ofc, cough Fukuchi fight cough). If the book is tied to an ability, Atsushi may be able to undo changes done by the book? he may also nullify Dazai's nullification? idk this opens many doors. Anyway! this is my fave bsd theory. I think, with how Akutagwa's ability sort of completes Atsushi's, and with the whole Rashomon being able to eat space, maybe with this development it will also "eat" a portion of the timeline, as in, undoing the events that occurred? is this making any sense? sorry for the rant I'd love to hear what u think, thanks <3

Hi!! Thank you for your kind words, they mean a lot!!! Could this be the post you were looking for? Funny enough, it was at the very top of my reblogs queue. Indeed, it's an extremely insightful theory!!!

So, there's a lot to unpack here. Ever since I've read that theory, I've found Yosano's thoughts regarding Atsushi's healing from chapter 7 extremely interesting. It's curious, because the nuance gets completely lost in the official English translation:

(Raws → fantranslation → official Yen Press English translation). As you can see, the meaning gets totally lost in the last one. It almost makes me wonder if it was an intentional change due to the fact that the plot point won't be brought up in the manga in ten years (much like opting out of adapting the Steinbeck Guild uprising in the anime, since that plot point has been apparently discarded), but I hope it's not the case.

All taken into account, I don't think it's a stretch to say Atsushi's ability, due to his quality of denying other abilities, can only quickly regenerate as far as other abilities wounds go. When I was reading the manga I thought it was only plot conveniency and suspension of disbelief, but taking a closer look perhaps the pattern of wounds not caused by abilities taking longer to heal isn't concidential: it already happened with the wounds he suffered from in the orphanage, which ended up leaving scars (chapter 28), with the Guild's attack, which was of unknown nature but required Yosano's help to heal (chapter 18-19), with Twain's sniper attacks, which as the theory's Op point don't seem to have healed immediately (chapter 29). But in my opinion it's still too little instances to be able to affirm with certainty that it's not just coincidences dictated by plot convenience.

I do have a feeling there must be Something to Atsushi's ability. it can't just be tiger transformation and wounds regeneration. He's the protagonist, and leaving it at that, that's about the lamest ability of them all (sorry!! I love him still!!). I like the idea of Atsushi's ability being truly special, carrying qualities that have yet to be unfolded that make it different and somehow above the other abilities. I really think it'd be the most satisfying progression narrative wise, because so far Atsushi has gotten really little to claim for his protagonist role, being constantly overshadowed by Dazai; but he's the main character still, and it's like the story itself is waiting to reveal what makes him special. And there being something special to his ability has been, though subtly, consistently underlined: the extraordinary bounty on his head that nothing about what we know seems to explain, the fact that the Guild wanted to capture him specifically, the no further elaborated on fact that he's the key to finding the Book, Shibusawa's concern with him and, most importantly, the ability's quality of tearing through other abilities. Like, that feels very relevant; it's different from Dazai's nullification ability in the way it doesn't just temporarily nullify the other ability, but straight up denies it. I feel like in a manga that is so littered with meta commentery on literature, it'd be fitting to have an ability that denies other abilities' very existence, like moving a rubber through the page. It's certainly interesting to think about. And I like the concept of Atsushi's ability as an alternative to Dazai's nullification ability. Dazai has been feeling invulnerable so long, it would be gratifying to contemplate the existence of something that's outside of his sphere of influence, and potentially even more powerful and destructive than he is.

Again, there's already so many elements that make it impossible to ignore the uniqueness of Atsushi's ability; but even then, they're still so sparse and obscure it's really hard to take a guess on what it could really be about, or what is the reason why it's special. There's so much space for soeculations - a connection with the book, a singularity, a God-like ability just to name a few -, but in my opinion none of them have any concrete enough canon basis to leave space for theories. I think I'd rather limit myself to say it would make a lot of sense for it to be an ability superior to other abilities, since it's something that has the power to tear through abilities themselves, and I believe that such quality is also coherent with its link to the Book as another ability-originated, extremely powerful object. The ability's power to rewrite reality, if only to a smaller extent compared to the Book, may further hint to its connection to the Book / being originated from the Book / sharing origins with the Book. When the ability immediately helps Atsushi regenerate from ability induced wounds he is lowkey rewriting the story to portray a reality where Atsushi wasn't hurt, and when he tears abilities apart it is lowkey rewriting a story where the ability didn't exist. In that, I believe it wouldn't be too far-fetched to draw similarities with the way the Book works. This also made me realize that where it's confirmed that the Book's altered reality to the point of changing the ada's memories so they remembered committing the terrorism crimes, I'm pretty sure that we never got the confirmation the same happened to Atsushi. Then, what if the book can't have effect on Atsushi due to his ability, but only on the reality surrounding him.

So yeah. I'm curious to see how this will unwrap, although I have my doubts I'll still be around when it does (man, the manga is going to take another six months just to catch up with the last anime episode, so you know). I really really like the concept of Atsushi's ability developing in a way that will make it more functional in a rematch against Fukuchi. I've been advocating for a sskk vs. Fukuchi rematch for years at this point, and it seems like we will indeed be getting it; and sskk BETTER win it this time, it wouldn't make any narrative sense to be otherwise. But to do that they'll have to overcome their biggest disadvantage that is Shintou Amenogozen's time manipulation, so you know!! Looking forward to see a sskk that is now mature and experienced unveil new skills to their abilities.

#Sorry I know this was sent ages ago it's just. Between the con / exams / falling sick for a week I barely got time to do anything else ;;;; #But thank you for the ask!! #Love talking about Atsushi I really hope once the manga is caught up with what we already know he'll have more screentime to shine #atsushi nakajima #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bsd analysis #bsd theory #people asks me stuff

[bielbunny]

I saw in a reblog you mention how you don't even got a tablet to do digital art?? I was under the impression it was (still very good!!!) digital art :0

FIRST OFF aww... you flatter this rabbit like this... But to answer the question properly uh, kind of? The real answer is that it's just mixed media I suppose, but I'mma explain how I draw and try to be a lil' concise about it Here's what an early-ish sketch vs. finished lineart looks

It IS true that I ain't got a tablet, but that just means I sketch my stuff on pencil and paper, then do my line with ink pens. Been using these for a whiiile

BIG fan of them honestly. I got recommended these back when I was doing some watercoloring a couple years back and they're really really really good, I try to get my grubby lil' paws on 'em whenever I can AT ANY RATE, whenever I am done with sketching + lining that's when I get a nice clean image and start coloring on digital, keyboard and mouse style really

So the answer is that it's mixed media really haha I had these sketches lying around on my phone so I might as well show my process. Plus I suppose it's another excuse to post this piece which I really like still..... Thank you for being interested in how I draw tho!!! It's fun to answer art questions like these and it's kind of a big confidence boost haha

#answered #answered asks #answered anon #traditional art #digital art #fatfur #fursona #biel art things #kind of a long post #but thank you for the ask!! #i might as well share #felt like it was important to say somethin' about it ykno

[cardi-c]

Favorite headcanon for every ghoul! Go!

Oh boy!! I’m not a writer by any means and i’m not that creative i just daydream about the ghouls for my own comfort hhh but I tried to think of some things (I'm a bit embarrassed about it so under the cut dkjsasa)

Aether: so in my imagination, the ghouls have a more demonic form when they take off their masks/helmets. Aeth is a bit insecure about his form because he’s very big and has been told he looks scary. So he often makes himself smaller to appear less intimidating and talks with a softer voice. He just wants the siblings of sin to know that he's no threat :(

Dew: I imagine dew to have a poetic side. He writes poems in his diary that he hides under his bed. He’s somehow very embarrassed about them. Aether once found it while cleaning up and he had to swear to not tell the others about it. Edit, adding this because i just talked about it: even though the writing is embarrassing for him it's sometimes much easier than talking! He has trouble voicing his emotions, i imagine he would actually like to be able to simply project his thoughts into people hhhh like he once tried with intense staring to telepathically tell his fellow ghouls he loves them

Rain: I visualize Rain’s demonic form somehow how very amphibian. I wrote this down somewhere I can see his eyes blinking sideways like here x. I also think he gets overwhelmed easily and likes to submerge himself underwater when everything gets too much.

Mountain: I think a common thought to imagine mountain as a stoic person? I agree but id like to think he has a very deadpan sense of humor? He loves fucking with people and when they can't tell whether he's serious or not. He also moves almost silently, sometimes he just likes to sneak up on unsuspecting siblings just to stare at them ominously.

Swiss: Swiss is well flirty but he just genuinely loves complimenting people. He WILL notice the tiniest things and he WILL tell you did a great job! On the other hand if you compliment him on something other than his appearance (He knows he's hot!) like his musical skills he will blush and be bashful.

Phantom: When Phantom was summoned he almost imprinted on dew kjsadj he followed him around like a lost puppy (Dew acted like he hated it but was secretly pleased). At first, Phantom tried to copy Dew’s moves, he felt very awkward about it and was very hard on himself after every show. But then he realized that the fans loved him being himself and now he's super comfortable on stage, in fact he's the ghoul that’s most excited for the rituals, he's practically vibrating before every show. (I had a very vivid daydream about this)

Cumulus: I think Cumulus just absolutely adores humans. She gets suuuper excited about human traditions and habits. Sometimes she leaves packaged snacks lying in front of the door of siblings. You know like cats bring us mice they caught because they think were dummies who can't hunt for themselves djkasjdas. Other than that I think you can't get a hug that doesn’t last at least 30 seconds from her damn I want a cumulus hug

Cirrus: Cirrus has a lot of craftbased hobbies. I imagine her to have her own little room for everything she creates. She likes making little metal trinkets and gifts them to the other ghouls to decorate their horns and tails with. She has made special friendship bracelets for the ghoulettes!

Sunshine: In my head sunny is like a huuuge nerd and she gets very invested in human popculture. Sometimes she speaks in movie quotes. She also loves boardgames and forces the other ghouls to join in. As soon as they play shes ruthless tho djsajdas Her and Dew have butted heads over monopoly and didn’t talk for a day afterwards

Aurora: I think we have agreed that aurora is a princess. I think she loves twirling and dancing around in huge flowy dresses and because of that, I think she likes dressing up? Like maybe historically accurate costumes or something like cosplay (I think sunny would recommend her characters and would fall in love with her even more)

#hhhhhhhhh i m somehow anxious about posting this #but thank you for the ask!! #this was the distraction i needed for this frankly shitty day <333

[sendmyresignation]

🎸

omg nastia 🧡🧡🧡 always love sharing music with you :)

Leigh And Me (It's Always You)- Honeychild Coleman

Do You Want to Die Together?- Stars

S'il vous plait- Otoboke Beaver

Weary- Cerce

The Riot of Your Time- Scorpions

| Send me a 🎸for a playlist! |

#idk if ive mentioned cerce to you but id but youd really dig them- nice angry hardcore 🙏 #but thank you for the ask!! #my posts #igottheanswer #hotyka

[transdunbar]

⚠️🖍️♻️ ❤️

⚠️Which wip you're most likely to finish or update next?

honestly this is a tough one. out of all of my wips, i think selkie au is the closest one to being done, but i don't know if i have the motivation to finish it right now, so it's really anyone's guess

🖍Post Any sentence from your wip

for you, some more thisiam smut:

“He loves it,” Isaac chimed in. “Always looking to be used and abused in some way, and always looking so pretty doing it.”

♻️A scrapped idea for your current WIP

for i don't really l ike me anymore, my original idea was having a friend breakup between theo and scott/stiles, so theo would have ended up as a "villain" like the rest of the hale pack in s2, so we would have had badass leather-jacket-wearing theo antagonizing scott and stiles and murdering people until someone kicked his ass hard enough to knock his morals back into place. i decided not to use that plotline, though, and instead i kinda use theo as a way to bring the hale pack and the early version of the mccall pack together.

❤️Not a question, just a second kudos to send.

thank you so much!! <33

#once again im sorry this took me so long to get out :( #been really weird lately #BUT thank you for the ask!! #i promise you will have more sanguine nostrum content soon #ask games

[awkwardtickleetoo]

Ooooo what's snf tickle style swap

from this post here

snf tickle style swap!! i’m actually really excited about this one omg omg yay

okay so it’s inspired by/based on these two posts here and here that include stuff from @wishitweresummer, @mushiewrites, and @spook-lee-glitch !! this idea isn’t 100% true to form of the posts exactly, like not every detail will be the same of course, but it was heavily inspired by those posts so major shoutout to everyone included in the discussion :D

the general concept is this: sapnap favors and is more reactive to softer tickles, george favors and is more reactive to rougher tickles. neither minds the opposite, but most people tend to default to being soft with sap and rough with george, and everyone loves it that way!! but one day, dream decides to test out a theory, and forces them to endure the opposite type just to, as mush said in the tags if the second post, “give ‘‘em the ol switcherooney” which is now my favorite phrase ever

this one wasn’t as much of a brainrot unfortunately so i don’t have much to show for it, but i can share one small part of when me and mush talked very briefly about the concept a while ago <3

#fun fact sleepy we actually both could’ve sworn this was a concept from one of your asks #like for days my brain was like ‘yeah this was for sure a sleepy ask no doubt’ #which is pretty awesome #but thank you for the ask!! #ask games #sleepy anon #cals writing

[the-tired-commander]

Blorbo bingo for Zojja and Eir?

@mystery-salad

Sorry this took me so long to get to but thank you for the ask!! I'm really showing how little i've played story with norn and asura here (;‘• - •`; )

Zojja

eh they're okay doesn't entirely fit how i feel but it felt closest. I do like her! I'm just not very attached to her as i've barely done much to do with the asura personal story ;-; I think if I did more of it I would probably be more attached to her

Eir

Again my problem is having not spent enough time with her in the personal story. And then she's taken away from us so early on in HoT that I just wish there was more time for me to actually know her as a character.

#i do wanna reiterate that i do like them both! #they just do not gnaw on my brain :( #but thank you for the ask!! #sorry again it took me a while! i was away for a couple of days!

[ask-swap-updike]

I've decided I want to put in an ask for Gabe.(You can ignore this part if you want, it doesn't really matter as much as the actual ask)

So: Gabe, what made you decide to leave TGG? I'm curious. Was it regret? Guilt? The realization that certain targets were actually quite good people(such as Whitty)? A combination of those? Or was it something else entirely?

Gabe sits quietly for a moment, finding the right way to explain it.

"I suppose it's because of all of those reasons. The company tended to... 'start us out young', persay. At least, that was my case. You never interact with these so called "monsters" until you stray from your duties. I hesitated one time with Whitty, and... well, I suppose he noticed that and took the chance to talk me down. It wasn't until weeks of talking to him that I realized just how corrupted that company is."

He adjusts his glasses for a moment, them smiles. "Either way, I will never regret choosing to abandon that company. If that makes me one of their targeted 'monsters', then so be it."

#ooc #ask #gabe answers #gabe #gabriel updike #updike #the au doesnt have a name yet #so itll be tagged as #redemption au #for now #but thank you for the ask!! #<3

[foxgloveinspace]

for your spotify ask: 3 & 10

thanks for the ask!

3: how many liked songs do you have?

374...

10: shuffle your daily mix 2 and tell us what some comes up and your favorite lyric!

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

Forget what we're told Before we get too old Show me a garden that's bursting into life

(but specifically the second time it's sung. I don't know if theres a specific term for that lol.)

#I think I should say I don't use spotify all that often and only really for character playlists lol #but thank you for the ask!! #hihi!!! #ask game #kyloreno-911

[elliewiltarwyn]

What’s something they’re expected to enjoy based on their hobbies / profession that they actually dislike / hate?

Ellie puts on a good show of being a buff Roegadyn and definitely walks the walk, especially with how long her tanking career lasts... but she hates exercise. She knows it's good for her, she knows it's materially beneficial, and she does appreciate how good she feels after, but she still hates actually doing the work, whether it's a light jog or crunches on her bedroom floor in the morning or even training her actual combat abilities. She still keeps up with it, especially with Mia's help, it just suuucks for her in the moment and she's grumbling the entire time. After some of the stuff she's been through, she might have difficulty perceiving which body pains are in the "good and normal and will help you become stronger" category and which are the "something is actually wrong and you should seek medical attention" category.

Mia was a bloodsands gladiator for some time, and... she doesn't hate violence, but she's definitely not the kind of bloodthirsty lives-for-the-feel-of-victory always-seeking-a-new-challenger type that frequents the Gladiators' guild. She was good at it, but it was just a job for her; she clocked in, beat people up, clocked out and hit the showers afterwards, and just tried to keep her head down.

...I got nothing for Lily, I might come up with something later, but I don't think she's the type to get into hobbies without fully immersing and enjoying every bit of it, which is a bit of a copout lol

#wol questions #ask games #difficult coming up with answers that aren't related to the ingame definition of job lol #but thank you for the ask!!

[kuroheishi]

🛍 the one thing i wish all of my followers knew about me

MY EXPERIENCE IN THE ROLEPLAYING COMMUNITY

// About me? CRAP I didn't expect to receive this kind of question so I can't think of anything relevant right now sorry haha.......

Just know that I enjoy writing as Yu the most, I vibe with him in a spiritual level for many aspects and analysing his character helps me lots of times to understand myself too! So I'm grateful I get to write with so many cool people and explore different sides of him every time!

Also apparently I got told many times that I tend to apologise too often so if you see me do that you're more than welcome to drop kick me away haha!

#vygiler #YOU CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD #but thank you for the ask!! #vivitalks #ooc

[appalamutte]

since i'm from the state with the most lighthouses and they're near and dear to my heart, i think i gotta ask about the lighthouse keeper au 👀❤️

haha, I've somewhat outlined this idea but it's still mainly just that, an idea. However, it's basically an expansion of this ficlet I posted back in November!

Essentially, Bitty's family flees the south at the onset of the Civil War and settles in New Haven, CT. Here, Bitty runs into Bob Zimmermann and, after some talking, gets a job as a lighthouse keeper at one of the Zimmermanns' lighthouses just north of Boston, and the only human contact Bitty ends up getting outside of his bi-monthly weekends off is Jack Zimmermann delivering his supplies.

And Bitty hates Jack Zimmermann.

Mostly because Jack just didn't respect him at all they first met, but also because this is the 1890s and Bitty is a closeted gay man. He sees how all of the women in Boston chase after Jack, how Jack is able to just seamlessly be with them in public, and it makes Bitty jealous, makes him hate the fact he can't be like that.

So he projects.

During one of his weekends off, Bitty visits one of the very few brothels in the "Combat Zone," Boston's red light district (that wasn't technically established until the 1970s but I'm moving it up to the 1890s here), that offers male prostitutes for other men.

And wouldn't you know who Bitty runs into as he's leaving the place?

I actually don't have much else thought out yet past that lol, so I'll just leave it at that. However! I do have a very rough working title that's probably an insult to the French language, which I apologize for, but I used every translator besides Google Translate to come up with it: l’intimité d’être compris (roughly: the intimacy of being understood)

#i'm sorry this isn't one of my better developed wips :( #it's basically a fleeting idea that comes every few weeks and i think about it more and then it leaves again haha #but thank you for the ask!! #answered

[waterfallofspace]

I’m sorry are we getting D/ABI SNZ/FICS in our future??? 🫨

That's certainly the plan!!

Likely a few H/otwings ones, maybe a couple league! I don't particularly ship H/awks and D/abi in the show, but for our purposes, they're a fun dynamic to play with~~

Either way I love my crispy guy, and I have quite a few ideas that I'd like to work through once I have the time/motivation!! I still have a couple more days of busy, but then I'll be back to filling requests, and I hope to get a lot done~!

(And gonna add, feel free to request anything specific if you'd like! Scenarios, vague concepts, little details, if there's anything you particularly wanna see, I'd be honoured to give it a try~~)

#waterfallasks #my beautiful fire guy <33 i love him #hes such an ass and I adore it~~ #but thank you for the ask!! #makes me happy to hear at least one person other then me #would be happy if i indulged myself and wrote some d/abi nonsense hehe~~ #I have other requests I'll get to first- first come first serve kinda deal is usually my motto #BUT!!! He's living in my MIND- so i might cave and write him a lil somethin' somethin' <3

[elijahrichardwrites]

hey hey hey Happy Blorbo Day

any OCs giving you brain rot lately? I'd love to hear about any of your OCs giving you brain worms ✨

@bloodlessheirbyjacques 👁️👁️🫶

Sorry this took me a moment to answer!! (I think you sent this before it was blorbo day for me and now it is, so it works out haha)

Hi @bloodlessheirbyjacques <3 hope you're doing well!!

As for any OCs giving me current brain rot it would probably be my boy, Nite. Partially because the chapter I'm working on is his POV and partially because I'm thinking about future scenes with him and,,,, oh man they break my heart (sorry everyone)

Honestly, I'm shocked that I've grown to love him as much as I have considering I have a list of Top 3 OCs that has been the same 3 for a significant amount of time and he's somehow wriggled his way to the Top 3 haha

Anyways, Nite just has an overall very heart breaking story compared to many of the other characters in the story and so I often think about how much he deserves a hug and deserves the absolute best (': He's too kind for his own good (literally, he's got the worst saviour's complex) and just a little bit of a hot mess at times

#my asks #bloodlessheirbyjacques #honestly i could ramble about him all day #he's become so near and dear to my heart haha #but thank you for the ask!! #blurbo blursday #the beloveds tag

[ithurielkeepsgettingkidnapped]

List 5 things that make you happy and put this in the askbox of the last 10 people who reblogged something from you <3

birds on streetlamps

white rice

when theres no bugs in elit class

my friends!!!

pretty art

#im not going to continue the chain :') #but thank you for the ask!! #asks

[ashfordlabs]

📄 and ⛳️

plotting ask game!

📄 do you outline the plot ahead of time? how detailed are your outlines? how much do you stick to or stray from them? / from experience, i try very hard to plot ahead of time, at first i'll do the briefest of timelines as a means to sorting everything out and certain plotlines will be expanded upon while others remain brief until i get around to writing them. i know everything that happens the night of the ashford ball/gala but i have yet to figure out how dorothea and henry get involved since i changed everything. and so far, i haven't strayed from the plans, some adjustments, but even currently replanning, the foundations are the same.

⛳️ talk through a plot hole that you’re struggling with. / i honestly don't think i have any plot holes??? i mean, i'm currently reworking a lot of things to ensure i don't. the only thing that's a struggle to work around and fix is theo's appearance, an important thing about him is that he kinda looks like a corpse, not to the extent mayumi does since she's a ghost, but more that he's extremely pale to the point where he looks sick. there's a reason for this, but i kinda took out that reason, meaning there's no reason to look the way he does. i do have an idea on how to fix it and make his appearance still plausible, it's just a reveal that isn't as good as the original.

#( 🌿 ) bs. #( 🥀 ) cursed bodies. #i know i could make theo a pasty white boy without an actual reason #but i am so attached to there being a reason #i'll probably go with the other option #it just won't be as shocking but more sad #but thank you for the ask!!