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stargazer-balladeer · 3 years

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Random Imagines [Genshin Impact - girls]

[ boy edition ]

- qiqi’s, klee’s & diona’s are all platonic

nervously shifting her legs on the ground, amber shyly presents you a plushie version of yourself that looks similar to the design of baron bunny. she bit her lower lip in pure nervousness as she imagines worst-case scenarios if you didn’t like it. gulping mentally, she nervously smiles as she takes a peek of your expression before looking down again. “happy anniversary.” she quietly said, hoping to herself that you’ll like the gift and that her mind finally calms down.

ayaka smiles as she takes a sip of her tea right outside her house with her beloved by her side, the sakura tree’s petals fluttering around them wonderfully, making the atmosphere more romantic. it's been a while since she last spent her time with you, so she makes sure that it’s spent with zero interruptions. turning to you as she started the conversation with a sweet, serene smile on her face. listening to you starting to ramble on about a topic that interests you, with a look of admiration present in her face.

feeling thankful that you saved her from the crowd of fans, barbara guided you to a secluded area where she often visited to have peace and quiet. she lets you rest your head on her lap as she softly hums a tune, which slowly switches to an actual song. a concert exclusively for her biggest fan with no worries of being judged. smiling if you join in on her singing, even if your voice isn’t as good as hers, she considers your voice divine like the anemo archon.

laughing lightly as she noticed her significant other getting tipsy after drinking a bottle, beidou stood up and announced that she and her lover would be going back to the quarters early. as the celebration continued behind her, she carefully picked you up bridal style and brought you to her quarters. her eyes widened when you started to ramble how much you love her before letting out a small smile and ruffling your hair, minding her own flushed cheeks.

diona hisses at the stranger who was obviously taking advantage of your kindness while screaming how disgraceful they are for trying to use you. wanting to teach them a lesson, she takes a step forward but you stopped her with a reassuring smile. huffing but obliging to your wishes, she only glared at the stranger, mentally memorizing their faces so that when they visit the bar, she would ask the traveler to mix up a horrible drink. after all, no one messes with you and gets away from it.

her eyes widened as she saw how you got hit from the active ruin guard, with eyes full of vengeance, eula gracefully yet deadly strike it on the core, effectively making it inactive once more. quickly rushing to your side as she eyed the obvious injury that the ruin guard caused, she cursed to herself for letting it happen. she quickly tended your wounds as she said her usual line of vengeance will be mine while coaxing you to not fall asleep.

fischl excitedly retells the stories she loved to you while being held by you in the bed after a tough day full of commissions. her prinzessin persona dropped completely as she started from the very beginning while playing with your hands. a soft smile present on her face, happy to share something she loved to you, her significant other.

embarrassed at your request, ganyu shyly looks away while looking down, fully presenting you her horns. a pink dust appeared on her cheeks when she felt your hand softly yet carefully trace the design of her horns. the warmth of your hands against her horns made her at peace as the initial embarrassment went away, replacing it with comfort and tranquility.

smiling mischievously as her eyes landed on your unsuspecting figure, hu tao carefully and quietly navigate herself to you. she tries to conceal her excited giggles behind her hand as she crept up behind you. she stayed there for a while before quickly wrapping her hands around your waist and shouting “boo!” in your ear while giggling madly.

waking up at the sound of the birds chirping, jean slowly opens her eyes as she yawns. she blinked a couple of times to get the sleepiness out, once her vision was clear, her eyes quickly landed on your still-sleeping figure. she smiles as she brushes a strand of hair behind your ear, softly calling your name in hopes to wake you up. hearing you groan in protest, she pressed a quick kiss on your lips, promising to give you more if you wake up right now.

keqing huffing as she loudly makes her side of the argument, her face almost turning red due to the anger she’s feeling. she knew she was right, so why were you insisting you were the one right and she was in the wrong? not wanting to back out from the argument, she accidentally says something she regrets. after the adrenaline of the argument evaporates from her veins, she quickly realizes what she said as she quickly pulls you into a hug while quietly apologizing.

whilst keeping her company while in solitary confinement, klee happily hums a tune she heard from barbara as she draws on a piece of paper you gave her along with some crayons. patting her head while she does her task, she looks up to you expectantly with her huge doe eyes, showing you what she drew. guessing from the color schemes of the two figures, you figured it was you and klee. happily praising her with her drawing, she excitedly grins at you.

the fatui agent screamed in terror as a cryo attack hit him, hitting him square on the chest. shouting profanities, he looks at who attacked him to give them a piece of his mind only to fear his own life. standing right behind you, in all her glory, was la signora, otherwise known as your lover. she clicks her tongue, staring at the agent with judgement, before turning her attention to you. cooing sweetly at you as she checks for any possible injuries before telling you to stay in her quarters as she deals with a pest.

lisa blinkes in surprise at the scenery before her, the library now deserted from people is decorated with a festive decoration. the table she used to have her tea time with is filled with food, from cakes to cookies, it even has her favorite tea among it. the scent of her favorite filled her nostrils as her eyes landed back on your figure, who was fidgeting from nervousness. laughing softly when asked if she likes it, she coos at you and brings you into a hug. you really are adorable, too much for her heart.

her eyes widened when the door leading to her room opened, lumine looked up to see you in the doorway, the light from the outside pouring in the dark room. she looks away while blinking away the tears gathered in her eyes, why did you have to see her like this? hearing the soft thud of a closing door, she felt the bed shifted and warm arms wrapping around her. your hot breath in her eyes as you whisper comforting words in her ears. deciding to finally drop her guard down, she clings to you and starts bawling. why did her brother leave her once again?

surprised at your question of your future, mona coughs in her fist as she decides to fulfill your curiosity, also with a promise of giving her mora even though she declined it at first. she let the chart of the astrology signs appear before her and started doing her fortune-telling stuff. seeing her nod as she stares at the constellation of what appears to be yours, you noticed that her face bursted into red. worried for her, you asked her what’s wrong and she could barely put out a coherent word from her mouth. she huffed as she looks away, hiding you from her view via her hat, her mind racing at the image of you settling down with her.

ningguang confronts you one day about your distant behavior with her, her eyes scanning your body, picking up your nervous tics along the way. she tilts her head as she looks at you with expecting eyes, even though her face remains stoic, her eyes are practically pleading for you to tell her what happened, did she do something wrong? sighing at your explanation, she stood up from her chair and made her way to you. pulling you into a chaste kiss, she smiled at you, reassuring you that everything would be okay.

gently waking you up from your nap, the face of a worried noelle appeared after you opened your eyes. smiling gently at you while stating that she finished preparing the soup and medicine and it’s time to eat. she frowned when you told her you don’t want to eat, to which she responded “you won’t get better if you won’t.” deciding the best option is to feed you, she scoop up a spoonful of soup and encourage you softly to open your mouth. her eyes lit up when you complied with her wish. after feeding you and making you drink the medicine, she changed your wet towel on your head and gave it a kiss, hoping to barbatos that you’ll get better soon.

qiqi looks up at you expectantly while raising her arms up, asking for you to carry her. because you can’t physically or mentally decline a sweet child like her, you lifted her up like she wanted and adjusted your hold on her so that she wouldn't fall off. wrapping her arms around you and smiling happily, you continued to traverse liyue harbor while carrying her.

watching you in amusement as you struggled to try to get a kiss from her, rosaria chuckled when even if you were standing on your toes, you still couldn’t reach her. seeing you pout at her, she gave your cheek a pinch while cooing at you. after having a deal with you, a kiss in exchange for a wine in the tavern, she gave you your desired kiss after rolling her eyes at your expecting face.

while looking through her notes, sucrose heard you hum while doing your daily house chores. looking up to peek at where you stood, washing the dishes while swaying slightly and humming a tune. she smiles as her focus soon shifts to listening to you humming instead of focusing on her notes. noticing that the shy girl was looking at you, the said-girl let out a tiny shriek and quickly looked down to her notes. chuckling at her adorable action, you continued to wash the dishes as she went back to her notes.

xiangling blushed profusely at the sight of you holding out a bouquet of flowers with a bag of jueyun chili on your other hand. she covered her face with her hands, incoherent words leaving her mouth as she tried to process what she’s seeing. you must’ve flustered her too much. chuckling at her reaction, you set down the bag and the bouquet at a table and wrapped your arms around her, patting her head to calm her down.

excitedly yet nervously strumming her guitar in front of you, xinyan took a deep breath before starting to strum her guitar for real and began singing her heart out. she hopes you’ll like the song she composed, exclusively for you. the one and only fan she has that endlessly supported her through her rockstar career. she smiles at you brightly as she continues to sing, bobbing her head up and down. this is who she is, and she’s glad she found someone like you.

feeling someone’s disappointing gaze on you, you look up to meet yanfei’s gaze with a frown plastered on her face. drunkenly greeting her, she shakes her head as she exclaimed she’ll be bringing you home now. it was a bit difficult as you kept wanting to wander off but she somehow managed to bring you home in one piece. plopping you down on your couch, she sighs as she mumbles that she became your babysitter and quickly fetches you some water. after some difficult time once again to make you drink water and the ending being successful, she stares at your sleeping face before letting out a sigh once again. why do you keep choosing someone else when she was right here by your side the entire time?

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judas-isariot · 3 years

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Media analysis on : deltarune ch2 - damsell in distress and subversive knight.

Okay, so I need to point this out because I feel this point is being miss a bit and it's too bad, I love it. There is a big sub-theme on Chapter 2 about the idea of knighthood and damsell in distress.

Noelle is portray from the start of chapter 2, to you, has a damsell in distress. She is litterally in distress after an attack then capture by a evil queen, do I need to say more ? This is the reason you start to hunt the queen down in the first place.

However the story change when Noelle start to be independant. Noelle join your team, first just to escape the queen and need to be help with mice puzzle. Then she is a full on member of the team, acting by her own.

But there is 2 kinds of knight in this story :

You (kris) and susie, the good hearted knight who doesn't look so much like knight and the usurper knight, the one who pretend and look like a knight but is nothing of the sort, Berdly.

Let's start with berdly. He believe he is in the service of a good and benevolant queen, he is with Noëlle in the start of the aventure and clearly, treat her like he object destin to be wife. What he see, is a group of 3 not heroic looking being trying to ruin a benevolent future, when Noelle escape, he assume Kris capture and keep her in hostage. Berdly misinterpret what happen. To add to injury:

play has a knight,

believe he is one,

defend the queen and attack whi he deem not worthy (not smart)

even put an amphasis on it with word sentence like "Knight in dark shining armor"

But the catch is, he clearly doesn't act like one and isn't one for those reason:

Berdly clearly doesn't get the queen point sure, but he don't act for the queen interest, he act for his own interest (creating a world only for smart people)

He attack innoncent people who aren't on his side. He attack Kris and Susie cause he don't like them, sure, raisel ? Why raseil ? And beside raisel, he have clearly help to capture and torture/transform other.

He doesn't listen, he never listen, he monologue. Not only kris, but the queen and mostly Noelle.

I am going on Noelle because it's a huge chuck: He don't see Noelle has a person and don't treat her as such. He see noelle has a princess to save, a damsell in distress. He don't like Noelle, he like the idea to have possess a woman and only care about her being "smart" like him. He don't love a woman, he want to "pimp a lady"

On noelle, he doesn't listen to her when she try to avoid a battle, yes, he also attack her, Noelle even acknowledge it "He hit me in the face with a tornado". Bro, who save a princess by breaking her nose !? And I know (I am in your house, i listen to you) some of you will say "it was accidental", it is not ! Berdly way "I am sorry Noelle, It might hurt" he also acknowledge he is going to attack her.

So I get over the point Berdly is a not a knight and a terrible person in general, But who is the knight ? There is 2 options here (depending on the route and opinions) but there is one I prefer to the other.

Kris (you) might be a knight, let's quickly go over some point :

He is the protagonist

He is the second character to have a knight look with berdly

Blue is a "good guy" color theme

He is silent sure, but willing to help

He notice Noelle being kidnap and want to save her too.

He fight against an evil ruler

But in game like Deltarune who subvert expectations, you know it is not the one who interest me. No, the one who his a closet to be a subversive knight representation and you probably didn't notice, it's Susie. First let's see why you didn't notice and why it's subversive:

Susie clothes are one of a bad guy, spike everywhere, dark clothes

Reptilian are more often shown has antagonistic (bowser, snakes in bible, reptile people) she is a Crocodile/aligator Monster.

Look like a butch and queer coded vilain

Use an axe, a weapon mostly used by persecutor

Purple is a bad guy color, in opposition to blue

Rude and mean girl~

However, she is the one of all the character who is shown to have humanity toward Noelle, here is my point:

When Susie notice Noëlle is capture, she is the first to yell and protest her capture. She even run after Noelle a bit when is taken away.

Susie care about Noelle for real.

Susie listen to Noelle, that sound dumb, but Kris, we don't really know. Berdly clearly not.

Susie talk to Noëlle and by talk I mean, in a "conversation" like they exchange. Even when she don't get it (see the roller coaster scene) Susie is clearly lost but she listen and answer.

Susie tell Noelle at the best as she could what happen so Noelle isn't lost and it bring me to my biggest point

Susie threat Noelle has Noelle. She is not a princess to her, neither she is an object to possess or a peon. She is Noelle, she is a person to Susie. We learn Susie never pick on Noelle because Noelle give a pen when she need it and to Susie helping Noelle in the darkworld is a way to thank her back. There is no second though or interest in her behavior. Just helping someone who helped me.

Also She is the only one who save her, in a litteral sense.

I love how Toby fox take trope modernize it and subvert it and I could continue but I already write alot (and maybe I should add screenshot) but I might do a whole part 2 later. Thanks for reading, if you want more analysis and theory, watch my stream, I also might make other theory and analysis on my tumblr about deltarune soon.

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goffilolo · 2 years

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who are your favorite top ten black clover characters and relationships (romantic, platonic)?? talk about them!

Oof, I’m always bad with anything ‘top 10’ related cause I never really categorise characters or ships like that in my head, it’s just whatever strikes my fancy at any given time, based on how funny I find it personally, but let’s give it a go.

10 fave characters and why I like them (in no particular order):

Asta - Not an ounce of book smarts, but he maxed out his people smarts and muscle stats, which is honestly the best possible combo and makes him the ultimate himbo

Liebe - the fact that he presumably developed anti-magic entirely out of spite against lucifero is the single funniest thing in the series. like this bitch had nothing and its precisely because he had fuck all that he could even go into the human world and disrespect lucifero by doing so

Nacht - This bitch went grave robbing and he not only stole his twin brother’s looks, but also morals and I can respect the hustle

Zora - This peasant bitch really went ‘i will teach myself a doctorate in runes and mana theory’ and then did it with sass, love that for him

Noelle - Great character development, my girl went through so much and deserves the world

Finral - Sometimes you just need a pacifist malewife in your life. Also the fuckin Queen of Heart Kingdom aint got a single attack spell and nobody’s saying shit to her

Vanessa - Nothing more cathartic then seeing a character on screen declare to their abusive parent ‘bitch you aint my family’ absolutely iconic, legends only

Nero - My girl really got swindled out of her forbidden romance with a prince by a devil and then fucked him over. nothing but respect for my insomniac queen

Zenon - this guy really went and became a war criminal because he got sad that his crush died at his hands, textbook homo behaviour

Yuno - bit conflicted on that one, cause i dont like what tabata ended up doing with his character, but i do like him at the beginning, and genuinely believe he should’ve been on the same squad as asta

10 ships (in no particular order and based entirely on my preferred dynamic):

Asta x Yuno - just two idiots. yuno’s pining is very obvious to anyone except asta. He probably decided on the whole rivalry thing because he was convinced that asta would never actually be in love with him and needed some way to keep them tied together.

Yami x Nacht - my personal interpretation is that yami was got hitched to morgen when they were like 16 and dumb as all fuck, then morgen died and yami and nacht got married to each other as like an emotional rebound and then nacht fucked off to do his silly little spying in spade. married, but in separation and they got so many issues to work out between them. their current fight against lucifero counts as marriage counseling.

Finral x Vanessa - nothing makes your heart sing like two support mages who have no faith in themselves until some himbo from the countryside comes over and gives them faith in themselves and each other. Finral needs to get over the bullshit with his family and become Vanessa’s malewife and i am willing to fight tabata on it.

Asta x Liebe - as much as the default assumption about them is sibling dynamic due to licita, there is something almost poetic about asta’s entire character being like “if i'm not loved by mana then i can be loved by a devil”, not to mention the ultimate coming together of the two ‘weakest’ individuals from their respective worlds which results in them being the strongest together. also as per silv we count the devil binding bracelets as marriage

Magna x Luck - sometimes you just need two homos fighting it out in the background for the plot to be complete

Julius x Zara - I can’t believe Zora was this close to having the wizard king as his step dad, he was robbed i'm telling you, ROBBED. Purple orcas are not only classist, but also homophobic, more at 6.

Zora x Kirsch - sometimes you just wanna see an upper class bitch be utterly humiliated by some working class fucker and then get a crush about it. What more do you want?

Gauche x Grey - these 2 have great chemistry together, not to mention maybe if Guache learns to develop strong bonds with other people then his parentification induced trauma from living on the streets and looking after his sister will become more manageable. also good opportunity for grey’s development in confidence and acceptance of self

Lucifero x Liebe - an absolute crackship that exists entirely in mine and silv’s DMs, born out of a very specific ‘what if’ crackhead of an AU that I may or may not post on tumblr one day. overall extreme case of enemies to lovers if even that.

Zenon x Allen - sometimes you just gotta pick up a pair of tragic homos that are a direct narrative parallel to our protag and his rival and be like “you know what? they’re pretty neat”

Lol I think that’s everything for now. Again, most of it are crackships and as i'm sure those who follow me for a while are aware i am physically allergic to serious fandom content. My preferred fandom experience is ‘crack’ with occasional ‘crack treated seriously’ to mix things up.

#black clover #asks answered

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suganovakawa · 3 years

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do you happen to take requests? if so, may i- hcs abt playing and simping on genshin impact with kenma, kuroo, oikawa and bokuto-? you can lessen the cast if you want^^ thank you for the time! i love your blog 💖

GENSHIN IMPACT HERE I COME

genshin impact frenzy!

— kenma, kuroo, oikawa, and bokuto play genshin impact with you!

gen masterlist

taglist ( open! ) —

a/n — this game has taken literally so much of my time, it was only meant to be that i fulfill this request—also bokuto’s has minor spoilers to venti’s story quest! it’s pretty vague but it’s still there

kenma kozume.

✧｡ this guy can take on literally everyone with just the standard team

✧｡ and he does—he sees no point in wishing for people when he’s already got a decent team given to him for free

✧｡ you’ve literally fought with him so many times because he forgets that wishing is a thing and finds it strange that you are willing to spend your life savings on a single five star character

✧｡ he will only wish on the standard banner, since that’s where you can get constellations for the standard team

✧｡ somehow he’s collected so many constellations for kaeya and amber, it’s unreal

✧｡ you’ve debated on sending a complaint to mihoyo because kenma can’t send any of his primogems to you

✧｡ he’s currently AR 50 and still has the beginner’s banner untouched aside from noelle

✧｡ “kenma, would it kill you to wish on a banner once? just one ten wish summon. one time.”

✧｡ “but i already have my team up to level 90, why should i put in the effort to grind for anything else?”

✧｡ “because the other characters look nice?”

✧｡ “okay, and?”

✧｡ there’s no winning against him

✧｡ you ain’t ever catching him simp

✧｡ you almost caught him eyeing kaeya’s new idle animation but to no avail </3

✧｡ timeskip kenma streams on twitch, where even some of his viewers are completely distraught that he never wishes on the banners

✧｡ on multiple occasions he’s held events where he gives you money for primogems, and just streams you wishing for the characters instead of him

✧｡ he’d never admit it out loud, but his heart flutters when he sees the excited look on your face as you pull a five star character

tetsurou kuroo.

✧｡ for shits and giggles he probably decided to choose lumine instead of aether

✧｡ when he realized that he liked aether’s design more than hers, he just stopped using her entirely

✧｡ if he hadn’t gotten all the way to AR 30 before this realization, he probably would’ve started over with a new account just to choose aether instead

✧｡ he doesn’t play this game religiously, but he is far from a f2p guy

✧｡ will shamelessly simp with you if he deems the character simp worthy—if not he’ll just watch you simp and then simp over his own characters

✧｡ he almost lost his mind over albedo and had a heart attack when he ended up pulling a weapon instead

✧｡ don’t even get me started when he laid eyes on ganyu

✧｡ if you can’t get a five star character you want, he’ll purposely spend money so that he gets them before you and rub it in your face

✧｡ that’s what he did for zhongli

✧｡ “WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU GOT ZHONGLI?”

✧｡ “i mean, he’s right here. look! isn’t he so sexy? he would be a great addition to my team. you enjoy having jean though! i’ve heard she’s a great healer.”

✧｡ “tetsurou, i am going to murder you.”

✧｡ “no you won’t.”

✧｡ “i won’t. i just won’t help you with domains anymore.”

✧｡ “okay okay wait this can be discussed—”

✧｡ he hates grinding and will continuously hold if off until he physically can’t defeat any of the ascension material bosses

✧｡ however, he completes ascension quests the moment he can—it’s just his luck that he has to deal with the consequences when he has to deal with mobs with his severely under leveled team

✧｡ both of you raced to get to AR 40 first, and you won since you were actually smart enough to level up your characters long before he did

✧｡ you two like completing domains together rather than doing it online or alone

✧｡ genshin is more of a leisure pastime for kuroo, but he finds himself playing it more and more with each passing day

tooru oikawa.

✧｡ surprisingly? he’s much better at genshin than what you were originally expecting

✧｡ it’s probably because he has enough patience to grind for all of the materials SDJKFJKSDF

✧｡ but because he prioritizes volleyball a lot more, he’s only at AR 36 while you’re on your way to AR 47

✧｡ he takes it upon himself to compare himself to childe, and you just have to go with it because tooru will not take no for an answer

✧｡ just to spite you he goes around saying “hey girlie” every now and then

✧｡ he’ll come up behind you quietly and whisper in your ear, causing you to jump at the sound of his voice

✧｡ “hey girlie, hold still.”

✧｡ “TOORU COULD YOU NOT—”

✧｡ “c’mon, you know you you like it.”

✧｡ “maybe if you dressed up into childe’s foul legacy transformation, i would be persuaded.”

✧｡ “SAY NO MORE”

✧｡ simps for both mona and diluc lowk

✧｡ i just know he purposely chooses the suggestive and flirty choices every chance he gets

✧｡ he had a field day with ying’er (that perfume lady idk)

✧｡ he hates spiral abyss with every fiber of his being and refuses to do anything more after he got xiangling

✧｡ he likes flaunting his five stars to random people he plays with in domains just for the fun of it

✧｡ his favorites to flaunt are childe and xiao (he was originally wanting ganyu but her banner expired before he could pull her so he just wasted the rest of his pity and got xiao instead)

✧｡ idk why but i get the sense that he’s eagerly waiting for an announcement that scaramouche will be a playable character

✧｡ he will give you money for genshin if you ask nicely

✧｡ if you ask nicely and you give him something in return

✧｡ but all in all, he does genuinely enjoy the game

koutarou bokuto.

✧｡ kou will either forget to play it for months or you’ll have to pry it from his hands after being locked away in his room for at least a week

✧｡ his favorite five star to use would probably be klee, just because of all the explosions she sets off

✧｡ definitely simps for ningguang and albedo, but will see to it that he proves himself better than any of the guys you simp for

✧｡ he loves using fischl so that he can use oz

✧｡ he doesn’t take the game very seriously but still manages to reach AR 40, even though he has no idea how builds work

✧｡ he has no desire to learn either, he’s just enjoying himself and exploring the world

✧｡ he gets carried away with exploring the world that he found both all of the anemoculus and the geoculus before AR 40

✧｡ goes into emo mode when he doesn’t pull the character he wants

✧｡ the story quests make him sad when he does them, especially venti’s

✧｡ he regretted not having venti after he finished that story quest and just watched the story with venti and his old friend over and over again to mourn

✧｡ and he checks up on stanley every time he sees him anywhere, usually in front of mondstadt at night

✧｡ “i promise you that i will never leave you or let any harm come to you, y/n”

✧｡ “kou, that’s sweet of you—”

✧｡ “i mean it! i would rather die than put you in harm’s way”

✧｡ you have to comfort him repeatedly and eventually gets over it

✧｡ but now he’s saving up for venti’s rerun and has not been deterred or tempted for anyone else, mans is almost at 10k primogems for this guy

✧｡ mihoyo pls give bokuto a venti rerun

✧｡ it’s safe to say that venti slowly becomes bokuto’s favorite character

✧｡ you should watch out before kou becomes too emotionally attached to every character

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nofrndofmine · 3 years

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OK SO

None of the main four in Butterfly Soup are neurotypical and there’s like? A lot of evidence to support it?

(I have ADHD and I am mostly just pointing out things about them I see in myself, I’m aware Brianna has said she didn’t write them this way but there is so much evidence you simply cannot convince me otherwise you cannot)

Starting with Diya, I believe she’s autistic and has ADHD

Brianna has said she doesn’t like to wear anything that isn’t comfortable and she wears gloves more often than not which makes me think she has sensory issues

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(This is from the art book, if you’re wondering)

In most of her sprites she’s looking to the side which makes me think she has problems with making eye contact

The way Brianna describes her relationship with her parents sounds like RSD to me (the whole “people actually talk to their parents for fun” and “every time I talk to them it just turns into a lecture” things)

Brianna’s also said she falls asleep studying a lot. As someone with ADHD, I tend to stay up extremely late trying to do homework as my executive dysfunction doesn’t allow me to do it at like. Regular times so this makes me believe she also has executive dysfunction and often has to stay up late doing homework/studying

Diya has a hard time conveying certain emotions and will go non-verbal or play dead instead of doing so. There is no neurotypical explanation for that there simply isn’t man idk

Also!!! Special interest in animals!!! You cannot convince me otherwise

And sidenote, while I do hc her as being autistic and having ADHD, it is important to note that she has social anxiety which is mostly caused by her being HoH and that that’s a big reason she is the way she is. I feel it’s really important not to ignore that fact about her when discussing this

Secondly, I think Noelle is autistic

She often gets upset with people touching her which I know is like, canonically her being her but I think she has sensory issues personally. I’m also going to point out she’s a picky eater. I know that that doesn’t have to mean you have sensory issues but if she eats like, exclusively plain food and rejects anything too sugary or salty it just seems like sensory issues to me, like combined with everything else

The way Brianna has described her relationship with math and science feels like a special interest to me, she acts like she talks about it a lot because she thinks she sounds smart but actually she just. Really likes talking about math and science

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Her social skills in general are just not very good and the fact that her only friend was Diya for literally a decade before becoming friends with Min and Akarsha doesn’t help either. The way she responds to Akarsha’s jokes makes me believe she doesn’t understand sarcasm very well (and god me too). I also overreact to jokes as I just don’t understand it most of the time which to me seems like what she does

Min has ADHD and the fact that it’s not canon is so confusing like what ❤️

I feel like Min is so used to failure and getting berated for being a bad student/kid that she closes herself off and just puts on this persona of being a delinquent, but she doesn’t really want to be that, not really. The way she acts with Diya, Jun, and Akarsha leads me to believe otherwise. Brianna has said she’s “a bro at heart” if you’re nice to her and people... aren’t. She isn’t used to people being immediately nice to her so she acts mean to make people steer clear of her, she puts on this persona so that people already know what to expect of her before they even talk to her (Brianna has said she dresses the way she does on purpose, to intimidate people). She doesn’t want to get hurt by people not liking the way she really is so she makes it really obvious as to not get rejected. This is all just a long-winded way of me saying she has RSD. Plus the fact that Min “feels like Jun is betraying her” when he sides with their parents instead of her? The way she got extremely defensive when Noelle was berating her for failing her math test? The scene where she tries to denounce her and Noelle’s rivalry and Noelle immediately turns her down and Min gets all defensive and takes it back? Yeah

As someone with ADHD, I get like. Angry, like really angry. I know Min gets angry because of the way she was raised but I think she does because of her ADHD as well, she really just... can’t help it. You know that scene where her, Hayden, and Jun are at McDonalds after Min threw her and Jun’s GameBoy out the car and then Hayden asks her “why are you so angry all the time?... Just like, calm down. Try not getting angry” And she gets defensive and says “I AM trying” And after he keeps insisting she was in the wrong she kinda like, shuts down because he just Doesn’t Get It? Yeah

I also feel her defiance to doing school work stems from executive dysfunction, she just doesn’t Know that and just really Can’t do homework, she Can’t study. No one in her life really Gets it (but I like to think that changes when she finds Diya again and becomes friends with Akarsha)

Also! I am most likely over analyzing this (which I am with all of this but shhh) but I have reason to believe she had a hyperfixation on cars as a kid. Her whole thing with Hot Wheels and her comment about “driving you around in my Corvette” to Diya at their dog park date as kids, it just feels like a hyperfixation to me

And then Brianna has also said Min Tried learning guitar but “didn’t have the patience for it” which is extremely relatable. Not being able to learn how to play instruments because it’s just So Much work and memorization is a big problem for me because of my ADHD and just. Yes. She has ADHD ok

She’s very hyperactive in general, there’s a scene where she’s bouncing her leg up and down and Noelle tells her to stop. That’s ADHD man it just. Is man

And finally, Akarsha has ADHD as well and the fact that it isn’t canon confuses me!!!

The way Brianna describes the way she feels about her parents SCREAMS RSD to me. How heavily it weighs on her that her parents have these extremely high expectations of her and expect her to be something she isn’t? She sees it as an attack and shuts down when faced with any questions about her future (ie the auditorium scene)

I feel like her situation is similar to Min’s in which she puts on a class-clown, jokey persona so people can’t be mad at who she Really is. And she doesn’t joke around when it comes to serious things like when Noelle was sick to the point of nearly fainting and Diya coming out, she is just making jokes so people don’t take her as seriously as her parents. It’s RSD it just. Is

There’s also the thing with her overthinking (again auditorium scene). If this isn’t a burnout gifted kid I don’t know what is

Then there’s the thing where she cheats on tests which makes me think she has executive dysfunction and can’t study but she still wants to pass

And she 1000000% gets hyperfixations!! Mostly on anime and video games and stuff, Ace Attorney would likely be a big one

She’s also very hyperactive, if this isn’t two kids with ADHD idk what is

And that’s it!! There is most likely things I’m missing but this is the majority of everything I wanted to point out. Again I’m mostly just pointing out things I see in myself. These are simply the most neurodivergent kids I have EVER seen and the fact that it’s not canon is really crazy to me???

#sidenote I also headcanon jun as having OCD though I have zero evidence #and Hayden is canonically nd! he’s dyslexic #I tried to tread lightly with the way I worded certain things but PLEASE tell me if any of this comes off as insensitive or rude #gaymerluz #mothicalspoken #thank you two for sending in the asks I appreciate it sm :D #butterfly soup #butterflysoup #if you follow me on twitter you may have already seen my old thread about this but I have revisions/more evidence so that’s what this is #nico speaks sometimes

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restlessfandoming · 3 years

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“the president and the troublemaker” (part 5) (chilumi fic)

“Lumine is the student council president and Childe is the school’s number one troublemaker. They cross paths more than they’d like. Especially when Childe finds out Lumine’s big secret. Highschool AU à la Kaichou wa Maid-sama.”

[part 1] [part 2] [part 3] [part 4]

hey all so sorry for the delay—i was playing through dragonspine and got busy with the holiday season too ;__;

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the president and the troublemaker (part 5)

“You sure you got proper training?” Childe asked Lumine as he circled her, noting her various fighting forms.

“I got training,” Lumine said, her muscles feeling shaky after holding her form for so long. “Proper might be stretching it.”

Childe raised a brow, and Lumine sighed, relaxing her body. “Classes are expensive,” she explained. “Even if I wanted proper training, I wouldn’t have been able to pay for it.”

“Well, I guess it’s a good thing I’m teaching you for free,” Childe said. “Out of the goodness of my heart.”

“Thank you, O Kind One,” Lumine said sarcastically. “Proper training didn’t even matter in Kaeya’s arena. It was kind of just like a free for all.”

“That won’t pass here. The fighters here aren’t just some thugs off the streets; these people have had that proper training, and are going to quickly outclass you if you don’t get that training in as well.”

“I thought you and Kaeya both said I was good at this?”

“Talent is one thing, but it will only get you so far. You’ve still got to train and hone your skills if you ever want to progress further and better yourself.”

“You sound so wise.” Lumine tilted her head. “If only you could do this at school too, you’d stop causing so much trouble for me and my student council.”

Childe shrugged, a smirk on his lips. “Where’s the fun in that?”

She rolled her eyes. “Alright, c’mon. This is the only time where I have to listen to you, so let’s get it over with.”

With enthusiasm, he walked her through various forms of punches and kicks—foot placements, weight distribution, where to send her strength—and soon enough Lumine was sprawled on the soft gym floor, all of her muscles aching and sweat pooling on her skin. Childe sat a few feet away from her, stretching.

“You’re not even breaking a sweat,” Lumine said between gasps of breath.

He smiled. “Been doing this a long time.”

She sighed. “I can’t wait for my first fight next week.”

“You’re not nervous at all?”

“Of course not,” Lumine answered with a scoff. “I’ve been waiting for that paycheck for a while now.”

“How interesting,” Childe said looking around the gym. “Your little Vice President brother not here today?”

“No, he’s covering some student council work for me while I’m here,” she replied.

“Oh? Finally delegating your work instead of doing it all yourself?”

“Yup. If there’s anyone I trust to do the work as competently as me, it’s Aether.”

“You two are really close, then.”

“He’s my twin,” Lumine said. She glanced at Childe who in turn was looking out one of the large windows. She realized she knew nothing about him—except that he liked to stir up trouble wherever he went. “Do you have any siblings?”

A small smile. “I do. Too many, in fact.” He held up his hand. “Five siblings.”

“Oh god.” Lumine grimaced. “There’s five of you running around out there?”

He laughed. “C’mon, Pres. I’m not that bad once you get to know me, right?”

“I don’t know you.”

“You wound me,” he teased. There was a slight pause. Then, “Two older siblings: one brother, one sister. Then three younger ones: two brothers and one sister.” He started counting them off on his hands. “Alexei, Misha, Anthon, Tonia, Teucer.”

“So you’re the middle child,” Lumine noted. “Is that why you do all this? For attention?”

“Nope,” he replied, shaking his head. “Haven’t I told you already? This is all for fun.”

“Fun,” she muttered. She was doing what she had to for her family; would it be so horrible to enjoy it along the way? Childe seemed perfectly happy where he was. Could she ever be the same way? How does he do it?

“Trying to figure me out, Pres?” Childe smirked. “I’m flattered.”

She looked at him, at his glinting blue eyes, and rugged orange hair—scars running up and down his arms and legs.

Don’t get too involved with him. Aether’s words rang out in her mind.

“Absolutely not,” she said, quickly getting up off the floor. “Well, I think we should call it a day. Thanks for the training today.”

As she was leaving the gym, she couldn’t help but feel like she was disappointing Aether somehow.

But it was natural right? Childe was going to be coaching her for the foreseeable future, and they were bound to get closer. It didn’t mean she was going to become involved with whatever delinquent activities he was doing. She was just learning from him.

She clenched her fist. Just...learning....

* * *

The student council room was abuzz as the members rushed around, finishing their end-of-month reports: budgets, expenses, cataloguing—anything and everything that needed to be tracked.

Soon enough, the room was flooded with the orange hues of the sunset, and the council treasurer, a soft-spoken student named Noelle, timidly walked up to Lumine’s desk.

“Madame President?” she asked. “Some of the members were wondering if we could go home soon?”

Lumine blinked. “Is all your work done?”

“Ah, n-no,” Noelle responded. She clasped her two hands together. “W-we just wanted to get home before it got too dark.”

Amber came up beside Noelle, a worried expression on her face. “Yes, there have been reports of some creeps targeting high school girls and assaulting them at night.” She pursed her lips. “I know there’s still a lot of work to be done, but I think it’s safest if all of us leave earlier than usual.”

Bennett stood up, thumb pointing to his chest. “No worries! Me and Xiao will do our best to protect you ladies! Right, Xiao?”

The council historian, Xiao, glanced up from his own paperwork. “Yes,” he agreed simply in his usual monotonous voice.

“Hey, where’s Aether anyways?” Bennett asked Lumine.

“He got called into work right after school today,” she told him. She looked at Amber and Noelle. “I agree, it would probably be safest if we all leave now.” Then, she pursed her lips. “But, like you said, there still is a lot of work to be done, and the deadline is the day after tomorrow…”

“We can try finishing it all tomorrow then!” Amber suggested enthusiastically.

Lumine shook her head. “It’s too much, even if we tried finishing it all tomorrow.” She stood up. “Okay, everyone is dismissed. I will stay behind and complete some things to make sure we can finish by tomorrow.”

“B-but, Madame President! What about you?” Noelle protested.

“Don’t worry about me. My priority as your President is to make sure you all are taken care of.” Lumine gave them a small smile. “If I can’t protect you guys, and step up when you all need me, what kind of President would I be?”

“I’ll stay behind to protect you!” Bennett offered.

Lumine laughed. “Thank you, Bennett, really. But I need you and Xiao to make sure these ladies get home safe, okay?”

Her council was all looking at her, expressions worn with worry.

“I promise you, I will be okay.” Lumine walked to the door, gesturing out of it. “Now please: your President is ordering you all to go home.”

After much reluctance, all the student council members were on their way: Bennett walking Amber home and Xiao walking Noelle home.

Eventually, as the sky turned darker and darker, Lumine finished up enough work to ensure that her council could finish by their deadline.

She walked through the school gates as the last of the sunlight was dipping below the horizon, and a little inkling of worry bubbled in her gut.

She shook her head. I’ll be fine, she thought, shaking out her hands to loosen them up—just in case she needed to throw out a few punches later.

Walking a bit further, she mentally ran through all the forms Childe had taught her yesterday. For this kick, I need my right foot forward, then my arms need to be—

A hand clamped over her mouth from behind.

An arm wrapped around her waist, trapping her own arms to her sides.

Shit! Is this the attacker they were talking about earlier?!

She clenched her jaw. I’ll stop you right now, you creep!

Lumine brought her foot up, and slammed down on her attacker’s foot with all her force. They stumbled a bit, loosening their grip on her, which gave her the perfect opportunity to break out of their grasp, elbowing them in the gut. She heard them fall on the ground behind her. She spun around, raising her fists, ready to strike—

“Childe?”

The tall ginger let out a sheepish laugh while holding his side.

“What the hell are you doing?!” Lumine blurted.

He slowly stood. “Playing stalker, I guess.” He rubbed his side. “God, your elbow is strong.”

She clenched her fists. “Anyone else would report you to the cops right away.”

“You need to be more aware of your surroundings,” Childe said, ignoring her comments. “Haven’t you heard the news recently?”

Lumine threw him a glare. “I have heard about it. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say that attacker is you.”

“Just keeping you on your toes, Pres.” He smiled, but something about it was...off. A little more strained than usual.

“A simple warning would have been fine,” Lumine said. “I could have seriously injured you.”

“Ah, but you didn’t,” he retorted. “If I was actually the attacker, you would have been knocked out by now.” He stuffed his hands into his pockets. “Let me walk you home.”

Lumine gripped the strap of her school bag, walking away. “No thank you. Especially not after what you just did.”

“Lumine, wait—”

She stopped in place. He hadn’t ever said her name before, she realized, and her heart fluttered at how it sounded coming from him. Too close for comfort.

“Don’t you dare follow me,” she said through gritted teeth, continuing to walk home.

After a bit, she glanced back, and Childe was still standing there, hands in his pockets, looking back behind at the school.

Lumine trusted her brother more than anyone in the world. She knew he wanted the best for her, and she knew the best thing would be to do what Aether said: don’t get involved with Childe.

Then...why did it hurt to push him away?

* * *

The next day, the student council was again in a hurry to get their work done on time, before the sun set. After stacking piles upon piles of papers on Lumine’s desk, the council collectively let out a sigh when the last stack was put down.

“Aether isn’t here again?” Xiao asked.

“Someone at his store quit suddenly, so he’s been called in to cover their shifts for now,” Lumine explained. “He sends his apologies.”

“Well, let’s get out of here quickly,” Amber said.

Soon the council was walking through the hallways, towards the entrance, ready to part ways.

“Amber and I have to rush to the store before they close,” Bennett said, him and Amber already running down the halls. “We gotta get some supplies for our Outdoors Club!”

“Bye! Thank you for your work!” Lumine called after them. She turned to Noelle and Xiao. “Are you good to walk Noelle home, Xiao?”

Xiao nodded. “What about you, Madame President?”

“Hey, I survived last night,” she said. “I’ll survive tonight as well. Plus, I have to help lock up anyways.”

The boy frowned slightly. “If you insist.”

“I do insist,” Lumine said quickly. “Thank you both for your work also. Get home safe, okay?”

“Thank you, Madame President,” Noelle responded softly.

Xiao and Noelle walked away, and Lumine started to make her way around the school, locking up all the entrances. She had been such a stellar president that all the administration trusted her with this task if she and her council had to stay late into the evening.

As she locked the last entrance, she heard footsteps behind her.

She turned quickly, eyes scanning the entire hallway.

But there was nothing there. The hall was empty, and it was silent.

She let out an exasperated sigh. Maybe she was overworking herself again and her brain was playing tricks on her. She made her way towards the front gates.

BZZZT!

The lights above her flickered then went out, plunging her into darkness.

What?

“Don’t move,” a voice said behind her.

“If you listen to us, we won’t hurt you,” a second voice added.

Something plastic pressed into her back, and she recognized it as a taser. Then, someone started to wrap her arms in duct tape. They put a piece of tape across her mouth.

They walked around her, looking down at her. One of the men was short and stocky, wearing glasses, while the other man was tall and thin, glassesless.

“We’ve been watching you for a while, Lumine,” Glasses said. “And we’ve really gotten to know you. We know you’re such a good student council president.”

“Yes, so diligent and selfless,” No Glasses added. “Just relax, okay? We’ll show you a good time as your reward.”

As they rambled, Lumine’s mind ran through all the possibilities of how to absolutely pummel them.

The only thing stopping her was the taser, currently in Glasses’ hand; she couldn’t be hit by that, otherwise she was done for.

She knew what to do. Now to just wait for the right moment.

* * *

She’s taking longer than usual, Childe thought, leaning against the wall of the school building. A while had passed since he had seen the rest of her student council leave, which meant she was all alone now.

Sure, she was going to be mad at him for coming here again, but he needed to. His thoughts wouldn’t settle unless he saw her get home safe.

He knew she was more than capable on her own. She wasn’t weak.

But she was human. And there are some bad people in the world, ready to do anything to hurt you, Lumine.

He sighed, starting to walk away. Maybe she already left and I just missed it…

“Lumine.”

Childe froze. His head snapped to the door, eyes wide. He had barely heard it, but someone had said her name. Inside the school.

He didn’t move a muscle, straining to hear more.

“...so diligent…” another voice spoke.

Two. There were two attackers.

Feeling the muscles in his body ignite, Childe quickly moved to the nearest window.

An icy dagger ripped into his heart.

Kneeling on the ground was Lumine, her arms bound, her mouth sealed, and two men were standing before her, one wielding a taser. The two men started walking towards her.

Childe’s face twitched, like he was subconsciously suppressing a snarl.

He stepped back, winding his body up, ready to kick through the window and go flying in.

Just as his foot shattered the glass, Lumine stood up, ripping through her bindings.

…

Huh?

* * *

Glasses and his friend started walking towards her, practically drooling.

Now!

Lumine stood up, pulling her arms apart, and breaking through the duct tape bindings. She ripped the duct tape off her mouth.

“You know me?” Lumine shouted as the two men watched her with wide eyes. “You don’t know a single thing about me.”

Using their shock to her advantage, she kicked the taser out of Glasses’ hand, then grabbed him by his collar, easily throwing him over her shoulder. She turned her attention to No Glasses, who was still frozen in shock. She easily swung her fist at his face, and he passed out on the floor next to Glasses.

Standing over their bodies, breathing heavily, a loud burst of laughter sounded behind her. Leaping back, ready to strike another attacker, she stopped when she saw who it was.

“Childe?!” she cried between heavy breaths.

Childe continued laughing hysterically, then wiped at the corners of his eyes. “Just...wow,” he managed to get out.

Lumine looked past him. Her jaw dropped. “Th-the window!”

Childe blinked, then looked behind him. “Oh. About that…”

* * *

After giving their reports to the police, Childe and Lumine stood side by side as the police car drove away, the two perpetrators locked away in the back of the cruiser.

“You’re really going to pay for the window?” Lumine asked, breaking the silence.

“Of course. I broke it.”

“It’s going to be expensive.”

He shrugged. “A small price to pay.”

Lumine bit her lip.

He came to my rescue. Again. She looked at the shattered glass on the floor. He was really ready to save me.

All she had done was push him away. And yet, here he was, by her side, coming to her rescue again.

“Thank you,” Lumine said softly.

Childe looked at her, his eyes slightly widened. Then a smile, just as soft. “Anytime.”

She returned the smile, and it felt okay. It felt right.

Maybe Aether was wrong. Afterall, he wasn’t the one spending time with Childe and learning more about him. How Childe could be caring and selfless and so patient with her.

Yes. Aether, I think…

...I think you may be wrong about Childe.

* * *

[part 6]

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shadowyshinedust · 2 years

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Soulmates AU

what it is and what it will include

this post is about the potential trigger/content warnings my Soulmates AU could have

if the below mentioned subjects trigger you please do not engage with my Soulmates AU post and take care of yourself - ̗̀(๑ᵔ⌔ᵔ๑)

As the name suggests this will be about soulmates, specifically romantic ones so this is a very shippy AU the main ships that will be included in here are

krilsei (Kris x Ralsei)

suselle (Susie x Noelle)

(more ships may be added)

Other minor/background ships/pairings will be

King x Rouxls

Seam x Jevil

Spamton x Pink Addison

Spamton x Swatch

(more pairings may be added)

Trigger/Content Warnings

-Death (mostly implied)

-graphic gore/death (mostly implied)

-failed relationships (no abusive relationships)

-breakdowns

-drinking and smoking (not underage)

-unsettling imagery

Those are all the tw/cws I can think on top of my head, I will be sure to include the more specific tw/cw on each post if there be any

Although this AU may sound dark I promise to make it as wholesome and fluffy as possible (also you may be wondering why an au about soulmates have so many disturbing contents in it)

The basic plot

Ralsei is an individual who can see everyone's soulmate "strings", the "strings" can be 4 different types

a basic string (the bond between the two can be easily broken)

a rope (the bond between the two is harder to break)

a chain (the bond between the two is unbreakable)

and a fourth rare one, wires (unknown)

he can also see where the "strings" are located, soulmate strings can be located on anywhere on the body, either just loosely wrapped around or covering the entire area

the "strings" are located on that individual's death mark, a body part that will cause the individuals death (i.e, someone who will die of a heart attack or heart problems will have their soulmate "string"wrapped around their heart)

also there can be multiple or no "strings" on an individual, (because of aromantic and polyamorous people)

spamton is an example of an individual with multiple "strings", one around his legs and the other coming from his eyes

that is all, if you have any questions regarding the au, or questions to ask of the characters from this AU please send me an ask

thank you for reading and have a lovely day

#deltarune

#deltaruneau

#deltaruneshipping

#deltaruneships

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anntoldst0ries · 3 years

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Everything else is just the weather

Book: Open Heart Pairing: Dr Ethan Ramsey x F!MC (Dr Noelle Valentine) Word Count: ~5.3k (I sinned!) Summary: Ethan takes Elle out on their “first” date. Category: Fluff Warnings: None

A/N: It has literally taken me ages to finish this fic. To the point that I couldn’t look at it anymore, but here it is. I had it in mind for a really long time and now that OH is back, I feel like I’m ready to show it to the world. As always thank you for your support and I hope you like it!

This fic is part 2 of birthday present for my friend, part 1 is the fan art which you can see here. Once you read the fic, the fan art makes more sense :)

This is my submission for CFWC Silly Love Stories, Day 12: Date night.

Loud knocks resonated throughout the room.

"Come in!"

"Good morning, Mrs. Peterson.”

“Good morning, Dr Valentine. I think you are the only doctor in this hospital with some sort of manners, everyone else just waltzes in here as if it was a damn barn!”

“Hospital or no hospital, everyone has their right to privacy.”

“Thank you, child. Once again, please call me Faye."

"Alright Faye, but only if you call me Elle.” She smiled sweetly, and the whole room seemed to be suddenly lit by a thousand suns.

“How are you feeling? Are the meds making a difference?"

"They are. I am ready to be discharged today.”

"Not so fast. I am not ready to say goodbye to you yet."

“Why would you possibly like to be lumbered with an old nuisance like me for even a second longer than necessary?”

Elle just laughed and shook her head. The ‘nuisance’, as the elderly lady so lovingly put it, was exactly what she loved about her job. She loved spending time with her patients, she loved their stories and their worldly wisdom. It made her sad to see how many of them thought they didn’t matter or considered themselves and their lives boring. To her, they were anything but.

Many of Edenbrook’s staff members kept asking themselves: what is it about her? She was a great doctor, no two ways about it, and she was a genuinely nice person. But what was the source of power she had over people? If she woke up one day and decided to start a rebellion, patients would have most certainly followed her, even if it meant they’d be leaving the premises of the hospital with naked butts or trailing their IVs behind them. Doctors, nurses, administration, cleaners and security would follow shortly. She only had to say a word.

And how on Earth was she capable of turning Dr Ramsey, the grizzly bear of Edenbrook, into a benign teddy bear with as little as one look? It was beyond everyone’s apprehension.

Had they spent more time actually observing her, rather than gossiping in the corners, the answer would have unveiled in front of them within minutes.

It was very simple.

Noelle was truly curious about people. She genuinely liked them and was determined to get to know their story, for it helped her diagnose them faster and also satiated the young doctor’s hunger for knowledge.

Patients never felt like “curious cases” or “numbers” in her presence. They were… themselves - people with hopes, dreams, fears, pet peeves and odd habits. They were human.

So little and yet so much.

Those never touched by serious illnesses often failed to understand that sickness strips you of your dignity and becomes your identity. Your true self becomes covered by this weird, annoying sticker that wouldn’t come off no matter how hard you tried to remove it.

But this young woman, despite the nature of her profession, somehow managed to notice what was hiding beneath this misleading layer.

Had all these gossipers spoken to her patients, that’s exactly what they would have heard.

"What's happening today?" The older lady asked with a flick of curiosity in her wrinkle-haloed eyes.

"What do you mean, Faye?" The young doctor sounded genuinely baffled by the out-of-the-blue question.

"Well, I am no diagnostician, but I believe I am rather observant and you radiate with happiness. Something special is happening today, am I right?"

"Yeah, you are right." Elle blushed like a teenager caught in a lie. "My boyfriend is taking me on a surprise date today, but he won’t say a word about it, so I'm super excited to find out what he planned for us. He usually isn't one for romantic gestures, so the secrecy is killing me."

"Do you think he's gonna pop the big question?" Faye’s eyes lit up with excitement.

"No, we're not there...yet." Elle faked a smile, but a tone of doubt and sadness coloured her voice. They probably never will be, those things weren’t in the cards for Ethan, as he already stressed once.

But once was enough and she didn’t dare mention the subject again.

"Well, I'm pretty sure he's got some big guns in store, I would if I had a lady like you." - a male patient lying in the bed adjacent to Elle’s patient added smiling flirtatiously.

"Jerry, you were supposed to focus on getting better, not stealing my girlfriend." They all jumped when a deep baritone echoed throughout the room, hitting present company like a wrecking ball. She must have left the door ajar or Ethan could penetrate the walls soundlessly, because no one heard him coming.

Exactly how long has he been standing there for and how much did he hear?

"Dr. Ramsey, flirting makes your blood flow faster. Isn't it the very definition of life itself?” Jerry’s tone was brisk and lively.

"Well, it definitely isn't the definition of recovery after a heart attack." Ethan used his authoritative doctor’s voice but knew this wasn't a battle he was going to win. Jerry had something he didn't: a couple more decades of life experience under his belt and even the best medical school in the country couldn’t compete with this.

"Besides, Dr. Ramsey, I don't think that the beautiful Dr. Valentine here fancies old farts like me."

"That's where you are wrong, Jerry, looks like this is exactly the type I fancy." The two women laughed, however Ethan was far from amused. "Dr. Ramsey is 10 years older than me."

"10 years? What is 10 years in these times? Nothing. When I was getting married 40 years ago, it was something. But today? Look at all them playboys with girls younger than my granddaughter. 10 years is actually a very healthy difference. Men are immature and slower with growing up emotionally. So I'd say you've caught up, Dr. Ramsey, and the two of you are emotional peers now.”

“Thank you for the fascinating lesson in human psychology, Jerry. To think I’ve wasted all this time and money on medical school and no one taught me this.”

“Dr. Ramsey, it’s because schools and useful knowledge are mutually exclusive.”

Elle and Faye were on the verge of bursting out in laughter, but managed to keep their composure and used the non-verbal communication of exchanging glances instead.

Once they made sure their patients had everything they need, Ethan and Elle wished them a good day and promised to stop by in 2 days, as the following day was their day off.

The moment the door closed behind them, Ethan crossed his arms on his chest.

"I lose you from my sight for one second and this happens. 5 more minutes with Jerry and I'd be single again."

"At least no one wants to poke your eyes out for being with me."

"And someone wants to poke yours?"

"Where do I start... nurses, who had a crush on you long before I even set foot in Edenbrook? Female interns? Anyone, who has a pair of functioning eyes and ever looked at you?"

She was adorable when she was doing this, her whole body overtaken by excitement and her hands waving. When she was talking about something really important to her she wasn't just conversing with her mouth, she was doing it with her whole body.

Suddenly, his pager painfully reminded Ethan that this was neither the place nor the time to lose himself in adoration.

"I need to go, I'm completely swamped today and I have my favourite cherry-on-top board meeting. In case I don't see you for the rest of your shift - I’ll pick you up at 7."

He was gone before she was able to form a response. Was it just her or was Dr Ramsey weirdly… nervous?

* * * * * * * *

At 7pm sharp, Ethan Ramsey curled his palm in a fist and gently knocked. The door opened in an instant, as if someone knew he'd been standing there for the past few minutes.

"Ethan! I mean Dr. Ramsey...please come in!" Sienna squeaked with nervous excitement as she let him in.

"Outside of Edenbrook Ethan is just fine, Sienna. If you don't mind me calling you by your first name, of course."

"Mm..mme? No, yes, I mean... Elle is on the balcony." She tried to hide her embarrassment and motioned towards the tall windows surrounding the living room. Some time ago, he would have been oddly proud to have such an intimidating effect on people - nowadays, more than anything, he was amused. Has he really changed so much?

The answer to his question was leaning against the railing, glass of wine in her hand. Gauzy, flowery dress enveloped her frame and tanned skin.

For Ethan, it was as clear as crystal: summer had the face and scent of Noelle Valentine.

Long before she started leaving her toothbrush in his apartment and sleeping in his old JH t-shirts, Ethan noticed that whenever he laid eyes on her, his whole body started acting in a very irrational way. His doctor’s instincts prompted him to think of all types of biological causes and chemical reactions in the brain. Then, when he sort of admitted to himself it’s not just pure science, Ethan leaned towards the forbidden fruit theory - the more he couldn’t have his drug, the more he was craving it.

But the feeling never disappeared. Whenever he wouldn’t see her for a while - be that an hour, a day, or just when she went to take a shower or make a coffee - the very moment her face came into his view again, he felt his stomach somersaulting.

Every. Single. Time.

It wasn’t any different now.

"Drinking without me?"

She almost dropped the glass when his voice stopped the train of thought in her head. But then she saw his face, the way too seldom relaxed muscles and a barely-there smile.

A perfectly tailored shirt clung to his torso marvellously. If not in medicine, he surely would have made a name for himself in the fashion industry. Fortunately for her, the idea never crossed his mind.

The warm wind blew in her face, carrying the scent of expensive cologne which overwhelmed her nostrils. She didn’t know this one, so it must have been new. But she did know that smelling it for the whole evening while staring at his handsome face will be a pure torture.

Simply put, she was a goner.

"I don't know why, but I was quite nervous. Had to summon the courage somehow.”

“As you should be. After all, it's not every day that one goes on their first date."

She looked at him as if she’d just been told that a UFO landed on the roof.

“On a what?”

"Well, I was thinking a lot lately about how we never had a first date. Nothing was ever...typical with us. I promised myself I will do my best to fix things that caused you pain or deprived you of the things you deserved. Maybe I cannot fix some immediately, but this one I can, so I will."

Her eyes, overbrimming with affection struck him like thousand lightnings. Thank god a comfortable silence fell between them - had she asked him a question, it would have been clear that right now he is nothing but a simpering moron.

With this in mind, he took his hands from behind his back, holding a small bouquet of pink gerberas.

"These are my favourites." Her face instantly illuminated at the well known sight and smell. "How did you know?”

"I had some amazing helpers."

Elle instantly turned her head left and looked inside, where grinning, Sienna was showing her the thumbs up.

"Wow, now I actually wish I'd downed the whole bottle."

"I'm glad you didn't. I want to go on a date with a woman, not her lifeless body, even though the body itself is very appealing. Shall we?”

“King of compliments…”

* * * * * * * *

"You actually look like you are having a good time, Dr Ramsey.”

"Why wouldn't I? There is alcohol, sitting under the sky definitely has its charm and the company is acceptable." She playfully swatted his arm, the gesture a quick reminder of how comfortable they felt with each other, something he constantly remembered to never take for granted.

“Although I love this, I still don’t understand why you dragged me all the way outside Boston, I’m pretty sure the rooftop bars are pretty acceptable there, too. A bit more crowded though, that’s for sure.”

“Are you complaining about the fact that we have this entire place to ourselves? I know the owner and he was indebted to me.”

“Of course he was.” Looks like the whole town is indebted to Ethan freakin’ Ramsey.

“With regards to why I brought you here… you’ll just have to wait and see.”

Gosh. She couldn’t decide whether the mysterious side of Ethan Ramsey was hot as hell or annoying as hell. But she didn’t really have time to contemplate, because her companion asked her a question.

“Why did you become a doctor?” The ocean eyes pierced her to the core and she had a feeling that even if she was the best actress in the world, there was no way she’d be able to hide something from this man.

“That’s a terrible change of subject. Also, I must have told you like a million times already.”

“No, you never told me.”

When she looked at him and really, really thought about it… she suddenly realised Ethan was right. Elle told the story so many times she sort of… assumed she told Ethan, too.

“Are you sure you want to hear it today? It’s a pretty sad story, a mood killer I’d say.”

“It’s what makes you you, so yes, I want to hear all about it - the good, the bad and the indifferent.”

“I’ll tell you, but I need to ask something first. Why now? We’ve known each other for a while and you just… I just sort of assumed this isn’t the type of conversation you’d like to hold.”

“You’ve hit the nail on the head.” Ethan’s expression was gentle, not a hint of irony in his voice. “I’ve known you for a while now, but there are still so many things about you that I don’t know. At first, I didn’t want to ask, because asking these questions meant admitting that there is something more between us. What a fail would that be, after I’ve mastered the art of denial.” He laughed, but it wasn’t a bitter or a nervous laugh, it was a genuine banter between them, as the British half of her soul liked to call it. “But you made me want to dig deeper.”

Was it the heat that made her catch her breath, or did it have nothing to do with the temperature?

“Plus, this is sort of what first dates are for, right? I’m sorry for skipping right to the more complex questions. It’s not that I don’t want to know what you were afraid of as a child, I want to know all the details… but it feels like the atmosphere calls for something…bigger.”

So she told him all about her friend, how she fell ill, how she couldn’t be saved and how the experience wreaked havoc on her whole life, tears glistening in her eyes at the mere memory of the events that shaped who she was today.

Ethan listened, his whole body tense and eyes transfixed. She was giving him one of the most fragile parts of her and he had to make sure his hands were there to catch, carry and care for this treasure.

“And that’s when I realised that if I focused on becoming the best doctor I could be, then maybe one day, I’d be that person who has an answer, who can solve a mystery and save a relationship that means the world to someone. Sometimes, people don’t realise that when a person dies, it’s not only them that’s gone. The part of someone who stays, who has to deal with the whole ‘me after you’ - that part is gone, too. So for me, in a way, this meant saving more than one life.”

For a couple of seconds he didn’t move. Then, without saying a single word and with an unreadable expression he got up and offered her a hand, which she silently accepted. He led her to the railing, where the sun was slowly sinking into the boundless waters of Quincy Bay.

His lips found the all too well known way to her forehead, placing a loving kiss on her delicate skin.

“I am so proud of you.” There was something so mesmerising in his whisper, sending a shiver down her spine.

“As a mentor or as a boyfriend?”

“Both. I want you to know that your dedication to people who rely on you is astounding and hardly present in doctors your age. Or any age, for that matter.”

“Wow, Dr Ramsey, smooth. Trying to hit on me with a recycled pick-up line used on a national TV? No wonder you didn’t have too many girlfriends.”

“No, I didn’t. But I believe everyone has a limit of luck they can get per life. And looking at you, I got a couple of lifetimes worth of luck.”

This was enough to render her speechless. She smiled and at this very moment he knew he would do anything to make her smile like this. She wrapped him around her pinky finger and suddenly his whole existence revolved around finding ways of seeing her curve these breathtaking lips as often as possible and making sure he is the reason she smiles… not crying her eyes out.

Although the other didn’t know, because none of them said it out loud, they both thought the same thing.

This feels so right.

There isn’t a hint of awkwardness in the fact that they can go from being serious or emotionally vulnerable to funny and teasing in seconds.

In one effortless movement, Ethan spun her and pressed her back against his chest. Then, he started placing a series of tender kisses along her jawline and the crook of her neck, slowly moving towards her shoulder.

Come on, just say it Ramsey. It doesn’t get any better than this.

He wrapped her palm in his and pointed them towards the sky.

“There they are - the Little Dipper and the Big Dipper.” Their intertwined fingers were jumping from one tiny flashing point to the other, as if they were playing connect the dots. “And that’s Orion’s Belt.”

“I really don’t get why at this point I’m still surprised that you’re good at everything.”

Elle was drunk on his every word, as this annoying trait of Ethan Ramsey being the know-it-all was actually one of her favourite things about him.

As for Ethan, he couldn’t help but think that life wasn’t perfect and was never going to be. But this - this moment - it was in fact perfect. Why take chances of ruining it, when so many things can go wrong?

What if she doesn't say it back?

What if she's just gonna laugh at him or tell him he had it all wrong.

What if he misinterpreted everything and she never thought about him this way?

He was terrified of being this exposed. The last person he loved so much left him without batting an eyelid and disappeared for 25 fucking years.

Maybe it was better to live in a perfect illusion than a reality in which there was even a 0.01% chance she doesn't love him back.

So they both drowned in the moment, drifted in the sea of rapture, lost in the illusion that it can all last forever.

It was her who broke the silence.

“I’m getting a bit cold, is it ok if we call it a night?”

“Right, of course.”

“Thank you for the first date, I loved it.”

Handing her his jacket (her favourite, the dark green leather one) Ethan was furious at himself.

Maybe he was broken. Maybe he will remain broken forever. Maybe that’s the way it must be.

“Do you want to spend the night at mine?” The question slipped his tongue before he was able to fully reflect on it.

“At yours? Unless you have some secret place I don’t know about, just a quick reminder - I live there too.”

“Since this was our first date, I thought it was a gentlemanly thing to ask.”

“In that case… I am afraid I have the ‘after the 3rd date’ sleepover rule, Dr Ramsey.”

* * * * * * * *

The morning came all too soon and the hot, ruthless rays of the rising sun announced that Ethan is now way past his regular wake up and get up time. He barely slept, tossing and turning, replaying every second of the evening in his head.

His hand mindlessly reached for what he hoped to be the familiar curves and softness of the body he adored so much.

But his palm hit the mattress with a loud thud. The bed was empty.

The all-too-well known feeling of hopelessness slipped into the doctor's mind with ease. What did he expect? He was acting weird the previous day. First date, what a stupid idea. She must have realised something is wrong with him and finally left.

But before he was able to fully wallow in the mud of pity, the feeling was soon replaced by an old friend Ethan haven’t heard from for a long time.

Panic.

Where was she? Is she ok? What if something happened to her and he was just sleeping like a log instead of being there to protect her. He couldn’t stand the thought of losing her… again. Something grabbed his chest in a tight grip and wouldn’t let go.

Scenes flashed before his eyes, vivid and bright. Their hands touching through the glass wall. Her hand cupping his cheek through the layer of hazmat suit.

He got out of bed at the speed of sound and started running around the apartment, but she was nowhere to be seen.

Suddenly, he noticed.

The balcony door was opened wide.

Shit.

Heart in his mouth, Ethan crossed the distance between his kitchen island and the balcony door in the blink of an eye.

Elle was just serving pancakes outside. The goddamn pancakes. The only thing he couldn’t cook. The one thing she kept teasing him about and he rolled his eyes every time she did.

God, he promised himself he will never learn how to make them, if it meant she would just tease him forever.

She was smiling as widely as ever, putting the sun and everything else in the world to shame. Ethan was still a bit shaken and his uneven breathing gave him away. Elle finally noticed his presence.

“Good morning, I was just about to—“

“I love you.”

“I love you too.”

They both froze.

The tension in the silence that had just set in was so thick you could cut it with a knife.

But the silence didn’t last long. As one man, with eyes full of disbelief, they both murmured simultaneously:

“What did you just say?”

This time, he felt obliged to break the silence.

"I...I...I mean, I…"

Damn it, get it together, idiot.

"I didn't mean to…”

Great, Ramsey, keep digging an even deeper hole for yourself, then crawl in and stay there forever.

"You didn't mean to say it?”

"Yes. No. I mean, damn it, I am making things worse, aren't I?”

She didn’t set him straight.

"The thing is, I wanted to say it yesterday. I had it all planned, I took you for a first date and I wanted to say it for the first time yesterday.”

"Why did it have to be yesterday?”

“Give me a minute.”

She just rolled her eyes, but Ethan didn’t have a chance to notice before disappearing inside. A few moments later he re-emerged, his face and torso covered by a neatly wrapped, rectangle-shaped object.

"What's this?"

"Something you should have unpacked yesterday, but then... life happened."

Elle sat down on cold tiles, her hands trembling with a mix of fear and excitement. And just like he did months ago, he took her hand in his, only this time he cupped his own cheek with her palm and placed the most tender kiss on the inside of her hand.

It was her favourite medicine, a remedy for all things wrong.

He sat beside her and nodded at the mysterious package. With impatience growing inside of her, Elle has torn the paper up.

Inside was a dark blue, framed print - the colour of it an instant reminder of her favourite set of irises.

She studied everything with intent. A circle must have been representing the earth and the irregular dots and lines must have been the stars and constellations.

"A map of the sky? That's beautiful, Ethan."

He knew immediately that although her delight was sincere, she had absolutely no clue what she was looking at and why she was looking at it.

“It's not just any map of the sky.” Ethan explained gently, hints of pride colouring his voice. “It's a map of the Boston sky from exactly a year ago. Well, a year and a day.” He smiled faintly, now a shade of sorrow in his enchanting voice.

Silence. Was she supposed to know what that meant?

“Aren’t you full of mysteries today? Ok, you need to throw me a lifebelt here. What's so special about the sky from a year and a day ago?”

“For the world? Probably not too much. For me? Everything.”

At this stage of their relationship, she knew a lot about Ethan’s behaviours, triggers, his body language. And not just a relationship as a couple, but also everything that came before Ethan became someone she was running through life with (the life of two doctors in one of the busiest and most prestigious hospitals was certainly not a walk in the park).

But it still fascinated her how his demeanour changed whenever the subject was serious, whenever he was talking about something that truly mattered to him. It was as if he’d stripped down of all the layers and let her look into his bare soul. These rare moments of vulnerable intimacy meant more to her than any night of passion they ever shared.

Her eyes turned to him in pledge, because as much as she wanted to, Dr Valentine still couldn’t fully comprehend the scene unraveling in front of her.

“Read the description below the map.”

Dear God, did she actually hear shyness in his voice?

She skimmed through the image again, and there it was, right at the bottom. Elle was so focused on trying to decipher the meaning of the image that she didn’t notice the words below.

The words which explained everything.

I WILL NEVER FORGET THE DAY

THAT MADE ME REALISE

YOU ARE THE SKY

EVERYTHING ELSE IS JUST THE WEATHER

Her emerald eyes brimmed with hot tears as the meaning dawned upon her. Words were very unnecessary, but now that he summoned the courage to speak, there was still a lot he wanted to put into words. He gently took the frame from her hands and leaned it securely against the wall.

Taking her palms into his, he placed delicate kisses on her knuckles, his lips tracing the shape of these two tiny hands, which held all of him. Everything he had, everything he was and was going to be, he placed in those two fragile palms, with an unspoken hope that they will hold him and catch him if he falls.

“Look at me.” The words were pulsing with care and affection, even though his voice coloured them in serious and desperate shades.

“One year ago… and a day from today…” He smiled and she felt the warmth spilling inside of her. The power he had over her was beyond the limits of understanding.

Little did she know that the object of her affection was lost in the same thought.

“I was standing exactly where we stand right now. It was dark and the view wasn’t that spectacular.” He freed one of his hands, but only to make contact with her cheek to caress it slowly. In this moment, he had to touch her any way that he could. With his hands. With his eyes. With his soul.

“But I always found comfort in staring at the sky. When I was at med school, I had countless moments of doubt, I wanted to quit more times than I can count. So I used to go to a secluded place at night and stare at the sky. It made me realise how, in one respect, I am just a grain of sand in the universe and how little my problems are. Funnily enough, this thought actually brought me a sense of comfort. If I am as little as I think I am, then what is the harm in being brave and taking chances? A wise man once said… There are some things that are worth any risk.”

She giggled through the tears, the sweet sound soothing his shattered nerves.

“I was standing right here and I never felt more miserable in my life. And I couldn’t understand why, for God’s sake. I was thriving at work. I had everything figured out and planned. I was pushing you to be the best you could be and I watched you turn into someone who would one day be far greater than me. But you looked so sad, so… broken. You already know I can’t just gloss over you feeling down. The sadder you were, the more miserable I felt. One evening, I was having a glass of scotch and I remembered some tiny exchange we’ve had earlier in the day, literally a chit chat. No idea what it was about. But I remembered your smile and your laugh. Every tiniest move of your muscles, your eyes, how your hair set around your face. It made me happy. Even if it was just for 5 minutes, knowing that you are happy in that very moment filled my chest with lightness. That’s when I realised I want to be the person who makes you feel this way.”

She blinked the first time in a while, as if she was afraid to make the tiniest movement, afraid it will all disappear and turn out to be a dream. Giant teardrops rolled down her angelic face, trailing the path of joy.

“Noelle Sky Valentine, I love you. I have loved you for a long time but I was too stubborn to let myself give in. And that, as you already know, will always be one of my biggest regrets.”

“Ethan, I don’t… I’m so sorry, I just don’t know what to say.” Her voice was saturated with emotions.

“I’d be lying if I said this wasn’t the reaction I was hoping for.“

“I love you too, Ethan Jonah Ramsey. You are by far the most complicated and stubborn person I have ever met. You are… everything I never knew I looked for in another human being.”

Once he heard her say it back, he couldn't get enough of it and a lifetime didn't feel like enough to tell her he loves her, as many times as he wished to.

“But I do have to mention this, Dr Ramsey… from the first date to a love confession in less than 24 hours? I’m sorry, I think this is moving too fast.”

“I’ll show you too fast…but I’m afraid we need to get inside, I don’t want the whole world and its wife to see how I teach you a thing or two.”

Ethan scooped her in his arms and carried her inside, despite her mock protests. He smiled and corrected himself.

He wanted for the whole world to see.

Because the whole world was right there.

In his arms.

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Dude I just saw the stupidest take of my life, someone waa like ' if you can forgive catra then you should be able to forgive shadow weaver because they are basically the same and catra never really apologized for anything and shadow weaver was also abused' It's like adam apologists all over again shitting on ilia even though she actually had remorse for her actions and tried to make good choices i am a f salt mine today literally fuming :(

Yeah that's some bullshit. See, here's the thing. It's fine if personally you weren't invested in Catra and her story, or if you never cared about her and Adora's relationship. We all have personal preferences and some stuff just won't be to your taste! But you can acknowledge that something is good without liking it yourself, and without trying to twist the facts to prove that your opinion is correct.

So for interest's sake let's break this down point by point.

“[Catra and Shadow Weaver] are basically the same.”

Catra is a highly traumatised teenager who was raised without a single positive role model or example of healthy behaviour, while being put through constant verbal and physical abuse from her guardian/parental figure which made her feel completely worthless and inferior to everyone, and as a result developed self-destructive tendencies and damaging defence mechanisms which caused her to lash out at people to avoid being hurt again.

Shadow Weaver is a fully grown adult who knowingly and insidiously abused and manipulated both Catra and Adora throughout their entire lives up until they were approaching adulthood and previously risked the life of a literal child performing a dangerous spell because of her desire for power clouding her reason. She was never shown to grow up in a horrifically negative environment and the trauma she suffered during the Spell of Obtainment was primarily her own doing.

There's a parallel to Catra in that Shadow Weaver also felt neglected and taken for granted by her mentor figures, but they are not remotely the same.

“Catra never really apologised for anything.”

During Season 5 Catra apologises on no less than three separate occasions (to Adora in S5E3, to Entrapta in S5E6, and again to Adora in S5E8) and she also tries to apologise to Scorpia on two separate occasions but can't because the first time Scorpia is brainwashed and the second time Scorpia hugs her before she can finish. And not a single one of those times does she attempt to justify anything she did, or attempt to put any of the responsibility on other people.

Catra has repeatedly acknowledged her mistakes and sincerely expressed regret for them without any blame shifting or dismissing the pain she caused, and to say otherwise is flat out not true.

“Shadow Weaver was also abused.”

I sort of already covered this, but yeah, this point also doesn't hold up at all. We're shown that Shadow Weaver felt ignored and sidelined by the other sorcerors, but never that she was deliberately stripped of her self esteem and repeatedly mistreated to the point of torture.

Comparing Shadow Weaver's frustration at her colleague's unwillingness to take extreme risks which could have equally severe consequences to Catra being constantly treated like literal garbage and ““punished”” with magic from when she was still just a child is ridiculous.

“Catra's toxicity towards Scorpia was the same as Shadow Weaver's abuse of Adora and Catra.”

They're the same in that neither situation was remotely okay. But again, equating a traumatised victim of child abuse projecting that cycle of abuse onto someone else to the perpetrator of said child abuse who began that cycle in the first place is, uh... Not a Good Take.

This isn't to excuse anything about the way Catra treated Scorpia or anyone else she hurt—those actions were entirely her own and she had to take responsibility for them and face the consequences—but to say those two examples are identical is wrong.

“Shadow Weaver deserved a redemption arc.”

No, she didn't. Because as you say, she never took any of the necessary steps to redeem herself.

Noelle has said that Shadow Weaver's death wasn't a redemption, and I also remember her saying that as far as Shadow Weaver was concerned, once she was working with the Rebellion she considered herself redeemed and one of the good guys. Which is exactly why Shadow Weaver never deserved redemption, because she didn't even understand that she needed to redeem herself.

Shadow Weaver never once hesitated over her decisions or showed any remorse for what she did to Catra and Adora. She never apologised to anyone, and the only truly good thing she ever did was to die so that her victims would be free of her forever. But even then, her “you're welcome” to Catra shows that she still wasn't being truly selfless and felt like she was obligated to some measure of forgiveness for doing the absolute bare minimum.

On the other hand, let's look at some of the main things Catra does in Season 5 as part of her redemption arc.

She saves Glimmer, risking her life and allowing herself to be tortured similarly to how Shadow Weaver used to ““punish”” her with her magic, I might add and brainwashed in an attempt to keep Adora safe.

She chooses to try and discover Horde Prime's plans by looking into his mind using her chip, even though it means reliving a hugely traumatic experience, in an attempt to help Adora and the Rebellion against Horde Prime.

She literally throws herself headfirst into fire with zero hesitation to try and rescue Adora.

She stays behind to fight what is essentially a giant potentially deadly monster alone, once again to protect Adora and hopefully allow her to save Etheria.

She lets herself be physically attacked by members of the Rebellion on multiple occasions without fighting back or holding onto any bitterness over it because she knows it's warranted.

She offers or at least tries to offer genuine apologies to the people she hurt the most (Adora, Entrapta, and Scorpia) without attempting to excuse any of her wrongdoing and without any expectation of forgiveness.

Catra achieves zero personal gain through any of these actions. They are wholly selfless acts, and that's how she proves that she's actually changing for the better. Not with one single instance of doing a decent thing which comes with a “you're welcome” as a final guilt trip, but with repeated good choices which she makes without demanding any sort of reward for them.

To give more examples:

In Episode 3, Catra starts to learn how to apologise for the things she did and express the regret she feels over her actions.

In Episode 6, Catra starts to learn how to let herself be vulnerable, and how to openly and honestly ask for the things she wants instead of assuming other people already know and then lashing out when they don't understand. She also lets Adora set clear boundaries without reacting badly, and manages to share her feelings knowing that Adora might choose to reject her or walk away.

In Episode 8, Catra starts to learn that feeling exposed and embarrassed isn't always a bad thing, and that when the rest of the group tease her it's a sign of them beginning to accept her rather than them mocking her— that they're laughing with her, rather than at her. She also shows that she's making progress towards working through her issues by finding ways to manage her anger rather than lashing out.

In Episode 9, Catra tries to reassure Netossa that Spinnerella will be okay, demonstrating that she's starting to learn how to empathise with other people more and express sympathy for their struggles.

In Episode 10, Catra is willing to go back to the Fright Zone with Adora and the others, a.k.a. return to the place which is the source of most of her trauma, because she knows it's what has to be done.

In Episode 11, Catra decides to go to Mystacor with Adora and the others even though it's Shadow Weaver's idea, a.k.a. follow a plan thought up by the woman who's the source of most of her trauma, because she knows it's what has to be done. She also willingly lets Adora go to the Heart and potentially sacrifice herself which has literally been Catra's greatest fear throughout this entire season, because she accepts that it's Adora's choice to make and finally understands that Adora's priority will always be the greater good and she can't and shouldn't change that.

In Episode 13, Catra chooses to stay by Adora's side no matter what, regardless of whether Adora feels the same way about her, because she's reached a place where she's able to accept that her feelings might not be reciprocated and she still wants to be there for Adora in any way necessary even so— even if it means watching the love of her life die in front of her.

Catra spends the entire season going through the personal growth necessary to become a better person and learn how to have healthy connections with people. She makes the effort to improve time after time and dedicates herself to the ongoing job of breaking her toxic tendencies and making up for everything she did. If you still don't believe that she deserved to find peace and love after all of that then I can't make you, but you can't just ignore everything that happened in the show.

tl;dr - you don't have to like Catra or her arc, but she more than earned her happy ending.

#she ra #spop #catra #she ra catra #spop catra #shadow weaver #she ra shadow weaver #spop shadow weaver #she ra spoilers #spop spoilers #she ra analysis #spop analysis #she ra meta #spop meta #asks #anon asks #raven answers y'all

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thoughtfullyrainynightmare · 3 years

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I just had this CRAZY thought just now. I was reading the manga (volume or book 19) and I reached the end and I saw a drawing that sparked this idea. (also I want this to be a request if you want.)

Yami and the black bulls know its Nozel's birthday and they decided to pull a prank on Nozel. So the black bulls get contact to everyone Nozel knows and they tell them to ignore him. (For reasons.) Then Noelle get A hold of Solid and Nebra and tell them the same. But. There's A twist. They get him to distract him while the black bulls sneak into the Silva estate and they have a BUNCH of sticky notes. (You can already pick up where I'm going with this.) And the sticky notes are all PiNk and purple.

While Nozel is out tending with Nebra and Solid's demands the black bulls are covering Nozel's office, bathroom, bedroom, and study in PiNk and purple sticky notes. (Bathroom with also have bubbles everywhere bc why not?) (( somewhere on the line they get the Vermillions to help out with "decorating" the living room with pink decorations.))

the black bulls get done roughly quick and hide in Nozel's un-decorated closet and look out between the cracks.

This is roughly the same time Nozel gets home from doing whatever. Walks to the house and...

"Surprise!!! Happy Birthday!" Everyone who ignored him was there and have him a happy birthday! And Confetti gets shot everywhere.

Nozel about has A heart attack. But he asks who planned this and Yami says,

"Your sister says it's payback for what you did to her for years on end. So maybe next time don't bully people braid face, cause you never know when your next."

Then after all that they had fun teasing Nozel. Then after that, the party was over and everyone leaves. Except, Noelle. Who's been hiding in Nozel's closet with a few drinks and snacks from charmy just waiting for Nozel to come upstairs and into his room.

Once he does, he steps inside, Noelle's recording it all,

"What the hell?!" Nozel literally shouts. "Someone better be cleaning this up!"

End. Ig...

(A bit childish but it seemed better in my head....)

Hiya anon!

Ah, the sticky note and bubble prank. Both are a pain to clean up. (So, poor servants) 😅

I could see this as a Petite Clover kind of a thing 🤔 Though Nozel would be very much irritated having to run errands for Nebra and Solid. And coming home to all that, I think he'd snap 😭

And Nozel... I don't really know... I'm feeling bad for him atm. As in, personally I believe that he knows that what he did was wrong, but... as a 15-year-old, thrown into the position that he.. was thrown into, he made a decision. I'm not saying that it was the right decision, but ... it was a decision, and one he made with the best of intentions. (Plus we haven't seen Papa Silva that much, so to me he's an absent/uncaring father, who basically dumped everything onto Nozel's shoulders.) So... taking revenge, even if through a prank, onto Nozel it's... I just feel bad for him. And to me, Nozel is a victim of their father in a way as well.

I can see the comedy value in this, but I can't help but think this from Nozel's perspective as well. As in, you're a Silva, your birthdays are always cold, fancy on the surface, but all a show nonetheless. Perhaps even a painful reminder that the one parent who loved you, isn't there to congratulate you. You'd give/receive gifts, but only because it's customary. And the day would be nothing but a painful farce and a reminder. Then your siblings have you run around the capitol, perhaps even the kingdom, doing unimportant tasks for the whole day. It's already mentally straining, but now you're also physically tired, and then you come home, only to find everything covered with sticky notes. He can't sleep. He can't take a breather, and instead he's being served a "payback" for all the wrong he did to Noelle.

Maybe I'm just a bit too serious, and un-fun, but I just... I kinda feel like it'd be like kicking a man when he's down. Again, I'm not saying that what Nozel did was right, but... If Noelle really wanted to get retribution, what would really suffice? And even if Noelle got even with Nozel, would it really make their relationship better? I'm actually very much hoping that Noelle and Nozel could kick Megi's butt together so that they'd both get closure and get to grow closer together.

Hmm... suppose that I've never been a pranking person, and this is where it shows 😅

But thank you for sharing 💕💕💕

#lovely anon #nozel #noelle #bc scenario ideas

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In flesh and blood.

Small scenario in which after the Spade Invasion ends, Patri rips William’s heart out and eats it.

Warning: character death, blood, cannibalism

AO3 link for better reading experience. Kudos and comments are really appreciated ^^

*******

The scar isn’t William's curse. He is.

They were born as a whole. They shall end as a whole.

*******

I wouldn’t mind if you are my cause of death.

The final devil shatters into pieces, his agonic scream drowned by exciting cheers. The Spade citizens burst into tears and the Clover Knights collapse, too tired to keep themselves up, but blood and sweat cannot hide the brilliance on their faces. After two days of nonstop battling, they won. The Dark Triad is defeated. The Qliphoth ritual is stopped. Yami and William are saved. The devils are gone. Now they can peacefully wait for the first streak of dawn.

What to do next is politics. The Resistance gives Yuno a subtle yet meaningful look and William realizes their intent. Earlier he managed to buy some time, but now because the devils are no longer a threat, they’re stuck in a complicated situation.

“Let him rest first.” William affirms, “Give him three days. You guys need some rest too. Then come to Clover and we shall discuss this.”

Albert nods and signals his comrades to stay back. Though he wants Yuno to return to Spade as soon as possible, he can see their prince listens to this man called William. They have abandoned him in a foreign land for so long. If in the end Yuno chooses to stay in Clover, they don’t have a say in it.

“Captain Vangeance…”

“Don’t frown, Yuno. It makes you look older.” William gives Yuno a reassuring smile, “Instead of going back to the Capital, how about staying with your family for these three days? You want to hear their thought too, don’t you?”

Indeed Yuno does. He wants to meet Father Orsi and Sister Lily. Maybe they will shine a light on him like how they always did.

“But Captain, what about the-“

“Hey hey hey, I’m right here. Don’t forget I’m the real Vice-Captain.”

“Vice-Captain Langris.”

Langris huffs. ‘Vice-Captain’ - three days ago Yuno called him like this too. He says it so naturally like he doesn’t take his 6 months in said position serious. It reminds Langris of the day Yuno claimed to have his eyes only on the Captain seat back in Kiten, but now isn’t the time to be petty. Yuno did keep the promise to take care of his Golden Dawn. Their Golden Dawn.

Behind them, William tries to cover his smile. He in fact plans to put Langris in charge again. As the heir of House Vaude and with more years of experience, Langris knows how to deal with politics. One more person he needs to worry about is…

Yuno follows his Captain’s eyes and sees Mimosa standing with the Heart. He knows their relationship has gone a little awkward after what happened to Captain Vermillion and what they did to her while they were possessed. Mimosa is a nice soul, she forgave them with ease but Yuno can tell she often fidgets when William is in sight. Then before she could request to come to Heart, William already proposed her to the higher-ups. Maybe back then a break is what they needed. It’s easy to tell being with Asta and Noelle makes Mimosa happy.

“Langris, Yuno, I’m eternally grateful to you. All of you.” William says tenderly, “You guys are my pride and my dream.”

For a moment his words sound too much like a ‘goodbye’. Langris tries to break the silence with his usual cockiness. “What’s that, Captain? I didn’t know you could be this sentimental.”

Before William can reply, a man cut in line.

“William, come to Elysia with me.”

They turn around and see the leader of the elves - an ally of Heart yet the terrorist to Clover Kingdom.

“Patri, you know I’d say no.”

Replies William. With Yuno may be the heir of House Grinberryall, now not only he’s a Clover’s Captain, but he’s also the superior of the Prince of Spade.

Patri sighs and smiles softly like he’d expected the answer. He walks closer until their foreheads touch and looks at William in the eyes. William flinches but doesn’t back off. A mesmerizing shade of lavender stares back at him and in there Patri can see his own reflection. In a blink of an eye, he forgets what’s he about to do and wishes that William will only have his eyes on him like this, but he already makes up his mind. Patri lays a hand on William’s chest - a steady rhythm of life echoing in his ears - and presses himself closer. He wants to memorize this sound, this smell, this image, this very moment…

“Goodbye, William.”

William’s eyes dilate. Trees coil around Patri, the branches dyed in red. An arm pierces through William’s chest. Silence descends. Mimosa almost faints.

“Wha- What?” Yuno is the first one wakes from his stupor. Spirit of Boreas manifests. “WHY?!”

Why? Patri wonders. William’s weight pressures on his body. His mind is occupied by the heat dripping through his fingers. It’s such a miracle how a small organ can contain so much love and kindness, sending warmth to every piece of him for twenty-six years long. The pulses are still thumping and Patri can faintly hear its beat. What a melody…

Why? Patri’s arm is soaked in scarlet. It reminds him about the last day of his previous lifetime when the only thing he saw is the same vivid and stinging color. He glances at where the devils just disappeared. So turns out William is a key to set them free. His death shall guarantee the devils are trapped in hell for good and no more tragedy will happen again.

Why? Patri looks at everyone present on the battlefields: the Black Bulls, the Clover royals, the Captains… then fixates at Yuno and Langris. So many people are here for the Dark Magic user while William… Well William has it coming, doesn’t he? Nurturing a terrorist, betraying his comrades, turning a blind eye on the innocent lives he swore to protect. But at the very beginning, he was also an innocent child - the unlucky child bound with a vengeful twin. Then despite it all, despite wounded and terribly exhausted, he fought bravely as a magic knight, wearing the cloak of the Golden Dawn, standing tall for his pride and his dream.

Why? Patri feels William’s shifting in his hold. This man isn’t just a special human. Their bond is a connection that he shares with none of his kin. William was closer to his heart than anyone else. He is a unique existence, his one and only. Patri doesn’t want William to get hurt in any way. Rationally, it’s paying for his debt. Irrationally, it’s the unconditional fidelity for his soul twin.

But this is never about “them”. Patri can sense Rhya fidgeting and is ready to open a portal to take them back at any moment. Back is such an endearing word. The tribe that supposed to be extinct five hundred years ago suddenly has a second chance. Yet right now they are so small, too weak in comparison to any forces on this continent let alone the devils. If William gets hurt, Patri knows he will participate no matter the what; and if he’s on the battlefield, Rhya, Vetto and Fana will choose to join.

His tribe will once again be on the line. This is exactly what Patri cannot stand.

He makes a quiet chuckle. He and William are really similar. Coincidentally, or maybe it’s not a coincidence at all, they have the same pride and the same dream. They long for an alike goal: safety for their people.

“They” doesn’t matter, “their people” does.

He cannot let the gate of hell open again.

He cannot let William live here - a place where almost no one has his back.

He cannot let William be in danger again. For William. For himself. For his people.

From the day William let him do whatever he wanted to their body, Patri already knew that one day he shall become William’s cause of death. Fate has already been sealed when they were born into different kinds.

If their bond is a burden, then let death be the salvation.

Ten years ago, he woke up from five hundred years of slumber and ripped William’s dream away. Now, he only does it again, and this time, for good. Patri only felt an empty void as his finger dipped into William’s flesh and spears through his body. What’s the point of feeling guilty anyway? No one has the right to judge him. He only gets rid of a part of himself. For sure, William will forgive him. William always forgives him.

“William Vangeance.” Patri mutters, “I curse you.”

From the hole in William’s chest appears a magic circle - ancient magic that amplified by his demon light - a curse that cannot be broken by anti-magic or normal mana. A guarantee to make sure no one can disturb William in his sleep.

Loath me, William. Do not forgive me.

Remember me.

William lifts his face up. Blood trickles down his lips as they quirk into a smile. Behind Patri, the sun starts to rise. The first streak of dawn crystalized in William’s eyes and in there Patri sees nothing but a wholehearted devotion. William straightens himself and whispers in Patri’s ears. Three words, barely audible like meaningless puffs, yet Patri understands. Between them, words are redundant. The light in William’s eyes sparks one last time before its brilliance fades away. Patri‘s reflection freezes along with the flow of time. William slumps into his embrace. Their chest presses close and the final sound William hears is a small thump of Patri’s heartbeat.

Patri pulls his hand out. At the same time, color recedes from his world. Suddenly everything is cloaked under a grayish hue. His mind boils up and cools down continuously and instantly until what’s left is an endless abyss. The trees hold him in place. The first answer Patri comes up with is: “Because he’s my weakness. I cannot afford my weakness in your hand.”

The only human he cannot kill is gone. No more human can become his obstacle.

Yuno lost it and charges forward, aiming for the kill. Before his attack can hit Patri, the trees around him start to wilt. They curl in on themselves and slip from his body, slowly dissolving into light. Along with that, Patri’s wounds after the fight with the devils are healed.

Yuno’s weapon shatters. He kneels down, in shock, knowing that he can no longer attack this elf. He cannot hurt the person his Captain wants to protect at all cost.

Patri stands in a midst of light. He raises William’s heart and takes a bite. Flesh and blood pass down his throat, overwhelming his sense with the foul smell of iron. These things have the same color as wine; and just like wine, after he gets used to the taste, he experiences a heady pleasure of intoxication. When Patri takes the final mouthful, a chill sends down his spine. It feels like the snowy day when it all began - another heartbeat is throbbing deep within his chest.

The scar isn’t William's curse. He is.

They were born as a whole. They shall end as a whole.

Wait for me at the end of the line.

William’s final spell disintegrates along with his grimoire. Only in death one can truly be free.

This scenario has stuck in my head for months and I just have to write it down >.<

This is part 2 of a Patri-William fic (neither platonic or romantic). It'd be great if you can give it a chance. Thank you so much ♡

#black clover #william vangeance #patri #patolli #patri & william #patri x william #khanh writing stuff #blood #cannibalism #character death

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dumplingfaye · 3 years

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now I told you before reasons why Nacht x Asta was a great ship but now I’m going to tell you why it’s the best ship out of all

(and even if you’re not interested in Nacht x Asta I think you should take the time to read this because it will tell you a lot about you’re ship that you ship)

But then again it’s really long

no I’m not going to name all of the ships because there’s way too many but I will do some ships I’ll give you a reason why I’m not doing them all it’s because all would be for very pacific reasons and I’ll talk about that once I get to Nacht okay so first off we have

Zora x Asta

The reason I don’t like the ship is because it’s for a very pacific reason it’s for a very pacific person and again I’ll talk about that once I get to Nacht but to make it clear to you he hasn’t had that much interaction since his introduction with Asta and that’s the thing this ship it doesn’t even have that much merit to it so yeah no

Asta x Sécre

Same thing very pacific reason and they haven’t had that much interactions since her introduction and if anybody brings up the thing that she was the bird do you think stocking someone is cute now for

Yami x Asta

I can’t exactly go in depth right now but let’s just say I see there relationship like father and son now for the ships I support at least to some extent.

Asta x Noelle

okay so first off I’m not a big fan of this ship because there relationship with each other is more like siblings now why do I think this because it’s clear to me that whenever Noelle does something incredible Asta praises her not in the way that a boyfriend would but more like a big brother if you ignore her attraction towards Asta their relationship with each other is like siblings now you could say oh they’re both so similar so they’re perfect for each other but it’s because they’re similar that they’re like siblings. now similarities in a ship is either bad or incredible in this case it’s okay and if you want a ship about two people who are similar look no further than Yuno & Noelle they are both royalty they both achieve spirit dive they both faced prejudice to some extent in Noelle’s case she faced prejudice from her family but Yuno faced prejudice from his squad and both of them learn to overcome their hate and protect those people when those people needed them the most both have actual motives to stop the dark triad other than protecting the innocent because their parents were killed by them instead of the devil doing it. wind and water are like spiritual elements so they kind of fit each other they both didn’t have control over their magic then they overcome that endeavor and controlled it perfectly in Noelle’s case she literally couldn’t control her magic but when it comes to Yuno. Yuno Couldn’t control Sylph not even mentioning they hold a special place in Asta‘s life in Yuno‘s case he’s Asta’s rival in Noelle’s case she was his fellow newbie and they both experienced their first second and third missions together so yeah They also have those interactions that make them look like the exact same person and they’re both ranked on the most beautiful characters in black clover Noelle’s ranking is 2. and Yuno’s is 1. but that came out long before Nacht was introduced to the series so his number probably drop to 2. as well because of obvious reasons anyhow the point is Yuno and Noelle have so much more similarities than either Asta ship so Now let’s talk about

Asta x Mimosa

(that’s crazy I still have a lot to go because I have a lot to say) okay so this is the one that is more okay than the others I mean it’s not the best and I’ll tell you why once we get to Nacht but let me just say why is this ship in particular is really not toxic I guess okay so Mimosa likes Asta because Asta is Asta to some extent like she fell in love with him when he saved her and Noelle in the dungeon so why do I say she likes him for him because if it was anyone else she would have expected it because if it was Yuno she would have expected it because Yuno has a lot of incredible mana magic or Magna he is a commoner who got into the magic knights so yeah it was because Asta didn’t have any magic that she fell in love with him because even though he didn’t have magic he had a righteous heart protected his allies and would do anything for his friends and as we see her interact with her brother she doesn’t like people who think big of themselves so Asta who talks big but has the strength to back it up is also very modest because after Mimosa saved his life he said thank you I would’ve died without you not even mentioning Asta and Mimosa is a good pair for one another like Asta can save Mimosa and Mimosa can save Asta he can protect her she can protect him both are kind of an airhead one is offensive one is defensive but both can work well with other people Asta works abnormally well with Yuno Yami Finral Nacht Vanessa the list goes on and Mimosa can work well with Noelle Finral Yuno Klaus Zora Kirsch and possibly more but most importantly they both work well with each other (and if anybody brings up Noelle in this debacle just know that Asta and Noelle can only support one another not protect each other) yeah there’s barely anything wrong with the ship that’s why I ship it now for

Noelle x Asta x Mimosa

because Asta is a good boy he doesn’t deserve one wife that and they all work best with each other there’s absolutely nothing wrong with this ship I can totally see a scenario where Asta gives up on Lily and is torn between choosing Noelle or Mimosa so he decides to pick neither one because he’d rather be alone than cause the other pain so they say why don’t you choose both of us and I’ll be like yess ( „-’‿`- „ ) and speaking of Lily

Asta x Lily

it’s Memeable so I ship it because if Noelle and Mimosa say I love you Asta he’ll be like okay but I love a nun now for

Yuno x Asta

okay we’re almost at the end now (I like this ship it isn’t like those other shonen ships between the protagonist and his rival that I usually like to meme about it more than ship it like I was a shipper to all ships in Black clover but now I’m just kind of Yuno x Asta or Nacht x Asta exclusively ) now why do I like Yunoasu why this ship because Yuno acts really gay when it come to Asta and Asta gets jealous of Ril because Ril got to fight Yuno instead of Asta. Asta and Yuno give each other that look whenever they see each other. They work perfectly together Yuno strengthens Asta’s attacks and they’re both kind of like each other antithesis one has magic one has nonexistent magic one is royalty one might be a fallen one (because I think Licita & Asta are Licht and Tetia descendents) they both believe in the other. they both grew up together so it’s just natural to believe that they would want to be with the person who’s been there since they were babies the closest person to them is each other so this ship is incredible so how can Nacht x Asta be better well........

before we get to that

Liebe x Asta

I don’t like the ship because they’re brothers they share the same mom and they might even actually be biologically related so uh yeah NOW FINELY WE’WR HERE

Nacht x Asta

this ship this is........... when it comes to all the others This ship ranks supreme in my book why you may think because if Nacht & Asta We’re in a relationship it will be the type of dynamic where neither of them doesn’t wanna lose each other both worry for one another Asta is a very kind person but just because he’s kind doesn’t mean that people like him to tell the truth when it comes to everyone else barely any of them truly like his true self because when it comes to Zora or Sécre they only like him they would only be in a relationship with him because he was the one who changed them but he was only able to change them because he was strong Yami only took notice of Asta because he was strong if he didn’t have the strength to back it up he would never get into the magic knights no one would take him seriously not his hopes nor his dreams Noelle only fell in love with Asta because he was strong and he encouraged her you could literally replace him with anyone else like Yuno and she would still feel the same for them so yeah she doesn’t love Asta she loves the persona of him a person who is kind strong and tells you you did great when you thought that they were going to make fun of you Mimosa if Asta wasn’t strong she wouldn’t fall in love with him neither would any of the other ships that I didn’t even get to name and I may have praised Yunoasu but honestly it’s kind of a gross ship to because if Yuno wasn’t saved by Asta or if he didn’t grown-up with Asta he would see him as a joke and never take him seriously no matter what and that’s the exact reason why someone like Asta can’t be honest to his friends he hast to keep on smiling constantly hast to be strong because if he’s weak he will be all alone and that’s why I love Liebe & Nacht so much because no matter what they’ll except him Liebe doesn’t care if his brother is strong because as long as he’s kind he’ll care for him more than anyone and Nacht he can except someone who is weak someone who cry’s as long as they’re a good person and that’s not even mentioning the fact that Nacht watched Asta for years and I can only assume it’s because he had that smile a kind personality someone who even though he had no magic kept on training even though he was up against the world up against God’s favorite (Yuno) he never stopped believing he could be the wizard king one day that’s what probably drew him towards Asta he excepted Asta long before anyone in the Black Bulls really did that’s why I ship it because I know Asta would except Nacht and all of his flaws and mistakes Because they would be there for each other because they both gone through a lot so they’re empty to some extent but the person who can put sugar into that jar or fill up the hole in their hearts are each other I constantly think of scenarios where Asta says nobody will except me if I’m weak I have to be strong I can’t cry I have to be strong I’m not allowed to be weak. and Nacht Responding with a hug and says I’ll except you even if the whole world rejects you I’ll except you because I know you except me) And that’s why I ship it because it’s beautiful I love it and even though it will never happen I’ll keep on shipping it until I stop I cannot say that I’ll be a shipper forever because I don’t know what will happen in the future but until then I will be a strong supporter of the ship and I hope you guys could understand ( „T’‿`T„ )

#Black clover #Black clover Asta #Asta #Black clover Nacht #Black clover Nacht Faust #Nacht Faust #Black clover Nacht x Asta #Nacht x Asta #Black clover Yaoi

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blackcloverdatabase · 4 years

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English Translation of Novel 2: Chapter 3 – The Special Assault Squad Sprints Onward (Part 1 of 2)

Here’s the first half of the last untranslated chapter from novel 2! This chapter is all Magna and Luck, plus a new character named Morgan. This chapter also features some more information about dungeons and the people who explore them. We also learn more about the rampant classism in Clover Kingdom. It sure is rough to be a peasant.

--- The Special Assault Squad Sprints Onward (Part 1) ---

Clouds of dust blew violently over a desolate wasteland.

“……We’re here.”

“Yup~”

Treading upon the dry earth, Magna and Luck sported fearless smiles on their faces.

“……..Oh~ This place looks pretty tough.”

They stood before an enormous dungeon the size of a mountain wrapped in sinister magic. The two were about to enter, not because it was given to them as a mission, nor for their own sakes.

It was to heal Asta’s arms.

“A ha ha. Are you scared, Magna?”

Asta’s arms were destroyed in a fierce battle against Vetto, a user of beast magic, at the Underwater Temple. Moreover, his wounds were enchanted with ancient curse magic, so he was told that his arms would never return to normal. However, even when Asta learned of this, he didn’t give up hope. He said he wouldn’t give up. In fact, he shouted as if to fight against fate itself. If anyone had a right to despair, it was him. If anyone had a right to cry, it was him. He did neither. Instead, he shouted. He shouted that anything can be healed, and even if his arms never heal, he’ll find a way to fight without them.

He took the blow reality gave him positively, without giving up.

“Who’s scared!? If anything, I’m excited!”

Thus, as his friends, as his seniors, there was only one thing they needed to do. Everyone in the Black Bulls began a search for a cure to heal his arms. The worst of all the squads, a squad of rough and rowdy hoodlums, all banded together for a single newcomer. They all scattered in different directions to find any sort of hint to cure his arms.

“Wait for us, Asta……!!”

The place Magna and Luck were facing was a dungeon in the wastelands of the Forsaken Realm. No matter what they had to do or how long it would take, they’ll save Asta. With such thoughts in their hearts, they stepped foot into the dungeon.

……However,

“AAAAAAAAAH!”

In less than ten minutes since they entered, they sprinted back to where they started with incredible speed.

“A ha ha ha! I was right! You’re totally scared~”

“AM NOT! I’m not scared, but……”

He shouted to Luck, who was running beside him, then turned his head over his shoulder to looked behind him.

Behind Magna and Luck, those things were chasing after them with tremendous momentum.

“GeGaaaaah!”

Those things were skeleton soldiers wearing tattered armor, armored headless knights (Dullahans), and more. A grotesque group of them had appeared together with an eerie black smoke.

“I didn’t know there were going to be GHOSTS!”

It was a dungeon full of unidentifiable monsters – a ghost dungeon. It was apparent to them that this was the type of dungeon they got themselves involved in.

“Haah……Haah……Hah…… How is it, Luck? Did we lose them?”

Magna was hidden in a small chamber of the dungeon as he whispered to Luck. The dungeon was structured like an anthill. There were many chambers in the dungeon with countless entrance and exit ways connected to each other by various passageways. The two managed to shake off the ghosts that were chasing them by jumping into one of these small chambers. They held their breaths as they checked the passageway.

“…….Okay. It looks clear. For now, I don’t sense their mana…… Even so, A ha ha, I don’t know if it’s possible to sense a ghost’s mana, so it’s possible they could come out at any moment.”

“S-stop scaring me! …….No, wait! I’m not scared! Don’t you look down on me!”

He wasn’t scared, but he looked all around the narrow stone chamber they were in with utmost caution.

“……. Seriously, what’s with this dungeon. I expected the trap magic and security golems, but the ghosts are……”

At first, he thought they were created with some sort of trap magic, so he tried blasting them with his magic. Since he was so afraid……. No, since he was so excited, he put a considerable amount of power into his attack. However, no matter how many times he struck them down, the skeleton soldiers’ bones would reattach to each other, and their bodies would return back to normal. Even the Dullahans’ armor would regenerate. As this back and forth continued, a ridiculous number of monsters had gathered, and an eerie black smoke began to obstruct his vision, so they decided to run away. In the end, he wasn’t sure what those things were.

“……Damn it. That old hag recommended one hell of a dungeon to us.”

“Old hag?”

Luck tilted his head in confusion at Magna’s curses. Magna nodded before elaborating,

“Yeah. An old hag sometimes shows up at the black market’s gambling dens. When she gambles, she’s really good. I had her predict my fortune, and she told me to capture this dungeon.”

This all happened last night. Magna had gone to be black market to buy some medicines that restore magic power. There, he ran into that old woman, and when he explained his circumstances to her, she read his fortune and advised him to capture this dungeon.

“……..Huh? Maybe this sounds weird coming from me, but isn’t that kinda shady?”

“At first, I thought so, too. But she’s famous for her accurate predictions. Also, that old hag said that Asta helped her out not too long ago.”

She told him that, when her purse was stolen from her, Asta, Noelle, and Vanessa retrieved it for her, so she felt a dept of gratitude toward everyone in the Black Bulls. Because of that, she cordially offered her consultation services to him, but…….

“……Damn it! Return the favor my foot! Her fortune telling must be bogus after all!”

“A ha ha…… is it, I wonder?”

“Anyway, are those things really ghosts? Do ghosts really exist?”

“Hm, I’m not sure, but whether they’re ghosts or not doesn’t change the fact that we don’t know what they are. I’m not sure why, but my mana perception doesn’t work on them.”

Luck generated lightning from his fingertips. As he looked at the lightning he was generating, he said,

“Well, maybe my mana perception isn’t working because we’re in an area with strong magic…… but I’ve never had this happen before. Not once.”

Like dungeons, there are special areas that generate strong mana, known as Strong Magic Regions. Unusual magic phenomena often occur in these regions, and the phenomena they cause can vary widely, but there have been cases of mana perception being rendered useless in these regions. However, a normal dungeon wouldn’t weaken his mana perception to this degree. If an enemy was nearby, then he absolutely should be able to sense them, and he should have been able to learn the general structure of this dungeon as well. However, for some reason, he couldn’t do either of those. There truly was something strange about this dungeon.

“……Well, that’s why this dungeon is worth capturing!”

Luck crushed the lightning in his hand, extinguishing it. He then added gleefully,

“This dungeon’s huge, I can’t use my mana perception, and there’s even ghosts…… A ha ha! The treasures hidden in here must be amazing!”

Dungeons are remnants left behind by the ancients, places where valuable magic tools and books that describe how to use powerful ancient magic are stored. The larger and more difficult the dungeon, the more valuable the treasures it contains. There’s a good chance that those treasures will contain a hint for curing Asta’s arms.

“Also……”

Luck’s soft smile transformed into a belligerent one.

“If we clear this dungeon, I bet we’ll level up.”

“……Yeah, you’re right.”

The main reason they decided to capture this dungeon was, of course, to find a clue for curing Asta’s arms. The second reason they came to this dungeon, however, was to get stronger. As much as they didn’t want to think of this, as Asta’s seniors, they had to consider the possibility that Asta’s arms won’t heal. Even if they don’t heal, Asta said that he would continue fighting. No matter what people around him might say to stop him, he’ll continue fighting. That’s why Luck and Magna need to get stronger – to support him.

Finding a clue to heal Asta’s arms and getting stronger. Maybe they were being too greedy, but as long as they succeed in doing one of those things, they’ll be able to help Asta. Conversely, they didn’t plan to return to the base until they succeeded in doing at least one of those things. They were here because of that resolve.

“…….Well, let’s go.”

Magna slammed his fist into his leg, which was still shivering from earlier.

“Everything happened so suddenly earlier that I got a little sca…… that I got a little impatient, but next time, I’ll expose them for what they really are and crush ‘em! All crush all those monsters!”

Magna pumped himself up as he stood up. At that moment,

“Is someone there?”

They heard a small voice from the doorway of the small chamber they were in.

“EEEK!”

Magna jumped toward Luck.

“Ah, s-sorry! I wasn’t trying to scare you or anything……”

The person who entered the chamber was a young girl, who apologized as she approached them. She looked like she was in her mid-teens. She had smooth, shoulder-length blonde hair, and she wore a frilled cloak. She looked like a totally normal young girl. However, no matter how Magna thought about it, it was strange that a young girl like her would be alone in a dungeon, which means she must be……

“……Oh, Oooooooh! Oh no! They’re already back! So this time it’s a girl monster!? Don’t scare me like that! N-not that I was scared, okay!?”

He peeled himself off from Luck and tried to turn-up his delinquent vibes as he stuttered. He was about to fire his magic, but then,

“I’m sorry! I’m sorry!! S-sniffle…….sniffle…….”

“……….Huh?”

The girl’s shoulders jumped up in surprise, and then she started sobbing.

“Sniff……..sniffle……. That’s right. I-I’m not cute at all, and I scared you……. so of course you’d call me a monster. I have no worth as a living being after all…….”

“N-no! Wait a minute! Why’d you interpret what I said like that!? I didn’t call you a monster because I was trying to be mean!”

Magna felt incredibly guilty. Luck rarely did this, but he recoiled in disgust.

“Wow…... Magna, you made a girl cry. You know…… you should apologize. You can’t just pour on as many insults as you want, even if it’s just a stranger.”

“I’m not trying to insult her though!? She just twisted what I said into something negative! Actually, that’s not important right now! No matter how you slice it, it’s weird that a girl would be here by herself!”

“Sorry. This guy is a bit weird in the head.”

Luck ignored Magna and smiled at the girl to calm her down.

“I’m Luck. This delinquent here is Magna. We’re Magic Knights.”

“……Magic……Knights?”

When she heard those words, she raised her head up a bit to look at Luck. Even though she calmed down to some degree, it seemed that she couldn’t bring herself to say anything else since she was still so cautiously alert.

“….Yup, we’re Magic Knights. We came to capture this dungeon on a little mission of ours.”

Luck continued to speak to ease her discomfort. She stared at Luck blankly, before looking at Magna with a frightened expression once more,

“Eeek! ……I-I see. This person’s planning to abuse his authority to drag me to the ground…….”

“I wasn’t planning to do that at all! What’s with all your wild ideas!?”

“……Magna, I misjudged you! To think you’d try to do that to a young lady!”

“I wasn’t doing anything! Don’t let her manipulate you like that!”

Magna yelled at Luck, but then he suddenly stopped as if he lost his strength. This was ridiculous. Rather, it was a complete waste of breath. He took a small but deep breath before speaking with a mild-mannered tone of voice.

“…… Sorry for yelling so suddenly like I did. Could you please tell us your name and what you’re doing here?”

She paused a bit before wiping her tears.

“……. My name’s Morgan.”

Then, she looked like she resigned herself to fate when she said,

“……I also entered this dungeon because I have business here.”

“……Huh?”

This time, it was Luck who made a puzzled expression on his face. Fundamentally speaking, a dungeon is placed under national control the moment it is discovered. This is to prevent its relics from being stolen by someone from another country or a person with wicked intentions. This dungeon is no exception. Public access should be strictly prohibited. They didn’t know what kind of business this Morgan woman had, but there was no way she would have been allowed in without authorization. Just when Luck was about to ask her to elaborate, Magna, who was keeping watch at the passageway, shouted,

“Hey, Luck! Th-the ghosts are here!”

“GeeehGaaaaaah!”

A scream echoed from the floor beneath them, accompanied by a large number of footsteps coming from the interior of the passageway.

“Huh~ A ha ha, what’s with that? I guess I really can’t sense their mana after all?”

“Now’s not the time for that! What do we do!? Should we fight back!?”

The monsters were running with tremendous speed straight at them, hardly giving them enough time to think. Luck thought for a moment before replying,

“……I’d really like to, but let’s withdraw.”

His fighting instincts felt like they would emerge any moment now, but he endured it patiently. They haven’t developed any concrete measures against the ghosts, and they have Morgan to take care of. It would be too difficult to try fighting monsters they don’t understand while trying to protect someone. Those were his thoughts as they tried heading toward the passage at the other side of the room.

“H-hey! Hey! Luck! From the other side! They’re coming from the other side, too!!”

Just as Magna said, screams and footsteps were coming from the end of the other passageway, too.

“A ha ha……. A pincer attack?”

Luck whispered in response to what seemed like the perfect maneuvers to trap them, but at that moment,

“O-over here! There’s a hidden passageway in this room! We can escape through here!”

Although she was acting like a klutz earlier, Morgan ran across the room and pushed on a portion of the wall. When she did, the wall slid to the side, becoming an entrance to a passageway leading to the interior of the dungeon.

“H-huh!? Why do you know about that!?”

“I’ll explain later! Just get over here!”

“……….”

Magna and Luck looked at each other. They were in an unknown dungeon surrounded by unknown enemies being guided down an unknown girl down an unknown passageway. The whole situation was completely incomprehensible. Rather, the situation was completely haphazard.

“……This situation fits us perfectly!”

“Doesn’t it!?”

They understood each other’s intentions immediately and then turned their backs to each other.

“Fire Magic: Exploding Buckshot”

“Lightning Magic: Thunderclap Crumbling Orb”

After slamming the ghosts with a massive attack, they stepped into the hidden passage that Morgan opened.

“……For now, there’s nothing wrong with me being here, right?”

“……Sure. Thanks for the help.”

Magna replied to Morgan as he looked around the area she guided them to. It was a small room approximately the same size as the room they were in earlier. By the time they shook the ghosts from their tails, they somehow wound up here, but……

“…….So, how come you know so much about this dungeon, anyway?”

“……..”

……That was because the girl guided them through a countless number of passageways, rooms, and hidden doorways, even though this dungeon hasn’t even been captured yet. Why does this young girl know her way around a dungeon that even the Magic Knights haven’t figured out yet?

“Ummm……”

She hesitated to answer, but, eventually, she looked up toward Magna.

“……Y-you won’t eat me if I tell you, will you?”

“I won’t! What the heck do you think I am anyway!?”

“Eek!? You yelled at me…….Y-you’re so scary…….. s-sniffle…….”

She began to sob again as she said this, making Magna feel another pang of guilt. At the very least, he knew two things about this girl named Morgan…… she knows a lot about this dungeon, and she’s a total crybaby.

“Sniffle……. I-I’m sorry. I like archeology, so…….. I entered this dungeon without permission and did a lot of research…….”

She was a total crybaby, but once she finished crying, she gave them a heartfelt apology.

“……I see.”

As a Magic Knight, he could say that she was probably a dungeon plunderer – a generic term for nefarious people who enter dungeons without permission and take any treasures they find. He wasn’t sure what her goal was, but she was probably a member of one such group. One of the jobs of a Magic Knight is to capture such nefarious people, but……

“Well, you can answer us later.”

“I-I can!?”

Morgan raised her voice in surprise at Magna’s casual reply.

“Um…… maybe it’s wrong of me to out myself like this, but I’m basically a dungeon plunderer, you know?”

Morgan shook with fear as she averted her eyes.

“I-I was told that if I was ever caught by the Magic Knights, they would peel off all my fingernails and force me to drink an entire pot of boiling water……”

“Just what kind of group do you think the Order of Magic Knights is, anyway? We don’t do stuff like that……. Actually,”

Magna and Luck glanced at each other.

“We also came here on unofficial business, so we can’t exactly rat you out……. To begin with, capturing dungeon plunderers is….. you know? That’s work for a proper Magic Knight to do.”

“Yup! A ha ha! The Black Bulls have destroyed our fair share of ruins, too, so I don’t think that kind of work will get assigned to us anytime soon!”

“……T-the Black……. Bulls……”

Her face instantly became as white as a ghost, and tears began to gather around the corners of her eyes.

“……Eek! Sniffle….. S-so I am screwed after all. You’re going to abuse me, beat me up, and parade me around the capital…….!”

“What kind of weird ritual is that!? No! We’re not gonna do that……. But, we would like your cooperation, if possible.”

The corners of Magna’s mouth upturned into a small smile.

“You’ve investigated the inside of this dungeon, so you know its layout, right? You even knew about that hidden passageway earlier.”

“H-huh? Well, yes……”

“Then, could you guide us to the treasure room?”

This was crazy. She knew that. Even if only for just a bit, she forgot about her usual negative thoughts as she took a step back. When she found out they were Magic Knights, she was worried that they would get mad at her, but, honestly, she was also relieved. Walking through such a dangerous dungeon on her own, she could tell that she was reaching her limit. However, they were Black Bulls. Even out here in the outskirts of the Forsaken Realm, they were an infamously dangerous group. Frankly, she didn’t want anything to do with them.

“A ha ha! Magna, you can’t just ask her that~”

Luck appeared from behind her like a lifeboat. He seemed like a gentle human being, someone she could speak honestly with. Thinking this, Morgan turned around to face him……

“First, we have to ask her…….. how to slaughter those ghosts, right?”

“………”

When she did, she saw that Luck’s smile looked even crazier than Magna’s, his pupils dilated like a psychopath’s.

“……You see, I’m already at my limit~ When I’m faced with such interesting opponents, I just gotta fight them! A ha ha, I want to reduce them all to cinders…… but I might damage the dungeon if I do that.”

“……Eek!”

Morgan finally realized it…….

“……So, can you please spill everything you know for us?”

……The two in front of her were the most dangerous monsters here.

In any case,

“I……. I understand. I don’t know if I’ll be enough for you…… but I’ll guide you, and I’ll tell you everything I know.”

Morgan fortified her resolve as she faced them. She thought they were crazy. However, earlier, they fought while protecting her. Even after that, they seemed like they were trying to look after her. They weren’t that unreasonable. Most of all, they were strong. If she’s with them, then maybe……

“So…… um, I know I’m not in a position to say this, but…… in return, could you please listen to my request?”

Morgan examined their expressions as she continued,

“Um……. I’d like you to take back what was taken from me at this dungeon.”

“……What was taken from you?”

Luck tilted his head as he asked. Morgan nodded in response and clarified,

“……My grimoire.”

After that, as Morgan promised, she guided Luck and Magna to the treasure hall. Along the way, she told her story. As she mentioned before, she loves archeology, so since a young age she has been sneaking into dungeons as a hobby. Just as she has done before, she undid the trap magic in this dungeon as she went to capture it, but in the second half of her journey, she ran into a problem. In addition to the trap magic that was installed, there were combat golems stationed inside, which fight to eliminate any invaders. One of the golems protecting this dungeon took her grimoire. After being defeated by a golem and losing her grimoire, she has been wandering through this dungeon for days, waiting for a chance to take back the grimoire that was stolen from her.

“……I’m not sure how to say this, but, well, you kind of had that coming.”

He ended up saying with a bored expression on his face.

“S……sorry. When I heard that this dungeon wasn’t captured and was full of dangerous traps…… I thought ‘Aah, that sounds so nice! What a lovely dungeon!’, so I couldn’t help it……”

Morgan said something completely incomprehensible to Magna with tears in her eyes.

“A ha ha! I understand! Even if I know that my opponent is crazy dangerous, when I think about what kind of magic they might use, I really want to fight them to the death!”

“Right!? Even if a dungeon is filled with trap magic that could totally kill me if I don’t deactivate it, I end up tripping it anyway so that I can see how it works!”

“You two are totally in sync in the psycho department. What a dicey conversation.”

Even though Magna commented as such, he knew that this didn’t erase the fact that he’s a bit crazy, too.

“Anyway, the biggest problem are those monsters. We’ll have to face them at some point if we’re making our way to the treasure room.”

Actually, they were attacked by those monsters many more times after that. Each time, Morgan would guide them to an escape, but there was no place for them to settle down.

“……I’m sorry. Even I don’t know what those monsters are.”

Unfortunately, an essential part of what they needed to know couldn’t be explained from Morgan’s research, either.

“All I can say is that those monsters only appeared recently. When I first entered this dungeon, they weren’t here…… If they were golems or if they were the result of trap magic, then they should have been here from the beginning, but……”

“A ha ha! In other words, these ghosts are……. An existence that isn’t supposed to be here, right?”

Luck’s nonchalant words sent a shiver down Magna’s spine. If he puts it like that, then those things really are……

“Did you set off any traps that might have set those ghosts free?”

In contrast to Magna, who was frightened……. Er, rather, a little bit surprised by Morgan’s words, Luck was calm and composed as he asked her. However, Morgan shook her head.

“I haven’t. I’ve explored countless dungeons, and it would be impossible to activate such large-scale trap magic without noticing it.”

“I-I see……”

Magna couldn’t help but nod at Morgan’s surprisingly persuasive words.

“……By the way, how many dungeons have you explored without permission, anyway?”

“……Well, I’ll leave that to your imagination.”

Morgan turned her eyes away from them with tremendous speed. They were the eyes of a habitual criminal.

“There’s one other thing that struck me as odd…… Before those monsters appeared, I could sense mana perfectly fine. I was able to reach the treasure room by doing that.”

When Morgan forced the conversation back to the main subject, Luck spoke quietly, as if he was thinking out loud.

“Then, those ghosts are doing something to block our mana perception……. Is that right?”

“I think so…… but, I’m not really sure what we can do about it…… To begin with, if our opponents really are ghosts, then I have no idea how they could be causing it…...”

“Yeah. Well, if they really are ghosts, then I don’t think common sense applies to them in general……”

The two stood with troubled expressions on their faces for some time before, finally, Luck gave up and said,

“Hmm, it’s no good. I haven’t had enough death matches, so I can’t think straight. Sorry, Magna. Can I snap some of your ribs? I only need to break three.”

“Don’t ask someone if you can break their bones like you’re asking for a quick favor! ……Well, I’m getting tired of trying to use our heads, too. It doesn’t suit us.”

He wasn’t scared…… or rather, excited, by those monsters anymore. After encountering them over and over again, he had gotten used to them.

“The next time those guys attack us, let’s waste ‘em.”

Magna said with a villainous grin on his face. In the end, they were going to do what they were planning to do from the beginning. When he was firing his magic earlier, he was holding back. Even so, he found that this dungeon was built quite sturdily. It won’t fall apart if he goes all out for a bit.

“……Right. I don’t think I’ll be able to hold back much longer, either.”

As if he was thinking the same thing Magna was, Luck said this with a voice filled with frustration.

Seeing those two like this, Morgan went as pale as a ghost and said with a flagrantly fake smile,

“T-then, the next time we encounter those monsters, I’ll just go somewhere else……”

“Just telling you this in advance, but you’ll actually be safest if you’re near us.”

“…… Sniffle”

Morgan began to cry softly, but Magna patted her back with a wry smile on his face and said,

“Don’t cry. You’ve entered countless dungeons before, right? You’ve got the guts to get through this.”

“Sniffle….. I get the feeling that this dungeon is more dangerous than the others, though.”

Not because of the trap magic and the golems, but because she was stuck with these two.

“Seriously though, how many dungeons have you gone to before this one? I won’t get mad, so just tell me already.”

“U-uh…….”

Once again, she averted her eyes when Magna asked her this.

“A-about forty, I think?”

Magna gave her a karate chop.

“Eeek!? You told me you wouldn’t get mad!”

“Yeah, but forty!? You’ve been to more dungeons than most low-ranking Magic Knights!”

Moreover, that was way more than the number of dungeons Magna has been to. Actually, he didn’t know there even were that many dungeons out there.

“I-I’m sorry! I’m sorry! If you indiscriminately enter every dungeon you hear about, then you just end up visiting that many eventually…… But, please don’t crush my eyeballs! Please!”

“……I was never planning to, but make this the last dungeon you sneak into. You’re lucky we’re the ones that found you. If another Magic Knight found you, you’d have been arrested.”

“A ha ha! Well, there’s that. But it’s also just really dangerous. This time, it was just your grimoire that was taken from you, but next time could be your life!”

“……Yes, you’re right.”

Morgan nodded in response to their scolding, reflecting on her actions penitently.

‘Did I go too far?’ Magna thought, but, a moment later, Morgan went back to normal and smiled.

“Even before all this, I was thinking about making this dungeon my last……. My siblings have all grown up now, so there’s no longer any need for me to earn money this way.”

“……You were doing this for money?”

Magna tilted his head as he asked. With a contrite smile, Morgan responded,

“Yes, I would draw maps of the dungeon and sell them to Magic Knights. I was born in a village in the Forsaken Realm named Seitan, so there wasn’t any other way for me to make money. By selling those maps, I was able to make just enough to get by.”

“……I see.”

As mentioned earlier, it is strictly forbidden for civilians to enter a dungeon. However, frankly speaking, if they have been assigned to a dungeon, a lot of Magic Knights would love to have a detailed map of a dungeon that hasn’t been captured yet. It’s a different story if you have a Magic Knight on your team who can map out the dungeon themselves, such as Mimosa and Luck, but if you don’t have someone on your team who can do that, then such a map would be a crucial asset.

Morgan drew maps of unconquered dungeons, and Magic Knights bought them. Those were the kinds of illegal transactions that were taking place. It may sound wrong of either side to do that, but that type of thing happens when both sides’ interests are in alignment. It was an unspoken agreement.

“My dad died young, and my mom had a weak constitution…… the only thing we had in abundance was mouths to feed, so……. eh heh heh, I had to make money somehow.”

“So that’s how it is…… Um, couldn’t you have worked away from home in the Common Realm?”

Luck said in an unusually considerate way. Magna pushed his sunglasses to his face and answered for Morgan.

“It’s difficult for anyone born in the Forsaken Realm to get hired in the Common Realm. Well, someone born in the Common Realm wouldn’t realize that, though.”

He said this in an indifferent tone of voice.

“A lot of peasants have weak magical power, and others have such strange magic that nobody knows what to use it for, so they’re often judged to be inadequate as workers. Even if a peasant moves from home to work in the Common Realm, they would find nobody willing to employ them…… it would be a pointless waste of hotel expenses.”

However, most peasants find themselves unable to pay for those hotel expenses, so they end up working in the kitchens to pay that off. On the other hand, it’s not as if the Forbidden Realm has many jobs to offer, either. If a peasant has a large family filled with young children like Morgan’s, it would be hard just to earn enough food for the day.

“People unable to find work end up with no choice but to make money by doing dangerous work…... like her.”

Magna placed a hand on her head and apologized,

“I’m a peasant, too, so I get it. I’m sorry for saying that you deserved to have your grimoire taken from you……. You had your reasons.”

“Magna-san……”

Seeing him awkwardly try to be considerate of her feelings, she couldn’t help but say his name.

“Thank you…… b-but, I’m sorry. All of that is true, but…… in the end, one of the main reasons I started doing this is because I like it.”

She apologized, and then, with eyes filled with sorrow, continued,

“I really am worthless, a good-for-nothing…… I haven’t mentioned this yet, but my magic really is strange. It’s called Coating Magic. I can coat things with magic, and while it’s coated, it becomes sturdier and heavier. But that’s all it does……”

‘…….I see. It sounds like it could be useful, but it would be hard to find a job with magic like that.’

“Plus, I’m a crybaby, and I’m stupid…… I’m ugly, and I have small boobs. My legs are short, and my teeth aren’t lined up properly. I can’t skip, and I can’t stand coffee. I’ve realized that my drawings look really weird……. Sniffle”

“H-hey…… let’s leave it at that. My bad. I don’t really get what just happened, but it’s my bad, okay?”

Magna was waiting for her to finish her endless deluge of negativity. There was no reason for her to be so worried about weak points like that, but it kept on going, so he felt like he needed to do something quickly to stop her.

“……But, even somebody like me could help others capture a dungeon, even just a bit.”

She wiped away her tears, a small smile forming on her face.

“When I thought about how even somebody like me could be useful to my siblings, to those people in the Magic Knights, to anybody…… eh heh heh, I started to feel happy. I know what I was doing was wrong, but with each dungeon I entered, I started loving this job more and more.”

“……I see.”

Even though she was clumsy and prone to negativity, capturing dungeons was her hobby. It may seem contradictory for her hobby to be a dangerous job she took up out of necessity, but that seemed to be the case.

“Ah, b-but, like I said before, all my siblings are old enough to work now, so I truly was planning to make this dungeon my last……”

“Well, I’d say that’s a good idea. This may be fun for you, but it really is dangerous.”

Magna said with remorse as he gave her a small, pained smile.

“Actually, with that kind of courage and ability to take action, I think you’ll be able to find plenty of other ways you can make yourself useful. Find a different hobby and help others that way.”

He gave her words of encouragement, but tears began to form in the corners of Morgan’s eyes.

“……I-In other words, as I am right now, I’m trash that can’t help anyone…… I’m sorry. I’m sorry that someone like me wastes the clothes on my back.”

“Okay, I get it. First of all, you need to fix that negative mindset of yours, and fast.”

He didn’t say this for her sake, but rather for all the people that have to deal with her.

“……Weird magic….. doing dangerous things…… and making money……”

While the two of them went back and forth, as if he just had an epiphany, Luck mumbled to himself,

“……Oh, I see.”

Before clapping his hands together and turning toward Morgan.

“Hey Morgan-chan, recently…… that is, ever since the monsters started appearing, have there been any places in this dungeon you haven’t approached?”

“……Huh?”

Upon being asked such an abrupt question, Morgan had a blank expression on her face.

“Umm, I didn’t want to get targeted by them, so I’ve been careful about moving around, but…… I haven’t gone near the treasure room, not even once. The golem that stole my grimoire might be there, so I’ve been afraid to……”

“I see. And, while you were looking for the treasure room, you removed a lot of trap magic, right?”

“……. Yes.”

“I see……”

“…… Hey, what the hell? What the hell do you see?”

Magna asked impatiently, but Luck just started mumbling to himself again,

“There’s at least five of them…… no, six. Well, there’s probably more.”

That’s all he said before turning back toward Magna.

“…….A ha ha, I think I might’ve figured out the true identity of those monsters.”

He said in an excruciatingly casual tone of voice.

“Wait, what the hell-

‘Do you mean!?’ is how he wanted to end his question, but before he could finish,

“GeGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!”

The monsters in question appeared, along with a thick, black smoke. Moreover, just as before, the monsters commenced a pincer attack. There was nowhere to run in this small chamber they found themselves trapped in, and, this time, there were no hidden passageways to be found.

“……What timing!”

Although they had decided on having an all-out battle with those monsters, their current location was terrible. They couldn’t use their full power in a narrow chamber like this, and it would be difficult to fight while protecting Morgan. It was as if those monsters were waiting for them to come to a place like this before launching their attack. However, they had no choice but to fight.

“Luck, you take care of the monsters in the back! I’ll pummel the guys in the front!”

Magna said to Luck before getting ready to fire his magic, but……

“No, let’s charge our way through the front!”

Luck completely overrode Magna’s instructions and rushed toward the group in front of them.

“Hey, wait!? You want to bulldoze through them!? There’s way too many of them!!”

Magna pulled Morgan along with him as they followed behind Luck. Luck didn’t slow down one bit, continuing to fire his magic.

“Just do it!!”

“……Fine!”

He wasn’t entirely convinced, but he had faith in Luck. Luck may be absurdly rash, but his intuition when it comes to battle was on-point. Luck sounded confident when he gave his orders, so that was enough reason for Magna to follow him.

“Hey, Morgan! Grab my waist and don’t let go!!”

“Eek! ……So you’re going to make me come with you after all!? “

As she shrieked, Magna confirmed that she was clinging firmly to him before turning around and facing forward. After doing so, Luck glanced back at them and nodded with his usual smile. Magna returned the nod, faced the enemies before them, and cast their spell.

“Flame-Lightning Explosive Cannon!”

The combo magic the two fired struck the monsters with a thunderous roar, wiping out the entire frontline of the monster army. Magna and Luck fired simultaneously at point-blank range. Normally, they would use all the mana they have to launch such an attack, but, this time, they held back to preserve their strength for later. Even though they were holding back, the power of their combo spell was still immense. It sent all the monsters at the frontlines flying in an instant, and the aftershock blew away the monsters at the center. It was a surefire one-hit killer.

However, just as before, the skeleton soldiers and dullahans quickly revived themselves. They didn’t appear to have taken any damage, but……

“Orraaaaah! Exploding Buckshot! Exploding Buckshot! Exploding Buckshot!”

“A ha ha! Thunderclap Crumbling Orb! Thunderclap Crumbling Orb! Thunderclap Crumbling Orb! Thunderclap Crumbling Orb!!”

Not seeming to notice or care, Luck and Magna continued to pummel them with their magic as if they were laying siege on a castle. The skeleton soldiers’ bones shattered into little pieces and turned to charcoal. The Dullahan’s armor got smashed up. It seemed that their attack rate was starting to outspeed their ability to regenerate. And then,

“GeGaaah…… GEGAH!?”

There was a slight change in the groans the monsters gave out. Even then, the two didn’t stop their attacks. On the contrary, their attacks continued to gain more and more momentum as they charged toward the monster army. Once they reached the rear guard,

“GeGaaah…….. Ge- wait!? What the hell!? Why aren’t they stopping!?”

The groans of those monsters changed into that of a human’s.

“A ha ha! We found you!”

He was waiting for this moment. Luck leaped up and flew toward the back of the monster army, where he heard the human voice.

“Oh shit! Ohhh shit! They’re here! Hey, what do we do!?”

“H-hell if I know! It’s your fault for crying out like that!”

There were several stern-looking men hidden within the smoke. They were a rough-looking lot, all of them dressed in filthy-looking robes. If one were asked to imagine a bandit or robber, they would probably look exactly like that. Moreover, all of them had their grimoires open.

“A ha ha! I…… knew it!”

After confirming their location, Luck shot a ball of lightning at their feet.

“Woah, Uoooaaaaah!?”

The instant they were blown away, the monsters stopped moving. Like a puppet whose strings were cut, they fell apart with a clatter.

“Haaah……. Hah….. I get it now.”

Magna walked up toward Luck as he caught his breath, while also confirming that Morgan was still clinging to his waist. With her eyes rolled to the back of her head, she mumbled,

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I won’t do anything bad ever again. Please don’t turn me into pig feed……”

She was still conscious, so they supposed she was probably okay. She’s probably not traumatized. Hopefully.

“These guys were controlling those monsters…… right?”

“A ha ha! Probably~”

Luck said casually as he surveyed the men they caught.

“Earlier, you were talking about weird magic, right, Magna? I was wondering if a few people with weird magic could combine their spells to make something like those monsters~ A ha ha! Looks like I was right!”

As he talked, he got closer to their prisoners. Although they were blown away by such a flashy attack, they were still conscious.

“……Well, I guess we don’t have to worry about that anymore.”

Magna squatted in delinquent fashion in front of one of their prisoners, a bald-headed man, as Luck cracked his knuckles behind him.

“We have to pay them back properly for chasing after us so persistently……. Right?”

“ A ha ha……. Right.”

“Eek!”

Needless to say, the two had a dangerous look in their eyes.

— To be continued in Part 2 —

The fact Morgan has to risk her life to create maps of dungeons to sell for Magic Knights gave me a new found respect for all those video game npcs that sell your character maps. Like her, some of them must have gone into those temples and dungeons themselves to draw them. The things I don’t think about when I play Nintendo games….

Things might be rough for Magna in the manga right now, but it’s nice to see some more of Magna and Luck being bros.

This chapter was ghosts, next chapter is golems!

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