#THANK YOU VANITAS FOR EXISTING

[red-panda-agere]

Regressor! Vanitas

(!¡!Pull-up/Diaper/Accident mention!¡!)

He is literally the smallest baby ever, he doesn’t even speak usually. Very rarely he’ll be around three (when they HAVE to be in public but Vanitas can’t make himself stop regressing), but Noé is almost always left with trying to decipher his fussy baby’s whines and crying.

Regresses to make up for his sorry excuse of a childhood but says it’s just to relieve stress. He claims his childhood “doesn’t bother him” only because he can’t find the right words to properly express this empty hurt inside of him because of it, and he truly believes he can never actually make anyone understand how painful it is for him.

Though he denies it like his life depends on it, and claims it’s a very rare thing, he tends to regress quite often. If not during the day or after they return home, usually during their nightly routine, Vanitas will start to regress.

Noé couldn’t help but notice how quiet his partner had gotten, practically nonverbal the moment they stepped through the door. “Is that a sleepy little prince I spy?” Noé asked with a gentle voice, receiving a small whine in response. “Ohhh, my poor little baby. So tired and stressed from all that big kid work. He deserves a break doesn’t he?” The vampire walks over to the edge of his bed, where Vanitas is now awkwardly playing with his own hands. He kneels down infront of him, and looks up to Vanitas’ eyes. They were glossy and he looked about ready to meltdown. “Oh baby…Baby baby baby…shhhh” he gently whispered to his forehead as he swiftly hoisted him up to his hip. “Let’s go get your kitty little one. Would that help mon ange?” Vanitas hesitated to, and nodded ever so slightly, a shuddering breath heard. “Oh my little Vanitas, Papa’s here.” A very weak sound escaped the smaller male’s lips, one he barely forced out but couldn’t bring himself to choke down. “Papa…”

Without Noé there to guide him while regression, he honestly has no idea what he’s doing. His childhood was completely ripped from him, so he’s unsure of what he’s supposed to be doing for the most part. As long as he can cuddle his Papa though, he doesn’t seem to mind being lost. And Noé almost always has activities set up for him.

The first time he read Vanitas a bedtime story, Vanitas didn’t understand why, but he just started crying and Noé was quick to comfort him. Vanitas wanted to say ‘thank you’ but just couldn’t get it out. Noé understood.

The first time Vanitas regressed at all, neither of them had any idea what was happening, but Noé knew Vanitas needed this. He took him into his arms, not saying a word as he just let Vanitas cry to him as he apologized profusely for trying to kill him.

“No-é! Please! I’m sorry! I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry!” Vanitas wept like he’d never wept before. He was crying for the first time in years into the shoulder of this vampire he’d grown so attached to he couldn’t even bring himself to kill him. He cared so deeply for this man, it was absolutely killing him. Vanitas was not supposed to love, never ever. But… “Please don’t leave Noé! Please! Please please please! I’ll never do it again!” He sobbed, grabbing tightly to the vampire’s sweater, soaking its shoulder. It was already pathetic enough he was showing such strong emotion to him, but he was literally desperate for him to continue to exist around him. He felt so small and comforted in his arms. For once in his life, he wasn’t cold and scared. He had a home to return to, someone to return to for a feeling of safety. “I won’t leave you Vanitas. I forgive you…I’m here.” Noé softly spoke, lips close to the shorter male’s forehead. This went on for hours until Vanitas finally collapsed into Noé’s arms, shivering and exhausted. “I’m here now Vanitas…I’m here…” he tucked a bit of the exhausted Vanitas’ hair behind his ear. Vanitas had hardly said anything, but he didn’t have to. Noé knew…not to the extent Vanitas had experienced but enough. But he didn’t need to understand, feeling there was enough pain in this scared boy to have more than warranted such a meltdown.

Noé once suggested Johann, Dante, and Riche could look over Vanitas if he were to run errands, and he went BALLISTIC at the thought of that ‘old man’ having to babysit him, a grown man. Only Noé can know about this secret, and even then he only knows a fraction of what Vanitas really does/wants to do.

-Sometimes they both regress, because-

If Noé even brings up regression in any conversation ever, Vanitas goes ballistic.

Noé often refers to him as “Mon ange” “Mon bébé” “Mon petit chéri” and “sunshine.” The last usually tends to inexplicably make Vanitas go very quiet, cry, or just become an extra needy baby.

When regressed, he really likes to bother Murr. Murr doesn’t mind being held like a stuffie, or being cried into by a lonely little sunshine.

His favorite pacifier is a yellow one with little suns on it.

His favorite stuffie is a Siamese cat beanie baby named Snip.

He really likes sleeper onsies, as they cover his super scarred body.

Absolutely hates talking when regressed, especially about ‘big boy topics’ like his past, his relationship with Jeanne (not a romantic one, but the fact she’s bitten him before), and especially Mikhail. However, since he tends to regress because of stress instead of using it to ease/prevent stress, he tends to find himself panicking to a stuffed animal at the thought of just existing the way he has been.

Embarrassing as it is, he really likes things intended for the littlest of babies, wanting to experience them for the first time. He has a really big interest with little items, even if he doesn’t know what they’re originally for, as his childhood is nothing but a living nightmare. So, he tends to wear diapers for comfort, and sometimes even pull-ups just for when he’s big and wants to feel safer.

Very frequent nightmares, Vanitas always running to Noé for comfort. Whether they’re already in bed together or Vanitas runs to him sobbing, Papa is immediately his first and only hope of calming down down.

-He also tends to have a-lot of night-time accidents because of nightmares.

-He is very very very very very shy about his accidents but also isn’t good at changing himself, nor does he have the mental capacity in the moment to do so, and he tends to run off and hide right after he’s realized it’s happened. Even if it is 3 in the morning, he’s just woken up to a storm and Noé is trying to help him stay calm, he’ll slide out of bed and run to hide somewhere, like the bathroom or he’ll take a blankie to hide himself in the corner. The only exception to this, is when he wakes up from nightmares. The only moment he isn’t scared to ask for anything is when he’s woken up from a nightmare, and he will hold onto a sleeping Noé, fist fulls of his shirt in his hand as he sobs and wails into his Papa’s chest for comfort. Noé, despite being a heavy sleeper usually wakes up pretty quickly when it comes to his little one.

“PAPA! PAPA PAPA!” Vanitas screams as he sits up in bed, tears cascading down his cheeks. The taller vampire sits up as soon as he hears the desperate cries, and pulls him into his lap as fast as he can. “Oh Mon Ange…shhh shhh…” he whispers, lips to the top of his head as he then placed a few kisses. “Sweet baby, Papa’s here. Calm down little one, everything will be okay. It wasn’t real sweetheart, you’re right here with me little star. It’s okay…shhhh…” Noé wraps a blanket loosely over Vanitas’ shoulders as he bawls out into the night. “I know baby, I know…”

Kitties! Lots of kitty stuffies, kitty toys, blankies with kitties on them, pacifier with a kitty on it, kitty themed play mat, kitty themed children’s bowls/plates/silverware with paw prints on it, etc. Lots of kitties! (And stars)

Follows his Papa around like a lost puppy

Refuses to do anything ‘little’ in public, and won’t even go with Noé to pick out new little stuff for himself because he thinks somehow everyone would know.

He loves having stories read to him. Even after having 10 different stories read to him, he will still hand Noé another book.

Very picky/weird about toys. He has trouble playing with toys like blocks or puzzle blocks, but really likes small figures like LPS that he can just set up and make scenes with rather than really playing with them. The only toys he really plays with are very very infantile toys that require minimal thinking and effort, like rattles and the ring stack toys.

Even when big, but especially when small, he hates asking for things.

He absolutely hates bath time, and having to let Noé see his scars, and especially his arm. Noé has never mentioned it, but they both know it’s something to be worried about. For little Vanitas’ sake though, he never brings it up in conversation. Baths are usually an ordeal neither look forward to, but Noé always makes sure he takes them when little. Vanitas will cling, and even cry, to his Papa while being cleaned in the tub until he’s wrapped in a towel and let out.

Though baths are not his favorite, Vanitas is always rewarded with Noé massaging his whole body with lotion afterwards, and it’s become part of their nightly routine when Vanitas is little. The intimacy and soothing-ness of the act is essential in getting a regressed Vanitas to sleep.

He also demands lullabies, a bottle, and a nightlight so he can sleep. If his nightlight is dead or just won’t turn on, it’s a long sleepless night for Noé and a new nightlight added to his grocery receipt that week

Cuddling > playing > napping > bath

Whines and pouts a lot

Noé is very enthusiastic about Vanitas when regressed, and gets very excited to help him into cute jammies and coo over his sweet little baby. Sometimes he hugs Vanitas a little too tightly without realizing it.

Absolutely hates crying at all, especially in front of Noé, but when it isn’t from a sudden scare, Vanitas will dash off to hide somewhere when he feels he has to cry. He’ll even curl up as small as possible and hide under the kitchen sink to cry over spilling his juice. Of course Papa comes to fetch his little one and pulls him out from under there to hold him close and help him calm down after a bit of fussing and hesitance.

He has probably bit Noé before and would absolutely do it again.

Vanitas is actually very self conscious about his inability to really be happy that often when he’s regressed. Usually the reason he feels small: he’s on the verge of a panic attack, super stressed out, or just so exhausted he’s to the point of tears. While little he can’t help but feel really tired and often sad. But Papa always tells him it’s okay to be sad and have emotions like that, and even more okay to tell him about it and express them. Crying and being sad is part of being human, and with the sensitive topic of why Vanitas regresses, it’s only human he’d be a scared little one.

#agere #age regression #sfw #fandom agere #sfw babyre #agere community #sfw cglre #sfw interaction only #babyre #agere headcanons #vanitas no carte agere #vanitas #vnc vanitas #vnc #vanitas no carte #the case study of vanitas #sfw age regression #sfw regression

[strayheartless]

Things heard in the land of departure:

Riku: you know sometimes I think I’ve had enough of today. But then Roxas throws his keyblade full force at my head; Kairi manages to flood the training room while I’m the one babysitting trainees and I think “oh! I was wrong! Now I’ve had e-fucking-nough of today!”

Sora: it only kills me if I die!

Roxas: I regret to inform the council that I have settled on being the problem child today.

Aqua: if anyone needs me I’ll be screaming into the void.

Ven: you know, vanitas isn’t all that bad once you get to know him. he’s only tried to take over my entire being like… *starts counting on his fingers*

Sora: you gunna cry?! Oh, shit man your actually crying! Do you need to talk?

Isa: if I mutilate my face again do I still have to participate?

Roxas: 🎶 someone made my best friend cry, do da do da. That punk ass bitch is gunna die, oh do do da day🎶 *jazz hands*

Terra: I’ll admit, historically I have not always made decisions that place me on the moral high ground. Yet today I find myself with the absolute pleasure of getting to say “ I told you so!”

Aqua: *bodily hands Kairi to Riku like she’s a badly behaved cat* Take her before I do something everyone but me regrets.

Kairi: I’m my defence Lea said ‘probably not’ and he should really know better then to challenge me like that.

Sora: “oh sora, why aren’t you a master yet? Oh sora, when are you planning on retaking the mark of mastery?” Well Susan I’d actually planned on not almost dying every month of the year first!

Ven: It scares me that soon I’ll be the grown up kids need to take with them to Disney town.

Xion: wait no! Why does Kairi have a battle axe?!? Parlé, Parlé PARLÉ!!!!!

Riku: After some careful consideration I’ve decided to give up. Thank you for understanding.

Ven: why is the floor talking?!? *Terra pops up from behind a counter* oh, that’s why.

Lea: *after going toe to toe with Terra* “a little master vs student never hurt.” WRONG I am VeRy mUcH hUrT!

Roxas: People often ask me why I decided to train under Riku if I hate him so much. The answer is quite simple really, How else am I meant to ensure is suffering?

Xion: Master Aqua says that the gods give the hardest battles to the strongest soldier. What I wanna know is, is that legally binding? Cause I don’t remember signing shit!

Riku: I’d ask why you are covered in glitter, but at this point I’ve accepted my fate. *gets attacked by a glittery Sora and Kairi*

Isa: do you ever just… regret existence?

Lea: oh yeah, all the time!

Ven: today I made the mistake of telling Roxas to bite me… now I think I need stitches.

Sora: For all I’m famous for being able to fall asleep anywhere, I sure do be allergic to falling asleep in bed.

Ven & Roxas: mood.

Terra: I shall be unavailable until further notice. I’m not busy I’m just sick of looking at all of you.

#kingdom hearts #kh1 #kh3 #kh2 #kh sora #kh roxas #kh ventus #kh kairi #kh riku #kh aqua #kh terra #land of departure #things heard in the land of departure #tired master aqua #feral student kairi #evil mastermind roxas #beaten down master riku #master terras just had enough

[animehouse-moe]

Love reading your post about Vanitas. Thanks for sharing them. I also want to say, love how you wrote the reviews and analysis on anime and manga. Most blog that I know of, when they dislike something, they'll badmouth said anime/manga and that's it. But you wrote in details why you dislike something (not just said negative things about them but also there are the positive things about them).

Because of that, can I ask your thoughts about this? So my mutual and I loved Vanitas, but we cannot agree on the ships. They (my mutual) loved Vanitas/Jeanne and Noe/Domi but I loved Vanitas/Noe. I think it's obvious how Noe loved Vanitas. How about you? Based on the story which ships is more reasonable?

(Okay, I did not know if you agree with non canon shipping or not, if you're anti-shipping, please just ignore this ask. I still loved your blog).

It's all good! I think shipping, in a serious sense, is a central piece to the experience of media! Though that's a whole different conversation.

Spoilers for anime/manga of course.

Being forced to pick, with where we're at in the manga, this is a very very tough decision lol. I'd love to cheat and say I love both for different reasons.

It's really interesting how both ships mirror each though in how they're approached.

Where Vanitas is the initiator with Jeanne, it's the inverse where Noe is the one that pushes forward with Vanitas. Where Vanitas chases Jeanne initially for her hatred, it's Noe that provides the hatred for Vanitas directly. It's a very very interesting thing that's meant to draw the reader in I feel.

Similarly, look at how they've developed. The hatred of Vanitas was the initial catalyst for both, but the resolution of it was totally different. Jeanne's was immediate distaste, but she was unable to keep her distance. Noe on the other hand was closer to, "I don't like you, but I want to stay near you", which resulted in a totally different resolution. Jeanne's was all about showing Vanitas actual love and happiness, while Noe's was focusing on voicing his hatred and distaste for (pieces of) Vanitas.

Then there's the whole blood sucking thing, which is influenced by Noe's ability, but that's also sort of the point in the ship? Like, he's willing to give his blood up to Jeanne all of the time because at that point he considers it a one-sided affair where his feelings aren't in it (aside from the one romantic-y bite after Chloe), but because Noe can see into his memories with his ability he refuses Noe. It's a great piece to show the depth that exists with Vanitas and Noe vs the distance that Vanitas attempts to keep with Jeanne.

Now personally, maybe a bit of a hot take, but I think how they do the relationships, the Noe x Vanitas ship makes more sense because Vanitas is not the one that's initiated it. Vanitas talks about how he cannot love someone that does not hate him earlier on in the series, and while it's not quite true, I think it's an example of how a relationship with Vanitas should be approached, if that makes sense. If Vanitas is the one to initiate it, it's sort of a red flag (though Jeanne can just steamroll those red flags). So, having Noe initiate it puts Vanitas on his back foot and off his game to force him into points like the final episode did.

So, I might say I agree more with Noe x Vanitas? I think it's the better ship in terms of narrative, but I still do love Vanitas x Jeanne a great deal.

However, allow me to present the fresh hell that is my romantic chart for the series.

Death and trauma is a catalyst for romance in this series to almost a disturbing degree, so of course all the romantic affinities are all over the place. Anyways, allow me to begin.

Firstly, we have the line that exists with:

Domi loves -> Noe Loves -> Vanitas <- Jeanne Loves

But this is an odd one off the bat, because most likely, Vanitas does reciprocate the feelings of Noe, but not Jeanne.

Just take a look at the narrative. Vanitas promises to kill Jeanne (which is something that I believe will likely happen), while Noe is the one that is claimed to kill Vanitas in the end. The idea of killing a lover just immediately jumps out at you and continues with the theme of inverse with Noe and Jeanne.

Now, for the pieces that don't line up.

Vanitas doesn't reciprocate Jeanne's love because of her declaration of it. Straightforward and I'd already mentioned it. (though the questionable feelings that remained unaddressed through part 2 of the anime are there, there's just nothing to do with them yet aside from character analysis)

A new one though, which I think is very interesting is Noe's reasoning. Noe can't love Domi, plain and simple. He sees too much Louis in her. He simply can't love Domi because he can't see her.

Domi suffers from a similar issue. She can't see herself, so she loves Noe. He's her anchor in this life, the one thing that can still prove that she is Dominique De Sade, and not the brother that she looked up to.

Let's go further, what about Lucius loving Jeanne? Well, aside from it being a kid crush, I do think it has to do with his need to grow up quickly. He's in a position of power, and despite his ability is always looked down upon. Jeanne is the one that doesn't so of course the young boy loves her.

Speaking of younger characters, there's Mikhail. Despite Vanitas being a sibling, Mikhail sees them in a romantic context, viewing Noe directly as a rival and Vanitas as something to possess. I think in the context they see Noe as stealing their role as sibling, but due to their twisted version of it it comes off in the romantic sense. I really want to see more of Mikhail's character, because their romantic attachment to Vanitas is very interesting in how it plays somewhat similar to Jeanne's. Both see the character as their savior, but similar to when Jeanne first started voicing her romantic feelings, Vanitas treats it with more repulsion than acceptance.

Anyways, that was a bit of a heavy mess so how about a fun ship instead?

I'm a sucker for Roland and Olivier. That Golden Retriever and German Shepherd energy together is just much too fun for me. And the way they trust each other and work together consistently despite how much Olivier complains. It's just so great, and there's so much love from Roland but so much anxiety from Olivier. And they even go out to have little tea dates together and it's just so cute.

But yeah, to sum it up, if I had a gun to my head and was being forced to choose which ship was better, I'd probably say Noe x Vanitas. But on the low, I'm a bit of a sucker for toxic ships as well so Jeanne x Vanitas just gets me.

#vanitas no carte #the case study of vanitas #vanitas of the blue moon #les memoires de vanitas #vanitas jeanne #vnc vanitas #jeanne the hellfire witch #dominique de sade #vanoe #noe archiviste #august ruthven #lord ruthven #vnc jeanne #vanijeanne #vnc #anime and manga #anime #manga

[transpanda-1]

Chapter 5: Re:Possess

Sora finally meets back up with his original heartmate, Ven is forced to confront his new reality with Vanitas in the Keyblade Graveyard, and Xion talks to Strelitzia one last time before the end.

Mysteries uncovered! Connections reformed! Teenagers coping badly! Old men punched in the face! This chapter has everything and more for you to enjoy!

But, seriously, we're really rapidly reaching the end of the fic and, by extension why this story was made in the first place. Next chapter will most likely be delayed by a week to ensure it's at top quality like the other chapters, and will be the finale. After that will be the epilogue.

We really hope you enjoy! Thank you for existing!

#kingdom hearts #KH #xion #sora #strelitzia #kairi #namine #roxas #axel #plurality #DID/OSDD #chirps #She Never Left #our writing

[whumpsday]

I have a question about vampire biology; Would they be affected by potent neurotoxins or nah? And if they aren't, is that more of a unique biology thing like them not being able to vomit, or more of a magic thing like how they specifically need to drink human blood? I just find your Vampires to be one of the most unique takes on that kinda monster that I've seen in ages. I'm fascinated by your world building.

not affected and it's a magic thing!

thank you :) some pieces of my lore are inspired by other vampire stories- namely The Case Study of Vanitas by Jun Mochizuki, Of Vampires and Men by @whumpy-writings , and Ash & Callum by @whumping-every-day ! but most of it is original and just what i thought would work best.

the origin of vampires in the K&J universe was a half-failed attempt at a ritual to make the people of a human village immortal. they got certain blessings like an increased lifespan, advanced healing and vitality, and protection from illness and poison, but also got afflicted with curses such as being hurt by sunlight and only being able to subsist on human blood. this happened a very long time ago and magic is extinct by the modern era, with its only remnant being the existence if vampires.

#ask #k&j ask

[animechick2015]

Anime I watched in 2022 Part 2:

11. Rising of the Shield Hero Part 2- 3/5

Where do I begin with this? It started off strong but by the 3rd or 4th episode I started to question if this was the same shield hero that I watched before. Don’t even get me started on how many times I watched Ost die only for her to come back to life. Thank goodness for the banger opening and ending. I briefly read the manga a while back so I knew that content was left out. After this season ended I reread and yup A LOT was left out. Hopefully the next season can redeem this show.

12. Spy x Family 10,000/5

Ahhhhh I was so excited for this one. I read the manga so I knew the plot well and was a wee bit nervous when I saw Cloverworks was one of the studios doing the production (they basically cut 90% of Horimiya content) but much to my surprise they kept all of the original content, plus added some to really flesh out the show and it’s characters. This will be one of those shows that people will be talking about for years to come. The animation, the characters, the opening and ending were all spectacularly done. Anya deserves all the happiness in the world. Loid is the best fake dad and fake husband (all for the mission of course) and Yor is the new waifu, I don’t make the rules. God I really love these characters and seeing them animated so wonderfully brings a smile to my face.

13. Ya Boy Kongming 5/5

This was a underrated gem for this year. I need to thank tik tok for showing me clips for this one otherwise I wouldn’t have know it existed. And that opening: A BANGER!! Seriously, if anyone skips the opening, they need to be arrested immediately! All the characters were so likable and you were cheering on the ‘rivals’. If you’re a fan of music, I highly recommend this anime.

14. The Case Study of Vanitas 5,000/5

Ahhhhhh! Ok ok. I’m calm now. But seriously this anime has turned my brain into goop. I had serious Vanitas brain rot when I finished watching this one. From opening to ending this one hooked me. Alllll the characters were interesting, even the minor ones; you just wanted to know more about every one and everything. And I know, I KNOW Vanitas and Jeanne are endgame but whyyy is the chemistry between Vanitas and Noe sooooo good. Like holy guacamole their chemistry was off the charts (and that first ending didn’t help either) I can’t wait to know more about these characters and see what shenanigans they get up too.

15. Misfit of the Demon King Academy 5/5

There’s just something about overpowered characters that gets me so hyped. Now don’t get me wrong, I like to follow the journey of a character from rock bottom and see them rise to the top. But sometimes you just want to see a Main Character just go nuts from the get go and that’s the main character from this series. “Did you really think killing me would stop me?” will never stop being epic. Like damn! This was such a refreshing anime and the ending I didn’t expect. Really can’t wait to see more of this universe.

16. The Millionaire Detective: Balance Unlimited 4/5

Listen, there was so much hype around this anime that I went into it expecting a lot. Especially the chemistry between the two male leads but alas I was severely disappointed. While the story and other characters were good it just felt like something was missing. And I know everyone loves Kambe but I was more into Haru and I just wanted him to one up Kambe in some way (don’t ask me to go into detail because I can’t even explain it myself). Maybe I need to read the manga to get into this one.

17. Love After World Domination 5/5

This was such a cute, dorky romance. If you were a Power Rangers fan as a kid, I think you’ll appreciate this one. It’s a nice spoof of that universe with the main characters trying to navigate their love life, school, being a hero and being a villain (is she really a villain though). I went into this one with absolutely no expectations but every week I was continuously surprised by this story. Really hope we get a second season to this.

18. Skeleton Knight in Another World 5/5

I know a lot of people kept comparing this one to Overload but can I just say that I enjoyed this one wayyy more than Overload. Arc and Arianne are much more enjoyable characters to me and I just adored their chemistry. And Ponta was just the cutest addition to this series. This anime only has 12 episodes but it was enough to hook me in to that universe. I’m really hoping we get another season.

19. Overlord Season 1 3/5

I really tried to like this one. Honestly I tried my best to like it but I couldn’t get past the first season. The characters felt bland and overdone for me. Maybe it’s because I watched so many isekai anime’s prior that this one didn’t wow me. Maybe if I’m bored I’ll give this another go.

20. Komi Can’t Communicate Part 2 5/5

Ahhh cuteness overload. I really love Komi and seeing her progress slowly but surely is always a wonderful sight to behold. Chadano will forever be best boy. This season had so many laugh out loud and wtf moments that I really hope we get another season.

#anime rec list #anime review #recommend anime #rising of the shield hero #spy x family #loid forger #yor briar #anya supremacy #ya boy kongming #the case study of vanitas #noe archiviste #vanitas and noe #misfit of demon king academy #the millionaire detective #love after world domination #skeleton knight in another world #overlord #komi cant communicate #animechick2015 #animechick #anime

[ultraericthered]

BIRTH BY SLEEP, BEYOND THE DOOR

Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, possibly even far more so than Kingdom Hearts III, is a game I dearly love and vehemently hate at the same time. Yes, its story is overall a poorly written, shamelessly unimaginative Star Wars Episode III ripoff, and the elements that got introduced into KH lore in this game are what just ate away at the series narrative and its universe for the next decade until there was nary a thing resembling what KH had began as remaining. I hate it.

What I still love it for is how dang good and effective the stupid Star Wars prequel story ended up being in execution as a prequel to the pre-existing KH Trinity, far more than it had any right to be, and we really have Daisuke Watanabe as largely to thank for this being so. The execution is so solid that it always gets me wishing to just leave the BBS-introduced characters and details where they fell by the end of the main story and let the prequel just be a nice, tidy prequel. And even among the game makers, I think this was the desire of some.

Big example of what I mean: back in 2007, Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix Edition came out and truly, properly introduced the armored characters seen in KHII's secret ending as characters in the series lore. In fact, it added two more so there were now five characters we knew to have existed in what ended up revealed as the time period before the events of the KH Trinity - Terra, Aqua, Ventus, Vanitas, and Master Xehanort. Those are the key players in this footage.

Ultimately, they all needed to meet their fates. And y'know that one tune that plays in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy whenever the main villain (Ras Al Ghul, Joker, and Talia Al Ghul + League of Shadows people RIP Bane) faces their ultimate defeat? BBS opted to do something similar with the OST track titled "Beyond The Door."

When we see Terra's fate at the end of his story:

When we see Ventus and Vantias' fates at the end of Ven's story:

And when we see Aqua's fate in the Final Episode:

So Terra, Ventus, Vanitas, and Aqua got sent off set to this same musical theme. Who does that leave us? Oh yeah, Xehanort! At the end of the game, as seen in that video, he's still inhabiting Terra's heart and so Terra's body is still his, but he's lost all memory of who he even was save for the name "Xehanort", in essence having to start his existence over as a new person. And that's where the game leaves him. Because he's the one character where we already knew what his fate would be, as he goes on to become the overarching villain of the KH Trinity and the true Big Bad in KH1, whose turn into a Heartless birthed his Nobody, Xemnas. And when his time comes?

(When you clicked the vid, you probably weren't ready for Sora's sudden puberty, my sincerest apologies if you got startled by that.)

Xehanort - THIS Xehanort - had his fate sealed in the first game, and adding the demise of Xemnas to the equation gives us the last thread of the BBS prequel narrative being definitively wrapped as of KHII. And to me, no amount of effort to cheat fate on Nomura's Xehanort's end could ever be more compelling and satisfying than that.

Silly Sora! Kingdom Hearts doesn't do "real characters" anymore!

#Disney #Kingdom Hearts #Birth By Sleep #opinion #analysis #Terra #Ventus #Aqua #master aqua #Master Xehanort #Xehanort #Vanitas #what could have been #they wasted a perfectly good character #they wasted a perfectly good plot #anti nomura #anti square enix

[noes-pillow]

Oooh for Vanoe prompts, maybe “I got you” or “come home”? Or maybe “can I touch you?” ❤️ so many options in that list lol

Hiya friend 😊!!! AHHH Thank you SO much for this! I decided to pick only the first one for this since I got a little carried away, hope thats alright! So, here's 1.2k of unedited vanoé angst because I'm terrible... (AO3)

List of starter prompts

“I got you.”

Noé lay, stomach down, arm dangling off the edge of the top balcony of the Sun Tower, gripping with all his strength to a stone pillar in his left arm and to his human with his right.

The fingers of a white glove were desperately and tightly knotted with the fingers of a black one.

“Do you hear me, Vanitas?” Noé yelled, trying to be reassuring, “I’ve got you, just hold on!” The vampire exasperatedly shouted down below to the human dangling by only his grasp.

“Noé…”

“No!” A gasp. Noé glanced to the jagged edges of the blue moon mark creeping up Vanitas’ neck, “no no NO I’ve got you!”

Bright blue eyes stared wide-eyed back into Noé’s desperate amethyst glare. “Chérie…” With a pained smirk, Vanitas gulped a shaken inhale and responded calmly, “I’m slipping.”

The startled shrieks from Parisians down below echoed upward in the wind. In the past, some had been unfortunate enough to see the occasional unfortunate soul jump from the great height of the Sun Tower, but no one had ever witnessed a man helplessly dangle from its apex. And especially not at the mercy of another.

With a fatigued gasp, Noé locked his ankles around the pillar to hold himself in place while he attempted to reach his other hand toward his friend. But his effort was stopped at the feeling of his wrist being grabbed.

“Hello, Noé, my boy.” A familiar voice boomed into Noé’s left ear.

Noé let out a frustrated grunt in unison with his futile attempt to free his hand from whatever was holding it back. When that failed, his neck strained to look up, eyes pleading with this person for help. His gaze only found the shadow of a large red-haired figure and a single golden eye staring him down. The other covered by an eye patch.

Noé growled, “Ruthven.”

Vanitas suddenly reached up to grab Noé with both hands. “Noé, let me go! And get out of here! Now!”

The snap of his head to look back down at his friend nearly tore a muscle in the vampire’s neck.

“But Vanita…” His shocked cry was interrupted.

“You do remember our little deal, don’t you?” Lord Ruthven spoke toward Noé once again.

Noé was furious but confused, “What are you talking about?”

Ruthven heartily cackled. “Ah no matter if you do remember or not. But it’s time to pay your debts… Chaton.”

“Noé, now!” Vanitas pleaded through pained breaths.

“No! I won’t ever let you go.” Noé strained to yell back, though it was hard to tell if his voice was struggling due to exhaustion or an attempt to hold back tears.

As much as Noé wanted to hang on, as much as his heart needed him to hang on to Vanitas, their grasp was becoming so very painful, and the fatigue was becoming unbearable. Especially as black nails started to dig into white gloves and pierce his skin, a splattering of red began to soak into their clasped hands. It was even harder now to hang on.

Nonetheless, with every ounce of strength still remaining, he kept grip of Vanitas’ hands with just one of his own.

“Noé,” Ruthven continued, still gripping Noé’s free hand, “I don’t think you have much choice. The astermite in your friend’s arm is about to consume and destroy his body. There is no hope for him now. But how fitting that you should depart from this world with him, don’t you think?”

And with that, Lord Ruthven was about to make good on his deal.

But not without Noé putting up a fight.

Noé screamed. The type of guttural scream that's caused by a sudden white hot stab of pain. A pain as if acid had been poured into his ears to eat away at his brain. As if his conscience was being ripped to atomic shreds from the inside. As if he were soon to cease to exist. And he was near helpless to fight back.

This must’ve been what Louis had felt. Like what all curse bearers felt. Alone, helpless, and in pain.

This malnomen was strong. But Noé was fighting back with all of his might. Though he was still screaming, writhing, and gripping Vanitas’ hand harder in agony, he shut his eyes trying to prevent the curse from taking hold of his body. But with his body well past exhaustion, it was seemingly pointless to prolong the inevitable.

This battle was over. Noé Archiviste was lost.

The irises in Noe’s eyes had disappeared and whites turned to jet black as the malnomen erased the amethysts.

“Non!” Vanitas’ heartstrings could not take any more of this as he yelled from below. He let one of his hands go from Noé’s and promptly reached down to his belt to wield his book one more time. “Luna…” he whispered to himself, “please… once more. Let me be strong. For him.”

Ruthven took a step back, possibly in hesitance, in hearing that name.

Taking the book in hand, the pages of the clockwork grimoire fluttered open like the wings of a blackbird on its last of countless flights. A flurry of blue light sparked from its obsidian pages and electrified the air. The small photons of light sped toward Noé’s uncontrolled figure and seemingly jolted him awake.

“Noé Archiviste,” Vanitas spoke softly, lulling Noé back. As soft, Noé remembered, as when the doctor had saved Lady Amelia from the briars of Eglantine. “I've got you.”

Vanitas continued, “Child of the ark,” he smiled, “Arsenal of knowledge and archive of memories.” He paused again. “Your name suits you well.”

A final explosion of light blasted Ruthven away from Noé knocking his head against a pillar. He was out for now.

The relief from the book provided clarity in Noé’s exhausted eyes and freedom from the cursed malnomen deal.

Vanitas hissed in pain. The blue mark on his arm had extended all the way to his face now.

Noé was relieved, his eyes slowly blinking back into focus. But in that relief came his mistake. Or Vanitas’ opportunity. Of whose fault it was is unknown.

“Noé!” Vanitas shouted, loud and sure, shaking his only hand free of Noé’s grasp as he softly smiled, “You don’t need my memories to remember me,” he confessed.

Noé tried to reach for Vanitas’ hand once again, but failed to clutch it.

Vanitas fell. His eyes trained on Noé until his last moment when the blue mark covered the last bit exposed skin on his face and he exploded into a cloud of bright blue ash.

The flowerbed below received a steady dusting from the ash and light watering from the eyes of the heartbroken vampire above overcome with grief.

The book of Vanitas, now freed, and truly dangerous character determined, landed on the ground with a thump into the flowerbed. Exactly where the asters met the forget-me-nots.

Noé made sure it was never opened again.

fin

#no beta we die like vanitas #yeah i had too much going on here sorry its a lot this is based on a theory ive been thinking about for awhile #yes yes i know these were reassurance starters #but my brain works in mysterious ways #hope this was okay 😅 #and here we are everyone my first time writing VNC #well i mean first completed time #hopefully ill get better #always looking to improve #vanitas #noé archiviste #vanitas no carte #vanoé #the case study of vanitas #vnc #lord ruthven #vanitas x noé #vannoe #noé #vnc fanfic #vnc angst #my writing #vnc spoilers #...kinda #idk just in case

[mythicalartistx]

I've been thinking about Vanitas Namine and Repliku lately

aka the lost trio

They just seem so interesting, not to mention they are basically reversed Destiny Trio

I just picture they're interactions to be so cute and fun.

I've been on a list trio brain rot as of yesterday and looking at every fancomic and art relating to it, that I can find

However which Repliku it is can really depend, I think that if it's the dark Riku Repliku from KH3 then he would have a better relationship with Vanitas and it could be interesting

On the other hand if it is the COM Repliku he'll have a better relationship to Namine

I also think they would act just silly

I don't know give me more lost trio content please

And bring Repliku and Vanitas back

Not all darkness is bad as og Riku have been to shown and made others realize

So they could work with Vanitas being either anti hero or like redemption, if they gave Vexen/Even, Xehanort (though he still dies), like basically 90% of the original organization members a redemption then why can't Vanitas get one.

And he can still be himself just you know 🤷

I also think they would enjoy each other's company because they all were people that were kinda supposed to not exist and just used until Sora saw something in them.

KH3 Sora says you can choose to be what you want, but Vanitas straight up says

I choose to be Darkness

but is Darkness all bad?

No

and I think it's something to reflect and think about.

Namine was used by the organization to manipulate Sora's memories and make him have to sleep to recover them, this making him stay there forever while they have Roxas on their side and they have Xion absorb his memories so he can't wake up.

COM Repliku was also used by organization to lure Sora deeper to the Organization, but just like Sora his memories were messed with and realizing he was a Replica he hated that he was just a copy and wanted to be real.

But Sora couldn't hate or dislike both of them, he told Repliku you are your own person.

Sora told Namine he couldn't hate her and he still wants to thank her for and she deserves a chance too.

#kingdom hearts #riku #Namine #Vanitas #Repliku #dark riku #lost trio #shadow trio #kh lost trio #please return in kh4 #kh discussion #kh3 #chain of memories #kh4

[bluest-planet]

Language and Shape.

A bit taken out from this earlier part. Anyways onto cute, Flood Vanitas! Ft. Illiterate Yoruhua lol.

-

"Nothing's changed! I've done everything you've told me to do, and none of it works." Vanitas complains.

He pouts, arms crossed as he looks at them like they're some kind of traitor, which... Was technically true on multiple levels, but not here.

"This kind of thing takes time, Vanitas, you can't force something as personal as your body to shapeshift that easily."

A deep sigh escapes her, "Érebos, it might even take at the very least, a year. And that's looking on the extremely bright side, it took me years to properly develop a Clavat- eh, human, form- Over my years, I still am." Yoruhua replies, face still buried in their books and journals.

'Sol ardenti! Why does this have to be so hard?'

-

-

Why did language and writing have to become something barely unrecognizable? Thank Érebos, that Yoruhua was at least conscious and hearing enough within Void Gear to evolve and understand spoken speech over the eons. Enough time linked with their previous wielders was the only thing saving them now.

Trying to get back to their work- because if they were able to learn this, then Orichalchemi would have one less thing to worry about when they got her back- they paid no mind to Vanitas wandering around their space.

So Yoruhua buries himself in all kinds of syllables and scripts…

'So the characters are completely different here... And none of them are using glyphs anymore?! Until Ori can repair Quiet Regalia, I'll just have to learn this the hard way. Okay... This looks the closest to the descendant of my language…'

"-hua."

'The TL sound doesn't really exist anymore, I... Think. It's either a K or L…'

"-ruhua."

'This is.. entirely incomprehensible... Without glyphs they just use entirely different, unique words to describe something instead of adding suffixes and prefixes? Oh this'll take me centuries to understand-!'

"YORUHUA!"

She jumps in her seat, frantically trying to catch herself so she doesn't fall, "Ack-! What in Érebos' name, did something happen-?!"

He turns to see what all the fuss is about, only to not see anyone.

"Vanitas? Vanitas, where did you go?" Yoruhua rises from their seat, but yelps when something pushes up against their shoe.

"Hey, watch it! I'm down here, ogre!" A familiar, muffled voice yells.

"Vanitas! I'm so sorry!" He quickly lifts his shoe and back away, only to see a small dark red flood skitter away from them.

He kneels down to meet him, but even then Yoruhua is a lot bigger than the tiny Vanitas. If anything, this only made their jarring height difference worse, like comparing a lion and a housecat, downgrading Vanitas from lynx.

"Yeah, you better be sorry! You almost crushed me, freak! Now help me up!" Little Flood Vanitas hisses.

Sheepishly, they reach out for him to hop onto their arm and get a better look at him. Carefully bringing him over their desk.

"oh wow... Look at you! You did it!!" Yoruhua broke into a wide smile, "this isn't what I imagined when I first brought it up shapeshifting, but this is fine! Certainly intriguing for a first shift..." She muses.

Vanitas stomps his little foot and grumbles, "are you done gawking?! This isn't what I wanted-why am I so small- Tell me how to undo this!"

She coos, enamored by his transformation and little tantrum. He reminded her of some of the younger homunculi she cared for in the past. "aw...but you’re so precious, so soon?"

Vanitas screeches, "YES!"

"Okay! Calm yourself!"

"I AM COMPLETELY CALM!"

She smiles to herself wryly, "uh-huh... Of course you are. Ahem, just take a deep breath and blank your mind. Stop thinking so hard about what you look like." She tries to coach.

The little flood squirms under her gaze but eventually settles, "this better work."

Vanitas' chest rises and falls as his eyes close and he stills, Yoruhua intensely watching in bated anticipation.

They wait a few seconds, then about a minute before Vanitas growls and groans, "this is impossible! It didn't work, again, fix this!"

They shake their head, "it shouldn't be that hard to go back. Being calm and not worrying about appearances is key. Your body should just relax and go to the default you're used to. With the body you're most comfortable in."

"but mine never has been!" He yells.

Yoruhua's eyes widen, "what-"

"-my body has never been just mine! I don't..." Vanitas' tiny form crumbles, sinking into a pitiful puddle on the desk, "I don't- I've never had a body I was... Completely comfortable, in. I lost that a long time ago and I'm never getting it back."

They frown, "Vanitas…"

The puddle shrinks, "why did you think I wanted to learn in the first place...? This was stupid, and now I can't even go back. Nothing ever goes my way."

Yoruhua stays silent, unsure how to comfort him. Their own form was not one they were ever unsatisfied with, not when shapeshifting came so easily to them. And, despite the fact they technically shared and understood Orichalchemi's odd relationship with having an inorganic body- this was an entirely different issue.

Yoruhua, as a homunculus, going between a monstrous form and more 'human-like' appearance, not including sharing fusion with Ori, or even body swapping with her on one occasion... all were just him in the truest way possible. Just a reflection of who he's been since birth, changing with time. Unrestrained, chaotic, self expression, like any other form of Darkness.

How and why Vanitas didn't have a decent grasp on half of that as another homunculus-

"oh." She says audibly, hitting her palm with her fist when it hits her.

'He wasn't always made of Darkness, neither was he raised in the Realm of Dark for any of this to feel natural by Light's rules. That's a tricky one to handle...'

Red eyes open and peer at her from the puddle, "...what?"

He dips his hand into the puddle and dredges Vanitas up by the scruff.

He squawks, bunging around in her grasp, "what do you think you're doing?! Let me go!"

Yoruhua huffs, "oh relax, you used to toss me around like this all the time in Void Gear, actually, I'm sure you did worse than that on occasion." She cups him in her palms, scratching under his fuzzy, yet staticky chin with a thumb, "it's okay though, this makes it even."

He half-heartedly pushes it away, "I guess…"

"Listen, I honestly have no idea how to comfort you, nor do I know how to 'fix' you."

"Tsk, I don't need your pity-" Vanitas begins to argue, but Yoruhua cuts him off.

"-but! You're right, you don't need me to. If you were able to shapeshift in the first place, then I believe you'll be able to go back eventually. Let's just ride this out, don't give up yet and don't be so hard on yourself." They encourage.

He glares, "but I don't wanna to be stuck like this."

Yoruhua gently pets him with his fingertips again, soothingly tracing down his back, "I know, but trying to force yourself back will do more harm than good. Don't worry, I'll keep you safe and sound!"

Vanitas can't help but cringe as she babies him, but a small part of him embarrassingly rumbles at the nice petting.

His sister quietly laughs to herself, earning another glare, but she feigns ignorance, coughing behind her glove.

Vanitas crawls away from her hand, "Well, since I can't do anything-" and instead hops up onto her sleeve, till he reaches her shoulder.

He brushes up against her cheek and pushes past her surprisingly soft hair, drawing a ticklish snort out from her.

"-I guess I'll just have to help you with this, your handwriting is awful." He snaps, pointing a claw at her handiwork.

Yoruhua immediately frowns, "I'd like to see you try going from millennia old glyphs to modern written words! I'm doing my best, punk."

Flood Vanitas bristles, "oh I get it, think you're too good for my help?! I'm never offering to help you again, hag."

His sister's voice goes high with indignation, "hag? Hag?!"

Vanitas squeaks when he's pulled away from his comfy perch, immobile in her grasp, "H-Hey! Not again!"

Yoruhua flicks him upside his muzzle, looking very offended, "I'll have you know I was one of, if not the most sought after Prince of Night in my era!" She gestures at her hard work, "I was a master in calligraphy, languages, chaotics, and mathematics you couldn't even conceive of, zygote!"

Vanitas hisses, and manages to nip their bare arm and points at their journal, "you spelled 'realm' wrong right there, genius."

Yoruhua's face blanches at the mistake, "oh. Um. Right. Guess some help wouldn't be entirely unwanted. You know, because you're from this era, you're my best resource." And unceremoniously drops Vanitas back down again.

Flood Vanitas mentally rolls his eyes and skitters up to their head this time, nesting on her fluffy hair, "at least like this, I get a front row seat to your mistakes."

"Hey, rude."

He scoffs, "and you used a 'k' instead of a 'c'- stars, wait, this worse than I thought, how have you been navigating the maps if you're this bad?"

Yoruhua stays silent.

Vanitas stills, "Hold on- have we been running around blind this whole time?!"

"It's not blind if I'm following a trail! I, um, recognize most worlds from your travels anyways! You never said anything-!" She tries to defend,

He lets out a loud groan and leans over their head to berate them to their face, "STARS ABOVE, it's a miracle we haven't gotten lost- you suck at everything! Teaching, reading, explaining, and now directions?!"

She sheepishly tugs on her hair, "uhm. To be fair. Orichalchemi was always the better navigator… heh, ha, she was an actual caravaner, I only ever watched while I was in her shadow… or made plans on the map we had in the castle…"

Vanitas can't believe what he's hearing, "...I'm just going to pull a rat, and take the reins from here. I may not have my body back, but I can still tell you what's what if we're taking a break from shapeshifting."

She looks up at his beady, glowing red eyes and sighs, "alright, can you read over this for me?" Offering up their notes to him.

He perks up at the distraction and lays on his smug attitude, "of course, your majesty. Now, pay attention- time for the student to take the role of the master!"

Yoruhua hides a smile under the shadow of their head, letting Vanitas do exactly as he says.

'Let him have his fun, he can learn his lessons later.' He thinks. Unaware of his bad habit, indulgence, getting in the way of resolution.

But for now, he takes genuine joy in being taught something new for the first time in ages.

#kh #kingdom hearts #kh vanitas #kh oc #kh fanfic #starry stories #ugh this one really did not want to work with me. originally meant to be kinda angsty but i didn't want jt to be so it was editied #honestly maybe it should've stayed cut im not 100% with this one #but whatever its done and now ill take what i like and what i dont for good storry purposes #anyways FLOOD VANITAS #ugh so cute! maybe ill keep him like this lil #got another one cooking ✌️ had a mental health crisis but now im okay dbfbf #mas or menos that is #anyways Yoruhua is struggling out here. Ori spoke old greek & Yorhu has a mix of Nahuatl japanese spanish and latin so its all a mess to he #him* #anyways Yoru is struggling between being a good big sibling and their intinctual loyalty as a literal sword #like. that fucks someone up lol yoru has some issues and way of viewing vanitas that needs to be worked through #but at least its better than Xehanort like. theres hope for em both this time lol #they're at least both able to heal in their own way being nice and vulnerable to each other #and caring about someone new other than themselves #anyways later!!!!

[le-roi-baleine]

I’m just going through tik tok trying to find cute edit of vanijeanne but only found slander.

I’m gonna draw them so much more, lol.

I know a lot of people don’t like them because Vanitas kissed her without consent. And they are right. Vanitas is a piece of shit for doing that to her. He used physical touch to put pression on her and manipulate her. He is a real enculé (sorry there is no word in English for that, and the meaning in English is not really what it’s mean in french)

But there relation moved. He continued to try to manipulate her for his own entertainment, but she grown past that, and answered to all is stupide action with her own power.

Then they get cornered and forced to truly cooperate. Some feeling got mixed but it’s only a little start.

After, when it’s only the two of them. She thank him for saving her friends and it’s when he saw her smile genuinely that he really fall in love (fall so bad that he can’t get up lol, weak)

What more interesting, is really I think Vanitas is a piece of shit for forcing a kiss on her, but Jeanne isn’t clean either. Like she killed eon’s of people (it was for war or because she’s a bourreau, but she still slaughtered living being) she also forced contact with vanitas. We can see that both of them used physical touch for a good. It’s like “un mal pour un bien” what they did is not good, but Vanitas kissed Jeanne to save a man and Jeanne forced Vanitas naked to save him from a death by cold. It’s what I actually love about them. They are not perfect, they made mistake, they could have used other technique, but we come to solution to our problem with what we learn and live. And there reaction really portray that.

As much as I love genuinely kind people in story (like tanjirou or Midoriya) I also love kind people who there image of good and how to optain it is not how most people will portray it.

And all the characters in the cases study of Vanitas have this actually. Like Noé and Roland. So mesmerised by the idea of righteousness that they missed it. Because kindness is far from the context of justice. And that also something we struggle with in our modern world.

But to come back to vanijeanne I love them for what I told but also because I’m a sucker for enemies to lovers and they are literally: Manipulate, gaslight x Manslauthere, girlboss

So people, if you don’t like them… just don’t like them , and stop telling the people who ship them to freaking go die.

Because on all the horrible toxic problematic ship that exist let me tell you this one is definitely like at 1% disgusting.

Like I saw someone shipping Diluc with Diona and I wanted to puke, scream, and ripped out my eyes.

The end. Sorry I just wanted to get it out of my mind.

Have a nice day!

If y’all want to talk about same thing or other things that upsets you on fictional work go on!

It’s a relieve space

#vanijeanne #les mémoires de vanitas #the case study of vanitas #vanitas no shuki #vanitas no carte #vanitas x jeanne

[wh3r3sth3l0ve]

Sora x Tifa

Part 31

Part 30 below

Barret and Wedge were Tifa’s choice so Sora headed to look for Cloud and Biggs. Finding Biggs was easy and they spent only a minute talking. Cloud happened to be at the gym, chatting with Terion, the boss of the Guard.

Sora gently interrupted them and asked Cloud to go somewhere more private. As they were outside, around the corner of the building, he said:

- Believe it or not, some monsters from my past appeared here. Tomorrow we’re going to the other world to talk with my friend. He might help us solve the mystery. In the meantime, please keep your eyes open. Unversed are quite dangerous and won’t hesitate hurting people.

- Unversed, huh? That’s new to me. Are they like Heartless?

- Sorta. But instead of hearts, they feed themselves with sadness.

- That sounds even weirder.

- I know but that’s the truth. And also watch out for a guy in full red armor. His name is Vanitas and he is extremely dangerous. Don’t be surprised if he takes his helmet off. He looks exactly like me.

Cloud was clearly confused but promised to be careful. Sora said that it should not take long and they should be back at night.

After that Keyblade Wielder went home to meet up with his girlfriend.

Tifa was already home, getting ready for a shower. They both went under the water and Sora decided to wash her. He gently moved the soft sponge full of soap from one spot of her body to another. When her perfectly round breasts and flat stomach were clean, he kneeled to take care of the lower parts. He couldn't resist kissing her intimate area which made her moan with pleasure. She pushed his head closer to make him continue. Sora used all his passion to please her with his tongue and didn't stop until Tifa was screaming and shaking, completely breathless. Then Sora stood up, turned her around and made her bend over. He entered her quickly, with one hand holding her long, black hair and the other on her breast. Tifa had to grab the tap tightly to maintain balance as Sora was thrusting her quickly. When he finished she felt like she was going to faint with the amount of pleasure and had some problems with standing as her legs were shaking. He was out of breath as well and all he wanted to do was to lay in bed with her. Few minutes later they crawled under the sheets and fell asleep in no time.

As the sun raised, Tifa woke up and stretched under the sheets. Sora was still asleep so she silently got out of bed and went to the kitchen to drink some water. She then took a quick shower and sat on the couch with a book about martial arts to kill time. An hour later she heard her partner yawning loudly so she stopped reading and went to him.

- Morning sunshine. - she smiled.

- Hello beautiful.

Tifa's face got brightly red.

- Get ready, I'm sure Riku is already waiting for us.

- Right, I need ten minutes.

In no time the couple was entering the bar and of course, Riku was up and ready to go any minute. After a quick breakfast the trio left the bar and headed towards the Midgar borders.

- Where’s your ship? - Tifa asked Riku.

- It’s out of town. I had to hide it well.

They were reaching the end of the city when they noticed someone standing in their way in the distance. Someone in a red and black suit and with black spiky hair.

- Is that…? - Sora froze in terror.

Vanitas started approaching them and they did the same.

- Hello Sora. - Vanitas was smiling with an evil look in his eyes.

- How? How’s that possible? - Sora asked.

- Thanks to you, my dear friend. Your connection with Ventus and your sorrow brought me back. Oh, how good it is to exist again.

- What do you want? - Riku asked, ready to summon his Keyblade any second.

- Me? I just want to destroy every other Keyblade Wielder. Xehanort was the only one to control me, so now I can finally do what I want.

- Why? - Sora was discreetly looking at Tifa, trying to figure out how to keep her safe.

- Because I can! - Vanitas laughed evilly. - This time nobody will stop me.

He summoned his Keyblade and pointed it at Sora. Both Sora and Riku were surprised with what they saw. He was holding the Soul Eater.

- This is my Keyblade! - Riku shouted.

- Yeah, it was, one day. - Vanitas looked at it with admiration. - Now, the most ultimate dark weapon is mine.

He once again pointed it at Sora in a battling pose, waiting for them to strike.

#fanfic #story #ff7 tifa #kh sora #cardiophilia

[outeremissary]

In the moment tag game

Tagged by @arrow90-art - thanks for thinking of me! I’m never annoyed by folks thinking to include me on stuff even if I’m sometimes a bit slow :)

Last song: Lola Montez, Volbeat

Recently I’ve been listening to a lot of Volbeat again. Part of the project of expanding Carmen’s playlist while making a Spotify copy of it. This song was not at all a part of that, I’m just fond of it! It’s very cheerful.

(the historical figure the song is based on)

Currently Watching: Little Witch Academia. A friend got really into it and has insisted on rewatching it with me. He needs me to know that I’m the girl with glasses. Every time her fandom stuff came up while he was watching he messaged me to say “she’s behaving like you. she’s just like you.” I haven’t actually seen those episodes yet, so I can’t help but feel fear...

Currently Reading: In theory, The Ten Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn. In practice I read volume 9 of The Case Study of Vanitas last week and volume 1 of The Knight Blooms Behind Castle Walls the week before and then nothing else of book-y nature. I... think I may have lost one of those by sleeping with it in my bed. Sacrificed to the plushie pile.

Currently Obsessed With: The same things as usual, really. Which is to say last week I played amounts of Kingmaker I fear measuring. I really love the focus late game Kingmaker has on narrative and the struggle to control a story as it unfolds because it encourages you to think about the roles and archetypes a character inhabits and how willingly they exist in them. Whether or not they truly want to be, the baron/ess is the “hero” of the story by the end because That Is What Nyrissa Was and you are either intentionally usurping her role or being forced to inhabit it. And “hero” is simultaneously a role Balthazar hates playing because it feels thrust upon him (and worse. “martyr”) and intentionally crafts for himself because there’s so much advantage to preying on that expectation, and on top of that he needs to be important and asserts himself that he is the main character of the story. It makes for kind of fun tension. There’s also something blurry about this feeling of “when does action make something no longer an act.” He’s the savior of the land, he’s built this kingdom of light where the common people live with dignity and joy... Even if it all comes from selfish motives, somehow he is a heroic figure in a legitimate way. And when people retell the story the private cruelties and the harsh retaliation and the underhanded intentions will all be washed away. The great deeds will be all that remain. It’s both the perfect victory for a cold-hearted deceiver and the greatest feat of self-annihilation possible. Maybe it’s the fact that I should really have slept four hours ago and this is all stream of consciousness but god. It scratches my brain. I know there is a question on my Kingmaker companion quiz about themes that would have been interesting to put more focus on and this. This is really the one for me. Narrative and storytelling. Role playing and who gets to assign the roles and retell the story. That’s where it’s at. Every moment of contested reputation and every uncertain first impression and every moment where you’re forced in parallel to another narratively important character. That’s it. That’s what it’s all about man. I loooooooove this game.

If you haven’t already been tagged and are interested, I’ll tag @bearvanhelsing and @camelliagwerm.

#tag game #I think it's cool that kingmaker can make me happy whenever I return to it #but also I maybe should do other things with my time like Finish Drawing The Things I've Started #the wedding illustration. it will be done one day. I just. I have to let background ideas marinate. #I need to know more about flowers. #playing all that kingmaker and getting kingdom stats to rank 10 helped I swear #anyway. that post on here about 'I'm the narrative's favorite' 'turns out that was not a good thing for me ;/' #love that you can really just invoke that in game it's so so funny

[talyns-fanfics]

Anywhere

Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep

Vanitas x Princess of Heart!reader

Based on the song “Anywhere” by Evanescence.

This is where I’d normally put the link, but it doesn’t exist on SoundCloud or Spotify. I’m still upset.

Just search it up on YouTube if you wanna listen to it. It’s a beautiful song.

Part II is here.

Dear My Love, haven’t you wanted to be with me? And Dear My Love, haven’t you longed to be free? I can’t keep pretending that I don’t even know you and at sweet night, you are my own…

Vanitas figured out Ventus’ trick to reviving.

Vanitas was just ripped out of Ventus. He hears a soft voice in his head. “Where am I?” He closes his eyes, feeling himself slowly fall. “Who are you?” He asks the voice as his feet hit the ground very carefully, opening his eyes. He sees a bright light in the distance. “I’m a pure heart. I felt pure darkness and followed it here.”

Vanitas rests a hand over his own heart. “That’s me. I’m the dark.” He looks down at the platform. It would have been a full circle, but more than half of it was missing. “My heart is in shatters, and the little I have left is in constant pain.” He explains to the voice.

“Then I’ll give my light, so you have something to hold onto.” The voice replies as light replaces the gaps in the dark heart. “You can also use it as a fail safe, for the worst.” Vanitas slightly smiles under the mask. “Thank you, Light.”

“You’re welcome, Dark.” The voice replies…

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“Our union wasn’t finished.” Vanitas floats down to Ventus, holding the broken X-Blade. “The X-Blade shouldn’t stay broken like this. Join me and we can complete it.” He points the blade at Ventus, who softly shook his head. “I have a better idea, how about I destroy you both?” Ventus summons his own Keyblade.

Vanitas laughs at Ventus. “The X-Blade is made of your heart, too, idiot. Destroy it, and your heart will vanish forever.” Ventus gets in a battle stance. “Your heart, too.” Vanitas laughs again. “Unlike you, I have a backup. A heart, pure of light, has allowed me refuge.” Vanitas explains. “Either we complete the X-Blade, or she houses darkness in her heart. Choose wisely, Ventus.”

“I don’t care. Anything to save Terra and Aqua.” Ventus responds, making Vanitas groan. “It’s always about your friends, isn't it?” He also got in a battle stance. “At least I have some. I've become a part of their heart, just as they've become a part of mine. My friends are my power...and I'm theirs!”

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During the battle, the station shatters, making the X-Blade slip out of Vanitas’ hand. He tries to grab it, but he can’t. He passes out, disappearing in a blinding light.

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Forget this life, come with me, don't look back you're safe now. Unlock your heart, drop your guard. No one's left to stop you now…

Vanitas opens his eyes, landing on another station. He looks over, seeing a little girl, her back facing him. She was dressed in a light red ball gown and a black tiara adorned her head. “This place... I've been here. So warm...” Vanitas says aloud, walking towards the girl. She turns around, facing him. Her (color) hair swaying to the side. Her eyes were bright (eye color), full of light and hope.

“I remember now. This is your heart.” Vanitas was right next to the girl, who reaches a hand to him. He kneels down to her level, gently taking her hand. She smiles softly at him. “Time for you to sleep, now.” They hearts had now completely joined, allowing Vanitas to heal.

We're leaving here tonight. There's no need to tell anyone, they'd only hold us down. So by the morning's light, we'll be half way to anywhere where love is more than just your name…

#talyns fanfics #kingdom hearts #kingdom hearts x reader #vanitas kingdom hearts #vanitas #vanitas x reader #princess of heart #x reader #kingdom hearts birth by sleep #birth by sleep #anywhere kh fanfic

[naofaun]

Welcome to naofaun’s blog! 🪽

you're feeding me poison, addicted to this feeling, i can't help but swallow up . . .

Nickname/s:

nao, xi, max, sam

Age:

eighteen

Pronouns:

fluctuating; current: he/him

Misc:

autism, adhd, pots, ehds, bpd, and more

BYI:

i have a very hard time with tone and i would appreciate the usage of tone indicators. if you think im being rude, i promise im not - there's either something going on or it's my poor ability to read and articulate tone.

please refrain from posts or messages containing long strings of emojis. stay away from special fonts or characters. i use a screen reader (albeit very off and on), and these things break it so badly.

DNI:

i don't have much of a dni, but i will block: discourse blogs of any kind, people who believe (p. disorder) abuse exists (“narc abuse”, etc), and for literally any and all other reasons. i block very freely.

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Likes:

rainy days, cats, vampires, psychology, romance novels, pastel colours, video games, pies, ice cream, and more !

Dislikes:

loud noises, hot days, desaturated colours (esp. oranges and greens), derealization horror such as liminal spaces, chicken nuggets, and more !

Hobbies:

reading, writing, gaming, photography, journaling, listening to music, shopping, sleeping, swimming, book collecting, painting, astrology, and poetry

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What this blog posts:

mostly reblogs from bungou stray dogs, persona 5, genshin impact, and death note

Media interests:

hazbin hotel [*], genshin impact, minecraft, sims 4, bungou stray dogs, death note, persona 5: royal, castlevania, castlevania: nocturne, vanitas no cartes, honkai star rail, my hero academia, obey me, lego ninjago, lego ninjago: dragon's rising, sander's sides, stardew valley, roblox, life is strange: true colours, slime rancher, detroit: become human, vampyr, and more!

please note that i am very critical of all of my interests. most, if not all, of these have been or are special interests/hyperfixations at some point.

* i do not support the creators of hazbin hotel, nor do i support helluva boss. i don't condone the use of the r slur, racism, and everything else that's wrong with these shows and vivzie.

Thank you for reading!

{ ♡ } coded tags !!!

• { ♡ } moonshine . . .

things that i want to share for later

• { ♡ } sunrise . . .

reblogs or posts about catastrophic, traumatic or otherwise unpleasant world events. please block this tag if you don't want to see it. i stay away from news like this because it severely impacts my mental health but occasionally i'll reblog something.

posts im unashamedly proud of (a (future) long list):

morro essay:

childe... analysis thing??

post-season 5 bsd au:

chuuya analysis:

about jealousy:

#{ ♡ } nao : important . . . #{ ♡ } moonshine . . . #{ ♡ } sunrise . . . #{ ♡ } labels . . . #{ ♡ } nao : genshin . . . #{ ♡ } nao : p5r . . . #{ ♡ } nao : ninjago . . . #{ ♡ } nao : misc . . . #{ ♡ } nao : bsd . . . #{ ♡ } nao : death note . . . #{ ♡ } nao : castlevania . . . #{ ♡ } nao : sims . . .

[yoroshiu]

Translating a Scene From Kingdom Hearts (Japanese to English) (Part 2)

NOTE: Part 1 has my general overall note. I have so many thoughts in regards to different scenes so I might post more often. High key, doing this was done out of impulse but I hope to make it a fun learning experience at least! Also, I should have said this on part 1 but I’m so thankful to The Wayfinder Project for making finding KH-related things so much easier. They’re the best v-v Additionally, this is by no means to make fun of the ENG localization. There will be criticisms but translating and localizing is very difficult and I respect what these teams do.

Scene: Darkness Is What I Am* (KH3 + Re:Mind)

Sora: That face is—

Vanitas: I am Ventus' missing piece/presence. You made up for [the missing part of] Ventus' heart. That's why my appearance came from you. I was shaped by you two—Ventus, Sora.* We're brothers who make up for each other's shortcomings.

S:  if you think that, why be hostile? It would be good/nice if we cooperate (or "if we cooperate, it would be good/nice")

Van: That's what I was born for (or "that's the meaning for me being born"). Because I am darkness, you (both) can exist as light. Aren't I cooperating?*

S:  That kind of thing—

Ventus: I didn't ask for that [kind of thing]. Which is light or which is darkness—there's no need to separate them. I am me, you're you. We can live freely (or “let's live freely”).

Van: Freedom...Aa, [I did] live freely.

Ven: Is being trapped in darkness freedom?

Van: That's the way I chose to live.

Ven: I see...

S: Is that (really) okay? Vanitas!

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1* If someone knows, I’d like to know what this scene’s title is in JPN, I have an idea of what it is but I’m not sure how to find it. 

2* (lit. I was, Ventus, Sora, shaped by you two [people]). I phrased it differently in my translation since it made a bit more sense in my head.

3* I recall being a bit confused by the phrase. From what I understood and searched, あえている means “to dare.” Another way I could translate it (and be more accurate/literal) is “Aren’t I daring to cooperate?” (I think I might be wrong on that tbh) I think what gave me the hardest time here is the grammar structure. I’m weak when it comes to grammar ToT

- Despite saying relatively the same things, the big difference with JPN here is that Ventus and Vanitas are talking about freedom here. I remember reading people criticizing/making fun of this conversation in ENG but saw a comment that said JPN handled this way better, hence why I had checked it out. ENG leans into the light and darkness parts a bit too hard, in my opinion, and it seems a lot of other people agree with that too. 

- The line that translates to “If you think that...” is “Then why won't you stand by our side? Instead of with darkness?” in ENG. I think ENG didn’t want to just reiterate the first question so they added the darkness part. As a result though, it makes the rest of the scene focus on it when it didn’t in JPN. In a way, it almost makes Ven’s point about not being just light or darkness counterintuitive due to the execution. There’s less focus on ‘freedom’ which is a shame, because considering the theories surrounding those two, especially Vanitas, this is a very loaded conversation. (Now that I think about that aspect I might make a separate post about it)

Overthinking KH part 2 lol

#kingdom hearts #sora #ventus #vanitas #japanese to english #translation #for fun #kh3 #kh sora #i'm open to suggestions #yoroshiu translates