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#also like the fact that the course didn't reverse afterwards???
ashleybenlove · 5 months
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It's so fucking fucked up that like, for the fifth and final season, most of the main cast of Bob Hearts Abishola is recurring.
They have 13 members of the main cast. 9 of which are Black folks, including the CO-CREATOR of the show!!! (Gina Yashere) Only two of the 13 have not been dropped down recurring and that's the two leads (one white male lead, one Black female lead).
So sus of CBS.
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prince-liest · 1 month
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On Alastor calling Vox “lover”, i thought it was the complete reverse - that he said it with only malicious intent in the wire play fic (to satisfy his own itch to hurt vox), and in the latest one it’s just “i’m being sarcastic” (but i don’t feel well and i need a stepping stone at this very moment tho i’ll never admit it) but i guess i misunderstood? tho i suppose this only shows how well u write alastor’s character because he is not easy to decipher
Alastor is a character that lies a lot, both to himself about his feelings and to others, and his narration is pretty unreliable! I do try to insert, like, the hints, context, and behaviors that point to what his true feelings actually are, but a lot of it is through implication and so there's a lot of room for different interpretation in how I write him!
That said, you're not the first person to think he was being genuinely malicious and nothing but in the wireplay fic, so... death of the author and all that, but if you are interested in my take on how it was originally intended:
Alastor is so incredibly fucking fond of Vox in that scene in S6E66, Now Rerunning: The Hentai Episode! He says some absolutely heinous shit, but his tone is fond, and warm, and condescending, and it is very, very obvious to him that Vox enjoys being humiliated and at Alastor's whims. He compliments Vox's distress, he makes a little winking joke about the "rut" comment because they both know that was Alastor just the other day, and he unequivocally denies any implication that he's rejecting Vox's love.
He's a total narcissist on a power trip, and Vox being so into his little menacing routine that he drops the I think I'm in love with you is basically heroin to Alastor's ego. But he's also just been growing increasingly fond of Vox over the course of their relationship - there's a reason that the very next installment is one where Alastor is in fact really fucking upset to have been ghosted, even though a lot of the cause of that ghosting is that neither of them are open communicators that do things like properly check in a la, "Hey, we just did a really undernegotiated scene where I mocked your very sincere emotions, where are we on that?" because they've been flying by the seat of their pants and expect mutual understanding where there isn't necessarily enough of it and getting away with it. Until that point, at least.
So he says "lover" because he's making fun of Vox, yes, but he's making fun of Vox because he enjoys and is genuinely fond of Vox when he's pathetic and obsessive, and also because he knows that Vox enjoys it, too. Safe, sane, and consensual? No. But not genuinely malicious in intent, either!
He doesn't want to hurt Vox for the sadistic hell of it (to quote Alastor himself: "If I wanted to hurt you, I would have done so already!"), he wants to hurt Vox because the fact that Vox is so in love that he will let him (and ask for more) is acutely and inordinately pleasing to Alastor. A lot of his dialogue echoes that: he tells Vox to ask for it, then tells him to beg, then makes fun of him for not asking Alastor to stop.
And afterward: Well, he's not very good at actually being reassuring, but he makes a few genuine efforts at it, to the extent that his own ego will allow him to. If he didn't actually give a shit, he very much would have dumped Vox on the floor after having his fun and just left. But he cares enough to make sure Vox is at least remotely alright, and he's even fond enough to suffer through some skin-to-skin until his squick meter taps him out.
In contrast, in Network 0666: No Signal, Alastor is once again mocking Vox for claiming to love him - but he's doing it while struggling his way through a panic attack that has sent him spiraling under the assumption that Vox's alleged "love" is just possessiveness that led him to try to leash Alastor to his own power. He says "lover" and immediately follows it by describing the ways in which he thinks Vox is a traitor who is bastardizing the very word. He's not, at that moment, even using it as a weapon against Vox - why would it hurt Vox, after all, if he doesn't really love Alastor - but rather as a way of mocking himself for actually falling for the ruse. He doesn't genuinely break out of it until he reaches to touch the chain again and finds that it's been gone since Vox reached out to help him.
Anyway, I hope that helped or at least was an interesting read! Alastor is a very unreliable narrator and it makes him a great deal of fun.
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thatdeadaquarius · 1 year
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i swear, i WAS going to leave you alone for the rest of the day. I thought 'oh no, you've bothered them enough for the day, wait until tomorrow' (they did not, in fact, wait until tomorrow) however i had thoughts and wanted to share them with you! 😊
concept: I was scrolling through some of your previous posts for a second time today (still all very cool and awesome btw) and the one about the reader saying swear words without knowing what they are kinda stuck with me.
So lets reverse it! You, the creator, fall into teyvat and CAN speak the common language there, while also still remembering your own native language. and so your native tongue becomes super holy to them (eg. 'omg, the creator is speaking in their holy tongue, lets all listen and nod')
Unfortunately, this has its drawbacks, especially because the majority of the times you speak in your native tongue you are cussing out everyone.
3 potential scenarios have stemmed from my brain because of this.
You getting annoyed at your worshippers and yelling at them, then afterwards they all thank you for blessing them
Swearing so often that the people around you start to pick up on the words and now all of your worshippers are parroting swear words at really important events, while you try and keep a straight face
Accidently teaching one of the kids swear words and then klee starts saying 'fuck' all the time and the adults are all like 'thank you for teaching klee one of your divine words, it truly is a blessing. what does it mean though?' and you're just sitting there like 😅
also thanks for being so nice about my shenhe post :) i love her so much <33
NOO dont worry abt it!! Ill just answer whenever i got the time!! I definitely dont mind multiple asks from the same person dw bby 👍✨️
Here, a cookie for ur time 🤲🍪 PSPSPSSPSPS ITS WORKING THEIR COMING IN, I ALSO HAVE CAKE AND DRINKS!! :D
So this is gonna sound demanding,, BUT SHARE YOUR CONCEPTS AND IDEAS WITH ME ALWAYS YES YES I WANT TO BE THE FIRST TO SEE IT YALL R FEEDING MY SOULLL 🛐
This reverse is so much funnier than the OG way, you have such a BIG BRAIN👏👏
Those scenarios had me fucking laughing my ass off, the BLESSING THEM 😭KLEE 😭 PLEASE-
Also this might be ass writing bc I can’t get rid of my headache rn :/
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Look what you've done.
It was so harmless at first, teaching Amber a word or two there bc she was curious abt ur accent,
The reveal that Teyvat's language wasn't your native language.
But that was still manageable, that was still okay
From Amber, to Eula, to Venti, to Kaeya, to Rosaria, to Diluc, to Jean, that information spread slowly but surely
After all, you didn't use it often, no one here in Teyvat even vaguely recognized it (not even a vague similarity from one of the other countries even)
It wasn't like,, shocking to the majority of Mondstadt's residents that you had a different native lang. (nor any of the other countries once they realized you were here, and had a diff native lang.)
I mean, you were the Creator,
why wouldn't there be some ancient powerful holy lang. that only you (or along with some lucky priest/vessel/follower) could understand?
.
..
However, it did become a problem when you, as the human experience dictates, got irritated 
You see, Teyvat isn’t an easy world to get used to, from the elemental reactions, the huge amount of hostile/active flora and fauna, there was a lot of room (even as favored as you were as the Creator) for accidents
You had already had a few mishaps, asking the waiter to bring you some salt bc ur table didnt have any on accident, bumping into the allogenes who wanted to walk around with you that day when they stopped abruptly
...
But now you can confidently say you can pinpoint the inciting incident in hindsight.
You had been traversing Liyue, and of course, it’s very rocky, even the well beaten paths outside Liyue Harbor were littered with pebbles and stones
So bc theyre respectful sweethearts, Shenhe, Xiao, Zhongli, Ganyu and the rest of the Adepti wnated to have a calm brunch at Cloud Retainer’s Abode w/ u <3
On the way up, bc u insisted normal walking was fine- no Xiao you want to see the sights teleportation isn’t necessary right now- nO Shenhe, really, the walk will be good for you, you don’t need to be carried-
Zhongli. 
You are supposed to be a mortal these days, not a 60 meter/feet long dragon- 
WHAM (u were so busy telling them to quit it that u werent watching ur path, aint none of their thousands of years old reflexes good enough to save u from being a clumsy fuck)
and your on ur ass.
“Fuck, ow,” immediately Shenhe has swept you up, Ganyu is rambling nervously, Xiao jumped but hasn’t said anything, but you can feel his worry from how tense he is, Zhongli’s hands are hovering, unsure if he should touch, and Shenhe- Shenhe- you can’t breathe- 
“Fuck guys stop, I’m fine-”
They;re eyes widen, Zhongli looks a little happier?? wtf all u did was-
oh no.
...
Now, everytime you have dinner with any of the Liyue characters they bow their heads, and in unison “Fuck guys stop I’m fine”
...
And it just got worse.
Bc you spent a few weeks in Liyue, and you had a lot of events to attend, little incidents like this happened everywhere
“Shit!” you drop a tea cup
“Damnit” some miner guy in town dropped his pickaxe loudly
You blame Zhongli and Ningguang.
Fuckers wanted to make sure they showed you utmost respect, so they both remembered every. single. word. of your language you have ever said around them.
Between Zhongli’s memory and elegant appearance, and Ningguang’s influence, your cuss words spread overnight
Families are now sitting around their dinner and thanking you for Teyvat’s bounty of food, “Thank you Creator for our meal, fuck guys stop I’m fine.” the kids and everything 💀
Liyue literally has become the most dirty mouthed city overnight, and they look SO PROUD OF IT  😭 😭
u never telll any of them LMAO
It’s a little rough, but I hope u got smth nice outta this, ur idea was so good I didn’t even wanna add anything but I wanted to show my appreciation for sharing those with me lol 
TYSM FOR SHOWING UP AGAIN!!
Cheers,
🌒🌊🌧Aquarius♒️🌌🌘
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dnalt-d2 · 6 months
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NEW CODE/FIT THEORY HOT OFF THE PRESS MAYBE
Hey guys, so around a week ago maybe, I asked a question
About any direct confrontations Fit may or may not have had with the Code. And since I got the answers I was looking for, here's the theory that led to me asking the question in the first place
(And also thanks to the people who actually answered me, it helped a lot)
It seems to me like the Code, for the longest time, has been purposely avoiding Fit for one reason or another. Now I have two hypotheses, one of which is way funnier to me and I kinda hope is the case. And the other which is more likely the case
So basically, the only current documented times the Code interacted with Fit before going semi-non-violent was in the early days of the QSMP, when Phil accidentally found some netherite weapons and incurred the wrath of what he thought at the time was God. (This was almost definitely just a beta design for the Code) It followed Phil as he ran off and encountered Fit, who immediately threw a bomb and killed the Code in one hit. Afterwards, it gave them a book with coords to Luzu's computer, and that was basically it.
The next time I remember the Code encountering Fit was during the fight that led to Tallulah's first death. And the weirdest thing to me at the time was that the Code didn't touch Fit. It teleported him underground for some reason. And ONLY him. Something we never really got an explanation for. At the time, I assumed it was just trying to get some of the fighters out of the way, but it didn't look like it teleported Phil or Forever, who were present as well.
After this, the Code would go on to attack Ramon, but only when Fit wasn't there, taking his final life for a bit there before it got reversed because the Code broke the rules regarding how it's supposed to attack the eggs.
And according to other viewers, it didn't seem to do anything involving Fit, up until it started dropping items related to the eggs, in addition to two clocks, both of which were dropped specifically to Fit. Fit was of course involved with the fight at the Election Dinner to a certain extent, but so was everyone, so that might have just been unavoidable. Same with the fact that Fit was present during some of the failed attempts on Pomme's life. Aside from these, the Code seems to have kept its distance from Fit for some reason (Though if I've missed any encounters, please let me know)
Now for the hypotheses
The first one that's more of a crack theory and would honestly be hilarious.
It avoids Fit because he fucking blew it to smithereens immediately upon meeting, and now he's just fucking terrified of him, avoiding him at whatever cost, only approaching him when it's unavoidable, and leaving as soon as possible. Again, I don't think this is it, but wouldn't it be funny if it was???
And for the actual theory, which someone else probably already put together, but I don't care
So I've been pretty wishy-washy on whether or not the Codes are allied with the Resistance or the Mystery Third Faction, and this unfortunately isn't helping me. Right now, the Resistance seems more likely due to Etoile's connection to it. But I think that whoever hired Fit is also part of the Resistance. Or at least that they're part of whatever group is with the Codes. And the ENTIRE reason the Code's been avoiding Fit is because whoever's in charge of it specifically told it to. Since he's working with them, they want to make sure he's unimpeded as much as possible, to the point that the Code hardly seems to have targeted Ramon specifically, and only did so when Fit wasn't there.
(Which makes it a little fucked that Fit specifically told his employer that he's hesitating because he has a son now. Which would theoretically give them more reason to want Ramon out of the way)
This would mean that the clocks may NOT have been a "The Eggs' time is up soon" warning the way a lot of people assumed, but it could've been trying to tell Fit "Hey, time's running out for you, get a move on, hurry it up." This would explain why he was the ONLY one to get the clock.
So yeah, that's my thoughts, let me know what you think or if I'm just wrong. Like I've said before, I'm not exactly a theorist, so a lot of this is new territory to me. And I haven't watched a whole lot of Fit before about a month or two ago, so a lot of what he was doing back then isn't something I've been keeping up with. So if I missed something please tell me.
*EDIT*
I HAVE JUST BEEN INFORMED THAT SOMEONE MADE CONTACT WITH FIT VIA BOOK AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS PROBABLY FROM THESE GUYS. Or at least whoever's been contacting people via black chest.
(Likely the same guys who were talking to Cellbit before probably Cucurucho intercepted the messages at the tail end of the exchanges (The last chest wasn't black in that so it probably wasn't them))
SO YEAH OF COURSE THAT HAPPENED TODAY
OF COURSE IT'S PERTINENT AND I MISSED IT
THAT'S SO WONDERFUL
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vickyvicarious · 11 months
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Jonathan sensing Dracula's presence in the room before he sees him is doubly interesting in light of the fact that that awareness is wholly one-sided. Post castle, Dracula reacts so little to Jonathan's presence that I'm starting to wonder how able he is to perceive him at all, especially given how obsessively intimate they are in these opening chapters
(in reference to this conversation)
That's a really interesting idea, actually. You know what it kind of reminds me of? When Dracula has left his mark on a victim/first drawn blood from them he seems able to enforce a sort of... fog in their mind, something that stops them connecting the dots to realize what is happening. This can go along with an inability to inform others about it. I'm thinking most specifically of Mina, who knew all the symptoms but didn't realize what she was feeling matched them perfectly until the confrontation on October 3rd, as well as Lucy seeming to have vague fears about certain things but nothing she could articulate beyond that one dream, until the very end. In both cases, Dracula seemed to want them to be able to retain/share that final information: with Mina, he gave a dramatic speech, and with Lucy we know that he entered the room before she wrote her memorandum and didn't make his final attack until afterwards, so presumably he watched her write it. I imagine it was meant as a final triumph against the doctor who had been trying to hold him off, you know? And then of course there is that weird blank space in Jonathan's narration during the time he (presumably/must've) got drinked that last night at the castle.
All this to say... when Dracula marks his victims, they seem to become vulnerable to him in a way uniquely related to an inability to notice/articulate knowledge of his presence when he's hunting them.
Dracula seems to stop noticing Jonathan after Shovel Day. After Jonathan leaves his mark on him (a mark that remains for the rest of the book). After Jonathan makes him bleed.
And like... it could of course just be Dracula not sensing him in the crowd in Piccadilly, not noticing him until he sees him together with the rest of the polycula and then aiming his attack at Mina for maximum mental torture. There doesn't have to be anything even potentially supernatural about it. Maybe he hates Jonathan too much to give him that same kind of attention any more. Maybe he wants to hurt him even more specifically by turning his wife against him rather than handling it himself.
But if you want to keep this comparison going, it's super interesting that Dracula never fully seems to acknowledge Jonathan specifically ever again, after the time Jonathan marks him. The Piccadilly encounter is before it really starts (though the idea that Jonathan is attuned to Dracula's presence and subconsciously recognized that feeling even before he spotted the man himself is really cool and I'm hereby adopting it), but after that point Jonathan is hunting Dracula in every encounter. It's a complete role reversal, and this time the Count is the scarred prey whose perceptions may be being altered. Dracula still interacts with Jonathan for sure - hypnotizing him into sleep while drinking from Mina, leaping back from/glaring hatefully at him when Jonathan attacks him the same day - but as you point out, those are somewhat lacking in the terrible intimacy so thoroughly cultivated during the castle stay. It's possible there was something more direct with the hypnotism, but we have no direct evidence. He never speaks to Jonathan again. Perhaps he is having some trouble properly recognizing him/connecting him to the Jonathan Harker he knew.
(Actually. Shovel Day. Coin Drop Slash. Head Chop. If we go by van Helsing's rule of three that he once theorized were necessary to turn someone, then Jonathan also notably gets three hits in on Dracula when everyone else gets one at best. And the third one is indeed the final fatal blow.)
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jjkeverlast · 2 years
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freaky deaky | pjm
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the banner is made from my angel @armys-dna <3 thank u sm for making this omg it's so beautiful! go show her some love guys, she's so so talented!
a/n: inspiration and title taken from this song. 👀 seeing as i haven't published anything, i decided to upload this draft that's been sitting and waiting for wayyy too long! i hope you enjoy it <3
-> pairing switch!jimin x switch!reader
-> genre smut (filthy)
-> summary you've been having casual sex with jimin for a while now, but one night you decide to spice things up.
-> word count 3.0k
-> warnings swearing, mentions of sex, handcuffs, reader is lowkey a dom, reader is the biggest tease, oral (m. receiving), jimin being a little needy, unprotected sex (wrap it before you tap it) , reverse cowgirl.
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Park Jimin. The guy who would come around, only on the weekends, and always in your bed. It was no secret the two of you were hooking up, all your mutual friends knew - and wouldn't stop bugging the both of you about it. They stopped eventually, seeing how it didn't affect either of you.
Having a friends with benefits meant to set rules, rules both partners could agree to. Jimin and you were quick to have three simple rules to your deal.
No fucking in the weekdays
No family members involved
No feelings
The rules were engraved in both of your brains, yet for some reason Jimin accidentally booty called you on a Wednesday. It was an accident, you kept telling yourself, not wanting to get caught up in the fact that Jimin thought of you, on a weekday. It was never brought up afterwards.
The thought never returned, and before you knew it Jimin was again, laying in your sheets, in between your legs.
Your friend Kate, who knew both you and Jimin, had herself a fuck buddy, talking on and on about how big his dick is, and how well his fingers feel inside of her. Most of the time, it was boring. Until now, when she called you to tell she did handcuff play with her fuck buddy, Jeon Jungkook - who also is a good friend of Jimin's, what are the odds?
Handcuff play. It was interesting, because you've never tried it, and of course something you've never tried in bed is tempting. Jimin was just like you, willing to try anything. So, you decided to buy the classic pink fuzzy handcuffs.
When the weekend came around, you of course messaged Jimin, being so eager to try your new set of handcuffs.
you heyyy, my place in 10? [11:33 PM]
jimin on my way;) [11:34 PM]
you good. i have a surprise for u;) [11:34 PM]
Not long after, a knock was heard on your door, Park Jimin standing outside, waiting patiently for you to open the door. You opened for him, Jimin wearing an all black outfit. He was surprised when he saw you, you were only wearing a thin robe in a light shade of pink, nothing underneath.
''Hi.'' You greeted casually, as if you haven't been the main reason behind Jimin's not-so-secret boner.
''Um- hi.'' He responded, still in shock over your current 'outfit'.
It's not like it was unusual for you to wear something rather easy to take off - but most night's with whom ended with Jimin, you were out with your friends first, which meant mostly you were wearing something suitable for a night out.
Now, was not the occasion for this. You had rather wanted to hang around at home and snuggle with your black cat Mambo, catching up on the newest season of Bridgerton. Eyeing the red box once in a while, contemplating on if you should send a text to Jimin later that evening, not wanting to come in between his plans. He usually would always go out with the guys, so you didn't want to bother him, until later when he's had his fair share of fun.
You didn't move aside for him to walk in, instead you strutted back slowly to your kitchen, having already poured some white wine in two glasses. Jimin had taken your lead, following you inside your apartment, taking off his cap, leather jacket and black boots.
''Drink?'' you asked casually, while holding up both glasses, the glass reaching towards Jimin. He nodded, accepting it, taking a light sip, before setting it back onto the counter. You took the whole time in the world with a simple sip from your glass of wine. Wanting nothing more than Jimin to become needy.
Finally, you settled down you glass, staying put - not daring to move. Jimin took it as a sign, walking closely over to you, now caging you in between his arms who rested onto the counter top. A grin forming itself onto his face, before he spoke, ''What's with the mystery?'' You weren't offended by it, though it did upset you in a way. You were trying to be sexy for once and here he was, thinking it's a mystery act. Just because you hadn't thrown yourself onto him the minute he arrived - as you usually do.
''Are you that needy Park?'' Your head tilting, while your fingers started caressing the nuke of his neck slowly. He didn't answer you, instead you caught his Adam's apple moving up and down - he was gulping out of nervousness. It felt somewhat good, knowing your words could affect Jimin and make him all shy.
''Maybe.'' He eventually said, re-gaining his confidence, which disappeared not long ago.
You chuckled, now gripping the ends of his hair, earning a sudden gasp from Jimin. ''Aren't you curious? About your surprise?'' You reminded him softly, about your texts from earlier, involving a surprise. He hummed a yes - now, taking him by the hand leading him towards the red package, awaiting the both of you on your dinner table.
''Open it.''
Jimin didn't hesitate, before unwrapping the tight black ribbon around the box. Succeeding, the package now opened, the pink fuzzy handcuffs on full display. Jimin's eyebrows grew closer, his lips tucked in-between his teeth.
''What do you say Park?''
He turned his head to you, eyes squinting a bit, still considering such an offer. It was a lot — in that sense that you and Jimin never really talked accessories and sex toys. 
''Did Kate put you up to this?'' Jimin let out, your grin slowly disappearing.
''How—'' you started off, but out of shock you cut yourself off with a cough. The sexy act had vanished and you suddenly felt too naked for your liking. The thin robe feels even thinner than before.
''Thank god for her big mouth.''
With that, Jimin walked towards you, his lips landing on yours almost in a hurry. The kiss was itself exceptional. It always felt good to kiss Jimin because he was so good at it, but your mind could not stop thinking about those handcuffs. You had to know.
''Mm— Jimin. You still haven't said yes or no.''
''I thought the kiss made the answer pretty clear.'' His lips tugged upwards in a smirk, one that sent a sudden heat between your legs.
You grinned at his answer, taking the handcuffs from your table and leading Jimin to your bedroom.
You knew Jimin probably had the idea that you were going to be cuffed to your headboard, but you had other ideas — ideas Jimin had never heard from you.
You had always felt a sudden need to dominate at times, it was within you. The sight of a man whining and begging for your touch and giving themselves completely to you and letting you tease them and edge them until they have to beg for you to let them finish, was always a fantasy. A fantasy you so desperately wanted to accomplish and seeing the handcuff possibility, now is the chance.
“Lay down.” You simply order and a confused expression grew on Jimin’s face not knowing where you’re going with this. But Jimin, of course, obeys and slowly lays in your bed, still fully clothed.
You walked closer, with the pink fuzzy handcuffs in your hand, unlocking them and locking them onto your headboard. Jimin turned his head seeing you secure the handcuffs yet not cuffing yourself with them.
“Aren’t we supposed to use them?” Jimin asks out of curiosity, not knowing your next move which was a bit thrilling for him and kept sending an unexpected rush to his cock,  hardening him more by the second. Who knew, you being all mysterious was so hot to him?
“We are.” You grin, not only out of nervousness but also anxiously, not knowing how to bring on the topic of you wanting to dominate just for a little while. Just to have a little taste test of seeing Jimin being all whiny and obedient for you.
You decide to straddle Jimin's lap and ask him nicely while slowly grinding onto him. Jimin lets out a small grunt, feeling your bare cunt on his pants, rocking your hips back and forth driving him mad. “Jimin? I was thinking—“ you start off, yet cut yourself off. The insecure part of you telling you that he won’t be down and your fantasy will never be accomplished.
“Yes baby?” His eyes are glowing in your dimmed bedroom looking at you as if he trusts you, which surely helps your doubts about asking him.
“Can I cuff you?” You look away as you ask not being able to see his expression.
The room grows silent. Your heart beats rapidly but it calms as Jimin's hand reaches your cheek, his fingers stroking it calmly, making you turn, meeting his eyes once again.
“Just when I thought you couldn’t get any more freaky.” A smirk tugs on his lips and you can’t help but feel shocked.
“Wha—“ you can’t help but whisper, still having to process Jimin's awfully hot comment to your idea.
“Cuff me baby.” Jimin peppers you with small kisses on your neck, making you slightly moan from the contact. You nod, the both of you moving more towards the headboard and when you finally reach the handcuffs, Jimin willingly gives you his wrists, a small smile on his lips.
Seeing Jimin cuffed onto your headboard made your head spin. You couldn’t believe you’d have your fuck buddy laid out onto your sheets, cuffed to your headboard. You take in the sight, not being able to remove your gaze from him.
“You look so pretty. All cuffed up for me.”
Jimins mouth now agape at your comment, only making him harder and his cock desperately wanting to be set free which explains Jimin bucking his hips upwards, hitting your wet slit, making you gasp from his sudden movement.
You didn’t want to drag it out too long but still wanted to enjoy the possibility in front of you which is edging Jimin as much as possible.
You shift in your position now sitting in between his legs, moving your hands on his torso, rolling up his black t-shirt, your hands feeling his warm skin. Your hand reaches more upwards to his nipples, pinching them enough to earn a grunt from Jimin. His smirk never disappears, clearly enjoying seeing you toy a bit around with him and being able to explore his body much more than you've already done.
You move your upper body upwards, your tongue making contact to his torso, peppering him with small wet kisses, you tongue grazing flatly onto his nipple making him whine a bit and the sound sent a rush towards your already wet cunt, by hearing his angelic whining moan by your tongue on his nipple. You smile in satisfaction, kissing more and more lowly until you reach his waistband. Looking up Jimin smiling slightly at you, his head leaning a tad bit on the headboard so he can watch how you pleasure him.
You don’t waste another second, removing his pants and underwear all together. His cock is already so hard and ready to be touched. The tip glistened with pre-cum. You grab onto the base spitting onto the tip and your hand pumping him slowly, the spit spreading all over. Your hand starts quickening the pace, Jimins moans filling the room by how good you are at touching him and he can’t help but look, seeing you almost drool over his cock glistening right in front of you. Your mouth still hasn’t yet made contact with his cock and it sort of frustrates Jimin how much you’re dragging this — yet it builds up his want for more and he can’t help but buck his hips upwards, fully enjoying your hand palming him nicely.
“Y/N— fuck.” You smile at him, continuing on. Jimin wants to guide his cock more towards your warm welcoming mouth but seeing as he’s restrained to your bed frame it doesn’t exactly help— although that’s what makes it more intense.
“Tell me what you need Park.”
“Your mouth— please fuck!” His voice was laced with eagerness.
Your cheeks grow hot seeing him slightly beg for your mouth so fast, you haven’t even touched him for a while and he can’t help but be so needy for it.
“Like this?” You ask before letting your tongue run flatly from his base up till his tip, a restrained moan leaves Jimin's mouth from the contact.
“Yes baby. Ah!” You take him fully, his tip almost hitting the back of your throat as you take him in whole, being used to his cock inside your mouth. You moan from the sight of Jimin, his head leaned back, eyes shut and his brows growing close from all the pleasure you’re giving him.
You continue taking his cock nicely in your mouth, focusing on your breathing and hollowing your cheeks as you move towards the base. Jimin can’t comprehend the pleasure he’s feeling and he’s not even sure he can last long if you keep going with your amazing pace.
“Your mouth feels amazing.” He can’t help but compliment you, getting a look at you with your eyes shut from enjoying his cock filling your mouth completely. You moan from his compliment sending vibrations onto it making Jimin slightly shiver.
You let go of his cock with a pop, your hand still holding onto the base. You want him inside you, inside you from behind but seeing he’s handcuffed it’ll be hard getting taken from behind. Instead you turn your body, your ass through the thin fabric becoming the new view for Jimin. You decide to leave the thin robe on, wanting to tease Jimin a bit more now that he can’t really take it off for you.
Knowing you’re already dripping almost down your thighs there was no need to warm yourself up. You settle in between his legs, dragging your wet slit onto his cock, coating him with your arousal before pushing yourself down, arching your back from the wave of pleasure from his cock grazing your g-spot as he fills you up nicely.
“Use me… Fuck just use me Y/N.” Jimin pleads from behind you, the sound of metal clinging as he can’t help but move his wrists, desperately wanting to lift your robe to get a view of your bare ass in front of him.
You trail your hands onto his thighs, rocking back and forth adding friction to your clit causing you to moan. “Mmm— I love your cock Jimin.” Followed by another whimper from you.
“It’s all yours Y/N.” Jimin bucks his hip to prove his point. The tip, again, hits your g-spot making your head fall back from the overflowing feeling in the pit of your stomach. You were close and couldn’t help but clench around him, still rocking your hips, lifting a bit, the slapping sounds of your ass hitting onto him filling the room.
The thin robe lifts as you move more up. Jimin can’t help but catch a glimpse and he grows so desperate he’s now pulling the handcuffs, wanting to slap you hard until it has a mark and just be able to touch you. Oh god he really wants to touch you, every inch of you.
Just as you’re about to finish, you can’t help but hear the metal graze onto your headboard, turning your head now facing Jimin. An almost mad driven Jimin who can’t help but pull in desperation and a want to touch you.
“Please remove them. I want to touch you, fuck I have to touch you — please, please…”
“Be patient.” And you go right back to bouncing on him, moans accumulating in the room. Your orgasm only reaches faster as your pace quickens and the familiar knot in the stomach appears, making you whine from the pleasure.
“I’m gonna come—“ You almost cry out, bouncing more desperately on Jimin's cock, using him to come.
''That's right baby, come all over it.'' That becomes the last straw for you, coming undone all over Jimin's cock. Small pants escape your mouth, trying to catch your breath after your intense orgasm. You stay put, Jimin still fully hard inside of you.
Everything happens too fast, Jimin pulling too hard on the handcuffs, breaking them and now touching you everywhere. His hands squeezing hard the flesh of your ass, biting it as well.
''Those handcuffs were kinda shitty.'' You grin, letting Jimin finally take over seeing him become so greedy he's seeing absolute red.
''My turn now.'' Jimin doesn't even let you answer, already grabbing onto the side of your hips, pounding you so hard it makes you dizzy from the overstimulation. You hold tight onto his thighs to stay put in your upwards position.
''Shit you take me so well.'' Your breath hitches at his words, looking down seeing his cock disappear inside of your walls.
Jimin had become so eager he wouldn't be able to last as long as he's used to with you, so after a few more thrusts, he fills you up nicely with his warm cum, sighing from the release. You take it as your cue to remove yourself from him.
''That was probably one of our best rounds.'' Jimin compliments the overall experience and you can't help but feel a heat reach your cheeks seeing him so satisfied from your crazy idea.
''I'm glad you liked it.''
''Liked it? I fucking loved it. Remind me to let you dominate more often.''
You shake your head, not really believing Jimin loved it that much to want it again.
''I don't know if you're completely ready for that.'' You want to tease him yet make him curious over your dominant side.
''You sure about that baby?'' His brows lift, testing the waters with you.
You only let out a laugh, now walking towards the bathroom to clean yourself up.
When you return back, Jimin is on the verge of falling asleep. You smile at the sight of him sprawled naked, taking deep breaths and you join him under the covers. You feel happy and relieved from finally being completely honest with Jimin and your hidden fantasies.
Might be fun to try again… 
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All the chapter scripts for Triangle Strategy are now up on the wiki! The scripts should contain essentially all of the text from the game, with the exception of some UI and other not-dialogue things.
Long-winded list + rambling about what I still need to clean up under the cut:
I haven't touched the mid-battle dialogue yet for the most part. It's all pasted in every chapter, but I've pretty much just slapped a "This dialogue is triggered if [condition unknown]" label on all of the lines and called it a day.
The dialogue for each side story is only included in the data once, so if one side story is included in multiple different route paths, there's a decent chance I missed that. Once I get the basic script down, I'll go back and take a closer look to make sure I have the side stories duplicated where they need to be.
There are also a few scenes that were in the script and that I can remember playing through, but they didn't seem to actually be in the chapter the datamining said they would be in, so I need to track down where they actually go.
Event descriptions are mostly all there, but there were a few places I need to go back and check.
There are a lot of little general things I might have missed (things like conditionals that didn't show up in the ids I was looking at, so they flew under my radar).
Question-answer associations are likely mixed up in a lot of places. I touched on it in a previous post, but this is due to the fact that when Serenoa is answering a question, there's no real id that's used to indicate what dialogue follows a specific answer. So I've mostly just gone off of what sounds right for the time being. But if you're dying for a not-tldr explanation (and of course you're dying for a not-tldr explanation!!!!):
The way I've been "datamining" a lot of this isn't actually datamining so much as it is sort of......... making educated guesses based on the developer's variable naming system. Like for example, a specific piece of dialogue might be named:
MS01_X01_A1_0010_F_FRE_0070
And what I did was sort of reverse-figure-out what those ids indicated. I figured out that MS stands for "Main Story," 01 is the chapter number, X indicates that it's part 2 (if there ARE two parts, otherwise it's just the whole chapter), A1 is a reference to the location (Wolffort Demense), 0010 I think is technically some sort of scene id, but I haven't been able to crack what exactly the value indicates. "F" is the gender, "FRE" indicates that Frederica is the speaker, and "0070" is some other numbers that I did actually figure out what they meant but it's not relevant to datamining (it's a counter for how many times a specific character has spoken in a scene, which was probably useful for making sure each dialogue line got a unique id but it's not super useful in any other sense). (Also my little brother was actually the one to figure that out for me so shout out to him!!!)
There are variants on this with other information included, such as:
MS02_X02_RESEARCH_01_DRAMA_M_ELA_S01_0020
Which is a line of Erador's dialogue with roughly this interpretation:
MS: Main Story
02: Chapter 2
X: Main Chapter Content
RESEARCH: Comes from Exploration phase
01: Version 1
DRAMA: This happens during the exploration phase (as opposed to before or after it)
M: Male
ELA: Erador is the speaker
S01: Scenario ID 1 (usually means this is the dialogue that displays the first time you speak to him, vs. any time afterward)
0020: speaker count again
With questions specifically (like Benedict asking, "What do you think the purpose of the tourney is, my lord?"), those lines of dialogue usually get the label S03. That "S03" label is applied to all parts of the question-related conversation, including: the question itself (e.g. "What do you think the purpose of the tourney is, my lord?"), Serenoa's answers ("I think it's to show off our military might", "I think it's to make friends," etc.), and any NPC response that follows (e.g. Benedict saying, "Not quite, my lord. You see, it's actually..."). As far as I can tell, there's no way to tell what answer goes with what NPC response. It would PROBABLY be in the code somewhere, but while variable names are really easy to see, the actual code is a lot harder to break into and would require likely learning a new coding language and other stuff I simply don't feel like doing.
So thus I'm just guessing a lot of times. For a fair amount of it, it's pretty easy to tell what response goes with what question, but whenever it's ambiguous, it's entirely possible I mixed up the placement of a few lines here and there.
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Smile Hell Info Dump
I'm going to basically info dump about my old Smiler story called "Smile Hell." I never even got close to finishing the story, I only got roughly 20k words in and that didn't even get into it all however I had lost motivation.
In this universe, the Ministry of Joy (it's not actually called that) basically has locations all across the globe that aim for bringing joy to everyone but have many faults and there was even a reversal serum in the works. The Smiler roller coaster does exist at Alton Towers and there are many rumors surrounding it, some of which are in fact secretly true. I think it is an interesting take on the MOJ and I'd love to go back to it someday but for now I will give a fairly in-depth summary and talk about what was written, general lore/ideas, and what I had planned, including the ending.
Trigger warnings for: suicide, mental illness, kidnapping, murder, medical themes, abuse, and gore.
(Not going into detail for these because this is just a summary-type thing but they are referenced so I am putting warnings as a precaution.)
This is gonna be a VERY long (roughly 4.5k words long) post so have fun reading if you decide to, you're in for a long ride :)
[Also here was the cover for it!]
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So, the important characters are:
Levee Bailey
Lance Hawks
Archie Bailey
Isa [No Last Name]
Doctor Thomas Lukes
Braylen [No Last Name]
This story takes place in 2021 in Maine USA and specifically a real life county by the name of Oxford.
Many people over the span of a year were going missing and no one was able to find them or they would be found but they behaved drastically different than before.
In Oxford County, two families lived there known as the Bailey family and the Hawks family. Lance Hawks was a theme park enthusiast and would travel all over the world or just go to theme parks nearby in the US, one of these trips was Alton Towers and he offered to bring along his neighbor and closest friend, Levee Bailey alongside her two teenage brothers, Archie and Koda. This trip was only left to references in the story. They went on the Smiler of course and things were fine up until they flew back to the US.
Before that, Koda had been struggling with mental illness and it kept declining but then the trip (and specifically the Smiler) had boosted his mood for a few weeks afterward until it started to decline again. In May, he committed suicide however his sister had been there and for months afterward, she thought it was her fault and that she was a murderer despite everything telling her otherwise. His death was all over the news and attracted a bunch of public attention and many articles online.
So now we get to where the main story begins, September of 2021.
Levee is still dealing with her grief and she often finds herself standing in Koda's room just grieving. She has flashbacks of the day he died quite often. Since the loss of Koda, Levee tried making attempts to get closer with her remaining brother, Archie, but experiences a lot of pain when looking at him because of his similar resemblance to Koda.
Since her brother's death, Levee constantly feels like she's being watched. Like hundreds of eyes are on her at all times. She's constantly paranoid outside her home and is always telling herself that everything is in her head. What she doesn't know is that she is in fact being somewhat watched in one way or another. This feeling is both real and in her head at the same time.
One morning she wakes up and realizes that her best friend (and neighbor), Lance, is not in his garden and she finds that really odd because he's always gardening in the mornings unless he's traveling. Levee tries thinking logically but deep down she feels that something bad has happened. And she is absolutely correct. We soon learn that Lance was in fact abducted and a missing person report was filed however with how many people have gone missing from Oxford County with little to no updates, there's not a whole lot of hope about Lance. (Sorry, pal.)
One of the people missing from Oxford County is a woman by the name of Aria Davis, her case was by far one of the most popular because she is one of the longest lost people, having been missing for nearly a year. Levee came across an article about her disappearance and was quite panicked and that is when she stopped thinking logically about Lance not being outside. So, she did the smart thing and went to his house and spoke to his mother who told Levee the news.
She was obviously upset to the point she didn't tell Archie so he decided to go over there himself and then he got back, wondering why Levee didn't tell him. When he questioned her about it the two started to get into an argument so he left the room clearly pissed.
Now there's a bit of filler but since it's September, Archie is going back to school. Well on his first day of school that boy got kidnapped and Levee did not know until she herself got kidnapped. Fun times with the Bailey family, am I right?
So, on this day, Levee goes to her job which is at the end of her street and it's roughly a ten minute walk (or in her case, a five minute run.) She feels like she is being watched the entire time but gets to her workplace and the day goes on until she has to go back home.
Levee dashes back home as the sun is setting and while thinking Archie is home from school, she knocks on the door as he usually unlocks it for her but this does not happen so she tries calling him and he doesn't answer, she assumes that he's still mad at her from the previous day so she grabs her house key but quickly realizes that it is not inside of her satchel bag (which previously belonged to Koda, fun bit of lore) so she gets a bit panicked as that feeling of being watched is not going away any time soon.
So, she runs over to the Hawks' house and rings the doorbell because she thought someone would be home but nobody answers and this causes her even more distress as she is alone outside in the dark. Levee then proceeds to out of reflex try and call Lance who obviously does not answer and then after this she calls her mother who tells her to go back to her workplace and wait there because her mom would be out of work shortly.
And this is where Levee's fate is set.
She makes a run for it back to her workplace but since it is very dark out, she doesn't quite know where she's going and the streetlights are dimmed. Then she notices a truck going down the street and she could have sworn it was following her. This completely screws up her course and she ends up going the wrong direction and running face first into a telephone pole which breaks her nose.
Levee is pretty much stunned for a moment and sitting on the ground to try and recover and she comes to the realization she ran in the wrong direction so she pulls out her phone and tries to go onto Google Maps but has no mobile data or anything.
She sits there trying to regain her energy and strength to get up off the sidewalk and she eventually does when she hears heavy footsteps coming from behind her. So, once again she starts running and then it turns out she's being shot at by whoever was chasing her.
Levee can only dodge the darts for so long before one lands in her neck and stuns her, within a few moments exhaustion overcomes her and she passes out with one last thought in her head, "I'm gonna die, aren't I?"
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Levee wakes up on a bed inside of a hospital-like room and it brings back memories of being with Koda when he died. She can't quite recall how she got in this place but is aware of an odd sensation on her arm, specifically the crook of her elbow which has gauze taped to it (implying that she had been poked with a needle of some sort.) For some reason, there is a very small feeling of joy that she can't quite focus on but it keeps her calmed for the most part.
She realizes there is a somewhat dull pain all throughout her head and neck but again, she can't recall what had happened. Despite her recognizing the room she's in as some kind of hospital one, she knows for certain she is not in a real hospital.
There is a description of the room which I will share a little of; the upper halves of the walls are a sandy-gray color whereas the lower halves are made of black and bright-yellow stripes and at the very bottom there is short white trimming lining the walls. The floor is made of light-gray tiles.
There's a table in this room and on top of it is a key card lanyard so once she gets herself off of the bed, she stumbles over to there and takes it. There is a name written on it alongside numbers and she doesn't quite understand what they mean. Next to the lanyard there is a note which tells her how to use it and that only her key card and her roommate's key card will work on the singular room door however the cards work on all other doors within the "Sanctuary." It also explains that she is a "employee," for this place and that she's currently on the third floor and needs to make her way up the fourth floor in order to change into uniform.
Levee looks over at the other side of the room and notices her roommate who is fast asleep, the table on their side contains the same items as Levee's.
Using the key card, she leaves the room and makes her way through a hallway with many different doors that need to be unlocked some of which are other rooms.
She makes her way to the fourth floor, changes uniform, notices there are spots of yellow in her irises (which are normally brown), then proceeds to leave the employee only floors (third and fourth) and skedaddles to the second floor which has a locked staircase as nearly all the doors in this building require a key card.
I will not be going into much detail about the second floor however, it is a living area for patients and has some bookcases that have books and brochures.
The low, somewhat raspy voice of someone catches her attention as they ask her who she is, she introduces herself and they introduce themselves. This is where Braylen is introduced, he is a patient in the Sanctuary and is implied to be a trans guy (this is canon it's just never outright said within the story.) There is no yellow present in his eyes which shows that he hasn't had any treatment yet. Levee states her confusion which causes her to giggle and it makes Braylen uneasy but he tells her the information that he knows about the place.
Braylen states that the place was in fact a real hospital back in the 2000s owned by a man called Doctor Thomas Lukes however the doctor calls it a "Sanctuary."
Levee thanks him for the information and then proceeds to continue her exploration throughout the Sanctuary. She finds the cafeteria on the first floor and there are a couple people sitting at tables some of which are employees. Then a voice calls out to her.
It's Lance, who is sitting at a table in the back of the cafeteria. The two are both in shock at seeing each other and Lance had scratches on his face which would have concerned Levee if it wasn't for her emotions being messed up. She greets him in a cheery manner and sits down by him.
They have a discussion and Lance, being the theme park enthusiast that he is, compares the place to the Alton Towers Smiler roller coaster lore. He actually goes on to explain the similarities and brings up the fact that there had been previous rumors of the Smiler being based off of real events or that the backstory was real.
Levee is completely weirded out and quite frankly thinks he's being stupid, she tells him he's not making much sense and then comes to the conclusion that he was trying to make light of the dark situation. They continue speaking some more and eventually Levee tells Lance to stop talking about the Smiler.
Levee then remembers her brother, Archie, and begins to worry about him to which Lance slowly states to her that he thinks Archie is in the Sanctuary too.
Levee does not take this too kindly but her rage is dulled however she still shouts at Lance asking what he means to which he then stupidly asks why she's panicking and she states that she's not but doesn't know what she's feeling.
Lance asks her a question.
"Does it feel like your emotions are just barely there and for some reason you're happy?”
Levee says yes with no hesitation as that is exactly how she was feeling. Lance is feeling this way too.
They continue talking and then Levee brings Lance up to the second floor to speak to Braylen who is sitting on a sofa reading a book that had no title and instead had a smiley face in the form of "=)" on the cover. Braylen then reveals that the book is fifteen pages long (albeit not numbered) and every single page consists of that same smiley face from top to bottom. It's not very important but goes to show this place is odd.
All three are weirded out but put the book aside. Lance and Levee ask Braylen if he has seen or knows anything about Archie. He states that Archie's appearance sounds familiar and that he saw employees (or at least, ones that looked very different and had metal armor) drag him to padded cells on the first floor.
Braylen also states it was nighttime and he wasn't supposed to be out of his room but decided to snoop around anyway and witnessed the scene.
They thank Braylen for his help and proceed to go back to the first floor and find the cells he was talking about. There are twenty in total and the two find Archie inside the fifteenth one that they investigate.
When Levee sees her brother inside the cell, she is quick to unlock it and go inside. Archie is sitting on the floor with red pinprick marks and bruising on his neck and alongside this his hands are wrapped in bandages that have light spots of blood that had seeped through.
The two siblings hug and Levee apologizes for Archie getting into this situation. Much like Levee and Lance, Archie can't remember how he was kidnapped. They exit the cell and speak with each other to which Archie explains a story very similar to the one Braylen shared.
Archie had woken up in his room and instantly panicked, leaving it and stumbling into two people who are later revealed to be apart of a subgroup in the Sanctuary called "The Ones Beyond the Walls." He explains that they saw him and grabbed onto him to which he tried to fight back and in the process destroyed his knuckles on the metal vests they were wearing before he was sedated and brought to a cell.
Levee takes note of his hands and suggests that they change the bandages. Lance knows where there's an infirmary and brings them to it and there is a somewhat gruesome description of Archie's knuckles. Lance cleans the wounds and wraps them in fresh bandages.
They all leave the infirmary and make their way to the cafeteria and discuss the situation for the umpteenth time. In the middle of their discussion, a young woman walks up and stands behind Archie. She introduces herself as Isa. Levee and Archie take note of one of her most unsettling features which is the fact that she has scars starting from the corners of her mouth going along the sides of her face.
(Lance had already met Isa so it wasn't as shocking to him.)
Isa states that she overheard the group of three's conversation and that she had information she could give that might help answer some questions.
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But unfortunately, this is where I stopped writing.
Don't worry though! Like I said, I am going to talk about general lore and what I had planned including the ending.
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So, Doctor Lukes' Sanctuary is the name of the hospital our main characters are held captive in. Despite what Levee kept thinking (it not being a real hospital) she is pretty much wrong because it was and technically still is a "real" hospital however it is not at all a professional one. Originally opening in 1999, this psychiatric hospital was operated by Professor Jasper Edmunds and Doctor Thomas Lukes, their hospital was open until 2011 where it closed permanently with no explanation.
Throughout the 2000s, this hospital was controversial and facing lawsuits in regards to abuse of its patients in there for treatment of their mental illnesses. However, they were dropped. This mostly took place in 2005. Professor Edmunds left shortly after this which meant Doctor Lukes was on his own with maintaining most things. In 2009, the hospital would once again face legality issues in regards to two murders that had happened. And finally, in 2011, the hospital was closed and nobody ever heard from Doctor Lukes again.
This is the more detailed form of the information Isa was going to tell the three if I had written past her introduction, I promise it wasn't gonna be a big info dump within the story lol, it was gonna be more spread out. Also, the Sanctuary info is similar to what Braylen had said. Isa was also going to go into a quick explanation on joy serum and laughing gas used in that place which answers the question on why everyone tends to be calm and strangely happy. (Obviously.)
Throughout the story, Levee and Lance try to uncover the secrets of the Sanctuary and they attempt to make an escape plan while pretty much being under the influence of drugs (joy serum) and doing their "job," of treating the patients. They discover that there had been a reversal serum in the works that would, well, reverse the effects of joy serum however there were many major issues with it. It's used within this story and the effects are shown; primarily aggression.
Who was the original one behind the reversal serum? Professor Edmunds, and then Doctor Lukes proceeded to try and complete it but was facing difficulties. And why was there a reversal serum? Because of withdrawal from not having injections of joy serum for a long period of time, it'd only get worse and worse so this was put in place to completely flush out the joy serum in a way. (Side note: Drug withdrawal is a major issue with the joy serum in this universe and it's especially shown with Isa who is constantly relying on even the smallest dose.) However, as said before, the reversal serum had serious issues with it.
So, what was Doctor Lukes' motive in taking a bunch of hostages ("patients/employees")?
Well, it changes in the timeline.
After the hospital had been shut down and with all of the legality issues, the place pretty much became abandoned and not only that but he lost a majority of his research and everything. He's stubborn and did not try and reach out to another facility or anything like that (they're extremely secretive too) so he took his remaining notes and studies, tried making a new joy serum, kidnapped some people that would later be known as "The Ones Beyond the Walls," and tested on them. Continuously tested on them. And then finally, later on, he wanted to try and reverse things and then give the joy serum again and reverse and... yeah.
Where was he working?
Underground beneath the original hospital. And this is where the main story takes place too. I find the Five Nights at Freddy's song "Below the Surface" quite fitting for this and the original Smiler lore in general (I remember seeing a Smile Always edit with it too so that's where I got that from!) And if you're wondering, "How did no one know he was there?" Well, the general public didn't know. With a lot of abandoned properties, there are still people that own the property and that's the case with Doctor Lukes' Sanctuary. The state people knew allat but not the public, you know? As I said before, these places are secretive.
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The Ones Beyond the Walls are as the name states: special guard-like previous test subjects that lurk in a part of the Sanctuary that is inaccessible to the normal patients and employees but is very much behind the walls of the normal place. They do what Doctor Lukes tells them to and they lurk about at night. They make sure things are in place and such. They are very calm people that take action when needed.
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Isa is a major part of the lore. It's revealed that she was the longest serving Sanctuary employee starting from being a patient and it's also revealed that she was Aria Davis from the news article Levee had read early on in the story. Aria was not in a good place and Doctor Lukes had reached out to her and offered her money (one of the only times he was somewhat-legally doing this shit) if she'd participate in his experiments/clinical trials and after a while she then got sick of it to which he then forcibly kidnapped her.
As a patient, Aria had gotten her face cut into a smile by an old employee who she later murdered as revenge and stole their identity (hence the name, Isa.) Due to the murder, she was put through a lot of "treatment," until she was left as who she is; an unhinged, overjoyed, snarky woman who seemed as though she was going to help but was instead absolutely hellbent on dragging everyone down with her as she interfered with Levee's and Lance's escape plan. And, she kept the identity of the murdered employee, Isa.
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There was certainly gonna be filler but also it was gonna show patients and employees getting treatment with joy serum and then the reversal serum being used. Because of the aggression the reversal serum was causing (albeit temporary) the group decided it was best to give it to people and keep them in the "special" cells that had been mentioned earlier.
Eventually, Isa gets the reversal serum injected into her and since she has been under the influence of joy serum for a long time, it doesn't go too well and she is furious and tries to kill Lance who had injected it. She fails and once she somewhat calms down, she struggles to cope with the feeling of not being in a constant state of joy. She experiences withdrawal extremely quickly and this is one of the faults of the reversal serum however it shouldn't have lasted too long.
Isa still tries to interfere with the plan and eventually she kills Doctor Lukes which wasn't apart of the other two's plan but aids in the escape and when she realizes this, she isn't happy. She isn't happy that the newest group won't go through the Hell she went through and thus she attempts to murder the main group but instead gets it turned around on her and Lance kills her which leaves him guilt stricken but Levee tries to reassure him that it was for the best.
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Finally, we get to the ending. The ending is a decent one and although a majority of the facility inhabitants are killed along the way (by Isa and eventually she herself was killed too), nine out of thirty people (patients and employees) escape and this doesn't include TOBW. Levee, Lance, Braylen, and Archie make it out safely albeit very much changed and still having the after effects of the reversal serum. I did in fact write out the epilogue before most of the other things because that is a habit of mine with writing.
So, the epilogue goes something like this...
Two months pass since the events of Smile Hell and our three main characters are trying to return to their normal lives. Braylen, who was cut off by his family before the events, moves in with Lance's family since he has nowhere else to go. Levee's paranoia is very slowly starting to go away and she starts leaving her house more often. It is stated that after escaping, the group had told all they could to the police and it opened a full blown investigation on the grounds of the Sanctuary and they ended up finding bodies buried far behind the hospital.
And yes, the main group gets well needed therapy after all this Hell they've been through lol
Levee, Lance, and Braylen are all out shopping in the town square before they visit Koda's grave which is their plan for the day. Levee sits down on a bench and waits for the men who are inside a store and there is another bench across from her. Someone sits down on it and they're wearing a mask and sunglasses (which she finds odd as it's not very sunny) but she tries not to think much of it before going onto her phone to pass the time.
The stranger across from her giggles which catches her attention and so she glances up and notices their sunglasses are off. Her heart just about skips a beat when she realizes that they have one yellow eye that was fading and one normal eye (implication that this is someone from the Sanctuary.) This obviously makes her highly uneasy and she prays to whoever is listening that her friends would hurry up so they could leave.
Eventually they appear and they don't pay much attention to the person across from her, they all leave but Levee looks behind her to see that the mysterious stranger now had their mask down and was smiling, but not in the unsettling, forced Smiler sense; it was a sincere smile that pretty much said "Thank you." Not only that, but they had very faded scars present on their face. Levee does not recognize them at all before she realized the possibility of them being one of the Ones Beyond the Walls. She gives them a quick thumbs up and a nod before walking off with Lance and Braylen, off to visit Koda's grave at the cemetery.
And that's all, that is the end of it all.
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Thank you so much if you read this whole thing! I very much appreciate it, I've been working on this lore for roughly two years but never really shared it with people until now.
If I ever do go back to this project and decide to continue the story I think there would be changes but for now this is the "settled in stone," lore of Smile Hell. I don't really know what my inspirations were for this exactly but obviously the general Smiler lore and what the community has come up with. Also I love stories that involve secret organizations and medical stuff like that. There are certainly things that I find unfitting but for my sake and everyone else's sake, I'm not going to critique my own lore for now.
Once again, thank you very much if you read this entire post, I hope it was interesting!!
and here's a meme before I go which sums up all of this /j
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byanyan · 8 months
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@thrillrs (lee sol) sent:ㅤ“hey, remember that time you kissed me?” he’s not looking at them, instead focusing on the floor beneath them, looking at the little patterns. he can’t bring himself to look up at them, unwilling to see the expression on their face after his confession. “it was my first kiss… just… thought you’d like to know.”
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ㅤeyebrows raise in response to the question, despite the fact that sol is very pointedly not looking at them — a silent 'yeah, duh, of course i remember, it wasn't that long ago' — but byan otherwise waits for him to continue. he does, and... truthfully, they aren't as shocked as he perhaps thinks they will be. it's a bit of a surprise, to be sure — they tend to assume that most people have at least had a kiss by seventeen — but at the same time, sol has never really struck them as the sort to have played around with his sexuality all that much. that, they suppose, is what ended up intriguing them so much when he'd first said he wasn't opposed to the idea of kissing them.
although it's probably not the response he's looking for, byan can't help but chuckle at the admission.
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ㅤㅤ" yeah? well, that explains why y'just stared at me for like two whole minutes afterward, "ㅤthey tease, an easy, if also amused grin pulling at their features. it's kind of cute, really, the way he's straight up admitting to it being his first kiss even though he's obviously so shy about it. kind of brave even, in a way, given he no doubt expects to hear no end to them bugging him for it, considering how well he knows them by now. honestly, if the situation was reversed, they wouldn't have said a damn word, so they can't help but kind of respect the choice.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ—not that it's going to stop them from teasing him over it, but still.
ㅤㅤ" damn though, didn't think you were quite that green. y'should'a said somethin', we could'a made it a little more special. "ㅤstepping closer to him now, amusement glints in their eyes, and byan gives their eyebrows a playful wiggle.ㅤ" could make your second kiss a little more remarkable t' make up for it, if y'want. "
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moony-isa · 1 year
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Welcome to my first headcanon, from my favorite fnaf sb character, sundrop, hope you like it. If I made it more like a whole chapter than a headcanon, I'm sorry, I like to make it big.
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☀️ Sundrop Headcanon ☀️
For the first time you met him, it was after getting the job at the daycare, since the other slots were already occupied or were occupied by mindless bots.
You didn't like children that much, because some were easy to deal with but others could be the devil himself in skin.
There was already someone taking care of the daycare, but that person only took care of the night shift, that's why you never met them, so in your new job you would take care of the day shift, and look after the children and the jester, even if, in your mind, the roles were strangely reversed.
You arrived at the daycare big wooden doors, of course, if you were taking someone there, on your second day that person would ask: "How do you know which way to go?" and you would say: "I was given a tuor and a map on my first day", even if thinking about it, it's not relevant to anything, but it's always good to take your mind off the things you're so focused on for a bit.
You adjust the buttons on your blouse, thus, making a small effort to push the giant door, then entering and closing it afterwards, already listening to the silly song of daycare before entering, now entering there, the music gets louder, but still soft to the ears, since there were no children there yet. Strange isn't it?
Your entrance and footsteps on the soft ground seem to have caught someone's attention.
Then you hear someone or something say: "Woo, Woo Woo!".
Your eyes went straight to where the noise came from, seeing an animatronic of....you certainly didn't know how tall he was, since where you were he was very small.
Then with a jump, he dives into the pool of colored balls.
Thinking he hurt himself- broke himself, you approach the edge of the pool, big.....mistake?
With a fright, and being lifted in the air by metallic arms but with soft fabric, you would close your eyes for a moment but then, you open them again, looking at the animatronic's face, he had a cheek to cheek smile with white eyes, cheeks stained with red, orange rays around his head.
So he welcomes you with a loud voice.
"Heeeeello! New friend! Are you here to play with me? You are? You are?!"
"Ohh uhmm....y-yes? No! I'm here to take care of the children and...of...you?"
"Ooooh! Serious?! That's even better!"
Without letting you speak, he spins you around as he continues talking.
" We can paint, play hide and seek while we wait for the little ones! Oh! Oh! And we can drink fizzy until our heads EXPLODE! But what about the children? No no no, we can't let they alone! "
At that moment he was already talking nonsense, and then, you held his face holding him tight, that made him stop talking and pay his full attention to you, soon he noticed your face of dizziness, and finally realizes what happened, so you let go of him and he puts you on the ground, while putting his hands together, nervous but still happy.
" Oh! I didn't even introduce myself, how impolite of me! I'm sundrop, the daycare attendant, and you new friend? "
" Y/N, your helper, pleasure sundrop. "
Few words because of still dizziness and retching, but enough to be polite.
This was the first contact of both of you, on your second day, but the day was calmer after that that's a lie but okay, with several children arriving through the slide and through the giant doors, you helped sundrop with the kids, mainly helping with feeding, no complaints, as it was your second day, and at the end you also helped him clean the place, cleaner freak.
- now the headcanon, that was just how you guys met.
Sundrop it's bubbly and bouncy, his personality rubs off on others around him including you, in fact on the days you are working with him he tries his hardest to always make you smile or make you laugh since you are one of the very few adults who are kind and nice to him, and he appreciates that a lot, even if you don't know it.
He has his rule of leaving the lights on all the time, you were curious to find out why he wanted them always on but you didn't have the courage to break his little heart if he has one
Hugs, there will be many, whether they are surprise hugs or not. He loves to present you with paper flowers made by his and the children's hands.
He will give you several nicknames, sunflower, sunshine, starshine, starfire etc.
He will often try to imitate kisses on your head a few times, but as his smile is closed, then it's just putting his face on your head he saw a couple doing it
Despite all that, he has no programming to be romantic, so he acts out of pure momentary distraction, so kisses and flowers, he does it as a friend to you.
Oh and please pet his rays he LOVES it.
Remember that he is 3.5 tall
So guys, this is the end, if ya all want a 2nd part, I can do it!
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cartooniack1994 · 2 years
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I’m a bit late for the party, but I bought the first season of The Owl House on Google Play last week. I started it three days ago, and just finished it tonight. Needless to say, it was amazing! I got hooked after the very first episode! I can see the influences from Avatar: the Last Airbender, Little Witch Academia (which I still haven’t seen yet) and, of course, that one popular franchise I wish not to bring up anymore because the author is now a TERF. I noticed that this show was made by the some of the same people who made another Disney animated show, Gravity Falls (which I also haven't seen).
This is going to be a long post, so I’ll add a break here.
This show has got adventure, humor, and fantasy, which are all things that I like seeing in cartoons. However, by the two-part season finale, the show took a bit of a serious tone when Emperor Belos entered into the picture and the Day of Unity arc began.
I also love the characters. Luz is a cool character, because she feels like a fish out of water in the her world because of her compulsive obsession on fantasy. When she entered the Boiling Isles, she wanted to become a witch, just like Azura, the witch from her favorite book, as a way to become somebody, even though Eda didn't want Luz to attend Hexside (which was where her friends Willow and Gus attend) until the episode "Something Ventured, Someone Framed". My most favorite character is King, because despite his cool name, he's a cute (and funny) creature.
I also love the LGBTQ+ representation in this show in not only the minor characters like Willow's dads (and by extent, I love the fact that Willow was raised by same-sex parents), but also in the major characters, Luz and Amity. I may have said this before, but I feel that LGBTQ+ representation in media, especially youth media, is very important, just like how it was with shows like The Legend of Korra (which I have seen), Adventure Time, Steven Universe, and She-Ra and the Princess of Power (those of which I have not seen), to name a few. I feel that children souldn’t left in the dark about that sort of thing, because love shouldn’t have to be defined by gender, but rather by dynamics and chemistry.
The more I watch the show, the more character development I see. For instance, Eda didn't want Luz to attend Hexside, not only because she doesn't believe in being tied to one coven, but also because she did so many bad things that her permanent record would fill up a whole volume, not to mention that she tried to mix magic tracks (that was, until Principal Bump decided to reverse his decision, against Belos' will). Also, it was revealed that the reason why Eda has had the curse was because her sister Lilith gave it to her, but Lilith reversed the curse with a cost: Eda and Lilith couldn't cast spells the way the did, so they had to do them the way Luz does them, by using glyths.
The character who got the most character development was Amity. When the show started, she had this snobbish, Mean Girls-type, trying-to-stay-on-top attitude, hanging around with people like Boscha and Skara, but it was revealed that she used to be friends with Willow in “Hooty’s Moving Hassle.” In “Understanding Willow,” it was discovered that she was forced to hang out with them by her parents, because they were the children of friends of the family. So, her parents subsequently forced her to destory her friendship with Willow. Afterwards, she and Willow replanted the seeds of friendship after she undid the damage she unintentionally did. In "Wing It Like Witches," Amity stood up to Boscha, proving that her friendship with Willow is rebuilding (and possibly because she has got a crush Luz).
While on the subject of Lumity, I am now an official shipper of this ship. True, Luz and Amity didn't really get along with each other due to Amity's Mean Girls-type attitude towards her and her friends, but as the series progressed, Amity warmed up to Luz to the point where she later developed a crush on her, despite Luz being oblivious to it at first. I started shipping them after “Adventures in The Elements,” and declared it my OTP after “Enchanting Grom Fright” where Luz and Amity danced to defeat the Grom demon.
I am looking forward to what the second season has in store, but I’m waiting for it to be finished before I can watch it, which won't be much longer.
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itsthevioletqueen · 2 years
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One Night at Flumpty's Headcanons
Before I start this, I want to say that back in middle school when the first two games were relatively new, I was obsessed with them on DeviantArt and I was one of those people who went with the whole "everyone's buds they hang out with each other" thing and went with another Deviant's headcanon that "Flumpty's not actually a God you idiot it's Golden Flumpty that's the evil one (which ironically the story of One Week at Flumpty's was actually going with but because of ONaF 3 it has been absolutely retconned)."
I no longer go by any of that and I look back on those days in utter embarrassment.
Here's my new headcanons that actually fall in-line with the games and the small amount of lore that it has.
Timeline
Flumpty comes into existence in the center of the universe and the rest of universe is formed sometime after, unknown if by his own hand.
He visits the world, specifically a place called New Dork, and does whatever for a good amount of time, including creating Birthday Boy Blam, giving a heart-felt speech and shooting someone in the face afterwards, going on a quest to find cuppercake, and killing a guy who was cooking eggs, going to jail, and then breaking out for fun.
Not satisfied with Blam being his only friend, he captures some citizens of New Dork and turns them into monsters and creates Golden Flumpty.
With everyone together he comes up with a twisted game that he forces everyone to be a part of and creates a building filled with references to all the stuff he saw while in New Dork.
He kidnaps an unknown number of people over an unknown period of time, all of which failed at the game.
Flumpty uses the corpses and eyes of 20 people to barley create the Eyesaur and it is locked in CAM 5 for the time being.
Flumpty then kidnaps the you, the player, who "succeeds" at the game.
Flumpty had fun and didn't want the player to be done yet, so he replaced 6 AM with "HAM"
He builds a building for the second round for some time.
He ends up getting distracted while in the middle of building as he finds a meteorite flying in the sky and kills 100 billion birds with it, starting the apocalypse.
The Eyesaur is perfected and The Beaver falls in the toilet and dies during this time as well.
Flumpty goes out and buries the Beaver's corpse and gets the Owl from a random nearby forest.
He gives everyone their roles and round 2 begins.
The player "succeeds" again, and Flumpty congratulates them, remarking that they are his new best friend.
But of course, Flumpty doesn't want them to leave yet, so he says that they made it to "SPAM" and must go through one more round to finally leave.
Some time passes as Flumpty creates another building for round 3.
During this, the Owl chokes on the urinal and dies. Flumpty gets the great idea to combine both the Beaver and the Owl's corpses.
The player manages to reach 3 AM, but Flumpty changes everything.
This round was not only a test for the player, but also for Flumpty's "friends." If they failed to kill the player for a third time, he would kill them simply opt to do it himself, which of course is what happened, albeit at 3 AM (he got impatient).
The player finally reaches 6 AM (it was "SALAMI" at first but Flumpty did that just as a joke), and Flumpty decides that they are worthy of having their world back to normal and reverses the apocalypse and New Dork is back to before Flumpty had come to wreak playful havoc.
He decides that the fun he could have in New Dork was done and so he gives the player a heartfelt goodbye and moves on.
He's still alive he's just in a time-loop doing the whole thing over again or something.
Flumpty Bumpty
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He was created before the Big Bang, being the very first thing to ever appear in existence.
How he perceives concepts, like fun, is most definitely questionable, often killing people in the process of doing things, especially with playing games and making new friends.
It boils down to the fact that he knows he's a god and can do anything he wants without any repercussions, so he chose the be a careless, happy-go-lucky guy.
Just about the only time when he's actually serious is whenever he sees anything eating or torturing eggs. He will go ham on them.
This is also the reason why he chose to have the loser's eyes plucked out. It's like a sick joke on them to him.
New Dork lives in fear of him but knows they can't really do anything to him, so he is constantly documented for the citizens to be wary of.
Besides killing people and making treacherous games, another hobby he has is music making. He's pretty good at it.
Birthday Boy Blam
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Flumpty's only legitimate friend, created from some random pizza box he found probably in a dumpster somewhere in New Dork.
His face-shaping, and sometimes size-shaping abilities were given to him by Flumpty.
His voice also changes too. It's usually pretty high, but it changes with what face he does.
His birthday as speculated by both him and Flumpty seems to be April 1st, but because Blam doesn't seem to know and Flumpty probably doesn't care, it could be that Blam just thinks every day could be or is his birthday.
Kevin Jr.
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In the ONaF universe, rather than the general Flumpty universe, Birthday Boy Blam and Kevin Jr. are the same person as a different personality.
However sometimes both personalities get mixed up with each other, usually with abnormal or terrifying results.
He is obviously more sophisticated and less child-like than Blam.
The Beaver
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Flumpty took a New Dork citizen, a normal beaver, combined them, stuffed knives in it and this was the result.
Either the citizen or the beaver had inconceivable bowel problems.
Its hands and feet are detachable and reveal said-knives underneath.
It actually runs faster on knives than on foot which probably should be impossible.
No one even really noticed it was dead because it's in the bathroom 24/7.
The Owl
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Flumpty got an owl to replace the Beaver, but he got lazy and didn't do anything to it except allow it to have red eyes sometimes, so it's literally just a normal owl.
If its the one that plucks the eyes out of a loser, it places the eyes in the bowl of the urinal, occasionally brooding thinking they're eggs.
In its spare time it likes to sit atop Flumpty trying to hatch him. Flumpty doesn't really mind except for when it does it while he's doing something he deems important, which then he'll shoo it off.
The Beavowl
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After the Owl had choked on the urinal it perched on, Flumpty had the fantastic idea to combine both of their corpses.
Why Flumpty didn't just revive the Beaver in the first place when he found out he could revive him through the Frankenstein experiment between him and the Owl? I dunno.
It sometimes fights with itself, suggesting Flumpty combined both of their brains as well.
Blam mistakenly refers to it as "the Bowel" sometimes, but it seems to like that name?
The Redman
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The only one that has a sense of sanity left in him.
He often tries to talk to the others, trying to snap them back to reality and escape Flumpty's games, but no one can understand his unintelligible gargles.
He doesn't want to kill those that Flumpty kidnaps, but he knows that he has to participate in the games otherwise he'll have a fate worse than death.
The fact that he manages to change CAM 4 to show himself in the furnace and manifest the words "STAY AWAY" in ONaF 3 is an example of this (Flumpty didn't notice the effect at all or that it was still intact when he took over at 3 AM).
He was supposedly a technician before Flumpty got him, so Flumpty incorporated his skill into his games: corrupting the cameras in ONaF 1, possessing the Egg™ laptop in ONaF 2 and, without Flumpty's knowledge, changing CAM 4 in ONaF 3.
His skeleton was formed to what it is now because Flumpty thought he looked cooler that way.
Grunkfuss the Clown
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Before getting captured he was a normal, albeit somewhat grumpy and washed-up traveling mute one-man circus clown. But now he's forgotten all of that and acts like a rabid animal.
He usually just can't sit still, so he often wanders around his room or the entirety of the buildings.
Besides biting, his favorite thing seems to be going in or through holes. Perhaps it was an act he used to do when he was an actual professional clown.
The soles of his shoes are strangely lined with suction cups, allowing him to climb on walls. This could also be another act he did back then.
From having his eyes stitched by Flumpty, they have now become very sensitive to light, which is why he often keeps them shut tight. This is also why he often crawls on all fours and climbs on the walls and ceilings: to know his surroundings through touching (he also uses his hearing).
Along with Flumpty giving him an extra set of visible teeth, there appears to be a third set deep within his mouth that appear more like ragged fangs. It is not attached to his jaws, so it can change from being upright or sideways on a whim.
If Grunkfuss is able to spin the third set of teeth tremendously fast, he could literally blend someone to death. But he doesn't because he prefers biting.
His nose does not honk and if you even try to squeeze it his nose will stab you and he will absolutely not hesitate to bite your face off.
The Grunkfuss poster in ONaF 1 and ONaF 3 is from his professional days before he was captured.
Grunkfuss's room in ONaF 2 is based off of props and the tent that he used for his shows in the past.
The Eyesaur
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Asides from the heads, every body part is created from the past victims' corpses: the tail are hands, the spines are from broken bones, the claws are from finger and toenails, and the rest of the body is from the rest of the muscles.
In ONaF 1 it is barely formed and stays in CAM 5 in the floor. It got aggressive towards Flumpty before the first round with the player, so he got impatient with it and locked it in there, leaving the music box in there as an attempt to calm it down. It worked, lulling the heads one by one to sleep and it was fully finished before ONaF 2.
The heads are a hive mind and usually obey Flumpty, but the heads ocassionally snap out of their murderous instincts.
A single head snapping back to reality and realizing what's going on and what its become leads to a domino effect of a majority or the rest of the heads snapping back as well.
Unfortunately, Flumpty seems to have given its body a mind of its own because of its previous hostility towards him, and it can make the heads unconscious to reset their instincts.
Because it is mainly made out of muscles and blood, salt can be used as a weapon against it, and sometimes Flumpty pours salt on it for fun.
Golden Flumpty
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Created by Flumpty mainly as a "what-if" scenario: if there was another one of him/if he could actually age like an actual egg (why GF is rotten).
He was created from a separate egg, not from Flumpty's own whim. If Flumpty had made him just with his own powers, he would just be a Flumpty clone, like in Flumpty Night in ONaF 3.
But he has a minor amount of the same powers that Flumpty himself has: teleportation and manifestation.
He also was given a mind with the most twisted intentions, so he technically kinda is a being of Flumpty's dark psyche, kinda like being his inner demon.
But he is of course not pulling Flumpty's strings. If anything Flumpty is pulling on his strings, as well as the strings of his other "friends" until he killed them all.
Flumpty and Blam sometimes refer to him as "Humpty Dumpty" because of his appearance, with Flumpty joking that he looks like he fell off a wall and couldn't be put back together again.
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A lot of people are theorizing that Gojo might die in the manga or lose his eyes, and honestly, I thought so as well!
However, Gege had made it very clear in the manga that without Gojo, the world wouldn't be able to keep up with the rising strength and number of cursed spirits. Currently, there's only 2 jujutsu schools in Japan and not even 30 students. There's only 4 special grade sorcerers, now 3 without Geto, Yuki has her own agenda, and without Gojo, that just leaves Yuta to take on special grade curses.
The students are strong themselves, but they weren't even able to defeat Jogo or the octopus guy, let alone Mahito (who has since evolved) and Hanami (Gege implied in an interview that he would reveal Hanami's domain expansion later, which made fans go "wait, he's not dead?" Although, Gege might have chosen to forget about it this, but we shall see). Gojo himself was nearly defeated by Toji in his teen years due to Toji's intellect. Therefore, the students are going to have an incredibly tough time defeating the "brain" that has the intellect of a being who has survived for hundreds of years (over 150 years at least, since that's when Kamo Noritoshi had helped create the Cursed Wombs).
Even if they do find a way to defeat it themselves, they'd need help (let's also remember Choso almost killed Yuji, and Naoya almost beat Choso. The struggle is very real, especially since cursed spirits aren't the only enemy but politics are working against them, as well). The Gojo clan itself is only a one man team of just Gojo, and in the Shibuya arc Gege cemented the fact pretty clearly that if anything ever happened to Gojo, the world would pretty much be lead into an apocalyptic state or become overrun with curses- and that's exactly what's happening within the manga now. Because of Gojo's birth, cursed spirits were forced to become stronger, and the new age of curses won't even be able to be classified as only "Special Grade." Even right now, without Gojo, the Jujutsu sorcerers are struggling to keep curses at bay even in one city, let alone the whole country.
Even without the world's current trip to destruction, there's the matter of Yaga's execution. Who else, other than Gojo, is going to be able to stop this? Gojo is the only one who was able to convince the higher ups to at least stall executions. His students are still just that- students. In order to stop the higher ups' corrupt politics, Gojo, with his knowledge of jujutsu society and his silver tongue, is the one who has to intervene. Although it's possible, I wouldn't think that the students themselves would end up replacing the higher ups- if strength was all that mattered, Gojo would have taken over Jujutsu Society a long time ago. However, politics are not that simple, and I doubt Utahime, Shoko, or anyone else associated with Gojo is going to replace them anytime soon- not with Yaga on the chopping block as a supposed "traitor" for his affiliation with Gojo.
If the story is going to end with reformation of Jujutsu Society, an adult will have to take over the higher ups' places (unfortunately, Nanami, the adult of adults, cannot do so). Therefore, Gojo will have to lead, just as he dreamt of, with his "army" of strong students, his followers. Jujutsu Society needs someone with the intellect and persuasiveness Gojo has in order for change to occur- Gojo was able to convince the higher ups for many things, after all. He has the charisma to lead future Jujutsu sorcerers and teach them well. This is the role he has worked for all these years, after all. It would only make sense for Gojo to take over. Having Gojo die and the students kill the higher ups would be counterintuitive- Gojo could've done that years ago.
Gege also said that the one to tell Megumi about Toji has to be Gojo in an interview, so Gojo is definitely getting out of the box eventually to have that talk with him. However, I don't think Gege is going to kill him off afterwards- just Gojo being sealed is already putting the world into danger. The world needs Gojo's ability in order to get rid of all the curses quickly. If Sukuna ends up killing Gojo for whatever reason, I don't think having a Yuji/Sukuna combination will help the world because there will definitely be a power struggle between them (even if Yuji can withstand 15 finger Sukuna, 20 finger Sukuna is a whole other level, that's the complete manifestation of the King of Curses from a thousand years ago in a 15 year old's body! Even if Yuji is a special grade cursed womb, power doesn't win battles. He'll need willpower, trust, and wit. He's only just decided to kill Mahito, he's got a lot more to learn. There's also the matter of the 1 minute pact between them and what Sukuna will do to Fushiguro). Without Gojo, Yuta might end up having to kill Yuji/Sukuna in order to stop Sukuna from killing people (Yuta's ability to copy techniques will likely help), but losing Gojo AND Yuji will be very harsh on the world's state, leaving only Yuta to defend it and whatever crippled version of Megumi will appear after Sukuna's done with him (and the story. Yuji's development will go to waste if he's just killed by Yuta and then we'll have to see how Yuta plans to continue Gojo's dream of changing Jujutsu Society. Will Yuta become a teacher to create strong sorcerers like Gojo did? Will the world even still exist by that time? Killing the King of Curses won't change the world like Gojo dreamt. In fact, the story might just repeat itself with Yuta becoming a teacher instead). Still, if anyone had to kill Yuji, it should be Gojo, but if Gojo is to be the one that ends up killing Yuji to kill Sukuna, no one else will be capable of killing Gojo. Therefore, Gojo likely won't die.
Either way, I feel like it would be strange to kill off both Yuji and Gojo.
Gege also said that the "brain" can't control Gojo either, because it would be impossible for the brain to kill him. If the brain wanted Gojo's body after Sukuna possibly killed Gojo, I doubt it would be able to control him anyways because Sukuna would have sliced him to pieces. Gege also said there wouldn't be any point in the brain controlling Gojo's body, so Gojo dying for the brain's purposes wouldn't happen, as Gege said himself.
Therefore, I just don't see any good outcome from Gojo's death besides angst or even character development? What other reason is there for Gojo to die? Yuji already lost Nanami and thought Nobara died, giving him the character development needed for him to choose to kill Mahito. The world will also probably crumble if Gojo doesn't appear out of the box soon. Just him being sealed was enough for the Hunger Games: Jujutsu Sorcerer Edition to come out, so Gojo permanently disappearing (i.e. dying) pretty much means the world's gonna end 🤷 After all, if the spirits were gonna start a revolution, they could've done it ages ago, but they didn't because of Gojo. Gojo's very presence, even as a child, is what kept them in line all these years. Just one look at his eyes, even though he was only a child, had that old woman and old man looking cursed spirits sweating. Once Gojo appears again, many spirits will go back into hiding, even if not all. Therefore, his very presence would be a great help in restoring order in the world again. That makes Gojo coming back more useful than his death.
As for losing his eyes, it's possible but again, other than angst I don't see a reason for it. Gege also said that having Gojo be the Strongest is to show how strong Yuji's going to be in the future, so handicapping Gojo would be counterproductive.
Therefore, I doubt Gojo's going to die or lose his eyes in the story. There's just no reason for it, unless Gege intends to keep the world in an apocalyptic state at the end, kill off everyone except maybe one person, and have a new cast of sorcerers appear. Otherwise, Gojo's the only one who can reverse the world back to its original state, or close to it, at least within a few days, weeks, or months rather than years with his ability to exorcise spirits on a grand scale. Gojo might end up losing a few screws in his head, but other than that, I'm sure he'll be (physically) fine. I would imagine that Gege would want to loop back to Gojo's dream of changing society. In that case, who other than Gojo could lead? His students are still children. They're not as versed in dealing with the higher ups as he is. If the moral of the story is that such a thing is impossible, what bigger angst is there than to have Gojo live on as the Strongest as everyone he loves dies?
Of course, there was this one interview where Gege said his plan for the ending of Jujutsu Kaisen was that (of the 1st years and Gojo) to keep everyone alive except one person, or everyone dies except one person. In the former, it would easily have to be Yuji who ends up dying while everyone else lives since he's the one who's supposed to be executed from the very beginning. In the latter, as I said, Gojo being the only one left alive while everyone dies could happen just to show the burden and loneliness that comes with being the Strongest- just to show the difference in universes him and the others are living in (however, I will say that this outcome would be unlikely because Gojo's world will only reset to the day Geto had betrayed him. He would start from scratch, raising a new group of students, and then the story would repeat itself in a training montage. In a writing perspective, this ending would only occur if the author forgoes everything just to make you cry, that's it. It would work, but it would ruin the complexities of the story to reset everything by killing everyone for a new set of characters. Reminds me of the Walking Dead by TellTale games. Too many deaths and too many new people with only one of the original cast left. Pretty bad writing, that was).
Either way, if Gege is being serious in what he said about the ending of JJK and having all die except one or vice versa, Gojo is likely to survive either outcome.
However, if it does happen that Gojo dies while his students live, there's the matter of keeping Sukuna at bay and previous reasons stated above.
The only way I could see Gojo dying is if Yuji ends up surpassing Gojo enough so that he's no longer needed to keep balance in the world. Or, as Gege had described in why he killed Nanami (his favorite character, might I add), if Gojo no longer has any use in the story. In that case, Gojo would die, or it'd be alright for him to die because Yuji would take his place. Still, it's doubtful Gojo would become a character that's no longer needed when the world is hardly able to function without him.
If we're talking about Gojo's usefulness in the story being what determines whether he lives or dies, I'd say even if Yuji surpasses Gojo, Gojo would still remain useful- in politics, at least. Let's remember that without Gojo, the beginning of change in Jujutsu Society would not have happened. Yuta would've been executed, as would Yuji, Megumi would be in the Zenin clan, Maki would've never been recommended for 1st grade without Gojo paying off Mei Mei, Nanami might've not come back (Nanami said he hates the way the higher ups do things, but he trusts and has faith in Gojo even if he doesn't respect him). There are so many things that Gojo has done throughout the story, and if Gojo hadn't done one thing- if he let Yuta die, for example, or kept Megumi in the Zenin clan, the story would've been drastically different.
In other words, even if Gojo's physical abilites are somehow gone, Gojo's mouth still has plenty of uses. If the guy can talk his way out of his students' execution, he can likely talk his way out of his own, or at least Yaga's. Gojo's got a lot more uses than just exorcising curses, after all. As long as Gojo has use in the story, I'd think it's safe to say he'll survive. Hell, Gege might even keep him around just to hate on him some more. Though, the reality is that Gojo basically wrote Jujutsu Kaisen with how his actions created the ripple effect into what we have now- another parallel between the author and Gojo, since it's been said that Gojo has a lot of similarities to Gege (Could Gojo be Gege's self insert? 😳 Even their names are similar!)
Also, Gojo had planned ahead enough for Yuta to become a double agent and trick the higher ups into thinking he'd killed Yuji. It's likely he has more up his sleeve than that and is sitting in the prison realm waiting for other traps he had set to go off.
Here's the Q&A translation where Gege said the brain can't kill Gojo:
https://twitter.com/_zanzou_/status/1379431624262094868?s=19
Other Q&As I've read are from Shiro, JJK Fanbook, and Ducky on Twitter and JujutsuFact on Insta, etc
- 🤔 (Sorry if this one seems a bit rushed or hard to read! I'd have to reread the Shibuya arc to explain more in depth but the pain is just 😭 I'm going off of my thoughts while I was reading this awhile ago cause I got told Gojo might die in that arc and I remember thinking all these things to myself to convince myself he won't die and wanted to share!)
WOW JUST WOW now I've learned more from this post than all of my classes combined. I never knew about some of those things. That's very interesting 🤔 anon! Mann just reading this I'm literally trying to picture how the manga will go...and yes gojo ain't dying no if someone says he is imma slap them with this post. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN OH GREAT 🤔 ANON. We really appreciate all the research you do and I absolutely love reading them!! ❤❤❤ I LOVE YOU
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kneamet · 3 years
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Angel of cards (12/16)
Trigger Warning: no.
Summary: Joker, Mr. J, anarchist psychopath, Tom Hiddleston. He had many nicknames. Joker was Gotham’s most dangerous and insightful man, with sharp makeup and horribly memorable scars on his face in the form of a smile. He was absolutely crazy and deadly. No one knows his real identity and everyone is afraid of his cruel jokes. But what happens when he becomes obsessed with an ordinary girl?
She belongs to him. No one can take her away from him. Even The Batman.
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Chapter twelve: point of no return
"So Harvey Dent didn't make it home," the Gotham Police Commissioner said in a calm, but slightly anxious, and broken voice.
Gordon's brow furrowed and he only drew it closer to the bridge of his nose, clasping his hands together. The Joker, who was now in the room with the lights off and James, only smiled slightly.
Did this wonderful commissar have any negative feelings for him? It's really wonderful, really. The Joker, just the Joker, always found Gordon a very nice and interesting person. In the Komi Republic, to be more precise, the only person in whom that very piece of light remained in a dark and unenlightened city.
Even Batman himself, this personification of "kindness and honor" was more likely... just a toy that, although it wanted to protect Gotham from crime, but which will definitely cross the very point of no return and madness... He just needs to be pushed to do it.
"Of course not," the Joker said, smiling. Damn, he thought, starting to brush his scars more. The handcuffs, which rubbed the skin and made it difficult to touch the scars, were extremely difficult. And why are they so big?
"What did you do to him?" in a steely voice, without ceasing to be serious, the man asked, to which the Joker raised his eyebrows and made an actor's surprised face, slightly opening his mouth.
Although he couldn't hide the fact that Gordon liked him too much. He looked a lot like the Joker's father. Not at his stepfather, not at his beloved mother's boyfriends, but at his own father, who always helped him until he died.
The Joker didn't really remember the cause of his father's death. Either because of the accident, or he was killed in an alley, or he committed suicide himself. He didn't remember. I was too small then. Nor did his mother help him to console himself afterward.
"I? I was here," the Joker clearly said, gesturing at Gordon, who was concentrating, unlike the man himself, on absorbing all the information that was being conveyed to him. "Who did you leave him with? With your people?" The Joker smacked his lips, starting to scratch his hands and trying to make it not visible. Unfortunately, his gloves were taken away. What an injustice, isn't it?
"If they're still your people, of course, not Moroni," the damn Italian guy, who's playing the hell out of himself. The same to me, a criminal authority, that even during the day is afraid to attack.
The Joker smiled at Gordon, who took a deep breath. That's right, contempt. Yes, and a misunderstanding. Didn't they understand that he wanted to make the world a better place? And that was the difference between him and Batman.
"It doesn't bother you, Commissioner... realizing how lonely you really are? " loneliness... what do these people know about real loneliness and misunderstanding? That's right, nothing. Although, when you get lost and all your loved ones abandon you, you realize that it's time for the exodus. "Do you feel responsible for Harvey Dent's current situation?" it was a quick throw-in. He didn't care about Harvey Dent, though. Yes, he was also interesting, but if you compare all his advantages with those of Gordon, you can immediately understand who has more of that light in the dark.
"Where is he?" it was obvious that Gordon was trying to restrain himself and not yell at the criminal present, with whom he had to babysit and interrogate. It's just a pity that James didn't know that this most ruthless criminal had saved him.
"What time is it?" he asked quickly, trying to distract attention.
"What's the difference?" asked Gordon, seemingly oblivious to the Joker's random throw-ins.
"Depending on the time, he may be in one place or several," he said, prioritizing and moving his cuffed hands as if to indicate something.
"Since we decided to play games... I'll get a cup of coffee," Gordon jerked his chair around, which was a little jarring, and headed for the lighted door, tugging on the handle.
"The game' good cop, bad cop', guess what? " the criminal smiled and straightened his green hair with shaking hands.
"Not really," Jim smiled for the first time. A pleasant smile, Joker noted, just like his father's.
***
"Daddy, daddy, look, I'm a pirate!" exclaimed the little curly-haired boy, drawing from his bosom a small sword as tall as he was, and pointing at his father with it. The boy towered over his father, standing on the couch.
The man just smiled sweetly. He considered his son the most important thing in his life. A ray of sunshine, not a child. A kid who deserves better.
The man's smile faded for a second. His mind began to recognize the unpleasant thoughts and he looked away, looking at his hand, which had only a couple of badges left on it. One week or seven days left. Not much to catch up on.
"You will be my navigator," the boy said proudly, sheathing his sword in an imaginary scabbard. The man smiled and knelt ostentatiously, raising his hands in the air as if in surrender.
"But who are you, my dear boy Tom?" asked his father, with a mocking smile. Tom smiled fondly and drew his sword again, pointing upward.
"I'm your captain, and if you don't listen to me, I'll kill you!" the boy exclaimed loudly, raising his eyebrows and opening his eyes wider with excitement. He poked his father with his sword, and the latter, like an actor, fell from his knees, falling down as if struck by a toy sword.
"Dad, are you okay?" Tom threw the sword aside and ran to his father, sitting on his knees and leaning forward to face him. The man lay motionless until he suddenly opened his eyes abruptly and raised his hands to his son's sides, whose gaze changed from alarmed to smiling-frightened.
"Gotcha, little imp," the father whispered softly, beginning to tickle his son. There was a loud laugh from little Tom that couldn't be stopped.
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"Where are Dent and Blake?" a loud bass voice asked, as if driven through an auto-tune. The Joker looked up. That's right, Batman, how could he forget that he was here.
Oh, how harsh he is now. It's like something out of a superhero movie that Tom loved so much when he was a kid.
Wait, did he say his angel's name? His favorite angel? How dare he, no one can say her name, only himself. And this guy in tights. More precisely, it wasn't a leotard, but it wasn't important at all.
But now he needs to be distracted from that. Is he interested in listening to talk about his angel? No, the Joker would definitely talk to Batman about his angel and maybe...
No, Tom! Don't even think about the Joker's favorite angel! It belongs to him, not to you! The Joker shook his head and licked his lips, scratching his head at the same time. That idiot Tom, you don't come here at the right time. Don't stop the adults from talking.
"That's right, don't stop the adults from talking," the Joker muttered as much as possible. It's a good thing that Bruce Wayne, who is hiding under the mask of Batman, does not have such a developed hearing. It's really nice. "These mafia idiots want to take you out... to bring back the past, " he said, blinking rapidly and repeatedly, licking his lips again, and lowering his head, but not taking his eyes off it. "But I know the truth. The situation is not reversible. You changed everything. Forever, " he shook his head and pointed at the man who had slightly opened his mouth with his hand.
"Why do you want to kill me?" what a languid voice, the Joker noted. Is Batman trying to pick him up? Maybe remind him that he has his favorite angel?
"I don't want to kill you," the Joker said, shaking with laughter. His laughter was too crazy, too selfish, too much... "What will I do without you? Robbing the mafia again? " Suddenly, his sudden laughter came to an end. He adjusted his suspenders with his right hand and shook his head. "No, no. No. No you... you complete me, " as if explaining something to a small child, the Joker said, gesturing with his hands again. Wait, did they take the handcuffs off him? He looked down. Really, how nice
"You're a creature who kills for money," Batman said sternly. The Joker saw his lips tighten. Another person expressing contempt for him? What kind of bad luck is this, the Joker asked theatrically in his head.
"Don't talk like everyone else. You're not like that, even though you want to be, " the criminal advised, as if saying something obvious. Well, it might have been obvious to him, but it wasn't obvious to Batman. Although, maybe the Joker was accepting his mental abilities? "To them, you're just crazy... like me. They need you now... and you'll get bored... they'll throw you out like a leper. Their principles, their code... these are just words that are forgotten at the first danger, " the Joker said, watching as Batman's face, or rather only his lower part, twisted his lips more and more.
Oh, dear, dear Bruce Wayne, why are you so angry?
"They are what the world allows them to be. I'll prove it. When things are bad, these... civilized people... they'll eat each other. I'm not a monster. I can see right through them, " obviously, right? Joker thought, but he hardly expected to be taken by the shirt now. Batman, clearly already angry, leaned him against the wall.
"Where are Dent and Blake?" the man spoke through his teeth. The Joker's mouth dropped open. His jaw was shaking.
"You have rules. Do you think you'll be spared? " he asked, holding onto Batman's strong arms. Hell, really strong. What a strong man he is.
"I have one rule," Bruce said, Oh, sorry, Batman, only pushing the Joker harder against the brick wall.
"That's what you'll have to break to find out the truth."
"Which one?" asked Batman, loosening his grip slightly, as if interested. The Joker could feel his scowl.
"The only reasonable way to live in this world is to live without rules. And today you will break your only rule," lowering the Joker to the floor, Batman only put his foot on his body, pinning him down. Oh, the Joker sighed slightly. No, he rarely felt pain, but now it really hurt. It's unpleasant when you squeeze your stomach with a foot made of some kind of plastic. He laughed hysterically, trying to hide the pain he felt from the world. "There are five minutes left, so you'll have to play my game... If you want to save one of them”, just give him a little push, the Joker thought to herself, and he'll be broken.
"'Them'?" there was so much hopelessness in his voice. It seems that this little rich boy has begun to understand something.
"For a moment, I thought you were right, Dent. When he rushed after her," Batman grabbed the Joker's suit again and pushed him painfully onto the table, quickly closing the door with a chair that only hindered them. Let us at least perform some useful function.
"Look, a. Does Harvey know about you and his baby? Are you in love with my angel after all?" Joker asked casually. Rachel, unlike Dent, had never interested him. An ordinary, boring person who reminded him too much of his mother. Her name was Rachel, wasn't it?
"Where are they?!" the man roared, grabbing the Joker again, but this time throwing him to the floor. At this, the criminal only laughed. How funny it is. Same to him, hero.
"Killing is also a choice," the Joker tries to deny, raising his hand and leaning one on the floor.
"Where are they?!"
"Choose," the man delivered the ultimatum, biting his lips lightly and licking them again, hoping that everything was fine with the makeup. Most likely, it is unlikely to wash off. "Your friend, the district attorney, or his beautiful fiancee. Or maybe you want to bring my angel back to you? You have nothing to threaten me with. All your power is useless, " he was acting psychologically on him. He encouraged me to make this choice in every possible way. On this difficult and disturbing choice. A choice that can affect a large number of people.
"Don't worry, I'll tell you where they are. Both. That's the whole point. You'll have to choose," Batman opened his mouth, looking into the eyes of the possessed man.
This is the point of no return. That moment was the tipping point. He will let the darkness into his heart. The hero who, without blinking once at eye contact with the abyss, looked at it directly, looked away for the first time.
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dadaton-tm · 3 years
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May I ask for a general tarot card reading for my Aizawa (Eraserhead) kin? I used to be a villain who was partners with a non-canon female who could turn into a panther, then she either died or left. Mic convinced me to be a hero instead afterwards. I was also more a mentor than a teacher (I didn't/don't like big groups), getting the "difficult to work with" students (usually those with high energy or impulsive). || Sorry to bug and hope you're doing okay. (@Fake-horror-snow).
Hello, Aizawa!
Of course you can! And do not fret, you are no bother at all- I hope you are doing well!
For you, my dear, I used my Pride deck and my favorite spread by Kin-rot! As always, please keep in mind that the readings may not be completely accurate due to misinterpretation or miscommunication!
Past Life As A Whole- What was your life like:
Strength Reversed (Self Doubt, Weakness, Insecurity)
You were at constant war with yourself. Attributing any and all types of failures to yourself, your insecurities ran rapid in your mind and laid heavy on your soul. In fact, if anything did go awry because of you it was probably due to your mental obstacles of self doubt. You were never good enough, brave enough, strong enough- you simply were not enough in your eyes. 
Theme Of Major Challenges- What was your major challenge:
The Magician (Will Power, Desire, Creation, Manifestation)
Will power is the difference between What Is and What Isn’t. The desire to make something that isn’t into something that is can be a fantastic quality to bare as well as a internecine trait- especially if one was reckless with their determination to manifest their dreams.
How You Handled These Challenges-:
Knight Of Swords Reversed (No Direction, Disregard For Consequence, Unpredictability)
As stated earlier, simply having the desire to follow through on things can be harmful if you don’t set up a proper path to complete it on. Blind ambition, while sometimes admirable, was not something you handled too well. Despite not having much faith in yourself, you still felt you had something to prove. Whether this unbridled tenacity was to ‘prove‘ yourself to others or to help with your self image or not, this would lead to some quite risky ‘plans’ and actions you set up for yourself.
Lessons Learned- What did you learn:
Page Of Swords (Curiosity, Restlessness, Mental Energy)
 There was a turning point in your life that set your sights straight. You not only had a long term, non destructive, plan to follow through on you also found yourself full of new ideas and a new way of traversing your every day life. While your strong will power remained, you were able to apply it in this new life of yours that felt fulfilling for once. Your self doubt was still there, but it now only lingered in the back of your mind as you were able to find a different point of view to see yourself in. 
I hope this was able to help! I originally typed out a little more than half of this and it was deleted half way through and that just broke my heart- so if you need any clarification on anything or simply would like me expand upon anything I am more than happy to do so! 
-MTT
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Decided to rewatch the whole series after seeing the finale, here's my thoughts as they come along part 3
There was an old He-man reboot that was cancelled after two seasons, season 3 was being set up as the horde conquering Eternia with He-man and his kingdom being forced into hiding as rebels. Apparently She-Ra would also appear, though knowing that show she'd be lucky to be 1/4th as interesting or engaging as our Adora. I'm saying this because, even though that cartoon was cancelled before it could finish it's story, we were lucky enough to see ours to it's end and in a way that story they wanted to tell exists here with us now. Plus I always disliked that they called themselves "The Rebellion" when they weren't really rebelling against anything, but they are now!
Poor Adora, even after all this time she still has that hero complex eating away at her, telling her she's useless unless she's serving others.
Entrapta's ramblings about space this season are very relatable.
Catra's face when she sees Glimmer be manipulated, you can see so much behind her eyes. Fear for her standing, flashbacks to her own manipulation, shock at how unprepared Glimmer is for this. Love how Horde Prime sees right through her afterwards, she has no power over him.
Poor Entrapta, she hasn't been with the other princesses since season 1, they're opinion of her has been soured by her betrayal and appearance to not care. We know she loves her friends and is trying her best, but the wound is still sore.
Horde Prime using Glimmer's dad as a bargaining chip is extra horrible when you remember that this is when she discovers he's alive.
It's great that the show takes a moment to allow Adora to come to grips with no longer having a clear destiny she can follow. She's so used to being told what to do, this is the first time she's truly making her own decisions. Agency that Shadow Weaver begins to take away from her later.
I love Catra's internal struggles in these first few episodes. She's trying to do what she's been doing, working her way up the ladder, but she can't. Not anymore. Her heart isn't in it, she knows this isn't what she wants, she's just going through the motions. Spending time with Glimmer is the only thing she enjoys, she finally slows down for a moment to just enjoy someone's company and really bond. Her turn to good isn't a 180, we see her mind working and how she comes to the decision of sacrificing herself. Seeing that Horde Prime is a complete psychopath helped of course.
I love how Horde Prime's ship has star themed beds.
I don't know how they did it, but they made Hordak recognizable among the other clones. It's like twins, once you get to know them the difference is obvious. You can look at a clone and see he's Hordak, yet he looks identical to the others. It's remarkable.
These flashbacks Catra has, wandering the empty corridors that her decisions have left her in, it's a testimony to how far she's come that they don't reaffirm Adora's betrayal to her anymore. She wants to absolve herself of her sins, and she decides a sacrifice is the best way. She wants to go out on one good grace, redemption by death, but that action and her apology is what makes Adora sure she still has good in her. Catra has shown she is willing to be good, and that alone is enough for Adora to give her another chance.
This is the first time the best friend squad has been together since Glimmer pulled the queen card, a lot of the wounds are still fresh. I definitely think this is the point Bow and her truly realize they love each other, they probably had a schoolyard crush but the realization of where they are without each other and how much they mean to each other, something really deep sparked here.
The Star Siblings are here to show what life under Prime is like, but also as a quick show of the Rebellion's message expanding. That's a little underdeveloped though, which is mostly a product of time.
Adora's little "she's not my friend" bit is adorable but a bit out of place imo, Adora hasn't really been this outwardly lovestruck over Catra before, and while Adora has decided to give her another chance I don't think that reignition of love would have happened yet.
The thought that Entrapta went out to find that LUVD crystal to bring with her in the slightest hope she would find Hordak and that he would recognize it. Plus the noises she makes and the fact she immediately adopts Wrong Hordak and that we get to see her without her mask, ah she is so cute!
Hive Mind Catra is terrifying and tragic, it feels so violating. He talks about how she wanted Adora to save her, how afraid she was when she was assimilated. We see that numbness and how it would seem appealing to her, but under the cracks Catra is still suffering, and Adora promises to bring her back, tells her how much she cares about her, transforms into She-Ra to save her. And finally, they are together again.
I love Adora constantly checking on Catra, this is the first time in years she has been with her, she just wants to be with her. Catra starts falling back into her old ways though, that anger still persistent, and Adora's honeymoon phase is over already and for a second we're all afraid nothing has changed. You can see Catra doesn't want to make that mistake again, and she finally lets Adora help her, and likewise Adora finally steps back and lets Catra help her too. They've both grown so much, and that growth is what allows their relationship to blossom.
It's great that Spinnerella and Netossa get their time to shine this season. Their arc here parallels Catra and Adora's earlier, and I would say it's unfortunate they have to go through this, but I love the angst.
Double Trouble! Back for a five minute appearance where they admittedly don't do much, but hey they're fun to watch and have some great lines so it's worth it.
Catra in a healthy relationship, with friends that don't fear her and people she sees as equals. People she can just joke around with and be teased by. You love to see it.
Melog is a pretty important addition, as he gives Catra someone that she can fully trust without the baggage from before. He's literally her therapy support pet, and he's the one that stops her from running away again.
Shadow Weaver's little speech here is great, she's been told that the First One's made the magic stronger when they did the exact opposite. It's a commentary on colonialism, "we brought you civilization, our conquest was good actually" is a very common lie.
Catra holding Adora's hand, Glitra kiss, Best Friend Squad hug, Catra's smirk when Adora says she's right. You love to see it.
I love how Noelle made a self-insert character and also decided she should be evil. "So the only person I'm fighting here is... My own wife" is a mega ouch.
I love Wrong Hordak so much, he not only shows how the Horde Clones are just regular people without the influence of Prime but he is also ridiculously cute.
Did I mention how much I love the new She-Ra look? I liked the old one but damn this blows it out of the park.
I will admit the Heart having a failsafe a d Mara having a rebellion of her own is a bit out of nowhere, but it was a nice reveal of the origin of Grayskull.
I'm a huge sucker for friendship saving the day messages I admit. Not the rainbow lazer kind, but that love and kindness reaching through Prime's control is beautiful. Plus it's wonderful for Catra to see what real friendship is like.
This is a great little moment with Castaspella and Glimmer, this is the first time they've seen Micah since his death.
I love Shadow Weaver so much, she sees Adora and immediately shifts into child manipulation mode. This is the first time I'm actually getting pissed at her though, obviously because she's starting to drive her chisel between Catradora but also because she's reversing all the development Adora has had up until this point.
Hordak: "Go, then maybe these memories and imperfections will leave me " Entrapta: "Remember, your imperfections are beautiful!" The fuck I'm crying in the club again.
I love this Catradora moment, "what do you want Adora" "I have to do this". Obviously their relationship isn't going to be easy after all these years, and both these girl's flaws and insecurities are flaring up again and driving each other apart.
Adora tells off Shadow Weaver for good, she ruins people. This is a huge moment for this character, SW has convinced herself she is the good guy and that she is making the necessary actions to save the world, but this is the one moment she really looks back at herself.
"Adora chose Shadow Weaver, not me. Adora doesn't want me, not like I want her" oof ouch my soul. That with Adora's memories, it's clear they can't just go back to the way it was anymore. They're love is too important to them now.
My headcanon is that Shadow Weaver is drunk here. She's slurring, she's drinking, her daughter is going to sacrifice herself. Maybe her decision to die was one she made totally wasted lol.
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Catra promised Adora she'd look out for her, and the soft version of the promise song in the background. Ow ow ow ow my heart.
Glimbow canon!
Mara is here, telling Adora the same thing Razz told her in the 3rd episode of the entire show. Stop looking for what other people tell you to do, you have a choice.
Spinnetossa, Seamista, Entrapdak. It's cliche, but love conquers all is a message I'll never tire from.
I started tearing up with the Glimmer Micah fight, and full on sobbing when Angella appeared. Something that didn't really stop.
I was mixed on SW's sacrifice, but I think it works. Each of them were trying to take the selfish way out, to die for the ones they love. So it's fitting that SW is the one that does it.
Fuck yeah Hordak! What a monumentous but short lived moment.
CATRADORA!!! God, the confession, how Catra whispers it but how Adora hears it as a scream, how it wasn't Catra that made Adora weak but infact the exact opposite, how they're both so surprised and relieved that these feelings they've felt for years are real and strong and true and reciprocated. It's the best conclusion possible for them and it makes me cry so much.
This beautiful moment, where Adora saves Hordak, the ultimate repayal for him saving her all those years ago. He remembers her. Fuck I'm sobbing again.
Scorpia sees Catra again after leaving her, and of course she hugs her.
And it's over. The best show ever made. Netflix automatically resets your watch history and here I am looking at the button to play Season 1 Episode 1 again. This 1 and a half year journey feels like a millenia, it feels so long ago that Adora first picked up that sword. This is a show I will cherish forever, I can see myself binge watching in the retirement home already.
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