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arziaisfrench · 1 year

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Did Khushi and Arnav fall in love at this point or is it too early to talk about "love"?

Before starting my recap of season 2, I first want to take the time to summarize my opinion about the feelings of Arnav and Khushi regarding each other, in order to make the understanding of what I will demonstrate soon, more apparent.

From what I have read from other reviews on the show, many believe that Khushi and Arnav are not yet in love at this point in the series, that is to say, at episode 49, at the beginning of season 2 (i'm refering to the hotstar division of the show*), when Khushi decides to leave Dehli, to leave Arnav. And I totally disagree.

Let me explain why.

As I explained on my twitter account : "I don't believe that one falls in love in a precise moment, for me love penetrates the heart in mysterious ways, the beginning of a love is not perceptible by our spirits, even the heart is unaware of the beginning."

For me both fell in love, not at first sight but gradually in a pretty fast pace, Khushi working in Arnav's office was what made that progression fast and possible.

They both fell soo much when they were interacting more than they ever did with anyone else before, because them being together in the same place for less than 14 days just made everything they fell before about each other much more vibrant ! They couldn't ignore or elude the very strong attraction between them yes, but not only, also that strange bond i talked about before, that began to tie since their first meeting, that strange unconscious understanding that they share a darkness that the people around them do not even have awareness.

To me, the rainy-scene was a revelation for Khushi and a confirmation for Arnav (just after the red-sari moment). I already explain why I think that way in the recap of the 1st season, so if you're curious about that hypotesis I have, you might check it out.

But then the real and main issue at this moment (when Khushi decided to leave Dehli) is that Arnav decided to ignore and to not accept his feelings while Khushi denied them completely, only her body will testify to what she really feels.

It's not because love penetrates your heart, that this love you will automatically recognize, that you will accept it, understand it, that you will give it importance, or that you will make it a priority.

This doesn't mean that you will no longer doubt or/and that this love will have the same amplitude, the same influence on you at every moment of your life, in a constant and fluid way.

Arnav will go to war against himself for him to not accept this love which he certainly recognizes but which he does not want because he is terribly afraid of it !

In my opinion, Arnav will oscillate between being overwhelmed at the idea of living ignoring the importance and the intensity of his emotions, of his love and between wondering if it is really love, this love that scares him so much.

And as I wrote before I really think the writers asked for advice and knowledge from psychiatrists and psychologists to write the characters. Because, Arnav's progression in accepting his love will follow a precise journey, that i'm gonna try to summarize here :

The steps:

The Initial Clash of Emotions -you feel the emotions and you live them without being able to control anything

Denial -you try to make yourself believe that these emotions did not exist, were not as intense as felt, etc.

Consciousness - being aware of the emotions: -you become aware of the emotions that you felt, and feel

The Revolt -why me? why do i feel this way and why this person makes me feel this way?? -the attitude of refusal and hostility in front of the person who makes you feel all these emotions

Understanding -having an understanding of what is happening to you -trying to understand what you feel and why

Doubts & reflections -ask questions about the accuracy of what you feel, question emotions, situations, and the people

Negotiation -try to find a compromise, solutions on how to act concerning these emotions

Acceptance -accept what you feel without trying to find excuses, without looking for somone to blame or something to hide with

Trust -have confidence in yourself and in the other -have confidence in this love

As for Khushi, she will be just as overwhelmed and upset, not only by all that she will learn about Arnav that she didn't know until then, and it will reinforce the love she feels so obviously and that she still denies.

But also because her heart and her body will never stop trying to make her understand what she has already begun to doubt, it is something that scares her so much: the fact that she fell in love with a man of whom she thinks will never be able to love her because of his social status and her way of being, a man for whom she thinks she is unworthy.

You can notice that Khushi journey to accept her love is less complexe, she denies her feelings for a very very long time, which is very dark, cause it means she would rather sacrifice her right to feel just to be able to able to live in a way that don't trigger her to the point of bringing back her suic'dal thoughts.

But then, she will acknowledge her feelings to then quite rapidly, accept them. And I think it because both had different but still very unhealthy ways to cope with their traumas. He isolates himself and uses/gains power to deal with the pain while she denies her right to feel to not having to face the pain.

#ipkknd #arnav and khushi

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manygalaxiesinone · 9 months

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Sentencing Disgaea Antagonists for their Crimes Once More!

((You thought I was done with this one, didn't you? Nope! There are still more antagonists to cover and more time before Disgaea 7 comes out in US, so let's have another go! Keep in mind, I'm only covering the more antagonistic characters throughout the series and not everyone who has committed some sort of crime, because if I did that then almost every Disgaea character would be featured here.

And if you are new to this topic, I have to point out once again that I am NOT a lawyer. This is purely for the sake of entertainment and everything I point out should be taken with a grain of salt. I advise seeking elsewhere for legit legal advice and you happen to be an expert in law yourself, feel free to explain just how accurate this post is and correct me on certain points that I end up getting wrong. With that out of the way, let's get started.

Case 1: Vato Bros. Chewie, Cholo, and Churro are members of a large Orc family known as the Vatos and initially started off as Mao's enemies as they all attacked him during the beginning parts of the game. This would classify as multiple cases of assault and considering that they're students of Evil Academy, this might not be their only crime, but it's the only one I'm currently aware of. That being said, they all swore loyalty to Mao after the Student Evilection once they discovered he went out of his way to rescue Raspberyl, who saved their lives once before. While they did end up fighting Mao later on in the game, it was due to them being brainwashed by Sir Aurum and when they were freed, they made sure to invite the whole family to help out take back the school.

Vato Bros. Sentencing: For now I'm going to have to give them a pardon, as while they can be aggressive, they're not really all that bad, though this could change if Mao becomes a negative influence on them, which sadly, is more than likely.

Case 2: School Board President. The Head of the School Board of the Nether Institute, Evil Academy, is also the head of the PTA (Perfectly Trained Assassins). Her role is to maintain the chaotic stability of the academy, as oxymoronic as that sounds, and she does this by making sure the teachers and students remain evil and lazy, even going so far as to kidnap those who step out of line and subject to cloning and brainwashing. And while it hasn't been confirmed, it wouldn't be all that surprising if she's ordered hits on certain students and staff as well to keep them out of the picture. Her only redeeming qualities are the facts that she gathered the PTA to help Mao regain his senses when he was on the urge to slip into the dark side at the end of the game, and the fact that she makes sure all teachers and staff get their benefits such as insurance and PTO, whether or not the teachers working are licensed.

School Board President Sentencing: As such, I'll have to give Ms. President a few years in prison with a chance of parole, mainly due to the fact that anyone who's adamant in giving their employees their benefits that come with the job should not be kept away in the work force, especially in a field that's as underappreciative as education.

Case 3: Gold Knuckle Gold Knuckle is a senior student who only appears once in the main story and then again in Raspberyl's campaign. He's the main person hired by Sir Aurum behind the scenes to brainwash students into becoming delinquents, including the Vato Bros, which adds aiding and abetting to his list of crimes. Now brainwashing in of itself isn't exactly a crime to my knowledge as long as it doesn't lead to the victims doing anything illegal or harmful as a result, which might have been the case as delinquents tend to steer away from doing such actions, that is until near the end of the game where the Vato bros while under mind control, threatened to blow up the academy using a prinny bomb, which is of course, terrorism. As I said in my previous posts, acts like this could count as coercion as those who are brainwashed forced against their will do commit these actions. Unlike the Schoolboard President, Gold Knuckle doesn't have that many redeeming qualities outside of him helping out near the end of the game and protected one of the Vato Bros from a Zetta Beam in Beryl's story. And even then, he stated that he only did it to get a role in story.

Gold Knuckle's Sentencing: I think it would be fair to give Gold Knuckle about 5000 years in prison due to his long life span as a demon, but with a chance of parole since he's a student.

Case 4: Salvatore Salvatore the Magnificent is the Senior Class President of the Nether Institute, Evil Academy as well as the former leader of the Diez Gentlemen and rival of the Sophomore Class President, Master Bigstar. She's known for her ruthlessness due to her acting as a member of a military and barks impossible orders to both ally and enemy soldiers, which should count as some sort of brief of jurisdiction. Along with the other members of the Diez Gentlemen, she's also guilty of aiding and abetting Sir Aurum of his plans to take over the academy and corrupt Mao, though she's the only member who changed sides to help Mao and co in the end. She has also killed one person on screen, and even attempted to kill Mao, only for Sir Aurum disguised as Geoffry to take the bullet instead, marking one murder and one attempted murder since Mao didn't officially become the overlord until the end of the main story. That being said, those actions did occur during a time of war within the academy, which sounds odd on paper at first until you recall that the entire Netherworld itself is one massive school, meaning a war here could be taken as seriously as wars in any other world. Finally, we can't forget the field trip she was a part of during Disgaea 5 where both her and Mao harassed other students with a pillow fight and threaten to split a local man's head open like a watermelon. Both of which were stopped once Killia entered the picture.

Salvatore's sentencing: Until she can get her act together, I have no choice but to dishonorably discharge her from whatever military position she ranks under as well as 1000 years in prison with a chance of parole.

Case 5: Diez Gentlemen The rest of Diez Gentlemen will be handled in the same category to make things easier as they're all guilty of aiding and abetting Sir Aurum in one way or another. That being said, some of the members' crimes are more specific than others. Starting off with Prinny Mask who's responsible for remodeling the campus multiple times. The only reason that's a crime is because Sir Aurum does not have the legal authority to give him such a position as he does not own the campus and this was done behind Mao's back. Shyrone is a transfer student who constantly move to different schools to search for the person who he claimed stole his lunch money, openly acknowledging that he's prone to attack anyone around him he deemed suspicious, which is multiple cases of assault and vigilantism. Not helping his case is the fact that it's later revealed that he lost his lunch money after he spent it on something other than his lunch, meaning he had no justifiable reason to attack anyone to begin with. Same goes for Breezy Satina who travels around with a Sabercat to kill people for the fun of it, via making deadly games for people to play, including children, as well as Se-to-oh, who is clearly the game's parody version of Seto Kaiba from Yugioh, as he challenges random people to "duels" by sacrificing actual living monsters to summon others. There's also Effort Ninja Gorillian, who's famous for being the long time rival of the Ultra Chroma Power Squad: Prism Rangers outside of the academy. So much so that he was willing to attack the rangers when they were busy fighting the Hades Party during Fuka and Desco's takeover of one of the Human Worlds, which is obstruction of justice. There's also Bo Tie who has an unhealthy obsession with sweat, so much so that the mere scent of it and seeing one's potential on how much sweat they'll produce gets him creepily excited. You know it's bad when even Mao is so creeped out he runs away from you. There's also the self proclaimed monster tamer Goro who treats his beasts so cruelly that they turn against him on a regular basis, Pauline, who's a typical necromancer suffering from Split Personality Disorder, and finally Beyond X, who shapeshifts herself into various students and staff inside the academy for spying on behalf of Sir Aurum, which is of course identity theft.

Diez Gentlemen sentencing: The only one being granted a full pardon is Prinny Mask as Sir Aurum would ultimately be held responsible for his actions. Pauline would likely be tasked to seek asylum to help with her disorder. Bo Tie might get some restraining orders against everyone he creeped out with his sweat obsession, including Mao. Both Se-to-oh and Goro will be forbidden from having contact with another animal again and likely face some jail time. A few millennia for Se-to-oh specifically and Goro for the remainder of his life given his age. Both Beyond X and Gorillian will both be served 2500 years in prison, but Gorillian has a chance of parole. Finally, Breezy Satina and her sabercat will both be given the death penalty.

Case 6: Stella Grossular Stella is the student body president of the Death Institute: Majin Academy, the rival school of the Nether Insitute: Evil Academy. She's also the daughter of the school's late dean and overlord. Wanting to make her father proud and improve the school as well as feeling immense hatred and envy toward Evil Academy, she made it her mission to sabotage the school, going so far as to incite her only friend, Rutile, to help her steal Mao's Dean Certificate only to gaslight her when Rutile try to convince her to return it. She then tries to kill Mao and co when they make it to the Majin Academy to reclaim the dead. Since this part of the story takes place after the events of the main story and Mao is now the dean/overlord of the academy, this would make Stella guilty of attempted regicide. Even after she reforms and transfers to Evil Academy to start anew, she made it clear that she still plans on taking over the Netherworld as part of her majin training.

Stella Grossular sentencing: Like with Gold Knuckle, I am going to give her 5000 years in prison with a chance of parole. Depending on how well her reform goes, she could end up with a lighter sentence, which is possible when she has someone as pure hearted as Rutile helping her out every step of the way.

Case 7: Super Hero Aurum We have finally arrived at the main antagonist of the game. Even before the events of the main story, Aurum has a few crimes under his belt, but almost all of them are pretty heavy. The lightest of the bunch is hiring Prinny Mask to rearrange the academy multiple times without authorization of Mao or the PTA. He has also committed multiple accounts of regicide and deicide (the murder of a god) during his time as a hero. Granted some of which are when he was protecting the innocent from evil, but more recent fights, like the one against Mao's father, were simply for the sake of finding the strongest demon so he can die in battle. It's also believed that he's also responsible for the death of Stella's father as he died while fighting an unspecified hero. There's also his attempt to take over the academy as part of his plan to get Mao to descend further into darkness. Speaking of Mao, we can't forget the years of abuse he gave him while he disguised himself as his butler, Geoffry, most notably whenever he experimented on Mao as well as the fact that he raised Mao for the sole purpose of having one final battle, which would have lead to the destruction of all reality as shown in the game's worst ending. Finally, while Disgaea RPG's canonicity is up for debate, it's interesting to point out that he teamed up with Archangel Vulcanus to help Tyrant Baal take over the Disgaea universe and part of the plan to do so was killing several prinnies before they were able to reincarnate for the sake of using their souls to create a massive prinny bomb, which is not only genocide but also terrorism.

Super Hero Aurum's sentencing: Normally this would be more than enough to give him the death penalty, however this would be counter intuitive as Sir Aurum WANTS to die. Not only that but Mao has already punished him for his actions at the end of Disgaea 3's main story by experimenting on him and turning him into Geoffry X, forcing him to live and serve under him for the remainder of his days, so everything outside of Disgaea RPG would no longer count against him in this trial under double jeopardy. If Disgaea RPG is considered canon to the series, meaning that Aurum has somehow broke free from Mao's control, it might be best to sentence him to existence erasure, which might be possible after someone removes the parts he obtained from evil gods and someone convinces Gig, the God of Death and Destruction to carry out said sentence.))

#wicked binge #disgaea #disgaea 3

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estellamiraiauthor · 1 year

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The Stars May Rise and Fall: The Annotated Re-read (Chapter 17)

Welcome to part… 17 now? of my probably excessive annotation of my own book! Here, I wax nostalgic over now-defunct department stores, examine the importance of jewelry in this story, and can’t quite remember if I meant to make Kiyomi similar to Kozue from Maison Ikkoku or if she just turned out that way!

As always, spoilers (including spoilers for chapters beyond this one) under the cut!

So, date #2 with Kiyomi… I know a lot of readers don’t love this, and you know… you’re not supposed to. What Teru is doing here is pretty shitty. He knows he isn’t really interested in Kiyomi the way she’s interested in him, but he’s taking her out again anyway because he was too big of a wimp to say no… he doesn’t want to hurt her, and I don’t really think he sees how he’s hurting her MORE by letting her believe there’s something there. Can we forgive him a little for being young and inexperienced?

Last time, Teru kind of dressed up in visual kei-style clothes and Kiyomi wore clothes that were more mainstream popular. This time, Kiyomi is dressed head to toe in black, and Teru’s in jeans and a T-shirt. This is Kiyomi being a little naive, I think. Teru doesn’t really care how she dresses, or how Rei dresses, or really what any potential date wears. I think Kiyomi really thinks that if she spends the money and the effort to fit into his world, it will make Teru like her… this is (quite sadly and painfully) something I used to believe when I was maybe a little younger than Kiyomi, and while it’s not exactly her best trait… let’s give her a break for being a little naive too.

Teru’s also thinking about Rei, and about Yasu’s advice, from the beginning this time. Kiyomi is able to sympathize with him about skipping meals when you’re single and living alone, and when their waitress gets flustered on her first day, Kiyomi is kind… but instead of thinking that he ought to be attracted to her, Teru is now thinking that she deserves someone better than him.

Yes, he really needs to tell her that he only wants to be friends, but he doesn’t… the only thing close to that he manages to say is that if they go to Marui One, the unfortunately now-defunct visual/goth/punk/lolita department store, he can’t tell anyone there she’s his date, but only that she’s staff for the band (which they do need, now that they’re selling more stuff). This is sort of the first mention, I think, of the “all musicians must appear to be straight and single” rule that gets brought up a little more definitively later. A big part of the appeal for a lot of the fans of these bands is sort of being able to tell themselves they have a chance with the musicians, so while Teru is making a good point, he’s also not doing a very good job of making it clear to Kiyomi where he stands. He should be up front and tell her it’s NOT a date… but instead he just says they can’t SAY it is.

A couple of important things happen at the store… Kiyomi suggests buying a really revealing dress, and Teru is kind of uncomfortable with that (but again, definitely not communicating well). They go a a jewelry shop, and Kiyomi finds a necklace that she rightly thinks Teru would like.

I actually forgot to go into this earlier, but the jewelry that’s given as gifts throughout the book are one of my favorite little details. First, Kiyomi has Teru’s bracelet that he threw out into the crowd during the show she was watching. It wasn’t really an intentional gift, but she wears it again later, and I this scene, when she ultimately goes back and buys the necklace for him without his knowledge or permission, she says it’s “repayment” for the bracelet. Teru does aesthetically like her gift, but he decides against wearing it at their next show—he doesn’t want to give her OR Rei the idea that he is “hers”. And then when Rei gives him a necklace months and months later, that’s simple and beautiful and personalized rather than just bought on a whim, he wears it right away onstage, wanting to show the world that he does love Rei, even if he can’t be out publicly. While Kiyomi’s gift here isn’t really THOUGHTLESS—she does choose something that Teru likes—it’s also completely inappropriate cost-wise with where their relationship is at the moment and feels like almost a subconscious attempt to buy his love. I don’t think she means it like that, but her whole approach is just a little naive (this may or may not have been based on personal experience as well… I was a huge dork when I was Kiyomi’s age.)

So Kiyomi spends a ton of money on new clothes, and Teru feels a little bad that all he can do is carry her bags (she hasn’t actually purchased the necklace yet here, but Teru has decided that he CANT afford it), which isn’t really a new thing but again, just kind of feeling like things aren’t quite equal.

One of the sort of complaints I see about age gap romances is that things can “never be equal,” there’s “always a power imbalance”… but I really tried to make Teru and Rei… not equal in EVERYTHING of course, but equal partners overall. They both “take care of” each other in different ways. I mean, if you don’t like age gap couples don’t read this! Everyone’s welcome to have a preference, but while Teru initially feels a little self-conscious about how poor he is with Rei, I think he also does have a lot of power in the sense that he becomes the face of their music, and by the end has a successful career of his own. (And he certainly has the emotional power to absolutely SHATTER Rei, which he knows now, and definitely understands.) I don’t know that there’s really a power imbalance with Kiyomi, but there’s definitely less that he can do for her… and Teru’s love language is acts of service. He likes to be needed!

Another pretty significant thing happens when one of the shop clerks recognizes Teru from the band, showing that they’re starting to become popular, and the clerk’s mention of the upcoming single eventually (after Kiyomi goes back to buy that necklace) leads to them going to a CD shop to see the poster for the single on display.

Teru considers telling Kiyomi here that he can’t be with her—at least he’s admitting it to himself? But he doesn’t because he’s kind of a coward here… but when they go to the shop and see the poster, he whispers Rei’s name and Kiyomi hears him. She kind of teasingly asks if that’s his girlfriend (Rei is a unisex name), probably mostly hoping to hear him say he doesn’t have a girlfriend, but all Teru says is that Rei was “a musician he used to know”—assuming, still, even though it’s clearly breaking his heart, that they’re never going to see each other again.

In one of the very early drafts, Teru actually thought he SAW Rei on the street outside the store—not entirely implausible, if he’s working on getting the stores in the area to stock the CD—but when he runs outside whoever he saw is gone. I’m not really sure if I meant that to actually BE Rei, or if he just saw someone else dressed similarly or with similar colored hair, of if he was just imagining things, period.

It didn’t really matter, though, and I didn’t want it to seem like there was any possibility Rei was stalking him or anything… so I’m glad I changed it to just this whisper of a name that has Kiyomi wondering if she should be jealous.

I think I’ve mentioned somewhere before (probably on my deleted Twitter) that Kiyomi reminds me a lot of Kozue from Maison Ikkoku. I don’t actually remember if that was intentional or not, but they both have that kind of “borderline annoying but just because they’re young and inexperienced and are trying to be sweet” thing going on. (And Rei is so clearly Kyoko too… but I’m not really sure if any of that was intentional. I think at least some of Teru’s thoughts about Saki, about how he would forever be perfect, were at least somewhat inspired by the way Godai was jealous of Soichiro? Whether it was conscious or not though, there are definitely some similar (if slightly gender-bent) dynamics going on.)

I guess this is kind of a “down” chapter in that it’s kind of a lull in the action and that Teru’s guilt over his reaction to Rei really colors everything until they meet again, but I LOVE the nostalgia here. I’m so glad I worked Marui One into this, and even though it’s not the most fun day out from Teru’s point of view, it reminds me of some good times.

#The stars may rise and fall #Annotated #phantom retelling #gender bent #Nostalgia #possibly inspired by Maison Ikkoku?#Or maybe I just like very predictable tropes #The world may never know

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bryants-things · 2 years

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So this is my first fanfic. It’s a one shot from the Emerald Graves. I like the idea that my Inky is not invulnerable, that he’s a person who at times just loose patience. I my head cannon Solas managed to stop the anchor by using my inky’s mana instead of feeding of his body. So when he runs out of Mana things can get rather dramatic. I like having my companions relate to one another so I took the opportunity to write some scenes how they are getting along. Slowly learning to trust each other and making unlikely friendships, so here it is my first fanfic:

Under thé canope:

Maharon strech, his left arm tingling after closing one too many breaches. It seems they can head in any direction and run into one.

With good reason of course the emerald graves is where the elves made their last stand. Here among these dense forest is where the Dalish started the veil is thin from all the death this place has seen. “You alright bouncy?” Varric sais. The dalish mage seems lost in thought absentmindedly rubbing his left arm and the scar is pulsing angry, might have been to many. They all know what happens when he close to many breaches. Varric remember that night in the Hinterlands, they woke up to Lavellan screaming the anchor glowing in the dark. Varric has no desire to relive that night and he’s pretty sure it ain’t at the top of Lavellan’s list either. Vary he approach the elf, ready to bolt if the anchor should flare up.

He’s the hight of Lavellan’s chest knowing full well that neither elf nor dwarf are tall examples of their species.

“Yes, I’m fine just tired.” Maharon meets Varric’s gaze, the dwarf look worried.

“I don’t blame you , we seem to be swimming in demons, this place lives up to it’s reputation. I’m slightly worried it will end up be our graves to.”

Varric gestures to the anchor. Maharon put his hand on his back.

“It’s not that bad the forest has a sad beauty don’t you think? Either way it beats the wastes by a long shot.”

Lavellan give him one of those cheeky smiles. The white lines of His valaslin curles around his nose. He puts a hand on Varric’s shoulder. “Nothing to worry about my friend.”

The elf walks of to help Cassandra with the tents. Varric can’t shake the feeling that something is off, the anchor have been getting bigger lately. And although Lavellan those not seem any more bothered by the ancient magic invading his body than usual. There is never a thing as too careful especially when the Inqusitor is involved.

“Solas” Varric sais and head over to the apostate, the elf looks up, Solas is taller than Lavellan and Varric just about reach to his elbow. “What is the matter child of the stone?”

Varric huffs he despises the mage’s need to be more knowledgeable than anyone else, always the clever words and formal approach. But he respect Solas when it comes to all things magic.

“Bouncy seem a bit off, the anchor is well it looks angry.” Varric gesture towards the elf at the other side of camp again rubbing his arm.

“ It has been a long day with a lot of breaches, our Inquisitor might simply be tired. He most certainly took a bit of a beating from that despair demon could be he’s bruised as well. And this place does have a rather grim meaning for the Dalish. It seem to me that we should not worry to much. He’s gotten a lot stronger, I believe he can handle the anchor just fine. “

Always with the long speeches Varric thinks. “I suppose you are right. I just got this gut feeling something is not right.”

“ Hmm alright I generally do not follow the advice of inner organs. But I do value your input Varric, I will keep an eye out just in case. But he generally is not fond of being watched. So he might not take it all that well.”

“ Rather a grumpy Inquisitor than a dead one, thank you Solas”

“Indeed”

Varric head back to making the campfire. Dorian joins him the normally well groomed hair is messy and coverd in grass. “ looks like you found the ground face down vint”

“Well yes I did I turns out pride demons rather dislike having fireballs thrown at them”

“You don’t say” Varric laugh.

“Anyway please tell me we have something more interesting than camp rations one the menu today” Dorian grimace and sits next to the dwarf.

“Got a bit of left over nug from yesterday and some potatoes it will at least beef up the camp mush” Varric sais. Dorian huff.

“What’s wrong not up to your fancy standards”

“You know as well as I that waging a war on an empty belly is not a good idea. But it could not hurt that the food tasted a bit less like dust. I am gonna beg Bull for one of his ales it might help the flavor of nothing else”

“ How will that help?” Varric asked.

“Have you tasted qunari brew it will deprive you of your tastebuds”

“Ha, I like your sense of humor Dorian”

“Well thank you but I am afraid that was deadly serious.” Dorian smile and head towards the qunari.

The tents are up Varric has dinner going. Sera is of getting water. Finally some rest Maharon thinks. He sinks down on a stump, the camp is nestled on a hill overlooking the fores and the river it’s a rather nice view. He’s generally the first one to set up camp, in the clan no one is idle. But he’s tired and his arm hurts more than he likes to admit so right now he is happy to just take two minutes to breathe. The rush of shighs is just on the other side of the river although the area is crawling with giants so they decided to get some rest and move on tomorrow. Still Maharon feels drawn to that hill. But it has to wait the despair demon hit him hard he’s on no condition to start trekking of on his own. He head back to camp and take his pack of the pantient horse. Granted she is no Halla but so far this gentle but dense creature has treated him well. He pats her on her neck. One of the inquisitions soliders is tending to their mounts. So he starts finding his way to the closest tent. Set up your stuff eat and sleep he thinks. He throws a smile at Varric as the pass by, the dwarf seems nervous probably worried about the anchor which is the last thing Maharon needs now. A smile tend to be an effective way to fain his condition so it will have to do. He start by unpacking his bedroll, taking his time not wanting any attention. He finds his healing kit. A brown wooden box, which he can just about fit in his hands. He should have a bit of warning balm left. Despair demons attack with a nasty ice blast. It’s not lethal by any stretch of the imagination so no need to call in the healer. But Mahoran is out of potions until supplies show up tomorrow, so this will have to do. He grabs a small glass container with a red balm. It smells of brimstone and embrium He then peel his shirt of. Getting to work on his right shoulder. He had his back turned when then demon attack. An although he can hear well he cannot be everywhere at once. He lets out a bit of a sigh, the warming balm offer instant relief. He takes the opportunity to check the rest of his chest and belly nothing major a few scrapes and a red mark just above his belly button that will most definitely bruise. He finds his shirt and grab the glass of balm. Solas was quick with a barrier when the despair demon hit Mahoran and although the older mage almost never complain he must have been hit. He’s about to head out of the tent when Cassandra shows up and pass him her pack behind her back. Mahoran laughs, although their relationship is no secret the seeker is still careful with putting things on display. Not that he minds all that much. With all this hero business Cassandra Pentghast is one of the few good things in his life that he does not have to share. She smiles and reach out to stoke his ear. He leans in for a gentle kiss. By Mythal does he love this woman.

Solas is setting up his bedroll as well, calm and collected as always. Although they do not always agree , in fact sometimes the disagree loudly . Mahoran have come to respect the older elf.

“on deha’lam Lelathin” Solas have been calling him lelathin for a few weeks now. But this is the first time Maharon feel he can use the title “friend” with respect. The elven language is built around titles and they all demand a certain level of respect and kinship to use them.

“On deha’lam lelathin” Solas smile it has taken the younger elf some time to go from professional to friendly although Solas has no trouble understanding why he was thrown in to the center of this war with no choice in the matter. He had to give up his entire past and future to save Thedas. And although he’s Dalish in many ways that Solas do not care for. The Herald has proven to be both brave and willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good.

“How are you after that despair demon?” Solas gesture towards his right shoulder.

“Nothing a bit of heating balm and a good nights sleep can’t cure, I’le live. You took the brunt of the hit. Ma seramas by the way and here.” Maharon hand Solas the heating balm. Solas open the glass jar and smell the content.

“What’s this?” Solas wrinkle his nose from the smell, he shoots Maharon a curious look.

“Ise Hial, ma lelathin, we are out of healing potion. I have a bit left from atlhan “

Heating liquid Solas thinks, clever the brimstone heats the skin and the embrium flower soothe.

“Your knowledge of nature is impressive, ma seranas, but are you sure you should let me have the rest?”

“Vin, there is plenty of embrium round here and if we can find that dragons nest I should be able to make some more.” Maharon smiles to himself he almost never impress Solas. And the older elf have a view of the Dalish elves that usually lead to arguments. Maharon has nothing against neither city elves nor apostates. He is however proud of his heritage and firmly believe in many of the Dalish and by extension the eleven traditions, he is first of his clan for a reason. And having Solas, Sera and basically every human in the inquisition not just question his faith but outright mock him. Is difficult, in fact being Dalish in the middle of a human war is not just difficult it’s damn right awful at times. So a little recognition never hurts.

“Lelathin, may I ask how you feel? There have been quite a few breeches the last few days.”

And just like that it all went Maharon thinks he knows Solas mean well he also knows that to the older elf closing the breech is the main priority and since Maharon is the only one with that ability, him staying alive long enough to save everybody is well everyone’s concern. But he is not entirely sure what happens to him after the breech is closed is important to any of them. Via Cassandra, and of course he understands it’s just not easy being considered a means to an end.

“I’m fine a little tried I must admit like the rest of us.”

That’s it keep reminding Solas that you are flesh and blood to, not just a weapon. Solas pick up on the annoyed thone in the Herald’s voice, although the Herald is no child he is sometimes shortsighted when it comes to his own importantance. Or maybe he is simply tired or a little of both. Solas has seen the graves in walks in the fade and know the heavy weight that lies here. They say every tree in this forest is planted to mark the death of a Dalish elf. And the whole area those seem to affect the Herald somewhat.

“That’s good to hear. Lelathin, you are most definitely right we could all do with some rest” Solas watch him shrug and walk off. Again rubbing his arm, he must keep a close eye on the Herald tonight. Solas fear the consequences if he should loose control of the anchor. And he is growing rather fond of the younger elf, although he knows full well that the anchor will kill him he would rather it didn’t.

“Thank you Sera” Maharon watch as Sera pass Varric the water.

“Should be enough until morrow, granted that you all fill your own soddin water skins” Sera dump down next to the fire.

“I think we can manage that.” Maharon smile at the city elf. She gives him one of those annoyed smiles back. He sits down next to Dorian.

“Evening Herald.” Dorian is sporting a nasty bruise at the side of his face and no small amount of dirt.

“Evening Dorian are you alright?”

“A bit bruised as you can see, but nothing some qunari brew can’t cure, want some”

Dorian offer him a bottle.

“No thanks last time I drunk that I could barely stand on my feet.”

“Ha I remember, I had to carry you to Cassandra”

Iron Bull dump down beside them. Even sitting the qunari tower over them. Maharon had never seen a qunari before the Inquisition, and he must admit he was vary in the beginning but Iron Bull has proven to be loyal and fun loving. And Maharon is rather fond of him.

“ Not my proudest moment but at least I beat Cullen’s walk off shame”

“Ha that you did Herald” Dorian laughs.

“Ugh” Cassandra rolls her eyes.

“I can always trust you four to talk about things that should not be said out loud” She does say it with a smile though.

“C’mon venahn we are merely having some fun.” Cassandra smile and lean in for a kiss. «And those any of these fun stories involve me?”

“No I believe we are the only ones up for roasting tonight.” She smiles and find a seat by the fire. Varric start passing out bowls of “camp mush” as they have dubbed.

“Gotta do some hunt’n soon ‘‘tis food ain’t good for anybody”

“So even red Jenny has standards. “

Vivienne come sauntering up to the fire.

“I know what good eat’n is when I see it and ‘tis ain’t good eat’n”

“For once I am inclined to agree with you”

“Prrt” Dorian spits his brew.

“Ha, I know right us bitches no what we like.”

Sera throw her head back for one of those loud but hearty laughs.

Vivienne smiles at her, it’s odd how people from so many different places can find common ground but the fact is Maharon’s inner circle is slowly becoming a good team. He scoops spoonfuls of camp mush. Although tasteless it satisfies. The clan would share all their food and it was never surplus. And as such Mahoran is not picky as long as his belly is full he’s happy. Still he has favorites, apples, Dalish cheese and bread. But most of all chocolate he tasted it first time at Skyhold Jospephine has some sent from Antiva the sweet bitter taste was overwhelming and he can’t help himself it’s so good. If he ever get back home he’s gonna bring a crate of the stuff. Maharon strech and watch the sun get low in the sky. Dorian is yawing the food is gone and the ale supply is diminishing by the second.

“I think I will retire” Dorian stands up, rolling his shoulders and holding back a yawn. “So how am I sharing with today, no one that snores I hope.”

“Good cause qunari don’t snore we rattle the very earth beneath us.” Iron Bull winks at Dorian.

Dorian rolls his eyes.

“Right so no sleep for me, alas good night everyone.” He walks off with a bit of a huff. Iron Bull give a short nod and follow him.

“I’le take first watch. You want second sparkles?” Varric gesture to Dorian.

“Sure sign me up.”

“I take third watch then.” Solas sais as he sends one last look the Inquisitor’s way, the elf is currently leaning on a log by the fire, his anchored hand resting on his knee. The lady seeker is next to him stealing glances of a very different nature, it is clear for those who look that they are enjoying each other’s company. Solas nods at the lady seeker and head of to bed.

Cassandra catch the gaze of Solas, the apostate is looking at the Inqusitor. He looks concerned and give her a short nod in Maharon’s direction. She nods back. Shooting a sideways glance at the anchor, its getting bigger and she knows it’s causing him pain.

“I’le take last watch then”

That way she can keep her eleven mage safe if the anchor should flare up. Cassandra is slowly starting to admit to herself that the Inqusitor means a lot more to her than she first thought. He’s got this sweet charm to him, accompanied by bravery and no small amount of pride. He’s not perfect by any means but he is an attentive lover and a sharp mind, and Cassandra can’t get enough.

“I think I am going to get to bed as well.” Maharon stand up and stretch, he smiles at Cassandra knowing she will follow him soon enough.

“Good night”

“Night” Varric answer.

He waves and walk off leaving the crackling fire for the now quiet camp. Mahoran is found of the night especially after joining the inquisition he finds the quiet safe and unassuming.

It starts as tingle, the same prickeling pain as when

he’s close to a breach, but there is no breech close.

Pins and needles stretch the length of his arm. He can feel the raw fade magic pressing against his own. Peeling away his mana. Scared he force a ward trough the pain just above his shoulder he must prevent the anchor from reaching his Vallaslin.

He’s always got some extra mana in his Vallaslin but cutting it off with a ward will leave his arm open to the raw magic.

Still it’s a risk he must take, again the pulse rips trough this time a thousand nails pierce his skin or at least it feels like it. He screams and drop to his knees, again forcing a ward this time just above his elbow. And the magic fights back, which make his own magic spark in response.

Cassandra is still by the fire not wanting to join Mahoran to quickly, when the hair stand on her neck. She bolts towards their tent, she’s learned long since what his magic feels like and the scream that follow confirm her fears, he’s on his knees the mark glowing and with each pulse it sends green magic up his arm. “Mahoran! I’m here, it’s going to be okay just breathe”

Cassandra approach with caution, she loves her mage but she must admit his power scare her. And she knows full well how much damage the mark the can cause. He looks at her, green eyes filled with pain.

He can hear her, by Mythal he wants to answer but there is too much pain. He forces through another ward, this time under the elbow. “Fendis”

The word is more a gasp than anything else. Fuck it’s hurts. He can vaguely hear the others, Dorian is first to the scene his voice breaking through, “Inqusitor are you alright, what’s happening Cassandra?”

“I don’t know his mark is spreading, I don’t know why. Dorian do something please”

“Ahh.” Mahoran is in no condition to do this he’s tired and low on mana he’s not gonna be able to this for very long. The anchor flares again and he’s got no defense. It’s back up to his shoulder again,

“No you cannot loose control, you just need to suppress the anchor with your own magic” He thinks to himself, and builds magic you force another ward. Biting his lip until it bleed. Somehow the ward works.

“Dorian get Solas I will stay with him”

“I’m on it”.

Dorian runs off.

Cassandra scoop him into her arms, to hell with the anchor he’s never hurt her before why would he now. He’s bit his lip again, she noticed he tends to when he’s in pain.

Mahoran can feel her strong arms around him, a kiss on his forehead, he needs to stop the anchor now. As on cue the thing flares sending painful surges through his body.

“Solas wake up!”

“What’s the matter”

Solas poke his head through the tent flap. Dorian got a worried look on his face, panting as he’s been running.

“The inquisitor, his mark just come on”

Solas is quick on his feet and they are both running to the other side of Camp. A scream pierce the night, an almost animalistic sounds full of pain and fear. By the time they get there the Inqusitor is supported by Cassandra, his pupils dialateted ears pressed close to his skull. The anchor is sending green pluses up his arm and every time his electric magic spark in response. His Vallaslin glowing faintly. He’s clearly in a lot of pain. Solas reach out with his magic to the younger elf. He can sense that he’s running low on mana and stamina. But he can also sense the ward he’s got up, he must be trying to suppress the anchor. Then an idea hit Solas. “Vivienne” He calls out.

“Yes Darling?” She must have heard all the commotion. “.

“You have some experience with mana regeneration?”

“I do although I’m not sure how that will help”

“Our Inquisitor has the capability of controlling the anchor, but he is running out of mana, I’m hoping a mana boost will help him achieve that.”

“ I see’ let’s see what we can do”

Mahoran’s wards are too weak. “Fendis I don’t want to die.” But there’s nothing left, it feels like the anchor is tearing him apart.

Then there’s another magical presence, he can feel the rush of a mana regain. Vivienne is pumping magic in to his system, not a lot she’s running low herself but just enough for him to gain some control. With a grunt he force a ward up just above his wrist. It hurts, fen harel’s sweaty balls it hurts. But it works, the anchor’s magic is fading. He’s beaten and bruised from the experience but, he’ll live to fight another day.

“Vivienne?” His voice thick with exhaustion.

“None other my dear”

He looks around Cassandra still got him in her arms. Vivienne is crouching just above, him. Solas and Dorian behind her looking worried.

“Are you alright?” Cassandra stroke a hair behind his are, her beautiful features locked in a frown.

“Well…” “Might as well be honest they’ve been through too much together to not trust each other” He thinks to himself.

“No, but I will be I just need a stiff drink and about a a week of sleep” He sais with a cheeky smile.

. “Typical you would brush it off like nothing” Cassandra huffs.

“You should take this more seriously inquisitio….”

“ Hey that’s not fair” He cuts Solas off.

“Unlike you the chance of me walking a way from this is… Trust me my lack of longevity is ever present. And in spite of the fact that I’ve accepted my path I’m just as much flesh and blood as the rest of you. And come to think of it I rather like living. I know exactly how bad this is, and I’m shit scared. So of you don’t mind I’m the only one who has a say in how I handle this fendis fen harel’s hairy back side of a situation. As such I would rather make the best of whatever time I have left…”

Mahoran get up despite his body protesting. Everywhere hurts and he has no idea how much damage the anchor left behind. He muses over how such a small thing can contain so much power. Although the scar has gone from a thin line that’s spread the entire palm of his hand. So small is not the right word here. Cassandra catch him when his legs give in.

“Ma serranas Vhenan, thank you all you. Ir ablas. I pushed myself to far. I should have known better. I’m sorry you had to see that, and for my behaviour … I just it hurts”

“No need to apologise Inqusitor you are doing all you can to save us all.” Vivienne offers.

“Indeed” Solas adds. “I’m sorry my love, when you close breeches and kill demons you make it look easy, and I forget that you are a lot more than the shape of your ears and the scar on your hand” Cassandra strokes his ear as to prove a point, and get her arm under his shoulder. “Let’s get some sleep, all of us.”

“ A very good idea, lady seeker. I for one can’t wait to hit my bedroll. But do tell us before the anchor manages to almost kill you. I know I don’t always come across as the most warm and fuzzy of people. But I consider you a friend. And as such I would like to help if I can.” Dorian pat his shoulder, his sleepy smile reflect Mahoran’s own weariness.

“ Sereanas ma felon I appreciate it.” Mahoran let Cassandra lead him into their tent.

“Felon?” Dorian aims the question at Solas. “It means friend” Solas offers. “But I thought that l-word Letha… something meant friend?”

“Lethalin” Solas smiles. “Is what we use when we respect others directly translated it means my kin. Felon we use when we consider someone a close friend. Beyond everyday polite relationships.”

“Oh right that’s good right?”

“I’d say so yes, good night Dorian”

“And you.”

Mahoran half hear their conversation, he’s peeling off his armor not caring where it lands. And curls up in his Halla fur. The Halla belonged to his mother who died a long time ago. How much he misses home and his family. His trail of thought is interrupted by Cassandra’s warm body snuggling close. He can hear her steady heartbeat. He turn to face her, she smiles and lean in for a kiss. “I love you.”

“And I you.”

For the first time she grabs his left hand. Interlocking their fingers and watch as the anchors magicglow escape the small gaps in between. He would do anything to not die. Not when he’s finally found his vhenan his hart’s journey. He pray Mythal might protect him long enough to defeat Corephyus long enough for him to go home, long enough for him to just love Cassandra… it’s not to much to ask is it….?

#dragon age #dragon age inquisition #emerald graves #solas #dalish #inqusitor lavellan #cassandra x inquisitor elf

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wikibutch · 2 years

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having special moments this week man.

right now in my studio class we're working on a large-scale project, like 5x4 ft boards, and i get really engrossed in my work but frustrated that i can't absorb it at the scale that i need to. so on the first day or so i just got up and clambered my way onto my stool to stand on it and get a better vantage point - this is, to me, perfectly logical and i was very surprised to find that people had a reaction to it that first time. not that anyone made a scene but my teacher thought it was funny and came over to ask me how i was doing. realised i had been perched there in a total trance, standing at table height bent over to work so i could see it from a direct bird's eye view, for like 20 minutes without looking up.

anyway, i could make a commentary on how social logic strikes me differently than it does other people (big shocking spoiler: tumblr user wikibutch is on the spectrum) and how weird that felt in this situation, but my friend who sits next to me in class said something today that actually stuck with me way way more than any alienation. i got up on my stool again, this is like the fifth work day so she's not surprised, but after a few minutes of us giving each other advice on our respective pieces she goes ."you know jasper. i really admire the way that you just go for it." and stupidly i had no idea what she was talking about so i had to ask her to clarify and she told me that the way that i just decide to do things, get up on a stool because i want to, make a mark confidently, speak loudly, whatever - that was admirable to her.

there were no concessions attached - she didn't say it to make a commentary on how she wished she had some ability or trait, she didn't attach it to a nebulous notion of "coolness" - she just identified something about me and told me just for the sake of saying it. floating words into the world. and it struck me like a cannon, i thanked her and then stood there for a bit trying to look like i was working and not just standing a little dumbfounded just processing. i have a somewhat shaky sense of self - i can tell you physical things about me empirically, but when it comes to personality and patterns of behavior, i can't confidently pin myself down. so whenever someone else puts their finger on something about me, it moves me in a way i don't really know how to describe. of course, this also just happened to be a special moment for me because, i mean, yeah - maybe it's a little dumb but it felt like a very profound and special observation to be receiving unprompted in a high school art class.

it made me feel like maybe i'm not just a person people know, a loosely pushed together thing of knocky knees and snorty laughter, of mismatched socks and the occasional piece of encyclopedic knowledge and a head that's stuffed too full for my own good, but that i'm someone who people have a sense of, bumps and ridges they can run their hands over, edges they can conceptualize where i can't, words spoken about me when i'm not around to hear, that there's room in people's heads for an idea of me. and that sometimes people like keeping that room, that overtly positive conceptions of me live in the world where i can't feel them.

#long post #personal #jasper speaks #sorry i cant figure out how to add a cut. i hope tumblr doesnt spit this onto peoples dashes

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cognitiveleague · 10 months

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#commission post #sort of - just not for art?#reblogs welcome

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careeralley · 1 year

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VEDIC NOTES THAT ARE 💸

●Its been said that your Navamsha gets activated either when you get married or either when you hit your 30-35's, Well;

#Firstly, your Navamsha is actually always has been in work. It was just unconscious. By activation they mean that you CONSIOUSLY acknowledge, feel and experience the chart working. People at times misinterpret the "Activation".

#Second, Navamsha dont JUST activate after you 30s or get married. It also DOES gets activated after you have a spiritual awakening.

It's because your Navamsha Chart is just not this Marriage chart or Spouse Chart. It's an unconscious spiritual chart that's doing most the magic works behind the scenes until your tap into your spiritual side and acknowledge them all.

By Unconsious, I just dont mean you. I mean UNCONSCIOUS SIDE OF YOUR PLANETS TOO.

If you want better interpretation of how a dasha will go for you. Look at where the planet is D1 (Rasi) as well as D9 (Navamsha). The Planet is manifesting itself in both ways.

Now leaving behind Navamsha.

● As gravity, depends upon the mass and distance of the planet/object/N-

Similarly Rahu's manifestation in your life itself depends upon the planet it's in conjunction with and your actions in actual living like. Rahu's a wind that's directed towards the direction either your conjunct planet asks it to be OR YOUR ACTION ASKS IT TO BE.

Yes, if you want to best results of Rahu, your living actions must change. Or else all rahu is gonna do is keep exploding them, the bad ones.

Some of the things that can corrupt Rahu's enegy for you is. And things that can help you.

Redirecting Rahu's Energy in Right Direction is Important.

1. VERBAL ABUSE

2. Not thinking before actions (Look , Rahu is a trickster. He sometimes likes to trick you for test purposes only so you can grow and be stronger. Now its up to you if you dont think through things and or fall for his tricks)

= following other peoples advices during rahu can be beneficiary. Also of people who you trust, like mom and dad or anybody older in age.

- Traveling Empowers your Rahu. He loves the energy of it. No you dont gotta travel abroad (Though he will create circumstances for you to travel again and again if your positions in chart agree to it). But only if you just go around the block and meet new people,if not that, study about different cultures and so and different things that's outside your comfort zone.

It will help you to redirect your Rahu's energy for best.

- Feed Cats,Take care of them or if you love Cats just get one😭. But feed some here and there if you find any. Rahu rules Cats. Ketu Rules the Dogs. Feeding Dogs during Ketu's dasha helps. Take care of them.

- Be spiritual and Nice to others. Rahu is materialistic but you also gotta balance that Ketu to balance both of their energy as whole or else you just gonna get sucked in to only one way.

● Ketu Represnts your Daemon.

First, your daemon appears in your dreams mostly in the OPPOSITE gender of you. (Apply according to your gender preferences)

Now this can be anyone.

If you ever see this one person appearing in your dreams again and again and these dreams seem to be holding a message for you.

Check if that person's Sun, Moon or Rising is in Same nakshatra as your Ketu.

- Your Ketu's Nakshatra explains the places you'd mostly see in your dreams. SPECIALLY THOSE DREAMS THAT ARE IMPORTANT OR CARRY A MESSAGE. Check the nakshatras ruling Deity in specific.

One of the example is, one of my friend's Ketu's Nakshatra's ruling deity is Saraswasti (Goddess of Knowledge and Arts).

And she would weirdly always reach in School in her dreams. Specially those times when these dreams carry a message or when she is about to lucid dream. Her lucid dreams starts always from her being in the school first.

That explains why because goddess of education (Saraswati) takes her there all the time through her Ketu.

This became more weird when I asked her if she could chant Beej Mantra of Saraswati which is "Aim" ( ऐँ ) Pronounced - Aai-eem Before sleeping( Something Claire Nakti suggested) And whenever she did chant it and sleep she would reach school again.

It was like at this point she could actually ask to get taken to school willingly in her sleep.

Which was so fascinating to me?@??@@?

Thanks to this knowledge I gained by Claire Nakti.

● A Loving Letter to Anuradha Nakshatra people :)..

(Any Placements)

Being ruled by Mitra (God of Friendships) Anuradha here asks you to be a loyal friend. To not just your friends. But literally to the world.

And what does a good friend do?

1. Not to talk bad about their friend.

2. Not disclosing their friend's secrets.

3. Lying to a friend.

If you ever get into the mode of doing any of these 3. A hard karma will be awaiting, waiting for you to learn your damn lesson to be a better friend to the world.

Also you will be constantly thrown into situations where you'll be asked to keep secrets. And it will hard yes. But that's what you are here to do.

Y'all can make good agents, psychologists, criminologists etc if once you master this just saying.

Ok that's it for today I'm very sleepy I feel I wrote 12 pages.

I think I'll continue tomorrow. LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT MORE <3 <3 <3

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Hii<3 i wanna send a request for my bestie who's a massive xingqui simp but she only reads fluff/romantic fics not smut and theres not alot for xingqui fics out there😔

I always joke that shes like a cat so i was thinking something like xingqui x catgirl!reader like the reader has cat ears and tail like diona and maybe alittle tsundere too (aka xingqui teases her lmao)<3

Anything can go for plot as long as its sfw, maybe reader and xingqui go round liyue pranking people (chongyun) together or maybe they spend the evening together on xingquis roof and read together💕💕😳

xingqui with a catgirl s/o ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ

xingqui x catgirl!reader

genre: fluff/crack

word count: 1,100+

warnings/side notes: slight story spoilers from moon chase festival and xingqui's hidden identity. and as always, everything i write is never proofread >:)

a/n: I AGREE LMFAO THERES SM NSFW HERE but if you've struck a fluff here it makes it feel like you've hit the jackpot. ALSO?? thank you so much for requesting and waiting for this request, and tbh idk much about xingqui so i hope i got this right! says the person who has friendship 10 with him AND IM SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG PLEASE.

anyways.

i honestly think this dynamic works well if its taken lightly. and i mean your secretly loving insults

i mean in the eyes of the public, its seen as that you two are both quiet, and timid.

spoiler alert, they were totally wrong.

behind closed doors, he often is loud and mischievious around you.

him teasing you such as flicking your ear gently to catch your attention or blowing against them softly. sensitivity does its works as you try to back xingqui off with whatever he's up to.

que the blush-QUE THE BLUSH!!!1!1!1!

"can you stop?!"

"stop what?" cue the smirk. he LOVES loves loves loves loves seeing you like this. 💀

"YOU KNOW.. WHAT I MEAN."

"elaborate."

"XINGQUI-"

but other than that he really does admire you. he just has a knack with messing with you <3 special treatment ig.

being the literature noble who masters the fading arts, he also takes his time to indulge you in them.

and far from the eyes of people, he teaches you martial arts- he guides your arms and often mold himself around your body to correct your posture.

mans is also blushing by the time he realized how close of a proximity you two were at but shhh.

he loves loves loves petting your head. LOVES IT. and your tail too! he finds it amusing when you two face situations. can you blame him? you're just so cute to him.

he realizes he likes you when you two spar at the use of the martial arts, using the knowledge he's taught you with.

and like master like student, you were able to back xingqui into sending his weapon flying away from him. even the archons were shook. PLEASE the way your eyes widen at the scene and look back and forth from xingqui to the sword- multiple times like: "...WAS...THAT REALLY ME??? HELLOOOO WHAT??" MIRACLE. A MIRACLE. you'll never let him live this one. you: 1 xingui: 0

mans never had anyone had his weapon flying away and he could never explain what it was that clicked to him that he felt feelings for you but he just did .

ironic to say that the author had found a loss of words. YOUR POWER??? OMF

xingqui gets more nervous around you, teases you more, and is still ever the same as ever though the pink hue in his cheeks were the slight difference.

the young noble quickly gathers his friends into a meeting asking for advice. he never hinted at you but who else would have it been if it weren't you?

and on the other hand though you act "mean" to him, you really cannot help but to spit insults at the young noble though you completely mean the entire opposite of what you said.

sigh.

you also went to that friend group a couple days later, and to their suspicions, they were correct.

you asked them what xingqui might like and ...hm. they asked you what you like too? strange.

the day comes where xingqui finally musters up his courage, he's learned martial arts behind his family's back but the thought of asking you out on a date gets his heart threatening him? he finally understood the fluttery words from the infamous romance novels he's read.

mans is confident how to approach you but his heartbeat literally has him on a chokehold when your eyes meets his.

he then greets you a good morning and proceeds to confess his feelings. and you reciprocated them.

"xingqui.."

"I'm honest. i really do have feelings for you, though many people think you're so closed off due to your nature but that's just who you are and i know to myself you dont mean a percentage of what you insult to me. you just feel the spur of backhanding me while i get you all riled up huh?" CUE THE SHI EATING GRIN.

but all jokes aside and you playfully pushing xingqui while a hue of pink on your face was rested,

xingqui turned to you and asked "may i have the honor of being your significant other?"

"you're an idiot."

"your idiot though <3"

"xingqui ew-

...come on now. he took that as a "yes" and you meant it as a yes- archon knows how your words can be deciphered by him.

as your first day as a couple, you two went on a date together, buying literatures and casually picking up an underrated book that xingqui eyed so stunningly.

stopping by Wang min restaurant, you spot chongyun and xiangling, discussing about spirits and xiangling's experience with horrors as that someone eating her fried radish balls as a mystery. only the real ones know.

chongyun seemed to be very invested and xiangling was deep into the narrator's perspective.

"BOO!" xingqui and you set your hands on chongyun's shoulders and ankles.

the poor teen, screamed.

and to this? you ran away to the fear of seeing a rare, angry chongyun.

you and xingqui ran hand in hand, leaving chongyun and xiangling shocked and an audible gasp leaving their mouths at the same time as realization struck them.

you and xingqui ran till you both stopped near his house, seeing that no one was home to be bothered, he invites you in-

to...

take you to his roof???? SIR IS THIS SAFE- lmaooo you can see wangsheng funeral parlor from there, its okay!

once all rested, you offer your hand to xingqui as you had the advantage of balance, thanks to your cat-like traits.

xingqui and you sat together seeing the sunset for the night, you hand him the book you purchased, wishing to hear his voice read the words of the book.

not knowing that you literally bought his book, he reads it to you, blush setting on his cheeks at the thought of you finding his writing well enough to spend your mora on it. mans was over the moon about this.

at the end of the chapter, he turns to you and leans your head towards his shoulder, leaning his own on top of yours as he held you by your side.

"so, what do you think of the story?"

"i think it was very well written, its rare nowadays to find gold like these, and i for one. do not read casually as you do, so its left an impression on me for sure."

"oh-

"and i guess i like... the way the author writes.. hm."

"what's the matter?"

"n..nothing, i was just gonna say the writing and the way you read it to me did make me feel like the book's voice was yours? im not sure how to explain it."

"well... that's cause it WAS written by me."

"i take it back-

"-TOO LATE."

xingqui held you by your side, cuddling uo to you as your ears bagan to tickle his jaw, everything was perfect. the orange that dusted the horizon, the breeze that accompanied it, along by the one you loved.

oh.

one more thing, you gave him a kiss on the cheek when you both parted ways and you couldve sworn his brain and heart just malfunctioned. it was truly a sight to see an you couldn't wait to experience more moments like these with him.

©kazuhasmaid please do not copy, paste or repost. plagiarizing or republishing in a different language will not be tolerated.

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Day 2 of Pride Month interviews! You know them, you love them…. give it up for Ames!

Ames, author of Attollo and Metamorphosis

Pride Month Featured Authors

“…and it was a singular, terrible thought, which burrowed itself into your mind like an engorged maggot. This was not a man nor a monster. This was a concept, an ideology, a terrible myth, which had personified itself to stand before you now.You were, to put it simply, screwed.”

After several years of radio silence, you receive a message from your younger sibling that carries a strange sense of urgency to it. Either out of familial concern or boredom, you embark on a journey from your residence to your sibling’s apartment in New Hampshire to see what’s going on and, hopefully, be home before the weekend.

Too bad it’s never so simple.

Demo: Attollo, Metamorphosis (TBA)

Tags: cybernoir, thriller

(INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT UNDER THE CUT!)

Q1: Tell us a little bit about your project(s)!

Attollo is a cyber-noir horror set in a walled city off the coast of the Atlantic that’s been a victim of a nuclear disaster. After several years of radio silence, you receive a message from your younger sibling that carries a strange sense of urgency to it. Either out of familial concern or boredom, you embark on a journey from your residence to your sibling’s apartment in New Hampshire to see what’s going on and, hopefully, be home before the weekend. Too bad it’s never so simple. Attollo is a 17+ game that deals with heavy topics and a lot of moral questioning; from cults to corrupt government, it has no shortage of monsters in the dark—both metaphorical and literal.

Metamorphosis is a crime/horror story based in the world of crime scene cleanup, where there are three simple steps: Get the call, clean the scene, and don’t ask too many questions. These are the rules that you live by under the employment of Noctua’s Crime Scene Services, and you credit them for keeping you alive.

However, after a routine house call brings forth nightmares of memories that are not your own, you find yourself pulled deeper into Noctua—a city of both monster and man—in a bid to find out the truth behind the murder of Deirdre Callow, and better yet, how her memories came to be yours. Your job mandates that you don’t dig too deep—but could this finally be the exception?

Metamorphosis is 18+ and will have explicit content; follow the last moments of a stranger to find out not only who took her life, but how this connects to the underbelly that Noctua works so hard to hide.

Q2: Why interactive fiction? What drew you to the medium?

Lmaoo, oh man. I think it really all began last summer when I first found examples of interactive fiction. I don’t even remember how I came across it, it might’ve been that I saw it mentioned in a post or I saw it as a tag on Itch.io, but at some point, last summer I began to investigate it more. I think what really drew me in was the ability for the player to control the narrative; it was like playing an old RPG, but modernized, and the fact that I could see a story unfold that was influenced by my decisions was so fascinating to me. Not to mention that IF allows so much more character depth than regular novels, in my opinion.

I’m 99% sure my first exposure to interactive fiction was through the game Crème de la Crème (a fantastic game, by the way) and I just enjoyed it so much that I went haywire for the genre. Then Temple of the Endless Night came out (another fantastic game that I’m looking forward to!), and that was really the turning point for inspiring me to give it a go. Now, almost a year later, here I am working on my own two games!

Q3: Are your characters influenced by your identity? How?

My bisexuality doesn’t have much of a major influence on the game, but I do think it contributed to the way that I view and write relationships. I figured out my sexuality around high school (I kissed a girl in high school and found out I liked it just as much as when I kissed a boy) and since then I’ve been very involved in the LGBTQ+ community of both my hometown and uni town.

I think this involvement, like being able to hear about other people’s experiences and share my own, has made me feel a lot more comfortable writing some of the characters in the game. Although Attollo and Metamorphosis both don’t focus heavily on relationships (both have murder in them, which I feel is a bit more pressing), I do keep the option for any RO’s to be romanced by anyone, regardless of gender or preference, because that’s simply what I’ve become so attuned to. In terms of side characters relationships as well, I think my involvement and my own experiences have allowed me to write far more diverse relationships than I might have, and I think that this has also allowed a more fulfilling experience for players when reading through.

I also have incorporated some struggles that I’ve faced before because of my identity into the games. For example, I and a few others have faced issues with religion due to who we are, and I incorporate this into both games. Dreamwalker, Pariah, and Sysba from Attollo all have shadows of this experience in their character origins, and Ilali and Ariston from Metamorphosis has a major point involving identity and beliefs. Both games also have undertows of ostracization and division between groups, which is also something I’ve experienced in the past. Being able to grapple these moments and control them via a narrative has been eye opening for both myself and others involved, and I’m hoping it can be a learning experience for the readers as well.

Q4: What would you like to see more of in LGBT+ fiction?

I think, now, the amount of progress in LGBTQ+ fiction is expanding at a wonderful rate. There are so many interactive fictions with options to select sexuality, select gender, select beliefs, etc. However, despite this expansion, there’s still a good deal of backlash against some aspects of LGBTQ+ fiction.

For example, as a bisexual woman who has dated men, I know there are some individuals who may not consider me a part of the LGBTQ+ because of this aspect. Not only is this incredibly disheartening, but it’s a viewpoint that I think should be educated against, and fiction is a fantastic pathway to do this. Another example I can think of is a friend of mine who identifies as asexual but is sex-neutral rather than sex-repulsed. Most people can’t believe her when she says this, and she often faces backlash for this declaration as well. This is another thing that I think that, with exposure through a medium such as fiction, can be worked on.

What I’m trying to say here is that I think LGBTQ+ fiction can be a brilliantly educational platform—if used right. Although it already teaches so much with what it has, I think having that representation of different subgroups of sexuality, of their experiences and beliefs, so people can become aware and knowledgeable of these options, is something I’d like to see more of.

Q5: What or who are some of your biggest inspirations?

Oh man, I struggled to list off inspirations because I know I have some, but as soon as someone asks me who they are my brain just goes ‘brrrrrr’ LMAO.

In terms of the games that I write and the worlds that I build, I think David Lynch and Robert Chambers are probably the two that I somehow incorporate. Attollo and Metamorphosis both have a lot of surrealist horror, which are what these two really specialized in. Shirley Jackson is also another person who inspired me a lot when it came to the writing and creation of Attollo, especially the intrapersonal relationships between the characters.

In terms of life, this is something else I really struggle to answer. I don’t really have celebrity inspirations or anything like that, but I do get inspired by my close friends and sister a lot. Seeing them go through the struggles that they face and absolutely thrive really drives me to push through my own struggles. They’re the strongest, most brilliant group of people that I know, and I consider myself incredibly fortunate that I can be a part of their lives. Not only that, but we also all collectively encourage each other to push further and to chase our dreams (as cheesy as that is LMAO) and that’s something that I think is another stroke of good fortune. I struck gold when I met them, and they’re some of the biggest inspirations in my life.

Q6: What’s a super vague spoiler for your current project?

For Attollo, I’d say ‘Home is where the heart is.’ For Metamorphosis, to quote John Berendt, ‘Always stick around for one more drink.’

Q7: Lastly, what advice would you give to your readers?

What advice would I give to you all? Oh my, I’m not exactly a wise woman here, but I’ll do my best to give you something lmaooo. I think what I really want you to walk away with, from both my stories and this interview, is that if you’re passionate about something, then share it with the world. Don’t let anyone deter your passion.

I remember listening to this painter once who commented to his friend how he ‘really liked painting’, and his friend’s first response was ‘but are you good at it?’. He then compared this to the scenario of walking; would you say, ‘but are you good at it?’ to someone who said, ‘I really like walking’? No, because it simply wouldn’t make sense, and it doesn’t make sense to say that to anyone who’s doing something out of passion.

To put it simply—if you love something, then don’t let anyone take that passion from you. I began writing these stories because I’m passionate about Attollo and Metamorphosis; I love each character, each bit of lore, and I share it with you because I want you all to enjoy it as well. Am I the best writer? God, no. Does everyone like what I write? Definitely not. But will I let this stop me from writing, from enjoying what I’m doing? Never, and I want you to do the same.

Explore your passions, embrace your passions, and let what makes you happy continue to do so

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Things from Anne with an e that I feel like writing down

Season 1 Episode 6: Remorse Is the Poison of Life

1. Diana having to run through the dark with nothing but a lantern and quite reasonably tripping. I never really thought about how dark it would actually be out because there’s always light.., somewhere in a modern city. It’s dark but you can usually still see

2. Every time Anne and Diana are separated they end up reunited during some great tragedy and are like “I missed you so much!!” Like yeah that’s great but. Please focus

3. It’s terrifying how easily children could die before modern medicine. They still can die very easily and that’s still terrifying but back then there was no quick fixes or easily accessible help

4. “It’s an old wives tale.” “I might be one but not the other. Evidently one doesn’t have to be either thing to know it.”

5. Anne knowing how to treat croup because all of Mrs. Hammond’s sets of twins had it

6. “I was supposed to be a boy but when I wasn’t, they decided to keep and raise me.” “How extraordinary!”

7. Minnie May almost choking to death on her own phlegm and Anne ultimately saving her because there’s no way the doctor would’ve made it all the way from Soencervale in time

8. “I believe I need a brandy.”

9. It’s really interesting how much of the script comes straight from the book

10. “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are white frosts, aren’t you?”

11. John Blythe’s love for adventure and how Gilbert undoubtedly sees it in Anne

12. Eliza apologizing for how she misjudged Anne

13. “My darling Diana”

14. “I can’t tie myself down to anything so unromantic as dishes at this thrilling moment!”

15. “Even aunt Josephine said she’d like to see you again, and she doesn’t like anyone.”

16. “Shes disinclined to stay home alone since her companion passed away.” “Her companion?” “Her best friend forever and ever.”

17. “Aunt Josephine never married. Neither of them did, they lived with each other their whole lives.” “I’d live with you forever if I could. But I know you’ll leave me the date you get married to some wealthy and handsome gentleman. I hate him already.” “How’s Gilbert?”

18. “It’s very likely Gilbert’s father isn’t going to get well, so it’s more than possible that when Gilbert finally comes back to school… he’ll be an orphan.”

19. The cut from that conversation to John Blythe’s funeral

20. Matthew grabbing Marilla’s arm because he knows how much john meant to her

21. Gilbert watching the snowflakes melt in his hand

22. Marilla’s flashback

23. Young Marilla teasing john

24. Him giving her the same hair ribbon she later gifts to Anne

25. Anne and Gilbert being just like their parents, mirroring their romance and yet achieving the love Marilla and John could never have

26. Anne trying to make Gilbert feel better but making it seem like it’s about her. I often find it hard to articulate my relation to others in a way that does sound like I’m relating and not like I’m making it about me

27. Aunt Josephine on a stroll in the woods

28. Anne’s ranting about her “extensive knowledge of being an orphan”

29. Her calling Gilbert a dumb boy and refusing to think about him

30. “Romance is a pesky business. No sense to be made of it.”

31. “May I enter your humble abode.” About Anne’s run down little shed

32. “I couldn’t be less interested in Gil- that boy!”

33. “Let your ambitions and your aspirations be your guide.” “But I have so many!”

34. “I’ve always wanted to be a bride, but I don’t really expect to be a wife.” “Interesting!” “So you see the conundrum.” “I do. I have the following thoughts to offer. First, you can get married any time in your life, if you choose to do so.” “That’s true-“ “And two, if you choose a career, you can buy a white dress yourself, have it made to order and wear it whenever you want.” “Why didn’t I think of that!? I love that idea! I’m going to be my own woman!” “I’m a proponent for making ones own way in the world.”

35. “If you become a doctor, perhaps you can discover a cure for old age.”

36. Anne calling aunt Josephine her new role model, as well as Marilla and Matthew

37. “I’m going to be the heroine of my own story.”

38. Marilla finding an old letter from John

39. The theme Unrequited Love playing during this scene

40. It’s fascinating when you come to recognize the instrumentals by name, the names actually have a lot of double meanings in relation to the show. Fire in The Town not only plays when there’s an actual fire, but also when Anne’s rumors about prissy set the town ablaze

41. “If the key to a mans heart is through his stomach-“ “Which it is!” “Then, we have to make sure that this is the best shepherds pie that Gilbert has ever had.”

42. Anne wanting a boy to loved for her brain and personality rather than her abilities to keep a home

43. “Don’t you think Gilbert looks even more handsome now that he’s sad?” “I didn’t notice.”

44. I just noticed aunt Josephines mourning clothes, I know she was grieving but I didn’t put two and two together

45. “Take the boy the godforsaken pie before I suffer a mental collapse.”

46. Anne rambling excitedly about Jane Eyre.

47. Anne almost spoiling the book, just like Gertrude used to do

48. Anne suddenly breaking down over death. I’ve done that before, far more frequently in middle school when I realized that we all die someday

49. “It must be awful beyond measure to lose someone that you love deeply. In a split second, a heartbeat, they’re gone forever… and there is nothing you can do to change it or bring them back…”

50. “Anne? You’re crying on the potatoes.”

51. “There’s nothing wrong with saying ‘I’m sorry for your loss’, Ruby. And I’m going to say it because I am.” “You’re just going to make it worse if you say that. His father!! Just died!!!” “That’s what people say when someone dies.” “I don’t want you to upset him.” “He’s already upset because his father just died!”

52. “We hope you like shepherds pie.” “Everyone LIKES shepherds pie 😡. We hope it’s a comfort to you, Gilbert.🥰”

53. Anne telling “but I would make a terrible wife!” And running out.

54. Matthew offering to help Gilbert get his farm back in order

55. Gilbert not wanting to be a farmer but having an entire farm shoved off on him when his only family does, despite being… 14 at most? 15 maybe?

56. Matthew losing all his crops when the Dal Marie sank

57. Billy wanting Gilbert back to control the “ugly orphan” and Gilbert defending Anne

58. “She’s smart, deal with it.”

59. Gilbert telling billy to read a book for once

60. “I’ll give you a tip, okay? I’m not your bud. And if you ever hassle Anne again, you’ll regret it.”

61. “What’s your problem?” “Ask me that again. No, seriously. Go ahead.” “Why you gotta be like that?” “Ask me!” “…what’s your problem?”

62. Gilbert throwing his stuff at billy to preoccupy his hands and THEN punching him straight in his stupid face

63. The boys are fighting!!!! And rolling around in the snow too that’s kind of funny looking

64. Gilbert beating billy in that fight

65. Marilla telling Gilbert about his father

66. All of Gilbert’s siblings died

67. Gilbert’s father taking him to Alberta before he died, where Gilbert was born

68. “You resemble him in many ways.”

69. “He asked you to go?” I’ll always be grateful to him for thinking I’d be brave enough. Obligation… can be a prison.”

70. Anne trying to write a letter to Gilbert apologizing for what she said

71. Anne visiting aunt Josephine for advice and accidentally interrupting her grieving

72. “Emotion is rarely convenient and often intolerable, but I find at the moment that I don’t mind it.”

73. “Grief is the price you pay for live, you see. So it’s alright.”

74. “You and I are not the marrying kind.” “Ah, but I was, in my way. And we had a full and wonderful life together, and I gave no regrets. That’s all you really have to decide Anne, to live a life without regrets.”

75. Anne kissing aunt Josephine on the cheek and running off to live said life

76. No Matthew don’t make that loan deal!!!

77. Anne sprinting to Gilbert’s house bit for the first time of many to come, being too late to reach him.

#anne with an e #renew awae #awae #anne shirley cuthbert #gilbert blythe #josephine barry #marilla cuthbert #mathew cuthbert #diana barry

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ripperdaddy · 3 years

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the viktor vector romance path + ending we deserve

Disclaimer: This is definitely something I came up with in my head. There will be a few instances that are solely made up so it can tie in with the “story.” This is purely fictional; something I wished happened if there was a possible Vik romance 🥰 This is based on my general knowledge of the game & Vik’s life. All gifs + images are from my own personal play through, but wouldn’t be possible without the help of the Appearance Menu Mod, found on Nexus Mods by the creators, MaximiliumM and CtrlAltDaz. And the shirtless Vik mod by the lovely samsnak ♡

It would start after completing the Paid In Full quest where you pay Vik back the eddies you owe him.

I feel like realistically, the general player would have to be at least halfway through the story to have collected enough eddies. I would say that a good point in the story where we can begin the romance is that you’ve already established a connection to Alt and have dealt with the VDB’s.

I think it would be a short side quest like River’s. Vik already plays a big part in the story overall on his own, so I don’t think it’s necessary to make his “side quest” too long. His romance would just be an addition to the ending.

And as much as I would love for him to be a bisexual option for both male/female V, if we’re sticking with the game’s standard with limiting partners to only one kind of partner, he would only be romance-able by a female V with a feminine voice.

V: Finally scrounged up enough eddies to pay you back in full.

Vik: Hold on to ‘em just in case - you need ‘em more than me.

V: I’m not taking them all the way to my grave, Vik. Here. And.. thanks again for doing so much work on me ‘thout ever seein’ an enny.

Vik: That’s what friends are for.

Then, there is an additional option for dialogue to trigger the romance path.

V: Friends? I think you’ve been in and out of my body more than anyone else I’ve hooked up with in Night City.

He laughs, with a coy smile. “Well, can’t argue with you there. Why don’t we take some of these eddies and grab a drink. You know, to celebrate. Catch up on old times. Haven’t seen you round here much lately, kid.”

You agree to meet at the El Coyote Cojo tomorrow evening.

You meet around 9 PM and you are welcomed by the sight of Pepe and Vik at the bar.

V: Nice choice of venue.

Vik: Thought you’d like it. Haven't been here since.. well, you know.

V: I miss him, Vik.

Vik: I know, V. Me too.

You immediately take a seat and tinker with a few dialogue options, where you can either have a sweet moment talking about Jackie or some surface questions to ask, like how he’s doing, what kind of drink he likes, etc. But it all winds down to Jackie anyway, where Vik confides in you about his past. Judging by how Vik was so affected by Jackie’s death, and V’s (if you chose the suicide ending), you can tell that he has lost a lot in his life, and keeps his circle very small.

You then achieve an even closer, more personal relationship with him. But, ultimately nothing happens other than the usual, wait 24 hours in game for a text/phone call from Vik to head into the next stage. At least now, you have established the foundation for a future romance.

Halfway through the 24 hour period, you get a text from Vik thanking you for the lovely evening. No reply needed, as he calls you once the 24 hour mark hits and invites you out for another date.

You meet at Tom’s Diner for coffee in the afternoon. It starts off with him apologizing for being emotional the previous night and asks if you’re open to hanging out again and going down to Pacifica to watch a fight with him.

Vik: Hey, V. I just wanted to apologize about last night. I didn’t mean to be such a downer.

V: It’s okay, Vik. We share the same grief.

Vik: I was going to head down to Pacifica and catch a real good match later on today. I was wondering if you’d like to come along, think it’d be great for the both of us, you know, as a distraction.

pssst even Johnny’s rooting for y’all ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Johnny: Hmm, interesting.

V: What?

Johnny: Never thought you'd be going out with this guy.

V: Vik's amazing. And I mean--we basically owe it to him since he practically saved our life.

Johnny: Don't tell me you're going out with him out of pity.

V: I'm not.

Johnny: I know, I can feel you get all mushy-gushy. It's almost repulsive. Just wanted to hear you admit it.

V: Eat a dick, Johnny.

You arrive before the GIM and blend into the crowd.

V: Nothin’ like watching guys beat the shit out of each other to get your blood pumpin’, huh?

Vik: This is a real good matchup, V. This kid’s fresh, young talent.

V: You miss it, don’t you?

Before the fight begins, Vik shares a story about his time in the ring and coming in second in the Watson Boxing Grand Prix.

There’s some extra fun options in the dialogue, you can bet some eddies on who’s gonna win, or side with him. The fight ends, and you two head outside.

Since you’re already out in Pacifica, you head over to the boardwalk (where you would ride the roller coaster with Johnny) and he starts telling you about the last days of his boxing career and how he transitioned from the sport to being a ripperdoc.

You both share a sweet moment with each other, reminiscing about old times and talking about V’s future with the relic. This is where I would see Vik confessing how he feels about you, mentioning how grateful he is for Jackie introducing you to him.

The evening ends and Vik asks you to give him some time to try and dig up some footage from his storage and have you come over to watch. You can kiss him then wait another 24 in game hours before the last quest. Halfway through, he texts you and asks you what you’d like for dinner. You can opt for pizza or chinese.

I haven’t seen or read anything about how or where Vik lives. If I overlooked something, please let me know! But for the sake of the story, let’s say he does actually have his own place that’s now introduced in the game. Personally, I think he has a typical bachelor pad, like a really nice apartment. Not too far from his clinic either. He looks like he would just walk to work. Vik definitely has a lot of money, but he’s so humble I doubt he would choose to live lavishly. As mentioned in the beginning, he typically just “sleeps nights” ever since he was over “being a legend” so I’m guessing his lifestyle is very routine. He goes to work, goes home, sleep. Seems unlikely he has a place like the Peralez’s. It would probably be just the same as V’s but decorated to his taste.

The evening comes and you are over at his place. He’s dressed in just a white undershirt, no exo-glove. You get to know more about his family, how he grew up — scanning things around his place. Then he plays some footage of one of his fights for you, while you two have a conversation and share a beer. As you two sit on the couch, you get close, then have an opportunity to kiss him.

then this is where da sex happen hihihi (ノ・ω・)ノ

The next morning you wake up and you two have a heartfelt conversation about where this is going. He already knows your situation, so I would assume he is very accepting and supportive. And with Vik, he seems like the kind of guy who would still want to be in your life and keep the friendship the same way despite no longer being together romantically. So it’s official. He’s your man 🥵 !!11!1!

Like how River gives you the “fuck the police” tank top after sleeping with him, I think Vik would give you his Night City Devils t-shirt that provides you with a significant amount of armor or some kind of cyberware upgrade that makes you invulnerable for a brief moment while using your hands to fight enemies.

Note: I was thinking of Vik giving V his boxing glove necklace, but because it's part of his character's appearance in the game, I don't think we would be able to essentially "take it" from him - unless he gives you a replica as a keepsake. Which I think would also work.

If you successfully romance, during the rooftop scene near the end of Nocturne OP55N1 (despite Vik’s disposition of him telling you to take matters in your own hands and being a little closed off), you still have an option to reach out to him when Johnny advises you to call a loved one.

V: Hey, Vik. I just wanted to say, thanks for hanging with me, until the end.

Vik: Quit talking like it is, V. Just do what you need to do.

V: I mean, think of it. It’s like I’m heading into the last round of this whole thing.

Vik: Well, in that case.. remember—keep your hands up, guarded at all times. It ain’t over just yet.

V: Heh.. I can feel it, just a few more punches.

Vik: Now look at you - the new welterweight champ of Night City.

V: Thanks, coach.

Vik: Last piece of advice from the coach's corner. Just.. be careful, kid. Remember, I’m with you.

Okayyyy, soooo I’m not the biggest fan of how CDPR gave us two of the same endings (Path of Glory). The only difference is that Rogue’s life is spared. I would have assumed that not only would we get to keep Rogue around, things should have played a bit more differently for V if we took the route of going solo against the corpos. So let’s tweak it.

This specific ending; it should be after getting through Don’t Fear The Reaper where you single-handedly manage to rip through Arasaka by yourself. Johnny goes back to Alt & Rogue is still alive. Yes nobody dies!!!

(honestly this ending can apply to any love interest you choose)

Vik and V are now living together in a lavish penthouse, entertaining an upcoming merc to do their work for them (which is now the current POV of the player.) You were recruited by Rogue at the Afterlife, who told you to visit this couple for a real, preem job.

They give you some vague details about the gig and go on for a brief moment about what you will be doing and what you should expect. Vik emphasizes to you that it’s important you get what they need because it’s for his wife, V, as her life depends on it.

As Never Gonna Fade Away is playing in the background, they tell you to break into Arasaka HQ.

Then the game officially ends.

#cyberpunk 2077 #viktor vector #v/vik #let us romance the ripperdoc you cowards

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ilikekidsshows · 3 years

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I Was wondering if you could talk more about the conflict in Syren please?

The most important thing about the conflict in 'Syren' is this: it's not actually about the relationship between Ladybug and Cat Noir, it's about the relationship (or lack thereof) between Master Fu and Cat Noir. But, because Master Fu was still using Marinette as the go-between between himself and Adrien, Marinette ended up being the target of Adrien's ire towards Fu. The divide between Cat Noir and Ladybug in 'Syren' isn't caused by either of their character flaws or a misunderstanding: it's caused by Fu.

A very easy to miss detail in 'Syren' is that Adrien didn't know that all their rules weren't coming from the Kwamis or Ladybug. When Ladybug tells him that she'll "talk to him about it", the existence of a "him" comes as a surprise to Adrien. At the start of the episode, Adrien being upset at his partner keeping things from him of seemingly her own accord was 100% justified. Even if he's more annoyed at her than he should be considering someone else is literally telling her not to tell him anything, Fu was creating a link between himself and Ladybug in Adrien's eyes. It's like when your region manager comes up with a new crappy policy but your local manager is the one who delivers the news so you end up upset with them instead. Fu was the one who demanded secrecy, but made Ladybug tell Cat Noir about it. Fu even further put Marinette in the role of a bearer of bad news by not really addressing her concerns over Cat Noir's growin frustration, only giving her some vague metaphor that meant she had to come up with some way to soothe her partner herself. He didn't give her a reason.

Adrien was being asked to put to up with a lot. He has to put his life on the line to protect Paris, he has to keep all these secrets and he has to make himself available whenever there's an Akuma. But nowhere is there a written rulebook that says he has to be happy about it. Ladybug calls them partners because, to her, they are. They carry the same burdens and responsibilities. However, they are not equal. Only Ladybug gets to know who the part-time heroes are, only Ladybug gets to know how the part-time heroes get their powers. Whenever they need a part-time hero, Ladybug abandons him in the middle of the fight to go get backup, a process which's details are unknown to Adrien. If Ladybug can just go and fish up a partner whenever, why does she need Adrien? If Cat Noir isn't treated any different from a part-time hero, who never get to know any of the details of anything, what's the point of him being one of the only two full-time heroes? If only Ladybug is necessary in the process of saving the day, what is Cat Noir even for?

A very important aspect of the scene where Adrien almost gives up his powers is this: Adrien has no idea what kind of help Ladybug will bring. All he knows that his powers are useless against Syren. All he knows is that, once again, his help, which used to be all Ladybug needed, wasn't enough so Ladybug had to go get someone else. And he wasn't being told why he wasn't being told anything. Maybe it was because Ladybug needed someone better to help her and they were just screening potential candidates. Maybe Adrien was making things easy by removing an unnecessary piece from the proceedings. Because, if he was being treated as equally expendable as a part-time hero, that meant he would be easy to replace, right?

When Adrien gets the powerup and helps Ladybug defeat Syren, he tells her "Thank you for keeping your promise, My Lady." This is an interesting line because it tells us that, after meeting Fu for mere moments, he already had him figured out from context clues. He knows Fu approaching him was thanks to Ladybug and that taught him that, even if Master Fu doesn't consider him as important as Ladybug, Ladybug does. And that's enough for him.

I'm fully convinced that Fu telling Marinette: "there's a right time for everything," was nothing but a dodge. I have a feeling he's been warding her off with that for a while, considering she says something similar to Cat Noir in the scene before Fu says it. We learned from Fu's relationship with Marianne that, for Fu, waiting for the right time can literally mean decades. This is why this episode, in the grand scheme of things, isn't about the Ladynoir relationship even if it does give some nice fodder for it; it's about Fu.

The thing about the way Fu's character is presented in the show is that something about him gets introduced in a throwaway or innocuous manner, only for it to end up being really important later. Fu mentioning his past mistakes came back to literally haunt the main characters in 'Feast' and even Fu's reaction to the monster was foreshadowed by 'Sandboy', where the seemingly silly bedsheet ghosts cried out his guilt in the demise of the Order of the Guardians, and Fu responds by fleeing.

Fu has been running his whole life. He was taken away from his family by this mysterious order who never taught him anything properly, and who then all died in a cataclysmic event caused by Fu's mistake. Fu lost the book with the Guardians' secrets almost immediately after. With the huge responsibility of the Miraculous on his shoulders and no knowledge to go on if anything went wrong, Fu had little choice but to hide the best he could and hope for the best.

We see in the opening scene in 'Backwarder' that Fu being willing to let anyone use a Miraculous is a new attitude, one most likely fostered by his closer association with Wayzz. Wayzz generally seems to be the one between them with the better head on his shoulders, which is the opposite of the Marinette+Tikki and Adrien+Plagg partnerships, where Tikki can often cause Marinette's catastrophizing to spiral while Plagg's advice to pretty much anything is "be happy, do crimes". However, Wayzz is very put together and wise, which is most likely why Fu chose him as his companion.

Still, considering how Fu was perfectly content with playing his role as an anonymous benefactor to our heroes, he still wasn't ready to be a mentor. He only started telling Marinette things because circustances brought Marinette to hunt him down and the Lucky Charm literally started telling her to seek out Fu every once in a while. But, considering how Fu's go-to response to a problem is still "run away" by the time 'Feast' rolls around, he didn't do Cat Noir the same courtesy. Ladybug he had to stay connected to because she'd need to come pick up a Miraculous from him every once in a while, but Fu preferred to live in a way where he was ready to pack up and disappear in a moment's notice and that would be easier if he had fewer personal connections to miss.

The thing about Fu is that he's low-key going through a character arc behind the scenes of the narrative. 'Syren' is the first time Fu gets character development in the show's current timeline. And the lesson for Fu in 'Syren' was: sometimes change happens, and you'll need to make the best of it. Fu only gained the solution to the recipe because Marinette helped him, because someone else was in on the secrets. So Fu revealed himself to Adrien. We still don't know how much Fu told Adrien but, considering how little Adrien was ready to listen to him in 'Party Crasher' and how he looked like a sympathetic outsider in the scene where he and Marinette were saying goodbye in 'Miracle Queen', they definitely didn't meet up as often as Marinette and Fu did.

Still, 'Feast' is when Fu basically completes his character arc, deciding to trust Marinette with his life's work by naming her his successor once it's time for him to retire. I'll note that he never properly discussed this matter with Marinette, because of course Fu's not gonna learn anything from his own experience as being given a huge responsibility as a child just like he didn't learn anything from being left alone and without answers as a child since he didn't approach Adrien because he recongized his own situation, he did it because the situation forced him to do so. Fu has a character arc in the show, but I'm not sure it went into a good direction considering the other characters.

One final thing about Fu's character arc is that he never truly overcame the urge to run that had been his creed for almost his entire life so far. We see in 'Miracle Queen' that he'd prepped a full "in case of my demise/disappearance" package for Marinette. Fu had probably been counting the days he'd vanish since 'Feast', when he left his massage shop behind.

#miraculous ladybug #miraculous tales of ladybug and chat noir #ml meta #syren #long post #it's dunking on fu hours #popular

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fubukiswifenoimnotjoking · 3 years

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One Punch Man ship reviews bc I’m bored

WARNING: BIG ONE PUNCH MAN WEBCOMIC AND MANGA SPOILERS

GenoSai: do I even have to say it?? They compliment each other so well and are already besties. They make me so happy and I love their love. Genos literally came into Saitama’s life and brought so much new life and excitement when Saitama thought he’d never get any. Genos gives him love and appreciation all the time and never abandons him. Saitama isn’t connected to his feelings, but he cares about Genos and would do just about anything for him, to keep him safe. Genos constantly teases Saitama and Saitama grumbles and takes it with some banter, Genos is super emotional and Saitama does his best to comfort him, they fucking love shopping together and just hanging out period, they talk about the dumbest shit and somehow they still understand each other with the one brain cell they both share. It takes Genos forever to realize his feelings are deeper and Saitama has to be TOLD by their friends that he should fucking realize his feelings already. Just...I could keep going but I’ll stop! 2718873737839439/10 (let’s not talk about the age gap btw, 6 years isn’t bad and Genos is a legal adult.)

FubuSai: the stereotypical straight ship ppl gravitate to. Eh. I can see it, but at the same time I feel like they don’t completely compliment each other. Are they a hot couple? Duh. But I feel like their pride and communication issues would get in the way. 4/10

TatsuSai: hnghhhh. Someone mentioned this before, can’t remember who, but Saitama literally thinks she’s a child in canon. So that just....makes it gross. Same problems as FubuSai but worse. I’d rather see them as hesitant friends w a weird bond. 0/10

SonSai/SonicSai/idk the ship name: eh, toxic. Cant see them getting past communication issues and pride, again. Plus Sonic wants to kill his ass. Also, I just feel no romantic tension?? Even in fanfic it just falls flat for me. 3/10

MumenSai: a favorite!! Wish I saw it more, it’s very cute. Mumen is so kind and would absolutely be there to help him w self esteem and just help him be a better person period. And Saitama would have a cute little kind guy to tease and open up to. I could maybe see Mumen’s kindness getting on Saitama’s nerves when he’s in a bad mood bc Mumen almost never snaps and Saitama feels shittier, or maybe Mumen being mad at Saitama for being kinda lazy at home while Mumen is working his ass off and he’s like babe I just got home, please stop playing the fucking game and pay attention to me I have a concussion again. Prob too nitpicky on this one, heh, but 8.4/10

Genos x Sonic: wtf? As a crack ship, sure. That’s hilarious. But as a serious ship, 1.3/10 bc I could MAYBE see them bond over their love of my chemical romance or sum.

Anyone x Puri: -128382839287473828739219833468282/10. Fuck Puri.

TatsuKing: eh. Indifferent on this one too. I can see them getting along and Tatsu being the mean but supportive gf in public, but a sweet gf in private. King could be like her calm oasis of video games and sweet blonde shy bf. I sway more towards ace/aro King and queer non binary Tatsu, but this is still good. 6/10

FubuPsy/Fubuki x Psykos/idk: hell yeah!! This series NEEDS more wlw ships, both for me to project onto and to cry over. Prob my fav Fubuki ship, cuz they’ve known each other since they were young and had a tenuous friendship. I didn’t use to ship it until I saw that scene in the wc after the MA arc (u know the one) but here we are. They’re big personalities so any interaction is bound to be chaotic at first, but I really think they’d work. Pride put to the side, Psykos could be someone for Fubuki to finally rely on other than the Blizzard Bunch, someone to confide in, a badass partner to fight monsters with, talk about nothing for hours with, be a super fashionable #girlboss couple with, and someone who would really see her for who she is-especially w Psykos knowledge of her from the past. Hell, Psykos might even know her better than Tatsumaki. Fubuki could be an anchor to her like she currently is in the wc, providing a quiet comfort and making her open up little by little. Would prob be toxic at first bc of the MA arc and their desire for power, but is a very good ship I think. 9/10

Speedal/Sonic x Mumen: an old fav! Sonic would have a hard time not hating Mumen at first bc he’s the picture definition of a hero, sum he hates. But hanging out with him would show him Mumen is a GOOD guy genuinely and he’d be like ohhhh shit I’m in love w this man. Mumen would thoroughly appreciate someone to make him live a little, break some rules and stand up to ppl when they talk over him. He’d DEFINITELY be upset when finding out Sonic is an assassin, but would prob be conflicted bc he knows Sonic is a good person despite that. Would prob make Sonic give up on killing for them to be together. Sucks bc of the assassin thing and bc they haven’t met in canon! So we’re not sure how they’d interact with each other, sigh. 7.4/10

Okamaitachi x Bushidrill: a very underrated ship! To be clear, I headcanon Kama as a trans woman and so does most of the fandom. Anyway, very sweet and already built as a friendship bc of their partnership under Atomic Samurai. I can’t remember who writes fic and makes art of them on tumblr but AAAAA it’s so good! Very sweet. Basically depicted Bushi as a nervous himbo who’s honest about his feelings but scared to say them and Kama as a sweet lady who’s crazy about Bushi. Very sweet. Want more of them!! 6.1/10

OneZon/Zombieman x One Shotter: never even thought of the ship till I saw @megidolan art work! Very wholesome, and from what little we know of Shotter we know he’s a sort of nervous yet strong willed guy, and Zombieman would totally help him calm down bc he’s so chill. I could see them sharing cigarettes and talking shit on heroes while cuddling u know? 7/10 only because I don’t see enough of it but very good concept.

Mumarou/Mumen x Garou: a lot of ppl are gonna hate me for this but....I don’t like it. I’ve tried! I just—idk. I’ve read so many good fics about them that make me like it a bit, but the concept is just eh. I think their relationship is, in most reps, really cliche angsty stuff. I wish I could elaborate I just...gah! Basically, there’s better ships for the both of them imo. Sorry!! 4.3/10

Sonic x Flashy/SonFlash: yes!! Prob my fav Sonic ship. They have soooo much tension, it’s almost worse than Genos’ tension w Saitama. Flashy LITERALLY poisoned Sonic so that he wouldn’t be forced to kill him at the ninja graduation. He cares. They’ll never say it out loud, but they care. They have someone who understands what they went through in each other and someone they’re both so similar to, yet so different from. Sonic is more vocal about his expressions and let’s people know it while Flashy often keeps things to himself, they could really influence the other to be more this or that. I could see a lot of comfort with these two, and not much is needed for relationship development; they already have so much unspoken between them after meeting for the first time in years. Love it. Wish I saw it more! 10/11

KingSai: wonderful! Out of the few ppl Saitama is close to, def my second fav pick for a ship for him. There’s a post saying how Saitama doesn’t cut King off when he’s going on rants about games and stuff bc he’s talking TO Saitama, not at him like Genos tends to do on accident. They’re already great buddies! Saitama could find a shy gamer man who he can talk to about manga and stuff and also a passionate bf who could break out of his shell w Saitama and be himself with no lies. King can have someone to protect him, duh, someone who finally understands his weird sense of humor, and someone to shower him in the love and kindness he deserves when Saitama is in the mood to be all out like that w his affections. Plus he’s Saitama’s anchor and brings him back down when he’s super anxious and depressed and tells him what’s up that he needs to fix without sugarcoating it. Would def have a bunch of inside jokes and go on dates that are just staying inside playing video games all night. Domestic af. 10/10

Fubuki x Mizuki: my first wlw Fubuki ship! Hard to find but very good. Mizuki is this big ball of kindness, energy, and raw power that would make Fubuki go ‘Ohhhhhhh, big pretty lady make brain go brrr.’ I could see Mizuki grounding Fubuki when she’s in over her head, giving her random gifts bc she saw sum and thought of her, doing a marathon run and wildly waving at Fubuki in the crowd, and all around being a dependable woman confident in herself and in love with a mysterious esper. Prob a little shy when it comes to anything physical bc she loves Fubuki so much and is overwhelmed by the realness of being w her. Fubuki gives Mizuki advice on ‘acting like a proper hero’ or whatever and though Mizuki thinks she doesn’t need it, Fubuki still helps her a lot w her career and being taken more seriously by others. Would give Mizuki someone who loves her for who she is and would go wild on her in private when she can be open about her affection, would be someone Mizuki could exercise with and listen intently to Mizuki’s physical knowledge, and would absolutely bandage her when she’s all banged up. Hnghh love this ship. It’s only behind the FubuPsy ship juuuuust a little bc they haven’t met in canon so we can’t be sure about their interactions and stuff. 8.8/10, I love WOMEN

Batarou: how could I go this far without mentioning them?! They have SOOOO much tension in the centichoro fight, like come on. Both snarky assholes who are huge softies one the inside, Badd being the more logical one (still a himbo, tho) and Garou being the more chaotic one. Probably take forever to admit their feelings bc they’re so prideful and stupid <3 flirt through constant wrestling matches and it takes Genos saying ‘they should kiss already, they’re getting on his nerves’ for them to finally realize what’s up. (@rayadraws has a great au where Garou Genos and Badd are a chaotic friend squad and Genos is the only brain of the group, haha. Very good au y’all check it out!) Would constantly pick on each other affectionately and switch into concerned SO when the other is hurt like the big teddy bears they are. Raise Zenko together for sure. Garou would fumble being romantic and Badd would find it both hilarious and cute. 11/12

Zombie mask/Amai x Zombieman:

So. I don’t like Amai Mask and I used to hate him, BUT the webcomic and fic have really helped me calm down on him (he’s still a dick tho), so it’s easier to want to ship him and stuff. Bc of Amai’s anger issues and controlling behavior, I could see this relationship being super toxic and icky—but I think they have some form of understanding that pulls Amai back from being a complete dick, you know? Start off as fuck buddies and slowly form something else from spending companionable time together other than screwing. Zombieman pulls Amai back from his angry fits and soothes him over with his logic. Talk maaaaaad shit about heroes, but only when they’re alone because Zombieman knows Amai will talk loud af about the heroes they’re roasting and Zombie doesn’t wanna stop a fight from happening. Zombieman loves making Amai flustered and has a secret check list in his head of all the things that get Amai red faced. Loves to listen to Amai rant about things for hours and loves to watch his face go through almost cartoon like expressions as he talks. He won’t admit it, but Zombie loves to be spoiled by Amai’s shit tons of cash and often takes rides in Amai’s limos when he wants to smoke and think to himself. Amai has a hard time realizing how his feelings have changed, but gets hit hard with it when he wakes up to Zombie making them breakfast one morning while wearing Amai’s underwear. Amai also loves to spoil Zombie and takes him out to restaurants and buys him cool new weapons on the weekends. @batneko has pretty much gotten me into this ship and I strongly suggest looking at their works! 7.9/10

DemonKnight/Genos x Zero/Drive Knight: I’m pretty sure this used to be a crack ship before the past like 10 manga chapters—and now here we are! Not a fav bc 1. ZERO LEFT GENOS TO SELF DESTRUCT AFTER THEY COMBINED TO FORM THE FUCKING JET HE WAS JUST LIKE lol bye SO LIKE if he left him to die that’s super hard for me to forgive and ship grrr 2. Disregarding the manga’s canon and looking at the wc, while I love the little trip they went on where Zero demonstrated his abilities and helped Genos kill monsters, it’s super sus. He knew alllll of this info on Metal Knight and was super supportive and understanding when Genos said he needed time to think. Like,,,what are his intentions? We know so little about him—is he trying to trick Genos or was he being sincere? THAT STUFF ASIDE, they’re a really fun ship. They’re both huge fucking nerds and can keep up with their talk on robotics for hours, they’re both cyborgs so they understand each other’s pain, and they’re both super cool and angsty. I think they could really settle into a deep bond that can go platonic or romantic, just depends. Genos needs more ppl in his life so hell yeah! Plus, he can really let go with Zero bc they don’t have that teacher/student relationship and Zero, if he’s really a sincere and kind guy like in the wc, can be there for Genos and listen to him. Don’t have much to say on this ship other than @wellthisisembarrassing makes GORGEOUS art of them! 6.3/10

Webuiko/Suiko x Webigaza: YEAH I KNOW THEY HAVENT INTERACTED IN CANON AND WE DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THEM BUT HEAR ME OUT. Webigaza—cool af determined cyborg idol who’s surprisingly down to earth when talking with Child Emperor. Suiko—sassy and honest fighter who doesn’t take shit and is very passionate. Suiko would go to talk to Web then immediately freak out bc aaaa she’s way prettier than she thought, she can’t do this! Web would have to gently encourage Suiko to talk and at first is like ‘ah man, must be an adoring fan, ugh I’m so tired. At least she’s hot’ but when Suiko snaps out of her shyness Web is like oh! She’s super cool wtf. Always bump into each other during fights and help each other get fixed up, Suiko using her muscle power to lift Web’s pieces (and give Web a great view of Suiko’s muscles holy SHIT) and Web would patch Suiko up. Not to be stereotypical, but they’re def a masc/femme couple. I love the idea of this ship soooo much and I really hope they interact! 6.6/10 only bc they haven’t met 😭😭😭 look them up on here! There’s some great art of them by a few blogs

Dr. Kuseno x Bang: pretty sure @baldyborg came up with this one! Super cute. Just two old dudes finding a nice friendship in each other, maybe after Bang helps carry Genos to Kuseno’s after a day of fighting. Bang would find Kuseno to be a very cute little nerd man and would be sooo impressed by Kuseno’s mad scientist skills. Kuseno would be super impressed when seeing Bang in action too. They’d prob talk as soon as they meet each other and Genos would be in the background like you guys it’s been an hour, please fix me I’m on the verge of death 🧍🏻Bang would give Kuseno advice on training techniques to teach Genos and advice on making his bodies more martial arts ready or sum, meanwhile Kuseno would give his take on how to be kinder to Garou so that Bang would learn to repair the relationship with a gentleness he’s seemingly lacking (yes I’m talking about the chapter where he and Garou start fighting and Bang is just not doing enough to reach out to Garou, he’s being a callous old man! So yeah I’m still mad about that). Genos and Saitama would prob be out on a date and Saitama would be like oh theres Bang, wonder what he’s doing? Then Kuseno would walk up and kiss Bang and Genos and Sai would be shocked like SIRS 👬 Genos would tell Bang he doesn’t need another adoptive dad and Bang would be like....ok.... I see them retiring in a cottage together and Bang would become a huge softie. Yes I’m actively ignoring chapter 141 of the wc, shut up. 7.6/10

TankTop master x Mumen: they have a nice friendship going on in the manga right now! Just bros supporting bros. Tank is the picture definition of a muscly himbo and Mumen is his cute passionate bf. Also workout buddies af!! Don’t have much to say other than pretty good ship, just not a fav. 5.2/10

To sum it up—

GenoSai: 2718873737839439/10, Batarou: 11/12, SonFlash: 10/11, KingSai: 10/10, FubuPsy: 9/10, Fubuki x Mizuki: 8.8/10, MumenSai: 8.4/10, ZombieMask: 7.9/10, Dr. Kuseno x Bang: 7.6/10, Speedal: 7.4/10, OneZon: 7/10, Webuiko: 6.6/10, DemonKnight: 6.3/10, Okamaitachi x Bushidrill: 6.1/10, TatsuKing: 6/10, TankTop Master x Mumen: 5.2/10, Mumarou: 4.3/10, FubuSai: 4/10, SonSai: 3/10, Genos x Sonic: 1.3/10, TatsuSai: 0/10, anyone x Puri: -1283828319833468282/10

If there’s any ships I left out, it’s bc I don’t know them, don’t wanna talk about them, or just don’t have an opinion strong enough. Also, I know there are some poly ships like Genos x Saitama x Fubuki, but I’ve read only one fic about that (it was pretty good, here’s the link https://archiveofourown.org/works/5406992 ) so I don’t feel like talking about it. Hope no ones offended! All my opinion here :)

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