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ohmygodshesinsane · 1 year

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for @jilymicrofics / april prompt 9: flush / words: 723

They circled like vultures, then fell into line with the others, stepping sourly. Sweat stuck dark curls to James’ forehead, and Lily’s cheeks flushed with effort, glittering under the dazzling chandeliers above. A dozen levitating violins swelled the music. Time for partners again. Lily and James thrust forward, facing each other, and their hands raised and met, palms flat. They spun.

“If you think,” Lily hissed under her breath. “That I would ever be so foolish as to consider a proposal from you as genuine, you had best crawl back into whatever whorehouse you left your brain in and die there. It is an insult.”

“You think me devious!” The dance separated them, Lily now with Peter and James with Mary. They glared at each other across the floor. Peter trod on Lily’s toe. With derision, they all returned to their lines, two steps left, two steps right, meet in the middle.

“How low am I in your regard that you believe I would put forward a false suit?” James demanded, eyes narrowing behind his spectacles. “What benefit would it be?”

“You would -” Another change in partners cut Lily off, and she gripped poor Remus’ hands so tight he flinched. Back to James again. Frustration welled. “You would humiliate me,” she said, forcing back tears. “You would ruin me.”

“To what benefit?” James repeated. He took her waist with a light touch, and her gloved hand hovered above his shoulder. Nevertheless, their bodies barely had an inch of room to breathe.

“Revenge,” Lily said finally, casting her gaze over the crowds of proud mamas and ageing viscounts. “On Severus.” James laughed, and she dug her nails into his shoulder, features sharp. “It amuses you even to think of it!”

“Only because the premise is so ridiculous,” he said. “Miss Evans, what is the most likely truth? That I have spent years plotting to humiliate you because of a boyhood grudge, or that I have spent years in love with you and that every word from my tongue has been earnest.” He silently pleaded with her to understand, to see. Lily pressed her lips together. He rubbed his thumb against the soft satin of her dress. “Lily. The park, the lake, the races – my friends are fools and my manners often rough-hewn, I can admit that. I could never say what I wished. I couldn’t find the words. It has been – an ache in me. A hole. And if -”

They were spun away from each other again, and Lily ended up in Sirius’ arms, blinking back tears, while James guided Alice Longbottom.

“Miss Evans,” Sirius started.

“No,” she snapped. “No, I shan’t hear from you.”

“As you wish,” Sirius said. They rotated, and Lily and James’ eyes met over shoulders. James’ eyes rimmed red. They stung. Lily’s heart bobbed in her throat. Then she twirled under Sirius’ arm, and he looked down at her, eyebrows raised.

“What would you tell me?” she said, resigned.

“He might humiliate another,” Sirius said. “Would he humiliate himself?” Lily bit her lip, trying to take his measure. Sirius shrugged. “Do always as you wish, Miss Evans.”

For the dance’s finale, she and James were returned to each other, both hands touching, bodies flush.

“If you will not have me,” James said hoarsely. “You are free not to. I shall never breathe a word. But do not reject me if your only concern is that I have no true love for you, because that would be a falsehood. Lily,” he shut his eyes, tilting his head back, breathed in. “Lily, I have loved you since I was eleven years old. Hold me in the foulest regard if you will. But know my regard for you has never failed. It could never.”

Lily’s sight blurred through the tears. “James.”

“But if you will have me,” he said, blinking furiously, their fingers interlacing, “if you would have me. Marry me. Marry me, Miss Evans.”

Steps back, one, two, three, away from each other. Lily made a decision in the space between the beats of her heart. One, two, three, they touched. He was laughing at himself now, opening his eyes wide.

“Yes,” Lily said softly. His eyes fell down. His lips parted in a question. The music peaked – Lily breathed in – silence fell over the ballroom.

“Yes,” she said again. “Yes.”

#jilymicrofics #jily #james potter #lily evans #hp #fanfic

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cielomist · 1 year

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This is very much not april fools related i genuinely want to hear your thoughts /srs but i am begging you can i Pls have a full ass rant abt all your vexen thoughts im backreading through propaganda and youre making me go OUGH - @fuckable-kh-men-battle

HOUGH

i want to preface this by saying i am not super articulate, i am very much a person that just rotates characters in my head at high speeds and doesn't form super coherent thoughts, but by god i know i have a lot of vexen thoughts its just gonna take some time to put them into like, understandable words

under a cut bc im sure its gonna get long. also im sorry that this is so incredibly disorganized.

OK SO

i have loved vexen. ever since i was a kid. i never even played com i just saw him in the kh2 journal and was like "THAT ONE"

(i was also deep in the like… 2009-era deviantart kh fandom, but… 😬)

but getting into the deeper stuff, vexen has this fun little dichotomy of somehow being incredibly cringefail but also EXTREMELY accomplished. he brags about how smart he is, he giggles to himself about it in the castle in days, and it comes across as this pathetic little man just being full of himself, but he also can like, legitimately back it up? he just MADE another riku. he MADE xion, and xion is absolutely extraordinary because she was not supposed to develop as her own person, but he was just so damn good at making just real ass PEOPLE that xion became her own person with her own thoughts and feelings and dreams

one of my favourite scenes is this one. first of all i live for all interactions between vexen/even and zexion/ienzo because GOD. i'm fucking obsessed with dad!even as a concept and i love thinking of the dynamics between ienzo and all his dads and i need to stop myself here or i'm gonna go off on a whole other tangent about ienzo specifically and how fucked his entire life was--

anyway that scene is one of my favs because i just love vexen running through the castle, yelling for his son, because his boss is actively avoiding him. i just assume this is how it always is with him.

also it's been pointed out that vexen, when talking with zexion, will often bend so he's eye level with him and i love that. i adore that.

also speaking of vexen/even and zexion/ienzo, THIS

god sorry i just read ienzo's character file and he mentioned even would scold atw for buying ienzo so much ice cream and i love that mental image. atw is literally king of radiant garden and even's bitching him out for spoiling his 8-year-old

and god VEXEN'S CHARACTER FILE... "I had lost sight of why I wanted to be clever in the first place. I wanted to be clever because I wanted to be helpful to someone." HHHHHHHH even became a scientist in the first place because he waanted to HELP PEOPLE and he got in this spiral of "i need to be smart to help people" and he worked HARD to become smarter and eventually dropped the "to help people" presumably because of xehanort and then when he was recompleted the first time he REMEMBERED WHY he wanted to do all the things he wanted to do in the first place, and in order to help people he gave up his heart, his humanity, what the original organization had been WORKING TOWARDS THE WHOLE TIME and i just. ough.

also in birth by sleep even talks to ven for like, two minutes maximum and from that is able to just deduce that ven's heart is not only completely devoid of darkness, but also that any darkness he DID have was forcibly removed. i don't know where to fit this tidbit in but i think about it a lot.

i mentioned in one of my propaganda asks a post that theorized about vexen's shield, and while i still can't find that post i did remember a fic i read based of of it

i somehow don't have coherent thoughts on his redemption arc in kh3. i get distracted by how pretty he looks when he says he wants to atone i think. but his little monologue when he's trying to convince demyx to help him out... ough. i am personally of the opinion that even was the apprentice with an actual like, medical phd. i think all of the apprentices specialized in different things, and i don't really have a solidified idea for anyone else (though dilan is shown to like flowers in his character file, though i think that gardening is a hobby for him rather than his professional field) but that's my Even's Professional Career headcanon. he absolutely has the entire ICD manual memorized. and rememorizes it every time it updates.

i also think post-kh3 when he was re-humaned he just straight up euthanized himself to be recompleted. he didn't want to wait to regrow a heart and it beat the hell out of immolation, axel

anyway i really wish people wouldn't reduce vexen/even to just being a creepy weirdo; he has SO MUCH to him, but ultimately i think people overlook him because he's not an anime prettyboy and i and the other vexenfuckers are stronger and smarter and sexier than everyone else

for now that's all i've got. if i think of more things i will rb with more vexen thoughts. thank u for your patience as i go insane writing this. <3

(fun fact! when i was in middle school (maybe high school?) i set his japanese laugh as my alarm and to this day i remember it bleeding into one of my dreams via a man in a parking lot laughing at me until i woke up and realized it was my alarm going off for school)

#keetext #vexensweep

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reversemoon255 · 2 years

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Fifth Review: Digimon Top 10

I’ve been really enjoying Digimon Ghost Game, I don’t have anything else to write about this month, and Top 10s are fun, so here’s my Top 10 Favorite Digimon. Because.

NUMBER 10: OmegaShoutmon X-Antibody

It may be obvious to people who frequent my reviews that I really like Shoutmon. A well-developed Digimon with a toy-centric gimmick I enjoy, and a very shiny evolution introduced half-way through the show to add to that gimmick. OmegaShoutmon ends up winning out over Shoutmon and his kingly evolution because I like the design more, and the X-Antibody version wins out over that for the same reasons. It’s definitely a bit over-designed, but I can’t help but want to see this thing Digi Xros’d with something to see how crazy it can get.

NUMBER 9: Bastemon

I just think she’s cute. Also, I really enjoy her portrayal in Xros Wars, where she’s incredibly lazy 90% of the time, but can occasionally get really heated when she needs to. Her fight against Chuchumon, even though we don’t see it, is probably my favorite joke from that season.

NUMBER 8: Omedamon

I don’t like April Fool’s Day. It’s a lot of really dumb jokes, most of them half-hearted, and very little of it I find interesting. Omedamon, however, is the exception. A crossover between Digimon and Medarot (Medabots) that wasn’t just fun, goofy art, but both Omedamon and the eventual 3 new Medarots (across two years) are usable units in both series’ mobile games. Not only did we get several great designs introduced into two franchises, but they were canonized. I wish more companies were willing to do this kind of thing.

NUMBER 7: Omegamon Alter-S

Omegamon/Omnimon is definitely one of the most popular Digimon overall, and I like them as well. Every time I watch Children’s War Game, I well up a bit at the scene where their body is forming from the wishes of all the world’s children. Their design has also been replicated many times, both in series with Digimon like Chaosmon, Omedamon, and Shoutmon, and parodied in other series as well. Unfortunately for Omegamon standard, design always wins out over nostalgia with me, and Alter-S is a cooler design in my opinion. Replacing the familiar WarGreymon/MetalGarurumon combo with the (IMO) more interesting BlitzGreymon and CresGarurumon, they swaps the usual arm weapons and adopts a more dark appearance. I also love how they used them in Adventure:, with the dual-wield moments and final reveal against Abbadomon. An improvement on an already great design.

NUMBER 6: Dukemon (Amplified) (Art by @/Asmaria_)

Out of every evolution gimmick introduced throughout the many season of Digimon, above-and-beyond, my favorite has always been Bio-Merging. It’s the ultimate extension of the partner concept focused on in the first three seasons, and several after. And while I like all four of the Lv.6 Digimon that utilize this mechanic, Dukemon/Gallantmon is my favorite. The knight aesthetic is great, his moment of evolution and following fight are the strongest, and like many of the Digimon on this list, he has many iterations to choose your favorite from. Mine, unsurprisingly, is the model kit version. It’s still Dukemon, but with a higher level of detail and a lot more sharp edges. Just a great design.

NUMBER 5: MetalGreymon (Virus) X-Antibody

It’s not that I don’t like the original MetalGreymon, but his design isn’t that interesting to me. I like that he resembles his previous form, which not every evolution from season 1 does, but he isn’t as compelling to me as many of the other Greymon evolutions we’ve gotten, including Greymon himself. Virus X takes that uninteresting design and evolves it in a way I really enjoy, with the flaming hair and wings, increased metal parts, and especially the Alterous. It’s a rotating arm that can form MetalGreymon’s usual claw, or 180 and become a large cannon. It’s so cool that they gave it to MetalGreymon standard in Adventure: as a power-up. A fantastic upgrade to an originally meh design.

NUMBER 4: Pulsemon (Art by @/gebofrog38)

An aspect of the games that never truly integrated itself into the shows until recently is a Digimon’s ability to have multiple evolutions. We saw moments here and there, like SkullGreymon and Megidramon, but they were one-offs; active mistakes caused by the Digimons’ Tamers. Then came the Vital Brace and Pulsemon, a Digimon designed specifically to not only have branching lines, but a branching web of evolutions. Since his introduction, we got a few more situational evolutions in Adventure: and it’s Gammamon’s main gimmick in Ghost Game. It’s a Digimon with a gimmick that it did so well it inspired copycats.

NUMBER 3: Shoutmon X3

Again, I like Shoutmon. I always thought he was ok, but then I got my hands on the Xros Figures and my opinions of both him and how much went into his design skyrocketed. As I somewhat jokingly pushed the idea of him getting a model kit in the ongoing lines, I ended up becoming more and more serious to the point that I will be legitimately sad if I never handle a decent toy of this design in my lifetime. As for why I specifically chose X3, it’s because it’s the unencumbered base design without the Star Sword. While I like how it incorporates Shoutmon’s weapon as a handle, I’ve always thought the Star Sword was a bit goofy. Still, a great design that hits me right in my love of toys.

NUMBER 2: Gaioumon Burst Mode (Art by @/Asmaria_)

Gaioumon has some interesting history behind him. He was originally designed to be BlackWarGreymon X-Antobody, but the design team thought he looked so much cooler than WarGreymon X that they opted to make him his own Digimon and BWGX a recolor in order to not overshadow one of their flagship characters. That being said, you’re probably confused as to why Gaioumon has a Burst Mode, a gimmick exclusive to four-and-a-half Digimon from Digimon Savers...

He doesn’t, actually. Gaioumon Bust Mode is non-canon. Turns out Gaioumon is actually the favorite Digimon of semi-frequent series collaborated As’maria, who created the above art, as well as the original Gaioumon. So it’s a fan character, but that fan works on the actual series.

On a fun side note, within the most recent run of X-Antibody Digimon we got Gaioumon: Itto Mode, who bears a number in interesting similarities to this design, such as the gold horns, scarred eyes, and stomach teeth. An unofficial design so cool that it eventually wormed its way into some form of canonicity. Heck yeah.

NUMBER 1: MetalGreymon (Xros Wars)

Yes, MetalGreymon is on here twice, I’m not sorry.

A lot of points I’ve made previously on this list apply to this choice. It’s a toy-centric redesign that improves upon a lackluster original. It has a high amount of detail, three different evolutions, and something I haven’t been able to talk about thus far is I love its art. While it’s hard to find the old Xros Wars art at a good size, I love the thick outlines and the sketchy style of it. It’s because I like this design so much that I started painting the Xros Figures Greymon I got, and subsequently the rest of the line, to be more show accurate, and why I’m so sad I haven’t been able to find MailBirdramon to complete it. I’ve even been planning to commission art of a Xros Wars WaruMonzaemon that integrates with it to form a Xros Wars WarGreymon once I get both in hand to be able to fully understand the parts layout (I’m not the biggest fan of ZekeGreymon). There’s just so much going on that makes me like it. It may not be your favorite, but it’s the perfect Digimon for me.

Thanks for reading my ramblings about Digimon. It was fun analyzing why I liked all these designs so much. I know my concept over nostalgia mentality isn’t something most people will agree with, but that’s just how I think, and maybe this gave you a slight idea of how my brain works.

#Digimon #Metalgreymon #gaioumon #shoutmon #pulsemon #dukemon #gallantmon #omegamon #omnimon #omedamon #bastemon #top 10

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alarajrogers · 10 months

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Gamification is scary

So, I use Kindle on my phone for most of my reading, because my eyesight is no longer super and it's hard to read physical books. (This is tragic when it comes to comic books, which are so hard to read on a phone there's no point to trying.) And for more than a year now, Kindle keeps running these three-month "challenges" with "achievements". Things like a badge for reading every day of a week, or every day of a month, or a book off a specific list that's like "a selection of books that got turned into movies", or things like that.

Let me make this clear: you get nothing for these challenges except a badge on the challenge page. This is more ephemeral than a shiny sticker for being good in school today.

Since I discovered them in April 2022, I have been addicted to these challenges. Like, will buy a book I wanted to buy anyway but probably should not be buying right now, because it's on the list for a specific challenge. Like, get Kindle books from libraries to meet the challenge.

Every time they draw to a close, I say "I will not start a new one. I'll be free." And then Amazon runs the next one, and like a fool, here I am again. It's not that they're hard; generally speaking, every time I go to the bathroom and every time I have to wait for someone I am driving (only driver in the house, I am driving people all the time), I take time to read. But here I am, trying to pick out books specially from their list. (I use my Kindle Unlimited or libraries to get the books, 'cause I'm broke right now.)

They have mystery challenges that they unveil on given dates. I thought the next one was 7/15 so I was kind of ignoring the challenges. Then I failed to find time to read Kindle on 7/11 because I had a fanfic I was reading instead. For the first time in more than a year, I did not read Kindle.

Guys. They released the challenge on 7/10, not 7/15 -- I read it wrong -- and it was "read on 7/11 and 7/12 because of Prime Day." That's an and, not an or. Because I missed reading one day out of over a year, I missed one achievement... and I am bummed about this. I mean, I'm not crying or anything, but I actually have regrets. Despite the fact that this is a transparent attempt by Amazon to get me to use their services and buy more books (I don't buy any more books. Kindle Unlimited, which is basically a subscription lending service that's the price of one book a month, lets me take out 20 at a time, and my slots are always full and frequently rotating. But it's the principle of the thing, I know what Amazon wants.) Despite the fact that there is literally nothing I get out of this except a little colorful badge. Despite the fact that it is absolutely unreasonable to care about this and I've been trying to quit for months.

Gamification is a scary, scary force.

#alara original post #gamification #amazon #psychology

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2-kamikou-1 · 1 year

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i want the second rotation of colorfes cards (if we get them) to be the characters communicating with their middle school selves. or an April fool's event.

... maybe i should write this?

#i cant write everyone because i don't have a good enough grasp on every character to do that #but still

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umbry-fic · 2 years

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a genuine smile

Summary: Emu is hanging around backstage when faint music catches her ear. She follows it, only to find the most unexpected sight.

Fandom: Project Sekai Colourful Stage Characters: Asahina Mafuyu, Ootori Emu, Yoisaki Kanade (mentioned) Relationships: Yoisaki Kanade & Asahina Mafuyu (implied) Rating: G Word Count: 1871 Mirror Link: AO3 Original Post Date: 25/06/2022

Notes: This was written for Kanamafu Week Day 5: AU. (Could also fit Day 1: Genuine but I ran out of time haha.)

The kanamafu is only implied since this is the April Fool's Day AU and Kanade and Mafuyu haven't met in it. (Yet.) This is just about how Kanade can still make Mafuyu smile, even in another universe (as witnessed by Emu).

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Emu skipped through the small backstage area of the Wonder Stage with no particular destination in mind, wildly swinging her arms as she hummed the tune to one of the songs that had been in the play she had just performed with her troupe members. Their appearance on the Wonder Stage just a half-hour ago had been a resounding success! Everyone in the crowd had clapped and cheered as the troupe had filed off the stage with wide smiles on their faces and waves to the audience, having gone all-out in weaving a fantastical play that interweaved cheerful song and dance, filling the air with upbeat voices that aimed to bring joy to everyone who heard it.

It certainly made her glad to see that Happiness Sentai Sunny Sunny☆Wonder was only growing ever more popular. An increasing amount of people were taking time out of their park visiting schedule just to come to the decrepit stage tucked away in a secluded corner and catch a performance. There were even repeat audience members whose faces she was beginning to recognise, who Haruka had said with a bright laugh could even be called fans. She hoped she could one day learn their names, and even come to know what they were like. Maybe someday, she could even become friends with them! That would be wonderful.

Who knew so much could come from a troupe that had sprung out of a small, seemingly inconsequential school project? Life was full of surprises! She couldn’t wait to see what more was in store.

The Wonder Stage was even beginning to look less like it was going to fall apart at any second, the cracks and dents being slowly patched up as it received a makeover. Stepping on the wood as they acted out complicated routines yielded less obnoxiously loud creaks. At this rate, maybe she could actually do something to protect all the precious memories - the laughter, smiles and tears - tucked away in every nook and cranny. Convince her brothers that there was another path they could take where the park could survive, all while keeping her grandfather’s vision alive.

Well, those thoughts could wait for another time. For now, she was here to enjoy herself and admire the sights! Still in costume, the pink, puffed-out hem bobbing around her knees and the ribbon in her hair swaying, she continued moving, exclaiming in wonder at the various props that she passed.

A large flower, capable of rotating its head and waving its large leaves at the audience, assisted by metal joints that squeaked and motors that gave out hissing sounds that made her jump. She had no idea how it worked. But it sure was exciting to watch! Sometimes, she would spot a purple-haired boy tinkering with it, and wonder if he was the one who had built it. But he always disappeared before she could get close enough to talk to him.

A cannon, capable of shooting someone out to a great height, sending them in an arc that stretched over the audience. She really wanted to try it someday! Imagine the view! Maybe Minori would be willing to help her with that. They could even incorporate it into a performance! Surely the crowd would cheer from the thrill of it all. She’d love that.

And, last but not least, a simple forest backdrop. Her favourite, in her very biased opinion. A wooden stand, painted over by her with warm browns and lush greens to resemble trees. Simple, but it got the job done. And sometimes simple was best.

Hm... What else was there to see while she waited for Haruka and Minori to return with lunch?

happii shinsesaiza kimi no mune no oku made…

She stopped in her tracks as the faint strands of music caught her ear, snaking through the air with a life of their own, petering out when they got too far from their source. Cocking her head at the unexpected sound, she followed it, to a door that was left ajar. The only one who should still be here was Mafuyu, who had said that she would stay for a while before heading back home to study for her upcoming test. Was she perhaps practising for their next show? But Emu didn’t recognise this song as any they had used before.

Maybe Mafuyu was devising a new section to add to the play! As expected from her, always putting her all into everything, becoming a shining example for others to follow, burning bright as the sun. If that was what Mafuyu was busy doing, then Emu would lend a helping hand, even if the prospect of being left alone with her was slightly terrifying to consider.

Peeking through the gap, however, yielded a sight that she wasn’t expecting in a thousand years.

Resting on a bean bag with her back held ramrod straight was Mafuyu, clad in her costume, complete with the same fun finishes as hers, but purple in colour from head-to-toe. Cradled in her lap was her phone, her head bowed over it as she bobbed her chin to the music, headphones fitting snug in her ears.

Headphones that must not have been plugged in all the way, for the music was leaking out from her phone, filling the air. A colourful theme, complete with bright voices, singing in harmony to produce perfection.

But the most surprising thing by far was the smile blooming on Mafuyu’s face. Like a tiny flower that had just unfurled its petals, having not yet been spotted by anyone. Fragile, and could easily be crushed into dust in the blink of an eye, yet also capable of growing ever more beautiful if cultivated. Emu had to blink multiple times just to confirm that it was there, and not a figment of her imagination.

A real smile… She could hardly believe it.

“Asahina Senpai?” she called carefully, stepping slowly into the room as she picked her jaw off the floor. She didn’t want to interrupt Mafuyu, but she should warn her before anyone else stumbled upon this very scene. She wouldn't want Mafuyu to be embarrassed, nor did she want to feel the wrath of her angry stare, burning a hole into her soul. “Your headphones aren’t plugged in.”

“Oh. Emu. Thanks for telling me.” Within an instant, Mafuyu’s expression morphed, the corners of her lips rising to an unnatural height, crafting a hollow smile. The same one that she always wore in the school corridors when she conversed with classmates and teachers. Hiding something dark behind it, enough to strike terror into Emu’s heart and cause her to start trembling.

The music also came to an abrupt stop, Mafuyu pulling the headphones out of her ears and letting them clatter onto the phone’s screen.

Ah, she’d really done it now! That smile directed at her was the scariest thing ever… But running away would confuse Mafuyu, and she didn’t want to do that.

“What were you listening to?” she inquired, taking step after hesitant step closer and doing her best to suppress the scared squeak that threatened to push its way up her throat.

“Oh, just this idol group. Here, you can listen too.” Mafuyu held up the phone, taking care not to shove the screen too close to her face, and patted the chair next to her. Gulping, Emu took a seat, pushing her legs together in a futile attempt to stop her shaking and calm her racing heart.

With a quick tap on the screen, the paused video resumed. Showing four girls, dressed in matching flashy outfits, a piano pattern running down their skirts. They danced in sync to the music, mics in hand, and sang, with all their hearts.

They looked really familiar, the inkling of an idea tickling the sides of her mind… But where? Where had she seen them before…?

“It’s the idol group Haruka introduced to us!” she gasped, the memory finally popping into her head, though the name continued to evade her. Something to do with dreams and spring, perhaps.

Haruka had shown them this idol group about a month ago, excitedly proclaiming that one of her friends from when she had still been part of the industry had formed it. Emu could remember taking interest in how cute their performances were, but had quickly moved on and forgotten about it, preferring to focus on including even more sparkles and explosions into the play.

“I didn’t think Asahina Senpai would listen to this kind of music…”

Mafuyu didn’t look like the type of person to listen to idol music. In fact, she looked more like the type to listen to demonic seances, maybe… While enclosed in darkness, flickering candles providing the only source of light and illuminating the arcane writings on the walls, chants filling the room...

“Hm.” Mafuyu cocked her head, considering. “Well, I enjoy it quite a bit.” She lay a hand on the phone screen, right as the video switched to focus on one of the idols. A girl with long white hair that reached to the floor, performing her dance routine in a different manner than the rest, an air of awkwardness radiating off of her. But her performance still came off as endearing, because of all the effort she was pouring into it.

“I don’t really know how to explain why,” Mafuyu continued. “It’s just… their songs seem more genuine, somehow. Like they can reach into you and lift you out of the darkness, no matter how far you've sunk, no matter how hopeless the situation is. And… It’s strangely familiar,” she whispered, leaning forward, an unreadable emotion swimming in the depths of her eyes. Shockingly soft, as her gaze fell upon that same girl again. “Her in particular. Though I can’t put my finger on how…”

“Huh,” Emu muttered, standing and putting her hands on her waist. She couldn’t help but smile, watching the genuine one that had returned to Mafuyu’s face. It suited her, much better than the fake smiles did, bringing out a gentle quality that one didn't usually associate with 'good, perfect girl Asahina Mafuyu'. “I don’t really get it, but… It’s good for you to have something you like!”

It would be nice if Mafuyu could smile like this all the time. She often seemed like she held nothing dear, protecting nothing in the confines of her heart. Simply drifting through life, never showing any emotion. Remaining eternally closed-off, without anyone ever noticing.

“I’ll leave you to it then!” She got up, skipping her way back to the door and out into the corridor before Mafuyu could say anything in return.

She hoped that one day, Mafuyu would be able to meet this idol who had seemingly touched her soul through music alone, rather than being separated by a glass screen and the impossible distance that came from being strangers.

Maybe then, after the abyss had been closed, she could finally open up. And the flower locked securely behind an iron gate could finally be free, growing ever larger and stronger, nurtured by a kind soul and warm hands.

It was an unlikely notion. But miracles were always possible, and she was willing to believe.

#fanfiction #one shot #project sekai #project sekai colourful stage #asahina mafuyu #mafuyu asahina #ootori emu #emu ootori #yoisaki kanade #kanade yoisaki #kanamafu #KanamafuWeek2022

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haikuprajna · 2 years

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Part One of #TogetherinForever is available to read on Amazon Kindle!

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Star's restless burning\ pull the bodies close, around.\ Gravity of love.

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Allen W. McLean

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yuuana · 29 days

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Music Monday #242: SUPER JUNIOR-L.S.S. - Joke release: February 2024 genre: Kpop cw: flashing, utter nonsense

When I made my non-binding poll on Mastodon yesterday, this was not one of the options. But for all that I low-key loathe April Fools Day, the more I thought about it, the more it felt like the right time to do the review. So. Here we are. With yet more Kpop. Feeding into the "holiday" like a fool.

After twenty years together (dear lort, how has it been that long), Super Junior's newest subunit are 5th gen rookies Leeteuk, Shindong, and Siwon for SUPER JUNIOR-L.S.S. Yes, I said 5th gen and rookies and without joke quotes around them, even though it is something of a running joke, both that L.S.S. are rookies and that RIIZE and aespa are their seonbaenim, with TWS as their now-rivals (originally, they cited RIIZE as rivals). I mean, it's the same logic that lead to EXO's Kai winning a Rookie of the Year award after his solo debut, so while you can tell every time the guys say it they aren't being entirely serious, it's still a thing.

"Joke" was the third of three consecutive singles released in January and February as part of the subunit's full and official debut. As a song, it's perfectly fine, though not one I can listen to very often. Cute and fluffy and innocent like a debut boy group love song ought to be, but with a dance twist that makes it just a bit weird even without the video.

Of course there is a video, obviously, and we can't just not talk about it, but even after all these weeks, I still don't really know where to start. This is arguably the least serious of the three MVs (and Suit Up and C'Mon aren't that serious), but also there's definitely references here that I, as someone who hasn't watched much K-drama, am mostly not getting. Which is fine, but it's kind of distracting and the video fell out of rotation almost as soon as it popped up. As always, though, that's a personal thing and your mileage may vary. Especially if you have more familiarity with the tropes.

All three debut singles along with their pre-debut Japanese EP, Let's Standing Show, are available for streaming on all the usual suspects. They also have quite a number of dance challenges they exchanged during the promotion of the three singles, available on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, if one wants to do a little digging and snickering. Perhaps unsurprising, given the nature of the "Joke" dance challenge, that one was only done with other male idols.

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managician-tls · 10 months

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Basketball at Dusk - Physical Experience 2 (6/10)

Featured characters: Botan, Protag-kun, Asuka, Himari

Location: Gym

Botan: In the end, we searched all over the school, but we didn't find her, huh?

The academy is huge, so... Maybe she's not inside the building and she's gone out somewhere, instead. Like the cropfields of the gardening club, for example.

The court is empty today. That's a rare sight.

Does the basketball club not have practice?

Oh, true... The clubs that play ball games indoors have a set rotation to use the gym court.

The valleyball club had a game the other day, so they might be watching the recording of the match in the audio-visual room.

Since we're already here, how about we play basketball?

Mm. I don't think the difference between our physique will be that much of a handicap, so it should be fine.

In fact... If there's a player stronger than me, I'd like to get to see it.

Apparently, I have good athletic ability. I've taken part in many different kinds of competitions because of that.

All of them were easy wins, and so, things got old pretty fast.

But... If I played basketball, then...

I thought my height would handicap me quite a bit, so I kept going at it.

By giving myself a challenge, I got to have fun.

Hm? Why am I using past tense... You ask?

Right. It might be fine to tell you about it.

I'm not very talkative myself, but you're even quieter.

So I hope it's fine if I take up a bit of your time to say this.

...The other day, we had a practice match.

We played against a really powerful school. All the players were very tall and all — it was that kind of team.

But... We won. By a landslide.

I was able to make up for my height, which I thought too short, with my jumping power.

That's why... I might have grown cold towards basketball.

An opponent I could face off seriously against — that's what I wanted. That's all I wished for, and yet...

Why won't my wish come true, I wonder?

...Or something.

More importantly, let's have the match, the match ♪

Asuka: Basketball, basketball~ ♪

Aaaalright, let's have fun with basketball today too ♪

Ooh, it seems no other clubs are using the court! This is a good chance!

Himari: Phew... I don't need to use my STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT authority, that's a relieeef ♪

Now go, go! Play and have fun to your heart's content!

I'll watch over you for a little while, and then get back to my student council wooork!

...Wait, Komatsu and Lackey-kun are here in the court, battling each other...? Why?

Asuka: Eeeh, is that really Komacchi-senpai over there!?

You finally came back to play basketball, huh~ ♪

Botan: ...Oh? It's Momochi-san.

Mm. It's gotten a bit noisy in here, so let's pause our match.

Sorry. For telling you all that selfish stuff.

Asuka: Momocchi Diiiiive ☆

It's been a while, Komacchi-senpai's boobs! So soft~ ♪

Botan: Momochi-san, don't jump at me all of a sudden.

Asuka: Not "Momochi-san", I want you to call me "Momocchi"~ ♪

Botan: Putting that aside, Momochi-san...

Asuka: Not Momochi-san, Momocchi ☆

Botan: ...Momochi-san.

Asuka: D— Don't get angry, I beg you!

I'm Momochi-san! Momochi Asuka, yes!

Botan: Mm. So then, Momochi-san.

I've been thinking — I'm going to quit the basketball club.

Asuka: Ah, is that so~... Now hold up, y-you're joking, right!?

Was it April Fools today!?

It isn't, right, so maybe it's running-a-few-months-late April Fools instead!?

Botan: I'm serious.

Basketball is no longer fun for me.

I've come to think it's boring.

So I'll be playing it for the last time today. That's what I think.

◀ Chapter 5 • all • Chapter 7 ▶

#engirls #engirls translation #botan komatsu #asuka momochi #himari tsurumi #(rip renren she's still here in spirit)#*engirls: sub story #*engirls-writer: kino seitaro #*engirls-sub: basketball at dusk #*date: 2023 #'i made up for my height with my jump power' though. what is she hinata shouyo??? ily

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