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Did I hallucinate seeing a clip from a Lupin Zero episode last night before bed with what I can only describe as the spiritual and aesthetic equivalent of the final scene of an interminably long-running, slow-burn shoujo anime romance starring the baby gremlin versions of the adult gremlin men that we've been collectively hallucinating as madly in love? Is that a thing that actually happened??

#boggle lupin-blogs #(haven't used that tag in a hot minute) #like HELLO???? #i know canon doesn't exist in lupin iii in any meaningful way and i don't care about canon when it comes to ships anyway #but also ???!?!?!!!!!!!!!

[badlydrawnarsenelupin]

5 and 10 for the muse asks 👀

Questions for Muns of Canon Muses !

5. What is an aspect of your muse’s canon material or canon existence that you never had the opportunity to explore but really want to?

One of the main concepts I wanted to play around with the blog was actually the nameless Narrator that Lupin interacts with in canon.

So the way this blog is set up, is like a front for the newspaper that Lupin owns in canon. The asks are treated as inquiries directed at Lupin in L'Écho de France and submissions are mail addressed to “Lupin, Paris”. The responses are split into two categories and tagged with letter sign-off type phrases, and then either Lupin’s initials or the Narrator (who is suppose to be Leblanc).

Lupin’s sign-off is for the art-based responses and the Narrator is suppose to show up in text replies, but that only happened once as far as I can recall hahaha. Honestly, I’m just too embarrassed at my old content to go back and check.

10. For book muses, what is your muse’s favourite scene? Why? Can you provide a short excerpt?

—  La Barre-y-va, “Which Lady Love?”

I think about the last chapter of La Barre-y-va a lot, there’s just so much going on.

Béchoux, somehow ending up on a double date with the two antagonists of the book, who are a married couple. Lupin who sees them, goes “My police detective??? on a date???? with other criminals???? absolutely NOT” so Lupin just drags him off right in front of the other two, throws him into his car and basically just kidnaps him to god knows where as the story conclusion.

It still boggles my mind to this day, that Leblanc wrote this himself. Sir??? Are you aware of what you’re writing????

#[ thank you for sending ! ] #[ i do miss doing the themed ic responses #too bad my artistic drive is a broken rollercoaster ] #ooc; en coulisse. #andresylupin #queue est Arsène Lupin?

[janieohio]

H/D Erised Fic Claim! @hd-erised

Title: Out of the Woods

Author: @janieohio​

Pairing: Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy

Rating: Teen

Word Count: ~35k

Content Tags: Post-Hogwarts, Eventual Romance, Humor, Mystery, Adventure, Supportive Friends, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Mind Healer Harry Potter, Shop Owner Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter Raises Teddy Lupin, Cute Teddy Lupin, Sassy Harry Potter, Sarcastic Draco Malfoy, Brothers Grimm, Fae & Fairies, Minor Violence, Minor Character Death, Happy Ending, Into the Woods References... see AO3 for additional Tags

Summary: 

Teddy closes his eyes, wishing beyond wishes that the two men in his life whom he loves more than anyone would just learn to get along.

A light flares.

Teddy cries out, and the room falls silent. Harry and Draco struggle to find a way to escape a world of dark fairy tales and get back to Teddy, but the challenges they face are not all hidden in the woods.

Read on AO3

Author’s Notes: 

To @persephoneapples - I’m so excited to present this story for you. As soon as I saw your third prompt for a fairy tale Drarry story, my mind started whirling. I know this is probably not what you expected when you suggested that idea, but it was so much fun to write, and I hope it was just as enjoyable to read. To my alphas, @drarrelie and @drarrymadhatterstuff and my Ultra-Super-Beta Hemlock, you guys blow my mind. This story would not be half as good as it is without your amazing support, crazy brainstorming, and spectacular polishing skills. You have no idea how grateful I am for each of you, and I sincerely wish I could send you all flowers.

Finally, to our lovely H/D Erised moderators, my brain is boggled by the amount of work you put into this exchange, and I am so honoured to be a part of it. Thank you for allowing us this amazing opportunity to share our stories. Image credit for Rapunzel’s tower to the awesome @lornafreytag-blog who kindly gave me permission to include it in my aesthetic. I searched high and low and once I saw it, no other options felt right. All other images are public domain.

#drarry #fanfic #harry/draco #erised 2020 #draco x harry #harry draco #harry x draco #draco harry #hd erised #drarry fic #fic exchange

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Jigen's first and favourite camera is an Exakta Varex he lifted from a pawn shop while aimlessly wandering a city waiting for Lupin to come back from the dead. He likes it because it's sturdy and reliable, and fun to figure out and play with. He always steals the biggest bathroom in the safehouses and converts it to a darkroom. It's meditative to him to develop his own photos, which is why Lupin's not allowed in while he's working (too chatty). Goemon's allowed because he sits quietly in the corner and either meditates himself or watches without saying anything.

#boggle lupin-blogs #i want to write more photographer!jigen but i have no notion of what so enjoy some headcanons

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My entire experience with Pt. 6 Ep. 0 was just, "They actually said it?? They actually said it?? They actually said it???"

#boggle lupin-blogs #good good good dynamics all around i am Weak #jigen my beloved <3 #'you're not old...you're a classic' FUCK #lupin iii spoilers

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Is this where your life was meant to go, Daisuke Jigen? The world, he tells you, is your oyster, and that sounds so much more decadent these days than it did once upon a time, even when some days, the closest thing you get to good seafood is in your cup ramen. You’re not going to complain—you might complain, but you don’t mean it, jaw working on the tough little curls of shrimp and trying not to smile when his voice goes a little higher, when his cockamamie schemes start sounding the right amount of off-the-wall for you.

Your oyster. You’ve handled your share of pearls at this point, things bigger than pearls, things you’d never dreamed of even seeing in person, and you’ve held them in your hands. You’ve howled laughter, thrown diamonds around like plastic beads, lain on beds of cold, hard cash, lost it all in the next breath.

Lost him all in the next breath, until he’s come back.

You’ve punched him for that. You’ve gotten him bleeding. You’ve shot the air beside him and pretended it was a miss, that it was serious this time, that you meant it just a bit to the right. He never flinched, and he wouldn’t flinch now if you did it again, because he knew the moment he met you that you never miss. Never a flinch, but his hands thrown up not in fear but placation, words quick like he hasn’t got all the time in the world to waste with you standing there, both of you insisting it’s the last time, one way or the other.

He’s always sorry. He always means it. He finds you when you’re up that night, washing the taste of bad tobacco out of your mouth with the taste of bad scotch, washing both out with the sound of rain coming in where you’ve left the hotel balcony open. He sits on the arm of the couch you’re laying on, and he waits for you to sigh, and he offers you a pack of the good smokes, a lighter, a smile with that shade of regret to it that took you years to be able to identify in the first place. You sigh again and let him light you one straight from your lips, his own in the same flame.

He comes back, and the money comes back until it’s gone again. The jobs get bigger until they get smaller again, and the cities get louder until you’re driving down country roads without a word between you except check the map for me, wouldja, Jigen Dear? And it’s its own version of peace, even with those roundabout routes and the Magnum on your belt. Your dirty shoes are on the dash, and the music is low, and you can’t pretend there’s anything normal about it all, but you weren’t built for normal. You’d chew your nails off at normal, now.

You doubt if anyone’s life is meant to go this way. You sure as hell don’t think yours was, but you’ve been trying harder these days to not think about where it was meant to go. For now, you’re stopped at a roadside motel for the night and you’ve got the curtain cracked to see into the parking lot, and he’s on the floor tinkering with a gadget he hasn’t gotten around to explaining yet. It’s quiet except his humming, but he’s got his shoulder pressed to your leg, and it’s familiar.

#boggle writes fic #boggle lupin-blogs #(i don't know how to feel about putting things in the main tag for this fandom yet but anyway) #there's no point to this. i have simply been trying to write all week and a song gave me a vibe and this popped out. #i will say it's not edited so enjoy shdjkfgthjgds

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Something I kind of love about this franchise is how canonically, the gang does split up occasionally with an implication that they don’t really contact each other regularly during these periods apart and/or don’t really know where the others are. They do solo stuff, or they work for other people, or they just need time away. But inevitably, either by choice or by chance, they end up back together again. There’s that found family but within that there’s that clear acceptance that they can each have space now and then, and room to grow away from one another. They can leave altogether if they want, but they come back because they care about each other and they find a home in each other.

#boggle lupin-blogs #it's about the mutual respect it's about the trust it's about the love #it's about finding your people and making them your place to return to #am i 'it could be this deep'ing a bunch of dumbasses again? perhaps #i'm anxious let me have this

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Not a single brain cell between them in episode 88 and it’s great.

#boggle babbles #boggle lupin-blogs #why'd you bring the penguins lupin #what's this about a nobel prize #mussolini???? #NO idea what's going on

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I love all the Lupin III characters but let’s be real, the only one who’s a shred of spouse material is Goemon.

#boggle babbles #boggle lupin-blogs #jigen is stinky and is allergic to respect women juice #fujiko will rob you blind and disappear #zenigata will absolutely say lupin's name in bed instead of yours on the regular #lupin is. lupin. #goemon's not perfect but he'd at least respect and care about you #PLUS he has a sword

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What's your favorite headcanon for each of the LupGang members?

Wendy I cherish you for letting me think about this. <3

Lupin: He very often struggles with weighing how much he loves the thrill of his life and the love he has for his gang with all the regrets and trauma he’s accumulated over the years. He asks himself often if he’d trade it for a new start but always feels weird and guilty about it so he buries it as best he can.

Jigen: The man can cook but doesn’t do it often and is borderline malnourished. Lupin and Goemon keep slipping him vitamin gummies. He rarely takes them.

Goemon: AUTISTIC!!!!!!!

Fujiko: Bicon. Has absolutely targeted rich older women for their money when she could. Would do it again.

Zenigata: Honestly doesn’t even like being a cop, just kind of does it because it gives him the resources and pretense to chase Lupin. He has some measure of pride in it on a surface level and considers it a part of his duty as a legacy, but if it weren’t for that, he’d probably try to find some other means of going about the chase. Intricate Rituals.

#tag games #boggle lupin-blogs #thank you again! #rich older women are a little wiser to fujiko's whole deal so they're a little more difficult #but fujiko digs the challenge #dying-suffering-french-stalkers

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Sometimes I remember that episode where Lupin dressed in drag and married the rich guy and I wonder if he ever went through the proper channels to get divorced or if he’s still just legally married to this guy.

#boggle babbles #boggle lupin-blogs #like there was a wedding! presumably there's a marriage certificate! #the guy *knew* he was a man in drag when they got married! #i think about this episode way too much for it being a 'funny haha man in a dress' trope episode #(and i know lupin had that 'consider this our divorce' line but that's not how that WORKS)

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I want to personally thank Yuji Ohno for the hit of Good Brain Chemicals I get whenever the music kicks up.

#boggle babbles #boggle lupin-blogs #i don't even know how to describe it other than the energy is perfect

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Goemon Ishikawa XIII autistic.

#boggle babbles #me? projecting onto characters i adore? yes #i had a thing written out for why i'm headcanoning this but it was incoherent #and basically boiled down to 'i talk like that a lot and the humour of his character Vibes with my sense of humour' #boggle lupin-blogs

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Frankenstein’s monster created by a necromantic organization in a lab with electricity in the 15th century and subsequently killed with a bullet made of a philosopher’s stone during a Christian crusade is already a lot and I’m only 6 minutes into this fucking episode.

#boggle lupin-blogs #any time they bring in the occult or like. most religion. it goes completely off the rails #i am not complaining i just wish i could've been there when they pitched the idea for this episode #also i love it when jigen gets superstitious it's fun

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What, dare I ask, is your favourite Lupin III episode? 💚

AAAAAAAH thank you for indulging me. 💜

Serious answer: So far, absolutely episode 99 (Fighting Jigen) because 1) I am a Jigen simp. 2) There was some fantastic animation (including a wonderful car chase!). 3) The characters and their dynamics shine really bright in this one in a way I love, and 4) gun-cleaning scene.

Stupid answer: Episodes 55 and 56 (Kooky Kabuki). Are they good? No. Do they make sense? No. Are they OOC as all get-out? Yes. But some of the lines, at least in the dub, had me doubled over and I still go back to watch the end kabuki sequence.

#tag games #boggle lupin-blogs #thank you again! <3 #god i love this show #filiocht-ag-fir-marbha

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I’ve only got 3 episodes of the dub left and while I’m excited to get into the later episodes, I’m still going to miss the dub team and their antics a whole lot.

#boggle babbles #boggle lupin-blogs #they're just too FUNNY