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Winter With Fontaine
The feeling of your finger tips dusting cinnamon and sugar away from his lips is just as addictive as all the sweets you make. He also takes his baking assistant duties very seriously, everything must be tasted.
Despite the chill that overtook most during the winter season, he was shocked to see you get a near boost from it.
He loves the excuse to put his cold hands beneath your big-ass sweaters, holding onto you as you squirm and squeal.
Helping you deliver scarves, hats, and socks that you've begun knitting/gathering up to those who need them. Fontaine discovered that he likes giving gifts to the elderly the most.
Winter used to be bad for him. Cooped up in his darkened home, kept at bay from his only family by a single door. Cold from the drafts he never bothered to fix. Now he is excited because your home has become a winter time oasis, filled with warmth and new beginnings.
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He woke to the feeling of your icy little feet sliding back into bed. He tucked closer, pressing his face against the softness of your breasts and inhaling the warm vanilla. He curled up and around you, throwing a leg over for good measure.
"Who said you could leave the bed?" He could feel you laughing as your arms came around him, "You took my heat, woman."
Your answer was to pepper his face with slow, soft kisses until the frown on his face turned into a sleepy pout.
In this little wonderful space of calm, the sounds of rain and wind dancing outside his window, Fontaine hoped you knew he loved you before slipping back into sleep beneath your lips.
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"You're still laughing."
"I have been sitting here in literal silence."
"I see it in your eyes."
A snicker rocketed out of Fontaine's mouth and your whined, trying to move away from where he was so tenderly disinfecting your knees.
"Don't be like that, I fell too, baby!"
"Yeah, 'cause yo' ass was laughing so hard at me!"
There you were, trying to mind your business and be a good girlfriend to take out the trash! Then an ice patch purposefully formed right in front of your trash can.
One minute you were admiring the frosted branches, the next you were on your stomach Family Guy Style both of your knees on fire. Before you could clear your dizzy, you heard a terrible yelp and the ground near you shook as the love of your life slipped and fell right onto his ass.
And here he was again, laughing again in your face. You tried to repress the urge, but the memory of seeing Fontaine lift his head and look around as if he were pushed...
You curled in on yourself, holding in your snickers as best as you could.
"I should be the one up on the sink, g'damnit. Fell all on by back an' shit, trying to make sure yo' lil' ass was okay." Fontaine shook his head and went back to dabbing your knees.
"You did fall kinda hard, didn't you?" You straightened back up with a sigh, "How fast were you walking down the stairs, anyhow? You should know better when it's icy like that."
Fontaine's head tilted to the side and he stared up at you so miffed that you lost it again. He slapped on the band-aids and began packing up the first aid kit, only adding to your amusement.
"My black ass was only out there 'case someone just had to take out the trash! What do I tell you?"
After tossing the first-aid kit beneath the sink, he put his hands on either side of you. All trace of humor has left his face and to anyone else, he would have appeared thunderous.
You hopped off the sink to go toe-to-toe with him, wearing your own sneer.
"I couldn't leave it, I was the last one to stuff something in it!"
"What do I tell you, woman?"
Fontaine was now nose to nose with you. The sudden eye contact was going to trigger your giggle and the fucker knew that was the only way he could win.
"You claim...that bad things happen when I take out the trash."
"You got chased twice. By the same racoon, mind you."
You took a deep breath to extinguish your laugh, hiding your smile behind a dramatic frown.
"Way to bring up my trauma. Why don't ya just tell me to stay in the kitchen and make sandwiches while you're at it?!"
Fontaine's expression rippled, you nearly had him, "Women ain't supposed to take out the trash, I been told you that. It's bad luck!"
Your expression slipped at his theatrics and you couldn't catch it. Fontaine broke quickly after with a snort. Your own chuckles flowed out and you eventually admitted,
"I was scared of that raccoon, though. That's why I only take the trash out in the daytime now."
Ever the gentleman, Fontaine turned away but you could still see the bastard's shoulders trembling in the mirror.
"Baby, if you could have heard the-the way you said--
You already knew what he was going to bring up your panicked cry of old and you confirmed,
"It came straight at me!"
Fontaine laughed. Folding over you so you both leaned against the sink. You laughing into his crewneck, unable to stop yourself from hugging him. If he laughed like this every day, you'd get chased down by every raccoon in the Glen
In there, that small upstairs bathroom with the loose tile, with the snow falling steadily on the world outside, you understood devotion.
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Together you sat on the front porch of your home. It was getting rather chilly, but Junebug insisted that you 'witness greatness'.
"Our block's kids got winter beef with the kids a few blocks over, 'specially with Maeve's boys." You explained to Fontaine who only got up to make more hot chocolate.
It was rather great, though. Once school was let out, it was like a great battle of old. Next Block Kids vs. June n' Da Gang. Snowballs and kiddie curses went flying, but by the time Fontaine returned with enough hot chocolate for a hockey team--a truce was reached.
You passed out the mugs together, enjoying the sounds of the tired but delighted little warriors that defended your home turf. Fontaine tucked you closer to him, pressing a kiss to your temple.
He looked as happy as you felt, watching as one of Junebug's friends gleefully broke the peace treaty by shoving snow down one of Maeve's boys pants.
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end notes: thank you for reading! I needed to get this out to make room for my other fics lmao.
Tell me what you think! (More to come? 🫣)
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[Psycho-Pass Providence spoilers]
I thought long and hard about sharing spoilers with you on my blog, but here they are: a buffet for Shinkane fans! I can’t guarantee that the spoilers are 100% correct since I haven’t seen the movie myself and translations can be messy, but I try my best – feel free to correct me, to add things or to call me a crackpot and liar!
I had a feeling that many of you would like to know (at least to some extent) what this movie is about and if Shinkane becomes canon. It will probably take some time for PPP to be released outside Japan and as we all know, patience is a virtue. Don’t read if you don’t want spoilers. I’m serious! There are major spoilers in this text! But if you don’t mind, here’s a summary of what I picked up from Japanese fans who have already seen the movie:
1. The first meeting with Unit One after Ko’s return goes as expected: Ginoza is angry and Sugo has to prevent him from going off on Kogami. The atmosphere between Akane and Kogami is described as awkward and tense even when working together on the new case. They travel to Dejima (?) and Saiga accompanies Akane because he’s the only one who can access the Stronskaya document.
2. When Kogami and Saiga have a drink in the apartment/hotel, Saiga urges Ko to contact Akane and to come clean with her. He obeys by calling her. Akane tells him to apologize (“I just want you to say sorry”) but he doesn’t, so she hangs up the phone. Kogami seems to be very irritated and I can’t wait to see his face. Also what is the meaning of the empty liquor bottle on Ko’s table?
3. Ginoza asks Kogami on the boat “Why did you come back? It was our duty to protect Tsunemori” to which Kogami answers something like “For someone else’s sake again.” Does it mean that he came back for Akane? I think so. Ginoza seems to smile a little when he hears this.
4. We already saw the scene where Ko shields Akane from the explosion, but I don’t know exactly what happens afterwards. They say the angle of view is a little erotic (this can also be translated as horny, obscene) LOL
5. When the Peacebreakers attack, Saiga-sensei dies. I think he gets stabbed and then falls over a railing into the depths of the building. Akane tries to save him but he lets go of her hand so that she doesn’t fall with him. Phew! This is going to be hard to watch. No wonder why the Japanese fans cried! When Akane finds his dead body, the one who comforts her is Ginoza. Ko goes after Akira to fight him in a landscape holo room (?) aka that scene with the horse.
6. Now the elevator scene. Akane cries over the death of Saiga but Kogami seems unable to comfort her. Something holds him back (his own grief maybe?) so he just pats her on the shoulder saying something like “Focus on your duty, and cry after everything is over” and Akane says “Yes”. It sounds a bit heartless and reserved, doesn’t it? Why all the drama?
7. Then there’s an interrogation at SAD or PSB headquarters and Kogami gets shot by the arrested Akira whose consciousness was hacked. Ko ends up in the hospital where Akane visits him and finally they talk to each other and come to an agreement. This is very reminiscent of PP1.
8. I was a bit surprised to hear that Akane is invited to Kei’s wedding and that Arata’s dad commits suicide in his car after giving a speech. Really? On the wedding day of his son’s best friend? Did Arata witness this? Holy sh--! At least, I read that Akane followed Arata into the parking lot and perhaps was able to comfort him.
9. Akane leads the operation to stop the Peacebreakers. Before she leaves (gets on the plane?) Kogami is worried and says “Hey, don’t do anything reckless” and she replies “I can’t promise you that, so you better come quickly please.” Is she flirting with him? I think it’s cute and quite self-confident.
10. When Akane is defeated in the fight against the white haired man who points a gun to her head, Kogami rushes to her aid. The plan was to arrest the guy but things went out of hand. Kogami shoots him and then he hugs the injured Akane – yes, that’s what it says in the comments! I can’t wait to see this! I read that Akane says something like “I made Kougami-san kill again” to which he answers “And I will be held accountable for it”. The hug seems to have been a request from director Shiotani, because (as we already know) Akane and Ko won’t see each other for a long time after that.
11. The end is a bit confusing and I’m not sure if I got it right: Kogami is arrested and Akane writes him a letter that is just as emotional as Ko’s letter in PP1. She says that he had a great influence on her life and that she can’t promise him anything. Then she goes off to kill chief Kasei during some public event (?) because Sibyl wants to introduce a new bill that would strip the Ministry of Justice of all authority (?). Akane’s crime coefficient is low because you can’t kill a cyborg. But from the public’s perspective, she’s a killer. She seems to sacrifice herself for the dream of a just society that abides by the law instead of Sibyl’s despotism. Now Sibyl has to judge her. They have to reveal and explain her low CC without looking like idiots. Good luck, Sibyl! Akane seems to have set a precedent in PPP.
12. Kogami goes free and Akane is sent to the isolation facility where she finally breaks down and cries. He promises to pick her up when she is released – and so he does in FI when he finally manages to apologize! Some fans say that even though Kogami’s crimes aren’t punished by law it’s clear from his emotions that Akane’s imprisonment is his punishment. His actions had an impact on others, especially on someone he cherishes and loves. But unlike Kogami who killed out of revenge and violated the law, Akane has committed a crime in order to uphold the law. The Japanese fans cried at the end. Kogami must look pretty miserable! Seems as if Shinkane has a habit of breaking each other’s hearts and ours too, huh? But we know they will reunite in FI, so there’s hope! And who knows what the future holds.
Well, the movie covers many issues: foreign politics, references from the bible, Bifrost, new technology and AI, lots of action and so on. It’s quite exhausting to do research in Japanese as a beginner, so I only focused on the things I wanted to know. In other words: Akane, Kogami, Ginoza and Shinkane! I can’t wait for this movie to be released in my country, although I think it will probably be another year :’(
One last thing: speculations about the nature of the relationship between Akane and Kogami are running wild on social media again but all I can say is that if only a mere 20% of the above is true, then you can’t speak of platonic. Sorry, it’s not possible! There are far too many emotions, far too much awkwardness here that you don’t go through as “just friends”. They’re not a couple, but both of them are probably aware that they could become one if they chose to.
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So...I wanted this to be a one-shot but I think it might end up being a slow burn after all...
Er, I mean, yes, I absolutely intended this to be Chapter 1 of MANY.
ANYWAY
AU BOJERE FANFIC LET'S MM MM GOOOOOO
If you'd told him five years ago that he'd be living in London, he wouldn't have believed it.
London is for rockstars. Models. Hotshot city boys.
Bojan is none of those things.
But he does love people. And excitement.
So maybe it's not so surprising after all.
...OK, so it's a bit less glamorous than he expected. He's working three jobs and sharing a house with four other guys.
Five, if you count that mate of theirs who's always coming over.
Anyway.
He checks his watch. Plenty of time.
He takes one last drag on his cigarette, savouring it, then lets it fall, still smouldering, to the ground, before shoving his hands deep into his pockets and hurrying back inside.
He'll never get used to the British weather.
****
Jere is nervous. This is definitely the right place. Right? He checks his phone again, like he didn't check it a hundred times on the way here. Yep. Definitely the right place. Probably.
It's just...there's no one here.
He can't be the only student on this course, can he?
He hopes not. He still remembers that summer when he had to retake Swedish. He shudders.
But no...wait...those are definitely footsteps echoing down the corridor.
Phew. He won't be doing this all alone after all.
He turns with a smile to see who his classmate is.
****
There's already someone waiting outside the classroom when Bojan gets there. Either they're really keen, or they live so far out that they've learned, as he has, to allow 2 hours to get anywhere in this city. Or both.
He's about to introduce himself when the student thrusts out his arm, grasps his hand firmly and vigorously shakes it, rather faster than Bojan is used to.
"Hellohelloyoualsohereforlanguageclassyesyes? Nooneelsehereyetbut" - he breaks off from shaking Bojan's hand to dig his phone out of his pocket and check it - "Ithinkweinrightplace"
Bojan grins. Yes, he is also here for the language class.
AKA the worst-paid of his three jobs.
****
Jere is gabbling. He knows he is, he can hear he's talking too fast, but honestly he thinks he's doing pretty well getting any actual words out when he's just been confronted with one of the best-looking men he's ever seen.
And Jere considers himself something of an expert.
This guy should consider himself lucky Jere isn't speaking total gibberish actually.
He leans against the wall, which is 100% so he looks cool and casual and definitely not because he suddenly feels weak at the knees.
"So...you new student like me? Or you do this course already some time?"
The other student stifles a laugh for some reason. Jere frowns. Did he accidentally say something weird? Or is...is this guy laughing at his accent? That's pretty rude of him.
...pretty...him.
OK, he needs to focus.
****
This is what he gets for teaching adults, his sister would say, before asking him for the umpteenth time why on earth he doesn't work with kids, he's a natural, she can put in a good word for him with her friend who's a headteacher, he only has to ask-
He doesn't do it because he's a coward, is what he'd tell her.
He'd say it'd be too much to be surrounded by kids all day every day when he still doesn't have any kids of his own.
He really did think he'd have at least one by now.
Anyway, that's what he'd tell her. If he wasn't a coward.
Besides he doesn't really mind being mistaken for a mature student once in a while.
"Actually," he says, taking a key from his pocket and unlocking the classroom door, "I'm the one giving the classes"
****
Of COURSE he is. No wonder he was trying not to laugh.
Although, in Jere's defence, this guy looks way too young to be anyone's teacher, even if he does have a streak of grey in his hair.
Hmm, distinguished.
Focus, Jere.
You're here to learn, remember.
He sighs and follows his new teacher into the classroom, kicking himself every step of the way. Hopefully the rest of the students will arrive before he can make a bigger fool of himself...
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Into, Across and Beyond! Scripting: Another Sonic?
At the beginning of One More Hero's first proper chapter, the other Sonic Tails had found wearily woke up tied up to a pretty unique punching bag in the lab.
Sonic?: What the...?
He saw the Tails of the world he was in.
OMT!Tails: Why do you look like Sonic?!
Sonic?: Because I am Sonic!
OMT!Tails: Then why aren't you dead? Why are your eyes green? Why are you taller? And why is your body, erm… in a slightly different shape?
Sonic? (unamused): Pretty sure you just called me fat.
OMT!Tails: W-What? No I'm not! Are you one of Eggman's clones?
Sonic?: No.
OMT!Tails: Are you a well-done robot?
Sonic?: Please stop it.
OMT!Tails: How about an illusion? (to himself) Can't believe I just said that...
Sonic?: Not even close.
Tails thought a little more about it, coming to a better conclusion.
OMT!Tails: Are you from another dimension? Where things are like the same as this universe but different? And you’re Sonic in that universe? But somehow travelled through to this universe, and you don't know how?
Sonic?: U-Uhhhh, wow. That was a pretty lucky… guess.
OMT!Tails: I learned about it in my open week at my new school.
Sonic?: Quantum physics, right? I’m from the, erm, “Crossover Realm”, you could say.
OMT!Tails: This is amazing! You can finally teach me to become a better hero, just like my Sonic told me to be!
He hopped a bit on the spot in excitement.
CR!Sonic: Yeah, then he died. I’m familiar with that sorta thing. (to himself) Godspeed, Plusverse Sonic…
OMT!Tails simply sighed.
OMT!Tails: Look... I made a promise to him.
CR!Sonic: Alright. Here’s lesson number 1, Tails. Don’t watch the mouth…
He revealed himself to be free of the ropes.
CR!Sonic: Watch the hands.
Sonic kicked the punching bag, causing Tails to get tossed against the wall unharmed and without getting hurt as Sonic went out the window.
OMT!Tails: Where are you going?
CR!Sonic: My guess, me being here is Eggman’s doing, and finding him will help me get back home.
CR!Sonic was about to run off, moments before glitching out and tumbling to the floor.
OMT!Tails: Sonic?!
Tails jumped out the window to where CR!Sonic was.
OMT!Tails: A-Are you alright?
CR!Sonic: No, I’m not!
He got back up.
CR!Sonic: Phew. Okay, seems like my body isn't really fresh with being stranded in the wrong dimension.
OMT!Tails: L-Look, I know this is all strange to you, but you've gotta trust me.
CR!Sonic: Listen, Tails. I don’t have time to become a mentor to an alternate version of my little buddy who has a version of me that’s dead! I have a lot going on in my life right now. Like, a LOT!
OMT!Tails: I g-get that, I really do.
CR!Sonic: Uh-huh, sure you do. Now, Tails, before I got here, did you see some kind of strange crystal Egghead’s been looking for for a while now?
OMT!Tails: The Paradox Prism? Kind of.
CR!Sonic: Goodbye!
Sonic raced off with Tails in pursuit.
OMT!Tails: Hey, wait! You didn't even let me give directions!
CR!Sonic: With the Prism, I can just touch it, get sucked in, find MY dimension, and get back to my life!
OMT!Tails: Ahem! It’s not that simple!
CR!Sonic: And why is that?
OMT!Tails: Rarely anyone even knows what that crystal's capable of. Dunno why it settled in this dimension in particular, either.
CR!Sonic: Oh, and what’s gonna happen? I’m gonna get caught by some council? Hilarious. Now, time to pay the doctor a visit!
CR!Sonic raced away.
OMT!Tails: Council? What’s that all about? Gah! Focus, Tails.
OMT!Tails followed him to one of Green Hill's caves, where the Prism was at, albeit partially damaged.
CR!Sonic: Aaaand… Oh, so THAT’S how I got here! You’ve got to be kidding me!
OMT!Tails: It’s already damaged?! Rats…
CR!Sonic looked back at Tails for a moment.
CR!Sonic: … You’re still a techno-nerd, right?
OMT!Tails: Yeah? Why?
He gave Tails the remains of the Prism.
CR!Sonic: Let's get to work! ‘Cause we're going to a Shatterspace!
OMT!Tails: Wha-? Hey, wait!
Upon returning to Tails’s workshop, the little kitsune had questions in his mind about the Shatterspace. Sonic, on the other hand, was eager to get this show on the road.
OMT!Tails: Right now, I have so many questions. What are we planning to do with this? And what's a ‘Shatterspace’?
CR!Sonic: Places where other worlds like ours are at. Interestingly enough, I ended up in one such Shatterspace where a Sonic existed, like yours, and if I'm lucky, there might as well be other mes out there now, alive or not.
OMT!Tails: There's other universes out there? Woah…
Tails was in awe, while CR!Sonic simply smirked.
CR!Sonic: No, not ‘whoa’! You seriously wanna check out a dimension where Eggy's got a friggin Council ripping off New York City?
OMT!Tails: Sounds like we've got a new adventure on our hands!
CR!Sonic: Don't expect it to last long. Though, depending on how long it'll take for me to find home, it may as well last long… but we've got no time to waste! I need you to build us a ship to get there!
Knuckles could be heard outside, hearing something going on in the workshop.
OMT!Knuckles: What’s going on in there?
OMT!Tails: Huh? Knux is outside!
CR!Sonic: Uh oh!
OMT!Tails: I'll keep him out of the loop as best as possible. In the meantime, focus on getting that ready.
CR!Sonic: Got it!
Sonic went to hide as Tails opened the door to his workshop.
OMT!Knuckles: Hey, Tails!
OMT!Tails: Oh! Hey, Knuckles!
OMT!Knuckles: How are you feeling today?
OMT!Tails: Well, a bit better than yesterday, at least.
OMT!Knuckles: That's good to hear. Sally was just asking after you.
OMT!Tails: Right. I really do want to be around her more, but, erm...
OMT!Knuckles: Some world-saving business you gotta do?
OMT!Tails: Yeah, that's it. Got some temporary dimension-travelling to do, and then I'll be back.
OMT!Knuckles: That's fine, little dude. Just stay safe out there, alright?
OMT!Tails: Will do! I'll call you if there's anything I need help with.
OMT!Knuckles: Well, see you later!
He gave Tails an affectionate head-rub before he headed off.
CR!Sonic: Is he gone?
OMT!Tails: Yeah.
CR!Sonic: Well, better get started on building that machine to get us to the Shatterverse.
OMT!Tails: Right!
The two got started, and were soon done preparing a special aircraft for Shatterverse travel, with the Paradox Prism fragment powering it.
OMT!Tails: Phew! All done. This is more complicated than I thought.
CR!Sonic: Alright, let’s get this show on the road!
The pair got the aircraft started up for their travels.
OMT!Tails: Do you know how to work this?
CR!Sonic: Long story.
OMT!Tails: Likely we're gonna need something to travel through this "Shatterverse" safely.
CR!Sonic: We'll figure it out as we go. Now, let's do it to it!
A portal opened up to let them through, and off they went!
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Tales of Hearts Complete Guide: Mutsumi Inomata+Hideo Baba interview
Shing’s hair was going to be white?!
When were you requested to work on this title?
Inomata: It was first brought up when I was still doing work on “Tales of Innocence,” if I recall correctly. At the time, Baba told me “I’d like you on the team for the next title, too,” and I was surprised (laughs). It was a bit hard trying to switch gears while still working on Innocence.
Baba: Inomata’s always given details about basic things like the character’s hairstyle to start, but since we needed to focus on balancing the designs with Innocence’s, we had a bit of trouble working with everyone’s hair color.
Inomata: Yes. The hair color of a character is always a good starting point in coming up with a design, after all. Since the protagonist of Innocence has white hair, at first, I had Shing’s be white too. I thought to myself, “Can I keep giving protagonists white hair like this?” but since the protagonist for Innocence’s design was already completed, I thought first come, first serve and changed Shing’s. When I showed Shing’s design to Baba for approval, he said we should change it anyway.
Baba: There’s a lot to consider when it comes down to the balance between character designs in a title. For instance, with Kohaku and Hisui, we looked back at Leon and Rutee’s designs from “Tales of Destiny,” and agreed that siblings should have the same hair color.
Inomata: Kohaku originally had lighter hair. I think I changed it two or three times. I thought since I changed Shing’s hair color, I needed to revise everyone else’s, too. When I went to color her sketches for the first time, I looked back at my notes again and saw “black” written down. I thought this was a mistake and looked it over again, but that was from the newest set of notes on her. I thought, “Phew, I almost colored her in white,” and went on to color her in black… but it turns out I really hadn’t meant to color it black. When I’d finished though, I thought that it suited her better than expected, and so that’s what we settled on. In the end, I’m happy with that decision.
Sketches Inomata drew the day of the interview.
Baba: In the end, I think we did end up revising her three times to get everything right. I’m sure it was stressful for Inomata.
How the characters came to be
When coming up with designs, what kinds of things do you give Inomata to work off of?
Baba: From the very start, we give her a document detailing things such as the character’s role in the party, their strengths, height, weight, and general personality traits.
Inomata: When I begin drawing, I always think to myself, “How does this character think, how do they act,” and base my impressions of them off that. I find things such as the basic design notes, excerpts from the script and quotes of the characters very helpful, though there are cases when I can’t get a hold of those (laughs). I then draw out my image of them, while keeping in mind the way they interact with the world around them. There are times when I feel my image is off though, and I do revisions before sending things in for approval.
When you meet for the first time, how much is settled on?
Inomata: The first thing I decide on is always the character’s hair colors and how to distinguish them from each other. This time around, each character had a unique piece of armor in the form of their Soma, so I had to consider what form that’d take in for each character. From there, I need confirmation on their proportions. I’ve worked on plenty of Tales titles prior to this, but each time, meetings are always helpful in order to nail those proportions down.
Baba: The proportions are quite unique in this title. Since the Soma’s are for battle purposes, we had a separate designer draft out ideas beforehand, but Inomata proposed a lot of ideas of her own too.
Inomata: By that, he means I was relatively free to go crazy with the designs. I went with the flow, and worked knowing that they’d critique them if they needed to.
Baba: With Kunzite, he originally had a ton of limbs and it was amusing. He also was more spherical; a lot of ideas got thrown out for him.
Inomata: His old design was different. He had a lot more armor on him, but it seemed hard to move around in and it wasn’t easy to see on the screen, so we changed it. We gave him katars on his arms, and four limbs summoned from his Soma that sprouted from his shoulders. That was hard to see on screen too so we ended up scrapping it. There were a lot of issues when it came to how he’d use his artes, too. At first we were going to make him more mechanical, until we decided he should look more human like. We removed the armor on the lower half of his body so it’d be easier to see his movements.
Baba: Inomata’s worked on the series for a long time, so she’s really good at making designs that work well in 2D, such as being able to showcase the character’s personalities and even having their traits be on full display in small pixel art and battles.
Inomata’s world in CG
This title has a CG version as well, so what struggles did that place on you?
Inomata: Back when I started designing Shing, I didn’t know they’d planned on making a CG version of the game. At first I wondered if I should back up and draw thinking about how things would work in CG, but I ended up deciding that I was asking too much of myself, so I ended up designing them without thinking about it too much.
Baba: We thought that if she knew we were going to make a CG version, she’d adjust her designs to accommodate for it, but we weren’t willing to sacrifice her unique style of designing Tales characters in order to get that from her. In the end we just let the CG team adjust her designs to work for it.
Inomata: I’ve seen the finished CG models, and there’s parts of the outfits that are colored differently from the anime and pixel art renditions of the designs, and other parts stand out more due to how simple the designs are. If I’d known a CG version was going to be made, I would’ve given the characters more accessories and parts to their outfits.
How did you feel when you saw the series’ very first CG cutscenes?
Inomata: The first time I saw them was before revisions were made to them, so rather than enjoying them, I was studying it to point out where to make amends to things. Not so much the animations of it, but the actual models of the characters and their clothes.
Baba: That’s true. With the anime style, we can just use your colors as a base, but with the CG models they needed to focus more on the textures of the clothes. We needed Inomata to tell us what kind of texture the clothes were.
Feelings as she was drawing
Please tell us who your favorite character is.
Inomata: I love Kohaku a lot. I’d been itching to draw her ever since I first drafted her out.
Baba: Inomata drew a lot of sketches of the character’s expressions prior to drawing their full body portraits. Her expressions for Kohaku were really good, they were so cute and emotional. She also had a lot of leg showing… As a man, I wasn’t sure where to look (laughs).
Inomata: I drew her in a miniskirt at first, but then backtracked and gave her a jumpsuit instead. She moves around a lot during battle and a skirt would’ve been bad.
Baba: My favorite part of Inomata’s designs are the eyes, I’d say. So much of the character’s personalities and traits are shown in the way she draws them. Like Beryl has cute, big, feminine eyes, while Kohaku’s are girly and Innes’ are more of a woman’s. They’re all so unique. Whenever I receive her drawings, I always look over the whole thing of course, but my eyes are immediately drawn to the character’s eyes.
Inomata: The eyes really are important. Despite how small the head is, I always end up taking such a long time to color it…
Baba: I agree that it’s important. The creation process really does require the entire heart in order to perfect things. We always keep in mind her thoughts when designing the character as well as our own ambitions with them, in order to make each and every one the best we can.
Please tell us how you feel when you see the characters for the first time.
Baba: I’d say I’m always overwhelmed and delighted with the little touches Inomata puts into the characters. Kohaku in particular was exactly what I had envisioned! I’m always very pleased.
A message to the fans
Please give a closing message to the readers.
Baba: The Tales series has tackled the theme of “coexistence” many times throughout the years, so of course that was implemented in Hearts too. On top of this we went with the theme of “hearts” for the game, and mind you this is the plural version rather than just “heart.” There’s a reason behind this. I hope that after you finish the game, you’ll take a moment to think about your friends, family, or just the people that you hold close to your heart and think about the bonds and love you have for them. The staff all put a lot of love in care into making this game, so I hope you’ll enjoy it to the fullest.
Inomata: Since it’s a handheld title, I hope you’ll be able to play it anywhere you go. However, the game having two versions makes it a little hard to choose which one to play through… The cutscenes are gorgeous in both anime and CG form, so I hope you enjoy them both. Play it lots!
Comments from the producer, Baba
The reason for the “hearts” theme
Games in the Tales series always have a set theme to them, so we wanted to send a message to our players who were looking forward to this one, and to cheer them on in their daily lives.
The main reason we went for “hearts” as the theme was because this game is a wholehearted story about living alongside others and doing your best with one another. I feel like in the modern world, the emotional ties people share with one another have been fading more and more. Take your friends or coworkers for instance. There’s a lot of cases where you think you understand someone, but in reality you don’t get them or how they feel deep down at all. You may get along, but you don’t know what kind of person you are to them, or how much they actually need you in their life. That’s why we put all of this into a story, about not feeling alone, and the importance of sharing your feelings with one another and coming to accept people no matter what.
Response to the CG Movie Edition
When it comes to selling a CG Movie Edition, we reflected on our pasts as humans as well as what would be innovative and fresh to the franchise. For better or worse, the Tales series has always relied on its anime style cutscenes, so we got comments about “Why must you try something new?” However, I think if we can create this the way we have intended, people will come to love the CG version as well. I think there’s people out there who only want Tales to be anime, while there must also be people willing to try out a CG version of the game. We ultimately just want people to play Tales of Hearts for the RPG aspect, so we wanted to give players the choice of which version to play.
Future business plans
We have to cherish the traditions and DNA that makes the Tales franchise what it is, and we plan on doing this going forward as well. However, I think such a bright future is something we really will have to fight to earn. We have to protect the essence of the franchise as it has been while also trying out new and exciting ideas. We’re currently thinking about new game systems, new scene productions, new character types, and new battle systems for our future titles. We hope you will all watch over us and give feedback as we try out new things while respecting the past of the franchise. Our next title might just blow you away!
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driver move talk below cut! (I've had to censor some anons bc phew I do not want that heat babes)
posting this one first bc these are precisely my sentiments <3 I think Lando might be in Vietnam as well ?? Martin is there and Lando was supposed to visit there and it would crack me up if Oscar was on his run and Lando's on the other side of the planet but neither of them care bc this news is just so insane.
gotta focus on the fun stuff bc I don't think I've fully processed today at all babe!!
I STILL CANNOT FATHOM HOW THIS IS HAPPENING OR WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE ANON I JUST CAN'T
and why announce this now ?? all I can think is that it was so close to being scooped by an outlet that they had to get ahead of it bc absolutely none of this was planned well at all
B A B E even if you're not a Carlos fan don't do him like that by comparing him to Otmar !!
and all Oscar is gonna think abt this is 'ahhhh chrisd, fahckin Soainz is gonna be eyven more of a damn dohg afteuh theis malahkee'
I'm sorry to censor you anon and I respect you have your own opinion but I'll get the grief for posting it !!
daaaaaaamn, so this is what Ferrari does huh?
like I am so glad I started out sports fandom in hockey bc the trades could be absolutely brutal sometimes and you could never bother getting too attached to a friendship since one of them could literally be sent across the country - even in the middle of a game.
I was trying to give them the benefit of the doubt that maybe someone was threatening to scoop the story but if they were fine treating Vettel like that... yikes
I can totally see the schadenfreude abt the former principal omg - but I doubt Carlos had much to do w forcing Seb out apart from jumping at the chance to drive for Ferrari. I get that this is prob mostly jokes but I feel like the common enemy of Ferrari needs to remain the target !
anon how can Mark be having a good day when Prize Twink Jenson declares his crush on Fernando - Mark is grinding his teeth, breaking a Sky Sports tablet in his big hands and ... yea probably also plotting Oscar's career ascent
yeaaaaaa anon I'm sorry but I'll never buy into the 'charlos is pure PR stuff' these are real businesses and if driver bromances were so important then they wouldn't do what they've done today lol. charlos is on par w carlando for corporate-condoned publicity appeal so if it was nothing but PR then they'd have arranged a joint video/joint statement video by now and made sure to hang onto those fans the way McLaren did w Carlos and Daniel.
and like, to imagine that Carlos and Charles are such good actors all this time is hysterical. I'm not being mean here anon I just truly can't accept that even half of their chemistry is wholly planned and contrived.
listen, everyone except Oscar (bless his innocent unpretending little heart) recognizes that their relationships to other drivers play a worthwhile role in their own image and PR and that bromances = publicity. Carlos and Lando aren't even as close as Lando and Max V but carlando took off and stayed so popular that they'd be idiots to not keep bringing it up and capitalizing on things like Singapore and the driver parades. they are absolutely great friends! all of the easy friendliness you see is legit! but the fake gay flirting and the over the top bantering is solely for the benefit of us fans lol. it's the exact same dynamic with Lando and Daniel. they're very much friends, but they do exactly the same banter and handsy stuff as carlando. it's nothing sinister or calculating.*
so do Carlos and Charles do the same thing for the benefit of fan engagement and their own brands as drivers? oh hell yes they do lol. does it mean they aren't actually friends or that they have no real chemistry or it's all some ice cold arrangement involving Ferrari? alfgaslgflafg NO. if anything the fact that they've stayed so naturally warm and friendly in all their publicity work despite what their own ahem social circles may be stirring up online and in the media is proof that they aren't having to work at their chemistry very hard.
and like... Ferrari of all teams ?? does not need a charlos bromance - or any bromance - for shit. the biggest legacy team in F1 - and an Italian team at that - couldn't give a fuck if their two drivers are friends or what they get up to when they're not in the car as long as it's not flagrantly illegal. they want points, then wins, then championships. the name Ferrari alone is their PR.
and it is totally everyone's right to feel how they want to about drivers but for me personally I just do not engage in stanning or pretending that any F1 driver is pure as driven snow when it comes to forwarding their own career. it's as cutthroat as you can get out there and they've all tested the track limits of what's technically fair or above board in their search for a WDC.
*are McLaren PR and media teams clearly less interested in Oscar than Carlos or Daniel bc Oscar won't ham himself up and is so singularly incapable of faking it around Lando that he often just stands/sits there sometimes and watches Lando with his mouth open? yes. do I hope they realize that we find his dynamic w Lando charming and sweet even without the bromance stuff? yes.
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What are your favourite kinks to write for 4433? 🤔
oohh !!
links are all my works that have the kink mentioned (most of it is Racing Heartbeats and it's very much not in order lmao)
prefacing this by saying i have very little kinks i don't like, and that kinks i won't mention here are probably because i haven't written/read them with the kink yet.
also a headcanon i have: lewis might be the one to have had more partners and a broader sexual experience due to that, i think max is the kinky one of the two. he's either done that before, or he wants to try it out and lewis is 100% game.
first thing that comes to mind is that sir lewis hamilton has a nipple kink. you just know this man loves to get his nipples played with and played with until he's keening and whining.
max has a choking kink, because i feel like he's a tall man that continuously wants to take up as little space as he can and getting choked is a way for him to feel small.
i love writing any character as verse bc i can imagine them both on their knees and begging and also ordering around and spanking the shit out of the other.
obvious note goes to hate sex (trope is made for them) marking (hickeys/spanking/etc), face-fucking, edging, hair pulling, butt plugs, dirty talk, rimming, sexting, exhibitionism (esp when they're secret relationship), fingering, a bit of roleplay and orgasm control/denial.
a tad more challenging but also a lot of fun to write is sensory deprivation: blindfolds, for instance. i love writing the characters focus on one thing because they can't use another. focus on the sounds and the smells because they can't see.
gotta write more handcuffs/shibari/spreader bars and other kinds of bondage and suspension related kinks.
also gotta write more lingerie/dress up. i think lewis would Definitely own a few leather-outfit things or maybe even lingerie and would Definitely wear that under his baggy outfits and max would definitely Not be normal about that. but i think i gotta figure out what kind of lingerie/leather outfits i like on a man before i can convincingly write anyone being attracted to it.
honorary mention to my beloved subspace kink. i love it when the sub's just completely Out Of It due to everything.
phew okay so yeah quite a lot of them! and there's soon gonna be a blood play fic as well. but that's all for later. i loved answering this question, thank you anon!! <3
#Anonymous#4433#kink talk#ya girl is going to a kink convention in a few months so maybe i'll get inspired and write a whole lot more afterward.#zhalia’s lil’ chit chat
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okay phew I have worked steadily from 7:45-2 and have gotten… well… not a lot of concrete stuff done BUT a lot of important big-picture thinking and planning for the year. here’s what I have done:
I gave C final feedback on our flyers
I spent hours synthesizing notes from a zillion faculty meetings and really thinking about what big-picture infrastructure needs seem to be emerging here. I also started to sort those needs into different tiers/levels—like what are the easy wins my team can achieve this year that will make people’s lives a little better vs. what are the bigger projects that are going to require partnering with lots of different people/groups and will take longer but are really important vs. what are the huge institutional or culture-level structural issues that are going to take many years to address (and are totally unlike any problems I’ve tackled in the past!!!) but could have massive positive impact if we can make even a little progress towards them. then within the tiers I’m trying to organize things further like what is most urgent or what’s a heavier vs. easier lift + who can I lean on to help me figure out various things. this is a work in progress obv but I feel like my role is finally starting to come into focus for me in a way that is REALLY exciting. I love the work so much!!!!!! I am so excited to be doing it!!!!!!!!! I can still feel my inexperience and I know I have a ton to learn about how these massive projects unfold in this institutional context… but also I am starting to see I could be quite good at it if I’m really putting in the time and building the relationships and learning the work inside and out. I’m excited!!!!!
I broke the seal on a task I’ve been delaying because it makes me nervous (emailing people to ask if they’ll serve on my steering committee). I started with the nicest people so hopefully I get some yeses before I move onto the people who might be a harder sell
I emailed a bunch of people that other people connected me with so I can start scheduling my next big wave of meetings
okay okay. NOW WHAT. I had hoped to finish the website and the getting-started guide but those might get shunted to friday now. or hmm let’s see I might go into work really early tomorrow and try to get in a couple hours of sustained work before I lose the entire day to welcome week events. here’s what I think I’ll do now:
2-2:15 brief scroll break then get dressed
2:15-3:30 pick up paint + do ON, EL returns
swatch paint then shower & eat a late lunch
look at the website draft one more time and decide if there are any pieces I can delegate to my PM—I think I’ve done enough of the heavy lifting that I can pass it on to someone else to finish without feeling guilty
MAYBE look at the research guide but I have a feeling I won’t want to lol so I absolve myself of having to do that. if I WANTED I could send one more steering committee invite but tbd
then liz is coming over and we’re going to make dinner and hang out!!!
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♱ DIABOLIK LOVERS: Haunted Dark Bridal ー Sakamaki Ryuuto | Dark 07 ♱
⌜ Scene: Abandoned Wing ⌟
― Yui walks through the halls ―
Yui: Oh no…
Wasn’t my room just up this way? I could’ve sworn…
( It seems I really am lost again… This place is a labyrinth! )
( I only wanted to go for a walk, and it’s far too dark outside to be wandering the garden at this hour… But look where it got me… )
Haah… How did I get so turned around?
Whatsmore…
― Yui accidentally walks straight into a spiderweb ―
…!
Kyaaa!!
― She fumbles, falling backwards ―
Yui: O-Ow…
( Gross…! How did I not see that spiderweb ahead of me? )
( Although, now that I think about it, how did I not notice just how many there are!? There must be hundreds of spiders here…! )
Almost like… this place has been untouched for years.
( There’s no way my room was down this way… )
Oh dear… Maybe I should retrace my steps?
― A door creaks open up ahead ―
Yui: E-Eh…!?
( Did that door just open by itself!? )
…Hello?
R-Ryuuto…san…?
― Yui slowly approaches the door ―
… …
I-I’m coming in… okay?
― She enters ―
Yui: … …
( Looks like there’s no one after all… )
Woah…!
( This place… It’s spotless! Not a speck of dust or a single cobweb anywhere, even though the hallway is the complete opposite! )
Someone really took it upon themselves to care for this room alone?
( Why would someone focus on only one room…? )
… …
Ah! There’s a portrait here of some woman…
( She’s very beautiful. Could this be her bedroom? )
( You know? I can almost see Ryuuto in her… I wonder who she is? If I could only get a closer look―― )
― Yui’s accidentally knocks something over. ―
Yui: Not again…!
…Phew. It didn’t break!
( A…necklace? )
( It must belong to the woman in the painting… I must have knocked it off the dresser here, with all the other jewellery. )
( They’re all so pretty, and expensive looking…! Why are they just left out like this? )
( The jewel on this one reminds me of that brooch Ryuuto-san wears… It’s the same dark purple stone. Maybe it’s a collection? )
Although… I wonder what someone like me would look wearing this…
Maybe I’ll just try it on very quickly, then leave?
― Yui’s heart suddenly thuds. ―
…!
Uu… My heart…!
???: 「ーー Get out. Leave! Listen to me! 」
Yui: ( There’s that voice again! )
( I don’t understand… any of this. That voice… )
Haah…
Maybe I should just go lie down, instead?
Ryuuto: Or, maybe, you should leave what isn’t yours alone.
Yui: Eek…!
― Ryuuto appears in front of her. ―
Ryuuto: Just what possessed you to come in here and touch what doesn’t belong to you!? The door was locked for a reason…!
Yui: R-Ryuuto…san!
I didn’t mean to intrude…! The door was already open!
Ryuuto: Liar!
― He strikes her and she collapses, the necklace breaking. ―
Limited V Edition/Grand Edition Roses:
“Doing things of your own free will? You’re more of handful than I had originally hoped for. But no matter. This sort of behaviour can be worked out of you with a little bit of time, effort, and a whole lot of technique, fufu.”
Yui: O-Ouch…!
( Ryuuto-san… slapped me! )
Ryuuto: … …
That…
Yui: ( Oh no… the necklace, I must have dropped it when I fell… It’s shattered… )
― Ryuuto approaches, his foot stomping on her hand. ―
Yui: Kuh…! Th-That hurts…!
Ryuuto-san…
━─┉┈◈ Selection ◈┈┉─━
❈ I’m sorry! ⎨M⎬
Yui: I’m sorry…! I didn’t mean to drop it!
Ryuuto: And yet, there it lies. Broken.
Just what am I to do with you? You think an apology holds any worth in a situation like this, do you? Good grief…
Yui: Wait! I’m sure it’s still salvageable! Look…!
( There is that scary look of his again…! Oh no… )
❈ That’s karma! ⎨S⎬
Yui: I didn’t mean to do this, but…
This sort of stuff happens when your actions come back to bite you!
Ryuuto: Are you supposing this has something to do with ‘karma’!? Do you even hear yourself right now, with the ridiculous things you’re saying?
Yui: ( He looks really, really angry! I should have been more careful… )
Uu… I-I’m sure it can be put back together…!
━━─┉┈┈◈◉◈┈┈┉─━━
Yui: I can see all the pieces.
They’re all here, see? If we collect them, w-we can put them back together!
Ryuuto: Do you think you can get away breaking someone else’s property by proposing to repair it!? Not only that, but trespassing like this…
Who on earth do you think you are, sifting through someone else’s belongings?
…Although, could this be the first signs of――
――No. It’s still far too early.
Yui: … …
― Ryuuto kneels down to Yui. ―
Yui: ( He’s really scary up close…! )
I-I’ll pick the beads up…
Ryuuto: You’re not to touch anything else in here.
In fact, if I so much as catch scent of you in this room again, the last thing you will have to worry about is my fangs. You have been warned…
Now, get out of my sight; Pick yourself up from the floor and get some ice for that hand at once… Unless you want it to leave an unsightly bruise.
Yui: Y…Yes…
( Why is he so cruel over one little accident…? I can’t understand Ryuuto-san, at all! )
⌜Monologue⌟
ーーHis words are always laced with venom,
No matter how eloquently he puts them, they always sting so deeply.
Yet I can’t help but feel drawn to him in this strange, strange situation.
Although he mocks and scolds me, he claims it’s all for my own good.
I can’t even begin to comprehend why he does all this, but something about his gaze, it’s far too familiar(身に覚えのある)…
Perhaps it’s better if I don’t try to understand him this mysterious man… If I can even call him that and not what he is:
A Vampire.
Even so, he has yet to properly suck my blood. And something within me...
It’s awaiting (待つ) that first time.
✥ TO BE CONTINUED ✥
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soft asks 18, 24 😊
Thank you for asking! (list of questions)
18. do you still love stuffed animals?
I've never been big on them, actually, AFAIK - though I have to say, I don't remember a lot of my childhood anyway. I was just talking with my wife today about how I had a stuffed racoon as a kid, named Pascal, which at some point met its demise in the dryer (he managed the washer okay, but the dryer's heat was too much). I honestly don't even remember if I was upset or not - that is how much of my childhood memories are lost. I guess probably I was, but I simply do not know.
Today I *have* a few stuffies, and if I feel really bad, I hug them - but those are extreme situations, that don't happen very often. I like stuffies nevertheless, hence why I have them, but they're more of a decorative thing than for cuddles.
24. what’s something you do to de-stress?
I answered a similar question, "what calms you down", just now, and that covers most of it. Beyond that, my main de-stressing go-to is: CAN I DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS?
And the answer is No so often.
Like, US politics. They stress me out so badly, but I cannot do anything about them! So I:
unfollow almost all news accounts on SocMed; I get my news via two reputable sources' RSS feeds, one national one local, and even on those I:
block key words, names, phrases that I just don't want to see because it upsets me, I can't change it, and it won't influence my behavior (boycotting, voting) - there is no point letting all that shit drag me down every day when all these things apply. I don't need to wreck my mental health for the sake of "bearing witness" - that's for like the international press, for governments and NGOs, for accountability. Not for individual people whose mental health cannot handle all that shitfuckery that's going on. (I LOVE XKit's "Block This Post" feature and use it very liberally.)
I also unfollow users/accounts who reblog too much upsetting stuff - this is less about specific key words to mute, and more about how some people tend to look at things, and therefore reblog things that fit into that worldview. Some people are really angry, for example, and reblog a lot of angry stuff, or put angry tags - I'm not about that. I don't want my Tumblr time to make me angry. I have enough anger within me already anyway.
focus on those things that I *can* do something about. As in, I try to only reblog political stuff if there's actual advice, links, etc. on *what to do*, such as mutual aid links, instructions on how to contact a representative etc. And outside of social media, I have a few matters that are dear to my heart which I donate towards, and I have pretty solid voting stances, and beyond that I try very hard not to care.
(side note: I will NOT reblog anything that tries the "why is no one talking about" or "if you care, you MUST reblog" or "I dare you to reblog" or other emotional blackmail route of engagement. I hate it, on a visceral level; my care, my compassion, is a very finite resource, which I have to be very very guarded with, and this is the single quickest way to turn me off of that specific matter, no matter how good of a matter it might otherwise be. Hard fucking pass, goodbye.)
Phew! That got long! But yeah, I've been pretty passionate and diligent about this in the past few years; caring too much got me into a big mental health crisis in 2022, and so I *have* to be more mindful about it. I don't want to go off social media completely, because I have friends here and it brings me joy, but I do adhere closely to the above rules.
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Phew, okay - so pending shadows and highlights, and colors are likely to be tweaked at least a little (except for the baby in the middle; heckin' PERFECT!), but this is the first new ground broken in a while for my Fakemon project (with redesigns of old concepts being the art-production focus up until now). @v@;
Part of the excitement of revamping an old project is embracing new possibilities... and with that creative liberty, things have entirely spiraled out of control and now the region is based on a mashup of concepts (including but not limited to Post-Apocalyptic Cottagecore) rather than any real-world location.
In addition, the player is the only human in the setting — and to avoid drawing unwanted attention — can disguise themselves as a 'mon! These are your 3 options, which each align with a given "deity" (read: Mythical/Lesser-Legendary) you choose.
Rambles under the cut if you're as interested in the concept/process as I am!
Aside from signature accent colors and modified/added features of your chosen savior and one personal apparel-item, these are based on mutated variants of canon single-stage Pokémon. While these are super-derivative, I had fun with the concepts!
Each base is changed in type which the new designs reflect. Kecleon took on a Bug-Psychic typing; Indeedee became an Ice-Fairy type; and Heracross became an Electric-Ghost type.
Heracross changed the most of the 3, shrinking considerably and "hollowing out" to an extent, with the flakier texture of its altered carapace allowing for friction/contact-electrification to help generate current. Heracross was also the most-thought-out in terms of a Pokemon mutating to survive in a post-fallout setting; the others were just designed around reinforcing the themes/motifs of the deities I associated them with. ^^;
That said, the deities each have a theme that is reflected in the 'mon-avatar you can adopt through them. Let's go over each, respective to their avatar above, from left to right:
~ Celebi is coded as "The Illuminator", which is why a Psychic type is attributed to you as a mutant-Kecleon, and is the ideal choice if your priority in the "game" is exploration, discovery and mystery/problem-solving.
~ Suicune is coded as "The Protector/Rescuer", and I chose Fairy because out of the supernatural-leaning types, it felt most thematically appropriate. Despite mutant-Indeedee's primary ice-typing, the path associated with Suicune is about the gentle, cozy vibes, warmth and compassion, rewarding those who want to find comfort in rebuilding.
~ Victini is coded as "The Champion", and Ghost-typing was assigned via process of elimination, as I knew I wanted a "mystical" secondary typing for each (though that did make the conceptualization extra fun - deciding that mutant-Heracross attained this 'ghastly' subtype out of sheer tenacity, refusing to 'properly' die. XD). Even though the Heracross species is a tiny shell of its former self, it has lived to fight another day with newfound power, so it follows that this is the primary option if you prefer combat in gameplay!
I'm kind of invested in the hypothetical story now... as even though you assume a Pokémon form (at least while you're awake), you can still befriend a "starter" Pokémon out of 3 options (this is decided when you pick where in the "region" you want to start the game, with your options being the Cottage Zone, the Meadow Zone and the Twilight Zone); this First Friend will likely eventually find out that you're NOT a Pokémon, and that's when things will get interesting — because there's a reason you're hiding the fact that you're human, and there's a reason there are no other humans around...
#fakemon#mutated variant#hypothetical region that is absolutely never happening in an official published capacity
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Tojoctober Day 15 - Trash
(Chikyuu wa mawari hi wa nobori)
Alt title is from 24-Hour Cinderella
Majima gets stuck in a trash can. Help comes from a really weird place.
(no spoilers!)
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Oh, god damn it.
Majima wriggles around where he is. Or at least, attempts to wriggle. He can’t really move much. His legs are bent up over his head, and his arms are wedged… somewhere, he isn’t sure where. He can feel his tanto poking him in the side. He’s been in more uncomfortable positions, but this is just embarrassing, even for Goro Majima standards.
Part of him wonders why he’s even in this thing in the first place. He initially thought of climbing in here to surprise Saejima into a fight or scare the shit out of a family member of the clan, but now his brain is running too fast for his liking and he can’t focus on anything concrete. His feet are probably about 2 inches from his ass, his hand is bent backwards, and he is really glad he can’t see himself right now.
Light creeps through at him, and Majima shuts his eye, anticipating something really gross being thrown onto his face. But nothing happens.
“Can I help you?”
Majima opens his eye and looks up at the source of the noise. There's someone looking back at him.
Ok, maybe this is actually worse.
The man looking at him looks decently young, at least compared to Majima. His black hair styled in a really messy part frames his brown eyes and sharp features. From his weird angle, Majima could see he was wearing a white shirt and a slick black leather jacket that was open at the front. The look he was giving him was one of both confusion and wariness. Ya know, now that I think about it, the view could be worse. Majima thinks to himself.
“So uh… Why the hell are you in a trash can?”
“Haw?” Majima makes the only sound that comes to mind. Great, not only is cutie over here staring at me like I did somethin wrong, he’s askin me why I got myself stuck???
“Listen. I don’t wanna go into it. Can ya… help?” Majima manages to get some words out, moving the trash can around as much as he’s able to.
“Uh… sure. What do you need me to do?”
“Hmmm….” the younger man’s brow creases, while Majima decides a bit of sleuthing is what he deserved right now. However, he could barely tell what this guy even did for a living. At least, he looked like a civilian, from what he could see. But in his eyes, Majima could sense this guy had seen some shit.
Majima ponders the question for a second. How the hell was he going to get out of here? He tries to consider his positioning to no avail.
“I can’t really see myself right now… what looks best?”
“This might work… I just hope I’m strong enough.”
Majima feels the sensation of being lifted into the air, and then begins to tilt. This lasts for a few seconds before he hears “Woah oh!” and he unceremoniously falls onto his side.
“Augh!” Majima cries out, as something hits him straight in the ass. He’s unsure if it’s his foot, or something in the trash can he forgot to move, or what. This is not a good day.
“Shit, sorry. Here, hold on.”
He feels the trash can stop rolling, then he’s tilted once again. His feet find purchase on concrete. I guess they weren't near my ass...but then what was?
“Do you think that’ll help?” the guy's voice is a bit more muffled than before, distracting Majima from his ass.
Somehow, his feet being level does make Majima feel like he’s more in control. It's a bit darker, but the situation feels a bit more manageable now that there's only 2 compromised limbs.
“Wait, lemme see…”
Majima contorts his arm, and gets it shoved between his legs. Maybe not the best position, but it’s not as tight. He moves his other arm flat against his back.
“Can ya lift this thing offa me?”
“Yeah, here.” Majima feels his prison begin to slowly rise off of him. Majima rises along with it, slowly moving his body to be upright. His arms move to the top of the can, and assists in pushing the can off fully.
“Phew! Freedom at last. Thank ya…”
Majima’s words trail off as he finally gets a full glance at his helper. His slim, athletic build is something Majima wishes he could have. Part of him wants to see him in a fight, but the last thing he needed to do was weird out a guy who saw it in good conscience to help.
Damn, he really is cute. Not my type, necessarily, but wow.
“What’s yer name, kid?”
“Yagami. I’m a detective.”
For some reason, the name turns a cog in Majima’s brain, but he’s not sure from where. Maybe the news? Someone in the clan? He ignores it for now
“Well, Yagami-kun, thanks for the help. Ya didn’t need to do somethin like that.”
“Nonsense. Part of my job is to help others, and help those who get overlooked by the law. You’re no exception.”
Majima is about to open his mouth to ask how Yagami realized he was a yakuza, but then remembers both his appearance and the Tojo crest make him easily stick out. At the same time, Yagami’s words strike a chord within him, and he feels his heart both sink with grief and rise with hope.
“The Tojo Clan isn’t that scary to me. Even if you’re unrelated, I want to help when I can.”
“When’d ya get so sentimental, Yagami-kun?”
“Honestly?” Yagami looks off into the distance. “I’m not so sure.”
“Well…” Majima lets his softer tone kick in, “I’ma bit more at peace, now I know that there are more people like ya within this world. Makes life worth living, ya know?”
Yagami chuckles, a small redness flushing his cheeks, “Thank you…” he stares blankly at Majima.
“Majima.”
A smile graces Yagami’s face, and Majima finds it so hard not to see a resemblance to someone else. “Thank you, Majima-san. That’s wonderful to hear. Take care.”
Yagami turns on his heel with a wave, and walks away. Majima watches him go. In the distance, he vaguely sees Yagami look at his phone, and then sprint into the city.
Wonder what got the guy so worked up? Majima ponders, then shrugs his shoulders, puts the trash can back in place, and wanders away.
Yagami, a local detective? Hm… I’ll keep the guy in mind.
#yakuza#ryu ga gotoku#yagami takayuki#majima goro#tojoctober#about time I wrote from Majima's perspective#let Yagami into the main series your honor#hm.... I wonder why Yagami ran off so fast?#it's wild how close the two series hover and they barely intersect#from what i've seen though that might change... and that has me so excited!!!#i have no idea how i'm gonna write tomorrow's post... but maybe get the tissues ready guys :)
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Well -- OKAY THEN. In THIS edition of “everyone is a bitch-ass hypocrite” -- Double Savage, episode 8 thoughts:
1) Win intimately reconciles with (a clearly messed-up, clearly vengeful, do not go near her) Rung, even though Rung categorizes herself as a criminal, as Win says he’ll love her no matter what,
2) At the same time, Win CONTINUES to condemn Korn for HIS being a “criminal,” weak ass,
3) Win CONTINUES to think that he’ll be able to “put the bad people away” without using his HEAD (until the very end of the episode, thank gawd) as to who exactly the bad people are (which we can surmise at this point that Rung knows, too),
4) The PO-POs continue to be hypocrites for turning a blind eye to Ah’s operation because of RANKS (?!) and moolah (more on this in a sec)*,
5) Let me argue for a sec that Korn himself is also being a touch hypocritical, in that he’s being portrayed as someone who knows the way of the world, and still wants his tight circle to not get involved in his business, which like, homey, impossible at this point, because you kept/keep showing up to places and seeing all your old people, and
6) Rung herself is a hypocrite for blaming Korn’s family for her fate, because, GURL, DID YOU FORGET THAT YOU WERE THE ONE TO HOP IN THE OG DRUG VAN? ACCOUNTABILITY!!! And now you’re selling drugs to Pea/Satang! Good lord!
PHEW. In other words, very many people are being bitch-asses in this show at this point. Sounds very New Siwaj-y, if you’ll let me project.
All that being said. I found out an answer to a question that I’ve long had, which is that Li doesn’t work, and was always expected to live at home, which I think is still a fascinating slice of Thai/Thai-Chinese culture that I need to know more about. And the way in which the patriarchal expectations of Win fall on his shoulders as he wonders if he can support the family without the store, and the dad having saved money to make it happen.
Win doesn’t have a gray area. I think he’s the only character that doesn’t have it. And he didn’t need it -- because when he was growing up, he didn’t need survival techniques.
For all the time that Rung spent with BOTH brothers in their childhood -- Rung knew/knows this, and now knows how to take advantage of Win and his hypocrisy, because she knows that he was never a critical, survivalist thinker. Which likely explains, to an extent, her continued attraction to Korn, as she’s now figuring out a way to survive.
(Let me pause to say that I CONTINUE TO LOVE FILM, I love her leather-and-eyeliner-and-pouts-and-gold-chain-era, and by my count, she’s now kissed Nanon, Ohm, AND Perth in shows, and JUST GET ‘EM GURL, GET ‘EM, KEEP IT UP, HONEY.)
So with Win’s lack of a gray area -- man, he gets played all around him. The police are messy. Ah’s operation is messy. Korn’s loyalties are messy. Rung’s HEADSTATE is messy. Li now knows about Ah and the roles he’s played in the community, and recognizes that just condemning Ah is not so easy and is messy.
The only one still looking for black-and-white is Win. His whole life had been black and white, because he was the golden child. @shortpplfedup noted so succinctly in my last Double Savage post that that golden child mindset has messed Win up SO MUCH, because HIS frame was that Korn was ultimately a LOSER (because he indirectly absorbed that from his dad -- and never fought his dad on that point), and should NOT be the focus of Rung’s attention.
And Rung has learned so much from her time away to know that she can take advantage of Win’s dualistic perspective, which she’s doing, because she’s (wrongly, imo) revengeful towards Korn’s family.
@miscellar is reading my thoughts exactly on this show -- that it’s becoming more and more of a soapy mess. But I think what I appreciated about the last two episodes -- because I’m me, a sucker for family trauma -- is that the show has been brought BACK to the center of the family trauma, and is reminding us that all of this is because the dad fucked things up so hard. We’ll see in the last week of the series next week that Korn will consider ponying up to help his dad. The dad created all of these fucking nasty dualities that just SNARED EVERYONE in. The person operating outside of all of this family drama/trauma was Ah, who knew how the world worked from the start.
And at least Li is the one (maybe besides Korn, but again, Korn is being a hypocrite here too, for not reading everything as deeply as I think he can) who’s recognizing on the family side that shit’s complicated enough to think about it and to ask how it all ended up this way. How could people think of Ah as a good person? Her wheels are turning, and I wonder if that’ll have an impact next week. I hope so -- although next week looks seriously messy, and I wonder how the show’s going to get itself out of it.
*I forgot to add that some folks on Twitter seem to think the Captain is one of the guys who ran Ah off on the road -- I’m open to the idea.
#double savage#double savage the series#double savage meta#korn x rung#rung x korn#rung x win?!#win x rung!?#ohm pawat#perth tanapon#film rachanun#they have got a lot of shit to sort out before next week's finale y'all
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Ghostic Prologue
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(NOT JP PROOFED)
Season: Autumn
Yuzuru: (Goodness, I’m such a disgrace!)
(Fushimi Yuzuru, this is the greatest mistake of your life. Young master could fall into danger any moment…!)
Tori: Help… me…
Yuzuru: Young master…!
Yuzuru: I’m here! Where are you? Young master!
Tori: …
Yuzuru: Oh, thank goodness. So that’s where you were hiding. I’m glad you’re safe.
Tori: ……
Yuzuru: I can’t see any life in his eyes…
Yuzuru: I knew it, it wasn’t me misinterpreting anything. There’s something “dangerous” in this haunted house-
If only I had known, I would have been more vigilant.
Evil has made its home in this mansion. The evil spirit's existence is-
〈Going back in time by several days〉
〈Late October. One day during "Halloween Party" preparations.〉
Mao: …Phew. Good work today!
At first I was worried if we would make it in time, but now all the clerical work for collaborating with ES is basically done.
I think managing "Halloween Party" will be way easier from now on.
And Yuzuru, thanks for handling communications with Tenshouin-senpai.
Yuzuru: No need for thanks, I was also having trouble with this year's "Halloween Party" anyway.
If anything, I apologize for having to rely on Eichi-sama when we are from the same unit.
Mao: Don't say that. But yeah, it feels kinda wrong to ask the alumni for help. You're not in the wrong though, you just don't want to be thought of as an undependable underclassman.
And somehow Hasumi-senpai sensed our troubles. He really helped us out by negotiating ES joint hosting stuff with Tenshouin-senpai.
And thanks to that, we don't have to worry about the lack of live venues at Yumenosaki Academy grounds. Now we just have to focus on our individual units. ♪
Tori: A blessing in disguise, am I right~? Now we can have a joint Halloween with ES since Hasumi-senpai arranged stuff with Eichi-sama.
Make sure to thank Eichi-sama for his generosity, okay~?
Mao: Chill, dude. You're also a part of the student council, so you were the one being HELPED, right?
Ah well, whatever. It's true that we should be thankful for alumni that are willing to help us on short notice.
Shinobu: Yup yup! A helping hand when we needed one. Thanks to that, I'll be able to join in on Ryuseitai's Halloween celebration quickly too.
I'm happy that everyone else can do the same with their respective units. ♪
Mao: But it feels like I'm just making everyone else work in my stead since the others in Trickstar are working their butts off without me...
If I remember right, in fine's case Tenshouin-senpai is taking care of the project, right?
Tori: Yup. Eichi-sama is the one taking care of the ES side of things.
He did have me and Yuzuru give suggestions till the halfway point, but told us to prioritize the school so I'm pretty sure that's what's up.
Also, I don't think we need to worry about Eichi-sama considering his project track record. Hibiki-senpai joined him and so those two are working on it now.
Fufu, if there's anything that we should be worried about, it's whether Eichi-sama will be okay without me〜♪
Yuzuru: Isn't it too early to be so lax, young master?
We won't make it in time if we don't keep up our current pace. Eichi-sama and Hibiki-sama are working on Halloween preparations, and we also have our own work to do.
Tori: I know~ Yuzuru, I always tell you that you worry too much.
Besides, I've been just raring to go from the start.
You all saw what Eichi-sama's working on, right!? There's gonna be a large-scale haunted house this year at ES!
Thinking about it makes my exhaustion from practice basically fade away! ♪
Mao: A haunted house? That's awfully ambitious, isn't it~?
Shinobu: As expected of Tenshouin-dono. His mind is truly something else!
Tori: I know right? No one can beat Eichi-sama when it comes to planning stuff!
Anyways. Yuzuru, since the worst of student council work is basically done, let's go to ES.
Sorry to you guys, but us in fine are totally gonna steal the show! Try not to get forgotten now〜♪
Mao: Haha, he's really cheerful, isn't he~? Even his steps feel lighter somehow. ♪
Yuzuru: My apologies for the young master's rude behaviour, Isara-sama, Sengoku-sama.
Shinobu: No problem. If anything, seeing Tori-kun gave me new kind of energy.
Ryuseitai might be lacking in funds compared to fine, but we will liven up Halloween as well!
Yuzuru: Thank you for your reassurance.
However, young master was strangely carefree today. He must have been frustrated since he couldn't participate in fine's projects due to his position in the student council.
...Regardless, now is not the time to speculate. I suspect that if I leave young master alone right now, he will carelessly injure himself.
If you will excuse me, I will also take my leave earlier than planned. Thank you.
Mao: Yeah, thanks for today.
You can go too, Sengoku. The rest of Ryuseitai is waiting at ES, right?
We are gonna practice on campus, so I'm fine with closing up the student council office.
Shinobu: Thank you for thinking of me! Well then, I shall also take my leave.
Trick or Treat - I'm going to work hard so I can bring joy to everyone when the time comes....★
Mao: Haha. Everyone scuttled away like a bunch of baby spiders. Just that is making me think about Halloween and getting me hyped up about participating.
Alright. I'm gonna take a short break from student council president work, and spice up Halloween as idol me!
Wait for me, Trickstar… ★
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The Government in Crimpphire-verse Part 1- probably
Phew okay!!
Apologies for not getting any HCs out in the last few days- I've been in a hyperfocus mode again, wanting to hear my fics be podfics so I can listen when I'm in bed
for some reason, I get inspired to write more when I hear my stories at night when I'm trying to sleep and wanna think about my things hehe
I have been thinking what else to make into personal podfics, and it's def making me wanna write more. So there may be an AU story coming out in a bit who knows~
hope you enjoy this headcanon!!
I thought I would give my thoughts on how the Government treats Robots, Robot Masters and Reploids alike.
NEW CHAPTER ON AO3!
At first they’re reluctant, but chill when it comes to the Robot Masters first being made. But after they were first stolen and reprogrammed, it becomes a surfaced concern, but they let it slide, since Wily has been considered a mad scientist when being expelled from the University of Robotics. Though, that’s another story for another day.
I’ll put it briefly that they aren’t too kind to Robotics after what happened in the Robot Master Era, which I will not spoil for the sake of the fic being made behind the scenes~.
And you know that that means: they especially don’t take too kindly to Zero, even after he turned good boy scout from amnesia and is given a second chance, thanks to Dr Cain.
In the Robot Master Era, they were definitely more forgiving, as previously mentioned. But as time passed, especially towards the end of that era and into an era they called “Robotics Ban” before it was finally lifted, it wasn’t a fun time. It took many Roboticists out of work and a lot of Robot Masters left, especially in the Wanderers were either left to rot, killed on sight, or tried to keep on living as long as they could while going into hiding with other humans who still accepted them.
A lot of them are the Wanderers, of course, but a lot had to live without their founder and leader, Blues. Who had to be changed and converted into an AI along with Night Man, and Bass following afterward. That’ll be another post/chapter for another day.
But because of this “Robotics Ban” a lot of that had happened, and Mega City was in its dark ages.
Yeah- if you couldn’t tell, from the Classic Series, it’s going to be dark from the prequel and gets darker as the series progresses. Which is what I wanted, but I could never figure out how I was going to develop that. Despite the fact I wanted it to be about X and Zero’s development as close best friends and it turning into a romantic relationship, yeah there’s going to be a dark story surrounding the main plot, so it’s gonna be a ride.
HOOOO BOY I don’t even know if I, myself, am ready for this, but I’m gonna try cuz it’s been SO long since I wrote a dark story with a Romantic ship being the main focus.
Point is, the Government was being harsh in the Reploid era. After X was found, they were furious once they found out Cain was responsible for finding anything like him, and Cain has fought for X’s rights. Which will also be another post for another day.
But after all that, the Government is still a harsh mistress to this day, and even supporting the Emerald Spears in this era. WHICH ARE ALSO IN THIS AU I FORGOT TO MENTION LMAO.
I liked them that much from the Archie Comics that I decided I wanted to add them.
ANYWAY HAHA
That’s basically it until the fics progress and I’ll post more about it.
#vincent rambles#code crimpphire headcanons#headcanons#xzero#zerox#headcanon - the government in the au
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TW: angst, mentions of abuse (nothing graphical)
Okay I am literally on the tube from work and I am writing this prompt.
Since it’s my fault that we are obsessed with past D/S AU, I feel responsible and want to add more.
I feel like I vibe with Alpha Tauri and Ferrari the most regarding this AU because other teams’ vibes feel a little bit off.
Now now, you are hired by Ferrari and as the premise holds, they had a shitty dom before. This caused Carlos to opt out completely and he is not even there to meet you. He tried to convince Charles to do the same but Charles is just so mentally tired to quit it and he indeed got used to being abused by their former dom. To him, the way the former dom treated him was an evidence of something he already believed in: He was a failure and deserved to be treated horribly.
Carlos tried to talk him out of it, he really did but soon enough, he felt like he cannot help the situation and had to save himself in order to not break completely. It might also because Carlos has a bigger ego and it was already challenging for him to submit. Since everything the former dom did was wrong, he believed that being a sub just was not his thing.
You feel like you arrived at a crime scene. It is also alarming that the drivers seem to grow apart due to this tense situation. You have to be super careful and strategic about this.
You decide to start with Charles since he is the only available option for the moment. Before long, you figure out that something is deeply wrong in this understanding of this dynamic. You (obviously) want to start with a conversation regarding preferences and limits and Charles seems to be very reluctant to name any. ‘Whatever you see fit’ is the only answer you can get from him. Hopeless and no lead to help you, you decide to scene with him very carefully.
There, you find the problem. Charles is using this D\S dynamic as a form of self-harm and you hate the former dom for letting this very important problem slide. He gets agitated and starts hyperventilating when he understands that you are not going to hurt him during the scene. Pain became his coping mechanism and without receiving pain, he has no idea how to be a good sub.
You end up lightly choking him to help with his hyperventilation (a/n: it actually works on some people) and when he leans in and begs for more, you refuse to give in to his pretty, pretty flushed face and glossy eyes. You decide to give him enough physical input to keep him from freaking out but not enough to actually satisfying his urge to get hurt. At first, he feels like he is losing his mind and gets scared of the overwhelming & conditioned urges thanks to his previous dom. He keeps begging and you keep denying him.
Meanwhile, Carlos who hears the muffled pleas of Charles from outside. He reluctantly decides to check since he still cares about Charles even if he pretends not to due to Charles not listening to him. He finds you both on the floor, your hands on Charles’ cheeks as an effort to relax him and make him focus on you. Charles is still freaking out because he doesn’t understand what is going on and why he is not being punished. You both realise Carlos and Charles tries to cover his face with shame, shame for being in a such miserable position both in front of his new dom and his teammate.
Carlos is tentative but not immediately reactive since he figures out that you are not hurting Charles. He doesn’t move because he is mesmerised by how needy and wrecked Charles looks. Flush rising on his cheeks, he just stays still, eyes fixed on Charles. Suddenly, you have an idea.
‘Charles, darling, are you going to keep fighting me and being a bad boy in front of Carlos or do you want to make us proud?’
Phew, please take over, this piece became too much!
~🐍
Holy fuck. Oh my god. This is a masterpiece. Seriously this is so fucking good. Asks like these are my absolute favourite this seriously just.... I had to reread this like eight times just to be able to breathe again properly.
Firstly, I could fully see Carlos pulling out of the entire program. He’s not supposed to of course. Drivers are supposed to submit because it enhances their driving and helps them calm down.
But he threatens to quit the team if he has to continue it because he can’t do it.
I think Carlos would be a switch? He wants to submit, but not always. And he’s never had a Dom who respected that.
So yeah, when you get there you only have charles to work with. And poor Charles is so scared. Yes his previous Dom hurt him, but at least he knew them. He knew what to expect from them, knew what to say and what not to say.
You’re entirely new. He doesn’t know anything about you, has no idea how you want him for act.
You can’t get info out of Charles about what he likes and dislikes. He’ll only say that he’ll do whatever you want him to.
You don’t want to scene with him like this. But the poor thing is so desperate to submit that he’s literally shaking. Charles can’t function without submitting, without the feeling of relief he gets when someone else controls him and the pride at being a good sub.
But you won’t go hard enough. You won’t push him far enough, won’t hurt him at all.
He’s a mess. Crying and begging for more. He’s clinging to you but pushing you away at the same time cause he’s trying to get you to do more than just have a hand lightly around his throat.
He needs it. Needs to be hurt. Needs to feel like he’s been good for someone.
And then Carlos walks in and poor Charles just breaks all over again, because now Carlos is seeing what a bad sub he’s being.
Carlos is shocked to realise you’re trying to comfort Charles, trying to make him feel better. It’s not what he expected at all and he didn’t even know what to do.
But before Carlos can think of something, you take advantage of him being there by saying “come on Charles, stop being bad. Be good for me and for Carlos. Yeah?”
Something in Charles breaks when he hears you say he’s been bad. And suddenly he’s begging to be good, begging for you to help him be good.
Carlos stays in the room. Walking closer and closer as it becomes clearer to him that you have no intention of hurting Charles.
You tell Charles that good boys are honest with you about what they like and dislike, that good boys use their safe words and trust you to decide what’s best for them.
You tell Charles that what’s best for him, is to lay on the bed between your legs, his back to your chest while you choke him a little and he can jerk himself off.
He’s so confused. There’s no pain there. No hurt or humiliation or anything. He doesn’t get it. He doesn’t get how he could be a good sub there.
But he has to try.
You ask Carlos if he wants to come with, and Carlos agrees, mostly because he wants to see where this goes.
Charles sobs as he cums, ends up having a full meltdown in your arms because he’s never felt safe in a scene before. You barely did anything, and you certainly didn’t earn his trust yet, but just being held like that made him feel a way no other Dom ever has.
It’s still very difficult from there. Getting Charles to have a healthy relationship with subbing is hard and he struggles a lot. But he gets there. He requires love and support and so much attention, but he gets there.
With Carlos, I think getting him there involves letting him dom Charles with you? Which might seem counter productive but it’s really not.
Charles feels safer because Carlos is there. And Carlos sees a Dom who actually respects his switch status and lets his express his dominant side.
And plus, domming Charles with Carlos is amazing.
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