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egophiliac · 5 months
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new chapter 7 installment dropped how we feelin????
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
THAT'S HIS DAD
#twisted wonderland#twisted wonderland spoilers#twisted wonderland episode 7 spoilers#twisted wonderland episode 7 part 6 spoilers#twisted wonderland book 7 spoilers#twisted wonderland book 7 part 6 spoilers#BABY DRAGON BABY DRAGON BABY DRAGON#i will take three thank you#god. lilia really has no idea how incredibly loved he is huh.#meleanor: (dies to protect him and her son)#malleus: (is literally born having a huge destructive tantrum because he wants lilia back)#silver: (bases his entire life and personality around how much he loves his dad)#lilia: wow i just can't understand why everyone is so upset about me dying#(somehow sebek ended up being the most normal about him and there's the most unexpected part)#man i really gotta redo lilia's um poster. i wasn't super happy with it to begin with but now there's like. fun shapes and context!#me: ha ha why is his magic called that. that's so weird.#me later: o-oh. oh i see.#SPEAKING OF SEBEK THOUGH there he is! THERE HE IS!#i was so afraid the armor was going to be a bad thing but NO he earned it!#he shook out his hair and turned out to have been beautiful all along!#episode 7 is about two things and two things only: dads and significant hair moments#and also speaking of dads!#i am taking lilia mistaking malleus for revaan based on his voice#as one more tick in the 'if crowley is revaan then there's going to have to be a really good explanation' column#the dulcet tones of dire crowley...#on the other hand if crowley tears off his mask and immediately starts sounding like malleus that would be THE funniest way to do it#auuuggghhhhh it's only been out for hours and already i'm like next part when#we've been cliffhanger'd again lads#idia finally came back to us and they were like 'please wait for the next release :)'#ortho did...did you somehow hack your way into silver's dream palace
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kizzer55555 · 24 days
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DP x DC: The Most Dangerous Card Game
Ok so Danny has essentially claimed earth as his. And he is fully aware that there are constant threats to the planet. Now he can’t stop a threat that originates on earth (that’s something he’ll leave to the Justice league) but he can do something about outside threats. Doing some research on ancient spells, rituals, and artifacts, he cast a world wide barrier on the planet to protect it from hostile threats so they cannot enter. This will prevent another Pariah Dark incident. However, barriers like this come at a price. You see, there are two ways to make a barrier. Either make one powered up by your own energy and power (which would be constantly draining) or set up a barrier with rules. The way magic works is that nothing can be absolutely indestructible. It must have a weakness. The most powerful barriers weren’t the ones reinforced with layer after layer of protective charms and buffed up with power. Those could eventually be destroyed either by being overpowered, wearing them down, or by cutting off the original power source. No, the most powerful barriers were the ones with a deliberate weakness. A barrier indestructible except for one spot. A cage that can only be opened from the outside. Or that can only be passed with a key or by solving a riddle. So Danny chooses this type of barrier and does the necessary ritual and pours in enough power to make it. And he adds his condition for anyone to enter. 
Now the Justice league? Find out about the barrier when Trigon attempts to attack, they were preparing after he threatened what he would do once he got to earth. How he would destroy them. The Justice league tried to take the fight to him first but were utterly destroyed, so they retreated home to tend to their injuries, and fortify earth for one. Last. Stand. Only when Trigon makes his big entrance…he’s stopped.
The Justice league watch in awe as this thin see-through barrier with beautiful green swirls and speckled white lights like stars apears blocking Trigon and his army’s advance. The barrier looks so thin and fragile yet no matter how hard the warlord hits, none of his attacks can get through and neither can he damage said barrier. That’s when Constantine and Zatanna recognizes what this barrier is. Something only a powerful entity could create. For a moment, the league is filled with hope that Trigon can’t get through yet Constantine also explains that it’s not impenetrable. And clearly Trigon knows this too for he calls out a challenge. 
And that’s when, in a flash of light, a tiny glowing teenager appears. He looked absolutly minuscule compared to Trigon and yet practically glowed with power (this isn’t a King Danny AU though).
And that is when the conditions for passing the barrier are revealed. And the Justice realize that the only thing stopping Trigon and his army from decimating earth. The only way he can get through….is by beating this glowing teenager in a card game. 
Not just any card game though. The most convoluted game Sam, Danny, and Tucker invented themselves. It’s like the infinite realms version of magic the gathering, combined with Pokémon, and chess. And Danny is the master. So sit down Trigon and let’s play.
(The most intense card game of the Justice league’s life).
After Danny wins, this happens a few more times with outer word beings and possibly even demons attempting to invade earth, yet none have been able to beat the mysterious teenager in a card game. Constantine might even take a crack at it and try to figure out how to play. He’s really bad though. Every time this happens, the Justice league worry that this might be the time the teenager looses. Yet every time, he wins (even if only barely). 
Meanwhile, Danny, Sam, and Tucker have gotten addicted to the game and play it almost daily. Some teachers might seem them playing the game are are like ‘awww how cute’ not realizing this game is literally saving the world. Jazz is just happy they aren’t spending as much time on their screens playing Doomed.
#DPxDC#dcxdp#Danny makes a card game to save the world.#Technically he worded the ritual so that they had to ‘beat’ him as those are the most powerful barriers and most reliable.#keys can just get lost or stolen (like the one to Pariah’s Coffin)#A riddle would be useless once someone figured out the answer. Like how no one takes the sphynx seriously anymore.#(Sorry Tuck. But it’s true).#And there is NO WAY Danny is just leaving a hole open for anyone to pass through. No thank you!#So…beating him. But it’s not like Danny wanted to fight so…he edited the ritual a TINY bit. Card games are good. Much less painful too.#Danny Tucker and Sam made the most complicated card game they could imagine.#It’s based on their strategies for fighting ghosts. Capturing them in thermoses. And MUCH based on a on field battle strategy.#It often requires spontaneous thinking on the spot. So Danny? In his ELEMNT. It doubles as practice for his actual ghost battles too.#They had SO much fun making this.#Sam added an entire series of plant cards that act as traps and healing ointments and duds that just take up the field.#Tucker added legitimate hyroglyphics combined with Latin as well as English and ghost speak.#Yes. You actually have to speak that language to play. With proper pronunciation. (Amity Parker’s think the three are talking gibberish.)#I headcanon Sam and Tucker are fluent in Ghost.#Constantine WILL figure this game out SO HELP HIM!#Some of the cards also have combinations related to constellations either in name or placement on the board.#By the way the board is based on a Hexagonal summoning circle with Rhunes along the edges#And the placement of the cards on the board and on what rhune MATTERS.#Also the cards move disintegrate and have certain abilities. Think of Harry Potter Wizard Chess.#But they are normal when Danny plays at school. This is just for ✨effect✨ Against invaders.#Danny faces multiple opponents. He also halts alien invasions.#While Danny COULD stop crime on earth he’s not sure how to fight a normal human and hold back so he sticks to ghosts.#The Justice league are going crazy trying to figure out who this entity is and after deep research are convinced this is some sort of#Ancient being who has protected earth for millenia. They have paintings on ruins and everything.#Danny is not aware they think this.#Raven starts praying to Danny as if he is a god and wrangles the other Teen Titans into doing so as well. Danny is still unaware of this.#Danny is not a King or an ancient. Just a very VERY strong ghost.
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obsob · 7 months
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the accolade ( the...the cat-olade...)
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useful-boy · 1 year
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So a friend told me about Maushold today and I knew immediately what I had to do
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poorly-drawn-mdzs · 9 months
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More MDZS and Hollow Knight! The cool bugs I found in my backyard have started to unionize.
Part 1 - Part 3
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hallowclave · 5 months
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She para on my humans till I [GRUESOME SOUNDS OF BUG FUELED VIOLENCE]
Redraw of a skitter design I did a little over a year ago, comparison under the read more
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And the sketch. As a little treat. Just for you.
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moeblob · 8 months
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I spent 3 hours replying to this anon simply to say "everyone gets a Vaporeon (except Sylvain)".
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inkynovawoo · 2 months
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Some Svarog sketches :D
I just think he's cool
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boinky-spoinky · 1 month
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🍥 Took me a while but it was worth it 🍥
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gildedmuse · 3 months
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Listen.... Trafalgar Law is like Opposite Pick Me Girl.
Evidence:
He stole Doffy's whole look down to the shirtless sluttiness, feather coat and the earrings.
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He COPIED DOFFY'S ACTIVATION METHOD. How "notice me, senpai!!" is THAT!?
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Like Doflamingo, he acts as though your attempts at torturing him are absolutely precious.
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Law straight up based his jolly roger on Doffy's. Like it's not even kinda subtle. (Not that Law does subtle. Which is weird for someone trying SO HARD to be dark, mysterious, and edge-y as Kikoku. )
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Trafalgar spent years of his life travelling around the world, gaining notoriety and power, putting into place a series of intricate moving parts that all had to come together in just the right way all so Doflamingo would notice him and remember his face forever.
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Law: Please, Young amaster-sama! Oh, please pick me!
Law: To kick your pathetic, subhuman ass.
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[Thanks to @revlischarm who gave me this idea.]
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[CN] Victor’s Enthrallment Date (Eng Translation)
⌚Warning⌚ This post contains detailed spoilers for a date, 着迷之约, that is yet to be released on the global server! ♡
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[Additional warning]: y'know the entire date is not spice-themed, but the steamy part is borderline explicit and highly not recommended if you don’t qualify for the 17+ age rating (CN server). so, the call is yours~ :>
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[Heads-up]: Read the transcript for reading, of course! But for the life of me, PLEASE DO WATCH THE VIDEO!! YOU DO NOT WANNA MISS WU LEI’S GODLY VOICE ACTING AKSJSJSDGFG!! (also, again excuse my real-time reactions 🤪)
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【Transcript Version】
【Chapter 1】
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MC: AHHHHH, it’s collapsing, it’s collapsing!
Before my eyes is a landslide. I find myself teetering on the edge of a cliff and can only exert all my strength to flail my hands, seeking something to “hold onto.”
Just as I’m about to reach for the vine dangling at the cliff's edge, the form of a mountain beneath my feet unexpectedly crumbles. The swaying vine slips through my fingers in an instant…
MC: HELP ME!!
System Voice: “Attempt to advance failed. Game over.”
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MC: Aw…
A red prompt appears before my eyes as the moving seat beneath me slowly returns to its original position. The game sequence I just experienced vividly replays in my mind.
In order to design a puzzle-themed variety show, I’ve dragged Victor to the amusement park to find inspiration together.
After checking in at several attractions in a row, I noticed a VR game experience not far away while he went to buy drinks. Intrigued, I decided to give it a try.
Much to my surprise, the game turned out to be extremely thrilling. Combined with the hyper-realistic graphics and the seamless integration of the seat’s motion, I had completely forgotten that I was playing a game…
Before I can snap back to my senses, my head suddenly feels a sensation of weightlessness, and in an instant, the lively and joyful atmosphere of the amusement park returns to my vision.
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Victor looks at me with a complex expression while holding the VR goggles. Behind him, a crowd of children has gathered, their gazes fixed upon me as well.
MC: Huh? What’s going on?
Victor: Even from a distance, I could hear a certain someone screaming wildly. You scared the kids.
Victor: In the time it took for me to buy the drinks, where did you venture off to?
MC: Don’t even ask. The sequence of events unfolded so rapidly that there wasn’t even a moment to pause...
Unable to contain my eagerness, I leap off the seat and hug his arm, launching into an episode of “complaint.”
Victor silently listens for a while and arches an eyebrow.
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Victor: Was it that brilliant?
Victor: But what I saw just now was a certain dummy baring her fangs and brandishing her claws on the chair.
MC: …
Only when I visualize the scene from the perspective of the onlookers do I realize why I had been mobbed, and I feel embarrassed with a sense of belated awareness. 
Victor hands me my drink and pinches my flushed face, an amused smile cresting on his own.
Victor: Only a dummy can be so engrossed when playing games.
Victor: Why not just close your eyes if you were so scared?
MC: But then you’d lose the purpose of playing VR games!
MC: Playing games is about confronting your fears head-on!
Victor: If that’s how it is, why don’t you let go and stop clinging onto someone like this?
Reluctantly, I slightly loosen my grip around his arm and lift my head to look around. My eyes land on an area we haven’t explored yet.
MC: Victor, let’s go and take a look over there later!
Victor: You’re up for playing more?
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MC: Absolutely! With the infusion of your love-filled drink, I’m now fully revived!
I beam at him, but Victor doesn’t seem to be moved by my “sugar-coated bullets.”
Victor: We’ve been playing all day, but did it actually help with your show?
MC: Hmm… it’s still too early to ask that question!
MC: Inspiration always needs some time to manifest. Let’s focus on experiencing more things for now.
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Victor: I see that you’re just using a pretext to play and satisfy your personal desires.
MC: It’s not purely about satisfying my “personal desires.” I mean, I brought CEO Victor along to play together, didn’t I?
Victor: Submit the first draft of the proposal to me next week, and let me assess the outcomes of your creative process.
MC: But…
Victor: If not, I won’t accompany you on your next trip to collect materials.
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Despite saying so, Victor’s footsteps don’t pause, and he is already holding my hand to walk toward the game attractions.
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MC: I’ll definitely hand it in next week!
Even though time is tight, considering the relatively higher price at stake here, I still clench my fists to express my resolve to him.
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【Chapter 2】
In the blink of an eye, the agreed-upon day has arrived. I rap on the door of Victor’s office, carrying the first draft of the puzzle-themed variety show.
He takes the documents from me. But instead of immediately diving into reading them, he lifts his gaze and studies me intently for a moment.
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Victor: The dark circles under your eyes are nearly matching those of a panda, and your face is also drooping.
Victor: What? All the playing over the weekend was of no good?
MC: There’s definitely some value in gathering inspiration, but I can’t help but feel that there’s still something missing…
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MC: Maybe CEO Victor can help me by reviewing and providing suggestions?
Victor skims through it briefly and suddenly breaks into a smile.
Victor: It surpasses my expectations, to some extent.
Victor: “Hiding key information within the visuals of a VR game” and “using secret cues during an indoor roller coaster journey�� - it seems like you’ve still come up with some useful ideas from it.
MC: I’m just wondering whether these little tricks can be employed repeatedly.
MC: After all, it’s a puzzle game. I want each guest to have a sense of participation and enable them to play a role.
Taking a brief pause, Victor closes my documents.
Victor: I remember you saying before that this is a sort of simple variety show, and you just need to follow the script for arrangement.
Victor: Are you reconsidering your decision now?
MC: Hehe, I’ve seen how others have been able to build a brand with their variety shows, so I wanted to experiment with it too.
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MC: I want to create the kind of game that is so addictive that people find themselves unable to break away, ensuring a permanently lasting impact!
[Tidbits]: The phrase MC uses here is “欲罢不能” (yù bà bù néng). It conveys the idea of being addicted to something, a sense of strong desire or compelling fascination; you’re so deeply engrossed or captivated by something (/or rather someone) that you find yourself unable to break away. Remember this phrase because it is the key theme of this date and mentioned several times + one of the core themes for Victor x MC~ ❣️
Victor: How would you define something as “addictive to the point of being unable to break away from”?
MC: It should be something fascinating, challenging, and you won’t get tired of it no matter how many times you’ve turned it over.
MC: Just like… the attitude you have toward your work and cooking!
A smile forms on my face as I lift my head, and sure enough, I meet his speechless expression.
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Victor: Don’t you already have a clear concept? Just benchmark it against something you find “addictive to the point of being unable to break away from.”
MC: Something that I find…
I cock my head and ruminate for a while.
I like plenty of things, but there are also quite a few that instantly fade away after a “three-minute passion.”
But when the standard is set for something “addictive to the point of being unable to break away from,” most things would probably not make the cut.
And the first thing that comes to mind for that standard is the man right in front of me.
Smiling, I take a few steps forward and grab his hand, swaying it.
MC: For that, I still need CEO Victor’s cooperation.
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MC: You’re right. I must thoroughly study the thing I find “addictive to the point of being unable to break away from.”
Victor stares at me, and after a moment, he sets the documents down and stands up.
Victor: Sure, but this is your task. You can’t disrupt someone else’s work and rest.
MC: No worries!
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Victor: Great. I’m clocking out now.
MC: Hm?
I subconsciously turn my head and glance at the wall clock, then look at him while puffing out my cheeks.
MC: There are still two minutes until the work hours end!
Victor: Are you this precise when it comes to arriving late for work?
MC: …T-this is a completely different matter!
MC: What happened to being “addicted to work to the point of being unable to break away”?
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Victor: I never said that. And if you think so, then it seems like you still don’t know me well enough.
Seeing Victor really going to fetch his coat, I pout my lips and follow along.
MC: You’re leaving so early today. Do you have something planned for after getting home?
Victor: The ingredients I ordered for you will arrive shortly, so I need to head back early to get them prepared.
Victor: If you want to work overtime on my behalf, I don’t have any objections.
The moment I hear it’s about me, I immediately set aside my earlier dissatisfaction and hastily latch onto his arm.
MC: No need for overtime, no need!
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MC: What’s a chef without his diner cheering him on!  Come on, come on, let’s go home!
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【Chapter 3】
Back at home, Victor tidies up briefly and carries the delivery box into the kitchen. Curiosity piqued, I tag along to find out what he’s up to.
He takes out the ice bags from the box, revealing a row of fresh sea urchins.
The memories of the last experience of eating sea urchins surface in my mind, and I can’t help but break into a knowing smile––
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Victor had asked me to help taste a new dish, which turned out to be an extraordinarily pretty sea urchin salad.
I took a big mouthful with anticipation, but something didn’t feel quite right. So, I took another taste.
Victor: How is it?
MC: Hmm… it’s not quite how I imagined it to be?
As I pondered the source of bitterness, I shifted my gaze to Victor. His demeanor remained composed, except for the unwavering stare locked onto my face.
I swiftly adjusted my expression and decided to give it another try.
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MC: It must be that my eating technique wasn’t right. I’ll have another taste!
Victor: Hold on.
Victor took my fork and tasted a bit himself, knitting his brows into a frown. Then, he picked up the plate and stood up.
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Victor: Don’t eat this. Let me prepare something else for you.
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Since then, we haven’t brought up this rare “Waterloo defeat” again. But little did I realize that he was still carrying hard feelings about it.
Victor notices my teasing grin that I’m unable to suppress and lets out an imperceptible sigh.
Victor: Just say whatever you want to say.
MC: It looks like Chef Victor is becoming more and more resilient after each setback.
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Victor: I just don’t accept bad reviews.
MC: That’s not an attitude you used to have before, despite all the negative reviews Souvenir had?!
Victor: When a certain someone who usually goes around controlling other people’s reviews gives negative feedback, it’s genuinely a bad review.
After Victor finishes speaking, he puts on his apron and prepares to clean the sea urchins. I naturally take the apron strings from behind him and tie them up.
MC: It wasn’t that bad. I guess maybe the ingredients weren’t fresh enough that time? Or maybe… there was some kind of clash with how it paired with the caviar.
Victor: You don’t need to make excuses for me. I’ve already found the reason.
Victor: Help me with sampling the dish again today.
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MC: Sure! Let me help as your Sous Chef too!
Victor assigns the task of selecting and washing the vegetables to me, while he focuses on processing the sea urchins.
Since there isn’t much for me to do, I covertly watch him as he works and notice some differences when preparing the sauce.
MC: Did you change the recipe for the sauce?
Victor: Hmm, it will enhance the freshness this way.
Victor: Try it and see.
He scoops up some sea urchin with a small spoon, dips it in the sauce, and feeds it to me.
The silky texture, complemented by the refreshing sweetness of the seasoning, instantly makes my eyes widen.
MC: It’s so yummy!
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MC: Sure enough, Mr. Victor’s culinary skills are beyond question!
Craving for more, I lick my lips to savor the lingering taste and catch a glimpse of Victor’s lips curling up as well. He seems to be in a good mood.
I can’t help but snicker inwardly. This man has quite a competitive spirit in this particular matter.
MC: See, I was right, wasn’t I? You really are “into” cooking.
MC: You always have a knack for finding ways to eliminate imperfections, just like collecting materials and leveling up in a game.
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Victor: Indeed, and it’s all because we have a gluttonous “Big Boss” at home.
Victor: You eat when you’re in a good mood, and you eat when you’re in a bad mood–– bringing me new challenges every day.
I can’t help but laugh mischievously as I watch his relaxed side profile. Then, taking a piece of seaweed from beside him, I begin chewing on it.
MC: Hearing you put it that way, I suddenly feel like incorporating a cooking segment would be a good idea.
Victor: Will you be able to have secret cues while cooking too?
MC: Absolutely! Cooking can bring you so much insight!
Victor: Like what?
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MC: For instance, right now, I believe I know what truly is the thing that you’re addicted to the point of being unable to break away from.
I raise my head and make eyes at him. Victor glances at me briefly before diverting his gaze and letting out a soft chuckle.
Victor: Turns out that a certain dummy isn’t always a dummy; she becomes smarter after eating something.
MC: Hehe, looks like I guessed it correctly.
I brazenly lift myself on my toes and ruffle his hair. Then, I swiftly dart inside the house like a wisp of smoke before he can charge me with his stare.
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Victor: Where are you off to?
MC: I’ll tidy up the dining table first and roll out the red carpet for today’s feast~
Victor: …childish.
I pull a face at him and elatedly set the table with the cutlery.
I’ll let him off for his teasing today. After all, I’m not the only one who is “childish.”
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【Chapter 4】
After having our fill of eating and drinking, with the spirit of “studying,” I launch a two-player game.
The game requires two players to cooperate in searching for the treasure. The character I’ve chosen is blindfolded, so the screen appears pitch-black for me.
On the other hand, Victor’s screen displays textual instructions, and he needs to guide my actions at the right times.
MC: But if it stays pitch-black like this, even if we manage to locate the treasure, I won’t know, will I?
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Victor: There ought to be some special hints; let’s keep moving forward for now.
MC: Hang on, my gamepad just vibrated! Oops, it seems like I bumped into a wall again…
Victor: …try moving a bit to the right.
After fumbling around in the darkness again for who knows how long, a glimmer of light suddenly appears on the screen. I try to control the character to crouch, and sure enough, it shows that the treasure has been obtained.
MC: We’ve found it!
MC: Although it took quite some time… we still have a great tacit understanding, don’t we!
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Victor: Not too bad, we were quicker than when I usually have to accompany a certain dummy to find directions.
I grunt several times, shift to the side, and lean into his arms while holding the game console.
MC:  I think this gameplay could be quite fitting for the show, you know.
MC: It challenges the players’ tacit understanding and has a decent level of complexity. Plus, watching people getting confused and disoriented and bumping into walls would be quite hilarious.
MC: CEO Victor, what do you think?
Victor: If you’re not concerned about the recording duration, it can be given a try.
MC: If players are blindfolded during the game, we need to take safety issues into account too…
MC: I wonder if it might be better with a slightly smaller space?
As I speak, I observe the room before me, and suddenly, an idea strikes me.
Due to a last-minute notice about a meeting, Victor casually placed the tie he had taken off on a chair nearby before leaving the house early in the morning, without having time to put it away.
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I run over to pick up the tie and randomly grab a toy of Pudding’s from the coffee table. Then, I stuff it into Victor’s hands and promptly position myself in the corner of the room.
Victor: What are you up to now?
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MC: I want to try it myself.
MC: Let’s treat this toy as the “treasure.” Blindfold me first, and then you can guide me to find it.
MC: We’ll keep the range within this room. How’s that?
Victor sighs and walks over, taking the tie from me. He then helps me tie it around the back of my head.
Victor: You certainly know how to make the most of what you have.
MC: Hehe, this extent is just perfect.
MC: You can hide the treasure now.
I hear Victor’s footsteps gradually move farther away, and then, a soft “click” sound follows. The light on the other end of the fabric vanishes entirely.
MC: D-Did you just turn off the lights?
Victor: Scared?
MC: No, not at all. I’m just feeling a bit out of sorts, is all.
Victor: That’s good, then.
Victor: I remember a certain someone saying that playing games is about confronting your fears head-on. Looks like you haven’t debunked your claim yet.
I try my best to identify the direction his voice is coming from and defiantly crane my neck towards it.
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MC: I’m very familiar with this “map.” So, maybe I won’t need your help anytime soon.
Victor: Is that so? In that case, I shall wait and see.
I initially thought it wouldn’t be difficult in a room I’m so familiar with. But once my vision is blocked, things turn out to be not as simple as I assumed.
I walk to the left for a bit. According to my memory, I should be somewhere near the sofa. However, when I reach out to feel it, it’s not the soft texture I expected.
MC: Huh? What is this… the bookshelf?
Victor: Walk five more steps to the left, and you’ll reach the sofa.
MC: Is it this way?
Skeptically, I walk a few more steps and feel a hard object obstructing my feet. I slowly crouch down to touch it and realize it’s actually a cold glass surface.
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MC: This is the coffee table! How could you trick me!
MC: I suspect you’re a mole sent by the opposing team, deliberately leading me to go around in circles.
Pouting, I complain as I keep spinning around, trying to locate where Victor is–– until I hear a soft chuckle drifting from behind me.
As soon as I turn around, without a chance to say a word, I find myself being pulled into someone’s arms.
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Victor: Alright, the game is over.
MC: Hold on, where’s my treasure?
Victor: Right there by your feet.
MC: Are you serious? Then let me pick it up.
Just as I’m about to crouch down, he pulls me back, locking me firmly in the confines of his arms.
Victor: Still don’t believe me?
Victor: In any case, every time you win something, you just always have to pounce on me to show off.
Victor: I’m just helping you skip an unnecessary step.
I prod him gently as a form of protest, but my lips can’t resist curling up into a smile.
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MC: You know everything about me to a T. How is this even fair?
Victor: No matter how thrilling a game is, if played for long enough, it’s only expected that you will figure out the patterns–– let alone a certain dummy.
MC: Then, would you still find it fascinating?
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Victor: Don’t you know that answer already?
A warm breath teases my ear, and I can feel someone gently tracing his fingertips across my neck.
The mild itch and tingling sensation remind me that he has already proven his answer to me a long time ago.
It’s the prolonged kisses, the embraces to hold the other with all our might, and the marks born out of uncontrollable emotions that we leave behind on each other…
It’s a feeling of immersion and dependence, just like an addiction.
The temperature on my cheeks ascends rapidly from the passionate memories. I want to shake my head to regain clarity, but someone holds it in place, preventing me from moving.
Victor: Your face is so flushed. Looks like you’ve remembered something.
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MC: You’re so cheeky…
MC: I just want to hear it from you directly.
A peal of soft laughter glides from my ear down to my jaw, finally settling at the corner of my lips, in sync with my breathing.
Victor: You know how to make demands; that’s good.
Victor: Well, I’ll only say it just this once.
Victor: It’s just like you said. What I’m addicted to the point of being unable to break away from will forever be fascinating to me and will always be worth the challenge.
Victor: No matter how much time passes, I’ll never grow weary.
A stream of satisfaction surges from the depths of my heart, and I subconsciously nuzzle my cheek against the palm of his hand.
Victor: Satisfied?
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MC: Not yet.
MC: Words alone won’t suffice; you must prove it with action.
I reach out my fingers to touch him, exploring his soft muscles and tracing my way to the solid collarbones. Skillfully, I find the gap between his tie knot and hook my finger into it.
It’s akin to a signal; with just a gentle pull, I can get hold of my “treasure.”
Fervent kisses instantly catch my breath, leaving me with no choice but to swallow the provocation I have yet to put into action.
The layer of darkness, which is deeper than usual, overwhelms all my senses and draws them to rush toward the area that is being plundered. I can no longer maintain my original posture, my knees give away, and I lunge directly at the person who has started it all.
My impact seems to have knocked him over, causing him to tumble and end up sitting down somewhere, which grants me a momentary interval.
Lowering my head, I breathe desperately, my breaths coming in gasps. He gently pats the back of my head, his deep voice melding into my ragged breaths.
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Victor: Do you want me to give you some time?
MC: What…?
Victor: To make the changes in the first draft of your show.
MC: …I’m off work now!
I haphazardly reach out my hand, intending to give him a punch. But I find my wrist swiftly being caught in mid-air, foiling my attempt.
Victor: Good. So, starting from this moment on, forget about your show for the time being.
Victor: Be more focused.
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Without waiting for my explanation, the hand at the back of my head gently exerts force, sending me back into his arms again.
The soft touch of his lips makes my heart itch. I can’t help myself from lifting my head and craving more.
The pain I expect doesn’t arrive, and I don’t know whether it will or not. Subconsciously, I tighten my grip on the tie in my hand, taking the initiative to deepen the kiss.
Wet and sultry; just like the rain outside the window which has started pouring who knows when.
An array of grotesque light spots dance before my eyes, and a slight sensation of dizziness causes everything around me to appear as if it’s melting away.
His fingers thread themselves into my hair. Unable to withstand any longer, the velvety tie succumbs to the intimate caressing against my ears and temples, eventually sliding down loosely.
[Tidbits]: the phrase used here is so fascinating– “耳鬓厮磨” (ěrbìn sīmó). the phrase itself literally means “(one’s) ear rubbing (the other’s) hair at the temple),” which generally dictates a very personal and intimate moment shared between lovers, BUT, it specifically refers to the lovers being childhood playmates. yeah, way to shove in knives oh-so-delicately 🤡
The sudden intrusion of light makes me uncomfortably close my eyes, but the person in front of me doesn’t give me the slightest opportunity to evade his presence.
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His warm breaths caress my eyelids, and I’m overcome with a sensation as if my entire body is being kissed.
The delicate and closely woven incessant licks and kisses have long shattered my willpower, and at this moment, the person in front of me consumes all of my senses.
Each time I respond to his teasing advances, I’m answered with even heavier and deeper breaths from him.
My eyes slowly open, and I gaze into the moist and profound depths of his gaze. Even amidst the darkness of the night, I know that, from beginning to end, those eyes have always held me.
I have received his proof and also garnered deeper insights into my own heart.
He is the “treasure” I’ve yearned to find countless times throughout my journey of exploration and moving forward.
Even if everything remains unchanged forever, I’m willing to continue this pursuit relentlessly.
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skeletoninthemelonland · 11 months
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😭😭
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giveemgreef · 16 hours
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devastating discovery for me personally
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spaciebabie · 5 months
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IT FEEELSS SO GUD!!!!!!!!!
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kyouka-supremacy · 11 months
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Thoughts on akutagawa being drawn with no highlights in his eyes, hair, coat, or on rashomon,,,like everything is drawn pure black? I like when he's drawn a little bit like not-human--contrasts real well with Atsushi's dilemma of being a tiger, personally thinking. Also like when he's drawn like a void. Little bit like the cryptid creachur he is. I think you wrote something about it in the tags on panels in his introduction in the Manga. I like to think other characters also see him the way we see him so his void ass scares the fuck out of others too. Man's skeevin and tweakin even in his design
I'm OBSESSED with Akutagawa's design. Look at him. This is what he looks like on a white background:
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And this is what he looks like on a black background:
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It's BRILLIANT. He literally disappears in the black. He's the ultimate monster. In his appearance, he embodies what above all is most scary for the human psyche: the darkness, the unknown. The way Harukawa took advantage of the the art rule of never using pure black by breaking it in the most clever way! No light gets reflected on him, because his form absorbs everything– is absolute darkness. Visually, his figure itself is Rashomon eating everything it encounters, and it's genius.
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He is so nightmare coded. I love his big, inscrutable eyes that look like two voids, two black holes. I love how oftentimes you can't tell where Rashomon ends and where he starts, I love how sick and unhealthy he looks. I love how he looks scruffy like an abandoned dog. I love how young he looks– way younger than he is. It gives the impression of a ghost, someone who was killed before growing up and is now stuck with his young appearance no matter how many centuries pass.
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I adore everything about these chapter 33 pages. The way he initially appears as just a single black shape, hardly resembling a human. His crunched, unnatural stance. The staggering. The way you can feel with your senses the thick and sticky blood. The top picture is the left page of the manga, so just imagine the visual impact of turning the page to be hit with an almost full-black page- it's meant to impress, it's meant to shake. The way he's one with the darkness: no textures on him, only white making out his outlines. The way you can't tell where his coat ends. His left arm hanging numb, limp, lifeless, inhuman. The spurts of blood on his face. His smile, how you won't notice it at first and how that makes it all the more disquieting; its juxtaposition with the violence that surrounds him and that he is the cause of. The way he covers his face, the impressions of hiding and looming. His face being split, which only adds to the horror elements. Akutagawa's character design as a whole is an ode to the gothic and grotesque.
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And then this. Hello??????????????? The progression from how Akutagawa used to be to the last time we saw him alive is astonishing. It's upsetting. It really makes me wanna cry from a technical execution standpoint alone (imagine from a plot related standpoint). All the black is now replaced with predominant white, everywhere. His shirt is white and candid and pure, emphasizing contrast with the splash of blood in a way that almost results sickening. The blood on him is his this time. His face looks rounder, and healthier, and he overall looks more mature. His smile is sincere and genuine, it's light, it's affectionate. This scene is the culmination of Akutagawa's character both visually and thematically: the monster, Akutagawa, too, can be good, and arguably had good within him since the very start. Does it really matter if he lives after this? His character already developed to be the best version of himself‚ and this panel here is the proof.
Further readings: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
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couthbbg · 6 months
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mitch marner is such a gateway drug to me. I don’t know about anyone else’s journey but I saw that loud screaming little hamster of a man on my dash and went wots all this then. and the next thing I know I’m in love with auston matthews. what can I say life is highway
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