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yaysof11037 · 3 years

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Heyyy! So heard you’re new to the x reader side of writing. I had a good ol angsty idea just for you >:3

Imagine Mondo and the reader were s/o’s at Hopes Peak, but in a non despair AU so there’s no killing game. They’ve gotten used to being there for each other after a lotta bumps in the road since they confessed to each other.

Then, Mondo gets called in by some people from his gang and a turf war ends up happening between the Diamonds and another group. Reader gets mega worried and goes out to look for him despite the danger out there. And because this is angst, they get caught in the crossfire and once Mondo finds them wounded, it’s game over for keeping his manly act together.

Hope ye enjoy this!

Hi!!! Ahhh I love this idea!! Thanks so much for the ask! Love me some good ol angst! Of course I’ll enjoy this! I hope you enjoy this too!

Also, I’ve been listening to a lot of Pentatonix Christmas songs recently and there’s one that came into my mind as I was reading your ask! Tho idk if it counts as a Christmas song since the lyrics aren’t exactly about Christmas time (it’s more of a sad-ish song, since this story will be angsty haha), but it’s part of one of their Christmas albums I believe, so I think it counts lol!

And since I’m mean, and since I’ve been mean very recently in my two recent fics, imma make this incident happen on Christmas Eve just to emotionally torment Mondo further. Man, I’m gonna have to write a lot of wholesome stories to make up for all the angst I’ve been putting out recently lol 😂

This will be my first time writing an x reader fic, so constructive criticism is welcome! (Then again, it always is lol)! Well, that’s all I’ve got! Hope you all enjoy! Thank you once again @fluffyfranny for the ask!

Song that inspired this; White Winter Hymnal by Pentatonix

PS: The person that represents you (the reader) in the story doesn’t have a specific gender, so guys, gals, and non binary pals, you’re all welcome!

Trigger Warning: This story may contain mentions of gun violence, gang fights, and murder. If any of these trigger you or make you feel uncomfortable then I advise you not to read.

White Snow Red As Strawberries

Christmas is all about making happy memories with your loved ones and cherishing them without regret. That’s how it should be.

That’s how it’s supposed to be anyway…

For you, Christmas was the best time of the year. You didn’t know what made you look forward to the holidays so much, but for whatever reason, you were always the happiest when December rolled around.

And ever since you’ve started celebrating the holidays with your boyfriend, it just made Christmas ten times better.

Unlike you, Mondo Owada doesn’t normally get too excited for the holidays. It’s not that he hates them. He just gets super annoyed with all the commercialism surrounding each holiday, especially Christmas. He’d rather just keep things nice and chill, no matter the occasion.

But ever since you came into his life, he learned to like the holidays just a little bit better.

He always couldn’t help but chuckle as you would send him pictures of your Christmas tree being all set up literally in the middle of November. He always loved it when you would spoil him with lots of homemade Christmas cookies and candies (being the Ultimate Pastry Chef that you were), even though he wouldn’t admit how enormous his sweet tooth is in public. And he absolutely adored each gift you would give him every Christmas Eve, even though he’d insist you didn’t have to get him anything.

But his most favorite thing about Christmas was your beautiful smile. To him, that was the greatest gift you could ever give him. The gift that keeps on giving every year.

He would just get to look at you, your glimmering eyes, and your sweet smile for days on end. That’s what Christmas meant to him.

Surely, nothing would ever change that…

…

…. Right?

****************

It was your last Christmas Eve as a student of Hope’s Peak. And you were determined to make it the best Christmas for Mondo. Your parents were out on a romantic date, so it was the perfect night to have your boyfriend come over. You had everything ready for his arrival at your place tonight. You popped in Mondo’s favorite collection of Christmas music into your radio (Michael Bublé’s Christmas album), you baked some delicious caramel pecan cinnamon rolls and made hot cocoa with whipped cream (his favorite Christmas treat), and you had his Christmas present all wrapped up nicely and sitting on your lap. He said he’d be at your house soon, so you flip on some Christmas films on the tv and wait for him.

Eventually, an hour passes. You let it slide, since it is snowing pretty heavily, so naturally anyone would be driving much slower than usual. But then, you get a rather concerning text on your phone;

Mondo 🥰: hey babe. I’m really sorry, but I don’t think I can make it tonight. The gang just called me in, there’s a turf war going on and they need me. Apparently it’s pretty bad. If I don’t make it, I just want you to know that I love you. You’re literally the best thing that’s ever happened to me and I don’t think I’ve said it enough. Don’t worry about me right now. You go on and enjoy your night with your family. I don’t want you sulking or worrying on your favorite day. Love you so much. I’m sorry.

Oh no… there’s a turf war? And Mondo doesn’t think he’ll make it out alive?

This is bad…

This is bad, this is bad, this is really, REALLY bad!

How could this happen? WHY would this happen?! On Christmas Eve of all days?!

You try to call Mondo on his cell phone many times, but in each call, there was no answer. Like anyone in this situation, you assumed the worst and quickly slipped on your pea coat, scarf, beanie, and boots. Before rushing out the door, you grabbed your car keys and his Christmas present.

You wanted to at least give him his gift, just in case anything should happen to him tonight…

No! What are you thinking?! Of course nothing will happen to him tonight! You know Mondo won’t let a couple of creeps shoot him down! He’s gonna be okay!

He’s gonna be okay. He’s gonna be okay. He’s gonna be okay. He’sgonnabeokayhesgonnabeokayhesgonnabeokay—

After what felt like hours of aimlessly driving around, you eventually spot a huge crowd of burly men near a closed down bar. They had their weapons aimed at each other and some were already down on the ground.

There was DEFINITELY a turf war going on.

And it looked really dangerous to walk through…

But you didn’t care. You just wanted to see Mondo. To see if he was okay. To maybe get him out of there as quick as you can.

Next thing you knew, you hopped out of your car and you were on your feet. Despite almost slipping on the icy roads, you ran as fast as your legs could carry you, tightly holding onto your gift to Mondo. As you ran, you heard way too many gunshots to count and a whole lot of shouting. Just as you began to fear that Mondo may not be okay, you eventually saw him shooting at a few rival gang members and protecting his friend, Takemichi Yukimaru, who was the youngest in the gang.

He’s okay. He’s not hurt. He’s okay.

“MONDO!!”

Overjoyed to see he was still standing, you called out to him and ran towards him faster than you ever did before. Now, your next plan was to get him and his friends out of there as quick as possible. You didn’t want to see anyone getting more hurt than they already were tonight. Maybe you could have them hang around your house for a bit. There are enough of those cinnamon rolls for everyone, and you know for a fact Mondo didn’t mind sharing. They all deserved it after all. They deserved to be safe and happy on Chri—

…

…. Ten.

There were probably at least ten shots fired this time. A rival gang member fired them. Just as you were about to move closer to Mondo, you noticed a few rather odd things. One, you couldn’t move. Two, everyone, even the rival gang stopped their turf war and had their eyes on you. Three, Mondo covered his mouth as his eyes gave you a horrified look. Eventually, you had the instinct to look down at your stomach…

Ten holes.

Ten holes were in your pea coat as there were now patches of red soaking up the beige color.

Next thing you knew, you fell backwards. You could see the beautiful white snow now turning red as strawberries with your own blood.

And you could hear Mondo shouting your name and his footsteps rapidly approaching you. The rival gang awkwardly shuffled away from the scene as the rest of the Crazy Diamonds surrounded the two of you.

“H-holy shit, babe! The hell are ya doing out here?!”

You tried to answer him as he cradled you in his arms and looked at you with worry. But, the pain in your stomach spread through your body and all that came out of you was a pained and feeble gasp for air. He felt his heart shatter into a million pieces seeing you in so much pain.

“F-fuck! Michi, phone an ambulance, will ya?!”

Michi nodded and quickly pulled out his phone and began dialing. As he was on the phone, Mondo noticed how badly you were bleeding and quickly wrapped his leather jacket around your stomach.

“Y-you’re gonna be fine babe. You’re gonna b-be okay. W-we’ll get the paramedics here. Y-you’re gonna be fine—”

With your last bit of strength, you cupped Mondo’s face and gently kissed him on the lips. Mondo began to tear up and kissed you back as he stoked your hair with one hand and put pressure on your wound with the other. And as you pulled away, you smiled at him.

One last time.

One last kiss.

One last smile.

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Mondo sat on the steps outside of the church in silence. He wasn’t a very religious man, but he knew you grew up going to church with your family.

And this service was all about you.

All about your life.

Your very short life.

So of course he came. It was for you, for your family. But, he almost ran out as soon as he saw your casket. It didn’t help that it was an open casket funeral.

They made you look so peaceful. Even though your death wasn’t peaceful in the slightest.

He kept himself composed for the most part. He held the tears in as your parents stood at the altar, talking about how amazing you were. How much you loved baking. How much you wanted to open a bakery one day. How you would have Mondo be the first to taste your creations before selling them.

How much they loved and missed you.

And how proud of you they would have been to see you graduate from Hope’s Peak.

He held it all in, for he didn’t want to make a scene. He didn’t want everyone’s eyes on him as he would’ve cried and sobbed and wailed.

He held it all together.

Until your father walked up to him.

“Mind if I sit next to you?”

Mondo hesitated, but eventually slid over slightly to make more room for your father. He sat down and gave him a sad smile.

“I really appreciate you coming today. You have no idea how much it means to us.”

“Mhmm…”

Your father knew Mondo wasn’t trying to be rude or distant. He knew he was going through as much pain as he was.

“They… they really cared about you a lot, you know. They loved you… so much…”

Mondo was now just barely keeping it together at this point. Why did your father have to remind him how much you loved him?

“I… I loved them too…”

He knew Mondo loved you. He could tell every time you would see him. That little sparkle in his eyes. His genuine smile. The way his face would go red every time you complimented him. He knew you two were practically made for each other…

“What you got there?”

“Oh… um… they uh… they had a present… f-for me…”

“Oh, is that right?”

“Mhmm.”

“…”

“Well, go ahead.”

“Huh? Go ahead with what?”

“Open it. Aren’t you wondering what’s inside?”

He was. He had been wondering what you had gotten him for quite some time. But, he was afraid to open it. He didn’t want to open it just to be reminded of you every single day. But… it was a gift from you. He should’ve opened it as soon as he saw it lying next to you on that fateful night.

And so, with shaky hands, he carefully unwrapped the small box containing your gift inside. He then opened up the box and… and…

Inside… was a ring. A promise ring.

And a folded up note.

Once he unfolded it, both he and your father read it in silence;

Mondo,

Merry Christmas! I know you said not to worry about getting you anything, but you say that every year! And I don’t listen anyways ;)!

How long has it been since we’ve been together? Four years? Yep! Four years and eleven months (yes I’m one of those weirdos who likes to keep track). I just want you to know that you make me so happy every single day. Ever since I first met you, I couldn’t tell what it was, but something about you really spoke to me. And I wanted to get to know you better. I’m glad I did, because look at where we are now! We’re together, we’re gonna graduate in a few months, we got accepted into the same college! AND it’s Christmas! Things are really looking up for us!

So, I did a bit of thinking. Well… a LOT of thinking really. And… I think I’m ready. I think I finally know what I want to do in the future.

Mondo, I want to marry you. But I didn’t know if you would say yes or not, so I bought a promise ring instead of an engagement one. We don’t have to get married right away. We don’t have to get married at all, even! You can just wear it as a really nice ring and think of me every time you put it on! Just as long as we stick together, I’m fine with whatever you want to do.

I just love you so much, Mondo. You mean so much to me and you’re one of the biggest reasons I wake myself up every morning. You’re the reason I actually like going to school now. You’re the reason I motivate myself to get my homework done and continue baking. You mean the world to me. Just know that.

Sorry if this is really sappy. Just wanted to write down what was on my mind.

Well, what do you say Mondo? Would you be willing to take the next step in the future? It’s your call! ;) Happy holidays, baby! <3

That did it. That finally broke him. As your father let out a “wow” in awe, Mondo finally released the waterworks. He sat there for a good while, crying into his hands as your father hugged him and patted him on the back like he was already family. As he cried, the same word repeated over and over again in his mind;

“Yes.”

#danganronpa #mondo owada #x reader #fluffyfranny #ask #writing prompt #request #trigger warning: gun violence #trigger warning: gang fights #trigger warning: murder

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astrologista · 4 years

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jason stop dying

ooooook i just watched ditf. it was PRETTY GOOD.... i only wish there was MOOORE! watching this REALLY brought me back to 2011 times to see it and i think they did a good job with most of the character design and animations insofar as matching it to the original. (maybe i’m totally wrong but i thought it looked good for the most part... also i just really love these character designs in particular). obviously the budget is not what it would be on a feature, so there are a LOT of places where animation gets recycled and many still frames. some parts are basically a slideshow lol. but i only sort of came to that realization awhile after watching, so i think they did a fairly good job of masking this... ymmv

so let’s get into it!!!

SPOILERS a-head! do not read until you’ve watched it because i’ll spoil everything

now obviously the thing to be aware of if you are not is the fact that this adaptation is not a panel-by-panel adaptation of the original death in the family comic. all references to jason’s mother (save one mention of her dying of illness) are completely removed, they go to bosnia instead of africa, and the circumstances around jason leaving are also heavily altered to fit the new narrative. this adaptation does slot perfectly into the universe established by the under the red hood animated movie from 2011 though, without which one would be pretty confused when watching this. it’s kind of a mystery as to why they didn’t just package this with utrh and release the entire thing as a collectors edition. instead they package it with like 4 or 5 unrelated dc showcase shorts which makes absolutely 0 sense but go off i guess. anyway

i liked that they took the time to adapt the scene from the original ditf where bruce is talking to alfred about jason! (i do not like that alfred didn’t get any lines. bad choice). tbh i can’t understand why they bothered showing us alfred, barbara and dick if they weren’t gonna give them any lines..... like come on........??

HOW INTENSE BRUCE LOOKS WHEN HE FINDS JASON IN SARAJEVO and just. grabs him lol. hes smad :)

ok so one two skip a few and we get to the first branch. instead of calling 1-900 we now get to choose whether jason lives or dies. there are 7 possible endings i think i got em all so let’s see what we got here.

“Hush” Route - Robin cheats death

hgrgdggr. i definitely think this is one of the more interesting endings, if not the most interesting one. this is also the only ending in which both bruce and jason survive the bombing. bruce is still too late, but this time jason barely clings to life and survives. as a hurt/comfort fan i was 100% on this shit from the word go but then jason? runs away from home lmao lmao i thought that was SO funny because 1) hes super messed up, how is he able to just literally run out the house that is SO funny to me and 2) implying that bruce would ever not be keeping an eye on him after that is just, lmao. it’s so zany. i call this the “hush” route because of the bandages but there are no other references to hush so ok. that’s fair. so anyway jason is now angsty for loosely explained reasons but the most fun part is yet to come.

when talia showed up, i really thought / was terrified for a second that they were gonna bring up certain “events” regarding damian’s parentage / who damian’s father is but then she mentioned bruce and i was like OH THANK GOD WE CAN STILL GO TO HEAVEN. i am so so grateful to the writers for NOT going there. cuz it was damn close ok. im not sure what the implication of this route is in terms of talia, jason and damian being a family unit but i want to believe talia sees jason as a son and damian’s brother (which is how she refers to him, damian’s brother) and not... yknow. i mean. jason raising a baby is kind of like a baby raising a baby...

no actually the reality of this scene is really dfuckin interesting like. they actually go with the “birth of the demon” (forget if it was birth of the demon or bride of the demon. one of those.) explanation for damian and that is something i’ve NEVER seen adapted so whoever wrote this can have a cookie and i kNOW this is something a certain someone will appreciate :)

not only that but the implications? are interesting? so talia’s claim is she miscarried so bruce won’t have to “choose” between damian and jason and idk if she’s supposed to be all on the-up-and-up in this universe but. i’m sitting here like GIRL YOU DON’T GOTTA DO THIS HE HAS A PRIVATE JET HAVEN’T YOU HEARD OF SHARED CUSTODY and BETTER YET HE HAS A MANSION JUST GO ON MAURY AND GET THIS SORTED OUT RIGHT NOWwwww

i’m also LAUGHING at the implications of jason thinking theres anywhere on earth that he’s going to go and hide damian’s existence from bruce. because you already know he’s just going to be tearing the planet apart looking for jason so this is actually hilarious. imagine he finds jason in one piece and also a baby. his baby. he’d be like (@ talia) “OMG WHY WOULD YOU THINK I WOULDN’T WANT THEM BOTH u are tearing me apart talia......” BUT THEN HE WOULD BE SO FREAKING HAPPY BECAUSE HE HAS TWO ALIVE SONS AND HE THOUGHT THEY WERE BOTH DEAD / (lost to crime)!!!

please lord imagine all of jason’s angst probably just originating from the fact that he has a brain injury that hasn’t fully healed and the trauma of going through all those surgeries probably gave him a lot of fear / paranoia about bruce and associating him with the joker because his neural pathways are all messed up but after he leaves he starts slowly healing back and regaining some of his lost sanity and thats when he realizes he misses bruce so much... but hes also raising his child... and every day it gets more difficult for him not to just take damian and bring him home and i ;v;

anyway i thought this route, while it had a few inconsistencies in it, was really freaking interesting and it gave me feels and plot bunnies and is probably the one i want to write about the MOST despite the fact that baby damian looks like a character from one of those web flash games in this lol

“True” End - Jason Dies

now if you select that jason dies the route basically defaults to the canon of under the red hood and the fact that utrh does not come packaged with this movie is a rather mystifying choice to me as i don’t think this adaptation would stand on its own very well. like you need quite a bit of background to really get anything out of watching this on its own, which is probably why it’s classified as a “short” and not as its own movie.

instead of showing all of utrh, it seems they took the opportunity to give a ~30 minute recap of utrh with basically entirely reused animation but they allow bruce to sort of. give his dvd commentary over it.

the biggest feeling i have on this is that it’s sad that they had to waste 30 minutes like this that could’ve been used to do something new and much more interesting, but honestly i’m not mad. it seems kind of obvious that this choice was probably made for budget and/or runtime reasons because a short does not get the same budget set aside as a full length feature film does. so they basically took the option of recycling 30 minutes of animation from the movie and dubbing new audio over it.

in evangelion they ran out of budget and that’s why the last two episodes consist of nothing more than still pencil drawings and frames while the characters engage in philosophical debates concerning the nature of reality and human connection. and i really enjoyed that. and for the same reasons, i also really enjoyed this.

i enjoyed seeing the clark kent of this universe. i enjoyed that he was basically out on a date with bruce. i enjoyed that bruce was willing to open up for once and tell clark all of what happened with jason. but what really makes this segment shine bright are bruce greenwood’s line reads. there are SO MANY good line reads in here. and i LOVED how many times he said the word “son”. very wholesome. the way he describes how he felt during the final fight with jason? probs my favorite FUCKING part.

and then him and clark joking together about contingency plans and then they’re going to work together to find jason and i ;_; this is probably the closest thing to a “good” ending but as a continuation of utrh i thought it worked really well. i really want to believe that bruce and clark did find jason in this route and that there was some closure in the end even though we didn’t get to see it.

including clark in this was DEFINITELY the right move as well, considering that he played a rather large role in the original ditf so it’s a welcome nod.

The rest of the branches exist under a separate option where Bruce makes it in time to save Jason from the warehouse... but Bruce dies......... :O

let me tell you bout it... bruce’s fucking DEATH SCENE i don’t know WHAT my man bruce greenwood is on, but the freaking LINE READS in this dialogue had me making INHUMAN NOISES. LIKE NOT ONLY WAS THE DIALOGUE GOOD, NOT ONLY DID HE SAY “I LOVE YOU, SON”, but this man is just an amazing actor. not just voice actor, but actor. he really really really really gave it the most i don’t know how else to say it....... it was very very well done and punched me sideways in the heart and i haven’t recovered and i’m not going to recover. and

ok so once we get past that.... scene.... u have to choose whether you’re going to catch the joker or kill the joker. bruce asks jason to promise not to kill the joker but technically jason doesn’t promise so........

Let’s start by choosing to kill the Joker. Jason attends Bruce’s funeral and various members of the Justice League show up to talk with him and just generally hang out. He has Alfred, Dick and Barbara as his support system, but Jason has some other plans.

This leads to a scene in a cafe where Jason meets with a man who... something something Killing Joke, flashlight, more Barbara being used as a plot device when she deserves better, Jason kills the Joker with a butter knife.

Once you do this you can choose to surrender to the police, or retaliate and escape.

Jailbird Ending

basically if you surrender to the police jason ends up in prison where he can actually attack even more criminals so.... ya

If you retaliate and escape instead you go to the Red Robin route where Jason becomes a vigilante who kills people much like the Red Hood and you get a further choice in a fight with Two Face where you can control how Harvey’s coin lands.

Tim Ending!

If you choose the coin to land clean face up, the thing rewards you by having Tim show up and I forgot what happened (wasn’t really paying attention lol) because i was so focused on TIM!

Prolly they felt sorry for him what with Jason stealing what is essentially his outfit (ok I know it was Jason’s first, but Tim made it cool) so they let a little baby tim have an appearance :) he’s very smol

I guess in this ending Jason gets reintegrated with the family somehow and Tim becomes “Bat-kid” which is hilarious to me but you know what it’s cute. CUTE.

The one ending where the coin lands scarred side up

i honestly forget what happens if you choose to have the coin land scarred side up but let me just say this is a FUCKED route to take, not only have you had jason survive and bruce die, you’ve now chosen to kill the joker against bruce’s dying wish, you’ve chosen to attack the police, and at the end of that you really are gonna choose harvey’s coin to be scarred face up???? choosing this made me feel like a DICK because here i am supporting jason’s whole fall to madness and villainy thing the way it wants me to and now he’s gonna die HERE? i hate it here.

interestingly enough he doesn’t actually die in this route. he ends up at home with barbara and dick while dealing with the fact that he killed the joker but the route ends with jason saying “i promise” so i guess this is supposed to be kinda sad. im so confused lol ok

So that is all the options if you choose to kill the joker, I believe. You can also make the choice to just catch him instead of killing him but amazingly enough, those routes are even more FUCKED up.

If you do this option Jason goes home, mourns Bruce with Dick, Barbara and Alfred, and becomes Red Hood BUT with a twist, he’s entirely on a bloodless operation in line with Bruce’s wishes. OR.... IS HE?

Things then follow the events of UTRH until the scene on the bridge with the van and the guys. Jason finally confronts Joker, who reveals the truth.

Apparently in this route Jason has actually been killing and decapitating his victims just like in the original movie, but he’s repressed it so as to not even realize to himself that he’s doing it.

that is FUCKED. also. i wanna cry because jason doing all of that stuff but not even realizing it ;------; jason blocking it out, because he wanted to honor bruce’s wishes for him not to kill anyone ;______; but he’s doing it anyway ;_____; he’s actually hearing voices telling him to kill ;____; like it’s a very cheap twist in a sense and also really quite cruel but.... damn, son.

There is a branch here where you can choose to spare or kill the Joker at this point (UNDERTALE???) but from what I can tell it seems to be totally meaningless what choice you pick because you end up at the exact same point either way, I think there’s a small variation in what happens after you make the choice but after that they just coalesce back together into the following two endings. Which seems incredibly cheap to me, I mean making a choice like that should alter Jason’s path completely but, it doesn’t! So... ooook....

Either way Jason ends up on the Wayne building and Talia shows up with a re-animated Bruce from the pit. Here’s another fun blast from the 2011 past with more gratuitous Grant Morrison dreck, remember that shit? Well, they’re gonna jam it down your throat here, too.

The reanimated Bruce is the Zur En Arrh Bruce and he’s already dead so this is all meaningless but basically Jason fights him and you get to choose whether everybody lives or dies.

Zur En Arrh - Everyone Lives!

if you pick this, jason actually gets the re-animated bruce back to the batcave and they lock him up down there because he’s still pit-mad and the prognosis is not great. but i’m not sure what they expected, he is the zur-en-arrh guy so I don’t think he’s getting better.

Zur En Arrh - Everyone Dies!

pretty much there’s an explosion and all three of them die and that’s it

I think that should be all the possible endings there are.

By the way the different ways in which black mask dies in this was actually a fairly clever running gag lollll. let that mf burn we don’t need no water.

overall there are a couple of things i would have done to SIGNIFICANTLY improve this adaptation beyond some of the obvious ones.

- the fact that all of the branching options are branched exclusively under the “jason lives and bruce dies” branch is a huge wasted opportunity. imo this is the most egregious problem with this, i was really looking for a more balanced tree / explanation of different things. i am probably super biased though being a fic writer and used to fic, we’re the ones making huge ass trees every day lol.

- the fact that there is no “good” ending here is something i kind of expected but given the context of this is lackluster. i sort of get it though because granted, the original ditf ends in an unresolved manner but it’s distinctly unsatisfying here. i secretly wanted an ending where bruce, like, figures out about the different endings and hacks reality to try to find a good ending where jason lives and everything is fine lmao. like a bat mite ending.

- i was disappointed in a sense that the narrative given in here is so basically simplistic? maybe i’ve been spoiled by games like 999 and undertale where shit gets messy and that’s not what this is supposed to be but when i play something with multiple endings in this day and age, at least play with the concept a little bit and connect some of the branches together narratively. use different devices. i was also hoping some of the choices would be a little bit meatier like you could choose to “forgive bruce” or something cool like that lol. but it looks like the majority of choices have to do with who lives or dies. and i felt like they couldve been a bit more creative with that ya know? being able to control harvey’s coin was a GREAT example of having some more fun with this.

- it is a huge missed opportunity not to have a “secret ending” on something like this. like where. the fuck. is my secret ending for completing everything. come on. and in a similar vein there should’ve been at least something in terms of bruce and jason interacting in a “true ending”. even if very brief. the closest thing to an ending this has is the “jason died” route and then the ending where he’s talking to clark which i feel like was a REALLY nice good optimistic ending as far as this goes, but it comes off as kind of disappointing i guess

there were SO many interesting nuggets locked into this thing though. i can’t deny it bugs me how many wasted opportunities there were with how they chose to structure things but i guess it’s the best you can do with limited runtime. i thought it was really well done though, makes an interesting companion piece to the original utrh, and is definitely something that i will be re-watching again soon!! overall i give it a 7/10 and some parts an 8/10+!

#a death in the family #death in the family #ditf #it was cool to see the different ideas they had to offer finally?#for what it was #it was kind of a collection of shorts and half spun ideas #plus i think about this shit like every day #so i cant help but be interested #someone come and talk to me about this #i really want to know #what ppl thought #spoilers #ditf spoilers #death in the family spoilers

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saoirsetm · 4 years

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hey y’all ! i’m kat and we’re FINALLY opening ?!? i’m so hyped, you don’t even know. i’m a double leo Trying to survive video lectures in a noisy house who loves dark chocolate and 80% of the kpop releases so far this year ( stream feel good by fromis_9, it’s such a cute bop ! ) i’m also a cat mom to my almost fourteen year old babies who are still like energetic kittens, so ask for pics and you shall receive DSLKGJ but without further ado, here’s my girl who’s gonna prove that hindsight is INDEED 20/20, so this is gonna be fun:

✧ ˖ * ° ><> ╱ abigail cowen, cis female, she/her — look who’s fresh from the ferry, aren’t you SAOIRSE LEARY ? your eroda brochure says you’re TWENTY-THREE and that you’re currently residing in MARMOTON . your favourite tourist attraction to hang around is ERODIAN BEACH , and the locals around these ports would describe you as INQUISITIVE & INTREPID, STUBBORN & IMPULSIVE . your resting fish face really gives off LONG HAIR BLOWN BACK BY THE OCEAN BREEZE, LATE NIGHTS SPENT PLOTTING THE NEXT GREAT VOYAGE, RED LIPSTICK IMPRINTED ON A MUG OF TEA , and i’m a big fan of the VINTAGE CELTIC KNOT NECKLACE you seem to always be attached to. well, if you see the minister this morning; make sure you head on home as quick as possible, you never know what bad luck he could bring. ╱ ooc; kat, 23, she/her, ast.

tw: needles ( tattoo mention ), cancer mention, death mention

miss saoirse...... oof

GDFLSJL where do i begin with her honestly ??

full name is saoirse eve leary, affectionately called cece by her family since she was young and runs with it as her nickname !

born and raised in cork, ireland with two siblings, a working class father and Slightly upper middle class mother

her childhood wasn’t like, Majorly eventful; she was considered a bit of a tomboy which isn’t a surprise bc she’s always been a bit of a spirited, adventurous girl, has the odd nomadic moment strike her and loves to travel

had a SUPER close relationship with her maternal grandmother before she passed a few years back, still has a close one with her grandfather and paternal grandmother as they’re still living

is a big family girl overall, so much so that she’s eagerly awaiting the day she gets to be the cool aunt

had a decent cluster of pals over the years that’s likely dwindled due to everyone going their separate ways after high school

saoirse Did go to uni between her travels — and graduated — and has aspirations of becoming an anthropologist to explore other cultures and meet new people/understand them

which.. obviously ain’t happening now LFSGJGF rip

came to eroda partially bc it seems like such a pretty and quaint place, partially to explore its “ myth ” that you can never leave; her naturally curious ass questions the whole thing, at least in the sense that there’s no way to challenge your supposed fate on the island and won’t deny entertaining some conspiracy theories around the mystery

she still doesn’t understand that.. yeah, she Literally is stuck here for the rest of her life now, probably because she hasn’t made a Real attempt to put that to the test, but we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it FDSLKJDS

anyways she came here solo ( more than likely ) and has enjoyed her time getting to know the locals and other visitors, taking in the scenery, etc

probably took up a part-time job at sally’s tavern to cover her expenses since she lives in marmoton and it ought to be close enough for her to get to gfjlsdg

personality and everything else

a sociable, ( relatively ) fearless ginger with an eclectic taste in music and a profound appreciation for pastries..

despite being all about cleaner eating habits and lowering her sugar intake, she takes a cheat day or week wherever she can LSDGFJK

parties, game nights, etc, you name it ?? she’s there !

kinda competitive while we’re bringing up games and such, but she’s not about the whole sore winner/loser thing — rather she’ll groan and sulk a little before moving on

like i said before, loves to travel, loves pretty places in general so prepare yourself for an abundance of pictures on her insta feed of where she’s been or where she wants to go

loyal as hell, but she has her limit if you misuse the trust that comes with it

she’s just v wholesome and has a mix of small town city/endlessly curious energy with a sprinkle of being the life of the party……. kinda

however, she’s the most ?? hard to place person all the same

that feeling of freedom that comes with her exploring and all makes her a little hard to tie down; she doesn’t plan on staying in eroda ( which is unfortunate for her considering.... fglsdk ) as she has more to accomplish and see

very much does her own thing and doesn’t wanna hear any criticism for it

as if she’s that out of line DLJGDSLK but still

always wants to try new things, no matter how dumb they might be; except for anything that’s a Legitimate death sentence or is.. a GENUINELY dumb idea, she has enough common sense to know what Not to do KSGFDJDS

has little tattoos on her wrist and behind her left ear for her Favourite trips/symbols/whatever and her family, will let y’all know what they’d be whenever i figure them out since i’m so damn picky with these things

a Big supporter for buying/investing locally, has little trinkets and such to prove it

in fact, she has a collection of thrifted or vintage clothes from her travels and back home, and a chest full of cute jewelry she switches between daily

one piece she wears all the time — only parts with it when she sleeps — is the celtic knot pendant mentioned in her app that’s become something of an heirloom on her mom’s side of the family !

she has the cutest irish lilt in my mind, kinda the same as miss ronan’s and aisling bea’s

really loves her freckles, partially bc i love her freckles and my own :(

tea > coffee, but she loves coffee-flavoured things; bring her a peppermint or camomile tea as her shift winds down or.. idk, just because, and she’ll be forever indebted to you fldjgs

loves to hang out by the water in her free time — she loves the scent and sounds that comes with it, it’s one of the few places where she can put her mind to rest for a bit

the sound of rain hitting a rooftop is her perfect sleep soundtrack

kinda wants to adopt a pet, but doesn’t wanna leave them if she goes on an excursion where they can’t come with her :(

baths with epsom salts, candles that smell like lavender or something just as pleasant and calming, etc during a night in soothes the hell out of her soul

top three products she has in her bag at all times, besides personal info and her phone ? lip balm, a powder spf and mints FGLGKSD

btw.. miss ginger hair and freckles will probably gasp at anyone going out with no spf on them and scold tf out of them bc ‘ hello, melanoma ?? sunburn ?!? ’

wanted connections

childhood pal(s) she’s bumped into: reunited by chance, cece’s glad she has a couple of people she knows to keep her grounded when her mind runs wild at what Might happen when she decides to try her hand at leaving

cousin(s), other relatives: idk, figured it’d be fun for her to have a family member or two running around and not realizing the other relative is the Only one they’ll see in person from here on out

best pal(s) in eroda: someone she’s taken to since arriving, likely spending their free-time eating pastries on the beach, talking shit over tea, little market dates, going to the rainzone half-drunk and trying to rope each other into new things

opposites attract.. of sorts sfdlgkj: basically just a traveler meeting a local who’s never been off eroda, telling all about their ( quite limited ) excursions and bonding in other areas over time !

hook-ups, fwbs.... ENEMIES with benefits?? idk, point is the girl’s probably gotten laid since arriving, it’s all a matter of the situation that fits your muse(s) best FHGSDKJ

roommate: she lives in marmoton, likely in a rental of sorts, and i can’t see her living alone given the situation on the island ( though i’ve viewed her as the type to live alone in a space for one and a half people any other time tbh ). so she has just One and they make the arrangement work ! depending on their personalities and such, we’ll figure out how well they get along Exactly, if at all

ex ??: the girl’s bi so y’all can toss anyone at her for this one as well ! question marks bc i was thinking it’d be an on-and-off thing but maybe not come the time i post this intro LSGKD. basically they were seeing each other for a few months, she fell hard Quick/they moved kinda fast bc they were vibing and they would distance themselves upon realizing this — though i see cece giving them distance bc she knows they need it rather than needing it herself. if it IS on-and-off, they’re definitely off rn and treading lightly ( though she finds it hard to stray and hates things not being fully resolved no matter what happens ?? ), so all it’s a bit angsty regardless of how it goes dfgkljsdg

fellow mystery fiend: someone please fuel her curiosity to the max and try to crack the impossible case of eroda’s captive capabilities with her.. and proceed to watch true crime shows with her when that clearly goes to shit SDFKLJ

older sibling or mentor dynamic: someone to look out for her/teach her some things to help fully support herself/give her advice when she probably needs it most.. idk, i just like the idea of someone becoming a stand-in relative type of friend to her

just give her someone to confide in, to swim at night with, stargaze and all that cute shit, be it platonically or otherwise !

she’s not gonna click with everyone and that’s fine, BUT maybe they run in the same social circles and cece thinks they seem nice enough, but they never really talk amongst themselves ?? just a case of awkwardly starting from scratch and seeing where it takes us !

#eroda.intro #╰ ✨ . ❪ 𝐖𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍' 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐋𝐒 ↝ kat chats ｡#tw needles #tw cancer #tw death #i think?? that's all the triggers here?#i really hope it is anyways :/ i'm bad for spotting them sometimes when they're vague mentions #anyways FINALLY did it !!#now to make my theme even Remotely presentable in the next half hour GLDFJS

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