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brigwife · 1 year
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Children of the Red King, Midnight for Charlie Bone: Part Four
Continuation of my re-read!
(Just as a note, some of my commentary may come across as a bit derisive, but it is all meant to be in good humour. No slight towards the author is intented. I understand the book is for children, so adult characters won't always behave in ways you'd expect them to in real life. It's just... quite funny to read. :') )
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Find it kind of weird that even Amy calls her own mother by her first name, but... oh well. Different strokes for different folks, I guess?
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I'm sorry Dr Tolly, but this is fucked up. I don't care what the creepy people offer you, you don't trade your children. Not for money, not for power, not for knowledge. Poor little Emma ;A;
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I am struggling to understand how he could have been so naïve, especially considering that he was supposed to be a doctor/inventor. But then, he does later say that he and Dr Bloor were friends growing up, so perhaps he was blinded to his creepy evil ways? I dunno, but the more I think about it, the more intruigued I am about their relationship, and the character of Dr Tolly himself. There's some real fanfic fodder here. I'm already picturing a beautiful, devestating Obi-wan and Anakin-style betrayal arc... and yep, I'm shipping it.
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I love how painfully obvious it is even in the first book that the mysterious piano teacher being kept in the school by the people known for hypnotising people, is in fact Charlie's organ/piano playing father, who mysteriously disappeared. But okay, Charlie is ten. So we'll let him off making the connection lol.
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The disastrous first date!! Oh my sweet, dumb Paton, surely you must have known something like this would happen. You really should have been honest up-front about your endowment. Bless Charlie's little heart though, telling him to get his shit together xD
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STRANGER DANGER. Billy pls ;_;. I can't be too mad at you because you're a lonely traumatised 8 year-old orphan, but if a creepy fuckin 100 year old dude offers you hot chocolate and a chat, YOU RUN.
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"Hey if you spy for us, we'll get you some nice parents!" There really are no limits these Bloors won't sink to to get what they want. So horrible and villianous, damn it. I actually can't remember if Ezekiel also has some powers of hypnotism/persuasion - though if he does they're clearly not as strong as Manfred's. Either way, poor Billy. It's hard to blame him here.
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THIS. ASDSGFAGFDG. Possibly my favourite part of the book so far, because it's just sooo.. I'm sobbing. Who writes their 10 year-old kid a letter like this? Moreover, if Benjamin's parents are private detectives, why the heck don't they have suitable security for their child??? Don't tell me they wouldn't be able to afford that shit. Why are so many of the parents in this story such shitty human beings h e l p
Also, we know that the "nice lady from social services" is gonna be one of Charlie's dodgy great aunts, so I have to ask why these presumably extremely intelligent detectives didn't even bother to do a proper background check. Welp.
I wanna know more about this missing window cleaner tho. It sounds intruiging.
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Awww Charlie trying to be a wingman. He's so sweet ;A;
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The Gunns are literally just the Weasleys on musical steroids - right down to the bright hair, freckles, and apparent ignorance of the existence of birth control
I completely forgot the Fidelio's dad is bascially Tom fucking Bombadil. Damn.
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WARNING: Late night ramble post! Will any of this make sense when I read it tomorrow? Who knows!
So I'm not planning on following any blogs here since this blog is more for me to connect to the folks who seem to enjoy my work rather than just... a personal use blog, and as a result the home screen seems to just be tossing random shit my way trying to get me to follow people. Among the random shit though was a post talking about how Ao3 writers don't wanna hear criticisms about their work or how their work is bad and such like that and it had like 30k notes or something idk, which makes me wanna make something clear here.
I don't just welcome criticism, but I feed off of it.
I'm serious. I genuinely want to improve and make better stories, and while I do love how much people seem to enjoy what I make, it's one of those things where I'm not certain of what it is I'm doing right if I don't also know what it is I'm doing wrong. I'm a brave boy, I can handle a few harsh words.
I know that a lot of Ao3 writers do it more as just a hobby, and more power to them - I'm not saying you should act like high-brow book reviewers for the ten million Agent 3 x Agent 8 fluff/angst/hurt&comfort/smut/minecraft/whatever fics that exist - but for me? If there's a future where I can legitimately sustain myself on my writing alone, I'd take it in a heartbeat.
Of course, I know that's unrealistic, and honestly I'm happy with the knowledge that even just a handful of people have connected so much with what I've made thus far, but basically what I'm trying to say is that I'm always trying to find ways to improve, and I'm not afraid of somebody looking at me and telling me my writing is garbage if they can also tell me why it's garbage.
Do I think my writing is garbage? No. Do I think my writing is impeccable? Also no. All I know is that I want to get better, regardless of how good or bad I am already, so that when I make something I'm truly proud of, I can look at it knowing that I only made it there because there were people who wanted to see me improve.
tl;dr, if you think my work is trash, tell me why so I can make it treasure
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burning-bunni · 1 year
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The harbinger order? is confusing me rant
*Discussion of Leaks, if you don't wanna see it that don't read this*
Okay so I'm sure some folks have seen the leaks that are saying Capitano is #1, Arlecchino is #4, #10 is empty for some reason, and Pierro isn't one of the number Harbingers, he's the director of them which feels like a bit of a weird choice if you ask me, but who knows
Now this makes sense in some parts and confuses me in others but I think mostly what people are trying to make of why the #10 seat is empty is confusing me most and I really don't see eye to eye with a lot of the conclusions people are coming to
Like, oh it's empty because the Traveler will be #10 that's why
But that makes no sense for a number of reasons from the fact that the traveler has beaten Signora who was #8 and while the Harbingers don't seem to be ranked purely based on strength from things that have been implied via voice lines and more, Signora doesn't run any major operation for the Fatui as far as we know like the Northland Bank, House of Heart, or holds any political position of power (once again from what we know)
She likely isn't based purely on strength, but also I bet that likely is a strong reason why she was ranked over someone like Pantalone, though again of course something may be revealed
But yeah if the Traveler could beat Signora with only 3 out of 7 elements, I doubt they'd be ranked under her and also Traveler's connections would be valuable so again #10 for the traveler makes no sense
"Oh there's some plot twist related to it" Yeah there could be, but in what way can we come to that conclusion now currently when there is not a single piece of evidence to prove as much? Plus what plot twist would it even be?
Like saying there will be a plot twist related to it this early when we have nothing to support that notion doesn't give charity and again that is so broad of a conclusion to come to that what would the plot twist even be? Like please elaborate more if you're gonna say that, why do you think that
"For whatever reason, #10 is empty" Honestly, gonna be honest here, if you ask me, I doubt #10 is just empty because no one has filled the role.
I feel like not only would the Fatui agents we've seen would remark on it like they remarked on #6 being empty for hundreds of years following the 3.3 quest, I feel like Scaramouche especially when he was shitting on Tartaglia would also mention that? Like haha look he brings down the Harbingers so much that he doesn't even fill the final slot, he's one below
So I doubt it's just like,, empty because there's been no body in that place before.
"We just don't know#10 yet, we haven't seen them" I doubt there's #10 currently if the order the leakers are talking about is in fact true for a number of reasons because
#1. it's the 11 Harbingers and Pierro does seem to be implied when people say that even if he's the director, like there are 11 (or I guess 9 now), its not the 11 harbingers and their director
#2. We all haven't forgotten the Harbinger Constellations image right? Which only has 11 constellations present and think what you may about what belongs to who, but the teardrop tragedy mask most likely belongs to Pierro given his namesake Pierrot and the teardrop present in his own mask like we see in the Lazzo trailer. While it is mixed with the Tragedy mask as it seems, that teardrop I genuinely would be surprised if it belongs to anyone else
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Now, it could, Pierro's presence in this could be solely at the top of the image with that mask, but the thing is that the leakers seem to be emphasizing that we only will see the current harbingers we've seen and Pierro, we will only see those 11 and there isn't another member we will see coming from what Team China has said supposedly
So, yeah the case probably isn't there currently is a #10 and we just haven't met them
If I were to truly believe the leaks that are saying the order is actually this and not what we thought (which admittedly, I am hesitant to believe whole heartedly as it makes sense in certain areas but doesn't in others), then here are the conclusions I think could potentially be the reasons for what's going on with #10
Either, #10 is a retired rank hence why when Tartaglia joined he wasn't given the rank but rather #11, or #10 is in a similar position as Scaramouche with the 3.3 quest and #10 erased at the very least their association with the Fatui, as in erasing from the Irumsul whatever memories and perceptions were had related to their Harbingers title
To explain what I mean when I say retired rank, I want everyone to think of Signora's situation. There likely won't be another #8 or anyone moving up from the rank they currently are at to #8 I would guess due to what happened with Signora. Everyone below her keeps their current rank it doesn't move up like eliminating an option
Almost think like Jersey numbers that have been retired and now nobody can be that number. I think potentially whoever was #10 could have died somehow and out of respect no one ever took on #10 again not even when more candidates for a Harbinger came along
This would explain something like the lack of mentioning of #10 being that it could be a touchy topic, the Fatui avoid speaking of it since they don't wanna be perceived as saying something disrespectful of the late #10, additionally, why would the past death of a Harbinger necessarily be brought up especially in enemy areas like that's info that doesn't need to be discussed y'know?
And as for my other view of it, where #10 erased their existence within the Fatui, I think the only plausible time period for that to happen would be if it happened when Tartaglia had already become a Harbinger but it was before the Traveler started being active
Which could work, we don't know Childe's exact age we only know he's the youngest harbinger and he entered the Fatui initially at 14 (which since they say like "legends say hes been on the battle field since he was 14") I doubt he became a Harbinger at that age, but theoretically from 15-16 to about 2-3 depending years before his current age could be the range I think for when he became a Harbinger and after which #10 erased their association with the Fatui
And the reason I say that is because think of Scara's situation, everyone is already at their set ranks and just because everyone's perception of him was erased, doesn't change the actual events that happened which is why the traveler remembers them. The reason everyone doesn't move up a rank or wasn't appoint as a rank isn't because it was always that empty but because they only now think it was empty all along
Now this point could be where a plot twist happens like what was mentioned, depending on if we get revealed who #10 was and cite like "Oh Scara did the same that's the foreshadowing for how someone else in the Fatui erased and blah blah blah" but like you can't firmly say yet "Oh yeah the #10 reveal is gonna be a plot twist" or "there's gonna be totally a plot twist related to the #10 seat" like
Yeah there's potential for it, there are things set up to where we could come to the conclusion that its the same case for the #10 whether with Scara or Signora, but you can't really use any of that to for sure say there will be a plot twist related to it and things that could be foreshadowed isn't what a plot twist is either so like
I dunno I just don't like the idea of saying for certain when we only have leaks especially to go off of and literally nothing related to specifically the #10 seat in game, that there will be a plot twist related to it
Again, these are all leaks, there are things to support the idea, things could still change, there are things that contradict them a bit and will need further explanation in game to trust
We're just gonna have to see how it pans out in the end, I'm not gonna hop on board anyone's trains other than my own (tho I'm not even 100% confident in it) because I really do disagree with a lot of people's conclusions about this (not about believing the order, just about with #10 mostly and stuff)
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tsuki-sennin · 2 years
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Acho! Donbrothers, basically my weekly feeding of peach-flavored crack.
Speaking of peaches, we've been getting a fuckload of those lately, as thanks to a special deal we've gotten. Momoi Tarou will truly never leave me alone. What's gonna happen to me later?
Spoilers, I guess...
-"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, sorry man. No quitting for you."
-"No punching my companions. ...except for all those other times."
-Momoi's trying to be nice and it's killing him.
-Oh hey, Jirou~! Hello!
-I recently remembered, thanks to the fine folks over at Death Battle, that Sun Wukong ate every last peach of immortality in heaven.
-Sooooo... perhaps
-Momotani Jirou!
-Hang on a moment, Shuichi Saihara- I mean Shinichiro Shirakura- I mean, Shinichi Saruhara. This is supposed to be a nice moment with the new guy!
-:O
-HE THANKED US
-Character development~!
-Nah, Haruka, you've gotta get your positive reinforcement elsewhere. He's got a limit, you see.
-My man's throwing his own welcome party <3
-Ah, Ji-money's been promoted to the intro~!
-He's kinda brutal, yeah. Not unlike AbareKiller in his debut.
-Crashing the delivery job.
-He's learnin'!
-Oooooooh, that's a nice Bento.
-Monkey see, monkey do?
-Oh God, do people actually brush their teeth at work?
-Do what needs to be done and live up to full life consequences.
-Momotani Jirou.
-Well, his art-style's pretty nice.
-Kinda reminds me of early Dragon Ball, fittingly enough.
-BRUH
-Yabai
-"...dude, c'mon."
-Oh boy, Haiku time.
-Ehhhh, I can only have a little wasabi with each bite. I'm well accustomed to other kinds of spicy food, but I'm afraid it's a little beyond me.
"Like the moon over the day, my genius and brawn are lost on these fools." -Bowser Koopa, Super Mario RPG
-Oh god, office work.
-10 yen.
-My American brain saw a copper coin and thought that this man dropped a fucking penny on the paper. I was close, 10 yen is roughly 8 cents.
-OH MY GOD
-DUDE
-Oh, gamer. Is he perhaps our... Denji-ki?
-Idk what he's playing, the last fucking game I ever played was Megaranger.
-Of course, I'm kidding, the last game I ever played was Kamen Rider Chronicle before I swore off of video games altogether and became a mountain hermit with no internet.
-OH MY GOD THIS CHAT IS SO MEAN HJKJLKG
-Oooookay, that's a dinosaur.
-Seems like... Bakuryu-ki? Gamer rage is explosive after all.
-Tsubasaaaaaaa!
-Hi, Doggy!
-DOG FOOD
-DON'T EAT IT
-Shake?
-NO SHAKE
-Guess everybody hates the monkey dragon man.
-Oh fuck, it's Momoi.
-Oh fuck it's Sonoi.
-Nah man, I don't wanna fight you.
-Oh, goddammit Inoue, not now.
-He don't wanna talk about it.
-Good enough for me then. He gay.
-Inoue always writes the most unintentionally amazing gay ships ever. I don't know how he does it.
-Ooooooooooooooh, Tsuyoshi...!
-:(
-Miho-san :)
-Ich...
-ICHIBAN-KAI?!
-Holy shit, not offbeat even once.
-"You're another one of my funny sidekicks!"
-OHHHHHHH
-Oh fuck
-Oh my god.
-He's become edgy.
-Jesus Christ
-OHHHHH GOD
-Holy shit, his throwing arm.
-HE STOLE HER SHADES
-HE GOT THE MONKEY MAN
-Man
-Is this where Kagerou went?
-Gamer Dino Go!
-Sooooo... he spaced out his story telling that much?
-God, dude.
-Greatest Superhero of All Time
-Kinda giving me Lord Drakkon vibes, ngl.
-Wow, Tarou's gotten very nice.
-Tsuyoshi! :D
-Get his ass!
-SMACK
-Goddamn, girl!
-So, he doesn't remember?
-Huh... that's... a lot of questions unanswered.
-Hot damn!
-He's doin' the Alter Change thing!
-Is that?
-Holy shit, it is!
-...actually, come to think of it, this guy might be a Kyoryu-ki. Bakuryu-ki seems a bit obvious. God, idk man, dinosaurs might as well have never gone extinct at all.
-Hey, dog dude!
-Guess Don Dragoku doesn't get beeg.
-Oh!
-Kyoryu-ki. That's our Dragon Ranger.
-...god. I know this sounds weird for an American, but I'm more familiar with Super Sentai than I am with Power Rangers. As such, I'm always amazed whenever I see that the OGs, stock footage and Saved by the Bell antics and all, were just... Red Ranger, Yellow Ranger, Blue Ranger. Not even with their designated prehistoric animals, just colors. So weird, huh? ...speaking of PR, I really wanna try to get back into Dino Fury, that shit slaps and heals my soul. Gay heals.
-You're a pain in the ass, Momotani Jirou. You fit right in~!
-He's sorry! It's progress!
-Oooooooooh, shit.
-Natsumiho. ...that was pretty quick, all things considered.
-Ayyyyyy, more Avatar Change action! I missed that!
-"Oh, Tsuki seems like he's forgotten our Senpai Sentai. Let's make him excited by showing him Burai's suit!"
-Well guess what, Inoue, it fuckin' worked!
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calicoquiltedtranshag · 6 months
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i'm sorry babe, i just don't get it. you're the one that wanted the "mature mommy gf" so you're gonna have to explain this to me. so they're ninjas made out of legos? doesn't that break the immersion for you? aren't there better cartoons that aren't legos? can't you just watch naruto or something? ...please, just explain the ninjago lore to me again. i'm just not getting it.
I've watched Naruto - I'm good with Naruto! Love the guy.
Here's the thing though - this gal has never had a good time relating to human characters. I just don't. I do my best but I am just - I am not good with folks and I think that translates into how I consume media.
The fact that they're lego doesn't break the immersion - it makes it heckin better. Suddenly I've got a world to think up. How do they survive when they only have two digits? What are their customs, their traditions - what kind of food do they make in a lego world? Boundless questions! Boundless answers - and there are, because Ninjago kinda...goes off. There are answers to questions you never would have thought of. It goes places you wouldn't think it would.
(Lucille)
It's naruto but made to sell toys
Okay, so:
ORIGINALLY you've got these two brothers at the so-called beginning of time. Wu and Garmadon. There's these four weapons that embody the elements fire, ice, storm, and earth. It's impossible to posess all four bc like - you only gots two hands. HOWEVER! Were one to do so, there is...a vague promise of ultimate power!
But Wu and Garm are good kids. They don't wanna do anything like steal divine power.
Also their dad is a master of a lego martial art called spinjitzu. Which is - you spin around a lot. Idk. Both the brothers learn it and they're super heckin good at it.
At some point Garm gets bitten by a snake god their dad defeated and is infected with a venom of True Evil - which starts to corrupt him. He gets the idea of forging all the elemental weapons into one - a weapon of ultimate elemental power!
(Also side note uh there is a whole civilization that is only *ambiguously* evil that their dad sealed away along with their god and its kinda fucked up)
To note: There is a good Garm in there, but this venom's some brethren moons type shit. Twists your perspective so that you'll think you're in the right even as you're doing some heinous shit. He has a son and wife btw.
Wu stops him and kicks him into hell.
It does some wacky things to his body. He makes some skeleton friends and plans to return to the land of the living and take over the world.
Backstory over - ONTO THE SHOW!
There's four main dudes. Kai, Jay, Cole, and Zane. Kai is...a blacksmith's son if I remember? He's got a sister named Nya who's super badass. Jay is the son of junkyard machinists, Cole is the youngest of like...8? I think his brothers run a barbershop quartet barbershop?? Zane is a robot but we don't find that out for a looooooong time. When we first meet him he's just funky and also an orphan.
They all end up at Wu's house. Cole, Jay, and Zane are looking for a purpose. Kai is there because servants of Garm took his sister to use as a human sacrifice - a life for a life. Wu starts to train them spinjitzu, there's a buncha wacky hijinks regarding skeletons, shit gets fucked, shit gets unfucked, Nya is saved, fuck yeah.
One of the skeleton bros has four arms and holds all four weapons - and implodes into superhell. Garm goes into the superhell portal and is like "I'll see you later - BROTHER!" to Wu and then jumps in. We don't see him for a bit.
Also I think there are dragons in there somewhere I kinda forget when/where that arc happened.
FAST FORWARD and there are rumors of GARM REAPPEARING OOOOOOO spooky - our heroes head over to see and it turns out it's his kid, Lloyd Garmadon.
Makes me wonder if Lord is Garmadon's first name. Totally possible in this reality. Fucked up.
Annnnyways Lloyd is threatening to bring back that sealed culture of snake-people because everyone treats him like shit; because his dad is Lord Garmadon, ruler of darkness, the widowmaker, the man with a thousand deaths to his name, so on and so forth.
The Ninja kinda joke around, don't take him seriously, and leave.
So Lloyd, true to his word, goes and summons the Serpentine, the lost civilization.
As it turns out - they're all super cool. There's a bunch of Serpentine nations with specific traits that they're all proud of - and each nation has been sealed in a different vault. Also if you're bitten by one you start to become a serpentine. Also there's a sacred flute that can reverse this and was used to seal the Great Evil Serpent Guy.
So there's about four years of snake people content. Great stuff tbh. There's a lot about the ninja being super arrogant due to their win over Garm and it bites them in the ass every time. Kai is obsessed with being the main character (he's not, his sister is lol) which is shattered when he realizes his sister has secretly been kicking snake ass behind his back - and picking up the ninja's slack. With less collateral damage. Also the Serpentine have an entire self-contained political B plot wherein they try to leverage Lloyd to do...something. I forget. They betray Lloyd eventually (he's been styling himself as Lord Garmadon, ruler of the Serpentine and they get sick of it) and the Ninja take him in and apologize for being a buncha dicks.
There's a worldwide chase, Nya builds a flying dragon ship, the snakes get a snake helicopter, hijinks ensue.
Then the snakes win.
They summon the Great Devourer (name of the snake god) back into reality, and he starts doing his thing. Y'know, bringing about a new age of the serpentine, killing people, wrecking havoc, the usual for a primordial being of chaos. Our ninja have not learned at all from their experiences and get walloped due to their arrogance.
LLOYD HOWEVER goes through a MASSIVE character arc where he realizes
1) Fuck I'm like 15 and I may have caused the end of the world
2) Oh my god I treat everyone like an asshole
3) Oh my god my family is full of assholes
4) I have to be different ASAP.
There's this legend of a "green ninja" who will save everybody - kai thinks its him (because he's an idiot) but Lloyd puts in the work, goes off on his own, and gets the blessing of a green dragon.
Which ages him forward ten years legend of zelda style. He is there to face off against the great devourer as the Green Ninja with Green Ninja powers -
And fails because he is an untrained 15 year old in a grown man's body that he's had for like - two minutes.
As the Great Devourer readies to consume the world, with Lloyd as its first target, a shadowy portal appears...
AND GARM DROPS OUT OF THE SKY WITH FOUR FUCKING ARMS HOLDING THE FOUR SACRED WEAPONS AND STABS IT IN THE HEAD. With a huge gush of venomous blood the Great Devourer writhes in its death throes. Garm is back, he wants his son to be under his wing, and he promises a new age of darkness, now that he has defeated his only competition.
I kinda stopped watching after this bc I couldn't stand Kai but my brother's really liked it - tbh I think it's p neat.
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seththemusehub · 1 year
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so I don't wanna talk a lot of holiday shit here. but I am gonna plonk the thing I'm gonna put here under a readmore. is just a 'this is what I have gotten thus far' sorta thing because I am kinda stunned by it already.
SO. OKAY. my dad gave me a $100 giftcard for Amazon, which. cool. got a down blanket, a big ass jar with two and a half pounds of dehydrated mini marshmallows, a chromecast so I can use my fucking tv for something, was gonna do delta 8 gummies but canceled it because I reread the information on it and it had no information about the content of like. THC or CBD or whatever else in it. no detail on that literally at all. ended up getting Santa gloves and a couple sets of decorative glasses.
the nurses in the infusion center I am friendly with suggested me for one of the programs for low income folks to get presents, and they asked me for ideas on what to get. so...I got a whole ass big fucking microwave, a dish set, a silverware set, a set of pots and pans, some really nice salt and pepper grinders, a big ass blanket, a laundry basket, some cleaning stuff, a big thing of food.....and a big fucking cloth radio flyer wagon to haul groceries from the truck to my apartment. oh, and also a $250 gift card for Safeway, $60 for Dennys, another $100 for Amazon, and $120 for D&B which is a feed and supply store.
the shit I got from Amazon using the card from the nurses...a power strip, some neat ass red suspenders/bowtie/pocket handkerchief with snowflake patterns, four replacement pillows for my bed because the ones I got now are like 5+ years old and flat and kinda gross, and a set of Ooze Tubes candy. the pillows were $15 apiece, so that was a majority of the funds here.
the D&B giftcard went towards a pair of winter gloves, some nice merino wool socks, some of Claeys old fashioned hard candies in watermelon, horehound, and sassafras flavors, jerky, a couple nice candles, some neat stickers, a blanket with a horse hood attached, and a card for my mom.
Safeway's card was used for food and to fill my emergency cabinets with like, pain meds and cough syrup. when I say food I mean a bunch of like. cans and boxed stuff and stuff I wanted for Right Now.
so uh. yeah. this is the nicest christmas I have had in a while and it's when I am zero income and living on my own. jesus fuck, right??
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adamarinayu · 3 years
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Since I can’t draw right now (it’s like 1 AM) I decided I’d just write things down about Domestic DUno AU (I still don’t have a proper name for it!!) so here we go~
Info below the cut to spare the mobile users my ramblings~~
BACKSTORY STUFF 
-Donald first became PK as a teenager (14 or 15), pulling petty pranks and avenging perceived wrongdoings. He ended up accidentally becoming a hero after stopping a thief and unknowingly saving a young girl’s life, and he realized he could direct his temper, anger and frustration not at making other people miserable, but at protecting others. Gyro, who went to school with Donald (Donald and Della attended a private school that would accommodate their adventure schedule; Gyro, being the absolute genius he is, attended on a scholarship) was there and ended up helping, being the one to inadvertently provide PK with the weapon he fended off the criminals with. PK talked to Gyro and the two became partners in crime-fighting that way.
-After deciding to become a hero, it was small-town villains mostly that he dealt with. Thieves, and the like. He didn’t start fighting mutants and those kinds of things until he was 17 or so, and the Evronians didn’t show up until he was 18. This is when Scrooge gave him a summer job at his newly acquired tower, figuring since Donald didn’t want to go with him and Della on a three-month adventure (as Donald was needed in Duckburg, he couldn’t be gone for three months!!) then he may as well work and earn a little money. As Duckworth was still alive, Duckworth was in charge of the manor, so Donald didn’t need to worry about upkeeping the mansion.
-Donald met Uno after a failed attempt to fight the Evronians, and they partnered up, with Uno providing Donald with otherworldly advanced tech that Gyro... would probably understand if given the time and chance (come on, he built a time machine out of a bathtub, he could totally understand future tech). After the first battle with the Evronians that Donald eventually wins, he realized that the game had just just 10x more dangerous. Between working on his doctorate and interning for Scrooge’s science department (something the scientists working for Scrooge were salty about), Gyro didn’t have much time to work on new and improved inventions for PK so when Uno contacted Gyro about him stepping down from helping PK, Gyro agreed, acknowledging that the mysterious Uno Ducklair would probably be a better benefactor for the hero. He didn’t know PK’s identity, though, so he didn’t take the memory erasing candy. Instead he focused on his work.
-Years passed this way, with Donald and Uno working together. Of course Donald had his other adventures, such as with Jose and Panchito and Mickey and all them lovely folks, but Uno was his closest confidante and biggest supporter. He was the one he vented his frustrations with Della and Scrooge to, and the one to give him advice on how to deal with it and talk to them about it all.
-At some point during this time, Gladstone finds out Donald is PK. Of course it happens in the typical Lucky way- him finding out saved Donald’s life. Gladstone is shaken up by the knowledge that his cousin/brother is in danger every day and has almost died multiple times. Gladstone becomes a sort of third member of the whole Crime Fighting thing, yep, you heard it right, Cloverleaf is real here. He figures if he’s out in the field with Donald, then Donald will never die because of Gladstone’s supernaturally good luck. Uno, while frustrated with Gladstone’s unpredictable and illogical luck, accepts this. Donald is less keen because he doesn’t want Gladstone in danger’s path but when the gander makes up his mind it’s made up, yo.
-PK and Cloverleaf (CL from here on out) and Uno work together for 3 years before the Spear of Selene incident, where Donald is suddenly left with three eggs. Donald’s priorities now shifted, he quits being a hero and buys the houseboat so he can raise the triplets without Scrooge’s influence. Gladstone does what he can to help while trying to continue to protect Duckburg, and while watching CL on the news Donald has the sudden realization that Duckburg still needs him- new parent or not. So he (metaphorically!!) throws the eggs into their pram, rushes to Ducklair Tower, begs Lyla to watch the eggs for him and rushes off to CL’s aid. 
-After the danger is over, Donald collects the eggs, thanks Lyla for her help, then meets up with CL and Uno on the 151st floor where they have a serious conversation. Donald acknowledges that Duckburg still needs PK, but Della’s children also need him. The three eventually come to the conclusion that the kids would be raised by PK and Uno there in the Tower, where they would be safe- and they would be trained so they’re ready for anything thrown at them. (Gladstone is actually the one who is like “nah cuz you be their dad I’m not cut out for that, I’ll be the cool uncle, I don’t wanna live in the tower! No offense Uno” so it isn’t like Donald just decided to leave him out of the parenting)
-The eggs hatch and Donald names them sensible (AKA not Della’s list) names (and pronounces Llewellyn correctly dammit) and Donald and Uno have a time learning hands-on how to be parents. (“I’ve read twenty different parenting guides in the last five seconds and they’re all saying different things, Donald, WHAT DO WE DO-”) The whole “raising kids together” thing brings them even closer than before and forces them to have a chat about their feelings, too. 
-When the triplets are small and starting to run around, Uno baby proofs everything. He has a hard time keeping them from escaping their playpen (which is essentially a huge room with an amazing view of the city, he doesn’t know why they’re so intent on escaping). Then eventually the inevitable happens- both Don and Glad end up stuck on the other side of the world for nearly a whole month, and Uno realizes taking care of three toddlers is much easier when you have a body. So while they’re gone, he balances his time between advising them on their mission, taking care of the triplets and building an android body that can handle an AI as advanced as him (throw out that “an AI who is only good could never make a full person” shit cuz Uno can be petty as hell, he’s a whole ass person even without Due yo). By the time Don and Glad get back he’s testing his prototype. Donald is thrilled, of course- his boyfriend has a body now!
-The triplets gain a sister! Everett brings a child to them one day, a little Coronan girl who was for reasons I haven’t decided yet cast out of her family and Everett, with his weird Enlightened Powers shit, went and found her and brought her back to the people he knew would take care of her well (considering his own past failures...). And so the triplets have a little sister who is an alien! Yee! Yes it’s Asveya (Ve). She came to them when she was ~2 and the triplets were 3 or 4, and as she didn’t have a name Donald named her after a friend he met as a child, when he regularly adventured with Scrooge and Della, and whom he ended up meeting again as a young adult.
-Uno perfects the body over time as he learns more things about being a person (he very purposefully leaves out pain receptors, though he includes the best parts of being a physical person ofc- he wants his cake and he wants to eat it too!). Everett decides now that Uno has a body, it was time to introduce him as his son officially and hand the business over to him (stating that it’ll be good for the kids if at least one of their parents had a proper job and income, since savings don’t last forever), and as the kids get older Donald begins training them so they’ll be able to take care of/protect themselves if need be. Uno creates a training field/obstacle course that is fun and age-appropriate, and by the time they’re ten they’re like little superheroes in training. They can give Webby a run for her money. Ve is less interested in being like PK and more interested in being like Uno- AKA the techie behind the gadgets.
-The triplets are already playing with some rudimentary pieces of tech Ve made, playing like they’re superheroes (or villains, gotta have someone to fight!). Uno finds out when he reviews the Tower footage and immediately confiscates anything that can be dangerous, but lets them keep the more innocent stuff.
MODERN DAY STUFF (AKA the time the show takes place)
-As the kids got older Donald and Uno allowed them more freedom, even letting them go out on their own (with the promise of being back before dark, not telling anyone what their parents did for a living, they all stuck together and they didn’t speak to strangers beyond what was necessary). When the triplets were 10 and Ve was 8 or 9, Uno learned that a powerful artifact (not the gem) was in Atlantis and that if a villain got their hands on it, it would be... very bad. So Donald decides it’s time to put on his metaphorical adventure shoes again and go get it. By this time Gladstone got trapped in the casino (Uno has been looking for him, after not hearing from him for over a week) and Uno had a Big Business thing to attend, real important too, so they talk about getting a babysitter for the weekend they’ll be gone. The kids manage to convince them they don’t need one, as they’ll be safe in the 151st floor (“We’ll be safer there than anywhere else, right, Uncle Uno?”). Donald tried to call Lyla but she was unfortunately in the field, so he agreed to let them stay home on their own until Uno got back (Uno did the math and figured he could stay for a few hours to just make a good faith appearance, talk business with some stooges and then come home the same day).
-Of course, the kids get caught. Uno had already left out for his business thing at like 5 AM, and Donald was about to head out to Atlantis in one of the Duckmobiles. He happened to check on a whim the back of the mobile, where he found his surprised ducklings staring wide-eyed up at him. He knew then that he needed to cash in on a favour- he called Beakley and then drove the protesting children to the mansion. (“Come on, Unca’ Donald!” “It’s a mansion! We wanna go to the lost city, too!” “Come on, we’ve been doing real good in training!” “Please, dad? We promise we’ll listen!”) The excitement over meeting THE Scrooge McDuck is overshadowed by the disappointment that they can’t go on this mission.
-Besides, who cares about a mansion and a rich adventuring duck when your parents and uncle are not only rich adventurers, but they’re also superheroes???
-Donald gives them a forehead kiss goodbye and heads off, and Scrooge has Beakley put the kids in that old room. “It’ll only be a few hours” they said. “Until Uno gets back.” Unfortunately, Uno calls Louie and tells the duckling there’s been a problem and he won’t be back until later- Donald already informed him of the changed arrangements and he’s already contacted Beakley.
-The kids decide to escape the old room, putting their hero training into action, but are ultimately swept up into Webby’s trap. Webby is super excited to meet them when she realizes who they are (though she has no idea who Ve is), and she cuts them down from the net without them having to escape themselves. The kids know they’re not supposed to let anyone know about the “hero family” thing so try to act like normal kids, though it becomes apparent Webby doesn’t know how to be a normal kid either.
-Through shenanigans, the children inspire Scrooge to adventure again, and Dewey lets slip about lost cities and Scrooge has a moment of realization. Thus, he drags the kids to Atlantis with him. While there, the kids each get a chance to show off their moves (which they’re SUPPOSED TO HIDE but you know, when arrows are flying at you ain’t got no time to hide). Donald is pissed when he notices them in Atlantis, and Uno is pissed when he calls Donald and learns the kids are in Atlantis, right where they are NOT supposed to be.
-Things pretty much follow the episode, though with the triplets able to hold their own and Donald gunning for a completely different artifact. When they escape and get back to the surface with their respective artifacts, they’re met by a livid android who absolutely chews Scrooge out for dragging four ten year olds and an eight year old to a dangerous place like that.
-Donald decides that it might be okay for the kids to visit with Scrooge sometimes, to get a little real-world experience, and at precisely that moment something crashes into the 151st floor of Ducklair Tower. Uno is absolutely furious (“MY TOWER???”) cuz that’s gonna take a bit to fix- at the very least it’ll appear to take a while- and when the kids question “what now?” Scrooge offers up some rooms in the mansion. The kids are excited cuz they’ll get to live with Webby and explore a new place. Donald and Uno say “just until the tower is fixed” (Gladstone had Donald’s boat at the time he went missing so Donald doesn’t have it) which is good enough for the kids.
-Scrooge being sus of Uno for like a whole arc cuz he’d never heard of Uno Ducklair before recently and also his nephew?? got married??? 
-Gladstone finally gets a message out to Don and Uno for help, and they go immediately- but not before Scrooge makes it a family adventure. Scrooge is disparaging of Gladstone, but Donald is just worried about his cousin. They manage to save Gladstone without pseudo-sacrificing anyone. Scrooge gets a little sus when they get back to Duckburg, and days later the missing Cloverleaf has shown up again. 
-HDLV ended up spilling the truth to Webby as she got closer with them, but they swore her to secrecy. Of course Beakley found out because Webby is a terrible liar.
**So basically Donald + Uno parents, a kid that calls them her dads, good Uncle Gladstone, Brotherly Gladstone + Donald, Competent Cloverleaf, PK + Cloverleaf teamup, little-hero triplets. Gyro will end up teaming up with Gizmoduck when Fenton takes up heroing, too, just like Launchpad teams up with DW (DW’s story for this AU will be different, also, just a heads up) and basically all their combined kids become a badass team of children (Huey, Dewey, Louie, Webby, Ve, Boyd, Gos, and of course Lena and Violet join in later...) Gyro teams up with Gizmoduck because every hero needs a tech guy (even heroes who are also scientists....) and he’s not only very capable, he’s worked with a hero before so he knows the ins and outs :D
However it is now 2 AM and I need to sleep so I’m gonna end my musings here but I am thinking of them so much right now I’m
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BlazBlue Alternative Dark War Nightmare Fiction Event English Translation (Part 8: At the Edge)
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IT’S FINALLY OVER! -cue game over music-
PLEASE READ THIS FIRST:  I realize this isn’t getting as much (actually not much of any) traffic as opposed to the reddit posts, but I’d like to extend this request over here as well. I’d definitely like to continue working on translations for this game but am unsure whether I should jump right into the most current event (the Dark Mai one) or start on actual story content next. So my question is: what do you guys want to see more? Reply to this post or shoot me an ask or whatever it is tumblr does these days.
Crossposted from reddit just for a little more exposure.
This is part 8, or the ninth story quest in the event.
Previous parts can be found here: [Part 1-1, Part 1-2, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7]
Some notes:
- The default name of Rei is used for the player character and was selected as male at the beginning of the game.
- I’m still on the fence on if I should be using honorifics or not. Your opinion on the matter would be greatly appreciated.
Click here to be taken to a pastebin with the translated dialogue or look under the read more to read it here. 
Section 8 – “At the Edge” (TL: Read as “kazuaru hazama-nite”)
Kazuma This is...
Ciel It’s very similar to the room we found hidden beneath Ishana.
Raabe So... this is the “innermost part.”
Hazama Oh? What’s with you guys all of a sudden? You’ve all got this shocked look on your faces. Have you guys been here before?
>We’ve been somewhere like this before. Hazama Really? Normally I’d ask to hear more about what sort of place that was but... Hazama We’re not exactly in the best place to be taking our time, wouldn’t you agree?
>Never seen it before in my life. Hazama Hey now, don’t just leave me in the dark like that. Hazama You’ll just make me even more curious if you keep it a secret, y’know. Hazama But... now isn’t really the best time to get into that, is it?
Fuzzy Raabe’s right though. This is the innermost part you guys have been so keen on getting to.
Fuzzy You brought those six keys here so you could activate the elements... and finally escape.
Raabe What happens next then?
Fuzzy You’ll just have to find out for yourself, right? You will, won’t you? Really though, even I don’t have any idea what’s supposed to happen next. Ahahaha.
Raabe We don’t have much of a choice either way, it would seem.
Kazuma As soon as we activate the elements, all of the mana we’ve collected will activate with them and accumulate around us.
Kazuma Much more mana than we’re used to will gather together in one place.
Hazama Will that be problematic for us?
Kazuma There’s no reason why it should be. This is probably the perfect place for it actually...
Fuzzy If you’re gonna go ahead and start it up, I’d let Kazuma do it. Since he’s a magician he should be used to working with mana and the elements already.
Ciel Kazuma-san, would you be willing to activate the elements for us?
Kazuma I, uh, yeah, I can do that. That shouldn’t be too difficult.
Kazuma Let’s see here...
Hazama You’ve looked like you’ve had something on your mind for a while now.
Hazama I agree that Kazuma-san’s the best suited out of all of us to carry this out but... don’t push yourself if you don’t think you can handle it.
Hazama If we really have to we can always looks for another way to activate them...
Kazuma ......
Kazuma ...No.
Kazuma I can do it.
Raabe Hey, hold on...
Hazama Are you sure?
Kazuma Yes. Please, allow me.
[a green magic circle appears, surrounded by the six elements]
Hazama Oh my... I can already feel how the air around us has changed. Looks like you managed to pull it off without a hitch after all.
Ciel Is this... activated mana? But this feeling, where have I...
Raabe It can't be. This is...! Hey, Kazuma! Stop whatever it is that you’re doing!
Kazuma ......
Raabe Are you even listening!? Earth to Kazuma!!
Kazuma ...Ah... it’s just like I thought. I was wondering... if that’s what it was...
>What’s wrong, Kazuma-san? >Who are you talking to?
Kazuma Who...
[a dark green shadow with veins and one glowing eye starts to materialize]
Hazama Uuh, guh, ghh....
Ciel Hazama-san? Is something wrong?
Hazama Please be careful... Something’s... coming...!
[the shadow becomes fully visible]
Raabe Wh... What’s going on?
Fuzzy Hmm, I wonder what it could be~? What do you think?
Fuzzy What about you, Rei? What do your “eyes” see? You can see it, can’t you?
Raabe Don’t look. ...I guess that’s impossible, huh. Try not to focus as much as you can. This... isn’t a collection of mana.
Ciel Raabe-san, Rei-san! We’ve got a problem.
Ciel I’ve confirmed the appearance of the cauldron.
Ciel But... there’s nothing around here that looks like it could be the cauldron. And if there’s a cauldron here, then who is the Observer...?
Raabe They’re both right in front of us.
Ciel Eh? Wh-What do you mean?
Raabe The cauldron came into existence across this entire world the moment this guy appeared. In other words, that shadow... it’s the Observer.
Raabe It’s also the cauldron. There’s no other explanation for this sort of reaction. This much condensed seithr... this is the cauldron.
Hazama What’s that now? Seithr?
Hazama You mean what Kazuma-san’s magic is activating right now isn’t...
Raabe It’s not the elements or mana, no. It’s seithr!
??? Ahh~ god, you losers took fore~ver to show up.
Ciel !?
??? Shit though, you guys sure have been through a lot, huh? But thanks to you I can talk as much as I want again.
>The shadow spoke! ??? Kyahahahaha, just a shadow, eh... Well, I guess that’ll have to do for now.
>Who are you? ??? What, you wanna know my name? You really wanna know who I am? Sure, I’ll humor you...
Kazuma ...Yuuki Terumi...
Spirit Terumi Oops, looks like you beat me to it. But yeah, the kid’s right. Don’t go forgetting it, numbskulls.
Spirit Terumi Yuuki Terumi. That’s the name, folks.
Hazama You were lurking inside of me.
Hazama Earlier when we were fighting Saya-san, she said she had sensed something within me... I wasn’t entirely sure what she meant at the time.
Hazama I had no idea that it would turn out to be something like this.
Spirit Terumi Hyahahahaha! Damn, I didn’t realize you were so out of the loop, Hazama-chan.
Ciel So you’re familiar with Hazama-san as well.
Spirit Terumi Oh yeah, best of buddies, thickest of thieves, call it what you like but we’re rea~l intimate. In fact, I know all you guys.
Spirit Terumi You’re the morons who’ve been running all over the city doing my dirty work for me. Hyahahahahahaha!
Kazuma So you were... using us? Does that mean that Fuzzy-san was also...?
Fuzzy Can’t say I know about any of this. I’m only here to fulfill my role. Really I’m just a pawn here.
Fuzzy You guys are all just pawns too. But even the pawns are necessary in the end, right? It’s not really a game if all the pieces aren’t in order, after all.
Spirit Terumi The trap over here gets it. And now since you’ve been such good little slaves so far, how’s about you do me one last teensy-weensy favor...
Spirit Terumi And die for me, will you? Hyahahahahaha!
Raabe I see now. We’ve been playing right into his hands this entire time.
Raabe When Kazuma started the activation sequence, he wasn’t channeling the mana or the elements. He wound up summoning this guy instead.
Ciel No way... Then does that mean the whole story about escaping from the city was a lie?
Spirit Terumi Come on, even if I’m not that cruel. I’ll still let you guys out.
Spirit Terumi All aboard the Terumi express! Now serving a one-way trip straight into the Boundary! Just make sure to keep your arms and legs inside the vehicle, or you might lose them!
Hazama Are you always this egotistical?
Hazama Things may have gone your way up until now, but we’re not going to just stand here and let you do whatever you want.
Hazama ...It was wrong of me to bring you all this way when I sensed something was amiss, no matter how small it may have been.
Hazama Looks like I got you all mixed up in something undesirable after all... I’m really sorry, Rei-san.
Hazama But I don’t think I’ll be able to handle this one by myself. I’m afraid I must ask for your assistance one last time.
>Let’s all get out of here together. Hazama Thank you. I’m... truly glad to have met you.
>Let’s kick his ass and get the hell out of here! Spirit Terumi Ooh, someone’s a little touchy. That sort of enthusiasm is contagious, y’know.
Ciel Assuming combat position. All eyes on target. Ready when you are!
Raabe His form is still unstable. It’s hard to say if his existence has fully taken root yet or not.
Raabe The reaction he’s giving off is definitely strong but... he might not be able to use the full extent of his power the way he is now.
Raabe We need to strike before all of the seithr has finished gathering in one place. Let’s get this over with quickly.
Fuzzy Go, go! You can do it!
Hazama Are you ready for this, Kazuma-san?
Kazuma Ah, uh... Right.
Spirit Terumi Oh? You wouldn’t really team up against little ol’ me, would you? Heheheheh.
Hazama Well then. Let’s go, Terumi-san.
Spirit Terumi Guh, shit...! My power... no, none of this shit. None of it’s good enough!
Kazuma ......
Fuzzy Whoa. You guys really creamed him.
Hazama ...I think that shadow inside of me... Terumi-san detached himself completely from me during the course of that fight.
Hazama It’s the strangest feeling. It’s unsettling but also like a... weight’s been lifted, in a sense.
Spirit Terumi Ha, haha... Hyahahaha...! Damn, that really could’ve gone better.
Spirit Terumi I guess you win this one. I really lost to some lame spin-off side characters. Ain’t that right?
Kazuma Yes. I... think that’s what happened.
Spirit Terumi Heh, hahahaah! Yeah, them’s the breaks, huh. Tch, what a pain in the ass.
Spirit Terumi Man, this sucks... you’re really blue-balling me here. Taking on a bunch of pussies like you should’ve been a joke.
Spirit Terumi Sure screwed myself on that one.
Kazuma ...Please send us back.
Kazuma As long as you do that... I don’t think we’ll have to hurt you anymore.
Spirit Terumi Ha! Hurt me? You really think you can hurt me? Hyahaha, you don’t have a lot going on underneath that pretty face, do you, kid?
Spirit Terumi Don’t make me laugh.
Ciel Are you going to continue resisting?
Spirit Terumi Oooh, close but no cigar! This isn’t what you’d call resistance...
Spirit Terumi This is an escape!
[static]
Kazuma ...Ah. H-Huh?
Ciel This is...
>It’s Ishana! Kazuma Yes, this is Ishana. It’s the same place we were before we found ourselves in that strange city...
>Are we back? Ciel ...It would appear so. This is where we were standing before we were taken to that strange city.
Ciel But what does this mean? It’s safe to say that we took out the Observer but we weren’t able to destroy the Cauldron...
Ciel Regardless... we managed to escape the Phantom Field.
Raabe I still need to look into everything further so this is just a hypothesis for now, but...
Raabe I don’t think that city was an undiscovered Phantom Field.
Raabe It’s foundation was built on Ishana who had already lost its Observer.
Raabe Using the power of Observation, that shadow calling itself Terumi must have found its way in and overwrote things when it took over.
Kazuma So it was... re-Observed?
Raabe That’s exactly what it was.
Raabe In other words, we weren’t so much moved somewhere else as it was our surroundings themselves were changing before our eyes... That’s probably what happened.
Hazama Well, it was certainly an experience I could have lived without and I’m still not overly sure how any of it was possible but...
Hazama Everything worked out in the end, right?
Hazama We all made it out safe and sound. Let’s be thankful for that, shall we?
Hazama Ahh~, truly all’s well that ends well.
Ciel Hazama-san. And Fuzzy-san, too. The two of you came back to Ishana as well I see.
Fuzzy Bzzt, wrong answer. Really, did you hear a thing Raabe just said? None of us actually came back anywhere.
Fuzzy We were all just sort of displaced.
Ciel Ah, so we were. So then would Fuzzy-san and Hazama-san be considered foreign entities in this situation?
Raabe There’s no way to know for sure what the Phantom Field has classified them as but... that’s probably the case.
Raabe Neither of them are involved with Ishana.
Hazama Hmm~, while this place does look incredibly delightful, I’m afraid this isn’t where I belong.
Fuzzy Me either. I’m not getting any good vibes from the ambience around here. I don’t think I’d fit in very well.
Raabe ...Once a Phantom Field has been liberated of its Observer, any foreign materials left behind should gradually start to return to where they were originally from.
Raabe Here soon your existential information should be sent back to your own worlds.
Fuzzy I guess we’re stuck hanging around here until that happens, huh~.
Fuzzy Well, not like it matters. I’ve never been here before so there’s no harm in exploring a bit. Don’t you think?
[Fuzzy leaves]
Hazama And there he goes. I suppose it’s best to just let him have his fun while he can.
Hazama But more importantly... Rei-san, Ciel-san, Kazuma-san, Raabe-san.
Hazama Thank you all so much for your help.
Hazama When I was still wandering around all by myself, I was at a loss as to what I was supposed to do...
Hazama But as soon as I joined up with you guys, everything just sort of naturally clicked into place.
Hazama A lot happened back there, but I want you to know that from the bottom of my heart I’m grateful we were able to escape from that bizarre city.
Raabe ...Is that all you have to say? I can’t say I’m very convinced.
Raabe It still feels like you’ve been manipulating us this entire time.
Hazama Don’t be ridiculous! It must’ve been fate that I ran into you when I did. I don’t know what I would’ve done without you.
Hazama I’d even go so far as to say that you saved me.
Hazama I’m honestly in your debt. If you ever need an extra hand for something, I’ll be sure to do everything in my power to help you out.
Hazama Then again... I can’t guarantee that the me you’ll encounter then will be the same as I am now.
Hazama Let’s do this the right way this time. My name is Hazama. It’s a pleasure to meet you.
Hazama Rei-san.
>Pleased to meet you.
Hazama Yes. I wish you all the best.
Ciel ......
Raabe ...We still need to head back and check the data to see if this was indeed the abnormality the System was detecting.
Raabe We’ve overstayed our welcome. Let’s return to base.
Kazuma ...I guess this is goodbye then.
Kazuma Hadn’t you said earlier that you couldn’t stay for long?
Ciel That’s correct. We’re still only outsiders in this world.
Kazuma ......
Kazuma ...I’m really glad I was able to see you again. Getting to spend more time together... it was really fun.
Kazuma I feel like I know myself a little better now.
Kazuma Thank you so much.
Ciel There’s no need to thank us. We were merely here for our mission.
Kazuma You’re as blunt as always, Ciel-san...
Kazuma ...I think I have my own perplexing “mission” in front of me... nevermind. Hang in there for me, will you?
Kazuma I’m rooting for you.
>Thank you. >Good luck, Kazuma-san.
[static]
Kagami Rei! Ciel! Thank god you guys made it back in one piece~!
Ciel Oh. You startled me. What’s the matter, Kagami-san? You seem out of sorts.
Kagami Well, what did you expect!? Almost as soon as you two got in you just fell off the grid!
Kagami I wasn’t able to pinpoint where either of were for a long time...
Kagami Your signals only reappeared inside Ishana’s Phantom Field a little while ago, y’know!
Kagami So what happened? Nevermind, it’ll be faster to get the answers from Raabe’s internal data.
Kagami Either way, I’ll get an investigation started. First you guys need to go get a medical check.
Kagami And watch yourselves this time, got it!?
Ciel Y-Yes, ma’am.
Kagami I  can’t let you out of my sight for even a second. Geez...
[Kagami leaves]
Ciel It would seem we’ve caused quite the stir in our absence.
Ciel Let’s head to the medical room. I’ll go with you, Rei-san.
Hazama So this is supposed to be the famous Ishana, huh? Now that I’ve finally gotten a good look at it, it truly is nothing more than a ghost town.
Hazama ...Well then. I wonder where I should be heading next? With the help of those suckers, I was able to remove the chain that was inside me.
Hazama I should be able to go just about anywhere now.
Hazama At any rate, Terumi-san is right back where he should be. Although I can’t say I’m overly thrilled that he left me to do all the grunt work by myself.
Hazama ...I would have been in quite the bind if it weren’t for that boy, though. Heheh.
Hazama But still, what a successful endeavor that turned out to be!
Hazama For me, for Terumi-san... Even for him.
Hazama “End Gazer”... The One Who Sees the End. I can’t wait to see how this will play out.
Kazuma ......
Kazuma Ishana... All these years here, and I still haven’t learned a thing.
Kazuma But... I feel like I finally know why I’m here... Just a little...
Kazuma I feel like I’m home.
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bluecloudious · 3 years
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Kinda angst I guess (but it has Zanaz so take that with a grain of salt)
Trying out writing a story this time.
I mean, yeah, I wrote for the comics, but not long dialog.
So yea, as per both the funni boys mature content warning. (There's no canoodling, there is talk of it tho.)
Also there's quite a bit of text (8 pages worth on Word)
So ye:
“Get up, I have some juicy gossip for you.”
...What?
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I open my eyes and the world around me is blinding. It’s so bright that it takes a second to adjust to it. There’s nothing around me other than vast white and empty space.
This definitely isn’t Nevada anymore. (Unless Hank managed to ruin everything even further somehow.)
“Get up now, I know you heard me.”
I get up and look around. Who the hell is talking? There’s literally nothing but white for miles.
“I’m in your head, pretty boy.”
Uh, that…
“I’m holding my eyes closed, don’t worry. I regret ever having them open in here, in fact.”
Welp, that answers that. Now for the other question.
“Who I am is not important. What info I have, may be of interest, though.”
Alright?
“There’s a deal attached to this knowledge, Zanaz. Hear me out before you start fidgeting.”
I’ll sure try.
“You know Kits, right?”
No duh, he’s my best friend.
“Excellent. He’s going to die soon.”
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What?! Wha, when, how, uh--
“Calm down, jitterbug. There’s nothing you can do to stop his fate, so don’t try. If he doesn’t die one way, another thing will go wrong. Understand?”
I-- NO! What the fuck?! Are you gonna kill him?!
“No, not me. I’m just sharing the news.”
Yeah, right, sure. Fucking… When then?
“Soon.”
How soon? In a month, week or a few days?
“Hm… A month then, give or take.”
...Fuck… How?
“Depends on what leads up to it.”
So, there are a lot of different ways it can happen, right?
“Indeed there are.”
...Do I die with him?
“No.”
NO?! In none of the different variations, I don’t die by his side?
“Oh, you can be by his side, of course. But death isn’t after you.”
What if I try to block a bullet, but it goes through both of us.
“Oddly specific. You’ll still survive.”
What if I block it with my head?!
“Brain damage, possible vegetable state. Will still survive though.”
What if Hank slices us with one of his multiple katanas?!
“People have lived through being sliced in half before.”
WHAT.
“This world has zombie clowns with god like powers and the AAHW is lead by a man consisting of black fire.”
...Ugh, fair enough. So… Wait those are all possible deaths for him?
“If you do everything in your power for it to happen, then yes.”
I… I can kill him before his time?
“Of course! You have free will, don’t you? It’s more of a question if you want to.”
Of course I fucking don’t! I care about him!
“I saw. You daydream about him an uncomfortable amount.”
He’s the main person I’m around, give me a break!
“Have you ever considered not being horny?”
Until I’m castrated, there’ll be nothing of the sorts.
“You’re not even fertile! None of the clones are!”
You think I’m tryna get anyone pregnant at this sausage fest? Besides, that has not stopped me before.
“I refuse to believe that any of those scenes I saw play out in your head happened for real.”
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You’d be surprised then.
“WHICH?!?”
Those are for me to treasure.
“...You’re pulling my leg.”
Believe what you want.
“Augh, never mind, TMI. Back onto the topic at hand.”
Oh, yeah, right. Kit… Dying…
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Could you for real not give me a date?
“If it depends on the circumstances beforehand, then there’s no possible way to tell which one belongs to this timeline.”
And that means…?
“I don’t know how this Kits dies.”
Can I at least warn him?
“Well, there’s where the other side of the deal comes in. If you tell him, then the effect kicks in immediately.”
What effect? Death?
“Precisely.”
...Ah. Wait, so if I don’t tell him, he dies in a month but if I do, he dies immediately? Of what?
“Stroke, heart attack or brain aneurysm. Chosen at random. Oh, also sneak assassination. That’s also a valid option.”
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...This feels set up.
“Mh?”
This feels like either you or whoever sent you here set this up so I’d suffer. You enjoy the pain of others, don’t you?
“I’m only the messen--”
Yeah, yeah, Messenger Bullshit. Then whoever decided this is probably a reality tv producer, who is jacking off to someone pushing in the soft part of a baby’s skull as we speak. You encourage such behaviour by working with them, ya know.
“...Do you think you sound smart?”
I know for a fact I’m not, so no. I’m pretty sure I’m on the money with this one though.
“If I wasn’t here then Kits’ death would come as a surprise to you though!”
I’d prefer that, actually! Now I have to deal with knowing that he… He… Won’t be here anymore soon.
“Well, knowing how overwhelmingly perverted you are, wouldn’t you wanna grab this opportunity?”
...What?
“Shoot your shot, ask him out. Not like you could do it with a corpse… …Right…?”
I may be horny, but I’m not messed up.
“Had to make sure.”
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Ugh, you’re just making fun of me, aren’t you?
“Which instance are you referring to?”
Kit would never date me.
“And why exactly do you think that?”
He has standards?
“You’re a decently handsome fellow. You also get along with him just fine.”
That… That’s not a determinant of shit like that. There’s way better out there for him.
“He won’t meet em then. Only a month to live, remember?”
I… It’s not worth it.
“What isn’t?”
I know he’ll say no, there’s no point in trying.
“How do you know for sure until you actually ask?”
Cause it’s obvious! He’s actually got a brain in his noggin and he knows me way too well! He’d be fucking disgusted, man! We’re just friends and that’s that.
“Do you not want to then?”
...Why do you assume I do? How do you know that those aren’t just blissful fantasies like the rest of them?
“He’s the only one that you dream of in a non-perverted way. I see no other person in this graphic landscape that you want to hold hands with. (Also, I am closing my eyes again now, Jebus Christoff.)”
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...Ffffuck.
“Well, did hit the nail on the head?”
Y-You’re stupid and gay!
“I’m rubber, you’re glue.”
That doesn’t affect me, I’m already openly gay and stupid!
“I guess we’re both such then.”
Dammit.
“So, you gonna give him a month to remember or not?”
…Eh?
“Come on, how much romance could a member of the A.A.H.W. really experience throughout their lifetime? If you’d make this month worth his and your own time, perhaps it would be less painful to see him go? At least he died happy?”
THAT WOULD BE EXTRA PAINFUL FOR ME, THOUGH!
“Oop, Zanaz selfish, you heard it here first, folks.”
That’s not what I meant. I’d already be upset over losing my best friend, imagine how fucking devastating losing a sweetheart would be.
“…I dunno, still sounds selfish to me. Does his happiness not mean anything to you?”
Who says he’d be happy with me?
“I know you want to make him happy, at least. You dream about his smile.”
STOP FUCKING LOOKING THOUGH MY THOUGHTS!!
“I’m not looking anymore, I just memorized the ones I already saw. (I wish I couldn’t.)”
I- You- Fucking-- UggHHH! It’s not worth it!
“What exactly do you imagine will happen if you tell him how you feel, huh? World combusts?”
I already told you, he already knows way too much about me! He’d be fucking grossed out and we’ll… We’ll stop being friends.
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He’d quicken his pace whenever we’d have to pass each other in one of the halls. He’d desperately keep his glance away from me. He’d… I’d stop being the main person he talks and comes to company for a-and I can’t fucking have that, man!
I-I wouldn’t be able to handle it. He means too much to me.
“…I had no idea you were this insecure.”
FUCK OFF! It’s a bitter reality that I’ve come to accept!
“You haven’t even given it a shot!”
You don’t need to get crushed by a piano to know you’d die on impact!
“Those two things don’t correlate even remotely!”
It’s a metaphor!
“I know that, I’m saying that Kits has a thing for you too!”
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…He what?
“He has major league crush on you! The things you say when play-flirting excite him! He’s gotten off to the thought of you touching him up! The works! (Why did I word it like that?)”
Whuh-- How the fuck do you know this??
“While you were monologuing, I visited his subconscious and confirmed it for myself.”
You can do that??
“You don’t even know my name.”
...Fair nuff. So, wait, he’s actually gotten off thinking about me?
“I don’t even need to open my eyes to already know you’re imagining it. Short answer, yes. He’s into you, Zanaz.”
Augh, I dunno what to do with this info. It’s kinda... Overwhelming in a way.
Actually, wait, how do I know you haven’t been lying to me this whole time?
“I’m an incorporeal voice in your head that’s having a back and forth with you in a white void.”
Yeah, and?
“…I’m supernatural?”
Yeah, and?
“Come on! I just know, okay?!”
Sounds fake, not gonna lie.
“The part where I knew that Kits was gonna die was convincing, but the moment I mention that he might have a thing for you, you question the validity of my claims thus far??”
One sounds way more far-fetched than the other, you gotta admit.
“NO IT DOESN’T?!?!”
For you maybe! I’ve known him since I’ve been out the cloning tube! We became agents together! I think I’d know what kinda stuff is off the table for him, buddy.
“Well, not only are you wrong, you’re in denial.”
I am not!
“Then try it! Just attempt asking him out! In the very least, you’ll remain friends after. I promise you. Cross my heart and all that jazz.”
…You’re absolutely positive? You are also the person that told me he’d die in a month’s time.
“A hundred percent positive. I have never been more sure of anything in my life.”
You have a life?
“Unfortunately. So, you’ll do it?”
Why’re you so adamant about me fucking Kits?
“Affgdgfdgfg, it’s not about you fucking him, it’s you making his last living month worthwhile!”
Okay, so, why do you want me to do that?
“…Do you not??”
I mean, I guess that sounds worth my time. But you didn’t answer my question.
“Sorry for assuming that you want the person you’re madly in love with to be happy, I guess??”
Apology accepted. Now, how do I get outta here?
“Ugh, just wake up.”
Whu--
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And I’m sitting up in my own mat, back at the facility. The clock shows that it’s early morning.
What the fuck do I make of what I just saw? Or heard, for that matter? It clearly wasn’t a normal dream, I never remember those. Plus the topic tends to blur together usually.
I gotta tell-- Wait, I can’t do that, fuck.
It’s way to early for shit like this, man!!
Augh…
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alright bee my beloved, get ready for some witchy goodness comin' your way [rubs hands together like a gremlin] ✨✨✨
what five things should i put in my summoning circle to get you to appear?
have you ever attempted astral projection? and if not, have you ever experienced sleep paralysis? 💫
what's your all-time favorite witchy TV show?
all-time favorite witchy movie?
because i need to know - favorite tarot card, favorite crystal, and because i'm a nosy bitch, favorite herb or plant? 🌿
obsessed with you but what else is new? 🐝🌙🌈
oh shit Oh Shit OH SHIT ✨ it’s on!
1. coffee chip ice cream, a pillar candle in the color of your choosing, fleetwood mac on vinyl, an old paperback of hamlet & a bottle of florida water! oh my god, that’s me in 5 items, for real!!
2. i astral travel every single time i try & meditate lol, just bloop! out of my body! but that’s not really astral projection, so no. i’ve played around with timeline hopping, which is a similar concept, but don’t have any concrete experiences to share! & no sleep paralysis, thank goodness & knock on wood & spit on two fingers... i know folks who do & it sounds scary.
3. pushing daisies 🌻 aside from the necromancy of it all, those aunts were hella witchy!
4. this is hella basic, but hocus pocus, my absolute beloved. also big fish! tim burton at his most romantic 🔮
5. stealing this from my rb of your questions from earlier!
my favorite tarot card is a "minor," but is major in every way--the 8 of cups. it might hurt, it might be a lonely trip, but there is power in walking away. oof. i love pulling it for my Self (although i don't do much personal reading these days tbh, just at the top of the month) & i especially adore pulling it for other people. i feel i am a worthy messenger for the 8 of cups. it's the pain that is promised when you wanna get to joy, you know? onward ✨crystal... that's tough. i'll throw sodalite, the writer's stone, in there for sure! labradorite & black obsidian, too.
i don’t know that i have a favorite herb, but lately i’ve been enjoying playing with flower petals & lavender, both when fixing candle & when rolling joints 🌸🌼🌹🌬
omgggg macy thank you for asking me these questions!!! i love you so much & adore our witchy 7/7 connection! 🌈💖
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AO3 Tag Game
Tagged by the illustrious, incomparable @stillbeatingheart
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
An even 50 
2. What’s your total Ao3 word count?
230,499 — woo! go me!
3. How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?
Uh... seven. Inception, Teen Wolf, Supernatural. The Old Guard, The Princess Bride (does this count if it’s a fusion?), The Cassandra Palmer series, and the Darkest Powers series (not on AO3)
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
All are from my Psycho Heroes series, unsurprisingly:
It’s Just A Twitch, And It’s Part of His Style
You So Impolitely Walked Into My Dreams
The Fall Makes You Break
The Wise Man Knows
Disarm You With a Smile
5. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?
Probably either You Can Close Your Eyes (But That’s Not Gonna Take Away the View) or My Heroes All Became Psychotics. Both deal with the same breakup but from different POVs.
6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?
They all end happy—eventually, sort of—but I’d say As You Wish, my Teen Wolf/Princess Bride fusion fic since that one’s, like, an actual storybook happily-ever-after ending. The happy couple rides off into the sunset and sails away to a paradise of their own making. What could be better?
7. Do you write crossovers? If so, what is the craziest one you’ve written?
I love crossovers! I’ve only finished two, but I have so many crossover WIPs. So. Many. The craziest one is a self-indulgent crack fic tentatively titled Moody, Dark, and Handsome, which has Magnus Bane from Shadowhunters making a drunken magic oopsie and transporting characters from That Awkward Magic, Teen Wolf, Inception, Check Please!, and Supernatural into his world. There’s just so many beautiful, dark-haired grumpy-gusses out there, after all, and it’s hard for a warlock’s inebriated mind to pinpoint the exact one he’s looking for.
8. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
You bet your patootie, I do. Mostly I write plotty smut, or smut’n’feels, because I have a hard time with keeping plot out of my fics. So far, all my smut is in the Inception fandom. Two of my best smutty works are Lust in Translation and The Tightest Fit, if you realllllly wanna know what I write.
9. Do you respond to comments, why or why not?
I always intend to respond to all comments and actually respond to maybe 80–90% of them. Me not responding is usually due to Life Woes or having literally no idea what to say back. (It’s not you, it’s me.) I enjoy responding to comments because I like it when other writers respond to mine, I desperately want to talk about my fics, it makes me feel connected to the fandom, and it helps keep my readers engaged with my stories—which is handy when you put out an ongoing saga that’s been taking years and years to write.
10. Have you ever received hate on a fic?
Happy to say, I haven’t. Sometimes I get “concrit” and shit (pro tip, folks: unsolicited criticism is never constructive). And one memorable instance, a reader was completely hating on the events within my story but, like... as if I were a sympathetic ear? Despite the fact that I obviously wrote the very thing they were upset about...? It was very weird.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Not to my knowledge, though I check periodically. ::narrow-eyed stare:: 
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
Some people have asked permission, but nothing yet. On that note, I give blanket permission for any transformative works of my transformative works. Or even my original works. Go nuts. 
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
::nervous foot shuffle:: Uh... there was this plan? But, uh, no, not yet. @iamanonniemouse look away!
14. What’s your all time favorite ship?
Playing favorites!? I could never! Or, fine okay. It’s probably Sterek. With most ships, I love one of the characters more than the other(s). But I adore Stiles and Derek equally, second only to how much I love them together.
15. What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t ever think you will?
My first-ever fic, Awakened, for the Darkest Powers YA series (the Dereks, again! I have such a type). It lives on ffnet, and I’m very proud of the some of the writing in it and have the rest of the story mapped out for the most part. But it’s just never gonna happen.
16. What are your writing strengths?
Consistency, maybe? I like to think I’m good at avoiding plot holes, loose threads, and OOC-ness. Oh, and I’ve been surprisingly successful at combining crack-worthy humor, violent angst, tasty smut, and schmoopy feels all in the same fic. That’s definitely a superpower.
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
Big chunks of exposition acting like giant speed bumps, slowing things down. And I definitely struggle to keep stories contained within manageable, achievable goals. Everything turns into a a series of multichaptered WIPs up the wazoo. 
19. What was the first fandom you wrote for?
The Darkest Powers, a YA book series by Kelley Armstrong
20. What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?
It’s either Cock Handling or As You Wish. Both of these were ridiculously fun to create and gave me that “yes, I am a writer” rush.
I’m going to tag @vex-verlain, @little-specificity, and @slashmania but and anyone else who wants to play. No pressure, of course!
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Got a handful of DC-solicit asks, so I’ll just write up my thoughts on the whole batch again.
Mister Miracle: The Source of Freedom #1: The BALLS to not only do the next Mister Miracle thing after King and Gerads, but to do it with Shilo Norman and therefore invite Seven Soldiers comparisons as well. I wouldn’t be that interested, but the preview art that came with the announcement looked fun so this is a maybe for me.
Wonder Girl #1: I got a Yara Flor ask so I’ll go more into detail with that, but this sounds...not good.
Future State: Gotham #1: Hahaha, thanks, call me in six months if the next team does something there’s a reason to give a shit about. Except...wait, Dennis Culver cowrote that E Is For Extinction Secret Wars mini, dammit this might be good. Either way though, god willing we get a Future State: Metropolis book by Dan Watters too.
Legends of the Dark Knight #1: Hopefully this going with Sensational Wonder Woman means there’s a similar Superman anthology in the cards too, but I won’t hold my breath. Darick Robertson doing Batman is enticing, but I’m not familiar with his work as a writer and the premise doesn’t sound that gripping so I’ll wait and see. That Francavilla variant though? DC, blow that up to poster size and you’d make a mint.
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Milestone Returns: Infinite Edition #0: Hmm. I got love for Static, but I might wait for further announcements and/or buzz before taking the plunge on this one.
DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration #1: This is a SERIOUSLY stacked lineup, definite buy.
Stargirl Spring Break Special #1: Impeccable timing, DC. It feels like it must be some kind of statement that there are no Morrison members of the Seven Soldiers in the mix (even swapping out Ystin for the original version of Shining Knight no one cares bout) - we focus on the Moore fixation, but there’s enough tidbits that I really do feel like Johns probably flat-out hates Morrison. And what’s this ‘secret eighth soldier’ nonsense? There’ve always been eight soldiers, people have been joking about it forever!
Justice League: Last Ride #1: Discussed that announcement here.
Batman: Earth One Vol. 3: *blinks*
*blinks again*
*squints at the cover art*
...Geoff Johns are you seriously trying to step to Morrison and use the Miagani tribe? YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN PEOPLE
I Am Not Starfire: Interesting concept that seems like it pushes into indie-flavored territory as much as DC’s superhero output just about ever has, if word-of-mouth is good there’s a decent chance I’ll get this.
Action Comics #1031: Wonder if this is serious about the potential of Kryptonian refugees, given PKJ suggested the idea in Worlds of War and that could play a significant part in the New Krypton stuff from Bendis’s Legion (with Johnson being clear he’s following up on a lot of Bendis’s ideas with his own Superman run).
Superman #31: This sounds big-time like Johnson hammering Superman into a swords-and-sorcery shape for an arc since that’s his bag, but Superman’s malleable enough for that to work so I’m not complaining.
American Vampire 1976 #8: Still not getting, so.
Batman #108: Tynion’s well and truly figured out how to game the direct market’s dopiest instincts, hasn’t he? Well, as long as that’s in service of him getting to continue doing weird Batman stuff with Jorge Jimenez like introducing whatever the ‘Unsanity Collective’ is, that’s fine with me. And more Ghostmaker!
Batman: Black & White #6: Not as packed for the finale as some previous issues, but still looking good. And there’s really never gonna be a ‘last’ Scott Snyder Batman story, is there? Sure it’ll be good but that’s kind of a shame, his Detective #1027 feature really felt like a nice full circle.
Batman: The Detective #2: Guess I wasn’t the only one wondering if it was a stealth DKR prequel and they wanted to cut that notion out at the knees.
Batman/Catwoman #6: Still very down for it, but BOY that Batwoman costume Mann debuted on Twitter.
The Batman & Scooby Doo Mysteries #2: I recently finally started reading Sholly Fisch and companies’ Scooby-Doo Team-Up! recently after getting the whole run for free on ComiXology earlier this year and have fallen in love with it, so I’m totally grabbing this digitally.
Batman/Superman #18: “The Dark Knight and the Man of Steel are on a mission to stop the godlike Auteur.io from destroying the pocket worlds he’s created...but where on Earth did Auteur.io even come from? The answer starts not on Earth at all, but with an ancient cult of World Forger worshippers on a planet far away—and if our heroes are to have a prayer of stopping this mythic behemoth, they’ll need to get to the bottom of his power source, and quick! It’s a race against time as the parallel lives of entire worlds hang in the balance!”
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Anonymous said: Haha is Yang really doing Superman & Batman vs. Zack Snyder and the Snyder Cult (look up “auter” if you don’t know what I mean)? That’s fucking hilarious, especially since he apparently comes from the World Forge which is where all the shitty Earths full of bad ideas are made. Pretty pointed criticism there if I’m reading it right.
I’ve seen two or three people other than this anon independently conclude this arc is about the Supermen and Batmen of the Multiverse teaming up to stop Zack Snyder from destroying them all and at this point I’m ready to ask my LCS owner if I’m allowed to pay more than cover price for this run.
Batman: Urban Legends #3: Much more into this after the Grifter and Outsiders stories in Future State.
Catwoman #31: No reason not to assume this’ll continue to be great.
Challenge of the Super Sons #2: Good for the folks who want this, and that Nick Bradshaw variant is fun.
Crime Syndicate #3: I wanna be convinced to get this book, but the interviews are not persuading me.
Detective Comics #1036: How long is Mora sticking around?!
The Dreaming: Waking Hours #10: Another one I’ve got nothing to say about because I’ve never been getting it.
The Flash #770: Actually really excited to hear about how bad this run will suck now that I know it’s by the mind behind that “Geoff Johns’ OC - do not steal - beats up the Grant Morrison DC future” catastrophe from Future State.
Green Lantern #2: Really couldn’t wait a month for Far Sector to wrap up, huh?
Harley Quinn #3: Still not interested, but that *is* a nice cover.
The Joker #3: There’s a very real possibility I’ll have dropped the book by this point if it turns out to be the illustrated editorial mandate I get the feeling it could be, but fingers crossed.
Justice League #61: Not complaining, but wow, this really is Naomi 2 since Campbell’s busy in order to provide the necessary material for the CW show.
Looney Toons #260/Mad #20: Were these grouped with the rest of the solicits before?
Man-Bat #4: Very curious how this’ll be received, given nobody much cares about Man-Bat but Wielgosz seems to be quickly becoming a favorite.
The Next Batman: Second Son #2: Hadn’t realized this was only 4 issues - guess for at least one of them it’ll be the Luke Fox book everyone expected in the first place.
Nightwing #80: Dick Grayson vs. Heartless, not how I expected the DC/Kingdom Hearts crossover to happen but I’ll take it. That variant though? ALL TIMER:
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The Other History of the DC Universe #4: I was trying to figure out who the focus of #4 would be since we know #5 is about Thunder and Lightning, forgot Montoya was confirmed.
Robin #2: Wanna care, so don’t care.
Rorschach #8: I will get it and probably like it.
RWBY/Justice League #2: My thoughts here will be their own post because there’s something particularly notable, but:
Anonymous said: Have you seen the BATtleaxe from the new art for RWBY/Justice League?
Yes, anon. Yes I have.
Sensational Wonder Woman #3: Eh, premise doesn’t grab me but maybe.
Strange Adventures #10: God I love the book about how Adam Strange sucks.
Suicide Squad #3/Teen Titans Academy #3: Hahahahaha
Superman: Red and Blue #3: Fiffe and Stokoe doing Superman stories!!! And...Nick Spencer. With Christian Ward art?! Sigh, fine, hopefully it’ll be Nick Spencer doing a nice little comedy, and not having Grant Morrison Superman throwing his t-shirt away because he grew up and realized changing things is too hard. A horrible shame Pope is doing the main cover though, the allegations against him I guess never really got any attention. At least there’s this JPL variant:
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The Swamp Thing #3: Swampy will never be my guy but very happy for those who dig him, because I imagine this’ll be terrific.
Truth & Justice #4: Normally I wouldn’t care at all, but what I’m hearing on Twitter about this is a crying shame - that Jeff Trammell is really talented and Red Hood is a favorite of his and this is likely to be one of Jason Todd’s few Actually Good comics, but that artist Rob Guillory is a bullying transphobic piece of shit. Sucks all around.
Wonder Woman #772: I was so excited for this run, and then Immortal Wonder Woman had to go and suck.
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Bioshock Rebirth Playlist
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I made this edit 4 days ago(That I recall. I tried to make it as professional or fitting as possible.) and it’s in a different draft. Being inspired by seeing some people make playlists. While I don’t have Spotify and I don’t know how to link songs showcasing the songs and titles. The only person I’ve told about this idea is @feckinatlas​ who I am grateful to discuss a lot of Bioshock with and other things. 
While I do think this playlist may be a bit too serious. Yet you will get the feel for this AU or you ever wanna check it out. Hopefully you don’t mind some of these choices. Including I listen to a lot of stuff .But I wanna chose the ones I feel that are fitting here. Including some ones I looked for while making this.
I took a break from this once and it’s 5:29 am....a bit nervous to post this. I’m gonna add the keep reading thing. Be warned it’s long. I even looked to see how long Feckinatlas’s Atlas playlist was before then. Hope you folks enjoy this if you wanna check this out.
1. Beyond The Sea by Bobby Darlin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8OlDPqYBLw
2. Something In The Way by Nirvana. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXFiaJr9los
3. I Am by Digital Sons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5SF4mt-xmU
4. I Am Machine by Three Days Grace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flq30E6LI9E
5. The Dark Of You by Breaking Benjamin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc_S9jqXb5Q
6. Papercut by Linkin Park. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y-RmfB4hY4  Archie’s theme for part 2 in this AU.
7. Tourniquet by Breaking Benjamin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wahmfx54lhU
8. Torn In Two by Breaking Benjamin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyTIT0Bt-0Q 
9. Gravity Lies by Red. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ6nUKNpJfg
10. Wasting Time by Red. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_rE2Z1gw64
11. Who We Are by Red. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxPX3dOEHo4 Delta and Archie’s theme for part 2 in this AU.
12. Not Alone by Red. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXwTCG6zAqI Delta and Eleanor’s theme for part 2 in this AU.
13. I’m Alive by Disturbed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqlbDMLBArs Johnny Topside/Subject Delta’s theme.
14. Animal I Have Become by Three Days Grace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysho2xTWUYo Despite whatever my plans are for Booker. Let’s just make this his theme.
15. And Your World Will Burn by Cliff Lin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyF2XTAgqos
16. Bong Squad by Blues Saraceno. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLVyTR6ckQU
Instrumental songs. 
17. The Ocean On His Shoulders by Garry Schyman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp6QpMWaKpE
18. Welcome To Rapture by Garry Schyman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEFIZh_Zscc
19. Elizabeth by Garry Schyman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JO8MqT4cCE
20. The Songbird by Garry Schyman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wojIYpwUpmM The theme of Bluto, the Proto-Daddy.
21.  Big Daddy Level 3 Super from PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koMyj3TX9ZU
22. Lost Soul by Garry Schyman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ0-aIt_DrM A Man Chooses. A Slave Obeys. A broken slave has no purpose.
23. Coup De Grace by Lorne Balfe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_5-Y2B7E-Y Atla’s betrayal and true identity.
24. Revelations by Sean Murray. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TkgNEYtwVU Nearly dying because of the Code Yellow command. Archie’s life flashes before his eyes, hallucinating and seeing things. While Tenenbaum, Elizabeth, and others try to save his life. Archie starts remembering EVERYTHING and EVERYONE that changed the course of his life forever. Along with remembering certain characters he met along the way. But also remembering the man who was responsible for him being what Ryan called him, “A broken slave.” That man was Johnny Topside.
Bonus. “I Need To Know” by Hans Zimmer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8CNAc8GW-4 And, “Beautiful Lie” by Hans Zimmer and Junkie XL. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9BL59uiAz8 I feel these tracks are better to capture the emotion of Archie discovering the truth of what happened to him. Especially finding out who Johnny Topside was and how he changed his  Jack’s fate.
25. Sandman Confesses by Christopher Young. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwp1SYeghs8 Enraged by Tenenbaum lying to him and taking part in ruining his life. Finding out he’s Jack Ryan. He wants to kill the woman. With Elizabeth desperately trying to stop him. Despite Brigid telling him his gun was empty because she thought this would happen. Brigid tells the truth about Johnny Topside. That all he wanted was for Jack to live a normal life. Because he saw Jack as a human being. Including Brigid admitting she was involved in Jack’s rebirth. Despite not asking for forgiveness, Archie forgives Brigid. Because throughout his life, she was the closest thing he had for as a mother. Afterwards with Brigid and Elizabeth embracing him as he breaks down. Because they see him as a human being as well.
Bonus. “The Rest Of My Life” by Hans Zimmer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdEoP7swYdU Another fitting yet emotional track to highlight the feeling of Johnny risking his life for Jack to some how have normal life. And that Jack had lost the one person that was basically a REAL father to him. Especially since some of Johnny’s personality traits passed on to Jack during his, “rebirth”. With the two women comforting him. This shit makes me tear up.
26. Retreat And Reveille by Lorne Balfe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKZRl32PAJk On a mission to kill Frank Fontaine AKA Atlas and save Elizabeth. End the Rapture Civil War. Showcase to Fontaine his greatest mistake was his, “Ace In The Hole” going against him.
27. Protocol by Lorne Balfe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMNov4oWNHs Archie vs Fontaine. The Ace In The Hole vs Rapture’s Boogeyman. The brutal fight between a super soldier and a con man who is half transformed by injecting himself with lots of ADAM. Granting Frank powers to stand a chance against Archie. Fontaine fights and tries to kill the one man that was the closest he can get to having a son. But also hating him because Archie represents everything he despises. The fact Jack had become similar to Johnny Topside. Including Archie admitting that Johnny was more of a father than Frank of Ryan ever were which angers Fontaine. The fate of Rapture and it’s citizens is decided by whoever wins.
28. End Fight by Lorne Balfe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDM5WnHxcMU The death of Frank Fontaine. The end of the Rapture Civil War.
29. Pairbond by Garry Schyman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV9kg-M1RJw The theme of Delta and Eleanor. But also the overall theme of Johnny/Delta himself. The sadness and outcome of Johnny’s life in Rapture.
30. Two Worlds from King Kong the 2005 video game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjEMedxfvUQ The tragedy of Johnny Topside. Leading into his eventual transformation into Subject Delta.
31. Eleanor’s Lullaby by Garry Schyman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8rmU0PDS2o The end of the conflict between The Rapture Family and the Vox. With Eleanor freed and Delta saved. But also Sofia being allowed to live, and Archie winning over his internal battle with the Atlas hallucination with the help of his family.
32. Victory Big Daddy A from PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYYtC1yJqCw
Bonus Tracks.
33. Afterlife by Magnum Opus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6Iytor-qbk
34. Rise Of A Hero by Sonic Symphony. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWlwRiDTbOE
35. Rapture Rising Reimagined by JT Music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvI9JmC7TkU
36. Daddy’s Home by JT Music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq5PMJ-pn48
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Renny’s BBSim: First Boots Week 4
Welcome back to Biiiiiiiig Brother!
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@ashleaevans @bathroom-sand @kaysarswhore @kayysarridha @kelleekim @lahallucinations @maxdoesbb @misshoh @music-obsessednerd @nerdphobic @nomwastaken @pawn2393 @phylisisley @remember-caltoru @rennyforpresident @shaolinbynature
Previously, a house flip shook up the game. @nomwastaken took a shot at @ashleaevans to try and solidify his side of the house as the majority, but after some intense strategy and an earth-shaking speech, the house changed it’s mind, and voted out @kayysarridha, the season’s eternal nominee, instead.
Immediately after the vote, @nomwastaken, @misshoh, and @kaysarswhore meet up in the bathroom to aggressively whisper
@nomwastaken: “One of you needs to win this HOH. We can’t trust anyone in our alliances now because there were only four votes to keep @kayysarridha.”
@kaysarswhore: “You’re telling me?! I’m the one who’s public enemy number 1 now. These people better watch their fucking backs. My money’s on @remember-caltoru being the traitor and the Block Destroyers staying faithful”
The narrator from above: “The Block Destroyers, were not in fact, all staying faithful”
Before the HOH, all of the alliances had separate meetings at different times throughout the house. Miraculously, no blow ups happened, and every alliance remains in tact
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But how long can that possibly last? With the HOH competition in the air, everything is uncertain.
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This one looks like it’s gonna hurt! And some people can’t take the heat right away!
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@ashleaevans, who is arguably in the most vulnerable position, drops first!
@ashleaevans in the DR: “*violent sobbing* I just lost my grip! I only lasted 8 minutes! I can’t believe I look so stupid”
The other four don’t last much longer, with @lahallucinations dropping out after 26 minutes
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The other four have a bad go of it as well.
@misshoh in the DR: “I feel so useless to my alliance! I can’t win shit. All I do is throw pizza rolls, lose at comps, eat hot chip, and lie!”
At the 55 minute mark, three remain
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It’s @kaysarswhore against the Dynamic Duo. Will @kaysarswhore secure her safety and flip the house again? Or will @shaolinbynature and @phylisisley secure safety for themselves and take the power back from the bigger alliances?
At the 1 hour and 10 minute mark, @shaolinbynature is really starting to feel it
@shaolinbynature to @phylisisley: “Do you got this? I can’t keep going, I’m sorry”
@phylisisley, loudly: “I could be here ALL DAY. I’m perfect up here”
Hearing that her ally is solid, @shaolinbynature drops
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The competition is STIFF. The two of them hang on for a solid 2 hours and 24 minutes. Neither of them talk the entire time. Suddenly:
@phylisisley: “If you keep me and one other person safe, I’ll drop.”
@kaysarswhore, desperate for a win, shakes her head violently. 
@phylisisley: “Promise?”
@kaysarswhore:
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Taking it as a yes, @phylisisley makes the call.
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@kaysarswhore! You have secured your safety for the week and earned the right to nominate two of your fellow houseguests for eviction!
The house is both stunned and disappointed when they see @phylisisley fall. @kaysarswhore, on the other hand, runs over to @nomwastaken and @misshoh and screams and shouts about their alliance’s win. @nerdphobic and @pawn2393 join in too, even though we ALL know where @pawn2393‘s vote went.
Later on that night, @phylisisley talks with @kaysarswhore in the HOH room.
@phylisisley: “So about our deal. As long as myself and @shaolinbynature stay off the block, I don’t care what you do.”
@kaysarswhore: “That sounds solid to me. I wasn’t targeting the two of you regardless, and I’m grateful you gave me this gift this week.” 
@kaysarswhore in the DR: “Thanks for giving me this info @phylisisley! Now I know exactly who your number 1 is *cackling*”
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At the nomination ceremony, @kaysarswhore walks out wearing the HOH robe to make her nominations, ready to show these people who’s really in charge. She stands and makes her decision
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@kaysarswhore: “I have decided to nominate you @music-obsessednerd and you @shaolinbynature. @music-obsessednerd, you know that I think you’re human garbage. You don’t deserve to be here, and I wish you hadn’t walked through those doors this season. @shaolinbynature, you are quickly becoming the biggest threat in this house. I know who you’re aligned with, and I know that if I had not won, my ass would be on that block. I’m cool with either of you going home. And if one of you manages to save yourself from the block, @ashleaevans, I hope you know your place in this house: at the bottom. This nomination ceremony is adjourned.”
Immediately after the ceremony, while people are hugging the nominees, @music-obsessednerd stands up and says, “Just because I’m the only one who’s not afraid to call you out on your shit doesn’t mean I don’t deserve to be here!”
@ashleaevans: “No! I’m not afraid either! She needs to go! Get the f*ck out of here!”
@kaysarswhore, knowing she’s safe this week and has her allies with her,she remains unbothered, returns the key box to the storage room, and heads upstairs, refusing to talk to either nominee.
Later though, @phylisisley heads to the DR
@phylisisley in the DR: “ @kaysarswhore is DEAD. She promised me that @shaolinbynature would be safe, so at the end of the day? She’s made a shit ton of enemies today. Her ship is as good as sunk.”
This veto is gonna be INSANE
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@kaysarswhore draws @nomwastaken and does a little happy dance. @music-obsessednerd draws Houseguest’s Choice and chooses @rennyforpresident to play! The two are close, and @rennyforpresident will definitely use it if he wins. Lastly, @shaolinbynature is visibly disappointed when she draws @misshoh to compete. She knows there’s not a shot in hell she’ll use it on her.
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I screamed out loud when the sim gave me this comp I love it here
This one is gonna require some muscle! Something some of these contestants don’t have! Both of them getting stuck in the honey, these two finish last with zero bears
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With a total of 1 bear retrieved
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@kaysarswhore just couldn’t get into the swing of things, and fell behind too early.
In third place, with 3 bears retrieved
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It all comes down to @shaolinbynature and @misshoh. Will @misshoh pull out her first win of the season? Or will @shaolinbynature come through and pull herself off the block? The winner is...
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@misshoh! You have won the Golden Power of Veto!
The two nominees feel hopeless, and at the veto ceremony, @misshoh stands and makes her decision.
@misshoh: “This is Week 4. At this point, it makes no sense for me to go back on my word and change up the house that I intentionally tried to set up. Sorry about it, but...
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The nominees are locked in, and chaos is allowed to ensue.
The next day, now trying to change their rebrand from “I’m sorry about the pizza rolls” to “I’m just a big goofball!”, @misshoh makes a split decision to bring some laughter to the house
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People are shocked at the public nudity, but laugh their asses off at the sight! They only call @misshoh “The Streak” for the rest of the week
On a more serious note, a few hours later, @phylisisley, @ashleaevans, and @shaolinbynature were all sitting inside when @lahallucinations walked in to drop a bomb
@lahallucinations: “A plane just flew over the backyard and it had a banner that said “@phylisisley is a LIAR. Get her OUT””
Shocked, @phylisisley left to the backyard to see everyone talking about it. She broke down, wondering what she possibly could have done so wrong as to have America hate her like this.
@phylisisley: “Of all the people in the house, I’M the liar? No fucking way”
EVICTION NIGHT
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Arisa: “Hello again houseguests! This week, we have our little problem under control, so I wanna know how you’re all doing! @music-obsessednerd, what is the mood in the house this week?”
@music-obsessednerd: “Tense is an understatement! *house laughter* These people are absolutely nuts, and the way we’re playing the game right now is messy, but we’re all having fun! At least I am!”
Arisa: “Good! We love to have fun here! @kelleekim, how was life as a Have-Not this week?”
@kelleekim: “It was awful! The only thing I enjoyed was the slop pancakes that @music-obsessednerd made. WHAT a COOK!”
Arisa: “We love a little creativity! Well, let’s sour that positive note with a negative one; it’s time for an eviction. But first, the two nominees have one last chance to sway votes.”
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@music-obsessednerd: “You guys know me, and I’m anything but a liar. I keep it real all of the time, and that’s why you know who my only target is. If I stay, I’m working with you as long as your name isn’t @kaysarswhore. Otherwise, we’re good! Vote for me, and I hope we get to play this game together longer!”
@shaolinbynature: “This has been an INSANE ride so far, and I desperately need it to continue. I have wanted my second chance at BB for so long, and for it to be gone so soon would break my heart. I hope you all vote to keep me, and together we can shake this house up next week!”
Arisa: “Folks, it’s time to vote.”
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@ashleaevans and @kelleekim both love @music-obsessednerd, but they think they have a better shot at beating the alliances with @shaolinbynature on their side. @lahallucinations, however, thinks otherwise
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The Block Destroyers, yet again, are a mess. @misshoh and @nomwastaken decide to split their votes, knowing they’ll be able to pull off the same messy framing they pulled last week. @nerdphobic, thinking his alliance is strong, votes out @shaolinbynature.
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@remember-caltoru, knowing The Fearsome Four won’t last much longer, votes to evict @music-obsessednerd in the hopes that @shaolinbynature can pull out more wins. @rennyforpresident refuses to vote out his bestie, and evicts @shaolinbynature
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Of course @phylisisley isn’t gonna break her final2 deal with @shaolinbynature. That means that it’s 5-4, and @music-obsessednerd needs @pawn2393 to secure a tie and bank her hopes on @kaysarswhore. Will he work with his fellow Block Destroyers? Or will he flip on them yet again?
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@pawn2393 flips yet again. Could this be the week he defects from the alliance?
Arisa: “When I reveal the name of the evicted houseguest, they will have one minute to gather their belongings, say their goodbyes, and exit the Big Brother house.”
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Arisa: “Come on out, @music-obsessednerd!”
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Arisa: “What happened!? @music-obsessednerd, you went from being the first HOH to being out of the house so early!”
@music-obsessednerd: “I got ripped off! @kaysarswhore came in guns blazing and fired right at me. I hope these people can actually band together next week to take her down! Lord knows I would have done it if I had the chance.”
Arisa: “How do you think the game would have played out if @shaolinbynature had won that HOH?”
@music-obsessednerd: “Well I can guarantee I wouldn’t be sitting here! *audience laughter*. These people weren’t afraid to play, but none of them could win comps. If they don’t take her out before jury, they’re fools.”
Arisa: “So we know what they have to do to make it far, but who do you think actually can?”
@music-obsessednerd​: “Well my BFF in the house was @rennyforpresident​, so I’m rooting for him all the way. @lahallucinations​ also has a hell of a game, and I think if she continues to fly under the radar, she’ll be standing there in the end for sure.”
Arisa: “Well, it’s been lovely having you with us!
Only one more boot before jury begins! Who will make it and get that fat jury bonus check? Find out next time. For now, from outside the Big Brother house, I’m Arisa Cox, and remember, someone is aaaaaaaaaalways watching!”
@music-obsessednerd​ i am SO SORRY this is the second time you’ve left pre-jury I hate it here (but u beat your last placement by a week! lol)
As for the rest of you, this sim is JUST getting started, get ready for a ROLLER COASTER
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thinkaboutmeff7au · 3 years
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happy valentine’s day
TAM revival continues...yes, it’s more sephgen nonsense, because the brainworms are terminal, but zack and angeal are here! some implied banorashipping, and also aerith is mentioned. not pictured: aerith pegging zack for valentine’s day. ANYWAY:
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1997.
Zack strolled into Shinra HQ, humming to himself even as he shook the frost from his freshly gelled, spiky hair. “Mornin’!” he greeted the front desk. He snatched a chocolate wrapped in pink foil from a glass bowl carefully placed on its corner. “Hey, Cissnei, got any V-day plans?”
Cissnei smirked and shook her head. “Not for me. I’m working a double shift,” she replied. A single rose in a vase adorned with a white ribbon sat next to her computer.
“Aww, that sucks,” he said.
She shrugged. “Not really. I’m trying to save up for a vacation in Costa in an off season.”
“Oh! That’s smart.”
“That’s why they keep me around.”
Beside them, Angeal cleared his throat. “C’mon, Fair.”
Zack yelped and jumped back into attention, arms straight at his side. Angeal stood before him, arms crossed, but with an eyebrow raised and a smile attempting to tug at his lips. “I thought you’d want to take an earlier shift,” he remarked. “It’s past 11, you’re not going to get out ‘til around 8.”
“Nah, it’s cool. I made a little reservation for Aerith and I,” Zack said. “She’s busy today too with the flower shop, y’know.” A dreamy look crossed his face. “Besides, it means we could sleep in, and then we could fool around--”
“That’s enough, hotshot,” Angeal interrupted. He coaxed him into the elevator, along with several other Shinra administrators who piled themselves in.
Being as big as he was, Zack instinctively tried to smush himself into the back corner. By the time Angeal noticed, he was already a tree in the forest of suits, albeit a very tall one. “Zack, we’re only going to the third floor,” he said.
“What?” He looked around. “Oh damn, I forgot.”
Angeal snorted and shook his head. “You’ll get it right when you’re officially 1st-class. That, or you’ll be 5 minutes late every morning.”
The elevator pinged, and as Angeal stepped out, he gestured to the crowded elevator. “Sorry folks. Make way.”
Zack held his arms at shoulder level and shimmied through. “‘S’cuse me, pardon me, oops, sorry guys! Happy Valentine’s day, sorry, sorry...”
He stumbled a little as he cleared the elevator, and had to jog to catch up with Angeal. “Yeah, anyway, she’s gotta deal with all the people getting off work getting last minute roses for their sweethearts, so it wouldn’t have been any better. Besides, it’s easier to get reservations later. We picked out a nice little spot up above Sector 4...”
“Mmhm.” Angeal opened the door to the 1sts break room, and stopped dead short. “What the hell?” he exclaimed. “Oh boy...”
“Whoa! Look at all this!” Zack marveled.
On the center table was four huge bouquets of roses, a dozen each. Two of them were wrapped in blue cellophane, and the other two in black. All of them were wrapped in red and white ribbons, and two bottles of red wine sat in the center.
Zack circled the table and took a closer peek at the bouquets. The blue wrapped ones had white baby’s breath intermingled with the roses, and the black wrapped ones had a single black rose in the center. “Wow! Looks like someone’s got admirers!” he proclaimed.
They were tagged, and Zack read each of them out loud. “‘For Sephiroth’...and ‘For Angeal’.” He perked up and grinned. “Hey, hey, I didn’t know you were seeing someone!”
“I’m not,” Angeal replied flatly.
Zack deflated. “O-oh. Well, looks like you’ve got a secret admirer!” He inhaled deeply. “And you like flowers, right?”
“Right...”
Footsteps down the hall and around the corner manifested Sephiroth in a hurry. “There you are,” he said to Angeal. “I wanted to ask--” His eyes flicked into the room, and he paused.
“Yes?” Angeal prompted.
Sephiroth shook his head. “What the fuck is all this?”
“Happy Valentine’s day,” he said. “You’re telling me this is the first time you’ve seen this?”
Sephiroth took measured steps into the break room. “Yes,” he said. “Who put this down here? Anything that comes from my fan club goes into the office on the 32nd floor.”
Zack’s jaw dropped. “Are you fucking kidding me?”
“I am a minor celebrity, it goes without question,” he dismissed. “This is...different.”
Zack rolled his eyes. “Well jeez, Mr. Popular, looks like you’ve got a secret admirer on the inside, I guess.” He picked up one of the wine bottles. “Is this dumbapple wine? Vintage, too...”
Suddenly, Sephiroth jerked his head up to stare at Angeal, then squinted. Angeal nodded. “He’s late this year, his florist must have been backed up. Usually everything’s here first thing in the morning.”
Sephiroth sighed and looked at the card attached to his bouquets, then dropped it. “Bastard,” he hissed. “Where is he?”
“Training room, probably,” Angeal replied.
His lip curled, then he hurried out, bumping into Angeal in the process. The angry thwack of his boots echoed down the hall, and even in the stairwell going up. “He’s in for it now,” Angeal muttered.
Zack scratched his head. “Hey, am I missing something? Do you know what all this is about?”
“You know someone who’s more romantic than they seem?” Angeal posed. “Well, maybe ‘romantic’ isn’t the word--”
“Who?”
“Genesis Rhapsodos.”
Zack shook his head and stared. “What? These are from him?!”
“Uh-huh. He’s been doing this to me for a while. First it was a small bouquet. Then a dozen roses. Now two dozen and a fucking bottle of wine.” He scooped up the flowers in his arms and moved them over to the countertop near the sink. He came back to the table to look a little closer at the bottle. “I do like this one, though.”
The gears turned in Zack’s head. “Is it ‘cause...you guys have been friends for so long?” He tilted his head. “Well, then if he got them for Sephiroth too...I guess they’ve known each other for a while now, huh?”
Angeal opened his mouth, then closed it again. “Sure,” he replied, a little resigned. “Y’know, before this, he’s probably just lumped his gifts to Seph with whatever his fan club brings in. I’m surprised it took him this long to give them to him directly.”
“Kinda wanna ask how you know for sure--”
“Oh, please, he’s hardly subtle when you ask him about it,” Angeal said, rolling his eyes. “I’m sure he might try to hide it if he were sober, but he’s usually not, so he just grins like an idiot.”
“Ah, gotcha.”
Zack stood with his hands on his hips in thought for a minute, then stared at the ceiling. “Is Genesis gay?” he asked.
“What do you think?” Angeal replied. “C’mon, pup, you’ve barely taken your coat off. We’ve got work to do.”
“Okay, okay.”
Zack shrugged and headed out the back door of the breakroom, toward the lockers. When Angeal could hear him shuffling off his things (and humming to himself, to his amusement), he pulled out his pager. “Thanks for the flowers, idiot,” he muttered into the speaker. “Happy Valentine’s day to you, too.”
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Sephiroth burst into the 1st’s training room, slamming the door back against the wall. He found Genesis lazily sparring with a target dummy, although his grip on his rapier was so light it barely balanced in his hand. “Oh, hey, man,” he said, eyes barely open. “What’s up? What’s new. What’s goin’ on?”
“How are you stoned? It’s barely noon!” he huffed, stomping over to him. “What was all that shit down in the break room?”
“Huh? Oh that? What’d you get?” Genesis giggled and stuck his sword into the ground, leaning forward on it. “Get some floooowers? It’s Valentine’s daaay...”
“Yes, yes I know that!” He gripped the top of Genesis’ head with his whole palm to keep him from weaving back and forth. “That’s why all of my gifts are directed to the 32nd floor office!”
“Oh yeah, so you can admire eeeeverything all at once,” Genesis snickered. “All your adoooring fans who love you so much! Oh please, Sephiroth, please spit on me!“
He was tempted to, but found the restraint inside him to refrain. “So why did you think to get all that shit and put it downstairs?!”
“‘Cause I wanted to,” he said, opening his eyes enough to stare right at him. “I wanted to...to...haha, I wanted you to see it. I wanted you to look at it. Look right at it!”
Genesis pushed himself up and away from Sephiroth’s grip. He stood straight and stretched, sword high above his head, and then dropped his arms down...along with his sword. It clattered on the ground, abandoned. Like a puppet with its strings cut, Genesis stood in front of Sephiroth, limp and loose.
“Yeah...I know you just like to get that stuff,” he said, “but then you throw it all away. I know you do. You don’t take that shit home. ‘Cause you...haha, you don’t care. Like, really.”
Sephiroth narrowed his eyes.
“I thought that maybe...maybe! If you just like, saw the shit...and I got a lot...you’d be like...’damn, that guy sees me’...” Genesis wiped a hand over his face, then started to giggle uncontrollably. “Oh fuck! Fuck I maybe...maybe had a fucking second bowl...”
Sephiroth breathed deeply. He liked the admiration he got from his claim to fame, despite being somewhat of a recluse. It was good to be fully recognized for the power he had all along. It was better than being ignored and rejected for most of his childhood. But this was something different. Here, this man was standing in front of him saying, I see you, but I want you to see me too.
Notice me like I notice you. Admire me like I admire you.
He wondered if he had this thought before, in moments when he was less sober. It was irrelevant. He tapped Genesis’ shoulder, shaking him out of his stupor.
“Huh? What,” he said, in an oddly deep voice.
“Thank you,” Sephiroth said. “For...all of that.”
Genesis’ head lolled onto one shoulder, grinning. “Sure,” he said. “Hey, hey you wanna...come over? Tonight? Come over. Come over and smoke. I’ll split that wine with you.”
“Sure.” It was agreeable. While he didn’t enjoy being as...foolish as Genesis was now, he did enjoy freeing himself where he didn’t have to think. That way, he wouldn’t have to think further about why his friend and colleague had given him two dozen roses and a bottle of wine for Valentine’s day.
Genesis’ pager beeped at his belt. “Oh, oh yeah, I think I got...I got like ten messages,” he said, picking it up. He squeezed his eyes shut and shook his head. “Oh fuck. I should do something about that.”
“You should,” Sephiroth sighed, then smacked his forehead. “Oh, damn it. I meant to ask Angeal something while I was down there, and then your...extravagance distracted me.”
Genesis stuck his tongue out. “What’d Angeal think of his gift?”
“It seemed like he expected it.”
“Yeah...yeah. That’s about right.” Genesis grabbed his pager from his belt, and seemed to acquire some more clarity. “All right. Let’s see...”
Sephiroth turned on his heel. I’ve watched Angeal reject Genesis outright, he thought to himself. I suppose I do as well. But, it’s not the same. I’m still going over to his place to smoke and do...whatever else. Why is that?
Why...is that.
He shook his head and dismissed the thought as he entered the stairwell. He didn’t have time to ponder such things. He took the stairs down as fast as he could, perhaps to make his heart race for a reason.
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BNHA Rewatch: Episode 61 “Deku vs Kacchan Part 2″
 mysterylover123
O.T.P.
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This is gonna get kinda emotional.
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Deku is turning Kacchan’s fight proposal down. Dammit Deku! He’s being serious!
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Hoo boy that Kacchan face. No light in his eyes. That realization, just…just bleeding through…hoo boy.
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“If the way you admired him was correct, does that mean my way of thinking was wrong?” OMG ITS HAPPENING. HE’S REALIZING IT YA’LL.
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The flashbacks to bb Deku and Kacchan the feels.
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The white void, it’s just the two of them. 
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That Deku line from the first episode. I’m transported right back, ya’ll. It’s that first love again, that same feeling I had when I first discovered this series all the way back in summer of last year.
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So Deku starts by thinking too hard about what’s going on and immediately gets blasted.
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“You think too much” hoo boy recently Mother’s Basement posted the analysis of this fight and pointed out that this is actually a flaw of Deku’s that he can learn to remedy by adopting some of Kacchan’s impulsiveness. Never has the phrase “you complete me” been more accurate.
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This freaking animation. It’s so beautiful. OMG.
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“Wait for me” OH MAN BB DEKU BB KACCHAN RUNNING I’M DEAD I AM DYING
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Cause he loves ya you dope.
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Cute overload
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WHY WHY WHY hoo boy Kacchan flashbacks.
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Dat little trip oh man. He’s so bummed Deku doesn’t wanna fight and Deku’s little kick actually knocked him down.
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Ooh boy. Here it comes. The music went out
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Hold his freaking hand some day dammit
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Oh god I can’t watch this again I can’t I can’t
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“why is to you became strong…while I - “ OH GOD HERE IT COMES HERE IT COMES
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OH GOD. Slow clap. Okamoto and Chapin both deserve freaking awards for that performance. I mean holy shit. That voice acting. Those cracks. That hit. It makes me cry. I’m tearing up right now. Cause you see, this whole episode, it really rests on the ability of Bakugou’s Seiyuu and VA to pour everything into the performance. It’s not going to hit without both of them giving the vocal acting performance of a lifetime, and they both knocked it out of the freaking park. I actually love them both as his voice; I don’t have a preference for dub over sub, as regards their performances (not the dialogue translations), because both are incredible. Just. Slow clap. All of the awards, please.
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Look at how Deku looks at him. He’s the best. He just…he cares, so much. I mean, you’d admittedly have to be a pretty heartless bastard not to feel a little compassionate after hearing that speech but still. Kacchan’s so fucking lucky he has Deku and he doesn’t even know it. I want one too.
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He’s crying. Me too.
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Kacchan no Kacchan no nononononono 
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Oh god Deku you beautiful darling
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“may not be any meaning” I DISAGREE THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF AN ENTIRE SERIES’ WORTH OF 100+ SYMBOLIC CHAPTERS DETAILING YOUR GROWTH FROM ANGRY YELLING RIVALS TO RIVALS WHO SUPPORT EACH OTHER DAMMIT IT’S EVERYTHING
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“May not be any meaning in winning or losing” lol are you just saying that in hindsight, Future Deku, cause you know you lost?
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Deku didn’t have to do this. He didn’t have to fight Kacchan or even let him know the truth.
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And note, he didn’t accept until he realized there was someone he could save. Someone who needs saving, to be helped. And this is how to help him.
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“The only one who can accept his feelings is me.” Ya’ll heard that haters? Say it a little louder for the people in the back, Deku. He’s got his heart.
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And look who’s smiling again, eyes lighting up again, the minute Deku started fighting back?
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“I couldn’t just completely reject him” Guess who also sad that about their fiery spiky blond spouse in BNHA? Kacchan’s dad in that omake about their marriage.
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Their relationship was wrong, but now it’s right. 
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They never talked about how they really felt. Communication is the cornerstone of a healthy relationship, folks. Go on. Talk about your feels. Your real feelings.
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Of that was one hell of a hit.
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That speedy recovery though. Deku is fast. 
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Oh wow Kacchan hit it too
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That smile. That smile OMG that is THE HOTTEST, by far, that Deku has ever looked in animation. And I don’t say that lightly.
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The translation here is either “I’ve” or “you’ve” gotten stronger. Both fit fine, which is the crazy part. Deku could be either saying that he himself has improved, or complimenting Bakugou, which does admittedly make more sense with what he was saying before, while ‘I’ve’ fits his cocky grin here better. I want him to flash a cocky grin more. It suits him. (BTW The English Dub compromises between the two and says’ we’ve both’.
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Katsuki assumes Deku has a plan. Always overestimating him.
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“That’s what I hate about you” OMG HE FINALLY TELLS HIM HOW HE FEELS. “I can never tell what you’re thinking” Because ya know he’s so good at understanding how everyone else thinks and feels.
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He’s always being mean to Deku. Deku has seen him at his very worst and yet still admires him. Maybe that’s scary, you know? Unconditional love is…kinda terrifying. But so, so beautiful. So he has to rationalize it that Deku is just looking down on him.
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Wow Deku sure took you long enough! He’s been saying that since day 1!
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“I wouldn’t want anything to do with them anymore” Deku there you go being empathetic and wonderful and perfect again. So understanding you darling, darling boy.
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 “Along with the parts I hated about you, I saw all the amazing things you could do.” THAT’S ADMIRATION, FOLKS. ADMIRATION WITHOUT IDOLIZATION. Without hero-worship. Acknowledging the good and the bad. Seeing a person for who they really are and always, always seeing the best of them, even at their worst.
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“MUCH CLOSER TO ME THAN ALL MIGHT” Do you hear him guys? The closest person to him, closer than All Might. Closer than his freaking #1 favorite hero. The dub version has “actually in my life”, which isn’t a bad idea either. Both are true. That is so powerful. The person who
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Oh yeah and again how does Deku advance in power? How does he Go Beyond? KACCHAN. Full cowling, he found from him. OFA itself, he gained by saving him. And 8%.
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THAT SMILE. “I thought you were amazing.” He loves you you idiot. 
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He kept chasing after him. He’ll never stop. He won’t just give up.
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He passed him. And Bakugo looks happy. Possibly because he wants Deku to do better. Possibly because it seems to be confirming his might-makes-right theory. Possibly both.
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ANIMATION-GASM AGAIN. 
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AHAHAHAHAHAH ITS THAT CUT ITS THAT CUT DEKU’S DANCING FEET
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THE VOID AROUND THEM IT’S JUST YOU AND ME 
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AND THE BLOCK OMG THIS IS BEAUTIFUL THIS IS THE MOST FREAKING BEAUTIFUL ANIMATION IVE EVER SEEN
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I’m serious. They brought out all the stops for this one. Of course. they knew, they had to know, that this was it. The animation, too, had to be perfect, or else it wasn’t gonna come across. And it is. Even better, in my opinion, than the animation in the stuff that came before it. Bones you are incredible. 
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Higher gear. Can anyone doubt that Katsuki is important to Deku’s journey after this?
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“This is gross, so I can’t say it”.. “I love you?” A reactor I follow actually said that after that line. That’s how intense they are.
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Anyway IMAGE OF VICTORY SPEECH. The Ep that keeps on giving. 
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Kacchan is his image of victory. The other side of him. And he adopts some of his traits.
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“The part of you I hate and yet” How much love can you have for a person when you can somehow still admire the darkest, meanest parts of them? I don’t have a very perfect definition of love but I think that’s probably a big part of it.
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“my image of victory is of you” feels overload. Feels O.D. 
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dat crane shot.
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My one disappointment with this episode is that they used the US of Smash OST instead of the Katsuki and Izuku OST for this scene. CMON GUYS. SERIOUSLY. THE KATSUKI AND IZUKU THEME HAD TO HAVE BEEN WRITTEN FOR THIS EPISODE AND THIS MOMENT ALONE. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING. 
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“I have to beat you” the music the feels omg
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Hahaha psych. Kacchan wins anyway. 
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WOOF. Like OK this is in the manga, this positioning, but it’s only for one frame. In the anime it goes on for like, an uncomfortably long time, with the slow panting, and the close-ups on the twisting body parts, and…combined with the fact that all of Deku’s admiring girlfriends in this arc have also landed on top of him in a similar pose, and you can’t blame me for the fact that my mind went into rather…R-rated territory. 
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Kacchan’s disappointed. He didn’t want Deku to lose. He wanted Deku to win.
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That breaking  voice again. Don’t make me cry more dammit it’s too late.
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ALL MIGHT! I need an MST3K style All Might commentary-reaction to this entire damn thing. Seriously Hori. If you ever do an extra, please make one that’s a serious of All Might panel reacting to this whole thing. I NEED THAT. 
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Finishing each other’s sentences again.
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“It’s too late” IT’S NEVER TOO LATE YOU CYNICAL PORCUPINE.
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This is such a great moment of catharsis. Why Deku indeed? Well, you’re about to learn.
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THAT LINE DELIVERY AGAIN. That Broken voice. Both voice actors are too good.
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Deku’s legs though. WOWSA. A little detail I’ve noticed is that Kacchan has really buff, sexy arms and Deku has really buff, sexy legs. Because those are the body parts they use, while the reverse parts are more average.
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“I’m weak too” You’re making me weak I can’t take it. His voice his voice that fucking voice
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DEKU’S EYES. THEY’RE WELLING. 
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HE’S GONNA CRY TOO.
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I also need an All Might in my life. I kinda blame myself all the time for things outside of my control. Deku AND Kacchan both blamed themselves for what happened. For All Might’s end. And neither one was really responsible, but they’re just like that. I relate, painfully, to both of them. I have a Deku side and a Bakugo side - deep down, I think we all do. Maybe one more than the other, but that’s what you get when you create two characters who initially act as kind of…distilled embodiments of two sides of the super-hero coin. One all super with no hero, the other all hero with no super - at least, at the beginning.
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THAT PIANO MUSIC IT SOUNDS FAMILIAR. IT’S ALL MIGHT’S FREAKING THEME YA’LL!
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Ooh boy All Might’s BKDK Speech! Both of their teachers ship them, you guys. All Might AND Aizawa both give big, beautiful speeches about their compatibility. In case you somehow missed it. 
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Being fixated on victory like you, young Bakugou…and wanting to save those in trouble, like you, young Midoriya…both of those feelings are necessary.” “You guys are perfect for each other”, says the reactor I mentioned earlier (who isn’t even a hardcore BKDK shipper, mind you, it’s just that it’s that obvious.) And it’s true. You need both. They want each other, they need each other, because they have what the other lacks. They complete each other.  
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This is the shonen rival equivalent of having the couple in a rom-com confess at the end of act one instead of act three. It upsets all the cliches and is all the better for it. Though even the most hardcore, dedicated anime rivals, I don’t think have ever gone this married-couple with the ‘mutual respect’ and ‘making each other stronger’ thing.
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WIN AND SAVE SAVE TO WIN. They look each other in the eyes.
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Oh god not that voice again I’m dying. Don’t make me cry again Kacchan.  
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“Don’t lose.” SUPPORTIVE KACCHAN I LOVE SUPPORTIVE KACCHAN.
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“I’ll get stronger” CONFIDENT DEKU I LOVE CONFIDENT DEKU. 
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“Of the students only you.” ONLY YOU. 
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I put this moment really high on my list of Kacchan’s nicest moments, because it means a lot to me and to All Might. All Might acknowledges it. He’s a good secret keeper.
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Oh and Deku thanks him too in the English Dub, BTW. Not the manga but nice dub touch. 
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OMG he’s such a Tsundere.
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He told him everything. HE KNOWS. The only one who knows. None of Deku’s other love interests do. And he has no interest in telling them. 
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Kacchan asks why he told him. And I’ve got an answer, after obsessively rereading Chapter 11/rewatching Episode 8 a lot: BECAUSE HE LOVES YOU, YOU IDIOT. You were mad at him for lying about his quirk to you. You asked what was going on (loudly). You accused him of lying to you your whole life. So he told you the truth. Because he can lie to his mom, and he can lie to his friends and teachers and the entire freaking world. But he cannot lie to YOU. Because he loves you. Idiot baka. 
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Oh and what’s that music playing there? Why does that sound familiar? YOU SAY RUN YOU SAY RUN YOU SAY RUN IT’S BACK. And you know? That’s I think because YSR symbolizes Deku’s heroic inspiration. The inspiration he both takes in and gives to others. And here, he’s both being inspired by Kacchan, and inspiring him at the same  time.
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Now Kacchan is doing the same. “Chosen one” He knows. Deku is better. He’s gotta surpass him.
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LOL THIS IS FUNNY. THEY SURE BICKER LIKE THEY’RE MARRIED.
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This shot composition. Get it? ALL MIGHT’S THE THING BETWEEN ‘EM.
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Oh and this. Yay some character development from Kacchan! Another nice moment of his in this ep. Three times! 
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All Might Meta’s a bit about how Kacchan took responsibility and felt bad and does a Mom guilt trip on Dadzawa. They’re getting to be kinda married too now.  
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“I went in pretty HARD”. OMG stop it you’re making me think bad things again. Just F*CK already.
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Their first act as a married couple is to clean the house together. OMG domestic fluff. 
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And now for the best Post-credits scene ever. 
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Wow Uraraka ships it so bad. 
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Oh and some Todobaku bonus! Aw I guess Bakugou just turned down his 3some offer. 
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Ooh awkward silence. 
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YAY! Though they did kinda wreck it by having Deku bring it up instead of Kacchan 
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NOW THEY’RE HEALTHY ENOUGH TO TALK TO EACH OTHER LIKE HUMAN BEINGS.
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Kacchan just praised me. Life is good.
Episode 61 is my favorite episode of my favorite show. I think it’s the best and will never be topped. Feels, left and right. It’s really just perfect. Funny, all 3 of the transcendent, best-of-the-best BNHA eps (This, 49 and 23) are basically just two characters fighting for 20 minutes. Nothing more or less. Yet they’re all so, so good. And this one is…I don’t even know how to put it into words. It’s a phenomenal tour-de-force of acting, visuals, animation, music, and of course, writing, all combining together to be just absolutely unsurpassable. Everything that makes this series good, boiled down to it’s essence. And yes, this did seal the deal for me with BKDK. I liked it before, but this made it a done deal. No going back. And I love it.
BEST GIRL OF THE EP: Uraraka for being so supportive.
RANKER: Top 5 Best Moments of This Episode: (it’s really more like a top 50)
5. Deku’s little Dance number
4. True Rivals at Last
3. True feelings at last
2. The Image of Victory Speech
1. “Why did I become...��
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