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libraryofloveletters · 2 years

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Daddy & Me + Three

Charles Leclerc x Fem!Reader

Series Summary: Charles and y/n had a young, wild romance; love and happiness leads to marriage and well, kids. Family of 2 becomes 4 and then 5 which makes Daddy and Me + Three.

Author’s Note: No regular updates, just me posting dad!Charles content when I feel like it lmao. The fics will be of the kids at all different ages in their lives.

Daddy & Me + Three Taglist // Character Synopsis

Family Secrets

In which, secrets pull on the threads of family. // Gabriel and Christopher are 19, Eloise is 17.

How To Let Go 101

In which, you and Charles come to terms that all 3 of their children are now in relationships // Gabriel and Christopher are 19, Eloise is 17. // ^part two of of family secrets

Bedtime Kisses

In which, Charles accompanies you to your award ceremony while Uncle Enzo and Uncle Arthur babysit for the night. // Gabriel and Christopher are 6, Eloise is 4.

Memories Make The Best Stories

In which, going through old photos bring up old feelings and the Leclerc family basks in the memories of the past. // Gabriel and Christopher are 18, Eloise is 16

Happy Fright Night

In which, you and Charles reminisce on the kids’ Halloweens over the years as they get dressed for their Halloween out together // Gabriel and Christopher are 2, 9 and 20, Eloise is 7 and 18.

Another Candle On The Cake

In which, Eloise pulls off the perfect surprise party for her father. Planning takes a lot of work but it’s a good thing she’s got a village of support behind her. // Gabriel and Christopher are 20, Eloise is 18.

Please Try Again

In which, you’re home alone with 3 kids under the age of 4 and everything that could go wrong, goes wrong // Gabriel and Christopher are 3, Eloise is 7 months.

A Miracle & A Dash of Hope

In which, the story of love begins and unravels, everything is working against them. Are they really meant to be? // 1/2 of The Wedding Fic.

A Love Like Yours

In which, the clock is ticking and the hours are passing, will the words be spoken in time? // 2/2 of The Wedding Fic.

Mayhem In Monaco

In which, you're off to New York for a few days to host SNL, but it just happens to fall on the same weekend of the Monaco Grand Prix. All three kids stay in Monaco with Charles, will he be able to manage them and racing on his own? // Gabriel and Christopher are 10, Eloise is 8

New Year, New Challenges

In which, a night out for Oliver’s birthday ends in utter disaster and turmoil; secrets are spilled, tears have fallen, the blood is dried and the words spoken cannot be taken back. // Gabriel and Christopher are 20, Eloise is 18.

The Heart Loves Spain (Insta!AU)

Rumours swirl when Sofia and Christopher are both spotted in Spain, posting things a bit too similar to be a coincidence. // Christopher x Sofia

With Sweet Comes Sour

In which, the kids all have valentines plans with their respective partners so you and Charles decide on a quiet night in, until it becomes not so quiet. // Gabriel and Christopher are 19, Eloise is 17.

More Coming Soon!!

#daddy & me + three series #charles leclerc #charles leclerc x reader #charles leclerc x you #charles leclerc x y/n #dad!charles #f1

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mimicha-arts · 8 months

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Starry, Starry night

This new picture for the upcoming episode has been released, let's talk about it. Please remember, I live in delusion.

There are several posters on the wall, and the one next to Cheng Xiaoshi - 星空，refers to the film with the same title. Starry, Starry night is a 2011 Taiwanese drama based on a novel by Taiwanese author Jimmy Liao.

Hsieh Xin-Mei used to live with her grandparents up in the mountains. Then she moves to the city to live with her parents, but her family situation is not very good, and she tries to hide from reality in the world of her own imagination. One day, a new student was transferred to her school - a boy named Zhou Yu-Jie.

Despite the misunderstanding at the beginning, both of them are lonely and feel like outsiders in their own lives, befriending one another. When reality catches up, they try to escape to a world that belongs only to them, to see the stars. Do I have to tell you that this story is about grief and sorrows, "the end of summer", journey to adulthood, love across time and distance? About an accidental meeting and fate.

I think it's worth your time to watch, this film is very heartwarming.

You can read the full plot description on Wikipedia, although it will not convey the full meaning, since the film has many artistic images and interesting decisions that convey the story sensitively. If you want to watch it yourself, read no further.

Spoilers … And References. And some beautiful moments that make me THINK.

1. Time

One of the themes is time, the hands of the clock often tick in the background, and at some point the numbers themselves, which indicate train departures, not just stop - freeze.

18:42 - 18:50 - 18:55

Do I believe in coincidences? No.

2. Journey

Their path - an escape to their dream world - passes through a tropical wild forest. On their journey, they try, despite the difficulties, to find the right path to their dream.

Since s2e1, I've been thinking about how much the forest in the back of that vision, ED/OP, is a real forest, a real tunnel, not the symbolism of the "journey". But now, if such a choice is not accidental, I have received answers to my questions, at some point.

In fact, I lost my mind at the moment when they came to a fork in the road, they had to choose their path - they took the wrong path, and were forced to face the same choice, choosing a path, for the second time. Again.

But in the end, the path to the stars ends in a life-threatening situation where they have no choice but "return". Although they both know that this is the end for them, the end of their journey, and the end of their "summer".

3. Puzzles

This story is about art, not about photography, but about paintings and puzzles. Puzzles literally act as moments of remembrance. Although these are not burning photographs, deep in her sleep, Hsieh Xin-Mei follows the image of Zhou Yu-Jie in the night forest, and the entire world also collapses when the end comes.

When Hsieh Xin-Mei woke up from her dream, Zhou Yu-Jie was no longer here.

The search for the missing part - the sun, on the puzzle based on the painting "Starry, Starry Night" - is fundamental, literally the core to the plot.

The connection of everything, through the years. It's like a promise, it's like an eternal memory of that time.

There are more things I could write about, but I don't want to make this post too long… Just. There is always something about stories with a sunshine-like person, curious, breaking boundaries, talking non-stop, and about a person who quietly looks at the first one, listening to everything with a smile. And it becomes life-changing. I would like to remind you that these are just my thoughts, I'm having fun, maybe seeing something that isn't there. We will see anyway.

But. For real. Put a detail like that into an episode and expect me to ignore it? No. Huh.

I'm just overthinking once again, but Interesting choice :)

#link click #shiguang dailiren #shiguang #mimicha.lc

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kanmom51 · 2 years

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This is big

A good day we are having.

I was going to start with a bright good day, but it’s kind of yucky for me here (overcast, raining, a little cold, not what you would expect towards the end of Spring here), but I do guess it’s a bright day somewhere in the world, so I will go with that.

A good bright day we are having today guys.

I know I’m a little late to the party, but what can you do? We gotta make a living. So, as much as I was dying to post this morning (cause I did see it ALL pretty much as I started my day), I just couldn’t, not the way I like to, with receipts.

JK is the man.

There, I said it.

He kind of surprises us every time.

And I don’t know why we are surprised, because he has been kind of screaming blue murder since 8 November 2017 that JM is HIS (in his own way, in the way he can under the circumstances, and I’ll get into that a little later on), but still, he surprises us every single time.

And K-army, they are going WILD.

And when K-army go wild you know it’s a big one.

So, what did he do this time? Our JK.

He went and posted on IG.

Wow, awe, nah, not that, lol.

This kind of has a couple of layers to it.

I’ll start at the beginning, which is JK posting a photo of himself from Qatar in his usual new IG layout.

He does this on 26.10.22, at 11:02 KST (all there pics posted were withing the 11:02, a few seconds within each other).

Let’s look at the numbers for that.

Date first:

26 October 2022.

Which happens to be…drum roll…

Exactly mid-way between JM’s birthday (13 October) and the famous 8 November.

13 days following JM’s birthday and 13 days to the 8 November 2022.

I was thinking of doing the whole day counter screenshot and stuff, but honestly, I counted the days with my fingers. Use your fingers to count them. Believe me, you’ll get the same results.

Coincidence?

Nope. Enough with the usage of this word. It’s just too much. Especially when we move on to see what else we had here.

26.10.22 11:02pm –

2+6+1+2+2=

11+2=

Another coincidence?

Give me a break.

But you see, it doesn’t end there.

Cause JK, he’s like “I don’t think they will understand where I’m going with this. I need to do something bigger, louder…ahm..Let me think about it…Oh, I know…”

BAM

Lol, not that bam, but maybe this one:

He posts to his story.

A cute winkie kissy pouty selfie.

At 11:08 pm KST or 5:08 pm Qatar time.

11:08

And

5+8=13

So, just in case, you know, the fans lost the plot with his first post. Just in case they didn’t catch on to the reference not only to the 13 but also to 8 November, he decided he needed to be MUCH clearer.

And how much clearer can you be than actually posting on the hour?

Once again with the 11:08. You know, like he’s done in the past.

Still think it’s all a coincidence?

I can tell you loud and clear that I don’t.

Neither do K-JKKs.

Now, I know that JM and JK communicate on the private, you know, through some kind of app like Kakao talk or WhatsApp where they can’t be monitored (I’ll leave it at that), and they definitely don’t need to send each other messages through their public IG accounts.

Saying that, I do think this is also a message to JM.

One that says “I love you and I want to scream it from the rooftop. And knowing that I can’t do that, I’m doing the next best thing.”

People will argue: why would they need that? If they are a closeted couple why would they want people to know?

And I’d start by saying: Really? That’s what you’re arguing?

Let’s talk about straight couples, why don’t we? Those that don’t have to hide who they are dating, who they love, who they are with.

In EVERY culture – couples like that HAVE to show others they are together. It’s a “I’m happy I’m in a relationship” thing. It’s a “keep you hands to yourselves, this one is taken – by me”. It’s an “I adore this person and he’s all mine”.

And they do it in many ways:

It’s the matchy matchy clothing and accessorizing (in Korean culture).

It’s with jewelry like couple rings, couple necklaces or bracelets, engagement and wedding rings.

It’s with couple selfies and pics and posts.

It’s with PDA, where it’s socially and culturally acceptable.

It’s with just saying it out loud proudly – “we are together, we are a couple, we love each other…”

Why would a closeted couple, one that the society they live in does not look positively on their relationship, be any different in the sense of wanting to show, flaunt their love?

But they can’t say it, scream it in words.

And JM and JK are a closeted couple. They can’t be obvious, well not too obvious, not in a way that a straight couple can (and don’t get me started on their industry either, cause that’s also another issue they have to deal with, one that doesn’t allow a straight couple to show they are together either, re: you know who).

So they find other ways to do it.

They find that going matchy matchy with their clothes and accessories might raise an eyebrow here and there, but they can get away with it. Bangtan wear each other’s clothes, they all do it, nothing special about those two. So maybe it’s not enough. Not a strong enough statement.

JK sucked on JM’s ear for god’s sake, in front of thousands of fans. It has been paraded by the company in official content ever since.

In that moment, when JK was sucking on JM’s ear, you see just how emotional JM gets. Cause he knows. He knows this is JK’s way of screaming to the world that JM is his, that they are more than ‘brothers’ or just friends.

But apparently, it did not make much on an impact, because supposedly, according to the fandom, either there was no actual ear sucking (I guess those fans need glasses or eyes, take your pick), or that’s just something you do with your bro (don’t get me started on that word and JK using it in his birthday message to JM).

JK paraded his hickey from JM. Clearly ‘brother’ or platonic friends don’t mark each other, right?

Apparently they do. This too was not enough.

Because once again, either it’s a bite (interesting one at that, with no teeth marks but definite hickey bruising), or it’s just a playful bro thing that evidently these fans do with their siblings or platonic friends (ok then, that’s kind of disturbing), or, and I just ‘love’ this one, JM ‘the man’ lending a hand to his bro JK by covering up his girlfriend’s hickey (cause these guys have never heard of makeup and concealer, and NEVER covered up a hickey or two in the past – laughable).

And you may ask: Where are you going with this? Get to the fucking point…

So here it is:

I know there are many that are all about:

“This whole numbers thing it’s ridiculous” or “it doesn’t mean anything” or “eh, just a coincidence you delusional people keep riding on”.

Well, thing is once, twice, even three or four times is a coincidence. But when it’s more it’s a pattern. And this is a pattern. One that means something. One that is trying to tell us something they can’t say out loud.

Because just like you and I, who love to say we are in a relationship, that we are happily married, or engaged or love our partners, or want to tell the world “that person is off the market, so hands off, they are MINE” – believe me both JM and JK want the exact same thing. To be able to say that. Show that.

Do you remember that interview where RM and V pipe up to the question “who’s the best with the ladies” to say it was JK? JM’s face?

Or even just now, the after Busan concert live and the “marry me JK” conversation.

Or I heart radio when the fans was screaming “I love you” to JM – JK’s reaction?

They want other to know that their significant other is theirs and definitely off the market.

But unlike us, they can’t do that. They can’t say that, scream that. That would be not stretching that rubber band they keep stretching time and time again. That would be to outright tear it, and they can’t do that. Not yet. Not now. Not with their solo albums coming up, not with enlistment coming up and not under this current administration.

So they do this.

They do the little things like the matching clothes or accessories.

They do the bigger things like the ear suck and hickey showing off (which once again, they saw just was not enough).

And they do this. The numbers. The playing with the dates.

That is their way.

This started out as a post about JK’s wow IG activity and turned into a Ted talk about the meaning of the numbers and why they are indeed a message, a code per say, to those that are willing to listen.

My apologies.

Well, maybe not really.

#jungkook #jimin #jm #jk #jikook #kookmin #minkook #jikook numbers

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zootopiathingz · 4 months

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I watched Zootopia like 6 months ago on a whim, and now the fixation is still hyper...ing.

Yeah

Anyways, Judy and Nick are the best and deserve everything (I genuinely couldn't remember anyone else's names the first time I saw it) aaaaand yeah it's sad that the Fandom is basically nonexistent.

Actually, it's still going strong(?) on AO3 (i've made a few one-shots (shameless self promotion I'm Not_Quite_A_Moron there)) but still, kinda sucks.

Anyways, random headcanon time:

Nick has two moms (he doesn't have specific names for both of them, he just yells "MOM!" anytime he needs help)

Judy actually really likes eating meat, Nick just has to convince her to try it

Nick became really closed off and touch starved after the Junior Ranger Scouts incident, so now, he's a chronic cuddler (especially with Judy (which she loves))

Judy's on the autistic spectrum (she often stims by tapping her foot, and she likes to display affection via playful punches to the arm)

Judy was born on the same day that Nick got muzzled, as if the universe itself felt bad and said "here, have a rabbit" (definitely didn't steal this one from Tumblr nope certainly not)

Nick doesn't really like Gazelle's music, he's more of a rock kind of guy, but he'll stomach any song for Judy’s sake

Judy's asexual (Take one look at the nudist club scene and tell me she isn't at least demi)

Bestie I’d just like to say AAAAAAAAAA

Sorry, but I just got SO excited when I saw someone submitting headcanons! It’s been way too long since I’ve been able to have a good ol’ Zootopia discussion. Oh and I’ll certainly check out your fics! My user is Pixarpnflover so be on the look out for some kudos!✨

Anyway, I love the idea of Nick being raised by two moms! There was supposed to be a plotline about his dad—John Wilde, I believe was his name—but got scrapped along with a lot of other content. So until it’s actually mentioned in canon I’m choosing to believe his mom in the flashback was in fact a raging lesbian lmao🤷‍♀️ also would that make him a double mama’s boy?🤔

Ooo an herbivore converting to a meat diet? How intriguing! I like to think now that she lives in the city that Judy would be open to trying new foods, which would include poultry and fish. I can see her favoring sushi or even turkey.

Nick being openly affectionate after meeting Judy, and reserving most of that said affection for her? Hell yeah. He’s very unapologetic about it too. He’s waited far too long to share that amount of vulnerability and comfort with someone. No way he’s ever going to hold back🫂

Autistic Judy my beloved🙌🏻 You cannot convince me she’s even a little bit neurotypical, I will not believe you lol. I love that her natural rabbit behavior could actually be interpreted as stimming!

Dude, I have believed this headcanon for so long!! The second I found out their age difference, I just knew there had to be some kind of coincidence going on there. I mean, Nick could’ve just said “when I was a kid” when beginning the story, but instead he specified his age (or an estimate, at least) and I think that a choice on the writers’ part. Anyway, I’m a big believer in fate/soulmates, so even just the idea of Judy being born, destined to cross paths with Nick someday to heal his childhood trauma and make his life better, just melts my heart❤️😭

Haha yeah, you can tell the concert at the credits that Nick was only there for Judy😆 Not to say he wasn’t enjoying himself, he just wasn’t nearly as enthusiastic as everyone else. But ya know, the things ya do for your girlfriend!😋 I can also imagine Judy listening to music she doesn’t necessarily enjoy either. A certain loud rock song starts playing on the radio and before she can even think about changing the station, Nick goes “oh I like this one!” And so she smiles and suffers through it. She may even end up liking it anyway!😌

As for this last one, I kinda have to disagree. Not to say she isn’t ace or demi, and no hate to anyone who shares this opinion! But idk, to me I don’t think someone not wanting to see a bunch of people walking around ass-naked makes them ace or a prude (which I’ve seen some fanfics try to claim her to be?) I mean, I’m horny asf and I’d be just as uncomfortable walking around a nudist club😆😅

…I never thought I’d type a sentence like that lol

Anyway, thanks for sharing these! I sure hope the fandom comes back someday, but in the meantime I’ll be here waiting and open to exchanging more headcanons! :3

#zootopia #judy hopps #nick wilde #wildehopps #judy x nick #headcanons #zootopia headcanons #disney headcanons #long post #asks #lady luxo asks

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fbj723 · 8 months

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certified delulu post about nocti

a.n. this'll be a compilation of thoughts from my initial reactions to sands of wrath to his voicelines to literally everything about him. THIS WILL HEAVILY BE A NOCTI X SKK!READER KIND OF THING because i'm all in for a lil self insert to feed my delulu visions. also as a heads up i did read the story using google translate so if i quote anything it's basically what google translate told me but i edited it to make some grammatical sense. and yes there will be spoilers

a lot of context will be left out so if you don't wanna be confused by names check out this lore doc that gives a summary of er-5 or pgr lore in general, this post just talks about er-5 lol

EXHIBIT A: TRIGUN AU

have you seen trigun (ESPECIALLY trimax) cause if you have this makes so much more sense

noctis is vash and nigel is knives

both are brothers and have almost opposite ideologies

i did think of wolfwood and livio as another option but nigel does fit a bit closer to resembling knives

VASHWOOD (where nocti is vash and skk is ww (or the other way round, honestly either still works)

nocti: but you must promise me that you won’t die before i come back! no…. you’re not allowed to die even after i come back! i will definitely find a way to save you!

skk: of course, partner…..

this had me in TEARS I WAS NOT READY

nocti fist bumping you just made me think of this scene with vash and meryl

HE ALSO CALLS YOU PARTNER AS HE FIST BUMPS YOU the way i had this realization so late into writing all this

sands of wrath setting literally looks like a place you’d find in no man’s land

nocti’s voiceline telling you to smile more, similar to ww telling vash to smile more (and i mean their genuine smile, not the fake one they use in front of people)

EXHIBIT B: NOCTI AND SKK ARE MARRIED

they are married and own a bar together hear me out—

you two enter a town in which neither of you are welcome because you’re both from babylonia, the mayor decides to put you two in a hotel room till the harvest festival is over

you two are in separate beds, but neither of you can sleep, so you two do what any pair of roommates would do—

—have a 6 hr "light conversation" :D

first actual convo with nocti, you both take turns to ask questions about why they’re here, what’s going on, etc

nocti asks why you trust him so easily, you respond with “it’s intuition” which is a response nocti seemed to like

you also state how you hope he returns to cerberus and fall asleep. nocti in a way states he also wishes to go back to cerberus and sleeps as well

at some point nocti leaves the hotel room to find demont, who is the reason you two ended up working together in the first place, but there was an attack by hetero creatures and nocti swiftly got rid of them

after talking to the mayor, max, about wanting to be just a resident in town, he takes you to a bar, in which that’s where you find nocti

ya know he could’ve talked about ANYTHING and his drunk ass decided to talk about HOW HE PROTECTED YOU??? COINCIDENCE??? I THINK NOT

you find nocti and he offers his hand out to you to dance with him, you reluctantly agreed and you two end up break dancing together

this was him proposing to you i’m just sayin—

the night passes and you two begin living your lives as residents of new oakley

when he first calls you partner, it was originally solely because temporarily they’re no longer considered members of babylonia, and so to fit in with the whole wild west type style, nocti refers to you as “partner” and you agree to do the same to him

first time it’s used outside your interaction with him was when nocti has small talk with vann

vann: you’ll only obey orders from that commandant, right? these are the rules of the sky garden

nocti: i don’t listen to anyone’s orders, but if it’s a request from my partner, that’s a different matter

NOCTI WHY ARE YOU SAYING THAT LIKE WE’RE ROMANTICALLY PARTNERS?????

this isn’t the first time he does something like that he’s very consistent about it

truly a devoted man

also “MY partner” ????? he also pretty much refers to you as his partner throughout the whole story i got whiplashed when we were back to being called skk in his affection story

after you and nocti find demont there’s a small good cop bad cop scene (which i found hilarious), but at the end demont couldn’t reveal much vital information due to dying from poison

nocti realizes this poison is something only nigel can control, and stormed out into the center of town in a fit of rage trying to find nigel

calming him down and telling him to retreat to not make a big scene was practically impossible, that is till you shout “trust me— partner!!” and nocti finally calms down and retreats

HELLO??? CALLING HIS NAME HE DIDN'T BAT AN EYE BUT BEING CALLED PARTNER MADE HIM ACTUALLY LISTEN??

i'm absolutely speechless

you two cook up a plan to find out what’s really going on +bonus hand holding at the end

your part was to just do your job as a bartender while nocti handles the investigating, and eventually nigel shows up

nigel asks what’s the difference between a human and a construct, you respond in a way a bartender would explain it, but nigel wants an answer from you as a commandant rather than a bartender

he ends up poisoning you and leaves, nocti arrives a little while later after discovering what the plan is for this town in the next few days

i remembered that before we split up i told him not to be reckless, but in the end i was the one that was careless and ended up in this miserable condition. i no longer had the strength to stand, so i could only slide down to the edge of the bar. at the beginning, i said big words that would make nocti return to cerberus in an honored manner… i didn’t expect to be the one to make him sad for his companions

skk: i'm sorry…. nocti….

nocti: HEY! don’t say such depressing things to me so quickly

nocti then enters a panicked state of not knowing what to do cause skk is poisoned and there's no known cure for it

nocti gritted his teeth. he didn't even know how to give first aid. he regretted not learning more about first aid from vera before

GOT ME SOBBING, EMOTIONALLY DAMAGED, SHATTERED INTO PIECES

you tell nocti to go help the mayor cause if the mayor dies the town will fall

nocti is in pure disbelief that at a time like this you're more worried about someone else and he refused to leave you here

after some reassuring nocti goes ahead and takes care of what's going on in town and immediately after checks if you’re still ok

he hears a painful scream in his communication device and he SPRINTS back to where you are and finds both vera and 21 there attempting to take care of you

21 comments on how nocti is a lot more powerful ITS BECAUSE HIS LOVER IS DYING RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM AND HE WANTS TO SAVE THEM BUT DOESN'T KNOW HOW

there’s an encounter with the purifying force, wanting nocti dead since they believe he’s the cause of their aircraft crashing

you tell them that it isn’t his fault and after essentially a stare down between the purifying force and cerberus, the purifying force leaves you all alone since they trust you (thank the overlords for you working with them before and gaining a good work relationship)

you, cerberus, max, and vann think of a plan on what to do next now that you all know where nigel might be located

nocti will go and fight nigel alone since it’s the reason he even came here in the first place while the rest defend the town

you establish a m.i.n.d. connection with nocti, which in turn gives him the poison as well since you’re basically almost a walking corpse at this point

the fact that nocti, with NO hesitation, established a connection with you makes it LOUD AND CLEAR that he will stick with you no matter what even if it leads to his death

cue another hand holding scene, and nocti leaves

vera and 21 get very VERY concerned over your health, yet you’re still adamant about keeping the connection with nocti

21: they want to keep a deep m.i.n.d connection w nocti

vera: DO YOU WANT TO DIE?! if you're deeply connected, your consciousness will be completely bound to him…. if he dies, you also die

skk: he… needs….. me…..

this is LITERALLY a moment where one cares more about their partner THAN THEIR OWN WELL-BEING ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

transitioning over to nocti’s side, he finally confronts nigel

nigel mentions that in order to cure the commandant he needs to be killed, but just HEARING that name come out of his mouth made nocti more full of rage than he’s ever had

this part alone SCREAMED nocti being like "you do NOT have the right to say my partner's name after what you did to them, i am no longer doing this for myself, i'm doing this FOR THEM"

so anyways nocti gets his ass beat 💀💀, nigel lecturing him that he’s still confused and is only driven by anger

the cutscene if you wanna watch it

"commandant… you must be disappointed with me…. damn it… are you mad at me? haha.. me too…. leave everything to me from now on. let’s make that bastard taste our true wrath, partner..."

“i can’t die here yet…. my partner is still waiting for me to come back.”

similar to 21's comment earlier, nigel notices how nocti's steps aren't noisy and chaotic anymore, but steady, firm, and powerful now BECAUSE HIS PARTNER IS ROOTING FOR HIM TO WIN AND HE NEEDED THAT BOOST OF ENCOURAGEMENT... THAT'S WHY YOU WERE SO ADAMANT WITH KEEPING A M.I.N.D. CONNECTION WITH NOCTI

this whole fight scene had me SCREAMING

“my partner and i will use all our strength… to beat you to pieces”

if you still haven’t gotten it DO YOU SEE IT NOW??? HIS MAN IS FULLY DRIVEN TO HIS FULL POTENTIAL BECAUSE HE LOVES YOU AND WANTS TO.. NO... NEEDS TO COME BACK TO YOU

nocti wins and nigel essentially retreats but with a new found respect for his brother

but before he retreats he asks nocti the same question he asked you: what’s the difference between humans and constructs

he gives his own answer and guesses yours (since he was rather confident enough with knowing a lot on how you think) and it boils down to them having the same answer but different font

the place nocti and nigel were fighting in collapses, forcing nocti to leave and never see nigel again

you and nocti are back in the hotel room recovering, and a few locals come in to beg nocti to stay and not go back to babylonia

“but i made a promise with my partner, i want to return to cerberus in a dignified manner…”

after more silly banter everyone leaves you and nocti alone to rest, but neither of you can sleep

nocti brings up the question nigel asked him, and you gave him your actual answer, which is pretty close to what he guessed

nocti: haha… just as i thought, i know you better

skk: but maybe i know you better. for example, what you look like when you’re drunk

nocti: WHAT?! DID I DO ANYTHING WEIRD WHEN I WAS DRUNK???

skk: forget it, stop talking, i’m sleepy

nocti: HEY!! TELL ME NOW!!!!

he’s a literal blushing mess after you told him you saw him drunk

your honor this is literally a newly wed couple

gotta of course mention his affection story so read here for a summary of that as well

the way he ONLY uses the best quality and probably most expensive ingredients to make your food

nocti giving a damn about this whole pancake thing only because YOU care

LIKE HE'S PUTTING HIS PREFERENCES ASIDE TO MAKE YOU HAPPY

MORE HAND HOLDINGGG this time in the form of you helping him mold the pancake shape +bonus nocti blushing

both literally wanting to do the whole working at a bar thing together again in the future that is like PEAK ENDGAME for their marriage

+bonus boss being supportive and naming the new drink and dish that was made after you and nocti

the whole affection story just very clearly and vividly plays out nocti and skk working together flawlessly at the bar like their chemistry was SO GOOD !!!!

very sorry for any grammar errors i'm very hyperfixated on him rn and i needed to scream about it somewhere

anyways thank you for coming to my ted talk i will now think of nocti in a wedding dress /hj

#fbj rambles #punishing gray raven #pgr noctis #pgr commandant #pgr noctis x reader #i was NOT expecting to write this much omg #im very sane abt him can you tell #this was like 2k words wtf #most sane nocti simp LOL

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Just read your post about the stunning lack of Caleb/Nott/Yeza content out there and I get you friend!!! I am so wild about the whole dynamic going on between them. I'm on ep 62 right now and I am losing my mind over Beau asking Caleb if he's in love with Nott... Caleb standing quietly outside Nott's bedroom door... The longing, the complex feelings between the three of them... Idk where this was going I just!!! Am so glad I'm not alone with these feelings.

One of us! One of us! Yessss!!! I wish I had something eloquent to say about them but most of it is just incoherant screaming.

I went FERAL over that scene between Beau and Caleb. I think if she had asked if Caleb loved Nott it would have been an entirely different story. I still think he was just denying it though just a little bit. He loves her in all the ways its hard to be just in love with her, you know?

And Caleb standing outside her door. It still hurts my heart. I think about that at least 10 times a day. What was going through his mind? How exactly is he feeling? There are so many moments around all of that I would LOVE to talk to you about!!!

I still cannot believe that the entire fandom slept on them??? And Caleb and Nott in general??? It is mind boggling to me. They are individually and together some of the most interesting characters and dynamic in the nein imo. Im biased but hey. But there is so much POTENTIAL. The longing. The changing relationships and displacement. The healing and trauma. The co-dependency. Nott needing Caleb to change her back. Caleb relying on Nott early on.

And Yeza. Oh Yeza. The sweet halfling who is head over heels for Nott no matter form or her name. I can't with him!!! And I so wish we would get to see a conversation between him and Nott about Caleb and how everything is different. I don't think Nott would ever do that but it's nice to dream. But he has to know how close they are. And how does he feel about it? Is he jealous of Caleb? Does he feel bad for him? Is he understanding? I have questions!!!! In the end, I think he would do anything to make her happy, including inviting Caleb into their lives in whatever capacity she wanted.

Also ngl, I will sort of die on the hill that Nott's feelings toward Caleb are definitely changing, leaning more toward romance and the like than they were at the beginning of the campaign. I definitely won't spoil you. But like c'mon. And i have no idea how much what people said in the replies to that post actually happened, etc. But I hope Sam and Liam didn't drastically change anything about the story they wanted to tell because of people's reactions.

I also don't think its a coincidence that Nott's feelings are evolving as she rescues Yeza and reunites with him and Luc. I think Caleb and Yeza are beginning to represent much more to her than just her loves. They represent different ways of life, different values, different personalities. They have facets of her in both of them, and I think she's putting pressure on herself to choose. Neither Yeza nor Caleb seem too concerned about that or maybe aware of it? I just think there's meaning behind her shifting feelings and the fact she is being faced with this choice (as she sees it) now. Whether intentional on the part of Sam, no idea, and frankly, i don't really care lol.

But please always feel free to come scream at me about these two!! I'm always willing to listen!!! And I love hearing others thoughts about them!!!!

To sort of maybe hopefully quell this void in the fandom, I highly recommend you read this fic my lovely friend @gelatinouscute wrote for me. (If the link doesn't work, I can definitely message it to you). But it's very good!!!!

#critical role #cr2 #widobrave #mighty nein #the brenattos #caleb widogast #nott the brave #still dont have a tag for asks #but i meant what i said #im always interested in hearing others takes on them and whatnot #theres not enough nott and caleb and yeza content in this world #and it was not addressed in game enough #my first rare pair or ship or obsession or whatever #i have so much empathy for you who have rare pairs on the regular #this is NOT fun #also you didnt ask for an essay but you got one sorry

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Where Your Neurons End and the Global Neuron Network Begins (via Princeton University)

#look up source before you #seem disdainful i promise you its good

As a creator, the global neuron network is magic to me. As a reader, it is nightmare fuel.

its like the brain network for a human, but not a human

its like a human-scale quantum computer, but not controlled by humans

its like a brain, but designed by nature's firstborn, who, as we all know, does not have human morals

its like a bug crawling around inside your brain, but bug brain does not understand the ideas of "don't make a copy, don't want this to be a coincidence"

I don't see any inherent contradiction in any of these statements, I feel the only contradiction is in our hesitation to think of an intelligence that's built different from ours.

when we think of intelligence, we think of human, then we think of what we can do with them.

so that's why I say this intelligence feels like nightmare fuel.

and what can we do with it?

idea 1: get a copy of every human's brain

idea 2: connect the brains and make all the brains more powerful

idea 3: just let it run wild

but the first idea is complicated, we don't know where to copy from or how to get it across the internet; the second idea has a chance of working, but it requires you to beat nature at its own game, which is to

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Childish games

Games seems to be a huge theme for The Owl House especially considering in relation to the characters way of interacting with other people and how they view themselves.

There have been many games or sport like focus episodes (Witches Over Wizards, I was a Teenage Abomination, Wing it like Witches, Enchanting Grom Night, Eda's Requiem, Any Sport in the Storm, Edge of the World) and within those episodes it demonstrate that games are not only something you do solo but rather can be played as a group.

But why? What is the importance of games and what does it have to do with our beloved characters?

The answer is simple actually: it's how you play the game that matters.

The Collector is all about games. He wants to play and have fun. After being trapped in the stone tablet for who knows how long, the Collector is more then ready to be free and play even if it were to cause chaos.

With Philip as his only friend and having pinky-promise to set them free, the Collector is more then willing to play along his game until its their turn, all the while teaching Philip every kind of magic there is to know.

How friendly of them. How trusting of them. How naive.

Because here is the thing about the Collector: he seems far too trusting and naive to realized they were being used and tricked by Philip.

And, this might just be me, it feels that it isn’t the first time the Collector has been used for ill intentions.

The introduction of the Titan Trappers gives the idea that the Collector had manipulated these witches into hunting Titans for their own amusement. Similarly to what Belos promised paradise from all wild magic to the witches, the Collector had promised the Trappers glory at least that’s what Bill saids.

No one has ever seen a live Titan so how are they supposed to know that Titans are evil?

Bill is the only one of the Trappers that has seen a live Titan yet it seems that he doesn't really care if they're evil or not as long as he gets the Glory that the Grand Huntsman Collector has promised.

If the truth was that the Titans weren’t as evil as they were to be believed, then why?

What was the point of the hunt?

Perhaps to the Collector, a hunt is simply a game of catching the wild beasts for fun. So they found other witches and had them play it as a game except it ended up becoming much darker. Just as they had pursue the Owl Beast in the past.

The Collector thinks it's a fun game. They have no understanding of the consequences they have started or the pain they've caused. With the kind of power they have, how can anyone not want to follow and worship the Collector as they are the most powerful being alive? Though it does beg the question if the Collector was very lonely and wanted to have someone or something to keep them company?

It's unknown who or what exactly began it all: the Collector, the Titan trappers, or the Titans themselves but at the end the Titans became hunted down by hunters with their Grand Huntsman as their reason for existing.

Just as Emperor Belos told the demons he could hear the Voice of the Titan and save the witches from wild magic.

Just as Luz tried to find her magical destiny and become a great hero because after all what other reason can it be that she is in another world?

(Surprise: it's all a coincidence! Or is it?)

In the beginning of our story we have Luz who ends up in the Demon Realm and in her mind tries following what she believed was her destiny in what she thought was a typical fantasy like adventure similar to books she read like the Great Witch Azura. Because like all story book heroes, Luz felt she didn't fit in at her home town and wondered if there was a greater purpose for her outside her world. It turns out to be wrong.

Luz quickly realized that the Boiling Isles is not a fantasy world and that it is as real as her own home (with real consequences involved) and that if she wanted to achieve something of greatness she had to go and find it for herself. This eventually led Luz into learning to not rely on only herself but also on others allowing herself to make friends (Willow and Gus), finding love (Amity) and being part of a family (Eda and King).

Then there's Philip Wittebane who like Luz also found his way to the Boiling Isles and began searching out for his purpose but for much darker intentions. As we don't know the full story of how or why he came to the Demon Realm we do know that it involved his brother, a witch in the woods, and childhood dreams of becoming witch hunters.

Need I say more?

The circumstances of the two characters are different but it's clear what brought them together: Their wish to run away from their problems and the way they did it was through the interests that made them happy.

Luz wanted to be a witch like her favorite book character while Philip wanted to become a witch hunter just as he played one as a child.

Now their dreams have changed and so has our dreamers. Luz begins to slowly realize that she can't run away from her problems as it does no good for herself or the people she cares about. Luz begins to open up to others and now she is no longer alone because Luz has finally found a home in the Boiling Isles. She no longer needs her fantasy books to be happy.

All the while Philip begins to try to justify his decisions and actions resulting in him hiding himself as Emperor Belos, establishing the Coven system, and creating grimwalkers as a way to expand his control and influence. He claims to want to protect humanity from evil but is that true? He has been living in a world of demons and magic for hundreds of years and yet in all that time, he's never been able to accept the Demon Realm for what it is. All he cares about is to expel doom to all witches and demons with a spell to drain their magic, all thanks to their friend the Collector.

All of these characters have in one or another use games as a way to avoid their problems. While one was able to change and begin to grow from their experience, the other has yet to accept their wrongful actions and damage they have done to others. Then there was one who has yet to learn anything but perhaps with their new friend, an island full of players, and a game of owls and a house, they too can learn and become a better person.

After all it's all fun and games until someone gets hurt.

#the owl house #toh the collector #emperor belos #philip wittebane #luz noceda #oh thank god i finished this #it has been on my mind for far too long #i always thought the addition of the collector was to include this idea #i mean after all why introduce the titan trappers and put in the idea that they're history may have been manipulated just as belos had done #why make the connection between the collector and the huntsman be the same #im honestly very curious to see the Trappers make a return in season 3 #i honestly hope there's a backstory to the collector and king's father #the owl house analysis #the owl house speculation

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Little Dark Age (MGMT)

Giddy with delight, seeing what’s to come/The image of the dead, dead ends in my mind/Policemen swear to God, love’s seeping from the guns/I know my friends and I would probably turn and run

"It has such a dark ominous vibe in the music alone. There is so much nuance and double meanings behind the lyrics. It's about mental illness and secrecy. It's about the state of the world and politics. It's about how we're regressing into a "dark age" of intellectual darkness and a lack of "writing" (human art and creativity). It's about the darkness of humanity in general. It's about not being able to hide from the pain of the world or the actions you have taken. It's just so. Gahhgg. No matter how you interpret it, it cuts deep."

At the Price of Oblivion (Homestuck)

"This song doesn't actually appear in the comic, but it's representative of a sequence in which the two main characters, Rose and John, encounter Bec Noir, the murderous demigod who killed each of their respective parents. The two of them square up, and John is INSTANTLY killed. Rose, who's been infected with the power of eldritch gods from beyond reality, flies into a murderous rage and fights Noir SINGLEHANDEDLY. While we don't see the conclusion of the fight, we're lead to believe Rose at the very least had a chance at victory"

HOLY SHIT THAT BEAT DROP! Genuinely such a blood-pumping, hype song. Also the beat drop coincides perfectly with... well. SO it starts with these two protagonists just kind of standing there trying to process their parents' deaths and then Right on the beat drop like 2 seconds in one of them gets impaled from behdand dies and the rest is the other fghting a losing battle in her FuckedUp Eldritch Horror form along w/ soe other shit. Anyway. Ultimately one of the reasons this song really fuk me up is because of Rose in general Rose is such a fun character and I love her so much and this scene is part of a turning point for her. I love ranting to myself about characters and Rose is one of my favorites to rant about because there are a few separate times where one of my favorite poems, TS Eliot's The Wasteland, is referenced in connection with her. I've gotten halfway through a like. 7 page essay about how The Wasteland and Rose are connected--it has a lot to do with knowledge, and grief, and shit like that. This scene is sort of the accumulation of all of that symbolism. Rose is a Seer of Light, which means her role in the game is to help her team by being an arbiter of information of sorts. It's her job to know things, basically. The Wasteland is a poem about the aftermath of WWI. The specific passage referenced in connection to Rose is at the very beginning of the poem--part 1, The Burial of the Dead. The passage talks about the cruelty of springtime, as it melts the snow that had covered and numbed the barren swathes of land that had been ravaged by the war. Ultimately, however, it's talking about memory--being able to see the wasteland again means having to remember that it exists, why it exists. It goes on to talk at length about the pain of being a surviving soldier of the turmoil of WWI--how alienating it was to understand war like no one around you, how painful it was to live with that knowledge, to have to confront the grief of others who did not survive daily. In this arc, Rose does a lot of really risky things and basically gets herself killed twice because knowing what she ended up knowing drove her to those ends. Much of Homestuck is a story of loss of innocence, of growing up, and Rose exemplifies that here. She has to choose to look, for her sake, for her friends' sake, and it ruins her, in many respects. She is the first to know about her mothers' death, which leads to a wild eldritch psychological breakdown. She is the only one to find out about the tumor in time, which leads to her trying to sacrifice herself to fix it. Anyway. As someone obsessed with Knowing(TM), this song is an absolute banger that to me still manages to capture that undercurrent of Rose's wild, desperate grief--and the desperate determination that forced her onward even so."

#fuck you up bracket #tournament #polls #mgmt #homestuck

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on my blog, you'll often see me posting about 'the rewrite'... but what is it exactly? find out below! ;)

the rewrite (or 'poto rewritten') is my version of 'phantom of the opera'! i came up with it in september 2021 as a way to have more eristine moments and a happy ending for erik, but it's blossomed into so much more! from weird coincidences to references galore, writing the rewrite has been a wild time! :D

(get an equally wild peek at 'the opera ghost' here and buy it here!)

(and be sure to get the first short stories collection here!)

first off, let's say hello to the characters:

christine is shy and steadfast with a heart full of kindness, erik is an awkward yet witty stringbean with a love for music and raoul is a caring, optimistic lad with an affinity for the sea!

there are a ton of other poto characters in here like meg (she's in the group photo at the beginning of the post!), madame giry, nadir, ayesha, carlotta, piangi, sorelli and cecile (two ballerinas from the book) oroyeso (a mini series guy), carlous fonta (truly the most underrated poto character ever!), caesar the horse, madame valerius and of course good ol' daddy daae :)

the story mostly takes place in palais garnier (the lake isn't as magical as other adaptations make it but it's still pretty neat), but it goes far beyond the opera house! from bois de boulonge (book reference!) to the mazarine library and even the village of giverny, it explores the world of paris like never before! (and there's an eiffel tower cameo of course)

as you can already tell, there are quite a few references to other adaptations. the rewrite is a blend of various ones! poto soup if you will ;)

phans will certainly enjoy the rewrite since there are a ton of references to so many adaptations! from big bois like the book, musical, 1925 movie and susan kay's phantom to smaller ones like the mini series, the 1943/62 movies, love never dies and freddy phantom to tiny tales like ghost on the roof, angel's mask, phantom heart, and journey of the mask

some references are obvious like song lines from the musical (christine wanting to see the beauty underneath or whispering to her papa's grave, 'i wish you were somehow here again'), erik calling himself 'poor, unhappy erik' & raoul being on the naval borda ship like in the book, eristine having a picnic like in the mini series, erik having opera props on the wall like in ghost on the roof and masks from other adaptations being shown during the masquerade

others are super subtle like raoulstine reuniting on april 14th (the only thing i could pull from that lost 1916 movie das phantom der oper), walter plinge being a pseudonym from maskerade and cecile thinking the opera ghost is a canary (as 'the canary trainer'!)

and of course it wouldn't be a poto story without references to the creator, gaston leroux! manager armand is a fan of le gaulois (the paper that poto was originally published in), christina nilsson is name inspiration for christine (just like irl!), the maiden name of christine's mom is leroux (but they're not related probably) and-

...well let's just say there are a few neat cameos in store ;)

(see all of them here... but beware of spoilers!)

as you can see, the rewrite is a love letter to poto! and there are plenty of original ideas like the story taking place in 1888. want to see christine room with meg, explore paris with raoul or do adorable things with erik besides singing? the rewrite's got it all and more! ;D (it's a very eristine heavy story but there are plenty of raoulstine moments... and who she ends up with is another reason why i started the rewrite)

but the rewrite isn't just one story... just like with my original stories, i've planned out short stories and mysteries that take place after the main story ends. this is just the beginning! ;)

and what an amazing beginning it is ♥

#here's a proper intro post!#it's basically the same thing as the ask but with some minor revisions (and a cute header pic!) :D #poto rewritten

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Hi, “imagined you in a fistfight on Twitter” guy here again. I somehow missed your acknowledgement of me on here the first time, although I can’t say I’m surprised to find out Carriere was in logo/Kantbot’s orbit. I was in considerably more vulgar though related spheres at the time- a curious thing about the culture war of the 2010s is that everyone right (at least online) seems to have some kind of prehistory on the left, and everyone left has some sort of prehistory on the right. Hell, I’ll admit that in that first flowering of antiwoke populism 10 years ago I even entertained a kind of neoneoconservative hope that the right could restore a sense of healthy liberalism to culture- and now I too sit in the grand hotel overlooking the abyss.

Thank you—and thanks for indulging the way I've blown up your Tweet into part of my "lore." In case you don't know my story, I'll tell it quickly so I'm not concealing my background.

As your Tweet pointed out, I'm older than the people in this scene (not quite 42 though!). I contracted my first humanly irrelevant and unworkable meme ideology from the internet almost 20 years ago. Under the pressure of the Bush years and the Iraq War—we really did think they were Christian fundamentalists who would deliberately end the world—I found the Marxist blog circles of which Mark Fisher is now remembered as the laureate. Within a month or two in the winter of 2004-2005, I became essentially what Haz is now: a Stalinist anti-imperialist, the hard left of the hard left. I remember doing push-ups every day in case I had to join an Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Venezuela!

This period lasted until a year or two into graduate school, coinciding with Obama's election, when the coursework convinced me such an ideology implied a socially functional approach to the arts, a puritan-iconoclast obliteration of literature by sociology, even a psychotic totalitarian terror of the emotions loosed by art. I decided the attitude I'd first carried to college with me as a lower-middle-class suburban teen remained far superior to Marxism: a flexible apolitical liberalism or "left conservatism" fortified by the aestheticism of The Western Canon and Sexual Personae (and ethically protected by the crypto Judaism and Catholicism, respectively, of those volumes). I stood down politically and wrote my dissertation as a defense of modernist l'art pour l'art—implicitly and inherently queer, for whatever it's worth to the people coming after me for my answer to that last question about alchemy. From that vantage, I watched the big woke-NRx wars of the last decade with alternating spasms of panic and mirth.

As for the whole sick crew of online ideologues, though, I wouldn't be so hard on them, at least not on the ones truly innocent of raw political power. When called upon to justify her own cultural and political shifts over the years, from radical anti-war activist to liberal pro-war activist and from avant-garde theorist to high-middlebrow novelist, Susan Sontag said the critical intellect always had to assault whatever was hegemonic because it was hegemonic, thus reified and soul-dead (I paraphrase and elaborate), hence her attack on high culture at the beginning of her career and her defense of it at the end. This seems right to me. If there weren't contrarians, even mindless knee-jerk contrarians, there wouldn't be anything, just the heat death of culture. Modern culture is dialectical; it functions only by negation. A major writer or thinker without either wild political shifts or, if they stayed on one side, work torn with political contradictions, is an impossibility. As a guardrail to negation, however, writers and thinkers should stay out of practical politics—out of Hanoi, out of Sarajevo, out of empire's (whichever empire's) direct line of business. The man said "unofficial legislators," emphasis on "unofficial."

But I believe the last decade's radical politics of left and right are over now—as I could feel the foreshocks of identitarian militancy in the college classroom in 2013, so I feel the foreshocks of ironic metaphysical quietism in 2023—and it's time for most people in the arts, if they can, to rest, to retreat into art and spirituality, to recover for a while.

#american politics #the new conservatism

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miller’s story.

( cannibalism tw)

this is a jacob is a big fat liar post. bc i don’t buy jacob’s story about miller. not for half a second.

i think miller was real, but i don’t think for an instant that jacob ate his fallen buddy. this test of his? made up – sort of. he practically believes the story now. he’s retold it enough times, it’s a dream and a nightmare that haunted him before he put it to good use.

i’m thinking about this like the allegorical interpretations of the bible. of any piece of literature, really, but for jacob’s purpose, the bible is a pretty good one. the story has a literal meaning, it’s a story of doing whatever it takes to survive, it simplifies his message of the weak have their purpose. boils it down and also leaves the listener afraid of what he’s capable of doing, what he’s done before. but it doesn’t make sense.

i originally used the 1974 ( now i use 1975 ) birth year for jacob. so, by the end of the gulf war, he’s 17. he was never in the gulf war, instead, this event happened in roughly 2001-2002. is his entire military history a lie? no. he was in the army, he was a paratrooper, but the miller story is a wild embellishment of the truth.

me, trying to make ubisoft make sense. to make better sense.

was he lost in the desert? yes. was he starving? no. was he hungry? sure. i don’t want to completely dismiss the story. but, they’re not out there with no food and water. they didn’t have enough for a comfortable 8 days. so, think tired, hungry, exhausted, and lost. and this is where i’m going to go back to the bible and numerology. the fact that his story of miller’s sacrifice ends on the 8th day doesn’t feel like a mistake. it doesn’t feel like a coincidence. 8 is creation and a new beginning.

jacob was changed after the 8th day. he came out of the desert a different man, he looks back on that one event as a part of his test, of what led him to become who he is when the deputy meets him in game.

wolves as the enemy, not as wolves. his story is about guilt. about not having miller’s back, of letting him sacrifice himself so that jacob could survive. miller sacrificed himself. and in the bitterness of survivor’s guilt, jacob sees it as weak. i think jacob’s memories regarding the event with miller are shaky at best, i think that he can picture the concocted story better.

jacob’s a disillusioned soldier. he has no respect for the institution and so if you think he’s making a mockery of it, he probably is. his views on other soldiers are different. there’s respect there, there’s a connection, and he’d offer other soldiers the most understanding, really.

#MORE JACOB HEADCANONS #i have a lot of thoughts #and. alot of divergences with this mountain wolf man #ja. seed // headcanons #cannibalism tw

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〜The Clockwork Man〜 Chapter 1: Justice

Notes: This is part of a bigger story project dedicated to Teru Mikami's past. It's still in the rough draft stage, so things may be subject to change. Please keep in mind, a lot of the names of products and places in this story have been made-up, and if by some chance they are real, it was a coincidence. I hope it's interesting^^

In this world there is only good and evil. That was one of the first universal truths I grasped from observing the world around me as a child. Every human being without exception ends up falling into one category or the other.

The rain poured from the dark nighttime sky as though the clouds were crying in despair and thunder roared like a wild beast that can never be tamed. Here on this stormy night in Showa City Hospital, Gumyo, June 7th, Meisho Year 2, Teru Mikami was born.

His father and mother—Yushin and Tokie Mikami respectively, were of low economic status given that Yushin was a construction worker and Tokie was a full-time convenience store employee. Although they were poor, they were a well-matched couple and overjoyed by the birth of their son.

Unfortunately, two months after Teru was born, Yushin died in an accident during his job. This left Tokie having to raise their son on her own, and thus, Teru could never recollect his father. Teru only knew of him through pictures he can look at and the things his mother will say.

With Yushin gone and no longer able to provide a second income into the household, Tokie had to work more days and longer hours, eventually taking on the role of hired manager at the Urabachi convenience store. However, even this was not enough to lift them out of poverty.

Tokie and Teru lived in a small, two-room apartment in an old, worn-down mansion building. They were closed into such a small place, the mother and son had to sleep in the same bedroom, but of course, slept on different beds. So Teru almost always knew when his mother woke up to go to work or came back from work in the morning, no matter how quiet she was.

Upon beginning Birakoshi Elementary School, Tokie, not being able to afford high-tech and fancy Supernova phones or Pear phones, bought her son the same kind of phone she had—and the only one she could afford, a flip-phone whose model was known as the Power phone. And not being able to financially provide Teru his own personal computer, they had to share a second-hand computer, a G Ignition Lite. Teru often had to rely on the school’s computer lab for the best homework and project results.

However, Teru did not feel unfortunate in the least. For he loved his mother and looked at the world with stars in his eyes.

He was always an exceptionally fast learner and a mature child for his age. He observed the world around him, and instead of only passively receiving information, he sought for answers, trying to understand how the world works and how it’s supposed to be. Based on the cartoons he watched and books he read, he quickly picked up the world was divided into good and bad. Furthermore, and most importantly, he knew which side he wanted to be on.

When Teru reached 3rd grade and was placed in Class A, life was not as simple as it used to be. Not only did school subjects, in particular math, become more difficult, but so did human relations. But Teru was never one to let challenge intimidate him.

He made sure he would achieve great things for his classmates, he endeavored for them to be the number one class in the nation. Teru took on the role of class president.

One day, three of Class A’s meanest students, Sadao, Seiji, and Kiyoatsu began to bully Rintaro. First, Seiji knocked over and crushed his pencil case.

“Stop! Please!” Rintaro says as Kiyoatsu grabbed the collar of his shirt from behind.

Teru rushed over to shield Rintaro as the three other boys came at him.

“What do you want, nerd?” Sadao asks in a condescending tone. Letting go of Rintaro, Kiyoatsu grabbed Teru by his shirt instead. A fight broke out between 5 boys and the classmates just walked out of the room as if nothing was happening. Among them, there were those who didn’t care and those who were concerned, but too afraid to get involved. Despite this, Teru never backed down and fought until the end to defend Rintaro.

Because Teru and Rintaro were outnumbered, they did get beaten up by the other three. Sadao, Seiji, and Kiyoatsu left the them, laughing as they walked away.

“Thanks, Teru,” Rintaro said as he and Teru got up.

Teru had his arm around Rintaro as they walked out of the school together. The words of gratitude from Rintaro and other bully victims were enough for him to be happy to keep saving them over and over again. Teru spared no effort.

At times, the enemy gave into Teru’s dedication. At times, he swayed most of the children in his class to his side…and proved his justice to be right.

Although Teru was able to get good to triumph over evil in school, he was not oblivious to how perpetually exhausted his mother Tokie seemed to be. His mother never gave him details about what her job was like, but he was able to pick up that working in a convenience store was harder than it seemed.

Even on days Tokie was supposed to be off from work, there were countless times she was called in anyways, for a manager had to be constantly available. Teru, understanding this without ever having to be told, made sure to be independent and take care of himself as much as possible. He decided he would get a part time job as soon as he hit the legal age to work. He made it his goal that when he grew up, he would change the world for the better.

One day in school when Teru received an assignment that required him to write an essay concerning what he wanted be as an adult and why. Being influenced by the Morphbots series, at the time watching the Fierce Animal Wars with Alpha-1 being his personal hero, Teru wrote about becoming a soldier in the military and his reason for it being he wanted to be there to protect the innocent. Like all of Teru’s finished assignments, it was an easy 100 for him.

On one extremely rare occasion, Tokie was able to get a vacation. She had three days off, so she made plans beforehand to take Teru to Tokyo. She knew the bullet train trip from Gumyo to Tokyo would take about 3 hours so they would have to spend one night there and come home the next day.

Tokie and Teru woke early to head out for the Omichigashima station, and from there they had to switch trains to reach Shimahidaka station where they can go from Gumyo to Tokyo by bullet train. Teru was excited to ride a bullet train for the first time in his life. He looked out the window mesmerized by the scenery. And when it was lunchtime, Teru was able to enjoy salmon, vegetables, and rice in the bento boxes Tokie had prepared the night before.

When they arrived to Tokyo, the first thing Tokie did was take Teru to Yugahama, where they were able to take a tour around the studio that brought the world the Morphbots franchise. Teru was able to see the early conceptual designs and statues of the characters such as Alpha-1, Wreckblaze, etc.

After the tour, they stopped by one of the toy stores in the area. Teru excitedly checked all the aisles. When Tokie finally caught up to him, she saw that he was longingly staring at an Alpha-1 model. She knew her son rarely asked her for anything, and she was sure if she urged him that they had to leave now he would come quietly. However, Tokie found herself wanting to buy the figure for him, despite it was somewhat out of her price range. She wanted this to be the perfect day for Teru.

“Do you want that figure?”

Teru looked to his mother; his expression bewildered.

“Eh? Umm, well, yeah…but.”

“I’ll buy it for you.”

“Are you sure?” Teru asked, confused as ever.

“Absolutely.” Tokie answered with a warm smile.

“Thank you, mommy! I’ll take good care of it.”

They left the toy store with Teru clutching the figure close to his small body as possible. They stopped by Saffron Canopy Café next for dinner, where Teru had curry rice and Tokie had meat sauce spaghetti. For dessert, Tokie let Teru order a slice of chocolate cake.

“So… how do you like the food?” Tokie asked him.

Teru looked up to his mother, smiling while keeping his mouth closed as he was chewing. After he swallows, he says enthusiastically,

“It tastes good, it reminds me of the cake you always make for my birthday.” And then, Teru lowered his voice as if not wanting to be overheard by others in the café, continued to say, “Except yours tastes even better.”

Then Tokie took Teru to the Galaxy Kingdom, an amusement park filled with unique rides and foods. They rode the giant ferris wheel, Teru watched in awe at the buildings that almost looked like toys from below as Tokie nostalgically recalled that she had rode this ferris wheel with Yushin when they started dating. It was on this same ride when he first held her hand…

“Mommy!”

Teru’s voice broke her train of thought.

“Yes? What is it, dear?” she asked.

“Where is the inn we’re going to stay at tonight?”

“It’s very close to this amusement park, we’ll be able to walk there.”

“Okay.”

“Is there any other ride you want to try before we go? We still have some time.”

The next day, on the train ride home from Tokyo to Gumyo, Teru was looking at a map of Tokyo and found The Forest of Dreams labelled on a forest near Japan’s number one university, To-Oh. Because Tokie had told him she was going to take him to Tokyo again someday (after saving some money), he wanted to know if they can go there, the next time.

“Mommy, the next time we come to Tokyo, can we go to the Forest of Dreams?” Teru asked.

Upon hearing the name, Tokie’s cheerful face turned white in horror, instantly Teru knew this could not be good news.

“We won’t go there.”

“Is there something wrong with it?”

Tokie sighed and said, “Yes.”

“What’s wrong with the forest?” Teru asked innocently and curiously.

Tokie was silent for a few minutes. She seemed to be trying to find the right words.

“I know this is frustrating to hear but…I cannot tell you why, not right now, at least. Someday, I’ll tell you.”

But that day never came.

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Chapter 3: Adventure and Courage

Narrated by no one.

Nikki: Hurry up, [Your Name]! They’re doing a play!

Narrator: On a stage in one corner of the great hall, a performance was reaching its climax.

Show Narration: “The bishop placed the crown on the young princess’ head, making her a queen and guardian of the people in her kingdom.”

Narrator: The new queen waves politely to the people assembled around the stage.

Momo: Too bad we missed the performance.

Nikki: At least we got to see the best part.

Nikki: The crown isn’t just a pretty object. It’s a symbol of her authority. The moment she puts it on, everything changes.

Nikki: Every ruler has a symbol of authority, be it a crown or a sword, and it takes great courage to wield it.

Nikki: When I was little, our class was putting on a play in art class. I really, really wanted to be the princess.

Nikki: When another girl got the role, I felt SO disappointed.

Nikki: To my surprise, I landed the role of the prince.

Nikki: The sword, the uniform, the wig... The challenge of dressing up like a boy was all very exciting!

Nikki: On the day of the performance, the girl who was playing the princess accidentally stood on her hem and nearly fell over.

Nikki: I helped her stabilize herself just in time in front of the castle and straightened her crown.

Nikki: Together we finished the performance with a happy ending.

Momo: Haha! Nikki, the knight in shining armor!

Nikki: I know, right? Dad took a picture.

Momo: I remember that photo! You were holding up a sword!

Nikki: It was so heavy! Anyway, it was worth it. Even Yoyo said I looked cool.

Nikki: Reality might not live up to fantasy, but when it exceeds your expectations, that’s always nice.

Choose either “That’s what’s attractive about adventuring” or “That’s how you go beyond your limits.”

If “adventuring,” ...

You: That’s the appealing part of going on adventures... the unexpected joy.

Nikki: You’re right, [Your Name]. The same goes for our adventures in Miraland.

Nikki: Sometimes we get side-tracked, but it’s always the unexpected interludes that make for the best stories.

If “limits,” ...

You: That’s how we overcome our limits.

Nikki: Exactly so, [Your Name]. It’s the unforeseen events and lucky coincidences in Miraland that allow us to prove ourselves.

Nikki: We overcome our limits and grow as individuals.

Nikki: Maybe you’re the reason for my good luck, [Your Name]. I think you might be my lucky charm.

Narrator: The crowd claps appreciatively.

Narrator: The actor who played the Princess takes a bow, and then informs everyone when the next Queen tour will commence.

Narrator: The tour will begin in the great hall, go upstairs, pass down a corridor...

Narrator: And it will go through several chambers, ending on Level 1 in the Gift Shop.

Actress: The tour is about to begin. Everyone, follow the group. Okay, let’s go!

Narrator: Happy music starts playing.

Narrator: The actors and other characters dressed in make-believe costumes form a kind of conga line and everyone moves off into the castle.

Narrator: As promised, the tour ends at the Gift Shop where the group disperses.

Narrator: Some visitors filtered into the store for a closer look.

Nikki: [Your Name], Momo, let’s take a look.

Narrator: Inside the gift shop, the shelves were filled with fairy tale costumes, accessories, figurines, and souvenirs.

Momo: Hey, Nikki! They have a sword and tiara!

Narrator: Momo takes a toy sword off a hook and starts brandishing it around.

Momo: Look at me! I’m a prince! No, I’m a knight!

Nikki: Look! They’ve got lots of picture books, too!

Momo: Nikki was always begging her family to read to her.

Choose either “Why do you like fairy tales?” or “I love fairy tales, too.”

If “why,” ...

You: Why do you like fairy tales so much?

Nikki: Because fairy tales are full of wild imagination and unique adventures.

If “me too,” ...

You: I like fairy tales, too.

Nikki: Actually, I already guessed that. You have a very warm and child-like spirit, [Your Name].

Nikki: Some might say fairy tales are too perfect, too detached from real life.

Nikki: But the people in the stories are pure of spirit, determined, and very brave.

Nikki: These are traits I admire. They enlighten and encourage me.

Nikki: By coming to Miraland, I was finally able to have the adventures I only read about in books.

Nikki: There’s not the same safety of distance you get when you read a book through.

Nikki: The dangers we faced in Miraland are real, and my family isn’t there to help me face them.

Nikki: Luckily, I met you, [Your Name]. Your companionship is like a warm blanket that I can take everywhere with me.

Nikki: You’re always there for me through thick and thin, encouraging me, and making sure I don’t lose my way in the darkness.

Nikki: And we’ve met so many new friends along the way. Everyone has their own ideals and causes they’re fighting for.

Nikki: It’s thanks to you that I’m never alone.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 4

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