#oh but if you happen to be reading this and you've seen any fan content of him please let me know!!!

[welcome-here-in-my-world]

guess who got attached to probably the most underrated character of the show with literally zero fan content

#this post is about jabuti from hilda hurricane #but you can apply it to yourself as you wish #hilda furacão #hilda hurricane #jabuti #underrated characters #seriously though. there's no fics or edits or even gifs of him unless he's like in the background of the scene #(or at least I couldn't find anything) #which is valid since he IS a background character but it also pains me physically. but why am I surprised about this #fan content aside it's so obvious that I would get attached to him. the average-looking older man and everything #oh but if you happen to be reading this and you've seen any fan content of him please let me know!!! #I'd kill to see. like. a gif appreciation post of him or whatever. I can't make those for the love of god but I know there are- #-talented people out there who could make it happen #(I might still go and write a fic about him myself though) #(once I finish my master's thesis/degree be sure I'll indulge)

[directdogman]

Hello Hound!! Since it's Dialtown's 2nd anniversary, I've been planning up a few "general" related questions about your series that I've been meaning to ask, but I decided to save them up for the big day because why not? Anyways, here's what I've got, these were meant to be fun to answer so don't sweat it :]

1: How do you feel about Dialtown's success? Are you proud of how far you've come? 

2: Which character was the MOST fun for you to write, and which was the most PAINFUL?

3: What is something you wish more people would talk about or just know about related to Dialtown in general?

4: If you had the opportunity to write a FULL complete, detailed life story of any of your characters, who would that be?

5: What's a character you wish you could have given more screen-time or just in general content? (Considering iirc you were trying to make sure Dialtown wasn't TOO long, so I was wondering if this ever came to mind)

6: From what I know, you've been doing the job of cosplaying several characters in the game and acting out their sprites, which one was the most fun to act out?

7: Speaking of sprites, do you have a sprite you could consider your favorite, out of ALL your characters?

8: Do you have a specific line of dialogue you could consider your favorite throughout the entire game?

9: Could you ever see Dialtown expanding into perhaps sequels or maybe even prequels? More DLCs mayhaps? Heck, maybe even a Dialtown 2 or a Chapter 4??

10: If you could make any fan-made interpretation (such as headcanons, designs, or ships) canon if given the opportunity, what do you think would be your pick?

11: What was the MOST fun part about developing Dialtown? Coming up with new characters? Writing them? Adding all the bizarre dialogue options?

12: And last but not least — on a scale of 1-10, how fun was developing Dialtown just in general?

That's all I have for now, and I'm really excited to see your answers!!

I normally don't answer this many questions, but... alright, sure, tis the season!

1: How do you feel about Dialtown's success? Are you proud of how far you've come? 

Yeah, of course! I'm a lil proud, admittedly, but I'm aware of how comically little I really have to do with it all, even if I did make the game. Luck does play a LOT into it, of course. Granted, I made my share of predictions that wound up being useful, but it always comes down to lady luck at the end of the day. I've seen good projects fail and bad ones go viral. It's really all just a hodgepodge of probability and whimsy. That being said, I am very pleased with DT's success, and the community that's formed around the game! It caught me by surprise!

2: Which character was the MOST fun for you to write, and which was the most PAINFUL?

Gingi's always fun to write. And Mingus. Most painful is tough to say. Maybe Crown. I got a little weird when I wrote his full backstory, kinda caught up in the emotion Norm talks about. Never been a fan of stories getting cut short. You gotta wonder what would've happened if he'd made different choices, y'know?

3: What is something you wish more people would talk about or just know about related to Dialtown in general?

Honestly? Karen, probably. She's super underrated for sure. The fandom still loves her, but she doesn't get the same kind of attention as Oliver, Gingi, Randy, Norm. She's worth it.

4: If you had the opportunity to write a FULL complete, detailed life story of any of your characters, who would that be?

Oh, I already have. I have this monstruous 30-40 page document detailing Crown's life and entire career. It's quite a read. and quite a mind-fuck if you don't know Dialtown's universe too well.

5: What's a character you wish you could have given more screen-time or just in general content? (Considering iirc you were trying to make sure Dialtown wasn't TOO long, so I was wondering if this ever came to mind)

Oh yeah, a few characters had scenes that were cut. Stabby, Shooty, Mingus, Bunny, even Bigfoot! There's also the game's cut 6th datable, who was an interesting character with ties to other characters in the cast who I wanted to do more with. Ah, maybe one day.

6: From what I know, you've been doing the job of cosplaying several characters in the game and acting out their sprites, which one was the most fun to act out?

Bigfoot. I made the ape noises in the suit. Had to. It felt right.

7: Speaking of sprites, do you have a sprite you could consider your favorite, out of ALL your characters?

I quite like Norm's set, Mingus' too. Karen's poses too are quite good.

8: Do you have a specific line of dialogue you could consider your favorite throughout the entire game?

That answer probably changes every day. I like pretty much any scene where Mingus loses her temper.

9: Could you ever see Dialtown expanding into perhaps sequels or maybe even prequels? More DLCs mayhaps? Heck, maybe even a Dialtown 2 or a Chapter 4??

I'd love to make sequels one day! I've got a lot of ideas for where the characters/story would end up. By the time DT1 wrapped up, I'd conceptualized way too much stuff to put in one game (without it taking another few years to finish), so if I ever wanted to make sequels, I'd 100% know where to start! But, that's a later down the road conversation.

For now, I'm gonna keep working on the Roger DLC and if there's demand for more, I can go from there :)

10: If you could make any fan-made interpretation (such as headcanons, designs, or ships) canon if given the opportunity, what do you think would be your pick?

I guess I COULD do that with, like, anything. Nothing immediately springs to mind, since, y'know, I'm in control of the canon anyway. I will say, I've seen headcanons and theories that ARE scarily accurate to canon, to the point where I've feared people would just think I'm lifting stuff from the fanbase! It's a good thing I talk about these things with collaborators, huh? I've got a PAPER-TRAIL!!!

11: What was the MOST fun part about developing Dialtown? Coming up with new characters? Writing them? Adding all the bizarre dialogue options?

Finishing a new scene and realizing how stupidly long it was (without me realizing it) was always a treat. But yeah, writing the characters had to be it. Specifically any scene where a character the audience knows meets someone the audience doesn't know well (or at all), with the dynamic changing. Those are fun to write.

12: And last but not least — on a scale of 1-10, how fun was developing Dialtown just in general?

Hard question to answer. I do really wanna give a high number, but truthfully, a lot of game dev actually isn't super 'fun'. Some tasks are, granted, but many parts are a slog. Sitting and formatting dialogue, and then adding text pauses and pose changes isn't exactly a super thrilling activity. The engine itself also has some issues which I have to work around that adds to the workplace. Play-testing a scene for the 4th time isn't super fun either, or trying to figure out why the game crashes on some PCs and ONLY very rarely... Those tasks are Sisyphean to some degree.

...But, while most of those parts aren't fun, it's all still rewarding. There's a sense of accomplishment when you finish a scene. You get to look back at your hard work, remember the hours you spent typing dialogue into a text box and formatting mass amounts of pngs, painstakingly + manually getting the game's awful pre-loader to deal with the sprites right, etc... and suddenly, at the end, you've got this lil experience that people can play and enjoy. Somehow, the sum of all of those not so fun activities has created something that's going to make people laugh, feel happy. That's special. and even if some parts of development weren't super fun on their own, that's always what I remember. That in the end, all of those not so fun days mattered.

The route I agonized the most over was Oliver's. I went through a few weeks of writer's block, and now, it's one of the most popular routes in the game! Crazy how that happens. I was SURE for about a week that people would rank the route at the bottom! That's what I mean, all of the stress I went through trying to figure it out amounted to something people connected with! To think I almost CUT the route entirely!!!

And y'know, God knows Dialtown gave me something to throw myself at during a time where I REALLY needed the outlet. I'm very grateful to the project for that. So, I'll give DT an honorary 8 out of 10, even if it wasn't a consistently 8/10 experience making it heh heh! Sure glad I did, though and I'm very glad if any of you reading this had a really good time playing it! :)

Thanks for the questions!

[aimbutmiss]

Not one piece related but I follow DC stuff on here too and it really weirds me out that so many batfam fans haven't read the comics and are only living off of fanfiction???? Look, I'm not one to judge, each to their own or whatever but they're also really proud of not consuming the original media????

I get that DC is a huge franchise and it's not just the comics, there's a whole bunch of animated series and movies and live action films and shows, there's a ridiculous amount of content for it and you don't have to read the comics to be a fan. But in the case of batfam... There's not a lot actually. And because of this there's a huge difference between the fanon and canon versions of the characters. Like, a lot more than any other fandom I've seen. And because a lot of the fans "hate" the comics, the fanon versions are what is more widespread. And it boggles my mind.

I also know that the comics themselves fuck up characters all the time, because it's impossible to keep track of a character with 80 years of history. (It would be a lot easier if DC had a good archiving system in place but oh well.) So how can you expect the fans to have an accurate vision of your characters when you as a company don't???

So, I get why it happened and I'm not trying to be a hater but there's something so fucked up about shitting on the thing you love. Why would you go out of your way to say you wouldn't touch the comics with a ten-ft-pole???? (Yes I've actually seen a fan say this on this very website) Bad comics exist, in fact some of them are REALLY bad, but also good comics exist. Really good, well written and drawn comics are out there about characters you love and you definitely don't have to read it if you don't want to, but you shouldn't brag about how you've never read a comic. It's not the slay you think it is.

#sorry about the rant #had to get this off my chest #I've never seen any fandom like this one in this sense its so interesting to me #dcu #dc #dc comics #batfam #batfamily #batman

[toskarin]

So, I don't mean this in a rude way, but I genuinely don't understand the appeal of Fear & Hunger outside the fetishistic angle, and I was hoping you might be able to tell me what you like about it. Everything I've heard and seen about it seems to not be particularly scary, but rather just a sequence of gore and sexual assault related scenes that everyone assumes make a horror franchise because Bad Things are happening.

Oh? You killed someone? Well, congratulations, pal, you learned the masturbation skill! You lost a fight? Whoops, looks like that genie is going to fist your anus until you die! You're fighting a guy who tried to sexually assault your character? Now he turned into a horrible penis monster and is telling you to choke on his balls!

I know those examples are all from the sequel, but my impression is that the first one is very much like that as well. I'm totally willing to believe that I'm wrong, but from the outside, it genuinely looks like the fandom is a bunch of people insisting to each other that this is Actually Very Deep, when it's ultimately just weird porn that's honestly kind of sophomoric in its delivery. Again, I'm willing to believe there's something there, but I haven't been able to find it in anything I've seen of the franchise so far.

And to be clear, I'm not coming at this from the angle of someone criticizing people for being into weird porn, and I'm by no means unfamiliar with or against the concept of sexual horror. If people are into games where the penalty for losing is their character getting fucked to death, more power to those people. I guess what I'm saying is that it just feels like at least a portion of the fan base isn't being honest about what they get out of it. Like, if someone is really into the considerable amount of horny stuff in Fear and Hunger, that's fine, but own it.

I guess I'm ultimately hoping for either some clarification as to why I'm getting the wrong impression, or, like, confirmation that a lot of the appeal is the sexual stuff.

ramble below the break

so, before anything else, it should definitely be clarified: even through the lens of ryona and eroguro, Fear and Hunger isn't actually very much of a fetish game. it's got lots of gratuitous violence, a lot of which is sexual, but the actual content of the game is more like a splatter film than a guro doujin

it's a very silly qualification to pull, but I've got more than a passing familiarity with the other side of things and don't really think the game has that going on (I tried the game because I thought that's what it was lol)

a lot of it comes down to the fact that not only are those scenes unpleasant, but you also know they're paired with material consequences. kind of like how playing survival games in hardcore mode gives them an otherwise absent tension. you've gotta make hard choices, and sometimes those choices make you miserable

most players don't want to see those scenes, which is why it ends up being an effective (albeit absolutely not tasteful, no argument there) horror element. it has to be taken along with the restrictive saves, the harsh atonal music, and the fact that everything you run into in these games looks disgusting

the end result is a game where you have a number of saves that most generously can be counted on one hand with room to spare and spend your time running around a world where nearly everything wants to kill you, do something horrible to you, or some baroque combination of the two

Fear and Hunger's horror works because, unlike a lot of splatter horror, it forces the player to be in a prey mindset just as much as the protagonists are. it's really scary when you're rationing your saves, think you're almost in the clear, and then the game asks you to call a coinflip

if Fear and Hunger were presented in any other medium, I wouldn't think it makes for good horror. it's extremely silly to read about and is frankly either "Berserk with the labels sanded off" or "Majora's Mask but fucked up" depending on the game. the user-hostility of the mechanics turns those incoherent masses of scares into paranoid nightmare simulators

the abstract dread of "this character is about to have their arms twisted behind their back and their organs pulled out of them" becomes very tangible when the player is actively trying to avoid a consequence. the tasteless sexual horror lands in large part because it's using the mechanics to force you to take the threat seriously

when you've got an infection on your arm and know that you could theoretically treat it but that it also might kill you in the time you're trying to find the medicine, you feel like a hunted animal asking yourself "maybe I should just saw it off"

or at least that's my read!

[geekgirles]

Disclaimer: I am well aware of the content of the Bible Leaks. However, I will not be addressing them. If you are reading this and have read the leaks as well, please, refrain from pointing out any spoilers from them out of respect to fellow fans that chose not to spoil themselves.

With that out of the way...

Um...could we please take a moment to talk about what just happened, whatever the fuck that is, please?

If you've known me enough, then you must surely know I despise Lila Rossi. As a character, as a villain, if she were a real person I might literally bite her head off... I wholeheartedly believe she is the source of about 75% of the salt in this fandom, given most salt takes on other characters are a direct result of their actions whenever she's around.

Just her mere presence in an episode is enough to sour somewhat my viewing experience.

And even I think her character deserved better than the bullshit they're trying to pull.

Can we please agree that the whole Three Mothers and Three Identities thing is some major ass-pull????

Where the fuck does that even come from?!?!

It makes no sense, it comes completely out of the blue, and it all just comes off as some poorly woven plot to make a literal 14-year-old look worse than a grown ass abusive father terrorising a city and its inhabitants.

And you might say, "Well, Geeks. It doesn't come exactly out of the blue... There was the whole Other Mum from Risk and Different Room in Perfection thing. That's gotta count as foreshadowing."

And though I admire your efforts, I'm afraid I must insist that if that is supposed to be foreshadowing, then it's bad foreshadowing.

This doesn't feel like foreshadowing, but like some hastily added details they had to include like, "Oh, damn! That's right; we're supposed to be trying to go somewhere with this girl! I know, let's just give her a different mum and room in different episodes. That'll do it."

By the way, this also contradicts some key aspects which ultimately undermines the whole thing. Such as the fact that Lila Rossi is part of the Agreste Brand, so it makes absolutely no sense as to why someone who is clearly not Mrs. Rossi would take her to the train station. Because as evidenced by the Illusion father-teacher conference, Mrs. Rossi is indeed the woman that appeared in Heroes’ Day.

(Also, Lila was introduced as Gabriel's muse in Ladybug by Alec, though now I'm not sure if she's ever been addressed as Lila Rossi on public appearances such as Risk, but it still feels contradictory) (I don't know, maybe I'm being too nitpicky with this, but it' just feels so contradicting. I swear, I have a point and I will elaborate on it in the future)

But in the end, the reason why this fails to be proper foreshadowing is that Lila is too much of an absent character for it to properly work. Seeing as, out of 4 seasons before the current point in time, she's only really been in the spotlight/relevant in, what, 6 episodes????

It doesn't feel like a twist we should have seen coming, but as a rushed, groundless subplot that has nothing to do with her previous appearances nor does it tie itself with any of her previously shown traits other than her being a liar.

Which instead of expanding on her character, ultimately reduces it to one-dimensional levels.

I discussed this in a different post forever ago, but in my honest opinion, proper foreshadowing or, at least, character placement, would have been if Lila had shown signs of knowing Alya is Rena Rouge. Why? You may ask. 

Simple.

Because Lila has been shown in two different episodes, in different seasons, to have been paying attention closely and jealously to the things going on around her home. Namely, Ms Bustier’s class doing things together at the park which is right below her window while she was stuck at home because, for some reason, she refused to go back to school. 

As we all know, Alya first transformed into Rena Rouge in the park. It would have been the perfect explanation as to why Lila never once tried taking glory for Rena’s actions under the guise of being Ladybug’s best friend—because of course she would entrust her best friend with a miraculous! Just like it would have been the perfect chance for her to try to get closer to Adrien once more by claiming something along the lines of, “Though Ladybug overreacted, she has a tendency of doing that because we can’t forget the backhanded comments, we agreed to change my superhero identity into one that would be safer from Hawk Moth!”

Instead, by having Lila somehow pull off the triple identity con without a single warning in six years, what they are doing is robbing her of a believable reason for the way she acts!

Let’s take Chloé, for instance. 

Chloé’s actions are not excusable. Regardless of how terrible Audrey is, or how badly she neglected her before hopping on to the Enabling Train alongside André, that is never reason enough to be a bully and a total brat to absolutely everyone around you. 

However, Chloé’s reason for the way she acts makes perfect sense within context. She is not just your typical rich spoiled brat. She is a rich spoiled brat whose father is in a position of power and whom she has completely under her thumb, which results in André’s power over Paris becoming Chloé’s. And thus, whenever someone confronts her on her terrible behaviour, as long as they are not in equal footing with her (like Adrien or Kagami), she can just have her dad take care of the situation and potentially have that person or their parents/relatives’ lives ruined. 

Essentially, Chloé’s character amounts to a spoiled brat in a position of power who’s constantly throwing temper tantrums. And yet, this aspect of her personality has gradually been explored over the seasons. 

What’s scary about this is that this is a real-life issue. There are people all over the world getting away with their actions (regardless of how severe they are) because their families have money, power, connections...

Lila, par contrast, gets her character simplified each passing episode she’s featured in. 

We’ve gone from all the possibilities we were offered back in Volpina—Lila indeed just being a new girl trying to make friends but being afraid of rejection, her hating Ladybug while liking Marinette, a possible redemption, her becoming a legitimate villain in her own right rather than the narrative bending over backwards to try convince us she is not a threat even though she is barely featured at all...— to a character whose entire schtick is “Oh, look at me! I’m evil and a liar!”

As I said earlier, one-dimensional levels of character depth. 

The funny thing, though, is that Lila actually had a believable reason for the way she acted, and they are choosing to completely negate that and refuse to give their character any depth in favour of making her as malevolent as possible!

As I said with Chloé, please remember that reason does not mean excuse.

With that out of the way, let's remember how early seasons and especially Oni-Chan went out of their way to establish, or at the very least, hint at Lila being someone who most likely started lying to make herself feel special and make up for the lack of attention she was receiving at home. 

Unfortunately, as time went by, her desire to be the centre of attention and liked, never mind if she never actually put the effort to deserve any of that, far outweighed any original good will and desire for friendship and genuine connections. While the implications that her mother giving her everything she wanted in hopes of making up for her absence further soured her personality until she became the lying, petty, attention-seeking spoiled brat we know today. 

This, coupled with her desperation to be seemed and, more important, feel more special than she actually is gave us a legitimate reason as to why some petty liar would go as far as to ally herself with a terrorist.

Is it troubling behaviour? Undoubtedly. But Lila's never been shown to be a very stable individual. If the early running gag of her throwing things around when angered is any indication.

...

Um...

...esto...

...what exactly is she missing if she’s suddenly been conning three different, completely unrelated women into thinking she’s their daughter? A good psychiatrist?!?!

(I apologise for talking about a minor’s state of sanity, but you’ll have to agree with me that the writers are the first ones portraying kids as literal monsters here). 

And you might say, “You might be overthinking this, Geeks. After all, it’s a superhero show; you can’t expect it to be realistic.”

And once again you would raise a very valid point. Hell, God knows I wouldn’t watch half the things I do if they were realistic. However, it is imperative that we make a distinction: 

Fiction doesn’t have to be realistic, but it must be convincing.

And there is nothing convincing about a 14-year-old having three different identities because of how good a liar and manipulator she supposedly is. 

Marinette pulls off impressive, crazy feats every single day? That is convincing because we see repeatedly how Marinette has both a complexity addiction due to a need to control things to calm her anxiety, and the fact that what ultimately saves the day is her natural quick-thinking and creativity, not to mention the fact that she has superpowers.

Chloé gets to expel people just by threatening to call her dad, the Mayor? Again, it is convincing, and probably even realistic, because she is in a position of power and, unlike Lila, her actions are appropriate in the sense that they are outlandishly cartoonish.

Lila...she doesn’t have that. 

Maybe it's just me, but I just can't seem to buy the excuse that any responsible mother would be okay with their underaged daughter "going to Africa to deal with poachers" all by herself, especially in the middle of the school year. Just like I have the feeling many parents would at least be apprehensive at the idea of their teenage daughter becoming such a public figure as both a model and the face of the Alliance rings.

But hey, maybe those are just signs of me having the potential to become an overprotective mother in the future. Instead of, you know, one of the most atrocious cases of the Adults Are Useless trope I've ever seen.

Nevertheless, as of right now Lila doesn’t even have much depth. And I’m not saying she needs some sob story that will make us feel sorry for her, no. You don’t need to make a villain sympathetic for them to be a good villain. After all, Frollo from the Hunchback of Notre Dame has no sympathetic traits nor does he have a sad backstory whatsoever and he is still one of the best Disney villlains ever. 

So what am I supposed to do with Lila? What, do I have to wait until season 6 comes around and retrospectively reveals she’s not a teenage girl at all but some sort of ancient witch who lures people in with her syren song and feeds off of their adoration for her?

At this point it just feels like the writers are so desperate for adding shock value, that they forget to add anything of value.

#miraculous ladybug #ml salt #lila salt #ml analysis #ml spoilers #ml season 5 #ml season 5 spoilers #ml s5.20 #revelation #revelation spoilers #ml writing salt #gabriel agreste #monarch #shadow moth #hawk moth #ml revelation

[cultofkakyoin]

One Night in The City

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A/N: Oops this posted when I tried to save it... Anyway- So, this is my first request since I opened them and it's from an awesome friend! Read it here on Ao3.

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Relationship: DIO/Reader

Content Warnings!: Blood, lots of blood, the whole focus is blood and blood drinking so just know that, mind control, dubcon, wound penetration to the lightest extreme (teeth going in, out, and then in, again so eh), brainwashing, hymen tearing (not in a virginity context to be clear,) choking, breath play, deepthroating, uuhhh, I think that's it? Tell me if I missed anything.

You've walked this street hundreds of times but this time you're shivering in fear. It's usually cold at night but this night was particularly chilling, you hold your jacket close to the body but it wasn't enough. Turning the corner you've turned many times before you're struck with a terrible terror, bile burns the back of your throat and cold sweat beads on your forehead.

"My lady, it's quite dangerous to be walking alone," a voice says from the staircase, you have to force yourself to look up at the owner. A man, he smiles and his ruby eyes shine in the Moonlight, as do his... Fangs? He's tall and muscular, sculpted like the statue of David and golden curls fan his face.

"Oh, why do you look so fearful?" He strides down the steps, heels clicking with on each one. "I'll cause no harm to you..." he snickers at the end, making it seem not all that genuine, he's beside you soon and lays a hand on your shoulder.  "I smell something so great from you" he whispers into your ear, and you hear him sniff.

You don't know why but you're relaxed, scared but not external any longer. His clawed hand roughly grabs your chin and sinks them into your skin, scarlet blood dripping down the black-polished surface "you smell so..." He brings his claws to his mouth, sucking the blood that covered them off and he shudders, eyes narrowing as they stare into yours.

"Delectable."

He puts a hand on your shoulder, placing his knuckle under your chin he tips your head back, leaning down and dragging his tongue along each river of dripping blood. Tip circling the little slit his nail had left, digging it into the tender flesh.

Yet, you wince at the stinging pain, letting out a whimper as you feel his claw stroke your windpipe, feeling it uncomfortably constrict as you gulp nervously. You feel so hot yet you're cold, the area between your legs feeling the hottest and you're pretty sure that ones 100 percent accurate.

You're getting wet!? No, no, that's not happening! But... It feels so good... Your brain is foggy, you lean into his touch and he chuckles darkly. "Give yourself to me, my dear" his sultry voice whispers and you find yourself nodding "I must hear it." And you say it.

"I give myself to you, my lord."

Did that just come from your lips? It sounded too far off to be yours but... It sounded just like you.

"Then come" He grabs your hand and wraps an arm around your waist. He leads you to a mansion, you've seen it before but being inside it was terrifying, you're pretty sure you heard a falcon when you first saw the structure, if that's not a bad omen...

He shows you his room, it's quite beautiful, befitting a man like him, you think. There are bookshelves lining one of the walls, and a bed with a golden bedframe because of course he has a golden bedframe.

"The sheets are silk, go on, feel how soft they are. I only have the finest quality" he urges you on the bed, and you do so without thinking about it. You sit on the bed and run your hands over the red fabric, they are lovely and you can tell it was expensive, though you feel like you're going to slide right off the smooth duvet.

He tilts your head up and kisses you, it's deep and hot, though his tongue is cold, it feels like you sucking on an ice cube you think and laugh to yourself. His tongue is slowly warmed by your mouth as he coaxes you to crawl back onto the bed with him. Soon he's above you, you're gripping his shoulders, and he's caressing your sides.

He pulls away from your lips, wiping the saliva smeared on them off with the back of his hand. The blond's hand grasps your neck ever so slightly, with no pressure besides the pinprick of his sharpened nails, which he strokes across the fragile skin of your neck.

"I am Lord Dio, your Lord, do you understand?" He asks, holding authority now, showing just how sure of himself he is, sure enough to make you tremble. Nodding you answer without a second thought "I understand, Lord Dio, I submit to you" what? It's like you knew exactly what to say, rehearsed in fact.

"And you will give yourself to me, belong to me?" Again, you nod and answer "I give myself to you completely, you're my everything-" you touch his face "I belong to you, my Lord." And now you kiss. It's all so automatic, and mechanical.

When you pull back his lips upturn in a devious and delighted grin, fangs- yes, fangs that's what they were, now on full display for you. Gripping your scalp he presents your neck to his hungry eyes and dives in.

You gasp as the tip of the fangs pierce your neck and sink deeper, it hurts as he bares them down and forces them to leave two sizable openings in which your blood can pour out.

He takes his mouth away to lick up the blood and wraps his lip around the wounds to suckle all you can give before he pulls away to lick and repeat.

Your neck is so sensitive, your fingers crumble the silk duvet in underneath you, knuckles growing pale at your grip. So tight because of pain or pleasure? It feels like pleasure to you, the pain you expect isn't there, no piercing pain or dull throb, well, not on your neck, no, between your legs.

Dammit! You can't be feeling this, you must be in a dream. Yeah, that was it. A dream. And if it's a dream... Why not enjoy it?

No! You can't think like that but... You can't figure any of this out, not like this. What is he doing to you?

He paws at your shirt before pushing you back and yanking it over your head, flinging it across the room. He bites your collarbone until it bleeds, you moan and tangle his hair in your hand, pushing him harder against that spot.

You feel his chuckle vibrate on your skin sending a shudder up your spine, your thighs rub together at the growing arousal, cunt dripping when he sucks and nips at your skin, breaking the blood vessels, even still it just feels so good. You don't think you've ever been so turned on.

He pulls away with a pop, leaving you with a sore bruise, sure to be felt in the morning... If you survived that long. He runs his thumb over the spot and proudly smiles when you wince.

He caresses your sides tenderly, and slowly he undresses your bottom half, stripping you of anything else you had left. Two fingers rub up and down your slit "dripping wet already, love?" The blond teases, grabbing your hips tightly, drawing blood with his nail.

Nodding, you gasp as he sucks close to your navel. His teeth graze gently, back, forth, back, forth, lulling you into a false sense of security before suddebly stabbing in. He doesn't just let them stay there, no, he nods up and down, thrusting his fangs in and then almost out then in again.

Your cunt clenches at the feeling, head tilting back into the soft bed in pleasure "my Lord!" You shout, stomach clenching in pleasure, back arching into his bite. He pushes your hips back down, holding them still to prevent you from hurting yourself as he removes his teeth to slurp up your blood.

"Like the most expensive wine in France" is a specific compliment but one that makes you mewl and gush more. His tongue laps at your new wound, teasing it and trying to fuck it like a cunt, the pain only registers as red hot pleasure and soon your coming undone, hands gripping the sheets and hips bucking up forcing him to dig his claws deeper to hold you still.

Dio sucks and licks the spot through your orgasm while you moan his title and wither in his hold. You pant and lace your fingers in his golden locks, the other arm stretching out behind you relaxed. He looks up at you with a gaze so hungry it makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up.

He breaks your gaze to peck the bite mark before he traps you completely under his body. Dio's fingertips circle the bite in your collarbone, grinning "my, my, you are the sweetest treat, you'll be a wonderful toy to please your lord, a perfect cocksleeve" he leans down next to your ear, you sweat and pant in your afterglow, foggily processing what he says.

"Mine to fuck and use, mine to drink until there's nothing left" it sounds like praise and your lips curl, you don't know why it makes you so happy but it simply does. He playfully slaps your cheek to get your attention "don't pass out now, dear, we've still got so much to go" Dio grins, his voice trails off almost ominously, it settles in your stomach like a steel block and lights you on fire, scared but aroused.

Dio's rough fingers slide between your labia to stroke, mindful (but only so much) of his sharpened nail. "Just soaking," he says amused as he holds back a cruel laugh, and you moan, his nails scrape across your slippery vulva but you don't mind and even grind against them, begging for more.

His ruby eyes stare down at you with what you can only describe as sadistic pride. He's proud of what he's doing to you and you're not even sure what that is, you don't care however.

You feel his erection press into your thigh and oh God, even in his pants does it feel huge. You find yourself salivating and cunt dripping at the thought of it tearing you open. Dio laughs and presses harder into your thigh at the same time as prodding your entrance with the two tips of his nails before sinking in.

You moan, hand going up to grip his forearm, your nails digging into his skin while he cuts your inside, you make a note of how hot he feels now compared to just moments ago. His fingers sink to the knuckles, you're so wet they glide in and out with no resistance, you gasp in short bursts and stare intensely into the at the man above you.

Dio's black nail shallowly cut your velvet walls, drawing minuscule amounts of blood with each stroke of them. "That's it, like a mindless slut" the insult only bringing you closer, a knot tightening in your belly "mindless for you, my lord," you say breathily, your face is growing pale, and your body getting colder.

The wounds he made have been bleeding the whole time, the rivers of blood are cold and thickly drip to meet the silk duvet. "Losing all my blood, now?" Hjs taunting question strikes you hard and you feel an unbearable amount of disappointment and shame.

"Drink it all! It's- ngh- yours, Lord Dio! Ple-please take it all!" You shout and he's rubbing against that special part inside your cunt that makes you squeal, grinning devilishly "that's my pet, give yourself away to me, over and over again" he hooks an arm under one of yours to lift you, holding you close so he can drink the blood leaking from your collarbone.

"I prefer it warm but it's not so bad cold, like sweet dessert syrup..." He says thoughtfully, licking his lips of any left out blood. You cling to him with all your strength, though without your blood you're more like a ragdoll in his arms, body moving with each thrust of his experienced but careless fingers, legs dangling around his waist, juices gushing out over his palm and coating his hand and wrist.

A sticky wet sound fills the room, this would have embarrassed you before but now that you're with your Lord Dio you feel no shame, he's the one making such a wonderful sound from your body after all. "Lord Dio" you repeat it again and again in absolute bliss.

His thumb rubs tight circles in your clit, you're already sensitive from your previous orgasm so it's enough to push you over the edge. Your eyelids flutter close as you cum and your neck is grabbed and constricted tightly, cutting off your oxygen "look at me when you come undone" and your eyes open, meeting the intense and terrifying eyes of Dio.

He squeezes your neck tighter and your head gets muddled but it's so good you tighten deliciously around the digits in your cunt and squirt out over them onto the bed, mouth hanging agape and drool leaking out. The grip on your neck loosens to allow you to breathe, his other fingers still thrusting and his thumb still rubbing, determined to make you cum again.

You whimper out pathetic pleas of 'too much' and 'stop, my lord!' but Dio knows what you want, you don't want him to stop, your pleading is fake and he knows it. "sssh, my disciple, that's it, just take what your generous lord gives you" he tells you and you find yourself following, wrapping an arm around his shoulder for stability and just because you craved him close.

Head lolling forward on his chest and a loud but shaky moan ripping from your raw throat as you cum again. His fingers leave you when you're finished, the sharp curled points of his nail snagging on your hymen and slicing straight through, you tremble at the pain and look between your legs to see blood smeared on them.

Dio gives you no time to react, not that you could, and flings you on the bed. He's freeing himself from his trousers as you pant, arms strewn behind you, your body glistens brightly with sweat, and you feel the silk under you dampen because of it. The fang marks on your body sting lightly but you find all it does is make your clit throb and your patience waver thinner and thinner as you wait for your Lord Dio.

He finally stands before you in all his glory. Of course, his cock suits his godly appearance, it stands tall and thick, the tip flushed red and beading copious amounts of precum. He crawls to you, his hands grab your thighs and he settles his hips between them, cock resting on your abdomen, showing you just how far he'll go, and you find yourself scared and oozing even more, sticky arousal dripping from one to cover another.

"Frightened?" You nod without thinking, your honest answer gives the 'man' a good chuckle. "No need to be, I'll be sure to force it in if it doesn't fit at first" your hole clenches at the threat or what you hope is a promise. He rubs the length of his cock on your wet cunt, lathering him in your cum until he's sure there's enough for him to just slide right in.

Once he's satisfied he positions himself at your entrance, licking his lips he plunges his full length and girth in without any warning, heavy balls pushed snugly against your ass. The stretch is perfection, it's a lot, that's true but nothing has ever filled you so well. Dio sucks in a breath above you "ah, just as- heh- perfect as I thought~" his praise has you squeezing unbelievably tighter and leaning on him, gasping.

He pushes his bangs out of his face, hands going to hold you firm as he starts thrusting. Dio's thrusts are hard and unforgiving but slow and precise, he knows what he's doing and if he hurts you it's because he wanted to. His eyebrows furrow in concentration, you think it's quite cute actually.

Hoarse moans fall from your lips, breasts bouncing with each of his thrusts. "You love my cock, don't you?" He' says, his words said through gritted teeth, you whine and nod "yes! It's the- fuck- the greatest I've ever- ah-! Had!" You can barely say a clear sentence with him drilling you into the bed so wonderfully "I know it is" his head falls back and he grins showing his glistening teeth.

The blond angles your hips up, practically folding you in half to reach deeper, balls slapping against your ass with each deep and bruising thrust, your legs lazily hang folded at your sides. His hand wraps around your ankle for leverage, pressing your knee into your breast, nails drawing blood with his bruising grip.

The head of his cock is kissing your cervix sending the best pain you could ever ask for through your body. Your eyes never leave him, half-lidded, and glazed over in your foggy state. You feel the need to be filled with his cum, it's overwhelming, and you desperately need it.

"Please, my lord" your voice crackles like tv static "please, I need it" it's quite like a whisper. Dio leans down, pressing your legs firmly to your chest with almost all his body weight, every breath you take is met with strong resistance, you feel trapped in your ribcage, and your head is going fuzzy.

"What do you need, my dear?" he asks, pulling his cock out with just the tip resting in your tight heat before slamming back in. "You-your-" you gasp, he puts more weight on your chest "what was that?" He asks with another hard thrust slapping into you, your face is going pale now "cum" you rasp "your-your cum" it's quiet, dry, and airy, but it makes him grin and lift his weight from you as he sits upright.

You don't have time to catch your breath however as he slams into you and quickens his pace. "You want my cum? I'll give you my cum, more than you can handle, I'll stuff you until you're bursting at the seams" he's very sure of that. You're reduced to gasping breaths under him, and your cunt spasms around the thick intrusion, selfishly trying to keep him inside you where he belongs.As Dio's hips stutter and you know he's close.

You vaguely hear him say something... Did he say 'The World'? You feel different all of a sudden, and then you hear him say it again and next thing you know your cunt is just so sore, it feels like you've jerked around and pounded more brutally, you feel so full before he even shoots his load in you.

You're stuffed to the brim with his cum and some but he still tries fucking in deeper, hips snapping desperately into yours, it almost hurts when his balls slap against you. He stops, seemingly satisfied as he sighs and then pants like a dog, a total departure from his more distinguished self just minutes ago.

Dio pulls out, watching as copious amount of his cum rushes out. "I'm reminded of why you were so popular, my brother" he whispers, clearly not talking to you, you're confused to say the least but ignore it in favor of nudging your swollen cunt on his twitching cock.

He grins "devilish woman, will you never be satisfied," he says, licking his lips. He manhandles you onto your hands and knees between his legs with him holding your head so be can rut at and smear cum on your lips. "Clean me up then, darling" he coos and pushes you forward.

You wrap your lips around the tip and he pushes you further to the base, the tip of your nose is tickled by his pubic hair... That's weirdly not blond... Just one more thing to make him unique, so worthy of your worship, clearly.

You hum and slobber around his cock feeling it twitch and harden with each twirl of your tongue. The taste of your cum mixed was heavenly, and your eyes roll back in your head at the intoxicating flavor.

Your drool wets his pubes from how deep you take him, bumping your gag reflex with every bob of your head and forcing globs of spit up each time, which was helpful, lubricating him and letting his cock slide right in your tight throat.

Your lord's cock is twitching and leaking precum onto your tongue, you shudder at the bitter taste, it nearly makes you puke, instead you're just gagging violently around him. Dio is more than impressed and his face is flushed, he's close and pulls you off, you whine and ask him why, he answers you by pumping his cock a few times before releasing all over your face, and straight in your eye...

You sit up, touching your eye for a second before you realize this is what your lord wanted, you couldn't do anything without his say-so.

It stings but you ignore it, tears automatically fill your eyes, and try to flush them out. You really really want to rub it out of your itching and burning eyeball but don't. Looking up with one blurry and one clear eye you see a grinning Dio, laughing dramatically and manically. He holds back his laughter with a hand and pats your shoulder then wipes your eye with his thumb.

He pats your head before he shuffles to to grab something from the bedside table "you do look nice covered in your lord's seed, don't you think?" He asks you abx he holds up a mirror to your face making you lazily smile.

"Before I found you, Lord Dio, I would be humiliated to see myself dripping in cum, stuffed so full... But now I can't think of anything better than to be blessed like this" you bow your head, resisting a cringe as cum slides down your cheek.

Dio is more than pleased, a cocky grin on his face as he strokes your hair like a prized cat. "I couldn't ask for me" but he will "come here, my dear" he sets down the mirror and beckons you with a finger, you crawl to him and he coaxes you to lay cuddled against him, secure with an arm wrapped around you.

You don't feel worthy to be this close to Dio, he's perfect and you're human, normal, and imperfect. Not worth nearly enough to accept such a loving embrace. He grabs the book he must have been previously reading and opens it, starting to read silently.

#reader insert #x reader #smut #dead dove do not eat #plot what plot #pwp fics #fanfic #fanfiction #dio brando #DIO #Jjba #DIO x Reader #Dio Brando x Reader #jjba x reader #stardust crusaders

[archiveikemen]

Ikemen Villains Love Letter Replies: Part 1

— Ellis, Harrison, Liam

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Ellis Twilight

Q. What kind of flower do you like?

Any flower that makes you smile.

... That's not what the question meant? I like... bluebells.

They grew is clusters around the house back where I was born, they were pretty.

Do you have any flowers that brings back memories?

If you do, tell me.

Because... I want to get you some as a gift.

... Can I?

Q. I'm curious to know why you're so physically fit! Did you exercise when you were younger?

Erm... yeah.

Ever since I was born, I loved moving around. I ran around, climbed onto roofs, and raced through town.

There were kids who were better than me, so I was initially desperate to catch up with them.

I got injured a lot doing that...

But thanks to that, I can protect you without getting a single scratch, even if we're ambushed. So perhaps it wasn't a bad thing.

Q. Did anything surprising happen lately?

Yeah, El was drenched in the garden, Victor's magic trick was a success, and William came back soaked in blood which is very rare... that's all, I think?

And, of course, I was surprised and glad to read all the letters you've sent me about how happy you are when you're with me. Let's write to each other a lot from now on!

Harrison Gray

Q. What's the best beverage to have with the dessert you think is the best you've ever had so far?

I can't decide which one is best... all desserts are good, you know?

But the fruitcake I had with Liam at a Tea House recently was superb. I want to eat that again.

I always go for a sweet drink when I'm having dessert. Strawberry milk, or tea with lots of sugar. Just remember that I don't drink coffee.

Q. If Arthur Conan Doyle held a fan signing event, would you attend it?

You mean, meeting the writer of the Sherlock book in person?

How could I miss out on such an opportunity?

He's a new writer now, but I think his works will make history. You'd want to meet someone like that too, right?

Hey, you should come with me.

I rarely get nervous, but I will be when I meet him.

Q. What is a lie you've seen through that left a big impression on you?

When Victor was skipping down the hallway, he got too carried away and hit his pinky finger against a pillar. He laughed it off, saying "it doesn't hurt!". I could tell that he lied, because tears were welling up in his eyes...

Why do I remember such a small matter? Because it mitigates the memories of unpleasant lies I've seen through, so it helps me in some way.

Liam Evans

Q. If you could go on a vacation, where would you want to go?

Come to think of it, I've never been on a vacation. I don't remember doing that as a child either...

Therefore, I don't really care about the destination. Instead... I'd rather spend the time hanging out with you. It's good to have lots of fun so that you won't get lonely, right?

Alright then, from now on, I'll study about travelling.

Q. Do you have any habits or things you pay attention to when it comes to beauty?

This is a little embarrassing, but it's OK since it's you who asked!

I drink plenty of water every day. And I perspire a lot during rehearsals, so that keeps me in good shape.

It's to be expected of me because I'm a stage actor. I do my best to make myself as likeable as possible. And if it's possible... I want you to like me even more.

Q. Do you have a bedtime routine, or something you do to help yourself sleep better?

Oh, I want to know this too! This isn't really answering your question, huh.

I don't sleep very well, so I've been trying different methods to help myself fall asleep.

Something I often do before sleeping is stretching. My body gets stiff because of rehearsals, so I just relax and unwind. It's quite effective, I guess?

I'll try lots of other ways, and I hope I can help you someday.

#ikemen villains #ikemen series #cybird ikemen #cybird otome #otome #ikevil misc #niki translates

[garden-of-omegas]

☘ FORTUNE'S LUCK [ASRA] ☘

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characters: asra warnings: none? rating: sfw a/n: this took a surprisingly long time, and yet a surprisingly short time. anyways, first one-shot is here! asra and his alpha's first meeting is here, and oh how cute it is! enjoy~

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the vesuvian masquerade was... something else. the sights and colors were intense and prevalent around every corner, to the point where ursula was driven into your arms and was refusing to leave. you weren't a big fan either, especially of the noise, but at least it was all pretty. and the market was incredible to boot.

you were browsing some exotic teas that you hadn't seen in years when quiet chatter reached your ears. a fortune telling booth at the edge of the market, now that was something you wanted to see.

you weaved through the crowd, until you set your sights on a fluffy head of hair at a little booth, shuffling cards. you stare at the sight for a long time, entranced by the pretty person running the booth. ursula's squirming eventually broke you out of stupor, though only once she managed to escape from your arms.

she quickly bolted over to the fortune teller, snuffling at his coat curiously. you run after her, already with an apology on your lips, but you stop as a little lavender snoot peers from the coat.

"friend?" a cute voice asks, the snake's head tilting curiously.

"friend!" ursula cheers. you sigh, letting your familiar get acquainted with her new friend. instead you focus on the fortune teller, who's looking back at you with curious and warm eyes. you feel your cheeks warmen.

"good evening. i heard you were a fortune teller?" you question, your gruff voice seemingly making the fortune teller flush.

"yes. are you interested in a reading?" he answers, lifting his cards just a little bit. you nod, sitting at the small rickety chair in front of his booth. his face lights up, getting back to shuffling his cards. "can i have your name?"

"[name]." he nods, spreading out his cards on the table, somewhat clumsily. he must still be a novice magician.

"pick three cards, any that may call to you." he advices, leaving you a bit confused. you tilt your head, observing him a bit. hmm... he must not have a master to teach him, or his master is absolutely garbage. regardless you pick out three of the surprisingly beautiful and powerful cards.

the high priestess. the fool. the lovers. all upright.

you smile, feeling the spirits of the cards near. the fortune teller examines the cards for a moment, nodding to himself.

"you've been led here by your intuition, for a reason unknown to you. all will be revealed soon. a new journey is soon starting for you, you should not fear it. a new important relationship is in your future." he prattles off, sounding quite sure of himself despite the book text content of his answer.

"interesting." you mutter, petting ursula who comes by to snuffle your hand for treats. after getting none, she trots over to the fortune teller to snuffle his pockets. you pull out your own tarot deck from your bag, setting it on the table to his confusion. "could i read your fortune in exchange?"

"uh, sure..." his magic-purple eyes swim with confusion, looking from you to your deck. you smile softly.

"may i have your name?"

"asra..." you nod, shuffling your deck with swift hands. asra tilts his head while observing, reminding you of a little fox.

"is there anything specific you'd like to know?" you ask, now in turn catching asra off guard.

"um... not really, can you just do a generic one?" he asks, looking more and more unsure of what's happening. you on the other hand, nod assuredly. you spread out the deck in your hands, offering it up to him.

"three cards, please." asra hesitantly picks out three cards, setting them down in front of you. you set the rest of the deck aside, and focus on the first card.

wheel of fortune, reversed. you listen to her voice, the words flowing through your mind.

"forces outside of your life have lead you down the path you are on right now. this is not a failure on your part, simply the way of the world. someday you will see why."

you turn over the second card, finding the magician immediately chattering to you. upright, how delightful.

"you have something you want, you should embrace any opportunities that come your way, they won't last forever. look for magic in your everyday life, it's everywhere."

the last card. the lovers, upright. you flush slightly, both of them teasing you about the cute omega sitting across from you.

"connections play an important part in your future, but you should watch how you let them affect you and your life. communication may prove to be difficult, but giving up is not the solution."

asra stares at you for a while, astonishment on his face. you blink, not having expected such a reaction.

"how did you... do that?" he eventually asks.

"do what?" you tilt your head.

"come up with all that." he clarifies, to which you snort out a slight laugh. ursula immediately responds by laughing herself.

"i don't 'come up with all that'." you explain. "they talk to me. i'm just the messenger for their words."

"please teach me how!" asra springs up from his seat, leaning down to look you directly into your eyes. you blink, and laugh a bit again.

"sure, if you show me around. i'm new to vesuvia you see, and i'd love to have someone who was born here show me around." you negotiate, causing asra's eyes to widen even more.

"how did you-?"

"i might teach you later." you wink, getting up from your seat. asra is left staring up at you, even as you wait up for him a few steps away. "coming?"

"absolutely!"

you smile as asra runs over, his excited energy infecting you. you can't wait to see what becomes of this new partnership.

#⚜ garden walks #omegaverse #a/b/o #alpha!reader #x reader #the arcana #asra alnazar #omega!asra

[faerywhimsy]

TL;DR

Nobody: ....

Me: So Benji Mahmoud could have been an incredibly important and dynamic character, with relevant ties to multiple themes Prince Lestat did a good job pulling on. I would have been real happy to have seen more of his character and, since I didn't, I guess I'll settle for writing about it here.

Hyperlinks go to the posts I thought of as I wrote this.

I've been feeling pulled to post a lot of head canons that involve Benji lately and I think I'm starting to kinda stumble across why it all of a sudden feels important to me.

Like a lot of things in this fandom, it actually starts with Daniel.

Daniel is the only character we see in the original TVC trilogy, in real time, being human and then being brought into the blood. He's just Some Guy who happens to start all this shit that blows out 13 books. And that's relatable. Most series have that character through which the reader comes into the world of the story. It's an established narrative technique.

And then we get the final TVC trilogy, the three books we never thought we'd get because Anne kinda finished the series a decade before and went on to bigger and better things.

*cough* not *cough*

So we get the final trilogy. In which we are introduced to a blond, male character, human when we meet him but, oh no, he gets involved with vampires and ultimately ends up begging to be turned, then spends the rest of the series as a vampire.

Stop me if you've heard this story before.

Now I've got nothing against Viktor. His romance with Rose seems sweet, and he's always going to have a bit of the centre stage just because he's the literal genetic clone of our main protagonist, Lestat. It's a bit hokey but, you know, so is a lot of what we ended up with in the later books. We're just grateful it didn't all end with Blood Canticle and now weed out the things we like.

It's just... I can't help thinking an existing youthful vampire from TVC would have given deeper resonance to the story than introducing a new character with a similar trajectory did.

What might the last trilogy might have been like if Benji—the third human-turned-vampire we meet between these two characters—had been just a little bit more utilised. Not as a love interest, or a plot point, but for himself. Cause just his placement in time and circumstance offers a lot of narrative potential.

We first meet Benji Mahmoud as an important character in Armand's recovery after he attempts suicide. He asks to be made into a vampire, but isn't obsessed by it, pretty much accepts it and moves on when Armand tells him it can't be done. ("Oh, never. I don't have such a power. It's never done." "Then who made you?" "I was born out of a black egg." - TVA)

There's a lot of a sense that he and his companion Sybelle are replacements to a writer who no longer wished to write about Daniel in Armand's emotional trajectory, and I know that put me off both these characters for years. But the side effect is, we get a continuity to show Armand doesn't just stop after Daniel walks out on him, and can choose to read that Armand was hurting and traumatised when recounting these events to David.

Back to Benji. When Benji is turned, he is 12 years old and it's the end of 1998. There's a reason I like both of these things: 12 years old is just about the youngest I've heard any us fans picking up the TVC series of books (omg that's way too young for this content, my friends, I mourn all our brain chemistry), and the birth year of 1986 makes Benji not just a millennial, but lot closer in age and experience to a lot of us than the far off birth year of 1952 for Daniel-the-Baby-Boomer. I also think it would have been a lot easier to remember to read Daniel as not a millennial had there been another character front and centre who was.

The way I see it, Benji could have added so much nuance as a character of TVC if he'd been fleshed out. Most of the time if I remember to think of Benji in canon, he seems like the faded middle child, a plot point with a name in Prince Lestat, nothing resembling a fully fleshed out character.

And that makes me sad. Sad for his character, and sad for us. I'm not saying get rid of Viktor, don't get me wrong, I'm just saying that in a cast of 183282 vampires, there was surely enough room to do more with Benji than give him a radio show recorded within the walls of Trinity Gate.

Like, just off the top of my head: Did he ever leave those walls? Was he still as much of a smart ass with a commentary on everything after 20 years in the blood? What did he figure out that he liked to do with his time when he wasn't recording? Did he remain close to Sybelle? How did he feel about forever holding the visage of a 12 year old? What kind of evil doers did he hunt? What was his relationship with Armand? What did he think of Daniel? Was it a bit awkward coming face to face with his maker, Marius, after so long? Was he included with the guys whenever Armand, Lestat and Louis caught up? Is he more like Daniel at court, really fitting in more amongst the more ancient characters, or does he prefer coming across as one of the wiser young ones when he visits Auvergne?

Hell, if Viktor is basically Lestat's son and Benji is kinda Armand's son, what do the interactions of that Next Generation look like??

Conversely, what were Armand's thoughts beyond the immediate aftermath of Benji and Sybelle having been brought into the blood? Did he lose interest in Benji after Marius turned him? Was he protective of him? Were there times when he looked at Benji and felt woefully guilty about Claudia who died for the offence of being a child vampire? Was Benji a way for Armand to heal the mistakes he had made with both Claudia and Daniel in different ways before him? Louis and Benji live in the same house for at least 10 years together; what were their interactions like and did Armand have any thoughts on those?

#can i have a round of applause for #benji mahmoud #because apparently today I am stuck on minor character love #and a treatise of the humans we see turned into vampires during the course of the chronicles #the vampire armand #trinity gate #prince lestat #the devil's minion #daniel molloy #viktor de lioncourt #vc shitpost #nik re-reads TVC

[the-bloody-sadist]

Hi, Sadist, I love your artworks and stories so much, as an aspiring writer. I was wondering what you thought of Fyodor's death during the last season 5 episode of bsd, because I felt that all this time he was shown to be sooo intelligent, and then he got fooled way too easily by skk's fake vamp trick (i'm dying), the plot of bsd is confusing me :') AM I alone here??

First of all, you've come to the right place. If you didn't see my other most recent ask, I'm a BSD s4-5 hater, and an Asagiri hater as a whole, really, after seeing the kind of shit he's pulled.

Second of all, let's get something straight here: FYODOR IS NOT DEAD. You can't EVER tell me that 1) a BSD character of importance has actually died for real and 2) his dead body was not even shown on screen and Dazai said "HE'S DEFINITELY DEAD" HAHAHAHA. LAUGHABLE. ATROCIOUS. He's obviously gonna come back minus one arm. Asagiri doesn't care about logic or good storytelling, anymore. It won't matter that a helicopter literally BLEW UP WITH HIM IN IT, Asagiri will be like "um akshually" and then the worst possible plot convenience explanation ever, just like EVERYTHING IN THE NEWEST SEASONS HAS BEEN SO FAR.

Like please. I'm SUCH a hater right now. I don't ever want to see more BSD content. I'm done. Wrap it up. The vampires were enough. I didn't need fucking CHUUYA PRETENDING TO BE ONE AND MAKING THE AUDIENCE JUST BELIEVE THAT FYODOR WAS STUPID ENOUGH TO THINK HE ACTUALLY WAS A VAMPIRE?? HELLO? Smart person, who??? Also tell me how he simulated the red eyes, Asagiri. Hm? How'd he pull that off?

Bullshit.

Fyodor and Dazai came off as intelligent in their first few appearances together. Fyodor's BANGER scene with Ace? I'll never get over it. I LOVED that. Was it a BIT of a stretch in a lot of areas? Yeah! BSD has always been that way. But it absolutely lost its course and any sort of grounding in reality or good storytelling when it came to S4-5. All of the "'''''''intelligent'''''''''' characters are now just plot convenience masters. It's absolutely ridiculous. We went from high school level reading to kindergarten shit.

And I never thought I could be made to HATE Dazai. But these new seasons turned up the "oo I'm so quirky" dial on his character so hard that I completely disconnected with him and Fyodor and couldn't stand whatever scenes we got with them together. The whole prison break scene was devastating, too. What EVEN.

Coming from a writer's perspective, this is just the LAZIEST plot I have ever seen in an anime. Asagiri spent NO amount of effort deciding how to make characters work to get themselves out of whatever pits they fell into. He just went "oh and then this other guy swooped in and fixed it! Easy peasy! I'll beat up Kenji again! And then I'll give him this VERY IMPORTANT rage form suddenly that was NEVER explored and NEVER mentioned until just now! For like two minutes so he can "beat" this guy in a fight and then let him go because NOBODY DIES EVER!"

I seriously can't. I knew Dazai wouldn't die but all the fan theories of how Dazai wouldn't die were better than what actually happened. It's almost amazing the amount of non-effort that went into these season arcs.

After finishing them, I now hate Gogol, Fyodor, Dazai, Chuuya (more than before), Atsushi, Fukuchi, Ranpo (though I've never once had a positive thought about him) and basically everybody--except Akutagawa was okay, Sigma, Jouno, and Tetchou had potential, and Bram was very cute. They ruined everyone else so badly that it felt like OOC versions of them. Or did next to nothing with them, like Jouno and Tetchou. ESPECIALLY DAZAI. I will be malding over Dazai for FOREVER now. Why the hell did they turn him up to 100 on the most annoying parts of his personality???

In conclusion, not a single thing went right in those episodes, it was all "oh this could be go-- [GETS RUINED]" over and over again. There was a SINGLE episode that made me happy in S4 and it was that one where Gogol was introduced and he yanked on Atsushi's leg and stuff and that was IT. LMFAO.

Okay I have to cut myself off or I'll go on for hours. THANKS FOR ASKING ME ABOUT IT, IT WAS ALL BOTTLED UP IN ME.

And more importantly, thank you SO much for the compliments on my work!! I'm so happy you like my stuff, and I hope you take writing lessons from Asagiri on all the things you should NEVER do in a story if you want it to be worth anything!!!!

#BSD hate warning lmao #sadist’s answered asks #BSD is gutter trash in its current stage #and I'm ashamed to be in the fandom anymore really #dazai is lucky he's so pretty or I'd never draw him again

[cbrownjc]

does it satisfy y'all psychosexually to be condescending and hoping loumand fans get egg on their face. y'all are so miserable you spend so much time on fans you don't like instead of like idk enjoying and talking about what you like

imagine how much happier you'd be if you left loumand fans alone to their "delusions"

but you have to feel superior for knowing anne's racist, sexist, homophobic, pedophilic books by heart

Oh look, I got my first anon hate.

Listen carefully Anon. No one is being condescending to y'all about what we're saying here. Nor are we miserable about it. Quite the contrary, from a little I've seen, some are even looking forward to laughing at ya'll about all of this . . . hell, I'm sure some are already doing it.

Also, you have clearly never read much of my Tumblr if you think I've spent all my time these past few months talking only about Louis-Armand shippers, good lord.

But some of us, particularly me, have been in and around fandoms for a long long time now. And have seen variations of this very same thing happen long before now. And it'll more than likely happen again after this in some other fandom too.

So the fandom drama regarding what's coming is pretty easy to see coming in that regard.

Because I have seen what probably you and others have said in other Anon asks to others here on Tumblr about this. And it isn't inspiring any confidence that it'll be any different than it has been before.

Look, no one has been telling you not to ship Louis and Armand. I mean, maybe a few hardcore people who only focus on ships - and Louis-Lestat in general - may have, IDK. But the Tumblr blogs I've seen and follow largely have not.

And I'm not telling you not to ship Louis and Armand. Knock yourselves out, enjoy it! Many already have been shipped them long before the show was ever a thing.

What some of us are saying however, and what we are just trying to warn you is that it might behoove you, however, to ship the characters as they really are and not what you wish and imagine them to be.

Because it's not going to make you happy in the long run to do so. You're just going to be angry and pissed off, and take that out not only on the writers and quite possibly the actors, (who aren't ever going to deserve it), but on those in the fandom as well.

I mean seriously. I've already seen what some of ya'll have said about Sam Ried, including via other Anon asks to other people. And it doesn't make y'all look good, okay? Or give me any incentive to think I'm wrong about what might happen to another actor after S2.

If it doesn't happen, I'll be shocked, and happily surprised. But again, I've seen this scenario before. More times than I've cared to. And hell, you are already doing it now to me and S2 hasn't even aired yet.

And again, we're not being condescending. All of this from some of us is no more different than trying to warn someone about playing with a loaded gun with the safety off who has no experience at all with guns.

Many of us are really, really just trying to be informative and not mislead you into what is coming. We want you to be informed and ready for it.

And mitigate the fallout when it does.

Again ship Louis and Armand to your heart's content. Love their characters all you want. I love them. Many of us do.

It would just better serve you, in the long run, to do so as their characters actually are, and not as some mirage you feel personally attacked about whenever someone rightfully points out that the house of cards you've built up - particularly about Armand's character - is exactly that.

#Armand #The Vampire Armand #Louis de Pointe du Lac #Lestat de Lioncout #AMC Interview with the Vampire #Interview with the Vampire #amc iwtv #iwtv #Fandom #IWTV Fandom #Loumand #Loustat #Armand x Louis #Lestat x Louis #Sam Reid #Assad Zaman #ask #ask and answer

[the-nysh]

All your posts abt Trigun has me wanting to watch/read it now. But like ... How much damage should I expect to recieve from this? Is it Evangelion level type of hurt or what? Is it tragic, traumatic, and homosexual(even just enough to feed my gay brain)? Pls advise.

Yes, there's MUCH emotional damage, but in a good way. That completely devastates and traumatizes you, then heals you with a genuinely hopeful message of love & peace. :'3 (So don't worry, bc despite all the fucked up tragedies and suffering, the ending is still a bittersweet happy one.) The manga is one of those gems that will probably change your life~ and/or go insane with the Feels, as I don't think I've seen any fan who has come out of it emotionally stable or 'ok' 8'D. Extremely worth it, but it's a hard seinen with some pretty difficult/heavy content for some to stomach. And oh yes, from my ace eyes, it was quite disastrously bi too (nothing explicit, but more...Victorian style longing for solace that's subtle/artful in a way I like) - swinging both ways that were meaningful, poignant, and important to the mc in different ways (so yes, Vash has two hands for Wolfwood & Meryl). However, as a fair warning, one of them is perpetually doomed by the narrative, which made me mentally bluescreen when [redacted] happened, that I probably still haven't recovered from to fully process it - so I'll just say, cherish it while it lasts. :')) And don't ignore the women also, because they rock~

Also fyi, the old 98 anime, manga, and new anime are all different tellings of the story. :O So to introduce yourself and get the most out of all the lore, trying it out in release order is probably what I'd recommend (as that's what I did, tho I grew up with the old anime-eng dub first as a kid too.) Note that the old anime has a lot more filler/humorous moments (as it was made before the manga finished, and they characterized the mc as a bit of a skirt-chaser for some outdated gags, when he's not Like That in the actual manga and new series at all, so just Be Aware that that's a thing you can ignore) so it tells a different story than what the manga becomes, but to slowly introduce you to [The Pain] that happens around mid-way, the old anime can 'gently' prepare you for the meat of the manga, because oh, it goes way harder than anything the old anime showed. :'3

And the current Stampede anime is utilizing manga-only endgame elements/lore in new ways that are fun to catch if you've already read the manga too (and I'd say in vibe it's much closer/accurate to the manga's too, meaning there's not much relation it has to the old anime, so you can safely separate them), but just don't expect the new anime to be exactly like the other two either, as it's still its own separate thing - so that means, all in all, Trigun is 'holy shit 3 cakes!' worth of content to enjoy~

#trigun #anonymous #replies #the amount of content may be overwhelming but it's worth it #you can find the manga's dark horse tl at manga4life/mangasee123 or look for the overhaul fan tl #and you can easily get BOTH anime's dubs/subs from animesuge.to

[1lovesickfangirl1]

how to write?? (tom rizzotto x reader)

summary: you're having a hard time writing a fanfic and tom helps you out.

word count: 536

a/n: okay so originally i was gonna write some gushy romance because i need some good tom fluff in my life, but then i realized im no good at that stuff. people say write what you know, so im writing about having a breakdown over writing (but seriously tho pls take care of yourself, your hobbies should be fun)

You've been rewriting and staring at your screen for the past 30 minutes. You had a spark of inspiration earlier in the day and started on a fanfic for your new favorite game. You liked how it was going at first, but now the dialogue looks clunky and the pacing is weird. You've been trying to fix it but all your attempts just end up getting deleted. You were at the brink of insanity when a miracle happened, Tom was calling. You pick up, thankful to see his face.

"Heyyy, sorry for calling this late but I haven't heard from you toda-"

"UUUUUUUGGGGGGH" you slammed your head on the keyboard causing Tom to jump.

"Oh god what happened? Do I need to call 911??"

"Not unless there's a fanfiction helpline. I've been writing this fic and I'm stuck on this part AND I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING!" you start flailing your arms in the air.

"Okay, well I have plenty of experience in this type of writing so I can give you some feedback. Just send it over so I can take a look!" he offers with a warm smile.

When you're a normal functioning human you know that Tom would never judge your writing too harshly. He's looked at your work in the past and has LOVED your writing. But right now you're tired, dehydrated, and your words look like gibberish. Right now you hate the idea of him looking at it.

He senses your reluctance, "Y/N, I know sharing writing you're not proud of isn't easy. But I can see how frustrated you are, I swear on my Switch that I won't judge."

And with that, you send him what you have so far. Maybe it won't be too bad. He spends a few minutes reading, using very exaggerated facial expressions in an attempt to cheer you up.

"I really like the story, but my main worry is your writing. Like, your spelling is so bad I can barely read it. And with all the time you've had to write you usually have it much neater. Have you been taking any breaks?"

You laugh nervously as Tom gives you a disapproving look.

"My mind has been stuck on this. I just NEED more content for Jimbo's Great Adventure, and since the fandom for this game is pretty small I need to make it myself. The people deserve more fan service of their favorite boy JIMBO!"

"Aaaand they also deserve fanfics that aren't made by someone who is so sleep deprived that they can barely spell. I love how passionate you are about your interests, but PLEASE get some sleep. I can help you figure it out tomorrow, but your first step is to drink some water and get some rest."

As much as you wanted to keep writing, you knew Tom was right.

"I will, but I wanna stay for a bit longer. I haven't seen you all day."

"I know how much you wanna fantasize about kissing my cute face, but it can all wait for tomorrow. I'm not going anywhere, you're stuck with me!" he gives you a sly wink.

You let out a tired laugh, "Alright, I'll log off for tonight. Love ya."

"Love you too Y/N. Sweet dreams."

#band camp boyfriend #bcb #tom rizzotto

[beautifully-lumpy]

the beautiful person's journal - #13: puppicarus

i've been teasing it for a while...but i think it's time we talked about this guy.

my last fandom before getting back into caddicarus was within the WDAS/pixar movie sphere. and if you've seen encanto, then puppicarus is basically like the bruno of the caddicarus fandom. especially post-2020.

but as i said at the beginning of this post - we're gonna talk about him today!

so look below the cut, and get ready for quite the flashback...or a history lesson if you're newer!

~ exposition ~

so imagine you're a caddicarus fan who came along between 2020 and now. you just got done rewatching the main channel videos an...unholy amount of times, and you've finally decided to head over to the second channel to see what's going on over there. you find streams...tons of them. you peek at a couple, but don't watch them all the way through. you also look at those "best of" videos.

but then you scroll down a little farther, and you end up in the forbidden pre-2020 period. the mysterious period of which caddy told you to never look at. yet, you proceed.

you find random shitposts, the old skits caddy looked at, other discussion videos, an old room tour...it's all innocent, wholesome content.

but at the very top of this pre-caddy plays period is a strange set of videos titled puppicarus. they're uploaded out of order, but you don't realize that. you click on one of them, and you're then greeted by the actual debut of endigo's iconic 8-bit intro...and the reason why jim still sticks with the same caddicarus choir he recorded in 2012 when his voice hadn't deepened yet.

you then watch a skit with a puppet version of caddy attempting to take stan on a walk- OH MY GOD IT'S BABY STAN!!! HE'S SO TINY!!!

once the short 3-minute video ends, you try to read the comments but find they're disabled. the description has no links...just a couple sentences that read "made by cerys mackay. reuploaded here and taken away from the main channel due to too much negativity!"

you hover your cursor over the area where a comment section would normally be, touching the digital, ancient soil of [OLD], and you think to yourself..."something terrible happened here".

early history

on the 12th of july in 2015, the first caddicarus show episode in nearly 3 months was uploaded - the ballz 3D collab with yungtown. this episode wasn't meant to be taken seriously, as it was pretty much just a huge shitpost playing on how caddy's and luke's styles don't flow well together. however...people still took it seriously and complained. it was the first caddicarus episode in 3 months.

within this fever dream of an episode were the first appearances of caddy's tattoos (they'd already appeared in videos a few weeks before, but this was their first TCS appearance), a rap song performed by caddy and luke, the first sponsor segment for the pixel empire...but most importantly, it was the first appearance of a character named puppicarus.

after receiving this puppet for his 21st birthday, caddy decided to dedicate a sketch to him in this episode. this short sketch, titled "do it with puppicarus", had the puppet instructing viewers on how to make pasta...by smashing a combination of pop tarts, pasta noodles, and ham in a pan. he also appeared in the snow white episode for a small bit where he flipped the bird at caddy.

at first, this character was actually wonderfully received. he quickly became a hit with fans - the comment section of the video had nothing but praise for him. people were begging for puppicarus segments to become regular on the channel, and some were even begging for a series!

for the next several months, puppicarus would be occasionally mentioned in social media posts, but he wouldn't have any appearances on the channel. well, that was until...

the series

it was a friday morning in december 2015...the 18th, to be exact. an unexpected now-deleted update video dropped on caddy's channel, announcing a brand new friday series. we were informed several months earlier that a possible friday series could be coming to the channel; back in june, caddy uploaded an also now-deleted (and unfortunately unarchived) video where he announced that he was coming up with ideas for this friday show.

this friday show was the puppicarus show - a show where the titular puppet does just about anything. movie reviews, skits...anything was possible! the videos would be produced by cerys in a channel first - the caddick-mackay household had only just officially assembled with caddy moving in, and therefore a tighter schedule could be more possible with cerys' help.

later that day, the first episode dropped. this episode was called "walking the dog", and in it, puppicarus showed the audience how to walk a dog in his usual chaotic way. of course, the tiny stanley - only a few months old at the time - stole the show with his adorableness.

the next friday was christmas, so the episode for that day was a cute christmas message from puppicarus. during this message, he expressed how overwhelmingly positive the show's reception has been! well, gee, can't wait to see where this show goes in 2016!

after the channel returned from winter break in mid-january, the third episode "dating" premiered. in this episode, he got ready for a date with chloe! upon arriving to her house, he quickly made chloe uncomfortable with his "self-cleansing" hair, and upon finding this out, caddy threw him out of the second-story window. the poor puppet laid on the grass as he chewed on the flowers he got for chloe.

in the fourth episode, puppicarus reviewed "the revenant". this was pretty much just a normal quick movie review, just with a puppet as a gimmick...wait a minute, was arlo around at that point? did jim know who he was at that point? hmmmmm...

it would've been interesting to see where this show went next, but unfortunately, its life was cut short...

the fall

on january 23rd, 2016 - the day after the show's fourth and final episode was released, puppicarus was abruptly canceled. here is caddy's infamous twitter rant condensed into this one paragraph...

So, after the unbelievably unsupportive shit we've had to read through, Puppicarus has ended. Sorry to all that enjoyed it/gave feedback. [1] Constructive people = the best. We listened. But everyone else that decided to tear our lives to shreds over a fucking puppet, fuck you. [2] We only made Puppicarus a thing for MORE content for everybody. That's all. And it was thrown back in our faces. And it was a LOT of hate. [3] Trust me, I've ignored this shit for years - wouldn't be here if I didn't - but the level of hate here was utterly ridiculous. Not worth it. [4] Whoever was genuinely harsh/critical and tried to make it better - thank you. Meant a lot to Cerys. But Christ, it's not worth it. [5] This isn't a 'giving into the haters' scenario - I get plenty of hate on well-received videos - this was ANOTHER fucking level. [6] Disabling comments and likes defeats the point of making content - we WANT to see what people think - but not for this. Speechless. [7] I'll stick the vids on the 2nd channel soon, but after this shit, no way is it continuing. Cerys and I still want to feel creative. <3 [8] Thanks for the support everyone but being told to 'not give up' would be Cerys making content for the sake of views. Not what we want. [9]

soon after this rant was posted, the original uploads on the main channel were yoinked, and about 3 days later they were reuploaded out of order on the second channel.

so...what about that overwhelmingly positive reception? what on earth happened?

well, puppicarus was just one of the few factors that lead to the bust of the caddicarus channel's initial boom. there was a period between mid-2015 and early 2016 that i call the first intermediate period; during this period we began to see the problems with having so many shows on the channel.

we had this prosperous period from late 2013 until mid-2015 when thousands of new caddicarus fans came along daily - but not too long after the snow white video in august 2015, those numbers began to grind to a screeching halt. comment sections on youtube, twitter, and facebook began to grow more and more critical as caddicarus episodes became less common. december 2015 and january 2016 were particularly divisive months, as jim started taking up more sponsorships and the caddicarus show had a middling start to the new year with its season 5 finale blossom blast bastards. and of course, puppicarus was there through the climax of this bust.

the reception to puppicarus was not nearly as positive as jim initially made it sound...trust me, i was there. and it was VILE. i made one of those "hitler reacts" videos based on it. it was a different time. i was able to find this capture of the revenant review video - look at that like/dislike ratio. sure, it wasn't overwhelmingly bad, but there was still a considerable amount of dislikes. and usually, when shows on the channel got canceled, the show would stay on the main channel. this was the only instance in which the show was taken off and reuploaded to the second channel.

a couple weeks after this, the channel rebranded, getting rid of all the extra shows and making the caddicarus show weekly. current quickies became weekly on wednesdays, and the new show film fridays was released on fridays. this didn't really solve the channel's stagnation problem...the stagnation would continue until the channel's complete reset in 2020.

the character of puppicarus would appear in one more video - season 10's muppets racemania in 2018. he actually had a pretty major role as he was now a villain character, eager to get revenge on caddy for canceling his show. caddy beats him up in the cold open, puppicarus disguises himself as percy the parrot in the middle of the episode, and at the end he kills caddy with the slaughter gun. ahh, video game review show lore...

and after that...the puppet disappeared without a trace.

but what does mel think?

at the time, i very much enjoyed puppicarus, both the character and his show. then again, i pretty much ate up anything caddy would put out.

looking back at the series now, it was…a series! i mean, it had some cute moments, but…the funny was just…not really there? i mean props to cerys for her editing, you can tell these were the first videos she's ever done but they were still well-made. and i always love seeing the stepdaughters in vids, even though we only got to see one in this short-lived series.

but yeah...it certainly wasn't the best. wasn't HORRIBLE, but...eh.

so...can't you see why i had to make a completely separate post for puppicarus? lmao. there's just...too much to talk about. but yeah, this is a mostly forgotten part of caddicarus history due to how buried it is.

next entry will be about the channel's arduous climb to one million, and it'll release on whatever day caddy uploads the spyro video. after that, i'll probably start on those entries about the different eras of the channel - and i'll come up with more original names for those eras instead of using ancient egypt period names, lol. well i might stick with first/second intermediate period, those just fit too well.

#caddicarus #jim caddick #the caddicarus show #the BPJ #the beautiful person's journal #hidden block #hiddenblock

[jerzwriter]

I know the fandom has gotten smaller now but I'm just anxious about writing what I want to write. It seems like everyone loves Ethan and if you don't write about him or paint him in a positive way, you won't garner the same attention or support.

I hope you have some advice.

Hey Nonny,

First of all, I want to say I get it, and you're not entirely wrong.

The only people that are left in significant numbers (and significant is a relative term) are Ethan stans. There are some Bryce left. Raf and Jackie are essentially done. Then you have some idiot pushing Tobias (Hi, I am idiot! lol)

The reasons vary, but one of the reasons is that many Ethan creators who have stuck around since OH ended have worked their asses off to create content and engage others. They deserve kudos. But you're not wrong non-Ethan content will not get the same engagement. That's just fact.

So, I want to ask - how much do notes matter to you? I'm not saying they shouldn't matter at all. Hell, we write for ourselves, but we share in hopes of others reading/interacting. When it doesn't happen... it sucks.

I was not here in the heyday when people easily got 300 notes, but when I started, getting 100+ was not uncommon. The only reason I'm still here is that I adjusted my expectations. Nowadays, if I get 30-40 for a T/C fic and 40-50 for an Ethan fic (and that's with my reblogs), it's a win. But I'm OK with that. Because I love writing, it brings me joy, and there are still people who are engaged. Even though numbers have declined, they mean just as much.

In a way, the smaller fandom has been freeing for me. First, some of the more "intense" Ethan stans - those who felt he was a real man walking the streets of Boston and we must protect his heart at all costs - are gone. I adore Ethan and have spent an inordinate amount of time writing for him, but since he's imperfect in some of my fics, I'm sure you've seen some of the ire and hate that I've received. How to handle it? Ignore and move on. Opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one. Have I lost some existing fandom readers because I didn't follow a singular formula? Yes. And that's OK because others love what I do.

If you're not looking for a HUGE engagement, then I'm kind of proof that you CAN still write outside of the Ethan sphere. I mean, Tobias wasn't even an LI, but I have some pretty loyal Tobias and Casey fans out there. I've even converted some who swore they'd never read Tobias, so it's doable.

I get wanting to be anonymous, but if you're ever willing to DM me with more info on what you want to write, etc. I'll be more than happy to offer more detailed tips. Also, I know readers who are into other characters/pairings, and I could help spread the word for you.

In the end, remember, writing should bring you JOY. Recently, I've been inspired by words from @aallotarenunelma and @inlocusmads. They have really brought home that writing is an art form like any other, and we create for the purpose of creating. The way I look at it, if a fic gets 10 notes, that's 10 more people that saw/read it than if it stayed on my laptop. (PS - it's likely more because there are many silent readers).

I know I've rambled here (I tend to do that! lol), but I want to encourage you - I want you to do what you love - and not worry as much about what others will say or do. Feel free to reach out anytime. I'm happy to help!

#fandom stuff #wrtiting stuff #oph fandom #choices fandom #we're all better toghter <3

[dilucids]

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤCelebrity crush, Genshin boys idol! au

admitting you're their celebrity crush and their reaction to your reaction

includes: kaeya, diluc, zhongli and xiao

( can't stop thinking about idol! au genshin. any type of celebrity but it's hinted that you're a singer in xiao's. )

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ〔 KAEYA ALBERICH ━━ FROSTWIND SWORDSMAN 〕

━━ this man is sooooo fucking slick with it.

━━ he'll slyly bring it up in an interview or a live with a smirk on his face and then act as if it never happened when someone questions him.

━━ his members just stares at him when he brings you up, knowing, that beneath that sly persona and nonchalant act, there was millions pounds worth of fan merchandise in his room.

━━ he would evade the subject and if it's an interview, the host would have to pry answers from his members instead as he sits there proudly with a smile on his face as his members tell his fan behaviour instead of him.

━━ in a live, he would somehow convince his fans they were hallucinating but someone would post the clip and everyone would just go ballistic, it'd be one of those "top ten things i can't believe kaeya managed to get away with: gaslighting his fans into believing they were crazy."

"Who's your favourite celebrity?" Kaeya reads out from the comments passing quickly through his Instagram live, he pretends to think. A smile forms on his face when he 'decides' on an answer, "probably [Name]."

He watches the comments speed through even quicker before changing the subject, dropping the matter as if it never happened. His fans are all freaking out though, wanting to get more details on his crush on the celebrity but Kaeya ignores all comments about the subject. They never die down though, only ending when Kaeya himself ends the live.

━━ you may have ended on the same show some time after him and the host brings it up ( 100% planned for views ).

━━ it makes you smile because you've already been informed about this topic by your fans and kaeya's.

━━ you'd end up thanking kaeya for the support and say that you've also been lowkey a fan of his group but you've never openly stated that to anyone.

━━ his fans and your fans immediately get to work and start tagging kaeya's insta/twitter, group and personal, under the clip of you shyly admitting you're a fan of his also and he goes mental.

━━ probably sits there watching the entire interview with a huge smile on his face, and it doesn't leave, not even after he finishes the interview ( bonus: diluc is very disturbed ).

━━ HUGE ego boost for the rest of the day. kaeya's normally very confident but he's extra confident, like starts strutting around like he's the shit and even had the balls to nod his head at diluc as if to say "what's up" with the largest shit eating grin on his face.

━━ diluc definitely thought he was picking a fight.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ〔 DILUC RAGNVINDR ━━ DARKNIGHT HERO 〕

━━ more likely to come from one of his members than him.

━━ or he'd be very smooth with it, and brings it up rather subtly. it'd be a small "oh, i ingest their content and enjoy it" and he'd just continue about his day

━━ and his fans will still go insane because diluc actually enjoying something seems weird, especially another celebrity's work

━━ this would obviously reach you, who was an open fan of his group, and you'd freak out when you see it but wouldn't bring it up because he only said he enjoyed your work, not he was a fan.

━━ would definitely get questioned if he was being interviewed on a talk show, he wouldn't evade the question.

━━ he doesn't really see a point in lying, so he simply shrugs and tells the host that he is a fan and owns some merchandise.

"Diluc, a few fans are curious about your statement the other day," the host redirects the questions to Diluc, who raises an eyebrow. "Is it true that you're a fan of [Name]?"

The question makes his heart pick up a little, he leans back on his chair and clears his throat, composing himself before nodding. "I am a fan," the host seems happy by his response. The conversation continues to steer in this direction, asking Diluc if he had attended any fan meetings or merchandise, how he would feel if you two collaborated for a project and then finally ending once the host asks other members if they were fans of anyone.

━━ he thinks nothing of it, continuing with his day as usual but when he gets mentioned by your twitter? the man loses his shit.

━━ he sits there staring at his screen like he was hallucinating and literally tunes everything else out, staring at your little: "i'd love to work with you too!" message with a small smiley face at the end.

━━ he checks the account multiple times just in case it was one of his fans trolling him but clicking on the @ takes him back to your account so he gives in at some point

━━ he types out a normal, professional "thank you, i hope a time comes when we can collaborate" and "i look forward to more of your works" but he's still losing his shit.

━━ stays in his mind for at least a week.

━━ fans always bring up the fact that y'all never did end up collaborating.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ〔 ZHONGLI ━━ VAGO MUNDO 〕

━━ the public is very aware.

━━ he's never made an attempt to hide how he is a fan, not even the massive poster in his room or the little keychain that he hangs on his bag nor the red eyeliner belonging to a makeup brand that you became a brand embassador for, also now one of his favourite brands.

━━ so no one is really surprised when he talks about you or your upcoming work, what is kinda surprising is when he straight up says that he says you're his ideal type.

━━ not because it's shocking that you'd be anyone's ideal type but because they didn't expect the out of the blue question from host and it's even more mind boggling when the man doesn't even stutter nor even think before just saying your name.

━━ members are sat beside him literally losing their shit in both negative ( scandals and shit ) and positive ( it's fucking hilarious ) ways as he just blinks.

━━ he doesn't even look the slightest bit worried as he stares dead straight through the host's head.

━━ obviously scandals emerge, there are positive and negative reactions. some people suddenly realise how good you two would look together and others are mad you "stole" their man because we have delulus in all fandoms.

"So Zhongli," the host starts before clearing his throat, obviously a tad uncomfortable under the eldest member's sudden gaze, "who is your ideal type?" The members also seem curious, as they stop their interactions, staring over at their unusually emotionless member.

One member laughs, waving the question off as a joke and as a way to avoid any possible scandals, knowing that Zhongli wouldn't filter his words due to his lacking understanding of social cues. "C'mon, there's no way that he has an id━━"

"If I had to say, then [Name] suits my preferences." The member who tried to wave it off blinks, staring at Zhongli like he just murdered someone and other members laugh. The host seems pleasantly surprised, peering at the camera with a raised eyebrow and a certain look on his face. The entire studio never gets over it.

━━ it's brought to your attention on twitter because twitter is usually where shit goes down.

━━ you've always been aware that zhongli has been a fan but you've never been able to speak up about it due to your management.

━━ luckily for you, your contract with your previous strict company had ended just a while ago and under your new management, you were more free to do whatever you wanted.

━━ so obviously, you quote tweet the video, tag his account and say in a jokingly way that he should take you out on a date first.

━━ he doesn't publicly reply to your tweet because he already got in trouble with his management for answering such a risky question anyways and your tweet is a little too suggestive.

━━ but he also wants you to know he has seen the tweet. so his solution? to slip into your dms.

━━ and all of a sudden, the next time you're both seen together, you're besties? so people started connecting dots and shit, were they good at connecting them. moral of the story: never underestimate zhongli fans because collectively, they may be able to beat zhongli in an iq test.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ〔 XIAO ━━ CONQUEROR OF DEMONS 〕

━━ best believe this man got death threated or held at gunpoint into admitting you're his celebrity crush.

━━ or he didn't do it at all and his members confessed for him just to tease him.

━━ happens on a group live, members are just vibing.

━━ xiao is sat in the back somewhere, scrolling through his phone with his earphones in so he doesn't notice his members shifting the camera to him or jumps onto him whilst holding the camera.

━━ when he does notice though, he takes out his earbud and your song just blARES through his earphone and it's fucking loud.

━━ he immediately turns it down but his fellow member already has this shit eating grin on his face and jumps onto xiao, successfully grabbing his phone and showing the live of 100k+ people.

━━ his homescreen is one of those "boyfriend/girlfriend/partner material" lockscreens of you and it shows that your song had been playing.

━━ xiao literally attacks his members and grabs his phone back, walking off to escape the embarrassment but can hear the echoing laughter as he walks down the hallway and slams his door closed.

Xiao lets out a sudden 'oompf' when his members glomps right ontop of him, grinning widely as they held up a camera to show off themselves and Xiao. Glancing at the camera, Xiao takes off an earbud, freezing when a loud upbeat tune echoes throughout the open area. Xiao ignores the feeling of his face heating up and turns down the song, ignoring the obvious gleeful stare of his member.

Almost on instinct, he moves his phone away but curse his parents for their genes because all it takes is a little stretching for his member to have his greasy fingers all over his phone, ripping it out of his hands and immediately running away to shield themselves from the wrath of all 5" and a bit of Xiao. When they deem it safe, they click on the home button of the screen, grinning amused at the homescreen.

"Look at fanboy Xiao!" And just like that, Xiao's cold demeanour had been shatteres infront of a plethora of people.

━━ you find it one of the most endearing things ever.

━━ literally how could you not? you find pride in yourself to have such a popular member of an idol group enjoy your work and it helps gain a little more confidence in yourself.

━━ it's brought up on a talk show kinda casually where the host is one of your friends so they are slightly teasing you for it all the whilst remaining on the professional side.

━━ and it's obvious to say that you're embarrassed by the way you chuckle and mess with your fingers and hair, but you hold yourself together anyways and manage a sweet "thank you for the support" to xiao when the host asks if you wanted to say something in case he was watching.

━━ and the very next day, on xiao's official instagram, he has a signed album and poster of yours, tagged and everything.

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