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maebird-melody · 8 months

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Lies Sweet Like Poison

It’s been a week and I’m still thinking about the miraculous ladybug finale. Honestly, I was expecting to hate it. For a day or two after, I still wasn’t sure if I’d liked it. It was interesting, at least. Unexpected, certainly. But now I see the brilliance of how it played out. The longer I think about it, the more aware I become of the horrors of the situation Adrien and Marinette (and the whole world, really) are in, thanks to Monarch’s wish and the identity reveals between Agreste’s Monarch and Marinette’s Ladybug.

Yes, he cured Nathalie. Yes, he finally accepted that bringing his wife back was not what she would have wanted, and so he chose death instead. Which means he also abandoned his son in favor of his dead wife, leaving Adrien’s care in the hands of people who actually loved him. So, because Emilie loved her son—even though Monarch decided not to be a father to Adrien like she asked—for his wife’s sake, he’d see Adrien looked after. And as his final selfish request, he asked Marinette—the hero of the city, the girlfriend to his son, the girl who detests liars and everything they stand for—not to tell Adrien about his identity as Monarch.

Think about it for two seconds and you’ll see how this has set Adrien and Marinette down a path towards an even more tragic, doomed romance than they have ever faced before. Marinette knows now that Monarch was Adrien’s father. Ladybug knows now that Mr. Agreste was Monarch.

For Adrien, there are four distinct tragedies waiting to be unraveled:

First, that Chat Noir’s Cataclysm would have killed his father soon, even if he hadn’t traded his life for Nathalie’s.

Second, that Monarch was his father all along. The man who had terrorized the country, and even sometimes the world, was the closest remaining family he had in this world.

Third, that Ladybug lied to everyone about the nature of the battle with Monarch, resulting in not only him, but the entire city, celebrating and venerating the man who was in fact the villain of Paris.

And finally, that Marinette, who is Ladybug, lied to Adrien himself about his own father.

They are in an impossible situation.

For Marinette to tell Adrien what she knows is inconceivable. It would a) require her to reveal her secret identity and b) utterly destroy him. Marinette doesn’t want to destroy Adrien. She loves Adrien, and she can’t bear the thought of him shouldering the guilt of his father’s sins. She thinks she is doing him a kindness (we’ll get to that).

For Ladybug to tell Chat Noir, however… He’s her partner, the one she’s always fought alongside, and perhaps the only person in the world she could confide the truth in. She doesn’t know he’s the villain’s son. What harm could telling her partner do?

Which brings me to my next point:

Let’s not forget that the reason Ladybug and Chat Noir were keeping their identities secret from each other was so that Monarch couldn’t exploit them to find each other, akumatize them, and gain their miraculous. The danger of Monarch has passed. The worst case scenario—Monarch making his wish to reshape the world in his vision—has already come and gone. So what’s keeping them from sharing their secrets now? What’s keeping them from telling each other the truth behind the mask?

The butterfly miraculous is missing.

Unable to locate it in the wreckage after the battle, Ladybug has no choice but to assume the danger of akumatization is still out there. And so their identities must remain secret.

Meaning Ladybug cannot risk telling Chat Noir Monarch’s identity. What if Chat Noir cast his suspicion onto Adrien because of the missing butterfly miraculous? What if he suspects the son of taking on the father’s mantle? What if she has to explain that Mr. Agreste sacrificed himself because he was already dying of Chat Noir’s Cataclysm? The very thing she knows Chat has always feared doing to another human being. What if he became Chat Blanc because he learned the truth? Because Marinette still remembers that something happened with Chat Blanc, even if Chat doesn’t. And I think this is a big reason that she hesitates.

What gets me here is that, it doesn’t seem like Chat Noir has even asked about the identity of the man who ‘killed’ his father. Maybe it is enough for him that Monarch is gone, and he was never that close with his father anyways, so the loss is not so great as it could be. But there are doubtless some complex emotions at play surrounding the man who imprisoned and controlled him, who has been mythologized and memorialized. Even in death, he is still manipulating Adrien.

And that’s not even to mention that Tsurugi-san is still capitalizing on the myth of Mr. Agreste’s ‘heroic sacrifice!’ Even though the Alliance rings have been melted down to create his statue, the brand, and Mr. Agreste’s legacy, are still very much in play. This is nothing more than a temporary setback.

And Marinette. She who hates liars more than anything. She who buckled under the pressure of lying to Luka about her identity. Of lying to her friends, keeping secrets from Alya. She who could not abide the deceptions of Lyla Rossi. THAT MARINETTE, now has to lie to Adrien, her boyfriend, the object of her desire, not just about her identity as Ladybug, but now also about his identity as the son of a villain, about Monarch’s identity as his father.

This is the setup for painful realizations and heart break, no matter what.

If Adrien discovers the truth of Monarch’s identity on his own, will he doubt Ladybug’s integrity? Will he assume she knew and kept the truth from him, didn’t trust him? Or will he double down on his own self-doubt and self-loathing, see this as a black mark on his soul, assume Ladybug didn’t know. She can never know. She can never find out. She’ll never trust him again. Oh God, she’ll never trust the son of the greatest villain the world has ever seen. Can he even trust himself?

Nothing but paranoia and fear lies in that direction.

If Adrien learns that Ladybug knew all along, and didn’t tell him—mistrust, broken friendship, paranoia of a different kind lies down that path. If she lied about Monarch, what else has she lied about? Does she know he’s Mr. Agreste’s son? Is that why she didn’t tell him? Why didn’t Ladybug talk to him as Adrien about it? Why would she tell the entire world that his father was a hero?

Because the only one who could have told the press is Ladybug. No one else was present for the final confrontation. Unless the wish somehow wrote the narrative in the minds of the people that Mr. Agreste helped defeat Monarch, which I consider unlikely.

If Adrien learns that Ladybug is Marinette, he may be tempted to reveal his Chat Noir identity to her in turn. After all, they are dating. Wouldn’t it be unfair for him to know her secret and not the other way around? Besides, Monarch was defeated. Sure, the butterfly miraculous is still missing, but nothing bad has happened in months. They have a whole team of superheroes working with them now. Surely it is safe.

Imagine the guilt that would eat Marinette alive when Chat tells her his identity. The gut-punch to realizing she’s been lying to both of them about his father.

If Adrien learns that Ladybug is Marinette and that Monarch was his father…did his girlfriend know? Did she know all along that his father was a villain? Did she decide to date him just to keep an eye on him? Why did she lie to him? Couldn’t she trust him? Why would Marinette prop up his father, the man who made his life a living hell, the man who broke the world, as a hero?

Imagine the whole world finding out that Ladybug lied. That is a precarious place to be in when you’re put on a pedestal like Ladybug.

And the many number of ways these truths could come to light, in whatever combination, could have disastrous consequences of varying degree, depending on how they are revealed. (I won't even get into the implications of the rings, because this post is already too long, but if we can take the subtext of the show at face value, they add an extra layer of horror to this whole situation.)

Remember when I mentioned Marinette thinks she’s doing a kindness for Adrien? In reality, she is only doing what is easiest. If Adrien doesn’t know about Monarch’s identity, then he can live on in blissful ignorance. He can be happy. Isn’t it better for him, not knowing? It was his father’s dying wish, after all.

She is manipulating him just as Monarch did

Though in a different way and with different intentions. She isn’t trusting him, or the world, with bearing the truth.

And she is allowing doubts about the nature of his father’s character to creep in. Mr. Agreste has always been larger than life to Adrien, a controlling force too powerful to overcome until only very recently. When his control started slipping, his grip tightened, and he used a power we have only seen alluded to to control him. Then he even went so far as to imprison him, using him as little more than a prop for his brand, another cog in his dastardly scheme.

All of these truths, these glimpses at Mr. Agreste’s dark intentions, are cast in shadow by the massive, gleaming statue in the center of Paris. This monolith to a fabrication, to a false heroic sacrifice, bearing the figure of a misleading martyr. It muddles, obscures, hides. Adrien can no longer see that his father is not a great man, but rather a terrible one, unworthy of his admiration and love.

Marinette hasn’t freed him from his father’s influence by not sharing the truth; she has trapped him in a new gilded cage, built of pretty falsehoods made to keep him content. The lies seem sweet like honey, a balm to aid a suffering soul, to ease the loss of a loved one. But when swallowed, they become bitter like poison. And they will eventually take their toll.

I leave you with the words Adrien spoke to Marinette after she slipped his father’s rings onto his finger.

“When I’m with you, I feel so…free.”

To feel freedom and to actually have freedom are not the same. Only when he has the truth will he also finally have his freedom. But at what cost?

#long post #miraculous ladybug #ml re-creation #ml recreation #recreation spoilers #ml recreation spoilers #ml s5 finale #ml s5 finale spoilers #mae muses #I had a lot of thoughts #pardon the rambling #I stopped editing at a point #I don't write long posts very often but #here we are

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voidstilesplease · 2 years

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okay, so elite S4 is playing in the background while I'm working (on a weekend. fun 😒) and obv people are still frustrating the heck out of me (except rebe, cuz she's a 👑), and I love, love manu rios but patrick's gotta stop insinuating himself between ander and omar, like seriously. and I'm not gonna lie and say that I don't find him and ander physically hot together, because goodness gracious, but he's gotta s t o p. he's so intense. and that's not really a bad thing, except he's going after someone's who's in a relationship. and I know cheating is, like, normal *snort* in this show, but please. he can do better. (it's good that I know he'll find someone in S5 because I'm just about ready to combust by episode 3). but what I hate more, is that I find patrick and omar.... an attractive pair too?

like, I'm in episode 4 now, and I'm watching the scene after patrick collapses in the club and ander and omar bring him home. and omar takes care of him like he takes care of others. and it just makes me sad a little, when I remember what patrick said in episode 2. that he does want to find someone, but he thinks it's impossible, bec, idk, maybe due to his obsessive nature that drives away people...

the thing is... I think that's why he's so addicted to the idea of coming in between ander and omar is because he knows ander matches him physically, while omar matches him emotionally. he's an inner romantic, but he's too horny as well. if only there's someone who's compatible with him in both and who's single, it'll be perfect.

I know ivan comes along in S5, but this also makes me think of valerio, you know? where's he anyway. why don't they bring him back since he didn't go abroad at the end of s3 anyway. i'm just saying lol

#pardon the rambling #elite #elite s4 #manuriosmademedoit

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pianokantzart · 4 months

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I don't know anything abt super paper mario. But with the info i have gathered from youtube, tv tropes and fan comics. I made a headcanon abt mario and luigi's brotherly love being whst saves luigi from his apocalypse maiden fate

Gosh I wish I could find the text post that references this entire theory, but I love the idea that Luigi was technically fated to be this dark, apocalyptic "evil twin" type character, but isn't because... 1. He's too kindhearted by nature 2. The brotherly love between him and Mario is too strong to let that kindness get corrupted Luigi was captured by evil magikoopas as an infant (foiled by baby Mario's twin sense and desire to be reunited with his brother.)

Luigi is unwittingly drawn toward morbid forces dealing with ghosts and the paranormal (he uses the knowledge he gathers to save his brother.)

Depending on the canon, Luigi's is in an environment primed to propagate feelings of jealousy and resentment (he idolizes his brother too much to let it get to him.)

And, of course, let's not forget his apocalypse maiden status in Super Paper Mario (You can NOT tell me that Mario's love for Luigi didn't have an effect on the strength of those pure hearts.)

Like. Mmm YES! Defying the cruel laws of an unkind fate sheerly by the power of loving your sibling too hard? Accidentally denying your role as a dark god and a fearsome entity because you just want to go home and eat dinner with your brother?

Good stuff.

#askbox #anon #Mario #Luigi #Super Paper Mario #super mario bros #super mario brothers #pardon the rambling tangent but I really do love this concept so much

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carnivalcarriondiscarded · 8 months

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Of Finally after days I got Enough courage to say this...

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR ART!!

You are the First Welcome Home artist I followed And I Don't Regret it.

And now Laughingstock Lives in My Head 24/7

Annd the Way You draw Wally is just so...

I don't even know how to describe it!

Your Art brings me so Much Joy!!!

- Blue Anon 🫐

!!!! thank you so much!!! i'm happy to Provide! have a Wally scribble i have to almost completely redo <3

#barnaby's paw is. its broken #it doesnt look like it here but trust me it is his right hand where his left should be #i scribbled out barnaby and went Ah. Broke His Wrist #but anyway!!!#pardon all the spirals and hatches i needed to fill empty space #rambles from the bog #scribble salad #this ask made my night a whole lot better!!!#thank you for finding the courage! i know sending asks is scary as fuck #but im Yippee Yahoo Yippee Yahooing!!!#& im more than elated to Infect you with laughingstock disease <3 no one will escape <3

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1racoon7trenchcoats · 6 months

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The whole 'you look like that homeless guy' line in npmd is actually kinda horrifying to me

Prefacing this with I haven't paid much attention to the npmd discussion as a whole and that it's been forever since I've watched Time Bastard (I really should watch that again but holy shit)

Seeing this guy every day that you don't know is basically a fucked up version of your brother and just. Going On with your life. I don't think Ted remembered any of it but imagine also seeing your brother all the time and just not being able to know why you get the weird feeling that you know him. You ask him for change every day bc he has a bowtie so he must be rich and you feel like you've seen his face from more than just roaming around the streets and you feel like you've heard his voice but it is just a mosaic you can't think about right now because you need to find some roadkill for dinner.

And then suddenly he and his weeb are trying to pin a murder of a high school kid on you that you. Probably didn't do

#pardon me while i ramble #debating maintagging this bc im just tired lmao #but again pls correct me if i did a dumb #i need to rewatch time bastard but it WILL fuck me up and i will be thinking about it for days #anyway #how do i tag this #starkid #nerdy prudes must die #time bastard #insert the fucking McDonald's drive-thru meme here

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blighted-lights · 2 months

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as much as i joke about it, i do think that it is strange that ravage was simply allowed to remain on the lost light with zero restrictions or repercussions. ravage is an active decepticon who was spying on the crew for an extended period of time before forcibly being revealed. he is an active decepticon with the order to kill megatron, and he attacked megatron during the split lost light arc.

and then right when he appeared, they find a ship full of dead autobots, brainstorm is revealed to be a decepticon, and the universe almost crashes down around itself. ravage was not responsible for any of these events, but the timing of it is awful. you're telling me that the crew just passively accepted the fact that there is a "bad batch" of energon at swerves that knocks out everyone the instant they return to the lost light and ravage joins the crew? remember that the crew doesn't know the truth about brainstorm's timecase shenanigans. they believe that it's a bad engex batch at swerves that poisoned them. it would of been incredibly easy for people to point fingers at ravage.

it's just. so many events happen back to back and there is no suspicion on him? like. he Isn't Responsible. he isn't. but i feel like there should of been at least some sort of pushback from the crew. if they're upset with having megatron on their crew, then surely they'd also he upset that ravage was not only allowed to remain, but invited.

like im just! it's weird. it's weird to me.

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krk-wa · 26 days

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Since it was related with negativity because mention of depressed, i'll posted on here since this gonna gets drowned by my other reblogging stuff

It was supposed to be messy doodle but seems like i already get used with accidently lining than sketches, at the same time i drew sans only for cheering me up, so i did

This really wipe out my stressed during drawing, honestly 💙

#sansve arts #krk art #ramble #ack pardon cant draw fingers

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that-foul-legacy-lover · 11 months

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commence random rambling

i like to imagine that Childe has a phase in between his human form and Foul Legacy, where he’s mostly still humanoid but has traits of the Abyss here and there. it’s what happens when he wants to transform back to his human form, but doesn’t have enough energy to, so he gets stuck as neither Foul Legacy nor Childe. i also think this eventually becomes his base “human” form as the influence of the Abyss infects him more and more.

this “in between” form looks mostly like normal Childe, but with a few differences:

- he’s a bit taller than his human self - has a small pair of red horns on his head - the scelera of his eyes are black (he’s actually blind in one of them) - fangs. sharp teef - claw-like nails - can speak, but it’s interspersed with hisses and growls - bits of purple and black armor peek out from underneath his skin, most of all on his cheeks - his hair has white tips - pointed ears

this form isn’t as difficult to maintain as his full human form, so before Childe falls entirely to Foul Legacy, he uses it to tell you that he loves you, and to kiss you, and to tell you that he’s so sorry for always being away on business, hugging you tightly before his strength falters and he returns to being a monster once again.

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sunstone-smiles · 2 months

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My first perfect expedition with him and this is the first thing he says-

*Places the switch down and breathes in*

I needed a moment

#Sunstone speaks #Pardon Sunstone's ramble #I've been waiting a WEEK to post this #School has kept me busyyyy #But I got to play Fire Emblem for an assignment and write a paper on how the FE fandom has impacted me so that was cool!#Also: I'll be sharing a some doodles/ drawings near the end of this week #I didn't think I would share them at first (since they were more for me Lol) but my friends suggested I share them!#And I was debating on it anyway Lol #P.S: I may or may not have gotten a new idea for a fic with Hubert because of this expedition-#fire emblem #fire emblem three hopes #hubert von vestra

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multishipper33 · 4 months

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This is the one and only reason I am considering getting Twitter. It’s the cubito ccs and their unhinged tweets. No, I am not calling Twitter X. Just- no.

#maddie’s rambles #hermitcraft #hermitblr #hermitshipping #docm77 #rendog #rendoc #gahhhh-#Mr. seventy-seven #i beg your finest pardon #because. what in the name of kar’iad is this post.#there is something wrong with him #scratch that #there is something wrong with me

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sloilan · 25 days

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I want to rate the silly ships like people have been doing so I will (my memory of them in canon is so bad)

Percabeth: 9/10

by far one of the best ships in pjo, but there are times where the "tough love" is just too tough for me

Jiper/Jasper: 3/10

I don't remember much about this ship at all but it was a little cute? It did feel very fabricated with it being forced by Hera & I found Piper's heart eyes at Jason 24/7 annoying as hell-

Frazel: 4/10

it was cute, but that could just be the characters lol I wish we saw them more developing their crushes on each other instead of Percy showing up and being like "oh these guys like each other lol"

I don't like the age gap at all tho, it might just be like 2-3 years but when you're a teen that's a BEEG difference in brain development and maturity levels etc.

Caleo: -100/10

no, just no. I can not even begin to explain why it is so bad and toxic. Richardio really saw Percabeth pop off and was like "let me do that again!" and made the most toxic ship i could find fr. Me and my homies hate Calypso frfr. Even if all their interactions were rewritten so that Calypso isn't constantly talking over and shutting down anything and everything Leo does I dislike it still because it just plays into the damsel in distress x savior knight which i do not like at allll

Solangelo: 1/10

they had slight potential in blood of olympus (and that's me being nice) but otherwise everything after that just felt so stale, fake, cringey, and toxic.

Will's character lacks,,, well, character. If you want to construct a relationship with characters you need them to be people in the first place- and not just a "__'s boyfriend!"

It also just feels like those 13 yr olds in school that are so obnoxiously lovey in class and then they break up after a week you know what i mean? I have more to say but these are getting long-

Solangelo (in fanon): 8/10

Hell yeah. Most of the fan content ive seen from solangelo has been DRASTICALLY better than canon, they actually make Will feel more like a concrete person, they give proper chemistry/shared interests to him & Nico, and overall it just flows better? Idk (big fan of when people make Will freakier than Nico, my favorite flavor of Will)

Pernico: 2/10

I can see it? But I don't like it. They have so much built up miscommunication and bad memories from each other (Percy literally tried to strangle Nico to death) also the same with Frazel; I don't like the age gaps while theyre teens

Jasico: 8/10

I get this one, but I really see them as more like besties, so I don't partake in it too much. Otherwise it's great.

Valdangelo: 10/10

I am biased, but good looorrrd the potential :(( the similarities of them, both being the outcasts and just heguehfh i love them

Valgrace: 8/10

same as Jasico, i see them as bros way too much but I don't deny it's a banger ship too.

Shelper: 1/10

I feel the same way with this as i do Solangelo, there's no character for Shel, it's just Piper and "Piper's gf!!" Rick is so bad at writing queer rep, he just picks main characters and slaps a random blank slate character onto their side and thinks he ate, but he's just desperate for queer brownie points.

Feirrochase: 10/10

I DON'T REMEMBER THEM BUT I LOVE THEM!!

#pjo #percabeth #jiper #frazel #caleo #solangelo #pernico #jasico #valdangelo #valgrace #shelper #fierrochase #crit #slo rambles #pardon me if i lied my memory is bad 💔 i havent read these books in 5 years

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ibrithir-was-here · 4 days

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Um, medical side of Tumblr, weird question. But does any one have any experience where they've been able, just by thinking, no other outer stimulus, to make themself feel cold, followed right after by a warm sort of tingling rush all over, mostly centered in the chest?

I kinda started doing it as like, a coping mechanism to feel better during depression cuz the warmth would feel good, but it has occurred to me that perhaps I should...not be doing that...if its gonna like, affect my heart or something :s

#is this normal?#is it bad???#have I given myself circulation problems???#medical question #medical tumblr #does anyone else do this #or have experience with it?#(pardon my rambling its midnight and I can't sleep :p )

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pianokantzart · 7 months

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When I was younger the first exposure I have ever had to anything Mario related was the 1993 Super Mario Bros. Movie. I don't know why, my family is more of a movie family than a gaming family, especially back then. So I grew up thinking that there was an age difference between the two characters, mainly because they don't look too much alike as well.

And then in the year of 2023, low and behold, I find out that they're twins. It shook me to my core. But them being twins that aren't Identical makes it even better.

I'll admit, I never really got really invested in the Mario characters until the new movie came out and the bromance hooked its claws into my brain. Until then I was vaguely aware that Mario and Luigi were twins... but it really didn't matter to me? I just liked the colorful worlds of Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 and decimating my siblings in Mario Kart. As a kid, my siblings and I shared a wii, so aside from Super Paper Mario I never really got to see any characterization like they had on the DS Mario and Luigi games. I just enjoyed the gameplay.

Now that I'm actually deep into the fandom and the lore, I gotta admit my personal favorite interpretation is that of the slight age gap, like in the Super Mario Brothers Super Show.

But I digress... having watched the 1993 movie, I won't deny I developed a bit of a soft spot for the 15+ year age gap too.

Luigi having never known anyone in his family besides Mario? Mario raising his little brother the best he can despite being an impoverished blue collar worker? Them being the only family they have left in the world? The way Luigi's an impulsive young man and Mario– despite being a bit rough around the edges– is a kindly, protective father figure with a heart of gold? The wingmanning? The quips back and forth?

Like, dang dude, I know that the production was a nightmare and the film has little to do with the world the videogames created, but the cool grungy aesthetic and the 10/10 familial relationship really carried the movie. I wouldn't mind a sequel just to see more of that version of the Mario Luigi dynamic.

#mario movie #mario movie 1993 #super Mario Brothers #Mario #Luigi #pardon me for rambling a bit #I still prefer the twins over the large age gap BUT as an AU it has a special place in my heart #'two run-of-the-mill dudes thrown against impossible odds #who succeed thanks to their strong sense of morality and love for each other' is the theme that's most important to me

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killerpancakeburger · 7 months

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My feelings towards Gwen and Pavitr at the end of ASTV:

#pardon me for not being good at photoshop ok #rambling into the void #gwen stacy #pavitr prabhakar #atsv #across the spiderverse #spider man: across the spider verse #mine

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momentomori24 · 21 days

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Does anyone think about how isolated Fubuki might feel being the only one to keep her memories after rewinding time? Considering the amount of trouble she gets herself into or gets dragged into, ranging from relatively harmless to downright dangerous, how many times did she have to turn back time to save herself or someone else? She can get hurt or find herself in deadly danger, and while her powers can erase that ever having truly happened, they can't erase her memories. Someone could be injured or die on her watch and then just walk and talk to her like nothing ever happened, but she'd still remember. And that's the worst part: she remembers what happened, actually experienced it herself, but it never really happened. Not as far as anyone else is concerned. While she lives with whatever trauma she endured, everyone else remains completely indifferent and the world continues on the same. How alone do you feel living like that?

And it's not even like this all could've just happened before she arrived in Kanai Ward. She literally deals with this a bunch of times in the game. Whenever Yuma screws up in Chapter 3, Yakou being stabbed by the hitman in Chapter 4, that guy that fell from the casino in her DLC-- she has go back to prevent tragedy over and over again, and she only manages to save two of three people mentioned in the end. She had to live through watching Yakou dying, bleeding out on that floor twice, unable to do anything about it twice. Not to mention god knows how many times Yuma almost got them run over or blown into bits when failing to disable the bombs or caught by peacekeepers. Not to mention the two times the casino guy died on her before she unintentionally saved his life (by having him crash land onto her taxi which is already scary enough).

All this would be fucked up on its own, but her really spotty memory isn't doing her any favours at all (hell, her Forte might even be part of the reason she's as scatter-brained as she is). It kinda makes me wonder how she differentiates between what truly happened and what happened before she rewinded time (so what technically didn't happened). If she even can, that is. I would've loved to see a throwaway scene where she randomly mentions something that that only she knows happened or perfectly predicts the very near future only for someone to be like "wtf are you talking about" and brushing it off as typical Fubuki weirdness as a little hint of her Forte before its actual reveal.

Fubuki is pretty strong to deal with all the shit that gets thrown at her and still choose to be as happy and compassionate and optimistic as she is, but I'm so glad she had Yuma to lean on and didn't have to shoulder that burden of knowledge and the physical strain alone, even if it was only for a while. She deserves to finally confide in someone and some mental relief after all the times she didn't have anyone, I think. Her ability may be the most OP one out of everyone, but it's a blessing as much as it is a curse.

#master detective archives: rain code #rain code #fubuki clockford #just thinking about her today #i just love fubuki and the angst potential with her is very tempting to explore #i have this short comic in my head where yuma ends up getting shot by a peacekeeper and she has to rewind time and live the trauma of it #but i do not have the artistic skill to pull that off unfortunately for me and fortunately for her #and like i said i love her and she's a sweetheart so i want to be nice to her. for now #anyway just food for thought. i wish the game or at least her dlc touched more on the horror aspect of her forte #or her struggles to navigate having as much power as she does and the consequences of it all #momento rambles #pardon any potential typos #i'm tired so i hope this makes sense

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