#ro: k

[kalorphic]

Forget the playful smacking after my MC tackle-hugs K - she probably gonna be ugly-sobbing because of how worried she was and how relieved she is to find K alive.

...Sorry for piling on more K...but don't worry!! After you finish drying the tears that you and the higher-ups caused you alone will get ALL the kisses don't worry!! ;)

“I’m sorry, love,” K murmurs as you bury your face further into their chest/neck and try to calm yourself down. “I’m so sorry.”

Once, you manage to stop crying, they gently pull you away so they can see your face. A small, but sad smile graces their lips as their eyes take you in, and a swipe of their thumb under your eye wipes away the lone tear that had escaped. Then they tug you back in to place a kiss on your forehead. You hold on to them, eyes falling closed as you just feel them.

They’re alive, you tell yourself. They’re here with you, where they belong.

#ask #ro: k

[lsdl-if]

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Author's Note: This is my first interactive fiction and it's still in very early development, so I don't have a set date for release lol. Also, I accept all asks, even NSFW and whatnot.

The Story

You were born and raised in Vicara, Texas, a small town in the North. You'd lived on a ranch and worked with livestock for all your life before deciding to put your scholarship to use and travel out-of-state for university.

A few months after graduation and days before you were planning a temporary visit to your parents, your father called to inform you of your mother's passing. After that, you decided to make your visit permanent, hoping you and your father could help each other through the worst of it.

Reunite with old friends and connect with new ones to make your return to Texas a memorable one.

Features

Choose your gender (M,F,NB), as well as the option to be trans.

Tend a farm, hang with cows, and ride horses! (You even get to name some of them)

Form strong friendships and even fall in love ;)

Deal with the good, the bad, and the ugly.

The ROs

The Ranch Hand, Hudson Reeves [M] | 24 years old

Your father's righthand man, despite their questionable age difference. Your father had spoken of hiring Hudson before your mom died, commending his knowledge of animals and farming. Aside from this, he's a gentleman with looks that can kill, causing men and women alike to blush when he flashes his kind smile.

The Childhood Friend, Colten/Colette Brookes [M,F] | 22 years old

Cole's been your best friend for as long as you two can remember, though you don't remember why. Maybe it's because they can light up a room just by walking in or 'cause they can whip up a mean cobbler. Whatever it is, you two are still birds of a feather.

The Barkeep, Diego/Daniella Gomez [M,F] | 25 years old

A flirtatious and charming bartender who seems to take an immediate interest in you. They moved over from Arizona just a year ago with nothing but a suitcase and some cash. Many of the townfolk reckon they're a nut, but you're determined to crack through that shell.

The Mechanic, Kelly/Kendrick Hoffman [M,F] | 22 years old

They don’t want anything to do with you anymore, suspecting you became nothing but a city slicker in the years you'd been gone. You keep managing to bump into them, though, and you can't tell whether you're grating their nerves or softening them back up.

Special Route: You can choose to have been friends or lovers with K.

#interactive fiction #trans inclusive #slice of life #lgbtq #choicescript #ro: hudson #ro: cole #ro: gomez #ro: k

[art-ro-vert]

That’s a scene from this fic!

It made me laugh so hard, I had to draw it 😂

#spirk #spirk fanart #spirk fic #spock/kirk #spock #james t kirk #jim kirk #nyota uhura #star trek #spirk comics #s/k #art ro vert

[rosesundae]

A massive werewolf thrusting into me but they can’t get the knot in immediately so it keeps hitting my clit and makes me overstimulated 😵‍💫

#nsft #monster fucker #werewolf nsft #br33dable #cnc k!nk #tw monsterfucking #werewolf fucker #kn0tting #kn0t m3 #ro rambling

[midnight-in-town]

Let's talk about the "Fenian brotherhood" theory !! :D

Firstly, in case you don't know about it, please go read the theory that our!Ciel's birth name might be Fenian/Fionn/Finnian by @azuresins. It is incredibly relevant to what I'm about to explain next !

TBH, I don't really care about discovering our!Ciel's birth name. However, I truly enjoy this theory and I think it makes a lot of sense, because I absolutely agree with the idea of Vincent supporting (secretly or not) Irish independence, turning him into a political enemy of Queen Victoria...

...which could be very much why he ended up dead.

This theory comes from a private convo with my friend, @dorkshadows and I'll sum up their thoughts (and some of mine) below the cut !

First of all, while we think Claudia, Vincent's predecessor, may have been a personal enemy of Victoria because of whatever happened when Albert died in 1861, Vincent strikes us more as a political enemy precisely because of Brown's comment in ch108.

After all, if our!Ciel, who just managed to thwart their plans of getting the sulin gas, is "more like his father everyday", then it makes sense that Vincent "got in the way" of some of Victoria & JB's war/political plans too. >_>

Now, about the Fenian Cycle book: it was an important symbol for Irish independence and the Fenian Brotherhood that started in the 19th century before it got dissolved in 1880. To quote Wikipedia:

"The Fenian Brotherhood traced their origins back to 1790s, in the rebellion, seeking an end to British rule in Ireland initially for self-government and then the establishment of an Irish Republic. The rebellion was suppressed, but the principles of the United Irishmen were to have a powerful influence on the course of Irish history."

But how would Vincent even get involved with it and why?

In the theory that OC's name is Fenian/Finnian, @azuresins mentioned that maybe it's all related to Cedric K. Ros having Celtic origins. Since we do have one sketch by Yana of one twin bringing the Fenian Cycle book to the Undertaker (the most likely candidate for Cedric K. Ros)...

...it might indeed be a partial answer.

There is another possibility though, entirely thought by @dorkshadows, which is that Rachel (and Ann) might have been of Irish origins too.

After all, a common stereotype for Irish people in many stories is red hair and it's hard to forget that it was a very distinctive characteristic of Ann, Rachel's sister !

In fact, one of their first interactions is Vincent telling Ann to be proud of that hair, which we were told she inherited from her dad, the twins' maternal grandfather.

So Vincent might have not just been talking about Ann's hair color in that scene, but more specifically about her taking more pride in her Irish origins. Obviously though, Dalles/Durless aren't very Irish names, but it is possible that their original family name got anglicized into a more traditionally English name.

In any case, Vincent met Rachel and Ann after already knowing their father :

So it's possible that Vincent was, as the Watchdog, investigating Lord Durless as a nobleman with Irish lineage and possible ally of the Fenian Brotherhood. After all, to quote this article, "the Fenians in England and the British Empire were a major threat to political stability". Then Vincent met and fell in love with Rachel, thus deciding to support the Brotherhood instead.

I'd add that Vincent supporting such a cause simply makes sense, considering that the Phantomhive family, too, might have been burdened by the Watchdog's duty generations ago, because of their "different" lineage (full theory here). On top of that, if you add the possibility that Cedric/UT also was of Celtic origins (many decades or centuries ago) and that Vincent knew Claudia's death was Victoria's fault, it only makes sense that he'd eventually politically antagonize the Queen (both for his parents' sake and for Rachel's).

@dorkshadows also pointed out that, to this day, we don't know if the twins' maternal grandfather is alive or dead in canon : he was important enough to be mentioned in Red's flashback but has been missing from the narrative ever since. Timeline-wise, he could be dead, especially since we never saw him in the Blue Memory arc (our!Ciel's flasback), but we never know with Yana (look at Claudia being hinted in panels ever since the circus arc and probably being incredibly relevant), so it's worth keeping in mind.

Then, moving on to ch132 we know that, when the twins were born, Rachel is the one who named them.

Coincidentally (read: it's probably not a coincidence xD), ch132 had the cover with Vincent reading the Fenian Cycle book to the twins and it's also the chapter in which Vicar Rathbone casually says that one twin/both twins (it's deliberately ambiguous in Japanese) have a name that is "rare for England" :

Many fans, myself included, thought that "Ciel" was the name being discussed there, but maybe they were actually talking about our!Ciel's celtic birth name ! To quote @azuresins, in that case that'd basically mean that, in that scene above, "Vincent said to an ENGLISH PRIEST [...] that people of Celtic origin deserved freedom, and to be treated better and that it probably was soon to come".

No wonder that Vicar Rathbone would immediately change the topic lmao ! xD

Vicar Rathbone be like

It is also very meaningful that Rachel decided to give the "Fionn/Fenian/Finnian" name to our!Ciel ("the spare"), as if to emphasize that he was free to make his own path in life, as the second son, unburdened by earldom. Choosing such a meaningful name might even be a parallel to Vincent's own situation with Frances as his spare, since both also have names with a meaning relating to victory and freedom.

Another important detail, as @azuresins already explained here, is that Fenian Cycle is also a tale of revenge and that our!Ciel parallels Fionn big deal, making it all even more relevant. And maybe Yana left other hints in her artworks too...

Finally, historically the Fenian Brotherhood officially got dissolved around 1880 (the twins were 5 years old), but it's always possible that, in Kuroverse, Vincent managed to make it thrive secretly as the Watchdog. The Fenian Brotherhood caused several incidents, including after 1880 (they assassinated a British Chief Secretary in 1882), so it wouldn't be impossible that the Queen eventually found out that Vincent didn't properly take care of them, because he was supporting them.

And when she found out? Well, she branded Vincent a political enemy and we know the rest (the household was massacred in 1885 and the killer most likely received help from real!Ciel, more details in the real!Ciel mastermind theory hehe).

The idea that Vincent ultimately became a political enemy of Victoria because he fell in love with Rachel makes their death...

...even more emotional to me, since Rachel probably died trying to protect Vincent. T_T

TL;DR that's the Fenian Brotherhood theory: because they supported an Irish rebellious group that wanted freedom, Vincent & Rachel were branded political enemies of Victoria and she & JB plotted their deaths, which led in happenstance to the RCMT.

(friendly reminder that the twins are 7, when Vincent asked Dee to look after them should he die)

I hope it was clear ! Thanks for reading. :))

#kuroshitsuji #vincent phantomhive #ciel phantomhive #rachel phantomhive #angelina durless #madam red #cedric k. ros #finnian #kuro132 #fenian brotherhood theory #ciel's real name #kuroshitsuji theory #dorkshadows #my analysis #blue memory arc

[liusia-piu]

#undertaker is cedric theory #best babysitter #black butler fanart #black butler undertaker #black butler #kuroshitsuji undertaker #cedric k ros #kuroshitsuji ciel #undertaker is Cedric #vincent phantomhive #sketch #art #artists on tumblr #арткозацтво #digital aritst #digital drawing #fanart

[tag-if]

RO's react to MC saying "I can hold the whole world with the palm of my hands" and then cups the RO's face with their hands. Maybe even a peck on the nose right after.

AWW that's so me actually

A. Bellefleur; Laughs bashfully, peppering your face with kisses in return, they say nothing but you can tell they're delighted. They return the favour a day later, doing the exact same to you when you aren't paying attention.

K. Valiev; "Really, cherub? For you are my whole universe, so I'm not sure that quite makes sense." They tease lightly, pressing a light kiss to your nose, though you notice they are leaning heavily into your touch.

A. Caras; "You're an idiot." There is no bite to their words, and they very gently pinch your cheeks. When you turn to go back to what you were doing, you notice a small smile on their face.

T. Bellefleur; "Your whole world? Bold words, munchkin, bold words." They turn their head and nip at your fingers, taking advantage of your surprise to drape themself over you and smother you in kisses.

M. Serrel; They seem to be lost for words, for a moment, their usual smooth façade crumbling momentarily in place of a surprised giggle and a red face. They recover quickly, however, scooping you up and twirling you round delightedly.

#tag-if #the advisor's game #twine wip #ro ask #ro; a. bellefleur #ro; k. valiev #ro; a. caras #ro; t. bellefleur #ro; m. serrel #cute omg #caras and t.b are fighting the squealing #its internal #trust me #i made them #i know akdhs

[abybweisse]

Why I think Undertaker has to be Cedric, revisited

At this point in the series, I'm a bit surprised how many in the fandom not just don't see him as Cedric K. Ros-- but actually rail against the idea.

So, here's a long, somewhat thorough overview of the situational and physical clues that he's Cedric, the father of Vincent and Francis/Frances.

Situational hints

How he cries over the details of Vincent's death. Not just that he died but what became of his remains. I'd cry over my dead son, too, especially if I had the ability to reanimate corpses but his body was destroyed by fire so that I couldn't do that. Let alone the fact his cinematic records were destroyed, so I not only couldn't make a bizarre doll of him, but I couldn't even review his memories to see what happened right before he died. This ties in with what he later says about not wanting to lose any more Phantomhives. But it strongly suggests that whoever set the fire did so specifically to thwart the efforts of a grim reaper. Whoever did that either knew Undertaker was a reaper or was at least following the instructions of someone who knew.

The whole not wanting to lose more Phantomhives thing. Claudia/Cloudia is gone, and so is Vincent. Reanimating real Ciel is the best he can do to not let the older twin go. He tried to destroy Sebastian to release our earl "Ciel" from their demon contract and might try again. Makes you wonder just how many Phantomhives he's really lost already. As well as where others might still be alive. What exactly was his business in France? 🤔

Even his odd comment to our earl (before the attack) that he wasn't sure which twin this was... but that it didn't matter because they were both Phantomhives. Instead of seeing an heir and a spare, he saw them equally. At least he did then. I suspect he now sees our earl as a spare soul... or conversely sees real Ciel as a spare body. I guess both could be true, making them still essentially equal in his eyes. Again, this could be another attempt to save our earl from Sebastian. By putting our earl's soul into the unmarked body of real Ciel, that might void the contract... unless the seal on our earl's eye also somehow affected his soul. 🤔 Anyway. I digress, since that gets into a separate theory discussion.

Standing in to help young Mr. Pitt take a photo of the twins. That's right after telling our earl it doesn't matter which twin he is. Then the other twin and Mr. Pitt arrive, the latter holding a new camera. It's odd that Mr. Pitt would ask a non-relative of the kids (besides a nanny) to help stage the photo, though Pitt is perhaps the non-traditionalist anyway. Undertaker seems like he's shocked to be asked, but he also seems amused. Mr. Pitt likely doesn't even suspect Undertaker is the twins' paternal grandfather, otherwise he might have seen it as a scoop, á la "LOWLY UNDERTAKER IS SIRE TO PROMINENT NOBLE FAMILY" or something equally scandalous. Because undertakers were considered low class citizens. So, Undertaker acts shocked but complies with giddy delight. By asking Undertaker to help stage the photo, he has likely, unwittingly asked a relative of the boys, which would be considered completely appropriate for the time period.

How he treats the Midfords. He recognizes Lizzie's talents and skill with a sword, otherwise he wouldn't have wanted her at Sphere Music Hall as a protector of the lords of the stars, while he kept them and Blavat hidden away. So he probably had Blavat bring her into the cult. Undertaker might see some of himself in Lizzie, but he definitely sees it in Frances/Francis, and I don't just mean physically. Both women fight in a similar manner as he does: highly skillful and graceful. Idk what he thinks of Edward, but I know he got a great laugh from watching the Phantom Five (including Edward) perform onstage. He doesn't interact much, if at all, with Alexis, who isn't a Phantomhive.

What he says to Francis/Frances, as well as how she responds. Again, he hardly acknowledges Alexis' existence, but Undertaker speaks directly with "Lady Phantomhive". That's really important because she's married into the Midford family and hasn't gone by her maiden name in many years. As long as Edward is old plus at least a bit longer, since she strikes me as too proper for a shotgun wedding, even if she weren't a noble. So, he sets her apart from her husband because she was born a Phantomhive. He doesn't want to lose her, either, because she is her mother's daughter. Then, when she nervously states he hasn't changed in roughly four years, he pokes fun at the fact he hasn't changed in a much longer time frame. He says her birth, over 30 years ago, seems like just yesterday. She's sweating bullets, and it's not just his creepy vibes. She knows he means it -- that 30-some-odd years is nothing to him... and that he very specifically recalls her birth. I'm pretty sure she knows he's her father, and she's horribly embarrassed by the fact. Alexis doesn't have a clue about it, and she'd rather keep it that way. But what he says strongly implies that he was present at her birth. Maybe down the hall, like Vincent was when his sons were born, but there... and just as anxious and excited and proud.

How the years for Cedric's birth and death dates are hidden by a speech bubble. Cloudia/Claudia's dates are fully shown because she's a regular human being. Well... a human, anyway. But if Undertaker is Cedric, then the birth and death dates for him would be from when he was a human, before he committed suicide and was sentenced to serve out his punishment as a reaper. That death date could be decades or even centuries before Cloudia/Claudia was even born. Remember that this family tree isn't one prepared by humans; it's part of the dossier that the German reapers have for our earl. The focus is purely biological ancestry, not marriages. Cloudia/Claudia and Cedric don't have to be married to be on this family tree; he is biologically the father of both Vincent and Francis/Frances.

Physical hints

He looks a lot like Francis/Frances and Edward. And Yana-san tweeted years ago that Francis and Edward look like Cedric. Here's a comparison between Edward and Undertaker. Here's one between Francis/Frances and Undertaker.

The place on his right where his hair has a long braid seems to match up with Lizzie's and Francis/Frances' right side locks that tend to stick out. He's got it tucked behind his right ear, but the braid might originate from the same spot. If Lizzie and her mother pushed those locks back, behind their right ears, the placement would be the same as Undertaker's braid.

He has the exact same baby hairs at the nape of his neck as Lizzie and Francis/Frances. They might be a bit shorter, but they are definitely there. Here's an old post about it. Edward possibly does, too, and we could tell if his hair was grown out and pulled up, but his hair is short and a bit shaggy on the nape of his neck, so we can't be sure.

#black butler #kuroshitsuji #undertaker #frances midford #francis midford #lizzie midford #elizabeth midford #edward midford #cedric k ros #cedric k. ros #undertaker is cedric theory #baby hair #braid #locks of hair #comparison #observation #thoughts #theories #vincent phantomhive #may 11 2023 #long reads #long post #i started this post months ago lol

[bibyshitsuji24k]

Undertaker cosplaying Undertaker [wwe]

#black butler #kuroshitsuji #undertaker #black butler undertaker #UT #yana toboso #cedric k ros #??? #black butler meme #kuroshitsuji ut #kuroshitsuji undertaker #both characters came out from a coffin people #thats canon #yana told me #oh #can you please give me a like on Instagram? i started a new account called bibyshitsuji_24k uwu if you post kuro I'll follow you back!

[ignotarts]

🤔

"Phantomhive Family"

#kuroshitsuji fanart #kuroshitsuji #black butler #cedric k ros #claudia phantomhive #vincent phantomhive #Frances midford #Frances phantomhive #undertaker black butler #undertaker kuroshitsuji

[kalorphic]

Hi! Can I ask how the novaturient ros in crushing stage would react to getting caught under the mistletoe with mc 🥰

Hello lovely! This is a very cute question <3 I’ve done this in the relationship stage.

K: would be completely flustered, eyes darting around to make a note of anyone watching. However, it wouldn’t take long for that possessive part of them to decide that this presents a great opportunity. They would (gently) grip the back of your neck and drag you in for a deep and languid kiss, before nipping at your bottom lip as they pull away. “…you’re so perfect.”

A: would laugh, before silently asking you if you’re okay with this. If you signalled yes, they’d slide their hands to your back and tug you closer into a sweet kiss. Once free of the mistletoe, they’d keep you close to press more kisses over your face. “Just proving that no excuses are needed for me to kiss you.”

Reese: would have a mischievous glint in their eyes. They’d lean towards you and then stop, tilting their head as if they’re pondering actually kissing you. Reese would then pull away as if to keep you both trapped there. It would probably get to the point where you’d get so annoyed that you’d yank them into a kiss yourself, which you quickly realise was their plan all along when you pull away to them grinning at you. “You wanna kiss me so bad…”

Luisa: would heave a sigh. She thinks this tradition is pretty stupid, but she’d feel bad if she saw the disappointed look on the mc’s face. Luisa would tilt your face towards her and press a chaste, but oh-so-loving kiss against your lips. “Only for you.”

Cody: would give you a cheeky grin. If they knew that you were okay with it, they’d 100% put on a show for anyone watching. Their hands would be tangled in your hair/digging into your scalp as they devoured your lips. When they let you back away for air, they’d still be grinning. “Aren’t you lucky you got caught under here with me.”

Noah: would be utterly ecstatic, pulling you in a little too quickly and making you practically crash into their chest. They’d apologise and press a quick kiss to your cheek, before freezing and pulling back to start yelling about how that didn’t count. They’d frame your face with their hands, and catch your lips in a kiss long enough to have you gasping for breath when they let you up for air. “You know, I’m not sure that one counted either.”

#ask #all ros #ro: k #ro: a #ro: reese #ro: luisa #ro: cody #ro: noah #I know it’s no longer Christmas but shush

[lsdl-if]

can we get a *vague* description of what to expect on each route?

Ofc!

Hudson's route is probably the slowest, especially if you’re a man. It's hard to get him to open up and be vulnerable and he has loads of internalized homophobia, but the end justifies the means.

Cole is the classic childhood friends to lovers. It's gentle and quick with really no angst.

Gomez' route can start off as a friends-with-benefits situation, if that's what you choose, but it won't really speed anything up. It's one of those things where they can love you to death but are scared of connecting and abandonment.

K is a hard nut to crack, especially with the grudge they hold against MC. Their route is slow as well.

#ro: hudson #ro: cole #ro: gomez #ro: k #sorry for the radio silence btw ive been busy (and forgot my email password😭😭)

[art-ro-vert]

🔥 Version for grown-ups here!

Spock is trying to look unaffected (he fails of course). Jim is just fighting for his life!

Bones… well, Bones is not excited to be the only sane person on the ship…

I could not finish the thing for a month 😅

During this time I got married, my whole team at work got fired except me, and I finally learned to play D&D.

#spirk #spirk comics #spirk fanart #spirk art #mr spock #spock #james t kirk #jim kirk #bones mccoy #dr mccoy #star trek #art ro vert #s/k #spock/kirk

[limerenceif]

what movie genre/character trope are the ROs most known for before their upcoming romance film?

inbox: open

ohh! good question

A is mostly known for romance, mysteries, and musicals.

This will be C's first movie in general, but they're very well known for their horror, psychological, and thriller/melodrama shows (think of mike flanagan).

And K is the type of actor you see in the most random productions ever where you're like 'wait... is that who i think it is?' but their most popular genres are comdey, action, and they love to work with indie companies that have absolutely no budget

#RO questions #limerence if #K can get offered a check of about 5 dollars and a role on some backwater kids show and still be happy as a clam #mobile answered #queue bcuz i answered this at like 4am #curious anon

[evertidings]

how would the RO's feel if the MC said "why did the drug dealer have to be so hot-"

(A: wtf-

the others: ???)

(Assuming A or the MC told the other RO's about the drug dealer)

Rylan would probably be like "so i have competition-"

i actually find it so funny that so many of you found this unnamed drug dealer hot. like. i know this isn’t answering the question but pls-

#ask #all the ros would just stare btw #blane would ask if the hunter hit their head #k would ask how they got the job

[tag-if]

Might as well send an absolute classic RO ask!

How would the RO's react to MC that occasionally kisses RO every time they leave for somethin and then MC just forgets one time?

AW that's such a cute little routine, okay!

[under the cut!]

A. Bellefleur; Would probably follow MC to the door, and out the door if needs be, pouting all the while and whining about how they missed a step before leaving. If they do manage to follow MC out, you can guarantee they've forgotten their keys, MC will have to let them back into the house (they are very sheepish and throw in an extra kiss for good measure).

K. Valiev; Would catch MC before they leave and press a gentle kiss to their forehead, light-heartedly chiding them about forgetting. Over the next couple of days they might teasingly remind MC, you know, 'just in case'.

A. Caras; Probably wouldn't notice, consciously, but they know all day that just something is off, and they head to work feeling odd. When they both get home in the evening, and they see MC, it will finally click, and they will grumble quietly about a 'ruined day' over something 'so stupid'. You find them waiting at the door for their kiss for the next few days.

T. Bellefleur; They're surprised by how much it bothers them, once they notice. They don't mention it all day, until you're both done for the evening, where they casually bring up that they missed your 'silly' routine and that you 'better not forget it again'. There is an odd level of (mostly concealed) anxiety to the jab, and they on and off watch you the next few times you leave, just to make sure you're honouring your word.

M. Serrel; They reel you back in, pulling you close, and refuse to let you go until you've fulfilled the 'kiss quota' (they never give you a number, so you just pepper their face until they giggle and push you out the door, which usually works). They've not made you late, yet, but they get damn close sometimes, you wonder if they're doing it on purpose or if lady luck just loves them.

#tag-if #the advisor's game #ro ask #asks #ro; a. bellefleur #ro; k. valiev #ro; a. caras #ro; t. bellefleur #ro; m. serrel #twine wip #put some personality into these #not too much #just a sprinkle