* ♡. — THE LOVE CLUB !!
an enhypen smau collection
genre: social media au, angst, fluff
pairings: Fem!Reader x lee heeseung, jay park, jake sim, park sunghoon, kim sunoo, yang jungwon, nishimura riki
warnings: cursing, bullying/mentions of bullying,
status: ongoing!
*in the order that they are going to be written*
01. say you don’t love me
➜ jake sim
— IN WHICH jake is your perfectly sweet Prince Charming trying to graduate high school and you become the bane of his existence
[ inspired by ever after high !! modern fantastical au ]
02. what would you do
➜ park sunghoon
— IN WHICH you’ve done everything you can to get him to love you back, but what would he do if you left and didn’t came back
[ !! high school au ]
03. sick feeling
➜ yang jungwon
— IN WHICH jungwon is your run of the mill class president sweetheart and with you by his side as his vice president, nothing is impossible… except, maybe, love?
[ high school au ]
04. talk 2 you
➜ jay park
— IN WHICH jay is a rich man and you are an aspiring chef, the best in your city, but he’s determined to ruin your career before it even starts
[ inspired by meteor garden !! college au ]
05. good girls (don’t get used)
➜ lee heeseung
— IN WHICH you’ve been shielded from the world all your life, but what happens when your darling mother finally let’s you go to a real high school? will she be able to keep you away from the schools resident bad boy?
[ !! high school au ]
06. Relapse
➜ nishimura riki
— IN WHICH niki’s a child at heart and isn’t ready to grow up. what happens when his parents force him to grow up buy adding you to the mix?
[ !! royal au ]
07. mess it up
➜ kim sunoo
— IN WHICH he was arranged to marry you, but you weren’t as proper as he had thought
[ royal au!! ]
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EVEN MORE CLARA DOLL DETAILS:
So you know how the Dolls have their own distinctive clothes?
Guess who else has their own distinctive clothes!
That’s right. The multiple Homuras are actually Clara Dolls.
And that’s why ‘Homura’ is smiling.
Here they are! The one with the striped hat is Nekura (Gloominess or Pessimism) and the one with the flower is Mie (Vanity).
Here’s their descriptions from the art book.
[The second one to come was Gloominess. Walking out with a tapping sound, she sneered at Good-for-Nothing. “This is Good-for-Nothing! How very unbecoming.” These dolls are only disciples of Freedom, and are devoted to their lust for it.]
[The tenth to come running is Vanity. She exaggeratedly avoids Good-for-Nothing's head and says a few words. “I wouldn't be able to bear dirtying my cape with that sticky blood!” These dolls make fun of the witch's self-mutilation.]
Good-for-Nothing is Homura, by the way, but the Clara Dolls seem to consider Good-for-Nothing to be good for something after all after she splits Madoka. She turns into the Devil, and the Clara Dolls are stated to be “okay” with the Devil. If the young voices in the trailer belong to the Clara Dolls, then they also call her “Akuma-sama” now. Something like Mistress Devil, implying a sense of respect.
[… if they are not summoned, they will simmer. There are orders they will comply with, and also orders they will disobey. What they are and the witch herself's own magic are not well understood.]
At the end of Rebellion, Homura gave Madoka her ribbon back. She declared that they might become enemies in the end. Honestly, I thought that Homura would try her best to avoid Madoka entirely. The trailer suggested that Homura was meeting Madoka, though. Here’s the answer: it wasn’t Homura herself, but Gloominess, who wants freedom.
Now, I’m not sure how this situation works out. Do Clara Dolls have free will? Are they obeying Homura’s orders? Acting out Homura’s true emotions? Is Homura perhaps directly puppeteering them in order to fulfill her goals, or do they act on their own?
I find it likely that it’s a mix of both: some of them obey her, and some of them will try and fulfill her (probably very conflicting) desires, as familiars usually do. Gloominess is likely part of Homura who wants the freedom to talk to Madoka, for example, but Vanity seems to me like a Clara Doll who is obeying Homura. After all, she still needs magical girls to fight wraiths, at least until she finds a way to wipe them out.
[I'm Vanity (Mie). I'm pushing myself to the limit for someone.] And she is, of course. All of the theatrics, the calls, the organization of magical girls. These are things that Vanity is shown to engage in. All of this is for Madoka.
We see with Gloominess, at least, that she seems to be fulfilling a specific desire: in the background are white spider lilies. Instead of the red spider lilies that mean death, final goodbyes, and lost love, white spider lilies mean a hope for the future and a fresh start. Maybe this really is the first meeting for these two in a while, and she wants to be friends again?
Or maybe, being Gloominess, she wants to warn her about something.
[I'm Gloominess (Nekura). Forcing smiles tires me out.]
Then there’s this Homura.
Nothing about her clothes is very different. She is wearing ribbons as Homura in the wraith universe does, but look closely: the ribbons are different. They have some wavy stripes on them, while Madoka’s ribbons are plain. She does not correspond to any known Clara Doll.
However, there’s mentioned to be a fifteenth Clara Doll that is not yet born: Ai, representing love. This could be her. Is it love for others? Or love for herself? I’m hoping it’s the latter, but very likely it’s love for Madoka and her friends. This would explain why she’s trying to fight Homucifer in the poster, as Homura believes that she’s a danger to everyone else.
How can this be? Well, here’s a few options:
- The Clara Dolls are grown-up familiars. They ate souls, and they became a copy of their witch. This is a process that was explained to us in the original series, where some magical girls are stated to farm familiars by letting them eat people so that they would grow souls/grief seeds.
- The Clara Dolls are not familiars, or wraiths, but instead a secret third thing. “What they are and the witch’s own magic are not well understood”, as said in the Rebellion art book. They could be magical constructs of a different kind, but I do think that this would get into overcomplicated explanations quickly, so I favor the familiar explanation.
- The Clara Dolls could be familiars, but instead of eating souls they’re simply powerful enough to change their shape. Their strength is equal to the strength of a magical girl…. when Homura was a witch, before Homura became something more. It could also be energy from the contracts making them stronger. Maybe it’s me being sentimental, but I don’t like the idea of Homura letting anyone’s soul be nommed on.
Now, before there’s a panic about how they’ll juggle fifteen extra characters, here’s a few thoughts:
- Just because they seem different doesn’t mean they’re actually different. It might be that the Clara Dolls are a way for Homura to present herself. As Vanity, she might show off more, or have dramatic flourishes like her throne and her dress. As Gloominess, it might be that she doesn’t believe that her plans will work, so she tries to do what makes her happy. It’s likely that the Clara Dolls are just extra ways to explore Homura’s character. They’re parts of her soul, after all, and right now she is extremely powerful. She might simply want to keep her true self away from humans.
- They could work like projections. Homura wants more bodies to work with, but she has to filter herself through the Dolls’ personalities. This could result in a lot of juicy character interactions, as the things she tries to keep hidden are closer to the surface.
- Will ‘Ai/Mystery Homura’ fight against Devil Homura? Very likely! How can this be when they’re the same person? Well, who hates Homura more than Homura? That’s right. Nobody. Anyone can fight and argue with their self, it’s just usually not on the level that a reality-warper like Homura can manage.
If this is true, there’s plenty of interesting directions they can take it.
- Because the Clara Dolls have a degree of separation from Homura, they can show other characters things that Homura herself has ignored or locked away. Bad memories, affection for her friends, the resentment she must feel - everything from concern to a cry for help can be plausibly shown through them as the actors.
- Manuke (Stupidity) is specifically more naive/sincere than the others. Maybe interacting with this Doll would show the Quintet that there’s something more going on than a Devil who wants to hurt other people.
- If Ai represents a love for other people, Ai can have a strange character arc where she learns to value Homura/herself, and become self-love.
- On the other hand, Ai can represent self-love from the start, and because Homura looks very fucking unhealthy in the trailer, she only wants to stop her because she’s hurting herself. This option plays into the themes of self-sacrifice and happiness, which I believe to be some of the major themes that they’re going for.
- The poster could be misleading and Ai ends up fighting everyone but Homura. I find this the funniest option.
- Homura can hug herself. It’s possible. In fact, every character can hug Homura 15 different times.
Smiles are a Clara Doll’s default expression. We have yet to see Homura smile for real.
Is this going to get very ambiguous and confusing? Probably. But rewatching for details was the fun part in Rebellion, so I’m looking forward to it!
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say you don’t love me
Chapter 32 :: Graduation. (written 0.7k)
Genre: Modern Fantasy Au, Smau, angst, fluff
Pairing: Jake Sim x Fem!Reader
Warnings: none
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Alas, the most anticipated event finally came. There, upon the glass podium lay the book of contracts that would either make or break the students for the rest of their lives.
“You nervous?” Jake asks, fiddling his fingers as if he couldn’t be feeling any more anxious than you right now.
“Of course not. I’m excited! I’ve been waiting so long for this.” You say, gently placing your hands on top of Jake’s to comfort him. “You have nothing to worry about, love.”
“I know, it’s just so many things that could go wrong and the one thing I don’t want to happen COULD very much happen.” Jake rambles.
“Hey! How’s my favorite boy! I missed you! Oh, and y/n hi. It’s too bad this is your last day together. Thanks for taking care of him while i was gone!” Cindy giggles, using her position to try and separate the couple.
“Hey Cindy-“
“Cindy we’d really appreciate it if you minded your own business for once” Jake steps in, interrupting you and placing himself in between the two of you as if you were at harm.
“Ladies and gentlemen! Please take your seats as the class of 2022 is about to arrive! Settle down as our incredibly hardworking students take the stage and set off to their lives in the next few hours!” the mic announces.
“It’s good that we’re all together guys! You know how important it is to sign, right Jakey?” Cindy says as she places a hand on Jake’s chest, to Jake’s dismay. He scoffs in disgust, picking her hand off his chest like a bug that’s just landed on him.
“First up, our favorite childhood classic. You know it, you love it, Cinderella! Please cheer as we welcome to the stage, Cindy Rella.” The crowd goes wild for our ever so lovely Cindy. She had the perfect reputation, the perfect life, and the perfect grades. It was no wonder everyone was such a huge fan. They wanted to BE her, heck you would too.
“I am Cindy Rella, daughter of Cinderella, and I am ready to pledge my destiny.” She holds her hand out to find a golden key decorated beautifully with blue jewels and pearls, just like her stunning mother.
And just like that, she had unlocked the legacy book, flipping through every picture perfect moment of her planned out life. The chores, the bullying, the laughing, crying, and dancing that would soon take over her life. She was ecstatic. With a prideful grin, she hurriedly sign her page in the book.
“Thank you everyone, truly. It has been an honor working with you all.”
“Next up! Jake Charming!”
Jake nervously stumbles up to the podium, eyes darting all across the crowd for his friends. “Hey guys! uh, I’m Jake Charming, son of Prince Charming.” His anxiety was very apparent in the way he spoke.
The key to his happily ever after awaited him. He say his glamorous life with Cindy, their first dance, their first child, anyone would dream to have their whole life planned out in such elegance and wealth. Jake had never had to work for anything in his life, and he didn’t want to seem ungrateful, he just didn’t want this. His breath getting shakier by the minute, he takes a glance back at you for comfort. With one last look at the audience his eyebrows furrow and he gets noticeably upset.
“My name is Jake Charming, and I’m going to write my OWN destiny. My happily ever after starts NOW” he slams the book closed, earning himself thousands of gasps and whispers from his audience.
Jake gasps at the fact that he was still alive, YOU were still alive.
“HOW COULD YOU BE SO SELFISH” cindy screams in horror as the crowd goes pin drop silent.
“I’m sorry everyone, but I don’t want anyone to tell me who to be. I want to figure that out on my own. I want to be with the girl I love, and sorry Cindy, but that can’t be you.”
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