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cowboymantis · 2 months

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I am having so so so many feelings about Infinite Wealth and I've just been spamming my friend with essays about my overanalyzing brain that obsesses over every single detail in media I am obsessed with,, BUT THIS GAME IS JUST SO FULL OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR IT AAAAA!!!

I just wanna note some longer thoughts down, because I need somewhere to collect some of them,,,,

So yeah, uh, obviously:

LIKE A DRAGON INFINITE WEALTH SPOILERS

(any Yakuza game really, but this is the most recent one, so more likely that people haven't played that yet)

Number 1:

So first of all, Kiryu's parts are, because of the bucket list stuff, very focused on the past. He's trying to tie up loose ends, in his own way and how much he is actually able to do with the Daidoji restrictions.

So I think it was really fitting that he was the one fighting Ebina. In a way it felt like him fighting his past and trying to turn it around.

Now what do I mean by that? Let's start from an earlier point.

Basically, the game is a bit like a mirror to Kiwami in some ways.

Lani is like Haruka, hunted down by several groups of people and they even talk about this similarity being Kiryu's leading factor of motivation in helping her. I mean, there's also different mafias and a whole government conspiracy. But I mean, nothing new in a Yakuza game, but just one more thing added on top of it all.

Where it really starts to show and made me think "Ohhh...wait a second" is when Ebina held his speech about his past. Ebina and Ichiban, even though they didn't grow up together like them, are so similar to Kiryu and Nishiki. One being the Yakuza boss Arakawa's "favourite child", who also idolizes him, and the other one grows to hate him.

And I think this is also the moment where Kiryu realizes "Oh no...history is repeating itself again, isn't it..."

So at the end of the fight, when he actually breaks out in tears and begs for no one to die, it feels like all those deaths he couldn't prevent over all those years, good or bad people, just make him completely break down and he just wants this endless cycle to finally end.

Before the game came out, RGG and actors, in some occasions pointed out how this was a happier game. It makes you feel like looking up instead of being sad.

And while I was playing, I often just felt "Bruh, they lied to us. This game is so sad???", but after I then finished the game, I just sat there and felt such a big relief, the ending just was honestly perfect (well, I mean the cliff hanger was awful jddhd). But then later, it also made me think yeah, this is kind of like a positive version of Kiwami, isn't it? It just feels like it's in a way Kiryu's tying up loose ends with Kiwami's happenings. Fighting his past, finally getting over it in a way.

I thought more about this when I listened to Ebinas boss theme again, because one part has those bells(?) And they sound so much like in For Whose Sake. And then I thought back to the ending more and realized that the whole buildup of it was so much like Kiwami too!

In the finale, first you fight [Villain], who is also the main culprit behind a big government conspiracy. He has helpers with him, and attacks with a gun/guns.

At first you only fight the helpers, then him together with those helpers.

The music is intense and dreadful, everything feels really epic.

Then, after that fight, it goes to the REAL final boss fight. Inside a room, high up on the Millennium Tower, you fight him. Both Nishiki and Ebina are so similar already in their own ways. And the fight is more personal, with emotion behind it. Just that it ends with Nishiki killing himself, but Ebina, while he basically begs for Kiryu to kill him, survives.

The music during the fight has it's ups and downs (intensity-wise) and manages to feel both melancholic and relaxing, as much as they hype you up.

So yeah, it's all such a direct mirror up to the point how it ends. And Kiryu was trying his hardest to prevent things from happening again.

There are often similar themes and plots throughout Yakuza, makes sense, such a long running series, but I think in this particular case it's just so very fitting and it's just SO similar and fits the reflection and fix-it theme of Kiryu's part of the story so well. Especially with how Kiryu's tragic story all started with Yakuza 1 (going by release), still haunting him through every game with constant flashbacks, and now it ends with a story so similar.

Or well, let's hope so, I just want Kiryu to finally rest bruh 😭😭

Number 2:

"Rupture". The name of Hanawa's theme in Gaiden.

Just blatantly taking dictionary definitions here, but there are two ways the word "Rupture" works:

1) (especially of a pipe or container, or bodily part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst suddenly.

"If the main artery ruptures, he could die"

2) breach or disturb (a harmonious feeling or situation).

"Once trust and confidence have been ruptured, it can be difficult to regain"

Keeping that in mind, moving on.

Maybe listen to Hanawa's battle theme for this one, to really visualize it.

Now, whenever I put on the good ol' Gaiden All Boss Battle Themes video, whenever Hanawa's theme came on, I thought wow, this song is really completely different, huh.

But the nature of the song felt quite fitting for a character like Hanawa.

It starts of dark, mysterious, there's a sadness to it. Just like Kiryu now, he has been a man who once "died" and has since then been forced to live in the shadows, his every move being controlled by others. He's like a bird trapped inside a cage.

Then, the song picks up, becomes more intense.

Hanawa's internal struggle and his fight with Kiryu.

When you fight him, the whole scene around it honestly, is like the bird trying to escape this cage. And while nothing that happened was really "real", as in, no fatalaties would've happened because it was all a test, it did feel real for Hanawa and Kiryu. Now looking at the second definition for rupture, it's just like here, on a way more emotional level. And all so sudden. And this is the beginning of him being more and more risky when it comes to the Daidoji, and he keeps on helping Kiryu more than he should, its like his rebellion.

In Infinite Wealth, during the raid on the safe house, it was also all so sudden. It all happened so fast.

The music is picking up. It's nearing the end of the song, and everything becomes so loud and overwhelming - Hanawa suddenly gets shot and dies - then immediately after the wild and short final buildup, silence again. It's a slow, quiet somber tune, like at the beginning of the song, but now fading out... And Hanawa is declared dead.

The sudden rupture lead to immediate casualty, physical this time.

I'm sorry, I DON'T KNOW WHY I MAKE MYSELF SO MUCH SADDER OVER THIS SCENE. But come on, it's just... so perfect, right? 😭😭😭😭

I miss Hanawa so much man. I was really pissed that this is the way they let him go, but just now, after listening to his theme again for the first time since I even started Infinite Wealth, it felt like it just all made sense now. It just clicked. His theme is like a visualisation of his whole story throughout the games.

And it's honestly, sadly perfect. The composers for the Yakuza games are honestly such geniuses. Bringing out some of the best songs ever constantly and making them just feel so fitting for everything.

But yeah. Regardless of if this was meant to be interpreted similiary or not, it just kind of adds to it all for me personally. Especially since you could now maybe see his theme in Gaiden as a bit of secret foreshadowing?

I'd like to see it that way. And maybe, seeing a bit more importance in it all is what helps me to cope with his godawful death scene, RGG what were you thinking man 🥲🥲🥲

Number 3:

Eiji.

Oh boy. Uh, I don't really know yet what the general opinion on this pathetic wet cat (affectionate) is, but I really loved this character. In both a "you're such a damn loser" and "my poor little meow meow :(" way :'D

But most importantly, what I wanna focus on to follow the (over)analyzing theme: Eiji is like a mirror of Masato.

Now, Kiryu has his Kiwami mirror in his finale and Ichiban also has one. But I think this one is way more obvious and also very ironic.

Eiji starts off with trying to earn Ichibans trust and well- it immediately works, of course, it's Ichiban! But the tactic he uses for it, faking being disabled and needing a wheelchair. It was the perfect way to make Ichiban pay attention to him first, because it would remind him of Masato. I think Ichiban immediately just started to get attached to Eiji, and now I'm thinking that Eiji was probably a bit conflicted before he turned his back on him. But his deep rooted hatred was too strong for one nice interaction with a Yakuza, something he demonized, to stop him.

I think it was kind of funny how he was basically like "You're so evil, you Yakuza will NEVER be good people!!! See how good I am while I throw down this child tied to a wheelchair, down those stairs while holding a bomb!!! That'll sure show you evil Yakuza!!!"

Ah. He's so stupid 😭

And yet, whatever happened, Ichiban just constantly called him "Ei-chan", like he's still his bestie and everything is fine. Constantly protesting against it, Eiji probably felt more and more conflicted, because Ichiban is just such a big (and naive) sweetheart. (((Side note: What's not to love about him fr 😭😭)))

So by the finale, and after Eiji had time to say how much he HATED the Yakuza and also, y'know. The whole Bleach Japan thing. Kinda like someone else, hm? Someone else Ichiban constantly insisted on treating like a friend.

But Ichiban convinced him to just turn himself him, turn his life around. Just like he eventually managed to convinced Masato through blood and tears.

And the ending scene is literally an exact mirror to Yakuza 7. Ichiban carrying someone away...

Just in Yakuza 7, it is Masato, dying in his arms, and in Infinite Wealth, it is Eiji, and he's trying his hardest so he will get out of this completely unharmed, throwing himself in front of every danger facing them, getting beat up until he passes out by the end.

You could say this too, is like a good version of another game's ending, with a character mirroring a brother-like person to the main character.

Quite ironic how Eiji started off "imitating" Masato, only to end up like him. Just that one died and one lived.

And just like Kiryu did with Ebina, Ichiban tried his hardest to stop history from repeating itself. Stop more people dying again and again.

The logo having an Infinity symbol seems oddly fitting now, you could say each circle of the symbol is Kiryu and Ichiban, and their stories are intervined in certain ways. Just that their stopped the "infinite" circle from repeating once again.

Or...something like that. I'm trying to sound smart at 5 am, I need sleep I think 😭

#yakuza #like a dragon #ryu ga gotoku #lad #infinite wealth #like a dragon infinite wealth #lad infinite wealth #IM OVERANALYZING AND RAMBLING GAHHHH IM EMOTIONAL OVER THIS GAME

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mr-payjay · 2 months

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feel free to complain to me about the ii finale <3 i'm all ears

thank you ellie :)

fair warning for ii neg, especially on the latest episode.

prefacing this with saying: I LOVE INANIMATE INSANITY!!!!!! inanimate insanity is my favourite show in the world and every episode leaves me full of joy and excitement. i adore criticizing it not out of hatred but out of genuine love. i enjoy every single episode i watch.

however, i find that iii19 has been the worst episode so far. it has gotten me the least hyped out of any episode in the series, which is saying a lot because i bounce off the walls at every episode no matter how much i end up criticizing it later. there are. so many problems i have with it. im gonna try and organize them the best i can, though i'll probably(?) edit this post later to insert anything i missed or forgot to say.

starting off positively: oj!!!! personally i am so glad he didn't talk in this episode. i was terrified of the idea of him having a new va. the spin was adorable, i loved his signature thumbs ups, and every time i saw him i squealed with delight. him voting for balloon also made me really happy! despite the grudge he's had against him for so long, he still sticks with him on this part. even after laughing at his death the episode before that

in general all the seasonwunners voted for balloon!! which makes me happy!!! paintbrush, nickel, balloon, and oj have all been there for the very beginning of season 1, three of them being there for every season. i love the inherent connection the contestants from season 1 have with each other. they've been together since inanimate insanity began and they're there for the end of season 3 too. very sweet.

onto more negative stuff! I CANNOT FUCKING BELIEVE WHAT THEY DID WITH SILVER SPOON AND CANDLEEE they set up something crazy in the last episode and then did NOTHING with it!!! they had silver spoon beat candle unconscious the second she said something that wasn't coddling him like the manchild he is and she STILL voted for him. where even was she for half of the episode?? they just left her lifeless corpse on the ground in iii18 and then she eventually got up in this episode and just. went back to the competition??? dogshit writing

okay now i wanna talk about cabby. I Don't Like Cabby Anymore. so from the very beginning i have loved cabby. she was extremely similar to me in fact! i have really bad memory issues and i tend to keep files on people and on things that i might forget about, as well as just to organize my thoughts and ideas. i loved her confidence, obsession with knowledge, and analytical personality at the start. i was pretty upset when the characters (mostly test tube lmao) started relentlessly bullying her, and i HATE the whole thing in spring on the breakfast where they try to demonize her files. it was kind of annoying when they tried to remedy it really quickly after that because it was clearly because of the backlash, but i was glad they at least tried to fix it. however, over the course of the series, she just felt like she was... becoming sadder? pitiful, honestly? she went from an awesome smart character who loved taking notes on people's behaviour and using that information to get better at the game into some kind of Sad Little Bullied Victim. she doesn't even feel like a character anymore to me, just a mouthpiece for the creators to write dramatic "cathartic" speeches through to prove they're Definitely Not Ableist. also what was the deal with her parents lmao they never brought that up again

aaaand this episode was generally written really badly. super fucking corny for one. they literally had a little dance party at the end like people make jokes about for stereotypical Kids' Shows. but my issue is more with like... the weird super fast character development? and the way they wrapped everything up as quickly as possible? something that bothered me was the tonal whiplash between zuwie voicing springy super hysterically and dramatically and then springy being fully redeemed within like the next 5 minutes and dying for mephone. Why did they even die for mephone. like as a character why would he of all people die for mephone. thats so fucking stupid. the rest of the voice acting felt completely different from springy's as well so it just made the effect worse. everyone's lines were really corny and felt so manufactured, like they would pull characters to mephone's side (losing my mind over all the contestants rooting for mephone like cmon man that guy sucks i just know oj at least would want him dead) with a short Cathartic Speech and everything would be fixed and lovely and peachy keen. its just painful to watch. everything feels really weirdly disjointed and badly put together, the flow is awful, the "danger" doesn't feel like there's any suspense to it at all, and every character gets fully redeemed for no good reason. even walkie talkie chats casually with mephone at the end as if they're good friends after they were HYSTERICALLY INSISTING ON MURDERING HIM? AND MAKING HIM WATCH HIS OWN DEATH?? idk if this will get explained in s2 but we still don't know who walkie talkie is, what their motive is, WHY they got redeemed, etc. we know nothing about them. and even if it will be explained later, i think it's shitty writing that NOTHING was explained in this season.

some extra stuff

- SO FUCKING GLAD THEY DIDN'T BRING HOTEL OJ INTO THIS I WOULD'VE CRIED IF THEY PUT SEASON 3 CHARACTERS INTO HOTEL OJ OR MADE IT ALL SLEEK AND S3 STYLE

- the "you can do this" thing at the end was fucking stupid man that was so corny (btw corny isn't always bad but jesus christ... this episode was just awful with it)

- could not feel any emotion towards the Emotional Parts but laughter and secondhand embarrassment

- HOW DID THEY GET THE FUNDING FOR A LIBRARY? I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT MEPHONE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING FOR A PRIZE HOW DID HE PAY FOR AN ENTIRE LIBRARY

- speaking of, why isn't oj back at the hotel. doesn't he have to manage it. wasn't paper having a ton of trouble managing it. why are all of them still on that fuckass island. did the library take like 5 minutes to build what the fuck

- ALSO!!! Why did they build a library in the middle of a deserted island

- i liked the short nickloon scene because im a nicklooner

- glad yinyang and candle got to talk

- test tube saying nearly nothing at all the entire episode except for sitting on the ground in a really stupid pose and apologizing to cabby made me laugh

- weirded out by tt and fan not talking to each other at all? not as a ship thing but like they're best friends aren't they

- really fucking annoyed by the fantube family picture at the end i hate fantube family leave that grown ass adult (bot) alone

- glad they didn't canonize any ships i was so scared about silvercandle and fantube

- 4s scene and s1 flashback was cool i love s1 so i got excited

- aaaaand i think my misogyny thread is relevant again. i should update it sometime because ii has only gotten worse about it lmao

- didn't like them making clover stupid for some reason like "is he talking about me?" come on

- oj not talking in these last two episodes is so glaringly unusual because he's never been able to shut his fucking mouth for even a minute

#juice.txt #ii neg #ii spoilers #i love this show but jesus fucking christ #absolute dogshit writing its so embarrassing

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sokoviansimp · 1 year

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Playdate

✒ Pairings : Wanda Maximoff, Bucky Barnes, and Sam Wilson x Child!Reader (platonic)

✒ Summary : Sam and Bucky take y/n on a playdate to Chuck E. Cheese

✒ Tags and Warnings : fluff? , lmk if I missed any.

✒ Author's Note : This is the first one shot of The Package AU. I’d love to hear ideas or requests for other parts!

✒ Word Count : 2704

✒ Read Time: 13 minutes

Masterlist : The Package AU

Today was an exciting day, or at least everyone kept saying it would be. Sam and Bucky were taking you to Chuck E. Cheese, you had never been there before. You couldn’t shake the nervous feeling you had about being with Bucky and Sam without Wanda. It’s nothing they did, you were just a bit shy around certain people, especially men; but Wanda was your rock, she made you feel safe. She was someone you felt comfortable hiding behind whenever the situation called for it; without your shield, you were on your own.

Wanda knew you were feeling anxious about the day ahead, but she also knows that it will be good for you to get through moments like this without hiding away. She takes the time to assure you that she’s only a phone call away, but she has a feeling you’ll end up having so much fun that you forget about her anyhow.

“Look at you, all ready to go?”

“Come wif?” You begged with doe eyes, hoping Wanda would change her mind about coming with you three.

“No, malyshka. We talked about this, remember?”

“Pwease?” you continued on softly.

She picked you up and sat you down on the edge of the bed and kneeled in front of you, “what are you so nervous about?”

“I- you won’t be dere” you replied

“Sam and Bucky want to spend time with you, malyshka. I promise you’re going to have so much fun.” she tried to reason as she moved your hair from your face.

“Ok.” You say, not totally convinced. You figure you’re not going to get your way and it’s best to just get it over with.

Wanda walks you down to the common room to meet up with Bucky and Sam. They talk for a little bit about when they think you’ll be back so that Wanda can plan her day. She wanted to do a few errands while Sam and Bucky had you for the day.

“Ready, Y/N?” Bucky exclaimed as he went to pick you up and put you on his shoulders, you let him but didn’t give much of a response. Wanda explained to them both that you were a bit anxious so they knew what to expect. The drive took about 35 minutes; and the whole time Bucky tried to get you to sing along with him to the radio. It took a few tries, but eventually, House Party by Sam Hunt came on and you couldn't help yourself but join in. Sam knew this was a major win for Bucky, so he took a lap throughout the plaza a couple of times so that you two could finish your song before he parked the car in the Chuck E. Cheese parking lot.

“We’re here!” Sam exclaimed excitedly trying to carry over the hype from the song into the good times that lie ahead. Bucky eagerly got out of his seat and headed straight for your door to let you out, “Are you ready, Y/N? I’m so excited, are you excited?!” He said like a little kid getting ready to go into a candy shop. You nodded your head in return, hoping that would be enough. You didn’t know how to feel truthfully, you weren’t sure exactly what stood through the doors but everyone said it would be fun.

The first thing you noticed about the place was that it was immediately much louder than the parking lot. As soon as you walked through the door you could hear bells, games, music, and kids making just about any noise they could. It was a bit overwhelming, you tried to look around to see what the place entailed. Right away, the flashing lights of the games caught your eye.

Soon enough you went through the gate and they stamped each of your forearms with the number 112 in a glow-in-the-dark ink that only showed under their black light. You were hesitant at first, but seeing Bucky and Sam get the stamp and not flinch put you at ease. The metal and the ink were slightly cold to your skin as it was applied but seeing it glow really fascinated you. Moments after walking in, Sam quickly found a table for the 3 of you to settle into. Bucky passed out the menus, “you hungry, y/n?” he says while scanning his laminated parchment.

“Wittle bit” you replied as you began to scan the photos throughout the menu. “Dis’ll be it” you say as if it is all you want and Bucky looks down to see you pointing to an image of chocolate cake, “yea, I bet it would be.” he chuckles back in response, “how about we split a pizza before we go play?” sam offered. “Sounds good to me, what about you, sport?” he asks, waiting for your response. You respond with a nod, “I like pizza,” you confirm and with that, a waiter is over to take your order.

“We can go on the slide?” you wonder aloud to the two boys with you as you watch the other kids having fun coming down the slide.

“We sure can, we’ll start with that after we eat,” Bucky answers you.

You’re not sure exactly how long the food took to come but it didn’t feel like long as you watched all the kids playing around you. You were hesitant to immediately want to try some things as you were content watching the other kids do them while you feel it out. Just watching them have fun was enough for you to be intrigued by the activity as you decide if it's really worth your attention.

Once you finished up your meal, you all made your way to discard your shoes onto the shoe rack so that you could head into the play gym. You hesitated on the first step, not wanting to climb up first. “You first,” You say to the two behind you. Sam, next in line, switches spots with you and agrees to be the guinea pig, “alright, alright. I’ll go first”

After the first few blocks, and bucky guiding your feet to the right spots, you were getting the hang of it. You thought the coolest part was seeing the view from the top of the room. At the top of the enclosed playpen, there was a makeshift car that had a windshield to look out over the entire restaurant and a steering wheel that didn’t really do anything but look and feel fun as you pretend you're driving a car through the air. You sat in the passenger seat with sam and then scooted to the driver seat when Bucky came up.

Sam was the first to make it to the slide since he was the first one to go. When he got down to the bottom, he immediately got in position with his phone camera to take a video of your first time down a slide.

You came down, and then Bucky next. The slide emptied into a large ball pit. It took you a bit of time to get through the balls, luckily Bucky was behind you to help you through. On your way out you grab a light blue one and hold it close to you, wanting to save it forever. There were so many balls in the pit, surely one going with you wouldn’t be missed.

“Wanna go play some games now?” Bucky asked, excited to play air hockey with you.

“Uh sure.” not really caring what you do next as long as it’s fun, and you get to take your new ball.

Once Sam noticed you had the ball over in the gaming area, he immediately said it needed to be brought back to the ball pit. Bucky could see that you were sad but you were well-behaved and didn’t put up a fight with Sam as he took it back to where it belonged. Since Sam was busy returning your ball, Bucky got the first game against you on the air hockey table, not that he would’ve let Sam go first anyway.

Bucky got 2 in on you right off the bat; but once you were able to block a couple of his shots, you got the hang of pelting the puck back and eventually caught back up. In the end, Bucky had you beaten but you played a pretty good game.

The next few hours were spent switching between games and climbing through the playground. Sam quickly had enough of the playground and chose to wait for the two of you at the bottom.

In the meantime, he noticed that some people had started to gather at the tables by the stage. This made him decide to check the showtimes and sure enough, there was one in about 20 minutes so he moved your belongings from the table you currently had to one that was in the other room by the stage.

The next time the two of you came down the slide, he motioned for you to meet him over there for the show. Sam could see some of the parents around him hyping up the show to the kids to try and get them excited, to some it was working, but he couldn’t do that to you in good conscience. To be honest, he didn’t know how you would react to this show, and whether you’d completely vibe with the tunes and animated animals or you’d see them as creepy possessed singing demons. Both were valid.

Luckily, it was the first of the two. The creepy puppetry didn’t phase you one bit as all you saw were cute animals singing catchy tunes. Bucky noticed you dancing in your seat to the beats, so he lifted you onto the floor as he turned his chair toward the stage so you could stand between his legs and dance more fully on the floor in front of him without being in the way of others.

When the show ends, Sam asks you if there is anything else you’d like to do before they leave. After thinking thoroughly through your options, you assured him you were ready when they were.

“WAIT, we have to see what prizes we can get with all these tickets!” Bucky enthusiastically reminded you.

“Prizes?” you wondered. You knew you got tickets for being good at certain games but you had no idea that you could trade them in for prizes.

“Yea! Here, put your shoes on and we’ll go see.” Bucky explained as he handed you your shoes and put his on as well. While the two of you put on your shoes, Sam neatened up the tickets that were strewn across the table so that they would go into the machine easier.

Once your shoes were on and you were ready to go, other than having your jacket on which Sam carried, you all headed over to the ticket counter. Bucky handed you the first set of tickets and guided your hand to the slot; once the ticket was gripped by the machine, it automatically started sucking the rest in as it counted it. The action startled you at first, you don’t know what you were expecting but it wasn't that. Not too long later though, you're memorized by the action and the way the number keeps going up.

Once all the tickets are in the machine, the number at the top read 582. You looked to Bucky to see what it all meant so he explained that anything behind the counter with a number less than that is something you could bring home. You scanned the case and the wall thoroughly, most of the ones on the wall were really high ticket prices but there was one stuffed animal that caught your eye and it was 500 tickets. You knew immediately the blue owl stuffie was the one you wanted.

“OWL!” you pointed to the plush on the wall.

“This one?” The worker grabbed the stuffed animal to confirm your choice. You nodded excitedly in response and hugged it tightly as soon as he handed it over.

As you left the building, you got to put your hand under the black light again to see the 112 light up on all three of your arms to make sure they’re leaving with the right child. You didn’t know the reason behind the stamps but you still found them interesting. On the drive home, you hugged your new owl the whole time. “Do you have a name for your new friend yet?” Bucky turned around to ask you.

You hadn’t thought about that yet, so you took a couple seconds to thing before blurting out, “Hoot”

Soon enough, you and Hoot were sleeping soundly together in the backseat during the ride home. When Sam pulled up to the compound to find you sleeping, he gently unbuckled you from the car and managed to take you inside without disturbing you. Once he had you in his arms you nuzzled further into him to get more comfortable as you continued sleeping.

Wanda was busy cooking dinner when they came in and softy placed you on the couch of the empty common room. At the smell of meat sauce, the two boys quickly made their way to the kitchen. “How’d it go?” Wanda asked as she stirred her pot.

“Oh, we had a great time! I think Y/N had a lot of fun.” Bucky assured her.

“She’s in there sleeping with her new stuffie,” Sam added

“That’s wonderful I’m glad she had a good time. Dinner is almost ready if you two want some.”

Once the food was ready for serving, Wanda dished out two plates to the boys and two plates for her to bring to the common room. You were still sound asleep on the couch as she gently shook you awake to ask if you would like some dinner. As soon as you heard her voice, your eyes shot open. You were so excited to see her and tell her about all the fun you had with Sam and Bucky. “Y/N, sweetie. Are you hungry?”

Instead of responding you attacked her with a hug, “mm we had so much fun, look!” you said showing her your new stuffie.

“Who’s this?” “Hoot” you respond, “Mr Bucky and me played games and den we got dees tickets and wif da tickets I bought dis”

“Oh wow, you must’ve played a lot of games.” Wanda mentioned.

“We did, and- and we went down dis huge swide dat went into a swimming pool full of balls!” “A swimming pool?”

“Yea- well der was no water. I picked out a reawy pwetty ball but Mr Sam said dat it had to stay in da ball pool and I couldn’t keep it. OH! And me and Mr Bucky pwayed hockey in da air table and den we also saw a show wif a bunch of aminals!”

“Sounds like you had lots of fun!” Wanda smiled

“We did” you answered as you took the fork that Wanda handed you. The two of you continued to eat and talk about your day.

Bucky and Sam had finished up their dinner before the two of you, Sam went off to his room to get cleaned up for the night as Bucky headed out to the common room to see you.

“Hey Y/N, I uh- I have something for you” he said as he kneels down to your level.

You turn your attention away from your food to the man kneeling beside you as he pulls something from his jacket. In his hand, he hands you the same color light blue plastic ball from the ball pit. “My ball!” Your eyes lit up when you saw it and you grabbed it immediately.

“Don’t tell Sam,” He whispers as he stands up and you nod in agreeance “Tank you, Mr Bucky!”

Wanda sat there smiling at the exchange as she silently mouthed “Thank you” to Bucky as he stood up and walked away. She wasn’t thanking him for the ball though, she was thanking him for giving you memories that you could look back on and cherish forever.

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gunilslaugh · 3 months

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haii can i request a jooyeon fic(?)/hc(?) with a s/o who has the same personality as him? 🫶

like how would both of them annoy the other members and be silly and such 😆

thanks 🫶🫶

Here you go! I had fun with this :)

Lee Jooyeon

Summary: How Jooyeon is with a s/o who has the same kind of personality as him. (idol au)

WC:~1k

Warning:none

photo not mine credits to owner.

Due to having the same personality you and Jooyeon clicked right when you met. This instant clicking started off a nice friendship between the two of you. Both of you talked often, frequently sending each other funny videos and memes. Even if you’re not the biggest gamer, Jooyeon conveniences you to game with him from time to time. Whenever you guys hangout it gets a little chaotic. Whether you are messing with each other or Jooyeon’s poor members. However right now the members don’t suffer too badly because of the leverage they have over Jooyeon: his crush on you.

“Jooyeon if you do that I will tell y/n about your crush on them,” Seunngmin threatened him.

“You can’t do that!” Jooyeon’s heartbeat rises in a panic.

“Want to find out?” Seungmin taunts. Jooyeon immediately backs down. Although a part of him thinks that maybe he should do it anyway because he is too chicken to confess to you. He quickly fell for you after you both met. It was hard for him not too when you clicked so well. It was easy for him to be around it. He felt like he could be one hundred percent himself. He didn’t have to worry about anything when he was with you. Plus he always had a great time whenever he was with you. Even if you guys weren’t doing anything in particular. Simply lounging around in comfy clothes with a show playing. Sometimes being background noise as you two chatted away or sometimes being the only sound in the room as you both fell engrossed in it. Or maybe you were engrossed in the show and Jooyeon was engrossed in you. With how your head somehow found its way onto his lap. His fingers tentatively play with your strands. He's a bit afraid that playing with your hair is too much for people who are just friends, but then again you’re the one who put your head in his lap.

The next time you and Jooyeon are hanging out together Jooyeon is set on confessing to you. He’s been thinking about it about the whole time you’ve been hanging out. This time your head has found its way onto his shoulder as you scroll on your phone. Jooyeon is mentally yelling at himself to just say it.

“Jooyeon.” You picked your head up from his shoulder. It makes Jooyeon kinda sad, missing the weight of you against him.

“Yeah?” he asked.

“Are you ok? You seem kind of out of it,” you say.

“Oh yeah, sorry I’m good i-” Screw it just say it! “I like you.” He did it, he confessed.

“Huh? You?” You’re very taken aback by his sudden confession.

“I like you,” he declared more confidently. Now you burst out into a smile, unable to contain your happiness.

“I like you too,” you matched his confident tone.

“Oh thank God because I was actually kinda scared,” he admitted with a chuckle. From then on you two became practically inseparable and your menacing acts increased by tenfold. Jooyeon’s members could do nothing but suffer and maybe give you two a scolding now that they had lost their leverage.

Yours and Jooyeon’s relationship was easy, natural. The two of you radiate off of each other so well. It's like you guys were meant to be. Your matching personalities makes it super simple for you guys to plan dates. The two of you end up having a lot of indoor dates. Typically a meal accompanied by some other activity. One of your favorites is watching a show that is popular at the moment then debating if it is worth the hype or not. Jooyeon actually likes playing his guitar for you. He would secretly learn some of your favorite songs and then casually play them in front of you. He wouldn’t admit that he learned it for you though.

“I didn’t learn it for you, it's just a coincidence. This song happens to have chords that I’m trying to master,” he denies.

“Ok, sure that’s why.” You playfully roll your eyes. However as he carefully strums your favorite song as you're falling asleep and presses a kiss onto your forehead when he finishes the song, you know for sure that learned it just for you.

Both of you would make fun of the other being clingy when in fact both of you are clingy towards one another.

“You’re so clingy,” he teases you when you wrap him up in a back hug.

“Ok fine then.” You go to let him go, but you can’t because he’s holding your arms in place.

“You’re so clingy,” you teased him back.

“Ok fine then.” Jooyeon moves, but only to turn around and pull you back towards him in a front facing hug.

“You’re both clingy,” Jiseok states, shaking his head as walks into the room to grab his charger.

“You’re single,” you and Jooyeon said in unison. Jiseok scoffs, quickly grabbing his charger and leaving the room. Not before playfully sticking his tongue out at you both though. To which you and Jooyeon do the same back at Jiseok. Once he’s gone, you and Jooyeon go back to sticking to one another.

Another part of your twos’ relationship is going out on impulsive late night adventures.

“Y/n, let’s go get ice cream,” Jooyeon excitedly shakes your hand.

“Jooyeon it’s one AM and fifty degrees outside,” you say. Jooyeon only stares at you. “Let’s go,” you smile.

“Yes!” Jooyeon chimes happily. The two of you venture out into the cold to retrieve your even colder late night snack.

When the two of you are out walking exploring the streets either of you can’t help but annoyingly bump your weight into the other's side causing them to stumble a bit. Sometimes you’ll grab the other’s hand only to let it go the next second. However once you see the other person’s pout your hand is right back in theirs. Now your interlocked hands swing back and forth a little dramatically between your bodies. You and Jooyeon couldn’t be happier together.

#xdinary heroes #xdh #xdh imagines #xdh x reader #xdinary heroes imagines #xdinary heroes x reader #xh jooyeon #jooyeon fluff #jooyeon x reader #lee jooyeon x reader #lee jooyeon #jooyeon #xdinary heroes fluff

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At the End of the Game, Thinking of Lives Past

Characters: GoodTimesWithScar, mentioned Pearlescentmoon and the Clockers

Wc: 700

Written for @flashfictionfridayofficial prompt 234, "How it Ends"

Secret Life finale spoilers

AO3: Here!

It ends in silence.

The moments before it all ends, all he could hear was his voice of gratitude for something he never thought could be his. He didn’t know who he was thanking, but he found himself in front of the buttons looking at where the rest of the members would be, had they still been alive, and thanking the Nothing for how far he’d come on his own.

The silence was eerie.

Still, he pressed on.

He remembered a life before this Game. He remembered multiple, in fact, but the farther away, the harder it was for him to remember them. He knew he’d had a life before the desert, but everything about it had long been lost to obscurity. He could barely remember his life before the second game. He had been a wizard, that’s for sure. That’s something he’d hoped would bring him alliances when he went into the Game and his brain filled with the knowledge of the first Game and what the rules were the second time around. Starting out with six lives had felt like a blessing at first. It wasn’t, he’d soon find. For the first time in a Game, he felt lonely.

He remembered a bit more about his life before the third Game. He’d worked with animals, he was friends with Pearl at school but both drifted off after finishing. He’d lived in the city but always wanted to move somewhere with less people, and what was keeping him tied was the knowledge that he’d have to part ways with his zoo friends — the animals he took care of. And then the Game happened and the choice was taken from him. And see how that turned out. A place with less people, more nature, his own Jellie Panda sanctuary, and new memories of previous Games, betrayals, and the loneliness that came with it.

The Jellie Pandas were his true soulmates. He’d remembered the previous Games, but they weren’t Him.

His fourth life… he remembered the most of, from his old lives. Mother Cleo, brother Bdubs, deadbeat dad Etho. It had seemed a bit strange back then to imagine and know that in previous Games and the lives that came before them, things between the four had been very different. That in not a single other… universe? Life? were they related in any way. Looking back, the whole idea of them as a family was very funny. Good thing they established early on that the current them were not related and things didn’t have to stay the same and that the previous Game didn’t have to affect their dynamic.

He still had his fun pretending, though. Cleo and Bdubs sometimes joined in the fun.

Etho was excluded, though.

You’re not really meant to carry over emotions from previous lives, just their knowledge, he’d found, but after that Game, he found Etho particularly enjoyable to kill.

His last and previous life before this, his life, was nothing special. No close friends to speak of, some acquaintances here and there, a fascination with Westerns and futuristic stories… Finding out that in a previous Game he had lived in the desert felt almost fitting. But most of all, his life had been lonely.

He’d hoped this Game wouldn’t continue that trend.

And here he was, alone at the end of the Game, having won, with never anyone he could call a friend.

Sure, he wished things had been different, that he’d had grouped up with someone near the start, before his tasks pulled and pulled him away from people — maybe Pearl, maybe he should’ve moved in with the Mounders back when his task had forced him to be her hype man. Pearl seemed like she’d understand. She won her Game alone too — but it was all too late now.

He turned around and looked at the Secret Keeper.

It had no eyes, yet he felt them all on him as he stared at the symbol on the place where a face would be.

With a deep breath, he readied himself and pushed the left button.

‘Succeed task’

Magic swirled around, five hearts replenished, and a new task dropped on his hand.

‘Win Secret Life’

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areislol · 1 year

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UH so i had a great idea. the streamer!AU x online reader with xiao… reader and xiao have been dating for a couple months but haven’t told their fans yet. they are at a sports event like football or something, and they get on the kiss cam. they kiss, and that’s how everyone finds out they’re dating ヾ(｡>﹏<｡)ﾉﾞ✧*。

streamer! xiao x reader

ft— xiao warnings— crazy fans(harassment, invasion of privacy, etc), kissing(duh) a/n— this idea has my whole heart, im really hoping that i can make parts of this! you guys can request me it doesn't really matter because i feel i should def make a part 2 + more of this :) i have no idea how a football starts so please dont judge, never been to any sports game too. please enjoy!

recommend listening to: bang bang - k'naan ft. adam levine(sped up)

streamer! xiao x reader

now you and xiao have been dating for a few months, and you both agreed to not tell anybody about your relationship as you both knew about how crazy xiao's fans were.

there are/were situations where fans would come over to their "idols" home to do stalk them or break in, harassment basically.

you and xiao did not want that to happen at all.

neither of you guys wanted to be hurt or have the other be in danger so it was best to not tell anyone about your relationship

it was quite hard to conceal your relationship, xiao really wanted to take you outside, to show and tell the word that your his but he couldn't, and you know why.

also since xiao always streamed on a daily basis with you, that meant you two had to refrain yourselves from flirting, teasing (to an extent) and hints. oh and pda.

this went on for about a few months, but that all changed, for the better and worse.

one day, you were eating lunch at your house along with xiao, he was sitting next to you munching on his meal

you were scrolling on tiktok, just watching whatever was on your fyp when you stumbled upon a tiktoker talking about how in a few weeks a football game would be playing in a ground/stadium that was just a few hours away from your home

you stopped scrolling, you checked the comments, everyone seemed hyped and excited for this event.

for a few minutes you contemplated whether or not you and xiao could go, as these past few days you two haven't gone anywhere, well you couldn't really anyways.

but still!! it's good to go out once in a while...

while thinking, you forgot that a special someone was also in the same room with you, and with the same person talking over and over again from the tiktok video, xiao turned his head to look at you, quirking his eyebrow.

you were staring at your phone, watching the video and scrolling on your phone (checking the comments), your head resting on your palm

"y/n? you good?" xiao asks, no reply. "y/nnnnnnnnnn?" he asks again, this time waving his hands to catch your attention

and it works, you snap out of whatever your doing and look over, only to see xiao staring at you, looking at you with confusion and he looked, concerned.

your mouth opens but nothing comes out, your throat felt dry. why. but anyways, after a few seconds you could finally talk.

"yea, im fine." you state before looking down at your phone, the tiktok was still playing. "i was just uh, thinking, do you want to go to the football event? it's only maybe a few hours away from here.. plus! fresh air.."

xiao doesn't say anything, his face droops. he only gives you a devastated look on his face. you pout, wanting a response. "yes or no?" you question

xiao gets up from his seat and walks over towards you while sighing, you're watching him, wondering why he's going over to you

his hands are behind his back, once he's right in front of you he sighs, again. you raise your eyebrows and with that he reveals to you what he was hiding, two tickets.

two tickets to... a football game? your eyes widen in surprise but that doesn't last very long when he speaks, "i was going to ask you today.... but you asked already so, here." he murmurs before handing you the ticket, you take it from him, looking at the ticket you smiled.

you two were finally going to spend some time together!! in.... a very crowded space, it's going to be noisy and smelly, and that's for sure.

but you and xiao are finally going to go out so i guess no complaining.

also when did he buy that ticket.

fast forward to the day of the football game, you have your phone out, checking the time there and then to make sure you two weren't going to be late

xiao packed the tickets into a small shoulder bag along with some water and sunscreen. what? it was going to be a hot and sunny day.

after packing everything, xiao went up into your shared room to start changing into his clothes for the day, upon opening the door he sees you in your clothes already, you were wearing a short sleeved t-shirt with shorts.

you held a zip up jacket just incase the weather forecast was wrong.

getting up from the bed, you went over to xiao and gave him a kiss on his cheek before getting out of the room

xiao was smiling like a mad man when you kissed him, oh the things you make xiao feel.

closing the door behind him, he quickly changed into your picked clothing. once seeing the clothes he was going to wear made him... want to cry.

it was a t-shirt with the photo of you and him kissing with the sentence "CHOOSE ME FOR THE KISS CAM" under it.

he felt his cheeks burn, slapping his face he sighed, he didn't want to let you down so...

other than that he wore cargo pants and of course, a jacket just incase the weather turned hot.

exiting the room, he walked down the hallway and standing at the end of the hallway was you, you had your phone out, it was as if you were waiting for him to come out in that position from the very start to end.

xiao's eye widened when he saw the phone and ran into the room next to him but it was already too late. by the time he saw the camera and ran you already took a picture of him.

two.

one of him standing still, moments before he ran, the picture of him running was the second picture.

after the pictures were taken you clicked onto the little picture at the bottom, you chuckled when you saw how the second photo turned out. it looked like it was taking just as a ghost started to run.

when xiao heard your giggles and fits of laughter he stepped out of the room, being cautious. don't want you to be taking pictures of him again.

but you didnt, not this time anyways.

he skipped over to you, leaning over to see how the pictures turned out, the first one? oh yea, he looked like a model. no matter how silly the clothes may look, but the second? god damn😭

xiao laughs a bit before stopping. he squints at your phone, your eyes follow his and you see that he's looking at the time.

the football game started at 1:30 pm, it's 11 am now. you and xiao turn to look at each other, your eyes both scream "WE'RE GOING TO BE LATE."

both you and xiao run out the door, not before grabbing your bag of course.

where the football game took place at was about 2 hours away from your place.

you and xiao were going to be SUPER late if you went any later then 11 am, you and xiao wanted to be on point.

rushing out the door, xiao went over to his car and clicked the key, he opened his door but after opening it, he stops and runs over to your side, your about to open it when your lightly pushed away by him

"ladies first" he states, opening the door he stood on the side so you could have space to go in, you roll your eyes playfully and get in, xiao closes the door and runs over to his side.

getting into the car and driving was maybe the most stressful thing that ever happened to you, ever.

there was not a lot of cars but your car wasn't the first in line, maybe the first 3 or more.

you really didn't want to miss this football game, it was going to be the first outing for this week with xiao, you didn't want to miss it, at all.

xiao sensed how you felt uneasy, and to ease the uneasiness he puts on some music, xiao connects his car with his phone's bluetooth

while the red light's on, he passed you his phone, "you can pick the songs :)" he mentions before getting back to driving when the green lights turn on.

you smile and nod and put on your favourite song, at this point you didnt care if the volume was loud or not, you wanted any of your negative thoughts gone.

after the drive, xiao parks the car and you two hop out of the car, there was other people walking towards the stadium where the football game was going to be played at.

xiao held your hand as you two walked over to where the door was that lead into the stadium

you two had to line up as well. and the line was LONG. you and xiao had to literally RUN to get to line before anyone else did, because if they did that’s just even more people to wait before it’s your turn.

and once you two started to run, so did the others. but luckily xiao is fast so you and xiao get to line before others did.

where you stood wasn’t so far to where to security guards were, after waiting for around 20 minutes it was finally your turn and you opened your bag, grabbed the tickets and handed it to the security guard who looked at your ticket, flipping it front and back before giving it back to you and nodding

you and xiao said your thanks and walked into the ground and was it large. bigger than you thought.

(lmao that’s what she said)

there were already hundreds of people sitting down at their designated seats, xiao grabbed the ticket from your hold and stared at it, he squinted his eyes while walking forward and pointed at the seats a few feet away from where you two were

“how can you see that far?” “shhh my sweet lamb, do not speak” he says, shushing you with a finger on your lip.

it was a little thing only you and him could understand, others wouldn’t but you two sure did.

you giggled before tightening your grip on xiao’s hand, he walks over to where your seats are and you two sit down.

it was 1:26.

more people started to pour into the stadium and sooner or later all the seats were filled.

1:31 now, suddenly the speakers turn on, a man speaks, saying that the game will start in a few minutes and that there are food and drinks coming around

fast forward to the game, everyone’s screaming, yelling, some are even crying.

some screaming from happiness or rage, some crying from sadness or happiness.

and honestly, you two started to scream and shout as well.

you two don’t even know any of the teams, except for their names as it was on the big tv.

you just asked someone next to you who was winning as said it was the red team and you told xiao, and now you two are screaming for the red team.

xiao was obviously getting annoyed when the red players kicked the ball but missed the goal. totally understandable but to him, it was outrageous, how could you just let down your fans!?!?

after hours of yelling your throat started to feel dry, but xiao was still fine, and still screaming.

then the players got their break and then the tv changed screens, it was a red screen with the word “kiss cam” on it, you and xiao knew this well.

it is, as it says, a kiss cam. the camera randomly picks two people, strangers or not and if they’re in the heart or just in the middle of the screen they have to kiss.

you smirked at xiao and pointed at his shirt, he looks down. he almost forgot. he looks back up and rolls his eyes

you crossed your fingers. please work!

a few people got selected, and once they kissed the whole crowd laughed or awed.

then, to xiao’s horror and to your excitement you two got on the screen!! you and xiao were in the heart, the people around you two shook you and xiao, some were cheering and there, somehow, was some people saying “wait...” as if they knew.... us.

you smiled at the camera before looking at xiao, xiao was in shock at first, but seeing how smug you were getting he loved hated it.

he smirked at you and pulled you in for a very, very deep kiss.

you could hear the claps of everybody, everybody around you and far away from you. you and xiao smiled in your kiss and that made many people awe.

after letting go a few people that were like 5-9 seats away from you called out xiao’s name. xiao and you froze.

xiao slinked back with you following his move, “shit.” was all you could hear from xiao before he grabbed your hand.

“we have to go now, i know today was meant to be a good day but we don’t know if those fans are nice, leave now?” he asks, holding onto your hand, waiting for your answer

you didn’t want to leave, really. but for the sake of your and his safety you complied and you both stood up and walked out of the stadium.

you could hear the voices of both girls and boys screaming xiao’s name, and your name occasionally.

when other people heard your and xiao’s name they all stood up to look if xiao and you was really there, and you two were!! instead, running to the entrance(exit??)

the fans pulled out their phones and started to take pictures of you two, without your permission.

some started to even get out of their seats and run towards you, that makes xiao run even more faster, you were stumbling there and then from how fast xiao was running

you could still hear the people screaming out your names.

it scared you honestly. once you two reached the entrance, the security asked why you two were leaving, you and xiao told them your situation and the security actually felt bad. they let you two go and stopped the fans reach you and xiao.

your heart was racing, so was xiao’s. everybody now knows that you two are dating, what will happen to you and xiao now?

you two now needed to give out a official “we’re dating!!” message to everybody now.

what about the fans? are they going to break into our house? stalk us? dox us? send us threats? try to sabotage our relationship?

all those thoughts scared you and xiao.

you both reached your car and drove off.

adrenaline was still in your body, you were breathing heavily, sweat beads sliding down your forehead from all the running and the stuffiness in the podium.

reaching your home, you immediately went to the couch and flopped down, too tired to deal with everything. xiao followed you and patted your head.

he sits right beside you and kisses your temple, “i’ll handle it” he whispers before getting up and walking up the stairs, presumably going to his streaming room to do whatever he was going to do.

while you slept, xiao was furiously typing away on his laptop

xiao stated, on every platform he has (twitter, discord, instagram, youtube, tiktok, etc), to not harass you or him and to not take pictures without permission and if they do, there would be consequences.

he even makes a full on youtube video about it. how it can really affect the lives of the people who are being stalked. how it must be scary to be doxxed, to not be safe.

how he is disappointed to call his fan, “fans”. how they are nothing like fans if they do those, and to the real, nice and respecting fans, thank you.

xiao is absolutely devastated. how this date was meant to be cute and all, but ended up with you feeling terrified of your and xiao’s safety.

in the end, xiao makes sure to make up for this terrible outing, maybe going to a more, secluded places. a picnic maybe? cinema? crocheting class?

well, xiao will make sure that this will never happen again, plus, if anyone ever did try to do anything to harm you or him he knows that karma and consequences will be coming their way.

note: if you would like to be added to the genshin taglist pls just ask me!! dont be shy <3

taglist: @tomansimp @one-offmind @miitchiji @dainsleif-when-playable @momoewn @stygianoir @irethepotato @v4an @imetsk(couldn’t find ur main acc xiaxiao) @fiannee @sunnyf4lls

there were others but i couldn’t find your account : @kuaenyx @mobiuskiss, dm me if this was one of your accs!!

liking + following + reblogs are very much appreciated!!

another note: this seems so short lmao, also i wrote this in like 2-3 hours. first time in like weeks that i wrote in one day without taking long breaks and procrastinating, so proud of myself, also pls send in transformers requests im in neeeeddd, i’ll put out information about it soon!!

REQUESTS ARE OPEN!!

#genshin impact x reader #xiao x reader #streamer! au

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gayuu-the-necromancer · 1 year

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William Rex Route Review

Okay~ Finally, I sat down and completed William's route today morning.....till 4 am. Yes, I have no life and my opinion is....it's kinda good! Honestly, a part of me was expecting it would be a snoozefest and another part of me was like 'Don't worry, it's gonna be fine. You'll love it!"

Usually when I play an Otome game, if the game doesn't manage to impress me within the first 30 minutes, I'll just immediately uninstall it and would never download it ever again. But I have a soft corner for the Ikemen series because their games really fill up my lonely heart....anyways. I'm not gonna sit here and compare Ikemen series with Voltage games or anything. We'll only compare ikemen games with other ikemen games!

I thought that Ikegen was gonna be my fav game forever and I used to think I wouldn't love another game and its characters as much as I love Ikegen. I mean look at Yoshino, for example! Do you really think any MCs could ever beat her? She's honestly the best thing to come out of Cybird and very thankful to them that I finally got an MC I could truly love!! Since Ikegen set the bar up really high, I was hoping the next upcoming game to be even better or at least the same as Ikegen........and then we got something that I don't even wanna talk about :/

So I was skeptical about the projects after that and then we got the news about Koihana. It got me interested, but it wasn't exactly a game in the 'Ikemen series'. There is no 'ikemen' in the title. Not that I won't play, I will when it comes out when I have time. After that out of nowhere, they dropped the teaser for Ikevil and I was SHOCKED!! because I was expecting a teaser of Koihana that day. I was honestly shocked that we're actually getting two new games for the 10th anniversary. The bgm in the teaser was so good (but too bad they didn't use that bgm even once in the whole game!) and I got intrigued about the characters, how they are gonna look, the MC, what's the story about, whose the artist, MC's role blah blah blah etc etc...I was super hyped.

Then the game came out and I played. Like I said, if the game doesn't impress me within the first 30 mins, I was gonna immediately uninstall it, because what's the point in playing if you're not gonna enjoy it, right? I need that 'first impression' to be the best impression! Honestly, I wasn't expecting a gore scene IN the prologue. I thought the prologue would be nice, calming, and maybe a little bit violence here and there...BUT NO! They didn't hold back at all and I LOVED IT! It got me really excited.

I started with William's route because I was planning to translate it and was expecting a lot more gore. William's route is good..................if you can sit through at least 15 chapters without sleeping, then I guarantee you that you will enjoy it. This is also coming from a person whose fav type is not William. Let me divide William's main story into two parts, without giving as many spoilers as possible. The first 1 to 3 chapters are okay. It just gives basic info about William, his personality, and other characters....simply basic stuff. The chapters from 4 to 14, are basically filled with William and his friends doing various missions and William helping Kate to be honest with her desires. It's mainly the bonding stage and I wasn't really into it because I felt like nothing was happening. Even William and Kate's interactions were alright, didn't get me that excited at all.

The story was moving really slowly and it felt like a lot was happening but I wasn't finding anything exciting. There was no 'real' conflict for example, there is no enemy that is terrorizing the Crown. The Crown members look severely overpowered and they are killing all the butterflies without breaking a sweat. The Crown members having these abilities as the 'cursed ones' is honestly very op if you use it in the right way at the right time. There is not much hand-to-hand combat which I personally love watching and translating. But I also love that they are all working together on these missions in groups. It's not like each member is assigned a different mission. All the members have faith in each other and help out each other when doing missions. No egos are clashing, no unnecessary fights, I love that about Crown, even though they all state that they are not friends.

So In between I was thinking...."What's the real threat here? What is Kate's role? Is her role only going to be just standing around and watching people die? Because if it is, then it's very boring."

It was only after chapter 18, that I really ended up liking William's route. William after chapter 18, is one hell of a badass character. There is this certain scene in chap 19 that I really love and it really caught me off guard for a second. There are some lines said by him that I really love. I can't wait to translate that chap and the madness ending. Also, William and Kate's relationship gets really fun. It's cuter and William keeps teasing her whenever he gets a chance (reminds me of a certain other King with black hair and blue eyes who is also cursed!).

The route has some gore and creepy scenes which are really good in showing how horrifying the world actually is. There is no filter. It feels like no one is safe. I don't even know why because at some point, I thought that there is going to be a scene where Kate is also gonna be injected with drugs. I don't know why I thought something like that, maybe in the future, some golden butterfly member will kidnap and inject drugs into her or something to mess up with the male lead's mind....who knows? But it feels like Cybird is not holding back with this one.

Now, coming to Kate. As an MC, I think she's good. She's very nice, caring, understanding, and possessive (lol). I like her a lot. I feel like out of all the Ikemen series MCs, Kate is the only one that has some sort of character development. She goes from being this shy and reserved person to more lively and talkative. It's kinda cute. She gets more bold in the latter half and doesn't shy away from expressing what she wants to do. I like that. Thank god, cybird didn't end up ruining her character in an attempt to make her look pure-hearted. The only, drawback I have with her is her job as a 'fairy tale master'. Honestly, it's such a.....meh job for some reason. She doesn't really get to do much, she only has to stand at the side and watch the male leads mutilating people. It's kind of boring because she has no real goal in life. I thought her job was to find a way to break the curses of the Crown members but no, she simply writes reports that are to be submitted to the Queen. *Sighs* it's fine, I still like her though and I hope her personality doesn't change once I switch routes, or else I will be mad.

Final thoughts, not bad as the first route. I mean it's still the 'first route' and I'm sure the future routes will be crazier....especially Jude's route (I hope I don't die before that!). I feel like his route is going to be before Victor. But still, William's route did a good job in making me wanna continue playing this game, so that's a plus for me. If not, I would have uninstalled it immediately, waited for Jude route, and re-install it then.

I was thinking to start Harry's route next (not translating that btw!) but I'm restarting William's route again to get the other ending not because I'm poor and saving up gold for Harry's route, pfffttt not at all!

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Carry On

Chapter 21

Summary: It was just a simple hunt, found on a pie festival. It was supposed to be easy. Something they’d all done one hundred and one times a million. No one could have told Y/N, Dean, and Sam that nothing from that point on would ever be the same again.

Pairing: Dean Winchester x Reader x Sam Winchester

Word Count: 2815

Warnings: Angst, kinda arguing? Some fluff there too.

Due to the graphic nature of this fic, and the fact that it will eventually contain Smut. This fic is an 18 + only fic! If you’re under 18 DO NOT read this fic!

A/N: This fic is beta’d by @kazsrm67 Thanks so much love! Please do not copy my work! Feedback is golden! I hope you all enjoy this ride with me!

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Sure enough, as soon as Dean rounded Baby onto the street that they now lived on, there it was, the black, very new looking Dodge Charger they had been warned of. She had known that, in comparison, Dean’s taste and Sam’s were vastly different, but she never would have thought that this was his style.

While on the way home from the shop, Dean had filled her in on Sam’s time as a ‘soulless git’ working for their grandfather after he’d crawled his physical way out of the cage, leaving behind the sensible part of himself, becoming a robotic, unfeeling, ‘asshole’, as Dean described him.

Y/N had not gotten to see this side of Sam, but she didn’t want to tell Dean that it wasn’t that hard to picture him as such. Basically, a total loss of that little consciousness that keeps us all in line, and just doing whatever he wanted to do. Y/N always felt Sam was nothing but one step away from doing that now, seeing as Dean had told her about the time, he’d hit a dog while Dean was in purgatory and didn’t even bother to look for him until Benny and himself had clawed their way out.

So, if she really sat there and thought about it, Sam’s behavior was a bit of a habit of his. From leaving his family to run off to college when he was young, to the constant battle with, and blame game he played with John. While Y/N didn’t live through it, she couldn’t help but feel that John did hold most of the issue there, but she also couldn’t say that being put in the same position as Sam, she would have felt any different about their family life. What she would have done differently, seeing as he grew up in the situation that they grew up, Dean sacrificed everything for him over and over again, would have been shown his older brother the fucking respected he deserved for putting up with his bratty ass!

Dean pulled up into the driveway, passing the car and its dark tinted windows as if they were a scrub bush, and parked in his usual spot.

“Are you ready for this?” Dean questioned as he killed the engine. “Only fuck knows what’s going to happen when they get out of that car.”

“Yeah, I’m ready,” she said, anger boiling like a simmer pot just under the surface, ready to explode at any moment. She’d had far enough of the way Sam was treating Dean, and she was absolutely prepared to kick his ass if she needed too.

“Then let’s face it,” Dean said with a huff, kicking the door open with force as if he had to hype himself up for whatever was coming.

As if on cue, as soon as Dean stepped out of the Impala, Sam’s driver side door opened. Dean didn’t move away from his car, but rather leaned against her shiny black exterior and crossed his arms, forcing Sam to walk up to him if he had anything to say that he didn’t want the whole neighborhood to hear.

Dean’s face was hard and unreadable as he watched Sam make his way slowly up the driveway, Eileen took a little longer to get out; deciding to hang back by the door, not bothering to walk up the driveway at all, as if she was ready to run if she needed too, and that made Y/N nervous.

“Dean,” Sam called as he approached his brother, Dean said nothing; just stared at him for a moment, as if chewing on the words he wanted to say, but unsure as to if they would start a fight.

“What are you doing here Sam?” Dean finally spoke.

She’d seen Dean walled up before, but she’d never seen his walls this high, it was a little bit alarming; enough to make Sam stop short of arms reach of his elder brother because even he wasn’t sure if he got close enough, if Dean wouldn’t have been able to take a swing at him.

While Sam could probably beat Dean in a foot race, Y/N had seen him working himself up on a punching bag before, and she knew that if push came to shove, Dean could still throw a hell of a punch. Sam knew this too.

“I ugh…” Sam paused, taking a deep breath as he kicked the loose rocks around under his feet, much like a child that new he’d done wrong, and was waiting on the bomb to drop to receive his punishment, but it didn’t make Y/N feel sorry for him, after watching Dean struggle with all of this the way he had, she felt Sam deserved it.

“Look, I’m sorry,” Sam said after a long pause. “I shouldn’t have acted the way I did. I didn’t treat you fairly at all, and I’m sorry. I was wrong.”

“That’s it?” Dean questioned, and Sam stared at him like he was completely taken aback by his response. Apparently Dean wasn’t so eager to ‘forgive and forget’ like he used to be; that was something Y/N hadn’t seen coming either. She figured that as soon as Sam apologized, things would be back to normal between them.

Sam blinked, stunned as Y/N was, Dean just remained unreadable as a blank slab; hard and cold.

“Ya–Yeah, I guess so…” Sam finally managed, swallowing hard.

“Bullshit,” Dean argued, and Sam took a step backward. “I know good and damn well there’s more to this visit than you wanting to apologize, other than you sitting out here in front of my house for almost two hours. So what is it? What do you want?”

“Nothing,” Sam insisted. “I just wanted to apologize, Dean. I mean, I am moving to Texas with Eileen and—”

“There it is,” Dean said with an unamused chuckle. “Let me guess, she’s pregnant, and that’s why she’s hanging behind the door of that car, and not walking up here right now is that right?”

Sam’s eyes bulged momentarily, and so did Y/N’s. She literally didn’t know what to say or do. She would have never thought he would have just come on out with that.

“Look,” Sam huffed, getting frustrated now. “I didn’t want to leave things between us the way they were. It will probably be a while before we can come back to Kansas.”

“So she is pregnant then?” Dean questioned, lifting one perfect eyebrow, and Sam turned a few shades of red, but whether it was out of embarrassment or anger, Y/N wasn’t sure.

“Why do you care so much that she’s pregnant Dean?! You’re the one who told me to hook up with her in the first place! Told me that ‘she understood the life’, and that it would be a smart fucking move!”

“I’m not bothered,” Dean admitted with a shrug, “Hell, I ain’t even mad; at least not about that. But you could have been upfront and honest with Y/N and me when you found out about it, instead of running off on a pretend hunt to fuck knows where, all because you where having a tantrum, and totally freaked the fuck out like you tend to do when shit gets a little real in life.”

Sam opened his mouth, flabbergasted, in an attempt to speak, but once Dean was started, there was no stopping him, he’d held it in too long.

“It’s always been this way with you Sam. Couldn’t get along with Dad? So what do you do, you run off to Stanford, leaving me alone with his abusive ass. Then you come back from the cage, soulless; might I add, and you let me spend all that time thinking you were dead. Don’t give me that shit about wanting me to have some apple pie life either, cause that’s a goddamn lie. Then I get sucked into fucking Pergatory, and you don’t even come look for me or try to get me out, all because you hit a fucking dog, and decided to play house?! Those are just the highlights. Honestly, the only time you ever really did look for me was when the fucking Mark turned me into a demon. So I’m impressed it took you so long to run off again after I got hurt, but I knew it was coming. Especially after I found those pregnancy test in the trashcan in the bathroom, and sure as fuck knew they weren’t Y/N’s because they where fucking positive.”

Sam rubbed his hands down his face harshly, before rounding on Dean. “You know, you haven’t exactly been a fucking joy to be around either my whole life! What? With your sick, self-righteous attitude! Always had to be ‘daddy’s little hammer’, do whatever the fuck Dad tells you to to. Sold your soul when I died and spent months in Hell. Then you go and say yes to fucking Micheal. Constantly fighting with Cas, or anyone who gave a damn about you. But sure, I’m the one with the problem.”

“I never said I was perfect,” Dean admitted, his voice calm and creepily even. “I took Dad’s shit because of you. To protect you from the same shit he did to me. I sold my soul to get you back, because I’m the one that should have died, not you. You deserved to have a life. I didn’t feel at the time like I did, because that’s what had been ground into my fucking head my whole life. I was the grunt. Nothing more. I never intended to act self-righteous. I went to Lisa’s because it’s what you wanted me to do. Not because it’s what I wanted to do. I almost got her killed for fuck’s sake! I said yes to Micheal to save the people I didn’t have the power to save myself anymore, mainly you. That’s the same reason I took the Mark. The most selfish thing I did in the lineup that you mentioned was become a demon because you know what? I was tired of the pain. I wanted you to have a normal, happy life. It’s all I ever wanted.”

Sam’s features started to soften a little, but Dean didn’t let up, instead he just pushed on.

“But what thanks did I get for everything that I’ve done? None. I got none. When I needed my brother the most, when I was flat on my back in a hospital, unsure if I was gonna live or die. You disappeared for three days. Miracle would have been fine until I at least got out of the ICU.”

Dean stopped, shaking his head as he did so. Suddenly, he just looked tired.

“I don’t blame you for wanting a life Sammy, I never did. It’s all I ever wanted you to have. But when I saw you were gonna do that, and that you were gonna be okay, even after I felt like you totally abandoned me. I let you go. Please, move to Texas. Start a family. Go back to school. You’re still pretty young. You’ve got time. I’m happy for you guys, I am. But an ‘I’m sorry,’ isn’t gonna fix things between us this time. It’s gonna take me some time. I’m starting a life here with Y/N, you go start your own life with Eileen. That’s the one thing I wont hold against you. It’s gonna take me a long time to forgive you for what you’ve done to me this time, and it’s gonna take a hell of a lot more than one I’m sorry.”

Sam nodded, letting his eyes trail over the house that stood towering behind Y/N and Dean, and Y/N braced herself for what she was sure was to come, but it didn’t.

“So, mom and dad’s place?” Sam questioned, and Dean nodded.

“And the auto shop in town dad used to work at. I’m done hunting Sam. I physically can’t do it anymore, and I’ve just had enough.”

Sam cleared his throat as he looked back over his shoulder, Eileen was watching closely, trying to read their body language, which must have been a nightmare, because Dean was so tense.

“I’m happy for you Dean,” Sam admitted after a moment. “I really am. You look great, better than I’ve ever seen you. You’ve got a home, and something you love to do. You’ve got a life now. You deserve this. You really do.”

There was a moment of doubt that crossed Dean’s face, but he didn’t vocalize it, even though he was starting to soften around the edges just a little bit; the tenseness leaving his shoulders.

“You guys wanna come in before you go? Take one last look at the place?” Dean offered, but Sam just shook his head.

“Nah, we need to get on the road. Believe it or not I have a job interview in the morning, so I kinda need to get to Texas before 6AM.”

“Job?” Dean questioned, eyes narrow. “You’re not hunting still are you?”

“No, no, I think I’ve had enough of that too for a while. I’m thinking about joining the police force… maybe,working my way up to be a detective. We’ve got enough experience in digging up shit after all.”

Dean snorted in agreement.

“We’ll be back around… maybe around Christmas time? But when Eileen has the baby, I want you guys to come down and meet him,” Sam affirmed as he slowly made a few steps towards his brother now that he was sure Dean wasn’t gonna swing at him.

“Him?”

“Yeah, we found out it’s gonna be a boy.”

A sad look crossed Dean’s face before he could catch it, and it hurt to see, it really did. That was it. Something Dean was missing, something he’d never get to have. At least, that’s the way he was thinking and she knew it.

“Yeah, we’ll do that,” Dean agreed, and Sam reached up to hug his older brother one last time.

“I mean it Dean, I really am happy for you guys,” Sam said again, as Dean pulled away from him.

“Yeah, same, I’m proud of the two of you, now get on the road before this turns into a chick flick moment,” Dean said, and Sam laughed nervously.

“Take care of him Y/N,” Sam said, turning his attention towards her for the first time, and Y/N nodded giving Sam a tight lipped smile as he made his way back down to the car. Eileen waved before slipping back into the passenger seat, and Dean and Y/N waved back as Sam put the car in reverse, and started to make his way down the street.

Y/N slipped her hand into Dean’s as he watched the pair of tail lights in the fading light of the evening until he couldn't see them anymore.

Things weren’t fixed between the pair of them, not by a long shot, but that could have gone a hell of a lot worse than it did. She had to admit that. Still, there was a finality, a heaviness in his leaving. Even if deep down, both of them knew it was the right thing. They’d been so codependent on one another for so long; it had become toxic, and they both needed this; a chance at a fresh start. Hopefully the start of what might eventually be a healthy brotherly relationship.

“Dean?” Y/N questioned, catching his attention as he stared blankly off down the road; a mixture of a million and one emotions in his eyes,“you okay?”

Dean looked down at her before giving her a tired smile, and pulling her into his arms.

“Yeah, I’ll be okay sweetheart, I’ve got you here with me, and that's all I need.”

Dean dipped forward, capturing her lips with his, in a deep, passionate kiss that didn’t last near long enough, but would have possibly lasted longer if fucking Cathy’s nosy ass had not turned the porch light on, illuminating her front yard, and most of theirs.

“Come on,” Y/N said with a chuckle at Dean’s annoyed face as he glared at the house next door. “I think I promised you food earlier.”

“Damn right you did,” Dean teased, pulling her close to him as they made their way up the driveway towards their front door.

For the first time since they moved here, Y/N was glad to be home. It actually felt like coming home, but that might have a whole lot to do with the fact that she felt like she was floating five feet off the pavement. It had been SOOO long since Dean had kissed her. She didn’t realize just how badly she needed it, or just how deeply it would have affected her.

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fanfic-lover-girl · 3 months

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I Finally Watched Encanto

And it was very underwhelming. I don't get what the hype was about. It was mid at best. The best thing about it was probably the visuals. Oh, I loved the variety of skin tones! Usually, I don't care about skin colour in movies but for some reason, it stood out to me in this one. The intro and outro scenes were good too.

I am not a film expert so I can't convey what made the film fall flat for me. But here are some things that I found lacking:

The music is not memorable and I found it hard to immerse myself in it. I absolutely hated Surface Pressure. Some parts of We Don't Talk About Bruno were nice to listen to but it still wouldn't make the top 10 of my Disney songs list. It's not a song I would sing to myself. I can't even remember any of the lyrics besides the title namesake. I think my favourite piece was the Caterpillar song that played for Abuela Alma and Pedro. Maybe partly because it's in Spanish so I have lower expectations for it lol. Since I barely speak Spanish and all.

The family members kind of felt like plot devices? That just appeared when the plot called for it? I am not sure how to explain it but the main culprit for me was Isabela. She was basically a nothing character who was just there in the background being a prima donna and rolling her eyes. Then once Mirabel supposedly has to confront her, she has all this major development in like 2 mins and finally cracks? Luisa was way better because I saw her insecurities and how weakness made her feel worthless throughout the movie. I don't understand why Cousin Camilo was needed in the movie. His dad was good enough comic relief. I loved Antonio at the start and his relationship with Mirabel. I wanted to see that relationship more in the movie so much. But then even he began to feel like a cheap plot device.

How Bruno was handled was unsatisfying. The whole plot about Bruno just felt contrived. Bruno is supposed to be the family undesirable who no one talks about...but Dolores knew about him the entire time? The ending with Abuela and Bruno felt so rushed too. I thought the climax would have involved Bruno more but he just showed up at the end and now everything is ok? Bruno was just a way to show Mirabel how special she was and once that happened, everything about Bruno was wrapped up in a neat tidy bow.

The plot development was poor and felt like a plot in an adventure game. Gave me similar vibes to the plot in The Rise of Skywalker. How Luisa just happens to know Mirabel's starting point. How Mirabel just happens to find Bruno when the dude has been living unnoticed for how long. Even the ending with the butterfly almost made me roll my eyes.

The powers felt underdeveloped. I don't understand the limits of them and why only the Madrigals have them. Well, I guess it makes sense for the family to have the miracle to themselves as a kind of comfort for Pedro dying...like men don't sacrifice themselves for their families nobly all the time. How much weight can Luisa lift? What is the range of Pepa's powers? Mirabel said in her song that her mood affects the weather but the movie mainly shows the weather just affects her individual space. How do they control them? What if someone abuses their powers?

Anyway, its not a bad movie but I wouldn't watch it again. I preferred Coco over Encanto. The family relationship felt more developed and the focus was just on the family members relevant to the plot. The Abuela in Coco was more sympathetic and the generational trauma was way more justified there. Plus the music was better and the plot development felt more organic. I would watch Coco again. Encanto is just meh and seems a tad overrated.

#encanto #encanto critical #coco disney #coco vs encanto #madrigal family #bruno madrigal #mirabel madrigal #luisa madrigal #isabela madrigal #antonio madrigal #alma madrigal #bruno deserved better writing #i wonder what would have happened if bruno was more of a deuteragonist?

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c6jpg · 3 days

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okay okay arlecchino story quest thoughts

overall i liked it but mainly the whole duel sequence which was fucking awesome but some points that bugged me:

the release of arlecchino's animated short basically spoiling the entire story quest

mentioned in the tags of my previous post but yeah i think the story quest would have been a lot more... idk interesting? revealing? if the animated short had been released after this patch/story quest. you basically spend the entire first half of the story quest already knowing the "twist" and have to watch literally everyone else figure it out which is never really engaging nor fun story telling.

like you KNOWWW arlecchino is not "that evil" and you KNOWWWWW all these atrocities were from the previous knave so seeing literally everybody go through these theatrics is a little. sigh. idk. like i was just waiting to get to the boss fight bc i knew the corresponding cutscenes would be awesome (and they were) and getting random fatui insider knowledge was fun i enjoyed having what was effectively seeing arlecchino and childe in the office break room but we didn't really learn anything we didn't already know

also. arlecchino is hardly the first but it really is just kinda. sigh when you basically get a whole scene of the character explaining their OWN tragic backstory. once again genshin fails to show not tell

freminet

i know a lot of people are upset about the freminet timeline. honestly idc at this point i'll suspend my belief whatever yadda yadda but i do think it was a cop out for freminet to have like. not at least been SUSPICIOUS that clervie was possibly talking about the previous knave just because crucabena "didn't talk about it and all the experiments ended" by the time he joined the house

like he spent a significant time with clervie (half a month right?) trying to help her out and even if clervie was "a child stuck in the past" she wasn't exactly trying to hide anything and they ALL knew she was some sort of ghost or maybe something tied to memories/leylines. and he KNEW crucabena so i'm just like. a little aghast he didn't have any damn idea like at least make him suspicious right so he and the traveler can join heads and be like "hmmmmmmm something is not right here HMMMMMMMMM" like if you are SO sure arlecchino isn't "that kind of person" (ig this was more lyney saying this but still) wouldn't you consider maaaaaaaaaaaybe the previous knaves were?

there was a single moment when they were at the table sharing intel that freminet was "lost in thought" and i think that would have been a fantastic moment for freminet to be the star and voice his suspicious but we got literally nothing from that.

honestly just disappointed freminet didn't do more in the story tbh. the trailer was really hyping him up to literally change the game lol

the results of the duel

i mean we saw it coming we knew she was gonna spare those children somehow. idrk how to describe it like on one hand yes would be nice to have more morally fucked up characters and its a little disappointing that arlecchino isn't "that bad" she's actually super normal all things considering (childe fucking LIED) on the other hand i don't necessarily hate this is the way they made her character? but the result of the duel still felt like a huge cop out lmao like it was basically an indirect "your resolve towards family impressed me so i'll let them live" which was exactly how i didn't want this to be resolved but also don't know how they would have done it otherwise

arlecchino's curse/flames/????????

GIRL CAN YOU ELABORATE PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE i know it has to do with her being part of some khaenrian (?) bloodline or something but lajdksfldjflads can you elaborate what do you mean your flames can be extracted and burn memories we're just all gonna take that and run with it huh

anyways.

regardless i loved the main battle cutscene in her boss form. loved that bit where she blocked freminet and lynette's dual attack and was like "sorry for what? this pitiful excuse for an attack?" i was banging my fist on the table i loved that bit sooooooooooo fucking much dear god

ending cutscene was expected and bittersweet but i liked it a lot as well. really the graphics and me just really liking arlecchino saved this quest for me LOL i think it has a lot of plot holes compared to other story quests but also a much more interesting story (bar is in hell) although you're guaranteed to get some sort of lore with a weekly boss but anyways it averages out to being a pretty okay but not spectacular story quest 👍 maybe like a 6/10, would have rated it higher if the animated short didn't spoil everything

#0.txt #genshin spoilers #4.6 spoilers

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fl3shm4id3n · 1 year

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𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲: 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐰𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐞. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲'𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐌𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐮𝐤 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬.

ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜʟʟʏ'ꜱ x ꜰᴇᴍ! ʙɪᴍʙᴏ! ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴇᴍ! ʙɪᴍʙᴏ! ᴏᴄ (ᴘʟᴀᴛᴏɴɪᴄ), ᴀᴏ'ɴᴜɴɢ x ꜰᴇᴍ! ʙɪᴍʙᴏ! ᴏᴄ

Tw: battle royal stuff, bullying, fighting, Mia beating Ao'nung's ass,

A/N: Based on the idea that a lovely Anon gave me. I also think about these ask. I kind of based Mia and Ao'nung fight after Maddy and Cassie's fight.

Masterlist

Life was good, you and Mia were living with the humans on Pandora and the Sully's. You had nothing to really worry about, you were living peacefully, not only that but you and Mia had your avatar's, the prices from last year's game. It felt strange being in a different body, it was also cool.

Even in your avatars, you and Mia still looked like yourselves. You both had manage to find hair bleach and you used it, you avoided the queue because Norm had told you and Mia that it was very sensitive. You both have thought about mating with one another since you were both besties, but you didn't. Even as avatars you still used the clothes that you used during the game, it fit small, but perfect. Everyone knew that it was you and Mia, what other na'vi or avatar has blonde strands of hair or bright makeup.

Just like Jake, you and Mia did the whole rite to passage to be part of the people. Mia was terrified of the direhorse, the whole time she had been freaking out when learning how to ride the creature, but she got the hang of it. When it came to the ikran, you and Mia were excited. You had already been thinking of names and how to dress them.

Mia went first, she was ready to get herself an ikran. Even more ready when she found out about that it might kill her. Then an ikran had hissed at her, the creature was a lilac purple color with a hot pink chin and red markings. The creature had picked her. Mia had a hard time trying to bond with the creature, instead of freaking out, she seemed to be having fun. Then she manage to tame the creature and went on a flight to seal the bond.

You couldn't wait any longer, you got even more hyped. As yo got near the ikran, non had seemed to want to attack you at first, but then one spotted you approaching. It was a baby pink with a hot pink chin and dark red markings. She was the one. Just like Mia, it was a struggle, but you manage to bond with your now ikran and went on a flight. You and Mia celebrated mid air that you both had got your ikran at the same time. Naming them was hard, you couldn't really decide on what to name them. You had finally named them after yours and Mia's favorite Sanrio characters. Mia named hers Kuromi and your My Melody.

That was cut short when the Sully's had to leave, apparently the RDA was after Jake and they had targeted the whole family. You and Mia didn't have to go since you weren't involved, but you both went with them. It was kind of difficult since you and Mia were still human with Avatar's. Something was settled, you and Mia would go with the Sully's with the Metkayina in your avatars so that they didn't have a hard time being accepted in the clan.

When you all arrived, it felt awkward, eveyone's eyes were all of you, mostly you and Mia. Probably due to the fact that they have ever seen na'vi with a bit of blonde hair. Mia couldn't stop looking at the at some boy with his hair up, she basically had her jaw hitting the floor when looking at him. That was cut short when the Tsahik showed up, she did not seem happy that you were all here.

Ronal commented about having thin arms, small tails, and not only that, but pointing out how Kiri and Lo'ak weren't true na'vi. Then she turned to you and Mia, also pointing out how you both weren't real na'vi, she wasn't wrong. Then Ronal touched Mia's hair, you saw how she held herself back from swatting and yelling at the Tsahik to not touch her hair. She pointed out how you both looked 'abnormal'. Luckily you were all allowed to stay with the condition that you learn to adapt.

You got introduced to Ao'nung and Tsireya who would be the ones teaching the Sully kids as well as you guys. Tsireya was kind enough to show you all around the village and take you to your now new home. The whole time Mia had been eyeing Ao'nung, she couldn't help but stare at him, until you arrived at the Marui. You all could tell how Neytiri was still not happy about having to leave here home and not only that but how she nearly threw hands with the Tsahik. Mia then told you about how she found Ao'nung cute and had planned to shoot her shot with him, that was cut short due to Jake having to speak to all the family. He explained that you all had to be on your best behavior and not cause any trouble.

The next morning was when lessons were going to start. You basically had to drag Mia out of the Marui before she put any makeup on and do her hair, she'll mess it up anyway. When everyone was out in the water, they waited for you and Mia to join in, but Mia was trying to look for an excuse not to going, but you decided to push her in the water. She was mad at first but let it go. It was difficult keeping up with the Metkayina kids sine they were fast and knew everything about the ocean since they lived around it.

After swimming around for a while, Tsireya and Rotxo taught you all how to breath longer underwater. Mia was kind of sad when she saw how Ao'nung wasn't with them for that lessons, but was when you were all learning how to bond with the ilus. The whole time Mia had been standing close to Ao'nung and his friends, she wasn't really paying attention on what they were talking about, she only had her attention on the chief's son. You saw how her tail basically wagged and her eyes sparkled just by the sight of him. You were the one to notice out of everyone since you how Mia would behave around a boy she was interested in.

Later you, Mia and Kiri were looking around the beach together. Kiri was really amazed by the beach since she has never seen near an ocean in her life. You and Mia had told her about the beaches on earth, but you could never swim in the contaminated ocean. While you were all sticking your heads in the water to look at the light colored sand. That was cut short when Ao'nung and his friends approached. "They're just looking at the sand." He pointed at you all, then Mia stuck her head out first, followed by Kiri and You.

"Did you say something?" Mia asked him, this caught the attention of both you and Kiri. "Are you all some kinds of... freaks?" he asked rudely. You all didn't answer, but got up from the floor. "He asked if you a freak." Koro chimed in. Then Kiri responded for all of you. "No" then you were all beginning to walk away from them, but they weren't done. "You guys aren't even true na'vi, just look at this hands." Ao'nung got a hold of Mia's wrist, but before she could do anything Lo'ak had appeared from nowhere. "Hey! Back off fishlips!" he referred to Ao'nung who let go of Mia's wrist.

"Awe, another four fingered freak" he laughed as he back away from Lo'ak who got close to his face. The group continued to pester you all, Kiri had yelled out to leave you guys alone, but then Neteyam showed up and everything went quiet. He had warned Ao'nung and his friends to leave you guys alone and to start respecting you, Kiri and Mia. Ao'nung had back off a bit, as you were all living he made a comment on how you were all freaks.

Mia was the first one to stop, then looked back at the group. She then gave you a look, you knew full well what that meant. She went over to Ao'nug and his group. She came face to face with Ao'nung. You couldn't hear what she was saying, but you saw how Mia was showing Ao'nung a your 'trick', you knew full well what was about to happen, she'd use that trick on Mizuchi once. Then you all watched how Mia had not once but punched Ao'nung three times making him fall backwards.

"That's a punch bitch!" she yelled, stomping over to where Ao'nung was, his friends back away from her a bit. You all watched how Mia grabbed Ao'nung by the head and had a grip on his queue, making him cry out in pain. Mia began to yell at him, not in English or na'vi but in Japanese, the Sully kids watched as Mia continued to yell at Ao'nung, not understanding her at all, but you did. She was cussing up a storm, she even said profanities you didn't know she knew. Not only that but she began to pull him to stand up by his queue and held him tightly like a rag doll. Then his friends tried to get Mia to let go of Ao'nung, but as soon as they touched her.

Lo'ak had jumped into action, now a fight began to unfold. You watched as Mia continued to yell at Ao'nung and was now slapping him around the face hard. He tried to get away from her by running in a different direction, but Mia got a hold of him from behind and attempted to choke him. Lo'ak continued to fight the other kids. You, Kiri and Neteyam watched, until Neteyam also decided to join in. You and Kiri just watched, Kiri commented on how stupid this was. You were laughing the whole time, seen Mia beat her crush's ass, then Kiri also began to laugh due to the yelling.

Now Mia, Lo'ak and Neteyam were being dragged to the marui by Jake. They all had bruises in the face and around the body, Mia was limping a bit due to a bruise on her foot, she barely had an scratches on her face, but her knuckles were bruised. "What was the one thing I told you all" Jake yelled. "Not get into trouble." Lo'ak said, Mia was looking at her now red knuckles and broken nail. "Sir, It was my fault I-" Neteyam tried to take the blame but Jake wasn't having it.

"It was my fault, I started it, If you want to be mad at someone be mad at me" Mia said, Jake then looked at her, seen her red knuckles and injured foot. "They were picking on me, y/n and Kiri. My anger got the best of me, I'm sorry Jake" she said in her defense. Jake just sighed. "Go apologize, I don't care how just go make peace." Mia sigh an rolled her eyes, going to apologize to Ao'nung.

Now it was just Jake, Neteyam and Lo'ak. Their father just sigh. "How did the others look like?" he asked, Neteyam responded. "Worse." He said, then Jake nodded. "That's good." Then Lo'sk chimed in. "Not only that but Ao'nung got beat up by a girl, out of all girls Mia" Lo'ak said chuckling along with Neteyam. "Alright, get out of here." Jake instructed his son and both of them left the Marui.

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#a battle two bimbos and a child series #avatar x reader #atwow x reader #the sullys x reader (platonic)#the sully family x reader (platonic)#the sully x oc (platonic)#the sully family x oc (platonic)#ao'nung x oc #ao'nung x fem oc #ao'nung x bimbo oc #female reader #female y/n #bimbo reader #bimbo y/n #female oc #bimbo oc #aphrodite's oc #aphrodite's writing

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murfeelee · 9 months

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Witcher Season 3 (AKA The "Final" Season 🤣😂)

Alright y'all, back at it again with my 3rd Witcher tv show "review" or whatever. S1 | S2

Disclosure: I already told y'all that I've made peace with this being the Yennefer Show, and that I'll keep watching when Liam Hensworth plays Geralt in S4, because this show ain't been about Geralt or witchers anyway--it's about the mages, obviously. Like, I don't blame Cavill for leaving, cuz if I had to play second fiddle to Yenn when I'M the titular MC, but I don't have ANY scenes, ZERO speaking lines, and NOTHING to do in my own show, then yeah I'd quit too! So I'm not gonna complain about what I WISH this show was--it will NEVER be the books or the games (definitely not Game of Thrones). Missed opportunity.

All that being said, unpopular opinion, but IMO Season 3 kinda slapped? The 2nd "volume"/part was the best BY FAR, but I genuinely liked the vast majority of the episodes. I give S3 a 9.5/10, because I actually have very few complaints about this season overall, I'm shocked. (EDIT: I have DEEProoted suspicions about a lot of naysayers/hatewatchers who say the show's "unwatchable," just because it's got a multicultural cast/"agenda"--sounds like racism to me.)

THE GOOD

The MAIN PLOT actually went somewhere!!!! A wild Vilgefortz appears! ^0^ He beat the DOG SNOT outta Geralt, YIKES! XD

One of my biggest gripes about S1 was that the show didn't focus nearly enough on THE BIG BAD, Vilgefortz. Cahir got SO MUCH screentime doing literally NOTHING for 2 whole seasons, meanwhile the rest of Geralt's Hanse was NOWHERE to be seen, and Vilgefortz was just sitting in the cut looking pretty, like wtf?

And Season 2 was barely any better!

But yeah, S3 FINALLY gave us Vilgefortz's dastardly behavior I'd been waiting for. He effed everybody up at Thanned, as I expected--that's my special evil boy! <3 (Now that Ciri jacked half his face up I'm very sad--that man is absolutely splendid to look at. A moment of silence for the eye candy, it will be missed. U_U)

THANNED. ^0^ Hoooooooly god this was great, even better than Sodden in S1. Episode 6 is the best episode in S3--such a great battle; people were dying left and right. And MAMA TISS!!!!! She went OFF! O_O

It was so sad, but ofc this was all gonna happen--they had Tissaia allllll the way up Vilgefortz's butt, so OF COURSE she was going to be crushed when he INEVITABLY betrayed her. (I don't blame you though, girl, cuz he's SO DANG PRETTY! I'd be crushed, too!) But at least Mama Tissaia got that body count up during the battle--SLAY! The way Filavandrel was just.... 🤯

Speaking of the elves, Francesca and Fringilla were put on the backburner (after dang near dominating S2); but I like the way their arcs ended, even though I felt bad for them. Very good scenes; the mages & their arcs are the very best parts of the show, as usual.

LODGE OF SORCERESSES RISE! ^0^ Dijikstra & Philippa. 😍

These freaks--I LOVE them, your honor! 😅 I was so hyped to see Geralt break Djikstra's leg, but Philippa had me ROLLING when she was like "well, it's a good thing you like pain"--I DIED! XD These kinky mofos! They're hands down one of the best parts of the whole show--I LOVE how sinister Philippa is (her bird feathers are such a great touch--whoever was in charge of her costumes & HAIR 👌), and what a simp Dijkstra is for her. It makes me so sad to know how things go for them in the video game--I sided with Dijikstra to kill Radovid, and was so hurt when he went after Thaler & Roche. But....yeah, I did pick the option to break his other leg, so....oops? XD

So yes, I'm excited to see where this show goes with Philippa and Vilgefortz; how their schemes line up (or not) with Emhyr and the Fake Ciri; and how that effects the REAL Ciri and how she eventually ends up under Avallach (I hope we get to see him on the show!).

Speaking of Ciri, we FIIIIINALLY got to see some domestic Geralt, Yenn & Ciri--even if they are on the run from assassins; and Geralt's iced Yenn out cuz she tried to sacrifice Ciri to Voleth Mier back in S2. A lot of the fandom HATED that they made S2 Yenn betray them, but I think S3 did an alright job of not retconning her, per se, but patching things up. Cuz it's NOT a good look to have your (REAL) main character (LOL) hated by the fandom for betraying her own "daughter." So was the domesticity hamfisted? YES. But was it necessary? GOD yes, otherwise what's the point of showing The Last Wish? They're supposed to be a FAMILY, so for god's sake start giving them scenes to actually SHOW us that--stfu about "destiny"!

Probably another unpopular opinion, but I liked Episode 7 with the unicorn. These are the kinds of adventures Ciri NEEDED in S1, running around some stupid empty forests doing NOTHING is different from learning how to survive on her own in a strange wilderness, encountering strange creatures, and tapping into the good AND bad sides of her magic.

And oooooh my god, the GOAT has returned.

A lot of...hrm...interesting conversations were had as Ciri was hallucinating in the desert, with love of my life Grandmama Calanthe, as well as Pavetta & Falka. It's a shame that Ciri didn't get this kind of development MUCH earlier in the series. Too little too late? We'll have to see where Ciri's plot goes with the Rats in S4 to find out if her new whole Chaos/Fire magic arc is worth it.

AT LONG EFFING LAST, we're getting some HANSE ACTION!!!

I've been SO EFFING SICK of Cahir. I'm glad Ciri finally got closure with him from SEASON ONE, and that he's FINALLY in the Hanse now--took y'all long enough, ffs! And Milva's interesting so far, so I'm glad to see her around, giving Geralt & Dandelion grief. So in S4 all we need now is Angie, and YA BOI!!! ^0^

THE BAD

I wish Mistle and the Rats were better established--the whole Wyvern thing wasn't done very well or made much sense, and Mistle & Ciri should've had WAY more scenes. I wasn't feeling any chemistry between them, which is annoying, since Ciri's a lesbian in my TW3 game--is the show gonna go with hetero Ciri instead? Or is her love of Mistle gonna be what pulls Ciri out of the Fire/Chaos dark arc they're teasing for S4? 👀

What's annoying is that we already had a Dark!Ciri arc in S2 though, and EVERYONE hated it. We see Yenn reconcile betraying Ciri, but where's Ciri reconciliation for slaughtering all those witchers at Kaer Morhen? 😡 First she's possessed by Voleth Mier, now she's possessed by Falka? This show's great at focusing on Yenn & the mages, but leaves Ciri in the same ditch over & over--it's irritating.

Ep5 was a LAME way to end the first half/"volume," I hated that episode. The whole ball just bored me, with the dancing and singing--I get it--"all is not *clap clap* as it seems," stfu already. I didn't care. It was OBVIOUS Stregebor was being framed; WTF was that mop on Istredd's head; WHY was Triss the only one with a braincell who cared that students were going missing when apparently the school's SO strict; why don't these mages start TELEPORTING for once, and stop running around SLOW AF; how the HECK did y'all let HUMAN Dijkstra jump a WHOLE SCHOOL OF MAGES--this is an utter embarrassment. Usually the mages are the only thing this show gets RIGHT, so to see them all faceplant like this was just baffling & frustrating.

And again with the monoliths--how do y'all NOT KNOW these things are here!? Same with the one hidden in Kaer Morhen, like REALLY? NO ONE's medallion is going off? Omg. Istredd! You STUDY these things! Start TEACHING these drunk AF mages a thing or two--this is why Vilgefortz and Dijikstra wiped the floor with y'all on your own turf! 🤦

THE UGLY

The pacing was SLOW AF. Episodes 3-5 particularly dragged.

Everything with Cahir I wish was in S2 instead. That elf was GORGEOUS and I hated to see him go, but what was the point of all that again? I almost expected him & Cahir to start banging! (My perv brain; I need help, y'all. U_U)

Speaking of!

ALLLLLLL this mess about Dandelion & Radovid.

What "ripple effects"? XD It was UNNECESSARY. We all know Radovid's a disgusting genocidal racist psychopath and Dandelion's a womanizing old man--I'm not interested in seeing Radovid going through all this effort to seduce Dandelion, just to DOUBLE CROSS him to get to Ciri, like wtF? TBH, I feel like we were queerbaited, yeah I said it. 😤

And it's SO unfair how we have alllll these sex scenes with naked women's vajayjays & boobs all over the place--even Philippa got in on the action, hey hey hey! ;) --but we never get to see man-on-man action!? Wow, they kissed, SO WHAT!? Men never get full frontal nudity and it ticks me off, cuz naked women are just all over TV, meanwhile the dudes don't show SQUAT, and it's happened AGAIN.

Anyways, those are my only real complaints; otherwise I liked S3, it was much better than S2 IMO. Just don't expect too much--turn your brain off, and accept that this show doesn't gaf about Geralt (or even Ciri really) whatsoever. I'm here for Yennefer, Vilgefortz, and to see the Lodge of Sorceresses make themselves an absolute menace under Philippa so that Radovid literally flips his wig (that horrible weave MUST go in S4) and effs everything up for mages & non-humans.

#the witcher #the witcher 3 #nonsims #mini rant #video games

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gimmethatagustd · 2 years

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himbo hours (teaser) | kth

Trouble always seems to follow Taehyung. An innocent night of finding new friends to share his alcohol, drugs, and boxy smiles quickly turns into a mess when he accidentally punches you, a poor, unsuspecting club goer, right in the face. Whoops!

» pairing: himbo!taehyung x reader

» Part of the Jeju Shore Collaboration

» Other works in this collab: Heartless by @here2bbtstrash & You DTF? by @haliiimede

» wc/date: 548 for the teaser | release date: september 4, 2022

» warnings: alcohol | cocaine | tae punches reader lol (nothing intense) | overall threats of physical altercations lol | tae is dumb

» notes: i'm so hyped for this collab, and i hope y'all love it as much as me, hali, and m do! himbo!tae has been super fun to write. (protip: read this fic in your best annoying fratty, himbo accent.) pls make sure to read their fics as well to have the complete jeju shore experience~

» masterlist | ao3 | join my taglist

» what was jai listening to? the jeju shore spotify playlist

Taehyung was a chill dude, alright? He came to Jeju Shore to have fun with his bros, do some drugs, fuck some pretty girls, maybe get a tan. Super chill.

In all honesty, he probably would have preferred to be playing Farmville than standing at the bar with a vodka shot in hand and a lost puppy look on his face. But sometimes he had an itch he just had to scratch and today that was, uhhhh, getting drunk at the club and nursing his coke addiction, maybe? Seemed about right!

If only he could find his friends.

Jimin and Jungkook were nowhere to be found. Tae couldn’t really even remember if the two guys had even gone to the club with him; the pregame at their vacation home was pretty wild. So now he had a shot of vodka he was supposed to give to his soulmate, Jimin, and yet the guy was missing in action. What was Tae supposed to do? His bromance was clearly not as strong as he thought it was!

Guess it was time to get crossed.

Taehyung threw the shot back, shivering a little at the slight sting as the vodka went down. He needed to find some new friends, but looking at the crowd of people gyrating to the music made his brain slosh around in his skull. Especially considering he wore neon green shutter shades that prevented him from seeing at least half of what was in view, and virtually no way of seeing far ahead. But, Sexy Chick by David Guetta and Akon was blasting through the club, and that’s all that really mattered.

Eventually his eyes landed on a guy dancing near the perimeter of the room. He grinned with large, bright teeth and laughed with his whole body as he vibed to the music. Taehyung made a beeline for him, drawn to the way he oozed happiness and innocence in a club full of debauchery.

Approaching the guy, Tae waved his hand in his face.

“Hey dude! Do you wanna do a bump?!” So much for innocence, right?

Taehyung was just trying to be nice. When someone had drugs, they were supposed to share. Wasn’t that what the DARE Program was all about? DARE rhymes with share, and sharing is caring, something along those lines…

Speaking of lines! Taehyung couldn’t understand why the guy he was trying to share with kept sticking out his fist. Every time Taehyung tried to grab him, the guy would just jab his fist into the air.

“FIST PUMP?!”

“No, I said, Do. You. Wanna. Do. A. BUMP?!”

“YEAH, FIST PUMP, BRO!”

This wasn’t going the way Tae thought it would, but maybe that wasn’t such a bad thing. Fist pumping was pretty fucking epic, wasn’t it? Gave him a rush, like he was punching all his energy into the universe. He was being helpful. The universe needed more good energy, anyway. Everyone was so emo all the time.

But soon Taehyung realized fist pumping was all fun and games until he felt his knuckles crack against something solid, but soft. A small shriek was just barely audible over the bumping of the club music, and Taehyung watched you double over beside him with your hands pressed against your cheek.

Oh shit.

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formulaorange · 1 year

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Winter 2023 Anime Review

This has got to be the longest season ever. I swear I stopped watching anime for a good few months and came back and the season's still going. I definitely cut down the amount of shows I watched this season since I burnt out but the upcoming Spring season should be a banger. My top 3 for this season: Buddy Daddies Sugar Apple Fairy Tail The Vampire Dies in No Time Season 2 Here's this seasons final reviews:

Giant Beasts of Ars - 12 Episodes Definitely one of the better anime originals I've seen in a while. This is a new sci-fi fantasy concept that felt a little reminiscent of Ghibli content. I was satisfied with the story but was a little disappointed they didn't end it off with 1 season. 8/10- Very Good

Trigun Stampede - 12 Episodes I honestly loved this. Studio Orange killed it with the 3d animations (they did Beastars) and the story is well rounded. I think the series is definitely underated and many people skipped it due to the animation style but it's 100% worth a watch. 8/10 - Very Good

Vinland Saga Season 2 - (Still airing - 12/24 Episodes) Who knew we'd see Facebook's farmville be animated in such detail. But honestly, the first half of this season is absolutely brutal. I know they're keeping it real and the slow pace makes the rest of the season stand out all that much more but damn. Doesn't pick up until episode 9 but somehow I still have high hopes for the rest of the season. (Side note - Mappa is killing it as usual with this take-over) 7/10 - Good

Blue Lock - Part 2 (Episodes 13-24) This is definitely still one of the best sports anime I've seen in the last few years. All the characters are unique and enjoyable to watch, the art style is solid and well executed and the story progresses at a decent rate. I honestly don't have many complaints about this series. (of course other than the usual butchering of english in the last 2 episodes) If you like sports anime, soccer or just want to watcha battle royal, this is one to check out. 8/10 - Very Good Endo and Kobayashi Live! - 12 Episodes This honestly didn't feel like a novel concept but I had a lot of fun. It's 2 romance stories in 1 but with all the fun of shitty otome game intervention animes. (I can't believe this is a genre now). Just overall wholesome fun. 7/10 - Good Revenger - 12 Episodes I really thought this series could've been better. While I did enjoy it to some extent, the story ended up feeling very superficial and didn't feel like it really went in depth on any of the characters and just floated along the surface story for the whole season. 5/10 - Average Tomo-Chan is a Girl - 13 Episodes I nearly stopped at the first episode. I'm still not 100% sold on the concept where this strong girl just wants to be seen as a romantic interest and a lot of the gender stuff was really on the edge but I think they managed to walk around it. The story did end up being cute without it stepping all over tomboys. Was fun to watch but not as good as the hype behind the manga. 6/10 - Fine Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill - 12 Episodes I really enjoyed the manga for this series and I was stoked that Mappa picked it up. I found that as long as you don't try to look for a serious story from this series it's a fun lighthearted watch. Definitely made me hungry while watching. 7/10 - Good The Eminence In Shadow - Second Half I think this show was actually pretty fun. Definitely more of a fantasy than isekai since it has nothing to do with his previous life. I had fun with Shadow's character but found that it got boring for a few episodes until the end. If it continues I'll likely still check it out. 7/10 - Good

The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague - 12 Episodes This was really cute and I liked the change of pace from other romance series where they're all workforce adults, like in Wotakoi. Still felt that it didn't really go anywhere. Enjoyed it but likely won't continue to watch if there's a second season. 6/10 - Fine

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So my friend let us come over to try the XVI demo on their PS5.

Overall I’d give it a 6/10. Not something I’d immediately rush to buy a PS5 for. But if I did own a PS5 already, I wouldn’t object to buying the game.

Here’s my thoughts included below. Forewarning this point forwards is spoiler territory:

So played the demo and there are some things I liked and some things that’d prob be better the more I’d get to play. But from just the Demo, it just didn’t really hype me up as much as it did for others. I’m not really into medieval type games, which prob is a major factor. But, I didn’t want this to deter me so tried to give this a fighting chance by going in with an open mind.

For those who may not know, I’ve played many FF. Not every single one out there but to give some info on what I have if it means anything for you: VI, VII series, VIII, IX, X series, XII partly, XIII series, XIV slightly, XV

The first Eikon fight, reminded me of Panzer Dragoon so thought that was kind of neat. Starting the game off with fighting Ifrit just had me thinking of how XV had started with an Ifrit as well. I figured after this fight it would move back to the past afterword, but it didn’t do it as quickly. I did like the whole fight, found it interesting. ^^

The UI is nice and simple. I like how it’s all formatted, easy to pick up and learn. Nothing cluttered.

For gameplay, this is probably the strongest point it has. It feels like an enhanced gameplay of XV, making it much better. I like all the different skills you can acquire (based on what I saw for the Eikon challenge mode I played after.) I honestly like the most how the dodging is in the game. It’s such a simple thing, but idk it just moved so smoothly, I liked it.

Not having to hit any buttons to pick up items was probably the best thing to! Biggest grievance with XV with the pick up/interact and jump being same button was so annoying.

I know everyone said it was super lax but the scene with Bernadictka and Titan dude still made me uncomfortable as hell 😂

I do find the ‘oh we must go and do this important task but first do this random side quest’ so you can learn further fight mechanics, felt a bit wonky and could have flown more seamlessly a different way. Just kinda took me out. I liked Wade he amused me. The marlboro fight was interesting, fairly simple, I liked how they did the QTE events but I felt it dragged on longer than needed to be, like health a little too high. So sometimes the fighting got boring.

I wish the environments were less dull looking. Everything is so grey. I hope this is not so much the further in you go. The only times it looked visually very pretty were the Eikon fights.

As for the characters, I’m not really feeling anyone. honestly a lot just def give generic NPC vibes. None really made me care about them a whole lot. Except Torgal. I loved the furry baby. Clive not really anything omg about him. He’s typical duty bound character. He’s just ok. The dad tho lookin nice 👀👀 well till they killed him off right in front of poor Joshua, poor kid gonna have major trauma. I was sad they killed him off already. This whole scene just like XV. betrayal and killing the dad part. Uhm the wife is an asshole, scumbag I forget her name. Joshua is alright. He’s just trying his best. His voices sounds weird to me sometimes when it gets all cracky, but I can tolerate it. This other dude I forget the name of just looks like Clive with a slight different hair cut. Also wtf my sis wasn’t kidding with her issues with there being no diversity to the designs. Everyone looking like generic white dudes lmao.

The map looks so much like how Stranger of Paradise is. Which made me a little eh. Hope we’ll be able to manually travel more than what was given.

Poor Joshua for getting all beat up by Ifrit like that was so not okay 😤 Poor kid. If anything with Joshua, I just feel bad for the mess this kid has had to go through already.

When I got to the thanks for playing, I was all ‘that’s it?’ So it was engaging enough I wanted to continue playing despite some of the issues I had. Hoping that a lot of what I was meh of will be improved upon later as you’ll get to know characters more and move to new places.

Uhm those were main things I remember. So some good and bad but a lot of things left me lackluster. It is pretty much what I expected I’d feel based on my thoughts from the trailers, they didn’t change much. My main thought was that like Stranger of Paradise, the gameplay would be more engaging than story, which it is too for XVI for me. I personally wouldn’t call this game the pinnacle of Final Fantasy. It doesn’t scream the best of the best, at least just from demo standpoint. Thoughts could change the more that is played beyond.

I’m not super hooked. If I had a PS5 I’d buy the game. It’s not a game that I’d be all “I need to buy a PS5 stat” I can wait it out. It’s overall just an OK game. Of course, these are just my opinions. Everyone else is clearly ok to like it lmao.

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