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ozzgin · 4 months
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Sorry to bother you, but the bodyguard post you did was just 🤤🥰😍 and I can't stop thinking about it day later
Have you ever seen Oshi no Ko? I'd love to see Bodyguard react to someone trying to do something similar as what happened to Ai.
Fans get wind their beloved idol might have feeling for her staff, so a crazed fan tracks down her private address. He plans to get revenge for "His idol cheating on him" but doesn't know there is a guard dog inside ready to bite any threat to his precious charge.
Sorry to keep ragging on about the topic, I just adore you work enough that it lives in my head rent free.
Happy holidays
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I sadly haven't seen Oshi no Ko, but your description sounds very interesting. Thank you for the idea! I've combined it with your previous suggestion, I think they work together really well. Happy Holidays to you, too! :)
Yandere!Bodyguard x Idol!Reader (II)
Your new manager has sent you home for the holidays after persistent rumors surrounding you and your bodyguard. And, as luck would have it, the fan responsible for the accusations successfully sneaks his way in. Sadly for him, you’ve never left the watchful gaze of your loyal, mean dog.
[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3]
TW: violence, threats, mentions of stalking
(Cover from the manga “A girl and her guard dog”)
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"Enjoy your holidays!" 
The driver cheerfully bids you goodbye and speeds away, leaving you behind the imposing gate. You drag your luggage inside and nonchalantly toss it with an annoyed huff.
What now? You're all alone in a hollow mansion. 
Early December you begun receiving worrying letters from a fan, making wild claims about you and your bodyguard. Naturally, you laughed it off. Your bodyguard found them equally amusing. So much, that he'd ask you to read them out loud as you rode him. "I w-won't stand for it. You know we ha-ave something special going on, (Y/N)-chan." You barely managed to form coherent sentences, feverishly clinging to the large man underneath you. "You heard the guy. Better be on your best behavior", he'd add with a chuckle, wiping the drool from your mouth. 
The new manager, however, wasn't as relaxed about it. He couldn't risk tarnishing the reputation of his beloved cash cow, so he suggested you take a break from personal assistants until the rumors tone down. If you remained within your expensively secured house, you wouldn't need any guarding. So, he caringly prescribed a dose of homely isolation for the upcoming holidays. 
"Don't be so dramatic", he said, "Jesus spent 40 days in the desert by himself. And he didn't have your indoor cinema or jacuzzi bathtub."
"Yeah, but he had the Devil to tempt him. Where's my bad guy?" You whined as a retort. 
You let out another groan and throw yourself on the couch, fiddling with the remote. Kind of them to decorate everything for Christmas, you think as you eye the gigantic kitsch of a tree slapped in the middle of the living room. 
Fuck. What an absolute waste of time. All because of one crazy fan. You almost wish he'd show his stupid face so your bodyguard could pummel it to bits and crumbles. You wonder what he's doing by himself. Is he going to be assigned to another idol? Probably not, two weeks is too short of a time for anything. You check your phone.
Suddenly, the screen lights up. A text notification. 
"Bored?"
Heh. It's almost as if he can read your mind. You smile to yourself and type your response, stretching onto the sofa. Your little back and forth messaging goes on until you look up and notice the room has gotten darker. Already evening. You can hear your stomach growl, so you get up and drag your feet towards the kitchen, searching for takeaway fliers. If you're going to be under house arrest, the least you can afford is junk food. 
Once you place your decadent order, you hop onto the counter and idly dangle your legs in anticipation. Your favorite off-duty guard dog has abruptly told you he needs to go and is now offline. "Something came up". What could possibly require his immediate attention? A mistress? You giggle at the idea. In all your time spent together, you haven't seen him glance at a single woman. If he must, he will engage with other people using one-word replies, visibly uninterested. You never considered him much of a talker, but his behavior with anyone else, in comparison, is downright hostile. 
There's a rustling sound and you jolt. Was the food delivered already? It hasn't been that long. You jump off the marble countertop and freeze in place once you see the man standing in the doorway. His face is concealed with a medical mask and he's audibly panting, the hot air fogging up his glasses. You notice the knife in his hand.
"How rude of you to cheat on me so shamelessly, (Y/N) dear."
Huh? Your eyes widen in realization. Was this the crazed fan bombarding you with threatening letters? Your features twist in utter disgust, still transfixed on the weapon within his grip. 
This little shit. Not only does he break into your home, but he decides to intimidate you with a department store kitchen utensil. Is that all you're worth? Is that any way to greet one of the top idols in this country?
You angrily pull the nearby drawer open and grab a long, sharp blade. The man tenses up and steps forward, but you stop him in his tracks, throwing the item at his feet. He stares at you, bewildered. 
"It's a Yoshihiro Sashimi knife. More than your monthly income, most likely." You state as you leer down at him, grimace plastered on your face. "Pick it up like the animal you are."
He cannot move. Is this his beloved (Y/N)? Her pretty, innocent smile and sparkling eyes have been replaced by this hateful scowl. He feels like a cockroach about to be stepped on, a mere vermin invading her personal space. This can't be right. It's him that should be upset, he's the betrayed party. When has she gotten so...Ah. This must be the work of that bodyguard. He's always known. The way he looks at her, with a predatory glint as if marking his territory. He should've noticed earlier. Poor, sweet (Y/N), at the hands of a brute. Tears form in his eyes and he opens his mouth to speak up, but a burning blow assaults his back and everything goes black. 
Your bodyguard casually walks in and lifts the intruder up by the nape of his neck. 
"Are you okay? Did he touch you?"
You blush and wipe your eyelashes dramatically, releasing a gentle sob from your puckered lips.
"Touch? He almost killed me! I was so scared...I thought I was done for."
He frowns at your words.
"I'll take care of it."
You can feel the familiar knot forming in your stomach. As he drags the body out of the kitchen, you follow behind enthusiastically. 
"Do it in the living room!" You almost squeal.
"Are you sure? It will get messy. I'm not letting this one walk out." He warns you with a worried expression. 
"Yes, yes!" you nod, all bubbly. "Right here, next to the Christmas tree."
Once the gory spectacle is over, the bodyguard sprawls onto the sofa, exhausted. He exhales loudly and runs a hand through his hair. You are about to join him, when a thought crosses your mind. 
"Now that I think about it, how did you know I was about to be attacked? That was some really extraordinary timing."
Out of reflex, he palms his pocket to check if his phone is still within his possession. Thankfully he hasn't left it in plain sight. You squint suspiciously. 
"Are you spying on me or something?"
He remains quiet for a few moments and eventually lowers his head apologetically, avoiding eye contact.
"Forgive me, Miss."
When he glances up again, your small figure is looming over him.
"Wow, what a pervert you are." You push his chin up with your dainty fingers. "How will you make it up to me for such nasty habit~?"
"Is there anything you want me to do?"
"Good boy."
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lawbin-archive · 2 months
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Lawbin Dressrosa Analysis 1: Dating while handing over Caesar team
Finally, I finished re-reading dressrosa! It's probably one of my favorite arcs. Maybe top 3 haha The other two are probably Wano and Enies Lobby. The pacing in manga is definitely way better, so I actually enjoyed this arc more. I might missed something because I was too immersed into the story and sometimes I forgot to jot down notes lol But anyways, let's start!
As usual, things highlighted in purple are my delulus.
Warning: It's my personal blog so don't read it if you don't like lawbin, include lots of delulu :D
~LAWBIN ALLIANCE PHASE~ why can't I choose yellow on tumblr anymore?! :(
Chapter 700: Law hates bread
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Robin weird thoughts always live in my head rent free. I also like how most of the crew are complaining or interrupting Law but Robin (and Zoro) just listen to his plan. Of course it's also because their personality is similar (they mostly won't say anything unless something it's wrong), and I think they just trust Luffy hence they trust Law.
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I love the fact that Robin's favorite food is sandwich but Law hates bread!! It's gonna be a funny debate between them about bread!! >< I also find Robin and Zoro just follow their captain and ignore Law's plan are so funny. (Remember this, it's changing in the upcoming plot *wink*)
Chapter 701: Adventure in the land of love, passion and toys [This is the actual title of this chapter] That's kinda obvious is it? That's where all the love starts *smirk*
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Every time they are together is such a beautiful panel, (maybe I shouldn't said that people will say I ship them just for their aesthetic haha it's like that's a problem) The *aggressive* *calm* *calm* *aggressive* combo is also really interesting and entertaining, I can understand why Oda will choose Robin and Usopp to be Law's companion. Or maybe Law chose Robin himself to spend more time with her?! It didn't say how they assign the team but in any way, I'm sure Robin and Law realize they have similar personality. Robin even found Law's plan fun haha. Their mind just sync a lot and I think Law will appreciate to have Robin here because she's the only one that follow his plan without a complain lol. And from this point, Law & Robin started become a "I want to scare Usopp just for fun" team. (and also Caeser but I don't think they give a fk about him lol)
Chapter 705 ~ 711: Let's go to Greenbit
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Again, the aesthetic is just ~amazing~. I'm gonna compliment it regardless, they look good together and that's a part of why they have good chemistry to me. I'm not gonna deny it! And I like it so much that Robin and Law are sitting across each other, they can see each other clearly!
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They really look like they are on a secret date together! >< (minus Usopp and Caesar I'm sorry) I saw a newspaper poster (made by a one piece theme park in Japan, but it's closed now) and this "news" was saying they found out Law and Robin secretly meeting? (I'm just guessing) Literally create my vision of them getting caught dating haha And I like how they share a lot of common knowledge - they know how dangerous CP0 is and recognize them is right away. At least I think most of the straw hats won't recognize and realize who they are.
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The small bickering they have are so cute, Robin isn't scared and she's super calm but she has her little complain that she expected fish to look like a fish (maybe that's the only complaint she has haha) and Law was like "Looks like a fish to me". It’s like she hates gum because she expects food can be swallowed.
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I'm always wondering who's Law talking to here haha because Robin & Usopp are the ones who fight the fish after but from where he's pointing, isn't look like he's talking to Caesar either. So maybe he's telling Robin don't need to worry? If that’s true, that means Law cared about her haha I feel like the whole time, he just want to talk to her and teasing Usopp only
~LAWBIN FRIENDS PHASE~
From this point, I think Law and Robin started to trust each other more and treated each other as friends. At least you can see their interactions are more friendlier. I will explain a little bit more later.
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They even sit together on the Caesar hot air balloon!! In my mind, it's probably Usopp scared to sit in the middle because he might fall and Law being a gentleman so he volunteered to sit in the center (less safe). If you think about it, this could be their date lol Going to a cafe, fight some fishes and sitting on a hot air balloon. Law planned the whole thing and Robin was like *I have fun with this* the whole time haha. Robin likes to explore and Law's hobby is wandering around. They just seem to get along so well together!
I think I already explained a few times that how they both get so investigative once they arrived at Greenbit they are so similary in lots of ways!! They both will analyze the situation and environment they are in.
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Robin can see through him so easily. She probably can figure out how he did it anyways And see how Robin changed her attitude so much?! From distrusting him and observing him a lot in Punk Hazard, and now she's teasing him. If she didn't get close with someone, she probably won't say anything and just observe. That's definitely a sign that she got closer with him and a friendly behavior.
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I like how Law already knew what each Straw Hat specialized with and ask them for help. And again, only Robin listened to Law. She looks like she enjoyed the adventure so much and I'm actually surprised Robin just followed Law here. I guess after Punk Hazard, she found he isn't a bad person so she just followed his plan. But also mainly because Luffy trust Law.
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The first thing Robin woke up is to think about how to contact with Law (and also care about Usopp of course) When I was reading the Greenbit part, I actually thought Robin is gonna tell Law where she is and he can use his ability to transfer him and Caesar to underground, so Doflamingo couldn't find them there haha. But my delulu didn't come true ;'(
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I also saw a person said the reason why they ship lawbin it's because Law treat Robin differently than others. And here is one of the evidences, when he was talking to other straw hats, he usually just order them around lol and for Robin, he's like *help me using your intelligence skills* *ok I understand* it's just seems he is so much calmer in front of her, like they can actually communicate without arguing. I wouldn't say he cared about her but at least he is nice enough to say good luck to her too. Robin actually treat him differently than others too. She said "Good luck" to him, something I rarely seen Robin did to other people outside of straw hats and Robin worried about him a lot in this arc (again I'll elaborate later on, there is so much to talk in this arc omg ><!)
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When the whole Greenbit shaking, Robin worried about Law's fighting. Their relationship really change drastically here. Robin seems to care about Law a lot more. To be fair, I think the whole crew started to care about Law's safety in this arc a lot and of course it's natural to care someone that's an ally of you. But also if I really compare, Robin seems like she cared the most about Law maybe after Luffy.
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I actually think Law is so similar to Robin here. He really gave me the Enies Lobby Robin vibe here. In my perspective, I don't think he really meant to use straw hats at this point (definitely yes before tho), I think he told Doflamingo he is using them to try to protect them. So Doflamingo will think it's useless even he threaten Law he is going to kidnap the rest of the straw hats because Law said he won't care about them. (the mind games). Law and pre-time skip Robin are so alike, they always try to take all the responsibility to themselves or sacrifice themselves in order to protect others. Law didn't even bring heart pirates to here is just like when Robin pretend to be betray the straw hats in Enies Lobby sigh :(
If Law is really using the straw hats, he is gonna betray them once Doflamingo is defeated, but he kept his promise to defeat Kaido. That's one of the reasons why Law is one of my favorite characters, even he looks so unbothered and sometimes mean on the outside, his actions always tell the opposite >///<
And it’s cute that during Dressrosa, Robin is the one who cares about Law a lot and once they get into Wano the situation switched haha the feelings are mutual!!!!
That's it for today! Thank you for reading! <3 I think I have talked too much again lol I will probably start writing about the rest of the arc soon! Hopefully I can finish writing the whole arc under 2 parts! (probably not) I actually have something to write about my thoughts on other ships during dressrosa, uhm maybe I will briefly talk about it next one.
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obeymycok · 11 months
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MC acts...different in their demon form
Surprise surprise, MC has their own personality and doesn't necessarily act like the brothers when they take on their demon forms. Sins manifest themselves in many different ways so who's to say MC is the same way as the brothers? To make it a little interesting, here's an MC who's avatar demon forms differ VERY much from the actual Avatars of Sin.
Taglist: @trashlord-007 @asmos-slut @simpinginthecorner @thatoneweebsworld @q-ueue
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TW: Substance abuse in 4th and 7th part
Promiscuous Pride
Ok but MC giving Asmo vibes while rocking Lucifer's demon form is in my head rent free
MC who looks good and fucking KNOWS it
Morning Star Avatar of Pride MC has every right to show off and takes every chance they get
Not only is it an absolute slay but the reactions of the characters is what made me write this
Lucifer's in a tight spot cuz that's MC but it'S HIS FORM😡😮‍💨
Anti Lucifer League especially thinks it's hilarious because it makes Lucifer so uncomfortable and it makes up for MC not using THEIR form
Pompous Greed
Better believe MC shows off every bit of Mammon's power whenever they get the chance to
As smart as they are agile, with the power to control electricity, MC remains undefeated in this form only😎
Mix a bit of Medusa's stare and Midas' touch and you get the ability to turn any living thing into gold by just looking into their eyes
Everyone's jaw is on the floor including Mammon's
That's MC?? With Mammon's power????? low key scared shitless
The brothers are shook
Selfish Envy
Twitch streamer energy I'm sorry
I'd say they give a little Asmo too but mainly the Mammon energy comes out
Streaming mid battle, tiktok dances in the infirmary, really just not good ideas all around
That power tho👀👀👀 devastating
As long as there's water, you basically win
The ability to conjure up storms and hurricanes from a pond AND being able to control the temperature of said water
2 in 1 water and ice power Elsa wishes💅
Besides the display of incredible power, everyone pretty much sees no difference which makes Levi sob in a hole (how DARE they compare him to Mammon✋😔)
Unquenchable Wrath CHANGE
The only thing keeping Nightbringer Satan at bay is being inexplicably stoned (same tho😔💅)
My MC got pissed off after a battle, smoked the devil's lettuce(haha funny) and found ✨THE✨ coping skill
Clever and cunning as ever, this MC is definitely terrifying but most of the time just lacks the will to cause chaos
More often than not, someone has walked in on MC and Solomon just bullshitting with each other and dying of laughter when they were "supposed to meet at the arena 10 minutes ago honestly you should know be-"🙄
No fucks to give because if you lecture the embodiment of wrath for too long...well....👀
When Satan first saw MC lose it in his demon form he was embarrassed of them until he got his head out of his ass and realized "oh shit that me" and offered some of his coping skills for when the anger takes over🥺
Jealous Lust
This one's just a call out to everyone reading this including you and especially me for writing it
Don't get me wrong, this MC is a force to be reckoned with
Asmo's charm spell on top of the agility and strength it takes to swing around with chain swords is absolutely terrifying
Nothing to scoff at just cringe sometimes; at least 1 manga on hand at all times, frequent tumblr user, many things posted on AO3🫠
The brothers burst into the infirmary, MC is sobbing
Could feel the disappointment in the air when MC said their waifu/husbando kissed someone in the latest episode
Please touch some grass, Asmo is begging
Lethargic Gluttony
Right up there with Mammon's form as far as intimidation goes
This MC is definitely a glutton but not necessarily to food like Beel is (sex, substances, sleep, games, whatever)
Probably the most similar to their avatar counterpart compared to the rest of the brothers
Imagine having the ability to rain down a storm of hellfire and just not doing it because it's nap time (oh to be that unbothered✋)
MC does still have a few issues controlling their temper when the gluttony gets the better of them
If MC is in a demon form, Beel's might be one of the scariest, but it's definitely the most chill besides its appearance
Infuriated Sloth
In MC's defense, I would also be constantly enraged if I was always tired and forced to do hardcore anime training
Feral attic gremlin energy all over again, definitely takes some sort of stimulant to stay awake and smokes to unwind
The bad attitude mixed with the stimulants is giving nightbringer Satan on crack
Does the literal bare minimum simply because their weapon does most of the work
Not scary from looks alone but a pissed off MC using their Sloth form is deadly
If MC and Belphie were on bad terms before he worships the ground they walk on now (out of fear😈)
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voxofthevoid · 3 months
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for the ship ask game, i saw you say you ship Nobara/Maki and Maki/Mai so i am curious now what you like about them (i love them too 😌). and Higuruma/Yuuji
(something i will never get tired of saying: love your goyuu fics! :D also i am tempted to finally watch Hannibal just so i could read your fics)
*chokes* THOSE FICS ARE TEN YEARS OLD, PLEASE, YOU WON'T RECOGNIZE THE WRITING. I sure don't. Anything I wrote pre-2018 makes me skitter away in fear.
Ahem. The ships. Good choices!
Nobara/Maki
Ship It
What made you ship it?
I was pretty 👀 after that one scene where Nobara leans on Maki's shoulder and says she respects her. Maki's reaction, while mild, was pretty cute, and it's also the most...sweet we see Nobara act with anyone. It was then followed by Nobara recruiting Yuuji to basically support Maki during the GW event, and I was sold at that point. That one manga cover where Maki and Nobara look like they're on a date certainly helped.
What are your favorite things about the ship?
They're both sharp-edged people who get a little soft for each other, and I like that. I also think their personalities would intersect and interact in fun ways—not a lot of outright complications, a bit of reserved communication that would probably get talked out, etc. And this may sound odd, but I like how the way they get along and are less prickly with each other doesn't come across as "they're pals because they're gals" but as people softening due to romantic interest. Won't lie, it's once again too tame to really light my brain up, but we've got Mai/Maki for that.
Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?
Hmm, nope, don't think so.
Maki/Mai
Ship It
What made you ship it?
I'm a simple man: throw me a sibling relationship with fucked-up vibes, and I'll happily ship it. But honesty, this writes itself. Their interactions during the GW event alone are pretty compelling, especially the clash between Mai's abandonment issues and Maki's more practical approach. Then we get the utter gem that's the Perfect Preparation arc, and holy shit.
What are your favorite things about the ship?
I love me some tragedy. The part where Maki tells Naoya that no, she doesn't have a heart because "she took it with her" lives rent-free in my head. Post-Mai Maki, from the grief-fuelled massacre of her clan to the visions she has of Mai in relation to the sword she became, makes me fucking feral.
Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?
I think they should make each other worse.
Higuruma/Yuuji
Ship It
What made you ship it?
To be honest, I think my initial draw to this was that it reminded me a little of nanaita. And I've always approached this ship as Higuruma reminding Yuuji of Nanami somewhat, so you can imagine how satisfying it was to see canon itself draw a parallel, albeit with their deaths. But even disregarding the nanaita influence, I'm pretty damn fond of this ship. I absolutely love every single one of their interactions, especially the last fight and the flashback where we see Yuuji talking alone to Higuruma.
What are your favorite things about the ship?
This is highly specific, but the way Higuruma can't look Yuuji in the eye to the point he threw/lost their fight because of it and then fucking dies while making serene eye contact with Yuuji is going to haunt me for as long as I'm in this fandom. Can you tell I love tragic shit?
Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?
Just my usual "let Yuuji fuck that grown man" agenda.
And thank you! You're a gem, as always ❤
Ask can be found game here.
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prismatoxic · 1 day
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i finally remembered to finish filling this out
idk if i'm gonna render it... i have a bunch of other things i also wanna work on, so. here you go. (template here)
chilchuck & laios - self explanatory, i'm The Chilaios Guy. laios is my muse when it comes to rp and i relate to him a lot but i really can't say i love him more than chilchuck, so. they're tied.
kabru - fuck man i love this dude. like he is easily one of my fave characters in the series alongside laios, chilchuck, and mithrun. his character is so fucking compelling and when people in the fandom dismiss him for being two-faced or whatever i'm like do you hate good stories? do you hate good characters? can you really not appreciate anyone but the main cast? begone. he's laios's foil and no amount of not understanding his character will change that. and he's a damn GOOD foil, the ways they interact and contrast each other are amazing.
shuro - SPEAKING OF THE FANDOM BEING SHITTY. like, the scene with him and laios that is coming up very soon in the anime is one that hit me HARD. i relate to laios in that whole debacle so hard that i cried describing the scene to my friend. but it doesn't make shuro a bad person. he and laios are so fundamentally different that they clashed because they didn't understand each other's needs or boundaries. and like, fuck, man. he still shows up for laios and the gang. also if you think he's a creep towards falin or whatever i think you need to get your eyes checked, he's so fucking respectful. and she clearly cares about him even if she doesn't return his feelings. shuro haters stay away from me
namari - godddd i love her. like idk that i have any extended analysis to give, she's just fucking awesome. i really loved all her interactions with senshi and the fact that she's chilchuck's drinking buddy delights me. she's really strong and obviously deeply caring... the moment when she bowled laios out of the way to help with the undine. god. she was so fucked over by her father's actions and she's been trying to build herself up ever since and she's just REALLY NEAT and i was always glad to see her in the manga. (can't wait to see her more in the anime too!!!)
mithrun - SON BOY. i'm obsessed with him. that post about him having a traumatic brain injury lives rent free in my head. i really, genuinely fucking love how well he and his disability are portrayed. it does exhaust me a little when the fandom is happy to make him "better" post-canon... or when they claim kabumisu is problematic bc kabru takes care of him, lmao. he's so fucking cool and the fact that he's a real threat and a driving part of the plot while also needing a caretaker and being notably handicapped by his trauma is just... awesome. neither side diminishes the other. he's disabled, but he's a badass. i love him so much.
dandan - he's a neat little guy and i love how many times he actually shows up in canon, even though he's usually a bg character when he does. i like to think he's important to the guild, like he's someone chilchuck trusts with a lot of things. obviously that wasn't the case when he first joined up, but i like the idea of him proving himself to be really good with managing things, and chilchuck leaves things in his hands when he's down in the dungeon. all headcanons but it's fun for me.
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alectoperdita · 6 months
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Put That Guy in a Situation Ask Meme/Prompt
41. Panic Attacks
54. Kidnapping
58. Crying
I cannot decide which of these to pick so do whichever you're feeling, if any, (or combine if you want) but I think something with Jou and Hirutani could be cool. And Kaiba or Yugi is of course welcome to show up. Idk I just feel like there's a lot of missed angst potential between Jou and Hirutani
From Put That Guy in a Situation(TM) Ask Game
54. Kidnapping
Sorry, this took me so long.
That manga chapter lives rent-free in my head forever. There's established joukai in the background of this one, but Kaiba is only mentioned and doesn't appear. The main focus of the fic is on Jounouchi and Hirutani's interactions as requested. I hope I was able to do them justice in your mind. It's pretty ambiguous overall but feel free to imagine their past relationship as more than a wannabe gang boss and his lieutenant.
content warning: beating, non-graphic blunt force trauma, homophobic language, implied torture, open/ambiguous ending
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Clink. Clink CLANG.
It was no use. There was zero give when he tugged, virtually swinging in the breeze like a fish hooked on a line. It accomplished nothing other than straining his already numb arms.
The chains were thick and heavy. They were the industrial kind used on construction sites and heavy machinery; not the sort that Katsuya could break with his bare hands, not unless he developed some new superpower in the next ten seconds. It'd simply tire him out and leave him even more vulnerable than he already was.
Shirtless, barefooted, arms extended over his head, wrists bound in metal and winched on a hook hanging from an exposed steel beam, hoisted until his shoulders pulled at their sockets and his tiptoes treading the concrete floor. This already seemed like it was as bad as this could get.
Or so he thought, until a door creaked open and someone stepped into the cavernous space. He came alone, and while the cheeks were more sunken than before, little else about the face had changed since they rancorously parted ways as young teenagers.
"You," he growled.
Hirutani meandered toward him slowly. His clothing still marked him as a thug, low rent despite the gaudy gold chains and piercings. He didn't stop when he finally reached Katsuya, instead circling around as if to inspect him like a piece of meat. Katsuya stiffened as soon as he left his line of sight, and try as he might, he couldn't twist enough to keep an eye on his captor.
After an interminable length of time, Hirutani stopped in front of him. "Howya doin', Joujou?" he greeted as if they were old friends.
Katsuya saw the move coming from miles away. Hirutani made no attempts to hide his intention. But there wasn't much Katsuya could do except slacken his jaw and neck and roll with the punch.
Copper exploded on his tongue. The sickening crunch echoed. His head snapped backward, and he was left rearing and swinging from the force. It knocked him off his toes, which meant his shoulders screamed as they threatened to dislocate under his own body weight.
Even as his feet scrambled to regain their footing, Katsuya made no sound, though. He wouldn't give him the satisfaction.
His breath wheezed out of him. Warm droplets splattered his chilly chest. His nose was definitely broken. Lips were probably busted, too. At least he managed to keep his teeth.
"You just had to go for the face first, you sonuvabitch," he spat, expelling a mix of saliva and blood on the concrete just centimeters shy of Hirutani's shoes. 
"It was pissing me off. You always looked better with a bit of blood on ya."
Katsuya bared his teeth. The lower half of his face ran slick, and a long-dormant sensation stirred within his ribcage. Its claws raked his insides. "Yeah? I could say the same about you. Lemme go and I'll show ya."
Hirutani merely hummed. After a beat, he pressed his scorching palm against Katsuya's sternum and pushed. Once again, he was knocked off his feet, flailing wildly as he tried not to rip his arms from their sockets.
Hirutani's laughter echoed through the abandoned warehouse. "Still putting on the tough guy act when I gotcha like this. It's good to know some things don't change."
"Yeah, neither has your ugly ass mug."
In a burst of strength, he clasped the chain overhead and hoisted himself upward, leveraging the momentum to take a swinging kick. His right foot connected with Hirutani's stomach, a solid hit that sent him wheeling back several steps.
It also left Katsuya wide open.
With a shout, Hirutani lunged forward and caught his ankle in his meaty hands. Panic surged through Katsuya's system, but he couldn't free himself in time. Hirutani gave a cruel twist, and an agonized cry clawed out of Katsuya's throat. Abruptly, Hirutani dropped him. Katsuya's foot barely twitched, and white-hot pain seared his leg.
Fuck, he couldn't put weight on his right leg anymore.
Hirutani wasn't done with him either. Blows pelted him. Each knocked the air from his lungs and sent him helplessly swinging in the wind. His shoulders creaked with the chains.
He became a human punching bag.
(Or a yo-yo. He would've laughed if someone was trying to beat the shit out of him.)
By the time Hirutani let up, the other man was breathing harshly. Sweat dripped from his furrowed brows and landed on Katsuya's neck when he wrenched his head back. "This would go a lot easier if you learned your place."
"Fuck you," he gasped, ears ringing.
The world spun. Faster than a tilt-a-whirl. God, he wanted to puke.
The rough hand fell away from his hair. He lolled his head forward, jutting his bloodied chin out. Their eyes locked. Katsuya refused to look away, though his eyes watered from the pain.
A sleazy grin wormed across Hirutani's face. "I'll give you some time to calm down and consider your situation. When I come back, we can have a nice, friendly chat. Like old times."
Katsuya could only fume while Hirutani exited. The sound of clicking heels retreated into the distance until there was only silence and his own labored breathing.
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The worst thing about being kidnapped—and Katsuya had been captured enough times to say this with relative confidence—was the boredom. Because eventually, his mind numbed like his arms. Just like the rest of his body when the cold settled into his bones. Then, he was left with nothing to do except stare at the same four walls.
Should he be plotting his escape? Absolutely.
For all the good that'd do for him, because he wouldn't get far on that ankle...
Every time he forgot to support himself and leaned too heavily on his right ankle, a searing pain reminded him how momentously he'd screwed up. He was not only a sitting duck. He was a lame one, too.
More uncontrolled shivers wracked his body. The warehouse was neither well-insulated nor heated. Maybe if he was lucky, he'd succumb to hypothermia before whatever sick plans Hirutani had in mind.
There was another reason mind-numbing boredom was preferable. The only other options were his racing thoughts.
How long had he been here? How long had he been knocked out cold beforehand? Would anyone notice him missing? Maybe his co-workers would. Shit, what about Scapegoat? Who was going to feed him? His poor cat didn't deserve to suffer because he was stuck here. And Seto—
A slamming door reverberated off the walls with the volume of thunder. It yanked Jounouchi from the miasma of his dangerous spiraling.
As promised, Hirutani returned.
Katsuya stared long and hard as he approached.
"What's wrong? Didja miss me?" the thug arched his eyebrow.
"Yeah, like foot fungus," Katsuya deadpanned.
"Joujou,"—the old nickname alone made Katsuya want to hurl—"is that any way to talk to an old friend?"
"You got the old part right. Yeesh, ya ever heard of moisturizer? But I guess nothing ages ya like being a useless piece of sh—"
The blow to his stomach left him reeling and dry-heaving.
Shut up, shut up. He could hear Seto's voice hissing in his head.
He was doing everything wrong. He knew he was.
Years ago, when his "boyfriend" status was freshly minted in the public eye, Seto made him sit through a lecture from the head of corporate security about how to act if he was ever kidnapped. The hour-long lecture could be distilled down to three main points: don't make eye contact with the captor and give them the impression you could be a threat; try to foster a personal connection and appeal to their humanity; and make them want to help you.
It was safe to say Katsuya had done the exact opposite.
But this was no random kidnapper. This was Hirutani, and they had a "personal connection" and history neither could erase.
"There you go running that mouth of yours again. I admit it used to be cute when we were kids. Like a yapping dog. At least you had the bite to go with the bark."
Choosing to focus on the floor, Katsuya took several fortifying breaths before he replied, "Cut the crap. Whaddya want with me? If it's money, I ain't got much. You'd get more knocking over a liquor store."
Dirt-splattered shoes edged forward. "I dunno. There's probably someone willing to pay out the nose for ya."
Goosebumps erupted across Katsuya's clammy skin, but he refused to react. Did Hirutani intend to use him to blackmail Seto? Or sell him to a third party for one purpose or another?
"But first, you and I are gonna catch up. Reminisce about the good old days."
Katsuya's breath hitched, but he raised his head to meet Hirutani's gaze dead-on. "There was nothing 'good' 'bout it. The lying, the bullying, the thieving, the fights—it was all a shitshow."
"Doesn't change the fact that you owe me. I took care of ya and ya betrayed me."
"I don't owe ya jack shit! The only one you ever cared about was yourself!" A barking laugh tore out of him. "That's what this is about, ain't it? You're in some kinda trouble and in over your head, so you've decided to use me as an ATM/punching bag combo?"
Hirutani's expression darkened. He had no immediate retort.
Something jagged as shrapnel rattled in Katsuya's chest. "Shit, Hiru, don't tell me I gotcha number there. That's lame, dude."
"Do you think you'd be here today if it wasn't for me? You'd be nothing without me."
"I outgrew you," spat Katsuya. "Moved onto bigger and better things instead of rolling around in the mud you're clearly still stuck in."
Hirutani narrowed his eyes, invaded the scant bubble of personal space Katsuya had in such a situation, and grabbed his jaw in a bruising iron grip. His tar-ridden breath washed over Katsuya's face as he laughed, "Bigger and better, huh? Is that what ya call taking that rich boy's limp dick up your ass? Being Kaiba's pampered little bitch gotta have its perks somewhere."
He bristled. He couldn't say what raised his rankles more: the insinuations about his sex life, which wasn't Hirutani's and anyone else's business, or the casual denigration of his almost decade-long relationship.
"Keep his name out of your mouth," he snarled and bared his teeth.
"Tell me I'm wrong, Jounouchi, cuz it looks to me like you've gone soft."
Hirutani released his chin, only to pinch his midsection. Katsuya resisted squeaking, but he felt the skin distend. His body was different from what it used to be, from what Hirutani remembered from their youth. He was now flabbier and his belly carried a soft curve. Security, stability, and love furnished him with more than skin, bone, and the scrappy muscle needed for survival in between.
Which was not an easy notion for Katsuya to accept, but he had been trying to in recent times. It was not a bad thing. It was not a failing, as Hirutani seemed to suggest with his venomous tone.
Katsuya was more than the beaten dog others had treated him as. He deserved more than scraps.
Hirutani continued, hissing with a seething rage, "You used to be a fighter. You used crack jaws and skulls like peanuts. Now look at you."
If only Hirutani came a tad closer, he could bite the bastard's nose right off.
Instead, Hirutani reeled back, followed by a hocking sound emanating from his throat. Something warm and slimy landed on Katsuya's cheek. It left a gooey trail as it dripped down his chin. He froze, caught between disgust and rage. His fingers curled into fists around the chain he couldn't break.
The sonuvabitch spat on him.
"Pathetic." Hirutani sneered and flashed his yellow-stained teeth. "What? You think your fag boyfriend's coming to your rescue?"
Not anytime soon, unfortunately. Seto was abroad for another week, swamped with business. It might be a day or two before he noticed anything awry. For the first time, he regretted not taking Seto on his offer to accompany him to the tech conference. Las Vegas must be heaven compared to this.
Not that he'd tell Hirutani any of that.
"That's up to you. Y'know Kaiba's a scorched earth kinda guy, right?" He stared down the length of his broken nose at the other man. "If you let me go now, he might kill ya fast. Not me, though. I'd make it last."
Threatening his kidnapper probably topped the list of things he shouldn't do. But Katsuya was too angry to care.
"You act like you and your boy toy are the only ones that can hold a grudge. I got one, too, y'know. And it's with you. You'll be begging me to put you down like a dog before I'm done." Hirutani's eyes gleamed with malice as he peeled something from his waistband.
At first, Katsuya thought it was a gun. But then he recognized it as something that made the pit of his stomach drop. He broke into a cold sweat when he saw the electricity that arced between two metal prongs. Air whooshed out of his lungs, and it didn't come back.
His mind blanked before the taser ever touched his skin. The screams, however, arose loudly and involuntarily.
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pixiestickie · 6 months
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Ok this is kind of a weird ask but that new scene in the manga where Jamil seems to be jealous of Azul lives in my head rent free and I love assigning songs to my favs- does Jamil fit the vocaloid song "God-ish" to you? Reading the lyrics kinda reminded me of him.
I really enjoy reading your character/ship analysis and wanted to know what were your thoughts on this and if you would assign any other song to Jamil(⁠´⁠;⁠ω⁠;⁠`⁠)
HII !! ok so ill have to start with a confession: I don’t listen to music (at least not as much as the avarage teen i am an anomaly) so i dont usually happen to associate songs to characters
ive nevr heard of that song BUT i checked it out and its a BOP. i reas the lyrics in the wiki and i do think it fits !! one could also make it about kalim as well. jealousy is a big part of jamil’s character, so i think this song bangs and fits him. i hope i didnt get this part wrong but i also saw some parts about dancing and jamil loves dancing so that makes it even more jamil core
as an animator i can definitel envision an animation about jamil to this song :))
btw so so glad you enjoy my endless rambles and analysis 😭😭😭 im shy about them but hearing people enjoying them really motivates me . so tjank you sm it means a lot to me i will rxplode
ANYWAY because of the fact that i dont listen to music that much (even if i do have 1 playlist), i dont have songs that fit jamil off the top of my head. i have “bitter choco decoration” which fits him WORD BY WORD but its such a meta song… if that even makes sense 😭 i can also think of is first love / late spring (YES IM GIVING YOU A MITSKI SONG LEAVE ME ALONE) about jamil and kalim’s dynamic
another one i used to have in mind was “aishite aishite aishite”, but like, a very specific translation. people have translated and interpreted it in many different ways to the point i associate one translation to jamil and another to azul 😭
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Some more Welt rambles because he lives in my head rent free
Contains spoilers for his hi3 lore?? Himeko's too ig but these are more just implications than anything else
If you think i mischaracterized him or something i wrote here really doesn't fit him pls bear with me I'm just a silly little person writing silly little rambles about some fictional grandpa idk HAHAH but! Let's move on now because oooooooh
First of all. Something that I enjoy picturing with my oc (because obviously i put them on the Express what did u expect) but can work with the MC, Dan Heng or March 7th as well because he's the trio's dad I don't make the rules. Like... Welt being a protective father figure for them but not just in a "please take care of yourself" way (though that too, obviously, especially when he sees one of them clearly sleep deprived again) but also in a "you mess with my child and I'm gonna fuck you up" way; like letting some of his HI3 attitude slip through again. Like maybe one of the trio is badly wounded in battle and he immediately jumps to shield them, obviously with his own body, and he's ready to attack whoever or whatever hurt them. Maybe he sees one of them being attacked, or about to be, and he joins the battle like "hands off of my child." (Honestly that line lives in my head rent free as well idk why it's just so father figure.)
Dan Heng mentions in his voice line about Welt that he doesn't pry. And yes, he doesn't; even when he's worried, he only asks if everything's alright, or if they want to talk about something. But when someone comes up to him, he's more than happy to provide support - whether it's some actual advice or just a simple hug, or just someone who will sit and listen to all of the rambles and complaints without judging. He's happy that the trio relies on him and trusts him, even if he has moments where he feels so responsible for them that it's overwhelming. But he would probably protect the Astral Express crew with his life; and if it meant sacrificing himself to make sure they would be safe, he would do it.
Speaking of hugs, I also think he really likes them? I think he would like physical contact in general, even though he probably wouldn't admit it. A part of the reason may be the fact that he lost his body at least once from what I remember (Second Eruption manga from HI3) and even if (iirc) it was part of the plan, and something he knew may happen, I don't believe he wasn't affected by it. Physical contact helps him ground himself - but then again, he also won't say anything if he needs comfort or anything like that. He pretty much refuses to show vulnerability in front of the crew - after all, they rely on him so much! So he thinks he can't show it when he's feeling lost or just... Not having a good time in general. The only exception is probably Himeko, though even when he's alone with her showing vulnerability doesn't come easily to him. Of course he wants to protect her as well - maybe even feels doubly responsible for her in this universe, considering what happened to her in HI3.
To sum this up, I just think his self-sacrifice issues from HI3 are still there in HSR even if a bit toned down, and in a somewhat different form, and also he refuses to ask for help ever.
Also I am normal about him. :3
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I'm happy I can find a reonagi shipper that doesn't hate nagi's guts lmao. Do you think there's potential for them to end up together (in a general sense, like friends) and build a healthy relationship?
I'm tired of everyone on twitter expecting nagi to mess up again and hating him, and i know it's a possibility, but i want to see some character progression and not them making the same mistakes of the past (considering nagi DOES feel apologetic)
I don't want to think he's gonna toss reo away again like nothing, like so many people say in twitter. It's clear that they don't progress in football when they're together, but that doesn't mean their relationship has to be broken as a whole.
But anyway, i came here to let it all out, twitter is so stressful and even the reonagi shippers are sure of this happening
I completely understand my dude!!! Coming here after feeding off mostly twt for discussions was like a breath of fresh air haha, made me take a step back and realize "hey these two kids just SUCK at communicating" ☠️
First off (long rant incoming), yea it does seem to be a general consensus among reonagi/nagireo twt that Nagi's gonna "throw reo away in breakup part 3" after they lost to Isagi again, even after teaming up at their bests, n it do be a downer. As someone w a similar expressive style to Nagi (basically, bad at verbal communication and taking social cues) I can't hate him for what he did to Reo bc from his pov and with his personality it makes sense how he reacted, even if it was cruel and hurtful to someone he considers a close friend. Especially a friend who treated him like Reo did, which is why everyone's pissed off. But people forget that Nagi didn't even have friends before Reo, and that he probably wouldn't know he was being hurtful (other than the "you're a pain, idc anymore" line bc wtf bro but in hindsight he's a teenager who 1) doesn't think things through, 2) acts on instinct and 3) v rarely feels strongly on anything in the first place, so Reo telling him he didn't care abt the two things that got him into football, Reo's dream and Reo himself, probably tipped him over). Does it make all the suffering Reo went through alright? No, ofc not, and Reo should get an actual apology from his blockhead partner, but it's rlly sad to see so many people hating on Nagi for being 17 years old with no empathy skills (he says he and his parents are more like friends bc of how little they interact,,,,his best friend before Reo was a cactus,,,,give the boy a pass 😭).
((((spoilers for after the bllk manga ch202 here so if you haven't caught up or read the leaks pls be warned!!))))
Personally, I think they will end up together for sure, playing side by side once their character arcs are fully fleshed out (bc they're PARTNERS DAMMIT, THE SPINOFF CH8 LIVES RENT FREE IN MY HEAD)—but whether they stay together after the Manshine v Bastard match can go either way. We saw how well they played together and how the entire Bastard team couldn't stop their first goal against Isagi, showing how powerful their partnership can be, but it didn't last. Even if reonagi are completely in sync, Isagi could still shut them down over and over again (and even Kaiser could see what they were doing) after that first goal bc of two things: Nagi hasn't evolved his ego, and Reo devoted his extremely adaptable (therefore unpredictable) playstyle to accommodate what Nagi would want best at the moment. Because of this, Isagi and anyone with metavision who gets a read on what kind of player Nagi is has the ability to counter whatever they do—because Reo will do whatever Nagi wants to do, and will always favor Nagi. He said it himself, making Nagi the best striker is his new ego and that all other players are second to him, but this is detrimental to both of them because it makes them even worse than how they were in the first selection. Back then, Nagi could still direct plays while playing with Reo once pushed and Reo still wanted to score goals himself (the spinoff expands on this further when they play against other teams and w/ zantetsu), but now that they've both levelled up their skillsets (and bc Nagi likes succeeding + is frustrated that his game making isn't good enough yet), they've turned into an actual codependent team up in which Nagi relies entirely on Reo's creativity while Reo only focuses on Nagi scoring instead of him scoring, even when he has the opportunity to.
It's...bad. Even Ego pointed out how the We Beat Isagi Goal™️ would test Nagi's ego, bc he won't feel compelled to try harder anymore, and that that goal could never be replicated bc the conditions were too perfect both emotionally and physically, so even if Nagi was at his peak at that point, he would no longer evolve past now since his goal of "beating Isagi" was completed in such a memorable way. Nagi is basically stagnant and every other player with metavision can take advantage of that.
Reo, on the other hand, is on the other side of this and evolving extremely rapidly. During Yukimiya's final goal against Manshine, Reo had actually seen through Isagi's pass and moved to stop Yukimiya from scoring (but was tragically a step too late, my poor 99% boi, kaneshiro-sensei pls stop making him take Ls) and even Isagi was shocked he could!!! Reo's raw adaptability is growing to be a real menace and his main motive for evolving this entire time has been for Nagi, to get him back and to get Nagi to acknowledge him as the one who's best for him—so what'll happen when Reo gets to a point where his evolution is so great that when he looks back, Nagi is still at the same place he was during the Manshine v Bastard match? When he comes to a realization that the guy who's literally his own motivation to evolve isn't even trying to keep up with him bc he doesn't have any motivation himself?
I'm p sure you've read this already but @okkottsus has a rlly great analysis on reonagi n their skills + dynamic that puts it into words better than I can ☠️
If you haven't tho pls do it's amazing (and even has pictures!!):
So yea, imo, after a bunch of character development (on mostly Nagi's end bc he's stayed p much the same other than actually liking playing football after the team z vs v match) they'll get back together, but as for now I'm p sure they'll have at least one more break 😭 it's sad but it'll be good for them in the long run and above all else I just want both Reo and Nagi to be happy and healthy for each other. It's weird to hate on or blame one of them for their fallouts bc they're such a complex relationship and they both care for each other a lot in their own ways but oh well, people have opinions *shrugs*.
Anyway I hope this loosely related bunch of rambling is what you were looking for anon!! Ty for the ask, I'm also vv happy every time I see a reonagi shipper who loves both boys and it's always nice to talk abt them <3
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Vampire Chronicles Fan Tag Game
Tagged by: @desertfangs Thank you! 💞
Post your responses and then tag 5 people to do the same!
First VC Book You Read:
Interview with the Vampire and then I read all the way through the whole series in order from there.
Favorite VC Book:
Interview with the Vampire again lmao. It's my beloved. I love the themes of guilt and grief it explores. It's a very personal story to Anne, and it shows. I mean, I could go on and on and on all day about why I love IWTV but I don't want to waffle on lmao.
VC Book You've Read Least (Or Not At All):
Probably Memnoch the Devil. I have read it but I can only go through that so many times lmfao. I find it really dense and it took me ages to get through even though it's not that long.
That said though, I do love the Lesmand content and the ending, it's just the rest of it I can't deal with.
VC Book You Would Yeet From the Series If You Could (If Any):
I think all the books have their merits and their place in the series. There are some that I love more than others of course, but I don't entirely hate any of them if I'm honest. Even ones like Memnoch, and Merrick for example, where I'm not a fan of them overall, there are still elements of those books that I do like. They all have their part to play, I think.
What's a VC Quote That Lives Rent-Free In Your Head?:
So many quotes, honestly. One of my all time favourites though is:
"Wither thou goest I will go, where thou lodgest I will lodge, thy people shall be my people, and because I have no other god and never will, you shall be my god."
I will always go completely feral over this quote, I love it so much 🥺
How Many Copies of Your Favorite VC Book Do You Own?
I currently have two copies of Interview with the Vampire but there are a couple more that I'm planning on getting soon, so that will bring me up to four. This is also just the actual books, not including the comics, graphic novel and manga, but if you include those as well then I currently have five different copies/versions on IWTV.
I've also got (including other formats) three of both The Vampire Lestat and The Queen of the Damned and two of The Tale of the Body Thief.
Tagging: @bubblegum-blackwood @hekateinhell @butchybats @lovevamp & @teethingpains but no pressure of course ❤
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bastetwastaken · 6 months
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Oh look, I've started another fic set in the Double Exposure universe...
Rating: Mature (for themes in the story, please, read the tags)
Summary:
I am Atem, a popular and some would say successful model, someone who has it all together, someone who people aspire to be like…right?
Wrong.
If that is how you see me, I'm sorry to tell you that you're way off the mark and so very far from the truth.
Everyone has a story in them, we all have a past, and our experiences are what shape us. They mould us into the people we are today and some stories are happy, a nice steady upward rise with little else to speak of, some stories are a little more sad, in constant flux...and then some stories, like mine, are a very sharp downward spiral and an agonisingly slow climb back up on the other side.
I've made some terrible decisions in my life, done things I'm not proud of and very nearly lost it all, but I'm still here. So allow me to open up a little, show you all the parts of me which very few people have ever seen and pray that this helps that climb up on the other side.
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This is something a little different, something I haven't done before and probably won't ever do again, but I'm writing out Atems story as him telling it to you all. An autobiography for this character who still lives in my head rent-free even though I finished the fic a while ago now. -ahem- anyway.
If you're interested in knowing Atems back story, the reasons why he is how he is in Double Exposure, all the things that happened to him before he met the light of his life, Yugi, here you go <3
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nazuna-tunnel-vision · 5 months
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4, 5
tq for sending an ask! 🫶
4: Say something nice about a ship you don't ship
Keito's possessiveness over Kuro is so incredibly funny to me (positive). I want to put him under a microscope I wish I had the time to read his stories.
Actually whatever Keito has with Eichi is incredibly funny too, the line where Keito says "first Eichi finds another friend and now you (Kuro) too?!??" lives rent free in my head even though it's been like two years since I read (I think) Shinsengumi. I also love how bratty Eichi is around Keito. It's so funny and endearing and he sounds like such a pain in the ass but I'm not the one dealing with him so it's just funny and cute instead. RIP Keito but also Keito also clearly cares so much about Eichi and can't quite leave him alone despite everything he says, theyre so ghnggg.
Anyway back to KuroKei the fact that Keito keeps showing Kuro various manga when Kuro isn't really that interested is super cute too. Whatever I've learned through osmosis feels like some nebulous zone between crazy obsession and wholesomeness. Maybe both. Love that. Every time I learn something new about them I like them even more, they sound incredibly entertaining.
5: Something you see in fics a lot and love
Ritsu skinship!!! Ritsu flopping over people he loves!! Ritsu cuddles!! Ritsu skinship is an incredibly important part of his characterisation to me because we have the same love language and idk, it never really gets portrayed very often. Like there are normal hugs when people feel sad or as a greeting and then there's whatever me and Ritsu prefer (always physically attached to someone else like a limpet). This isn't a fanfic-exclusive thing because it comes from canon, but I always love to see it being described as opposed to hearing about it in dialogue-form only in canon.
Writing style wise it'll be characters being introspective and their thoughts being part of the narration. Some fics just go "X did this, then Y did this, and Z did that" but like if I wanted action only I'd go read a manga. I love knowing what the characters are thinking, bonus points if it's in their character voices too. I think weaving a character thoughts into the narration is harder to do in comic formats, which is the other medium I usually consume, because there's only so many thought bubbles you can fit on a page. I like it when characters monologue and get stuck in their heads basically.
Also characters' internal dialogues somehow flow better in fanfic than enstars canon, for some reason. I dunno if it's a language gap or something to do with the dialogue boxes preventing proper paragraphing. Or maybe Akira just likes to insert too many philosophical ideas or literature references that I don't get. Like I can take Ritsu spiralling in fanfic anyday, I eat that shit up, but I never managed to read Shu's Human Comedy monologue about human nature in full.
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Lostinfantasyworlds here for the fanfiction ask game😁💕:
11. Do you write scenes in order, or do you jump around?
20. Do you prefer writing AUs or canon fics?
77. Why do you enjoy writing fanfiction?
HIIII @lostinfantasyworlds!!!!!
11. Do you write scenes in order, or do you jump around?
I tend to write the scenese in order, I have written some chapters out of order before when there was a REALLY key point I needed to get out or a lore I needed to establish, but then it had to be modified by the time I got to where it would need to go in. Sometimes it was a slight modification, other times a major modification and I ended up cannibalizing it and starting over using portions of it for the new chapter so it fit into where the story had gone.
20. Do you prefer writing AUs or canon fics?
Ohhhh, now this is a toughy!! I definitely write both, and while AU's it is fun to create the world, there is something to be said about writing canon. You know the world, you know how they reacted in the manga and anime, how would these characters react to this scenario, or how would they grow together over the years. It can be difficult to get it right, and you should see the abandoned pile of canon-esqe stories that I have hidden in a corner lol, but when you do its a moment of... yep, hoping others see it the way I do...
77. Why do you enjoy writing fanfiction?
That's a really good question, because it changes. When I first started writing, it was a way of escaping from reality. I started writing for Inuyasha at the start of the Pandemic as a way of distracting myself and to make me feel less isolated in a way. Here I had people to create and talk to in my mind, writers and artists to talk to online.
As I kept writing it started to be less a way to escape, and became something that is hard to describe.
I write because I have stories running around in my head that want to be put on paper and shared. They live rent free in my head, and if I can get them out for others, then it lives in their head as well.
But mostly I write because I enjoy it. I do a lot of writing for my career (Lawyer, part of the job unfortunately lol), but this lets me be creative and lets me be less formal with my writing. It is not the "this last minute unsupported hail mary argument propounded by plaintiff is simply beyond the pale" (which I have actually written into a brief lol), and there are no "come now" or "heretofore" in any of my stories (that I am aware of), so its a way to relax, escape into a world in my own head and share it with others.
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keepyourpantsongohan · 10 hours
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Random ask, who are your favorite romantic relationship's couples in any media, like anime/manga, tv series, books, etc (can be canon or non-canon)? Feel free if you want to write the reasons or not of why you love them....
Ohhh, I do love a romance so I kind of have endless answers to this question. I'll try and start with shows that I still regularly engage with and post about:
Ida/Aoki from Kieta Hatsukoi (both the JDrama version and the manga).
Adachi/Kurosawa from Cherry Magic (JDrama version; I have not read the manga or watched the anime yet LOL)
Pat/Pran from Bad Buddy
Fleabag/the Hot Priest from Fleabag (they live in my head rent free)
Jason/Janet and Chidi/Eleanor from the Good Place (also Tahani/Eleanor tbh. Everyone in that show has chemistry with each other)
Cheoljong/Bong-Hwan (as So-Yong) from Mr. Queen
Kakashi/Yamato from Naruto (obviously LOL) and also Minato/Kushina (I also love Naruto/Sasuke/Sakura but I think way more about Kakashi's gen than theirs LOL)
Ichigo/Rukia (mainly) but also Orihime/Tatsuki and Orihime/Uryu from Bleach
Makoto/Haru from Free! Also Sosuke/Rin
Maou/Emi from Devil is a Part-Timer! (it's the manga I follow the most closely, but I have seen the anime; although I have not read the light novels and actively avoid spoilers for those LOL)
Recently, I've fallen into Megumi/Yuji and Nanami/Gojo from JJK (also anime only; have not read past Hidden Inventory)
Roy/Riza and Greed/Ling/Lanfan from Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (if we are counting throuples)
Scott/Allison/Isaac from Teen Wolf (yet another throuple LOL)
I could write for ages about what I like about each couple but some common themes are friends-to-lovers or enemies-to-friends-to-lovers, repressed longing, a fun and funky supernatural theme to the relationship (body swaps; power swaps; mind-reading; etc.). Bonus points if it involves a bisexual character (canonically like Aoki or Bong-Hwan or Eleanor or someone who is Bisexual to Me like Scott or Kakashi.)
Also if we're talking about shows I don't necessarily post online about but that live in my brain affectionately:
Captain Hook/Emma Swan from Once Upon A Time
Laura/Carmilla from the Carmilla webseries
Chad/Sonny from Sonny with a Chance (don't look at me; I love Chad Dylan Cooper)
Lucy/Amy from the D.E.B.S. film
Rory/Jess from Gilmore Girls
Nathan/Haley from One Tree Hill (though I still haven't seen the last few seasons)
Seeley Booth/Temperance Brennan (Bones) from Bones (also haven't seen the last few seasons)
Also it's been a while since I've read something other than light novels, manga, or tie-in works, but I do still love Peeta/Katniss from The Hunger Games
Common themes here: Semi-contentious beginning to their relationship, long-game flirting, big kiss moments, falling in love with someone your loved ones don't like at first, working together as a team, big banterers, protecting each other, one half of the relationship being a bit bolder and cockier, working in the same general field (LOL @ how that applies to a few of these couples; do Lucy and Amy work in the same field because one is a thief and one is a spy?) Anyway, this is not an exhaustive list but definitely covers more than a few of my favourites. Thanks for asking!
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imbouttasue · 11 months
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I saw an ask about the line manga pic and anon forgetting about Heinly. Mistaking him for Kosair. And you said something about him being a ml yet still forgetting about him 😂
I think it's because Navier is the Barbie and Heinly is the Ken. People are obsessed with Navier. They'd accept anyone in Ken's role cause frankly nobody cares about the male leads in manhwa unless it's related to the female lead. And not to be rude, but Heinly is very forgettable as a male lead. I didn't even remember anything about him in S1. Ergi , Kaufman were more memorable as a side character than him being a main character. In later season, if he wasn't around Navier so much, people would have forgotten about his existence.
Characters that are unforgettable despite being hated/loved
1. Rashta, 2. Sovieshu, 3. Ergi,
These three are either loved or despised by the fandom (or sometimes both)
But one thing is for sure, they live in our head rent free. 💀🤣
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She's barbie, he's just ken.
So true anon. Most mls are as interesting as a sack of bricks nowadays, only existing to be the fl's sidekick. heinrey could be so much better as an ml. The boy does have connection to the plot (literally planning a WAR but fell in love with the said empress whom he originally plans to use to his own accord). What healthy route? forget the healthy route. make heinrey a shitty person and navier hates him. They use each other until they genuinely start to catch feelings. But nope, we got this instead and now heinrey is fading in the background in comparison to the other characters.
Thank you for remembering my babygirl ergi 💓 though I may disagree on this part lol. The most remembered characters are only Rashta & Sovieshu. Even sovieshu is more popular than rashta. these two have an insane controversy that often makes the fandom fight against one another. TRE won't be as popular without them.
Ergi is just, there. he's pretty much neutral. while he is a very complex character he looks so bland at first glance. A mere ally of heinrey & destroying lives for funsies. However I, myself want the fandom to talk about him more.
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lux-et-tenebrus · 18 days
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I love when an anime comes out of left field and completely blows you away.
We recently finished watching Apothecary Diaries and it's living in my head rent free now. I mean, I'd seen a lot of rave reviews on social media but was a little sceptical because, you know, everyone has different tastes, but, sweet Merlin...
That anime had me hooked from start to finish and I spent every minute not watching eagerly awaiting the next episode. We binged so hard, and even now I keep catching myself thinking "I can't wait to watch it tonight", then getting very disappointed when I realise we've finished it.
It's a love/hate relationship, enjoying something so much that just the thought of it brightens your whole day, but it does leave you feeling bereft when it's finished. I am genuinely so thankful for all of the artists, writers, singers, producers, animators, streamers - everyone who has a part in making these miracles, whether it's books, anime, manga, music, anything.
Thank you for making our lives so much more colourful with your magic 🥰
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