One thing that never fails to bring down my mood while playing re2r is having to walk past this banner:
They were all so excited for him to start. Leon was so young and he graduated from the police academy with flying colors, they were probably jumping in their boots to have such young and eager talent join the force. I bet they had stupid little party hats with streamers and cupcakes, ready to welcome him with open arms. They took the time to string up a banner along with little stars and other decorations. They even planned out a little activity for him. And when shit hit the fan, the lieutenant of Leon's chain of command went out of his to tell the rookie of their team to stay away, knowing if he had reported on time on his first day he would've perished with the rest of RPD. There was an effort made to ensure the baby of their team stayed out of harms way. I know they all would've loved and protected him at all costs.
And hopefully they're all resting with ease, especially Marvin, knowing their young rookie made it out the city in one piece.
One tiny observation about Liu Kang and Kitana's scene that makes me love it so much more is literally just the embrace of it. Loving kiss aside, you can tell just how much they were longing for each other from how they hold each other.
Kitana closes in first and quite literally pulls him down by his head:
And Liu instantly hugs her closer to deepen the kiss:
It honestly surprised me when I saw him not hesitate and deepen that kiss considering he couldn't even hug her back in Mk11. Although, on the other hand, it is safe to assume he spent an entire eon alone. And with her now being a Titan, maybe she can visit his timeline.
NRS better create an endgame for them because I'm tired of it dammit *slams fist on table*
Brother I'm SO tired of it. Who do you think this man is ??? Everything about him is so soft. The guy literally spent an entire eon alone because he didn't know if his kitana still existed. Like he could've easily pursued the one of his timeline, but he held out for the actual kitana he fell in love with. Not to mention he was literally raised as a monk ??? He doesn't even use foul language talking normally ???????
LIKE LOOK AT HIM ???? This cinnamon bun isn't degrading anyone-
Reading Liu Kang call the reader a slut makes me gag and physically ill bc he would never say that
No deadass. You honestly think fucking LORD Liu Kang, who uses his manners and is always extremely humble, is calling his s/o a slut ??? a whore ??? I don't even think that man curses ???? Literally at the absolute MOST I can see him saying "damn" or "dammit" but like, that's literally it.
Like have your headcannons, but like, be realistic. It's okay to be a little vanilla, not everyone (literally most characters in mk) is this absolutely sex demon, freak in the sheets, edges you into oblivion type motherfucker.
And like, if you're genuinely writing stuff like this with characters that literally would never do something like that, just know you're taking your readers out of the immersion. The sheer amount of times I've either stopped reading an mk fanfic or skipped past it completely because it's just too much. It's so out of character, especially when it comes to the monks. Like it's so obvious when some of you have never had sex, which is fine, but yall gotta know when to relax. Like your fanfic reads like a 2013 wattpad fanfic from a middle schooler that just discovered porn for the first time.
Okay y’all hear me. HEAR ME OUT. I think I’m onto something.
Maybe not EVERY Mortal Kombat man like I don’t know…IS DOMINANT OR HAS REALLY AGGRESSIVE KINKS??? Just a thought.
Okay fr tho this is just my opinion but like for example do y’all think Raiden is calling their s/o a slut? RAIDEN???????
Furthermore, just because Johnny has an eccentric personality does not mean man is into hardcore bdsm or is THAT rough during sex. Johnny is a ladies man which mean he does CATER TO WOMEN. (One things I can believe though is he may have a “daddy” kink bc of his ego but like nothing going into the realm of wtf)
Let me also add Liu Kang. Yes, I believe that between him and Raiden (MK 1) he has the ability to be more dominant but at MOST he’s like a soft Dom. Again-nothing extreme at all. Liu Kang is not degrading his partner. I refuse to believe that.
Don’t even get me started on Smoke. Smoke?! Again, I repeat-SMOKE?!?!!?
I don’t even think my man Bi-Han, yes Sub-Zero himself is into the hardcore stuff. Just because he’s an asshole does not mean he’s into all that. 😭
I mean it’s your life so at the end of the day, write what you want but oh my god, I want to read good written smut. I cannot stand reading smut where it’s like too much degrading, too much of the word “daddy”, and too much of the kinky shit. Like can we start writing smut that happens between two people? Bc I feel like some of y’all have never actually had sex before. (Coming from someone that actually HAS)
That’s my rant. In conclusion-I hate it here. Anyways go read my stuff.