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one of the things i kept repeating in my posts during the fandom drama that occurred a few days ago was the sqq

1) tried very hard to convince himself that the characters as fictional, not real, but he fails at that eventually, even if he keeps trying because it's better to believe it's not real in some cases, like when he first killed someone (the skinner demon), but he cares way too much about the characters, even the nameless disciples during the demon invasion, and is ready to give his life to protect them and the sect.

however,

2) when it comes to luo binghe, he completely brainwashed/gaslighted into believing the opposite. it didn't stop him from having feelings about it, of course, but he did try to convince himself that lbh was just The Protagonist and as such needed to undergo his preordained tribulations to level up and achieve his potential and be happy, even if every instinct in his mind and body fought against it.

“Binghe does not fear suffering and tribulations,” Luo Binghe said slowly. “I only wish to be strong enough to protect the people and things important to me!”

This answer finally settled Shen Qingqiu’s thoughts a little.

That’s right. Luo Binghe, for the sake of protecting the myriad harem of jade- and flower-like beauties you’ll embrace in the future, you must become strong!

Shen Qingqiu’s heart was still unwilling, but when he remembered that this suffering was something the protagonist had to experience in order to break free of his chrysalis and become a butterfly, he had no choice but to adjust his mindset.

Although he was already adept at brainwashing himself thus, it wasn’t like he felt the slightest bit of happiness at the thought, just because he’d forced himself to think it so many times. (Chapter 3: Favor Points)

this is one of the bases for his misconception that once lbh came back from the abyss he would turn into the protagonist from pidw. it goes so against his nature to hurt binghe to save his own skin that he has to convince himself that he's not doing something bad, that this is necessary, because lbh is a character, and as such, has no agency but that assigned to him by the Fates.

sqq tends to be unaware of the influence he has on other people, specially on lbh, even when he's wishing that his good influence will change things for better. compound that with the above misconception, which his basically a defense mechanism to protect his own mind, and it's no wonder it took him so long to understand.

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Do you think Sebastian and Ciel care about each other in the anime?

Hi there! Thank you for the question - I’m frankly surprised because I have just joined the fandom and haven’t even contributed anything so far. If you saw any of my few posts, then you know I only watched anime, so my answer will be based on it only (so - SPOILERS). Also, I had a similar conversation recently, so I’ll synthesize my answers. 

Yes, in the anime, Sebastian and Ciel very clearly care about each other. Their relationship is many-layered and complicated, and that is what draws me to it.  

In episode 9 of S1, Ciel applies many efforts to acquire a camera that would let him see what Sebastian treasures most. He goes as far as risking his life to learn about it, asking Finnie to drop that huge statue on him in the hope that Sebastian will save him and Finnie and Co. will have a chance to finally make a photo of him. Interestingly, Sebastian destroys that photo, so we never learn what it showed.

In turn, Sebastian photographs Ciel, and it is revealed that the most important thing for Ciel is Sebastian. Considering that the photos show only those ‘out of this world’, like Finnie’s dead bird, it means that Ciel treasures Sebastian even more than his dead parents, which says a lot. Naturally, Ciel is embarrassed and sad when the truth is revealed, and even his coldness doesn’t mask it.

Ciel is scared of Sebastian being hurt. It is obvious early on, like in episode 2 of S1, when Sebastian is shot - it does nothing to hurt him, but Ciel’s first reaction is fear, and not for himself or his revenge - he doesn’t have time to think of that. He just looks terrified and screams Sebastian’s name. He is similarly stricken when Sebastian is hurt in attempt to protect him from Madam Red. In the Book of Atlantic, Ciel is also scared for Sebastian – he calls his name in panic when he’s unconscious, and then tries to deny the fact that Sebastian’s wound is severe by refusing to believe in it and acting as if everything is fine. His admission that Sebastian did well later is unusual for him – it shocks Sebastian. For cold and collected Ciel to say something like this means a lot. When Sebastian is tortured and Ciel knows it, he sees Sebastian in other people. It clearly doesn’t leave him indifferent. He looks sadly at the tea Abberline made for him – it must taste differently, which reminds him of Sebastian and where he is once again.

Ciel wants to have a soul that Sebastian would consider worthy of consuming (according to him toward the end of S1). It certainly speaks of his rather deep and conflicted feelings – he craves Sebastian’s respect, and while Ciel enjoys being respected in general, it is shown that Sebastian’s esteem in particular matters most to him. He is desperate when Sebastian doesn’t eat his soul after Angela’s first supposed death – he throws himself at him and asks him ‘why’. When Sebastian abandons him in France, Ciel has a choice to make – he can try to build another life for himself or he can continue with his revenge, which he started to recognize as stupid at that point, giving his soul to Sebastian afterward. He chooses the latter. In fact, he criticizes himself for basically becoming unworthy and for making Sebastian leave him because of it. In S2, he tells Alois that his soul is not as cheap as to be consumed by spiders (meaning both Alois and Claude), but he obviously thinks that Sebastian is worthy of devouring it. 

Ciel is devastated by Sebastian’s ‘betrayal’ in S2 – this is what sends him into the darkest pit of hysterics. He is crushed the day after that – he brings up Sebastian to show that he is better than Claude before remembering the ‘truth’; he succumbs to hysterics once again in the garden, he doesn’t want to go back home, and he refuses to make a contract with Claude to make Sebastian pay. He tells him he will do this by himself. When Claude touches him and Sebastian crushes all the trees outside, Ciel clearly suspects it is him, considering his satisfied gleeful look – so, it means that Ciel knows that having someone else take care of him will make Sebastian angry (though it probably refers to Sebastian’s feelings more than Ciel’s).

In ‘Ciel in Wonderland’, Ciel spends the entire time chasing Sebastian and trying to prove to him that despite everything, despite losing the soul and/or memories, he is still the Ciel Sebastian knows and cares about. And Sebastian comes for him as soon as Ciel realizes it himself.

Ciel clearly loves being touched by Sebastian - he is even called out on it by his servants. In the Book of Atlantic, he didn’t like it in the flashback, when he still wasn’t used to it. In the ‘present time’, though, he is constantly carried by Sebastian, in most cases without even needing it. He wraps himself around him fully, hides his face in his shoulder, and so on. In the Book of Circus scene, in episode 9, in the midst of an agonizing flashback, Ciel finds Sebastian’s touch soothing. He presses himself to Sebastian closely, and when Doll tries to touch him later, he shouts at her to take her hands off him while snuggling closer to Sebastian. He calls his name when he sleeps, when he just wakes up, when he is distressed. Everything about it speaks of his trust and comfort when with Sebastian. 

There are numerous things,small and big, proving that Ciel cares about Sebastian very much, more than he does about anyone else. He is a cold and complicated child, though, so his actual feelings come to the surface only occasionally.  

Now, as for Sebastian. Sebastian calls Ciell unique, special, worthy of the duel, something that spices his world up many times in the anime. When Sebastian says to Ciel that he never ceases to amaze him and adds, 'What else could I expect from my soul… no, from my Master’ in episode 18 of S1, it is full of tenderness and amazement. Sebastian is astonished and pleased that Ciel is so strong that he managed to restore his own memories. His fear and care for Ciel are shown as going beyond the contract - he scares off people who are unwillingly rude to Ciel, for example, like the man selling them the cane in episode 3. Whenever something happens to Ciel, Sebastian is depicted as being genuinely scared – maybe it’s up to perception, but I see him worried for Ciel himself first and foremost. Like in episode 5, when he thinks Madam Red is going to kill Ciel – I’ve never seen him as terrified. I guess we could say that he still cares about his soul only, but their contract definitely doesn’t say anything about the level of comfort that Sebastian tries to create around Ciel. 

All those moments when we are shown how Ciel shocks Sebastian, how his eyes widen, how he gasps say that Ciel is one of very few creatures who can take him aback, make him feel something. Sebastian is a demon, though, so I think his love and affection are inevitably tied to his attraction to the person’s soul. He finds Ciel so unique that he refuses to satisfy his hunger with anything less worthy, and even when he seeks to devour Ciel’s soul, he is full of tenderness. 

In episode 3 of S1, when Sebastian leaves Ciel after he falls asleep, we are treated to a rare moment of Sebastian’s emotions. He recalls Ciel announcing that he doesn’t need his ring to be a head of the family (which pleasantly shocked him), then recalls Ciel asking Sebastian to stay with him, and he presses his hand to his forehead. It affects him - all moments when Ciel surprises him, when he allows himself to be weak, even though it is his strength that Sebastian admires. Sebastian fights it - in that same scene, he chooses to laugh and discard it, but that brief moment of wonder, of him pressing his hand to his face, is very vivid. 

Sebastian realizes that Ciel started to doubt as to whether he needs his revenge, and he leaves Ciel in France after wishing him happiness - he half-breaks the contract, giving Ciel a chance to change his destiny. And he doesn’t abandon him still - he appears in the form of the cat to guide him. However, London gets blown up and Ciel comes back. Yes, Sebastian claims that he was improving Ciel’s soul like this, but how so? Wouldn’t the soul be tastier from bitterness now that Ciel actually wants to live/join his parents in heaven? Not to mention that Sebastian already had a perfect chance to consume Ciel’s soul as it was Ciel who didn’t let him finish Ash and the Queen off, thus breaking a part of the contract (like he almost did in Book of Atlantic in the flashback). He didn’t. It seems like Sebastian was prolonging the moment as much as he possibly could. Don’t get me started on how he does the same in S2, taking even Claude aback by it. He could eat Ciel’s soul as soon as he woke up; he could tell Ciel the truth about his lost memories, revel in his confusion and anguish, and eat him; finally, he could come up with a less complicated plan and let Ciel take revenge on whoever. I’m not saying Sebastian wouldn’t eat Ciel’s soul at all – I think he would, even though he could regret it later. But he clearly prolongs the moments he has with Ciel. 

In ‘Ciel in Wonderland’, Sebastian makes tea for a soulless Ciel who cannot drink it and reads him books while he sleeps. I mean… what is it if not caring? People do that for unconscious loved ones, not for those they consider inferior. Ciel is in no state to order anything or see Sebastian’s loyalty, but Sebastian still spends time with him and tries to maintain their routine – he misses him. 

Another major thing is the ending of S2. Sebastian was told by Hannah that as soon as Ciel wakes up, he will do it as a demon. Sebastian had a chance to kill Ciel before he wakes up. Instead, he gently catches him and waits for him to open his eyes. He does attack then, but I see it as the explosion of frustration and anguish. Sebastian had every right to kill Ciel before he wakes and take his soul - he didn’t. Finally, he could kill him after Ciel became a demon - we saw on Claude’s example that contracts can be broken, torn, distorted, and so on. But Sebastian remains with Ciel. He is conflicted, he is probably in denial, but he chooses Ciel still.

Those are just the things that I can remember right away - there are many more. And sorry that it got so long :D I’m planning to write a story about Sebastian and Ciel, so I’ve been thinking about it all in depth these days.

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. On Qing Jing Peak, there is a hidden realm. 

In it, there lives a lovely, lonely man with sad button eyes. 

He cannot leave. 

Only Luo Binghe even knows he exists. 

Shen Yuan is a special, wonderful thing—and he is just for Luo Binghe.

Plastromancy by x_los

a coraline!bingqiu au that’s been living in my head rent free 

please give it a read! its one of my favs :”) 

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Behind the Scenes... Was it all just... An act?

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092 - ultimate girl of all time

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thingy inspired by the fic “behemoth” on ao3 by littleleaflings (go read it it is so good) because I am a sucker for protective papa bear glamfred

the text is from the song “I know I’m a wolf”

Also sorry not sorry Monty fans thats who Freddie’s turning into scraps here

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My thirst for more Mob Psycho content is getting more and more serious-

Also 3 guys! :D

A hot talented and sweaty man

A baby boi

A fart cloud

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*Married life playing in the background

This idea was probably funnier in my head

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PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH 2022, dir. Joel Crawford

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This family man...

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Happy Valentine's Day! :D (early)

Inspired by Urusei Yatsura 💛🖤⚡✨

Error as Ataru~

Ink as Lum~

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Okay so for those who have been around for awhile y'all remember that one post where I'd said that Kagome and Ataru would probably be besties due to them having supernatural/paranormal love interests???

Well let's make this a bit more comedic. Kagome and Ataru are childhood friends, pretty close and all that jazz when the aliens invade Earth and Kagome seeing it bits and pieces of the game of tag only catches glimpses of her friend Ataru's desperate attempts at trying to catch Lum and she sees that he'd won however Kagome doesn't see the part where Ataru and Lum get accidentally engaged. Fast forward to Kagome's birthday and she falls down the well and ends up reawakening the half demon Inuyasha by accident and ends up having to go on her adventure to get the Shikon jewel shards back. She comes back to her time and finds out that Ataru's been looking for her, worried about her and he has no idea about the feudal time traveling. So here you have Ataru who's now surrounded by aliens and who's engaged to one and Kagome who's surrounded by demons and is in a relationship of sorts with one and neither of them have no idea how to tell the other about their strange life turning events without sounding like they're both batshit nuts so they do the only reasonable thing any teenager would do.

They keep these new little details a secret from one another in the hopes of sparing the other from the absolute insanity that is suddenly their lives. And with this choice comes shenanigans to the highest degree. Like I'm talking like-

Kagome and Ataru hanging out and just vibing and Kagome catches sight of Inuyasha who's just marching his way over towards them, already going for his sword and Kagome in her blind panic shouts:

"SIT BOY-!"

Que Inuyasha falling flat on his face and out of sight while Ataru looks around confused as all hell and startled by Kagome's shout. Kagome brushes his confusion off and reassures him that everything is fine while trying to distract Ataru from seeing the half demon who's currently kissing the ground from the impact of his fall.

Or Ataru invites Kagome to go out for a day of fun and he catches sight of Lum who's zooming towards them, readying her lightening strike and Ataru startled quickly shouts:

"WHAT'S THAT OVER THERE?!?"

Making Kagome turn her head in the opposite direction and missing Lum who shocks Ataru before Ataru yanks her down into a bush or something, out of Kagome's sight when she turns back around confused and baffled when she sees the sparks coming off of Ataru who much like Kagome assures her that everything's fine. This continues on for quite sometime, the two friends barely managing to spare the other from the insanity. Going to great heights to keep their double lives a secret. And then the inevitable happens, the cat is let out of the bag but in the most simple way possible.

They end up running into one another in a store.

Kagome with Inuyasha to get him some ramen for them to share on their next trip into the well and Ataru with Lum to get some snacks to share for one of their dates. The two friends turn into the same aisle and immediately stop dead in their tracks cuz fuck their friend is literally right there and they're with their supernatural/paranormal love interest oh shit. And Kagome and Ataru panic for a brief moment until their gazes land on the other's partner. Kagome noting Lum's horns, fangs and outfit, Ataru noting Inuyasha's fangs, hat and outfit. They both process this and instantly they're both like:

"HEY WAIT A DAMN MINUTE-"

In the end Kagome and Ataru are like this:

While Inuyasha and Lum are just completely lost on what is actually happening currently lol.

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Urusei Yatsura - New goods by Penguin Parade with new illustration. Release: March 2023

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Urusei Yatsura AU

Come up with the name myself and inspired by many animes/movies I watched (if you notice it sffsgs)

The story about Ataru and Lum, meet in a virtual world game that very popular because we can be anyone and anything. Ataru is a dancer who often asks different girls to be his partner. Often being rejected he usually dances alone even though people don't really care about him there. Then oneday he meets Lum, and alien princess who watched his dance with great interest, he asks her to dance with him and the latter says yes. This activity continues as they become closer.

In the real world, Lum is a normal high school student who goes through an ordinary day, though she feels like something is missing in her life. (and yeah, she's a human in this au)

Ataru is actually a former dancer. He loves to dance but a deadly disease stopped him. Back then he pushed himself but his body getting worse as his legs are finally gave out.

Unfortunately, they never really meet. Every discussion about meeting in real life, Ataru will always give an excuse. Lum disapointed by this and wondering what's the problem for them to meet for real, she slowly feel in love with him and she really wants to know about him despite Ataru being mysterious/not open about himself.

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Ataru: Flirts constantly, can be a major asshat and seems somewhat cold at times towards Lum.

Also Ataru: Is willing to fight an entire classroom for a caterpillar named Catty and literally cries himself to sleep when he thinks Lum left him.

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Atalum as queen's guards

Aka I just want a reason to draw them in pretty clothes