#Flavio Arce

[noticlick]

Fiscalía solicita 3 meses más de cárcel para la expresidenta Jeanine Áñez

La Fiscalía emitió una solicitud de ampliación de la detención preventiva de la expresidenta Jeanine Áñez por 3 meses más, en el caso Golpe I. Esto surge luego de la reciente revelación de dos diputados masistas que indican que el exmandatario Evo Morales ordenó la renuncia de los diputados y senadores que estaban en línea de sucesión. Por su parte, el activista Bladimir Machicao prepara una…

[skitskatdacat63]

Prev reblog, imagine if they all fought for Fernando's love 🥹

Flavio who devoted and then killed his career in service to Fernando, Carlos Sr. who Fernando has looked up to and known for 20+ years, Lawrence who can provide for Fernando with his deep pockets, Adrian who has the potential to build Fernando a winning car

Who will he pick!!!! I vote Carlos Sr 🤭🤭

[turquoisephoenix]

Here you go! And yes, the Switch Remake removed all mentions of ages from the e-mails for reasons unknown.

I assume this hasn't been retconned (I think the ages are still in the Japanese version of the game?) so Flavio is, indeed, 25 years of age. He should be at the club or running his own podcast by now but instead he's dressing like he's from the 17th century because he wants everyone to know that he's from Old Wealth.

"Hey girl, wanna see the cursed pirate's treasure and fleet of cargo ships that I've inherited?"

Sometimes you just gotta go with your gut and draw a Flavio. I love this useless 25-year old with no real skills beyond "spending my parents' money".

[adimouze]

My king kmag would've stepped up and caused a safety car

flavio wasnt flavio-ing enough in monaco we truly needed a kmag redemption arc i miss him too

[celestialpaperhaze]

Now that more people have played TTYD, I wanted to compare and contrast a few things between that game and Super Paper Mario. In particular, this post will focus on...

PARTNERS AND SIDE CHARACTERS!

The Thousand-Year Door really shines with its partners and side characters, in part because every chapter allows one of these side characters to be a protagonist. This also ties into the "each chapter has its own subplot" idea that SPM lacks, at least in the beginning.

! SPOILERS FOR THE THOUSAND YEAR DOOR !

(and minor spoilers for Super Paper Mario)

Chapter 1 allows Koops to have a mini-arc where he’s avenging his father. Even though his father turns out to be alive, this adventure to defeat Hooktail marks an important development in his character that leads him to continue traveling with Mario. In SPM, while the first chapter does drop a few key pieces of information on the Ancients, there's not really a clear subplot or side character to follow.

Chapter 2 starts out with Punio and his desire to rescue his sister, and branches out (heheh) into the Punies trying to defend their home. Meanwhile in SPM, there's a bit of a sub-plot with Mimi and Merlee that places them both in the spotlight, but that's mostly it. If the chapter had given a little more attention to the other prisoners of Mimi's debt scheme, then maybe it could've come close to establishing the environment in the same manner as TTYD.

Chapter 3 kind of puts the entire cast of the Glitz Pit in the limelight, since you don’t really know who’s who until nearing the end. I can’t really argue that it makes Jolene the protagonist because that reveal comes only once the chapter ends--but after you realize Jolene's role in the mystery of the Glitz Pit, it becomes clear that she is a key protagonist in chapter 3, and the revival of Prince Mush serves as the completion of her arc. Again, chapter 3 of SPM could've pulled this off by giving characters like Carrie some more involvement in defeating Francis; after all, she was a victim of his weirdness too, right?

After playing the first three chapters of TTYD, you begin to feel more invested in the plot of the game. However, the first three chapters of SPM are weaker in terms of establishing interest, which is largely why many people who first played the game didn't stick with it past this point. However, around chapter four, the tides begin to turn!

Chapter 4 of TTYD follows the people of Twilight Town, as you are immediately introduced to the plight of their pig curse. However, after the first battle with Doopliss, the chapter places Vivian in the spotlight. Vivian becomes the protagonist in this chapter as she finally learns to overcome her fear of her sisters and fight for what she believes in. Chapter 4 of SPM actually has Squirps as a side-protagonist, so it comes pretty close to matching TTYD's pattern here.

Chapter 5 puts Flavio in the spotlight. He is...quite the personality! He's a flamboyant, arrogant coward who's given a Brave Moment during the climax of the chapter. In SPM, we have the conflict of the Cragnons and Floro Sapiens in the forefront of the chapter, which helps better establish the world of chapter 5.

Chapter 6, being all about solving mysteries, puts your partnership with Pennington in the spotlight, thus making The Penguin With the Improbably Large Brain a protagonist of the chapter. In SPM, chapter 6 focuses on the Sammer Guys as their world is on the verge of erasure.

Chapter 7 puts the main plot of the Thousand-Year Door back in focus, so there's not much of a sub-plot. However, you could still argue that TEC is made into a protagonist for this chapter, given his act of sacrifice at the end. And of course, Super Paper Mario has Luvbi as a protagonist, and her arc with Jaydes and Grambi as a sub-plot of sorts.

In chapter 8 for both games, all the strings tie together and the focus is placed primarily on the climax and conclusion of the main plot! For SPM, this includes focuses on each villain in turn (O'Chunks, then Mimi, then Dimentio, then Count Bleck and, to a lesser extent, Nastasia).

Because TTYD's writing allows you to be close with all of the partners and side characters you meet, parting with them at the end feels like a real goodbye. Even though you know you can just reload your save file, you still have the sense that you'll miss these people and this world you've gotten to know so well.

Despite all my love for the game, I do have mixed feelings on how effectively SPM pulls this off. I think they definitely give enough attention to the game's main cast to make the players curious about them after completing the main story, but I don't feel that this sense carries over to all of the side characters and worlds from throughout the game. I'm still fond of the characters in Super Paper Mario, of course, but it's not in the same "I feel I experienced something with them" kind of way that the Thousand-Year Door does so well.

TL;DR - Each chapter in The Thousand-Year Door gives some side character a chance to serve as that chapter’s protagonist, which helps better establish the characters and worlds in that game. However, Super Paper Mario does not do this to the same extent, especially in the earlier chapters, which I believe is part of the reason many people found SPM less engaging than TTYD when it first released.

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Brazil drought dries river and stops shipping on key grains corridor

A widespread drought in Brazil has halted the transport of grains through the Madeira river, an important northern waterway linking key croplands with the country’s ports, regional port terminals association Amport said on Wednesday.

The Madeira river is a key corridor for shipping products from Rondonia state and parts of Mato Grosso state, Brazil’s top soy producer, to export terminals located in the country’s northern states.

“Grain transportation in the Madeira is currently halted as river’s depth in critical points is around two meters (6.6 ft), making navigation commercially unfeasible,” Amport President Flavio Acatauassu told Reuters.

Some 34% of Brazilian soy exports in 2023, and almost 43% of corn exports were shipped through the so-called North Arc region, which includes ports located in northern Brazil, according to data from the national crop agency Conab.

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[mysterycharacterbracket]

FINAL RECAP POST

Tier 1 - First 44

300. 260. Puff Puff from Your Favorite Martian

299. 160. Maxil of Gallifrey from Doctor Who Arc of Infinity

298. 88. Nobody from scp foundation

297. 64. Jubei from Video Game (Blazblue)

296. 131. Nyssa from Doctor Who fused with Bulbasaur from Pokémon

295. 242. Rarity from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

294. 148. Garwin Chang from Kotlc

293. 103. William from Chad Smith: Life of a rich boy (webtoon), and more coming soon TBD

292. 244. Benrey from Half-life VR but the AI is self aware

291. 15. Flavio Who from the submitter's own memes

290. 70. Vislor Turlough from Doctor who (-_-)

289. 293. Lee Ping from Detentionaire

288. 19. Clay Puppington from Moral Orel

287. 211. The Puppeteer from Steldomo (aka an oc in a story the submitter wants to write)

286. 43. hatsune miku; colorful stage

285. 167. Hugtan / Hagumi / Cure Tomorrow from Hugtto Precure

284. 164. Dr Frankistein from Frankenstein (the book)

283. 60. Dr. Zoidberg from Futurama

282. 175. Sho Minamimoto from The World Ends With You

281. 28. Stacy Hirano from Phineas and Ferb!

280. 199. Dib Membrane from Invader Zim

279. 25. Loras Tyrell from A Song of Ice and Fire (NOT the show they fuckijgbmassacred his character)

278. 74. Candyman from Lethal League Blaze

277. 31. Kikiu from Tess of the Road

276. 191. Dazai Osamu from Bungou stray dogs

275. 185. Juta Tachibana from Otomen

274. 85. Jenny Jergens from Detentionnaire

273. 119. Theodore from The House in the Cerulean Sea

272. 95. Shirou Emiya from Fate/Stay Night

271. 124. Puss in Boots from Shrek

270. 137. Phantom Horn from Two Best Brothers Bitch About Ponies/Slime and Punishment/RowdyFuckers CopKillers Endless War (indirectly originatined in Sonichu as well, as slime and punushment is the cannonical ending to Sonichu, TBBBAP, and while not the end, is a cannonical story in RFCK)

269. 8. Greenland from Plague, Inc.

268. 233. Link from The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap

267. 223. Scooby doo from Scooby doo

266. 156. Cricket from Wings of Fire

265. 10. Wilbur the pig from Charlotte's Web

264. 1. Cleopatra the 7th from Real life

263. 189. Colin Frazer from Doctor Who Arc of Infinity

262. 79. Peter Pan from Once Upon a Time

261. 240. Shiho Kobayakawa from Private Actress

260. 277. The Human Faced Fish from Shingi: The Spirit's Playbook

259. 84. Chopfyt (The Tin Man) from Oz

258. 250. Albedo from Ben 10

257. 257. Sam Lloyd/Sergei Lubovitch from The Diviners series

Tier 2 - Round of 256

256. 254. Andrew Ryan from Buoshck

255. 216. Nyssa õf Traken from Doctor who

254. 228. Asha from Iji

253. 22. Whisper Schnee from Boldores and Boomsticks

252. 253. Chuuya Nakahara from Bungou stray dogs

251. 18. Mapleshade from warrior cats

250. 190. Andrew Eldritch from real life

249. 120. sans undertale from undertale

248. 219. T-Rex from Jurassic Park

247. 141. Karkat Vantas from Homestuck

246. 53. Rasputin IV from X-Men

245. 20. Hunter | The Golden Guard from The Owl House

244. 7. Kim Dokja from Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint

243. 50. Death from Darksiders

242. 266. Dave Miller from Dsaf

241. 174. Dr. Miranda Jones from Star Trek: The Original Series

240. 274. donquixote doflamingo from one piece

239. 92. Hyakunosuke Ogata from Golden Kamuy

238. 11. Kha'Nel from Dragens Øye

237. 139. George Costanza from Seinfeld

236. 121. Rampage from Beast Wars

235. 62. ε (epsilon) from Mathematics, real life (kinda? Not sure maths qualifies as real life) ) (common phrase: Let ��>0 be any real number)

234. 134. BoJack Horseman from BoJack Horseman

233. 291. Juleka Couffaine from Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir

232. 129. Flavio Rezza (MC Flava) from real life

231. 215. Goodtimewithscar or Scar for short (the minecraft youtuber)

230. 186. Percy Weasley from Harry Potter

229. 170. claude frollo from the hunchback of notre dame (specifically the stage musical)

228. 217. Grian from Life Series (3rd/Last/Double/Limited Life)

227. 168. the submitter from real life

226. 269. Mizi from Alien Stage

225. 96. Robin Stuart from Arc of Infinity (Doctor Who)

224. 172. Tessa Minsky from Imogen, Obviously

223. 267. Ea-nasir (real life copper merchant - 1750 BCE)

222. 37. Kokichi Ouma from Danganronpa V3

221. 147. Rose Lavillant from Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir

220. 135. Fiver from Watership down

219. 251. Keith Kogane from Voltron

218. 63. Cricket from Wings of Fire

217. 146. Adric of Alzarius from Doctor Who

216. 177. Mort from the Madagascar Movies/All Hail King Julian

215. 59. Edward Elric from Fullmetal metal alchemist

214. 290. Jimmy Solidarity from The Empires smp

213. 259. rayla from the dragon prince

212. 205. Starfy from The Legendary Starfy

211. 232. Taako from The Adventure Zone

210. 188. Hatsune Miku from Vocaloid

209/208. 182. Matt Murdock from Daredevil (Netflix)

209/208. 107. Ted Kord from DC comics

207. 86. Juleka Couffaine from Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir

206. 27. Sailor Saturn from Sailor Moon

205. 197. Marc Anciel from Miraculous Ladybug

204. 159. Yona from Yona of the Dawn

203. 220. David Chiem from Danganronpa: Despair Time

202. 125. Tynan from Aurora Webcomic

201. 169. Kid Blink from Newsies

200. 128. π (pi) from Mathematics (as in half a circle of radius 1)

199. 275. Zee from Total Drama 2023

198. 278. Flynn Moore from Echo (the furry vn)

197. 270. Caim Tivh from Mørkalven

196. 195. Grendel, The Grimm General from Boldores and Boomsticks

195. 280. Hermie the Unworthy from Dungeons and Daddies

194. 181. Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way from My Immortal

193. 247. Monkey D Luffy from One Piece

Tier 3 - Round of 192

192. 68. Jacopo Bearzatti from The House in Fata Morgana

191. 117. Pugsley Guttman from From the animated series Dead End: Paranormal Park

190. 57. Maglor from the Silmarillion

189. 203. Al-An from Subnautica: Below Zero

188. 112. Hercule Poirot from Agatha Christie-verse (???)

187. 122. Rampage from Beast Wars

186. 284. Callie Cuttlefish from Splatoon 1-3

185. 61. Ranpo Edogawa from Bungou Stray Dogs

184. 123. Emil from Nier series

183. 157. vriska from homestuck

182. 213. Brainy Smurf from The Smurfs

181. 36. Doppo Kannonzaka from Hypnosis Mic

180. 38. Diane Nguyen from BoJack Horseman

179. 32. Serial Designation N from Murder Drones

178. 29. Morgrem from Pokemon

177. 17. Joy Wang/Jobu Tupaki from Everything Everywhere All at Once

176. 54. Rex Salazar from Generator Rex

175. 161. Huan from The Silmarillion

174. 225. meg from megahex comic series

173. 136. [redacted] / trivia murder party host from jackbox; trivia murder party

172. 42. Toshiko Sato from Torchwood

171. 106. Veeva Dash from Stampy's Lovely World

170. 39. gaheris from arthuriana

169. 287. waylon smithers jr from the simpsons

168. 77. Nathaniel Kurtzberg from Miraculous Ladybug

167. 89. Pit from Kid Icarus

166. 82. Tsurugi Kyousuke / Victor Blade from Inazuma Eleven GO

165. 171. Danhausen from Professional wrestling

164. 3. Maia Drahzar/Edrehasivar VII from The Goblin Emperor

163. 165. Taranee Cook from W.i.t.c.h.

162. 207. Ardyn "Izunia" Lucis Caelum from Final Fantasy XV

161. 132. Invader Zim from Invader Zim

160. 94. Mumbo Jumbo from Real Life/Mcyt

159. 208. Garwin Chang from Keeper of the Lost Cities

158. 78. Aya Burnstein from Dancing In The Devils Auditorium, by xxangelxbl00dxx(the OP) on ao3

157. 230. Nintendo EShop Bag from Nintendo EShop

156. 234. Logan(Logic) from Sanders Sides

155. 261. Eridan Ampora from Homestuck

154. 235. Markiplier from Real Life

153. 138. Hajime Hinata from Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

152. 264. Bao-Dur from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2

151. 71. Fabian Seacaster from Fantasy High (Dimension 20)

150. 283. Bruno Madrigal from Encanto

149. 13. The Fifth Doctor from Doctor Who

148. 155. Tegan Jovanka from Doctor Who

147. 273. Lynne from Ghost Trick

146. 130. Hoshina Hikaru (Cure Star) from Star Twinkle Pretty Cure

145. 81. Damon of Gallifrey from Doctor Who Arc of Infinity

144. 239. "Phoenix" from iiRitW, the OP's ORIGINAL (sob) wip videogame

143. 115. Sound Saran from My School President

142. 149. data from star trek the next generation

141. 2. Iruma-kun from Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun

140. 256. Akane Kurashiki from Zero Escape

139. 104. Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon from Sailor Moon

138. 91. Kuromi from Sanrio

137. 158. Corazón de Ballena from Oxventure

136. 192. Milo Murphy from Milo Murphy's Law

135. 105. Alice Price Healy from Incryptid

134. 48. Raven Scofflaw from the submitter's OC from a wip that currently has the filler title 'Family'

133. 187. Vash the Stampede from Trigun

132. 206. Ben from the submitter's OC with almost zero information about lmao (this will change once I update artfight?)

131. 66. Natsuki Subaru from Re:Zero

130. 126. Geralt of Rivia from The Witcher

129. 255. Kevin from Ghost Host Ghost House

Tier 4 - Round of 128

128. 116. Pancho from All Hail King Julien!

127. 110. Kento from Payday 2

126. 113. Grantaire from Les Miserables

125. 65. Lexcanium from Wasteland 2

124. 297. Anakin Skywalker from Star Wars

123. 263. Chocolat Aizawa from Chocolat no Mahou

121/122. 153. Syv from Snøkattprinsen/The Snowcat Prince

121/122. 299. Adam Tyler from the Firewatching series

120. 83. Imogen Scott from Imogen, Obviously

119. 152. Garwin Chang from Keeper of the Lost Cities

118. 198. Sylvio Sawatari from Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc V

117. 295. Pheonix Wright from Ace Attorney

116. 221. Prince Tarte (full name so long even he can't remember all of it) from Fresh Precure

115. 286. Ingo from Pokemon Legends Arceus

114. 279. The Collector from The Owl House

113. 227. Guildmaster Wigglytuff from Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky

112. 99. Nanako Dojima from Persona 4

111. 262. Lunar from The sun and moon show

110. 143. the doctor (could just be the 10th doctor if thats too broad) from doctor who

109. 108. Don Quixote from Limbus Company

108. 46. Chiono from Steldomo (aka an oc in a story the submitter wants to write)

107. 236. the Doctor from Doctor Who

106. 45. Hao Asakura from Shaman King

105. 16. Tatsuya Suou from Persona 2

104. 194. Magic Brian from The Adventure Zone: Balance

103. 229. ronan lynch from the raven cycle

102. 58. Todd Chavez from BoJack Horseman

101. 252. Susan Sto Helit from The Discworld series

100. 12. Baljeet Tjinder from Phineas and Ferb

99. 271. Manga Fukidashi from My hero academia

98. 238. Cure Lovely/Megumi Aino from Happiness Charge Precure

97. 154. Nate Ford from Leverage

Tier 5 - Round of 96

96. 210. Melanie King from The Magnus Archives

95. 241. Vriska Serket from Homestuck

94. 93. Cure Passion from Fresh Precure

93. 44. Stanford Pines from Gravity Falls

92. 265. Otome from Video game (Gnosia)

91. 173. Lucian Lockhart from the submitter's imagination

90. 4. Pyotr 'Pierre' Bezukhov from War and Peace

89. 6. Mia "Maps" Mizoguchi from Gotham Academy/DC Comics

88. 76. Meridius from Venom

87. 268. daniil dankovsky from pathologic

86. 55. Nona from Nona the Ninth (book)

85. 24. Prince Peasely from Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga

84. 298. IMOGEN from stellar firma

83. 52. Jordyn Khaos from The chronicles of Destiny

82. 166. Gideon Nav from The Locked Tomb

81. 282. Obi from Snow White with the Red Hair

80. 281. Dalinar Kholin from Stormlight Archive

79. 140. Tim Drake from DC Comics, Batman Comics

78. 248. Brightheart from Warriors

77. 23. Garwin Chang from Keeper of the Lost cities

76. 109. Roy Mustang from Fullmetal Alchemist

75. 289. Ken Kaneki from Tokyo Ghoul

74. 114. Vinnie Dakota from Milo Murphy's Law

73. 14. Jin Macchiato from Fuga: Melodies of Steel

72. 101. Hendry Lowe from All of Us Villains

71. 212. Annabel McAllistair from Dolls of new albion

70. 258. Sanji from One piece

69. 214. God from the Bible

68. 73. Kosane Kiriha from Null Magical Girl

67. 218. Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit

66. 118. anakin skywalker from star wars

65. 90. Adina Astra from Lost Constellation (Night in the Woods Supplemental)

Tier 6 - Round of 64

64. 35. Larten Crepsley from The Saga of Darren Shan

63. 49. Eda Clawthorne from The Owl House

62. 26. Perona from One Piece

61. 47. Bain from Payday: the Heist and Payday 2

60. 144. Heiji Hattori from Detective Conan

59. 41. Maglor from The Silmarillion

58. 237. Carrot from The Discworld series

57. 179. John from Malevolent (podcast)

56. 226. Katarina Claes from My Next Life as a Villianess

55. 127. five hargreeves from the umbrella academy

54. 196. Dragon from Parahumans

53. 102. Vanessa Santoro from Fablehaven book series

52. 150. James Flint from Black Sails

51. 180. Sasha Rackett from Rusty Quill Gaming

50. 249. Donna Noble from Doctor Who

49. 178. Beauregard Lionett from Critical Role

Tier 7 - Second bracket

48. 151. Zisu from Pokemon Legends Arceus

47. 209. Prince Zuko from Avatar: The Last Airbender

46. 56. Canute from Vinland Saga

45. 183. otto octavius / doc ock from spiderman 2

44. 204. Kim Dokja from Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint

43. 33. Mihashi Ren from Ookiku Furikabutte (Big Windup!)

42. 100. The original char aznable from Gundam

41. 51. Percy Weasley from Harry Potter

40. 292. akagi shigeru from akagi

39. 202. Douglas F. Eiffel from Wolf 359

38. 80. Marty Mikalski from The Cabin in the Woods, 2011

37. 142. The Reaper from Death's door

36. 184. Thors from Vinland Saga

35. 200. Ryoma Hoshi from Danganronpa

34. 75. Darth Maul from Star Wars

33. 243. Kim Theerapanyakul from Kinnporsche The Series

Tier 8 - Round of 32

32. 34. Godzilla from Godzilla

31. 300 Baljeet Tjinder from Phineas and Ferb

30. 245. Duck Newton from The Adventure Zone: Amnesty

29. 145. Gakushuu Asano from Assassination Classroom

28. 30. Natsume Takashi from Natsume's Book of Friends

27. 276. Nona from The Locked Tomb series

26. 87. Cordelia Gallo from Gosick

25. 162. Richard Spender from Paranatural

Tier 9 - Round of 24

24. 296. Horse from Centaurworld

23. 40. charlie kelly from its always sunny in philadelphia

22. 294. Warren Peace from Sky High

21. 176. Percy Weasley from Harry Potter

20. 285. Daisy Wells from Murder Most Unladylike (book series)

19. 201. zane from lego ninjago

18. 9. Tin from Triage

17. 111. Kelsier from Mistborn

Tier 10 - Sweet 16

16. 98. Fujiwara no Sai from Hikaru no Go

15. 133. Megamind from Megamind

14. 97. V from Devil May Cry

13. 69. Vegas Theerapanyakul from Kinnporsche: The Series

Tier 11 - Top Twelve

12. 193. The Obituary Writer from Death By Dying

11. 163. hollyleaf from warrior cats

10. 72. King Clawthorne from The Owl House

9. 288. Vin from Mistborn

Tier 12 - Elite Eight

8. 222. Galacta Knight from Kirby

7. 224. Metal Sonic from Sonic Series

Tier 13 - Final bracket

6. 272. Ilke from Phenomena

5. 231. Maika Halfwolf from Monstress

Tier 14 - Final Four

4. 246. Phoenix Wright from Ace Attorney

Tier 15 - Thrilling Three

3. 21. Olenna Tyrell from A Song of Ice and Fire

Tier 16 - Top Two

2. 5. Parker from Leverage

Tier 17 - Only One

1. 67. Sophie Foster from Keeper of the lost cities

[themurphyzone]

BatB AU: The Prince’s Tale Part 3

AN: Sorry for the two month delay everyone. Here’s the final chapter to The Prince’s Tale arc! 

AO3 Link

Ch 25: The Prince’s Tale Part 3

At Brain's request, Pinky retrieved the enchanted mirror from his room on the way back to the West Wing. Pinky didn't question Brain on this, even though he was abrupt about it. 

"Are you sure you don't want it back?" Pinky asked as he tried to give the mirror to Brain. He held it away from his body like the handle was on fire. "It's your mirror." 

Brain instinctively flinched as his reflection came into view, having no time to brace himself for the sight. 

I thought I was getting better at this, he sighed. 

"Pinky, I'm not taking back a gift," Brain said, subtly turning the glass so that his reflection wasn't visible. "You're the rightful owner now. I'm only borrowing it so I can properly tell you everything." 

But Pinky still looked nervous about handling the mirror. 

"Sorry. It's just…I've never owned anything as fancy as this mirror before. Zort," Pinky said. "Almost looks out of place in the cottage, you know." 

But Pinky happily wore the extravagant dresses and jewelry offered to him, didn't mind pampering himself with perfume and manicures, and was always ready to try Flavio's new recipes.

It wasn't an issue of class difference. 

Though Brain wanted to call Pinky out on such an obvious fabrication, he couldn't entirely fault him for hiding the true reason behind his discomfort. He'd never been comfortable with the mirror himself. 

"You know, when I first received this mirror, it took me six months before I was able to use it for the first time," Brain admitted. "And even then, I only used it out of necessity." 

He wasn't entirely comfortable sharing an event that occurred during the curse, but he just wanted Pinky to know that he understood his concerns about the mirror. 

"What happened?" Pinky asked. 

"Mindy wandered off. Not an unusual event, but nobody could find her anywhere. Buttons was absolutely frantic," Brain admitted. “I knew of the mirror’s capabilities, but…in order to use it, I had to confront my reflection first.” 

He remembered standing across the room and trying to command the mirror to show Mindy’s location, but it didn’t work. Eventually, he realized the mirror required him to see his reflection in order to locate others. 

Because of that, he kept the mirror wrapped in a cloth when it wasn’t in use. 

“She’d somehow crawled into the organ, but we got her out before any harm came to her,” Brain said. 

Pinky gave a sigh of relief. “That’s good,” he said. Then he shuffled his feet awkwardly. “Are you…um, doing better with your reflection?” 

Brain stiffened as the sensitive topic came up. Was he still hesitating so much in front of mirrors that Pinky noticed?

He looked away. “I can stand in front of one long enough to brush my fur. But not for long periods.” 

“Oh. Well, I’m sure you’ll get there,” Pinky assured him, finally accepting the mirror. He planted an encouraging kiss on Brain’s forehead, and Brain let him linger for longer than necessary. 

“My point is, I understand your reservations with the mirror,” Brain said quietly, reaching for Pinky’s cheek. Pinky let out a soft trill in response, despite his worried demeanor. “But perhaps you’ll be able to find a different way to use it.” 

Once it seemed that Pinky’s doubts about the mirror were soothed, they continued down the long, lonely corridor to the West Wing. 

During the daytime, there were plenty of things that kept Brain busy, but now that it was quiet and dark, he wondered if he'd ever noticed just how isolated the West Wing was from the rest of the castle. 

His predecessors once used the West Wing as their chambers. So Brain had taken up residence there too, simply because it was expected of him. 

The detachment was necessary to show off their high status. Brain once believed in their reasoning. 

Now he only felt the loneliness and isolation from the separation he’d imposed on himself for so long. 

“...I never noticed how far the West Wing is from the rest of the castle,” Brain quietly admitted to Pinky. 

He barely recognized the corridor anymore. It was once full of frightening gargoyles, broken mirrors, and shredded carpet. 

Now the damage was repaired. Busts of philosophers and past rulers replaced the gargoyles. The mirrors were whole, though Brain avoided looking at them. And the carpet underfoot was no longer frayed and worn, looking as if it had been laid down yesterday.  

Though it was no longer foreboding, Brain still felt uneasy because of all the changes. 

“Yeah, it’s a bit of a walk, isn’t it?” Pinky agreed as they finally reached the heavy doors of the West Wing. “All this way, and it always ends with one of us saying goodbye.” 

A lump formed in Brain’s throat. He gripped the brass knocker harder than necessary. “Goodbye?” he repeated. 

Pinky’s blue eyes were misty. “First time I came here, you scared me out,” he said. Though his tone lacked anger, Brain rubbed his neck awkwardly at the reminder. “And the second time, you let me go. It was the most magical night I’ve ever had in my whole life, and I meant to come back once Papa was better, but then Snowball happened, and you were dying on the balcony, and I wasn’t ready to say goodbye. I’m never ready to say goodbye. To anybody. Poit.”  

You didn’t let me say goodbye! 

 Echoes of a time long past rang through his head. Aside from getting his entire castle cursed, his actions on the night they met were Brain’s largest regret. 

Brain didn’t have the words to comfort Pinky, so he reached out and carefully took Pinky’s hand instead. Pinky wiped his eyes with his free hand, and Brain was surprised at the tiny smile Pinky gave him. How Pinky always smiled at him, in spite of all the turmoil Brain had caused, he would never understand. 

“...I never wanted to say goodbye either,” Brain said quietly. 

He wanted Pinky to stay with him forever, not out of necessity, but because Brain didn’t want to live the rest of his life alone. Because he’d wanted the companionship and reassurance, the sunshine and warmth, the hope and love that only Pinky could bring. 

He didn’t want to say goodbye when he released Pinky from his promise, nor when he was dying and helpless in Pinky’s arms. 

And now, he wasn’t ready to say goodbye if Pinky chose to leave after this. 

With a heavy heart, Brain opened the West Wing doors.

It certainly didn’t feel like his room anymore. The curtains weren’t torn and faded. The furniture stood proud and tall, as if it had been installed yesterday. A small, inviting flame burned in the hearth.The broken vases, statues, and frames had been swept away, as if they never existed at all. 

The West Wing was elegant and fit for royalty once again. 

Yet the ugly scar remained on his portrait, the painting hanging in tatters in a broken, tarnished frame. It didn't matter how meticulously the servants tended the West Wing.

The marks of the Beast couldn't be erased and hidden from sight. They would remain forever.

Yet Pinky's expression was soft, his hand gently enveloping Brain's. He saw the scars of the past, the anger and despair and hopelessness, but Brain remembered the tender way he'd touched the portrait and slashmarks the first time he'd entered the West Wing. 

Pinky didn't pretend the ugly clawmarks weren't there, yet he wasn't repulsed by them either. He just accepted their presence. 

Brain wondered if he'd ever achieve that too, someday.

"Come, Pinky," Brain whispered, tugging Pinky towards the enchanted rose that once served as his hourglass.

The rose was in full bloom, glowing brighter than Brain had ever seen it before. It was colorful and vibrant, no longer fragile and sickly. 

The table it rested upon was free of any fallen, dead petals. 

"Narrrf," Pinky said in awe of the rose. "It's so pretty, Brain." 

Mesmerized by its beauty, his hand stretched towards the protective bell jar. 

A paranoid, protective instinct surged through Brain, and he stiffened as he tried to clamp down on the impulse to knock Pinky away. 

It's only Pinky. He wasn't trying to harm the rose last time either. I don't need to scare him away again. 

So why couldn't he relax? Why was instinct telling him otherwise when he knew Pinky wouldn't intentionally destroy the rose? 

And to Brain's surprise, Pinky removed his hand from the bell jar. 

"...sorry, Brain," he murmured, his tone sincere. "I forgot."

"It's okay," Brain said quietly, forcing himself to relax. The rose was meant to function as an enchanting lure. It was easy to stare into its glow and lose track of everything. “It’s time you knew the whole story anyway.” 

He looked down at his feet, wondering how he should begin. He’d dreaded this moment from the second he’d started to fall for Pinky. 

"Brain?" Pinky said softly. 

"Just…trying to figure out where to start, Pinky," Brain said, his voice weak and uncertain. 

He felt Pinky's hand slip into his. “Well, all the stories I’ve ever heard start with once upon a time,” he suggested. 

His gaze was soft and reassuring. It wasn’t a bad suggestion, but Brain looked away, knowing that he’d never get the words out if he made eye contact with Pinky. 

But he took a deep breath anyway.

"Once upon a time, a banished prince lived in a forgotten castle. Though he should've had everything his heart desired…power, servants, wealth…it was never enough to satisfy him. He always demanded more." 

There had been an empty void within him, one that couldn't be fulfilled through power or wealth. Oh, how he tried to fill his castle with material possessions, hoping that the extravagance would force everyone to realize his importance and fame. 

Hoping that it would force the royal family to take him back and restore what he believed to be rightfully his. 

"The prince became distant, selfish, as cold and cruel as a winter's storm. Only the throne and the crown mattered to him."

Perfect kings were omnipotent and untouchable, inspiring awe and fear among their subjects. They always made the right decisions and struck down opposition without mercy. 

His parents had drilled that philosophy into him since the day of his birth. 

That’s what he had to become to win over the people’s respect and admiration. To make his parents see that he was worthy of his title. To achieve a victory over Snowball. 

But…there was no such thing as a perfect king, was there? 

For all their claims of perfection, they were simply…flawed. Arrogant. Uncaring. 

Forever clinging to an ideal that could never be achieved. Cutting themselves off from the ones who tried to care about them. 

And no matter how much Brain tried to convince himself otherwise, he’d discovered that perfection only brought about loneliness and sorrow. 

“The prince continued with his foolish ways, until one harsh winter’s night, when an old beggar woman knocked on his castle’s door. She requested shelter from the storm, only offering a single rose as payment. But the prince only saw her filthy rags, her haggard appearance, her poverty…and he turned her away.” 

“...this rose?” Pinky asked softly. 

He didn’t pass judgment on Brain’s horrible decision that night. Brain wasn’t sure if he should be grateful or if he wanted Pinky to condemn him. 

“Yes, Pinky,” Brain whispered. “This rose.” 

The rose had been dull and unassuming the first time he’d laid eyes on it, much like the faded brown cloth of the beggar’s rags. Little did he know that it would be the only object of beauty in the castle for a long, long time. 

“Angered by the prince’s refusal, the beggar threw off her cloak, revealing a powerful enchantress. The prince realized his mistake too late, and though he tried to beg forgiveness, the enchantress would not hear it. She declared…that he had no love in his heart.” 

He thought he’d loved his parents and Snowball, even though the feeling wasn’t mutual. He’d been angry with them, he was trying to prove himself to them, but after all this time, he found that he was unable to completely hate them. 

But…maybe that wasn’t really love either. 

“How could she say something so awful?” Pinky suddenly shouted, crossing his arms against his chest, tail lashing behind him. “Of course you have love in your heart!”  

Taken aback by Pinky’s furious outburst and assertive declaration that Brain had the ability to love, he flinched. 

Pinky’s ire melted away instantly. “Sorry, Brain,” he said, his ears drooping. 

“...it’s okay, Pinky,” Brain assured him, unable to stand the sight of downcast blue eyes. “But you must remember that things were different back then. I was different back then. And I’m not proud of it, but…I left her in the cold first.” 

“Poit. Yeah, that was awful too…” Pinky admitted, honest as ever. Yet he passed no judgment.   

Brain’s throat tightened, his fists clenched against his sides. He closed his eyes and forced the words out. 

“As punishment, she transformed him into…into a horrifying beast, then cast her curse upon all who lived in the castle.” 

He sank to the floor, unable to keep standing as he remembered how the Enchantress’ magic forced him to his knees. The sharp point of a wand striking his forehead, the agony of horns exploding from his skull, his tail snapping a million times over from base to tip, the inability to control his own body as it expanded and distorted, the taste of his own blood as he cut himself on a pair of growing fangs, the wicked claws springing from his fingertips, his screams turning into a terrifying, deafening roar that drowned out the screams of the servants, a warm, gentle hand enveloping his, a soothing voice whispering that he was here with him, that he was safe in the West Wing, that he wasn’t alone and would never have to feel that way again. 

The magic vanished, revealing the darkened West Wing, where the enchanted rose and fireplace served as its sources of light. 

Yet Pinky outshone both of them, the moonlight striking his snowy fur and outlining his entire body in a beautiful, silver glow. Brain latched onto this angelic image, knowing that he didn’t deserve to see something so beautiful, but Pinky was kind enough to grant him the sight anyway. 

“...Pinky?” Brain said in awe, unsure if he was just an illusion. 

But those sky blue eyes, smile, and soul weren’t things that could be created by anyone. They were natural. 

“I’m here, Brain,” Pinky murmured, his assurance flooding over Brain and banishing the last of the memories. 

Though Brain wanted to sink into Pinky’s embrace more than anything else, he refrained. Though Pinky wouldn’t mind, the tale wasn’t complete yet. 

He’d never be able to finish if he started crying. 

“Before she departed, she presented the rose and a mirror to the prince-turned-beast. She explained that the blossoming rose was enchanted, and if he could learn to love another, and they in turn came to love him back, then the spell would be broken. But if he failed to do so by the time the last petal fell, then he would be doomed to remain a beast for eternity. And the mirror would show him anything he wished to see, but in order to use it, he would have to view his own twisted reflection first.” 

Pinky glanced at the rose, whose dying petals were restored and healthy once again. 

"And I fell in love with you," Pinky murmured. 

Brain didn't meet Pinky's eyes, stunned by his candid statement.

“As the years passed, the beast tried every single day to break his curse, concealing himself in the castle, for he would never be accepted back into royalty if they discovered his disfigurement. Yet all his plans failed, his mind wasting away alongside the dying rose. And he fell into despair. No matter how hard he tried, the curse would never be broken. Because he knew deep down…nobody could ever love a beast.” 

With his sordid tale finished, he bowed his head as he anxiously awaited judgment. Now that the entire truth was out in the open, Pinky would withdraw his affection and love.

No more warm, cozy nights on the fuzzy rugs of the library. No more banter at the dinner table. No more smiles or laughter or companionship. 

His castle would become cold, dark, and lonely once again. The sunshine would never reach him again. 

Brain couldn't hold back his tears anymore. 

This is it. He'll never want anything to do with me ever again. Why would he want a fallen prince or a monster? Why would he want me when he could have someone so much better? 

Then he felt a soft, silken cloth against his cheek. 

Shocked by the gesture, Brain could only stare into that beautiful blue sky within Pinky's eyes. 

“I could," Pinky said, his voice soft yet determined as he gently dabbed Brain's damp cheek with the long sash of his dress. 

Brain wished Pinky didn't feel the need to sacrifice an article of clothing for his comfort again. 

"I…I don't understand…" Brain stammered. 

He sank into Pinky's soothing strokes, though his body remained tense. For all he knew, this would be the last time Pinky would willingly touch him. 

Before he could react, Pinky pulled Brain against his chest, his warm body contrasting against the cool spring air. A strong, steady heartbeat resounded in Brain's ears, a pair of arms gently wrapping around his back. 

A kiss was pressed against his forehead, a soft hum vibrating through his body as Pinky held him steady and didn't let him go. 

Confused by all the affection, Brain could only wipe his eyes with the end of Pinky's sash, trying not to let his tears dampen Pinky's dress. 

"Mind if I continue the story?" Pinky asked softly. "It's not finished yet." 

Brain blinked, unsure of what Pinky was trying to do. 

But there was a quiet, hidden determination in Pinky's eyes, and Brain realized that there was something he wanted to convey. 

"...alright," Brain whispered, his curiosity getting the better of him. 

"Meanwhile, there was an itty-bitty mouse who lived in an itty-bitty village far far far far far far far-" 

"I believe you've made your point, Pinky," Brain interrupted. 

“Hold on a sec, Brain,” Pinky said. “Haven’t gotten all the fars out of my system yet.” 

Brain just sighed fondly, hoping that Pinky wouldn’t meander too much with his additions. 

“-far far far away. He lived with his papa and horse, and he was friends with his squirrel neighbors. But everybody else found him…odd. And nobody really wanted to be friends with him. They all thought he was too silly to understand what they were saying behind his back.” 

There was a pang of hurt in Pinky’s voice. Subtle, but even months of living in the castle couldn’t completely erase everything Pinky had endured in the village. 

“But you did,” Brain said softly. “I mean, the mouse did.”

Pinky nodded, and Brain noticed the longing in his eyes, and a silent wish for something better.    

"When the mouse felt loneliest, he'd sit in the lovely meadow with colorful wildflowers and make wishes upon the dandelions. All he really wanted…was somewhere he could truly call home, where he could really belong with someone who understood him." 

Brain touched Pinky's arm in empathy. He knew yearning and isolation all too well. 

Pinky gave him a sad, gentle smile in return. 

"Then one day, the mouse was riding his horse out in the forest when he came across a big scary castle with a big scary beast inside!”

Pinky had left out the actual details of how they met, but Brain assumed he was doing it for simplicity’s sake. 

“The beast was very grumpy and mean and he had absolutely no indoor voice! ‘RAAAAA GET OUT OF MY CASTLE’ he roared at the mouse, who was so scared that he took his horse and fled the castle!” 

Brain rolled his eyes, bemused by Pinky’s poor impression of a bestial roar. He didn’t sound anything like that. 

“If you’re going to try your hand at making primal sounds, at least make an attempt to do it from your chest and not your throat,” Brain said. “You get a louder reverberation if you build from your lungs.” 

Pinky stared at him, stunned by Brain’s suggestion. Brain blushed and looked away. Maybe that was a weird thing to know, that particular knowledge only gained because of his transformation. Princes were supposed to be sophisticated and eloquent, not teaching their company how to imitate wild animals.

But Pinky touched his chest, uncaring of social convention. “Show me?” he said. 

Well, it was an unusual request, but since they were in the privacy of the West Wing, there wasn’t much harm in it. Brain didn’t want to go back to communicating in such a primitive way ever again, but he could guide Pinky through the basic principles. 

Brain positioned Pinky’s hand so that it was between the bases of his lungs. 

“Inhale from this spot and hold it,” Brain instructed as Pinky took a deep, exaggerated breath. “On the count of three, release your breath. One…two…three!” 

And Pinky released it…in the form of a high-pitched squeak that echoed through the West Wing. He covered his mouth sheepishly, not expecting that noise at all. 

“Egad, you make that look so easy,” Pinky breathed. 

And Brain realized that this was just Pinky’s way of trying to understand him. Warmth bloomed in Brain’s chest, though he tried not to revel in it because of Pinky’s impending departure. 

“It was a valiant effort, my friend,” Brain admitted. “But I’m certain you were successful at frightening every block of cheese in the kitchen.”

“You really think so?” Pinky gasped, happily accepting the little victory. 

Brain nodded. “I do. Now, I believe you were on the part where the big, scary beast frightened that poor mouse out of his wits?” 

Pinky nodded and launched back into his story.

“But the mouse and horse soon found themselves in trouble, because an entire wolf pack was chasing them for a tasty meal! They plowed through snowbanks and a frozen river, but nothing slowed the wolves down! In his panic, the mouse fell off his horse, and right into the middle of the wolf pack!” 

Brain raised an eyebrow. “An entire wolf pack, Pinky?” 

He’d only fought a single wolf, who’d already been weakened and desperate from hunger. He’d never been foolhardy enough to test his luck against a wolf pack.  

“All good storytellers embroil a little,” Pinky shrugged. 

“The word you’re looking for is embellish,” Brain said. 

But he couldn’t help feeling flattered that Pinky thought he was strong enough to take on many wolves at once, if that’s the direction Pinky would take with his story. 

“Armed with only a tiny twig, the mouse tried to defend himself, but a wolf tore up his cloak, one last gift from his mother. The twig snapped in half as the wolf pinned him to the snow, ready to finish him off. But then, the beast came out of nowhere, roaring loudly as he knocked the wolf off the defenseless mouse and fought the pack, sending every wolf fleeing with their tails between their legs.” 

Pinky’s voice became soft and quiet as he solemnly recalled how his mother’s cloak had been torn up by the wolves. Even the cloak Brain had given him as an apology gift couldn’t completely erase the loss. 

“But…although the beast was brave, he was also badly hurt during the fight. The mouse saw the apology and pain in the beast’s eyes as he collapsed in the snow. And the mouse realized…that the beast wasn’t as big and scary as he appeared…or tried to be. Just in pain and needing help. So the mouse took the beast back to the castle to heal his injuries.”  

Brain found no trace of irony in Pinky’s bright gaze. “Brave?” he asked, unsure what Pinky was talking about. 

He'd never been brave. Quite the opposite actually. He was just a coward who hid in the West Wing and did nothing to help his servants while they suffered under the curse. 

"Well, yeah. You saved my life, Brain," Pinky said softly. 

"So did you," Brain replied. In more ways than one. 

"Though the beast was stubborn at first, he let the mouse patch him up. And the mouse thanked him for the rescue. It didn't take long before they became best friends." 

Pinky smiled as the story took a happier turn. 

"They started to do everything together. During the day, they'd eat lots of yummy food, have snowball fights, and take walks around the castle. And at night, they'd sit on the fuzzy rug of the library and read stories and talk about secret things they never shared with anyone else. Then they'd fall asleep with the mouse nestled safely against the beast, who made the cutest happy growlie sounds whenever he was hugged." 

Pinky's eyes twinkled mischievously as Brain blushed. 

"I-I did nothing of the sort!" he said hastily. Privately, he wondered if that was a possible reason why Pinky had a habit of cuddling him whenever he could. "You must've mistaken an involuntary defensive reflex for sounds of happiness." 

"But you enjoyed cuddling too," Pinky teased, a hint of smugness creeping into his tone. 

The warmth. The feeling of acceptance and belonging. The serenity. 

"It was…beneficial to both of us," he admitted. 

"And for the first time, the mouse didn't feel lonely anymore with the beast and all his new friends in the servants. Then one day, the beast invited him to attend a ball. The mouse had never been to a ball before, and he was very, very happy to accept once he realized the beast had planned it all for him." 

Brain had fretted so much over the planning of the ball. The venue, clothing, and food all had to be perfect. Fortunately, his servants were all capable and ready for the task.

He'd fumbled his invitation, not sounding like the suave Prince Charming image he'd wanted to project, but the gesture still lit up Pinky's eyes and caused him to smile brighter than the sun. 

That smile had made all the stress and worries of planning a ball worth it. 

Pinky’s tone became dreamy as he recounted the magical night of their dance. 

“The mouse wore the most beautiful dress he’d ever worn in his life, a flowing golden ballgown with silk gloves and a sparkling tiara. He felt like a princess in a fairy tale! And the beast looked very handsome and gentlemanly in his blue suit. He told the mouse he looked very punctual in his ballgown. Narf, it was so romantic….” 

Brain blushed, still embarrassed about his slip of the tongue. But if Pinky chose to believe that punctual was synonymous with beautiful, then he wasn’t about to correct him. 

“They had a wonderful dinner and danced the night away like Cinderella and her prince! The Beast was shy at first because he’d never really danced before, but the mouse taught him how to waltz, and once the beast got the rhythm down, he smiled so beautifully that the mouse had forgotten the world around them. It was just him and the Beast, waltzing in the sky to a lovely song with the clouds and stars floating and twinkling around them.” 

Not all of Brain's memories from his time under the curse were of despair and hopelessness. Because of Pinky, he had plenty of memories he could classify as…happy. 

Playing in the snow. Reading by the fireplace. Indulging in random and often baffling topics of conversation over a delicious meal. 

And most of all, dancing to a slow melody with a warm body in his arms. The world fading around them, and only seeing Pinky's dazzling smile, an endless sky in his bright blue eyes, his body cloaked in liquid sunshine as he gracefully waltzed in time with the music. 

The happiness and joy in that moment were indescribable, and all of his troubles and doubts melted away. He'd made Pinky happy, and that was the crowning achievement of his life. 

But if everything had played out exactly like a fairy tale romance, then Brain would've confessed to loving Pinky on the balcony, Pinky would've reciprocated his affections, and the curse would've broken right there. 

But his hopes and dreams of a brighter future were shattered the moment he saw Pinky's wistful, far-off glance into the lands beyond the castle. 

Sometimes, he still wondered how events might've played out if he'd chosen to follow through with his plan to confess. If he'd broken the curse without having to deal with a mob, or Snowball, or dying from a mortal wound. 

Pinky would've remained despondent. His father could've died alone in the cold if Pinky hadn't asked to see him in the mirror. Breaking the curse wouldn't mean anything if it was at his expense. 

He'd never told Pinky he'd planned to confess on the balcony that night, had he? 

"Pinky, may I take over the narrative for a moment?" Brain asked.

Pinky's tail perked up. "Sure! Oh, I just love your narrator voice, Brain!" 

Brain only blushed at the praise. 

“When their dance ended, the beast led the mouse to the balcony. He…had something very important to tell the mouse, but…” 

Brain’s heart clenched as he recalled the trepidation and fear that came with the nature of such a confession. He’d never prepared a romantic, flowery speech as the lovers in his books did, only fumbling over his words and desperately hoping that he wouldn’t say anything that would mess up Pinky’s night.

Pinky gently covered Brain’s hand, and even after two weeks, he was still shocked by how his hand was smaller than Pinky’s now. 

“...he was still working up the courage to confess everything. Including…how much he cared about him. How much he wanted the mouse’s companionship. How much he…loved him. Yet he couldn’t get the words out. Then the mouse gazed into the horizon, into the lands far beyond the castle. And the beast noticed the yearning in his eyes.” 

Pinky was silent as he took in Brain’s side of the story, his gaze growing thoughtful. “You asked me if I was happy,” he breathed. “That’s why you were so nervous.”

Brain’s ears lowered. Had his anxiety been that obvious? 

“And I told you…that I missed my father,” Pinky whispered, his shoulders slumping. “You were trying to say ‘I love you’ that night, weren’t you? And I…didn’t realize it. Poit.” 

Brain gulped. He’d never wanted Pinky to feel conflicted over this, not then and certainly not now. 

"Yes," Brain said softly. "Given your circumstances at the time, I thought…it would be easier for you to leave if you didn’t know.” 

Pinky’s ears fell as he looked away. “...it wasn’t easy, Brain,” Pinky whispered. “I missed you and the Warners, Buttons and Mindy, Marita and Flavio, Hello Nurse, Rita and Runt, and everyone else the whole time I was gone. But…I get you were just trying to help. Thank you.” 

"The beast knew time was running out for him, but…it didn't seem right to admit the truth while the mouse was sad. So the beast took the mouse to the West Wing and offered his enchanted mirror. But when the mouse saw his father in extreme danger, he cried out in distress. And upon hearing his cry, the beast realized…the mouse needed to return home, never to hear what he wanted to say. So…they said their goodbyes, and the mouse departed from the castle." 

"But how's the beast supposed to break the curse if he doesn't tell the mouse he lo-" Horror dawned in Pinky's eyes, and Brain knew that he'd drawn the correct though depressing conclusion. 

Brain bowed his head. "...the curse won't break," he murmured. "He's condemned himself and the castle for all time." 

"But that's not fair!" Pinky shouted, startling Brain. He'd never expected Pinky to react so vehemently. "He…I mean, you don't deserve that, Brain!" 

The sentiment was nice, but Pinky was giving him too much credit. He'd never done anything worthwhile in his life, and he paid for his failings dearly. 

"I deserved that fate far more than I ever deserved you, Pinky," Brain said quietly.

Though he’d kept it together reasonably well up to this point, admitting that final truth finally caused the tears he’d been trying to hold back for all this time to flow down his face. 

He’d never be a proper prince. His attempts to lead his own castle had only resulted in misery for everyone, so what made him think he could lead an entire country? 

His own pride had blinded him into thinking he could resolve the curse without love, when everything and everyone was telling him that it was in fact the only way. He’d only prolonged everyone’s suffering with his stubbornness. 

He had no accomplishments to his name, no virtues to speak of, and nothing to offer Pinky. He was grateful that Pinky was willing to stay a bit longer, but that wouldn’t last long. 

He knew it would end this way. So what gave him the right to cry over the inevitable? 

There was a heartbeat in his ears, his head pressed against a warm body with soft, cloudlike fur. Brain tensed, not wanting this warmth to ever go away, though he expected it to vanish in seconds. 

But the warmth never vanished. He was only brought closer, a nose gently nuzzling the curve of his ear as strong arms wrapped around him. 

“The mouse found his father just in time and took him back to their old cottage,”  Pinky said, taking back the narration of the story. “And he told his father lots of stories about the castle, servants, and the beast. But as he nursed his father back to health, the mouse found that he really missed his life in the castle. All the strange and wonderful things he’d seen, the jokes he heard, the acceptance he felt even though he was very different from everyone else. And he missed the beast’s company most of all. He never belonged anywhere so much before. Nobody had ever given him an entire library or threw an entire ball just for him before, nor did he ever meet someone who gave such wonderful hugs or brought him comfort when he was sad.” 

There was an odd hitch in Pinky’s breathing, and maybe it was Brain’s imagination that Pinky’s heart sped up a little, though it settled back to a normal rate quickly. 

“The mouse’s father gave his blessing for the mouse to return to the castle, and once his health was better, the mouse set off to reunite with all his friends and the beast. They were overjoyed to see each other again, and as they hugged, the mouse confessed that he’d finally realized he loved the beast while he was away. Then the beast admitted his own love for the mouse, and the curse broke on him and the entire castle. The magic lights turned the beast into a mouse again, and the pair shared a romantic kiss upon their noble steed and galloped into a gorgeous sunset, living happily ever after.” 

Pinky’s blue eyes were misty, contrasting with his gentle smile as he finished his tale. 

Though the ending was oddly cleaner with no mob action, no mention of Snowball, and less violence than the events that actually transpired, Brain decided against drawing attention to those details, even though Pinky deliberately omitted them from the story. 

But that wasn’t what bothered Brain. 

“How do you know they’re living happily ever after?” Brain asked quietly as Pinky cupped his cheek. He tried to memorize the sensation, unsure how long it would last. “All of their problems…they can’t just be completely erased.” 

He’d once held a romanticized view of life after the curse was broken. He thought he could just go back to the luxurious life of a prince, he thought he could just keep trying to spread his influence across the land, hoping that his parents would one day hear of the prosperity he’d brought to the neglected countryside.   

Had he really been so naive back then?

He could barely touch his crown without tossing it across the room, frightened by its coldness and lack of feeling. He was inadequate for the throne, something he’d been too arrogant to believe before the curse. And he didn’t know what the future held for himself, Pinky, or the servants. 

“I don’t think all their problems are gone.” Pinky mused. “I’m sure they’ll have more. But they’re together. They’ll never have to face anything while feeling sad and scared alone. They’ve got each other, and that's a wonderful happily ever after. Just like ours.”  

"Ours?" Brain repeated. "You think we're in a happily ever after right now?" 

Pinky nodded, though he seemed confused at the question. "Of course. Don't you?" 

“...I don’t know,” Brain whispered. His body trembled, and Pinky’s embrace tightened, steadying him once more. Pinky’s clothing was damp with Brain’s tears, but he didn’t seem to mind. “A happy ending is just a fantasy. But…it’s nice to indulge in it before you leave for good-” 

“I don’t get what you mean by ‘leave for good’, Brain,” Pinky frowned. 

Brain swallowed anxiously. “I-I’ve told you my history. You’ve seen how much of a failure I am. I…I’m grateful for the offer to be part of your family, but…I already disappointed my parents. And I’ve failed my servants too. So…I understand if you want to leave before I ruin your family more than I already have.” 

“Brain-” 

“You can settle wherever you want. I’ll make sure you’ll always have shelter and food and money as my personal gratitude, perhaps some extra coins if you want to buy something nice-”

A pair of hands gently tilted his head upward, until he was looking into a pair of sad, gentle blue eyes. 

“I don’t want to leave you, Brain. Or make you feel unwanted,” he said, sounding hurt by the suggestion he would. “Please, if Papa, Pharfig, or I are doing anything that makes you feel like you aren’t part of our family, let me know so we can work it out.” 

Though Brain was touched, he felt a pang of guilt for believing that Pinky would abandon him like the royal family once did. There was no evidence to support that accusation. Pinky never abandoned him under the curse. Not even once. 

He’d worked himself up over nothing. 

“I’m sorry, Pinky. It’s nothing any of you have done,” Brain said softly. Quite the opposite in fact. They were so welcoming that he had no idea how to respond to their kindness and generosity. “I should’ve known from the moment I saw you on the balcony that you wanted to stay. I really don't know why I was scared…"

Pinky’s thumbs gently brushed over Brain’s damp cheeks. “It’s okay. You’re new to all this, but you’ll learn our inside jokes and my great-great-great-great-great grandma’s passed down for generations super secret cheese souffle recipe soon enough. Only family members are allowed to know the secret ingredient to her souffle.” 

“Let me guess. The secret ingredient is cheese,” Brain said. Pinky may’ve been adept in many areas, but the art of subtlety wasn’t one of them.

Pinky gasped in amazement, like Brain had just unlocked the secrets of the universe. “Narf! Wow, Brain!” he exclaimed, genuine surprise in his voice. “I can’t believe you guessed it on your first try! That means you’re definitely part of our family now!” 

But Brain still wasn’t convinced. He found it hard to believe that guessing something so obvious would allow him a place in Pinky’s family. 

“I can’t accept, Pinky,” he said. “I…I’m not worthy of being part of your family.” 

Pinky rested his head atop Brain's, and Brain nearly jerked away, before remembering that there were no horns for Pinky to skewer himself on anymore. 

"You don't need to be worthy," Pinky murmured, gently kissing Brain's forehead. "You just need to be Brain." 

Pinky's lips lingered against his fur, and Brain leaned in, soaking up all the tenderness Pinky wholeheartedly gave him. 

He wanted to adhere to Pinky's strange wisdom, but…. 

"I haven't been Brain in a long time," he whispered. He'd always been a prince, or a beast, or a disappointment. He had a second chance at life, but outside of spending it with Pinky, he had no idea what to do with it. "Nor have I really planned for this scenario. Where would I even start?"

"Well, the Brain I know is smart enough to figure that out," Pinky declared. "And maybe he doesn't always get it right, but he won't give up easily either, even when he's scared. He acts grumpy but gives really good hugs and can be very sweet and endearing too. And most of all, he cares about me and his servants, and I think he could've been a great prince if he'd been given the chance." 

Overwhelmed by Pinky's honesty and passionate speech, Brain's tears began anew. 

Nobody ever said those things to him before. 

It was somewhat embarrassing, as all conversations that involved emotions tended to be, but…it was nice. 

He pulled Pinky's head down to give him a proper kiss, fully believing that it was the best way to show his appreciation, gratitude, and love. 

Pinky kissed him back, letting out a narf of contentment. 

All of Brain's troubles were far away. Nothing else mattered except this peace and serenity within the West Wing, made possible by one incredibly special mouse. 

And the enchanted rose's light was brighter and prettier than ever before.

End AN: And that completes Brain’s backstory arc for this AU! 

Next we’ll see how Pinky’s adjusting to all the changes, and deal with his leftover issues from the night of the mob attack. I’ve dropped hints that Pinky is deeply affected by everything that happened to him that night and is trying to hide it, though Brain can tell something’s off. Pinky omitting the mob and Brain’s temporary death from his story is one of the largest hints. 

[pixies-and-poets]

TTYD anon here! Thanks for answering and sorry if this bothers you, I know you're on a break but I played Chapter 5 again thanks to Flavio brainrot (is that a thing?) and now I catch why you like him so much! The way he negotiates with Cortez, the part in his diary where he mentions that his crew (or adventure or maybe something else) it's more valuable than treasure... Man. It hits right in the spot. Looking forward for more of this fella!

Not at all! I'm still popping in here and there so I don't come back to ten thousand notifications, haha.

Flavio brainrot is definitely a thing, and I am one of its chosen hosts. There are at least five of us globally I think, and maybe we get some more after the remake lol. But yeah, there's a whole lot to think about with that whole chapter IMO, since the idea of characters being stranded on an island together gives you so much to work with. I always wonder how long they were trapped there, since the dates in Flavio's diary are just nonsense.

And yeah... yeah!! You get it! The way he's portrayed as cowardly, and selfish- and then all of that is subverted at the climax of the chapter, when he has to face a big skeleton-ghost-pirate and give up his literal most beloved possession, all of which he is ready to do without hesitation. And when all is said and done, even though he lost his favorite ship and his family heirloom, he's still happy with everything that happened. It's one of my favorite character arcs in gaming, all condensed into a single chapter of a longer game. Mwah!!

[scentedobservationking]

Flavio's Fungus Pinch Blaster

This is a picture of Flavio's Fungus Pinch Blaster and it's going to appear in my possible future anime arc of the Pokemon anime (Also known as Ringed Dimension/Fuchsite And Kunzite). The Fungus Pinch Blaster will be Flavio's mecha he'll have, Flavio's Fungus Pinch Blaster is loosely based off of both the Tiny Mushroom and Big Mushroom. The Fungus Pinch Blaster can use its claw-like pincers to grab and capture Pokémon, the Fungus Pinch Blaster can also use its claw-like pincers to shoot missiles from its claw-like pincers. The Fungus Pinch Blaster can use its claw-like pincers to shoot spore-like balls to paralyze Ash and his Rinsulus companions and the Pokémon for a short period of time.

Pokémon series © The Pokémon Company / Pokémon Ltd. / Nintendo Co., Ltd. / Creatures Inc. / Game Freak Inc.

Pokémon anime series © The Pokémon Company / Pokémon Ltd. / Nintendo Co., Ltd. / Creatures Inc. / Game Freak Inc. / OLM, Inc.

Artwork © Me.

[bestofanimaniacs]

WE'RE ANIMANIEY, "POLL"TALLY INSANEY, SEMIFINALANIE, ANIMANIACS!

We're in the semifinals!!!!!

Here's what you missed:

Pinky and Brain completed their divorce arc (according to the tags) and Pinky took the poll in the settlement.

Dot and Wakko are in the first sibling fight of possibly two for the poll

Paulsen (Yakko) vs. Paulsen (Pinky), do we tweet at him to let him decide? /j

Scratchy lost and I'm personally bitter about it

<3 the Mod

Round 4/Semifinals:

Dot vs. Wakko Pinky vs. Yakko

Round 3:

Bracket 1 - Yakko vs. Hello Nurse

Bracket 2 - Wakko vs. Slappy

Bracket 3 - Brain vs. Pinky

Bracket 4 - Dot vs. Dr. Scratchansniff

Scratchy vs. Pesto death match result: Dr. Scratchansniff

Showdown results:

Best Man: Scratchansniff

Best Bird: Pesto

Best Kid: Skippy

Best Dog: Buttons

Round 2:

Bracket 1 -

Yakko vs. Runt

Hello Nurse vs. Minerva Mink

Bracket 2 -

Wakko vs. Rita

Slappy vs. Skippy

Bracket 3 -

Brain vs. Colin

Pinky vs. Buttons

Bracket 4 -

Dot vs. Squit

Dr. Scratchansniff vs. Pesto - tied, went into death match

Round 1: Winners have been bolded.

Bracket 1 -

Runt vs Mr. Skullhead

Hello Nurse vs Mr. Director

Minerva Mink vs Chicken Boo

Bracket 2 -

Wheel of Morality vs Rita

Slappy Squirrel vs Mime

Skippy Squirrel vs Bobby

Bracket 3 -

Thaddeus Plotz vs. Colin (Randy Beaman Kid)

Pinky vs Marita Hippo

Buttons Vs Katie Ka-boom

Bracket 4 -

Ralph the Guard vs Squit

Dr. Scratchansniff vs Flavio Hippo

Mindy vs Pesto

[lalficfeed]

Dysfunctionally Indiscriminate Competition: Kinda Stupid

by BFDI_Rocky, DollarStoreFanfix, MaverickNerd, Necrostar03

What do you get when you put eight writers together in a small, dark room and force them to write a Contestant Elimination show at gunpoint? Not this, that's for sure!

In this new competition, the minds behind CDCAT, TWSGS, YAIDCOA, SAG, ICTSA, SEXMAS (unreleased), and others have combined their collective sixteen brain cells to produce the most cracked-up show! Watch as at least six hosts manage the same show, and as 25 characters from all across the multiverse battle it out for wishes, computers, and other cool shit!

You decide who wins and who loses! Who will triumph, and who will stumble? What challenges lie in store? Will this show fall apart, or stay together? Are there any baddies lurking around? Is this even canon?!?

Find out the answers to all of these questions (except the last one) and more on Dysfunctionally Indiscriminate Competition: Kinda Stupid!

Words: 6653, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: RWBY, New Dangan Ronpa V3: Everyone's New Semester of Killing, Tom and Jerry (MGM/Hanna Barbera Short Films), Total Drama (Cartoon), Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Battle For Dream Island (Web Series), Persona 5, OMORI (Video Game), Live A Live (Video Game), Looney Tunes | Merrie Melodies, Mickey Mouse and Friends (Cartoon 1994), Donkey Kong (Video Games), SpongeBob SquarePants (Cartoon), Splatoon, Family Guy (Cartoon), Shovel Knight, Skylanders (Video Games), lofi hip hop radio; beats to relax/study to - ChilledCow (Music Videos), Inside Job (Cartoon 2021), NumberBlocks (TV), South Park, Undertale (Video Game), Lemon Demon (Musician), Paper Mario Series (Video Games), Super Dangan Ronpa 2

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Characters: Jaune Arc, Yumeno Himiko, Thomas "Tom" Cat, Staci (Total Drama), Arceus (Pokemon), Pillow (Battle For Dream Island), Sakura Futaba, Omori (OMORI), Pogo (Live a Live), Daffy Duck (Looney Tunes), Donald Duck (Disney), Donkey Kong, Squidward Tentacles, Big Man (Splatoon), Glenn Quagmire, King Knight, Kaos (Skylanders), Lo-Fi Girl (beats to relax/study to), Reagan Ridley, 13 (NumberBlocks TV), Timmy Burch, Asgore Dreemurr, Lemon Demon | Neil Cicierega, Original Female Character(s), Flavio (Paper Mario), Original Male Character(s), Soda Kazuichi

Additional Tags: Reader-Interactive, Game Shows, Crossover, Multiple Crossovers, Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, YOU vote who you want out

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[architectnews]

RC House, Porto Feliz Sao Paulo

RC House, Porto Feliz, São Paulo Building, Brazilian Architecture, SP Real Estate, Property Photos

RC House in Porto Feliz Sao Paulo

28 July 2021

Architect: Architects+Co

Location: SP, Brasil, South America

RC House

RC House has a privileged view of the ponds and woods of Fazenda Boa Vista, in Porto Feliz, Sao Paulo.

The Boa Vista RC house was designed to see the sun all day long in the leisure area. In the 950 m² of constructed area, the authorial design of architects Caio Bandeira and Tiago Martins, from Architects+Co, stands out.

The façade reveals the Arc+Co wood panel, an element that allies aesthetics, allows ventilation and natural light in the environments, while guaranteeing privacy to the interiors.

With organic paging that takes advantage of the wood scraps cut during the manufacturing process, it is also an ecological panel, since it reduces, with design, the waste of material.

The L-shaped residence is distributed in two blocks: in one of them the leisure and living areas are concentrated. In the more private one, seven bedrooms and a home theater. In the connection between the two volumes, the entrance, kitchen, and service area can be easily accessed.

Leisure area In the middle of a contemplative garden, the open fireplace is an invitation to wait for the coldest nights with friends around. The triangular swimming pool was covered with batu hijau stones, in a tone that enhances the surrounding landscaping.

Next to it, a games room, a bar, and a swing on the terrace are arranged to contemplate the green area in the landscape. Accessing the spiral corten steel staircase, there is a belvedere to amplify the view of the horizon.

Privacy The double bedroom, facing the north lagoon and the rising sun, has a dressing room and bathroom protected by a wooden brise that gives privacy to the spaces.

RC House in Sao Paulo, Brazil – Building Information

Design: Architects+Co Project size: 950 sqm Site size: 1350 sqm Completion date: 2020 Building levels: 1

Photographs: Fernando Guerra

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[paperexe64]

Here's my idea for a Paper Mario TV series:

- I want to loosely based on the games (but NOT sticker star)

- Making Dimentio to be the long term big bad of the show with a plan involved change the universe, The Star Rod, Black paint, and Luigi and his partners

- An story arc/subplot that involves a conspiracy of the X-Nauts trying taking over the world

- Have the battles be like the first two games with the Yu-Gi-Oh treatment like having the health and flowers points when something happens to it, the characters special moves, and the items

- Epic showdown between Vivian and Beldam where we see their battle skills, elemental powers, and relationship

- Give the Pixls more characteristics

- Back the original and TTYD partners and have together for the first time to save Mario from Bowser

- Epic remix of fan favourite music

- Opening that is the remix and vocal of TTYD title music

- Amazing animation capture the feel of the games

- And lastly, have a special arc for The Great Flavio finding THE GREATEST TREASURE EVER!!!!

[sirfluffig]

Mmm... Alex and Ismelda for the Characters ask? 💚

Alex Johnson

- First impression: Thats some sad boy with some good looking hair, to be jealous over. 

- Impression now: Alex is such an awesome boy, that needs some hugs. What am I talking about, more than a few, all the hugs!!

- Favorite moment: Oh, I honestly love the first Benlex kiss, I mean, its just so cute to look at!!- Idea for a story: Ben helps Alex through the rough time of the Slytherin’s life, by reassuring Alex that everythings going to be fine and telling him about his own, angsty past, jumping over his own shadow- Unpopular opinion: Alex writes his own detective stories sometimes but wouldnt tell anyone, because he is kind of nervous and doesnt trust his abilities enough to publish them, thats why he only allows Ben to see them and critizie them for improvement. - Favorite relationship: Benlex! Benlex! Benlex!- Favorite headcanon: Okay, Alex knows how to make a “:3″ face. What could be a better Headcanon like seriously? 

Ismelda Murk

- First impression: Edgy kid is edgy.

- Impression now: I quite like Ismelda actually. She seems like such a plain but yet interesting character. Sadly JC probably wont improve her. Its a shame, that they deleted her from the date list. - Favorite moment: My favourite Ismelda moment, is the one where she gets jealous over Flavio (MC) becoming closer to Merula, because that seems to get under her skin and activate her over-protective mode. - Idea for a story: Ismelda asking Flavio for help in class, because he is as much of a cold outcast as she  

 - Unpopular opinion: Well, my humble unpopular opinion is, that Ismelda deserves waaay better writing and like a “redemption” arc to make her more empathic and kind of….well likeable

- Favorite relationship: Well, since I have an entire ship around her, I would do some shameless self-promotion and say Spencemelda. 

- Favorite headcanon: Ismelda is a giddy and nerdy hopeless romantic. Easy as that. I just love this thought so so much. 

[mysterycharacterbracket]

Tier 2 Recap

256. 254. Andrew Ryan from Buoshck

255. 216. Nyssa õf Traken from Doctor who

254. 228. Asha from Iji

253. 22. Whisper Schnee from Boldores and Boomsticks

252. 253. Chuuya Nakahara from Bungou stray dogs

251. 18. Mapleshade from warrior cats

250. 190. Andrew Eldritch from real life

249. 120. sans undertale from undertale

248. 219. T-Rex from Jurassic Park

247. 141. Karkat Vantas from Homestuck

246. 53. Rasputin IV from X-Men

245. 20. Hunter | The Golden Guard from The Owl House

244. 7. Kim Dokja from Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint

243. 50. Death from Darksiders

242. 266. Dave Miller from Dsaf

241. 174. Dr. Miranda Jones from Star Trek: The Original Series

240. 274. donquixote doflamingo from one piece

239. 92. Hyakunosuke Ogata from Golden Kamuy

238. 11. Kha'Nel from Dragens Øye

237. 139. George Costanza from Seinfeld

236. 121. Rampage from Beast Wars

235. 62. ε (epsilon) from Mathematics, real life (kinda? Not sure maths qualifies as real life) ) (common phrase: Let ε>0 be any real number)

234. 134. BoJack Horseman from BoJack Horseman

233. 291. Juleka Couffaine from Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir

232. 129. Flavio Rezza (MC Flava) from real life

231. 215. Goodtimewithscar or Scar for short (the minecraft youtuber)

230. 186. Percy Weasley from Harry Potter

229. 170. claude frollo from the hunchback of notre dame (specifically the stage musical)

228. 217. Grian from Life Series (3rd/Last/Double/Limited Life)

227. 168. the submitter from real life

226. 269. Mizi from Alien Stage

225. 96. Robin Stuart from Arc of Infinity (Doctor Who)

224. 172. Tessa Minsky from Imogen, Obviously

223. 267. Ea-nasir (real life copper merchant - 1750 BCE)

222. 37. Kokichi Ouma from Danganronpa V3

221. 147. Rose Lavillant from Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir

220. 135. Fiver from Watership down

219. 251. Keith Kogane from Voltron

218. 63. Cricket from Wings of Fire

217. 146. Adric of Alzarius from Doctor Who

216. 177. Mort from the Madagascar Movies/All Hail King Julian

215. 59. Edward Elric from Fullmetal metal alchemist

214. 290. Jimmy Solidarity from The Empires smp

213. 259. rayla from the dragon prince

212. 205. Starfy from The Legendary Starfy

211. 232. Taako from The Adventure Zone

210. 188. Hatsune Miku from Vocaloid

209/208. 182. Matt Murdock from Daredevil (Netflix)

209/208. 107. Ted Kord from DC comics

207. 86. Juleka Couffaine from Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir

206. 27. Sailor Saturn from Sailor Moon

205. 197. Marc Anciel from Miraculous Ladybug

204. 159. Yona from Yona of the Dawn

203. 220. David Chiem from Danganronpa: Despair Time

202. 125. Tynan from Aurora Webcomic

201. 169. Kid Blink from Newsies

200. 128. π (pi) from Mathematics (as in half a circle of radius 1)

199. 275. Zee from Total Drama 2023

198. 278. Flynn Moore from Echo (the furry vn)

197. 270. Caim Tivh from Mørkalven

196. 195. Grendel, The Grimm General from Boldores and Boomsticks

195. 280. Hermie the Unworthy from Dungeons and Daddies

194. 181. Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way from My Immortal

193. 247. Monkey D Luffy from One Piece