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[atxtown-blog]

📷 @botoxbunny ・・・ ATX was too good to be true....#texasliving . . . #austin #texas #texans #football #travel #weekendgetaway #wedding #weddingseason #bride #atx #hubbyandwifey #backtodc #washingtondc #dc #georgetown #atxtown (at Azul Rooftop pool bar + Lounge)

[mrookie]

#dcduckrace2017 #rainyday #navyyards #dc #backtodc #tati #tiki #tatiana #myreasontolive #myreasonforsmiling #mylittleprincess #iloveyou #mydaughter (en The Yards Park)

[raifuujin]

Heyo! Just wanted to send some love coz you have to be one of my favorite DCMK blogs out there (not that i know a lot of dcmk blogs). I love the stuff that you talk about in ur posts, both when it comes to canon or fanon (especially fanon). Do you know other blogs that talk about this kind of stuff in the dcmk fandom that you could recommend?

Oh hey, and thanks for enjoying the posts! :D

I don’t know any blogs that talk about that sort of thing exclusively. Wulf touches on canon vs non-canon sometimes on his Conan ask blog, but is on hiatus currently. Most other blogs that I can think of that give opinions about DC happenings are personal blogs, like letitrainasunnyday and detectivegeekshin. The latter posts more often about DCMK (or reblogs things with nice tag commentary), but both do have other stuff going on, in case you’re trying to me more strictly DC centered. DCRewatch tends to answer a lot of questions that are more fact oriented, and I find backtodc fun to read through. (And both came from similar ideas, one from skye rewatching the anime, one from manga[mangaluva] starting to re-read the manga. Not much on fanon vs canon but I find them enjoyable blogs to look through.)

Those are all the ones I can think of that I know tend to give opinions about things and sometimes go in depth. Most other blogs that come to mind are either ones where new news is posted (with less common times where thoughts are posted, whether in reblog or tag), art blogs, or people who reblog a lot and talk in tags while almost never making big observation posts of their own. Fun for me, as a person who likes to lurk on tumblr and keep up with my dash, but probably not quite what you’d be looking for.

(And other people are free to add other people, the people I mentioned are mostly because I either follow them or take note of them in the DC tag. There are probably people like me who mostly keep posts on their blog and only sometimes throw them in the public tag to be noticed.)

[ninthfeather]

peggaboo commented on backtodc's post “nekonotabi replied to your photo “Chapter 1020 oh my god” ...”

@ninthfeather​ i really hope your right - it's slightly less cringy. Slightly.

Yeah, pretty much. It’s sad, but when you’re predicting Gosho’s writing, you have to set your bar kinda low.

[nemuri-no-kid]

It's me, the fic request anon... I hope this doesn't sound rude, but are you going to answer it? It's completely fine if you don't!! I'm just super curious and I keep checking your profile but it never shows!! :) (Sorry I'm being pushy it's been a few weeks now...)

Wait, who’s rude here again? It’s rather me who’s seemingly ignored you. But it wasn’t like that, I swear! But I guess you’d prefer to see an actual answer (finally) instead of excuses, so here you go! (You have some incredible timing though, like I’d post it today anyway - the joy of having cold) I apparently can’t make a simple list and it got ridiculously long, so I’m putting it under Read more. Does tagging people even work under Read more btw? If not then well, I suppose I failed a bit. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Anyway. You’re probably already aware of this, but I feel I should point out that Kaito is my dearest boy, and therefore pretty much everything what I’m going to mention here is more or less about him. Contrary to appearances it won’t be only KaiShin, but I admit there’s a lot of that. Also, you won’t find here too many long stories, as I rarely read fics with more than 50k words unless I’d started them before they got so long. I mean, I do have quite a few saved and waiting to be read and I’m sure they’re all amazing, but at the end of the day I usually prefer sleeping than night-reading and yeah. Ok, let’s start:

So, did someone say KaiShin? Because you know, Shinichi is my second dearest boy, and when both of my boys are happy together it’s just the best thing. One of first writers who shown and are keep showing me the joy of reading about these two is @rachello344. Many of Rachel’s fics are only prompts, so they are pretty short and that’s a real shame, but they’re still worth reading! I think my favourite stories are these two and honestly I could read them over and over again - asexual Kaito is good, the fake-but-not-really marriage of these two dorks was the best thing and please write more self-indulgent stuff

@lunarscaped (Luna Darkside)’s oneshots steadily get longer and longer but I definitely don’t mind~ Some of the most memorable to me are Penumbra (a.k.a. only Shinichi could write a romance by accident), Darling, So It Goes (undercover mission and more of oblivious Shinichi) and Ease (just. asfadsfgdga) but really, they’re all good

House of Cards is a beautiful story of Kaito taking care of Shin-chan the Dove written by V. Shalyr (how Ai managed to make that pill will forever remain a mystery though); my other faves are With Each Season (it’s beautifull too), Paper Trail (funny short piece in which Kaito is too good at being bad, somebody stop him), Countdown to Forever (good old taking BO down together) and On Wings of White (aww, these two)

Alaena F. Dragonstar’s Win Some, Lose Some and Shadow of a Smile followed by Echo of a Laugh are all good examples of A+ writing. Boys, it will be fine, you have each other. Check the profile for more good stuff~

All ToukoTai’s fics are good, but Life In Technicolor is good, and then there is this Flower shop AU KaiShin Give A Little which includes Shinichi convincing Kaito to become Kid, and if isn’t that ironic

This Little Thing I Have by teawithmochi is a really nice piece - Conan overthinks his situation, but what are annoying phantom thieves for?

solomonara’s Getting Off Track - did I say something about overthinking? This is real overthinking, boys, come on

Almost Magical by ObsidianAbyss got me by this one scene in the class - Shinichi, if you’re trying to deny you and Kid have a thing, you’re doing it wrong

I love the dialogues in dokidokidk’s The Guy Next Door, they will never be not funny for me, plus it’s a nice idea of AU

Good Soulmate AU KaiShin is not bad, and aceoftwos’s Apple Blossoms is good. Also there are locard’s exchange principle series for even more of these two

Beautiful Carvings written by RavenShira is another really nice Soulmate AU. Misunderstandings are strong in this one - lesson: multiple identities don’t help in finding your soulmate

No Ghosts Need Apply by Cursed Detective is a really nice supernatural story, and Shinichi and Kaito are always a big plus for me, obviously. Kaito is sort of dead - the title may suggest as much - but such trivial detail won’t stop him, haha. And then there is a really nice (Not) Supernatural story. It’s ongoing, Shinichi is not a vampire and honestly, I love this and I need more

purple_mangosteen’s Clair de Lune series mean more KaiShin goodness, and also I’m a sucker for Conan and Kid texting each other

joisbishmyoga - I loved Rolling Snake Eyes for a good application of Kidnichi. Will Conan ever stop being so reckless though? I don’t think so. Pluralverse is about minds of three teenage detectives somehow ending up in Kid’s head, and it’s tight in there. It’s interesting, it’s good, read it. Twist the Knife is really intense and the writing is amazing, but it may not be to everyone’s taste, as rape and trauma happen and well

@kawaiibeyotch (kaitothegreat) writes mainly AoKai fics and they’re wonderful, I simply adore Aoko in these. Some nice examples are Live Life in full Bloom and Hello Incognito - these two are good AUs and have I already mentioned Aoko? There are also few HeiKazu stories which I’ve yet to read but I’m sure they’re worth trying, too

Slip and Fall, Obligation, Pride Goeth Before, Philanthropy, Heavy Silences, Never Here, Never Far and Shades of Grey by blinkblink form sort of a series and I wouldn’t make a better summary to any of them than the author, but it’s Kid and the Kid task force dealing with some actual dangers and criminals, there is action and mystery, and it’s really good written and you totally should read it

Nerves of Steel by Ellen Brand is another must read - Robo-Kaito makes a comeback and things get serious

A Perfect Act, No Little Plans, Both Dark and Deep and Forgiveness and Reunion by Candyland - a set starting from sort of cornering Kid by the police and presenting him an offer he couldn’t refuse followed by good action

@backtodc‘s piece about the Kid task force being actually competent when it comes to other crimes is both funny and brilliant, try it

The Cranes by Acier Glace is just so sweet? No pairings here, it’s just Kid making lots of paper cranes to make you believe in magic and did I say it’s sweet? Because it is

miladyFeather wrote the ridiculous The Adventures of Kudou Shinichi, Fast Food Worker which is ridiculous and I have no regrets sharing this one, even if it’s ridiculous

Now a surprise, as Love-Love Daisakusen by neonquincy1217 is Makoko/Sonoko! Where’s the catch? Well, remember Doito Katsuki? *wink*

When I think of quality SaguKai, I think of @5160763 (OrphanText). There is good KaiShin, too, but both examples I’m putting here happen to be SaguKai, so. Anyway. The way Kaito and Saguru are written, I simply love it. And How we begin is so good? Also, In the language of the birds. I read it while it was being put on Tumblr in small fragments and boy, every new fragment was making me so happy

The Hattori-Kudo Files is a set of few cases solved by Heiji and Conan (who could’ve thought that?), written by MeridianGrimm - I believe the last one isn’t finished, but the others are really interesting! And then there are some nice SaguShin and SaguKai fics, too~

I picked five of Mikauzoran’s fics for different reasons but again, I recommend trying all others as well: The Fifth Detective (Kaito’s reasoning is funny and brilliant, he needs a hug though), The Pit: A Romance and Quietly Starving (SaguKai, these dorks), Healing Heartbreak for the Holidays (SaguKaiShin? That’s even more dorks), and Coming to Terms (KaiRan - usually I prefer it platonic but this one really got me, also interactions with Conan? It was a pleasure to read)

Dressed to Impress by Lisa Telramor is a really nicely written SaguKai oneshot, for all your SaguKai needs

Addy01’s When the travel bug bites is a sweet story about Shinichi travelling the world to find his way in life again and befriending some magician thieves along the way. You made me reread it and I don’t regret anything

In case of Operation: Gift Wrap by Boogum I’ll just copy the author’s summary as it’s explanatory enough: ‘Sera Masumi was used to being mistaken for a boy. She was not used to being mistaken for Kaitou Kid.’

Critique written by Eliryn is a short but really nice piece. “Looks just like the real thing, doesn’t it?”

AngelicSentinel’s the suffering of fools was already amazing as a oneshot, so when more chapters appeared one day I was overjoyed. It’s KaiShin and it’s good. Also, the author is one of the only two (look below) which I trust enough to blindly read their ShinRan fics. Like, I have nothing against ShinRan, and I kind of ship it while being in Canon Mode, but I don’t go and read fics about them at all, so this is quite an achievement. Read their other pieces, too, they’re really worth reading!

Cost of Freedom by @mintchocolateleaves? OMG, Cost of Freedom. Read Cost of Freedom. I love both the plot and the characterizations, it’s amazing, read it. It’s ongoing and you’ll suffer because of that, but read it. And while suffering, try other ongoing fics: The Innocence Game, Law Unto Themselves and various oneshots. Like, I can blindly recommend each and every fic Mint wrote, even ShinRan. Cost of Freedom though

Next, Taliya - I recommend all present and future fics. My faves are Without Fanfare (my heart though), Search and Recovery and Recompense (the kind of Kidnichi enactment I approve and aftermath), A Word of Caution (Ai and Kaito as the main characters? Yes, please) and TMPD Antics (it’s simply hilarious)

lucathia’s 4-6-4-9 is a oneshot about Conan getting disturbing encrypted message and trying to find the sender. Oh, and there was some murder, too

A Snowy Meeting (followed by ongoing Hidden Friendship) by angelwingsonline puts Kaito in DC movies, starting from Quarter of Silence, and lets him befriend and exchange messages with Conan. I love this concept

Ichthyophobia’s Mirror Mirror and Two-faced, Half-faced are really funny - the former has really nice interactions between Shinichi, Kaito and the bad guy, while the latter… Let’s say that Kid fixing Subaru’s face is my aesthetic. And then there is Shaking Hands about Kaito not being really able to do magic anymore but getting help and somehow overcoming it and it’s beautiful. And again, check other fics too~

I liked the idea of Shinichi with grapheme synesthesia working in forensics in Number the Stars by The Sand Assassin. Then there are sweet KaiShin fics: Kaitou the Snowman (Akako, stop) and Dakimakura (it’s just a shirt Conan, you’re making Kid sad)

Yannami’s A Criminal’s Fiasco is a good example of why taking Kaito hostage is a bad idea. Poor criminals

@kkrazy256 (kakashikrazy256) likes making Kaito suffer. A lot. In all possible ways. And I really mean that. If that’s your thing, then check it out. And if it is not, there are the mild ones I like coming back to: Early Snow (this was literally my first fic in this fandom, I’m sentimental ok - also Shinichi and Kaito, come on), Mr Barista (Mystery Train aftermath starring Bourbon and Kid) and Sympathy From the Devil (or how could OVA 10 end if the bad guys weren’t so dramatically bad at being bad). As for the rest, you were warned, haha

In Elirius’s Put on a Smile and Take me Apart Kaito definitely doesn’t cope well with his situation. Somebody help him *sobs*

Hostage situation and platonic KidRan anyone? In that case, Irreplaceable by LostInTheDreams is the thing you need. As for other stories, I can only vouch for these with Kaito, but my boy is suffering a lot. Again

Unfair by Frozen-Infinity, but only if you want your heart to break, my boy is dying and this is unfair

StoryWriter369’s Broken Record makes my heart ache every time because immortal Kaito is not what should ever happen, but I’m doing this to myself from time to time anyway *sobs more*

Hebiaczek’s The fox and hounds is an ongoing story and to be honest I’m not up to date, but what I’ve read was a really amazing writing, and exactly the kind of plot I like the best. Because. The plot.

I loved Externalities by 873.25 and I hope Internalities will be continued. Characters are written so well, and both concepts are really intriguing. Try it and you won’t regret it

And last but definitely not least: kittebasu’s A Study in Scarlette - it’s a must-read. There is a good plot, there is Kaishin and it’s truly amazing, and did I say something at the beginning about not reading long fics? So this one is very long and I still read it, so it really does say somehing

I 100% missed at least few people and I’m totally going to regret it later, but let’s say I’m finished. See you in few weeks Anon, haha

[shinjunosekai]

Fanfiction self recs meme

The loveliest @lordnochybaty tagged me for this meme about ten days ago, and I just saw it, so here I am. A trillion of thanks to lordnochybaty! ♥♥♥.

The rules are as follows:

“Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you’ve written, then pass on to at least five other writers”

These are my top five self recs from newest to oldest (where there are two links, the first is for FF.Net and the second for AO3):

-Athena’s arrow: here and here. I worked very hard on it and I am very proud of how it turned out, especially because I had wanted to write it down for about a year before I could actually start. If you like murder mysteries and strong female characters who kick patriarchy in the butt, this fic is for you! 

-Into the silence / Hacia el silencio: here and here in English and here and here in Spanish. I loved the request, enjoyed the writing itself very much and ended up being very proud of the result. If you like fics on what the canon left unexplained and even unmentioned, try this one!

-Booze lullaby: here and here. I like the fic for a handful of reasons: I had the pleasure to try to imitate a fanfic writer (LuckyLadybug) I admire thanks to the request; I experimented by turning my writing process upside down; I explored familiar themes from a different point of view; and, at the end, I ended up being very proud with how it all turned out. If you like fics that explore the same theme from different points of view and in different circumstances, you will like this one!

-Unasked: here. A very emotional fic; used as a form of therapy, I must admit: I projected lots of my own feelings onto this fic (the story behind those feelings is one I may or may not tell some day; only my closest irl friends know). I’m actually quite proud of how it turned out, and sad that it has gotten so little love from the Internet. Also, it helped me deal with my emotions, and I’m very thankful for that, so I’ll always hold this little fic dear. If you like emotional, short fics on love and grief in which few words convey much, read this one. 

-Shot: here. I am very proud of this one: the plot, the formal style, the focus on Shiho’s thoughts and feelings. I experimented a bit using italics for specific parts (you’ll notice why, but it would be a spoiler to tell you!) and loved the result. If you like fics that expand canon moments and figure out what may have led to canonical situations, have a try with this one! 

The only fanfic writers I think I know on Tumblr are lordnochybaty (who has already been tagged!), @greaterbeastxellas​ and @backtodc​. If any other fanfic writer sees this, they are welcome to do the meme! 

Thanks again to lordnochybaty. 

Lots of love to everyone! ♥♥♥

[akai-no-tsuki]

hey i've been following you for a while now and!! omg you like detective conan?? it's never on my dash which is a total bummer. do you have any recommendations for detective conan blogs?

Yes, Detective Conan is actually my main fandom and I reblog it whenever possible.

Well, good blogs would be @yesyunniechan @dcrewatch @backtodc @placebogirl7 @serinoxtv @silverbulletsama. At least these. Others you can find easily for example by searching your favourite characters.

[backtodc]

Chapter 957

Man I was so caught up in excitement about Ran figuring shit out I nearly missed this incredibly gay exchange

[mirrorfalls]

@backtodc

The Detective Line

[mirrorfalls]

Lego-Joker’s Highly Biased Guide to Detective Conan’s AO Hell

Ahh, Detective Conan. Proud owner of a Filler Hell that would make the most hardened Naruto veteran wince, which is definitely not helped by the fact that even the manga’s original author is getting in on it with roughly as much shame as Glenn Quagmire. And said author’s cast-iron formula means the anime’s writing staff has virtually no room to experiment or improvise, leaving us with an endless wasteland of fillers that don’t even have the decency to be memorably bad.

Per my good buddy @backtodc , here’s a handy-dandy guide I wrote a while back to point out the few diamonds in the rough (up to episode 718, anyways - I haven’t watched the anime beyond that, because even I have some sense). As always, this is no sort of final authority, and quite a few of you will probably call out plenty of decent/watchable AOs in the first 150 episodes of Conan. But that said, there’s no better place to begin than with... The Truth Behind the Car Explosion Case (150-151) - As far as I'm concerned, the gold standard for fillers in Conan. It arguably does more for Kogoro's character than anything the manga did, and a certain minute-long sequence in the second part may be the most artistic thing the Conan anime ever managed. Saying more would be spoiling... The Mysterious Old Man Disappearance Case (152) - A more noir-ish mystery than usual for DC fillers. Not that groundbreaking, but it did largely keep my interest till the end. The Man Who Was Killed Four Times (175) - The title itself actually kind of gives away the twist, but it's well worth watching anyhow. A Cursed Mask Coldly Laughs (184) - This is probably the most formulaic episode you'll see on this list, but it's got atmosphere out the wazoo and a seriously clever trick. The Secret of the High Sales (225) - Quite possibly the most ambitious of the AOs; a Detective Boys adventure that sets out to deconstruct Conan's usual formula. A lot of people hate it because it spends a lot of time going nowhere and goes out of its way to humiliate Conan, but at least it does something different. The Shaking Restaurant (260) - About standard for a filler mystery, but does feature (for no apparent reason) a completely competent and professional Kogoro... who still gets the solution wrong. The Candy House the Witch Lives In (368) - Okay, this is probably the most bog-standard one, and the solution is pretty darn easy, but I'm biased toward pretty-looking food-centric cases. Sue me. Running Away in a Game (370) - Pretty childish, even for a Detective Boys adventure, but Genta's imagine spots alone are hilarious. The Uncontrollable Rental Car! (471) - Not much mystery; basically an action movie packed into 22 minutes. Worth watching just for unorthodox it is, I suppose. The Malice Hidden Behind the Masque (527) - Ever wanted to see a Conan episode where everyone tries to kill everyone else? Today's your lucky day. Also, this is the only AO with the kickass "Revive" as its opening song, so there's that. A Fool's Inheritance (539) - Worth noting because of just how relentlessly depressing it is. I found the end touching, but please don't watch if you like the new characters to be vaguely sympathetic. I promise you that the dead man is the most sympathetic guy in this mess, and that's not saying much. The Day Kogoro Mouri Ceased Being a Detective (540-541) - Not really a patch on "The Truth Behind the Car Explosion Case", but still a pretty decent expansion of Kogoro's character and backstory. Two Days with the Culprit (547-548) - Starts off pretty strong in the first part, starts losing steam by the second. Still, the Character of the Day is a lot more interesting than the average, and the gimmick is pretty memorable. The Séance’s Double Locked Room Mystery Case (603-605) - The only three-part filler. The solution is relatively clever, and the characters a bit more fleshed out than usual, since the writers have three episodes to play with. Not much to say beyond that. The Devil's Circuit (718) - Ever wanted to see a Conan episode where everyone succeeds in killing everyone else? This is the episode for you. All the Courtroom Confrontation episodes (264-265, 297-298, 489, 606-607) are perhaps worth at least one watch, even if you’re not an Eri fan. I personally find the third installment to be the strongest.

(A postscript: the OVAs are generally of higher quality than the regular AO episodes, or at least more ambitious. The eighth one in particular is a must-watch as far as I’m concerned.)

[ninthfeather]

daigakuimo mentioned you on a post “Hi! For the Detective Conan questions: 1, 3, 11, 15, 18!”

@ninthfeather Thanks for answering! I’m actually curious about to hear more of your thoughts on Bourbon…I do like him, but definitely have mixed feelings here and there about his character. This is the first I’ve heard of another fan with a similar opinion! Since you seem to have written about it in the past, do you mind pointing me to the post? I’d love to check it out!

So, fun story, I thought I’d written more about this in the past than I actually have!  The only time I’ve actually come close to spelling this sort of thing out was here, and a lot of it’s in the tags.  I also made a few comments about Bourbon’s spying ability on backtodc’s reblog chains, along the lines of this.  

First, before I get yelled at by anyone who’s a big fan and has happened across this post, I don’t loathe Bourbon, exactly.  I just wish Gosho had done him differently.  There are things I like about him--his character design is nice, he’s got a good VA, and his name is a Gundam reference.  Also, his hand-to-hand style is very nice to watch.  But I’m unsatisfied with a lot of other aspects of his character.

To be a bit clearer than I have been in the past, what really drives me nuts about Bourbon is his inconsistent competency levels.  He has his moments of being terrifyingly competent, for example getting the kids out of that refrigerator truck and his investigation and planning during the Scarlet Showdown.  But then there’s the times when he just...completely loses the plot, usually related to his grudge against Akai.  He made a death threat in front of a bunch of police officers, for heaven’s sakes.  If he ever did manage to kill Akai, exactly how did he plan to cover for that?  He’s risking his cover every time he does these things.  On his introduction, I was really hoping for him to be a uniformly competent spy type, along the lines of Vermouth, Kir or Akai, so this frustrates me a lot.  I love spy narratives, I love that aspect of Detective Conan, and I was frankly expecting more from Bourbon in terms of competence than I received.  

On a more personal note, to me, the narrative hasn’t yet managed to convince me that he’s justified in the trail of collateral damage and questionable moral decisions he’s leaving behind him.  As of the current manga, we have at least some understanding of why Bourbon hates Akai so much.  But there is so much wrong with an undercover cop being so invested in his hatred of a certain person that he’s willing to potentially compromise his undercover assignment in order to determine that this person is absolutely dead, and murder him if it turns out he isn’t.  I acknowledge that I’m also just not generally that sympathetic to murder as a revenge method.  As stated earlier, no small part of my feelings about Bourbon are strong personal preference.  I am also never under any circumstances in favor of characters impersonating others’ loved ones to get reactions; it wasn’t cool when Corbeau did it and it wasn’t cool when Bourbon was Scar!Akai.  

To me, he’s just...like, not an utterly terrible person, and in many ways a fairly good one, but also ultimately one who finds all promises, relationships and people to be less important than killing Akai, making him effectively untrustworthy.  So for me the “friendly guitar-playing/tennis-playing/cafe-waiter” thing is just unsettling, and not even in the fun, creepy way Vermouth is.  Vermouth is unreliable because she plays headgames.  Bourbon is unreliable because he doesn’t always decide he’s going to be a threat before the moment he becomes one.

[mirrorfalls]

@backtodc

Detective Conan Movie Bingo

[backtodc]

Chapter 1021

I’m kinda amused that everybody involved pretty much admitted to letting Kid go because they knew this was gonna happen, and it’s undeniably classy and sweet.

[backtodc]

Magic Kaito 32

Kaito’s so offended oh my god

[backtodc]

Chapter 963

Subaru being a domestic ninja is never not funny to me

[backtodc]

Chapter 971

FUCKING FINALLY