#chat // maya

[laurabenanti]

THE STUDIO 1.07 | Casting

[mayamelodyegg]

[doydoune]

it's the year of our lord 2023 and I'm only now learning about Phoenix's and Maya's baker era

pov: you're living your best life making bread and a Lego figurine bursts into your bakery and now you have to prevent a girl from being burned alive as a witch

[mh2o29]

dropping stuilly wip to distract myself from the horrors of today😭

[local-hyena]

ACE ATTORNEY WINGS OF FIRE AU

Si I got inspire by @deathxxlaw's AA WOF AU and uh well let's say that AA and WOF are two of my favoritest pieces of media. I got tired after Gumshoe so I stopped, but I have more ideas !

Phoenix is an Icewing, it matches with his hair spikes

Maya is a Nightwing, maybe spirit medium is another Nightwing power ? I struggled a lot with her colors lmao

I made Edgeworth a Skywing because... red. I just think it fits him.

Gumshoe is obviously a Mudwing. MUDWINGS ARE SO HAD TO DRAW OMG I STRUGGLED SO MUCH ASLKQLKA?SFG. However figuring out his colors was quite easy.

Next I think I'll do Apollo, Trucy and Klavier, maybe Lang too.

(Apollo = Skywing, because... red also ???; Trucy = Seawing cuz I think it just fits her, Klavier and Lang = Sandwings)

[lilasbutterflygarden]

I'm great with kids!

[taylorsabrina]

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO THEM AND THEM ONLY.

[magicclownjuice]

WOAH!! WHAT'S THIS?? MAGI'S OCs????

Meet Chat (he/him), Maya (she/they) and Pan (he/they), from my story "Can't Miss Breakfast"! It's a story about healing, mental health, disability, queerness, hope and interdimensional adventures! -🤡

[s-aint-elmo]

*twirling my hair* do you have some good yuri manga recs?

(lying on my stomach and kicking my feet) i'm SO glad you asked!

to preface this i'll be excluding better-known yuri or yuri that's recently gotten its flowers (whether thru virality or adaptations) (e.g. in love with the villainess, love bullet, bloom into you, etc. etc.) and will instead be recc'ing works i don't often encounter in the wild. some will be more well-known than others, but all of these i've enjoyed and would encourage others to check out! under the cut because. this got. so long. i heart yuri <3

multi-chapter

the princess of sylph (ongoing; self-publishing): plot-heavy fantasy yuri between a bereaved princess with the aura of a thousand sad hamsters and a persistent nun whose silliness conceals a deep well of trauma. gushed about it plenty here. i recommend starting with the serialized version, the proceeding to the twitter version + extras. cw: blood, violence, dismemberment (nothing too graphic, more standard monster-fighting fare).

i love amy (completed): school loner strikes an unlikely friendship with the girl known (and feared) for her violent tendencies and single-minded obsession with the school prince. cute but striking and skilled art with a surprisingly nuanced handling of trauma and neurodivergence. cw: attempted child murder, animal death (non-graphic). there are also depictions of standard yandere fare (kidnapping, torture basements) but they're always presented comedically.

i see you, aizawa-san! (ongoing): girl who steadfastly pretends not to see ghosts meets one she just can't seem to ignore: a deceased classmate and former j-pop idol, who has taken to haunting their classroom. ft. art that harkens back to classic shoujo and a supernatural mystery centred on the relationship between the two leads--that one of them can't seem to remember. cw: blood, body horror.

school zone girls (on hiatus): slice of life yuri comedy ft. a massive interconnected web of girls spanning at least three schools. it juggles gut-busting comedy with genuine heartfelt moments of character growth and connection and expresses it all through a solid, dynamic art style. the sprawling cast also makes for incredible outsider pov moments that lets us really appreciate how far some characters have gotten. this genuinely motivated me to revamp how i approached ensemble casts for my ocs.

brides of iberis (completed): wedding planner unenthusiastic about her engagement falls in love with a bride she's taken as a client. bittersweet but deeply loving; and so compassionate to each and every character, even the men the female leads have relationships with. cw: infidelity.

destroy it all and love me in hell! (ongoing): model student finds her miserable, tightly controlled life unraveling after being blackmailed by the class truant into indulging her ugliest impulses. toxic yuri extravaganza eleganza between two girls desperate for escape and the catharsis of fucking! shit! up!!! also hits that sweet sweet "love triangle as a conflict of ideals" beat. cw: blackmail, coercion, bullying, violence, emotional abuse, physical abuse, verbal abuse, adult/minor relationship.

yuri is forbidden for the yuri otaku (completed): passionate himejoshi enrolls in an all-girls private school to observe class s yuri in action, but never to engage in it herself--at least, until a misunderstanding wins her the resident gyaru's heart. a surprisingly poignant exploration of being queer in a repressive society and experiencing your queerness through the safety of unobtainable fantasy.

the superstar idol crushes on me today too (ongoing): failed idol-slash-middling radio personality finds an unwanted superfan in the country's biggest superstar. explores the merit of pursuing your artistic passions in the face of repeated failure, and what makes an emotional anchor in the fraught seas of showbiz. they are also just so so funny. what if i emphatically declare you my rival in show business but you've been in love with me since you saw me in a cooking show as a child actor and you take any excuse to spend time with me and have my attention with blinding enthusiasm

normality and monsters (ongoing): outcast weirdo witnesses the class idol devour their homeroom teacher in one bite and begs to be trained in the art of appearing normal. the art is snappy and charismatic, the monster design is properly grotesque, and the friendship of convenience between the two leads teeters between overcoming the monster's nature and just being a prelude to the monster acquiring a new meatsuit. cw: blood, gore, death, body horror.

a monster wants to eat me (ongoing): suicidal girl meets carnivore mermaid who promises to eat her if she develops a desire to live. it's been a while since i read this one, but the monster designs are once again sick as fuck and the drama of being cared for by a creature that finds you tantalizing is sooo juicy. cw: suicidal ideation, blood, gore, violence, body horror.

liar satsuki can see death (completed): high schooler who can see corpses before the death occurs strives to save as many lives as possible despite being branded a liar by the entire student body. this and ryouko's other manga, a walk to death, are pretty banging declarations on the value of living ironically (or maybe aptly) wrapped in so much death. blanket cw for blood, gore and death bc i tell you every mini-arc somebody dies in a fun new way and we'd be here all day if we listed them out.

anthology:

i'm the villainess but i'm being captured by the heroine?!: an anthology featuring heroines of otome games swerving hard and sweeping the villainess off her feet. i am such a sucker for villainess yuri. mean women forever. my favourite chapters are vol. 1 ch.1 and vol. 2 chs. 1 and 4.

honourable mentions:

my idol sits the next desk over! (completed): loner idol otaku ends up deskmates with her oshi and between jealous sabotage from a rival stan and the herculean task of acting normal around your fave, lands herself in the first and closest friend group of her life. one girl does explicitly have romantic feelings for another girl, but i bumped it down here because it isn't explored to the extent it could have been. it felt like it was setting up a slow burn only to end abruptly. do not recommend if you want a love story, do recommend if you want lonely people forging deep and enduring bonds of friendship.

the one within the villainess (ongoing): the villainess of an otome game reawakens for her condemnation and sets off on a path of vengeance for the sake of the beloved transmigrator who's occupied her body for years. it's ostensibly het, but to hear the way that the villainess speaks of her transmigrator, the first person to love her wholeheartedly and wish for her happiness and so inadvertently prevent her from becoming the hollow bitter woman she originally grew into...... like. that is yuri. like what if i knew your life in its entirety and loved you for it and i found myself in the position to give you the happiness i always wished for you to have. what if we wrote fix-it fic for each other on the fabric of the universe. what if we never even had a conversation but we knew each other the best and loved each other most. and we were both girls. do you understand why i'm insane about them. cw: blood, gore, violence.

[lady-lilly-gray]

oh, I just realised that every akuma we've seen so far this season has been based around the love between a parental figure and a child... I wonder what this means for Cerise and/or Adrien

[irlnorthshaw]

I miss maya! how well does she get along with the other invincible guys

AAAA I MISS HER TOO!!! but its nice to see that you guys like her bc im always scared talking abt ocs… sweats. ANYWAYS great question. id say she is okay with everyone but the IU guys are difficult to get along with so… if anything its their fault!!!

another thing for context: maya is a player but not in the starting lineup or anything. i think the super league operates differently from FIFA and this IS part of my women’s category AU so, it’s not like she CAN’T play either. she’s just there under apprenticeship for the time being but does play friendlies and sometimes even subs!

this is gonna be a long one so!! BUCKLE UP

skarra ::

oh my lord she does not fw this guy AT ALL. think he’s a massive prick and every conversation will 100% end up in an argument.

BUUUUT they play well together, she sets him up clean, he takes the shot, no problem. she hates to be that person but she is SO sure he’s gay and keeps dropping subtle questions about it

“are you gay?” “HOW DID YOU GET MY PHONE NUMBER???”

dingaan ::

she can’t lie, he annoys her at times but she does feel really bad for him bc the other guys treat him like shit. they don’t talk often but she’d rather practice with him than the others

sometimes she offers to hang out with him and they do!! they’d browse trinket stores together and probably sit down for a nice and chill lunch

dooma ::

pain in her ass. when she first joined the team, he ignored her and she had to REALLY fight for her place as a player with the rest of the guys.

i’ve said this before but dooma is like her vaguely evil and suspicious uncle figure

she helps him out with tactics and stuff bc she does spend her time observing games from the outside, so yes they are on semi good terms

automatic ::

had a crush on him but now that she has spent a good chunk of time at the team… yeah no

idk they probably did it once and decided they’d rather die than do it again LOL

she’s definitely the closest w him, they share the same humor and both try to spend the least amount of overtime after training

24/7 bonding (and by bonding i mean shittalking) over their connection w supa strikas. him being an ex player and her having a brother that plays for them

the web ::

she is a bit scared of him bc the guy barely talks. but they’ve never had a sour interaction or anything

vince ::

he respects her, she respects him even though she thinks he’s like a bit too much at times

he often asks for her input on certain things abt strategies and schemes (but she flat out refuses if it’s against supa strikas… other teams tho? she’s down)

he does piss her off sometimes bc even tho she isn’t a main player, he still treats and scolds her like one

“I HIRED YOU TO PLAY NOT TO CHAT AROUND!!!” “YOU DIDN’T EVEN PUT ME ON WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!”

[djevelbl]

Ace Attorney crossover where, in very typical Phoenix Wright fashion, he's neglected to find out WHO IN HELL his newest client is until he's sitting right across from him at the detention center's visitation room, and he's forced to confront the fact that he's going to bat for a murderous clown who IS innocent this time around

Aka: Ace Attorney crossover, but ClownPierce is his client--

[katsona-the-katsequel]

If we were to seriously consider a Protag Swap AU, then most of the protags are fucked.

Let's consider P5 for this scenario, since its the most well-known story. The protags considered are Naoya, Tatsuya, Maya, Minato, Kotone, and Yu (and remember, the events of P5 also shape them as they go). Of course, all of them defended the woman and got sued.

I can see everyone but Maya becoming friends with Ryuji and Ann. Those two would get babysitter vibes from Maya instead of reliable older sister (sorry, queen, but maybe you shouldn't have unironically adviced them to Live, Laugh, Love. You're also not a student and have nothing to do with Shujin). We only have Naoya, Tatsuya, Minato, Kotone, and Yu left.

Out of all of them, only Minato, Kotone and Yu would give Akechi the time of day. The rest were either weirded out by his attitude, too annoyed by his plastic smile, or decided it wasn't worth it to get too close to someone investigating the Phantom Thieves (or all of them at the same time). Without the Akechi confidant, the others lost a lot of intel and clues the Phantom Thieves actually got to put the pieces of the mystery together and an ally for the Third Semester.

Kotone never began the Kawakami confidant due to not being invited to Operation Maidwatch. Shame, because she would have reacted a lot like Akira did in lots of main events. I also don't want to put her through the interrogation torture.

Now that I think about it, Yu would have been a smidge more reluctant about the regular Change of Hearts business that the Phantom Thieves undertook. If the circumstances and story aligns, he would go with it in the end, but the entire story and general vibes wouldn't have the same impact than when Akira did it. Minato's Joker is a bit more stoic and way less flashy and passionate about the Phantom Thieves' mission, seeing more like a necessary duty.

In the end, only Akira could do it.

[cer-rata]

Excerpt from "Heart of Gotham"

Damian rarely ate during his designated lunch period, partially because his eating schedule was warped by the fact that dinner was usually served at midnight, but mostly because it gave him some time to himself to read and people-watch. This time he was guts deep in “Kaguya-sama: Love Is War” and so was pretty annoyed when he felt his phone buzzing to let him know he’d received a text. He’d get to whoever that was later. Then it buzzed again. And again, and again and…He angrily yanked it out of his pocket and scowled at the screen. For some reason Maya desperately wanted his attention.

~~~

Somebody: dude

Somebody: dude

Somebody: dude

Somebody: dude

Somebody: dude

Somebody: dude

Somebody: dude

Somebody: i know ur at lunch answer me

Somebody: dude

DemonBird: What do you want, she-demon?!

Somebody: did u talk to him yet?

DemonBird: I don’t see how that’s any of your concern.

Somebody: so that sounds like a no lmao

ColinW6969: Yeah no he chickened out lol

DemonBird: Wait

DemonBird: WHY IS THIS IN THE GROUPCHAT?! THIS IS A PRIVATE MATTER DUCARD!!!

Somebody: bro everyone figured it out at the hang, i’m tired of people asking me what’s going on

Suren: There is nothing to be embarrassed about, Damian. I think.

Bacon: I disagree, this all sounds very embarrassing. 

JK: Kathy! -_-

ColinW6969: Jokes aside, this is a safe space to be a lil bit fruity man. Kathy is the only one here who would hatecrime you.

Bacon: So true. I have a list.

ColinW6969: You’re like a lil fruitbat lmao

ColinW6969: Wait, do robins eat fruit? I thought it was bugs and trash.

DemonBird: Have a care, Wilkes, I can kill you and be back in school before anyone would notice.

ColinW6969: Con likes me though, he’d be maaaad at you.

DemonBird: You’re actually going to make me break my oath.

WillyBillyBat: All I know man is that If you take any longer I might have to pick up the slack myself

JK: :O

Bacon: lol

Somebody: oop…

Suren: What?

ColinW6969: Damnnn

WillyBillyBat: What can I say, people love a CHAMPION who can reach a high shelf

Bacon: Wait Billy I didn’t realize you belonged on my list. Since when?

WillyBillyBat: I dunno, I think Achilles is rubbing off on me or something lately

DemonBird: SERIOUSLY! I KNOW HOW! TO KILL! ALL OF YOU!

DemonBird: I’m doing it today okay!?

DemonBird: I’m going to ask him to the gala we’re hosting on Friday!

DemonBird: Happy!?

JK: I mean, if that’s actually what YOU want because YOU want it, and not a scenario where someone is controlling your free will and forcing you to make a horrible mistake, then yeah, I’m a little happy :3

Somebody: …

JK: What 

DemonBird: I am muting this chat. I will see you all in hell.

~~~

Damian quietly growled and shoved his phone back into his pocket like he was punishing it. Of the many dangers present in allowing himself to have a social circle, he always managed to underestimate just how annoying other people could be. But…he was at a point where he could admit to himself that he preferred it to being alone.

Eugh. Enough of that, he had manga to enjoy.

[local-hyena]

I swear Fangamer always have the BEST merch no matter the game urgggg I want that necklace and pins 😭😭😭😭

[eds6ngel]

hi everyone!!

i'm making a group chat on instagram for people in the stranger things fandom (& other fandoms too!!)

if any of you want to join, don't hesitate to drop a comment with your insta @ or just say you want to join and you can tell me privately!!

also, if any of you want to be moots and talk on here, i would love to do that !!

i hope everyone has a wonderful day ♡