#manipulator chip

[baeshijima]

thoughts on being engaged to duke!sunday, the head of the oak family, an incredibly influential figurehead within society, the close subordinate of emperor gopher wood who brought him and his sister in and raised him like his own, and the villain who faces a tragic ending in a novel you recently finished — the very same one you just so happen to find yourself transmigrated into. he is as cunning as he is blinded, a trait which brought ruin to many in the empire, and one which ultimately brought ruin to himself at the hands of the protagonists.

as luck would have it, you became a barely mentioned side character from a marquis family, whose role was to be the villain's wife stuck in a one-sided love who, too, would get caught up in the tragedy alongside him. however, now that it's you who is stuck in this position, you're determined to try any means necessary to deter him from going down that path, all in an effort to escape your predestined doomed fate!

of course, you didn't expect it to be easy. the day of your arrival in this world was already the night before your wedding, so you had little time to prepare yourself for the nonchalance of your supposed family, how they viewed you as but a means — a tool — to boost their influence and prosperity, the dismissive mannerisms of the household servants, and the absolute beauty of a man you will be married to.

(seriously. the novel descriptions did not do him justice. he was like... like... like he was handcrafted by god himself! and not to mention his sister, robin, was the very epitome of an angel! perhaps you're destined to perish by the god-tier visuals instead...)

to say the least, the wedding ceremony went by quickly. safe to say you didn't spend the night; he was cordial and gentlemanly upon letting you know that he won't do anything until you're ready, that you can take this relationship slow, but somehow you ended up feeling a tad insulted. like, who leaves their newly wedded alone in a big cold bed as they walk out on their own? a sick bastard that's who!

well, whatever. it's not like you need nor want to consummate with him! besides, you have bigger things to worry about — things such as your impending death. and, of course, the only way to stop sunday that you can imagine working is by chipping away at his resolve bit by bit, and opening his eyes to reality.

he is a tragic character, one who cares more about the well-being of penacony and its people than anyone else, but was manipulated into getting his hands dirty in the emperor's stead. you knew this. you sobbed over his story, cursed out the protagonists, and even fought internet randos on novel forums about sunday's motivation and how,

no, he is not just a stupid villain. he is a complex character with flaws and humanity and was cruelly taken advantage of by someone he considered family. he was deceived through the suffering the emperor wanted him to see to make him easily manipulated, creating a rift between him and robin to have that prominent separation. you know what? maybe you're just a !%#@ who can't even #@?"% read properly!

and yet you still find yourself at a loss when faced with the walls he has in place. your initial efforts went as well as it possibly could have; you trying to earnestly help him, while he "kindly" dismisses your offers! well, "kindly" being more condescending since you could read between the lines of his mannerisms and amiable demeanour, but that's fine! you expected this! that just means you have to double down on your sincerity, get through to his heart (somehow), and help him realise humanity isn't as weak as he's led to believe!

you have three years until the novel's plot officially starts, and another year after that until your demise. that's plenty of time to get him to warm up to you!

it was easier said than done, but after your valiant effort and abundance of time put into this relationship, which admittedly you could do with some of that lost time back, you could give yourself a pat on the back with the progress you made! while you definitely could have done without a lot of the headaches, it's safe to say sunday has significantly warmed up to you in comparison to your wedding day. he now willingly eats all his meals with you with some real conversation, takes garden strolls with you in the early evenings, invites you out for dinner at a restaurant at least four times a week, hell he's even joked and laughed with you more frequently! but most importantly, he has begun asking for your opinion before finalising any decisions he is required to make. and he actually listens and considers your side! now, that certainly is the best outcome you could hope for after all this time, and it most definitely will help in your endeavour to save you both from the protagonists!

however, you've noticed he's been more... affectionate? well, at the very least he now willingly holds your hand when in private (not just in moments when you're in the public eye and he has to make sure the family's reputation is spotless), sometimes he will hug you out of the blue ("i just need to... recharge. you have a way of calming me down. i hope you don't mind." ...how could you say no to his supreme god-tier face card? that's just a losing battle you won't even bother fighting against.), oftentimes he opts to just gaze wordlessly at you (robin had mentioned over one of your tea times how it almost appears as though there is no one but you in the world when sunday gazes at you with, in her words, "the eyes of a man so deeply in love!" ...whatever that's supposed to mean...), but a more recent development has been his sudden interest in kissing you; well, more specifically giving you a kiss to the back of your hand or on your forehead — certainly not anywhere near the lips! (besides, he's probably just gotten comfortable with you, enough where he can freely act without judgement. nothing more, nothing less.)

well, either way, development is development! soon enough, the time for the main plot to start has arrived. it of course follows what you remember, from the organised balls to the protagonists meeting to the political aspects of it all. the only difference is sunday's less active involvement in all the schemes and the emperor's ploy. rather, he seems more focused on you and the future of your marriage and even displayed a sudden interest in your practically non-existent relationship with one of the foreign diplomats, aventurine— wait...

"[name]," he calls your name out so sweetly you nearly disregarded it as someone else he was talking to. well, perhaps you would have done had he not suddenly appeared before you, a tight-lipped smile tugging the corners of his lips as he steadily approaches you.

oh. he doesn't seem very happy, if his tense figure is anything to go by. you wonder if one of the nobles grated his nerves a little too much this time?

sunday comes to a halt a step away from you. "i don't like that... gambler being so close to you. it... it brings me a rather unpleasant feeling." there's a slight, trembling pause. not a moment later does he close the gap between you, one knee on the ground as he matches your seated height on the fountain rim, your hands gently enclosed in both of his.

you idly wonder if this is what robin meant by the so-called "eyes of a man so deeply in love" she constantly gushed about, for the way in which he gazes up at you is enough to render you breathless.

"tell me, [name]," he begins once more. there is an underlying desperation woven within his tone, one which has your head spinning and heart thumping wildly as his trembling gaze holds you in place. "tell me, what am i to do with this fervent love and overwhelming adoration i hold for you?"

oh.

...oh.

perhaps your impending doom should be the least of your concerns when you now find yourself in the arms of a clingy husband...

(though, it's safe to say you did, in fact, manage to prevent him from succumbing to his tragic fate! you just gained a loving, yet slight slightly emotionally challenged husband along the way.

well, you can help him work through it; you have the rest of your lives now to figure it out, after all.)

[lilybug-02]

Artfight against @ejsuperstar ft. The Mad King and Chip. They're both so evil. I hope they have the most extravagant downfall of any onscreen villain.

This interaction is based on a little fic writing >:)

[gojoest]

caleb definitely messes with you right before you’re about to go out whether it’s to hang out with friends, hit a party or really anywhere you might potentially meet someone new. you’re on call with him, bickering like always, and you mention how you need to hang up soon to get ready. and that’s when it starts. at first it’s just him asking where you’re going, who you’re going with. casually prying for details. but somehow it shifts and the conversation takes a turn into a subtle argument. not the kind where it’s a full blown fight and not even about you going out. just something sharp enough to leave a bitter taste behind. he genuinely doesn’t want it to be like this but with him stuck in skyhaven, far away from you, he acts out in all the ways he hates. he wishes he could be there with you or at least waiting outside to pick you up and take you home. but he can’t. so if making you a little angry is the only way to stay in your head, then he’ll do just that. he genuinely hates himself for it but then again, even when he’s not around he makes sure a part of him still is. he’s not doing this out of cruelty, it’s not malicious. it’s desperate. his jealousy and possessiveness aren’t rooted in distrust so much as an aching need to feel close and to still matter, to you. to exist in your world even when he can’t physically be there

[fritolaycorporation]

we’re making a new bag size that’s the perfect size for children hands or raccoon hands

[ardentinwoe]

Childe and Sire

[lunarduo47]

Hey, is there a community where I can yell about an obscure Sonic character because GOD DAMN IT WHO THE HECK IS THIS BALL OF LIGHT

[srta-st4r]

Carrow tells the other watchers and crunchy chip and dark cacao that her mom is coming, she forgets to mention who exactly her mom is

Yeah that didn't go well (I got lazy here I'M SO SORRY)

If I told you I have a angsty plot for this scenario actually

[velmashaircut]

I played Caleb's route and myth a while ago and here are my thoughts/ theories/ predictions about him and the story (long af):

I reread my prediction post I made a month ago about Caleb, and I feel bad for painting him as some sort of villain. This man has been through the ringer, I thought the other LI's had it bad, Caleb somehow has it worse, he's been through so much and this is just in one lifetime. I both anticipate and dread his second myth, although the story will be good, it'll also be sad af

His main story branch update was the best of the main story in my opinion. I found it really engaging, not that the other chapters suck or anything. The same goes for his myth story; it felt like a continuation from the main story and the plot of the myth was enjoyable. If you want to understand Caleb and what's going on with him, read his myth! I would say his myth story is one of the best in the game.

MC's emotions and inner conflict were executed perfectly in this story branch. The emotion in MC’s voice when she’s face to face with Caleb was so touching, and the way she hugged him as soon as she could...it was sweet, her VA did a great job depicting her emotions! I really liked seeing MC so overjoyed to see an LI; in her initial meetings with LI’s she's either annoyed or neutral, so seeing her over the moon to be reunited with Caleb was refreshing and just solidified how deep their bond runs. Caleb naturally has an advantage compared to the other LI's in that sense, in this timeline, even if MC doesn't love Caleb, she'll always be warmer to him and he'll be her first choice.

Playing the main story and witnessing MC’s joy to be reunited with Caleb slowly turn into suspicion and eventually morph into frustration and anger was so good to read. The player and MC both bare witness to Caleb's transformation in character and it's heart wrenching to discover, both the MC and player don't fully understand what's going on to cause this switch in behaviour.

The ending for the main story was very solemn; MC failed her mission, Kevi was taken away and Mia died. Her short reunion with Caleb turns bittersweet. I thought that would be the end, but then it was revealed Caleb's been tangled in EVER's schemes and Caleb is making himself look like the perfect weapon to spare MC from this fate - he’s trading his life so she can keep hers. And his myth ending makes this all the more heart wrenching - the chip has taken away most of his memories, and he's doing whatever he can to preserve the memories he has of MC not only to keep his sense of self, but to still resist EVER's control of him.

Despite the lack of transparency and control Caleb exercised over MC’s life, I didn’t think he went too out of line. Caleb seems to believe he needs to amass power to protect MC and himself, Tainted Cuts seems to prove this ideology. Skyhaven is dangerous and Caleb knows it; despite being influential, he can't control over Skyhaven the way Sylus does with the N109 zone, he has to keep MC under lock and key to ensure she's out of harms way. He knows there are people after her, he works for them! He's not safe either. And in the end, Caleb was proven right to keep her under surveillances; MC nearly died twice in Skyhaven. When MC and Caleb get into an argument towards the end of the story, and she says she doesn't need his protection, instead of possession I think he felt more frenzied despair. He knows what lurks ahead, and he knows he can't hide her away forever and protect her from the danger.

...

In my theory post about Caleb, I suggested Caleb orchestrated the explosion, clearly that was not the case. I still think he wasn't clueless about what was going on behind the scenes though, his behaviour was still weird before the explosion. Unlike MC he remembers the past experimentation - I wouldn't be surprised if he was keeping tabs on EVER in case they made a reappearance in their lives. I used to think he didn't like the granny because of this, but I've changed my mind. He arranged for her to be moved to a nursing home that was remote and of good quality, he was remorseful when he told MC he couldn't save her in the explosion. Maybe he grew to forgive her for her past experimentation, or was just glad she gave them a roof over their heads.

I also believe Caleb failed to save Grandma in the explosion because he instead chose to protect MC. That could explain why his necklace was left behind. I also think the explosion was meant to target all three of them, kill the granny and take MC and Caleb back to EVER headquarters, but Caleb somehow managed to prevent them from taking MC. Or they were after MC only and Caleb convinced the raincoats to take him instead. It tracks with Caleb's intentions to have EVER focus on him rather than MC.

My theory post was mainly wrong, but I was right about one thing; Caleb wants to return to a place where it felt as if it was only himself and MC in the world; the secret/ abandoned garden he visits (in his mind?) at the end of his myth. In my post, I speculated this may be a reference to the Garden of Eden due to commissioned fanart of the game representing MC and Caleb with the forbidden fruit. Now I'm not so sure; What does the apple represent for MC and Caleb, their blurring relationship? And what about the serpent? I think it's no coincidence we meet Viper in this branch, who is some sort of snake cyborg...

I've seen speculate that this timeline is the first lifetime Caleb and MC have shared with one another, and as much as I like the theory, I disagree with it. The main reason being this:

I think this is how Caleb dies in the end of his next myth... question is what the hell happened for this to occur.

As well as that, Caleb and MC have the whole Adam and Eve thing going on, 100 years, space/nebula's surrounding their characters... the scene in the main story in which they watch the shooting star...that must link to a different timeline somehow. I personally believe in another lifetime, Caleb was banished from somewhere, maybe the heavens, or was sentenced to death, and MC decided to go down with him. I think this is a nice parallel to their current relationship, MC wants to be in the loop, wants to stand alongside Caleb, but he won't allow her to do so for her own sake, and instead shoulders everything on his own. Maybe he doesn't want to be the reason for her demise again. Whatever it is, like Zayne, I don't think Caleb has any recollection of their shared past.

Also, I believe Caleb surviving multiple instances of near death is no coincidence. He claims its because of MC, he needs to persevere to return to her... a part of me thinks he's being literal. Maybe he's been afflicted with some sort of curse, and he cannot die until MC does, or they are each others life source or something crazy like that.

Last but not least I want to say this: I hate EVER for what they did to Caleb. They have been fucking up his life since day one. Putting that chip in him and making him lose a part of himself was toooo much. I just mourn for Caleb now; he just wanted to fly and protect his loved ones, he was so beloved by those around him, and now he's been turned into a war machine. Free Caleb! If the 6th LI is the EVER ceo I'm throwing hands.

[preludicrous]

maruki convinces himself he isn't being manipulative and he acts as though he isn't but he so is. and its foreshadowed even from the beginning. i mean he used snacks to bribe the thieves into going to counseling just like he used other tactic to (bribe, manipulate, coerce) the thieves to living in his reality

[fujii-draws]

Ultimatum

[astro-1ce-drag0n]

SLIGHT HEMETOPHOBIA(fear of blood) WARNING!

I don't think the devil of all people would be a nice boss to his employees and I'm kinda tired of seeing other people's AU's have him be a decent person to the casino crew(not that I don't like those au's, quite the opposite actually. it's just that I personally don't see that happening) so what if I'm being an edge lord, I call it as I see it is all.

"I only do this because I love you."

"Y-yes sir . . . I know"

"PLEASE BOSS I'M SORRY JUST LET ME GO I'M SORRY"

"Don't, disobey me; again."

[f-imaginings]

did ford dislike the appearance of bill’s true form when he brought him to earth? or was it just later, because he associated his crimes more with that form than his human form?

Definitely the latter. He never disliked Bill's appearance as a triangle, finding him cute. Before he pulled him down to live in the human body he designed for him that appreciation was probably almost patronising endearment, thinking this small glowing triangle was a novel little creature, more drawn to Bill's mind and the enlightenment he provided. Once he got to know Bill in the human body he fell more deeply in love with him there, and that's where the sexual attraction began because he could convince himself it was more normal to be attracted to a human than a shape. When he discovered Bill's betrayal and banished his human body he started associating everything evil with Bill as a shape so he could keep the memories of their good times pristine in his mind, like there was a good Bill (human) and an evil Bill (triangle) but as their relationship continued after the betrayal it became harder to separate the concepts. He couldn't split them anymore since it's all Bill, good and bad and you'll see that by the time he starts becoming intimate with him again as a triangle he's in this murky mindset of believing Bill is wholeheartedly bad but being attracted to him anyway. By the time they're getting it on freaky style in the mindscape again, the attraction in Ford's mind is indistinguishable whether Bill is a shape or not because of that personality bleed through, since Ford is attracted most to Bill's mind, a true demisexual connection (maybe even sapiosexual since Ford would be that pretentious).

So yeah, tldr he always liked Bill's appearance, and even though he associates Bill's triangle form with his evil actions more, it still didn't stop him from banging Bill both as a human and as a shape.

[lanasshit]

Wait, Is this fucking play about us?

[random-dragon-exe]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Big City Greens (Cartoon) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Babe | Chip Whistler's Girlfriend/Chip Whistler, In the background, chip whistler & wholesome greg Characters: Chip Whistler, Wholesome Greg, Wholesome Rose, Babe | Chip Whistler's Girlfriend, mentioned - Character, The Green Family, also mentioned Additional Tags: Missing Scene, scene exploration, Exposition, Villains, Villainy, villain focused, Kind Of, Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Emotional Manipulation, Manipulative Relationship, Psychological Manipulation, trickery, Mental Coercion, Coercion, Isolation, Crack Fic, crack fic with a serious side, no beta we die like how chip was supposed to, Not Canon Compliant, Oneshot Summary:

Wholesome Greg pulls a Soos and calls Wholesome Rose to catch her up on the recent development regarding Chip. With a side of how Chip got Greg on his side further.

AKA: A crack/silly idea I and Noodlepals had together that is getting a fic because why not?

Noodlepals, consider this is my Christmas gift to you.

[jrwi-aita]

Am I (20M) the asshole for trying to forgive an old friend?

We were super tight for years but suddenly he decided, idk, murder is bad or something (totally pathetic btw. Bitch boy move) and decided to leave in the most destructive, annoying way possible. I mean, seriously, I lost an eye! What the hell.

Anyway, I found him years later and decided to strike up a friendly deal instead of getting revenge for what he did to me, like the generous, genial guy I am - he steals something that should really be mine anyway, hands it over & I learn to forgive and forget, right? I didn’t even hurt him much to get his attention. Instead of completing the deal like he promised, he cursed me and ran away again! What a bastard. You’re all on my side here, right? I think I’m being perfectly reasonable in being a bit angry.

[cutetaka]

I came up with a scenario and maybe i'll draw it someday😭😭

Imagine this... Hunter, Echo and Wrecker finally found Mount Tantiss. Rex and some other clones are with them. It's a huuuuge rescue mission. Chaos reigned, but thankfully every prisoner was saved from crumbling imperial facility. Then Crosshair noticed that Hunter was missing. He came back for him and carried him like he carried Mayday before. Hunter then asked him this: "why did you come back for me?" and Crosshair answered after a minute of silence: "we don't leave our own behind". And then Hunter broke down and started crying feeling so much guilt and shame because his little brother still loved him so much despite the fact he left him behind... a few times.