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Fem!Arcana MC: I can explain-

Fem!Obey Me!MC: Your game has TWO women you get to ROMANCE? Mine has one and she isn't even romanceable!

Court of Darkness MC: Literally there are only two sane women I regularly interact with and NEITHER of them are romanceable! The devs only give us crumbs!

Tokyo Debunker MC: None of the women in Darkwick Academy are romanceable!

Fem!Yuu: How do you think *I* feel in this all-boys school? None of the ladies even go here!

Fem!Summoner, Kate, Emma, Mitsuki: You guys have sprites (more than one sprite) for female characters?

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Anybody else experienced the Asra to Kuras pipeline or is it just me.......

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"In the end .... you choose them .... not me."

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Brooo, every time I play other route, grgrgrgr the pain the painnn!!!! 😭😭😭 ma babyyy!!!

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i made a gif so you can always enjoy his fashion show

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Oh I love using every smallest ammount of free will whenever possible

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babygirl

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🦌🐇

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Some of Yves Kloss’ best quotes

"He caaaaaaaaame! " (—Yves screaming about Clavis)

"You're the most common commoner I've ever seen. You have no redeeming features to speak of. Why should I accept someone like that?"

"Choosing me shows how sophisticated you are. You won't regret it." (—Yves' changing route quote)

"Y-You call that a CAKE...?" (—Yves reacting to Clavis' gift)

"If this shameless behavior goes on any longer, you’ll find out what happens if you test my patience. I suggest that you don’t." (—Yves defending Emma in front of a noblewoman that bullied her)

"ExCUSE me? What on earth are you doing hiding in my closet?!"

"Excuse me? And why not?! I’m going to tell everyone, so we can figure out how best to punish her for what she did to you! (…) Huh?! Hey, no, you’ve got it all wrong! This isn’t kindness! I just know I’d end up with the worst stomachache if something happened to you because of me!" (—Yves defending Emma)

"Why should you have to be the one to carry such a heavy burden? This is a problem between two nations. It’s not the sort of thing a simple, kind-hearted woman like yourself needs to get involved in."

"…Emma really is amazing. I could never do anything like that. I always wanted to be a bridge that could bring Obsidian and Rhodolite together… But I was despised just for being half-Obsidianite, and I accepted it all, like it was completely normal. I never did a single thing to actually improve the relationship between our countries. I didn’t even think I could. It takes courage and resolve to approach someone when you’re completely at odds with them. It’s not easy, not in the slightest. I bet it’s left Emma in tears countless times. But even so, she’s still here now, holding her head high and taking that first step towards peace. She really is… amazing. (…) She’s so beautiful it’s dazzling. (…) I’ve spent my whole life with my head down, seeing nothing but the ground at my feet. I really need to change—I need to learn from her example." (—Yves talking about Emma to Leon)

"Fhwhwh...?! Oh my god. How is my little brother this adorable?!" (—Yves talking about Licht)

"Know this: Yves Kloss loves you, and he's always thinking about you. There's not a day you're not in his thoughts."

"You do realize you're pretty, no matter what?"

"For the record? Each time you make me happy, I swear I'll make you even happier."

"H-Hey... Have you really not noticed that I, Yves Kloss, am waiting for the right moment to talk with you?"

"U-Um, Emma... Don't tell me you're... with both of them...?" (—Yves talking about Emma holding Gilbert's and Clavis' hands)

"Just the thought of being tossed into a den full of women sends a shiver up my spine..."

"Did you just say... LOVE?!" (—Yves to Licht and Leon)

"I guess you captivated me. You were always striving to be perfect, and... that's the Emma I fell in love with."

"Y-You think you can just be all cute and get away with it, huh?"

"Please don't cry, Emma. When you cry... my heart aches so badly I don't know what to do."

"I'm not a prince to be pitied. It doesn't matter if no one accepts me. The only one I need acceptance from is me. (...) It doesn't matter what other people say. What's the point, if you can't trust yourself, and believe in your own worth? Even if they trample you under their filthy, worn boots—so long as you hold your head high and believe in yourself, it'll only make you stronger."

"Okay, which of you gave Licht wine?! How many times have I told you not to?!"

"There are so many people in the world who hate me. But... I hate me more than any of them."

"Aww, Licht, don't be so down. Failure is an unavoidable part of cooking!" (—Yves reassuring a sulking Licht)

"I'm never making dessert for any of you ever again!! You're all horrible and you can eat dirt for all I care!"

"I am NOT a cat!!!"

"...I know that kindness of yours is probably a virtue, but I can't help worrying that you're going to kindness yourself to death one day."

"What? No! I didn't meow. Why on earth would I meow?!"

"You're my goddess of happiness. I... thank you for coming, Emma."

"He's such a brazen fool! Not a principled bone in his body, and he's incorrigible to boot!" (—Yves talking about Nokto)

"Listen, you didn't hear this from me, but... Licht made almost five hundred attempts before he baked an edible batch of cookies. (...) That boy really loves you a lot. So much that it gives me heartburn just thinking about it."

"I often get told that I don't have luck. But when I talk to you, I feel like my life isn't all that bad."

"I hope she comes soo... WAHH! W-Warn me when you come!"

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Gooood Morning Last Legacy fans, i’m here to ruin your day yet again.

today is the two year anniversary of the last chapter of Felix’s route

2 years of laying dead on the ground after being stabbed by Rime. we never did see the full extent of his redemption arc, nor did we find out more about Felix and that god spirit as well as the mark on his chest. i miss him. i miss Rime. i miss all of Last Legacy. but this one hits the hardest for me.

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are you the person who designed the marking Felix got from the god? just wondering who to ask for permission as I would love to get it tattooed one day 🙂‍↕️

Hey, I did not design this or Felix's last outfit, but it was sort of a group effort so I don't think there's any one specific person to ask permission from. I went looking for a clearer image for you but if there was one, it's gone now.

If you'd like to get a tattoo of it, follow your heart. I don't want to answer more LL asks because it's been so long since I worked on it and I've moved on, plus I don't want to speak for anyone else. But have one last piece of very old art for the road. Please consider it fanart and unofficial.

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I wanna talk about Kuras' scars cause this game has been on my mind a lot.

I thought at first that his scars might be from crucifixion seeing as he is an angel seeking repentance and it would fit the theme, but wouldn't the scars would be more circular? Even if it did cause a tear that far, the scar would likely penetrate to the other side of his hands and from what I can see the part that would be pierced through is still fully intact. Also, I'm not sure if it's on both hands. It's 100% on his left hand, but the only image I can find of his right palm doesn't look like it has the scar.

I thought maybe he caught a weapon mid attack or something, but then it raised even more questions. Kuras is an angel. He's able to practically glide through the dirty streets of Eridia completely spotless. He's mentioned as having unfathomable power and he reattached the MC's entire severed arm with only some stitches noticed. If the MC chooses the Alchemist backstory, they note that no magic was used in reattaching the arm either.

He might be capable of healing wounds without leaving scars so why didn't he do it for himself? Is his body just different? Also who managed to get a cut on Kuras anyways? Did they live to tell the tale lol? His choice in clothing and posing is very deliberate too like we are intended to see it. He could wear gloves especially with his profession as a doctor it would likely be advised, but instead his palm is turned outwards and open for us to see.

Also, unrelated but I think the MC waking up to Kuras and smelling sulfur is a nice touch for the fallen angel thing. You could assume that it might be medication because there are some that smell like sulfur.

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OBSCURA is in Early Access!

Rotten Raccoons is delighted to announce that our episodic dark fantasy romance, OBSCURA, has released the first half of Chapter Two now available on itch.io and and on Steam!

There's a marketplace under the mountain where anything can be bought and sold. Visitors wear masks to become faceless strangers. It's home to the unscrupulous, the outcast, and the desperate.

You're one of the desperate.

Strangers with their own secrets and ambitions can show you ways through the market. They'll guide you to your goal, but don't trust them to have your best interests at heart. 

First chapter of each route available in the demo to try a taste.

Choose the protagonist's name, pronouns, and mask.

Four mysterious love interests.

Over 120k words so far (70k in the demo, 50k in early access)

A dark, mature story with many ways to fail.

Timed choices! Or turn them off for an easier game.

Original music by Cajsa.

Use the default, OpenDyslexic, or Atkinson Hyperlegible font for ease of reading.

Once you buy the game, you get all current and future chapters.

Full list of warnings available here, our streamer/VOD rules are here.

See you under the mountain...

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Gender: m o o n

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he has the juice

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oh how i love september

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oh how i love september

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What is Kuras really?

Tumblr decided to be a bitch and not show me the latest Kuras question, so forgive me for being a little late.

As always, in answering one question, Redspring makes me ask several more. One thing specifically I can't seem to decide on is, "Kuras is considered an angel, but does that actually mean anything special in universe?" I don't doubt that in game we'll see his true form, and MC will clock him as an angel. But that doesn't mean that he'll be acknowledged as a type of holy, inherently religious entity. Are angels divine in nature, or are they just considered strong monsters? As of typing this, I still don't have an answer. So I'm going to go through everything we know about the man, to see if I can figure something out.

I will be assigning evidence to one of the four sides of this chart:

Beware, this post is long.

So right from the beginning, before we even know what he looks like, before we're ever told he's an angel, we have something very interesting. Eldritch is what is being used to describe him. This does not necessarily mean anything by itself, as the contemporary use of the word eldritch would have some people count "biblically accurate" angels as eldritch beings. But I do find it fascinating that they used eldritch, and not divine or holy or celestial.

The first instance of Kuras being called an angel. There is nothing really to note here, except to establish that he is in fact called one.

Our first point on the 'angels are something greater' side. If they were just another type of monster, then Kuras' true form wouldn't be something for Vere to be terrified of, as a fellow monster. This still does not mean that angels are holy beings, but it does hint at them likely being a rare sight on the other side, and perhaps even being separated from other monsters, despite them all living in the Shroud.

The first point on the 'angels are holy" side, since his origins are classified as "exalted" specifically, and Vere and Ais do not get the same descriptor.

And this is why I took note of Kuras being described as eldritch. Because now we can see that Kuras and Ocudeus are being classified under the same adjective. And if the two of them are considered to be of the same nature, then either Kuras isn't holy, or Ocudeus is (which is a thought I'm not prepared to explore right this second). Assuming the implication is the former, this is the first point on the 'angels are not holy' side.

This seems to be another point on the 'angels are something greater' side, because we see Ais and Vere drink while Kuras doesn't, implying that he is different from the typical monster. But that still doesn't point to him being holy. And if we operate under the assumption that Kuras and Ocudeus are the same type of being, then the only way this really means anything, is if we get confirmation that Ocudeus does eat while Kuras does not.

Here we finally have the first instance of divinity being mentioned in tandem with Kuras. But even now, it's the flowers that are associated with the divine. Yes Kuras is associated with the flowers, and is therefore associated with the divine through the transitive property, but it is the transitive property, and so is tied through a middleman. Even still, a technicality does put a point onto the 'angels are holy' side.

Our second instance of an association with divinity, but since these polls have questionable canonicity, I'm not counting it.

Our first instance of the word holy being mentioned in tandem with Kuras. Like above I don't count this, but if I did I would have to point out that the last option is using the same obscuring technique applied here:

Once again tying Kuras and Ocudeus together.

And finally a direct association between Kuras and the divine. Another point for 'angels are holy.' But to be semantic, I will point out that the title could be naming him a Divine Teacher not because he is divine, but because the knowledge he is sharing is of divine origin. Like how a piano teacher is a teacher of the piano, not a teacher who is a piano. Note how in the text itself he is described as an otherworldly teacher, not a divine one. (And going down that train, being a non divinity sharing divine knowledge would be part of the reason he is in exile. Truly a Prometheus moment.)

Nothing to really note here, except to establish the first time it is implied that Kuras is a type of monster from the Shroud, and that angels do not occupy some special 3rd realm.

The attention called to how very strong Kuras is, is another point on the 'angels are something greater' side. But that once again says nothing for or against his divinity.

And finally, the post that led me down this rabbit hole. A solid last point on the 'angels are not holy' side. Because why would divine beings not share a separate space with the higher power that created them? Unless we're saying that god is also in the Shroud (which is another thought I'm not exploring right now).

So, having explored all the relevant text, what does my chart end up looking like?

(The red inside the yellow dots are the points that could be contested, depending on your interpretation of the information given.)

To my absolute lack of surprise, regardless of if angels are considered truly divine or not, they are very much not your average monster. Kuras is concerningly strong, he is the longest lived of the cast (likely by a mile), his true form is monstrous enough to scare other monsters, he defies biology in a way the others don't (that we know of), and his very being is so "above it all" that not even dirt touches him. I never doubted that an angel would be a very distinct type of being, but I did still want to plot out the evidence to show that even if angels aren't divine that doesn't mean they aren't special. Angels potentially not being divine isn't meant to undermine Kuras, but instead a way to demonstrate how very bleak this world is. If even angels are simply another type of monster, then is anything there truly sacred?

Angels being holy just barely wins out against angels not being holy, and even then that result is up for debate, depending on a person's interpretation of some of the text. I don't really like the idea of Ocudeus being holy, and I read Kuras' title of Divine Teacher as him being a teacher of divinity, and not a divinity that is teaching. Therefore, for me personally, holy and not holy are tied, and so there is no clear answer. Which suck because that was the whole point of this post, but what can you do?

Regardless, this was a very fun deep dive that took several hours of pouring through information. And I didn't even touch on anything that happens in game, because all of the characters are unreliable narrators, who know very little about Kuras, and what little they do know, they aren't talking about. I guess there is no real point to this post since I didn't come to any real conclusions, but I'm sharing my process anyway.