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The funniest canonical thing in Katekyo hitman reborn in my opinion is the fact that Tsuna cannot multiple by 7.

Literally everything in his universe is centered around there being seven of those things (or people)

Reborn: so, there will be 23 families in attendance, all with complete sets of guardians, so 7 ppl each. For how many people we need to order catering? Tsuna: 42 Reborn, endlessly tired atp: not even close. Try again? Tsuna: i don't like this game.

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Thank you so much for this! More Nottpott is Jegulus coded agenda on tumblr, we need that ^_^

I saw this ages ago a it’s stuck with me so much, right Drarry as the new Jegulus, right but no, no nottpott as the new Jegulus, right let’s compare.

Draco Malfoy; arrogant, racist (can be fixed), not at all quiet, and in all honesty rather loud, likes attention and fame.

Theodore Nott; quiet, tragic home life, always with a book, doesn’t care much about blood but has to keep up an image or else his father will hear about it, cold at first but softens over time, wants to be loved.

Regulus mf Black; quiet, abusive home life, tragic as his brother left him, always with a book, doesn’t really care about blood but has to pretend because otherwise with mother and father will hear about it, cold and witty till someone (James) softens them up and they become really sweet, just wants to be loved.

Like who’s more like Regulus be so for real right now?? Clearly Theo, also like no hate on Drarry shippers I like the ship just think nottpott more Jegulus coded, the only thing regulus and Draco have in common is their Slytherins and both have black blood.

Anyways James and Harry.

James Potter; falls first and way to hard, sweet, bit arrogant ngl (we still love you James), can brake through cold Slytherins hearts (we see you Reggie), sunshiney, people pleaser, mental health issues, wants someone who will love just as hard back.

Harry Potter; loves too hard and too fast (father like son), super sweet and caring, also a bit arrogant and sassy, so much sass, can also brake through cold Slytherins hearts (cough Theo cough), sunshine, he’s literally spend like all his time in the wizarding world trying to please everyone he’s the Boy-Who-Lived for christs sake definition of people pleaser, was abused and told he was useless pretty much everyday till he turned 11, like come on that’s gotta effect my man’s mental health, also the wizarding world who he spends loads of time trying to please, can think he’s evil and the next dark lord at the drop of a hat, like second year the whole heir thing (which maybe not the whole world but all of Hogwarts pretty much), and then Harry’s fourth year with the whole triwizard tournament, and then again with everyone calling him a liar in his fifth year???

Like Harry and James have so much in common same with Theo and Reggie, literally the only thing Draco and Regulus have in common is that their Slytherins who hate a potter.



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Had a thought. Can Yosano potentially kill Fyodor?

I know this won't happen in the manga with that much "Dazai vs Fyodor" stuff, but... I mean, it all started from simple "I miss when problems could be dealt with by Yosano and her huge knife" (not my post, I don't remember the author) but now I'm honestly curious.

Fyodor's ability activates when he is killed. Yosano - when she's half-dead (her ability heals her too, not just others). I'm pretty sure that Fyodor kills the person he's "reincarnating" in in the process. And to be dead you kinda have to go through being half-dead.

Fyodor doesn't get the ability of his killer. And IF this works Yosano doesn't actually kills him when she heals herself (so no loop). She just heals and her ability would prioritize her over smb trying to kill her.

So...

A person, who considers all ability-users sinners and wants to get rid of them, killed by a doctor who values human life above all else? Insanely impactfull.

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Finally understood how to describe my understanding of skk dynamic! In the middle of the night, but finally!

Like, shin soukoku (we really should change the name) is yin yang to me (and to a lot of ppl in the fandom) but I never had a clear words for soukoku. Now I have.

They're a god and a devotee.

It's inherently unbalanced dynamic, but they're both a god and a devotee! Different moment - different dynamic shift. It's like... swings (seesaw ones, for two ppl). I will probably elaborate when it's not the middle of the night.

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sleepy cuddles

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Chuuya's relatively rare appearances in the manga are easily explainable from the narrative standpoint. Bc if you think about gravity longer then five seconds you promptly realize it's fucking terrifying. He’s a bit too OP, especially in the earlier stages of the manga, before all the gods&Fyoodor stuff.

But I wonder if every time Chuuya is not there, when he potentially could be as a mafia member, dialog like this happens:

Mori: *explains the situation* It would be nice for you to be there, Chuuya-kun.

Chuuya: Is it an order?

Mori: …No?

Chuuya: Then I’m not going.

*Long silence*

Mori: I could fire you.

Chuuya: You can’t afford firing me. Or killing me for that matter. You’ll lose three Executives at once.

Mori: …

Chuuya: Last time I did extracurricular activities for smb else I ended up with a knife in the guts. If it’s not an order, I’m not going.

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Figuring out Dazai Osamu - unposted fic scene

“In normal circumstances I could probably figure his plans out”, Ranpo said and then added, glancing at Chuuya. “I definitely could, but with Fyodor and a third player in the equation... Dazai's way too unpredictable. Situation is way too unpredictable.”

“Well, he's not that unpredictable”, Chuuya said, not noticing or rather pretending not to notice Ranpo's choice of words. “At least not when you were partners for four years.”

“Or when you share the same trauma”, Akiko chuckled. “Trauma response doesn't really go away, unless you do something about it. Dazai didn’t.”

“Mori is... a topic for a different discussion”, Chuuya sighed. “Let's stick to Dazai now. My memories might be a bit rusty and he, well, he did change, but…”

“But he has a tendency to fall back on old plans when situation is really dire”, Akiko interrupted. “They're more efficient, even if much less pleasant. So, you can predict his actions.”

“Short-term.” Chuuya shrugged. “Global plans are for him and you, detective.”

“I can figure out his plans, basing on your assumptions…” Ranpo muttered. “But what if…”

“If he thinks we know how he would act, he could change his ways. Or he could think we would think that he’ll use “ADA” plans and change again. Double negative... But here’s the funny thing”, Akiko smiled at Ranpo. “It doesn’t matter. If he falls back onto Mafia ways - Chuuya knows those. If he plays it ADA-like, then you know.”

“And Fyodor imitates Dazai at the moment”, Chuuya added. “Fucking mirroring masterminds.” And then his phone ringed as a message appeared.

“Well,” Chuuya said after a long pause. Akiko checked the message herself and started silently laughing. “We don’t have to worry about Fyodor anymore. Atsushi ate him.”

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It's a bit from unposted fanfic and you can kinda tell that Chuuya and Akiko don't act quite like themselves. And Atsushi too. Because it's a time travel fix-it XD

(Chuuya not calling Mori "Boss" was the biggest clue)

All three of them are actually playing it for the audience, Ranpo figured they’re time-travelers in like… the first five minutes Akiko&Chuuya talked to each other, bc their dynamic shifted too much - Akiko and Chuuya alone are great actors, but together? Way too comfortable around each other. Why didn’t Dazai? He hasn’t seen them interact at this point. Also…

Akiko: Why did Ranpo figure out we’re time travelers so fast, but Dazai didn’t? They are on par, intelligence wise.

Chuuya: Dazai’s mostly blind on his right eye and often identifies ppl by touch. Also, I interacted with him alone, it’s really easy to fake “me” with him.

Ranpo: ...And you called Akiko, well, Akiko and not “That Agency doctor”. And "Mori too.

Chuuya: damn.

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I will literally never get a partner irl, bc in fics my own characters keep setting impossibly high standards for me.

Like what do you mean you don't want to study astrophysics to help calculate how to use black holes that I can create and not destroy the universe in the process? What do you mean you don't want to piss off the entire community we live in by choosing to love me? What do you mean you don't want to create a new world for me even though it goes against every rule heavens had established for you?

I made those myself and ruined my chances.

No regrets.

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Currently trying to write Dorea and Harry's talk about Marauders and Snape. God, it is hard.

I like Marauders more then Severus Snape, but I think that they all deserve complicated characterization. And they have that! At least i try! But Dorea is the second worst person to explain that, with Charlus Potter being the absolute worst.

Dorea's a Black, a war with Grindelwald veteran, she hates Death Eaters ideology with burning passion, she's fiercely protective of her Potter family and is willing to commit crimes and violence for them. Could James do wrong in her eyes? Yes. Would she still protect him? Also yes.

Oh Euphemia and Fleamont, how do I miss you and your ironclad moral compass...

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No, darling, of course I don't hate you, because you gave me more work that I don't even get paid for. No, darling, of course I will not act any different after everything you did, even though you probably expect that. No, darling, of course I understand you and your feelings, I'm human too after all. But oh dear, how I despise you. But oh dear, how do I hate that you broke my safespace in half and made me choose sides in a conflict that doesn't make any sense. Oh my dear, how I hate that you made me despise you. Believe me, darling, hate would be merciful. I don't hate you. I despise you. It's a lot worse.

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I need you to understand that when I say "comments are appreciated!" I mean that I will reply to every one of them. I mean that an email with an ao3 notification has a higher priority than a message from my mother. I mean that I will have entire discussions in the comment section if you're up for it. Message me on tumblr and I will have the same discussions on an even more unhinged level. I will dissect entire personalities and ships and fictional political structures and worldbuilding with you. I will become your new best friend. You already ARE my new best friend. At the last battle, I would raise Anduril and say "For my ao3 readers" while a single tears rolls down my cheek, and dive into the fray. I would upload from beyond the grave if someone asked about the next chapter

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Last chapter of the "Gods' gifts and "normal" people" is finally out! I actually think it turned out pretty good, despite rewritting it a couple of times.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62127364/chapters/165171328

It's just the first part of the series, I swear, next part will be more NottPott oriented. *cries of the author who cannot write romance set up and whose pairs are always give of "married for years" vibes*

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Okay, I promised the NottPott – Jegulus parallels, I shall deliver. Part 1.

(This is mostly me gushing about Theo and Reg, be warned. Also, I'm making parallels, I do not say that the characters are practically the same. Also not as much pairing interaction as in my Jeverus - Drarry post, bc there is none or close to none)

Theodore and Regulus are both pureblood, rich Slytherins, they’re quiet, and they do not seem important for the overall plot, at least on the first glance.

More of a joke, but they both are outshone by a Black by blood (Sirius and Draco). Back to being a good literature analyst!

Theo has no spoken lines in the book, only lines about him and even those are scarce. Regulus has no spoken lines either (unless we count the note in the locked, which, to be fair, does give us a bit of his personality). He has a bit more about him, but that's rather bc Sirius is important to Harry and the plot, not Regulus himself for the most part.

Regulus is smart, I would go as far as to call him a genius. He figured the horcrux out, got into the cave and successfully swapped the lockets. You can tell “but Mira, he just followed Kreacher, he’s no genius!” but how many people actually know what a horcrux is? That Voldemort even created them? And how many of those people figured it out in a year or less?

(B.c canon says that Reg got the mark at year 1977 (at 16), then “a year later” Voldemort asked for an elf. Then Regulus died in 1979. A year or less.)

Theo is a genius too. I understand that not many of us consider the Cursed Child canon, but when your favorite character is someone with no lines like Theo, you take what you can get and make the most of it.

Making a normal time turner is already a feat, but making a time turner that can rewind years is definitely smth really big. Heck, more then a half of the article about time turners in potter wiki is about "Theodore Nott's time turner"!

(Although I personally think that it was not a time turner per se, it was a dimension jumping device. If they don't time travel, but rather universe hop, then Cursed Child makes a lot more sense)

They both do not support Voldemort in the end. Regulus's story is known, he had a change of heart and died for it. But let's focus on Theo.

Theo never got the Dark Mark.

This is canon btw. He only got arrested for creating and keeping a time turner in Cursed Child. His surname is Nott, remind you, his father (or grandfather) was one of the original Tom Riddle's gang. And yet.

(Death Eaters "enter" age is 16, based on canon info about Draco Malfoy, Barty Crouch Jn and some others. So Theodore must've tried really hard to Not get the mark to actually end up without it.)

And my last point! They have same vibes for me XD That's it.

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I like Draco, I really do, but in my fics he’s kinda… a loser? In the nicest way possible. At least in my NottPott fics. Bc imagine you spend seven years in this weirdly homoerotic rivalry with a guy. He saves your life, you save his life. Your mother asked him (your enemy!) whether or not you survived and lied to a magical Hitler for him after. He testifies for you at your trial, your relationship is slowly getting more and more civil…

And then you come back to school and he’s suddenly in love with a guy that didn’t speak, like at all (not just to your rival – at all)

I’d start screaming.

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Clashing colours

This piece is way too small to be a fic in its own right (just around 500 words), but I love Harry &Lucius passive-agressive talk a little too much to not share it with smb.

This is set in the "Complementary" universe, but that's not that important. Harry wants to be a teacher in the fic and even opens his own school! (Also, all fics in the series is named after smth from color theory and this piece is not an exception.)

Sometime in March 2002

"Do you really think I'll help you, Mr. Potter?" Lucius lifts his eyebrows. Draco purses his lips and twists eyes to the side. Harry smiles. This smile of his is already known to many. Harry does not wish people well with this smile. "You sent me to Azkaban."

"And you tried to kill me, multiple times, mind you," Harry shrugs. "Besides, you ended up in Azkaban solely because of your own merits, and you're out because of your wife's actions," Lucius nods. Harry knows that he loves Narcissa, sincerely and wholeheartedly. Lucius wouldn't undermine her.

"Then why don't you go to her?" Lucius tilts his head. Harry chuckles. Draco shifts nervously from one foot to the other in the doorway until Astoria finally grabs his elbow and drags him into the hallway. She's a lot stronger than she looks.

"Because Lady Narcissa, for all her virtues," Harry begins. Lucius nods. They agree in their respect for Narcissa Malfoy. "Had never work in school and does not know the Board of governors from inside out. Unlike you, Mr. Malfoy."

"I'm far from alone on the board of governors," Lucius laughs. Harry joins in his laughter with a brief smile. If you don't know what history connects them, you might think they're old friends. For a second. "Why don't you go to… Lady Longbottom, perhaps?"

"Don't be ridiculous, Mr. Malfoy," says Harry. "You ran that thing like the navy, and Lady Longbottom spent a lot of time, effort, and money on her son and daughter–in-law, not on her grandson's education," August Longbottom is easy to understand, and Harry understands, but he doesn't forgive her for Neville.

"You're right about that," Lucius smiles with satisfaction. "And yet. There are other governors who are closer to you and more… open to cooperation."

"Oh, I tried, Mr. Malfoy," Harry says, sounding tired. He is tired of those governors, but it doesn't stop him from weaving verbal lace at all. It even helps – a little bit of truth in flattery and it sounds much more convincing. "I need someone who won't look at me as a savior and won't act like it's some boyish whims. I need them to look at me as at someone who will soon open his own school."

"Well, I won't look at you as a savior, I can promise you that," Lucius chuckles. "Are you so sure that you will open this school and that it will really work? Most entrepreneurs go broke," Harry laughs.

"I have enough money to open this school in the apocalypse," he says. "And enough fame for people to go there even in the apocalypse," he smiles. "But I'm not sure I have enough money for it to continue working for more than a few years."

"And you need me for that," Lucius drawls understandingly. Harry smiles.

"And I need you for that," he repeats, still smiling. "Don't worry, I know how to separate personal and work relationships," Lucius laughs.

"I really hope so, Mr. Potter," he says, and leans a little closer to Harry, before he had been leaning back in his chair. Harry considers it a win it is. "I hope you brought the first versions of the documents with you. Otherwise, I'm afraid we won't work out."

"Of course I did," Harry smiles and reaches for the folder in his bag.

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Hey guys, gals, nonbinary pals, could you recommend some Voldemort wins au, but with a happy ending? Preferably focusing on the golden trio year mates or on young death eaters. Unfortunately I don't have anyone else to ask...

Im going to write a fic in this au (sorta, Voldemort wasn't defeated during the Battle of Hogwarts) but I kinda need some inspiration on vibes. I'm not all that good at writing angst :( I don't want to hurt my babies!

(Before you ask: I read Manacled (translation in my language) and unfortunately it was too... clean to me? Too detached and sorta medical, so there's that. Reminded me of disassociation actually.

I also read Eclipse, that one is not Voldemort wins, but it kinda has that "middle of the war" and "deciding your side through hardships" vibes. It's def good)

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Okay, my thoughts about Jegulus|Drarry|NottPott|Jeverus similarities & differences.

Let’s start with Drarry & Jeverus similarities. And before you ask: in this case it’s James - Draco and Severus - Harry parallels. They are different people though, so parallels, not copies.

One of them is pureblood, proud and full of himself (Draco, James) and the other is a halfblood, that grew up in abusive household (Severus, Harry). Yes, Potters are rich, unlike Snapes, but did it help Harry specifically? Not really.

They have a very open rivalry/hostility that sometimes escalate into a full on fight. In Drarry’s case it’s rather homoerotic in some moments. I’m not going to list them, bc my understanding of homoerotic is def not the same as yours, but you can probably remember some. We cannot tell if Jeverus had the same dynamics, bc we’re not shown much and also told that they fought over a girl. But they had a hostile relationship.

Also, in Jeverus case we can’t tell if it was one-sided or not. Drarry definitely was a rivalry, not just hostility. But Jeverus? We don’t have enough canon material. Snape did retaliate, surely, but did he start some of the fights? We don’t know. I think it was a rivalry, based on some canon bits, but that's just my thoughts. But was James obsessed with Severus? Probably.

Draco tries to humiliate Harry (“Potter stinks” badges, “Dementors” during quidditch, etc.) And “Snape’s worst memory” exists. I don’t like Snape, that’s true, but damn, I feel bad for him in that moment. It’s mixed, because he also calls Lily a slur in the same scene, but still.

Draco saves Harry’s live (DH, in the Malfoy manor). To Draco it’s also an action against his family. James saves Severus in the Shrieking Shack, when Sirius gets him there while Remus is transformed. It’s an action against Sirius. Please, tell me you understand what I mean, please, I cannot put it into words.

If we go into Cursed child, there’s also some interesting things. Draco outgrew his rivalry with Harry, like James did, became a better person for his wife and son. Harry… Harry didn’t, at least not entirely. Harry, just like Snape, judges a child by his father’s actions (seeing Scorpius as a “dark cloud” near Albus and all that). He’s not as bad as Snape, but he still sees “sins of the father”.

Thank you for coming into my Ted Talk, I guess. I’ll post about Jegulus - NottPott another time, this is already really long…