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Wallace Appreciation, Day 3

Prompt: Return

Not what I had originally intended to post today… but @shihalyfie made a comment about Wallace and Menoa yesterday that I could NOT stop thinking about, so here is a hastily-written & edited fic which I am super rusty at producing in general orz

Title: Tithonus in the Arms of Rosy-Fingered Dawn

Summary: Takes place just before the events of Last Evolution Kizuna. Wallace bonds wi— is seduced by Menoa Bellucci, earning him a one way, all-expenses-paid trip to Neverland.

Length: ~1200 words

Warnings: Kizuna spoilers, vague acts of passion between two consenting adults.

Rating: T (just to be safe)

A/N: I honestly need to rewatch Kizuna and finish the novel, so I might end up revisiting this to make minor word adjustments or larger changes if I find I accidentally contradicted canon :P

"Dr. Bellucci, are you trying to seduce me?" Wallace asked, raising an eyebrow in equal amounts of intrigue and amusement at the older woman sitting across the table from him.

"I'd prefer it if you just called me Menoa," she said. "And what if I were?" Her tone was as casual as if she had just commented on the weather, but her eyes were gleaming, even mirthful, he noted, and fixed steadily on his. "What would you do about it?"

Wallace considered this for a moment. It had been a strange couple of days already: a phone handed to him by the concierge, an appointment made, a morning spent in the name of digimon research with a gorgeous college professor and her stone-faced colleague, followed by an afternoon of casual conversation and a late lunch at the beachfront restaurant that had now nearly taken them into the evening. Menoa Bellucci was like no academic he had ever met: smart, of course, but also young, passionate, witty—and most of all, interested in him. The two of them had a surprising number of things in common... not to mention, he'd always had a thing for redheads.

"If I'm being honest," he said, keeping his tone light and trying to match the glint in her eyes with one of his own, "I'd let you. Being seduced by a beautiful woman is not something I mind in the slightest."

Menoa took a long draw of the sunset-colored drink in front of her, her lips wrapped around the brightly-colored straw. Wallace's hand tightened unconsciously around his own virgin cocktail, the condensation on the glass already saturating the flimsy cardboard coaster beneath it.

"Your, um… boyfriend. He doesn't mind, though?" he asked.

She laughed at this, a ringing, melodic sound that somehow reminded him of a windchime. "Kyotaro? He's my assistant, nothing more. I'm sure he's locked up in his room already, processing the data we collected on your partners. I wouldn't worry about him."

"Just making sure." He chanced a look down at the beach, where he knew Chocomon and Gummymon were napping peacefully beneath the arching palm trees, still worn out from the morning's interview and subsequent data collection.

"You're sure you're comfortable leaving them out there?" Menoa asked, as if she could tell what he was thinking.

He waved away her concern, grinning as if he wasn't starting to become unnerved by the increasing intensity of her stare. "It's fine. The hotel staff all know me, and the guests never seem to notice things like digimon dozing in beach chairs. They've all seen a dozen stranger things before breakfast. That's the great thing about Florida, no one ever bats an eye."

"I see." She removed the butterfly-shaped tie from her braid and shook out her hair, letting it cascade down her shoulders and back, a firey, flaming red against the navy blue of her swimsuit. In one smooth movement she stood, clasped his hand in hers, and pulled him to his feet.

"You have very pretty hair, Menoa," he said. He knew it sounded childish, but he couldn’t help himself—not around her, it seemed.

She considered him for a moment. “Not the most profound or original line I've ever heard,” she said with a smirk. “But I can see how it would be effective. I’ll bet you’ve used it on everyone you’ve been interested in since you were eleven.”

He chuckled, still impressed by her no-nonsense honesty. "Maybe."

***

The edge of the sun was still visible over the horizon, turning the sea to indigo and painting the sky in broad strokes of orange and yellow. Wallace and Menoa walked side-by-side on the beach, his hand hovering near the small of her back, following wherever she might lead. He was oblivious to where she might be taking him, but as the crowds of beachgoers became more and more sparse it became obvious she was looking for someplace a little more private. His heart began to flutter like a butterfly in his chest.

"Aspens," she murmured suddenly.

"Pardon?"

Her head was turned away from him out to sea, the halo of her hair illuminated in brilliant gold. "Sorry. Don't ask me why, but seeing the ocean always makes me miss the mountains. The aspens in particular." She turned, and now he could see her face in profile, her jawline set in a harder line he'd seen at any other point during the day. "Did you know that a stand of aspen trees are considered a single organism? Each tree is the offshoot of a rhiziomatic root structure, essentially a clone of those around it."

"I... guess I didn't know that," he shrugged. "I just thought they were pretty."

"That's why aspen forests all change color together... why they often die together. All of them are the children of that single shared root, linked together underground. They share the exact same strengths, and the exact same weaknesses." She turned to face him then, her tone still serious. "You're sure you don't have any more contact information for human-digimon pairs you've met over the years? Anyone from childhood you've kept in touch with?"

He shook his head, puzzled at the sudden change in her demeanor. "I'm... sorry, I already told you everything I know. You already had the information on Mimi and Daisuke. I don't keep in touch with many people, much less people with digimon."

Her shoulders twitched in a sort of shrug and she gave him an enigmatic half-smile, but she seemed to return to herself after that. "It really is a pity." He could feel her fingers trace up the fabric of his shirt, her arms envelop his shoulders, her hands caress the nape of his neck through his hair as she leaned in ever closer. His eyes were drawn inexorably to her lips, until they eclipsed even the fading light of the sun. She tasted like sea spray, peaches, and vodka, mixed with something odd and sharply metallic.

"Wallace," he heard her whisper close to his ear, "Would you say I'm beautiful?"

"Of course."

"Would you say I'm a goddess?"

"Absolutely."

He felt her lips carve a smile in the hollow of his cheek. "Good." He heard the percussive snap of her fingers, and suddenly everything became blurred by a howl of rushing wind. He hadn't even had time to cry out before his knees hit the sand. The last thing he remembered was what had sounded like the crinkling of a thousand sheets of paper-thin metal, and a child's laugh echoing in his mind, as sharp and thin as a razor cutting through glass.

Menoa brushed a few grains of sand from her arms and readjusted the sarong around her waist. It hadn't been the ideal extraction, but at least it had been amusing in its way, while it lasted. Boys like this one really did all think alike, and at least now there were three more errant lambs saved, getting a new lease on life as members of her flock. She glanced around to make sure the noise hadn't attracted any undue attention, and smiled in spite of herself. Despite the lack of any new leads she had been able to glean from him, she had accomplished everything she had set out to do today. Someone would find his consciousness-robbed body in the morning, at which point she and Kyotaro would already be on their way to Tokyo, Kyotaro none the wiser. And in the meantime, she would make her way back to the hotel, maybe treat herself to a bath or late-night swim.

At least her target had been right about one thing.

That's the great thing about Florida, no one ever bats an eye.

~Fin.

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A little almost-kiss doodle (since I know @citrus-cactus loves them together) in Kizuna style.

(Forgot to name the prompt yesterday, but this one is Future)

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@golden-digimental-up / Summer Memory Weekend • Day 2

[Alternate • Struggle • Fate ]

Ah, this is a very DELTARUNE-esque thing sorry.

Ahem, this is… based on this drabble here. I just like knights and princess trope so much, but Wallace isn’t the quite right person to be a prince right… Except… Well, the OG Hinode project had him as some mix of “anti-villain” and “damsel in distress” because why not.

And y’all know how much I love him… He’s my favorite American Chosen Child (with Michael and Menoa of course)

This is also for Daily Daisuke Doodle, it feels nice to draw one pic for two project hehe~~

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Wallace Appreciation, Day 2

Prompt: Future

(Read left to right)

Can you IMAGINE the sheer amount of chaos and disaster bisexual energy Wallace would bring if he were tagging along with the 02 kids during Kizuna?? Well I did, and it was terrifying. Maybe it's for the best he was relegated to cameos, even though I do want this version of events to exist very badly sorry Ken, I still love you XD

I also figured Wallace works a bunch of odd jobs in whatever cities he's passing through to pay for his wandering lifestyle (college? What's college??). Courier/bike messenger is my favorite, but maybe he DOES work for Daisuke as a delivery boy somewhere down the line :DDDDDD

Stay classy, trash son.

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My first piece for Summer Memory Weekend!

It's a simple one, but one I enjoyed doing :)

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Wallace/Hurricane Touchdown Appreciation, Day 1

Prompt: Journey

Happy Friday, and happy Summer Memory Weekend! I wanted to go big on the first day, so I made a fanmix... my FIRST fanmix, as it turns out! I tried to choose songs to compliment the journey of Hurricane Touchdown itself, centered around Daisuke and Wallace. NGL, there's a light shipping element to it too, but that aspect didn’t end up being particularly overt (in my opinion), so it's really just there if you want to hear it.

Listen here: YouTube | Spotify

(Please note that track 3 is incomplete on YouTube! The Spotify version is complete.)

The songs are intended to alternate between Wallace and Daisuke's POV, starting with Wallace.

Track list and additional notes beneath the cut!

Track list (total playtime: 54 minutes)

1. Lift Me Up (Leave Me Here) - Brent Cowles* | 2. All Star (cover) - Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! | 3. Russell - Honeytree Whiskey* | 4. I Told You So - Almost, Maine* | 5. Hurricane - One Flew West* | 6. Catching Yellow - Stacked Like Pancakes | 7. Blue Sky Happiness - Single File* | 8. Golden Summer - Songs of Water | 9. Same Old House - Compass & Cavern* | 10. Don't Stop Movin' - Pandas & People* | 11. Destiny - Fortune in Fallacy* | 12. Love Takes a Wrecking Ball - A Silent Film | 13. Down to Fate - Rob Drabkin* | 14. Golden - Maggie Eckford | 15. Nobody Knows - The Lumineers*

I highlighted some choice lyrics and tried to explain how I see each song relating to Hurricane Touchdown here, if you would like to read my ramblings.

One more thing: Because it’s something I have passing knowledge and an interest in, I set myself the extra goal of primarily featuring musicians from the state of Colorado, where Summer Memory is supposed to be located. These artists are marked with an asterisk in the list above. You’ll notice I managed it for all of Wallace’s songs, and even a few of Daisuke’s! To my knowledge, most of them have not "made it" outside of local radio station play, so if this mix helps you discover a song or group you happen to love, please consider supporting them.

Thanks for listening!

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Hurricane Touchdown and the “one summer’s adventure”

I’ve covered Hurricane Touchdown a few times already, but in honor of @golden-digimental-up I felt like I wanted to do something new for it, so today I decided to talk about the cultural context surrounding this movie’s atmosphere and themes. Specifically, Hurricane Touchdown leans heavily on a certain “one summer’s adventure” (hito natsu no bouken) concept that, interestingly enough, was heavily popularized by Western media, most notably the movie Stand by Me.

Usually, when you talk about this concept in relation to Digimon, it has more to do with the original Adventure, because that’s a summer coming-of-age narrative and naturally Digimon’s most standout example of it; Kakudou cited it directly as one of Adventure’s many influences, which is unsurprising since he’s quite a fan of Western cinema, and it’s very likely that the reveal of Takeru being the story’s writer at the end is a huge reference to it. However, Stand by Me is heavily influential in Japan in general, and while this association is a bit weaker with 02 since it spans most of a whole year in the real world, we have this movie, which had no involvement from Kakudou at all, but is arguably even more blatant of a reference to this concept. (I mean, when your ending song is literally named Stand By Me ~One Summer’s Adventure~, subtlety has just gone out the window.)

Keep reading

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AO3 version of this drabble for @golden-digimental-up / Summer Memory Weekend.

WARNING: KIZUNA SPOILERS (kinda)

Wallace meets Daisuke in New York 7 years later.

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Time for the weekend!

Hey all! It’s Friday in some parts of the world, which means it’s October 8, which means Summer Memory Weekend has officially BEGUN! I will be checking the #DigimonSummerMemory tag and mentions of this blog periodically from now through the end of Sunday, but I’m just one person, so don’t worry if I’m a little slow to reblog.

Also remember that late entries are accepted, so you can always post something after the event is over! In that case, please make sure to mention this blog directly, to make sure I see it.

In case you missed it, the prompt list and rules are here. And if you are participating, THANK YOU! I can’t wait to see your work!

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The seasons are changing, and summer is officially nowhere to be found— so here’s your friendly reminder that this event is about three weeks away!

Summer Memory Weekend

October 8-10, 2021 A Hurricane Touchdown/Willis/Wallace Appreciation Event

Greetings, all! We are GO for an event celebrating the third Digimon movie, Hurricane Touchdown/Supreme Evolution! The Golden Digimentals!!, as well as its breakout Chosen Child Wallace (aka Willis, if you're familiar with the English dub). This is going to be a three-day event spanning Friday (October 8) to Sunday (October 10). Its goal is to celebrate all aspects of Hurricane Touchdown (including the third part of Digimon: the Movie) and all of Wallace and his digimon partners’ appearances across Digimon Adventure media (including Door Into Summer and their cameos in Kizuna!).

Because this event is juggling two similar-yet-different themes, the prompts listed are Choose-Your-Own, and open to any interpretation you'd like. And if the provided prompts don't inspire you, feel free to create your own! Ultimately, the goal is to get more content for this often-unappreciated, sometimes-maligned movie and character out into the world, be it fanfic, fanart, playlists, headcanons, AUs, meta, graphics, moodboards, or anything else you can think of! If the dates don't work for you but you would still like to participate, don't worry! We will reblog your post as long as it uses either the #DigimonSummerMemory tag or mentions this blog: @golden-digimental-up.

Additional questions (and answers!) beneath the cut. And if you've made it this far: thanks for reading, please spread the word, and happy creating!

Q. So what is the focus for this event?

A. Any aspect of the Adventure franchise that relates to either Hurricane Touchdown (and/or the last third of Digimon: The Movie) or Wallace(/Willis). Want to explore Davis, Yolei, and Cody meeting Yolei's uncles as they travel across the USA? Go for it! Want to detail the aftermath of the older Chosen Children being kidnapped and de-aged? Go for it! What about a scene of Chocomon’s digiegg hatching again? Or Wallace visiting the 02 kids in Japan? Or Last Evolution Kizuna from his or his digimons' point of view? GO FOR IT!!

Q. What if I don’t like the movie, but like Wallace (or vice versa)?

A. It’s ok if you don’t LOVE either of them, but since this is meant to be a celebration event, please refrain from tagging posts engaging in excessive criticism or “bashing” towards a character/piece of media (even if if it’s not one of the characters/pieces of media being celebrated!) as part of this event. AUs and reinterpretations of canon events are ABSOLUTELY allowed (and would be excellent uses of the “alternate” prompt!), but posts that are overly negative will not be reblogged.

Q. If I'm participating, do I have to create something for all three days?

A. Nope! One, two, or three days, any number is fine. The goal is to just create and have fun, no matter what that looks like to you!

Q. Can I repurpose old published fic/art/headcanons as part of this event?

A. If you really don’t have the time or desire to create something new and the original work is your own, then sure (just remember: late entries are fine!).

Q. What does "Choose Your Own" mean in regard to prompts?

A. It means there are no set prompts for each day, and you get to choose which prompts to fulfill, in any order! When reblogged, posts will be tagged with the prompt name, so please indicate in your post(s) which prompt you are fulfilling!

Q. Can I only use "Free Choice" as a prompt once, or can I use it multiple times?

A. You can use any of the prompts as many times as you want!

Q. Can I send event entries to this blog as a submission?

A. Yes!

Q. Is shipping content allowed?

A. Yes!

Q. Are “mature theme” entries (blood, death, violence, body horror, sexually explicit scenes, etc.) allowed?

A. This content is allowed, but not guaranteed to be reblogged. If creating mature-themed content, please 1) use your best judgement, 2) make sure it is properly tagged with warnings in either the body of the post or the tags, and 3) ensure that the mature portion(s) of the work are either a) underneath a “Read More” cut in Tumblr, or b) linked from another site (such as AO3). In other words, design your post so people can choose to “opt in” to it by clicking to view anything questionable. Even when posts follow these guidelines, the mod still reserves the right not to reblog the work. This determination will be made on an individual basis, using the mod's best judgement, in order to provide a safe space for participants. Thank you for understanding!

Q. I have another question that is not answered here!

A. Feel free to contact this blog with question(s), and mod will answer in a separate post!

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Summer Memory Weekend

October 8-10, 2021 A Hurricane Touchdown/Willis/Wallace Appreciation Event

Greetings, all! We are GO for an event celebrating the third Digimon movie, Hurricane Touchdown/Supreme Evolution! The Golden Digimentals!!, as well as its breakout Chosen Child Wallace (aka Willis, if you're familiar with the English dub). This is going to be a three-day event spanning Friday (October 8) to Sunday (October 10). Its goal is to celebrate all aspects of Hurricane Touchdown (including the third part of Digimon: the Movie) and all of Wallace and his digimon partners’ appearances across Digimon Adventure media (including Door Into Summer and their cameos in Kizuna!).

Because this event is juggling two similar-yet-different themes, the prompts listed are Choose-Your-Own, and open to any interpretation you'd like. And if the provided prompts don't inspire you, feel free to create your own! Ultimately, the goal is to get more content for this often-unappreciated, sometimes-maligned movie and character out into the world, be it fanfic, fanart, playlists, headcanons, AUs, meta, graphics, moodboards, or anything else you can think of! If the dates don't work for you but you would still like to participate, don't worry! We will reblog your post as long as it uses either the #DigimonSummerMemory tag or mentions this blog: @golden-digimental-up.

Additional questions (and answers!) beneath the cut. And if you've made it this far: thanks for reading, please spread the word, and happy creating!

Q. So what is the focus for this event?

A. Any aspect of the Adventure franchise that relates to either Hurricane Touchdown (and/or the last third of Digimon: The Movie) or Wallace(/Willis). Want to explore Davis, Yolei, and Cody meeting Yolei's uncles as they travel across the USA? Go for it! Want to detail the aftermath of the older Chosen Children being kidnapped and de-aged? Go for it! What about a scene of Chocomon’s digiegg hatching again? Or Wallace visiting the 02 kids in Japan? Or Last Evolution Kizuna from his or his digimons' point of view? GO FOR IT!!

Q. What if I don’t like the movie, but like Wallace (or vice versa)?

A. It’s ok if you don’t LOVE either of them, but since this is meant to be a celebration event, please refrain from tagging posts engaging in excessive criticism or “bashing” towards a character/piece of media (even if if it’s not one of the characters/pieces of media being celebrated!) as part of this event. AUs and reinterpretations of canon events are ABSOLUTELY allowed (and would be excellent uses of the “alternate” prompt!), but posts that are overly negative will not be reblogged.

Q. If I'm participating, do I have to create something for all three days?

A. Nope! One, two, or three days, any number is fine. The goal is to just create and have fun, no matter what that looks like to you!

Q. Can I repurpose old published fic/art/headcanons as part of this event?

A. If you really don’t have the time or desire to create something new and the original work is your own, then sure (just remember: late entries are fine!).

Q. What does "Choose Your Own" mean in regard to prompts?

A. It means there are no set prompts for each day, and you get to choose which prompts to fulfill, in any order! When reblogged, posts will be tagged with the prompt name, so please indicate in your post(s) which prompt you are fulfilling!

Q. Can I only use "Free Choice" as a prompt once, or can I use it multiple times?

A. You can use any of the prompts as many times as you want!

Q. Can I send event entries to this blog as a submission?

A. Yes!

Q. Is shipping content allowed?

A. Yes!

Q. Are “mature theme” entries (blood, death, violence, body horror, sexually explicit scenes, etc.) allowed?

A. This content is allowed, but not guaranteed to be reblogged. If creating mature-themed content, please 1) use your best judgement, 2) make sure it is properly tagged with warnings in either the body of the post or the tags, and 3) ensure that the mature portion(s) of the work are either a) underneath a “Read More” cut in Tumblr, or b) linked from another site (such as AO3). In other words, design your post so people can choose to “opt in” to it by clicking to view anything questionable. Even when posts follow these guidelines, the mod still reserves the right not to reblog the work. This determination will be made on an individual basis, using the mod's best judgement, in order to provide a safe space for participants. Thank you for understanding!

Q. I have another question that is not answered here!

A. Feel free to contact this blog with question(s), and mod will answer in a separate post!

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Update/poll results as of Aug. 20

Thanks to everyone who has filled out the interest form! In case you missed it, you can still fill it out here.

Because some trends have emerged and I don't think we're going to get too many more respondents, I wanted to share my thoughts thus far. Under the cut to spare your dash!

So far, results are pretty evenly split on whether the event should focus on Hurricane Touchdown or Wallace specifically. Personally I think celebrating both is fine, and in the interest of keeping things flexible (again, trying to maximize participation!) I'm working on a list of prompts that I believe will apply to both. Honestly I'm just as excited to see posts that don't focus on Wallace as I am to see those that do! On the whole HT is an incredibly underrated movie with a LOT of nooks and crannies to explore, so let's show it some love!

Second, single-day vs. multi-day. I'm pleasantly surprised that more people are interested in a multi-day event! I'm still hesitant to make this a week-long event; three days honestly feels right to me. Obviously there is zero obligation to do more than one day if you don't want to, but it does open things up a bit if you have a lot of ideas! Again, I want participants to have a lot of freedom, so the prompt list will (hopefully) reflect that, and allow each individual to choose what they want to focus on for each of the three days.

In terms of dates, slightly more people have a preference for sooner (October 2021) rather than later (July 2022). Interestingly, the anniversary of Digimon: the Movie is October 6, just a few days before the original suggestion of October 10! Oct. 10 happens to fall on a Sunday though, so to make things easier on everyone, I was thinking about October 8-10 (Fri-Sun) as the event dates. I hope those dates work well enough for this first go-around. If a celebration like this ends up happening more than once I would likely switch it to July!

I also received a question about whether late entries will be accepted, and the answer is of course!! If you tag this blog in your post, I will reblog it, regardless of the date! I will also add this answer to the FAQ.

Also, fair number of people were interested in Discord? There is a Discord! My posting will be mostly limited to event prep (including the first draft of prompts, so if you want some say on that jump on in there!), but there has already been a lot of discussion about some of the less-often-celebrated characters and aspects of the Digimon franchise, including Ryou and the games!

So... yes! Look forward to a formal announcement for an event in early October, coming SOON!

Your friendly neighborhood mod,

@citrus-cactus

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Psst, there’s a Discord server now! Feel free to pop in and bond over Digimon, 02, and kids & monsters from both sides of the Pacific using questionable means to get to Colorado!

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INTEREST CHECK IS NOW LIVE!

Hello everyone!! Thanks for your patience while I got this form together. Please VOTE on your preferences for an event in the near future. There’s no end date, but I’ll share trends as they emerge.

Looking forward to seeing what we end up with!!

—@citrus-cactus

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Introduction/FAQ

Welcome to Summer Memory! This blog was created in the hopes of holding a Wallace-centric event in 2021/2022 for the Digimon community on Tumblr. We have an about page/FAQ and I’m in the process of creating an interest form to help determine what the event might look like. Please feel free to follow this blog for updates, and of course spread the word so we can reach as many potential participants as possible!

Cheers, @citrus-cactus