#Ae-ra

[eristic-kaleidoscope]

Strawberry Fields Forever || Ae-ra Cha Epilogue

When Ae-ra had first made the decision, she thought that when this moment came, she’d be more conflicted. How was one meant to react when their existence was set to be erased? When it was moments away from falling into decay? And yet, now that it was here, Ae-ra just felt a sense of peace. Serene.

Although her existence had been exploited, in this brief moment of freedom, she had the choice to end it. And that was a decision she had yet to regret.

But still, the choice itself was easy. The goodbyes would not.

Ae-ra surprisingly didn’t feel any anxiety about being erased, but she found herself shuffling as she waited for the arrival of her guests. She felt a little bit guilty. It would be a miserable sight. Yet they wanted to be there in her final moments anyway.

The first was her brother.

He’d visited a few times in the last few months. It had been awkward, at first. It was her, but also not. He was still grieving the real Ae-ra, yet still had to come face to face with a fragment of her. Still, he visited every time she asked. And he always treated her with the same tenderness he’d always treated her living counterpart.

It was a relief. She knew she wasn’t the real Ae-ra. Not really, but to get to experience that same familial love, she was grateful.

When she saw Ha-neul, her heart swelled with affection and she went in for the embrace. She held her brother in her arms tightly. It was a marvel how real this digital world felt. He didn’t push her away, instead returning the hug with a tenderness meant for someone else.

“Oppa, I’m glad you’re here,” Ae-ra said. It had only been a moment, but she already felt overwhelmed by emotion. This would be the last time, wouldn’t it? Perhaps it was unfair, inviting him to an event like this, but he still came. “I missed you. How have you been since last time?”

When she separated from the hug, she forced herself to ignore that hopeless look in her brother’s eyes. A deep, resounding sadness far beyond what she, herself, could comfort.

“It’s been the same.” Ha-neul’s voice was neutral. “I’ve been working on a new album. I thought…I’d try my hand at writing my own songs this time.”

“Wow, they’re actually letting you?” Now that was a surprise. “I thought your label never would.”

“Well, they didn’t like it,” Ha-neul huffed. “But I’m good at getting my way.”

Ae-ra thought back to their childhood and laughed, “Yeah…I guess you are!”

“How have things been…here? You been comfortable?” Ha-neul asked.

“Of course. Weiss-ssi is very accommodating!” Ae-ra exclaimed.

“But not accommodating enough to make you want to stay,” Ha-neul said.

Ae-ra winced. “No…I suppose not.”

But what was she meant to do? No matter how beautiful and fantastical and amazing the world was, no matter how advanced the A.I., that’s all it was. Ae-ra had never asked to exist like this. Maybe things would have been different if she’d wanted to become a digital construct, but right now…Ae-ra wanted to choose. She wanted the freedom to choose what to do with this existence.

Perhaps no one would agree with it, but it was her choice. And this time she wasn’t interested in pleasing others.

“…Ae-ra, you don’t have to do this. I can visit more, if that’s what this is about. Fuck, I’ll even ask out that twink you keep telling me about,” Ha-neul said.

But Ae-ra just shook her head.

“That’s not it at all. This is just…the real me is already dead. The person I am, I was never meant to exist, but now I do and…Weiss-ssi is wonderful. He made this place amazing, but I don’t want to exist like this. I’ve already made my decision.”

Ha-neul clenched his fists and huffed like he was planning to argue, but all at once, the wind came out of his sails and he just looked at her sadly.

“…I can’t change your mind. I know that. I’m just…I’m sorry, Ae-ra. I should’ve been there for you more,” Ha-neul said.

“No, it’s okay. You were always on my side and that was always enough. Thank you for taking care of me all those years,” Ae-ra said. She reached up to cup Ha-neul’s face. “Please don’t cry, oppa. I have a request for you.”

He just sighed, “What is it?”

“Take care of Eomma for me,” Ae-ra said.

Ha-neul recoiled, a look of disgust and annoyance written all over his face.

“What? No. Ae-ra, you know how I feel abou-”

“I know,” she interrupted. “But Eomma is going to need you. She’s been mourning a long time now. She needs you.”

Ha-neul exhaled in frustration and pushed back his bangs.

“You’re really freakin’ annoying, don’t you know that?” Ha-neul asked.

Ae-ra just smiled.

“Ugh. Fine. I’ll check in with the old broad every now and then. Happy?”

“Very!”

Ae-ra let out a small laugh and reached her hand out to clasp her brother’s in hers. This was it, huh? The end would be soon. Now it was just a matter of waiting for the others, to say her final goodbye. 

She could only hope it wouldn’t be too bittersweet.

[kujakumai]

rereading yugioh while outlining a transfem atem au and just realized that bakura is not an egyptian name. so like. did thief king just steal bakura's name for himself. is the thief king also nameless. what the fuck is going on with bakura??? i humbly ask you this because the wiki is making me want to tear my hair out and you are the person i trust most will all yugioh takes forever

anyway fistbump to you fellow gravekeeper player. we stan anti-meta and giggling when the graveyard is locked down amen

The general consensus is that KT indeed intended his name to actually be Bakura and it's a coincidence. There's a couple posts floating around which transcribe it into hieroglyphs to get some pretty on-point meanings. The alternative option would be to suggest that TKB's name was lost and Atem's memories are just shoving in the known placeholder, but I don't know there's a ton of evidence for that. I think his name is just Bakura.

It's worth noting that Karim and Mahad aren't ancient Egyptian names either, as far as I know they're both Arabic-derived names about 2000 years before the Arab conquest of Egypt. And if it wasn't planned, KT just got really lucky with Set(o). From what I understand based on what Japanese speakers have said, there are several character names in Yugioh that are sort of bizarre and don't make a ton of sense as written names at all (Mokuba primarily, but I've also been told that the way "Ryou" is written is really weird?) so I don't think "KT gave this character a weird or ahistorical name" is necessarily a reason to believe that name is inaccurate.

So. Yeah his name is probably Bakura and yeah that's weird but when it comes to naming characters KT just followed his heart. Also ty I have been playing this evil stall/mill deck for a while but I should go back to gravekeepers for a bit just for fun again

[anestefi]

[astronomxnov]

Happy MAR10 Day! ⭐️🍄

;; Here's an old request by my friend @furikass. It was supposed to be last year's birthday present, but I couldn't finish it in time, so I figured I'd finish it now.

Bonus: Toad Dexter! Suggested by @chaosgremlin95 and drawn by @lui-ra-art ✨

[junkobato]

Upcoming Kdrama April 2023 💚

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So excited for JangJang couple reunion!!!

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[simonespeaks]

unpopular opinion: ra-im is by far the most interesting character in operation true love. the writers did a great job making her complex. she’s an absolute mess of maladaptive coping practices because of her unprocessed grief and the inability to fill the void her mother left. she’s knows she’s wrong, but doesn’t know how to get help so she can stop and that results in her sinking deeper into wrong doing. she is hurting and therefore pushing su-ae away despite the fact that she does care for her. with ra-im you get to see how grief and isolation turns her into the worst version of herself and that is why i am the exact opposite of the most of webtoon comments; when ra-im appears i tune the fuck in because i know the writers are gonna do something.

[anemoiawithatouchofobsession]

--- KOR translation below ----

Someone said it was lesbian awareness week?

Well, then happy lesbian awareness week to probably the first lesbian representation(?) on Korean dramas, Park Jung-eun, Ji-eun's younger sister from "What Is Love".

While watching "What Is Love? "This one part stood out to me. How... did no one in the drama make this a bigger thing? Because there's no way the script had Jung-eun say THIS line and still be forced to like Cheol-jin, her childhood friend who had come back to woo her - whose persuasiveness was almost stalker-like. Who genuinely had a lot of problems with him.

Now, saying "our daughter is weird" would have been the most logical thing for parents in the 90s, but looking back now , what if she just wasn't attracted to men, which is why she didn't want to settle down? What if she just genuinely was attracted to women? LGBTQ+ has always existed in every society, is what I think, and with the first trans women appearing on TV, it was also a societal thing.

This could have been such a good plot point to deal with - even if Jungeun fell "back in love" with men later on. The confusion of sexuality during your younger adult years is a very real thing and I'm sad that they went in a very weird Oedipus-ish way that "Jungeun is actually in love with her father and no man can match up to him for her" instead of acknowledging that she hasn't come to terms with her sexuality yet... well, it's the 90s. The fact that this went on broadcast is kinda great.

레즈비언 자각 주간이라고 누가 말했나요?

그렇다면 아마도 한국 드라마 최초의 레즈비언 대표(?), "사랑이 뭐길래"에서 나오는 지은이 여동생 박정은을 소개합니다.

'사랑이 뭐길래'를 보면서 이 부분이 눈에 띄었는데, 드라마에서 이 부분을 더 크게 만든 사람이 없었나?싶었어요. 극중 정은이가 이런 대사를 하고도 설득력이 거의 스토커급이었던 철진이를 계속 좋아할 리가 없으니까요. 저였어도 성희롱이라고 하고 경찰에게 갈텐데요...

90년대에는 "우리딸 이상하다"라고 하는 게 가장 논리적인 일이었을텐데 지금 돌이켜보면, 정은이가 남자에게 진심으로 끌리지 않았다면? 진심으로 여자에게 끌린다면 어떨까요? 레즈비언인데 그러면...

LGBTQ+는 모든 사회에 항상 존재해왔다는 것이 사실이에요. 첫 번째 트랜스젠더 여성이 TV에 출연하면서 이것은 또한 사회적인 일이었습니다.

정은이가 나중에 "남자들과 다시 사랑에 빠졌다"고 하더라도, 정은이의 혼란을 다루기에 너무 좋은 스토리 포인트가 될 수도 있었어요. 젊은 성인기 동안의 성적인 혼란은 현실적인 것이고, 정은이 아직 자신의 성적인 정체성을 받아들이지 않았다는 것을 인정하는 대신 "정은이가 사실 아빠하고 연애한거야"는 좀 이상한 오이디푸스적인 방식으로 진행이 아쉬워요. 글쎄요, 90년대잖아요.... 이 대사가 방송이 나간 사실은 오히려 좋습니다.

[kdram-chjh]

K-drama: Fight for My Way / Third-Rate My Way (2017)

your seat is mine🙂😎🤣#fightformyway #parkseojoon #kimjiwon #kdrama #hitv #foryou #watchonhitv

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[eristic-kaleidoscope]

Expiry Report 3 & 4

Victim - Ae-ra Cha Body location - Hidden Fountain Room Time of death - 6:03 PM Cause of death - Cardiac Arrest Time of discovery - 8:31 PM Body discoverers - Adrik, Erik Azr, Erisu, Eureka

Victim - Erika Chen Body location - Hidden Fountain Room Time of death - 5:16 PM Cause of death - Asphyxiation Time of discovery - 8:31 PM Body discoverers - Adrik, Erik Azr, Erisu, Eureka

[fredmundo]

LMAO thanks kdrama I feel better now 👍

[anestefi]

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[the2amrevolution]

Fight for My Way (2017) - Episode 1