#I’m very scared of spoilers poor little me

[lochlot-moved]

this man is fun to draw

[ponderingmoonlight]

Megumi losing his will to carry on until (y/n) shows up

Pairing: Megumi x reader

Word Count: 1,5k

Synopsis: Megumi can't take it anymore. All the death, the grief, the misery he caused. He'll never forgive himself for losing you...But are you really dead?

Warnings: THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS! but more in a really decent way, like I actually think if you have no idea of the manga you don't get that these are spoilers lol, HEAVY angst but also comfort, poor Megumi is at his lowest so TW if that offends you

I know I promised you a Sukuna fic it technically is and I will serve, but this basically wrote itself so I hope you like this as well hehe

Take a deep breath in and out, calm your tingling nerves, allow your feet to walk at normal pace. You waited so long for this moment, recovered from your endless injuries Sukuna conflicted on your body and soul. It took Shoko forever to stitch you up again, to make you look like a human being again. But there you go, walking on your very own legs, to finally see the true love of your life again.

When was the last time you spoke to him? Oh, you remember it exactly.

“I’m scared. Scared of what will happen, scared about the things we’ll lost…”

“Hey, you’ll never lose me, okay? I will always stay by your side.”

Little did both of you know he’ll break that promise a few weeks later and that he won’t return to your side for over a year. How hard you fought, how desperately you tried to stand a chance against Sukuna – only to get thrown out of life yourself.

“Are you sure you can handle this, that you are fit enough?”, Yuji questioned with his hand resting on your shoulder.

“You know you don’t have to-“

“This might be the only chance to get him back, right?”

Yuji smiled at you with that pained expression on his face you saw countless times these last months.

“Yuta and I think it might work. After all, everyone knows how much you mean to him.”

You clench your hands into fists. There is no doubt in the fact that Megumi Fushiguro is still in there, that he is still the boy you know and adore with all your heart. Even if it means you’ll get attacked again, even if it might end your life, you’ll have to try.

-Megumi-

Megumi’s body doesn’t move an inch, lifeless eyes staring into nothing but darkness. What time is it? He couldn’t care less. No, time doesn’t make any sense right now. Not when he lost everyone he loved. His family, his friends, his self-control. You.

His heart stings immediately. Oh, your gorgeous face hunts him down like nothing else. The way you talked, the way you laughed. The way you looked at him with widened eyes when your lifeless body fell to the ground, the way your blood pooled around his brown shoes.

Why? Why didn’t you listen to him when he told you earlier to stay away from Sukuna? Why did you decide to show up anyway, without Yuji or Yuta by your side? There was absolutely nothing he could do to save you.

Just like his sister.

Just like Gojo-sensei.

Just like everyone else.

It seems unreal to him. Unreal that he’s the one still alive, that all these people lost their lives through his very own hands. Oh, he’ll never forget the way you cared for his sister, your dumb inside jokes with Gojo. He’ll never forget the way you held his hand that one night, how your soft smile outshone the heavy moonlight.

“Don’t worry Megumi, everything will turn out alright eventually!”

Oh, how wrong you were. How awful these words make his guts turn, how desperately he wants to close his eyes forever.

No, you didn’t deserve your fate. Everyone didn’t deserve their fates. But he? He deserves nothing but death.

Nothing but emptiness.

Nothing but darkness.

“Megumi.”

Is he hallucinating again? Is your voice hunting him down like it always does? It sounds so clear, near to reach. As if he could open his eyes, stretch out his hands and-

“Megumi.”

Again.

His skin suddenly starts to feel warm, as if someone touches his arm. Impossible, no one should be here, it’s just him in this prison that never ends-

“Hey, I’m here. It’s me, (y/n).”

“(y/n)?”

That name. That gorgeous name he adores to the moon and back, that last name that saved him from giving up until you died in front of his eyes.

“Hey, it’s been a while.”

“You’re dead.”

That voice sounds so unknown, so far away that you flinch for a second. Is this really Megumi and not just a cheap copy of him? You swallow hard, desperately try to contain your emotions. Oh, how much you longed for this moment, to finally hold the love of your life again. But on the other hand, you can’t take the sight in front of you. Him laying curled up on the cold floor, face showing absolutely no emotion.

You shake your head. No, you have to be strong right now. If not for yourself, then for him.

“Open your eyes, silly. I’m right here”, you reply.

Gently, you cup his cheek with your hand the way he always secretly adored. This just has to work, you need to get him back.

He hesitates for a moment, breath stuck in his throat. Is this really you or just his own sorrow reminding him of the things he’s done? But what…

He opens his eyes.

His gaze finds yours.

Time stands still.

“I missed you, cutie patootie.”

Reality hits him with full force. This might be a cruel trick, a hallucination. But that nickname was always a little secret between both of you, how you called him in private. No one except you knows about it. No one except you looks at him with so much love gleaming in their eyes. No one except…

“(y/n)”, he breathes out.

“I know you think I’m dead but…I made it, Megumi. I never gave up hope to see you again.”

You can’t hold back the waterfall of tears that now streams down your cheeks, eyes holding onto his gorgeous face for dear life, afraid to lose him all over again.

“(y/n).”

And for the first time since you know him, his eyes get watery to the point where they overflow with tears, the salty stream getting caught in your hands.

“(y/n)”, he whimpers again.

“Don’t feel sorry for what happened. It wasn’t you but him. I don’t blame you”, you blurt out immediately.

“(y/n)!”

Faster than you’re able to comprehend what’s happening, he wraps his longing arms around you, presses you so close that your lungs refuse their service for a second.

“I thought you’re dead. I thought…I killed you.”

The sheer agony in his voice forms a painful lump in your throat. Oh poor Megumi…He doesn’t deserve to feel this way, doesn’t deserve to hold all these horrible memories. How much you’d wish you could simply take his pain away, could make him forget what happened.

But all you’re able to do is holding him tightly.

“You would never harm a single hair on my body-“

“But I did!”, he screams.

“I hurt you! I almost killed you! Just like Gojo-sensei, just like Tsumiki!”

His voice breaks, a dry whimper escapes his lips.

“I…I can’t do this anymore. I can’t hurt another soul. I don’t wanna li-“

“Stop right there.”

Desperately, you force him to look into your reddened eyes.

“This wasn’t you, Megumi. Did you hear me? No one ever thought it was you. We loved you, we missed you, we want you back. When Shoko stitched me up, all I was able to think about was you. Fuck that shitty jujutsu world we’re living in, fuck all the curses and monsters and humans. Think about us, Megumi. Think about what you told me back then, that you’ll always stay by my side. Because that’s were I need you, this is why I love you more than anything else. In my eyes, you’ll never be anything apart from Megumi Fushiguro!”

Without thinking twice, you press your despairing lips against his, taste the salty tears of him and you that mixed on each other’s faces. His arms wrap themselves around your back and waist, hold you into place while you get lost against the lips you know so well but yet not at all. Megumi just needs to come back to you, needs to find his willpower again.

“I need you”, you mutter against his mouth.

“I love you.”

The agony radiating from his voice becomes almost unbearable, lets you hold onto his neck even tighter. No, Megumi didn’t deserve what happened to him. He didn’t deserve to see his loved ones die right before his eyes. He didn’t deserve all the things he’s been through. But this right here, this is just right.

This is a reason to hold on, right?

“Promise me you won’t give up”, you urge.

“Promise me you’ll give yourself the chance to heal, that you’ll stand with me and Yuji and the others. Just promise that you’ll come back.”

“I swore to myself not to be a burden to this world anymore, that I’m done with my pathetic life, that I deserve to die. But you’re alive, you’re lying in my arms…And now I’m too selfish to do that.”

Again, he caresses your lips with his in the gentlest way while his arms hold you in place.

“If I’m not able to look at myself in the mirror, I’m able to look at you.”

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[lizziesblueberries]

She’s in Your Mind

Pairing: Wanda Maximoff x Fem!Reader

Word Count: 2,835

Warnings: Mommy Kink, Mommy!Wanda, Bottom!Reader, praise kink, slight mind control/invasion, there are fingers involved, Dark!Wanda, mention of murder?, multiverse of madness spoilers, I’m new at this don’t judge, smut, |minors DNI, 18+

Summary: Instead of whispering “run” in the MoM scene at the Kamar Taj, (y’all know what I’m talking about) Wanda reads your mind and sees that you are attracted to her. She uses a different method instead of fear, to make you submit to her, and it definitely does not involve running. I feel like we all combusted when we saw that scene…Let me know what you think.

Several students gathered around the courtyard, raising their arms to form shields, listening for the Supreme Sorcerer’s next orders. You weren’t the greatest at magic, still learning as a student with the mystic arts. So even though there were many others like you in Kamar Taj, ready to defend the temple against a great threat, your confidence was not very high. Especially when said threat, was the mythic Scarlet Witch, who is written in script to be more powerful than even the Sorcerer Supreme.

While that was shocking enough, you were even more surprised, when, in a storm of clouds, the Scarlet Witch arrived, red surrounding her and gracing your eyes with the most beautiful women you had ever seen. She was floating high above all of you, talking with Strange in what appeared not to be a pleasant conversation. And yet you could still see the vibrant green of her eyes from where you stood, her hair flaming red, and the sun illuminating her red armor and what looked like a fitting crown. You were mesmerized to say the least, and couldn’t help but stare as she spoke to the other sorcerer.

The sudden movement of Strange backing away from the witch snapped you out of your trance and reminded you of why she was here. A poor girl, named America Chavez, was being hunted for her powers by the Scarlet Witch, wanting to take them for herself which would kill the girl in the process. You were all for protecting young, innocent, supernatural, teenage girls. Murder wasn’t right in your moral standards after all, but you could also understand why the witch was after Chavez’s powers. A mother’s love was no joke and hearing about Wanda losing everyone she loved…it-it was understandable, wrong, but understandable. Strange flew back down to Wong, leaving the Scarlet Witch looking furious after attacking the shield held up by everyone and failing to break through. She threw bright red blasts of her power, shaking the temple, (and a few sorcerers in their boots) but luckily your effort to join forces with one another made the barrier strong enough to withstand her. You felt a sense of victory when she stopped, knowing that she couldn’t break through, but that immediately went away when you heard Strange tell Wong that she was going after your minds instead.

“Fortify your mind!” Wong warns to everyone. You weren’t sure how to exactly do that, but you knew you weren’t a person to scare easily, feeling assured of yourself since you were always fearless and confident when you did dangerous or scary activities. So, preparing yourself for any sort of intimidation or invasion of your mind, you looked toward the Scarlet Witch. Only when you did, she was already looking right at you. You tried not to gasp from the look in her eye, she looked so focused on you and then…interested. You straightened your stance, solidifying your magic more and tried to keep yourself from giving anything away.

Too focused on keeping a strong front and watching her for any movement, prepared for her to possibly scare you or take control of your mind. You were not prepared however, for the sudden presence and warmth you felt from behind you. Feminine curves pressed along your back and soft lips brushed against your ear, you then heard a low beautiful voice whisper.

“I know what your thinking, your thoughts are very loud little one.” Strong arms wrapped around from behind you, delicate hands tipped with black splayed themselves against your stomach, holding you almost possessively. It certainly felt secure. You couldn’t move, not sure what to do, Wanda was still in the air above you, looking at you with dark eyes. You knew she was in your head, that what you were feeling was all in your head. Yet it felt so real and, you hated to admit it, she felt so good. What was she trying to do? You weren’t going to just let her control you, make you give up your magic and run. Letting your defense down would make everyone else lose their defense as well and as nice as she felt you wouldn’t give up that easily and fail everyone.

You tried to move forward a bit, to get out of her hold, but that plan failed miserably when she merely moved her hands down, grabbing you by the hips and pressed you flush against her, hips slotting against each other. This time you couldn’t contain the whimper that left your mouth and you felt her smile against you ear.

“Your a little fighter aren’t you?” She said with amusement. You tried not to show how much she was making you flush, but knew you failed when you felt her hum from behind you.

“I know how you feel about me, you can’t hide it, not from me. This feels good, doesn’t it? Don’t you want to feel more? You want to know what it feels like to be my good girl and let go don’t you?” Her lips skimmed down to your neck as she said this, placing a gentle kiss right below your ear. “Your doing so well already, look at you, such a sweet girl letting me hold her. You feel so good against Mommy.”

An uncontrollable shiver racked through your body at her actions and you had to bite your lip to contain the moan you wanted to let out at her words. You wanted to feel more, you already wanted to please her, but you knew it was wrong. So many people were counting on you to hold your ground, to stay strong. You didn’t want to let them down, but your resistance was crumbling and she knew it. She moved her hands up from your hips, up to your stomach, nails scratching upward through your clothes, then stopped right under your breasts, making you tremble. She nuzzled her face into your neck, taking a deep breath of your scent and moaned right into your ear, effected by your smell.

“Oh, baby girl, I can smell you already. You smell so good, all ready for Mommy to taste you. I know you don’t want to fight me anymore, it’s hard isn’t it? Having to think all those hard thoughts, making big decisions, trying to please all these people who don’t even know you.” She moved her hands up and finally cupped your breasts, without thinking, your back arched into her, her warm hands started to slowly massage them as a reward. Whispering in your ear, “But I know you, I know your just a sweet girl, one who just wants to be loved and cared for. You just want to please Mommy don’t you? Let Mommy make all the hard decisions and let me take care of you.” Wanda suddenly slides her leg between yours from behind, barely adding friction to where you’re so badly aching. She places her mouth back on your neck and starts to suck, and in between each slow mark she lays, she continues to speak. “It’s ok my little one.” Another kiss, “Don’t fight me anymore.” A soft bite, “I promise it will all be ok, I will take care of everything.” (She doesn’t mention, that she’s also means everyone.)

At this point your panting, your so close to just letting go. There is nothing else but Wanda. Wanda looking down at you gently, her body molded behind you, holding you safely in her arms, her soft melodic voice surrounds you, her hands caress your body in intoxicating ways and they won’t stop. She’s in your head, and now almost has your heart, you’ve forgotten what it was you were trying to fight, to resist. How could you fight her, why would you want to fight her? All she has been is sweet to you so far, why not just let go? You look to the right of you to see if any other sorcerers are aware of what’s happening, to see if that would remind you of your reason to resist. That thought is quickly shut down however, when instead of seeing a fellow sorcerer, you become face to face with striking emerald eyes, the pinkest lips you’ve ever seen, and high cheek bones that you just want to place your palms over and hold cherishingly. All attached to this stunning women who holds you gently like your her whole world. You’re caught in her gaze, her pupils are blown wide, taking you all in as she leans closer, her lips are just barely grazing against yours when she does. Warm breath caresses your lips when she finally decides to say the one thing you needed to hear to let go.

“Such a Good girl”

You moan, loud and wanting, sinking in to her and giving up all resistance, and Wanda’s eyes light up at the sound, at your giving in. She grabs a handful of your hair and pulls you to her, smashing your lips together. Her lips are even softer than you thought, and you thought of them pretty soft from just looking at them. Her nails scratch the back of your head lightly, sending pleasant shivers down your spine and you moan, opening your mouth. Wanda uses this as her way in past your lips, her tongue sliding in smoothly, curling against the roof of your mouth, completely devouring what feels like your entire being. She grabs both the sides of your face for better leverage, and presses her front against yours. Chests heaving against each other as you both practically breathe in one another. Sucking on your tongue as she pulls away, you whine. She laughs, it’s a short laugh, low, soft, and sweet. Your instantly addicted to it. She moves her head down to your neck, and you can’t control your breathing or the noises she’s pulling from you. Nipping and sucking all along your throat and you begin to move your hips against her.

“Yes, that’s it, good girl, give yourself to Mommy. Let me see all of you. Such a sweet girl, giving in and letting Mommy take over.” She slides her hands down your body, one going to your ass, the other slyly finds it’s way into your pants. You gasp when you feel deft fingers caress your covered pussy. Your completely soaked, through your panties and all. You try to act unembarrassed about this, but Wanda has other ideas.

“My my, look at you baby girl, dripping all over just from a kiss. Does Mommy make you feel that good? Or do you perhaps like the idea of everyone seeing you being completely taken by me? Letting them see what a little slut you are for the Scarlet Witch. Do you like it when Mommy shows everyone just who you belong too?” Her fingers continue to move up and down over your covered pussy, but it’s not enough. Too much clothing and not enough attention to where you want her. Your dumbly humping her hand now, and you whimper from frustration. She pulls back a little, her hand that was groping your ass, swiftly moves to your throat, holding you there. She looks at you with her teeth slightly bared, so close to your mouth you can almost taste her.

“Answer me my pretty girl, do you like it when Mommy claims you in front of all these people? You want me to make you cum right here on my fingers for everyone to watch? Answer Mommy when she asks you a question and my good girl will get a sweet little treat.” Her fingers have moved to the sides of your folds not even close to your clit, creating a V shape with her fingers, teasing with how close she is to where you need her. Your absolutely ruined at this point, arousal dripping down your legs. Your so desperate for her to touch you, to give you your release, so with a blush that won’t seam to leave your face and neck, you nod quickly and do your best to give her a coherent answer.

“Y-yes, I want you M-mommy, please mommy let me cum, I’ll be your good girl, let them to see what you do to me, make me yours.” Delighted with your answer, Wanda smiles, it’s dazzling and your stunned by her beauty all over again. You don’t have much time to dwell on that though because the next moment, she’s pulling you in to her by your throat, kissing you so deeply that you don’t notice her fingers slipping past your underwear until a finger is dipping into your tight pussy. She sinks her finger in all the way at the same time her tongue delves in your mouth, nearly reaching to the back of your throat with her hot tongue. She moans at how wet you are, and starts to slowly move her finger in and out of you, her tongue synchronizing with her finger. Your eyes roll to the back of your head, you’ve never felt so taken, she’s consuming all of you and it’s absolutely mind numbing. With her hand that’s still holding your neck, her thumb starts to caress the column of your throat, you don’t know how someone can completely devour you and still be soft and dominating at the same time. She starts to move her hand faster against you and soon you need more.

“Mommy. Please, I need more.” you gasp out. Wanda pulls back from kissing you and hums.

“We’ll since my good girl asked so politely.” With out any other warning, you feel her add another finger. With dark eyes never leaving your face, she eases both her fingers in, you let a choked moan and you stare at her with wide eyes never moving from hers. Addicted to the way she watches you, she takes note of every sound and reaction you make and you love it, love the attention and care. It’s this look, and the way she moves her thumb to rub tight circles on your clit, pumping in to you at the same time that brings you close to the edge. Wanda can sense your close, the way your cunt clenches around her fingers, gripping them so tightly. The way your hips starts to move erratically against her. She groans at how wet and warm you are, going crazy with the way you look at her, with pleading and near tears in your eyes. You don’t know if you can go for much longer so you try to tell her.

“I’m gonna-mommy please I’m gonna cum.” You gasp out.

“Shh, shh, I know baby girl, your doing so good, such a good girl taking mommy’s fingers so well. I want you to cum now, be my good girl and cum all over my fingers.” The thought of getting her black tipped fingers messy with your cum makes you groan. After this, she adds a third finger, curling them, pumping them so deep in you, hitting spots you’ll never reach yourself and your release finally washes over you. You feel like your exploding. Arching into her, arms wrapped around her neck holding tight, eyes closed shut because your literally seeing stars. She’s watching you closely, holding you up because your legs stopped working since before you came. And now she’s just breathing you in, whispering praises to you and slowly moving her fingers to prolong your pleasure. You finally come down from your near heaven experience, calming your breathing into her neck as you hold each other. She rubs your back, holding the back of your neck, keeping you close, until she pulls back a little. You try to stop the whine that slips out, but she hears it.

“Don’t worry little one, I’m not leaving you. Your mine now, and I take care of what’s mine.” You feel warm and content at her words, knowing she wasn’t going to just use you and then leave you… why would she use you and leave you… wasn’t there something you were doing? Oh.

Suddenly, she’s not holding you anymore. You finally come back to the real world, and look up. The Scarlet Witch looks back down at you, and she smirks. You sink to your knees, letting go of your hold on your magic. You can’t believe what just happened, what felt like hours, was only just a couple seconds in your mind. The Scarlet Witch invaded your mind, taking over every part of you, and you let her. The barrier breaks down around the temple, and your comrades start to attack. You don’t, instead you feel scarlet wisps gently lift your body off the ground. As your being moved to safety away from the chaos, Wanda demolishing the temple and its sorcerers, you can’t seem to bring yourself to help or care. It may have been in your mind, but Wanda owns you now, and what a good girl she owns.

Part 2

@cthulhus-curse

Y’all let me know what was your favorite part! I’m desperate to talk about Wanda. 😭and I’d love to hear what you think.

[the0retically]

The Suckening thoughts-#6 Meet Your Maker:

Spoilers below but my god that was a cool episode

- The intros get crazier and crazier and I love it

- Part 2?? Oh!! Goodness I have no idea how many episodes there will be of this and I’m so Scared because they all said it emotionally destroyed them

- …why are they spending this long on this intro,,,,please

- GOD THE MUSIC SLAPS SO MUCH NATHAN HANOVER THANK YOU FOR MAKING AN AMAZING SCORE

- GREFGORE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CHARLIE PLEASE

- Emizel’s “I HAVE QUESTIONS!” makes me So sad

- “Arthur do you see Grefgore anywhere?” SHILOOOOOOO :((((((

- “Arthur please just wait for like 45 minutes” “….is there a pet store nearby” PLEASE??

- SIBLING BONDING EXERCISE!!

- God why are they going back in????

- Ok yeah cat emizel, he has claws

- This is a nightmare what the hell, but good! Go get Grefgore!

- SHILO?? GO WITH YOUR BROTHER

- They’re just redoing it??????? Y’all pleaseeeeee…Charlie’s just like “yeah this will be Exactly the same!!”

- “What is another life for Grefgore!” Shilo I love you, thank god you’re going to try and get him

- And god emizel is Alone what the hell

- And they had to leave Condi alone goodness

- NO! THATS THE QUESTION HE WANTS ANSWERED?? brooooooo

- Ok that entire exchange made me so sad, he lost when him and the demons got their hideout, sure he was able to get Grefgore back (LETS GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!) but he Still does not have an answer to why he was abandoned and Shilo got to stay :((((( emizel buddy :(((

- Rip Arthur Petco is closed

- BIZLY IS SO HAPPY ABOUT GREFGORE BEING BACK!

- ……….weird digital glitching?? Excuse me?

- Also god why is Shilo’s aura mortal

- Awwwwwww shilo goes to hug grefgore!!

- “Can vampires regrow their heads?” “……………….what?” Oh god Grizz please don’t cut grefgore’s head off

- “Permission to hug you back my prince?” “Of course!” “Big day for grefgore!” PLEASE :)))

- “You still have many hours for the night” “is that true?” “….yeah?? No! You caught me in one of my DM lies!” iconic exchange

- Oh my god what is happening with this poor nurse, just let her go!!

- Oh god now this has become a sitcom bit what is happening, shilo is just concerned for this woman’s life but emizel and Arthur are trying to get her to get Vanya’s schedule

- :( Arthur telling the boys they don’t have to come with is Very sad

- “If Grefgore is truly a burden to you then I shall go get blood” GREFGORE NO YOURE NOT A BURDEN

- No vents? Damn rip

- Thank god no Arthur frenzy

- LAZARUS????? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE

- He’s in the toilet???

- Oh a little family reunion!

- ……….why is this sus, is that really Lazarus?

- WHY IS HE PUSHING A PHEASANT THROUGH THE TOILET PORTAL?

- Charlie’s curse as a DM is just making insane animal noises

- …..is shilo allergic to birds?? Why is he sneezing bizly please let him enjoy the bird

- “Well it is what it is!” LAZARUS PLEASE

- The chaos of the twins to the seriousness of Arthur is Such a juxtaposition

- Oh…Arthur killed his family, god this is heartbreaking

- “Why did you use me?” “Because it was the most effective way” GOD PLEASE

- God props to Charlie and Grizz for this whole interaction, I love this

- OH STAKE RIGHT THROUGH HER HEART

- Arthur popping off, it’s incredibly sad but good for you! Burn her!!!!!! She’s the reason your family is dead, kill her!!!!

- Arthur I love you I’m so sorry your life has been this tragic

- EMIZEL DID NOT ANSWER AND SAY “YELLOW?”

- Jonny???? Oh god, why is there a hit on the demons??

- Thank god soda isn’t there! Please Charlie say soda isn’t there

- HA GRIZZ REALIZING THAT EMIZEL FORGOT THE GANG WAS SO GOOD

- But emizel remembers Theo at least!! That’s good!

- SHILO IS GETTING THE OLD PEOPLE TO BEAT UP EMIZELS SIRE????? IM CRYING OH MY GOD

- What???? Metal???? What is up with this vampire

- Please tell me emizel isn’t going to die again

- Why did they leave Grefgore behind???

- “YOU SHOULD’VE JUST LET ME SUCK YOU MAN!” “WELL I’M SORRY I SUCKED BACK!” ????????

- SHILO RALLY THE OLD PEOPLE!!!!!

- Charlie is that old man Earl????

- EMIZEL IS DEAD AGAIN??????

- “The Wylan twins send their regards” ??????? HUH??

- Shilo is just a sweet boy :( but GET OUT OF THERE

- SHILO GETS HIT TOO?

- “Next session is going to be the adventures of Arthur and Grefgore!”

- Shilo please get out of there

- GOOD RUN!! GET OUT OF THERE

- SHILO PLEASE YOU CANNOT DIE

- WHAT THE HELL

- TAKE GOD FOR REFLEXIVE HEALING

- MINUS FIVE TO EVERY ROLL??

- HE MADE IT! HE SACRIFICED THE OLD PEOPLE HES BLEEDING OUT BUT HES OK!!

- EMIZEL HI??

- Get out of the sun my boy!!

- Oh,,,,,,,oh no?? He has no arms or legs oh my god, he’s tied to a chair and his mouth is sewn shut????

- HORROR HORROR HORROR

- CHARLIE WHAT THE FUCK

- WHAT THE HELL??

- I don’t know why this encounter with the twins and emizel is the most terrified I’ve been with Charlie dming, holy shit

- WAIT EDWARD TWILIGHT?????? WHAT THE FUCK?????

- Emizel I love you, biting off your own tongue to spit at them is amazing he’s so iconic

- Viv and Vex,,,,,interesting

- GOD EMIZEL I LOVE YOU YOURE BADASS

- 7! God please don’t lose more I’m getting scared

- BUT GOD A GREAT EPISODE

[imtooscaredforthis]

The Dark Side of Ghostface

AKA- Me analyzing Ghostface’s character after reading his tome in class 🤭🤭🤭

Spoiler Warning Ahead- Ghostface’s Archives

I’m not going to lie, I’m kind of a perfectionist. I’ve spent a while trying to analyze Ghostface and write him as closest to canon as possible lmfao- and this isn’t me trying to tell people how to write Ghostface..you can write him however you want, it’s just my interpretation…so yeah- Let me know if there’s anything I missed!

I- Daddy Issues + Origin

The only thing known about Danny’s family is his Father, who was also a murderer who loved to share horror stories, just like him.

His father was hard on him, told him terrifying stories of his kills, and was “as tough as nails” - and when your father is a serial killer, a man who’s already prone to lots of violence, you can guess the things he’s done to him

Still, Danny respected his father, but he did kill him, and his father was his first “design” - his first kill - and Danny felt ashamed of the way he killed him.

And for the nature v nurture debate for Danny, I guess we have an answer…both. Not only did he get his Homicidal tendencies from genetics, but his father literally taught him to kill too

Danny’s father affects his perspective greatly, especially how he views life and humanity, saying that humans are “intrinsic killers”

II- The Design + How Danny views murder

It’s easy to tell that Danny is a narcissist and a psychopath, I mean, he literally writes about his murders in the paper

He sees his murders as a story, a design, art, something to keep the suburban community aka the majority and the ordinary at unrest. He sees it as a favor, help keeping their lives interesting by scaring the shit out of them

Danny goes after the ordinary, someone most people can relate to, and someone who doesn’t deserve to die, because it makes it just the more terrifying

He follows his victims routines, plans out the murder in his head, pictures the kill, and the headlines he’ll write about it and then executes it

III- Personality + Pet Peeves

Danny is a perfectionist, but he also seems a little more restrained compared to the other dbd killers. He stalks his prey, holds back and plans his kill, waiting for the right moment…for the most part.

His “normal” personality- Jed is a charming and kind, but non-threatening presence and he knows he has to seem like that to avoid suspicion, duh, and easily manipulate people, so they’ll just be like “oh good old Jed, he wouldn’t hurt a fly” bullshit

But what really pisses Danny off when people don’t fear Ghostface, when they view him as an “urban legend” - OR when ordinary people or losers try to act like killers, like him (EX: “The three stooges” who talked about killing and had the pictures of killers up on the wall…killers that Danny admired and deemed “legends” and he went fucking crazy, stabbing one of the men in the face so many times that he was unrecognizable)

Danny wants people to take what he does seriously, he is aware of the impact of his actions, and what he’s doing, so if and when he finds out someone is laughing about it? Laughing at him? He gets pissed

So there are certain triggers that can make Danny snap, just like anyone else. But when he snaps…he becomes very violent, much more violent than usual

Because Danny takes his designs seriously, does this mean he’s a serious person? Not at all. He’s cruel, and taunts the men he kills in the arcade, and also the man he killed in the hardware store

He’s having a very fun time, as you can see here, humming to himself and doing his little taunting wave before he kills the poor man working at the register (RIP Cashier)

IV- Killing + Entity’s Favorite

Most of, if not all the things Danny does have to do with his design. He’s either writing, searching for his next victim, stalking his next victim, or killing

There’s not a lot of Danny’s life that doesn’t have to do with murder, especially since he was raised to be a killer

Which is why when he was a perfect candidate to be taken by The Entity. While some other killers have been brainwashed or turned into monsters, Danny’s mental state doesn’t change in the slightest, when you read the quotes of his add ons

In fact, he enjoys The Entity’s dimension. It’s a place where he can murder and stalk and do as he pleases, and doesn’t have to worry about getting caught or pretending to be normal. He can just be his murderous psycho self.

[vestaclinicpod]

Audio Drama Sunday - 30th July ✨

Another great week of audio drama has kept my brain busy while my data collection is less busy. Happy Audio Drama Sunday, please allow me to share my favourites!

SPOILERS!!

🌲 @hellofromthehallowoods (127) Oh NO Mrs Wicker get your children away from that Church!!!! I love to hear the J-sibs starting to push back against her, long may it continue! I'm also still obsessed with the Raven-Writing Desk dynamic and it's only going to get juicier when Mr Writing Desk actually wants to follow Penny’s demands… And Danielle!! I love that she still gets to be an active help in the mission to the North in a way that doesn’t feel like deus ex machina because it’s just her. 

🎞 Tiny Terrors (022) this episode had me yelling ‘what’s the catch?!?!?’ internally and I’ve just seen that the wait is over to listen to the other side of the tape!! Angela, what are you??

🌍 @lastechoespod (7) As some of you may know. . . I am a huge fan of Drs in Space. This episode had me gripped, those poor people 😭 What a cruel scare tactic from the Collected for that to be played to the people trying to decide whether to join. I’m so tense to hear what the final archival selection is going to be! 

🧛‍♂️ @re-dracula Things are TENSE aboard the Demeter. Even in <60s of audio, the creeping dread is so palpable. And Mina, sweet Mina! So thrilled to have her back! Listening rather than reading has makes it so much easier to parse the long, chunky sections describing Whitby!! I have high hopes that I'm going to stick with it to the very end this time.

 💫 Wolf 359 (24-32) Oh fuck. I am so glad I have all the episodes to listen to at once. I could NOT have dealt with the wait between seasons. Ep 30, Mayday, is possibly one of the coolest things I’ve ever heard. I love that feeling of rooting for a character so hard that you forget that they don’t really exist and that you know they make it because there are another 30 eps of the show left. And the new characters - Kepler, Jacobi, Maxwell - wow, I LOVE to hate them. They’re fantastic in the worst way. 

🎩 @ethicstownpod (5) Things got a little creepy on the emergency broadcast this week. Memory is created as it is recalled?? What?? My mind is boggled. I’m very excited to hear how this, and what seems to be a growing discomfort between January and Artemis, plays out in the next episodes! 

🥾@doyoucopypod (3) Now. Hear me out. I know that being stuck up in a radio tower all day has got to be boring but I do think there might be a better time to flirt with your colleague than when 3 people are missing in a place called the ‘Dead Zone’ where strange ecological events are occurring . . . Just me?? Have I got the braincell here??? I’m so excited for these shenanigans to get even spookier. 

🏴‍☠️ Yeah. I listened to @levianpod again. What are you going to do? Support their crowdfunder? Good. Do it.

🎧 Such an interesting episode of The First Episode Of with @wirelandranch! The wireland vibes have always been immaculate and it’s so interesting to learn about where it came from and why it’s an amalgamation rather than a straight-up audio drama. 

🐬 Described as a weird mystery, @patterspod is exactly that. It’s batshit in the best possible way. Perhaps I hang out with strange people, but the main character is so normal in his weirdness, I feel like most people know a guy like Ryan even though Ryan is a liar ghostwriter trying to hunt down his thieving EX-boss with ?paranormal connections. It’s great stuff. 

I hope everyone has a lovely weekend! My goal is to have season two of the show written by the start of August . . . So I should stop writing this and get to writing that . . . Right? Okay.

[troperrific]

/chapter 56 and 57 spoilers + predictions for Part 5/

Chapter 56

SLOTH HAS ARRIVED

well it’s been here since the beginning lol

First of all, I find it curious that the chapter began with the announcement that this is Chapter 5- SLOTH. None of the other sins had that. Does that mean there’ll be something different at the end of the arc?

Also, Belphegor really did begin the chapter painting himself (?) as the hero, lol.

Belphegor vc: “Yes, only I did anything for the poor boy. I, who gave him gore-vision to isolate him even further and let my insane and unhinged siblings fellow Demon Lords do my job for me traumatize him, so he would want to commit die. No, no one has ever tried comfort or befriend him *shoves Dante, Leah, Imuri, Barbara, Mikhail and the school kids to the side* NO!! ONE!!”

Belphegor vc, as he continues to traumatize and isolate Mr. Priest during this arc (probably): I AM SUCH A GOOD DADMOM PERSON!!

lol.

But seriously though. Although Belphegor’s statement about people not helping Mr. Priest is true to a very good extent, it’s also an exaggeration. Furthermore, it’s very likely that Belphegor has sabotaged Mr. Priest from within for many years and prevented him from getting help.

I mean. There are two extras that have adults like Albert and Charles suggest (sometimes to Mr. Priest himself) to get him some counseling/therapy. The latest diary entry from Belphegor mentions that “even he was ignored this time” which, coupled with that scene of him covering his eyes (implying his responsible for how Mr. Priest sees the world) from chapter 34, makes me think that the Lord of Sloth has often whispered in Mr. Priest’s ears, filling him with doubt and fear, that others would hate or abandon him if he showed his weakness, his anger, his view of the world. Preventing him from asking for help. Preventing him from letting himself get helped.

There’s kinda of this implicit message in the two latest arcs, (Gluttony and Lust) that sometimes you do have to ask for help. That you need to let others help you. It’s a lesson both Leah and Mr. Priest should’ve learned. Because, sometimes, people can only help you if you let them.

This is not to shift the blame onto Mr. Priest. Nor am I saying that the Church isn’t to blame for Mr. Priest’s mental state and that they didn’t neglect helping the kid. Because they really fucking did. But getting help and healing isn’t entirely up to others. You need to let others in. And that sort of vulnerability has always been… something to fear, I think, for Mr. Priest.

To make a comparison to Belphegor, one could say Asmodeus acted in a similar way. She tried to rape Mr. Priest (while claiming to wanting to help him), ignored Imuri when she called her out on it, still claimed to be the only one who could help him, talked about his traumas as if she was never responsible for any them and then tried to rape him again (while claiming she’s going to help him. again).

It’s sort of similar, in my opinion. Like Asmodeus, he’s not entirely responsible for Mr. Priest’s traumas, in this case, not getting help he needs. But he is responsible for at least some of this issue.

Even if that’s not how Belphegor sees it.

The Demon Lords in general often strike me as… hmm, a bit delusional or self-serving in many ways, even in their memories and thoughts? They’re unreliable narrators, that’s for sure.

We still don’t how they first met or what exactly Belphegor does in Mr. Priest’s head, other than let his many issues and traumas fester and rot, so I’m very curious about this arc. The Lord of Sloth is already giving crazy vibes, and that scares me. I thought Asmodeus and Beelzebub were insane but this guy? Looking forward to seeing how unhinged he is~

I have very little to comment about this chapter, since it’s more of a set-up for what’s about to come.

But a few things:

Vir and Charlotte’s expressions are curious to me. It doesn’t look like their alliance with Tachibana is all that stable. Or perhaps their goals might not be quite the same…? It doesn’t look like they get along, and we don’t know what the witches told Tachibana in order to get her financial help.

The extras have hinted at the appearance of Cass (Imuri’s friend) and the journalist. Are they going to appear in this arc? Is Marco going to appear soon too?

The question of the Church paying for their indolence is quite interesting. There was that one extra, of course, talking about those who wait on evil… but I’m also wondering if there’s something more literal? I ascribe to the theory that the figure inside Mr. Priest is actually Belphegor, so it could be just that…

But also, the Gluttony and the Lust arcs proved that… parts (?) of the Demon Lords can coexist in different places that they can control. For example, Beelzebub is able to send his mouths wherever he wants, even when he’s about to leave to Gehenna, and one of the extras showed he can communicate through them as well (like, he heard what Levi said and talked back). And, as shown with Asmodeus, with enough energy, she could appear as both Aria and the Demon Lord of Lust at the same time. It’s convincing enough that everyone, even Imuri at first, was fooled. It's implied that both bodies could coexist at that moment and Asmodeus, thanks to the Lust she gathered, could manage both bodies at the same time.

So maybe Belphegor has another “body”, other than the form inside Mr. Priest’s mind? Maybe he’s disguised among the exorcists/Church? (<- crazy thoughts)

Also, it looks like both Dante and Daniel are also suffering from the same disease of “I’m a tough and harsh old man who thinks and speaks logically and coldly please believe my bravado” that afflicts Cardinal Heisenberg. We’ve already seen that both Dante and Daniel do actually see Mr. Priest as a kid.

The men in this manga are so allergic to emotional vulnerability…. just be sincere…

Chapter 57

This chapter’s title may be “Wheel”, but it might as well be “intent vs action”.

First of all, I like that Dante is Mr. Priest’s supervisor. It’ll be nice to see them interact more. Not to mention Dante’s reflection about his advice towards Mr. Priest…

It’s such a bittersweet feeling. It’s not like Dante said it without meaning. He’d truly believed that love was a saving force… in some ways, he still does! What with him talking about God’s unconditional love during his fight with Vir.

But he also believed in the redemptive force of romantic love. Which, to him, didn’t save Vir. Of course, Vir’s motives are unknown to us, but they probably also come from a place of love, both romantic (towards Dante), but also neighborly (?) love…

Of course, just because someone has good intentions, it doesn’t mean the consequences will also be “good”. I think Dante’s “failed” and flawed advice is a good example as to what happens a lot in this manga (and no, not just to Mr. Priest). Which is… well, sometimes you can try helping someone and it just… doesn’t work!

I think a lot of readers don’t understand that? That it’s entirely possible that other people may have tried helping Mr. Priest, even in the smallest ways, but it just… didn’t work! Or it backfired! Like Dante considers his advice to have done! It happens!! Helping people… isn’t as easy as it seems, and the story seems to be taking a more realistic approach to that.

…anyway, I think it’s good that Mr. Priest has an adult supervisor now. Leah and Barbara may care about him, but I think they’re just too close in age to provide the help he needs. And… it’s… kinda unreasonable to expect a traumatized kid to heal another traumatized kid.

The parts that surprised me the most were with Imuri and Daniel, however.

I’m gonna play Devil’s Advocate here (heh), regarding Daniel’s lines from both chapters 56 and 57, as they struck me as peculiar, not because of what they seemed to convey on a superficial level, but rather because of who they came from and the hidden nuances they might carry.

At first glance, they come off as the usual harsh stance the Church has towards their exorcists, particularly their weird stance on Mr. Priest, and their apparent incapacity to admit their own faults and take responsibility for their incompetence.

...Except, Daniel was the one to point out that all the shit that pilled up until now (the witches, Mr. Priest snapping) was due to their indolence.

So, Daniel knows that they’re partially responsible for Mr. Priest.

Another point I’d like to make is that… I think Daniel has a history of making extremely cold but pragmatic decisions and deliberately coming off as harsh as he can to get people to cooperate.

But… in one of the volume extras, he expresses regret over his ruthlessness, musing if what he did for the sake of logic and the greater good wasn’t actually in vain. It was Daniel too who suggested that “only the strong be allowed on the field”.

And yet…

So, I think Daniel has many conflicting feelings about this… situation. Finally, I’d like to add that it was also Daniel who denied the suggestion of “restraining” Mr. Priest.

So. If Daniel sees Mr. Priest as a kid and not a tool, if he admits that the Church has responsibility towards everything bad that has happened so far, if he feels guilty about his own ruthlessness, why did he word things like that? Well, we already had Heisenberg spell out part of it:

As for other reasons… I’m actually perplexed, because it comes off as awfully manipulative at first glance- and it could as well be that- the kind of thing parents say to a child who messed up, y’know?

But.

The more I think about it, the more I consider that, had he gone with the soft route, a “we’d like to help you” or “we screwed up”, it’d still have come off as manipulative. It wouldn’t necessarily have to be manipulation, but it’d come off like that.

And… Daniel is actually being honest here. Not about what he feels towards the situation, probably, but as to what the situation is and how many members of the Church reacted upon hearing of his destruction.

In a way... He’s letting Mr. Priest know that the Church doesn’t currently trust him. That’s… a really interesting choice, and again, I can’t tell if it’s manipulation or a warning for Mr. Priest’s sake.

So… I think there’s a lot to unpack here, in just these few sentences.

Is it a really shitty way to put things to Mr. Priest? Absolutely.

Is it borderline manipulative and a way to keep him obedient? I think it could be read that way and it likely has that effect on Mr. Priest.

Is it an honest statement about what’s happening with the upper clergymen? Yes, actually.

Is Daniel purposefully playing the “bad guy” here? Maybe.

I don’t know what’s going through his mind in those scenes, but I think it’s worth noting that he has said things that contradict past remarks or actions these past few chapters.

Whether that’s intentional or poor writing remains to be seen.

I’d also like to note that, it’s a curious contrast to Aria’s actions and words from the previous arc, which were “conventionally soft” and caring, but were specifically designed to manipulate Mr. Priest.

you’re still a dick, though, Daniel. but that’s also what I find interesting about you

Speaking of jerks…

Never has Imuri been as charming or likable as she is now. What fucking selfish brat (compliment).

Seriously, though, this is actually consistent with what we’ve seen so far. She did put her pride and her feelings above Mr. Priest’s safety in the last arc!!

And I was waiting for her reaction over Mr. Priest “choosing Aria” over her!! And it’s glorious!! She’s more upset about the fact that Asmodeus’ little games have affected her relationship with Mr. Priest than his own well-being!! Even if for a moment!! Amazing!! What childish reaction!! Imuri, you knew what Asmodeus was doing!! You watched her manipulate him! And you’re mad it worked? That’s actually so funny!

My main grievances over Imuri as a character and supernatural love interest were that… it felt like she was too normal? Even moreso after we found out that she was essentially raised by Leviathan and had constant contact with Asmodeus and Satan.

It didn’t make sense to me that she was so normal (to the point many readers just pointed out she barely resembled a demon and was basically a normal human girl). And because she was so normal, it didn’t make sense to me why she hadn’t found her “true love” yet. It also defeated the point (to me) of the question as to whether “demons and humans can be together” to me. She’s not weird nor insane nor monstrous in any way or form, there's wouldn't be much of a cultural clash, so what’s the point??

(of course, there was that one scene where she went “oh, this is really erotic” upon seeing a bawling Leah and her “strong feelings” towards Mr. Priest, but that. went nowhere, so I just shrugged. it still makes me go ???)

But if that’s how it’s going to be!! If we’re going to acknowledge her selfishness!! Then maybe I can actually be genuinely invested in their relationship!! Are you telling me that the main couple will finally be interesting and compelling?? Please!! Tell me it’s so!!

(mostly joking, but until now I did find Imuri’s and Mr. Priest’s budding romance to be… just okay? kinda cute but mostly okay. less interesting than other dynamics though)

That’s hot.

To be honest, I also never really found Imuri as cute or charming as the author likely intended. It often came across as the same as Mr. Priest and their relationship- the author seemed to be trying too hard, and it had the opposite effect on me instead.

This is nice though.

Do I think the author will have Imuri actually be a bastard? Eh, not really. But the intention of “ruining him” is enough to me. Very much like what a Demon Lord would do.

It’s kinda of funny that this is the opposite of what Asmodeus “learned” at the end of Part 4. She recognized that, even if she had ruined (or tried to anyway) Sarah, that this would not have made the girl hers… and now here is Imuri, going all, I’m gonna make him worse. lol.

(Maybe she should’ve listened to Aria’s songs?? Her crazy aunt’s stories?? Imuri!!)

Also!! The demons are so shitty at handling rejection~ I love that~~

Small note: Imuri does use the term (堕とす) “otosu”, which is the same as the title and the same term the demons have been using to refer to either make someone” fall from grace” or make them “fall in love”. Thus the pun in the English title. My take is that, while they’re not necessarily interchangeable in the story, it is implied that many of the demons we’ve seen regard the first as necessary for the second.

Especially Imuri.

Anyway, go off Imuri!! Be as passionate and shitty as you want!!

Oh, and before I forget. This:

This is a special clue that will help destroy us later!!

Will definitely backfire later on. Which will be hilarious to watch. The Church should suffer their hubris. But also this is such a stupid idea- just get him a regular therapist you fucking morons (lol).

Now, onto my nonsensical thoughts about the possible themes we may see in this arc…

Predictions for Chapter 5- SLOTH

These will be… more a collection of thoughts, and will probably be less organized than what I usually try to write… As usual, prepare for my crazy nonsense…

1. Sloth’s probable temptation: the Eternal Childhood

So. Because of the last arc, Mr. Priest is now seeing Imuri in a more sexual light. In fact, him turning away his plushies as he masturbated, and the title itself (“The End of Adolescence” is the official translation, but the original in Japanese could be more literally translated as “Childhood’s End”) indicate that he’s growing up and, apparently, to Sloth, that could mean he’s distancing himself from the Demon Lord, what with Belphegor’s consistent connection towards plushies and… I guess I could say, “children’s rooms”, and “childhood” in general, so to speak?

I mean, the extra files with Belphegor apparently writing in a diary are titled “A Diary from a Certain Child’s Room” and the one extra about a suicide survivor talks about them seeing a child’s room. The crooning figure is probably Belphegor.

What does this have to do with tempting Mr. Priest, you ask? Well, it’s pretty simple.

The manga, I think, runs on the Children Are Innocent trope quite a bit. There’s a lot to talk about kids and how often they kinda of appear or are mentioned in the manga, thematically speaking.

(a woman’s body. their beauty. their womb. future children. all of these have appeared thematically-wise in every single arc. it’s something to analyze later but it’s not the point right now, so shhhh).

But the last arc talked a lot about how children should be… well, children! They should play, not worry about work or saving the world or marrying and having sex and having babies.

Children should play. Children shouldn’t have to worry. Children don’t have to worry. Leave the hard work and the sorrows and making choices to the adults.

…See, growing up can be scary because, sometimes, it’s all about fucking up, getting up and dealing with your mistakes.

And at the same time, if children are innocent and free (and sinless), it’s because they don’t have to face the weight of making difficult choices just yet.

For the first time… I think, Mr. Priest felt that he made genuine mistakes. That the choices he made were wrong (going to “Aria” first, choosing to continue the fight after it was over, causing the destruction of the school, masturbating while thinking about Imuri) and he can’t take them back now. His newly found sexual attraction over Imuri is also proving difficult for him.

These choices… Mr. Priest’s choices, to him, finally had consequences, whereas they didn’t really in the previous arcs. Be it because someone took care of it for him (like, in the Leviathan arc, as Barbara evacuated the townspeople and Leah prevented said town from being leveled) or because it was other people’s choices that mattered and had consequences (in the Beelzebub arc, it was Imuri’s and Leah’s actions, for example).

And that’s scary.

Asmodeus seduced him with the opportunity to act his age. But while that was fun, it was also scary.

Because they weren’t children. They were teenagers. And that age can include romance, and sexual attraction, and messing up, and slowly becoming an adult. Because the more you grow up, the more experiences you have. And the more experiences you have, the more likely is that you’ll fuck up.

And Mr. Priest doesn’t really have the tools to navigate a fuck-up or the feelings that come from fucking up.

So, if Asmodeus seduced Mr. Priest with the promise of a normal school life, where he can act his age, Belphegor will likely tempt him with a place where he doesn’t have to grow up.

He enjoyed not having the responsibility of saving the world… of not being an exorcist! And the responsibilities he was tasked with are far too much for anyone to bear, much less someone his age.

Surely a world without any worries, where he can just play and be spoiled would sound tempting, no?

I should also note that… the Demon Lord’s philosophies aren’t really… isolated, per se? They often… er, brush with each other or are a continuous in the way they’ve been introduced?

This is a generalization, but I suppose we can say:

“Men are violent”, “Greed is about the impulse to trample others to get what they have”, “The strong should trample the weak” (Mammon) -> “Women are envious”, “Envy is about destroying others over what you don’t have”, “The strong can’t help hurting the weak” (Leviathan) -> “Humans are violent”, “Life is a form of violence”, “Gluttony is about taking pleasure in taking a body and life for your own, regardless of denial, and the process of overpowering the other/earning your right to live”, “Gluttony is in human’s nature” (Beelzebub) -> “Lust is in human’s nature”, “Lust is about taking pleasure in the bodies of others, a body for your own, a violence in itself, mutual pleasure regardless of denial”, “The heavier the burden, the harder it is to escape desire”, “Lust is a way to escape sadness/hardship” (Asmodeus)

It’s messy, and awful to read, and again, I feel like I’m generalizing, but I think I’ve made a point in there being… a connection, I guess, between all of them.

Here, of course, the last statement is the most important. “Acedia” or Sloth has been associated with sadness and apathy in the past. Coupled with the themes about escapism (the maladaptive kind that is), avoiding responsibility or facing your sadness from the last arc… I think we’ll have a continuation here in “Chapter 5- Sloth”.

Perhaps Belphegor will double down on his “gore-vision” technique. Maybe not literally, but rather in making Mr. Priest see the… “ugliness” of his world, so it’ll be harder to stay alive and more tempting to retreat back into his shell.

Not sure where Imuri will fit into all this. Maybe he’ll go for the angle where Mr. Priest can’t have her, because… well, he’s a priest and he can’t quit because the world’s counting on him to defeat Satan.

Or maybe, if Imuri’s identify is revealed in this arc, well… three times trusting into a fake victim and being betrayed should do enough damage, right?

…Will Cass factor in any of this? Like, I think it could go in different ways depending on whether they’re a man or a woman. Will jealousy be involved, mirroring Imuri’s state in the Leviathan arc? Or will it be a more despairing feeling? Sadness? Apathy towards those who you don’t see in your inner circle/as a person?

Who knows.

But, speaking of relationships…

2. Belphegor and Marital Love

So, “Make the Exorcist Fall in Love”, draws inspiration from many different sources to work within its narrative.

Of course, there’s the Bible and other religious texts, there are quite a few nods to Paradise Lost and The Divine Comedy, and there are even texts that aren’t necessarily religious but are used to construct the characters. The novel “Lord of the Flies”, from William Golding, has been alluded to in the form of pig head in sticks in the manga (the witches’ sacrifices and the cover on vol 5) and is likely part of the inspiration for Beelzebub’s character and philosophy.

Then, since we had Sarah, from the Book of Tobit, as Asmodeus’ Lost Lenore, so to speak, I think it’s very possible we’ll see a reinterpretation of Machiavelli’s “Belfagor arcidiavolo”.

It’ll be interesting too. One of the things that separated Sarah and Asmodeus were the formers filial duties, getting married. Asmodeus often wondered if they could’ve been happy together, and part of her fixation on the child Sarah, in her inner monologues, are caused by her obsession with the girl’s innocence, as well as a time where she wasn’t anyone else’s…

It could be that, in this arc, we’ll explore an actual romantic relationship that failed, since none of the Demon Lords/Human duos we’ve seen so far seem to have reached that point.

Oh, maybe we’ll see a bit more of Imuri’s past failed romances? We haven’t seen anything since Part 2.

But. Anyway. In the novella, Belphegor is sent to verify the veracity of marital love, since the men that end up in Hell all blame their wives for their misery.

He then ends up marrying and actually falling in love with a woman named Onesta. But she ends up being vain (even moreso then Lucifer, according to the text lol), wasteful and often demanding in the name of her family (or her family was very demanding and mistreated him, and she didn’t do anything to stop them, something like that).

Considering that so far, there’s been a constant theme of choosing between your love and your duty (be it filial, patriotic or even pious, though I think the last two can often be combined with the first in this particular manga), and what happens in the novel, maybe we’ll see a case where Belphegor did get married, but his wife still choose her family over him?

Or maybe it’ll be a scenario where she’s incapable of fully committing or choosing one side over the other? I think I heard somewhere, somewhen, that there’s a story where Belphegor refused to take a side during Lucifer’s rebellion, tried to run away and hide during the fight so he could join the winner once everything was over… and that was what got him kicked out of Heaven (or to Lucifer’s side of the conflict).

Ironic but it’d be fitting, I think. We’ve started the arc talking about indolence and letting things go to shit, after all. Waiting on evil and all that.

We’ll also have to see what else the sin of Sloth entails in this manga… considering the pattern of systemic violence, and that we’ve started the arc talking about Mr. Priest’s mental state, and again, how Sloth has already been associated with sadness/suicide in the extras…

Maybe we’ll be dealing with mental health and issues? And how harmful systems end up fucking with everyone’s mental and emotional health? How such people are seen and treated… or perhaps not seen nor acknowledged.

Going with this, and this is a really wild guess… since mental issues/health could likely be a theme in this arc… and thematic of children that I stated above… maybe we’ll also deal with the infantilization of people dealing with mental health issues or trauma.

Could we also, as a counterpoint and complement to the last arc, where a very young girl was already being treated like an “adult woman” (but not really because everyone, her family, her 7 ex-husbands, Asmodeus, was undermining her autonomy/agency) in the biological sense (old enough to bear children), we’ll see an adult woman being treated as a child (in the sense that she can’t be expected to make her own choices)? The simultaneous early sexualization and eternal infantilization of women? Maybe?

A combination of all of those?

Who knows. Maybe Belphegor also met his (potential) former wife while she was a small kid, and then he, like Asmodeus, became obsessed with childhood innocence once their marriage quickly went to shit. Or maybe she rejected him once she became an adult?

(Edit: authors love their intertext so… will “Songs of Innocence and Experience”, from William Blake figure in the manga’s perception of sinless/sinful?)

Nevertheless, his apparent comments on “women being evil”? Major “that bitch hurt me, so they’re all bitches who’ll hurt you” vibes.

Hm. This is getting too long and It’s already too insane.

3. Ugliness, Beauty and the Possible connection with Part 6/Lucifer’s arc

Ah. So. Here is where I start to go really bananas with my predictions/theories like the rest wasn’t crazy enough

Well. See, the thing is, besides all of the thematic nonsense I’ve talked about here in this blog, besides the Demon Lords representing/dealing thematically with systemic violence and oppression (while simultaneously being also a representation of and offering a place for the oppressed/outcasts; it’s weird and complicated but I’d rather talk about it in another post), they also present to us… how should I put it?

The Demon Lords also present to us, narratively speaking, the problems/issues/obstacles/stuff that one has to deal with when in a relationship. It’s more relevant to romantic relationships but I’d argue that the topics presented by them and their (messy) relationships with humans could be applied to other kinds of relationship.

So, to resume it, because this post is already long enough as it is and this analysis also warrants a post of its own, here is how I see it:

Mammon and Leviathan mainly deal with power imbalances within relationships. Can you be friends/lovers with someone that’s not equal to you? How do you deal with these imbalances? In which ways is it necessary to be equal?

Beelzebub and Asmodeus mainly deal with emotional intimacy and, by extension, with communication, vulnerability, trust and consent. Relationships do need work to… well, work. And emotional intimacy is essential to romantic relationships. You need to communicate with your partner. To be vulnerable. And this warrants trust. Respect. Consent doesn’t need to be just about physical intimacy (though Part 4 does seem to focus on that). And taking what Mammon and Leviathan brought up about power imbalances, how does that factor into emotional intimacy?

Also note that I said “mainly deals with” in both cases above, because I believe all the relationship topics I’ve mentioned here are present in all the arcs we’ve seen so far. It’s just that they were the main “lesson”, the focus of those arcs.

Now, onto the "final" possible topics.

The question of ugliness and beauty is implicitly discussed since the beginning of the manga. But what really stood out to me was Belphegor’s line in the original Japanese (chapter 34):

Here he uses the word ugly (醜い) “minikui”. Such a curious choice of words.

There’s… a line here and there about characters being worried about how they’re perceived by others.

We have more literal examples, regarding physical looks, with Leviathan (she often worries her big, “ugly” body will frighten people and chooses to disguise herself as “cute and weak” little girl), Asmodeus (she tells Sarah that her “taste is strange” because the young girl finds her body filled with grotesque eyes to be “pretty”), Barbara (who always wears a mask and seems to have some sort of trauma regarding her looks) and Mikhail (whose “trauma” is his hair getting stiffer than usual and seems to be obsessed with cuteness, or his version of it, to the point of talking about everything in terms of “cuteness” or “uncuteness”).

We also have a more… social (?) notion of “cuteness”… like, when Imuri says that she wants to be seen as “cute” even though it supposedly (I say this because of the way she says it) contradicts with her “big eater” habits.

In a more “psychological” sense, Mr. Priest worries about others seeing his weakness, or even the way he sees the world. His anger, his mistakes, his trauma. The things he dislikes or fears about himself- a personal sense of “ugliness”.

(Small note: this is also why I think Mikhail and/or Barbara are suspicious with their obsession with beauty/cuteness. The other arcs also had “shared keywords” like “fair/unfair” with Mammon and Leviathan and “meat/thirst/hunger” with Beelzebub and Asmodeus. So that leaves ugly/beautiful to Belphegor and Lucifer)

But that’s not the point.

Mr. Priest has started to experience physical attraction towards Imuri. And despite his apparent confusion towards the importance of appearances, it’s clear that seeing the world as hideous monsters of flesh has affected his capacity to connect with others (he himself admits that due to that there was “no room for sexual desire” to Aria).

So, it’s clear that ugliness and beauty will have a literal role here. But I’d also like to propose that it’s also about someone’s inner beauty and ugliness (which means trauma and qualities and virtues and flaws).

Despite their growing feelings… Imuri and Mr. Priest don’t really know nor understand much about each other. Mr. Priest doesn’t know Imuri is a demon, Imuri doesn’t know about Mr. Priest’s (previous?) apathy towards most of the world. And because of their immaturity, fears and overall personal traumas, they barely try to get to know each other on a more intimate level (as in, even as close friends). They barely even consider or wonder about the other’s inner world.

Mr. Priest in particular is... bad at really looking at people? He tends to take everyone at face value (see Mikhail), and, for the most part, doesn't even bother to look for any deeper meaning within their actions or words. He doesn't wonder about that.

Mikhail's comment about Imuri "being too cute" also struck me as... not something literal, but regarding how Imuri presented herself. Despite the horrors she saw, she... doesn't show any sign of distress to Mr. Priest. Her being "too cute", I think can be interpreted as Imuri presenting herself as this (ironically enough) "innocent maiden". No real flaws to be seen other than superficial stuff like "eats too much for a girl". We, as the audience, know that she's a liar, a demon and kinda selfish. Mr. Priest doesn't.

And while I'm at it... maybe that wasn't the author's intention, but I can't help but notice that it was a similar case with Leviathan and Asmodeus/Aria? They both presented themselves as these innocent victims who... didn't lash out or showed any of the... "uglier" symptoms of being a victim. Is that supposed to mean something?

So I think it might be something that might be approached in the next two arcs. Or that’ll be done with other relationships.

Considering the possibility of the theme of “Marital Love”, maybe we’ll see something about how love/marriage needs all parties in order to work out. So “romantic love” doesn’t necessarily save people just by itself, but people can save themselves and each other by working (together) towards said love. Or something.

I think it’s in those contexts that we’ll see the discussion of ugliness and beauty applied to a relationship.

(Note: considering there’s inspiration from Milton’s “Paradise Lost”, I wonder if the thematic importance of ugliness/beauty from that work will influence here too? There’s a line here and there that Satan/Lucifer- they’re the same in the epic poem- turned ugly after the fall, and that said ugliness is a reflection of his depravity, hatred and rage. He can still disguise himself as he wishes, as beautiful as he used to be, but it’s now an illusion. And in the poem he’s obsessed with the beauty of the Garden/Nature/God’s creation… he’s specifically in awe of Eve’s beauty, which, if we go with the interpretation that it’s a foil to his newfound outer ugliness reflecting his inner ugliness, means that her outer beauty reflects her inner beauty- her love, her kindness, her innocence.

Considering we’ve seen that all Demon Lords have both a beautiful form and a hideous one, coupled with the implication that their appearances changed a bit after the fall- Mammon’s halo and wings turning black while he’s teaching humans to excavate gold, Asmodeus’s eyes being different in her flashbacks with Sarah, compared to her introduction, and changing back at the end of Part 4, after she gets some closure regarding Sarah.

So, it’s maybe we’ll get something similar: outer appearances reflecting and/or contrasting the inner world of a character)

4. What the hell is up with Aleksandra?

This is my craziest theory yet (crazier than my upcoming Mikhail and/or Barbara= Lucifer, because I think I have more arguments for that one), but here we go: I think Aleksandra might have a significant role in this arc. At best, she’ll serve as a foil towards the Lord of Sloth. At worst, she’ll be revealed to be him (or a part of him. like I said at the beginning of this post, Demon Lords can do some weird shit).

So, there are a few characteristics that caught my attention.

I love Aleksandra’s freckles. But one interesting thing about freckles is that there used to be a superstition about them being the witch’s mark/the Devil’s mark.

Why is that relevant?

Well, most of the demons seem to be left-handed. And there was also a superstition about the left-hand being connected to witches/demons. In scenes where Imuri is painting or eating, she’s doing with her left hand. Beelzebub can use both hands well, but when he’s “dinning” with Leah or when he first strikes at Mr. Priest he favors his left hand. Mammon’s rings are on his left hand too.

Surely, the fact that she’s the only freckled character (and Mikhail brings attention to this too- to insult her, the asshole), could be intentional?

The fact that she’s described as a shut-in by Mikhail is interesting too, as well as the fact that she’s often seen in a library and apparently created that weird wristband…

Belphegor is, according to Plancy’s Dictionnaire Infernal, both associated with inventions and capable of taking the form of a “beautiful woman”.

Aleksandra fits the former. The later can be discussed, but since I argued that the concept of ugliness and beauty will be key to the next to arcs, I think it’d be interesting that her cutesy and meek appearance and demeanor (but maybe not conventionally attractive?) contrasts with her apparently insolent (“I can’t stand meetings with idiots”) personality.

She also, curiously enough, did not appear in Heisenberg’s little drawing of the Church’s divisions. Which was odd to me, because everyone else who attended the meeting in chapter 19 was there.

It could be that she doesn’t have a side, even unofficially. And again, I bring up the fact that Belphegor has a story where he doesn’t join any side in the “War against Heaven”, which is what fucks him over.

So, I do think there’s a connection to be considered.

We don’t know how literal possession works. We only saw a brief window on Satan possessing Abbot Nicholas’ body to relay the message. And it apparently damaged his health? Physical and/or mental? It was very obvious too, but we don’t know if they can lay dormant. It’s also worth noting that Satan did that from Hell, so I assume a Demon Lord can still possess someone even if they have another form somewhere else?

And as for why would Belphegor disguise himself as a woman, despite his misogyny?

Well, we saw that Asmodeus was apparently role playing as Sarah in the first chapter (or something similar) and her disguise Aria also had similarities to Sarah (the two-toned hair, similar to Sarah’s hair in the moonlight, the constant “hands behind back” body language). It’s… part of how she copes, I think?

Anyway, I think it’d be funny if Belphegor apparently did the same, in the case he had a wife who broke his heart.

But that’s the craziest version of my theory. I also considered the possibility of her being real but being possessed by the Lord of Sloth like Mr. Priest (since the Demon Lord does possess women in the Machiavelli novel). Her being possessed would also make for an interesting parallel for the Asmodeus/Aria situation.

Realistically speaking, I think that, at very least, she’ll be a relevant character in the Sloth arc.

[prodigal-explorer]

so as someone who is only on chapter one of omori and is obsessed with it here are my thoughts as a new member of the fandom

bear in mind that i haven’t finished the game. i only just got to that one creepy forest place? like the one after the spiders? please don’t spoil!!

but spoilers for everything before that below

1) I HATE BASIL. he’s such a stupid little punk. “uwu im so smol and helpless and i always get bullied and i’m so sweet and innocent” I JUST KNOW THAT FUCKER IS HIDING SOMETHING. everytime i end back in that stupid white room it’s because HES DOING SOME SUSSY SHIT. i also just hate him and everything about him and i know for a damn fact that he’s hiding something horrible behind that sweet little smile and he thinks he’s tricking me but he’s NOT I KNOW HIS GAME.

anyway.

2) i literally cannot decide on a favorite character. i have a least favorite, that’s pretty obvious, but when it comes to a favorite im torn. i LOVE omori, aubrey, kel, and hero all the same! i love mari too but i’m a little salty against her because all her hints for the quests are severely unhelpful 😭 but i still love her tho. i just love the main four so so much and i physically cant choose who i like better. poor little aubrey seems so scared and alone when she has the pink hair and she’s so kind in the little space world thing. hero is a sweetheart and i can’t wait to meet him in the colorful world where i’m moving or whatever. and kel is literally so me 😂 it’s not even funny he just does whatever the fuck he wants and that deserves some respect on his name. and omori is a kickass main character who has a cool thing going for him. but these four characters are sooo well crafted and i love how they work together! it’s a great dynamic balance!

3) i’m either a really bad gamer or the game is super long. i finished the prologue in like seven hours. it took SO LONG. i’m not used to indie games taking that long to play considering that i got through all of undertale in like 10-12 hours my first time. it’s awesome! i love finding all the secrets and talking to all the npcs but DAMNNN.

4) this game has so. much. detail. it’s insane. like the sheer amount of mini games and tiny pockets of lore. it’s like higher than undertale level and i don’t mean to keep going back to undertale but i see a lot of similarities in the game style. i also totally got sucked into playing like 30 rounds of blackjack on omoris computer. it was cool af.

5) the fighting mechanics are super hard. maybe i just suck at strategy but i am so bad at the fights that i just run away whenever i have the opportunity 😭 it’s a problem. i also have no clue how the happy sad angry shit works, i just make omori sad so stab has an attack boost and make aubrey angry so headbutt has an attack boost but other than that i don’t really use it at all and i don’t understand it. maybe that’s why it took me literally 10 tries to get past space ex boyfriend? it’s really fun i just think it’s supposed to be easier than it is and i just missed a memo on strategy.

6) i really love the message so far. the way that mental health is portrayed as something that’s a never ending journey. omori doesn’t just breathe and then everything’s okay, the game highlights realistic coping strategies and makes things like depression, anxiety, and phobias to understandable for any audience through a very creative medium: an indie video game. it’s genius. and i just love how it’s been approached so far, it’s very inspiring!

7) i’m terrified that this fandom is gonna make me mad, i swear to god if i just walk in and see a bunch of basil stan’s i’m turning and walking back out 💀 i mean okay maybe i’ll like basil better later but chances for that seem very low right now. my sister told me that apparently he went through some trauma thing? womp womp don’t care he’s an annoying mf who keeps taking me back to that boring white room where i stab myself, he’s a party pooper and i want a tornado to blow his dumb little flower house down.

[uno-in-the-clouds]

I have. So many thoughts about Sun in help wanted 2. Not bad ones at all, just a lot thoughts. (Spoilers ahead for HW2 and a little from Ruin) also this is a long one, so buckle up

Aight, so I have not watched a lot of gameplay of the Arts and Crafts minigame, bc I would have simply been way too excited to even stand still and not get overwhelmed by pure joy. BUT I have listened to his voice lines in the game (via YouTube)

After listening to all of them, I got three main thoughts (and a bonus thought about Moon)

One, holy smokes he is a freaking savage (and even more of one once I discovered that apparently his line “It speaks to me!” Was actually NOT him complimenting you genuinely and he actually immediately shreds your work in front of you after saying that, and I’m dying of laughter here FHSGGFGDJDJG)

Two, I’m like, actually kinda happy that there’s this side to Sun? Like, it gives more nuance to his personality overall. And I think has been a part of him from the start, back in the main security breach game? We just haven’t been shown it much. Maybe not much of his sassiness, but I’m also thinking about his temper. Like, sun was really pissed at Gregory at the end of the daycare mission, to the point that he bans the poor kid. And there’s also that one cut voice line of his that goes “I’M PUTTING YOU IN TIME OUT!” And it’s in a really angry voice, unlike moon surprisingly, despite both of them sharing this one line. And then there’s also that one fazwatch about how moon practically traumatized kids enough that they’re scared to sleep with the lights off, but when the lights turn on, the kid straight up wets themself. Which implies that not only has Moon terrified kids, but so has Sun as well. And if we’re really supposed to be a kid in the arts and crafts minigame, then i think we found the context for that part of the message. I feel bad for that kid.

I’ve kinda kept in mind for a while that Sun is not always so patient and uh, kind. And I kinda like that since then it’s easier to write him In certain different situations. And this revelation from HW2 honestly validates the way I’ve written him in my own AU, and oh boy is this gonna fun!(no sarcasm) (I not gonna elaborate on that point bc it’s not the focus of this post, tho im happy to talk about my AU if anyone wants to know more)

Three: I genuinely wonder if we’re specifically playing as a kid, an adult (maybe a staff member) or, as I’ve heard from other people’s theories, we might be playing as a possessed staff bot?? I feel like the first idea might be likely since there’s a voice line from sun in the minigame, where he says that we (the player) are gonna be in timeout until our parents come to pick us up. However, I’ve only seen the beginning of the minigame, and only know the rest through listening to voice lines. So I don’t have much context for the voice line and I could very well be wrong.

Bonus thought: I’ve heard that Moon appears a lot in other mini games compared to other characters, including Sun. But despite that I really can’t get a good read on his personality besides either him being a silly yet unnerving boogie man (SB and HW2) , and literally in aggressive pain(Ruin) and probably a softie but we really haven’t seen him act that way, only just read/seen it second hand, like his moondrop posters and one description from Cassie in Ruin. Again it could be bc I haven’t seen much of the new game and only heard voice lines from one of his mini games, but I’m really not sure.

Aight that sums it all up. This game is really good.

[idk-my-aesthetic]

Spy x Family Chapter 76 spoilers ahhh

Personally I like to think Twilight took the car from Franky bc he needed a car quick and now Franky walks to work in the rain everyday. Bc Franky is just a poor little meow meow and it’s funny in my head

We see more of TwiLoid’s reaction to the bus arc! I think it’s very in character for him to just be mentally spiraling about it a little bit lol. (So basically my fanfic was right even though my version was more angsty lol). Also Anya immediately taking advantage of him is A++

And I actually really appreciate that we see twilight specifically concerned about her mental health. Usually “Anya is surely traumatized” is kinda played for a joke but the joke isn’t that she’s not traumatized it’s usually that her behavior in that exact moment isn’t a product of trauma. So the little shout outs about mental health feel like something that is eventually going to be addressed and they’re almost saying “don’t worry we didn’t forget, we will address the mental health side when the time is right”

Anya is obviously traumatized and I love fanfic that focuses on all the little bad stuff that happens, but it makes sense from a narrative perspective that they literally Cannot focus on every single thing that happens to her. But it does look like we’ll be getting specific focus on the bus arc and I’m excited for what’s to come!

Also, something absolutely ironically heartbreaking about Yor and Loid scolding Anya for being reckless. They have no clue how often she purposely puts herself in very real danger to protect the people she cares about. Including them!! (Cont underneath)

Like from their perspective they’re probably like “Anya said some dumb shit bc she didn’t understand the situation and put herself in danger, that’s really scary bc she might say dumb shit again and get hurt. But at least she didn’t know how much danger she was in so she wasn’t scared”

But in REALITY anya DID know how much very real danger they were in, more than literally ANYONE else. She made a choice to talk to the villians to save herself but more importantly save the rest of the kids on the bus and her Papa.

She literally had the chance to get off the bus and refused to go to safety until literally everyone else was safe.

And Anya does this sort of thing all the freaking time. I think the only time she’s gotten into danger by being a dumb kid was the initial kidnapping. Basically every other time was not her fault or her willingly putting herself in danger to protect others, usually one of her parents, and usually Loid on top of that

There’s just something so heartbreaking to me about the fact that Anya puts herself into danger for her parents so often, which they obviously do not want her to do, but they usually don’t understand how much danger she is in or that they were in danger to begin with or that she put herself into danger to protect them. Like they have no clue she really single handedly saved the whole bus and Loid!! And they even scolded her for it bc they don’t know the truth!!!

Which like, as necessary as it is at times “put myself into danger to save everyone else” is not a healthy habit for Anya to be developing and the fact that it keeps working out makes me think she’s going to keep leaning into it to a dangerous degree

It’s also so so hard to be mad at her for putting herself in danger because she’s not being carelessly reckless like people think she’s making calculated decisions to protect the ppl she cares about. It creates this weird mix of like pride and frustration towards her as a character. Like stop playing with explosives small child holy shit!! But how can you be mad when she’s only playing with them bc no one else knows to turn them off :(

Basically I have alot of feelings about Anya Forger I think she deserves lots and lots of cake

On a slightly lighter note, when Anya is trying to seem cool she screws herself so much. She could’ve said “I was just trying to convince him to let everyone go” and everyone would’ve been enamored with her

Like. If she thought about it she could even say something about seeing the guy mumbling to himself about blowing up the secret police or something. She literally probably could’ve told basically the truth and won the day

Instead she gets in a petty fight with Damian. Which I 100% support, much more in character and fun lol, hopefully they didn’t get demerits for being late

One last note, Becky is an absolutely wonderful freind to Anya and deserves more credit

That’s it ty for reading have a nice night

[spicysix]

long story short (part 1/3) | eddie munson X reader

this fic is part of a series: masterlist

summary: "Eddie’s pale face was still all you could see. It had completely replaced all your other usual haunting images - Will’s funeral, his screams as your mom turned up the heaters, that demogorgon feasting on Bob’s limp body, El’s shriek in pain as Jon tried to pull a piece of the Mind Flayer from her leg. Probably because you knew they were safe now, out of the woods. But Eddie wasn’t."

warnings: fem!reader - no physical description. no use of y/n. post s4 - canon divergence. spoilers, i guess: max is not in a coma and eleven killed vecna and closed the portals because i said so. angst with a happy ending.

word count: 4.5k

a/n: this is not betaed! english is not my first language. if there are any absurd mistakes please let me know. i dunno how many parts this will have, but i promise to try not to take too long to post the rest. if you enjoy, please reblog and comment! 💞 this story also has a playlist!

day one

09:19 a.m. His arms were tight around you, grounding you, comforting you - and you wished you were giving all that reassuring back just the same.

“It was so scary.” He said, quivering a bit. You pulled him even closer, as close as you could. “I was so scared. So scared. I didn’t think we would walk out alive. I really didn’t.” You felt his tears wetting your sweater. He was almost hurting you from all the strength he was putting into his lithe arms.

You closed your eyes, attempting to block out the images trying to form in your head - nothing you’ve actually seen, but your imagination was never one to be shy. But you had to stay strong, to not let creations of your mind frighten you, because you had to reassure him. He had to trust you.

You breathed deep before answering him. “I can only imagine, love. But we’re here now. You don’t have to be scared anymore. Everyone’s here. We’re safe. You’re safe.”

Lucas let go of you after another final squeeze and a sniff, and you turned around to properly see everyone else. The room was crowded, filled with so many people. The smell of disinfectant was uncomfortable, but the sight of all your friends united again melted your heart.

Max was awake now, still very shaken but much better than what you thought she would be. Both her legs were on casts and you couldn’t begin to imagine what that recovery would be like. The poor girl… But at least she was alive, that’s what you kept saying to yourself over and over.

Lucas went back to his seat in front of the window as you, El, Will and Jon went closer to the bed the redhead was lying on. The younger ones shared a hug, your siblings being careful not to hurt their friend.

Your hand went to her fire hair in a caress and she turned to you. “I’m so happy y’all are here.” She said, her voice a little dragged probably from all the medication she was on.

“We’re very glad too.” She reciprocated the smile you gave her as her eyes closed from the gentle touch on her head.

09:44 a.m. Not long after that, as the kids were catching up and resting on Max’s room, you gathered with all the older ones in the hospital cafeteria as you recounted everything that had happened since march 21st. The Cali crew, as you were calling yourself and your family (plus Argyle, bless his heart) went first, taking turns in explaining. You tried your best to retell everything El had described to you from the time she was on Nina, but told the others if they wanted they could ask her more about it later. The important part was that it was there that she learned about Henry/Vecna/001 and when she got her powers back.

As the Hawkins crew started their own version, some blanks in your story were beginning to be filled in. You felt bad about Chrissy, she was a very sweet girl from the little you knew her from the cheer squad. Another one of those rare pieces amongst so many rotten people who thought social status in high school was the most important thing ever.

“…and then! Dustin and Max were busting into Family Video and basically kidnapping our phones because they wanted to find where the supposed killer was, because they were already sure whatever was done to Chrissy was not made by human hands!” Robin had been monologuing for a few minutes already, but all of you were used to it at this point. She had no pause button.

“Didn’t help that the guy was Dustin’s friend. He was doubly worried.” Steve was able to interrupt his coworker, rolling his eyes. “Mike and Lucas also know the guy. He’s the leader from their dragons dungeon thing.”

“Dungeons and Dragons.” You corrected. Steve murmured ‘whatever’.

Nancy’s brows were furrowed and she was looking at her hands intertwined with Jonathan’s on her lap as she spoke. “Poor Eddie. Thrown into it head first. He did not deserve any of this.”

Your heart stopped.

I mean, there could be other Eddies in Hawkins. Of course it could. But why was the feeling in your gut so sickening?

“What’s his name now?” You asked. Your voice was trembling, and Jonathan immediately turned to look at you. He knew you too well.

“Eddie Munson. He’s a triple senior. Sells drugs.” Steve answered.

Fuck.

Fuckity-fucking-fuck.

Your heartbeat was a thousand miles per hour, your mouth was suddenly dry and for some reason your longs were no longer capable of doing their job.

“Eddie Munson? Metalhead? Long wavy hair? Fingers filled with rings? Huge brown eyes?” Your voice was about three pitches higher, but you needed to be sure, and Robin nodded to confirm.

This couldn’t be happening.

“El didn’t mention him. She didn’t mention anyone new when she saw you in the Void to make sure you were okay. She didn’t, did she?” You needed Jonathan’s reassurance, but didn’t give him time to answer. “She didn’t mention him!”

Your brother called out your name. “What’s going on? You’re freaking me out.”

“I… I knew him. Fuck, I knew him!” You looked at him and was sure the fear in your eyes could be recognized from miles away.

“Knew who?” Dustin’s voice was as excited as always and you turned to see him approaching your table with the rest of the teens - except for Lucas, who probably stayed with Max.

“Your friend… Eddie…” You were still shaking a bit, even though Jon’s hand on your shoulder was somewhat calming.

Dustin’s smile went away immediately with your answer. That was not calming at all.

“Where is he?” The entire Hawkins crew gulped at your question, sharing concerning looks between each other. “Where is he?!” You all but screamed, your body already filled to the brim with agonizing fear.

10:10 a.m. The smell of bleach made your nose itch.

He was so pale. So much paler than that last time you saw him, under the not-so-bright lights of a random girl’s pantry.

Standing so still. So different from all the gestures you had memorized. The tilt of his head when he was teasing you. The shake of his shoulders when he laughed. His dramatics as he explained something he was passionate about.

His hair was no longer shiny and soft, just opaque and disheveled. His lips were no longer pink and plumb, but almost purple and cracked. It was all paleness. Stillness. Quietness.

The worst part was his eyes. They were closed. You were deprived of those beautiful chocolate pools that you really wanted to dive into.

A single tear rolled down your cheek. Its heat so contrasting to the cold of your skin.

But your skin was no colder than his, though. Your hand, clasped desperately to his, felt warmer in comparison.

There were tubes and wires all over him, and the constant beep, beep, beep of the machines was almost driving you crazy. But you had no strength in you to even be mad or sad about anything else besides the fact that Eddie Munson, the boy who was able to basically steal your heart in only one night, was laying in a hospital bed, unconscious.

After you yelled at them, Dustin and Steve told you what happened to Eddie. The sacrifice he tried to make. Almost being eaten alive by demobats - great, all you needed was a whole new type of demowhatevers from the Upside Down to worry about - to try and win some more time for your friends - to save a town that hated him. How they were barely able to carry him through the portal and to the first hospital they saw - how they wanted to go further to another city, away from Hawkins and their hatred, but that they probably wouldn’t make it in time and Eddie would’ve died.

His arms were handcuffed to the bed’s metal bracings, because he was still suspect number one to all the murders. They couldn’t deny him medical care, but they could deny him minimal comfort. Even though he couldn’t go anywhere, as for he has been in a coma for almost three whole days already. The police officers guarding his hospital room almost didn’t let you in, but apparently already knew Dustin enough to understand that he wouldn’t give up until they authorized your entrance. He’s probably been doing that, annoying the fuck out of the officers, for the last three days. The officers didn’t let more than one person at a time, though. So you were alone with Eddie.

You could hear the rest of your friends talking in the hallway, the Hawkins squad finishing their side of the story. You caught snippets of it every once in a while, but you could hear the whole thing later. The details of whatever had already passed were no longer of primary importance.

You squeezed his hand tighter in yours and got as close to his bed as you could without disturbing any wires from the machines around him. Still holding his hand in one of your own, you slid the other one through his hair. Bending down, you touched your lips softly to his cold forehead.

“Please wake up, Eddie. I have so much to tell you.” You could feel your eyes burning and more tears escaping them, falling into his face. “I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry I never told you anything when we’ve met. I’m so sorry you had to go though all this.” At this point you were sobbing already. “If I had known, I… I don’t know, actually. I don’t know what I would have done. I don’t think I could have done anything.

“But I asked, you know? I asked god, the universe, whatever there is. I prayed that you would never have to know about any of this. Maybe I was the one that jinxed you.” You let out a humorless laugh. “I’m sorry. I’m gonna do everything I can to help you when you wake up. So please wake up. Please.”

You cleaned your tears from your cheeks and from his before getting back up. A deep sigh left your lips and you caressed his hair one last time more before turning to leave.

07:26 p.m. Dustin, Robin and Steve went to the school, where a shelter was improvised to aid those whos houses had been destroyed by Vecna’s portals’ ravishing of the city (dismissed by the police and media as an earthquake). The rest of you went to Hopper and Eleven’s old cabin, to where any of you haven’t stepped foot on since that 4th of July the year prior.

A government agent dropped off your parents at the door at some point from their trip to the Soviet Union. That was definitely insane.

Your house was no longer yours and Hoppers still had a hole through its ceiling, so you had to book some rooms in the only hotel that was not destroyed and still had vacancy. Eleven and Jonathan could have gone to the Wheelers’, they were invited, but decided to stay with their parents. Thankfully, the hotel was not too far from downtown to Hop’s liking, as he wanted to help with anything he could within the city - you know, get his job as sheriff back - as soon as the sun rose.

You ordered pizzas to your hotel rooms to celebrate your parents success in invading and escaping a russian prison, and the Hawkins-Cali gangs success in stopping a murderous asshole from completing his evil plan. Your head was still buzzing the entire time, though. You tried to be present, to interact, to act normal, but every few minutes you were haunted by the image of Eddie’s pale body cuffed to a hospital bed, in contrast to the image of Eddie asking to kiss you over a package of stolen cookies.

The first thing you asked you mom and Hop after you’ve all filled your bellies was if they could call that government lady who had dropped them off at Hopper’s cabin in the first place.

Yeah, okay, in hindsight, it was kind of rude. Jim had literally just returned from the dead, and your mom just went through an insane amount of danger in a enemy country. But you’ve already accepted that that was the primary importance: to help clean Eddie’s name.

They’ve been informed of everything over dinner, and you finally explained how you had met Eddie. You didn’t linger on the kissing part, didn’t even mention the smoking weed part (that one would be later told to Jonathan and Argyles’ ears only, while Will was showering, in your shared room down the hall), just said he was very helpful in calming your anxiety attack with his wit and gentle soul.

“Wait, so you’re telling me you want us to get the FBI to cover up a story just so this boy you’ve met once and apparently fell in love with, god knows how with only one fucking night together, is no longer the suspect of a killing spree?” Hoppers voice was in that very judgmental tone. You were not fond of it. Your mom slapped his arm.

“Okay, first of all, I’m not in love with him. Second of all, I’m not asking you to do this for myself, I’m asking you to do it for Eddie, a guy that had the world’s biggest lack of luck ever to fall into all of this mess, not only as a victim, but to be blamed for everything on top of it. I’m asking you to do it for Will, and Dustin, and Lucas, and Mike, who also play the very same game people are claiming to be the reason why Eddie is supposedly a satanist. You think these same people won’t go after them next? Target them as the next freaks, possible murderers? They’re already bullied in school! You don’t think it’ll get worst?”

You saw you youngest brother shrinking into himself beside you, but you were just telling the sad, miserable truth. And you had to convince Hopper.

“Dr. Owens and his team were able to come up with excuses for the mall fiasco last year. He was able to move us to California and erase us off the radar so we could have a chance at a new life. You’re telling me they can’t do that again?”

“Someone has to be pinned responsible for the murders, though.” Hopper claimed. He was right.

“Blame it on Chrissy’s boyfriend or whatever! He’s dead anyways!” You knew you sounded insensible, but to be honest, you couldn’t care. “Please, Hopper, I don’t know how they’ll do it but I’m sure they can find a way. We can’t let him be judged and most probably arrested when he’s innocent!” Your tone was desperate. You were desperate. “With how violent the kills were, he won’t be out of prison maybe ever. Do you get that?”

Your mom got up from the bed she was sitting across from you and you met her halfway, feeling her embracing you tightly. You felt Will’s hand on your arm. You hadn’t noticed when you’ve started crying again. They were trying to calm you down. You didn’t think they could, though, but you were thankful nonetheless.

“Shh, it’s okay, pumpkin. We’ll try our best, okay. I promise you.” Joyce whispered right into your ear, and you closed your eyes as you felt the tears falling down your face.

You heard Hopper sighing. “Okay. I’ll call her.”

10:57 p.m. You couldn’t sleep. Argyle was snoring loudly in the bed he was sharing with Jon beside yours. You knew your brothers were sleeping as well, from the sound of their peaceful breathings alone. Will would sometimes fidget and kick your shin under the covers, but would rapidly quiet down again.

You, on the other hand. Was probably going mental.

Eddie’s pale face was still all you could see. It had completely replaced all your other usual haunting images - Will’s funeral, his screams as your mom turned up the heaters, that demogorgon feasting on Bob’s limp body, El’s shriek in pain as Jon tried to pull a piece of the Mind Flayer from her leg. Probably because you knew they were safe now, out of the woods. But Eddie wasn’t.

You kept replaying those last minutes with him in that pantry, him asking to see you again and remembering how you wished more than anything that you could’ve said yes, but how you couldn’t. How you’ve had hoped he would never come to know of those things that gave you nightmares night after night, and how that hope was completely useless as he was a center piece in everything that has happened in the past week.

How you were now hoping that this was the end of it all, and how you crushed your own hopes by thinking that you hoped that every single time, only for something worse to come back later. How there was always something worse. How it never seemed to end.

God, you were exhausted. You needed this to end. You needed some peace.

You got up from the bed as quietly as you could and reached for a flashlight in your bag that was on top of a desk by the window. You searched for paper and pen and scribbled a note about where you were going before grabbing a change of clothes. You quickly got changed in the bathroom and brushed your teeth before exiting the bathroom, putting away your pajamas, putting on some shoes and leaving the hotel.

The hospital parking lot was almost entirely full, but you were able to find a spot - far away from the entrance, but still better than having to park outside altogether. As you entered the building, you thanked the gods for the fact that the receptionist was taking a snooze over her desk (you guessed she’s been pretty busy with the ‘earthquake’ victims) and slipped past her to the stairs.

You went straight to Eddie’s floor.

The guards did not seem happy to see you. “You’re the girl that’s been here earlier.” One of them said. Didn’t ask: said. You just nodded, trying to peek into the room. “His uncle is already inside, you can’t come in.”

You let out a sigh and looked around. There was a bench right in front of the door, so you settled for that. The door wasn’t closed, probably an order from the police, but it wasn’t fully open as well. You could see Eddie’s uncle’s silhouette - you think his name was Wayne from what Nancy had told you -, sleeping in the chair next to his nephew’s bed.

“What’s with this murderer being so popular? Those kids are here all fucking day and now this girl too.” Maybe the guard thought he was whispering to his colleague, but he wasn’t as quiet as you’d wish.

“Maybe he’s some kind of Ted Bundy or whatever.” The other one answered.

“Or maybe he’s innocent, you assholes.” You snapped and they went quiet, even though one of them let out a scoff. You just rolled your eyes and rested against the wall. Your eyes were getting heavy… You fell asleep before you noticed.

02:17 a.m. You felt hands on your shoulder slightly shaking you awake. Your eyes bolted open. Eddie’s uncle was hovering above you, his expression a mix of confusion and caution.

“I’m sorry to wake you. Who are you? The guards didn’t know, and I’ve never seen you here before.” He wasn’t rude, just polite, but you could’ve understand if he was suspicious.

“Oh, I’m sorry, mister Munson.” You sat up straight and ran your sleeve over your face, pretty sure you’ve been drooling. You said your name. “I’m a friend of Dustins. I’ve met Eddie last year, only briefly, but I… care about him. I was worried, couldn’t sleep.”

You looked past Wayne into Eddie’s room, the door now wide awake and you could see clearly that he was still in the same position you’ve seen earlier. Unfortunately.

You continued. “Me and my family moved away after the mall fire last year, so we weren’t around for everything that’s happened this past week, but we came as soon as we heard.” He was listening carefully, his eyes locked on yours. “I could… I could leave if I’m making you uncomfortable.” You didn’t want to leave.

“No, it’s okay. I’m glad he has more friends to pray for him.” His smile was small, but it was still there. “I’m going to grab a bite, do you want something?”

“No, thank you.” As he walked down the corridor, you got up from your seat. “Can I go in now?” You asked the guards, who only nodded before letting you pass.

You sat on the same chair Wayne was before you. The beep, beep, beep from the machines sounded louder now, maybe because the whole hospital was so silent at this hour. Your eyes seemed to trick you into believing Eddie was a little less pale, though you easily dismissed it as your brain trying to hold onto some hope.

You held his hands into yours again. The shiver down your spine from the cold of his skin was still the same as earlier.

You thought about Max on the floor below you. You would visit her later. You wondered if Lucas was still there too.

A sigh escaped your lips and your eyes closed again. Everything was quiet, but you couldn’t sleep again. It was fine by you, being used to a terrible sleep schedule for years now, a three hour nap was enough to make you feel a little more rested than you were before.

So you just stood there quietly, your eyes closed and the sound of yours and Eddie’s breathing in unison being enough to make you calmer. At some point, after a few good minutes, you heard some noises but figured it was Wayne and/or the guards on the hallway.

Until you felt movement within your hands.

Your eyes widened immediately and you swore that minor frown on Eddie’s face was not there before. You stood as still as you could, trying to figure out if you were only imagining things, but his hand, still clasped in yours, squeezed - delicately, but still strong enough that it could not be mistaked by some creation of your own head.

You were completely frozen in place as Eddie’s eyes fluttered open… So. Very. Slowly.

He tried to move his head to look around, but grimaced as it probably hurt him.

His irises settled on you.

There was the tiniest of smiles on his lips.

“Hgnn” He actually tried to speak, but spiraled down into a fit of coughs. That was when you finally came into your senses and acted upon it, getting a bottle of water (it probably belong to Wayne) that was still closed on the nightstand, opening it and handing it to him.

You helped Eddie drink the water he obviously couldn’t drink by himself before setting it back where it was.

“Pantry girl.” He called you, his voice hoarse, and yet you almost swooned. You still hadn’t muttered a word though. Didn’t make a sound. You wasn’t even sure you were still breathing. “Hm, I’m glad you’re visiting me right now.” His smile grew just a bit as he rose his eyebrow. “Wait, does that mean I’ve died and gone to heaven?”

You cleared your throat and laughed softly. “No, Eddie. You’re not dead.” Your own words hit you deeply.

He was not dead.

He was alive.

He was alive, and awake, and talking - teasing you. Man’s first words after a three day coma made you blush.

“Hah. That was an almost. Thought I was a goner.” He coughed again, but showed you the palm of his hand when you dived to get the bottle of water again.

“You shouldn’t talk so much, Eddie. You’ve just woken up.” You looked back at the door. How did the guards not hear him waking up? And you talking to him? “I should call a doctor.”

His hand clasped around yours, still resting on his bed. “Please, no. Wait just a bit more. When they come in, you’ll go away.” He looked so sad for a second, his eyes pleading. “I don’t want you to go away. I need you for just a few more minutes. Please.”

He needed you.

You couldn’t say no.

So you adjusted yourself further in the chair, your elbows now resting upon your knees as you caressed his hand with your thumb. He closed his eyes and you were afraid he would lose his conscience again, but he let out a soft hum.

“This almost feels real. Must be all the drugs.” His words were dragging. That was definitely the drugs. But…

“Almost?” You asked. “Eddie, it’s real. I’m real.” His eyes opened again, meeting yours.

“Yeah, right. As if the universe would be that kind to me.” The smile on his lips now felt sad somehow. “I’ve dreamed of you enough times already, sweetheart. I can tell.”

He dreamed of you.

For fucks sake.

You were smiling now too, trying to make yourself clear as you repeated. “Than your telling kinda sucks, Eds, because I’m real.” You squeezed his hand harder, trying to prove it to him. “I’m right here.”

“You’re here?” His smile faltered and his voice trembled. “You’re really here? I’m not dreaming of you again?”

You felt a lump forming on your throat, but your smile wasn’t going anywhere. “Yeah, man, you’re not dreaming.”

“But, how… How did you know? Where? How?!” He was trying to ask, but his mind was probably so fogged he was making no sense. His heart rate was rising, worrying you.

“I swear I’ll explain it to you. But I should really call a doctor, Eds. You’ve been asleep for quite a while now.” He closed his eyes shut and held your hand tighter. “I’m not going anywhere this time. I promise.”

His eyes met yours again. So soft. So big. So beautiful. Hopeful. God, you’ve missed those eyes.

He nodded slowly, kinda uncertain, and you got up from the chair and calmly let go of his hand. You walked backwards to the door, never ending eye contact. He had a frown, still concerned you were going to disappear before his eyes at any minute now.

You introduced yourself. “That's my name, by the way.” He repeated it, savoring the sound of it on his tongue. The beep, beep, beep of the machines was faster now, his heartbeat faster once more.

You smiled at him one last time before stepping out of the room and asking the guards to call for a doctor. Wayne was sitting on the same bench as you were before, one of his hands holding a new bottle of water.

“He’s awake.” You simply told him. The heart-melting smile was a genetic feature, apparently.

[otome-mondays]

Virche Evermore -ErroR:Salvation- First Impressions 🥀

This will be my first time doing a first impressions post, since I started Radiant Tale before starting my blog, so quick rundown of how this works: I play through the prologue of a game (maybe part of the common route if a prologue is too short) and give my initial thoughts of the game and any love interests that appear. These posts are going to be relatively spoiler free for most the plot, but I won’t limit myself from spoilers of what I’ve seen for those who want to play a game completely blind. I am writing as I encounter things so if it seems all over the place then haha yeah it is!

Trigger/Content Warnings: violence, murder, suicide, body horror. Please be mindful of your triggers and don’t interact with this post if you’re not in the capacity to handle such topics! I’ve put a read more for those who would like to avoid these triggers. I am not aware of all the triggering content in this game yet, so please look up a full list if you feel the need!

For Virche Evermore, I played the prologue and Chapter 1 for this post. I am trying to do these posts before the first necessary dialogue choice, but because of how short the prologue was and how you only see 3 of the 6 LIs at that point I decided to wait until a bit later. I started playing January 15, 2024.

Also, I’ll note my most anticipated and least anticipated with the respective emojis: ✨ and 💥

General Thoughts

Oh my god this starts out so wild??? The prologue portion was INCREDIBLY short and I immediately saved after and it said Act 2 so was that Act 1? No clue. Anyways, this poor girl has gone through it. I feel so bad for Ceres. I don’t like that everybody but Salome ignores her essentially. Ok so I didn’t realize we’d be taking a Piofiore route of introducing religion but that’s fun. I struggle with games addressing religion sometimes because of some personal issues so I’m anticipating this game will take me a bit to get through like Piofiore: Fated Memories.

Mathis

He seems very nice! He’s definitely one of the pretty boy characters and I have a stellar track record of picking those ones as my favorite. I did think he was wearing a dress at first and then was sad for 0.3 seconds when I discovered he wasn’t.

Lucas ✨

Oh boy another pretty guy. We’re off to an amazing start people. I was not expecting his voice but it fits, they almost always do. OH HE’S A TEACHER COOL! I am begging for at least one of these guys to have a full on dress at some point please they’d all pull it off flawlessly. Especially Lucas or Mathis. Oh he’s coughing that’s not good…I wanna fix this fictional country’s problems just to save this dude from dying he’s too pretty.

Scien

I have seen this man for 10 seconds and he is already getting on my nerves omg. Now to be fair, he is another pretty boy character…they probably all are now that I think about it. I was not expecting that voice from him though.

Yves

Ok this is the cover art guy…immediate first thought is he’s a little strange. I’m 99% sure he’s that kid who saved her in the fire. Yeah he basically instantly confirmed that, cool. Oh sweet the game confirmed it quickly on too, makes my life a lot easier. Somebody with braincells yay!

Adolphe 💥

Ok so I started my thoughts here at the first official time he makes an appearance. Interesting, I like him more than I thought I would when I was just seeing his sprite. He’s got some braincells unlike most these people so that’s a win. What’s not a win is the older brother-little sister dynamic we have here! Cute for anybody that’s not a love interest! Something from seeing his sprite enough now, does the dude wear a shirt because it doesn’t look like it?

Ankou

Oh my god he’s wild and not in a good way to start off! Ok he’s scaring me genuinely wow. But he is pretty…ok what is he even talking about. Oh and that’s it there’s the op. Well let’s see how this game goes!

[ryuichirou]

Replies

More replies! We have a couple of asks about Jack today~ Talked a lot about the good boy of the cast lol

Oh, and spoiler warning for Kuroshitsuji and twst ch7 for the second reply (the first one under the “read more”) thing. Kind of sort of?? Just to be safe.

Anonymous asked:

"I try not to spend more than one hour per day on writing replies." Omg, ryuichi, you spend almost 1 hour replying to asks?! Are you ok?! Don't push yourself.

Also, femChenya, being able to change her breast size, is so cursed that i love it. Thanks, i won't stop thinking about that for the rest of the day lmao.

(related to our hc post)

Aww thank you for your concern, Anon!! I’m just very slow at writing things, and I tend to talk a lot, so it takes longer than it should. But I really want people to get their replies + I really enjoy writing them, so it’s fun! If I get tired, I’ll just skip a day or two… As long as people don’t mind me replying after like a month, it’s all good lol

I’m glad you enjoyed that Che’nya headcanon! She is one cursed cat, I’m 100% sure she has startled Riddle with this trick multiple times…

Anonymous asked:

Silver 🤝Snake

Being cute silver haired boys mentally broken  by Yana Toboso by finding out the truth about two conflicting sides related to their family/found family

TRUEEEEE!!

Every time we talk about Snake we keep calling him Silver :( This is a curse that cannot be lifted, and of course both of these calm and quiet silver haired babes are going to suffer emotionally in the worst way possible. Poor boys (they look so cute when they suffer though)

Anonymous asked:

Hehe...Vil and Azul being in-laws will be hilarious. Like if it is Christmas and that all those two did just bicker and argue. Idia too scared to confront them while Ortho cheers for Vil. Also a way to get Azul to exploit Vil...

(related to our previous repliy)

God how much I want to see them celebrate Christmas together lol it really would be a disaster. Poor Idia just wants everyone to disappear, he has games to play and anime to watch.

I wonder how long it’d take for Azul to stop trying to act like the slimiest smiling nice guy in the world and start getting openly irritated by Vil who doesn’t buy his bullshit. I guess spending Christmas holidays together would be enough lol

furubatsu asked:

I just read Jack's dorm vignette and idk if you ship them or not but I need your take on whatever the fuck he and Ruggie have going on. He's insane in that story.

*addendum of my prev ask: I meant I now you don't ship them, I just wanted your take on Jack and Ruggie because what the fuck is that vignette? (Also even with some of your ships I don't like, I am very into your takes o  the chara ters and their dynamics)

Sorry for the late reply, but we FINALLY watched that vignette, and it was so funny and weird. Just like you said…  Jack is insane TwT

Just like you said, we don’t ship these two, but that interaction gave us quite some food to chew on. And ironically, the only thought I have in my head after watching this is “wow, Jack really is just a puppy”. Maybe it’s because with Jack I always get this weird desire to treat him like a pup, he is surprisingly cuddable for a guy his size. In a “gosh how pwecious you are, with your floofy tail and ears awwww who’s a good boi yes you are mister doggie sir”. And Jack’s behavior in this vignette certainly didn’t help with that at all lol

But overall it’s just cute that he has this dog (wolf) mentality of trying to find order or hierarchy in a group that he is a part on. He needs the structure of a pack, I guess it’s just more natural to him. What’s also interesting is that while he admires Ruggie and I guess has chosen him as a leader (congrats on being an alpha, Ruggie…?), he doesn’t want a boss. I think the guys nailed it when they realised that Jack is acting like a little brother who has a lot to learn from Ruggie.

Which is suuuuper ironic because while being a good older brother for his own younglings, Ruggie really doesn’t want to get all familial with the guys from NRC. He wants connections and useful friendships, but when it comes to the type of dynamic Jack asks for, Ruggie is like the one person who wouldn’t want this type of closeness. And it’s very interesting to see how he just doesn’t get Jack’s desire to help him out and protect him selflessly and gratuitously.

So yeah, they’re interesting! We also liked their interactions in the Portfest event. Jack is super stubborn with his morals and his urge to do good things to people he respects, and it’s hilarious how Ruggie can’t really fight it and is visibly uncomfortable with it because of how unusual it is to him.

(Also, thank you so much for your kind words, I am very happy that you like the way I talk about the characters even if you don’t like some of our ships <3 I appreciate it a lot!)

Anonymous asked:

how do you feel about jack/epel? is a vanilla but sweet ship imo, and i think epel definitely would have a thing for buff men

i also may or may not hc rook has an interest in everyone’s “mating habits”, especially the non human students. he’d find it interesting watching his junior take on a big beastman

They are kind of too vanilla for us because Jack is general is kind of vanilla despite his animalistic side, so it’s not a huge ship for us, but it’s still a very good one! Epel absolutely has a thing for buff men, it’s funny how pretty much all of his ships are just him + huge animalistic guy… Epel would try to act like he’s “one of the dudes”, just another buff bro in his soul, but we all know how giggly he would get if, you know. Things happened.

And the Rook hc is pretty much canon, at least in my head lol There is absolutely no way he wouldn’t get interested. What a blessing it is that Epel’s potential mates are wolves, eels and all kinds of animals~ It makes the whole experience even more beauté

[rottenbrainstuff]

BG3 playthrough: Astarion’s first sex scene, Raphael, Blighted village

(Spoilers, discussion of SA)

Astarion threw himself at me already: only Gale was faster. It’s all very sad how rehearsed it is. He specifically says he’s doing it because Tav deserves a reward. I know some people say they wished they had options to progress his romance without the sex in the first act, but the thing is, Tav doesn’t really understand yet what exactly is happening with him. I’ve heard some people also complain that his scene is fairly tame compared to some of the other companions and does a tasteful fade to black pretty quick: but guys, you wouldn’t want to see the rest, it’s not very good, Tav mentions in the morning that they noticed something was wrong.

Having sex with act 1 Astarion I imagine would be so oddly frustrating. I feel like his MO is to rile his partner up until they’re so ready to go that they take charge, and then he can just tune out for the rest of the evening while they do whatever they want with him. There would be odd moments of shrugging away from certain touches that are too intimate for him to stomach while he’s putting on his act; flinching away from gentle kisses on his neck, twisting away from soft touches to his ears, stuff like that. He would give his partner a bizarre feeling of simultaneously being pulled closer but also pushed away, leaving them wondering what the heck they were doing wrong.

After that I had a bunch of cutscenes all trigger one after the other: the bear bite, wanting to talk about Cazador, etc. Poor guy can’t shut up now. I wish the cutscene flow was managed a little better. I rest all the time, I had no cut scenes pending before that, then all of a sudden here’s a big dump. Inventory management is also a huge pain… I don’t even want to say how long I’ve spent just rearranging my shit.

I’m not sure exactly what triggers it, but it seems after a certain point, Raphael will appear when you go on certain areas of the map, even areas you’ve been before. I love Raphael, very dramatic, ten out of ten. I wasn’t sure exactly what was the best option to deal with Raphael but I think I made good choices. Love him. Don’t trust him as far as I can throw him, and my tav is weak and can’t throw shit. But I love him.

Then I went through the Blighted Village. It’s really neat playing as a drow, the goblins are all treating me like royalty and I can just walk right in to these camps and talk to them. The village was fun, I like the way the game tells a narrative through the papers and books that you find around town: the missing children poster, the journals noting bad things are happening, the way you learn more about what the innocent apothecary and his Dragonborn assistant are actually up to as you go deeper into the cellar. I wonder what exactly it was that blighted the village. The goblins came through for sure, but after a phase spider infestation, and a secret necromancer looking around for fresh materials, were the goblins the ones that ruined the village, or did they just provide the final shove that toppled down the house of cards?

I’m sure my drow character feels right at home running around through the tunnels, but UGH the giant spiders scared me so bad. They’re animated so realistically, they’re so huge, ugh ugh ugh.

Now that I have some cash, I don’t have to be pocketing every little thing I find that isn’t nailed down, so I can actually leave some of the incidental objects as the nice set dressing that it is. …. I mayyyyy also be arranging little items here and there like it’s an Animal Crossing island, hehe. I’ve got offerings laid out at Kanon’s grave, and a little memorial set up at Alfira’s blanket, and I’m setting up some cooking supplies at camp. Please tell me I’m not the only player that does this?

[robobirdie]

Some Fan Story Fun Protagonists interviews: Monsters

While working when stuck with writers block I sometimes would take a break and have a little fun writing down what I felt the characters thoughts would be on certain things in the story. Some give some minor spoilers but nothing too serious about the main story or events in the story. They are fun humorous little tidbits some of which helped me with working out some concepts in my story namely character relations. This one is on the Monsters of the Void and Lost Realm:

Ash Crawler

Jay- Living Nightmare!  Cole- Yha I’m with Jay on this, I don’t want to ever see one of these things.  Zane- If nindroids could have nightmares these things could be found in them and trust me as one they do.  Nya- Just looking at the depictions of this thing makes my skin crawl.  Lloyd- I wouldn’t just consider this thing a monster, I’d class it as a demon.  Kai- I can’t believe I’m agreeing with Jay on this but yha this things a nightmare.  Aaron-Yha just the sound of this thing scares me and I like to live by the thought of not letting fear get to me; I’d hate to encounter one in real life.  Axl- I hope we don’t come across one of these.  Clay-If we run across one of these I don’t think us or the ninja will fare well.  Macy-I feel for those poor knights and warriors from this realm. This thing must give them plenty of nightmares just thinking of them let alone to face them in combat.  Lance-I might need extra underwear if we see one of these.  Jestro- Only the nastiest of evils could come up with one of these things and from my experience imprisoned with those Ashers they defiantly are that kind of evil.

Hunger

Jay- a demon called hunger that eats your energy! No thanks!  Cole- First off this thing sounds scary secondly someone’s going to make a joke about this thing towards me aren’t they?  Zane- These things unnerve me; it really hurts to have your energy drained and it could destroy my heart! I don’t like the thought of that.  Nya- There are ways to kill these things right? I hope so cause things like this shouldn’t be let to live.  Lloyd- I really hope we don’t come across one of these. I’m betting because of my powers it will be drawn to feed off me over everyone else and that would be very bad.  Kai- Sounds like Cole in the morning :) Seriously though this thing sounds scary.  Aaron- Do you think an oversized bug swatter could take this thing out? Just the sound of this thing scares me.  Axl- Everyone better not make a joke about this thing and me! Other than that this thing sounds terrifying.  Clay- Hopefully we don’t have to deal with one of these; normally that would be bad but with an elemental master of energy in tow if one of these things feeds on him it would probably become invincible!  Macy- I hear their feeding makes them stronger and more powerful; that’s real bad. That just makes these nightmares sound worse.  Lance- Sounds like they made a monster inspired by Axl ;) Please don’t tell him I said that.  Jestro- I saw one of these in that Ashers encampment. It drained a cow into nothing then tor it apart with its claws for fun; it was a nightmare!

Noctern Crow

Jay- A nightmare! Please don’t ask about the events in the mine.  Cole- Definitely creepy; can’t look at crows the same way again when you see one of these.  Zane- I would not like to go into how I know but these things aren’t really evil. They can be scary to look at yes but they are more like crows than evil monsters. They don’t desire to truly harm others they just want the same things a crow wants. Food, water to bathe in, flavourful drinks, safe and comfy nests, toys and games to play with, tasty crunchy buggies and juicy rotting meats, pretty shinnies to decorate with… can you excuse me I need to run a quick diagnostics.  Nya- Yha creepy, smelly, tough and with lots of ragged feathers but not really evil; more of annoying especially when they scream at you.  Lloyd- Yha they’re very unpleasant to deal with. I think we got lucky with our first encounter because… let’s just say we got lucky. Next time we might not be lucky.  Kai- Yha I don’t want to talk about these things. Let’s just say when threatened they sometimes like to vomit on threats; just thinking of the smell makes me feel sick… and want a two hour shower.  Aaron- Definitely cool, not as scary as many proclaim but yha rather tough though they literally have a bird brain; they think like birds. Very useful when you deal with them.   Axl- They don’t look it but are very tough; and kind of gross. They’ll eat almost anything no matter how rotting or maggot filled it is.  Clay- For a monster I didn’t see much of a monster to these things. More like creepy big humanoid birds.  Macy-Yha they’re very unsettling and tough but I wouldn’t necessarily say evil. Then again… actually I can’t talk about that.  Lance-Please don’t ask about these things! I don’t want to remember having to deal with one of these. Do you know how long it took to clean myself after that? Trust me you don’t want to know and you don’t want to know what I ended up pulling out of my hair!  Jestro- I ran into some of these; they wanted me to entertain them. They’re not as scary as most of the other monsters I saw but they are loud and very pushy. They also enjoy seeing you in pain or grossed out.

Demons of the Wastes

Jay- Let’s just put every single one of these in a big box of nope! Fire breathing two legged crocodiles more hot headed than Kai, creepy creatures that are like crosses between bugs and other animals that like to suck the energy and life out of you often with appetites bigger than Coles, big four armed snake sorceresses, bony bird things that can barf on you, plenty of un-dead looking and insect things to give you nightmares, many like to drain you’re energy and do other bad things to you just for fun do I need to go on! Not even Zane is immune to any of their attacks; they can harm and destroy him just as easily as the rest of us and worse you can’t truly destroy these things! They’ll just return from this horrid void place and make your life a living nightmare and not to mention many want to turn you into monsters like them! How can people handle having these things around? Even worse many bad people like to work with these monsters and are friends with them! Then even worse than that some of these like to live in our world like it’s their home! Why? As if many normal animals aren’t scary enough there’s these things hanging around to cause trouble and attack us! (He began to rant and babble become more anxious so to prevent accidents our interviewers gave him a sedative to keep him from potentially shocking anyone). Cole- Yha a lot of these things give you the chills just to read about or even look at pictures of. Anything insect like is defiantly quite unsettling especially when there is something spider like to them; un-dead looking things are pretty unsettling too especially ghost like ones. Despite what some of the others think I think we can handle some of these with little problem like Gloam-Harpies, Serpent Flies, Voidfears, Vesparilions as long as they are not in too large a swarm, Skinned Hounds, the Elemental creatures and probably some of those lesser weaker monsters others however I’m pretty sure we can’t handle. Those who think we can are being foolish. Also I am getting rather sick of some of the others the two know who they are making jokes about my appetite with some of these things especially that one called a Hunger. You know I think I’ve seen a few of these before like this bear bird thing before. I thought it was just an animal; it acted like one and didn’t bother me like a real animal would. Thinking back it’s kind of unnerving that I came across one of these demons and didn’t realise what it was or how dangerous it actually was. I guess maybe not all these monsters really are monsters. Even though I doubt it maybe we could get some friendly monsters to help us. Zane- Despite the term demon many are not truly evil just how they view things, their powers and natures do not align with what humans would consider pleasable or good. True some are what could truly be seen as evil but quite a few are just like animals or people. They have their own lives and individual views just because of their origins they have strong desires to cause chaos and destruction to the world around them; I guess that makes them more of a force of change more than evil. Truly what the people consider demons especially around here is subjective based more by their views and not entirely on facts; I know this first hand. Many of them consider me a monster or even a demon just because of what I am… it’s very unpleasant. You know I have seen these Xeracel-striders and Xivurses beings before and possibly a few others in the Birchwood forest when I was younger. I don’t have much memory of that time but strangely I remember those creatures. I remember feeling something strange about them but couldn’t figure out what. I thought they were just animals; they acted like them and never gave me or my father any more trouble than normal animals. They weren’t really monsters. Just more proof the view people have here on what makes a monster isn’t true. Nya- Not going to lie many of these don’t sound too good. Many like to painfully weaken you by sucking energy from you and why do quite a few take forms that are like some mutant insects or un-dead? Is that to further make them more scary? I wonder are insects scared of those that have insect like appearances just as much as people are? That aside despite what my brother might think I don’t think we will fare too well against a lot of these; some of us particularly so. I won’t say who but you can probably take a good guess at who those would be. I’ll just say there is more than one. We haven’t done so well yet against some of these we have faced already mainly those creepy shadow figures and a Noctern Crow which… actually that doesn’t matter. Simply put we haven’t done so good and I don’t think we’ll do well against most of these. These aren’t simple creatures or monsters. They all have rather dangerous powers and those that seem very beastial are actually surprisingly cunning and sly. With his ego I’m pretty sure my brother will get himself into some serious trouble if we left him alone with some of these things. Lloyd- In one word terrifying that’s what I think of these things. Monsters equipped with dark powers that can drain your energy, health and even life equipped often with sharp claws, teeth and other body parts. Then there’s the fact they can’t truly be destroyed. You can destroy them but their remains simply vanish after sometime after which they re-manifest from the energies of the void and can return to hunt you down again! Worse apparently these things can be found in all the realms even ours and can easily go unnoticed as they wreck havoc. They often stick to dark or less populated places and can attack quickly leaving little to no survivors so hardly anyone knows they’re there. Thinking about it I think I recall some monsters from ancient tales and urban legends that match quite a few of these demons; I don’t think in many of those tales these monsters were ever felled meaning they could still be out there! That’s a very unsettling thought. Kai- I’m pretty sure I can handle some of these, well probably not the big ones or if they’re in a swarm or large group but one on one yha I could. Those little bug ones don’t look so tough and I hear they’re just like insects in that they can get obsessed with lights. I’m betting they’d foolishly head straight into my fire just trying to get it and burn themselves up… I wonder if they’d be attracted to Zanes eyes like normal insects? I then wonder what would happen if he accidently ate one? Would it turn him all evil crazy? We should probably make sure that doesn’t happen then. Also these fire breathing lava crocs sound pretty cool. I wonder if I could trick them with my fire to make them friendly to us. If anything my sister or Zane could easily cool them down. Also don’t let him know I told you this but that one called a Hunger sounds a bit like Cole always hungry and will eat anything; maybe like him we could win those creatures over with cake. I doubt that but it would be funny. Aaron- I won’t deny yha a lot of these are defiantly not something I would want to face in battle especially if I was on my own nor would I want to stumble upon them in some dark place or at night but is it wrong to find some of them cool? Like they look and some of their powers sound so wicked, kind of makes you want to be one of them. Yha the Noctern Crow was pretty tough but it looked cool and what it could do was pretty wicked. Also I think I’ve met one of these Xivursus creatures at least it looked a lot like it. We call them in our realm though Hawk-bears. We consider them animals though cause they rarely acted like monsters. Finding out what they really are doesn’t really change my view of them. It just makes them cooler. You know I know as a knight the thought of these creatures being considered cool and wanting to be one kind of goes against my teachings and training, we’re supposed to protect people from monsters like these, but it is still a fun thought. I will have to admit though that while some are cool there are quite a few I will admit scare me. Those four armed snake ladies and those Hungers defiantly, I would not want to get into a fight with those. The strange goat headed ghost things and some of the un-dad looking things too are rather unsettling. Axl- These all sound so tough I don’t think we’re ready to face these. I know I won’t be able to hold against them and if I can’t then I don’t think most of the others can. Clay might be able to and some of those ninja with their powers defiantly not that Jay though might be able to but I think these things have the rest of us beat. I’ve heard looks of these things can be deceiving. Just because they look delicate doesn’t mean they are. After dealing with that crow thing which didn’t look too tough I’d have to agree with that statement and that one crow was being mostly nice to us and it was still pretty bad. Clay- These things defiantly aren’t like any monsters we’ve faced before. All those we’ve faced that were under Monstruxs rule before and the many normally found in our realm seem mild or even harmless compared to these things. Guess we should be thankful they don’t normally wander freely about the realms preferring to stick to certain environments or locations and don’t often wander from those sights or close to where innocent beings tend to hang out. I was curious as Merloks never really told us where the monsters in our realm came from and doing some research on entities of the void and just as I had a feeling the monsters that served Monstrux are indeed monsters originating from the void. Luckily they’re some of the more passive types compared to the dark and truly monstrous beings that can come from this place. Gotta feel sorry for those that have to deal with these truly nasty monsters on a regular basis; it can’t leave them feeling very well especially since some of these can literally make you ill. Macy- I don’t care where these monsters come from I will still face them just like a knight should even if they are pretty scary and I’m pretty sure we won’t fare very well against a lot of these. Not even those ninja or Clay with their powers stand a good chance against them. It is our duties though as knights to protect others from monsters like these  no matter what so we have to put aside our fears to protect those who can’t stand a chance against these monsters. That being said I hope we don’t have to face too many of these or at least any of the nastier ones. Lance- I doubt many in Hollowood could come up with such nasty monsters as these. You don’t want to know what some of them can and will do to others and Aaron finds some of these things cool? How crazy is he? The things that droi- I mean crow thing did were worse than disgusting! All these things want to tear you apart, turn into their chew toys, eat you, put gross and nasty substances on you that take hours to get off and the smell off your clothes and you don’t want to know what end it comes from cause they’ll do both and these are just some of the nicer things they do. You don’t want to know about the worse ones! How could anyone consider such monsters cool?! Why would anyone in this realm want to become some sort of knight or any kind of warrior with these things around? Jestro- I know I’ve had dealings with monsters in the past but I’d never want to side, work with or even just be near monsters like these. I was unfortunate to experience some of these monsters up close and they are far worse than any of the monsters I’ve worked with before. Not even Monstrux was as bad as these things!

(While some of these monsters are directly mentioned or used in the story others are more of background fillers that could be envisioned as background entities during events.)

To read the story this is related to you can find it here:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34894561/chapters/86888878

You can also find images pertaining to the story here: https://www.deviantart.com/nerdy-hyena/gallery/72478681/story-project

[mangoisms]

chapter 5 of forever is a maybe (but i like our chances, baby) is up and posted and i'd just like to cut out what is some of my favorite dialogue from this chapter. no real spoilers either, just some Shenanigans!

“You could ask one of the assistant managers to get it for you,” Miyuki points out as Eijun leads you two into the lower levels of the stadium, where extra equipment, cleaning supplies, and other miscellaneous items are stored. Very little people are around, so the only noise is the soft sound of your footsteps, with the occasional squeak of the soles on the concrete floors. It’s a bit unsettling, but these sections are part of a larger area entirely off-limits to fans and the like, so it should be fine. 

Eijun tosses a scandalized look over his shoulder. “That’s not what they’re here for, Miyuki Kazuya! Don’t be rude!”

“Sawamoron, you literally have two of them assigned to you to wait on you hand and foot. That is their job.”

“Well, I still feel bad! And don’t you see how creepy it is down here? Why would I want to make one of those poor assistants go through this? No! Strength in numbers!”

You chuckle fondly. “I’m not sure this park is old enough to have ghosts, Eijun.”

“You don’t know that! Gramps says we can carry ghosts with us sometimes.”

You frown. “Is that why I always see stuff in the corner of my eye whenever you come over?”

“Maybe!”

“Eugh.” You shudder.

Miyuki snickers. The industrial lights overhead flash over the lens of his glasses. “Don’t tell me you actually believe in ghosts. The country bumpkin I get but —”

“Hey, she’s like me! Tell him!”

You shrug. “I’m from Montana, which probably has more cows than people. I’ve been raised to respect the supernatural.”

He laughs hard at that. “Oh, my stomach hurts . . . You two are hilarious . . . Ghosts, please —”

As if on cue, the lights illuminating the long tunnel flicker. 

“You’re upsetting the ghosts, Miyuki Kazuya,” Eijun whispers, annoyed, though he does take your hand, pulling you closer to him. “Say sorry.”

“I am not saying sorry —”

The lights flicker again.

“Kazuya!”

“Who am I apologizing, too, huh? What ghosts could possibly be here?”

“The ghosts of old!”

“Old what, you idiot?”

The look of incredulity on his face makes you want to laugh but you figure both he and Eijun don’t want you laughing right now. 

“Old baseball, obviously!”

“What ghosts of old would want to haunt a place called T-Mobile Park? You think Babe Ruth is hanging around here when he could be at Yankee Stadium?”

“Kazuya!”

“Alright! I’m sorry, ghosts of old baseball!”

Another tunnel comes up on your right and all three of you flinch and skid to a stop when metal screeches loudly against concrete.

Several things happen in that moment. You, decidedly spooked, drop back at the same time that Eijun, using your left hand clasped in his right, pushes you back to stand behind him and Miyuki, while Miyuki’s left arm shoots out protectively over Eijun. In between all of this, somehow, your right hand ends up finding the back of Miyuki’s Nike track jacket, fabric clasped tightly in your hand. 

A surprised worker meets your gazes, standing at the foot of a tall ladder, clearly having just moved it; at the top of the ladder is an open box in the wall, lines of wire exposed.

“Sorry,” the man says, getting over his shock first and gesturing to the box with a pair of pliers in his hand. “Electrical work.”

You know Eijun is sighing in relief at that but it’s not your imagination, either, when you feel Miyuki relaxing, too. Then you realize you’re still holding him and, with your face burning, you let him go. 

He sends you a quick glance over his shoulder but you avoid his eyes awkwardly, shuffling closer to Eijun. 

Looking back forward, he straightens his jacket. “Told you, Sawamoron,” he mutters, though it lacks any real heat. 

Eijun ignores him still, saluting the man. “Thank you for your hard work! And sorry if we scared you!”

The man smiles, bemused, and shakes his head. “’S alright. No worries.”

The three of you continue on your way, all of you silently agreeing to not bring up any of that. 

you can find the masterpost for this fic here!