#Out of Character: The princess speaks

[theabyssalmuses]

MY FIRST VIEGO PENTA EVER LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[nyctoheart]

I wish I liked Wish :/

[distraughtlesbian]

sorry for speaking my truth it will happen again. i think my main issue with valax’s redemption arc is literally just that there’s never a moment where the mc gets to actually talk to her about what she did—there’s not really a cathartic conversation, so valax and mc moving past what she did to them feels less like forgiveness and redemption and more like an agreement to ignore the elephant in the room

like sure we got to talk about our trauma (in chapter 17 of 20. lol. lmao, even) to the party, but valax wasn’t present for that?? and like, sure, she says once that she is sorry “for the pain she caused [them]”, but there’s a difference Tew Me between “sorry for hurting you ig ✌️😗” and actually being like “yeah, i abducted you and forced you into a magically induced coma and stole your blood and robbed you of a full year of your life and repeatedly tried to murder you, to say nothing of the grief i caused your loved ones. i did all that shit and i’m sorry for it and deeply regret it, and i acknowledge that you don’t owe me forgiveness, but i will spend the rest of my life working to build a better world for my people instead of being my mother’s pawn”, and a difference between “my mother is unhappy with me for saving you :(” and actually like, giving the mc space to talk about the impact of her actions towards them. like girl you are not getting out of this shit with one sentence’s worth of apology and a sex scene lmfao!!!

during the first half or so of the book the focus for mc is not falling the fuck apart bc they have a friend group to tentatively piece together and they’re averse to showing fear in front of valax, so they’re repressing all their trauma—and by the time valax joins the party, the narrative has gone full Valax Cool And Good mode, and fully allows you to flirt with her and tease her and generally stops taking her seriously as an antagonist. which would be all fine and good if we had actually at any point gotten to be like, “hey, you abducting me and keeping me in a magically induced coma and stealing my blood and trying to kill me has actually caused me a lot of lasting fear and pain,” followed by some set of choices wrt forgiving or not forgiving her for all that in light of the revelation that she did all that shit bc her mom tortured and brainwashed her

like why are my friends more pissed off about the time this bitch abducted me and did evil little experiments on me than i am. free valax she did all that shit bc of her mommy issues but i should’ve gotten to call her a cunt just once. pb stop making all your mcs generals in the idgaf war challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)

[hahahax30]

Rachel zegler has me wanting to bang my head repeatedly against a wall until I start bleeding to death

[heloflor]

It just hit me that we're getting a game where the main protagonist is called "Peach" and the main antagonist is called "Grape".

Is...is that why Nintendo called her that ? Because fruit ?

(Granted it probably sounds better in Japanese if that's her name there as well)

[wall-e-gorl]

Sooooooo much done today 💪

[drewsaturday]

i watched tokyo godfathers and while i didn't personally mind the... choice language/slurs surrounding hana since the movie did come out in 2003, i would be so curious to know if it's an issue with the translations, the actual japanese word choices, etc.

i would like to rewatch it sometime so i might check out a more modern sub/dub in case it's a little easier to recommend to ppl ja;klkskdjf but yeah, basically i rly wish i knew japanese so i could get a better idea of how the original treated hana's gender.

[thespookywoods]

Love having a realization about plot points that is like. Deeply obvious now that I’ve had it but man it’s crystallized some ideas in my writing notes and given me much better ideas

[madebysimblr]

no new posts today b/c the next bit is something i wanna spend extra time on to make it match my ~vision~

if you're new and need something to read, here is my 'starting points' page.

note, this legacy started in 2017 and it was a much different beast then. start from the very beginning if you dare lol.

I would say start with my little side story I did the last couple of years, The Princess & Me which is a loose adaptation of The Prince & Me (2004) starring Julia Stiles. I'm really proud of it. 🥰

[magical-girl-04]

Yknow I wonder what it says about me that Princess Ruto from Oot was like my first childhood crush-

[elegyofthemoon]

simply put! the ending of fena does not exist !! whatever the heck was going on in there i didnt see it. the show ended with abel blowing up in fire and yukimaru and fena living a good life together <3

[guideaus]

tristamp makes me think abt trigun, which i guess is good, but also every ep absolutely feels like fanfiction by middle school writers, and feels baffling, like theyre able to pick out topics like what counts as human or themes of religion (kind of), but not really in a legit way. then i think each ep there'll literally be one interesting thing that also happened to by my critique of the manga, but then it does the opposite of what i'd think to do so im again like ?? there's nothing that's been overly offensively bad (though elendira comes close), but each ep im just like... hm. hmmmm

[butwhatifidothis]

Something that gets me about this fic is that those five chapters taking place over the timeskip? That's five chapters of no Byleth, meaning five chapters that would force Captain to at least attempt to develop the relationships between Edelgard and the Eagles. Sure it'd be woefully late in the story but it'd be something at last! And yet it's almost laughable how often he falls short in that regard even in this situation.

You'd think that five chapters of Byleth not being there to hog all of Woobiegard's attention would have incentivized Cap'n to delve into the less-focused on relationships of the fic. Like, Whohardt and Caspar - they barely exist in the fic at all. They're by far and away the most useless members of the cast - half the time I legit forget they are part of the cast (ESPECIALLY Whohardt, he has NO presence in this fic at all). That could have been, if not outright fixed, then at least alleviated by having Woobiegard, you know. Talk to them. Like ever.

But she... really doesn't. Like at all. Whohardt had to (eventually) outright state his reason for joining Woobiegard, because it was never actually established other than his canonical "fighting you would be too much effort" line (but nooo it's actually because he felt like guilty or whatever). And it isn't even in these chapters that he does it, nor is it to Woobiegard that he says it to. He... really doesn't need to be here - I call 'im Whohardt for a reason.

I STILL have no idea why Caspar is still stickin' around, or why he's so gaga over Kronya. The most the fic ever does is make Catherine seem like the devil to Caspar (after misinterpreting their supports in a way so egregious the more generous takeaway from it was that it was intentionally misrepresented by Cap'n), but, like, why does that suddenly make Woobiegard a viable option? Why choose between two wrongs when you can just, like... not? Be a vagabond vigilante who helps out the little man! Hell, fight for the Alliance! For all Caspar could possibly know Claude is like an oasis in the desert compared to everyone else! Why fight for someone who he knows is so capable of such great evil, and who never really proves herself capable of much else? And why is he in love with Kronya? What about her drew him to her? Has Kronya ever actually told him what all she was involved with? You know, like the kidnapping of innocent students to turn into Demonic Beasts? Or the murder of Monica? What was it! Because it honestly really feels like Cap'n just paired the spares without ever acknowledging that Kronya is about the literal last person Caspar would - or could - ever even stand to be around without punching them, let alone fall in love with.

Cap'n could have used any one of his five chapters to at least partly be dedicated to strengthening the reader's understanding as to why these two are here, but he barely puts in even a token effort - he puts in no effort, for Caspar! No, for the most part it's reserved for like, the characters that have already had a decent amount of screentime with Woobiegard: Marianne, Ingrid, Kronya, Lysithea. Like, as sloppily as they were written, they at the very least had literally anything. Which you genuinely cannot say for Caspar or Whohardt. A big missed opportunity for sure

[bumpscosity]

anyways fallout is gonna be a fun watch bc i usually don't watch adaptations of things im not into but this time im going in almost completely blind

[sttoru]

·.⌇ 𝐒𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐏𝐒𝐈𝐒. height difference + jjk men — seeing you struggling to initiate a kiss, ft. gojo, nanami, toji, choso

note. super self indulgent once again woopsies

tags. jjk men x female reader (separately). fluff, suggestive themes. size difference obviously: reader is shorter than the characters. little hint of an age gap in toji’s part (you; early 20’s, he early 30’s). reader gets referred to as ‘small, short, adorable’. nicknames used ‘baby, sweetheart, princess, little girl, angel’. includes drabbles for each character.

𝐆𝐎𝐉𝐎 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐔

“what’s the matter, baby?” satoru easily notices whenever you’re internally debating something. you’d fidget with your clothes, look around and nibble on your bottom lip.

even if you say that it’s nothing, your lover knows that you mean the exact opposite. he walks hand-in-hand with you out of the boutique where he had bought you a pretty dress. his thumb rubs your skin gently, hoping to comfort you with whatever you’re struggling to say.

“it’s uhm,” you finally speak up. satoru halts his steps and tilts his head with a curious pout on his lips. he doesn’t wish to pressure you into anything, so he keeps quiet.

his blue eyes follow your movements from behind his sunglasses. you step closer to him, your small hands travelling up to gently hold onto his jacket. you gulp before balancing your entire body on your toes—creasing your shoes a bit by doing so.

at this point, satoru knows what you’re trying to do. your actions are absolutely adorable and make the sorcerer giggle. he wants nothing more than to squish your cheeks together for being so cute. especially because you’re failing to reach his lips.

“oh, do y’need help maybe?” satoru asks with a smug grin. you frown and try to stand on the tips of your toes, though that didn’t seem enough. your lover needs to lower his head a tad more for you to kiss him.

satoru tilts his head backwards instead. he loves to see you pout and struggle to carry out such an affectionate act. he can’t help it—you’re so fun to tease, “c’mon, you can do it, baby!”

when you give up due to his constant teasing, the white-haired man gasps dramatically. you smack his bicep and turn around with a huff, “forget it.”

before you can take another step away from him—satoru’s hand reaches out to hold your wrist. he pulls you back against his chest, warm palm holding your cheek and tilting your head up so his glossy lips could meet yours.

“sorry,” satoru mutters against your mouth. his tongue sneakily swipes against yours which causes you to squirm. he gives your bottom lip a playful nibble in response, “couldn’t resist teasing you a little.”

𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐈 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐎

“welcome home, dear!” you greet kento at the front door as per usual. he sighs in relief and smiles tiredly, appreciating your appearance before him. he seems utterly exhausted from his most recent mission.

“it’s good to see you, sweetheart,” kento shuts the door behind him. he takes off his shoes and places them where they belong before doing the same with his coat. he looks down at you as you help him tidy his belongings, “you’re looking beautiful tonight.”

to say you’re flustered is an understatement. kento always knows just how to get you shy and embarrassed from the casual way he compliments you. you’re in your pyjamas and apron—barefaced with nothing extra going on and yet your lover is completely engrossed by your looks.

“thank you,” you murmur back with a bright smile. kento smiles as well after seeing your happy expression. that’s what he does it for.

you hold kento’s hand and feel its warmth engulf your skin. his palms are a little rough; probably from the hard work he put into those recent missions he did. you look up at the blonde man in front of you and want nothing more than to kiss him—show your gratitude for everything he does for you.

thus, you lean in and stand on your toes, balancing on one foot whilst the other floats a few centimetres above the wooden floor. it’s hard to find a balance, though your attentive partner is quick to lend a hand.

“careful,” kento whispers, his voice so husky that you feel a shiver run down your spine. his big hands settle on your waist and he doesn’t waste a single second after that.

he leans in as well, head lowered to yours and your noses lightly brushing against each other. kento’s lips find your soft ones—interlocking them in a passion filled kiss. you can feel his entire body relax even more. as if he’s waited all day to be back home. to be back to you.

to kiss and hold you close.

𝐅𝐔𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐔𝐑𝐎 𝐓𝐎𝐉𝐈

“over here, princess,” toji calls you over with a subtle wave. he’s leaning against a brick wall, hands in the pockets of his black jacket. you walk over to him with an excited smile—happy to spend some quality time together with him today.

“hey, i missed you,” you comment and wrap your arms around his waist. you nuzzle your face against his chest to which toji reacts by giving you an awkward head pat.

the older man lifts your head up and away from his body by holding onto your chin. his eyes run over your face, letting out a short content hum. he’s missed you a lot too. not that he’d tell you that directly.

“how’s uni for ya?” toji asks. the pad of his thumb rubs your cheek and you lean into his touch. it brings a little smirk to his face—seeing how easily you become putty in his hands is rather amusing.

“been okay for most part,” you shrug and fail to maintain eye contact with your boyfriend. he probably doesn’t do it on purpose, but his half-lidded eyes makes your lower abdomen feel funny.

you’re still so nervous around him, though you’ve got the guts to at least kiss him first. you missed the feeling of his lips against you after all. the constant, soothing rubs of his thumb against your cheek only intensifies your desire.

you lift yourself up on the tips of your shoes. your cold hands cup toji’s face and he immediately gets what you’re trying to do. he snickers at the sight of you struggling to reach him and acts like he doesn’t know what you want.

. . until you whine about how you really want to kiss him. that man is sold the moment he hears your whiny voice.

“fuck. c’mere, little girl,” toji’s veiny hands go around your waist and move down to cup your ass, his lips crashing down onto yours with a desperation he’s never kissed you with before.

𝐊𝐀𝐌𝐎 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐎

“do i need to add salt? she’s talking too fast,” choso ask whilst scratching his head. he’s watching a youtube video on his phone; specifically a cooking one. he’s attempting to copy a recipe in his kitchen and you’re helping him since he doesn’t know too much about phones. and cooking apparently.

you giggle and grab the phone from the counter. the lady’s words are incomprehensible due to the video being on two times the usual speed. you return the settings to normal with a light hearted chuckle, “yeah, because you’ve sped up the video, silly.”

“oh,” choso smiles sheepishly. he checks the stove and makes sure the food isn’t burning before turning towards you, “thank you. you’re a lifesaver, heh.”

you can’t help but admire the view of choso in front of you. he’s in an apron which is too small on him since it’s yours—his chiseled chest accentuated by the fabric. his black hair is up in a small ponytail and his cheeks are red. probably from embarrassment.

“you’re adorable,” you comment lovingly. choso’s cheeks turn even redder by your compliment and he sputters some words about how he ‘needs to focus on his cooking’.

you interrupt his stammers by getting closer. your lover stops and his lips are parted—giving you the perfect chance to capture them into a kiss. well, you try to at least

choso notices your silent struggles and blinks. it takes him a second to fully grasp the situation before he decides on helping you. he smiles warmly, his beefy arms effortlessly lifting you up to his height, encouraging you to wrap your legs around his waist.

one hand is on your thigh, the other holding the back of your head to deepen your shared kiss. choso pulls away and attaches his lips to your neck, settling you the counter, “want more, angel. you drive me crazy.”

[kiralamouse]

Preach.