#Rail Code 100

[bluelizze]

Dan Heng as Keshi as Coachella

undercut contains oc x canon

Ok so this was made during Coachella week but I didn’t finished until last night

And with the HSR concert video and the clip of Dan Feng playing the keyboard just gave me an idea for an au.

Basically the AU goes that the High Cloud Quintet used to be a big band. They’re the type who played band at high school and continued after college. But one day the band got disband and rumor has it that Dan Feng was the caused.

Fast forward to Dan Heng, I’m not sure what his relationship is to Dan Feng but they are relatives in this AU. So Dan Heng like in canon gets compared to Dan Feng a lot that pissed him off bc sure, he likes music but not like Dan Feng.

Taking inspo from Keshi and Mai, Dan Heng and Linh are childhood friends. Dan Heng calls Linh by her middle name (because her real name is Yen), because he thought it was cuter. They met in middle school due to having math and music class and therefore, became familiar with one another. Dan Heng would often spend more time at Linh’s house to avoid Dan Feng at home.

Linh is his best friend and lover and even after getting together, he doesn’t fully reveal their relationship. He only confirms that he is taken. Until during their upcoming anniversary that he drops a teaser about a new song. That song is dedicated to Linh and there he reveals Linh as his partner.

Everytime there is a question related to her and their relationship he gets a bit giggly. Linh is just his biggest fan and supporter and just overall happy that she sees him as his own person.

[the-knights-of-rohan]

20/100 days of productivity.

It's actually less busy than I thought it would be today. Classes have been pretty chill, and a couple of my teachers got sick, so there's not much to do. But I finished my college apps, so now it's just interview prep for Saturday. I am...very nervous, especially because the school is quite literally the best for my major.

(Ice in that water looking CRISP.)

Today’s productivity:

Did AP Physics practice FRQs to prepare for unit test on drag and motion, luckily the test got postponed to next Monday.

Did AP Statistics review questions on experimental design, not too bad.

Did US Government notes, long and boring.

Worked on website for my club, we're using Jekyll to create all of the pages. Now I can add Ruby to the list of languages I am "moderately proficient" in!

Spent an hour flashcarding for Japanese 4 new chapter vocab

Self Care:

Daylight savings meant that I got to sleep in an extra hour. That was fun.

Spent a good hour playing Monster Hunter Rise, and getting blown out by the Variant Malzeno.

Future Goals:

Study for 3 tests in the coming weeks; AP Statistics (Experimental Design), AP Computer Science (String manipulation), and AP Physics (Friction and Drag)

Figure out how I'm going to read The Jungle without spending money (read: One Piece-ing)

Keep preparing for college interview (僕はスペインにいる。スは静かだ。)

Song of the day:

Name: Pyro

Album: UNLOCKED

Artists: Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats

[umbrellajam]

Tim Drake Reading List - before his Robin (1993) solo

I'm sure this has been done many times before, but I'd been meaning for a while now to put together my own reading list for Tim prior to his 1993 solo, as I so often see that recommended as the starting point for him, but. Well. There's a lot of key material for Tim before that and Robin 1993 also starts very weirdly in medias res smack dab in the middle of the Knightfall event, which throws people off all the time, lol.

So anyway, a list! Not 100% comprehensive, but hopefully a helpful overview to somebody, somewhere :)

PRE-TIM CONTEXT

A Death in the Family (Batman #426-429) – Jason is murdered by the Joker. We all know this one, hopefully.

New Titans #55 – Dick finds out about Jason’s death, and comes to Gotham aiming to both console and confront Bruce about it. They have a fight; Bruce backhands Dick and tells him to leave.

Batman: Year Three (Batman #436-439) – despite the above, Dick returns to Gotham soon afterward due to Tony Zucco’s parole hearings, and we see him continue to worry and reach out to Bruce as the man fails miserably at dealing with Jason’s death; we also have the first appearance of Tim in the flashback to Dick’s origin at the circus.

INTRO AND PRE-ROBIN ARCS

A Lonely Place of Dying (alternating Batman #440-442 and New Titans #60-61) – Tim’s proper intro arc, tracking Dick down at the circus to try and convince him to become Robin again, as Batman continues to go off the rails and “Batman needs Robin”. He ultimately gets accepted for a trial/training period before he can become Robin.

Batman #443-445 – cute training-period issues where Bruce awkwardly starts to teach Tim and Tim is an eager beaver.

New Titans #65 – Tim shows up on an exasperated Dick’s doorstep in New York, and we get a really great Dick & Tim training issue.

The Penguin Affair (Batman #448, Detective Comics #615, Batman #449) – a fun early Bruce & Tim arc that includes the introduction of Harold Allnut as the Bat team's mute engineering genius, Bruce angsting and second-guessing himself about having a new Robin but still wanting to encourage Tim (“Remember to thank him later. The boy needs reassurance.”) and also civilian!Tim taking part in the operation with adorable pre-Robin code names (“Little bat to big bat. Target in cross-hairs.”)

Batman #450, Detective Comics #617, Batman #451 – a short arc about the Joker resurfacing for the first time since being presumed dead at the end of A Death in the Family. Tim appears minimally because Bruce panics and sends him out of the country immediately (along with his entire school class lol), but there’s lots of angst and introspection from Bruce on Jason's death and Robin in general.

Rite of Passage (Detective Comics #618-621) – includes Tim’s parents being kidnapped, his mother’s death, and his father ending up paralyzed and in a coma.

EARLY ROBIN ERA

Identity Crisis (Batman #455-457) – includes Tim’s devastation and struggle in the wake of what happened to his parents, wrestling with the legacy and meaning of Batman & Robin in a way he hadn’t understood before, and whether he’s prepared for it. Also Janet Drake’s funeral, and ultimately Tim’s official graduation to the Robin mantle.

Robin I: A Hero Reborn #1-5 – Tim’s first solo mini-series as Robin; his first of many trips to Paris as part of his training, where he first encounters Lady Shiva and King Snake. This is also where Tim picks up his iconic bo staff for the first time, with training from Shiva.

Batman #465-469 – Tim’s first actual patrols with Bruce, and the return of King Snake.

Detective Comics #635-637 – the “Bruce & Tim have to fight video games come to life” arc, lol. I would call these fun but optional.

Robin II: The Joker’s Wild! #1-4 – Tim’s second solo mini; the Joker returns to Gotham while Bruce is out of the country and unreachable, and Tim as a barely fledged Robin has to thwart the clown’s plans with only Alfred to aid him.

“To the Father I Never Knew…” (Batman #480) – An important issue on Tim’s relationship with his father, especially now that he’s woken up from his coma and is suddenly interested in Tim, when he barely had been before. Lots of Tim angst and struggle, framed through a bitter letter he’s writing to his dad. Alfred also slyly nudges Tim to look into the estate next door to Wayne Manor, when he’s trying to figure out how or even if he’ll be able to continue as Robin now that his Dad is awake.

Electric City (Detective Comics #644-646) – includes Batman’s heart getting stopped due to electrocution, and Tim viciously threatening the villain to get him to defibrillate Bruce back to life. (“You’re going to shock Batman’s heart back online or I’m going to tear you apart.”)

Batman #481 – the notable bit here is Tim and Jack check out the estate next door to Wayne Manor and basically decide to take it.

Detective Comics #647-649 – the introduction of Stephanie Brown as Spoiler, including her thwarting/attempting to off her dad and also the infamous scene where she clobbers Robin in the face with a brick, lol.

Robin Annual #1 – Tim’s first team-up with Lonnie Machin/Anarky.

PRELUDE TO KNIGHTFALL

Batman #486 – Tim driving Jack to his medical appointments with Dr. Shondra Kinsolving, and worrying with Alfred over Bruce’s growing self-destructiveness in the prelude to Knightfall.

Robin III: Cry of the Huntress #1-6 – Tim’s third solo mini, and his first team-up with Helena Bertinelli as the Huntress. Also, Tim’s first meeting with Ariana Dzerchenko, who will be his first girlfriend, and friction/fights between Jack and Tim as Tim skips out on school and tries to cover up his Robin work. Includes a blow-up fight over Jack threatening to send Tim back to boarding school for his misbehavior. ("Who is the son you know, Dad? You don't know me. You never bothered. You shipped me from one boarding school to another and nobody paid any attention as long as my grades stayed high. You and mom were too involved running around the world.")

Batman #488-490 – the Bats start working with Jean-Paul Valley/Azrael, including Robin recruiting him to fill in temporarily as Batman when Bruce is ill. Bane’s plans to exhaust and break the Bat ramp up in the lead-in to Knightfall.

Showcase ‘93 #2-6 – Tim’s first time teaming up with Catwoman as they take on the crimelord Bracuda. This storyline will later cross over with one of Dick’s in the Bracuda & Chulo arc for Dick & Tim's first real team-up.

KNIGHTFALL

I won’t go over this whole period in detail as it’s quite a long storyline (link to the fandom wiki for all the info and issues), but some highlights for Tim are:

Detective Comics #660 – Tim tracks Bane down to his hideout but then gets captured and caught in the middle of a fight between Bane and Croc in the sewers.

Batman #494 – Tim drags himself home and presses Bruce to accept help in the wake of the mass Arkham break-out organized by Bane.

Detective Comics #661-662 – Batman sidelining Robin again while fighting Firefly and Tim again repeatedly badgering Bruce to accept help; Tim later takes down Firefly largely alone.

Batman #497-498 – Bane breaks Batman’s back; Bruce appoints JPV to succeed him as Batman despite Tim asking about Dick. JPV as AzBats goes increasingly off the rails during his time as Batman.

Batman #500 – Tim refuses to be party to the new Batman’s brutal methods, but is blown off by an increasingly unstable JPV. Dick finally shows up in the storyline while Tim is brooding outside the Manor. Dick is angry that he had to hear about Bruce’s devastating injury secondhand and that Bruce chose someone else to take up the mantle of Batman.

The Flash #81-83 – optional context, but this is Dick’s side of the build-up to the Bracuda & Chulo crossover with Tim. Dick and Kory visit Wally after their disastrous interrupted wedding (which Tim attended) and Dick’s ouster as leader of the Titans in New Titans #100-101. Dick ends up embroiled in an investigation of the criminal Chulo.

Showcase ‘93 #11-12 – Dick and Tim’s first proper team-up as Nightwing and Robin! Extremely fun and character revealing interactions as they navigate working together while barely knowing each other. My notes on these quote practically everything in both issues – they're fantastic.

Detective Comics #667-668 – Tim finds out that JPV has walled off the secret tunnel from Drake Manor to the Batcave. He also gets his driver’s license early (at 14) as a special dispensation due to his father’s handicap. This issue leads directly into the first issue of Tim’s solo, ending as he's caught sneaking back into the Cave. AzBats grabs and lifts Robin by his neck, choking him, which is how Robin (1993) #1 opens.

Finally, alongside the early issues of Tim’s solo, be sure not to miss the full Batman: Prodigal arc (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman:_Prodigal), which covers Dick’s first stint wearing the Cowl of the Bat with Tim as his Robin. This is the period where they first really spent time together and bonded, and includes Robin (1993) #11-13. The whole thing is a banger, and essential reading.

[imtotallynotthere]

Idea I had while reading a honkai star rail fanfic:

We all know how freaking sarcastic Dr. Ratio is at times. We've heard it with Aventurine. We also know how much this man values education.

Now:

Self aware Dr. Ratio being a fucking menace.

You have the game on auto fight farming relics. You then realise you forgot to do your math homework that you said you would do but kept forgetting. You then decide to just leave it and you'll get too it the next day since it wasn't due until next Monday.

(It's Friday.)

I 100% believe this man would somehow find a way around the code to just...stop critting. You wanna keep on playing? He (unfortunately, in his whole-hearted opinion) can't stop you so he'll just choose to stop critting. Of course, you notice this after a few hits since you have his crit rate up pretty high.

Sorry, but you can't just do that and if he remembers correctly from the others before he was leveled up and given everything to make him stronger, you said the same thing that Monday.

Enjoy him not critting until you get that work in.

His voice lines would be more aggressive too. Either that or just sounding plain done.

--

"Do you have answers?"

"Why did his voice line just sound 10x more aggressive?"

"I'm asking the questions."

"That... that was a coincidence. An odd one."

--

"This work is just a classwork grade. Not that bad if I turn it in late."

"Zero points...Next!"

--

Feeling down and believing you can't get a question? Sorry, but you need a reminder.

"I legit can't do this."

"Never stop thinking."

"I might just ask my friend for the answer."

"Fail...Get out!"

[icys-junkyard]

Unova Battle Subway maps

My personal preferred map of the railways (one with blue markers, one with color coded markers)

An alternate map, taking the in-game subway map slightly more literally. (Bonus map with a few non-canon markers I added purely to help myself make sense of the seemingly pointless shapes of some of the routes)

Bonus extra map of the routes taken by Ingo, Emmet, or both of them, for those who want a more specific visual of those routes on their own. (Of course Emmet's line goes through the Pokémon World Tournament lmao)

Misc notes/thoughts under the cut

I'm not a train person, take all these musings with a grain of salt lol

Canon map note: I imagine this map only shows the large, intercity railways. Cities like Nimbasa, Castelia, etc likely have smaller, more complex subway lines all over the city like we tend to see IRL.

Canon map note 2: In an IRL setting, these rail lines are likely far less straight and angular than on these maps and could probably make a lot more sense if drawn with a freer hand and consideration for the landscape, but I tried sticking somewhat close to how it's presented in the game.

International (wi-fi) line: In the game it's the wi-fi line. In a non-game context I imagine this line is one that actually leaves Unova and goes to a neighboring region.

Subwayness: While not all of these lines are 100% underground like they might be in the cities, I like to think quite a few of them are partially or primarily in tunnels. Many lines go across water without a major bridge* on the map, or straight through harsh environments like mountains or deserts, some of which may be more convenient long term to go under rather than through. With the technology of the Pokémon universe, I imagine large stretches of underground train tunnels are entirely possible. (*Maybe there's smaller unshown bridges for the trains, but at least the line that goes right through Castelia's port to an island I'd like to believe could be underground under water)

Battle Subway: The Battle Subway itself likely only runs on these intercity lines.Assuming IRL distances rather than in game walking distances, depending on the length of the line, a lap or two could be a full days work for the bosses. Non-battle trains likely use these same tracks.

Anville Town: The branching path on the Anville line is strange, as it doesn't seem to point toward any known location. It could be pointing toward some unlabelled town or landmark, though I've seen some people posit that it stops at the Celestial or Dragonspiral towers (though they seem too far away for me to agree). My personal headcanon is that rather than the large branch shown on the original map, it's actually two branches going to Anville Town; a large alternate rail to help with rotating/moving trains going in and out of the rail yard there.

Pokémon World Tournament: Located in or very near Driftveil City, it was added in BW2 by Driftveil gym leader Clay. Considering Driftveil is a city, it could have multiple subway stations, one of which just happens to be close to the PWT. Alternatively, it could be a bit of a distance away and thus have it's own station.

PokéStar Studios: Located in or very near Virbank City. As the major intercity lines don't quite hit Virbank itself, I imagine Virbank only has one intercity station near the studio if it's within Virbank itself. That, or it has no intercity stations and one must travel the distance between Virbank and the studio to travel further.

Unity Tower: Literally this train goes through a port and right into the ocean to reach an island. This island is only accessible by boat. I'm convinced this train goes under the seafloor. That or it has a super cool Marine Tube situation where it's a subway tunnel, but the tunnel is transparent and the ocean and water pokémon can be seen out the train windows.

[jungkoode]

CODE : EPITAPH

-˚ a story about blood debts, survival instincts & the cost of hatred when the world's already dead ˚-

"The only thing worse than sharing your blood with the enemy is knowing that for you to live, he has to die. And the only thing worse than that? Not being sure which outcome you actually want."

˚ ✧ quick links ✧ ˚

read on ao3

read on wattpad

read author intro and TWs (MUST)

˚ ✧ synopsis ✧ ˚

In a world ravaged by the Veris virus, the Consortium created the Epitaph System—a brutal solution to save what remains of humanity through genetic matching and blood transfusion. One match lives. One dies.

You’ve spent your life hacking systems and surviving in the shadows of Veyrah's broken sectors. Namjoon has spent his perfecting the algorithm that keeps the last fragments of civilization alive. When you're identified as a 100% match—unprecedented, dangerous, perfect—the clock starts ticking.

60 days until one of you dies.

60 days forced together across war-torn sectors, completing missions, dodging assassins, and fighting rebel factions—including your own.

60 days to despise the person whose blood might save you.

You hate him for creating the system that executed your parents. He loathes you for threatening the fragile order he's sacrificed everything to maintain.

But as the broken world around you continues to crumble, you might both discover something far more destructive than hatred.

Understanding.

✧ details ✧

main ship: namjoon x f!reader side ships: taehyung x f!reader (past), yoongi x f!reader, 2seok, taegi, bts x ocs genre: ANGST in capital letters, dystopian sci-fi, enemies to lovers, slow burn with teeth, pure raw hatred (and i mean i wanna kill you), bleak world building, gritty, oppression rating: explicit (18+ only) words: - chapters: - status: upcoming

˚ ✧ chapter guide ✧ ˚

early access + snippets

➳ #01 | snippet #1

volume one: genetic matches & mutual threats

➳ #01 | perfect match, death protocol ➳ #02 | ➳ #03 | ➳ #04 | ➳ #05 | ➳ #06 | ➳ #07 | ➳ #08 | ➳ #09 | ➳ #10 | ➳ #11 | ➳ #12 | ➳ #13 | ➳ #14 | ➳ #15 | ➳ #16 | ➳ #17 | ➳ #18 | ➳ #19 | ➳ #20 |

fragments & memories

BEFORE THE MATCH

➳ cipher's first raid ➳ warden's algorithm [WIP] ➳ shroud initiation ➳ consortium academy (young namjoon) ➳ black market exchange (seokjin's debut)

THE BROKEN SECTORS

➳ valis core protocol breach ➳ the first veris outbreak ➳ mournwell uprising ➳ virex shard sabotage ➳ collapsed pulse rail

TRANSFERENCE RECORDS

➳ subject file: taehyung & ahri ➳ subject file: jimin & classified ➳ subject file: yoongi & redacted ➳ subject file: jungkook & pending ➳ consortium calculations

HIDDEN HISTORIES

➳ cipher's parents: execution logs ➳ warden's lost sibling ➳ red verge manifesto ➳ the chain ceremony ➳ pulse transmission: final hour

Key:

Regular titles: upcoming chapters

[WIP]: fragments currently being written

Strikethrough: future content & concept ideas

Read order: chronological by volume, fragments can be read anytime

✧ content includes ✧

♡ explicit sexual content ♡ graphic violence and medical procedures ♡ power dynamics & psychological warfare ♡ dystopian brutality & survival horror ♡ alien world physics & non-earth environments ♡ body horror related to virus and transference ♡ dubious ethical choices in apocalyptic scenarios ♡ enemies-to-lovers with emphasis on the enemies ♡ blood bond dynamics

˚ ✧ extras ✧ ˚

✧ playlists:

code : epitaph - the soundtrack

songs that play in the citadel and drive yn crazy

✧ code : epitaph art: drawings ✧ pinterest: aesthetic & vibes ✧ moodboards: characters | relationships ✧ location maps: veyrah sectors

• consortium territories

• the verge wastes ✧ tidbits/headcanons: #c:etidbits ✧ quotes/favorite lines: [coming soon]

˚ ✧ disclaimer ✧ ˚

please be reminded that members are purely used with visual purposes. this is a work of fiction merely written for entertainment purposes.

© jungkoode 2025 | my partner for the maps (code)

no reposts, translations, or adaptations

[lovewireds]

been meaning to post my designs for these little guys forever. insane splatoon rambling under cut to explain design choices and lore related things ... read my autism boy

btw this is a repost from our art side blog this was written and drawn like months ago <- minorly rewrote some things tho

thx splatoon users drfreeman & drcoolatta for fueling my splatvrai autism brainrot ... i hate u /J

GORDON

idk how to explain this but Theoretical Physicist is inkling coded . maybe its cuz splatoon species social hierarchy

Native ink color is Orange, but he has Dark Brown tentacle roots.

Uses custom weapons to attach in place of his prosthetic; It works best with Splatlings but can be adjusted to attach other weapons.

If the thing above didn't make it obvious, he's a Splatling main. He switches out depending on his mood though.

sighhhhh technically an Agent... stares at the ceiling...Main character...

His arm loss is like pretty much the same as in-canon but it's with the octarian army shrugs. don't ask me why he doesn't just regenerate it cuz hes a squid thats for me to know and you to find out. (get partially sanitized loser)

Born & Raised in Inkopolis pre-splashtags; He wasn't informed of the switch to Splashtags being expected when participating in most activities around Inkadia.

TOMMY

I forgot why i made him an inkling why did i do that. I think it was bc i didnt wanna make them all octolings but i was wrong srry we all make mistakes /hj I ALREADY REDREW HIM ONCE IM NTO DOING IT AGAINNN

Native ink color is orange-brown.

His hat has an eye guard for sensory reasons; He covers up as much of his skin as possible because he doesn't like the feeling of foreign ink on him.

He isn't a specific weapon main, he just uses any long-range weapon to minimize the possibility of getting ink on himself. If he has enough guarding, he prefers to use N-ZAP '89.

Makes his own gear for sensory reasons as well :) It's legal when ur dad's the G-Man.

Exclusively plays in Turf Wars, Anarchy Battles, etc with friends. He hates playing with people he doesn't know.

Born in Splatsville !! He feels like a Splatsville resident. His occupation is resident I cannot imagine him doing Anything

His dad is that creepy curtain in one of flounder heights windows /j

BENR(E)Y

Octoling bc I wanted him to be sanitized :) Other than the visual part of being sanitized, I thought him being clinically dead fits /hj also lore reasons below

Pre-sanitization, his native ink color was blue.

Great Turf War veteran; He didn't do anything in the war itself, he was just enlisted lol. He was primarily security for the Octarian Domes in the years after the war. Yes, that also means he is over 100 years old.

"Raised" (debatably) in Octo Canyon.

E-liter main (4-star Base + 5-star Scope) and avid squidbagger. He also uses any heavyweight weapons (dynamo, tenta, etc)

Absolutely hates working at Grizzco, he only does Turf Wars and Anarchy Battles. He only works at Grizzco during Big Runs. The type of guy that does X battles.

Professional Anarchy / Ranked / X Battler btw. That's literally 90% of what he does.

Got on Gordon's azz over him not having a Splashtag; i wonder what that parallels.

BUBBY

Genuinely don't have a lot to say about his design. He gives off Splatoon 2 Octoling vibes (showoff /hj) also i wanted to make his hair wispy like it should be.

Native ink color is a light blue-gray gradient.

The drawing doesn't give it credit but I swear those are glasses not goggles .. they're opaque-colored slanted oval glasses !! ^_^ u can interpret them as spiked or just eyelashes, both are right.

oh also the text under bubby says "Is Best" in some splatoon font we downloaded awhile ago . i think it was ripped from splatnet

Blaster main. I don't know how to explain this one but it feels right.

helps with the practical Map props (ie ink rails) and with some weapon gear manufacturing ^_^ tech guy

COOMER

Was going to make him an Octoling for the convenience of making his hair curly but i didn't want to make all of them octolings + i think his personality generally fits Inklings more.

Native ink color is an off white gradient.

Slosher main cuz he likes moving his arms. this makes sense to me. Also is a fan of Splatlings and other Shooters.

i felt ill trying to design coomer without making his eyes two lines with eyelids

War Veteran...Stole some octarian tech and got fucked up super limbs. Cyber Inkling stealing from octos !! [inkadia crowd goes wild] /j

anyways outside of the war™ he's a data researcher. just generally. he does shit with splatfests and eggstra work.

If you splashed him with ink he would stand unmoving. He would not shake it off.

DARNOLD

Ok i'll be honest the Octoling choice is primarily bc Octolings have the afro style & inklings have no textured hair styles (i didnt have the energy to design smth that could work) . His personality fits octoling too though :3

Native ink color is red-orange.

The fucked up guy that makes those drink effects people never use ( i use them ... )

He doesn't participate in Turf Wars or Anarchy Battles, but he works some gigs at Grizzco for extra cash every once in awhile !

the type of guy that goes after flyfish cuz no one else will . god bles !!!

not a lot to say about his design & his place in inkadia , it kinda speak for itself . he just wants to get by and make his drinks in peace . #autism ... he is pretty much exactly the same as his canon self

[thedomesticanthropologist]

I present to you: at no point in the game is Astarion actually ready for a romantic relationship

Tav is the first person he drank from

The first person he has consensual sex with after 200 years

And he says to them: no one is like you. You're YOU

He genuinely believes that Tav is the *only* person who would be this way, even if it isn't true. He does fall in love with you, he does want you, but I present to you the idea that if things hadn't gone down EXACTLY as they had, Astarion NEVER would have initiated a partnership/romantic relationship for YEARS after escaping Cazador for good.

The man is coded for survival, for self-preservation, and is inherently selfish by nature. It is only because Tav gives selflessly and determinedly reinforces wanting to be with him that he caves in and allows it, but if you try to leave he's thrilled. This is for the best he says, you don't deserve this facade from me he says.

"I don't know how to be with someone even if I want to. I want this to be real but I don't know what real is. I need to not have sex right now"

In act 2, if you break up with him, he agrees with you. He thinks it's the right thing for you because hes not ready. He won't say this unless you initiate a break up but how could he possibly let go of the best thing that's happened to him in his entire undead life? He wouldn't toss out the treasure of you even if he didn't feel ready.

It really does take a patient, calm, supportive Tav to get him in the end, and he DOES want you, I'm not arguing that

I'm arguing that that man is not ready for a committed relationship, doesn't know what a healthy relationship looks like, and in an ideal situation if he thought he had time and options in his life and if he felt safe he would have focused 100% on himself first for a VERY long time.

The tadpoles, the adventure, the pressures of the battles, the fighting the revenge the ascension and the ritual he has to fight or succumb to the fact that the sunlight is gonna nerf him again- all of this contributes to the perfect scene where Tav gets him right "out the gate", first by being a mark and a target and then by simply *not breaking it off with him*

And yes he's in love to the best of his ability to know what love is at this point

And yes he wants you very much

But the man is going through the biggest whiplash of his life and I can say with confidence that he's not... *Ready*. And after all is said and done, Tav will have to continue to be patient with many things with him. There are still a lot of hurdles. He may be with them for a long time before he wakes up one day and realizes, really really realizes, that he's ready.

The power dynamics are off, they're imbalanced. How could he say no to a perfect mark that gives him everything ? Blood, sex, waits when sex is off the table, never breaks up with him never leaves no matter how he rails against them? He can't. He won't, and he doesn't want to, but that doesnt make him emotionally ready for what a genuine relationship is.

He has to learn it, with you, over time, but I don't think he'd jump into learning that and going for it and seeing it as worth it if the situation were in any way different

Without the perfect storm of events, I don't see Astarion jumping into "commited relationship" to be clear, I'm not saying that he isn't capable of feelings or doesn't want tav it's just

It doesn't *seem* to match his character or his struggles to me. For a man that is completely self serving, he accidentally catches feels and then doesn't have the strength to cut you loose even though his act 2 confession is practically him asking you to leave him. If you take the Araj route in particular, he VERY plainly lays his shitty behaviour on the table as if daring you to punish him for it... Or maybe just expecting.

In his spontaneous scene it's softer, it's I love you but I don't know how to do this. And still if you say "I don't think you're ready to be in a relationship" he immediately agrees. In act 3, if you've stuck to him the whole time like glue, he never wants to let you go. Again, I think this level of connection is impossibly rare and everything had to happen as it did to get you there, but the power balance is off still. He says partner, equal, and he wants that. And he WILL get there

But he not only has to struggle with his past, his issues, his trauma, he has to struggle with the power imabalance that you're his Savior. YOU defeated Cazador. YOU protected him in camp and didn't stake him on sight. YOU fed him from thinking creatures for the first time. YOU are one of "a very few select people" who have had sex with him and not been slaughtered immediately afterwards.

You're everything to him

And by the end of the game you already see him trying to shift that power imabalance because HE SEES IT. If you say you'll protect him he WINCES and disagrees, he doesn't want that. He doesn't want to be below you, but he sees himself that way anyway. And to me, that's the sign that he wasn't ready, he still isn't ready,

But he will be, one day. And I think that makes it a better written romance than thousands I've read, because it's not perfect. There's grey areas. There's things that can make you uncomfortable. There's parts of it that aren't healthy and won't be for a while. Who knows how long until he feels like he's your equal? Until he feels like this relationship is something he ever would have chosen if things were different?

But he does choose you. He does. He wants you. He'd just never have gotten the chance to if it hadn't been "right place right time" imho

[juniperdugong]

Couple Costumes Maknae Line ver.

What you guys would wear as a couple on Halloween and how they react!! || 95s || 96s || 97s || Maknae line || A/N: I tried to make these examples as inclusive as possible, if you don't like that THEN GET OUT! Also, the characters or costumes I mention DO NOT correlate to the boys' personalities and this is all just for some silly Halloween fun! I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE ART, all credit goes to their respective artists!

Seungkwan Sun & Moon/Doraemon

He's another one who thinks it's silly at first but puts up with it because it's you! Really, for such an extrovert who loves being a comedian, he tends to get embarrassed a bunch. But as it goes, he is willing to do anything for love—of course with his own "professional input."

He runs the show in terms of what y'all are picking. He needs it to be a good mix of funny but cute ALWAYS. I see a small argument as you guys go back and forth on what to wear and how it should look. But ultimately, if you really pushed for it... he would go with what you want because he's above fighting over costumes (sometimes)

He could settle for a simple sun and moon costume, he is after all the brightest sunshine boy to exist. But it's fairer to say that y'all would end up going with a childhood favorite comedic character and who better than Doraemon! He would adore this idea up and down and out! Of course, he's gonna be Doraemon and you're going to be Mii-chan or Noramyako... let's be real he wouldn't let you get the chance to steal the Doraemon spotlight from under him.

Vernon Sarah & Wirt/Adventure Time

Go with the flow all the way~ Which is to say he'd love to dress up with you and go with whatever ideas you have for him in terms of costume. He doesn't play into it as enthusiastically as others would but definitely is supportive through and through, constantly pushing you to challenge your ideas of what the costume should be. Very much the type to be like "What were you originally thinking?" if he notices you trying to tone it down - because despite what people may think he is very expressive, especially through fashion (as we know)

If he did give any sort of input or inspiration forward I definitely think he would be going for some sort of cartoon or comics, he's mentioned Hellboy before so I feel like that's a good route, I can also see X-men being a thing. But I'm a cartoon nerd at heart and OG carats know he used to rave about Adventure Time so I can definitely see him bring Simon & Betty to the table, maybe Marshal & Gary, perhaps a Fin & Flame Princess, or Jake & Lady. I'm a sucker for the idea of y'all as Wirt and Sarah from Over the Garden Wall though, like would die to see him in the vicinity of that show.

Dino Morticia & Gomez/Scream

He is 100% the type to vehemently refuse, but as soon as you give him even an ounce of that sulky attitude, he changes his tune and is in for whatever you want. Such a lover boy, honestly. It's getting on my nerves how fast I see him change his mind for you tbh. If you actually get mad I feel like he would go off the rails and in a frenzy get a bunch of costumes as revenge/malicious compliance? In short, he gets mad at you for being mad but does what you want anyway... Yeah.

He's so Gomez Addams coded, I'm sick! Also you guys as the power couple of the Addams family? Yes, puhhhlease!! It's insane how much y'all would rock that shit. Down and out winning the costume contest, for sure! But I also see him turning down the idea if he doesn't know the movie... In that case, I feel like even if he hasn't seen Scream he would be down to do Ghostface. Not only would you guys look hot but he doesn't have to wear different makeup and I feel like that's a win for him in his book.

A/N: A day late but it's better than nothing! The jjk fiends will have to wait till tmrw for the official end to the Halloween event with a Gojo fic lmao

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[farraday-yes]

I inflicted this in the discord so I will inflict it on Tumblr as well: SFTH Character Ghost Hunting Show AU

(Brought to you by a Phasmophobia stream I recently watched)

The working cast is

Titch (TUA) - the skeptic/host

Derek (TUA) - camera man

Samantha (Egbert’s Wife, TLW) - resident medium

Jimmy (TSP) - scaredy cat/intern

Older!Julian (PoH) - supernatural informationist/other intern

Titch gets away from the family business to run a local history/nature show but ends up turning into a ghost hunting show. He meets Derek as a camera man first. Julian was his first hire followed by Samantha and, recently, Jimmy who is doing a summer internship.

Julian’s play takes place and so does Jimmy’s. After the events of TSP, Jimmy was advised to take a leave of absence. He was originally hired to be a body guard/security specialist but that plan went off the rails. Titch still hired him though since the kid seemed spooked in his own skin.

Samantha’s play doesn’t take place but she still has her family’s weird family values and dynamics. Egbert’s is in the military and Samantha didn’t want the life of a military wife. She left everything and took the first supernatural-esque job because 1) it’s easy money and 2) she’s the most goddamn authentic “medium” then any other schnub they might hire.

Extra shit:

If I ever write this, it would open up in a tour of various haunts in (unspecified country so I can use both European and American sites since space is fake). They’re on episode 10 of this show and every other one was a dud.

Titch ensures the show is 100% honest and talks about things like “that previous house had a gas leak, people ate shrooms near here, this building’s wiring is way out of code.” He does play the skeptic after all.

Jimmy overreacts to everything but he’s also the fan favorite. It also adds a nice comedy to everything.

Samantha is pretty done with everyone. She makes sure Jimmy and Julian don’t get into trouble like the big sister she is.

Julian is a baby duck by Titch’s side and does want to pursue a career in supernatural television (mostly because I love the “TV Show” bit with Father Andrews haha).

Derek is the camera man/video editor. He’s 100% responsible why most of the scenes focus on Titch even if he’s not the main focus of the shot. That’s why he makes sure he’s the editor so nobody has to see all of that.

Now their show is nearly the end of its current run and no actual supernatural stuff. (Though Samantha was very insistent there were some in Episode 3.) Episode 10’s stop?

The Langbrook Manor, home to the mysterious deaths of the Langbrook family and the equally mysterious disappearance of the previous Lady, Annabelle.

Their “no supernatural” streak ends there.

This has been on my thoughts all night.

[quinloki]

I'm back with another ask. However I'm breakingvthe rules a little and if that's not allowed i will think it over. XD

Marco, Thatch, Izou and Ace - writers choice :3

Hope you are doing OK my friend. 🥰

xD Four does effectively break the rules, but you're letting it be my choice.

Hmm hmmm hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Yeah, I'll let you butter me up like that if you wanna XD I'm not going to pick three kinks though. hm...

Let's go with Breeding and Pet Play >.>

I mean, Breeding is an obvious one, but why Pet Play? It's not exactly one of my personal faves, but I can 100% see the appeal (I love pup apparel too, the aesthetics are just Prime.), but also Ace is so fucking dog coded to me it's what came to mind XD

Portgas D Ace:

Breeding - Oh god you don’t even know - Whether you're letting him fill you up, or you're filling him, or he's getting filled while filling you up - it doesn't matter how it's happening, he's going to enjoy it. There's just no better feeling, he loves cumming inside you, loves having someone he cares about cum inside him.

It'll often move into other things for him, like cum play, over-stim, cockwarming - he just doesn't want to stop. His hips keep wiggling even when he falls asleep, like he's humping you in his dreams, and hell he might be, it's a dream to fill you up in the first place.

Pet Play - Oh god you don’t even know - He wasn't really sure what to think of it at first, but when you got the dog ears out and put a collar on him he got into the role pretty fast. Fun and freeing, it lets him shake off all the weight of being Roger's son, and he really just has fun with it.

A few weeks into it, and he's talking about getting a muzzle snout, and paws, and a tail. He certainly has fun pretending he can't understand you when he starts licking you and pawing off your clothes until you're a giggling mess beneath him. (he's a big dog, after all xD )

Izou:

Breeding - FUCK yes - Izou certainly enjoys filling you up. Usually while you're suspended at his mercy, or tied down into a mating press position without having to be pressed into it by him.

He doesn't get lost in it like some of the others, but he'll certainly spend a day tying you up into different poses, filling you up before untying you and putting you into another position. Leave it to Izou to do something as feral as breeding in an elegant manner.

Pet Play - Yes - You are most certainly going to be the pet in this case. Expect him to "train" you, and expect you're going to be a well-behaved pet. Izou's bringing Ace to heel, so you don't have any hope of disobedience.

If you're good you can expect plenty of nice pets while you're in his lap, and if you're bad you can probably expect a lot of retraining. But even if he has to cage his rowdy little puppy, he'll still make sure you're satisfied by the end of the session.

Marco:

Breeding - FUCK yes - He's always so calm, laid back, and chill -- and you can scarcely believe any of it when he has you pinned beneath him for hours, railing you until there's cum leaking down your thighs, sweat soaking into the sheets. You're covered in bite marks and hickies, bruising hand prints that he soothes with his flames, easing that ache as he brings you to climax yet again.

Prone bone, mating press, missionary, doggy style, it doesn't matter the position, so long as he empty himself inside you. Once he retires you can be sure he has a custom piece of furniture or two so that you don't have to try and hold yourself up on your hands and knees, the rig will let you sink into it. The bench will let you cling to him, clawing lines into his back as sweat drips off both of you.

Pet Play - Yes - He's not going to lie, he does kind of half-ass it a little bit. He's enamored by it, but it's not high up on the roster for him. Ace getting into it does bring it onto his radar more, and if you're into his he'll oblige you, but he's not going to be strict like Izou.

He will likely get his sweet little kitty a tail and some ears at least. And certainly not leave them to wear much else than that. Maybe a harness, to keep you safe, of course, don't worry too much about the extra loops on it. Maybe you want him to take you for a walk out onto the deck?

Thatch:

Breeding - Oh god you don’t even know - Thatch practically whines when he gets to cum inside you. There's just something wonderfully divine about it he can't keep quiet.

He's overstimulating himself, bouncing you on his cock even as every twitch and spasm nearly claws at his cock, but you sound so sweet and feel so good, and the way his pleasure slicks your thighs, and the sharp sound of wet skin against skin. He can take it, he's a big strong pirate, he can power through and oh by the seas you're going to cum again and he wants that, he wants to hear you.

The way you clench and throb and he's not going to be far behind, the pain's already turned to pleasure and he needs to lay you on your back so he can get his hips into it because he has a NEED.

Pet Play - FUCK yes - He'll be the pup, he'll train the pup - though he's more inclined to training, but he doesn't mind being the Big Dog.

(Oh gods the idea of him mounting Ace, while Ace is eating you out, and Marco and Izou just watching over you all making quips about how the dog parks on most islands probably aren't like this XD )

He's a little more into the whole "proper training" than Marco, but not nearly as strict as Izou. Definitely a treats over punishments kind of guy.

He totally thumps his foot on the floor when you scratch behind his goatee, the ham that he is.

How May I Kink Your Head Canon?

[mechabot-ultror]

Ranking Octopath Traveler II Characters on How Sick They'd Be as Tony Hawk Pro Skater Secret Skaters

With the advent of THSP3+4 right around the corner - and having just played through one of the best RPGs ever - I thought it might be best to sort out just which of Octopath's namesake Travelers would make sick af cameos in THPS, with notes. Enjoy, feel free to agree or disagree with this assessment.

8. Osvald

This man objectively despises fun, in all of its form, including skateboarding. He's way, way too busy puzzling out the mysteries of monster blood to spill his own by eating shit on a halfpipe. He doesn't care about what's going on in the haunted house in Suburbia, or where exactly the Evil Tiki portal leads to, because neither have answers to the One True Magic. If only he knew the true heart of magic is found by getting a 99.9 during the Rio skate competition, by grinding the outer edge of the skatepark (seriously, try it - there is nothing better in this life than hitting that full loop).

7. Temenos

I love Temenos. He might be my favorite character in all of Octopath Traveler. That said, he is 100% too busy working on his Fire Emblem 7 LTC on an original GBA cartridge to worry about learning the optimal route around Skater Island. He's overly concerned in sorting out an optimal army in Final Fantasy Tactics, without using Ramza as a monk (but he still uses Cid). He's a great character, but he would be such a chore to deal with at the X Games. He was the first to call out Otto Rocket for not actually nailing that Super McTwisty 9000. Doubt is what he does, after all.

6. Castti

While Castti doesn't choose to shred, I believe she still can (it's just really easy for me to picture her doing a cannonball grab through the greenhouse glass on the Cruise Ship level). Still, I think she'd prefer to sit it out, too. Love her character. She might even have one of the best stories in the series. Doesn't mean she likes skateboarding, though... but I don't think she'd hate it. It likely keeps her in business.

5. Throné 

This is the purest "sure, I guess" choice on this list. She was my starting character and I loved every chapter of her tale, even with how dark it got. She's way nicer than your typical femme fatale - but can she land a Christ Air off the Skyway Gap on Downtown? Actually, yeah, I think so. She'd nail it with style. Throné proves herself to be chill af time and time again, I think she'd respect skateboarding for what it is.

4. Hikari

Hikari shreds for his friends. Also, can you imagine a THPS level based off of Ku Castle/Castle Town? Because I can, easily. That entire palace might as well be the Burnside of Solistia. Not to mention, if you punch in the Konami Code then you also unlock Shadow Hikari. he would 100% have the sickest board designs, too.

3. Agnea

This is kind of easy pickings, she's not only a dancer but an incredible entertainer. You know her Special moves would be absolutely beyond extra, though maybe a little hard to pull off. Her rail and manual stats would just come blasted to max out the gate. Agnea Bristarni is the closest thing JRPGs will ever have to Rodney Mullen (sentences you will never read anywhere else, follow me for more).

2. Partitio

This is 100% vibes. But I know, I just know that I am not the only one who can easily picture this guy pulling off a 1080 Madonna off the final ramp of Downhill Jam. He just has the right energy. It's not even a skill or character thing when it comes to Partitio, even though I think he is the heart of Octopath Traveler II's team. I just know in my heart that he's friends with Tony Hawk. Partitio is currently retrofitting Roque Isle into a free-for-all secret level.

1. Ochette

Consider the following: using an owl to help you bridge sick gaps. Boards designed after Tera, Glacis, and Acta. Busting out even more monsters for Special moves - plus, unlike the guys at last place here, she'd absolutely love skateboarding, and that's what's most important here. Every skateboarder I knew in real life was basically fueled by Slim Jims and Monster, so if ever there's been a perfect fit, it's our favorite beastling.

And that's it for our list of Octopath Traveler II characters that would make for awesome Secret Skaters in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. If you have any other popular JRPG filled with characters you believe could shred, let me know and I'll rank them. I'm playing through Final Fantasy 6 again right now, so those guys might be next.

Safe/sick travels to you all.

[mean-scarlet-deceiver]

Actually I had one other Edward thought and it's related to what the Classic Series did with his character. It's sort of two-fold:

They sort of made his thing "creative problem solving."

They gave him his storytelling and brass-band-loving traits, sort of gave him a bit of (midbrow) culture.

Now #1 I don't take too seriously, it was just Britt Allcroft's favorite trait. It's like that meme pinning a ribbon with X as "the highest honor I can bestow." I like it for Rusty. I don't dislike it for Edward, I wouldn't want his character to be utterly remade in its image. That being said it makes sense that "initiative" and an ability to make-do in awkward circumstances are qualities that helped him prove his value in the 1920s. Also it is a seed that later sprouted into "P.A. Problems" and "Hunt the Truck" so I can't possibly be mad about it.

I actively love #2, though — it's such a good development of his character that (much like Henry loving trees, or Duck loving to imagine sea travel) it can be hard to remember it's not actually canon to the RWS. But it works super well, and it really nails what I see in RWS Edward in a way almost no other portrayal ever has. He likes stories and thrills and pleasure.

This is also 100% a reason that there's a lot of both story and song referenced in Bird at Barrow Central. Like, when I extrapolate backwards from the one (1) data point of Edward then it seems necessary that Furness rail culture instilled an abiding love for these things in him.

I also think this love of arts-related stuff is an interesting way to characterize Edward as this distinct era that gets supplanted by an era represented by Gordon, Henry, and James (James's original class of course date from like 1913 but, c'mon. He's the most Roaring 20s-coded character ever, short of maybe Gordon himself. 'S'why his theme in the TVS is jazz!) Because during and after the Great War there was a focus on efficiency, power, innovation, money, excitement. It really fits that Edward is a throwback to the era before, though. Obviously the Edwardian era was industrialized but it was also an age characterized by romanticism and a much higher regard for art and story and sentiment. La Belle Epoque and all'at.

[bayporwave]

Before the students left Rek, the rakii had been in the process of developing their own AI. At first they were gifted such intelligence by the students, providing washed-down copies of themselves to add to their tech and craft management. But when the need for more personalized AI and general curiosity arose, they went to work, using the student provided AI as a base or reference point. From there, three types of AI sprouted off these projects: • Student AI - Highly valuable, practical holy relics of what remains of the students. These are "purest" AI and are strictly held within Iot's control, only able to function off student tech. There are only 4 existing and 2 remain within the Idle Library. These AI are again, much more watered-down and while are fairly sentient they aren't 100% sapient.

• Hybrid or Steward AI - A mix between student and rakii coding. Since rakii couldn't exactly copy paste the student AI's themselves, what was given, they managed add on it. These AI were specialized and trained to understand the workings of rakii history, and language, while also being able to work on both student and rakii devices. They are still held under Iot control but with special permission, they can be granted to important government official or funded servers. These AI are a tad more self-aware, understanding their purpose and history just fine.

• Factotum AI - Completely rakii made and trained AI. With little to no student involvement, these AI are either standard algorithmic run assistants or commercially used for things like personal computers, phones, self-driven vehicles (mainly rail cars and public transit) or vending machines. Not ALL devices have AI of course, as the general public have a lot of mixed feelings towards, not such distain but prefer to be the only one in control of their tools. On the upside, they are heavily regulated and lack any possibility for self-awareness or sapience. The ones displayed here are two steward AI named Wyrr'Yoii (left) and Booror (right). Wyrr'Yoii is currently housed on the lunar settlement, Wubu maintaining life support and security, taking the avatar of a temperate. They were handed over to the rakii aerospace committee by Iot, which is heavily funded by the city for the investment of seeking out their missing gods. Wyrr'Yoii is described to be standardly monotone and critical, yet easy-going and understanding. They know exactly where their functionally lies and are always willing to lookout for the inhabitants within them. They have long-range communication with ground control, and furthest orbiting station in their system, "The Needle of Shwati" (A Wubu settler checking in with Wyrr'Yoii)

Booror, is housed within an arctic government building in the Shto Dominion hence taking an arctic avatar. Having accepted trading offers and territory with Iot, they were later granted a steward to keep purpose tabs and documents on community. Ensuring those higher up are up-to-date with any possible trading changes. Though the general public are often wary of this development as recently there has been a project in the works of providing AI with RC units, wanting to see how these AI can interact with the physical world. One unit being an elaborate success, however the reactions of many were generally, "It looks creepy." and it became more of an underground project. (Cartographer Wa'chaa "Quiibii" Iot, speaking with Saiba in their RC unit)

[moineauz]

VOLUMES AND ISSUES / masterlist

the index — 𓉣 various & headcanons . ⟡ fav works . 𓍯 one shots .

deal breakers — the sunbirds six a genshin series, onhold .

gifts from the director — 𝄞⨾𓍢ִ໋ the house of musica a 100 follower debut event

up and coming — ༘⋆ series!

HONKAI STAR RAIL

acheron . aglaea . arlan. argenti . asta . aventurine . black swan . blade . boothill . bronya . dan heng . dan feng . dr ratio . fu xuan . gepard . gallagher . himeko . jing yuan . jingliu . kafka . lan . luocha . march 7 . mydei . nanook . natasha . robin . ruan mei . phainon . sampo . seele . serval . sparkle . sunday . tingyun . topaz . trailblazer . welt . xipe . yaoshi . yukong .

GENSHIN IMPACT

albedo . alhaitham . amber . ayaka . ayato . baizhu . beidou . capitano . childe . chongyun . collei . diluc . dottore . eula . ganyu . hu tao . jean . kazuha . kaeya . kaveh . kokomi . lisa . nevuillette . ningguang . rosaria . pantalone . pierro . sucrose . thoma . venti . wriothesley . yoimiya . zhongli .

credits — divider credit go to cafekitsune on tumblr

notes from the director — 🖇️ i will not write for any child coded characters or any characters that are not on the list. please ensure that you read all the rules before requesting. i no longer play genshin impact or am explicitly active in new lore and characters, keep that in mind.

[glasscoral]

Finished my sixteenth ending cluster! SF/Mystery route, endings 53-60, and endings 93-100.

You know, before I played this, I heard that this route was bad. It is. I think it's actively one of the worst routes in the game, if not the worst. However, the ways in which it was bad kind of surprised me. Here are my thoughts on it. (Be warned I'm very negative about the central character relationship and the route as a whole.)

When I first heard about this route, I heard it was terrible.

The thing was, the parts of it that I heard were terrible were the fact that it apparently invalidates other routes, and the fact that it's not a satisfying ending.

When I played the route, I didn't really have an issue with either of those.

In terms of it not feeling like a satisfying ending...

Ima and Kako getting their issues solved offscreen, eito getting ~magically fixed~ that wasn't really an issue for me because early on in the route it did feel intentional. (Eito's cognitive disorder being an intentional thing he was 'created' with rather than an actual mental illness aside...)

It felt like intentional commentary on the idea of a 'perfect' ending, the fact that it'd feel hollow and cheesy if we magically managed to press a button and fix everyone, because part of what draws us to these characters is their struggles with an imperfect reality that they can't fix.

In that sense, I think SF could've been really interesting. I think it would've actually been really good if it'd been even more saccharine, even more over the top, even more 'perfect'.

Like I would've loved it if it was more embarrassing.

But then, we get to what feels like the actual issue with SF, which is that it introduces a whole lot of complexity, a whole lot of fake-outs, a whole lot of everything to then do nothing with.

Hiruko and Takumi spend half the route going through all these timelines to find these codes and through all of that, we don't really seem to get much about the two of them and their relationship except banter. I found the banter falling a little short because...Hiruko's kind of blushy/easily embarrassed/calls takumi a Pervert for doing nothing which is a trope I really dislike.

Kurara also does this, but she's usually scolded by others for doing this/we get to see other sides of her--for Hiruko, this is the first time her and Takumi have really hung out at length and the only time we've found out she cares about him being a Pervert (unlike CoT where she's just like yeah do you want to get a naked oil massage. like cot's 'special circumstances' aside i personally enjoy her deadpan side more, so..), so having this suddenly appear as a personality trait was a little bit offputting.

Still, this was just 'kind of irritating' until we found out what was motivating her.

So with all the timeline traveling, we've learned a few things about Hiruko. One is that she's a time looper. Unlike Takumi, she seems to experience these loops linearly--according to her, once she dies or goes past 10am on day 100, she'll wake up in the next loop. Also, unlike Takumi, she seems to remember each previous timeline in each iteration. She can also interact with them and travel to them using a machine separate from her timelooping.

However, she cannot fix these timelines herself. She says very early on that changing timelines for the better simply 'creates a new rail'--the old timeline, the one where everyone dies, still exists (but she thinks it's still worthwhile to make a new one)

What's motivating her is that in one of those (bad) timelines takumi was really nice to her/said he loved her. As a result, she chose not to go back to that timeline and fix it and 'let it happen again' by her description of it.

Except it's already been established that this isn't how it works, that all 'fixing' it would do would be to make another branch timeline.

And yet the story describes this as her ~unforgivable~ crime, something she'd be fine with ~dying~ to atone for.

Because she just loved what Takumi did for her so much.

The thing is I think you could kind of make something interesting out of this--not that 'not fixing the timeline' is some sort of unforgivable sin, but that she is devoted to one Takumi and one thing he did.

That she's seen him in all those different timelines, and she cares for him, but it's all stemming from her projecting her feelings for that one takumi onto all of the others--and, as a follow up, that this is why she hasn't escaped the loop--she refuses to see the one with her now as his own person, or even try to build the same kind of relationship with this one--she instead on some level simply wants to return to that one moment despite it being impossible.

But that's not what happened here.

What happened in this route was: 20000 alternate timelines, some of which ended with people randomly getting killed by Evil Kako who is jumping timelines to murder people.

(I have no fucking idea where Evil Kako went. She's still out there.)

Wait no she dies in kg. Great

Nozomi also randomly began to sparkle, also for no reason. This was also never mentioned again.

Hiruko was also given a USB drive that allowed for "vertical as well as horizontal" movement, by a mysterious older female scientist.

Neither the USB drive or the scientist were relevant or mentioned ever again.

There is a random clone of Shion that the people on the Artificial Satellite had lying around who exists to charge the rockets instantly, then die. This was never mentioned before and never mentioned since.

The reason they were protecting the school for 100 days was to give Shion time to charge up the rockets, but I guess that doesn't matter.

The last two choices of the route are identical, except one of them involves saying it's ok if we blow up the entire world, and the other involves saying no we shouldn't </3.

If you say we should blow up the entire world eva's brainwashing wears off on the escape pod and she says she's going to kill everyone when she gets to the artificial satellite, which i guess all the students on the escape pod are just going to Let Her Do,

If you say we shouldn't. happy end i guess. It doesn't wear off.

idk.

sf sucks because there are a lot of real interesting ways it could've gone and a lot of interesting things they could've done with it but all of that got tossed in favor of adding a ton of random ass plot points that were never hinted at before and will never be hinted at again so they just mean nothing

and i mean i guess you could file 'oh all the other timelines were actually loops' under this but it genuinely didn't have to be like that. you could do something really interesting with the idea that hiruko is the only one experiencing this timeloop and it's entirely due to her own desires. you could do something really interesting with the fact that she seems to remember previous timeloops even in the prologue.

you could do something really interesting with the fact that she says that all the timeloops she's remembered have her getting onto the escape pod and not onto the satellite and reaching day 100 but not day 101, and at the end of this route she only gets onto the satellite and only reaches day 100 and she assumes this means she's free.

you could do something really interesting with the fact that takumi mentions multiple timelines in which he's gotten way past day 100 and hiruko doesn't seem to understand what he's talking about.

but sf didn't.

and that's the saddest part of that all for me.

yaoi rating: 5/10 i guess eito was a little yaoi

yuri rating: n/a

het rating: 10/10

i found the kiss in slasher bad. this is that but central to the narrative

i give up. why this

i am so fucking tired

I COMPLETELY FORGOT TO MENTION MYSTERY. I THOUGHT THE MYSTERY PART WAS OK, IT HAPPENED BEFORE ALL THE SF PLOT TWISTS STARTED GETTING REALLY BULLSHIT the route was 'ok'. lots of stupid bad ends that are just (someone randomly kills you). i enjoyed all the REALLY stupid choices you could make during the persuasions. mystery was ok but not good, but i'm counting it as part of sf due to the format

there were a couple interesting ima bits in it i guess.