#Rev's Musings

[agallimaufryofoddments]

When Huey tells Victor in Vol. 14 that his second-worst memory is "being unable to save my wife's life back in my hometown," and Victor musters a "...Hey.", that's him reliving watching Lucrezia's ship explode and conducting a frantic, futile search for Lucrezia afterword. 100% that. Even if Narita hadn't planned that part of 1711 yet.

Of all the things for Victor to have in common with Huey outside of their alchemic/scholarly mindsets, Narita chooses the most emotionally charged option via "long-dead lady loves" ...who remain the dead women in Victor & Huey's interrogation room because Victor has a job to do and Huey's not about to tell Victor that Lucrezia is, in fact, not at all dead.

Every. Single. Interrogation. Huey cordially indulges Victor while sitting pretty on the knowledge that he sent Lucrezia some sweet immortality elixir back in the day. (So did Fermet and Elmer, but who's counting?)

(Can you imagine Huey idly telling Victor as much in 2003 and Victor having to briefly contemplate the idea that Lucrezia is alive thanks to Huey? Victor's brain fries on the spot, already overheated with outrage that Huey's not only known but been in contact with Lucrezia.)

Huey could—if permitted to prove his claims—utter a few names, locations, and other details that might lead Victor towards a reunion with his 21X-years-deceased lady love within the month.

He doesn't do that since revealing he's connected to the Dormentaires would be a Stupid Thing to do. Sure, jeopardize 1935, why don't you.

He doesn't do it because I imagine that Lucrezia, at any point post-1711, would have reminded Huey to keep her a secret from Victor (should H & V meet again). Perhaps she'd even make that a petty stipulation in some deal.

He doesn't because watching an emotional man express complicated emotions over a long-dead, tricksome lover might be some sort of health hazard. Watching Mr. Emotions express raw anticipation of reuniting with his tangible, alive, never dead loved one might even be self-harm. Eh, but who says Huey still has a self to harm? Being immune to situations like this is his specialty.

(He doesn't because, hey, Victor already has the alive dame. Huey does not.)

Telling Victor about his desire to reunite with Monica is...not happening. Never mind any jabs Victor could make about Huey being loveless and unloveable; imagine what a waste of time it would be to trigger Victor thinking of Lucrezia and getting sentimental. Well, more than the "save my wife...hometown" line did.

Victor is sentimental about her. This is the man who signs off his reports to Lucrezia with "Yours alone" (LN17, Interlude II & III) while knowing he isn't "hers alone." In that second Interlude, he admits, "If I get the chance, I’d like to board that boat, too," but immediately quells Lucrezia's imagined fears by adding, "Don’t worry, I won’t leave for America on my own."

He probably wouldn't have, given his incentive to remain on Lucrezia's (much smaller!) continent. His love for Lucrezia gently tethers him and his scholar-adventurer's spirit. This is the man who came to Lotto Valentino "hoping to find was something out of some heroic drama, an evil secret society," and personally expose their dastardly deeds" (Interlude I). Szilard had mocked him. "What’s wrong with that, though?" Victor writes. "Alchemists can dream, can’t they?"

They can also go around picking anti-slavery fights with aristocrats, aka Victor's hobby. They can dream of exploring America, a land far from the immediate reach of said aristocrats, and conduct pioneering research, especially if they fancy themselves "a scholar by nature (with) a thirst for knowledge," like Victor still does in 1935-A, Ch. 2.

Victor's sense of justice presumably drove Victor into the employment of the federal government, whenever that first happened, but we've less information on when and why Victor became as patriotic as he acts. I think Victor has a longstanding need to be somebody with a cause, whether that's the dashing hero who liberates a town from an evil society, the activist who confronts pro-slavery aristocrats, the noble scholar who pursues and generates knowledge...

...or, in this case, an agent of a governing body who has sworn to support and defend (the Constitution) of the United States against all foreign and domestic (Huey) terrorists. Lucrezia will die of old age someday. Szilard is hunting us immortals down; so much for guaranteed eternity. This young nation is fragile—but what might it evolve into, in this land beyond the Old World's stuffy reach? If Victor perhaps becomes the Patriot for a sense of greater purpose, he may develop some genuine loyalty as he watches young America evolve over the decades, from rebelling against his former countrymen in the Revolution to choosing the path of emancipation.

(And perhaps he envies all the inventors and scientists who America keeps spitting out or inviting in from overseas. Patriot life nowadays is relegated to deskwork; Huey is busy tinkering with all sorts of contraptions and keeping busy with alchemy while Victor is reaming out some newbies in an office for the sake of a short-lived ego boost. This Victor has lived through wars and atrocities that the Victor who was ill one day into Lotto Valentino could never foresee.)

If Lucrezia still has (copies of) those reports, maybe she'll have remembered that Victor mentioned Niki in them and therefore decide to include Niki as part of the surprise, without any forewarning of Niki's inclusion. "Remember Niki? You mentioned her in your reports from Lotto Valentino, but that was so long ago." Niki was with her when they had that close shave with Victor and Jessica, which ~~along with some B! fics~~ means I have to entertain the possibility of a double surprise.) I mean, what if Victor had spotted them? It's not impossible.

If Victor sees Niki outright, that 'damnably ill' sickness he felt in Lotto Valentino may very well resurge.

He absolutely will remember Niki because he was impressed by the strength she had for a young person who endured what she did. "I think it was so painful that she had to maintain that distance to be able to speak of it at all," he writes to Lucrezia (LN17, Interlude I). He attempts a joke about Niki being no match for Lucrezia, but it's just a feeble coping method for writing about Niki's "revolting" account.

There's little doubt that Victor and Lucrezia will slip back into their romantic groove once the dust is settled, but I do...think perhaps this older, changed Victor ought to acknowledge the dust first. I'm not sure I want him to revert to 1711!Victor and react the same way he did when he learned that Lucrezia faked her death, nor react like Carla did, since Carla was similarly young. The timeframes aren't comparable.

(I'm vaguely reminded of Archangelo confronting Renee over the downright evil (his words) activities she's carrying out at Nebula. It's not the same level of badness, at all, but the "what are you thinking" approach has something to it.)

I am somewhat interested in a scenario where Victor learns about the homunculi experiments and Huey's "Monica" motive, because I can imagine Victor getting drunk and saying "wow, I handled the loss of my love infinitely better than Huey / At least I didn't create sentient beings and put them through stressful experiments all in the name of reuniting with a dead loved one / Holy shit what the fuck."

[kisakis-boyfriend]

One of my favorite scenarios is a foursome with the Baji trio.

Just Kazutora and Chifuyu, laying back on a bed and grasping each other's hand while their doms fuck them. Maybe Reader is responsible for fucking Kazutora. Sweet little Tora, who whimpers and whines in the most adorable way—a complete slave to your cock as it reaches the deepest parts inside of him. Meanwhile, Baji is hitting Chifuyu's prostate again and again. Which makes the cheeky sub groan in frustration, since Baji is squeezing the base of his dick too, edging him but not allowing Chifuyu to cum.

Or, perhaps Reader is the one plowing Chifuyu instead. Keeping a hand on his pretty chest and occasionally playing with his nipples when Reader feels Chifuyu tighten around his dick. And over to your side, Baji is preoccupied with Kazutora; making a mess of his hole by squeezing a finger in there with his cock. While Tora is squealing and writhing around, Baji marks up his neck and shoulder with not so gentle love bites.

Pressing Kazutora and Chifuyu chest to chest and forcing them to hold hands while their asses take the pounding of a lifetime. They're panting into each other's mouths between sloppy kisses, tongues hanging out and strings of saliva still connecting their tongues together.

One night, Baji is in a bottoming mood too. So he lays down and lets Kazutora penetrate him, while Chifuyu penetrates him, while Reader penetrates Chifuyu. Baji's hair is sprawled out on the surface underneath his head, letting his body rock back and forth by the force of three people thrusting into each other over him.

Three of you picking one person to absolutely spoil for the night and turning them into a happy, blissed out, giggly bitch. One of you sucks his dick, another person tugs on his hair and kisses his neck so tenderly, and the third person eats him out or touches his body everywhere to worship him.

Maybe you're in a playful mood, and you want to make them fight for the prize of sucking your cock. Three very eager men drool all over your dick and balls, sucking on whatever they can get their mouths on and shoving each other out of the way. When someone eventually wins control and starts deepthroating you (*cough* Baji…) the other two spread your legs and take turns tonguefucking your ass. Chifuyu, oh so kindly, holds Baji's head still so that you can fuck his mouth. You reward them all by blowing your load on their faces 💛

[cherrylng]

100 Albums To Understand Muse - Part 7 [STYLE Series #004 - Muse (August 2010)]

MANIC STREET PREACHERS Gold Against The Soul (1993) After digesting punk, glam and hard rock from the first single to the first album, the band developed a more massive and epic stadium rock-oriented sound on their second album. The band's signature melodic melodies, weeping guitars, dramatic use of strings and literary lyrics reflecting their unique emotionality, etc. are all highly concentrated on this album. -I

MANSUN Six (1999) This is the second album by the heretics of the British scene, who have a weapon of graceful melodies and aggressive guitar sound, and who have eliminated the synths used in their previous album to challenge the limits of guitar rock. While each part is catchy, it is not bound by the concept of song structure, but rather, it is a series of modulations and time signature changes that seem to contain different songs within a single song, and the flow of the raging waves is breathtaking. -I

MARILYN MANSON Antichrist Superstar (1996) The occult rock guru's anti-Christian-themed career. Dominic praised the music video for ‘Beautiful People’, which was one of the biggest hits, although he said it was scary. They employed that director, Floria Sisismondi, for their ‘Supermassive Black Hole’ music video. It is a visual representation of a nightmarish world. -H

MARION This World And Body (1996) A band from the Manchester suburbs that emerged during the Britpop era, this unique foursome were the opposite of Oasis-like wildness and were distinctly out of step with the movement. Their songs, full of fading and melancholy, indulgent romanticism and intense emotion, are still vivid today. ‘Let's All Go Together’ is particularly recommended. -I

THE MARS VOLTA De-Loused In The Comatorium (2003) The Mars Volta was formed by the Afro brothers Cedric & Omar, formerly of At The Drive In. This is their debut album. Often described as ‘progressive music unique to the 00s’, its unpredictable avant-garde development is truly thrilling. The band's massive, dramatic performances have much in common with Muse. -K

MASAHIRO MASUDA Villa-Lobos: Guitar Works (2009) Composer known for writing Bach-like suites in the manner of Brazilian music. Matthew's influence was probably not that, but a collection of pieces written as guitar exercises. There are glimpses of Matthew's playing style in the stoicism with which he pursues the possibilities of guitar expression as well as technique. -M

MEGA CITY FOUR Sebastopol Rd. (1992) When the three Muse members were in junior high school, MC4, Senseless and Grebo-style covers were popular in and around the bands they were in. The influence of these influences could be seen in the melodies and harmonies of Muse's early songs before the band's debut. A cover of ‘Prague’ from the third album was simultaneously included on Muse's single ‘Resistance’ (2010). -I

MERCURY REV All Is Dream (2001) Veteran of the psychedelic-dreamy rock scene alongside the Flaming Lips, who made a name for themselves with 1998's “Disaster's Songs” and cemented their reputation with this 2001 album. The fragile voice of Jonathan Donahue (vocals) and symphonic playing create an iridescent dreamscape. The extraordinary landscape is shared by Muse. -K

Translator's Note: For once, I found not not one, but TWO albums that aren't available on YouTube at all, so the compromise that I took was that one was available on Spotify, while the other is only available for sale as a physical CD on the artist's main website.

[sandcastle-art]

YAY :)

OC-tober day 1: favourite oc! Can't have just one..

[nyerusnova]

i like the concept of reverse robins AUs in principle but my thing with them is that I simply do not think Tim would have become Red Hood

[xanfeursel]

i genuienly dont think ive obsessed over a character like i have with xan in a long hot minute.

[clonewar]

STARTER CALL / @simulamortem

Having children is exhausting. Eager for fresh food and drink Din takes Grogu to a local cantina and turns away for a minute to pay the bar droid and when he turns back Grogu is gone. His heart rapidly hammers in his chest, panic threatening to blossom until he spots him at a nearby table. Almost as soon as the anxiety starts to fade, it returns.

Grogu is attempting to befriend a stranger that is possibly the strangest thing he's ever seen. Too polished to be an ordinary droid and too complex to be a cyborg, he's not exactly sure what the stranger is. Whatever they are, he prefers that Grogu is nowhere near them. One hand resting on his blaster he approaches both Grogu and the stranger, eager to pull Grogu back a safe distance away.

[ogrepons]

It's been a while since anybody's seen Kieran outside. For one reason or another, he had kept himself holed up in his room, only coming out every now and then to help his grandfather, or Carmine, with chores around the village.

Today, however, you can spot him - crouched down in the forests surrounding his village, hugging his knees close to his chest with one arm. In his free hand is a stick, prodding at the ground, drawing nonsensical doodles in front of his Dipplin, not saying anything else.

He does seem to be in a somewhat better mood, though. Maybe - if you wanted to, you could approach him...

[kisakis-boyfriend]

Tokyo Revengers Masterlist

🎃 = Halloween specials

❄️ = Winter specials

✨ = Not smut; SFW

Headcannons

Trans Taiju

Reacting to your womb tattoo – (Mikey, Takemichi, Mitsuya, Hanma, Kokonoi, Taiju, Yuzuha, Hakkai)

Womb tattoo pt. 2 – (Ran, Rindou, Baji, Draken, Izana, Kisaki)

Trans Chifuyu

Domestic fluff with Mikey ✨

Mikey fluff pt. 2 ✨

Suggestive Piercings pt. 1 – (Takemichi, Mikey, Draken, Mitsuya, Baji, Kazutora, Inui, Kokonoi)

Calling you 'daddy' pt. 1 – (Sub Mikey, Chifuyu, Kazutora, Kisaki, Hanma)

Kisaki x vampire reader – (Sub Kisaki) 🎃

Trans Taiju (but filthier) – (Sub & dom Taiju)

Kink headcannons – (Mikey, Kokonoi, Inui, Sanzu, Ran, Hanma)

Suggestive Piercings pt. 2 – (Kisaki, Hanma, Ran, Rindou, Wakasa)

Spicy Shion headcannons

Lgbtq headcannons pt. 1 ✨

Lgbtq headcannons pt. 2 ✨

Calling you 'daddy' pt. 2 – (Izana, Mitsuya, Kakucho)

Shinichiro x model bf – (Sub Shinichiro)

Scenarios

Catboys – (Mostly sub Chifuyu, Baji, Kazutora, Kokonoi)

Taking Their Virginity pt. 1 – (Sub Takemichi, Mikey, Hakkai, Yuzuha, Kisaki)

Afab Kokonoi

Trans incubus Ran 🎃

I Heart Subs pt. 1 – (Sub Hanma, Inui, Hakkai, Kazutora, Shinichiro)

I Heart Subs pt. 2 – (Sub Draken, Kakucho)

Scissoring with the boys pt. 1 – (Mikey, Kazutora, Kokonoi, Inui)

Soft Kokonui threesome

Sanzu + gunplay – (Sub Sanzu)

I Heart Subs pt. 3 – (Sub Mikey, Kokonoi)

I Heart Subs pt. 4 – (Sub Izana, Mikey, Sanzu)

Christmas with Taiju ❄️✨

I Heart Subs pt. 5 – (Sub Hanma, Mikey, Wakasa)

Oneshots/Drabbles

Haitani brothers wearing skirts – (Sub Rindou, sub Ran)

Heat – (Sub Kisaki)

Spoiling Kisaki – (Sub Kisaki, polyship with Hanma)

Hanma's Turn – (Sub Hanma, part 2 to Spoiling Kisaki)

Mikey as your cockwarmer – (Sub Mikey)

Daddy's Little Pets – (Sub Kokonoi and Inui, polyship)

Chifuyu wearing a virgin-killer sweater – (Sub Chifuyu)

Power bottom Izana – (Dom/bottom Izana)

Kinktober 2023 masterlist 🎃

Plugged Up – (Sub Izana)

Mix 'n Match – (Orgy ft. Draken, Hanma, Mikey, Kisaki, and Takemichi)

Warming up with Hakkai – (Sub Hakkai) ❄️

Burrito blanket Mikey – (Sub Mikey) ❄️

Dinner with Mitsuya – (Sub Mitsuya) ❄️

Christmas with Chifuyu ❄️✨

Eating out trans Mikey – (Sub Mikey)

Shinichiro x werewolf reader – (Sub trans Shinichiro) 🎃

CBT – (Sub Hakkai) 🎃

Period sex – (Sub trans Sanzu) 🎃

[bleach-your-panties]

More smut prompts to add to the other list!

Feel free to combine a few together! (Please specify which prompt list you're requesting from!)

[janeromeroshow]

not quite sinday but could be interpreted as such?

anyway jane's ideal partner is someone who helps her forget that she's supposed to a public figure and a role model for millions of people she has never met and will never meet. someone who lets her just be a person with no sense of obligation or responsibility for a while.

[stcries]

the way i can sense my helluva boss muses are gonna skyrocket thanks to the new episode coming out in the next 24 hours.

[timeguardians]

~Open to all~ Muse: Susan Pevensie

"I'm looking for my brother. He-- THINKS-- he's a soldier." Well, that wasn't entirely true. He was known for professing that he was a KING of a far-away land. While that may be TRUE, those credentials hardly seemed to apply in the war-fractured colonies. "I realize that this may be absurd, but have you seen him?"

[sweptawxy]

You see this woman right here? You see this?? She never died. She’s alive and well, and living her best life. That’s it, that’s the headcanon.

[valorxdrive]

"Never stand down from finding a path you can call your own. Even if in the way of it, many, many things would welcome the chance to tear down those the emotion infused in that." Probability. The overprotective. The doubtful. There was an ocean of intent that serves as the rushing rapids against the strength of potential.

"What never stops being the most free is the Heart, for better and for worse."

[thehellishtrinity]

((i emerge from hibernation to bring you all halloween photos))