#Trickster's duet

[daydreaming-optimist]

Thank you for tagging me @permanentreverie, @courageisneverforgotten, and @brekker-by-brekkerr!!

The rules: put 4 of your favorite characters from 4 pieces of media as options, then let your tumblr friends decide which one most suits your vibe! then tag 4 people :)

Tagging: @scatterbrained-daydreamer, @morai-the-swann-king, @just-a-cup-of-anxietea, and @its-me-satine

[goshilovemesomemonsters]

Ya know what. The Entity’s Realm really is a shy voyeurs paradise. Get fucked by a studly killer in front of your friends, they die and you get hatch because fuck yeah you do and they don’t remember anything but you sure do.

[dyke-terra]

I don’t post much about Tamora Pierce here but it’s been on my mind lately— is Trickster’s Duet about a proxy war?

[vaguely-concerned]

Happy Grace/Pan Vibes For The Soul

"How can I, with you in the way?"/"(Laughs) The floor is yours!"

First of all I'm honestly just so charmed by how genuinely delighted Pan seems to be at watching Grace finding her voice and learning to enjoy using her power, I think that's where I started to take a shine to him. (also seems quite central to his character/romance in general because it's a thing that recurs through their relationship -- he tells her "I'm enjoying it if you're enjoying it" straight out at one point and that's definitely always there in the subtext). He buys a music studio for her just in case she ever wants to return to making music again even when she's not the muse anymore just because he loves her singing and has seen it make her happy before, how is that not the sweetest goddamn thing in the world??? Pan and Oracle in shared first place as stans for Grace musically

For real though, 'I Can Teach You' is sooo... even when you don't join forces with him Pan teaches Grace so many things in that song, it's a thematic tutorial as well as a gameplay one in many ways. For me I think the most impactful subtexts are 'This is a tricky situation, change is here and it's difficult, but you have more control and agency here than you think' ("You're in control!" "It's your song!"), and this sense that, y'know... there can be joy and playfulness and discovery in setting out into the unknown, not just fear and uncertainty.

dude... I wanna be in cahoots with & sing playful duets with you for the rest of my life bro (amorous intent)

Pros: Hell yeah look at her go! 🥰

Cons: Uh-oh look at her go! 😬

I love that Grace can bring Pan's motif into 'Challenging A Queen' and be called the fuck out by Persephone btw. why u keepin' your guard up girl uwu

'you gave up the only thing worth having -- for your little mortal friend' he says, giving up everything for his little once-again-mortal friend literally the next day fhsdkjfhsad who are you fooling buddy? not even yourself at this point surely??? (dialogue for if you save Freddie by giving up the eidolon)

my observations on the grace/pan dynamic across the different personality traits (yes I've done a run of each romancing him I am normal about it):

Clever!Grace: Pan seems to set out to be a trickster mentor of sorts, and Clever!Grace flips the uno reverse card on him and goes ‘Not if I trickster mentor you first bitch be honest about your feelings or perish challenge engage’. Probably the most birds of a feather combination (and indeed it’s the Blue version of the soundtrack that shows off his romance — also his tie and glasses are on the cover for that one :) ). 

Charming!Grace: Performative puppy dog eyes-off whenever either of them wants to get their way. 🥺4🥺. Pan is provably a soft touch from the Charming option to find Persephone before Challenging A Queen so I feel he probably tends to buckle faster but it’s a close thing. Local trickster god completely disarmed by someone being nice to him.

Kickass!Grace: “Be real with me or Imma kick your ass”/”Promise? ;)”/"...>:)"

I am always thinking about the way he steps up in The Trial when romanced (and the way it's the only one where Athena is genuinely shocked and appalled fhskadj). there is something about him that's like... he keeps protesting against 'innocent' and he's probably right haha, but there is certainly an almost fundamental lack of any active malice there that he doesn't fully admit to himself or to grace until this moment. he is doing this for grace, but it is also a confession about something really deep in himself that seems to be very vulnerable for him in its sincerity -- that he really doesn't mean to or more importantly want to cause harm (I don't wanna dance/with blood on my hands). admitting to his own basically good heart finally seems to be the bigger, scarier thing for him, more than facing the prospect of dying. he's experiencing the mortifying ordeal of being known and I for one am so proud of him

"I'm just here for the dance"

the way he sings that just to her and completely changes the meaning of it from what he said with it before, from using it to keep her out to inviting her in...

also can you imagine how badly the kill bill sirens must be going off in Grace's head in all variations of this scene no matter who steps up, considering what happened to Freddie just days before....... oof!

*incensed whisper* are you fucking kidding me with this what am I supposed to do with myself here

love these too

I really like the visual repeats of crossing the pond to the tree and back as a metaphor for them getting closer (or rather, him letting her closer, it is very much His Space). he retreats back there towards the end of 'Share This Dance', and that's the point where Grace puts her foot down and essentially says 'no. you come meet me honestly in the middle this time or this isn't happening'. and in 'The Trial' he does and then some!

I meant what I sang. I'm not a good man. If Athena had taken me up on my offer, the Idols would have been better off But I can try to be better. You make me want to try.

fun fact: if you break up with him after The Trial (YEAH you can still break off the romances at that point! it's wild honestly fsjadk), Grace tells him he should try to be better ‘for himself’ not for her... and he calls that (i.e. himself) ‘not much of an incentive’. My guy don’t make me break out the ‘Have you tried therapy’ prompt again. He takes it very calmly and gracefully under the circumstances but he's also like. quietly resigned and subdued. I tried it once for Science and never will again but there you go I bring my knowledge to this altar of sadness lol

you see the thing is I would forgive him for just about anything too I understand why so many of the characters in-game can't stay mad at him for any length of time

he starts the game by asking her to take his hand and he ends it on asking her to take his hand (and she does)...

:') let's share this dance

[clonerightsagenda]

While there are critiques to be made about the Tortall Tricksters duet and I've seen other people with more standing make them, I do think it's interesting for Pierce to take the Great Mother Goddess who was the divine patron of her original main character and have her also be the patron goddess of a group of white supremacist colonizer villains. Like yeah maybe the goddess backing the armed enforcer of fantasy!Western Europe's royal family doesn't always have great politics. When Aly rebels against her mom she does not fuck around

[imsparky2002]

Miraculous Death Note.

I recently got into Death Note: The Musical, and I love it! I found that most of my favorite tracks from the show are the duets between L and Light. As I listened to them, I realized that Light’s voice sounds kinda like Marc’s, and L’s voice is almost IDENTICAL to Nathaniel’s! And that got me thinking. What if I made a Miraculous Death Note AU where...

Marc is a anxious writer who feels that there’s no justice in the world. He sees Ladybug and Cat Noir as not doing enough to help the people of Paris, letting Hawk Moth run rampant. Everything changes when he receives a book that allows him to kill whoever’s name he puts into it. He uses the fake name of “Reverser”, and starts to remove those who he sees as corrupt.

Nathaniel is a intelligent and quiet artist who seems to be the only one in the entire city capable of finding out Reverser’s identity. While he doesn’t take care of himself, and has an odd way of speaking, he’s the best man for the job, and won’t stop until Reverser is found. He and Marc play mind games with each other, overanalyzing everything the other does, and it becomes an admittedly romantic game of cat-and-mouse. Marc wants Nathaniel to keep pursuing him, but to never catch him. Nathaniel wants the same thing.

Juleka is a teenage shinigami whose form is similar to that of Purple Tigress, except with sharper teeth, feral eyes, and real claws. She’s a Shinigami, a sadistic trickster with a love for gothic culture, black licorice, and carnage. A lot more playful and unhinged than Juleka Couffaine. She loves Rose, a peppier and cuter shinigami, and they’re adorable. She’s Marc’s shinigami and eagerly watches him spread death and despair with merely a pen.

Luka is Juleka’s brother and a mellower shinigami. He looks upon humans with more compassion and envy. His form is similar to that of Viperion, albeit with a cobra-like-hood, real fangs, and a long reptillian tongue. He falls for Marinette, who he knows is actually Ladybug. He often tries to rein in the wild antics of his twin sister.

Also it’s all still in highschool, very gay, very dramatic, and lots of death! First, here’s some songs that prove how similar the main two sound to Marc and Nathaniel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWfvuZai2ZY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bbreJTtQPg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhYXk6sn2EQ

And here’s what Juleka and Luka would look like as Shinigami.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NPPOwxCUI8&ab_channel=KappaBird

As usual, reblog, reply, post and ask for thoughts on the content, and I may return to this. @artzychic27 @msweebyness 

[honey-minded-hivemind]

The platonic yanderes I've mentioned before all have nicknames and relationships with their bby (a.k.a. you, the reader!). How they met their bby is considered a special, life-changing moment in their eyes, and they are protective in their own... special... ways. But that story will come at a later date. For now, I think I should delve into some smaller stuff , so let's explore the type of humor and nicknames between these platonic yans and their bby:

• 🧡Wolverine/Logan Howlett🦡: nicknames for his bby: pup, bub, darlin', shortstack (regardless of if you are shorter than him or taller than him)

Nicknames his bby gives him: Lo, Old Guy, Wulv, Mr. Cigarette Duet (the bby might have either been testing the waters with that one, or under anesthesia. People say weird things under that stuff)

Their humor: dry humor and small quips

• 🦁Sabretooth/Victor Creed🦷: nicknames for his bby: cub, fresh meat, whelp, kitten

Nicknames his bby gives him: Vic, Large Lion Man, Shere Khan, Mr. Backstabber (both literally and metaphorically, bby has seen him do both, it was messy)

Their humor: cat puns

• 🦡Wolverine 2.0/Laura Kinney💛: nicknames for her bby: fox, pearl, sibling-in-arms, honeybee

Nicknames her bby gives her: Laurel, Kin-ship, Baby Claws, Little Badger

Their humor: stand up comedy (where you pretty much do a spoken caricature of your life, poking fun at it, or something that happens to you)

• 🐺Daken/Akihiro🌀: nicknames for his bby: beautiful, doll, handsome, my favorite (insert sexuality/gender)

Nicknames his bby gives him: Wolf Guy, Seducter, Nature's Child, Lone Wolf (the bby calls him Seducter because they found out about his pheromone ability. And yeah, the bby poked fun at the fact it failed on the bby, because they aren't attracted to him in the least like that)

Their humor: quips and movie references

• 🔥Marvel Girl/The Phoenix/Jean Grey🦚: nicknames for her bby: sunshine, dear, sweetie, firecracker

Nicknames her bby gives her: Miss Marvelous, Venus, mind games, Jeanie

Their humor: inside jokes

• 😎Cyclops/Scott Summers🚨: nicknames for his bby: kiddo, shortstuff, kid, gremlin

Nicknames his bby gives him: Scout, Shades, Laser-Light, Ruby in the Rough (bby wanted him to feel good about his power, so they say those nicknames in a nice fashion)

Their humor: puns all the way

• 🥈Cable/Nathan Summers🤖: nicknames for his bby: tiny, powerhouse, tyke-bomb, brat (he means these nicely, even if he is gruff and stern)

Nicknames his bby gives him: Back To The Future, Terminator, Metal Man, Mr. Robocop (bby couldn't help themself, they saw so many nickname opportunities)

Their humor: banter and witty remarks

• 🎭Mystique/Raven Darkholme💙: nicknames for her bby: child, precious, dear, little heathen

Nicknames her bby gives her: Karma Chameleon, Blue, enchantress, The Blue Fairy

Their humor: witty and dry remarks

• 🎱Rogue/Anne-Marie🥀: nicknames for her bby: suga', hun, love, sweetheart

Nicknames her bby gives her: Miss-Anne-thrope, Marie, Killer Queen, lovedove

Their humor: Southern stand up comedy and phrases ("sweet Southern heat is not just a flavor", "sweeter than apple pie", and jokes of all the various animals found in the South, especially in weird and concerning places)

• ♠️Gambit/Remy LeBeau♥️: nicknames for his baby: Ace of Spades, imp, bebe, ma moitie

Nicknames his bby gives him: King of Hearts, Sugar and Spice, trickster, Jack

Their humor: poking fun at languages and their relationships (the English and French language are hard to master. Good job if you understand half of it, or even a little of it)

• 🌌Nightcrawler/Kurt Wagner😇: nicknames for his bby: angel, treasure, friend, beauty

Nicknames his bby gives him: doll-baby (it is a Southern nickname, it means sweet, charming, and innocent, in my area), Angel of the Night, fluffball, Blue (Da Ba Dee)

Their humor: pranks. Pranks all around

These are all my opinion, and if you get the references, great job! If not, that is okay! These were my ideas of nicknames and humor for previously mentioned platonic yanderes (plus their bby's nicknames for them!). I hope you enjoyed these platonic yandere honeycomb thoughts!

[charliesinfern0]

some high school ai doodles! (+ bit of a lore dump under the cut ^^)

i think high school ai would be like very deadpan and kind of serious, with a bit of a trickster streak. like, in osomatsu-kun she doesnt have much of a personality and is deadpan (sort of similar to the rice balls before they became neet ai), but shes a a little bit shy and clumsy bc shes figuring out the whole living thing.

then in high school her disposition becomes more intense, on the outside she looks super serious but if you were close to her you’d know how much of a menace she is. she gets straight As and is an impeccable student, but in her free time one of her favorite things to do is to just lightly mess with the sextuplets (though sometimes she does aim to cause psychological damage) she loves scamming and tricking osomatsu and choromatsu the most, and she just likes to confuse the rest of them with her antics. she’s just a little silly ^^

then after the sextuplets start to drift apart, ai starts to become a little distant with them too. she still talks and sometimes hangs out with them, but usually she talks to each of them one on one (except for choro and todo bc they’re still around each other the most). she starts to focus more on her studies and her future, having some kind of bitter awakening to the fact that this wasn’t going to last forever, that at some point shes going to have to start thinking about the future and not dwell on the past.

there’s a moment where ichi, yanagida and their friend group are hanging out and yanagida notices ai and nudges ichi and is like “hey, isnt that your friend? you wanna invite her for karaoke after school?” and ichi is like “uhh…” and yanagida is like “are you nervous about asking her? :O do you have a crush on her?? ill ask for you then!” and he goes over to ai and ichi chases after him and he gets ai’s attention and asks her to join them after school and ai looks over at ichi who is standing behind him and he flinches and looks away and she looks back at yanagida and politely declines, saying that she needs to study and walks away and theres this awful awkward silence before yanagida is just like “…huh, bummer! sorry about that ichi!” and ichi is dying inside but hes just like “haha yeah but its fine we can just try inviting her next time!”

(there is in fact a next time but she declines again, and again, until she finally agrees but its really awkward, especially when yanagida pushes ichi and ai to do a duet together, but they ended up having a little fun by the end of it, but that only makes her leaving all the more bitter)

a year or so after graduation, she leaves for college, with a bittersweet goodbye from the sextuplets, not knowing if they’ll ever see her again :(

[lukabitch]

Hope you're not tired of me yet! I've loved everything you've done with my ideas so far, so feel free to have another💜

I wouldn't say I'm the greatest singer, but I truly enjoy doing it and I love the writing process as well. Music is one of my biggest inspirations for prompts and plot lines and it works vice versa. How would Trickster (apologies for requesting him for the nth time, but I love him and he is a musician to be fair), Wraith, Dwight react to an S/O singing them a song he wrote for them? Bonus points if they didn't know he could sing previously 🥰

I couldn’t get tired of your request. They’re so fun! This is my first time writing for Wraith so a little warning if I get something wrong. Thank you so much for the request! :)

Tw: none this is pure fluff.

Trickster:

This man is practically swooning over you.

You made a song for him?! He’s honored!

He’ll tap his foot to try and keep you on beat. He thinks you’re doing great by yourself but just in case.

He might even start dancing with you. A simple couple dance. How cute!

He had heard you sing before. It was a duet between the two of you. He didn’t know you could sing this good though!

He’ll rest his head on your shoulder just enjoying the moment.

When you finish he’ll give you a kiss on the lips.

“I didn’t know you could sing that well songbird! You wouldn’t mind doing it again, right handsome?”

He’ll try to get you to sing more often.

One time he woke you up in the middle of the night asking you to sing.

He bugs you about it until you do sing. He makes you sing to escape a trial with him.

He was going to let you go anyway. He just likes hearing your voice. :)

Wraith:

This man is sitting there awestruck. He didn’t know you could sing.

He’s slightly swaying to your voice. The song you were singing was hypnotizing to him.

If you get embarrassed and start to stumble over your words. He’ll help you get back on track.

He only found out afterwards that you made the song.

This man is so happy he’ll pick you up and spin you around.

He just wants you to sing for him when possible now. He loves your voice so much!

He’ll make you gifts with some spare parts. He already made a music box!

He will use his bell as background music for you to sing to.

“Little dove thank you so much. You didn’t have to do this for me.”

He’s just so sweet about it.

He just holds you tight not letting you go.

He loves his little singer with all his heart. :)

Dwight:

He’s on the verge of tears. You made song for him? Why?

He would lean against your chest listening to you sing.

Eventually the tears would start to spill.

You immediately start to comfort him. He’ll tell you he was just really happy.

The two of you would start to dance as you continued to sing. All Dwight could feel from you was pure love.

He thinks he has the best boyfriend in this realm.

“Baby you really didn’t have to do something so sweet. Thank you so much!”

He didn’t realize that he was still in fact crying.

He wants you to sing for him all the time. He’s just a tad nervous to ask.

You singing actually helps him sleep. So expect him to fall asleep right in your arms.

He just wants you to hold him while you sing. It feels like the only comfort he gets here.

He might nervously sing along with you. He’s just trying his best for you. :)

[tinkertoysdamn]

Stereo Hearts - We Built This City' Verse

Loki shuddered in irritation.  Things were progressing on the overall plan but the rogue Time Agents still needed help, specifically they needed raw muscle.  Mobius had made a suggestion, a good one in fact, but Loki was unhappy with it.  “I can’t believe we are considering this.”

“She was damn useful on the last mission.”  Mobius pointed out.  Thora Odinson had been not merely useful, but the powerhouse behind that particular success.  The fact that her presence had also annoyed Loki to no end was a bonus as far as Mobius was concerned.    

“Yes but she was also–”  Loki’s face screwed up in distaste.  “Pining.”  He spat out the word with great vitriol.  “Obviously.  Obnoxiously.”

It had gotten a little out of hand.  “Maybe if we pull her from another part of the timeline,” Mobius suggested.  

Loki lit up.  “Excellent idea.”  He clapped his hands together, pleased.  “Perhaps after some distance from those blasted Guardians, she’d be more tolerable.”

Considering how Loki had whined to Mobius about his own long-lost Sylvie, Mobius thought the trickster god was being a bit hypocritical.  Still—  “Here’s a good spot,” Mobius said, looking over his Tempad.  “It’s a few years later.”

Now fully on board with the idea, Loki’s eyes glittered.  “Do it.”

Once again, they teleported onto a spaceship, but this one was considerably larger and of a different make then the one they’d been on before.  “Good,” Loki muttered, “perhaps she’s taken up with new companions.”  

Then they heard the music.  It wasn’t nearly as old as that dreaded Pina Colada song, but it still made them pause.  It was entirely possible that Thora was traveling with others who liked Earth’s music, but it was doubtful.    

“Where’s it coming from?” Mobius whispered.  

Cautiously, they made their way down the hallway, ready for anything.  Except for perhaps that.

Up on a repair catwalk where two figures, one was partially buried in a vent, her fluffy tail peeking out and the other was Captain Brandy Quill.  Considering her state of dress, she had not been expecting company.  She was in a tank top and shorts, work gloves in place as they worked in tandem on a repair.  Every once and while she’d exaggerate a hip swing or a movement to dance along.  

Over the music Loki and Mobius could hear Rocket and Quill singing.  Judging from how they split up the duet, it was clear they had some practice.

“Appreciate every mixtape your friends make.  You never know, we come and go like on the interstate.”  Rocket’s voice was less than musically inclined, but it was earnest, carrying through the ship.  

Loki and Mobius lurked, not certain if they should draw attention to themselves or should sneak away without interrupting.  If they were careful enough, maybe they could avoid the wrath of the Captain entirely.     

It was then that the song shifted to the bridge.  Quill elected to stop her repair to tug on the mechanic’s creeper to get Rocket out of the vent, only to belt more of the song at her.  

“I only pray you never leave me behind—”

Rocket snickered under her breath.  “You always get so dramatic at this part.”

Quill was using her spanner as a microphone now.  “Because good music can be so hard to find.”

Rocket grinned.  “I should be filming.  Thunder Head would love this.”  

“I take your hand, hold it closer to mine.”  Quill was eating this up, chewing up the song and spitting it back out again with sheer unadulterated joy.  She tilted her head back, letting the spirit and lyrics pour out of her.  

“Thought love was dead, but now you're changing my mind!”    

“Okay,” Loki admitted to Mobius.  “She’s actually pretty good.”  Then he ducked as the spanner nearly collided with his head. 

Mobius jumped at the sound.  “Oh my god.”  

The music cut off.  Quill stared down at them with righteous anger.  “Don’t you dicks ever call?”

“Captain,” Loki tried to put on his most obsequious charm.  “Pardon the intrusion but this is only the second—”

“Fourth.”  Quill held up four fingers.  “Four times you flarking jerks have done this.”

“We’ve only been here twice,” Mobius said.  “I think I’d remember the other two.”

Rocket and Quill shared a disgusted look.  “Time travelers,” Rocket complained.  “At least it’s not in the middle of dinner this time.”

“Or when Tetrina’s trying to take a nap.”  Once again, the best friends shared a look, but this time one of a remembered agony.  

Things were getting off track.  Loki attempted to regain control.  “We’re here for—”

“We know.”  Quill pressed a button on her com-unit.  “Thora, your not-brother’s here again.  Collect him before we throw him out of the airlock for real this time.”

“Always with the airlock,” Mobius muttered.  

Quill wasn’t having it.  “Stop showing up unannounced and it won’t be a problem.”  

Less than a minute later, Thora barged into the room, already outfitted in her armor, her ax at the ready.  “Where are we going today?” Thora asked, beaming. 

“You seem awfully eager,” Mobius said.

“This is our fourth quest together,” Thora said.  “Why shouldn’t I be?”

Out of the corner of his eye, Loki could spot Quill making a “I told you” gesture. 

It seemed that his partnership with this variant of his brother would continue into the future.  Someway, somehow, Loki wouldn’t drive her away.  Loki found the thought more comforting than he would care to admit.    

“This shouldn’t be nearly so perilous as before,” Loki told her.  “But we need your strength regardless.”

“Excellent.”  Thora was more than up for the challenge. 

“Don’t bring her back full of holes this time,” Quill shouted down at them.  

“No promises,” Mobius said, dialing up the Tempad.  The Time Agents and Thor stepped through the portal, dodging any verbal barbs that Quill had left to throw at them.

As the portal closed, Thora said with a wide grin, "She's my girlfriend now."

Loki pinched the bridge of his nose. It had begun.

My heart's a stereo It beats for you, so listen close Hear my thoughts in every no-ote Make me your radio And turn me up when you feel low This melody was meant for you Just sing along to my stereo

[princesssarisa]

OTP Meme: Jack and Sally (The Nightmare Before Christmas)

Requested by @paexgo-rosa

When did I ship them: Ever since I first saw the movie at age 11.

Ship dynamic: Two spooky yet good-hearted Halloween creatures who look like opposites – he the flamboyant, terrifying, idolized Pumpkin King, she merely Dr. Finkelstein's shy, melancholy creation/servant – but who actually have plenty in common. They share similar feelings of boredom and emptiness in their current lives (that is, until the events of the plot), and Jack is more soulful emotional than he seems at first, while Sally is more cunning and a better trickster than she seems, making them kindred spirits. Sally's power of foresight lets her recognize Jack's impulsive mistakes and try to stop him for his own good, yet she always wants to support him and make him happy. Jack can be painfully oblivious, both to her warnings and to her feelings for him, but his fondness for her is always clear, and the moment when they finally unite as a couple is beautiful and well-earned.

Theme song: "Sally's Song" Reprise.

Type of date: Singing a duet in the moonlight on Spiral Hill.

Married or dating: Dating, though if the soundtrack album's epilogue that describes them as having skeleton children is canon, they'll eventually be married.

Sexuality: Heterosexual.

Genders: Male and female.

Romantic quotes:

The lyrics to the above reprise of "Sally's Song":

My dearest friend, if you don't mind I'd like to join you by your side Where we can gaze into the stars And sit together, now and forever For it is plain as anyone can see We're simply meant to be

Any headcanon powers: I think all their powers are on display in the movie itself.

Healthy or unhealthy relationship: Well, her shyness and his failure to listen to her aren't very healthy. But they overcome those problems before they become a couple, and in the end, their new relationship seems poised to be a healthy one.

Who is the flirty partner: Jack.

Who is the silly one: Again, Jack, in his macabre way.

[shinagawa-division]

INTO THE DEN Vol. 1

Core Six

Sumire “Venefica” Shinomiya

Janine “Dove” McNamara

Yosuke “Stolas” Miura

“Trickster”

Miyabi “Yūrei” Katsura

Zoya “Saraswati” Anand

ANARCHY -City On Fire!!-

Grateful ★ Dead ★ March (Venefica Solo)

The Sixth Sense (Dove Solo)

Overdose (Stolas Solo)

Rock Bottom (Trickster Solo)

Jishu (Yūrei Solo)

Hell Lazy, Psychology (Saraswati Solo)

God-ish (Castor & Pollux Duet)

Reactivation (Aiko Solo)

Core Six

Sumire “Venefica” Shinomiya

Janine “Dove” McNamara

Yosuke “Stolas” Miura

“Trickster”

Miyabi “Yūrei” Katsura

Zoya “Saraswati” Anand

Outer Science

[garland-on-thy-brow]

Highlights of the week.

Made sweets at home.

Roleplayed about fate and curses.

Made notes for the fanfiction.

Read and listened to Jommelli's Il Vologeso. There is a great scene of Berenice throwing herself into the arena ("né rea né spettatrice chiamerai Berenice", amazing choice of words), the rest is kind of boring. Well, the offstage army revolt was interesting too.

Finished watching Agrippina (Warsaw 2014). Anna Radziejewska is wonderful.

Incidentally, I reduced my list of "currently watching" from five simultaneous operas to just two, meaning I will soon be free.

Listened to Salieri's La fiera di Venezia. It gave great promise with the two heroines singing a love duet from opera seria, but it did not go anywhere. If I were writing this, it Would. With all the costumes/Carnival/opera inside the opera theme going on, the trickster girl should have crossdressed and seduced the noble bride; or vice versa. Either option would have improved the opera and given pleasure to me personally.

Watched Cherry Magic (the anime) episodes 8-12.

Watched The Pharmacist's Monologue episodes 21-22.

Read a chapter from Cambridge Companion to The Age of Nero.

Read Princesses and Others in Tacitus.

Read Tacitus Annals Book 11.

[nerdnag]

the annual national mensa gathering went down this week and i've been having some amazing fun you guys

some highlights:

booked a karaoke room for two hours with a couple others, then managed to (rather easily) convince 10 more random mensa members to come along right before we left! had a lot of fun singing with strangers

did the spiderman pointing meme when someone saw me and went "it's you!! the gossip girl trickster!!" and I, after my brain had loaded for a few seconds, exclaimed, "oh it's you!! the grumpy halfling!!" Apparently we played d&d together last year and she remembered my character better than I even remembered it myself, because she thought my character was hilariously annoying. (she came along to do karaoke, and we sang a duet together in-character. it was pretty awesome)

played a new session of d&d with the same group as last year + a few others, and somehow managed to cheat the system by making the monster laugh so hysterically that we inadvertently skipped ahead to the second phase pretty much immediately

ran into a guy who turned out to be my brother's best friend from high school and who's apparently been to my childhood home over 20 years ago (in an entirely different town many kilometers away)???

went to a masquerade and got to wear my hooded cape with a glittery mask and sequin dress!! and get photographed with many historical figures, superheroes and various others with creative costumes!!

played a session of blood on the clocktower that was so incredibly good and confusing that even the GM (who's done many a game) said it was the best session he'd ever done and he wished we'd live streamed it. it took four hours and we had barely any idea at all about which people were the bad guys until the last five minutes. I was killed the second round because people always think I'm evil for some reason, and they didn't believe that I was actually good until the game had literally ended (and barely even then lol). but i had GREAT fun anyway. though i was extremely shocked when we were done and four hours had passed and it was suddenly 3AM in the morning and i had missed not only the masquerade afterparty, but also an opportunity to get duct taped to the wall. (they duct taped someone else instead 😔) still very much worth it though.

went and bought one hundred cheeseburgers from mcdonald's with two friends at 4AM that we then went back with to the event hotel. few believed us when we said we were going to get 100 burgers, but the rumour spread quickly and we were greeted like war heroes when we returned. many mensa members creeped out of their various mouse holes to snack on burgers and sing together by the hotel's piano. a lot of people chipped in for the payment. many people have since talked about The Burgers like the highlight of their week. all very nice and wholesome. (also i think we made the night for the guys working the night shift at mcdonald's, one of whom giggled like a 4yo when we said "we wanted soft serve and figured, why not buy some burgers while we're at it")

there's probably a lot of other stuff i don't remember right now. but anyway, once again the annual gathering shows just how much of a Silly Nerd Community mensa really is

[lemme-just-oops]

Good morning/afternoon/night! I hope you are not stressing yourself with all the requests! If you have time I want to ask how would the Arcana Twilight react if they found out that MC can see the future? (like a time traveler or something like that)

Alpheratz: Do not spoil anything of the future to him. Not even when he is in danger or someone he holds dear is about to vanish from the living. As much as he would appreciate the concern, just do not. He hates worrying about what is yet to happen, he dislikes having to plan long ahead just to avoid something. And he afvices you to live in the present more often, seeing the future definitely has its burdens on you, no?

Arcturus: He always loved the thought of predicting the future, so he will sometimes ask you if everything will turn out alright. Avoids asking for details , and just asks you if everyone will be okay. But if you mention that someone will not be okay, he needd to know who, just so he can stay with them and ensure that they are safe.

Pollux: He asks so many questions quickly, you do not have the time to answer. There are so many concerns he has, and the more he talks to you, the more he is prone to worrying. And when he realizes this, he will try to avoid ever talking about it again. Asks you something in the next five minutes again though, because the curiosity kills him. But he will improve.

Sirius: This man will discover the boundaries of your ability in no time. This may turn into dangerous situations at times, as he wants to see how far you can see into the future and how a single verbal sentence can change his intentions. "You won't hurt me", you must say when he points the gun at you, and he will ask if you are sure. Of course you are, he may be a trickster, but he holds you dear.

Spica: He asks you to not reveal this information carelessly. Telling you that even with only him knowing, too many people are aware. Of course, he is glad to know, as it helps him with his planning. But if you can turn back time to a point where no one knows, you should. Some people are bound to have an interest in your abilities and will want to use you for it, and he just wants to keep you safe from that.

Vega: Pathway magic and prediction magic is a supportive duet many dream of having on their team. But that mostly depends on the amount of skills such sorcerers have, since future prediction can be extremely vague in less skilled sorcerers, and the pathway magicians are able to make the future happen with 100% certainty, or completely avoid it. You and Vega are skilled on your own, but combined a force that can change the entire world with no combative magic at all. And yet, he only asks you to just tell him when danger approaches you, so he can protect you. He may also ask a few questions about his future when his abandonment issues come to haunt him again, though.

[idol-trickster]

🎶✨when u get this u have to put 5 songs u actually listen to, publish. then, send this ask to 10 of your favorite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool) 🎶✨

@billyholztisch

OOC: I would have loved to answer this IC, but deciding what Trickster/Ji-Woon would listen to takes tons of headcanon space in my brain, which would take too long to think about to properly reply.

But since I got two of these I'll double the song amount and give you 10, straight from my Spotify most listened to! (I promise not to make duplicate artists' spots, so I'll list the "Top Song" and mention others from them.)

Zico - Freak This has been in my top songs for 3 months (since it was released) It overthrew Any Song, which was reigning supreme last year! She's a Baby is also one I adore a lot, Balloon & Being Left always hurt my heart (Dean's vocals are fantastic), and not to mention Anti is such a strong statement song.

2. Block B - Her This song, choreography, video, and aesthetic make me happy! Very Good is my gateway song to BB, but I've listened to Her more often recently. Their sub-group stuff Bastarz's whole I'm a Mess album is super sexy, and it's a treat anytime I get to hear P.O.'s vocals!

3. Enhyphen - Drunk-Dazed Sexy, Hype, and Catchy! It was great to see the performance in person, and one of my favs right next to Fever and One in a Billion!

4. DPR Ian - No Bluberries DPR as a duo is so talented and they work hard to self-produce! Though this song mostly DPR Ian is one of my favs for the tone. Scaredy Cat comes in right next to this one, but honestly, all their songs are REALLY my style. (They have a nice Indie sound)

5. Kai - Peaches "Pretty girl you're like peaches~" It's such a lovely song and I love the soft sound. It always gets quickly stuck in my head if I listen, and Kai's concept seemed so cute. I always remember how happy he seemed to have released this song, and that he wanted a fantasy feel.

6. Wonho - Ain't about you King is conquering the English vocals, and with such a sultry and good duet, they really balance out the song. The beat reminds me of being trendy and as if it belongs in Dislyte!

7. PRETTYMUCH, CNCO - Me Necessita The boy band sound with Spanish lyrics and a reggaeton beat made this a big hit on my playlist. I love it so much! Their other song Would You Mind is so fun and has such an 80s-90s sound it makes it a fun listen!

8. Salem Ilse, TXT, Alan Walker - PS5 I'm a console gamer, so this song was relatable! The vocals are gorgeous and the beat's so catchy, I end up humming this song a lot.

9. Vaundy - Tokyo Flash This just has such a great sound. It's very indie sounding and has a great melody to lyric composition. Everything compliments so well.

10. Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better Honestly, this song always makes me sentimental and grateful. I'm putting it here because I think everyone needs to hear this at least once. No matter how hard things get, and how un-ending it feels, it's always nice to have a positive outlook; sometimes when it doesn't feel like you're reaching any goals, something as nice as spending time with someone you cherish and having a good time is what we should look forward to, to enjoy our lives. It's a reminder to not forget the love and support we receive, and look forward to good days! Maybe to be kinder and take things easier on ourselves and make our happiness an important goal. (But other than that, I really adore Lisztomania from them too)

--- PS. As a bonus song, I adore "Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me (Japanese Version)"; it's hit my no.2 spot on Spotify, it's so classic! (and I discovered the Japanese cover from Tokyo Vice)