#anyway this got long and is so rambling but whatever

[pseudophan]

What's the context for this? https://www.tumblr.com/pseudophan/787184045788479488/hi-nora-i-just-wanted-to-remind-you-that-youre?source=share

I tried looking in your archive under #phan but there's so much haha

basically phannies mostly stopped using the #phan tag on here years ago because they decided it was cringe all of a sudden (and some thought dan and phil had a problem with it), but i, being really stubborn and professionally annoying, always thought that was bullshit and kept using it for ages still. of course because no one used that tag we stopped doing well on the tumblr fandometrics top ships lists, which we used to dominate back in the day. that wasn't really an issue for years because dnp were pretty quiet outside of their solo stuff and the very occasional joint content, but then they came back and we all went batshit again and i was just looking at the fandometrics ships like... i know this is super silly, but i love winning and we definitely have the numbers to be on here, like we SHOULD be at least top 10 with the amount we're posting about them, it's just that no one uses the ship tag anymore because it's "embarrassing" or whatever. anyway like i said, i'm annoying and stubborn, so i made a few posts essentially being like "hey i know everyone thinks tagging phan is cringe now but can we start doing it again anyway because i want to win this thing please" and i honestly didn't think that many people would agree and start doing it but it kind of spread like wildfire lmao 😭 the more people started tagging it the more followed because i guess it's less embarrassing if everyone else is doing it too, and when dan and phil posted their videos on here people would reply to their posts telling them to also tag phan to help us win, and it worked! i think the first one they tagged was one of the twitter reaction videos? i was in the queue to see tit when they posted it so it's a bit of a blur, but yeah i'm pretty sure dan tagged phan and we were all like 👀 wait did he just do that because it's a phan twitter/tumblr video or did he see us asking them to help us out by tagging it 👀 and then he tagged his next post phan also and i've never been happier lmfao, HUGE win. phil joined in too and now they're gonna do it forever i guess. one time dan forgot but went back to add it like an hour later, which is honestly just very sweet

idk why this ended up so long and detailed i'm sorry, i'm supposed to be asleep rn but apparently i'm unable to do that so i'm deliriously rambling instead. hope this provided the context you wanted though 😭

tl;dr: i asked everyone to start tagging phan again for the tumblr fandometrics and a bunch of people actually did, then we got dan and phil to join in and now they tag phan on all their tumblr posts

for the record i'm not saying i personally did much here lol, all i did was go 'hey cringe is dead lets tag phan again' and people did. guess everyone was just waiting for an excuse

[sanotymanjiro]

𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⋆꙳❅‧ ‧❆ ₊⋆

𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝙠𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙖𝙬𝙖

𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙩

fluff, soft, set in whatever timeline the reader wants, high school izana, longing, orphanage, some swearing, yuzuha + senju + emma are not related to other tr character in this fic and are simply just y/n's friends

❄️ˋˏ✄┈┈┈┈

izana: wanna watch the first snow together?

the pinky promise you made that day was just that, a childish hope, a dream. izana left the orphanage not too long after and when the first snow did come, you watched it alone. now, five years later, christmas was approaching and so your new mum had sent you out on an errand as usual to buy some ingredients she was missing. you were a good daughter and she always told you that ever since she first adopted you, but as the adopted, you never really received the same kind of attention their biological daughter did and more was expected than you than it was from her.

buzz.

you sigh, already flinging your finger along the screen of your phone to check the message and as expected they were from your friends, yet again.

senju: y/n there's this guy that wants to meet you!

y/n: girls c’mon now. i told you im not interesteddddd

yuzuha: uh uh no thank u girl, no more of this ‘single every christmas’ streak of yours get a grip! you’re pretty af so find a man!

y/n: not funny. i don't need a man tho, senju can have him

emma: y/n!! he's top of his class, taekwondo star and a total hottie. you cant say no this time he even dyed his hair white, thats the type you like right?

your fingers hovered over the keyboard. they really did you dirty with that one. you had gotten drunk one time when you went out with them and ended up rambling on about your longing for izana despite it being 4 years already, you were still a mess. you couldn’t help it with the way that boy treated you, as if you were his soulmate. after tripping and cutting your knee the orphanage doctor had told you that it was no big deal and refused to give you a plaster but you had bawled your eyes out in the dorms later and izana was the only one who knew the real reason — you just wanted the hello kitty patterned plaster. to your shock and utter joy he had stolen it that same day and snuck into your dorm at night, gentle chubby fingers holding onto yours as he led you to sit on the edge of your bed, kneeling down on one knee and applying the plaster to your leg with care, before patting you on the head and giving you that toothy grin.

izana: don’t forget to wear your trousers tomorrow, we wouldn’t want the staff to find out, its our secret, ‘kay?

you remember the small nod you gave after kurokawa had absolutely stolen your heart that day and continued to do so afterward, sliding some extra strawberries into your plate at dessert, reserving your favourite toy away from the other kids if he got to the playground first, sending kakucho whenever he wouldn’t be able to be there to help you out and last but not least, the small matching pokemon keyrings he had bought for you on his outings with shinichiro. your heart shattered the day izana left, especially since he had made a promise, a promise to watch the first snow with you, but then left without a word. 

you lock your phone and slide it back into your pocket deciding to argue with your friends later, it was too cold to be texting anyway. slipping on your gloves you trudged the rest of the way to the supermarket. you let out a small sigh as the warmth of the shop envelopes you and spend half an hour or so shopping for the things your mum wanted, before walking back home.

you loved the park that you would walk through on the way home so taking it now was not unusual for you despite the freezing wind sabotaging your face, you had come here through worse weather honestly. plastic bag swinging between your two fingers as you strolled puffing out warm breaths colliding with the cold air producing clouds of white. you remember when izana and kakucho would prank you saying that they had smoked before and that how they can do it while you couldn't but after trying for hours on end they finally took pity on you and admitted to their lies. two gloved, warm hands had cupped your pink cheeks, shielding them from the biting cold and majestic lilac eyes peered into your own, filled with warmth and tinged with that slight crazed look izana always had, the look you loved.

at first it was just a gut feeling, then the feeling of a pair of eyes bouncing along with your figure, lilac eyes. the first snow. petals of frozen white fluttering toward the ground, coating every surface in their way, spiralling with the slight breeze hoarding them into different streams. at first all you could do was stare and izana did the same before finally rising from the mahogany bench, light footsteps closing the distance between you, then a soft, soothing voice, his voice invaded your ears triggering that warm bubbly feeling of nostalgia.

izana: i kept my promise, mahal

y/n: ...what does that even mean?

a soft chuckle escapes him before he can stop it then those same warm gloved hands which were once so small rest against your cheekbones once more.

izana: means you're freezing.

that gentle smile, slow but not quite lazy strokes of his eyelids and the lilac orbs illuminated by something much softer than either of you could place, hair as white as the snow itself, it all reminded you of your days at the orphanage and suddenly you were 10 years old again and rosy in the face over him, the ice king. tears bubbled along the rim of your eye and a strange longing tinged with something else flooded your chest.

y/n: you...better have a good excuse for being this late.

izana, after mock thinking for a moment: i do, but right now you're crying.

y/n: it's the wind. now what's the grand excuse?

izana's finger drifted toward the trail of salty water left behind on your cheek as if it was second nature, that gentle smile never wavering.

izana: i told you, i'd see you on the first snow.

y/n: five years later?

izana, ignoring your retort: do you know what it means?

y/n: what what means..?

izana: it means love, you watch the first snow with someone you love.

you hadn't realised it till now but ever since you locked eyes with him it feels as though you haven't been breathing at all, izana kurokawa had returned to steal your heart once more and this time, your breath too.

izana, voice soft as silk now, genuine, fingers tracing patterns into your jaw: sorry y/n, for being so late. i bought it now, the thing i needed, now that i have it we can watch the first snow together.

the bench was coated in snow but for some reason as izana guided you to sit, threading a small silver ring with a heart in the centre through your finger before intertwining his with your own and settling beside you, it didn't feel the least bit cold, not with izana's arms cocooning you in their warm embrace, not with his gaze fixated on your features, as if staring at you long enough will make up for five years apart but he could never know until he tried.

y/n: i remember now, what i used to call you back then.

izana: whats that?

y/n: ice king.

soft laughter rippled from his chest as he leaned his chin to rest on your head.

izana: you really were cute, mahal

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[essektheylyss]

Candela Obscura is very fun in terms of horror, because I have never been particularly bothered by horror, but when I have been, I'm always like, is this because of how I react in particular or because of how effective the visuals or the atmosphere are? And that's kind of hard to differentiate in the genre people most often consume horror in (film) and for me, who reads books very visually, it can be hard in that format as well.

With Candela it's like, this is deeply unsettling despite there being no visuals beyond the general set and the action being dictated to me while mechanics are happening, which is something that can take absolutely you out of the atmosphere of the thing. Even if you're used to the actual play format, a mechanics heavy scene especially without notable GM guiding is going to remind you that you are watching people play a game. There's a lot to say about how this show's cast have phenomenal grasp of the genre and the atmosphere, but even then, it is a hard line to manage, and they are doing it masterfully. And that's what makes it so fun as a concept! Candela has very effective storytelling, but it's also a lot easier to see the edges of the story, because the "man behind the curtain" of the story so to speak is on full display.

Anyway, this is a long-winded way of saying that I really have confirmed I have no issue with horror, because I passed out instantly upon going to bed and then let a lab tech take my blood this morning without even thinking of making some eldritch monster joke. Which is, not gonna lie, a little bit wild to me.

[jiauro]

Heavy is no longer my least played class

[reineyday]

why do they keep making bucky a government-manipulated pawn 😭 from the american military to hydra to whatever weirdass public relations campaign valentina is pushing the thunderbolts through (see: end credit graphics & the cereal campaign), like he had his brief time on the run and his goats in wakanda but he's sucked back into a sketchy institution once again like what are they doing with him. sure the movie was fun, but every time i think about it i just end up head in hands.

[franky-y]

finally managed to finish this

[azaracyy]

a lesson on good karma digimon survive week 2024 day 4: supporting characters

[andiv3r]

Having to block everyone who has "wincest dni" in their bio not because I ship wincest (because I have come to the conclusion that I actually don't) but because I do think it'd be fun to poke around at the very real weirdness of their relationship that I've noticed in the show so far. And I'm 99% sure that my poking around will get seen as shipping.

[rated-rko]

i’m not going to lie… i have every intention of shamelessly and egregiously exaggerating speculative use of drugs in my fanned fiction because actually yeah you know what it’s my fanned fiction 😌

[prismbearer]

Idk why there's disbelief over Mark S/Helly in terms of motivation. Helly is just as capable of cruelty and selfishness as Helena. They are at the core of it, the same person with different memories/experiences. They can be two perspectives worthy of indulging their own dreams and desires and also be the same person. Narratively here especially, this isn't about morality, it's about human nature.

Helly was never cruel, sure, of course. Helly felt like she was the same as the other people in MDR. But Helly has something right now that she never even achieved as Helena. Someone who loves her. Someone who is choosing her. Helly is Winning over Helena here.

Jame Eagen wanders down just to be a freak and reinforces the reality of it. Helly is "More" than Helena, hasn't been worn down by the weight of experience and the world (and their cult and corporate bullshit). She still has, in some way, the innocence of youth and lack of experience with the world. She doesn't have the same fears and burdens or triggers as Helena in her conscious experience. She still has the ability to express her passions and outrage and defend herself. And to love and not feel sorry for it.

Severance gave Helena a chance to exist without the learned perspectives and burdens of the Eagens and she is able to be free with herself and her passions and desires-- whereas Helena was likely drained of any dreams for potential beyond a strictly guided future decades ago.

Of course Helly is feeling a rush of joy and satisfaction over Mark loving her. Mark choosing her. She tried to do the "right thing" by being logical with Mark. "I'm her." Even outside of Lumon, if they bring it all down, there's no hope for an Eagen and an ex-severed employee in reality. In the Real World they will never be together. Mark couldn't love Helena, how could anyone love an Eagen? (Poor Helly really with like, the enemy is within etc, but that's kinda the situation framed by Lumon for everyone by setting the stage with your Innie isn't human kinda rhetoric.) (This was also reinforced by Helena trying to get close to Mark to see if he still had feelings or chemistry with her and finding out they were not going to work outside Lumon.)

What if the equator is a building that could be a continent? Can be their whole world? They're choosing to live Now. Together in the present despite knowing that with their half lives, they could be brought to an end at any moment. It's very willful young love of them. And why wouldn't it be? This is their First Love. They haven't even been "alive" that long or have any memory of romance beyond their current infatuation. They don't know the world or it's places, and maybe that's okay, maybe they can exist in this space so long as they have love and the others.

It's completely human for Helly to accept Mark choosing her. To run to him just to see him for maybe the last time. It's human for Mark S to run to Helly. It's human for poor Gemma, who doesn't even know her fucking husband is severed, to be pounding on the door.

But this is their Final Day to Mark and Helly. Maybe the very end of their world. It's Judgement Day. Of course they'd have them holding hands and running back to the unknown to face the end together. To die together.

There is also zero fucking chance Mark Scout would risk his life and brain continuing reintegration once his wife is back. Mark Scout is going to choose his wife. Mark is choosing Love on both sides here.

All of it is reasonable.

[consumerofsoup]

Your last RoyalBlue fic said to send prompts if you have any and I’d love to more Ky (and Dizzy) interacting with Daryl and their reactions to his relationship with Chaos. I think it’s fun to see the kings as brothers and I would to see how they feel about it. Maybe like Ky giving Chaos the shovel talk?

oh anon you don't know how much time I've spent thinking over this exact prompt!!! the thing I love most about guilty gear is how there is such an amazing cast that has prime potential fro super fun interactions!! especially with the kings of Illyria because we already see how their dynamics play out in the story and there's just so much to write about when you add more people into the mix!! d–(ᵔ‿ᵔ✿)z

I swear I could write a whole ass essay about the dynamics between the kings + Ky's family + royalblue and unfortunately my spring break has ended (rip me D:) so writing is on the back burner BUT I will give my summed up thoughts for now until I have time to write (under the cut because holy shit this is me condensing my notes from my notes app about them that has been just full of incoherent jumbled thoughts)

Dizzy: she just wants what's best for everyone, Daryl and Chaos included. tbh I feel like Dizzy and Chaos would be hobby buddies and gossip buddies, so they'd like. crochet when Ky and Daryl are doing king stuff and get coffee on Thursdays just to shit talk their partners (lovingly ofc). Chaos has so many hobbies and he totally tries to get Dizzy in on them, she does it in return (hc: Dizzy teaches Chaos how to bird watch because why not)

Leo: I totally think he and Daryl are like brothers who hate each other and have a pretty rocky relationship. I feel like a lot of their clashes in Xrd and Strive stem from the fact Daryl is almost completely objective while Leo is like 'Daryl no. don't nuke people.' so Leo seeing Daryl not being objective for once and loving someone outside of his job who Leo would never expect him to fall for gets Daryl some respect in Leo's book if that makes sense?? they still fight ofc but Leo now sees that Daryl isn't just an unfeeling machine that only works to better Illyria at all costs

Ky: I COULD WRITE AN ESSAY ON KY ALONE ABOUT HIS STANCE ON ROYALBLUE. like Leo, he's kinda like brothers with Daryl except Ky's more of the mediator of the three of them. I think he'd be skeptical when he first gets wind of the relationship (who knows Chaos could be doing magic shenanigans to influence Daryl), but once he learns the full story (aka they are actually infatuated with one another and deeply in love) he's like huh wait okay. there's now someone (Chaos) in Daryl's life who can convince him to stop working so hard for once and relax, who actually makes Daryl think outside his usual objective logical viewpoint for once, who makes Daryl happier.. except it's still Chaos who is most certainly an annoying shit to Ky about the fact Daryl's in love with him

OH BOY AND KY WOULD SO GIVE THE SHOVEL TALK TO CHAOS!!!!! tbh if anyone could kill an immortal in this series it would probably be Ky (or like. Bedman. but he's dead) because the whole 'defeat Sol' 'crusade war crimes' and 'help kill god I-No' thing. or at least Ky thinks he could and he makes Chaos aware that if he does anything to hurt Daryl, Chaos will be found dead in a ditch and his case will go unsolved forever

holy crap this is longer than I initially meant and I could write so much more I just love guilty gear so much. especially government found family. I am ill about them. I was up thinking about this prompt for two hours before falling asleep last night. then I had a dream Strive 2 released and Chaos got a helicopter with Daryl's face on it in story mode. I think I need help

[xxplastic-cubexx]

Do you think Erik would be more of a vampire or a werewolf (in a AU I guess) (and also what do you think Charles would be?) I lowkey imagine Charles as little red riding hood if Erik was a werewolf.

i feel like they're both pretty vampire coded...... if we must assign them vampire or werewolf......

[whoupsqlointing]

my other ac is broken now!! <3 im not getting this one fixed this time im not going through that nonsense again ill just have to survive

[spoonsandsporks]

HGKJG [gets down on one knee] Q, my mutual, homie, and very dear friend, of course I would be delighted to platonically marry you for tax benefits, we will have a beautiful summer wedding, im handing you a ring pop as we speak hgkj <33 omg suits would be SO FUN!! we'd look so fancy and eat cake and itd just be a fun party hgkj :3 <33

(also youre so right about the benefits, EVERYONE MARRY YOUR HOMIES FOR REAL!!! hgkjg)

*takes your hand* Voli, I'm so glad you agree, I accept your ring pop and platonic proposal with glee hjklgjf WE SHALL HAVE A SUMMER WEDDING BTWN FRIENDS. A FRIEDDING IF YOU WILL. EVERYONE IS INVITED TO THE PARTY OF THE CENTURY TO STUFF YOURSELVES FULL OF CAKE

Also, in all seriousness, thank you for the excuse for a character design exercise I needed to get better at drawing suits hrktkgj and your sona is v v fun to draw <33 (For context: )

[huginsmemory]

Where's that one Ford art post thats like I'm in the best years of my life clutching a hot pink thermos thingy with hot gurl juice when he's clearly not. cause damn . Yeah