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Entanglement

You are the Goddess of Love, married to Reiner, the God of Fire. However, your heart belongs to Eren, the God of War.

Read on AO3 here

Eren, the God of War, was a fierce man.

He was worshiped by those who went to war, often soldiers pleading for their lives and kings sending their people to fight battles for them. His tenacity won favor with his worshippers, as he was able to secure their confidence through protecting them with his entire being. Among all of the Gods, Eren was the most trustworthy one. Being the God of War, he was known for his strength, his body serving as a blueprint for soldiers who hoped to emulate him. Statues were dedicated to his physique, especially in Maria, where a temple was dedicated to him.

However, both of these traits also led to a fierce stubbornness. Whenever Eren set his mind to something, it was difficult to sway him. He had a streak of anger that often frightened the other Gods, which prevented them from speaking their minds to him. This anger was also directed towards his worshippers; anyone who lost faith in him or prayed to a different God was struck down by his sword. He had no qualms about his actions, ever.

Despite this mix of questionable traits, you took Eren as a lover.

You found his tenacity attractive, as you favored a man who knew what he wanted and pursued it. His protectiveness towards man appealed to you, and it signaled that he had a caring heart underneath it all. You watched as he kept soldiers safe, affection towards him growing with every living soul he protected.

It was hard not to deny that he was attractive. You loved to run your fingers along his muscles, squeezing at his large biceps and gripping on to his shoulders when he brought you to bed. He was all hard lines and rough sinews, his body engulfing yours. There was a strange protectiveness about how much larger he was compared to you, and it brought comfort.

Eren had never shown his anger towards you, so you found it hard to believe that he was capable of that emotion. He was nothing but tender towards you, his hands gentle as they explored your body and held your face. You were never around when he was angry towards the other Gods, and he seemed composed whenever you were in the same room.

Perhaps he didn’t want to scare you?

The love you both shared was deep, and you looked forward to the moments where you could be alone with him. The physical connection between you two was intense, and you found yourself falling more in love with him every time you fell into his bed. He took the time to ensure your pleasure came first, and you finished intensely every single time. You would look into his eyes, the azure shade burned into your memory, and see love reflected back at you.

As the Goddess of Love, you felt love strongly. Unlike Eren, who had parents who were Gods, you were born from the sea. You had no memories of your birth, but the story was often repeated by the others. According to Eren, you rose from a bed of foam that suddenly appeared in the ocean, floating on the waves for days before you suddenly sprung up. You had washed ashore at his feet, and for him, it had been love at first sight. The other Gods were alerted about your appearance, given that you were immortal, and you were welcomed into their pantheon.

It was your immense beauty that gave you the title of Goddess of Love. The foam had apparently developed you into an adult, and you were fully grown and mature when you met the other Gods. It was your responsibility to listen to the pleas of mortals and ensure that they had enough love in their lives. It brought you immense joy to create love between people, and you came up with creative ways to bring couples together. Because love is fickle, you weren’t always successful in creating unions. You had a good amount of worshippers, but many of them had heard of your great beauty and simply revered it.

You always suspected you loved Eren greatly because he had been the one to find you, but over time you realized you were just in love with him. The Gods never questioned your close relationship with him, assuming that you two had developed a connection from how he had found you. It was strictly forbidden for Gods to fraternize with each other, unless Ymir, the head of the pantheon, gave her blessing. This led to you and Eren sneaking around from the start, and so far you had been successful in keeping your relationship secret.

When you weren’t busy with listening to prayers, you were with Eren. On the few rare occasions he had to leave, you would stay locked in your room until he came back. You were able to use your beauty to an advantage with the other Gods, often getting out of menial tasks or removing suspicion about Eren. When he returned, you fell back into your routine with him, and it made you incredibly happy.

The other reason you had to sneak around? You were married.

Ymir, afraid of your beauty creating fights with the male Gods, had immediately married you off to Reiner, the God of Fire and the official blacksmith to the Gods. He was a quiet man, often keeping to himself and preferring to work by flames. You didn’t find him terribly attractive, but agreed that he was decent enough to look at. His timidness was off-putting to you, as he struggled with displaying any sort of affection towards you. To you, the marriage was one of convenience, as you held no love towards him. He had yet to place a single finger on you, instead keeping his distance. You had begged Ymir to dissolve the marriage, and she had struck you across the face.

“Foolish girl,” she hissed. “You ask for too much. Your beauty has already inconvenienced the others. If I dissolve this marriage, further problems will develop.”

You had clutched your cheek, glaring at her.

“I did not ask to be born this beautiful. I do not even recall my own birth!”

She had raised her hand, causing you to flinch.

“Be grateful that I even found a husband for you. Reiner is a good man.”

Thus, you were in an unhappy marriage. Reiner walked with a limp from being thrown from the palace due to an argument between himself and Ymir. He had told you the story with a scowl, shaking his head as he crossed his arms.

“Ymir was being pursued by Zeke, and I intervened. Zeke threw me out, and I fell for a day. An entire day. I may be a God, but I can still hurt. Now I walk as a lame God, and the others think of me as a joke.”

It was true. The others looked down on Reiner, turning their noses at him and not considering him a “true” God. The only reason he was kept around was because of his great skill as a blacksmith, fashioning weapons for the Gods and creating jewelry for you. To keep you appeased, he crafted the best jewelry for you, selecting only the finest gemstones and metal for them. You appreciated the gifts, but it did nothing to change your feelings towards him. At the end of the day, it was still an arranged marriage, and your heart was with Eren. But, in order to prevent Ymir’s wrath once again, you put on the image of the doting wife, only appearing affectionate with Reiner when the other Gods were around. Behind closed doors, however, you were cold and distant towards him. He did whatever he could to try and make you happy, but failed.

After your marriage to Reiner, you had to become creative to keep seeing Eren. At first, you were able to slip away while Reiner worked, his head occupied with his blacksmithing while you fell into bed with Eren. He never noticed your disappearance, always too busy with his craft. Initially, you were able to use that to your advantage. You would return satisfied, and he would be none the wiser.

However, after some time, Reiner began to feel guilty for ignoring you. He had crafted you a beautiful diamond necklace, kneeling before you as he rested his head on your lap.

“I am so sorry,” he sighed. “I focused too much on my work, and neglected my beautiful wife.”

You had run a finger through his hair, shaking your head.

“I’m just as busy as you. Do not fret.”

“But it’s not fair to you!”

He had lifted his head, eyes wide with worry.

“Reiner,” you frowned. “It is alright. We are both Gods with our respective duties.”

“Well, I will not be neglecting you any longer.”

Following that conversation, it became difficult to sneak away to see Eren. Reiner began to hover, looking for you randomly throughout the day. There had been a few times where you had been on your way to go see Eren, but you had encountered Reiner, causing you to pretend you were just wandering or running an errand. You began to get annoyed, and you met with Eren during a meeting with the Gods.

“Reiner has been following me around,” you murmured to him.

“I’ve noticed,” he sighed. “But do not fret, love, I have an idea.”

Most would think that the Gods of War and Love would have nothing in common, but Eren was able to convince you otherwise. There was a war between Marley and Eldia, and with it many soldiers were leaving their lovers behind. The two of you arranged for rituals to occur between soldiers and their lovers in order for you to bless their union and bring the soldiers back safely. You two would simply begin the ritual, bringing the two together before slipping off to fool around. The mortals did not notice, taking their time in prayer and offering sacrifices that gave you two time.

You also convinced the priestess of your largest temple to work with the priest of Eren’s largest temple. Similar to the mortal rituals, the two conducted masses together to keep soldiers safe and their lovers alive. You both would appear to thank them for their blessing before slipping off together. The masses were long enough that you could make love and return without rousing any suspicion. As long as the war waged on, you two would be able to meet.

With the two of you conducting “rituals” together, Reiner began to get jealous. He had never been insecure before, seemingly happy to have you as his wife. He had never questioned your relationship with Eren, as he knew the story of how he had been the first person you had laid eyes on. Right after you got married, he assured you that he wanted you to continue your friendship with Eren.

“I understand that he’s important to you,” he said. “Please do not let our marriage get in the way of that.”

You took that literally.

Over time, though, Reiner began to get suspicious of Eren. He had confronted you when you returned to your home, arms crossed and brows furrowed.

“Why did Eren create these rituals together?”

You blinked at him, trying to feign innocence.

“Whatever do you mean, dear husband?”

He had narrowed his eyes.

“The two of you are Gods of very different things. Why are you hosting rituals together all of a sudden?”

“There is a war, Reiner. We have soldiers in love who need our blessings.”

“There have been wars before!” he cried. “Why has he not done this before?”

You sighed, rubbing your temple in agitation.

“This war has been raging on for a while. The previous ones were not as long.”

He seemed convinced for a moment.

“I don’t know. This still seems suspicious.”

Reiner began appearing even more than before. He would ask to accompany you to the rituals, but you had refused.

“There are none of your worshippers, so leave.”

You were able to sneak off with Eren, but once or twice Reiner had been waiting for the two of you. His eyes would glance suspiciously between the two of you, but Eren would smooth it over.

“What? There were other mortals praying to us, we had to travel and give them our blessings.”

He seemed to believe Eren’s excuses at first, but you felt his suspicion growing every day. Unbeknownst to you, Reiner had begun speaking to Erwin, the Sun God. As the God responsible for bringing the day, Erwin saw everything. He would travel in his golden chariot across the sky, his four horses galloping across the sky with bright manes flowing in the wind. From his vantage point, he could see what both mortals and Gods were doing. Reiner was hoping that, because of this, Erwin would be able to report back to him.

Erwin had been skeptical at first, blaming Reiner’s insecurity.

“My boy,” he had softly said. “Your wife is a beautiful God. It is natural to feel insecure in your marriage.”

“But it’s not that,” Reiner seethed.

Erwin sighed, eyes fixed on Reiner as he gestured for him to continue.

“The two have always been close. I understand their background, but there is something . . . suspicious about how close they’ve been recently.”

Reiner began pacing.

“I see the way they look at each other, as if there is some secret joke between them. She looks at him as if he’s the only one in the room. Sometimes, I swear they are holding hands, but quickly let go when I’m around.”

Erwin remained silent, watching Reiner as he kept pacing around the room.

“She has never been loving towards me. I heard she even went to Ymir to ask to dissolve our marriage. Perhaps she would have married Eren after?”

A heavy hand on his shoulder paused his walking. Erwin was glancing down at him with a pitying expression.

“I have heard enough. Come, sit with me.”

The two sat across from each other, Erwin studying the other God intensely.

“I will watch over your wife and Eren. As is my duty as the Sun God, I see all. I will make sure during my daily travels that I keep an eye out just for them. Whatever tricks they may try, it will not work.”

“Thank you -” Reiner began, but he was swiftly cut off.

“Do not thank me yet. I am unsure if I will be able to see them. They are Gods, powerful ones at that. Eren may cause some issues, but I will see what I can do.”

Erwin stood up, smoothing out his clothes.

“Do not expect something right away. Just like you, I have my own respective duties. My eyes may wander elsewhere instead of focusing on them.”

Reiner slowly nodded.

“Thank you. I appreciate this, Erwin.”

***

Reiner had suddenly begun leaving you alone, allowing you and Eren to continue your relationship. Reiner had told you that he would be working in his shop all day, and that he would see you for dinner. You immediately told Eren, and he agreed to meet you in your room. The moment he stepped through the door you were on him, pulling him into a passionate kiss as he closed the door behind him. By the time you had stumbled over to your bed your clothing was gone and you were being laid down gently.

“I missed you,” you murmured against his skin as he trailed kisses along your collarbone.

“I missed you more,” he breathed as he leaned up to kiss you again.

He pulled away to kiss your neck, one hand coming up to grab your neck lightly. His other hand settled by your head, looking down at you with a soft smile.

“Are you ready for me?”

You nodded, eyes fluttering as he let go of your neck to align himself before slowly pushing in. His hand came to settle on your neck again, stroking the skin as you adjusted to the stretch.

“Always so good for me,” he murmured in your ear.

Unbeknownst to you two, your intimate session was not so private. Erwin, the Sun God, was well into his journey across the sky, his eyes scanning for you and Eren. His gaze had been trained back and forth between the sky and the grand palace where the Gods dwelled. He had noticed Eren sneaking towards your room, and when he glanced back again he saw the two of you making love. Smirking, he used his power to whisper into Reiner’s mind.

“I have caught them. They are in your bed.”

After meeting with Erwin, Reiner had begun crafting a net. His hope was that he would be able to use it to catch you and Eren in the act, and now he was able to use it. The net was imbued with his power, able to contain even the most powerful of the gods.

Back in your bedroom, you and Eren continued on, unbothered. He was slowly thrusting into you, enjoying the feeling of you wrapped around him. His right hand traced your face before moving down your body, coming to rest on your ass. His other hand was pressed into the mattress to keep him upright as he fucked into you. Your hands were cupping his face, smiling tenderly at him while your legs wrapped tightly around his lower back. The moment was perfect and intimate, and you felt your orgasm approaching just from how much you loved him.

“Oh, Eren,” you gasped out.

“I know, my love,” he whispered into your ear. “Let go and come for me.”

You came with a moan of his name, body shaking underneath him. The door flew open, and before you could react you felt something thrown at you. Eren reacted just as slow as you, still emptying himself into you as you realized a net had been thrown over you.

“Eren? What’s going on?”

“I knew that I wasn’t being paranoid.”

You craned your head towards the door to see Reiner standing there. His eyes were fixed on Eren, who was squirming on top of you to get a look at your husband.

“Reiner, what did you do?” he hissed.

“Oh, don’t be dramatic. It’s just a net.”

Eren began trying to rip the net, but to no avail. It appeared to be unbreakable, no matter how hard he tried. The net seemed to constrict the more the two of you moved, effectively trapping you against each other.

“What did you do?” you cried out to Reiner.

“This? It’s just another one of my works,” he sniffed. “Why are you so upset?”

“Release us, Reiner!” you demanded.

He scoffed, shaking his head.

“After everything you’ve done to me? Why should I?”

Eren moved his body so that you were covered. He muttered an apology under his breath before speaking to Reiner.

“Let us go. You can do with me as you please.”

Reiner ignored him and instead turned toward the door, yelling loudly into the hallway.

“Everyone, come quick! Have a look!”

It didn’t take long before the other gods came rushing in, looking around in concern before their eyes landed on the net. It took a moment for them to process what they were seeing, and their faces changed one by one. Ymir looked down at you with disgust, shaking her head as she pointed a finger at you.

“I knew you would be trouble when you asked me to annul your marriage.”

“You should have listened to me,” you hissed.

Erwin was the last to come in, arms crossed proudly across his chest.

“I see all. It didn’t take long for me to catch you two.”

Fritz, Ymir’s husband, shook his head.

“Marriage is a sanctimonious thing. How dare you two violate it.”

The rest of the gods began taunting you, throwing insults at you and the predicament you and Eren had gotten yourself caught up in. Shame flooded you, and you buried your face into Eren’s shoulder.

“What fools.”

“Look at them! They pay no heed to what others think of them.”

“We should keep them trapped in that net.”

Their taunting turned into teasing and laughing. You could see the anger rising in Eren, his face seeming to darken as he looked at the gods head on.

“Fools. Keep on with your taunting, and I will not be afraid to unleash my Titan.”

Some of the gods had the ability to turn into Titans, powerful beings that reflected what they represented. Eren, being the God of War, possessed the Attack Titan, one of the most powerful Titans. The only person who rivaled him was Ymir, who held the Founding Titan. They had clashed a few times, with it being neck-in-neck on who was stronger. Because of this, the other gods knew better than to anger Eren. Even Reiner, who had the Armored Titan, was no match for him.

“Eren, let’s not be hasty,” Reiner said, holding up his hands in a sign of peace.

"Do not be rash,” Ymir echoed, frowning.

“Let us go and leave us be,” Eren warned.

Reiner sighed, walking forward and pulling the net off easily. Eren immediately covered you with blankets, shooting a glare at the others.

“Regardless of what you all think, I love Eren,” you announced.

They fell silent. Reiner looked away in embarrassment.

“I will happily bear his children,” you cried. “I want to raise them alongside Eren.”

He reached for your hand and squeezed it. His gaze drifted back over to the gods.

“Well, she has spoken.”

[amazingdeadfish]

What do you think Shadowpuppet would be like playing the other one? (mayor playing Macaque and Macaque playing mayor) I personally think they would do a terrible job

Could you... could you draw the mayor with a little devil's tail?

Dear oh dear, what have you done anon.

Prepare for the longest rant on my blog.

I actually do somewhat have an AU of this. If any of you recall or remember, I drew this for LMKTOBER/LMKHALLOWEEN:

Now that I look at this, I know for a fact that I could have definitely drawn it a little better XDDD. But feelings regarding that aside, this 'swap' drawing is essentially depicting what I think Macaque and Mayor would have looked like if they indeed swapped roles and nothing else. And there is a lot I have to say regarding these guys:

(For the sake of this rant, canon Macaque and Mayor will be referred to as OG!Macaque and OG!Mayor. Swap!Macaque and Swap!Mayor will be referred to as simply Macaque and Chief.)

Macaque, Lady Bone Demon's Right Hand Monkey.

Because everything except the roles have changed, Macaque doesn't know Monkey King.

On the other hand, Macaque will know LBD, and the reasons why are up to your interpretation but I think the idea of his ability to hear the future will be part of the reason. Because LBD can 'apparently' canonically see the future.

Regardless, Macaque will somehow see reason to serve LBD and her ambition to cleanse the world of filth. He's not insanely obsessed with LBD but, he does have some sort of devotion and love for her (think of Macaque and Wukong in LMK canon, back in the past before the relationship fallout). Macaque is essentially, LBD's warrior.

For the more silly side of things, Macaque will always dedicate himself to a role to play in an era. Such as, the alleged 'Mayor' when he gives MK the skeleton key. He thinks he's smart for the ploy he made to give the key but, MK is just a dumbass.

(Beta design. It will probably change if I actually develop this AU a little more. I love the way I drew those pants tho-)

That aside, Macaque might have feelings that counter LBD's ambitions, but he is loyal. He will fight tooth and nail to defend his lady's honor, especially when the gang interrogate him in the season three finale (to whom he was brought by yours truly, the Chief).

Speaking of which...

The Chief

The situation regarding this guy is a little more complicated because this guy's personality in LMK canon revolves around LBD. So the only logical thing to do is make the Chief's personality revolve around Sun Wukong.

The main idea is that these two were probably allies at some point. If we were to take on board the theory that OG!Mayor was a celestial at some point, then perhaps Wukong and the Chief had made some sort of deal during Havoc in Heaven. The two might have attempted to take down the Jade Emperor with the brotherhood. Because the Chief might have very well been one of the generals in Heaven's Army... Or, having some sort of a similar position.

Either that, or the Chief was a fallen celestial turned into a demon. Just like Azure Lion. And basically the Chief had some beef with heaven and decided to join Wukong's attempt to overthrow the Jade Emperor. Take your pick on which idea you like better.

Anyways, it would be a funny way to 'sort of' tie in the Chief's maniacal side by making him some sort of Monkey King fanboy. The guy was obsessed with the Monkey King regarding all the power he had and all the legends about him. The Chief didn't want to be the Monkey King per say, he just wanted to be by his side. Does that make sense?

Anyways when the revolution fails because Wukong submitted to the Jade Emperor, the Chief is definitely thoroughly pissed along with the rest of the brotherhood.

You can imagine how the argument under the mountain would have gone down. But I think a lot of it would have been the Chief practically degrading Wukong. Talking about how Wukong 'used to be such a high and mighty figure that used to be feared. But now he has been reduced to submission, and how they do not recognise the king anymore', blah blah blah.

Moving on: Chief, still low-key a Wukong fanboy, would essentially spend his life trying to draw out that horrible violent part of Wukong out again. Because that is the part of Wukong that the Chief adores. The Chief hates the fact that Wukong went on a journey to the west with Tripitaka. The Chief hates how much Wukong has 'changed' and 'become better' and he wants the old Wukong back. Wukong himself on the other hand? Is completely done with this guy and wants nothing to do with him anymore.

So what happens? The Monkey King and the Chief get into a fight during JTTW. And guess what? The same thing that happened to OG!Macaque happens to the Chief. EDIT: Thinking about the fight a little more, it probably would have ended with Chief begging for Monkey King to kill him. While on the brink of death, the Chief would probably be spewing out things like "KILL ME, KILL ME AND SHOW THE WORLD WHO YOU REALLY ARE WUKONG! SHOW THE WORLD YOU CANT EVER BE REDEEMED, SHOW THE WORLD THE MONSTER YOU ARE, YOU CANT CHANGE WUKONG, YOU CANT YOU CAN'T-" and they probably also spew out something like "You are my purpose Wukong, I dedicated my life to you and that's never going to change until you run me through. You can do whatever you want with me as long as I am dead by the end of it". And when Wukong actually finally goes through with it, the Chief's final words would probably something as morbid as "never change, Wukong, never change". Anyways, this will basically tie into the fact that Chief will represent the 'bad and uncontrollable side' to Wukong as per Macaque's symbolism in the OG!JTTW story.

And then the whole LBD thing happened. The Chief is revived, and is forever in debt to LBD.

And now... Their feelings regarding this are going to be absurdly complicated. There's probably a lot going on but the very surface level of it is probably that the Chief doesn't like the idea of being in debt, and they don't like the idea of the world being cleansed, but they respect the fact that the deal was fair and square. And this is the only thing that will be different from LMK canon, because as a result of this thinking, the Chief actually keeps the skeleton key that he is given by LBD. For safe keeping, until Macaque comes to collect it to give to MK.

The thing with the Chief manipulating MK into being his student would probably be his way of trying to make Wukong angry.

Anyways, there is so much more I could talk about but I really don't want to make this post too long. And also... I don't actually know if I can make sense of the thoughts running around in my brain. But I have some trivia and doodles I have to get out of my system:

Mayor, instead of having some sort of smoke monster guy, I think it would be cool if it was actually some sort of giant skeleton hound/dog. Or maybe... His hulk/behemoth form???

(I googled drawings of skeleton dogs and I drew this on my first try. It can be better, I know)

The shadowpuppet relationship will be as strained as it would be with OG!Shadowpuppet. But it would work out. Somehow. It is just as complicated and as toxic as OG!Shadowpuppet would be.

Also: Chief and Wukong in a nutshell:

Chief will always forever be obsessed with Wukong in the most toxic ways possible.

And here is Macaque and LBD's relationship:

A silly idea would be that instead of a shadowplay in LMK canon, Chief could actually lure the gang to a haunted house of some sorts. Or better yet, the Chief takes up the role of some sort of fortune teller (again, vaguely tying in the idea that LBD can see the future). With a crystal ball and everything, which he uses to suck up Mei, Pigsy, and Tang.

How the first Shadowpuppet kidnapping scene would go down:

And also the second kidnapping scene:

Thank you for coming to my ted talk. Here is your drawing of Mayor with a demonic tail:

[california-112]

Fallen And Lonely

First, watch and give some love to this EXCELLENT short vid by @dicebarnart, which has lived rent-free in my mind ever since I first saw it a couple of days ago. There was a request for fic to go with it, and this is that :) It's about 700 words, just a slightly overgrown snippet. The title is from 'Someone To Stay' by Vancouver Sleep Clinic because the next lines are 'Will you fix me up? / Will you show me hope?' and YES SHE WILL. Anyway.

Dedicated to @azure-firecracker who tossed this prompt my way and who is the BEST. I hope you enjoy it <3

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Something had happened.

There was a pair of squad cars and an ambulance, their red and blue lights staining the night in turn, and there was a handful of cops standing about, taking evidence photos and speaking with the pair of EMTs.

And there was Mulder.

Sitting on the hood of a police car, one arm sat curled around his ribs, and his head was bowed as he listened to a nearby officer's question. When he looked up to answer, though, the sight presented to Scully caused her to speed up what had previously been a dread-filled, almost hesitant, approach.

Mulder's mouth was a messy blood-red stain in an otherwise pale face, lips swollen and thankfully split; 'thankfully' only because any other alternative, given the arm still around his stomach and his hunched over posture, she refused to consider. His right eye socket was already filled with angry red bruising, which would no doubt develop and expand over the coming hours and days, and she has no doubt that there was more under the usually pristine black suit. This was now crumpled and slightly ripped, dusted with grit and dirt, and patched with mud and water, which glimmered darkly in the glare of the lights.

He was a mess.

The police officer beside him saw Scully approaching, guessed this must be the FBI guy's partner, and clearly read the expression on her face: overriding worry, with a slightly reduced panic and a simmering anger at the perpetrator of the violence. He made himself scarce, knowing that the two would want a moment alone.

Scully stopped just short of touching Mulder's shins, and caught the eye contact that he, surprisingly, offered. What she saw there was exactly what she had heard over the phone earlier that night: mainly pain, but also deep exhaustion- and a definite element of surprise.

"Mulder…"

It was the only word she could manage, her throat already constricting as tears sprung to her eyes. He managed to return a look that was equal parts shock and relief, but she only saw a moment of it; being careful of his ribs, she pulled him into a fierce hug, pressing her mouth against the scratchy fabric of his shoulder, desperately trying not to cry.

They were quiet for a minute, among the flashing red and blue of the police cars. If anything, Scully expected the silence to be broken by a question or a joke, not by a quiet, serious statement in a scratchy, tired voice, vibrating beside her ear and through their touching chests, Mulder's still-stiff muscles practically thrumming with the words.

"You came."

He had phoned her almost sheepishly, not really wanting to disturb her so late at night, not sure if his situation even warranted it. They hadn't hit him that hard; he could still see well enough out at least his left eye to drive, and he was pretty sure his ribs were just bruised, not broken. They didn't really know each other that well yet, he'd thought; she would probably just tell him to phone the hospital instead, and maybe call him back in the morning. There had been some serious deliberation before his throbbing head finally made the decision, taken out his cell, and been grateful it only needed a single press of a button.

He hadn't expected Scully's voice starting to quaver as she wheedled information from him, asking where exactly he was, if he was still in danger, telling him to stay put and awake. He hadn't expected this.

Hearing Mulder's words, particularly those two words, half a question, Scully hugged her partner even tighter, if that were possible. She felt, passionately, that she never wanted him to leave the safety of her arms ever again. She wanted to yell at him for running off, to plead with him not to keep doing this, to lock him away in the basement office where he could never get hurt. But instead, she took half a moment to get a hold of herself, then replied with a simple sentence of her own, spoken to him via the hands crumpling fist-sized marks in the back of his already ruined jacket. It would never cover the depth of emotion she needed him to feel, but it was a start.

"You called."

Beneath her arms, in the warmth and safety of the embrace, Mulder finally melted.

[netherbios]

PERSEUS ARTEMI

ABOUT

Name: Perseus Artemi

Nickname: Persi

Birthday: 15 January

Age (human years): 25

Pronouns: he/him

Height: 6’0”

Weight: 150 lbs

Orientation: Pan(romantic/sexual/platonic)

Location: Hwandae, Parádeisos

Current Occupations: Idol (MX) at Anon Entertainment, Model

Side Occupations: DJ (moved from current occupation)

Blood Caste: Azure

Sign: Scorrius - The Cunning

Caste Ability: Magnetic Appeal - a mental ability that makes other trolls feel the strong feelings that Persi is currently experiencing.

CHARACTER APPEARANCE

PERSONALITY/DESCRIPTION

If you listen to the mostly playful reputation by the fans of xphoria, you would be led to believe that Perseus is lazy and doesn’t do much for the group or in general and that he is always sleeping and letting his bandmates do most activities for him. It is however far from the truth, Persi is like many trolls that took up a career in the music industry a workaholic who had at one point been juggling both idol life that was mostly at night and the life of a DJ during the day which left no proper time to actually sleep giving him that famous sleepy phase he is still known for.

Persi is extremely introverted making it hard for trolls to get to know him personally as he holds a lot of personal information about himself close to himself. He is a dedicated friend however and will go out of his way to fulfil anything they ask of him if it helps keep them happy, the one that gets this treatment the most is his quads Kyun and Min.

Persi is low energy compared to the rest of xphoria and one fact is right about what his fans say, he enjoys sleeping a great deal and will choose to take naps in his free time opposed to something more active like for example Min would.

HISTORY/SIMPLIFIED

Perseus was raised by a very small frog lusus who as the troll grew up had some difficulties keeping up with raising him. He would take on more and more responsibilities by himself to help her, this behaviour would intensify over time stepping fully into workaholic territory. He found out that trainees in the music industry were offered housing while they trained with that company and to free his mama the burdens of raising a troll that had more demanding needs than a grub.

Persi would develop a flushed crush on one of the trolls that were training with him, the two were briefly in a relationship until they separated when the troll broke it off because they were selected to join a developing group. During this time he had also become friends with Minoru who insisted that he call him Min.

He would be selected for a new group and would simply be called xphoria, Persi would suggest Min both because he believed that the gold blooded troll had the talent and because he had developed pale feelings for him. They would become moirails shortly afterwards.

xphoria would debut as a seven member group until it was decided that they needed another troll to strengthen the rapping line, Min had wanted another trainee from the company and Persi had agreed with him. In the end the ‘outside’ talent Kyun was asked to join, Min was quick to show his displeasure by the situation causing a number of fights with the other members and while Persi didn’t hold as strong feelings about what happened he still sided with Min to show his moirail support.

Problems started when multiple scandals about Seok surfaced and caused him to leave suddenly without consulting any of them, it went downhill after that as their schedules intensified. Persi was expected to live through both an idol schedule and then afterwards do DJ gigs to improve the band’s reputation and make them more well known. Mantri got wind of this by a supposed mysterious messenger and like with Aeris got them out of there and into Anon Entertainment although to Persi’s displeasure they weren’t able to do any work until they had been given the all clear physically and mentally.

QUADRANTS AND RELATIONSHIPS

Quadrants

Matesprit - Kyuna Kuina (“Sleeping Melodies”)

Moirail - Minoru Vicitra (“Dreaming Out Loud”)

Kismesis - Open

Auspistice - Open

TRIVIA

- Don’t call Perseus, Persi if you are in a personal setting only friends can call him that. Fans do too but there’s nothing he can do about that so he just doesn’t.

- Persi’s shirt will never move/fall down; it stays like that out of spite.

- has dipped his toes in acting but that’s usually a group activity.

- Doc Ver. that is prettier

- tags : info about Perseus, asking Perseus, Perseus art, aesthetic tag, the everything tag and TH

[meduso-kaj-maro]

More and more gacha games come to the market, but I don't appreciate them as much as Azur Lane.

Here are the things that Azur Lane did right, that other gacha slop can't:

💙 Rolling for units don't cost premium/paid currency.

🩵 Paywalled content are optional. Premium currencies are given annually, and the most important thing to use the premium currency is Dock Space—Which can be optional since you can just keep 4-6 fleets worth of shipgirls you use.

💙 Doesn't rely on FOMO. The things that can be missed out are all optional and cosmetic.

🩵 F2P-Friendly. Free Gems can easily be spent on Dock Space.

💙 Grinding is actually worthwhile. During the COVID-19 Lockdowns I only played Azur Lane aside from my 3DS. My 1 and a half year grind gave me access to T0-T1 ships, Rainbow Gears, and Fleet Tech stat boosts.

🩵 Contains an all-female roster dedicated for bishōjo/galge fans. Each character caters to different tastes. Don't like a shipgirl? You can scrap her. If she's a META you can easily ignore her. You are not forced to use characters you don't like, and you can sweep most levels with your favourites.

💙 The developers listen to their userbase. They know the taste of the userbase. They aren't tone-deaf, like most gacha game developers.

🩵 You are not forced to collaborate with other users. You can just enjoy the game on your own. The "Guild" is not mandatory—You can just dump resources on a Public Guild 3 times a day to acquire guild currency.

💙 Optional arcade feature for minigames. There's plenty of do, so you can just install this one game and never get bored because you can just play minigames or do optional content if you're tired of auto-playing a campaign/event stage.

Of course, no game is perfect. Azur Lane could use a PC client to enjoy the cosmetics and optional content like Private Quarters and L2D/Dynamic Skins, as well as a more streamlined method to farm a single level. Still, despite being less popular than the shiny games pumped out these days... They can't be compared to Azur Lane.

[wow-its-me]

Ok this is how I would fix the Chibnall Era

(I know there’s a lot of issues I just want to restructure it a bit)

Series 11

Keep episode 1 and 2 mostly the same, but without Yaz

The Stenza are much more built out as the main villain of the series, their atrocities continuing being mentioned in each episode

Even more of a focus on Graham and Ryan, The Doctor helping Ryan grieve the loss of his grandmother

Halfway through they learn Tim Shaw is still alive, leaving multiple episodes of other adventures for Graham to also secretly be spiraling and debating himself over weather or not to avenge his late wife

All building up to that decision to be the climax of the finale, where they battle a army of Stenza, and their leader Tim Shaw

Graham doesn’t kill him, but Tim Shaw does not survive, effectively setting off a chain reaction that frees the people under the Stenza’s control

Then a fun Christmas episode where Yaz is introduced

Series 12

Ok we start with Spyfall

Then have a fun episode where Graham and Ryan decide to leave (for now)

Then Fugitive of the Jdoon (without Jack)

And The Timeless child as the halfway episode

An entire episode dedicated to Jack breaking Doc out of jail

Then a much toned down, more episodic version of the Flux, pretty much the same but cutting out the plot with the weeping angels and the grand serpent, making the main enemies the Sontarans, The Swarm, and Tecteun. Honestly we don’t need Azure either

Ryan and Graham can also make a brief return at the end to help

Squishing the flux into 4 episodes that acts as a big finale

Series 13

An entire series of Doc traveling with Yaz and Dan, the masters back as series long villain, and really focusing on the relationships between the characters

We get what happened after Missy left, and The Master tries to use that friendship to manipulate Doc

The audience is forced to debate over weather or not he’s really evil again

Slow burn romance season! Move Demons of the Punjab here

Also give more time to develop Dan as a character as he re evaluates what he wants his life to look like

Basically a whole season of the last three episodes of series 13

Expanding Power of the Doctor into two or three episodes, so it doesn’t feel rushed, and actually makes sense, a sweet goodbye for 13 (where she actually gets to date Yaz for an episode or two before tragically regenerating and deciding she should have never opened herself back up to love again, having one final ice cream date before letting Yaz go)

[that-vil3-mawil3]

(TW: Mentions of drvgs)

Cookie Run Function Swap AU

Wizard: The arrogant Royal Advisor A very self assured kid that wants to become the Royal Advisor of the Vanilla King. He's so well versed in magic and dedicated to his craft it's like he was trained by the Fount of Knowledge Great King himself. Like his friends, he often accompanies Pure Vanilla to meetings and events. His love for magic is real, but he lacks the patience to properly develop his skill, resorting to artificially enhancing it by combining his wand with the forbidden Azure Staff. Of course, this had its consequences. It's rumored that this arrogant mage is no more than the corrupted husk of a misguided boy. But in the end, no one will ever know if it's true or even how or who gave him the staff in the first place.

His cocky attitude regularly gets on the nerves of Strawberry who never fails to let him know with a whack of her lollipop. When they fight, it almost never ends. It's a surprise that they still hang around each other. Wizard often has to drag Brave back to the kingdom when he goes out for shrooms, much to both of their annoyance. Strawberry: The explosive body guard An excitable kid that wants to become the body guard of the Vanilla King. She's very capable of fighting and often protects the everyone with her giant lollipop, swinging it with impressive strength. She also stays by Pure Vanilla's side when he leaves the kingdom.

Many like to gossip about her unruly temper and why she's like this. Based on what the king has said about her past, it generally agreed that she had to become so guarded because she grew up in the wild prior to joining the kingdom. They're partially right but really, she's always had a short temper.

She butts heads and battles with everyone that does so much as look at her wrong. Wizard is always testing her patience and it's a surprise that she hasn't killed him yet. She finds it decently easy (Or at least easier) to ignore Brave whenever possible. She seems to have the biggest rivalry with Black Raisin, considering her lazy and constantly nagging her. Bothe her and Wizard can agree on it.

[reunionatdawn]

My Analysis of the Best Paired Endings in 3H (Part 20: Non-AM Ingrid/Ashe)

Felix: If I were to die here, would you say something like you did when it was my brother? "That's the true end for a knight."

First things first, I personally think Rodrigue's comment came off substantially worse in Japanese than it did in the localization. In English, his reaction came off more as passive acceptance. Like, "well at least he died so honorably". In Japanese, I don't think it was quite as passive. The part "だ" at the end of the sentence implied the expectation or ideal of what a knight's end should be.

Dimitri: …And you would hold up such a painful end as an ideal? Ingrid: Painful end…? Even if it's Your Highness speaking, I cannot let that pass. Glenn gave his life for you. Yet, to put it that way…! Dimitri: You didn't witness his final moments. …That's why you can say that. Ingrid: …No matter what Your Highness says, he will forever be the ideal knight to me, the person to aspire to.

That was also what Ingrid thought of as the ideal death. It's how she hoped to die, when the time came. And at the very least, that probably seemed better to her than dying as a bored and lonely housewife to some nobleman she had to marry for financial reasons.

Ingrid: Now that I have parted ways with my father, there is nothing to hinder my dream. However, even if I become a knight in the future, deep inside my heart… I feel like something will always remain blocked. As someone born not as a knight but as a noble, I wonder if there was a role for me to fulfill…

In VW, Ingrid runs away from home to pursue her dream of becoming a knight. The Japanese word she used in her A-Support with Byleth was "つかえる" (tsukaeru). It means "to be blocked" or "to be obstructed." In this context, it conveys the idea of being unable to move forward emotionally or mentally. She says this no matter what route you choose. Even in AM, she had doubts about knighthood.

I believe AM!Ingrid is probably pretty happy. The Kingdom doesn't collapse, Dimitri survives to become a righteous king, she stays on good terms with her father, she can pursue her own goals instead of just getting married, and her childhood friends Felix and Sylvain are alive and well (unless you let them die in Classic Mode, I guess).

However, I also know that her non-AM endings—where she doesn't become a knight—are very popular and many consider them better than her AM endings. I completely understand why, and I actually agree with that notion very strongly. I don't think Ingrid becoming a knight after the war is necessarily terrible, especially if she has a life partner. I just think she probably experiences more positive character development and personal growth in Verdant Wind than Azure Moon.

Ingrid: ...Your Highness. I will not throw away my life for someone else's sake. ...However, would you permit me to live for someone's sake, Your Highness? Not in the sense of throwing away my life — I want to dedicate my life to you. Dimitri: ...Wait. How should I interpret that? Ingrid: ...? However you like, Your Highness.

In Ingrid's A-Support with Dimitri, you learn that her dream of becoming a knight was probably influenced heavily by her feelings for him. She probably had a crush on him ever since they were kids and she fantasized about being the Kyphon to his Loog. She probably thought that if she pledged her life a knight, she could be by his side, almost like a wife. And she sincerely thought that she wouldn't mind dying for him, either. It'd just be dying for the person she loved.

Dimitri: Ingrid. Once this battle is over, I want you to… ………………。...As a knight, I want you to support me. … I've been thinking of saying that for a while. We get along well, don't we? Ingrid: … As a knight? Um, well, no! It's nothing! Of course, even without being told, I intend to fight for Your Highness… I mean, for our country.

In her A-Support, she told Dimitri that she was finally able to move on from Glenn's death now because of him. And she basically proposed to him. But he turned her down, only asking her to be his knight, not his wife. She was disappointed, but still accepted. And she serves as a knight to House Blaiddyd in most of her AM paired endings.

Ingrid: Whatever the path, I will fight for my lord and believe in him. ……!

In VW, Dimitri was going down a dark path, and he was willing to sacrifice all of his childhood friends just to satisfy his personal grudge against Edelgard. An unrecruited Ingrid still clung to her dream and chose to go along with whatever path her lord chose. And it's definitely portrayed as negative development for her.

Ingrid: I apologize, Your Highness… I am not… like that person… Dimitri: Ingrid…….

I don't know why the localization changed Ingrid's VW death quote so much. But in Japanese, it gives off a completely different meaning than in English. She was, of course, referring to Glenn. It implies that she didn't feel like she could live up to being the ideal knight. When it truly came down to it, she realized that ideal wasn't what she aspired to, and she really wasn't content to lay down her life for Dimitri.

Felix: Those who want to die, step forward. …I'll cut you all down at once.

VW was absolutely NOT Felix's ideal death. His ideal death was to spend his life with Sylvain and grow old and die peacefully alongside him. Sylvain is actually the only partner Felix can't end up with in VW because he feels too guilty about living for himself. But left unrecruited, Felix will fight very hard to survive.

Felix: Gasping for air…… This place ……My place to die…… Dimitri: ……Felix.

Felix's VW death quote is very interesting in Japanese. The first time he used the word "place" he used "ところ" (tokoro) and the second time he used the word "場所" (basho). "Basho" primarily refers to a physical location. "Tokoro" is more flexible and versatile. It is often used in expressions related to time or states of being.

Sylvain: Finally… I can go to the place where they are…

Sylvain also used "tokoro" when he died in CF. This is the way I interpreted Felix's Japanese VW death quote. He was having a vision of being someplace else. Like an afterlife place. And he realized that the physical place he was in was where he was going to die.

Sylvain: Well… this is fate for you. Sorry, but… quietly accept it.

Sylvain's VW battle dialogue is a bit colder in Japanese. He tells the enemy to just accept their fate, the way he thought he had to when it came to his arranged marriage. He realized it's kill or be killed. And he didn't want to die. He apologized with the word "悪い" (warui). Specifically, the word translates to "bad" or "evil." But it can also describe moral judgments or expressions of regret. Like "my bad".

Sylvain: Hey, Your Highness… enough…let's put an end to the bad dream, yeah……?

Sylvain's unrecruited death quote in VW is completely different in Japanese. In English, they just reused his Classic Mode death quote for some reason I can't understand. But in Japanese, it's interesting because the standard word for "nightmare" is "悪夢" (akumu). It is the common way to refer to a frightening or distressing dream during sleep. But Sylvain used "悪い夢" (warui yume).

While grammatically correct, it's not frequently used to describe nightmares that way in everyday language. Sylvain's dream was to die alongside Felix. But not THIS way. And in Japanese, he could only cope by telling himself that it was all just a bad dream.

Dimitri: ………………。

There are many ways to interpret Dimitri's response to Sylvain's death. Unlike with Felix and Ingrid, he didn't say his name out loud. But I don't think it was because he felt less emotion when Sylvain died. Because he also just says "……." for Mercedes. But with Sylvain, it's a much longer ellipsis. Personally, I think that Sylvain's dying words were so disturbing that he was just rendered speechless.

Felix: …I've known that boar prince since before birth. Before I knew it, he was always by my side… Maybe he was even my close friend. Byleth: Maybe? Felix: …I didn't understand his hatred or his agony toward the Empire at all. If it were me… Could I have saved him? Could I have stopped him?

After Dimitri's death, Felix used the term "親友" (shinyuu). It means "close friend" or "best friend." The localization chose "best friend". But in this context, I personally believe he was using it to mean "close friend". "Shinyuu" implies a close friendship, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they are your single closest friend like "best friend" does. Felix was saying that he used to consider himself to be close to Dimitri. But in hindsight, maybe they were never really as close as he thought they were, because he never truly understood his feelings.

Sylvain: There's nothing left after he wields his lance. It's like being hit by a great storm. …What drives him to that extent is probably his hatred toward the Empire, after all. Byleth: Wasn't he different before? Sylvain: Yeah... Maybe it's just that we didn't know him back then.

Sylvain has a similar line in CF where he admits that maybe they didn't really know Dimitri that well, after all. He used "we", so he was definitely including Felix and Ingrid along with himself.

Ingrid: I have known His Highness since childhood, but… I have never seen him like that before. The person we have known until now seems completely different…

And after the Holy Tomb, Ingrid admitted that she'd never seen that side of Dimitri before. She may have thought she was in love him, but she was in love with an idealized image of him based on who she knew as a kid. Not the person he really was as an adult.

Ingrid: Among the soldiers we captured in the previous battle, there were quite a few who served His Highness. One of them told me that the Empire was involved in the "Tragedy of Duscur." If that's true, then perhaps I should have fought alongside His Highness in the army as well… (Option 1) Byleth: Why? Ingrid: I also… lost the person who was most important to me in that incident.

After the battle at Gronder in VW, Ingrid made it clear that Glenn was the most important person in the world to her. He was the reason she felt guilty about not fighting alongside Dimitri with the Kingdom.

(Option 2) Byleth: Do you regret it? Ingrid: No, not now. I actually think it's better that I'm part of this army. We will carry on the wishes of those who perished. We won't let the Empire's atrocities happen again.

You gain Support points if you ask her if she regrets her decision. And she doesn't. She's glad that she survived. She spent so long idealizing a knight's death. But when it came down to it, she was glad that she didn't die mindlessly following the orders of her king. This is especially poignant if you didn't recruit her childhood friends Felix and Sylvain, who did die painfully, never fulfilling their own dreams.

Ingrid: What will happen to Faerghus… to Fódlan, once this battle is over? Byleth: There will be peace. Ingrid: Peace… you say. I don't wish for such grand things. But… I just want a world where people are no longer dragged into conflict and schemes, where there is no suffering, no loss of life. No… I believe it's our duty as survivors to create such a world.

Ingrid experiences very positive character growth when she lets go of her childhood dream to become a knight and finds a new purpose.

王道 (Ōdō): -王 (Ō) means "king" or "monarch," while 道 (dō) means "way" or "path." -王道 generally refers to the "right" or "proper" way of doing things, often associated with traditional or conventional norms, values, and principles. -It can also refer to the "path of the king" or the ideal path of leadership that embodies virtues such as wisdom, benevolence, and justice. -王道 emphasizes legitimacy, morality, and adherence to established rules and traditions in governance or leadership.

The developers said the CF represented 覇道 (Hadō) and AM represented 王道 (Ōdō). In that case, VW would be somewhere in-between. 王道 emphasizes moral, legitimate, and traditional leadership principles, whereas 覇道 suggests a more aggressive pursuit of dominance, often without regard for moral or ethical considerations. The positive side of AM is that Dimitri eventually does become a benevolent monarch.

Dimitri: Ashe, what do you think a knight is? Ashe: Huh? Someone who risks their life to protect the people, the king, and ultimately, the country…? Dimitri: Indeed… Many say that's what a knight should be… But the reality isn't so beautiful. Ultimately, a knight is someone who kills. The chivalric code preaches loyalty only to control knights and prevent them from betraying their liege.

But the downside is perhaps that it ends too conventionally. AM overall sticks to the "proper" and traditional way of doing things, which Claude was opposed to. And I would say that Claude was opposed to those traditions for good reason.

Ingrid & Ashe (Non-AM) Ingrid pleaded for the survival of the confiscated Galatea territory and was appointed its new lord. To support her, Ashe headed to Galatea territory. There, he faced the cold gaze of the people directed towards Ingrid, who had once fled from the Galatea family. Ashe supported Ingrid devotedly and worked hand in hand to reform the territory and improve agricultural techniques. Gradually, as people witnessed their efforts, the attitude of the residents softened. Eventually, the two, who had come to love each other, received a grand blessing from the residents and held a simple yet lively wedding ceremony.

I still think that Ashe is a fantastic partner for Ingrid in VW. And from an objective standpoint, I do think that this is a better ending than their AM counterpart. I think that helping Galatea become more fertile would be more fulfilling for both Ingrid and Ashe than becoming knights. But in VW, Ingrid's childhood friend group is pretty much decimated, which is a high price for her to pay.

[suhabadri]

Galería Azur Miami SET 001 Opening Night

On view FEB 7 - MAR 7

In this exhibition, Galería Azur has the honor of presenting an art show that embodies the profound evolution and mastery of an outstanding selection of artists. This event is a celebration of the creative trajectory, a journey that can be compared to the path taken by musicians from their beginnings to their full consecration.

As in the world of music, where composers and performers begin their careers with initial experimentation, searching for their distinctive voice and honing their techniques, so too each artist on display here has traveled a path of exploration and development. The first sketches, the first works, though often rudimentary, are the starting point of an artistic quest that transforms and enriches over time.

As musicians evolve, refining their compositions and expanding their repertoire to achieve greater sophistication and depth, so too have these artists honed their technique and developed a unique vision. Their current works reflect a mastery and discourse that not only communicate more clearly, but also invite deep reflection and dialogue. As writer and art critic John Updike stated, “Art is not a thing; it is a way of doing things.” This perspective resonates in the way each piece in the exhibition reveals the process and dedication behind its creation.

Finally, just as musicians achieve recognition through critical acclaim and public admiration, the artists in this exhibition have achieved significant validation in the realm of art. Each piece on display here is a testament to the hard work, dedication, and evolution that have brought these creators to the pinnacle of their artistic expression.

Lihong Zhang

Anna Gigon

María José Jabat

Aima Martin

Mathilda Kienast

Carlos Escandon

Michael Jacobson

Carola Sánchez

Mónica Fastag Ponsky

Charlotte Baqai

Natalia Mettifogo

Cherif Mama

Nini - Yurei Ferrara

Ellie McLean

Omoike Benjamin

Gabriela Roman

Ghalia AlAbdulkader

Rodica Iliescu

Ghita Falch

Raffaello Djordjevic

Lawrence Armstrong

Sofía Ramos

Hwang Sun Sook

Suha Badri

Joanna Bendyna

Yorgho Memaroglou

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[lily-de-wakabayashi]

New drawing with my Night-Fire Shipping! Enji Todoroki/Endeavor, from "My Hero Academia", and Azure Bourgeois/Nuit, my OC 🔥❤️🌌

In this scene, Azure helps Enji sleep by cradling him in her arms, during the events after the battle where it's discovered that Dabi is actually Toya Todoroki. Since that revelation, Enji hasn't been able to sleep without having nightmares but Azure somehow manages to keep his demons away from him for a while ❤️‍🔥. I have already developed this in my fanfic "No digas que me amas", written in Spanish and published on my Wattpad, Ao3 and FanFiction accounts.

I did the sketch of this drawing last year, but I kept putting off coloring it again and again because different scenes with these two kept coming to my mind, until I finally ran out of new ideas and was able to dedicate myself to do this. It took me a lot of work to fix the preliminary mistakes, especially in Azure, which I still don't like how it turned out but it was the best I could get 😭. Anyway...

[fleshing-out-fodlan]

Crimson Flower vs. Azure Moon Marianne

I think an underrated part of the game is the differences between how the characters change on different routes (tbh I only really see it discussed to trash on CF characterizations when I don’t even think it’s objectively true that all characters are worse off on that route). Since I’m on a Marianne kick I decided to compare some explore quotes from her.

Thesis: While Marianne works to become happier in both routes, in CF she learns moreso to derive this happiness from herself while in AM she learns moreso to derive this happiness from her connections to other people.

Chapter 12

CF

AM

Marianne’s CF dialogue is obviously more focused on herself than her AM dialogue. In CF she says “what if I have the power to change the world” while in AM she says “surely we can win.” I believe this pronoun change, in CF she is feeling empowered to break free and become her own person while in AM she is feeling like she is a part of a strong group.

Chapter 13

CF

AM

Both routes here involve Marianne’s father telling her where to go, however I do believe Marianne seems more content with her decision in CF and like it’s something she would want independently of her father, even going so far as to say she would disobey his orders showing her dedication to the cause. On the other hand, in AM she doesn’t say anything about how she feels about the cause and the thing that gives her hope is hearing that someone else who she has developed a strong bond with wants her around. This contrast again shows how AM Marianne places a stronger emphasis on her bonds with other people.

Chapter 13

CF

AM

Honestly I don’t have much to say here, I don’t feel like the change in this says much about her characterization. You could say CF Marianne is freely volunteering her thoughts without needing prompting like AM Marianne and maybe there’s something too that but it does feel like a bit of a stretch to me so I’ll just leave it at that.

Chapter 14

CF

AM

As the story progresses, the explore dialogues stop being direct counterparts so the analysis may feel a bit more disjointed but let’s see what we can get from these. This is a scene of CF Marianne deriving happiness/comfort from a support network as opposed to herself (being consoled by Byleth and turning to her faith). In order to be truly happy you do need to be able to derive happiness both from yourself and others so I think it’s good to see CF Marianne relying on other people despite her increased sense of independence on this route. In AM we see a lack of confidence we haven’t seen yet in CF with her directly saying she’s “not very good” at something. She also says she is following her father’s orders which I think helps prove my earlier point that Marianne is more concerned about her father’s opinion on this route than CF. However, we do see her move on quickly from her self deprecation, pointing out an accomplishment she had and using that as a source of comfort which is a healthy approach. No one is ever going to have 0 negative thoughts about themself so it’s good seeing Marianne able to cope with these negative feeling and not just letting them destroy her.

Chapter 15

CF

AM

Here we do see the self deprecation we just saw in AM Marianne in CF Marianne with her saying she’s weak without the goddess. We don’t see her utilizing any sort of coping mechanism here which, while not inherently indicative of the fact that she has none, is still interesting. I wonder if CF Marianne feels her emotions in more extremes while AM Marianne has more consistent, middle of the road emotions?? Something I definitely want to look out for in the future but not sure if this theory will bear any fruit. Anyways, another interesting thing about CF Marianne is the ways he hangs on to her religion like we saw with her mourning Claude. Her holding onto her faith in CF is remarkable to me because of the environment she’s in. While I know Edelgard doesn’t want to completely abolish the religion, when you’re fighting against members of the church in order to dismantle it, there’s definitely going to be some sort of pressure to abandon your religion and I’m sure you would hear some not so nice comments about religion and religious people form fellow soldiers. So Marianne holding onto her faith shows her strong resolve and how she is willing to stick by her personal beliefs even if it doesn’t fit in with those around her. AM Marianne brings up her dad again, making this the third time compared to CF Marianne only bringing him up once. Marianne does say that she wants him to forget about her showing a desire for independence, but the fact that she continues to worry about her father’s views shows how she has not completely broken free from him.

Chapter 16

CF

AM

Here we see CF Marianne discussing her religion here and her using it to provide herself with a sense of comfort. Not much to comment on here except that she seems more confident in her relationship with religion here than she did last chapter. I find AM Marianne’s dialogue to be really interesting and I like hearing her reflect on her past perspectives in order to show how much she’s grown. I do think a lot can be said about this dialogue but I don’t think much of it would be related to what this post is about so I’m moving on.

AM Chapters

So as I’m sure most of you know, CF is shorter than the rest of the routes. I’ve gone through all the CF explore dialogues already and still have some AM ones left so I’m just going to go over those ones in their own section now.

Pretty basic sentiment and I think CF Marianne would feel similarly (replacing DImitri with Edelgard) if in that situation so not much to say here.

Another mention of her father, AM Marianne obviously is more dependent on her father than CF Marianne. This is likely a result of her spending more time with him in AM than CF. In both routes she goes back to assist him after the initial Garreg Mach battle, but in CF she joins the imperial army in the same year while in AM she doesn’t join the kingdom’s army for another four years. Interesting how she comments on his wellness before her own which again shows how AM Marianne spends more energy thinking about other’s than about herself. 

Her final AM dialogue is literally exactly the same as her final CF dialogue so I feel no need to report it. 

My Verdict: Honestly, I think both Marianne’s are capable of leading a happy and fulfilling life and I can see why someone would prefer either one. That being said, I do prefer CF Marianne. I think AM Marianne’s dependence on her father is a bit much and I think CF Marianne’s lack of concern for that is going to allow her to figure out what truly makes her happy without trying to please him. Also the things I’ve read about Margrave Edmund lead me to view him as a not particularly good father so I think getting some space from him will really benefit Marianne. I also think she seems more at peace with herself. While I would say AM Marianne seems to have a slightly stronger bond with Byleth than CF Marianne due to how she often seeks comfort from them, I do prefer CF Marianne’s stronger sense of independence over that. I honestly love her first CF explore dialogue where she wonders if she also has the power to change the world and if she holds onto that sense of empowerment I really think she can accomplish a lot.

Anyways, that’s my thoughts on CF vs. AM Marianne. I’m interested to hear which version of Marianne others prefer (if you even have a preference) and why so please either leave a comment or reblog with your opinions.

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