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emeraldtawny · 5 years

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Why I Love The 7 of Hearts

...I said I would do it. And now that it has officially been one month since his route release, the official banner for spoilers is now lifted! That being said, I’ll put a disclaimer now: I will be talking about key aspects and spoilers from Kyle’s route. Be warned.

Alright, now onto my thesis. Title: Why Kyle Ash Is My Favourite Otome Husband To Date - An Incredibly Biased Review, by Tawny ^w^

Part 1: Before his route

Before we talk about the actual route itself, let me explain to you guys why this man already had my heart before even getting to date him. I’ll be honest; when the game first came out, he was already in my top 3 but he was not the best boi (that went to Fenrir and stayed like that for a bit). That is, until I played through Lancelot’s route. Being able to get more interactions with Kyle gave me more insight into the kind of person he is, and I honestly liked what I saw. He condemned Lancelot for throwing his life away needlessly without concern for his safety (important note to come back to) and made it clear that his affiliation with the Red Army didn’t mean anything when there are lives on the line (another impotant point to revisit). I honestly respected that about him and sure enough, he snuck his way into top spot and has stayed there since. And if I’m being real, his route has completely solidified that. He ain’t moving. Ever.

Personal Rambling #1

Okay, now comes the fun part hehehe >:3

With the question “did you enjoy Kyle’s route?”, is there an option for “everything” and also “yes yes yes, holy shit yes”? Because, Kyle’s route is a big fat YES out of 10 for me, and I say that as unbiasedly as possible. I noticed that there didn’t seem to be any dev notes released before Kyle’s route dropped (my poor boi getting shafted :c), so allow me to give you my own variation:

Kyle

Recommended if you like: Yukimura (brusque yet sweet, kind of an idiot but means well) and Mitsunari (oblivious genius)

Sexy…7

Drama…7

Romance…9

Dev Notes: For a man so smart, he’s awfully clueless when it comes to you. This weirdly approachable doctor may lack tact, but that doesn’t stop the blood pressures rising and the hearts racing - both yours and his. Get ready for an angst road bump at part 20 (as well as his Dramatic Ending), but rest assured that the doctor is here to see you now.

When I say he’s a combo of Yuki and Mitsunari, I’m not kidding. He’s basically Yuki without the full-on tsun tendencies (he has a few, but you could call it more embarrassment and awkwardness compared to being a tsundere) and then a touch of Mitsunari’s infuriating obliviousness and bam, you got Kyle!

I won’t give a synopsis of the route, since you’ve all likely read it or know most of the story (why on earth are you reading this far in otherwise?) so allow me to share with you, my personal favourite chapters/parts of his route!

Chapter 7 - the first (and definitely not last) instance of a blushing Kyle in his natural habitat. Bonus for glasses uwu

Chapter 14 - the introduction of Goo, the new best pet in Cradle (sorry Chutney). Legit, I recorded that entire section where Kyle and MC are naming Goo and I was just squeeing like a deranged lunatic because I loved it so much like bdjxbgdkfnxfkd

Chapter 24 (His POV) - DRUNK KYLE POV. Of course, he’s still cognitive to have proper thoughts, it wasn’t Masamune levels of drunkenness. But...jealous Kyle. That right there is a rarity but WOW, it’s a treat ;3

Towards the end of the route when MC finds Kyle’s confession written on his freaking hand (Kyle you doof) and just...him burying his amused smile into the crook of his elbow when she says she likes someone…..HNNNNNGGGGGGG yes

Part 2: Character Development

This man has such strong convictions to his profession that it’s honestly admirable. He may only have one pillar to stand on, but that pillar is strong and immovable. I’m of course talking about this line: “I absolutely despise people who are ready to throw away their lives”. Sound familiar at all? Remind you of...a certain Red King? Honestly though, this commitment to his work as a doctor when he seems to do nothing else except drink himself into a stupor most nights (if not every night) is awe-inspiring, and I’m not the only one who thinks so.

The MC in Kyle’s route is my new favourite. I love how the romance she develops for Kyle starts off as simple admiration, just her wanting to follow in his footsteps and prove useful to people without provoking the war occurring around her. She’s grounded and has a clear purpose, which is refreshing compared to other iterations of her being more meek and more better categorised as a “damsel in distress”. Don’t get me wrong, I”m not criticising those types of MCs. It’s just nice to see a driven MC with a clear goal and a motive for why she wants to do the things she does, enough for her to stay longer than the allotted month (something NONE OF THE OTHER ROUTES DO, HELL YEAH KYLE!). She actively chose to stay in Cradle - even when her ticket home was right in front of her - because she wanted to help Kyle save lives. It’s refreshing. And it makes for some great interactions between her and Kyle, especially later in the route when they’re more comfortable with each other. Which leads me onto my next point…

It felt like a real relationship. The slow growth and blooming of feelings, the cute interactions they’d share (every time Kyle stroked her hair or bopped her on the head, my heart exploded into confetti), and how awkward they both were with each other. God, if you guys could have seen me reading his route with my dumb dopey grin and squeaking like a lovesick children’s toy every 10 seconds...I was a mess gielkdsnglkd.

I love how they let us see into Kyle’s world. It may be a simple outlook on life, but you can’t fault the man. His strong conviction to save as many lives as he can because he feels it’s what he was made to do, and his importance on smiling and presenting a calm, friendly image of himself as he treats his patients (remember the line “People are like mirrors.”. It’s important.). He’s a very “my pace” kind of person, and it was fun to just kind of...relax a bit. Sure, war preparations were happening but wait one moment, please. I need to educate Jonah on what is needed for a balanced nutritious breakfast. It was refreshing to see a route that was surprisingly chill for most of it until the ending crescendo, and I welcomed it.

Alright….angst time. All of the little hints we were getting, like his role of the 7 of Hearts not being “set in stone”, had me squinting at the screen like “boi, what you hiding?”. When we got to drinking with Kyle, Oliver and Blanc and the conversation of Kyle having a brother came up, I was like “....oh. This is gonna be baaad.”. And this wasn’t even including Colin (because when a character gets named, you know they’re important.). But…..Chapter 20. It actually came out of left field, sucker-punched me in the kidney, cracked my heart and left me crying as I’m just reading this whole thing unfolding. Colin’s heartbroken cries, Kyle’s unmoving unresponsive form as he lets Colin punch him, the symbolism and connection of both Kyle and Colin having lost an older brother because of the war. I’m….. ;~; aaaaaa. And then in the Avatar Challenge following the angst, MC throws the “people are like mirrors” line back at him to get him to break down a bit, to let some emotion out, and I was just a blubbering mess at this point. The route is generous enough to give you a floof and mild spice break, but then if you choose the Dramatic Ending…..you…..you visit...his brother’s grave...and the waterworks begin again.

Continuing on from the point above, this means Kyle also has connections with The Day That Went Dark, along with Fenrir and more importantly, Ray. From the way it was described in Kyle’s route, he himself doesn’t know for certain if Ray used magic or not. He only knows that Ray was there when shit went down. So even after his brother passed from the tragedy, Kyle held no animosity or desire for revenge against Ray; very fitting for his character. This route made me realise just how similar Kyle and Ray are: they’re both very determined in their ways to keep the peace and they both hold strong to their views of freedom and honesty (Ray and Kyle respectively). And you can tell that Kyle doesn’t hold it against Ray for whatever happened on The Day That Went Dark.

I would honestly love to see a scenario of the two of them sitting down together in a room and just awkwardly yet honestly expressing all of their pent-up emotions about that whole ordeal (angst writers, if you’re reading this...only if you want to ofc ^w^).

Personal Rambling #2: Gushing Edition

So those were my structured notes, but now let me indulge you on my messy bullet points that I made throughout reading his route. A lot of these are pointless to character building and things I just thought were cute and needed attention drawn to sooo….ye ^w^

Like the rest of the Red Army, Kyle was born into a family that carries the mantle of 7 of hearts. All of them doctors.

Cute theme of beds??? (his bday story and them sleeping in the same room)

“When he wasn’t talking, he’s actually quite attractive.” (wow, r00d)

His palm notes are work and other things related (and he doesn’t always remember why he wrote it down bgrkdgn)

Not a sweet tooth (dammit Kyle, that’s your only downfall :c)

Easily embarrassed despite his earnest and straightforward mannerisms

Doesn’t dote on MC and teaches her what he can

His importance on smiling and presenting a calm, friendly image of himself as he treats his patients (“People are like mirrors.” - ch 8)

Head pats. Lots of head pats

Awkward sweet love (kill me it’s too adorable)

Edgar’s silent envy yet sweet support of their romance (this boi istg…)

Super proactive MC (she’s my new fave, seriously I love her)

Lots of touching (head pats, forehead bonks), he doesn’t know what personal space is (and I love it)

His pig is the cutest thing in the entire world, I need 20

Really good with kids…...yes.

“I absolutely despise people who are ready to throw away their lives” (incredibly strong convictions - doesn’t have many, but the ones he does have he is incredibly dedicated to)

Stays longer than the allotted month (FUCK YES)

His brother’s death strengthened his convictions to be able to handle being an army doctor (direct and honest, no bs about sacrificing your life etc etc)

The “People are like mirrors” line is tearing my fucking heart apart (makes sense in chapter 20 avatar challenge)

The angst…..his brother...and Colin….I’m rdfkgndkjfnxclk ;-;

His realisation of love….and his confession….lord, IM DROWNING IN UWUS

Saving Amon despite him murdering many innocent people, a big decision that could have changed the tide for the future, but he stuck with his beliefs

MC’s insistence that Kyle doesn’t like her that way, and Kyle’s inability to realise it’s love (help me it’s so fucking cute I’m dying)

Whether intentional or not, he’s good at diverting the attention away from him when he wants it off him (maybe MC just assumes he’s an idiot?? lmao)

So his glasses are for sentimental reasons (but does he need them???) and his alcohol drinking habits are from his father (not a coping mechanism)

Incredibly kind...but not good at showing it (helping MC distract herself by giving her work(?))

MC’s obsession with Kyle’s eyes and collarbone (same sis, SAME) and Kyle’s obsession with her hair (fsekfbksfnjweksdgn kd,nAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA)

Conclusion

Overall, Kyle’s route is very solid. It may not add much to the overarching lore of Cradle (aside from another victim in The Day That Went Dark), but the route was still adorable, enjoyable and incredibly sweet. I had no moments where I felt bored throughout his route (then again, that’s likely the bias talking) and the balance between cute floof, tear-jerking angst and then hot hot spice (that he FULLY deserves, mind you) came together into a wonderful experience that left my heart full and sad when it all ended.

My final message to you all: Kyle Ash is the sweetest, most adorkable nerd that has ever graced my presence and I hope that even a tiny portion of my love for him rubs off on you, just so you can see how amazing this boi is. Thank you for your time and for listening to my ramblings gesgnsk ^^;;

Bonus: my two favourite screenshots from his route

#ikerev #kyle ash #tawny loves kyle #my kyle thesis #I was ready to post this like a week ago but I held myself off gksehdhgbks #tawny rambles

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Tales of the Double D

@friendo-boi EXPRESSED INTERESTED IN ME RAMBLING ABOUT A PACIFIC RIM OC SET SO HERE WE GO

Okay so LEMME TELL YOU ALL ABOUT THE CREW OF AN LA BASED JAEGER THE DOUBLE D (For one, Dev promised Dana she could pick the color scheme if he could pick the name).

The Rangers who piloted were an unlikely pair. Dana, born '02, was 12 when Kaiju surfaced in 2013. Dev was 16—born 97. Why did they come together? Because both of them had family visiting the coast when shit went to hell. Dev had had a fight with his father and stormed off, and Dana's father had a fight with her mother and stormed off. Dana was looking for him when she found Dev trying to set up a miserable attempt at a campsite on beach. So, forgetting about her father's hissy fit, she helped Dev. Dev was reluctant to accept her help, but realized he appreciated the company. Not that he had long to consider-he saw the monster first. So picked up the girl who'd tried to help him with his tent, and ran. Dev had hoped to spare Dana the reality of the looming monster for a while. Unfortunately she had a pretty clear view over his shoulder. However she never told him. At the disaster recovery center, Dana's mom found them. And when no one came for Dev, she brought him home toom Dana never knew the fate of her father, but as he never called or cams home, she assumes dead. Technically bitter about this because of why he was out alone. Dev saw footage of a long haired lunatic charging the Kaiju in a speedboat. Watching his father's final stand made him unwilling to consider calling home. SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINES Bethany also took in Beatrix. She was born '00.

She also got front row seats to Dana and Dev bickering, teasing, and protecting each other for six years. SKIP AHEAD SIX YEARS. Dana has skipped her final year of high school (making Dev highly insecure about his intelligence), is 17 in 2019, and announces she's been accepted into the Jaeger Academy. Beatrix had applied when she did for engineering, and Dev had without knowing Dana did. While Dana excelled in training, she lacked in social ability. Dev was good at that, but academic study settings were always a weakness. Beatrix began an affair with a Ranger just enough older it caused Dev to become hyper aware of how few years were between him and Dana. Not helped by Beatrix blatantly saying she was pretty sure Dana had feelings for him. Though Dana had spent years sneaking into his room by then, it was to snuggle because she heard him having nightmares. He'd always considered his recent thoughts and feelings highly inappropriate-she was then 17, he was 21. She was pure and good, and he wad a trouble making philanderer.

But when Trix, then 18, began an affair with someone five years older, and began asking them what they should do for Dana's 18th birthday, it was on his mind a lot. Once, Dana got in a fight, shocking both of her friends. She was petite, and had never favored violence. But someone had suggested growing up on the East Coast of the US, she and hrr friends hadn't lost anything. Dana was one and a half trimesters in, so her previous chubbyness and baby fat were gone as a result of training. Thus, she was able to lunge. Trix and Dev pulled her off the other Trainee. There was a reprimand, on both she and the one who had antagonized her. Chores were given to both for the rest of the trimester. At the end of their second trimester, Dana and Dev were told their charts and interactions led officials to believe they were drift compatible, and tests would begin. Dana rejoiced. Dev panicked. He wasn't particularly private, but there were things he didn't want Dana aware of. How the Kaiju in San Francisco still haunted him. How he was sure if she hadn't stopped to help him, she'd have found her father. How he felt about her. How Trix had taken to whispering days left till her birthday like a devil on his shoulder, usually followed by a 'then you won't have any excuses, you coward'. Thus, a week before her birthday, on the first day of their third Trimester, the drift was not strong. In fact the Drift was practically blocked. Dana had doven in, opening her heart and mind. But Dev had been focused on filtering. When she confronted him, Dev panicked, announced 'woop, woop, wood', and fled. (Beatrix fell over laughing from the observation room). That night, Dev tried to get drunk, and maybe laid. His flirtation attempts were foiled by Dana appearing and slapping him. Before he could protest, he realized she'd been crying, and smelled a bit like whiskey he knew Trix had a stash of.

"I trust you. With my life. My heart. My soul. I thought you cared about me, and I was so excited I'd have a way to tell you how I felt without the words. But instead you blocked me out and Zoidberged out of the room!" "Because I'm a hot mess and I know once you know how I look at you, there's no going back!" Where, when, and how Beatrix got the mistletoe and rigged it from a wooden dowel to dangle like a fishing pole, Dev honestly didn't know. Nor did he have time before Dana took the chance to jump up and hug tight, dangling a couple inches off the ground and muttering how he was a big dummy. Beatrix suggested they wait to try again till after Dana's birthday. "You know. In case you tear each other's clothing off after." It turned out to be pretty useful advice, as that day the drift was strong. And both saw each other through one another's eyes. (The other trainees and rangers helpfully and cheerfully decided it was hysterical to toss rubbers at them when Dana snagged his hand and Dev followed her lead with a big, dumb, telling grin.) Skip ahead. Valentines Day, they get the ultimate gift of a Jaeger and posting. They're assigned to the LA Dome. And that was when shit started to fall apart. During a test, Dev learned from his co-pilots mind she had missed a few periods. Despite being a highly responsible duo, they came to the usual assumption and sought one of the PPDC doctors.

They were wrong.

Apparently earlier practice runs in older Jaegers had exposed them both to a certain amount of radiation. While it seemed they weren’t in mortal peril (yet at least), it had basically rendered her infertile.

It wasn’t that either of them had planned to have children-but it was simply because as life was, they refused to plan anything, with the future so uncertain. The loss of the option stung.

Dev did become more worried about Dana, as after she became more intense in the drift, more determined, and focused.

And rather then work through the feelings, she was blocking them out.

This probably wouldn’t have been as big a deal if shortly after their station, Beatrix’s lover hadn’t been killed in action. Their lead tech became distraught, and less focused. She preformed all the basic checks, but failed to meet her usual high standards of tune up.

Ironically when the tragedy occurred, that might have been why the Drift and Con Pod acted so very peculiar.

During the fight, the neural handshake held, but the Rangers were reckless. At one point they were knocked back violently, jarring both rangers in their harnesses. Because of the height difference, Dana had always been extra secured. Dev, on the other hand, fell limp, hanging from his like a rag doll. His vitals dropped, and back at the Dome, his readings proclaimed brain death.

Dana was in shock, unable to remember they were in a fight. Unable to remember she shouldn’t be trying to pilot alone. Just crying his name out. Only realizing the danger when Beatrix screamed hers through the radio.

The Kaiju was bounding down. Dana turned, but it wasn’t the arm she controlled or willed to move. The opposite arm lashed out, blocking his attack, and she heard Dev’s voice still.

“You’re not taking her!”

Dana would claim they took down the Kaiju. And more notably, she maintained he was still there, in the drift with her. Thus, she refused to disengage until a solution was found.

She may have threatened to do some serious damage if they tried to disengage her without maintaining him.

In the end, Dana was dismissed. But not without them listening. No one is really sure if Dev is actually there or not, but they did rig her a unit resembling a google glass with a massive flash drive in it, to constantly run the drift-even when she’s not wearing it. Occasionally this is necessary to charge it, for instance. There are safety guards to put it in a very low power mode, just in case.

Though, Trix has noticed Dana’s reflexes seem to be a lot better then before the incident. And occasionally she wears a smirk a little more Dev then Dana...

Trix would remain as a floating Tech in the PPDC, and eventually, began another relationship-with an individual considered completely inappropriate as he was over ten years her senior.

#Not Jaz #PPDC Personnel Files #CW Infertility

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