Those flowers in the mirror... who are they for?
"In the end, a child must grow up, and they must surpass their parents. Only thus may a family flourish. When that day comes... I look forward to hearing what 'family' means to him."
— Arlecchino
◆ Name: Lyney
◆ Title: Spectacle of Phantasmagoria
◆ Celebrated Magician of the Court of Fontaine
◆ Vision: Pyro
◆ Constellation: Felis Fuscus
Magic is a lie. Nothing but evasion, deception, and trickery.
Even a single illusion requires a series of lies to pull off. To put on a whole magic show, you must win the audience's trust by weaving a seamless facade of ruses and ploys.
Props, lighting, assistants, planning... the stage is set through the help of countless aids, both onstage and off. A magician's performance rests upon so much painstaking effort, yet is also weighed down by the burden of expectation.
As such, a magician's design must be absolutely airtight, and his execution without flaw — even a single slip-up could ruin everything. He must not let his "family" down...
"...The magician's lies must not be exposed."
The first time Lyney stepped onto the stage, he had a mission on his mind as he stood there behind the curtain, muttering "Father's" words under his breath.
"Lyney..." said Lynette as she squeezed her brother's palm unconsciously.
The curtain slowly began to rise, marking the start of their performance. Lyney raised up Lynette's arm and gazed back at her with a determined look in his eyes.
"I'll be alright — because as always, Lynette's by my side."
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Alastor at the end of ep8 be like
Alastor: Okay i'm just gonna appear right between them and pretend nothing happened
Alastor: Oh good they're also just acting as if i was never gone
Alastor: My plan is working, nobody's even asking me where i've been or if i'm alright
Alastor: Wait
Alastor: Nobody's even asking me where i've been or if i'm alright
Alastor: Do they... not even care?
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What gets my ass here is the tiny print near the bottom that says “For the educational improvement & and ethical instruction of the citizenry of all nations on this fertile orb.”
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Increased One Piece posting on my dash has reminded me of how way back when Ivanov was relatively recently introduced character I was unreasonably mad about the extreme body shape changes with the speedHRT hormone powers. And then also got mad about fandom ignoring Zoro's fairly character-important opinions on women and how they aren't in any way inferior to men, or different in ways that ought to matter.
Which resulted in me writing this very stupid and fun fic which I absolutely did not post online, in which Zoro got spontaneously transformed into a female version of himself by some Grand Line bullshit and ignored it, as he is wont to do anything he decides is meaningless.
And he was so buff that despite his continuing to exercise topless on deck nobody else noticed for like a week.
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