#i haven't decided if makoto was right yet)

[jenn-the-mostly-harmless]

I think Tsukimichi Moonlit Fantasy is probably one of my favorite ongoing anime right now. I've been reading the light novel and I just keep having feels about it.

It's easy to dismiss it as just another isekai or harem show but it has a habit of surprising me. A lot of isekai anime are just regurgitations of tropes in new slightly different configurations, but unlike those stories, the author of Tsukimichi (Kei Azumi) seems to have something to say. There are obvious themes and explorations on beauty, power, responsibility, mental illness, and the power of familial love.

I don't know if the author intended it or not, but I think it's really interesting that Makoto has trouble connecting to feelings besides anger and embarrassment, that his decisions only take him and his friends into consideration, that he feels nothing when he kills a person he doesn't know, and that he can be destructive and impulsive on a national level without realizing how others will perceive it. To me personally, he comes across as someone with a severe mental illness who grew up in the best environment possible and learned to cope with most of his issues in healthy ways.

He would be a totally different character if his environment and connection to other characters were taken away, and the story plays with that constantly. The anime hasn't gotten there yet (super light spoiler warning for details that are not as far as I know, important to the larger plot), but at some point he's granted dreams of true alternate realities of his path and they are all incredibly dark. In those other realities he was left alone with his fear and anger and became a terrifying destructive force.

In his own timeline, multiple side characters realize that he has no qualms about killing (even if he only ever does it to save or avenge friends, a classic hero trope) and decide that he's scary and needs watching. When one of his closest companions starts to worry about him falling victim to bloodlust, another close friend tells her that Makoto will never love killing because life means nothing to him.

But my favorite part of this reading is that Makoto is a kind, thoughtful boy, who treats his friends well, treats every new person he meets with respect, helps any random little girl that is in danger around him, and generally bends over backwards not to hurt anyone who isn't actively attacking him or his allies. The people who love him know he has some dangerous faults and love him totally and completely anyway and without fear.

I haven't finished the series quite yet, so I hope this doesn't slap me in the face, but it feels like a really nuanced, positive depiction of a mentally ill protagonist and I love it.

[jester-creates]

thinking about that Mechanisms persona 5 au again. The one where it's the mechs cast in p5. So I might as well put who I think should go where.

This is also a college au. I guess. It just fits better

The phantom thieves- the Mechanisms. This is obvious why. They choose the Mechanisms as their phantom thieves group name first, but after a certain someone kept basically saying to everyone that they were the Mechanisms in public, they made the band as a cover and now they have to manufacture beef between themselves as the band and themselves as phantom thieves and that the phantom thieves definitely stole their name.

wildcard- Jonny D'ville. He's the narrator of the Mechanisms and one of the first members of the Mechanisms. He's up there for most roles over all the albums, so wildcard. I'm half tempted to make his persona Prince Charming because one, it would tick him off to no end and two, it the role he as himself played in ouatis.

0 fool - I think Yog Sothoth or one of the elder gods would make the best fit for Yaldy. No idea who Igor would be though

1 magician - the Toy Soldier. It is the least organic of the Mechanisms which is in line with Morgana's origins. I'd say it was given instructions to find the wildcard and eventually found itself in the first Palace pretending to be a Shadow or something. Haven't decided on a persona for it yet though

2 high priestess - Ashes O'Reilly. They have mob connections (though a lot different from how Makoto's went). Ashes would slso manage to become the student president at their college. Their persona would probably be Hades

3 emperor - Raphaella la Cognizi. She and Yusuke are both eccentric weirdos (/pos) in their fields. She has probably neglected herself and her finances in her focus on science as well. Haven't decided on a persona for her yet

4 empress - Nastya Rasputina. A princess and an Heir to a food company are basically the same thing right? (I almost had her be the futaba of the group due to Out, but I figured that being the Haru of the group fit her better. Plus she deserves to be the most terrifying member of the group. And also a big weapon.) Haven't decided on a persona for her yet.

5 Hierophant- Dr. Carmilla (unless I find someone better). She is somewhat of a parental figure? I'm not too sure on this one.

6 the lovers - Gunpowder Tim. His whole thing with bertie parallels Ann's thing with Shiho pretty well.

7 chariot - Baron Marius von Raum. He seems like he would be the most like Ryuji. He does do the talking about the phantom thieves out loud thing which results in them having to make the band as a cover.

8 strength- the Aurora. As the most inhuman of the crew, she gets to be Jonny's attendant in the Velvet Room. They do figure out that something is up with the VR and rescue her much earlier than lavenza gets rescued in p5. (Aurora and Nastya are together in this au still)

9 hermit - Ivy Alexandra. She would definitely be a Navi type.

10 fortune - undecided maybe loki?

11 justice - drumbot Brian. He gets to be akechi due to the whole 2 modes thing, so two personas. To keep in line with his mostly robot thing I am going to make him a anti shadow weapon (think aigis from persona 3)

12 Hanged man- the pendragon trio (or at least arthur). the thing with mordred could be a good parallel between iwai and his kid

13 death- Oedipus. tae and oedipus are both doctors who do kinda have a similar storyline. plus the image of oedipus in tae's outfit kills me

14 temperance - undecided. maybe cinders?

15 devil - Ulysses. Ohya and them have a very similar starting point when we meet them. And Ulysses is a gumshoe (a detective) so that would take the place of ohya's investigative journalism.

16 Tower - undecided. Maybe Heracles?

17 star - undecided. Maybe rose red? Maybe Guinevere?

18 moon - undecided. Maybe pilchard? (Though he'd do better as a Palace ruler or the Shadow that leads them to the second palace)

19 sun - snow white. She and Yoshida both are politicians campaigning for peace and better stuff.

20 judgement- Lyfrassir Edda. They and Sae are both long-suffering people in kaw enforcement who have to deal with the Mechanisms/phantom thieves and all their shenanigans.

[blueoakshusband]

I feel like rambling about my top 4 fav ships lol, I suppose they count as comfort ships haha (they do, they really do)

To start off, this ramble is a multifandom ramble, the ships are namelessshipping (pokemon), makoharu (persona 5), ninerose/tenrose (doctor who), and souyo (persona 4)

I just feel like rambling and I haven't posted my own content/rambles on this acc in awhile

I wanna ramble about headcanons that most of my friends know for at least namelessshipping, and add to hcs for the other ships

Red x Blue Oak (namelessshipping) from pkmn, they get married early at age 19 lol, they're 24 currently in my hcs and run/own the Battle Tree in Alola, they DID go on a honeymoon in Alola, but that was a couple years before they decided to move there and start the Battle Tree (I changed up the timeline in the sumo/usum games a bit lol)- both of them are gay and transmasc (both using he/him), Red took Blue's last name, his old last name was 'Shade' lmao (I have SOOOOOOOOOO many hcs for them but I'll save those for other days) (I have more hcs for all of these ships tbh but like yeah, saving my typing for now, mostly) audghshsh okay fine some more, they love cuddling, Red usually shows affection through actions (he's selectively mute in my hcs) and Blue loves it- Red is actually just slightly more clingy than Blue, tho, even tho they tease each other and Blue acts snarky and Red quietly confident during the day, at home they're affectionate and love to cuddle at the end of the night in each other's armssssss AUGHHDHDHHSHSHSHSHSH sorry the idea of them cuddling has comforted me SOOOOO much, haha it's a bit funny but it really does, they're my top ship ever (tho I support other ***SAFE*** ships) and yeah, ahdghdhdhs

Makoto Niijima x Haru Okumura (MakoHaru) from persona 5/persona 5 royal- Makoto is transfem (using she/her), and is bi and demisexual, Haru is a demigirl (using she/they), and a lesbian- they get together after the events of specifically third semester in p5 royal happen, Haru asks Makoto out on a date lol, Makoto is shocked cause she was growing feelings for Haru and was worried she wouldn't give her a chance, but yeah, they start dating- they combine their last names methinks, also Sae approves of Haru right away LMAO, since Makoto (when home for university holidays) brings Haru over all the time

The 9th/10th doctor x Rose Tyler (ninerose/tenrose) from modern doctor who- ohhhhhdggdhs my god, they make me soooo happy, yes I know it's a bit cliche to like the first (modern) companion from Dr who with the doc but like??? Their story is soooo tragic- and we don't leave out the ninth doc in this place, he is so silly and funny and it's great to see his development as Rose shows him how to be a bit happier again, and then regenerating into a younger looking person for her- yes I don't mind other doctor ships I just have a huge soft spot for Rose w the doc- I like to think the Doc (any regeneration) uses no labels lol, he uses any pronouns "what ya think, today!" and Rose is soooo pansexual (cis and uses she/her, btw)- I also give the Doc (any regen) different looking eyes and teeth (fangs hehehe) to make her look diff from humans a lil bit, secretly

And lastly, Yu Narukami x Yosuke Hanamura (SouYo) from persona 4/persona 4 golden- just finished p4 golden like last week and I immediately got attached/hyperfixated (I have adhd lol) on these two- most recent comfort ship of mine for sure, even tho I enjoy other ships ofc! I just tend to get favourites from games/shows/etc. Anyways Yu is transmasc (he/him), and Yosuke is cis (he/him), both are gay lol- Yosuke definitely must have some typa internalized homophobia- that or I think he projected his worried feelings onto Kanji (don't worry, he very much apologizes to Kanji eventually)- idk how Yu and Yosuke got together yet tbh, maybe after the golden and arena ultimax (I just started playing it) events? I also hc that uh, Yu's parents passed away somehow (idk how yet for sure) and he moved back to Inaba for senior year permanently, and like yeah, sometime within there is when him and Yosuke get together- either I wanna make it sweet or angsty before they get together lol, dunno yet but yeah, gay ppl

[thebigpapilio]

so everyone knows my ASAU of Persona 5 Royal, A Righteous Rebellion. right? And we're all also aware of @scruffyturtles' Adult Confidant AU?

well I sorta fused them? tldr: i made a (mostly) Adult Confidant AU for ARR! Details below, if you're interested - and if you have any questions about it, please ask @rollthedice-playthecards or this blog here!

WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS FOR ARR! CANON-STANDARD TRIGGER WARNINGS!

The Fool and Strength (i.e. Igor & Caroline/Justine/Lavenza) are the same. Otherwise, everyone's changed.

The World (i.e. Protagonist) is Tae Takemi!

Her parents were abusive shitheads to her, and she got into a program that helped her escape for Tokyo.

Her first Persona is Merit-Ptah, a fictitious woman purported to be a chief physician of an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh and thus one of the oldest known women in medicine and science.

The Magician is Sadamu Niijima (transmasc!Sae)!

The home invasion that killed Mr. Niijima also led to his death, but Igor came upon his soul and reincarnated him into a hound (because of Shadow Sae's tattoos) for The Yaldabaoth Game™.

His first Persona is Turiddu, a Sicilian bandit whose gang was "legally held responsible" for a massacre, although the entirely of their role in it is disputed.

The Priestess is Sadayo Kawakami!

She was a member of Student Council, but when she brought up Kamoshida's abuse to Principal Omon "Bael" Kobayakawa, she lost her seat. Kobayakawa actually replaces Kaneshiro as the third major target.

Her first Persona is Elissa, legendary founder and queen of Carthage... oh, and I will be shipping her with Tae for my Kawakemi agenda. :)

The Empress is Chihaya Fukurai (Mifune)!

Yuichi "Mammon" Fukurai, her adoptive father, runs Fukurai Foods (Big Bang Burger's owner and more). Chihaya was setting up to inherit the business when Yuichi "changed his mind" and prepared to sell her off in an arranged marriage to Rikio Sugimura.

Her first Persona is Lakshmibai, an Indian rani who rebelled against the Bri'ish.

The Emperor is Sojiro Sakura!

He's a culinary prodigy studying under his adoptive parent (I haven't decided who yet, but they're Azazel) - a TV chef who runs a kids' competition a la Chopped Junior. They definitely abuse some of those kids.

His Initial Persona is Hamlet, the famous Shakespearean Prince of Denmark.

The Hierophant is Makoto Niijima, owner of Cafe Bianca.

She's been looking for her estranged younger "sister" for years now.

The Lovers is Munehisa Iwai!

Munehisa is Shujin’s star athlete. Excels in every sport in Shujin except volleyball, from which he was banned after standing up to Suguru "Asmodeus" Kamoshida.

Kaoru, his younger brother here, takes the role of Shiho, and Akimitsu Tsuda and Masa replace Nakaoka and Takeishi.

His Initial Persona is Barrow, a Great Depression-era criminal who robbed small stores, funeral homes and banks with his partner Ms. Parker.

The Chariot is Ichiko Ohya!

Leader of the photography club. She caught photos of Kamoshida’s dirty deeds in the past and is trying to find a way to expose them anonymously. Oh, and she has a long-distance girlfriend named Kayo.

Her Initial Persona is O'Malley, an Irish pirate queen so violent Elizabeth I considered sending the Royal Fleet after.

Justice is Toranosuke Yoshida!

I sort of split Goro's two roles in this AU. Toranosuke plays the Detective Prince trying to solve the case of mental shutdowns (+ the Phantom Thief case), but his brother-by-choice Benzo Kuramoto plays assassin and mental-shutdown-inducer for Masao Kuramoto, his grandfather. Tora joins the team in Oda's Palace, and they fight Benzo in Kuramoto's Palace - that's where Toranosuke achieves his Second Persona.

Speaking of Personas, his Initial one is Greenlefe, Robin Hood's second-in-command and the only one present at his death.

The Hermit is Takuto Niijima (Maruki)!

Makoto had a brief stint as a police officer, but after a influential asshole (Kuramoto) drove drunk and killed one Tomoyo Rumi, she attempted to dig into the situation and was dishonorably discharged. Soon after, she met Rumi's boyfriend, Takuto (an orphan with one shitty relative), and took him in.

He would be a third-year if he was still in school. He’s wasting away as he grieves Rumi's death. He can’t bring himself to kill himself, but he also doesn't want to be alive anymore.

His Initial Persona is Popol Vuh, a religious text of the mythology and history of the Kʼicheʼ Guatemalans.

The Fortune is Hifumi Hibino (Togo)!

After Mitsuyo disowned Hifumi for coming out as lesbian, Hifumi moved in with her wife Haru (they both end up with Makoto later). Hifumi took up busking/street shogi, not wanting to be reliant on Haru.

The Hanged Man is Akira Kurusu!

Not much for this guy right now - like Canon!Munehisa, he's an ex-yakuza who runs Indomptable, an airsoft store. Ren is his adoptive son.

Death is Sumire Yoshizawa!

A medical misdiagnosis (by her biological mother Yui, not that she knows it) left Sumire's sister in a coma. Ever since, Sumire can't see anyone unconscious without thinking of Kasumi.

Temperance is Ryuji Sakamoto!

An orphaned man who teaches PE at Shujin and moonlights in an escort service to take care of himself and his son Morgana.

Just after his college years, his mom's ex-husband killed her and then killed himself to escape the police, so he has no support system. Thus, he got himself into trouble with a duo of loan sharks so he could look presentable enough to replace Kamoshida.

He, Ann and Shiho were friends in high-school, but he never saw them again after graduating.

The Devil is Ann Takamaki!

An up-and-coming actress working hard to make it big. She's keeping her sexuality (and her girlfriends Shiho Suzui and Mika Abe) under wraps from everyone, including her manager.

At the end of the Confidant, she moves in with her old friend (and future boyfriend) Ryuji after Tae mentions him.

The Tower is Goro Shido (Akechi)!

Goro is a very temperamental young man with no methods of healthily and safely letting out his anger at the world and his shitty, abusive father.

After Shido's heart is changed, Ryuji (and Ann and Shiho) take Goro in.

The Star is Zenkichi Hasegawa!

Even if Zen doesn't know it, he's the best player in the shogi club at Kosei. It's discovered their "team" has been fixing matches, and Zenkichi is determined to find out who's cheating.

Jyun Owada, his senpai and club president, is jealous, and is trying to cause strife between him and his girlfriend Aoi to weaken him.

The Moon is Sophia Ichinose!

Sophia is a Greek immigrant who moved to Japan for work opportunities. She's Tae's science teacher, so Tae really likes her. Her daughter Kuon, however, has fallen in with a HORRIBLY nasty crowd - a bigoted group who hates (among other groups of people) Kuon's adoptive mother. Kuon, naturally, is conflicted, and this leads to conflict between her and Sophia.

The Sun is Haru Hibino!

A young politician whose bold eat-the-wealthy mentality does not sit well with older generations - for example, her father Kunikazu, who disowned her and silently smeared her campaigns so she'd waste her inheritance and never expose his criminality.

In the end of the whole story, Haru legalizes polyamorous marriage!

Judgement is Shinya Oda!

Uses they/them pronouns here.

After Shinya's mother Hanae was killed in cold blood, they joined the SIU to find the killer. She did something to piss off Kuramoto, though, so he and the director do everything they can to keep Shinya away from that.

The Faith is Wakaba Isshiki!

Daughter of Shujin's new counselor. A science prodigy.

I don't have much ideas for her yet, never mind her Personas.

The Councillor is Futaba Isshiki!

Shujin's aforementioned new counselor in the wake of Kamoshida's arrest. Believing the world to be "without life" without her deceased fiancee Kana, her Palace becomes a Graveyard, where she "raises the dead" by fixing their problems.

She only has one Persona - Chac Chel, an important Maya goddess of many things, most prominently both creation and destruction.

The Hope is Yuuki (Mishima)!

His ranged weapon is eye lasers. They use both he/him and they/them.

An A.I. made by Katsuo Akiyama, a regretful high-school bully who caused one of his victims to commit suicide.

Their first Persona is Thyrsus - a giant fennel staff that Yuuki uses like a weapon alongside the Persona aspect of it.

The Apostle is Yusuke Kitagawa!

The only original Phantom Thief to keep the power of Persona.

Ordered by Madarame Ichitaro (the killer of his mother and Police Commissioner) to investigate the Phantom Thieves after a series of mass heart-changings occur again.

Akane has a brother, Natsuhiko, and they share the Jail. Their mother, Takayo (Yusuke's beard) is still dead.

His Persona is Enjolras, and he later gets with Akira.

Lastly, a unique Arcana - The Actor, Morgana Sakamoto!

A theater prodigy at his school (not Shujin or Kosei) and Ryuji's son. He has no clues to his past before Ryuji, and he wants to know, but he also wants his dad to be happy. At the end of the Strikers arc, Lavenza becomes human, and he and Goro get the Sakamotos to adopt her as well.

Reminder once again to post any questions about this AU to @rollthedice-playthecards!

[askfacultystaff]

Original and Genderbend AU

"I met with four girls/boys from far school"

Rama: *Narrates* Hello, everyone. My name is Rama Raid, a manager who's 11 years old... Along with my genderbend self, Ramayana.

Ramayana: *Narrates* Hello 😐

Rama: *Narrates* And today, we decided to tell you our secret story... About the time we had an vacation at same country Yumaki and Mayuki and their genderbends live.... Meeting with those girls or guys since we saved them from danger or suicide only hearing our voices.... *Clears his throat*

Rama: *Narrates* We want to know you one thing. Haven't you heard of confession? We discuss these things considering what confession works.

Rama: *Narrates* Prologue.... At first we haven't heard of confessions before... But we remember we had time at my own room. Chatting, laughing, or anything...

Rama: I was lucky for saving them, genderbend me! Now i hear their voices back!! And guess what? We planning to go to vacation in 2 days! ^v^

Ramayana: *Laughs* Oh my, original me! This is really good news!!! I heard their voices too after i saved them! 😁

Rama: Hell yeah! You got that right! I was hoping to talk to them on my phone when they gone for important things! Ov^

Ramayana: Me neither! Me neither, though Adelaide and Anthony is having vacation to live with Mayuki, Makoto, Yumaki and Takashi. I was hoping to tell them about that secret we keeping from everyone -v-

Rama: Yeah.... 🙂

(If you're not sure or not ready yet, that's fine, take your time to feel more comfortable for other roleplays -v-')

[symphonic-scream]

🫂

Hm

Here's some Queers stuff

Specifically, Makoto and Haru, trying to have a kid

So science? Out the window. Keep that in mind

Makoto: hey, Tae. Can I ask you a question, as my doctor?

Tae: sure Sprout, what's up?

Makoto: and you can't tell Sae

Tae: confidentiality, 100%

Makoto: is there anyway that, at this stage, we could do something to get a useable, sample?

Tae: what

Makoto: Haru wants a baby. She admitted while a little drunk on our wedding night she wanted it to be ours. I, haven't told her I heard her. I just, want to know if, I can still give this to her

Tae: ...I'll talk around, get some ideas. I'll do my best, Sprout. The two of you deserve a shot

Makoto gets a call a month later. Tae has a fertility doctor there (in casual clothes), and he lays out his plan with her. They'd half her Estrogen for a bit, and give her another hormone as well. It's technically a female hormone too, but. In a male body, it produces more little swimmers

Makoto: ...I want to try it

Tae: great. And this one is a pill this time

Makoto: oh thank god

Another month later, Tae and the dude check in. He thinks he can work with this, and tells her to let Haru in on it

Haru sobs into her wife's shoulder. There was a chance? And Makoto, was willing to do something like that for her? It meant the world

Haru: what about you? Your shots...

Makoto: I've felt fine so far. I've never been like, horribly dysphoric. My voice won't just drop drastically, and it's only halving it. I'm fine love, especially if I can make you happy

Two and a half years of monthly visits. Two and a half years of monthly results, being told they need to try again. Over and over, heads leaned together quietly in the car, parked. In their own lot. Not going up to their home yet

Then, late May, right after Hifumi moved in, Tae laughs triumphantly from the other room. Makoto watches as her and her doctor friend hug in celebration through the door, before coming to tell them the good news

Tae: Haru, your counts are consistent with early pregnancy. We can't guarantee it'll stick at this stage, so i want you to relax, take it easy, let your body use it's energy to get that little one to a stable stage

Other doctor: next month? We should be able to do a little ultrasound, look at your baby. Congratulations you two, looks like all our hard work has paid off

Haru's sobbing on the little cot, and Makoto is crying, hugging her all happy.

Haru: we did it,,, Mako, we're gonna have a baby!

Makoto: I've never been so happy in my whole life,,

Tae: neither of you should take the train, I'll give you a ride back to Kichijoji. I'll leave you with a good vitamin for Haru to take every morning with breakfast, to make sure we're doing everything for this to stick

Makoto begins her routine of sitting on Haru's legs are she reads a bit before bed, her (borrowed from Makoto) shirt rolled up to reveal her belly

"Hey squirt, this is your mom. The other one, since Haru's got you in there." Traces the bit of pudge Haru has, adoration in her eyes. "I can't wait to meet you, little miracle. Neither can your mama, but she gets to have you now. I can wait while you two bond"

Haru: Mako, Tae said it might not fully take,

Makoto: I, working towards a psych doctorate-

Haru: you're on a years break from your studies

Makoto: not important. I believe, they'll have a better chance if I show em a little love. Your love is what gets me through the day, so

Once they get that confirmation that baby looks like it'll make it, Makoto is asked if she wants to switch back to her regular doses

Makoto: ...if we decide to try for another, would I just have to go through this again? Or would staying on this course be better?

Haru: Makoto-

Tae: honestly? Stay like this for now. As long as you still feel fine, this is safer in that regard. It took so long for this one to go through, there's no guarantee it'll happen again if you stop

Haru: no, she's going back-

Makoto: so you only want one?

Haru:

Makoto: I'll stay on this course. The second I feel bad, I'll go back. I promise. But I don't wanna be the reason we can't have anothrr

Haru, staring at her wife without her shirt, humming and swaying while cradling their son to her chest, a look of complete adoration on her face: oh, we are so having at least another baby

[okthatsgreat]

that reblog about asking random questions about fics..... hmmmm. ive been curious for a while now - what's your thought process behind opddmh? any particular theme you've had fun exploring, or a potential overarching idea? i love hearing people explain the intricacies of their writing processes

ohhhhh my god oh my god. you have unleashed something within me ohhhhh my god. something cringe is awakening something very cringe is happening to me right now

referring to this post, talking about this fic :]

(im gonna put all of this under read more for the people that dont want to read this LMAO)

OKAY. TIME TO GET SO STUPID. IM SO SORRY FOR BEING LIKE THIS

at the core of this fic is trauma-- it's a story about emerging from indescribable pain and horror, only to walk into a world that treats you as a spectacle and your pain as entertainment. so much of opddmh's themes come from trauma, as every character's pov deals with it in distinct ways, none of which are particularly healthy LMAO. going into each characters pov, my thought process is always concerning how they would react to the situation in front of them, but always keeping that trauma over them as another deciding (often overpowering) factor. makoto at his core is still a caring man, but he has been so deprived by the company that has kept him there for so long that his natural response to unpleasant emotions or thoughts is to bury it in sake of putting on a show. mikan has always been very timid and regretful, but now many of her actions are sincerely doubted as being selfish or secretly evil, a temperament only aggravated by her status as blackened. akane's desire to "be strong" has only worsened to an extreme degree, as her first instinct is to drop anybody that could possibly remind her of weakness or the killing game.

these are killing game participants who are no longer the children they were when all of this started, people who did not sign up for this but have to keep going anyways-- and i LOVE exploring the implication of that postgame it is like a drug to me. theyve gone through unimaginable horror, most of them dont have families they can return to, and everybody in the world knows them as a beloved tv character. the only way for them to survive is to adapt, a strategy that not all of them have mastered. makoto, whose title as ultimate hope has been watered down sooooo so much, is the POSTER child (literally) for adapting, while characters like akane have still been significantly silenced by danganronpa but are unable to adapt entirely. it was important to me that i had povs which were different yet cohesive, and were able to convey the range of survival that these older participants have :] and this includes the secret fifth pov that hasnt been introduced yet >:)

these are no longer people in the public's eyes as much as they are entertainers (which by the way, i love writing this aspect of postgame dr lololol the PERFORMANCE of it all). my friend lily made such a good comment about it at one point and i dont remember her exact words but it was something along the lines of "the audience doesn't want the performer, they want the performance" which is soo true of this universe in particular. so when i write these different people i like to keep in mind the person they are and they person they present themselves as. so many of the older participants are so jaded its insane

but then theres v3!! there are NEW kids here. trauma is so important as a theme when it comes to how these characters interact with each other, and ESPECIALLY how the older characters are able to see themselves in the younger ones. a lot of the character dynamics were chosen deliberately so that the v3 kids mirror the older participants!!!!!!!!!!!!! v3 hasn't been desensitised just yet, they haven't lost touch with their anger and sadness and fear like a lot of the older participants have. i find it important while writing to remember how NEW these kids are, especially when it comes to writing people like miu, who isn't ready to give in to danganronpa conformity just yet and is trying her hardest to be better (or at the very least, not the same miu iruma, ultimate inventor that everybody watched on their television screens). and then of course you have characters like angie and rantaro, who are DEEEEEEEEP in denial and unable to properly move out of that first stage of grief just yet lmao. they are fortunate(????) enough that the journey they go through is a lot more private than some of the other characters can say theirs were. a lot of the time i write about the newer v3 participants i make an effort to refer to them as young or as children/teens because they Are. theyre so Young and it definitely effects how they handle themselves !!!

so much of this fic is about trauma but so much of it is finding strength in others as well, even if its moving slowly towards it lol. it's important to me that there is hope in the fic, that even though it feels like they are very isolated at the moment they arent entirely alone. things get worse before they get better but they do get better and i wanted there to be peace in the relationships they build with each other

also fun fact this story was originally a one shot where miu jumps into makotos car they chat and then he drops her back where she came from lol! would have really cut this story short!

n e ways thank you anonymous i love you <3 so so sorry for being so serious about my own fic ghfdjhgsdjhgkfdjhgdksghfskjghdj </3

[shadow-laviko]

I was too lazy to do them properly... Maybe one day (or maybe chibi form next time(s?)) First picture with raincoat, second, without And, just because It might be hard to understand with my crappy drawing : Top: white zipper tank top with a high collar?? I guess?? Pants: black jeans or somethink like that Shoes: white (high?) boots with orange soles (might change later) Misc: orange fingerless gloves (because fingerless gloves are amazing) and high ponytail ----------- Now that this is out of the way- I have no clue about their name (yet) Gender: I have no clue, they did not want to tell me, so "they" it is (but I really think they just don't care and are okay with anythink?) ... How do you actually make an OC sheet thingy? Uhh Ok, well, they are supposed to be a master detective, they heard of Kanai's shenanigans (post game, so when Kanai has been opened... It has, right?) and decided to come because it sounded like fun. Then they met/learned about Makoto. And kinda became obssessed with him? But like, not romantically, more with the way his brain works? Then they learned about Yomi and really became obssessed romantically this time (although they stay away because Yomi is, well, Yomi). They are also very interested in the zombified Homunculi and tried sneaking in the restricted area... Only to barelyescape it while crying... Only to come back a little while later for exploration- "What do you mean, I have missions to attend to? Kanai is so much more interesting!" After many tries, they managed to actually go in the restricted area and explore a bit... And met with zombie Aide... Now they can be seen around Kanai Ward and just enjoying the city. As for their Forte... It's called "ACT" : Accidental Coincidental Telepathy Basically, they can coincidentally think about something someone is doing/thinking or saying (for example you're eating a fish soup with tomato, and they'll randomly be like "Ohh, fish soup with tomato sounds like a good thing to eat right now"), but accidentally. Like they don't really control it. It works best with people they are physically close to (like, in the same room), or people they know better like friends. And even better if friends are in the same room So, they tend to be very friendly with everyone so they can have more people to use their forte on. Their Forte is best used to find objects/people, but can be used for other things They are smart, but rarely use their brain (except when they are interested by someone or something), and are most of the time pretty oblivious/an air-head If that makes any sense? I think I've said everything I wanted to say? I haven't made a fandom specific OC in almost ten years, please don't be too mad if this is cringey or something, I don't know Also, if fandom OCs specialists (and Raincode folks) would like to help me change some things that might be weird or something, I'd gladly hear it! (Does it shows that I'm stressed about this? I think it does :melting:)

Might add/change things later

[luna-melon]

For the ask game lol

Peter

Nebula

Mantis

Phos

Toko

Aoi

Sakura

Papyrus

Sans

Ayyyy thanks for the ask. Been a while since I've filled out one of these memes <3

Answers below.

Peter OTP: Peter/Nebula, of course. If the 100k+ words of fanfiction I've written about them is anything to go by, they are my OTP of all time. <3 I want Peter to move on and find happiness with someone new after vol. 3 and the movie planted the seeds for these two ending up together in the future really well I think. BrOTP: This was the hardest to decide because I love Peter's friendships with all the other Guardians. Gonna go with Mantis here though because I love how she looks out for her bro and tries to steer him in the right direction. Wish we'd gotten to see more of them being siblings after the holiday special 'cause the confirmation that she was Peter's sister made me so happy! TuT OT3: Shipping Peter with Nebula and Gamora at the same time would be really weird so instead I'm gonna go with Nebula/Peter/Thor in like, a V shaped polycule where Peter is dating them both but Nebula and Thor aren't into each other. NOTP: Ro/quill. I don't think I need to explain myself with this one, but shipping the raccoon with the humanoid characters is weird and gross to me.

Nebula OTP: Same as above, I think her implied feelings for Peter in vol. 3 make all the sense in the world. I mean, why wouldn't Nebula fall for the same person as Gamora? That's just how her life is. I think these two being together would fit their arcs well. Nebula learns to accept that she doesn't have to always be competing with Gamora in order to be worthy of love, and Peter gets his shit together enough to see how Nebula stuck by and cared for him and how Gamora was right about how the person he fell for "sounds more like her." BrOTP: I love her friendship with Rocket so much! Two sad cyborgs goin' on adventures together for five years, I'd kill to see more of that. OT3: Same as above as well I guess, but I don't see Nebula being poly. NOTP: I'm fine with all the big Nebula ships really even if I don't consume their content.

Mantis OTP: I used to ship Mantis/Nebula back in the day and I think that's still my fave Mantis ship even if I no longer go there. I also like the idea of her having a crush on Gamora. BrOTP: Mantis and Drax are my favorite duo ever. Just a couple of strange goofballs pranking each other and causing chaos. OT3: Can't think of anything for this one. NOTP: I don't hate Mantis and Drax as a romantic pairing but them just being weird best friends means so much to me. We need more platonic M/F relationships like them.

Phos OTP: I like all the Phos ships but can't deny that Phos/Cinnabar is my favorite. I know you haven't read the manga yet but I reread this one part of it earlier in the week that makes me wanna throw Phos in the trash because we could have had it all!! xD BrOTP: I really enjoyed Phos and Cairngorm's dynamic. OT3: Phos/Cinnabar/Antarc. Idk how it'd work out but all I know is that I want all three of these rocks to be happy. NOTP: I'm not picky with HNK ships but I'm sure some people ship Phos with Aechmea so no thanks to that.

Toko OTP: Toko/Komaru! These two mean the world to me. Seeing Toko end up with an amazing girlfriend who supports and loves her after everything she's been through and the development she underwent in Ultra Despair Girls damn made me cry. BrOTP: I love the interactions between her and Makoto in her Free Time events. The Naegis are the only ones who can tame this girl. OT3: I like the Toko/Sayaka ship so I can imagine an AU where she survives and throuples up with Tokomaru. NOTP: Byakuya. These two are the worst for each other and no one can change my mind.

Aoi OTP: I very much enjoy her and Sakura together. BrOTP: Yuta Asahina deserved better and in my personal headcanon, he survives UDG and gets to see his sis again. OT3: I think Sakura had a boyfriend so sandwich Hina in between them. NOTP: Got no strong negative feelings for any Hina ships.

Sakura OTP: Same as above. Love me a big buff sporty girlfriend and her smol buff sporty girlfriend. BroTP: I really enjoyed her Free Times with Makoto, too. OT3: Same as above. NOTP: Also same as above. It's hard to go wrong with Sakura ships.

Papyrus OTP: I don't ship Papyrus with anyone but I remember liking Papyrus/Mettaton when I was younger. BrOTP: I fucking LOVE his friendship with Undyne. Anyone who doesn't call Papyrus and Undyne in every room in the game to see what weird shit they say is missing out. OT3: I got nothin'. NOTP: Font/cest. Don't understand why this is such a big thing.

Sans OTP: These days I like the idea of Sans being aroace but I remember having a very brief phase of shipping Sans/Asgore xD BrOTP: Him and Papyrus ofc, but I also like him seeing Frisk as a little sibling, too. OT3: Sans/Fries/Ketchup NOTP: Fr/ans. That is a child...

[daily-mao-isara]

Day 392 : Climax event's minitalk!

Arrival of autumn (2/3)

Mao:

Come to think of it, I'm thinking of going to "Trick Studio'' after school tomorrow.  How about you come too?

Makoto said he needed to study for finals, so we decided to hold a study group with everyone.

Beside, who knows when the mysterious children will show up again. We decided to go there whenever we had time!

->Finals....

Ooh~ Could you be a "haven't studied yet" comrade?!

Haha, we're pretty busy with work and haven't got time to study~ But a dagger is better than nothing right?

->That sounds good

Yeah.  They haven't showed up to "Trick studio" since that day.

I'll be troubled if I make children wait outside.

->I'll come with you

Even if it's a study group, it's isn't very serious.

I just got a notebook with last year's questions from Hasumi-senpai. In times like these, I feel very grateful for my senpais~♪

[blackhakumen]

Mini Fanfic #1054: The Big Bang Burger Queen (Super Smash Bros Ultimate)

1:34 p.m. at Big Bang Burgers.......

Dark Pit: You wanna work at the Gates of Hell Bar sometime this year?

Ren: Yeah. I've been studying and taking a class on bartending as of late that it made me want give it shot one of these days. Plus, that, in it of itself could possibly help me start forming a bond with Uncle Rodin down road, so why not at this point, you know? (Takes a Sip of the Milkshake He Ordered) Hey, by the way, what kind of person IS this Rodin guy exactly? Was he really a Fallen Angel at point or.....

Dark Pit: Oh yeah. A powerful one too from what I heard. (Picks Up One of the Chili Cheese Fries From the Mini Basket and Twirls it Around a Little) He also sells and specializes weapons that range from demonic to possible universe shattering. (Finally Takes a Bite of the Chili Cheese Fry) Oh and him and our goddess mom kinda hate each other with a passion.

Ren: Seriously? How come?

Dark Pit: (Shrugs) Don't know. But whenever we go down to the bar to visit him, they would always glare at each other for nearly thirty minutes before one of us says anything. It was that intense too.

Ren: Yeesh. Here's hoping I could along with with our uncle I guess. (Takes Another Sip of his Milkshake)

Dark Pit: Nah, I wouldn't worry too much about him honestly. He's a cool guy all things considered, same with Uncle Enzo. Not sure what's everyone's beef with though.

Ren: Yeah, I've been wondering that too. Heard witch mom and Auntie Jeanne said he was loud and greedy or whatever. You think we should get him something for Uncle's Day?

Dark Pit: (Shrugs) If it helps makes him feel better. (Takes Another Bite of his Fries) Speaking of which, you and Makoto got any plans for Valentine's Day coming up?

Ren: Haven't planned anything yet. But I'm sure we'll think of something eventually. (Sips on his Drink Again) What about you and your two ladies?

Dark Pit: Haven't decided on anything for it either. But we did plan on meeting Kyoko's mom someday this week, so....there's that.

Ren: Cool. (Smirks at Dark Pit) You nervous?~

Dark Pit: (Scoffs While Crossing his Arms and Looking Away) As if! I've never been nervous in my entire life.

Ren: (Raises an Eyebrow) Really?

Dark Pit: Yeah. R-Really.

Ren: I don't believe you.

Dark Pit: Yeah, well.....I don't believe your face! How that's?

Ren: Wow. Couldn't even give me a proper insult. You really are a nervous wreck.

Dark Pit: ('Sighs in Defeat') Was it really that obviously?

Ren: Considering how you gave up like that, I'd say it's pretty telling. Now talk to me.

Dark Pit: (Takes a Deep Breath Before Speaking) Okay, so....When Kyoko first suggested the idea of meeting her mom for the first time, I've been....thinking......

Ren: About?

Dark Pit: About how I usually act towards people, my personality. I'm a lot a things. A-

Ren: Jerk, broody, show off, hot head, stubborn to a point, lazy, a whole lot of smart-assery, and list goes on from here if you ask me.

Dark Pit: (Glares at Ren) You're enjoying this, are you?

Ren: (Starts Smirking Again) I wouldn't be your loveable big brother if I didn't.

Dark Pit: (Groans While Rolling his Eyes) As I was saying, I'm a lot of things....that you mentioned. ('Sigh') I dunno, I'm just scared that she wouldn't like me a that much because it......

Ren: That's it?

Dark Pit: Yep. Pretty dumb, right?

Ren: (Chuckles Lightly) No! It's completely normal for anyone be nervous around their significant other's parental figures. Like take me and Makoto's sister for example. Do you really think her signature Niijima Glares were just for show? She used to hate my guts even before her sister and I started dating.

Dark Pit: (Chuckles Lightly as Well) Yeah, I can tell. And seeing you get scared shitless by it is always a treat. Made me want to try it out for myself.

Ren: (Shrugs) You can try all you want, you can never top the original. (Shivers a Bit) It soul sucking levels of Intimidating.....(Starts Clearing his Throat) But anyways, let me ask you something, Pitto: I you are all those thing I, proudly, mentioned.....

Dark Pit rolls his eyes again much to Ren's ego boosting.

Ren: Then tell me why they've decided to date you, continue to love and adore you as each time passes, and why they've gone out of their way to make a Protection Squad decaded to you with THEM running the whole thing-

Dark Pit: Which they didn't have to do by the way.

Ren: Yeah. But they did it anyway. And you wanna know why?

Dark Pit: (Sighs as He Answers the Question) It's because they love me for....who I am?

Ren: (Snaps his Finger and Points at DP With a Proud Smile on his Finger) Exactly! You mean the world to them, kiddo, no matter what kind of annoying traits you have in your system. I'm sure you feel the same about them and their own traits, right?

Dark Pit: Definitely! They can be a pain sometimes, but I wouldn't trade them for anything.

Ren: Then you should make a good enough impression to her by just being yourself, not someone you're not.

Dark Pit: And if she doesn't like him in the end?

Ren: Then give her some time, she'll warm up to you eventually. Buuuuuut if you still my advice on whole thing, then I suggest you try easing up on the smart mouth attitude.l just in case.

Dark Pit: Noted.

Employee: (Makes his Way to Ren and Dark Pit's Table With Two Plates of Burgers in the Tray He's Holding in his Hands) Your burgers are ready for now, you two. (Turns to Ren) And can I say that it is such an honor to finally meet the former Big Bang Burger King in person.

Ren: Why, thank you, my good si- (Eyes Suddenly Begins to Widened) Wait, what now?

Employee: Oh. You haven't heard? Someone has already beaten your record for the Big Bang Challenge a few days ago.

Ren They WHAT!? Who?

The BBB employee presents Ren and DP the Wall of Fame at the other side of the establishment where it honors those who were brave enough to take on the Big Bang Burger Challenge in speed time. The picture framed below the words "BIG BANG BURGER CHAMPION" was taken towards a very familiar looking girl smiling awkwardly at the point of view. The girl in question none other then.....

Ren: Makoto!?

Employee: (Happily Nodded) Yep. Makoto Niijima, our newly Big Bang Burger Queen!

Dark Pit: She is really taking title to heart now, huh?

Ren: I'm Face Calling her.

Ren takes his phone out of his pants pocket and makes a Face Time Call to his girlfriend. It only took him a few seconds she finally answered.

Makoto: (Other Line) Hello?

Ren: Heyyyyy, honey.

Makoto: (Smiles Brightly at the Phone Screen) Oh Hi Ren-Ren!~ How are you today?

Ren: Pretty good all things considered. What about you?

Makoto: I'm doing good myself Top. Ann and Shiho invited me out to lunch with them. (Shows off the Couple and the Table They're Sitting Behind Her)

Ann/Shiho: (Happily Waves at the Screen) Hi, Ren-Ren!~

Ren: Cool, cool. Pitto and I are doing the same.

Dark Pit: 'Sup.

Ren: But uhh...Quick question though, nothing too major, but you mind telling me why a certain lady with the same lovely name and face is crowded the Big Bang Burger Queen? (Shows Makoto the Picture of Her Under the Wall.of Fame)

Makoto: (Eyes Widened in Fear) Oh no....

Ann/Shiho: (Smirks Devilishly at Their Queen) Busted!~

Makoto: I-I-I can explain!

Ren: I sure hope so. Cuz....didn't you always tell me not to take on the challenge myself, sId something about...."Not being healthy" or whatever?

Makoto: I-I did, but....uhhhhhh.....

Ren: (Raises an Eyebrow) "Uh?"

Makoto: A-Ann made me do it!

Ann: (Gasps Before Pouting at Makoto While Shiho Starts Snickering) You snitch!

Ren: Alright, alright, my Burger Queen. Settle down.

Makoto: You're never gonna let live this down now, are you?

Ren: (Smirks at his Girlfriend) 'Fraid not, hon~

Dark Pit: He's annoying like that.

Ren: Now, spill.

Makoto: ('Sighs in Defeat') Okay, so a few days ago when Ann and I went out to Big Bang Burgers to eat....(Turns her Head Back to the Couple) A certain pigtails behind me has the BRIGHTEST IDEA to dare me to do the challenge before calling me a chicken!

Ann: You're still a chicken for snitching!! (Blows a Raspberry at Makoto While her Girlfriend Begins to Giggle)

Makoto: (Rolls her Eyes While Turning Back to the Screen) Anyways, she kept pestering me to do it until I eventually caved in and in some....unexpected miracle, I managed to eat the whole thing while beating someone's record in the process. I'm not sure who that person was though.

Ren: Oh! Uhh....I'm....sure it's no on-

Dark Pit: It's Ren. Ren was the record you beat.

Ren: (Immediately Glares at Dark Pit) You snitch!

Dark Pit: (Shrugs) Hey, she was going to find out eventually.

Makoto: (Starts Giving Ren a Disappointed Glare) And I'm glad I did. When exactly did you taken this challenge, mister? And don't even think about lying either!

Ann: No way out now, Mr. Burger King!~

Ren: (Let's Out Heavily Sigh in Utter Defeat) It was....back during the day it was first opening.....

Makoto: (Eyes Widened in Complete Shock) That long!?

Ren: Yeah.....(Points at DP Behind Him) And Pitto knew about it.

Dark Pit: I dunno what he taking ab-

Makoto: (Immediately Glares at the Dark Angel) Pitto-San!

Dark Pit: Alright, alright, fine! I did knew about it. And.....it was after Misako, Kyoko, and I did the challenge ourselves, which we failed miserably by the way.

Makoto: (Let's Out Another Sigh) I guess we're all guilty for taking that dumb challenge, huh?

Ann: (Raises her Habd Up in the Background) I'm the only innocent party!~

Makoto: No likes a show-off, Ann!

Ann: Takes one to know one! (Blows Another Raspberry While Shiho Continues to Giggle Some More)

Ren: Yeah, you're right about that. Us being challenge guilty, I mean. (Smiles Softly) I proud of you though.

Makoto: (Smiles Back at her Ren-Ren) Thanks. I'm kinda proud of myself too in way. So much so that I thought about something special for us to do later on tonight.

Ren: Really now?~ Do tell.

Makoto: Well, firstly, I was thinking we could go take a stroll in Shiyuba, eat out at buffet restaurant, to back to my place and watch a few movies...(Starts Blushing While Flipping her Hair Slowly) And....do....other.....things after that.....

Ann: Just say you wanna bone him again! Christ!

Makoto: (Immediately Glares Back at Ann Again) Ann!

Shiho: (Burst Out Laughing)

Ren: (Chuckles Lightly) Alrighty then. If that's really what you want for your reward, then your wish my command.

Makoto: (Turns Back to the Screen With a Hopeful Smile) That's sounds great, Re-

Ren: (Smirks at his Girlfriend) My Beautiful Bruger Queen~ (Blows a Small Kiss at his Phone)

Makoto: (Puts on a Deadpinned Look on her Face While Sighing Yet Again) I walked into that one, didn't I?

Ren: Yep. And don't think I'll ever stop calling you that for a while. You know how persistent I am.

Makoto: (Rolls her Eyes Again) Uh-huh. But anyways, do you mind if I call you back later? Where these two hooligans behind me aren't around taunting me?

Ren: Yeah, I don't mind. Hope you guys have a great lunch date.

Makoto: You too, dear. I love you.

Ren: Love you too, huh. See you later.

Makoto: You too.

Ann/Shiho: (Starts Singing the Words....) Goodbyeee-

'Call End'

Ren: ('Sighs Relaxingly')

Dark Pit: Satisfied now?

Ren: In more ways than one? But uh....you think you could watch our food for us? I gotta use the BR right quick.

Dark Pit: Got it. Go ahead.

Ren: Thanks. (Speed Walks Towards the Rest From)

Dark Pit: (Pulls Out a Phone From his Pocket and Makes a Call While Walking Back to his Seat).....Hey, Misako. Have I....(Starts Blushing) Ever told you how much I appericate you and Kyoko as of late?~

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[webbedphantom]

So Sovereign is actually one of my favorite things about this AU. Partially due to the design I came up with, and because I actually got to flesh the idea out by working with a friend of mine on the concept.

A quick disclaimer though, I don't necessarily want or expect anyone to use these concepts or ideas, even if we're writing in my main verse. My threads with @/queenxfjustice showcase that pretty well. This whole AU was originally meant for a fanfic that I adapted into an RP account. I'm not trying to tell anyone how to write their character, this is mostly just for fun. That said if anyone wants to use this or any other concepts from my AU for a thread, I am open to the idea as long as you talk it over with me first.

Let's start with the basic premise. Sovereign is Makoto Niijima with a version of the Venom symbiote, while also taking major inspiration from Gwen Stacy (Both 616 and Earth 65). It's not exactly the same thing, but in terms of abilities it might as well be. It can do everything symbiotes can traditionally do. Increased Strength, Speed, and Agility, tendrils that can be used for attacking or swinging, mimicking clothing, etc.

What makes it special is the Persona aspect. These symbiotes act as another means of using Personas outside of the Metaverse, but not only that, can be used to manifest them in reality at no cost to stamina, even allowing the user to only summon parts of them to create more devastating attacks. Additionally, it can create/mimic various weapons for its user, as well as switch their elemental weakness to a different element. She later unlocks another form based on Anat, where she wears the Persona like a suit of armor.

There is a cost to this power however. These symbiotes are made of raw desire from the Metaverse (The same stuff that runs through those veins in Mementos if I remember correctly) mixed with the serum that gave... pretty much everyone else on the team their powers. And spending too long with raw desires, especially desires that aren't naturally yours, can really twist a person's mind. A passing thought can become an obsession, or a slight annoyance can become pure hatred.

They don't inherently have minds of their own, but will slowly create one based off the thoughts and actions of those bonded to them. And that, in turn, will dictate what the suit will push its wearer to do. It's literally a hell of their own making.

So, how does Makoto get this suit, and what does she do with it?

Well, first we need to briefly go over what happened prior to this.

Makoto was one of the founding members of the team in this timeline, helping Aaron and the others investigate the kidnappings perpetrated by the Shadows possessing people (More about that arc in this post here). The team fight the shadows atop Shido Tower, alongside her father Captain Niijima (haven't decided on a first name for him yet-). There Ann and Ryuji get exposed to the serum, released in a giant cloud on the roof, awakening to their powers. However, because the serum is deadly to those who haven't accepted their shadow, and because there's no real way to tell who has and hasn't, Makoto and her father wear gas masks and try to stop the serum from spreading any further.

They're successful, but the Captain is killed right in front of her, giving his life to save Aaron from a fatal blow.

Things... did not go well from there. Makoto was obviously distraught over thing, and to make matters worse, Aaron begins to distance himself from her, both to protect her and because he... kinda blames himself for her father's death.

To top it all off, Sae spends more and more time at work, convinced that Spider-Man killed their father, and will stop at nothing to catch him, dead or alive.

The others tried to help comfort her, but she wasn't very receptive to it. Just saying that she was fine, and pushing herself further to focus on her work. Both for the student council, her internship at ShidoCorp, and for the team... even if they all thought she needed a break.

And that's when Goro Akechi entered the scene. Proclaiming on live television that he would catch Spider-Man, and he'd do it through a partnership with the Shido Corporation. He'd be using a new "high tech" suit they'd designed to bring that menace to justice.

But it wasn't just tech. Even just looking at it on a screen, she could tell right away. It was too sleek, too... alien to be man made. And since she still had access to the labs through her internship, she decided to look into it.

She was right, of course. She discovered the company's symbiote program, and started poking around to see what she could dig up on these things, wanting to give the team every advantage she could.

But then... one of them escaped, lunging for her almost immediately. The next thing she knew, she was hanging upside down from a skyscraper.

At first she was freaked out, but the longer she wore it the more it started to... click. She didn't have to be on the sidelines anymore. She had power now, she could help people just like the others did!

But... she wasn't quite in her right mind. Between her father's death, her best friend and sister pushing her away, and all the pressure and manipulation she'd been put through most of her life... she was angry. Angry at the world. The world that put all that pressure on her, the world that kept her sister away from home, the world that took her father's life. Shadows were born of humans, after all.

And that anger was twisted into a violent rage by the suit. Anytime she'd come across some criminals, she'd leave them in progressively worse and worse states, pushing her limits just a little further each time, until she was leaving nearly all her opponents on the brink of death.

The world took everything from her, and she would make them suffer.

It wasn't long before she crossed paths with the team. She tried to explain herself, tried to justify her brutality, but they didn't understand. They couldn't understand. So they fought.

In reality, she was the one who threw the first punch, losing her temper after Aaron suggested she take the suit off. But in her mind, they'd betrayed her. And what's worse, tried to take the one thing that made her feel free.

It'd be the first of many fights between them.

That night after she got home, she and her sister got into a fight, a fight that escalated very quickly due to the state she was in. So she stormed off, running away from home. She didn't need her. She didn't need anyone.

She was a nomad, drifting from place to place, fight to fight. Rationing out what money she had on her to keep herself fed.

There'd be several clashes between her, the team, and even Akechi on occasion, all the while she'd decline further and further, slowly forgoing any sense of morals, any care for collateral damage, any strategy beyond getting back at anyone and everyone who'd ever hurt her, no matter how petty the grudge.

She started with Kaneshiro's clan, or what was left of it, hitting target after target, decimating everything in her path. Then she paid a visit to Principal Kobayakawa, taking great pleasure in making his fate as slow and painful as possible. He was hospitalized later that night, and he'd spend the next several months jumping at any shadow on the wall.

Then she visited her dad's old precinct in Shibuya, the place that was rife with corrupt cops, that made her father's job all the more difficult. The place that had robbed her of so much time with him.

She tore through the place in an afternoon. Nothing could stop her, nothing seemed to even hurt her... except for a simple taser.

But she saved the worst for last. Her sister. The one everyone compared her to, the one who put so much pressure on her, the one that'd abandoned her to pursue revenge. She stopped by the courthouse, tore down the wall to her office, and took her hostage before disappearing into the night.

She brought her to the aquarium, the place they'd used to visit every year with their dad before he died. She took off her mask and just started screaming at her. If she was going to do this, she wanted her to know exactly why.

She was going to kill her... but that's when her friends found her.

Still, there wasn't much they could do. Sure Ryuji's electric attacks were extremely painful, but they were holding back. She was still "their friend," after all.

Eventually, it all came down to her and Aaron. He'd abandoned her too, he deserved to suffer for that.

But after she said that... he stopped fighting. Instead he apologized for everything, saying that he deserved whatever she was going to do to him. But also that he still believed in her, that she could beat this thing. And that... that got to her.

In a brief moment of clarity, she was able to fight against the suit, and throw herself into the aquarium's power generator, finally freeing herself from its grasp.

She wouldn't wear it again for a while after that... but she would eventually wear it again, only with much more control than she had before... though she also kept a taser on her just in case.

She would attempt to make up with her sister soon after. But while Sae forgave her for what she did, as she wasn't really herself, she couldn't forgive the fact that she was working with the man who she believed had killed their father. Makoto tried to explain, but Sae wouldn't listen, and threw her out.

Makoto would live with Sojiro and Futaba for the next few months. She and Sae do eventually make up, but I'll save that for when I eventually explain how I adapted Sae's Palace.

So... there you go. That's Sovereign. Obviously, I left a LOT out, and even then it still took way too shocking long to get through it all. But I'm curious what you guys think of this whole arc. Is it interesting? Do you think I screwed something up? Honestly, I'll take all the feedback I can get.

[thebutlers]

Year In Review

It is 9:00 PM on December 29th and I am sitting in my bedroom with painted nails that are drying. I went sparkly to ring in the festivities of New Year's and our upcoming trip to Mexico. I wanted to take some time to reflect on this last year with some questions I found on Pinterest and thought this would be the perfect time to start the blog up again...

My word for 2022: Celebration

Best thing I did for someone else this year: Although it was very mutually beneficial, moving in with my dad was something that I think really helped him. Being in our family home alone probably feels very lonely and so I am very glad Makoto and I lived with my dad during my pregnancy and the first four months of Kenzo's life.

Most memorable moment of the year: Although there were many moments that are in the running, I'd say the 24 hours between having my water break and starting labor. I feel like that time period is seared into my brain. From FaceTiming people telling them my water broke, quickly packing up our bags, spending a few hours in the hospital, deciding to go back home, going back to the hospital the next morning, almost having an emergency c-section, having family visit the room, to the start of more serious labor. It was a wild 24 hours.

One great compliment you received this year: One that I get over and over is that I am my mom's legacy. I so badly wish she was here, but to know that so many people see my mom in me and know that I am making her proud really gives me peace.

Best advice you received this year: I feel like one or two moms told me to trust my gut and I feel like that has been something I keep coming back to when it comes to parenting Kenzo and even other areas of my life. Things like co-sleeping, pureé feeding, all the affection we give him. Somehow it just feels instinctual to know what to do for Kenzo.

Something you had never done before: I haven't felt like I've truly led something before but when we said yes to leading at YWAM Denver I feel like we had to step up. We are in charge of setting culture, making the final call on decisions, and having people look to us. It's been very stretching to not only learn how to lead a base, but learn to lead people as well.

Favorite place you visited this year: We didn't travel too much this year. We went to Oregon, California, Colorado, and Mexico if I'm not mistaken. Obviously Mexico was my favorite. Between the stunning sunrises, my favorite people, and being at a resort I'd never been to, it was just a great time.

Biggest lesson learned: God doesn't owe us anything and that gratitude is always a choice. After mom died I wrestled with the why's and the frustration of her not being healed, but God is still good and His nature is good and so I don't have to understand why He did something if I know those things to be true. Also, it is very easy to find the negative or to focus on what you don't have but there is always something to be grateful for and there are usually way more good things happening in your life than there are bad things.

Most newsworthy event: Accepting the position of campus leaders of YWAM Denver. It is still crazy to me that this is our life and yet at the same time it's hard to imagine us doing anything else right now. I am very thankful Mak and I get to be in full time missions again and that we get to be in Colorado while we do it.

What/whom are you most thankful for this year: I am most thankful for Kenzo but that is so obvious. He changed my life. After him I would say that I have come to feel very thankful for my church family. I am blessed to have been able to walk with them for twenty years now and have such consistency with them. I look around on Sunday and am filled with gratitude that I am a part of this church body.

Favorite show of the year: I continued to watch the rest of the series of Gilmore Girls at the start of this year and then Mak and I got into House for a few months. I'm rewatching GG since we moved onto the base and that's been fun. I love that show!

Favorite moments of the year:

+ Biking from our house in HB to Pacific City or a bench across from the ocean to think and read and journal.

+ Styling our basement apartment at dad's house.

+ Dad visiting HB and us going to the San Diego Zoo and whale watching.

+ Doing the babies course with Haylee.

+ Saying goodbye to my mom in the hospital.

+ Mom's celebration of life service.

+ Our trip to Mexico.

+ My walks around the pond with Kenzo.

+ My first date with Kenzo when we walked around the city.

+ Our stay in the hospital after Kenzo was born.

+ Doing silver sneakers with Haylee with our instructor Ken.

+ Our yard sale in HB as we started moving out of the house.

+ Our date day in Portland where we went to Twinings tea, got our favorite ramen, and the best Portland fog donuts.

+ Mak getting a tattoo of my name.

+ Moving onto the base.

I'm sure there were many more memories than just these, but these stood out in the few minutes I've sat here thinking about it.

In my next post I'm going to look forward to 2023!

[maguro13-2]

The Dark Beginnings ~ Origins of the Ink Demon Chapter 0 Final Pologue (4/7)

"9 years ago..."

*DBZ/One Piece : Loud Energy Explosions*

"THE SHATTERING"

Young Maka : Mama...Papa...Big Sister...Please...Help me!

Young Makoto : Oi. Don't fret. I'm here to save your life, I promise that no one would hurt you anymore.

Young Maka : You are...

Young Makoto : Makoto Asagiri. Don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you. I'm going to save you from bad things that will ever happen to you. Please, take my hand and there will be nothing to be afraid of.

Young Maka : ...O...Okay! (hold hand with Makoto)

Young Makoto : You are finally safe with me now. I'm gonna get you to a safe place from here and please do not even fret with despair, no matter what happens. You'll still have hope within you.

Young Maka : ...(giggles) Hai, Makoto-san.

"9 years later..."

[Palais Garnier - Paris]

Makoto : ....[looks at a photo of Maka and himself as children] Maka...it's a been a long time since I first met you on that day. Ever since we were children, I could be the one that given your heart belonging to me and now I understand. Since you fret your self with frustration, I would make you smile again and look foward into seeing you again. (hears someone approaching) Oh, look who's back. Jacqueline O'Lantern Dupre of the O'Lantern Family.

Jacqueline O'Lantern : Oi, Makoto-san. Still thinking about that girl you saved from 9 years ago after four-fifths of your home country being wiped out?

Makoto : It was a long time ago, I now remember clearly that she was the only friend that I ever wanted to have a fiance, she was the reason that I was chosen for her to be lover and yet I will reclaim her as my wife.

Jacqueline O'Lantern : That's something amazing. We usually worked together as a team, comrades that always stick together. We're on the right track, so It's hard to think that I'm fallen in love with a girl that a witch, I heard that she's a real beauty when it comes to being a cutie. Yeah, I've been slacking off lately, I was, uhh, in bit of a pickle.

Makoto : So what happened after you came into the foreign lands of the United States on the East Coast?

Jacqueline O'Lantern : After I got suspended after I botched another missions, I traveled to Quebec where I even met frenchie, Harvar D. Eclair and became friends on that occasion, but after making a pit stop in Vermont in order to catch a break, I met the girl that the force to told me to protect someone and that someone is Kimial Diehl, the girl who used called Kimiko she's a descendant of a witch who was executed 1000 years ago.

Makoto : Heh. Looks like you got the right girl and I got the right one. We're both doubt that we're comrades always sticking together. We have our respective female fiances.

Jacqueline O' Lantern : I got Kimial who is chosen as her protector...

Makoto : And I got Maka to be protected as well.

Kazuki : How's everything going, Makoto? Still wandering about the girl you saved all those years ago? I've known your progressing of fighting against to tie in with the detectives to fight against the evils that lurks danger in their eyes.

Makoto Asagiri : Kazuki Kuroshima.

Kazuki : That's Kazuki Kurosaki to you.

"Kazuki Kurosaki : Phantom of the Kuroshima".

Kazuki : So, the famous hero has decided to make a return to seeing the girl that he loves, but in most terms of it, you'd be slacking off after what happened in the country 9 years ago. My, My, I heard about you going in for a surprise.

Makoto : Lighten up, Kazuki. I did much of my time saving people's lives from those criminals and you had to ace it up, haven't you forgotten that I was the one who saved Maka's life before you saved someone's life, do you?

Kazuki : Of course, this young girl on this photo is exactly the girl who comes from a family of ninjas after the older brother went missing all those years ago. (photo of Tsubaki Nakatsukasa) I'd believe that she's also somehow connected to those Shattered Meister and this is the younger sisters of a world class famous ninja that presumed to be dead. Luckily man dressed in white as a Shinobi was the one that founded Tsubaki after she regained her passion when she revealed that her brother was killed by the creatures of the living dead, heartless.

Makoto : Yeah, those creatures born from a person's heart and bred from a thing that they call it "Darkness". That's the real reason Tsubaki decides to live alone as a Government agent working with another female ninja employee, Nightshade Hibana.

Kazuki : True, because the Nakatsukasa were allies to us and we helped the invasive Star Clan that were trying to put Japan in Darkness and would claim it as their own. But they left a certain child to be carried away by the heartless, living in the shadows when he realizes that Shinra's Influence has made him too cocky and I Kazuki of the Kuroshima, has grown tired of his attitude. That's why Tsubaki has fallen for me, she was a girl who is worth the money from the Yakuza after Nightshade Hibana.

[Invaders - Jun Senoue]

(foosteps running)

Jean : Kazuki, Makoto, Jacqueline!

Jacqueline : Jean!

Makoto : What's the rush!

Jean : We have information that the heartless have made a comeback after the seeker of Darkness, Ansem was defeated by one of the Keyblade wielders. Ansem is seeking a revenge plot to destroy the only source that brought the heartless attention' due to the influence of the Kusakabe Legacy.

Makoto : What about the intrusion in Paris?

Jean : I'm afraid so. It appears that we caught someone that has the ability to turn into a shadow which somehow has connection to the Nakatsukasa that wanted Tsubaki dead and you Kazuki meddling with it somehow.

Makoto : There's what?

*CHAINS SHACKLING*

Masamune : Oi, hanase! Get these chains of off me! I wanted to become a Kishin! Why are you taking me here!? Who do you think you are!?

Kazuki : My humble gratitude. Thank you brining this man that is Tsubaki Nakatsukasa's older brother. What's with the empty sack under his head?

Phantom Member : We got him good! Sora founded out that the ninja of the Nakatsukasa was founding disguising itself as a shadowy figure.

Kazuki : A shadowy figure, that's the same figure that was targeting a village and Tsubaki as well! You there, unveil this man's face for me!

Phantom Member : Yes sir! (removes sack to unveil Masamune's head)

Makoto : No way, the Masamune that Tsubaki loves is...

*DBZ SFX : Shock*

Jacqueline O'Lantern : Yeah, Just as I expcected. A heartless in disguise. According to the villagers, he was possessing the hearts and souls of the villagers after he went missing all of those years before Kazuki even met Tsubaki to be fallen for him.

Makoto : So that's what got the Heartless Attention? It's that damn legacy Maka was being under the influence. Someone's getting the attention to these guys.

Heartless Masamune : Why is everybody looking at me! I'm no heartless, I'm human! All I wanted was to see my sister smile again, I don't know how to begin with! I wanted her heart and Soul just to become the Kishin! That's what makes me evil to bring ultimate power!

Kazuki : Enough of your lies, Heartless scum! I saw you stealing people's hearts and souls, and you tried to take Tsubaki's away, you calling yourself a brother to Tsubaki, you aren't Masamune Nakatsuaksa that I known about! You took his personality so that you would become something else! If you ever lay a finger on her, I would mercifully kill you! Don't you remember, your family helped my clan to stop the Star Clan that were actually monster or heartless that tried to take over a village, saving lives and protect the light in her heart.

[Sad Servant - Fumie Kumatani]

Kazuki : You only wanted to see your sister again do you, and a heartless like you, you just wanted to kill her so that you want to steal her heart and soul.

Heartless Masamune : I don't know why Lord Death wanted to call me a Kishin. I don't want to die like this. I just wanted the hearts and souls for power, how can I become like this? What amI? Who am I?

Makoto : A heartless, creatures that are born from within the darkness and bred from people's hearts. That's what humans calls you and not an evil person. You maybe Tsubaki Nakatsukasa's brother, but you're just a heartless doppelganger like Ansem was.

Jacqueline O'Lantern : You were created and manipulated to think that you were going to become a thing called a Kishin, but you're not. That Kishin you said was nothing more to lie, lies hurts when it comes to overcome the truth. You got to accept it and let truth being vein.

Heartless Masamune : I'm heartless, not a Kishin? So all of this...all of this was for nothing! All those lies. All of these lies, I hurt people! (before killing himself with light) DAMN YOU, SHINRAAAA-!

*DBZ SFX : Energy Ball Impact+Collapse*

Heartless Masamune : (vanishes leaving a Heartless Emblem on the floor)

Jacqueline O'Lantern : (picks up the Heartless Emblem object ) So this is what brought the attenton of the heartless, Looks like this Darkside Death guy was behind all of this. Was Maka meddling with the heartless too?

Makoto : Could, Jacqueline. Heartless are created to fool the humans, witches, and including their selves! It's goddamn sick that Maka was being played by these creatures that were making a fool out of us! But they weren't foolish enough to destroy planets for a personal cover uup.

Jacqueline O'Lantern : I agree, that's why Kimial is always with me and I needer her for her protection. So I was wondering, Makoto. When it comes Heartless, how does anyone know that the influence of Shinra Kusakabe is making us spread the lies?

Makoto : I know how. You heartless of the darkness can't fool me now with your lies, Shinra Kusakabe. This time, Maka will be mine.

~ Prologue 29 : Phantom's Justice ~

[altered-personas]

Makoto has... complicated feelings on Shadows, at least in the main verse.

At the end of the first semester, a Shadow stabbed her father through the chest right in front of her. Naturally, that event scarred her for life.

Now whenever she sees one, which in the main verse is rare, she will do one of two things. Either have a panic attack shaking in fear at the sight of the thing, or if she's wearing the symbiote, she'll go into an uncontrollable rage, lashing out at everything in a murderous rampage until every shadow in the area is dead... while also having a bit of a panic attack-

Though even without the suit, she's far from helpless in that state, she will fight back if she has to. But she'd much rather get away from it as soon as possible, as seeing them triggers her PTSD

This can be dealt with if she has friends nearby, people she knows and trusts, though with the suit on that's easier said than done. She will lash out at them at first, and it'll take a while to really calm her down.

This doesn't apply to human shadows, however. As in the shadow of an actual person. Only their more monstrous forms/shadows from the collective unconscious will trigger this. She still doesn't like human shadows, but she can tolerate them enough not to kill them. If they transform however, her teammates are going to have to hold her back.

As for which specific Shadow killed her father, I haven't decided yet, but I'm leaning towards Jack-o-lantern, since that's the name of an actual Spider-Man villain, who funnily enough has history with Venom (especially Agent Venom, who's a big inspiration for Sovereign).

Though if I did go with that, it'd be an augmented Jack-o-lantern, made stronger by Yaldabaoth when it was sent through to the real world, just so it can not only be closer to the villain, but also be an actual threat. (In game Jack-o-lanterns aren't exactly tough... and they don't have anything to stab with-)

[tentglitch]

Thinking abt p5 atla au 😳😳