#incredibly stressful port stops)

[arsenicflame]

stede is 'oh this place has something related to my interest i must go in immediately' autistic and izzy is 'if we deviate one inch from my plan for today i will murder someone' autistic

[oikasugayama]

BSD MEN AS BOYFRIENDS pt. 2

pt. 1 Dazai, Kunikida, Atsushi, Chuuya pt. 2 Ango, Ranpo, Poe

mentions of smut in Ranpo and Poe's!!

Ango

He's a sadboi and once he's comfortable with you he's probably whiny and clingy. It's extreeeemely common for him to come home from work exhausted, change out of his suit, and silently drop down beside you wherever you are. If you're in bed he'll lay with you, if you're on the couch he'll sit with you, hell sometimes he'll get into your bath with you. He wont talk for a while--sometimes up to an hour-- while he decompresses from work, and then finally once he's started to relax he'll talk to you and ask how your day was. You're used to this-- you can't imagine the stress he's under on a day to day basis not only doing his job but knowing that he's incredibly hated among some very very dangerous circles. You promised him a long time ago that you wouldn't ask about it and would try your best not to worry about it. "I could be killed any day for a multitude of reasons," he told you once. "Let me worry about that. Please just let me feel normal and in love with you in the meantime."

He doesn't...have friends... so you get to spend ALL of his free time with him :D Not that there's a lot of it. He hates working late, but unfortunately it happens a lot (funny how it coincides with every time the Port Mafia or the Armed Detective Agency get involved in some big scheme). You miss him when he's late coming home, but as much as you want to be a cute partner and bring him dinner at the office (or stop by for any reason for that matter), you know you can't. Ango keeps your relationship EXTREMELY private, to the point of being secretive. You're not allowed to be seen in public together, for your safety. He doesn't want you to be taken and used against him for any reason, so it's better that your relationship is under wraps.

One time, though, you were at home with him and Dazai--okay, so Ango has one friend--invited himself in. You'd never met him before this moment, and he seemed shocked that Ango wasn't home alone. You've heard enough about Dazai to know that he likely instantly knew who you were to Ango when he saw you leaned against each other on the couch in the split second before Ango leapt to his feet and started yelling at Dazai for breaking in.

Ango honestly seems a little relieved to introduce you properly to Dazai-- you're the two most important people in his personal life, after all. Now maybe he can have his two favorite people in the room at the same time and feel a little normal for once.

Ranpo

Don't even fucking pretend like you don't have a crush on him. The second you think "oh shit, I think I like him" he opens his eyes, quirks an eyebrow at you, and says "I didn't even do anything." If you didn't know better you'd think he's telepathic. He asks you on a date then and there (after a bit of teasing, trying to get you to admit to liking him before he outs you himself)

He fairly quickly decides that he wants to be your partner, having worked out in an instant that you'll make his life more fun and give him lots of things that he isn't used to (i.e. affection) that he desperately wants.

If you ask why he didn't date anyone before you came along, he says that he has dated a few people, but only if they've approached him, because he's too lazy to pursue anyone. It's easier for him to wait for someone to confess than to try to hunt for someone good.

He's not much for cuddling. He's kind of touch averse and isn't too fond of petting or random innocent touches or hand holding. He very, very much likes kisses and compliments, though!! You can smooch him and tell him how handsome and smart and good he is and it'll send him over the moon.

He doesn't have much of a sex drive, but you do have sex. He prefers to not do the work as much as possible. If you'll suck him off or ride him, he's more than satisfied. He tells you he used to think he could honestly live without sex, but then he remembers how good you look when you're blissed out and how proud he feels when he makes you feel good, and it makes him want to do it more. Throughout your relationship he gets a bit more sexually adventurous, but it does take a while for him to get used to all the physical touching and the energy it expends.

It's impossible to surprise him. You have to start warning him that you want to surprise him, and then he pretends not to notice any of the sneaking you do. You kind of knew this was going to be an issue going into the relationship, but you didn't realize he wouldn't know not to spoil a surprise. He gets pretty good at pretending he didn't know surprises were coming, though. His favorite ones involve you making him special dinners or coming to the office in the middle of the day to bring him lunch and give him a kiss right in front of all of his coworkers.

Poe

He will buy you EX!PEN!SIVE! GIFTS! You want a rare first edition of a novel from the 19th century? $2,000? Pocket change. You want a beautiful gemstone neceklace and it turns out it's $100k because they're all diamonds? Easy spending money. He'd buy you a whole fucking town if you asked him to. Please ask him to. Please.

He is at your beck and call. Every second you're not with him he's thinking of you and moping. He cries to Karl that you must have forgotten about him and what if you don't love him anymore? He falls into a doom spiral and writes devastating poetry about never-ending despair and loathing--and then you text him and he's sunshine and rainbows and writes you a sonnet about how much he loves you. He's especially susceptible to sexts. If you send him a picture of your tits or your bulge, his mouth will be watering and he will call you in an instant, whining and begging for you to come see him as soon as possible.

he insists he can see through his hair and prefers it to be in his eyes to block some of the light--even if it's dark, it's still too bright for him. The first time you huff and reach up to move his hair out of his face, he nearly nuts on the spot. There's something about you grabbing his hair and forcing him to look you, unobstructed, in the eye that turns him on so much. He's very much a sub and wants you to take control and tell him exactly what you want any time you get intimate.

quality time is very important to him, just as much so as gift giving. He'd be happy to be in the same room as you even if you weren't looking at him or talking to him. All it takes is for you to be nearby for him to feel at ease. He's very prone to anxiety, but having you by his side, or just in his vicinity, makes him feel a bit braver.

He lowkey gets jealous when you give Karl more attention than him. Yes the raccoon is cute and very pettable, but Poe is pettable too, damn it, look at all that hair he has!! Run your fingers through it!! Kiss his forehead!! Discover what color his eyes are and wax poetic about how beautiful they are and ask why he keeps hiding them from you!! Give him attention!!!!!!!!!!!

[mychlapci]

Yessss! The one about medics being able to stop pregnancy!!! I had this idea, Ratchet and Drift in a relationship in the dead end (they klang, a lot! Drift can’t believe how much pussy he’s getting)

Then, Drift begin to distance himself, following Megatron speeches. And before Ratchet can tell him he’s sparked, Drift disappear. The war start, and Ratchet decides the sparklings will be a problem for later… Deadlock enter the picture, he and Ratchet get nasty on the battlefield now and then. Ratchet’s body store all the fluids it can. Due to constant stress work and damages, the gestation is not completely interrupted, but only going incredibly slow.

At some point, someone realizes Ratchet is indeed sparked, and senator Proteus (I’ve seen him as the bad guy in a story, now he’s my to go villain) claims the sparkling and Ratchet. Everyone is congratulating the couple, even if Ratchet is answering everyone between gritted teeth.

Fast forward, and Ratchet is captured and taken inside the nemesis. Deadlock comes to except him into his own personal quarters, cause Ratchet is a valuable prisoner. Once there, they have a screaming match, accusing each others of leaving, not caring etch etch… “how could you marry a senator!!!” “I DIDN’T!!”

And then, like on clue, contractions starts. All the stress had left Ratchet with no more control over his gestation, and now the sparkling are ready to get out. No matter how mad Deadlock was, he’s gonna help Ratchet through this. It’s a long process, Dradlock helps Ratchet remain in position, push and when needed, assert the state of things “down there”.

Finally, one sparkling slips out, into Deadlock’s awaiting hands. Ratchet lies down, to rest before he has to push the other ones out. Deadlock is shocked, cause the little one looks so much like himself…

(Deadlock licking the sparkling clean, before going down on Ratchet, to “help prepare the way”)

i always imagine Ratchet's water breaking because he gets just so mad and frustrated that his emergence activates. it's in character, i think.

mhmm More and more stress and people constantly trying to put their hands on his belly mess with his medical overhaul and his pregnancy progresses despite him not wanting to allow it, and seeing Deadlock just... has water pouring down his thighs.

I am so obsessed with the image of Deadlock dutifully cleaning Ratchet's sparkling with his tongue before handing it to its carrier, and redirecting his attention to Ratchet's valve. He's lapping at his node while Ratchet's port twitches and gapes, already crowning with a second sparkling <3

[ao3-deviance]

Regret

(Also on Ao3)

Mori was not unfamiliar with regret. 

Of course, he'd never let that stop him from acting in Yokohama's best interest. A few times in his life, he'd even had the displeasure of regretting his actions before he'd even taken them. But above all else lied the greater good, so he couldn't let sentimentality or emotions sway him from it. 

He sat in his chair contemplating such regrets now, looking out over the skyline and brushing a finger along the rim of his glass on the table beside him. He smiled wistfully. Peace was hard to come by but always appreciated, especially given his position and the current tumultuous status of their dear city. 

"Boss." 

Mori looked up to see Chuuya stepping into the office, holding up a few manilla folders. Mori inclined his head to the chair next to him. 

"Chuuya, welcome back. Leave the reports on my desk and have a drink with me."

Chuuya didn't argue, always up for a casual drink. The man did as requested, leaving the files neatly on Mori's desk before coming around to take the empty seat. He poured himself a healthy glass of wine, and Mori hid his smile behind his own glass. His executive's love of the drink was no secret, but neither was his incredibly low tolerance of the stuff. Mori eyed the one glass and wondered if he'd need to send for someone to escort Chuuya home after this. 

"Mission went well, I presume?"

"Yes," Chuuya nodded, swishing the wine in his cup and sniffing it with a grin. "No casualties or unexpected issues."

"Well done," he praised. "And our truce? How fairs our little kept detectives?"

Chuuya snorted, rolling his eyes. "They have no troubles, not with that bandaged menace among them. If anything, our concern should be them betraying us first."

Mori hummed thoughtfully, eyes sliding from Chuuya back to the cityscape. "I'm not concerned," he admitted easily. "Dazai is smarter than that."

Chuuya grumbled under his breath what sounded like disagreement on Dazai's intelligence, but Mori just chuckled at his theatrics. 

"Chuuya," Mori called his attention, "you know I have much respect for you, thanks to all that you've done since joining the Port Mafia. You are an incredibly talented individual and much more than simply the brawn of Double Black, as some of our enemies may say. I trust your strategy."

Chuuya seemed to be getting embarrassed under his praise, but his face twisted with befuddlement at Mori's last statement. "My strategy?" 

"With Dazai," Mori clarified, smile sharp. 

Chuuya tensed ever-so-slightly. "What do you mean? I hate Dazai and want him dead."

Mori raised a brow, glancing over at him. "Oh? Did I misunderstand Dazai being seen leaving your apartment several times since our truce?" 

Chuuya's face was redder than his hair. "That vagabond broke in, it wasn't–"

"Chuuya," Mori cut him off simply, turning in his chair to face his executive with a smile. "We're in a truce. Dazai is a valuable piece. He may never rejoin the Port Mafia due to his…certain sensitivities, but myself being out of his favor does not extend to our entire organization. I paired you together all those years ago because I saw something great in the two of you. If that extends beyond what was initially expected, I do not hold that against you."

Chuuya's hands were curled into tight fists, leather creaking. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

"I think you do," Mori disagreed, "but I won't force you to speak it out loud. I just meant to offer my blessing, should you wish to continue your liaison with less stress about discretion." He frowned with concern. "You do carry such a heavy weight for one at your age. I don't wish for you to burn out, Chuuya. If you need to take some time for yourself, you're always welcome to." 

Chuuya's mouth opened and closed without sound, as if he wasn't sure where to begin. Mori smirked, turning away and taking a sip of his drink. 

"Dazai and I," Chuuya eventually settled on, teeth gritted, "are nothing more than ex-partners." 

Mori hummed. "I'm not expecting you to tell me everything, but I'd appreciate it if you refrained from lying to my face."

Chuuya sputtered. "Wha–no! I'm not–He's nothing to me, I haven't–I would never betray the Port Mafia, this is my family, I–"

Mori held up a hand. "No one is accusing you of anything," he said. His mind went to an old place, with silver hair and a sword and trust so deeply ingrained in his bones that it felt like it could never be removed. It had been, eventually, but sometimes he still felt the remnants, the taste of the nostalgia heavy on his tongue, especially with their new truce. He sighed. "Sometimes there are people in this world who just fit together, as if you were matching puzzle pieces. I sensed that with you and Dazai, that's why I had you two team up as partners. And I think I've been proven correct by this point, between all the happenings throughout the years."

"I would never–"

"I trust you, Chuuya," Mori cut him off easily, and it was a fact. Even if he couldn't trust Dazai as much as he wanted, Chuuya was bluntly honest with those he felt loyal to and even with his own impressive set of skills and brilliance, he'd never shown any drive or desire to uproot the Port Mafia with a coup. Even if he was popular enough to have his own subset of loyal followers, Chuuya was meant to follow orders himself, not give them. He couldn't handle the weight of an entire organization on his back, the decisions that had to sometimes be made, one life for many. Chuuya still mourned every life they lost, knew every one of his underlings by name, and while that was becoming of a man, it was not a good trait for a leader of an organization with as bloody of a history as the Port Mafia. 

"Dazai is angry at me," Mori said, "and he may always stay angry at me. But: he's too much like me to not see the benefit of this organization's existence; he's too smart to not be able to subtly influence certain events around us; and," he paused, putting the entire weight of his assessment on Chuuya as he met the other's gaze, "he's too emotionally involved with certain members to allow anything too tragic to happen to us. He won't let you get too far from him, Chuuya. All I ask is that you return the favor."

"I still don't understand what you're talking about," Chuuya frowned. "Dazai is a traitor."

"Dazai is a teenager having a temper tantrum," Mori said, long-suffering, "but alas, he always was. You have always taken care of his plans, sometimes without even discussing it with him like that recent issue with Shibusawa. I give you free reign to continue doing so." Mori waved him off. "It's fine with me if you remain close to him. That's all."

Chuuya seemed like he wanted to keep denying it, but instead he grabbed his wine glass and chugged the whole thing inelegantly, standing and wiping his mouth on the back of his hand. 

"Thank you, boss. I think I'm going to retire for the day," he said with strain in his voice. 

Mori smirked, nodding at him. "You're dismissed. Why don't you take tomorrow off as well? Don't worry about coming in until Monday. " 

"Very well. Thank you," Chuuya agreed stiffly, before turning about and walking out the door as awkwardly as a robot. 

Mori rolled his eyes. Dazai and Chuuya may not be teenagers anymore, but they certainly still acted like they were, at least where the other was concerned. He was sure he didn't need to remind Chuuya about tomorrow being Dazai's birthday, and he expected the other had been planning to ask off anyways. Mori had been dealing with a slew of tiny annoyances all day, and he recognized that the secret alert codes that the Port Mafia used had spelled out 'Let My Dog Free' in Dazai's own secret code from when he was fifteen. He didn't want to imagine what havoc Dazai was planning to unleash if Mori hadn't given Chuuya tomorrow off. 

"Introducing them was either my best idea or my worst," Mori spoke to himself. "Only time will tell, I suppose." He allowed himself one more moment of melancholy before he felt Elise appear at his side. 

"Rintarou! I want a new doll," she demanded, stomping her foot.

"Of course, let's go to the shops then," he agreed easily, setting aside his thoughts on other matters to have a moment in the present. 

There would always be another day full of regrets. 

[journalsouppe]

This is a repost with better images (and the original was posted to my main blog not here)

Uncensored version and close ups below!!

Also apologies for the small and crazy writing, I went insane playing this game and had a lot to say about it LMAO

Stickers are from NoodlesandTeaShop on etsy!!

Rating: 10/10 Played: Su 2022 Port: N. Switch Favorite? Y Replayable: Y Recommended? Y

Comments

my first ace attorney game!!

omg the little anime scenes are so cool

The twist endings/court conclusions are so well made

oh my god I'm in love with Kazuma <3 his theme T-T

each character has such a distinct personality esp from just their animation

I love the [sholmes/iris/ryuu] forhead thing

yeah I'm also in love with Ryuu T-T

the logic and reasoning spectaculars are my favorite thing they're so fun and stupid

Sholmes and Iris are the cutest dad and daughter duo

FIREWORKS? IN THE COURTROOM??

I am so stressed about the Hounds of the Baskerville case O_o

British Ryuu jumpscare

CHUUNOSUKE ON RYUU'S SHOULDER T-T

I like Gina's new job and personality

Ayy Gregsy is back

ohh the great departed soul is both Susato and Kazuma omg

AMNESIA? T^T

Ryuu is scared of everything and I adore it [me too Ryuu]

PLAGUE DOCTOR WANTS TO CUT ME UP??

The wax museum is horrifying wtf

case 8 [2-3] is an all time favorite

HOLY FUCK

[Phonograph sticker] looks just like Barok's

Love goofy Herlock clothes

Case 2-4 specific comments

THE PARALLELS ARE CRAZY

give me your damn sword Kazuma you don't need two of them

KAZUMA'S NEW THEME????

KAZUIMA'S FATHER?

DEAD?

I love how confident, sure, and determined Ryuu is now

bullying Ryu to pay the vendors T-T

is this a fake trial??

Beppo!!!

STOP FLIRTING IN THE MIDDLE OF A TRIAL

Was the will the note sent to Kazuma?

Finishing each others sentences

love [prison warders and a prosecutor, reborn] 10/10 music

Case 2-5 specific comments

FUCK NOT STRONGHART

Kazuma [eye roll]

JIGOKU???

The girls are FIGHTING [kazuma and barok]

IM MIKOTOBA OMG OMG INVESTIGATION

Elementary my dear Mikotoba T^T

TAP DANCING

Was the sword broken from Genshin? NVM LOL [im dumb]

Gregson in the luggage is so fucked

They're all family T-T brother Ryuu

Kazuma's theme is both intimidating but assuring

HOLOGRAM??

THE DANCE????

Iris Van Zieks... IRIS SHOLMES

THE CREDITS, I'm not okay

Game Dev notes

Masterfully done music, esp reinvented themes for change

incredible animations, gives each character so much personality

great story telling - best visual novel for length, story, interest, etc

chronicles has its own achievements - encourages replayability

great pacing and saving - east to pick up and set down

amazing foreshadowing - whole series planned together

incredible balance of comedy and tragedy

takes preexisting stories and tropes and masterfully retells them

Summary:

I'm afraid I won't have enough room to describe how much I love this game. I don't even know where to start :'). This game is a masterpiece of masterpieces. Easily comparable to FMAB in terms of incredible storytelling, foreshadowing, mystery, tragedy, comedy, score, design, you name it. I have never genuinely been so shocked by the surprises in this game, but they were all so well made and fit in the story seamlessly. The tragedy and comedy, the two most important aspects of a story to me, were not only very well balanced, but were used as expert emotional devices throughout the game. The character design is incredible. Small details such as Ryuu's arm brace or Enoch's mechanisms or Iris's dolls add such character and personality even if some of these details aren't plot relevant. Each character has a unique body type, face shape, facial features, etc that it is easy to identify each character without their hair or clothes. The deigns are also so brilliant that it even taught me how to not only draw older people and children, but to be able to distinguish between teenagers and 20-30 year olds in my art (instead of all looking the same age). The animations are beautiful and so ridiculous. I always looked forward to interacting with Herlock and the witnesses. These games also have one of my favorite scores, especially the way they are able to turn established themes on their heads. The music does an amazing job at establishing setting, character, tension, emotion, you name it. Now for the story telling. Holy fucking shit. Holy shit. You don't even realize how important every small is until it hits you in the face. This is a story that will rival my 1st place spot of FMAB [in terms of all media]. It is so beautifully designed and thought over that I can only say the writers at Capcom are true geniuses to make this story. It doesn't hold back any punches but also comforts you. It toys with your emotions and is smth almost evil, but it also gives you hope and confidence and lifts you up so that you can scream to the world. The key to this is Ryuu. He's no avatar like Link but you and him share a strong bond through shared experience. It was an ingenious move to have the first story be Ryuu accused of murder, you learn the hardest way possible how to become a defense attorney of true integrity. His relations to others is this game is incredible too. The betrayal, the longing, the tenderness. Him and Susato have an incredible "sibling" bond to where I truly felt anxious without her. Not to mention Kazuma. A human through and through. Once thought to be the righteous angel, he had later fallen from heaven just to learn the truth of who he and his father really are. Even as the game has ended, I still sit and contemplate on these characters. Although it was the right decision for Kazuma to stay, I am still in pain from their separation. I really wish I could say more but it's also hard to put into words all my feelings with so little space. If I could forget this game just to experience it again, I would. An outstanding work of art. I highly recommend. My new favorite game.

[wouldntyou-liketoknow]

Parker Thenope

(I’ve already made an information post like this, but said post is pretty long; in fact, it’ll just get longer and more expansive as I develop new characters and stories for [The Future Mob Project]. And I’m worried that the sheer length will make readers lose interest when they click on a link to look for a specific character. So, I’ll be making separate information pages for each character while still maintaining the all-inclusive post. Got it? Good.)

Who He’s Based Off Of: Nathan Sharp (NateWantsToBattle/Give Heart Records)

His Method of Work: There are several ways to be adept in water. Such as holding a person under it until they stop moving, or drenching a person over and over again until they give up the information you need. Which is exactly how Parker earns his keep. His assignments often involve haunting the local beach—or, more precisely, the cluster of shallow sea-caves along the beach’s edges. But in a pinch, he’s willing to use pools/hot tubs/etc. to his advantage (it just means he’ll have to be clever with how he goes about the job). 

Red Attire: Face-mask (Carmine) 

Notes:

Parker is the personification of “it’s always the quiet ones who snap the loudest.” Sure, he’s cooperative and understanding toward his peers in The Pentas Family, but underneath his chill, humorous, nonchalant veil lurks a bit of a ticking time-tomb. As a child, it was constantly drilled into him to camouflage his real emotions, to always appear calm and collected on the outside. He’s learned how to manage his anger whenever it flares up, but if you’ve done something to majorly piss him off, then really, your only chance is to hide and hope he doesn’t find you. 

Fittingly enough, his hobbies include swimming. He learned at a very young age, so, it’s safe to say that he’s excellent at following the flow of water, holding his breath for generous periods of time, etc. And who can blame him? It’s a lot of fun, it’s great exercise, and it allows him to have the upper hand whenever he happens to also be in the water while taking care of a target.

When it comes to anything music-related, he’s incredibly skilled. Not only does he have a lovely singing voice, but he’s an expert on playing guitar, drums, and even the piano on occasion. Music is a very effective form of stress-relief, and he’s been using it as such long before he entered the underground business. 

He’s very familiar with Ear Caffeine, a music studio in the Cove Port Inlets. He works there as a songwriter/lyricist, as well as a session musician, though he’s now basically in charge of the place ever since its former owners disappeared into thin air. (The building is connected to the abandoned subway tunnels, and Parker was instrumental—pun vERY MUCH INTENDED—to The Pentas Family claiming it as part of their territory. I’ll elaborate on how this worked sometime in the future.)  

On top of that, Parker also owns Chord Craft, a combination of record store and instrument-repair shop on the side. He was the head-honcho over there before he was welcomed into the mob, and while he’s since hired more people to run it, he still cares for it. 

Even before he joined The Pentas Family, he made a point to wear a face mask every day (he sees the red one he wears now as an upgrade). He only ever takes it off when he’s swimming, bathing, or sleeping. He doesn’t have any scars to cover up; he just finds comfort in personal anonymity. 

He’s learned to consider all the different ways decomposition can work in water. Just because his signature is to drown targets doesn’t mean he can always afford to just leave their bodies in the water. It’s not uncommon for him to seek out Murdock, arranging to take a ride on the hitman’s houseboat in order to dump certain bodies far out from the Inlets’ boundaries. 

Current Stories: [TBA]

@sammys-magical-au @th3w00ds

[pumpkinsouppe]

Uncensored version and close ups below!!

Also apologies for the small and crazy writing, I went insane playing this game and had a lot to say about it LMAO

The way I has to paste in a sticky note to write more anjfdnsojfndsjnfodjs

Stickers are by NoodlesAndTeaShop on Etsy!!

This is the only game I’ve given a 10/10, I seriously love this game so much and this spread is my favorite thing ever

And if you’re curious how I set up the spread here it is!

Writing typed below!

Rating: 10/10 Played: Su 2022 Port: N. Switch Favorite? Y Replayable: Y Recommended? Y

Comments

my first ace attorney game!!

omg the little anime scenes are so cool

The twist endings/court conclusions are so well made

oh my god I'm in love with Kazuma <3 his theme T-T

each character has such a distinct personality esp from just their animation

I love the [sholmes/iris/ryuu] forhead thing

yeah I'm also in love with Ryuu T-T

the logic and reasoning spectaculars are my favorite thing they're so fun and stupid

Sholmes and Iris are the cutest dad and daughter duo

FIREWORKS? IN THE COURTROOM??

I am so stressed about the Hounds of the Baskerville case O_o

British Ryuu jumpscare

CHUUNOSUKE ON RYUU'S SHOULDER T-T

I like Gina's new job and personality

Ayy Gregsy is back

ohh the great departed soul is both Susato and Kazuma omg

AMNESIA? T^T

Ryuu is scared of everything and I adore it [me too Ryuu]

PLAGUE DOCTOR WANTS TO CUT ME UP??

The wax museum is horrifying wtf

case 8 [2-3] is an all time favorite

HOLY FUCK

[Phonograph sticker] looks just like Barok's

Love goofy Herlock clothes

Case 2-4 specific comments

THE PARALLELS ARE CRAZY

give me your damn sword Kazuma you don't need two of them

KAZUMA'S NEW THEME????

KAZUIMA'S FATHER?

DEAD?

I love how confident, sure, and determined Ryuu is now

bullying Ryu to pay the vendors T-T

is this a fake trial??

Beppo!!!

STOP FLIRTING IN THE MIDDLE OF A TRIAL

Was the will the note sent to Kazuma?

Finishing each others sentences

love [prison warders and a prosecutor, reborn] 10/10 music

Case 2-5 specific comments

FUCK NOT STRONGHART

Kazuma [eye roll]

JIGOKU???

The girls are FIGHTING [kazuma and barok]

IM MIKOTOBA OMG OMG INVESTIGATION

Elementary my dear Mikotoba T^T

TAP DANCING

Was the sword broken from Genshin? NVM LOL [im dumb]

Gregson in the luggage is so fucked

They're all family T-T brother Ryuu

Kazuma's theme is both intimidating but assuring

HOLOGRAM??

THE DANCE????

Iris Van Zieks... IRIS SHOLMES

THE CREDITS, I'm not okay

Game Dev notes

Masterfully done music, esp reinvented themes for change

incredible animations, gives each character so much personality

great story telling - best visual novel for length, story, interest, etc

chronicles has its own achievements - encourages replayability

great pacing and saving - east to pick up and set down

amazing foreshadowing - whole series planned together

incredible balance of comedy and tragedy

takes preexisting stories and tropes and masterfully retells them

Summary:

I'm afraid I won't have enough room to describe how much I love this game. I don't even know where to start :'). This game is a masterpiece of masterpieces. Easily comparable to FMAB in terms of incredible storytelling, foreshadowing, mystery, tragedy, comedy, score, design, you name it. I have never genuinely been so shocked by the surprises in this game, but they were all so well made and fit in the story seamlessly. The tragedy and comedy, the two most important aspects of a story to me, were not only very well balanced, but were used as expert emotional devices throughout the game. The character design is incredible. Small details such as Ryuu's arm brace or Enoch's mechanisms or Iris's dolls add such character and personality even if some of these details aren't plot relevant. Each character has a unique body type, face shape, facial features, etc that it is easy to identify each character without their hair or clothes. The deigns are also so brilliant that it even taught me how to not only draw older people and children, but to be able to distinguish between teenagers and 20-30 year olds in my art (instead of all looking the same age). The animations are beautiful and so ridiculous. I always looked forward to interacting with Herlock and the witnesses. These games also have one of my favorite scores, especially the way they are able to turn established themes on their heads. The music does an amazing job at establishing setting, character, tension, emotion, you name it. Now for the story telling. Holy fucking shit. Holy shit. You don't even realize how important every small is until it hits you in the face. This is a story that will rival my 1st place spot of FMAB [in terms of all media]. It is so beautifully designed and thought over that I can only say the writers at Capcom are true geniuses to make this story. It doesn't hold back any punches but also comforts you. It toys with your emotions and is smth almost evil, but it also gives you hope and confidence and lifts you up so that you can scream to the world. The key to this is Ryuu. He's no avatar like Link but you and him share a strong bond through shared experience. It was an ingenious move to have the first story be Ryuu accused of murder, you learn the hardest way possible how to become a defense attorney of true integrity. His relations to others is this game is incredible too. The betrayal, the longing, the tenderness. Him and Susato have an incredible "sibling" bond to where I truly felt anxious without her. Not to mention Kazuma. A human through and through. Once thought to be the righteous angel, he had later fallen from heaven just to learn the truth of who he and his father really are. Even as the game has ended, I still sit and contemplate on these characters. Although it was the right decision for Kazuma to stay, I am still in pain from their separation. I really wish I could say more but it's also hard to put into words all my feelings with so little space. If I could forget this game just to experience it again, I would. An outstanding work of art. I highly recommend. My new favorite game.

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OKAY. UM. so it's been Literally Like A Year Or Two since i last talked about Rescue in any detail (?!) so you guys get some unhinged rambling about furries

...UNDER THE CUT, BECAUSE THIS GOT LONG.

Sol, he/him: woke up one day in a weird abandoned lab with no idea how he got there or literally anything at all. and then found out that thanks to Dubious Science he is now unable to be killed. which is very cool except for the "i dont know where i am, apparently i've been missing for HALF A YEAR, and also now my blood is BLUE????" thing. originally stressed, sarcastic, and distrustful, but once he's in a safer environment he turns out to be warm-hearted if awkward and has trouble expressing his feelings. technically undead. Rescue's set in 2017ish so he's, like. 20. likes spicy food, space, and Sonic; dislikes bright red, jello, and sticky things.

Zyd, she/her: fellow lab experiment with a lot of knowledge on the projects the lab was undertaking before being abruptly abandoned. fills Sol in on the whole "yeah you can't be killed anymore, have fun with that" thing, has a more extreme form of it where she literally can't feel pain but regenerates super quickly. comes off as very self-confident and driven, but is actually exhausted and wants to go back to a normal life as much as Sol does. this rabbit has trauma. likes horror movies, loud music she can yell along to, and citrus; dislikes being touched (with exceptions), harsh noise, and shirts.

Tank, she/they/he: literally just kinda Shows Up, does terribly at getting in Sol's good books, and is just kinda running around Causing Problems on accident. initial impression of being airheaded and naive, but that starts to crack eventually bc it turns out they're an anxious mess with a super low opinion of herself. oops! also they broke in but are very avoidant on Why. manages to blunder her way into becoming good friends with Sol afterwards. likes rhythm games (bonds with Sol over them), speedcore, and shrimp; dislikes getting talked over, romcoms, and needles.

Monty, he/him: third member of the Lab Experiment Gang, although Sol doesn't get to meet him for a while due to Tank knocking things off course. chronically ill and willingly volunteered hoping it'd help, became friends with Zyd, and then things went Terribly Wrong. nonverbal. prefers communicating through text (they confiscated his phone). was a theater kid. i BARELY talk about him and he didnt pass the sexy lamp test for an uncomfortable amount of time despite his friendship with Zyd being incredibly important. likes gardening, Portal, and trashy YA fantasy; dislikes bananas.

CY, they/them: WHERE. IS MY ART OF THEM. DID I SERIOUSLY NOT SAVE RECENT STUFF INTO THE RESCUE FOLDER AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA okay uh. CY is a hostile AI and the reason why the lab got abandoned - everything's in lockdown until they can figure out how to neutralize them, which is difficult when they've basically evolved into a virus that's taken over the lab's network and is trying to break through to the outside world. there is a lot more to them but they're kind of a mess. could probably be a notITG SRT villain.

Griffin, he/him: android assistant that is completely unaware the lab is abandoned because, like. the experiments patients are still there! somebody's gotta look after them! was very much not programmed to handle any of this and so is constantly frazzled and would like everyone to stop trying to break out, please. would also like everyone to stop trying to break IN, PLEASE, YES THAT MEANS YOU TANK. Zyd is very friendly with him, Sol has no idea what to make of him, CY fucking hates him. he's a... cat... dragon.. robot... thing..?

Seb: they/them, was named Sandblast until literally 5 minutes ago (originally was a Soundscapes character so theyre named after a song but got ported into Rescue years ago and i. never changed their name). trying very, Very hard to balance Griffin out, not really succeeding. has a lot of guilt about basically everything and is just trying to keep everything running smoothly. quiet and nervous. Wow I Wonder Which Leo Designed This Guy (it was pat)

there's also at least 3 more guys but one of them doesn't have proper art yet (Aloe, "sibling" to Seb and just kinda vibing her way through the whole situation), one of them barely has info at all and might be a backstory character, and the third one needs a huge overhaul. i swear to god ill do proper work on anybody that isn't the main trio (sol/zyd/tank) and CY someday

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PHOTO TRIP: VANCOUVER ISLAND, PART 1

… The summer of 2022 marked my tenth year living in Vancouver. And I admit here that I visited Vancouver Island only recently, last autumn, and it was a fun and marvellous trip.

Last winter I suggested a photography trip to my photo amigos Sharon, Colin, and Syd, and they easily accepted. Visiting Ucluelet, Tofino, and Pacific Rim National Park was going to be awesome they confirmed; it is so beautiful; it is out of this world. What a place to celebrate my habitation anniversary, I thought, albeit mildly, but especially travelling and exploring with my friends. I will say already: it was incredible!

We started planning very early, in March for a road trip in October, which could be considered unreasonably early, but… f!… we found a sweet looking cottage to rent (Reef Point Cottages). The rest was relatively easy to organize, and as everyone had their part to complete, it was stress free. Essentially, it was six months of doing little and becoming more and more excited. Of course, there was a last minute visit by me to the outdoors store to buy well-deserved, new, cozy hiking socks.

Howe Sound, 2022

As the ferry sailed out of How Sound, the landscapes in the early morning hour felt serene. Everything was ultramarine, and the sky beyond the peaked and rounded landscapes in the distance was a light rose, the anti-twilight, graduating upwards back to the same ultramarine. And it was all… sigh… I much like ridding ferries, but that stretch made me feel happy-calm, an emotional experience I would have many times during our trip, along with a few hard emotional moments that brought relief.

Georgia Strait, 2022

Out onto the Strait of Georgia there was low lying fog on the surface of the water. Similarly to earlier, there was a light rose band in between the layers of light blue. The sun was also rising to the side, so as the ferry sailed to Nanaimo the light diminished across the horizon, and so did the distant cloud cover. And again, it was all… sigh… I delight in foggy occasions, so of course I spent time walking on deck, and especially standing at the bow gazing ahead and felling the cold air flow roughly around me. The waves were calm. It was fun to watch.

And that is just the ferry ride.

Of course, I had my camera with me, as we all did because that is what enthusiastic photogs do. And if I do not mention using the camera further on, know that it is always still with me.

The Old Country Market, 2022

My friends had mentioned the market with the goats on the roof again (yup, The Old Country Market – Goats on the Roof, in Coombs) and that we should definitely stop to see them because hilarity, it was on the way anyway, we could get coffee (!), and there would be cheese (!!!). The store was impressive to be sure, with lots of fine épicerie, but there was unfortunately no immediate and practical need for a large block of cheese. I thought they made their own cheese but they do not, they sell a great plethora of cheese tho. The buildings were quaint, the goats were good looking and hilarious, and as a whole it was a nice stop. If you are reading this, I would recommend.

Okay, so once again, à l'aventure. There is less to say about the ride to the coast, but it was smooth and at times wow for me, especially the drive past Port Alberni that had lots of mountains, rivers and lakes. I have never seen it before, but it did remind me of the beautiful drive thru the White Mountains in New Hampshire towards the coast to Portland, which I did a lot decades ago.

Cathedral Grove, 2022

We did stop to walk the trails of Cathedral Grove (in MacMillan Provincial Park). Altho dry and messy because of the recent drought, the incredible size of the trees, especially those fallen, were a cool prelude to what I would see in the forests along the coast. The trees in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland parks are big, but these were stunningly bigger. The boardwalk that makes up the trail is set a few feet above the forest floor and negotiates around the great trees, untypical of trails I have walked, so I think the experience is quite intimate. If you are reading this, I would also recommend, plus, WCs.

Wild Pacific Trail at Amphitrite Point Lighthouse, 2022

Otherwise, we wanted to head straight to the coast and experience sundown. So then, blah, blah, etc. and we drove into Ulcuelet, which is a cute town and more about it and baked goods later on. We freshened up at the cottage, which I was relieved was actually sweet, and went to Amphitrite Point Lighthouse. I will admit, I thought it was called Anthracite, but it is named after a mythological ocean deity, aptly, not a problematic but nice-looking black mineral.

Shoreline at Amphitrite Point Lighthouse, 2022

We heard the strong sound of waves from the trail and we all smiled. It was a cool spot; the squat lighthouse is set just behind the edge of the rocky, craggy shoreline. And there were lots of people sitting on mounds watching the sun setting. The clouds were long and frayed, and moved swiftly, and looked like the waves crashing on the rock. It truly was awe inspiring – sunset from the Pacific Ocean coast! Some of us were so excited that we forgot to bracket exposures, but with the crashing and the swift-ing… Still, we made some nice photos.

We did not walk the trail that evening, but went back to base to rest.

We did not walk the trail any other day either, unfortunately it seems as I found spectacular photos of views from the Wild Pacific Trail, the type of scenes I specifically wanted to witness. Still, one, we will visit Ucluelet again we agreed and will not forget; two, we experienced many other spectacular spots during our trip; and three, Colin took us to Big Beach the next morning and it was wonderful, of  which I will tell you about in the next post.

How about you; have you visited Vancouver Island and the Pacific Coast? What did you like about it? Send me an email and tell me what you think.

DP, 2023-01-26

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14 November 2022

I have no idea if i’ll keep this up but...here we go. Hello to a new digital journal of sorts. I realised that my hands hurt more when writing than when typing (and my typing moves faster than writing which is great for my brain which rapid-fires sentences so much so that my hands cannot keep up), so i’m beginning to port all of my journal in here. TW// before i continue and if anyone is reading this, this blog will have mentions of anxiety, depression, the desire to end one’s life, self-harm, all that jazz. Yall know how it is on here, so just a heads up.

Why post a journal on a public domain?? I write my journals in a tone that is very aware of an audience for some reason (even when i keep all my entries to myself, is that weird?), so might as well just put it out there. I think i just needed a space to vent, and partly because i was inspired by Baek Se-Hee’s I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki - before the publication of her book she wrote alot of her thoughts online. And i’m just like, damn...that takes a lot of courage, to let people in on your inner thoughts. But perhaps it is almost comforting to do that in an almost-anonymous space. And if it resonates with strangers then...i guess that’s the beauty of the internet perhaps.

I’m trying very hard not to start this first entry on a morose note, but then again this journal is going to be very morose anyway. So...if anyone happens upon this blog, you know what to expect. I shan’t ramble today though - i’ve been falling sick and had a covid scare 3 times in 2 days (thankfully i’m still negative, we shall see the next day). And i’ve been wanting to write this in my journal for a long time now, but i think it’s burnout. I’ve never been this stressed out about a job (my “normal” levels already hover around “tense” and “overwhelmed”), but more so for this particular one. It’s almost as if someone is constantly watching over my back and waiting for me to make a mistake and embarrass me in front of the whole company and i’ll never get to come back from said mistake (which is what?? The only event in which that would happen is if i maybe embezzle funds or do some white-collar crime shit. Which obviously would never happen but i keep thinking about it, of course.) 

But anyway back to the situation that is burnout. It’s so obvious and yet i can’t quit - yet. For one it’s been getting more and more difficult to find a job in this economy and it’s...tiring. Everyday i question if i’m fit enough to do this professionally and i’ve been in this industry for 4+ years. Imposter syndrome will never go away it seems - and that feeds into my cycle of anxiety and depression (i want to be careful with using these words because i’ve never been formally diagnosed even if the symptoms are glaring, which brings me to another point i will address later on) and hence, burnout. Add social anxiety to the mix and you’ve got a whole killer cocktail of nerves and clenched jaws and i can never relax. Maybe on the weekends - but when i want to relax i remember that maybe i should call my friends to hang out but i don’t because i don’t know if they’ll want to see me. Returning to Baek Se-Hee’s book (god, i relate so much almost every page has a highlight/bookmark), it’s probably really just(?) my low self-esteem. And try as i might (i went to therapy for 2 years between mid-209 to late 2021) i wasn’t successful in even beginning to see the other side of the coin, which makes me incredibly guilty for not doing so. Why did i waste my money (damn therapy is expensive; it will never be subsidised in my country) and my therapist’s time? I’ve also been so forgetful that i almost never remember to do my therapy homework or i’ll do it and sweep in under rug of my brain (which was also the reason why i’d stopped going abruptly, the other reason being money lol). So...(i lost my train of thought. This happens frequently in my journals and i often chastise myself for not concluding entries properly. For what reason, i myself am unsure) 

Ah yes, my point was that maybe i want to take the money i “saved” from not going to therapy all these months to see if i can get formally diagnosed. For some reason i feel like test results would come back fine and the medical staff would just be like “why would you fake it? Were you going to use your fake-diagnosis as an excuse for your behaviour?” something along those lines. Maybe it’s just me and my problematic attitude (which i’ll try to explain and unpack perhaps.) But yeah i don’t know (i say this a lot as well, haha i really don’t know a lot of things LOL), maybe it might be a relief, regardless of the outcome of any diagnosis. Something tells me something is (almost) evidently wrong, but something tells me otherwise and that i’m faking it as an excuse, that maybe everyone is truly this miserable and i’m just not strong enough to cope well with it and get on with life. But if that were truly the case i’d not get on with it and find any means to an end, literally.

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Hue

One thing you might not be surprised to learn is that David takes notes wherever we go to make it easier to then write up these blog posts. It's helpful but also a weird post-modern lens when you're living your life both in the present and in the future, looking back. A bit of a mindfuck, but anyway, we were in Hue for 2 nights at the start of August. We are now finishing up the month so I'm kinda grateful for his notes....

The overnight train from Ninh Binh to Hue was great, if you were proper prepared. We’d brought snacks, had wet wipes to wash ourselves, and used the bathroom minimally. Even though I’d booked us a 2 berth room to ensure we had a decent night sleep, I still needed an eye mask and sleeping pills to get to sleep. The bed was comfortable enough, but the train was rattling quite a bit and the street lamps outside hit you right in the face. You could control the AC, so it was not crazy cold, and overall it was quite a fun experience. It was the first time I had a sleeping berth in a train, and given we each had a big bed and plenty of storage, and it’s probably spoiled me for any other sleeping trains I’ll have to take in the future!

We descended from the night train feeling oddly refreshed, and as usual, were accosted by tens of drivers outside the station. I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before, but this 'taxi, taxi, taxi!' 'where you going madam' 'sir where are you from' situation stresses me out horribly and puts me in a foul mood. So we marched on foot with our backpacks about 10 mins away from the station and called a Grab. It started absolutely tipping it down whilst we were waiting for the taxi, because Karma I guess.

We stayed at the New world Hotel which I would recommend if you stay in Hue. It's in the more 'modern' district, with walking distance of all the bars and restaurants, and it's ran by a helpful woman who seemingly also employs her children in reception. It also has an odd indoor pool in the middle of reception, and terraces that are behind windows. A bizzare fun place.

The previous day David had somehow ripped his bathing suit, and his first port of call was to go and get them repaired. I was in charge of laundry. There were incredible coffee shops up and down the street - shoutout to The Coffee House which was amazing - and I was sipping on some iced Vietnamese milk coffee when David burst in with the biggest smile. The tailor shop he'd gone to for advice about what to do offered to repair them for free! Crisis avoided - there was no emergency shopping trip required.

For lunch we went to Madan Thu's , a popular spot for tourists to introduce them to Central Vietnamese food. It was worth the hype, and it got us trying the shrimp rice cakes (more like dumplings), and the pork and vermicelli noodle dish that a lot of us associate with Vietnam. It sounds insane when you say your favourite thing about Vietnam is the food, but if you copy our route and travel north to south and pay attention, you will realise that every region has it's own specialties (and their own beer!) as well as their little rivalries with their neighbours.

We decided to visit Hue as it was the ancient capital of Vietnam, but actually it turned out to be one of our favourite stops. There are around 7 universities in Hue, and it was full of young people and interesting bars, and like all great cities, has a lovely river (Perfume river, on account of how, in the autumn there were once flowers from the orchards upriver which would fall into the water and give the river a beautiful aroma) and multiple pedestrian only streets.

In one of those streets we ended up with our tour guide after a delicious food tour. As we'd read up that central Vietnam had a different food culture, and we'd enjoyed our tour in Hanoi so much, we decided to bite the bullet and book a food tour on AirBnb. It did not disappoint! We were taken to 5 different places, got a chance to walk around the town and get a feel for it, and ended with Bun Bo, Hue's answer to Pho. I gotta say - it's very very good! so good in fact, that in the rest of the country they call the dish 'Bun Bo Hue'. In the tour, it was us two and a very intense Swiss-German girl who was travelling alone and a bit stressed at the never ending planning and booking of things when you're travelling. She wanted to know details about our planning and research process, and wanted to be as 'true' and as 'local' as possible. She also said at some point that cheese fondue was not a heavy meal at all, and had very few calories. I know I'm not an authority on cheese, but that doesn't sound right....

One of the things that I've felt since arriving in Vietnam, and hearing everyone saying they prefer Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city, is wondering if us westeners just want south-asian countries to become 'under-developed' so we can enjoy them for little money and feel fulfilled, or come away from it with a 'life changing experience'. It seems that we reject that locals could very much want McDonalds, and air conditioned malls, and iPhones, and only want to experience the rice fields, the conical hats, the most obscure of noodle shops. I'm not saying I'm not guilty of this too, but sometimes it feels like we're 'forcing' a tradition that might not even be observed by the actual, real people who live in that country.

The tour guide was gracious with our (my) food intollerances, which is tough when Hue is known for shellfish and you.. don't really eat it. I did try some shrimp dumplings and some little clam noodles though, which I count as a roaring success in my life - but I'm fine carrying on without it. The tour guide told us that the concubines of the emperor would have to cook a dish each, and whichever dish he liked, would be his woman for the night. Story says that he tasted up to 36 unique dishes once, the cuisine of Hue is that varied. Madness. The tour guide, who had photography as a hobby, had set up his own tour company and spent lockdown buying up competing businesses to expand his empire once things re-opened. An absolute legend, Hoa took a liking to David (Hoa was 32 at the end of the day), and said he'd found a friend once the tour was over and he'd dragged us to a 'Hong-Kong inspired' bar. This bar made me nostalgic for my time in real HK, but as a fan of drinking in the street 'al fresco' and enjoying some music, I also knew I was going to remember Hue forever. Everytime you ordered beer they topped up the ice bucket, as the heat meant that beer got warm fast and the cold ice slowed down that process. Importantly, it also watered down the drink and meant you could drink for longer periods of time. The main drink of choice was Huda beer, which is made in Hue, and folks around us ordered crates upon crates of the stuff, getting progressively louder as the night went on. Hoa paid for absolutely everything that night, whispered to David that I was a mixture of "Western and Spanish" and was a "good woman", and downed every drink at lightning speed.

How do you say cheers in Vietnam? It goes 1, 2, 3, Yo! Or, how they say it, "Mo, Hai, Ba, YO!

We'd booked a full day Hue historical city tour the next day with an 8am pickup, which perhaps wasn't the best idea. We were the only non-Vietnamese people in this tour at the start, which meant the guide went on very long explanations about the Imperial city in Vietnamese, and then retold us an abridged version in broken English. It wasn't the best tour in the world but a fun experience nonetheless, and we got to see and learn more about Vietnam's last few kings and understand more about the influence of the French and the tensions that led to the French Indochine war. In this tour we also got some more information about the different religions in Vietnam: mostly they pray to their ancestors and kings (only some kings though! For the last king of Vietnam there is no worshipping temple and no adorned tomb), but there are a number of minority religions such as Christianity (mostly in the south due to French and American influence), Islam, Hindu (both of these from the Cham people, who occupied south Vietnam before they were conquered), and Buddhist. Hue in fact, had a large Buddhist population, and in this tour we got to visit a beautiful pagoda and temple overlooking the lake. We even got to witness a ceremony, and walking around discovered that in this temple was the mummified(preserved?) heart and the car of Thich Quang Duc, the buddhist monk who self-immolated in Saigon in 1963 to protest the treatment of his fellow buddhists. Google it, the photo will definitely be one you have seen before and one that wont leave you.

We finished up the tour with some pork rice paper rolls, and a couple of beautiful tombs that the kings ordered to be built before they passed. Invariably, the kings passed away before the tombs were finished, but these were beautiful buildings, often set in lush gardens with a water feature following feng-shui. The last tomb we saw was of the second-to-last king, and it was a real jewel, literally. Gold and beautiful jems decorated this tomb, which is built high up in a mountain and made up of black stone. It's an impressive building, which cost so much money to construct that the french had to raise taxes on the population to build it, since this king had very good mates in Paris. Not too surprising that Vietnamese people at the time resented this man...

Before going home and packing, we visited a 'conical hat village', which was the standard touristic stop to make you purchase something after a day of being shuttled from one place to the other. We didn't buy anything, but we did enjoy the Instagrammers using the beautiful dyed incense and bamboo for their photoshoots. Dinner was snakehead fish and pork belly from Chan, and we were ready to say bye to Hue before embarking on a great Jeep adventure - the Hai Van Pass…

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Scenario Commission #4: 💍Marriage for Monopoly💍

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Commission for @sugarandmelody

Commission info can be found here.

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Summary: After graduating from NRC, it came as no surprise that Azul became an entrepreneur. He seems to have a hand in every sector…except one.

After numerous failed attempts at convincing the owner of a famous wine company to grant him shares, Azul does some digging and realises the owner has a daughter.

With business proposals not reaping any results, Azul resolves a much different kind of proposal might be needed.

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It was common knowledge that Azul Ashengrotto always had a scheme to get whatever he wanted. Nothing was safe from the tentacled entrepreneur. After his graduation, he quickly set to claiming shares in multiple industries, ranging from sport to medicine, the arts, cosmetics, law, architecture, and technology.

However, one niche company had slipped through the net.

Papers were strewn across the cephalopod’s desk after a day of non-stop scheming; their writing barely legible in the dim light pulsating from the office’s lamps. Sat on a nearby sofa, Jade watched his boss intently. He had always known Azul to be the persevering sort, but to see him like this, hunched over his documents, mumbling to himself, was almost too much to bear.

Indeed, it was incredibly entertaining.

“I must insist you take breaks, Azul,” he said, sliding a teacup across to him. The strong aroma of bergamot made Azul’s lip twitch. Jade’s mock sympathy was the last thing he needed. Bergamot, like all black teas, was supposed to stimulate the person who drank it rather than relax them.

“Don’t act like you care,” Azul spat. “You’ve wanted us to get our foot in the door of this company for as long as I have.”

Jade smiled coyly, feigning innocence. “Come now, I truly do hate to see you so…stressed. You can’t seriously still have your sights set on gaining shares in The Vinyored. Haven’t they rejected your proposals five times already?”

The Vinyored was a vintage company acclaimed around Twisted Wonderland from the Scalding Sands to the Rose Kingdom for exporting the finest beverages. Azul used to stock their Molten-Amber sherry and Bloodmoon port in Monstro Lounge when he was still a student and had caught Jade on numerous occasions sneaking sips from a secret glass while on shift as a bartender. Even after Azul had threatened to cut his wages, Jade hadn’t stopped. Not only were the drinks delicious, but addictively so.

And addictions made money.

A symphony of pops and clicks resonated from Azul’s spine as he got up and stretched. “Well you know what they say, sixth time’s the charm. And besides, I’ve come up with a different tactic.”

“You’re beginning to sound like a broken record. ‘Different tactic’ this and ‘perfect plan’ that.” Jade sighed. “So? What brilliant and fool-proof plan have you concocted-“

Azul suddenly shoved a folded piece of paper to Jade’s chest. The eel huffed, begrudgingly unfolding it, and was surprised to see a family tree scrawled across the page.

“The owner of the company has a daughter around our age,” Azul explained. “A certain (Y/N) (L/N). As his only child, she is the heir to the company. All I have to do is marry her and-“

Jade snorted.

“What? Don’t you agree it’s perfect?”

“’All I have to do is marry her’, as if a woman would say yes to merely being asked.” Jade roughly pressed the paper into Azul’s chest, his piercing eyes contradicting the meek little smile on his lips. Azul kept his face flat, but couldn’t deny the look unnerved him.

“You’ve been practically begging Mr (L/N) for a partnership for the past three years. It’s pitiful to witness you so hellbent. Floyd’s getting bored of it, too. But I suppose if you truly see no other option…you have my blessing. Consider me for your best man, won’t you?”

With that, Jade left, chuckling to himself.

Azul was left alone with his documents and dim lights. Surely this plan was brilliant and fool-proof. There was no point in him offering business proposal after business proposal only to get rejected each time. Indeed, a far different type of proposal was required in this circumstance.

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Fortunately, a river flowed through The Vineyored’s vineyards and sloshed all the way to the ocean. After formulating his plan, Azul had frequently made journeys up and down it to assess (Y/N) (L/N)’s movements, hoping to introduce himself at the perfect time. The chromatophores in his skin camouflaged him flawlessly; one of the more welcome traits that came with being part octopus.

(Y/N) was sat by the river bank. Upon her lap was a sandwich and a small tea cake; a glass beside her of her family’s famous Equinox tokay. The midday light shone through the lemony liquid as she brought it to her lips, suddenly turning a deep purple once she’d taken a sip. Azul marvelled at the display. Amylase, an enzyme common in saliva, reacted with the sugar and caused the colour change.

Now was as good a time as any to make his move.

“Who knew I had so much in common with a mere glass of tokay,” Azul said as he emerged from the river.

(Y/N) jerked, her lunch tumbling into the dirt.

“Do forgive me,” Azul said, bowing humbly. “But I’m afraid I’m terribly lost. The currents are unforgiving at this time of day and I had no choice but to retreat upriver.”

“How did you not drown?”

There was no care in her words. Only suspicion. It made Azul’s skin prickle.

“D-Do not concern yourself. I am not human by default. I’ve been waiting at the bottom of the river in my merform for hours. But when I chanced a lookup, I was pleasantly surprised to see a beautiful young lady taking lunch on the river bank, and I couldn’t think of a better way to pass the time than to strike up a conversation.”

(Y/N) politely took in each word and got to her feet. Her face was soft, but the way her head was tilted back spoke volumes about how she was not impressed by Azul’s sudden appearance.

The man desperately needed something to clear the air. Looking around, he noticed her ruined lunch. “I appear to have ruined your afternoon.”

“Not quite. But I have every ability to ruin yours if you don’t leave immediately. This is private property. There’s a café outside the front gates where you can sit and wait until the tide becomes more…navigable.”

The front gate? Impossible. Azul couldn’t risk being seen. If (Y/N)’s father found him on his land it would mean the end of all hope in trying to gain shares in The Vineyored. But the mention of a café gave him an idea.

“How about I treat you?” he said.

(Y/N) raised her eyebrow.

“To lunch. I do hate being indebted to people, and it seems I owe you a meal. And an apology. I did not mean to intrude.”

“I have expensive taste.”

Azul winked at her. “Don’t we all?”

(Y/N)’s coy smirk disappeared and was replaced by a blank look of shock. Azul couldn’t help but internally rejoice. He knew how to break her defences. This would be easier than he thought.

A gentle wind swept over the vineyard. Grape vines rustled in its wake, their leaves so glossy and well-kept they seemed gold-plated. Now Azul understood where the company got its name from. The vintages made from these grapes, hanging like amethysts and peridots by their stems, truly were liquid ores, precious on the tongue. He had to get his hands on them. This place was a goldmine with leaves.

To his surprise, (Y/N) led him down a hidden dirt path to a wall covered in ivy. A door had been hewn into the granite, obscured by the creeping plant. “We’ll take the back way,” (Y/N) said, taking out a key. “I don’t want to disturb my father.”

“How very kind of you.”

“Indeed. Why, if he knew the bane of his existence, Mr. Azul Ashengrotto himself, had stepped foot in his vineyard and was trying to spirit away his only child to a spontaneous lunch, I wager he would have an aneurism.”

All the blood drained from Azul’s face.

(Y/N) just kept smiling sweetly. He hadn’t fooled her for a moment.

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On the way to the café, Azul ran through all the tips on courting he had read. Flowers, dinner, compliments, gifts, repeated in his head like a mantra. (Y/N) threaded her arm through his, making his nerves explode. He was put at ease only once they’d sat down and ordered their food. Azul quickly focused his thoughts on the décor and menu, scrutinising the tackiness of it. Adorning the exposed redbrick walls were random paintings and drawings done by local artists. There was no rhyme or reason to the place. It felt like it was half-finished.

“I admit this little restaurant hasn’t got the charm on Monstro Lounge,” said (Y/N) as she sat down. Azul wanted to kick himself. He’d forgotten to pull out her chair!

“Oh? No, yes – no. It has its own unique charm that all can appreciate.”

“Small places like this aren’t subjected to the diseconomies of scale incurred by large businesses. Tell me, do you often find it difficult to keep an eye on things? Monstro Lounge has twelve restaurants now, doesn’t it?”

The girl knows her stuff. “My initial Monstro Lounge, at my old college, was like my child. I put all my time and effort into it, and in a way, it grew up with me. I admit, expanding to multiple locations has taken the fun out of it.”

“But growing up hasn’t taken the fun out of you, right?”

Azul felt the back of his neck heat up. Thank the Great Seven their food decided to arrive at that moment. The man watched as (Y/N) poured them a glass of wine – from The Vineyored no less – and raised a toast.

“Fancy having luncheon with the famous Azul Ashengrotto,” she mused. “But would you be so kind as to explain something to me?”

Azul nodded expectantly.

“I understand the kindness of treating me to lunch after mine was ruined, but any sensible soul would have wanted to get as far away from me as possible after being accused of trespassing, especially someone that is not on good terms with the owner of the property.” (Y/N) took as slow sip of wine, relishing in the sight of Azul’s discomfort. “Come now, Azul. The whole world knows you aren’t a charitable man. What’s in it for you to spoil me like this?”

Pensively, Azul stirred his spoon through his soup; back and forth like the tail of an agitated cat.

“I was raised to be a gentleman.”

“But you trained yourself to be a businessman. Correct me if I’m wrong, but if I didn’t know any better, I’d say you were trying to earn my favour so that you could increase your chances of accessing shares to our company and hence monopolise the market under your name.”

(Y/N) must have known the power she wielded. Azul had been trying to claim a segment of her father’s company for years. The desperation, the need, the yearning, they were all clear as the nose on his face. The two of them ate their meal in relative silence, only speaking to ask if the other wanted more wine.

When she was finished, (Y/N) stood up and slipped a hand onto Azul’s shoulder. Her grip was firm, but not cruel. “Remember, friendships form in even the most outlandish of circumstances,” she whispered. “Until next time.”

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The sound of her receding footsteps was the last memory of her Azul had from that day. When he heard the café door close, he let out the longest sigh. Her presence, her aura, her words, all clogged up his lungs and made him feel as though he was drowning. Being aquatic, Azul had never truly known the feeling, but he was certain it would feel something like this.

Jade was the first to start teasing Azul about the strange purchases he’d begun to make. His romance guidebooks hadn’t prepared him in the least for (Y/N) and so he started indulging her personal preferences.

By now, Azul had been seeing her for six months, and with each new moon, he cherished her a little more. She complimented and contrasted him, kept him alert, yet also put him at ease.

She was not a woman to be played.

He saw her now as a partner more than a pawn.

As Azul was tying his bowtie, Jade’s curiosity got the better of him and he silently opened Azul’s desk in search of any new things he had bought. A small purple box stood alone in one of the drawers. When Jade opened it, he gasped and dropped it.

Azul whipped around when he heard it hit the floor.

The lid was still open, revealing a golden ring, inlaid with diamonds, with a perfectly spherical black pearl at its centre. The gold was moulded in such a way that it looked like a tentacle was coiled around the pearl, anchoring it to the rest of the ring.

“Before you ask,” Azul said gruffly, scooping it up, “it was my grandmother’s.”

“Forgive me, I don’t know why I was so surprised. I assume this if for Miss (L/N)?”

“No, obviously it’s for Floyd.”

Jade relished the flustered look on Azul’s face as he reached forward and finished tying his tie. “Really? That blush on your cheeks suggests the contrary. You’ve grown fond of her, haven’t you? Hardly professional.”

Azul swatted Jade’s hands away. “Love is a complementary good when it comes to marriage. As is wealth, charisma, intelligence…beauty…a sense of humour…”

Jade clicked his fingers, snapping Azul out of his daydreams.

“I assume the odd purchases you’ve been making are to do with trying to impress her?”

“Fail to plan, plan to fail. (Y/N) is not a generic woman. She has refined tastes. She’s not like the cheap bottles of wine you can buy at you the corner shop. She has a way about her befitting her family’s legacy, that impresses everyone in her company. Especially…”

“…you. I hope you haven’t forgotten my offer to be your best man,” said Jade. Upon his face was a peculiar smile, one Azul hadn’t seen in what felt like years. It was full of pride, genuine happiness for his childhood friend and boss. “By the way, Floyd wanted to be the flower girl.”

Azul chuckled. “I’m sure that can be arranged.”

Azul rendezvoused with (Y/N) by the river bank where they had first met. He’d made a habit of doing so, secretly endeared by how (Y/N) hadn’t increased security by the river mouth so that he could still visit her. The rich and healthy vineyard was a husk of what it had been in the summer. Winter had leeched all the vibrance from it, transforming the once luscious vines into gnarled ropes.

“We’re fortunate to have a vineyard large enough to produce so much wine we can sell stock all year round,” said (Y/N). “Seasonal unemployment is common in agriculture during the winter.”

“Don’t I know it,” said Azul. “. I envy places that seem to have a constant climate. They haven’t got to accommodate for the inconveniences of winter, or summers that are too hot.”

Azul had the ring box in his pocket. He constantly stroked his fingers over it, tracing the largest choice he would ever make over and over again. He didn’t intend to present (Y/N) with it today, or any day soon, but having it on his person made him feel as though he truly had his future in his hands.

“Can I confess something?”

He was so wrapped up in his daydreams that it took Azul a moment to process (Y/N)’s words.

“O-Of course.”

“I’ve been keeping an eye on you far longer than you have me-“

“I beg your pardon-“

“Let me finish.”

Azul sheepishly obeyed.

“That’s how I was able to tell immediately who you were. After your first business proposal to my father, I thought you were an unfortunate fool. After your second one, I thought you were just a fool. And after your fifth proposal, I couldn’t help but adore your perseverance. Ever since then I’ve been keeping track of all your endeavours and to say I’m impressed would be an understatement. I’ve always admired your drive.”

Those words unlocked something inside Azul. The glee emanating from the depths of his being rose up into his stomach, his chest, his throat, and then to his mouth; demanding attention. The smile that blossomed there was joyous, contagious. (Y/N) seemed powerless to not copy it.

Soon the pair of them were chuckling. Giddy at the confession and relief that came with it. “Why thank you, my dear,” Azul said, grabbing (Y/N)’s hand and kissing it. His body had gone on autopilot. He couldn’t see anything through the haze of his happiness.

“Why, if we had met back in school,” the ring in his pocket feeling heavier by the second, “I’d have made you sign a contract with me promising to be my girlfriend.”

“I assure you, my darling, the only contract I’ll be signing with you is our marriage contract.”

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Author note: I’M NOT DEAD!! Thank you for reading, and thank you to SugarandMelody for this commission! My blog needed to be resurrected after such a long hiatus!

I hoped you like this :) comments, criticism and reblogs are appreciated.

- Squidwen x