#johan answers

[staytiny-toothless]

*After Tessa had her son Jaeyun*

*Tesaa sat on the sofa reading a book, Jaeyun was sleeping in the portable crib beside her, Minji was playing with her toys on the ground, Jaylin was on his phone on the sofa his tail swaying. Seungmin, Shin-yu and Minho were out in the garden with their pets*

I (Jaylin) looked at Johan, "Hyungggg, can I ask you something? Promise you won't try to kill me?"

*hums glancing up from his laptop* what's up kid?

[14dayswithyou]

So it's taken some time, but I wanted you to know that 14dwy has actually inspired a game of my own! It's also a yan game and it's called Crystalline Cage! :D You're in the games credits lol

✦゜ANSWERED: aaaa I'm so happy and honoured to hear that!! ;v; I know I normally keep things strictly 14DWY-related on this blog (and require a secret phrase for asks), but I'll make an exception hehe

The demo for "Crystalline Cage" drops on the 3rd of August!!

✦ Links: tumblr | itch ✦

[shitpostingkats]

Hello would you be willing to rant about the ace subtext in Yugioh GX season 3 to me ? I haven't watched GX yet (though I plan to) and I have heard about its gay subtext but this is the first time I hear about ace subtext 💜🖤 ! Don't hesitate to spoil to your heart content btw, I don't mind them (they're generally what stimulates my interest in something in the first place) and I already spoiled myself a huge chunk of the season 3 of GX anyway 😅

OH ABSOLUTELY

I meant to make an essay about this ageeees ago but ended up never getting around to it. For starters, let's just talk about how ace coded Jaden Yuki is.

Jaden, at multiple points in the series, expresses a nonchalance, obliviousness, or straight up disinterest in romance. Multiple people ask him out and he either doesn't get what they're asking or turns them down. (This includes a guy btw, no not that one, an undead ghost king asks Jaden to marry him and Jaden turns him down.) Several minor villains attempt to distract him/flirt with him/straight up use love magic on him and it just. Does not work. His tag force profile says, quote "At times a girl may have a crush on him, but he has rarely, if ever, shown any interest."

Okay, so he's gay, right?

Well, as I mentioned, even the one male character that shows interest in him, he turns down, but maybe that was a fluke.

Enter season 3, and Jesse "Johan" Anderson.

Jesse is a sweet befrilled little bishonen boy, with a rainbow magic motif and the accent of Owen Wilson. He and Jaden instantly click. His entire introduction episode is just the two of them hanging out and talking about their shared interests, and Jaden's other friends commenting that they've never seen him act like this with anyone. Over the course of an arc, the two come to completely rely on each other and work in tandem, and Jesse takes to calling Jaden "partner".

This is the part that a lot of folks like to point to and declare "gay!" and I'm not going to deny it. Jesse is an undeniably queer character.

Interestingly, in a series set in highschool, with a large ensemble of characters undergoing coming-of-age plot lines, and having crises of identity, Jesse is one of the only members of the cast to never having an arc around his identity or his relationships with people.

Chazz learns that he came from an abusive family and has to shed the toxic expectations placed upon him by his older brothers, leaving behind the fruitless scrabble for their approval. Alexis slowly comes to terms with the fact that her crush (Jaden) will never like her back and she has spent so long chasing after friendships that she no longer knows how to exist without being an ever smiling supporter and it terrifies her. Syrus wants desperately to live up to his older brother's reputation, except said older brother is actually a mess, and the more Syrus tries to be like him the more he seems to drive them apart. Heck, even Hassleberry has some (extremely clumsy) magical identity shenanigans going on, and reckoning his past life as a dinosaur (it's a long story) with his understanding of himself. Jaden's a whole other bag of worms.

But Jesse is never troubled by his identity, or the way he loves people. That's what makes Jesse queer: he's comfortable with who he is, revolutionary so for his genre. He's happy to just be in Jaden's life.

Then Yubel shows up.

Okay, about Yubel. Now, you might have heard, but Jaden had this bigender ghost dragon demon sharing tenancy in his brain when he was a kid, who's actually a leftover guardian from a past life, who swore an oath to follow Jaden through his reincarnations and protect him, and underwent painful transformative surgery to make themselves an immortal monster creature so they could do just that. They asked past!Jaden if he would always love them, and he said yes of course. Then in present day they got a little into the protector sauce and started murdering anyone who made Jaden sad, so he decided to send them away into the cold isolation of space to stop the murders from happening. Now they're back, and they have a complex.

Specifically, they are very angry at Jaden for sending them away, but also rationalize it as "Jaden promised to love me forever. Then he sent me into the Torment Nexus. Therefore, sending the person you care about to the Torment Nexus = love."

(Learning all this also adds a fascinating layer to Jaden, because it recontextualizes all those interactions he had where he turned people down. Not only is he just naturally oblivious, but subconsciously he tries to hold people at arms length, so they don't go to extreme lengths for him.)

Yubel is royally pissed to come back from The Pain Dimension and see their "spot" at Jaden's side taken by this funky little rainbow southern boi. So they try to reassert their love by killing everyone Jaden knows; placing him in intense pain, and conveniently getting rid of all those "rivals" for his affection.

The plot of yugioh gx season 3 is the villain trying to force the main character into what their idea of a "romantic" relationship should be, while trying to eradicate the person who is completely comfortable loving him in a nontraditional way.

And! The interesting thing about Jaden! Is that he does love!

Jesse sacrifices himself to save Jaden and everyone, and Jaden cannot cope with that. (see above, for him having trouble forming connections because he equates loving someone with deep personal loss that's his fault) He sets out for basically the afterlife, determined to bring Jesse back from the dead, with everyone else in the show trailing after him and telling him this is a bad idea.

Jaden loves Jesse to death and past it. That cannot be understated.

For Jaden, love exists. It's primal and destructive and powerful and almost tears him apart, and he tries to burn down the universe to get the people he cares about back. He doesn't go on dates, he doesn't know what the word "fiance" means, he visibly cringes when people talk about romantic relationships, but he loves so powerfully that the entire conflict of the season, maybe even the entire show, is that Jaden loves so much.

Yubel puts together that Jaden loves Jesse, so they take over his body. They try to shape themselves into the form they know Jaden loves, and short of that, deliver an ultimatum. Them, or Jesse.

Yubel cannot comprehend a world where Jaden is allowed to love them both. Yubel is representative of the view of love as a monogamous, one-and-done kind of situation. Jaden reaches back out and says "No. I love him, and I love you. And I'm sorry."

Yubel cannot love him into the form of relationship they think is "normal". No matter how hard they try, the two of them are never going to be the traditional, picture perfect couple from Yubel's stories of the knight and his bodyguard. They will both always be "alien". And Jaden will never stop loving Jesse, in that messy and vaguely defined way neither of them will elaborate on, even when asked by other characters.

When Jaden gives up on the idea of love and being loved in exactly the way everyone is telling him he should, that's when he gets a happy ending.

It's a theme that permeates so much of the series. Chazz should stop striving for approval from people who don't care about him. Cyrus should stop trying to change himself just to fit a preconceived mold. Alexis can't keep bending over backwards to help people in the vain hope that one day they will love her back the way she wants.

And at the center of it all an asexual character, learning to accept the part of him that loves different from the way he is told he should.

[ddarker-dreams]

HI! I just wanted to let you know I think absolutely nobody writes about Johan Liebert better than you do!

AAA THANK YOU i've been thinking about johan lately... i recently had this long conversation with a friend about monster and man. johan really is the it girl of antagonists. it gives so many fun qualities to play around with when characterizing him as a yandere.

specifically, how he goes about keeping you from leaving. some yans use force, physical confinement, threats and manipulation, but johan doesn't really have to. you're in this position that burdens you with responsibility. it's your conscience that shackles you. johan is a person who, officially, doesn't exist. every alias he takes on has been meticulously forged. his crimes are largely carried out by others and aren't considered related. no one knows what they're contending with.

no one aside from you.

maybe you can't undo all the harm he's done, or prevent the tragedies he will enact, but you can do something. this knowledge is a pesky, trying thing. what starts as a nagging thought becomes a poltergeist that can't be exorcised. johan won't kill, maim, or significantly impair you in any meaningful way. his affection that grants this immunity makes you his achilles heel. what-ifs become the force that keep you awake at night.

what if your interference, meager as it may seem, saves one life? what if you uncover something that could finally see him brought to justice? what if by fleeing, you're inadvertently dooming those he'll raze in the future? these possibilities fester and proliferate by his goading. he tasks you with convincing him that human life is valuable. he'll quietly sit through every argument you make, granting you as much time as you want.

occasionally, he makes concessions.

if you see so much value in this person's life, then so be it, he'll leave them be. the rush of relief that comes from saving someone turns to cold dread. in your absence, he considers nothing sacred. it's your involvement that prevents everything from descending into chaos. the time you willingly spend with him would be impossible if society itself unraveled, after all. he delays his more malicious machinations just for a taste of your undivided attention.

the worst prisons are those with the doors left open.

[nabi-unveiled]

For the ask game:

6, 14

6. A character you have a grudge against

Cir/Phu from The Boy Next World. Yes, both of them. During the finale, they walked out of the witch's castle and left Wim behind. While he was yelling after them no less. After all Wim had done for the two of them? Yeah, I'm still mad.

14. A favorite line of dialogue

I love a flowery metaphor and poetic turn of phrase quite a bit, but the lines that hit me hardest are always straightforward and direct. There are a LOT of options I could put here. But this is a particular line I've enjoyed a lot lately...for reasons. It's impactful is all I'm saying.

From Fourever You:

From My Stubborn:

Thanks for asking!

Ask Game: Just for Fun

[gempantheon]

"How could it end like this?" // give me the one and only yubel johan

The soles of his shoes clicked rhythmically against the ground, each step echoing in the stillness of the encroaching darkness. Shadows began to creep forward, curling around his feet like a mist intent on engulfing everything in its path. There was an unsettling lightness to his step, almost as if the earth itself recoiled from him, repulsed by the blood-stained heels that marred its soil. It felt as if an invisible force threatened to lift him off his feet, unshackled by the laws of physics and the natural order of things, plunging him into a realm where the supernatural reigned.

In stark contrast, a courageous figure moved ahead, a woman resolute in her purpose, charging headlong into what felt like the very fires of hell for Judai. Their Judai. Her unwavering determination was palpable, radiating strength and defiance against the looming darkness.

As he watched her, the wicked smile that had danced on his lips twisted into a snarl, revealing glistening fangs in a moment of raw emotion. He huffed, his toned body straining against the confines of the tight attire he had been forced into, each muscle taut with barely restrained power and longing. The tension in the air was electric, filled with a mix of dread and inexplicable exhilaration as they stood at the brink of the unknown.

"Well, look what we have here: has the lioness come to chase after the lion?"

Circling like a predator stalking its prey, his visage emerges intermittently from the depths of the swirling mist, reminiscent of a shark’s dorsal fin slicing through dark waters. The shadows creep ever closer, draping an oppressive cloak around her until cold, ghostly fingers graze her spine, retreating just as she spins around to confront the truth—the man ensnared by a malevolent force, a figure that embodies both beauty and horror. What once radiated brilliance is now a haunting void, his sharp teeth gleaming with an unsettling shine, and one could easily imagine majestic wings unfurling, perfectly fitting his enigmatic form.

"Easily. My love for Judai eclipses any affection that your wretched heart could ever offer. You haven't even ventured near the threshold of true emotion. You have yet to experience love’s authentic embrace. How about I enlighten you, as a little treat?"

[tempo-tales]

Do Johan, Sara and Akiko know about Alicia's abuse from Chris? And if they do, does Sara have no empathy or sympathy for Alicia because she only cares about wanting Chris' attention and love?

Yes, it took a while for Chris to feel confident and open up about her torments, even to Akiko, who met her in WonderWorld.

Johan already knew for a long time (they are best friends) and as for Sara, she has a hard time admitting her similarity (?) to Ali.

I think I'll do a little arc about Chris' group of friends, as they are very important people to him.

[sscarletvenus]

Lookism JJK au, your thoughts?

HIIII VENVEN😁😁😁

also very disorganized and brief brainrot-esque parallels and thoughts about lookism x jjjk ahead (JUST FOR FUN. these are pixels and it's not that serious 😭) :

. yamazaki, kageroi, cheonliang are like the great clans. the provinces in south korea from where the four crews, allied, ansan public, etc. belong are like the various jujutsu tech schools.

. charles choi is a sorcerer who lives long enough to become a corrupt exploitative higher up.

. the workers orchestrate the culling games.

. gapryong as toji, geniuses, he who must not be named type character, dead in the first act, haunting the fuck out of the narrative, changing the trajectory of people's lives, phantom of the past and apparition of the future.

. gapryong also as toji because he is a broke deadbeat who is despised by his children!

. daniel park as yuuji itadori. little miss sunshine in a world full of horrors. being hunted for sport by those in power. the final piece in dismantling a corrupt system. emo boys estranged from their families are in love with them and would die for them. all they have ever loved keeps turning into stone. important familial ties that are the crux of their stories.

. jay as megumi fushiguro. deep suicidal ideation, has never won an idgaf war in the face of love, daddy ruined their life, sister genuinely cares but is ultimately powerless in reversing their fates, dripped TF out, actually very powerful, hated by their respective creators

. gun as gojo satoru. like the balance in the yakuza shifted after his birth. the power gun inherits is a burden to him but he also loves being the sole one to possess it.

. he and the world around him are separated by an impermeable barrier, the boundary between the weak and the strong. he enjoys enacting violence upon his enemies just for the thrill of fighting, just for the sake of knowing he is the strongest, and also since it is the only time he realises he exists as a real person. the strong existing on the pinnacle of a lonely mountain (throughout heaven and earth, i alone am the honored one)

. he has great, unparalleled power, but can hardly connect with others. he isn't treated as a teenager when he's young, and he's hardly seen as a mortal. he is treated with derision and resentment by almost everyone.

. gun as gojo also because of. eye horror. seeks a warrior's death as freedom and release from their solitude.

. jinyoung would probably be like choso. clear thinker who isn't very emotional until it involves their family. values family and brotherhood a lot. capable of cruelty and profound vengefulness, but also monstrous indifference towards what isn't important to them. is a parental figure toward a younger child whom they care a lot about.

. goo and kinji hakari. a very self-absorbed individual who doesn't confirm to societal morals and traditions. doesn't perceive isolation that comes from being powerful. doesn't suffer from loneliness. has a strong mindset and clear goals. living their best life. very questionable allies.

. also would love to parallel gun and goo with hakari and sukuna, respectively. hakari spares his opponents while sukuna destroys them. gun nurtures talents while goo uproots them.

. gitae is also like sukuna, if you think about it. selfish, cold-hearted, immoral, and exceptionally sadistic. has committed parricide. wants an younger relative dead. eyes with such lunacy, you will only see them in eastern european snuff films.

. james lee and kenjaku, because identity theft is a competition and they are winning. impossible to tell their real age. act as a perfect foil to the main character and their ideals. slay, but traumatizing.

. GETO AND JAKE. HEAR ME OUT. pleasepleaseplease. firstly because MOTHER. secondly, there is a certain darkness and fluidity about the way they're written.

. family-oriented and self-sacrificial. empathetic and charming. entire friend group in love with them. graceful and gentle. REEK OF YIN SYMBOLISM. unhealthy coping mechanisms to their respective situations, and have a tendency to isolate themselves. very insane psychotic mentally disturbed but those details are somehow ALWAYS overlooked and oversimplified. very gnc coded. a reason behind their downfall and unravelling is the existence of a very powerful man, and their damning association with said man. did i mention being irrevocably in love with their best friend?

. jake's big deal and suguru's cult.... hmmm... i feel like the possibility of all those possibilities being possible is just another possibility that can possibly happen!!! influential girlbosses that people folk to!

. samuel is so naoya-esque. obsessed with powerful men who don't know don't gaf about him. my fav delulu.

. mary as yuki!!!!! perhaps stronger than the one considered to be the strongest...

. ELI AS YUUTA-[i get dragged from the podium and thrown in quicksand]

. jichang being very very nanami coded not only because of the aesthetic but also because the impact of their death on the main character...

. VASCO AND TODO. literally the realest people around the main character (not elaborating further)

. vin and maki. their metamorphosis from a bug being trampled upon to venomous insects, catalyzed by the injustice and abuse suffered by the people closest to them, horrible family, physical appearance portrayed as an element of monstrosity,

. LMFAO JAY BEING INUMAKI TYPE OF CURSE USER IS A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY TOO

. johan and kashimo because of the nuclear hazard levels of crumpled receipt wet sock energy

. the shaman(shinmyung cheon) as naobita zenin. the REAL naoya would definitely be taejin!

. so that makes samuel higuruma. impeccable dilf divorced dad of three vibes radiated by these two.

. LUA IS SO VERY NOBARA CODED. YOU WON’T GET IT BUT I DO.

. jiho's presence in this au would be like riko's or junpei's. definitely not comparing him to riko. NEVER. just the way his existence wreaks irreversible damage to the main characters. also the transformation into a monster bit for junpei??? THAT'S juvie jiho. jake takes his darkness as a catalyst for hate and revenge. he toys with jiho and feeds his hatred... he doesn't complete his metamorphosis quite because jiho is weak, and that's his tragedy!!!

. this is so badly written im ctfu but if you read up to this point thank you!!!! much appreciated

[pngjamie]

Will different specimens have different drone counterparts? Doll being in the place of, say, specimen 6, for example.

in other words, yes :)

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[monsterohnenamen]

your blog got very dark recently

[staytiny-toothless]

I let out a shaky breath, pacing around the room already all done and in my wedding dress cracking my knuckles. Getting married on the 1st of January sounded like a really good idea, but of course now! was have second thoughts. I looked out to the garden of the grand hotel pulling closing the curtains again. I turned around at the sound of the door opening and closing, I looked at Johan, "Hyung…"

I blink staring at you before smiling softly walking over to you and gently taking your hands "you look amazing jagi"

[riewritten]

We need a fic about pickleball Erwin and johan

ok anon i have two questions for you and you have to answer me immediately; (1) are u a fellow erwin smith and johan liebert enjoyer like me? (2) can i kiss u on the forehead for this very much needed ask?

whenever i post erwin crumbs i always feel guilty for not serving my johan enjoyers properly. and whenever i post johan i feel bad for not serving erwin crumbs to my main and longstanding frens here ykwim. so this type of ask made me wanna hug u

also i had to google pickleball after reading this ask im so sorry the worms in my brain didnt permit such knowledge to be passed upon me🎀. but in all honesty, if johan and erwin were to play smth, i think chess would lichrally end me like. two brainy dears well known for being strategist manipulators pulling mind games with one another???? god. GOD. it WOULD end me you have no idea.

[shitpostingkats]

Hello I have returned with thoughts again

Thinking about Seer Trio, I love them <3 I forgot if they have an actual trio name or not I’ll have to go double check that

Just,,, Jaden and Chazz friendship man, rivalry is optional but I’m thinking ab the TikTok again where Chazz is one of three ppl who actually genuinely care about Jaden and it makes me go aaaaaaaaa. I never really think about Chazz and Jesse’s dynamic but they have great potential too.

I just think they’re so cool, little guys bonding over being able to see things others can’t. Maybe J&J showing Chazz the ropes on Seeing and stuff idk. Man let them be soft. Let them confide in each other and lean on each other and have each other’s backs.

If you want to go a step further make it QPR. I will die on Spiritshipping hill but have J&J be in a QPR with Chazz, I just think it’d be neat <3

I don’t care if it might be OOC in some cases, let them be soft <3 (and let there be angst, we always gotta have some of that, yes? :D)

Hmmmmm family trauma with Chazz and Great Expectations™, I’m a big fan of the hc of Jaden having no home life and having to raise himself after everything with Yubel when he was younger :))) I don’t think we know much about Jesse’s home life, so let’s make it a nice in between of the other two’s. His parents are still around unlike Jaden’s, but they’re more distant and neglectful than Chazz’s. They have expectations for him and if he fails to meet them it’s like he doesn’t exist, whereas Chazz’s parents just get angry. Give them bad parents and little to no support system, as a treat <3

Have them deal with Jaden’s self-destructive tendencies and lack of self-worth (he sees it as him making up for the crimes he committed as Supreme King. They see it as him being suicidal. “How can it be considered suicidal”, Jaden argues, “if I’m not even capable of dying?” Their hearts hurt for him regardless.) Give me angst from love, and love through the angst. Those who hurt and are hurting, helping and healing, even if it’s only by a fraction at a time.

Much love <3

Jesse Anderson my beloved. <3

What is this man's home life. I've written pages of backstory just to answer this question and every part of it is as wild as I could possibly make it because I think having every part of this southern boi be insane is the funniest possible route.

Chazz and Jesse friendship ooooooh. I found it so funny during GX when people were like "Ah yes, the two boys who can see duel spirits, Jesse and Jaden." LIKE! Guys Chazz is standing RIGHT there.

It makes sense tho, while Jesse and Jaden kinda incorporate the supernatural into themselves, Chazz is by all accounts just a normal guy who does not let being able to see invisible monsters distract him from being a run of the mill grunge teenager. And I adore him for it. Chazz being the actual Common Knowledge Braincell of the trio. Jesse and Jaden are capable of subduing space gods, but Chazz is the one you call when you need help on your taxes. (He grumbles and yells at you the whole time and is so grouchy you don't realize until later he was actually really helpful.)

Also YES to qpr. Give Jaden as many qprs as possible. He deserves it. The ideal Jaden Yuki support network is a delicate interconnected web of partners who are all in a groupchat together to keep track of who the hell is taking care of their shared boyfriend over the weekend. Chazz sends a selfie to Jesse of Jaden literally haven broken into his house and fallen asleep on top of him with the caption "come get your mans >:[" and Jesse responds "No <3"

[ddarker-dreams]

i think chrollo and johan are alike in some way...idk how to describe it. like they both place part of their identity on their darling but in different ways

yes definitely, i get what you mean!!!!

it's this moral disconnect that makes them unable to comprehend the fault in how deeply their actions hurt others. they both had horrific childhoods that morphed them into the men they'd go onto become, detached and an observer of humanity rather than an active participant. they're both charismatic, quietly alluring, capable of bringing complicated schemes into fruition. patience and cunning make for a deadly combination.

the key distinct when it comes to their weird dependency on their darling is that chrollo thinks you complete him, whereas johan considers you an extension of himself. he even would go so far as to say he's an extension of you, in a way, invasive as the chilling notion is.

chrollo knows that there are gaps in his personhood because he's the one who allowed them to form. he distanced himself from any identity after sarasa's death to fulfill his plan to become the 'ultimate villain'. the title is a fluid one so he must be as well. he can never adhere to a singular form, he must continue evolving, escalating the troupe's crimes and further distancing meteor city from any potential harm. then there's you, oh so perfectly shaped to mesh with him like a puzzle piece. the problem being that he forces the copulation rather than letting it nestle naturally into place. he carves out enough of you for his pointed edges to 'fit'.

johan, however... never had an identity. a name is one of the most basic building blocks to establishing a sense of self. to be deprived of one is to never fully realize that you are a distinct human being instead of an amalgamation of parts. johan wants to absorb the elements that make you who you are as if he were a parasite attached to a host. in this way, you become a part of him, and he considers that love. he can flawlessly mimic your speech patterns and intonation, guessing your thoughts before you even think them. if he can never know himself, than he must know you intimately as compensation.

both cases are tragic and pitiful in their own ways.

[suusoh]

Johan’s smart to skip the dating phase tbh he’s had a shitty enough life no need to add “the modern dating scene” to the list of tragedies

HELPPPPP FHDKJH

I just think that he really really loves the commitment, and connection, and intimacy. He cannot engage in hookup culture or speed dating or meaningless attachments for something as personal as a relationship.

That's why it makes perfect sense to form an attachment to the person closest to him right now which is you! his dearly precious darling of a friend. because you guys don't need to "get to know each other" you already know each other! isn't that swell <3? why should he be attracted to anyone else when he doesn't know their depth and personality like yours and vice versa? this is completely rational and perfectly normal behaviour.

his favourite past time is both of you looking at your phone while you're on tinder/bumble, and judging all the people and giving an accurate read on all of their portfolios, as he makes sure you swipe left on all of them.

[draconesmundi]

@ the person asking about Swedish dragons, I THINK I know my source but it is in Swedish and I had a friend tell me about it so I need to re-find that conversation before I can respond to the ask