#laetuus

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TOPIC: ALLEGED TRANSPHOBIC BEHAVIOR. PART ONE

INTRO: This is the big topic we wanted to speak about, because it has hurt real people in the community, and while we will not be taking a direct stance ourselves on the nature of this behavior, we do want to warn people who may be hurt by this in the future. In the grand scheme of things, the response to such behavior on Djaq's part has not been quite satisfactory despite her being upfront about the issues she's gone through regarding this topic in the past. However we also have monitored the situation as it unfolded, and do not believe she's being 100% transparent about the entire thing.

PREFACE: we know there are people who would like to call these allegations ridiculous in defense of Djaq. These people claim that the individuals hurt by this ,or the people who find Djaq's behavior offensive are invalid. The main reason these allegations are being swept under the rug, are because 'being sex positive about trans muses is not fetishizing' which we agree with wholeheartedly. we'll continue below.

While we agree, being sex positive of trans and cis muses alike isn't fetishizing, that's not the issues being raised with Djaq anyway. However, again, we understand if trans or non-binary people DO NOT have an issue with Djaq's actions. However that DOES NOT and WILL NEVER diminish the feelings of those people who are trans or non binary, WHO HAVE BEEN HURT BY HER BEHAVIOR.

So before going on, we'd like to say that the issue here is not regarding the idea of 'Djaq being "not allowed" to smut with, smut against, or write smut for muses that are trans'. We do not believe that has anything to do with it.

We believe the issue raised initially was regarding putting too much emphasis on genitalia in general, when it is in relation to gender. Cisgender, or transgender muses alike. (There's also another issue we'll discuss when we review the post, having to do with mutation)

To be transparent as well, we'd like to tag @whorrcr, @nintcnhoe , @whorrcr-moved , and @thewhorrcrs despite our respecting her decision not to engage. That is not the point of this point.

Now that we have that out of the way..

THE BEGINNING / INITIAL ANONS/SITUATION REGARDING SOMEONE FINDING DJAQ'S BEHAVIOR OFFENSIVE: The issues raised had been so on a now deleted blog. The URL of this blog was chryscs/laetuus (same blog, the url was just changed), and it was deleted as a direct result of the situation we'll go on to detail. Unfortunately we do not have screenshots of the original posts, however while we do not expect anyone to take our word for it: we have seen the post that originated the initial complaint regarding her behavior.

What we do have are the screenshots of the catalyst to the blog: chryscs/laetuus, being deleted. These include anons Djaq was sent by a concerned party, who is non-binary, that had been hurt or otherwise exhausted by her behavior. This individual saw it as a genuine issue. We will include those below and talk about it.

First we'd like to say that it seems Djaq was, and is open to the criticism. We're not trying to say otherwise. We've kept the URL private whom sent the ask, however you can read the screenshots above regarding the issues raised by this individual.

FETISHIZATION: We would like to say that while we do not know whether or not this was the opinion shared by the individual who sent the ask, we can understand that the issue of fetishizing is likely more-so in relation to the amount of smut that is featured on Djaq's blog. Smut is at the forefront, self admittedly, of Djaq's blogs and always has been. The amount of smut featured these days (and for the tenure of the recent URL whorrcr) is more-less the entirety of it, which supports the fetishization claims. If smut is the only thing a character is being used for, it could be seen as fetishization. Especially when putting such a heavy emphasis on this.

Like we said, the issues raised above in the ask (while Djaq hasn't been transparent about everything) can be read and digested at your own leisure, and we do not wish to make a direct statement either way. Other than perhaps an attempt to explain the overall point that was trying to be made, we can trust you to formulate your own opinions. I'm not sure which of Djaq's friends or defenders have seen this due to it having appeared on a deleted blog.

DISCUSSING A POST MADE BY DJAQ REGARDING THE SITUATION: This post, which is the pinned post on Djaq's callout blog (thewhorrcrs), She addresses these allegations. This is because we've brought them up in our first post. We'd like to break down some of the things we find upsetting in this post.

This was directly referencing the ask. While we would argue the ask certainly wasn't taken well, that's for you to decide as well, as an adult individual ingesting this information. However, the post Djaq made about wanting to have equal amounts of ftm/mtf muses was taken poorly when in direct relation to her previous behavior, which began with this specific incident.

WHAT INCITED THIS ASK BEING SENT TO DJAQ: If we recall, the POSTS specifying genitalia that prompted the asks shown above, were either small bios or starter calls (made by Djaq). These bios specifically mention the specific genitalia of each muse. We'll speak more about the post she's referring on her 'old blog' later , or in a separate post -- as I do think this might warrant two parts. However I don't want to get too off-topic.

DELETED BLOG: Djaq mentions she wasn't sure if she deleted the blog chryscs/laetuus, but we find that hard to believe based on the two post that Djaq had made directly FOLLOWING the posting of the asks she received (again, shown above).

Here's the claim made on thewhorrcrs:

Here are the posts that came before the deletion of chryscs/laetuus:

DISCLAIMER/REMINDER: We would like to make sure that everything is addressed here, considering the seriousness of the allegations raised in all of these screenshots. We apologize if we bounce around a little in terms of topics, however we are trying to organize all of the information in relation to the screenshots. We appreciate your understanding.

POTENTIAL BI-PHOBIA/ERASURE AND HOMOPHOBIA: Now, let us go on. It is referenced in this post that even after making changes, she's been labelled as bi-phobic, homophobic, and a terf. We have some potential reasons of why that might be, other than the fact that as far as we are aware, two of the three people she's attacked in the past have been bisexual, or lesbian.

POTENTIAL BI-PHOBIA / CHANGING GAEA'S SEXUALITY: Djaq's main original character Gaea's sexuality has been notably changed on more than one occasion. Mostly from pansexual to heterosexual. We could see how this could be described as erasure. We do have evidence of this, we'll include it below (first two being same character sheet with different sexuality - first from glysimachia-blog, the second from herbtm):

The idea of 'sticking to what I (Djaq) know' has also been said in relation to her changing the sexuality, as well.

DEHUMANIZING TRANS PEOPLE: Now I'd like to specifically discuss the 'portraying trans muses through the lens of being mutants or unnatural'. (issue raised in ask). I'll allow Djaq to explain:

I'd like to bring up that Djaq did mention that 'someone else' (aka the person whom sent the ask displayed above) had brought this up, and it had not been taken well.

Either way, there is not much responsibility taken, or understanding shown on Djaq's part. Especially regarding why this specific portrayal (or any of the issues raised back then, or now) could have offended trans, or non-binary people. It seemed to be all about Djaq defending herself instead of empathizing with others. We think this point is adequately raised by the non-binary person who sent in the initial complaint, so I'll let them explain below with an excerpt:

DEHUMANIZING/OFFENDED INDIVIDUALS: I'd also like to bring to light another trans individual who has raised their discomfort about the same behavior, and this is only relevant because people who defend Djaq are sweeping this behavior under the rug as something that does not effect trans people:

It doesn't matter if her friends that are trans don't have an issue with it. That is their human right. However, multiple people DO have an issue with it, and it's not fair people who are being hurt by this are being diminished and it is being reduced to not a big deal:

This was done to this character specifically for fetish purposes, and is fetishization. Period. This is admitted by Djaq to have happened, which is why we are treating this current topic as fact.

Here's another post below that backs up claims about the initial complaint being about heavy emphasis (unneeded emphasis) on genitalia, and the Lady D situation:

Djaq has said multiple times that she wants to learn from this behavior, which is much appreciated. However the tone we find she (Djaq) uses is very accusatory and not encompassing of the entire situation. It also includes language that may diminish the problem at large, and it will come into play while discussing the more recent attacks launched on cartaxus, Djaq's more recent inclusion on DNI's, and how this prior situation and how it was handled by Djaq played a role in people becoming uncomfortable with her more recent posts and behavior. (Reminder that the situation lead to the harassment of another individual on behalf of Djaq's friends, and arguably more than one individual which have been discussed prior).

Below i'm including a post we'll revisit in part two because it is relevant, but it is just another example of a trans person indicating the issues with Djaq's behavior (both in the past, and in relation to what she has posted more recently), and how they were effected by it. This screenshot was taken from a publicly available DNI before it was removed, and any identity has been left out for privacy (click for better quality):

The post above also validates the idea of the issue being far from the portrayal of different walks of life.

This is all for part one: as in part two we would like to get more in-depth on what has happened more recently -- all which lead to the DNI made by cartaxus, and the subsequent false smear campaign that followed )by those associated with Djaq). It goes over some additional behavior that could be identified as unsavory, in relation to this initial conversation. I believe it will be more beneficial to go over this in a separate post so that nothing is confused.

Thank you for reading and have a lovely night. Please remember do not harass anyone, including Djaq. See you soon.

[paintedlies]

@laetuus​   wrote:     ❝   Tony.   ❞   Steve   rubs   a   hand   over   his   mouth,   like   he's   trying   to   scrub   away   his   smile.   ❝   I   heard   you   put   the   bi   in   billionaire.   ❞

        Any   initial   attempts   to   school   his   face   into   a   mask   of   bemusement   fails   as   a   snort   tumbles   out   of   him,   unable   to   stop   the   corners   of   his   mouth   from   tugging   up.   Tony   always   had   been   a   sucker   for   bad   puns,   and   this   one   had   to   be   one   of   the   worst   he   had   heard   in   a   very   long   time.     “ I   don’t   know   if   I   should   make   you   sleep   on   the   couch   for   that,   or   kiss   you   silly. ”     The   distance   closed   between   them,   Tony’s   arms   loop   around   Steve’s   waist.     “ Although   that   statement   is   factually   correct. ”  

[poisonouslightslayer]

@laetuus moved from [X]

An innocent child abandoned in the storm; the crushing weight on his conscience struck him in his heart that caused him to sweat and that he could easily blame on the alcohol. How could he not have noticed the little one? Taking a look at the remnants of the alcoholic beverage, Sting pushed the empty wide round glass away from him. That accursed drink that he nearly inhaled was the culprit to his delayed heightened senses.

 “Tsk...” he couldn’t even look at the child or the brave heroine. Instead he went into the men’s restroom and gazed at his reflection in the mirror. “You’re a selfish monster ya know that?” He spoke out loud. “Not even noticing that little girl that could have easily been swept away. Good thing Lucy risked her safety to do it. And your light is supposed to be pure and holy.” Sting drug his gloved fingers against the wall. “This what happens when ya drink ya idiot.” He sighed and wet his face with the water before having himself glow just to dry himself. The blond walked back to his spot and sat back in the booth close to where Lucy and the kid were. “Does she have parents?” The white dragon slayer asked the celestial mage. “Or any family members that may be looking for her?”

[whcrror]

TOPIC : DEBUNKING CHARACTER SIMILARITIES / COPYING CLAIMS AGAINST NOVA

(please note: we have spoken to nova, and some text included will be direct dm quotes / screenshots provided by her, as far as her explanation of the events. however some screenshots have been obtained by us. she was very happy to speak with us and provide her side of the story. which as of now, we've been told has never been asked from her in the few years of this issue being public. we tried to reach out to djaq for comment but instead were met with a block, and ignoring of our inquiries).

this debate has been going on for years with callout after callout made about NOVA by someone who claims that they do not like drama or calling people out. djaq is someone who is trying to ostracize nova, and drag someone's name through the mud with zero retaliation to any of this. for years. enough is enough. i would not be making this post if a defense was not in order, as this is petty high-school drama that has been blown to a proportion that is entering the territory of purposeful sabotage and harassment as well as stalking and obsessive behaviors. i believe an explanation is required on nova's behalf with her permission.

we do not have all of the screenshots of all the call-out post, as Djaq has deleted the blog where the first callout was made. (on laetuus, or previously chryscs when the callout was posted). the earliest screenshots of mention on record is:

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(^ found on glysimachia-blog, and here is a link to the first screenshot here). Djaq states here, that Nova blocked her (Djaq) over the similarities of their two characters. (Temperance, being Nova's OC and Gaea being Djaq's). Nova does admit that she said those words, and that she told Djaq that their characters were too similar. she's never denied that, either. however the circumstances at the time were stressful. nova admits that she said that, due to other things going on in her life. as well as a falling out with a close friend. ( i will post Nova's comments below about this in particular, as well as relevant dm's). however as someone who writes with her, Djaq must have been familiar with temperance and her old bios. i find it hard to believe that she did not know that the characters were not actually similar. however, i also have screencaps of Djaq saying that she believes that temperance and gaea are too similar. see below. so clearly, this is not just an issue that only Nova had spoken of before. that fact i thought was important, due to the claims of Nova 'blocking her (Djaq)' over that specific reason. claims which are not true. Djaq actually endorsed the choice and chose to completely cut ties. Djaq also supported Temp, and wished her luck moving forward. you might expect at the time she would have been worried about copying, whether the face-claims were similar or not.

quote from nova about the severing of ties: "so she ended up cutting ties with me. that's fine. and we did talk a little bit after i made my change. but i feel like at the time, i couldn't properly explain why i changed my faceclaim. i want to emphasize that i did not intentionally change my faceclaim to hers. yes i had known that she used beyonce, but i didn't, go out of my way to change from jenna to beyonce. but like what's more important is why i did it in the first place. by this point i've had temperance for about 6-7 years i think and her faceclaim had become synonymous with her. but i was in an unhealthy friendship, partially maybe cause of me, but overall it was unhealthy and i made temperance revolve around this friend. made everything about her weave itself into this friend's original character. but much like djaq had cut ties, this friend did after, which is fine. but it left me floundering, looking to grasp the character i once knew. with me having weaved everything that she was into this other character that i now had nothing with, i felt like i needed to reclaim her in some way, and because i didn't want to just drop her, i changed her faceclaim and worked the new au that i had been working on into her backstory and basically revamped her that way."

relevant dm's below

that fact aside, i have screenshots of a dm between Nova, and a mutual friend of she and Djaq. this implies that Djaq has indicated that there were prior issues in her and Nova's relationship. Nova had been under the impression that everything was okay. also, the screenshot above proves that as well. Nova had been blindsided, but she was respectful - and they seemed to part ways peacefully. "similarities" aside. don't worry, i will be posting side-by-side bios of temp's before and after the fc change, along with gaea's bio. i will be doing this in a separate post. this could be multiple parts. below you'll find the screen caps of the dm's with the mutual friend, which Nova referenced above.

MOVING ON FOR NOW: Djaq has recently claimed that Nova has been obsessive, and is only 'checking in on her blog in order to keep herself safe from obsessive behavior' (i will post the screen-cap of this below. for the sake of transparency, to this day i do not know who had sent Djaq this ask). however it was somewhat after the more recent callout, five months ago, which i will also include below. Djaq's response to prove the obsessive behavior on nova's part (and i will provide all of Nova's former url's that still exist. this being if you wish to check/comb through them for any posts even so much as MENTIONING Djaq or the drama), Djaq only has cited some coincidental 'isms' posting (which i'll get to later in depth), and the failsafe of their characters being 'too similar'.

you can find the post above, still up on Djaq's blog. It's even linked in her CARRD. the accusations about public templates aside, it's interesting that Djaq has been so adamant about the copying of aesthetics. especially when shortly AFTER Nova changed her aesthetic and url to chrchgrl, and started (understandably) using church aesthetics (timestamps on screenshots below) -- Djaq also began to use church aesthetics. and it is clear at this time she was checking Nova's blog regularly and knew this. (also i know how petty it is to mention this, however, if this is Djaq's main argument at this point, i am simply attempting to point out the inherent hypocrisy here. normally, we as people would not care, nor consider this copying. however since Djaq apparently does consider it copying, it is relevant here. especially since said aesthetics include Gaea and the church girl aesthetic was Temperance's aesthetic)

alright, so with those comparisons made, we'd like to direct everyone to the part of the asks i included above:

since this post, there has been no more evidence posted regarding the subject on Djaq's part. however, we did give Djaq the opportunity to provide it to no avail. also, as far as reblogging the same things (face claim related), below are some screenshots for your consideration as well.

next, i'd like to call attention to the fact that TEMPERANCE SHAW IS ROUGHLY FIVE YEARS OLDER AS A MUSE THAN GAEA IS. Temp's bio has changed in certain ways over the years, as all oc's adapt and change. however i'll have Nova's statement regarding the major character changes as well. below you'll find a dated screenshot on the oldest post archived for TEMPERANCE'S first blog, dated 2013:

next, below you have the fauna shine url, and you'll find a dated screenshot on the oldest post archived for GAEA'S first blog:

we in collaboration here, would be happy to receive comment from Djaq regarding any character changes Gaea has been through since 2018. However this proves that Temperance has been around for quite some time, and much longer than Gaea. quote from Nova, herself : "honestly the biggest change that came with temperance from all of this was the fact that i felt like with the revamp, i couldn't just have her be a doctor anymore to be honest. before i was cut off by both djaq and that friend ( who really doesn't need to be involved so i don't want to mention ) it just felt wrong to keep going as though nothing had happened. before the cut, i fell in love with the idea of an au of temperance never having been a doctor at all and instead owning a bakery. so what i did was take that au and find out just how seamlessly i could put it in her story. so instead of her successfully finishing medical school, i changed it so she dropped out within the first year and instead ran off to open sweet temptations, her bakery. and that's where i've been writing her ever since."

to bring up the point below about 'dodging asks' or trying to cover things up:

i do understand not wishing to let things slide under the rug. which we believe Djaq is now doing - but again, this will be referenced later in part ii. however, there have been private conversations since the accusations, of which nova has been more than cordial. there's also an apology djaq has sent her, all of which are included below for you to see. after this apology however she continues to be aggressive in public, as is clear by now.

also, regarding the above claims regarding the commissions, i have the caps of the conversations between nova and jayne to prove this was not a lie.

NOVA'S PAST URL'S FEATURING TEMP AS PROMISED.

ferocitersubtilis-archive, ferocitersubtilis, opportuniists-blog, falsiifiedmemoriesarchive-blog, falsiifiedmemories-v2, falsiifiedmemories-blog, doctcraa, doctcra-a-blog, mysericordia-a, mysericordia-arc, conmiseracionn, myseracion, chrchgrl-arc, chrchgrl, khalaesi, coilicah, coilicaha, defiantdelicacy

stay tuned for part ii. @whorrcr

[whcrror]

THIS IS A CALLOUT BLOG FOR DJAQ AKA @/WHORRCR.

djaq has been known throughout the roleplay community for several difference reasons, instances, and has hurt people. this blog is dedicated to revealing this behaviour. This individual has been present throughout the community for a number of years and has continued to show behaviours most unbecoming of a person.

We warn viewers of this content as it can be confronting, triggering and upsetting. Please proceed with caution.

known blogs past and present: whorrcr, faunashine-blog, faunahymn, glysimachia-blog, diafcros, cloudtm, herbtm, unecrth, verbalissm, sagaiisms, sagaiisms-a, elskcv,  elskcv-a, nintcnhoe, inaceae, whorrcr-moved, anthizc, laetuus, chryscs, thewhorrcrs.

yours truly,

cat in the hat.

[taaboh]

@anthizc​ sent: “ why are you helping me? you know nothing about me at all. i appreciate it, more than you know, but… why? ” ► from here.

“Hm...” Takayuki’s head tilts to the side. “Because I felt like it? Or is an answer like that too irresponsible?”

He shakes his head, giving the stew in the pot a good stir. “I don’t know, I’ve always been bad at leaving people in trouble alone. You can imagine how bad it is to think like that in yakuza county, though.”

Then he ladles some of it out to pour into two bowls.

The woman he’s taken in hasn’t given him her name yet, but Takayuki isn’t particularly bothered by it. He’d been on the way home from reviewing case files before a hearing in the morning when he came across her; fighting the thugs that had been after her for some reason or other had come as second nature, even though his shoes are all scuffed to hell now because of it.

“Here,” he says, setting one bowl on the coffee table. He only sits with his own bowl after he’s pulled a chair to place across the couch on the table’s opposite end. Despite the fact the woman’s siting in his living room, a part of him feels she’s probably had her fair share of male proximity for the day-- best not to push it. “This is my special nikujaga. It should warm you up real quick.”

[taaboh]

@chryscs sent: ❛ you can kiss me, you know. ❜ / gaea. ► from here.

Gaea speaks it as the quietest, quietest thing, and Takayuki’s throat dries as soon as he hears it. He can’t say he hasn’t thought about it-- hell, since Gaea’s started staying in his apartment with him after that whole mess with her husband the thought’s been running in his head more than it should-- but being presented with the possibility is something else entirely.

He hadn’t meant to get caught, is the thing. When Gaea offered they share the bed because it was a particularly cold night, Takayuki had accepted under the impression he wouldn’t lose his mind. But it’s three in the morning, he hasn’t been able to sleep, and he’d been memorising the planes of Gaea’s face up close in the low light because gods, he’s never been this close before.

Then she opened her eyes, looked at him, said what she said, and desire pools in his belly in an ugly, needy way. The scariest thing is he doesn’t know if he can keep holding back if he kisses her once.

“...can I?” Takayuki asks, just as quiet. They’re alone, but somehow he feels like he ought to whisper it anyway. There’s a moment’s hesitation, but he brings one hand up-- callused, battle-worn things that they are, certainly unbecoming of a lawyer-- to cup Gaea’s face and stroke her cheekbone with his thumb.

“I might not be able to stop after, Gaea-san.”

[taaboh]

@chryscs // :D

The days when Freyja asks if Takayuki can tuck her in are the days that he really feels himself cracking from the inside out. There’s something about taking her to her room, fitting her blanket around her, and kissing her forehead that gets to him. And when she takes a moment to whisper things like a secret (“I’m glad you’re home safe”, “let’s finish building the Lego castle soon”, “can we really go to the carnival?”), Takayuki’s heart overflows with so much love it feels like he could die from it.

There are times he wonders if his birth parents ever thought the same way about him. But mostly, he’s realised he quite likes helping take care of a kid and being there for them while they grow.

It’s a nice thing to feel. Takayuki’s never been averse to being a parent, but certainty is comforting. And as he goes to help Gaea with cleanup in the kitchen, he knows he wouldn’t feel nearly as sure of himself without her there.

From where he’s drying the dishes, the look he wears as he watches Gaea do her own work is warm with affection. Does she know, he wonders, how much she means to him? Does she know how much he wants to stay in her life? Does she want to stay with him for as long as he does with her?

Takayuki exhales. He’s never been good at keeping his mouth shut.

“Hey, Gaea?” he starts, finishing with the last dish. “I wanna ask you something.”

[taaboh]

✿ / Ethan? Or any of my other muses.

► from here. | PRE-ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP MEME

GONNA PUT THIS UNDER A READ MORE BECAUSE SO MANY DJAQ MUSES. SO MANY.

ethan winters.

FRIENDSHIP.     childhood friends  /  work buddies or coworkers  /  family friends  /  friends with benefits  /  smoking buddies  /  adventure buddies  /  fake friends  /  recently friends  /  party buddies  /  friendship of need  /  dying friendship  /  circumstantial friendship  /  partners in crime  /  old friendship  /  [ your muse ] is the good influence  /  [ your muse ] is the bad influence  /  [ my muse ] is the good influence  /  [ my muse ] is the bad influence  /  opposites attract  /  ride or die  /  frenemies  /  roommates or flatmates  /  penpals  /  exes to friends  /  enemies to friends  /  other

ROMANCE.     childhood sweethearts  /  [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush  /  [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush  /  exes  /  exes to lovers  /  forbidden lovers  /  highschool sweethearts  /  secret relationship  /  opposites attract  /  long distance  /  unrequited [ from your muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from my muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from both sides ]  /  skinny love  /  friends to lovers  /  enemies to lovers  /  spurious relationship  /  power couple  /  newly entered  /  soulmates [ metaphorical ]  /  soulmates  [ literal ]  /  awkward  /  turning toxic  /  toxic love  /  cheating [ on your muse ]  /  cheating [ with your muse ]  /  other 

FAMILIAL.     siblings [ half ]  /  siblings [ step ]  /  [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure  /  [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse  /  [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours  /  [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse  /  guardian figure  /  legal guardian  /  adoptive child  /  foster child  /  [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing  /  [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing  /  other

ANTAGONISTIC.     dangerous to each other  /  dangerous to others  /  unpredictable  /  rivals  /  petty  /  developing into sexual or romantic tension  /  based off family matters  /  based off circumstance  /  based off professional matters  /  based off misunderstanding or lies  /  conflict of ideology  /  betrayal  /  hero - villain dynamic  /  enemies  /  fight club  /  friends turned enemies  /  lovers turned enemies  /  exes turned enemies  /  other 

my taka survival horror AU is just the yakuza dead souls game but Bad End-- so kamurocho's basically raccoon city'd-- and while he does volunteer work with terrasave for resi-specific stuff, he's also a private investigator. because of course he is.

in my mind he and ethan probably meet under normal circumstances (maybe taka was investigating ethan's company for a client?), but after chris saves him from the baker house terrasave is the one that helps him properly recover or some shit. and taka's like oh yo wtf, it's that systems engineer!!

ethan spends a week or two with terrasave maybe, they make sure he's fit and okay, and taka gives his number in case he needs anyone to talk to again after. AND Y'KNOW. taka's a sucker for strong and broken people (we're the same...) so he'll have That Attachment.

also "dangerous to each other" is more because of ethan's moldy stuff going on. LMAO. i kinda wanna use taka's ~superhuman-esque abilities in his game as justification for him being a B.O.W. of some sort jake muller style without him knowing but. hmmm.

also i'm a sucker for soulmate AUs so you know.

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jack wynand.

FRIENDSHIP.     childhood friends  /  work buddies or coworkers  /  family friends  /  friends with benefits  /  smoking buddies  /  adventure buddies  /  fake friends  /  recently friends  /  party buddies  /  friendship of need  /  dying friendship  /  circumstantial friendship  /  partners in crime  /  old friendship  /  [ your muse ] is the good influence  /  [ your muse ] is the bad influence  /  [ my muse ] is the good influence  /  [ my muse ] is the bad influence  /  opposites attract  /  ride or die  /  frenemies  /  roommates or flatmates  /  penpals  /  exes to friends  /  enemies to friends  /  other

ROMANCE.     childhood sweethearts  /  [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush  /  [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush  /  exes  /  exes to lovers  /  forbidden lovers  /  highschool sweethearts  /  secret relationship  /  opposites attract  /  long distance  /  unrequited [ from your muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from my muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from both sides ]  /  skinny love  /  friends to lovers  /  enemies to lovers  /  spurious relationship  /  power couple  /  newly entered  /  soulmates [ metaphorical ]  /  soulmates  [ literal ]  /  awkward  /  turning toxic  /  toxic love  /  cheating [ on your muse ]  /  cheating [ with your muse ]  /  other 

FAMILIAL.     siblings [ half ]  /  siblings [ step ]  /  [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure  /  [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse  /  [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours  /  [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse  /  guardian figure  /  legal guardian  /  adoptive child  /  foster child  /  [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing  /  [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing  /  other

ANTAGONISTIC.     dangerous to each other  /  dangerous to others  /  unpredictable  /  rivals  /  petty  /  developing into sexual or romantic tension  /  based off family matters  /  based off circumstance  /  based off professional matters  /  based off misunderstanding or lies  /  conflict of ideology  /  betrayal  /  hero - villain dynamic  /  enemies  /  fight club  /  friends turned enemies  /  lovers turned enemies  /  exes turned enemies  /  other 

i like the idea of taka sneaking into rapture to investigate jolene or something like that (using his yakuza dad's name to get him permission to go in...), but i'm happy to make it some rando disappearance so that it's not closely tied to jack himself. he finds out the person he was supposed to find is either dead or a splicer, and then the civil war happens and he can't go to the surface. so here he is.

it's up to you if you want taka to be w/ jack through the events of bioshock-- maybe their paths cross often but they don't actually stay together the whole time?-- but maybe taka's helping tenenbaum with her little sanctuary or something at the very least. maybe he has a lil shitty hole in the wall apartment that jack can use as a save point. LMAO.

re: fake relationship, they go up to the surface with jack's kids and w/ tenenbaum's help faked papers in rapture so they're married and jack can stay in japan with the kids no problem or something. BUT THEN IT BECOMES REAL.

honestly the hilarity of taka coming to his dad in the yakuza years after he disappeared on a case like this is my husband and our yakuzillion daughters fucking Kills Me.

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ororo munroe.

FRIENDSHIP.     childhood friends  /  work buddies or coworkers  /  family friends  /  friends with benefits  /  smoking buddies  /  adventure buddies  /  fake friends  /  recently friends  /  party buddies  /  friendship of need  /  dying friendship  /  circumstantial friendship  /  partners in crime  /  old friendship  /  [ your muse ] is the good influence  /  [ your muse ] is the bad influence  /  [ my muse ] is the good influence  /  [ my muse ] is the bad influence  /  opposites attract  /  ride or die  /  frenemies  /  roommates or flatmates  /  penpals  /  exes to friends  /  enemies to friends  /  other

ROMANCE.     childhood sweethearts  /  [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush  /  [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush  /  exes  /  exes to lovers  /  forbidden lovers  /  highschool sweethearts  /  secret relationship  /  opposites attract  /  long distance  /  unrequited [ from your muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from my muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from both sides ]  /  skinny love  /  friends to lovers  /  enemies to lovers  /  spurious relationship  /  power couple  /  newly entered  /  soulmates [ metaphorical ]  /  soulmates  [ literal ]  /  awkward  /  turning toxic  /  toxic love  /  cheating [ on your muse ]  /  cheating [ with your muse ]  /  other 

FAMILIAL.     siblings [ half ]  /  siblings [ step ]  /  [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure  /  [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse  /  [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours  /  [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse  /  guardian figure  /  legal guardian  /  adoptive child  /  foster child  /  [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing  /  [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing  /  other

ANTAGONISTIC.     dangerous to each other  /  dangerous to others  /  unpredictable  /  rivals  /  petty  /  developing into sexual or romantic tension  /  based off family matters  /  based off circumstance  /  based off professional matters  /  based off misunderstanding or lies  /  conflict of ideology  /  betrayal  /  hero - villain dynamic  /  enemies  /  fight club  /  friends turned enemies  /  lovers turned enemies  /  exes turned enemies  /  other 

TAKA'S LITTLE AURA POWER THING IS MUTANT STUFF. so he goes to xavier's at the same time ororo does, even though he ends up becoming a part-time counsellor when he graduates instead of a full-time staff member 'cause he also wants to be a lawyer. LMAO. he has a fun set-up where he still gets to hang out with his yakuza dad also.

honestly this is just simple "high school lovers to more" stuff. idk what childhood sweethearts means but i'm imagining taka's enrolled in xavier's at fifteen so it's more teenage sweethearts?? BUT Y'KNOW. he has anger issues and he's not over his birth parents' murders and ororo not only could calm him down but wasn't afraid of telling him when he was being an asshole and needed to clear his head. and now they're grown up and in love. 😤