#otp: masquerade

[skania]

There's a new LuluShir illustration for the Ashford Pop Up Store! Haven't been able to find any HQ scans of it yet, but at least we know it exists. Found this badge with Lelouch's expression though!

[crownedinmarigolds]

11, 22, and 50 for Ralph and Khloe on the OTP ask game

AHHh thank you! They're my faves. T_T

(Yes I did draw them as the Cupid and Psyche statue do no judging plz.)

Do either try to hide their emotions if upset? Can the other still tell?} They're not great at hiding their emotions, but they're also working on making sure to communicate when possible. Khloe still kind of hides a little better than Ralph can, but Ralph is so paranoid he'd pick it up immediately. Like, if Khloe didn't send the right amount of hearts in a text, he would think she's mad. (Khloe is hardly ever mad. At him. Mostly.) They're very BIG emotions people. What reminds each of their partner? Anything that makes her laugh makes Khloe think of Ralph. They're constantly sending each other reels and videos and memes and go "that's you." Lots of funny gym bro videos, funny sexy videos, anxiety related memes... the works. But aside from memes, the quiet when she's alone makes her think of him. Ralph can obfuscate, and after a few incidents, she always wonders if she's really alone. Not wholly discomforting when you love the person just out of sight. For Ralph, in order to be reminded of Khloe he has to stop thinking of Khloe. ;) But also - probably being nice and cozy. Snuggly blankets and soft pillows, something that makes him feel safe. Who's more likely to do something out of spite? Ralph's the king of spite, but also Khloe is the queen of spite! They're not spiteful towards the other, but are INCREDIBLY spiteful to this Fullblood led world! Together they're literally spite-ing all over the ATL: firebombing the Sheriff, spurning Khloe's sire, spurning the love of the Nosferatu clan... OUT OF SPITE!!! Thinbloods rise up! Together. <3 (To mildly explain, a Nos in Khloe's sire's coterie sent a relatively harmless text outing Ralph's real age to Khloe, getting him mildly in trouble.... and then when Ralph was given a choice between helping this Nos or being with Khloe... he made his choice. Got him in BIG trouble with Mr. Hades!! <3 Had a cool speech though. <3)

Questionnaire here!

THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!

[whollyjoly]

hi im thinking about how mulcahys first thought for hawkeye's birthday party was to do a masquerade party and what possible motivations he could have for such an event

[tornfromthestreet]

(I was playing Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines.)

[hazbinbossbrainrot]

Real eyes….

Realise…

Husk is in love with Anthony not Angel Dust

[tiodolma]

tfw u realize that merlin was the guy that never got out of his abuser's house because his abuser was also his friend.

And he's deliberately cut off from everyone who could tell him otherwise.

[ladyeroway]

Vamptober Day 23 - Can Vampires Feel Love?

And as Rome burned she asked herself if now was the right moment. Because he deserved it, her guard, her ghoul, her lover. Because if she perished it was a fate worse than death Because she didn't want to live without him by her side through the ages On the night Rome burned, she embraced him. Her Childe. Because she loved him.

Calista, embracing her lover Leander on the night of the Great Fire of Rome. This was something I have always wanted to draw.

[noxtivagus]

NO THOUGHTS ONLY SHADOWBRINGERS HFALKDSJFASLKD

[sxcondqueen]

『ooc』 speakth the queen! 『memes』card games and masquerades. 『musings』see into the mind of queen anne boleyn. 『self promo』for a little touch of heavenly light. 『promo』but this time it wasn't the end. 『headcanons』the life and times of anne boleyn. 『answered asks』petitions accepted by the queen. 『nsfw』to make a family together. 『dark themes』rebellions and bloodshed. 『otp』 honeysuckles and acorns (henry + anne).

[dangermousie]

Honestly I think you're one of my favourite kdrama bloggers on here and I'm curious: what are the kdramas you consider to be perfect? Like top to bottom not a single flaw seen. What's the best of dramaland for you?

Awww thank you! I love this type of ask too!

Any list of mine is gonna be of course vvv subjective (I am not a romcom lover for example) and I can guarantee you that the moment I hit post, I am gonna lose my mind because I will remember I forgot something.

Also, no flaw by definition excludes some of my faves where there are a few minor flaws but the rest is so amazing it doesn't matter (The Legend First King's Four Gods comes to mind - the first ep ie prologue set 1k years before the main story - is a lil cheesy. But the rest is so good I don't even care and same for My Dearest where I'd perhaps remove the final amnesia bit but it's a perfect drama otherwise with the rest so good I don't even care. So perhaps they should be listed.)

But anyway here are are some dramas where I have not seen a single flaw, perfect dramas.

Mawang (also known as The Devil or Lucifer) - probably the best kdrama dealing with revenge ever made - the damage, the driving need, the destruction of self and yet destruction of self without it. To really explain anything about it would be spoilery so all I am going to say is it revolves around an icy lawyer with a secret, a hot headed cop chasing a string of murders, and a librarian who can read past events by touching objects or people. The way I cried. The way I stared in shock as it ended. The sheer perfection of it all - the acting, the relationships, the writing. I get emotional just thinking of it.

IRIS - yup, an action drama. I am not much of a fan of various sequels/spin-offs (involving different characters, you do not need to watch anything else if you watched IRIS or to watch IRIS to watch the others) but the original is amazing. Sure, it's an actioner. It's also an amazing character study of a person taken apart and trying to put himself together, of past tangling, of people passing or failing tests set by life. It's just - AAAAAAAAA also yet another drama I bawled for hours over.

Train - Yoon Si Yoon is a cop slipping between alternate universes in search of a killer seems like a procedural with a side of scifi but it's more of a meditation on love and loss and what drives us to keep living (or not.)

Someday - hands down the most obscure kdrama on this list, this is a tale of four people whose lives intersect - a mangaka seeking inspiration, a sort of private detective hiding unimaginable trauma under his sunny demeanor, a manipulative yet childlike psychologist and a business minded friend of the last one, the sanest of them all. When people discuss healing dramas, this is the one that comes to mind. My favorite is the detective's arc because it's one of those trauma sunshine things where he's coping, coping, coping and then...stops.

Empress Ki and 6 Flying Dragons - if you watch only two long sageuks, make it these ones. They are smart (esp 6FD), and they are such amazing complex character studies of people being hollowed out by power. The OTPs are amazing and what I love but the character study is even better. And both are epic in all senses of the world.

Speaking of sageuks, Slave Hunters (also known as Chuno) about a former nobleman who's a slave hunter now, an escape slave who used to be a general, and a slave woman masquerading as an aristocrat is my favorite sageuk of all time - a love story, a character story, and a story of the dispossessed, this is smart and grim and hopeful and just - if there was ever a perfect sageuk, this is it.

The Princess' Man and Flower of Evil - ie Moon Chae Won loves a feral mess and goes MINE! TPM is a smart emotional sageuk, one of the best out there and FoE is a study of love and trauma.

Something Happened in Bali, Padam Padam, A Love to Kill, Spring Waltz, Thank You, Snow Queen, That Winter the Wind Blows - old school melodramas (perhaps not TY so much, it's more complicated in genre) that push people to the limits to expose their deepest selves.

My Country the New Age, Hong Gil Dong, Rebel the Thief Who Stole the People, The Crowned Clown, Return of Iljimae - they focus on class in period setting (just as Chuno did) and make me care and think.

Worlds Within - seemingly about lives of studio workers, this is a rare drama where you feel you are peeking at real people.

Gloria and Family Honor - 50 ep drama where I'd remove nothing and that feels so intimate.

W Two Worlds, Extraordinary You, The Moon in the Day, Live Up to Your Name, Queen In Hyun's Man - high concepts that improbably work and make you think and feel.

Secret Garden, City Hunter, Healer, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, Faith, Tale of the Nine Tailed, I Hear Your Voice - just a wonderful good time.

Gaksital - take a bad guy, make him your protag, slowly redeem him and put him through hell.

Bad Guys - a bleak take on revenge and truth but also a damn good time at the same time somehow.

Beyond Evil and Cruel City - about cops but not really. About forgiveness, love and limits.

Come and Hug Me - brought me back to kdramas. A love story and trauma story and a bit of a thriller. It's everything.

Beauty Inside, Last Scandal, City Hall, My Girl, Delightful Girl Chunhyang and Hometown Cha Cha Cha - it is very rare for me to love romcoms. These few make the list. They also made me cry so make of it what you will.

Shut Up Flower Boy Band - the only time I liked a teen drama.

Capital Scandal and Chicago Typewriter - masterpieces dealing with the 1930s revolutionaries.

Que Sera Sera - if you love dysfunction and intense shipping, oh boy!

I am sure the moment I hit post, I will remember something else, but this will do for now.

ETA: aaaaaa Damo!!! My very first sageuk and what a way to start!!! Perfection.

ETA2: Arang and the Magistrate! OK Shin Min Ah is in an awful lot of these...

[persnickettes]

War of Faith fics!

So @stultiloquentia told me to link my fic here on Tumblr! In truth I've been remiss about sharing my complete War of Faith obsession here, but I am so, so obsessed. This show isn't even stealth m/m romance, as far as I'm concerned, it's just a straightforward BL about these two and their intense smoldering obsession with each other, masquerading as political idealism, but no one here is fooled, I mean look at them look at them

like if you haven't watched show yet you're sleeping on not only one of THE best c-dramas in recent memory, with stellar acting and edge-f-your-seat action and layered writing and intricate direction and absolutely gorgeous production design, but one of the most satisfying queer subtexts of any show ever.

um. which is to say i have been trying very hard to make this fandom happen by way of writing fics in a variety of shapes and sizes, and i haven't linked any of them here yet but if anyone would like to read them, here they are!

All fics are Shen Tunan/Wei Ruolai.

Out of his system. 1,269 words. Just a short scene and a quick bit of shenlai suit kink because i couldn't take their blazing UST anymore. Written after episode 8, which was 5 eps before the show actually gave us canonical shenlai suit kink?!?! This show, I swear. I swear!!!!

Wedding night. 3,385 words. Written after episode 16 and the epic staircase wedding ceremony. Just taking things to the obvious next level.

Ask a Manager: My boss is showing blatant favoritism to my coworker. This is just a silly meme I wrote based on the actual AAM blog before Congyun's longsuffering got kinda sad actually.

of a feather. 5,657 words. Kind of a pre-canon AU that posits spy!handler Shen Tunan, meeting a teen Wei Ruolai. Cue mutual obsession. I was so obsessed with this headcanon, I had to write it.

鵬程萬里. 1,130 words. A sort of stream-of-consciousness ramble from Ruolai's pov on becoming half of an intense soulmate bond, look i didn't say any of this was restrained.

Okay and here finally is an actual fic fic, except not because it started out as just a series of 5+1 sketches and then became a fic in the second half despite my best efforts.

So I guess when I say I've been "writing fic" for this pairing I just mean I've been frantically coughing up loosely formed ideas hoping something sticks and might inspire other people to watch this show and join me in this pit because holy christ this pairing is off the chain— hot, sexy, mutually obsessed, so fucking smart and competent and obsessed with each other's briliance, so completely capable of trading who doms who in the relationship while equally capable of forming a lifetime lifestyle dom/sub partnership, 100% society elite power couple while also rough-and-ready rivals having intense soulmate bond sex in-between trying to fuck each other over for social justice, just an OTP for the ages.

sigh. just. shenlai everyone. SHENLAI.

[chrysalis-the-butterfly]

angel dust :3

Send me a character and I’ll list:

Favourite thing about them: "Thing", singular? I can't put just one thing! There are too many things! The humour in his dialogue. The songs he sings. The fact that he's both an ex-mafia member and a femme gay man. The fact that he's got a twin sister in Heaven. The changes we see in his character over the course of Season 1. The bond he forms with Husk. The dynamic he has with Charlie (and the others in the hotel). The angst of his relationship with Valentino. The voice. The hair. The eyes. The arms. The chest fluff. The outfits. The dance moves. I just love him so much.

Least favourite thing about them: Well, the way he acted towards Husk initially was, let's face it, sexual harassment. Just because it was a response to trauma doesn't make it okay. I appreciate that Angel doesn't bother Husk like that after "Masquerade" - he still makes sex jokes, but now they're less about targeting people and making them feel uncomfortable - but I still think it would have been good for Angel to explicitly acknowledge that his behaviour wasn't acceptable and apologise to Husk.

Favourite line: (porn voice) "I've been a bad boy, and I need a big strong daddy to put me in my place..." (regular voice) "...on the path to redemption!"

brOTP: I like the friendship he develops with Charlie. The prequel comic "Dirty Healings" shows that she sees potential in him that he doesn't see at first. He initially only joins the hotel for the free rent and to get away from Valentino, but then he comes to genuinely care about Charlie, as she does for him. That's nice to see.

Also, Angel and Emily haven't interacted yet, but I think they would have a cute friendship if they did!

OTP: Huskerdust! I've seen so much cute fanart and read so many hurt/comfort fics of the two together that I can't help but love this ship. I enjoy thinking about them being together and how they could change each other for the better. Having Husk around to take care of Angel would definitely be good for him.

But Angel's trauma isn't going to go away overnight, so that'll be a lot to deal with. And Husk is also pretty judgemental, so if Angel ever has a relapse and Husk treats him too harshly for it, that could put a rift between them. Angst potential!

Everyone talks about how Husk is changing Angel, helping him to be more honest, but I do think Angel is changing Husk too. Husk certainly seems to drink less after "Masquerade". And if Husk was somehow able to help Angel out of his contract, that would be redemption for his own participation in the cruel Overlord system.

Angel and Husk are not perfect people, but they could be perfect for each other.

nOTP: Any ship that involves pairing Angel with a woman. He's gay. He wouldn't be interested.

As for Valangel ... look, I am interested in exploring the backstory - I want to find out how Angel met Valentino and what led to him signing his soul away. But I definitely do not want Angel to stay with that moth. That pairing is way too toxic.

Random headcanon: Both Anthony and Molly had albinism when they were alive, and that's why they're so pale in the afterlife. Anthony also had a visual impairment, so his demon form overcompensated by giving him extra eyes.

Unpopular opinion: Some fans love seeing Angel with all six arms out and six guns blazing, but I'm not so keen on it. That's a personal thing, really - I just don't like guns and don't think they have any reason to exist. All they do is kill people, and killing people is wrong. If Angel's got all six arms out, he should be using them to give Husk a back massage instead.

Song I associate with them: Besides "Poison"? Then "All You Wanna Do" from SIX: The Musical. They're both super-catchy pop songs about the dark topic of sexual abuse sung by characters associated with the colour pink. I watched the Hazbin Hotel pilot for the first time on the same weekend I went to see SIX: The Musical, so that's a neat coincidence!

Favourite picture of them:

[crownedinmarigolds]

For Noa and Nyth

Can they stay up all night just talking?

Do they have any hobbies they share?

What’s their favorite type of weather to enjoy together? (getting snowed in together, watching thunderstorms, etc.)

Does either of them have a secret that could potentially ruin their relationship?

Besties foREVERRRR! Thank you! And also thank you dapperbasil. <3

dapperbasil asked:

20, 50 for Noa/Nyth?

Can they stay up all night just talking? Absolutely. These two can not stop talking when they're together.

Do they have any hobbies they share? They share nearly every moment together! They probably garden Nyth's flowers together, read together... they also mix their respective vampiric study fields together. Necromancy and Thinblood Alchemy and the Green Path... what could they possibly create with such combinations! Nyth's rebirth in modern nights would not be possible if they didn't share their fascinations! <3

What’s their favorite type of weather to enjoy together? (getting snowed in together, watching thunderstorms, etc.) Unfortunately we're stuck being vampires not getting to enjoy the sun... but thunderstorms would be what they love! They certainly consider themselves academics, so imagine one of those study room during a thunderstorm ambience videos and that's their dream night. No reason to go out, perfect noise to study to.. heavenly.

Does either of them have a secret that could potentially ruin their relationship? Not anymore in modern nights, Nyth and Noa these nights are completely open with the other. They're obsessed with the other and being the others' bedrock, and would never dream of hiding anything. Noa could not be in her position without him, and Nyth would be living a half life without her. They're immensely appreciative of the other. When they were younger, maybe clan politics at the time would've been the secrets they kept, but when the clans let you down and you know the person you're best friends with won't, that kind of nonsense goes away.

Choose one song that perfectly describes their relationship. I Would Die 4 U, specifically the cover by Art School Girlfriend. They're not lovers, they're soul-mates. <3

Who’s more likely to do something out of spite? Nyth, absolutely. He's a lot more hot-headed and reactionary than Noa, but in modern nights they're a little less inclined to bicker like that. x3 Though if she starts dating he MAY start bringing around the annoying Thinblood Resistance Leader to the house more.

THANK YOU!!!!

Questionnaire Here!

[sassy-radio-hazbin-queen]

My thoughts on Alastor ships

Radiorose

Hmm. Cute as friends but I see them more as a mother / son relationship ☺️

Charlastor

I really wasn't shipping this even before Chaggie was canon. Mainly cause I saw Alastor as a Big brother figure to Charlie. And now he thinks he is her dad. ( Lol he is Canonically in his 30s and she is basically in her 20s pretty young dad if you ask me 😂)

Radiodust

MY ORIGINAL OTP. I literally shipped them for years cause Angel has sexual trauma and Alastor would not treat angel like an object. I shipped them hard until Masquerade. Where I leapt off that ship into HUSKERDUST

Radiohusk

Honestly this is a cute ship but I know it will never be canon. I just find it cute though. And I may have read a few overlord Husk x Alastor which are 🥵.

RadioStatic

Ok I'm in a battle with this ship.

On one hand it is cute and sad and complicated. Vox just wanted Alastor love and Alastor being asexual feels like he can't.

On the other hand though. It's also toxic. Vox cannot take a no and literally attack and hates Alastor just cause he ain't interested and Alastor is a bit of a jerk sometimes.

So yeah I'm in a battlefield ( holy shit that should be there theme song battlefield from Jordin Sparks 😍😍)

Radioapple

MY NEW OTP.

At least these two hate each other equally 😂. And both care for Charlie?? ( The question mark is for Alastor 😂) and the fan art is just too cute.

Plus in one of VIZIE early drawing she has them as friends

QPR RADIOAPPLE ANYONE 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[chainofclovers]

Half-baked gender thoughts are burning a hole in my pocket.

I've been thinking a lot about "girl math" and "girl dinner" and all the latest ways that gross gender essentialism are masquerading as adorable anti-feminist internet culture and I feel like it is, once again, about large swaths of society fundamentally misunderstanding a capitalist issue as a gender issue.

(This is basically entirely in the context of rhetorical patterns on tumblr rather than the whole of the internet/tiktok/whatever. Just going off of what I see.)

The precursor to a lot of the "girl [noun]" content, at least from my vantage point, and at least here on tumblr dot com, is that type of post that was popular for a while that kind of goes something like "it's cruel that girls have to work constantly, girls should have a special beverage every day and they should be well-rested and their lives should feel good." And...like...yes? Resource scarcity and grind culture and the OTP that is Corporate Greed/Myth of Individual Responsibility are capitalist inventions that are destroying our planet and the quality of our lives! Human beings (girls included lol) should be able to work reasonable hours, earn a comfortable living wage, and have time to sleep and enjoy the pleasures of life! And also, it's fine, great even, for girls and young women to conceptualize their own experiences with capitalist society as personal narrative, and as something innately tied to their gender affinities! Everyone has a right to autobiography! And to trying to summarize their experiences, even very intense experiences, in a cheeky and/or cute and/or playful manner!

But unfortunately, it feels like the takeaway from these well-meaning, largely harmless posts about girlhood and womanhood and work and pleasure, at least for a whole bunch of people, was to accidentally scoot right past the opportunity to examine capitalism and the intersecting pressures of race and class and gender and age and education (or the opportunity to celebrate the joys of enjoying a good latte sans guilt) and instead launch themselves right down the horrifically slippery slope of gender essentialism and paternalism. Yuck yuck yuck.

[pendarling]

💫More OTP AUs:💫

💣Reckless x Doctor or Nurse⛑️

🌅Early Morning Jogger x Late Night Stroller🌃 crossing paths at 5 am everyday at the same park

🗡️Town Saviour who Shows Off Powers x Humble Local Baker Stronger Than Them��

🕶️Spy x Spy🕶️

✏️Author x Librarian and/or x Reader📚

If You're Not Doing A 💌Secret Admirer AU, What Are You Doing With Your Life? And I Have A Special Place For People Who Believe In This AU Here

Racer x Pit Worker🏁

🍷Bartender x Always Flirts When Drunk💕

📦New Business x The Competition Across The Street🥊 (rivals/enemies to lovers)

We Met On A Cruise Ship AU🛳️

🩸Assassin x Target 🎯 or Another Secret Assassin

Hero x Villain⚡️

Hairdresser/Barber x Customer💈

🤿Lifeguard x Can’t Swim or Purposefully Drowns

Immortal x Reincarnated🍀

Soulmates AU💍

Street Performer x Audience Member🎪

➡️⬅️Opposites AU: like if one of your characters was in a gang and the other is a gardener make them switch places and maybe even personality~

Lawyers AU🎓

Roommates AU🪥

New To The City x Resident🏙️

😷 One of Us is Sick or Dying AU ESPECIALLY if it’s a secret

Steampunk AU⚙️

Gamer AU: Logging into a server just to rival or play alongside that one player living somewhere in the world.🎮

📬Mailman/woman x Recipient

Masquerade Ball AU 🎭

Doll That Came To Life x Dollmaker 🖌️

Injured Warrior x Healer❤️‍🩹

I Literally Saw You In My Dreams AU💤

Amnesia AU 😵‍💫

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