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hotteoki · 9 months

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pirate king (j.y.h)

pairing: pirate jeong yunho x fem reader

genre: strangers to lovers, alternate dimension, pirate au

wc: 4k

cw: mild language, weaponry

notes: i wrote this with the layout of the ateez ship in mind (the one in the 'illusion' mv but with blond yunho cause he 4+4 the halloween ver of deja vu

xtra - tysm @woosluv & @ssaboala for beta reading for me! <33

"all eyes on me now! if you still doubt mine, it's too pointless. we're still young and wild, we gonna find new world to be mine!" yunho's fingers moved along the quote carved into the compass he's had since who knows how long.

yunho's head was lifted up forcefully by hongjoong's pointing stick poking his forehead. "you're going to get lost later on the island if you don't listen to me right now," hongjoong tilted his head, stepping back to the blackboard. "captain, i mean this in the nicest way possible, we've been over this, like, six times in the span of a week. we'll be fine," yeosang called from across the room as he tapped his telescope against his other palm, still dodging wooyoung's outstretched arms every now and then.

"you all say this but i know one of you is going to get into some shit and i'm going to have to be the one to clean it up," hongjoong sighed, dropping his pointer onto the ground lazily, "okay, come on, let's get off the ship. remember the plan, and wooyoung, stop trying to kiss yeosang's face. you can do that when we come back."

yunho kicked the ladder down onto the dock, stepping off the ship first. the crew split up, him going into the left path trailing into the cave. they all knew exactly what they were looking for, and the lengths each and every one of them were willing to take to get it.

it was peaceful until a rustle attracted his attention. yunho paused, pretending to re-lace his shoes, his eyes darting to his left, the direction where the sound had come from. when it was calm for the following minute, yunho slowly stood to continue his journey, putting on an oblivious façade, his hand subtly inching for his sheathed cutlass with every step.

yunho wasn't stupid. he's had enough experience to know not to doubt his senses at any cost. true to him, the snapping of a branch immediately heightened his senses. he swiftly cut through the thick, tall grass, eyes meeting with ones belonging to an innocent doe.

as the doe ran off, yunho only noted then how it was running along the path he was on. the cogs in his head whirred in confusion as he wondered why a deer wouldn't run away from a potential predator, rather in the same direction as him. that thought never escaped as he trudged on, praying the cave he was walking towards would appear before him faster.

and lo and behold, there it was.

if yunho hadn't been looking for it specifically he would've missed it entirely. it blended in perfectly with the shadows of the swaying trees, outgrown weeds guarding the entrance, vines crawling around, all leading straight into the depths of the cave.

peeking into the darkness, he checked every corner, sharp eyes darting here and there. finally, they landed on an unusual glimmering spot. yunho stepped closer, cautious of the fact he was now exposed to any potential predators hiding deep in the cave.

he was about a meter away from the shining rock when he realised it wasn’t a rock at all. it was an hourglass etched into the cave walls, almost like the cave was built around it over the years. he breathed out a light sigh of relief upon feeling the grooves of the rock nearby. it wasn’t etched in that deep. he could easily pull it out with a bit of help.

he allowed himself a few more minutes of admiring the hourglass. the cromer, its name was. an hourglass with the ability to lead them to an alternate dimension, where they could escape this timeline that caused each and every one of them so much pain and loss.

after stealing books from other pirates, following leads from old legends, tracking down their ancestors' footsteps, seonghwa had finally found a map hidden deep in the journals of an unknown pirate, their initials and writings long faded within the centuries. the joy the crew had felt when they located the hourglass after years was a night yunho could not forget.

just as he was about to turn back and find his crewmates, yunho was greeted with the sight of the very doe blocking his exit. when it was made clear that the doe had no intentions of moving at all, yunho unsheathed his cutlass. this was no ordinary animal.

his theory was proved right when a gust of wind blew against his face. removing his hand from his face and opening his eyes, he tried to conceal his shock. where the doe had stood before was a girl about his age.

“you’re a shapeshifter.” you raised your eyebrows at his statement, “obviously.” “i thought they didn’t exist anymore after hunters hunted them down ages ago,” yunho still had his cutlass held in front of him, wary of this new stranger. “yeah, i know. that was centuries ago. there’re still a few of us left, but most of us don’t want to be found.” “you’re not one of them, though,” yunho pointed out.

“and with good reason,” you stepped closer as yunho stepped back. sighing, you held up your hands in surrender, “do i look like i’m going to attack you or something?” “you can never be too careful,” he shrugged.

“i’ll tell you an easier way of getting that hourglass without taking this cave down.” yunho’s arm faltered, “what do you mean?” “this entire island relies on the life within the roots, the air, the animals, you know, all that shit. you break this cave the entire island goes down with it. you and your crew would never make it out alive.”

he swallowed. he wasn’t sure if you could be trusted. shapeshifters were known to be tricksters, always up to no good. what if you were playing with him and he could’ve saved precious time taking the hourglass instead of talking to you? after meeting your impatient eyes, he finally decided to play it safe.

“what do you want in return?” “get me off this island,” you replied instantly. the lack of hesitation in your voice made yunho believe you’ve had thought about this for a long, long time. he sucked in a breath through his gritted teeth. the crew couldn’t just find an extra person for charity. they were already rationing their supplies amongst themselves, adding another person might as well be a goodbye to their albeit uncomfortable but familiar living.

“take me with you or no hourglass. your choice,” you crossed your arms, tone firm. yunho swallowed again, putting his cutlass away and rubbing a hand on his face, “you’ll have to talk to the captain.” “fine, then take me to him.” “you can’t just-” yunho wanted to scream. despite being a pirate since birth, he’d never experienced a situation like this, and he wasn’t sure what he was supposed to do.

“you know what? fine, let’s go find him,” yunho pursed his lips. he knew for a fact hongjoong would never agree, but how else were they supposed to get the hourglass? it wasn’t like they could just bow their heads and march back onto the ship and off.

reminding himself of the crudely drawn map in their meeting room, yunho walked for what felt like hours with the intensity of your glare burning the back of his head. he thought he could drop onto his knees and thank the heavens the second he saw the familiar back of hongjoong.

hongjoong darted up at the sound of foreign footsteps, swinging his pistol at your face out of instinct. “she wants to speak to you,” yunho deadpanned, annoyed at the situation he was currently in. hongjoong lowered his pistol slightly, aiming at your chest now, “what do you want?” “i’ll talk when you get this pistol out of my face,” you frowned.

“i’m the one with the upper hand here, you really shouldn’t be making demands.” “considering i’m one of the remaining residents of this island who knows what you’re looking for and how to get it without dying, i don’t think you are.” hongjoong made a face, “and how do i know you’re telling the truth?” “you pirates. always so nervous about everything you see,” you paused, “i want to get off this island, you can help with that, and in return i’ll give you the hourglass.”

yunho looked for a reaction from hongjoong. when he was met with none, yunho was almost disappointed over the fact that his captain was considering his answer. “okay then,” hongjoong put his pistol away, “lead the way.” yunho felt his cheeks flushing at your cheeky smile. sure, he disliked you and your cocky attitude, but he wasn’t blind. anyone could tell you were gorgeous.

“i told you guys one of you was going to get into some shit. now look who’s cleaning it up?”

≡☆

it took a while for the entire crew to be gathered in the tiny cave the cromer rested in, all squished together to get a look at the hourglass while poor mingi stood on his tiptoes at the mouth of the cave. yunho watched in awe as you lifted your hands up, determined to keep his eyes open, only to be slapped with another aggressive gust of wind blowing in his face again.

he blinked cautiously, not realising his eyes had shut involuntarily. yunho vaguely felt his breath hitching at the infamous hourglass held in your hands. the gentle glow of each individual grain amongst the heaps of sand shimmered, tugging on his attention, while contrasting with the simple and plain metal supporting the phials.

“so?” you shifted your weight, waiting for something to happen.

and something happened indeed.

one look from hongjoong was all the crew needed as san shoved you to the ground, with seonghwa snatching the cromer from your grip and tossing it to jongho, the rest sprinting back to their ship. yunho followed his crewmates swiftly, but not before throwing his head back and yelling a quick “sorry!”

in his defense, he was sorry. just not sorry enough to feel guilty about it.

he nearly crashed straight into wooyoung’s back as he skidded to a sudden halt, confused as to why they stopped. sitting on the edge of the ship, legs swinging with an unamused expression, was you. but how…

“you really think you can outrun a doe? how self-centered.” hongjoong stared right back at you, irritated, “you can’t come with us.” “then i’ll take that back.” “i’d like to see you try,” he retorted, pistol now in hand again, “you can outrun me but can you outrun a bullet aiming straight for your head?” you huffed, “i’m not asking you to adopt me or anything, i just need you to drop me off at the nearest island.”

“bullshit. you’re saying you want to go from one island to another?” jongho scoffed from beside wooyoung. “i can’t leave this place without company. please just-” you sighed, and yunho could tell you felt defeated, “please just take me with you.” if he didn’t feel guilty enough, he definitely felt bad now. “cap, maybe we should take her.”

hongjoong gave him an odd look, clearly bewildered, “you were the one who insisted on leaving her.” “yeah well, i kinda feel bad for her now. she’ll stay with us for a few days maximum then we’ll just drop her off somewhere,” yunho briefly glanced at you, lowering his voice now, “i mean, maybe she really can’t leave. what, are we just going to dump her here?”

“i say we make her a deal,” yeosang chimed in, “she can live with us until we locate a nearby island, but if we arrive and it ends up being a bad one, she can’t argue and climb back aboard.” hongjoong nodded approvingly, “yeah, that sounds good.”

yunho watched as your face lit up when he repeated their deal to you. he silently swore to himself to always bring happiness to you during your stay if it meant he could catch a glimpse of your endearing smile again.

≡☆

yunho had volunteered to wrap up the cut on your arm you earned from san’s shove, despite seonghwa usually being the one to tend to the crew’s injuries. he led you down the stairs and to the medical room (which, really, was just their meeting room with a medical kit placed on the table), kicking away scraps of used bandages to the corner, praying you didn’t see them.

as he sat you down opposite him and began prepping the bandages, he began to wonder about you. where were your parents? how did you manage to come onto the island? why did you not have friends? what-

“you look like you have questions.” his gaze snapped up from your arm to your eyes, “no i- well, yeah, kind of.” you laughed lightly, “it’s okay, i get it. i’d be confused too.” yunho hoped you took the redness tainting his cheeks as embarrassment from being caught rather than his giddiness from your laugh. he motioned for you as he got started on wrapping your arm.

“i used to live on a different island, where my parents were. i met this guy, chan, and after being friends with him for a year or so, he offered to take me on a trip with his seven friends. i agreed. i honestly don’t know why i did. it was a spur of the moment thing. i followed him to the docks, where his ship was. turns out he’s a pirate and he’s the captain, much like your crew, actually.

“they said they wanted to go find some ‘treasures’, i just assumed they were joking around. they said they wanted to find an hourglass, i think one of the crew, hyunbin or whatever, said it belonged to his father. i remembered having heard some legends about it, and offered to lead the way. we searched for months, and finally found it on this island.

“when we arrived, they began arguing over who got to have it; they all had a different timeline in mind. someone wanted to go find their dead parents, someone wanted to rescue their girlfriend, it was- it was a lot,” you closed your eyes, throwing your head back, “we weren’t even from this timeline, for fuck’s sake! they fucked with the cromer as soon as they got their grubby hands on it, knowing damn well it was a full moon! i don’t even know what happened, to be honest, either that, or i can’t remember. it doesn’t matter. i don’t want to anyway.

“i think it’s something to do with the stupid hourglass. my theory is it passes down ownership to whomever it deems worthy to hold it, eliminating the past owners. that’s how i ended up alone. i tell myself they each left one by one, but it still bothers me how cursed magic like that exists. i don’t know, the whole thing’s really messed up. i guess being the holder gives you power to hide or expose it to others, because, well, as you saw, i could play around with its surroundings.” yunho hummed, taking in all the information.

he tightened the knot on your bandage, breathing out through his nose and rocking on his chair, “well, now that i know a lot about you, ask me anything you want.” “anything?” you lifted your head up again, eyes wide. yunho smiled, “yeah.” you leaned forward, head resting against your palms, “how are you so cute?”

yunho began spluttering, rocking a bit too far back on his chair, nearly falling over until you grabbed his hand, laughing at his reaction. as soon as he steadied himself, he yanked his hand away, feeling like his entire skin was on fire. you had a proud grin on your face, “i’m playing with you. though, really, you are cute.” he was genuinely convinced right then and there that you were the human form of heaven itself with the way his heart was palpitating.

the only dilemma yunho was having with himself was the fact that you couldn’t stay with them.

he liked to think that you shared the same thought as him.

≡☆

somehow, hours later, yunho found himself next to you on the beach, admiring the sunset from afar. “i haven’t had company in ages,” you commented, “it’s nice. especially since it’s you.” yunho had really wanted to kick his feet and giggle over your bold words, but he opted for a light chuckle.

“do you ever miss your old timeline? or dimension, or however you say it,” he regretted his words instantly at the sad look on your face. “all the time. i had a boyfriend, you know? he tried to stop me from going. i ignored him out of spite because of the amount of arguments we got into before i left. they were mostly to do with chan, he never trusted him, and neither should i have.”

yunho ignored the new, strange sense of jealousy he was feeling, and placed a gentle hand on your shoulder, “you wouldn’t have known.” you only gave a weak smile in response. “so tell me about your boyfriend.” you stiffened up slightly before relaxing again. if yunho wasn’t staring at you, he would’ve missed it entirely.

“well, he was the sweetest guy i’ve ever met. people compared him to a puppy all the time because of his energy,” you hesitated, “he had dyed blond-ish hair, a cute smile, a great sense of humour. he was tall, and was really popular. he always knew just how to cheer me up when i was down. he was considerate, caring, kind, he was everything.” yunho felt himself slowly getting upset. how could he ever compare to him? he sounded perfect.

“jealous?” you teased, nudging him. “not at all,” yunho rolled his eyes, playing with his compass again. he watched your eyes lower onto the very object, a soft look in them. “of course you still have it,” you murmured. “what?” yunho furrowed his brows. had he heard correctly? “it’s nothing.”

≡☆

nighttime rolled around and eventually all of them gathered around; yunho had found himself subconsciously scooting closer to you, landing himself a knowing look from mingi.

while your eyes connected with the flames yeosang started minutes ago, yunho couldn’t help but admire every inch of your carefully sculpted face. it was funny, wasn’t it? how he, at first, hated your overconfident demeanour, your demanding character, your addictive voice, your adorable laugh… huh. maybe he’d never hated you.

“so are you guys going to hide it now that you have to wait to use it?” you tilted your head curiously, and yunho wanted to choke a fistful of sand down his throat to contain the squeals that were threatening to bubble up with how absolutely beautiful you were. he shrugged, “most likely.” “the full moon’s in three days. where would you hiding it for three days?” “up san’s ass,” wooyoung laughed, before getting smacked by san.

yunho couldn’t bring himself to laugh at wooyoung’s immature joke. not when he now knew that he never had a chance with you to begin with.

but hearing your contagious laughter made him think of how lucky he was to have met you at all.

≡☆

“i know you, yunho, and i know you like her-” “like is an exaggeration.” seonghwa rolled his eyes, “just listen to me. she’s not going to be staying with us for long, and if you keep giving yourself a chance to get to know her, you’ll end up getting heartbroken.” “but isn’t that the point? maybe, when we use the cromer and get to a different dimension, maybe we can be together there…” he trailed off at how ridiculous he sounded. “that’s not how it works, and you know it,” seonghwa’s tone was now stern, almost to the point of telling yunho off.

“she clearly likes me too, can’t we at least enjoy the little amount of time we have together?” mingi tossed an arm around yunho from behind, “i say go for it.” “of course you’d say that,” seonghwa tsked, before continuing, “i’m asking you, as part of your crew, and your friend, to think this through.” “i am thinking this through!” yunho insisted, “i’d rather go through a heavy heartbreak than leave her with a bunch of ‘what if’s. i really do like her, seong-”

“no, you’re thinking this with your plan of finding her in a different timeline. yunho, you can’t do that. do you know how risky that is? ignoring the fact how we’ve only known her for a day too!” “of course i know,” he hissed, “but i don’t care how risky it is. i’m doing it.” “love at first sight, some might say,” mingi patted yunho’s shoulder. “oh, don’t get him started on love now,” seonghwa groaned. “love is a stretch, but i definitely find her interesting enough to want to be with her.” “just say you like her, yunho. everyone and their mothers can hear your giggles at night in your room,” hongjoong teased.

yunho’s face flushed, “i don’t giggle!” with that, he left the tiny crowd and stormed off to the meeting room. to his surprise, you were sitting at his regular seat, examining his compass. he left it there?

“so you want to be with me?” you raised an eyebrow, running a thumb over the quote the same way yunho does. “what- no?” yunho scoffed, taking a seat beside you. “i heard you guys. you get loud when you’re defensive. it’s okay, it’s cute.” yunho was at a loss for words. grasping for straws to change the topic, he gestured to the compass, “why did you say something like ‘i still have it’?”

you grew silent, and yunho thought you hadn’t heard him. he was about to repeat his question when you opened your mouth to answer, “i knew you, jeong yunho.” he flinched at the full name coming out of your mouth, “how…” “in my timeline. i knew you.”

you had the same stiff posture as you did on the beach, and yunho recalled what you were talking about during that time, “your boyfriend…” “yeah.” suddenly it all made sense. the dyed blond hair, the puppy personality, tall… yunho had heard every single one of them.

“we were together?” his voice was barely above a whisper. you nodded sadly, a bittersweet smile plastered, “i never got to say sorry for not believing you.” “well, at least i got an apology now,” he wrapped his hand around yours, the compass in between your interlocked fingers, and the cromer, your chance of a new happily ever after, placed on the table just centimetres away.

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haveyouseenthisskeleton · 12 days

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Skeleton is hanging out in his house when suddenly he hears the motor of his car/motorcycle in front of the house. Someone just stole his car and the guy even honked him on the way out to piss him off even more.

For the main boys

Undertale Sans - Welp. That happened. He watches his car go in disbelief. With a sigh, he calls Undyne and explains what just happened. What else can he do? He can't run after his car, he has small legs and he would collapse from exhaustion ten meters later so... Obviously, it's not a good day, so he's going to sleep two days until the situation magically resolve itself.

Undertale Papyrus - He's screaming after the buggler and then he starts to run behind the car. Since obviously, the car is faster, he steals Monster Kid's bike right in front of their shocked eyes and he goes after his car. Like hell, he's losing it! The burglar underestimated how fast Papyrus could pedal and was really surprised when the skeleton jumped in the back of his convertible car to fight with them. Eventually, Papyrus wins the fight and the guy has to jump out of the car. Papyrus turned around with his car and honked him back, flipping his middle finger at the poor guy on the floor, who was recovering from that crazy robbery. Don't mess with Papyrus. He picks up Monster Kid's bike on the way back to give it back to them lol.

Underswap Sans - CRAP. It's his police car, he just came home to have a snack. Blue runs outside screaming at the guy to come back, but obviously, they don't. He's so dead. He's not sure how he's going to explain this to his boss. He's not even supposed to take this car home. He asks Alphys to cover him up at the police station while he's using the GPS inside the police car to track it back. Thankfully, the robber is stupid enough to not hide it properly and he manages to get it back.

Underswap Papyrus - Uh oh. He looks in disbelief as the guy leaves with his bike (Honey can't drive). Blue warned him that it would happen one of these days because of how lazy he is to actually secure it. He didn't listen and now he's regretting it lol. He tries to hide it from his brother, but with how guilty he looks, Blue calls him out in less than ten seconds. Yeah, Honey doesn't know how to lie properly. Blue agrees to search for the bike, but not after lecturing him for two hours about how to secure his bike.

Underfell Sans - He's furious, stomping and yelling insults in the air as one of Edge's rivals leaves with his very precious motorcycle baby. Why is the world hating him so much? What did he do to not deserve happiness? Hell this! He's going to see Frisk and asks for a two hours reset so he can beat that asshole ass before they can put a hand on his baby. Except he forgot he can't remember resets and he kinda watched his motorcycle gets kidnapped again, but this time with a terrible deja vu. He's even madder now!

Underfell Papyrus - He throws sharp bones at the car and bursts the car's tires. Ok, maybe he thought only after that he would have to fix that. And Ok, maybe he didn't expect the guy in the car to destroy it completely by driving into a wall. He lost his car anyway, but he arrested the criminal! That's fine though. He's the best lawyer in town, his new terrorized friend is going to pay for the damages, right? He's dragging them to the police station.

Horrortale Sans - Do you know how expensive a tractor is? Well, he doesn't either, but he knows Willow is going to kill him if it disappears. Oak runs after his tractor on all four and since it's not that fast, he's actually catching up fast. The poor guy screams in terror as Oak forces them out of the car and then proceeds to bite their calf like an angry dog. Oak sits on their back so they can't run away, and then he calls his brother and the police. Better luck next time.

Horrortale Papyrus - As the guy turns around to honk at him, Willow, enraged, uproots an entire tree and throws it on the car. His back is ruined but it was very efficient! The robber never expected a raining tree to fall on their head. Welp, the car is not in a good state, but at least he still has a car! The guy begs his rescuers to take him very far away from that crazy skeleton, but that won't save them from being arrested.

Swapfell Sans - Bitch please. He picks up his sniper gun quickly and shoots them in both shoulders, which effectively prevents them from driving further. The car crashes in the bushes with a few bruises, but still working. Nox then gets out of his house, not in that much of a hurry, and calls the rescuers and the police. He threatens the robber waiting for them that if he ever sees them again, the next bullet will go right between their eyes.

Swapfell Papyrus - Oh, man, not cool :( He liked that motorcycle. Welp. He walks to another part of the city and steals another one hanging on the sidewalk. What. The first one was not his either, he can't exactly fill a report to say someone stole his stolen motorcycle. You do what you do.

Fellswap Gold Sans - Oh, that's fine. He knows how to freak out his robber. He activates his car in auto-destruction mode from an app on his phone and smiles as the car explodes. ... Wait. But he has no car anymore now. He kinda forgot about that. Urgh. He hopes his insurance covers blown-up cars because he's not buying another one.

Fellswap Gold Papyrus - That's fine. If he pretends he didn't see the car is gone, then he doesn't know that the car is gone and Wine will not scream at him. He goes to hide in his wardrobe and refuses to answer as Wine comes home asking where is the car, angrier and angrier as he plays dead. Coffee waits for him to go upstairs to escape by the window. Welp, he's sleeping under a bridge tonight, he doesn't want to die.

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takmiblog · 1 year

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Analogue Mechanical VU Meter with Peak Indicator V2

VUメーター Version2

by Tetsu Kimura

#tetsu kimura #木村哲 #ぺるけ #diy audio #vu meter

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robo-milky · 1 year

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SR Tsumsitter! Cloche

Summon:

“You want to touch it? Sure. Try to avoid the tail; this tsum is quite cat-like.”

[Voice Lines Below//Groovy Unlocked//Alt Tsum Cast Lines Added]

Groovy: Hm? You want my tsum to help you tidy up? Okay, 1500 madols per square meter.

Home: Tsum… You’re all dusty again.

Home Idle 1: This tsum was sweeping Ramshackle’s floor all by itself. I wonder if it did it out of free will.

Home Idle 2: Master Jack came by and dropped off a spare brush for my tsum in case I needed it. …Do tsums shed?

Home Idle 2: Master Azul’s tsum kept badgering mine to sign a contract— so my tsum spited him by signing with his own signature… Master Azul’s face was priceless but now I may have a target on back.

Home Idle 3: These tsums do exhibit neotany. It’s no wonder Master Cater’s tsum has so many likes and followers on Magicam.

Home Idle 3: Ah~ Master Rook’s tsum is so cute! Its beady green eyes, that energetic bounce, that charming little hat— Hmph, I’m just following my paternal instincts, don’t read any more into it.

Home Idle Login: Finally, peace and quiet. No more ringing and— wait… if there’s no ringing, then where’s tsum?!

Home Idle Groovy: The cat population of Ramshackle Dorm increased by one.

Home Tap 1: I heard from Master Ace and Master Deuce that they had to catch Master Riddle’s tsum after it ran off. Hmhm, I feel a sense of déjà vu.

Home Tap 2: I heard Master Epel’s tsum gets really violent and attacks people who call it “cute”, but it seemed really dejected when I accidentally called it that.

Home Tap 2: Headmaster Crowley shouldn’t be so lax. He hasn’t seen Master Lilia’s and Master Ortho’s tsums joining forces before.

Home Tap 3: I better keep a close eye on tsum… It can even forge signatures. I can’t tell if I should be amazed, or be scared.

Home Tap 4: …Master Leona pushed his tsum on to me, saying something about how a feline tsum might feel more at home with another feline tsum… Honestly…! They’re not even the same species.

Home Tap 4: There’s two Master Kalim’s now. My heart truly goes out to Master Jamil— for I fear Master Kalim’s tsum is much more rambunctious.

Home Tap 5: No! Bad! Tsum, no scratching!

Home Tap Groovy: Wait minute… This tsum’s cat ears and tail are fake! So, that really makes this tsum an alternate version of me!

[Full Groovy Art]

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psychangels · 2 months

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so recently i 100%ed hfr for the 4th time. and during the process, i thought, "hey, i know a lot of things about the combat, maybe i should make a list of tips that other people can use similar to the boss tips list i made back when i 100%ed the game the first time!"

so that's what this is! this also features tips for the bosses, because that old list has been Buried by now, plus i've learned a decent amount since then

this DOES contain some spoilers, by the way, but if you're reading this i'm assuming that you've probably beaten the game by now. figured i'd still give a heads up just in case, though

also! @bpmrush helped me put this list together! go say hi! she doesn't bite (most of the time) :]

and, of course, if you have any tips of your own you'd like to add, feel free to do so!

to start, here's some non-specific things:

parry health chip is your friend

pick me up is also your friend

stun is your bff (equip chips accordingly)

speaking of stun: korsica does stun enemies, yes, but she also doubles the damage you do to their stun meters. also she can physically attack enemies if she's close enough to them, and her typhoon does damage, too

korsica's ground jam combo pulls at least one enemy outside of the one you're using it on over to you, and can hit multiple enemies (it's basically just a less costly, more useful version of twin assault since it actually gives you a score bonus. even has some of the same animations)

macaron and peppermint's jam combos can also hit multiple enemies if you use them close enough, alongside korsica's air jam combo

if you have the shock jump chip equipped, peppermint's air jam combo can stun enemies you're not using it on

you can't parry during certain combos, but you CAN dash out of all of them if you're about to get hit

dont get intimidated or panic. remember, ur the coolest motherfucker around and u WILL destroy everything thats thrown at u

next, some enemy specific things:

magnet backstab sen-c0s when they go to place down their barrier generator, it'll cancel it

magnet backstab ses-103s, it lets you to attack them even while they have their shield up

when you magnet backstab the kem-n0, they'll attack you with their tail, so be prepared to parry immediately

if you run up to a barrier enemy before they get their barrier up, you can parry the barrier, leaving them unprotected + you can do a parry counter

make sure to use peppermint's cannon (her hold attack) against hg-0ms (the big blue fuckers) to break their barriers immediately, as theirs are stronger than other barrier enemies'

always be prepared to parry twice in quick succession when up against a kem-n0. same goes for the dm-et1l

when the dm-et1l summons the two random enemies, just ignore them and whale on the dm-et1l. the enemies will get despawned once you damage the dm-et1l enough

use korsica's air jam combo on vu-rev's, it'll put out their flames + it deals damage + stun + brings them down to the ground

you can use jam combos on an enemy while near z-shielded enemies to damage & break their shields

if you call in korsica or peppermint at the right time when an enemy's stun meter is broken, or perform a jam combo or special, you can attack enemies like the wa-es-2 when they're in their 'invulnerable' state and trying to pull you into a rhythm parry sequence

now, about those s ranks...

kind of obvious, but if you're struggling, equip the rhythm meter rush chip (though you won't really need it on the easier difficulties.)

jam combos > special attacks; they all give you a x2 score bonus AND cost less, meaning that bonus adds up more bc you can do them more often. plus you're less likely to miss. this isn't to say that you should never use your specials, though

you don't need to get the crown/violet s on every track for the "s rank all tracks on x difficulty" challenges, you just need a S

if you rlly need an S rank on a particular fight (or are just challenging yourself to get all S's), but you got an A instead, pause and back out to the hideout while the results for the fight are still up, then go back in. you'll get put back to the last checkpoint you hit before the fight (you can also use this strategy for no hit runs on the bosses, but instead of waiting to see your score you just do it immediately after getting hit)

use your partners often! just calling them in generally (esp multiple at once) gives you points!

remember to grapple and use air combos. the former gives a x1.2 bonus, and the latter gives a x1.5 bonus

try to use a variety of combos!

oh, and for rhythm master...

if you're not sure whether or not you can beat it, do what i did: go up against kale first. if you can beat the final boss on the hardest difficulty, you can do anything

remember how i said to have stun chips equipped? ignore that for this difficulty only. just use parry health and rhythm meter rush. trust me. you'll need them.

during segments where you need to wait (such as the beginning of the section where you have to break the brakes on the LIFT), do random combos. it keeps the meter up, regardless of whether or not you're actually attacking anything

as for the bosses...

korsica is only really useful against mimosa + kale, the others don't have stun meters

if you jump over qa-1mil's arm sweep, make sure it's a double. a regular jump won't be enough to dodge it

don't use specials or jam combos on QA-1MIL (unless you're using smth like power chord), bc it just resets him to his default pose with his fists back up, & jam combos take you to his chest plate which is a quick way to fall off or get smacked

don't go for QA-1MIL's face, just whale on his fists; it's easier and quicker

parry his fists when he slams them down for the parry counter + quick call in to follow up

if you use a special on rekka when she's going for the electric panel/pipes, you can cancel her out of it

when rekka goes to do her Big charge attack, position yourself directly in front of a wall; she'll run into it and get stunned for a bit

even if you think you're safe from rekka's grapple, you're not. dash.

the only thing you really need to worry about when it comes to korsica is catching her at the end, bc if you drop her your rank goes down by a metric fuck ton

do not only use korsica during mimosa's fight. this is a semi-common misconception i've seen, based off of a line in-game where korsica tells you to call her in. you need to call in the others and attack her yourself, too; all forms of damage are useful against her stun meter, just the same as with any regular enemy. korsica just doubles it

if you call in peppermint at the right time during the Lights Out bit in the second phase, she'll reveal mimosa's location to you immediately

you can parry the phase 2 (Vandelay Side Story) and 3 (Equalizer Wave) gimmicks when she sends out the wave to suck you into them, avoiding them entirely

don't be intimidated by roquefort. he hits hard, and his human phases are annoying, but he's not that bad. just do your best to parry everything

most ppl know this, but when he jumps out of the gold after diving into it, stand near the big metal fist. he'll ram into it and get stunned for a bit. (also you can parry him when he tries to swim into you)

you can parry kale's lightning attacks (including the electricity around him, though you have to spam for that to work)

if you stand near him during the second phase, it's easier to trigger the attack he does with the fists. just be ready to parry quickly, and note that it is still mostly up to rng. also don't constantly dash up to/around him, as it can cause him to get stuck dashing away from you

hey, what about the rhythm tower?

remember: pick me up and parry health chip are your bffs. so long as you have them, you will never need to buy any items during your run

specials that are mid-to-long range are best for this, since they can be used to clear an entire floor quickly

...aaand that's all we've got! hope you find this helpful! :]

and like i said earlier, if you have any tips you'd like to share that weren't included here, feel free to add them!

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He was cold.

That’s all that Twilight could register anymore. Not the sharp ice beneath his fingers, slicing into his hands each time he lost his grip and scrambled for purchase at the edge of the hole he’d made in it with his own weight, not the crisp air that froze little icicles into his hair and onto his chin and at the tips of his ears, earned from his desperate splashes each time he fell and resurfaced, not even the frigid current of the ice itself, consuming him in its vastness. He was just… cold. Numb and mind-numbingly cold.

He was cold, but his chest was beginning to feel warm. He was numb, but his stiff muscles were screaming from the strain of clinging to the slick ice for hours. He was… he was tired. But he could hold on a little longer. They were depending on him.

He was cold. He was alone. How had he gotten here? He didn’t remember. It took the greatest effort to turn his head, even more to process what was before his eyes. A flat plane—a frozen lake covered in deceptive snow—what seemed to be miles wide stretched away from his gloved fingertips. Powdered cliffs towered overhead, stark against a white sky. A sloping bank lay to the side, dotted with pine trees and boulders that only just poked their heads out of the soft blanket of snow.

He was cold. He… he had to get out, he realized with a rising panic, one he knew he’d felt before, like a bad case of deja vu. He’d panicked before, while he was here, and tried to get out. But he was still. Here. But he wouldn’t survive here, not unless he got out of the water and got himself warm again. Twilight clawed himself closer to the edge of the ice, treading water almost frantically, as he lifted himself a few inches out of the water. But he was too heavy and off-balance, and his strength failed after a mere few seconds of effort—his grip fumbled, and he only just kept his head above the frigid water as he slid back down into its grasp. He scrambled again for the edge, gasping, then raised one hand to the wolf fur cloak resting across his throat—the culprit of his heaviness.

Its fur poked sharp against his numbed fingers, the strands frozen stiff with the cold water and exposure to the biting wind. He had to get it off, if he had any hope of escaping the hold of the frozen lake, its grip like the icy fingers of death dragging him down into its depths. Twilight fought with the clasp—his fingers too stiff, the locking mechanism itself encased in unyielding ice—before he awkwardly drew the entire thing over his head. He cast it away—it landed on the ice, sliding one, two meters away before coming to a stop, staring dolefully back at him. It was out of the water, and he was not. But he could get out.

He could not get out. The effort to remove his cloak left him winded, and even without the weight around his shoulders, he could do no more than cling to the edge of the ice. His chest was growing warmer, he noted. He knew, in the rational edges of his mind, that this was a bad thing—a sign of hypothermia, shock, impending death. He found that he didn’t mind it at all, really. As long as he wasn’t so cold.

He was still cold. But he could hold on for a little bit longer. The others—his brothers, those that shared his spirit and his very name—would be looking for him. They must have noticed he was gone by now. How long had he been stuck here? He blinked lazily, considering this. Long enough that he no longer shivered, long enough that the sky overhead was no longer a blinding white, but instead gray and darkening with the setting of the sun. Twilight had always loved the sunset, with its vibrant, warm splashes of color in the west. This one was cold.

He was cold, but he was beginning to feel warm, all over his body now, from the tips of his fingers and ears to his very core. Too warm, like his skin was beginning to blister from warmth, from the heat of the forge itself. This, he also knew, was a bad sign. He kicked a little bit more desperately in the water, half of a mind to get his circulation flowing, half of a mind to at last propel himself out of the water. He did neither, and indeed he sank a little lower into its icy grasp, his strength expended at last.

He was cold. They were depending on him. But they weren’t here, and he couldn’t hold on any longer. His mind flashed to the last faces he’d seen before he ended up in this cursed lake, and the ones he'd miss the most. “I’m sorry, Midna. Sorry, Ilia. I’m sorry Colin, pa, ma. I’m sorry, Cub.”

His grip slipped for a final time. Cold water closed over his head, and he went under.

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