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found-family-tournament · 1 year

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Best Found Family Tournament

Submissions are closed.

Give me as much propaganda and images as possible. It gives your fams a higher chance of winning.

Every piece of propaganda and every picture or gif I get. In the submissions and in my asks will be added to the poll post every round.

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Links under the cut

Round 1:

Part 1:

The Runaways (Marvel's Runaways) vs The Knights of Camelot (BBC Merlin)

The Wayward Children (The Wayward Children / Every Heart a Doorway) vs Gekkagumi (A3!)

The Faraway Friends (OMORI) vs The Spring Troupe (A3!)

Bee Happy (Matilda) vs The Night at the Museum Gang (Night at the Museum)

Winter Troupe (A3!) vs Gwendolyn, The Will, Lying Cat and Sophie (Saga (Comic))

Part 2:

The SHIELD Team (Agents of SHIELD) vs Hershel Layton, Luke Triton & Flora Reinhold (Professor Layton Games)

The Band of Boobs (Not Another D&D Podcast) vs Saiki and his friends (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.)

The Third Mates/The Choo Choo Crew (Not Another D&D Podcast) vs The Crystal Gems (Steven Universe)

Team Dark (Sonic the Hedgehog) vs Kipo & Wolf (Kipo)

Dethklok (Metalocalypse) vs The Robinsons (Meet the Robinsons)

Part 3:

Interview with the Vampire Vampires (Interview with the Vampire) vs The Forgers (Spy x Family)

The Mechanisms (The Mechanisms) vs The Scooby Gang (Scooby Doo)

Izumi & Sig Curtis & Edward & Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist) vs The Clump (Don't Hug Me I'm Scared)

The Hamato Clan/Mad Dogz (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (rottmnt)) vs Team Victor (Vicious)

The Black Bulls (Black Clover) vs The Leverage Crew (Leverage)

Part 4:

MASH team (M*A*S*H) vs The Behavioural Analysis Unit (Criminal Minds)

Spider Crew (So I'm A Spider So What?) vs The Joestar Group (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)

RTDL Quarted (Kirby) vs The Avengers (MCU Fanfiction)

Brave Vesperia (Tales of Vesperia) vs The Animorphs (Animorphs)

The Dolls (The Sandman) vs Team Rocket (Pokémon)

Part 5:

The Love Trio (Welcome to Demon School Iruma-Kun) vs Maka, Soul, Tsubaki, Black Star, Death the Kid, Crona, Patty, Liz (Soul Eater)

The Gaang (Avatar the Last Airbender) vs Die Wilden Kerle (Die Wilden Kerle)

Alex & Jonas (Oxenfree) vs The Gluttony Crew (The Evillious Chronicles)

Watari & L Lawliet (Death Note) vs The Cat's Whiskers (Paradox Live)

The Rowdy 3 (Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency) vs Mae, Greg, Angus & Bea (Night in the Woods)

Part 6:

The Crew of the Serenity (Firefly & Serenity) vs The Crew of the Iris (The Strange Case of Starship Iris)

Lucifam (Lucifer) vs Team Bleck/Bleck Squad (Super Paper Mario)

The Ericson Kids (The Walking Dead Game) vs Accelerator, Last Order, Aiho Yomikawa, Kikyou Yoshikawa & Misaka Worst (A Certain Magical Index)

Squad 312 (the Aurora Cycle series) vs The Fatui Harbingers (Genshin Impact)

13 and the Gang (Doctor Who) vs Franchouchou (Zombie Land Saga)

Part 7:

Dadvid & Momgwen (Camp Camp) vs Bucci Gang/Team Bucciarati (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)

Akanyatsura (Paradox Live) vs 11s Fam (Doctor Who)

Team Red (Carmen Sandiego) vs The Ghosts (BBC Ghosts)

Firefam (9-1-1) vs Murder Family (Hannibal)

The Golden Deer (Fire Emblem) vs Mikazuki Villa (Magia Record)

Part 8:

NYPD Major Crimes (Prodigal Son) vs Diasomnia Fam (Twisted Wonderland)

Warden Ingo, Akari, Rei & Professor Laventon (Pokemon Legends Arceus) vs New Who Crew (Doctor Who)

Nahida & Scaramouche/Wanderer (Genshin Impact) vs The Circle Kids (Tamora Pierce's Emelan Universe (The Circle of Magic Quartet))

The Shazamily (Shazam!) vs The Clawthorne-Nocedas (The Owl House)

The Losers Club (It) vs The Mondstadt Crew (Genshin Impact)

Part 9:

The Entire Your Turn to Die Cast (Your Turn to Die) vs Funn Funerals & Eric (Wooden Overcoats)

Because You Made Me Smile (or Extended Tenma Household) (Project SEKAI) vs The Aurinko Crime Family (The Penumbra Podcast (Juno Steel))

Silco & Jinx (Arcane) vs The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (& Associates) (GLOW)

Dark Dragon and the Happy Hungry Bunch (Akatsuki no Yona/Yona of the Dawn) vs MSR (The X-Files)

Ash & Pikachu (Pokémon) vs The Thief Gang/House of Orphans (The Thief Lord)

Part 10:

Powder, Vi, Vander, Mylo & Claggor (Arcane) vs Space Runaways (Saga (Comic))

The Victors of District 12 (The Hunger Games) vs The Killjoys (Killjoys)

The St Cassians Chamber Choir (Ride The Cyclone) vs Six of Crows/The Crows (Six of Crows)

The Gangsey (The Raven Cycle) vs Paper Girls (Paper Girls)

The Bad Kids (Dimension 20 - Fantasy High) vs The Drawtectives (Drawtectives (Drawfee))

Part 11:

Team Natsu (Fairy Tail) vs Yutaka, Minoru & Tane (Our Dining Table)

The Scions of the Seventh Dawn (Final Fantasy XIV) vs Neal Caffrey, Peter & Elizabeth Burke & Mozzie (White Collar)

Scoobies (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) vs Sypha Belnades, Trevor Belmont & Alucard (Castlevania)

I.M.P. (Helluva Boss) vs The New Mutants (X-Men Comics)

The Bad Batch (The Bad Batch) vs Leorio, Kurapika, Gon & Killua (Hunter X Hunter)

Part 12:

Date-Sagan Family (AI: The Somnium Files) vs God Kids (Trials of Apollo)

Crew of the Per Aspera (Rolling with Difficulty) vs Reyna Ramirez & Nico Di Angelo (Riordanverse)

The Crew of the Revenge (Our Flag Means Death) vs The Crisis Management Team (Tomorrow)

Joel Miller & Ellie Williams (The Last of Us) vs Hotel OJ (Inanimate Insanity)

Wangxian + Junior Quartet (Mo Dao Zu Shi/Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation/The Untamed) vs Phoenix (MacGyver)

Part 13:

Nightchord25 (Project SEKAI) vs The Wayfarer's Crew (The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet)

Jessica, Aaron & Erica Slaughter (Something Is Killing the Children) vs Color Gang (Animation vs Minecraft/Animator vs Animation)

Sk8 Fam (Sk8 the Infinity) vs The Pilot Program (Misfits and Magic (Dimension 20))

Killing School Trip Survivors (Danganronpa 2) vs Sea Salt Family (Kingdom Hearts)

The Ten Companions of the Dragonmark (How To Train Your Dragon (Books)) vs Cohen-Atwood Family (The OC)

Part 14:

Arya Stark, Gendry Waters, Hot Pie (& Lommy Greenhands & Jaqen H'Gar) (A Song of Ice & Fire/Game of Thrones) vs Old World Group (Everworld)

Lightning Thief Trio (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) vs California Bureau of Investigation (The Mentalist)

Adora, Glimmer & Bow (She-Ra) vs Disaster Trio/The Clone Wars Trio (Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008))

Kim Dokja's Company (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint) vs 13 Flame Chasers (Honkai Impact 3rd)

Ren Amamiya, Futaba Sakura & Sojiro Sakura (Persona 5) vs Batfam (Batman Media (Wayne Family Adventures))

Part 15:

The Soul Squad (The Good Place) vs The Paladins of Voltron (Voltron: Legendary Defenders)

Inheritance Gang (Eragon/the Inheritance Cycle) vs Strawhat Pirates (One Piece)

10's Crew (Doctor Who) vs Clementine & Lee Everett (The Walking Dead Game)

Wendy, Soos, Stanford, Stanley, Dipper, Mabel & Waddles (Gravity Falls) vs The Local Group (Rain World)

Five Eccentrics/Five Oddballs (Ensemble Stars) vs The Luminary, Erik, Serena, Veronica, Sylvando, Jade, Rab & Hendrik (Dragon Quest XI)

Part 16:

The Meta Knights (Kirby) vs The Queens from the Musical Six (Six)

Shroud Bros (Twisted Wonderland) vs Natsume's Protection Squad (Natsume's Book of Friends)

The Long Island Vampires & Guillermo (What We Do In The Shadows) vs The Octotrio (Twisted Wonderland)

The Lupin Gang (Lupin III) vs The Fellowship of the Ring (Lord of the Rings)

The Gang (It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia) vs Regina Mills, Emma Swan & Henry Mills (Once Upon a Time)

Part 17:

Torchwood Team (Torchwood) vs MANKAI Company (A3!)

Julie and the Phantoms (Julie and the Phantoms) vs Yeo Joon, Kim So-Bin & Nam Soo-Hyun (At a Distance Spring is Green)

Second Nonary Game Group (Zero Escape: 9 Hours 9 Persons 9 Doors) vs Chosen Siblings (Pokespe/Pokemon Adventures)

The Seven Birds/IPRE/Starblaster Crew (The Adventure Zone: Balance) vs Boys from the Dwarf (Red Dwarf)

The Tiny Giant Duo (The BFG) vs The Greendale 7/The Study Group (Community)

#tumblr polls #poll #polls #tournament poll #found family #found family tournament 2023 #tumblr tournament #tournament

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bodyguardbracket · 9 months

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Round 1: Guy (A3! Act! Addict! Actors!) vs Link (Legend of Zelda)

[Propaganda Under Cut]

Guy: it's kinda hard to talk about guy without spoilers from a3’s main story act 8 so yeah take caution. anyway guy is introduced as a bodyguard from the fictional south asian kingdom of zahra, of which citron is the crown prince. it’s a very long complicated story but basically citron fled from zahra before his coronation ceremony was to take place and planned on travelling around the world for a while, but he ended up in japan and decided to stay bc he got roped into joining a theatre troupe (most normal thing in a3 tbh). guy spent a year scouring the ends of the earth to find him and finally did so in act 8, which speaks to his dedication to protecting his liege. also guy is introduced as an android which is a whole other thing

anyway guy is super-duper capable! he’s fluent in english, japanese, and zahran; he can fight and handle weaponry; he’s good at karate and teaches one of the other main characters karate; he can act; and later on in the story he even opens his own bar, meaning he can cook and mix drinks!

also his loyalty to citron is unparalleled. in act 8, citron returns to zahra on his own volition—but plot twist he leaves guy on his own and guy can’t return bc citron falsely branded him as a criminal and accused him of kidnapping him which was why he was missing from the kingdom for a year (citron had some complicated reasons for doing so but it wasn’t out of malice). stuck with nowhere else to go, guy decided to join the theatre troupe that citron was part of—the MANKAI company—and he spent a good portion of the story act trying to figure out what’s going on in citron’s mind. eventually he and the sub-troupe he joined—the winter troupe—successfully put on a complete run of their adaptation of ‘phantom of the opera’ where guy played the phantom. even so, guy wasn’t satisfied and still wanted to see citron and show citron his acting, so with the help of the other MANKAI members (one of whom forged a passport for guy so he wouldn’t be arrested on sight upon going through customs in zahra), guy and like 12 other people go to the kingdom of zahra as performers for citron’s coronation ceremony, where eventually guy gets to reunite with citron. it’s all very complicated but citron doesn’t ascend to the throne and is instead appointed the minister of arts and culture and is told by the king to return to japan and continue learning about the arts at the MANKAI company so he can bring back what he learned to improve zahra’s art scene. and even though citron is no longer a prince, guy still vows to stay by citron and watch over him bc their bond goes beyond just a prince and retainer 🥹

Link: HE FOUGHT THE INCARNATION OF EVIL TWICE FOR HER!! granted he did fail first those two times, and his ward became a light spirit god thing to hold said evil back the first time, and for the second she time-traveled back >10k years and became a dragon, but he did fight ganon!

anyways link was assigned as zelda's personal guard for a While. we dont know how long ago it was, but it's probably a span of 1-2 years pre-ganon. if we include the ganon years and the time travel then it's been +10k years. he does a fantastic job of it, he saves her from yiga (assassins) and the incarnation of evil (ganon, twice). they become friends. they bond. zelda tries to feed him a frog. link actually dies for zelda and then he comes back to save her. he catches zelda as she turns back to human

#bodyguard battle #round 1 #Guy a3 #a3!#a3! act addict actors #Link #legend of zelda

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friends-to-lovers-tournament · 10 months

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Friends to Lovers Tournament: Round 2, Side A, Match 4

propaganda under the cut!

Fuyupoly:

Submission 1:

they're from the winter troupe of the mankai company, and unlike the other troupes they're all adults. that said, they all have varying degrees of trauma and emotional stuntedness. it takes them some time to fully open up to each other bc they're all very cautious of each other's boundaries and don't want to cross any lines which initially led to some issues in the group's formation. over time they've learned to bridge the gap while still being mindful of hard boundaries. at one point they have a discussion about what exactly their relationship is (gay) cuz they were talking about how the other troupes have clearly defined dynamics (spring=family, summer=besties, autumn=rivals & teammates) but they don't,, and homare deadass says they're "people bound by a common destiny" which in and of itself sounds very Gay (like why are you as a man bound to other men by a common destiny), but it goes even further because homare starts spouting WEDDING VOWS: "In sickness and in health, for better or for worse, we shall share our laughter and our tears as those with an intertwined fate... How beautiful we are!" THIS IS A DIRECT QUOTE FROM THE GAME AND THE MC EVEN REMARKS "i can already hear wedding bells in the distance..."

gradually they become closer, in individual sub-units based on who's paired up as co-leads for a play, and as a troupe overall. also two of its members are childhood friends who had a messy 'divorce' in their young adulthood and it took the game breaking its genre to introduce a timeloop for them to finally make up if that means anything to you. one of their troupe songs "precious to us ~bokura no kisetsu" has some pretty beautiful and fruity lines: "The many kindnesses born in me here / Never fail to breathe life into my chest / Even all the pain and bitterness / Have now become dear to me (Ah…Stay with me)", "No matter how many times our season passes / Let us keep living together / Holding our hands, without ever letting go / Let us open up the curtain of tomorrow", "There is no need for words, because once our gazes meet / Joy sparks a light in your eyes", "Our journey, may it be a brilliant one / As our breaths overlap as one"

a lot of their plays has a LOT of homoerotic tension between the two leads too. their first play has tsumugi and tasuku play angels, and it's heavily implied that tasuku's character has an unrequited crush on tsumugi's character. their third play has azuma play a vampire and tasuku play Just Some Guy and it's generally agreed in the fandom to be one of the gayest, if not THE gayest, play A3 has ever written. obviously the vampire thing is very fruity, but there's also how the vampire was longing to bite the human but was holding himself back, and when the vampire left the human in the end, the human was absolutely HEARTBROKEN over it and was swearing they would reunite one day. the stage play of this takes it even further by having the vampire embrace the human from behind and BITE his neck. the fourth play is a watered-down adaptation of Phantom of the Opera where they genderbend Christine into Chris among other things and change the relationship between Chris and the Phantom to one of friendship.... ostensibly so, because there's still a lot of homoerotic undertones in their interactions. i could go on but this should be enough of a sampling taste

Submission 2:

the writers rlly said "let's take 2 normal guys who are childhood friends and have been into theatre since their school days and have them go through a pre-canon messy divorce, an eccentric poet with a potentially controversial haircut, an amnesiac sleepyhead who can only be awoken with marshmallows but is also somehow extremely athletic despite doing nothing but sleeping and eating marshmallows all day, a man who is so beautiful and mysterious he breaks gender, and a supposed android from a fictional south asian country, and throw them into a blender, oh and for good measure let's throw in some theatre and angst and gay and angst and gay" and the end result was marriage. i mean it took them a lot of awkward fumbling around and conflicts to get there but they got there and thats what matters. ok *technically* in-text they're all rlly good friends and kinda found family BUT they are found family via marriage papers i do not make the rules chief

Submission 3:

The reason why they are so friends-to-lovers to me is because their relationship is founded on quiet and unconditional acceptance of each other—regardless of how flawed they may be or how heavy their burdens and trauma may be. When the troupe first formed (sans Guy who was in another country at the time), they didn’t have any major clashing personalities at the very beginning and generally they were mindful of each other’s boundaries, unlike the other troupes that came before them. However, it’s BECAUSE they were too mindful of said boundaries that it was difficult for them to break down their walls and bond as a team—and there were a LOT of walls to break down, as all of them had varying degrees of emotional baggage and trauma.

In fact, it’s only three plays in that they finally truly start opening up to each other, with Azuma getting the ball rolling by opening up about the deep loneliness that haunted him ever since his childhood. It’s during this conversation that they also discuss what their relationship as a troupe is, because the other troupes have defined their relationship as a team (Spring is family, Summer is best friends, Autumn is rivals & teammates), and Homare goes on to declare that they’re “people bound by a common destiny” and goes on to spew wedding vows: "In sickness and in health, for better or for worse, we shall share our laughter and our tears as those with an intertwined fate... How beautiful we are!" I mean… it can’t get any more obvious than this, really. They are married.

But anyway, Tsumugi says he wants their relationship to be one where while they respect each other’s need for space, they’ll also be there for each other and share their pains and burdens—or in his words: “supporting each other when our burdens become too heavy to bear on our own”—which I think is really sweet because it carries this idea of quiet, unconditional acceptance; they don’t push each other to share more than they’re comfortable with sharing, but with whatever they ARE comfortable with sharing everyone carries the load and pain because pain is easier to bear when you’re not bearing it alone <3

A later part of the story focuses on Hisoka, a mysterious amnesiac, being terrified of regaining his memories and facing some “sin” from his past that has led to another character, Chikage, trying to take revenge on him. When he confesses this to the rest of the Winter troupe, Homare asks, “How heavy is this sin you bear?” and Azuma suggests, “Perhaps it’s just heavy enough for the five of us to carry together.” (at this point Guy hasn’t joined yet). The stage play adapts this scene into a song called Key to Memory. The key (pun unintended) part is 1:27 where there’s a back-and-forth between Hisoka and the other Winter troupe members (sans Tasuku because he wasn’t in that particular play)

Hisoka: “I’m scared…”

Tsumugi, Homare, Azuma: “It’s okay.”

Hisoka: “My unforgivable sin…”

Tsumugi, Homare, Azuma: “Let’s carry it together.”

Hisoka: “I might not be me anymore.”

Tsumugi, Homare, Azuma: “It’s all right. We understand and we accept you, so let’s go together.”

And it ends with Hisoka singing: “I was afraid to open the door of my locked memories. But if everyone is here, I believe I can do it.” In both the game and stage play, Hisoka fully regains his memories and reconciles with Chikage (long story). He tells Fuyupoly he can’t go into detail about his past with Chikage because it’s dangerous but he’ll tell them when the time is right, and they accept this saying that no matter what his past is, they know and love him as their Hisoka which obviously is a very sweet thing for friends to say, but it’s also very Marriage-coded to me.

Later, Guy is introduced as an android from Zahra (a fictional South Asian country) and joins the Winter troupe as a temporary member—because he’s stuck in Japan for the foreseeable future—until they find a permanent member to replace him. The other Winter members have a conversation among themselves and agree that regardless of whether he’s really an android or a human they’ll accept Guy for who he is and help him improve his acting, which again harkens back to the idea of ‘unconditional acceptance’. Eventually it’s revealed that Guy is in fact a human who has forgotten his memories of the past and his emotions. He recovers his memories all at once which shocks his system and causes him to pass out. When he wakes up in his room, he finds the rest of the Winter Troupe asleep around the room—which I believe is symbolic of their whole theme of “quiet acceptance”: they don’t want to push Guy to share beyond what he’s comfortable with, but they’re always there to listen to him and share his load if that’s what he wants. He opens up about the memories he recovered, and they don’t treat him with pity like he’s a lost child, but still extend gentle empathy and understanding. They also emphasise that it genuinely doesn’t matter to them whether he’s human or android because he’s Guy first and foremost. It’s at this point that Guy truly lets himself become part of the Winter troupe/Fuyupoly and not just as a temporary stand-in member, because he’s found a place where he’s found himself again and people who will accept who this “himself” is, whether that be an android devoid of emotions or a human brimming with vivid beautiful emotions.[Mod note: There’s a LOT more but we’re afraid of crashing the post. I (Deli) summarised it the best I can since I’m familiar with A3, but if you want to read the full thing you can check it out on this google doc)

Sourin:

okay so i have a picture to crack explain the sourin supremacy

but i also have legitimate reasons lmao

1. sousuke and rin both GET what it's like to want something so bad but not be able to achieve it. they know each other's pain so well, and they know just how much effort the other person puts into swimming. AND THAT MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING STRENGTHENS THEIR BOND SO MUCH!!! this is also the reason why they are each others' comfort person because the other just GETS it, no need for any explanations

2. they're passionate as fuck about the same thing (swimming) and they help each other train harder and swim better,,, like get you a couple with the same obsessions as you!!!

3. THEY SWAM A RELAY TOGETHER and that means a lot in swimming because IT'S BASICALLY SMTH A TEAM DOES WHEN THEY HAVE ABSOLUTE TRUST IN EACH OTHER AND THEY DEPEND ON EACH OTHER AND THEY LOVE EACH OTHER AND IT'S BASICALLY THE SWIMMING ANIME EQUIVALENT OF I LOVE YOU

4. when sousuke told rin about the shoulder injury he was literally so devastated because his love couldn't follow his passions anymore,, AND WHEN SOUSUKE RECOVERED FROM THE SURGERY RIN LEGIT CRIED HAPPY TEARS!!! and sousuke was always there for rin w/e he had a slump bc he compared himself too much to haru and others,,, like gods they care so much for each other

5. sousuke is the earth and rin is the fire,,, AND RIN LIGHTS A FIRE IN SOUSUKE WHILE SOUSUKE GROUNDS RIN LIKE PLEASE THE MOTIFS ARE LITERALLY RIGHT THERE EVEN IN THEIR COLOUR SCHEMES (teal + maroon)

in short: sourin supremacy because these two bois are so perfect for each other"

#friends to lovers tournament #a3!#a3! act! addict! actors!#free!#fuyupoly #sourin #tsumugi tsukioka #tasuku takato #hisoka mikage #homare arisugawa #azuma yukishiro #guy nishiki #matsuoka rin #yamazaki sousuke #polls #tournament polls

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ffxvficrec · 9 months

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2022 PROMPTIS GIFT EXCHANGE ROUND UP 3

You can also check out the collection here: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Promptis_Gift_Exchange_2022

We’ve listed additional pairings, archive warnings, and ratings, but please remember to mind the tags!

Moon & Sun - A warm winter's night by FallenFoxx

Explicit Rating

No Archive Warnings Apply

A soft thud as a final, dark figure steps with feline grace, out onto the platform. A face shadowed completely in silken black locks, until the breeze sweeps it aside and the deep blue, sleepy eyes of the Crown Prince of Lucis meet with his. Prompto’s breath catches, unnoticeably, and his veins run almost hot enough to melt the snow at his pristine white boots.

I Saved My Neighbor From Falling Off a Balcony and Now I'm in Love by Cat_A_Boo

Explicit Rating

No Archive Warnings Apply

Lunafreya Nox Fleuret/Nyx Ulric

Ravus Nox Fleuret/Ignis Scientia

Prompto Argentum & Cor Leonis

Noctis Lucis Caelum & Lunafreya Nox Fleuret

King and Keeper of the Underworld, Noctis Lucis Caelum comes to the mortal realm to investigate a series of disturbances caused by rogue daemons. What he doesn't account for is the cute boy next door who isn't who he seems to be.

Within the Phalaris by Toastie_Pan

Explicit Rating

Major Character Death

Rape/Non-Con

Prompto steps off the train in Altissia, ready to live his new life as a writer in the heart of the Bohemian Revolution. But after an unexpected meeting with a performing troupe he finds himself wrapped up in the madness of Altissia's nightlife and it's Star, Master Noctis the Sparkling Diamond of the Moulin Rouge.

The Best Laid Plans of Plebes and Princes by MathClassWarfare

Teen Rating

No Archive Warnings Apply

“We got ourselves into this together, and we're gonna get out of it together, too.”

With Every Breath I Take by kikowithcatears

Teen Rating

No Archive Warnings Apply

“It’s been so long,” Prompto whispered, “I never gave up hope that you would return to me.” Noctis felt his heart break. He imagined Prompto waiting his whole life, wondering if every phone call was him, jumping every time the doorbell rang. Ever at his side.

In Transit by Blivvi

Teen Rating

No Archive Warnings Apply

After graduation, Noctis and Prompto's lives head in different directions. While Noctis struggles with his growing duties and Prompto tries to find his place in the world, they both come to the realization that a conversation needs to be had.

Ostinato by GingerEl

Explicit Rating

No Archive Warnings Apply

A double stacked 5 +1 of (almost) kisses and (missed) proposals.

And They Were Roommates by GuineaGoon

Teen Rating

No Archive Warnings Apply

Noctis Lucis Caelum & Regis Lucis Caelum

As soon as he put the boxes down, he had to blink. The bed was perfectly expected, but the second bed was certainly not. Nor was the blonde sitting right in front of the placed box. “Um, what are you doing in here?” Noctis blurted out. The blonde frowned and pulled his legs closer to his body. “What? Sitting in my room? Looking over my schedule?” “This can’t be right. I asked for a single this year.” Scoffing, the other young man shook his head. “Dude, do you not check your email during the summer? I’ve known I’ve had a roommate for over a month.”

Solis Ortus by luminus (xaelum)

Explicit Rating

No Archive Warnings Apply

Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Prompto will need to process this in stages, he realises. One, that Noctis is alive; two, that he will forever be helplessly in love with him; three, that maybe — maybe — they have a chance together in this world. Something similar seems to be flashing through Noctis's mind, his expression pulling taut and relaxing in quick succession.

kiss it better, baby by Crazyloststar

Explicit Rating

No Archive Warnings Apply

Ten years was a long time to go without physical contact. Ten years and some change, actually, but really, who was counting? Prompto was.

Noctis and Prompto's Certified Guide to Caring for Coeurl Kittens by ArticulateFiction

Teen Rating

Graphic Depictions of Violence

Prince Noctis and his friends have been a little bit preoccupied, lately. Their home has been destroyed, their kingdom has fallen, and they're stuck on this road-trip from hell for the indefinite future. Might as well accidentally adopt a coeurl kitten while they're at it.

#ffxv #promptis #final fantasy xv #ffxv fic #promptis gift exchange

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mishkakagehishka · 10 months

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What is A3! ???

It is a mobage!!! It has an anime adaptation and a lotta musicals, too, but it's mainly a game :) sadly, the english server shut down last year (rip, and the trans+localisation was SO good too).

The protag/player character is Izumi Tachibana (though you can change her first name), who acts as the director of a theatre company ^_^ the theatre company was nearing bankrupcy at the start of the game and only had the incompetent manager (who is such a dear) and one actor. Two, technically, but the other one was a bird. The bird was more skilled, also. Basically the play they put on stunk and it was their last chance to get some money to get their debts in order, our protag was the only person who saw it, though. But she was very inspired by it, and when the (stay with me) yakuza guys came round to bulldoze the theatre, she essentially said she'll improve the company and pay back the debt. (She has no experience as a director.)

Anyway. The story is separated into seasons, with each one following one troupe, but with a general overarching storyline that ties them together (getting the Fleur award, making the company survive the year, and so on). It's really fun, it's all about found family and striving towards your dreams and the characters growing as people and growing their relationships, it's really such a good story, I love it with all my heart.

Spring, summer, autumn and winter troupes in left-right, top-bottom order :] actually i wanna go into detail gimmie a second

So, as I said, there's the four troupes: spring focuses on traditional fairy-tales and fantasy plays, summer on slapstick comedy, autumn is all about action and winter about soft and subtle serious plays. For example, their debut plays were

Spring: a Romeo and Juliet where RomiJuli were actually besties, and also Juliet was Julius because none of them could play girls

Summer: a 1001 nights adaptation where Scheherezade was telling the story to Ali Baba, but when she had to leave to be wed to the king, he used the genie to wish it away. It was actually really funny, i should rewatch it sometimes

(Digression but the plays were like. You do rehearsals and then unlock the play which is a lil 5min video of their chibis walking on the stage with props and animations and speech bubbles, it's cute)

Autumn: mafiosi have to team up despite their horrid relationship to eachother and in the process learn to work together (which perfectly parallels the way the leads actually evolved their relationship off the stage)

Winter: a story about an angel falling in love with a dying human </3

In the spring troupe you have Sakuya, the leader who loves acting and the Original Actor who Izumi saw on stage. He was bad, but really loved it, and that's what made her want to help. Masumi is like a teen heartthrob in his school, but he's apathetic and doesn't really care about anything, except for Izumi who he has a massive crush on. With time, you figure out he's just projecting his lack of parental attention on her. Tsuzuru is their scriptwriter, who is the straight man to Citron's boke, he's a college student who begs to do scriptwriting for the company, but he hyperfocuses on them, writes until he literally drops and worries everyone. Speaking of Citron, he's a foreigner from a country called Citronia, he says he's an exchange student. I think the truth is revealed in winter year 2, but i didn't finish autumn year 2 before the server ended so </3 Itaru is the king of gap, he's a businessman by day, and hardcore gamer by night. Chikage is the year 2 newcomer, can't say much about him, but I'll say more when I get to "the story: the details". Again, I wanna make this detailed :) for Year 1 Spring, the theme was acting, none of them except Sakuya (and Citron?) wanted to act. Tsuzuru wanted to write scripts, Masumi was just following Izumi, Itaru wanted free board, and that made their acting suck because they were all out of sync. Their story follows the characters finding their passion and learning to work together.

Summer's leader is Tenma, who is a famous TV actor, but terrible on-stage because he gets stage-fright. Yuki is the company's costume designer and maker, foul-mouthed, but hiding a sensitive side. Muku is a sweetheart who's very shy and self-depreciative, but wants to be "a prince" (he loves shoujo manga) (when Tsuzuru gave them their script, he said he went to read 1001 nights and called it "just like shoujo"). Misumi fucking LOVES triangles. His name is written as 三角 which means triangle. I can't figure him out, though, he seems like a cheerful and naive young man, but there's a sadness in him, it gets explored in later stories. Kazunari, love of my life, is a college student who is very cheery and happy-go-lucky and super extroverted. And it's an act. He runs the company website. Kumon is also a Year 2 character, so I don't know much about him, but he seems a sweetheart. Idolises his brother (Juza from Autumn). Summer troupe could NOT work together at first. Yuki and Tenma were at eachother's throats all the time. They still are, but less maliciously now. Their story follows them learning to work together, and bounce off eachother, and overcoming their insecurities.

Autumn troupe are my faves. Their leader is Banri, and the "second" guy is Juza. (Now, I forgot to mention, but in Year 1 the main two leads were the leader and "second" guy, which is to say the two whose relationships were the most fucked and needed the most work - in spring this was Sakuya and Masumi, and in Summer it was Tenma and Yuki). I cannot explain one without the other. Juza looks like a delinquent, he's scary, he does get into fights,,,, but mostly in self-defence as beating his ass is seen as a status symbol and he doesn't wanna fight. He wants to act, but he's really bad at it. Banri wants to kick his ass so fucking bad he trails him to the auditions, auditions with him and then decides he'll kick his ass at acting if he can't fight him with fists. Banri is a prodigy, he's good at every fucking thing. I can't say anything on Taichi so as to not spoil. Autumn is a bit dramatic. There's a rival company that we find out about in this season. He needs a hug, though, poor thing could never get an acting gig despite wanting to act so bad. Now, remember when I mentioned the yakuza? Sakyo is the guy they owe money to. He is now working on their finances. Scary old man. Azami is a year 2 character, I haven't finished reading Autumn, so I know nothing, but he's Sakyo's boss' (yes) kid, i hear. And their make-up artist. Omi is the mother hen, but he had a dramatic past as a biker before changing his ways. Malewife central, I love him so much. Autumn's deal was coming to terms with their pasts, accepting themselves and for some it was also about personal growth.

Winter's got the SocietyTM themes. The main two are Tsumugi and Tasuku. Tasuku is an athlete!! A fitness nut!!!!! He used to act for the rival company. Tsumugi is the leader, who works as a tutor :] and loves flower language. They are childhood friends, also. Homare is a poet who is vvvvvvv autistic-coded, he has low (or no?) empathy and can't read people. He talks about feeling like an alien or robot often, but it's not treated as something that needs fixing, even though he's sad about it. Hisoka is the Sleepy CharacterTM who also has amnesia. I will have to tell you more about him in story: the details, tho it will have spoilers. Azuma is the elegant, mature adult TM TM TM TM and he is so.... i can't even describe him. Ethereal. He is looked down upon for his job. I can't remember if saying what it is was a spoiler or not, I think he hid it tho. And about Guy, the newcomer, i know NOTHING. He is also from Citronia (and why Citron's truth is revealed in year 2 winter), but I don't know anything about it. I don't know how to describe what Winter was about. Interpersonal relationships and having understanding for one another. There was a time loop.

And then a bit more on the details of the story!!! Listen.

Listen.

You start playing A3! and, sure, it's a bit out there with the yakuza and the debt and acting parrot. But it's not that unrealistic. It's just goofy. Spring has a normal story, it's two high schoolers with absent family, a college kid, a salaryman/gamer and a foreign guy who speaks with a thick accent unless he's acting. It's goofy, but it's down-to-earth. They fight and can't figure out how to act normally bc half of them don't care and they all have terrible chemistry. One of them sleeps on the stage. They have an impromptu sleepover. They bond. It's so cute and it works and their play was a success and now they have people wanting to join!!

Summer troupe is also very normal, very goofy. A TV star (high schooler) getting called a hammy hack-actor and a loser by a middle schooler, a guy who loves shoujo manga so bad, a college kid who's always hitting on every girl he sees and a guy who collects triangles and also has been living in the dorms without anybody knowing for years. Weird on the triangle guy, but sure. They fight, they go camping, they bare themselves to eachother, they figure out how to work together. The play is a success, more people want to join!!

Autumn!!! A buncha bad boys with bad pasts, some with bad presents. Banri and Juza get handcuffed together. They have to be roomies. Juza snores so fucking loudly.

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They get betrayed by one of their own?!?!?! But he regrets it and he feels so bad because he realised this company cares more about him than the one that sent him. He doesn't wanna go back. And they accept him

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And they write essays about their pasts and learn to see eachother as people and they bond and their play is a success and more people want to join <3

And then Winter. I don't remember much of it. Tsumugi and Tasuku have a tense relationship because they were friends, but Tsumugi gave up on acting. In order to fix this, the universe sticks them in a time loop that only they are aware of, until they talk it the fuck out. Homare wishes he could read people's emotions better so he finds an emotions loupe. It lets him read people's minds and it helps solve a very huge dilemma in the troupe's interpersonal conflicts. He then promptly puts it away and ends hoping he'll one day be able to read people without it, too. I think there's also something about a secret locked room but~~~ i forgot that. Anyway. This is the one where they go against their ultra-powerful rival company. And the play is a success, and the company is saved from bankrupcy!!!!! By just a bit. They're on a zero. Sakyo is still cinching their belts.

And then it gets extra fucked up. Hisoka's amnesia. Is connected to Chikage in year 2. Now this is straight up SPOILERS for this and the paragraph below so feel free to skip this, but it's like. Wahooo funny actors lovely. And then there's the assassin subplot. Chikage and Hisoka were in the same assassin group. Hisoka was presumed dead. Chikage, I think, was there to finish the job. He kidnaps Izumi at some point and threatens her life.

DESPITE IT ALL. A3! the found family ICON. Accept him as one of their own and tell him he, too, has a place in their company, he, too, can find a better life. Just because the usual improvement was "My family is negligent" to "Now my friends are my family" or "i'm gonna kick your ass" to "oh this acting shit kinda goes hard", doesn't mean his can't be "i will literally kill everyone because i am an assassin" to "oh, okay, acting"

Anyway, I love A3!. Yaycupcake has translations for the main story to Act 12 (so, three years) as well as event, side, and conversation stories. The animation in the anime is eh, but it's worth watching. There's a cute manga. They have a strip where Izumi has to work at a girls' company for a bit and Muku's shoujo-inspired thoughts are "omg what if she gets swept off her feet by a masculine knight girl and they fall in love <3333" and absolutely ruins Masumi's life (who thought his ""relationship"" with her will be safe because there are no men there)

#hi i love this game #asks

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someuncreativi2 · 1 year

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[] Alia Fabula’s Voicelines []

Because why not.

I - Greetings and Time

Marione, Hydro Archon, Fontaine

Hello: I am Model FJ-014, Chief Justice of the Court of Fontaine and servant to Lord Focalors. For commands, press 1. For assistance, press 2. For—… You wish to speak to me? As in beyond any type of help? Well, in that case… my name is Marione. It’s a pleasure to meet you.

Morning: As much as I can respect the love of a sunrise, it has always been tainted by my creator’s concern of not having enough charge to last the day…

Afternoon: It is fortunate that Lord Focalors does not require my assistance at the moment! The day seems perfect for a break.

Evening: If you have anything planned this evening, I would be happy to join you! I have always been fond of festivities… ah— do not tell Lord Focalors that I said that!

Night: It seems that my battery is running low on water… mm… well, I could probably last a short bit of time longer. I will simply charge more in between trials!

Murata, Pyro Archon, Natlan

Hello: Oh, hey, you’re that outlander everyone’s been talking about! The name’s Murata; so cool to meet you! Oh, and uh, don’t try to shake my hand. Pyro energy and all that… What? What’s with that face? I— hey, just because I’m a god doesn’t mean I have to be all fancy with my introductions!

Morning: Hm… should I start the day with coffee or some fried eggs? Yeah… no. Definitely coffee.

Afternoon: Ooh, we could totally prepare a game of Pelota here! Quick, get me some vines! I’ll make some nets out of the thin ones.

Evening: Whenever I look at the sun, all I can think about is how the sun is just a giant ball of lava, and sunsets are like an eruption cooling down after a long day… I don’t know, though. Probably just me.

Night: Yawn… You can keep going. I’m all worn out from today’s sparring sessions…

Odelayo, Cryo Archon, Snezhnaya

Hello: I am Odelayo Siberuva, ever-reigning Tsaritsa of Snezhnaya, Archon of Cryo, and God of Snowflakes. I trust that we are in good spirits today?

Morning: Sigh… parting with the night is such sweet sorrow, but at the same time, the sun’s ray always reminds us of better times.

Afternoon: …but if Childe’s troupes make their rounds through Chenyu Vale, then I’ll have to move Sandrone’s team to the valley near Mondstadt and… A-Ah… don’t mind me. I’m merely coordinating an expedition for later.

Evening: Is there anything more romantic than dusk in winter? The sky above shrouded in bluish-grey, outlined by the most vibrant of pinks. You and your loved one sharing a single scarf and snuggling up on a park bench like a group of penguins against the ever looming doom of nightfall… A-ah… Sorry, I lost myself for a moment…!

Night: This moment is so peaceful and quiet. Not even a cricket would want to disturb it— Oh, no, there goes a chirp. Well, I don’t mind; it only adds to the feeling, I believe.

#genshin impact #ask blog #ask me stuff #genshin archon #genshin fan character #ask away!#ask me things #genshin oc #cryo archon #send asks #hydro archon #pyro archon #murata genshin #the tsaritsa #voice lines #genshin voicelines #character thoughts

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natsu-tte-noodle · 1 year

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Ever☆Blooming! Face-Off

It’s time to make the Perfect Ever Blooming™

Have you ever been listening to a version of Ever Blooming and are like “yeah this is nice but I wish this member of a different troupe sang here instead?” well now’s your chance to make that dream come true!

This post will function as a hub for the whole thing! Check the read more for more info, as well as the links to any past rounds :D

Bridge Round here!!

Group Parts 2 Round here!!

Potential Questions You, The Reader, May Have:

What is Ever☆Blooming?

Ever☆Blooming is the second song in every one of A3!’s BRIGHT EP albums! There are five versions of the song: Spring Troupe, Summer Troupe, Autumn Troupe, Winter Troupe, and MANKAI Company. Each one is sung by members of the respective troupe (in the case of the MANKAI Company version, entire troupes will sing a section together).

Ok but what am I voting on then?

You’re voting on which version of each line is the best! For example, Sakuya, Tenma, Banri, and Tsumugi all sing “Mune no takenari to”, and you’ll vote for which version you like best!

So is this a bracket?

Nope! Winner of each poll is automatically in! So vote for your true favorite each time.

How should I decide my vote?

However you want! You can vote based on who you think sings it best, you can vote for variety, or you can just vote your blorbo every time!

Where can I hear the songs?

Here!

Spring || Summer || Autumn || Winter

(Note that the English translations are questionable in these videos, but they do the job of splitting the parts up, which is what we need. Summer Troupe doesn’t have a lyrics video because the version we’re using dropped like. Yesterday)

Wait but what about the MANKAI Version?

That version’s honestly too different to warrant including here, though I’ll probably use the MANKAI chorus at the very end to wrap things up nicely.

Kazunari??

Tomorun!

Poll archive

Verse 1 Round

Group Parts 1 Round

Verse 2 Round

Group Parts 2 Round

#a3!#a3! poll #ever blooming face off

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a3songtournament · 1 year

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WINTER TROUPE, ROUND 1, MATCH 4

Kiteretsu Poemer vs Emotion

#a3!#a3! poll #a3! song tournament #homare arisugawa #fuyugumi #kiteretsu poemer #emotion #winter troupe round 1 #a3! character song tournament

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found-family-tournament · 1 year

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Found Family Tournament Round 1 Part 1 Group 5

Propaganda and further pictures under the cut

Winter Troupe: Tsumugi Tsukioka, Tasuku Takato, Hisoka Mikage, Homare Arisugawa, Azuma Yukishiro & Guy Nishiki

Submissions are still open!

Winter Troupe:

They canonically consider themselves a group bound together by a common destiny They're a group of adults (youngest was 24 when they met) with no place in the world who found their place within each other, they have a hard time getting close at first because they're all a bit emotionally stunted but after some time, they know that they'll accept and support and love each other no matter what, and they'll have each other's backs any time

Gwendolyn, The Will, Lying Cat and Sophie:

Sorry, I got no propaganda for them yet :(

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bodyguardbracket · 8 months

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Redemption Round 1: Vortex (Helluva Boss) vs Guy (A3! Act! Addict! Actors!)

[Propaganda Under Cut]

Vortex: He's intimidating enough that when Blitzo, a guy who kills people for a living and has all the self control of a raccoon let loose in an all-you-can eat pizza buffet, started threatening Verosika, he stood down at the sight of Tex and made a joke about reporting her to HR instead.

Guy:

it's kinda hard to talk about guy without spoilers from a3’s main story act 8 so yeah take caution. anyway guy is introduced as a bodyguard from the fictional south asian kingdom of zahra, of which citron is the crown prince. it’s a very long complicated story but basically citron fled from zahra before his coronation ceremony was to take place and planned on travelling around the world for a while, but he ended up in japan and decided to stay bc he got roped into joining a theatre troupe (most normal thing in a3 tbh). guy spent a year scouring the ends of the earth to find him and finally did so in act 8, which speaks to his dedication to protecting his liege. also guy is introduced as an android which is a whole other thing

#bodyguard battle #redemption round 1 #Vortex #helluva boss #Guy #guy a3 #a3!#a3! act addict actors

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friends-to-lovers-tournament · 9 months

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Friends to Lovers Tournament: Round 3, Side A, Match 2

propaganda under the cut!

Polyneed:

Okay so they were childhood friends who wanted to form a band together, but slowly drifted apart after Saki fell ill and was admitted. They formed their band again after Saki joined the school. Originally, Shiho was the only one who wanted to go professional out of all of them and was offered to play with another band who was going pro, but she hesitated because she wanted to continue playing with her friends. HER DREAM WAS RIGHT IN HER GRASP BUT SHE STILL REFUSED. The rest of Leo/Need also decided to go pro with her even though they had no previous experience, just because they wanted to be with their friends. They're constantly encouraging each other and take really good care of each other. They mean sm to me fr 💙💙 Also, some gay ass lyrics from their songs:

Please don't think you don't matter, love won't end this easily- NeedLe

Even if I smile so that I don’t cry Even if I walk so that I don’t fall The words we hide will never be conveyed There’s only one future that we can envision, So let’s see it with our own eyes- 1 For your sake, I shall sing my weaknesses For your sake, I shall realize my hopes For your sake, I'm laughing today May these feelings of ours will resonate with someone's- Order Made Overflowing in my voice, in my thoughts The yearning that I entrusted to you- Voices It's painful and lonely to sing, but If it's with you, then I want to sing for the world- the WALL

They sing an awful lot abt feelings if you know what i mean

Fuyupoly:

Submission 1:

Submission 2:

Submission 3:

Hisoka: “I’m scared…”

Tsumugi, Homare, Azuma: “It’s okay.”

Hisoka: “My unforgivable sin…”

Tsumugi, Homare, Azuma: “Let’s carry it together.”

Hisoka: “I might not be me anymore.”

Tsumugi, Homare, Azuma: “It’s all right. We understand and we accept you, so let’s go together.”

[Mod note: There’s a LOT more but we’re afraid of crashing the post. I (Deli) summarised it the best I can since I’m familiar with A3, but if you want to read the full thing you can check it out on this google doc)

#friends to lovers tournament #project sekai #a3! act! addict! actors!#a3!#polyneed #fuyupoly #ichika hoshino #saki tenma #honami mochizuki #shiho hinomori #tsumugi tsukioka #tasuku takato #hisoka mikage #homare arisugawa #azuma yukishiro #guy nishiki #tournament polls #polls #a total of 10 character tags bc of these two POLYS

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chanto-love · 1 year

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Blorbo Showdown: Round 1, Match 2

On the left: Archmage Aaravos from Netflix's The Dragon Prince. confession: I only paid attention until the end of season 3, and he was only good until the end of season 2 and for one episode of s3. was he good in s4? i don't know my sister who watched it won't tell me

On the right: Azuma Yukishiro from A3! Act! Addict! Actors. Winter Troupe has three tiers of guys: 2 normal guys, 2 wild backstory guys, and 2 wilder backstory guys. Azuma comes from the middle tier. He's from a gacha game where the schtick is that all the guys are actors, so you get to see him in lots of outfits. His best outfit is a vampire costume

#tournament #poll #blorbo poll #caroline's blorbo showdown #the dragon prince #netflix shows #aaravos #tdp aaravos #a3 #act addict actors #azuma yukishiro #tdp #sample size #the poll mine

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americasass81 · 2 years

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One Fateful Christmas

Warnings 18+ for the following:- Non-Consensual Sex, Dubious Consensual Sex, Kidnapping, Penetrative Sex, Mild Violence, Fingering, Choking, Spanking, Language, Implied Edging, Implied Somnophilia, Use of Pet Name. Seriously do not read if any of this upsets you, the warnings are there for a reason. Feedback is welcomed and any mistakes are my own.

By proceeding you are acknowledging that you are over 18 and are consenting to the content below the cut.

Pairings:- dark!Andy Barber x Female Reader.

Author’s Note 1: This is my submission for @lokislastlove @darkficsyouneveraskedfor XXXmas Writing Event. Thanks so much you two for hosting this event, it was both fun and scary in equal measure. Hope anyone who reads this enjoys it as much as I did writing it.

Challenge parameters used:-

🔹Prompt:- The cabin shakes with the brisk bellow of the winter storm, you couldn't leave if you wanted to.

🔹Troupe:- Obsessive Ex. Snowed In/Stranded.

🔹Kinks:- Somnophilia, Spanking, Edging, Name Calling, Choking.

🔹Dialogue:- It's nice here. Far away . . . from everything. Everyone.

Author’s Note 2:- As always, all images have been found through google search.

Synopsis:- Your peaceful Christmas vacation is interrupted by a not so mysterious visitor.

Total Word Count:- 5,399

December fourteenth and you were almost home. Having saved up your holidays, you packed your few essential items into the back of your truck and headed off to the cabin you hadn't seen in almost four years. Working hard amid job cuts, pandemics and generally demanding personal events, you were finally looking forward to getting back to nature and the peace and quiet this isolated retreat always provided. Having been on the road for five hours, leaving more and more of civilization behind felt like a weight you didn't know you were carrying being lifted off your weary shoulders. Finally reaching the dirt road that signaled isolation and relaxation, you turned off the radio and took in the stunning view all around you.

Welcoming you back, the trees leading up to the cabin looked beautiful in the winter light as the lake, mountain and forest embraced you like an old friend. Parking in your usual spot where the trees kissed the front of the property, you killed the engine, stepped out of your trusty vehicle and took your first long awaited drags of the cool, unpolluted mountain air. Here, surrounded by nature with not another soul for miles in any direction, was where you truly felt at peace. Finally beginning to feel the chill, you walked to the side of the truck and reaching into the back, removed the first of the boxes and headed inside.

Opening the front door and dropping the box off to the side, three more trips and you were all set. Next, making sure all was working as it should be, your first task was to set up the fire in order to stave off the cold that usually lingered here at this time of year. Cleaning out the fireplace before rounding up some firewood, an hour later and your first break in four years had finally begun.

Sitting on the couch as the wood sparked and crackled and spread its heat throughout the cabin, you took a few moments to just relax before deciding what to do next. Eventually getting the warmth back into your body, you rose from your comfortable spot, stretched your relaxed limbs and started to get on with what was left of your day.

Heading to the kitchen and clearing out the boxes you had brought from home, you tore open a pizza, popped it in the oven and then headed into the bathroom for a quick shower to remove the rest of the residue left behind by the city. Twenty minutes later, wrapped in a fuzzy robe, the smells of burning wood and melted cheese told you that all your cares were finally behind you.

Placing one more log on the fire as you walked back towards the kitchen, you then washed your hands and carefully removing the piping hot meal, placed it on a rack to cool as you poured yourself a nicely chilled wine from the fridge. Then cutting and plating up the pizza, you headed back to the living room to settle down with some mindless holiday entertainment. Half an hour later, fully fed and recharged, you turned off the tv and went about emptying out the remainder of the boxes before calling it a night and heading off to the glorious bed that called out to you

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Waking the next morning to the news reporter on your radio telling you of a possible impending storm in the area, you groaned and hit the snooze button before rolling over to catch another hour's sleep. Opening your eyes again a whole two hours later, you dragged your body out of bed, showered quickly and headed off to face the day.

Looking around while eating breakfast, you sighed as you realized you still had so much work to do that a storm could so easily screw up. The decorations, along with the firewood were out back in the shed and naturally, if the power went out, no Christmas treats would be yours to enjoy. Finishing up your toast and cereal, you placed your bowl in the sink and pulling on your warmest layers, headed out to face the elements.

Catching your breath at the stunning scene which greeted you, your mind couldn't reconcile what your eyes were seeing with what your ears had heard on the news. Sure the ground in every direction was covered in an undisturbed white blanket, but the tiny flakes that danced lightly in the gentle breeze were no portents of doom and gloom. Drawing yourself back to the task at hand, you picked your steps carefully to the back shed and sliding the door open, got to work on your plan.

Pulling the axe from the log you figured warmth took priority over presentation and so taking off your jacket and gloves, picked up the first log and swung cleanly through it. Swinging swiftly but carefully, a warm body and chilled hands rewarded you with enough wood to heat your now weary bones for at least a week. Bagging up each and every log, you then dumped them all in the storage cupboard inside the cabin as the day still showed no indication of the disaster to come.

Stopping by your truck next to make sure it was still running, the temperamental old girl gave her usual stuttering complaints before rewarding you with the sounds of life that meant you weren't completely cut off from civilization. Thanking her gratefully, you then cut the engine, hauled ass back to the shed and moved the Christmas boxes back up to the cabin. Then, since you always insisted on having a proper tree here, you picked up the axe once more, walked off towards the lake and chopped down the required holiday symbol.

Glancing now at your watch as your stomach interrupted the silence around you, you pulled the tree back up the property and returning the axe to the shed, dragged the tree inside and laid it on the floor. At last feeling the aches and pains that the morning activities had brought as you leaned against the door, you removed your outer layers, washed your hands and placed some food in the oven before a welcoming shower brought you back to life.

Having finally been refreshed, you then made your way back to the living room and gazing out the window at the soft flakes floating on the breeze, retrieved the outdoor lights from the boxes and wound them around the porch while waiting for the oven to complete its task. Once both tasks were completed, you ate as quickly as your taste buds allowed before cleaning up and getting on with the remainder of your day.

Moving gracefully around the kitchen, you procured everything necessary to begin whipping up some of your favorite holiday treats before placing them in the oven. Then turning on some festive tunes, you used the time wisely to begin decking out the cabin with all the contents from the shed boxes until every square foot complimented the shimmering landscape outside. Satisfied with the Christmas scene you had created, you finished off the baking before settling down by the fire not knowing that the lone figure braving the elements surrounding your peaceful haven was about to throw your holiday season into utter chaos.

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Driving along the road as another sleepless night held him in its grasp, Andy watched the lights get less and less as he tried once more to figure out where it all went wrong. A year. Twelve long months almost to the day since you had left him. Yet you were never truly gone. Your hair. Your lips. Your skin. Your eyes. Your beautiful smile. All these things still haunted his dreams and tortured his soul.

But he still couldn't figure out why you left.

He had given you everything.

Meeting you at the hospital on the darkest day of his life, your warmth and kindness had been a beacon lighting his way back to the world. Date after date, your loving and gentle personality had reminded him that there was still goodness and beauty in this world and more importantly, that he was still deserving of it. So why weren't you with him now, especially at this time of year when the feelings of your absence were most profound?

In return for showing him that he still had so much love to give this world, it surely couldn't be that same love that drove you away. He remembered you saying more than once that he was suffocating you, but didn't you understand. There were dangers in this world that had to be kept from you. After all, he knew this better than anyone.

Leaving the past alone for now, a bigger issue suddenly required his attention however when without warning, a hissing echoed from the car's engine and giving him just enough time to pull off the road, the vehicle actually gave up. Cursing to himself at the ineptitude of those in the motor trade given that the car had just completed its yearly service, Andy exited the vehicle and lifting the hood, sighed deeply to see the steam rising before him. Thankful that breakdown and recovery assistance was standard issue on his policy, Andy dropped the hood and headed back to the driver's door to retrieve his phone. Lighting it up however, the lack of bars told him that no such help was coming any time soon.

Looking around and seeing very little indication of life, be it traffic or houses, Andy gave one last look at the situation he found himself in before deciding to chance his luck against the elements while hoping the area wasn't as deserted as it appeared. So trudging off through the snow sticking to the road while checking his phone periodically for any hint of a signal, he had given up hope of any reprieve when the smell of smoke drifting on the breeze told him that perhaps all was not lost.

Leaving the main road behind and carefully navigating through the wood by the light of his phone, his heart stopped momentarily when he cleared the trees and the cabin illuminated in fairy lights finally came into view. While now slightly frozen from the cold and aching for the warmth clearly visible within, it was the red truck however off to his right that caught and held his attention.

He'd know it anywhere.

Reaching back through the echoes of his mind, many a warm summer night he had spent pulling you apart in the back of this very same truck only to later hold you in his arms under the stars. Temporarily foregoing the cabin that called out to him, Andy now quietly picked his way along the property line towards the vehicle in order to confirm his suspicions. Running his hands along the number plate that he was fairly confident belonged to you, a closer examination of the inside left him in no doubt.

You were just a few feet away.

Feeling a new warmth radiate throughout his once tired body at the thought of finally seeing you again, his keen mind began to think of how best to keep you now that fate had brought him to you. Sneaking around the side of the property to see if there was anything that could aid him in his quest, a smile graced his features as his blue eyes settled on the open shed and the axe waiting within. Sure it was a bit drastic. But he wasn't going to lose you again. So picking up the object and letting the weight of it settle in his hand, he hurried back to deal with your truck before making his presence known to you.

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Waking some time later as the chill told you the fire needed a bit more fuel, a niggling feeling told you something wasn't right. Getting up and throwing some more logs onto the glowing embers, the sounds coming from outside didn't help calm your fears however as you took some tentative steps towards the door. As the cabin shakes with the brisk bellow of the winter storm, you discover you couldn't leave if you wanted to when opening the front door to check on the weather brought you face to face with the obsessive ex you had considered nothing but a distant memory.

Stopping dead at the sight of those blue eyes that once lit up your world and peered into your soul, your sense of self preservation swiftly kicked in when your eyes fell to the axe resting along his leg. Leaving the door ajar and turning quickly, you ran straight for the back door no longer caring what nature threw at you. After all, anything was better than the alternative.

Scrambling and stumbling through the snow, you made your way around the side of the cabin while not daring to look where the newly appeared lunatic was. Safely reaching your end goal without any interference, you climbed behind the wheel of your beloved truck and turning the key, prayed that this time it would start. Not even giving the exhausted groan that usually signified that it was either cold or lazy, your eyes darted once more to the cabin and the horror waiting within before coming back to the task at hand and your only source of freedom.

Turning the key once again and still receiving nothing, you slammed your fist against the steering wheel before cautiously leaving the cab to see if you could coax some life out of the engine while avoiding the man seemingly determined to exact some type of punishment on you for walking out on the life he built with you.

Alas that was not to be however. Popping the hood and peering inside told you that the man determined to ruin your life once more was doing a completely thorough job. The gash made by the axe clearly visible across the engine like a gaping wound struck you worse than any physical blow he could have inflicted on you and you knew now that this was not your way out.

Standing there looking between your thrashed truck and the cabin that just moments ago held you in its warm embrace, you were suddenly thrust back into the present danger as the wind carried his strong voice from the cabin door.

"Honey, your truck already bears my mark so let that be a lesson to you. Come back inside and I promise I'll be gentle with you," he laughed and closing the hood of your poor truck, you looked around as you tried to contemplate your options.

Sure it was dangerous out here in the snow and blizzard, but back in the cabin was a hell you were determined to avoid. Taking one last look over your shoulder at the place that was meant to be a refuge, you swiftly made up your mind and moved as quickly as the elements would allow towards the wood. Not daring to look behind you to see what your unwanted visitor was up to, the conditions proved more of a friend to him however as the snow swirled around you and slowed your escape.

Dancing around trees, branches and other woodland terrain as best you could under the stormy conditions, an unseen crevice was to prove your downfall however as your foot met with a sudden dip. Crying out as you lost your footing, the snow which had so far only troubled your ankles, was now a problem for your knees as well. Thrashing and clawing at the wet ground around you as his sickening chuckle sounded closer, all hope of leaving this nightmare behind vanished as two strong arms wrapped around your chest and pulled you from your snowy floor. Dragging you back to the cabin kicking and screaming, the sight of your cozy living area no longer held the warmth and sense of security you once felt here.

Now it held only terror.

Shutting the door behind him and securing the bolt as you had failed to do, Andrew Barber then turned his piercing glare on your trembling form before speaking. "Chair or bed?" he asked, as he stalked towards you still holding the axe and you were sorry you asked what the difference was when he smirked that only one would allow you to keep your clothes on.

Disgusted with his reply, but easily figuring out which option was which, he then caught your elbow and sitting you on one of the kitchen chairs, proceeded to tie you to it with the rope conveniently waiting on the table. Making sure all of your bindings were secure while you tried to figure a safe way out of your current predicament, him standing before you happy with his work was enough to have you glaring daggers at the man that once held your heart.

"Oh now honey don't be like that," he taunted as he held your chin and ran his thumb along your lower lip, "after all, I haven't decided if I'm gonna be naughty or nice yet," he continued before leaning forward and kissing you quickly while nipping savagely enough to break the skin of the same lip he caressed seconds earlier.

Leaving you then to lick away the blood as he warmed himself up by the fire, he sighed contentedly as the heat helped dissipate the winter chill that captured him during his trek. Meanwhile wiggling your wrists and testing your bindings, you cursed under your breath as they held fast and Andy turned from the fire to face you again. "Now don't do that," he advised as he walked back towards you, grabbed a Christmas cookie off the table and came to stand behind you.

"Do you remember the hours we spent together baking and eating these?" he asked as he bit into an intricately decorated cookie before offering some to you. Turning your head away and refusing the treat, he simply laughed and finished the snowman before speaking again.

"Wait, after all this time I bet my girl is hungry for something else. Right?" he asked as he rested his head on your shoulder while his hand snaked around your waist and wormed its way into your leggings.

Trying desperately to fight him off, the bindings held firm and your shame was laid bare as his fingers touched your core and found you wet for him as if no time had passed. Chucking to himself as his lips became reacquainted with your neck while his fingers worked you towards the pleasure they were so skilled at providing, all movement ceased and a frustrated profanity left your lips as his eyes latched onto something across the room.

"Hold that thought and don't go anywhere," he teased as he raised his hand to shush your protests while his eyes raked over the tree and his feet carried him closer to the object that had caught his attention and denied you your release. Reaching out to the item perched atop it, your breath caught as he turned around to face you.

"Honey, is this the angel I bought you for our first Christmas together?" Andy asked before coming back to kneel at your feet. "You kept it," he continued, now placing his head in your bound lap.

Shaking the chair to try and dislodge him, he plopped down in front of you but said nothing as he awaited the response so evident on your features. "It's a simple Christmas tree decoration with no sentimental value. I bet you didn't even notice it was gone?" you answered as he held onto it and peppered your thighs with soft kisses.

"Yet you took it and kept it anyway," he argued back, raising his eyes to look at you. "You could have bought a new one. But you didn't. Prove me right, say you still want me," he ordered and while you felt yourself falling back into the persona of the girl he had trained to respond to his every command and touch, you somehow found the strength of will to resist.

"Never," you spat as you tried once more to release yourself from the chair. "I was cursed the day I met you and since I left I've known only freedom. Now let me go Andrew."

Looking at you now with a look you had never seen before, shock actually settled in your stomach as he rose to his feet and placed the angel on the table before releasing the ropes holding you to the chair. Stepping back towards the fireplace and indicating that you were free to go, you gave him one last cautious look before getting up and heading again towards the back door. Making it only a few feet however before the forgotten axe whizzed through the air and buried itself in a log beam beside you, your body recognized his crazed expression as one that was unwilling to let you go.

Changing tactics and instead running to the bedroom and locking the door, a scream erupted from the depths of your soul when a few swings of the axe later, the door was no more as a very pissed off Andy Barber stood before you. Bouncing the axe handle against his hand, both of you looked towards the window and the smirk he threw you told you there would be no escape that way. Deciding that anything was better than staying here with him, you waited for him to step further into the room and then taking a chance, ran towards the door in the hopes of getting the hell out of there.

It was not to be however as he dropped the axe and moving faster than you ever thought possible, reached out, grabbed you and pulled you towards him. Kicking out once more as your fight response took over, his hand around your throat easily worked its magic until your body went still as the darkness claimed you.

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Regaining consciousness, the horror grew around you as his words from earlier sprang forth in your mind at the situation you now found yourself in. Tied to the bed naked just as he had promised, an equally naked Andy lay beside you gently squeezing and releasing your tits as his teeth nipped at various points along your upper body. Groaning as your body began to feel aware of all that had happened, you eyes widened at the sight of your legs also tied to the bed thereby keeping you totally at his mercy. Realizing now that you had finally returned to him, Andy ceased his actions and focused his full attention on you. And it scared you senseless.

"Honey, you came back to me," he cooed as he rubbed his beard-covered chin along your shoulder. "I was afraid I'd squeezed too hard," he explained as his fingers now came to dance along your tender throat. "I guess I don't know my own strength sometimes. I promise I'll be more careful in future," he said as he now rested his hand just below your neck. "Can you speak?"

Looking between him, the ruined door and the ropes tying you down, you thought about what you wanted to say, opened your mouth and hoped for the best. "Please Andy let me go. You haven't done anything yet that can't be undone," you wheezed as your eyes also pleaded with him.

Stopping what he was doing to genuinely think about what you had said, a cloud suddenly descended on you as he moved between your thighs and placed one hand on his cock as his eyes zeroed in on your flower. Smiling to himself as his gaze then traveled the length of your trembling body, you braced yourself for what was to come as he gently lay his body over yours.

Kissing you softly before resting his forehead against yours, he used the closeness to grab hold of a pillow before moving back down the bed and slotting it under your ass. Then bringing a hand down to your folds, his smirk as he once again felt your body's betrayal caused you to close your eyes rather than acknowledge the hold he still had over you. Scooting forward on his knees, he then proceeded to run his shaft through your wetness as his lips reminded you of just how good he used to make you feel.

Trying to ignore the pull of the past proved extremely difficult however as Andy nudged his engorged head into your entrance before coaxing you to look at him. Waiting just long enough for you to open your eyes, he then slowly split you open so your walls could feel every inch, vein and ridge of his impressive length. Whimpering at the long forgotten intrusion and the sheer size of him, you knew you were in for a really long night when Andy stilled within you and bent forward again to bite your nipple.

Repeating the same pattern while alternating between nipples and sliding in a bit more with every thrust of his hips as you screamed, moaned and pleaded beneath him, you could see his excitement rise as your body finally began to react more and more to his actions. Feeling the tide rising within you, he knew he had you right where he wanted you when your protests finally gave way to wanton moans

"That's it honey, give in. Remember who owns this beautiful body and come for me," he ordered as you felt the coil tighten in your stomach before the tension snapped and your first orgasm of the night flowed through you as your arousal gushed around Andy's throbbing cock. Still buried in your pussy, Andy then ran his tongue and beard along your throat as you tried to get your breathing back under control. But it wasn't to be.

Reaching your chin as your lungs sucked in much needed air, he interrupted this action by capturing your mouth in a searing kiss before moving his hand down to manipulate your clit. Thrusting his hips again while his skillful fingers helped work you through your orgasm, you fell apart for him once more as this time he came with you. Continuing to work you over while heaping words of praise and encouragement upon you, passing out at least twice did nothing to calm his enthusiasm but coming round again at some point to find yourself on your side was at least some small comfort.

Wrapping his arms tighter around you as he pulled you closer against his chest, his lips by your ear telling you of his plan chilled you more than anything else he had done so far. "It's nice here. Far away . . . from everything. Everyone. I think now that I've found you this is the perfect place for us to start over," he whispered, as his hips began to move again while you silently wept for the freedoms no longer yours.

Wondering now how and why fate had managed to land you back in his possessive arms, these thoughts were soon forgotten as he once more painted your walls while you clenched around him before finally drifting off to sleep with his promise of the future that lay ahead lingering in your ears.

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Opening your eyes again to find yourself alone would have been a glorious miracle if not for the aches radiating throughout your body. Easily recalling the previous night, you gingerly raised yourself up the bed and listened for any signs of the intruder determined to drag you back to a hell you thought you had left behind. Seeing and hearing neither hide nor hair of him, you eased yourself out of the cozy bed and heading to the bathroom, hoped that the warm spray from the shower would cleanse away the night's activities.

Finally feeling somewhat better after your refreshing shower, the feeling didn't last long however as you returned to the bedroom to find the man in question leaning against the door frame. Looking you up and down as you stood there frozen to the spot, you weren't sure what he had planned as his powerful frame straightened up and his long strides brought him to you. Reaching out to run his hand along your cheek, his lips moving towards yours met that same cheek however as your head quickly turned away.

Taking what he could while still disappointed at your behavior, he decided to forego a lecture in favor of some gentle reassurance. Taking your hand and leading you back towards the bed, he sat down before gently placing you on his lap. Then bringing his lips to your neck, the feel of his touch along your skin reignited all the memories of past nights in his arms. Fighting back however when his hands began removing your robe, you found your voice and let loose a torrent of verbal abuse in his direction until his patience finally ran out and his stern voice won out over yours.

"Damn it honey, just calm down and let me enjoy what's mine. I mean seriously, why do you have to be so stubborn?" he asked as he nudged your hips forward, freed himself from his pants and then lifted you over his waiting shaft. Gliding your pussy gently along his cock to get both of you in the mood, he caught his head in your entrance and waited as long as his patience would allow before slamming your hips down as he thrust up to meet you.

Screaming at the intrusion you were nowhere near wet enough to take, Andy was too wrapped up in his own pleasure to soothe your discomfort, but he was however more than willing to add to it. "What's the matter bitch, is it too much? You do know it didn't have to be like this," he reminded you as he continued to slam into you before flipping you face first onto the bed and bringing his hand down on your ass. Working you closer and closer towards your release with every thrust and slap, he stopped abruptly however when your pleas finally reached his ears.

"Does it hurt honey? Good," he taunted as his hand reached around your throat and lifted you up towards him. "It's hurt me every day since you left and you can't even be thankful after I tucked you up in bed to light the fire and make you breakfast."

Whimpering again as his hips took up their punishing rhythm once more, your hands wrapping around his to try and pry it off your throat seemed to be enough to bring him back to his senses. Dropping you back onto the bed as he stilled within you, you continued to choke and gasp as he turned you over to look at him. Seeing the fear cloud your features while your chest heaved under the weight of his assault, Andy leaned forward and cupped your cheek before speaking.

"Honey I'm sorry, are you alright. I just got carried away," he said and you were actually surprised when you slapped his hand away and he did nothing. Picking you up and sitting back on the bed with you, he then wrapped his arms around you as you struggled to get free. Whispering soothing words against your skin as his fingers massaged your back, he waited until you stilled before he spoke again.

"Listen how about you and I enjoy Christmas just like we used to and I promise not to touch you again until you ask," he suggested and as he lifted your chin to look into your eyes, he couldn't hide the hope that you might actually agree to his proposal.

Thinking long and hard about what he was offering as he continued to soothe you, while now knowing what the alternative was, your exhausted body slumped against his chest as you finally gave up fighting him. Nodding your head into his shoulder as your tears peppered his skin, Andy cooed words of comfort to you before lifting you gently from his cock and placing you back on the bed. Kissing you tenderly on the forehead, he then told you he would finish preparing breakfast and when you were ready to join him the two of you would enjoy the first day of the rest of your new life together.

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