#xenoblade chrontickles 3

[rainbowwing251]

ty for answering my ask hehehe... was reading through ur tags and to answer the question of if mio would have to strategize in advance or not, i think noah's the kind of lee who just kinda crumbles and curls up when he's tickled so mio can just hold him and go to town bc he doesn't rly fight back that much. plus i like to believe mio is stronger than him bc did you SEE her send that moebius flying in that one cutscene with her bare fists? insane. -tickleraptorss

HOW DID I FORGET ABOUT THAT SCENE.

She literally Falcon Punch’d that Moebius across the field into a rock, how did I forget that?!

Yeah, she probably doesn’t need to be strategic when it comes to tickling Noah because A) she’s naturally stronger than him, and B) like you said, he essentially crumbles into dust if someone were to give him a single poke, and he doesn’t even try to fight back!

The only reason why she’d want to strategize her tickle attacks is to jazz herself up I guess? To make herself even more merciless than she normally is?

But that’s not necessary either because even if he knows it’s coming, Noah will die the moment she touches him. She does it anyway because it’s fun to see him get reduced to a puddle of squeals and giggles by her own hands.

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Major spoilers for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 under the cut.

I've come to the devastating realization that because you can get N's armor for Noah with the Noah amiibo, this means that Noah is almost impossible to tickle now.

As you can see in this Tweet (sorry I'm not calling it an X because why), all of Noah's tickle spots are covered by N's armor, with the notable exception being his ears.

I know we all wanted to have the option to give Noah N's armor, and I'm glad we got it, but the fact that the armor makes it near-impossible to tickle him is a national tragedy :(

[rainbowwing251]

Ouroboros and how each member tends to tickle Noah (because the lee!Noah brainrot never dies!).

Lanz- Either he’ll trap Noah in a bear hug and tickle his sides, back, and/or belly, or grab him by his sides so he can scoop him off the ground and tickle him. He will tickle his sides as he’s lifting him off the ground.

Yes, he does scoop him up bridal style sometimes. No, he doesn’t care if anyone sees him, he cares more about satisfying his desire to hear Noah’s precious laughter.

Mio- She’s a jack-of-all-trades, a master of soft, heavy, slow, and fast tickles. She can go from slow, light traces on the shell of Noah’s ears to lighting-fast tases to his sides in the blink of an eye, and vice versa. She’s also an evil teaser!

Eunie- She’s the queen of rough tickles and loves to use tickle tools whenever she can. More often than not, you’ll find her digging her fingers into Noah’s sides/armpits/tummy and/or pulling a loose feather from her headwings so she can twirl it in his ears and belly button. She may or may not have taken an unused electric toothbrush from the City and used it on his belly button after learning how useful it was as a tickle tool.

Sena- Loves to use pokes, squeezes, pinches, and tases. She tends to poke or tase Noah’s sides as she walks by him while they’re at a Rest Spot. This has resulted in him falling out of his chair multiple times out of surprise.

Taion- Searches for hidden tickle spots, such as the space between Noah’s underarms and the spot just underneath his belly button. He’s also in charge in trying to understand the mystery of the ever-changing worst spot on Noah’s stomach (it’s a personal headcanon of mine that Noah has one specific spot on his tummy that kills him if you tickle him there, but it randomly moves to a different spot, and no one knows why. The rest of his stomach is still deathly ticklish, it’s that one area that will straight up obliterate him).

[rainbowwing251]

I’m trying to think of a list of worst spots for the main six Xenoblade 3 protagonists, and up until now, I haven’t been able to come up with more than one or two worsts spots for anyone other than Noah. Now however? I’m pretty close to coming up with at least 2 worst spots for everyone, and I want to list them here before I forget about them.

So without further ado, here’s the list of all of the worst spots for each of the protagonists of Xenoblade 3 (according to my headcanons). I will be putting these under the cut to avoid clogging up anyone’s dashboards (and also because there is a minor detail of Taion that was revealed thanks to a specific outfit you can get in the second wave of DLC for the game, and I don’t know if it counts as a spoiler or not).

Noah: Ears, armpits, stomach, navel

Mio: Ears, Core Crystal, sides

Eunie: Head wings (especially the base of the wings), hips. I’m still trying to think of a third spot for her.

Taion: Neck, shoulder blades, Core Crystal (I didn’t even know he had one until Wave 2 of the DLC added a swimsuit for him, where you can see something akin to a Core Crystal on his chest), lower arms, wrists

Lanz: Biceps, back, knees (both the front and the back of them)

Sena: Core Crystal, Navel, thighs, calves 

And just for fun, I’ll list which of the above spots is that specific character’s death spot. Tickle any of these spots, and that character will (virtually) die instantly.

Noah: Stomach

Mio: Sides

Eunie: I haven’t determined her death spot just yet, but I’m leaning towards the base of her head wings.

Taion: Neck

Lanz: Once again, I haven’t determined his death spot yet, but I’m leaning towards the back of his knees.

Sena: Calves

[rainbowwing251]

noah is such a good lee i don't blame you for wanting to destroy him <3 for science i would like to know How you'd annihilate him w tickles -tickleraptorss

I’ve thought about how I wanted to answer this for a few days now… do I try to answer this in a somewhat professional manner, or do I go feral and let everyone see what lee!Noah does to my brain?

I decided fuck it, I’m going to do both of these things.

So to start, I’d have to figure out a way to stop Noah from turning the tables on me. I’m quite scrawny, and Noah’s got a power frame as a soldier of Keves (though he’s likely strong even without his power frame given that he canonically has abs), so he could easily overpower me and get his revenge.

I could try to trace my fingers behind his ears, but that would leave me open to having my hands grabbed and pinned by him, so I think I’d have to try something different. And by “something,” I mean scribbling under his arms or stomach.

Knowing me, I think everyone reading this post can predict which of the two I’d choose.

So I’d go to town on his stomach. As mentioned in a previous post, I headcanon his stomach to be his death spot, and one of my favorite tickle spots is the stomach, so I would absolutely destroy his tummy! Pokes, scribbles, squishes, nibbles, raspberries! You name it, I’ll give his belly all of them!

Of course, I’ll get some other tickle spots in. I’ll tase, squeeze, poke, and scribble at his sides, drill my finger into his underarms, and tickle in between his ribs. If Eunie’s nearby, I might ask her if she can spare a feather from her head wings so I can use it on his ears. If not, I can just blow into his ears, it’s just as effective.

He would be completely exhausted by the time I’m done with him, and while I would feel bad for him and worry that I went too far, I would also be basking in the sheer happiness I’d get from making Noah laugh the hardest he’s ever laughed in… probably his whole life, if we’re being honest.

[rainbowwing251]

Some random tickle scenarios involving Noah and Mio because I recently finished the main story of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and OH MY GOD I LOVE THESE TWO??? SO MUCH???

Don’t worry, all of these scenarios are spoiler-free, but I’ll put them under the cut so I won’t clog up anyone’s dashboards.

Noah gently scritching Mio’s ears and accidentally tickling them causing them to twitch, and he begins to tickle them on purpose just so he can see them twitch again. Her giggles are a cute little bonus!

The first time Noah gave Mio a hug from behind, he accidentally ran his fingers over her extremely ticklish sides and made her squeak before she fell into a mini giggle fit. Every hug from then on will include sneaky side tickles from Noah if he’s hugging her from behind, and every time Mio turns to face him so she can lecture him, he has a shit-eating grin on his face and pretends to act as if he didn’t tickle her on purpose. Mio doesn’t actually mind the tickles, but she does wish that he could resist tickling her in front of the others from time to time.

Noah trying to give Mio a belly rub and she can’t stop giggling the whole time. He eventually gives in to his ler side and starts to tickle her on purpose, and Mio starts to lose her composure. Once he reaches her sides, though? It’s game over for her.

Mio trying to give Noah a belly rub and he’s hysterical the entire time because his belly is his death spot.

Mio teaming up with Eunie to torment Noah by taking advantage of his ticklish ears. They’ll whisper into them, blow into them, gently trace the shells of them, wiggle their fingers in them, and even use some of the loose feathers Eunie pulls off of her wings to their advantage until Noah is crying with laughter and begging for them to stop.

Mio using Noah’s stomach as a pillow one night, purring in happiness and nuzzling her face into his tummy because she feels so cozy and loved while Noah is desperately trying to hold in his laughter because HOLY SPARK IT TICKLES SO BAD WHY DOES IT TICKLE SO BAD?!

Mio intentionally lying on or hiding her face in Noah’s tickle spots while purring so she can tickle him with her purrs.

Mio seeing the playful glint in Noah’s eyes when he’s in a ler mood and making a run for it as soon as she sees it. Most of the time she gets away because she’s faster than him, but other times, such as when she’s tired or in a lee mood, Noah’s got her laughing and squealing in his arms in seconds.

Noah seeing the little grin on Mio’s face when she’s in a ler mood and freezing in place, not knowing whether he should run and risk getting punishment tickles or stay and accept his fate. Either way, he knows he can never escape the tickle monster hiding deep within her (not that he minds, of course).

If I can think of more of these scenarios, either for these two or anyone else in the main party (including the Heroes), I’ll either add them to this list or make a separate post for them!

[rainbowwing251]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! Here’s a somewhat related Xenoblade 3 tickle scenario that I just thought of!

So I highly doubt that St. Patrick’s Day exists in Aionios, even in the City, but I like to think that it has some sort of equivalent holiday where if you’re not wearing anything green, you get pinched. Alternatively, this could just be a day where people who aren’t wearing green get pinched for no reason (at least not for a holiday-related reason, anyway).

Ouroboros learn of this holiday/day, and Eunie uses it as an excuse to pinch/tickle all of her friends for not wearing green since she’s the only one who wears green in her default outfit.

The next time the day comes around, everyone makes sure to change their class to the Medic Gunner class so they avoid her wrath, but she ends up tickling them anyway because spark them! Tickling them is too much fun for her to obey the rules of the holiday/day!

[rainbowwing251]

related to the post you reblogged: feather-ticklish noah <3 -tickleraptorss

YES

YES YES YES

Noah is so feather-ticklish that even one accidental brush of Eunie’s wings on his neck/ears/stomach would cause him to topple over onto the floor.

And I know I’ve mentioned this scenario in a previous post, but since it’s relevant to the topic at hand, I think it bears repeating: Mio and Eunie occasionally team up to torment Noah by tickling his ears. When they’re not blowing into his ears or wiggling their fingers in them, Eunie will pull two loose feathers from her wings, give one to Mio, and work with her to tickle Noah’s ears until he’s nothing more than a puddle of giggles.

[rainbowwing251]

i havent got xenoblade 3 yet bc i have No Money BUT. taion is definitely one of those people who's like "tickling is childish i am above such tomfoolery" and then u tickle him and he immediately crumbles into the most ridiculous giggles you've ever heard. definitely snorts when he laughs too bc hes secretly a DORK -tickleraptorss

Okay I know I said that I wouldn't accept any asks for Xenoblade 3 until a later date... BUT THIS IS SUCH A GOOD TAKE ON LEE!TAION AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT

I've only finished three chapters of the game so far, but I know for absolute certain that he's like this.

He tells everyone that tickling is childish and how he's above tickling and isn't ticklish at all and blah blah blah, and everyone gives him the "yeah bullshit" look and charge at him like Arduns to show him just how wrong he is, and BOY was he wrong!

Also yes, Taion snorts when he laughs, and no one can change my mind on this.

[rainbowwing251]

losing my mind at the idea of mio tracing around noah's abs and noah's just. dying. he's trying SO HARD to hold back his giggles... like he's biting his lip nd his eyes are squeezed shut but he really can't fully hold back bc holy shit it *tickles so bad.* and mio only has to use one finger to make him crumble to pieces and she thinks it's the cutest thing in the world. she can't resist teasing him tbh. "i'm only using one finger! surely it can't be that bad, right?~" -tickleraptorss

MIO STOP YOU’RE GOING TO KILL HIM

She’d try to make this as agonizingly ticklish as possible by moving her finger verrrrry slowly across Noah’s stomach and teasing him at every opportunity she gets, like if he lets out a squeal or accidentally lets a giggle or laugh slip out.

You know what also kills him? When Mio’s finger gets dangerously close to his belly button, but instead of diving right in and tickling it, she quickly drags her finger back up his stomach to fuck with his expectations. She’ll do this over and over again just to see him break down into a fit of nervous laughter. Then and only then will she finally go for the kill and destroy any last hope he has of not falling into hysterics.

[rainbowwing251]

Remember to Laugh (Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Tickle Fic)

A/N: You can thank the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Direct for this fic’s existence.

I don’t know what the presentation did to me, but it gave me a burning desire to go onto my iPad and type out this cute little self-indulgent lee!Noah fic. I’m not sure what I have to say beyond that, so let’s move onto the fic, shall we?

Before this fic begins, I must inform everyone who is reading this after the release of Xenoblade 3 that this fic was written prior to the game’s official release, so there may be inaccuracies in regards to the personalities of the characters or the names of the locations mentioned in this fic. Please remember to keep this in mind as you read this fic.

Well, here we go! Time to give Noah the wholesome, fluffy tickles he deserves (especially after everything we saw in that Direct, because dear God, that shit was dark)!

This fic is also on AO3! Here’s the AO3 Link!

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The midday sun beat down on the Seilas Terrace Camp, but it was far more tolerable there than it was in the Eagus Wilderness (which was the main reason why Noah and the others came back to the camp in the first place).

Currently, the only two people who were at the campsite were Noah and Taion. Lanz, Eunie, Sena, Mio, Riku, and Manana had all left to go look for Shijima, the missing off-seer of Colony Lamba. Noah and Taion stayed behind to keep the campsite secure from the monsters who lurked a few meters away from the area. They had defeated one monster already, and they both knew that more could come.

As they prepared themselves for a possible surprise attack from another monster, Taion’s mind wandered as he thought about his comrades, both new and old. Suddenly, he made an observation that piqued his curiosity. A curiosity that could only be satiated if he asked the person who was the subject of his observation.

“Hey Noah, can I ask you something?”

Noah finished wiping off the last speck of dirt off of his blade, called it off, and turned to face Taion. “Sure. Is something bothering you?”

“I guess you could say that.” Taion answered, bringing a hand to his chin. “It’s a bit of an odd question, but I know that you’re the only one who can provide a sufficient answer, however vague it may be.”

Noah raised an eyebrow in confusion. “Okay… so what’s going on?”

“What does your real laugh sound like?”

The off-seer recoiled slightly in surprise. What kind of a question was that…?

Out of all of the possible topics he could have asked about, Noah figured that he would’ve asked about the monster that attacked them or how the search was going, but this? How the hell was he supposed to answer that?!

“My… real laugh? What do you mean by that?”

“Sorry for offending you-“ Taion began to backpedal before Noah held out his hand to stop him.

“No no, you didn’t offend me, I’m just… confused.” He pulled his hand back. “What encouraged you to ask me that question?”

“Well, I couldn’t help but notice that out of all of us, I’ve never heard you laugh before. You’ve let out small chuckles in the past, but they always sounded so… restrained. Like you didn’t want to laugh at all, or didn’t want anyone to hear you laugh.”

“Really? I’ve never noticed...” And he was telling the truth. He’d never even noticed how much nor how often he had held his laughter back before now. How long had he’d been doing that? Since he first joined the Keves army all those years ago? Since he first became a refuge? Since he first arrived at Colony Lamba? When did this begin?

Before Noah’s mind could conjure up any more questions, Taion’s voice pulled him back into reality.

“Noah? Are you alright?”

“Oh, yeah, I’m fine, I’m just… trying to recall the last time I laughed. But I’m more curious about why you’re asking me about this in the first place. The real reason, I mean.”

“Did I not explain why earlier in the conversation?“ It was Taion’s turn to raise an eyebrow now.

“Yes, but… why are you so concerned about everyone’s laughs? What does that have to do with our situation?”

“So that’s what you meant…” Taion had to think about his answer for a second. Why is he so concerned about everyone’s laughter in the first place…?

“Ah yes, that’s the reason why.” He concluded in his head.

“It’s because… I want to make sure that everyone’s okay. We’ve been through a lot as of late, what with that strange giant that attacked us, you and Mio becoming an Ouroboros, switching classes with one another, Vandham telling us where the ‘real enemy’ is…” Taion paused for a moment, “…it’s just a lot of information for us to process in such a short amount of time. Enough to cause us emotional distress if we think about it too much or too often.”

“Ah, I see… so you’re looking out for us…” Noah lowered his head a little bit after finishing his sentence, then lifted it back up again. “Thank you, Taion. I can’t speak for everyone else, but I appreciate your effort to keep us sane during these hard times.”

“Not a problem, Noah.” The hand returned to Taion’s chin, “But in order for me to do this task, I need you all to answer the questions I ask of you. You haven’t done that yet, so I can’t do anything until you answer me.”

“O-oh, right…” Noah’s face heated up slightly, but it thankfully (for him at least) didn’t manifest itself in the form of a blush, “I… don’t remember when I last had a good laugh. I racked my brain to see if I could remember a scenario in which I ended up laughing at something, but I couldn’t find anything…”

“That’s a shame…”

“‘A shame’ is the understatement of the century, maybe even the millennium…” Noah remarked sorrowfully, “Too bad I can’t laugh on command. Otherwise, this wouldn’t be an issue…”

A slight tinge of sadness pulled at Taion’s heart. Had he never laughed before? Ever? Has the war really killed off Noah’s ability to laugh?

“No… it can’t be possible. Noah can still laugh, can he?” He asked himself “Surely the war didn’t traumatize him that badly, but I wouldn't blame him if it did…”

Taion was at a loss. Is there anything he could do to get him to laugh?

He’d have to ask the man himself if he wanted to find an an-.

“Wait.”

He had an idea. If it worked, he’d have to thank Lanz and Eunie for giving him this little tidbit of information he had on the former Keves soldier. If it didn’t… well, he wouldn’t know what to do beyond that point.

“You may not be able to laugh on command. In fact, I don’t think anyone is capable of doing that and making it sound like a genuine laugh. But…” he slowly walked up to Noah until he was about an arms-reach away from him, “…I think I might know something that can get you to laugh again.”

“Hm? And what would that be?” Noah grew more and more puzzled as he saw the tactician approach him ever so slowly.

“Well… before I show you, I should apologize to you in advance if this makes you uncomfortable.” Taion said before wrapping his left arm around Noah’s waist. “If it does, please say something to me. I don’t want to overstep your- no, our- boundaries.”

“Uh, s-sure?” Noah responsed with a slight stutter, “But what does your arm being around my waist have to do with this?”

“To keep you steady. What I’m about to do may cause you to fall over, if Lanz and Eunie’s words ring true.”

The moment Taion mentioned Lanz and Eunie’s names, he put the pieces together, and his eyes widened in fear. Nonetheless, he tried to remain calm. “And why did th-they tell you that?”

“Because of this.” That was all Taion had to say before he attacked Noah’s sides with the gentlest of pinches.

“Wait, wahahahahit, what are you d-dohohoing?” He really tried to hold back his giggles, he really did, but if there was one thing Noah was known for (at least, it was known by Lanz, Eunie, and now Taion, apparently), it’s for being too damn ticklish for his own good. He could never win any of the “don’t laugh” games Lanz and Eunie would subject him to, and as he just found out at this exact moment in time, he couldn’t handle gentle pinches on his tickle spots, either.

“Experimenting.” Taion answered, a small grin threatening to take over his features as Noah’s quiet, small giggles found his ears. He kept up the pinching until he decided to switch tactics, now poking him rapid-fire in the ribcage, occasionally poking at the small crevices between each of his ribs.

“T-Tahehehehehon, nohohohoho! I-It’s dahahahanngerous arohohound here!”

“I checked the nearby areas with my Flame Clock, and I can assure you that no monsters will attack us here.” He reassured the off-seer, then realized the potential he could get out of that statement, “Though I suppose there’s only one monster here that you should be worried about…”

“Ahahahand that is- wait, dohohohon’t say ihihihit!” Noah nearly fell into Taion’s trap and foolishly thought that he wouldn’t dare say the name of the monster. Unfortunately for him, Taion had other plans.

“The Tickle Monster~” And with that, Taion let his subtle grin take over his face as pulled Noah onto the ground and held him tightly against his chest, continuing the never-ending barrage of pokes to his ribs. It was a bit difficult for him to poke him in this position, but it clearly worked, as Noah’s giggles grew into uncontrollable laughter.

“TahahahaHAHAHAION! IHIHIHIHI TOHOHOLD YOU TO NOHOHOT SAY IHIHIHIT!”

“Taion? Who’s Taion? I’m the Tickle Monster, and I don’t know what you’re talking about~”

“WHAHAHAHAHT THE HEHEHEHELL?! WHIHIHIHIHIY ARE YOHOHOU DOING THIHIHIS?”

“Such language! I think that warrants a punishment, don’t you think?”

“NOHOHOHO!”

“Too bad! You’re getting a punishment right this instant!”

Taion moved his hands down to Noah’s hips, feverishly squeezing the area.

“AHAHAHAHAH NOHOHOHOHO! TH-THAHAHAHT’S NOT FAHIHIHIR!” Noah tried to kick his legs in an effort to break out of the tactician-turned-tickle-monster’s hold, but he accomplished absolutely nothing. If anything, it earned him his legs being pinned down by Taion’s legs.

“What do you mean this isn’t fair? You swore, and according to my rules, that warrants a punishment!” Taion teased, “But you only said ‘hell’, so I’m not going to give you a severe punishment, only a minor one.”

“THIHIHIS IS A MIHIHIHINOR PUNIHIHIHISMENT?!”

“Yes, though it seems to me like you’re very ticklish in this area, so I guess this is a rather severe punishment. How unfortunate for you~”

Taion kept up the squeezes as he brought his hands up his poor victim’s sides and ribs and into his underarms, earning him a small squeal.

“Oh~? Is this a bad spot? And I just finished punishing you, too… Oh well, that isn’t going to stop me~!”

“G-GEHEHET OHOHOHOUT OF THEHEHEHERE! TAHAHAHAHAION, PLEHEHEHEHEASE!” The last part of Noah’s request came out a bit whiny as he desperately squirmed in Taion’s arms, trying anything, anything, to get out of his grip.

“Oh wow! I never thought I would hear the trusted off-seer of Keves beg for mercy like that~! You must be VERY ticklish here!”

“I AHAHAHAHAM! GOHOHOHO SOMEWHEHEHEHEHEHEHRE EHEHEHEHEHEHELSE!” Noah pleaded, not realizing what he’d just said. Fortunately (though it was unfortunate in Noah’s case), Taion noticed his slip-up.

“You want me to go somewhere else? As you wish, Noah~” He obliged, slowing the tickling down to a stop so he could give Noah a breather and think about the next spot he could target. He could feel the Keves refugee’s chest heave up and down as he gulped down as much air as he could in case Taion wasn’t finished with him yet.

“Nohohoho… I didn’t mehehean thahahat…” His words were barely a whisper, getting mixed up in the after-giggles he couldn’t help but let out. When he caught his breath and regathered his strength, he tried to squirm away once more, only to find that he still couldn’t break out of Taion’s pin. “Damn it! Just how strong is he?”

“Are you sure? I could have sworn I heard you ask me to move somewhere else… It wasn’t polite, but I’ll accept your request anyway.” Taion’s grip loosened as he hovered his hands above Noah’s body. “Now, where should I tickle you next…?”

“U-um… nowhehere?” At this point, Noah had given up on trying to escape the supposed tickle monster’s clutches, so he failed to notice the opportunity he had to finally get away from him.

“Hm… there is one spot I haven’t tried yet…”

“Shit!” Noah thought to himself, freezing in place. “I was hoping he wouldn’t think about it!”

“You okay there? I thought I felt you tense up.”

Was he… was Taion actually checking up on him? Like Lanz and Eunie did when they would tickle him silly back when they were kids? He didn’t know Agnus soldiers could be so caring!

“Y-yeah, I’m fine. Are you… d-done now?” He whimpered out the second half of his question, still afraid that Taion wasn’t finished with him just yet and would go to that forbidden spot.

“Not just yet, but I promise that this will be the last spot I’ll tickle. When I’m done, I’ll let you go.”

“D-do you promise?”

“I promise.”

With that confirmation, Taion’s hands began their steady descent towards Noah’s stomach. His poor, unprotected stomach.

“T-Tahahahahion….”

“Did you mean ‘Tickle Monster’?”

“Nohohoho… I meheheant Taihihihion… quihihit tehehehehasing mehehehe…”

“Oh, so you WANT me to tickle you~?”

“N-no, I never saihihid-!”

“Very well, then! I shall stop teasing you and get straight to the point, just like you asked~”

The very second Taion’s hands made contact with Noah’s belly, the latter broke out into laughter again.

“NOHOHOHOHOHO, DOHOHOHOHON’T! DOHOHOHOHON’T DO IT!”

“Oh but I will~ And judging by your reactions, I think it’s safe to say that this is your worst spot. Isn’t that right, Noah~?”

Noah was about to respond, but would soon lose the ability to speak at all as Taion’s hands wreaked untold havoc on his stomach. There were pokes, there were scritches, there were scribbles, and there were squeezes, and the end product of all of these different methods of tickle torture was an ear-splitting screech that Taion was almost certain would’ve been heard all the way from the Colony and whereever the rest of his allies were, following by the most hysterical laughter he had ever heard in his entire. Life. Not even Mio or Sena’s screeches could compare to the one that tore itself free from between Noah’s lips.

“GAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! NAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I-I-AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”

Yep, Noah had been officially broken, and all it took was some well-placed tickles to his tummy. But as much as he would’ve loved to keep tormenting the poor tummy beneath his hands, he knew he had to stop, and he had to do it soon.

And so he did. He stopped his hands almost immediately and pulled them away from Noah’s stomach, finally letting him roll out of his grasp as he let the poor boy go.

At first, he was afraid that Noah had fainted as he didn’t move for a few seconds after being let go, but his worries were eased when he heard a steady stream of giggles pour out of his mouth. He gave him a few minutes to give him the chance to regain control of himself, then spoke, concern very apparent in his voice.

“Are you going to be okay? I went overboard there, didn’t I…”

“Mahahahaybe, but I’ll behehe fine… It wihihill take more thahahan that to kill mehehe…” Noah giggled out confidently, a bit of an odd tone for him to use considering everything that just happened.

“So that’s what your real laugh sounds like… I won’t lie, I wasn’t expecting it to sound that hysterical. And yet…” Taion trailed off, contemplating whether or not he wanted to finish that sentence. He ultimately decided to go for it. “…It was cute.”

Noah shot up into a sitting position, face beet red with embarrassment and as wide as the saucers Taion assumed the Queens would use to place their teacups on (if either of them drank tea at all, he didn’t know). “C-cute?! You think my laugh is cute?!”

“I do, and if everyone else were here to hear all of that commotion, I think they would’ve found it cute, too.”

“Th-thanks… I appreciate the compliment…” Noah turned to face Taion, still sitting on the ground, “Can you promise me something?”

“Yeah?”

“Promise me that you won’t tell Mio or Sena. I’m not sure if I want them to know about this… Not yet, anyway…” Noah looked like he wanted to say more, so Taion waited until he spoke again.

“And in exchange for your secrecy, I promise I won’t tell Lanz and Eunie about how you acted that whole time.”

“A fair compromise. I don’t know what came over me back there, but I don’t think I would want Lanz and Eunie to know about that for the time being.”

It was awkward at first, but Noah and Taion would eventually look pinkies with each other, “Do we have an agreement, Taion?” Noah asked the tactician.

“Yes we do, Noah.”

Once the promise was solidified, the two refugees got up off the ground, dusted themselves off, and returned to scouting the area around the camp site.

It wouldn’t be another 2 hours before Lanz and the others returned from their search to report their findings to Noah and Taion, but while they were waiting, Taion mentally took notes on Noah’s true laugh.

“I made a promise to him that we wouldn’t talk about what happened with anyone, but one day… I hope I can share his laughter with the world.”

[rainbowwing251]

On a lighter note, I finally updated my list of completed Hero Ascension Quests for Xenoblade 3! I only have 4 more to go (5 if you count Ino, though I don’t have the DLC yet, so I can’t do her initial and Hero Ascension Quest if I wanted to).

So for the 3 people who might be interested in sending in headcanons for Xenoblade 3… go for it if you want to!

[rainbowwing251]

thank you for spreading the lee noah propaganda i am not immune to extremely ticklish jrpg protagonist

as a thanks i offer you: ler!mio who is a menace as a ler but is also very ticklish and can't win tickle fights unless it's against noah or taion.

also consider ouroboros tickle fight battle royale. every man for himself. who do you think would win 👀 -tickleraptorss

I may not be as active on here as I once was, but I’ll keep on spreading the lee!Noah propaganda for the foreseeable future! Maybe one day the lee!Noah nation will rise up…

Hehe ler!Mio who can’t take what she dishes out when her lee turns the tables on her~ She may be able to tease you into oblivion, she may be able to tickle you to tears, but the moment you fight back and start tickling her? She’s down and out for the count!

This is often the case when she tries to tickle Sena. There are rare occasions where she wins the tickle fights that occur between them, but 99% of the time her starting a tickle fight with her goes about as well as trying to fight a Level 80-something Gogol at the beginning of each Xenoblade game.

And the Ouroboros tickle fight battle royale… hmm… I’m having a hard time thinking about who would come out on top, but I know damn well that it’s not going to be Noah. He’d probably be the first to go!

I might have to give this a bit more thought, but I think the winner would be Lanz? I was originally going to say Sena because she seems to be physically stronger than most of Ouroboros, but Lanz is likely just as strong as she is, and is far less ticklish to boot. Taion was another contender, but let’s face it: under that scarf and stoic exterior is a ticklish nerd who’d likely get targeted by Eunie and Lanz at the very least.

Again, I might need to think about this for a bit longer, but I’m going to say Lanz would be the winner.

[rainbowwing251]

Spoilers for Wave 2 of the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Expansion Pass Under the Cut/Spoilers for the September 2022 Nintendo Direct Under the Cut.

Also maybe NSFW? Maybe? It’s just a bunch of people wearing swimsuits, but some people may be uncomfortable with that, so proceed with caution.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Must. Resist. Urge. To. p o k e

[rainbowwing251]

Spoilers for Xenoblade Chronicles 3′s Hero Quest “Transparent Dreams” Under the Cut.

EXCUSE ME????????? WHAT???????

[rainbowwing251]

Xenoblade 3 broke me today... I would explain how, but that would require me to touch upon major spoilers for the game, specifically for the end of Chapter 5 and the beginning of 6.

It broke me so badly that I’ve considered allowing people to send in asks for the game, so long as the asks don’t include spoilers for Chapters/Heroes I haven’t completed/obtained yet. And you know what? I’m doing it.

As of today, I will once again be accepting asks for Xenoblade Chronicles 3. However, there is a rule: No spoilers for Hero Ascension Quests except for the ones listed below (Warning: Spoilers for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 under the cut).

Ethel

Riku & Manana

Isurd

Miyabi

Cammuravi

Monica

Valdi

Zeon

Teacher

Alexandria

Juniper

Ashera

Triton

Ghondor

Gray

I’ll add more Hero Ascension Quests as I complete them.

Asks pertaining to any of the following will be accepted:

Main Story

Hero Quests (NOT Hero Ascension Quests unless the ask is about one of the above characters)

Side Stories

I might end up regretting this because of spoilers, but I feel like I need some wholesome tickle headcanons for this game, regardless of who they’re about (bonus points if they’re about Noah).