#yes I said trio but not you morgana no one likes you

[epicwin64]

Suddenly it makes sense as to why I love trios of characters so much

[blackhakumen]

Mini Fanfic #1144: Frightful Supports All Around (Persona 5 x SSBU)

8:46 p.m. Outside of Smash Town's Haunted Mansion Adventures.......

Sojiro: (Looking Closely at the Drawing Yusuke Finished Made) Uh.....What am I looking at exactly?

Yusuke: (Show Sojiro the Drawing While Wearing a Traditional Samurai Costume) This is one of the many incarnations of a Yūrei, a spirit, who after passing away in the land of the living, resides in a peaceful afterlife, some ecen say that there are a select few roaming around in a few areas in Japan as well.

Sojiro: I see. They don't....actually haunt people, do they?

Yusuke: Some do. Either for childish antics or an act of vengeance to those that wronged them in the past, which that in it of itself, seems to happen more frequently in older folktales. (Smiles Softly as He Starts Showing Off More Yūrei He Drew) Still, it always seems to fascinate me how each of them became the way that they were by their structures and proportions alone.

Sojiro: (Shivers a Bit at How Creepy Each of the Drawings Look) Yeah, it.....definitely shows alright....(Turns to Yusuke with a Soft Smile) You did good drawing them, kid.

Yusuke: (Simply Nodded) Thank you. I was hoping I would show all of this to Futuba later on tonight, assuming she would be interested in the sort of stuff.

Sojiro: (Let's Out a Chuckle) Considering how quirky that girl as gotten overtime, I have no doubt in my mind that ahe would find any if this boring. (Turns to See Futuba Running Out of the Haunted Mansion Wearing a Green Phoenix Featherman Costume) And speaking of which.....

Futuba: (Stops Running Before Huffing and Puffing and Exhaustedly Shakes her Fist Up in the Air) FINALLY!......I made it out of that.......Freaking mansion!.....

Yusuke: Exhausted already?

Futuba: Yeah........(Let's Out a One Final Pant Before Wiping the Sweat of her Forehead) ('Whew') That might've been the fastest run I've ever done in my entire. (Rest the Side of her Head onto her Boyfriend's Arm) I missed you in there, you know?

Yusuke: (Chuckles a Bit Lightly) Yes, I missed you as well. Apologies for not joining you all earlier, I was never the biggest fan of going into a mansion, let alone a haunted one.

Futuba: ('Sigh') Hey, I don't blame you. That mansion in there was a lot more scary than any of us gave it credit for.

?????: Tell me about it.

The trio turns to see Morgana, Lavenza, and Omega standing outside of the mansion already.

Morgana: (Wearing a Musketeer Costume) The tourists weren't kidding when they said it was most terrifying attraction in town. I almost couldn't tell if those ghosts and monsters in there were all fake or not!

Lavenza: (Wearing a Princess Outfit) Neither could I. (Happily Hugs her Boyfriend Beside Her) But it warms my heart to see you immensely to see you try and protect me in there, Mona-Chan~

Sojiro: (Teasingly Smirks at Morgana) Ahh trying to play the hero tonight I see?~

Futuba: (Smirks at Morgana as Well) Or maybe trying impress your little princess there we presume?~

Morgana: (Bashfully Glares at the Father-Daughter Duo) C-Come on! I-I-Its not like that at all! I just.... (Starts Rubbing the Back of his Head Back and Forth) Didn't want the entire atmosphere of the mansion to overwhelm her, so I decided to guard her throughout the whole thing, with Omega's help of course.

Omega: (Wearing his Alchemist Costume) I was this close into annihilating any and every obstacle that stood in the way in of our escape. (Squints his Red, Generated Eyes) Especially those insufferable animatronics that repeatedly pops up out of nowhere....

Lavenza: (Gently Pats onto Omega's Arm) It was a challenge for us to endurance for sure, we've still managed to escape regardless. (Turns Back to her Boyfriend) And we have you to thank to your bravery and strategic efforts, my darling hero~ (Gives Morgana a Loving Kiss on the Cheek)

Morgana: (Starts Blushing Bright Red) Y-Yeah~....All in the days- (Suddenly Glares at Futuba) Futuba, put your phone down!

Futuba: (Shrugs With a Mischievous Grin on her Face) Sorry!~ Just wanted to take a few pictures of the cuteness in front of me is all~

Multiple screams are heard as the gang turns to see most of the Smash kids running out of mansion together.

Toon: (Got Down on his Knees and Starts Panting While Wearing a Train Conductor Costume) Finally!......We made it out!......

Ness: (Sighs in Complete Relief While Wearing a Dracula Costume) And here I thought we would never see the exit.......

Popo: (Comically Glares at Futuba Wearing an Mini Eggplant Costume Along with Nana) What the heck, Futuba!

Nana: You left all of us to fend for ourselves alone in that crazy mansion!? What were you thinking!?

Kids: Yeah!

Futuba: Hey, in my defense, that place already freaked me out the moment that ghost jumpscared us outta nowhere. I couldn't stay in there forever!

Ness: Well, we're gonna have to go back and find everyone else to see they're okay. Lucas especially

Toon: Yeah, I don't feel right leaving him alone in there. (Grabs his Chin While Thinking) Which why we need to devise a rescue plan.

????: Hey guys.

Toon: Hey, Lucas. Now, I think the first we should-

Toon let's out a loud gasps as he and the others turns and see Lucas, wearing his Skull costume, standing behind them with Ashley and Penny, who are wearing opposite clothes from one another as their costumes, holding onto both his hands

Kids: Lucas!

Lucas: (Smile Sheepishly at his Friends) We.....didn't worry you all too much, did we?

Ness: (Chuckles Lightly) A bit, yeah. (Rushes Over to his Fellow PSI User Side Along with Everyone Else) We were just about to go back inside looking for you before you got here.

Toon: How are you feeling? That mansion didn't scared you too much, did it bud?

Lucas: No, it did. A lot actually. But I was able to power through it with these two by my side.

Ashley: (Smiles Proudly at her Boyfriend) You should've seen him, he was so brave~

Penny: (Happily Hugs Lucas) The bravest sunflower in whole wide world!~

Ashley: (Hugs Lucas as Well) Indeed~

Toon: Free cheers for the bravest sunflower!

Kids: (Cheers in Rejoice) HORRAY!~

Lucas: (Giggles Softly While Blushing) Guys, it's no big deal, really!~ I just wanted to get out of the place as quick as possible is all.

Ness: (Smiles Brightly) And you succeed woth flying colors. But wait....(Grabs his Chin) Who was screaming like a banshee minutes ago then?

The suddenly sharp scream begins to ring everyone's ears as they turn to see Sage, in an alternative orange color to her attire wearing a pumpkin mask beside her head, walkingout of the mansion while carrying a terrified, shaking Bowser Jr, wearing a Freedy Croger costume, at ease.

Sage: (Gently Rubbing Junior's Arm to Get Him to Calm Down) There, there, Junior. It's okay. We're outside of the mansion now.

Jr: (Stops Shaking and Quickly Looks Around) We are? T-There's no ghosts or monsters lurking around behind us, are they?

Sage: They're mechanical figures, Jr. I doubt any of them would operate fully if they step out of their assigned spot. Even then, I wouldn't let any of them lay a single finger on you. You have my word.

Jr.: (Tales a Very Deep Breath Before Getting Off of Sage's Arms and Back Up on His Two Feet) Right. I'll take your word for it. (Starts Rubbing The Back of his Head Back and Forth) Thanks for.....looking out for me and junk. You're amazing.

Sage: (Smiles Softly) You're quite welcome, Jr. If anything, I should thank you for trusting me to look after you in the first place.

Jr.: Not really sure that's anything to be thankful for, but sure, no problem. But uhh....Do you.....maybe wanna....hold hands for the rest of night? J-Just in case something scary happens and we have each other's back and won't get separated along the way- (Suddenly Felt Sage's Hand Gently Holding His)

Sage: (Puts on the Brightest Smile on her Face Towards her Newest Friend) I'd like that.

Jr: (Starts Blushing Some More) ........C-Cool.

?????: Awwwwwwww~

Junior turns to see everyone else staring him and Sage with playful smirks are written all over their faces.

Jr: What are you dorks gawking at?

Nana: Oh no!~ Please, don't mind us~

Futuba: We're just admiring how cute you two are is all~ (Picks her Phone Up Until She Realizes....) Ah man. I'm low on battery already? (Sighs While Pouting) I knew I should've charged my phone up before coming here.....

Jr: Ha! Goodie for ya! Bet you'll think twice about ever putting ME in the "Cute" categor-

' Photo Snap'

Yusuke: (Taken Picture of Jr and Sage Together with his Phone, Much to the Former's Surprise) Picture is taken. (Turns to His Girlfriend) I'll remember to send it to you before the night ends.

Futuba: (Gasps Loudly Before Happily Pulling Yusuke into a Hug) Oh my gosh, Inari!~ You are SUCH a lifesaver, I love you!~

Yusuke: (Chuckles Lightly as He Hugs Futuba Back) Yes, yes. I you too.

Sage: I'm sure the picture will turn out looking great. (Turns to Junior Who is Already Flabbergasted by WhatJust Happened a Few Seconds Ago) Don't you think so too, Jr?

Jr: (Let's Out an Heavy Sigh in Defeat as He Slouches his Upper Body Down a Little) Yeah.....I guess........

Sojiro: Okay, the kids are all here. Now all is left is wait for the double dates.

???: We're here!

The gang turns to see Ren, wearing his black leather policewoman costume, and Dr. Takemi, wearing a gothic like princess costume, both carrying their frightened Niijima girlfriends out of the mansion in their arms.

Tae: Sorry we took too long to get out here. Had to make sure our two queens would stop freaking out and breaking everything in the mansion.

Sojiro: (Burst Out Laughing)

Sae: (Starts Glaring at Sojiro Wearing a Silver Neo Featherman Costume) And WHAT seems to be funny to you, Mr. Sakura?

Sojiro: (Tries Dying Down his Laughter For a Bit) Nothing too major. Just never thought I would eve see the day that the Great Prosecutor Sae Niijima getting scared off so easily by a bunch fake ghosts and monsters. (Continues Laughing)

Sae: (Glare Starts Turning Comical) Oh shut up! (Angrily Points at Sojiro) You would get scared too if you have those same ghosts and monsters jumpscaring you every five seconds!

Makoto: And they're so creepy too! (Starts Shivering in Fear in Ren's Arms While Wearing a Zombified Policewoman Costume) The way they speak in those scratchy, metallic voices of theirs, sneaking around in shadows, waiting for the perfect opportunity just to scare you- (Angrily Points at her Boyfriend) DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT, REN-REN!!

Ren: (Chuckles Lightly) I was just gonna give you a simple kiss on the cheek!~ (Gives his Queen a Kiss on the Cheek Like He Said He Would Do) See? Just a kiss.

Makoto: (Turns Away While Pinching and Blushing) ('Hmph') That better be what you were doing.....

Tae: (Looks Down at her Girlfriend) Does my hero wanna kiss too?~ It'll might make you feel better~

Sae: ('Sigh') I suppose I do. (Points at Sojiro Again) But only If you stop HIM from laughing!

Tae: (Turns Back to the Local Café Owner) Sojiro, quit laughing at my girlfriend already, will ya? You're making her more cute and angry than she is already.

Sae: (Starts Pouting) I'm not cute.

Sojiro: (Finally Cease his Laughing with a Sigh of his Own) Alright, fine. Laughing's over now. Happy?

Sae: Very. (Gives Tae a Simple Kiss on the Lips)

Futuba: Wait, is it really true that Ren and Tae were stopping you from breaking everything in there?

Makoto: Well....Yes, it is to.....some extent.....

Sae: They were......mostly the mechatronics that scared us earlier.......

Morgana: How many of them did you broke exactly?

Makoto: Only two......

Sae: ......Maybe three or.....four.....five.....

Ren: It was eleven of them they broke.

Everyone: (Eyes Widened in Complete Shock) ELEVEN!?

Makoto/Sae: Ren!

Ren: Hey, just being honest here!

Tae: Girls, you already admitted to property damage, there's no use to try and deny it now.

Sae: ('Groans in Defeat') Fine! It's true. We demolished eleven of those mechatronics with our bare hands.

Toon: Okay, now that's awesome.

Popo: Hardcore even.

Ashley: How are your hands not broken right now?

Omega: (Glares at the Two Sisters) And what possess either of you not to invite ME for the demolition!?

Makoto: We didn't punched those things for fun, Omega-kun. It was an accident!

Sae: Our years training under Aikido Karate has helped our hands become more pain resistant and about what we did tonight was cool amd hard-core in the slightest! ('Sigh') It's more embarrassing if anything.......

Futuba: Look on the bright side! At least the staff hasn't found out yet.

Staff: (From Inside the Mansion) HEY, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED IN HERE!!?

Morgana: (Turns to Futuba with a Deadpinned Look on his) You were saying?

Sojiro: (Already Has the Dimensional Ring Open Up) Everyone into the ring right now!

Futuba: You heard the man! LET'S CHEESE IT!

Everyone quickly mad dash their way inside the Ring before it was able to disappear completely leaving the staff confused on what was going on out here.

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[jeeperso]

Your Legion of Superheroes Reboot

So, out of the blue, DC puts YOU in charge of a new Legion series. You can have a core team of 10 members; any version of any character from any era. (How do they all fit together? Uh, Hypertime, or something.) Who do you pick?

its a question I saw asked a couple of years back, and now I pose it to you, with the request you show your work and WHY said Legionnaires make your cut.

And, to get the ball rolling and show I ask nothing of you I cannot do myself, my picks and reasoning, plus a handy cheat to pad the numbers

of the core trio, I think we can get by with one or two of them, and Saturn Girl makes a perfect straight woman to the rest of the antics. Cosmic Boy's off doing, I dunno, something, while Garth's sudden leave of absence is an ongoing subplot (probably looking for Mekt) Up next are the mainstays, and while Brainy's the obvious pick, so too is Bouncing Boy, who often feels like the heart of the team and the most 'grounded' of them. There's some very Spock/McCoy banter between them I also pick Lightning Lass and Violet ("just Violet, thanks"), who gets her PHZ upgrade of being able to go giant, giving us some muscle. Ayla is one of the viewpoint characters, tying into the Garth plot by being asked to "fill in" while he's away. Turns out in the field, Ayla's so much like her brother that people outside the immediate team think Garth's transitioned via profem and is just being shy. that she and Violet quickly develop a will-they/won’t-they romantic tension is going to be an active subplot Actual Asian Karate Kid next, and to the delight of Nemesis Kid, yes, Val's 'space karate' ("that's the closest Interlac gets to translation") is a supernatural martial art, so in the event magic creeps into the plot, at least one of our heroes knows what's going on without having to call up the White Witch. Unluckily for Nemesis Kid, Val also knows the rumored Earther martial arts style known only as "Batman". Chameleon also makes the cut, and why yes, they ARE the adopted progeny of googolnaire R. J. Brande, thank you for asking. Reep's outgoing, genderfluid, and understandably full of themself as a celebrity turned hero. think 80's era wolfman/perez Gar Logan, and my apologies to Cham fans who think I'm butchering his personality. As apparently one of the few people who liked what I saw/heard of the Abnet/Lanning era of LoSH, we'll add Shikari/Dawnstar as the proud & scrappy angry bug lady. 

I was going to add Wildfire, what with the duo practically being a matched set, but Ultra boy is such a legion staple, so Jo Nah gets in as the other viewpoint character ("It's this or Space Juvie"). 

And we’ll round things out with XS, because its always nice to have an optimistic, go-getting speedster, even if she can by a little stuck up about her part in the Flash legacy. That's the core cast. now for my promised cheat, this being "they should be on the team, but they're supporting cast for now", so... Luornu Durgo is the seemingly overworked support staffer. Our active cast have twigged that it's like there's two or three of her, but have yet to grasp the numbers of the future Duplicate Girl Tenzil Kem is the Legion's definitely overworked Lawyer/PR guy, whom Cham regards as "My incredibly boring but actually kinda awesome big brother figure, not that I'll admit that... you aren't recording this, right?" Princess Jeka Wynzorr Wilimena Morgana Daergina Annaxandra Projectra Velorya Vauxhall of Orando (scaly lamia, because I liked that look). while not a member of the Legion, often calls on them for help. Karate Kid is seriously crushing on her. Tinya Wazzo, "unofficial liason" to the UP, in that her mother, UP president Wazzo, put her there as an internship for 'work experience', and heads will literally roll if word gets back that Tinya was anywhere near the actual action The "White Witch" of the Sorcerers' Planet is both ally and antagonist to the legion, depending on the plot, rarely seen without her trusted bodyguard Blok. Is trying to get ahead of some particularly nasty prophecies of her people, which range from "eaters of the sun" to "return of the sorcerer king" and even "The Great Darkness". Drake "Wildfire" Burroughs. Friend of Jo's from his troublemaker days. but the incident that got Jo eaten by a space whale also turned Drake into living energy. Angry and bitter, especially because he was pressganged by Leland McCauley onto his Workforce of indentured superbeings while Jo's a full on superhero, but deep down wants to be a good guy.

so, that’s my legion plus supporting cast, who’ll you put in the roll call?

[lesbicosmos]

heartstopper episode 2 thoughts

-nick nelson stalking your 'friend''s instagram and smiling at almost every photo they've posted is not heterosexual behaviour

-unpopular opinion but i love charlie's lockscreen

-ALSO CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW COMIC ACCURATE CHARLIES ROOM IS?? they looked at that room plan alice drew and said copy paste

-charlie having autocaps off and nick having it on is just so...yes

-charlie is actually sm braver than ppl give him credit for, he rly just said fuck it and sent a heart emoji to his 'straight' crush

-TARA AND DARCY TARA AND DARCY TARA AND DARCY

-girl in red being on this soundtrack is gay rights in itself

-taradarcyelle my favourite trio <333

-best gal pals 👀👀

-"you should come round my house and meet her!" charlie: **literal heart eyes**

-i know oliver isn't in the show but id have loved if they'd have kept the "i have a 6 year old brother. mario kart is my life." line from the comic in to at least acknowledge he exists and that we just don't actually see him on screen?? really hoping he's in season 2 tho he's actually my favourite character

-the snow scene brings me so much joy u have no idea, it deserved that mtv award <333

-sarah nelson: ipad kid mum

-IMOGEN IS AN OVERHATED CHARACTER AND I'LL STAND BY THIS TIL I DIE I LOVE HER

-the your mum jokes are peak british highschool humour

-tao is a docs kinda guy and i love him for it

-with the knowledge that tara jones is an absolute lesbian, the whole 'tao insisting nick has a crush on tara and they're bound get together' plotline is so funny, like tao ik ur the token straight but ur gaydar needs some work

-"it's fine im just being an idiot!!" **gives elle actual puppy eyes**

-nicks little "wot" and the lean forward because he notices something's up with charlie, then his smile when charlie asks him to come round his house. i can't with this actual golden retriever

-CHARLIE JUST LOOK UP FROM THE DRUMS FOR LIKE ONE SECOND THAT BOY IS GIVING YOU LITERAL HEART EYES RN

-lost count of how many times nick looks at charlies lips during these few scenes, how does charlie not realise how utterly in love with him he is

-the sparks as he nearly held his hand. the "you look so cuddly like that." the hug. the zooming in on charlie's face on the photos and smiling like he's the best thing he's ever seen. none of this is hetero behaviour nicholas

-nick with the am i gay quizzes was me in lockdown after watching bbc merlin for the first time and laying eyes on the beauty that is katie mcgrath as morgana

-why am i like this is also top tier soundtrack, i can't get over how fitting it is for the scene

[merlinssaggyyfronts]

its canon gwen and leon went looking for frogs at night as children right?? which means elyan obviously went with them too mhm? SO

gwen was a master at frog hunting. she got so many that the bucket she was carrying them in overflowed and the trio had to hunt them all down cuz the frogs got loose in leons house (this happened on more than one occassion, they never got caught once,,, if you forget the True Loves Kiss incident)

you must be wondering, op, whats the true loves kiss incident? well my dear child, the true loves kiss incident was when leons mother caught leon with two frogs, and no gwen and elyan with him.

leons mom: son, why do you have two frogs in your hands?

leon, age twelve: uh- mother! this is, uh... gwen and elyan! yes, theyve been turned into frogs by an evil sorcerer and i must turn them back!

leon’s mom who knows full well those are random ordinary frogs: ...and how do you plan on doing that?

leon: ,,true loves kiss?

leons mom: what.

leon proceeded to explain the lore behind the curse of the lady and the frog (or in this case, the servants and the squire) and true loves kiss and the (and more importantly how it was a planotic kiss, cuz romantic kisses are gross and cooties)

gwen and elyan were sitting in an alcove right next to them and heard the whole thing (and still tease him relentlessly about it)

gaius: it seems sir gwaine has been turned into a frog

elyan: heh hey leon why dont you give him the true loves kiss hmm

leon: i-

gwen: oh stop bullying the poor guy, elyan

leon: thank you guinevere-

gwen: it would have to be a platonic true loves kiss remember? sir leon wouldnt want to get cooties after all

leon: i hate you

leon is also pretty good at frog hunting (though not as good as gwen). he often times teamed up with elyan to get half as many frogs as gwen did. hes fallen off cliffs and basicaly died on numerous occassions while on the frog adventures, and gwen swears his heart stopped one too many times during those occassions (they eventually grew desensitised when leon would momentarily die then come back to life, often times playing a game of ‘who can find the coolest looking leaf’ while they wait for leon to rise from the dead once again)

leon is somewhat sad his friends dont seem to be concerned when he dies and comes back (ofc they are, its just that ignoring it out instead of thinking of you actually dying hurts bro), but atleast sometimes he gets to keep the coolest leaf they find as a “thanks for not dying“ gift, so hes content

elyan eats the frogs.

just fucking swallows those little slimy things whole. almost dies every time, but his 10 year old self swears it was worth it (and so does his older, knightly self, thank you very much). hes learned from leon to spit at god in the face and cheat death! (leon: elyan no- // gwen: ELYAN YES)

sometime after gwen became morganas maid, morgana started joining them to skip out on dinners with uther. elyan is quick to object since 1. shes a noble (“leon doesnt count cuz, yknow; hes leon” “hey!”) and 2. shes a girl (“gwen also doesnt count cuz shes *gags* gwen” “i will stab you, lil man”)

his objections are very quickly pushed aside when he sees morgana almost eat a bright red (and incredibly poisonous) frog like it was an apple to prove her superiority to him. (it worked, and he is forever in awe, and wants to actually see morgana eat said frog but gwen and leon were so terrified of accidentally killing the kings ward and getting beheaded that maybe, just maybe, he’d keep it to himself)

morganas a PRO at frog hunting. maybe it comes from her training with arthur and the knights (“but im literally a knight” “shut up leon let me have my moment”), or maybe its cuz shes just good at everything she does, but shes GOOD good.

when they get into pairs to play games (yes they do other things too, sometimes the frogs are just too boring) morgana and gwen would pair up and basically always win so they made a rule to not let those two pair up.

it was a tie at first cuz obviously they only have four people so itd be 2 against 2. the dealbreaker was arthur who chose leon and elyans side purely to dwindle morganas chances to spend time with her crush (“you spend time with her every day! whats some game pairing gonna do?” “im in love with her arthur! we need chemistry! bonding! teaming up and beating up whiny little idiots like you!” “whaT DID YOU JUST CALL ME-“)

arthur joined in once.... emphasis is once. elyan kept giving him dirty looks cuz hes the bloody prince and thus a major arse and at one point convinced him to eat a poisonous worm to prove his manliness (“elyan why would you attempt to assassinate the prince?!” “it was FUNNY OKAY-“), and wouldve died if it werent for the fact they were close enough to gaius’ chambers to be able to revive him.

he was basically banned from going with them ever again (“see this is why we dont go to gaius when leon dies!” “shut up and help me find a cool leaf, elyan”)

random detail: the buckets they’d use are faded green (morgana supplied with the dye- they used to be buckets with metal frog eyes and legs molded onto them (curtesy of our favourite blacksmith children of course).

they stopped going frog hunting as they got older and thus gained more responsibilities, but there were occassions where they’d go.

one of which being elyan running away. on that same night, leon downright ran to gwens house as soon as he heard (and was finished with his duties), frog buckets in his hands. on the outside it did look pretty weird cuz why is a knight of camelot carrying some tiny frog buckets, but leon doesnt care. gwen needed cheering up cuz his brother was a lil shit and hes supplying it. (“dont you have patrol today?” “its in the knights code to be loyal, gwen. im showing my loyalty to you by dragging you froghunting to cheer you up!” “...isnt it also in the knights code to be honest? how did you get out of patrol?” “....um.”)

another occassion was when arthur became crown prince (more specifically after the whole tristan du bois incident) and was basically dragged a crossbow-point to go frog hunting with them (‘them’ being leon and morgana, cuz apparently gwen and merlin had some business to attend to (much to both morgana and arthurs dismay).

sometimes, when the world feels like its caving in on them, leon and gwen like to go frog hunting together. they’d reminisce about the time morgana beat up a badger to defend gwens honor, or the time arthur (who sneaked out with them that one other time) accidentally kebab’d three different toads, or that time elyan wore gwens dress to prove it wasnt that hard to run in dresses (it was. he failed miserably and sprained his ankle)

or they’d just sit by a stream where leon died once, and mourn the members of their little group and what fate brought them.

[rohanrider3]

Brace Yourselves, I have THOUGHTS on this guy

Okay so I just watched Wizards (Tales of Arcadia) and I, along with many other folks, adore one (1) wizard in particular--Hisirdoux Casperan, better known as Douxie. I’m sure you’ve seen the art, the posts, and, well, the internet lately.

BUT HERE’S THE THING. One of the (many) reasons I love this guy. He’s not what one typically gets in a main character, AND he’s very different than other protagonists we’ve met in Arcadia. 

TLDR: Protective, kind-as-summer, ultimate “good older brother vibes” wizard who simultaneously 1) doesn’t think much of himself, 2) tries his hardest, and 3) is actually SUPER FREAKING POWERFUL is unique and I love him for all those reasons and more!! (Details (and spoilers) below the cut)

1: He’s young, yes, but he’s extremely experienced. He looks 19, but is 919. As the first episode shows, he’s been doing his best to live a good life and master magic for NINE CENTURIES. All the while looking like a kid! Douxie lived through the fall of Camelot, has seen technology blossom and evolve, AND has seen countless people come and go, all the while completely on his own except for Archie.

2: He’s extremely humble. He’s apparently been working odd jobs FOR ALMOST A MILENNIUM--so he can work from the shadows to protect people from terrors they don’t even know about--and works hard AT ALL OF IT. Menial jobs AND demon-fighting. First episode, he clearly WANTS to use magic to clean up the cafe (and as a former customer service worker I would have sold my wisdom teeth for magic, LET ALONE magic clean-up help!) but he refrains from doing so, because he really took Merlin’s advice to heart.

(Side note: IMO, Merlin’s an ASS. But the advice he gives in the beginning of “Wizards”--along the lines of “Relying on magic alone isn’t enough, first you have to master how to live well and THEN you can master magic, hard work is extremely important and not to be skipped”--is good. AND DOUXIE STICKS WITH IT FOR OVER 900 YEARS. OF HIS OWN VOLITION. Merlin’s in a tomb, he hasn’t been glaring over Douxie’s shoulder all this time!) Which brings me to-

3) Douxie, although a hard worker, sincerely good guy, and all around badass wizard, doubts himself a LOT (thanks Merlin’s endless snarking and yelling.) BUT, instead of always fighting/planning to get Merlin to approve of him, Douxie instead focuses on doing the right thing. But it isn’t easy and Merlin’s dismissal of him/his ideas/Merlin’s constant disparaging put-downs hurts him. But he doesn’t let it stop him.

4) Douxie CARES. A LOT. He’s patient, kind, eager to help, works hard, and has protected humanity from horrors it didn’t even know about for CENTURIES. While he was still an apprentice, with no master, and no other magic users (that we’ve really seen) that could teach him more about his own magic or how to use it. The hedge wizards are cool, but we don’t get to see much of them and it looks like they’re more of a side society in Arcadia than something Douxie’s strictly a part of.

5) Douxie protects whoever he can whenever he can. To him, all life is precious, and he gives off major “is anyone else protecting this person or trying to make things better okay cool cool cool, I’m gonna try to do that as much as I can for as many as I can right now!” attitude. Which gives off major older sibling vibes to me. 

(To emphasize, he cares about EVERYONE. He’s distraught at the thought of Arthur’s death, HE’S the one who uses his magic to remind--not enchant, REMIND--Arthur and Morgana of their old love of the forest and of Gwen (apparently the glue that held their trio together) and how, each in their own way, they miss her and still love each other. HE’S the one who’s constantly checking the time continuum, and keeps trying to tell Merlin that it doesn’t have to be Arthur vs. Morgana. But Merlin outright pushes him aside/ignores him, and events take their course. Interesting note: Right during the big fight scene in the past with Arthur vs. Morgana, just before Arthur cuts off Morgana’s hand with Excaliber and she falls to her death, you’ll notice the time continuum is blue. Which means it’s fine. The future is good. Douxie could go back to his future no problem. BUT WHEN HE SEES MORGANA’S DEAD FORM as part of the repaired timeline, HE SHOUTS AND RUNS TOWARD THEM TO TRY AND STOP IT. Morgana being DEAD didn’t mess up the timeline. Excaliber being broken did. But Douxie was still trying to save Morgana AND Arthur, and only the blast of magic from their fight knocked him back. And he still grieves her death as one of the parts of his failure, even while Merlin pushes him aside and focuses on Arthur and Excaliber in the aftermath of the battle.

6) Does anyone else think Douxie has a major guilt complex/super messed up self esteem? Because Douxie tearfully shouting “I’m so sorry! This is all my fault!” to Merlin, AS DOUXIE’S OWN LIFE IS IN DANGER AFTER HE TRIED TO SAVE HIS FRIENDS and keep the Arcane Order from destroying the world...that hit hard. His life is on the line and (most likely) his last words are a plea for forgiveness to the Master that routinely dismissed him as an incompetent idiot and was more than happy to leave teenagers (!TEENAGERS!) who’d fought and risked everything to protect the world to die horribly at the hands of his enemies. Douxie--caring, kind-hearted, I-get-my-ass-rountinely-handed-to-me-but-always-get-up-again DOUXIE was the one who ran back to get Jim and Claire. Not Merlin. Merlin was *this close* to leaving to protect Nari for the greater good, and only reconsidered because Douxie had thrown himself into the fray (and despite his best efforts got thrown hard into a rock wall by The Green Knight. And then volleyball spiked into the (equally hard rock) floor and crushed by MindControlledTrollJim.

7) Douxie DOES NOT GIVE UP. Merlin writes Jim’s injuries off as hopeless and him as a lost cause, but Douxie relentlessly tries to figure out ways to fix things. Arthur and Morgana’s relationship, Jim’s injury/worsening curse, all the scenarios where they (it looks like) have to choose between saving their friends AND the world. He doesn’t just shrug and write off losses the way Merlin does. Douxie keeps throwing himself at problems and putting himself at risk to solve them.

8) He’s honest. (Certain Lad of Fortune bowl games aside ;) ) Merlin only told Jim the problem with the wound and left it at that. Douxie makes sure that Claire knows the reality of the situation and promises he’ll find a way to fix it. He knows their situation isn’t ideal, but he refuses to just shrug and leave things as they are. He’s more than willing to throw himself wholeheartedly into finding a way to fix things and refuses to let defeat stop him. Which leads me to, finally--

9) Douxie willingly, without flinching or making a big deal about it, walks into the jaws of death for his friends and the world. For Pete’s sake, he does it with a SMILE. He KNOWS getting his friends back is a long shot. He KNOWS the Arcane Order cannot get Nari AND the Seals, or else the world is doomed--AND he could easily have chosen to go on the run, with the Seals, for the rest of his life. His friends would have died (or worse), Nari would have been trapped with the Order for the rest of time, but the world (and Douxie) would have been safe. Why? The Order doesn’t know he has the seals. Merlin said they could be FOUND if his staff was destroyed, he didn’t say they were STORED there. (And yeah, I wanted Douxie to trick the Order with fake Seals too, but after some thought I’d argue that they’re ancient and powerful enough where they probably wouldn’t have been fooled by or chased after a fake.) Also, going on the run with inanimate objects your hunters don’t know you have and having the kind of magic Douxie does--he could have had a niiiiiice life. Maybe a little mobile, but arguably MUCH easier than constantly making sure a small forest spirit doesn’t get snatched up by her angry brethren. In any case--

Douxie’s plan included--and even hinged on--his willingness to die buying his friends and Nari time to escape. He BUILT IT INTO HIS PLAN. And that bravery, courage, and matter of fact heroism--along with that defiant smirk he gives the Order when they threaten to kill him--is why I love this guy so much. 

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a gift for @isamijoo​ as part of the Wheel of Drarry Mini Exchange🥰💞thank you to @curlyy-hair-dont-care​ for the beta!

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Not All Heroes Wear Capes, But Mine Sure Does

Draco Malfoy, Editor in Chief of Witch Weekly Magazine, eyes his watch and then the stack of paperwork on his desk. He knows he should stay and get through at least half the pile before lunch, but there is also a photoshoot going on in Studio B right this very second that he wouldn’t mind overseeing. Only because the photoshoot is such an important project for the magazine. Not because of the presence of a certain someone at said photoshoot, not at all.

I’m the Editor in Chief of the damn magazine and I can go wherever I like, he decides. He nods his head as if confirming his own thoughts and exits his office to head towards the studio.

Draco had begun working at the offices of Witch Weekly soon after he finished his community service sentence. Starting as a lowly clerk, his ability to charm and enamour as needed, had him slowly but surely climbing the ranks.

Now, at twenty-five, Draco is the youngest Editor in Chief in the history of Witch Weekly. Soon after his promotion, he had recruited Pansy as a columnist and Blaise as a photographer, both of whom are involved in today’s shoot.

And what a shoot it is, Draco thinks with more than a little satisfaction. Featuring the Golden Trio, the rest of the Weasley clan minus Percy who was “just too busy to make it”, Seamus Finnegan, Dean Thomas, Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, the Patil twins, and Lavender Brown, it’s going to be printed as a special edition with all proceeds going to the War Orphan’s Trust. Incidentally, it’s also one of the most— if not the most— star-studded spread in the magazine’s history. Blaise will photograph all the volunteers in various costumes and get-ups, while Pansy will interview them on the side.

When the idea was first proposed, Draco had been sceptical. While the others were less recalcitrant, Potter was well-known for his dislike of modelling of any kind. He hated being in front of a camera, and everybody in the press corps knew it. Without Potter, the venture wouldn’t necessarily fail, but it would definitely not generate as much profit. Draco had meant to ask formally, perhaps through an official letter bearing the magazine’s seal. Instead, he found himself asking Potter at the weekly inter-house pub night, a tradition started in eighth year that— inexplicably— continued well past Hogwarts. Surprisingly, Potter had agreed with minimal fuss. He wasn’t happy about it, but he had agreed nonetheless.

Reaching the studio door, Draco takes a moment to brush non-existent dirt off his suit jacket and straighten his already straight tie, before pushing open the door. There are a fair amount of people milling around, talking and laughing. He can see Weasley, Finnegan and Thomas near the refreshments table. Charlie Weasley is talking animatedly with Luna while Longbottom listens with a bemused expression. Ginerva and George are slowly turning singular strands of Hermione’s hair purple as she talks passionately with Lavender. The Patil twins are having their makeup done, and Bill Weasley is being interviewed by Pansy.

Draco takes all this in with a cursory glance, his attention instantly drawn towards the man currently posing for the camera, like a compass finding true north.

Harry Potter stands in front of the camera, wearing a gladiator’s skirt cinched with a belt adorned with a golden lion, a red cape adorning his broad shoulders. A sheathed sword hangs at his waist. On his feet are black leather sandals, the straps of which rope around his muscular calves. Without his trademark glasses, his eyes look impossibly brighter. His bronze skin practically gleams under the lights. Presumably, someone had applied oil on him at some point. Draco hastily pushes away all thoughts of hands and oil and Potter out of his mind. Potter’s hair looks artfully tousled instead of its usual mess— a near-miraculous feat if you ask Draco. He makes a mental note to jot down the name of the hair stylist for future photoshoots. The thought is there and then gone because just then, Potter draws the sword hanging at his waist, and Merlin and Morgana, Draco was not prepared to see Harry bloody Potter looking like a hero out of a Greek legend.

Draco lets out an involuntary whimper.

“Hello, Draco.”

Draco quickly snaps his gaze away from Potter to find Hermione looking at him with an amused expression. The purple streaks are gone from her hair— she’d probably known what Ginerva and George were up to the whole time. Meanwhile, Draco had been so busy ogling Potter, he hadn’t even seen Hermione approach him. He flushes faintly and attempts to sound like the Editor in Chief of a major publication rather than what he actually feels like— a schoolboy with a pash. “Hello, Hermione. I hope everything is going smoothly?”

Hermione grins. “Yes, it’s all been rather fun actually. Reminds me a bit of Sunday lunch at the Burrow, what with so many people around.”

“Good, that’s good to hear,” Draco says distractedly, attention already straying back to Potter.

“Harry’s looking rather good, isn’t he?” Hermione asks nonchalantly, following Draco’s gaze.

“What? Oh, yes, yes of course. Now that you mention it, he is. That is, I mean, the stylists did a brilliant job. Especially with his hair, it usually looks like a bird's nest,” Draco lets out a strained chuckle, his cheeks burning. He never should have come down here. Merlin.

Hermione presses her lips together, her eyes bright with amusement. “You should tell him that yourself, he’ll like it,” she gestures behind Draco.

Draco turns, and sure enough, Potter’s coming off the set towards them. He doesn’t even stop to change into regular clothes, for fucks sake. How is one supposed to hold a conversation with him looking like that?

“I’ll leave you two to it then, got some catching up to do with Parvati,” Hermione says, grinning wickedly. Before Draco can say another word, she’s already gone.

Cursing internally, he turns to face Potter, determined to keep his attention on Potter’s face and his face only. Not that that’s not distracting enough. Pushing the unhelpful thought away, Draco opens his mouth to greet Potter. What comes out is, “That’s quite a get-up you’ve got going on.”

Oh joy, already off to an excellent start. Draco cringes internally but forces himself to smile in what he hopes is a pleasant manner.

Potter laughs sheepishly. “Yeah, I do feel pretty ridiculous in all this. They’ve even strapped a bloody sword on me. I barely know how to handle it.”

“Looked like you were doing alright, actually,” Draco says before his mind can catch up with his mouth.

“Oh, er, thanks Draco,” Potter smiles bashfully, bringing his hand up to ruffle his hair. Draco’s eyes helplessly follow the flex of his bicep.

Snapping back to attention, he grasps for something other than Potter’s sword-wielding skills to talk about.

"I have to say though, I was quite surprised when you agreed to this. It's no secret you dislike photoshoots immensely," is what he lands on. It’s something he’s been wondering about and he wouldn’t mind knowing what made Potter agree to do this.

“Yeah, I don’t much like being treated as if I’m some celebrity and I’ve never been good in front of a camera. I would have said no but well…” he trails off, looking at Draco intently. “You’re the one who asked, so,” Potter shrugs as if that clears everything up.

Draco blinks. In a dazzling display of eloquence, he says, "What?"

Potter flushes, but he looks determined. "I agreed to do this because I know this photoshoot is important to you. Not just this shoot, the magazine as a whole. I know that you’ve worked hard to make it into something much more than just another gossip rag. So, um, you know, I did it for you,” he rubs the back of his neck, his face flushed crimson. “It also helps that it’s for charity,” he adds, chuckling awkwardly.

Draco gapes. “But...why?” he manages, bewildered.

“Draco,” Potter huffs. “Because I care about you. As in, I have feelings for you. I thought you would have guessed by now, it’s not like I’m great at subtlety. Pretty much everyone else knows,” he smiles nervously.

 Oh. Oh.  

“You have feelings for— wait, everyone knows?” Draco demands. “And no one thought to tell me?” He hates his friends, really truly despises them all.

Potter’s eyes crinkle with the force of his smile. “Wait so, what are you saying?”

Draco rolls his eyes, attempting to sound cool and collected even though he feels practically giddy. “I’m saying, Potter, that I have had “feelings for you” as you put it, for an embarrassingly long time. And everyone knows,” he says, cheeks pinking. “Well, everyone except you, apparently,” he amends.

Potter laughs delightedly. “To be fair, you didn’t catch on to my feelings for you either.”

“We’re rather ridiculous, aren’t we?” Draco says, laughing ruefully.

“Well, we’re both in the know now, so how about we go for a celebratory dinner?” Potter asks, eyes bright.

“Good idea,” Draco says, attempting— and failing— to keep a straight face.

“Potter!” Pansy’s voice cuts across the room.

“Time for your interview it seems,” Draco says.

“Yeah, although I do have some questions for her myself,” Potter says, squinting at Pansy.

“Oh, I will absolutely be having words with her. And Hermione,” Draco huffs.

Potter smiles at him, and it’s such a wide, unrestrained thing, Draco’s heart misses a beat. “I’ll see you after, then?” he asks.

Draco nods, smile softening. “Pick me up at seven, you already know the address.”

Potter flashes him one last smile before walking towards Pansy’s corner.

Draco watches him go with what is most definitely a besotted smile on his face before turning around to leave. His steps falter when he sees all of their friends staring at him, expressions torn between unbridled glee and despair. He frowns— until he catches sight of Ron glumly handing over a handful of Galleons to a triumphant George.

“You absolute pillocks, did you place bets on Harry and me?” he asks in disbelief.

“It’s a lucrative business,” George winks.

“Sorry Draco,” Lavender says, not looking sorry at all as she pockets the coins Padma grudgingly hands her.

“I hate you all,” Draco informs them cheerfully as he heads towards the hallway, professionalism be damned. He hears them laughing as he steps into the hallway, but he’s too elated to be properly pissed off at their machinations. He’ll get back at all of them soon enough, but for now he has a stack of paperwork to finish— he can’t be late for his date after all.

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[notcorrect-persona5]

Ryuji for that character thing! If you haven't had him already

Ryuji!! I already know this is gonna be a long one.

Favorite thing about them

He has one of the biggest, kindest hearts in the Persona universe. Once he found out why Makoto was blackmailing them, he forgave her almost immediately. Despite not having a lot himself, he spends money feeding Yusuke (which I will talk about in my headcanons). He tries to befriend and include Mishima because he knows he doesn’t have any friends. He is always hyping up and complimenting the other phantom thieves (have you heard his dancing lines?)

Least favorite thing about them

I don’t like the number of times he is written OOC in the game, particularly when it comes to pervertedness. Before I go on, this isn’t me ignoring his flaws. Character flaws are extremely important. Without them, a character is no longer interesting or even likable. One of my favorite persona characters is Yosuke who doesn’t exactly have the cleanest mind, so I’m not saying Ryuji isn’t perverted because I don’t like it. I’m saying it because I honestly don’t think he is.

Yes, Ryuji likes girls, but he isn’t gross about it. The only times I can recall this behavior is in two anime cutscenes towards Ann for comedic relief (side note: he didn’t realize what the maid service actually was. He genuinely thought they were just ordering a cute maid to do housework). Ryuji has so much respect for Ann, and he knows what she’s been through. He would never ever do anything like that- no matter how close they are.

I think what happened is the writers didn’t write a character who could make those kinds of jokes (except maybe Ren who is a silent protagonist), so when they wanted to make one of those jokes they chose Ryuji because he’s “the best option.” Morgana is lowkey a feminist, and, you know, a cat, so it would be a little weird coming from him. And then there’s Yusuke who lectured two girls for asking to hangout. ATLUS knows how to write a “likable pervert.” We’ve seen it with Yosuke. They could have given this trait to Ryuji, and I would have been fine with it. The problem is, they didn’t, making those scenes awkward and uncomfortable.

Favorite line

“I can’t think and flex at the same time.”

brOTP

Ren Ren!! Based on his dialogue options to characters like Ann and Sumire, I think Ren finds the super cheerful and energetic personality a little overwhelming, yet Ryuji, who is the loudest and brightest sunshine child out there, doesn’t bother him, and if that’s not the sweetest thing-

OTP

RyuAnn is so cute. Normally I don’t like shipping characters who are just best friends, but I love them together.

nOTP

I don’t really have one. He’s kind of shippable with everyone. Like any ship I see with him I’m like “I don’t think it, but I can see it.”

Random headcanon

He buys Yusuke food and tries to keep Jagariko on him. A lot of the time when Yusuke talks about being hungry or not having money for food Ryuji offers to take him out to eat or pay. In a manga, he said he didn’t have any Jagariko on him implying he usually does.

This is a popular one, but I think he dyed his hair blond back in middle school when ann was considering dying her hair black. It doesn’t make sense for him to dye it as a way to embrace his new reputation as a delinquent. He hates that reputation so much. Yes, he accepted it, but I don’t think he wants to add any unnecessary fuel to the fire.

He and Yusuke are roommates in college!

Shiho, Ann, and Ryuji were a trio in middle school.

He has insomnia. There are so many times throughout the game when he mentions not sleeping for literal days.

There’s very little that Ryuji does that annoys Ren; however, I know Ryuji has taken Ren’s glasses off his face and put them on himself. It’s such a Ryuji thing to do.

The girl at the convenience store who gave the chocolate to Ryuji on Valentine’s Day? It wasn’t pity chocolate, and they date sometime during third year or after high school.

This is also a popular one, but I think the reason why he isn’t a very good dancer in Dancing is because of his leg injury. He usually does very basic dance moves with his feet, and his dances focus more on his hands.

He sees Mishima sitting alone at lunch their third year of high school, and forces him to sit with them.

Unpopular opinion

His whole “fame thing” wasn’t that bad. While I don’t think it’s a good mindset to have, he never did or said anything harmful as a result of it. He was just annoying. Ryuji has extremely low self-esteem. He has been beaten down his entire life, physically and emotionally. The only thing he thought he was good at was track, and that didn’t turn out well for him. Finally, he’s doing something incredible, but nobody knows about it. He’s proud of his work as a phantom thief, and he wants to tell people. He also wants people to recognize how awesome he is and give him some sort of validation. He doesn’t feel loved, and he thinks it’s his fault. Now he has something that he knows would make others like him. I don’t understand why he gets so much crap for it when in-game he recognized his that behavior was wrong, why it was wrong, apologized, and said he would work to be a better person.

Song I associate with them

Travel Song from Shrek The Musical lol. It’s literally the Hawaii trip. Shrek is Ann, and Ryuji is Donkey.

Favorite picture of him

Also this portrait. His smile makes me want to smile

[malereader-inserts]

broken crown | v.

“You’re inherited some of his traits,” Harry mentions from the armchair, “I mean you like to spew out wisdom at random times or mumble some incoherent words that are definitely not English or Latin, you’ve got his rage, his passion, his wonder and skill.”

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A/n: Truth be told, idk if this make sense but I hope it does

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Remus was alone in the house, after mere hours of the wedding ended, he and Tonks got into an argument, about the child she was carrying. He was alone again, in his home. Tonks decided to stay with her dad and mum whilst she cooled off - Sirius came crashing with them as well, wondering how well his cousin was doing.

Remus creeks the door open to your room, it was spotless and probably the first time he had seen it so clean. Your room felt cold, despite the summer sun shining through the windows, lighting up your Gryffindor banners and such. He looks at your bookshelves, the rows of books you had written neatly on its spine. 

Year One: September - December.

The first one in the row, in the eighteen notebooks of your years. One to six, of course, there were other notebooks stood up with them, when Remus looks he didn’t understand it as it was either advance Latin or runes he could not decipher. When you had moved into his home, you had also brought yourself a chest, Remus didn’t questioned it, but whenever he had come into your room - the chest seemed to be locked.

He’ll admit, there’s time curiosity had gotten the best of him and he’s tried to unlock it. But, it wouldn’t budge. Remus sits on your bed, looking around the room, even with your Gryffindor banners and such, your room was full of pictures. You seem to dedicate a wall for them, many of the pictures were with you and the trio as you grow up, some was with your mother, and others with him. 

Remus felt alone.

“Leave-!”

Harry had screamed at Remus, who had unexpectedly turned up at their hideout, explaining his situation. Remus could not see you in the kitchen with the three, unknown to him that you were sitting on the stairs listening to him. You grit your teeth as you wanted to explode, it hadn’t been a day yet and he was already here.

You scoffed as you hear his story, your father abandoning Tonks because she is with a child - he fears that he had passed down his gene, and yet there was you. You adored Tonks, you found her charming and had a fiery personality, she was a great addition to the family. You hear Remus leaving the kitchen, about to go down the hallway when he stops to hear your voice.

“What am I to you?” 

Remus turns around, sharply, he had hoped that you hadn’t heard his conversation with Harry. But, unfortunately, you did. There were a few things Remus had feared, one the full moon, and secondly, the hatred within your eyes. It wasn’t quite a hatred, perhaps it was offence, disappointment.

“Is that why you ran away from mum and me?” You steamed, refraining yourself from standing up and towering over him, “We could have been a happy family, you could have been-”

You stopped, lip quivering as your hands shook with rage. Those times as a child when you craved for your father was because he was too much of a coward. Your dad was practically a stranger to you at the age of nine, the age when he found the courage to meet you - not through the letters or the pictures.

“I was trying to protect you from me...” 

“NINE YEARS DAD,” You shouted, your best friend cringing how your voice broke with anger, “I never have shown signs of me being a werewolf, so why should this child have them? What are you going to do - be a coward?” 

And that stung, Remus’ shoulders deflated, as if Harry hadn’t convinced him enough to go back to Tonks, you were doing one hell of a job and stabbing whilst at it. 

“Are you going to run away forever? Come back nine years after to greet this child, that poor child doesn’t deserve that!” You exclaimed, “What if this is the end? What if we die and that child doesn’t get to have a dad, a brother? All because you were too afraid to show your face.”

You had roared, standing up as Remus took a step back, he hadn’t known you could produce such wrath and how it was terrifying to be around. Your eyes burned, and not with a fiery passion, it burns dark with a burning hatred of the moment. 

“Go-”

“(Y/n), please-”

“Come back to me when you’re a man,” You seethed, taking a step down the stairs towards him, he steps back again, wanting to keep a distance from you, “Come back to me when I see my father again, until then, I’ll be waiting on the other side.”

Remus looks at you, fury and rage had not dispersed as you threaten to take another step. Knowing not to push you over the edge, he makes a run out of the house, apparenting away. 

“(Y/n)?” Hermione softly says, noticing you had made your father run, “Please calm down...”

You took a deep breath, sitting back down on the stairs. Your hands flying to support your head. She sat down next to you, her hand on your back, rubbing it soothingly as you hold back a sob.

“It’ll be alright, (Y/n),” Hermione soothes, “He’ll turn around and go back to Tonks.”

“I feel like I was too harsh,” You responded, looking at her, defeated, “That was my dad, I shouldn’t have talked to him like that-”

“He’ll understand.”

It had been a few days camping in the home of the Blacks. Kreature had summoned Mundugus Fletcher and that’s when you and the group had devised a plan to get the necklace from Umbridge. It’ll take a month before everyone could set out, so there were many nights and days where you would be sitting around and talk. Anything and everything.

“I never asked,” Hermione spoke out from the piano bench, looking at you who was on the floor, looking up at the ceiling blankly, “(Y/n), what did you get in your OWL’s?”

“Yeah,” Ron hummed in agreement, “You should have gotten good grades since you’re Merlin.”

You raised an eyebrow, “I got an O in DADA, Transfiguration, Charms, Ancient Runes and Potions - which is surprising because I was horrible at potions and Snape hated me. Pretty sure I scrape that grade, then again, if Snape hated me that much he would have graded me lower so I didn’t have to go to his NEWT lessons.”

The group chuckled remembering how you would start getting on Snape’s nerves and always struggled with memorising the ingredients. 

“I got E in Herbology, Care of Magical Creatures, Astronomy. And then A in History of Magic,” You shrugged your shoulders, “In all honesty, average, why?”

Hermione shrugged her shoulders as you sat up, “I was curious, since you’re, you know, you?”

“Merlin was extraordinary in charms, that’s why they call him-”

“Prince of Enchantments,” Hermione nodded, smiling, almost excitedly, “I read that somewhere...”

She blushed as Ron stares lovingly at her, you shared a look with Harry before looking at Hermione with a grin your face.

“That’s correct, Merlin seems to be a peacemaker, but I don’t doubt for a minute that Merlin was poor in offence magic - he was at Arthur’s side for a reason. I just often wonder why me?”

“You’re inherited some of his traits,” Harry mentions from the armchair, “I mean you like to spew out wisdom at random times or mumble some incoherent words that are definitely not English or Latin, you’ve got his rage, his passion, his wonder and skill.”

“His rage?” You tilted your head in questioning.

“Yeah,” Ron draws you attention, “You have two types of anger, your normal state and a state where you have such threatening aura, it seems like the powers of your ancestors are with you, like invisible shadows defend you sort of thing, we call it Merlin rage.”

“Huh,” You mumbled, “I never noticed.”

“You always get caught up that’s why,” Ron continues, “Like what Harry says, you also get caught up that you start speaking words we don’t know what you’re saying.”

“Force of habit,” You shrugged your shoulders, “I guess.”

“You’re powerful,” Hermione murmurs as you looked at her, your shoulders deflated, “You were ahead of everyone in school, it’s a wonder how you got average grades.”

“I was caught up like you said, I got bored with that stuff I wanted to know more about Merlin. His spells, his notes, years worth of his adventures with Arthur and his battles with Morgana. I practised day in and day out of his spells, they are complicated and every day, I get frustrated. That he’s bestowed this purpose on me, his powers on me. I spent more time in Dumbledore’s office trying to harness it, trying to control it. I have managed to do a fraction of it - by my age, Merlin was extraordinary and I am not-”

“Yes, you are,” Harry cuts you off, as you snapped your head towards him, “You are extraordinary, you just don’t see it.”

You sighed, of course, they see you as some extraordinary figure. How can you lead an example when you can barely control what has been gifted - it would be selfish of you if you hadn’t gotten this glorious gift, but you never asked for it.

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[oncefutureemrys]

top 5 relationships in merlin? platonic, romantic whatever :D

Ahh I didn’t expect anyone to ask me anything, so thank you so much for the ask!!

And I love your question! Top five is hard because there are so many good relationships in the show so there’s a lot to pick from! But, I’ll try to pick a top five out of all of the relationships!

Warning: for me being dumb and weird 

Introducing: OnceFutureEmrys’s Top Five Relationships in Merlin!

Starting with number five...

5. Gwen & Morgana

It hurts my heart that I am putting them 5th, but it’s only 5th out of so many iconic duos and trios! These two are so soft and lovely in seasons 1 and 2 it makes my gay heart sing! They are so precious I honestly love them together! And when Morgana betrays them and joins the dark side as in she starts smirking all of the time, their dynamic is so incredible! I love the best friends/lovers to enemies trope because there is so much angst and past and hurt and its SO SPICY. The reason they are low on the list is because there isn’t enough of them! I just want MORE OF THEM. 

Anyway, moving onto number four...

4. Gwen and Merlin

These two, especially in season 1, make me want to flail around with how cute they are! THEY ARE SO ADORABLE! It honestly kills me sometimes. And even in later seasons, they are still such a wholesome duo which I think every show needs. The reason their fourth is AGAIN because we didn’t get enough screen time with them! Both of their characters deserved SO MUCH BETTER.

Onto number three...

3. Gwaine and Merlin

Gwaine and Merlin are such an iconic duo. I’m not sure they even have brain cells. I love how Gwaine is Merlin’s man first and foremost before Arthur because I am a sucker for Merlin getting the love that he deserves! The scene with the fire (where everyone in this show has deep conversations at seriously. whenever you see a campfire and two characters sitting near it, you know some deep shit is about to be talked about). But Gwaine basically pledging to be Merlin’s best friend and then in season 4 when Gwaine comes to check up on Merlin ITS SO CUTE! These two are everything. They would be more up my list except of the debacle in season 5 where everyone apparently forgot they were friends with Merlin for some reason and just... never stood up for him. 

Number two...

2. Lancelot & Merlin

Yes, these two are the best friends that everyone needs! Who will stick by you no matter what and will literally sacrifice everything for you. Honestly, these two are absolute sweethearts who DESERVE THE WORLD. Lancelot deserved so much better than what he got. And the friend that Merlin has that he actually got to talk to because he actually knew about the magic! Like they were so incredible, especially with Lancelot always hyping up Merlin and telling him about how he actually deserved shit. If he was in season 5, no way in hell he’s letting anyone treat Merlin with disrespect. Anyway, BFF goals with people who deserved better. 

Before we get to the last one, here are some HONORABLE MENTIONS (in no particular order)

Morgana & Arthur + Gwen & Elyan (because I need the sibling duos)

Gaius & Merlin (because I need the father son duos)

Daegal & Merlin (because I needed more of Daegal and he did not deserve to die)

And now, for the moment no one wanted or cared about, the best pairing from the BBC Merlin is...

GWAINE AND HIS APPLE!

I mean what can I say really? They’re just--

Alright alright clearly that’s not the best pairing (or is it?) it’s (in my opinion of course):

1. Merlin & Arthur

I don’t think anyone saw this coming whatsoever. But to be fair, as @lit-beyond-measure said, the first time you watch the show, they really are the default ship haha. Honestly, they are the reason I started watching the show. I saw a funny video on them (it was the Merlin and Arthur being a comedic duo one) and I knew I had to watch the show. Honestly, I went in expecting the gay, and while there is so much gay, I think I ship them more in fanfiction than in the actual show. Like they have great chemistry and I love them, but I think that they are really toxic when you think about it. (Not because Arthur doesn’t love him or anything, more because their entire relationship is based on lies and Merlin constantly feels like he will DIE if he lets himself be who he is around Arthur). So I think I ship them more in fanfiction where everything works out then in canon. But these two have such a place in my heart and I literally love these dumbass children with all of my heart!

Thanks again for asking me! This was super long and I am so sorry about that. I am rereading this and I am realizing how dumb this entire thing is so uhhh I guess you’re stuck with this now. I don’t think this is what you wanted at all, but oh well haha. I had fun writing it even if it was very stupid.

[purplerose244]

Rewatching Trollhunters season 3 while waiting for Wizards 😍

Here we go, last season... not sure if I'm ready to rewatch this 😱

Thinking about it, so much needs to happen here! How did they put everything within 13 episodes without making it look rushed?? This show is WOW

After this thinking that Blinky apparently is not with Jim in Wizards and is probably worried sick breaks my Trollhunters shaped heart 😭😭

Bless Anton Yelchin for his phenomenal work on this show

I love the way they handled the change between his voice and Emile Hirsch in the episode with the Gravesand. I ADORE when a change of voice actor is handled in a smart, thoughtful way 👌

Bad Coffee is one amazing episode, it hit me as a filler at first, then slowly became just another meaningful character development point. A very big one, between Steve and Coach Lawrence's bond, Mrs. Janeth viewpoint about teaching (I think her confidence got better, another reason why I believe she took position with Senor Uhl in the Krel vs Seamus situation in 3Below), Strickler still loving Barbara. Like, secondary characters get such a development it's magic 💪💪

Okay, this

I didn't notice at first 😂 A fanfiction would be great to show the moment Steve gave it to him. Did he craft it himself? That would be even better! 💕

Reason number 138 why I can't wait to see Morgana again in Wizards: Morgana possessing Claire is kind of hilarious really, I wanna see how she is... or she was? Still not exactly sure how it will play out 🤔

Also she seems so proud of her "I have many names" 😂

Forgot to mention NotEnrique, freaking, he's got such a development since the beginning and he is so lovable!!! 💚💚💚

The parents finding out and being supportive, absolutely amazing. I genuinely can't name another show with something like this, it's usually all about staying in the dark until the very end. Barbara is an MVP in this episode, and in general 💪💪

Also I appreciate how much is evident that Jim did train a lot, like he never could have done some of the moves he is pulling this season, and sometimes he is even without amulet. Proud 😍

I'M AM

NOT OKAY 😭😭😭

And after seeing him die again I am on such a high level of not ready to see Draal again in Wizards I don't know what do to with myself, Seklos and Gaylen HELP ME 😱😱

Now that I rewatch it, in general Merlin doesn't bother me... at first. BUT, I hated how he kept dissing Blinky and Strickler 😡

Just by this you know this woman will end up dating a deadly general 😂

I've decided to give a personal rewatch of 3Below without making a post... mostly because I rewatched it too much on my own 😅 Also I think I don't have many interesting thoughts besides KREL YOU BEAUTIFUL BABY ILY 💙💙💙

Speaking of, another thing I love about this show is that you think you know a character, then you actually see their point of view and BOOM, everything changes

We saw Krel from the Trollhunters' point of view and without shame I thought he was super annoying... now if anything happens to him in Wizards I'll kill everyone in this room and then myself 🙂

This consideration actually makes me curious about Douxie, because yes it bothers me a bit that he seems to be flirting with Claire, but I know that he will be one HECK of a character judging from @tenyai's beautiful arts 😍 So definitely looking forward to that

Mm, I noticed that In Good Hands does show similarities between Aja and Krel and Merlin: they are all very unusual, kinda sounds like they know better (more for Krel and Merlin at least) and definitely seems like they haven't been out much. Besides this kinda forshadowing that the Tarrons are not from this planet, it also makes me wonder what we will find out about Merlin since Wizards is a time travel

He is also... kind of coherent? He doesn't really lie about what he wants and what he thinks it's right. He justifies what he is sure needs to be done by the "centuries" he went through, and feels like he is above everyone. That is something very clear

I'm not saying Merlin is not a jerk. HE IS. AND HE IS SO ANNOYING LIKE HE IS ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT GUILT OR SORROW FOR POOR JIM

This is not a justification for what he did to Jim and how he did it, this is merely what I think might be his point of view. But I do like his character a lot. And I'm looking forward to what exactly turned him into the man he is now. Maybe to see the pure heart he said to have had once?

Man the transformation scene is breathtaking. The ultimate act of Jim the best boy, everything in order to protect the one he loves 😭😭😭

THE SUPPORT JIM GETS FROM HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY, I LOVE THIS SHOW SO FREAKING MUCH 👌👌👌

Kind of hilarious that while all this mess happens, there are two extraterrestrial children running away from dictatorship and trying not to get Earth destroyed by an evil general. Poor Arcadia 😅

The story of this show is so good sometimes I forget the animation is AWESOME SAUCE 😍😍😍😍

If you're asking yes, I did cheer when Morgana was beating the crap out of Merlin, sue me 🤷‍♀️

Also I somehow imagine Blinky having this pic in an imaginary wallet

Just showing it to everyone being like "This is my son, he is the coolest, I love him"... and he would don't lie to me 😚

ANGOT ROT OMG HIS ENTIRE ARC WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING

It feels weird rewatching the finale of Trollhunters knowing that in two days Wizards will make this amazing story continue. I know 3Below did continue it already, but we'll see the original trio again!! Doing stuff!! STUFF!! 🤩🤩🤩

Alas, the rewatch is over. I'll forever be sorry for those who haven't watched this amazing show, because it really is wonderful 👌

So... here we go towards our final part of the trilogy, the videogame in September, and the surprises coming after. I feel like we're not at the end after all 😅

Well my friends, see you on the other side!

[shapeshifting-wildcard]

The annoying thing about living in the countryside was how far away he was from everything. Including a good therapist.

Sumaru City was a good three hours away from Inaba by train. He wasn't looking forward to the six hour round trip, but maybe he could use his teleportation app to cut the travel time down next time. That was a consideration for another time, though, and entirely depended on how long it would take for him to get Morgana declared a service animal. (Even if they refuse to acknowledge the "animal" part.)

He wasn't sure what he was expecting as far as the actual building was concerned. But he had to admit he wasn't expecting it to be so... nondescript. It was a building just like any other in the city. It didn't look like a hospital or laboratory or anything like that. Honestly it looked more like an office building than anything else. He double checked his notes, making sure this was the right place and which office he was looking for. Thankfully, it was on the first floor which would make his life a lot easier. Down the hall, checking each number plate as he passed until he reached the one he was looking for. He knocked on the door and a woman's voice greeted him from the inside.

"Come on in."

Jou entered the office. Again, not exactly what he expected to see. The desk and the bookshelves weren't that surprising, he supposed. The chair in front of the desk also made sense. But there was also a couch off to the side, and a lot of paintings the likes of which he'd never seen before. Seated at the desk was a woman, probably middle aged, with short-cropped dark brown hair and a beauty mark next to her mouth.

"Let's see, you're... Inojita Jou-kun, right?"

Jou nodded, hovering near the doorway with a certain amount of awkwardness. The woman gestured to the seat in front of her, offering him a pleasant smile.

"Have a seat, Inojita-kun." Jou took the indicated seat as she rummaged around in her desk for a moment. She pulled out a pad of paper and a pencil, sliding it over to him as he got settled. "My notes say that you're selectively mute, so if you'd feel more comfortable writing than speaking, feel free to make use of this pad."

Jou nodded and set down his bag next to the chair. Morgana poked their head out as he collected the pad and pencil.

"She seems nice so far," Morgana remarked.

"I'm Doctor Sonomura," the therapist introduced herself. "It's a pleasure to meet you. So what brings you here today, Inojita-kun?"

The million dollar question. Jou twirled the pencil between his fingers for a moment as he worked out what he wanted to say. Eventually, he wrote, "I'd like to see about getting my cat certified as a service animal."

Doctor Sonomura glanced over his response and nodded. "Did you bring your cat with you?"

Jou nodded and lifted the bag onto his lap, allowing her and Morgana to see each other face to face. Doctor Sonomura smiled and reached out towards Morgana to let them sniff her hand before she attempted to pet them.

"Oh, what a pretty little cat!"

"I am not a cat," Morgana grumbled before leaning into the offered hand. But Doctor Sonomura didn't start petting right away. Her eyes widened in a look of visible surprise.

"Ah... did your cat just... talk?"

Both Jou and Morgana froze, staring wide-eyed at her in return. A moment of tense silence fell over the trio.

"Ah hell, that's three times now!" Morgana blurted out. "How does this keep happening?!"

"Three times...?" The poor therapist looked so lost. Morgana sank into the bag a bit, ears back and looking sulky.

"...You're a Persona user, aren't you?" Morgana asked.

"Oh, did your..." Doctor Sonomura paused. "Ah... Wait, can only Persona users hear you speak?"

"Yes, exactly," Morgana said. "I'm glad you catch on quickly, at least."

"Well, it's been a long time since I've run into any other Persona users!" Doctor Sonomura laughed and shook her head. "But I think I'd be overstepping professional boundaries if I went too far into that. This session is supposed to be about you, after all. Oh, right, I almost forgot to ask: what's your name, kitty?"

"Not a cat," Morgana grumbled again. "But anyway, my name is Morgana."

"Nice to meet you, Morgana," Doctor Sonomura said, and this time she actually pet the not-a-cat. "I suppose the fact that you can speak makes evaluating whether you'd be a good companion for your friend here a little easier. So, why do you want to have Morgana become your service animal? Does it have to do with your previous diagnosis-"

Jou shook his head, prompting a curious look from Morgana. Wait, previous diagnosis? What was she talking about?

"It's separate from that," Jou wrote. "I've been struggling with some things lately, but Morgana has been a great help in keeping me grounded."

"What have you been struggling with, if you feel comfortable sharing?"

Jou's heart lurched. He chanced a look into Doctor Sonomura's face, and for a moment he felt like he was back at Shujin. All he could see was his previous so-called therapist, and all the things he went through because he trusted the man. He regretted not listening to Kotone's hunch about him, even if neither of them could have possibly known what would happen.

"You don't have to go into detail right now," Doctor Sonomura reassured him. She opened another drawer of her desk and started rifling through it again. "In the meantime, I have a few questionnaires you can fill out. Don't worry, they won't ask anything too personal either. They're just to give me an idea of what you might be dealing with."

She slid them over and Jou gave them a quick glance over. The questions were fairly generic, like she said. But he paused as he looked at what they claimed to be for. He frowned and glanced from the papers to Doctor Sonomura.

"'Diagnostic criteria for... anxiety, depression, and... PTSD'?" Morgana's ears flicked back and forth as they read through the papers themself. "Is there a reason you're giving us these in particular?"

"I'll admit it's maybe a little presumptuous," Doctor Sonomura admitted sheepishly, "but just call it an... educated guess. Answer as much as you feel comfortable with and feel free to ask for clarification on anything that you find confusing."

He spent the rest of the hour filling out the questionnaires, with Morgana occasionally correcting him on some details. Mostly details about his self-care habits... or lack thereof. Doctor Sonomura seemed to find their interactions amusing, at the very least.

"I think I see why you'd want Morgana to act as a service animal," she remarked. "You're very attentive!"

"Of course!" Morgana said, puffing out their chest. "It's my job to look after this guy, after all. He'd be utterly lost without me!"

Jou chuckled and scratched Morgana behind the ear. They weren't exactly wrong.

"Well, then I guess it's a good thing you're here to look out for him."

Jou handed the finished questionnaires over to her, and she gave them a quick look over. "Okay, I'll go over these and we'll go from there. Would you like to come back same time next week?"

Jou hesitated, looking a little uneasy. "It's a three-hour trip one way."

"Oh," Doctor Sonomura looked sympathetic. "Then, maybe in two weeks?"

"Sure, thank you."

"Okay, two weeks from now it is! Call me if you have any concerns between now and then."

Once Jou got outside again, he felt his entire body relax. He hadn't realized just how tense the encounter had made him feel. A therapist with a Persona... he was going to have to keep his guard up around her. But maybe this would go better than last time. He hoped it would go better than last time.

He fished his phone out of his pocket and let Futaba know she could turn her bugs back on. It was rude to record someone else's therapy sessions, after all. Once that was out of the way, he switched over to his GPS and charted the path back to the train station. He planned on heading straight home from here. Next time he'd probably use his teleportation app, but this time around he wanted to at least attempt to familiarize himself with the route.

[blackhakumen]

Mini Fanfic #692: Teenagers React to Everyone Losing in Mario Golf World Tour (SSBU)

Mario

Mario gets hit by a Green She'll and turns into his little self on Screen.

Futuba: Wait. (Eyes Widened in Complete Disbelief at the Screen) THAT CAN ACTUALLY HAPPEN TO HIM!?

Ren: We've seen this man get stabbed, detonated, and knocked out many times than any of us can count. And none them ever resulted him into being little.

Lavenza: Perhaps it's the Green Shell's doing......(Place her Hand on her Chin and Starts Thinking) Hmmmmm.........

Futuba: (Turns to Lavenza) Anything on your mind, Lavvy-chan?

Lavenza: This might be hunch, but....How about we try devising a plan? Where we can try hitting Mario with a Green Shell ourselves.

Futuba: That way, we can see if he can turn into a small plumber or not. (Smiles Brightly and Excitedly) That's GENIUS!

Ren: (Has a bit of a Curious Smirk on his Face) Wouldn't mind being a part of that plan myself. I think my throwing skills has gotten better overtime.

Futuba: Mines too!

Makoto: (Immediately Gives the Trio Her Signature Cold Niijima Glare) We are NOT throwing a Green Shell at Mario.

Ren: There it is.

Futuba: (Starts Giving Makoto a Disappointed Pouty Face) Makotooo.....

Lavenza: (Genuinely Shocked and Disappointed) But why ever not, Ms. Queen?

Makoto: Because it's very rude and completely uncalled for. I mean seriously, what would Peach say if she saw you three going through with plan? She would be very disappointed. As I am with you three for even thinking about doing this.

Futuba: Come on, sis! Can't we just-

Makoto: (Stares Piercing her Glare) The answer's no and that's final.

Ren/Lavenza/Futuba: (Straighten Themselves Up in a Bit of Fear) Yes, ma'am!

Lavenza: (Genuinely Surprised) Goodness! I have no idea the Queen could be so terrifying....

Futuba: (Starts Shrugging) That's Makoto for ya. Her glares and motherly attitude are completely outmatched in our ragtag group. You know, besides Haru.

Haru: (Happily and Gently Scratches Under Morgana's Chin While He's Sitting and Purring onto her Lap, Causing her to Giggle Softly Altogether)

Lavenza: I see.... So I suppose nothing could ever try and faze her in some occasions, yes?

Futuba: For the most part.

Ren: (Smirks Like a Love Struck Dork) That's one of the million reasons why I love that beautiful woman after all~

Makoto: (Pouts at Ren) Stop trying to flattering me, Ren-Ren!~ The answer's still no!

Ren: (Chuckles Lightly) We know that already, 'hon~ I just wanted to tell you how much I love you is all~ (Kiss Makoto on the Cheek)

Makoto: (Lays her Head on Ren's Shoulder Once She Begins to Blush) Dummyhead~ (Hugs Ren Afterwards) Love you too~

Futuba: (Puts on a Deadpinned Look on Her Planned) Unless your name is Ren-Ren and try making her blush like a strawberry.....

Lavenza: Fascinating.....

Coco: (Writing Down Somthing on her Notepad)

Tails: Writing down possible theories and methods of any of this makes sense?

Coco: Yup!~

Luigi

Luigi sadly slouches down onto the floor and gets licked by a Boo on screen.

Yoshi: I dunno which is sadder.... Seeing my Luigi being sad or seeing him getting licked by a random Boo.

Pit: (Starts Shrugging Slowly) At least he didn't call himself a loser that time.

Yoshi: Yeah.

Peach

Peach dramatically faints, with heartstrings playing in the background, on screen.

Sonic: ('Sigh') There goes mom being dramatic again.....

Amy: (Happily Resting her Head into Sonic's Shoulder) I feel like you've gotten that from her as of late.

Sonic: ('Heh') Yeah right. Like I can be a drama as well-

Amy: Ice cream on Chili Dogs.

Sonic: (Eyes Widened and Gasps Loudly From his Girlfriend's Sudden Words and Dramatically Points at her) How DARE YOU say those words in front of me!? Your own BOYFRIEND!

Amy: (Giggles Softly at How Adorable her Sonic is Being Right Now) I rest my case~

Yoshi

Yoshi went into his egg in a very sad manner and starts rolling around the area before falling down on screen.

Ann: (Place her Hands onto her Mouth) Oh my gosh! This is so hard to watch!

Shiho: (Hugs Ann's Arm) This is so sad....

Haru: And so adorable at the same time!~

Morgana: (Sighs While Rolling his Eyes)

Futuba: (Raise her Hand) All in a agreement to hug Yoshi later on, say aye!

Ann/Shiho/Haru: (Raises Their Hands as Well) AYE!~

Lavenza: (Raises her Hand as Well) I would also like to join in this event as well!

Dark Pit: (Smirks Smugly at an Already Annoyed Yoshi) Guess who's back on his cuteness bullshit?

Ryuji: (Chuckles Lightly) Yeah.

Yoshi: For the love of...(Gets Up From his Seat) Why does everyone in this room thinks I'm cute?

Ann: Because you are-

Yoshi: Okay. I get. I flutter jump, I turn into an egg, and I admit, I do have a cute face. But for GOD SAKES, I know Kung Fu! I-I know how to drive a car with little to no problem! (Got Out his Trusty Nunchucks) I even learned how to use Nunchucks and everything!!!

Ryuji: Come on, man. You're overreacting.

Coco: Yeah. There's nothing wrong having a little cuteness in ya. (Happily Gives Yoshi a Thumbs Up) I think it suits you perfectly well.

Yoshi: (Turns to Tails) See, even your girlfriend thinks I'm cute, Tails!

Tails: (Eyes Widened at What Yoshi Just Said) Wait.....

Tails/Coco: WHAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!?

Coco: (Starts Blushing Herself) B-B-But weren't not dating! We're best friends!

Tails: (Starts Blushing as Well) E-Exactly! A-And besides.....(Chuckles a bit Lately) I-I'm pretty sure Coco wouldn't really be interested in dating someone as boring as me-

Coco: ('GASPS') (Pouts at Tails) Miles Tails Prower, how could you!!?

Tails: (Taken Aback by Coco's Sudden Change of Attitude) What? W-What did I say?

Coco: How could you say that about yourself!? You are absolutely NOT boring to me at all!

Tails: Y-You think so-

Coco: (Grabs Tails' Hands and Gently Squeezes Them) I KNOW so, mister! You're the most smartest, brilliant, precious little cinnamon roll I've ever met and anyone who thinks otherwise are dumb and stupid!

Tails: (Almost at a Loss of Words) Coco.....

Coco: I mean it, Tails! I don't EVER wanna see you put yourself down like that ever again, you hear me!?

Tails: I won't do that anymore! I promise!

Coco: (Stares at Tails For a Brief Second Before Sighing) Good. (Gives Tails a Loving Hug) I'm glad we come to an understanding. I love you, bud.

Tails: (Chuckles Lightly While Hugging Coco Back) I love you too, Coco. Thank you.

Almost Everyone: (Stares at the Best Friends Hugging Each Other) (Yeah. They would SO be cute couple together.)

Amy: (So CUUUUUUUUTEEEE!!!~)

Daisy

Daisy tries calming herself down before taking one look at the camera and starts angrily stomping and looking away on screen.

Ryuji: Sheesh. Even when she try to calm down, she still gets angry....

Yoshi: That's my mom for ya. Always a low-key bad sport.

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong starts slapping the ground angrily before a random barrel came down and hit his head, causing him to fall down unconscious on screen.

Yusuke: That has to be a painful experience to go through.

Futuba: Tell me about it. I highly doubt that any normal human could survive a random barrel falling down on their heads.....or their entire body.

Ryuji: I envy that gorilla sometimes....

Diddy Kong

Diddy Kong lazily eats his banana, throws the peel on the floor beside him, gets up, ,immediately slips on the peel and fell on screen.

Ren: Yeah. No. He had that one coming.

Everyone: (Nodding and Completely Agrees to What Ren was Saying) Yeah./ Very True./ Uh huh.

Wario

Wario gets struck by lightning on screen.

Ryuji: (Eyes Widened in Complete Shock) JESUS! Where the hell did that lightning came from? It's not even raining outside!

Yusuke: Perhaps there's more to this universe than we originally thought....

Waluigi

Waluigi starts acting dramatic to losing before falling down into a black hole, that suddenly appears out of nowhere, on screen.

Futuba: Wha-Wha- WHAT!? How is even possible!? W-W-WHERE DID THAT BLACK HOLE EVEN CAME FROM!?

Morgana: (Shakes his Head Slowly) I don't even know anymore, Futuba....

Futuba: Damnit! (Looks Up Into the Ceiling in Anger) NONE OF THIS MAKES ANY SENSE!!!

Lavenza: There's a lot of things that doesn't make sense, Big Sister Futuba.

Bowser

Bowser angrily punches a camera on screen.

Ryuji: WOAH WOAH WOAH! What the hell was that all about!?

Ren: A evil, giant turtle getting mad over a simple game of golf....Kind of sounds a lot sadder when I say it out loud.

Ryuji: Right!? It's just a frickin' golf game! Why do they have get so hell-bent over it everytime they lose!?

Ren: I don't think anyone really knows at this point, man.

Bowser Jr.

Bowser Jr throwing his usual temper tantrum on screen.

Morgana: (Starts Sighing While Rolling his Eyes) Here comes another Bowser Jr's cuteness hour.....

Futuba: (Teasingly Pokes Morgan's Cheeks) Getting jealous there, Mona?~

Haru: (Immediately Pulls Morgana into a Loving Hug) Oh my sweet, little Mona-Chan!~ Please don't be jealous of Bowser Jr-kun anymore! I promise I love you with all of my heart!~ (Begins Kissing Morgana's Cheek)

Morgana: (Starts Getting Ticklish by Haru's Kisses) Haru! Come on! I believe you already! Really!

Lavenza: (Turns to Futuba) What exactly is happening here right now? Is Mona-Chan really jealous of this Bowser Jr character?

Futuba; (Simply Nodded) Oh big time. He thinks Haru thinks that the little guy is more cuter than he is.

Lavenza: ('Gasps') That is crazy talk....(Turns to Morgana) Mona-Chan!

Morgana: (Turns to Lavenza) Huh? What's wrong, Lavenza?

Lavenza: (Gently Grab Both of Mona's Paws) There us no need for you feel any jealousy towards Bowser Jr. While it is true that his overall appearance is cute to look at, you are and always will a precious feline in my very eyes!

Morgana: (Eyes Widened in Genuine Surprise While Blushing) Y-You.... really mean that, Lavenza?

Lavenza: Why, of course I do. (Joins into Morgana and Haru's Hug) I wouldn't be here, telling you this if I don't.

Haru: Lavvy-chan is absolutely right on this, sweetheart. You're a lot more precious than give yourself credit for. So please don't be jealous anymore, okay?

Morgana: (Sighs While Being Overwhelmed by the Group Hug) I'll try not to....(Smiles a Little) Thanks, you guys.

Futuba: (Smirk Softly at the Trio While Silently Taking a Few Pictures of Them ('Heh Heh') Dorks.

Rosalina

Rosalina faints....and accidentally fell down on the Lumas, who were trying to help her up, on screen.

'Thud'

Most People in the Living Room: Oh!

Yoshi: That has got to leave a mark.

Pit: I know. I kind of feel bad for those poor little Lumas....

Dark Pit: They're floating, magical stars with eyes, Pit-Stain. They'll be fine.

Birdo

Birdo angrily shoots eggs at the camera on screen.

Ann: (Really Glares at the Screen) Really?! What is with these people and breaking camera screens!? Do they honestly even know how much those things cost!!?

Shiho: (Simply Shrugs) I guess they really can't stand the fact they've lost a game golf.

Ann: Right!?

Toad

Two Toads tries to cheer up the main Toad by cheerleading on screen.

Ren: Huh. Cheerleading Toads.... That's a new one.

Makoto: It's cute how they try to do whatever they can to support each other.

Ren: I agree. It's also ironic how this is the most normal reaction of losing out of everyone else we've seen so far.

Makoto: ('Sigh') Yeah.....

Nabbit

Nabbit hides under a bag....only to get eaten by a Piranha Plant on screen.

Dark Pit: Alright. I'm about to lose it in a matter of seconds, if someone in this room don't tell me why in the hell does that dumbass thought that having a Piranha in his bag was even remotely a good idea!

Ren: ('Sigh') Yeah. I think we're done here.

..............................................................

Sonic: Sheesh....That was a lot more insane to watch through than I thought it would be.....

Yusuke: Not the most cringe worthy event I have ever seen so far, but it was still rather.... interesting to watch, to say the least.

Amy: I know..... I had no idea they would took golf so seriously...

Ryuji: You're telling me. I mean, really, I can't believe these guys were making a huge deal about losing one single game of golf! GOLF!! Probably one of the most boring sports in all of the frickin universe!!

Ren: Well, knowing Mario and the gang, I'm pretty sure they found a way to make the sport more fun to them.

Ryuji: That might be the true, but that doesn't make what we just saw, any better, bro!!

Ren: ('Sigh') Yeah. It.... really doesn't.

Futuba: (Found Something Interesting on his Phone) Huh.

Pit: What you found, Futuba?

Futuba: (Shows Everyone Beside her Phone) It says here that Mario and the others are hosting an all new golf tournament next month. It's called the "Mario Golf: Super Rush Tournament"

Yoshi: (Takes a Look at Futuba's Phone) Yep. Seems pretty legit to me.

Everyone: (Nodded in Agreement)

Makoto: They're going to embarrass themselves in that tournament, are they?

Ren: I'd be surprised if they didn't.

Makoto: You're gonna record the whole thing, are you?

Ren: (Chuckles Lightly) Oho yeah.....

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Do you miss it?

Based on a prompt by @nb-demon in which Jim is “fixed” via a stone that allows him to shift forms like a changeling....except uh probably not exactly what you had in mind because hoo boy do I stand by the idea that troll!Jim does not need to be “fixed” whoop ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  

Ao3 link

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Jim turned the smooth stone over in his hand. It shimmered lightly in a way not unlike the sheen of the blue stone in his amulet. The amulet that had changed his life forever when it called out his name nearly forty years ago.

“I’ve been…researching transformation magic,” Douxie the wizard had told him when he presented the stone. “Because of the way Merlin’s potion worked, it can never be truly reversed…but this should allow you to take a human appearance at your leisure. Like a changeling without the need for a familiar. In case…in case you miss it.”

“O-oh,” Jim had stammered as he accepted the gift, pocketing it gently. Whatever he had been expecting, it wasn’t this. “T…thanks. That’s…really thoughtful of you.”

Douxie nodded. “I thought it was only fair. It took a long time to develop, but…I figured you should have the chance to choose the form in which you live without the threat of evil breathing down you neck. Let me know if you have any problems.”

And with that he simply left, off to take care of whatever business wizards do. Jim, too, had duties to tend to, and for the next few hours left the stone in the back of his pocket and mind.

That had been this morning. Now Jim was sitting alone in his home, perched on the lip of his bathtub as he carefully examined the magical stone.

Did he miss being human? He wasn’t sure. Sure, there were days—the particularly tough days that trollhunting lent itself to—when he yearned for the nostalgic days of his human childhood, racing bikes with Toby and eating dinner with his mom. But those days were so far behind him. So much had changed. He had changed—and not just in the obvious ‘I’m partially a different species’ way. He’d grown up, made new memories and experiences. 

Jim glanced up into the mirror across the floor, studying his face. His features were a bit more mature—jaw stronger, shoulders broader, scruff thicker—but despite fast-approaching his 53rd birthday, he looked remarkably similar to how he had the day he defeated Gunmar. He supposed his troll half was responsible for that. Trolls, after all, generally lived for many centuries. He hadn’t asked many ages, but he knew that Blinky, at least, was over 600. Whether he would make it as long as a full-fledged troll, only time would tell—but it certainly seemed he’d outlive most humans. 

Claire, too, no longer looked her age. When she began officially training in sorcery she had gained a wizard’s longevity. Though she certainly appeared more mature than the teenager she’d been when she first began to dabble in the magical world, no one would guess just by looking at her that she was really in her early 50s. In fact, when they were alone together, a part of Jim almost genuinely forgot their true ages. 

Of the original trio, only Toby showed the true passage of time. He’d kept remarkably upbeat and positive as his ginger-brown hair grayed and his face wrinkled, but while their friendship remained true, Jim knew that this gap would continue to widen until one day it would reach a length he could not cross.

Jim’s brows furrowed. His heart ached to think of loosing his lifelong best friend to human age when he, as a half-troll, still had so much life left to live. 

He glanced back down at the smooth stone in his hands. Did he miss being human?  

Had he been presented with this opportunity before, he would have leaped at it. He had made the choice to go half-troll—with the imminent threat of Gunmar and Morgana, it had felt necessary. And, indeed, the improved strength, speed, and stamina he gained from it certainly helped win the battle. 

But once the battle had been won? Well, there had been a lot to get used to. After a lifetime of barely even noticing whether or not the sun was out, suddenly needing to avoid it was a jarring adjustment. His entire palate and nutritional needs changed and his body both felt and looked so strange, so foreign. With the need for trollish strength and speed over, it would have been so much easier, so much more comfortable and familiar to revert to a human form, had it been possible. 

But…

It had actually been years since Jim had to worry about the sun. As the Trollhunter he had access to a variety of stones he could add to his amulet to grant special abilities, including one that immunized him to the trollish sunlight weakness. It was still wise to be careful, and limit his time in the sun if and when possible, but nonetheless the workaround had been effective.

While he was no longer found enjoyment in some of his old favorite foods, he’s found new favorites. It had taken a fair while of experimenting to find the balance of his new palate, and now he couldn’t imagine not being able to eat his spiced metal-mouse stew that had taken Trollmarket by storm. 

And his body…well, it had taken adjustments, but after a while he had come to accept it as it was. Claire had helped a lot with that.

Claire. Her love for him had not wavered for an instant, no matter what he looked like. In fact, he recalled her bashfully admitting not long after beginning their exodus to New Jersey, she rather liked his new appearance. Yes, she’d insisted, even the horns and the teeth and the blue skin. 

This year would be their 35th wedding anniversary. 

They’d even had children together, all four of whom had now grown and left the nest, but still visited frequently. They had been fully bracing themselves for the thought that this would not be possible—would a half-troll still be able to have a baby with a human, or would he be like a mule, unable to breed?

Finding out Claire was pregnant for the first time was one of the most exciting moments of his life…though even that could not compare to the day their daughter was born nine months later, looking surprisingly normal save for unusual pinkish coloration that never quite went away and the two tiny bumps on her little head that would later grow into stubby horns. 

Jim turned the stone over in his hands again and again. His life had turned out pretty well, all things considered. Would it have been better if he were human?

This should allow you to take a human appearance at your leisure, Douxie had said. Like a changeling without the need for a familiar.

Like a changeling…so nothing permanent. He’d be able to switch back if he changed his mind. So what could be the harm in…trying?

Jim closed his eyes, taking a deep breath as he focused on the magic in the stone. He felt himself shifting…

…and opened his eyes to see an older, startlingly human man staring back at him in the mirror.

Jim examined the appearance in shock. He hadn’t seen himself as a human since he was sixteen years old. Of course this form would look different now. Even still, seeing it for real…

He was about half a foot shorter than he’d been before, his dark hair grayed. He’d lost his scruff but kept his sideburns, as well a shadow of hair around his mouth and chin that suggested he ought to shave (unless he wanted to start growing the beard). His skin, though wrinkled, was soft and decidedly not blue.

He was surprised how strange and fragile he felt in this body. In fact, it almost felt as strange as that day he’d woken up on his mother’s couch as a half-troll for the first time…

With a start, Jim suddenly realized that at this point in his life, he’d spent more time as a half-troll than he had as a human. Being half-troll was more normal to him than being human.

“Jim!” a familiar call came from the front door as Claire walked into the underground house. “Are you home? Laura’s here to visit!”

Jim grinned, shaking his head lightly as he reached out to the magic in the stone, re-assuming his half-troll appearance.

“In here, I’ll be out in a minute,” he called back, leaving the stone on the sink as he left to greet his wife and youngest daughter.

No, his life had not been perfect. He’d gone through more than his share of hardships, both before and after finding the amulet, before and after turning half-troll. But it wasn’t without the happy times, either. Throughout all his challenges, he’d been surrounded by friends and family, love and support. Each obstacle he’d faced and overcome helped shape him into who he was today.

Despite the hardships, in the end, he was happy. His life didn’t need fixing. It merely needed living.

And if he could go back, he would’t change a thing.

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P5R: Rebel Girl (A FeMC Story/P5R Rework) Chapter 49: The Heart of the Matter

Before school, Makoto Niijima called a special meeting of the student council. “What’s this about?” one asked.

“If you can just be patient,” Makoto explained, exacerbated, “I can explain.” She took a breath. “Ever since Mr. Kamoshida confessed his sins, I've been gathering information about students who have been victims of his. I’ve divided them up into these lists, and I ask that you each take a list and start interviewing them one by one.”

They were handed out their lists. “Why are we doing this?” another member asked.

Makoto stared at them. “We are the student council. Yet we knew none of what was happening with Mr. Kamoshida. This is to evaluate our standing with the student body, and assure them we are on their side, as well as creating a template to make sure something like this never happens again. Are we clear?”

“Yes ma’am!” they shouted in unison.

“Good” Makoto responded. “Now, I divided them up by year. Since the second years are going on their social studies field trips today and tomorrow, the second year student council members will handle them after that. Otherwise, everyone else can start right away. You have free use of the student council room. Dismissed.” The student council members left. Makoto flopped on the couch and sighed. “This is going to be complicated.”

When school started, the second years left to go on their field trips. The three second year thieves, as well as a hidden Morgana, headed to the TV station in hopes of finding some dirt that could lead them to a possible new target. As the trip progressed, they didn’t find that. The only thing they found was boredom. As a TV station worker went over things they already understood, the students were bored out of their mind. “Why did we do this again?” Ryuji asked.

The chaperone, Miss Kawakami, turned to them and whispered “I know you’re bored, but at least act like you’re paying attention.”

“Sorry” Ryuji said. Miss Kawakami looked at them, and turned her focus back to other students and the presenter.

After the bulk of the trip, the thieves met in a hall. “Ugh, what a waste,” Ann said.

“Yeah, we didn’t learn anything” Ryuji said

“Hey now” Ren said. “While it’s true this trip was a snoozefest, we did succeed in acting like normal students for now.”

“Ugh, I’d rather be taken to the principal’s office” Ryuji groaned. “And we still have another day of this.”

“Well,” Ann began, “tomorrow we get to see them shooting an actual show. Maybe that might be interesting.”

“Yeah, I guess,” Ryuji said, still unamused.

Morgana popped out. “Well, that’s tomorrow. Is there anything we can do today while we’re here?”

“I doubt that they’re going to let us snoop around outside of the school’s presence,” Ren explained.

“Yeah, I guess,” Morgana said.

Ryuji’s face lit up. “BUT we have free reign in the area, AND Dome Town’s nearby.”

“YES!” Ann exclaimed. “Soooooo many sweets.”

“Sweets?!” Morgana said. “Like pancakes?”

“Yeah!” Ryuji said. “But we should go on the rides first. I mean, I’d hate to go and puke up all that stuff.”

“Ryuji…” Ann said, disgusted.

“P-puke?!” Morgana said. “Um, cat’s can't go on those things, right?”

“Oh, so NOW you're a cat?” Ryuji fired back.

Morgana growled at him. Ren interrupted. “From what I’ve read, there’s tons of stuff to do. Maybe we can hit up a few things for all of us.”

“Yeah!” Morgana said, cheering up. “And we can start by getting some of those pancakes!”

As they were talking, Akechi was passing by. Their conversation caught his attention. “Excuse me?” he said, walking up to them. “I don’t mean to be rude, but I overheard your conversation. Talking about Dome Town?”

“Uh, yeah” Ann said, shook by this boy’s approach.

“Ah, well, enjoy yourselves,” Akechi responded. “Although, I haven’t really seen any of you before. What brings you here?”

“We’re on a field trip,” Ren informed him.

“Oh right,” Akechi said. “I was told about this. So, are you having fun?”

“Uhhhhhh” Ryuji said, not knowing how to answer that without being rude.

“Well, I guess this is a school event after all,” Akechi said. “‘Fun’ has to take a back seat.”

“Right…” Ann said, confused by his demeanor.

“Well, I hope your visit to Dome Town makes up for it,” Akechi said. “At least, until tomorrow that is. Later.” He started walking away. “Oh, by the way, the pancakes there are delicious.”

“What?” Ryuji said, confused.

“Ah, terribly sorry,” Akechi said. “I heard her say that she was interested in the sweets lineup they had. I just wanted to give my personal recommendation.” He finished walking away.

They were all confused. “Lady Ann, I also recommended the pancakes, '' Morgana said.

“Yeah, but all he heard was meowing, if that” Ann reminded him.

“I guess...” Morgana said, a bit disappointed.

“Well then, shall we head out?” Ren said.

“I’m gonna go to the bathroom first,” Ryuji said. “But then totally.” He rushed off.

“I’m going to give Shiho a call,” Ann said. “I wonder if her field trip went any better.” Ann walked off.

Ren began waiting for her friends. “Amamiya-chan” said a voice from behind her. Ren was surprised. She turned around, almost scared of who was calling out to her.

She was relieved when she saw a smiling man she remembered from not too long ago. “Oh. You’re Yoshizawa’s dad.”

Shinichi nodded. “I’m glad you remember me. So, you’re on your field trip, eh?” Ren nodded. “I’ve got to thank Sumire for recommending this for you.”

Ren was shocked. “Um, she didn’t…” she admitted.

“Oh” Shinichi. “Well, I still hope you’re having fun.” Ren decided not to say anything there. “So, I’ve heard a lot about you from Sumire,” Ren started blushing, “but we’ve only met once before, and that was when she was still pretending to be her sister.”

“Yeah…” Ren said. “I’m sorry.” She said. Shinichi looked at him. “About Kasumi. And agreeing to Sumire thinking she was Kasumi. I didn’t know.”

Shinichi smiled. “You don’t need to apologize,” he explained. “None of that was your fault. Besides, whenever Sumire talks about you she has the brightest smile on her face. I hadn’t seen that in a while. So that alone would more than make up for any wrongdoing you might have done.”

Ren’s entire face was now beat red. “Thank you, sir.”

“Yo” Ryuji said, coming back.

“Hey” Ann said, returning as well. Both were surprised by the man talking with Ren. “Uh, who is this?”

Ren smiled and said “This is Sumire’s dad.”

“Hello,” Shinichi said.

Ann and Ryuji were surprised. “Uh, hello” Ann said nervously.

“These are my friends, Takamaki, and Sakamoto,” Ren said, introducing them.

“Oh, so you’re Ann and Ryuji,” Shinichi said, apparently knowing who they are. “Sumire has told me about you two as well.”

“Good things I hope,” Ryuji said.

“Of course,” Shinichi explained. “Sumire really loves her friends.” He looked around. “Um, are Yusuke and Jose with you?”

Ren shook her head. “They go to a different school.”

“Ah, I see” Shinichi. “Well tell them I say thank you as well.” The trio were surprised. “I haven’t seen Sumire in such high spirits for a while. I know it’s because of her friends. So thank you.”

All three of them were blushing. Ren smiled, nodded, and said “We’ll tell Yusuke and Jose as well.”

“Thanks,” he said. “Well, I’ve gotta go. As you may have learned, working here is pretty busy.” He walked off.

“What part of the TV station does HE work at where things are interesting?” Ryuji said.

“He must be pretty high up,” Morgana said.

“Besides, it doesn’t matter,” Ann said. “After being complimented like that, the least we can do is pretend like we aren’t bored.”

“Right” Ryuji said, slinking himself nowhere in particular.

“So, Dome Town?” Ren said.

“DOME TOWN!” Ryuji rallied.

“DOME TOWN!” Ann yelled.

“DOME TOWN!” Morgana cheered. The four went off to Dome Town.

They had a delightful time. Riding the rides, eating the food, doing all sorts of things. “Man that was great!” Ryuji exclaimed.

“Yeah, and I didn’t go on any of the puke rides!” Mogana added.

“I’m telling ya, you’re missing out,” Ryuji said.

“Really?” Ann said. “Because you were the only one of us to actually puke afterwards.”

“Doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy it,” Ryuji explained.

Ann sighed. “Why are boys like that?”

“I have no idea” Ren said. “But today was fun.”

“Totally” Ann said. “And that boy was right. The pancakes were delicious!”

“Yeah, but we need to cap it off somehow,” Ryuji said. “Something amazing, ya know?”

Ren looked up. “Well, we haven’t been on the ferris wheel yet. What do you say? It won’t make you puke, so Morgana can ride along as well.”

“Well, if I’m not puking, then count me in,” Morgana said.

“Yeah, that totally sounds like fun!” Ann said.

“Yeah! Seeing Tokyo from that high up! It’s perfect!” Ryuji exclaimed. They headed to the ferris wheel.

As they approached the front of the line, the person manning the ferris wheel asked “So, is it the three of you?”

Ren shook her head. “Just the two of them.” Ann and Ryuji’s faces went pale.

“I see,” the worker said.

“No! No, it's the three of us!” Ryuji said, panicking.

“Y-Yeah” Ann continued. “She's just joking.”

“I see. A joker, eh?” the worker responded. “Well, hop in you three.” Ren rolled her eyes, as she, Ann, and Ryuji went in.

It started to move. “Why’d you do that?” Ann asked.

“Fun,” Ren replied. In reality, she was hoping to give them the opportunity to maybe open up about how they feel, but she wasn’t about to say that to them.

“Well it wasn’t fun for me…” Morgana pouted.

“Why are you complaining?” Ryuji said. “You weren’t involved.”

“Well…” Morgana said. He didn’t have the courage to finish his thought. “...Nevermind.” Ren giggled.

Ryuji sighed. He turned to Ann. “So, how did Shiho’s field trip go?”

Ann was slightly taken aback, but adjusted to this new conversation. “She was just as bored.”

“Huh,” Ryuji said. Well, I guess that means it didn’t matter where we went.”

“I disagree,” Ren said. They turned to her. “Well, just because we ran into Sumire’s dad. That wouldn’t have happened if we hadn’t come to the TV station.”

“Yeah” Ann smiled. “Plus, we had fun here afterwards. So I can’t complain.”

“Yeah. Today was good” Ryuji said. When they reached the apex of the wheel, they looked out. “Woah!”

“This is amazing!” Morgana said.

“Yeah,” Ann agreed. “And I’m glad we all got to experience it together,” taking a slight jab at Ren’s earlier proposal of having them go separately. She rolled her eyes.

Ren took a good look herself. “This is lovely though.” As she looked at the glowing city, she smiled. She found herself blushing slightly.

After being told about how much Sumire liked her, and was shining, she found herself hoping that she could take her on a ferris wheel like this, just the two of them. In this hypothetical Ren created, once at the top, she could compare the bright lights of Tokyo to the girl she adored, and find that the latter would win out. Still, today had been great too, and the ferris wheel perfectly capped off the day. Once they reached the bottom, they got off, and headed for the school’s meeting place for the evening.

The next day, the second years were preparing for the taping. Meanwhile, at Shujin during break, Sumire was walking around when she was stopped by someone. “Yoshizawa,” the voice said.

She turned around and saw a girl from her class. She was a bit taller, with a hairclip in the back of her hair, but her hair still went straight down. “Oh, high Hagiwara-san. How are you?”

“I’m doing fine” she stated, matter of factly. “I’m here on student council business. If you could please follow me.”

“Oh, sure,” Sumire said. Hagiwara led the way as Sumire followed. Once they got to the student council room, they sat down. “What’s this about?” Sumire asked.

Hagiwara took a deep breath. “I’d like to talk about your experience with Kamoshida, if that’s alright with you?”

Sumire was perplexed. “What do you want to talk about?”

“I just want to hear what happened between him and you,” Hagiwara explained. “Is that alright?”

“Um, I guess so,” Sumire answered. Hagiwara nodded, instructing her to begin. “Well, ever since school started, Kamoshida was helping me out.” Hagiwara was surprised, but took notes diligently. “Since I’m an honors student, he took care of me, and seemed concerned with what and how I was doing. However, all of that crumbled the day of the volleyball exhibition. After the exhibition was over, he appeared to me. He was showing himself off to me in a way that made me feel weird. I didn’t understand what was going on. He then tried grabbing me, but before that could happen…”

Hagiwara looked up at her. “What happened?”

Sumire smiled. “Ren-senpai saved me.”

“I see,” Hagiwara said, writing this down.

“After that, we discussed that, and some other things,” Sumire continued. “I’d like to think that was the start of our friendship. But I wasn’t all there, so I don’t know if it counts, you know?”

Hagiwara finished writing. “Is that it?”

“Well, after that, not much happened” Sumire answered. “Like I said, I was having some difficulties of my own, and I soon got sick because of it.The day after I came back, the calling card was sent out.”

Hagiwara nodded. “Thank you. You're free to go now.”

Sumire smiled. “Thank you.” She got up and left.

Meanwhile, the second years were sitting in the audience, waiting for the show to begin. The two hosts were seated, and the crew started counting down to airing. “Hello, and welcome to the show,” the male host said.

“Today, we’ve got a special guest” the female host followed up. “He’s been here before a few times, but today he’s agreed to talk about something big.”

“Pshhh” Ryuji said. “Probably some jerk who’s all high and mighty. Maybe he has a palace.”

“Ryuji! Quite!’ Ann shushed.

“Give it up for the boy being called the second Detective Prince of Japan, Goro Akechi!” the male host shouted.

As Akechi took the stage, there were a lot of cheers, especially from the girls in the audience. However, Ren, Ann, and Ryuji were shocked. “Isn’t that…?” Ann asked

“Yeah,” Ren said.

“Him?!” Ryuji exclaimed, surprised by this whole ordeal.

Akechi sat down next to the hosts. “Welcome back, Akechi-san,” the female host said.

“A pleasure as always,” Akechi responded, smiling.

“So, what is this big scoop you wish to talk about today” the female host asked.

“It’s simple,” Akechi said. “I wish to discuss the Phantom Thieves.”

A wave of surprise overtook the crowd. “Us?” Ryuji whispered. Ann nudged him to keep him quiet. “Ow!”

“The Phantom Thieves?” the male host said. “You mean those people that claim to be changing hearts. Do you believe they actually exist?”

“What?!” Ann asked, incensed.

“I thought we were supposed to be quiet,” Ryuji teased.

“Shut it” Ann snapped.

“Yes ma’am” Ryuji backed down.

“Hm hm” Akechi chuckled. “While it is true that a lot of people don’t believe them, they have been taking credit for two recent high profile stories. So, even if they are fake, they are worth investigating.”

“I see,” the female host said.

“That said, why make that claim if they aren’t actually doing it?” Akechi proposed.

“Well, for attention, right?” the male host answered.

Akechi shook his head. “If this was just for attention, we probably would have seen the people making the claim by now. Nothing about either of the cases makes sense if you’re coming at it from the point of view that the Phantom Thieves don’t exist.”

“So, you really believe these people can change hearts?” the female host asked.

“Well, it does seem bizarre at the outset,” Akechi responded. “But nothing adds up if they weren’t real. Hence, when investigating them, I have to believe they do exist.”

“You seem to be enjoying yourself,” the female host noted.

“Well, to be honest, I am the kind of person who wishes Santa Claus were real,” Akechi replied. “Although, if he were, I’d have to arrest him for breaking and entering.” The crowd laughed.

Ryuji seemed frustrated. “Ryuji?” Ren asked.

“Stupid asshole” Ryuji muttered. “Thinking Santa isn’t real.”

Ren was surprised. “What?” she asked.

“Who gives out all those presents?” Ryuji asked.

“Are you OK?” Ren asked.

Ann turned to Ren and whispered. “OK, so, basically Ryuji’s mom keeps up the Santa act because she doesn’t want Ryuji to know she’s Santa, because then he’ll be even more frustrated that he isn’t doing enough for her.”

Ren was dumbfounded. “That’s...sweet I guess…”

“Yeah...I get it...but…” Ann continued.

“So, you believe these Phantom Thieves to be real?” the male host asked, capturing the teen’s attention once again.

Akechi nodded. “However, I do not support them,” he continued. This shocked everyone.

“Oh my” the female host exclaimed. “Would you care to explain?”

“Of course,” Akechi answered. “While there is no doubt the two high profile cases we’ve seen so far have yielded confessions from heinous criminals, I believe the ability to steal hearts and force them to is in defiance of justice itself.” Another wave of shock overtook the audience. “While these criminals should, and are, being brought to justice, the Phantom Thieves are going around forcing that justice onto them.”

“But wouldn’t that be a good thing?” the male host asked.

“Well, if they stick to criminals, I suppose,” Akechi said. “But what if their sense of justice spreads from criminals to people they don’t agree with? In that instance, they have the upper hand because they can force people to agree with them.”

“My, that sounds harrowing” the male host responded.

“It is,” Akechi agreed. “Which is why I’d like to see them brought to justice.” The crowd gasped and stammered.

“Well, let’s see what our audience thinks,” the female host said. “People of the audience, please take out your buzzers.” Everyone did so. “How many of you believe and support the Phantom Thieves? Press your buzzer if you do.” The results came in. “About 30%.”

“Hm. Higher than the national average ,” Akechi noted. “But then again, there is a higher amount of support for the Phantom Thieves among students, and as I understand it, a lot of our audience today is made up of students.”

“You are correct,” the male host replied.

“Let’s see if we can talk with one of them,” the female host said. She got up and walked to Ren. “How about you, young lady? What do you think of the Phantom Thieves?”

Ren was taken aback. The smart thing to do would be to disengage, but Ren was no stranger to playing with fire. “Oh, I believe they exist, and I fully support them” she exclaimed.

The crowd was ecstatic. “My, it looks like we’ve found someone who disagrees with you” the male host said.

“I see,” Akechi said, still surprised they picked out the girl he talked to yesterday. “Well, I’m not fully surprised. Three in ten isn’t the worst odds. So, if you don’t mind, might I ask why?”

Ren smirked at the provocation. “I think they’re bringing justice to people who couldn’t be brought to justice using conventional methods. People who go overlooked by the justice system in favor of people who are easier to apprehend.”

The whole room was shook. “I see,” Akechi said. “While I am no stranger to some of the shortcomings of traditional police work, the answer isn’t to take the law into your own hands. I agree that things need to change, but this might be going overboard.”

“And who will help the people that need it in the meantime?” Ren asked. “If they’re only going after criminals, then what’s the issue?”

“Hm. You do bring up a good point” Akechi answered. “They are helping people who otherwise cannot ask for it. But again, where does it end? What is a criminal to an unknown group of people? Someone might say I’m an upstanding citizen, but if these thieves think I’m a criminal, then there’s nothing I can do to stop them from changing my heart.”

Ren was peeved, but continued. “Even if that’s the case, how do you know that would happen?” she asked. “People make all sorts of judgments about people they don’t know all the time. It might be smarter to keep those preconceived notions to yourself until you’re face to face with an actual Phantom Thief. Unless you want to provoke them to steal your heart.”

“Oooooooo” the crowd said, collectively.

Akechi smiled. “That’s a fair assessment. While it’s true that all of this is speculative, I can’t be certain one way or another until that face to face meeting occurs. And until then, I need to be honest about how I feel. That’s fair on my part, don’t you think so?”

Everyone looked at Ren. “Yeah” she relented.

Akechi smiled. “Still, I thank you. This has been a most interesting conversation, and I am beginning to rethink some of my conclusions. So thank you.” He bowed.

The crowd erupted. “My, this is the first time Akechi-san seemed so grateful after an audience interaction.”

“My apologies to all those other guests,” Akechi responded. “It’s just, as a detective, and a third year student, I have so much on my mind.”

“Of course,” the female host said, turning to her seat. “Well, I think that does it for today. Join us again, won’t you?” The filming stopped

The audience got out of their seats one by one. Ren, Morgana, Ann, and Ryuji met up in an area by themselves. “Man, that detective!” Ryuji cursed. “Sayin’ we’re the bad guys.”

“Yeah, but some of what he was saying makes sense,” Ann tentatively agreed. “I mean, if someone else had these abilities, what’s stopping them from doing evil things?”

“Well it’s good that it’s us then” Morgana reminded them. “He might have his own sense of justice, but we have ours. And we plan to stick to it until the end.”

“I couldn’t have said it better myself” Ren complimented.

“By the way, you did great up there,” Ann said. “If it were Ryuji, he’d probably blurt out that it’s us.”

“Hey!” Ryuji said, taking offence. He relaxed. “But yeah, you were super cool! You put that detective in his place.”

Ren blushed. “Thanks.”

Ann checked the time. “It’s almost time to go. I’m gonna go get a drink of water. Be right back.” She left.

“I’m gonna head back,” Ryuji said. “The teachers have been watching me like a hawk. Maybe they think I’m up to somethin’ cause I haven’t done anything out of line yet. You wait for Ann, and I’ll wait for the two of you over there, ‘K?” Ren nodded. Ryuji left.

“Pardon me,” Akechi said. He walked up to Ren. “I didn’t wish to interrupt your conversation with your friends again. I wanted to thank you personally. As Hegel said, new ideas can’t be brought out without thesis and antithesis. Still, our conversation today was excellent.” He reached out his left hand. “I wish to continue our discussions, and perhaps we could even become friends, Miss…”

Ren began reaching with her right hand but stopped herself. She switched hands and said “Amamiya. Ren Amamiya.”

They shook. “I see. Well, Miss Amamiya, I look forward to our next conversation.”

I am thou... Thou art I… Thou hast acquired a new vow...

It shall become the wings of rebellion that breaketh thy chains of captivity.

With the birth of the Justice Persona I have obtained the winds of blessing that shall lead to freedom and new power.

Justice-Goro Akechi: Rank 1

“Shall we exchange contact information?” Akechich asked. Ren nodded, and they did so.

“Akechi-san” Shinichi from behind him.

Akechi turned around. “Ah Mr. Yoshizawa. To what do I owe the pleasure?”

“Well, I did wish to thank you for your interview today,” Shinichi said. “Our ratings and people messaging in are through the roof.”

“You’re too kind,” Akechi replied.

“But” Shinichi said, getting a little more serious, causing Akechi to worry a bit, “I’m here to make sure you're not harassing this young woman here. She’s my daughter’s best friend, you know?”

“Sumire’s…” Akechi said, shocked. Meanwhile, Ren blushed at the notion of being Sumire’s best friend. He smiled. “I see. No wonder you make such a wonderful debate partner.”

Ren was perplexed. “You know Sumire?”

“We’ve met once or twice,” Akechi said. “Whenever she was here to visit Mr. Yoshizawa here. I don’t know her as well as you do, but we are friendly with each other, and I know it can be hard for her to get close to people. So anyone she is close with, let alone someone she considers her best friend, is alright in my book.” Ren smiled. “Well, I should get going. I’ve got a million other things I need to attend to.”

“As do I,” Shinichi said. They both walked off.

“OK, I’m back,” Ann said. “Where's Ryuji?”

“He’s with the teachers to take us back,” Ren said. “Apparently the teachers are keeping a sharp eye on him.”

“Yeah, I guess it is hard to believe he can behave himself,” Ann said. “Still, I know he can do it,” she smiled. “Let’s head out then. Don’t wanna keep them waiting.” Ren nodded, and together they met up with the rest of the students and headed out.

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Timeless blue chapter 5(edit)

Set my soul on fire. I fought writer’s block and still half-lost. It’s still kinda crappy but hey. Setting up comforting moments of Krel/Douxie in the next chapter which oh boy will take a while to figure out.

Hisirdoux had gotten Krel before getting the others, Krel was feeling somewhat better after what Hisirdoux believed was a night of rest. The prince had honestly been awake all night, something had been bugging him. He had been adding notes to the alchemy book until sunrise, trying not to focus on the strange feeling in his chest.

The group saw no difference in him, fatigue didn’t show, he didn’t bring it up, in fact he didn’t really talk to anyone but Hisirdoux. Douxie found this quite confusing while overhearing their whispers because Krel insisted on referring to both of them as Douxie.

Krel had to be asked personally to join them. Douxie almost asked Archie to steal the alchemy book that Krel was trying to use as an excuse to stay behind.

“Listen,” Krel stooped his grumbling, following behind Douxie on their way through the castle. “I... remember bits of what happened last night, with my past self and you. You’re not alone, and-“ Douxie fades off as Steve’s ramblings of monster trophies gets clearer.

The way there, and after setting up a campfire and such, Krel was mostly reading and marking down things still. Not even Merlin would be able to pry his focus away from it at this point.

“Do you really think Merlin’s plan will work?” Claire and Douxie were talking, on the opposite side of the small ship.

Douxie fumbled a bit with the time map. “We’ve run out of options, and my choices haven’t exactly been working recently.” Krel tensed nearby. “We cannot make any more mistakes. We’ll just have to trust Merlin this time.”

Claire sighs, “I just hope Jim made it out okay.”

Douxie responds with something that makes Steve laugh as they get closer to the cave entrance, and Krel was ready to hit himself. Douxie had apologized, Hisirdoux had helped him, and he was still blaming Douxie for bringing them to the past. Not because Douxie fought with him, not because Hisirdoux had originally bothered him, but because he was stuck in an unfamiliar place and time, and he blamed Douxie despite it not being the apprentice’s fault.

They had entered, while Merlin was speaking to Claire about shadow magic, Krel and Archie had very similar reactions to hearing what Steve’s swimsuit was.

“Blegh. Why does Aja like you?” Keel muttered, the first words he had spoken out loud during the trip itself.

Steve puffed or his chest. “I’m her blond oaf in shining armor. What’s not to like?”

“I could name a few.” Claire adds, rolling her eyes, but smiling.

“We’ve arrived.” Merlin announced.

Claire gasped in wonder. “The lady of the lake is real? I thought she was just a myth!”

“Oh, no. The lady of te lake is very much real.” Douxie pauses. “Though, only Merlin’s allowed to meet with her. Well... ‘Till now.”

“Because her power is beyond your comprehension.” Archie jumped up and flew around the cave. “It is from her waters I originally helped Arthur retrieve Excalibur.”

The group steps up to see a set of faced doors. Krel hangs back a little as Merlin takes the sword, and announces that he is to go inside alone. Krel zones out and tension fills the space void of his focus.

“I won’t just sit here without making things right!” Douxie knocks Krel out of his daze as Merlin opens the doors.

A blue hand lightly grabs the wizard’s shoulder. “Douxie.” Their eyes meet without anger or uncomfortable unsteadiness for the first time in a while. “Maybe this isn’t your place to fix things. Merlin knows what he’s doing, I’m sure it will be fine.”

Douxie pauses, and turns back to the doors well after they’ve closed. “Merlin’s magic is uncrackable, we won’t be able to get in now.” His tone isn’t accusing, not blaming Krel for holding him back, but just informing the others.

“Well,” Archie flies over and perched on Douxie’s other shoulder as Krel’s hand drops. “At least we won’t have to see Steve’s birthday suit.”

Douxie smiles and pets his familiar before the words “Too late” leave Steve’s lips. Archie extends a wing in front of Douxie’s eyes and covers his own. Krel decides not to turn around for a while, so he’s left facing Douxie, who eventually does look out from under Archie’s wing.

“Does this mean you don’t hate me?” Douxie still wasn’t looking up, probably due to the fact they didn’t know Steve was no longer in his birthday suit, but also because he didn’t want to meet Krel’s eyes again.

“I-“ Krel inhales. “I should’ve been the one to apologize. I was mad at you for something that you didn’t cause.”

“Oh.” Douxie glances up, but obviously doesn’t like what he sees behind Krel, which is Claire covering her eyes and quietly threatening Steve for good reason. “So.. we’re good now?” He extends a hand, which is met with a handshake.

“Yes.”

They stand in silence for another few seconds before moving. Claire was now glaring at Steve, but his visual was no longer mentally scarring.

They set up a camp, starting a fire with help from Archie and wondering how long it would take for Merlin to get Excalibur fixed.

Krel found it amusing that Steve was attempting to talk the doors open. Merlin had used magic, the only one there with a chance of opening the doors was Douxie. The doors commentary ruined the entertainment by causing Steve to open up about his stress.

“Well he needs a therapist.” Krel commented.

Douxie and Claire start talking about shadow magic, it’s danger, and how they could use it to get inside. Krel was reading over his notes, and using the blank pages to write down what he was hearing from their talk.

He clicks back into the conversations as Douxie convinces Claire to try, not hiding the laughter the comment on not being a good student brought.

He watched Douxie walk Claire through the steps, the portal appearing, Claire disappearing, and as she returned a strange uneasiness lingered around her.

They got their way in, after Claire, Steve and Archie had entered, Douxie looked back to the akiridion. “You coming Krel?”

“Yeah.” Krel stepped in cautiously, grabbing onto Douxie as the darkness encased them both.

Douxie hopped out after the others, taking in as much of the new cavern as he could. Claire, Steve, and Archie seemed to be doing the same thing. Krel on the other hand, was not to be seen. Douxie felt his touch lingering on his arm, he glanced back to where the portal had been.

“Did we leave Krel behind?” Claire pointed out what Douxie had also noticed.

The wizard shook his head. “No. He grabbed onto me as we entered.”

The group was still looking around for Krel when the raft appeared, knocking eerily up against shore.

“Maybe Krel went back, changed his mind?” Claire suggested.

“Yeah, he probably chickened out because he knew he would just get in the way of me saving the day.”

Douxie didn’t see another positive theory, so he agreed. “We need to fix Excalibur.”

They step into the raft, although hesitant to do so without their blue friend.

———

Krel hadn’t meant to let go of Douxie, but this sensation of not being on earth was one unfamiliar to him. Every planet felt different to him, and where he was didn’t feel like anything. It was a void, it was terrifying.

It was what he imagined dying to be like. No form, but conscience ruled everything.

But there was form, rocks, asteroids maybe, moving around him. He could move, his body was no longer blue, but he could move. Ghostly gray limbs helped propel himself out of the paths of the boulders. He looked at his now-changed body, and saw a blue core inside his chest, as if he actually was a ghost.

Between the floating rocks, Morgana’s body, visibly darker than what Krel had seen of her while alive, was watched by an unfamiliar trollish figure. The figure did not notic Krel as he seems to speak to Morgana. His eyes didn’t even linger anywhere but the sorcerous’ corpse. However, Morgana’s unnaturally dark eyes were fixed on a spot beyond the closer rocks.

Keel floated away, propelling himself as if he were swimming in the direction Morgana had been staring. He glances back once to see three dots of color come into view, one green, one blue, and one red.

He continues fleeing.

Quickly, three figures come into view, each with their own colored tint, Douxie, Claire, and Archie.

The trio seemed to be fighting, Archie was breathing fire, Claire was holding onto something for stability, and Douxie was glowing, indicating magic. As Archie stopped, Douxie put his hands up, bearing a great weight with his magic, and threw something back at their attacker. Merlin and Steve entered his sight, landing on ground Krel could not see.

And then Claire and Douxie were talking, confusion and anger mixed between the two and an unseen entity. Douxie three Excalibur up, te sword having its own faint aura, and it was hit by magic, and flew out of view.

They were talking again, and then Excalibur returned, fully fixed, and glowing a very bright green.

Krel reached forwards, the group seemed to have finished their talking, and their fighting, and he saw them celebrating. Until one word firmly appeared on Douxie’s lips.

“Krel.”

The akiridion couldn’t hear them in this void, but his name is something that resonates through his very core. Something everyone who has ever meant anything to him said. Not “the prince” “your highness” “king in waiting”, but Krel.

His fingers grazed Douxie’s arm, trying to communicate, “Hi, I’m right here” and being met with a set of almost-gold eyes meeting his.

The others of the group backed up, with an exception of Merlin, and he saw the glows of each person fade. A bubbling sensation covers his body, fading as te others start looking at him in wonder and confusion rather than fear.

Krel looked down, his arms and legs were less transparent, but his skin was still gray and he could still feel a strange presence in his core.

“Shadow magic.” Merlin grumbled.

“Magic? Magic!” Douxie’s eyes lit up, grinning as Krel let that sink in.

It wasn’t the magic Krel wanted, it was terrifying, it wasn’t like Douxie’s and he couldn’t control it like Claire.

It was still magic. “Lets go home, we can figure this out at the room.”

His unenthusiastic tone dimmed Douxie’s light, but the group agreed it was time to go back to Camelot.

And time to explain what was really happening to Krel, as he wasn’t quite sure.

———

Krel laughed at the description of the lady, “I would not call that a lady on this planet. Maybe on one I have not visited, but not here.”

“Yeah, how many planets have you visited?” Douxie and Krel stood next to each other, and although he was still off from the void, he was smiling as they talked in their own little world. They spent the trip talking, ignoring Claire, who was practicing making portals, and Steve’s wonderstruck protectiveness over his “monster trophy”.

Archie took perch on the edge of the boat instead of Douxie’s shoulder, he liked seeing his wizard happy, and did not want to ruin the moment.

Part four