#you're just a crackship tho ;)

[cybertron-smash-or-pass]

A bit of a loaded question, I know, but do you have any TF ships you prefer and would like to share?

I need you to be aware that you're opening pandora's box here. The vibes range anywhere from "god this is hot" to "god this is cute" to "their dynamic is so fucking interesting and i want to study them under laboratory conditions" to "this hurts so much and I need the drama, I am CRYING" to smashing barbie dolls together. I have crackships you ain't even THOUGHT about. I throw ships at the wall just to see if they stick. I like a lot of ships. Arguably too damn many. So many that I'm putting this under a cut to spare people from the long post. So many that I have to sort them by continuity so you're not staring at an unorganized list longer than do you love the color of the sky.

TFA

shockbee I feel has a lot of the potential for shockwave fearing what happens when bee finds out he's not longarm. Like a lot of the scenes in auto boot camp read to me like shockwave really did want bee as an ally while he climbs the ranks, and there's some juicy potential for shocker starting out as just using him until he actually catches feelings. Especially in aus where bee really did join the elite guard. Like can you imagine the drama. The heartbreak. The trust issues. Bee realizing he never really knew the guy he could trust most. Wondering if he's even safe to be around. If anything was even real. Shockwave wondering the same things. Hhhhhhhhh.

I do enjoy shockblurr conceptually but I'm not crazy about how they're usually portrayed in the fandom bc I feel like we're all forgetting that shockwave is a ball of anxiety and murder, and Blurr is a straight laced fuckin nerd who can't shut his mouth. An overpowered, highly capable nerd, but a nerd still. I like what the artist katzske does with them a lot tho.

I'm also a blitzbee enjoyer but on a less "bee can fix him and itll be so sweet" level and more "god imagine how annoying they'd be together." Looney Tunes levels of fucking with people. Either that or bumblebee is just horny on main and really likes the thought of bagging a con, but then he goes and catches feelings.

prowlbulk owns my entire heart. They're so sweet on each other and prowl really respects and appreciates bulkhead way more than bulky's used to. And bulkhead admires so much of prowl's skill and perspective. They work so well together as a couple and it's fucking adorable. With a hint of tragedy bc. Well. You know.

Bulkbee is also incredibly cute bc I'm a sucker for besties that very slowly realize they love each other so much it makes them look stupid. Good in romantic or qpr flavors. Bee already climbs all over bulkhead like a squirrel, they're so fuckin affectionate and very very stupid in social settings.

I like Optimus and blackarachnia from a drama standpoint bc God. They are tragic. They are MESSY. I genuinely think there's no happy ending for them. The trust is gone. But they still miss each other so much and they just CANT move on, so they keep stringing each other along. They're just hurting themselves and each other every time one does anything nice for the other. It's the kinda shit that just slowly rips your heart out. OP please don't text your ex. OP pLEASE

Megop is a classic but I feel we as a fandom underutilize how much Optimus pisses off Megatron. He is an asshole cat knocking shit off the counter for attention. Megs lets him be worse when he is so so fucking tired of being good. He loves that he hates him and he hates that he loves him. Full on "my esteemed rival" "dearly detested." Fighting each other is cathartic and addictive. Megatron finds it infuriating but he can't deny how much he likes having a worthy opponent, how fitting it is that the cosmos sent him so deadly a nemesis, and yet how lame it is that he was so forgettable at first so now he feels dumb being mildly obsessed with him. Optimus is just glad he has someone who doesn't expect him to be perfect and nice and upstanding. He can vent out a lot of his less noble feelings or impulses that he's had completely repressed for ages. The pressure's off in a lot of ways. And I think in an enemies to lovers sense, watching them figure out how to make that setup and that very odd mutual desire to be in each other's lives into something healthier could be really compelling. Or tragic in a "why did I let myself need you? Why the fuck did I let myself need you?" way.

Beeprowl is funny but I only really like it in a "you annoy me SO MUCH let's make out about it" way. Nothing committed, just dispelling the tension without having to kill each other. It is just kinda nice seeing them have genuinely sweet moments though. Squidbob ass relationship.

Lugnut and Strika are the perfect Decepticon power couple and I love them so much. So very much. Lugnut loves his big terrifying wife capable of leveling cities, and she loves her sweet devoted husband who could throw her across the room. I think they break chairs over each other's heads for fun and have been trying to seduce Megatron into a threesome for ages.

Shockwave and Megatron are also incredibly good. The loyalty. The "I commit my whole existence to you. I am yours, in mind body and soul. I will go wherever you need me to, I will put myself in immeasurable danger for you, just please say I'm doing a good job" and "all my efforts would be lost without you. In a world where I have been vulnerable and terrified, where I have been stabbed in the back by people I thought I could wholly trust, I can look at you and know, unwaveringly, you won't do the same. I trust you completely." It's Delicious. It's absolutely codependent but god it's tasty.

Also honestly? Bulkhead and the constructicons could make a pretty cute throuple. He wants them to be better. They want him to be worse. He just wants them to do honest work and they want him to stop letting stuffy, elitist autobot society control him so much. They love each other, they're friends (even if the constructicons don't totally remember the first night they met him). And they really do enjoy each other's company. They're just guys being dudes. Just dudes being guys. Just guys being gays. (It's also just nice when bulkhead gets to be the smaller one, scrapper totally carries him around like a big ol' cat).

I really like prowl being torn between lockdown and jazz. They're the devil and angel on his shoulders. Lockdown tempting him into relapsing, feeling himself fall into old habits, forsaking everything he's learned about patience and respect and being conscientious of the world around him. Jazz picking him back up when he slips, making him WANT to keep being better. And prowl can't decide if he wants to be loved in spite of all his toxic traits or BECAUSE of them. It's got me in a chokehold, your honor.

Megastar is fun in tfa because 1. It's implied Megatron never actually abused starscream while they were on the same side (the first thing starscream says after waking up from being shot is "YOU DARE STRIKE ME, MEGATRON?" which reads to me like this is a new development). Megs doesn't actually hurt anyone working for him other than Sumdac, who he fucking hates (at least not on-screen), and the only reason he was as aggro to starscream post-revival was because he knew screamer is the reason he spent all that fucking time as just a severed head. He used to actually trust him, sort of, even if he was a scheming, sycophantic little weasel. And 2. It's pretty obvious they have history together. I genuinely truly believe they were exes and Starscream only planted a bomb on him because he couldn't be fucking normal about the divorce. You look at how they bitch at each other in deep space and then immediately fall into what is most likely their old dynamic of getting things done and shooting the shit and tell me they never had an intense romantic stint that went horribly wrong. Starscream calls him Meggy in his internal logs for fucks sake.

Ratchet x Arcee are also very very cute together. Old married dorks. Ratchet's so soft with her and he wants her to be okay. She genuinely likes him and he makes the nightmare she's subjected herself to bearable. "Don't call me sir, I work for a living!" They're both horrifically traumatized, they understand each other on a level most bots can't, and they can ground each other when it gets bad. God. You know they're slow dancing in the kitchen together. You know they're sickeningly domestic with each other. They are holding hands in the park on a comically small bench on earth right as we SPEAK.

Oh also sumdac x megatron. It started as a crackship of mine but I really love the idea of sumdac feeling legitimately guilty for taking Megatron apart and unknowingly violating him the way he did, even if Megatron is terrible. Like the dynamic of "you lied to me" "if I told you who I really was, I would be dead. I don't owe you the truth when you held me captive. I was vulnerable. I was TERRIFIED. I did what I had to in order to keep myself safe. And you come to ME with accusations of doing you wrong? When YOU held all the power? And then when I'd taken back the power you left me without, made you feel what I felt, I'm a monster?" "I never meant to hurt you" "Well you did. And now you know just how much damage you did." Like it's such an interesting angle, ESPECIALLY when you consider that sumdac probably grew to legitimately care about Megatron while he was in his lab. He wanted to do right by him. He wanted to see him restored and thriving. He was his robot buddy that made a birthday gift for his kid once. Some part of him probably misses him after he's gone, some part of him probably feels guilty too, even through all the rage and hurt and fear and betrayal. That's complicated feelings!! That's juicy!!!!!

I like the thought of Shockwave and Optimus but that's mostly for sexy reasons. Something about a big, smooth talking, scary cryptid monster, very well spoken and elegant, seducing Good, Upstanding Autobot Optimus to The Dark Side. This is mostly because Optimus is a huge nerd and so is Shockwave. I think Shockwave could potentially pique his interest with uncensored versions of the history Optimus is already a huge dweeb about, and seal the deal with a few gentle touches and honeyed words. From Optimus's perspective this is Very Obviously a Honeypot Trap but the trouble is Shockwave is very hot and very sweet on him and starting to seem less and less evil so he's not sure how long he can keep his guard up when the temptation is this strong. He has a duty to fight Decepticons and shut out their lies but man. He's so tired. And Shockwave's berth is very warm. There is something satisfying about seeing him choose to be selfish after nearly a whole show of him taking the high road. (It's even better if he gets attached when eventually Shockwave's Cool Sexy Collected vibes falter and he sees how much of an anxious, panicky dork he actually is)

I also just kind of like the idea of team prime being a polycule (other than ratchet, who is just watching the young bots having relationship drama and rolling his optics (the age gap and mentor role make me personally a little uncomfortable but I have nothing against people who do include him, they're all adults, its chill)). I like the thought of these losers getting home after a long day and collapsing into a cuddle pile, either on the couch or on the floor. They all love each other so much already, I think they should kiss about it, but they're super repressed so it's So Very Shy and Cautious and Sweet.

The same goes for the Decepticons but more in a "cons are pretty casual about sex anyway, they're in close proximity, and they tolerate each other at least so nearly everyone has a fuck buds setup with each other" way. I feel like the autobots are super repressed in that regard so the cons started leaning into being sluts to stick it to the mech along with all the other freaks shit they're cool with. God help Blackarachnia, she goes from Autobot repression to all her coworkers being sluts on main and she Does Not Know what to do about that (also it would make a lot of sense if that's why she started leaning into the femme fatale thing so hard)

TFP

Megop is also Very Good here. Literally the most divorced robots to ever exist. Megatron NEEDS Optimus back and Optimus still holds a torch for megs, but it's so fucking funny because they're clearly on fundamentally different levels of "I miss you." Like Optimus is kinda sad and he does want the old Megatronus back, but Megatron does these whole fuckin elaborate stunts to get Optimus to pay attention to him again and then locks himself in his room with a pint of ice cream and dark energon to cry about him. Mans is NOT coping. Alternatively, Optimus is coping just as poorly on the inside and he really does still love Megatron just as much but he knows that's a selfish desire that he quiets with everything else he sacrifices about himself in the name of being a good leader. Least repressed Optimus.

Optiratch my beloved. Gay old men who would do anything for each other, even when they really don't agree on how to proceed. They're best friends, they're husbands, they're crushing on each other and they think it's unrequited, they just started dating, they've been married for eons. All of it works soooo well. They know each other well enough that they can communicate by just kinda grunting in specific ways. I need them to hold hands SO bad.

Bulkhead and wheeljack should get to kiss on the mouth I think. If Arcee can call Wheeljack Bulkhead's boyfriend, and bulkhead does not deny it, logic dictates they should in fact French kiss sloppy style for a whole minute on live TV. It can happen. Only on the hub.

KOBD are adorable together, they are so unhinged and stupid and they love each other so much. Like the team rocket of the nemesis. Breakdown loves his husband soooo much and knockout misses him so bad when Silas gets him. And you KNOW they're freaks bc knockout is totally convinced that breakdown would've loved seeing how he torments Silas in bd's body. He's probably right about it too.

I also wholly support Ms. June Darby for trying to seduce Optimus. Me too girl, get that robo ass. Go get jack a new cooler dad. It's also very cute to imagine Optimus, the bigass 30 foot robot, the stoic leader of the Autobots who keeps stonefaced through just about anything, flustered and crushing on a very small and very flirty human.

For some reason the show was kind of trying to tease Bulkhead x Arcee for exactly one episode and then never again and like. Look. I understand it was a forced het ship that was there to distract people from how gay they accidentally made the show. I know it'd probably just be Arcee rebounding after losing Cliffjumper. But I think them having a fwb type relationship while she works through her feelings could be interesting. Though this could just be because Bulkhead is big sweet and comforting and him holding anyone and making them feel safe while they're Going Through it is enough to get me saying God I Wish That Were Me.

Bumblebee and Smokescreen appeal to me in the same way seemingly very hetero frat bros who are apparently a very sweet and affectionate gay couple do. It's an inherently funny irony and also theyre just both cute himbos.

TFP Megastar is horrifically unhealthy in general and there is absolutely no way in hell it could work out. Not pre-war, not post-megs-redemption, nada. Which is why it has my brain in a chokehold. This is one of the ships I like because it's fascinating and because god it HURTS. Like I have my gripes with how the show portrayed the abuse overall but there were some things they were cooking with. Starscream being an obvious victim but then turning around and inflicting it on everyone around him? Girl no, the cycle of violence and abuse!!!! Girl no, you're refusing to do the complex emotional work of accepting that what happened to you wasnt okay and thus you carry out the behaviors you've gaslit yourself into thinking are normal!!!!!! Girl no, society has failed you and you have no support systems to help you break the cycles, but you also simply refuse to try in the first place because your pride wouldn't allow it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The cortical psychic patch was literally my fave showcase of their dynamic in the whole show. "I don't want to play this game anymore!" Like jfc ouch. Also the thought of post redemption Megatron lamenting how he treated Starscream, not having considered the damage he's done to him before now. Trying to make it right and only making it all worse by inserting himself into Starscream's life again and realizing how badly he's broken him, how fucked it is that Starscream seems to revere him after EVERYTHING. God. GOD. I'm in agony.

Rescue Bots

Speaking of starscream in the cycle of abuse, KOSS has postcanon potential. (Post Predacons Rising, rid does not exist 😌) Like. They've proven they feel some type of way about each other. "I've always admired your lustrous finish." "😏" But Knockout was the first person in starscream's life to set a boundary in a healthy way. And when starscream inevitably ignores those boundaries and knockout leaves, you know how much it fucking hurts starscream to realize how badly he fucked up. But of course, the pride. He can't apologize. Can't admit he's the reason knockout betrayed him. So he'll choke back the tears. He'll try to, anyway. But he can't stop the agony in his voice while he feebly spits out "Fine! I hope Unicron eats you too!!" You know the second they shut the door on him, the waterworks started, and so did the closest thing to self reflection Starscream's ever done. He Has the Potential to be Better with Knockout, but he NEEDS to put in the work, and the suspense of wondering if he WILL fucks my whole shit up.

It is so close to canon that blades and bumblebee are boyfriends. Hell I believe it pretty much IS canon. He loves that bug so much. He gets jealous when he hangs out with Dani and not him. He hugs him for a photo the first chance he gets. And since we know blades is confirmed as being into dudes, I think we all know what they were getting at. TFP bumblebee has an anxious twink boyfriend that lives in Maine and we have no idea whatsoever if the rest of team prime knows.

Graham and boulder pine for each other like you would not believe. Once again, pretty much canon. You can't just have boulder keep telling Graham "well I like you just how you are" when Graham's trying to impress a girl and expect me to not think he has a big stupid gay crush on his best friend. They love each other so much as partners and as friends, I know damn well they'd be SICKENINGLY cute together as boyfriends. They'd probably try to stealth it at first bc a human and a giant robot alien in love? What'll the others think?? Gotta keep it secret. Sneaking off into the woods so Boulder can work on his "art projects" but in fact they are kissing. They're not as slick as they think they are, Chief Burns 100% picks up what's going on but he lets them think they're sneaky. Nobody actually has any problems with it other than Kade making fun of them a little but don't worry that's just him projecting.

On the opposite side of the spectrum, Heatwave and Kade are the worst fucking tsunderes about crushing on each other. Between heatwave refusing to let down the brooding tough guy persona and kade being so insistent on staying hyper masculine (to the point where mild internalized homophobia is inevitable), neither of them can just be honest about how much they mean to each other and they gotta resort to getting each other's attention by being mean in very low stakes ways. I am drowning, there is no sign of land, you are coming down with me, hand in unloveable hand, except they're not drowning and they're just dunking each other in a kiddie pool repeatedly.

Heatwave and quickshadow are fun for similar reasons but with less shit lord pranks and/or lowbrow bitching, and more classy verbal sniping and sparring with each other because heatwave thinks it's hot when quickshadow kicks his ass. They're insufferably competitive and I think that could be very fun and incredibly messy, especially since they both need to learn how to communicate. Very bisexual, they are forced to share the brain cell, 10/10

I also just enjoy the idea of all the bots being in a polycule the same way I like the idea for TFA's team prime. They're very sweet together and they clearly care about each other a lot. Its just kind of nice when they all hold hands together, you feel me? They're sneaking off to kiss in the bunker bc they don't know if the humans know dudes can like other dudes. They are also not as subtle as they think they are.

Oh also doc Greene and chief burns dated once when they were teenagers and it didn't work out but they stayed besties, nobody can change my mind on this.

Beast Wars

Dinobot and Megatron are exes, 100%. Dinobot is probably the only being in the known universe that Megatron actually kind of cares about other than himself and his rubber duck. Otherwise he wouldn't keep trying to fucking clone him to make a version that will never leave him. There's also some implications here and there that Megatron really did want the world to be better for Predacons (along with the desire for power, anyway) and that preds are genuinely treated unfairly, so there's a pretty compelling angle of dinobot having been drawn to megatron because he saw someone with noble goals and a way to fix their fucked up world before becoming disillusioned with the dishonorable tyrant he turned out to be.

Dinobot and Optimus are also very good together bc it really truly feels like Dinobot finally found the guy with honor he thought he saw in Megatron. And he's infuriating half the time because he isn't nearly as bloodthirsty as he's used to, but GODDAMN does he make him Feel Things. The entire episode Gorilla Warfare has me obsessed with them. The bitching. Dinobot freaking the fuck out and Optimus tenderly removing the seed pod stuck to the back of his neck that was freaking him out and only laughing at him a little. Dinobot constantly trying to choose violence. The stupid smile when Optimus also chooses violence and Dinobot realizes he fucked up. THE BEDSIDE VIGIL. "It was my shift" AND YOU KNOW THEY WEREN'T TAKING SHIFTS. THE FLOWER ON THE BEDSIDE TABLE. "it is good to have you back." "Back home or back to normal?" "...both." THEY'RE HOMOSEXUAL, YOUR HONOR.

Dinobot (shit maybe I just really like dinobot) with Rattrap is good for similar reasons but the vibes are totally different. DoOp is all soft and sweet and patient and light ribbing, Dinotrap is talking shit at each other as a love language. Dinobot is a good guy but he's also, fundamentally, a bitch. Rattrap has proven he can match his freak by bitching right back. They love each other by pretending to hate each other. To the point where if Rattrap doesn't hear any comebacks he genuinely starts worrying because "oh, we aren't playing the game, why aren't you playing, are you okay?" They have so many soft tender moments where they prove they actually love each other. Their last conversation is talking shit!!!! "You're just a slag spouting saurian, but it's nice to know where you stand." "Upwind of you for preference, rodent." They loved each other!!!!!! Rattrap is fucked up over losing him!!!!!!!!!!! It's bittersweet, it's tragic, it hurts so bad and I love them so much!!!! They're stupid your honor!!!!!!!!!!!!

On a much sillier side, I do love Rattrap x Rhinox. Rattrap kissed that man twice. On the mouth. On screen. Annoying little gremlin who goes "nyehhhh" x big stoic dude who goes "hn." And they're both tech guys so they probably work on projects together a lot. And they all survive and are fine bc beast machines isnt real 💖

I have my problems with Silverbolt in general but I cannot deny that he and Blackarachnia are pretty damn cute together. He loves his girlfriend, they trash her shitty ex together, she loves that he doesn't try to change her. She gets to be the bad girl and the sweet knight in shining armor still loves her. "Dark poison of my heart" like c'mon.

Airazor and Tigatron are also pretty cute AND they have the honor of being the first canon gay couple in the tf franchise bc of the Japanese dub, which made Airazor a dude but left the romance unchanged (the Japanese dub was also just generally fuckin insane tho so it's not all that shocking).

Waspinator and Terrorsaur are boyfriends for real and for canon, John hasbro told me himself.

RiD 2001

I ship skybyte with that one girl that lives in a state of constant talking-car-based torment. Why? Because when I watched rid with my roommate we had a running joke that eventually they'd meet and have a whole robotfucker romcom arc and it kinda just stuck. This is my only rid ship and I will not be taking criticism on it.

Cyberverse

Bumblebee, Hot Rod and Cheetor are in a polycule together and nobody can tell me they aren't. Just how it's gotta be.

I want Perceptor and Dead End to kiss so badly. They're technically canon already given how hard the creators ship them. They hold hands your honor. "only a bolthead would go out there... UGH I'm such a BOLTHEAD" HES IN LOVE YOUR HONOR.

Hot Rod and Soundwave are great as enemies to lovers, they're so annoying 💖. I feel like they'd start playing gay chicken and be married with three kids wondering when the other guy is gonna back out.

SHOCKWAVE AND WHEELJACK OH MY GOD. fellas is it gay to program your drones which are just tiny versions of your own altmode to dance funny to Tetris music specifically because it makes your lame ass boyfriend laugh and then keep that function eons after you break up and still remember exactly what the command is? Fellas is it gay to get kidnapped by your ex and then get really excited about all the cool shit he's been making while you were separated? I wish they could've gotten a happy ending man, they could've been so cute together.

I don't ship it romantically but I believe in Grimlock & Arcee qpr. They love each other so so much they would've readily died for each other. I love their dynamic, they're insane 💖

Same goes for Shadowstriker and Soundwave tbh. Decepticon besties, and Shadowstriker being aro kinda just feels right. I like to think they cuddle and talk shit about Shockwave while Sounders blasts heavy metal. They play cod as the most insufferable duo.

Megop in cyberverse is so good because it really feels like they Had a relationship but it was unstable and moved too fast and they just assumed they were on the same page about things without communicating properly until suddenly they were in serious disagreement, and TRIED to work it out in a mature way but they were simply Doomed From the Start. And then it culminates in a whole fucking war but it rages so long, and they are so tired of fighting, and they realize they want to try again because nobody was really to blame for how things ended because they both handled it poorly. I wish they got that chance to try again properly. I wish when Optimus retired to just fuck around and vibe, he could've taken Megatron with him. I wish they could've fallen in love all over again.

Oh also Slipstream and Windblade being lesbian enemies to lovers bait was Fucking Phenomenal and I Love it So Much. They're smug and terrible and I want them to make out. They can make each other worse 💖

G1

I have not seen that much of g1 but I do know a few things are absolute truth.

Soundwave is gay for Megatron. This is arguably reciprocated.

Shockwave is gay for Megatron. This is not reciprocated but it is taken advantage of.

Starscream vacillates between gay for Megatron and trying to kill him. Megatron seems to reciprocate but only a little bit. Enough to keep him alive because he's cute. But megs also gets a lot of cuteness aggression so he feels the need to chuck starscream against the wall every now and then.

Powerglide and Astoria are tied for the pinnacle of robot on human romance in the entire tf franchise with Tracks and Raul, and if none of them come back in ANY tf media, I will riot.

Cliffjumper and Mirage have fucked at least once.

Wheeljack and Ratchet are gay married.

Optimus is bisexual and he loves elita-1 but there is something distinctly homoerotic going on with Megatron.

Conclusion

I like when the robots kiss <3

[hiwelcometothemonstersancturary]

(a bit vent-ish so i hope its alright, if not I'M SO SORRY-) dogday x catnap feels..........weird to me, maybe even a bit disgusted? like, those who ship them can still ship them! i ain't tryna stop them from doing that!, i'm just saying, i don't see catnap and dogday as lovers, just close friends (+ the...*ahem*.....OTHER content, kinda forever ruined the ship AND the two characters for me)😅

which now makes me feel......weird...? reading your fanfic....? i dunno how to describe it.....like i shouldn't be reading it...? I AIN'T TRYNA HATE OR DISCORAGE YOU!!!(cuz lets be honest your fanfics & AU are to good to hate👌💛) you're the one who got me into ships like Starstudent(bubba x kickin) and Cuddlejump(bobby x hoppy) EVEN prometheus!!! i just wanted to get all that offa mah chest :> if anything, i see it(dogday x catnap) as a bit of a crackship :3 don't ever stop makin poppy: WORLDWIDE! i've been hyperfixated on your AU since it was only 4 chapters >:D

-"@chimera-that-does-stuff was here in an anon disguise (hai mirigis :D)"

Hi Chim, please don't apologize for venting!

Honestly, reading something that features a ship you don't particularly like does feel weird sometimes, and I speak that from experience lmao, but also I have the sliiiight impression that your brain may be thinking that reading it is weird because you feel like you're intruding on something other people may enjoy, but it just isn't your cup of tea. I don't think you're intruding at all, if that reassures you! And also I don't think you're being a little hater. Trust me on that one.

BUT I'M SO GLAD THAT REGARDLESS OF YOU NOT LIKING DOGDAY X CATNAP ALL THAT MUCH YOU STILL ENJOY THE AU, THIS IS SO NICE TO HEAR AAAA. I feel extremely honored to know that I got you into so many more ships, ESP cuddlejump and prometheus. Soooo glad to know I got you into the old people yaoyuri!!!!

In a way, Dogday x Catnap is a crackship by itself, but I think few people refer to it as a one because it can make sense thematically speaking (?), unlike some others (read: Prometheus). I'm glad that you're enjoying the AU regardless of that, tho!!!!! I understand where you come from. I don't think these two are for everyone, esp considering what we know from canon. Regardless, don't forget to have fun! You can always block the Daynap tag here on Tumblr if you don't want to see more of them.

[highlordofkrypton]

1- Which of your fics would you keep the basic plot of but rewrite completely?

9- Thoughts on cliffhangers.

24- Thoughts on flashbacks/flashforwards.

26- What would you describe as OOC?

I would love to hear all of them!!!!! Especially on the OOC one because I feel like that is one that we all have different interpretations on based on individual interpretation of the character

OMG prepare for RAMBLES (maybe???)

I'm also gonna copy you and link the ask game.

1. Which of your fics would you keep the basic plot of but rewrite completely?

Definitely one of my DC fics. I have quite a few that I started as a weekly writing exercise, but I wish I had more of a structure. I feel like the chapters don't hit as well when I'm writing off ✨vibes✨.

If I had to pick one, it would be my crackship the sun & the sea -- it's based off my roleplay with my partner. I wanted to add the scenes in between that we didn't get to write and bind it for her, but it doesn't make sense without the roleplay parts. I would like to re-write it as a proper fic.

9. Thoughts on cliffhangers.

As a reader, REEEEEEEEE!

As a writer, EHEHHEHEHEHE. I love cliffhangers. I think I do too many cliffhangers? I don't know if they're actual cliff hangers, but if the scene needs to end there, then it will end there.

I view cliff hangers as a writing tool as punctuation and stylistic writing. You're telling your readers to pause here, and you're making them process and take in what they've read. Especially in a world where binging is more and more common, cliffhangers allow specific plot points to sink in. Not that they don't normally, but readers are forced to sit with it now hehhehehe.

24. Thoughts on flashbacks/flashforwards.

I don't like flashfowards because I'm too dumb to understand the time jump and I feel like they're... spoilery? I only really use flash forwards for opening scenes and then we take it all the way back.

As for flashbacks, I prefer to segment them with italics, some kind of formatting break or their own chapters because it's so easy to lose your reader if you haven't executed the flashback well enough. Visual media can rely on cues like younger actors, and setting, but as a writer you need to be detail-oriented enough to write all that out. I am notoriously lazy as fuck so... I don't do them. I don't mind reading them tho.

26. What would you describe as OOC?

I like this question a lot because as someone who lives outside of canon more often than not, I usually write crackships or take characters out of their canon worlds into new ones. For example, my greatest master piece with my writing partner is set in a The Boys x Supernatural universe (so their rules), featuring Geralt (the Witcher), Lambert (the Witcher), Lilith (Diablo 4), Erwin (Attack on Titan), Clark Kent (Superman), Gojo Satoru (JJK), Arisma Kishou (Tokyo Ghoul) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars). It was the single most EPIC story I have ever read and written lmao. THAT SAID, I firmly believe that there are base values that every character has that defines them, whether mental, physical or anything else. These are what 'anchor' the character. If it's a original story, then there are events that inform the character. Think big details, not small details.

From a fandom perspective, usually, the fandom will agree on the aforementioned base values. For example, Superman is kind, just and generally wholesome. People can put him in different situations, but you can still recognize the character. This is what differentiates good writing from bad writing; if you can change the character's name, upbringing and current occupation and you still can recognize the character from their inherent values and the way they act, that's totally in character for me.

If you're writing a character and you break the 'base value' rules without justifying it in the narrative, then that's OOC. For example, there are versions of Superman who kills or becomes a world ruler, but there are events that lead up to it so it makes sense.

So to me, pretty much everything is fair game if you can justify it in the writing (and not by telling me, it's gotta be earned).

WHEW THAT WAS A LONG ONE SORRY BUT I LIEKD THAT QUESTION A LOT!!!

[romanticatheartt]

Just say you ship Tamlin with Elain and move on even tho you've "vocal about your dislike of him"

You're now my little stalker eh?

Yes I've been vocal about disliking him but what of it? Am I now going to police everyone and see who they ship with him?

I hate Rhys and Nesta crackship but do you see me talking about them? No because people shipping two fictional characters is none of my goddamn business. I simply don't go somewhere I know I wouldn't have a good time.

But if you want to host a *insert character* week, you can't ban anyone!!!!

There are people out there who wants to ship x and y and there's zero chance that its gonna happen in the canon. Is it gonna hurt anyone? Shipping two random characters? Don't come to me with the bullshit that it will trigger people. Rhysand did pretty triggering things. Azriel too. At this point every character did some nasty things that might be "triggering" for some people and it's their problem for not having the ability to separate reality from fictions.

Fandom is where people can express their opinion and weird obsession with others and find their people. Not to examine everyone and when you don't like a ship/character, accuse people of supporting an abusive and toxic relationship and wishing for them to be in one!!

[murderoushagthesequel]

ok ok first of all congrats again for the 100 that's so cool :P

lately i've been a sucker for partyvan (peter/barty/evan) content (i admit it) and there's so little!! I love their dynamic even tho it's mostly considered a crack ship

and all three of them, i picture them well managing a casino, for some reason... idk it fits.

i hope you're going to get lots of asks so you get tons of ideas!

thank you so much! and do not worry, i am a huge supporter of genuinely shipping crackships in this house. partyvan ftw. i got a BIT carried away but... oh well. and thanks! i have like 15 asks waiting for me so i'd say yes, haha.

Jealousy, Jealousy

oops i named it after an olivia rodrigo song... anyway, enjoy some jealous peter and barty <3

Barty growls next to Peter. Generally, he would laugh at this because honestly, what the fuck? But this time, it's justified. Still, Peter has to at least try to be the voice of reason, he supposes.

"Barty, sweetheart, cool it with the animal noises," Peter says, placing a hand on his boyfriend's shoulder. Barty keeps up his scrunched up, angry face, and turns to look at Peter, raising an eyebrow in challenge. They have a silent conversation with their eyes that goes something like: really? you want to do this now? followed by i have to at least pretend to be the reasonable one, babe and good luck with that one, babe. Peter eventually gives up, and joins Barty in their attempt to stare holes in the back of this girl's head. The girl with long, curly black hair and piercing grey eyes. With deep brown skin that glows in the light of the casino. Wearing a skin-tight white dress and gold heels, and a downright slutty red lipstick. The girl who is currently flirting up a storm with Evan Rosier.

The worst part is, Evan looks invested in the conversation. He looks far too relaxed, smiling, and leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. Peter and Barty must look insane leering at him behind the slot machines. What a horrid display from the owners of such an establishment! Peter doesn't really care, to be honest. Somebody is trying to take what's theirs, and that's just unacceptable. With a look at Barty, they share a nod and compose themselves, walking over to Evan and this mysterious woman. Barty opens his mouth to speak but before he can, Evan cuts him off.

"Barty! Peter! Lovely to see you my dears, have you met my cousin, Bellatrix? She's thinking of investing in our casino, isn't that nice?" He asks, clearly knowing the reason they came over. Barty snaps his mouth shut and promptly turns red, it's rather endearing, really. The woman, who is apparently Evan's cousin, smiles and holds out a hand to Peter who shakes it, his other hand still on Barty's shoulder, trying to squeeze him awake.

"Yes, yes, sorry, lovely to meet you Ms-?" Barty wakes up, shaking her hand firmly.

"Black," Bellatrix replies, smiling. There's a bit of a wild glint in her eye, which might scare most prospective business partners, but for Peter, Barty, and Evan? It's perfect. This is going to be a great arrangement, Peter's sure. "Well thank you so much for meeting with me, Vanny!" Bellatrix says, leaning in to messily kiss his cheek and walk away, waving behind her.

"Vanny?" Barty asks, wiping the lipstick off Evan's cheek and laughing.

"Oh shut up, I saw how jealous you both were just now," Evan replies with a smirk, brushing Barty's hand off. He raises an eyebrow, looking between his boyfriends. They try to come up with some semblance of excuse, failing miserably but Evan cuts them off. "Mm, no, jealousy is sexy." Barty turns red, yet again. "But you know what's sexier?" he asks, leaning closer. "We made $500,000 tonight, my loves," a shiver goes down Peter's spine. And well, it's almost 3am, when the casino closes for the night, so…

also special thanks to @canyouhearmyfear for helping with the nicknames

[jasian]

Alright, since I did three random ones for you, it's time for you to answer these three questions, and I randomized three of your characters for it LMAO You can use any of them for any of the questions tho!

Okay, I lied, there's four, but that last question was way too tempting LMAO

You're so lucky because I randomized- Leo Cavallone, Xavier Armand, and Sebastian Armand ♥

Thanks love <3 I actually really enjoyed this!! btw I'm going down the list so Leo gets the first question, Xavier the second, Sebastian the third, and I'm answering the last one with all three ;)

What headcanons/theories do you believe fandom would invent about your character?

Leo is a philanderer with one too many pregnancy scares with his then-girlfriends. Though in Canon he doesn't have any random and/or unexpected kids, fandom probably headcanons that he does which then leads to people thinking he'd be a deadbeat father. Totally untrue! Leo is Dino Cavallone's son - a man who emphasized the importance of family. Leo loves his mom, dad, baby sister, and whatever future family he ends up having.

I'd have more, but I don't really do much with him!

What feelings does your character most instill in their fans?

Hoo boy. Xavier. If I'm being honest, when he's first introduced as an MC, people don't really think much about him - especially when compared to his rockstar brother and their grumpy father. He might have a small fan base in the beginning given his good looks (assuming you're shallow like me lol), but most people compare him as a younger, quieter and calmer version of his father. Xavier doesn't like to fight. He's kind of just there.

However, as the series progresses and our colorful cast of characters develop more, Xavier becomes more of a fan favorite. I think it starts after he and Mia break up when he ends up getting involved in a lot more action. Then, when he discovers his flame of wrath, more and more people look to him as some kind of badass. He's definitely a fan favorite, especially among the girlies <3!

What song is playing over an AMV/TikTok of scenes between your character and their loved interest?

Can I be honest? This was a very hard question LOL. I Googled popular TikTok songs and just chose from the list (after I listened to it lol). I really wanted a rock n' roll song to go hand in hand with Sebastian's aesthetic, but I couldn't think of anything.

Anyways, it's Beautiful Things by Benson Boone. NGL, when I heard the chorus (I guess it's called that idk, but you'll know what part I mean I hope) I thought this was Harry Styles LOL because that's the only part of the song I know. I never listened to it in it's entirety until now.

What is the wildest crackship(s) you can imagine for your characters?

Oh, this is definitely my favorite question lol. I also took into consideration what would be the most popular ships in the fandom.

Leo x Rhys, Leo x Mako, or Leo x Sei. I sort of considered Leo and Lucie, but there was no way I could see her tolerating his ass LOL. It's funny how all his crack ships are with guys considering he's the straightest OC I know LSDFJSDLFJ.

Sebastian x Addison, Sebastian x Celine, or Sebastian x Mia. Fun fact: Sebastian x Mia used to be canon. But, I had a difficult time with Seb because he hardly interacts with anyone. The only friends he has are lesbians LOL.

And now for my favorite (and the one who has the most)...

Xavier x Tali, Xavier x Tabitha, Xavier x Nina, Xavier x Salem x Bronwyn or Xavier x Salem, Xavier x Seiryo, and Xavier x Koi.

To those who don't know, the second pairing is a MAJOR red flag if anyone were to actually ship these two.

[tallaxia]

(For the ask game) - 5, 8, 12, 22 & 23, for jack, scott AND lon suder >:)

5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?

Jack: Army of Lovers - Obsession

The lyrics, the unhinged video, the 90s trash...it's perfect.

Scott: The Prodigy - We live forever (and a lot of other 90s Prodigy Tracks like Firestarter, No Good or Timezone Bomb )

It reminds me strongly of the chase scene. Could be a perfect alternate music video imo!

Unfortunately, I can't think of anything at all for Suder... any suggestions?

8. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you despise?

Considering how little fanwork there is, it's hard to say. I really haven't read anything yet that I really despise.

Jack: Maybe Jack taking hard drugs? He's the only one of all the characters who doesn't smoke, neither weed nor cigarettes. He certainly wouldn't have a problem getting his hands on all kinds of pills, but I rather see him eating sweets and junk food all day long. (he should try weed though, dude needs to chill)

Scott: I totally go along with Scott being closeted gay or maybe bi, that fits SO well! But I absolutely can't picture him with Raimi or anyone from the Humanist Alliance. It's a fun crackship tho XD

Lon: Somehow I can't picture him in a former relationship. He gave up his place in civilized life and we know that even among outcasts, the Maquis, he's the odd quiet outsider. He's so off and consumed by his compulsions that he isolates himself and therefore can barely build a real relationship with anyone.

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

Jack's signet/logo on his shirt he sprayed everywhere looks very similar to the character in the cartoon loop at the beginning. His drawings, which are scattered all over the place, are quite scruffy, but his technical drawings of Warbeast were very clean and accurate, which means he can actually draw well. Maybe the loops are his own animations? So the mad cartoon scientist is basically his OC. Scott: Scott is quite young for a chief executive (I mean, Richard was 29...) He climbed the career ladder way too quickly and got power and a lot of money very fast. Maybe he didn't always have such a big ego and only became jaded by the industry and became such an asshole. When he's alone, insecurities and worries certainly come through, but he wouldn't show them to anyone.

Lon: I think he was born the way he is. Not necessarily that violent to that extent, but without any telepathic abilities. This cut him off from much communication with other Betazoids and he was also an open book to everyone else. Children his age could read his thoughts, but he couldn't read theirs, and that made him an outsider and despicable weirdo from the start.

22. If you're a fic reader, what's something you like in fics when it comes to this character? Something you don't like?

Jack: His past and probably many years in CHAANKS basement are always an interesting theme to explore, but tbh...just put this weirdo in situations and I'll feel entertained. The strange mixture of a silly cute goofball, dangerous creep and lonely socially awkward genius is what makes him interesting to me and I just like these "wtf is wrong with him?"-moments. Besides that I see him as a switch and obviously kinky AF. He can be really mean and his kink for all kinds of weapons, preferably lethal, is so obvious, but deep down he's also a sub with a mommy kink. I really love him on both sides, but have a slight preference for needy sub-jack.

Scott: He is a slimy asshole with way too much ego and I love it when someone makes him shut up. Verbally, maybe literally. He definitely needs a lesson and I just love the scenes where he's really scared: not a trace of his arrogant attitude left. A bit of backstory and stuff that happened at Chaank pre-canon is also always appreciated!

Lon: Probably the character with the most lost potential. I particularly like stories where he survives and tries to fight his demons. His death was an easy way out of a moral dilemma and I love to read about a possible future on the ship. And of course I like the twisted psychosexual dynamic with Tuvok. I don't see them in a classic romantic relationship, but they both have a very strong fascination for each other and Suder definitely has a crush. After the meld he would do literally -anything- for him. And I'm sure Tuvok is always there to help him control his remaining violent tendencies.

23. Favorite picture of this character?

It's a pity that there are no really good official pictures of any of the three... all potato quality ;_; so some nice screenshots instead~

[wifiwuxians]

20 questions writer meme.

tagged by @heyholmesletsgo THANK YOUUU

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

not counting things i'd rather remained anonymous, 21!

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

513,621 lol

3. What fandoms do you write for?

mdzs, vaguely tgcf, hotline miami (though mostly past tense) and we'll see about the future

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Wei Wuxian's Super Special Super Secret Book Club still reigns supreme with 1229 kudos, and will most likely be my legacy despite it being the second fic i ever wrote for the fandom (i think?)

If You're Reading This, It's Too Late with 513, one would think i'd still be messing around with this AU but i'm happy to leave it where it is and just keep messing around with the crackship

Dawn Chorus, my most precious baby, at 251 by some miracle despite being oc/canon. you guys spoiled me with the love for this one tbh. none of my other xue yang centric works got anywhere near this close and i'm at peace with that because he's bonking my oc in this one and they have a kid.

The Book Club Extras at 232, which is hilarious when compared to the original but at least new readers will see there's more and maybe in the year 2055 i will publish them for fun

Frozen Pond with 156 at the end of the list, written for my friend @petitjams and taking place in a silly AU we made together (wen chao stays winning on here which is very funny)

i'm attributing the popularity of the first two to mostly being centered around super popular characters, because my later stuff is naturally better yet struggling haha

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

always unless they're like just emoji, because i like conversation! though i may also reply with a little heart hehe

6. What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

i wouldn't call it angstiest ending, it's bittersweet, but the threads that bind us is my top pick. and it also needs more readers so go read it. your hands and mine has a bit of an 'angsty' ending but only for song lan. xue yang had it coming :p 💖

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

excluding the two above, so far they all have a happy ending, or at least neutral??? i'd say Book Club, though, because that's the massive 'everybody lives!!' silly fixit fic

8. Do you get hate on fics?

nope. i hope i didn't just jinx it. i get hate on art and through anon though! woo! (not anymore on here tho thank god)

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

i do and i feel like it sucks so i almost always end up fading to black LMAO my actual explicit stuff remains private... it's like too embarrassing for me. i got judged for it as an 18 year old and 10 years later haven't gotten over it. i like bondage and bdsm though and that seems to crop up in private 😏

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

i do on occasion! i love roleplaying them, but the only one i have out there is The Way To His Heart Is Through His Stomach (Oh God Please Don't Eat Me), which mixes mdzs and tgcf characters in a unique setting :3

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

not to my knowledge, but i've had art stolen plenty so i wouldn't even be surprised

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

yes, a few have been translated into russian!

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

NOT YET BUT IT'S IN THE CARDS

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

all time? jeez. somebody tell me why i always freeze up and go blank when asked these simple questions? it's like i forget who the fuck i am. i feel like i should also say songxiao? but they're relatively new so it doesn't seem correct. fuck it. my all time favorite ship is [DATA MISSING OR CORRUPTED-- PLEASE PROCEED TO NEXT QUESTION]

15. What's a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

haha... (looks at my abandoned hlm fic with the seventh chapter halfway written) haha...

16. What are your writing strengths?

i'd definitely say dialog. it makes sense, since the stuff i'm most used to doing is drawing silly comics. i also like to ping-pong emotions around and feel like i'm pretty good at that too

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

using the same words over and over and feeling like i never write Enough, like everything is always light and never in depth. i don't like making scenes too heavy with padding but i also feel like i need to find a balance

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

i'll do it only if it's a language i speak!!! this doesn't apply to peppering words like gege and stuff just for funsies. i think the best way to go about it is to just tell the audience what language they're speaking in that moment

19. First fandom you wrote for?

we're gonna have to go back to when i was 10 years old here lol... i think it was tokyo mew mew in terms of stuff i put online (oh god)

20. Favorite fic you've written?

it's hard to pick favorites, but i once again must say the threads that bind us in terms of work i'm most proud of.

i tag whoever sees it, plus @sugarapplebaby because ily

[stepswowdsen]

【KagePro】 KuroEne + Kuroha's Minimum Requirement Kill Count - Rambles

KuroEne Rambles

Me when the targets of my KagePro obsession is my wife and motherfucking Snake of Clearing Eyes

Kuroha Ily bizz natch!!!

I so get why kid me was SO into KuroEne tho, it's like… My wife who plays into her cute cheeky energetic exterior but hides the loneliness and melancholy she feels x Evil insane homosexual dude.

I love my genderfluid Kuroha/Saeru HC. Especially since he's able to change his body into whatever he wants by using Konoha's Awakening Eyes

10 YEARS... THAT KIND OF LOVE JUST DOES NOT GO AWAY... AND IT ONLY CAME BACK STRONGER

Takane/Ene is very important and personal to me because in a lot of aspects, seeing her was like seeing a mirror to myself. Cuz a lot of the emotional issues and struggles that she has are things I relate to

Wasn't sure what to post today so I think I'll just post these old ramble posts in my Notion Docs. I forgot to post them here. .

"Ship that sounds so wild at first but it makes sense/is compelling"

Me with KuroEne LMAO. Like the concept of the ship sounds so random when you hear it for the first time, but I think I've built an incredibly good case for my rare pair ship

Yeah cuz everytime I talk about the ship, I think that once I get to the "KuroEne has a unique context because it uses the HaruTaka and KonoEne ships as a basis," and "Ene has a 'special' relationship with the person that Saeru uses as his vessel," parts of my explanation, things just make sm more sense.

In simple funny terms, KuroEne is like the equivalent of the evil sleep paralysis demon (in this case, sadistic parasitic evil snake) possessing your bf or past love (Haruka), or the person that you're conflicted about, but still have a certain kind of tenderness for (Konoha)

Sadistic parasitic evil snake bf and computer virus gf

ENE BELOVED......

Ene already gets flustered around Konoha who is dense af. So then with Kuroha/Saeru, it's just... no mercy. This guy would just be merciless at teasing cuz he wouldn't hold back. Especially since he would know how to get reactions out of her by provoking/teasing her

...

As far as canon-verse KuroEne goes, I love KuroEne cuz I think the juxtaposition of fluff and angst and tragedy in the ship is interesting and compelling to me, especially considering Takane/Ene's special relationship with Haruka and Konoha.

It isn't KagePro without tragedy, after all.

If you were to sum up my canon-verse KuroEne AU in a funny way, it would be "KuroEne Love/Hate sex"

Turns out I'm not immune when my meow meow mf gets handsy with my wife!

I'm fascinated by how complicated and messy their relationship is. I like exploring all sides of them - their fluff, angst, and tragedy.

It's my fave KagePro ship.

Kuroha/Saeru has such a unique context due to his role and set-up as the series' big bad antagonist. And he just so happens to possess the body of the person that Takane/Ene loves (or has a tenderness for, despite her conflicted feelings for)

Konoha is the Snake of Awakening Eyes in Haruka's remade body, and Saeru possesses Konoha. I think exploring that connection is fun.

I also like working with them in fanon-verse settings outside of canon cuz I think they deserve to be cute together too. Fanon-verse KuroEne, where the setting is much more lighthearted and tame, would be much softer and fluffier.

Cuz fanon-verse Kuroha is more reminiscient of Judar's role. Grumpy cat. Basically a neutralized threat who runs around like a gremlin.

Cuz I've seen fanon-verse KuroEne interpretations where Kuroha just sits around the MekaDan's hideout as a lazy bum grumpy cat. Aloof cat

HaruTaka and KonoEne are both my no. 2 KagePro ships

...

Me: KuroEne is a rare pair since the ship is held up entirely by the fanon interpretations of 9/6 fans who are also Kuroha (and villain) enjoyers in general. Perfectly fine with that tho

I deal with both canon-verse and fanon-verse AUs for KuroEne

A: I'm fine with crackships, if you can build a good case with it. Or if it’s like harmless LOL

Me: Same, I agree. Crack ships can be cool when they're depicted in good faith, and not random hetero nonsense.

M: FRRR

Kuroha’s Minimum Requirement Kill Count

Source: (X)

Ok so by basic deduction, Kuroha/Saeru needs to kill at least 5 people in order for Mary to be able to use the power of the Queen Snake, Combining Eyes, to rewind the world.

Because needing more than 5, means at least 6.

Because if Mary needs more than 5 snakes to rewind the world, then that means she needs at least 6 snakes.

And those 5 people have to be Eye Ability Users too.

Mary is the host of the Snake of Combining Eyes, so that's 1 snake. So she needs to absorb at least 5 more. So he'd need to kill at least 5 people at the end of a Route.

Which isn't hard for him. He has Konoha's body's supernatural strength, and a gun.

So that's roughly more than half of the Mekakushi Dan.

Kagerou Daze Manga: Ch. 17 ~ 18 - Kuroha and Kano

(Kagerou Daze Manga: Ch. 17)

(Kagerou Daze Manga: Ch. 18)

I'll also put the context for non-KagePro mutuals just in case. So I'm putting the pages here so that it can easily be referenced

Kuroha: You'll be getting another one of those wounds you hate so much, huh?

This line is chilling. Absolutely haunting. And it's one of my favourite Kuroha lines for that reason LMAO

Kuroha as a character just gives me pure catharsis cuz he's so fun to watch as a villain. Entertaining as hell

The Mekakushi Dan hasn't met Konoha yet in Manga Route 1. Ene recognizes Konoha's appearance, despite the darkened form, because she remembers that Haruka designed Konoha to be his game avatar. That's why she recognizes Konoha when she sees him.

We also don't know if Kuroha killed Hibiya and Hiyori in Manga Route 1 prior to this fateful meeting with the Mekakushi Dan

(It’d be easy for him to do, but he also wouldn't need to, since Mary needs at least 6 snakes to rewind the world, so he needs to kill a minimum of 5 people)

But realistically, I can't imagine what it'd feel like to be in that situation. This random guy is somehow able to see everyone and start walking towards everyone (the Mekakushi Dan is supposed to be invisible to other people right now due to Kido's Eye Ability) and then he just takes out a gun and points it to Kano's head.

Kano, as a kid, lived with a physically abusive mother and would hide his injuries from others (neighbours) because he loved his mother despite her treatment of him. A tragedy happened where burglars entered their home and killed them. That's how Kano entered the Kagerou Daze and came out with an Eye Ability.

I think he might've realized it was Saeru (Snake of Clearing Eyes) when he said, "You're the Deceiver from that time, aren't you?"

Kuroha tells Kano, "Those wounds you hate so much are going to increase again..."

Can't imagine the fear that runs through in that split second before the shot is fired, like this guy somehow knows your deepest secrets you've never told anyone - the context of your past and death.

Kuroha mocks him specifically for that. Like he's definitely referring to the abuse he endured as a kid, and possibly, the "wounds" that he (Kano) will receive before being killed by him (Kuroha), as well.

Cuz the Original Trio (Kido, Seto, Kano) were taken into Ayano's family as her foster siblings, and Saeru possessed Kenjirou (Ayano's father)

2 years ago, on the night of Ayano's death, Saeru told Kano to use Deceiving Eyes to imitate Ayano's corpse (his older foster sister) and lie at the site where it happened, in order to not draw suspicion from the school and public.

The reason for this is because the Kagerou Daze swallows up bodies, so Saeru didn't want anyone getting suspicious of why there wasn't a body, so that Ayano's death can get further cemented and covered up as a "suicide"

I know Douman (Limbo) (FGO) is the one that is called "Evil incarnate" but honestly, it fits Kuroha so well too, because unlike Douman, canon-verse Kuroha/Saeru doesn't know love, and lacks genuine love (in its purest form) and tenderness.

...

Wait I just had a realization once I woke up.

In the Kagerou Daze Manga, at the end of Manga Route 1, the Mekakushi Dan meet on August 15th, and have a fun time hanging out at the Amusement Park.

The group is on their way out when they spot Kuroha looking in their direction. Kuroha begins making his way towards them, intercepting the group, and immediately starts killing them.

(I... Well... At least he waited until after they were done having fun. Though I'm sure he knows that if he did it in the Amusement Park, it would draw attention to him and cause an unnecessary commotion. So he waits for them to leave first.)

I paid more attention to THIS set of lines from Kuroha/Saeru:

Kuroha: You're the Deceiver from back then, aren't you? Kuroha: Gotten a lot better at using it, haven't you? Kuroha: You'll be getting another one of those wounds you hate so much, huh?

Everyone in the Mekakushi Dan immediately feels un-nerved and wary at how this guy can somehow see them when Kido's Eye Ability is supposed to make them invisible.

I noticed that Kano has a wary neutral expression and pauses before he approaches him (Kuroha). I think that Kano recognizes right away that something is /terribly wrong/ here.

Kido's Eye Ability is Concealing Eyes. Kido's Concealing Eyes can conceal peoples' presence and make them invisible as long as they're in a close radius to her, but the power gets undone with direct contact by another person outside of who it's being used on.

When they were leaving the amusement park, Kido used Concealing Eyes on the whole group (so they'd be invisible to everyone else).

A normal person should not be able to see through that. Kuroha/Saeru can see through Kido's Concealing Eyes. It doesn't work on him.

Kano approaches Kuroha to try and de-escalate the situation, hoping it's a misunderstanding, or trying to lighten the mood, perhaps. Maybe it’s another Eye Ability user?

Kano was compatible with the Snake of Deceiving Eyes because he wished for ways to hide his wounds (from physical abuse) from other people. Kano would use his power to “lie” to others and hide his feelings to not make people worry about him.

After Kano tries to clarify the situation with a lighthearted smile, Kuroha pauses with (……) and makes an observation. He concludes that Kano is “the Deceiver from back then.”

When Ayano died 2 years ago, Saeru forced Kano to use Deceiving Eyes to imitate Ayano’s corpse and threatened to kill his entire family (Kido, Seto) if he didn’t. Kuroha’s comments imply that Kano was using Deceiving Eyes to try and appear more calm than he actually was (in order to not worry the group and make everyone panic even more).

Kuroha then comments that overtime, Kano “has gotten very good at using it,” (has gotten better at being able to lie to other people with his Eye Ability), compared to back then.

Judging by his comments to Kano, this also implies that he is able to see through other Eye Abilities. He can see through Deceiving Eyes, too.

Kuroha then points the gun to his head and mocks him with a comment that alludes to his past - Kano wished to hide his wounds from other people, and now he’ll be getting more of them right now. Then he fires the shot and kills him, then starts killing everyone else too.

Kano's Eye Ability, Deceiving Eyes, allows him to “change what people perceive him as. He can change how he appears, sounds, and even feels, to others, and thus, can impersonate other people and animals.”

So it's basically almost a mild form of Illusion power

And Kano, as Ayano's younger foster brother, had been working together with Ayano before her death, so he's the only MekaDan member who knows about Saeru (Snake of Clearing Eyes)'s existence prior to the present day plot (August 15th, Kagerou/Heat Haze Day)

Ene daydreamed about her past as Takane and her days with Haruka nearing the end of the Amusement Park trip, and wishes for her happy days with everyone to keep going on for longer. And then this mf shows up and immediately spites her words.

You always take away everyone's happy ending, don't you.

Honestly heartbreaking. Ene and Shintaro knew and cherished Haruka since he was their friend and classmate. Ene recognizes Konoha's appearance, Haruka's game avatar, when she sees Kuroha.

They (Ene and Shintaro) both recognize the appearance of Haruka before he (Kuroha) kills them.

Personal thoughts

Mahiro Satou's art for the KagePro manga is so boring looking to me personally. The art is weak and undynamic, and the style doesn't fit KagePro imo. But I love my faves enough to want to buy all volumes of the KagePro manga, despite that.

Tho I'm also saying this cuz the FGO: Shimousa Manga got a godsend experienced professional artist with a gorgeous inking style.

Imagine how much hotter Kuroha/Saeru would've been if we got a more experienced artist with a more fitting art style

Though Ig nothing is as ugly as SHAFT’s art style for MCA

Sidu's Kuroha/Saeru illusts are so perfect

Sayuki draws him really well too. I looove how Sayuki draws Kuroha/Saeru (both forms) in the Children Record Reboot MV

Kuroha/Saeru by Sidu (Kagerou Daze Manga: Vol. 11 - Guest Artist Illustration)

Kuroha/Saeru - Manga Route 2 Design (Alt Form) by Sayuki (Children Record Re:boot MV)

Wish we got to see Sidu's concept art sketches for Kuroha/Saeru's Manga Route 2 (MR2) design because she was the one who designed it

I do appreciate what we got from the KagePro manga, like seeing HaruTaka and the MekaDan's interactions are cute. It also gave us Kuroha/Saeru’s backstory and his MR2 design

[mcyt-shipping-sideblog]

thinking ab hosting a hermit rarepair event! tell me if you're interested, here are the rules im thinkin:

- no nsfw. leading with this for people who would be dissuaded. i just don't want to mod nsfw stuff, fade to black and moderate violence is fine tho

- very chill event, probably just a tag for tumblr and a collection for ao3

- i have a list of some popular ships that will be banned for this, i will put them in a rb to avoid ending up on the ships' tags. if you think one should be added or removed, send me an ask pleading your case

- poly ships are counted separately from their parts (ex: mum/scar/ian is banned, but red/scape is not), which means blease make polyhermits for this you have more freedom :)

- this specific event will be hermit centric, so only hermit/ hermit or hermit/ non-hermit

- crackships encouraged

- will post some prompts/ inspo for those without a specific ship/ idea in mind

- i will try to leave compliments/ comments in the rbs of your posts for the event :)

- i might make a sideblog for this

[ravensilversea]

For the fic writer ask: ⛔🎢 and 😈

Have a good day Raven!! 🩵

Hey Myr!!! Hope you're having a good day! 💜

(Fic Writer Ask Game)

😈 Has there been a point in a story where you did something just to be playfully mean to your readers?

One of my enablers is due for a crackship fic because they called a Star Wars rarepair I wrote a crackship, and um... mate if we're calling Fives/Obi-Wan a crackship, I'll show you a goddamn crackship >:3

Actually that did remind me that What Happened to the Lightsaber was specifically written to rib someone. So yes, but they tend to be targeted. Otherwise, I guarantee the detail was mean to me first, and I am simply sharing the pain.

🎢 Which of your fics would you call your wildest ride?

Writing-wise: The Goddess Smiled (And I Was Lost) - it literally went from 0 to like 700 words in like 30 minutes tops and Then Kept Going and also spawned Patron of the Impossible because I wrote an ending and still had an entire fic left

To Read: Use Your Words (Here's a Ouija Board) - Sorry not sorry about the sudden mood shift at the end XD

⛔ Do you have a fic you started, but scrapped?

Shoutout to the middle school friends who will never get the end of that SIOC Star Trek series I was writing 😂

In actual, living internet memory, there's a Harry Potter OC-centric fic I posted on FFN and some stuff on Quotev that are pretty much abandoned. And that's not counting all the fics that have never seen the light of day lol. I tend to hoard my ideas tho, so there's a lot of WIPs I haven't worked on in years that I may still circle back to

[ha-ule-nalu]

THIS WAS NOT MY ORIGINAL PLAN SO ITS J A LIL BLURB!

-

“Do you think they cheated?”

“Please everyone knew. It was just a matter of time.”

Galin tensed at the voices they overheard. Their less than savoury attachments led to them being far more observant, and perhaps to a fault. They slid their pen behind their ear as they tried to focus on their homework. They sighed, maybe studying in the library so soon after what happened was a bad idea.

“Don't listen to them, they don't know.” Satoru set his bag down on the library table before sitting down in the chair across from them. The half-oni was used to rumours, he'd heard them before. He heard many rumours.

But he didn't enjoy seeing his friend down.

Satoru turned his head to the gossiping students nearby, baring his fangs at them. The two women were quick to gather their books and bags before quickly leaving the library. But when he turned his expression back to Galin, they didn't look any happier.

“I didn't mean to make you look bad.. I wasn't.. I just wasn't thinking when I kissed you at the cafe.. I'm.. I'm sorry.”

He frowned immediately, reaching across the table to lay his hand over Galin's. “Akio chose to break up with me and make it seem like it was because of you.” He shook his head. “We didn't do anything wrong. Your beloved TA is aware and okay with it.” But Galin pulled their hand away, running it through their messy tangled hair instead.

The rejection stung but Satoru pulled his hand back, opting to open his bag and take his textbook out instead. He watched Galin take their pen from behind their ear, going back to taking their notes for their history test.

“Apple?”

“Yeah?”

Galin looked up, violet eyes widening in surprise as Satoru leaned across the table to kiss them. They squeaked in quiet surprise, but he brought his hand up, cupping their cheep to deepen the kiss. After a few seconds they closed their eyes, melting into the kiss and returning the long awaited affection.

Perhaps Galin always held a semblance of something for him. Maybe they were just too shy to admit it. But this. This made them feel safe. Galin leaned into his touch, his lips warm and soft against theirs. His tongue swiped their bottom lip, the taste of cherry cola still present from earlier. Galin's mouth opened slightly, their tongue a cold contrast to his.

“AHEM!”

Galin pulled back quickly, eyes wide. Their cheeks warmed, darkening slightly. Satoru leaned back and cleared his throat, he rubbed the back of his neck with a wide grin, a red blush across his cheeks. They were met with the attendant student, arms crossed, staring down at them.

“We don't appreciate misconduct in the library, if you two would please leave?”

“Right. Sure we'll go! Sorry.” Galin stood, bowing politely and apologetically. The attendant rolled his eyes before walking away leaving the two of them alone at the table to pack up.

“Back to the apartment?”

“Can we stop for a snack first?”

After that, cherry blossom? Come on.. I'll even buy you takeout later..”

“Well. If you're paying, apple!”

“Yes! I uh- I mean. Ahem. Yes. Woo.”

WAAAAAAAHHHHGGGGGGG I START SCREAMINGGGGG

god. u guys are the best fwb ever. galin u are the sweetest thing in the WORLD SATORU PROTECT YOUR LIL FELLA (gn) OR ELSEEEEEEEEEEEEE

the cheating allegations...... NOOOOOOOOOO oh my god i fall over and die immediately. can life give these two a break PLEASE

i do love them tho... the most precious crackship...... u two are so cute i giggle and twirl my hair

[cursedvibes]

real ones ALWAYS knew tengen was a hottie esp when she was first introduced 😔 everyones suddenly changing their tune after seeing her younger version so fast.....theyre all SNAKES.......if u dont like her at her (older/current ver) then u dont deserve her at her (younger ver/not sure which era xP) 😢 although i am glad that more ppl started talking abt her n paying attention tho but i cant believe thats all it took 😭 i cant wait for more of her n kenjakus relationship to be revealed that tenken edit was a banger !!!! (since we're on the topic on crackships thoughts on yukiten-)

This switch-up on Tengen is giving me whiplash man...

I mean, I'm happy people are finally appreciating her as an actual character and are starting to see her influence on the story and I'm certainly stoked for the up tick in fanart (hope it last past the release of Vol 23), but it's just so weird to go from the fandom being like "ugly old man, stop taking up screentime" to "oh she's a woman?? who knew? not like she literally told us that. she's hot? suddenly I can recognize her as an actual character"

If you only like/are interested in Tengen when she's young and pretty, you're missing out. Have you seen her hands?! Also, ageing is her whole thing. It's literally her superpower. It's part of what makes her so interesting. And in terms of her relationship with Kenjaku, the older she gets, the more her body ages, the more appealing she becomes for them. This young appearance is like a slap in the face because she only looks like this for a few years after the merger, the thing Kenjaku dedicated 1000 years to preventing. Her looking like this means they failed.

I feel if you're gonna be in it for the old people yuri, you shouldn't exclude the "old" part of it. I mean, ultimately people can ship and enjoy a character however they want, I just want Tengen to get appreciation for who she really is (old, stubborn, dangerously disinterested and passive granny) and not just be the hot girl of the week.

I'm really looking forward to the exploration of their relationship and characters in the future. Like all the drama of how Kenjaku currently copes with having almost reached their goal and having lost Tengen (you're doing amazing honey, sitting all alone, talking to yourself). I'm stoked for their backstory too. I still believe they used to have a teacher-student relationship and to a degree still do (Tengen calls Kenjaku a child, they call her old like every other sentence). Just how they both contributed to jujutsu society existing the way it does is so fascinating.

YukiTen...now that's something I haven't thought about at all. I can see the potential with the vessel breaking away and defying her "destiny" thing, but honestly, to me it just feels like Yuki suffering through hanging out with her abusive, conservative grandma. Also, wouldn't this count as twincest? selfcest? Their relationship is certainly interesting and honestly nightmare fuel from Yuki's perspective. Is she just hearing constant whispers from the previous vessels? Screams? You could've gotten a lot more drama out of their interactions. Instead of muddy Choso, I would've been really interested in hearing how Yuki feels about fighting and dying for the person she was made to submit her body and soul to. She managed to keep her personhood, but ultimately still died for Tengen's sake. Pointlessly. Honestly, her death ended up being not so different from Riko's aside from the fact that she chose it. Even if she won, would protecting Tengen really feel that much better? She's basically fighting to perpetuate the system she technically wants to dismantle.

Anyway, I have a lot of thoughts about the two, but I don't ship them.

[liauditore]

omg, you're so kind 🥺

so, firstly... i think it was your blog where i saw it... um... scott/skizz ship?

where did it come from? why? i need to know so much, they look so funny together and honestly i can see these two something like... flirting with each other???

i want to know everything (not forcing, tho)

- 🔥 yay, i'm fireing again, yay!!!

OMG OMG A CHANCE TO TALK ABT SCOTZMAN YES YES YES

ok so first off i very much do consider it a crackship first of all 😭😭 im one of those poor fools who started shipping smth As a Joke and then it grew legs and now i serve it coffee every morning.

i was surprised to find out that i wasn't the only scotzman shipper so im not sure about everyone else, but for me it was born from limlife when, after scott speedruns a boogey kill on him, skizz shows up in the coral isles to give scott his affirmation. and scott straight up Tears Up and it.. stirred feelings within me.

i actually wrote a whole mini-essay about it on my spam blog when it first happened and i tried to copy+paste it onto here but tumblr seems to hate it???? for some reason?? so i'll probs just work up the courage to post it if anyone asks about it.

but essentially scott's like. in my head he's this very manipulative figure who plays for the win. who's not afraid to use others for his own gain because he wants to survive. he's not evil by any means, just someone who shuts off his own emotions for the sake of making it out alive.

and then there's skizz who's just.. this golden retriever of a man who doesn't have a malicious bone in his body (ability to murder? yes. but no malice somehow) who just kind of Melts him with kindness. like, for a second, it seemed like scott's mask finally slipped and he let himself be hurt and scared and human and ouhkfhlkfhlk yknow? yknow.

scott can't process it cus in his world everyone is as cold and manipulating as he is, it's what he tells himself to justify what he does. but skizz is living proof that isn't true.

i don't even see it as.. particularly romantic tbh?? like yeah they're totally both non-PG enough to say questionable things to eachother but it's more about the pureness of proof that the world isn't cruel or cold or unforgiving, the world can be silly and dumb and fun too and it loves you no matter what.

also they're like. funny together. idk.

[gali-la]

WIP Title Tag Game

tagged by @gendervapor14 and @drjjjfaustus!! thank you for the tag (but i do not think you are ready for the can of worms you just opened)!!

Prompt: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

I have. so many wips. I will not be able to tag enough people so I'm surrendering now

so I don't make this tumblr post two miles long, let's just go with WIPs i plan on finishing and posting at some point. Obviously, sticking only to one piece (and excluding zines). Buckle your seatbelts, folks, this is going to be one longggggg ride

First up. Let's explore the folders.

Within "Crocomom", we have:

Baroque Pearls [Master Doc]

Baby Luffy

Next up is "Events":

Tesorosi

Kataking for the Crowfather

Crocorosi

Law

Crackship

RBD

"Katacora":

Sweetheart, be my Sweet Heart [Master Doc]

And then the big ol' "Dofuwani":

Jigsaw AU

Dofuwani HS AU

Royals AU Dofuwani

M AU

"Marace":

Marace F-R M-AU

What if Marco Went with Ace to Alabasta?

Phoenix

"Izou/Thatch":

Copa

Outline

And with no folder home to belong to at all:

Glad you're not dead

Crocorosi Cross Guild Canon divergence AU

Waiting for the End of Wano Arc

Guilt

Sugar Pink

That makes a total of 2+6+1+4+3+2+5=23. 23 wips i plan on finishing at some point in the future. Some of those are solid multichaps like. jesus.

I'm not proud of that number.

This was fun tho!! thank you guys for the tag <3 it makes me a little bit ashamed of how much stuff i have to do but also MOTIVATED. WOO

anyways. yeah. as the prompt above says (probably long forgotten by now with the length of this dang list) feel free to send me an ask about any of these and I'll continue to spill cans of beans all over the place!

[shortkingkenny]

Why do you think k2 isn't popular anymore?

hi anon! I love to talk so I'll answer this but I'll preface it by saying that although I'm not new to South Park, I'm newer to its fandom. I joined in like 2021 and by that point k2 had already fallen out of favor! before that I just observed it peripherally.

I think it's probably for a few reasons.

of the three main 4 ships for Kyle, it's obvious why k2 is the least popular of the lot. the other two have popular shipping tropes built in (best friends and rivals). there's also not a lot of canon moments to point to, you know, k2 doesn't have a "Guitar Queer-O" or a "Crack Baby Athletic Association" or whatever, really, whereas style and kyman have several such episodes. like I guess you have "Jewbilee" but a lot of people write off those early seasons. (and you have the Mysterion trilogy... to ME. pivotal k2 moments)

and I could end it there because that explains it for the most part but you're right. I think there was a time k2 was more popular than kyman at least (style was always reigning champ until creek took the crown!!!).

I personally believe that fandom (in general, not specifically SP) in recent* years has developed this sort of obsession with Ships Becoming Canon and that some ships are More Canon and therefore More Correct than others which has throttled both crackshipping and multishipping.

like idk there were obviously ship wars (nasty ones!) and OTPs in the 00s and 2010s, but it felt like people were more open to imagining the possibilities and potential between characters who may not have had much (or any) interaction, based solely on their personalities. there's a lot to say about the evolution of fandom as a whole but that's not your question.

so people have kind of settled on their one ship per character and that's it. most Kenny ships have been snuffed out by something or other (fitting) except for one. and that's bunny. and because it's got that one episode, it's now the Most Correct choice for him.

sorry you asked about k2 and I turned this into another complaint about the loss of Kenny biking :''( anyway, I think the appeal of k2 is the potential. you also can't approach it the same way you do style or kyman which I do think has stifled its popularity. this post, despite the broken links, is one of my favorite explanations of their fandom potential that also keeps in mind that we're working within the confines of what we're given. that is to say, South Park doesn't exactly lend itself to this sort of overwrought thinking but we all do it anyway.

it's not dead tho. plenty of people do still ship it and love it!! and I hope you support the @k2-fanzine when it comes out. but yeah you're right, it's lost steam and there's more reasons than what I've listed but I talk too fucking much.

*and by recent, I mean recent! I reblogged this list of character and ship weeks from the far off year of 2019 that @6ftkyle found while deep diving his old SP blog. look at all that!

anyway you should ask my bestie @6ftkyle these questions. he's the k2 guy. I'm actually a kyman truther but I think Kenny's gonna catch his mans Kyle in his fall from grace from their inevitable divorce.

and shout out to @deny-the-bird who asked for a shout out.