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Mary from Ib 🤝 Mary from Spirit Hunter Death Mark

I’m not elaborating on this one actually

#blonde nonhuman girls #that gaslit the protag(s) through the whole game? #use kindhearted men as sacrificial lamb too #death mark #mary death mark #ib #mary ib #many musings

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PLATONIC INTERPRETATIONS OF CHARACTER DYNAMICS ARENT ANY LESS VALID THAN ROMANTIC ONES PELASEE

#holy shit #this makes so much sense? #not to mention that #the oldest ones are always pushed into dad/mom roles #and the youngest are infantilized #many musings

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"is this too cliche?" who cares? bro, write what you have fun writing. stuff your manuscript full of your favourite tropes. the same themes you love. all inspired by things you grew up with. do it all. go off. load. it. up. be freeeee

#daily reminder

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Having just watched Malybadasshero's Death Mark 2 let's plays, I have decided to compile all of his Spirit Hunter let's plays, as well as the official Death Mark audio dramas with Eng subs, in one gigantic playlist sorted in canon chronological order.

Here's the list (please, do tell me if I missed something):

1-5: "Death Mark - Chapter 0" (prequel audio drama)

6-21: Death Mark - Manlybadasshero let's play (1st installment of the Spirit Hunter series, set in the 90's)

22-27: "Everyday Life in Kujou Mansion" ("sequel" audio drama)

28-52: "Blue Demise" (audio drama, set in an alternate timeline)

53: "The Seven Mysteries of Kujou Mansion" (audio drama, set in another alternate timeline)

54-60: Death Mark 2 - Manlybadasshero let's play (3rd installment of the Spirit Hunter series, set 4 months after the events of Death Mark)

61: Death Mark 2 extra chapter fan translation (no official English release)

62-79: Spirit Hunter: NG - Manlybadasshero let's play (2nd installment of the Spirit Hunter series, set in 1999, about 5 years after Death Mark)

80: "The Black Demon's End" (audio drama, expands on NG's bad end)

81-82: Interview of the voice actors

If you're a nostalgic fan looking for chronologically organized lore, there you go. Otherwise, I wouldn't recommend getting into this series with the prequel audio drama. Instead, start with the 1st game to avoid spoilers.

And here is a playlist of the games' ost (+ a mashup of Hazuki & Amanome singing Wander Rabbit) - for who wouldn't like to study to the sound of their favorite horror game?

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hello to all 5 death mark fans

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fate is (what you make of it?)

+ awful bonus

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Drabble Prompts - Edgar Allan Poe edition

Send me the title of one of these Edgar Allan Poe works, along with a character or two, and I will write a drabble or ficlet based on some of the themes present in the work. 

The Pit and the Pendulum: imprisonment, dread, fear of the inevitable. 

The Masque of the Red Death: misfortune, gullibility, irony.

The Tell-Tale Heart: paranoia, guilt, confession.

The Island of the Fay: music, nature, life and death.

The Raven: omens, worry, sanity. 

The Cask of Amontillado: betrayal, grudge, broken trust.

The Black Cat: hurt, abuse, secrets.

Annabel Lee: true love, death, beauty.

The Murders in the Rue Morgue: supernatural, mysterious, curiosity.

The Purloined Letter: blackmail, coercion, cleverness

A Dream Within a Dream: importance, running out of time, concern. 

Ligeia: loss of love, mourning, delusion.

MS. Found in a Bottle: storm, ghost, lost.

William Wilson: doppelganger, jealousy, rivalry.

The Oval Portrait: artist, sacrifice, loyalty.

The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar: experiment, agreement, failure.

The Premature Burial: phobia, caution, obsession.

A Descent into the Maelström: bravery, survival, disaster.

The Gold Bug: omen, blame, searching.

Spirits of the Dead: supernatural, night, mystery.

The Angel of the Odd: curse, luck, messenger.

Berenice: loss, fixation, memory.

Eleonora: letter, confession, affection.

The Fall of the House of Usher: friendship, home, eerie. 

Hop-Frog: revenge, humiliation, bullying.

Some Words With a Mummy: conversation, sarcasm, sense of humor.

The Imp of the Perverse: temptation, risk, instinct.

The Sleeper: rest, beloved, nature.

The Man of the Crowd: following, curiosity, fascination.

Mesmeric Revelation: enlightening, wonderment, universe.

The Spectacles: mistake, sight, expectations.

Never Bet the Devil Your Head: twist-of-fate, challenge, morals.

Silence - A Fable: dreams, symbols, nightmares.

#saving this for future use

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Wassup babygorl 👹👹

YOU'RE ALIVE 🗣️🔥

#many musings

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Hi :) Once you get this, you have to say five things you like about yourself, publicly. Then you have to send this to ten of your favorite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool~)

I like how I look exactly like both of my parents. I like how I look my face looks, how my arms look, how my legs look. I don't feel the need to change anything to trends, beauty standards, or whatever. I used to have eczema, but it doesn't bother me anymore with proper ointment.

I like my simultaneous bilingualism in my native language, Indonesian and English. Helps in translating texts and dialogues on the spot. I'm hoping to learn more languages in the future.

I like how imaginative I am. It can leads to situation like morbidly detailed nightmares, but it helps in story building

I like how I can be reliable and supportive in groups. As long as you don't try to take advantage of me or ignore me, I will try my best to deliver.

I like how gentle I can be. I have been told that I pet my closest ones like cats. A pat to the head. A tap to your cheeks. A caress through your back.

#many musings #about me #bilingual #eczema

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i finished watching Death Mark 2

I have to agree with the majority that the writing seems... flat. Specially Yashiki's intelligence. I have always ALWAYS hated when someone makes an already inteligent character, dumb, just so the antagonists/others look smarter. Like, that's a horrible thing to do, it shows how much you dont have the skills to progress a story.

There are ways to demostrate a character is undergoing a "negative" character development, such as trauma, that 100% Yashiki has. Like, show him being more paranoid about Mary, that the reason he trusted Michiho and Doryou it's because they seemed human and he wanted to believe in humanity, so the fact that they ended up being not only a ghost but a DOLL, impacted him better (or worse in this case), so he continues his obsession with the spirits and Mary.

Heck, even you could have improved the fanservice they do sexualizing the female characters by making Yashiki hallucinate they are dolls! The potential is there, but they went the easy route with the "teacher/student" age gap thingy when there's already a ship with an age gap (Yashiki/Mashita) that people wanted to see better!

Hence why i didnt like the two girls. I honestly HATED they were revived. It didnt feel like a reward for the hero doing a good job. It felt like bullshit.

Out of the new characters i felt like Konoe and Abe were the most interesting. Sakamoto tried to be a more serious Hiroo but failed since the latter went through development already, so it felt like a waste.

I did feel bad for the spirits, which i think it's the goal. I didnt like the CGs (please, hire the previous artist or at least dont put googly eyes on everything), but their stories were sadder. But again, the point of Death Mark is exactly that: save the humans AND the spirits to get to the afterlife. Not to revive them. The point is to feel the spirits pain because you couldnt save them in life, but at least give the the peace they deserve while focusing on the living.

Not everything is complains though. I loved seeing the previous cast. They were the shining stars in the whole story, with better development. Even baby Hazuki having a little charming DLC was sweet to see. And The Departed was cool as a ghost and concept.

Anyway i hope Death Mark 3 gives up more of Mashita and Yashiki and the final mixure with the NG cast.

(Also Maruhashi, my beloved, you wont ever be missed o7)

#adding into this #the ending where yashiki didn't manage to revive the girls feels more thematic #fixing the doll that housed the original girls feels bittersweet and i like it #he saved the departed #but he can't save the girls #would def add to his long list of trauma tho #new hyperfixation #death mark #death mark 2

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that’s my secret. all my OCs are me

#self insert #based on real people #based on favorite fictional character #and a secret fourth thing #okay I'll develop my oc #many musings

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god i love my friends. shout out to people who love their friends. this is a post for friend lovers

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kdj movie ss redraw (liverleaf, 2018)

#im going insane #the whole movie is painful #orv as a whole is painful #delicious combination #liverleaf #orv #kim dokja #orv kdj #kdj fanart

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i like being loved.

there i said it. i like being seen, fully. i like being soft and vulnerable and strong and thoughtful and courageous and silky and open and breakable. i like being felt and understood and all of the things they tell us this world does not want us to be.

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Heads Up, Seven Up

I was tagged by @darkangel319 (here)

Ahaha, that's a lot of tags there... I had a long writer block due to school and almost forgot I had Tumblr. I'm finally back to writing. This particular writing is a rough translation from my native languange of a mini short story I wrote, titled "Final Act."

Rules: Post the last 7 sentences that you wrote.

You keep your grip tight, cold metal reflecting the stage lights. Aiming in near darkness is never a problem. Not after years of experience. The bullets hiss, and when it hits, the Princess collapses on the Prince's lap. Under the dim lighting of the stage, her dress withers with blood. The red looks nice with white, you think. A scream from the prince and the theatre breaks out in panic.

Aha, I'm not sure who to tag here, this is my first time doing this... @evgenyoduvan @badeyaseptember and open tag to anyone else, I guess.

#writeblr #writers on tumblr #tag game #open tag #sm writes

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I think if i put into words how happy this type of image makes me I would get diagnosed with something

#cat #cats

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duality of man

#punching robots #pacifist deltarune moment #I don't think I can bear doing snowgrave #so I don't #deltarune #queen deltarune #deltarune spoilers