koskela-knights

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You ever think Sam Lake or other Remedy devs anticipated some fan would ever make up Jaakoppi Huotari’s appearance and write a bunch of horny af stories about him whilst the character is only ever mentioned by name once, not talked about by Peter at all and referred to as merely “brother” in the YY short that can be completely overlooked?

#do they even remember jaakoppi or not #my posts #my ramblings #jaakoppi huotari #either way he is my man now

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#ilmo koskela #saga anderson #ilmari huotari #alan wake 2 #animorphs #coffee world

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alright for those enjoying my Ilmo and Alan/Imari and Scratch edits, I have caved and started writing a fic hope you enjoy! [x]

#alan wake 2 #ilmari huotari #ilmo koskela #fanfic #fanart #alan wake #mr scratch

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Ilmo's Arc + Ending

I might've already talked about this a bit, but @zephyrone01 and I often talked about how Ilmo's character arc/story was just... dropped at the end of the game. And in extension, the whole Cult of the Tree part up to the FBC's intervention and Ilmo's arrest.

It's sad because he is literally one of the leaders of the Cult, the mysterious group you spent a large part of the game, figuring out if they're really bad and what their motives might be. But in the end it no longer seems to have an impact on the story.

You probably have watched this silly guy in the funny commercials and, if you didn't have any suspicions, get surprised that he isn't only in the Cult, he is a main member. But in the jail scene, things are dire so you don't have any time to profile or talk to him because it quickly cuts to a cutscene which then leads to you getting chased by Scratch.

His dialogue with Saga after Jaakko's death is purely optional despite him granting the player crucial information about the Cult and it seems many people overlook him or don't know he's still there. When I watched John Wolfe's LP, he even thought Ilmo had also died until he, by accident, bumped into him. Apparently there are also glitches if you reload the chapter, he just doesn't spawn.

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So let's say, the jail cutscene is the last time you see Ilmo and then suddenly he reappears at the eternal Deerfest. Feels kinda odd, to give him a whole scene in that jail together with Jaakko and Scratch/Alan and then he's never seen again.

Now, if you do talk to him after the jail sequence, he will reveal the truth about the Cult: that they were trying to protect their town and BF from the Taken. Ilmo says he will try to round up the Cult or what's left of them and then again, you don't see him until you're playing as Alan in the altered BF. He just stands there because his dialogue and animations aren't triggered properly. He actually talks about the last Return book, hinting to the player where to get the book. Here's Zephyrone01's video showing him talking and gesturing.

What I might've added to give his story a bit more closure than what we got:

Make talking to him after Jaakko's death mandatory. Unskippable. It's literally a narrative piece Saga was trying to stitch together all this time. Why is it optional???

Involve him in the Dark Ocean Summoning fight. He can be support, similar to Estevez and Casey. Honestly, his mental state aside, he was in the best physical position to actually help out, given the fact Casey and Estevez were injured. (Also, I would've loved to see Ilmo's reaction to that stage fight. His barks would've been great.) It would've helped to 'redeem' him, from being the assumed bad Cultist to helping Saga in her fight.

Maybe mid-fight, he gets a call from the other Cultists to help out in BF which explains why he got absorbed into the changed reality.

If he doesn't get involved in the fight, we could've at least gotten a brief cutscene where he and the remaining Cultists head to BF to continue protecting it or something. Again, this would help portray Ilmo in a positive light.

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TLDR: Ilmo's story arc got cut short after his arrest, revealing the truth about the Cult should've been mandatory and not optional and there should've been at least a small cutscene of Ilmo going to BF to protect it before getting absorbed in the changed reality.

#why build up the Cult's importance to drop it later on? #why show jaakko's brutal death and then make the emotional aftermath optional to witness #also feel it was OOC for Saga to be not more empathetic or to at least want to question Ilmo earlier aka during the actual arrest #but the arrest scene etc could be a whole post on its own #my meta #yay another meta post #my posts #my ramblings #alan wake 2 spoilers #alan wake 2 #ilmo koskela

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Tangled Ribbons

#aleksi Kesä #jaakoppi huotari #ilmari huotari #huh i never posted this one before so #toxic YY love triangle ✨ my beloved #my posts #my doodles #alan wake 2

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Koskela + Huotari studies

#self rb

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back when i first played alwake 2 ive always found the (potential) relationship between these two so interesting, and so bittersweet!

ilmo always sounded so fond when talking to her, and between that, the gifted & signed pun book on "her" room, and the implication that he at least considered her close enough to maybe someday include her on the cult (if my reading of "she's one of us, Jaakko" while showing the back of the Kalevala Knights jacket is correct), not to mention the Concept of an agent and the cult leader she's chasing after being close and jokesters together in another universe... it makes for a compelling doomed romance imo u_u

#ilmo koskela #saga anderson #ilmo x saga #fuck the government #alan wake 2 #fanart #yay more fanart <333 #agreed OP I think their relation and this alternate 'watery saga' and Ilmo had an interesting bond going romantically or not

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Koskela + Huotari studies

#alan wake 2 #my posts #ilmo koskela #jaakko koskela #my doodles #koskela brothers #ilmari huotari #jaakoppi huotari #huotari brothers #they’re twin brothers believe it or not #oops thirst post

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:)

#you drew ilmo?????????????? #ILMO #ilmo koskela #saga anderson #alan wake 2 #plz tag it so i can find it and rb it once u post it 👀 #fanart

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Actually still losing it over Peter describing Jaakko as a gentle soul… to a point 😭🥺

#did he say to a point to avoid Cultist Jaakko spoilers #becos there r a bunch of spoiler scenes in this whole interview actually lmao #jaakko koskela #my ramblings #my post #alan wake 2 #jaakko my utterly beloved

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#“the knives are out” indeed #ilmari huotari #jaakko koskela #alan wake 2 #animorphs #im crying #lmaoo #memes #😭 #jaakko is just b2b bear to bear

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@bitegore 😭on point also i would buy that calendar in a heartbeat

How many puns would Ilmo manage to incorporate into the calendar

#surprised ilmo doesnt describe himself as voted sexiest businessman yet

This tag of yours really made me laugh. I can totally see him doing that.😂

As voted by the Bright Falls Herald & Coffee World Magazine 😏😉

Thnx 🙌😂

#😔imagine he calls it the Hot Coffe World calendar and its just sfw pics of him with warm coffee or some shit #ilmo koskela

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Glorious Casey

https://archiveofourown.org/works/55533988

Alex Casey visits a bar and uses a glory hole.

PWP obviously ;)

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Preview:

He puts down the toilet seat and lid and sits down for a minute. The stall is messy. On the wall with the hole, multiple things are written: names, profanity, slurs, phone numbers, lewd things and of course, cartoon dicks. Casey almost feels embarrassed and a teenager again.

He takes a deep, audible breath to let the other man know he’s there.

It has been a long time since Alex Casey cruised around or visited seedy bars with the promise of a quickie. This was long before he met Miranda. Nowadays, he only visits these places as part of the job. His own hands usually suffice but tonight, he wants more.

#my posts #alan wake 2 #alex casey #my fic

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The daily joy of drawing a shirtless man with chest hair 🤤🥰

#glad all koskelas and huotaris have it 🙌 #im always so feral about this fizkkdkd i integrate the description in all my smutfics #my posts #oops thirst post #personal #drawing them in voluptuous poses/hj #jaakoppipeli is on my brain together with his body hair

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#thinking and creating things about jaakoppi feels like this #personal

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#surprised ilmo doesnt describe himself as voted sexiest businessman yet

This tag of yours really made me laugh. I can totally see him doing that.😂

As voted by the Bright Falls Herald & Coffee World Magazine 😏😉

Thnx 🙌😂

#anon ask #my posts #ilmo koskela #alan wake 2 #ask

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Also I finished my first handmade keychain- it's themed after Ilmo Koskela 🫶

#now without commentary lmao #ilmo koskela #alan wake 2 #fanart