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Last Day

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Fandom: Ensemble Stars

Pairing: Ritsann (Ritsu/Ann)

Characters: Ritsu Sakuma, Anja-Sophia 'Ann' Wolff (OC)

Summary: The last day of work has approached, they will leave soon. All the people, all the memories… And yet, it is too early to say goodbye!

Words: 1,281

The year is already over? Aww, it has been fun working with you!”

“Just when I got used to having you around… What a shame.”

“Good luck in the near future! You can do it! Fight on!”

“Make sure to contact us sometimes, alright? Can’t go and disappear on us outta nowhere, ya hear?”

All of these words were meant to be kind words towards her, towards Ann. And yet they were all a painful reminder… A very painful one. One he had wished to escape and drag out.

Ritsu knew that the time together had been limited, that this would not last forever. For a while the two will have to go their separate ways. They will have to spend the time far apart, unable to see each other face to face. And the thought of that… It irked him. A lot. So much to that he wanted to punch a wall one way or another, a hole right into it. Grind his teeth out of frustration. He wasn’t upset per se, he understood. But because he understood wouldn’t mean that he had to like it. He doesn’t like it, at all. And he will never like the idea.

It was a painful thought. He knew that this wasn’t forever, only for a short time. And their paths will cross again. And yet… Yet… Just the thought of being apart like that… No, he couldn’t handle it! At all! He had to do something, anything. Even if it won’t work he at least didn’t go down without a fight!

And so, out of nowhere he grabbed her, suddenly holding onto her ever so tightly. Everyone eyed the pair in surprise, all the eyes were on them. But when did Ritsu ever care? It didn’t matter to him, at all. When did he ever care to be honest? It might be selfish but he had to let his feelings be known!

His eyes caught a glimpse of her expression, eyes wide and clearly caught off guard. A quick gasp had even escaped her lips, disappearing into thin air shortly after. She was about to say something yet he didn’t want to hear it. He wanted to speak first and had to let it all known. After all, being left alone…

“Don’t go…” Ritsu said as he pushed Ann closer to his body, right against himself, her back against his chest. His arms were around her waist, grasping ever so tightly. All he heard was a quick ‘Huh?’ It was safe to assume that she didn’t hear so he said it one more time, softer yet also louder. “Don’t go.”

“Don’t… Go?” She repeated, puzzled.

He nodded. “Yeah, don’t go.” And the grip became even tighter. Just the thought of it… 

“B… But…”

“Please… Just when I believed that we could spend more time together…” He suddenly whispered, his mouth close to her ear, the pain audible. “I graduated after all, when the both of us could spend some more time together…”

No response, he could feel how their body went tense, the confusion perhaps being all in it as well? Hard to say. All he knew was that she was tense…Very, frozen in place.

“Don’t leave… Not right now… Just a little longer…” He begged, continuing to do so for some time… And yet… And yet… It had hit him all at once. The reality, from one moment to the next

“Uhm… Ritsu… You do know that…” She began, stuttering a little, maybe from the embarrassment? After all, everyone was just staring at the pair.

“That?”

“Well… I… I’m not going to Germany back!” And a sudden smack into the face. Or so it would seem. The year had passed, the two were going to separate… Right?

Hah, no. Wrong. It wasn’t going to be that way. It was supposed to be that way but things have changed. Long story short, someone got lucky, their script having been picked up for a movie and thus Ann was assisting. The director recommended her by the end of it, of all ups and downs, and she had been busy studying for a good while. 

Not just theory she would be tested on she was also studying Japanese, to understand everything and to communicate. Well, not like she had to in the end but no one informed her of that. And yet, she was doing better now, the mistakes becoming smaller and smaller each time. There were still some but… It was all visible now, how she had improved over time. 

Oh, and as for the entrance exam… Despite all the worrying, all the praying, all the pacing back and forth, panicking beyond belief… She made it. She had gotten the letter, making it. She was told so and yet the doubt had been eating her up all this time, consuming her, to the point it was just unbearable to look at. One would want to smack her across the head. But that meant an even bigger relief once seeing that she made it, thus becoming a student and being able to stay here, in Japan. 

So, good news for everyone at the end of the day. Ann managed to work on her career, one she would want to pursue, and Ritsu was going to be happy that she was staying here and not leaving him. Happy End.

So what was that earlier? Hmm… Nothing, really. He just wanted to have some fun for a moment. And he was sure not done messing around, far from it.

“Yeah, but you will be busy studying and working… Sob sob…” He said, making one of his cheeks press against one of hers, nuzzling against her with a light pout, rubbing up and down slightly. “I’ll be lonely~”

“L… Lonely!? C… Come on now! You also… Well… Working…” She responded, all flustered.

Though he only chuckled as a result. “True. But we won’t have that much time together and that makes me said. Don’t be so cold~”

“Eh!? H… Hey, don’t act as if… The both of us…”

“You know… You could still change your mind.”

“Hah!? I… I won’t! Don’t even be joking!”

“Yees, sorry~” Of course he was joking. After all, he would not ask for her to throw her dreams away, a dream she has to work hard for now. He understands. Well, he will still demand the necessary attention of course~

And with that he couldn’t hold back his grin, chuckling right into her ear in the end, still holding onto her. “But really, I’m just happy that you’re staying here Ann–Chan. I’m not going to lose my comfy pillow~”

“Ah– H… hey, that—”

“I’ll look forward to another year~”

And that was the truth. Another year meant more fun. And besides, it was soon going to be their— Well, that had still time. He should focus on the here and now… Even if it meant to be reminded of the prying eyes.

“Uh… Do you two need some privacy or—” One of the small crowd asked, slightly annoyed.

“No, we’ll be having plenty of private time later. Right, Ann–Chan~?”

“Ah— D… Don’t phrase it like that!”

A quick chuckle. “Am I wrong?”

“Uh… N… No but…” She wanted to reason and yet couldn’t. Cat got her tongue it seemed. How cute~ “Nevermind…”

One would think that this was it. And yet, he swore that he could see a light smile on her face as well, chuckling as well and grabbing the arms which had been wrapped around her. “I… I’m going to look forward to another year with you as well…” Yeah, that feeling was defiantly mutual.

Happy End

#Nimue's Lake #Sleepy Vampire #Ritsann #Ritsan transition to !!!-Era #That Era has me somewhat on a chokehold as I have many ideas in that regard. Not just selfship related. #And there is a chance that Ritsu will be on my brain for a while. So if you see more Ritsu writing these days... I apologize. #Give it a bit and we will be back with HypMic. #(That or I publish pre written oneshots. I got some requests to work on after all) #(We will see. But Ritsu really has me captured right now)

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the new shuffle unit...their outfits in the mv...i am Not Okay. theyre all so pretty ???

also really looking forward to what youll write 🎶

They for sure went all out with that shuffle unit, yes. It's something and I myself have not clamed down yet. It's living rent free in my brain (and maybe my Ritsu thoughts starting yesterday was a sign for today). And happy to hear. I hope it will be fun to read through at least. I admit... I am already at work, yeah. The brainrot hit hard.

#Waves #Then again my brainrot is apperantly drabble worthy soo... We'll see! #That Ritsu changed something in me though ngl

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Ok so in favor of trying to post here more and just let thoughts out...

I'm sorry for what I will become and write. That Ritsu has done damage to me I cannot-

I planned to write something else and finish planning a fic taking place during the Ritsann route but... I might do a bit of !!!-Era Ritsann... Just so I can picture Ritsu in that new casual fit more... I am so sorry.

#Nimue's Whispers #Nimue's Beloved #I did not forget requests! No worries! My brain just has a hard time functioning right now... #All it can think of is Ritsu. It's just Ritsu. So I will write Ritsann yet again (and continue porting the longfic it has been too long). #Ritsu in my brain... He always strikes when I least expect it.

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Have you see new Hypnosis Mic A.R.B? Part 2 (FLING POSSE PREDICTION)

So unlike my previous post. This will be a just a prediction bcos we haven't got the card name yet for Fling Posse in this "Six Detective" event!

But here is my guest for the character they cosplaying as!

Ramuda -> Detective Conan

Conan Edogawa or better known as Jimmy Kudo is protagonist of Manga called Detective Conan/Case Close. Created by Gosho Aoyama. He is a high school detective, trap into a child body after drinking some experimental potion. He solve crime not only with his sharp wit but also with help gadget on his hands.

Gentarou -> Father Brown

Father Brown is the central protagonist of G.K Chesterton's short stories. Father Brown is describe as a Roman Catholic Priest, wearing a long robe and a umbrella. He use his look and naive appearance as advantage to solve crimes. Because people often assume he just wondering around to do religious business and such.

Dice ->Akihiko Chuuzenji

Additional note : This is Akihiko Chuuzenji version on 2021's stage adaptation of Mouryou no Hako.

Akihiko Chuuzenji is one of protagonist on Mouryou no Hako, Japanese novel written by Natsuhiko Kyogoku. He's a own a antique bookstore while also work as part time Shinto Priest. Despite performing exorcist, he does not believe in supernatural things.

And thats about it! Next I will be making third post to confirming any of these assumption! But for now its good.

#Ok wait this is actually interesting to know

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Apr 26th: New characters introduced during the 9th anniversary livestream! Names from left to right:

Nice Arneb Thunder - Esu Sagiri - Ibuki Taki - Kanna Natsu - Fuyume Hanamura - Raika Hojo

#It's not been that long and I want to adopt the 5 boys already #GETTING THE ADOPTION PAPERS RQ

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Oh god the stuff they announced... New shuffle unit... New Ritsu card...

I AM NOT GOING CRAZY I SWEAR!

I'M FINE! I'M GOOD! I'M NORMAL!

Ritsu... Riiiitsu... RITSU! AAAAA! LOOK AT HIM!

#Nimue's Beloved #Sleepy Vampire #I'm not over this I'm so not... #Ah god Ritsu intervention. Ritsu hours are real again! So you know what to expect... #Reminder that I love him so much! AAAAA! #ensemble stars #enstars #ritsu sakuma #sakuma ritsu #enstars ritsu #enstars yume #yumejoshi #yumeposting #f/o community #fictional other community #romantic f/o

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#I have a feeling that most of them eould not be. #Ramuda would be extremely selective Gentaro would go the secret f/o route and not tell anyone. Dice would be chill and be fine sharing. #Ritsu is a hard 'no sharing' person. Izumi might not say it but also no. #Schezo... Clingy but verbally denies being clingy. Either way he'd be unwilling sharing I imagine. #Long story short: I can only see Dice being fine sharing and Gentaro keeps it ambiguous to mess around. #Everyone else is selective to no sharing.

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What is up with the voice direction his voice hits me a little differently than usual!? Take a listen!

No spoilers if you're wondering (or maybe a small one at most), it's just some general voice clips.

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#Nimue's Whispers #Nimue's Beloved #My Dark Mage Loser Bf #I love the voice acting in this game in general! The direction is so good like hello!? #And as for Schezo specifically... His voice makes me drive a little nuts in here. I will admit. #puyo puyo puzzle pop #puyo puyo #schezo wegey #schezo puyo puyo #f/o community #fictional other community #romantic f/o

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Slumbering Moments

AO3 Link

Fandom: Ensemble Stars

Pairing: Ritsann (Ritsu/Ann)

Characters: Ritsu Sakuma, Anja-Sophia 'Ann' Wolff (OC)

Summary: A moment where Ritsu is asleep... So, the usual really... And yet, things have changed all the same, haven't they?

Words: 910

A rare sight to take in! Actually no, that in itself was not a rare sight. Ritsu with his eyes closed was all too common, let alone the light snores he would let out of his very own mouth. And yet, when was the last time where Ann had gotten a good look at his face close up? The last time they were not dragged right onto the floor and made to lie right next to him, forced to close their own eyes as his tight grip would just not let go of them. A regular interaction to be honest, it had become all too common. It would surprise no one to spot the both of them in all sorts of napping positions, with Ann becoming Ritsu’s pillow.

But right now, things are different. Very different in fact. They were able to spot him right in front of them on the ground, holding onto a pillow in his arms. A somewhat big, black pillow. He had pressed it tightly against his body, in front of his torso, and refused to let go. All while he had been laying on their lap, head only shifting ever so slightly. Needless to say he looked so peaceful at this very moment. It was hard to resist to not look at his sleeping face. 

Hard to believe that the first time they had ever seen him sleep they thought that he was a mere corpse… No, literally. Ritsu had just been laying in the hallway and seemed to have snoozed away… Well, he was, more or less. The slumber was more than apparent after all. And yet, given how quiet the snoring was and how he didn’t seem to move one would only assume otherwise. In fact it was a shock which led to their body standing still, panicking on what to do internally. Their head had been racing thought after thought, unsure what to say, let alone do. Then again, it was obvious in the end. Call the police, obviously. Report a dead body, simple as that. And yet just when they had been about to, they had felt their leg grabbed at the time, unable to move, all while hearing: “ Hey, who are you? Did you wake me up? ” All half–asleep yet at the same time terrifying, as if angry beyond belief. One gaze down and they had noticed his head having tilted upwards at them slowly, almost uncomfortably to look at, and his red eyes seemed to have glown at the time. A face devoid of any emotion yet at the same time it made them not sure what to think, let alone say. Needless to say, they had been shaken to the core at the time and were screaming out of nowhere after having held their breath for several seconds. Talk about interesting first impressions.

Yeah, nowadays this was all but a distant memory to them. Back then they firmly believed that they were looking at a zombie. No, a demon of some kind, perhaps even a vampire. Regardless, he was scary. Very scary. At least back then, when looking like a mere corpse to them. But now?

Nowadays it was obviously the opposite and it was hard to resist a light yet quiet chuckle, their lips curling into a small smile. Yeah, nowadays they would say that he was adorable like this. Ritsu in his slumber, relaxing, resting and recharging. A mere contrast these days.  

All of that led them to move one of their hands down, right to his face, then stretch out one of their fingers to softly poke him. Ritsu’s cheeks… They were a little cold yet soft, squishy even. A feeling they were all too familiar with. Thus they kept on squishing his cheek, over and over, yet softly enough that he would not shoot his eyes open from one moment to the next and glare right at them with his blood–red eyes. As soft as his expression was usually towards them, he could look terrifying for even a split second like that. So they were careful to not wake him in any way.

Squish. Squish. And another squish. It was almost addicting and thus Ann just kept going. Yeah, this was oddly peaceful. Enough for them to want to just keep going. And yet they had to stop. They knew, they should. So it was best to pull their hand back and let him sleep..Or at the very least, that was their plan.

Because the moment they were trying to pull said hand back they felt their wrist softly grasping, their palm forced onto the cheek they had poked and softly cupping it. A light hum escaped Ritsu’s lips the moment he felt their skin against his. 

“Warm~” Was the only word which had escaped his mouth, drowsy sounding, before his arm dropped back down, holding tightly onto the pillow and continuing to hug it as tightly as possible. “I love you, Ann–Chan~”

And a sudden confession, making them almost flinch in response. Even with all these months having passed and the two having been even more intimate than that, that sentence caught them a little off guard. Every single time. But they managed to stay still at the very least, keeping somewhat calm. After all, this was a peaceful moment between them and no one else. There was no need to ruin it.

“I… I love you too, Ritsu.”

#Nimue's Lake #Sleepy Vampire #Ritsann #Ok Schezo episode in Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop dropped. Time to be insane over him now. #I got thoughts I will share later. Some interesting ones some going “OMG SCHEZO!”

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They are finally both there to see. Look at him!

He always manages to look adorable I can't- Time to start squealing around again!

I must turn into that pillow in his arms by the way! I need Ritsu cuddles!

#Nimue's Beloved #Sleepy Vampire #Old news in a sense and just a three star but new Ritsu card dropped! #And yes I of course love how he looks on it. I can't get enough (even if I don't show it too often) #ritsu sakuma #sakuma ritsu #enstars ritsu #enstars yume #yumeposting #f/o community #fictional other community #romantic f/o #(Also finished my work early. I'll put a Ritsu related fic today at a maybe)

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Sometimes people still like my Ichiro post and I am haunted by the fact that I was considering him at first. I was just waiting for the moment to say "That's the one!" Well, that moment came... Except that it was Ramuda's moment, not Ichiro's. He's on my platonic pile but still.

As for Samatoki... He's fine but I'm loyal to Fling Posse within HypMic! In my eternal crush pile you go! Or something...

#Nimue's Whispers #This has been stuck for months in my drafts so I may as well share it now. #Nimue's Beloved #Lollipop Love #Sweet Words #Hit The Jackpot #Friends Of The Lake #Ichiro is now a platonic. He's the friend I have crushed on at first yet the more I got to know him the less I crushed on him. #'You think you have a crush... But in the end you don't!' Or so it feels like... Is this a thing? Can this actually happen!? #f/o community #f/o meme #Still very unexpected how much I love Fling Posse though... I really did not expect that.

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Operation #1 - Bumpy Bump!

AO3 Link - The Love Antics Of Dark Mages Masterlist

Fandom: Puyo Puyo

Characters: Schezo Wegey, Minako (OC), Nyeli (by @watersofcamelot)

Words: 1,348

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Weeks of research, reading the ancient texts of dating wisdom… Having studied them like the scholars before! All for the sake of one mission, one operation! The operation of operations, one which cannot fail by any means! Because if it does then trouble shall befall the lands and his tears shall drown the entire world and no one may be left alive!

Or long story short: If Sisnya won’t be happy with Wedgy then Nyeli will be very sad and not stop crying. Because he could not have that. He wants to help her for once. After all, Sisnya does a lot for him. Like picking out his clothes, washing him and his clothes (even if water was ever so yucky, Nyeli had to keep himself clean), working jobs to provide food, always giving Nyeli the leftovers and Minnya sometimes not eating for days! Why? 

“ You see, you come first. You need it to stay alive, don’t you? So don’t worry about me, I’ll be fine. ” And she was so stubborn to not take ‘no’ for an answer, even the pouts did not work.

Regardless, Sisnya works ever so tirelessly for his sake! She always made sure that he was having enough to eat as well as a place to sleep. He remembers one time where she was ready to sleep on the floor, solely so he could get the bed all to himself. He had to stop her and beg her to sleep on it because she did not deserve to sleep on the cold floor. In fact, the cold floor was never a pleasant place, ever! However, in today’s plan… Oh please forgive this kitty for what he had been thinking of! Though it had happened not just once but several times… More than once and many more to count. 

But what did this little kitty do? Well… You know of the scenes in the black and white books of wisdom? Where one character would be running, only to bump into their crush or something like that? Apparently that causes heart pounding and blushing and much, much more! Eyes wide and staring in awe! And even more when being helped up and taking the other’s hand. It was supposed to be very exciting! So it should help to keep things rolling… Right? Right!? 

Honestly, Nyeli had hoped for it. The outcome was obvious, wasn’t it? He had sent Minya on a goosechase on purpose honestly! Well, or rather that he wanted to take a jog with her and thus had to wake her up early. Said jog was also part of the knight training regime! What did Wedgy say?

“ Uhm… Uh… Right! Knights always have to keep fit and… Stuff. So every morning, run around for a little while to get into shape! Don’t overdo it as well of course… ” As a knight in training now Nyeli had to listen to it and he would! He did his laps just like any other knight probably would! It is his duty to stay in shape after all! 

So, for the plan to work, Nyeli had woken up Mina a few times as well, when she was able to wake up. Though she was extra grouchy each morning, looking at the kitty with her red eyes, life drained from them. And her silver–y white, long hair was all messy as well. She was not amused to say the least. She never was. And yet, as scary as she looked each morning, she managed not to yell at him, luckily. Though she would look peeved every single time. Yet with a bit of begging he got her out of bed and both were jogging, with Nyeli in front of course! Sisnya could barely follow it seems though… How easily was she out of breath sometimes?

The route was always the same, timed as greatly as possible. A jog around the forest, near the cave Wedgy lived at! Why? Well, he had his own morning regime, it seemed, from Nyeli’s past research. It was always around this time where Wedgy was outside, doing his own things. What exactly varied as he was always out for a short period of time at the very least. But there was enough time to—

BAM! – No need to explain, watch for yourself. Who knew that Sisnya being sleepy in the morning had its advantages.

It was almost routine at this point, with Nyeli stopping once he heard the loud bumpy noise from behind. It was his cue to stop and turn around, though hopping in place and watching the scene unfold from afar.

The next sight his eyes got were Sisnya and Wedgy. Sisnya sitting on the grass a little forcefully rubbing her head while Wedgy was… Well, the first few times he had been surprised but now not anymore. His face did not change its expression at all and he managed to keep himself on his very own feet by now. A quick look down and he even sighed. “You again.” He said, almost having Nyeli freeze in place as well just hearing it. Wedgy was cool… Sometimes literally.

Either way, a bit of head rubbing later and Sisnya lifted her head up, a quick gasp escaping her lips before she took a deep breath and was trying so hard to suppress her crushy–crushy expression. She nearly puffed both of her cheeks like a hamster would! “I’m not doing this on purpose…” She explained though was visibly embarrassed. Uh… Did Nyeli fail again?

“Let me guess… You’re out jogging again?”

“Listen, Nyeli asked me to, alright? If he didn’t I’d still be in bed sleeping…” Oh what a sad truth… Mina was literally someone who would sleep until afternoon and stay up until the next morning, then go to bed. Not very healthy… 

“You should watch your step.”

“I… I’m trying, really!”

The two were talking a lot though… Hmm… This is not going as planned. Has the scroll been wrong or did Nyeli miss a step in his preparations? This is the… Uh… He didn’t count honestly but it has been many times!

“And yet it happens over and over again…”

“I said I was sorry!”

A moment of silence, the moment of truth… Uhh… What did he do wrong? What did he—

“Whatever.” By now Wedgy was shrugging it all off it seems, being all too used to it in the end. “Do you need help up?”

Oh! There it was! Nyeli could see it! Wedgy was about to offer his hand, wasn’t he!? The moment of truth, having even Nyeli at the edge of his seat! He even stopped moving, only standing there watching, ears wagging eagerly! This is it right? Right!? This has to be—

“No! I’m good!” Sisnya responded quickly however, jumping up from one moment to the next. It made Nyeli’s ears droop and sigh in defeat… Almost but not quiet. At least there has been some progress? Still, a bummer. This plan isn’t working. Maybe there is a secret requirement: the wise book with its pictures has not told him or he couldn’t read it. Or… Maybe hand holding was a little too much this early on? Yeah, maybe that’s it! So the kitty has to think of a different plan then! 

And yet, Sisnya seemed to try too hard to seem fine… Given her red cheeks and all as well as her stuttering. “See? All fine! I don’t need help to get up! No one’s, haha! Take that!”

Wedgy only stared at Sisnya blankly and honestly… So did Nyeli from afar. “I… This wasn’t a—” He was about to say in fact yet sighed at the end, crossing his arms and shaking his head. “Nevermind… Go back to your jog already, will you? I have something I have to attend to myself so I don’t have time for this right now.”

Operation failed and thus the battle has been lost! Yeah, this battle has been lost… But this fight is not over! Nyeli will make sure that Minya and Wedgy get closer, no matter what!

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#Nimue's Lake #My Dark Mage Loser Bf #Schezina #Since I posted a Schezo ramble today... A chapter of the Schezo fic today! #I was surprised that my work didn't take as long as anticipated. I'm getting this done so I decided to finish writing this. #I will have free time soon so... Last stretch! My work will be done soon! #Also I think tomorrow it should be back to the usual program soo... Yeeah...

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Self-shippers with pets!

...Imagine your f/o meeting your pet for the first time

Would they be all awkward or run straight up to your pet, trying to befriend it?

If they're scared of pets, Imagine them being all nervous when meeting it, only to later realise that; Hey, this is not so bad!

Imagine coming home from work and finding your f/o cuddled up together with your pet on the couch, or sitting down on the floor talking to it in a silly voice

Imagine your f/o, having like hundred of photos in their gallery of you, and your pet (...and which one would they have most photos of?)

Imagine cuddling your f/o, AND your pet, all of you being like a lil family :')

🦋💕🦋💕🦋💕

Pr0-shippers DNI! This post isn't for you :)

#I love to imagine this. Especially with Ole! #Though funnily enough I also turned Ole into a character so it's not too far off... #So we have Ramuda who loves picking him up and put him in silly outfits (I need to write that) #Gentaro... I could see Ole occupying his lap as both are just overall quiet. #As for Dice... I like to imagine both getting into fights over a couch a bed or food. Though they also get along. #(In fact I like to think that Dice would be the closest to Ole and both love hanging around each other) #The three of them with Ole just sounds like too much fun actually!

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Random Thought about Schezo

SPOILER FOR PUYO PUYO PUZZLE POP I THINK.

So while waiting on new stuff in puzzle pop to drop, (said by a being with no apple device) I went and started reading some old stuff on puyo (browsing the wiki till I get bored), I realized something.

Schezo has a very interesting Dichotomy about him that no one really talks about, mostly because it's tied to a more recognizable trait about him that overshadows the other. I mean the other trait is said every now and then but not as much as the other.

The Dichotomy is that Schezo can't speak without accidently saying an innuendo every so often, but he always has information on him whenever needed (not like random information either, information that is always useful with the issue at hand).

You can probably understand when I say this dichotomy is normally overlooked, no one's gonna talk about Schezo always knowing something about what's going on at all times, when they can easily talk about the many times Schezo shoved his entire leg in his mouth.

That doesn't mean it's a rare sight to have smart Schezo, if you look into it, it happens quite alot. The latest example is Puzzle Pop, but their are smaller examples like in both tetris games, Everyone's dreams coming true, he both has and knows how to stop the effects of the dream box. It's literally how Tower of the Magician starts.

Now to me this could go in two ways:

The Funny Route: He knows alot about the world around him, and is knowledgeable about most situations that come at him, but he can't say anything because he always has his entire leg in his mouth.

The Interesting Route: He might know alot of lore that isn't outright stated or is impossible to obtain and we just don't know it. For all we know he might know stuff about like, the Crimson Demon, Ecolo, All the different God/Goddess incarnations and we just don't know it.

the 2nd option to me is interesting when you realize that in puzzle pop, despite probably not running into him for an extended amount of time, he knew Ecolo's title (Space Time traveler/ Wanderer of Worlds), and after Ecolo leaves, Schezo still remembers his name. That is interesting.

#THANK YOU SOMEONE HAS POINTED IT OUT BEFORE I COULD! #(I might ramble away either way eventually but still) #Ngl I feel as if people reduce him to innuendoes sometimes. And while I get that it's more of a joje at the same time I just... GRUAAH! #Are we seriously overlooking this? Why are so many people overlooking stuff like that!? #This is just one of Schezo's many aspects yet I think is one of the biggest. But I feel it is barely pointed out.

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Some Schezo thoughts I had some time ago. They are random, I admit, and partially build on the fact that he and Ragnus are at least counterparts of one another.

Inspired by a friend who suggested something and I decided to try buikding upon upon in my fic regarding Schezo and Ragnus (reasons for not updating it yet is also because I plan more ahead. But I try publishing a new chapter soon).

So in one of the latest chapters in the fic I am writing Schezo being called a 'knight' by Nyeli and how he feels uneasy about this. Basically the association with knights is a hero, right? And hearing that reminded him of Ragnus.

Basically Nyeli associates Schezo with a 'hero' which in his case is secretly making him remember some things over a hundred years ago. If I recall correctly Schezo was not always like this and got trapped in that labyrinth when still very young (it was during a school trip, that much I know) so it's already painful enough to be reminded of maybe some dream he had back then (by that I mean him maybe claiming that he wanted to be a hero when younger) and he can never achieve that now (I at least partially reference this in the chapter right after).

It's made even worse because he is afraid of the reaction once Nyeli actually meets Ragnus, essentially meeting what Nyeli believes Schezo to be. Also just overall Schezo hating the reminder that Ragnus is what Schezo is not.

This ties in with another random thought I had weeks ago... Schezo the failed hero.

The guy who was meant to be one in this universe (if we take Ragnus being is counterpart into account... Different universes so maybe was meant to be but Runelord said 'no' and sabotaged Schezo on purpose while he was still weak (me praying I do not conradict anything in ARS), a bit more of an expansion why Schezo is not too fond of Ragnus in the story)

Also all the talk about dark magic corruption in Madou and since I kind of go for a mix of Puyo Puyo and Madou at that point when writing Schezo. I am not too sure how magic exactly works (or if those rules change on a whim) so forgive me if I got something wrong. Ok here's the deal - Magic may always has downsides. And if Schezo was originally not meant to be in the position of a dark mage... What if he gets corrupt because he is technically not compatible? Yet due to having been forced to use it, everything is technically just going downhill. So listen, if I go with the assumption that he was meant to fulfill a role like Ragnus and was supposed to learn light magic due to the hero status, then dark magic would of course cause many issues in the longrun.

Thus I picture that Schezo tries to work against it but might believe it is hopeless. Now, there is probably no hope for him to get the dark magic out of him, the damage has been already done. But at least that he doesn't turn into the next big villian about to destroy the entire world or something.

Essentially this turns into the tale of a fallen hero who at least can slow down his downfall and at most can only prevent the worst from ever happening.

Again, some thoughts I had in regards to Schezo and felt like sharing. If I contradicted something I apologize. I'm still a newbie for Puyo Puyo and Madou so I'm going mostly on a whim here.

#Nimue's Rambles #Nimue's Beloved #My Dark Mage Loser Bf #Thinking Schezo thoughts a lot and I must talk about him even more (I'm aiming to). #Hopefully I will also be less of a coward and do more Schezo posting. I love Schezo a lot after all. #So many Schezo thoughts in my head actually... Aaaa! #schezo wegey #schezo puyo puyo #madou monogatari #puyo puyo #fanfic #fanfiction #fic #f/o community #fictional other community #romantic f/o #(These are not my last Schezo thoughts & rambles. I have way more coming)

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Gambling Buddy

AO3 Link - CATZ Discography - Fling Posse Selfship / Yumeship Masterlist

Fandom: Hypnosis Mic

Characters: Dice Arisugawa, Ann Wolff (OC)

Synopsis: A special occasion calls for a special surprise! Well, or so Dice likes to claim…

Tags: Original Character(s), Major Original Character(s), Pre-Second Division Rap Battle (Hypnosis Mic), Post-First Division Rap Battle (Hypnosis Mic), Gambling, First Dates, Developing Relationship, Established Relationship, Developing Friendships, POV Third Person, POV Third Person Limited

Words: 1,583

It had only been one meeting before this one yet Dice couldn’t help himself. When having spotted his buddy’s ‘sis’ he originally just wanted to walk up to them and greet them. Mainly because he could and the two were buddies by default, weren’t they? And yet… One good look from afar and he could already see that their mood was… Anything but pleasant. In fact they seemed to be a little… Nervous, if that was the right word. 

And even if not one could clearly see that they were agitated, one way or another. He had seen them pacing back and forth, looking around all over the place and being easily startled by the tiniest of sounds. Heck, they even flinched when having bumped into someone by accident.

“ Hey, be more careful! ” 

“ S… Sorry! ”

They were doing anything but peachy. Didn’t take a genius to figure it out to be honest. One would usually just shrug it off however and let that person cool down. But not Dice! Honestly, he had only seen it for five seconds and was already a little irritated, one way or another. And thus he had not even thought about it twice when approaching the person, walking over while being right behind them before placing an arm onto one of their shoulders.

“Yo Ann!” Were the first two words he said to them. And yet maybe that had not been the best approach. He felt them jump, right in place, and let out a quick high pitched shriek, as if scared to their very bones. Their face turned quickly, their eyes as if indicating that they had seen and or expected a ghost right behind them… Yet seemed to drop all the same when seeing the face of the gambler right then and there. 

“D… Dice… It’s you…” They said, then letting out a quick, soft sigh of relief. “Don’t startle me like that.”

“Startle? This? Didn’t know ya were such a scaredy cat.” He joked, even letting out a quick laughter for a moment. “But that’s ‘sides the point. You up to somethin’?”

They only looked at him for a moment, as if trying to find the right words or something like that. The tense expression was still all there however, not fading away anytime soon. And yet they tried to come off as calm all the same, making their entire posture just awkward to look at. No, almost painful. “M… Me!? N… No! Nothing at all! Haha!” They even answered, forcing it literally out of their mouth. “Why do you ask!? Huh!?”

Something was up here, wasn’t it? “Just curious. ‘cuz you look… Uh… How do I say this?” Yeah, how was he going to explain this!? He could just say it flatout but that might get him in hot water. Besides, they would just deny it or something, wouldn’t they? It would help no one in the long run. They would still remain as tense as ever, wouldn’t they? Hmm… Ah, wait! “Nevermind that actually. You said you’re free, right?”

“Huh? W… Well… I didn’t say exactly that but… Kind of. Why—”

And before they could finish he just suddenly grabbed them by the arm and dragging them off, a wide grin on his face as he did so. “Alright! Let's hit the next best parlor! I’ve kinda missed havin’ a gambling buddy with me!” All so upbeat and he was just thinking about it honestly.

“Eh!? Gambling buddy!? But I’ve never— Hey! I didn’t agree to anything! Dice? Are you listening!? Dice!? Ey!” And yet, even with their attempts to escape they couldn’t. In the end they were just dragged along after all.

Once there the objective was more than simple, have fun betting everything away! For sure, the big jackpot today! Well… So he says but… Nothing has happened as of yet. Instead, he was losing over and over again. And over and over and— 

It was getting frustrating really fast, enough for Dice to bang his head against the slot machine he had been sitting in front of for some time, visibly defeated. Talk about robbing all of his motivation… No, literally. This was infuriating, to say the least. And Dice was so certain, enough that he had ignored the warnings of the person right behind him.

“Are you ready to give up now?” Ann asked him, their tone a little dry. Dice glanced a little to the side to see their matching blank expression to that, only leaving him to groan for a second. 

“Give up? Never. Not when I’m so close!”

“Close? I… Wouldn’t call that close but—” 

“If I give up now I might miss out y’know!” He protested, lifting his head back up and shooting his gaze right at them, first looking more than determined yet shortly after he dropped his head yet again. “If I had the money that is…”

“You spend it all on a slot machine?” They asked him, sounding anything but impressed.

And all he did was nod. “Yeah… Hey, ya got—”

“I won’t let you borrow any money of mine.” A cut and dry answer made him lift his head up and freeze right in his seat for a second.

“You’re cold…”

“A student can only earn so much, especially with a cat to take care of.”

“N… Not even a small amount?”

“No, not even a small amount.”

It left Dice to let out a sigh. Ann was hard to bargain with it seemed. A very stubborn person overall huh… Well, if they won’t let him borrow anything…

He got up all of a sudden, shortly after calming down from the sudden shock, then rubbing the back of his head. “Guess I’ll call it a day then.” He said, though was clearly annoyed. Damn it, seriously… Just damn it. “You wanna give it a shot then?”

“Huh? Me?” They asked, tilting their head for a short moment. “Uhm… No thanks. I got nothing on me anyway.”

“Wait, for real? Say so earlier!” Was that why they didn’t let him borrow money!? … No, they probably wouldn’t have done so anyways.

“I… Never carry around much. Only enough for a few coffees maybe.” They admitted, as if sounding embarrassed now. “And I never need more than that if I go out. So—”

Yet as they explained it one way or another they were interrupted with a sudden stomach grumble… And then it kicked all back in, Dice remembering the past few days. And once he noticed he had to hold onto his stomach and he also dropped onto his knees, all weak. Damn, this felt like a kick in the guts! And he wasn’t even kicked to begin with! 

It was apparently enough to get their attention, judging from their voice. “Hey! What’s wrong!? Did you eat something wrong!?”

“I wish…” He responded… Anything between his teeth sounded good just about now. “It’s empty.”

“Empty? Wha— Wait, are you saying that you ate nothing for a while?”

“W… Well… I was hoping to win enough for a feast but…”

He could almost hear that head shake in that voice. “You ate nothing but decide to gamble the money you had from somewhere away. Seriously?”

“Ey, a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do.”

“You’re serious too… It can’t be helped then, even if Ole doesn’t like strangers inside the house.”

“Eh? What do you—”

“Get up, you’re coming home with me. Eli should have leftovers in the fridge from last dinner. Said I could take them with me tomorrow but you might need it more than me…”

Hearing that made him tilt his head up in one swoop, eyes wide and mouth already drooling. Hearing the sound of that, a master chef’s cooking… And he could have it!? “Y… You sure? I—”

“Yeah, I’m sure… Even if you technically dragged me—”

But no chance to finish that! It overcame him from one moment to the next yet Dice shot right back up onto his feet and just took Ann in his arms. There was not much of a meaning behind it, he was just overjoyed hearing that. It just overcame him, to say the least. “You’re a lifesaver! Did anyone tell ya that!?”

He could feel them struggle for a moment, perhaps overwhelmed by it, yet he had them basically squished against him, their face against his chest in fact so he could not see their expression to begin with. “D… Dice… This…” They even tried to say something yet seemed to have given up in the end. “N… Nevermind just… Let’s get going, please. Before anyone gets the wrong idea.”

“Wrong idea?” He first asked yet then noticed, quickly letting go. But he was not embarrassed, not really at least. “Whoops! Sorry ‘bout that!”

“I… It’s fine… Yeesh, a tight grip for a starving man.”

“Oi, I couldn’t help it y’know. Force of habit.”

They only looked at him, a little skeptical yet decided not to question it further it seemed. “Nevermind. Let’s just get going.”

It sure took a different turn than expected, to say the least. And yet, maybe it worked in its own right. After all, Ann seemed less agitated, more relaxed overall. So those turns of events may have helped them out more than expected. 

Thus the plan was a success and Dice himself was getting something out of it! It may not be the jackpot he had hoped for but a win is a win… Right?

#Nimue's Lake #Hit The Jackpot #Diceann #Another pre relationship one. Why? Part of the CATZ main story. #I wanted to write something else truth to be told but I got some work to do so I picked the quickest option. This basically wrote itself. #But hey CATZ story progress. If I got leftover work tomorrw / later then I might also continue the CATZ main story. #The chapters each are very quick to work on (and I need progress on it anyway) #A lot of HypMic content lately though... I hope no one minds that (and if so I apologize... Hah...) #But anyways daily writing done!