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wanderingblindly · 5 months

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hi liquid!! suzzzzuka here, on anon bc sideblog functionalities suck lmao.

☰ for the ask game? with let’s say… ybmctg & enemies to lovers?? <3

suzzzzuka darling!!!! hello!!!!! ((also can i just say i was so excited when i saw u were on tumblr after i read your landoscar office AU oh my god))

This is a CHALLENGE but I'm into it, let's go!!!

☰ send a fic and an unrelated trope and I’ll remix it

I have no idea what this is, but I wrote a thousand words of something!! It's almost, in a weird way, a preface to YBMCTG?

Concept: Oscar fucked up their first meeting when he started working at the bar; Lando's held a one-sided grudge ever since, and Oscar has no idea why his coworker hates him so much.

Jenson hadn't warned him about this.

Admittedly, he's not entirely sure what Jenson could have said. 'The talent's hot, by the way. Be cool 'bout it, yeah?' wouldn't have prepared him for this. 'This' being the man sitting dead center at his bar, an aura of otherworldliness emanating from him like a halo. He’s not like anything Oscar’s seen before – not in the streets of his suburban hometown, not in the ungodly boredom of his seminars. He’s something that can only exist here, in the spaces drenched in alcohol and debauchery.

Oscar’s gaze quickly flicks down to his shoulders, his chest, hardly covered in anything more than fishnets.

The man’s eyes are icy in their intensity, fixated on Oscar's hands as he grips the necks of a couple beers between his fingers, popping the caps efficiently. Before Oscar can open his mouth to ask what he's drinking tonight, he beats him to it.

"Archers and lemonade, pleeeeease." Oscar's eyes are glued to his lips, stretching into a lazy smile as he leans over the bar. The glossy shine of his lipstick looks dangerous in the dark bar, beckoning to him like a siren's song.

He's quiet for just a beat too long, brain running in every direction besides the sorry excuse for a mixed drink on his to-do list. Oscar moves quickly to compensate, the pours brief and easy.

"I see you've met our star of the night." Jenson smiles as he slides next to him, grabbing the drink out of Oscar's hand before he can place it in front of him. The musician makes a noise of offense, flashing Oscar a look that makes his stomach churn. He doesn’t know what to do with this, with black-lined eyes clearly asking him for something as his boss sits right there. Another drink? Telling Jenson off?

“So you’re in the band?” Oscar finally manages to say something, keeping an ear out for his response as a man flags him down for another round of shots.

“Lead singer, at your service.” He does a faux salute, Oscar notices the broad span of his palm with entirely neutral feelings.

Oscar slides him another archers and lemonade, hopeful that Jenson is adequately distracted by Sebastian to keep away. “What kind of music? You look very…” Oscar wracks his brain for any band to reference, realizing he’s accidentally put himself on the spot. “KISS.” He hopes they're still relevant to anyone besides his dad.

The singer’s eyes darken as the track shifts, Oscar’s sentence exposed in the moment of dead air.

“Thanks for this,” He hops to his feet, tone flatter and mesmerizing lips tighter than when this all started. Sebastian looks over with a raised brow at the sudden movement. As Oscar opens his mouth to reply, the musician reaches out with a steady head and places his fingers on top of the glass, eyes trained on Oscar’s face.

And pushes.

“Oops.” He faux-winces as the drink spills across the bar, splashing Oscar’s shirt in its force – he jumps for a rag instinctively, grabbing the glass before it can roll and shatter. “Sorry ‘bout that.”

Someone needs another mezcal old fashioned, someone’s drunkenly calling for sex on the beach, Sebastian is looking at him with a look he doesn’t understand –

And the musician is gone.

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“I’m gonna go talk to him,” Jenson whispers into Sebastian’s ear, stopped in his tracks by a deceptively strong grasp on his thigh.

“No, you won’t.” Sebastian smiles, the one that sends a shiver down Jenson’s spine – trouble. “We’ll see what happens.”

—

Maybe this job isn’t working out for him. His bosses are fine, if not a little odd, and the crowds are vaguely well-behaved. Surely it’s no worse than any other bar in London, definitely better than the proper dives closer to campus.

The main problem is right in front of him, unavoidably sitting in the center of his bar. Again.

“What d’you mean y’don’t know how to make a hitman?” Lando asks, the heavy black around his eyes making him look vicious in the low, shifting lights. It’s the same conversation they had last week, the week before – Lando asking for a drink Oscar’s pretty positive doesn’t even exist with the confidence of a seasoned mixologist.

“Tell me what’s in it, and I got it.” Oscar replies, sparing him a glance as he dumps a few glasses into the dishwasher. His glare makes his stomach twist painfully, like being flayed and gutted by someone seeking vengeance – not someone well-acquainted with delicacy.

He rolls his eyes and yells towards Sebastian, half occupied with whatever concoction Jenson is creating between their two drinks. “Ya gotta hire someone more comp…” He furrows his brows, “good at the job, Seb.”

“He is perfectly competent,” Sebastian calls back, reaching out to pat Oscar’s arm gently.

Ignoring the sting of his invisible wounds, Oscar moves down to figure out what the bickering gaggle of French speakers need.

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Can someone be beautiful because they’re mean? Or is it always in spite of it?

Oscar’s eyes, against his better judgment, gravitate towards the stage. But perhaps that’s just inevitable, eyes following Lando when he’s steps above everyone else, bearing down on them with the sheer force of his presence.

His voice, usually spitting something acidic and pointed at him from across the bar, is raw – vulnerable – as he grips the microphone with both hands. They envelop it, smothering it, as his lips press against it and he croons out the opening to a ballad.

Goosebumps break out across his skin as the bass creeps in, lifting Lando’s voice up like a prayer over the crowd.

The lights, flashing their usual pattern of red blue red blue, reflect against the summer-bleached gold in his unruly curls – another halo.

—

“KISS doesn’t do it like that, do they?” Lando says, rough voice almost haughty as he sits down in his seat – black shirt completely unbuttoned, chest glistening with sweat and metal.

He puts a glass of water in front of Lando immediately, dropping in a black straw. “Uh, I guess?” Oscar replies, not entirely sure where Lando’s going with this. But he’s being less abrasive than usual, the glare in his eyes a bit less pointed. “Don’t really know KISS all that well, mate.”

Lando stares at him, narrowed eyes blowing wide. “You’re fucking kidding me.”

Oscar pauses, hands freezing around the martini shaker he’d grabbed for the girl to Lando’s left. “No?”

“You don’t know KISS.” He doesn’t say it as a question. Like there’s some connection Oscar isn’t making, some red thread on a corkboard he can’t connect, Oscar looks at him in confusion.

“...No?” Oscar’s stopped moving all together now, other patrons temporarily forgotten as he watches the range of expressions dance across Lando’s face. Surprise, maybe? Something like shock. “Why?”

“I… hate them.” Lando says simply – if not a little absentmindedly. “Sorry about, um. Well.” He puts down his glass, hand visibly shaking; before Oscar can ask if he’s ok, ask what he’s even talking about, Lando stumbles off his barstool and paces over towards Sebastian.

He watches as Sebastian laughs, clapping Lando on the shoulder and waving cheerily towards the bar. Oscar flashes a weak wave back, uncertain, before noticing that Lando’s looking over as well – his face is red. Not just from the lights. But his cheeks, down his neck, the exposed planes of his chest, they’re red.

Oscar flushes, too.

Maybe if he’s sorry…

#I didn't even edit this idk what it is #man i should write a real enemies to lovers one day huh #you bring me closer to god #landoscar #ask me :)

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hereforsterekcontent · 2 years

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Imagine this sign at the entrance to the preserve lmao

There are so many options as to who would put it there...

...maybe Laura (in an alive hale family scenario) because she REALLY doesn’t need to see her teenage brother and his little boyfriend awkwardly exchange handjobs ever, and that means EVER, again. God this is worse than when she walked in on him masturbaring years ago and she still hasn't completely recovered from that. Although "nice panties, Stilinski!" she can't help tease, pointing at his batman boxers. "Laura!" Derek screeches , frantically trying to get the zipper of his jeans up while simultaneously trying (and failing) to shield Stiles from his sisters looks. "Thanks Laur!" the idiot himself laughs. "STILES!" Derek looks scandalised and okay maybe embarrassing him is worth the nightmarish images she will now have to live with a little bit. She always liked the Sheriffs kid. What she can't, however, live with, is catching her uncle in a quite similar, if not slighlty more compromising situation with..."Oh my god is that Allison Argents DAD?? Uncle Peter what is wrong with you, he's married! YOU are married!" She puts the sign up right after that incident (and after snitching on uncle Peter to her mom). Enough's enough. Unfortunately some of her younger siblings inevitably stumble upon the sign and after asking their parents what "fuck" meant at the dinner table, with the Sheriff present mind you, Misses Hale makes her take it down immediately, scalding her especially strictly, considering the towns Sheriff (and their very likely future in-law) is present. If Laura tells them about her initial reason (stumbling upon Derek and Stiles) to get them off of her case and distract them, it's not her proudest moment, but well you gotta do what you gotta do and seeing her brothers eyes widen with fear is admittedly a nice bonus.

...Maybe Derek after he had to stumble upon yet an other pair of teenagers making out there when he justed wanted to to go for a nice little evening run. Stiles would obviously find it hilarious at first but also most definitely take it as a challenge. At one point they'd probably be patrolling the borders of the preserve after a particularly viscous fight with a coven of witches or something equally fucked and Stiles would jokingly initiate some making out wich would probably turn into either him blowing Derek or Derek fucking him against the sign. Either way Derek would somehow manage to leave clawmarks on it which, again, Stiles would be absolutely delighted over. The betas would probably shake their heads at him because he had forbidden them all from getting it on in the woods near his house since "just because we are part wolf doesn't mean we have to behave like wild animals, Erica " so what happened to practicing what you preach, boss? He'd be embarrassed but probably stand by it though, he's stubborn like that. If Derek wants to go to what is basically his back gardens and plow his mate into a tree or make out like teenagers with him in the flower field behind the old shed then he by all means will do so, it's his land . Also...he's the alpha goddammit >:(

...it admittedly does seem most like a Stiles thing to do though. Like he's not a werewolf, he can't hear or smell it (thank god for that one) from yards away if there's s someone doing the nasty behind a tree. No, poor, unsuspecting Stiles would have to inevitably stumble into what's going on resulting in him letting out a screech that would have Derek drop everything at the grocery store a town over and run to his mates aid. Because "Scotty, my pal, my brother, there is only so much our friendship can take. And having to see your bare ass in broad daylight is NOT one of them! Ugh hell no Allison, please tell me thats not-Oh hey babe, what are you doing here, I thought you went to get me icecr- woah what's going on with the fangs and the eyes did something happen??"

Anyways after one time to many he would eventually stalk towards the most popular make out spot, the sign in hand and hammer it into the ground without further explanation. It does speak for itself he reckons. Derek and the others would probably follow him and watch all amued. That is until Isaac jokingly says that no-ones going to listen to Stiles' sign anyways and Dereks eyebrows shoot up immediately communicating that his mates little sign will be taken seriously or else.... Also he's pretty sure Stiles is willing to make an exception for him....

#sterek #hale family #the hale pack #laura hale #hale family feels #petopher #disaster hales #sterek mates #my stuff

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fangirleaconmigo · 2 years

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omg for the can't believe it's not fanon: sharing beds & clothes I am fucking DROOLING over this

Hey there! Thanks for your vote. :D Alright, let’s make this ask my next installment off...(drumroll please)

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Fanon

Otherwise known as,

Facts that sound like Geraskier fic writers made them up, but are in fact, book canon.

Today our topic is:

Bed Sharing and Clothes Sharing

So, if there is one thing that Jaskier and Geralt will always do in a Geraskier fic, it’s share a bed in a roadside inn. Sometimes it’s due to not having enough money. Sometimes it’s a ‘just one bed’ situation. Sometimes they are Just Like That.

There is also a whole subgenre of fics where they share clothes. Usually it’s Jaskier borrowing Geralt’s clothes. But sometimes it’s the other way around.

You might wonder whether all of this is a product of the fevered imagination of Geraskier fanfic writers. In TWN we do see Jaskier bathe him in the iconic ‘and yet here we are’ scene, but don’t actually see them share a bed.

Well, never fear, I am here to put these questions to rest. (sorry I’m tired and loopy tonight, so if I sound drunk that’s why). Ok, so as I’ve said in other posts, in canon, these boys are a domestic unit. I’ve already talked about how they pool their money and manage it jointly.

So if you’ve been following this series, you won’t be surprised to learn that....

Yep, it’s canon.

This post is about two times Geralt and Dandelion are described as sleeping in the same bed, (featuring an implication that this is a common arrangement) and one time when Geralt is mad at Dandelion, so Dandelion sleeps with someone else. (gotta watch your back, Geralt, folks will swoop in on that bard fast) Oh, and the clothes sharing. I’ll do that too.

Scene One. Bed Sharing. Sword of Destiny. So, in this short story, Geralt and Dandelion are staying at a merchant’s home, because Dandelion has been hired to play at a wedding. Geralt has gone to bed first, while Dandelion comes into their shared room a bit later.

The scene begins with a snarky Geralt “feigning” surprise that Dandelion has come back to their room for the night.

“Oho,” the Witcher said, feigning surprise. “So you’re here? I thought you wouldn’t be back tonight.”

Right away, it’s pretty hilarious. Well, look who decided to show up back at home. Look what the cat dragged in. Dandelion hangs up his lute and sits to remove his boots.

“And why,” asked Dandelion, removing his boots, “did you think I wouldn’t be back tonight?”

“I thought,” the Witcher lifted himself up on an elbow, crunching bean straw, “you’d go and sing serenades beneath the window of Miss Veverka, at whom your tongue has been hanging out the whole evening like a pointer at the sight of a bitch.”

LMAO if Geralt doesn’t sound like a jealous wife here. You were drooling over that bitch all night, you dog. Dandelion is unperturbed (as usual).

“Ha, ha,” the bard laughed, “but you’re so oafishly stupid. You didn’t understand anything...move over.” Dandelion collapsed on the palliasse and pulled the blanket off Geralt.

So, to summarize, in response, Dandelion roasts Geralt. Then, he bosses him around, plops down right next to him on the bed, and steals his blanket. That sounds about right.

Next, Dandelion explains his strategy with the women, saying he was just showing Veverka attention to get the interest of someone else. Geralt does not enjoy this.

“Geralt, feeling a strange anger, turned his head towards the tiny window...”

Dandelion notices how pissy he is, so he challenges him.

“Why so huffy?” the poet asked. “Does it bother you that I make advances to girls? Since when? Perhaps you’ve become a druid and taken a vow of chastity? Perhaps...”

So at this point, this chapter sounds literally exactly like a Geraskier fanfic. Now, of course, Geralt is pissy in the narrative because he embarrassed himself with Essi. But it still shows a lot of domesticity and emotional intimacy between the two of them for their friendship, and of course it is rich territory for a shipper. You can take a lot of things from that passage. You can hold that up to the light and take a long hard look at it.

Anyway, next, Dandelion starts to wax philosophical about women. In response, Geralt implies that these arrangements are not unusual.

Geralt groaned softy, as usual, when Dandelion was assailed by nocturnal talkativeness.

So, according to this passage, Geralt is very familiar with Dandelion’s nocturnal habits, which implies they usually sleep together or at least very close to one another.

Now, I’ve established that they sleep in the same bed in this scene, which is the point of this post. However, before I move on to scene two, I’m going to keep going with this one just a little longer, because Geralt continues to sound like a jealous wife and it makes me laugh.

Dandelion continues talking about women and kissing them. He notices Geralt grinding his teeth.

“...why are you grinding your teeth, if I may ask?”

Geralt could easily just say, I’m tired. Shut up. But no. Oh, no. He goes on another rant about what a whore Dandelion is, and folks, he’s got jokes.

“You’re incredibly boring, Dandelion. Nothing but palliasses, girls, bums, tits, incomplete happiness and kisses interrupted by dogs set on you by your lovers’ parents. Why, you clearly can’t behave any differently. Clearly easy lewdness, not to say uncritical promiscuity allows you musicians to compose ballads, write poems, and sing.”

The next part is his lil joke, which makes me laugh. He goes in for the kill.

“That is clearly-write it down-the dark side of your talent.”

Look, Geralt hooks up with women nonstop, so this is just hilarious. It makes him look really bitter like he’s having a tantrum.

Anyway, that whole scene is really rich for their dynamic, and they go on to argue about Geralt’s ‘otherness’ which is one of my favorite Dandelion passages in the books. But I’ll be talking about that in future posts, so I’ll try to stay focused on the ‘sleeps in the same bed’ topic at hand.

Clothes sharing scene one.

In that same short story, Dandelion borrows Geralt’s shirt. He doesn’t ask, he simply informs Geralt of this. Geralt isn't bothered at all. Feels like a routine thing.

“I must go,” Dandelion suddenly said. “I’ve got a rendezvous with Akaretta. Geralt, I’m taking your jerkin, because mine is incredibly filthy and wet.

“Everything here is wet,” Little Eye said sneeringly, nudging the articles of clothing strewn around with the tip of her shoe in disgust....

“It’ll dry off by itself,” Dandelion pulled on Geralt’s damp jacket and examined the silver studs on the sleeve with delight.

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I love that Dandelion is delighted with Geralt’s clothes. Geralt cares more about clothes than people give him credit for.

Ok. This second scene is one I haven’t seen people talk about on tumblr.

Bed Sharing Scene Two

In TIme of Contempt (pg 236) Dandelion has successfully made a terrifying journey into Brokilon forest to check on Geralt after Thanned. This scene begins the first morning after his arrival.

Dandelion awoke, and realized he had probably fallen asleep during the story, dropping off in mid-sentence. He shifted and almost rolled off the pile of branches. Geralt was no longer lying alongside him to balance the make-shift bed.

So, the first scene they slept together because the merchant wouldn’t give them two rooms. But there was the implication that they sleep together often. And here in the forest, they sleep together again on a makeshift bed of branches. Presumably, Brokilon is a big enough place for them to sleep on separate makeshift branch beds.

ETA: Also, Dandelion fell asleep mid-sentence, meaning they are, again, talking late into the night sharing a bed.

More sharing of personal items.

So next, Dandelion is catching Geralt up on all the politics post-Thanned. Dandelion refers to the political strife as a ‘game’. Geralt becomes upset.

“Enough,” Geralt said. “Not another word. When I hear the word ‘game’ I feel like killing someone. Oh, give me that razor. I want to have that shave at last.”

His beard has been bothering him. He hates having a beard. Dandelion protests that it’s too dark to shave.

“Now? It’s too dark.”

Geralt replies.

“It’s never too dark for me. I’m a freak.”

I FUCKING LOVE that scene, for so many reasons. First, just like Dandelion grabs Geralt’s blanket and clothes whenever he wants it, Geralt just demands Dandelion’s razor.

But while we're here, I'll also say this about Geralt calling himself a ‘freak’ resentfully. As bad as I feel for Geralt with all of his self worth problems, I love that he is able to just say it out loud without feeling self conscious about it. That shows a lot of trust in Dandelion.

You see, Geralt is actually very emotionally insightful, and he’s almost a century old! He knows he sounds petulant when he gets like that. It’s just like the previous story I was discussing, where he was like ‘Dandelion you’re such a whore and I hate you’ lmao it was so absurd. Geralt knows this. But when he is with his best friend, he can let his moods just hang out. He can just be as emo and bratty as he wants. Dandelion will just lovingly tolerate him and occasionally tell him he’s being a dumbass.

Their friendship is just so comfortable and I know I keep saying domestic, but they really do act like partners. They are both so secure and safe being themselves, (though I think Dandelion couldn’t be anything else if he tried) and it warms my heart.

Ok, here's the third scene.

Geralt yells at Dandelion, who then sleeps with someone else.

This takes place in Baptism of Fire, where Geralt is upset. He is probably more miserable, both emotionally and physically than he has been the entire saga up unto that point. He’s physically wounded, he’s beside himself with worry about Ciri, he’s sleep deprived, and he’s a giant mess. Not shockingly, Dandelion is getting on his last nerve.

Geralt has asked him not to tell people his mission to find Ciri. He wants to do this by himself. But Dandelion thinks they need friends and support, and he trusts Zoltan and his crew right away. (This is a big theme that book. Geralt refuses to let people help him and they bully him into accepting help.) So, Dandelion tells Zoltan the mission against Geralt's wishes. Geralt is livid. He yells at Dandelion. It goes a whole lot like that vine: “I should have left you on that street corner where you were standing. Butcha didn’t.”

Then, they drink a lot of moonshine at Regis’s place, and Dandelion sleeps with Zoltan instead of Geralt.

Zoltan and Dandelion lay in each other’s arms on a pile of mandrake roots, snoring so powerfully that they were making the bundles of herbs hanging on the wall flutter.

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Watch out Geralt, Zoltan is Mr. On My Way to Steal Your Bard. He's also crotchety with a heart of gold, so, just Dandelion's type.

Ok, I hope you guys enjoyed this installment of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Fanon. Let me know if you have any requests for further posts.

Past Posts:

Geralt Is Protective of Jaskier(and why he’s so devoted to him)

Jaskier Is Protective of Geralt (Geralt is his specialest boy)

Geralt rescues Jaskier from kidnappers (and slaughters them all)

Geralt doesn't know Jaskier's real name or the fact that he is a Viscount until he learns from a third party in a hilarious way

Geralt can smell lust

#the witcher #geraskier #geralt of rivia #jaskier #dandelion #gerlion #the witcher books #i can't believe it's not fanon #canon or fanon

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athetos · 2 months

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I don’t think Metroid Prime Remastered is a perfect game - there are a couple minor flaws I think the game could improve on - but it’s still so fucking good it still ranks as a 10/10 game to me regardless.

Those minor flaws:

- the motion blur with the thermal visor, while not inherently a bad thing to add, is implemented here to the point it gives me headaches. I know the point isn’t for it to be as easy to parse as the combat visor, to add extra challenge and be accurate to reality, but I really wish they toned just the blurring back some. It’s to the point where I dread having to use the thermal visor since I know it will give me a headache. I don’t remember the GCN version doing this (though my eyes were much less sensitive as a kid).

- the map screen needs a better compass that��s on every sub-area. I struggled with remembering which was was north every time I rotated the map to better see a room, and it was especially irritating when you can’t figure out where a specific elevator will take you. “South magmoor” okay, but which part of Magmoor is south?

- phendrana drifts really could have benefited from connecting to another area than just magmoor. Magmoor is cool, don’t get me wrong, but any time you need to go to phendrana you have to go through it, and there’s really not that much of interest along the way (I know they originally planned for Thardus to be Magmoor’s boss but had to move it to Phendrana due to time constraints/phendrana’s boss not working out, but man, it’s a bit sad it’s basically just a bridge to other parts of the world)

- I love exploring and getting lost in a world and I’m not averse to backtracking by any means but there is one particular spot where I feel the game wasn’t as clear as it could be with what was needed to progress. Yes, it’s Metroid quarantine A. Idk, I just assumed you’d need an ability to survive phazon to make it to the other side, and not that you’d need the x-ray visor to see invisible moving platforms. The in-game text also says it’s to see through invisible walls, items, and enemies, which platforms doesn’t appear to fall into any of those categories. Maybe other people didn’t have a problem with this, though!

But… that’s it. Lmao.

#Metroid prime #ash.rom

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rainbabbles · 4 months

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too tired to draw so will talk about Chihaya and Siho 🦈💕

So in geeeeeneral

They are enemies yes, though very imbalanced. Chihaya is the whole world to Siho while Siho is just a small criminal in Chihaya’s far more dangerous target list

Despite that it’s still fight on sight more so because Chihaya likes bullying Siho cause they know he’s not used to a ”challenge” lmao

Siho wants to kill Chihaya while Chihaya doesn’t. However Renzhi, Siho’s boss, often prevents the general’s too soon demise

Siho has an almost uncanny good sense of smell, enough to identify even Chihaya’s scent/moods

Definitely has had to work together a few times so they can fight in peace or if Siho wants to slip away (and Chihaya isn’t up for jail paperwork lol)

They’re familiar enemies: Chihaya has seen a quiet side of Siho while Siho has seen many of Chihaya’s insecurities. Remarkably, they keep these secrets from outsiders

For some more juicy details 👀

Siho is definitely Chihaya’s type. Strong, grumpy man who could be fixed with some sunshine. Chihaya also admires the guy as a worthy opponent and recognizes his sharp mind that few can see

Siho recognizes when Chihaya is playfully trying to flirt and sorta both hates it and also lets it go to his ego. There’s a sense of pride in having the general like him in some forbidden attraction

Although Siho won’t do anything to initiate or reciprocate flirtations. He merely threatens Chihaya for having a soft heart and reminds them he could take advantage of that easily

Despite that… deep down Siho knows if their situation was different, he could see himself nabbing Chihaya as his. He already is too in tune with their presence and could be a bit possessive of his “enemy”. He even feels bad when Chihaya feels bad and is protective during shared moments of weakness. Due to this he self checks himself not to go too far with it. Plus he could put his job on the line as he’s competing with Renzhi…

Chihaya is also aware of how much they’ve whittled closer to Siho’s core. They hold out an impossible hope that when all this is over, they could ask Siho to consider them. But! They also expect rejection or death, so they’re keeping an open mind to other fish when it comes to their love life

#rainbabbles #Chihaya #Siho #the sea king's mermaid

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kiriscreama · 8 months

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mark our hearts with shame

Whumptober 2023 - Day 2

Prompt: “They don’t care about you.”

Warnings: Canon-typical Violence, Self-hatred, Ambiguous Ending, Graphic Violence, Implied (possible) Character Death

Summary: The League of Villains have reached the end of the line. Tomura has to make a choice.

A/N: lake write the league in character challenge level: impossible. idk man if Horikoshi didn’t want me to love them he shouldnt have made them so likeable ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ somethingsomething redemption through the love of others somethingsomething.

also this isn’t canon compliant past, like, where the anime is currently, i think? regardless, this is not a canon battle lmao

title from Foundations of Decay by My Chemical Romance lol

also on AO3 | whumptober masterlist

Somewhere far away, Toga laughs and it sounds more like a scream. From the corner of his eye, Tomura sees Spinner drop the heroling he’s got by the neck and go running towards the sound. The little brat scrabbles to his feet, tail swishing dangerously, and darts off into another part of the battle.

Tomura pays him no heed. He wants to follow after Spinner, to make sure every member of his party is still standing, but he’s still locked in a fight with the Bakugou brat and the gremlin with All Might’s quirk.

They don’t care about you.

Plus there’s that. His master’s voice at the back of his head, reminding him of things he’d rather forget. Fears that he’ll never voice.

His guard is down for a beat too long, because Deku gets too close. Tomura narrowly dodges a kick aimed for his head. He knows what he should do here. He should catch the enemy by his ankle, wrap all five fingers tight, and let his quirk do its job. He should take both of them down and end this here, in the middle of a half-decimated city, and finally complete the win conditions to achieve total victory. (Or something. His video game metaphors are hazy these days, with less and less time or energy to play them.)

He should kill them, but he’s just… so tired. This fight, as vital as it may be for the main story, feels more like a grind. Tomura can’t remember the last time he got any real rest. Certainly before they moved headquarters to join the Paranormal Liberation movement. (What are they calling themselves these days? He can’t be assed to keep track.) He almost wants to stop.

Another shout in the distance. This one sounds too much like Compress yelling something. Tomura’s stomach lurches, and he drags his attention back to his own fight just as an explosion glances off his cheek.

Bakugou makes a furious noise, though whether it’s at the fact that he missed or the fact that Tomura didn’t try to hit him while he had an opening, he isn’t quite sure.

“Either fight or die already!” he screams. For a second longer than he is willing to admit, Tomura almost considers accepting the latter option.

A crackle in his ear, a forgotten comms unit sparking to life. He throws a hand towards Deku that the boy spins away from easily. His splayed fingers narrowly brush the fabric of his hero costume, but not enough of them make contact to matter.

“Boss, Toga’s bleeding bad and Compress is down for the count,” Spinner screams in Tomura’s ear. He dodges some kind of knock-off All Might ultimate move from Deku. “Dabi’s quirk won’t keep them back forever. Baby Todoroki will get here eventually.”

If he doesn’t flay himself alive first, is the rest of that statement, but Spinner wisely keeps it to himself.

Dabi grumbles nonetheless. “I’ll decide how much I can handle, shitface.” Tomura can picture the flames getting bigger in protest. He can practically smell the burning skin and see the distinct not-pained expression that he’s making.

They don’t care about you.

It’s the only thing that remains from his master in his head anymore. A daily reminder calmly intoning from the back of his mind.

He ducks another blast from Bakugou, swings around and manages to plant a solid kick into Deku’s side. The boy turns his fall into a roll and springs to his feet with his quirk crackling around his skin. Tomura ducks to press his fingers to the dirt and disrupt the ground beneath his feet. Deku springs away just in time and sparks fill Tomura’s vision.

The explosion burns through his shirt and down to his skin, turning pale skin bright red, but he barely feels it.

“Boss! What are we doing here?”

Spinner’s desperation is nearly palpable.

Tomura dodges a fist. He’s not sure whose it is.

He’s tired.

Magne is dead. Twice is dead. Sensei is as good as gone.

“Constitution check,” he snaps out. He watches the herolings’ faces contort in confusion.

Spinner’s sigh crackles over the line. He growls. “Not fucking good!”

“There’s a spike through her stomach. Don’t know if we’ll be able to save her.” Dabi’s voice is more level. The man may be insane as the rest of them, but his skill in keeping cool under pressure is unmatched. “Compress has some kind of concussion, at the least.”

In fact, it’s too level, as if Tomura isn’t in the middle of a brawl (even if his opponent’s attacks seemed to have lessened, as if they’re showing him some strange sort of mercy) and Dabi’s not delivering the worst case scenario. Tomura wonders if there’s any skin left on his arms at this point.

He locks eyes with Bakugou, whose hard glare turns almost amused. He rears back, raising his gauntlets, and oh, Tomura knows this move well. He ducks behind a slab of broken street just as a Howitzer comes barreling his way.

Bakugou survived being stabbed through the ribs. Tomura remembers that. He survived and he got stronger, better than he was before it happened. All Might is missing a piece of his stomach, but he has yet to let it stop him completely.

Toga has a spike through her stomach — and oh, she would love the irony in that, wouldn’t she, like a stake straight through the vampire’s heart. Even if they retreat now, Dabi is right. They can’t save her, not without the Doctor. If they surrender, though, there could be a chance…

They don’t care about you.

But he cares about them. Without his master in his head, jumbling up his thoughts, Tomura can almost admit that. He cares about them, and Toga is dying and Compress could be somewhere right after. Dabi is burning himself alive the longer he hesitates.

There was a time when Tomura wouldn’t care. He thinks of Magne, how her death did little more than infuriate him at the time. He remembers Toga sniffling about it for days, remembers Twice’s dramatic wails and Dabi’s mean smile and Spinner’s righteous indignation. He had only been irritated by their moping and enraged that Overhaul thought he could get away with killing one of His party members, but they’d still been little more than NPCs to him. What has changed in the months between?

He thinks he knows the answer to that. Spending so much time with his party has made them his, and Tomura was never very good at sharing.

They don’t care about you.

Tomura isn’t sure that matters anymore.

The heroes have fallen back. Tomura wonders what Deku had to do to keep Bakugou from ambushing him. But he knows they won’t stay back for much longer. They’re just toying with him, waiting to see what he’s going to do next.

Maybe somewhere in their stupid, pure hearts, they think they’re giving him a chance. Deku talks a lot of shit about saving everyone, even him. “Saving people with a smile.” Tomura’s practically got the damn speech memorized.

Stupidly, naively, Deku believes that even villains can be saved.

“Surrender,” Tomura says into his comms.

“Wha-“

“I said surrender.” It’s sharp. An order. One that he has no doubt they’ll comply with. He can hear it in their shared inhales, in the way the smoke over the rooftops begins to lessen. “Drop the flames after I turn myself in.”

“You got it, Crusty,” Dabi says. Even Tomura can hear the strain in his voice now. He won’t last much longer.

The heroes have them cornered. Maybe it’s for the best

Tomura emerges from behind the slab of concrete and watches the two heroes in front of him straighten immediately. Neither had left their fighting stance. Tomura wonders, briefly, if there's ever a time they aren’t standing at each other’s backs anymore.

He drops to his knees and both of them make cautious steps forward. They falter as he raises his hands.

They don’t care about you.

Well, it’s not like they would be the first. Tomura wears hatred and resentment like a second skin.

“We surrender,” he says, and the words sound a million miles away. “You’ve got us. You beat the final boss.”

It’s an especially sloppy metaphor, he thinks, but it’s enough to make Deku’s fists lower.

“The fuck?” Bakugou says, eloquent as always. His hands are still raised, his feet still planted. He hasn’t yet let go of this fight, but Tomura can see the gears turning in his head. “This some kind of joke?”

Spinner curses again in Tomura’s ear. “C’mon Tomura,” he mutters, low in his ear. “She doesn’t have much longer.”

Bakugou must take his silence for a yes, because he raises a fist and starts to growl, but Deku sticks his hand out in front of him. He’s frowning and muttering to himself, but they’re still too far away for Tomura to hear.

Suddenly, Deku looks up, green eyes locking on Tomura’s as if he can stare straight into his soul. It’s not the first time that laser-focused gaze has been locked on Tomura, but it’s the first that Tomura hasn’t been too focused on fighting or himself to feel the uncomfortable weight of it.

Deku’s brow is furrowed. “Who’s hurt?” he asks, suddenly.

Tomura doesn’t answer, but there must be something in his eyes that tells Deku what he needs anyway, because he moves forward.

As he approaches, Tomura turns on his comms one last time. “Surrender,” he says again. He doesn’t give Spinner or Dabi time to respond before he rips the earpiece from his ear and tosses it towards Bakugou’s feet.

“Shigaraki Tomura, you’re under arrest,” Deku begins, moving to cuff him.

They don’t care about you.

If that was true, they could join the fucking club.

#whumptober2023 #no.2 #‘they don’t care about you’#mha #my hero academia #fic #ham writes fics #shigaraki tomura #league of villains

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bejoomi · 1 year

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next gen ep 4 plotcall & tracker

holy guacamole that was a wild ride...u know the drill, i’m going to use this as a plotcall, update on what my muses are up to, and also a tracker to keep my head on straight!! i guess you can still like this to plot although i’ll only be taking threads from team members this round (unless we can come up with something extra fun since we won’t get points for it.) speaking of which, joomi is on SR MEDIA team and nayoung is on LIME ENT team; if y’all would be up for a discord gc please let me know and i’d be happy to get them together!! i’m gonna tag everyone so y’all can see this and if you aren’t comfortable with a gc that’s totally okay too

SR MEDIA: @bejinyoung @behaneul @kouxbe @bexcam LIME: @sarangbe @beseojun @bedohyun @noelxbe @badabe

onto what the muses are up to!

JOOMI

joomi is...oddly chill. he’s actually, weirdly, a little disappointed he didn’t rank higher after hitting his high note, but he’s alright with that. he might feel too much pressure if he ranked much higher. eighth is safe! he is NOT excited to be dancing again, but since he wants to stay in the competition and improve now, he Will be doing his very best. help (and patience) would be appreciated because he’ll probably be the worst dancer on the team. overall he’s really just vibing though. he’s really thankful he got positive critique and wants to keep growing and making sure he doesn’t disappoint the judges. he IS, however, incredibly sad that @bexstevie got eliminated, since he’s the reason he got on next gen in the first place; he wouldn’t have auditioned otherwise. he’s going through a bit of “why him and not me” but he’ll try not to let it get in the way of anything.

TEAM THREAD(S): @bejinyoung (4/4) ✔️ @behaneul (3/4) ✔️ @bexcam (3/4) SENIOR VISIT THREAD/SOLO: incomplete PERFORMANCE SOLO: incomplete INTERVIEW: incomplete

NAYOUNG

nayoung is absolutely over the moon. everything she could’ve possibly wanted happened in the last episode. she’s not even upset that her team lost the rap challenge because not only did eunkyung (who backtalked her, justifiably, but not to nayoung LMAO) get eliminated FOR having a bad attitude with her, but she also somehow ended up in first place despite her team losing, which she didn’t even think was possible. she is so so happy. she loves cherish, and loves the boys, so she’s really excited for the upcoming challenge even if...she thinks it’s a little weird that it’s mostly boys that will be performing the boys. either way, expect her to try to take control of everything again and boss people around...she feels extra entitled to now that she’s in first place. she also already knows all the lyrics and choreography. good for her. now that she’s in first place, though, and on a team again, she’s also a bit more determined to play nice. she WILL be strict and a bit harsh, but only to benefit the team, at least in her mind. if she makes anyone cry this time she might actually apologize. but she’ll also be like “ok i’m sorry, i didn’t mean to make you cry but there’s no time for crying when we have work to do.” that’s the nayoung vibe this episode. should be fun!!

TEAM THREAD(S): @bedohyun (4/4) ✔️ @noelxbe (4/4) ✔️ @badabe (4/4) ✔️ SENIOR VISIT THREAD/SOLO: incomplete PERFORMANCE SOLO: incomplete INTERVIEW: incomplete

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sylvctica · 2 years

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aid’s lil mini criticism of ToF that’s probably a lil disjointed cause I suck at explaining my thoughts sometimes ( at least from the viewpoint of someone who is a game designer and took a bachelors for it )

obvs this is all subjective, what i feel abt a mechanic or element is not the same as anothers, and this isn’t to disincentivize ppl from playing it; if u like the game, that’s the important part!!! 2 hours is not enough for me to get extremely solid in my final thoughts, but the fact that i still feel unsure how to feel, even after 2 hours is a little ... meh in itself

most games usually hook you in the first 20-30 min, but ToF feels like one long-drawn-out tutorial where even after 2h i still feel like i’m waiting to be introduced to stuff as i go along the story as i’ve been playing, and yet i’m equally being shoved too many mechanics in my face

obvs, i’ll be making comparisons to genshin bc they themselves dubbed themselves the ‘genshin killers’ ( i can’t find the immediate source, but it’s been brought up so many times + they even copied 5-star genshin reviews w/bots on their app lmao.... ) so it is an invitation for drawing comparisons

intro didn’t wow me. didn’t leave me with the same wide-eyed wonder i had when i booted up genshin cause you just get shoved into some ‘omg you’re being chased by a thing get away xD lol random look at all these things going on u don’t know about’ with no real sense of actual urgency to get away ( and a weird QTE section that felt very out of place ) ... like it’s pretty, but it’s not a ‘wow’ chief ( also fuck amnesia as a trope LMAO )

so initial impressions were subpar, combat feels fine, it feels fluid enough to fight on land, air, and to transition between weapons which i think is quite a neat mechanic in place of having different characters, although it’s not a new one, it’s pretty tried and liked. it feels a little clunky in some places ( i was laughing when i tried to dive attack and the character just kept floating forward and slowly falling ) but otherwise it’s serviceable enough

( things are dying way too quick with an SSR weapon though ... there’s no challenge and i don’t even feel like a beginner player who is given small things to help me adjust and learn the combat unlike in genshin which did feel like at least a gradual rise in challenge and power )

they at least make you actually use all the new combat mechanics you’re introduced to ( including their jetpack and ... a crapload of other ‘extra’ accessories later on ). problem is, that it feels like the combat and navigation mechanics are ... bloated and way too condensed yet drawn out at the same time? nothing rlly stuck with me

things like weapon upgrades are streamlined since the game just does it for you ( aka oh hey we just attached the materials you need to upgrade so don’t think about it ) which then forms a disconnect between you and the mechanic ( and even where said mechanic is located in the UI ) ... sure, weapon upgrades are automated through the ores in genshin, but in the beginning you don’t have those and your choice of how you feed weapons is a lot more limited until you become more accustomed to the game. here it’s so ‘wham bam thank u mam’ that it doesn’t even feel fulfilling or do much outside of press button do thing

story-wise you aren’t even given enough chances to really become familiar with the combat system because 80% of the story so far has been ‘go here. talk to this person here. come back. go here. talk to this person here’ and maybe you beat up a single boss or two in some places. you’d have to straight up deviate from the story to start beating stuff, and truth be told, i don’t have any incentive or desire to do so, unlike in genshin where i began early on to deviate and look around because i was inspired to dig my nose around the world

... i’ll be honest, i think the story is boring and bland too. it feels very hamfisted in introducing you to characters and trying to make you care for them. no, PW i’m not gonna care that your token uwu sister girl character is dying or something, i barely have known her for 2 hours and outside of her showing me around the camp and making me go on 50 errands to get her stuff ( like a damn filter that’s 5 feet away from me ), she’s done nothing for me. her brother was hot, but he also feels flatter than a piece of paper and i’d have cared more if he actually did shoot his sister. otherwise i have no idea what our place in the world is outside of amnesiac dude who is adopted by a camp while shit happens around him w/o any real explanation

the look of the world is ... fine, it’s ... generic post-apocalypse camp ... i dunno why they opted for the look they did, browns and greens although very nice, start to blend together when your world is just made of that and just canyon mountain things. facial animations are pretty good for characters, even if the lip-sync is weird ( but genshin isn’t free of that either with non-CN dubs so it’s a pass ) but actual body/motion animations feel weird and are very ... stiff

designs are ... bland too IMO, i’m not very inspired by them and i find the mechanic a little odd to be able to ‘wear’ a look ... why give us the option to customize then if we can just dress up like a cat-girl who acts bitchy regardless if we opted for male or female avatars? the customizer is nice, but perfect world has always made pretty decent customizers. though think about it, if people are more complimenting just the customizer and nothing else of the game ... what does that say? sure, you can argue it only came out yesterday, but ... food for thought, i suppose

you can also clearly tell it was made as a mobile game first considering they still have ‘tap to enter’ written on their damn login page LMAO

i’ll probably keep playing for a few more days to really gather my thoughts, but overall the taste i’m getting is ‘generic mobile anime scifi game with mechanic bloat and no real story’. if you enjoy more mindless games that are oogly button mash flashy, it works, but this is no genshin killer

i also have gripes with the company itself, but you can read this twitter thread for that shitshow with their CN beta, and i’m already familiar with perfect world and bloating an old MMO of mine with unneeded features and gross P2W so i already went in w/some kinda bias knowing what the company is like

aside from that thanks for reading my ... rant more than anything LMAOOOO like it’s an okay looking game but as said, it’s not a genshin killer and just honestly made me appreciate the looks, story, and gameplay a little more ( even if I still have my own gripes with it, but no game is perfect )

#[ ok its not that mini ]#[ it's more of a thought dump but ]#OOC // AID TALKS.

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cartelheir · 2 years

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@streetsofsecrets : 💕grigori and pat bc we know theyre a undesirable couple IN-DEPTH SHIP MEME, accepting!

how did they meet?

when pat moved to new york, she got in touch with this man she’d done business with in the past in an attempt to build a new criminal network for herself. he took her along on some meetings and events ━ as arm candy, sure, but it still helped her meet people ━, one of which grigori and other members of the bratva were present. however, their meeting was brief and they’d only get to actually know each other after this partner of pat’s died and she started working for him instead.

who flirted with who first?

pat, absolutely. he didn’t return her advances immediately, which pat’s not used to. there was a certain point while flirting with him that she couldn’t tell whether he was bad at taking a hint, if he wasn’t interested, or if he was playing some sort of game. she won’t lie that it only spurred her on, and she treated it almost like a challenge.

was it love at first sight or a slowburn romance?

ig a slowburn?? definitely not love at first sight. they found each other attractive from the beginning ( pat also thought he was well-dressed, which is very important to her ). pat usually doesn’t waste time when she’s attracted to someone, but he just acted mostly indifferent towards her so she wasn’t sure if flirting was a good idea. she’d only make a move on him months later.

did they start dating right away or were they friends before things became romantic?

friends is way too strong of a word to describe them lmao. he was her boss, and pat thought he was cold on a good day, a complete asshole in a bad one. in the beginning they mostly only interacted at work, or when grigori needed her to babysit tatiana. or the occasional chess matches in his office or online.

what was their first date?

their initial “dates” were accidental ones; days where there they’d watch one of tatiana’s school plays or something of the sort together, and afterwards the little girl would all but beg pat to come with them to dinner or to the park. after they started hooking up, they did not go on dates.

their first real date was after they got engaged, and he took her to dinner with his boss and his mistress. it might sound boring, but pat enjoyed it. she’s more than used to these kinds of dinners from her cartel days, the place was very fancy and she had an opportunity to dress up, and they fucked a lot afterwards. a successful evening.

what are their favourite things to do on date nights?

fancy dinners like that, definitely. if there’s one thing pat and grigori have in common, it’s their taste for refined, expensive things. if you were to see them out to one of those dinners, you’d assume they’d never been poor a day in their lives, which i feel like both of them would enjoy.

they also go see ice skating programs, ballet, exhibits at museums. again it allows them to dress and feel similarly elegant. they go to the movies sometimes too, which are a more lowkey option.

do they still go on dates after being together for a while?

no lmao. they’ll go out with the kids, or to those dinners with his bosses, but that’s more out of obligation than anything. date nights that are just the two of them might still happen but they’re more and more rare over time.

what is their love language?

pat’s is usually physical touch, but she’s never truly felt like she could be very physically affectionate with grigori. the few times she tried, she was shut off. so when with him she’s more into gift giving and acts of service. grigori has none because he’s dead inside.

who kissed who first?

pat did. again, she felt like it took an eternity to make it happen, but she’s not a quitter.

who started the relationship?

the fetus growing in her uterus. if it weren’t for the surprise pregnancy, they would’ve stayed in a casual relationship until probably having a bad fallout and messy “breakup”, but they would not have entered a committed relationship.

monogamy or polyamory?

listen, there’s just no polyamory with pat. there’s casual sex, but if it’s a serious relationship it’s gotta be monogamous or nothing. before they got married, she told him she wasn’t like whatever sweet russian girls he was used to, and if she ever found out he had a mistress she’d kill him. she didn’t care that she’d get killed right after. their children would be orphans and it would be all his fault. so grigori knew what he was getting himself into.

are they/do they plan on getting married?

in this cursed au, yes they’re married. in the regular verse they have no intentions to. neither of them see their fling as something that’s going to actually last a long time, even when it’s been going on for over a year.

who proposed? was it a yes or no?

it was less of a proposal and more of an agreement. pat always assumed she’d be proposed to one day ( not by grigori but by someone ) so she was underwhelmed, but it was an unusual situation so she let it slide. grigori suggested marriage after they found out about her pregnancy, to which pat said she needed to think. so later they had a conversation about it again, and she told him about her conditions, such as the date of the wedding, that she didn’t want to leave work to stay at home, the no mistresses rule mentioned above. and, of course, that even though there was no formal proposal that didn’t mean he could get away with not buying her a ring.

do they want kids? who brought it up first?

the whole reason they get married is because pat got pregnant on accident. some time after this child though, it’s pat who asks him how does he feel about having another baby at some point.

do they already have kids, together or from previous relationships?

pat doesn’t, but grigori has a daughter named tatiana. pat used to babysit her on and off before she and grigori became a thing, and she loves tati like she’s her own daughter.

do they have any routines/rituals in their relationship?

they get ready together in the mornings. their master bathroom is large and there’s a huge mirror that they both share. they don’t usually talk a lot during this time, unless when pat’s asking for his opinion on which necklace looks best or help to put it on, but it’s a nice quiet ritual they share.

during work breaks, they play bullet chess with each other online; that’s when each player has less than three minutes on the clock, so the matches are very fast-paced.

i don’t know if you’d consider finding at least one thing to argue about everyday a relationship ritual, but there’s that too.

how do they take care of each other when they are sick/hurt?

grigori will sleep a lot when sick, so pat will make sure the kids and the cats are silent and everything else is taken care of. she’ll leave a glass of water nearby, or bring a pillow or cover him with a blanket if he falls asleep on the couch. but otherwise she leaves him to it, because she also likes to sleep when sick and to not be disturbed.

now pat, unless it’s a very bad injury ( like her previous bratva attack ), she’s stubborn as shit and wants to work herself to exhaustion, then sleep when her body can’t handle it anymore. grigori knows better than to try to convince her to stop. so he similarly leaves her alone except for checking in once in a while to make sure she’s not dead.

how do they like to spend time together?

having sex.

playing chess is something they’ve done together since before they were even a thing. in the married au they have a chess set in their living room, and an extra smaller one in their bedroom which they often play in bed. they also enjoy playing hand and brain chess against someone else online. that’s basically when you play chess with a partner, one of you is the hand and the other is the brain: the brain will say only the name of the piece that should be moved, and the hand has to figure out where it’s supposed to go. they can do it for hours when they have the free time.

they’ll watch things together too; some movies ( including disney movies with the kids ), history documentaries that pat used to claim to find boring but would get sucked in after 20 minutes. on reallyyy good days they’ll dance together a bit, and pat doesn’t get why they won’t ever go out to dance together, but grigori is just too damn uptight for that.

some of their arguments, when not about serious things or when they don’t escalate, are amusing too. it gets them thinking about different, often wildly opposite perspectives. but again, there’s a fine line between light arguing over trivial things and oops we’re fighting for real about marble kitchen counters now.

what are their favourite non-sexual forms of intimacy?

for a long time, pat would read grigori’s need for a personal space as a complete lack of intimacy between them, and “proof” that he hated having her around. and it is true that she wishes they were more affectionate with each other, but she’s picked up on his subtle acts of affection over time: holding the door for her, helping her clasp on jewelry or zip up her dress, holding her hand when they’re sitting side by side. and because these gestures are so small and sprinkled in here and there, and he tends to act cold in the meantime, it feels like a big deal when it happens, like when a particularly aloof cat climbs on your lap. it feels like she passed a test she didn’t even know she was taking, and it makes her very happy.

what are some of their favourite things about their partner?

if you asked either of them this question, they’d take a long time to respond. there’s just not much lmao. grigori likes that she’s resourceful, and good with tatiana. and attractive. pat thinks he’s intelligent and assertive. in the beginning, she used to like that he was mysterious and intimidating because it was so challenging to get close to him, but now she just finds it annoying because he’s so impossible to get to. she also likes that he’s rich enough to follow her along on the kind of life she likes to have; outings to fancy places, first-class trips, material possessions, etc.

how do they comfort the other when they are upset?

nine times out of ten they’ll make it worse. pat gets annoyed that he closes himself off and won’t tell her what’s going on when upset ( “i promise you your dick’s not gonna fall off if you stop sulking and talk about shit once in your life” ). she does make an effort to be nice, bring him coffee, tell him he can vent if he wants to. but she gets frustrated when it doesn’t work and he keeps on shutting her out. it’s like her efforts are just never enough.

grigori in return gets annoyed at how pat’s temper is extra bad when she’s upset, and she snaps at every little thing. him, the kids, the door she stubbed her toe on. she gets temperamental and unstable. now, he has shown her crumbs of empathy in the past when she was hella hurt and distressed, like right after her bratva attack. when he saw her bruises, it was the very first time pat felt anything resembling tenderness coming from him. this makes her think he is capable of being understanding and comforting her, he just chooses not to. it also makes her wonder how much hurt it will be enough for him to show a glimpse of softness for her again, which is just really not a healthy mindset.

who buys the other spontaneous gifts?

pat!! it’s just her thing. once in a while she’ll see something she thinks he’d like, or that reminded her of him, so she brings it home. pat’s really good with gifts too because she really pays attention to what her partners like, so the possibility of her buying him something he doesn’t like is very low.

what position do they sleep in?

each one in their own positions, usually. back to back when they’re mad at each other. when pat’s reallyyy pissed with him she’ll sleep in tatiana’s bed, or with one of the other kids. alternatively, she’ll only swallow her pride and ask him to cuddle her until she falls asleep when she’s going through a lot of emotional distress, like if she just had a bad nightmare or if she’s been very depressed for a while.

do they bathe/shower together?

only when they want sex tbh.

do they do anything else in the bath/shower other than wash?

as mentioned above, aside from sex no.

in the bedroom - vanilla, a little spice, or kinky af?

kinky af. even when they’re not doing anything super out of the ordinary, there’s some kind of heavy power dynamics going on.

for applicable ships - who tops/bottoms?

they alternate.

for applicable ships - who is more dominant/submissive?

in life, they’re both so dominant they just clash over and over again as they try to have the upper hand.

in bed, grigori is very submissive and pat has assumed a more dominant role which she wasn’t used to, but ended up really enjoying. maybe because she was so pissed at him that causing him pain gave her great satisfaction. but, there are times once in a while ( specially after a long time together ) where she does miss being dominated. or just not being dominant. this causes conflicts between them, because grigori isn’t into it and even when he agrees to standard sex just to please her, it ends up feeling robotic and bad. pat gets mad because she feels like she got out of her comfort zone for him, but he can never make an effort for her. it’s not a super frequent issue, but it comes up from time to time.

what is their favourite sex position?

pat likes it when he’s on his knees eating her out as she leans against the wall. when grigori bottoms, their favorite is when he’s on his stomach, or bent over. when pat bottoms, it’s her riding him ( whether he’s laying down or sitting up doesn’t matter ), with her hands around his throat. or missionary, so she can either use a toy on him as he fucks her or scratch his back. pat’s back scratches are no joke, she’ll dig in until there’s blood running down his skin.

do either of them enjoy bringing sex toys into the bedroom?

when they’d been doing some anal play for a while and pat hesitantly asked if he’d ever let her fuck him with a strap, she genuinely expected him to say no. but he agreed instead, and now it’s definitely something they do semi-regularly. he’ll wear a plug sometimes too, though pat has yet to convince him to wear it out of the house. as for pat, she doesn’t care as much about toys being used on her, though she appreciates a vibrator in a special occasion. it’s just more rare.

favourite place to have sex?

his office. their bedroom. pre-marriage, they used to fuck in different rooms in pat’s apartment; the couch, the dining table, the bar counter. but after living together and having kids, there’s just not enough opportunity to do that often anymore.

most adventurous place they’ve had sex?

probably his office, after hours. i can’t really see grigori as being super into public places where they could be walked in on or watched.

how often do they fight? what about?

god, i could be here all day.

regular verse, they fight a lot about her blackmailing situation. when he orders her to do something she really doesn’t want to do, specially if it involves a dangerous situation or seducing someone, like the russian that eventually caused her attack. she’ll tell him she’s not a fucking whore. he’ll tell her she’ll do what he wants if she intends to live. this is a period they also fight about tatiana, because pat can tell he uses her to have an upper hand over her. once grigori finds out she’s been snooping into his life and got in touch with anya, things only get worse.

married au: as i mentioned above, they argue nearly everyday about random things ( just name anything, they’ll find a way to argue about it ), and sometimes those arguments actually escalate into fights.

a lot of their serious fights happen because pat will confront him about his coldness, or about something that bothers her. how he makes her feel like shit. he’ll tell her she’s being irrational or immature and there’s few things in the world that piss her off more than that. he’s insensitive and incapable of compassion, and he can be so cruel both with words and gestures. they can be married for years, he can do all those small acts of affection that make her heart race so hard inside her chest, but she’ll never forget all the hurt he’s put her through, and it all boils over to the surface at the smallest screw-up from him. these kinds of fights make her feel pathetic because she feels like she shouldn’t have to beg her husband to love her.

it’s also important to note pat doesn’t measure her words when she’s angry. she’s always had a talent for getting a rise out of people, and she’ll hit him where it hurts. she’ll bring up tatiana, anya, their kids, his parenting. she’ll bring up whatever bad thing he’s told her about his past in a moment of anger. but if grigori dares to bring up her past ( specially román or benjamín ), she’ll go feral.

she used to apologize later, when she felt like she truly crossed a line. but over time she decided, he doesn’t care, so why should i? so things get “solved” by being bottled up.

have they ever broken up?

pre-marriage / regular verse, there were various times where pat felt like she should break things off. he blackmailed her after finding out about her true identity, and there were moments where he was truly cruel. sometimes it only drove her closer, because she loved the adrenaline and the danger of the situation. but then things like that one desk fight would happen, and pat felt so humiliated she never wanted to see him again. the only reason she resumed sleeping with him was because she was assaulted shortly after that, and she was vulnerable enough to cling to him again.

married au, they’ve had bad periods in their marriage where either of them would think this is it, i’m done. they’d be sleeping in separate rooms for a while and considering a divorce, but then they’d get back together, perhaps more for the kids and the commitment and everything they’ve built than for like, actually enjoying each other’s company at all. pat has an affair at some point, which she hides so poorly because part of her wants to get caught just to get a reaction out of grigori, some kind of proof that he gives a shit about her. or maybe so he can finally ask for a divorce and end this once and for all. to sum it up they desperately need a marriage counselor, and i feel like even the counselor would tell them to split up.

messy breakup, amicable split, remain friends, ride or die or til death do us part?

i could see them having a messy break up, but pat’s not someone who ends relationships easily. she’ll drag them out, even when she’s miserable. during their brief times separated, she’s the one who’s seeking him out and seducing him again. unless grigori puts his foot down and ends it himself, odds are they’ll be together and miserable forever.

#streetsofsecrets #𝗥𝗘𝗟 ━ patricia y grigori.#my favorite miserable couple <3 #this is mostly based off the married au btw. but there's some regular ny verse stuff too

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unproduciblesmackdown · 2 years

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and besides a [you can fill in the blanks / just hc whatever in the face of little info] about winston or taylor individually as well as of course the dynamic and the never worth showing but presumably occurring occasional interaction b/w an employee & his boss, it’s I Guess Sort Of Fun [wringing what you can from what you get] style challenge opportunities re: how the little of their Dynamic that we see is so expressly Not Talking / the more successful and [specifically devoted to an interaction between them] matters are nonverbal

like it’s billions, taylor doesn’t always talk a lot whether they’re a) too busy preferring to listen and/or b) uninterested in the way that talking and the way that’s done / the language used is part of the “any & every interaction is a power struggle / challenge to someone’s power or defense of your own / vie for a higher spot on the social hierarchy” constant experience (which isn’t what winston does, and is certainly seen to be doing it Wrong if you push everything into the context of this Competition, which is always what’s happening) and half the time their using The Language the way others do is more strategic about just a shortcut (or requirement) for getting through to whoever can’t fathom working with someone who hasn’t made a godfather reference yet or whatever

meanwhile winston speaks with Personality & Flair but as stated not in the “right” way, and he communicates to like, have a constructive interaction with some non [i’m trying to defeat you in this battle arena] purpose, while everyone reacts to the Style rather than substance of what he says, and perceives it as hostile &/or cringe (autistic character moments) while taylor at the very least generally refrains from negative feedback, rather just actually listening to the info

however, all this is to say that with how [unusual billions] a matter of fact exchange is like the ones taylor & winston can have, naturally we have taylor just rarely interacting with him at all, not saying anything back to him even when he’s speaking to them, and winston in speaking to them of course only getting to Exposit for them, b/c it’s not like they’re gonna relate to him or get to have a conversation that involves their serious character material with him, b/c he is an unserious funny little guy who nobody could relate to b/c he’s Other People to us all. but at least winston doesn’t seem to bring this up / is glad Enough to just be able to talk to them while they virtually never reply

again however, even in that matter, taylor communicates with him Nonverbally, in that they’re willing to use eye contact to Acknowledge him / accompany the fact that they’re listening. not like it’s a huge deal when this is like, a whole thing of theirs re: any & everyone, but it’s like, well great that there’s not a Negative Exception made for winston b/c he’s not even worth that, or whatever lol. but they also do use Deliberate Expression Shifts to speak to him, even when sometimes that’s negative too, they also have more Matter Of Fact than not cues that he receives and takes as the communication that it is. oh, and the pat on the back even lol. the rarity of taylor using Touch with someone lmao, and yet here we are....

anyways, on this show so about how people use Language in these particular ways, and where both winston and taylor even for having “unusual” or even Wrong approaches in that world also have their own elevated quality to things / individual flair, it’s still fun to consider like, okay, how about a dynamic of really Talking At All even less than usual, what could that entail, what could it look like. winston phoning it in, 90% of his potential effort dedicated to other things, still being worth 5 employees w/more experience, sitting on a beanbag in the corner of taylor’s office, knitting them a sweater, sometimes chatting to them without expecting a response, they might be ignoring it wholly like he’s just providing bg noise while they focus on work, might be that two months later they might bring up something he offhandedly said in an actual exchange with him as one of those titrated metaphors like learning about wrestling b/c mafee likes it, figuratively bless them. maybe you have to prove yourself through Language and Charisma and that avenue isn’t even open to winston, but hey, he’s already Here after being proven enough quantingly in kompenso for taylor to decide he can be included around here as their funny little guy at all, and that’s Stayed enough, so everything else is just bonus / extra flair one way or another. he may never win points with anyone by being a person with a personality & presence, but as ever, of course he may as well be not very dissuaded ever from existing & speaking regardless of anyone’s negative reactions & punishments over that, b/c the extra punishment of trying to disengage from his personality, go as unnoticed as possible, and speak as briefly & lifelessly as possible would just be another punishment that itself would be cringe, wrong, & worthy of punishment, and not get him any points

anyways the point is. An Element of winston & taylor interactions which can be prompted by [writers decided that after kompenso taylor would just never talk to him again] like okay then, their Interactions and A Dynamic where winston might talk to them regardless of Knowing this pattern, taylor will know that a nonverbal wavelength works just as well here if not sometimes better, and tl;dr things aren’t necessarily hashed out via the particulars of a verbal exchange very much being read tf into as the vehicle for all the nuance in a dynamic / an individual’s feelings/intentions abt that dynamic, when it’s a realm where winston is only ever going to be judged to lose / to supposedly prove/justify his lack of value, and where even when taylor holds their own / indicates value / wins in this realm, it’s often enough got this premise of A Challenge to it, as it does in any given extended conversation actually included in the show....the fun of working around that. for me anyways, and in imagining them working around it

#winston billions #it's all about the winnie n tay babie....

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beevean · 2 years

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Thoughts on Castlevania: Super Mario 64 edition feat. The super power of teamwork?

Portrait of Ruin is probably my second favorite Castlevania after SoTN :D

I didn’t write a long post while I was playing because, honestly? I was having too much fun to stop and puts my thougths on paper. Besides, I don’t have much to say. This game is a blast, that’s all there is to it!

I like the team mechanic between Jonathan and Charlotte. It’s not the focus of the gameplay à la Advance 3, but I like the balance between them, with Jonathan being the heavy hitter with the better equipment and Charlotte being the mage with enemy-destroying spells. I also liked most of the puzzles involving them, it really felt like the two were working together every step of the way. Jonathan and Charlotte can stop an incoming train with the Super Power of Teamwork! (the motorcycle one is a bit silly though)

The design of the castle is great. The only nitpick I have is that sometimes rooms are repeated, which I assume it’s a way to save some memory, and the recycling of SOTN assets is also very obvious. On the other hand, the place is enormous if you count the many portraits leading to different areas - and that’s a great way to create new environments! Did we ever see a desert in a Castlevania before? Let alone in a post-SOTN Castlevania? Also, the navigation was excellent, the portals are smartly placed, I never felt like I had to backtrack too much to explore previous areas. Very well designed!

(except for the circus portraits and their circular, labyrinthine designs. Cool concept, but a pain to navigate)

The difficulty is also very balanced and scales smoothly. I never felt that I had an unreasonable hard time, nor that I reached a point where I could humiliate the game. The bosses were also a fair challenge, with only Brauner and Dracula & Death giving me a hard time - by the way, love how a game with the Power of Teamwork also features it for the final boss lmao. But speaking of bosses...

I didn’t like the way you unlock the good ending, or to be more precise new more portraits to explore that are almost the “dark” version of older portraits: 13th Street to City of Haze, Forgotten City to Sandy Grave, Burnt Paradise to Nation of Fools, and Dark Academy to Forest of Doom. I don’t mind this, it’s a much better idea than the flipped castle in SOTN, and I like that superficially they’re mirrored (you go from right to left, and in Burnt Paradise’s case, from top to bottom). It’s like Encore Mode from Sonic Mania, but better! But to get there, you have to:

find the Sanctuary spell, for which you need the Toad Morph spell - it’s in a very annoying room in the Sandy Grave portrait. Fine, the room is memorable enough that you’d want to check it out. This is not the bad part.

heal Stella and Loretta with the Sanctuary spell instead of killing them. Now this, this is very annoying. Charlotte has to stay still and protected for about 30 seconds straight, while the two vampires unleash some wide, powerful attacks. I tried so many times to use the Stay option, so that Charlotte wouldn’t follow Jonathan around and get distracted... and this is how I discovered that Charlotte still respawns near you if you leave her off screen :^) basically it became a game of hoping that Stella and Loretta wouldn’t be too mean towards her. Oh, and on top of all of this, if Charlotte is too far away from the vampires? The spell doesn’t work. She has to be close to them, while they’re trying their best to attack her and interrupt her spell. Fun.

Thankfully, as a prize for this annoying battle, you get the chance of unlocking the real Vampire Killer! You have to fight the memory of Richter, and boy does he kick your ass. But thankfully, you can retry as many times as you want, his AI is fun to exploit, the prize is so worth it, and you even get a bangin’ rendition of his theme! (I don’t know why the game insists that using it is harmful, though)

Speaking of which: presentation :)

I really like the 3D effects in this 2006 DS games. I don’t think they’ve aged badly. Tricks like the rotating house or the rotating sphinx are really cool and they remind me of the gorgeous 3D chapel in SOTN. The backgrounds are excellent as usual, and the environments have tons of little details - for example, when you land on a platform in City of Haze, bread falls off. And what about the rain in Dark Academy? Gorgeous stuff.

And the music? God. Who had the galaxy brained idea of putting Michiru Yamane and Yuzo Koshiro in the same room? I want to shake their hand and give them all my money. Invitation from a Crazed Moon is super upbeat, thank you Koshiro-san. I’ve had Hail from the Past dancing in my head for days. Gears go Awry can compete with Clockwork from C3 as the best clock tower theme. Gaze Up at the Darkness hypes you up for the final showdown... or is it? Dance of Sadness is what it says on the tin, perfect for figthing two innocent sisters. Crucifix Held Close is perfect for the gloomy mood of the Dark Academy. Destroyer and Piercing Silence are tense, menacing yet catchy boss themes. Banquet of Madness is as hype as the battle itself. Also Iron Blue Intention is back and I want to kiss it <3 I love Bloodlines’ OST so much, but at this point I’m afraid its silver medal has been snatched.

As for the plot, it’s your typical Castlevania stuff, but this one is a direct sequel to Bloodlines. The reveal that Wind was Eric Lecarde all along got me (even though he doesn’t resemble his Bloodlines self at all lmao), even more as I loved playing as him. And poor Stella and Loretta, victims of a vampire who just wanted to have a family... As for the protagonists, Jonathan and Charlotte, they're enjoyable enough, although the silly anime style didn't suit them very well. I did feel bad for Jonathan and his resentment against his father John though.

I don’t know what else to add. I hope I made clear how much I had fun with this game :D

#castlevania #portrait of ruin

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Pokemon OCs (Ask me about them!)

Victor (technically not an OC? He’s the male SwSh protagonist, but I headcanon he’s Gloria’s big brother who didn’t complete the Gym Challenge. I think he’s diverged enough from canon Victor to be an OC) He’s 18, attends Hammerlocke University. Lives with his partner Heen (a herdier). Speaks Scots. He’s studying Linguistics and has a few “study” pokemon he received from various regions.

Victor’s roommate Odhran (pronounced O ran). Pastel green pretty boy. He seems like a very like...lazy and party type, but he’s a very hard worker. He works as a model to put himself through university (studying to be a therapist). That said, he loves to have fun. His main partner is a Matcha Alcremie with Ribbon Sweets. He secretly owns a shiny teddiursa, despite them being illegal in Galar. (He does sometimes think that rules are just suggestions). Odhran has two younger sisters: 14 year old Chloe and 12 year old Tashy. They still live at home on the farm in the middle of nowhere with his parents. (No one would ever expect Odhran to be a country kid lmao)

Chloe is literally empathic. She can feel the emotions of humans and pokemon. This causes her to be very sensitive and kind...but she’s a bit shallow at times. She very much prefers cute or pretty pokemon, with little interest in “cool or tough” looking pokemon. She’s very interested in contests and puts a lot of time towards improving her skill in them (contests the way I have them are a mix of anime and gen 4 sinnoh games. 1st round: dress up, must fit the category you’re entered in Cool/Cute/Beauty/Tough/Clever and a given theme. 2nd round: display, showing off moves to judges. 3rd round: battle round. Defeat your opponent while earning points for style. It’s possible to earn lots of style points and win the contest even if you lose the battle. Rare, but possible). Her partner is (eventually) a male Kirlia turned Gallade named Lancelot (she also eventually finds her calling as a pokemon breeder)

Tashy is...naive. She was adopted as a baby and due to circumstances she somehow ended up never really leaving the farm as a child. Her big brother and sister both did their best to protect her. They accidentally ended up with a sister who LITERALLY DOESN’T KNOW FEAR. She eventually leaves home for an adventure... without a pokemon, or even any pokeballs (she ends up befriending Allister who finds her wandering around at night with no pokemon. He ends up helping her catch her first pokemon, a Mimikyu.

Eirlys is Victor’s girlfriend and studying to be a Real Estate Lawyer. she’s pretty serious. but this is offset by her goofy little partner: an Elgyem. He plays pranks and is always teasing Eirlys. He’s her best friend.

Taffeta is a pokemon groomer, and a part time contest judge. Her partner is Dusty, a Minccino (possibly a variant, but the white parts are dyed pastel blue). She’s beleaguered by her boss, Willoughby who owns the pokemon boutique where her salon is.

Willoughby is the embodiment of a rich snob who think’s he’s better than anyone else. He’s got a Glameow in Galar because he doesn’t care about the rules and is rich enough to flout them. He’s the kind of person who would buy mass bred shinies for the clout. (He’s not really an oc, but he’s kinda fun to hate)

Marilla is the daughter of Diantha and granddaughter of Opal. Like her mother, she’s an actress. Her partner since childhood is Clefable. She really isn’t very close to her mother, and has been travelling on her own for roles and such since she was a kid. She really doesn’t take crap from anyone. What she really wants, more than anything, is to find a place to really belong. (I think I could see her going to Paldea, since I think she would enjoy the boarding school vibe and I think a lot of the pokemon would suit her, though it makes me sad that there’s no Clefable in Paldea so her partner would have to go back to Kalos)

Xavier Hawthorn. He’s a pokemon behaviorist. He is going for his doctorate. He has the ability to feel the emotions of Pokemon, just like Chloe. This uncanny ability makes him quite popular and got him a tv show in the vein of “my cat from hell” He was born in Icirrus City but he travels often for his work, doing most of his education via correspondence. He also has a pokemon rescue and fostering program. His teammates are mostly rescues and foster fails. Despite this, he’s actually pretty shy. He’s not super good with humans. He’s very much the type to move to the middle of nowhere and offer services online only.

Koyuki. Koyuki is a Kimono girl. She moved from Celestic Town to Ecruteak specifically to pursue that life. her partner is Glaceon. She’s very passionate about history, especially Hisuian history. Honestly at some point I’d like to see Koyuki time travel back to Hisui or ancient Johto in a Legends game taking place in Johto.

#pokemon #pokemon oc #pokemon trainer #pokemon trainer oc #i have so many Galar pokemon ocs because until SV came out it was the most recent mainline game #i'm sure there's more #but i can't remember off the top of my head

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the second to last boss took me 7 years to beat but i melted the final boss on my second try lmao

im at like 97% completion rn. there’s two bosses in the overworld that i know of that i haven’t fought, one because they’re in a very hard area and i just can’t get through it no matter how hard i try. the other i did try my best with but had a really hard time. as far as i’ve seen on the subreddit its considered one of the hardest ones so that’s not surprising

the boss before the final one was also extremely hard, actually the hardest i’ve fought in this game, i found it so frustrating like i just could not figure out how to dodge their attacks. turns out that was because i’m allergic to blocking and you can actually block/parry all of their attacks even the ones you think you wouldn’t be able to. so once i figured that out, then learned how to actually do it, then equipped the mea culpa heart that makes blocking easier i was all set.

still took a long time because this boss is relentless with the attacks, like you pretty much have to create the openings to attack yourself and that’s best done on one specific attack, which you don’t know when they’re going to do. at the very end they refused to do it so i had to tank a lil bit. like i’m glad i figured out the gimmick of this boss but i’m never gonna win if i just stand there blocking all day you know. also my spell was extremely helpful like holy fucking shit this shit is so good

it’s the first spell you find and it doesn’t take a lot of energy to use it so you can use it like 7 times when you’re full, but it covers the entire arena and it lasts a pretty long time so if it’s a ground-based boss that moves around a lot they’re guaranteed to get hit multiple times. and it does great damage even late-game especially if you use the right beads. that shit is bonkers i love it

so then i made my way to the final boss, and lo and behold, it’s a boss that uses magic, which i have a much easier time with than the melee ones, and it’s also a ground-based boss that gives you really huge openings to attack. so i just blasted my spell a few times and then he died. i didn’t even get to see all of his attacks lmao.

but yea the bosses in this game are really good. there was a completely bullshit one somewhere in the middle of the game that i didn’t even bother trying to learn, i just cheesed it after dying to it a couple times because it pissed me off. like it has an insta-kill attack and you can only attack its head which most of the time isn’t even in frame because the boss is a snake, it’s just naaaaah. but the others are really good, mostly fair attacks with clear telegraphs and good opportunities for you to attack, and they’re pretty creative design and lore-wise as well as being fun to fight and learn. just a shame there aren’t more of them.

so at this point i’ve done pretty much everything i could on my first playthrough, collected everything i could, completed all the side quests except for the one i messed up, i also tried going for the true ending but i messed that up as well so i’ll probably just end up getting the good ending, which isn’t the recommended order but idc lol, i just wanted to do as much as possible.

there is one thing im pretty much unable to complete, it’s a side quest that requires you to go through 6 timed platforming challenges, and frankly, it is hell. the first two or three ones i got through fine but the next one is fucking terrible and the other ones probably aren’t any better. i generally like the platforming in this game but these ones are timed and there’s hazards in the worst places and your inputs don’t always register properly and tHEYRE TIMED AND THE TIME LIMIT IS REALLY TIGHT and i just can’t. eh.

#my posts #gameblogging #liveblogging blasphemous #read more #long post #my rambles #spoilers

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b612sunsets · 3 years

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Yohan and Gaon acting like a married couple (with a daughter) in episode 9. It’s a long one, but I need to gush over it, there’s so many things I want to comment and this post wasn’t even half of it. Let’s go!~

After receiving an alarming call from Elijah, the dads are fast to get to the location she is and Gaon sees his best friend and daughter in danger but of course saves the daughter first and Yohan trusts him with it and relaxes a bit. Gaon punches the guy and it’s what he deserves:

Soohyun points a gun at Yohan. Honestly, I thought she was the wrong one when she had Elijah in the car with her. She shouldn’t have get involved with dangerous things without making sure Elijah wouldn’t be seen or hurt, but alright. And Gaon gets worried sick bc his bff is pointing a gun at his bf and he’s like “STOP IT, I’M THE ONE HAVING A HEART ATTACK”:

Some people asked what Gaon would do if none of them backs down in the future and my guess is that Gaon will choose Yohan and still try to make it work for everyone and in this episode Yohan showed twice that he takes Gaon’s feelings into consideration when it comes to Soohyun and not wanting Gaon to feel ashamed or have a bad relationship with his friend, so he probably wouldn't make him choose and would back down first again like he did now. Soohyun is more stubborn and doesn't want to give Yohan a chance. Gaon loves Soohyun of course, she's his childhood best friend but Yohan might have become his new priority like Elijah.

There’s also some opinions that Gaon is going to betray Yohan and is only pretending to be on his side... I do think it was true in the beginning of the drama and that’s what the actors meant bc they couldn’t give spoilers of the whole drama or how it ends anyway. After Gaon making his decision and the second half of the drama, I don’t agree with that theory that Gaon will betray Yohan, he betrayed Jungho and was his Judas. But who knows.

Back to the present: exchanging glances that say everything without saying anything and Gaon wanting to go with his bae and kiddo but can’t just yet:

Gaon showing once again the power of being a couple when you know exactly what is worrying your hubby and going through his mind without the need of saying it. He gives a hint that Yohan isn’t Elijah’s only dad, nor is he single alone anymore. The three of them are hungry for affection and rely on each other:

The jealousy was strong in this episode. Yohan noticed and seemed to enjoy jealous!Gaon (like in episode 6 when he explains to Gaon without context where he stayed the night and smiles with Gaon’s reaction) but we had jealous Yohan too:

How Yohan is able to talk about himself and his past with Gaon for a while now, the most precious and sensitive memories to him as well as show his vulnerable side and cry in front of Gaon, and no one else:

All the domesticity. Gaon finding out another one of Yohan and Elijah’s adorable and caring side, the fondness, Yohan postponing his appointment to get home because their daughter is hungry and Gaon won’t let them eat unless Yohan is there with them too.

Please, he’s SO IN LOVE:

Gaon wanting to try the thug life and Yohan’s bff being like “bro no, I got this” because we all know Gaon is awful with this type of thing. But Gaon still tries to impress his sugar daddy showing that he’s learning what he’s been taught. And impressed Yohan was, proud too:

“Are you really MY Kim Gaon?”:

“You bet”:

There’s a bad cop and good cop trope. The secretary tries to challenge Gaon and K stops him “don’t you know it’s not a good idea to mess with the spouse of the mafia boss?”

Our good cop failed. K is so disappointed “geez, you really suck at this, huh. You're lucky my bestie loves you” lmao:

Do not worry, the bad cop comes to the rescue and not without teasing his bf a bit (Mr Yohan are you saying you know how to use every type of tool and you would show how to use them on Gaon-I mean to Gaon, too? hehe sorry, I can't control my mind sometimes):

“That’s how it’s done, babe. Take notes”:

Am I the only one that LOVES how they say each other’s name? It was the first time Gaon said Yohan’s name with sound and everything, I guess? The other time was muted before punching Yohan in the face. Yohan says Gaon’s name so softly too:

Gaon is influencing Yohan a lot instead of what we first thought. Yohan wouldn’t care about Gaon being able to face Soohyun and having a murder on his hands or not, but he does after seeing Gaon cry and everything they went through. The thing is: he is Gaon’s voice of reason and safe place that keeps him grounded as much as Gaon is to Yohan. That’s what true love means, wanting what is best for your loved one and feeling inspired to bring out your best to them:

Notice the key words here. Yohan says “if you want”. If he wanted to, Gaon couldn’t hesitate so he wouldn’t feel guilty later on. If not and he preferred to stay true to his good nature, he could back away from it. And Gaon not only backed away but showed that he listened and learned, once again influenced by Yohan and his words. This was bigger than Gaon and he could help other people’s pain too:

Another one of Yohan’s lessons that he made Gaon experience at first hand, what a good mentor. Altought I can’t help but be scared that it can apply to them. What if this is foreshadowing that one of them or both of them will lose their minds after losing the other one in some tragedy in the future (they have so many enemies and all of them know they're each other’s Achilles' heel) or something bad like that? Because right now they already have each other. Ugh, I don’t even want to think much about it, it breaks my heart:

The Gahan “f*ck, I’m so proud and in love with this guy, can’t believe I get to call him mine” look:

When the girls can’t take a hint. Sunah wanting a future with Yohan and Soohyun thinking that Gaon is going to kiss her, but they’re happily taken and have to reject them for the 666th time. Bi Yohan attacks again and makes sure Sunah knows if you’re not Gaon, he will use Ariana’s song “thank you, next”:

For the grand finale, have a socially awkward Gaon that wants to be “anywhere but here” trying to smile while seeking reassurance from his bf that he is doing good and Yohan being a mood we can all relate to with how cute he thinks Gaon is:

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