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ryker-writes · 8 months
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Taking a smol break
Hey guys, nothing big happening or anything here. I'm just going to be taking the next couple weeks to focus on school work since I have a lot to do! So I'll still be active but I won't be posting any new works of mine.
Don't fear, I'll be back around the 18th because classes will be over then! When I get back I have a short story to write, some requests, the next piece of Jaxon lore, and even an event around the 25th so stay tuned for those!
If anyone needs me, of course I'll still be online, I just won't be posting! Smol man needs smol break
But in the meantime you can check out my friends!
@theroseredreaper writes for TWST! Their requests are also open and they write really well! They're so nice to talk to and so fun! I platonically love Mimi like they're so sweet and understanding and we talk for so long about pokemon and stuff. Mimi even wrote me a comfort piece not to long ago and I go back and re-read their things because it's so good!
@starboyshoyo also writes for TWST but isn't taking requests right now but she has an event open with one slot left for a musical song with the TWST boys! Birdie has endured many of my Sebek rambles and encourages them +_+
@azulashengrottospiano requests aren't open right now but if you like Azul, silly random content, or the ikemen series, Auburn has got you covered! Auburn is so sweet and so cool! I love to read her rambles about random things and it's so fun to see all the interactions! Auburn is also the (what I call) fish wizard. She knows so much about the ocean and sea life and you can ask about a specific species and Auburn will fill you in on it and it's so cool
@pyroxeene isn't taking requests right now but she's so lovely to talk to and she writes Honkai Star Rail content right now! She's such a talented writer like a role model to me and honestly the main character in life
@leonistic is super cool! Also probably the biggest Leona fan out there but so understandable. Soru is very nice and even has an event going on right now! But please be mindful and don't spam them with requests for the event! You'll never understand my hype when they followed me back-
@paraccosm is super nice! If you like the spiderverse, she's a wonderful writer who's also taking requests for the spiderverse! She's seriously so sweet and it makes me sad that I don't know the spiderverse stuff so I can't request, but I'll be like the supportive father that doesn't understand a thing but is cheering you on anyway!
@minimallyminnie deserves. more. support. and. appreciation. Seriously they're so kind and supportive of me and my oc Jaxon and there's no words to express how grateful I am to them. They write things so beautifully and are very underappreciated. While their requests are closed, feel free to check them out and explore their blog! Fuyuki belongs to them too!
@spritofthesea is so fun! They have lots of ocs and you may recognize Akuji and Karrigan because they belong to them! While they have a separate blog for their TWST things, they also like One Piece, so if that's for you then feel free to check them out!
@l1ttleclouds my platonic husband <3. He may be a bit busy because he has a beautiful newborn daughter (Congratulations again!), but he takes requests for moodboards and aesthetic boards and they're +_+ so good! He's done a few for me for Silver, Sebek, Mammon, and even my style! He's also the first friend I made on here and I'm so grateful to him!
@officialdaydreamer00 is so cool! Irene currently has an event going on where you can request a drawing of your oc and a TWST boy dancing and it's so cool and their art is so good! Their ocs are so cool too and the lore is scrumptious! Irene is so nice tho
@rose-the-witch1 is so fun and nice! While requests are closed, she posts really cool content and she knows a bunch of anime things! Rosie is a Lilia lover so if you want to share thoughts on Lilia, feel free!
@it-happened-one-fic is such a good writer and so nice like ;-; how? She's super cool and all her works are so good I definitely recommend checking them out! She writes for Genshin Impact and Twisted Wonderland and they're all so good that I just eat up every fic
@thebettybook we don't really interact on Tumblr but she is so nice! She's great at giving writing advice and has delicious writing for TWST, Transformers, and the spiderverse too! The strawberry theme is so cute too!
@animusicnerd is so cool! Ryker approved cool kid right here like omg I'm friends with a cool kid?? She's always so nice and chill to talk to and in a lot of different fandoms like TWST, spider-man, Haikyuu, and Ensemble Stars! We don't interact much on Tumblr but she's super chill and I will be going through her masterlist and rebloging/liking everything later because yummy content-
@xxheartspadexx is such another cool kid! How am I friends with so many cool kids? IDK. Anyway Spade is so nice and cool and involved in a lot of different fandoms. She helped guide me in Honkai Star Rail and I won't forget it also she's really good at drawing +_+
@xxoomiii so nice and a lot like me! They're also friends with Auburn and have been a supporter of mine for so long! I'm so grateful and I still have your request I have to write but I'm sorry it's taking so long! You're super cool though!
Oh my gosh I have a lot more friends than I thought and this somehow turned into an appreciation post for my friends so
A quick message to all my friends: Sorry to bother you with the notification but I appreciate all of you so much like you have no idea and you're all so cool and fun to talk to and kjasbdkajbjk how did you all become my friends??? This smol man doesn't understand but I'm so grateful anyway-
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echantedtoon · 4 months
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Dragon's Treasure Ch2 Remake Of Chapter One
Y/n L/n just wanted a quiet life for herself raising pokemon in her wooded cottage and running her secret shiny haven. But there was one problem. Dragon Boy wouldn't leave you alone. Ever since your first meeting in Hammerlocke he hasn't been able to get you out of his mind. What's a dragon to do but go after the best treasure?
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Impressions were important. He of all people should know that. Especially first impressions. He's always prided himself on giving the best first impressions himself. He's always liked to think of himself that way and it seemed to pay off in the end. Most of his fans interviews would describe him in many ways.  Approachable. Kind. Fun. And a few other things. Amazing and hot being the most two he's heard of. Mostly from female fans but he wouldn't deny them that or say it was wrong per say. His good reputation in the end saved him when they investigated him. He was under heavy suspicion being the gym leader who's gym was attached to the powerplant where the Chairman revived Eternatus. Honestly he had no idea what went on in there. Despite being a gym leader literally right next to the place he was never allowed inside and had no idea what was going on behind the scenes, which also helped in his testimony when proving him innocent. He won't lie he felt guilty for a long time and some people looked at him differently for a while but it seemed things were quickly returned to mostly normal. It's ok. He could deal with it. He was used to everyone's different reactions to him. Adoration. Haters. People indifferent or neutral to him. Etc. And he took it. Even if it was negative he could take it. With someone of his job and having such an important role he's learnt early on to just roll with the punches but...There was ONE time. One place. One...PERSON that gave him a reaction so different that it sent him through a loop.
He then turned to you as you paused. "Anyways. I don't think I got your name Miss??"
"Y/n." you stated flatly, "And thank you for the compliments-"
"Ah thank nothing of it." He flashed a fanged grin at you, "I know how it can be sometime meeting me n' all that but it really is no big deal-"
"Oh you're right about that." He paused stopping, blinking wide eyed at your deadpanned face mouth agape in a smile as he processed what you had bluntly but politely stated. "You do seem REALLY nice and I really appreciate all the nice things you said to me and Gloria, but I'll have to stop you right there with the flirting, Mr. Raihan. No offense to you of course, and I don't mean anything by it." You turned giving the frozen gym leader one last look before you left. "You just aren't my type. I'm sure you'll find a nice person soon tho with your looks and charms. Have a nice day."
And you left, leaving the wide eyed Dragon Type Gym Leader standing there jaw dropped and the secretary at the desk who also looked shell shocked at what she had just witnessed. ....Raihan's rotom gave a loud pokemon sound of alarm when Raihan dropped his phone with a thud onto the floor.
He had NEVER EVER met someone so..so...Different? Blunt? No no. So upfront about their feelings? Nah. He's had people literally propose to him in public ring and all. Couldn't get more upfront than that. So what was it that shocked him into staring off into space thinking about it for so long. He just couldn't get it out of him head. During that week Piers had even visited him and noticing his friend staring off. So Raihan was honest with him...to which Piers had busted out in rare laughter which really threw him off for a good moment before asking his friend what was so funny. The pale rockstar had wiped away tears chuckling for a solid few minutes before smiling at his friend.
"Dont'cha get it? Hehehe."
"Get what? Look, Man. If you know something I don't it'd sure be really helpful."
To which Piers laughed some more. "Rejection, Mate."
And a record scratch went off in the man's head. "....Rejection?"
Piers nodded. "Lemme ask ya somethin'. How many people have ya rejected in yer life?"
To which he inhaled through his fangs giving a hiss sound. "How many? Ooh. Boy. You talking 'bout online or in person? Because I lost count after my first year being gym leader."
"M'kay. Now put that question in reverse. How many people 'ave rejected your advances?"
And that was when everything clicked in his head. Ah...THAT was the word he couldn't put his finger on. Rejection. THAT'S IT! He's never been rejected like that before. It was a rare thing when he had genuinely flirted with someone and showed genuine interest. Sure. It was no secret that he play flirted with some fans and it was a part of his personality but most everyone eats it up and never outright rejected him point blank. He could count on one hand how many time it had happened. First time ever was Sonia which was one and he understood finding it worked better for them to remain friends. Then Nessa when he had a semi-crush on her back in the early gym leader days but she rejected him wanting to pursue her career of modeling without worrying about a relationship. Again valid. And the third had been....You. He hadn't even been flirting seriously yet you had rejected him bluntly and faster than anyone else combined. It was...certainly a new feeling that's for sure. Something that caught his interest and made him all the more curious about you. But overtime he shrugged it off not ever expecting to see you again and soon it was completely forgotten about and pushed towards the back of his mind. He had other things to worry about such as the gym challengers and his roles as gym leader. He had a few beat him including Piers's little sister. It was like only yesterday she was a little tyke having tea parties with her morpeko. Then you showed back up a couple months later. During that time he had to leave Hammerlocke for a meeting with Leon. And by meeting he meant Leon called him lost again and he had to take flygon to go save him from falling off a waterfall. Sigh. Classic Leon. He got back and decided to stop by that sweet cafe for some food and treats for his team. What he wasn't expecting however was to see you again. He was surprised truly at first, as everything that had happened before played through his mind, before he had smiled and decided to do what he did best. Playfully mess with people. Why not? He wouldn't deny you peeked his interest and he was curious to see what you would do next. Boy that conversation was one he'd never forget.
You flung the five dollar bill onto the table for the tip and went to stuff the money back into your pocket- "ACK!" A glass bumped into your cheek and you frowned over at Silver who innocently chirped and tried handing you the glass again. With a sigh you finally took it from his teeny pink hand. "Sil. You couldn't have waited for me to finish?" You didn't notice the guy sit down in the chair next to you. Head in one hand. "We need to leave." You looked back up and placed the cup down, in view now of the man. "Cuz I'm not gonna-".....You paused mouth slightly open making Raihan chuckle right next to you. You nearly JUMPED out of your chair bristled like a cat as you snapped over to the guy. "GAH!?" Instead you leaned away fast arms up. "WHAT THE HE-...YOU!?"
He ended up chuckling a deep rumble that sounded like a deep purr. Now any other woman, and some men, would've swooned or blushed at the sound of such a chuckle..But instead you frowned. It only reminded you of a sound a cat would rumble out before chasing a mouse. He gazed at you with half lidded eyes and waved his other hand at you. "I thought I recongized you from somewhere."
....You frowned and lowered your arms but didn't stop leaning back. "Oh joy."
Despite you not hiding your annoyance he simply chuckled again a lazed smirk pointed at you. "Y'know...I actually didn't think it was you at first." he shrugged. "Honestly didn't expect to see you at all again either. But the chances of another woman with f/c hair and f/c eyes running around with a shiny water type are pretty slim to none." His smiled widened to show his fangs. "But I'm not complaining.~"
"Bro. What the heck?," you deadpanned at him and crossed your arms, "I thought I told you, very politely might I add, last time that I wasn't interested."
He hummed and nodded. '' You did. You did. I'm not denying that fact for a bit."
....You rose a brow. "Ok. Then what do you want then?"
"That's just the thing." He sighed looking you over as you narrowed your eyes. Silver chirped in question peeking over your leg curiously to why you were angry. "...You see...I usually don't get the kind of reaction you gave me all those weeks ago. Not so fast. Not so blunt." He chuckled and rose a brow. "And definitely not with the kind of sass you delivered. I haven't been able to forget about it."
"Not my problem, Dude. Not interested."
"Oh come on. That's a little unfair since you don't know much about me. I'd like to get to know a girl like you more! Why don't I buy you dinner and we can chat?"
"I already ate thanks." You pointed to the dishes. "And I have some people waiting for me so...Polite pass."
He smiled brightly an idea flashing from behind those eyes and you cringed. Oh no. He pointed at you. "Hey! That's right you were with that gym challenger right?" You didn't like where this was going. "That could only mean she's passing through or here to battle me right?"
"The latter," you answered truthfully.
His smile got wider. "Then how about this? If I win against her I get to take you out for dinner!"
You have a huff staring at the wild suggestion he even made. "You honestly believe I'm going to agree to THAT!? You don't know when to stop huh?"
His hand was placed on his chest. "You got me. But yes. I'm known for being pretty determined for the goals I strive." He winked at you. Oh brother. "But I promise I don't bite.~.....Much.~"
You were already darting your eye around on edge trying to figure out a way out of this mess you had accidentally and unintentially put yourself in. UGH!! WHY COULDN'T THINGS JUST BE EASY FOR YOU FOR ONE DAY!? Your f/c eyes gazed over him and eventually locked onto his hood....then to the white straps on his jacket. A light bulb switching in your brain as an idea finally came into your head. And it made you cringe. Oh. You DIDN'T like it. Faaaaar from it....But it would certainly be a fast ticket out. You just had to suck it up and go for it!......May Arceous have mercy on your dying pride for what you were about to do.
Forcing yourself to relax, you inhaled a deep breath before exhaling your tense body relaxing. Before leaninf forward towards Raihan and smiled. Eyes half lidded. "Yeah?~ Well Dragon Boy. Maybe I ought to kidnap YOU and see how you like it.~" Raihan paused. Seeming to blink taken aback for a moment. His blue eyes looked over you at the confusion of the sudden flirty (GAG-) tone you were forcing yourself to do. But you didn't give his brain any time to process it before standing up in the blink of an eye and leaning over him. "Maybe I ought to badger your handsome face and see how cute you look.~" You cringed inwardly SO SO SO HARD and reached your hand up and over his still processing face to grab his hood. Gently pulling it over and placing it softly on his head. "And how sweet you look in his hoodie of yours.~ You know what else is a good look for ya?~"
.....Raihan relaxed, a flirty smirk printed on his fanged face as he delivered another rumbling purr-laugh. God you wanted to hide and RUN!! "No.~ Why don't you tell me?~"
You chuckled and stared at him. ".....THIS!!"
In a flash your hands grabbed onto those white straps and YANKED!! In an instant, with a ZIP noise raihan's hood shrank in around his head and he suddenly gave a loud yelp of surprise at the suddenly hoodie attack you gave. You didn't even blink. Not waiting for him to respond, you quickly whipped around, snatched Silver into your arms with a loud chirp from him, and RAN!!
"SAY HI TO PIERS FOR ME!!"
Needless to say the next time he saw Piers the rockstar broke out laughing even more at this lady's actions. From then she earnt the nickname Ms. Sassy or just sassy from him since that seemed to suit her just fine. Needless to say he wasn't expecting her to suddenly yank his hood over his head but at that moment something happened. He couldn't quite put his hand on it but if he had to guess then he'd have to say it felt almost like a...spark. Yeah. A spark. Sparking a challenge within him. Not only once but twice you had rejected him and in ways he never saw before. It was....Fun. And your next conversation was just as fun and thrill-seeking for him as well. You didn't even accept his second invite to dinner the very next day he saw you. In fact your demeanor and face seemed really..annoyed and angry. Oops. Well he guessed that was his own fault. Huh...Well he didn't want anyone hating him for any reason and he definitely didn't want any bad blood with anyone Leon considered a friend so it'd probably be best if he apologized. And by pure coincidence he happened to see you at the cafe again when getting food for his team.
You opted to sick at a table near the register with a few magazines you could look through on it placing Silver in the chair next to you and he splayed his arms out on the table placing his head on it. Obviously bored but you let it slide as he was tired. You grabbed the first magazine closest to you and opened it to a flurry of pokemon fashions and make up products for sell. Makes sense sense since it was a fashion magazine. With Silver practically almost falling asleep and you half way just flipping through the magazine neither of you noticed Raihan walking in, but just like yesterday he noticed you almost right off the bat. And smiled at you. Only you didn't look up until Silver hand tugged on your hand and gave a curious noise, pointing a pink hand over to the counter.
"Hungry again? Well I guess you would be hungry after all you went through," you hummed putting down the magazine. "Y'know we're supposed to wait for Gloria...But I can get you a bunch of water." He chirped lifting his head up from the table. "You used a lot of water so it's only fair you get some more-" You froze as the chair on your other side was pulled out as someone sat there....and you turned your head. .....And frowned. "Again? Really Dude?"
Raihan chuckled in his chair as he held his head in one hand and smiled that fanged grin at your deadpanned totally not interested please leave me alone frown channeling your inner bored drizzle face. "Yeah. Well you were sitting here by yourself-"
"Silver. Stand by with water gun."
Raihan's face dawned the same small eyed and open mouth frozen smile look when Silver immediately stood on the chair and narrowed his eyes at Raihan, giving an intimidating warning chirp. He immediately held up his hands. "Whoa, whoa, whoa! Whoa there, Champ! I come in peace!" You crossed your arms eyes narrowed. "No! Really I do! Peace! Peace!"
"Give me one good reason not to have my baby soak you to the bone?"
"Because.....You don't want to make a scene in a nice place like this and get kicked out?," Raihan asked nervously.
And you paused for a moment...and nodded deciding he had a point. "Ok. Silver stand down. But keep on stand by just in case." Silver looked to you..then to Raihan with narrow eyes before slowly sitting back down. "Ok. You have one minute and don't get any ideas. Silver's pretty protective of me and can spot things before me."
Raihan chuckled nervously looking between yours and Silver's glares before clearing his throat and speaking normally. "I just w-wanted to say Hi!"
"Uh huh." You really believed him. "Aren't you supposed to be taking care of your pokemon after the battle?....What even happened out there anyways?"
"Oh. Camilla's doing that."
"Camilla?"
"One of my personal trainers. She helps take care of the pokemon I have when I don't have them with me. Oh you must mean with your friend's corviknight right?" You nodded. Yeah. What even happened out there? "Oh. She accidentally slipped on the field and got in the pathway of the rockfall. I think her giant friend took initiative of what happened and stepped in to make sure she wouldn't get hurt."
"Oh." Thinking back on it now, that would explain why she was all covered in sand and was clutching onto her bird pokemon when the dust settled. "Well that explains that." And you pointed with a suspicious look to you. "But then why are you here now?"
"I always stop by this cafe when I'm here," he said casually with a shrug, "They make my favorite cakes and cappuccinos! Besides, they're the only ones in town who makes pokemon friendly donuts. My team loves 'em. After a rough battle like that they deserve a small reward for a good job don't they?" You didn't answer at first thinking it over. ...Well it's not like Raihan could've read your mind and known you were here, and you doubted he followed you. So you guessed he was telling the truth. "Hey. Why don't I buy you lunch while I'm here?" ....AAAAnd you were back to your deep scowl and narrowed eyes at him. "As a peace offering!" He clarified as Silver stood up seeing your scowl. "As a peace offering and an apology to show there's no hard feelings."
Your stomach grumbled at the mention of food. And Silver WAS hungry after all.....And free food was tempting. Plus it meant you wouldn't have to pay any money for your own meal. BBuuutt- "You DO realize if I agree to let you buy me food...It does NOT. NOOOTTT!! N. O. T. " You stressed pointing at his blinking face. "It does NOT mean I'm going 'out to lunch' with you! It doesn't mean I'm accepting any dates. I will accept it as a peace offering and nothing else. Not a date or anything of the like. And I wouldn't owe you anything since you're the one who offered to buy it."
"I fully realize that," he casually said smiling normally instead of that flirty or smug way. "I really meant it when I said I wanted to apologize." He held out his hand. "So...How about we start over? Hi. I'm Raihan, and I'd like to pay for your meal!" He smiled wider. "What's your name?"
You rose a brow a moment ....but you decided to be the bigger person and attempt to bury the hatchet. If not just for your sake, but for Gloria and Hop's. After all just like with Piers and Mr. Rose, you didn't want any bad blood between the officials and challengers. So after a silent moment you reached over to shake his hand. "Hello Mr. Raihan." You greeted professional as if you were in a job interview. "My name is Y/n L/n. And I hope you're ready to pay for two meals."
He blinked. "Two?"
You answered by pointing to Silver still eyeing him down. "He'll be less likely to hose you down if he's fed and watered."
"Ah." he nodded. "I see." Smiling he turned and waved a hand to the store owner. "Hey. I have two more things to add to my order!"
The owner blinked but smiled and nodded. "Sure! You want them to go too like the the other three?"
"Three?," you asked raising a brow and he nodded.
"Yeah. For the triplets. Gotta keep the kids under my care fed." At this your eyes widened in surprise. He chuckled at your response and rose a brow. "Surprised?"
"...Yyyeah. Kinda." You blinked pointing at him. "I didn't know you were a...Dad?" That certainly wasn't in game or any other media you knew. Was it because this was a different world than yours? Did you just forgot and not remember?! To your surprise raihan laughed. Not like Piers smooth laughs, his was more boisterous and loud like that of a dragon. But it didn't seem bad.
"Nah! I'm not their dad," he clarified looking back to you chuckling, "But I guess you can call me that." He shook his head. "Nah...The triplets just happened to be some kids who were down on their luck and let's be honest. I'll need someone to take over the gym when I decide to retire one day in the distant future."
"Are their parents alright with it?"
He shrugged. "I wouldn't know really."
"Why?"
"They were arrested for stealing shiny pokemon from a nature reserve a long time ago," he said casually chuckling at your shocked expression. "Hey. You did ask. Besides, I didn't like the thought of any of my hometown's kids being sent to the orphanage." He went oddly quiet for a moment looking at his hand...before smiling again and shrugging. "But hey. It works out for all of us in the end then. What did you want to eat, Ms. Sassy?"
You stared at him for a long moment and only really snapped back to reality when Silver smacked your arm making you flinch. "Huh?! OH! R-Right? .....You know what? How about just an instant noodle curry for me and a Sweet Boiled egg one for Silver?..And some water for him too."
He smiled and pointed at you. "Sure thing, Sassy!~ Hey! About those orders!"
He'd never have someone threaten to sick a pokemon on him before. Gotta say that was a new one. Never the less it did get his heart pumping from the thrill of it all...and ..something else there. He wasn't stupid. He knew there was another reason he was interested in your interactions with him but you weren't heartless towards him either. You apologized for threatening him with Silver which he accepted. Hey. No biggy. That one was on him after all. But amends all around were fine. But still that feeling racked his chest and he still wasn't sure what it was. He had to wait until the end of the year before he had another chance to see you again. The Semifinals and Champion Cup. Heh. You ended up sicking your drizzlie on him and having him literally jump over a sofa just to put some distance between the two of you. Which made Piers laugh again. Heck. You even got him a cute little duraludon keychain for Christmas. Heck he still used it for his house keys. 
Then it happened. 
The entire Eternatus incident. The incident that shook himself and all of Galar to the core. He couldn't remember how fast he had taken off back to Hammerlocke leaving his trainers in Opal's care where he arrived just in time to stop two of the three children who snuck in there, and then you had arrived there again panting and stressed beyond belief. Took him for a loop. Something like guilt striking through his chest. He couldn't stop you anyways when you marched into the powerplant and ran on through the danger to save your friends. He was surprised when he saw the powerplant for the first time along with all that fancy high tech equipment just beneath his gym's feet. And then there was the Chairman...Oh Mr. Rose. He didn't escape your wrath and he felt that same fluttery feeling slam into his chest when he saw you dish some justice that he couldn't top even if he tried. And then as quickly as you came you left leaving him to secure Mr. Rose himself. Someone had to stay behind to make sure the man responsible for this didn't get away after all...
But-....
He should've been there. 
HE SHOULD'VE BEEN THERE!! Maybe if he had been there he could've done something to help and keep everyone safe from being hurt!! This was HIS gym stadium Arceus darn it! Why didn't he suspect anything!? Why didn't he do anything!? He could've done something to prevent this. Because when the elevator from the rooftop opened-...When two young children were crying over someone's unconscious body-.... Leon all scraped and bruised up came hobbling out cradling someone's limp body in his arms-...His stomach did summersaults like he never imagined before. He never expected to see you of all people hanging limp in Leon's arms wrapped up in his cape as the hurt champion struggled to take you to safety. Even Mr. Rose standing next to him seemed absolutely speechless at the sight of you. Leon, looking more panicked than Raihan had ever seen him before, looked desperately at Raihan eyes widened and full of fear. Yelled three words at Raihan.
"GET AN AMBULANCE!!"
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do you have a webtoon? And if so, do you know or read about "the princess's jewels"? if not, that's fine. But I would like a better scenario or maybe "worse" (yandere type) for the characters since they have potential but the story is not doing very well. As I already said, if you don't know him, there's no problem 😉
So after this, I speed-read as much of the series as I could. For anyone who’s not aware, the webtoon Princess’ Jewels written by JYUN and illustrated by Hong Cha, is about beautiful princess Arianna and her collection of men that help her fight for her claim as empress. Her ‘jewels’ consist of Nell, Efrit, Haun Beik, Raymond, and Jade. Now I might catch some heat for this and as someone who doesn’t read webcomics very often, my opinion might not be as developed as others but here goes.
I actually really like it. I’ve read that the trope of that maincharacter that just kind of has everything work for them was really bothering people, which I get. But I’m also a big fan of these types of stories as they are fun to cheer on and to watch evil characters or enemies be utterly defeated. She does collect these men like pokemon but in a way that makes it all the more thrilling as she effectively uses them to reach her goals. Big guns don’t mean anything if you don’t know how to use them and that’s what makes Arianna so attractive to me. This leads me to my next point.
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How many people thought her character was that of a Mary Sue and to some degree I can see that. But to me I love her motivations and true feelings about things more than I want to see benevolent hero-type mc. Her motivation is lust. Their motivations are lust. People around them either reflect this same thing or a lust for power. Everyone’s motivations all hold some similarity to one another and for that I think the lesser evil would be Arianna. She fawns over these boys in the same way readers do when they come on screen. It makes me like Arianna more as she works to hold herself together. Not to mention when it comes to words in nobility she can hold her own pretty well; she’s cool like that. And I like the ambiguity that comes with some of her decisions. Is it lust? Or her motivations to take down her father’s concubine? Is it her being genuinely nice? Or is this a tactical advantage? 
I won’t bore you any longer with my defenses and opinions for the webtoon. I’ll just dive right into the yandere types and possibly talk about what I might do in the future:
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Nell Phantom: This handsome boy is the wolf man of your dreams! He’s powerful, he's smart and he is really good at keeping the harem in line. But beneath his loyalty and regiment-oriented personality he gets possessive and he’s incredibly protective. He’s…one of my favorites~<3He’s the best behaved out of all of them. I wouldn’t change him at all for he’s the unsaid glue of the harem; he keeps even the rowdiest ones in line and I appreciate him for it. He has expressed a desire to…breed but he’s obedient and possibly the most useful in Arianna’s quest.
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Prince Efrit: This guy is okay. I’m mad at him because of what he did to Haun…but anyway he’s hotheaded, possessive, jealous, hard-headed, and he’s especially violent. But he’s got big booba so it's okay. He’s got a whole troupe that helps him with intimidation and patrol work which is always nice but all those traits previously mentioned he’s quite the handful. While Nell is your obedient, goal-oriented german shepard this man is your darling affectionate pitbull that will pummel through everyone with that pent up energy. You have to keep him sated if you don’t want him to chip at the other jewels. He doesn’t have the foresight to realize how his actions really hurt Arianna more than anything and for that I would say he’s the most dangerous. 
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Haun Beik: My other favorite, this white beauty is so precious but I don’t think he’s fully…bloomed yet. Let me explain. Where he’s from there is a lot of his past that kept him there and even with Arianna it comes back to haunt him. The only really yandere thing he’s done is just kind of hold his own against the other gems (Efrit) and that was mostly unintentional. I think when it comes time he’s the perfect manipulator–able to coax things from his fans and garner Arianna’s divided attention by batting his eyes the right way. As he’s introduced we know he’s not weak and it’d be nice to see that come to play. He may not be able to use it on his definite assaulter (really hate that guy) but he can use it on Efrit at the very least, showing a darker more sinister side that has him fully intent on keeping the princess’s focus on him. There are so many ways his yandereness can go!
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Raymond Amber “Lemon”: Mass manipulator and utter masochist. He gets off on the embarrassment and the chase of his relationship with Arianna. But like everyone else he has his own ambitions that he’s very skilled at achieving. He’s also violent as well but not like Efrit he has that foresight about maintaining reputations and the consequences of his actions. He’s perfect in social situations and in combat as long as she teases him some he’s not about to act out. He also seems to thrive in the community of the harem. While he definitely competes with them as well he sees their dynamics clearly and he knows what to say to play in that. He also has expressed quite the interest in Jade and granted some might say that he’s only doing that because Jade reacts the way he does but if you look hard enough perhaps Amber is also interested in Jade.  
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Jade Meldian: Now this guy was attained in the jewelry box by more forceful means and did not come as willingly as the others thus he blames Arianna and resents her for it. Now he blames her for some things that happen while at her side, all while pushing away at the occasional observation about her personality that he likes. The way he refuses her is either, in my theory, conducted by a curse or an unfortunate resolution to kill Arianna one day. He’s got potential as a secret yandere that in fact is willing to escape the jewelry box so that he may own Arianna. I know it's a stretch but I kind of like him and it’d be nice to have a yandere that doesn’t exactly love the idea of being another in her harem. Instead developing some twisted goal to make Arianna his own.
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There are so many others, I can delve into the others if you ask for it but that's about it. Now there’s a high chance I will write with a premise like this or within this story and what I’m thinking is that the reader is a noble friend, a bit of an oddball outcast that keeps their face hidden in a veil. Nonetheless, Arianna is deeply in love and has full intentions of having you when she becomes empress. So she’ll no doubt spill her desires to her harem who are all quite reluctant about you and each has their own concerns but still commence with the plan. Basically, you aren’t fully hers just yet but she’s able to reveal your face which is actually cursed to make people fall in love. Suddenly the harem and Arianna’s tune changes as it's all made clear about what they need to do–Make Arianna Empress and protect keep watch have (Y/n) of the house of (L/n).
But who knows~just a thought
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playing a Pokemon game for the first time in 2023
TL;DR: mixed bag, some strong aspects but also one big fat fatal flaw.
Even though I'm a 90s kid, the whole Pokemon phenomenon somehow passed my childhood by. Now, that isn't to say I'd never heard of the franchise and thought a Pikachu was the sound of 3.14159 sneezing; I have picked up some basic things through cultural osmosis. Like that you get one of three little lads to start with and then you go out and with your lad catch more lads, use them to fight other, evil lad catchers and then, presumably, save the world.
Anyway, I decided to see what all the fuss has been about these past 25 odd years and picked more or less at random one of the games I already had on emulator, Pokemon not being famed as a franchise that evolves (hah) drastically from game to game. I ended up with Pokemon FireRed, which turned out to be a stroke of luck because it's a remake of the original Pokemon Red and since I do sort of kind of know the names of some of the Gen 1 lad roster, there was bit of familiarity there.
I picked Charmander (named him Chomp) and off we went. First off, catching new Pokemon never stopped being exciting. I suspect it's a similar effect as Gatcha machines, where you'll probably just encounter another goddamn Pidgey but there's also a small chance it could be something cool. Like, I was super hyped when I caught a Pikachu very early on because I assumed, being the mascot and all, it must be super strong, so I named him Thor. I was only whelmed by his performance in the end but fine.
I will say, up until maybe the second gym, the fights are quite well balanced and I felt challenged but not overpowered. This being a JRPG I had braced myself for a lot of grinding but I ended up needing to do very little, which is nice. Also nice is the manner by which I, as a new player, got eased into systems like type matching, items, etc. Sure, literal sign posts with "trainer tips" are a bit on the nose but overall I appreciated not having an encyclopedia chucked at my head first thing. There is in fact an encyclopedia in game but I rarely used it and had a lot of fun drawing my own little diagram with the types and their interactions as I figured them out.
Progressing onward, I would describe the game as monotonous yet absorbing, at least for a while.
Whoops, that loaded sentence needs unpacking. Right, so, while your lads are still levelling up frequently and you're still constantly encountering new species on the road, the travel and various battles are a way to pace out the excitement without ever allowing it to die away entierly. Cool, works for me. However, this stops being the case in later dungeons, when, in a spectacular display of misplaced confidence not seen since the Virtual Boy, the lvl12 Rattatas of the world still think it's a good idea to spit at my lvl32 Machoke's feet (named Chad obvs). Simple fix I can suggest there, weak ass baby pokemon should just automatically stop coming at you and not require a consumable item to avoid.
On a vaguely related note, in that even random encounters are unnecessarily drawn out, this game has too many text boxes. You can't scratch your ass in this game without 5 text boxes describing the smell of your butt sweat. It really needs turbo text rather than just fast text because every time I get into a fight or go into a pokecenter to heal my nigh expired Meowth (Marx, bc she redistributes capital by throwing it at ppl), after I once again forgot you're not supposed to use bite on Nidoran, I have to read through the nurse's unedited life story first. It's almost as thumbnumbingly tedious as navigating the PC and every other menu.
As a final criticism on the topic of monotony, I'd like to mention that the overworld trainer battles could have been handled better, fancied up a little, arranged with more care than the spoons in my cutlery drawer. How it usually works, is that they're copypasted in groups of 5-10 along a path and you just fight one after another. I feel like the same effect could have been achieved by just having, like, 3 unique trainers and they all just give you 3x as much XP.
XP distribution is of course an eternal sticking point in party-based RPGs but since you usually fight all of these trainers in a row you'll have the same team anyway. In general, the limited XP distribution means that to avoid grinding you pretty much have to limit yourself to one team (+ a couple of situational swap outs) that counters more or less every type, irrespective of whether they are your personal faves. On the other hand, this does help you get emotionally invested in those particular pokemon and their growth in an organic way, but then on the other other hand... well, we'll come back to that.
To be clear, none of these criticisms are dealbreakers, just quality of life issues and maybe signs of age, which I should hope have been adressed in the meantime. Do let me know.
Overall, I made my way through the game without too much trouble. The only gym I temporarily got stuck on was poison mcninjaman, which might have been because it was the one thing I did slightly out of order. I was generally surprised with how linear the game is but I really didn't mind that so much. It allows for more control in levelling and exploration. Speaking of which, one of my favorite features is how your lads can learn certain moves to make new areas accessible. It massages my metroidvania brain and is a neat way of letting the overworld and the "battling dimension" blend together a bit.
Finishing the elite four and absolutely trouncing my rival one last time was perfectly serviceable as finales go. Honestly though, it was the battles before that, on victory road, that were the most engaging because it contained some of the only trainers in the whole game that have diverse teams, not just four ambulatory flowers that fare against my pet flamethrower the way a white couch fares against a toddler with permanent marker.
Regardless, I got my title as lord high champion master trainer of all the strongest lads in the land and was actually excited to dive back in and fill out my Pokedex, fully explore Kanto and continue evolving my team (and maybe some of my benchwarmers). It was then, when I finally took to the internet to look up how to most efficiently turn Nosferatu, Haunter extraordinaire, into Nosferatu, Gengar spectacular, that I was delivered a gut punch which instantly obliterated any desire to keep playing or any recommendation for this game I might have made. See, you can't evolve some Pokemon (i.e. about half my team) into their final form without trading them with other players. Combined with the fact that you apparently can't get the other starters at all, you have no chance to even get remotely close to completing your Pokedex if, say, you're playing the game 20 years after it came out and it's on an emulator and thus not multiplayer compatible. This is a problem, to put it mildly.
I understand that nintendo wanted to encourage players to use the multiplayer features, but in a game that is still designed 99% around a singleplayer experience, it is just not ok to lock players who don't happen to have anyone to trade with out of crucial content like this. It clashes directly with the idea that you grow attached to your Pokemon through your adventures and that they will grow with you when eventually, no amount of rare candies, items or love you can bestow upon them will help. It's the much, much worse flipside of the limited XP problem, first forcing you to focus on a core team to the detriment of all the others and then putting a hard stop on that team's development. It would be possible grind XP if you really wanted that Alakazam but you can't magically conjure a friend (trust me on that). I could bear, like, one super special rare pokemon being exclusive to multiplayer but this is just bullying lonely kids and any astronauts who might be playing.
To summarize my overall opinion with a metaphor: Pokemon FireRed just about manages to squeeze into the crowded bus to Good Video Game town choking in Earthbound's musky armpit, only to be shoved out again on the second to last stop and faceplant into a concrete bench.
I would give Pokemon another chance if it didn't have that irredeemable anti-loner feature. Having said this, I've come to realize that, although I don't dislike the trainer battling, it was but the complementary bread rolls of this meal. I much preferred finding new Pokemon, figuring out how to best fight them without accidentally killing them/having them escape and exploring new areas. So I guess my ideal Pokemon game would be one where trainer duels are kept to a select few and instead the mechanics of finding and catching new lads as well as taking care of them are made more intricate (and less reliant on RNGesus).
Like Monster Hunter meets Nintendogs. Does that exist? Someone let me know if that exists.
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Have a mun question in return! What's your favorite thing about mainline Pokemon, and how did you get into it?
// genuinely didn't expect the return question but let's do this!
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// god I think my favorite thing about mainline is the lore... in two different senses of the word. Starting with in-game, the world of Pokémon is vast and has changed so much in the 27 years that it's been out. Back during Generations 1 and 2, it was just a game about catching mystical creatures and stopping Team Rocket... but now? We have gods, parallel dimensions, paradoxes, ancient yet forgotten legends, regional variants, and so much more. We have a general gist of the inner workings of the world, how humans fit, and how their / our actions have affected the world in turn. From the extinction of past variants such as Ursaluna to the saving of Pokémon like Lapras to even passing mention of world events such as the dissolution of Team Rocket, our actions and our experiences throughout the series has shaped the world in so many ways, both passively and actively.
// In the other sense of the word, Pokémon pulls from so many aspects of different parts of the world. We take this for granted sometimes, but each of the 1,000 Pokémon pull from real-life animals, pop culture, mythology, religion and so much more. Learning about even the mundane of the various types of regional birds leads to better understanding the differences in culture, climate, and conditions of the various regions. And it's not even that you need to LEARN all of that to better understand the game, either. It's all there in the background so that, when you do that research, you gain both a better appreciation for not only the Pokémon world, but also for the real world as well.
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// As for how I got into the franchise? Well, Pokémon was actually the first JRPG I've ever played. When I lived with my grandfather when I was 6, I wanted to be like him. He was really big into playing videogames and played a lot of games on his PlayStation like Tomb Raider and FINAL FANTASY VII; however, because I was young, he didn't want to expose me to so much violence at the time, so he gave me Pokémon Silver on my Game Boy (not Color) and the walkthrough guide for the game as well. I played it so much, though I was never able to beat it. Whitney's Clefairy destroyed me. Then, I got Crystal as well, but couldn't beat that because Ice Cave was too hard... yes.... even with a guide.
// Anyway, while I'd say that was what got me hooked, it wasn't. I went into the foster care system 3 short years later, and as such was never able to play Pokémon at all. Even when I eventually lived with my mother, she would not allow me to play the games because it was a "sexual game" or some shit (yes. not joking. it's a fun story if you wanna dm me about it). However, I still had the games in my heart and always wanted to play them again. So, when I left my mother's house and was able to choose a game to get for my new DS, I got a used copy of Pokémon Diamond, restarted the game, and started the game.
// And the rest, as they say, was history.
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Dragon’s Treasure Ch2 Remake Of Chapter One (plus story summery)
Y/n L/n just wanted a quiet life for herself raising pokemon in her wooded cottage and running her secret shiny haven. But there was one problem. Dragon Boy wouldn't leave you alone. Ever since your first meeting in Hammerlocke he hasn't been able to get you out of his mind. What's a dragon to do but go after the best treasure?
(UPDATE: This a branch off/spin off story of Love Doesn't do Encores. Except the reader's life takes a turn around Ch30 and no feelings are exchanged between Piers and reader.)
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Impressions were important. He of all people should know that. Especially first impressions. He's always prided himself on giving the best first impressions himself. He's always liked to think of himself that way and it seemed to pay off in the end. Most of his fans interviews would describe him in many ways. Approachable. Kind. Fun. And a few other things. Amazing and hot being the most two he's heard of. Mostly from female fans but he wouldn't deny them that or say it was wrong per say. His good reputation in the end saved him when they investigated him. He was under heavy suspicion being the gym leader who's gym was attached to the powerplant where the Chairman revived Eternatus. Honestly he had no idea what went on in there. Despite being a gym leader literally right next to the place he was never allowed inside and had no idea what was going on behind the scenes, which also helped in his testimony when proving him innocent. He won't lie he felt guilty for a long time and some people looked at him differently for a while but it seemed things were quickly returned to mostly normal. It's ok. He could deal with it. He was used to everyone's different reactions to him. Adoration. Haters. People indifferent or neutral to him. Etc. And he took it. Even if it was negative he could take it. With someone of his job and having such an important role he's learnt early on to just roll with the punches but...There was ONE time. One place. One...PERSON that gave him a reaction so different that it sent him through a loop.
He then turned to you as you paused. "Anyways. I don't think I got your name Miss??"
"Y/n." you stated flatly, "And thank you for the compliments-"
"Ah thank nothing of it." He flashed a fanged grin at you, "I know how it can be sometime meeting me n' all that but it really is no big deal-"
"Oh you're right about that." He paused stopping, blinking wide eyed at your deadpanned face mouth agape in a smile as he processed what you had bluntly but politely stated. "You do seem REALLY nice and I really appreciate all the nice things you said to me and Gloria, but I'll have to stop you right there with the flirting, Mr. Raihan. No offense to you of course, and I don't mean anything by it." You turned giving the frozen gym leader one last look before you left. "You just aren't my type. I'm sure you'll find a nice person soon tho with your looks and charms. Have a nice day."
And you left, leaving the wide eyed Dragon Type Gym Leader standing there jaw dropped and the secretary at the desk who also looked shell shocked at what she had just witnessed. ....Raihan's rotom gave a loud pokemon sound of alarm when Raihan dropped his phone with a thud onto the floor.
He had NEVER EVER met someone so..so...Different? Blunt? No no. So upfront about their feelings? Nah. He's had people literally propose to him in public ring and all. Couldn't get more upfront than that. So what was it that shocked him into staring off into space thinking about it for so long. He just couldn't get it out of him head. During that week Piers had even visited him and noticing his friend staring off. So Raihan was honest with him...to which Piers had busted out in rare laughter which really threw him off for a good moment before asking his friend what was so funny. The pale rockstar had wiped away tears chuckling for a solid few minutes before smiling at his friend.
"Dont'cha get it? Hehehe."
"Get what? Look, Man. If you know something I don't it'd sure be really helpful."
To which Piers laughed some more. "Rejection, Mate."
And a record scratch went off in the man's head. "....Rejection?"
Piers nodded. "Lemme ask ya somethin'. How many people have ya rejected in yer life?"
To which he inhaled through his fangs giving a hiss sound. "How many? Ooh. Boy. You talking 'bout online or in person? Because I lost count after my first year being gym leader."
"M'kay. Now put that question in reverse. How many people 'ave rejected your advances?"
And that was when everything clicked in his head. Ah...THAT was the word he couldn't put his finger on. Rejection. THAT'S IT! He's never been rejected like that before. It was a rare thing when he had genuinely flirted with someone and showed genuine interest. Sure. It was no secret that he play flirted with some fans and it was a part of his personality but most everyone eats it up and never outright rejected him point blank. He could count on one hand how many time it had happened. First time ever was Sonia which was one and he understood finding it worked better for them to remain friends. Then Nessa when he had a semi-crush on her back in the early gym leader days but she rejected him wanting to pursue her career of modeling without worrying about a relationship. Again valid. And the third had been....You. He hadn't even been flirting seriously yet you had rejected him bluntly and faster than anyone else combined. It was...certainly a new feeling that's for sure. Something that caught his interest and made him all the more curious about you. But overtime he shrugged it off not ever expecting to see you again and soon it was completely forgotten about and pushed towards the back of his mind. He had other things to worry about such as the gym challengers and his roles as gym leader. He had a few beat him including Piers's little sister. It was like only yesterday she was a little tyke having tea parties with her morpeko. Then you showed back up a couple months later. During that time he had to leave Hammerlocke for a meeting with Leon. And by meeting he meant Leon called him lost again and he had to take flygon to go save him from falling off a waterfall. Sigh. Classic Leon. He got back and decided to stop by that sweet cafe for some food and treats for his team. What he wasn't expecting however was to see you again. He was surprised truly at first, as everything that had happened before played through his mind, before he had smiled and decided to do what he did best. Playfully mess with people. Why not? He wouldn't deny you peeked his interest and he was curious to see what you would do next. Boy that conversation was one he'd never forget.
You flung the five dollar bill onto the table for the tip and went to stuff the money back into your pocket- "ACK!" A glass bumped into your cheek and you frowned over at Silver who innocently chirped and tried handing you the glass again. With a sigh you finally took it from his teeny pink hand. "Sil. You couldn't have waited for me to finish?" You didn't notice the guy sit down in the chair next to you. Head in one hand. "We need to leave." You looked back up and placed the cup down, in view now of the man. "Cuz I'm not gonna-".....You paused mouth slightly open making Raihan chuckle right next to you. You nearly JUMPED out of your chair bristled like a cat as you snapped over to the guy. "GAH!?" Instead you leaned away fast arms up. "WHAT THE HE-...YOU!?"
He ended up chuckling a deep rumble that sounded like a deep purr. Now any other woman, and some men, would've swooned or blushed at the sound of such a chuckle..But instead you frowned. It only reminded you of a sound a cat would rumble out before chasing a mouse. He gazed at you with half lidded eyes and waved his other hand at you. "I thought I recongized you from somewhere."
....You frowned and lowered your arms but didn't stop leaning back. "Oh joy."
Despite you not hiding your annoyance he simply chuckled again a lazed smirk pointed at you. "Y'know...I actually didn't think it was you at first." he shrugged. "Honestly didn't expect to see you at all again either. But the chances of another woman with f/c hair and f/c eyes running around with a shiny water type are pretty slim to none." His smiled widened to show his fangs. "But I'm not complaining.~"
"Bro. What the heck?," you deadpanned at him and crossed your arms, "I thought I told you, very politely might I add, last time that I wasn't interested."
He hummed and nodded. '' You did. You did. I'm not denying that fact for a bit."
....You rose a brow. "Ok. Then what do you want then?"
"That's just the thing." He sighed looking you over as you narrowed your eyes. Silver chirped in question peeking over your leg curiously to why you were angry. "...You see...I usually don't get the kind of reaction you gave me all those weeks ago. Not so fast. Not so blunt." He chuckled and rose a brow. "And definitely not with the kind of sass you delivered. I haven't been able to forget about it."
"Not my problem, Dude. Not interested."
"Oh come on. That's a little unfair since you don't know much about me. I'd like to get to know a girl like you more! Why don't I buy you dinner and we can chat?"
"I already ate thanks." You pointed to the dishes. "And I have some people waiting for me so...Polite pass."
He smiled brightly an idea flashing from behind those eyes and you cringed. Oh no. He pointed at you. "Hey! That's right you were with that gym challenger right?" You didn't like where this was going. "That could only mean she's passing through or here to battle me right?"
"The latter," you answered truthfully.
His smile got wider. "Then how about this? If I win against her I get to take you out for dinner!"
You have a huff staring at the wild suggestion he even made. "You honestly believe I'm going to agree to THAT!? You don't know when to stop huh?"
His hand was placed on his chest. "You got me. But yes. I'm known for being pretty determined for the goals I strive." He winked at you. Oh brother. "But I promise I don't bite.~.....Much.~"
You were already darting your eye around on edge trying to figure out a way out of this mess you had accidentally and unintentially put yourself in. UGH!! WHY COULDN'T THINGS JUST BE EASY FOR YOU FOR ONE DAY!? Your f/c eyes gazed over him and eventually locked onto his hood....then to the white straps on his jacket. A light bulb switching in your brain as an idea finally came into your head. And it made you cringe. Oh. You DIDN'T like it. Faaaaar from it....But it would certainly be a fast ticket out. You just had to suck it up and go for it!......May Arceous have mercy on your dying pride for what you were about to do.
Forcing yourself to relax, you inhaled a deep breath before exhaling your tense body relaxing. Before leaninf forward towards Raihan and smiled. Eyes half lidded. "Yeah?~ Well Dragon Boy. Maybe I ought to kidnap YOU and see how you like it.~" Raihan paused. Seeming to blink taken aback for a moment. His blue eyes looked over you at the confusion of the sudden flirty (GAG-) tone you were forcing yourself to do. But you didn't give his brain any time to process it before standing up in the blink of an eye and leaning over him. "Maybe I ought to badger your handsome face and see how cute you look.~" You cringed inwardly SO SO SO HARD and reached your hand up and over his still processing face to grab his hood. Gently pulling it over and placing it softly on his head. "And how sweet you look in his hoodie of yours.~ You know what else is a good look for ya?~"
.....Raihan relaxed, a flirty smirk printed on his fanged face as he delivered another rumbling purr-laugh. God you wanted to hide and RUN!! "No.~ Why don't you tell me?~"
You chuckled and stared at him. ".....THIS!!"
In a flash your hands grabbed onto those white straps and YANKED!! In an instant, with a ZIP noise raihan's hood shrank in around his head and he suddenly gave a loud yelp of surprise at the suddenly hoodie attack you gave. You didn't even blink. Not waiting for him to respond, you quickly whipped around, snatched Silver into your arms with a loud chirp from him, and RAN!!
"SAY HI TO PIERS FOR ME!!"
Needless to say the next time he saw Piers the rockstar broke out laughing even more at this lady's actions. From then she earnt the nickname Ms. Sassy or just sassy from him since that seemed to suit her just fine. Needless to say he wasn't expecting her to suddenly yank his hood over his head but at that moment something happened. He couldn't quite put his hand on it but if he had to guess then he'd have to say it felt almost like a...spark. Yeah. A spark. Sparking a challenge within him. Not only once but twice you had rejected him and in ways he never saw before. It was....Fun. And your next conversation was just as fun and thrill-seeking for him as well. You didn't even accept his second invite to dinner the very next day he saw you. In fact your demeanor and face seemed really..annoyed and angry. Oops. Well he guessed that was his own fault. Huh...Well he didn't want anyone hating him for any reason and he definitely didn't want any bad blood with anyone Leon considered a friend so it'd probably be best if he apologized. And by pure coincidence he happened to see you at the cafe again when getting food for his team.
You opted to sick at a table near the register with a few magazines you could look through on it placing Silver in the chair next to you and he splayed his arms out on the table placing his head on it. Obviously bored but you let it slide as he was tired. You grabbed the first magazine closest to you and opened it to a flurry of pokemon fashions and make up products for sell. Makes sense sense since it was a fashion magazine. With Silver practically almost falling asleep and you half way just flipping through the magazine neither of you noticed Raihan walking in, but just like yesterday he noticed you almost right off the bat. And smiled at you. Only you didn't look up until Silver hand tugged on your hand and gave a curious noise, pointing a pink hand over to the counter.
"Hungry again? Well I guess you would be hungry after all you went through," you hummed putting down the magazine. "Y'know we're supposed to wait for Gloria...But I can get you a bunch of water." He chirped lifting his head up from the table. "You used a lot of water so it's only fair you get some more-" You froze as the chair on your other side was pulled out as someone sat there....and you turned your head. .....And frowned. "Again? Really Dude?"
Raihan chuckled in his chair as he held his head in one hand and smiled that fanged grin at your deadpanned totally not interested please leave me alone frown channeling your inner bored drizzle face. "Yeah. Well you were sitting here by yourself-"
"Silver. Stand by with water gun."
Raihan's face dawned the same small eyed and open mouth frozen smile look when Silver immediately stood on the chair and narrowed his eyes at Raihan, giving an intimidating warning chirp. He immediately held up his hands. "Whoa, whoa, whoa! Whoa there, Champ! I come in peace!" You crossed your arms eyes narrowed. "No! Really I do! Peace! Peace!"
"Give me one good reason not to have my baby soak you to the bone?"
"Because.....You don't want to make a scene in a nice place like this and get kicked out?," Raihan asked nervously.
And you paused for a moment...and nodded deciding he had a point. "Ok. Silver stand down. But keep on stand by just in case." Silver looked to you..then to Raihan with narrow eyes before slowly sitting back down. "Ok. You have one minute and don't get any ideas. Silver's pretty protective of me and can spot things before me."
Raihan chuckled nervously looking between yours and Silver's glares before clearing his throat and speaking normally. "I just w-wanted to say Hi!"
"Uh huh." You really believed him. "Aren't you supposed to be taking care of your pokemon after the battle?....What even happened out there anyways?"
"Oh. Camilla's doing that."
"Camilla?"
"One of my personal trainers. She helps take care of the pokemon I have when I don't have them with me. Oh you must mean with your friend's corviknight right?" You nodded. Yeah. What even happened out there? "Oh. She accidentally slipped on the field and got in the pathway of the rockfall. I think her giant friend took initiative of what happened and stepped in to make sure she wouldn't get hurt."
"Oh." Thinking back on it now, that would explain why she was all covered in sand and was clutching onto her bird pokemon when the dust settled. "Well that explains that." And you pointed with a suspicious look to you. "But then why are you here now?"
"I always stop by this cafe when I'm here," he said casually with a shrug, "They make my favorite cakes and cappuccinos! Besides, they're the only ones in town who makes pokemon friendly donuts. My team loves 'em. After a rough battle like that they deserve a small reward for a good job don't they?" You didn't answer at first thinking it over. ...Well it's not like Raihan could've read your mind and known you were here, and you doubted he followed you. So you guessed he was telling the truth. "Hey. Why don't I buy you lunch while I'm here?" ....AAAAnd you were back to your deep scowl and narrowed eyes at him. "As a peace offering!" He clarified as Silver stood up seeing your scowl. "As a peace offering and an apology to show there's no hard feelings."
Your stomach grumbled at the mention of food. And Silver WAS hungry after all.....And free food was tempting. Plus it meant you wouldn't have to pay any money for your own meal. BBuuutt- "You DO realize if I agree to let you buy me food...It does NOT. NOOOTTT!! N. O. T. " You stressed pointing at his blinking face. "It does NOT mean I'm going 'out to lunch' with you! It doesn't mean I'm accepting any dates. I will accept it as a peace offering and nothing else. Not a date or anything of the like. And I wouldn't owe you anything since you're the one who offered to buy it."
"I fully realize that," he casually said smiling normally instead of that flirty or smug way. "I really meant it when I said I wanted to apologize." He held out his hand. "So...How about we start over? Hi. I'm Raihan, and I'd like to pay for your meal!" He smiled wider. "What's your name?"
You rose a brow a moment ....but you decided to be the bigger person and attempt to bury the hatchet. If not just for your sake, but for Gloria and Hop's. After all just like with Piers and Mr. Rose, you didn't want any bad blood between the officials and challengers. So after a silent moment you reached over to shake his hand. "Hello Mr. Raihan." You greeted professional as if you were in a job interview. "My name is Y/n L/n. And I hope you're ready to pay for two meals."
He blinked. "Two?"
You answered by pointing to Silver still eyeing him down. "He'll be less likely to hose you down if he's fed and watered."
"Ah." he nodded. "I see." Smiling he turned and waved a hand to the store owner. "Hey. I have two more things to add to my order!"
The owner blinked but smiled and nodded. "Sure! You want them to go too like the the other three?"
"Three?," you asked raising a brow and he nodded.
"Yeah. For the triplets. Gotta keep the kids under my care fed." At this your eyes widened in surprise. He chuckled at your response and rose a brow. "Surprised?"
"...Yyyeah. Kinda." You blinked pointing at him. "I didn't know you were a...Dad?" That certainly wasn't in game or any other media you knew. Was it because this was a different world than yours? Did you just forgot and not remember?! To your surprise raihan laughed. Not like Piers smooth laughs, his was more boisterous and loud like that of a dragon. But it didn't seem bad.
"Nah! I'm not their dad," he clarified looking back to you chuckling, "But I guess you can call me that." He shook his head. "Nah...The triplets just happened to be some kids who were down on their luck and let's be honest. I'll need someone to take over the gym when I decide to retire one day in the distant future."
"Are their parents alright with it?"
He shrugged. "I wouldn't know really."
"Why?"
"They were arrested for stealing shiny pokemon from a nature reserve a long time ago," he said casually chuckling at your shocked expression. "Hey. You did ask. Besides, I didn't like the thought of any of my hometown's kids being sent to the orphanage." He went oddly quiet for a moment looking at his hand...before smiling again and shrugging. "But hey. It works out for all of us in the end then. What did you want to eat, Ms. Sassy?"
You stared at him for a long moment and only really snapped back to reality when Silver smacked your arm making you flinch. "Huh?! OH! R-Right? .....You know what? How about just an instant noodle curry for me and a Sweet Boiled egg one for Silver?..And some water for him too."
He smiled and pointed at you. "Sure thing, Sassy!~ Hey! About those orders!"
He'd never have someone threaten to sick a pokemon on him before. Gotta say that was a new one. Never the less it did get his heart pumping from the thrill of it all...and ..something else there. He wasn't stupid. He knew there was another reason he was interested in your interactions with him but you weren't heartless towards him either. You apologized for threatening him with Silver which he accepted. Hey. No biggy. That one was on him after all. But amends all around were fine. But still that feeling racked his chest and he still wasn't sure what it was. He had to wait until the end of the year before he had another chance to see you again. The Semifinals and Champion Cup. Heh. You ended up sicking your drizzlie on him and having him literally jump over a sofa just to put some distance between the two of you. Which made Piers laugh again. Heck. You even got him a cute little duraludon keychain for Christmas. Heck he still used it for his house keys.
Then it happened.
The entire Eternatus incident. The incident that shook himself and all of Galar to the core. He couldn't remember how fast he had taken off back to Hammerlocke leaving his trainers in Opal's care where he arrived just in time to stop two of the three children who snuck in there, and then you had arrived there again panting and stressed beyond belief. Took him for a loop. Something like guilt striking through his chest. He couldn't stop you anyways when you marched into the powerplant and ran on through the danger to save your friends. He was surprised when he saw the powerplant for the first time along with all that fancy high tech equipment just beneath his gym's feet. And then there was the Chairman...Oh Mr. Rose. He didn't escape your wrath and he felt that same fluttery feeling slam into his chest when he saw you dish some justice that he couldn't top even if he tried. And then as quickly as you came you left leaving him to secure Mr. Rose himself. Someone had to stay behind to make sure the man responsible for this didn't get away after all...
But-....
He should've been there.
HE SHOULD'VE BEEN THERE!! Maybe if he had been there he could've done something to help and keep everyone safe from being hurt!! This was HIS gym stadium Arceus darn it! Why didn't he suspect anything!? Why didn't he do anything!? He could've done something to prevent this. Because when the elevator from the rooftop opened-...When two young children were crying over someone's unconscious body-.... Leon all scraped and bruised up came hobbling out cradling someone's limp body in his arms-...His stomach did summersaults like he never imagined before. He never expected to see you of all people hanging limp in Leon's arms wrapped up in his cape as the hurt champion struggled to take you to safety. Even Mr. Rose standing next to him seemed absolutely speechless at the sight of you. Leon, looking more panicked than Raihan had ever seen him before, looked desperately at Raihan eyes widened and full of fear. Yelled three words at Raihan.
"GET AN AMBULANCE!!"
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Decemberween 2022: Nice Boys On The Internet
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I don’t watch a lot of streams. I have a very hard time engaging with a space like that, where there’s a lot of tangible avenues for human interaction that are all explicitly one way. It’s a byproduct of mostly only seeing and engaging with stream chat when it’s something that’s a big deal, like Desert Bus or Games Done Quick (oh yeah one of those is coming up and one of those just ended). It means that for all that the actual video content is pretty entertaining, when the volume of human engagement is high enough, I just feel like I’m being invited to engage with thousands of people all of whom will ignore me, so I’d much rather watch the whole thing on vod later, possibly at double speed to make up for the lack of crisp editing.
This year, Fox has managed to shift me off this thanks to our getting our TV fixed and now we’ve had, in the evenings, a streamer running. Being as we’re in Australia, that means our streamer content tends to be either real late night Americans, local Australians, or the occasional person in the United Kingdom. That’s not the kind of programming that holds my attention usually, especially if I don’t know the game.
Bless ya Argick, you’re a champ, I like hearing from you, but I’m just not into Sonic games that much.
Anyway, there’s been a streamer Fox has been watching in the evenings who has managed to hit my perfect strike zone for enjoyable, engageable content, and it’s someone who goes by TGH.
Teej’s streams have been, for the past few months, an attempt to beat a Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire hack designed to make the game as hard as possible; you can only take one single Pokemon, if it ever faints you lose, and all the moves and evolution patterns are random. This game is stressful and unfair and it’s based on lots of interactions that are niche and unimportant in most of the times people play the game. Teej is really good about handling this game’s failure state though –
and it does fail.
It’s funny because normally I bollock games for being failure-prone. This is like watching someone playing Betrayal at the House on the Hill over and over, and then watching the absolute collapse over and over again in the first encounter. But that kind of makes these runs engaging – there are these little’ hey, do you think this will kill us’ polls, there’s diversions into goofy jokes, there’s interruptions where Teej’s partner will provide commentary…
… and that’s Amber Cyprian, who’s a really cool speedrunner streamer, and part of how this whole community opens up into the speedrunning/queer support charity streaming space. That’s cool! I really appreciate knowing that the streamer’s not likely to drop a slur or apologise for someone else doing it.
The overall effect is that these streams are really good, low key chill kinds of content to half-pay attention to that nonetheless can still carry the vague gamer vibe of ‘oh wow, fuck this game.’
But what if your favourite type of boy on the internet isn’t someone you can watch playing videogames, but one who you can watch doing science?
There’s a thing where people who move from Tiktok often have a particular aesthetic and vibe that marks them forever as being ‘of Tiktok’ like how they’ll spell sex ‘seggs’ or something. That’s where Valkai started, but his content, largely, is split into three groupings:
Reacting to anti-science content and providing explanatory debunks
Explainers on complex science topics
Looking at awful kids’ science kits.
He’s gentle voiced, he’s nice, he’s funny, and he’s also willing to just call things that are dumb dumb. I really enjoy his stuff and he also doesn’t seem to have the same powerful vibe of ‘probably going to say something TERFy’ that a lot of science atheists tended towards a few generations of creators back.
Whales and Viruses | The Light of Evolution - Episode 1
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Finally, if you want someone who does long form videos with a very chill attitude and an unwillingness to be needlessly or performatively cruel, I have really enjoyed watching Sajam this year.
Sajam talks about fighting games, and his stuff tends towards being – well, like, fight games are already going to be full of tension and potential salt, right? It’s easy to get into a mental space of being angry and frustrated when you’re trying to learn how to play a game.
Sajam seeks to be an antidote to that. Sure, he knows what he’s doing, and he’s very, very thoughtful, but he’s also mindful and a lot kinder to people learning, and focusing on playing fighting games because they’re fun. It’s a really good channel and also a way to build some fundamentals.
6th Graders Made a More Interesting Tier List Than Any Content Creator
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Oh, and the 6th Graders’ Meta is a great story.
Check it out on PRESS.exe to see it with images and links!
#Decemberween2022
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I LOVE YOUR BLOG SO MUCH!!!!! I've been a Pokemon fan my whooooole life and it makes me so happy to see people who still actively write for my favorite characters (*´∀`*) especially my beloveds N and Steven <33333 Also I love the way you write for Steven because the things you (and me, tbh) headcanon that he likes on his s/o are the things I'm insecure about (aka big thighs) ANYWAY I love your blog so so so muchhhh I will be your #1 fan
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
this is a such a sweet message, i really appreciate you getting in touch :) <3 i am super happy that you like my blog! i’ve been a pokemon fan practically all my life too, and yeah, despite how big the franchise is, our favourite boys don’t all always get the love and attention (aka hcs and fics) they deserve. i’m happy that i can fill in the void a lil (when i have time to post lol)
tysm again :) hope you’re having a great day!
also yes, thicc thigh gang let’s gooooo!
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let's see what this shcrodinger's panda is about (wayv in chengdu) :P
Sichengcam!!! He's being a chipper host :P
Winwin: Where are we going, Hendery? Hendery: Ten! Ten: ...uh...the forest
I learned recently that Chengdu is considered the hometown of all pandas :3 So that's why Chengdu is panda city :P
Winwin: We're going to see the pandas eat bamboo and sleep Ten: What do you want to do when you see the pandas? Winwin: Take photos of them eating bamboo and sleeping
Hendery: Do they know martial arts?
Meanwhile Kun cam is much quieter lol
Ten was playing Pokemon on Nintendo Switch
Sicheng said Flareon was Fly Tiger and Arcanine was Bella XD Ten just deepsighing and Sicheng's made up names lmfao. Keep up that energy dude XD
Dejun trying to bring a party mood to the Xiaokunyang van to very limited success
Yangyang: Look at this panda Kun: ...what...?
Kun at Yangyang: We're here to see pandas sand you're singing Kangaroo? Yangyang: ...I'm tripping panda...
胖噠 transliteration of panda lol
Dejun getting matcha ice cream :3
Kun: Do you think pandas can speak Sichuanese?
I too have heard of the famous panda named Huahua. Here's an article about her.
Winwin called Yangyang a fox
Yangyang: We're here to see a national treasure. I should dress more appropriately.
Hendery called Yangyang dad and he immediately rented the scooter for him
Kun: 哪個寶寶要坐? Not wrong, in his eyes, all of them are baobaos.
But Yangyang gave up because it was too difficult to rent the scooter. And Hendery was like "So I just called you dad for nothing? Give it back to me."
Dejun feelin comfortable with Sichuanese ^^;;
Hendery: What if I drop my phone
Makes sense that they have to walk a long way to see the actual pandas. It would probably be annoying to them to live too close to urban human dwelling.
Ten had to smell the poop ^^;;
Finally spotted a panda!!!! But they ran away super fast lol.
Kun got a picture of the panda's back. Cryptid status.
There was such a big crowd waiting and the guys were like SURELY THERE'S A PANDA THERE but once again, crickets XD The editing for this is great
Dejun lifting Hendery to get a better look
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Hendery comparing their plight to the bandwagon effect (sheep effect) as quoted by Kun-ge
Ah so this is Schrodinger's panda. Because they exist but not here lol.
I do appreciate that there is a lot of space for the pandas to hide that is away from the eyes of the visitors
Winwin just spent this whole video with his arm around Yangyang
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Lol Yangyang had thought that the worst case scenario was that the pandas would just be asleep except he hadn't thought of a situation where he wouldn't even see the pandas lol
Winwin was speaking with a few passersby to get intel on where the pandas were. This is Winwin after he heard from someone that there was apparently a training session for the pandas.
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Hendery at Dejun: I'll give you $300 (RMB) if you piggyback me up this hill Dejun: $300? Who do you think I am?! Hendery: $500! Dejun: Don't even think about it unless you have a car Expensive boy
Pandas Winwin is here!!!!!
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I think their staff/camera person is Korean so that's why they're still conversing in Korean
LMAO at 13:43 I distinctly heard a Cantonese person asking whether they'd walked the wrong way.
They found them! But I can't see lol.
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Look at the people in front who have panda headbands
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It's a little one <3
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Kun-cam
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The sound a human makes when they see something cute :3
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A panda centre staff calling out a visitor for taking too many photos that they're going to delete anyway ^^;; and Kun going SKSKSKSKSK
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Winwin heavy on the erhua once again
So they ended up heeding the staff's advice and kept walking ahead where they could see more pandas instead of taking all of their photos at the first location lol. Kun and Winwin kept laughing on the way there XD
More pandas
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Hendery reading the names of the pandas :3
There's a 17 year old panda at the centre
Kun cam of a big panda munching
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At first I was like there's no way Winwin is that much taller than everyone else. And then Hendery was like "Dong Sicheng, don't climb that high!"
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Sicheng was talking about how big the panda was but his body language was literally a kid who got caught by his parents while Hendery hyukhyukhyuked X'D
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Hendery continuing to barter for a piggyback right from Dejun, offering $700 this time
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WayV: *Points at birds* Winwin: The animals we've seen the clearest
Dejun was confused by the red pandas because he was like...how are they related lol.
Making clicking noises to try to get the red panda's attention
Hendery: What do you think the red panda is thinking about? Yangyang: Today...is so boring...Monday Hendery: Time to go to work again
Here, Winwin is saying that the red panda is well-behaved :3 Probably because it is eating out of its bowls instead of playing
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Ten thought Winwin wanted to see flowers, but he wanted to see Huahua the panda whose shift apparently didn't begin until 4 PM
Group photo in the mirror
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Kun cam of a panda that might or might not be Huahua
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Home time
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Ten prefers the red pandas to the giant pandas :3 When they were watching the red panda eat, they were commenting on how he looked like Louis, so maybe it was the catlike characteristics that captured Ten's heart :3
Yangyang took Hendery's cool photos, and Kun took Hendery's meme photos lol
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Hendery ordering Winwin to pose so that Hendery can take his photo lol
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Some cutesy photos for Kun
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Winwin: Why do the bamboo trees start to curve as they grow taller? Hendery: You'll understand when you grow to 3m
I had to look up the poem that Winwin was reciting when they looked at the fish in the pond. I think it's by Zhuangzi? Here it is: 北冥有鱼,其名为鲲。鲲之大,不知其几千里也。化而为鸟,其名为鹏。鹏之背,不知其几千里也。怒而飞,其翼若垂天之云。是鸟也,海运则将徙于南冥。南冥者,天池也。 I feel like Winwin references old poetry and idioms the most, which I love!
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The guys unexpectedly getting their hearts captured by the red pandas :3
Aw the guys watching the video of the panda one last time :3
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boiling-paint · 3 years
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As a trainer that is just barely under 5'4", having a Centiskorch (9'10") and a Dragapult (9'10") on my main team makes perfect sense, actually.
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pepperpixel · 4 years
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Cyrus rlly does just fill the heart with joy huh...
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if fans wanted to include peach in stuff they write, would that be okay? and how would they write peach's personality? aside from "FIGHT ME" anyway, i think that much is a given lol. i only really write the anime characters 'cause that's what i know, but it sounds like it'd be kinda fun to try making a version of ash that fits into this blog's universe! nerf'd Obviously, but i think she'd probably appreciate how hands-on he gets when training his pokemon!
Ok, I get a lot of these messages, and I often hear folks wanting to throw peach into their stories and comics and writings, and I will always simply ask that if it’s published online publicly, to be linked to it so I can snoop and enjoy the content too. If someone asks about her in your work, let them know about the blog I guess? But literally I love that people take this stuff, these characters and stories, and make new stuff with it. No ones making money off my work here? So where’s the issue? Go for it buddy, knock yourself out, I’m all for it.
For you, and all the others out there who want to add peach, and other characters to your world building, I will give you a detailed rundown of the main lot, and how they behave, what they do, how they function. You can use that, use bits, or use none of it, I do not mind at all. If you’re creating something, you’re in control, not me.
So, peach doesn’t actually fight people as much as you’d think. She’s very aware most cannot and do not want to do that, and so she likes to keep to herself with regards to that aspect of her life, she doesn’t ask to spar with people, or even bring it up at all, but people ask her all the time, even if they clearly would lose or become hurt should she miscalculate during the fight. She looks at people like they usually create problems, and often has a somewhat reserved nature to other humans. You have to work quite hard to get anything more than formalities out of her. She will dead-pan handle people with blunt and very to-the-point statements, aid whenever possible, but very quickly get back to handling the Pokemon she so carefully tends. Her focus is clear, she’s all about hard work, her very small select family, and the Pokemon.
Her brutal, loud and brash personality only comes out with friends, family, difficult humans, OR any Pokemon. She will joke and laugh and play with Pokemon, but clam up around humans, maintaining tight body language and generally will be a little cold by regular standards. She does however have some weaknesses in this emotionless shield she puts up. When peach was young she was always angry, which swung so fast to sadness, back and forth. Her teenage years it just got worse and worse, it was crippling at points. She is to this day, full of fire and rage, even sadness, but now she has learnt to control it, to use it. When she sees that in others, it’s familiar, and she is pushed to drop the front, and be very real with the person. Underdogs I suppose, people who get bad reps, but deserve the same as everyone else. She can’t ignore it.
Once you start to pry open her personality, you’ll find she’s a lot more laid back and fun than originally appeared, you just have to work hard to find that side of her. She will meme reference, can’t dance to save her life, loves her coffee, and can be caught in quiet contemplation while gardening. This hobby is her calmest, and often is why she can stay so level headed when her quiet rage boils up again. Without time outside she will become grouchy, a little snippy, and lethargic. Will not go in the ocean for any reason other than life or death, is fine with ponds and rivers, or water at wading height. Likes the rain.
With regards to her training others, they usually have to tolerate her somewhat strict nature. She is a little....unforgiving, holds a grudge if you make a lot of mistakes, and has no tolerance for ignorance in the age of information that we all live in. In previous posts I’ve mentioned she’s only recently selected two students, after many years of testing kids who want to learn from her. Hundred tried out, only two have ever been approved. How she teaches is very fast paced, be prepared to get some scrapes and bruises, she will test your physical and emotional tolerances with intense tasks, carefully watching students like a hawk. Bad posture in your stance? She’ll be the first to tell you to sort it out. Not hearing your Pokemon partner? Right, now you spend the day without using words trying to communicate, let’s see how you like not being listened to.
This is a woman who has spent her life saying very little, and watching everything, she watches Pokemon and can see an issue from a mile off, and in battles, her observations are why she can react fast, and chose effective strategy to avoid damage and achieve results. Don’t let her body fool you, her strongest asset is analysing, watching, planning. Those skills have over the years transferred to people too. As a student, mistakes don’t go unnoticed with this professor.
Her methods are harsh but fair, and should you prove yourself, she will protect you with her life.
Because of her disinterest in kids and lots of noise, she does pass the training of students on to the other staff members whenever possible. Grey takes on the lions share of battle lessons, he is far calmer, more open and friendly, with patience for people, and an empathy that peach sometimes struggles to have. When you go through a lot of harsh training, and difficult events, it’s hard to change how you feel or think, with peach, well, she’s been through it. Most do not come out the other end in one piece, but she did, and it made her strong. You may think I mean strong like buff and big, and yeah sure she is, but I mean it mentally more than anything. Peach will not quit. She has learnt to destroy the boundaries that stop people getting hurt, gone is the fear that freezes you in your tracks, that feeling that you’ll pass out if you go one more step. She’s learnt to ignore it.
This means she’s a little forgetful at how it is to be normal, to be vulnerable and soft and squishy like students so usually are.
She has her issues, but for the most part, visitors get a laugh, a smile, a calm assertive confidence, and facts. She will indulge those who have genuine interest, or show a connection with nature, an understanding of the balance that needs to be struck for everyone to live well together.
Despite her many flaws, she’s fiercely protective, and will go above and beyond to defend the island, it’s staff, the Pokemon and the visitors. Injustice is her biggest gripe, along with littering, and she doesn’t stand by quietly if something happens that seems unfair.
You will not see her without Valka, her vulpix, close by. That Pokemon doesn’t like to be touched by strangers, at all, and will run the second someone comes at her with that intent. Peach will scold you for pushing yourself onto her, should you persistently try to get close to pet Val. They are in sync, if peach is sad, Val is sad, if Val is stressed, peach is stressed, and so on. They are inherently connected, it’s just been that long, the psychic bridge between them has been built, and reinforced over the years.
The only other Pokemon who follows her so endlessly is Booker, a teddiursa who’s pretty rough looking. He quietly trots behind, grouchy and stoic, they fight closely together a lot. He lost his mom a long time ago to poachers, and peach took him in, and changed her whole life for him. Not many people know, but Booker was the reason she left the rangers, changed career, and got so strong. Will tolerate people petting him but isn’t keen at all, grumbles a lot and tries to move away.
You may also need to know about the others, for the sake of writing, she here a few more bits that may be important to you, or others wanting to do this.
Grey is very tall, very burly, composed, tells bad dad jokes, is a bit of a goof if allowed to be. If he sees a pun, he’ll say it. Can’t help himself. Very nice guy to work with, good at keeping people calm and grounded. Pokemon are drawn to him like a moth to a flame, he gives off warm energy, and has inhuman amounts of patience. If you wrong his family however, he will snap back.
He grew up in the city, loves to swim and hike and cycle, can snowboard, is really sporty. A total brain box with held items, and boosting stats. He will explore many paths, to make sure visitors and students get the information they need, in a way that can be remembered and retained for later. Is a huge guy, but will get on the floor to play with a tiny Pokemon. Treats big “meaner” looking species like babies, very good with all pokemon.
His free time is spent either tinkering, swimming, or trimming his bonsai trees. This guy stares at screens a lot, so appreciates time away from them. Peach built him his own little greenhouse for his trees and tools, which he keeps clean and loves dearly.
His methods as a teacher are built around fun and games, he makes hard work easier to do by distracting trainers from the difficult bits, and focusing in on something more interesting or compelling.
His most commonly seen Pokemon would be a houndoom, Saxon, old battle veteran, retired now to herding and being a good boy. Very gentle, loves a pet.
Pari, now a fully fledged nurse, often oversees the labs front desk and pokecentre features, such as healing pokemon, and informing trainers who come to visit. Her skills with eggs and hatchlings is high, she’s great with younger Pokemon, and hands out good advice to trainers a lot. She’s not a fighter, never was, but can find any file, any study, any book, and any refrence you may need. A true bookworm, loves her romance novels, chat shows and upbeat celebrity gossip mags. Will cry at a lot of stuff, be it sad or happy.
She’s got a seriously upbeat personality, but if caught off guard or shocked, she gets a little flustered. Too much chaos will overwhelm her, but usually she’s on top of things. The years spent on the island have made her better at maintaining composure in emergencies. With lots of siblings, she’s very competent with others, and has a good ability to disarm cagey people with her jolly nature. Because of this, she can sometimes gain information from trainers that some of the more harsh professors may not have access to. Charming is a word for it.
Her partners are an eevee, and a happiny. They are quite sweet and well adjusted, the eevee gets a bit bouncy if you get it too excited.
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what random hyperfixation aside from their cannon interests do u think the obey me brothers would have? like i could totally see satan be one of those people that is super into fragrance and knows what every single note smells like or beel being very informed about brand marketing lol
The idea of Satan being like every fanfic character and being able to pick out all sorts of smells from anything is hysterical lmao
I’m only at, like, lesson 39, so if this is either disproven or comes up as canon in the later lessons, Oops. So some of these will be more random/Vibe based, and some might have some justification I pull from canon like aspects of the characters’ personalities or canon interests bc, well, even when extrapolating/taking a canon character and saying “mine now”, I tend to like to refer to the source material.
So without further ado!
Random Hyperfixations/Interests the Brothers Have (At Least, According To Me)
Lucifer
Birding
No, not birdwatching
Birding
What is birding, you ask? Well it’s basically birdwatching but much more meticulous and aggressive
Birdwatchers tend to just kinda chill somewhere or set up a bird feeder and admire whatever shows up, maybe look up some local birds to better identify them when they see them
Birders(?) are like mf Pokemon trainers: Gotta Spot Them All! Birdwatching is a much more active hobby for them, they will literally drive out a couple hours just to see a bird they’ve never seen before and record it
I think this fits Lucifer because he is absolutely the kind of person who would try birdwatching and get super competitive about it
(No shade to birding, I just find it really funny that there’s a name for what is basically “INTENSE BIRDWATCHING”)
Anyway, Lucifer has probably been responsible for several discoveries of new bird species in the Devildom, and is well-known amongst ornithologists, who may or may not stalk him on his bird-ventures because the odds of him finding something new and exciting are quite high
Mammon
Idk why exactly but I feel like he’d be big into drumming? Most kinds of percussion, really
There’s something really tactile and stimmy about a drum set that I think Mammon would appreciate
I don’t know a lot about the technique of drumming, but I love a good beat, and rhythm is the foundation of music
Plus he could totally do streams and take (paid) requests every now and then
But mostly I think this would be something he just does himself
To relax, to have fun, to vent out any pent up Feelings
His drums are kept in a separate music room that is magically soundproofed tho because he has a tendency to get the urge to play at odd hours
And that has caused Problems in the House in the past
Leviathan
Okay, we all know Levi is into collecting, especially fandom merch and the like
But I think he’s also into Swords
Don’t get me wrong, he probably has some decorative and/or nerdy swords
But I do also mean like Actual Historical and Modern Swords
Cursed swords, enchanted swords, ordinary swords that are just Really Cool looking or have an interesting history behind them…
He can’t display them all at once, but he has a comprehensive organization system for them as well as a giant binder with all the information about them
A lot of his finds come from his underwater explorations of Devildom and human world seas and oceans
Like Lucifer, he’s got professionals who occasionally stalk him because of this
But they’re gonna have to be faster than him at actually finding the weapons bc once he’s got it in his sights, he’s not exactly keen on letting someone else take it
The Devildom Royal Museum has been in deep negotiations with him for centuries about displaying parts of his collection in personal exhibits but he’s been pretty stubborn
It’s not fair, he’s the one who found them, why do they get to take them away?!
However, as space becomes increasingly limited, Levi might have to concede some ground...
Satan
Straight up amateur archeology/whatever the Devildom equivalent of urban exploration would be
Satan’s a huge nerd, so it stands to reason that he’d be into visiting old ruins in the Devildom and see if he can find anything interesting
Archeology is basically like uncovering the mysteries of the past, and he’s big into detective stuff already
He probably finds the research afterwards just as interesting too
He has definitely let his grades slip a bit while following up on a particularly promising trip
Unlike Levi, if he finds something of value/interest, he has no problem handing it over to actual historians and the like, but he wants to be involved in the Process
He refuses to call the emotion he feels when seeing his name on an exhibit’s plaque “pride”, but...
Asmodeus
Heavy metal :)
It absolutely Does Not fit with his pastel pink softboi sex kitten image
So very few people know
Lots of people have heard Asmo sing, and a few have heard him scream for… certain reasons
But practically no one has heard him really scream
Part of him is slightly insecure about liking something that some might find unbecoming
But mostly he likes to keep it secret because he finds it deeply amusing to drop small hints about it and see people’s reactions
There may or may not be an underground Devildom metal band with a suspiciously charming singer who can go from the most primal growls to the crispest cleans without a hitch
I just really like the idea of Asmo dressed like a metalhead okay? He has the range!!
Beelzebub
Woodworking
This one is totally random, I have zero justification for it
I just think it’d be neat
Big things, small things, decorative things, functional things
Woodworking is a very physically and mentally involved process (unless you wanna lose a finger), so I imagine it’d be very grounding for Beel
Plus, bringing food into the woodshop would likely end terribly so if he’s looking to beat his cravings without emptying the fridge, that’s a plus
Now, my sleep-deprived brain supplies, has he ever tried to carve something with his teeth like a beaver? Well
I’m gonna say yes, but only once and it went poorly
He probably also does, uh… idk what it’s Officially Called, but when you burn/engrave stuff into wood with a heated metal stick
For some Sad Boy Hours, he’s definitely made something in tribute to Lilith and placed it at her tombstone
Belphegor
I’m gonna cheat a little bit bc while I don’t think it’s been brought up in canon, we do see it in his dance battle sprites… Ballet
It is the One Single Physical Activity Belphie’s into, and no it’s Not because ballet is easier than other activities
That is a bullshit lie fed to you by sexism, since ballet is perceived as more feminine than say, basketball or wtv
If ballet’s the base of your dance knowledge, you can do a lot of different styles with it, using a variety of techniques
But I imagine Belphie’s style is more classical leaning
He will literally do exercises in place to stay awake, his core is excellent
He can go on pointe, but because he sometimes takes long breaks from dance it may take him a while to build his strength back up to do it safely
Also it is now my headcanon that one of those breaks did not take place during his attic-captivity, because what would piss Lucifer off more than the THUNKS of Belphie’s slippers at odd hours?
THUNKS, you ask? But ballet shoes are so delicate lookin-
Toe shoes, my friend. Toe shoes.
They contain a wooden box at the toe which help support a dancer’s feet when they go on pointe. At shows, the music drowns it out, but if you’ve ever heard a pointe dancer practice in person, it is Loud. Not actually as graceful as it looks lol
Also also, does this mean Beel could have repaired Belphie’s shoes at some point? I dunno, i have no clue how ballet shoes are made. But i think it’d be sweet if he did ^-^
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matchamabs · 3 years
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BOTW (and AOC) GUYS: RANKED BY HOW HOT THEY ARE
get ready for some heinous opinions! so im ranking the guys in botw by how hot they are and im taking No criticism. idk if i forgot anyone but i tried
check it out under the cut 
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sorry but this twink is just. average. like Painfully average. hes like white bread. therefore he gets an average score. i can appreciate hes a cute lookin guy? but like. thats it. if u fancy link u probably like mayonnaise. he looks like mayonnaise. grow a fuckin tache or smth dude for the love of god. 5/10 very normal.
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ok im a diehard bird simp but like... this boy is fuckin ugly lmao. hes pretty at the same time tho? nice smile, nice eyes, nice voice but yellow eyebrows? green eyes? red makeup? clown. he’s a bird clown. tho i guess some ppl find clowns hot so this one’s for the pennywise crowd. 5/10. he’s a 10/10 in my heart tho.
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now this is a MAN. u got the good smile, the strong arms, the r i p p l i n g  m u s c l e s. he is a man u can trust. his arm hair is a bit wild but if u dont like his incredible facial hair, then.... idc. 7/10. they made a rock handsome. thats impressive. 3 points off for the forehead vagina tho. dont like that.
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hot fucking damn. this is what we in the biz call a raging dilf. he looks like the kind of dad that never grew out of his punk rock phase. idk how i feel abt the broken traffic light look but its fine. just look into his gorgeous eyes and listen 2 his deep gravelly voice as he tells u to fuck off and leave him alone. perfection. the voice already makes him like 20/10 but the mullet is fucking awful and he should be penalised for that. 8/10. grow a fringe like the rest of us.
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ah the shape of water... ok yeah the fish is fuckable ill grant u that. hes All fuckin torso tho and his eyes r constantly pointing in different directions which is not the Most Flattering Look and he Will hit u with his head handlebars and it will hurt. the 24-pack aint half bad either but i always get this feeling that he looks like he skips... some kind of day. not arm day, not leg day, but... some kind of day. maybe brain day.  8/10. sharp teeth are always sexy.
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10/10. i dont fuckin care if u hate his hair- this man probably invented the most effective hairspray in existence just to make that happen. respect him. u cannot deny hes hot tho like theres just Something about him. the confidence... the attitude... i worry about revealing his eyes tho. theres a 50% chance it will not work in ur favour and he’ll just look heinous. full 10/10 tho. old robbie is also not bad 2 look at if ur not a coward but he Might leave u for an easy bake oven so like. watch out for that.
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well the queen saw something in him??? i genuinely fear the idea of ever getting to see his chin from under that magnificent beard tho. he’s probably got the jawline of a russian power lifter. anyway for an old guy hes not lookin that bad so long as u dont mind a receding hairline. ill b nice. 5/10. for a king u could do worse. ill be taking complaints about this take in my dms. bring a bat. 
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where do i begin. i love beedle. i rlly do but theres.... so much going on. personality is a 10/10, business skills are 10/10/ haircut is -50/10 and the crop top....? well ill give him 10/10 for confidence. 4/10 im sorry he is just a Lot to look at. he looks like rock lee tried to become a slutty pirate king. shonen jump will have a lot to answer for.
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the colour scheme is... better than revali, tho i didnt realise how obnoxious it was until i actually got a good look at him. ive never seen a bird look so top heavy before but this mans got 5 kids so i have nothing but respect for my king. kass is for the dilf crowd that like the dad bods. 8/10 he is quite nice to look at ngl. he’s like revali but light mode.
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ok yunobo is very cute i wont lie but the hair is just massively disarming. idk its all i can think about. is this a goron emo phase?? is that what that is?? ive been staring at it for like 5 minutes and i still cant work out if i like it or not. 5/10 he is a humble lad. 
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under all that gear kohga could look like willem dafoe x50 and id still find him attractive. he cant be hot tho. he just cant be. like looks wise he has to be 1/10 under that there is no way this man could feasibly be conventionally attractive and tbh i like it that way. banana boy gets 6/10. hotter than revali. revali looks like a clown but kohga looks like the entire fucking circus
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there is nothing unattractive about bolson. 10/10. sha-ding
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i hate the hair i hate the hair i hate the hair i hate the hair SO fucking much but the voice. he has to be hot under that gear with a voice like that. if hes not well. just close ur eyes. the voice will take care of the rest. 8/10 the crack in his mask actually makes him look sexier and i dont understand how that can happen
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????????????????????????? he looks. like an old man? i swear those big wingy bits are his eyebrows but i cant Quite be sure. why would a tree need eyebrows. ??/10 keep ur questionable gifts to urself
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-100000/10 who the fuck let this budget pokemon npc in here. he looks like he should b leading team ganon across the kanto region. he probably draws those lines on his face to make himself look older and listens to mother mother. im gonna punch his third eye. no this is not a biased opinion 
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0poole · 4 years
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I LOVE No Straight Roads
Honestly it’s hard to keep me away from a game with great visuals and even greater character design. I knew from the INSTANT I saw these characters that I was going to love it. I just finished it because it’s (unfortunately) pretty short, and even though I cheesed the final boss through it’s very lenient death mechanics (Instant respawn at the cost of a good rank) I actually appreciated that it wasn’t a pure cake walk. I’ve yet to rematch all of the bosses, but since I had genuine trouble with the later ones I’ll hold off on that.
But who cares about gameplay, am I right? I sure as hell don’t. I would’ve bought the game no matter what the hell it was. I wanted the characters (and the music, although I realized that second) and that was it. 
First of all, I love any world that is super fantastical but cheesy in its concept, ala a city powered by music, and battles between artists using music. Ideas like this only spawn from a mind that wants to create a fun atmosphere, if nothing else, and it was sure as hell fun. I genuinely love when someone goes so far into a crazy idea and doesn’t waste your time explaining it with real world logic. Wanna know how a city can be powered by music? Shut up and look at the cute virtual mermaid. Lord knows I did. Every once in a while, it does you good to just let the player/reader/viewer just revel in the idea without having to go out of your way to make things seem realistic. It’s not about “turning your brain off” or whatever, it’s picking your battles.
Also, I can seriously love a world with great background characters to it. Any game with the right situation to insert the random nobodies you find onto the streets into the art in the credits really played into the greatness of the world’s less important characters, and that’s always a good thing. It’s technically world building. But, since I always love to pick favorites, I’d have to say my favorite background character is easily Mia, the NSR infodesk assistant. It’s funny, because you can literally search “nsr characters” into Google and she’s the third image result. I love how jumpy she is when you first interact with her, since NSR probably spread the word about B2J suggesting they’re rock thugs who’d beat up anyone, so for all she knows she could die right then and there with a guitar lodged in her skull. She’s probably just some intern trying to pay for college. She don’t want trouble.
Also, I just realized that 90% of the characters in this game have the same body structure that I always love, that being having arms/legs that sort of fan out in width into relatively large hands/feet. It’s a kind of limb structure I fall into so much because it just really hits me right for some reason. I really can’t explain why.
Anyways, I gotta talk about the big boys individually:
Mayday and Zuke are an amazing duo. I’m always a sucker for a cute and crazy girl, but honestly Zuke hit so many of the right notes too. I will say it’s weird to pair the martian Zuke with the humanly-skinned Mayday, but honestly it doesn’t even matter because he looks so cool on his own. I love his weird blocky blue dreadlocks, and his weirdly shaped shirt which bares his chest in the weirdest way... And, oh my god, Mayday’s weird Spongebob background flower eyes? It’s little tidbits like that that really make me jealous. How could I have ever thought of that? It looks so perfect, and I don’t know why. And her little booty jig she does in her idle animation? Adorable. I played as her as much as was reasonable not only because I’m a filthy button masher with little strategy but also because she’s so damn cute. I can also appreciate how she has a tough-as-nails persona while still keeping a semi-girly attitude, like with her falling for 1010 and Sayu. Characters are so much better when they’re a perfect blend of characteristics, instead of being all one-note, like how Zuke is the quiet one but gets heated against DK West, and all. 
Honestly the voice acting for every character is great, but I love when Mayday’s VA’s accent shows through. It’s a perfect twang to accent (consider this the only acknowledgement of a pun in this post) her snarkiness. 
DJ Subatomic Supernova was going to be an easy favorite since he’s all space-themed. Also, I don’t know why I always end up liking the egotistic characters. Not in the sense that I like their egotistic-ness, but in the sense that I like everything else about them and they just so happen to also be egotistic. The same applied with Empoleon (maybe like my 2nd favorite Pokemon) and Rarity from MLP, probably among others. Either way, I’ll never not love space themes. Not to mention he’s got a funky disco theme, and I’m slowly starting to realize that I am in extreme love with techno-funk styles of music. The instant I heard his music he cemented his place into my playlists. 
As for design, I still have no idea what the fuck he is. Clearly AI is at human levels in this world, but if he’s a robot why does he still have hairy legs? But, if he’s a human, is that weird orb his head? Is it just some sort of puppet which he controls from inside his giant jacket? I know I dissed explaining things realistically but I actually want to know with this guy. Even the wiki doesn’t say. Either way, he’s clearly the logical extreme of “being at the center of your own universe.” Even his jacket depicts a solar system, with his hood being the sun. Didn’t see that until I tried to draw him. I really wish this guy wasn’t so tied to his DJ stand so I could reasonably draw him without it. I don’t want to draw his hairy ass legs. It is a great touch for his design though (although I prefer his beta look with pants and long boots, another design trait I tend to gravitate to) since DJs could reasonably not wear pants, since they’re always behind a table.
Sayu is my favorite. It’s so plainly obvious. It’s weird to say that sometimes, because some characters like Sayu are so clearly engineered to be as adorable as possible, to the point where they’re basically a parody of whatever they’re supposed to be emulating, but then they do that so well that they are still likable for what they’re trying to parody. Also, even though I’ve never looked into any vocaloid superstars myself, the fact that they exist and are loved in real life is absolutely perfect to be used as a character design in a world like this. It’s so weird conceptually, but we all know it’s normal and realistic. But yeah, she’s a giga-cutie whom I’ve already drawn and I’ve listened to her theme on loop on many different occasions. Favorite character, favorite track, favorite weapon of choice (What did I say about Empoleon?), which, and I wouldn’t have noticed this myself, looks like the USB symbol you see above USB ports on computers. How crazy perfect is that?
Even apart from my unbridled love for cute monster robot(?) girls, her boss fight is probably the 2nd greatest of them all, at least conceptually. She’s just a hologram, so you can’t touch her, but you CAN disconnect the artists which control her in order to defeat her. It’s the kind of concept for a boss fight that could only work for this type of character. I’m a sucker for the cute girl that provides her voice, but I love how the animator (video editor? the yellow one) actually attacks you with a mouse and lowers the brightness of the setting once he appears. Also, the mocap guy being the deeply-voiced type but still providing the adorable movements of her body. It’s such a great combo of characters, and their little extra art in the credits makes me like them even more. I just wish we could interact with them individually.
DK West was probably one of the most interesting characters visually, especially since I knew of every other NSR member long before the game came out, but I only just heard of him closer to the release. I wasn’t sure where he was placed, but I definitely assumed his gig was the weird shadow demon we saw in the trailers. When I finally saw him in game, I was shocked to hear him speak an entirely different language most of the time, which was really cool. Also, finding out he was tied to Zuke and wasn’t strictly an NSR artist really made him more interesting. You know, if his fucking shadow clone magic didn’t make him crazy cool enough. Even though I suck at his game and am not especially fond of his raps, the visual of him rapping with this giant monster behind him and dozens of weird shadow wingmen by his side hyping him up was probably one of the coolest in the entire game. The dark way they were hyping him up too gave such a bizarre atmosphere, especially since it parallels his seemingly chill and smiley demeanor. 
I definitely hope they’ll introduce new bosses as DLC in the future, and make them sort of in the same vein as DK West, where they aren’t the biggest artists ever, but they want to pick a fight with B2J. I’d kill for any extra content this game can provide.
Yinu is obviously special since she was the subject of the demo they put out for the game. Even though I knew all her bells and whistles, she and her mom still beat me a few times in the full game. Considering she’s semi-tied to story-ish spoilers I kinda want to go more into her in a separate section. It is worth considering playing the game first since it’s not hard (with the easy going deaths) and it’s short length.
1010 seriously grew on me as I learned more about them and interacted with them. I got their shtick when I first looked at them, but after seeing that animation of them touring the city on Youtube I was kinda falling for them. Then, I learned that they’re apparently repurposed navy war robots? I mean, maybe not them specifically, but it seems to heavily point in that direction, with the warship cars and “attention!”s and all. It took me a bit to get into their music too, but once I actually fought them and put their actions to the music I fell in love with it. I swear, Neon J’s weird dancing can has some of the smoothest moves in all of gaming. I don’t know whether they mocapped out those movements or got one of the greatest animators ever, but it looks so impossibly clean his part of the song gets me like 30x more hype than it would normally. 
Also, their little art piece of them looking at fan mail in the credits is probably one of the most adorable things ever. Even if they’re just Neon J’s puppets, that piece of art really makes it seem like they love every one of their fans. I’m not gonna lie, I might swoon a bit too if they picked me out and gave me some special attention.
Oh yeah, and the fact that Mayday was super sad in her showstopper against them was adorable and hilarious at the same time. The little tweaks they made to the showstopper for each fight were great.
Eve just has to be Lady Gaga, right? Like, an even crazier Lady Gaga. DJSS is Daft Punk (or any artist with a helmet persona, you know what I’m talking about), Sayu is Hatsune Miku, DK West is Kanye West, Yinu is a generic child protege, 1010 is a KPop boyband (just pick one) and Eve is Lady Gaga. That’s just how things are. But, again, this is the kind of boss fight that only this type of character could provide. It’s not just surreal imagery, it’s ARTISTIC surreal imagery. The fight is so mesmerizing in every way, especially by how it starts off so slow and calm and progresses to insanity, as well as the increased emotional investment in the fight making you feel so much more into it than just “That’s the boy band. Let’s fight.” Not only does it get you more invested, but it makes her artistic persona go deeper than just “she looks weird.” She is genuinely conflicted about her relationship with Zuke, and naturally that leads her to literally split him and Mayday apart. That mechanic specifically was the coolest, although I do wish they made it more obvious when you needed to switch over to a different side. I was getting pulverized by her fight too, since there were so many things to pay attention to. Her fight was definitely the best one. 
Tatiana and Spoilers:
Let’s be real with ourselves, the twist was so obvious. I do also think, though, that obvious twists aren’t bad if they’re just good reveals. At some point, a person just has experienced so many stories that “only pretty good” twists are easy to spot. It doesn’t mean that the twists are bad, it just means you yourself experienced.
I feel like her transition from rock to EDM was pretty understandable, even as a non-musician. She was so caught up in what she assumed was popular that it basically consumed her. It’s easy as an artist to want to forgo what you truly want to make in favor of what makes you popular, and clearly since her transition to EDM made her the CEO of the biggest company in the city (world?) that probably made her think she truly needed to change her outlook. Then, when she saw B2J try to bring it back, she sort of coined them as being as misguided as she was and knocked them down a peg. Plus, they were kinda being jerks about it.
It’s kinda like the Trolls sequel, where everyone pegs rock music fanatics as being too stuck up in their own heads to appreciate other types of music, which honestly seems more like the case than the alternative. When I first heard of the story of the game, I was seriously hoping they did put an asterisk on B2J’s ambitions because they were a bit sketchy from the start. 
That’s kinda where I want to talk about Yinu, because she was the true turning point in what they were doing. She’s literally 9 and yet she’s getting dragged into all this BS. When she said “I hate you all” at the end of her fight, and played a somber tune on her broken piano after the fight destroyed it, you kinda got a kick in the face to realize you’re kinda being an asshole to some of them. Sure, they fight back, but they wouldn’t fight in the first place if they didn’t have to. They are just people who play music under a joint name that B2J just so happened to get in hot water with. 
Then, of course, there’s Kliff, who also reeked of surprise villain, and who’s basically the embodiment of the bad side of B2J, where he just wanted to destroy for his own sake and not for the actual greater good. Once B2J realized their mistake, they backed off, but Kliff was so hard pressed to do what he planned on in the first place he wouldn’t stop. I kinda wish he got a bigger fight to his own since he’s clearly a big enough tech genius to divert a whole satellite into one specific building. Maybe the Elliecopter chase bit was his thing, but I do kind of wish he was there to fight against them too.
Even though Tatiana did kind of reform a bit quick, It’s still not too crazy to assume she could see that B2J was just misguided and the fact that they worked to revert their wrongdoings for her sake would make a pretty strong impressions. They clearly can hold their own, so it’s not like she wouldn’t want them to join NSR too. 
Oh yeah, and her boss fight was clock/time themed. If there’s a theme under space that I love, it’s clocks/time. 
And If I am to be respected by the internet, I must provide a negative opinion to balance out my positive one. I will say that the character model physics (like Mayday’s braids, DK West’s vest thing, Neon J’s fluffy neck thing, etc) got kinda funky at times. Especially DK West’s vest, which was completely messed up for every scene he was in... Also, even though the voices are mostly great, some lines felt a bit off. Just a bit. That good enough? Good.
But yeah anyway that’s another favorite game to add to the pile. Eventually I’m gonna have to compile a true list of my all-time favorite games/movies because I do kind of want to have a solid idea of what my all-time favorites are.
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tigerdrop · 2 years
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would love to hear about your fic "rough trade" it started my dogboy appreciation
ok i know i got other ones to answer b4 this but i wanted to jump to this one b/c Oh Boy. let me tell you about rough trade
this is the beginning of the end. the dogboy thing literally turned me into a furry. and now i have a fursona and i draw pokemon with their dicks out. dogboy gordon is my special little guy b/c AFAIK, i was the first one to draw or write anything of that nature......and it was born out of a joke, actually. a joke that an acquaintance made that amounted to "catboy benrey huh.....what about dogboy gordon". and then i thought about it and immediately lost my mind. not even the catboy beny thing was enough to make me go full furry
i wrote that thing in a matter of days out of sheer boner energy. i think you could already tell that my resolve for writing "dom top gordon freeman" had been crumbling for awhile - benrey had kind of been leading the charge for awhile in my fics, and honestly, for all my characterization of gordon as a control freak, i only ever had him domming like. twice. this is my weakness: submissive men topping for highly encouraging bottoms. i just keep fucking writing it. and now i have totally caved and i think that gordon freeman should bottom but he should have a lot of complicated feelings about it. (look, we are all out here projecting onto gordon. at least i am honest about it)
i remember very vividly the first lines i ever penned for it b/c i think they really set the tone:
“c’mon, do it,” Benrey gasps, “you won’t—”
“I-I can’t. It’s not— it’s gonna be weird, man, you’re not gonna like it!”
theres a lot of, uh, emphasis on the embarrassment and the shame of it all. showing benrey something that humiliates him, something that hes certain will disgust him, and having benrey not care? having benrey want that? its a theme that i became a really big fan of. which is i guess why gordons a bottom now in my mindscape LMAO its all the same shit
anyway yeah uh now im the guy that wears collars and pup masks in public. dogboy gordon got me good
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