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UPDATED* Dangerous Fellows Guide/Walkthrough

“Since that day, everything is different now.”

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Overall: Great thriller and would recommended. Not a romance -romance otome game, but the lore makes up for it. Follow the studio that made the series for more @lucydreamgame

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You got to know some things before you start playing and get frustrated if you aren't getting the endings you want. I been playing for 2 weeks (yes 2 weeks.....) so I got all tricks especially as I looked at others’ experiences here on Tumblr.

You can play the game without buying anything, you just need to save but I will get into that later how that works. Hit me up if anything should be updated or changed.

*I say UPDATED (Jan 2021) since as I was playing an update came up that changed the wording. Options should be in the same place but it can throw you off.

ROUTES (7 endings total*)

Ethan, you can get him easily by paying for this choices in game and following the guide below.

Harry, this is where things gets messy since you will need items to raise his affection to get his route (you can get general items or his specific item like a plant kit by doing repairs) since just picking all the correct options isn't enough. But I suggest a more time-consuming option, saving for the outfits and play the critical chapters correctly. Since by doing critical chapters, you raise ALL the fellows' affection- great if you plan to try all the routes. By doing this, you will also lose the need to get some of the fellows’ items.

Zion, same with Harry. He has options you need to pay for so you can raise his affection and then get his route. You can get his item in repairs or if you get most of the critical chapters and do them correctly then no items are necessary.

Eugene, has more options that need to be brought in the story in the story and needs much more affection than the fellows listed above. You will need to get all the critical chapters, pick the correct options, AND get his item in repairs for his ending. Give him all that and you will get his ending. (Click here to see post, read notes)

Lawrence, a.k.a. Deep Route he needs all of the above. Pay for his options (and all the choices are singled out--- important note since if there are two paid choice you get them both if you buy one of them), get all the right choice, correctly play the critical chapters, give him items, AND go with him on patrols/nightwatches (cool thing about these- you get CGs by reading them). To do those, you need tickets. You can get tickets in repairs but it's better to save up 300 rubies and buy 2 tickets at the store. (Click here to see post, read notes)

TRUE ENDING! You can also get the true ending, but you need to get 3 ending before (not including the normal ending) it’s given to you automatically. I suggest doing Ethan, Harry, and Zion (in that order) since they are the easiest and don't take as much rubies as the others. However, you understand the lore of the game better if you play everything.

If you just one one fellow's ending and you don't want to buy the outfits then maybe save up for the tickets since going on to partols/night watches since those increase affection.

The difficulty and level of rubies needed increase like this: Ethan < Harry<Zion<Eugene<Lawrence

*not including normal ending since you get that anyway!

RUBIES

For the love of the fellows, DON’T BUY the items in the story. Just watch the ad since that item doesn't roll back. Meaning your purchase was made in vain.

I suggest you play the game and read everything in your FIRST PLAY. Then just put it in auto speed x2 in the background to collect those rubies. The game takes roughly a hour (bc of the ads that play after some chapters) to run through but you will get 25 rubies just by doing that and then get 30 rubies by cashing in the double puzzle pieces (need 5 repeats). That's 55 rubies in each run.

You can get 15 rubies daily just by watching ads.

You will get 10 rubies from the guys randomly and some rubies in your inbox. The amount ranges from 10, 15, and 20...

You can also get rubies by following the Dev on twitter, sharing the outfits or the CGs on Instagram and Facebook.

Once you buy all the options and the outfits for the story, save up your rubies to get tickets at the store. (300 rubies for 2 and then 1500 for 10). Don't throw them all at repairs to speed up the time, it's better to watch the ads if you don't have rubies to spare.

I don't buy anything from any of the games I play, but I read that people don't think that the best move either since the packages prices seems a little high.

GAME MECHANICS

To get an specific character ending, you need to MAX out their affection with your choices and actions towards them. That can be with the correct choices, giving them items, using tickets on them, playing the critical chapters to raise overall affection, or paying for their specific choices.

You don't lose affection, but you do lose chances to gain affection is you don't pick the best answer. Some answers will help you get affection but others will Max them out more.

Do repairs whenever you can since you can get important items!! (Important since I didn't know what repairs were in the beginning and that tripping me up in the beginning of me playing).

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Episode One

Are you all right?

Yeah, thanks

No.

How about you? Are you hurt? (Harry)

This is so pointless!

Well, you don't need to if you don't want to.

I just want to get along (Eugene)

I just want to know your name

Episode Two

You seem to have something to say, right?

Uh, yeah (Lawrence)

...Not really.

Umm...

Once you are infected...

The symptoms arise within 24 hours

The symptoms arise within an hour (Ethan)

The symptoms arise within 10 minutes

Before I met you guys...

I found some weapons

I found some medicine

I found some food (Ethan)

Episode Three

I picked up the fire extinguisher, and ...

Squeeze the trigger

Pull the safety pin (Ethan)

Aim the nozzle

...How did you manage to put out that fire, when you're this weak?

I'm surprised as you are . . . (Zion)

If I didn't do anything, everyone would have gotten hurt

......

Episode Four

I contemplated for a moment. Should I keep going?

Oh well. Why not?

I'm not sure. .. .

Who do I have to do this? Let's just go back (Ethan)

So, what’s your pick?

I'll take the schoolyard. (Harry)

I'll take the rooftop

I'll take the lab

Episode Five

You’ve got some guts, woman. Aren't you scared?

It will still be inside the building. Should be fine.

Of course I am scared

Won't you help me? (Eugene)

Episode Six

I think I need something .. . . Buy Item with Gems/ Watch an ad/ Give up

Oh I see! You wanted someone else for your partner, didn't ya?

Oh, isn't that obvious?

No comment.

Ah, that's not it~ Shall we go? Haha. . . (Zion)

Puzzle Piece 1x1

CRITICAL (you have to do them correctly to see the whole scene)

Outfit- Comfy Sweater (450 rubies) - got to buy the respected outfits to be able to play the critical chapter.

Even though I didn't want to touch any of the blood, I had...

Let's stay focused a little bit more..! (All)

But even if I found something, I...

I'm way too scared. What should I do..?

That meant...

It gave up?

I don't know where it went.

It's going back to the front door again. (All)

I unlocked the door carefully, so that it wouldn't make any noise.

What now? I'm too afraid to open the door...

Don't look back! Just RUN! (All)

I can't...I’LL get caught.

Episode Seven

Not really. I had some things to take care of.

Must be a lot of work being leader

Like what? I couldn’t helped (Lawrence)

You deserve some rest, you know

Premium Choice

......Should I say something

Want to switch with me? (Eugene) (100 rubies)

Nah, let him be.

So that's why so many people.. .

You must have been so devastated. (Harry)

...paid the price

You must have been so scared

NIGHTWATCH (use a ticket or skip)

Pick....

Ethan

Harry

Zion

Eugene

Lawrence

Get CG for reading

Episode Eight

Ethan responded briefly and turned his head toward the window.

(Does he not want to talk to me?)

(Look out the window together)

Don't worry. They'll be back soon. (Ethan)

We gambled a bit, you know

..And hit the jackpot?

It was too dangerous. You shouldn't have done that.

Next time, I’ll be the one bringing lots of food. (Zion)

Premium Choice

What are you thinking about?

Tell my honest opinion. (Lawrence) (100 rubies)

Dodge the question

Episode Nine

I know it was you!

What makes you think I did it? (Harry)

I want to say a few things myself.

With what proof?

She said you stole something from her. Did you?

I don’t even want her stuff

No way! (Lawrence)

So what if I did?

Are you ... okay?

I don’t have a choice, I need to endure it...

Would you be okay?

I’m not okay! I’m pissed! (Eugene)

Episode Ten

This is great.

Thank you for taking my side

Yeah, can’t get any better (Zion)

Sorry...

Episode Eleven

This could be handy. ( item crowbar) Buy with Gems/ Watch an Ad/ Give Up

And as always, he just looked at me silently

You really don’t talk much, huh?

Although you rarely talk ....

You’re always so quiet, but ... (Ethan)

You’re going today, right?

Even if I have to do it alone.

Please let me go (Lawrence)

Of course.

Puzzle Piece 2x1

Episode Twelve

Wanna take a look for yourself?

It’s not for looking. It’s for playing! (Eugene) (rubies)

It's so cute!

CRITICAL

Outfit Sporty Jacket- (450 rubies)

I took a deep breath and raised my arms. I aimed the lumber at....

Its twisted leg, dragging against the floor

Its head, getting closer and closer to eat me. (All)

Its arms, flailing towards me.

One step...

⚫️ (All)

🚫

🔷

Two steps...!

🔷

◀️

⚫️ (All)

I need to get out of here...

🖤

🌗

⚫️(All)

Episode Thirteen

A hairpin? What about it?

This is Jay's.

This is Judy's. (Zion)

This is Sue's.

So. What you're saying is...

She didn't leave voluntarily.

I don't want to be blamed anymore. (Harry)

There is someone suspicious inside the school.

You really have nothing to do with the whole Judy thing?

I want you to trust that I didn't

I don't. (Zion)

Why would I even do something like that?

Episode Fourteen

Maybe we can all go down there together and do a quick search ourselves

That's not like you, Harry. (Harry)

But it's too dangerous.

Got any plans?

Premium Choice

You got a minute?

Sure what is up? (Zion) (100 rubies)

Uh, shouldn't we get going?

(What had she been trying to ask?)

You asked me where I had been? (Ethan)

You asked how old I was?

You asked how I managed to survive?

Episode Fifteen

Oh no, I'm gonna fall..! If I have to fall, I might as well..

Roll to the left (Harry) (100 rubies)

Roll to the right (Zion) (100 rubies)

Just roll on the floor

Premium Choice

Oh no!

Push Harry (100 rubies) (Harry)

I can't move!

Episode Sixteen

Do you think so too?

Yes. It's needed. (Lawrence)

Sorry.. But we can't just do nothing.

I don't like it, but ...I’m too scared

Why aren't you going?

I don't want to be alone.

I just like being here.

I wanted to be with you. (Eugene)

Puzzle PIece 3x1

Episode Seventeen

Premium Choice

-But the banging continued outside....

Nod (100 rubies)

Look away

Why would you do something so stupid like that?

I just...

it's dangerous out there, I had to stop her. (Eugene)

What else? Should I just have let her?

(Yawns)

You want me to help stay awake? (Ethan)

You're such a sleepyhead.

Do you want to go back and rest?

Episode Eighteen

Hey, Ethan! What the heck are you doing?

Grab his arm. (Zion)

Block him.

Stop it, Zion

He's probably talking about the hairpin incident~

No, we had to do it (Harry)

Sorry ... Because of me...

What's done is done, Harry

What? Are you gonna stop me this time?

No, I agree with you

Yeah. Calm down. (Eugene)

I don’t know

You're not leaving, right?

As long as it's safe here.

I won't. (Ethan)

Maybe.

Episode Nineteen

It worries me, and bothers me at the same time.

Of course.

We need to be more careful. (Ethan)

But it's still a person...

You see, I...

Hey, it's okay. I'm fine. (Eugene)

You're sorry?

(Wait for him to finish)

I was told you saw something.

I'm not sure it was anything

I saw a person outside (Lawrence)

It wasn't anything important

Unfortunately...Yes.

Okay. (Lawrence)

But still, how can we do that?

......

Because of this, whenever I'd usually cry. I'd instead get bad headaches

Does it hurt now too?

You don't have to keep it in. (Harry)

Take care of yourself.

How about leaving this place together?

What are you talking about?

But I feel safe here. (Eugene)

Leave together with you?

Premium Choice

I want to give him something in return..

Do you want some chocolate? (100 rubies) (Ethan)

I have nothing

PATROL (similar to Night Watch)

Pick

Ethan

Harry

Zion

Eugene

Lawrence

*Get a CG by reading

Episode Twenty

What- I didn't say anything wrong.

You're being rude

Yes, you did (Eugene)

Should I not have intervened?

Umm- That would be kind of a detour.....

It won't be long. You know I can run fast.

There might be medicine in there. (Lawrence)

Pretty please...?

You need to run.

No, I won't leave you behind

Come with me..! (Harry)

It's too late.

Episode Twenty- One

I might need this.. item Buy it with gem/watch an ad/give up

But didn't he try to kill you?

That's doesn't matter.

You went too far.

...... (Harry)

What happened here?

...Sorry... (Ethan)

It was a zombie...

Nothing happened

Puzzle Piece 4x1

Episode Twenty- Two

Premium Choice

I want to escape this place -

I can't (100 rubies) (Lawrence)

I'm leaving

Episode Twenty- Three

You will tell me what happened today though, won't you?

I'll try

Later (Zion)

Maybe..

You really think there’s such a thing?

I think it's worth trying. (Lawrence)

I'm sure there is.

At this rate, anywhere would be better than here.

Episode Twenty- Four

Premium Choice

You wanna here the whole story or get straight to the point?

I want to hear all of it. (100 rubies) (Eugene)

Get to the point

It didn't feel like the right moment to talk about it back there...

You did the right thing. (Eugene)

But why are you telling this to me?

That's a first.

So I-

(Show him the button) (Zion)

What did you do today?

Let me see your clothes.

CRITICAL

Outfit Cute Jumper- (450 rubies)

Just ask me for help. I'll fix everything.

Let me go..

I don't want to. (All)

Mom...

Ignore it.

Push it away.

Grab it. (All)

No time to hesitate. I grabbed the bat and ...

I miss.

I swing (All)

It slips..!

Episode Twenty- Five

What should I do?

Follow him (100 rubies) (Lawrence)

Let's just stay

Maybe I'll try talking to...

Zion. (150 rubies)

Eugene. (150 rubies)

Never mind.

And I'm just passing...

Ethan's classroom (150 rubies)

Harry's classroom. (150 rubies)

The auditorium

PICK ENDING!!

Depending on your choices and the ending you pick , you will get a different puzzle piece.

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Hope this helps!!!

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Dangerous Fellows Walkthrough

Since I had the fortune to finish Dangerous Fellows pretty quickly and have few friends who are playing with me, I decided to make this one. I also I’ve seen no walkthrough about this game, I really hope that there was one, and that everybody who did that decided to not get angry at me.

Also if you find any errors please be free to tell me so, I’m not 100% accurate as I want to be.

++ = your affection grows a lot.

+ = your affection grows a bit.

- = your affection doesn’t grow at all or really a little.

Episode 1

Are you alright?

Yeah, thanks. (+)

No. (-)

How about you? Are you hurt? (++)

This is pointless!

Well, if you don’t feel like it. (-)

I just wanted us to get along. (++)

I just wanna know your name. (+)

Episode 2

You seem to have something to say, right?

Uh, yeah. (++)

…Not really. (-)

Umm… (+)

Once you are infected,

The symptoms arise within 24 hours. (Ethan, -)

The symptoms arise within an hour. (Ethan, ++)

The symptoms arise within 10 minutes. (Ethan, +)

Before I met you guys,

I found some weapons. (Ethan, -)

I found some medicine. (Ethan, +)

I found some food. (Ethan, ++)

Episode 3

I pick up the fire extinguisher and…

Squeeze the trigger. (Ethan, -)

Pull the safety pin. (Ethan, ++)

Hold out the nozzle. (Ethan, +)

Look at you. You thought you could rescue us?

I know, right? (++)

I didn’t want people to get hurt. (+)

… (-)

Episode 4

I contemplate for a bit. Should I keep going?

Oh well. Why not? (Ethan, +)

I’m not too sure… (Ethan, -)

Why should I? I’m going back! (Ethan, ++)

So, what’s your pick?

I’ll take the schoolyard. (Harry, ++)

I’ll take the rooftop. (Harry, +)

I’ll take the lab. (Harry, -)

Episode 5

You got some balls, woman. Aren’t you scared?

I’ll still be inside the building. Should be fine. (-)

Of course I’m scared. (+)

Well, if you could help me… (++)

Episode 6

Oh I see! You wanted someone else to be your partner, huh?

Of course I did. (-)

I’m not saying anything. (+)

Haha, no way! C’mon! Let’s go. (++)

CRITICAL*

Must find something I can get good use out of,

Let’s look carefully. (++)

Nothing will help much. (-)

I’m too scared. (-)

Does this mean…

…It’s gone? (-)

I wonder where it’s headed now. (-)

I just hope it’s not back to the front door. (++)

I turn the lock as slowly as I can so it doesn’t click.

Okay, it’s unlocked. But I’m still afraid to open it. (-)

There’s no time to contemplate! Just start running! (++)

I can’t… I’ll get caught. (-)

*only if you do the right chooses you will see the scene and complete the critical event.

Episode 7

Not really. I was just taking care of some things.

Must be a lot of work being a leader. (+)

Like what? I could’ve helped. (++)

You should’ve just got some rest. (-)

Should I say something?

Nah, who cares. (-)

You wanna switch it with me? (Eugene, 100 rubies)

That’s why so many people…

You must have been so disappointed. (++)

Paid their dues. (-)

It must have been difficult for you. (+)

Nightwatch

Here you can decide with who doing the Nightwatch, with the cost of one ticket. There are no multiple options, but you will get a photo with the guy. I don’t know if that counts in the story or not, I hope it counts.

Episode 8

Ethan responds briefly and turns his head toward the windows.

(Does he not wanna talk to me?) (-)

(Look out the window together) (+)

Don’t worry. They’ll be back soon. (++)

You know, we gambled.

So, how did that turn off? (+)

What’d you do that for? (-)

Next time, I’ll be the one bringing lots of food. (++)

What are you thinking about?

Tell the truth. (100 rubies)

Dodge the question.

Episode 9

I know it was you!

What makes you think I did it? (Harry, ++)

Well, I have a problem with you, too. (Harry, -)

You got any proof that I did t? (Harry, +)

But you didn’t steal from Scarlett, did you?

I don’t even want her stuff. (+)

No way! (++)

What if I did? (-)

Are you… Okay?

Well, what can you do? (-)

What do you think? (+)

I’m not okay! I’m pissed! (++)

Episode 10

This is great.

Thank you for taking my side. (-)

Yeah, can’t get any better. (++)

Sorry… (+)

Episode 11

And as always, he looks at me silently.

You really don’t talk much. (-)

Although you rarely talk…(+)

You’re always so quiet, but…(++)

You are coming, right?

Yes, even if I’ll have to go alone. (-)

Yeah, I really wanna go. (++)

Of course I am. (+)

Episode 12

Wanna take a look for yourself?

Aww, so cute!

It’s not for looking. It’s for playing! (150 rubies)

CRITICAL*

I take a deep breath and lift my arms. I aim the lumb,

It’s hideously twisted leg. (-)

It’s half-skinned off head. (++)

It’s yucky, rotting arm. (-)

I take one step…

⚫ (++)

@ (i don’t know what that symbol is…) (-)

🔹 (-)

I take the second step.

🔹 (-)

◀ (-)

⚫ (++)

I can do this!

🖤 (-)

@ (again, i don’t know what that symbol is lol) (-)

⚫ (++)

*only if you do the right chooses you will see the scene and complete the critical event.

Episode 13

A hairpin?

This is Jay’s. (-)

This is Judy’s. (++)

This is Sue’s. (+)

So, [Name]. What you’re saying is…

She didn’t leave voluntarily. (-)

I don’t wanna be blamed anymore. (++)

There’s someone behind all this. (+)

You really have nothing to do with the whole Judy thing?

Trust me. (+)

Yes. (++)

Why would I do such a thing? (-)

Episode 14

Maybe we can all go down there and do a quick search ourselves.

That’s not like you, Harry. (++)

But it’s too dangerous. (+)

Got any plans? (-)

You got a minute?

Umm…I think we should really get back.

Sure, what’s up? (100 rubies)

(What did she ask me again?)

You asked where I’d been? (Ethan, ++)

You asked how old I was? (Ethan, -)

You asked how I managed to survive? (Ethan, +)

Episode 15

Oh no, I’m falling. I gotta…

Roll to the left! (Harry, 100 rubies)

Roll to the right! (Zion, 100 rubies)

Just fall down.

Watch out!

Go help him! (Harry, 100 rubies)

I don’t know what to do!

Episode 16

[Name], you also think so?

Yes. A hundred percent. (++)

Sorry, but I agree with them. (+)

I know it’s awful but I’m too scared. (-)

Why are you still here?

I don’t wanna be alone. (+)

I just like being here. (-)

To see you. (++)

Episode 17

But the banging continues outside.

(I nod.) (100 rubies)

(I look away.)

Why would you do something so stupid like that?

I, I was just… (-)

Cuz I needed to stop her. (++)

It’s better than do nothing. (+)

(Yawns)

Want me to help stay awake? (++)

You’re such a sleepyhead. (+)

You wanna stay here? (-)

Episode 18

Hey, Ethan! What the heck are you doing?

I grab his arm. (++)

I block him. (+)

Stop it, Zion! (-)

He’s probably referring to the hairpin incident.

No, you did what you had to do. (++)

Sorry…it’s my fault. (-)

What’s done is done, Harry. (+)

What? Are you gonna stop me this time?

No, I agree with you. (+)

Yeah. So, calm yourself down. (++)

I don’t know. (-)

So, you’re not leaving?

As long as I feel safe here. (+)

No. (++)

Maybe. (-)

Episode 19

It’s just… I can’t trust no one—Whatever it’s a zombie or a human.

I totally understand. (-)

We must be more careful. (++)

We should still have trust. (+)

I…

Hey, it’s okay. I’m fine. (++)

You’re sorry? (+)

(Wait for him to finish) (-)

I head you saw something.

No, I was mistaken. (-)

I saw a person. (++)

It’s probably nothing. (+)

Unfortunately… Yes.

Okay. (++)

But how could you? (-)

…… (+)

But that’s when I started having the migraine.

How about now? (+)

If you wanna cry, you can. (++)

Take care of yourself. (-)

You wanna leave this place with me?

What do you mean? (+)

I feel safe here. (++)

Leave with you? (-)

Hmm…I wanna do something for him.

I got nothing to give him. (-)

You want a candy bar? (100 rubies)

Patrol

Patrol is similar to Nightwatch, but they do it by day. You can decide with who you want to do the Patrol by the cost of one ticket, and you get his image. Like the Nightwatch, there are no multiple choices, you just read.

Episode 20

I didn’t say anything wrong.

You’re being rude. (+)

You can watch your tone. (++)

Yes, you did. (-)

Umm… That’s not part of our original plan…

It won’t be long. You know I can run fast. (-)

We might find useful drugs. (++)

Yeah, please? (+)

[Name], I’ll take care of it here. You run.

Just me? How can I do that? (+)

I’ll leave with you! (++)

It’s too late! (-)

Episode 21

But he was trying to kill you.

That doesn’t matter. (Harry, -)

You went too far. (Harry, +)

…… (Harry, ++)

What the heck happened here?

Sorry… (++)

It was a zombie. (+)

Nothing happened. (-)

Episode 22

I wanna leave.

No, I shouldn’t. (100 rubies)

I’m leaving. (-)

Episode 23

You’re gonna tell me about what happened, though. Right?

I’ll try. (+)

I’ll tell you later. (++)

Maybe… (-)

You really think there’s such a thing?

I think it’s worth trying. (++)

Yes, I do. (+)

I’m sure it’ll be better than here. (-)

Episode 24

You wanna hear the whole story or get right straight to the point?

The whole story. (100 rubies)

Just get to the point. (-)

I felt like I shouldn’t talk to him about this then.

You did the right thing. (++)

But why are you telling me this? (+)

Oh, I’m impressed you didn’t tell him. (-)

I…

(show him the button) (Zion, ++)

What did you do today? (Zion, -)

Let me see your clothes. (Zion, +)

CRITICAL*

Ask me to help you. Then I will.

Let me go… (-)

No. (++)

Mom… (-)

I miss it. (-)

I can’t reach it. (-)

I grab it. (++)

There’s no time. I swing it at him as hard as I can.

I miss it. (-)

I swing the bat. (++)

It slips. (-)

*only if you do the right chooses you will see the scene and complete the critical event.

Episode 25

What should I do?

I’ll follow Lawrence. (100 rubies)

Nah, never mind. (-)

Maybe I’ll try talking to…

Zion. (150 rubies)

Eugene. (150 rubies)

Never mind.

And I’m just passing…

Ethan’s classroom. (150 rubies)

Harry’s classroom. (150 rubies)

The auditorium.

Now you can watch your ending!!(灬♥ω♥灬)

#dangerous fellows #dangerousfellows #dangerous fellows walkthrough #dangerousfellowswalkthrough #otome games #otome #dangerous fellows otome game #dangerousfellows otome game #lucydream #lucy dream games

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tartagilicious · 5 years

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DangerousFellows gameplay tips

I,, honestly know this game pretty much inside and out at this point, and though it may not be something to be proud of, I still think it’s pretty useful. I know all of the endings and have personally finished everything that I wanted to in the game (including the survive together), and I know the story the full way through. so I thought I’d make this post to help some people out.

1. I know it’s heartbreaking to do all of the guy’s endings, but d o t h e m

Each of the guy’s endings are admittedly all pretty different. so, it’s fun to get to the endings even if you do have to go through the same story five plus times. And, this is great, but, if you get through at least 3, you’ll also be able to play the all survive ending! An ending where everyone gets out is such a thing to look forward to in this game, where all the other routes include everyone dying besides MC and the guy she chooses. And the only way to get the all survive ending is to complete 3 of the guys’ routes, so at least 3 of them are sitting in the loading screen.

2. Don’t try to fill all of the guys’ meters up in one game

I know it’s tempting to get all of their meters up at once, but it’s a waste of time (especially if you don’t have the rubies for it). I mean, if you want to plan ahead and just buy all of the options beforehand to get the meters up, then be my guest, but that might br boring replaying each route. If you just focus on one guy each time, it’s a lot less expensive, and while it might leave you feeling a little bad, it’ll be a good choice in the end. plus, seeing all of the meters go back down after you worked hard to raise them isn’t always the best feeling.

3. A lot of people don’t know this, but it’s actually really easy to get rubies for free

There’s an option in the game called ‘get items free’ and it’s a bunch of ads that you can complete for free rubies. Most of them are scams, admittedly, like the ‘enter your zip code, name, etc and then buy something to get a gift card to here’ but there are a lot of good ones if you dig. And, the good thing is, there are two different versions of the page. One is the ‘buy this’ and ‘sign up for this’, while the other also has ‘download this app and run it’ I got pretty much all of my rubies this way, from downloading games to my phone and deleting them right after I got the reward. (also, some of them that are worth a lot are pretty easy to just enter fake info for a ‘sign up’ and then get rubies before you go any further in the process)

4. DO THE REPAIRS AROUND THE SCHOOL

honestly, I don’t know why people still don’t do this! When I first played, I didn’t know about it and didn’t use it, and i think it’s very important for new players to know. These things take around 2 hours to complete (down 20 minutes with every ad you watch, which refreshes every 10 minutes) and it gives you tons of useful items. It’s usually just things like hints, water bottles, or chocolate bars, but you can also get things like puzzle pieces, rubies, and personal gifts. The personal gifts are really fun because it raises the particular guy’s meter a lot and gives you a short memory from them. Lawrence’s gift is a glasses wipe, Zion’s is a journal, Harry’s is a seed kit, Ethan’s is athlete’s tape, and Eugene’s is a kaleidoscope.

5. Get 60 rubies by following lucydream on facebook and/or twitter

If you swipe over to where you can buy the outfits, sometimes it’ll give you the option to follow lucydream on social media for 60 rubies. this has saved me a few times, and it’s always easy to just get the other rubies you need with the ‘get items free’ thing. otherwise, just wait a bit and build up rubies from the 10 you get a day.

6. It’s totally easy to get the guy’s route that you want

For this game, it’s doable, but hard to avoid spending rubies to get to a route. I’ve heard things like ‘it’s super hard to get Lawrence’s route,’ or ‘Eugene's is expensive,’ but they’re not really that hard to get. If you just be nice to everyone, spend rubies where it’s needed, you’re pretty much guaranteed to fill everyone’s meters. Though, one of the big things that help is having all of the outfits. It raises everyone’s meters a lot in the critical chapters, even those who are ‘hard to get’. Second, it’s totally okay and pretty encouraged to spend rubies on the choices, but like I said before, don’t spend them on everyone if you’re just going mainly for one guy. That way, you have rubies saved for the next paid choice including them. Also, always do events and repairs for extra bonuses that could also help raise meters.

* usually, if this is the comofrtable way for you, all you have to do is wear the outifts, pay for all of the particular character’s choices, and do both of their memories with the tickets. that alone pretty much will guarantee a full meter

7. Unless you want to, don’t spoil the endings for yourself

I did this after getting the normal ending, and I was too impatient to wait and see what the other endings were for myself, so I just watched all of them on youtube. But I seriously regret it. Going through the story 5+ more times knowing what happens will not be fun, even when there’s still a little thrill each time a memory happens. I suggest fighting the urge to know everything and save something like watching the videos for after you’ve finished the game if you’re still confused.

8. You need to complete 3 endings to get the survive together option

I know that after I completed the normal ending for the first time, I was completely heartbroken. But I was super happy when I found out that there’s an ending where everyone can survive together. I’ve seen so many things that say you need to complete all 5 endings to get the all-survive option, but no!! you actually only have to do 3. I was a little relieved, considering that I had only wanted to do Zion, Harry and Eugene’s endings, but that’s not the point. Once you complete 3 of the guys’ endings, there will be an option to survive together. You’ll get this after your third ending as a big red button. It’s probably impossible to miss, as it’s literally right in the middle of the screen and has a pulsing graphic. Eugene was my third ending, so here’s what it looked like for me;

once you click on it, it’ll bring you back to the normal screen, but instead of the prologue or episode 1, it’ll say survive together.

I hope this helps! If you have any questions about the game, please don’t be afraid to ask.

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mallorygrayson · 5 years

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When you start a new route in otome and try to think of the best strategy to conquer your man's heart and get the best ending:

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oh ellie, pls rec me free otome games/dating sim

Hi anony! Sorry for the late reply. Here are some of the free ones I've played and enjoyed so far (of course most of them also has paid options if you want "steamier" scenes). But without furhter ado... here are some of the free games I recommend (´ゝз・)─☆

Ikemen Sengoku (Cybird)

You time-travel to the sengoku era

Characters based on real warlords (Nobunaga, Ieyasu etc.)

5 free chapter tickets every day + free events once in a while

Part 1 character routes are all released in english but the sequel stories is currently being released

Personally it's my favorite game from the Ikemen series because of the plot, writing and soundtrack so definitely recommend this one

Favorite routes: Kenshin, Shingen and Mitsuhide

Ikemen Vampire (Cybird)

You end up living in a mansion filled with figures from history who happen to be... vampires

Characters based on real famous historical figures (Napoleon, Mozart, Da vinci etc. - yes i know lmao)

5 free chapter tickets every day + free events once in a while

Some characters routes are still locked

Favorite routes: Arthur and Napoleon

Ikemen Revolution (Cybird)

Typical Alice in Wonderland setting

5 free chapter tickets every day + free events once in a while

Sequel routes are being released

The story feels a bit repetitive/predictable compared to the other active games in the ikemen series so it's not my favorite storywise, but it's still worth a try

Favorite routes: Jonah and Lancelot

Ikemen Prince (Cybird)

This was just released in english last month so it's pretty new

Basically you've been tasked with picking the next king from the current princes

Like other Cybird games you get 5 free chapter tickets every day

Currently only 3 characters available

I've only played Chevalier's route so far but maybe pick Yves and Leon first if you want romance before the last chapters lmao

Mystic Messenger (Cheritz)

I think everyone has heard of this game

You're tasked with organizing a party after installing a mysterious app and meet the members of the RFA

Works in real-time so can be pretty stressful but is also the charm of this game

Favorite route: Zen and V

The Arcana (Nix Hydra)

You're a magician's apprentice

Lets you choose your pronouns and romance any gender

You have 3 keys everyday to read a story, but they often have infinite keys events on the weekends that let's you binge-read

A lot of the romance-focused options are unfortunately locked behind pay-walls, but you still get a lot of free content storywise

Favorite route: Julian and Nadia

Dangerous Fellows (Lucydream)

A zombie survival game

Interesting story but can be hard to pick a route at first if you're only paying for free, so i recommend looking at walkthroughs for this one

Favorite route: Zion (because he's the only one whose route I could get so far lmao)

#otome games #ellie recs #answered #ikemen sengoku #ikemen revolution #ikemen vampire #ikemen prince #mystic messenger #the arcana #dangerous fellows #long post

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gritees · 3 years

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Love UnholyC Season 2 Hi Route Walkthrough

DAY 8 + DAY 9

IM BACKKKKKKKK!!! If you see multiple options listed under a number, it is because i went back to find what the other choice would do, but i only did some of them so feel free to deviate. also this is updated real - time!

Day 8:

Some Little Boy-

1. Were you standing there the whole time while I was sleeping?

I remember everything!

1. I think I already have a partner +Hi

2.(Since it’s embarrassing, I’ll just smile.) + Hi

3. I’m also sorry for making you cry +Hi

I was also staring at you +Sol

Which One did you Choose

1. No.. No I didn’t

2. Wasn’t it some person named cat? +Hi

Sol’s father passed it down +Sol

3. It was Claude! +Leo

4. I remember... you’re talking about Sujee right? +Hi

5. I’m sorry for not remembering you the first time.

08:23 Even if you say don’t do it

no options

11:19 You were not that bad

no options

15:07 She doesn’t need your help

no options

19:32 Where is she?

Hi has really fast hands! +Hi

You felt excitement meeting me for the first time? +Hi

You also have to look out for yourselves! +Hi

Okay, i’ll try my best since you’re all helping! +Hi

21:46 Did you miss me?

1. You should have been less suspicious if you asked who i was first

2.You are more of a danger to me than Sujee +Hi

3. I’m more worried about Sujee +Hi

4. Is your schedule really ok? +Hi

23:25 Order

1. I FORGOT THE CHOICE MY BAD

2. It was hard because I missed you so bad +Hi

3. Ah, is it time for me to head to my room?

4. I’ve beeen waiting for this moment as much as all of you +Hi

5. Yeah, i’m a bit tired +Hi

6. No, I don’t like seeing you get hurt +Hi

Day 9

01:01 A midnight date request

1. Why aren’t you sleeping? +Hi

2. I like brave men, Hi +Hi

3. Are we really just going to watch a movie? +Hi

4. Anything but horror! +Hi

5. I think i’ll end up just watching you too +Hi

6. Of course! You bettere keep your promise too! +Hi

07:20 An annoying fellow

I’m awake right now!! +Hi

Now you’re reading my mind Hi... too scary +Hi

I’m thankful that you’re doing this for me. I’m worried for you but i’ll hope for the best +Leo

Sol, dont get hurt +Sol

#love unholyc #otome #loveunholyc #i love you hi #walkthrough #jung hi

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alpacaparkaseok · 3 years

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The Other Side

Part One

Genre: KSJ Soulmate au

Warnings: none

Word Count: 8.7k

What is tachycardia?

Tachycardia: abnormally high heart rate

Causes: exercise, stress, anxiety, fear, anger, or love

Ventricular tachycardia: may be life threatening; please see: “soulmate”

Since I could begin to retain information around the age of four, I have been taught one thing over and over again.

Soulmates = mortal danger.

Granted, I wasn't the only one who was taught this. I wasn’t raised in some strange cult or taught that love was discouraged.

No, actually. It’s just a part of life.

Soulmates are commonplace, my own parents being an example of that. The world we live in is riddled with beautiful contradictions, one of the most prominent of all those lovely contradictions being the existence of soulmates.

There is no fancy system put into place, no timer or thread of fate that ties us together. There’s really no way of knowing who or when or where you’ll meet the person that is supposed to complete you and bring joy to your life.

I’m sure there’s some sort of way that fate decides when, seeing as the majority of people meet at a fairly young age. The number of soulmates that meet over the age of fifty are few; although it’s been known to happen a couple of times among senior citizens placed into nursing homes.

Soulmates are the sole reason that most children can pronounce the word “tachycardia” before they reach the age of seven.

Tachycardia typically isn’t fatal, it’s something people tend to experience quite often when the circumstances change. Out on a run? You’re probably experiencing tachycardia. Terrified that there’s a burglar in the house? Yep, tachycardia coming right up.

Have you just stumbled across your soulmate for the first time? Tachycardia in its most extreme form will hit you like a brick wall in just a second.

“Who can tell me what the first response you should have when you see that someone has made contact with their soulmate?”

A flurry of hands fly up to the sky, my own included. The steps are rushing around in my brain, just begging to be let out.

“Haneul?” I’m called on and fight a smile as I answer my instructor’s question.

“First, move one of them to a separate room. Place a door between them if possible, and then call 911 if there are no soulmate assistants available.”

My instructor nods, smiling warmly at me. “Exactly. Now can somebody go through the calming exercises step by step…”

Somebody nudges my side, and I turn to see my friend and fellow applicant, Yuri, smiling at me.

“You’re totally getting in,” she whispers to me.

I roll my eyes. “Just because I answered one question right?”

“He remembered your name...that definitely means something.”

Turning my attention back to the front before we’re caught whispering, I entertain the idea before kicking it out. It’s best to not think about it too much, I can’t look like I’m bored or not paying attention. This is too important a day to give a bad impression. The sigil on the instructor’s shirt only serves as a reminder.

The Bighit entertainment logo stands out like a beacon as the instructor moves about, calling up a couple of applicants to demonstrate how to properly restrain someone without hurting them.

His movements call attention to the yellow circle below the Bighit logo, the color that marks him as a ‘soulmate assistant’. Basically just a fancy word for someone who has to make sure if an idol accidentally meets a soulmate at a concert or any other event, nobody dies.

Everyone goes home happy. Alive, and newly bonded.

And if I get this job, that means I’ll go home happy and paid. That’s all I could ever want, isn’t it?

If we’re being completely honest, being hired on as a professional soulmate assistant for Bighit or any other big agency would be a dream come true for someone like me. I would get to travel, meet new people, all the while receiving a steady paycheck while attending concerts for free.

Sure, it’s a tough job. It requires constant vigilance; a single yawn at the wrong time could mean disaster. Which is part of the reason why my parents thought I was a bit crazy wanting to go into such a profession. They backed off a little once I showed them what kind of money I’d be in for, though.

All of it has led to this moment: going through one final walkthrough before we’re called in for individual interviews and eventually left to leave things up to fate. It’s a pretty big deal to have even made it this far. The actual interview process with the soulmate board of Bighit entertainment is rigorous, eventually leading to a one on one interview with one of the managers of either TXT or BTS.

Our group that started off with just over 200 applicants has been filed down to ten. Tensions are high, Yuri’s near constant fidgeting is a sure sign of that.

Ten remain, but only two will be hired on. One for BTS, and one for TXT.

Not gonna lie, I’m hoping I’m getting interviewed for TXT. I have a hunch that Yeonjun, Beomgyu and I would get along great.

Not that I’m picking favorites.

Our small overview comes to an end, the instructor getting to the part we’ve all been waiting for.

“If you’ll remain here for a few minutes, we’ll be pulling a few of you in for interviews. Remember, if you don’t get interviewed today that doesn’t necessarily mean anything. Don’t overthink it too much.”

The instructor leaves the room, and a collective sigh goes throughout our small group. Yuri is bouncing her knee, keeping her eyes planted on the wall in front of her. All I can do is wait, I suppose.

Life is cruel that way. It’s the same way with soulmates. All there is to do is wait. Live life as if you aren’t waiting for that one heartstopping (or rather, heartstarting), moment in which you come face to face with the person fate has decided will love you better than anyone else on earth.

It would be foolish of me to say that everyday for the past four years I haven’t entered my classes on campus or any restaurant holding my breath in hopes that today would be the day. College campuses are a kind of hotspot for soulmate activity; one of my trainings was actually spent just shadowing different classes and waiting for something to happen. It was my first hands-on training, and it only lasted a week.

In a single week I assisted in four different soulmate placings.

And that was in the middle of midterms; when the odds of meeting your soulmate are fairly low because stress levels are high. People are less likely to mingle with different groups of people, if they even bother to look up from their textbooks at all. So needless to say I was always waiting for it to happen.

Always waiting, never experiencing. It’s safe to say that after I graduated both my parents and I were a bit disappointed. While it’s not necessarily uncommon for people to reach college graduation age without a soulmate, it’s also an instant way to get everyone to pity you.

Sure, I wallowed for a while in self-pity. However, once I set my mind on pursuing a career in soulmate assisting within an idol group, I was an unstoppable force. And as for finding my soulmate? I used the possibility of working for Bighit as another way to make my parents feel better about their lack of a son-in-law.

If I get the job, I’ll be traveling the world. The chances of me meeting my soulmate would surely skyrocket.

“Choi Haneul?”

I jerk out of my stupor to see the instructor waving me over. Yuri gives me a light nudge, smiling at me encouragingly as I make my way over to the door with a pounding heart.

Fun fact: many people panic and think they’re experiencing what are referred to as “soulmate spikes” the second they start to feel a spike in their heart rate. 9.9/10 times they’re wrong. One way to tell if you really are experiencing soulmate spikes (the initial spike in heart rate upon seeing your soulmate) is if you’re also experiencing intense tunnel vision.

The instructor gives me a curt nod, refusing to give anything away. He simply escorts me down the hallway and into a room where someone is looking over some papers.

Sejin, manager of BTS.

Maybe he’ll pass me along to TXT if he thinks I’d vibe better with them? No, I think to myself. There’s no way I’m about to undermine myself.

“Choi Haneul?” Sejin asks me, a light smile on his face as he looks up at me. I nod, unsure of whether or not I should even say anything. “Please, take a seat.”

The instructor closes the door behind him as he leaves, and suddenly I’m alone with someone I never realized could be perceived as intimidating.

“It’s very nice to meet you, I’m Sejin.”

I nod, fighting a sarcastic chuckle. Does he actually think I don’t know who he is, or is he just being polite? “I’m Haneul, thank you for having me.”

Sejin smiles again, looking back down at his papers. “Of course. Now, this probably won’t be a very long interview. Your stats speak for themselves.” He waves the paper in the air, and I see my application form as well as my transcripts from college. “I do just have a few questions for you, if that’s alright?”

“Of course.” I put pressure on my legs, reminding myself to keep still.

“Wonderful. First off, how comfortable are you with constantly being in new environments and having to adapt to an idol’s schedule? It’s a rigorous one.”

Chewing on the inside of my cheek I process the question. “I wouldn’t say that I’m very comfortable at all.”

Sejin’s eyes grow wide, but he proceeds. “And why is that?”

“I wouldn’t want to grow comfortable with it. That would draw away my attention from my job, and my job pretty much depends upon me remaining alert at all times. Now, could I adapt to the schedule? Without a doubt.”

Sejin gives a small chuckle, leaning back against his seat. “Huh. Interesting.”

☆

“C’mon, we have to celebrate!” Yuri bounces up and down, practically glowing. “I can’t believe we both got interviewed!”

I smile along with her, still a little giddy. “Yeah, but don’t you think that’s a little premature? It was just an interview, after all. The really important part is if they call you after.”

“Whatever, don’t you want to celebrate with me? I never thought I’d make it past the first week.”

That I can definitely agree with. It’s a competitive field for sure, and the agency does its best to weed out the weak. For good reason, obviously. Nearly half of the applicants the first week in were fangirls hoping they would match up with one of the idols they might work with. And the other half? Those were the ones who quickly realized that they weren’t crazy enough to want a job that required excessive time and effort.

“Alright, where do you want to go?”

Yuri jumps in place making me laugh. Dragging me along behind her, we take the first taxi we can find. The streets of Seoul are filling up now that the evening is coming along. It’s a Friday night; everybody is going to be out and about, celebrating the end of another week.

When we make it to the little hole-in-the-wall restaurant that the two of us have frequented a little too much over the past few months, there’s a fairly large crowd mulling about. We squeeze into a booth after paying for our food, finally able to eat without feeling like I’m going to throw up from the stress.

“Wow, is it just me or does this taste even better now?” Yuri looks up at me with wide eyes and full mouth.

“Is it just me or do you look like a gopher right now?”

If it wasn’t for the piles of food between us I’m sure she would have smacked me. She settles for a quick kick to the shin instead. Hissing at her, she offers me a sweet smile.

“So what’s Sejin like? He’s always seemed like a sweet little teddy bear to me.” Yuri asks before shoving more food into her mouth.

I shrug, thinking back over my interview. The entire thing probably only lasted about 20 minutes, but I think it went well. “He’s nice. Professional, but he honestly wasn’t that grueling. He just said my stats pretty much did all the talking. I think he was just trying to see if I was crazy or not.”

Yuri snorts, nodding along. “Same. Do you think you passed the crazy test?”

“Too soon to tell.”

We delve back into our food, talking more about our interviews. Despite the huge unanswered question hanging between us, did we make it?, the stress from earlier has dissipated. There’s nothing left to do except wait. I feel satisfied with all the work I’ve put in; there’s not a lot more I could’ve done.

It’s the sound of someone’s phone ringing that has us pausing. We look at each other with wide eyes, but there’s no way they’ve already made their decision-

“It’s just my mom,” Yuri sighs out as she brings the phone to her ear. She chats with her mother for a few minutes, reassuring her that everything went well today. I mindlessly push my food around, the sound of Yuri’s ringtone put me on edge for a moment. They definitely won’t call tonight. We just finished!

“What did your mom say?” I ask once she hangs up. Yuri shrugs.

“Just wanted to know if I was interviewed. She said she’s rooting for the both of us, she seemed pretty relieved that we’re not going for the same position.”

That’s right. While I was pulled in for an interview with Sejin, Yuri was pulled in for an interview with TXT’s managers. As far as we’re concerned, we’re now contending for our spots as soulmate assistants to two different groups. And considering that each group is only looking for 1 assistant, it’s pretty competitive. The instructor did say there was a small chance of hiring two per group, just depending on their needs. One of those would only be a part-time assistant though. Definitely not the ideal position.

“Yeah, same here-”

Yuri’s phone lights up again, and this time there is no sigh of relief as she sees who’s calling.

Looking up at me with wide eyes, she looks like she might throw up all the food we just ate. “It’s the agency.”

Gasping aloud, I drop my chopsticks and wave at her to hurry. “Answer it! Quick!” Yuri gives me a terrified look before slowly bringing the phone up to her ear. I chew on my lip as I watch her expression change from terrified to startled.

“R-really? That’s great news!” Yuri bounces up and down in her seat, and I mirror her movement. “Of course! 9am? Sounds perfect...I’ll be there! Thank you so much!”

She drops her phone on the table as she pants. “...so?” I ask her, and she grins up at me.

“I got the job!”

We both scream a little louder than necessary, the people sitting in the both across from us glaring in our direction. “No way! That was so fast!”

She nods, running her hands through her hair. “I know! They just said the decision was easier to make than they expected, seeing as I have the most experience out of the people they interviewed. I’m supposed to head in tomorrow to go over the contract and get to work.”

There’s a little twist of uncertainty in the pit of my stomach as I realize that Yuri was hired within a matter of hours. What does that mean for me?

“That’s amazing, Yuri. I’m so proud of you.”

She shakes her head, unable to stop smiling. “I’ve got to call my mom, should we head out?” I nod, following her out of the restaurant. She’s practically skipping to a taxi, waving it over. I laugh at her behavior.

“I can’t believe it though. Make sure you tell Yeonjun that we’re meant to be best friends.”

Yuri slides into the taxi, and I follow after her. She fixes me with a dazed smile as she gives directions to her apartment. We live in the same complex, so it’s easy to go anywhere with her.

“I’ll be sure to tell him. Who knows, maybe the two of you are soulmates!” Yuri winks at me even as I cringe.

“No way, he’s way too young for me.”

Rolling her eyes, Yuri manages to get one more comment out before her mother answers the phone. “Whatever, you’re only like what? Three years older? Mom! Guess what!”

By the time we make it to our apartments Yuri is still gushing to her mom on the phone. My own parents texted me, I just responded and told them I was interviewed. Their obvious excitement over making the interview fails to buoy me up, though. Not when I’m becoming more and more convinced that I’m not going to be receiving a call tonight.

Perhaps I’ll wake up to a consolation email in the morning, thanking me for my time and sending me on my way.

Yuri invites me over to her apartment to continue in the celebrations, but I opt out of it. She frowns, about to apologize or something but I speak up before she can. I don’t want any apologies; not yet. That makes it seem like it’s really over.

“My parents are begging me to call them and you know how long they can talk for,” I say, backing away. “I’d better go call them now so I can still get to sleep at a decent time. Congrats again, Yuri. You deserve it. Let me know how everything goes tomorrow, ok?”

Yuri nods, still frowning. “You sure you don’t need anything?”

“Nope! I’m all good. Good night!”

I wave before turning and heading up the stairs. Yuri lives on the ground floor whereas I live on the third. It’s a small apartment complex, and it’s pretty quiet most of the time. Tonight though, people are celebrating the weekend, and the sounds delve into my ears until I have to screw my eyes shut and press my hands up to my ears.

Leaning against my door the second I close it behind me, I sigh. The thoughts are too loud in my head right now.

What started off as a hopeful day has effectively crashed and burned right before my eyes.

Peaking one eye open I glare at the big world map I have hanging up in my living room. To anyone else it’s just another lovely piece of artwork. Painted on a thin canvas with vibrant greens, blues and purples it draws the eye and fills people with wanderlust.

For me it represents a dream that is becoming more and more unobtainable.

My best friend from my childhood found her soulmate five years ago. We were freshly graduated from high school, it was perfect. I thought that it was perfect, at least. They were able to finish growing up together, figuring out college and taking time to really fall in love before life became too crazy to hardly eat.

They got married two years ago. It was beautiful and they made it look so easy. They finished up college together and moved to Gwacheon. I haven’t seen her for a year now, we’ve just been naturally growing apart.

She’s always been supportive of me trying to find my soulmate. It’s odd, seeing that I’ve always been the one obsessed with learning about them and preparing for that moment and she’s the one that just happened to stumble upon her soulmate right after she turned 18. But she never made me feel like I was falling behind or at a loss.

Our last phone call reminds me of the entire reason why I bought that gigantic world map in the first place, hanging it where I would see it every time I walked in the door at the end of the day.

“You know Haneul, he’s out there. There’s no question about that.”

“I know...just, where? I’m starting to think that he doesn’t want to be found.”

“That’s not true. And if it is, I’ll personally slug him for you.”

“Thanks, I think?”

“You know what you need to do, Han?”

“I’m sure you’re about to tell me.”

“Of course I am. You just have to go out there! Get out in the world, get out of Seoul, and go live your life! The second you get out and start living your life will be when everything falls into place for you. I’m certain of it.”

“I’d love to do that, really. But how on earth do I manage that? I need a stable job, I have an apartment to pay for. I can’t just leave everything to go in search of someone I’ve never met and who maybe isn’t ready to be found.”

“It’s up to you. But I know you, and you’re not happy. I can’t imagine it, I’m not going to pretend to understand. We both know I got lucky...but really Haneul. I know it’s scary and there’s a lot that you don’t know the first thing about, but I just think that if you want to move on from this you have to leave the apartment and get out there. And you think he isn’t ready to be found? Nobody ever is. But I can guarantee that the two of you are both ready to be loved.”

It’s been nearly ten months since that phone call, and it’s been nearly ten months since I became friends with Yuri and found out about the agencies beginning their hiring process. It seemed too good to be true, especially once I found out about the heavy schedule filled with nearly nonstop travelling and meeting people.

I always knew there was a reason I went into the soulmates studies. Finally it seemed like the opportunities were appearing that I so desperately needed.

Ten months. Rigorous training and exhausting schedules that sometimes had me wondering if this really was the right path for me.

But every night, sometimes late enough to see the black sky begin to turn to a hazy gray with the promise of dawn approaching before I even had a chance to sleep, I stumbled home and saw that map.

Somewhere. Every night, I’d see it and chant the word to myself. Somewhere. You’re somewhere out there.

It’s worth it, isn’t it?

Slowly standing up from my position against the door, I glare at my phone as I take it from my pocket. No phone call.

Another glance at the map, the beautiful colors and lines mocking me as it tells me that while he may be somewhere, I am still here. And as long as I remain here, where my soulmate is will be a big question mark.

No phone call. No job. No soulmate.

Rubbing the back of my neck, I make my way to my bedroom. Now would probably be a great time to shower, but I’d much rather just lay here on my bed and stare up at the ceiling as I wallow in self-pity.

“Happy Friday night to me.”

☆

I think it’s on the third ring that I wake up from my slumber, still in my clothes from the day before. Groaning out a few incoherent words, I search my blanket for where my phone is ringing incessantly.

“Who…?”

Finally grasping my phone, I hold it up to my squinting eyes. My mouth drops open of its own accord, my heart rate spiking. Clearing my throat, I attempt to sound like I didn’t just wake up as I answer the phone.

“Hello?”

“Hello, I’m calling for Choi Haneul?”

My voice gets caught in my throat. “S-speaking.”

“Wonderful. My apologies for calling you so early, I’m manager Sejin, I interviewed you yesterday?”

Straightening out my clothes even though he can’t see them, I nearly scoff at the idea of him having to introduce himself. Like I’d forget.

“Right, no worries. How may I help you?” Slipping into the role of gracious host, I chew on my lip.

Sejin wastes no time getting to the point. “We certainly didn’t expect to come to a decision so quickly, but after reviewing the interviews and applicants, you were a standout Miss Choi. As a representative of Bighit entertainment and manager of BTS, I would like to offer you the position of central soulmate assistant. That is, if you’re still interested.”

I’m practically floating above the floor by the time Sejin finishes speaking. “I- yes! Yes, I would be honored.”

Sejin chuckles lowly. “That’s perfect. Let’s see it’s...6:30 am now? Would you be alright to head in to the company by 9 to go over your contract and meet with the senior soulmate assistant?”

He could have asked me to show up wearing nothing but a garbage bag at 3 in the morning, and I wouldn’t hesitate to say yes.

“Of course, I’ll be there!”

“I’ll send you an email with where to go and further instructions.”

“Thank you!”

Laughing again, Sejin allows me this bit of joy. “Thank you, Miss Choi. I’ll see you shortly.”

I’m nearly panting as I end the call, falling back against my bed and staring up at the ceiling with a mad grin. Then, body bursting with excitement I leap up from the bed and hurdle into the front room.

Hurtling to a stop before my map still hanging on the wall, I call my parents.

☆

“I wonder what it’s liiiiike,” I sing at the top of my lungs as I rummage through my closet for something to wear. Double checking the email from manager Sejin, I decide that it might be best to bring in some backup.

Bringing my phone up to my ear, I wait for Yuri to answer the phone. It’s barely seven in the morning, chances are she’s just getting ready as well.

“Haneul?”

The grin that’s been a permanent resident on my face for the past thirty minutes grows wider. “Yuri! I was wondering, could I carpool with you to the agency?”

It’s silent on the other side while Yuri connects the dots. “What do you mean...wait, shut up! You got it?! You got the job?!”

Yuri screams louder than I did while I was on the phone with my parents, but now I can’t help but scream right back. “YES! I got it! They just called me this morning!”

We’re both a happy mess as Yuri decides to bring her things upstairs to get ready with me. “I already picked out my outfit last night, I’ll just bring it up. Be right there!!” She really doesn’t waste any time, because less than two minutes later I open the door to find a panting Yuri nearly buried beneath her pile of clothes and makeup bags.

“Here, let me take that,” I mutter, laughing as she lets me ease some items of clothing off of her pile. “That was fast.”

“Han!!! I’m so happy for you!” As soon as we dump her stuff on my bed, Yuri pounces on me and begins trying to strangle me like a boa constrictor. “I was so nervous for you, and I didn’t want this to drive us apart. I knew for a fact that you were by far the most qualified, they would’ve been complete idiots to let you go!”

Laughing, I drag the both of us over to the closet. “What are you wearing to this, then? What does ‘casual-nice’ even look like?”

Yuri takes the opportunity to show me her outfit, my jaw dropping as she puts it on and shows it off.

“I was thinking something like this,” Yuri says as she straightens out the sleeves of the sweater she wears beneath the checkered brown dress.

My mouth drops open of its own accord. “Wow.”

Yuri frowns as she goes to look at herself in the mirror. “Is it too much?”

“No,” I shake my head as I delve into my thoughts. “I’m just thinking that you’re going to make everyone in there wish you were their soulmate.”

Cheeks turning a furious red color, Yuri waves off my comment. “Whatever. Let’s find you something to wear.”

In the end I try on four different outfits before settling on one that I think will do the job. It’s certainly more simple than Yuri’s but I find that it’s more functional.

“So pretty,” Yuri coos as she gets ready beside me, the vanity proving to have just enough space for the two of us.

“Me or you?” I question, smirking at her. Yuri grins.

“Both.”

☆

Yuri ends up driving us to the agency, much to my eternal gratitude. Once the time came closer, I began to become more and more nervous. It’s been a long time since I’ve started a new job; I’ve been working at the university for the past four years and only quit about a month ago in order to make room for the rigorous training that was a result of making it to the final round of applicants.

I’m grateful for Yuri’s company as she chatters about how excited she is, it’s keeping my mind off of the nerves that are currently tying themselves into a knot in the pit of my stomach.

“I just really think that the boys seem really genuine, you know?” She says, tapping out the beat to the song playing on the radio on the steering wheel. “From everything that I’ve seen and heard about them, they seem really cool. I’m excited to meet them.”

Shaking my head numbly as we slow to a stop before a red light, I try to remember just how badly I wanted this job. “Yeah, they do. I’m jealous, I wanted TXT!”

Yuri cackles as she glances over at me. “You can’t even complain, you’re probably going to be paid way more than me!”

That much is true. While Yuri will still be traveling a lot and certainly have her hands full with the five members, I’m going to be paid more. With the constant traveling, meetings, and seven total members, my job will be nonstop.

Either way, the moral of the story is this: we’re about to make some major money. But there won’t really ever be enough time to spend it.

That’s not why people become soulmate assistants. Those that go after it for the money are quickly weeded out. A job that requires all of your time and then some is exhausting, and the uncertain element of every situation is enough to drive some people crazy. I’ve heard about how concerts can be nightmares sometimes, especially when the crowd is huge.

Just imagine it: one of the group members makes eye contact with someone for less than a second, and suddenly they’ve got tunnel vision and are trying to jump off the stage into the sea of adoring fans that are all too happy to receive them. Then, somewhere in the crowd of thousands of fans, there’s a poor person who’s freaking out and feeling the symptoms of tachycardia, but guess what? So is everyone in the crowd. Adrenaline is pumping through them all since they’re at their favorite band’s concert.

Long story short, it’s like trying to find a needle in a haystack. The biggest thing is for one of the soulmate assistants to grab the idol before they can abandon all reason and their heart gives out, and the other assistant has to find the fan who’s wildest dream just came true.

It doesn’t happen that often, but it has been known to happen on occasion. The most recent was at a TWICE concert, where Sana happened upon her soulmate in the middle of a set. The video of the soulmate assistant acting in record time to contain the situation went viral and it’s one that I had to watch several times throughout my training.

“You guys have a senior assistant, don’t you?” I ask, wondering at my title as central soulmate assistant.

“Yep,” Yuri starts back up again as the light turns green, checking the clock. We’ve still got plenty of time. “From the email they sent me it sounds like I’ll be a junior assistant for about six months before moving up to senior.”

“So fast?”

Yuri shrugs. “Sounds like the senior assistant is about ready to retire. What’s your title?”

“Central.”

“Oh, so fancy.”

There are typically two different forms of soulmate assistant hierarchy; the junior/senior pattern and then the central system.

Junior/senior system is pretty self-explanatory: the senior assistant has typically worked with the group for a while already, and the junior assistant acts as an apprentice of sorts. Learning the trade and preparing to someday take over the responsibilities of the senior assistant. They work as a team to ensure the safety of the group.

A central assistant is a more in-depth and new system. Essentially, I’ll have eyes and ears everywhere from various staff members, who are constantly updating me on potential soulmates. All of the staff have been educated in the basics of soulmate studies, so they know what to do to subdue the situation if need be.

According to Sejin’s email, I will most likely be the only licensed soulmate assistant on the team. My job is to remain close to the members so I can hopefully be the first on the scene to help and get everything under way.

It’s exciting, but also a lot of pressure. My only hope is that the boys don’t run into their soulmates for a while; I would like to at least get to know everyone before having to get all up in their personal space.

The agency looms before us in the morning sun, looking somehow inviting and dreadful at the same time. Yuri follows what the security tells her at the front, parking in the parking garage before turning the car off.

8:42.

“We’re a bit early, but at least now we’ll be able to find where we’re supposed to go.”

I nod numbly at her words, trying to fight the pounding in my heart.

Side Effect #1: Rapid Pulse Rate

“I’m kind of freaking out.”

“Me too. I’m glad you’re here, though.”

“I’m glad you’re here, too.” I grin at Yuri.

It’s quiet in the car before we build up the courage to get out. Our shoes tap against the ground, filling the silent garage with noise. Once inside, we’re directed by a receptionist toward the offices of Sejin and TXT’s management. They’re on the same floor, so we take the elevator together.

As soon as the doors close, Yuri lets out a squeal. “I’m going to dieeee!”

Laughing giddily at her reaction, I lean up against the wall of the elevator and try my best to control my breathing. “Same. Same. Whoo, I need to breathe.”

Side Effect #2: Shortness of breath

The elevator ride is entirely too short, because before I know it Yuri is dragging me out into the hallway and searching for the office #12. I’m supposed to be looking for #17.

Of course Yuri finds hers first, my friend coming to a stop just before the door, turning to grab my hand with surprising strength.

“Quick, tell me that I’ll be fine,” she hisses.

Gently removing her hand from mine, I give her an encouraging smile. “You’ll do great, and everything will work out just fine, Yuri.”

Rolling her shoulders, she gives me a mock salute before stepping up to the door. “See you later?”

“Good luck.”

I scamper past as she knocks on the door, looking back as she’s ushered in by a middle-aged man who must be the senior soulmate assistant. He wears the tell-tale yellow circle on his shirt, his eyes wide and alert as though always on the lookout.

He must have left an apprentice with TXT; there are always a few mulling about the agency to step in for the main assistants when they need to attend to other things.

#17 is just a few doors down, the door already wide open as I walk up to it. I don’t allow myself to pause and freak out again, because I’m scared that they’ll hear me start screaming out here or something.

Shoving down the nervousness to the corners of my mind, I take a deep breath and tap the open door lightly.

Sejin sits at his desk, talking quietly to someone sitting in the chair before his desk. He looks up at me, smiling politely. The person in the chair before him turns around at the sound of my knock, and I find myself face to face with none other than the leader of BTS.

“Miss Choi, great to see you,” Sejin stands, Namjoon as well as he waves.

I bow, hoping that my face isn’t too red as I look into the office. It looks like it’s just Namjoon. What a relief.

“Thank you for calling me back,” I say, nodding to Namjoon. “It’s nice to meet you.”

Namjoon smiles at me, gesturing for me to take the seat beside him. “It’s nice to meet you, too. Sejin spoke highly of you.”

Shuffling into the office, I give Sejin a surprised look. “That was kind of you.”

“I was only telling the truth. Namjoon helped me make the decision in regards to the position, so don’t just thank me.”

Namjoon gives me a sheepish smile before settling back down in the chair. I follow suit, mumbling out a small ‘thank you’.

Once we’re all settled, Sejin produces a packet and slides it across the table to me, another one to Namjoon, and keeps one for himself.

“Ok, shall we get started?”

Sejin begins explaining the contract, Namjoon listening intently beside me. The fact that Namjoon helped with all of this makes me feel a little better somehow. It makes me feel like I won’t be quite so out of place with BTS.

We’re stuck in his office for nearly an hour just going over the finer details of the job, and by that time I’ve finally come out of my shell enough to form a few intelligent questions.

“How many staff members do you have that went through soulmate training within the past three months?” I ask, leaning back in my chair as I examine the Staff Preparedness section in the contract.

Sejin looks over something on his computer. “Within the past three months? Only two; the rest are within the year. We have them renew the course once a year. Why three months?”

“There was a technique that was completely discredited by Léo Dupont and they just began applying it in soulmate training within the past three months. While it may not seem that important, it can sometimes make a big difference in timing.”

Namjoon looks at me with wide eyes, a hint of respect blooming there. “What was the technique he discredited?”

“The glass door technique. It was believed that if the soulmates could still see each other but refrain from actual physical contact, this would assist in the ‘come down’ from the surge in heart rate.”

“It doesn’t?” Sejin asks.

I shake my head. “No, in fact, recent studies show that it nearly doubled the ‘come down’ time. It also served as a spike in the heart rate, long after it should have returned to a normal range. It nearly killed Jennifer Aniston before someone moved her to a more secure location. Best case scenario is a complete cut-off from view, and engaging in verbal contact rather than physical.”

“That’s good to know,” Sejin mumbles, typing something out on his laptop. “I’ll send out a memo with that information as well as advise staff to renew their training as soon as possible.”

We go over a few more details before Namjoon sits up in his seat. “We’re about done, right? I just got a text from Soobin saying they’re all gathered up and ready to go.”

My heart rate spikes again as I realize that we must be meeting together after this. And from the sounds of it, it’s practically the entire agency.

“Yeah, just about. Do you want to sign, Namjoon, and you can head out?”

Namjoon signs Sejin’s copy of the contract before getting up and heading toward the door. “We’re excited to have you join the team, Miss Choi.”

“Thank you! And you can just call me Haneul, don’t worry about it.”

Namjoon’s dimples make an appearance as he smiles back at me. “Then I’m just Namjoon to you. See you guys in a bit.”

Sejin covers the last few points in the span of ten or so minutes, clearly ready to get going like I am. We finish up going over vacation days when he leans back with a sigh.

“And yeah, I think that’s about it. Any questions? Today you’ll be getting a feel for the schedule and meet the boys and staff you’ll be working closely with, so don’t hesitate to ask them any more questions as they come.”

Palms starting to sweat with the idea of meeting the rest of Bighit shortly, I give a curt shake of the head. “I think I’m good for now.” Ignoring the tightness in my chest, I reach out for the contract.

Side Effect #3: Chest pain

“Wonderful. Just sign here, and I’ll send you a copy of this.”

☆

Sejin and I walk down the hall after being dropped off at the fifth floor. The second the elevator doors opened I could hear the ruckus of two kpop groups in one room.

To my shock Yuri’s voice rings out, followed by a bout of laughter. It would appear that she’s already found her place.

Sejin gives me an encouraging smile as we inch closer to the room at the end of the hall. “You ready? It’s been a pretty big couple of days for you.”

I can’t help but find comfort in Sejin’s attitude. I’m glad he understands the deer in the headlights look I’m probably sporting right now.

I hope my soulmate is like him.

The thought passes through my mind suddenly, making me go blank for a moment. While it’s a true sentiment, I have to focus on making a good impression today so I can find my soulmate another day.

One day at a time, Hanuel.

“Ready as I’ll ever be,” I respond, offering him a shaky smile in return. Sejin chuckles, and I wonder if he felt the same way early on in his manager days. I wonder if he still occasionally feels that way, now that BTS has grown more than anyone ever expected.

He goes before me, entering the room and already falling into a conversation with someone. I hesitate for a second, my heart pounding so hard that it’s hard to focus. Rolling my neck, I take a step into the room.

“Ah, there she is!” Yuri chirps out, leaving from where she was beside Beomgyu, who was showing her a video on his phone. “You guys took a long time.”

If my heart wasn’t currently trying to leap out of my ribcage, I would come up with something funny to say.

“Haneul is very thorough,” Sejin comments from where he stands beside one of the TXT managers. “Would you like to introduce yourself?”

“Quick,” I hear someone speak up, “Everyone pretend like Sejin didn’t just say her name!”

It was Hueningkai that made the comment. I can tell who it was because the boy in question is currently dodging an elbow to the ribs from Taehyun. Yuri laughs at their behavior before looking back to me expectantly.

“Oh,” my voice sounds a bit croaky. After clearing my throat, I try again. “Hello everyone. I’m Choi Haneul, it’s nice to meet you all.”

The seven members of BTS come up to the front, gathering in a line like it’s second nature. Namjoon gives me a small smile, which I take comfort in.

“Well, you’ve met me already...this is everyone else.”

Taehyung steps forward, giving me a small wave and grinning wide. “Just call me Tae.”

Jimin gives his friend a wide-eyed look. “Isn’t that a bit informal for just meeting?” Tae’s cheeks go a little red.

“Is it?” He asks, and I nearly pass out from the amount of sweetness in the room. “I think we’ll be good friends, so why not just skip the formalities?”

The boys reflect various levels of long-suffering as Jungkook shakes his head while the rest of the room laughs at Tae’s odd manner. “We both know it doesn’t work like that.”

Sejin answers the question I didn’t even know I was thinking. “In case you’re wondering, they’re always like this. Might as well get used to it.”

Yuri giggles at my reddened cheeks, but I brush off the embarrassment enough to look back at the boys. “That’s good to know.” The boys break from their line in order to return to wherever they were lounging about earlier. Once they turn to leave I feel a bit better; my heart calming down. Hopefully, with time, I’ll be able to breathe properly around them.

I remain near the door, unsure as to what to do next. It looks like Sejin and the other managers are preparing to give a debriefing of sorts and everyone is just waiting around for it. Thankfully, Yuri remains beside me.

“How are you holding up?” She asks me quietly. I give her a long look, conveying the depth of my feelings perfectly.

“I can’t calm down. I feel like I’m either going to pass out or going to run the length of Seoul in five minutes flat.”

Side Effect #4: Lightheadedness and/or fainting (syncope)

Yuri snorts. “Now that I’d like to see.”

Taehyung calls out to me, pulling me from my conversation. “You’re from Seoul, Miss Choi?”

I smile warmly at him, already taking a liking to him. He’s one big contradiction: his looks make him appear intimidating, but he has the warmest personality.

“I’m originally from Anyang, actually. But I’ve been in Seoul for the past five years.”

“Oh, we’re neighbors!”

Jin is the one who spoke, and I look to where he stands behind the couch, leaning down to watch something on Jungkook’s phone. His eyes are turned up to me, a hint of excitement at being from neighboring cities evident in his expression.

Less than a second is all it takes.

In the second grade, I learned that within the span of a single second, a bumblebee can beat its wings 200 times.

That fact fascinated my young brain; 200 times in a single second?! Of all the wonders in the world I had discovered and had yet to discover in my life, this was the fact that stayed with me. How could such a small creature accomplish such an improbable feat, all within the confines of the time it takes to blink?

My junior year of high school I learned that the average pair of soulmates begin to experience the initial spike in heart rate that leads to tachycardia within the first 0.002 seconds of eye contact. That means, even if it’s a passing glance, the moment those two sets of eyes make contact, everything is about to change.

As I hold eye contact with Jin across the room, I believe that there is a small part of me that knows I should be thinking about everything I’ve learned about soulmates over the past few years. Where are the steps I used to recite day and night in order to keep them memorized?

Yet, that little 8 year old girl with wonder-filled eyes as she learns about bumblebee’s amazing abilities is the only thing I can come up with. Almost as if she’s in the room with me, looking back and forth between Jin and I with that same expression.

Something clicks for me in that single moment as my heart rate continues to jolt and jump. Something seems to connect between bumblebees and soulmates.

Like a bumblebee’s wings frantically beating to keep itself aloft, my own heart begins to do its best to meet the same pace.

Side Effect #5: Heart palpitations (a racing, uncomfortable or irregular heartbeat or a sensation of "flopping" in the chest)

I’m barely aware of distant voices all around me, a few growing in volume as the truth sinks in. I feel arms trapping my own against my torso, and I gasp for air as breathing becomes more difficult. Frowning, I realize that someone is trying to move me away.

Away?

Jin seems to notice I’m being moved away at the same time I do, because the frozen posture he had is broken as he straightens and lurches forward.

He’s all I can see. It strikes me in that moment that he looks a bit different in real life. Sharper, yet somehow more welcoming. Those eyes, although frantic, have kindness imbued in them. The fingers that are outstretched toward me are a bit crooked, and I can’t help but wonder for a moment if our hands will fit together like everyone always says soulmates do.

Wait, soulmates?

Amidst the pounding in my chest and burning lungs, I suddenly have a moment of clarity. The wiry arms wrapped around my torso must belong to Yuri, and she’s speaking calmly into my ear.

“Count with me, Haneul. 1, 2, 3…”

Opening my mouth and marveling at how dry and scratchy my throat feels, I croak out, “...4…5…”

“What comes next, Han?”

“...6.”

Yuri hums, gently trying to ease me backward. When my body locks up, she tries a new method. Coming around to face me, she keeps a firm grip on my shoulders, and gets up on her tippy toes to look me in the eyes.

“We’ve got to move you to a separate room, Han. You remember, don’t you?”

There’s a small voice in my head that wants to tell her that yes, I do remember. However it’s drowned out by the sound of my heart beating in my ears as it continues to pick up speed. Yuri is instructing the boys to grab Jin as he continues marching toward me on shaky legs. He’s only about three feet away, arms extending toward me while Yuri pins my arms down and shoves.

“Grab him!” Yuri shouts even as I cry out from being shoved away. In a flash I see a couple of different pairs of arms reaching out to Jin, effectively stopping him in his tracks as he struggles against them.

“Please,” Jin says in a surprisingly calm voice even as he pushes against Jungkook and Sejin. “Please, just let me-”

“Han, I know your mind is a jumbled mess right now, but please. Remember that this is a matter of life or death. You want to see him?” Yuri doesn’t wait for my response, which makes sense as I haven’t once looked away from Jin. “Then get out of here. Now.”

Like an electric shock to my senses, I breathe in deep. Still unable to look anywhere other than Jin - his sweater has a loose thread on the collar, I should fix that for him - I do the only thing I can.

Closing my eyes is like swimming through concrete, but gritting my teeth I just manage to do it. The second I break contact with Jin, my body relaxes just enough for Yuri to push against me and shove my unwilling feet out the door.

She has a firm grip on the back of my shoulders still as she shouts out to nobody in particular, “I need a room!”

Someone must answer her, because we abruptly change directions before coming to a stop. I refuse to open my eyes for fear of falling back into the imobile state I was in before, and Yuri still hasn’t given me the clear.

“Yeonjun, grab my bag! Bring it to me.”

The sounds of everyone scampering around are drowned out as I hear Jin’s broken voice calling out once more.

“No, don’t take her. Please don’t take her from me.”

Like a dam of freezing water breaking over my head, my eyes open and I spin around, seeing Jin breaking free of Sejin’s grasp and dragging Jungkook along with him.

Just as my eyes find his once more, the door slams shut.

Part 2

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Vtsom chap 4 reactions (with @navadesen ):

Spoilers!!!!

Who let him have a stethoscope???

*sees chapter card* this is Fine

CLAUDE IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE NAME!!! *GASSSSPPPPPPP*

He's wearing a bowtie to symbolize being a child.

I'm here for diddly dots!

NORMAL ARMED VICTORRRR MY LOVEEEE

"a chance of fate? [Excuse you, we're MARRIED! I chose this!]"

He's not yet santa, Nav.

Straightforward but hopefully not straight

Me:Victor sounds like a preschool teacher trying to communicate with a fellow adult for the first time in months.

Nav: probably not wrong.

Nav: "because they're involved"

Me: "they're involved! Romantically"

Nav: WHO WEARS A SUIT WHEN THEY GO OFF TO COLLEGE????

And then Victor took mental damage

♪when you try your best but you don't succeeeeeeeed♪♪♪

YOU MAKE NO SENSE

Me: If he smiles he might put a SINGLE crease in his suit. So he can't. WHY DO I SHIP THESE IDIOTS???

Nav: Why do you ship these two?

Both: Because they were roommates

Vincent: But I am different! [I'm not like Other Girls]

The Myers Corporation? *Victor turns on the sexy*

"...Are you mocking me?" And that's when they fell in love. Or hate. One of those.

Me: I love my ominous husband and his future husband.

Vincent: Angy

Victor: my dear Vincent~

"LOUSY PERSONALITY" !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nav: Angy diggily dots!!!

Me: DO YOU SEE WHY I LOVE HIMMMM???

both at sad expression: awwwww...

Vincent: I hate scum like him (Nav: famous last words, Vincent)

Us: go-to the party go to the party gototheparty

Wait are we really actually speedrunning Roommates to Enemies to Lovers????

AGAIN????

I don't like where this is goinggggg *whines*

THIS HURTS

Both: CAN WE HUG VINCENT????

Nav: I need these diddly dots, and he needs a therapist.

Me: Enter Krueger.

Poor roommie be drunk

Me: on one hand I wanna believe Victor fell into Vincent's arms...... But let's be real. He probably fell flat on the floor as Vincent went "...huh."

DID HE SKIP ALL HIS CLASSES FOR HIM????? HE DID!!!!!!!

He wasn't drunk???????????

HE JUST. GOT HIM A CAT COCOA!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Both: WHY IS VICTOR ME??????

Ouch...... Why does this one hurt

LOOK AT VINCENT

BLUSHING

WOAHHHHHHHH

WE ARE SPEEDRUNNING THISSSSSSSSSS

*discussions of personal College Experience* wait why am I him and why are you him

Nav: This is the fluff and comfort before everything goes to shambles

Me: I hate you

Me: Wait wait wait, call him adorable, no response. But call him admirable and he blushes... *Looks at Nav* Why is he you?

Nav: U rite

Both, repeatedly: He so pretty

HE BLOOSH

"my dear" THATS HIM

Vincent: asks question

MC: pulls up dictionary

OK BUT WHERE IS DRACO

"Ok but what are you getting at?" He's pretty!

Not as vulnerable??????

Can you use the scalpel on Vincent? Nope

THST SAS HIS FAVORITE MUG

Was that mug his soul?

We can only afford two vanoras

WAITTTTTT

Me: this is the worst pic of loss I've ever seen

I don't like the implications heeeeeere hot chocolate was Vincent's thiiiiing

It's not a bug! It's a feature!

Krueger might be trying to preserve people with his methods!!!

Nav: I'm not licking it

RU37? No I'm not

Vincent you are not pretty from this angle

Nav: ALFRED

Me: Albert!

Nav: He's Alfred now!

DID HE GIVE HIM THE TIE????

DATE

AaaaaAaaaaaAaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAA

I CALLED ITTTTTTT

This is from the fishing game.......

"What am I? Cant you tell? Im-" Danny Phantom!

Red text? Victor???

DRACOOOOO

*spends an entire car ride theorizing and crying*

I WAS RIGHT ABT DRACO

"look there's a normal 'i wonder what happens next' and then there's PHYSICALLY NEEDING TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS"

*no spoiler messages friends "SCREEEEECH" to let them know that chapter 4 is good*

*rereads instructions* *opens walkthrough*

*OMINOUS MUSIC*

Me: Oh you're fucking hot~

Nav: ........ ......*intense stare in ace*

Nav: Did I just hear those words come out of your mouth?

Me: ......

Nav: oh he's twitching

Me: ....little less hot now

Best quality: his wiggles

Quoting Victor might not be your best choice here

Actually it is???

*chuckles* I'm in danger

He wiggle longly now

He's a rocum sockem robot who lost

Safe BUT AT WHAT COST

I HATE

THIS

We knew this was coming....

Nav sobbing on the ground after accurately predicting all of that scene

If my ship can't sail, neither can yours.

OH THANK GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT ENDING FIXED MY SOUL AAAAAAA

Nav still dying

"i will write you fluff. ALL the fluff!

Nav: now I need the therapist!

*rereading this* Nav: This is the fluff and comfort before everything goes to shambles

"""Can you use the scalpel on Vincent? Nope""" THAT DIDNT AGE WELL

Nav: I've never felt this dead inside..

Me: Well you did just watch your self and son die.

All in all 10/10 utterly fantastic will recommend to everyone!

#vtsom #vincent: the secret of myers #vtsom chapter 4 #vtsom chapter 4 spoilers #I LOVE THIS GAME BUT IT HAS MADE A FRIEND WHO /NEVER EVER CRIES/ ///CRY////#100/10 wonderful game #RIP to my other obsessions im so sorry

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Sex and the Castlevania series

So you may have all heard by now that the new seasons of Castlevania will have more gore and sex involved in the series. And for me at least this is a bit of a surprise. Not because Castlevania has not had sex as part of its storyline, (how else are the Belmonts going to be born), nor that nudity would be shown (see the Succubus for example) but in how it’s going to be used.

As a player of the games, one thing has always stood out to me about the Castlevania series and the idea of fan service and sexuality and sex itself, it’s never used as a means of just titillation. There’s always a meaning behind it. And the reviews have me wondering if this is going to still be the case with the show, or is it going to be used as an “Oooh look how edgy we’re being this season.” because that’s not what sex in Castlevania is about.

Sex, or the idea of intimacy between two romantic partners, has always been at the heart of the backstory of the Castlevania series. From the outset there’s has always been a sense of family and love and devotion in Castlevania. Even with the Arcade edition of Haunted Castle in 1988, the addition to the story of Simon was that he was newly married to his bride Selena, who was taken by Dracula. Years later Selena and the Mysterious Woman in Simon’s Quest II were mixed to create Linda Entwhistle who was Simon’s girlfriend in the book series based on the games.

Years later during the more story-driven games that came out, sexuality and intimacy became part of the game in how it was presented. Namely the use of sex as a way to pull the innocents to the darkness ala the Vampire Brides in the original Dracula, and the loss of innocence (as with Lucy in the novel) and the idea of devotional love that conquers that darkness and temptation.

In this sense, we’re seeing the use of the deadly sin of Lust acting as a temptation to the heroes as a means of making them be killed for their wanton desires. Yet love and intimacy also plays a huge part in fixing issues in the story and leading to tragic and happy endings.

So with that in mind, I want to do a quick walkthrough of the way sex and love is used in these games and discuss why the idea of sex and violence shouldn’t be on the table with Castlevania as a metaphor as much.

Let’s start with the timeline, rather than the game order because it makes more sense that way.

The story of the Belmont Clan and Dracula are intertwined for all time, this is just a fact of the matter and not just some random accident. And Love plays a huge part in this story as the cannon story stands right now. Prior to this, Castlevania was a fun romp through the idea of beating up Old Universal Monster Movie characters (every one of the main bosses in the first game was tied to some form of Universal Horror Monster and it even has some Hammer Horror connections as well). But with the growth of the franchise, it was clear that a story needed to be told, so over the years, that story had evolved until in the early 2000s we got the very first story in the Belmont vs Dracula timeline in the form of Lament of Innocence.

Now Lament isn’t just a story about the loss for Leon and his world view that there is nothing lurking in the dark. It’s the loss of friendship and of love, but also it’s the reinstatement of belief of the good of people and that there are those that can and will stand up to the darkness and that even as one loses everything, you don’t have to lose your soul in the processes.

But let me start from the beginning in this case. Leon Belmont was a knight templar in the crusade. He was best friends with and cared deeply about his fellow Crusader Mathias Cronqvist. Now Mathias was a man of science and of learning and of a lot of things, he wasn’t a fighter the same way Leon was, so he was more into spells and magics, something that his family kept mostly from the Church at the time.

Both Mathias and Leon were in love and devoted to the women that they felt deeply for, that being Leon’s fiance Sara Trantoul, and Mathias’s wife Elisabetha. Leon’s devotion to Sara was known by everyone, especially Mathias and this is very important since it’s Leon’s Love of Sara that drives him to abandon his cause with the Crusades and pretty much take up Vampire Killing for the rest of his life, training his children and their descendants, on how to defeat the man that took that love from him.

Mathias, on the other hand, was emotionally devoted to Elisabetha, and, given the way he speaks of her, it’s clear that the devotion and love was returned. So much so that his love for her basically poisoned his mind and made him into the monster that would later come to regret his actions. As it was, Elisabetha died due to illness and Mathias abandoned the Crusades, became ill, and holed up in his home unable to be reached by any of his friends, Leon and Sara. It’s only when he learned that Sara was in danger from Walter Bernhard that he was able to get out of bed and warn his friend Leon of the danger, but, by then, it was too late and Sara was captured and taken to Walter’s castle.

Now one of the huge parts of the story of Lament is is that it deals with devotion, honor, and the choices we make based on love. So while Leon is trying to save Sara he meets up with an alchemist, Rinaldo, who had lost his daughter Justine to Walter and was unable to save her.

Leon renounces everything; his baron title, his home, his lands just so he can cast off his duty to go and save Sara. His love for her runs that deep that he’s willing to go into the Castle of Walter with just a sword and prayer and god save anyone that gets in his way. Rinaldo is far more of a pragmatic person and in this way juxtaposes Leon’s love of Sara. Whereas Leon is far more optimistic about his chances against Walter, Rinaldo knows the bitter truth, that Sara has no hope of making it out of the castle and not becoming a vampire in the process.

This becomes an important part of Leon’s story as he traverses the castle to try to locate Sara and comes across a number of characters that play a part in the story and the idea of love. Medusa, though not a sexualized being in this one, mentions that the whip he’s using is far more powerful than that of the version that Rinaldo used to save his daughter.

Now, why is that? One could speculate that Rinaldo lacked the will to save his child, or that he knew the truth and couldn’t bear to have to take his daughter’s life. His feelings, however, whatever they lacked, caused the Whip to fail in what it needed to do, and thus he was forced to kill his own daughter. Leon on the other side of things has nothing but the will and drive to save Sara, and his love for her and desire to bring her home urges him on. This love, this need to help her, is what makes that whip work. That need for protecting something, it’s why Trevor needed to find Sypha and Alucard to eventually come to a reason why the Vampire Killer came to him.

Joachim is an interesting one in regard to love in this game and how it is presented. Walter seduced the young man with the idea of immortality and when Joachim gained his Vampire state he realized that Walter was above him and rebelled. This lead to Walter putting him in captivity and driving him mad, for his own amusement. But how is this love? It’s a very dangerous and bad form of it, as Joachim both loathes Walter but also seems obsessed with him. He hates him with all he is, and at the same time wants to overpower and control him. This same sort of hate and love is what drives Mathias as well in his story.

Then there’s the Succubus, the one character that really hammers in the idea of desire/Sex and love in this game and the differences between them. So the Succubus in Lament is an actual boss, vs. just being an enemy. She has no name, but her role is critical in understanding what’s going on in Walter’s castle. This succubus had previously disguised herself as Justine for Rinaldo, allowing him to lower his guard and possibly may have harmed him in the process. His rejection of this form of his daughter may have to lead him to make some critical mistakes. Mistakes that Leon doesn’t seem to make. Namely, after a bit, he sees through the Succubus using Sara’s form to trick him.

Leon recognizes that the woman isn’t Sara based on her actions and way of moving, showing that though his connection with Sara he can’t be tricked and lured in by kind words from a monster. This is the opposite of what happened to Mathias.

As I said there’s a tragedy to the love and sex in this game and the use of it. Walter luring Justine away with his beauty and her desire for him lead to her downfall, which leads us into Mathias. (We will circle back to Leon, I promise.) For Mathias Elisabetha was his whole world and when she died while he was away it leads him to reject all of his desires for hope and love and feelings. He lost his way and decided to renounce God and live as an immortal as revenge for God taking away his beloved wife. In order to get what he needed, he made a deal with Death, and the two decided to use Sara as bait for Walter and Leon was to be his sword. Mathias’s own devotion to Leon, and some of his humanity as well, shows up later in the story where he sympathizes and connects with Leon in regard to his own loss. Showing that they’re the same and that Leon should join him, which Leon rejects.

This moment in the game is interesting because by this point in the story Leon has learned about how to defeat Walter and that Sara was bitten. In a lot of Vampire lore, biting is used as a way to indicate, in some cases, a sexual desire or a need that is fulfilled in a more intimate way. After all the neck is a body part that is known for being very much something that can be used for erotic aspects of lovemaking or showing desire. Which brings us back to the fact that Sara didn’t want to be turned. This wasn’t a choice on her part, unlike Joachim, and it leads to her rejecting the idea of wanting to remain a vampire. She desires death over having to be a monster and leads to Leon, at first vehemently rejecting Rinaldo’s order to kill her, and then accepting Sara’s desires to become one with the whip.

It’s an important moment because it shows that Leon is willing to ignore his own desires for that of Sara’s, again showing his selflessness in putting what she wants ahead of his own, showing his love and devotion in a more adult and complex way. Sara’s own love is what fuels that whip and her need to protect Leon are the quintessential factors of Love (Leon) to the opposing one of Lust (Walter) and in this case.

Trevor and Sypha come next in regard to the issue of love and sex and while the show is clearly going to be showing more of their romantic escapades, it should be noted that the game doesn’t really make much mention of it at first, as Sypha in the game has a bit of a love triangle going on with Grant and Trevor as the main choices, although it seems like she only had eyes for Trevor. We know the two eventually had children but Sex, or lust, in the game never was a thing. Their devotion to each other in the show is telling, and in other games, both do pair up frequently, even in Judgement there’s an underlying tension between them.

It’s of interest that in the show, we get to see the two of them acting as a couple, much like how Lisa and Dracula were shown acting like a couple. But actual sexual acts are, as with Lisa and Dracula, put on the side and in the case of Trevor and Sypha it’s only hinted at and not a full on display. Which falls into the same idea that most Castlevania games seem to have, the hero’s love interest typically is not shown engaging in sexual activity, or rather, only after bad things happen.

I’ll jump to Richter and Annette, because that seems to be the next one in regard to how sexuality is used heavily in Castlevania. So in Rondo of blood, Dracula has Shaft take Annette since she is engaged to Richter Belmont. In a scene with him during the game, Annette threatens to take her own life rather than have relations with Dracula who intends to drink her and turn her into his bride. For the original version there’s a dramatic moment where Annette is talking to Dracula and he tries to lure her into becoming immortal to stay with him. She says she will not fall in such a cheap manner, the implications there are more along the lines of sex and him taking her physically from her fiance Richter. In the PSP game, if you take too long or go the wrong route you get the bad end where Annette has been transformed into a vampire and is placed in an overtly sexual outfit, down to a thong and bodice. Her hair goes down rather than the updo she has when she’s not turned and she very certainly is meant to be a temptress and a signal that Richter failed to save her from the deviousness of the vampire.

This idea of sex, or the sexual, being used as a temptation and a devious thing in Castlevania has been around for a long time. However for every moment of some devious succubus being in the way of the hero, there’s always a moment of love that shows the positive side of it’s nature vs. the lustful side. Again, looking at Annette and Richter we get a moment when he frees her of her embracing him and happy that he’s there to be with her. That she knew he would come and that everything will be okay.

Sexuality plays a heavy role in tempting Gabriel Belmont in his game, Lords of Shadow. During the game, as he tries to get to see his dead wife with a specialized mask. During the game he meets the Vampire Carmilla who offers to him a chance to become a vampire and enjoy the idea of a lustful existence. Every inch of her in the game is designed to pretty much be a temptress and lure Gabriel from his path to finding a way to see his dead wife. Yet it’s in this moment that we get to see how deeply his affection for his wife runs as Gabriel rejects this offer even more violently than with other Lords of Shadow that he’s faced. It’s a pretty strong moment for him as a character, and shows a deeper feeling in regard to his connection to his late wife.

The reason I bring all these moments up is because even in the games where there’s hints of the sexual, as Vampires now are associated with Lust and temptation, the show uses sex as a means of connecting it with violence and some pretty dark ideas. Which contradicts the idea of how Love is the most powerful thing to defeat the darkness in Castlevania.

Take Hector’s story right now. In the show we have his sexual encounter with Lenore which is contrasted with Isaac’s battle with Legion. The idea here is to show that both Isaac and Hector are being used, one being brought to his knees via false affection and entrapment by a woman who doesn’t love him and is using him as her own pet, who later slips the ring on him to collar him as she would a dog or cat. While the Isaac, even though he’s doing a good thing in defeating Legion (and i’m still damn sure that woman is Death in a false form) was used to destroy the wizard in the tower, releasing the village. In both cases manipulation was used in order for the opposing party to achieve their goal.

For Lenore it was to get Hector to trust her enough to trap him and use him in her own way and for her own needs. She controls him now, making it impossible for him to escape from them, or so we are told to believe. On the other hand you have Isaac who, while used, acknowledges that he was so, accepts it, but is free to move on as the use of him wasn’t against his will, nor was it something changing him down. Rather the manipulation was used to not only stop something terrible, but also show him that there were others out there that were worth saving. Thus, in the poster, we have Lenore holding onto a bound and trapped Hector, and Isaac not quiet twisted up in thorns.

The use of violence that we see shows that there’s a thin line in this world causing people to become entrapped by their own desires. For Isaac it was his revenge, for Hector it was his need to feel human again. Which brings us to the point where Rosaly comes into play in regard to Hector’s story. In Hector’s game Curse of Darkness, we see how his life drastically changed when he and she connect. From where he was in the story she brought the idea of hope and light to him, vs the darker aspects in the game that hint at someone who was cursed to believe he is a monster. In this way, I hope that if they bring in Rosaly we can see the opposition to Lenore’s way of using him for gratification and chaining him to her.

On the other side of things, and something a bit easier to get at, is the idea of trauma through the use of sex as shown in Alucard’s story. In the show we get to see Trevor and Sypha in bed, but it’s clear what’s happened there and the idea is that it’s less about their sexual encounters with one another than about their growth as a couple and how they interact outside of the bedroom and how they show love for one another. We see also they have a sense of betrayal when dealing with the Judge and the idea of Sypha’s world going from it just being fun and doing the right thing, to realizing the world is not black and white, and that not all people are good.

In Alucard’s case we see the idea of the twins (I’m using the term as it’s easier for me to call them this, it doesn’t mean I’m saying they are twins just that they look alike) as filling a void and clearly being a representation of Trevor and Sypha (They even share the first initial of their names) that Alucard is looking for. Through their interactions we see that Alucard is, like Sypha in the other town, trusting them regardless of how many red flags they raise. The whole issue comes to a head when, after sharing a lot of things with them, Alucard is seduced by the two while trying to sleep. During the scene, as with Hector and Isaac, we see the sex as being connected to the violence of the battle that Sypha, Trevor and Germain get into. The twins end up wrapping Alucard in iron rings, much like Hector is imprisoned by Lenore with the ring, so to is Alucard. We see then that like Hector he’s betrayed and harmed by the emotional aspect of the betrayal. But unlike Hector who feels trapped, Alucard now feels anger at those that hurt him.

The sexual act leads into the idea of him no longer trusting humans, especially with his heart. This of course is being used to drive Alucard to decide to lock himself back to sleep until the time of Richter and Maria (the warrior and the Mage), three hundred years later. The idea here is that the physical act of it is being used to show people being harmed in vulnerable states, and that sex is used as a tool to harm or destroy others just as certain acts of violence can.

Yet, part of the story line of Alucard is that Maria chooses to go after him even after he says he’s cursed. Again, like Hector and Rosaly, showing that love is more of a counter to the anger and hate that seem to embolden those that would do bad in the world of Castlevania. So then, I must ask, why is the sex in the show being used not as it should be, showing how love can change someone, but rather as a connector to the violence. That wasn’t the idea of Castlevania, so I have to wonder what Warren is driving at here.

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mitfloya · 3 months

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౨ৎ name: Felsha/Floya/El (female) pronouns: she/her ♡ South East Asian babyy, red is my blood and white is my bones ♡ Gemini - Intj - Going on 9teen ⁄(⁄ ⁄•⁄-⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄ ♡ Thriller and horror loverrrrr (but a coward when playing an actual horror game) ♡ Currently busy on: writing mostly, practice drawing, learning playing guitar, grinding games, learning languages ♡ Currently playing: Love and Deepspace, Reverse 1999 (on hold), Ensamble Stars ♡ Likes: bread and baked goods, daydreaming, listening to people talk (bkn nguping >:| ) ♡ Dislikes: spiders. hot weather. strong perfume (I swear, it made my head throb each inhale) ♡ Loves to talk a lot but has social anxiety ♡ Jack of all trades, master of none ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ

Current Obsession : vanoss crew (ever since 2014), smi7y crew, love and peepspace, path to nowhere, ballet, bloodborne, fantastic beast movie series (idk which house I want to be in), analog horror catalogue, cold cases and crimes

𓏲 ๋࣭ ࣪ ˖ 𝑲𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒎𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆 . . .

Anime n' Manga

On hold: Maria no Dazai, Koiseyo Mayakashi Tanshi-domo, After God, Gachiakuta, Kaiju No.8, Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective, The World of Otome Game is Tough for Mobs (manga), Bakuten, Kimi ni Todoke, Tokyo Aliens, Gokurukugai, Welcome to The Ballroom, Chainsaw Man, JJK, Haikyuu, Bleach, Demon Slayer, Spyxfamily, Lycoris Recoil, Blue Period, Bungou Stray Dogs, Toilet Bound Hanako-san, and so on.

Finished: The Promised Neverland (manga), Tokyo Revengers, Wonder Egg Priority (anime), Ranking of Kings (anime), Youkai Apartment, How to Keep a Mummy, Romantic Killer, Carole and Tuesday, Yuri on Ice!!, Kageki Shoujo, Tsurune, Horimiya.

Games

Have played: Love and Deepspace, Blooming Panic, Our Life: Beginnings & Always (not finished yet), Mystic Messenger, Dangerous Fellows, Obey Me, Bayonetta, The Last of Us, Persona 3, Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, and so on.

I swear I am not that obsessed with otome games, it just happens I have tried playing each one of them

Others: Touchstarved, Light and Night, Bloodborne, Elden Ring, Detroit: Become Human, Entire series of Persona, Resident Evil, COD, Baldur's Gate III, Fear and Hunger, Little Nightmares, Undertale, Fran Bow, Hogwarts Legacy, FNAF, and so on.

Webtoon n' Manhwa

On hold: School Bus Graveyard, Villains are Destined to Die, The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway, Roxana, Not Even Bones, Neon Revenge, Homesick, Ghoib Academy, Her Mannequin, A Man who Wants to Wear a Veil, Suitor Armor, Cursed Princess Club, The Witch and The Bull, Made of Stardust, The End of You, Welcome to Rivenrows, Remarried Empress, Your Throne, Men of the Harem, Of all things I became a crow, Second Life of a Trash Princess, Another Happy Day for The Villainess, and so on.

Finished: Concubine Walkthrough, To Melt Your Frozen Heart, Beware the Villainess!

Music n' Bands

Emotional Oranges, Mamamoo, PLAVE, Ado, DAY6, Chase Atlantic, Josh Makazo, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Weathers, 5SOS, Keshi, Laufey, Mitski, Ramengvrl, BETWEEN FRIENDS, Feby Putri, Kaleb J, Payung Teduh, Melanie Martinez, fabio, rewindstation, IC3PEAK, Lolo Zouaï, Voice of Baceprot, DPR IAN, Softwilly, UMI, Adele, Palaye Royale, Darci, Ari Abdul, Limi, Cigarettes after Sex, Isabel LaRosa, Daniel Di Angelo, Kanii, PLVTINUM, Chris Grey, Dutch Melrose, The Marías, Yura Yunita, Zack Tabudlo, galen tipton (this one is just for ear stimulation lol)

Yes, I enjoy lots of genre of music

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scottietrademark · 4 years

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Okay so I started playing Dangerous Fellows... how do you get the good normal ending because i keep the bad one... and I know it's possible because I saw it on the walkthrough after i lost the first time! Lol any pointers?

#dangerous fellows #everyone was full except Lawrence... is that it?

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insertofalord · 4 years

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Even Numbers plus one for Bart for the F/O as the self shipper asks!!!!

1. What kind of blog does your f/o have? Do they selfship on main? Do they look like a regular fan? Quiet reblogs or lots of gushing? Lots of analyses of your character and your source or incoherent blabbering? Do they have a headcanon blog? Do they try to roleplay as you?

Oh Barto seems like he would self ship on main???? No shame, cringe culture is dead and if you make fun of the selfshipping blog he will know where to find you. The blog will also have reblog about the straw hats.

Oh LOT OF GUSHING. He's a dork and smash those key emojis and incoherent babbles in the tag, with ALL THE POST. Me doing something stupid?? "OMG SO CUTE." Me doing something badass, being sarcastic and dangerous???"SWEET ANGEL I LOVE YOU."

Oh no idea if he would have an hc blog?? I don't really see it, tho I can imagine him trying to roleplay me and that's adorable dkdkdn

2. Do they prefer selfshipping by inserting themselves into your source, or by daydreaming about you in their own little / personal world, or by imagining you by their side during their daily life? Hmmm, I would say first option or last? Both??? 🤔

For the last I imagine it more being motivational, like "Lixan would be proud of me!!!!" or something haha

4. Do they spend more time on wikipedia, on your fandom wiki, on your TV tropes page? Looking for official content they might’ve missed, like fun trivia? Looking for fanart, for fics? Looking for information and details and references for fics or art or other fancontent they’re making because they want to make sure they get everything right?

I can imagine him being like me, a pic hoarder. Just becausr he does that in canon LMAO

The fandom wiki, details and references, but not sure it's for getting art references or anything, just the joy of hoarding it and knowing everything! He would 100% read every x reader he can find and sometime cringe at the mischaracterization! He cries when there it's angsty and will mope a little if it somehow involve my death/me getting hurt/me doing something immoral I wouldn't do.

6. Does your f/o have a selfship wedding with you? Do they celebrate it on their blog or more privately, with their fellow selfshipper friends? Do they make any content (like art, fics, etc) to celebrate?

OH NO IDEA??? Probably!!! Seems like something he would do! I am divided between public or not but... Maybe a very public announcement but the wedding is with his friends(the barto club, who would be hardcore into my media as well lol)

I... don't think Barto can draw and I'm not sure he knows how to write or read in canon?????? A playlist and a moodboard maybe

8. Do your f/o and your friend’s f/o plan for double dates since their f/os (you and your friend) are from the same source? How would that go?

... I have no friend's f/os who is close to Barto so no idea vdijjmqh

10. Does your f/o have very creative ship names, or are they bad with finding tags / ship names, or do they just use regular fandom tags?

No shame, regular fandom tag! He tries to be very creative and poetic but fail and goes nevermind. He uses my name or a petname!

12. Do they post any videos related to your source? Like AMVs? Or reaction vids (with them reacting to your source as they read / watch / play / etc)? If your source is a game, do they make a walkthrough? Is it a perfect walkthrough, a more casual one?

He has a badly edited amv of both of us to EVERY TIME WE TOUCH (I GET THIS FEELING), bad boy or womanizer idk dbdjdb

I have no idea what my source would be(I could see a fantastic or sci fi cartoon haha), but anyway every time I'm mentioned/on screen he screams and fanboy. It becomes almost incoherent because he cries. Yes not only in sad scenes, sometime he just needs to cry because I'm on screen dbdbd

14. Do they have merch of you? What kind of merch? Posters? Keychains? Stickers? Stuffed toys? (And if they have a plush of you, do they kiss it and sleep with it?)

Hahaha his whole room is covered are you kidding?? In canon he formed a whole crew as a fanclub for Luffy after meeting him ONCE. He has plushes and all official merches and probably a cosplay.

16. Which of your f/os has 1341 pics of you saved on their phone / laptop? What kind of pic did they choose as their phone / laptop background? Is it a canon pic of you, or fanart, or art of their selfship with you?

Yeah that's Barto, he has 1341 pics of me(which is weak. Just for All Might I have more than 2600 only in the phone gallery). He chose those lovecore edits as his background, I could see it... or those flowercrown edits. Canon pics... Or maybe a fanart of us getting married that he commissioned???

#chicken head #charliedoyleloves

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vctorlee · 6 years

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oof should i make a walkthrough for dangerous fellows...

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paulisweeabootrash · 5 years

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Book Review: Princess Holy Aura

An earlier version of this post was published on Facebook on April 30, 2018.

PAUL IS WEEABOO TRASH; or, Paul Reviews... A Book?!

Q: A book? So, like, you're reviewing based on the first volume of a manga series or something?

A: No, a novel.

Q: A novel.

A: Yeah.

Q: Why not manga? You have a problem with it? Are you being snobby about what kinds of books are better than others?

A: No, not at all. Manga is just another kind of literature. I just felt like doing this novel because it's relevant to--

Q: How? Oh! Is it a novel that an anime is based on? One of those outrageously-long light novel serieses?

A: No.

Q: A visual novel? That seems like something you'd review.

A: No, it's a Western print novel, and there's no anime based on it. But I swear it's relevant.

Q: Relevant...? Hm.

A: Because it's--

Q: Is it something mentioned in an anime or something else you'd review? Oh! Is it "Hyperion"?

A: No.

Q: ..."Portrait of Markov"?

A: That's not a real book.

Q: Well what then?

A: It's a novel about a magical girl.

Q: Oh. Huh. Weird. Proceed. -----

EPISODE 8: Princess Holy Aura (2017)

Princess Holy Aura by Ryk E. Spoor is a magical girl story for people who are familiar with the genre and find its absurdities at least as endearing as they are frustrating. It's a sort of affectionate parody. We follow the normal progression of certain famous magical girl anime — the mascot (a magic rat named Silvertail) giving our heroine her powers, the escalating danger of fights with an otherworldly enemy (an assortment of creatures derived from Japanese and American pop culture and folklore), meeting and bonding with a whole team of magical girls (the Apocalypse Maidens) — with some added twists and an awareness of the rules of the genre that allows the main character to succeed because of his ability to deconstruct what's going on.

The deconstruction is justified--

Q: Wait, did you say "his"?

A: Yes. I'm getting to that. And the pronouns are going to get confusing.

See, the reason Holy Aura is genre-savvy is that her secret identity is Stephen Russ, an impoverished thirtysomething otaku and Air Force veteran. Chosen for his intense willingness to help others and his experience with the stresses of adult life, his knowledge of magical girl shows also turns out to gives him the preparation he needs to understand and anticipate his enemies. Why? Because, as I was going to say before, the deconstruction is justified by magic-users' beliefs about magic affecting how magic works — so it's susceptible to the magic-related memes of whatever culture(s) the current crop of Apocalypse Maidens are from. This means Holy Aura and the other Apocalypse Maidens apply knowledge of various media conventions to figure out, and sometimes anticipate, their enemies.

The other four magical girls, for magical plot contrivance reasons, are actual teenage girls, so Stephen must go undercover as "Holly Owen", Holy Aura's eyeroll-inducing normal human girl form, to find and recruit them. Stephen/Holly deals with the strangeness of abandoning his old life and adjusting to his role — not just physically, but because of how his status as small, young and female now drastically change how others interact with him. This leads to one of my favorite things about the story: how it describes Stephen/Holly's adjustment. Each Apocalypse Maiden is partially herself, but also a cumulative reincarnation of every previous version of the Maiden they are. So Holly not only has Stephen's memories, but those of every previous person to become Princess Holy Aura, all of whom up to this point have apparently been actual teenage girls. As Stephen adjusts to the radically different physical form of Holly, and the differences in treatment that come with it, he also finds himself feeling more and more "right", as if Holly is the "original" and Stephen the assumed persona. This is true not only of acting like a high school girl but also true of her physical body. Stephen's crisis of identity as he realizes he is becoming Holly to the point that his own male body becomes just plain disorienting to walk around in feels genuine and understandable.

The gradual shift from Stephen to Holly eventually leads to (sigh) an inevitable romantic subplot between Holly and another student, because the genre demands it. But I actually like how uncomfortable this is for both Stephen and the reader. At this point in the story, Stephen is in a truly alien and frightening situation. Since Holly is not just a persona adopted by Stephen but has traces of the personalities and feelings of all people who have ever been Princess Holy Aura in the past, Stephen is more and more a passenger in Holly's body rather than the "driver". Stephen is becoming subsumed into Holly, a brand new person born out of the combined experiences of many. So of course Holly has feelings Stephen feels alarmed by and does things Stephen doesn't fully control, and the reader should be creeped out by contemplating what that would be like.

As the book goes on, however, its flaws also become more apparent. Expository conversations (both between heroes and between villains) are an expected part of this genre, and given that there have been many iterations of the Apocalypse Maidens vs. Lovecraftian Aliens battle in the past to learn from there is at least an in-universe justification for them, but there are so. many. of. them. Silvertail's advice in particular gets increasingly tiresome, sometimes feeling as if we're reading "Silvertail's Walkthrough Guide to Magical Girl-ing" instead of a novel, and he has far too many conveniently-helpful magical abilities despite his alleged weakness. The premise also leaves itself vulnerable to an obvious in-universe problem, which it tries to address, but not convincingly. For reasons to do with how magic works, the Apocalypse Maidens reveal themselves to their parents, and this includes them learning that Holly was previously Stephen. As you might expect, this does not go over well. Stephen is genuinely a nice guy, not a "Nice Guy", and attempts to get that message across, but the most convincing argument he can muster is basically "your daughters are safe around me because they could kill me easily if I tried to molest them even if I was in full Holy Aura mode", and worse, parents accepting the situation is explained mainly as a mixture of that reassurance and magic itself keeping the Maidens together. There is, apparently, nothing Stephen can possibly say or do to reassure them he's not a sexual predator. Maybe that's the point of those scenes? It's unclear.

That takes us most of the way (and slightly out of order) through a broad overview of the plot, and I don't want to give any spoilers for the resolution (go read it yourself!). Suffice it to say that it continues along a pretty much "first season of Sailor Moon" trajectory. And of course, the whole book ends in a way that leaves it open to a second season-- er, I mean, sequel, but still definitely ends this particular story arc. Exactly as you'd expect. Exactly as it must, according to the memes controlling magic.

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[Classic] W/A/S Scores: 4(+extra) / 1 / 4

Weeb: This is very much a book by a geek for fellow geeks. Although I previously said the Magical Girl genre does not have a high a barrier to entry in terms of general cultural knowledge, and although Princess Holy Aura also incorporates tropes and characters from, and makes references to, a great deal of American media, knowledge of both Japanese and American horror and fantasy tropes is really helpful to "get" what anyone is talking about. Not only is it taken for granted that characters recognize the source material for what's going on, they also sometimes make leaps of logic that I have trouble following, and I don't know if that's a problem with the story or with my own background knowledge so that if I'd seen the right show(s) I would've caught on immediately. Plenty of things are explicitly spelled out, especially in early conversations between Stephen and Silvertail, but familiarity with several magical girl shows or manga would probably be helpful if only to know more specifically what Stephen is talking about. I'd rate this a 4 on the Weeb scale, but also at least a 4 on a scale of American Geek Media — knowledge of H.P. Lovecraft and recent internet lore, and to a lesser extent general knowledge of RPGs and major works of sci-fi and fantasy, are probably essential to not staring blankly going "what is this?" Like certain interminable live-action shows I could name, it mashes together monsters from a variety of source materials with mixed results.

Ass: As if directly responding to common complaints about men writing women in inappropriately-sexualized and deeply-implausible ways, descriptions are actually descriptive rather than gratuitous, and Stephen-as-Holly really only talks about his/her own body in the context of getting used to it, and does so in less-sexualized terms than I've heard women I'm friends with use in moderately-polite company. In fact, although Holly is understandably portrayed as having sexual feelings, Spoor rather aggressively avoids sexualizing her to the audience, which is an important distinction.

Shit: The whole "trust me, I'm not a pervert" interactions with the parents, some way-too-convenient things about the way magic works, and OH DEAR GOD THE EXPOSITION just end up making me go "is that really the best way you could think of to resolve that?". Also, the Cthulhu mythos seems shoehorned and incongruous. It's not great, but it is entertaining and coherent, unlike some things I've reviewed so far, so I'll give it a middling score. I still recommend it if you're in the target audience of "gigantic fucking geek", which, face it, you probably are if you read my reviews.

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Stray observations:

- The action scenes are described well enough that I can pretty much imagine how they'd go shot-by-shot in an anime. Or maybe I've just seen enough anime to know what common shots Spoor is talking about.

- SLENDER MAN IS NYARLATHOTEP. (This is barely a spoiler. It takes about one page for the characters to make the connection.)

- If "Silvertail's Walkthrough Guide to Magical Girl-ing" were a real book, I would totally read it. It would go on my shelf right next to Hate You Forever: How to Channel Your Rage Into Effective Supervillainy, which is also not that good but quite entertaining if you're the right flavor of geek (which, again, you probably are if you read my reviews).

#weeaboo trash #book review #princess holy aura

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