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xseplayhuntressx · 1 year
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Just watched KAM's new Song where Shandee did the art for again, and oh my god i'm in love with the song and art for it.
I also kinda noticed something, and idk if it's even correct or i smoked something, but uhhh... i guess i can share it-?
First of all, Art, song, etc. Banger as always.
Second, i noticed these 2 frames which include the Kids [and probably Vanessa in the first one]
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nothing out of the Ordinary. Just Sun playing with the Kids and Moon bringing a Kid to Vanny for her to kill it like normally.
But, what about 2 specific Kids?
these mentioned specific Kids made me pay more attention to they're designs/styles.
and yes, its these two.
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''What did you notice about them though? those two dont look special to me...'' [pardon my english here-]
Well...Do any of you know about Shandee's Human AU?
to be more specific, their Human AU Bois. Samuel and Gabriel Aster.
If you have seen Shandzii's Art about the Kid versions of them, you may slowly get what i am talking about.
these two kids in said frames looked really familiar to me, cuz of they're designs. And, well, those two sorta reminded me of Shandzii's Human Bois.
I'm pretty invested in the Human AUs's Lore, Story, etc. so i guess it's normal to notice something like this?
[plus i was bored ngl, so i randomly payed attention to every frames's detail in the song-]
anyways, if you need more info to see it more like i do, have these two frames aswell as the Cinnamon Rolls next to eachother . [of course, every art i put onto this post is owned/created rightfully by shandzii.] (also dont mind the bottom box colors, thx! ^^'')
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I mean, okay, the Short sleeved hoodie may seem like it's not fitting, but put both Hoodie and Shirt together, and it looks like a Vest that the kid wears over the T-shirt
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This Kids's Hoodie/Pullover may not fit with Young Gabriels's Pullover [or whatever the word for it is-], but everything else fits. I mean, sure, the glasses may not have Red outlines, and the Beanie may not have Stars on it, but what if that was intentionally made that way in the video, so it doesnt look obvious? [again, i could be absolutely on something or not. I dont know either]
Again, if i am wrong with my suspicion/theory, then please correct me.
I may actually need Coffee, or i am full on correct with it, either way, i really wanted to point this out, since it really got me ''invested'' [or whatever the word is] for it.
anyways, go check out the Song! Everyone worked so hard/awesome on this as always!
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Anyways, i guess this is all i have to say ._.''
do what you will with this Theory, i dont know anymore.
If Shandzii comes across this post smh, Hiya ig-!
If my Suspicion/Theory was correct, then holy cow how the fuck did i notice that small detail in those 2 scenes-
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memethebum · 2 years
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Maka: My parent’s divorce was really messy and honestly predictable, so I’ve got a lot of pent up emotional damage bc of it. I want to follow in the footsteps of my dead-beat mom so I can surpass my cheating dad out of nothing but spite and also bc if I’m not the best then what am I-
Soul: Ngl, rich people suck. I think I should leave now.
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wonderful101gecs · 10 months
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Saw The Living Tombstone at MagWest last night at it was a great show until they brought out Odyssey Eurobeat to sing Discord, at which point the show became fucking phenomenal.
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snapscube · 27 days
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hiii - i watched your ffvii story mode stream up until the shinra manor segment.. then i got so hyped.. that . i: went and played the full original game through, watched your crisis core vod, watched advent children complete (i saw the original as a kid in 2006 as my first ffvii thing, very coolconfusing)... aaaand played read the wiki page for dirge of cerberus......
i had played remake before but Also stopped just before The End (literally in shinra tower) - so watched your playthrough to that point and finished it and my own playthrough! tysm for the coverage and encouragement in playing the OG, genuinely gonna get so much more from playing rebirth now :)
THIS IS AWESOME WAHOOO im legit SO EXCITED for u!!!! rebirth has been INCREDIBLE so far i hope u enjoy the hell out of it!!!! thank u for taking my advice and Playing Final Fantasy VII. it’s something everyone should do all the time!
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mikaroji · 3 months
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KNY music headcannons - modern AU
this was 100% inspired by @peachdies, because radiohead and giyuu go together a little to well
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❀ Himejima Gyomei - IDK man, I feel like his top Spotify track of the year would be "peaceful river noises" or "subtle ocean sounds." He probably also listens to a good amount of alternative rock like the Cranberries. His guilty pleasure is Dua Lipa, but don't tell anyone that.
❀ Shinazugawa Sanemi - Dad rock for SURE. Gets down to Guns n Roses, Def Leppard, and Van Halen. Is secretly a HUGE Nicki Minaj stan, but would literally die before anyone found that out. I had to come back to him after writing this cause MY GOD HE'S ALSO SUCH A LANA DEL REY FAN LMAO.
❀ Obani Iguro - Refuses to pay for Spotify premium but also constantly skips songs so half of his listening time is ads. He likes grunge punk like the Garden and Foo Fighters, but secretly cries to Mitski.
❀ Tokito Muichiro - Super into the indie scene and only a little bit pretentious about it. Strokes, Pixies, Arctic Monkeys - super vibey.
❀ Tomioka Giyuu - Listens to actual underground music and a lot of smaller bands, but also listens to a lot of Radiohead and the likes. Went through a huge emo phase with Panic! at the Disco and My Chemical Romance and still cries to Helena from time to time.
❀ Rengoku Kyojuro - Imagine Dragons makes him hyped for the morning:D But alongside that he actually has some banger music taste as well. Gets down to some City Girls and Nicki Minaj from time to time. Not afraid to shake some ass.
❀ Kanroji Mitsuri - Love love loves pop and dabbles in k-pop as well! I'm thinking Doja Cat, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Lizzo, Loona, Red Velvet, and the likes. Enjoys dancing around to it as she gets ready in the morning and holds her own little concerts in her room.
❀ Kocho Shinobu - A true toss up I think. I can see her liking metal like Slipknot and Korn, but I also see her as a Fiona Apple lover so it's hard.
❀ Uzui Tengen - God he's so unbearable. Listens to a lot of soundcloud stuff and thinks he's better than you because of it. He probably also listens to a lot Lady Gaga and will probably play you a super popular song of her's like Just Dance and say something like "it's super underground you probably haven't even heard it."
❀ Kamado Tanjiro - AJR and Imagine Dragons, probably.
❀ Kamado Nezuko - Physically cringes when her brother turns his music on. She's eclectic, though. She hangs out around Mitsuri and Kanao a lot, so bubblegum pop and goth are worming their way into her heart. Traditionally she enjoys a lot of indie pop, though (think Clairo and such.)
❀ Shinazugawa Genya - Dad rock like Sanemi, except more refined somehow. He also branches out more and got super into QUEEN and the Rolling Stones. 
❀ Tsuyuri Kanao - Godly music taste, I'm convinced she and Giyuu are silently judging everyone. Goth music but like real good goth music (as a goth music enjoyer I'm projecting.) Joy Division, Depeche Mode, Type O Negative, all the classics. 
❀ Hashibira Inosuke - I don't know man....... He probably plays all of his music off of a rock. I seriously cannot decide for him. Probably listens to whatever his friends are listening to.
❀ Agatsuma Zenitsu - ONE DIRECTION BABY. But for real, I feel like he would love love love the Beach Boys! A BLACKPINK fan as well.
❀ Kokushibo - He and Kanao would get along so well because I also think he's another goth king, probably more like a Sisters of Mercy type of guy. He hates Douma's music taste, and will eavesdrop on Akaza playing Phoebe Bridgers from time to time and get emotional.
❀ Douma - BLASTS Megan thee Stallion throughout the infinity castle and knows every word to every one of her songs.
❀ Akaza - Phoebe Bridgers fan until the day he dies. 
❀ Kibutsuji Muzan - White noise.
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bellysoupset · 11 months
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Hello, I wasn't sure if my request went through so I thought I'd resend it. If you already got it please ignore. I was wonder if you could write something where Leo gets really sick before a big game and keeps insisting he can play when he clearly can't. With Jonah and Luke taking care of him and having to force him back to bed. I love when Jonah goes all 'doctor mode' and is all sweet and protective of Leo. Those two are so cute. Thank you!
Hey Book! I hope this is what you had in mind! This is LONG. TW: Mention of depression and Leo's intrusive thoughts (including mild suicide ideation). It's nothing as harsh as the TW make it sound, but be warned.
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It was the last game of the season. Or better, his last game, period. With graduation rapidly approaching, Leo knew he couldn't miss this. Besides, it was at home. How fitting, the last game ever happening in his own town.
He was more than a little emotional, had been since waking up. Leo wasn't one to break into tears over anything, but he had pretty much spent the entirety of his shower that morning tear eyed as he mulled over the fact there would be no more bus trips, no more euphoria after the game, no more... None of that.
Jonah had eyed him weirdly as they drove together to campus, but he had been in a rush to get to class, so any questioning he had was pushed aside.
Leo hadn't been able to focus at all in his thesis, the one he needed to present by the end of the month in order to graduate. The one his entire future hinged on. Yeah, that one little paper - paper which was currently 76 pages and counting.
"Hey kiddo," Vince messed his hair as he passed by his table in the cafeteria, "too hot to sit with us?"
"I'm not kiddo..." Leo groaned, looking up from the sandwich he had been staring at for the past 20 minutes, unable to stomach another bite. Everything felt off.
"Well, stop sulking and come sit with us," Vince scoffed, waiting by the bench. His own plate was piled up with food, considering the campus cafeteria had an all-you-can-eat buffet, for a pretty reasonable sum. Leo eyed it and grimaced, it didn't look appetizing at all.
"Found this one sulking near the architecture nerds," Vince announced as he sat down next to Lucas, Leo's own spot clear to his right.
"What's with the face?" Mikey asked, while Aidan merely looked up from his plate. Leo shrugged, sitting down and tearing the crust out of his sandwich.
"Nothing, I'm fine."
This seemed enough for the rest of the team, they were hyped after all, but not to Lucas. His friend smiled at him.
"It sucks that's the last one, right?"
Leo nodded, glad that someone understood him. Much to his dismay Vince let out a scoff, but not before wrapping an arm around Leo's shoulders and tugging on him, basically forcing his face to meet his armpit in an overly affectionate headlock.
"It might be the last official one, but we're so not gonna stop playing. Or seeing each other, I literally have gym with you tomorrow, Leo."
"Let go off me!" Leo groaned, trying to fight him, "I said it's fine."
"Yeah, I heard you, kid," Vince ignored his complaints, chuckle rumbling in his chest and Leo punched his side in order to free himself. He was dizzy by the time he managed to sit up, but the guys were laughing and even starting to feel wretched... Leo couldn't help but feel a little better with Vin's words.
"Banks is coming for tonight's game, right?" Luke asked and it took Leo a whole second to understand he meant Jonah.
"Yeah, he switched shifts with Wendy."
"Wait, what?" Vince whined, pouting, "aw, c'mon, that's not fair, I thought she was coming..."
Leo shrugged, "maybe she switched with someone too? No idea." Not that he cared or wanted Wendy there, he thought viciously, then frowned at his own thought.
He didn't want to be a shitty person, even in his own head. Vince was grumpily stabbing his food with his fork and Leo moved so he wouldn't smell it.
The rest of lunch went by quicker than he would've liked. Leo knew they were trying to involve him in the conversation, Vince asking about his thesis and seeming genuinely interested, but he couldn't hold a conversation. His whole body felt heavy and achy... And he wanted to be in bed.
"Hey," Lucas circled him as they finished up, planting both hands on Leo's shoulders, seeing as he was still sitting down, "are you good, Leo?"
"Yeah, I'm fine-"
"So you keep saying, but I'm not sure if I buy it," Luke frowned, then before Leo could stop him, he moved a hand from his shoulder to his forehead, big paw covering most Leo's face.
"Lucas, stop being fucking weird!"
"I think you're feverish," Lucas sounded concerned, "a little bit, I'm not sure."
"I'm fine," Leo pushed his hand away, glaring at him. He immediately missed the touch, if for no other reason than the fact it helped sustain his heavy head, "stop being a weirdo, let go off me."
"Uhm," Luke squinted at him, but did step back so Leo could get up from the bench, "I'm gonna keep my eye on you."
"I'm not five," Leo deadpanned, rolling his eyes, "and I have to go, I have to finish scanning a bunch of internship documents if I want to make it in time for tonight."
He wasn't actually in any rush, he had used the copy machine earlier, but anything to get out from under Vince and Luke's worried gazes.
Once he was out of the cafeteria the slight queasiness he was feeling faded into the background and although he still felt exhausted and achy, at least he didn't have to keep any conversation going.
His plan worked out fine until it was 5 PM and Jonah was right outside his classroom door.
Normally just seeing him there would make Leo giddy. Jonah was a fucking sight to behold, especially when he wasn't paying attention, just leaning against the hallway right outside the lecture room, propped against the wall as he scrolled down his phone, wearing a black bomber jacket over the light button up he wore everyday. He had even shaved the side of his hair, in the fashion Leo liked, which suited him much better than the fluffy fro.
Today was not a normal day, though, so Leo almost groaned as he realized his boyfriend was out there and there was no chance now that he could go back to his own dorm, take his sleeping pills and crash until the game.
"Hi," Jonah smiled as Leo walked out of the classroom, the last student out. He pocketed his phone, "how was the day?"
Leo shrugged, "it sure was a day."
Jon's eyebrows shot up, "that good?" he leaned in, grabbing the neckline of Leo's sand colored sweater, "can I cheer you up?" Jonah smiled, bumping his nose over his, minty breath in his mouth.
Leo recoiled as the smell of gum made his stomach roll, "no- I mean, yeah, you can, just... Let's ease up on the PDA."
That was so widely out of character for him that Jonah simply gaped.
"Uh... Are you feeling okay?"
"Why is everyone asking me this today?" Leo grabbed Jon's hand, forcing him to walk down the hallway, "I'm fine, I'm just in a bad mood."
"Because of the game."
"Because of the game," Leo agreed, nodding, "I just... Don't take this the wrong way, I'm ready for college to be over, just..."
"I got you," Jonah squeezed his hand back, then leaned in and planted a kiss on his cheek, "but I promise you it'll be a good change, not a bad one."
Leo sighed, leaning onto his touch. At least Jonah felt warm, a good change from the permanent chill that he had felt all day, "can we go home?"
Jonah shrugged, "the guys are all gonna be together before the game, are you sure you don't wanna go?"
He didn't want to miss out on that, since it'd be the last time ever, but... But he also just felt like he wanted to sleep and never wake up again, which normally shaped up to not having a good time.
"No, I wanna go home. I wanna sleep."
Jon frowned, but said nothing, intertwining their fingers.
Jonah wasn't like the others, he wasn't the chatty type and normally they could sit in silence for hours, but today he apparently had decided he really wanted to talk. For some fucking reason.
Leo stared at him, unimpressed, as Jonah rattled on and on about the hospital and the fact one of the interns had passed out seeing blood and Wendy this, Wendy that-
"Can you stop?"
"The car?" Jonah's eyebrows shot up, "why? Are you carsick-"
"No, stop talking," Leo grumbled, then regretted it, "I just have a headache, that's all..." he really didn't.
"Oh... Yeah, of course," Jonah nodded, sounding very confused.
Now that Jon had brought up being carsick, suddenly all that Leo could focus on was his stomach. The measly sandwich that he had forced himself to eat was just sitting there, heavy as a rock. Not digesting at all.
He placed a hand over his stomach, rubbing in small circles over his sweater. Thankfully they were already close to the apartment building, so the car came to a stop quickly.
Once again, the nausea faded, but this time it didn't vanish, just sat uncomfortably in his gut, annoying as hell.
"Leo?" Jonah called once he didn't get out after the car was parked. He circled the car and opened the door, "baby... Talk with me, what's wrong? This isn't you..."
"I don't know," Leo sighed, leaning in and planting his forehead to his shoulder, "I don't know, I don't feel well, my head-" he let out a little noise as Jonah combed his fingers through his hair. Leo didn't mean a headache, but he welcomed the soothing touch just the same, "I just wanna go to bed."
"Okay..." Jonah whispered, leaning in to plant a kiss on his temple, only to frown as he pulled back, "you're a little warm, baby."
"Jon," Leo groaned, "please, I just wanna go to bed."
He could tell that Jon wanted to argue, but for the moment, that could wait. They didn't talk as they went up to the apartment and Leo stripped by the door, paying Jonah no attention as he stomped to the bedroom and faceplanted the pillow.
"I got you some Tylenol," Jonah whispered, entering the room and sitting gingerly at the edge of the bed, "Leo."
"No," Leo shook his head, "no, I don't want that..."
"Well, I don't really care," Jonah ushered him to sit up, "take the meds."
Glaring at him, Leo took the pill dry, then promptly fell back down, "just let me sleep."
"You're welcome," Jonah said sardonically, then ran his fingers through Leo's hair, absentmindedly.
Next time Leo opened his eyes, he immediately knew something was wrong with him. His head felt like it was weighting a ton and he could barely sit up on the bed. Jonah wasn't in the room.
Leo all but crawled to the bathroom, splashing his face with water. He looked horrible, his face was all blotchy, pale in certain places and red where it had been pressed to the pillow, his eyes looked sunken in.
"Great," he mumbled, water dripping form his hair and causing him to shiver. To add insult to the injury, the tylenol he had had previously was sitting in his stomach just like the sandwich: like a fucking brick.
He pressed on his belly, forcing up a sick belch that tasted like acid, but nothing else happened. Leo groaned, his stomach felt disgusting, churning in rhythm with the pounding of his head.
Sure that nothing was going to come up, he walked out of the room. Jonah was sitting by the dining table, a bunch of papers spread around him.
"Hey..." Leo said tiredly, entering the kitchen area and filling up a glass of water, "what time is it?"
"a quarter to eight," Jonah looked up, "how are you feeling?"
"Great," Leo smiled. If he was honest he felt worse than before, but at least the overwhelming urge to walk into open traffic had gone to the backburner, as his body was much more interested now in the pounding of his head and the nausea bubbling in his belly. He'd take feeling sick any day over feeling depressed.
"You know, I don't believe you," Jonah rolled his eyes, jumping up and circling the table, "don't go anywhere, I need to get the thermometer."
"Jonah, I'm fine," Leo rolled his eyes, then squeezed the table under his hand, as the world took a minute too long to stop spinning, "you should've woken me up, now we're on a rush."
"I don't think you should play, you're looking... Awful, to say the least."
"Thank, Jonah, you always know how to charm me."
"I'm serious, Leo. You know better than to play with a fever."
"I don't have a fever anymore," Leo ignored him, walking back to the door so he could put the shoes he had previously ditched, "let's go."
Jonah glared at him, "you're so fucking stubborn."
"It's my last game ever, stop being a dick and let's go," Leo urged him, walking out without looking back.
It was clear Jonah did not agree with his decision, hence why Leo was driving and why his boyfriend had his arms crossed to his chest and looked ready to bite his head off.
"This is a very dumb idea. You're gonna crack your stupid head open. Again."
"Last time I did that we ended up dating," Leo shrugged, fighting to ignore the uneasy feeling that was spreading all over him. His mouth tasted weird, "maybe I'll land an even hotter doctor this time around."
"You're such a dick," Jonah snorted, but there was a ghost of a smile in his lips. He turned his head so Leo wouldn't see it.
The blonde smiled back, then gulped down nervously as his stomach clenched. His head felt woozy.
"Your parking skills are fucking atrocious," Jonah commented as they jumped out of the car and Leo rushed ahead of him to the locker rooms.
"You get so grumpy when things don't go your way," Leo rolled his eyes, entering the locker room and Jonah followed him in, as if he was still allowed there.
"There you are!" Vince shouted from across the room, "we thought you had died, I've been blowing up your phone."
"And you brought the deserter," Michael scoffed and Leo ignored the guy, moving to his locker in order to grab his clothes. Behind him, he could vaguely tell that Jonah was mouthing off Mikey.
"You," Lucas marched to him, "are not playing."
"What?" Leo scoffed, ignoring his captain and slipping on his jersey, "of course I am. You can't play without a cornerback."
"I'm aware. Alex is gonna replace you," he explained and Leo felt twice as nauseous as before. He gulped down, using the fact that his head was still inside the jersey to conceal it. Then he glared at Lucas.
"You can't bench me. I'm better than Alex and you know it, Luke."
"I... I'm not benching you, Leo. You're sick, I can tell you're running a fever from here and Jonah is hovering over you like a worried mom. You're super pale. I can't let you in the field."
"It's my last game," Leo forced his voice not to waver. Rationally he knew Lucas had a point... But it was his last game. He didn't want this memory to be him sitting in the bench, watching his friends enjoy themselves, outside of it all already. His head throbbed, "you can't bench me in my last game, Luke, please..."
Begging was weird, it made him feel off in a whole different manner. Six years before type of odd, begging-
"Leo?" Lucas frowned, his hands coming to cup the blonde's nape, "dude, are you alright-"
"Please don't bench me, please, I- I'll be better, I'll do better-" his stomach rolled and Leo's mouth filled up with bitter saliva. He swallowed in, almost gagging, "please-"
"Okay, okay..." Lucas looked panicked, then a new set of hands were on Leo. Jonah's delicate hands, coming to cup his cheeks, fingers dancing down to his neck.
"Leo, baby, take a deep breath."
"Luke's- Luke's gonna bench me, he's gonna replace me... Alex- He's going to replace me..." he said, heart in his throat, blood pumping in his ear. Lucas' shook his head.
"Leo, that's not what I meant! Leo, I- You just don't look well-"
"Lucas, shut up," Jonah snapped, without glancing back, "Leo, look at me? Hey, look at me."
With a lot of struggle Leo forced his eyes away from Lucas - who was replacing him with Alex, during his last game ever, who had made him beg just to be included-
"Leo!" Jonah shook him lightly, "look at me, baby."
He was looking at him, feeling his heart thumping in his ears, nauseous and shaky. His stomach sloshed uncomfortably with the anxiety running through him, rocketed up to his throat to stinge it with acid, but then settled back down, like a rough sea.
"Breathe, Leo."
He obeyed, or tried to, breathing in through his nose, then out through his mouth. In again... He wanted to throw up. Not even out of nausea, he just felt like he'd feel better if he did.
"Out, darling, you need to breathe out."
Slowly, very slowly, Leo felt like he was back in the locker room. Covered in cold sweat, shivering like crazy.
"Sorry..." he mumbled, feeling woozy and planting a hand inside the metal locker to support himself. Jonah looked concerned and Lucas looked frantic.
"I'm not benching you..." Luke said in the smallest of voices, "I'm- I'm sorry..."
"So I can play?" Leo asked, but he knew it was bad idea. He just couldn't bring himself to stop moving now, it was a snowball of bad decisions.
Lucas made a face, clearly he didn't want to agree, but then nodded.
Jonah frowned, "Leo..."
"I need this," he forced himself not to include the please at the end.
He was sure they were going to lose the minute they stepped on the field. Or better yet, he was going to lose it.
The lights were too bright and it was a really cold night, shivers running down his back, the wind clinging to the exposed part of his neck.
In the bleachers, Jonah was standing right next to Wendy, arms crossed to his chest, both dark heads together as they talked. Wendy looking at Leo worriedly, leaning in to whisper something to Jon.
"Leo!" Lucas snapped at him, in full captain voice, no longer his best friend.
Leo realized he had blanked a good full minute of the game, only to realize he had just allowed the wide-receiver of the opposite team to grab the ball. Well fuck.
He tackled the guy, attempting to minimize damage or stop the pass, but the wide-receiver was huge, Vince sized at least and next thing he knew he was receiving a sharp throw on his chest as the man quickly burled past him, throwing the ball to the next player of his team.
Leo didn't even feel the jab, he was already backpedaling to face the wide-receiver again, adamant he wouldn't do the same mistake twice.
By the time they reached the halftime break, he wasn't sure which way was up. The whole game felt fuzzy and Leo was aware he should be more in pain, considering the amount of times he had body tackled the wide receiver, but he couldn't really focus on anything.
"Wagner!" Coach Eric yelled after them as they slipped into the locker room, just as the cheerleaders took over the field. Leo stumbled forward bracing a hand on Spencer's back and the man jerked a little at the touch, before relaxing as he realized the heavy touch was just Leo.
"Wagner! Get out of my way Monacelli- Wagner!"
Leo stopped, bracing against a tiled wall, wheezing. Everything felt weird as hell, he felt like he was in a rollercoaster, as the world twirled around him, in and out of focus.
"What the fuck was that!? You were out of yourself, you got warned and if you don't behave you're getting disqua-"
Leo interrupted him by removing his helmet and promptly bending in half, throwing up his measly lunch all over the coach's shoes.
There was a general groan of discontent, some gasps, the coach himself shouting-
Leo stayed bent in half, hands on his thighs, his belly churning. He gagged again, spitting into the mess. He wasn't even nauseous, not really... Just really really weird and -
"I got you," Lucas grabbed his arm and stopped Leo from tipping to the side and collapsing, "I got you, c'mon, let's wash your face."
"I don't... I don't feel well..." Leo groaned and Lucas scoffed, dabbing his chin with a wet paper towel. He wasn't wearing the helmet anymore either and his dark brown hair was glued down with sweat, green eyes sparkling with worry.
"I can't tell if you have a fever, I'm too hot," Lucas said, but rested his warm hand on Leo's forehead anyway, their skin damp and clingy, "but I think you do."
"Okay..." Leo leaned onto his touch, wanting to collapse in a bed. He was starting to feel completely detached from his body, which was never a good thing, "where's Jon?"
"Vince went to get him," Lucas grabbed his arm, "let's move here..."
He led Leo to the opposite side of the locker room, sitting him down on the wooden bench.
"Water!" Lucas shouted and Leo almost laughed hysterically as he watched half the team scramble to meet the demand.
"You're such a spoiled-" he cringed as another wave of nausea hit him, "spoiled brat."
"My counselor calls it leadership," Lucas scoffed, crouching before him and patting his elbow, "arms up, you're cooking inside the uniform."
"Bossy as fuck," Leo groaned, but obeyed and allowed Luke to strip him, including from his protective undershirt. He shuddered with the sudden cold, but immediately felt a lot more alert, "Luke."
"Yeah?" Lucas was hardly listening, raising his hand to catch the water bottle Mikey threw him from across the room, "little sips."
"Luke," Leo grabbed the bottle, but didn't drink, "you have to get back on the field. Break's almost over."
"I don't-"
"It's fine. I'm okay, I'll just wait for Jon," Leo smiled, "go captain."
Lucas looked like he was choosing between which family member to shoot, much to Leo's amusement, "I'm fine, it's just a bug. I'll live. Go."
"I don't think-"
"ATWOOD!" Coach Eric yelled from across the room, "GET BACK IN THERE!"
"Go," Leo smiled, "go" and then, much to his relief and Lucas' too, Jonah entered the locker's room, alongside Vince.
Vin sped past them, offering Leo a concerned smile, but already slipping on his helmet. Jonah lingered behind, waiting until the last player was out before sighing loudly.
"Just say it already," Leo grumbled, staring at a spot between his feet and grimacing as his belly continued to roll. He waited for the inevitable I-told-you-so.
"How are you feeling, baby?"
Leo looked up, surprised and Jonah rolled his eyes at his shocked face, "I'm not going to scold you when you feel like crap and look worse."
He let out a chuckle, lowering his head back down, "thank you, Jon..." his stomach gurgled again, interrupting the good mood and making his mouth taste even more bitter, "pass me the bin?"
Jonah said something, moving the large trashcan of the locker room's closer and Leo turned his face away from it, briefly glancing at his boyfriend, "get out of here, Jon," he mumbled, his voice thick. He leaned over the garbage bin, spitting the awful taste.
"I'm not going anywhere," Jonah scoffed, sitting on the bench too and carefully planting a hand on Leo's forehead, aiding with the aim and support.
Leo groaned, bracing against the large bin. His stomach hurt, all the nausea he had been avoiding all day crashing onto him at once. He gagged, once, and then leaned forward, all but diving into the bin as everything he had ever eaten rushed out of his mouth.
He attempted to breathe, but his throat was burning and his nose too, it felt like he was drowning. There was a thump on his back, forcing up another burp and even more bitter liquid and Leo gasped for air, both hands white knuckling the trash.
"Fuck, Leo..." Jonah mumbled behind him, rubbing his back. He was applying pressure enough to dislodge another burp and Leo gagged as even more vomit splashed out of his mouth, now without him even having to heave.
He panted, feeling dizzy and empty, his stomach still churning uneasily, "I think..." a burp forced another gush of bile and he spat, clearing his throat forcefully to get rid of the sick taste, "I think I'm done."
"Uhm," was all that Jonah said, handing him a bunch of paper towels that Leo had no idea from where he had manifested them. The blonde's hand was shaking as he took them, cleaning the puke that had ran down his chin and blowing his nose.
Jonah squeezed his shoulder, "done?"
"Think... Think so," Leo nodded, throwing the paper towels in the large trash and pushing it away from him. He turned to look at Jon, just in time for his boyfriend to bolt up and brace against the sinks, gagging harshly.
Leo groaned, "Jon..."
"I'm fine," Jonah mumbled, before another heave wrecked through him, sending up a small stream of pink colored puke. He gagged again, closing his eyes and breathing through it, "I'm fine."
"Yeah, you look great," Leo sighed. He wanted to get up and help him, but his head was swimming and he didn't want to make Jonah's life even harder by crumpling to a pile on the ground, "I'm sor-"
"Not your fault," Jonah washed the basin and his mouth, splashing cold water on his face and then turning to look at him, "see? I lived."
It caused Leo to snort, in an amused way. Jonah's dark rich skin was a sickly shade of grey, but at least he retained the good humor. Whenever Jon was actually feeling sick, Leo had learned by now, his temper flared up.
"Yeah, you lived," he nodded, pressing a hand to his forehead, elbow to his knee as he folded in half, "I fucked up the game, should've let Alex-"
"Alex can choke for all I care, it was your night," Jonah scoffed, walking back to the bench and rubbing his back, "and you got to go out in style, hurling all over coach Eric's shoes."
Leo huffed, smiling, "I guess... I'm going to miss college, Jon."
The man opened a sympathetic smile and moved his hand up, squeezing his nape, "I know, baby-"
"No, you don't," Leo straightened up, voice strong, "I don't think... I know I wasn't happy until I came to college. Until I met you and joined the team and everything else... I'm terrified of this being over."
Jonah frowned, forcing their eyes to meet, "it's not over, Leo. I promise you, I'm not- I'm not just saying this so you'll calm down. I do get what you mean, I love my life now. I love my life with you, baby."
Leo let out a little sob, tearing up and then he slumped forward, melting against Jonah's chest. He felt a kiss pressed on the top of his head, Jon squeezing him tightly.
"There are greater and better things waiting for you, Leo," he promised, "and you're never gonna be alone like before."
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i love when the subject of modern au for the arcana comes up cause my only metric of judgement for it is What are you gonna do with Muriel. is he still. you know. practically homeless
cause it can be done well i believe it!! but i mean its interesting to me cause theres so many um. cultural differences i guess i can call it, and ramifications and implications and fucking more thesaurus words we get it to consider in comparing our "everyone has to have a document about *Everything*, whats your assigned number at birth, let me record you with 50 cameras at all times just in case, gimme your PapERS HOW OLD ARE YOU WHATS YOUR GRANDMAS MAIDEN NAME NO IM NOT SELLING YOU THIS CARTON OF EGGS UNTIL YOU TELL ME" society (Admittedly! not every single place in the world today is like this necessarily!!! so you can just put them someplace else and work from there!!! but youd have to know how life there actually looks like And also wait whats the point of this au if everything ends up the same lmao i wanted asra to have tiktok and work at starbucks what are we doing here) vs the old timey fantasy world presented in the game where its just "yeah sure you can go live in a forest theres no fences here lol bye dont get dysentery" which is how the world used to be i guess and thats so fun to ponder for me lol we really were just monkeys fucking about with sticks huh. good times
man this is why i dont actually write fanfics i get too lost in four different trains of thought and dont finish any of them lmao and i guess also cause of the "i Cant POSSIBLY write this story about kissing a dude if i cant describe the sociopolitical climate in this neighbourhood in the netherlands after the Batavian Rebellion and how it influenced the contemporaneous fauvistic arT MOVEMENT with UTMOST ACCURACY cause THATS WHAT HIS FAVOURITE PAINTING WAS THE ONE THAT SHOWS UP IN THIS THREE SECOND BLURRY BACKGROUND CLIP OF THIS SCENE IN HIS APARTMENT AND IS CRUCIAL TO HIS CHARACTER AND I HAVE TO NAIL IT WHAT DONT YOU GET" type personality i got going which i guess writers deal with by just going full "lol whatever i am god here and i make law" mode
i just started thinking about this cause of the new story on dorian in a modern au i got pretty hype about it teehee but yeah muriel hasnt shown up yet so i got into that whole spiral about wHERE ARE THEY GONNA PUT ME BOYE AAAGJHFN i hope he gets a good outfit lmao i love jules' vibe but i looked at asra n went aw Hell naw hed be way better dripped out you done my boy dirty cmon man. pashas hawaiian shirt tho fucking we're so back lets go lesbians hkdyyifulj Anyway they made lucio a wholeass bilionaire which had me shook a lil for some reason but i can see him as a total ~Musk-esque~ archetype lmaooo like that is literally so him, just barges in and makes people have good ideas for him gikgststnv oh god i hope theres not any elon fans reading this cause theyre not gonna appreciate that oh fudge ok lets get back to the point which was uuuuhhhhhhhhhh oh yeah i liked your muriel lives in a van concept i thought its good! yeah thats what i wanted to say. what a tumultuous journey i just had to invent to arrive here.
Oh yeah, I've been seeing a lot more posts and questions about the arcana's modern au, and it's why I was so happy to dig up all those old ask arcana posts! I'm so glad we have all that canon content from way back when, it was so sad that I could only put ten images in one post T~T
And Muriel definitely lives off the grid - I also remember another ask arcana that said in modern times he'd wear a cable knit sweater on top and leather pants and demonias on bottom and that works so well for him XD
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for the gen7 portion of his ribbon master journey, reides the kingdra left the familiar lands and seas of hoenn for a region that was entirely new to him: alola!
alola is a region that is extremely close to my heart. since i'm from the caribbean, i'm very fond of island settings - they always have such a cozy, home-like vibe to me. the hype leading up to sun and moon's release was also probably one of my favorite periods of time in the pokemon fandom ever... and the games totally lived up to all of my expectations. tbh, they surpassed them! so... as reides arrived in my copy of pokemon sun - with his same ol' goal of gathering all of the ribbons that the gen had to offer - i hoped that his time in alola would add to my lovely memories of the region.
i still haven't set up a definitive index for my ribbon master posts on my personal site, but that WILL exist in the (hopefully near) future. i have a placeholder set aside in my pokemon shrine and everything. until then, like always... you can see them all over on that site's blog page. (i worked really hard on making that WHOLE site responsive on mobile devices recently!!! so those posts are now way easier to read on mobile hehe.) alternatively, you can just peek in my ribbon master tag here on tumblr.
if you're all caught up to speed on my lovely kingdra's journey, welcome to the next installment of it!!! give it up for gen7!!!
much like my copy of y version, i had a post-game set up in my copy of pokemon sun. this - paired with the literal handful of ribbons that alola has to offer - would serve to make reides' time in alola pretty short... unless something Awful happened. in gen6, the battle maison's difficulty totally blindsided me, so i was a bit wary as we went into the gen7 portion of this journey. despite having a post-game file, i never once even stepped foot near the battle tree... that portion of poni island was virtually untouched. LMFAO. i wasn't in a hurry to get to that, so i decided i'd leave it for last. the first ribbon i'd handle would be the battle royal (yes, 'royal'... not 'royale'... if i typo it as such, i apologize. number one victory royale yeah fortnite we bout to get down, etc) master ribbon.
much like my predicament with the battle tree, i'd never taken this game mode on (beyond the battle that they essentially force you into during the plot), so i wasn't sure what to expect. i also wanted to take advantage of a new feature that was added in for the gen7 games before involving reides in any battles. i checked my bag to be sure that i could do it, and, lo and behold...
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...i had a gold bottlecap! this was a really welcome sight because reides' ivs were all PRETTY shabby (i'm talking, like, single-digits shabby. ftr, a pokemon's ivs per stat can cap at 31, so... yeah). it makes his stellar performance in all the battle towers thus far all the more impressive, but i still wanted to treat him to something truly special.
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there isn't a ribbon linked to hyper training a pokemon (in this gen or in any future gens up to the current one), but this was still really lovely to see. with reides now achieving a maxed-out stat of 31 in each of his ivs, we headed on over to the battle royal dome on akala island.
the battle royal game mode is pretty interesting. your pokemon basically enters a wacky battle against 3 other pokemon. they're not specifically ganging up on you, though. according to serebii.net: you go in with 3 pokémon, and as soon as one player has lost each of their pokémon, then the battle is over. to determine the winner, the results are tallied up based on how many pokémon each player managed to take out, as well as how many pokémon they have remaining.
now, i'm not gonna lie. i went into this game mode COMPLETELY clueless as to what was going on. i did virtually no prep for it, instead just using albatross the latios, persana the suicune, and, of course, reides for each of the battles. to give you an idea of how 'out of it' i was... whenever i take on these challenges, i like to give each of my pokemon an item to help them out. even if it's just a sitrus berry, i think the extra support is really good for a pokemon to have. this challenge was no different; i decided that i'd give albatross a latiosite and that i'd mega-evolve him during the battle royals. and, uh... it turns out that i somehow gave him a protector (yes, the item that serves no purpose aside from evolving rhydon) because it just-so-happened to be in my bag right next to my latiosite. i didn't even notice for all 4 of the battles i took part in within the dome. (i just assumed i couldn't mega-evolve him because i didn't meet some weird standard in the game. i simply did not question it. and i definitely didn't even try to amend it...)
...anyway, my weird blunders aside, the battles themselves were pretty fun! i wasn't a fan of how laggy they could get, but i really enjoyed the sheer chaos that they presented, haha! furthermore, taking part in them reminded me of incineroar, who's one of my all-time fav pokemon, so that was awesome. i climbed the ranks easily, only losing the hyper-rank and master-rank battles once each. fsr, i didn't take a single picture of these battles - but i DID take one of a victory screen.
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the grind to the ribbon was a short one, and, soon, reides had his very first ribbon from the alola region.
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right after getting this ribbon, reides and i headed over to the summit of mount lanakila so that i could defend my status as the champion of the alola league! this meant being tested by each of the members of the elite four - including the iconic acerola, who had a bit of a ghostly moment thanks to my top-tier 3ds photography skills.
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after fighting our way through everyone, i approached my throne.
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i took a seat upon it... and was soon approached in turn!
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it was awesome to face hau again after all these years!! he's such an incredible rival; taking on his team had me feeling so nostalgic. of course, reides, who was at level 100, managed to sweep his way through everyone (sorry, guys) - but it was still a whole lot of fun!
for helping me defend my title as the alolan champion, reides was granted membership into the alolan hall of fame... and, for that, he got the alola champion ribbon!
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the only two ribbons left for reides in alola were the ones linked to the battle tree. it was time for me to brave the rest of poni island and finally unlock it!
but, before that... i actually decided to send reides to my copy of ultra sun! much like my copy of sun, i hadn't unlocked the battle tree over there, either... but there was a crucial difference in this file. you see, i had WAY more pokemon left in my pc boxes in ultra sun compared to my boxes in sun. this is because i moved most of my pokemon over to ultra sun when the ultra sun & ultra moon games released. (i also NEEDED to take photos in the pokemon studios that were added to the region in those ultra games - but i'll write more about that later!) i figured that if the battle tree ended up giving me a lot of trouble, i'd need access to a wider pool of pokemon so that i could teambuild. it was basically a precaution above all else!
once reides was finally in this expanded-on version of alola, we headed on over to poni island and got to exploring.
upon approaching the battle tree, we ran into two familiar faces!
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red and gr- um, i mean, blue - were here! (kind of hilarious that they localized his name as 'blue' when his pants and shoes are very clearly green as a nod to the original japanese green version, but i get it... it's a nod to the north american red & blue versions... so it's Understandable!!!) the return of the original kanto region champions is one of the most hype things ever. i knew about this from before, as it blew everyone's minds back when the info came out. it had me PRAYING for a similar cameo for the johto trainers in a future generation. sadly, that cameo hasn't happened yet, but i'm still hoping for an updated, future-silver design someday!
anyway - immediately, blue asked if i'd like to challenge him or red as a little 'welcome to the battle tree' present. i opted to fight blue, since i had just fought red during the soulsilver part of reides' journey and i decided that alternating between the two would be cool.
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he was absolutely serving in said battle, let me tell you. he was pretty challenging even with the level difference between us, but reides still managed to emerge victorious.
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after our battle, blue revealed his and red's shared purpose for arriving in the alola region. it was really nice to see them together again after the state of their relationship in soulsilver, where red was basically hiding himself away on mt. silver.
since we passed the little test that blue and red presented to us, reides and i finally entered the battle tree properly.
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much like the battle maison ribbons, there are two ribbons available for achieving specific streaks in the battle tree. the first one - the battle tree great ribbon - required a steak of 20 wins in the normal battle mode (which includes beating a 'battle legend' on battle #20). i figured that this ribbon was similar to the skillful battler ribbon over in kalos; that the battles wouldn't be particularly challenging when compared to the following 50-steak ribbon awaiting me. i was kind of right in that it was pretty easy to get through these battles, but i do think that the normal mode got a bit of a difficulty boost when compared to the battle maison's normal mode.
i used this team for this part of the battle tree:
chips the kangaskhan (kangaskanite) ability: scrappy --> parental bond nature: jolly evs: 252 atk, 252 speed, 4 def - fake out - return - crunch - power-up punch
donatella the durant (choice scarf) ability: truant nature: jolly evs: 252 atk, 252 speed, 4 sp. defense - entrainment - toxic - x-scissor - iron head
applause the cloyster (focus sash) ability: skill link nature: adamant evs: 252 atk, 252 speed, 4 sp. defense - shell smash - icicle spear - ice shard (for landorus) - protect
since the ol' truant durant strat (that i detailed in my last post) works for the battle tree, i decided to take donatella and applause along for the ride, but chips did a great job and pretty much got through the normal mode of the battle tree all on her own. i was delighted, because mega-kangaskhan's whole gimmick where the baby kangaskhan gets powered-up is just so cute!
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for the 20th battle, i swapped out donatella the durant for reides... and ended up running into none other than the legendary red, himself!
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i absolutely love how gen7 stuck to keeping red completely silent; it's an absolutely crucial part of his character, imo.
after beating red and securing the great ribbon, it was time for the true challenge... the battle tree master ribbon! this one was the classic 50-streaker. again, like its respective battle maison ribbon, i'd have to maintain this streak in the super battle mode - which meant stronger opponents and tougher battles.
i was absolutely not messing around for these battles, let me tell you. i opted for a slight variation of my battle maison team; rather than following donatella up with venus, i swapped them around and followed her up with applause the cloyster.
donatella the durant (choice scarf) ability: truant nature: jolly evs: 252 atk, 252 speed, 4 sp. defense - entrainment - toxic - x-scissor - iron head
applause the cloyster (focus sash) ability: skill link nature: adamant evs: 252 atk, 252 speed, 4 sp. defense - shell smash - icicle spear - spike canon (ideally, i'd have liked rock blast, but that's an egg move) - protect
venus the dragonite (lum berry) ability: multiscale nature: adamant evs: 252 atk, 252 speed, 4 sp. defense - earthquake - fire punch - dragon dance - protect
by following up my durant with cloyster, it reduced the amount of time needed to max out its buffed stats, as shell smash only requires 3 uses as opposed to dragon dance's 6. since i had a plan of action and simply had to execute it, my climb was a whole lot faster than the trials which the battle maison presented to me!!
since my climb was faster, i don't have too many horror stories to share regarding the stuff that i faced within it.
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this guy didn't take losing very well. i think he also somehow possessed my camera, because i have NO IDEA why the glare is so bad in this picture.
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this guy also summed up the exact reason why i'm doing this ribbon master challenge in the first place. He Gets It. that's what pokemon is all about, babey! the battle tree also has a neat little mechanic wherein you face special trainers every 10 battles. during my climb, the special trainers that i faced were plumeria, cynthia, kukui and grimsley! (cynthia also almost broke my streak, because of fucking course she would scare me like that. her garchomp really is a force to be reckoned with; i love the two of them so much.)
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grimsley is one of my favorite pokemon characters of all-time, so it's really wild that he's just... inexplicably in alola. i remember stumbling upon him during my first playthrough - COMPLETELY unspoilt about him even being in the game - and literally doing a double-take! either way, i'm so happy that he showed up during my ribbon master challenge, as i didn't get to take him on in unova due to the lack of ribbons over there.
once i beat battle 49, it was time to swap out venus the dragonite for reides the kingdra. i braced myself for battle 50; another battle versus red and his team!
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he was pretty shocked to see me again and was a bit confused after losing, but i really enjoyed the match, myself! between the battle versus him in soulsilver and these two battles within the tree, i truly love how present red has been for this ribbon master challenge, haha.
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defeating red and achieving a 50-battle streak in the battle tree's super mode meant reides got the final ribbon that he'd need in alola: the battle tree master ribbon. i was so relieved that the battle tree went a lot better than the battle maison, and that i didn't face the threat of getting hardstuck within a battle tower-esque zone...!! i had a lot of fun with it and, since i used cloyster with my durant instead of dragonite, the process was a whole lot faster, too.
reides and i weren't ready to leave alola just yet, though. we had one more task to handle. one more task... within the alola photo club.
this may not be relevant to the ribbon master challenge, but it was absolutely IMPERATIVE that we stopped by for a photoshoot together at the photo club! i rushed over to the receptionist, super excited about being able to take photos with reides, and got a really, REALLY surprising bit of dialogue from her.
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i had NO IDEA that you could unlock special backdrops if you transferred pokemon from different games into alola... and, furthermore, i had no idea that hoenn's respective backdrop would be none other than the SEAFLOOR CAVERN!!! at first, i wondered if it changed based on your pokemon's original met location - because i HATCHED reides in the seafloor cavern, all the way back in emerald version!! but, no; it was simply a totally serendipitous surprise! naturally, we HAD to go there for our photoshoot.
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i made sure to decorate the photos that we took in a fitting manner.
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with those beautiful pictures taken and saved, reides was ready to move on to the next part of his ribbon master quest. moving on to gen8 required taking a huge step: one from the 3ds to none other than the NINTENDO SWITCH!!! how absolutely CRAZY is that?!?! it feels like just yesterday that i was booting up my beloved grey brick of a ds so that i could play emerald on it. admittedly, it was also quite the relief to transfer reides out of pokemon bank and into pokemon home, as the future of pokemon bank is rather precarious at the moment (even if it was confirmed that it'd outlast the general online feature shutdown in april 2024). i ended up taking all of the pals who have accompanied reides so far on his journey with him, too.
and so, with alola's ribbons safely pinned onto him, reides set his sights on the wonderful galar region! hopefully, i'll have my gen8 update ready for everyone soon. until then - i gotta extend yet another huge 'thank you' to you all for cheering reides on through his long, long journey!! until next time!
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so much matty recently i cant help but miss ross and readers little family sorry i don’t have any actual like prompts but…what do you think they’ve been up to? went on a summer holiday? took the kids on tour for a bit since they don’t have school? idk
i am overdue for another ross fic i really am!! i do have an ideas document though so i'll pick one from that and write it over the next couple of weeks. but in the meantime... i think the kids were at fins!! keir has just turned five (he's starting school after the summer and you and ross are Emo about it. your baby!) and he's football daft, so he spent most of the day playing with anyone backstage who was up for it - giggling at the thought of him getting so hyped about american football the band and asking them to join him (a couple of them did!) lol - and only taking a break to watch george (his fave in the same way matty is eilidh's fave) drum for the japanese house. ross having his hair down for the first part of the show was actually because of keir and football; adam chose violence and was like "keir you're a much better footballer than your dad ever was lol", and ross got actually genuinely offended and was like "no? you're lying, hann", and adam was like "prove it then. penalties. loser has to do a forfeit". so the macdonald boys had a little face off and made forfeits for each other - ross immediately went into full dad mode and went "if i win you have to eat all your peas at dinner" and keir gasped in total horror lol, and then he was like "i can't think of one", so eilidh chimed in from the side like "keir!! if you win dad has to wear his hair down for a bit onstage tonight", to which you were like "YES genius my girl!" lol. anyway, jamie squire offered to be in goal for best of five, and everyone gathered round to watch ross miss one of them and keir score every single one; ross grit his teeth after it, but then smiled and hugged his boy in congratulations, and obv took his hair down for the opening of the show (which you were JAZZED about lol).
eilidh was a few days' shy of turning seven during fins, and she actually spent most of her time with you at the side watching everyone perform throughout the day, soaking up the music like a little sponge just as she's done since she was a baby. during the "boring ones" (her words), she traipsed back to see everyone else; patti showed her all the band's outfits for the show and styled her in some of the accessories for a bit lol, she had a LENGTHY conversation with jack antonoff about the piano lessons she's just started and also taylor swift (eilidh is a fearless stan), and she sat for ages with amber and her little dog asking loads of questions about the dog lol. she's trying to convince ross to let her get a dog, and thinks that compiling a fact file of dog information and pictures is the way to convince him she'd be a responsible dog owner (your genetics, tbh) - nobody except she and you and keir and now amber know about it, though, because if matty found out his honorary little sister wanted a dog he would literally just buy her one lmao. speaking of matty, he spent a large part of cigarettes after sex's set walking around backstage with eilidh in his arms as if she was still tiny, talking nonsense to her and getting hugs; when he put her down and chatted to you, he was like "she's very calming, that daughter of yours. takes after her mum lol", and then you and the kids got roped into hugs for everyone pre-gig. v v cute <3
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the plant's plastic, isn't it
yeah the plant is plastic
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can't a boy and his cat just have a fucking summer vacation without being locked in a dream panopticon
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its nice to see you girl but where the fuck is igor, in my recollection when igor has not been around, shit has been Fucked.
(I assume they couldn't get the VA for this gig, but also: i love Igor? yeah.)
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It's fucking Zuckerberg, Reverie, come on. You shouldn't have installed that spyware shit on your phone!!!!
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i'm gonna be real, the textures are NOT fantastic in this game, lmao. I am gonna peek at settings later. the aliases need some more anti juice.
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there's a statue there?????
/googles
oh huh i.......... never noticed that. i just noticed the pretty trees. whoops. i'm a bad tourist.
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Rather than directing us where we need to go to get the camping shit, the shitty AI is like "hey INSTEAD I am going to direct you to an idol event nearby" this thing is atrocious and we should uninstall it and go back to mapquest
also, I have made an Executive Decision. I am resetting my emotions on Ryuji to zero. I am taking my hatred and ire and all the times he made me uncomfortable as the player of the video game, and I'm putting them all into a box and putting those emotions away. I am going to give Ryuji Persona5Strikers another shot to not be a contemptuous little shitheel I want to eject from the story.
Mostly because his voice actor is doing such good work and I would like to like Ryuji.
But if he dehumanizes or sidelines Morgana, the deal is off, okay? Okay.
ANYWAY, Ryuji is like, hyped for this instagram girl.
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Reverie only hangs out in coffee shops that have oat milk and attends shows for bands you've never heard of, he doesn't care about influencers.
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OH WOW OKAY
Alice Hiiragi.... Hiiragi......... why the fuck is that familiar..............
oh, Hiiragi was the Enka singer who was married to Namatame in Persona 4 before the scandal went down. I wonder if that's relevant or just a coincidence.
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oh okay so something screwy is going on and she's going to, like, kidnap all the people who have cards, or something? is she the white rabbit?
lmao no she actually references the white rabbit later. okay. i DO like her theme and vibe a whole lot, even if she is giving heavy Acid Trip Pastel Tim Burton Bad Guy energy. But Wonderland is honestly a very cool foundation for a neat villain, so I'm cool with that.
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thanks, they're fake so everyone thinks i'm a soft boy when really i'm more punk rock than iggy pop at a ramones concert. hi.
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I appreciate the consistency, Morgana, lmao.
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uh "Keyword"?????
oh my god EMMA is just a reskinned Metanav fffffff
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YOU KNOW WHAT reverie i am blaming you for this. You should have informed Morgana that you had a dream in the Velvet Room, since Morgana literally was born there and it might've clued him in to "oh hey maybe shit is going down" instead of being blissfully oblivious in vakittycation mode like a chump.
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huh the anime cutscenes look way better in this game than in P5R actually. dunno why.
BUT YEP IT SEEMS ALICE HAS A PALACE. the Cognitive World is back.
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oh okay that seems bad. so everyone who friended Alice with the EMMAnav is getting their hearts torn out???? what does that mean exactly? it seems bad. people need their hearts or weird shit happens, either Apathy Syndrome or having their cognition rebooted like in P5.
I am Concerned.
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oh my god what is Happening there is so much on my screen right now
i think i might be bad at this oh dear
the first move Reverie learns is a pole dance, though, so I'm pretty psyched for that. maybe this will be the game where Reverie finally gets to follow his dreams and wear a skirt.
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everyone is off their game at being a Thief i see
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me IRL out loud: oh my god i love you
WHAT A FUCKING LOOK THAT'S AMAZING
i am sad she is probably just the first arc villain because WOW i am DIGGING this. god that FLAMINGO HEAD STAFF this is such High Kitsch, it's giving me everything.
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asklfjds;af /laughing hysterically to self
okay persona 5 strikers we are starting on some high notes huh
reverie are you sure you aren't dreaming, man, this feels like a dream you might've had except the person stepping on you in stilettos would be a mean boy.
maybe that's Reverie's type. bisexual but mean-attracted.
aaaaaargh my Odin is outta battery, i gotta recharge it.
BUT SO FAR besides me fucking sucking at the gameplay THIS IS A GOOD START.
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aleeyenn · 1 year
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Hello aleeyenn! I'm the anon who requested and sent that message!
I had to make a whole account because I wanted to show you an image, but anons aren't allowed to do that, so I had to rewrite everything, so my apologies!
Also, my apologize if this is simply weird in general, I dunno if I should stick to Tumblr (since you did, you're the least active here) >.<
But I wanted to say, I'm incredibly happy and honored that my message meant so much to you! I'm really honored and soo hyped because you and your work really mean so much to me, as in your one of my biggest inspirations, so I was so excited to read that!! Thank you! Please keep drawing and creating. (Also, have you considered making full body refs for your gijinkas :o?)
I did want to gush and say why I love your Pin (and all your other gijinkas) and felt really seen. It's because of how unique and out of box the designs are that you rarely see with other designs, while still capturing the same personalities and aesthetic (and even shape sometimes) of the original characters.
But to be specific, thank you for making her super feminine and pretty, while keeping her punk side!!! >u<
Alot of other gijinkas design her in typical biker / rebel chick get up w/ a lot of metal spikes, which dose makes sense, because of her metal part on the top of her (and fits her tough leader role personality wise) a lot of also make her body type in an hourglass, which also makes since, since Irl pins are in those shapes.
But what I really appreciate about your design is that you went in the opposite direction! I love how you made Pin wear these big poofy clothes and aprons! It's not only an easy and unique way to reference the shape of an actual pin, but it highlights a side of her that I don't really see the fandom highlight all that often. Her love of baking, gardening, her being bit of caretaker and just an friendly and easy-going person. I also just love seeing blk and poc women just being so happy and being femmine, it's so rare to see that and makes me so happy.
But another small design choice that I can't over and that made me go over on the edge on the "omg she's literally me" train. Are her punk boots! I know it's there to show off how big and tall she is compared to her meow, but I really like the contrast! And still showing off a little of her and toughie side, that she doesn't mind getting dirty. I love you can show off that is a caring and soft person yet still commanding woman by just a design!
This means so much to me, because I didn't think I could consider myself part of the alt community, due to me being really femmine and plus sized, I thought I didn't really fit, but I think seeing your version of Pin made me realize that being "punk" means so many diffrent things, and I don't really have to be super thing and pale to order to be an part of that culture, and never realizing that I could be considered pretty
Also, I just love how you draw her with your version of Coiny, it's so adorable and again, it's amazing to see a happy plus sized girl being loved and adore by a guy, not be treated as joke., thank you so much
Thats all! My apologizes for going on lesbian and analytical mode on your inbox, I'm deeply sorry if I come across as weird, you probability were not thinking that hard or deep with your designs, but I just really admire of how all of them are breath of fresh air, I have known a specific person that looks exactly like one of designs in my family when I think about it!
I just want to say before I go, is that this what I specifically want to go out and cosplay as, as it's what totally made me single handedly self-confident that I could be pretty in the alt community when I so low on myself
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I love this drawing of Pin so much, you have no ideal it meant so much, I know it's sound silly that a doodle affected me, but seriously, I thought I could never look fit in or look pretty in that aesthetic with my weight, interests, and skin
When I saw this and started really seeing myself in it, literally I went in my head "wow, if your Pin can look so beautiful in that, I guess I can!" and it somehow changed a lot of my perspective of me.
Thank you so much again aleeyenn! I'm currently getting started, thank you for making my entire year just by existing and drawing. Keep doing what you are doing and amazing work, and I hope you have an amazing new year!
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I WOULDVE ANSWERED THIS SOONER BUT I WANTED TO MAKE A REF FOR PIN FOR YOU! but GAAAHHHH nobody has ever said anything like that to me before and it MEANS SOOOOO MUCH I CANT EXPRESS IT 😭😭😭 when i make humanizations allllll i want is for them to make people feel represented and confident in themselves and MY DREAM CAME TRUE!!!im like. genuinely so happy that you said all that and really analyzed her because i actually put a lot of thought into some humanizations i make and she was one of them… i feel like with a bunch of pin gjinkas they either make her super feminine or super punk without an in between and i wanted to make an in between because it’s what she needs .. nobody like really acknowledges both parts of her i feel like a lot of everyone sees her as a shy anxious girl or rude and cold person because they focus mostly on pre split bfb and that irks me … because shes really not just an anxious person she is a leader and blah blah blah but i really wanted to push every aspect of her into a humanization to make her recognized as herself instead of someone she’s not … but no more rambling THANK YOU SOOO MUCH FOR YOUR KIND WORDS AND IM SO HAPPY MY ART MADE YOU FEEL THAT WAY 😢 you are so sweet and i’m literally over the moon that you like her that much and saw so much in her Like my design isn’t just a design it made someone more confident and accepting of themselves THATS SO CRAZY! thank you thank you thank you… i hope you enjoy these little drawings i whipped up i need to make more references anyway so this was a good head start… THANK HOUUUU and remember there’s nothing more powerful than embracing and being yourself and never stop doing that! YAYYYYY!
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foolish-sparrow · 2 years
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hellooo how are you? can you write dreamcatcher reacting to their s/o having defined abs and muscles? thankss
A/N: Helloooo my friend! I hope you are doing fantastic because you deserve all of the good things :)
Warnings: None(?)
You took pride in taking care of your body, working out was but another way of releasing stress and keeping you in shape.
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You didn't get a physical reaction at first
After all Jiu is nothing if not polite and friendly
But there would be subtle things
Like her fingers gently squeezing your arm
One thing she did make clear, however, was that she was pleased that you were keeping yourself healthy in a way that was safe and something you enjoyed
Sometimes she would even tag along
Instantly impressed by what you could do
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As soon as she saw your arms she yelled out in awe and placed her arm on a table for an arm wrestle
You loved how she hyped you up
Always there to remind you that damn you stronk
Sometimes musters up the bravery to touch your stomach then laughs in embarrassment
Like she can talk girl you also defined
You often enjoy early morning/late evening jogs with her
She absolutely turns it into a race
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The first time she saw your muscles her eyes went full blown wide
She was just.... so mesmerised?? Like damn
Asks if she can touch them without thinking and instantly laughs in embarrassment
Depending on your reaction her flirty or awed mode is activated
Like she will make that noise that kind of sounds like a moan and now you're flustered
Very impressed
Tells you she punched a hole into a watermelon once
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Constantly says "wow" when you do anything even remotely strong
But then proudly states that she's the strongest out of the members
And now you're both impressed and intrigued because hello??
The two of you do little competitions
Sometimes you let her win, sometimes she actually does win
It's all in good fun, and the two of you are enjoying yourselves
You definitely want to try that bungee game however
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When she is in a particularly hyped/playful mood she will squeeze your arm or place her palm on your tummy and just yell out “wow!” 
Is immediately embarrassed with herself after 
Finally a worthy steed she can get piggybacks from and they won’t drop her unless on purpose 
If you lift up something that is even remotely heavy she will make a whole show of biting her lip 
Now asks you to lift stuff just so she can see 
This includes herself btw
Have fun and good luck
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You’re a lover of baggy clothes, so Dami didn’t actually know anything at first 
But then you go and lift like a mattress or something and she just kinda blinks at you 
“How..... are you....?” 
And then she actually sees your muscles and the confusion just kind of turns into “damn okay that makes more sense.” 
You are now the first, and probably only, person she goes to for help when it comes to lifting things 
Like, she appreciates the obvious work you have done 
In fact she respects it
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The very moment Gahyeon sees your muscles she just.... stares 
Like hello?? You sculptured human being 
Is absolutely floored when you pick up literally anything because you make it look so fluid and easy 
So now you do it on purpose just to get her reaction 
Once she asked if she could attempt to basically swing from your arm 
You obviously agreed 
Only to then go and ruin it when you pretend to be weak and say you’re about to drop her
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megumishousewife · 2 years
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Yuji x Chubby! Reader
Okay, so starting off, you were transfer student at Jujutsu Tech and Yuji was assigned to show you around school. You two had a fun time with each other, but when he saw you, it was love at first sight so he was nervous the whole time. Something about your energy made him want to stay around you longer, so once you got comfortable at the school, Yuji would spend a lot more time with you.
He’ll ask to train with you or watch movies at his dorm, but on occasions, he’ll ask to you go out to a few of his favorite spots in Tokyo. Yuji is a boy who loves quality time so this isn’t unexpected
After spending a lot of time with you, Yuji will already know all of your favorite things, things that you dislike, and even your insecurities. Whether it is your stretch marks, your belly, or even your thighs, he’ll find something sweet to say about that body part or even you in general. (also Yuji is confirmed to be a thighs guy too)
Yuji already thinks you’re attractive, but when he sees you dressed up? He’s so nervous but he’s also hyping you up…? But in the nervous part, you r presence is already enough to make him sweat, but you’re about to make him have a heat stroke now
He’ll stick up for you when people come for your body. Yuji isn’t the type of person to sit and watch someone talk shit about a friend, but when it;s you? Oh, he’s on attack mode (Y/N get your fucking dog) 
You knew Yuji  liked you whenever you saw how jealous he would get when another male classmate asked to spend time with you. Yuji almost bullied Megumi out of a study date with you. Yuji came to your dorm all innocent like “Fushiguro went to sleep so he texted me and said that I can study with you instead”....Fushiguro is in his dorm calling Yuji a dumb simp, but he does go to sleep because that interaction took so much energy out of him (that’s right, sleep your problems away Megumi)
Don't worry, Yuji finally asked you out and confessed his feelings. He was so excited when you said you felt the same. Mans literally ran around the school saying “Y/N IS MY S/O”
Once you guys start dating, Yuji still does the same activities with you, but he’s more affectionate and touchy-feely. When you’re out in public, he’ll try not to show a lot of PDA if you don’t like it, but he’ll put his head on your shoulder whenever you guys are in a restaurant or sitting down at a park (Nobara and Megumi are just sitting there like “are we interrupting something”)
Cuddles with you so much! His favorite positions are laying on your stomach or resting his head on your chest. When it comes to spooning, he doesn't care if he’s big or little spoon. Yuji loves to be held
Take care of this sweet baby no matter what ! He’s such a sweetheart!!
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alittlebirb · 2 years
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Some choice snapshots from the MCC 21 Orange Ocelots:
-The Demon Slayer skins!! They look so cute!
-Philza cracking up over Elaina and Shubble debating whether to use Sand Daddy or Sand Father
"Everyone has their own, I went by Sand Queen." -Shubble
-Philza making a keybind in order to maximize dog pets
"I've automated the love." -Phil
-The team having to leave Shubble behind as they run towards the light show because she can't let Wilbur beat her at dog petting!
"Even at this, Illumina's faster than me!" -Elaina
-Philza and Elaina screaming for the lasers to beam into their eyes
"SHOOT THE BEAMS INTO MY EYES, I WANT TO FEEL THE HYPE! BLIND ME!" -Phil
-Everyone cooing over how cute the decision dome bunnies are
-"The rabbits are a little unpredictable. A little wild." -Shubble
-The bunnies Definitely Did Not Die
"I heard the dying sound." -Shubble
"They were just so excited they screamed 'Yay!'" -Phil
"I don't know, the subtitle <Rabbit Dies> says differently." -Shubble
-Philza and Illu warning of the dangers of Grian on this SG map
"Even if you see him alone, take a full team against him." -Illumina
"If he has an axe, he's taken out two teams with them." -Phil
-The nervous energy spiking when the SG countdown just. stops.
-Elaina being so ready to fight other teams
"YEAH! LET'S TAKE THEM!"
-Elaina getting so hyped by the music and everyone agreeing it does indeed Vibe
-Philza and Illumina counting their kills, and Shubble replying "I hit one man." (as she should)
-"Cue oxygen intake." -Phil
*rapid huffing and puffing from everyone*
-Illumina having an internal crisis during the hub minigame
"Are we just bad dog finders? :("
-The decision dome transporting them literal seconds before Philza is able to pet the last dog
*Cue agonized groans*
-Phil getting stuck in a wall in HITW, escaping, and then diving off the corner of the platform anyway
-Phil then beefing with Noxite in the chat
-"Today's the good day! Good vibes! Good vibes!" -Elaina
-Elaina joking about Phil's bad knees, then getting stuck in the wall, and Phil immediately roasting her back
-Illumina finishing first in the second round (cracked) and feeling redeemed for the first round
"That makes up for it!"
-Phil conspiracy theorizing that the entire MCC is a set up for the Nox Crew to troll them
-Philza quietly talking to Cookie while petting her
"You got enough food, mate? Yeah? You eating well, mate?"
-Shubble talking about 5up in the decision dome like he's a troublesome pest
"5up's in there, get him out!"
-Elaina enthusing over the GR windows where you can see your friends
-"Oh, we know about aggressive waving." -Shubble
"Shelby and I spent 20 minutes yesterday just high five smacking each other and shifting." -Elaina
-Phil having found them 10 minutes in, Shubble making a prediction for which one would win, and Elaina winning while Shubble was "talking weak shit"
-Everyone baffled at Tommy's new political bit
"He's 18 now, this is his new bit. Finally he can vote, and this is just what he wants to do." -Shubble
-Shubble disagreeing that the chickens "aren't monsters, they're innocent gentlemen!"
"They're monsters. Kill them." -Phil
-Everyone encouraging each other to keep booping in Saw Mill
-Shubble saying "That's okay, it's only the first game!", "That's okay, it's only the second game!", "That's okay, it's only the third game!", and getting progressively more sarcastic as the tournament continues
-Sam racing Phil to get the last flowers, after he'd just gotten a bunch, and getting them just before Phil got there
-"You're such a good boy." -Phil through gritted teeth, petting the dog out of spite
-"Me and this game, we don't shake hands. It smacks me across the face. Rocket Spleef looks at me and goes, You are not worthy, and I get saaad." -Elaina
-Elaina saying Phil's brain is so massive, then rushing to reassure him she doesn't mean he has a large head-
-Phil going into Focused Mode during RSR
-Elaina and Shubble vibing together and humming the RSR soundtrack
-Ponk being a Menace to Elaina in RSR and Elaina calling them a "SON OF A MILK BAG"
-"I'm everything except the problem. I'm the solution!" -Elaina
-Illu winning a RSR round and saying, "Oh my god, streamer! (^ ^)"
-Elaina and Shubble cheering on Jojo and being so proud of her
-Phil calling SOT "pay to win, now"
-Phil Will Never Stop Talking about That One Time Techno Broke Build Mart
-Elaina looking through the decision dome items and finding the cute descriptions, and then finding one item which just says, Sometimes wilful ignorance can be the savior of your sanity.
"I need to know now."
-Shubble testing which swears she can type in chat
"I swore?? 😰 In MCC??? 😱" -Illumina
-"I just wanted to see if I could be a perfect angel this MCC, but I didn't. I already said fuck." -Shubble
-Everyone agreeing that if they don't win this MCC, they just go for the most swears as a consolation prize
-"This is my Sky Battle arc." -Illumina
(It wasn't.)
-Phil saying he just tapped out 'Fuck your mother' in morse code, Elaina believing him, and the betrayal two seconds later
"Phil would never lie to me!"
-"There's two types of people in this world: Illumina and me." -Elaina
-Shubble yelling gleefully in SB that SHE KILLED TWO MEN! TWO MEN! SHE KILLED TWO MEN!
-Purple are Orange's mortal enemies this MCC
-"Hmm, people wonder why I hate Sky Battle, what is it? Could it be that it's a TRASH *desk slam* GAME *desk slam* AND IT SUCKS! *desk slam* IT'S A BAD GAMEMODE! *desk slam*" -Illumina
-Elaina going into a Highly Specific analogy about rocks sinking as a kid, and Shubble chiming in that she used to take rocks in the middle of the street as a child and smash them open with a hammer!
-Illumina having practiced sneaking and Elaina calling him a sneaky little guy
-Phil warning to watch out for Tommy and Dream, and Shubble replying "I've killed them before!"
-Elaina employing psychological warfare against Blue and Jack Manifold in particular
-"Grian's scary, dude!" -Elaina
-The streamers debating which person should do the word puzzle in SOT based off how smart their chats are, and Shubble having zero faith in hers
-Illumina trying to bank before the game even starts
-Elaina being the Sand Father, stating they can call her Dad, but only Shubble gets special permission to call her Daddy
"If Shelby yells Daddy at me, I know what's going on." -Elaina
-Shubble just bullying the pillagers
"You're a nerd, AND you're weird."
-Elaina being the BEST Sand Father
-Phil and Elaina getting called 'Dad Squared'
-"I don't need dogs, I have a cat that bites me!" -Elaina
-Phil, Elaina, and Shubble bonding over #JustCatOwnerThings
-All the runners SCREAMING their heads off as Elaina just runs across the PKT floor from 5up for 30 seconds straight, all while Phil listens in silent terror
"That was so terrifying from my point of view because I couldn't see what was happening. I was just floating, listening to screams."
-Eret then coming into Elaina's chat to tell her he could hear the screams from across the house
-Elaina's lil character moving back and forth as she decides she's going to hunt this time!, wait maybe not, actually yes she wants to hunt! (minecraft body language my beloved)
-"THEY'RE SO SLIPPERY! THEY'RE LIKE LITTLE FISH!!" -Elaina her first time hunting
-Everyone shook by Sapnap just murdering right away in DB
-Elaina listing DB words (Dip! Dodge! Run!) and accidentally stumbling into saying 'dick'
-Phil comparing MCC to the Puppy Bowl
-Everyone merging together into one blocky blob during their team picture
-Phil and Shubble getting second and third in pupper petting stats
-"GUMI'S IN LOVE WITH MY WIFE!" -Phil
"I AM TOO, I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO BRING IT UP-" -Elaina
-Phil and Elaina getting prepared to fight in Terra Swoop Force for Kristin
-The team encouraging Illumina to ask for 20 gifted subs for his first MCC swear, which he then uses to say "FUCK SKY BATTLE" with his whole chest and soul
-"I think we need to accept the probability that Seapeakay does not know what a lobster is." -Elaina
(He does, and they apologize for doubting his lobster know how.)
-Phil getting so tilted while trying to get up to the balloon, to the point where he has to put on hype music in order to keep focused and reflexively smacks Ranboo off
-I am not exaggerating he spends 20 minutes straight mentally breaking from this
-Elaina telling them to look at her little chicken feet, and Illumina just replying "...cool feet. 👍"
-ELAINA READING 'IF PHIL DIES, WHO GETS HIS WIFE'??? 😭😭😭 AND SAYING "KRISTIN IF PHIL...YA KNOW...I'M A REALLY GOOD SHOULDER TO CRY ON"
-Phil finally gets there. He is staying there for the rest of the month. He has tasted true glory.
-Elaina threatening to shoot Phil off his perch with the rocket gun if he doesn't give her 69 gifted subs
"ELAINA WHAT IS YOUR HEART MADE OF" -Phil
-"POV, you are witness to Phillumina. You are being perceived." -Phil
-Everyone spends the entirety of the post-MCC period at the rocket spleef practice area getting steadily more unhinged I feel like I'm in a fever dream time isn't real
-"I'm just a cool little guy, and it's my birthday." -Elaina (for luck)
-Elaina finally getting onto the ladder while screaming "KRISTIN!!"
"BY THE POWER OF MY WIFE!" -Phil
-Elaina, Illumina, and Phil at long last getting on the ladder together and taking a screenie! And then...Shubble sending a stray rocket blast that sends them all scattering down like bowling pins. They're free. o7
-Everyone dies internally at that moment and the story ends in a poetic last stand. (Bonus, Scott was watching Shubble's stream for the last 20 minutes and enters the vc just to scream his disbelief.)
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arthurhwalker · 10 months
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Lenovo Yoga Book 9i Review
The hype for this device is warranted. That said, some of the features are incomplete, or "coming soon." There's a lot of really great reviews of the device that talk specifications. In short, the specs are great. This review is going to about how the device fits into my own use case, and the features that mattered to me most.
Yep. I'm going to make it all about me.
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Being able to use two screens in landscape, one above the other, or side by side in portrait mode is a show stopper. It's really difficult to have that set up, and have it fit comfortably in your daily carry bag. Being able to set a document window to cascade between both screens in stacked landscape mode is done by tapping five fingers on the screen. It's so good.
Also, it comes with a Mystery Triangle. No idea what it's for, but it is magnetic and has instructions on it for assembly. I found at least one thing it can do, but probably isn't intended for.
Pen holder?
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Pictured below: 65w Charger, Lenovo 2-channel quiet Bluetooth mouse, keyboard accessory, stylus, and Mystery Triangle.
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The Bluetooth keyboard accessory is excellent. Best of all, the keyboard is included. Literally, the best travel sized/weight Bluetooth Keyboard accessory I've seen is just quietly bundled with the Lenovo 9i.
Key travel, latency (I type very fast if I want to), and feedback are great. I know the device is designed to take pen input, but I love making text with it. They way the keyboard rolls up into the stand to protect the keys from havoc while traveling in my bag is really nice. A lot of thought went into the accessories for the Yoga Book 9i.
The effort paid off.
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Pen Entry
You make some sacrifices here, but I'm not convinced it is Lenovo's fault. Being able to draw on the deck display while using the lid display to view your reference material is awesome. Pen input is pretty good, but I'm still wrestling with getting tilt and other functionality to work as I'd prefer. It doesn't seem to matter which application I use, there is a little jitter.
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The device will take pen input on both screens simultaneously but that experience is heavily dependent on the applications, and what pen protocol they are using. Overall I'll be doing my finishing work at 300 dpi at home on my Thinkpad with a Wacom Cintiq. Will I do front end digital art, pixel art, and sketching on my Yoga Book 9i?
For sure.
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It's an 8.5 stars drawing experience that feels like a 10 because the displays are both OLED, and vary closely matched in both color and brightness. I haven't applied any film to the deck, but the included stylus has pretty good resistance without it. My other favorite stylus works great, too.
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User Experience
Microsoft's software products have been in steady decline for over a decade. I didn't think Microsoft had anything left to ruin after Windows 10, but they broke new ground with Windows 11. User experience isn't anywhere on Microsoft's list of priorities these days, and anything Windows 11 does well feels accidental.
Fortunately, Lenovo goes all out to smooth things over wherever they can. They have software running that helps curate the experience for the user. In some cases it does better than put lipstick on the pig that is Windows 11. With screen gestures and touch input particularly, I forget the pig exists.
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There are many "coming soon" features that promise to make the experience great, utilizing both displays for function and neat visual aesthetics. If Lenovo does all they've promised with regard to features, the user experience would go from good, to great.
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The bad news is that the display scaling is kinda stuck at 200%. You can change it, but you have to change it for each display, every time you log in. When you turn your computer on in the morning to get started working, you'll be changing the scaling, if you don't like it at 200%
For me, the 200% scaling is perfect, and I imagine it will be a for a lot of people. If that is not ideal, it becomes an arduous daily chore to open the display settings, and change the scaling to the desired amount. It is likely that Lenovo will fix this with an update.
If you're having this issue, head to Lenovo's Forums and hit this post. It has some work arounds, but also reply in line. Bump it up. Thanks.
I'll update this review if I find a silver bullet or if Lenovo issues and update that fixes the issue.
Darkness
During the Pandemic my spouse was ill (not with COVID, something else). Being able to sit next to her in the dark, and continue my work without disturbing her was pretty important. At the time I had an Thinkpad X1 Carbon that I had Lenovo's power management settings on it. With the screen brightness bottomed out, and the machine set to run quiet as I could get it, I was able to continue working.
After my spouse's recent surgery, I found myself in a similar situation. She basically needed to sleep for a month to heal, and I needed to be able to watch over her, and continue my work.
Using the Yoga Book 9i in a dark room to make text is great. With the backlighting turned down to nothing, the software keyboard (Lenovo's, not you Microsoft) is perfect. It can be set to give feedback, and a little noise, or nothing at all. The OLED displays turned all the way down are perfect for viewing text, without adding enough illumination to a room to disturb a sleeper.
It's also really cool looking in the dark. Perfect for writing science fiction.
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My ears ring constantly after having COVID, and now I'm pretty sensitive to coil whine from devices. The Yoga Book 9i is almost as quiet as a fanless ARM SOC. Almost.
Sound
The Lenovo Yoga Book 9i can be really quiet, but it can also be really loud. If you were using it to run Dungeons & Dragons at a venue, and needed something to play music and sound effects, this device has the best sound on a portable device I've heard. I have one other Lenovo Yoga with a sound bar hinge from a couple years back. The sound on it is really good, but nothing like the Yoga Book 9i.
You can take the Bluetooth speaker out your bag if you're carrying one.
That said, make sure you fully update all the sound drivers. My Yoga Book 9i came with a lot of crackle pop out of the box. Once I updated all the drivers, the sound was perfect. I didn't need to touch a thing.
You will absolutely annoy other people at the coffee shop while watching cat videos on YouTube.
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Mobile Workspace
I've been carrying a Thinkpad X12 Detachable Tablet, a Thinkvision M14 portable display, Lenovo Pen Stylus, and Lenovo Bluetooth Mouse as my standard portable workspace. It sets up nicely on a coffee shop table, and let me do my things while I'm traveling.
It's a really nice set up, fits well in my bag.
The Lenovo Yoga Book 9i does the same thing without all the hunting for accessories. Everything you need comes with it. Also, you aren't stuck with two landscape displays stuck side by side, or with extra stands to make your preferred viewing experience work.
It also takes up less space on the table, and I don't have to bring another keyboard as a sidecar to render digital artwork with the pen.
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I haven't run into battery life issues with the Yoga Book 9i. I really expected to find myself searching for an outlet more often, but it hasn't been a thing. I assumed the magnetic stand and keyboard accessories would mess with it my bag, and I'd find the device running fans and being crazy in standby mode. Nope, it's been fine.
If it sounds like my expectations were low in terms of the hardware, it is because they were. I was pretty sure I'd buy one, review it, and return it. I'm keeping mine, and riding out the bumps as Lenovo updates and completes software features. I think it'll be worth the wait.
Accessories
All that's missing is the perfect bag or sleeve for the Yoga Book 9i. I'm using a Waterfield Designs Sutter Tech Sling right now, and it is pretty ideal. I have a number of Lenovo's other two-compartment cases that worth pretty well, but nothing that is "the one."
Other than that, carry an extra big microfiber cloth. With three Thunderbolt 4 ports I haven't found the need for dongles or docks unless I'm at home.
Bundled Software
Lenovo ships this device with a Smart Note and Journal application. You can take a Smart Note on the Lock Screen, save Bookmarks, and there is a Smart Reader app in the works. I usually dismiss bundled software, but Lenovo gave these apps some great features.
I might not use Journal, but I will be using Smart Note.
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Branding
I've owned or laid hands on every version of Lenovo's Yoga Book devices over the years. My Yoga Book Gen 1.5 (Ruby Red) and Yoga Book C930 still get used, because they are that good. I've had the Android version of the Gen 1, Windows Version of the Gen 1, and used the LTE (Eurozone) Yoga Book C930.
Is the Yoga Book 9i a "Yoga Book" as Lenovo has defined them? Yes, and no.
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The Yoga Book 9i is not a 10" ultraportable that defies the traditional categories of clamshell vs. tablet / detachable device. It is a 13" clamshell laptop that comes with the best wireless keyboard and mouse offerings, and the second best stylus Lenovo offers. The stand accessory that bundles everything up is awesome.
It does not fit in my vertical computer bag designed for 10" - 12" form factor devices. It would be unwieldy to hold like a book, in hand, and read text from the displays.
It does provide a computing experience you can't get anywhere else. Lisa Gade didn't even try to explain this in her review. You'll either look at this device and wonder who it's for, or know instantly that you need one for your use case. Like other Yoga Books of the past, there is nothing to compare the 9i to.
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There are other dual-screen devices, but they don't compete with the Yoga Book in my opinion. They are not necessarily better or worse, they just don't provide the same experience.
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Green time :D I’m watching Oli
This is the most awake I’ve ever felt, Oli is magic, I swear
*Barks* “That’s a gecko sound” yup
CAMO OLI!!!
Ok but I’m legit confused because he’s actually in the room but is he greenscreening a picture of the room onto himself in the actual room being videoed??? Y’know what, I’m not gonna question it
NO HE HAS A GREENSCREEN OF HIS ROOM IN HIS ROOM IM LOSING IT
It would take at least two degrees to figure out Oli’s stream setup, I swear /pos
“It’s very unlikely that we’ll win” mhm yep no comment
“‘People have ads king they can’t see’ Oh I’m sorry, is that my problem??? They have the sub button don’t they?!?!!??” You guys don’t understand how much I love this man /p
“Obviously a great team: we got skill, we got passion, we got drive. What we don’t got is decision making” so real of them, honestly
Punz and Krinios are Oli antis, real and true
Oli what do you MEAN that is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen (pictured below because I can’t not)
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WHAT IS BEKYS STREAM??!??!???!!?!??
Team captain Oli o7
Ah yes Gene Ellie
Oli is the absolute silliest
Can’t believe Oli Orionsound bullied Jojo off the server /lh
Oli and Beky are having so much fun, their energy is unmatched
“‘What happened to Quig?’ Died. Sad. Actually he went to North Carolina, which I think is worse”
“I just want to talk tactics with the bois” “What, am I not allowed?” “No, you’re one of the bois, Bekyamon”
Can’t believe Punz has never met a British person before /j
Krinios gets to have depth perception for once, good for them
Them all cracking up and Krinios’s “That’s so stupid!!” while still laughing, that’s the Orionsound difference right there
“I’m usually bottom ten, if I suddenly up my game, we’re cracked” Where’s that dodgeball ‘gift of prophecy meme’
FINALLY SOME HYPE FOR BINGO (it’s only good with pvp imo but I love some positive energy)
Bingo but Fast
The absolute chaos of thinking they had to get 45 of every item 😭
My bingo bois <333
They’re killing it!!!!
Was Oli the only one to discover the veggie points in bingo? If so that’s so cool and quirky of him
“You really fell off king” “Thanks man” is it too soon to say I love Krinios? I haven’t watched much of his content but they’re funny and gnc and that’s enough for me
“Maybe I was built for scuffed” little does he know…
“Bingo but second?” BEKY 😭
I literally thought “maybe the real elevator is the friends we made along the way” a second and a half before Oli said that exact thing
Battle Box
This team is so strong actually
Them chanting to eat the carrots
Their fight against blue was so clean
Them running around frantically trying to break and eat blocks is so silly
OLI’S POPPING OFF!!!!!
Punz holding a grudge from MCC13 😂
“That’s a hot leaderboard if I’ve ever seen it” they’re all so cool
Why are they talking about fonts and why is Oli doing so in a sultry voice 😭
Hole in the Wall
This team is so good at communicating and adapting, they’re so epic
It sounded like Krinios just straight up told Oli to cut his hands off and then said “Why not?” Lmao
The floor just falling out from below Oli is so comical
“We keep muchin’” so true
“I’m switching to Punz mode” “Yeah!!” Punz being supportive my beloved
Survival Games
“You can’t place blocks” “Not usually, but this is scuffed Punz” so true Oli
Punz just freaking died L
“Punz it’s okay, don’t forget: I’m Punz now” Oli is absorbing his power as we speak
Something about the way Oli swoops is so satisfying
Oli is so “haha I’m in danger”core
Beky and Oli supremacy!!!! They popped off!!!
WHAT IS THIS HALFTIME SHOW??!!!?!!???! I’m down but what’s the backstory here??
Well now I have to watch red lmao
TGTTOSAWAF
They all got top 10?!?!!??!! They popped off!!!
WHY ARE THEY ALL SO GOOD AT THIS????
“First is good, I think” so true Oli
3 green in the top 4, they’re so cracked
“Guys I think the second eye is helping me” He’s just too powerful when they have depth perception
WHY ARE OLI’S PREDICTIONS SO ON POINT??? He legit was just like “you don’t think we’re gonna get blockle? Really?” He was so confident my goodness
Sands of Time
Oli sand daddy :D
He’s doing such a good job giving instructions and getting everyone settled
Beky calling the extra something after the portal immediately and she’s right
They actually handled the jumpscare so well what the heck
“Oh it’s just giving us anxiety?!??? Oh my god, that’s so mean!!!” So real Krin
Oli’s such a good sandkeeper I could cry (I have covid and my eyes are watering every 10 minutes don’t judge me)
I’m so unreasonably proud of Oli’s performance this MCC, he’s doing amazing
Their comms are so good 😭😭😭
“It’s a hard jump kinda” “No it’s not, we’re cracked”
Big Sales at Build Mart
These guys are having so much fun, it makes me so happy
I was so sure “team captain Oli” was Beky joking but he’s genuinely such a good igl
“That’s funny man” “Thanks man” “You practice that one?” “Yeah I did :)” oh my gosh them
“You can’t punch in the nether bit” “That would be togettotheothersidescore” it’s for the best but I kinda wanted them to be able to punch each other into the lava, it would be so silly and (dare I say) scuffed
Oli being self deprecating and Bek just agreeing with him 😂
Ah yes, the bickering phase of buildmart
Oh no, Oli being one block off on the check board means he got 0% :((
“There has to be crazy game for us to get out of dodgebolt right now” “Hey, you don’t know how hard I can throw” the way Oli’s proud of that is everything, actually
Skyblockle
Why does Krinios think there’s friendly fire in skyblockle?? Who hurt them???? (Literally)
Oh did Bek’s internet die?
Beky’s back :D
Punz being shocked that he landed in the void and Oli’s little “I landed it :)”
“What’s that iron golem in the middle, what does he do?” “What doesn’t he do?” So true Oli
Gee thanks, no pressure Punz lol
Oli placing lava on himself, that’s my A tier <333
They were so ready to not make it lol
They’re so excited to team with yellow :))
Jimmy is so confused lmao
Dodgebolt
Jimmy and Oli my beloveds
“Blushi we’re sharing a brain” I love everything happening here actually
I love yellow so much I’m so excited to watch them
“You’ve never missed a shot, ever” … “I missed the shot!! D:”
“Hiding like a little mouse” “Like a rat, even” So true Bek
PUNZ 😭😭😭😭 “You have to hit one” *both miss*
Oli just standing still to stare at the frog for like five seconds is so adhdcore
Joel and Oli’s trade is so iconic
How are Krinios and Punz in such perfect sync lmao
KRIN JUST KILLED JIMMY 😭😭😭
“There is friendly fire, just to let you know” Thanks Jim
Oh whoops I was definitely wondering in previous pics what happens when pg and nonpg are thrown together in dodgebolt, guess we know lol
“Why would you start the anime betrayal arc?” Because he’s an anime protagonist, Phil, you know this, cmon
“If you hit both of these you’re the craziest guys… You’re the craziest guys!!!” You’d never guess what happened lol
This was so fun, I love them :))
“I’m actually pro-empires team, so” So true Oli
“Oli you popped off!!” “Aye YOU popped off!! No YOURE so hot, no YOURE so cute!!!” I love Joel and Oli so much
Empires popped off <333
Well I don’t feel bad anymore because I have zero clue who just called Oli “Grian” lmao, probably Sam??
Shoutout to Sam(?) for giving Oli good material to do an angsty outdo to lol
Nvm it’s motivational now, thanks Grian /ref
“If I can come second place, what can you do?”
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