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noxtivagus · 1 year
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NOOOO ffxv finished but. i still need to free 20 more gb to update n finish downloading completely T_T
#🌙.rambles#[ ffxv. ]#i was so happy thinking noct my beloved i can finally see you again#tbf i shld probably delete a lot of these videos n screenshots in ffxiv i take so so much of like msq or even just w any of my friends#i think i'll actually cry when i play xv again i'm not rlly sure but#it's.. really important to me. really really really special#😭 wnvr i see anything ffxv i still get emotional n rlly happy#we never even got the royal or wtvr edition so. apollo n i haven't played through the dlcs#YET. bcs we cld technically ask one of our friends since she has it n#god wait i'm still so drained i'm rlly sorry to my friends but#I LOVE FFXV'S OST SO MUCH UWAHH YOKO SHIMOMURA ILYSM#she rlly composed n all sm of vv dear osts to me esp in my childhood!!!! ffxv & kh3 v notable ones yesyes#I'M JUST SMILING LISTENING TO LIKE. BROS ON THE ROAD???!?!#THESE MEMORIES 🥹🫶🏼 oh my heart hdklfajklsfdjfklje#the last i properly played ffxv but be like. late 2020 or maybe i played sometime in 2021 but. in general it's really been a long time#yk i'm glad i finally stopped letting external factors like#being annoyed by fans or wtvr#in letting me enjoy smth like a game n <3 it feels so freeing#like fuck ff7 fanwars i'll forget abt them n love all my girls ://#those tifa fans annoy me a lot but i still love tifa fuck you! <3#i'm not doing the best rn in a sense that. how do you talk to ppl i think the last i talked properly w any of my friends#was like 2 months back. november i was struggling a lot so isolation was at its peak n december's just been T_T#but now that i can rest i'm a bit better now but my mind is still hdfajdsflksdj but i'll be better i will#i love music#listening to hollow skies always makes me emotional i remember even in the game when i realized when playing through it again#that yeah. hollow. the. yk song. the same yk. YEAH. 😭😭 i still remember it really well#i really don't remember much during that time bcs of some.. old friends that. they. aghhh nah nah now's not the time to rmber that#but i don't remember much of that time at all so. remembering n returning to stuff like ff7r comforts me a lot#even w the pain from then at least i know for sure that i haven't lost this part of me yet#yk i remember posting on tumblr then when i defeated hell house & sephiroth hard mode n i got compliments from a moot n randos LMFAO
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natade-art · 5 months
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i watched then played ff7 in 2018 and i have a whole record of aertis starting then..
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into winter of 2019 where i drew this and then touched it up a month later
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these three for 2020
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a comic and the second 'in my clothes' (first ever was too) for 2021
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one aerti for 2022
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and two style fuckarounds for 2023 <3 baby ur my forever girl. s. girls
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oh-my-may · 16 days
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Hey there
Hi, this is my reintroduction to tumblr (kinda).
I go by May on the internet, it's some weird nickname I made of my real name and goes back to my first gamer tag on minecraft...
I'm currently 22 years of age, which sometimes makes me feel incredibly old on the internet? At the same time I seem to come across many other people my age who go through very similar struggles as me lol
I curretnly work fulltime as a waitress. I'm European so I get paid a proper wage there, and the work with my coworkers is very fun and comforting. I'm not always the biggest fan of other people, but being a people pleaser and having the ability to hide my true personality behind a "nice" facade makes my job possible and bearable. (jk aside, I really like my job)
Hobbies include:
reading (I always say that, but I barely ever pick up a book. Just spent most of my early teen years absolutely ramming through a shit ton of books. I still really enjoy reading, but I barely find the time to do it. My tbr list is endless)
gaming (I'll dip my toes into anything that's not an ego-shooter, my PS5 is one of my most treasured possessions)
watching movies (last year I dragges either my sister or one of my friends to the theaters at least once a month. Doesn't mean I'm a movie critic or anything, but I really like watching movies and I might just share some takes on it on here)
anime (just a select few, the most famous ones. Life's busy when you have a fulltime job and still have other hobbies, but I'm currently on my first watchthrough of One Piece! Will definitely post about this from time to time)
listening to music (realizing I have very basic hobbies bc my parents never urged me to pursue anything specific when I was a child, but anyway: I will listen to almost a bit of anything, but Taylor Swift and Ghost were amongst my most streamed artists on Spotify last year. Do with that info what you will)
writing. I did start with writing fanfiction, first harry potter, then boybands, then kpop, then anime. Most important to me was always my original idea though. I know many people have things like this. A few years ago I thought I'd actually go with trying to publish something. Now I have revised and rethought the whole thing. I barely write, but it's still in the back of my head all the damn time. I always think about writing, but doing the actual thing rn seems impossible.
As I'm writing this I realize how pathetic I feel doing this, beacuse I have this awful feeling no one is gonna respond and I'll end up regretting this so much that I'll delete it. Thank God the internet gives me the opportunity to be anonymous.
Anyway, the previously mentioned hobbies lead to my (current) interests that I'll most likely post about, so if you're into one or more of these things as well, let's chat!
in terms of games: Currently playing through Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and generally FF7 is probably a huge hyperfixation of mine and has been for years. I've just arrived in Gongaga on my playthrough and I'm loving all of it. The game caters to all the expectations and interests I have in games. It's just so insanely beautiful and makes me tear up every couple hours idk
on this note I'd like to mention that I dipped my toes into FF14 but since I only play on Playstaion now, all the commands are overwhelming to me. I'm definitely planning on playing FF15 and FF16
Kinda cringe but I swear I'm normal: Genshin Impact. Have been playing since early 2021, once had a pretty unhealthy relationship to this game, but I was mentally not doing well during that time. Having a fulltime job changed my perspective on the game. Now I'm a casual enjoyer bc I love the open world and characters, and I love to get into the lore, so I might post a few theories and stuff on here
On that note: Honkai Star Rail. Same company, but it took me way longer to get into the game. Really enjoying it now though, although I am struggling with a bunch of battles. Save to say, I am NOT playing the game for the meta lol
One Piece! As mentioned, I started my watch of it last year in summer just before the Netflix live action came out (work bestie talked me into it). I'm quite literally at episode 500 rn. Had to stop for a while at around Thriller Bark bc the first few episodes didn't quite do it for me. Now I try to watch a few episodes before sleep everyday :)
Other anime that I am different levels of unhinged about: Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan, Bungou Stray Dogs, Demon Slayer. The basics, I know. Just don't have the time to watch a lot while other life stuff happens, you know. OP is the main thing rn, and until I am kinda up-to-date with that, everything else will have to wait lol
In terms of book stuff I must admit I keep going back to communities and fandoms I was a part of when I was a teen lol. This largely refers to stuff like Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugho, The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater and All for the Game by Nora Sakavic
Right now though I am more interested in reading some classics and other stuff. Read Britney Spears' biography last year (within the span of one day, I wanna add), currently I'm reading a chapter of Crime and Punishment once in a blue moon. I'd like to read more stuff like that in the future, but everything at it's time ig
Other fictional universes I was once quite unhinged about: Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings. Both communities are kinda dead atm though. I'm still in the process of reading the books (which means I last picked them up over a year ago. But believe me, I'll get there, eventually.... someday)
In terms of music as I said I listen to almost anything. Not a lot of rap and techno, though. I like stuff with lyrics I can sing along to and feel deep within my bones. I wouldn't call myself a "fan" of any particular artist, I was very unhinged about musicians as a teen and I have learned my lesson. Now I just listen to the music without caring too much about the artist themselves. I used to really like 5 Seconds of Summer as a teen, then I moved to Kpop. Now I barely keep up with either but just listen to the stuff I did back then
I think that's basically it for now? The most important parts about myself. Stuff I like to talk about, so if you like some of this too, maybe come talk to me? I wanna get to know people here after all, and I have learned this is probably the best way to start.
I don't have many conditions for friends tbh. I'm 22, so anything between like 19 and 26 or so is fine as long as the vibes are good :) I don't care about genders and all that, personally going by she/her. I'm a Taurus, in case someone wants to know. Last time i took the test I was an infp-t (still think it's pretty accurate but it's been a few years nd I heard that test isn't as accurate? idk)
Other things you should maybe know is that English is not my native language, so excuse any mistakes you might come across lol. I dropped out of university. My profile picture kinda captures my most basic features.
Anyway, feel free to hit me up, I love talking to people on the internet and I really look forward to this reinvention of my account here and actually talking about my interests and reposting stuff I like :)
If you have any questions, just ask!
Until then,
May
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starsurface · 2 months
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Page Info/Request Rules/To Do List :]
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This is an Age/Pet Regression Blog. I only write and do headcanon request related to those topics. :]
AGE PLAY (SUCH AS DD/LG or MD/LB, ETC) & RELATED STUFF DNI!!!! THIS IS NOT AN AGE PLAY BLOG. Homophobia and related things are also dni!!! Any kind of sexual request will get blocked!!! (I haven't recieved any, but I'm saying this now just in case)
This is NOT a Age Play Blog!!! Age Play is a a form of roleplaying in which an individual acts or treats another as if they were a different age, most times, if not always, sexually.
Age Regression is a coping mechanism!!! Where an individual mentally and emotionally returns to a younger age. Some people use this coping mechanism for things like trauma, stress, and many more things. Many also use it just for fun, it being just one of their main coping mechanisms for this harsh life we live in.
Request: Open!!! :D (Posting is slow right now!!)
Please make as many request as you'd like! I love seeing them!!! <3
I will admit that posting will take some time though!! I want to say that it's because I'm trying to grind on a game or that my grades aren't the best. But the truth is that I read A Brave New World and it brought back a lot of . . . interesting memories I stored away. I'm just not feelings too good right now. But I'll update every so often. <3
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Hiya Sugars, some of y'all might have seen my update on here saying no more anonymous request. I've decided to change that.
Anonymous request are back!!! I'd rather make y'all happy and comfy requesting than try to expose some jerk heads that don't know to scroll or use a block button. 🙄 🫶
(Also! I've had some people use nicknames, such as calling me Honey or such, in request and then DMing me apologizing. And let me just say, I highly encourage it!!!! I love nicknames!!!!! I'd be more than happy if you were to use one in a request. <3)
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WHAT WILL I POST:
Age Regression Headcannons!!
^ Strictly Age (and Pet) Regression!!!
Such as making (insert character) a Regressor
Or, (insert character) a Caregiver
Or, (insert character) a Pet Regressor
You can ask for shipping too!! For example: "Should you do Regressor (insert character) and CG (insert character) romantic/platonic headcannons?
^ Romantic/platonic means more are the characters dating and one regresses, or are they just friends and one regresses
I can to continuations or more headcannons on any character I have already done too!!
If you request more than one character in the same request, make sure to ask for separate post please!!!! :D (It just helps me understand which ones are group and which ones are individual request)
For Kingdom Hearts, I've played Birth By Sleep, KH 1, KH Chain of Memories, KH 358/2 Days, KH2, & KH Re:coded (I dunno any lore [I do, but my knowledge is limited], I'm here for a fun time :3)
WHAT FANDOMS:
Mortal Kombat 9-11 (any character) (except for D'Vorah!!!! I no no like her)
Mortal Kombat 1 (any character)
Mortal kombat Defenders of the Realm <3
Mortal Kombat 1995/1997/2021 Movies
Older Mortal Kombat (like Deception, Shaolin Monks, etc)
Final Fantasy 7 (+ it's games and movie) (I won't directly do Don Cordo)
Final Fantasy 8
Final Fantasy 9
Final Fantasy 10 (+ it's sequel)
Kingdom Hearts (My knowledge on lore and some characters is limited, but I'll do my best!!!)
WHAT WON'T I WRITE:
Nsfw
I WILL NOT WRITE FOR D'VORAH FROM MKX/11 BECAUSE I CAN NOT DO BUGS, I'M SORRY
Don Cordo from FF7 because he makes me feel icky and upset, but I can do something based around him (just not him himself)
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To Do List:
CG Kung Lao w/ Regressor Hcs
CG Rain w/ Regressor Hcs
CG Kenshi w/ Regressor Hcs
CG Jax MK11 w/ Kitty Pet Regressor
CG Johnny Cage MK11 w/ Kitty Pet Regressor
CG Raiden MK1 w/ Regressor Liu Kang MK11 Hcs
CG Lord Raiden w/ Sick Regressor Kung Lao MK11 Hcs
CG Johnny Cage MK1 w/ Babyspace Regressor Hcs
CG Johnny Cage MK1 w/ Toddlerspace Regressor Hcs
(^ The two above are the same post, I dunno if I wanna make it one list or two separate list yet <3)
CG Dark Lord Raiden w/ Babyspace Regressor Hcs
CG Rain MK11 w/ Clingy Babyspace Regressor Hcs
CG Kung Lao MK11 w/ Clingy Babyspace Regressor Hcs
CG Hanzo MK11 w/ Regressor Bi-Han MK1 (Fic)
Babyspace Regressor Fujin Who Needs Padding Hcs
CG Baraka w/ Babyspace Regressor Hcs
CG 3d era Shang Tsung w/ Regressor That Uses Diaper Hcs pt 2
CG Sindel MK1 w/ Regressor Who Needs Padding Hcs
CG Kano w/ Regressor Kabal Hcs pt 3
CG Kenshi w/ Puppy Regressor Hcs
CG Johnny Cage MK1 w/ Sick Regressor Hcs
Regressor Liu Kang Defenders of the Realm (+ Padding) Hcs
CG Fujin w/ Babyspace Padded Nightwolf Hcs
CG Raiden w/ Clingy Babyspace Liu Kang MK1 Hcs
CG Lord Raiden w/ Clingy Babyspace Liu Kang MK11 Hcs
CG Rain & Havik w/ Regressors Reiko & Nitara Hcs
Regressor Lord Raiden Hcs pt 3
CG Shao MK1 w/ Clingy Toddlerspace Regressor Hcs
Babyspace Regressor Nightwolf w/ CG Jax Defenders of the Realm Hcs
CG OG Timeline Tanya w/ Regressor That Likes to Smell Things
CG Nightwolf w/ Toddler Regressor That Hides Their Regression Stuff Hcs
Puppy Regressor Zombie Liu Kang That Enjoys Licking His CG Hcs
CG Nightwolf w/ Regressor Fujin (Fic)
CG Liu Kang MK1 w/ Sad Regressor Hcs
CG Kano MK2021 w/ Regressor That Has Trouble Sleeping Hcs
CG Present & Past Kano w/ Regressor Present Kabal Hcs
CG Aerith Hcs
Request: Open!!! :D
^ For the lovely people worried about how long my list is, one, thank you all very much for carrying about me. It means I lot, seriously. <3 Two, I personally don't like shutting down my requests. I'll just get to them when I get to them, so please don't feel discouraged because of how long the list is, Sugars. <3
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Will the content be good?
. . . No promises. But I love everything everyone's made on this site, and I want to contribute!!
Can promise that all the MK villains you request will be delulu just for you, Pookies. :3
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ninemagicks · 6 months
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20 questions for fic authors
Thank you for tagging me @bazzybelle @messofthejess! This was fun. ✨️
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
40, 4 of which are anon so it looks like 36.
2. What’s your total AO3 word count?
944,697. I don't think I'll hit a million this year but maybe next year, we're only one bright taken-over-your-life idea away.
3. What fandoms do you write for?
I have mostly Carry On fics, several Captive Prince, a few Howl's Moving Castle, Assassin's Creed: Valhalla and a couple of FF7. Not planning on writing anything more for those last three.
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
🚂 15-across - 1,275
🏠 They were flatmates - 1,273 (SO CLOSE)
🔎 A case of identity - 1,219
🌠 You who swallowed a falling star - 1,025
🤫 The last word - 603 (this one surprises me)
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
I used to reply to everything but over the past year or so I've found it really hard so replies have dropped off. I truly do read and appreciate every single comment and message about these daft old stories.
6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
I can't think of one with an angsty ending, probably one of the short fics in Concise Miscellanies. Some of the later ones got a bit grim.
7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
They're all pretty happy by the end! Or ambiguous enough so as not to be completely miserable. I think WILDFLOWER has a nice, sparkling, fairy tale ending, so let's say that one. 🥀
8. Do you get hate on fics?
No! Thankfully. A few interesting comments over the years but no hate.
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
I have written three smut fics, they're all currently anon because one day it felt like a good idea to change them, and now I can't take them off anon without sending email notifications to my subscribers which would probably be annoying. They're from 2021 so nothing new. I don't have plans to write any others, it's not my strong suit and I tend to read mainly M or T-rated fics. Writing what I read.
10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?
I enjoy reading a good crossover AU and I've written a few. ywsafs is probably the clearest example, as Calcifer is in it hanging out with Baz. It's more cosy than crazy, though.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Not that I know of!
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
The first half of ywsafs has been translated into Spanish.
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
Yes, a couple, but not since...2019?! 2020?
14. What’s your all-time favorite ship?
This is a cruel question and I'm passing it by.
15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?
Oh, I have so many half-begun ideas. I accept that I'm never going to finish the Snowbaz/Kingsman AU, even though I think it's just the perfect love-hate rivalry scenario for them.
16. What are your writing strengths?
Flowery descriptions of absolutely nothing. I'm good at messing with the format and getting the words to play around on the page. I think I've written some funny scenes.
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
Continuity between chapters. My own fault for taking my sweet time and forgetting the little things that build a world. Re-reading my own writing is so difficult but I do it to myself every time.
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?
All for it! I have read Cormac McCarthy's books. :') Will always appreciate a translation in the chapter notes so I can learn.
19. First fandom you wrote for?
Hahaha with my best friend when I was a kid, we were Gundam Wing experts. 1x2!! I think there is probably still something terrible we wrote on a fansite somewhere, lost to time.
20. Favorite fic you’ve written?
For the story - ywsafs! 🌠
For the fun experience - Game / Set / Match! 🎾
For the writing - Only ever embers! 🔥
All long fics. I think because it takes so much to make these longer stories happen, it feels extra rewarding at the end to have the finished thing finally, finally out of your head.
As usual, absolutely hopeless at tagging, please consider this a tag from me and join in if you'd like. 💖 I love reading answers by authors.
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tifa-lockhartss · 20 days
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Wtf was that ending bro
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More thoughts down below
I was bitching about the fight with Sephrioth earlier i had to go back and change the difficulty to easy. I don't know how the fuck your supposed to beat this game in hard mode. Remake was easy because it was more linear but this will be a challenge. I might not even do it lol.
I fucking loved this game, the only thing i wish was the ending was more true to the original. Its kind of a mess even more then in Remake. But taking that out this was truly the game i've been waiting 4 years for. It had me reacting in almost every cut scene, kinda wish my headphone mic would of been on because I was literally losing it at everything lmao. This game IS the reason why I got PS5, one of the reasons why I bawled my eyes out when I got dumped in 2021 because I wouldn't have a PS5 anymore to play this game LMAO (Thankfully I was able to buy one about 3 months after, didn't think I would ever get to).
I love the OG but I really loved seeing all the moments in HD and not in lego forms lol. Seeing Cloud being controlled by Sephrioth in modern graphics is really creepy and they did it so well in this game. I'm a big fan of Cloud and Tifa (If you didn't already know). I'm really happy what they did for these 2 in this game its just so good. I also think its strange that they made Cloud remember Zack. Before he only remembered him in the lifestream with Tifa. Also Zack did absolutely nothing why was he even on the cover art LMAO.
I was only introduced to FF7 in 2020 with Remake but this is my favourite series of all time. I don't want to play anything else and I said to myself I will probably stop gaming when part 3 comes out (Idk about that really but I literally don't care that much about any other new releases these days). And I see people say they don't even want to look at Remake anymore 😭 I just can't. It was the game that introduced me so it has a special place in my heart lmao.
I'm really sad that I beat it because I waited so long for it but it delivered in all areas for me so its kinda bittersweet. I can't wait to play part 3 when im 31 years old
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fantomette22 · 6 months
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Hello, Fantomette! Sometimes you post Kingdom Hearts fanart, FF7 things and I remember FF15 post. Are you FF fan? If yes, what FF games you like most and why? Or is it only Kingdom Hearts, what you prefer?
Hello!
Yeah i guess i’m a lil fan of FF licence but mostly KH really.
You see i began playing FF15 in early 2020 an i love it! Then i played ALL the kingdom hearts games during that same summer and i got my new hyperfixation for a few years xD i still have it too but we didn’t had any new games/ news for now so after talking about everything possible for 2 years we all wait now.
Also it did prepare me well for harder games and even harder lore to interpret xD
I made many incredible friends too!
Afterwards in december 2021- beginning of 2022 i played the OG FF7 on switch (and i understood now!! Why this game is so incredible! And everyone love it so much! Because it is incredible!!!!!!!)
I then got a ps5 and played ff7 remake + dlc and i can’t wait for rebirth!
And then i discover my beloved Bloodborne :3
I play the demo of stranger of paradise but never the other ff games. And omg i need to play ff16 too O_O didn’t got the time (and i need to finish zelda totk help)
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miqomischief · 3 months
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So let me give you a professional writer's ramble here for a moment about how this character evolved. This is my character Sephyrn, star of the book of that name, son of Eryk. He is a raging nature god of vengeance in the books that hunts down those who betray their lovers.
Obviously he takes his looks and his name evolved from a very popular Final Fantasy 7 character. So below the cut I'll explain.
First of all, for some context....I've always been a big fan of Holly Lisle the fantasy writer. I learned a lot of what I know from her contributions to the writing community and while she's geared toward publishing, anyone wanting to improve your writing I suggest you start there.
So there's nothing new under the sun. Here's an article from Holly explaining why, how you can take inspiration from things, and how you can make them your own and why you should, without 'stealing' or being unethical.
Sephiroth is a different take on several old tropes. We have those memes on which characters inspired yours, 'published' writers have those too we just don't post stuff like that. (Fandom writers and published writers aren't that different).
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I was 16 when Final Fantasy 7 came out originally. I was in my I like villains era (I loved Magneto from X-Men). I liked villains who were good people gone awry, fed up with the world, and just snapped because the world wouldn't leave them alone. That's still my favorite villain trope.
Sephiroth, even in his original lego-block glory was gorgeous to me. I had a crush instantly. The only problem was he had understandably lost his mind and was trying to destroy the planet.
Well, my mind liked Sephiroth as Soldier, as the good guy before he went bad, so I took parts I liked about Sephiroth, his looks/name (which don't do that exactly, you'll notice mine is Sephyrn). And I made him Eryk's son since they had similar hair/eye/skin color. I wanted an anti hero to Eryk's good king, a sort of antagonist but still on his side in the end.
So I wrote my original books - which was about 30 books - that someone stole so I had to rearrange/make all of my stuff new. Which was a good thing because that made me change my characters even MORE from their original inspirations.
But my original Sephyrn was much like Sephiroth if he never became evil, or at least that was the general idea behind him. I've always been a writer that likes to pick up things that don't have a lot of lore, now they're putting out more about him but we didn't know much about Sephiroth then (and I still don't know anything beyond the original FF7 because I can't afford to play the remake).
I wrote 30 books with him where he grew. I put him into RP where he grew MORE.
The problem with bad boys is a lot of people attracted to them in RP want to make them worse. They want to shove them entirely to villain. Which was what I was trying to avoid with Sephyrn the whole time because his inspiration WAS a villain I was trying to make not a villain. But as I roleplayed him Sephyrn got darker and darker, he became an assassin who was into torture and all sorts of bad things.
So I shelved him. I didn't like where RP took him. Retcon him back to the start you say! I can't. My brain doesn't allow me to do that with my characters - hence why I learned to be more careful about RP. S
The problem was everyone liked Sephyrn because he was the cool bad-boy son so any time I brought Eryk out and Sephyrn was a side character people fixated on Sephyrn. Eryk was the 'boring' goodie two shoes knight and they told me to rewrite the book from Sephyrn's POV (which as you can see I did in 2021 - that book sells the least of mine, by the way...so be careful what advice you take for your creative paths).
Sephyrn in the end has ended up a darker character than I wanted. And in the end he still ended up going a little off because of his origin (Sephiroth had the genetic tampering, Sephyrn ended up a human demi-god whose body/mind can't handle his god magic sometimes, so he's only off the rails sometimes vs Sephiroth's all the time lol).
Are they still similar? Well yeah if you know the source material the character itself is similar in some ways. But the world is completely different, the people around him are, that changes him.
Would anyone believe me if my good guy Eryk was originally inspired by Magneto? I think I've talked about how Marvel turned me down for a Magneto idea when I was 10 so I got mad and made Eryk because I could make Magneto BETTER (in my eyes). Eryk's nothing like Magneto now except his looks.
That's why I say fanfiction isn't wasted. Here I am 20+ years later, (looks like 24 for Sephyrn) and my characters have grown from the silly fan inspired ocs they were into powerful characters most people don't recognize the inspiration from until I tell them. That's the power of practicing writing, learning how to grow from it, roleplaying with others, and just having FUN with your ideas. If you don't have fun even trying in the start you can't have it evolve into something like this in the end.
Some of you have watched Rulian evolve. That's what I'm talking about. I've just gotten a lot better at it over the years and know how to grow a character past the inspiration and into something new quickly now. The Rulian in the books you might not even recognize at all having the inspiration he did except he's a good elven knight with black hair and blue eyes. But there's lots of those. And as someone who knows how to build characters like this I can also guess at what Aymeric's original inspirations were because he, too, shares very common things with several other popular characters.
It's all about how you take something and make it yours and unique and beautiful.
And no writing is wasted. I lost my life's work to someone who stole them, but that writing wasn't wasted. It was the foundation of building the characters I have today and making me the writer I am now. Writing takes practice, the more you do it the better you become. I've written millions of words over my lifetime and will write millions more, I hope.
But no, Sephyrn isn't available for RP. He exists on FFXIV so I can look at him because he's pretty but he's a nasty character to play right now and I don't want to go there or subject others to him. I toned him down a bit in the book but he's pretty dark.
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boltlightning · 5 months
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tagged by the lovely @aloveforjaneausten, thank you so much!!!
1. How many works do you have on AO3? 49!
2. What's your total AO3 words count? 315,193. god help me
3. What fandoms do you write for? actively just the one (potc), but the bulk of my ao3 is final fantasy vii, fullmetal alchemist, and assassin’s creed. almost all of my unpublished personal stuff is dragon age. one day it’ll see the light of day. one day
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
a house, a hearth, a (s)holmes (the great ace attorney, 2021)
good company (fullmetal alchemist, 2016)
heart & home (fma, 2017)
the need of everything (fma, 2018–2020)
benchfellows (ff7, 2020)
i'm proud of all of these but flabbergasted by benchfellows, which is 800 words and something i wrote and posted impulsively at like 2am. but. yknow. the kudos are beyond my power.
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? almost always! nothing makes you forget how to say “thank you” like a normal human being than comments on your work!
6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? almost everything i write ends on a melancholy note, but o sleeper (ff7) is probably the worst of them. and that’s really just the threat of canon rearing its head
7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? the storm at your door (assassin’s creed) was specifically written to give ezio and sofia a better ending than what they got in canon, and by god i stand by it
8. Do you get hate on fics? thankfully not!
9. Do you write smut? If so what kind? nah. i don’t particularly enjoy reading smut, nor do i have any talent for making it not sound stilted. sex will get hinted at but rarely do i write anything more explicit than someone’s bits being out in the wind
10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written? have you heard the good word of my potc/temeraire crossover that is getting quickly out of hand? and till the long days (AC) is not NECESSARILY a crossover, but entwines the world of AC with greek mythology in a major way.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? / 12. Have you ever had a fic translated? / 13. Have you ever cowritten a fic before? nope to all three!
14. What's your all-time favourite ship? i don’t ship much tbh, and while i wouldn’t say i’m the most fond of them, my longest lasting ship has been cloud/aerith. we’re going on 18 years together and i’d be lying if i said they weren’t part of why i started writing in the first place
15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will? lmao. most ideas i don’t finish i’m content to leave as they are. however, i have one novelization about my dragon age character going through the events of the trespasser dlc that i desperately want to finish, but i’m such a stickler to the dialogue that exists in-game that i’m hamstringing myself. i like the ideas there enough to revisit it every now and then, so it’s not totally a lost cause, but...it's not looking likely gang.
16. What are your writing strengths? lord knows i know how to set a scene. everything i write is in service of eventually getting to describe sunlight or perhaps weather. know this whenever you read something i wrote.
17. What are your writing weaknesses? i’m desperately bad at just…stepping back and letting a scene breathe. i NEED to explain everything even if it’s obvious. i also am very guilty of describing what happens in prose rather than letting it play out naturally in dialogue. it’s remarkable how much i avoid dialogue without even realizing it
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic? eh. it can be used well, but i just speak the one language fluently, so i doubt it’d be a fun or worthwhile bilingual bonus for any reader.
19. First fandom you wrote for? it’s either kingdom hearts or inkheart, and it certainly does not exist anywhere anymore. pour one out
20. Favourite fic you've ever written? my answer changes every time i’m asked this. sticking with the recency bias answer of steadfast and dependable (potc), as i''ve been really into the themes in that fic recently
tagging @johnbly @thesumdancekid and anyone else who might want to snag this <3
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blazehedgehog · 7 months
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Feeling weirdly psychic today
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Way back in 2021, I was taking care of my Mom during what we'll simply refer to as "a very stressful time" and leave it at that. During this period, the only computer I had access to was a 12 year old Dell business laptop (a Latitude E6410), so, in order to preserve my own sanity, I started a new Youtube channel for the MIDIs I like to play around with, and queued up two full years of Monday/Wednesday/Friday posts in advance. (I considered it an experiment in whether or not regular uploads gained you better placement in Youtube's algorithm)
Hitting the Final Fantasy VII PC MIDIs I reworked/remastered means we're actually nearing the end of the queue. They just started posting today, starting here, at the beginning of the album, with FF7's rendition of the iconic Final Fantasy prelude.
And today, on that same day, Square-Enix put up the store page for Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis, intended to be a more direct remake of the PS1 version of Final Fantasy VII, in order to hopefully help contextualize the big-budget remake they released on the PS4 (and soon to be PS5). And it, too, is chock full of remasters of classic Final Fantasy VII music.
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And the confluence of me picking this date at random 21 months ago and the fact Square-Enix dropped a huge mobile game on the same day is kind of weird to me. The world moves in such strange ways, sometimes.
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yuamusuzuran · 1 year
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Crisis Core Reunion’s Ending and SE’s nod to a certain FF7 Reborn theory
Being someone who hasn’t played the original Crisis Core when it came out but waaay later (2021) after discovering FF7 for the first time, it’s needless to say I became obsessed with FF7 lore and I love Zack so much it’s not physically healthy (I want to give him all the pets cause he’s such a good boy). But after seeing Crisis Core Reunion, which dropped a few days ago, didn’t really change the ending to the original Crisis Core as some fans anticipated, I decided to talk a little about one little theory I saw on YouTube regarding where FF7 Rebirth and the third part of FF7 Remake could go. This is not my theory, ofc.
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Basically, after seeing Zack appear in those three little scenes near the end of FF7 Remake, a lot of fans jumped to the conclusion that SE actually kept Zack alive for some reason. One side of the fanbase was furious about this because they feared this might further ruin the integrity of FF7 story, but the other side theorized that they did it so the new fans can connect with Zack the same way old fans did back when original Crisis Core dropped. But then Integrade (Yuffie DLC) dropped last summer and it got even more people speculating after seeing Zack in one of the epilogue scenes of the said DLC. But this particular scene gave birth to one very interesting theory in which I personally believe.
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If we remember the scene at the end of Integrade, it seems like Zack came to see Aerith in the church where they initially met, but inside he finds people who seem to be sad/mourning/crying for some reason. Many people also noticed the detail of Zack literally coming out from the light which was outside. And the theory on that goes as follows: Zack is still dead in Remake/Rebirth universe DESPITE the scene we saw at the end of Remake. Let me paint you a picture why: the people we saw crying in Aerith’s church are all from the Sector 8′s upper plate, particularly from the time when the reactor blew up at the beginning of Remake (I know this for a fact because a kid with beret on was driving a bike in the opening scene of the Remake and then we see him crying in Aerith’s church in Integrade). Some people were saying those are dead people from the plate collapse, but if you look closely, majority of those people seem to wear fancy clothes and have been see on the upper plate of Sector 8 BEFORE the reactor exploded, leading to the conclusion that all people we see in Aerith’s church perished during that very early incident. And it seems that at this moment, when Zack sees all these people in the church, he finally realized he had passed on into the lifestream. It maybe seemed as a peaceful passing at the very end of Crisis Core, but Zack’s initial confusion may stem from him suddenly being pulled into the lifestream like this.
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And so, knowing that he had just encountered the souls of people that had perished in both explosions of reactors AND plate collapse, we know Zack is dead and in the lifestream. But also, from Advent Children, we know he’s also considered a protector/guardian of the planet just like Aerith. And so the theory presented this possible scenario: whilst Cloud and the gang are trying to stop Sephiroth’s new plans up in the world of the living, Zack will have the role of helping these trapped souls go back to the lifestream. Sephiroth’s new goals are mysterious and the fact he destroyed Destiny itself caused a lot of cracks in the lifestream which caused souls to be trapped and mournful. Since Zack is one of two guardians of the planet, it’s possible we’ll see his adventure in the lifestream co-exist and go parallel to what Cloud and others are doing in the living world, which will make people connect with him again. There may even be a possibility of Zack somehow aiding the gang from the lifestream.
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So, I’m not surprised SE didn’t change the ending to Crisis Core Reunion and I see it as a clear nod to this very theory: Zack is dead still, but that doesn’t mean his job in the story is over, especially with all the new circumstances surrounding FF7 Remake/Rebirth. We haven’t seen the last of him, but his adventure will definitely show him in the new light and the one which will make us appreciate him even more than before.
(This post is so all over the place and I apologize, but I hope I got my point across! Thank you for reading it this far! ALSO! Huge shoutout for Final Fantasy Peasant on YouTube for crafting this theory together with fans!)
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noxtivagus · 1 year
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oh my god thinking about how much i love granblue 🥺
#🌙.rambles#sometimes i forget the depth of how much i love this game#not really like. 'forget' but. it's just not the most prominent though in my mind ><#thinking abt it n. games i played in 2020. i'll consider to me like. some of my childhood games#i finished ffxv & kh3 then! several endings of fe3h. nearly finished botw. gbf i started midway the year n i quickly reached rank 100#ffxiv & genshin on my bday c:#& a lot too of acnh now that i think of it n i finished games like ffix and ff7r n started the og ff7 as well. octopath traveler!!!!#i think. 2020 our dad bought games too like ac odyssey n several from software games. hzd too. rdr2. ghost of tsushima#i technically first started the witcher 3 then too oh my. i'm just reminiscing rn uwahh i miss playing video games hehe#oh my god i started arknights then too didn't i. oh dear i can't remember the others rn but there's so much more#I'M GETTING DISTRACTED WAIT#granblue fantasy!!!! lucilius was the first chara i knew of (mudae)#i remember searching him up on gbf.wiki n i still remember my reaction w the. blue flame lucilius wtvr T_T#that was so funny to me back then but i remember thinking about how pretty he is (very pretty indeed)#i ended up searching more gbf charas at some point n lancelot became my fav ><#yk i don't really talk about my other fav charas as much as the lucifaces but i love them all so very much :<#like seox c: & cain!#silva was the second ssr i ever got in the game >< her gf (tweyen) is also one of my favs#HI FOUND MY OLD LIST IN MY NOTES . last edited january 2021 oh my god#lancelot / lucilius / lucifer in no.1 & then cain / seox / lucio in second. yeah#looking at this list is a bit funny now. i'm ignoring the lobelia#but yh i still v much like percival grimnir eustace yurius seruel cassius sandalphon nezha aglovale lamorak seofon c: oh no wait#HFKSADJFKLSD WTF I JUST SAW. IN 2ND. BELIAL. I MADE THE FONT SO SMALL FOR HIM WTF THIS IS SO FUNNY TO ME#even back then i'd refuse to directly or obviously admit that. i am. no. i am Not a belial liker i don't know what you mean 💀#other charas listed here r jamil (one of my first charas too hehe i got so happy when i heard he finally got an ssr) & noa nehan siegfried#for the girls 🥺 bea was my fav omg yeah & tweyen / silva / ilsa / korwa after >< more were yuel heles metera zeta tien vira yuisis societte#& ferry shitori katalina! vira's one of the charas in 4th place but. i remember she's always been special to me#smth i relate with to an extent. i remember i'd always get emotional with her character song#n that one ssr with katalina oh my god i love the gays that's one of my favs bcs the art w those two there ! DAMN#i cld add sm more to all these lists. maybe sometime soon yh c:
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That's 1,391 more posts than 2021!
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I tagged 624 of my posts in 2022
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#cloud strife - 66 posts
#life ref - 28 posts
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#sephiroth - 22 posts
#ask game - 21 posts
#bean things - 21 posts
#tifa lockhart - 19 posts
#vincent valentine - 15 posts
Longest Tag: 139 characters
#ive started speaking in a minnesotan accent cuz a friend had a canadian accent for their dnd character and id been watching critical role 2
My Top Posts in 2022:
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RRD Chapter 3!
Sorry it took almost a year but it's finally done! I had to move a scene from this chapter into the next one to get it out since I was running into a wall, but I hope it was worth the wait!
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Summary: Cloud utilizes his god-like stealth skills and Zack initiates the bromance of the century.
Word Count: 4,745
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Cloud watches the SOLDIER exit the room with wary eyes, waiting until he hears Zack (it’s Zack, he’s alive on the other side of that door) engage him in a conversation to strip and start pulling on his newly-repaired clothing. Logically, he knows the man meant no harm when he unknowingly stumbled over not one, but two of his traumas in trying to engage him in conversation, but he can’t quite bring himself to chase away the resentment curling in his gut; not with his oh so recent battle with the resurrected nightmare playing back in his head right alongside the old memory of smoke and flame. 
He shakes off the cobwebs in his head and pulls his shoulder guard on, tightening the strap down and making sure it was sitting in the right place. He picks up the harness next, rubbing at the new stitching before he swings it around back and fastens it into place. His new boots go on next, laces and leather stiff. He keeps one ear on the conversation happening in the hallway as he finishes by strapping the skirt to his waist and pulling on his gloves. They’re not talking about him specifically anymore; the conversation has moved on to the “incident” at large and what SOLDIER is expected to help with. Then, he hears the words “Sephiroth” and “Midgar” and decides to pay attention.
“-should be arriving in a few hours. He sure wasn’t happy to get called back until I explained and has sent no less than three messages to me complaining about the slow flight since he started.”
“Really? Commander Sephiroth complains?”
“Of course, just don’t go spreading it around-”
Cloud stops listening, his thoughts racing. If Sephiroth was coming back to Midgar, well, then his choice really was made for him, wasn’t it? He goes back over the information he’d been able to gather from his brief conversation with Hewley.
My gear is in a secure room somewhere in the hospital. Hewley mentioned it being “downstairs”, so I’m assuming it’s on the ground floor somewhere, most likely not where the general public can get.
He turns around, eyes the window, and walks over to it. He looks out, gauging the distance to the ground, and determines he’s on the 3rd floor; a small fall by his standards. He casts one look back at the door. The two have stopped talking at this point, so only the ambient sounds of the building prevent it from being completely silent. 
No, Cloud. You have things to do. Zack can wait. 
Cloud shakes his head and turns back around, straightening his posture. He eases the window open and almost coughs at the air that streams in. He’s gotten used to a life without mako smog, and the bitter, slightly minty smell catches him off guard. Swallowing his nausea, he pulls himself up and flips around so his feet are braced on the outside of the building and he’s gripping the window, facing into the room. He takes a slow breath and kicks off, dropping to the ground behind the line of shrubs with barely a whisper. He pauses there for a second, listening for any sign that he’s been spotted, before standing up. 
He picks his way down the building, away from the entrance, and exits the line of shrubs. He takes a moment to breathe, settling himself before starting back towards the entrance of the hospital. 
Okay, so Zack had to grab my things from a room on one of the lower floors. It’s probably guarded, or, at the very least, locked to unauthorized visitors. I’d like to not just wander around the hospital trying to find the right room and give people plenty of time to notice I’m gone and find me before I get my stuff. 
Cloud finds himself reaching for his sword, looking to wrap his hand around the hilt to reassure himself of its presence, and pulls his hand down with a snarl. He stops walking and shakes his head. All of it - everything that’s happened to him in the past however-long-it’s-been since he returned to Edge and found it under attack by the Remnants - is wearing on him, fogging up his mind and making it too easy for him to get caught up in his own head. Whatever kind of time travel bullshit he’s gotten caught up in now is just the icing on a cake made of garbage. Pain spikes through his head and he winces, pressing a hand to his temple. 
“Shit.”
He rubs at the spot a few times before taking another breath and rolling his shoulders. His best bet for making it to his things before they lock the whole place down is to go right in through the front and bank on no one recognizing him as the possible terrorist who’s been laid out in one of their own beds for the past day, so Cloud starts walking again. 
It’s like Vincent and Yuffie always said, “just act like you belong there and the average passerby won’t question you on it”.
He lengthens his stride and straightens up out of his perpetual slouch as he enters the front of the hospital. The front lobby looks like every hospital he’s been in, but the slight chemical smell still sends shivers down his spine and phantom pricks of needles down his arms. Cloud strides right up to the front desk and puts on his best customer service smile.
“Hello, how can I help you?” the clerk asks, looking up from his computer screen. His eyes widen when he makes eye contact.
“I’m here to pick up some belongings for a friend? He got caught up in everything happening yesterday but would like his pack to not sit in a hospital storage room.” 
Cloud tries to keep his voice open and friendly, wincing a bit internally when he realizes he’s leaning on Zack’s personality to get him through the conversation. The clerk, however, is already nodding and checking something on the computer.
“Of course, Mr. SOLDIER. His stuff should be in room B-12, but there’s a chance it could be in B-14 if he was in the ICU?”
Cloud blinks in confusion before he remembers that, with his eyes and choice of attire, he makes for a pretty convincing SOLDIER 1st Class. He forces a smile again, this one a bit more strained with the reminder of his current situation. 
“No, he was checked in for some broken bones and a concussion. Thank you though. Now, which way…?”
The clerk smiles and points down one of the hallways to the right of the desk. “Down that hallway until you hit the staircase and then head down a level. Come back this direction from there and you’ll find it.”
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How Jenova Works: A Headcanon
This kinda requires a bit of background in general epidemiology (the science of diseases, etc) so I’m gonna try my best to lay stuff out as I go. It also requires some suspension of disbelief and stretching of what’s actually possible with the way this stuff operates irl. 
How Jenova is discussed within the canon of FF7 is very complicated and contradictory. It infects and changes other organisms much like a virus (think the resident evil ones), but it is actually alive with cells that seem to also be an infection vector?? And then there’s the degradation that results from Genesis being made “wrong”. It’s a singular organism and yet also cellular (the J-cells acting on their own), and yet also a virus (actually called a virus by Ilfana and also stated to have infected the other Cetra and caused them to mutate). Which, if you know anything about epidemiology you know how that’s… very not possible. For starters, only 2 out of those 3 technically qualify as living things.
Viruses are not living, and yet, they’re not exactly non-living things either??? It’s weird. Basically, viruses are made up of organic molecules (carbon-based, like all life on earth), but are just kinda weird biological machines. They have a form of DNA, but cannot reproduce on their own. They operate by attaching themselves to bits sticking out of the surface of living cells and sending the right signals to be let inside and then hijacking the cell to force it to produce more viruses which are then released into the environment (whether that be just the environment in general if it’s attacking bacteria, or into the body of whatever organism it’s infected). Really interesting and cool, but also lowkey really creepy and weird. 
Bacteria aren’t inherently invasive or infectious. They are single-celled organisms and are just wanting to eat stuff and reproduce and then die. If doing so involves them infecting other organisms, then so be it. Bacterial infections happen when bacteria gets to someplace it shouldn’t be and disrupts the normal operation. They get in and start to take over by eating whatever’s there and spread. They also have the ability to quickly adapt to new environmental hazards by sharing pieces of DNA with other compatible bacteria (little loops called plasmids) and by having very quick life cycles. But they are made up of a single cell each and don’t have stuff like brains, etc. There’s no consciousness involved whatsoever. 
So, where does this bring us in regards to Jenova? Well, let’s start with how I’m thinking it works and then get into how I think it developed in the first place based on that.
Most likely, its infections operate by some unholy combination of viral and bacterial. By that, I mean that the cells manufacture viral structures to release into a host, which then go out into the body to infect the host cells. When the viruses infect the host cells, they completely assimilate the nucleus (the part of the cell with the DNA in it) and convert the host cell into a variation of a j-cell. Then the new j-cell produces more effective viruses, which then go out to infect new host cells and it continues. By this method, we get the lovely DNA soup analogy we’re so fond of via all the original DNA still technically being there, but now it’s been shredded and repurposed into j-cell DNA. 
This is where I’m going to bring cancer into things. That sounds really morbid but there’s a reason I swear. Cancer essentially happens when something with the replication function in a cell breaks. Cells usually only multiply when they need to replace old ones, but, sometimes this malfunctions, and the cells just start dividing and multiplying without control. This is what happens with cancer. In that way, the mutations that happen in Jenova-infected organisms are the result of the DNA being messed with and that function being cranked up, much like some viruses in real life can increase your chances of getting certain types of cancer (the HPV virus leading to cervical cancer, for example). The j-cells start forcing the foreign DNA to activate and cause rapid cell division, causing growth of all kinds. 
Of course, I haven’t even touched on the aspect of reunion. There’s clearly a psychic component to Jenova, which could be explained away by it secreting chemicals that send signals to Jenova-infected organisms and triggers them all to start coming back together, but that wouldn’t make much sense in context, really, considering the vast majority of the clones just decide to start heading to the crater without coming in close contact to any original part of Jenova. So, I've just decided to leave it as fantasy bullshit where there’s a mechanism that causes all variations of j-cells to physically come back together to meld back into one whole and mix up all that new DNA into the soup, which in turn allows it to become more effective at infecting things because of all the stuff it successfully assimilated. 
Next, let’s touch on the weirdness that comes with it somehow operating as independent cells and also as a singular organism. For this, I’ll dive into how I think it came to be in the first place. (this is more where the suspension of disbelief comes in) 
Say, on some distant planet, there’s a species of alien that’s psychic. This psychic organism gets a bacterial infection and a viral one at the same time. Through the consumption of the host’s cells, the bacteria acquire the DNA necessary for psychic communication, but can’t really do much about it. The virus then also infects the bacteria and, in trying to hijack it, manages to activate the DNA needed for that communication. This lucky bacteria that’s done this also manages to overcome the viral infection and, however the process works, essentially allows it to force the virus to work for it. Using the virus, it sends DNA-based communication to its fellow bacteria which allows them to take on this psychic DNA. 
As this spreads, the poor host becomes aware of the now-psychic bacteria but can do very little about it. Their body slowly succumbs to the infection, and the bacteria are now able to quickly communicate to adapt and overcome the host’s immune system. Then, hearing the psychic cries for help, another of the species shows up to help and ends up infected as well. This repeats a few times until a mutation in the virus happens that allows it to infect the host cells in addition to just spreading mutations among the bacteria. This is the start of the assimilation ability. From there, essentially, the bacteria continue to multiply and consume other cells and types of DNA to the point where there’s enough intercellular communication happening with the psychic stuff, in combination with the exposure happening to an actually-sentient species who is also psychic sparks, creates what is effectively a collective consciousness. Like, our brains are a group of cells which have developed in such a way that allows for consciousness to the point where it can *study itself*. So, is it so far-fetched that this bacteria could utilize that psychic component to speed things up and develop it itself??
From there, it proceeds as we know it. The infection spreads until it swallows all life on the planet, and then it uses the husk to envelop itself in a shell and head to the next one. Thus, we have a large mass of psychic bacteria which has developed a way to make more of itself via viral infection that essentially causes a weird cancer in the infected organism. Through its infection of the Cetra, and later its connection with Sephiroth, it learns concepts and the language that allows it to communicate with the infected people of Gaia.
Now, the degradation. And what is up with Project G.
Gillian is infected with J-cells and they slowly come to make up a decent portion of her body, disguised as her own cells and becoming G-cells. However, as is a natural thing, she naturally has some kind of immunity to the viral component that prevents total assimilation and the psychic connection from affecting her as it did Lucrecia. When they graft these cells onto the fetus that becomes Genesis, even though the cells have a chance to integrate themselves completely into his body, they’re still not *natural* to him. So, for a time, his body works as intended. However, after a certain point, the cells that are still completely his realize that there are cells just a touch too different around and deploy his immune system against them. The g-cells try to fight back, trying to assimilate them and causing the wing growth as well as the mental degradation. However, the assimilation isn’t working quite as intended and the infection - because that’s what it is at this point - continues to be fought off. In other words, a hell of an autoimmune disorder. The degradation is stopped by Minerva/the planet because the planet’s innate connection to the soul and all life on it does have the ability to force Jenova cells to deactivate if the will is strong enough, which is how Jenova was sealed away in the first place. Angeal never suffered degradation because he got his cells directly from his mother, so they’re not considered foreign the way they were for Genesis. However, his wing and subsequent discoloration, etc, happened due to Genesis’s influence on his mental state. Basically, the g-cells were responding to what he thought would happen and made it happen. Because, at that point, they were pretty far removed from the main body of Jenova genetically, and also Jenova was still technically in stasis and therefore had little control over the cells psychically, which meant Angeal was essentially developing shape-shifting abilities and didn’t know it. 
(Note: I am by no means a professional. I probably do have more knowledge in the fields of biology and epidemiology than the average person considering I've taken university-level courses, but I do not have a degree in either of the two fields. Everything I'm saying about actual science in this is how I understand/remember it and I am probably wrong about some stuff.)
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It's time for me to reveal my piece for the 2022 FF7 Central Fanworks Exchange!! I wrote mine for the lovely KDblack
Summary: When Cloud closes his eyes, he sees the flash of a smile, the kind of easygoing grin he wishes he could mimic without coming across as an asshole. If only he could remember who the smile was attached to, then, maybe, he could stop feeling like something was missing.
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“This is one hell of a sword, Cloud,” Biggs says, running a hand over the materia slots on his blade. “Where’d you get it?”
The question takes Cloud off guard. He should be expecting it, really, what with the Buster being as unique a blade as it is. Still, he finds himself floundering for an answer. What comes to him is twofold: the image of a tall and broad figure, stubble dotting his jaw, and that of a slimmer one with black spiky hair all in disarray overlapping until he can’t tell the difference anymore. A pit opens in his gut, the grief and self-loathing twisting together as it crawls up through his chest. He blinks and realizes that Biggs is still waiting for an answer.
“It was my mentor’s,” he finally answers, his voice small in an attempt to hide how he suddenly feels like he’s falling to pieces. “I got it after…”
When did he get the Buster? He swears it’s on the tip of his tongue, the grief making it clear that something must have happened to the SOLDIER who taught him. He reaches for the memory, trying to bring it out of the fog his mind has been in since he recovered from whatever sickness had managed to bring him down so thoroughly. The action sends a burst of static-y pain through his head and he hisses through his teeth, bringing his hand up to press against his temple.
“You alright man?” The words reach his ears, but he barely registers them.
There are brief flashes of rain, blood pooling under a body slowly going cold, intermixing with a bone-deep chill and pain radiating from his jaw. He’s kneeling over a body in both, the figure dressed in 1st Class blacks and smiling up at him. One is serene, peaceful, and looking almost thankful as he takes his last breaths even as Cloud kneels over him pleading for him not to leave him. The other is foggier, face mottled with mud and soot and blood as the rain pours down around him. He smiles too, but this one is different, feels more regretful than it should be. The images blur together again, the feeling like he’s been gutted only intensifying as they overlap.
Cloud blinks and he’s back in the room on top of Beginner’s Hall. The blurry memories fade back into the background, the pit of emotion closing itself back up into its usual hole. He’s suddenly aware of how he looks: the former 1st Class SOLDIER, unable to keep a lid on his own problems when he’s out in public. He straightens and runs his hand through his hair in a motion that simultaneously feels like he’s done it hundreds of times and never before in his life. Biggs is looking at him with apprehension on his face.
“Fine,” Cloud answers, voice tight and controlled. “Are you done?”
Biggs blinks at him and takes a second to remember he’s still holding Cloud’s sword.
“Yeah,” he answers, then, hefts it up a bit by the grip and holds it out for him to take. Cloud strides forward and takes the blade from him, slinging it onto his back and locking it in place with a clunk. He turns to leave and reaches the door before something stops him. A memory rises: a laughing voice chiding him for being so obtuse with people who are trying to help him. His heart twinges a bit.
“The Buster,” he says before he can change his mind.
Biggs looks back up at him from where he’d started to put the sword maintenance materials away.
“What?”
“The- my sword. That’s what it’s called. The Buster Sword.”
He holds his breath, hoping Biggs takes the information for the olive branch it is. The other man blinks at him before a soft smile spreads across his face.
“A suitable name,” he says.
Something about the way he’s looking at him makes Cloud self-conscious, but the other man clearly reads his offer as intended. He nods in acknowledgment and leaves, ignoring the phantom feeling of a hand ruffling his hair.
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Every time Cloud closes his eyes, he sees someone he can almost remember smiling at him.
It’s disconcerting, really. He’s not really used to people honestly smiling at him. And yet, there’s a blurry figure who Cloud knows is smiling at him dodging his heels almost every time he lets himself stop and rest. If that was the extent of it, he thinks he’d be able to put the fuzzy memory to the side to be examined later, but, every time he tries too hard to bring the figure into focus, pain bursts across his temples and sends his thoughts skittering away. 
Afterward, he’s always left with only the vaguest shards of impressions of what he’d been thinking about before the episode and the sense that something important - something vital - is missing. 
Even when he’s not actively seeking out answers from the foggy unknown of his mind, the littlest things remind him of that figure. Without fail, the record of his memory continues to skip over the jagged hole where there should be something, someone. If he doesn’t push too hard, sometimes he can get pieces: a scar, mako blue eyes, broad shoulders, and a warm hug. But it’s never more than that, never a clear image. 
He wonders if he should be more concerned about his patchwork memory, how the pieces come to him like the rising tide and then fade back into oblivion after the static and pain swallows them. He wonders if he should tell someone else, and get an outside opinion. But the thought of letting someone in - even someone like Tifa who knew him like no one else - somehow causes even more fear than the possible consequences of staying silent on the matter. 
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did anyone ask for more dragon cloud au content?
He needs to find shelter, fresh water, and a source of food. He should also probably figure out where they ended up, considering they could have popped up literally anywhere after their dive into the lifestream, but that comes after he makes sure Zack isn’t in danger. He backs away from Zack a bit and sits up. He expects the wave of nausea this time and is able to fight it off. It’s a feeling he definitely doesn’t miss from his recovery from the first bout of mako poisoning, but one he at least knows how to deal with. He takes a few more deep breaths to steel himself before heaving himself to his feet.
Spots dance before his eyes and he comes very close to vomiting once more. He almost falls back over before he manages to shift his wing and tail into positions that help him stay upright. His back twinges in protest once more, but he’s well-versed in ignoring the pain by now. He digs his toes into the wet sand and takes a few seconds to enjoy the feeling before he takes a step towards Zack. He crouches down next to him, and, though it takes a bit for him to convince himself that he’s not going to hurt Zack just by touching him, manages to get the other man into a bridal hold. He stands back up and the twinge in his back abruptly spikes, the sudden pain so intense he falls back to his knees and hunches over. Spots dance before his eyes yet again and he can’t manage to fight down the nausea this time before he finds himself throwing up onto the sand.
Eyes squeezed shut, Cloud takes a second to breathe as the pain fades back to the ache he’s become used to. He loosens his death grip on the precious bundle still in his arms and brings an arm up to wipe at his snout. He smacks his lips a few times, grimacing at the minty taste, and looks down at what he expelled. It’s mostly mako, the glow diluted by what is probably seawater. He shuffles backward from the puddle a bit and tries to stand up again, but the immediate resulting pain brings him back to his knees once more.
He takes a moment to sit there panting before he carefully lowers Zack back to the ground. As much as he hates to admit it, it doesn’t look like he’ll be able to carry him like a human at the moment. Cloud stands back up, this time on all fours, and stretches everything out. He hates how it takes pressure off his back, how it feels so much more natural for his hips and legs to settle like this. It’s a reminder of his failing humanity, a hint at what is to come.
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Lately, I've been really reading the FF7 timeline to copy it down for reference and I've found some *very* interesting details. Here's a list of stuff so far:
Bugenhagen is apparently born in 1877?? This means he's 130 years old in OG!!
Pres Shinra is born in 1940. Palmer is 3 years younger than him.
Hojo was born in 1945, making him around 35 when Sephiroth is born.
ShinRa was known as "ShinRa Manufacturing" before it was an electric company, and we apparently don't have a date for when it was founded but know it discovered Mako energy on September 23, 1959.
Heidegger is born in 1949, making him a year older than Vincent.
Both Vincent and Lucrecia are born in 1950.
Red XIII is born in 1959, which is apparently the same year the Gi attacked.
Grimoire dies ~1970, which means Lucrecia was around 20 when it happened. Can you imagine doing undergrad research trying to get ahead of the curve and you get your advisor killed by the equivalent of a minor deity cuz you wouldn't stop poking it? She wasn't even a grad student when it happened 😂
Barret and Reeve are the same age, having been born in 1972.
Cid is actually 3 years younger than both of them, having been born on Feb 22, 1975.
Construction on the Midgar plate starts in 1976, and ShinRa is known as an electric company by then, but we don't know when that actually changed.
Tseng, Rufus, and Rude are all the same age, having been born in 1977. SOLDIER is initiated in the same year to help bring an end to a long-running international war.
Oh, Jenova is also found in 1977, which means none of the trio can even be conceived until that year. The Jenova Project also starts up that year.
At some point between 1977 and 1982, Vincent is assigned to guard the scientists running Project S. Yeah, we have no concrete date for that.
Somewhere around 1980, the trio are all born. No actual birthdates for any of them.
Gast leaves Shinra in 1980, which means, that even if Sephiroth is born in late 1977, he literally never knew the guy. He apparently meets Ilfana at some point before 1985, but we have no date for that.
We also have no official date for Lucrecia going crazy and Vincent getting shot. Wiki says it's somewhere around 1984, which is fucking wild. Cuz it's stated that she goes crazy during pregnancy and Vincent confronts Hojo as a result of that, which gets him shot. And yet, Sephiroth is supposed to be born around 1980??? Which means there's no chance he was born that late? WHICH IS IT SQUARE???
Reno is born in '79, meaning he's conceivably older than Sephiroth??
We have no concrete date for Zack being born, just the "around 1984", except we know he's 16 in '00, which means he was born early '85 at the latest since he's canonically 2 years older than Cloud and CC starts in October of '00.
We have no idea how old Kunsel is! I usually place him as being born in '83 and a year older than Zack.
Aerith was born Feb 7, 1985 and Gast was killed 20 days later on Feb 27.
Cloud was born on August 11, 1986 and Tifa was born on May 3, 1987.
we have actual years for basically all the Tsviets being born and yet no date for Sephiroth.
Yuffie's mom is apparently named "Kasumi"??
The Wutai war begins "around" 1992, which means Sephiroth could conceivably be, at the youngest, like, 8 when it starts up and around 16 at the oldest. We also have no concrete date for when he gets deployed, but know he's apparently a 1st class already by then?
Tseng is also only, like, 15 when the war starts, which leads me to believe that he gets recruited by the Turks in the early days of the war. He's also a rookie Turk by 1997 when the whole thing that results in Kalm being bombed happens.
Cissnei is hailed as the youngest ever full Turk, and considering Tseng is one by the time he's 20, and Reno is one when he's late teens, she's gotta be as young or younger than Zack. I usually put her as being born in '85 and thus 15 when CC starts.
Before Crisis is fucking wild dudes. We have at least years for all the events and it gets the Turks involved in a huge number of events in the timeline.
Rufus isn't made VP until after Genesis deserts. Seriously. The mass desertion event happens in October of '00 and Rufus isn't VP until December.
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usually with the hidden identity couple trope they'd be secretly trying to kill each other or whatever but spy x family flips that trope on it's head by making them both just really fucking stupid
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also one of my favorite thing about disco elysium is that no matter how stupid silly funny you play harry you'll always get these glimpses into his past of ruthlessness, competency, and violence
this guy that dresses in gaudy disco clothes and sings horrible karaoke and falls on his ass when trying to run out on his tab and tells his coworker that he fucked his mom in the ass and doesn't even know what planet he's on. juxtaposed with the visceral muscle memory of pulling the trigger of a gun that feels like it was born in his hand. lieutenant-double-yefreitor that refused promotion twice so he could retain the highest rank that still does field work. got drunk on a case and beat a man so badly he could no longer walk. 18 years on the force 216 closed cases 3 confirmed kills top 90% of officers in the entire rcm. fuck everything. all will burn. detect or die.
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How do you like FF14? I have yet to look into FF games besides FF7 actually.
Haha, that is a funny story ^^ Because it is an online game, I never wanted to play it, especially because I already played World of Warcraft. I quit WoW in 2021 because I didn't like the direction it was going and the Blizzard scandal was really disgusting. I then was like "No MMOs more. Never. I am done with them!" Fast forward to February 2022. TheatRhythm Final Bar Line came out, a rhythm game with Final Fantasy song. I am playing it and come to the FF14 songs. I play them and get BLOWN away by how good the music is! I also know that my husband started playing the game before he got sick and was really liking it. With him in hospital and us having nothing to talk about anymore, I wanted something to connect to him, so I downloaded the game. The base game and the first two expansions are actually completely free to play. I started to play it and I quickly fell in love. I liked the story, the characters, the music, the way it did dungeons, the trial fights which are pretty much just a boss fight you fight with seven other players. I did upgrade to the full version before I even got the first expansion. I am farther than my husband and that is a lot, because he did only the story while I was doing the sidequests and optional dungeons and alliance raids left and right before I moved on to the next expansion. I spent pretty much the entire first week of my days off doing FF14 group stuff in the evenings ^^ I have to say this though. Yes, FF14 works well as standalone game, but it SHINES if you know the other Final Fantasies. It is FULL of little references and easter eggs. It is glorious, really. Anyway, I heard bad things about the fandom, so I am staying out of it so far, but playing the game and experiencing it has been an amazing experience and I can wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who wants to play a really fun MMO which doesn't force you into playing daily.
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Why hello there, little friend! Thank you very much for summoning me - here's your question! ~☆
Does your character still have any physical objects from their childhood? If so, describe the objects and the level of importance they hold. If not, would they want to?
ooooh, good question good question. I'm gonna answer this for one of my Destiny OCs, Pluta (well, kinda, it involves the person before Pluta was Risen, Nui)
I haven't fleshed it out 100% yet, but Nui's mom, Laviska Till (my oc who's Jolyon's sister & Nui's adoptive mother), gives Nui one of those BFF necklace things (like each person gets one half type thing). It's a golden snake wrapped around...something...idk what yet lol. Nui keeps the snake half and Laviska keeps the other half.
Eventually, Laviska dies & her half of the necklace is not on her corpse (i won't explain how & why 'cause i wanna keep some stuff a surprise lol). This leads Nui to try and find her mother's half of the necklace as she hopes it will lead her to what or whoever killed her.
Eventually Part 2, Nui also dies & is later Risen as Pluta. Pluta is still wearing Nui's half of the necklace when she is Risen and, not knowing what it is, thinks it's cool & turns it into a hair ornament.
WAYY later, after Laviska finds out about Laviska's existence & her relationship to Nui, Pluta makes a strong effort to find Laviska's half of the necklace. She figures that if she can find it, Laviska will be right by her side, watching over her (Pluta is at a very low point in her life when she's trying to find Laviska's half of the necklace).
On a more funny note, Jolyon jokes that the necklace half must actually have a piece of Laviska's soul in it because it had been seemingly traveling throughout the Sol System, intermingling with all kinds of people and new places, just like Laviska did :')
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yknow at some point I'm gonna have to actually do something about my insomnia instead of just saying "the autism won again, boys"
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ok so i'm watching the rottmnt for the 20 billionth time, yeah, and i get to the scene where you see april's body? and i take a glance at the corner and -
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guys guys guys I have to say this because I keep seeing people freaking out that the movie takes place only a couple months after the season 2 finale. The movie takes place 2 years after the BEGINNING of the TV series. This is for sure confirmed by the fact that April has her 16th birthday towards the beginning of the series and is a college student in the movie. Also (I think?) confirmed by the fact that the series canonically starts in 2018 & we see that there is a passage of time in the tv series (ie: in Lair Games the banner at the bottom says "Lair Games 2019").
TLDR the boys are still 15/16/17 in the movie im like 99% certain of this
218 notes - Posted November 12, 2022
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yknow maybe we should let ryan reynolds stay - the guy has his likes and following hidden like a true tumblrina.
or we have him and neil gaiman duke it out for the coveted position of The Only celebrity allowed on tumblr, which is infinitely more entertaining.
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