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twisted-wonderlandunofficialblog · 1 year

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Prologue: 1-4

AN: Not beta read, I might add five later but I wanted to get this out :DD

starting cutscene shows the magic mirror displaying green fire

unseen person is walking toward the mirror

unseen person referred to as a 'esteemed benefactor' and 'flower of evil'

the voice explaining is played by Crowley's VA (a important point in the popular time loop theory)

voice wishes the mirror to reveal a visage that they seek

magic carriage is revealed carrying a coffin + night raven's outside

after floating coffins are visible

"you, whose image the Dark Mirror did becon fourth"

unseen(possibly) is asked to take the hand of the one reflected in the mirror

a pale and reaches form the mirror. it has a white under shirt and purple over shirt (possibly the pomfiore uniform?)

background disappears then the hand itself

poetic demonstration of the magic used in battles

"fear not the power of darkness. now- demonstrate your power"

light comes out of the mirror then fades to black

"To me. to them. to yourself. the hour grows long, and time is scarce. Steady your grip, (referring to the hand you took possibly) no matter what may come..."

grim hurrys to steal a uniform before he is caught

grim mentions that the lid has considerable weight (to him)

grim sets fire to the top of the coffin, opening the 'gate'

grim mentions that they aren't supposed to be awake (yet)

MC/Yuu immediately sees Grim and the floating coffins obviously rattled

when coffin option is picked, Grim becomes irritated that MC/Yuu ignored him, saying "believe me, you won't forget it!"

MC/Yuu runs across campus attempting to run from Grim,going into hallways and classrooms

Grim threatens to burn MC/Yuu if they dont give their uniform away to him then gets promptly hit by Crowley

Crowley seems to have been looking for MC/Yuu because they were absent from the entrance ceremony (possibly seeing the burn coffin and following the possible burn marks from Grim's magic)

Crowley says that he "trusts that *mc/yuu is* one of the new students" possibly not knowing that they were a student at all despite the ceremonial robe

Crowley states that bring a poorly trained familiar is against school rules, possibly implying that trained familiars are allowed to some extent (further backed up by a twitter post about familiars by Yana Toboso)

Crowley says that rebellious familiars always deny being owned

MC/Yuu was Crowley's first student to have enough temerity (daring to tread where others fear) to step out of their gate/coffin

MC/Yuu is both oblivious to being a student and the gate

"the students have restraint enough wait until I open them before waking up" stated by Crowley

The coffins/gates are "intended to symbolize a parting with your former world, and rebirth into a new one." as stated by Crowley

crowley is quick to go back to the entrance ceremony

the gates = timespace teleportation

having trouble knowing where they (mc/yuu) are, crowley simply brushes it off as a small side effect of the teleportation

Crowley mentions that he was entrusted with NRC by the chairman

Crowley also mentions that the dark mirror only chooses who it perceives as talented in magic

those who are selected are summoned by the gates that can appear anywhere ("...summoned to the campus through those 'gates', which can appear anywhere")

the black carriage itself is its own gate onto campus, implying that there are only certain ways to even enter the campus form outside

people were questioning where crowley had gone, showing that he hadn't told his students where he was going despite looking for MC/Yuu as a student (it would be troublesome if all the dorms had left and they would have to catch up late)

The black carrier hadn't had any errors in its century of existence as stated by Crowley

Grim breaks free from Crowley and starts throwing his fire

Riddle and Azul work together to restrain Grim

Azul expresses desire to have Riddle's unique magic after they restrain Grim

Grim gets forced out of NRC

Malleus doesn't show up at the entrance ceremony due to not getting an invite (other dormleaders comment on how it wasn't purposeful but malleus had a unapproachable aura around him)

Lilia leads Diasomnia back to thd dorm, commenting how he hopes Malleus won't sulk about missing out on the ceremony

Yuu seems relived when they have a chance to go home

Crowley becomes confused when the Dark Mirror doesn't activate so tries again

The Dark Mirror cuts Cowley off, saying that Yuu doesn't belong in Twisted Wonderland

Crowley is perplexed at this answer and he mentions again how this has never happened before and how he's at a loss

Crowley asks where MC/Yuu came from(wich is left ambiguous), Crowley states that he had never heard of such a place despite being very familiar with where all his students come from

The two go to the library to see if they can find any record of Yuu's home

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raven-at-the-writing-desk · 2 months

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Hey Raven, hope your doing well. I was rewatching book 5 and something struck me. Crowly stills does his thing to get yuu/mc to host the NRC tribe at Ramshackle. But compare to previous chapters hes seems a little nicer, i guess? He offering renovations and upgrades ( a positive), instead of just threatening to cut yuu's food budget or something (a negative).

Where im going with this is, do you think Crowley may have felt a tiny tinge for his (in) action in book 4? Or atleast, realized he actually screwed up. He did give Yuu in case of an emergency.... and promptly ignored it (or just turned it off) when he went on break. He likely had to have heard what happened over the break...an likely saw his missed calls and put 2 and 2 together. Sure he may not feel bad enough to apologize (at least openly), but he does seem to make himself scarce early in b5. That could just be him being, well, the headmage. Maybe he's just not sure how to deal with MC or how they'd react to seeing him? So instead of threatening Yuu, he offers them something instead? Idk, maybe im reaching. Crowley relationship with Yuu is complicated. I do like to believe he has some empathy or regret (or maybe he just has more respect for yuu by b5?) After everything up to that point

Like i said, i may be reaching here. Wanted to get your input. Sorry for the long ask. Have a good one :)

In many fandom depictions of Crowley, he often serves as Yuu's guardian who is incompetent but well-meaning. I'm also guilty of doing this, Crowley is considered my OC's father figure (even if my OC isn't a Yuu). That's how we choose to engage with the characters and the world that we love! However, I don't believe that Crowley has that sort of tenderness for Yuu in canon, whether at the start or as their relationship develops over the course of the main story. Now, that's not to say that I think Crowley is cold or hateful towards Yuu. Far from it! He does care for them, but in the same way that a teacher might care about nurturing their students and preparing them for the world beyond graduation. Crowley demonstrates a similar attitude towards other NRC students, with one very clear example being in his Raven Jacket vignettes. In those stories, he likens his students to apple trees that he raises and nurtures, hoping that one day they might bear fruit. He does not particularly grant Yuu special treatment unless it's a scenario where he wants them to do a favor for him. (Though here I would also argue he does the same for other students when he wants them to resolve an issue in his place, which happens frequently in event stories; in Fairy Gala, he warns the boys they'll be held back if classes cannot proceed due to the wacky weather. In Ghost Marriage, Crowley shames the boys for not expressing interest in rescuing Idia, etc.)

I also want to set the record straight regarding how exactly Crowley gets Yuu to comply with his requests. Reviewing all avaliable books in the main story, Crowley rarely outright threatens Yuu if they refuse to help him:

Prologue — Crowley does not initially ask anything of Yuu, but he does provide them a temporary home and food until they can sort something out. During Yuu's stay, they are meant to do handiwork to earn their keep. However, Crowley tries to expel them after their involvement in breaking what is considered a precious chandelier. In this case, his anger is somewhat justified but it's still the one major example of Crowley leveraging something to force Yuu to act in a way that he desires. The thing is, it's revealed in chapter 19 that Crowley did not believe Yuu could acquire the magestone he asked for and was all set to finalize the expulsion papers. So really, he wasn't serious at all in giving Yuu a chance to redeem themselves and was going to expel Yuu anyway (until they happened to prove their "usefulness"). Whether this counts as an example of Crowley "threatening" Yuu, then, is up to individual interpretation.

Book 1 — Crowley makes no specific request to Yuu. He shows up late in the book and suggests to the frustrated Adeuce that they fight Riddle to claim his seat as dorm leader, but does not tell Yuu to do anything in this situation. Recall that it was Ace that marched up to Ramshackle's front door and demanded that he be allowed to stay overnight; Crowley had no part in that.

Book 2 — In 2-7, Crowley asks Yuu to investigate the strange string of accidents that has befallen the students set to play in the upcoming inter-dorm magift/spelldrive tournament. There is a part where Crowley says he "never promised to cover living expenses". You, as Yuu, have the option to ask him "Is that a threat...?" to which Crowley never properly responds. Interpret that how you wish. He then offers Grim and Yuu a chance to participate in said tournament if they succeed, seeing as they lacked the 7 players needed to form a team. Crowley even says he will find 5 other players to fill in their missing team seats for them.

Book 3 — Here in 3-6, Crowley never actually threatens to cut off food. Instead, he is trying to earn pity from Yuu by guilt tripping them and emphasizing that he, the headmaster, is so busy with his tasks (like finding Yuu a way home) and will provide them with the funds they need regardless because he is so very kind. He's trying to tug at their heartstrings by pointing out the things he selflessly does for them, so they feel obligated to do something for him in return. Once Yuu agrees to help, he lavishes them with praise and says it is "expected" of someone he personally chose.

But!! I want to add that in the Episode of Octavinelle manga, this same scene is depicted as Crowley threatening to cut their food budget. I'm not sure if this is just a different interpretation (since Yuuta seems to prepare more food than is usually implied in the game; this would explain why their food costs go up significantly) or if Crowley truly was also threatening to cut the budget in the game.

Book 4 — Crowley makes a reasonable request in 4-2; he asks Yuu and Grim to tend to the fire fairies over winter break since it's a task no one else will be present to handle. In exchange, he says he will give them a banquet of tasty foods (which is not an empty promise; in 4-39, the Ramshackle Ghosts tell Yuu and Grim that the headmaster has left them with a ton of food as thanks.

Book 5 — Crowley appears in 5-21 asking that Yuu allow the NRC Tribe to stay at Ramshackle for their month-long training camp. He explains that Vil and Rook are willing to give up their share of the prize money if Yuu agrees to these terms. It is then that Crowley adds that he will help with renovation too, most likely to sweeten the deal with his word.

Book 6 — Crowley does not ask anything of Yuu. He does, however, call in STYX in 6-2 because he becomes concerned about the threat that Grim poses after consuming multiple crystallized blots. After Grim is taken, Crowley instructs Yuu in 6-4 to wait until Grim has recovered and been evaluated by a third party to speak with him again.

Book 7 — Crowley makes no specific requests to Yuu.

You can see in almost all instances that Crowley uses a variety of tactics to get his students to do what he wants them to. He bribes, shames/guilts them, points out very real consequences if the problem at hand is not resolved, and, yes, occasionally makes what can be interpreted as a vague threat. Despite this, the fact remains that he was always nice, not just post-book 4 (in fact, Crowley was also nice during book 4). I don't see the circumstances as "anything before or during book 4 is him being negative and threatening to punish Yuu and anything after book 4 is him being kind and positive to Yuu". In most cases with Yuu, he is offering them something they would want. His go-to strategy isn't threats, it tends to be the promise of a reward.

I wouldn't tie any of Crowley's actions to feeling a sense of remorse or guilt on his own part. While it's true we don't really get to see inside of his head, from what we see of him... this man is utterly shameless. He's willing to resort to emotional manipulation to convince literal children to solve problems that he, the powerful mage and adult, should be dealing with. What's more, he praises himself for Yuu's competence and willingness to step up. That's him placing a lot of faith in his students, and I don't think he feels any guilt in doing this. Why else would he send them into dangerous situations over and over again? He must, to some extent, believe they can already handle themselves just fine, otherwise he's creating tons of legal liabilities for himself by purposefully throwing children of tons of affluent families into the line of fire. Besides, he's a highly skilled mage himself--if any true, TRUE danger were to befall them, surely he could save the day himself. My thought is that he has sort of a "tough love" approach where he tosses his students into the fires and sees how they get out of it in one piece, but it's just presented in a "devil-may-care" way because of his lackadaisical attitude.

Regarding book 4, I personally see Crowley giving his cell phone number as just a means to provide reassurance to Grim and Yuu, since they (especially Grim) are protesting about him seemingly leaving on vacation. It's an empty gesture so he can have his getaway without much of a fuss; I totally believe that Crowley did not ever intend to answer his phone. When he returns in book 5, he's already asking another favor of Yuu, so I get the sense he isn't really bothered by what happened. I would even say that Crowley still has several major appearances in book 5, not that he has made himself scarcer. He appears to ask the favor, appears again to evaluate their performance, and then a third time at the cultural festival to speak with the headmaster of RSA. Crowley gets plenty of screen time here, much more then in books 6 and 7. If he truly felt bad or actively wanted to avoid Yuu, he could easily just tell other students (ie Vil) or even school staff (ghosts, teachers, etc.) to relay the deal for him.

Again, I want to be clear: THIS IS NOT CROWLEY BASHING. The only thing I am expressing in this post is that while I do love this bird-brained goober and think he cares for his students, I don't believe it's done in the conventional sense you're thinking of. Crowley can be selfish and callous and throw his students into danger, and that's okay! Sometimes we want to love a useless man who's trying his best, even if his best is pretty lousy/j

Whew, that was a lot of brain dumping! I hope I properly responded to all your thoughts and that you found this read semi-entertaining~

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lonewolflink · 3 months

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Chapter 4 of Wheel, Snipe, Celly (aka the ryeji college hockey au) is LIVE!!!!

For those who have been keeping up/sending me asks, you’ll see that the previews/teasers I posted here on tumblr are not in Ch.4. I ended up splitting Ch. 4 into two, so all the training camp scenes will be in Ch. 5 instead!

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#hockey au #ryeji #wsc #wheel snipe celly #this chapter was SO hard to write omg #so was (now) ch. 5 #i think you'll all see now why i think of ch. 1-5 as sort of one long prologue

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jtl-fics · 1 month

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Foxhole Bake for WIP Wednesday please! Also I am absolutely ecstatic that you’re posting Fluent Freshman this week! I’ve been waiting (I’ve read everything that you have out probably three times now).

5-8-24 WIP Wednesday (Open) | Foxhole Bake AU

There's an affronted noise off screen.

"Neil, why do you sound offended you don't care about it either?" Noel's voice comes from off camera.

"That's where you put it?! I bought you a frame Andrew. I went to a Home Goods."

"Ah, that makes sense."

#Thank you <3 #Prologue and Chapter 1 will be up this week and then hopefully 2 a week until it's all out #Foxhole Bake AU #AFTG #AFTG AU #Andreil #Foxhole Bake - Week 1 Star Baker - 04 #5-8-24 WIP Wednesday #WIP Wednesday Ask Game #06

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s-ccaam-era-crepe · 10 months

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Chapters: 2/7 Fandom: Dungeons and Daddies (Podcast) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Glenn Close/Morgan Freeman (Dungeons and Daddies), Glenn Close & Morgan Freeman (Dungeons and Daddies), Glenn Close & Nick Close | Nicholas Foster Characters: Glenn Close (Dungeons and Daddies), Morgan Freeman (Dungeons and Daddies), Nick Close | Nicholas Foster Additional Tags: First off not tagging major character death but morgan is Dead so, Past Character Death, Smoking, Weed, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, Grief/Mourning, Child Neglect, (in a way), Depression, Widowed, Angst, Hurt Slight Comfort, Hurt/Comfort, Post-Canon, (pre-season 2/doodler), Swearing, Crying, Song Lyrics, no beta we die like morgan, glenn is Not a good dad, we're working on it, 5+1 Things, reading the first part of the series isn't necessary but gives more context, AU where the jodie thing doesnt happen btw. glenns still nicks dad n stuff, basically the glenn arc happens differently (dont ask me how yet) Series: Part 2 of Asters & Asphodels Summary:

Glenn focuses on her name engraved on the headstone, 'Morgan Freeman' and gives a forlorn look for a moment, remembering that they never got and never will get, that storybook happy ending they might have wanted. No damn white picket fence and nice sunset ending for Glenn Close.

It makes him... bittersweet in a way.

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Or 5 times Glenn visits Morgan alone and 1 time he doesn't (5+1)

yk that “glenn close visits morgan freemans grave” fic i vague posted about? yeah this is that <33

#camera writes #dungeons and daddies #dndads #dndads glenn close #dndads morgan freeman #morglen #wahoo !! this is finally ready to post!#this has been in the works since forever but its here now im so excited :)#also it is a 5+1 (plus prologue)

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obnoxiousselfdiagnosedneurosis · 4 months

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Well, since there's a 2024 resurgence of interest in Naruto in the mutual circle, it's giving me motivation to keep hacking away at this fic

#send post #unfortunately I am very stuck at chapter 2 #hypothetically I could already post the first 2 chapters (prologue + chapter 1) but I want to be 5 chapters in before I start unveil it to #the public

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chodoyodes · 8 months

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reading the dark artifices (never read it as a kid, i have basically no fandom exposure to it, it’s an endeavor of pure curiosity) and the first book is FINALLY picking up and it’s sooo classic cassie clare badgood ohhh my god i kinda love it? the writing has improved but in a strange horizontal fashion where the prose is pretty average like the first 9 (nine?!) books but there is a lot more uhh variety in the words to varying levels of effectiveness

#ok here’s my ridiculous cassie clare related rant no. 15 #this series is a definite step up despite my complaints here #some real juicy dynamics and problems and hopefully stakes!#the stakes are still weak af in book 1 but the blackthorn/emma parts of cohf felt like an extended prologue 4 this one #i can’t imagine going into this one w/o having read #like idk all of the previous books #a character is glup shitto namedropped every 5 pages in the first part #also ranted in the tags….#TDA tag

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