Was there a particular moment where the characters of FEH really sunk their claws in for you?
For me personally was the half a body, half a mind page from the silly little side comic (aka where Robin asks Kiran if Alfonse is their other half and they chose to interpret that very literally). The revelation that Alfonse and Kiran’s dynamic switches who has the braincell in the prince/tactician dynamic was eye opening. And then the follow up of Sharena being fucking gobsmacked that local introvert prince managed to S rank Kiran was beautiful 10/10 makes me both happy and sad. And from then on the brain rot has been STRONG. No thoughts head empty only these lil guys.
Oughgh I'VE. BEEN RUMINATING ON THIS.... (which is. Why it took so long for me to respond to LMFAOO)
BUT.... first of all YOUR INTERPRETATION. OF THE "Half a body, half a mind" bit is HUGE. Like you're so right, there is a lot of symbolism there even if it's silly!!! And esppp Sharena's reaction to Alfonse making a close friend, so easily in her eyes... that absolutely would be a sleeper agent thing for me actually. Like. I wouldn't consider it until Much later, and when I did it just never left my mind.
And I think that's the thing!! I've actually been having a lot of trouble, trying to pinpoint exactly Where each took such a strong hold on me LMFAO. I think, because it's this gradual and constant process of taking in information, noticing something Odd, re-examining, re-contextualizing, and gaining new perspective.
It def happened quicker w Alfonse though, cause he's actually much easier to read. Immediately you can tell his words and actions aren't matching up, and through that you can tell his feelings aren't matching his words either. You also see the clear reason Why he's Like That, on. Several different levels.
I think.... the lines of dialogue that always stick with me. His entire level 40 convo. I'm always thinking about it. I'll often revisit it. And, a lot of his lines to or about the summoner: "Please, remain with us, [summoner]?", "Or... is it that reality has been reshaped by my fear of having lost [summoner]?"
BUT, I think. What really got me was actually his Forging Bonds with Dieck. Like at this point I was already in way too deep LMFAO BUT. Dieck's fucking dialogue fucked me up SO much actually
I AM LITERALLY ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT THIS FUCKING DIALOGUE ‼️‼️‼️‼️It REALLY opened my eyes AND put words to something that was Constantly nagging at me. How Alfonse, from the very start, will say one thing, and then. Directly contradict himself. Not because he's disingenuous -- but because he's so split in two.
AND. AUGHHGH!! THAT'S!!!! You think he's so reserved, and he is. But he wears his heart on his sleeve and will talk openly with anyone who will listen. You think he's the cool and collected type, he OFTEN leaves people with that impression. But SO many times he acts rashly, with little regard for himself. He claims, he can't be driven by emotion because those driven by emotion cannot rule. BUT HE. IS. SUCH A PAINFULLY EMOTIONAL CHARACTER. Almost EVERYTHING he does is driven by his emotions -- I absolutely think so much about how he has a bit of a temper on him, and I think about all the little ways he so clearly and deeply loves Sharena, I think about how much of a mess he is over Bruno, I think about just how quickly he warmed up to the summoner despite insisting upon keeping his distance. Hell, you think he's like. This very serious guy. And he is! Aaand then next thing you know he's dug a ditch and he's thrown himself into it and he's covered in mud. AND. THE WILDEST PART OF THAT. Is the Way he does it, the reason Why, it. Tracks. Like yeah. He would do that. That's actually not out of character for him.
(ALSO as a side his Forging Bonds w f!Alear also live in my head rent free -- another instance of, taking a step back and re-evaluating. It was actually so refreshing in a way? You get used to just how warm he is with the summoner, that you forget just how cold he can be too. That's ALSO something I'm so not normal about. The asshole tendencies. The coldness, and the ruthlessness. It's subtle, but There. He does have a harsher side to him.)
AND ALL OF THIS....... still only feels like the tip of the iceberg. But literally I will never shut up about it LMFAOOO I GOTTA. BECAUSE. SHARENA‼️‼️‼️
I think actually I have an easier time pinning down where I started having Thoughts about her. Because, I made the same mistake a lot of charas in-universe make, even Alfonse, himself. Assuming, that just because she's outgoing and friendly, that she has an easier time making friends. When like. Really, it's been present the whole time actually -- from that FEH comic, to the Paralogues featuring Katarina, like. She doesn't. She struggles just as much, if not more.
But I think, the exact point I actually internalized this was in her Forging Bonds w f!Byleth. Like. Those convos REALLY make it clear, so much so I felt stupid for not even seeing that sooner. And, it helped me re-contextualize her level 40 convo also! When I first got that dialogue, I really didn't know what to make of it. LIKE. ABSOLUTELY she's so sweet and I love her. But. I really had no idea what to make of it! Until like. It became clear to me, ohhhhhhhh I. Fell for the front she puts up as a defense mechanism. You can be cheerful and silly and deeply hurt and have just as many interpersonal issues as someone who like. Shows clearer signs of having those issues. Okay! Got it 🫡 SHKAHSJSHJAJ
And then I think that's when I became just deeply unwell about her too LMFAOOOOOOO
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THE INFERNAL DEVICES SERIES » ACCEPTING
@fallesto asked: ‘ if there is a life after this one, let me meet you in it. ’
Paired with: THIS
She’d been sure that she had imagined it. It was the only thing that made sense. Brought about by extreme blood loss as she flirted with death. The alternative, that some miracle had allowed her to be that close to him again, only to rip away away in an instant... it was too much. Her heart couldn’t handle losing him a second time. In all honesty, she’d wanted to die. She’d thought, this is it, then. The end of the line. Scared as she was, to leave behind the few people she had left that loved her, she’d always been waiting... to see him again. And when that light had filled her, so warm and so familiar, Nicolette had felt at peace for the first time since that light had been extinguished. And she saw him. Not the him she saw in her nightmares, expelling blood and withering away, but the him he’d always been— strong, beautiful, shining brighter than the sun. She had thought again, this it it! Finally, she could leave behind the pain of living without him. Finally, the void in her heart would be filled.
You’re not supposed to be here.
It was like being dunked into ice, how jarring it was to hear that. That confession, the one she’d held close to her heart for years, finally spilling from her lips— met with fondness and, unfortunately, rejection. Then tell me in another life. No, she’d wanted to yell. Haven’t I waited enough? Must I suffer longer? The pain of living without him, it was unbearable. She’d barely managed to pull herself from the darkness that she’d been thrust into after that night... it would’ve consumed her, if not for Senjuro. She’d forced herself to keep going, because he still needed her. Because those kids needed her. But... she needed him, too. She was so tired. Why couldn’t it be enough?
You have to live this one to the fullest without me.
It hurt to hear those words, and to know that he was right. That she was being selfish. That there was more work to be done, without him. He was gone. This wasn’t real. It couldn’t be. It was merely a dream, an imagined paradise that her mind conjured as it fought to stay alive. But it had felt real. His words, his touch upon her forehead. And his final promise. In the next one, I promise I will find you again
She’d awoken alone at the Butterfly Estate, in more physical pain than she had been in a long time... and cried. The sounds of her grief had echoed down the manor halls, as she’d mourned his death for the second time, wailing until she’d fallen unconscious again. For most of her healing, she’d been in out of sleep. Part of her kept hoping she’d dream of him again, or that the mercy of death might befall her, but to her dismay, she lived. Her body had made a fully recovery, much to Senjuro’s relief, and she got back to work. In the end, Nicolette found her resolve. Hallucination or not, she knew Kyojuro must be watching her, and that to give up, would disappoint him greatly. There was still much to be done, and she could not let him down, In the end, he’d passed the torch to her, had he not? There was nothing to do but keep it burning bright, in his stead. She might never been as good as him, nor shine as brightly, but the least she could do was try her best... for his sake. That way, when she saw him again, she could feel proud of herself. She could greet him with a smile, and not an apology, for giving up so easily. So that she could hear him tell her... he was proud. And maybe... those three words, she’d always longed for.
When her time came, it was not at all like she’d ever imagined it would. That final battle... she had survived. Against all odds, despite so many others being lost, she had lived. They had won. A world without demons... she’d never thought it possible. It seemed like an unachievable dream, and yet... he’d made her hope for it. It was a wonderful thing, though it was hard not to mourn all that had been lost. So many of her fellow hashira were gone, and Kyojuro... had not gotten to live to see the world he’d fought so hard for. It had hard not to be engulfed by that sorrow, but he’d given her a command, hadn’t he? To live her life to the fullest. She tried her best, to live without regrets. After all, there was little time for it... as she would not live for very long, anyway. The mark that had appeared on her during the final battle, was proof of that.
25 years old. Once she’d reached that age, her body had begun to fail her. Slowly, but surely. It was like a disease that consumed her over time, making her weaker, but it hadn’t been all that bad. She’d been allowed to live at the Rengoku Manor, for the remainder of her days. Shinjuro had managed to pull himself from the darkness that losing his wife had thrust him into, and she’d been so grateful to be able to see it. Their relationship had drastically improved. She felt guilty, knowing she was going to be another person for him to mourn, yet blessed all the same, to be cherished enough that she would be missed. Senjuro was the hardest part. He’d taken such good care of her during her final days, and she hated to leave him... so young and already having lost so much. Too much. But he’d become so much stronger, so grown up, as he’d told her it was okay. To let go. To finally rest.
❝ If there is a life after this one, let me meet you in it. ❞ In the end, she could’ve sworn she heard his voice.
Ever since Nicolette was young, she’d felt like there was a piece of her missing. Like she wasn’t entirely whole. She’d always felt a little different from other people, too. Like her body wasn’t her own, sometimes. That her face in the mirror was a stranger. Not quite right. Sometimes her reflection would look different out of the corner of her eyes, even for just a second. There were dreams too, and nightmares. Visions that felt so vivid, so real, that they left her with full body tremors upon waking until reality began to slowly set in. Her father had been worried about her, for a long time. The things she’d tell him, about who she was, memories she had, had scared him. He’d tried to say it was just an over active imagination until she’d told him that her name felt wrong, and then she overheard him telling a neighbor that he thought she was ill. That something was wrong, in her head.
She stopped talking about it— the other her that lived inside her body.
She tried to force herself to be normal, for a long time, but it made her so... angry. So bitter. It made her resentful. The dreams didn’t ever stop, and she could only bear to look at herself in the mirror now after an accident she’d been in as a teenager. One that had nearly taken the sight in her left eye and left her with some nasty scars. Her father had been heartbroken for her. Lots of people had mourned, as if someone had died. Said it was such a shame, that such a pretty face was ruined now. That it would be hard to get married. But she had been... happy. She felt a little more like herself. No one ever understood— didn’t even seem to try. It made her so tired... of pretending. So. She stopped. Her father... didn’t speak to her, anymore. Said she was a disappointment, maybe even crazy, for never outgrowing her childish fantasies. It was fine. She was used to being alone.
Even when surrounded by other people, she’s always felt like a piece of her was missing.
People said she just needed to start dating more, pick a decent man and settle down. What a bunch of bullshit. She’d never felt a single spark, with anyone. They all bored her. Everything bored her. Well, except fighting. She had always... liked to fight. Had always been strangely good at it, too. She used to get into a lot of trouble in school because of it. Older now, she’d taken to getting her fix the responsible way, by taking classes. In fact, she was on her way to one now, making her way through the the horde of people just getting off work, a gym bag thrown over her shoulder. It was quite busy, and her frustration only rose as the small group in front of her huddled a little too close, making it impossible for her reach the crosswalk before the light turned and the cars began to move. She sighed, looking down at her phone screen, cursing at the time. She was running late and the class would be starting soon. For a moment, she considered taking a rather precarious shortcut she knew of, gaze lifting to look towards the other possible option, before she caught something out of the corner of her eyes.
A flash of gold and red.
She could feel her heart stutter to a stop in her chest for half a second, head whipping to look at the mess of strangely familial cockscomb hair peeking out through the sea of people... on the other side of the street. She knew... she was being foolish. This had happened multiple times before, something setting off that strange sense of deja vu that would make her act out and leave her feeling humiliated every time. She’d promised herself she was done indulging the strange ideas in her head. And yet... her chest burned with a painful ache, a sense of yearning that made her fingers itch, as that head of gold grew further and further away. In that moment, her body seemed to move on its own, the gym bag all but dropped and abandoned on the sidewalk as she shoved passed the group of people in her way to start running across the street. Mid traffic. The woman thanked her natural-born reflexes and quick thinking as she darted and waved through the cars flying past, even managing to jump over a few and avoid being hit, as she reached the other side of the street and took off running.
People barely managed to duck out of her way, and others she had to shove aside, as she fought through the crowd, and yet... that gold flame became harder and harder to spot. Panic began to set it and she didn’t understand it. She didn’t understand any of this! The way it felt like she was drowning, or the dread that filled her as she considered that she might’ve lost him— not again, some small voice in her brain pleaded. She didn’t understand. All she knew was that something in her needed to catch up to him, to stop him, just to see, to know... to know what? Maybe she would never find out, as a few more people got in her way, even as her hand was just reaching out, and then. Then she could no longer see him, anymore. Despair filled her instantly, and she should’ve simply turned around, realized she was being fucking crazy, but instead her lips parted, a shout ripping through her throat, ❝ KYOJURO— !! ❞
She didn’t... even know what she was saying, or why. The name was both familiar and entirely new. There wasn’t much time to think about it, as her fingers touched something solid, curling tightly around it— a wrist. His wrist, she realized, as the last few straggles in between them maneuvered out of the way, leaving them standing before one another. It seemed as though... he’d stopped, a wild look in his wide eyes as he stared down at her with an unreadable expression. Her mouth opened and closed, once, twice, three times, but not a single sound left her. She didn’t know what she say. Wasn’t even sure what it was she was feeling right now. Her skin burned where she’d latched onto him, heart hammering, loud and painful, in her chest, as she became filled with a strange feeling she’d never felt. Something heavy. Something whole. Something right. Her grip tightened, and she hadn’t even realized she’d been pulling him closer, until they seemed like anything but strangers. She was lifting on her toes, and distantly wondered what the fuck she was doing, as their faces got closer too. It was like there were two voices in her head. One telling her to stop and the other begging her to keep going, as if she was in a trance, as she could practically feel his breath on her face, and—
And then the trance was over, as she felt someone bump into her from behind, knocking her back to reality. Her eyes grew wide, as she regained her senses, and she pulled back quickly, gasping as if struck, Her hand tore itself away from his wrist, held against her chest as if burned, and she at least had the good sense to look embarrassed as hot shamed burned dark against her pale features. What the hell was she about to do? To some guy she didn’t even know? She felt sick with herself... angry for letting her delusions get the best of her, again. And even worse, that part of her still wanted to bring him closer, even now. To feel that warmth again. ❝ I— I... ❞ Her voice wavered, eyes growing hot and glassy, and oh my God, was she seriously about to cry? Even though she was the one in the wrong? Fucking pathetic. ❝ S—Sorry, I— fuck... I’m so sorry, I thought— ❞ She wanted to crawl into a hole. She couldn’t bring herself to look at him now, as her expression twisted up in pain, because something about his face made her chest ache horribly.
She was slowly stepping back without realizing, breathing rapidly as she tried to look for an excuse, trying to ignore that voice her head that told her stop. Go back. Don’t leave! ❝ I thought you were someone else. ❞ A hollow, empty excuse. She didn’t know what she was thinking. Everything was so confusing. Her head hurt. Her heart hurt. She couldn’t breathe... panic was overwhelming her, eyes squeezing shut if only to keep from meeting that gaze that made her yearn for feeling she didn’t even know she was capable of. ❝ I’m sorry. ❞ And then she was quickly turning on her heels, trying to escape from the huge mistake she’d made, even as a piece of her soul began to wither and die the further away she got.
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(nsfw, 18+)
gojo hates the fact that you go on dates.
he despises it whenever you bring another guy over, wants to jam a pencil into his ears whenever he hears you moan (horribly) when the guy fails to make you come.
but he loves it whenever you come sulking back to him.
“mmh, f-fuck, ‘toru slow down!” you cry around his fat cock, your fingers digging into his shoulder has your legs lock around his waist.
“you know you love it,” he seethes, his hair flipping into his face as sweat dots at his forehead. you look gorgeous like this; the makeup you so carefully did earlier smudged and running down your face as tears streak down your cheeks.
“y-yeah, but…” you trail off into a loud whine when he drops his hand down to rub at your clit, squeezing your eyes shut at the feeling.
“but what?” he presses, dropping his face down to suck at your neck and chest, leaving behind dark marks in their wake, knowing anybody who saw you would see them.
“you’re usually, fuck, you’re usually not this…” you think about the right word in the midst of his relentless pounding, biting in your lip as he pinches your nipple a between two fingers, tugging at it harshly as you cry out again, “a-aggressive.”
the grin he gives you is toothy, eyes blazing a dark blue as he pulls at your bottom lip, nipping at it as his dick prods at the gummy spot deep within you.
“just need to give you a reminder sweetheart.” he says, nudging at your jaw as you tilt your head towards, giving him room to plant wet and messy kisses on your neck. his hips pick up pace as he feels you clenching more around him, the dim light from his lamp highlighting the way your essence shines around his length, mixing with his pre.
“need a, f-fuck! need a reminder for what?” you pout, your eyes so sweet yet your body so fucking tempting as you pull him closer to you, your nails digging into his back, sure to leave some red lines.
“that, shit,” he takes in a deep breath, his eyes rolling back as he feels himself about to come, “that nobody can fuck you the way i do.”
his thumb on your clit moved faster as your whines and moans fill with his groans, your back arching, tits pressing into his chest as you feel him come inside you, your orgasm following his as you see white. you feel like your about to pass out with the way he continue to pump his dick and and out of you, making sure that you don’t waste his cum.
he slows to a stop, dropping his massive build on top of you as you let him.
“see?” he says after a beat, and despite the fact that he’s cocky and too full of himself, he’s right.
“yeah,” you heave a sigh, giving up as you tug on some of his hairs in annoyance, “you’re my best fuck by far.”
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