#vanitas is a freak i love it | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

fallingdownhell · 11 months

Note

Hello again. I saw your reply and it's totally alright. I was thinking about the reactions of Vanitas and Noé when they see reader hurt. But the thing is that she is so good at hiding the fact that she is hurt that the boys don't notice till you collapse because of the loss of blood or they see the wound when she changes. I want to know how the boys will react if the reader almost dies. I want lots of comfort and to see how the boys take care of the reader. Would they freak out or will they be more calm? Would they go after the person who hurt them? P.S.- You don't need to make it a scenario if you don't like it and please make the reader female. (I am obsessed with Vanitas no Carte. I think you saw that already. But can you do this ask with Diluc, Xiao and Tighnari?) And thank you again for accepting my request. Again sorry for the long ask but I always like to explain more. Take your time and again I love your writing.

You're fine, you don't have to apologize:) I like it when people write out what they want, it gives me more to work with and less chance to screw up.

Also, it's not that I don't like either scenarios or headcanons. Just, sometimes, one is easier for me to write than the other. That's all there is to it. So no worries about requesting something specific, it's all good!

Characters Included: Vanitas; Noé

Content: female reader; blood loss; injuries; cursing; hurt/comfort

Word count: 1,2k words

Enjoy reading!

Vanitas

He took his eyes off of you for just one second... and you just had to go out and get injured!

It was a messy fight. You had insisted on accompanying him and he only agreed because he thought it wouldn't be dangerous

well, apparently he thought wrong!

at some point, you got separated from him, and even though he knew that you were able to protect yourself, he couldn't help but worry about you!

you were different from him! Your body was fragile, he would never forgive himself if you got injured because he wasn't there to protect you

once he got to you, fighting his way through the masses of enemies, he saw you clutching your left side

he immediately paniced, running towards you, calling your name

however, when he arrived at your side, you simply smiled at him, reassuring him that you were fine

at first, he obviously didn't believe you, but when you got up from the ground with minimal effort, still smiling at him and standing proudly, well... what else could he do but believe your words

that being said, he still kept an eye on you the entire way back to the city, yet you never once gave the impression of being hurt

the more you guys walked and you continued to seem fine, the more relaxed he got. His heart began to slow down again and the anxiety slowly quelling down as well

but that was only until you suddenly collapse at his side

he barely manages to catch you so your head doesn't collide with the ground to hard. His breathing quickens again as panic settles back deep inside his bones

your unconscious, and seeing as you were otherwise fine, he decided to inspect your left side, the one you were clutching earlier

upon touching your shirt, he realised that it was entirely wet, drenched in your blood that now also dripped down his hands

he gulped before pushing the fabric up, revealing a big, open wound to him. You bled out of there this entire time, and only now when he looked back at your face did he realize how pale you've gotten

"You idiot!", he cursed as he picked you up and ran to the nearest city, seeing as he had no further material with him to treat such a big wound

the adrenalin was giving him the boost that he needed to get there as quickly as possible, the only thought in his head the entire time being "Please don't die on me.. please not again.."

a few days later, you woke up again, feeling disoriented. How did you get here? Where was 'here' in the first place?

You tried sitting up, feeling how dry your throat was, but a snip of two fingers against your forehead made you fall back onto the bed again

"Stay down, idiot!", Vanitas voice rang from beside you. He looked at you, relieved that you finally woke up again. You followed his request, yet asked him for a glass of water, which he agreed to get for you

you later found out that, while you were unconscious, Vanitas had stayed by your side this entire time until you've woken up again. He never went away longer than five minutes, not able to take the seperation from you for to long. He just had to make sure that you would make it... that you would survive.

after you were all healed again, he would scold you so much for being this reckless. Didn't you realize you could have died?

Makes you promise to never hide something like that from him ever again, or he would "Make you regret your choice", whatever that meant..

Oh, and for the person who did that to you? Don't you worry... he died on the spot...

Noé

Hiding something like that from Noé... you'd have to be a pretty fucking good actor to get away with that

not only because he's an attentive boyfriend and notices even slight chances in your behaviour due to mood or other things

but also because he's a vampire and can smell blood without issue. nothing can get by his nose!

with that being said.. under the "right" circumstances.. it's even possible for someone like him to miss injuries entirely. It doesn't usually happen, but it can

And today, it seemed, was one of those days

Your boyfriend has had a pretty hectic week. Vanitas had been dragging him around all over the place, and he was exhausted. Not just a bit tired, but thoroughly worn out. To the point that his attention span was now reduced to literal seconds

When he got home that day, he was done with the world. He wanted nothing more than to go to sleep, snuggled up to you

He threw all his stuff carelessly somewhere around, telling himself that he would deal with it in the morning. On his way to the bedroom he came past the bathroom where you were currently in

He greeted you as he walked by. Had it been any other day, he would have noticed the way you jumped around at his sudden words. Or the way your eyes held a tiny bit of panic

But as things were, he didn't catch on to that. Instead, he asked if you would join him in bed, then immediately turned around and kept walking

Seconds later, he collapsed on the bed, instantly falling alseep. He awoke briefly when you joined him, climbing into his arms to snuggle up to him, however he had no idea how much time has gone by since then. And truthfully, he didn't care right now

He remembers his arm tightening around you a bit before falling back asleep. It was a quiet, good nights rest

The next morning, when he woke up next to you, he had this... unpleasant feeling that something wasn't quite right. But since he couldn't place the feeling, he decided to ignore it for now, instead choosing to stay in bed with you a few more minutes

However, when he moved his arms a bit around you, his arm felt weird.. like something had.. dried on top of it

He looked down and almost freaked out when he saw some dried and some fresh blood on his arm

He knew he himself wasn't injured, since he didn't feel any pain. But that would leave only one other option...

He looked down at you, your shirt slightly moved up your body from you moving around in your sleep, revealing to him the bandages wrapped around your entire abdomen, blood seeping out through them

He paniced, grabbing your shoulders and shaking you

You woke from that and he immediately bombarded you with thousands of questions

You tried reassuring him, telling him that since you had some knowledge on medicine, you didn't want to go to a hospital, wanting to treat it yourself

That however, will not fly with him. He picked you up then and there and brought you to the nearest ER, where you were properly taken care of

Thankfully, you didn't need to stay in there, being discharged again with just a couple of stitches, but you sure as hell gave Noé the biggest scare of his lifetime

Will scold you a bit, but will stop of you pout at him enough, telling him that you learned your lesson

Will also make you promise to never hide something like that again. Please, his poor heart wouldn't be able to take that...

#vanitas no carte #vanitas no carte anime #vanitas no carte x reader #vanitas no carte x reader scenarios #vanitas no carte scenarios #vanitas no carte headcanons #vanitas no carte x reader headcanons #vanitas x reader #vanitas x you #vanitas x reader headcanons #vanitas headcanons #noé x reader #noé archiviste #noé x you #noé x reader headcanons

300 notes · View notes

yuujis-sunshine · 1 year

Note

Gonna request headcannons for

Chuuya, dazai, vanitas and jeanne with a fem S/o who is like death from puss in boots, like their s/o is really fast and is rlly deadly, she uses the whistle to scare others away but she has a rlly soft spot for their s/o (dazai and vanitas..maybe not sm but s/o loves them anyway even if they're annoying ♡)

𝑰 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉, 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝑫𝒂𝒚.

𝑹𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚: @anonymous

𝐁𝐔𝐍𝐆𝐎𝐔 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐘 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒/𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐒 𝐍𝐎 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄

𝐎𝐒𝐀𝐌𝐔 𝐃𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐈 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐀 𝐅𝐄𝐌! 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇! [𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄] 𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐁𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄:

Dazai loves to tease her, and make her embarrassed.

Arguments between the two, which is even worse than Chuya and Dazai arguing. (The end of their arguments, she would sometimes punch him to the wall or kick his balls or stomach, but she prefers using her whistle more)

[Name] secretly has a crush on him but at the same time she hates him, and the only ones that know is Atsushi [obviously], Ranpo, Kunikida, Tanizaki, and Kyoka.

"Why out of all people you could've chose, you chose Dazai?" Atsushi asked as Kunikida was also with the two.

"I-I don't know... Just shut up and give me some advice already!" She replied with tinted cheeks.

Sooner or later, [Name] and Dazai would still bicker and go back and forth.

But, as they were both on a mission together, Dazai was sent flying back which made [Name] extremely worried and use her whistle to get them away from the sick suicidal freak

Dazai on the other hand was extremely shocked from her protecting him. Especially since she was so deadly and mean to him all the time...

𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐀 𝐅𝐄𝐌! 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇! [𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄] 𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐁𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄:

Just like Dazai, he loves to tease [Name] for fun to get a reaction out of her

Everytime he flirts with her, she would uppercut him in his face

[Name] really hates protecting Vanitas, but was ordered to since the two were assigned partners

She uses her whistle to scare off all the enemies who would come after Vanitas

This guy would literally love to give you lots of gifts

HE LOVES TO PRANK HER A LOT

He's totally afraid of her (SHE'S WORSE THAN JEANNE)

Even though [Name] hated Vanitas, she still had a place for him in her heart

𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐔𝐘𝐀 𝐍𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐀 𝐅𝐄𝐌! 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇! [𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄] 𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐁𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄:

Chuuya hated [Name] at first, but after knowing her true colors, he took an extreme liking to her

Everyone notices that he has fallen in love with his assigned partner

During any fight, Chuuya would usually let his S/O handle it just by one thing; her whistle or her fast and deadly skills, including her ability

[Name] has admired Chuuya since he wasn't that annoying nor that much of a bad partner (Unlike Dazai...)

"Not bad..." Chuuya once said with a smirk.

"Same to you, Dear Chuuya." She replies back with a straight face

Both of them would save one another

Would drink wine together as they talk the whole day or night away. The two loves to get drunk and acts exactly the same

𝐉𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐀 𝐅𝐄𝐌! 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 [𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄] 𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐃𝐄:

FAST FRIENDS

Jeanne really admires [Name] for her powers and braveness

The two loves to laugh and smile together

GIRLS NIGHT!

She always blush at her for everything she did, wishing to be exactly like her one day

Jeanne would call on [Name] if she needs her assistance during a fight

[Name] doesn't mind if Jeanne uses her whistle

When she first saw [Name] smile, it made her heart bloom and grow romantical feelings she never felt before

𝑰'𝒎 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒇 𝑰 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒖𝒖𝒚𝒂 𝒐𝒓 𝑱𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆 𝑶𝑶𝑪, 𝑰 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎.

492 notes · View notes

neversetyoufree · 1 year

Text

Looking back through the first couple volumes of VnC, it's wild how much of what Vanitas does in early chapters is nothing but a series of transparent attempts to put himself in control when he feels uncomfortable. You don't notice the first time you read it, or at least I didn't, but he's really quite obvious once you have the knowledge of what subjects he's sensitive about.

I've touched on this before, but I think Vanitas's biggest defense mechanism is theater, specifically playing up his own power/unpredictability in order to make everyone around him uncomfortable. "Vanitas" is a character that he plays, and he weaponizes that character against others when the man behind the act feels threatened.

(Now that we're under the readmore, here's your warning for a VnC-standard amount of discussion of sexual assault).

Even starting in his very first scene in chapter 1, when we've yet to see Vanitas get anywhere close to vulnerable or upset, we get a hint of how he operates. His first attempt to get Noé away from Amelia isn't to physically fight him—it's to play sinister and deliver a vague threat.

He could have gone straight for the knives, or he could have told Noé the truth that Amelia herself was dangerous and urged him to get away. But that's not the person Vanitas is. He doesn't talk things out with honesty, and he doesn't resort straight to violence unless he's really over the edge. He threatens and plays up his dangerous persona to get what he wants.

He even uses the very same line with the security guards later in the chapter, playing sinister again to escape arrest because he might be screwed otherwise.

He's pretty much never authentic pre-catacombs, but moments like this where he dials up the act to achieve something show how in control he is of his own inauthenticity. And he never takes advantage of that control more than when he feels threatened, be that threat physical (like the security guards) or emotional.

When Noé asks him about how he inherited the book of Vanitas in chapter 2, something we now know is a sensitive secret, Vanitas immediately changes the subject. He gets in Noé's space, acting borderline flirtatious (and he often does get flirty as part of his persona), then returns to the topic of Noé being his shield (which is an act in itself, given how he really reacts to being protected).

It takes one poke to the chest and a couple of sentences to switch the conversation from "Noé insists on knowing Vanitas's sensitive past" to "Noé has to deal with the mysterious, overbearing Vanitas's whims," which is just how Vanitas wants it. Playing up his demanding, in your face side buries the threat of an uncomfortable topic.

Then, when Dominique suggests that he worships the blue moon during the bal masqué, we get a much more extreme incarnation of this same behavior. Domi's words threaten to undermine a huge part of the narrative he's built for himself as Vanitas, and they do so by dredging up a truth that he wants desperately to keep buried. He might not worship the blue moon, but he really did love Luna, and being reminded of that throws a big wrench in the narrative of his revenge against them.

He cannot handle having his narrative undermined at this point, and especially not by a reminder of Luna, who is arguably the most sensitive part of his whole tragic backstory. So he freaks out, and freaking out for Vanitas means throwing himself into his false persona as hard as he possibly can. He grows sinister, speaking darkly before breaking into maniacal laughter that startles Dominique and her attendants. Then he hurls his constructed narrative into public view, revealing himself and ensuring that every vampire knows his claim of "wanting revenge."

Nobody's going to forget the human that leapt onto a chandelier in the middle of a ball, revealed himself to be the kin of the blue moon, then swore his vengeance against that very kin, and that means nobody else is going to misunderstand him like Domi and dredge up the truth: that he never really hated Luna.

Going manic and theatrical like this is a defense mechanism, and it's one that ensures not only that Domi stops hassling him, but that, hopefully, he'll never even have to consider worshiping the blue moon ever again. It's a total rejection of an idea that made him uncomfortable, achieved through theater. It also takes a situation that was quite out of his control, his being chained up by Domi, and turns it into a scenario that he engineered, where he is in absolute control of the crowd for at least a few moments.

The best example of all this though, the time when Vanitas combines every form of weaponized persona I've talked about into one awful act, is the scene in which he forces a kiss on Jeanne.

As I mentioned before, Vanitas often plays up his flirtatiousness as part of his persona. He does it with Jeanne quite often, and he does a (usually) subtler version of it with Noé a few times as well. It's a great way to change the subject and make throw people off their game without resorting to threats, and his treatment of Jeanne in chapter 4 is an extreme, but not too surprising incarnation of this same flirty habit.

He might be attracted to Jeanne, but attraction alone is not a reason to force a kiss on an unwilling stranger while ending a fight. Vanitas kissing her was, as much as any other moment I've referenced here, an instinct to protect himself and gain control of a situation that otherwise threatened him.

Winning the fight or not, Vanitas is in a tenuous position in terms of control when dealing with Jeanne. Jeanne is an incredibly strong opponent, and she managed to withstand both a bite from a curse-bearer and a direct stunning hit from the Book. Vanitas has played all of his cards, and his only insurance that she won't murder him immediately is Noé, a man he barely knows, successfully keeping Luca hostage without realizing that's what he's doing. These are not great odds. He's also extremely attracted to Jeanne, and though his initial attraction to her isn't nearly as distressing as his full-on infatuation in mal d'amour, being weak to the sight of her represents yet another loss of control.

Then Jeanne tries to sacrifice herself. She tells Vanitas he can do anything to her he pleases, so long she can protect the child she's devoted herself to watching over, and there is no way on Earth that this moment isn't a trigger for Vanitas, because he once did the exact same thing. He's already in an unsteady situation, and then she reminds him of Misha and his own darkest moments, which means that conversation has to end immediately.

"Please don't hurt him," is the last thing Jeanne says before Vanitas flips suddenly from threats to advances, and his face when he gets close to her is manic.

So when Vanitas gets uncomfortable, what does he do? He changes the subject wildly, suddenly making the whole situation about him and his fickle, unpredictable moods and unreasonable demands. He cranks up the character of the wild, demanding, show-stealing Vanitas to eleven. He kisses Jeanne. And even though it's a cliche line, the fact remains that sexual assault is never really about the sex. It's about power and control. Vanitas does wild things and plays up his persona as a clutch for control when he's uncomfortable, and this is that to an extreme degree. This kiss gives him the power in their interaction.

Plus, the specific bad memories that Jeanne unintentionally triggers for Vanitas are all about bodily autonomy. His own "do what you want to me, just don't hurt the kid" moment was protecting Misha in Moreau's lab, which led to physical violation after violation. It was a complete loss of his agency and autonomy. And his memory of Misha is also deeply tied to whatever happened with Luna's death, and given the possibility of his being made their kin without consent, that memory may also be one of the loss of autonomy.

This scene is Vanitas not just getting triggered, but being reminded of his loss of control and ownership of his body. It makes a twisted kind of sense that the resultant clutch for power and control comes via him forcing his body onto somebody else. He manufactures a situation that is all about bodily autonomy, but he has all of it and the source of danger has none. And he does it all while stealing the show and rerouting the topic as he always does.

Just like so many other actions he takes early in the series, his most reprehensible moment is just another desperate grasp at control. He has to be threatening and showy and unreasonable. He has to be the kind of man that announces himself as savior to a room full of powerful enemies. The kind of man can force himself on a powerful woman like Jeanne. Because if he doesn't drive home the act well enough, somebody might gain access to the horribly vulnerable person underneath.

#vanitas is what happens when the most traumatized man in the world weaponizes being a theater kid as his main defense mechanism #the man was literally raised in a troupe of actors #and if everyone is busy focusing on how unpleasant he is #nobody is dwelling on the things he doesn't want them to see #and he can pretend those vulnerable parts don't exist #vnc #vanitas no carte #the case study of vanitas #vanitas my beloved #vnc vanitas #english major hours #ID in alt text

412 notes · View notes

vampirenigh · 11 months

Text

Sadness and guilt

Summary: You got injured and hide it from them.

Characters: Vanitas, Noé.

Warnings: curse words.

Masterlist

Vanitas

You went with him to a party that Dominique made. And everything was fine. With Vanitas being himself and Dominique and Noé talking. But somehow somebody became a course bearer. And from there everything started to go even worse by the second.

Vanitas was very worried about you when he couldn't see you anymore but thought that you got out with the rest of the people because you are just a human who can't fight and started to help the vampire with Noé.

But it wasn't like that. You got hurt right when you we're about to leave the room. Vanitas didn't see anything because he was with his back turned to you and you got out pretty fast. You ran to a bathroom and locked the door and saw a really deep cut in your side that was bleeding pretty badly. You took your dress off and started to put stitches and bandages. After that you changed back into the dress and went to find Dominique. When you found her you draged her into a room and asked her for a new dress because this one was destroyed. When Dominique saw your wound she got a bit scared and asked you if you are alright and you responded that you were fine and that you need a new dress and a favor from her. "Please keep this a secret from Vanitas. He doesn't need to know. It's not that big of a deal." "We need to tell him! You can't just hide it! He will find out sooner or later!" "I know but hide it for me. Please... ". After some seconds she sighed and helped you in a new dress that didn't put pressure to tha wound.

When you two got out you saw Vanitas and Noé searching for you. And when he saw you he ran to you to see that you were alright. And because you changed and you were a good actress he believed that you were fine. But Noé thought that something was wrong because he could smell some blood but brushed it off because there was a lot of it around.

On the way to the hotel your would started to bleed a bit because of the movement and it started to get on the new dress. Dominique saw it and got closer to you to warn you and to help you hide it because she wanted to respect your choice. But when you got back to the hotel with the boys in front and you and Dominique in the back the little stain of blood became a big one that was hard to miss. So when Vanitas turned around to look at you and take you back to your room he saw the blood and freaked out. He got you without a word and took you to your and his bedroom to take care of you.

After he put you on the bed he started to see that you were much paler and that your eyes were a bit unfocused. He started to take your dress off and to clean the wound. When he was in the middle of it you collapsed and scared the shit out off him. He abandoned the wound and tried to wake you up. But you didn't. So he got back to the wound and tried to bandage you fast so you wouldn't lose much more blood. And after that he put you to bed.

After some hours you woke up and feel a bit of weight on your arm. It was Vanitas. He was holding your hand while his head was lowered and you couldn't see his face. "Vanitas? What happened?" When he heard your voice his head snapped to you and you saw the concern on his face. Concern that was transforming into rage. "How could you hide something like this from me! You could've died you know that!? How stupid are you? I don't want to lose someone else.. Not you... " at the final of his speech he got quieter and you took his face in your hands and kissed his forehead. "You won't lose me. I'm fine. Aren't I?" "Now. But if I didn't help you in time you would've.... " "But I didn't." "Promise me that you won't hide something like this from me again!" He looked at you with a glare that you couldn't refuse. "Okay. I will tell you. Sorry to worry you." "Good. Now go back to sleep while I go and take something for you to eat. I love you." He give you a kiss on the lips. "Love you too" and then he left.

Noé

You went to buy some things. Noé wanted to go with you but you declined. What would happen on the way to the store?

Terrible mistake. You got ambushed by 2 men. You got to escape but with a big cut on your arm. You went back to the hotel and to Amelia. You were lucky that Noé went out with Vanitas to who knows where. When Amelia saw you she got concerned. And started to put some stitches and bandages. You were lucky again that it didn't bleed that much so you didn't feel dizzy.

After the treatment was done Amelia wanted to go and tell Noé that you got hurt. But you had different plans. "Don't go! He doesn't need to know." "He does! You can't just hide it! I can smell the blood from a mile away and you got a bandage on your arm for fuck sake! You can't hide it from him!" " I will tell him that I burned myself when I made dinner. Now come and help me cook something while he is away. And don't tell him!" You were so convincing that Amelia had to agree.

So this is how you made a big dinner for all of them. And when Noé came back from the trip with Vanitas the first thing that he saw was your arm. Not the food. So he made a bee line to you and draged you to another room leaving a confused Vanitas and a concerned Amelia behind.

When you got in the room you could've see his concerned face. "What happened?" He said that while holding your bandaged arm like it's made of glass. "Nothing much. I just burned myself a bit while making dinner. Don't worry to much. Amelia bandaged it for me." At that Noé's face relaxed a bit and then told you to be more careful. After the dinner in which Noé almost feed you the dinner because he was concerned that your arm will hurt but Vanitas helped you to convince him to not do that.

After the dinner you and Noé went to bed but the next morning when Noé woke up the smell of blood entered his nose and then he saw your arm covered in blood. He then shook you awake and started to clean your wound and put bandages all while he asked questions like What happened? Who hurt you? Why didn't you tell me?. "It isn't such a big deal Noé. You don't need to be concerned. It is just a cut. It isn't hurting that bad anyway." "That doesn't matter! You got hurt! Why didn't you tell me? And lied to me?" "I didn't want to concern you and have you not concentrating an you work with Vanitas. I got ambushed on the street. Before you ask me again. And Amelia helped me." "But next time tell me! Don't hide things like this from me! I don't care about the cases with Vanitas if I can't take care of the person that I care the most for!" At that your eyed widened. "Okey. I will tell you when I get hurt from now on." "And you won't stop me from going with you anywhere." He looked at you with determination. "Fine. You can come." Noé kissed you on the forehead. "I love you a lot" "Me too Noé."

Hey. I don't know if any of you read this but I wanted to ask you to send some requests if you have ideas. I have some left but I don't know for how long will they last. That's all and I hope that you like the post. Bye.

#the case study of vanitas #vnc #vanitas no carte #vanitas x reader #vnc vanitas #vanitas x you #vanitas anime #noé vanitas no carte #noé archiviste #noé x reader

132 notes · View notes

vanitinhas · 9 months

Text

This new VnC chapter was everything I needed from our main 4! The love between them all is so heartwarming!

DomiJeanne with their "You are perfect and I love you!"??? Amazing.

VaNoé, with Vanitas looking at Noé enjoying his Tarte Tartin??? Adorable.

VaniJeanne, with our girl worried that she might hug our boy too tight and break him??? Super cute.

DomiNoé, with the "I love you" and "you're important to me, because you're Domi"??? I DIED

And now Vanitas and Domi are FINALLY INTERACTING WITHOUT OFFENDING EACH OTHER?! THEY ARE HAVING A BONDING MOMENT COMPLAINING ABOUT NOÉ?!

I'm so freaking happy.

Everything is good.

Thank you.

#vanitas no carte #vnc #vnc spoilers #chapter 60

64 notes · View notes

charleslee-valentine · 4 months

Text

Merry Christmas! Have 3.8k of the Sawyer family celebrating their holiday! Featuring Radiohead/Vietnita/Brocktop and Franknub as ships!

Warnings for graphic abuse (Drayton Sawyer is NOT nice), implied sexual content, and brief alcohol mention. Note also that Bubba uses they/he/she pronouns and is referred to as the Sawyers’ sister in this’n

~~~~~

Work or no work, Sawyers don’t skimp on tradition.

It don’t matter that Bobby has changed up the expectation, got a job at a radio station up north, he’s expected to be there every night at supper time.

Not that he’d ever miss it for a thing. He hasn’t been late even once.

The holiday is no different. His family don’t do the prayers or the singing or the cuddling up by the fire, but trading gifts and eating good food is kind of their thing. A holiday where that’s the focus? Shit, they can’t pass up that opportunity.

Nubbins is even known to do a little decoratin’, getting Bubba to help put lights in the trees outside and maybe wrap the house in them too. Never as fancy as in the movies, but it’s not about fancy really.

That’s sort of why Bobby is nervous.

See, in the seven years since he’s been back from ‘Nam, nothing really changed until now. Currently, there’s a pretty girl in his passenger seat, one he’s promised his love to forever and ever with a little engagement band on her finger. The family knows she’ll be coming along to Christmas dinner with Bobby, but that only makes him more nervous.

“M-Miss Stretch, I-I oughta warn ya, m-my family a-ain’t gonna be fancied up, o-or nothin’. Not like you.” He stammers a little more than his usual stutter. It’s noticeable and makes him feel weak.

His fiancée, his promised partner, soothes him, “That’s alright, honey. I’d just like to meet ‘em.”

No she wouldn’t. She don’t know what they’re like. Not really. She’s too good for them, too good for him. Something like jealousy and fear and anguish all combine and pitter pat in Bobby’s chest.

He tries to get her to understand, “Well, I-I just don’ know. M-My brothers.. th-they ain’t like, w-what you’re expectin’. I knows it. You’re g-gonna be f-freaked out!”

“Sweetheart, I’m goin’. We’re already on our way, and I wanna know them.” Her smile is so real, as her hand goes up to stroke his hair, “My Bobby boy must’ve come from some real polite and kind folk. Even if they seem strange to you, I’m sure I’ll love ‘em all.”

It’s sweet, but it doesn’t ease his concern, “I-I don’ think so. They’s vicious.. r-real vicious. Y-You gotta be careful.”

“Alright. But you know I ain’t no housewife.” She warns, giving the long hairs at the back a playful tug.

Bobby giggles. If anyone was the housewife, it’s him. “N-No ma’am.”

She leans over and plants a kiss on his cheek, over the little dent of a scar on his right side. It makes his stomach flutter, especially when she trails those kisses back to his ear, speaking softly,

“Throw it in gear, honey. We’ll burn off some of that tension on the way there.”

Now, what happened next isn’t exactly family friendly, the kind of thing you couldn’t torture out of Bobby in front of his siblings. Sure got them home twice as fast though, Bobby slamming on the gas every time his system got a jolt.

At least he’s decent again once they’re pulling down the length of driveway, buttoned up and straightened out by nimble hands, a much better job than his shaky ones could’ve done.

As soon as they’re stopped, he’s hopping out of the truck and dashing inside, forgetting, in all the combination of excitement and nervousness, to even put it in park. His Vanita does it for him, rolling her eyes a little at her man.

To her, the house seems well-tailored and nice, maybe a little rustic around the edges, but at least put together. There’s even decorations for the holiday strung up by the rafters. A makeshift wreath woven out of burlap and leaves.

All her Bobby sees when he looks at the house is the nostalgia of his childhood, probably why he’s bouncing up and down excitedly on the porch while he forces the unlocked door open.

The screen door pulls back so hard it hits the wall with a rattle, as he steps in, all his gangly limbs stretched out wide, and shouts, “I’m h-hoooome!!”

There’s a long delay of silence, where there isn’t really much noise but a couple of birds outside in the trees. Stretch starts to question if anybody is even there, “Are you sure they’re-“

She’s interrupted abruptly when the sliding metal door to the cellar whips open. Behind it are two people, both of them a good bit taller than Stretch herself, presumably Bobby’s siblings.

It wouldn’t have really mattered much, except for that the sound scared her. Covering a soft gasp with her hand, she startles with a jump in her whole body.

Bobby grabs her shoulders and pulls her back towards him like he’s protecting her from something, even though he knows damn well who it is.

Stretch steps forward anyways, feeling her man stalking around behind her but ignoring him, “Oh my goodness! Are you Bobby’s brothers?”

The siblings exchange a look, the taller of the two clasping their large hands together and shaking them up and down. It looks like they’re begging for their brother to help them answer maybe.

The one with jet black hair does answer, with a mean sneer, correcting her, “Brother and s-sister. W-What’s it to ya?”

In response to that bitter tone, Bobby strides in front of Stretch and cuts the conversation off, introducing her, “Th-This is Miss Stretch!”

Realization strikes the tall one, who wastes no time embracing her. With a delighted squeal, they squish Stretch in the tightest hug she’s probably ever received.

Even though it squeezes the air right out of her lungs, she appreciates the appreciation, so she pats their back, exchanging breathless attempts at niceties, “It’s nice.. to meet.. you too..”

Bobby gives them a moment, but after a minute attempts to pry them apart, angrily snapping, “P-Put her down leatherface!”

Stretch doesn’t miss the way they flinch. She attempts to soothe that with a quick, disapproving glance at her boyfriend.

“Now, now, it’s alright. You’re Bubba, right?”

It’s pretty easy to tell, given he doesn’t speak, doesn’t have a birthmark, and can’t possibly be much older than Stretch herself. That narrows it down to the youngest in front of her who she’s already heard about.

A quick nod from Bubba signals she guessed correctly, making her smile.

“Well it’s very nice to meet you, Bubba.” Normally, she’d go for a hug or a handshake or something, but she’d rather not get the life squeezed out of her again. Instead, she reaches into her bag, “I hear you like makeup. I brought some for you, a gift!”

She hands them a little box she compiled of eyeshadow palettes and rouge and lipgloss, all adorned with a bow. Even though she knew from the beginning that the family was too poor to give store bought presents like that, it still sort of surprised her how excited Bubba got.

Clutching the box, he runs off with it, babbling and giggle-laughing all the way.

Things come to a tense stand still when they hear the distant voice of who must be Drayton yelling at Bubba, accompanied by a faint hitting sound short after.

“Quit your foolin’ around! Get to work in that kitchen girl! We got guests to feed!”

That leaves just Nubbins.

The anxiety has become too much for Bobby. He’s stepping off to the side, snapping his wrists, shaking his arms, bouncing his knees. Everything he can do to wriggle out his nervousness over feeling like his two favorite people might not get along.

Stretch decides to be the one to braven up. She extends her hand, the one with the small engagement ring on her finger, and offers a handshake.

“Hi. You must be Nubbins.”

To her surprise, he takes her hand, but he doesn’t shake it. He just sort of, examines it. Overturns her wrist, leans in close, his hot breath fanning across her skin. Stretch resists the temptation to flinch away, trying to convince herself that he *probably* won’t bite her.

Nubbins remains critical all the same “I-I might be. I d-don’t know who you are though.”

“I’m Bobby’s-“ Stretch starts to explain, but he won’t hear it.

A look of disgust crosses his twitchy features before he tosses her arm away from him. Shutting down any attempts at conviviality or connection.

“You’re a st-stranger.”

Stressed beyond his limit, Bobby, now all the way in the other room, balls up his fists and hits himself on the front of his head. Stretch wants to comfort him, but comfort won’t fix this situation until the conflict is resolved. Steeling herself, she steps forward to level with Nubbins.

“I am for now, but I’d like to get to know y’all.” Stretch even gives Nubbins a genuine smile, knowing his distrust is only to protect his family. Speaking of, “If you’re as sweet as your brother, I think we’ll get right along.”

“I-I’m not sweet. I’m the- the mean twin. E-E’rybody says, Bobby’s the b-bark, a-and I’m the b-bite!” Nubbins bares his teeth to prove it.

Stretch doesn’t let it phase her, “I like that. I respect protecting your brother. He’s real sensitive. It’s good he has someone like you.”

The protection aspect comes into play quickly.

Drayton starts a screaming fit again and thwacks Bubba with something. Pained squealing can be heard. They all frown or shake or do their frustrated, painful movements. That pain looms heavily over the whole family.

Nubbins finally murmurs, just a little more quietly this time, “Y-You don’ get it.”

“I don’t and I’m not going to pretend I do.”

It’s simple as that. The tyrannical presence in the house, the manic energy infecting the usually bubbly spirit beside her. It’s not like she grew up. The whole house feels cursed. Bringing in a newbie must be nerve-wracking for anyone.

“You c-can’t fix Bobby.” Nubbins warns, though it doesn’t have the same fire behind it. It’s worried. He’s at least softening up some.

“Good. Because I like him the way he is.”

That’s the easiest truth for Stretch to admit. Can’t put it more simply than that.

She fell in love with Robert Sawyer even after watching him fall ass backwards off a table while black out drunk, and stayed in love when he accidentally picked his scar open and bled all over her favorite dress. They’ve been sick together from staying out in the rain all night, and felt good together dancing to music at the station after hours. They’re in this life together.

Nubbins seems to examine the situation for a long moment. Stretch in her skirt and blouse, a fancy jacket over top, and accessories like earrings with her hair pulled back in pearl pins- she’s all dressed up, while Bobby is wearing his favorite patched jeans and an old comfortable shirt probably three sizes too big for him, with some tie dye long sleeves underneath.

Already, it’s obvious she’d never change him. Some consider them opposites, though those who say that probably wouldn’t understand their shared love for music and peppermint schnapps and all things bright and colorful. To Stretch, it feels like a match made in heaven.

She just hopes Nubbins can see that now.

Through the frown on his face and the tight-knit expression of his brow, he seems to get it a little, though his frustrations don’t end there, “A-Are you gonna take him away?”

“No, honey. Not ever.” Stretch promises him softly, “Maybe I’ll move in one day, once we decide to get married, but I won’t take him from you.”

Suddenly clarity crosses his dark-featured face, “Like Franklin.”

Stretch doesn’t let her smile falter, but she does look between the twins in confusion. Bobby’s nervous smile isn’t helpful, and neither is Nubbins’ sudden and unexpected delight.

“I’m sorry, I don’t understand.”

“Franklin. My Fr-Franklin. Y-You gotta meet him!”

Nubbins only explains briefly before he drags Stretch away to the dining room, by her skinny elbow.

There’s a man in a wheelchair, holding a guitar at the table. He looks shy, and distinctly unlike the Sawyer boys. His hair is cropped above his ears and parted neatly to the side, but not gelled flat. There’s no grime on his face, and his shirt is buttoned almost to the top, with a little chain necklace on.

Nubbins introduces the man for him, since he doesn’t talk on his own, only acknowledges Stretch with a soft little nod.

“Th-That’s my F-Frankie. He.. He decided to s-stay a-after what his sister done. S-So you’re like Franklin. Y-You’re gonna stay, e-even though you found out, w-we’re no good.”

She’ll ask Bobby about the sister thing later, but for now, she focuses on one thing.

The abuse makes him think they’re bad. Like rabid dogs that snap at folks just trying to be friendly. A pack with no outsiders. Stretch feels awful. A few more things make a lot more sense about her Bobby.

The way he looks over his shoulder when he’s doing something he deems bad, waiting for punishment to come. His angry tears and exhausted laughter when he can’t stop moving his arms up and down and up and down. The way the tiniest bit of stress can make him start to hurt himself, relapsing into habits they’ve been trying to kick.

These boys think it makes *them* the problem.

Stretch can’t stand that, “Honey, you’re not-“

She can’t even finish the sentiment before another shouting match begins, much closer this time.

Drayton appears in the flesh, screaming his face red and dragging Bubba by the strings of her apron. Once they reach the closest dining chair, despite the obvious size difference, Drayton slams Bubba down in it like a rag doll and points a finger in their face.

“I’ve had about enough of your messes. Sit your ass down until you calm down.”

Bubba nods and babbles and tries to explain something with their hands, but Drayton doesn’t acknowledge it this time. Largely because he's noticed Stretch.

A smile stretches over his lips, attempting to look kind, but reading as more sinister.

“Miss Brock… uh.. Drayton Sawyer.” He introduces, extending his hand for an uncomfortably tight, sweaty handshake.

Stretch doesn’t know what to say, so she settles on a polite, “I’d introduce myself, but it seems you already know ‘bout me.”

“That damn radio don’t ever shut off. Chop Top running his damn mouth all the while. ‘Course I heard of his.. his *ungodly* fascination with ya.” He explains it casually, but there’s a hint of resentment in there.

Stretch smiles and just hums in acknowledgment. It’s better than the things she’d really like to say. Drayton’s expression gets tighter. She can tell he sees how uncomfortable she’s been made from the way he rocks side to side, not knowing what to do with himself.

“Supper should be out soon. Long as these jackasses don’t try to pull something else.” Drayton assures, with a tight and mean hand directly placed on Bubba’s shoulder.

They yelp and Draytons hand flies back like it was burned. Not because he hadn’t meant to hurt them. Because Bubba wasn’t supposed to make a noise.

The slimy bastard tells Stretch what to do, “Take a seat. Just.. Just gonna be a minute longer.”

When he leaves he slams the door to the kitchen behind himself, his mumbled curses being heard through the tense, thick silence that blankets the dining room.

Nubbins has taken his seat next to Franklin, more crouched in the chair with his knees drawn up than really sitting. There’s a little bracelet on his wrist made of some kind of dried wood or something that he plays with. Anxious again.

He glances at Stretch, those pitch black eyes just screaming ‘I told you so.’

The man named Franklin is trying to talk to him, but Nubbins hardly acknowledges him. It doesn’t look like it bothers the other at all. Stretch understands what it’s like comforting these stubborn boys.

Bobby himself finally follows them into the room, settled down by some but still very on edge.

Stretch reaches out for him, “Hi, baby. You good?”

He sits right next to her and huddles up in her arms. She presses a kiss to his temple, and some more to his angry red knuckles too. They both probably feel the presence of his twin brother watching them like a hawk.

Stretch hugs her Bobby tight anyways, declaring enthusiastically, knowing it’ll cheer him up, “Relax. We’re here together. And it’s Christmas Eve!”

It certainly makes him smile, his head rested on her shoulder, looking up at him with a sparkle in his eyes, “Y-You got a gift for me?”

“Actually, I have one for your brother.” Stretch remembers, producing another small box and sliding it across the table, “I got some film for your camera Nubbins. I hope it’s the right brand and all.”

Nubbins immediately snatches it. With a tilt of his head, he observes the package. A smile actually grows across his face after a moment, shakily unwrapping the little box and dumping the film out.

He was already wearing the camera around his neck, so it’s easy enough for him to load the pack of film inside. After a second for it to get ready, and to aim the camera, he takes a photo, snapping a shot of the couple in front of him.

It develops slowly, but the look on his face is pure excitement when he peels the sheets apart and the picture isrevealed. The result is a little blurry, but it captures Stretch and Bobby looking at each other with gentle smiles.

“U-Usually, th-them ain’t f-free. B-But you can have it.” He tells Stretch specifically, pushing it close just to her.

“Oh thank you, sweetie. I love it.” She coos, holding the photo up to really appreciate it, and she does. The candid moment feels as warm as her heart is now, even surrounded by all the evil cold.

She shows it to Bobby too, but he isn’t satisfied with it, “W-Well what about m-me?”

“You already got *your* gift, mister.” Stretch reminds him of earlier, with the tiniest hint of a smirk.

It makes him blush and open and close his mouth like a fish. Nothing comes out before Drayton comes back in, with a shout announcing supper is ready. Stretch gets served first, out of respect.

If she notices the way everyone, even respectful Bubba and nervous Franklin, stare at her as she eats her roast dinner, she doesn’t give any indication. Maybe it’s awkward, and quiet, and awfully tense, but they all are satisfied enough with that, if it means no more arguing or hitting.

A little green candle burns in the center of the table, a bayberry Bobby explains, that’s supposed to give them good luck if it burns all through Christmas Eve and into the next morning.

Things are going smoothly until the reflection makes him remember, “H-Hey, w-where’s Aunt Nancy and them?”

His older brother just growls, “Ain’t coming.”

“Oh. I-I wanted them t-to meet my girl.” Bobby’s shoulders sag heavily with disappointment.

Stretch puts her hand on the small of his back, offering comfort, since she already had to swat his hand away for resting it too high up on her thigh under the table.

“Some other time.” Drayton dismisses Bobby’s feelings with a wave of his hand.

“B-But-“

“Enough. You're embarrassing the lady. She don’t.. girls don’t like all that attention.”

Bobby whips his head around, blue eyes all wide (and pupils dilated down in size. His head injury is getting to him and his brother is taking pure advantage of that.) He almost pouts as he says, “Oh. S-Sorry Van.”

She uses one hand to gently stroke his hair, refusing to hide her affection even when it gets stares from the others. It’s not normal in their house, caring about each other that way. Stretch wishes she could fix that.

“That’s alright, sugar. It’s sweet, you wanting to show me off and all.”

He’s blushing as red as the glow of the lights outside, coming in through the dusty curtains, “Y’all hear that? I-I’m sweet!”

The old man gets bitter again. “Shut up. All your asses’re gettin’ coal. No such thing as sweet in this house.”

Looking around the table, they all sort of internally roll their eyes. Nobody says it, but it’s just flat out mean for the sake of being mean, and even these poor abused boys can see that.

“Not my Stretch. My girl, i-is the best.” Bobby declares it with a big smooch to her cheek.

Nubbins nods along, getting the idea, “F-Franklin d-didn’ do nothin’ either! He’s real n-nice!”

The twins work each other up, bouncing off of one another naturally. Bobby adds on, “A-And Bubba’s innocent! Sh-She can’t be on the naughty list.”

“Me- Me and Bobby, w-we’re nice too, ‘cause we.. we fell in l-love! A-And you’re just jealous, th-that your dumb boyfriend l-left you, t-to become a c-cop!” Nubbins accuses, pulling out the same mean tone he’d used on stretch earlier.

She knows now that had meant he was insecure and covering it up. The comment from Drayton may have dug a little deeper than she assumed, but at least he’s willing to stand up for himself. With such drama too.

“You’re on the n-naughty list, Drayton!” Bobby cackles with a point of his finger, wiggling around like his spine is on an axis as he turns his mockery into some kind of game, “Drayton’s on the naughty list, Dr-Drayton’s on the naughty list, Drayton’s on th-the-“

Two fists slam on the table. Stretch can’t help the shrieky little gasp she gives. Her heart is racing and her face has gone red from a mixture of fear, embarrassment, and mostly anger.

This isn’t the way holidays should be. This isn’t right.

It’s somewhat a relief when Drayton gets up and leaves, taking his half-finished plate with him. Probably either to eat alone in his room upstairs, or to starve himself into a rage.

At least he’s gone. A collective sigh of gratitude is granted to the remaining family members.

Bobby has a moment to process, his mind settling on guilt. It isn’t uncommon for this to happen, he’s beyond used to it at this point, just not in front of his lady. He bashfully apologizes, “S-Sorry, Miss Stretch.”

Stretch assures him immediately, “Not your fault, sugar. Nobody’s fault.”

Well, it is somebody’s, but that’s not a conversation to be had right now.

It’s Christmas Eve, and goddamnit she’s going to try to appreciate it for what it is. To savor what’s left. The boys and their sister seem to have the same outlook.

Bubba produces the kit of makeup he was gifted and tries to fix himself up, to feel a little better. Nubbins pokes Franklin in the shoulder until he laughs, playing some imaginary, boundless game together. Bobby looks at her for some answer, so Stretch gives him a little kiss on the end of his nose.

Holiday spirit, and a little bit of spite, fuel her to make this struggling evening as nice as possible for her man.

A whisper in his ear. “Since you asked real nice earlier, I’ll have a present for ya later.”

#tw abuse #vanita brock #chop top sawyer #choptop x stretch #stretch tcm2 #bobby sawyer #nubbins sawyer #drayton sawyer #bubba sawyer #tcm fanfic #tcm 2 #my writing #hi merry christmas everybody!!!!

32 notes · View notes

briebysabs · 2 years

Text

I want to talk about vnc chapter 12/episode 7

Why? Because I need to finally rant so just bare with me *inhales* WHAT THE SHIT IS THIS I DON’T THINK WE LOSE OUR MINDS ENOUGH

I almost want to go panel by panel bc I still can’t believe this chapter exists. When I’m seriously interpreting/analyzing something in a series I try to look from an objective POV. Basically I push aside my shipper heart to see what the author is trying to do canonically. But every time I go back to this specific chapter, the only thing I get out of it is that Noé is going to fall in love with Vanitas. And for the first time, I feel like this is a possibility that could actually happen and that’s crazy. So okay let me go slowly bc what?!!!

First of all, the chapter frames Noé, Vanitas, and Jeanne in certain perspectives quite oddly. The anime does too so that’s why some believe Noé likes Jeanne instead. Which kinda doesn’t make sense for a number of reasons. Now there can definitely be some vampiric connection between the two.

But in terms of romantic interest, it doesn’t add up. Hell we’re 40 + chapters ahead of this one and I can count on my fingers how many lines they’ve said to each other. So if Noé liked Jeanne, it definitely would’ve come back into play by now. After Vani and Jeanne run off, Noé goes after them immediately. And given we’ve seen how fast he is, it’s most likely he heard and also saw their encounter. Meaning Noé knows 1) the uncertainty of Jeanne being a curse-bearer or not 2) her deal with sucking only Vanitas’ blood.

Now mind you, this was 44 chapters ago and Noé still has not told anyone this. Going back to him being good at keeping secrets but that’s it’s own topic. Then he gets this sad look on his face. Now what he ends up telling Domi is the truth. And I want to be more clear on this. I do not think at this point in the story Noé loves Vanitas. It’s more so how this chapter ends is what leaves me stunned but we’ll get there. Plus the fact that Domi, till now, thinks Noé likes Jeanne IS VERY PROOF THAT’S NOT THE CASE.

So when you do the process of elimination, Vanitas is the only logical answer!!! And this freaking line. This is a strong statement for someone whose only upset about a missed opportunity to taste some blood.

His heart was in pain. WHAT THE FUCK

But that’s the thing. Noé doesn’t lie. But he omits A LOT. It also can be that he just doesn’t fully understand so his mind jumps to the obvious conclusion. But if he does think there’s more to it, Noé didn’t tell Domi. Now we get the real meat of it all. Oh my lord so Noé poses the question: Why don’t Vanitas dance with Jeanne? And Vanitas gives the excuse that he’ll accidentally step on her. We later find out he can dance just fine, so perhaps a part of him is already giving distance. Not willing to be close to Jeanne beyond teasing.

Now...MOCHIJUN DID NOT HAVE TO DRAW IT LIKE THIS. She could’ve had Noé smiling and pull Vanitas in to dance without any close-ups. She could’ve made it a silly moment but no, we are meant to take this scene seriously

I’ve noticed Noé has a number of scenes that there’s a small panel to the side where his eyes are covered. And I think a lot of the time it was a moment involving Vani. It gives off the impression that Noé is feeling something the author doesn’t want to make obvious.

And then we get the fucking line. Let’s say I’m reading this all wrong. The fact that mochijun has her two male protagonists dancing together as one asks ‘what is love?’ Is proof that she is at the very least, not unwilling to go there. LIKE DO WE KNOW HOW WILD THIS REALLY IS? I truly believe the fandom accepted this moment way too casually.

Noé asking almost contemplative what Vanitas sees in Jeanne. Remember he knows Vanitas wants Jeanne to suck only his blood. He is confused why Vanitas suddenly gravitates to Jeanne. Vanitas lists his reasons, one that includes that she’ll never love him back. Noé is rightfully confused by this but Vanitas states that she doesn’t have to love him back. If mochijun wants to go the romantic route for Noe’s ‘love’ IT WILL BE EXACTLY THIS. Because if she goes the romantic direction. First and foremost, I will have the highest respect for this woman bc I know she must’ve entered a battlefield for that to happen. But more so, if my interpretation of all this is right. Noé may never tell Vanitas. Think about it.

Noé believes Vanitas loves Jeanne. So out of kindness for Vani’s happiness, he wouldn’t say anything. That’s just the type of person Noé is. But also, the amount of effort, time, and vulnerability it took for Noé to get as close as he is with Vani. You think he’s going to risk jeopardizing ALL of that? And that’s the tragedy and beauty of it all. Vanitas doesn’t have to know that Noé loves him. No one has to know. But if again, this possibility is canon, we the audience know it’s going to be a inevitable regret down the line.

Finally the chapter concludes with future Noé narrating how this feeling will be a mystery for quite some time. I’d like to point out how Vanitas didn’t dance with Jeanne in fear of stepping on her toes but Noé does exactly that to him. Honestly my second favorite chapter. It felt like seeds were being planted for them to sprout into fruition later on. So many little details felt purposeful and it was the moment I really believed in vnc’s writing.

312 notes · View notes

kitsoa · 2 months

Note

I'd love to hear about all the fanfics that inspire you / you recommend

Yeah?? You're asking? Oh boy, I am so excited to share. This is my comprehensive fanfiction recommendation/inspiration guide.

Fandoms:

Trigun (current fixation)

Kingdom Hearts

The Legend of Zelda

Detective Conan

Danny Phantom

Criteria?

Chances are I have reread this stuff a few times. That's it. I love it. There are some that I have rose-tinted glasses about and I think there are a million more I just didn't list but I love fanfiction and just knowing these exist lets me work hard to indulge and enjoy on the things I love.

Trigun/ Trigun Stampede

The Second Celestial Evening series by tragic_unpaired_electron

Child of Blessing

Daughter of Eve

Season of the Witch

Multi-chapter. Complete. Gen.

A beautifully crafted series covering the complexities of Vash's place in the universe starts with a heart-tugging series covering Vash's growth into adulthood from Brad's perspective in "Child of Blessing". Then compelling and dark torture featuring ghost Tesla in "Daughter of Eve" and 'so good we had to share the fun'-- the Knives' redemption fic of all redemption fics in "Season of the Witch". Their plant biology headcanon, the masterful prose, and the vibrant character explorations are downright incredible.

Bloodletting series by tragic_unpaired_electron

The Pale Horseman

The Walls of Jericho

After Eden

Multi-Chapter. Complete. Gen.

Hands down the best Twin!Swap AU in all of Trigun fandom. It turns Nai into the most compelling, prickly, and surly protagonist. He pulls at your heartstrings and grows in ways you cannot fathom. There are twists and turns both inspired by canon and naturally spun from the various want-of-nail scenarios. Amazing headcanons and innovative and imaginative worlds and backgrounds. When I tell you that this Nai is one of my favorite characters of all time-- folks would think me blasphemous. I cannot sing the praises of this one enough. I love all their trigun work but this is my favorite. Sun, Moon, and Stars by tragic_unpaired_electron

Multi-chapter. Complete. Gen.

Tesla Lives AU with amazing character vignettes, imaginative worlds and characters and scenarios. And just an incredible message overall. If you want to chew on something by this author with a little less trauma and not as many total chapters this basically eases you into their genius. You get to really see how they roll with characterization.

the unknowable tomorrow by ScreechTheMighty

Multi-chapter. Unfinished. Gen.

Tristamp timetravel fic that turns Meryl and Wolfwood into little guardian angels to baby Vash. This makes my heart weep with fluffy feelings and emotions and the tension inherent to their being there is captivating. I love reading Vash through their perspective in this fic.

ten cent grace by fathomfive

Oneshot. Gen.

Trimax-ish. A plant sickness has Vash regress to childhood with no memories and only Wolfwood to cling to. It's such a great character retrospective and gives me feelings. Big brother Wolfwood. Strange but traumatized child Vash. It's written very well.

There are soooo many good trigun fics. I could actually keep going but I'll move on.

Kingdom Hearts

(i don't need you to) Worry for Me by Cygna_hime

Three-shot. Complete. Gen.

A freaking work of art. A Vanitas redemption story that humanizes and explores a character built on such wild extremes. Reading this made me cry. I fell absolutely in love with Vanitas and it explored the Wayfinder Trio in beautiful ways. It has great headcanons and world building. It's a rather long 3 chapters but it is an incredible ride. Islands Like Glass Towers by Organization VI

Multi-Chapter. Complete. Gen.

This is a famous and rather old fic that explores Sora's parents and it dives into the whimsical and bittersweet world Sora is to be born into. It left me feeling wistful and nostalgic and it's very hard to put into words but it's a fic about parenthood and love. It's a profound little read and I think it captures the unique magic of Kingdom Hearts in a grounded way.

IV[or]y Wall by me.... haaaa im sorry

Multi-Chapter. Incomplete. Gen.

You write what you wanna see. Self-indulgent self promo. Big ol' "Kingdom Heart 4" speculation fic that deals with Sora reverse isekai'd into the real world and having to parse what is real and what is fake and he's... really going through it. Basically a character deconstruction fic on his side. Very meta. Much suspense. I try. It's on Hiatus but you could enjoy the 29 chapters while I get ready to soft relaunch it.

The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild by TheZedofAges

Multi-Chapter. Complete. T . f/m (Zelink)

BotW novelization that is an actual fantasy epic. It takes and develops the world and the plot into this very organic and vibrant cohesive story. Link is characterized so darn well. There are extrapolations and flourishes that suck you right in. There is a masterful use of non-chronological flashbacks and the relationship between Zelda and Link is total gravity. I read this story to my nongamer, not hip, completely clueless mother and she loved it.

Insomnia by tikitikirevenge

Multi-Chapter. Incomplete. T. Hiatus.

Majora's Mask Novelization! This is such a smart fic I'm always in awe as I read it. Not only does it have whipcrack good dialogue and great pacing, it's got a complex closed-time loop premise that has intersections and crosses that take tons of foresight and skill to pull off. It is just an electric read that covers the trauma of a hero out of place and a world that is crushed by oppressive fear and depression. And Tatl. Is. Just. the best.

Detective Conan

Fallout by the Silversage

Multi-Chapter. Incomplete. Hiatus. T.

... this fic. Is everything to me. What I would sell to get this thing finished. Basically, let's take the consequences of the Raven Chaser movie and kick the series into high gear toward the conclusion. Featuring intense intrigue and well-researched mystery and conspiracy. Kaito Kid being an incredible ally. The gosho boys. The Conan mystery being confronted and needled to such a satisfying degree. This fic makes me scream. I am so rabid about this fic. Sense & Sensitivity by KosagiNoLegion

Multi-Chapter. Complete. T

This one is also kinda old. Nature of the beast with Conan fic but like it's Psychic Detective Heiji. Which in the midst of all the 'realism' and 'science' is absolutely glorious. He's surrounded by skeptics and has to keep it secret but like it's a great time. There's another in the series from my memory.

Switched by Boogum

Multi-Chapter. Complete. Gen.

Kaito-Conan Body swap. It's got great dialogue and a fun pace. Just good ol' body swap shenanigans which are heightened by the two at the center who are great foils and have various context's to complicate things. Fun fact, I made the cover art for this one.

Danny Phantom

Yo this seres is what I like to call evergreen for me. For some reason these fics are just always in style. Always ready to be consumed.

Phantom of Truth and Shadow of a Doubt by Haiju

Multi-Chapter. Complete. T

Probably the big staple fic of this fandom. Dark, emotionally complicated. Body horror. Trauma. Danny's mom experiments on him and then we gotta pick up the pieces in the sequel. Love the ghost headcanons. It's captivating.

Candlelight by HappyLeif

Multi-Chapter. Complete. Romance. T

An AU with Danny being alone during his portal accident so he actually drifts away from his friends. This allows for a really sweet love story between Danny and Sam as they reconnect and form a friendship through his alter ego. I love outside-perspective fics and this takes that for a spin and makes a delightful romance.

Treading Water by The Full Catastrophe

Multi-Chapter. Incomplete. T

An AU where instead of ghost powers we've got Mer-Danny. It is so imaginative and fun that feels like the original show with all the great grounded drama we expect from fanfic. This is a total classic and the quintessential mer-Danny fic.

......And I could keep going. There are a few fandoms I've dabbled with reading but I'll save that. It's great to have this here in one place for me to refer back.

#trigun #kingdom hearts #detective conan #loz #the legend of zelda #danny phantom #fanfiction recommendation #fanfiction rec list

11 notes · View notes

epickiya722 · 4 months

Note

Noe (from Vanitas) for the ask game, please....

My first impression: I kid you not, I freaked out when I first saw Noé. I've been writing since forever and you know how we have those characters that we create and stick with us? Yeah, I have a group like that. And Noé looks exactly how I imagined one of those characters to look like. Yes, skin, hair and eye colors are the same! Even both being vampires! Only differences are names, different personalities and my character isn't that tall and he's actually half vampire.

My impression now: I adore Noé so much! He really is my favorite character out of the whole cast.

Favorite thing about that character: Everything, but it's his personality that really got me. He's such a sweetheart, but he will get ruthless if he needs to.

Least favorite thing: Sometimes... Noé can stress me out... anytime he's fighting and gets in danger I'm just like "NOOOOOO".

Favorite line/scene: Almost every scene Noé is in I just love so much, but to choose a favorite has to be when he pretends to take Vanitas hostage and Vanitas freaks out because how scary Noé was.

Favorite interaction that character has with another: Of course, his interactions with Vanitas are my favorite interactions. Really like that whole scene they had on top of the bell tower.

A character that I wish that character would interact with more: I would love to see skits of Noé with the dhampirs. Just them hanging out and whatnot. And Murr has to come along. I like Murr.

Another character from another fandom that reminds me of that character: Yoichi Shigaraki from My Hero Academia. They have good hearts, tad but naive to world, but not afraid to take a stand for what they believe in. Also, funny enough, they are voiced by the same person (Stephen Fu) in dub.

A headcanon about that character: I headcanon that Noé's adoptive grandparents would sing him a song to comfort him whenever he felt down and he still remembers it. Whenever he's alone and feels some kind of way, he'll sing it to himself and he has no idea that others has caught him at those times. Turns out he's actually pretty good at singing and has a voice that can tug at heartstrings.

A song that reminds of that character: Alessia Cara's All We Know. I listen to those lyrics and I think of Noé. Just resonates with him, you know?

An unpopular opinion about that character: I actually don't have one for him!

Favorite picture: Noé had this range to him that he has that I admire, so a couple of shots of him I like are these. He's just so gorgeous!!

Send Me a Character...✨️

#kiya answers #vanitas no carte #the case study of vanitas #vnc #noe archiviste #noé archiviste

12 notes · View notes

littencloud9 · 3 days

Text

anyway. that was so fucking good so as usual have my post watch thoughts:

vanitas - i am putting him in a fucking blender and then giving him a big hug. give this guy a BREAK. there is something so wrong with him and i love it. him and noé are so incredibly well-done. pure opposites and they clash but it works. him and mikhail devastated me. he is so insanely kind and you dont expect it bc he keeps shoving people away?? and hes so snarky but hes doing everything to save others??? sacrificing his body to countless experiments as a child so that other children wouldnt suffer the same, saving the vampires with the book even as it chips away at the humanity he struggles to keep, being a DOCTOR. im gonna throw something

noé - i’m in love with him. that’s it. jk but he is AMAZING and his love for domi makes me wanna cry and also him and murr are so funny and when he said he’ll never set vanitas free, something in me revived. i love that his first instinct is always to protect, whether it’s by his own body or by inflicting violence. he is just so sweet and has a big big heart and i think im gonna go cry actually

jeanne - JEANNE!!! I LOVE HER SO MUCH. her arc with chloé was WONDERFUL and she’s the cutest and coolest ever. im putting her in my pocket and patting her adoringly. she’s so fiercely loyal to her duty but when it comes to people she cares about she struggles because her heart is so big and i am JUST. I LOVE JEANNE

dominique - I ALSO LOVE DOMI. HOLY SHIT shes probably my favourite as of now. i didnt have much of an impression of her in s1 (tho she was so cool) but s2 hit me like a truck. i love that we got her pov of the whole thing with louis! doomed siblings haha my weakness. the scene of her holding back her younger self and louis just watching WAS SO INCREDIBLE. domi looking into her most vulnerable self and being forced to confront her past MMMM. her as a child chopping her hair off after louis died like WOW that murdered me. her saying she hates herself but fighting to stay alive anyway. AND HER AND THE SICK ASS ICE POWERS. AND JEANNE SAYING SHES BEAUTIFUL. and her with the line about protecting others or something. BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY DOMI IS A KNIGHT! AHHHH GOD I LOVE HER

mikhail - this kid both freaks me out and makes me miserable. as a child screaming help me big brother while he was being dragged away, and then when the book was eating him alive and he was screaming at vanitas to help him again. that killed me. and him doing everything because he wants to bring back their family. being stuck in the past and begging for vanitas to return with him IM GONNA THROW UP

chloé and jean-jacques - they aren’t my favourites but their arc was wonderful!! oh the tragedy of being childhood best friends in this show. i love that they found each other when it was needed. i love that they did everything to protect each other. i love that they saved each other. i love that both their true names have something to do with flowers, the same as the place where they first met (unless i’m remembering things wrong do not come at me it’s been a While skfhekfb)

vanoé thoughts - because vanoé is what i came for. i was Not disappointed. thejr dynamic is so silly and fun but also devastating. their designs being parallels, being Meant To Be, is great. vanitas having to hypnotise himself to kill noé, yet being unable to do it even with a KNIFE TO HIS THROAT. and noé also holding back, despite knowing that he is completely capable of killing vanitas too. and the rain and everything and ohhhh my god i will die. and vanitas leaning on noé in s1 and noé leaning on vanitas in s2 HECK YEAH. AND THE SUN RISE IN S1 WHEN NOÉ PROMISED TO STAY BY VANITAS’ SIDE. AND THE SUN RISE IN S2 WHEN THEY MADE UP. AND VANITAS TOOK NOÉ’S HAND! AND ACCEPTED HIM INTO HIS LIFE! after hiding everything about himself from noé, and now letting him see just a piece of him. and them arguing like an old married couple but also instinctively protecting each other. these damn gays

domijeanne - when do they kiss. like for Real. man i love that they hold such high admiration for each other and they support each other so much. and domi who harbours so much self-hatred and compares herself with jeanne, but jeanne just sees her as strong and beautiful and incredible. i love that they’re genuinely friends and always go to each other and ALSO LETS NOT FORGET THE DANCING SCENE! and also jeanne the hellfire witch and domi with the ice powers LIKE! INCREDIBLE SHOW STOPPING. pretty please i need them to kiss

overall - love the op and ed so much. love the colours and vibrancy and how during the last fight it was all grey and dull and ugh. studio bones KNOWS how to do symbolism with these damn colours. incredible and devastating writing and im definitely gonna go read the manga. drop dead gorgeous art style like all of these characters are BEAUTIFUL. a perfect mix of silly and pure horror and genuine love (both platonic and romantic and maybe some of these characters are trauma bonded but they come together anyway and that is just great) and tragedy. i love vnc. the bsd-mtp-vnc pipeline so real. they are all incredible shows but i think vnc has my favourite storyline out of them all so far. thanks if u read til here LMAO 🫶🫡

#lena watches vnc #vanitas no carte #vanoé #domijeanne #INCREDIBLE. i am floored #im not proof reading this take it or leave it

11 notes · View notes