#also this whole situation has happened before and with the same college student
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AITA for defending my friend lying about his dog dying?
Cw for animal abuse and Is ableist language (using sociopath as synonym for bad person)
I was in a friend group of three. Me (24f) my best friend since age 7 (24m) and we have a mutual friend he met in college when he moved away and has known for a little over a year (23f). Callin' them Liam and Rory for ease. Liam had an Esa (not a service dog, an esa). His whole life has revolved around this dog since we were 16 and he moved away. He keeps a very strict schedule with this dog. We are all aware of it because he will leave group chats mid conversation to make sure "Buddy" gets walked or fed or whatever time it is. He takes really good care of this dog and hand-makes its meals and takes it to the vet every 2 months.
Few weeks ago he was acting weird but trying to cover it up. I had been meaning to ask what was going on more privately but I kinda dropped the ball because my aunt died suddenly.
Flash to a week ago Rory sent a huge wall of text to our group chat calling Liam a barrage of names like "sociopath". It turns out that his dog died but he'd been acting like everything was the same which is why he seemed off. She found out when she came onto his property to check on him and he had to "confess."
Shes upset at him for lying but I knew there was more going on. So I talked to him about it privately over the phone and he just shattered. He had no idea what to do or say because he thinks his dad killed Buddy but he doesn't have direct proof. I had never heard him cry before this, because he was raised to really keep that stuff close to his chest. He's tried to open up to me over the years but it's visibly difficult for him especially with how his father still treats him. I believe him because if he truly wanted to manipulate me I still do not think he would have let me see that. He kept apologizing and sounding really lost and ashamed so I really don't think it was an act, you can't fake that kind of helpless abused kid feeling.
I forgave him for keeping it from me because it was obvious he was going to tell us once he processed the situation because that's a lot to say the least. I explained what happened to Rory and said sure maybe it wasn't 100% in the right but he was obviously expiercing trauma and him acting like everything was fine wasn't about hurting us, and we knew something was wrong but didn't ask, she thinks he's trolling for sympathy and that if I forgive him it tells her everything she needs to know about what kind of person I am. And says if he really thinks he dad killed his dog he would have called the police.
There are several reasons he shouldn't call the police one being that his dad has always treated Laim really badly but we never thought he would kill a dog and my friend has to live with him because he's a broke college student. She said he should have figured that out on his own but instead he manipulated us and is now trying to make us feel bad that he got caught.
I also feel like he was in danger from his dad and if he told us Buddy was gone he'd have to say why and then he'd be lying to us anyway until he figured out what the hell happened or if it was safe to tell us. We don't have enough information so I just don't think it's fair to totally write him off as a bad person over what is obviously and extremely traumatic situation? Without even talking to him? She found out Buddy was dead, left and refused to speak to him before announcing her departure from the group and blocked him on everything and basically made me choose between her or him.
I told her that was a really heartless take and that she's over reacting and she told me if I wanted to be best friends with a sociopath that was none of her buisness but she wanted nothing to do with either us because I'm just as bad as him if I don't agree with her so she doesnt loose anything by cutting me off.
She really made me feel like I was helping Liam hide a body. So I'm wondering if she's right. I don't think I'll change my mind, I won't abandon him but I am willing to admit I was wrong if I am.
Am I the assshole for sticking by him?
What are these acronyms?
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idk if you've talked about this before or not, but how would you think it would go down if steve and danny met at an earlier time in their life, maybe early transitioning stages still for danny?
Ooohhh I have not spoken about this, but this is an interesting concept.
An au of an au, I guess. If Rachel never decided to hit him with her car. OR if she did, then one where they never got Serious, and fizzled out after she went to England.
When Danny's like 22 and still Very Cognizant of How To Pass. His voice has started to change, but not that much. He's starting to get body and facial hair, but not quite at the level he will when he's a little older. If he's clean shaven and not careful about how he speaks and behaves, he occasionally gets clocked and it's terrifying.
And then idk spring break? For Convenience's Sake. Let's say spring break at *spins the wheel* MYRTLE BEACH. Because google says that's a popular spot on the east coast. Danny goes w/ a bunch of Queers™ he's buddies with, and like half of them have blue hair and pronouns, it's Tucker Carlson's nightmare.
Who else also happens to be at Myrtle Beach? Why Steven McGarrett and a whole mess of baby sailors. Freddie is going to wear a neon green tank top the entire time and yell HOOYAH at strangers. Catherine's ready to fucking go HOG WILD. Pun intended.
Danny splurged for his own hotel room, because he knows how his friends operate, and he's not interested in navigating any socks on the door situation. He’s here to party and get laid, he’s not gonna deal with a roomie. No fuck you Brayden, get your own room or share with Amethyst. This is gonna be his first spring break post top surgery, so he’s – he’s probably not gonna go topless. He does still hate the beach. But being hot and humid without having to wear a binder? Fuck yes. This is also gonna be his last Spring Break before he graduates and goes to Law School and he has to idk be More Responsible or something.
Steve’s gotten his own hotel room for many similar reasons. He’s seen how Freddie gets about trying to Eat So Much Pussy, and he isn’t interesting in being an unfortunate witness to such escapades. Besides, Steve also has plans to Eat So Much Pussy, and maybe. You know. Maybe suck a dick or something. At least make out with a dude, he thinks. Maybe these gay thoughts can catch him. Maybe he’ll let them.
Anyways, what I’m saying is that Steve and Danny’s rooms JUST SO HAPPEN to be right next to each other. The kind with an adjoining door. And the hotel isn’t the classiest, but it was the nicest they could get that was still close to the bars and reasonably priced. And lo, Danny and his friends and Steve and his friends JUST SO HAPPEN to check in at the same time.
They do that thing where they make eye contact with each other in the elevator. And Danny’s on edge because yeah that guy’s good looking, but he’s also wearing a t shirt that says Annapolis on it in big letters. Steve meanwhile saw Danny come in with a bunch of obviously queer people and is like okay. There’s a hot guy who I think is definitely maybe probably also into dudes.
And they bump into each other again at the bar, and spend almost the entire night dancing around each other. It’s just a bunch of drunk college students interacting. (Brayden is trying very hard to fuck Freddie and Freddie is straight boy oblivious.) You know who’s not being straight boy oblivious? Steve.
Because Steve’s doing his smooth dog schtick, even if he maybe hasn’t gotten that moniker yet. He’s flirty and charming and it’s driving Danny up the fucking wall. Like Steve keeps brushing his hand across the side of Danny’s waist or his lower back under the guise of passing by him to get to the bar. And Danny is like ‘okay if this is gay chicken so be it’ so he starts flirting back kind of aggressively, but instead of getting all deer in headlights about it, Steve looks so genuinely pleased at Danny’s attention.
Danny: “… Shit I’m gonna fuck this sailor, aren’t I?”
Steve: “… Catch me now Gay Thoughts.”
If they didn’t have hotel rooms right next to each other, if Danny didn’t know for a fact that he’s basically neighbors with this guy for the rest of the break, he’d just suck Steve off and deal w/ the sexual frustration of not getting his. Because telling random (presumably closeted jfc, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is still in force) people about the trans thing is UHM terrifying.
But when Steve leans in close and whispers “Let me walk with you back to the hotel,” in Danny’s ear, and he’s so fucking tall and hot and clearly ripped, and he’s got nice hands, Danny’s just drunk enough to be like “…yeah.”
And because of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell they both go to their separate rooms. Steve immediately goes ‘knock knock knock’ on the adjoining door. Danny can’t believe he’s gonna do this, but at least if something goes Wrong he can probably run back to the other room and lock the door real quick.
So, he opens the door, and Steve starts kissing him basically from the get go. Kisses Danny deep and purposeful, and shit, shit Danny didn’t think this through.
“Wait, wait, wait-” Danny stops him while they’re both still standing in the open doorway.
“Sorry?” Steve’s panicking just a little, because he thought that this is what they were doing, but now Danny’s stopping him and oh no.
And Danny just blurts out “I’m trans?”
Fuck. That wasn’t supposed to be a question. He’s. Very drunk.
“I’m trans,” Danny repeats. There. Gotta say it with conviction.
Steve just kind of blinks at him, because he’s also Very Drunk and uhhhhhh what?
"What?"
“… I don’t have a dick.”
It’s not the best way to explain this, but it’s what Danny’s beer addled brain comes up with, when he’s got a beefy navy cadet all up in his space. Steve doesn’t seem put off by Danny’s explanation, which is good. He just kind of blinks at Danny some more and then says:
“You don’t have a dick.”
“I don’t have a dick.”
Fuck.
This is awkward.
Danny’s made a mistake.
But then Steve just goes “Oh good, I’ve never sucked a dick before, I was worried I’d be bad at it.”
Danny’s about to. He doesn’t know. Tell Steve ‘well of course you’ll be bad at it’ because unless you’re some kind of cock sucking savant, you’re not going to be good at it on the first try. But it gets kind of lost because Steve just kisses him again. And again. And again.
And Steve does, in fact, get to Eat So Much Pussy. Danny practically sucks Steve’s soul out through his dick.
The next morning, they wake up hungover and sore. They go to waffle house. Then they go back to those adjoined hotel rooms, and do it all over again sober.
Instead of spending Spring Break in a drunken stupor, they actually spend it (mostly) sober fucking like rabbits or tangled together in bed and drowsily talking. They go through an improbable number of condoms. Steve’s 21. He’s got the refractory period get wild with it.
And then they just kind of. Stay in touch. After.
Steve goes back to Annapolis, and Danny goes back to Princeton. And they text and call constantly. And it turns into this weird ‘fuck buddies but also best friends but also long distance’ kind of situation. Steve goes on and becomes a SEAL. Danny goes to law school and then doesn’t become a lawyer.
They don’t see each other in person often, but when they do it’s usually like no one ever left.
Steve doesn’t have much of a relationship with his father. He’s not currently on speaking terms with Mary. So, when he’s got leave? He’s in New Jersey. He doesn’t go home to Hawai'i. He goes home to Danny.
Steve has his casual thing with Catherine, and yes he and Danny are also casual, but it’s Different from his relationship with her. And sure Danny also dates, but if Steve calls Danny up and is like “I’ve got 48 hours of leave in Manhattan” Danny will basically drop everything to go meet him there.
(Freddie refers to Danny as Steve’s ““friend”” quotation marks included, even after Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is repealed. Because they’re not dating, not really. But they’re, you know, Close.)
Steve goes off and does classified bullshit that he can’t talk about, and when he’s stateside Danny holds him in the long nights when he can’t sleep.
When Danny's PI cases get too gnarly, when Tilly doesn’t make it home, Steve bullies Danny into a gun range and teaches him the ins and outs of shooting.
And it turns into this Thing, where they both are Convinced that it is only ever going to be casual between the two of them. And they just circle each other. Because Steve is a moron, but he’s also Danny’s best fucking friend. Because Danny’s a loudmouth, but Steve still isn’t going anywhere else when he’s got leave. And they fuck, and they argue, and they kiss soft and slow, and Danny makes Steve pancakes, and Steve knows Danny’s preferred brand of coffee, but somehow? They never make it to the point of talking about actually defining their relationship.
It goes like that for years. For over a decade.
And then Hesse.
And then the funeral.
Danny flies out, for it. Steve doesn’t know why he wasn’t expecting that. Danny had never met John, only ever knew Steve’s father second hand from the (very) rare occasions Steve had spoken about him.
They’re both on a time crunch.
Danny’s heading back at the airport, when Governor Jameson drops the offer for a task force in Steve’s lap.
Danny’s making his way through security, when Steve’s breaking into an active crime scene and getting into an argument with Detective Hanamoa.
Danny’s sitting by the gate, when he gets a call from Steve, asking if he can stay in Honolulu a little longer.
And Danny doesn’t hesitate, when he says “sure thing, babe.”
EDIT: Part II
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MASTERPOST
Basic Info:
This AU is a swap AU to the @cult-au-askblog created by @nashdoesstuff. Here, Killer, a college student under heavy stress, joins a cult that worships the God of Positivity, Dream. Dream finds interest in Killer, and gives more attention to him than any other cultist. Killer blindly follows Dream, thinking that if he is to Believe in the Light, the Light will give back.
CHARACTERS:
BACKGROUND:
Killer grew up in a strict household, and went to catholic schools throughout his teenage years after his parents realized his mental health got progressively worse. During their senior year, they opened up about their feelings and who he felt he was as a person, and his parents despised it. As soon as he turned 18, he was kicked out and told to move in with a friend. This friend committed suicide a year later, and Killer was left with a college dormitory and two annoying [and very flirty] roommates. Throughout freshman year in college, Killer felt hopeless, and nothing he did worked. He wondered what they had done wrong: they believed in Christ for ages (forcefully), given back to his community, helped others- why wouldn't anything good happen with him?
One day, while working his second job as a waiter, one of his clients asked him if he was doing okay. Despite Killer's jabs at telling them he was okay, they didn't listen. They insisted he go to a "support group" nearby the forest, alone. Killer was hesitant, but went with it anyways. He had tried everything, what other choice did he have?
Upon arrival, this didn't seem like any ordinary group. They all wore the same clothing lined with gold and a strange symbol on their belt. Shortly after, he realized he was brought into a cult's meeting by the leader of it. They told them to not worry, as everything would be okay with some explanation. They worshipped the god named Dream, the God of Positivity, because he supposedly gave his followers lives of peace and happiness.
Killer decided to join, reluctant. After his second meeting, a prized possession of his, a knitted scarf, was sacrificed to this god. He also got a tattoo in the form of a star on his right arm. The scary part is, no tattoo gun was used. It was some form of staff, and it radiated energy Killer had never felt before.
Since then, he's been hearing and seeing strange things pop up in his room. Turns out, Dream liked him a lot, and wanted to make sure he was "at his happiest." Killer was visited by him every night, and always ended up sleeping with a smile on his face. Maybe this whole cult thing was actually good. He's never felt better.
OTHER:
Killer is an AFAB demi-boy who uses He / They pronouns.
His friend who committed suicide helped with transition surgery costs.
Killer is 5”6.
He finds film to be interesting and an escape from the real world. He can just write something down and imagine it being acted out.
The three languages he speaks are English, Spanish, and Arabic. He wants to learn more, but can't find the motivation to do so.
Killer uses his name to mask their deadname. It was meant to be temporary, but they grew a liking to it.
He is gay.
Killer's text is in red.
BACKGROUND:
Cross was diagnosed with depression in high school, but later, after many therapy sessions, was rid of it. He was inspired by his counselor to go help other people, so he decided to study psychology to assist others in crisis.
Cross met Killer on a forum about film design. Since then, he's been trying to help him, as he's noticed their tired look in appearance and some of the stuff he talks about in DMs. Though, he isn't as worried as they tend to talk about his family a lot. They seem like nice and accepting people!
OTHER
Cross uses He / Him pronouns.
Cross' podcast is about real life stories, and how people have overcome tough situations. It's meant to be a podcast on inspiration, and Killer listens to it every time he updates it (mostly just to support him.)
Cross is 5”7.
Cross is bisexual!
He has a bit of a thing for fashion and considered pursuing design for some time before finding the mental health field more interesting.
He can sew really well! He has a sewing machine and makes his own clothing often.
Despite his age, he's never drunk before and doesn't want to.
Cross has dimples!
Dream doesn't like Cross all that much. He thinks he should be the only one helping them.
Cross' text is in purple.
BACKGROUND:
[short backstory here]
Dream, also known as the God of Positivity, is what appears to many as the bringer of hope. Little do his followers know, there happens to be a bit more to the story...
OTHER INFO:
Dream is genderfluid and uses all pronouns.
He dislikes his brother.
Dream is 6”4.
He loves golden apples.
He finds mortals amusing. Literally anything they might do is entertaining to him.
His crown floats and the star glows. You'll go blind if you stare at it for over 3 minutes, alongside his eye lights.
He dislikes shoes and wears none.
His wings are made of light. They are there for show.
Dream is polysexual.
Dream's text is in yellow.
BACKGROUND:
[Additional info on Nightmare and Dream]
As his brother wreaked havoc on his home, Nightmare, in a last ditch attempt, found an additional tree that contained the blank apples his brother consumed for his power. When he grabbed it, he watched the white fruit turn into a dark, black one. Since it worked for Dream, it should work for him, right?
As he ate that singular black apple, it supplied him with the ability to weave the shadows, with the price of one lingering his body. The shadow proved useful, however, but not for long. Dream's strength he had gained from the dozens he consumed overcame the singular one Nightmare ate. He lost the battle, and his home.
Nowadays, Nightmare wanders the Realm of the Gods, trying to fix his brother's mess. He tries not to associate himself with the mortal realm as much as he can.
OTHER INFO:
Nightmare uses he/they/it pronouns.
He doesn't hate his brother; he's fearful for him.
Nightmare is 5”6.
He feels pity for every one of Dream's followers, particularly Killer.
Nightmare cannot take his scarf off. The Shadow is stuck onto his body, so therefore it's stuck to him.
Nightmare's skull has that same dark substance on his hood. His hood is made out of special fabric that transfers the effects to it whenever it is worn.
Nightmare wishes for balance once again.
He is aroace.
The more negativity there is in an area, the more powerful the Shadow becomes. It, however, cannot take control over Nightmare.
Every time Nightmare feels strong negativity, dark substance releases from his sockets.
Nightmare's text is in blue.
Other characters you may ask are the Leader [Swapped!Nash], Dust, and Horror, alongside Ink. Though, the last three aren't too different from the cult-au-askblog.
QnA:
Q: Can I make fanart?
A: Yes, absolutely! Tag me so I can see it! However, I would rather not see NSFW content. You can make it, but please do not tag me.
DO NOT USE MY CHARACTERS FOR HARMFUL USE.
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Q: Will there be a comic?
A: No, sorry. I may write drabbles, though!
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Q: What are the tags for this AU?
A: The tags are #swap!cult au, #swap cult au, or #swap!cult!au.
Of course, the ask box is open for you curious souls out there... go wild y'all.
#undertale multiverse#undertale#undertale au#swap!cult au#swap cult au#swap!cult!au#sc!dream#sc!killer#sc!cross#nash's shenanigans#nashdoesstuff#utmv#cult au#dream sans#killer sans#cross sans#nightmare sans#sc!nightmare
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Love Class 2: A Love Letter
I caught up on the last episodes of Love Class 2 and I felt like I need to give the whole show (both seasons) a rewatch because s2 had so much going on, and my attention definitely suffered in the beginning of S2 from everything else airing at the same time and the proliferation of characters. But I finished the series feeling like something special had just happened, so I wanted to sit with that for a minute and see if I could articulate why. Especially after the disappointment that was the ending of the Minato's Laundromat sequel, I wanted to process my thoughts around what made this one good.
This is not very coherent and very long, mostly because I just wanted to get it down before I got absorbed by other shows again [Spoilers for both seasons follow].
To remind/recap about Love Class 1: The first season focused on Cha Ji Woo and Lee Ro A. Ro A is a returning student who was just released from military service; he lives with Kim Nam Joon who has a crush on him and another roommate. At first, Ji Woo has a crush on Bae Yoo Na, a girl in his class who is being stalked. Her uncle works at the college and so she knows the professor, who is being pursued by one of the other (female) students in the class, Kim Hye Won.
I had forgotten most of this tbh. On rewatch, I remember how much I liked that Yoo Na and Ro A fell for Ji Woo for the same reason, and Ji Woo fell for them for similar reasons too. There is a lot more forced proximity between the leads in S1, with both the class and then the broken arm, which helps because the entire season is so short. There's a resolution with the stalker plot, a nice moment where Ji Woo is honest about how his feelings, and in the penultimate episode, Ro A decides to protect Ji Woo from himself (and homophobia) by rejecting him and disappearing.
Season one ends with a standard separation (that is only kind of earned); an explicit message from the surf shop owner: "If you keep avoiding things out of fear, you'll never experience the good things in life"; and in the last minute we get basically a standard K-drama dead fish kiss (@gabrielokun has done some very kind cropping here so it looks a bit better).
Overall it was ok. Felt very standard at the time, the leads were cute and it was nice that the love rivals Yoo Na and Nam Joon were not treated as villains in the end. The het side plot with the professor felt tacked on. Ji Woo's changing emotions towards Ro A were signposted well but felt fast, and Ro A's fear of ruining Ji Woo's life by turning him gay felt a bit overdramatic and disappearing entirely (including dropping out of class and moving) was a lot. The end left no time at all for them as a couple, so it was very unclear to me whether they'd actually last.
After rewatching S1, I need to give S2 major props for doing the sequel thing right. The show picked up on a lot of the elements of the original while being a completely stand-alone story and not repeating anything in the OG.
Really quick summary of S2 mostly for the names: Lee Hyeon and Min Wu are friends in university together who have known each other since high school. Min Wu has been trying to ignore his crush on their mutual friend Ma Ru (who went straight into the working world and then quit so got kicked out by his parents). Meanwhile Lee Hyeon has been looking for his former tutor Kim An for 2 years; Kim An appears and Lee Hyeon pursues him by joining Love & Marriage class with the help of the TA Sung Min. Sung Min is being pursued by returning student Ju Hyuk after Ju Hyuk sees him in an embarrassing situation with his pants literally down. Shenanigans ensue [many more details recapped below].
Rewatching S1 helped me realize why I liked S2 so much. In season 2, it's like they heard all the complaints and addressed them:
The only heterosexual is there to support the gays; no love rivals here (also PS Sa Ra's character was delightful; I loved the way she knew exactly what to do on those stairs during the fake date!)
All of the couples are gay and get more time overall (the whole series is longer too; 10 instead of 6 eps and some of those eps were over 30 mins each)
All of the couples also have a history together before the show starts, so all have [a varying amount of] feelings before we even begin
And because of the difference in where these couples are starting, everything happens so fast and there is so much more character development
Rather than the love & marriage class being about getting to know someone, because of Lee Hyeon and Kim An's history, the assignments from the class end up being about getting to relearn someone who has changed and you don't know why; bridging barriers and re-establishing intimacy, which was a fun twist
While the first season did a bit of talking about building relationships and forming meaningful connections, it really didn't have time to do much with this and the premise of the "love class" felt barely used. In this season these themes get explored more, with everyone at one point or another needing advice or having to work on their relationship
Of all of the characters, only one didn't know he was gay/bi going into the start of S2
All of the couples express obvious sexual desire and have sex (some before they even date, it's a miracle)
All of the couples have multiple kisses!
Homophobia isn't removed from the world entirely, but it's not a major plot point in this season
None of the couples split up right before the end; the closest is the older couple in ep8 and they reconcile by ep9 [and sidenote: did the professor drop that whatever he lost on purpose so Sung Min would see him with his nephew?!]
They essentially dedicate two episodes to revelling in the happy ending and building out what these characters are like when they are in a relationship, and I love that; no penultimate episode drama
The couples get an entire episode to triple-date and they all just relax being able to be out and comfortable together, it's extremely cute and also heartwarming and a little sad that this is the only place they can feel away from the gay boy scrutiny [this is what I meant by homophobia not being removed entirely from the world, but it's presence is in its absence rather than it being a plot point, and this was refreshing]
The couple that is in the class is out to the class by choice at the end; no more being afraid of rumours the way the original couple were in s1
The stalker plot got darker (it's one thing to stalk someone but to impersonate them at a job that could get you in trouble? Diabolical) and had more clear motivations for his character; also no police were involved in the resolution this time which felt more realistic
Both seasons deal a lot with characters holding in secrets and not communicating; but in s1 the confession from Ji Woo led to Ro A lying to him directly. In contrast, in S2 direct communication is met either with being shut down or with communication back; the other characters sometimes say it's not the time, but never punish the other character for direct communication. And in some cases the direct communication finally helps move them forward/out of misunderstandings. And not directly communicating leads to mess.
In s1 the seniors were bullies and they didn't really face any consequences; in contrast in S2 the boss at the cafe was such a bully and he got harassed into taking a break, realizing he was being horrible, and becoming a better person (and getting a love interest lolol)
In addition to all the things they did differently, there were so many things that echoed or called back to s1! Parallels to the first season:
Sa Ra gets to repeat the moral from the first season: love requires bravery. All of our couples exhibit different levels and kinds of bravery at different times, but all of them at one point or another take that leap and decide to be brave.
The storytelling strategy of flashing back to show us something we hadn't previously seen to recontextualize what we have since been shown was used once in s1 and used in all three couples at the end of every episode of season 2, as well as sometimes mid-episode.
Someone startles/disrupts the Love & Marriage class to ask to be paired with someone of the same sex in both seasons
There is ominous door-knocking in ep2 that ends up being a fake-out but works extra well as creepy because of the knocking by the stalker in s1
There are also similar moments in s1&2 where the "friend" (who is more than a friend but was rejected but still lives/lived with the love interest) stalks and surprises a character to tell them 'truths' about their loved one
The show keeps the feel of s1 in terms of the mix between cute, funny, and sinister (for better or for worse, though I think S2 balances these better)
The relationships in S2 have a lot in common with S1: there are friends who have been friends since high school one of whom is pining and the other rejects him and they agreed to be friends only who live together; rather than a teacher and student there is a returning student and TA; there is a returning student in both seasons; there is one friend out of a trio who is more of a himbo and doesn't go to their school but is still around all the time
Both seasons had a character who seemed to be unaware he was gay/bi until he was put in a position to be forced to realize it, and credit to both seasons, any gay panic was mostly off screen/tied up in figuring out their feelings, and none took place after they told their gay crush
Both seasons touched on how rumours and social isolation can affect you (though the rumours in S2 were not about being gay)
I mentioned it above, but the way the couples relax when they're all in the open and on the trip together was a really touching callback to the first season dealing with the scrutiny of homophobia (whispering, rumours); and the in-class couple showing a photo of them kissing in class is such a huge contrast to s1's couple having a photo of them feeding one another taken and shared without their consent.
Also also in s1 there was a double date near the end of the show so that was also a cute parallel!
While the bullying seniors didn't face consequences in s1, they were interrupted by various people trying to protect their love interests throughout the show. That theme of protecting your love interest from bullying continued to greater effect in S2 and I thought that was really cute!
Cameos of s1 couple and the couple from Private Lessons appeared in s2; it was unclear to me whether the couple from s1 was reprising their roles (though I assume so) but the couple from Private Lessons definitely had the same character names!
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Putting aside comparisons now, the storytelling and characters in S2 are so much more interesting!
Ep1 starts with the mysterious fall from the roof [fake-out #1] and then the scene with Lee Hyeon and Min Wu [fake-out #2] in which they call Ma Ru and establish some of the friend group dynamics and then we get the hint that something else is going on with Lee Hyeon (Min Wu asks if he's given up on looking for someone); and then we get the moment that connects storyline 3 to storylines 1&2 between Kim An and Sung Min. So much tight storytelling in this first ep, I remember on first watch being surprised by how much attention this series was requiring considering s1! I scrolled the tag and saw most people found eps 1&2 confusing, and I can say I definitely found it much easier on rewatch and going in with different expectations.
Ep2 hints at the past we don't yet know between Ju Hyuk and Sung Min (only on rewatch did I realize Ju Hyuk asks Sung Min to eat with him like a normal person and the way he promised he would but Sung Min doesn't remember or realize what's happening, and turns him down kindly, which is why he resorts to being an ass.
Ep 3 we get the first hints Ma Ru knows something is up (being afraid to knock on MinWu's door), the first love & marriage assignments (observing your partner and writing them a letter of what you want to say to them) as well as the underwear gift from Ju Hyuk to Sung Min, and the note at Kim Ann's locker. This episode really starts to build on the theme of intimacy and what intimacy means, when is it appropriate, how do you establish it, and the conflict that arises when people are on different pages about your level of intimacy. Like most have noticed, this is where it really takes off and comes into its own as a good show.
The rest of the show really builds on and plays with these histories, intimacies, and conflicts. They have time to actually hurt one another (eg the slut shaming) and actually make up. Each one moves at a different pace. [Sidenote: have I said enough how happy I am that the older couple slept together before dating?! To be clear I am just as excited when an ace/demi/inexperienced character gets to be ace/demi/explore or come into their sexuality, but I only have so much patience for the blushing maiden trope in adult gay men who have clear sexual attraction and interest especially when they have previous experience, and anything outside of one-partner-in-their-entire-lives is still so rare in BL. And as an aside on this aside, I love how much Ju Hyuk's rizz works at first but then backfires on him later, forcing him to use actual communication after all!] Each couple has a reason for the hesitation or delay in becoming a couple (power dynamics and uncertainty about where you stand; friendship you don't want to lose; being burned before and feeling like you aren't allowed to have anything good in your life). Even more importantly, we get reasons for everything: why Min Wu is growing distant with Ma Ru; why Kim An is more terse and cautious with Lee Hyun; why Ju Hyuk is so weirdly rude to Sung Min. And, as I mentioned above, we actually get a motive for the villain of the story too, Kim An's childhood friend/brother/rejected love/stalker (whose name I keep forgetting even in rewatch lol sorry bro). He thought Kim An was only with him because he was desperate, and so when Kim An started making other connections, he thought he had to ruin Kim An's life. And he thought when he came back into Kim An's life, Kim An would still be desperate, and he'd be able to fit back in. He didn't understand that Kim An had still loved him even if he was no longer interested in a romantic or sexual relationship, and would have kept him in his life if he hadn't been betrayed; he didn't understand that Kim An would be able to rebuild his life without him; he didn't understand that Kim An would not forgive him even though he still cared about him. It really is tragic, and the tragedy is in a lot of ways understated.
Yes it was a bit messy with the three plots going on simultaneously but when binged, and definitely on rewatch, it was easier to follow and I enjoyed how the interaction between the characters moved each of the plots forward. I wonder how much the pacing bothered some viewers because it definitely is not paced like a usual kbl, but that's one of the things I liked about it lol and there were some parts that I enjoyed only on rewatch because I could focus on them.
All of this incoherence is to say: I really like the storytelling in S2 so much more than S1; I think it's one of the better sequel attempts I've seen, in that there are clear connections to the first season but everything is built on rather than recreated; and the stories were also just more interesting. Season 2 delivered on the premise of Season 1 without re-using the same structure, plot points, or story beats. Lots of tropes were repeated but they were always used in a new way and played out differently. The finale felt queer in a way I don't expect from Korean BL. We got some of the things I always say I want more of in any series: more time with folks as a couple working out their relationship post-get-together, clear communication, and queer community. Overall, this show affected me more than I expected. It wasn't perfect execution, but TL;DR, more of this please!
#love class the series#love class 2#typed so i can stop thinking it#this tag has probably never been more true lol#everyone has moved on but i had to process my emotions with idk how many words this is but lots#thank you for coming to my ted talk#long post#bl meta#Youtube
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TW: for sexual assault, death, and just in general.
I just wanted to say that this year has been rough which is why I haven’t been active as much on here as I’d like to be. So here’s a life update as to why life has been putting my through the ringer:
Firstly we have had to put 3 of our pets down in 4 months, we aren’t bad pet owners they were just all my childhood pets so they were getting very old.
All of these pets took a toll on me but last week we had to put down my cat, if you know me well you know that this cat is 17 years old meaning I’ve had her since I was less than a year old. She meant everything to me and she was super empathetic legitimately whenever anyone in the house would cry she would be there to comfort them. Especially me. This has been really hard for me and I expect it to get harder.
We also lost both of our dogs (the rescue and our Shiba Inu) both of which I loved dearly.
Another way this year has put me through the ringer is that last semester my roommate brought in a lot of random people we didn’t know, and just let them stay as long as they wanted even when we were in vulnerable positions. And as someone with a lot of trauma surrounding growing up in a homophobic town, hate crimes, being a victim of SA, and many other reasons, this made me really uncomfortable and I would have to force myself to stay awake even if I had a morning class the next day because I couldn’t fathom falling asleep with people I didn’t know in the room.
One of these people. Let’s call him J, have all of my other roommates and I incredibly bad vibes. And my roommate didn’t know anything about him, just met him in the elevator and told him to come up to our room and hang. Well he came up everyone in the room was immediately uncomfortable, then he had a seizure on our dorm floor. Since I was the only one that knew how to handle the situation, I had to hold him on his side while he was seizing and wait for the paramedics.
This is where it starts to get bad with J: 2 days after the prior incident with him, he comes back to our room unannounced and it is just me and my one roommate who invited him who decides to take a shower leaving me alone with this guy. He thanks me for helping him then offers me a drink (yes alcohol we are college students). And so the alcoholic I am I’m not gonna turn down free booze so I agree. Now I drink it (he drank from the same container prior to me so I thought it was safe) and then my head starts to feel a little fuzzy shortly after. And I am not a light weight so I immediately suspect I’ve been drugged but I’m not about to tell him that. I can push medication fast but this was hitting me. But I stayed awake and pulled out my knife which I hid under the blanket I was under. A while after my roommate gets out of the bathroom and I tell her “hey I wanna watch the kardashians” (I knew J couldn’t stand them from the limited interactions I’ve had) and J goes “guess that’s my cue to leave”.
I kind of brush this whole thing off because again at the time I only suspected I had been drugged I didn’t think much of it. 2 days after that we find out there was a guy drugging people on campus. Then suddenly we are getting texts from friends on campus we rarely talk to who had seen us with J. And I felt sick to my stomach. He had always acted really creepy around me and I’d I hadn’t been who I am, something worse might’ve happened and as someone who’s been a victim before it traumatized me. I sleep with a knife every night now.
Just overall a lot of shit is fucked up but I’m getting better.
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|| ALRIGHT. IT IS TIME. HERE IS LIA’S OFFICIAL PLACEMENT IN BOOK 6. Keep in mind that this is subject to change, even though I don’t PLAN for it to change XDD Also, this involves my headcanons of Idia's parents, not what we see in Book 7!!
Lia expected the Charon division to get dispatched to Night Raven College soon and was quite surprised that it took this long. She was in her room when the Charons invaded NRC, but she received a notification that alerted her as to what was going on. She ran out of her room and out of the dorm, going into the main building to see for herself what was happening. If the Charon were here, those overblotted students would be taken away. She knew she had to return home before she even got the call telling her to.
Lia doesn’t work for Idia directly. Instead, she works for Zandik Shroud, Idia’s father. There’s a lot that she knows about that even Idia isn’t aware of. The situation that will occur in the next 24 hours was one of them. Zandik informed Lia to come to STYX, and once she arrived, she received another call explaining what she was expected to do.
Idia’s mother and father will be going to question Crowley. During that time, Idia is expected to run STYX in their stead. Zandik anticipates that Idia will fail and that this power will go to his head a bit. Without surveillance, he anticipates that Idia will go down to Tartarus, realizing the real Ortho is down there, and will Overblot. What Idia doesn’t know–and what Lia suspects–is that Zandik was actually the reason for Ortho’s demise. It was an experiment of his to see what would happen if a Shroud with their curse was put down there in the Underworld. Now, he was curious to see how a Shroud would overblot, if it’s even possible, and how long they can last. He told Lia that her job now was to make sure he overblots.
So, Lia hung around like a shadow, doing her job as a researcher and as the Shrouds’ favorite “toy”. At any opportunity she had, she would bring up Ortho–the real Ortho–to Idia to make sure he would do anything to bring his brother back if given the chance. Though she was never actually friendly, she spent this whole time acting like she was on everyone’s side.
When Idia did go down into Tartarus, Lia received another call from Zandik. Her role in this experiment has changed. With these students here, and with the intruders as well, there was no doubt that they would try to stop Idia and interfere with the experiment. Her job was to make them fail and let the overblot run its course, only interfering when Idia is about to die so Zandik doesn’t lose his heir. Lia refused since this went far beyond anything he had ever told her to do before, so he made a deal with her. If she succeeded, he would let her be free. Lia agreed.
She met up with the rest of the students and went down with Vil, Rook, Epel, and MC (this can change depending on the interaction, however). She kept her true intentions a secret as they all descended down the towers, fighting back the Phantoms as they went. She did small things to slow them down, but nothing too much–she didn’t want to be revealed just yet.
Once everyone reached the bottom, and once she saw Idia and Ortho, she realized she couldn’t go through with her orders. If she interfered, the other students would die. She couldn’t let them be the victims of another Shroud incident. No doubt characters like Leona may have seen through what she was doing by now and called her out on it, but she then decides that she changed her mind. She’ll fight. And since she was giving up her freedom for this, she had nothing left to lose. If she died protecting these people, she would be free.
Instead of three chariots, four come down, one for Lia. She got on one and explained that her signature spell allowed her to manipulate blot. She said she will circle Idia and Ortho and keep them relatively in the same place, weakening their attacks as best she could. So, she did. She knew how to set her chariot to autopilot mode so it would circle the phantom, and then she focused all of her attention on manipulating the giant infestation of blot before her. She was dangerously close to Tartarus, not to mention using her signature spell a deadly amount.
What she did made a large difference and allowed the groups to hit Ortho with their lightning. With the last attack from Vil’s group, Lia used the last of her strength to throw Phantom Ortho back into Tartarus by controlling the blot his body was made of. However, that crossed her line. Lia collapsed as her chariot continued to go around and around. If it wasn’t for one group (I’ll leave it up to plotting to determine who) didn’t come for her and bring her out, she would have died there. Lia remained unconscious until everyone was sent back to NRC, barely hanging onto life. Blot spilled from her eyes, mouth, and nose, but given how weak her body was, she didn’t overblot in a powerful sense–however, she was dying from blot poisoning, so she essentially overblotted but without the power boost (and without the phantom).
By the time they did arrive at NRC, Lia had died. Her heart stopped and her body was completely filled with blot. However, she had only been dead for a few minutes, so she was included in Malleus’ “gift”. He restored Vil back to his original appearance and cleansed Lia of her blot, as well as brought her back to life (maybe a little electricity~ XDD) Her body is very much broken and, now that she isn’t using her signature spell, her hair is mostly white. It took a month before she could even walk again, but she’s slowly recovering. However, until she has recovered more, Lia can’t use any magic without creating an alarming amount of blot.
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BACK TO THE ROOTS - A NOTE ON CLAIRE'S VILLAGE VERSE.
( because it's long due and i finally somewhat found the words to make a cohesive thought )
CLAIRE A / canon.
despite not being affiliated with terrasave for a whole decade by now, the events of village put claire back on her old path - especially her detective skills have their moment to shine once again. but it doesn't happen so easily, of course.
at first claire was not supposed to be part of the mission, for some time earlier in the year rani's aunt had passed, and the adjustment leading to that was very complicated on her part ( because rani is a teenager getting ready to start college, and claire's experience with that started and ended pretty much in the span of a few months ) so when she's asked about her availability, she's very hesitant on accepting. eventually she gives in, because rani insists that nobody else could do the job better than her, and that she's got sherry who can help sort out the dorm and classes situation.
so claire travels to the village with the promise to keep in touch whenever she can to remain briefied on what her girls are up to. essentially claire helps mia with rosemary when ethan is training, makes sure that the house is safe during the day and checks all the locks twice before chris' squad takes over for the night.
what went wrong?
claire definitely noticed something was off in the prelude to the game events, thing is, she genuinely thought mia was being weird because of her ptsd or maybe ppd - there were some signs according to google and the few little moments claire would see her interact with ethan, so she never thought much of it besides drop hints that if mia needs someone to talk to, she's always around.
what really sets claire off is the bedtime story book. she's not an expert on what to read to babies by any means, but even for her standards it seems like something too dark. so after hearing bits and pieces claire actually reads the whole thing, and not only it creeps her out but also sets her curiousity very high when researching on it she finds out it's local folklore. her infamous board of clues makes a comeback the moment rose goes missing - her investigation diverts from the general action driven vibe, adding elements of mystery and supernatural ( that will eventually be explained with the existence of the mold, but up until then claire is just trying to find out what is making the villagers sick and if "mother miranda" might be connected to the kidnapping )
she remains in contact with chris and the rest of the squad for the whole time and her codename is sköll ( which in itself deserves a whole post about its implications in relation to mythology and what is happening in the village but that's for another time )
due to the heavy themes of parenthood, questionable mothers and love for a child, claire will mention sherry and rani and her experience of motherhood when it comes to them, as they are the closest thing to kids of her own that she's ever had.
CLAIRE B / alt verse.
everything stays the same in regards of claire's task and her role in the squad and throughout the events of village. the only difference is that in this instance there would be mentions of juniper / juni & micah, who would be claire's daughters that she's been raising since late 2014.
in this alt verse claire would still be involved in the daily tasks. because juni & micah are kids claire and leon ( shout out to deadaim ) the rules of canon and logic were bent a little, meaning that while they all moved to europe at some point after 2017, they mostly keep them in the newly rebuilt holigrad as students in buddy's school, far away as possible from the village. it's a few tough years and commuting is an annoyance but things could be worse all in all, and claire is grateful for the life she has.
juni & micah would be circa 8 and 7 around this time, and probably not suitable as host unlike rose - still, i think that if miranda had caught word of some of claire's conversations while posing as mia then she knows they could be another possibility, or at least some sort of leverage to see how willing claire is to fight for a good cause when it's her family on the line ( i think it would make for some good gray morality moments, so i'm always open to discuss this verse )
#ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ meta.#i will add this to my carrd later but yeah the general outline for her verse is this one#~mystery with a side of bioterrorism~
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idk if its a request but just letting out a brainfart of a "spin-oof??"/"sequel" for through the webs (yeah the same anon 🗿🗿) i dont write + im a gay man so if i use some m4m terms thats why
Being a student in *name* University, the best university in the whole country has its perks not only are you taught by the world renowned professor, researcher, and vigilante leader Sungchan Jung but also working in the National Museum as picked by the professor. You were always interested in arts and history, that is why you majored not only in Biology but also at Arts & History. And with those academic performances Mr. Jung was not wrong in picking you as the new intern of the museum.
You were intrigued with Dirchana. Even when you were a child when the 5 famous heroes were in screen you always talked about how you and Dirchana are simolar to the point that everyone believed it. You and Dirchana's similarites are on point that even your professor was surprised when he first saw you. And this job combined both of your interests: The Art and History of Dirchana and the other 4 heroes and animals which was inpsired by the hero himself.
Your first job was simple, to guide these college students in the "Through the Webs" wing a part of the museum where all of what happened was documented. Everything from the monitors Mr. Jung and everyone watched planning the escape, the robes the heroes wore back in the asylum, the 1970s Volkswaggen that Dirchana and Mr. Jung slept on, and even Pauk's old enclosure (Dirchana's most trusted spider which you named your dog after)
But one artwork caught your attention the most. It was a simple mural of Dirchana and Mr. Jung painted by Mr. Jung himself when he was monitoring Dirchana back at the early phase of their plan. He named it "I'll Fearlessly Love you" and it is situated at the middle of the whole exhibit.
The curator tapped on your arm to take you out of your daze at the mural to tell you that the students were coming. You fixed your clothes, readied the index card containing the information, and relaxed your voices before the students entered.
One person caught your attention immediately, hearing his friends call him Jinsu. The big doe eyes, his buff body where the buttons could pop off if he moved more, his sweet eye smile, his cute laugh talking to his friends. It was like you fell in love by first sight. You were silent until his friend suddenly said "Damn Jinsu that guy looks alot like you!". You fixed yourself and started the tour with the artwork.
"Yeah, he does!" You said under your breath "Should we start?" You asked and the college students all gave their answers
"This mural was done by Mr. Jung Sungchan, Dirchana's husband, when the five heroes was first captured by Capsik, He told us that the mural was all that he could do in his free time as everytime hes not looking at Dirchana in the monitor hes thinking of his face, Romantic isn't it? Mr. Jung was not good at drawing unlike his spouse who is well renowned in arts but during these times he kept drawing his face and the both of them together to the point that his brother threw all the murals one day because of how many it was. He kept this specific one secretly in his pocket everyday looking at it when he missed his dear Dirchana. It is named "I will Fearlessly Love you"
Seeing the students take pictures, stare in awe, and look at it intently you saw the guy you noticed raise his hand. "I'm sorry to tell you this pretty boy but it's called I will Love you Fearlessly" Him and his friend laughed after saying it and laughing at your dumbfounded reaction
"I know my World History, Its I will Fearlessly Love you"
"And I know my Taeil, its I will Love you Fearlessly" Jinsu answered back
Taeil was one of Dirchana's teammate and friend, with a voice that pretty it was a no brainer that he will become a singer after he retired from being a singer. One of the songs he had was directly inspired by the painting and with the lyrics written by Sungchan himself it was obvious that the song was about the two's relationship. You just ponder yourself asking why Taeil named it wrong.
"So are you saying Mr. Jung is wrong?" You said
"I mean he wrote the lyrics and title" He rebutted
"I mean if you wanna prove me wrong we could get something to eat and you prove me wrong there" Jinsu suddenly said looking at you with as your friends call it bedroom eyes.
You were blushing, you were as red as the carpet the museum have, but you just ignored him and moved on the next part of the exhibit.
The rest of the guide was fine, people were asking questions and were genuinely curious. It was fun, but you can't deny how this Jinsu guy is hitting on you. From being at the back of the line into him inches away from you, him always asking you question, and even saying that you're as pretty as Dirchana made you heart flutter.
"Hey, Y/n" You hear a whisper while you were taking a lunch break You were shocked and almost knocked down your food "Sorry, sorry, it's me yk, Fearlessly Love you, I'm Jinsun Chan" The both of you shook hands as Jinsu sat down in front of you.
"What are you doing here?" You asked "Duh, I want a pretty boy to prove me wrong" He said bluntly. You choked on your food as he just laughed. You looked at him angrily but not ignoring how he called you cute under his breath. The two of you talked about Dirchana and the whole "Through the Webs" exhibit which eventually turned into the two of you talking about each other and you swore that you just found your soulmate and not realizing that you skipped your class with Mr. Jung while talking to this guy
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"So that's why Y/n was absent" Mr. Jung told you. "They really look like us you weren't lying" you said laughing while looking at the couple intently. "You were exactly like that everytime I flirted on you" He whispered before kissing your ear "Like you weren't as red as this carpet when you confessed with me at the park AND the garage?" You said pinching his cheeks
Sungchan smiled before holding your hand "Let's look at the new wing" You smiled "I can't believe the museum made a whole exhibit just for the two of us"
"Babe?" "Hm?!"
"You said that potrait you drew of us was put in the museum"
"Oh right yeah! Forgot about that" Sungchan replied
"What was the name of it anyways? You were asking for me to name it but I can't think of anything" You asked "Was it fearlessly love you? Love you fearlessly?"
"Oh babe I do not remember" he answered which earned a laugh from you two. You pinched his cheeks before entering the wing.
This is has been in my drafts forever I am so sorry!! I love this SO SO much you have no idea 🥹like it’s so incredible that you loved through the webs enough to make your own head canon about it!! I’m especially obsessed w Taeil becoming a singer after retiring- its so fitting for him!
Thank you again for sending this in 🥹every time I went through my drafts it sincerely brought a smile to my face.
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tw for mentions of: abuse, alcohol, death
(This is extremely canon divergent, pretty much nothing that happens to Twilight in canon happens here. Pretty much everyone else’s story is the same though, especially Sunset Shimmer and the other five. This is SUPER long, short summary/TL;DR at the bottom)
Twilight Sparkle is a 23 year old college student, currently researching as much about magic as she can (mostly unsuccessfully). She attends Hive University and is often under the guidance of Chancellor Chrysalis, who is the only person who really knows the messy details of her experiments, but even she only knows to a point.
She loves manipulating people, and is nowhere near as shy as she seems. Pretending to be shy and unassuming usually works in her favor, but she’s actually very overconfident almost to a fault. Not having much in the way of physical strength, Twilight often uses her smarts to get out of situations, and occasionally her high tech weaponry when necessary.
Twilight’s interest in science had always been there, ever since she was a kid. In fact, a particular accident involving the death of her little sister, Dazzleflash Twinkle, was the catalyst that began her more intense experiments, even from that young age. Twilight can actually barely recall this incident, other than the knowledge that it happened and that it was her fault. She can not even try to think about it for very long without having a breakdown.
This incident caused Twilight’s parents to be afraid of her, and when she was old enough, they sent her away to boarding school at the age of 14, wanting nothing to do with her. Her brother, Shining Armor, had already moved out at this point, and the two had completely lost contact for a while.
After about a year or two, Twilight couldn’t take living at the boarding school any longer, and ran away. She lived on the streets for a short time until she was found by Celestia, who took her in and cared for her, homeschooling her herself and helping her reconnect with Shining Armor and Cadance (Shining Armor’s wife and Twilight’s old babysitter). Once she did, Shining Armor took custody of her and helped her to enroll in a different school, and she began living with him and Cadance until she went to college.
She used to resent Shining Armor for leaving her, but the two are just as close now as they were before they lost contact.
Twilight still keeps in touch with Celestia, basically seeing her as a mother and considering Luna her aunt. She never actually attended Canterlot High, but did spend some time there helping Celestia with things. Any time a computer broke down Twilight would come and fix it for free rather than having Celestia hire a technician, and she also helped set up a few events for the school when Celestia had no one else to help her, although she herself never attended any of them.
The only real friends she has are her family/adopted family, that being Shining Armor, Cadance, Celestia, Luna, and her pet dog, Spike. She had minor interactions with the students from Canterlot High, but only because Celestia had tried to introduce her to them in an attempt to help her make friends. Twilight was never very interested. She knows their faces but often forgets their names, all except for Sunset Shimmer, who had once pretended to try and be her friend before realizing that was a lost cause as Twilight wasn’t interested, and resulted to bullying and threatening her to get what she wanted instead, which for some reason caused Twilight to develop a slight crush on Sunset.
When Sunset Shimmer stole the pony world’s Twilight’s crown and brought it to their world, turning into an all-powerful demon, Twilight had been near the school. She hadn’t been near enough to be mind controlled herself, but she had witnessed the whole thing. The entire event is what led Twilight down her path of magical research, and began her obsession with Sunset Shimmer and her new friends. Although Twilight still prefers Sunset pre-redemption, even if it is easier to talk to her and get information from her now.
Twilight’s experiments were always quite dark, but she didn’t actively research on live human subjects until after she learned about magic, trying to see if there were ways it could be activated by her and trying to see the effects it has on humans. She would love to experiment on Sunset or her friends, but has never actually gotten the chance, and likely never will. Princess Twilight Sparkle is also of extreme interest to her, as she’s just a version of herself but with magic. She longs for a way to go to the pony dimension herself, or for a chance to meet her in her own world. Twilight will do almost anything in pursuit of this magical knowledge, no matter what it might cost.
TL;DR - Twilight had studied magic from a young age, accidentally killing her younger sister Dazzleflash Twinkle in one of her experiments. Her parents sent her away to boarding school when she was old enough, and she lost contact with Shining Armor temporarily. She ran away from the school and was taken in by Celestia, who cared for her until she was able to reach Shining Armor and Cadance again, who gained custody of her and she began living with them instead. Twilight kept in contact with Celestia and often helped her around the school, so she was there when Sunset turned into a demon. Learning of the existence of magic through this, she began focusing her studies purely on magic and nothing else.
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Had a mildly unsettling dream last night about something that I am genuinely afraid of irl & y'know what my first thought was before I was even fully awake?
"I can make this into a story"
The tentative name for the moment is "Curiosity Killed the Cat" because being a nosy little shit is what got the protag into the situation in the first place & she just keeps figuratively digging her own grave with it in the hopes that it'll get her out too.
So the basic premise of the dream was that I was back in college (not the same one I went to) and there's this farm next to the college but the owners are this rich & kinda shady family. For whatever reason one of the sons takes a liking to me. And by that I mean "dark obsession" type thing. He's super possessive but also initially not super obvious about it I guess?
But anyway I'm trying to investigate what the fuck is up with this farm & this family and somehow end up being kinda trapped on the property?
Eventually I manage to leave & go into town to look for this one specific building owned by the family & guess what I find inside?
Bodies. Dead human bodies just all over the place.
Then in true nonsensical dream fashion I go back outside & slip in with this class that's happening in the little park area across the street from the building, writing notes about the building & whatnot, trying to also formulate a plan for not getting caught by the son again. I remember clearly thinking "I need to find someone to take me in that I'm not friends with because he'll find me if I hide with a known ally."
I look up and in a corner building on that same street is the father of the family's fancy ass apartment I guess? It's got these big windows & everyone can see inside pretty easily. I see the father.
At this point, I remember I had a dream featuring a very similar setting years ago. The person in the apartment killed themself in that dream.
I notice the other students looking up at the apartment and I say that he's going to kill himself. Everybody is watching quietly but intently. We all watch as this old man shoots himself. A mild panic ensues. I realize that when the son finds out what happened, he will take out his frustrations on me (both as punishment for leaving, and to cope with his father killing himself). I see that there's another class at the other set of picnic tables in this little downtown park, lead by a professor I know and trust (one of my favorite professors I had irl!). I go to her and I tell her my situation. I look back up at the apartment & I see the son and his brother in the apartment. The son turns to look out the window & locks eyes with me, and in that moment, I realize my chances of making it out alive are slim.
The dream gets a little odd again as I rush down the street, the professor following me and telling me she has her own airplane and she can take me to Alaska (irl the professor spent a while there for a book she wrote so that detail isn't completely out of the blue), and then I started waking up & thinking about turning this whole thing into a story.
I really want to draw the moment when the son looks out the window bc it really felt like a horror movie moment but I feel like it would hard to get that vibe across out of context.
So ANYWAY, for the story, I'm thinking the protag is named Katherine and she's majoring in journalism. She wants to be an investigative journalist, hence her being a nosy little shit and poking around the shady farm and whatnot. When the son finds her poking around he is intrigued by her, and she tries to use his interest in her to her advantage (aka she leads him on in the hopes she'll get more info out of him).
In the dream I was never like, specifically kidnapped or chained up. I just ended up in the house that was so big I got lost in it, which seemed to be the son's plan, and the way he talked to me had "you are mine now and if you try to leave I will hurt you" undertones. I think I'll kinda keep that for the story, where Kat comes to the house and the son heavily implies that she belongs to him now and if she leaves he WILL find her. There is no escape.
Kat nosing around in the house leads her to some documents about this building in town owned by the family but it's not clear what they're using it for. She goes to the building & finds the bodies & is like "ohhhhhhhhh shit. This is worse than I thought."
I'll have to change the park scene to make more sense but then she still witnesses the father's suicide through the window & I NEED to keep the moment when the son looks out the window & immediately locks eyes with her. I so badly want to portray that moment and the instant sense of doom before she runs, because the son just watched his father kill himself & then saw this "pet" outside?
Idk how I want it to end. I don't think I'll have Kat actually die, I'll probably go with the classic "final girl versus killer showdown" type thing.
(I probably won't actually do anything with this idea, but it's not the first time I've had an unsettling dream & was like "oh that would make an interesting story!")
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Activity 10.3. Blog Post
Create a blog about how social media has helped families, social workers, and the government in discerning information during calamities. Differentiate it from the past where information is only provided by the media (TV, radio, and print).
Answer:
Social media is an important part of today's world. It helps people stay connected and share ideas, thoughts, and opinions with others in a safe and secure environment. It can also be used to share information during calamities, and it can help build relationships with others, allowing us to interact with people from around the world and build meaningful connections.
Through social media, the family easily communicates with their parents or loved ones who live in another country. it's not like before that you need to wait a long time to receive a message, with the help of gadgets and social media especially Facebook, messenger you can talk to your loved ones. In social workers, it can be a tool to educate them on information during calamities and to give a warning.
Social media has made it easier to spread information because through Twitter, and Facebook we can immediately get updates about what is happening around us. Every time there is a typhoon or an earthquake, the information we are looking for is the first to appear on social media.
10 Related Words in STEM
STEM is an educational program developed to prepare primary and secondary students for college, graduate study and careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
1. Measure - the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units or by comparing it with an object of known size.
Exp. The construction worker uses a tape measure to determine the diameter of the wire.
2. Technology- the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.
Exp. Apdul is addicted to technology devices
3. Engineering- the branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures.
Exp. The majority of STEM students want to be an engineer.
4. Brain- This is the main foundation of grasping STEM and its nature itself.
Exp. Success requires a brain as well as brawn
5. Talent- talent is not a thing in being a STEM student or in the STEM strand itself. Perseverance, hard work, and concentration are enough to carry out the whole STEM strand.
Exp. The player was given hardly any opportunities to show off his talents.
6. Parabola- a curve formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a straight line in its surface.
Exp. A Suspension Bridge Has A Cable Shaped Like A Parabola.
7. Calculus- the mathematical study of change, in the same way, that geometry is the study of shape and algebra is the study of operations and their application to solving equations.
Exp. By studying differential calculus you will be able to solve these mathematical problems
8. Mathematics- This subject mold the students in understanding complex mathematical problems and equations and applying them to real-life situations which can be helpful in nearby future.
Exp. The teacher set her class with a mathematics exercise for homework.
9. Prototype- a first, typical, or preliminary model of something, especially a machine, from which other forms are developed or copied.
Exp. It's probably best to prototype new functions, not retrofit prototyping into older ones.
10. Sciences- This subject refers to or applies to natural sciences and formal sciences.
Exp. Our science teacher conducted an experiment in class.
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There once was a young promising college student
There once was a young promising college student who got his first car on his 21st birthday. His mom handed over the keys along with a few words of advice:
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The end came quickly one bitter cold morning. The young man jumped in his car and turned the key. Nothing happened. He turned the key again. He pumped the gas pedal twisting the key back and forth in a frantic panic.
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Hello!!! I have a knb request!!! Could I please request an aomine/taiga (separate or you can do just one I don't mind!) x reader where the boys have recently been dumped and is now with the reader who's trying not to feel like a rebound and second choice (maybe they're good friends with him and have been for a while and has just been pining away?) but it looks like he might get back with his ex? You can decide how it ends!!! Thank you!
Hiiii omg thanks for the request, love 💕 I chose to write on Kagami only since I've never written an OS on him, so I hope that's ok; it's also kinda a college au (not requested but hope it's not a problem)! Anyways, enjoy it :) xx
It just makes sense // Kagami Taiga x gn! Reader
Context: when you comfort your best friend after his break-up, you surely don't expect things to take such direction for you two...
Warnings: kinda hurt/comfort, best friends to lovers hihi (bc it's my fav trope 🤭), mention of alcohol but it's not important to the plot, very fluffy <3
“I’m not gonna tell you the cliché stuff like... it happened for a good reason, or you deserve better. Although you do, you know, things shouldn’t suck like that for you.”
Taiga hums softly, as you look at the stars. At this early hour of the morning, they’re more apparent, somewhat calming despite the context you’re in. Not long ago, you were woken up by your phone ringing, your best friend’s number appearing on screen. It isn’t a rare occurrence – you’re used to receiving calls at such hours when he’s had a glass too much. But this time, he called for another reason.
“Drunk at some bar again, Taiga?”
“Can I come to your place?
And here you are, both of you sitting on your little balcony in silence. It really sucks, this whole situation. Break-ups happen to everyone, yet they’re still one of the most heart wrenching things that can happen to someone. Even a bright guy like Kagami is no exception the rule. Though, you’d argue that it doesn’t make sense. He is, from all angles, the perfect man. But maybe you are biased, maybe his ex saw things in him that you ignore...
But no. It doesn’t make any sense to you.
From the day you’ve first met him, you’ve been convinced that he’s one these people – the ones that you can only love because despite their flaws, they encompass everything great about being human. Taiga is the guy you’ve met on orientation week, bonding over nothing and progressively becoming attached to the hip. Somewhere during your times together, between dumb college students’ shenanigans and growing as adults together, you’ve noticed your heart beating faster around him. You aren’t dupe, well aware of what that means. But back then, it only made sense for you to keep your feelings for yourself, hoping that they’d eventually fade away before it ruined your friendship.
But right now, you wonder if it was the right thing, not to confess to him. Best case scenario, it could have prevented the current events. He wouldn’t have met that person; he wouldn’t have his heart broken. You wouldn’t do that to him, never.
“You know, I kinda saw it happen” his deep voice resonates.
You turn to him, an eyebrow raised.
“Yeah?”
“I think... I didn’t love them anymore, or enough. Not sure, but it was bound to happen.”
You can do nothing but nod, understandingly. There’s nothing to say to that, and you doubt that he wants your opinion on the matter. Anyways, you risk making things worse for the both of you if you talk too much.
After a while sitting in silence, you get up, stretching.
“Do you want some tea?”
Your best friend hums his response, and you go to boil some water, preparing two cups. Somehow, in the soft light of the moon, Taiga’s sadness takes on a new dimension. It is almost poetic, a tragic beauty that you cannot take your eyes off. But at the same time, you wish not to see that spectacle for too long; you’ve never witnessed him after a break-up, you have no idea how long it takes for him to grieve his past relationship. Some part of you wish it won’t take too long – you want to see him smile again soon; the other part believes he should take all the time he needs, albeit a whole year, if needed. In all cases, one thing will remain the same on your side of things…
“I’m here, y’know, for anything.”
“Anything?” he repeats, looking in your eyes for the first time since he’s come to your place.
A warmth invades your inside as you gaze into his sadden irises. You really don’t want him to be like that for too long.
“Yeah, anything.”
*
Two months have passed since that night. And from a day to another, the Taiga you’re used to came back. It started with his smile, every time he’d greet you. Then his laugh came back – adorable, brightening up your surroundings while it resonated around. And finally, he’s become his usual laid-back self, the one that would spend endless hours of doing nothing and simply enjoying the little things with you. And all this time, your heart has kept beating faster. Faster, and faster, and faster. You’ve feared at some point that you had some health issues, only to realize that no matter how deep down you think you’ve buried your feelings for your best friend, they will always resurface every time he’s a little too close to you.
It doesn’t help that he’s spending more time with you since the break-up. You’re to blame for this, telling him that you were here for anything meant what it meant. For all the time he felt lonely, confused, or just exhausted by the event, he’s come to you. Naturally, you haven’t turned him down, not that you wanted to. Regardless of how you feel, he’s always going to be your favourite person. So it only makes sense, the coffee in the mornings, the commutes to university and work, going to his matches to cheer on him and celebrating in bars, which ultimately ends with the both of you sharing a bed for the night, because it’s way too late for either of you to go back home all alone.
It only makes sense, that he’s come to sleep by your side for other reasons too – because he’s wanted to cook diner for the two of you, and he’s ended up enjoying himself so much that the prospect of going back to his empty home made him want to stay longer with you.
“Diner at your place tonight? I’ve found a new recipe I wanna try.”
And once again, you can’t get yourself to say no.
“Sure, do have all you need?”
He shakes his head, hands digging in the pockets of his jacket.
“Gotta do some shopping first.”
“Let’s go then” you say, turning in the direction of the nearest grocery store.
He nods, following you. You can’t remember when this has become a habit for the two of you – somewhere between the first week post break-up and now, you’ve come to do casual things in his company, yet somehow enjoying yourself more in these little moments. There’s nothing special with watching him decide which cheese he rather choose for a specific dish, looking at him examine veggies under all angles before buying them, and you deciding what drink will best suit your diner. Yet, here you are, carrying the basket for the both of you, which has to be the most mundane thing ever, but you are, at this very moment, truly happy. As you stop at the drinks, searching what you’re looking for, a strange feeling invades you. Taiga stands beside you, and from the corner of the eye, you can see a smile draw itself on his lips.
“What you’re smiling about?” you ask.
The tall boy’s cheeks inflame, caught in action. He cleans his throat, hands in his pocket.
“Huh? Nothing.”
It’s your turn to smile. You’ve known him long enough to be able to tell when he is lying. Taiga isn’t very sly, which has its charm in some ways. At least you know that he is always honest with you.
“Come on, you can tell me” you taunt him, still looking at the drinks.
For a moment there, you believe that he won’t say a word but before you turn to him with the intention to get the truth out of him, he finally opens his mouth.
“I find it kinda cute, that little face you make when you choose the drinks.”
You turn to him, mouth agape.
“Huh?”
“Y’know…” he raises his shoulders, “you pout a bit, like… anyways.”
You keep staring at him, incapable of wording a response to what he just says. Inside you, every cell of your body combusts, feeling a rush of everything coursing through your veins. And you don’t really know what it is with this moment – this ordinary moment, that could have happened any other day – but what you’ve been bottling up for so long menaces to spill out. As you blush furiously, your hand goes to get a bottle of your chosen beverage, eyes incapable of maintaining any eye contact with Taiga.
“I like you, you know” you let out, voice shaking.
You don’t have to say more for him to understand what you’re communicating. You refuse to look at him, fearing his reaction. But if you do actually raise your eyes to his face, you’ll probably meet a sight that you’ve never seen before. There is something particular in Taiga’s eyes, something so strong yet so sweet. It’s indescribable, and neither of you are capable of understanding it. As the situation goes way beyond your comprehension, it only makes sense to him to act on instinct. You feel his hand join yours one the handle of the basket, not a single word being uttered between you as you both move to the cashier.
The next thing you know, you are back to your place, fingers intertwined in Taiga’s. The whole thing seems surreal, but feeling the heat of his palm, you know that you aren’t dreaming. It is weird, but at the same time, it isn’t quite absurd. When your hands finally separate, you look at your shaking fingers, incredulous. Taiga has found his natural place in your kitchen, while you stand there, still trying to calm your frenetic heartbeat. And when you finally calm down (as much as you possibly can, that is), you walk to him.
“Hey Taiga” you speak up, gathering all the courage that you have.
He looks at you, a faint blush on his cheeks. There is something incredibly innocent in his gaze, and you feel your heart melt at the sight. He really can’t deceive you, can he?
“I just want to know… uh, about-“
“You wanna know if I like you back, don’t you?” he cuts you off.
You nod, feeling the blood rush to your cheeks. He smiles, drying his hands in your kitchen towel. You wonder how he looks so calm compared to you; yet, you know that he isn’t unphased by the situation either. He is more tender than usual, a bit of shyness in his behaviour that has you believe that he is certainly affected by your confession earlier at the grocery store.
“I think I like you” he finally lets out. “At least, it makes sense to me if I do.”
“Yeah?”
He chuckles softly, eyes evading yours. It isn’t often that you see him so vulnerable, but it feels good to know that he’s allowing himself to show himself under such light.
“I don’t want to make things complicated by overthinking it but… if you’re up for it, we can give it a try.”
You smile, though on the moment you can’t quite grasp the reality of things. After all this time of being secretly into him, he finally reciprocates your feelings. It sounds like it comes right out of your own dreams, something that isn’t meant to be true, but it is. By the time you register the information, the tall boy is only mere centimetres away from you, hands once again holding yours. You look up, heaven in your eyes.
“Can I kiss you?”
He laughs, before muttering a soft yes. And as your lips touch his, all these sleepless nights where you tried to kill your feelings, all the times you felt guilty for the way your heart would run in his presence, and all the times you avoided his eyes and left his smiles unanswered so you wouldn’t send the wrong message – all of it, gone, like millions of ashes in the open sky, in a kiss you’re been hoping for too long.
*
Taiga and you being together is one of these things that just makes sense. Family and friends alike agree on that statement, very few of them being surprised by the officialization of your relationship. Though it still makes you blush from time to time, you’ve grown more casual about it. Some moments still seem unreal, regardless. Whether it be waking up next to him almost every morning, or catching him looking your way with affection, it all seems too good to be real. A part of you struggles because the way things happened went way over your head. As much as you don’t want to doubt something that you hold so close to your heart, moments of uncertainty strike every now and then, and you bottle it up; just like you’ve bottled up your feelings for your best friend for the longest time.
And recently, doubts get the best of you even more, since your boyfriend is now working together with his ex. You don’t want to be the insecure significant other, the one that cannot trust and deems themselves unworthy of the love their receiving. But you’ve been there all this time Taiga dated his ex. You’ve seen them, you’ve seen the sweet kisses and the shared laughs, the warm hugs, and intertwined fingers. And more importantly, you’ve seen the state in which Taiga was when he broke up. An image of sadness that you wish never to see again, but putting aside the way you felt about it, you realize that he wouldn’t never have been so devastated by something that was meaningless to him.
“Things are good between us now, you know, since we’re working together.”
He confesses out of habit, getting used to tell you about everything and anything. Unbeknownst to him, you wonder in the depth of your soul if he’s not considering going back to them.
“Of course, it’ll never be the same, but I guess we can be friends, right?”
His words frighten you. Despite what he’d said the night of the break-up, you know he loved them. Be it enough or not, love is still love. While you admit that the concept is debatable, to you, love never dies – it’s just one of those things that keeps changing but it never disappears.
“Hey, you’re listening?”
Taiga’s hand waves in front of your face and you blink a couple of time, escaping your thoughts.
“I am” you simply reply.
A silence sets as you feel him observing your face. Just like you’ve come to know him by heart, he has the same ability to read you. The tiniest, most insignificant things are noticed. He takes some time but eventually, some of your thoughts are read on your face. You can’t tell what has betrayed you, but he knows. You deviate from his gaze – a bad old habit of yours, born in a tentative to protect yourself.
“I’m with you, you know that?” He speaks.
“I do” you respond confused as to why he’s stating the obvious.
He shakes his head, pulling you closer to him. A surprised look on your face, you try to understand what is going on.
“No, I mean…” he stops, taking his breath. “God, I’m so bad at talking about these things! I’m trynna say, I may get along with my ex but regardless… they mean nothing to me. Not that I want them to mean something either. I’m just glad there’s no grudge held anymore.”
Arm wrapped around your shoulders, he raises his eyes to the sky, looking at the same stars that were there when he came to you heartbroken. He ignores if they remember him, if they remember the way he looked that night – on the verge of tears yet uncapable of crying; but right now, he hopes with all his heart that they’re aware of how much he’s happy now, and If he ever has to cry in front of them again, it’ll be out of love for you, and you only.
“I told you that I thought we broke up because I didn’t love them enough, do you remember?” he asks you.
“Yeah.”
He lightly laughs before turning to you.
“I thought about it a lot and I actually didn’t love them the way I should have. Truth be told, I loved someone else that way back then. And I still do love that person like that. That’s why it wasn’t meant to last.”
You look at him, still confused and growing tired of not understanding the point he’s trying to make.
“Taiga, please, go straight to the point” you plead.
“It’s you, dummy. I loved you back then, subconsciously, yeah, but I still did. And I love now. I’m meant to love you, whether you want it or not.”
Oh.
For a moment, you remain speechless. This was not what you expected, let alone imagined. For as much as you’ve loved him, you never envisioned a reality where he would feel so strongly about you. but…
Enough with the buts. Enough with the doubts. Enough, enough, enough.
“Taiga?”
“Yes?”
You cup his face in your hands, taking him by surprise. Round eyes look at you, as you smile, holding back tears.
“I really love you.”
He snickers, hands joining yours.
“Thank god you do.”
It just makes sense, that he loves you as much as you love him. It only makes sense, that all your doubts seem suddenly baseless. It just makes sense that all this time, you were meant to be.
#thanks for requesting! <3#i am so happy i got to write on kagami#he deserves all the love#<333#knb#kuroko no basuke#kagami taiga#knb fluff#kagami fluff#knb x reader#kagami x reader
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Chapter 6 part 2 part 2 (?) liveblog and partial translation (1/2)
This isn’t part 3? It’s the second part of the middle of the story? What is this, Homestuck?
Anyway, as always, warning for spoilers and for possible inaccuracies due to my imperfect Japanese ability. This time I also added “partial translation” in the title since I did attempt to translate a few key moments in the story. Alright let’s get going.
We start off in the Isle of Lamentation, which was revealed to be in the middle of the ocean at the end of the last update.
Rook admires the sights for a bit before Idia tells him off for acting like an excitable tourist in the middle of a serious situation. Rook then asks about the condition of the overblot gang, and Idia confirms that they were safe. Rook is glad, since he had always been worried about the “life or death situation” that Vil is in that he came to save him from.
He then passes Vil’s skin care products to the Shroud bros.
SDKLGLKGLKHLHGSDLGSDSLHGSG OKAY at least Rook did this now instead of interrupting his eventual reunion with Vil by immediately shoving beauty products at Vil’s face.
So yeah, Idia is just Done with this weird French man going on about how important it is that Vil maintain his beauty.
Idia: Wait... You don’t have any other business here? Was it seriously just that?
Rook: Oui! :D
Poor Idia lmaoooooo
Now that Idia has confirmed why Rook and Epel are here, he asks the prefect what their goal is, with the dialogue options being “I came to take back my dorm mate” and “I came to talk to Grim”.
Idia makes fun of the prefect and says that unlike them, he’s a busy guy with no time to play friends with others. Ortho then asks if he should just send them back to Night Raven College, but Idia calls Ortho over for a private discussion where he says that if they’re sent back before the Lethe River is ready, it’ll be troublesome since they’ll tell the teachers and other students all about what’s going on. Therefore, they should detain them in the Isle until their research on the overblot gang (or “the problem children” as Idia calls them) is done, which would also allow them to investigate how they found STYX’s base.
Ortho goes to coral Rook and the gang up. Rook asks if they can see Vil, and Ortho says they can only do that once the research is done. After another reminder about the skin care products from Rook, Idia takes his leave on this Batmobile looking "chariot”.
Alright, who in STYX is the edgelord who designed this? What is this even supposed to be?
We get some lore from Ortho; apparently, most of the residents of the Isle of Lamentation live in residential areas on the outer wall of the Isle, which is called “Oceanus”. Same name as the river that encircle the whole world according to Greek mythology. Furthermore, the Isle of Lamentation is able to maintain weather, seasons, trees, etc. and look near the same any place on land due to their cutting edge engineering.
Rook comments that the architecture seems inspired by that of the country of heroes (too lazy to search for what the canon English translation for that is). According to Ortho, the Isle of Lamentation and the country of heroes used to be one and the same, and this “old town” part of the Isle that they’re in has buildings remaining from that time. Epel then asks about the big while pillar in the middle of the Isle... Wow, when did they actually become tourists here? Really feel like they’re treating this situation too lightly lol. Anyway, Ortho’s answer is that it’s the entrance to the Isle of Lamentation, it’s called the “Oceanus Hole”, and it’s STYX’s base.
Ortho: At the bottom of the pillar, many Phantoms are buried.
Ortho: They’re all frozen in ice and fast asleep right now, but...
Ortho: It’s best not to get close out of curiosity when you’re not prepared.
Ortho: You don’t want to become like me.
WHAT HOLY SHIT THERE IT IS THERE IT IS OH MY GOD DID LITTLE ORTHO GET KILLED BY A PHANTOM THERE??? NO ORTHO DON’T JUST GO CHEERFUL AGAIN AND BRUSH IT OFF WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED
Of course Ortho does not take mercy on me and instead just leads everyone to a room where some NDA agreements are prepared. Ortho tells them how understanding their behavior was hard, but once he learned about Rook’s unique magic, he realized that Rook wanted to meet up with Vil so he could cast it on him and know what the test subjects’ location at all times.
ooooooooo that’s an expression. Alright I wasn’t expecting to ever find Ortho that interesting but this update is changing my mind, really excited for whatever other crumbs of backstory this update gives us. Oh my god I’m only 12 minutes into it, I’ve been pausing and typing so much. Might need to split this liveblog into multiple posts.
Rook and Epel then question Ortho about why the overblot gang had to be brought here in such a violent manner if STYX didn’t actually have bad intentions or mean to harm them. Ortho explains that STYX isn’t used to being able to talk calmly with overblot victims, so they defaulted to their usual method used to deal with the reason-less monsters that overblot usually leaves behind. They didn’t want to risk a worst case scenario of their condition not being as stable as they thought, and they were lucky that all of the overblotted people turned out okay.
After Rook reminisces that they really were lucky that Vil was safe, Ortho asks him again why he came, and Rook says he wanted to be able to say that he “did all that he could do”. The conversation ends there as Ortho informs them of meal times and what amenities they have access to and stuff before leaving them alone in the room.
Ortho: “Did all that I can do”, huh...
Ortho: What is it that Ortho (”I”) can do for Big Bro?
Okay that switch to using third person to refer to himself is concerning, to say the least.
The scene now changes to Ortho meeting Idia in the control room and asking how Test Subject F is doing. They’ve discovered that Grim’s capacity to accumulate blot is extraordinary, and his blot level reading keeps fluctuating between dangerous levels and near zero. The care they’ve given him in the healing room to treat his blot has done nothing.
Ortho: The blue fire coming from his ears... Since he’s a magical beast I thought it was a characteristic of his species, but,
Ortho: Could it be a manifestation of a curse, the same as you?
Dear god I’m still only 20 minutes in and the bombshells just keep on coming. Oh and Grim’s deal is also apparently the work of thousand year old magic. Great.
Idia: Yes. It's a curse that has been passed down in our family for generations to incinerate blot as soon as it accumulates...
Idia: For some people, it’s a “blessing” that for their whole life they won’t have to go wild, but...
Idia: From our ancestors’ point of view, it is a "curse" that was imposed on us so that we would never rebel again.
Ortho: The reason the Shroud family was ordered to be “The Isle of Lamentation’s Watchmen” for generations...
Ortho: The head of the first generation who was named “The First Phantom” and the Titans who accompanied them...
Ortho: It was because they incited a rebellion against the Jupiter family... right?
Idia: Yes. Then, they were completely crushed by the Jupiter family in the end...
Idia: And as a punishment, they were ordered to manage the prison “Tartarus” made to lock up the Phantoms
Idia: as well as the Phantom graveyard “The Underworld”.
Not too sure about this translation, but there’s the gist of it. Ugh translation is tiring, back to summary. Idia hate being handed this position and this curse, but the problem with the curse is that if it doesn’t have blot to incinerate, what’s it going to incinerate? His magic, that’s what. Like a “debuff that consumes his MP”. So Idia spends a bit complaining about it and also drops the lore tidbit that the time the curse is from is called “The Age of Gods.” Ortho tries to cheer him up, saying that as a genius he could definitely fix this situation if he tried, but Idia feels defeated by the fact that none of his ancestors could break the curse.
Idia: ... Anyway, there’s no way that you’ve forgotten.
Idia: What happened to “Ortho” when he tried to leave this place....
Ortho: That’s...
Idia: My fate has been decided since I was born.
Idia: There’s nothing I can do besides be together with the ghosts in this dark and depressing place for the rest of my life.
Idia: If by some chance we could abandon our roles,
Idia: If the phantoms sealed in “Tartarus” started pouring out above ground...
Idia: The world would return to the beginning (chaos).
Damn it why do they keep dropping interesting lines, let me watch without feeling the need to do line by line translation. Okay yes thank you STYX operator A for telling us the research is done and the Lethe river is ready and also there’s a problem. Oh boy.
Idia and Ortho now go to check in on the overblot gang. Leona and Jamil team up to roast the Isle of Lamentation’s cuisine. Riddle then starts shouting about not having tea. Azul then starts complaining about not being able to read the news. Behold the fall into insanity of Idia “I! AM! THE! BOSS! >:(” Shroud.
Oh Idia’s parents put him in charge cause they thought the overblot gang would relax if there was a familiar face there. So much for that dkhgklsfgsflg. While Idia’s doing this, his parents are off trying to get info from Crowley. Idia wishes he could be doing that instead, but Ortho’s happy that Idia’s finally brought friends home for the first time! :D awwwww my heart is so going to break if they ever show Ortho being really sad, he’s too precious to cry ;_;
The overblot gang interrupts Ortho and Idia’s heartwarming little talk with their demands and complaints again. Idia finally snaps and starts yelling in exasperation, but then the alarm suddenly goes off.
Sus? 👀
So basically it’s an announcement saying some test is about to start and everyone should take shelter and lock their doors and whatever to stay safe. Not an emergency, just some sort of standard procedure judging by Idia’s reaction.
Idia: ... Today is an A class Phantom test it seems. It will probably take a bit of time.
Oh they sort the Phantoms into different classes? Interesting. Anyway, the overblot gang is shocked that they now have to remain in this room for 2-3 hours.
Idia further explains that for the sake of data collection, they occasionally let out phantoms from Tartarus. Their defense system, the “Cerberos System,” protects them so the chance of trouble occurring is basically zero.
Here’s Tartarus. It houses 10,000 phantoms. Holy shit.
Alright it has taken me like 1.5-2 hours to get through 30 minutes of video. Why is this update so jampacked with stuff. I’m posting this and taking a break, see ya soon.
Edit: new part here!
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