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raven-at-the-writing-desk · 11 months

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Playing with Fire

Part 1 (ft. Riddle and Silver) I Part 2 (ft. Trey and Kalim) I Part 3 (ft. Jade and Lilia) I Part 4 (ft. Deuce and Jamil) I Part 5 (ft. Malleus and Ruggie) | Part 6 (ft. Cater and Rook) | Part 7 (ft. Sebek and Floyd)

In which Gordon Ramsay-kun is isekai’d into Twisted Wonderland. Part Food Wars, part Hell’s Kitchen, all Master Chef—Night Raven College isn’t ready to take on this Michelin Star celebrity!!

As the age-old saying goes, “if you play with fire, be prepared to get burned”! Will Idia and Ace be able to withstand the chef forged in the flames of hell’s kitchen?

asdhbasildsb PRETEND LIKE THIS ISN'T BEING PUT OUT AFTER THE EVENT 😭 (At least I'm all caught up on Master Chefs now...)

Imagine this…

"Alright, let's start cookin'!"

"HOLD IT!! Where do you think you’re going, Trappola?!”

"Gack!" Ace felt himself being yanked back by the collar, forcing the air out of him. The Ramshackle Prefect had him in a formidable grip—one rivaling that of Riddle's iron fist. "What's the big deal, stoppin' a guy from makin' a meal?"

A drawn-out sigh came from behind Gordon. “Fwehehe… Leave it to Ace-shi to solo-rush the boss battle… He's the type to button mash to skip past the tutorial and jump straight into things."

Annoyance surged up, and Ace spat out his heated words. "Oi, can it! Least I'm not shaking in my boots before getting anywhere NEAR the kitchen!"

“Not looking like that you aren’t.” Gordon flicked the first year’s chef’s hat, setting it askew. “Fix your hair! We don’t want any of it getting into the food.”

“Yeees, sir,” Ace groaned with an eye roll.

Gordon glanced at Idia, taking in the few hair clips he had scrounged up to clip his bangs back.

“You, Shroud!” Gordon snapped at him. “All your hair’s got to go up.”

“E-Eh…? All of it? B-But Ace-shi doesn’t have to! Th-This is gamer discrimination!!”

“Are your ears not working? Yes, I said ALL of it.” Gordon pointed to the blue flames that sprouted from the dorm leader’s scalp. “It has nothing to do with your hobbies, you’re a walking fire hazard!! What’s going to happen when a drop of oil hits you?”

“B-But my hair doesn’t even behave like regular fire does…” Idia mumbled, earning a glare from his instructor. “E-Eeep!! I-I got it, I’ll do it already!!”

“Oh, how the tables turn,” Ace sniggered as he secured the last of his bangs. The rest of his hair was too short to maneuver under his hat, spiking out on either side of his head.

“Alright, I’m gonna go ahead! Smell ya later, senpai!” He threw a wink and a wave at Idia before prancing into the kitchen.

The cheek and cheer made Idia cringe. What little motivation he had for this class wilted down to cinders.

He sniffed and mournfully did away with his hair, tucking every last bit of blue out of sight. When he at last dragged himself to the kitchen entryway, he hesitated on stepping through.

Haunting memories plagued his mind—the booming demands, the door being bashed down with fists and frying pans. Two monstrous men hovering above him as he cowered in a ball. The darkly easygoing expression on Floyd, Sebek in an imposing, militant stance, glaring down at him.

“Oi, Firefly Squid-senpai. This all the noodles you got? You’d better tell the truth or else Crocodile-chan and I will squeeze you senseless~”

Idia's fingers trembled terribly at the thought. Clamminess collected on his palms. The room seemed to spin

Gordon materialized by his frozen student's side.

“In you go then!” He gave a firm smack on Idia’s back, propelling him stumbling forward.

Ace, already at his station, looked up from inspecting bell peppers. A rainbow of red, orange, yellow, and green filled several baskets-but when he saw Idia, the peppers’ bright colors paled to Ace's massive grin.

“BAHAHAHAHAH!!” The first year keeled over, unable to contain his laughter. One arm cradled his stomach to keep himself from collapsing, the other pointing a knife at his upperclassman. “YOU TOTALLY LOOK BALD!!"

Idia flushed, shrinking into his chef's uniform. Were his hair visible, the flames would have, no doubt, been tinged pink with embarrassment.

"S-Sure, go for the low blow and pick on the guy whose character looks like crap in the event exclusive armor... This is why I wanted to send my tablet for this course instead of coming in person!!"

"Not bloody likely."

Idia stiffened at their instructor's voice, and the sharp clap that followed it. The sound echoed like static tracing along his scalp. His culinary nightmares had only just begun.

"If you've got the time to fuck around, you have time to cook. Out of the frying pan and into the fire, you two!"

Gordon Ramsay made sure to plant himself squarely between Ace and Idia's work benches. Knowing what chaos the kitchen grounds could breed, he didn't want to take any chances by leaving either or unsupervised. Not again, not after so many sessions with NRC's various problem children.

Chop, chop, chop...

"Groan..."

How many times have I taught this course by now? Gordon mused to himself, dragging a hand over his face. The horrors he had witnessed brought back the beginnings of a migraine, the slow simmer of rage.

Chop, chop, chop, chop, chop...

"Groooan..."

They aren't all bad kids, he thought. Some were just misunderstood, overeager, or lacking the technical abilities. Patience, Gordon, patience. They're children. They have plenty of room to grow.

Chop, chop, chop, chop, chop, chop, chop…

"GROOOOOOOOOOAN!!

He snapped.

“… Trappola, your task is to cut the bell peppers, not to complain as you do it!!" Gordon bellowed with a huff.

"But teeeach," Ace whined, "there's so many veggies!! Why do I have to be the one to chop them all, anyway? Just cuz it's easy doesn't mean I like doing this, y'know!! My hand hurts, it's totally cramping!"

"You have the talent to make them the same size and shape. That will help the peppers cook more evenly once we throw them on the heat." Gordon pointed to another basket full of peppers. "So suck it up!"

“Can’t you make Idia-senpai split this work?! He’s barely doing anything on his own anyway, and a cute little underclassman like me sure could use the extra helping hand!”

Gordon deadpanned.

“What?! I am cute,” Ace insisted, “and I wasn’t joking about wanting that helping hand.”

“And you’re not getting it.”

"Uggggh, fiiiiine.”

Ace unenthusiastically returned to his chopping board. As he brought his knife down, bisecting a crimson pepper, his expression lightened with a realization. “Hey, you know what? With so many peppers lying around, I could cram an extra helping of it into Deuce’s portion!!”

Gordon frowned. “… Is that seriously what’s motivating you?”

“Haha, yup 🎵”

What a fast turnaround. Perked right up.

“All I need now’s a dish that’s easy to hide peppers in! What should I go with? A soup? Stir fry? Oh, ooor I could do an omelet—the ultimate betrayal!” He snickered in a self-congratulatory manner. “Deuce won’t ever know what hit him!!”

The master chef heaved a sigh and glanced at Idia’s station, leaving Ace to his mise en place. “And how are you doing over there, Shroud?”

Idia jumped at the mention of his name. His fingers, sticky and (aptly) peppered with pepper seeds, were fumbling with measuring spoons.

"I-I'm fine..."

"Well, what's taking you so long? In the same time Trappola's knocked out a few crates, you've been standing around twiddlin' your thumbs."

"S-So what if my stat growth is a little slower than Ace-shi's?! Cut me some slack here, this process couldn't be more inefficient if it tried!!"

Idia furiously shook his head. "It'd all be done by now if I had a machine to throw together a meal... instead, I have to tediously measure spices by hand and deal with this stuffy place. These steps could all be automated."

Gordon snorted, unimpressed with the dour attitude. "If everything were automated, you'd be putting a lot of people out of their passions."

"Jobs," Idia corrected. "You mean their jobs."

"No, I mean their passions," Gordon shot back. "A fire burns because it has fuel, and passions exist because of the spirit behind them. That's something no A.I. could replicate."

"Hihihihi..." A smug, challenging smile emerged on Idia's blue lips. "Try telling that to Ortho. Bet he could perfectly recreate any recipe you throw at him in record time. Think you could honestly take him? Heh, bring it."

“You certainly changed your tone quickly—but if you can talk like that about your own creation, then I’d better see that same energy in your dish.” The closest pan was gripped and handed to a slack-jawed Idia.

“B-B-But…!!”

“Let’s see you put your money where your mouth is.”

Gordon was already at the stove, cranking up the heat. A circle of flames erupted from the burner. In the glow of the fire, Gordon appeared not human, but like a demon chef from hell.

“I-I wasn’t built for this!!” Idia wailed in protest, only to have a spatula at him.

His instructor’s response was blunt and full of snark. “Perfect opportunity for you to ‘get good’, then. There’s no teacher like experience.”

Idia struggled to produce a counter argument—but his mind was moving fasting than his body. Gordon had seized the arm with the pan by the wrist and guided it to the stove, adding a splash of oil to it. The third year flinched as heat crept onto his skin.

“Peppers in, and cook until tender!!” Gordon ordered. "If you can’t take this much, you won't last long in my kitchen!"

Idia fearfully obeyed, tossing in a few of the peppers he had just washed. The water droplets crackled upon contact, and—

Crackle, sssszzzt, POP!!

“E-EEEEEEeeEEeEP!!” Idia launched back, dodging the flecks of hot oil that sprayed at him. Cook until tender? The apprentice chef would be tenderized sooner than the vegetables would!

“Hoo, boy. This is gonna be a looong class,” Ace muttered from his station. "Dude has no chill at all..."

“Haven’t I suffered enough?! J-Just put me out of my misery alreadyyyy!!”

“We’ve only just started, boys!!” Gordon barked. There was no mistaking the blazing passion in his composure and in his eyes. “Put your backs into it!! I’ll make men out of you yet!!”

#twst #twisted wonderland #Idia Shroud #Ace Trappola #twisted wonderland imagines #twst imagines #disney twisted wonderland #Gordon Ramsay #twst scenarios #twisted wonderland scenarios #Gordon Ramsay in Twisted Wonderland #something no one asked for #imagine this #beyond the looking glass #twst headcanons #twisted wonderland headcanons #can’t believe we’re now 16 students in to Master Chef #SORRY FOR ALSO GETTING THIS OUT LATE BUT AT LEAST IT'S NOT DURING ANOTHER MASTER CHEF THAT I HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR #if twst won't give me bald!Idia then I will make it happen myself.

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aroaceofthesea · 3 months

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Made myself a new aro bracelet for aro week coming upp

#i usually take at least a full week to make a bracelet but i was super excited to make this one lol #my last one broke (i used pretty bad quality strings) so making a new one has been on my to-do list for a while lol #so yayyy new aro bracelett!!#i wanna make a sunset aroace one now that i have the colorsss #and a chevron with one side aro and one side ace i already made myself a pattern #i also found a really cool pattern todayy #mine #aro #aromantic

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altruistic-meme · 2 months

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ok time for some preliminary hand hunting for s3 🫡 aka giving myself a task this rewatch

#gonna do a full series rewtach later in the week just to make sure I've got ALL of the hands #but for now we're gonna do one just for s3 so i can have a basis since I've already got one for s1+2 #and then ill make a neat list and put it in my book with space for s3e6 #cus i want the majority of the work done before next week since i will have NO TIME for a full series watch again until april #and i don't wanna wait that long #so the final post of my Official hands hands hands <3 list wont be until at least next week #but im gonna try to do the majority of the work now!!#young royals #yr3 #shh ac

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pinbones · 8 days

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It is so insanely stressful and isolating to be a minority already, and to be one that Tumblr just randomly decides is culpable for other minorities' opression is doubly so. It fucking sucks to be the Scapegoat of the Year

Anyway anyone who handwrings about transmascs is a transphobe and a bad person. You're dumb and incorrect. Slob my knob if you disagree

#at least 90% of tumblr has grown out of being vocal about their distaste for ace and aro people.#now we just have to force transmasc haters to shut up #transandrophobia #rant #hhgasuhsllajgfjagkalhakhakhgk hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.#at least i follow some lovely people who stand up for transmascs against this baeddel radfem IDessential horseshit.

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cerealmonster15 · 2 days

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i cant stop thinking about how funny this scene is from halloween 2 event 😭😭😭 it's so underrated I literally forgot about it til i was rereading part of it the other day dkljfjskdlf i love how genuinely shocked and appalled leona is about the situation, with ace so bluntly coming for his fucking life + floyd and epel being like "lol yeah bro". absolutely destroyed. world turned upside down. somehow completely unaware of his own vibe

#twisted wonderland #like it's already funny how insanely rude ace is being KLFDJSKLFHDSLJ #but he's always like that. and god leona doesnt get this surprised often #btich why are u so surprised 😭😭😭#i also just love in this event when characters are like NOOO MY GUY IS ACTING WEIRD WE HAVE TO KILL HIM #but it's especially funny with ortho and ace #ortho: oh god azul is acting like my brother!!! this cant go on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#ace: oh fuck oh shit oh god idia is acting like LEONA this fucking SUCKS we have to kill him NOW #like god at least idia wasnt there when ortho and riddle and them were complaining klfjdslkf #ace trappola you shameless little bitch boy saying all this RIGHT NEXT TO LEONA LOL #i love ace. hes such a little shithead. heartslabyul my beloved klfdjsklfjskljflksejk #AFTER THEY WERE JUST BONDING NO LESS. ACE YOUR TACT. WHERE DID IT GO!!!!#hes acting like it's the end of the world but epel and floyd are just like. heh. funny. jksldjfksdljfkl ace blease you silly boy #rip leona go home and have an identity crisis i guess 😔#i cant stop laughing at it tho. wait. what. O_O #hehehehehehehfjhesfs

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moonstandardtime · 1 year

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trucy from my breath of the wild au :)

#my art #ace attorney #ace attorney fanart #trucy wright #her outfit is based off both the sheikah and yiga :D #in this au the gramaryes are like. a small group that used to be part of the yiga but split off #and now have a tentative truce between both the yiga and the sheikah #they split off bc they didnt like how like. pro-ganon? culty? it was. they r still Very morally gray tho #trucy and apollo r interesting in this au bc apollo is precalamity (as the rito champion)#and trucy is post calamity (as a kass-like figure. she does the shrine riddles and champions ballad. no instrument tho just magic)#and lamiroir is. both.#klavier is link and lamiroir gifts him a guitar pre-calamity as thalassa #and then post calamity shes like pikango. that sheikah guy who goes around painting and shows you where memories are #shes alive this long bc. some bs abt sheikah lifespans idk #i spent far too long trying to come up with something that made sense.#i mean a way for sheikah ages to make sense not just lamiroirs age. bc good lord #precalamity impa and robbie are abt the same age. or close enough at least #if anything robbie is older #and yet! impa looks like shes abt ready to topple over dead while robbie looks. literally fine #i would see him jogging down the street at a brisk pace and hardly even question it #not even gonna touch upon ss impa. thats some early old testament divine intervention shit. physicians hate her #kogha too. bro did not age a day during those hundred years. LORD #not that u can see him. but hes got the same physical ability. and hes definitely older than the sheikah old ppl #is it the bananas?? what #anyway.gh

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science-lings · 1 month

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imagine being Misty Fey and leaving your daughters in the care of your asshole sister who frames one of them for murder and is literally just about to do it again, knowing that the asshole sister has a daughter who killed two (debatably three) people and nearly killed another. You keep track of one of your daughter's life enough to notice that that one kid that your niece tried to kill interned with your daughter and defended your other daughter for the first daughter's murder because they met at the crime scene and became instant buddies and the first time you meet your remaining child she doesn't recognize you. You will never be able to tell her who you are because you get murdered that night.

#i am always thinking about a bridge to the turnabout btw #you think she looked at phoenix interacting with Maya and was like 'welp I guess I have a son now'#lost one lawyer daughter and gained one lawyer son #her reputation had to have been crazy for her to disappear for so long like holy crap #i bet she was at Mia's funeral in a disguise #she's kind of fascinating actually i wonder how much she actually knew...#she may be a deadbeat but she's so interesting to think about #i like to think she tried to silently keep up with her kids but couldn't contact them #she definitely shouldve though #at least after morgan was jailed like... what are you waiting for? dl6 was solved! maya could channel greg again and ask why he lied!#theres literally no reason to just dip out forever anymore!#i hate her i want to study her I want her to haunt the narrative more #misty fey #ace attorney #i want misty to watch courtroom recordings because she's desperate to see her daughters #she gets to know phoenix as shes trying to keep up with Mia and Maya #middle child phoenix supremacy #imagine realizing that this random guy has done more to protect and save your daughter than you have by just being there for her

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savingpltravers · 2 months

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whoever up there created the social/relationships region of my brain is evil. evil i say!!

so tired of loneliness but when i try to look for friendship through apps etc. i immediately feel like such a loser compared to all these people who look so other and normal to me. like i see them as seperate group from me that is just completely alien to me and that i can never be part of.

who wants to be an irl friend of someone who’s greatest accomplishment in life is just being able to barely live on my own and hold down a part time job? i only have to high school friends who i barely see anymore because unlike me they were able to form new and strong friendships with people after high school.

i feel like i live such a sheltered life and it makes me so insecure swiping through profiles of others. why would they want to befriend someone like me with nothing exciting to talk about other what I’ve been watching recently or where i am on my mental health journey?

i wish i could magic up friends who have already known me for years so i would feel secure enough to be my authentic and autistic self and their presence wouldn’t be a source of stress but a true comfort and belonging.

But then on the other hand i often feel so disinterested in people. Especially when it comes to small talk. i just don’t know what to do about it all. But honestly want i crave above all is just a mother figure who will be there my whole life. Now my whole world is just my two friends, my mom and dad and sister but when they’re no longer alive or present i won’t know what to do. i’ll be all alone and it scares me so much.

#this was incoherent im sorry #theres so much more to this like me still not having fully figured out my seggsuality #but I basically think I might be aro ace which makes it all worse #why can’t i at least have a normal orientation on top of being autistic #so i at least wouldn’t be so lonely #like i could have a relationship by now and this all wouldn’t worry me #cause i’d have a soulmate already

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chloeseyeliner · 2 months

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help, now that i have stopped tearing up at every mention of the series, the young royals forever documentary and the bts videos have brought my past obsession with film-making back-

#beware: rambling ahead!!!#so when i was in high school a secret dream of mine was to go to film school #because i was mesmerised by the whole process of writing and directing and everything the crew typically does during filming #and i was reading so much stuff about all the different angles and symbolism and the like #but of course my mother wouldn't let me #(very neil perry of me lmao)#and i mean i was trying to be realistic too #because i don't come from money and greece is not exactly a great place to be an artist #(since i wouldn't be able to go abroad and chase my dreams or something like that i am not the main character in a disney movie)#so like i threw this dream into the bin along with being an astronaut (i was bad at physics because no one ever explained anything to me-#-before last year of high school i still don't know how i technically aced my uni entering physics exam lol ANYWAY)#and don't get me wrong #i like the path i have chosen now (which was at the beginning at least also against my mother's wishes but she thinks it 'has money' so-#-she 'allowed it' as if- i won't say anything worse i'll regret later i'll just leave it be)#i like it very much because i can help people and maybe contribute to making this world a better place #i just...#i watched the documentary some days ago and it's all i can think about (along with the show of course)#like i LOVE the cast #but the crew is magnificent as well #what they create is like magic #anyway #young royals #filmmaking

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twstmagica · 30 days

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To his credit Grim did manage to stay put. For five minutes. Five very long minutes in which he entertained himself by rifling through the infirmary.

Ugh. What did they expect him to do here?!

After some deliberation Grim decides to see what the enrolled students are up to. After all, as a future student he should get familiar with the classes!

Let's see…

“... you believe it! He’s forcing the entire dorm to work in his stupid cafe…”

“... had to fight for our dorm rooms…”

“... the wrong building! It was so embarrassing…”

Ehhh! Where's all the cool magic talk? These guys are boring.

Picking someone at random Grim follows from above. It's easy to float while propelling himself up the walls. The vaulted ceiling provides easy purchase.

Grim crosses paths with a lion beastman who recognized grim from the ceremony, but the guy doesn't seem to care.

Leona is heading to the greenhouse for a nap and is caught off guard by the little monster that attacked the opening ceremony. The cat monster absconds before Leona can decide what to do.

… Whatever. Not his problem.

…

Crowely returns with Yuu to pick up Grim for lunch but the pair finds the room disorganized but empty. Oh dear.

The headmaster is panicking at the thought of a monster roaming his school unsupervised. What would the press think! What would the board of directors say!

“Yuu! You must find him at once!”

“…Yeah fair enough. It was my idea to bring him in.”

But really, Grim’s combat stats are total weak sauce. How much damage can he cause?

…

Having peeked in on multiple different classes, and getting bored by all of them, Grim finds his way to the cafeteria. Lured by the smell of freshly cooked meals, our daring protagonist realizes how hungry he is and decides to steal some food.

Everyone is focused on their own lunch and don't notice the small furry body sneaking around. Grim easily snags a sandwich from a dark haired student (Deuce).

Deuce is visibly confused and asks the others at the table where his food went. A redhead (Ace) mocks Deuce, causing the others at the table to laugh.

Grim thinks he's so slick and starts getting bolder and steals from other people’s plates. Since this is Night Raven the boys immediately accuse each other and fight until someone spots Grim with their food. A small faction of the rioters break off to try and catch the little pest, but Grim makes a clean getaway and leaves chaos in his wake.

…

Yuu overhears a student with animal ears telling a taller student with a lion tail about how he was able to pocket some extra snacks because some monster broke in and was stealing lunches. Everyone blamed their losses on the flaming tanuki and Ruggie got off scott free! Shi Shi Shi~

“Was it blue!”

“Gah! Where did you-!”

“The monster! Was the fire blue?!”

“Uh, yes?”

Aww shit.

...

The infirmary isn't empty anymore. The staff are swamped and Yuu enters in time to hear as Crewel laments this year's batch of idiot puppies who couldn't behave for just one day.

“It’s not my fault!”

“That's what all the bad pups say.”

“But there was a monster! It had blue fire and stole my-”

“Quiet!”

“Really the excuses get more and more outrageou-”

Wait a minute.

Crewel’s head turns to Yuu.

Dammit Grim! I stood up for you!

Ugh, nothing for it, gotta dust off those investigation skills.

…

Grim is let down by how boring the classes seem and stumbles across Ace.

Ace identifies Grim as the beast from orientation and the cafeteria riot.

Grim protests being called a beast and declares he is a great magician.

Ace, never one to pass over a chance to be a little shit, pretends to believe Grim. He apologizes and introduces himself, saying what an honor it is to meet someone so talented.

Grim gets hopeful and excited.

“Yeah! It is an honor to meet me!”

“You sure were impressive during the ceremony. It takes real skill to light a place up like that!”

“Heh! That was nothing for the Great Grim!”

“Pfft”

Ace cant hold back the laughter.

“Yeah right! As if anyone would be impressed by some piddling weasel!”

“Hey!”

You’d think that one might be a little more cautious when faced with an unidentified monster, especially a monster with a proclivity for arson. But Ace wont let things like caution or good judgment get in the way of entertainment!

As for Grim, last night he fought off a monster in what was probably the most dangerous fight of his life. After something like that there's no way this chump is getting away with mocking Grim.

*FWOOSH*

Grim uses blast and yoinks Ace's magic pen! Its super effective!

“Hah! Who's the weasel now!”

…

Yuu is on the hunt. This in itself isn't too unusual, Duskfront City has had to deal with ghast infiltrators ever since the Dark Dragon’s failed siege. Unfortunately all of her tracking spells are for ghasts, and therefore useless for apprehending a runaway mascot character.

After questioning the witnesses and examining the scene of the crime Yuu deduces that yes, Grim should not have been left alone.

Dammit Grim!

But where could he have gone?

“Ahhhh! The walls are on fire!”

What

“Some guy is chasing the lunch monster!”

Oh no.

…

Grim doing pretty well. The stupid redhead cant keep up. Ha! The idiot just tripped!

Grim slows down to taunt his pursuer and bumps into some bluenett.

"Aha", Ace dives at them!

Grim dropped the pen. Damn it! The blue klutz distracted Grim!

Deuce recognizes his lunch thief!

Grim does not recognise his lunch victim.

Ace enlists Deuce's help in teaching the weasel a lesson.

Grim is faced with the consequences of his actions and says, 'Not today!'

Now there's two freshmen blasting up the halls while a catcoon makes flame infused leaps from wall-to-wall trying to lose them. The paintings are all shouting and ducking for cover while a few students are knocked aside.

Grim uses one’s face as a springboard.

Taking a moment to rest on a chandelier, Grim just can't resist shouting a few taunts.

“Heh heh heh! Catch me if you can!”

“No fair climbing up onto the chandelier, He’s a thief and a coward! I haven't really learned flight magic yet... What could I summon to hold onto him...? Hmmm... Oh! That's it!”

“Did you come up with somethi- Oh, hey! Stop! What are you doing?! Why are you pointing your pen at me?!”

“Because I'm going to launch you.”

“Are you kidding me?! Bwaaah! Put me down! Seriously, do not launch me! Abort! ABORT!”

“Just make sure to grab him tight. I've got him in my sights, and... Go!”

…

Yuu comes running in to see a light fixture fall and- HOLY SHIT THATS GRIM AND A STUDENT!

Butterflies go flying and Yuu catches the two before shrapnel from the chandelier can get them.

“What thE HELL GRIM!”

“Myaaah!”

Crowely bursts in

“Headmage, please! I can —”

Poor Deuce is cut off.

“First was the riot in the cafeteria! Then I hear about two freshmen tearing up the hallways with a monster! But even that wasn't enough for you!”

Okay so this is bad but –

“That chandelier was a magical artifact created for Night Raven upon its founding by a legendary artificer!”

Oh no.

“Everyone responsible for its destruction is expelled!”

“W-what! I was barely involved!”

“What am I going to do?! How am I going to tell my mother...?”

The blue guy looks ready to cry. Damn, Yuu’s feeling really bad now. Ugh, Grim may have been the main problem, but none of this could have happened if Yuu had taken this more seriously.

“Sir I was the one who insisted on Grim staying, the responsibility for something he instigated should fall on me.”

“I would estimate its worth to be no less than a billion thaumarks. And you intend to repay that sum?”

“Urk!”

“So much!”

Just looking at the other students' reactions – that must be a lifetime of debt! But she won't just back out dammit!

“That's… Um, I'll find a way.”

Yuu wonders what the employment laws are like here.

Crowely pauses for the first time since arriving and looks over the cowed delinquents.

“Ah… There may be one way to fix this.”

!!!!!

“The magestone that powered this chandelier was mined from the Dwarfs' Mine. If you can acquire a magestone with the same properties, it may be possible to repair it.”

!!!!!!!

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Aaaand off to the mines we go

#twisted wonderland #twst yuu #magical girl yuu #twisted wonderland au #This took so long because I was hopping around between this and the mine and lore and heartslabyul ideas #At least the next one is almost done #I'll be mixing game and manga lore #Does anyone else not remember the prologue?#Like #my mind just glazes over it when I try to remember.#I was reading the prologue on the wiki and seeing Ace say ‘piddling’ had me shook for some reason #twst grim #I really do love him i swear #I was gonna have them trash the statues as well but deleted that part #this seems like enough #for now

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hoipeepsimruby · 2 months

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Genshin things that I will ignore in canon:

Diluc and Kaeya exchanging letters to each other during his 3-4 year revenge quest

Kid Kaeya was a perfect angel who never did anything wrong

Adult Kaeya is a perfect angel who never did anything wrong

(Let the man be morally dubious that’s when he’s most interesting. Plus his recent characterization is inconsistent with his earlier one and his bio lore)

Yae Miko tormenting every single Inazuma guy character (her silly rivalry with Itto can stay it’s funny)

60% of the Venti alcohol jokes (they aren’t funny most of the time. The only time it’s funny is times like when Beidou wouldn’t let Venti and Kazuha drink despite them both being of legal drinking age)

Paimon being the travelers voice (I’m in the minority where I like Paimon as I feel she’s the travelers annoying little sister and with that in mind she’s written rather well but I do agree with everyone who’s annoyed with how she speaks for the traveler. While I’ve never published any fanfics in a lot of my ideas Paimon ends up getting a bit shafted due to me not really knowing what to do with her because outside of being the travelers voice she doesn’t do all that much.)

Most of the Inazuma main story (if I want to I can be willfully ignorant and enjoy the story but after reading gold-rhine’s Inazuma re-write I can never go back)

The traveler being a jerk to Furina at the beginning of her story quest. (In character for Paimon but the traveler I think would at least be a little more understanding and would try to get Paimon to stop guilt tripping her)

Finally, the traveler fails to get Charlotte any scoops from the fortress of meropide. (I know why but they did waste a bunch of her money and that feels mean)

#genshin impact #extra: 90% of fandom jokes #the aren’t funny and most end up as wild mischaracterozations #tbh most of what I’m annoyed with in Genshin either has to do with gameplay or fandom #I’m pretty good at enjoying stories regardless of quality #one of my favorite games is Fire Emblem Fates #a lot of my Kaeya beef comes from Diluc being my first fave #I read a bunch of good fics that treat the whole thing with nuance and how neither of them were in the right and they both screwed up #and now like 90% is all about Kaeya #or shipping #I’m neutral to most ships #I got Stockholm syndromed into like Neuvilette x Wriothesley #I have at one point activly seeked out Childe x Zhongli #I’m fine with a bunch of popular ones (JeanLisa Eulamber etc)#but so much of Genshin fandom is shipping and because of that it’s so hard to find fics of characters I like without it #that’s why I got stockholmed into liking Neuvilette x Wriothesley #because so many interesting fic premises had it in there it was like or be unable to read those fics #plus I like aro/ace Diluc and I actively headcanon a lot of characters to be somewhere on the aro and or ace spectrum #this is less of a thing I’m ignoring and more of a this makes no sense thing but #in the long ass multi update fontain side quest there is a girl who grew up in the fortress of meropide #and it seems ooc for Wriothesley not either have not noticed her existence or to have done nothing about it #but I can’t ignore it because the quest wouldn’t make sense without her #so for me he knows and is trying to do something about it but can’t get her out for whatever reason #idk something about her not existing on Fontaines people records of something #the least he could do is ask some of the guards to look after her and keep her safe and happy #that’s my explanation

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hucklebucket · 10 months

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Not to still be hung up on the spider thing from 2 weeks ago but I've got this scene in my head. Nancy and Ace interviewing a suspect/witness who asks, like someone always does in crime-solving shows so that they can then insist the main characters don't get it, "Do either of you have children?"

Nancy's about to say no when Ace says "No human children, but she gave birth to a bunch of ghost spiders once. If that counts."

#also nace in the hospital having their first baby (though we know i think it would happen in the wild for them)#and ace is trying to comfort nancy like 'hey it can't be as bad as last time right? at least this time you have drugs'#and the doctor and nurses are like 'isnt this your first kid?'#sorry i just can't stop thinking about nancy and her spider children #she's like immune to spider venom now or something #gonna realize she has super powers #a knockoff spiderman. spidermom.#4x06 #nd s4 spoilers

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greyias · 9 months

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So I’ve reached a point where I’m seriously considering going back to an earlier save file to revert a choice I made. Because the further I go on, the more I realize my previous decision is just not working for me. (It’s not the mushroom — the mushroom is just gone, there’s no going back. My stupid paladin ate it mid-battle and choices or misclicks in this case have consequences).

No. This is bigger than all of that. I’ve tried to move on, gone through several cutscenes and battles and can confidently say.

This adamantine armor.

is ugly af.

And I miss my girl having this somewhat iconic (in my mind) look that I’ve associated her with. Are the stats better on the adamantine armor? SURE. Does it make my AC higher? YEAH. Can no one score a critical on me while I’m wearing it. DOT DOT DOT YES.

But it’s also way too shiny and bright and reflective. It washes out her face in cutscenes. YOU CAN’T SEE HER FRECKLES. Those freckles are important! The neck on it is too tall. The silhouette is all wonky and square and bulky. It glows in weird spots. It dyes horribly and is just distractingly shiny in every cutscene. I even tried to give it a cape to make it look all fancy and it just didn’t matter.

And she just looks like some generic MMO character now.

Where is my crest of devotion? My lovely blue tabard? The loving and intiricate golden embroidery? Where is the fashion my dears? Is it smart to wear my starting armor to end or even mid game content? NO. Maybe I'll live through a fight but at what cost???? Look at that face! How can I make her wear something ugly?

She deserves the best.

So either I give it to another party member who could use a boost in AC and the ability to resist crits… or I roll back (thankfully not too far, just the Arcane Tower bits) and create an adamantine shield. Thankfully, I had enough foresight to create a save file called “second forge item”, so I don’t have to go through that boss fight again. But like… DECISIONS MAN.

#that boss fight tho #poor ari got squished by the hammer during it #and somehow miraculously survived with like 5 whole hitpoints #like she legit needs a higher ac #as she's supposed to be a tank #every preview of the armor i saw tricked me into thinking it would be cool #but god that armor is not doing it for her #i can't take it #she can at least wear the helm that dropped from the boss fight that also neutralizes crits #but then i lose a slot for my special bard healing hat #if i made the shield then i couldn’t hot swap over to phalar alive when i want a shrieking sword #these are the difficult decisions i have to make #i don't really want to install mods yet #so i guess i must suffer fashion choices for now #grey's bg3 tag #bg3 posting #bg3 spoilers #(ish)#ari's og campaign

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