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dianaburnwood · 2 years
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Ambrose Island: First Impressions
It’s time for another first impressions post! Spoilers ahoy, matey
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Ok so I am so glad I was not spoiled for the Ambrose Island Bitch Slap Competition 2022 because what the HELLLLL that was incredible 
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I’m really curious if the devs had hoped to do arm-wrestling here cos it looks like that kind of set-up and I thought that’s what it WAS when I approached, but honestly the slap competition is hilarious and they probs were able to reuse the anim from Diana getting the slap in Mendoza
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What do you mean I look suspicious, this is my everyday tactical guerrilla wetsuit
Also, when you start at the bar I swear my man is trashed? he keeps swaying lmao
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Heading up to the ruins when I saw WHOMS”T I stg
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47 has got to be this man’s nightmare at this point
And of course BESTIE showed up lmao the derision in Grey’s voice like bro I swear ok I don’t really know this dude that well
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47 was so nice to him tho?? Even asking him if he needed help. Babe it’s time for you to collect those Interpol cheques 
It was nice to have Grey as mission support again but by GOD did I miss my sexy handler 
Love the new music for this map, so cool they didn’t reuse stuff. Also, the really soft music when you’re in the jungle is GORGEOUS, I want to find it
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The man really can do anything
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This little fishing anim has me positive 47 can go fishing on his lake in Freelancer
Ok so WHAT is playing on the radio in Akka’s hut?? It sounded like four, two, seven... then I was like, 47??  I was expecting to get something for filling all the holes or collecting all the leaflets, but no??? I figured something with the braziers too and could not figure out how to dig, Google had to help me put those two together lol 
Anyone figure out what to do with the gold idol yet?
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Really liked this little side questy bit of bringing the dude stuff and he makes me poison. I feel like this is teasing the kind of stuff that might happen in Freelancer? 
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Also, make your own bombs! Nice to see the workbench from Romania is getting another go.
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I think the only thing I didn’t like was that the map was hard to navigate. There wasn’t much making the areas distinct enough imo. By my most recent playthrough I could get around easily enough. Also, the easiest SASO I think ever maybe??? But the challenges were pretty cool overall. 
Sadly my game kept crashing every time I dug up the sabre for the pirate challenge, so I had to bring my own pirate outfit and sabre from home. 
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Also thought it was strange that there were no mission stories/opportunities, because some challenges were set up as if they were e.g. A Kill to Treasure and Another For Good Measure. But it was fun to figure stuff out myself.
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HITMAN 3 in HITMAN 3 cos why the hell not lol
Overall this mission lifted out of the narrative easily, so I can see why it wasn’t needed for main game. Giving everyone something to do between Vermont and Isle of Sgail made a lot of sense, so glad they placed it there. Was hoping for more juicy lore, but honestly obsessed with Diana saying “good morning, 47” when he walks in so obviously Diana and Grey were up early making revolutionary plans together while 47 was still in bed. 
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darkfinch · 2 years
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I want you to know that the image of quinn being patted on the head and given a pastry has Sustained me since you shared it and if you ever want to tell us more about that please feel Absolutely free to, that is all <3
IM SO GLAD, IT SUSTAINS ME AS WELL, when i am sad im like. but what if quinn, patted gently on the head, like :3 while receiving a pastry. think abt it. healing and delightful 100/10
the original context for that (from my tragically abandoned quinn-centric nanowrimo project) was that quinn's Favourite Cousin Masha, Lesbian Thief Icon, runs a cafe with her cool wife anaïs (which was not INTENDED to become, like, a Hitter Hangout, but they have really good security and masha has infinite hitter cousins and the butcher of kiev will NOT stop popping by with his kid to have daddy-daughter lifechats over lemon meringue pie, Hitter Hangout is just kinda the Vibe now. theyre working with it)
anaïs thinks quinn is cute in a wet stray cat kind of way and force-feeds him any experimental pastries she is working on. sometimes they are bad. there is an olive-pear tarte he will never forgive her for (but he gets free tea THE WAY HE LIKES IT & also cherry-cheese danishes every time he pops by so like, win-win). she is the gentle head-patter and pastry-giver pat pat pat. masha ur weird little guy is here, pspspsps hey u wanna try this mystery dessert so bad cmere,
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writing-with-sophia · 9 months
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hello!! how are you? hope you're doing well!! if requests are open, may i request a hibari headcanon? specifically a poetic s/o bombarding him with poems and affection on valentines day <33 (im a sucker for fluff xd)
Hibari Kyoya x Poetic S/O
Note: Hello anon! Thanks for requesting <3 Since you didn't specify the gender of the reader, I'll default to GN!reader.
It's been a long time since I watched Hitman Reborn, so if there are any mistakes please let me know!
Genre: fluff.
Hibari Kyoya x Poetic S/O
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His first impression of you was that you were a loud and bold herbivore. You seemed unafraid of him, always appearing wherever he rested and bothering him with silly poems.
Yes, silly poems. He thinks they are like that.
Hibari doesn't care about poetry or literature, and he does not even know that today is Valentine's Day (to be honest, I'm afraid he doesn't know what Valentine's Day is).
So when you come to meet him and constantly bombard him with sweet and cheesy love poems, Hibari thinks you are trying to provoke him. And he will see it as a challenge.
At least until Kusakabe explains what Valentine's Day is to him.
"Love? Huh, how boring."
"But... Not bad."
Hibari was born into a traditional Japanese family and was educated in the best, including a taste for literature. He's just not interested in them, not ignorant of them.
Then, he forgives you, lets you go, and warns you not to bother him again.
After that day, you realized that Hibari seemed to pay more attention to you. Although you couldn't tell if that attention was good or bad, perhaps it will be a good start to your pursuit of him.
Good luck.
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vrmxlho · 1 year
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-ˏˋ SEASON OF LOVE ˊˎ- EVENT MASTERLIST
bllk, genshin, jjk, hq x gn! reader event
where i write fics for the characters you request based on predefined prompts/tropes
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note: basically just send in asks with characters and the prompt/trope you chose!! i write for any character from bllk, genshin, haikyuu or jjk and it will always be x gn! reader
also note: the prompts and their dates can be modified so if you like a prompt/trope but want it a specific date just lmk
last thing: this is on a first come first serve basis, if you rlly liked a prompt/trope but someone already chose it request it outside the event
status: posting in progress!!
updates: daily (hopefully) in february
taglist: if you want to be tagged in a request please just reply with the day/character/fandom + if you want to be tagged in everything just reply + will be tagging my moots anyway cuz if this flops i’ll cry
genre: fluff and angst
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feb 1 - kaiser blue lock
love flowers: a flower that symbolises deep emotions and desires, not always romantic
feb 2 - isagi blue lock
fake dating: where two people fake a relationship towards a mutually beneficial goal
feb 3 - kurona blue lock
star-crossed lovers: soulmates whose affection for each other is doomed to end in tragedy
feb 4 - xiao genshin impact
reincarnation: destined love that survives death
feb 5 - bachira blue lock
first love: the first person you truly had feelings for
feb 6 - noah noel blue lock
blind date: theoretically a date between two strangers becomes a reunion between exes
feb 7 - gojo jujutsu kaisen
a bet: love involved in a wager
feb 8 - sae blue lock
break-up bonfire: the best way to forget them is to destroy all evidence of your relationship
feb 9 - geto jujutsu kaisen
precognition: meeting the love of your life in a dream
feb 10 - otoya blue lock
bad first impression: not-so-cute meet cutes
feb 11 - nagi blue lock
guardian angel: an angel assigned to protect and guide you to your highest being
feb 12 - karasu blue lock
hollywood kiss: kissing out of obligation not out of love
feb 13 - kuroo haikyuu!!
theirs not mine: being in love with someone else's partner isn't easy
feb 14 - iwaizumi haikyuu!!
love amnesia: when you can't remember loving someone as much as the person you are presently in a relationship with
feb 15 - reo blue lock
grow old with me: nothing lasts forever except my love for you
feb 16 - gojo jujutsu kaisen
love killer: perhaps your job as a hitman isn't suited for you
feb 17 - karasu blue lock
the exception: the playboy who genuinely falls in love
feb 18 - nagi blue lock
lonely together: solitude is best when with someone else
feb 19 - shidou blue lock
love at first punch: perhaps on purpose, perhaps a mistake, there's no doubt it made an impression
feb 20 - sae blue lock
in-laws: family dinners are the best time for bonding
feb 21 - suna haikyuu!!
love is a dream: perhaps your relationship which was always well remembered wasn't as good as it seemed
feb 22 - reo blue lock
"i do": weddings are expensive, love is not
feb 23 - yuuta jujutsu kaisen
now or never: a love confession before imminent death
feb 24 - reo blue lock
rejection affection: rejection doesn't have to be the end of one's flirting
feb 25 - isagi blue lock
final moments: the last hours before you're gone, remembering the good and the bad
feb 26 - otoya blue lock
serial romeo: everyone is "the one"
feb 27 - rin blue lock
secret relationship: the good things in life are best kept secret
feb 28 - chigiri blue lock
your favourite: noticing the little things
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caydencrypted · 26 days
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edensbane characters but ranked by an author’s impression of how realistically dateable they are
cam - normal if you ignore that he used to be an hitman, which some would say adds value. now just really into graphing calculators. functioning adult and canonically the only one with real interpersonal skills. tragically seemingly rhyssexual
james - actually fine, except you will be pulled into his main character narrative singularity so bad things will happen to you constantly, but he will rescue you from them. acceptable choice if you are not rhys seraphii. there’s not much to say here because he is genuinely a moderate to good boyfriend in a pretty normal way despite it all as long as you are fine dating a man who literally has the narrative impact (but not the personality) of a harem isekai protagonist. only person here who’s worked in retail
cyril - pretty solid rating if you’re into single dads, is one of the most outwardly normal and well-adjusted, has a real salaried job with a title that isn’t something like “revenant guardian of humanity”, goes to therapy, owns a house. the catch is if you don’t let him disappear have weird kinky sex that is actually just hitting each other over the head with chairs with a magical swedish twink in a disused warehouse at least once every three years he will go insane and start gnawing on plywood. also if you’re a man you have to beat the shit out of him first because the closet is lead lined
vidya - this will end badly but, like, in a surprisingly regular mundane way instead of universe-shatteringly. she has no communication skills that don’t involve punching things. having dated ruth alak is an automatic red flag. her culinary skills end at microwave meals and she lives in a one-room apartment which you will have to share. if you were sufficiently dedicated you could fix her avoidance issues and it would probably be fine if your type is milves who are basically fratbros
lady - only if you don’t care about the emotional level of having a relationship and just want to make out with a 10 foot tall warrior deity. she is both the furthest on this list from human, and the possessor of a room temperature iq, so she will probably ignore 80% of anything you say to her. her idea of a date is drinking 10 beers and then hitting each other with frying pans in a car park while listening to aggressive noise music
rhys - you’d think this would be higher because he is genuinely one of the kindest and most selfless people on the planet but while he would be genuinely the nicest, most loving, emotionally intelligent person you have ever dated, you will always know he’s faking it on some level. you will never shake the idea that you are a pity project to him and you can’t even hate him for it. might be fixable. obscenely rich but has no work-life balance. this will give you some kind of turbo 60s housewife depression
ruth - terrible if you want a serious relationship, amazing if you want to be traumatised by the most intense codependent two year situationship of your life. it’s a bit like hanging out with a walking nuclear bomb that texts with the :3 emoticon and wears bad science pun shirts and will neglect you emotionally. they do hard drugs and have several trillion in debt, both of which they will beg you for money for. the wedding will take place in a burger king at 2am. insanely dysfunctional as a human being. vapes obnoxiously but the dick is canonically fire. kind of wants to vivisect you when you die. is the magical swedish twink
karisk - this is the worst idea anyone could possibly have ever. don’t do this. never do this. he won’t let you do this, but don’t do it anyway. you are picking the most callous, rude, self-important, megalomaniacal scheming mass murderering terrorist in the entire universe. he is actually a good person, in ways too complicated to get into here, but that’s fine because you will literally never encounter them. he sold out the person he loves most in the entire universe to a cult leader who wanted to torture him to death, which was him being uncharacteristically soft. rhys failed to fix him so it’s definitely not possible
mari - wait never mind i have thought of someone worse than karisk
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silvernyxchariot · 11 months
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Formaggio is currently my emotional support hitman. So, have a rant.
The synopsis is that no one appreciates this character and it makes me sad. Formaggio, come pick me up; I hate it here./j
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Out of La Squadra, Formaggio's generally not my favorite, but as a La Squadra whore, I'll make an effort to appreciate my boys.
My initial impression of Formaggio and the majority of La Squadra was... non-existent. I paid attention to Giorno, Bucciarati's group, and subsequently Narancia during this fight. But if I had to come up with something for Formaggio, the only thing that stood out to me was Little Feet. After part 3 and 4, finally, someone had to have the ability to shrink. It's such a simple and convenient ability to have, both on the battlefield and on the daily.
Lock yourself out of your house? Shrink and crawl under the door. Have a lot to carry or something incredibly heavy to carry up a flight of stairs, like a car or a 5 ft x 6 ft paining (don't ask)? Shrink it down to size and put it in your pocket. Or maybe carry a couple of grenades and automatic rifles and wear them like a braclet until you're ready to use them... No one's gonna know. They're gonna know. No one's going to know./ref
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The more I made La Squadra a part of my personality, the more I realized, "Fuck yeah, I would appreciate a homie like Formaggio." He may look like an annoying punk (like 99% of my classmates) but he's adaptable and clever. During his first conversation with Narancia, it sounded like Formaggio was just rambling and making jokes, but every sentence was a transition to get information or a reaction from Narancia.
Vol. 2 VA, chp 31:
(To Narancia) "Word is, Polpo died last night. Then, all of a sudden, Bucciarati, Fugo, Abbacchio, and Mista all went into hiding They're not anywhere. I finally found you, though, Narancia. Do you know where they are and why they disappeared?"
"Did you hear about Polpo's body? . . . They can't figure figure out how to cram his fat ass into the furnace. Ha ha ha! They're going to have to cut him into tiny pieces to get him in!"
"Why didn't your crew show up at the capo's funeral?! Answer me, Narancia! If I can't tail you then I'll make you tell me everything!
Baby boy, if you'd stayed quiet and patient, you might have been able to follow Narancia to the vineyard without interruption.
He also has an unnecessary amount of knowledge on mosquitoes and arachnids.
Vol 3 VA, chp 34
"Mosquitoes can sense the carbon dioxide animals exhale. . . That's what's happening here. Aerosmith is seeking out my carbon dioxide!"
The only thing I needed to know was that mosquitoes are little menaces that help transfer diseases and need to be smacked out of existence. I didn't want to know this extra CO² info, but thanks, I guess./s Did I want to read about spiders' digestive fluids killing their prey from the inside out on a random Tuesday night? No, not at all. But here we are. u.u
When the brainrot got worse, the anime and manga yielded superficial results. So, I'm glad the JoJo World Event gave us a bit more. In a Twitter translation of the La Squadra info, Formaggio was described as an insightful opportunist and aware of his comrades' deficits (condensed from image below). Good, because I'm going to need my emotional support hitman now. 🫴/lh
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Not gonna lie, Formaggio gave me "annoying jock" vibes initially when I took everything that I've mentioned into consideration. But seeing that he does pay more attention to others than they believe is somewhat... hmmm, comforting. In all earnesty, I would trust Formaggio to be a good judge of character or a human lie detector.
This part's not important, but I don't like the majority of his design. In the manga, he's given orange hair, and while I understand his name means "cheese," the grey in the anime helps bring contrast from the rest of his outfit that focuses on a red top and brown pants.
Like his Stand, he's very unassuming, but there's this slow burn effect that endeared this character to me. Formaggio still isn't my favorite among La Squadra, but I think about him a lot sometimes. u.u
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Together - Five Hargreeves x Reader
Summary: In Hotel Oblivion, trying to save the world once more, you can’t help but wonder what Five sees in you. Reader: can be read as any gender Warnings: Five and Reader are both around their early to mid-twenties. SPOILER for Season 3 Episode 10, blood, sorta gore (you’ve seen the episode, you know why), slight angst, mentions of alcohol, mentions of death (again, you’ve seen the season) Word count: 5 331 A/N: I’m kinda not happy with this… I feel like it’s lacking emotions. Maybe because I finished writing this at 3am, knowing I’d have to get up at 6am…Feedback is appreciated.
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You and Five had always had a difficult relationship, this much you were well aware off. He had torn you out of your completely normal, ordinary, boring life, only to drag you from apocalypse to apocalypse. Maybe you should hate him for it, should wish he had not. Because then, in this timeline, you never would have been born.
But now you were as much a paradox as the Umbrella Academy, only that you lacked any special powers. Unless making Five stick to your side like a puppy was a special power, of course, because ever since you had left Dallas, he would not leave your side. He had even insisted on sharing not only a room, but even the bed in the Obsidian. The first time you had tried to go to the bathroom, it had taken a lot of work convince him not to blink past the locked door. Still, you had been pretty certain that he had waited outside, nervously tapping his foot or fiddling around with one of his buttons.
If anyone else would have been as clingy as the undeniably genius but also equally undeniably mad hitman, you would have probably locked them in a broom closet by now, and thrown away the key.
But something about Five was different.
To the world he seemed like a snot-nosed young man, who believed he was better and more important than everyone else in the world. He seemed cold, calculating, manipulative. And maybe he was, to a certain level. But he loved nobody more than his family; he was ready to do everything for his family.
Except endanger you.
You had lost count on how many occasions he had thrown himself in the line of fire for you, had defended you against flying bullets and insults alike. When anyone else asked for an explanation to some crazy theory he had just blurted out, they were ignored, but whenever you asked, he patiently broke down his idea into humanly understandable phrases. What impressed you most about him though was how he was able to keep up with you, with your sarcasm and stupid jokes, how he was not fed up with you after five minutes, like most of the other people. He just rolled his eyes playfully, or even played into your sarcasm, making you laugh. These past days you had gotten the feeling he liked it when you laughed.
And so you grew more attached to him. It had only been a few weeks, but you had grown to like the strange man more than you had ever expected to like anyone, and it had taken seeing him die, the old version of him anyway, to realise you loved him. Well, maybe love was a strong word, but you were certain, given enough time, those feelings thrumming in your chest eventually would turn into love. Did you want to love him thought? Most certainly not. Not in the beginning at least, when you had thought someone like him could never even remotely understand the feeling of your heart beating faster at the mere thought of the other. But after Luther‘s wedding, when everyone had been dancing, he had grabbed your hand, and pulled you close. You could smell alcohol on his breath, but his eyes were clear, this thoughts not yet jumbled by the drug.
“No matter what happens in the next days,” he had whispered into the small space between you, “No matter what happens- I’ll always be by your side. Where you go, I go. I can’t lose you, not now that I found you.”
You had looked up at him then, into his crystal blue eyes, how he had watched your face at his words, and for a moment you had thought he would kiss you, had hoped he would kiss you. But then he had wrapped his arms around you, and pulled you into his chest, hugging you tightly.
Still, ever since then you could not quite shake the thought that maybe, maybe, if the world wasn’t ending, if you weren’t frantically running down corridor after corridor, maybe then Five and you might have had some strange, weird sort of future together. But you had taken your eyes off him for one second, and suddenly you had been alone in one of the hotel rooms in Hotel Oblivion. As if that hotel itself was not weird enough already. A hotel in another dimension while your world, your universe, had been destroyed by the Kugelblitz.
Your feet were hurting from running, your lungs burning from your frantic, paniced breathing, and your throat begun to dry from your calls for any of the superheroes, when you pushed past a door, and suddenly ended back up in the foyer.
“Five!” Relief flooded you as you spotted him standing with his siblings, and he spun around alarmed at the call, only to visibly relax when he recognised you.
“(Y/n),” he breathed, meeting you halfway towards the group. You wanted to hug him, glad to have found him again, but something stopped you. Something always stopped you from showing your full range of emotions to him, perhaps the fear of rejection.
“One moment you where there and the next-”
“I know, I’m so sorry,” he interrupted you, making you perk up. He hardly ever apologized without being sarcastic, yet here he was. “I didn’t think- it doesn’t matter. I’m sorry for scaring you, and I’m glad you’re okay.” It was more like he was taking to himself, as his eyes quickly flickered over your body, checking for any injuries, before meeting your eyes again. “No more strolling off alone, from neither of us, okay?”
You nodded tight lipped, and watched him hold out his right hand to you. Confused you looked between his hand and his eyes questioningly, making him roll his eyes and take your left hand in his right one.
“If we don’t let go of one another, we can’t lose each other again,” he explained, his voice a pitch higher than usual. “So we’re holding hands until all of this is over, capiche?”
“Hey,” you protested as Five turned back to his family, and began dragging you along with him, his fingers somewhat cold and clammy around yours. “I don’t need anyone to hold hands with me, I’m no three years old.”
“Well, what a shame, because I don’t care,” Five announced over his shoulder, before the two of your joined the others, where Klaus was just explaining about how Reginald Hargreeves had killed him and Luther.
The moment the old man entered the foyer, you could feel Five stiffen up, taking a slight step forwards, so you were behind him. It was not the first time he did this, in fact, over the past days, whenever danger had arisen he had always taken a protective step in front of you. The gesture made your heart flutter, even though you were well aware, that this was neither the time nor the place for it. And yet… him being so protective over you meant more to you than you could have put into words.
But now, as the old man and Five’s siblings were fighting, your eyes wandered to one of the stars on the floor, right in front of Five. These stars on the floor had irritated you from the beginning on. They were only here, in the Hotel Oblivion, but had not been in the Hotel Obsidian, even though everything else had been mostly the same (not counting the bison’s behind and the paintings and writing). And they were only here, in the entrance hall, nowhere else in the building. They were not evenly distributed either. Actually there were only… what? A hand full, maybe half a dozen of them.
You blinked in confusion, your eyes skipping over the tiles, counting. Quickly you tucked at Five’s hand, his fingers wrapped around yours still.
“The floor,” you whispered over the argument of the others.
He did not have to turn around to know what you were referring to, but from the way he moved his head to look through the room, you knew he was counting the stars as well.
Without warning he turned around, and dragged you across the foyer towards the stairs, while the others were still fighting with Reginald Hargreeves.
“The stars,” he explained on his way up the stairs, “They form a pattern, you’re right. I want to see if it matches-”
“The sigil?”
He nodded, guiding you over to the balustrade, so you could see into the foyer. Both of you scanned the dimly lit room for the markers, trying to remember the pattern from the sigil. It was not hard, not for you at least. The image had burnt itself into your memory when Five had cut the piece of skin out of his dead future self. A shiver ran down your spine while you tried to match the pattern on the floor to that in your memory. Since the moment the old man had died, you had been terrified. The thought, that Five would die like this… not the fact that he died, but the How. For how long had he been in that bunker? Had he been all alone? Had he been scared and worried for his younger self? He had commented on how young you had looked. Had you spent a lot of time together, grown old together? All you knew was that you could not stand the idea of your Five meeting the same fate, that you would do everything you could to keep him from dying such a lonely death. Oh, how furious you had been when you had found out he had gotten the same tattoo as the one he had cut out of his own skin. Now you needed to somehow prevent him from losing his arm, and from founding the Commission. Both felt like fighting against windmills. On the other hand, the universe had been destroyed, so maybe this future of his had been successfully prevented, since all of you would die a lot earlier than that.
“Hey, I found the sigil,” Five shouted to his siblings who were still fighting with their adoptive father.
You snapped out of your thoughts, and pointed to the stars at the ground.
“It’s on the-”
You got interrupted by the sound of breaking glass, and alarmed both Five and you spun to your left, where one of the Guardians, who the others had mentioned before, broke through the glass ceiling.
Immediately your body was on fight or flight mode, and you felt Five tuck you away from where the Guardian was in free fall, pushing himself between you and the danger.
It was the flash of metal, there one second and gone the next, faster than you could have perceived, when Five suddenly cried out and stumbled to the floor. You felt his blood before you saw it in the dim light, so much blood, warm and sticky, coating your hands at an alarming rate as Five’s right hand slipped from your grip and he slumped against you. In terror you glanced down at him, at the source of so much blood, and found that where his left arm had been mere split seconds ago, only a stump was left.
The picture of the old Five in the bunker flickered before your eyes, how he had been missing his left arm, and you tasted sick on your tongue, not only from the thought of how painful it had to be to lose a limp or the smell of blood, but also from the realisation that you were one step closer to losing Five to that dark future.
Before another sound had left Five’s lips, you had quickly dragged him against the balustrade, and begun reaching for your belt. You needed to tie off the big blood vessels in his arm, so he would not bleed out. At the same time Five fumbled for his tie, thinking the same thing as you. Realising his tie was easier to access, you quickly loosened it, and pulled it over his head. His eyes were wide, sweat beginning to coat his forehead from the pain.
“I got you,” you mumbled, ignoring the sounds of a fight going on downstairs. Doubtlessly the Hargreeves were taking care of the last Guardian. Or the Guardian of them, by the sounds of it. But truth be told, you could not care less about that. All that mattered was the way blood continued spurting from Five’s wound and how desperately he looked up at you as you were kneeling in front of him. “I got you,” you repeated, tying the tie around what was left of his arm, and pulling it as tightly as possible. Five groaned in pain, making another wave of sickness spread through your stomach, but you ignored it.
“Tighter,” he whimpered. “It needs to be tighter.”
“Okay,” you nodded, while grabbing the blood slippery fabric as safely between your hands as possible. “This’ll hurt.”
You looked down at him, unable to keep the pity out of your gaze. You knew Five hated to be pitied, but still-
The way he looked up at you almost knocked all breath out of you. His eyes were soft, sad, and you had never seen anyone look at you with so much trust as he did in that moment.
“Maybe,” he began, blinking his blue eyes as if in a slight daze, “Maybe I should tell you that I-”
You did not let him finish whatever he had planned on saying. Instead you pulled the tie as tightly as possible, making Five scream out in pain, but at least the blood flow from his arm began ceasing.
“Tell me once we’ve saved the world,” you mumbled, pressing your forehead against his quickly in a gesture of comfort. His skin was cold from sweat.
“The others-” he mumbled out, and you nodded in understanding, quickly getting up. The Guardian was on the floor, but so were most of the Hargreeves.
“The sigil is on the lobby floor,” you shouted to them, while helping Five up, who rested his weight against the balustrade.
“It’s the stars,” he added.
Immediately Reginald began ordering around the others, and while you and Five watched them scurry around, one after the other finding a star on the floor to stand on. As soon as one of them was positioned, the stars underneath their feet began glowing and clicking, while the sound of a motor all around you began picking up. Confused you looked around, trying to locate the source of the sound, but it seemed to come from everywhere at once.
“Number Five, quickly!”
Only when Reginald Hargreeves shouted for him, did you notice Five had left your side and moved to the bottom of the staircase. So much for never leaving each other’s side again, huh? Quickly you moved down the stairs, rushing to him, while he exchanged looks with Alison across the room. To your left, the Guardian that somehow had recovered from the previous attack, began roaring again, as it stormed towards the others. Before you could say something, before you could reach for him, Five had begun moving, blinking himself onto the last empty star right in the middle. The moment the touched it, bright blue flashes zapped between all seven heroes and the Guardian, so blinding that you had to cover your eyes. But with covered eyes it was all the more easier to hear the agonised screams of the Hargreeve siblings and Lila. And then the flashes died down.
Quickly you looked up, finding the seven seemed to be stuck in place, lights, like spotlights in a theatre, shining down on every single one of them. A look to the side revealed the Guardian to have fallen apart, hundreds of cockroaches streaming from an empty armour.
All of a sudden, the noises around you picked up again, clicking and buzzing, like those of a huge machine, in which’s centre you found yourselves. A strangled sound from Five made you snap your attention back to the seven people in the lights. Five’s head was leant back, his arms slightly spread, and what you could see from his face he looked pained.
“Five?” Jumping down the last steps of the staircase you hurried over to the seven, but did not dare touching any of them. “What’s happening,” you asked nobody in particular, before you turned to Reginald Hargreeves. “Hey, old man! What’s happening?”
But the man did not seem to take notice of you, of your panic strained voice, as the foyer around you began to change. What had seemed like solid matter, walls, floor, doors, windows, stairs and columns, dissolved into nothingness, leaving only faint lines of light where edges had been before. The only thing that was left was the floor with the stars and a part of the reception, which began to look increasingly like a control panel. Reginald walked over to the panel, a blue half-sphere appearing over him, displaying numbers and equations in a writing you could not read. But he seemed to be able to, because he began tapping around on them, shifting them.
A particularly loud gasp from Five tore your attention away from Reginald, and back to the young man you had grown so close to. In the white light you could, all too clearly, make out the pale tone of his skin. Not just pale, white, bordering grey. His eyes were wide, only strained gasps leaving his lips, but it was obvious in how much pain he was. You watched as his cheeks fell in, while Alison began arguing with Reginald. Second by second he began resembling a starving person more than the healthy man he had been minutes ago, as if the life itself was being drained from his body.
A ping from Hargreeve’s panel, and suddenly the groaning of the in the lights trapped increased to muffled scream of pain. Your heart was racing in your chest, and you were well aware of the tears that had begun falling from your eyes, as you helplessly repeated Five’s name over and over again. You knew you could not touch the light which trapped Five. What would happen if you did? There was no way of telling. But it could end tragically. And you were no hero. You were just- you. What grand things had you ever done in your life? Nothing worth mentioning, apart maybe from the most stupid thing which had been following Five out of your house one sunny morning three apocalypses ago and then falling in love with him.
“Please,” you pleaded, addressing Alison, or the old Hargreeves or anyone else who might be able to do something now. “Please, stop this. Please.”
Instead you had to watch as little glimmers of light began separating themselves from Five’s skin, and drifted upwards towards the invisible source of the spotlight that kept him trapped. More and more he looked like a days old corpse, but still he began talking, his eyes focused on Alison.
“He killed Luther,” he pressed out, “He tried to kill Klaus. He won’t stop before we’re all dead.”
You could not muffle the sob that slipped from your lips, as your knees gave out.
“’s gonna be alright,” Five mumbled, before a pained groan shut him up again, but you knew he had been talking to you. You wanted to punch him, wanted to mock him. How could things be alright after this? You had no way to stop whatever his deranged adoptive father was doing to him and his siblings. You did not know how to fight, had no weapon to either-
Unless…
Your eyes flickered across the room, searching for one of Diego’s knives, or one of the weapons the Guardian might have dropped. But the moment you spotted the sickle, Alison already picked it up. Frozen, you watched as she approached her adoptive father, and brought the weapon down on his head. The moment Reginald Hargreeves’ knees gave out, the lights suddenly died down, releasing its captives, and next to you Five collapsed on the ground.
“Five,” you gasped out, and quickly gathered him in your arms, pulling you into your lap. His skin was grey, stretching over easily visible bones. His eyes were dull, as if he were 200 years old, and his right hand weakly wrapped into your shirt, holding onto you as tightly as his weak state allowed.
“Hey, hey, I got you,” you whispered, reminding yourself that you had told him these words just minutes prior, when he had lost his arm. “I’m right here, I got you.” Carefully you brushed a strand of his jet black hair out of his eyes, your fingertips grazing his skin slightly. It felt so odd, so cold, so dead.
“Alison,” Five had turned his head towards where Alison had stepped over the corpse of the old Hargreeves into the centre of the panel, her hand hovering over a red button that had appeared on the screen. “Alison, don’t touch that button. We don’t know what it does!”
Viktor too was screaming for Alison to stop, even strong enough to have gotten up already and summoning his powers in the form of a blinding blue light. Would the fighting ever stop?
“Don’t do this,” Viktor warned, his fists lifted to his chest, ready to attack.
“Do you trust me,” Alison asked, holding Viktor’s gaze, who slowly let his arms down and the light dimmed until it had disappeared completely.
“Viktor, what are you doing,” Five asked, beginning roll out of where you had lifted him to rest his head in your lap. “Stop her.”
“If there’s one thing I know about big red buttons, it’s that – no matter how tempting they are – they should not be pressed,” you reminded Alison, slowly getting up from your spot on the floor, while the others joined Five’s plea not to press the button. But still she turned away from her the others and you, slowly bringing her hand down on the button.
You felt Five reach for you, and then everything got drowned in white.
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Slowly an elevator door opened, revealing the middle of a small park, in what sounded like the centre of a big city, judging by the noise of traffic. Warm fingers were wrapped around yours, and when you looked up, you found Five looking down on you. His jaw was tightened, as if he expected to walk from Apocalypse Number 3 directly into Apocalypse Number 4. You felt his fingers carefully tighten around yours, and you adjusted your hand so you could do the same, while the others slowly began leaving the elevator. Five and you followed them.
In the middle of the small crossing of six paths stood a bust. Curiously you strolled over, Five in tow, to read the plate that was attached below it.
“Obsidian Memorial Park, Graciously donated by Sir Reginald Hargreeves, this first day of October 1989,” you read out in a whisper. Five’s fingers tightened around yours.
While you were still around, a commotion started up in front of the elevator, and you suddenly spotted Luther, alive and well, visible for all of you and not just Klaus, standing in front of it. He enthusiastically hugged Victor, lifting him up, as all the others too watched in astonishment. As Luther and everyone else realised he had the normal body of a well-trained man now, instead of that of an ape, you felt Five move at your side, and turned to look at him, your breath catching in your throat as you saw how he was holding out his left arm in front of his body.
“I got my arm back,” he marvelled, turning his hand in the dim light of the park.
Again you felt tears well up in your eyes, but this time out of pure relief. Five had his arm back, which meant that there was still time to prevent the future you had seen for him.
“I got my arm back,” he repeated, turning to you, a bright smile on his face which in itself made your breath hitch. And then he let go of your hand, gathering you up in his arms instead, lifting you so your feet were in the air, and twirled you around, giggling into your neck, while you wrapped your arms around his shoulders, and laughed. You laughed like you had not laughed in weeks, not caring about what his siblings might think. Truthfully, right now you did not care what anyone was thinking. The only thing that mattered was that Five was with you, and he was alive and uninjured and seemingly healthy. You could deal with all the endings of the world in the universe if he was by your side.
When Five put you down again, both of you slightly out of breath the atmosphere around you had cooled down harshly. Luther was looking for Sloane, and Alison seemed to be missing too. That definitely put a damper on the whole ‘we’re still alive and somehow prevented the apocalypse’-situation.
“Hey,” suddenly Luther came storming over to you and Five, harshly grabbing him by the collar of his jacket. “I don’t care about any resets, alright?” You protested, grabbing Luther’s wrist in warning, trying to tuck him away from Five. “I want my wife back, Five. Where is she?”
“I’m glad you’re alive, but please take your hand off me,” Five answered Luther a lot calmer than you were.
At that Luther grabbed Five’s collar with both hands, pulling him closer threateningly.
“Luther, that’s enough,” you tried interfering but Luther ignored you entirely.
“Not until you give me an answer,” he snarled at Five.
“Okay, screw this,” Five decided, lifting his hands in order to blink out, but nothing happened. No blue light signalling the opening of a portal, nothing. “Something’s wrong.”
Immediately panic swept into his eyes, which landed on you, as if to search for help while you watched with baited breath.
“That’s right, something’s wrong,” Luther growled, “You’re about to get your ass kicked.”
“No, you moron, my power,” Five rolled his eyes, looking up at his brother. “I can’t blink.”
At that Luther let go of Five, who quickly straightened out his jacket before turning to you. You only half noticed how the other siblings tried summoning their powers but failed miserably, as Five grabbed your hand in his again.
Slowly the group began splitting up; Luther running off to find Sloane, Klaus following him. Diego and Lila, left holding hands, and Viktor too sighed, and slowly strode off, no clear idea where to go.
Which left Five and you, holding hands in the middle of a park at night. Slowly you looked at him, the question of what you should do now dying on your lips, as you saw the absentminded gaze with which he was scrutinizing you.
“The thing I was about to say before...” he trailed of as if he expected you to remember.
“What thing?”
“The thing I was about to say before you rudely interrupted me by cutting off all blood supply to my arm-”
“Oh, you mean where I saved you from bleeding you,” you asked, raising your eyebrows at him challengingly.
Five rolled his eyes at you.
“You’re insufferable, you know that,” he asked with a sigh, before his piercing blue eyes met yours again.
“Yet here you are, holding my hand,” you pointed out.
Five glanced down to your joined hands hanging in the space between you, gently running his thumb over the back of your hand.
Not looking back up at you, he continued.
“Anyway, as I was about to say- not matter how many apocalypses we have to face in the future… I want you to know that I will do absolutely anything to make sure you are safe. I dragged you into this mess; I am the one who needs to make sure you are safe. And I don’t care what it coasts me.”
“But I do, Five,” you shook your head, trying to get him to look at you, but his eyes were fixed on your hands. “I care what it costs you, and you can’t risk your life, or limbs or- you can’t put yourself at risk for me.”
“Why not?”
“’cause you’re special, Five. The world needs you, needs the Umbrella Academy-”
“Not anymore,” he shrugged. “I lost my powers and, you know, I think maybe that’s a good thing, for once. Maybe, maybe we can just stay here, you know, the two of us. In this world. Screw the apocalypse, the end of the universe… we could just… stay here. Stay together.”
It took a moment for the words to settle in, and confused you blinked.
“Wouldn’t… wouldn’t you grow tired of me,” you asked carefully, not sure if you understood correctly what Five was implying.
“You know I could never grow tired of you,” he denied, finally looking at you again. “I thought I knew the range of human emotions, thought I knew what- what love is, but these past weeks… you-” He exhaled, and shook his head. “Truth is, I don’t care which world or which apocalypse I have to live in, as long as it’s with you. Does that sound stupid?”
You laughed quietly, and took a step closer to Five, reaching your free hand up to cup his face. Immediately he snuggled into you touch, his eyes fluttering closed. His skin was warm now, a lot warmer than just a few minutes ago when the machine had sucked the life out of him.
“It does,” you told him. “I at least prefer this world-” you paused to signal him you were referring to your surroundings, “to the apocalypse world you described to me.”
Five nodded.
“I get that,” he agreed.
“Hey, Five,” you called quietly. Slowly his eyes opened again. “Can I kiss you?”
For a moment his eyes widened in shock, before he surprised you by leaning forward and pressing his lips to yours in a desperate but gentle kiss. His lips were hot and soft, smooth as they pressed to yours. He let go of your hand, which he had still been holding, wrapping the arm around your waist instead, while he brought the other up to your neck, carefully holding you in place. Your hand was still on his face, the other propped against his chest, feeling the fast beating of his heart under your palm. Five kissed you like he was drowning and you were the only thing that kept him alive. And maybe that was partially true. After Luther’s wedding he had told you that he would continue fighting if you asked him to, that the only reason he would stop this apocalypse, would be to save you, if you wanted that. You had told him there was no way to save the world, and that you would rather spend the last few hours with him than trying to chase a solution that did not exist. But there you were now. In a new world, a new universe even, your hand wrapped into the front of his dress shirt, his fingers massaging small figures into your neck as his lips connected to yours over and over again.
When the kiss eventually broke, Five wrapped both of his arms around you, and lifted you in the air again, twirling you around once more. His face was buried in your neck, your nose pressed into his short, black hair. And when he set you down again, both of you dizzy from the spinning, he gently cupped your jaw.
“Where ever we go from here on out,” he whispered, “we go together.”
His blue eyes were blazing with passion, making your breath hitch, and you nodded, pressing your forehead against his.
“Together,” you promised.
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dk-wren · 3 months
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Hello....Can I ask your top 5 favorite moments each from Buddy Daddies and Spy x Family? If the two families ever meet, who do you think Kazuki will be besties to (Loid or Yor)? Why? Also, do you think Anya can be bff with Miri? Sorry if you've answered this questions before...
Hello Anon!
Thank you for the ask! Also, I'm sorry for taking some time to respond. And no need to apologize! I haven't answered these questions before, but even if I had, my favorite moments for Buddy Daddies and Spy x Family change over time and depend on how I'm feeling, so I'd probably have different answers anyways. Plus, I'd never pass a chance to talk about these two shows! I'll stop talking now and just get to it! I hope you enjoy!
5 Favorite Moments from Buddy Daddies:
Rei & Kazuki storming Suwa Manor (ep. 12)
Rei calling himself Miri's papa (ep. 3)
Miri getting her own room (ep. 4)
Car discussion on Rei's birthday (ep. 8)
Ferris Wheel Scene (ep. 10)
5 Favorite Moments from Spy x Family:
Loid telling Anya "Let's go home" (ep. 1)
Loid "winning" Anya the stuffed penguin, a.k.a Agent Peguinman (ep. 13)
Loid's entrance at Camilla + Dominic's party, along with him standing by Yor (ep. 2)
Princess Anya (ep. 5, especially when Franky is quizzing Twilight and at the top of the castle)
Yor leading Olka, Gram, and Zeb to their new room (ep. 31)
I'll put my explanations at the bottom of this post so I can get to your other questions. That way, I can still explain why I chose each moment, if you're interested in knowing, and it helps a bit with the formatting. I'd also like to add, the order in which I listed each moment does not correlate to how much I love each moment comparatively to the other ones (maybe with the exception of #1). Narrowing it down to five for both shows was already a hard task, so just know, I really, really love the moments or scenes listed aboe.
Now, for your next question, if these two families met, I honestly think Kazuki would kinda be besties with both. I do see Rei being besties with Yor moreso than Loid, so if going for a one-to-one pairing, then technically, that means I see Kazuki being besties with Loid.
It's discussed throughout Buddy Daddies, and clearly shown in their depictions/portrayals, that Kazuki is more of the social butterfly and talker between him and Rei. That's one reason why Kazuki would likely get close to Loid and Yor, through spending equal amounts of time with each of them. Also, in taking charge of many of the household chores, Kazuki would be able to connect with or trade tips/stories with Loid when it comes to cooking and Yor when it comes to cleaning. Even in terms of their jobs, Kazuki connects with both Loid and Yor (he is the "disguise guy" between him and Rei, and he does a lot of retcon/information gathering, but by name/occupation, he is a hitman or an assassin, who can certainly stand his own ground). Being able to hang out and easily talk with both Yor and Loid could also be a part of Kazuki's personality. I feel that Kazuki could talk with Loid or Yor in a way that feels like it's a conversation specific to the person he is talking with, and not just him making small talk. Kazuki would become besties with both Yor and Loid because, I'd argue, he can connect to each of them in different ways but that make the other feel seen and heard.
If I had to choose though, then I'd argue Kazuki would be besties with Loid if these two families ever met. I feel like they'd connect with each other just a little more over cooking for the family and the mutual panic that strikes each of them when another family member does something unplanned or unexpected.
And for your third question, do I think Anya can be bff with Miri, possibly, leaning more towards yes. We've yet to really dive into Anya's backstory (though I think we're all anticipating it will happen soon), but I get the impression that Anya's first real friendship is with Becky. At first, there was a real big sister-little sister dynamic in Anya and Becky's friendship, which has begun to evolve. Given the type of classmates Anya has, and their attitudes towards her/each other, Anya might be affected by those interactions and also sorta take Miri under her wing, teaching her about all the things she's picked up on at Eden since Miri's getting a completely different schooling experience at Aozora Daycare.
I do think Anya and Miri would be friends, but it will take some time for them to become super close and move away from that sister dynamic I feel might initially develop. Again, even if Anya is actually 6 (and not 4 or 5), the way the other children in her grade level act is quite mature. So, I honestly think it would be a good thing for Anya to be able to hang out with and do normal(?) things a four year old does. While Anya finds or makes her own fun in between studying and trying to earn Stellas, spending time with Miri may provide Anya the opportunity to live out her childhood too and feel what it means to just be four. The settings for Buddy Daddies and Spy x Family, along with the tone in some cases, can be pretty different from each other, so Anya getting the chance to spend time with Miri, and not have any other worries or stressors to deal with would probably be a good thing for her. And in having fun together and sharing experiences that result in positive memories, Anya would begin to look forward to spending time with Miri, which, if she doesn't already, would eventually lead to an acknowledgement that yes, they are friends, and based on the good Miri may bring to Anya's life, they are bffs.
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Thank you again for the ask, Anon! I had a lot of fun answering these questions, especially since I'm always up for a BD and SxF crossover!
And again, apologies for the delay in my response! I really enjoyed your questions so I wanted to give myself the proper time to think them over and write out my response. Let me just put a reminder here again, but the reasonings for my 5 favorite moments will be after this section, if you would like to know!
Feel free to send my way any other questions or musings about Buddy Daddies, Spy x Family, or both, Anon!
-Dakota Wren
5 Favorite Moments from Buddy Daddies
Back in May, I did a 30 Days of Buddy Daddies challenge or prompt. Day 7 was "Favorite Scene" and that has not changed. I wish I had a better or more coherent explanation, but this scene of Kazuki and Rei storming Suwa Manor, I can never get enough of it. Like I mentioned in that explanation, I think the reason why I enjoy this moment so much is because we are seeing Kazuki and Rei working together, and seeing just how well they can work together on the job. And one reason why I think they are working together so well is because they are both fighting for or working towards the same goal, or for a future together as a family, with Miri. In these scenes/moments, Kazuki and Rei are essentially putting everything on the line if it means they have a chance to leave freely and live the life they both want now.
In all seriousness, I have no idea how many times I have watched the clip of this moment. And no matter what number rewatch I am on, this moment always makes my heart melt. Rei finally stepping out of his father's shadow to rise up and be the one to "save" Miri and Miri instantly accepting him as "Papa Rei" and running to him. Now knowing his arc and how much Rei grows over the series, this moment also feels like the start or one of the earlier milestones that eventually leads him to take on his father.
Nothing but fluff in this post-credits scene. My reasoning truly does not go beyond Miri is so indescribably happy to get her own room and Rei and Kazuki are so happy to see their daughter already in love with her room. Each of their reactions is just so sweet and, to me at least, shows how quickly they are growing close as a family.
I was debating of whether or not to choose this scene or Rei and Kazuki's discussion in ep. 11 at the safehouse. In the end, I chose this scene because of how they both somewhat acknowledge how much they've grown since they first met/moved in together, and perhaps the lingering sense of optimism they both feel in that moment about whether or not they can change. There is this feeling of them beginning to see that their individual futures and their futures as a family, with each other, and with Miri might be a light that will lead them out of the darkness and how they are both more than their jobs and their pasts. And yes, those feelings are still around in that ep. 11 discussion, but I like how in ep. 8, there is still a bit of uncertainty about what comes next (and not necessarily in bad way) as opposed to ep. 11, where they both realize what must be done.
To completely counter the previous moment/reasoning, it's a little ironic how this is one of my favorite moments and yet it is a moment that manages to always destroys me. I've also talked about my reaction to this scene before, but it is the defeat that both Kazuki and Rei feel in this moment that they could not change or continue to provide for Miri which breaks my heart. It is this recognition and, while perhaps not fully willingly, choice to give up Miri in hopes that she can experience and live a normal childhood that shows how much they have indeed changed for the better. They are putting Miri's life and happiness above their own. Before Miri, I get the impression neither Rei nor Kazuki thought they were capable or deserving of such happiness. So to see them agree that it is better for them to give that up than to bring harm to Miri, the source of that happiness, speaks volumes. Also, seeing Rei and Kazuki both acknowledge how much Miri has changed their lives in that year makes me so emotional.
5 Favorite Moments from Spy x Family
I'm pretty certain I've talked about it before, but Spy x Family is what got me into anime. After getting lunch together, in their car, a good friend of mine literally sat me down and said we are watching this and we are not leaving the parking lot until we finish at least the first episode. There are several moments from this episode which I enjoyed, laughed at, and loved, but this moment in particular is what made me really fall in love with this show and think to myself, okay, I'm gonna give this show a chance. And boy, look what grew out of it. Aside from the memories associated with this moment, I love how vulnerable Anya and Twilight are to one another in this moment, even if they are both not being completely honest with each other (since it would blow their secret identities).
Something about Twilight trying to go "for the mission" during this moment, but then seeing Anya's big smile is just, ahhh I don't know. The circumstances for their family outing to the aquarium is to keep up family appearances, or the illusion that the Forgers are a real family. I think that I like how in this moment, Twilight is still trying to keep up that front of him returning to the group with the penguin plush, and explaining his absence as due to his concentration on trying to win it for Anya, when he obviously was working on a secondary mission. And yet, Anya overhears/understands his thoughts, yet this penguin means everything to her still (as seen in her reaction in ep. 21 when Bond gets jealous)
This is a moment that continues to stand out to me like it does to Yor. Sure, Twilight might have been saying these things to not blow his cover/convince Yor that he is a perfectly normal citizen, but to Yor, hearing those words gives her the recognition she seldom received in terms of sacrifice for her family, and how much she should be proud of/appreciate the work she does. While neither characters nows it, and this may possibly just be my own interpretation, I also enjoy how Twilight's words almost seen chosen based on a vulnerability he feels he can expose ever so slightly through the guise of his current cover. The slightly unintentional bond that forms between Twilight and Yor in this moment, and the impact his words clearly have on Yor, makes me even more excited to see what Yor's reaction will be if/when an identity reveals happens.
Ep. 5 in general is one of my favorites and how the animators expanded on the castle scenes from chapter 6. I love how Loid, with a little bit of prodding from Anya and Franky, absolutely does everything in his power to treat Anya like a real princess, her adorable little crown, and her genuine excitement over seeing Loidman and all the things he must do to "save the princess." I don't think it's farfetched to say, that this is the most individual and special attention Anya has likely received since escaping the labs, making her appreciate everything Loid did for her even more. The culmination of her love and appreciation for that night and since Loid adopted Anya in her promise to do well in school is the cherry on top for me.
There are a lot of moments from the Cruise Arc that I was debating between, but this is the moment I chose because it really shows off Yor's other skills. The way she is quick to improvise, detecting who and where are her threats, and the confidence she has in taking down any potential threats. It's nice to see Yor in her element and see examples of why Thorn Princess has such notoriety to her name.
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cochidinh · 3 months
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Heyo! It will feel like deja vu, but since you're also asking for us to ask you your thoughts about characters and ships, of course, Yomi it is 👀
All of them, if you don’t mind
Aaand what do you think about Yomi x Seth, Hellxander, Fake Zilch x Seth, and Yomi x Fake Zilch x Seth ?
Take your time to answer
Heyyo, Yomi? yeah yeah Yomi *let my monster out of the closet*
First impression
His debut was cool, but that's it, a normal evil character and I was not into him that much. I did laugh at his last name tho.
Headcanons
I did a whole post about him but since I know you perhaps read it, I'll write down something new
His left eye has poor vision and has a different iris than his right eye (the right is square and the left is diamond).
He has a very sensitive tongue so he usually only eats after the food has cooled a bit.
Even though he looks very flashy, his family was actually not rich (He never went to Ginma District or Marunomon before becoming the Peacekeeper Director). Most of his bad behavior is learned from his surroundings.
He interned at Amaterasu's research lab and then became a peacekeeper. Thanks to the internships, he learned and targeted the right person for cooperation - Dr. Huesca.
Complaints and/or praise
My complaint must be that they didn't make him evil enough because Kodaka said he was the most disgusting person he's ever created so I was expecting a bit more. I like Monaka (ultra despair girl) and that girl really shows me what evil and the horror of torture are. Looking back at Yomi, he is more like a child than Monaka lol
and they gave him a whip-cane, and let his cloak cover it all? There's no plot to show the function of that cane other than whipping Vivia and making 3/4 of the players I watched say "he has a whip??"
As for compliments, his model is really cute, not only his face but also his body (his waist is sooooooooo cute).
I mean, he may appear weird, but the more I gaze at him, the more I am drawn to him...
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They also let him like handmade kinds of stuff and carry small bag around his waist, yup, reasonable for someone who likes to carry small things and do craft stuff. Whaaaa and he has so many books in his office, and he wrote a letter explaining the murder to Yakou? He wrote all his deals and made a folder? Could we see his handwriting- *got shot*
Favorite pairing (platonic or romantic)
*wipe blood* okay. I love these dynamic
Hitman Zil x Yomi x Martina. An evil polycule.
Makoto x Yomi. They are both 3 years old you honor, nothing problematic here.
Yomi x Yomi. This ship lives in my mind rent-free.
Overall opinion
He is my favorite after 1) he ordered Martina to be turned into a cube 2) he stomped on Yakou.
What I need is a villain that can turn everything worse for the protag, easy to understand why they act but not easy to predict what they will do next. I like him, and I want to kick him down the throne. His ending wasn't bad but it wasn't good either, I was expecting something more satisfying.
Jump on the next question.
Yomi x Seth.
I like their dynamic, they're okay to me.
Hellxander.
I love them. Anyone who can convince me that 15 minutes of talking to zombie Zil is not long enough to show that those two are together will receive the key to my treasure room. No way. I swear they did something nsfw suspicious behind everyone's back.
Fake Zilch x Seth
I never think about it. It is not what I will touch in a romantic way but in a platonic way.
Yomi x Fake Zilch x Seth
Wait a minute, I think you scratched something out from my brain's corner and I actually did read a fanfic about this...I don't like it that much. Sorry.
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I watched the origins stream today and I made some shitty notes about what happened with the two starboys when they were together for yall to reference if u want
It is from Scott’s POV so I’m not sure if anything happened on Jordan’s stream but I think I got the main conversation points down pretty well :)
-Scott lags and blows up near ninja tower at the very beginning
- Cap shows up and Scott’s a little angry he’s not the only starborne anymore
- Scott has abandonment issues~
- Cap is royalty (which is why he’s red apparently) and part of the military
- They have a little argument over free will where captain was gonna report back to home base after checking up on a planet to make sure they weren’t fighting
- Cap was blinded and crashed into origins while travelling home from the mission he was on
- Scott doesn’t remember his past he was alone in space and then crashed into origins in a meteor - didn’t know that there were more starbornes
- Scott introduces Cap to the community and they find out they have the same powers so Scott is a true starborne but doesn’t know about the starborne planet
- Starbornes aura are a mix of colour and the stronger you are the more sparkly you are and abilities you have
- Scott introduces Cap to “daytime” and “chickens”
- Tommy is 70% boy and 30% chicken you heard it here first
- Scott introduces Cap to enderman Behaviour at ranboos cave
- Scott has issues. Cap thinks he should’ve studied as an architect on his home planet
- Tubbos turn to be introduced “he’s not the friendliest”
- Introduces Cap to “fall damage” and the builds of the 2 ghosts Shubble and Wilbur
- Shows Cap around the shops and the community farm
- “I try and stay useful so then people need me” Scott, go to therapy lol
- Captain doesn’t know what carrots are lol he calls them “orange sticks”
- Badlinus egg? I think? Scott shows him the 3 chicken peoples builds and there’s a very large egg
- Cap is under the impression that badlinu is LARGE (cuz how else would a chicken have an egg that large)
- Shows him around the community storage house and the little secret attic
- Military education vs free; Cap is gonna get to the bottom of Scott’s “natural talent” for starborne stuff
- Shows Cap Jacks volcano and then Astro the axolotl, and talks about Niki
- Starway express and “I tend to find if I just become useful then people need me and they don’t leave” Scott angst
- They ride across the starway express together :)
- Starborne society seems very advanced they’re apparently used to teleportation and jet propulsion, not minecarts
- They go to the pube and Scott shows Cap around
- Shows cap Scott’s own house with the little stars and the moon as “they remind me of the stars when the stars aren’t there”
- Minecraft tutorial energy
- Theft isn’t real it’s ninjology trust me Cap
- Cap wants to go back to his home planet but Scott’s okay with staying with his new friends
- They look around Scott’s house, there was a hitman ad but don’t worry abt it
- Scott shows Cap they can’t sleep; on the starborne planet it’s always night and they can sleep apparently
- Shows cap Phils house and tell him Phil doesn’t like ninjology
- They’re debating the logistics of ninjology
- Shelby has arrived!
- Cap is fascinated by the logistics of invisiblity
- Scott doesn’t remember if there’s a Prince or not so he can’t really dispute if Cap is a prince or not lol
- All royal family members are required to be involved in the “non-violent” military; that’s why he goes by Captain
- He blacked out and ended up on origins and wants to report back; he asks Shelby if she knows anything and she’s like “I got here like 3 days ago”
- She came to be because “a very very persistent bee” cut a mountain in half, unearthing her grave
- They show off their powers to Shelby who shows off her own powers and Cap is curious about the science and Scott’s like “I don’t remember doing school I remember staying useful so people want me around” more Scott angst this man needs a hug
- Wilbur!! They introduce Cap to Wilbur and talk about Tommy and Wilbur has lost his voice (in canon, I think voice mod wasn’t working for him?) so is only talking over chat
- Wilbur doesn’t like starbornes or royals; Scott warns Cap not to tell Wilbur his powers because Wilbur won’t like him.
- I love how Cap refers to carrots as orange sticks lol
- Scott defending his starborne friend from the ghosts :)
- Cap is introduced to mobs for the first time and also calls the area a “compound” instead of a town
- Cap is trying to figure out how to get home and out of the planets gravity, suggested flying machines
- Currency on the server is shiny things, sounds accurate
- Wilbur assumes he’s elderly but nobody actually knows how old Wilbur or Shubble are
- Wilbur takes them to the ninjology tower and Cap has a bit of a crisis about being living
- Wilbur insults the new ninjology tower and Scott gets a lil upset lol
- Shubble suggests Cap create an embassy so the other starbornes will look for him and Cap is like “they expect self sufficiency from me” (which reeks of high expectation angst ideas)
- Cap doesn’t realise mountains aren’t built lmaooo
- Wilbur is like “is he bothering you Scott” and they see the explosion from the beginning and Scott goes “it’s okay I’ll fix it i fix most things”
- Cap wants to prove himself useful. This seems a trend with star people.
- Recommend Phil as the best bet for learning about rockets and the lore reason that he’s not here is because he’s at his other house and Cap is like “oh he’s at a vacation home ?”
- Wilbur gets upset at captain for talking about his vacation homes and says “check your privilege” and so Cap goes to Shubble and whispers with her about them when she asks so Wilbur can’t hear it, Scott is like “air bnbs?”
- Apparently the royal family let people stay in their 7 vacation homes as long as they keep it in good condition?? This is an odd way for business but okay
- Cap is wondering about building a house and then Scott introduces him to creepers and Shelby demonstrates by being blown up, love that for her
- “Some things are just angry. Creepers, zombies, and Wilbur.” gkfjidhejk SHELBY
- lmao cap gets a raid but can’t stop lore
- They go up to Tommys house; “it’s probably not up to the standards you and your seven vacation homes are used to”
- Tubbo is coming!! Tubbo is allergic to lore. Cap cannot stop the lore he is making up on the fly. This is great
- It’s painful for starbornes to blow up; Cap “I’ve never had it happen to me before” VS Scott “No point in getting diamonds I’ll just Die.”
- Tubbo wants to blow up the star people; SCOTT GETS BLOWN UP!
- Shelby also dies in the explosion
- Cap is shocked like “I’ve only seen the explosions in demos!”
- Tubbo murders Scott again. Homophobia. (/J)
- “Say hi to Phil he’s in VC with me” - Tubbo; “who’s Phil?” - Cap; “It’s a voice in his head” -Scott; they’re trying so hard to stay in character it’s not working lmao Tubbo why are you doing this to them
- Cap Scott and Shubble are speculating over lore reasons why VC3 exists and how the mute button works; there’s a bee hive mind seems to be the best idea.
- There’s a Goat. “Whatever floats your goat I’ve heard that saying before” Where Cap???? He’s just really well educated yep mhm
- There’s no goats on the starborne planet; Cap says he’ll give Scott a history lesson on his own homeworld
- “There’s some mystery about you Scott”
- Scott talks about villagers; “we don’t speak their language but they trade!”
- Warnings about fire! Good idea Scott
- They’re going to the nether / “the hell dimension”
- Teaches Cap about hell and the distance difference and stuff
- Cap was a nerd he read a lot of books at uni apparently
- Tubbo shoots Scott again, ruining any and all lore as he does. This is the 4th time Scott has died I think
- It’s nighttime when they leave the nether so they can jump about!
- They attempt to see if they can double jump together to get to Phils house and Scott tells cap that Phil and Sneeg don’t like ninjology
- “[Sneegs] cool, most of the time”
- Sneeg is “made of small people things” and may “expect to be paid for his services”
- Cap thanks Scott for being helpful and forgets the word for flashy - Scott: “I know some F words but if the name for the pub isn’t up to your standards those definitely won’t be”
- Tubbo tries shooting Scott again but Scott stands next to Tubbo house so Tubbo won’t kill him
- They look around Tubbos house and Scott shows Cap what a diamond looks like
- Scott noticed his falling star thing is red when it isn’t supposed to be and decides to keep that as lore instead of it getting fixed so goes to meet cap and talk about the new red and purple star thing, and Cap’s is also red and purple!
- Scott goes to show Shelby the change to his starfall thing
- Shelbys like “maybe the captain coming down here is affecting your powers?” And then Cap turns up so he tells him too
- They compare the starfall colours and they’re like “oo they’re mixing! Your powers are affecting each other!” They have the same starfall :)
- Cap has a bit of a crisis about a legend he read once apparently about royals affecting each other’s powers
- Scott, in a typical display of knowing he’s the main character, goes “I feel like I would remember being a royal person.”
- Cap is like “yeah yeah I would know if a royal had gone missing, and why would you be purple instead of red if you were royal?”
- And then has a bit of a crisis about his family maybe keeping secrets and Shelbys like “sounds like some family drama this ain’t my business” and leaves
- Cap wants to go home and ask for the family history and Scott’s like “yo I didn’t know there were more people like me before today I can’t help you” and then they kinda part ways
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you’re a great writer i’m so happy to have been able to discover you now!! that hitman au tho 👀👀 i’m interested to see where it goes
unfortunately i won't be continuing the hitman au but i did have plans for it so here's what would have happened after part 3 in headcanon format:
you ask namjoon about being required to kill and he answers in vague terms that yes you would but not at the moment because going into things blindly without any prior skills will only have you killed instead, so he assigns one of the boys to be your trainer (tae)
your relationship with taehyung starts off a bit rocky because as part of the maknae line, he was the closest to jimin and jungkook so with you in the picture, he feels a bit jealous of their ex-girlfriend walking back into their lives -- you also feel some bitter emotions knowing jimin and jungkook left you and grew to love five other people
and even though the two of you never actually addresses it head on, you still understand one another's emotions and decide to just keep quiet (in order to not hurt jimin and jungkook as well as each other)
namjoon asks you to go on your first mission that same week you join them, catching you off-guard, but he says that all you'd have to do was stand by his side and look pretty
"having a lady standing beside a man in itself is help when dealing with all sorts of missions. your presence alone can help save time, if anything."
and so you agree -- not that you really have a choice because it's the dons order, ya know?
before you go on for your first mission, your two boys are right there for you, making sure you understand everything and that if anything happened, staying by namjoon's side is your number one priority because no matter what, you will always be the safest by the leader's side
the mission is where you first impress namjoon
as he sits across a table from a man while they negotiate on some things, you stand to the side, feeling a bit restless, and it's when they serve tea that you feel the need to drink it in order to calm your nerves
yet just as you're about to take a sip, you notice the smell being a bit off, and normally to a normal citizen, they wouldn't notice anything being off but you're a researcher who specializes in herbs and plants so you understood immediately that the tea both you and namjoon were being served was poisoned
and without making a scene, you reach out to namjoon with a hand on his shoulder
he continues on his conversation, pretending not to take any note of your hand, but he's alerted immediately, especially after he takes his own cup and tries to drink when you give him a good ole squeeze
namjoon stops the negotiation midway and basically corners the dude and forces him to reveal his true face
at the end of the day, the both of you get out of there alive and namjoon promotes you to being the scientist of the group. being part of a small organization filled with hitmen means needing to kill in order to survive, and so he allows you the privilege to kill through lethal poison rather than guns and blades and such
out of the five boys, seokjin's the first one to help you feel welcomed. although namjoon puts his trust in you, he's still your boss so he's frightening and intimidating, henceforth seokjin's easier to get along with
yoongi and hoseok are scary and taehyung is a bit distant
being the scientist and seokjin being the team's medic also helps the two of you get closer
at one point you and taehyung get a mission together and run into deep trouble where your quick thinking gets the two of you to safety, but along the way taehyung gets heavily injured and asks you to go on ahead and leave him
obviously you werent going to but he insists, saying "this is the life of a hitman. just leave me be"
but you tell him "even if i have to drag your corpse out of here, i'll do it. i'm not leaving you here alone. you have people that cares for you, taehyung, and they deserve to see you whether you're alive or not"
and eventually taehyung loses consciousness and you manage to bring him back and have seokjin save him before it's too late
he still puts his guards up around you but after the incident, the two of you share a bond deeper than before where you both respect one another (the hatred and jealousy from before has slowly withered away)
taehyung's a tsundere tho and it amuses yoongi because whenever tae's in a turmoil, he's always going to yoongi to complain and talk about his feelings
hence yoongi hears a lot about you on his end
and eventually it comes to a point where yoongi's like "i don't think you hate her, taehyung. i think you're actually starting to genuinely like her"
"who me?"
"what's wrong with having a little crush?"
"she...she's jimin and kookie's girl"
"and?"
you know how you, jimin and jungkook share a room because they dont have a spare one for you? well one night you wake up from a nightmare to see the both of them gone and it makes you remember that day you came back to find them both missing
and it frightens you
hence you leave the room, trying to convince yourself that they must be out on a mission and just forgot to tell you, but you're still scared and afraid, and with a blanket hung around your shoulders, you're treading through the hall only to bump into a man;
jung hoseok
"you're crying" he points it out without a filter
"i..i-i just..." you hang your head, feeling embarrassed as your voice trembles. "where are they? have you seen them?" it makes you relieved to know you're waking up in the same house but you're still afraid and hoseok can tell it has to be about what happened all those years ago
so he replies by relieving your anxieties "they're out on a mission"
no matter how cold hearted hoseok may be, he knows jimin and jungkook cares a lot about you, hence he decides to take care of you tonight rather than taking the risk in getting scolded by those two when you're right in front of him, crying
hoseok stays by your side, letting you sit on the sofa with him right beside you, and he doesn't have to say anything but his presence alone makes you feel less lonely
eventually you fall asleep and that's the first night you and hoseok have ever truly interacted with one another
turns out he's not as scary as you thought
jimin and jungkook finds it out the next day when they return to find the two of you in the living room
you're resting peacefully on hoseok's lap while he has some paper in front of him, reading
it's an unexpected sight
but pretty and cute
you and yoongi at this point are the ones who haven't really interacted but that's mostly because both of you are the quiet type and needs a third person to get involved for you to interact
that third person is taehyung
the guy doesn't mean to but he ends up being your bridge and it's mostly because (he doesn't realize it but) he talks about you a lot to yoongi
and that's how yoongi gets to know a bit about you
it's odd sharing a living space with a man you haven't had a good chance to actually speak to but there's a day when everyone's out and taehyung calls you up to ask about getting groceries
and because you aren't allowed out by yourself (because you're still sorta new to all this and need to be able to defend yourself in case of emergencies), you have to ask one of the guys
turns out everyone's gone but yoongi who's actually sleeping in the middle of the living room, on the sofa
you almost revert to your introverted ways but know the guys would scold you harshly if you went out by yourself and it's also not a choice to delay grocery shopping because taehyung likes getting cranky so you can't disobey him either lmao
hence you wake yoongi up with lots of hesitation as well as pacing back and forth, contemplating whether to wake him or not
all the while yoongi's aware because how can he not? he's a professional criminal so obviously he can tell when someone's near him
but he pretends to stay asleep so you don't get embarrassed
it's cute
and when you finally work up the courage to wake him, he puts on his a good act pretending to have just woken up
and that's how the calm boy and shy girl relationship begins
also what's a gang au without some kidnapping?
and ofc it's you who gets kidnapped :D
it happens on a mission where you're with both hoseok and yoongi, connected by earpieces
the two of them are together on the field while you're elsewhere trying to collect some lethal herbs
now normally when things like this is going on, the enemies wouldn't care or see you as a threat but word got out that the new recruit is particularly good with poison and very knowledgeable
hence you all fall into their trap and in turn, you get disconnected from hoseok and yoongi
who're quick to freak out and contact namjoon
the enemies and you don't know just how much you mean to the group, they thought you were just someone they took in for no particular reason so it wouldn't even matter if you disappeared
but it turns out that's bullcrap and the boys have all come to care a lot about you
hence the response to the kidnapping wasn't received well
namjoon's a monster when people upset him and boy becomes lethal
it surprises even you when they come to your rescue looking quite upset
in the end you get saved and have a talk with jimin and jungkook who asks about how you feel about the guys
you don't give them a clear answer but to be honest they dont actually need it
they can tell
and so begins our mutual pining arc then eventual confession beginning with seokjin who does it subtly
he's in your research lab one day uttering the words "you make the cutest expression when things don't go your way"
it shouldn't matter that much but it flusters you and so you stutter out "w-what does that mean?"
"i'm just saying," seokjin shrugs, "i wouldn't mind if things took a turn between us"
"huh?"
"don't act dumb now, babygirl, you know what i mean"
then he walks out as if nothing happened
but the words stick to you. the words, his comment about you being cute, the babygirl
you've come to know the boys and understand that they're not the type who'll let just anyone in
and when you go to your two boys, dropping your face onto a pillow while "complaining" about what happened with seokjin, they can only laugh
which makes you more confused
this goes on for a few days (this push and pull) until it's namjoon who makes it clear on the day you get injured on a mission, a gash running along your leg from an enemy's knife
and namjoon's like "no one touches my girl and gets away with it"
obviously that comment didn't slip past you and you're still thinking about it when he carries you on his back on the way back home
"you called me your girl"
"something wrong with that?"
he's so bold and unapologetic it's almost annoying
"well...what about the others?"
"oh please, it's not as if they're not dying to finally make you ours"
"yours.." you utter, finding it a bit funny the first time you say it. you don't hate it tho, in fact, you actually like it. "hm, that's a funny way of confessing"
"would you like me to go on my knees and declare it outright instead?"
"no, no," you quickly deny, "that'll make me uncomfortable and awkward"
he laughs. "and your answer?"
the hold you have around his neck tightens a little more as you nuzzle up against him "hmm...i guess i wouldn't hate it. being yours, i mean"
AND that's all we have. i literally made everything on the spot but i hope you enjoyed that little snippet. so sorry it couldn't be in my formal drabble format 💛
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3, 9 and 11 for murdoc :D - @uncertified-boykisser
Hii tyysm for the ask!! :)
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3. What is your idea of a perfect date?
Emmett Becker: Well, you can't tell Murdoc what I'm about to say because it'll hurt his feelings- what? no, I'm serious! [they laugh, despite meaning it sincerely] Truthfully? My idea of a perfect date is something quiet where we can put most of the focus on something else, while still being together. Think parallel play but for adults! Staying at home and doing stuff separately, but next to each other. We usually draw when we do this. But, Murdoc likes being able to talk to me while we're on dates, which is understandable, I just don't wanna talk the wholeee time. You understand. So we usually end up on fancy, expensive dinner dates. Don't get me wrong, I am NOT complaining, I love these, but sometimes, it is nice just to exist next to each other, no talking required. But again, do NOT tell him I said this, he'll be sad! I'll tell him when the time's right, don't worry.
Murdoc: Personally, I like the dates where we get to talk to each other about stuff. Obviously, a number of types of outings fit this bill, but my personal favorite is going to a museum. Its super fun because depending on which one we go to, one of us tends to know more about the stuff there and can give the other a little guided tour, of sorts! And while I love talking, I love listening to Emmett even more and they just get so excited when they get to talk about stuff they know about. So I guess what I'm getting at is, my favorite dates are at the Air and Space museum and the Natural History museum. You wouldn't believe how much Emmett knows about physics and animals and rocks and stuff... they have a degree in psychology. None of this stuff is stuff they're formally educated in and yet... the sheer amount of knowledge they retain is kind of incredible. One of the many things I love about them. [he smiles in a manner resembling that of a schoolgirl with a crush]
9. What was your first impressions of each other?
Emmett Becker: I'll be honest with you, the first time I met Murdoc, it was in a supermax prison cell where he was kept in isolation because he was so dangerous. So, with that information in my mind, meeting him in the interrogation room which was now doubling as my session meeting place, was... nerve wracking to say the least.
I mean, this is the guy that I know only as someone who just days ago tried to kill my closest friends and colleagues. Suffice it to say, the circumstances weren't ideal for cultivating romance, not that that's what either of us had in mind at the time.
I was there in the capacity of being a representative of the Phoenix Foundation, someone with an academic and prestigious background in abnormal psychology and someone who hadn't been one of the original targets, an outsider's perspective. And I'll admit, stepping into that room, it did feel colder, and it was unnerving and he was terrifying, in that moment.
He had this deeply, deeply unsettling expression, subtle and yet it screamed, 'I'm gonna eat you alive, little lamb', loud and clear. I was pretty sure I could see the gears turning behind his eyes, conjuring up unthinkable ways of killing me. He wanted to hurt me. He was a caged animal, not frightened but certainly agitated- not a convenient starting state of mind for me to work with.
Nonetheless, I did my best to keep a veneer of calm and relative stability so as to do my job effectively: glean as much information as I could about who wanted the flagship team dead so badly that they would send Murdoc on their tails. This was a bigger problem than Murdoc. Where there's a hitman, there's usually someone paying them to do it.
I introduced myself and asked a few standard starting questions but he quickly steered the conversation in his favor and started asking questions too, mostly about me. It was really unnerving, to be honest. I've spent a lifetime getting good at reading people and figuring out how to interact with them- and not just for the fact that I'm in psychology. It started as a survival mechanism. When you're autistic, you learn ways of making yourself appear more 'normal'.
Eventually, satisfied that I'd established a decent repertoire with Murdoc, I left.
I didn't really sleep that night though. I could never have imagined how our relationship would evolve from that first meeting alone.
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Murdoc: Oh, oh yes, this is an interesting one! Well, the first time I met Emmett was not actually a great time for me; I was in prison. Why? Oh you know, this and that.. and the fact that I tried to kill four members of an covert government espionage agency. Well, that's not all, but that's the incident that got me caught. Anyways, I digress.
Meeting Emmett was definitely the highlight of my so far as of yet, brief, stay in prison. Ah- not for the reasons you're probably thinking. We were certainly not the happy lovebirds we are now, back then. No, at the time, I was entertaining myself by envisioning the most creative ways of killing my new psychologist that I could.
The first meeting didn't go badly, per say, but I hadn't warmed up, nearly enough, yet to call them a friend. As such, I settled to imagine various methods of murdering them, along with finishing the job I had been sent to do to begin with.
It is certainly a far cry from the deep affection we hold for each other now... oh well, sometimes love starts off messily. At least, it wasn't me making it messy this time, if you catch my meaning. [he puts his hand to the side of his mouth and whispers loudly] Murder. I'm talking about murder. [he smiles darkly before his expression turns back to one of relative ambivalence] you know, because then they wouldn't be alive and I wouldn't have fallen in love with them!
11. When did you know you were in love?
I actually answered this one here already! hope its okay if i just link it!
https://www.tumblr.com/selfindulgentfandomstuff/739717661099999232/11-for-murdocemmett-and-4-for-tomelia?source=share
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squadrah · 1 year
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but what about little gangs withing the gang? please tell me about members teaming up into small groups of 2-4 depending on activities, habits, interests, opinions, political views, tastes in food, origin/nationality or anything of this sort :3
I love, I love...
Before I begin I want to lay the ground a little: for general dining, team administration, and discussions of news or politics in the mornings, they are usually all together, even if some are more vocal than others (Sorbet and Gelato love to feed Prosciutto's disdain of the general state of Naples, so these three are cursing like their lives depend on it). From there we branch out as follows:
Honorable first mention is the Soap Opera Enjoyers consisting of Illuso, Sorbet and Melone. (Pesci attended once, but as he rooted for the protagonist over Illuso's favorite antagonist, he was never invited again.) Illuso used to binge soap operas by himself before he discovered that Sorbet is just as dramatic a bitch as he is, and Melone naturally tagged along because it was an activity he could do while resting on Illuso's bed. They stay up into the night discussing their favorite dynamics.
There is definitely a Rowdy Pack formed by Gelato, Formaggio and Ghiaccio plus Pesci the apprentice. Whenever their blood gets rumbling, they team up and take to the streets to patrol their own turf, or start trouble elsewhere if they are feeling especially frisky. With Formaggio's mobility, they have been taking a clandestine tour of Naples, spreading their macho chaos across the city, and might be part of the reason members like Buccellati want little to do with the Hitman Team.
The Budget Committee includes Risotto, Prosciutto and Illuso; the first two are there due to leadership status and because Risotto trusts and observes Prosciutto's guidance as to how to live with human dignity on an assassin's pay, and Illuso worked himself into their ranks by virtue of his coupon stash and keeping up to date with where they can find sales or get what they want cheap. It is a group where all three appear to advantage, and even the boring stuff goes smoothly.
I also love the idea of a Workout Trio with Ghiaccio, Pesci and Risotto. Due to his laconic nature, Risotto is rarely included in small groups, but here he feels at ease to communicate through his body, and there is definitely a lot of competition at the gym or jogging down the streets. Building strength and stamina is vital to the first two, so even when Pesci doesn't much feel like exercise, he will pull through on his desire to impress. It is the only gathering in which Ghiaccio is fairly quiet and even mellow.
Porca Puttanesca!! is a little dining group made up of Prosciutto and Gelato. Prosciutto was the first to discover the restaurant and the chili eating competitions on-going, and because his ability to taste is much affected by his Stand, he entered the competition and won a free meal. Since then, Gelato has found him out, and at least once each week he will holler the phrase in bold until Prosciutto consents to going. Needless to say they are roasting the competition and keep eating for free. (I want to turn this into a fic someday.)
These are the ones off the top of my head!
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laiqualaurelote · 1 year
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Rules: Post 10 of your favourite movies and tag 10 people! Thanks @glamorouspixels for the tag. I’ve actually been thinking about this of late because I’ve listening to Brett Goldstein’s podcast Films To Be Buried With. These are in the order I watched them:
1. Lord of the Rings
My favourite films of all time, based on my favourite book of all time. Also I consider them to be one very long 11.5h movie (yes, I refer to the extended editions).
2. Chicago
One of the first movie musical adaptations I ever saw, which left an indelible impression on me. To this day I could probably describe the Cell Block Tango scene shot by shot. Catherine Zeta-Jones! 
3. Once Upon A Time In Mexico
This bonkers finale to Robert Rodriguez’s El Mariachi trilogy has everything. It has Antonio Banderas as a brooding guitar-playing hitman. It has peak Johnny Depp in the era when it was not weird to have a Johnny Depp phase. It has Salma Hayek looking absolutely smoking. It has Enrique Iglesias, whose guitar has a flamethrower. It has Danny Trejo! Willem Dafoe! Eva Mendes! Mickey Rourke! all playing these absolutely unhinged roles. I adore it. 
4. Sin City
So there are two Rodriguez films on this list, but I don’t think I could do without either. Sin City is perhaps one of the best graphic novel screen adaptations of all time. I was obsessed with this film from quite possibly too young an age, especially with Rosario Dawson as a dominatrix with a machine gun. It’s utter pulp and I’m not sorry.
5. Brick
I maintain this high-school neo-noir with baby Joseph Gordon-Levitt is still Rian Johnson’s best film, and this is despite the fact it was so low-budget they had to fake a transition by pulling a garbage bag over the camera and then playing it in reverse. It also contains a scene with a chicken jug that will live in my heart forever.
6. Singing’ in the Rain
Do they make them like this any more? They do not. I can’t begin to pick what I love most about this - the hysterically funny script, the OT3 vibes, the fact that nearly every musical number is a colossal achievement of its own (Donald O’Connor running up the walls in Make ‘Em Laugh! The tap-dancing in Moses Supposes! Cyd Charisse in that green dress in Broadway Melody!) or even just the comic genius of Jean Hagen, which could sustain an entire film on its own.
7. Inception
This film managed somehow to be both a cinematic masterpiece and fandom catnip, which is rare. As an architecture/urbanism geek who also loves heists and devastatingly competent men in suits, I feel like this film was made for me. Also, Arthur/Eames! One of my all-time ships. 
8. 28 Days Later
Best second-generation zombie film, for my money - both stunningly shot and horrifying. The way the final mansion massacre is filmed while John Murphy’s soundtrack builds on that eerie four-note crescendo - chills. Also, young Cillian Murphy and Naomie Harris! really the most beautiful zombie film ever. 
9. The Maltese Falcon
I dithered over whether to put this or The Big Sleep in the bracket of “classic book-to-film noir adaptation starring Humphrey Bogart” - I love them both equally - but went with this because it is, marginally, the better film (and the better book - Raymond Chandler could write the hell out of a novel but he could not tie up his plots). It also has the fantastic villain duo of Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet, as well as a young Elisha Cook Jr as the gunsel who gets played for a sap. That ending! “If they hang you, I’ll always remember you.” 
10. In the Mood for Love
This is, hands-down, the greatest film on this list. Definitely one of the greatest films ever made. Every single shot is a work of art. That iconic scene of Maggie Cheung buying noodles in a dark high-collared cheongsam, walking down a smoky alleyway swinging her tingkat to the strains of the plaintive violin of Shigeru Umebayashi’s theme, brushing past Tony Leung in his steam-rumpled suit - it gives me shivers. I’ll never be over the ending of this film. I’ll also never be normal about buying noodles.
So I’m not going to tag 10 people because I’m too tired but like talk about your favourite movies if you want to! 
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swamplatibule · 1 year
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MAY I PRESENT TO YOU….
DUN DUN DUNNNNNN….
KILLIGAN!!
A.K.A a paracosm of mine that I haven’t talked about literally ever because due to The Horrors i have been unable to daydreampost. Sorry.
Anyway! Fair warning for a little bit of fucked up shit! Mostly murder and cult stuff and some graphic violence. One of our dual protagonists kills people for a living so I’d say that’s to be expected, yknow? But we’ll get to that guy later- Allow me to introduce you to John.
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Johnathan Parse is nobody. People simply do not notice him, and he goes about his life as a background character to everyone else. This anxious wreck is a private investigator who usually takes up missing persons cases. He’s good at his job, but there’s one person he was never able to find - his daughter, Kyrie. She vanished nine years ago and was presumed dead, but he knows she’s still out there somewhere and he’s been searching for her ever since. He’s still no closer to finding her than the day she went missing. Sad!
However… he does have one lead. A ludicrous, unreliable lead, but a lead nonetheless.
We’ll get to that in a bit.
Now let me introduce you to our OTHER protagonist- Vic Killigan, the titular character.
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Killigan is a hitman with a very fortunate name (even thought it’s not his Real Name but we are not delving into that today). He’s terrifyingly good at his job, and impossible to find unless he wants you to. This weird little freak has been running circles around the law for years.
Very few people have been brave enough to try hunting Vic down, and none have survived.
Unfortunately, he is the only lead John has.
You see, Vic was raised in what is essentially an elite child soldier death cult known as the ROSE Order. At the ripe old age of 19, he escaped ROSE, faked his death, and proceeded to capitalize on murder since it was the only life skill he had. John has reason to believe that this “Order” is responsible for his daughter’s disappearance, and that Vic has some sort of connection, but if Killigan is hard to find, ROSE is out of the question.
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Let me pause for a second and explain ROSE. It’s an underground paramilitary organization that is comprised of highly efficient and ruthless assassins, most of which were kidnapped as young children to be trained. ROSE has a foothold in most governments, puppeteering from the background, but they also work in providing private military services to their many sponsors. If you’re raised in the Order, there’s like a 50% chance you’ll become a ROSE spy/assassin, and a 50% chance you’ll get shipped off to go do shady murder shit for some rich fuck.
The only people who know how deep the Order runs are those in charge - or those who find out too much and are subsequently killed. Of course, there’s a slim percentage that manage to escape ROSE, but even most of them don’t have a clue.
Vic Killigan does.
If John has any hope of finding his daughter, Killigan’s his man- which leads him to spend months fruitlessly trying to track him down until a ✨potential informant✨ makes contact, and John winds up roped into attending a big gala. His informant doesn’t show, but the host of the gala is murdered by none other than Killigan himself. John manages to get a tracker on him in the form of a very fancy pen and, because he’s allowed to be a dumb bitch occasionally, breaks into his house without a plan to try and find a lead.
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Clearly that does not go well, and not long after, John wakes up ziptied to a chair with the man the myth the legend Killigan interrogating him as to how the Fuck he tracked him down. Great first impressions <3 John, being scared shitless for obvious reasons, tells him everything immediately. Killigan just stares at him for a minute, and then… he leaves the room without a single word. You’ll notice he does that a lot.
It takes John a somewhat pathetic fifteen minutes to break free from his ziptie prison, and he walks out to see Vic sitting on the kitchen counter staring off into space. He’s beginning to get the feeling that this was a very bad idea, and that this Killigan character is in fact extremely fucking weird. Too late now!
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(^ a gorgeous commission by @/ratt-teeth !!! :])
Killigan very politely informs him that there is no way in hell he’s going to mess with the Order because while he might have a death wish that is absolutely not the way he wants to go. He also advises John to stay the fuck away from ROSE if he doesn’t want to get McMurdered. However! After some small deliberation, Vic goes “ugh. god. fine.” and agrees not to help him get to ROSE, but connect him with some friends who might be willing to.
First stop: Anastasia Cruz and her team.
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faceclaims are lovie simone and diana silvers
Anastasia Cruz is, like Vic, an escaped ROSE agent who then decided to put her skills to use. She runs a syndicate of thieves known as the Sapphires, which Vic never stops making fun of because he thinks it sounds like a band (and he’s not wrong). Ruby Garnier is Anastasia’s far less charismatic second-in-command.
Vic is a close friend of Anastasia’s. They might as well be siblings! And yet, when he arrives at the Sapphire’s base of operations, he and John are immediately attacked, knocked out, and taken prisoner. Well, shit!! That’s not good!
Anyway this has been in my drafts for a few weeks so I’m just going to post it and I’ll write out a part 2 later lmfaooo
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lucas-grey · 2 years
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Ambrose Island
So, after playing the map now for a while, it's time to write my first impressions and a first Review about it so far. There will be spoilers ahead!
First of all, this location is full Lucas Grey fan service! I'm sorry shippers, but I hope you will get your chance with Freelancer ❤️ But Ambrose Island is clearly Grey's level! IOI shows again, that they listen to their fans. After several YouTube videos, Blogposts and other posts on Reddit and the Hitman Forum from fans complaining about Grey's early death, they finally brought him back!
He has the most lines, and here is something that it's a bit of a pity: All lines I have found from 47 so far are reused. Diana has some lines in the opening cinematics, but in the location itself, Grey is our only handler and he guides us through the map.
The whole thing is set during the two month episode between Whittleton Creek and Sgail, and at the beginning, we see our dream team together again on that ship in the North Sea.
So let's start with the opening cinematic! It is similar to the ingame cinematics we know from Hitman 3. The lip synch is good, but the facial expressions are a bit wooden, more like in the cinematics we had in Haven and New York. But what counts is what happens and after they went a bit OOC (in my opinion) in Hitman 3, they show here how good they actually can write chracters.
I loved the little teasing between Grey and Diana! They are so cute together, in a mischievous way.
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Diana: "I've seen the man's file. What did you expect would happen?"
Grey: "It's not like I had much choice, seeing as all my best lieutenants were killed by you two."
Diana: "Fair point."
This is GOLD!
The cinematic also gives us a deeper look on what kind of a person Grey is. He hired Noel Crest, one of our targets, to have an eye on the militia while he's away. But Crest turned away from the militia, disregarded Grey's order and formed a group of ruthless thieves, running around and killing people, no matter who they are.
Grey shows much regret, and again it is shown how broken he is. He tries to correct his mistakes he made in the past, maybe still hoping for a better future. Damn... 🥺
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Grey: "He is my responsibility. My mistake."
I'm not crying, you are!
Grey asks Diana and 47, to "correct" this mistake, because with his next heist, Crest could warn the Constant and destroying the plans to kidnap him.
So here we are, on Ambrose Island, and what can I say? I love it! It is acutally bigger than I thought, considering that the level is for free. And it's not as I first thought, that it is Colorado 2.0 and that the whole map is a restricted area. There is a village near the beach, where you can walk around freely, a little jungle part and than there is the restricted section in some ruins and behind the village.
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The default suit 47 wears and we can unlock at lvl 20 is a reskin of the tactical wetsuit and it's hot! Even if it's a reskin, I still love the more military look of it.
I can't say so much about the targets for now, because I haven't seen much of them. But I was strolling around the island and damn, there are so many things that are fun to play! A slap contest, hello? I slapped the whole village! You can also find the Buccaneer suit and some interesting items. I don't want to spoiler too much, go and discover the huge island, it's so much fun!
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I am a bit sad about the missing new lines by 47 (Mister Bateson, were you busy?), because I was hoping for some brother-content between him and Grey. But there is one little hint I want to share with you, because it's kinda cute!
We can find an old acquaintance on the Island: Agent Smith. He is trapped in a cage and when we find him and he starts talking to 47, you can clearly hear Grey smiling when he says: "Heh... friend of yours, 47?" Tell me what you want, but you can almost hear the little jealously in his voice 😅
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Of course, there are some things IOI could have done better. But I will not talk about these now, I am too thankful that they brought Grey back and kinda made his mission.
I can't wait to explore it more, so prepare for new screenshots and Reviews and more stuff about the level in the next days! Have fun playing it and tell me what you think about it in the comments or write me a message! I can’t wait to hear your opinions ❤️
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