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New PC is up and running <3 Currently working on getting reshade to my liking.
This sim is just a random one I made for For Rent that I plopped in for testing purposes.
#the pc came in yesterday#and I've been working on getting everything installed and such#it'll probably be a few days before I get around to doing story-related things#random screenshots#ts4#thesims4
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some ibvs-related stuff
you probably noticed that it's been quite some time since ibvs updated (like. eight months) and while ibvs tends to have pretty large time gaps between updates, this one has been particularly long. it's been more of an unannounced and uncoordinated break, to be honest. I was hoping that I could at least update it before the end of the year. I still kind of want to do that—maybe it'll be easier after my next concert is over in the next few days—but yeah, it has been a long time.
I've been having a really hard time creating stuff lately. sure, I've cranked out a few dsmp pieces, I made a lot of danganronpa art and writing this year before I did that, but I mean like, in the last while. maybe the last 6 months or so. I don't even know how I posted anything in august. like, yes, my ao3 says I cranked some danganronpa stuff out in august, but I don't… really remember writing anything in august. I barely remember what I was doing in august. I guess they were like, partially completed wips already so all I had to do was get them done. I dunno.
I finished one fairly long-ish fic in the last month. I uh, had to post it anonymously for reasons, and I'm proud of what I wrote, but that's pretty much all I've been able to get done done. I guess this is part of the problem? not really ever feeling done with stuff. or maybe forgetting how much I've achieved and only being able to focus on the stuff I haven't been able to. and I have all these ideas for this same fandom and I'm struggling to get those done too. and like, my v3 fic series is just kinda collecting dust because I haven't been thinking about danganronpa in the last few months. that's just how it is, I suppose.
I've also just had like, the worst writer's block ever for ibvs and I'm just shoveling around in fandoms (and often misery) trying to stave off stress. I keep looking back at it and going "am I happy with this" and like, I am. I should be. I'm pretty happy with it, but the longer I go unable to write it the more I feel like I'm just adding things to the story that aren't gonna matter to anyone even though… it is that. it is the story. I'm writing it for fun. it doesn't have to be perfect. it has to start somewhere, but every time I try to write it it feels like I'm off in the deep end. I have to remember everything. I have to backtrack and make sure I know what I'm talking about. I have to make sure that I don't write anything that, well… is boring as hell.
I've been getting caught in a lot of negative thinking and I'm both trying to focus on mental health while also feeling like the things I'm doing on behalf of 'focusing on mental health' are actually either sustaining the problem or making it worse. like it's making me feel more lethargic and more trapped and less able to create things. I'm trying to get a therapist, but no insurance-covered psychologist who lives in near me is willing to do in-person sessions. one of my issues is feeling like I'm stuck at my computer and stuck online and stuck inside where everything is nonpermanent and I can't move; doing online counseling would make things worse. I don't really get it. I'm hoping I get a proper one soon.
anyway… we'll see if I feel better after the concert is over. maybe after I actually manage to get a therapist. thanks for the patience, everyone.
#random stuff#just like. mental health or the lack thereof stuff#I've been doing show stuff basically nonstop since like. june#got a break in november#but is it really a break if I still have a gig in december
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Introducing Guntiver, the deuteragonist of Kingdom In Ruin!
Guntiver is just a simple looking monster who carries around and delivers stuff for other people. AKA he's a delivery boy for basically anything people give to him. He enjoys it! And he thinks it'll look good on his resume whenever more actual jobs get established in the Underground.
He was used to more...royal delivery work, back in the day. But Toriel, the one who gave him the Royal Delivery job in the first place, left the throne, so Guntiver followed as a self appointed escort of sorts.
Then Mahogany falls down, and sets up her own little detective stop in Toriel's house. Guntiver follows them around a few times because Toriel asks him to, and eventually Mahogany has a new sidekick that can store more things than they can, along with having the miner hat to light up the way in dark areas. It can also reveal invisible ink or otherwise hidden writings! Very useful things for a detective.
Despite everything I've just said about him, he's actually a very skittish person.
I drew this in paint.net and I'm not the best with drawing on computers exclusively, so I will draw more doodles of this guy tomorrow. Also, since I hate not giving exact ages for my main characters, he's 18.
Lastly, he is NOT small, reaching up to Mahogany's shoulder (I don't have exact heights but Mahogany is tall enough for their age); hell he could probably carry them around on his head.
Also he can only speak in higher pitched Shy Guy noises https://youtu.be/Uh7oR1XRHlY?si=2JyKy6Cfr0js1bQo
Minor Q/A
"Wait, he was Toriel's escort??? Where is he in Undertale??? Where's the Delta Rune symbol???"
Guntiver is not a boss monster and will be dead of old age long before Undertale or even hypothetically Undertale Yellow start- for this story at least, Undertale is over 100 years after the events of this story. Since Guntiver also technically doesn't have a royalty-related job anymore, he scrubbed the Delta Rune off of his hat.
"What happens with him in the Genocide route?"
Honestly I've been starting to conceptualize this story as a visual novel, which I will probably make at some point in the future, so as far as I'm concerned, there is no Genocide route. ...The VN would have multiple endings, though. I know there are people out there who really dislike AUs without Genocide routes, and....good for you, I guess? The story I want to tell doesn't have room for a Genocide route and I would be more limited with what I want to do in trying to make space for one. Make your own Patience story if that bothers you so much. The genocide route wouldn't be 'canon to Undertale' in a similar fashion to UTY's Genocide route, anyway.
#undertale prequel#undertale au#undertale patience#undertale#undertale cyan#undertale story#undertale oc#undertale art#patience human#patience soul
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🦌(deercervidae): (hai im the same one who sent a few anon asks prior. youve prolly seen the username before and im on twitter and instagram) anyway
i love love love the idea of revs being born on Valentines Day (it fits the depressing nature of the show lol). he gets no bitches and he’s been lonely for about 6 decades and sometimes he thinks he was destined to be lonely since he was a baby until his death. but thanks to people like stephanie and orel in his life, it starts to change his pov on life a bit. sure, he’s still depressed, but hes glad hes got a two-person friend group to ease his loneliness and lonely heart.
iil think at some point his heart problems would be at an all time high and would develop a heart attack and be sent to the hospital to get some kind of cardio surgery. i hc him absolutely Hating hospitals and anything medical related so hed be terrified by the thought of having it.
Or he would have cardiac arrest when he gets super old and dies from that
- he could die from a broken heart from being lonely forever and being born in Valentines Day (oh the irony)
and back to the ibs thing i saw that IBS is linked to appendicitis so he could get that at some point idk
and since putty hates hospitals stephanie would be there to comfort him and give him company and food when he recovers from whatever operations he has <33
ive also had a medical fixation as well in my younger teen years eeeee
that’s all i got for now for hc/story stuffs
Omg hey!!! I do recognize you. Might reach out on insta later if I have the energy.
Thank you for replying and giving HC, I need this shitttt.
I love your wording on this btw (might steal some to write fanfic if I have it in me). Revs probably only really saw love as romantic love as he chases after that constantly and I don't think he had the best sense of family love. I HC that his father was serving in WW1 or WW2 and away a lot. He either died in combat or returned home being a very distant person. His mother was more strict, constantly working, and not the best at being a parent. I also know he has siblings, but I see him as a middle child or older of some sorts and still very distant. I see Rod moving out asap so he doesn't have the best connection with family love which may also explain his complicated relationship with Stephanie and Orel. He had no role models and is just trying his best.
He constantly chased after romantic love as platonic is only now more so getting talked about and all the media since the beginning of time says that romantic love is a goal for everyone and it'll fix everything!! It's a weird subject but Revs bought into it and as a result, constantly felt like a failure and probably developed rejection sensitive dysphoria from how he was treated too.
It makes ALL the sense of Revs to eventually die of a broken heart as it matches with the story themes of Moral Orel and general physical health. I may be obsessing over this HC..
On the terms of what you are saying, I see him reaching a peak at around 70s or late 60s, after Moral Orel would end or close to the original ending of it timeline wise. He just ages and while he has family love more so now, he still lacks consistency (as both Steph and Orel have other families to go home too and I know Revs would like to *live* with someone constantly for consistency and to not feel alone). He also feels like he failed in many aspects due to depression, his age, etc.
This is a pile up of issues that he barely works on mentally that is combined with kinda a shitty diet and he also smokes, not making his organ issues better at all. It's not sudden, it builds up. I see him either having chest pains at his house or at church and calling Stephanie in a panic. Stephanie would take him to the hospital despite his protests because I think he would majorly have a fear of them (and needles specifically). He gets looked at immediately and probably grts surgery the same night because it's a legit emergency, if he waited he would have died, and low population yada yada. He would be glad Stephanie took him in but be grumpy about it and grumble, saying if God wanted him out he should of went. That and feeling like even MORE of a failure for having health issuss and feeling guilty for making his kid go through this. Stephanie would get mad at the God comment but be more gentle and reassuring for the others. I bet she wouldn't work for at least a week to watch over Revs.
Also, I know for a damn well fact Revs would be stubborn as hell, so Stephanie would have to FORCE him to lay on his back, not move or pick at anything, and take his meds.
After about a month, Stephanie would let Revs have some days where she isn't there again but she still checks on him more often.
I could very much do a fanfic idea with reader taking Stephanie's place as a caregiver after he has surgery. Either way, sweet. But canon, it would be Stephanie caring for him.
Also Orel would visit and be a questioning little autistic child which might make Revs feel insecure because of how personal the questions get, but Stephanie can guide the conversations and everything.
... one final note is I think Revs would be very grumpy and shy about his scars from surgery but dear god I wanna kiss them if he has them and make him a blushy shy mess. Old grumpy Reverend needs more love. Kiss him over his heart too for another personal touch💜
#moral orel#reverend putty#reverend rod putty#stephanie foamwire#stephanie putty#moral orel putty#orel puppington#anon answered#thanks anon!#same anon#anonymous#anon ask#heart#tw hospital
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Welp.
Content waring for blunt talk of medical things.
I thought things were going well, which just goes to show what I know.
While my surgery scar continues to heal just fine, the past few days saw me having some pain in my right leg. Having been recently cleared to sleep on my side again, I thought perhaps it had something to do with that.
It turned out to be a clot. I was leaning against the bar trying to stretch out what I thought was a pulled muscle and must have shaken something loose, because the next thing I know is pain.
After four Tums tablets and 20 minutes of dithering, my grandmother finally seems to grasp that this is serious amd heads for the car. Our garage steps are hella steep, so I haven't been using them since surgery, and tell her I'll meet her out front.
I get as far as the mailbox before realizing I'm going down one way or the other, and it may as well be on my terms instead of gravity's. Luckily, the heart hospital is practically in my backyard, so I only had to spend a few minutes panting in the grass before someone got there. The fire department showed up first, and the ambulance a little after.
Anyway, they check me out and load me up, run an EKG, blood pressure, etc, and wheel me off to the emergency room where I don't have to wait long for a CAT scan. Not long after that, they ship me off to the main heart hospital where a doctor can remove the pulmonary embolisms (plural) they found.
Long story short, the antibiotics I've been on had me too nauseous to eat, even when I wasnt throwing the pills up, so I had no strength, so I couldn't walk as much as I needed to recover, thus, all this. They went in through my leg to get the clots out of my chest, so now I kinda wobble because it's sore down there. I'm going to be on blood thinners for at least the next three months, and it'll probably be that long before I can walk about without feeling short of breath. Meanwhile, we still don't know what caused the last incident beyond it being related to my colon, because I have to heal from all the other stuff before they can go poking around.
Anyway, I happen to have an aunt working at the heart hospital, so that got me an in to certain things. Getting lots of protein is apparently super important when recovering from surgery - as mentioned, eating anything at all has been a struggle. My aunt introduced us to a protein ice cream - it tastes exactly like regular ice cream, and a case of 36 runs a hundred dollars. She's getting it to us for forty. I'm waiting on my folks to tell Mimi so I can see her face.
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Hello, lovely Rid 💕💕
I'm here to ramble to you about your ramble in response to my ramble lmao.
First of all, we really do think alike apparently, because I also checked the wordcount of my feedback before sending it and it's probably the longest one I've ever written and will ever write. Even without all of the quotes it's like over 2k words, I really don't know how to shut up 😭😭😭
Thank you so much for taking so much care to write such a thoughtful response, Rid 🥺🥺🥺 I always love reading your responses to feedback, and not only my own, because everyone points out different things and you give even more insight into the story and your writing process. I can just read about your stories forever, even when it comes to commentary about them.
I watched the mv for 'when you're gone' and I totally agree with you that that scene matches OC's mood in the beginning of the chapter very well 😔😔😔 It also matches the way I was reading the Valentine’s day drabble, smiling at how adorable they were when I knew how we left off in cmi6. I've said it before but I'll say it again, the thing that hurts the most is knowing how happy they're able to make each other and seeing how they're now hurting each other instead 😭😭😭
Also about the rambling to my sister lmao. Cmi is the first fic I've properly talked to her about (she reads fanfic too, just not bts ones) and I was fully ranting to her about how Jungkook was keeping everything in and trying to be strong until he couldn't anymore, and now he's ignoring OC, I don't think I've ever ranted so much even about a real life person lmao. I might have not painted him in the best light because of how mad I was though 😔😔😔 But I probably will just ramble about how cute he is to her later on when everything works out 😌😌😌
Also also everyone has been adding onto the sadness and angst here and I don't know how they do it, because every time I even think about OC with someone else or just them being even sadder I want to cry lmao. But I still love reading everybody adding to the chaos, I can't lie.
Last but definitely not least, I feel like I haven't properly checked in on you in a few days, so how are you doing, Rid? 🥺🥺🥺
I MISSED YOU (she says after just 2 days lol), honestly, i was gonna shoot you an ask today lmao but since you're here, i can just say it now: i hope you're doing well! how's school going? <3
2k even without the quotes? i don't deserve you fr 😭 no but seriously, i copied it into a doc, and thought, kay, must be around 2k, like all of it (which is already a lot) BUT 5.7K.... and it was like 10 pages long !! i went "awwh" out loud 😭
and thank you 🥺 i was even thinking of making a smol commentary one day, when i've got the time, bc i could talk about them forever 😭 i really love reading everyone's reviews and theories, bc sometimes it makes me rethink things that i didn't consider even while writing.
ikr? i spent my teenage years crying to 'when you're gone', and i kinda remembered the song when you pointed out that 'he can be comfort even now' bit :( and you're actually so right. might argue that it hurts even more to relate it to the vday drabble.. especially, considering what's still to come.
hahaha i get it 😭 after that chapter, it was hard to hold a high opinion of him, bc he did kinda fuck up :// but yes, i promise you, there are gonna be scenes and chapters that are so fluffy, it'll be almost disgusting, really. it's so cute that you ranted about it to your sister hahaha i really love that you're so invested 🥺
I KNOW! it's amazing how everyone was ready to jail me for all the angst... yet, they keep coming up with scenarios and songs that break me for good 😂 i wasn't as much in pain when i posted the chapter as i am now hahahah
ahh i'm okay, ivi, thank you for asking! i think the biggest reason for my bleh mood was that i'm... very bored. i've been feeling pretty unproductive since i took this super long break after graduation and quit my last job. which is why i'm lowkey excited (but also very scared lol) to start my semester next week and my job in may! will join you in your academic misery hahah but yeah. i'll be busier, but i'm looking forward to it, bc i do like being busy! hope you're all good, too 🥺🤍
#i LOVE the chaos everyone adds to <3#and i love you !! <3#notes for rid 🌹#ivi <3#fic: colour me in#long ask
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Project Update
I've devoted quite a bit of time toward a comic project that I hope to share with everyone soon. By soon I mean... well, maybe not within a few days or a week from now, but hopefully by the end of October/beginning of November! Yeah, that sounds about right. I'm going to definitely push to post at least one page roughly around that time frame. This is also why I've slowed down with responding to ASKs or posting doodles. I've been really enjoying storyboarding the first chapter, which has surpassed 25 pages, so it has taken a lot of my attention this past week or two. 😅 Sorry -
This comic will be a long ongoing project too. I honestly don't see it being finished within a year, maybe not even two years — it really depends. Especially when considering how many chapters it'll take to fully showcase it in all its glory. Or the additional bits I might add for visual flavor; doodles, extra content, etc.
Before I ramble on further, I want to mention this comic will be my first attempt to tackle such a big project. Ya' know, something that isn't a simple illustration or a one-page-hit-wonder, basically. I don't expect it to be perfect by any means. Hell, I expect to take the opportunity given to me as a learning tool. Something that'll allow me to figure things out and grow within my style/skills. It will 100% not be perfect, is what I'm saying.
However, this is a perfect way to explain what I meant by "opportunity". The writer of this story is not me! Yup, I'm just the illustrator guiding you on this adventure. I have graciously been given permission to draw a lovely fanfic that I've adored ever since I stumbled over it back in 2020. I am working closely with the author and, in my eyes, see this as a collab of sorts. They get FULL credit to all scenes, dialogue, and plot. They are an amazing writer, and I feel most of you might have already read this fic by them. Especially if you enjoy or admittedly ship David and Michael. No, I'm not ready to say just "who" or which story. I don't want to give away too much just yet!
But, yes, this will be a David x Michael fancomic/webcomic. If you don't particularly like that ship or disapprove of them being paired in such a fashion than please, by all means, don't read it — no one will be forcing you to consume such content. I will say this for now that it will be mature. Explicit, even, in later chapters. Such pages will not be posted directly to tumblr, of course. Not even with the new fancy label system. But I will have a link available on those particular pages. Despite me defining this to be mature, it's mainly an emotional trainwreck. Seriously, be prepared for that.
As briefly mentioned, I do plan to post everything but said explicit scenarios to tumblr on a side blog dedicated specifically for the comic (and any other content related to it.) That side-blog will be kept neat and tidy as to keep it well archived and easy to read. More on that as it gets closer to me finally posting pages. (I'll post it to another website too, most likely, that allows explicit imagery which is where the link will probably take you)
Man, I am so excited for this project! I can't wait to share it with everyone! I know it'll be a long journey but for those interested in tagging along, I hope you all enjoy it 🥰
#random thoughts and rambles#95060#David x Michael#the lost boys#(honestly just me rambling about a comic project while trying to not give too much away at the same time)
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Maybe you should take a break?
Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever posted anything related to these characters on here before? May need to go grab some of the older stuff for context. Either way, this is certainly a way to revive this dusty blog. You can thank every social media platform going through a wood chipper recently for that, I suppose.
These are two characters from a very long-standing DnD campaign. The one on the right is my own character, Verity Lapida Solaria, and the one on the left is @midnightwind's Nikolai Zepar. Assuming she sees this and deems it worthy of a reblog, I suppose her followers will now finally be able to see Nik's girlfriend in all of her glory, at least however much glory she can have while standing around in her pajamas.
This particular work features Nik copying spells into his ritual book from a recently acquired spell book. You probably couldn't tell that because I neglected to put anything inside either the book or the sheet of paper he was working on, probably because I would have made it glowy and wanted to do it after I had gone through and done the lighting and shading stuff, but I couldn't really bring myself to do anymore by the time I had done so.
The lighting and shading was particularly fun and insanity-inducing to do. I also ended up getting through it all without realizing my monitor was on its night mode setting the entire time, which minimized brightness. So uh, it'll probably be a bit weird for anyone viewing this on normal monitor settings. Oopsie.
Lighting is always a fun headache when it comes to Verity, because depending on what she's doing and how she's feeling, her hair can be a small light source (as it is in this image), or her entire body can just ignore the ambient lighting and appear as though it were the middle of the day, without actually giving off any light to affect objects around her. As you can imagine, these were qualities that I thought of while writing for her, not drawing her. Both are long stories that shall be saved for another time.
I won't claim to be particularly good at the whole light and shadows thing, but there's just something about pictures that depict a mostly dark scene with just a few small sources of light standing out that really appeals to me. It's a great vibe.
Anyway, back to the subject of the image itself, copying spells in DnD takes a very long time, something like one hour per spell-level. I like to think the process involves a lot of frustration as you have to get every little detail right and it's easy to mess up and have to start over. Nik spent a whole day copying spells over, so I imagine Verity coming back from whatever activities she got up to see Nik still working on this despite it being night time at this point. Nik is being a big grump (as usual), so Verity suggests taking a break.
This isn't an interaction that happened in-session, so there are a myriad ways the exchange might go down. Many of the ones I thought of involved Verity snuffing the candle by holding her breath (another long story), only for Nik to dryly point out that she'll have to breathe eventually, or that he can see in the dark, or that Verity herself gives off enough light for him to continue working, etc. etc. Another funny idea I had was a full on comic that I was never going to draw of Verity snuffing the candle, a panel of Nik's slightly glowy eyes turning to look at and squint at her, maybe a beat panel, and then the final panel of the light turning back on to Nik making out with her on the bed in the background that I didn't want to draw.
All of these options amuse me equally, so I decided to leave the image without any specific dialogue to serve as a fun little ignition for my own imagination.
As one final aside, I can't help but notice that the pictures I draw from this campaign rarely depict any moments of great importance. There's a few scenes that were great emotional moments, but most of the time I find myself gravitating towards drawing scenes like this that just show these two characters interacting in relatively mundane ways.
As you can see, I can't help but include a long rant about my creative process whenever posting my work to this site specifically. I'll cut this one here, but I'll go through my old stuff and (re)post it here with proper tags and talk more about Verity and Nik throughout that whole process. Feel free to look out for those posts if you care to know more.
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Can we still send toh related asks even after the show is over?
Can we also send asks about other medias you're familiar with?
Absolutely yes to the first question. If TOH had stayed solidly in my heart, you'd probably still have me writing for this fandom for years to come because I'm stubborn like that. I am not the sort to join a fandom only while it's airing. Things I write as much fanfiction as I have for TOH aren't fleeting fancies for me. Hell, just because I love Luz, Amity and Boscha so much from my early days of writing them, I'll likely still keep making fanfiction of them or having my original works inspired by them going forward. It's who I am.
As for other media: OF COURSE! You can honestly ask me asks of anything. I am admittedly slowing a little to doing one large ask a day I think, in part to just let some of the statements get to be seen more easily by more people. Also because I still don't get that many asks.
I would also encourage not to just ask about media I'm familiar with because unfortunately that amount is pretty small, especially in the past decade effectively. But if people let me know they're interested in my thoughts on a property, it can help motivated me to watch it.
Frankly, I'm just bad about watching scripted content because it makes my brain go brrrrr in ways that things like Youtube videos or livestreams don't and that can be... Rough sometimes. I have so many ideas already that I'd love to work on and getting more inspiration can be painful when I'm stuck in a slump like I am now where I'm struggling to write.
Hell, despite wanting to be able to claim I did a chapter of a thing on an ask tomorrow (which does mean tomorrow's blog got changed by a new ask that I immediately wanted to answer), I'm answering this because my brain doesn't want to let me write still despite the fact that I am getting my energy back. Just need to do more than take walks with it.
But yeah, after I moved out of my parent's house eight years ago now, I kind of stopped watching most television. One of the last cartoons I really kept up with before The Owl House was Randy Cunningham Ninth Grade Ninja (good show. Not perfect but a TON of fun and great for kids). Voltron, She-Ra, Paranormal Undead Park, etc. like that have just skipped over me. If not for my nephew, I'd likely have never started watching The Owl House and even then, I stopped somewhere around Adventure in the Elements with him. It took THE Lumity animatic for Little Miss Perfect (which the animator later took down... just like the creator of the popular Ordinary listed hers as private... Boy were those not fun moments for me as I started losing my ability to write again) to get me into the fandom and into the show proper.
Honestly, one of these days, and probably sooner rather than later, I should do a Post Mortem on The Power of Love to talk about what inspired that story, what the goal was, all of its twists and turns, etc. like that because that story means SO MUCH to me and it could be fun to gush about it.
Anyways: Yeah, send me your asks on anything, I don't care much about spoilers as I'm still enjoying Amphibia despite knowing how it ends and the like (my next episode is The First Temple and honestly there's a few blogs I could already do about how great Amphibia's writing is) and maybe it'll finally get me to watch some of these great shows I've missed!
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(Same anon from the pokemon ask)
I love asking people if they like pokemon because this franchise has been my hyperfixation since I was like 5, so my question always has the hidden: "are you also obsessed with this like me or are you normal?" (I may not be able to recite all the 850+ pokemon currently available from memory but if you put me a picture of it I could probably tell you who it is)
But omg I love Hoenn too!!! Excellent taste 👌 although my ultimate favorite region has to be unova. Pokemon black/white and their sequels are some of my favorite games in general not just pokemon (played them when they came out in 2010 and 2012 respectively) and I've been in love with the characters since then (N my beloved blorbo)
Also just a small correction; the sun/moon games are for the 3ds! Same case with the other versions (ultra sun/ultra moon). I also don't have a switch sadly (my 3rd world country economy makes most gaming-related things Very Expensive) but I discovered the wonderful world of ✨switch emulators on pc✨ so I'm waiting for my semester to end so I can play on summer break some of the switch games.
Thanks for your answer icha! Have a wonderful day you too !!
ahah stealthy question!
but i gotta admire the commitment and love going on here and it's a pleasure to read this ramble!
I've heard a lot of good things about Unova indeed and i've been really curious about N in general (i know the outlines of his story but that's about it) . So, while my knowledge is limited, i can understand your point, truly is a good pick ^^
And oh right! i completely forgot! i think it was one of the last game on 3DS right before the Switch came out and/or that it got a switch port no? or maybe i just struggle with the concept of passage of time and everything is blur, but hey, who knows!
but thank you for the correction, it'll be clearer in my mind ahah
and as for the "going for emulation instead of console", that's the smart way to go about it! I have too many games to play already on my computer i've been avoiding the games i do have on emulation on it too because just. too many things not enough time...
I hope you get to enjoy the games on your list and the games to come! isn't the next pokemon coming out in a few days? I hope you'll get around to play it and be able to enjoy it! cheering for you!
and it was a pleasure to answer to! thank you for sharing something this important to you, it's really touching and humbling to be able to hear you share those things!
as a parting gift let me just share a picture of my squad:
i'm wishing you well <333 take care!
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Another cookie squad Headcanons
Featuring Sparkling, Vampire, cellphones and the Espresso and Madeleine Story of how they came together. Consider it an AU now baby!
-As a note, when I say the squad I'm mostly referring to the adults, so no worries about Walnut or Creampuff useless I mention them too
-Each one of the squad has been in Sparkling's bar at last once. There's no need to say who has been there the most. Sparkling has a time every time someone besides Roguefort comes, because to him it's mostly like "Oh I'll finally know the continuation to the burnt toast accident or maybe the cat catastrophe? Maybe a new POV of the--"
He practically knows a lot of what happens in between the squad.
-As another note, Sparkling's bar is called Milabo (You know, like the song from Zutomayo of the same name, which, btw, I relate a lot to Latte)
-*A great part of this “AU” is kind of inspired by the song. Part of its lyrics and vibe.
-Vampire is there most of the time when the squad visits the bar (it's almost as if he never leaves the bar and this is definitely not me low-key putting sparkvamp in this oh no--) Sometimes the fakes his sleep to listen to the things others say (Which is how he knows most of Rogue's pan-ic).
-Walnut has been in Sparkling's bar too, but at day and for case-solving purposes only. Sparkling will give her some alcohol-free drink for free sometimes (mostly because he gets along pretty well with the nut family and because Almond usually pays him whatever he serves her).
-If the squad had cellphones (and probably an app like discord because.), their group chat would initially be called "Coffee mage appreciation group" and then be changed to "Coffee bean appreciation group"
Coffee Bean: Can we please change the group name and mine?
Guided by the Devine: No <3
Coffee Bean: Fuck you.
-*And they all would dedicate half their time to make fun of Almond but with love.
-Espresso has been mistaken for a dark mage before by Almond. It was how they meet actually. Almond had pulled him to interrogate him and got a long lecture on the differences between black magic and coffee magic.
-Madeleine gets along rather well with Roguefort. Rogue seems impressed by Maddie’s acting skills.
-Madeleine is currently living with Espresso. Out of his armor most of the time. He usually takes care of keeping the house clean and preparing meals (He never really had to cook before but the first dish he made wasn’t bad at all). Sometimes he will tag along Almond in the detective’s work, or Almond will ask for his help.
-I’m still unsure if I want the Almond/Roguefort/Latte to be romantic or platonic. But honestly? Both are good. Latte is pretty close to Almond and Roguefort but not in the way she is with Espresso (that makes them look like siblings jkashduawhu). Perhaps I’ll keep it platonic.
-The Espresseleine/Madespresso story of how they came together, because I seem to not be able to write it down JSHALDHUIWADWA-
--It happens after the Puppet Show mini quest. Madeleine starts to ask for Espresso's "assistance" in different mission that are given to him. Angel is there too, of course.
--During these missions is that Essy clarifies that no, they are not friends, no, he does not like Madeleine. Bringing up the knight begin too prideful and self-centered if not all then most of the time.
--Is not until one of their missions goes wrong, were Angel is knocked out and Espresso (seeing and knowing that if Madeleine is knocked down too they might not be able to go back to the kingdom ever) pretty much receives a rather big attack for Madeleine is that he kind realizes the facts given by espresso true. All while he is carrying Essy and Angel back to the kingdom, running and exhausted too.
--Clover begin kind of a mediator between the two (I want to see more of my son--)
--"Devine, protect us" Should happen too after this. An scenario like, Madeleine coming to think something like "I'm the shield, the one who goes on the front line and receives the blows for those who can't, always looking straight ahead... but if I am doing that then who watches my back? Who do I rely on and trust to take care of most enemies so the damage received is not overwhelming...?"
Power of team work baby!!!
--As a note to this, Maddie getting his cape damaged as well as his hair. So, you get short hair Maddie~
(I've been drawing him with short hair in secret now I have an excuse to show)
-- "You...cut your hair..." *Madeleine touches the points of it with one of his hands, pensive* "...pft it'll grow back!"
--There's also this "Search for your own light" thing between Angel and Maddie. Angel encouraging Madeleine to do so. Maybe Madeleine giving his best wishes to them for their wish to fly before they decide to part ways.
--Madeleine trying other ways to befriend Essy. Which at first Espresso mistaken as the knight usual attempts to befriend anyone he sees out of habit and attention seeking, but once they realize the feeling is completely genuine, Espresso is rather perplexed.
--"You can't just befriend people by buying them gifts (although I do appreciate them)" "Then what?" "hmm..."
--Said gifts used to be rather expensive things, simple though. Eventually Madeleine settles to just pass by Espresso's place, give him any food he had bought that day (which usually is glazed donuts), ask if he needs any help with something (getting a vase, materials, moving things), and if not then he just says his good byes, best wishes and silently leaves. (A note on the "silently leaves": Madeleine is pretty much used to speak loudly and enter loudly anywhere, he still does this at this point, but when it's about Espresso he is a bit more quiet, a bit showy over his entrances still, but less loud, and he actually knocks the door)
--Madeleine eventually manages to go out with Espresso to other places that aren't some place in the forest full of enemies. Probably after some more visits to his place and more calm talks between the two, Madeleine brings up that Espresso tends to act a bit cold or distant towards a lot of people, and that, although he understands his discomfort at begin in public spaces or too long out of his work, he should try and open up a bit. This reminds Essy of a certain friend he hasn't seen in some time, and from whom he keeps getting letters.
--Shenanigans.
--There's still some bickering between the two, always with a playful undertone though.
--Espresso explains Madeleine, one time the knight has gotten Espresso wrapped in a blanket burrito again and got him to bed, that sometimes, no matter how tired he might feel, he is simply unable to sleep. Part of a headcanon of mine that coffee magic has this side effect on it's users, prolonged usage of this kind of magic will induce a high caffeine kind of state, which on the long run can fuck up the user's sleep schedule. Madeleine understands this, but remains stubborn about keeping Espresso in the bed so at last he can get some rest from his work and clear his mind a little, the idiot falls asleep in the process and Espresso doesn't try to wake him up.
--This happens several times after, neither of them thinking of the implications of not begin bothered by the sudden closeness they share until it's too late.
--Espresso realizes first that he has slowly, yet nicely, fallen for Madeleine. I think I talked about this before but I'll do it again: Is in one of the times Madeleine has gotten Espresso to bed to get some rest, Espresso not begin able to fall asleep and Madeleine doing again. Is while he thinks of how he has gotten to know Madeleine for real, not the Knight Commander from a noble family or the Chosen by the Devine, but as he is, that he comes to think that "Ah.... I love him" and he remains calm about it.
--Espresso doesn't overthink it, just thinks that, if Madeleine ever got an interest in him, he would surely show it. So he waits. Even if in the end his feelings aren't mutual he knows he'll do just fine remaining friends.
--Madeleine realizes not many days after. And the realization hits him like a truck. Alone in his place and probably in bed looking at the ceiling thinking about Espresso. Once he realizes and thinks about it a bit more his face gets all red and chooses to scream in the pillow.
--He would think about telling Espresso as soon as he can, after all, he doesn't want his feelings to make their friendship weird. He values it, a lot. Maybe because his friendship with Espresso it's the first one where he genuinely wanted to become friends with someone.
--Espresso takes the confession calmly, gets all flustered after they kiss for the first time.
--As a few extras of this: Madeleine goes back to the Republic, asked to be seen by his family and Espresso goes to Parfedia, where a few students have applied to his class to his surprise. When they see each other again is at Parfedia (Madeleine sending a message to Espresso beforehand about his arrival) -there was this one drawing I did once of Maddie running to hug Espresso, something like that happens-. Madeleine gets very clingy for some reason, which they speak later and comes out as “Home doesn’t quite feel like home…” “Why is that?” “I don’t know… maybe I’ve become used to be around you”
--Espresso lets ends up letting Madeleine stay with him until he either feels like returning to the Republic or is called back, whatever happens first (though none will happen for maybe a year or a little more).
--Ends with Madeleine meeting Latte and Almond.
#Headcanon time baby!#The cookie squad#Espresso Cookie#Madeleine cookie#espresseleine#madespresso#Roguefort cookie#Almond cookie#Latte Cookie#Sparkling cookie#Vampire cookie#Walnut cookie#Bar gays
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~ Mass Update ~
Mainly going into future plans and intents alongside ideas below cut.
Ton's of things I've in store this will prove difficult to vent it all out. But here we go...
First off rehashing and appropriately learning to tag and organize things better on my blog. Each category will have their own corresponding content, I seek to bring or share.
[Tales of Goldbrand] -- I intend this to carry a Compendium of all my writes soon that'll have everything neatly in-order including a glossary, so it'll have highlights of stories that even matter or the best stuff. I've written here for a very, long time, there's been many shifts. I want to make it more accessible. While coloring what matters for people who want to learn Captain or his Crew with less chapters. While also giving choice to find it all easily. This is essentially a step-above master-lists. I'll be doing that after the Saga I have going on, right now is done.
[Captain] -- Will provide you strictly with Captain screenshots, gifs, photo-sets. This is still his blog despite the Crew thing's will sort of make this a scuffed Multi-Muse blog. I've few more things to edit and tag fix to get all his stuff though.
[The Wild Crew] -- Afterwards this story is done Immortal Age Saga, It's something that I mainly wrote as a passion project within three days to get my warm-up process fixed. It's to allow me to get a feel for all his Crewmates and casts, in combat, in-general, to feel their presences. While also giving a bit of their backstories. At any point, I can go back and polish or tweak things in. They're NPC's but... not entirely. All will have their own 'Dreams' and their own 'Disapproval's' they have their own missions even. These things will factor eventually, they might set seeds, to betray or disagree with something, but that's all angst and more stories to be created, but overall, they'll probably always be Crew, eventually. -- I plan on making character-profile sheets of them and putting them in this Tab, it'll have their screenshots, their likes/dislikes. Some RP partners or people can also be shipped with them, but they'll all be monogamous and originally start off probably Pan. This allows them to figure out what they like on their own stories. I've always been someone who likes organic-flow. Although this one story contain all 16 characters or more, the rest will probably be shortened to a Squad of 4 and dispersed when on adventuring missions. Until I do a War Arc, that's my main goal to build too.
[Roster] -- Will contain this Crew in just screen-sets dedicated to them, I'll probably randomly produce those. I've PC players among this Crew too. I may not be done either adding more, but this Crew is mainly built around Quality. Most pirate crew's mainly, have hundreds, thousands. Even Fleets. This Crew has personalities, monsters, people who are living life's that exist with piracy. He's an particular leader that had PC players the same way, he's had split-personality serial killers aboard, tribal chieftains, succubus, all sorts of various people once on a Crew. It's often an outcast style, pirates default are chaotic in nature, so this really isn't any different, it's a Fantasy version of it. There's humanization characters aboard too though, so this cast is really decked, everything and person is vital, they matter because they remind or covet something that others can draw upon. If ever played (Three Houses or Mass Effect / Dragon Age Origins) A lot of things like that are relatable too this structure and format. Which, Is something I want to be able to give when RPing. I want a genuine feel of this new world someone else's muse will be the main-character too. Depending on what's interacting everything they'll be scale appropriately to follow the genre they're in and environment even.
[Aesthetics] -- Already explainable what you'll find here.
[Asks] -- Same thing.
[Prompts] -- Trivial things I was tagged too, I plan on compiling later.
[Writing] -- Another alternatively to randomly go-down and it works right now.
[Logs] -- Will have more individualistic master-lists and posts there, my poems from Sheik Sphere the Bard, etc.
Things of that nature, I'll probably add still. It's where a lot of my creative writing is summed.
[Gems of Hydaelyn] -- My main #tag for other characters and artists, creationist. Lot of amazing people easily to find their zones or follow them optionally if you like. Ton's I intend to support and bolster, be a lot less unspoken. I'm never the type who's been strictly inclusive. But I'll do that when I've time to even explore the dash, I'm always still planning ahead with things and projects.
[CKS] My original character-sheet it's outdated on something's but not too terrible. I'll give him polishing someday, I swear?
[21+F-List] -- Just purely degenerate stuff of Captain. I'm a pirate blog. I will represent that with openness and furthermore. I'm never projecting you some false-image. I started off a smut-writer by stripping that, I no-longer represent the same aura and identity. But those are strictly his stuff and kinks, I'm effective in executing them but they're not all relatable to me OOC. This blog will always be 18+ containing crude or dark material sometimes, romantic things, this Captain is blunt, will literally put his cock on the table in conversations. Swearing and being censored would be too uncommon and displace most of him, but there's more about him then all this.
[Other] -- I pay homage to a lot of characters, I originally am a Concept Designer. Which mean's I make characters and ideas like my addiction. Bad characters / villains or other little things I like to share in designs, I'll put there. Some villains might get little photo-sets, even if they died. Just cause I like their design, or maybe I'll give them an AU, where they won. When I've wrapped up things.
[Collabs + Ships] -- Is a new project idea. This isn't going to be something limited too romantic only ships. It'll contain, platonic, romantic, friendships, rivals, frenemies, family, PC Crew, all ships. I am desperately working on improving my gif, screenshot, posing game so I can supply 'Screen Stories' this is not only a way to RP that's accessible with even people who are upon time-crunches from work, It gives visual-representation. To impactful stories shared with others and establish bonds. That are all-valid and impactful matter.
Lot of people take a lot of their characters attributes into them and are them dialed up, I work with that and bit more, differently. I'm disconnected from my characters and they'll get hurt and injured and killed by me, that's my duty as their Author to give them conflicts and struggles. I'm their major antagonist, but that doesn't mean at-all, it's always SET that way. The characters I like to make have their own life, they live in this setting and are abide by it, they're often nothing, nobodies, and by the interacting with others, they slowly gradually building, more... Through emotional impacts, they alter, these are REAL people by all their beliefs. Each person they come in-contact with are legitimate and treated like that too. They've always impacted or given them insights to grow, or represent more. Otherwise it'd be criminally disrespectful if I allowed any emotional I felt OOC be the grudge to something IC. Captain in-particular is set on defying me. I cannot have that.
...But I can't stop him. He's met and encountered so many people and lived so many scenarios based on the actions of others, he's giving a chance right now to actually do things a lot further than impossible. The more people he meets and encounters, experiences, the more I lose. These stories are emotionally interactive where everything is a factor and adds to the dice, where the other people are the one who get to roll the dice for him, not me. That's something I want to color in. People range in emotions, they have their down's, ups, their own wholesome-grounding people, spending time with your favorite people, there's nothing more cherishing than that, being in your own comfort-zone or 'safe-space' these are all treasures that we live under, today.
Contrary if what people assume of me, I'm not another 'blogger' that's came
before, who's wanting to force a harem, then constantly is bewildered when that falls to pieces cause of selfishness or a lack of communication, or the skeletons they have in their closets and beliefs they hid behind and swindled fooled everyone.
I'm not looking to be popular or anything really, I just create stories and want to share in those, and I want to also boost others included, upward with me, especially those who make me. There's no ego in anything I do, this is purely love. I've never cared about being replicated or duplicated, I've had stalkers, I've gone through more then anyone would imagine, I've been used OOC and abused, just for my writing and cold-harshly told, i'd never amount to anything other then that or vice-versa.
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Passion. That's all I got and am anymore.
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Passion is the hardest thing to keep. It's something that can be stolen, quite effortlessly. Few words of discouragement, a bad negative representation, a lack of confidence, or small amount of time, there's many thing's that can put that flame out. Once you lose it. The difficulty to reattain is hundred-times harder than climbing any mountain for real.
I've watched the greatest creators crumble from under the pressure, from beaten down by others. I watched many of them do it to themselves because they put a grand vision of needing validation of another and once lost, felt uncompelling to press onward.
But passion also can be given BACK and drawn. It can be shown and encourage others, with a soft-triggering, that pushes them. That motivates, that constantly sticks to it. There are many that fuel me. If I ever quit, I let them down, I spit in the faces of people who're better than me in every-way. Or people who've came and given me their precious Time. That have given their character's or dedication to the abundant stories and community-driven things I've done.
There's ONLY things you can do, create, give and provide. It cannot ever come to life without YOU. This is a fact. ...I swear, If you let your creativity soar, you'll be amazed by the heights you get. Constantly polish and learn and hone the best you, challenge yourself day after painstaking day, to draw better improvement on something, no matter how trivial or unfamiliar you are. You'll find a confidence only you can give yourself.
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Future Plans
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For me, I've got so much more stories to give and also explore, I might be taking up soon some other artists and more skilled people from community and hire them for some of my future writes, to up my game or cause something thing's can't be done in-game cause no background carries it. I also got a lot of-set up things and more angst stuff I want to practice, plus I'm adamantly on that grind to produce screen-sets with the intent's to some sort of improving daily.
Additionally more people I'll be reaching out too soon for these collab's ideas and things. I look forward to shaking your hands, giving some hugs, show you my respect and admiration, then creating some enchanting stories and giving plots light. Feel free to reach out to me, I get scattered-brain but I'm working on getting better about it. Eventually will get to you though, my goals, if uninterested just say so when I poke, no bites, unless you kinky.
Anyways, cheers hearties.
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I LOVE YOU 3000!
-PART 42
Weekend 8
When you want time to slow down, it happens to roll faster. Saturday had arrived in the blink of an eye.
"As much as I like having you, don't you think you gotta talk to Lou?" Niall said Saturday morning, handing Harry his cup of coffee. Harry had taken to crash at Niall's place random times of the day since the uneventful incident on Wednesday. Not a single text exchanged with Louis. And lots of media training.
"And say what exactly?" Harry replied coldly, taking the cup from Niall, "that I have to stoop so low for the publicity of my movie?"
"First of all, stop that. Celebrities need publicity and you're new to this field and it'll do you good with the general public. But yeah I don't consciously agree with the whole "stunt" thing," Niall frowned, "and that's why I want you to talk to Louis. Explain stuff to him before he gets the wrong idea."
"No Niall you don't understand."
"Then enlighten me."
"It's all very new to me okay. My feelings for Louis. Me coming to terms with my sexuality. It's all new. And I'm scared Ni. I really am."
"H, but you told me Louis likes you too right? And I know him man, he's a good friend before everything else. He'll understand."
"Louis didn't have a very good image of me okay- and it took me some time to make him trust me, and to low-key make him believe that my media image isn't me. Trust me, I don't have it in me to tell him that I'm a guy who fakes a relationship for the sake of promo. I value relationships man and he does too. So if it's making me angry, rest assured he'll be pissed too."
"God Harry you're overthinking. You never cared what people thought of you."
"Louis isn't people Niall."
"Then TALK TO HIM."
"I don't want him to hate me."
"He will not. Trust me."
"And it's not just that," Harry fumbled with the coffee cup, "Taylor is involved too. And you know how Louis worships Taylor, I don't want him to think less of his idol either. It'll crush him."
"But it's not your fault Harry, and I think it'll be easier for you guys if he knew it was for show."
"I suppose you're right Niall, but I don't have it in me to tell him. He'll think of me as a shallow spineless celebrity. Again."
"You're being paranoid."
"And you're not being a good friend," Harry said, setting down the cup rather too hard.
Niall softened at that and said soothingly, "ok how about this, today's a Saturday. Go to Louis', spend some time with him and just skip this topic. You're missing him. I'm sure he's missing you too."
"How will I face him after what I did last time?"
"Just go on with whatever story you made up that day, since you don't wanna tell him the truth," Niall said, sounding a little disappointed.
"I hate lying to him," Harry replied sadly.
"Ok I'm running out of options here. Just go meet him alright, everything will be fine."
"Fine," Harry sighed, "if you say so," Harry said getting up.
And he drove off to Louis'.
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Back in the apartment, Louis was distractedly stirring his fourth cup of tea. It was 11a.m. and he hadn't had any breakfast owing to the fact that his helper was on a sick leave and he didn't feel like ordering either. Clifford was kept prodding his knees, probably sensing Louis' sad demeanor.
He was wondering whether he should just visit his sister for lunch when the bell rang. Louis' heart skipped a beat. It couldn't be Harry could it, Louis thought with a start. No that'd be absurd. Harry had possibly lied to him, abandoned him and ignored him for three days. Why would he come here now.
With his heart in his throat, Louis opened the door. And there standing with his silly gorgeous green eyes and stupid beautiful curls was Harry.
Louis' heart sank to his stomach.
"Hi Lou," Harry said slowly, eyes struggling to look into Louis'.
"Um hi?" Louis asked still standing at the door.
"Can I come in?"
Louis was so lost in his thoughts that he missed the question. His mind was burning with questions. Why was Harry here? To apologise probably. He surely had a reason for his behaviour last day and Louis will listen to whatever Harry has to say.
Harry cleared his throat and repeated, "Will you not let me in Lou?"
Louis' mind came back to the boy in front of him and he moved aside to let Harry in without saying a word.
Clifford leapt up to Harry and barked madly with joy. He was clearly missing his friend.
"Ah good to see you too Cliffy," Harry said, bending low and scratching Clifford's fur.
He stood up again, facing Louis, "I'm really sorry for the other day Louis. It's just I couldn't find a way out." Harry's eyes kept flickering down to his hands, which he was nervously wringing. Still lying, Louis thought.
"Are you sure it wasn't something else?" Louis asked in a calm voice.
"No," Harry replied, still looking down.
"Okay then," Louis said, walking over to the couch and picking up his cup of tea again. "Make yourself comfortable," he said before sitting down himself.
"You're having tea now? How many cups have you had already?" Harry asked.
"This might be my third one." Louis wasn't looking at Harry either. He kept his attention on his phone.
"I'm sure you haven't had any breakfast."
"And?" Louis looked at Harry and raised an eyebrow.
"Nothing. I'll make you some," Harry said, walking over to the kitchen.
Louis didn't find it in his heart to stop him. Maybe if Harry was trying to fall back in their normal habits, he'd eventually talk about whatever the fuck was going on.
Louis didn't join him in the kitchen where Clifford kept running around Harry. He stayed in the couch listening to Clifford and Harry's conversation. Clifford had missed him. Louis had too, but he'd eat avocados sooner than admit that.
Harry made a quick breakfast and called Louis over. Louis ate in silence, aware of Harry's intense gaze on him but every time he looked up, Harry would look away.
"Okay, are you gonna tell me what's bothering you?" Louis snapped.
"Wha- nothing. Nothing." Harry stammered.
Louis took a deep breath to calm himself. "Sorry for that. You know what, take your time. I'm here. I'll listen whenever you're ready."
And Harry could've kissed him, but he kept himself in check. He'd probably had lost his privileges. Louis was so understanding, Harry didn't deserve him.
"I just wanted to spend some time with you and maybe watch a movie."
"Oh yeah," said Louis, remembering something, " the last one's left, I'll put it on."
Louis didn't set up the projector this time. He simply connected the player to the television and settled back in the couch as Avengers Endgame started playing.
Harry didn't know about Louis, but he could hardly focus on the movie himself. His mind kept replaying his previous visits to the apartment, to various funny incidents, to some heart warming ones, to last weekend-
No. Harry couldn't think about it. That hurt. He couldn't imagine how Louis must be feeling at that time.
The movie was showing Iron Man tucking his daughter in bed and his daughter saying, 'I love you 3000'.
Harry glanced sideways to see that Louis had a little smile playing on his lips. Harry made a mental note to remember that it probably held importance to him.
Harry kept fidgeting in his place and in a few minutes, Louis had paused the movie.
"What's wrong Harry?"
Harry didn't know what to say so he kept staring at the motionless character in the television.
"Is this about last weekend?" Louis continued, "Did I cross the line? Do you regret it? Because if so I'm really sorry about that."
Harry looked at Louis with a horrified expression on his face, trying to ignore the pang of sadness it was causing him to know that Louis thought that way.
"Regret? What? No Louis. I don't regret anything. I could never," Harry said earnestly, hoping Louis would understand.
"Then why are you ignoring me?"
"I'm not-" Harry replied, sounding unsure.
"You are Harry. You're making me feel like I was some random hookup for you and trust me, it doesn't feel good." Louis' voice broke.
It made Harry miserable, seeing Louis like that and he wondered for a brief moment if he should take Niall's advice and tell Louis everything. Louis' presence made the decision easier. He was ready to blabber everything to Louis when his phone rang. Fucking Manager.
"Hello," said a gruff voice from the other side.
"Yeah?" said Harry irritably.
"Where are you?"
"That's none of your business it is?"
"Turns out it is. Did you forget about your outing with Taylor?"
"Ofcourse I didn't. It was on 3rd of July," Harry wanted to punch his manager.
"Which happens to be today."
"Wha-" Harry quickly moved his phone from his ear and checked the date on the lockscreen. July 3rd, 2021. Harry wanted to punch himself. "Okay yeah, um, I didn't notice the date, so uh, is there any way we can postpone this? I'm really busy right now-"
"Taylor is already here. The car is waiting outside your house. So, no."
"Damn it. I mean yeah-"
"Hurry up."
"Yeah I'm coming."
Louis obviously could hear only one side of the conversation and he clearly understood that Harry had to leave. Again.
Harry turned to look at Louis, his eyes apologetic, but Louis looked away.
"Lou-"
"It's alright, just go okay."
"I'm sorry about this."
"Sure you are," Louis replied, voice dripping with sarcasm.
"What- what's that supposed to mean?"
"Are you sure you're not doing this intentionally?"
"How could you even think that?"
"I'm trying to understand the situation Harry. In two months we became closer than ever, so what exactly did I do in the last few days for you to avoid me. I'm sure it's not work related problem, because then you'd have told me."
"No Lou you don't understand-"
"I think I do."
"Lou please, you have to believe me, whatever I'm doing, it's because I don't wanna hurt you."
"Well, guess what, you already did."
Harry tried to reach out for Louis but he moved back a few steps, away from Harry's touch. "Just leave Harry."
Harry's face fell at the last words. He tried to speak again, to make Louis understand, but no words came out and eventually he thought it best to leave. With great difficulty he made his way towards the door and left.
And after a while, Louis left for the gym to channel his frustration to someplace useful. He didn't let himself feel sad about the fact that him and Harry were no longer close, that some unknown barrier had introduced itself in between.
The Next Day
Zayn was overjoyed to see the mail. He could actually see Louis' face as he told him about it. Louis would be thrilled. And his designs on Harry! He had some amazing outfit ideas for Harry. Zayn remembered that the first time he'd heard about Harry being his client he'd refrained from telling Louis about it because back then Louis wasn't exactly on pleased at Harry's existence in general. But now that he was absolutely smitten by Harry, this was going to be nice.
He set off for Louis' at once deciding to surprise him with the news being oblivious to everything that was going on between Louis and Harry.
He stopped by McDonald's drive-thru to grab Louis' favourite milkshake and hash browns.
Harry knew what was coming and he couldn't hold himself back anymore. Louis would be seeing the article soon. He couldn't imagine what Louis was going to think about him. Once again, he felt courage build up in his stomach. He was gonna tell Louis. He dashed to his car and drove off before his paranoia returned.
Back in Louis' apartment, things weren't looking that good. Louis had forgotten that he'd turned on twitter notifications for Harry's update account. So, when his phone vibrated with a notification, he clearly wasn't prepared enough to absorb whatever he was seeing. He hastily clicked on the notification and froze at the contents of the screen.
Louis was stunned. He waited for a few seconds before he clicked on "undo retweet". No he wasn't gonna mope about Harry, Harry who simply didn't ever care about Louis, Harry who kept lying to him. Louis shuddered to think about all those times he thought him and Harry actually had something. Was Harry lying through it all? He couldn't think about it anymore. No,no, no. He won't think about Harry. He won't let him affect him. Enough of all that shit. He sat frozen in his spot in the couch when the bell rang.
Louis absent-mindedly made his way to the door. His heart sank when he saw who was standing outside. Harry.
"Louis believe me! It's not what it looks like," Harry said, panic stricken.
"Get out of here," Louis' ocean blue eyes bore a thunder like expression, his voice steely.
"Lou I'm sorry."
"As you should be."
"Louis, pl-"
"You broke my heart Harry Styles."
"But-"
"Good. Fucking. Bye." Slam.
Louis shut the door in Harry's face and slowly made his way back to the couch. Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry.
No sooner did he fall back on the couch than Clifford came running to him. He leapt up on Louis' lap and Louis broke down.
"Harry broke our heart Cliffy," he said between sobs. "He never liked us. It was all a big lie."
Clifford lapped up the tears keen on making Louis stop crying, but Louis went on and on. "We shouldn't have made friends with him. Such a waste!" Louis hugged Clifford tightly and Clifford made a sad whimper and settled his head on Louis' shoulder.
For a few minutes, no other sound could be heard in the apartment other than Louis' sobs and hiccups.
Suddenly the bell rang again. Clifford jumped from his lap and began sniffed around the door. Thinking it was Harry, Louis decided to ignore it but then the bell rang twice again and Clifford started to bark happily. Louis wiped his tears and walked up to the door and there stood Zayn grinning ear to ear and holding a McDonald's pack, but his grin faded when he saw Louis' tear stained face and red-rimmed eyes.
Louis flung himself on Zayn and began crying again. Zayn hugged back the shaking sobbing mess in his arms and asked slowly, "hey hey Lou, what happened? I'm here. Tell me."
"Harry-", that's the only word Zayn could make out from Louis' muffled sobs.
"What about Harry?"
Louis stepped back from the hug and pulled out his phone. He showed Zayn the tweet and Zayn was equally shocked. "What the fuck is this? What? No this can't be true. I'm sure this is some rumour. Remember he told you once, how he's set up with every girl he's spotted with."
"It's not just that-" Louis replied before breaking down again.
"Hey ,hey please don't cry. You know what, let's go for a drive. Let's get you out of here and you can tell me everything that happened."
Louis silently nodded and bringing Clifford out of the house, locked the door behind him. Dropping Clifford off at the dog park, so he could play with his friends, Zayn drove off with Louis.
Zayn offered him the milkshake and and hash browns and let him eat in silence as Louis slowly regained his composure. One by one, Louis told Zayn everything that had been happening, from the day out with Harry, Theo and Lux, to the sudden change in behaviour two days later, to yesterday's almost argument to Harry showing up today after the article was dropped.
Zayn listened in silence and tried to make sense of what Louis was saying. The incidents didn't add up. He'd really taken a liking to Harry and he couldn't process that Harry would do something like that.
But then again, the sight of his best friend sitting miserable next to him, was making his heart harden towards Harry. He tried to reason with Louis, who refused to listen to anything. Zayn sighed and asked, "music?" hoping that'd calm Louis a bit and help Zayn think.
Zayn tuned in to the radio and a soft melody sounded,
"I want her long blond hair
I want her magic touch
Yeah, 'cause maybe then
You'd want me just as much
I've got a girl cru-"
One look at Louis' face and Zayn slammed the music shut.
Why was everything so difficult?!
Zayn had driven them to a club on the outskirts of the city. The club was pretty famous but owing to it's high maintenance, was mostly accessed by celebrities or people connected to celebrities and was much less crowded compared to the other. Well, a quiet cafe would have been nice too except, now that more people knew Louis and connected him to Harry, if anyone spotted Louis like this, it'd raise an issue. Hence, a club with dim lights and loud music it was.
Zayn led Louis to booth and after making sure Louis was a bit stable, went off to buy drinks.
Zayn didn't drink because he had to drive Louis back but after 3 rounds of drinks Louis was feeling lightheaded, but at the same time, it was very distracting. Zayn kept talking to him about different topics, not bringing up Harry until Louis did that himself.
Eventually Louis started talking.
"I don't understand one thing Zee," he slurred, "that if this was indeed some rumour, why didn't he talk to me? He was clearly avoiding me this week."
Zayn knew whatever he said won't have much of an effect on him, so he just kept rubbing soothing circles on Louis' back. Talking for so long had efficiently tired Louis out and he asked to be taken back home when suddenly,
"Louis! Zayn!"
The duo looked up see a blond haired someone walking towards them, but they couldn't make out the face. It wasn't until the person was right in front if them and the lights fell directly on the face that they made out who it was. Taylor Swift.
Taylor smiled down at the two boys who stared unblinkingly at her, unable to say a word.
"Hi? You guys okay? Can I join you?"
Zayn came back to his senses and smiled, "yeah sure."
Taylor joined them in the booth and looked at Louis again, who was still staring with a blank expression at Taylor.
"What's up with him?" Taylor asked Zayn.
Zayn looked at Louis and then back again at Taylor, "uh, nothing, just work stress. We just came to get some steam off." There's no way he could tell what really had happened.
"Huh, tell me about it. I'm so tired with all the promo work," she replied.
And that's when it hit him. Taylor was dating Harry too. Up until now, he was just thinking about it from Louis' point of view and thinking about how Harry broke Louis' heart but now it dawned on him that it meant Taylor was involved too. Taylor, the person Zayn had liked for quite some time and had to bury his feelings for the sake of his profession.
Here he was, consoling his friend, trying to mend his broken heart, when the reason his own heart ached had decided to grace them with a visit. Things couldn't be worse. Zayn pushed down the pang of sadness he was feeling and tried to think of something to say when Louis started sobbing again. Taylor's presence seemed to have reminded him about Harry.
Louis didn't take Harry's name but went on and on about a certain someone who'd broken his heart. Taylor listened with interest and tried to console him best as she could. Her words were actually effective on Louis who had eventually stopped crying and was listening with rapt attention to Taylor. Zayn himself tried to take in some of the advice, and surprisingly it was good. Taylor really had the magical ability to comfort sad people.
After a while Louis got more drunk and insisted on taking a picture with Taylor and Zayn happily complied because Louis' mind was finally off Harry's.
Soon they bid their goodbyes and left the club, and Zayn drove back with a less sad but slightly drunk Louis.
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When Louis shut the door on Harry's face, he didn't see how crestfallen Harry looked. He didn't see how Harry ran to his car, barely able to control his tears, which had started falling incessantly thinking that Louis hated him. Harry drove to his apartment, not wanting to face Niall. He knew what Niall would say, I told you to talk to Louis. You should have listened.
No, Harry needed to be alone for a while.
Dave, Harry's personal assistant, noticed something was off and made a whole flask of hot chocolate for Harry and quietly slipped it in his room.
Harry spend quite some time drinking the hot chocolate and thinking about the good times he'd spent with Louis when his phone rang with a notification.
Harry was taken by surprise. What on earth was Louis doing with Taylor? Especially today? What could have possibly happened for them to hang out and for Louis to even post a picture?
Probably Harry was the only person he hated, probably he adored Taylor way too much to think bad of her. Whatever might be the case, Harry was sure of one thing- Louis hated him and Harry had lost his chance at love. Yes, love.
At this point Harry knew, that he was head over heels in love with Louis and he had ended up hurting him.
He'd lost Louis, probably forever.
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hello wonderful soul! i was wondering if i could request a written ship for nct dream, stray kids, and monsta x!
i’m an infj and capricorn. in any sort of relationship i highly value knowing someone very well, honesty, and communication. at first i’m very awkward (i’m always awkward lmao) and reserved, but gladly return the favor to anyone friendly. once i become comfortable with people i’m a weird chaotic crackhead lol. if you find me alone at home, i’m likely talking to myself while dancing weirdly. overall a positive person with a healthy mindset about life. i’m both academically and emotionally intelligent with a lot of deep thoughts. thoughtful and caring with a streak of savage/sarcastic wit.[...]
@moon-jun Heyy Moonie, I appreciate you sharing more about yourself. Ik we haven't been talking a lot lately, but I love ya too much. Here's your ship my dear I hope you enjoy it. 🤍🌙✨
From Nct Dream, I ship you with...Renjun
Positive Side: INFP's and INFJ's are actually known to be the "golden pair" in a friendship and romantic aspect which makes sense to ship you two together. With your awkward yet energetic personality, it'll compliment along with his funny and intelligent side. He's one of the members that's more on the reserved side, but he's very caring and sociable when it comes to meeting new people. I can imagine him warning you about the other members when you first meet him telling you all kinds of stories about how much they irritate him, but obviously in a joking way. Knowing how talented you two are, most of your dates would consist of art-related things such as making paintings, creating coffee mugs, or making keychains for all 23 nct members. You also have your days when you just want to read books together on a rainy day or drink tea together while knitting each other sweaters. Whenever you're struggling with something, he would always give you his intellectual input on it and suggest coming up with the best solution for you. He's the best emotional support system for you whenever you need to rant about something and doesn't have any regrets just like you.
Negative Side: I would say there are a few issues when it comes to calming the other person down. You both are very emotional people and it's obviously shown sometimes whenever someone makes you angry about something or when someone messes with someone, you both love. Renjun sometimes mopes around whenever he's having a bad day which can be hard to brighten his day. Whenever your mad or sad about something, Renjun knows he has to give you your privacy and let you handle it on your own no matter how much he wants to help you. You two also have small arguments about borrowing each other's things whenever the other person forgets to ask permission or give it back, but it never goes to extreme levels.
Overall: With the love you have for each other, you both apologize to each other and forget about it right away. Once you've got to know each other a lot longer you know how to find ways to cheer the other person up by just getting out of the house and spending quality time together. Renjun can be surprisingly clingy too and loves to cuddle on days when he needs it the most, but obviously in private not in public.
From Stray Kids, I ship you with...Lee Know
Positive Side: Han was another good fit, but Lee Know would fit more into the boyfriend role. To start off, Lee Know has a unique sense of humor that balances well with your crackhead side so I wouldn't doubt that it would be hard for you two to open up to each other. Just like I mentioned earlier about Renjun, you two make the perfect duo friendship and romantic wise. Capricorns and Scorpios are very compatible because they value trust, communication, and emotional intimacy in a partner which is what you two can give to each other. Your both also very understanding of each other and don't judge for what big decisions the other person decides to make. Whenever your spending time together, it's always so chaotic yet romantic. I can imagine him studying with you and all of a sudden he distracts you with some crazy dance he made up with Han making you crack up off your seat. Your chemistry is also so undeniable it makes people cringe almost, but for the most part, it's adorable. Lastly, both of your love for learning new things such as languages, new facts on your favorite paintings, and even about each other's life makes you so happy that your sharing what you just learned together.
Negative Side: Your both very protective and possessive of each other which sometimes can annoy the other person depending on what level you take it. Your both also very emotional but in different ways. Lee Know would tends to get angry fast when it comes to coming across conflicts and it would be hard to help him calm down. If someone would ever bully you or try to pick a fight with you, he would not hesitate to have your back on it, but I can see him going a bit overboard. He tries to hold back sometimes because he knows you can handle your problems on your own, but it's difficult for him to do that especially when it gets out of hand. He does this thing where he'd try to smile through the pain before or give you the death glare before he loses his shit.
Overall: You both learned after a few bad experiences that you need to rely on each other as friends and romantic partners should. Besides although Lee Know may say tough things and your independent, your both just a bunch of softies that are very dependent on each other.
From Monsta x, I ship you with...Minhyuk
Positive Side: Probably the best match out of the list! First of all, he's such a happy virus always spreading positivity and a social butterfly which would help you feel comfortable instantly when you're hanging out with him. It would almost seem like he's babying you at first, but he's just gushing over how cute you are. He starts crushing hard when as soon as you reveal you're funny and talented side. Just like how you're supportive of his music career, he finds the time of day to share your artwork with his members, friends, family, and even random strangers just to help you get some recognition for your hard work out in the world. Your both have so much energy building up already by yourselves, but together it easily transfers to everyone around you and just brightens everyone's day. Although he doesn't do this a lot, he's someone that you can sit down with, drink coffee, and have deep conversations about anything and everything in life. He's also a very passionate person when it comes to building relationships with people so you don't have to worry about him not being 100% committed to dating you.
Negative Side: It's very hard to find issues because you both don't argue and would understand each other emotions too well, but If I could think of a problem it would be struggling to learn how to handle each other's emotions. He's also a Scorpio just like Lee Know he can have his days where he's maybe stressed or feeling down like any other human being, but it might take an extra amount of effort to bring him back on his feet. You also have your days where you just want to be left alone and he knows it's better to give you your space no matter how hard it can be.
Overall: The two of you are so caring and loving towards each other that a few bad days is not going to drive you apart. Whenever your ready to have a talk or go on a date to get something off your mind, the other person won't hesitate to take you anywhere. Just a beautiful and entertaining pair!
Out of everyone, I ship you the most with...Minhyuk ☁☁☁
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House Isekai: A Realm Reborn - Part 3, Thunder Rolls (1 of ???)
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Client: Marianne Von Edmund
After Duvalie, Fireteam Alpha-Nine, and Raelyn set off to Goneril territory, the newly reformed House Isekai are sent to assist the head of House Edmund, Marianne.
Although, things do not go as smoothly as Sitri hopes...
[Out of Time - Final Fantasy XIV OST]
The room displayed massive crystals that showed reflections of the group.
Although it was heavily distorted and any normal person would be barely able to hear what was being said, the figure watching had no such difficulty.
(Buck) “Alright everyone, stand down. How about this? You just tell us what we need to know about these guys, and we’ll go put a few bullets in their heads.”
(Mickey) “If bullets even work on them-”
(Raelyn) “From the one I encountered, a single Bolter round will do just fine.”
(Lisa) “If it means less fighting, then there’s no harm. Duvalie dear, do be careful at least?”
(Duvalie) “O-Of course, Miss Lisa!”
(Aigis) “That was a very fast change in attitude-”
(Rean) “You get used to it.”
(Towa) “I suppose we’ll just meet and explain everything more in detail later?”
The figure raised its hand, engines whirring and steam coming out as it did.
A portal opened in front of the group to their first destination.
The one they called Duvalie was the first one to step through the portal, followed by the soldiers.
"FIRST TELEPORTATION SUCCESSFUL."
The figure slowly turned and a screen appeared in front of it, lines of text and numbers turning green.
(Kazuma) “…Wait a second, none of them knows anything about Fodlan. Why did we let them go anywhere alone?”
(Sitri) “…That’s a good question.”
When the text finished, a crystal behind it displaying a four legged being suddenly flashed off, the light dimming and turning dull.
"SECOND TELEPORTATION INITATING."
The figure opened another portal behind the other group and patiently waited for everyone to step through. As soon as they did, the portal closed behind them.
"OBSERVING."
The crystals picture suddenly split showing two sides, one of Duvalie's group, and one of House Isekai.
It said nothing else as it quietly watched.
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House Isekai: A Realm Reborn - Part 3
Thunder Rolls
[Raise Your Flag - MAN WITH A MISSION]
Raise your flag
With all your voice
With all your voice
Shout it out loud with all your voice
One day
Someday somewhere
Dream on as we wander
Under pressure, you are waiting for direction
Going on the road without your mind
All misleads they give ignoring our decisions
Killing yourself your soul we have inside
Continue the struggle and feel like you’re discouraged
Rise up again to run to the end
In between the never-ending dream
We can struggle and muzzle the world before it fades away
Raise your flag
With all your voice
With all your voice
Shout it out loud with all your voice
One day
Someday somewhere
Believing that we will reach that goal
Come on and Raise your flag
So just Raise your flag
No matter how many times we feel defeated or lost
As long as we breathe
As long as we carry on
Dream on as we wander
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Everyone was confused on why the portal closed.
Sitri made sure no one was looking at her as she whispered.
(Sitri) “Sothis?”
(Sothis) “Uh, don’t look at me. I wasn’t even the one who opened it.”
(Sitri) “Wait, then where did…?”
(Rean) "If I know anything about her, she'll be fine. I hope the others with her don't have to put up with too much..."
(Aigis) "In any case, we should get going as well, correct?"
(Kazuma) "Yeah, we've wasted enough time standing around as it is."
(Kurt) "I am quite interested in seeing what this world is like."
(Venti) "Indeed, perhaps it'll give me inspiration for new tales to tell at the tavern!"
(Jean) "Well, we shall defer leadership to you then."
Sitri realized Jean was looking at her, which was quickly followed by everyone else.
(Towa) "I guess you technically are the boss!"
(Elizabeth) "Well, Lady Sitri?"
Sitri cleared her throat and nodded.
(Sitri) "Right. Let's move out now then."
Right on cue, a portal opened in front of them, and all stepped through it, being teleported to forest with a beaten path.
As quickly as it appeared, it closed behind them.
Once again checking that no one was looking at her, she turned again.
(Sitri) "Sothis, who's opening these?"
(Sothis) "I'm not sure...We need to look into it once we're done here."
Venti and a few of the other Knights noticed Sitri and Sothis speaking quietly, though it appeared no one else did.
(Venti) "Hey, you see that floating green thing next to Sitri, right?"
(Amber) "Y-Yeah, it popped up earlier!"
(Diluc) "It's most likely similar to Paimon. We shouldn't bother her about this when we got more important matters."
(Lisa) "So, where are we?"
(Kairos) "This would be Alliance territory. Specifically House Edmund's, I've travelled these roads with my family for merchant related business."
(Rean) "Well then, do you mind leading the way?"
(Kairos) "...Of course."
Kairos walked along the path, guiding everyone else. Everyone travelled in their own smaller groups. Sitri was with the Garreg Mach Students, Rean and Towa were with Class VII, and Kazuma and Aigis were with the Knights of Favonius.
(Elizabeth) "I am not sure how I feel about this."
(Sitri) "About what?"
(Helena) "Pretty sure she means House Isekai."
(Elizabeth) "Well, it's not just THAT but...-"
(Kairos) "She means that we don't know how we feel about working with these offworlders."
(Astrid) "Hey come on, I'm sure we all have our doubts but at least give them a fair shot."
(Stefan) "Yeah, if Lady Sitri and our leaders trust them, its for a reason."
(Helena) "If nothing else, they know how to fight what we're up against better."
(Sitri) "You all were chosen for a reason. Your skills are the most exceptional of the three houses, and they will be a core part of this house in the days coming.
(Elizabeth) "Y-Yes, Lady Sitri."
(Kairos) "...Understood."
Aigis looked uneasy as she turned to the others.
(Aigis) "If this is how the current houses feel about House Isekai, I am concerned to think on how the rest of Fodlan thinks."
(Kazuma) "Yeah, people like Ainz and Slayer didn't really help our reputation much either.
(Amber) "But your old group saved this world, I thought everyone would adore you guys."
(Aigis) "It is not as simple as that, I'm afraid."
(Kazuma) "Long story, we'll tell you guys when we get back."
Kurt and Juna couldn't help but listen in on the conversation in front of them.
(Kurt) "Hmph. Were it so easy."
(Juna) "Instructor Rean, Towa?"
(Rean) "Huh? What is it?"
(Towa) "Yes?"
(Juna) "Just how bad were things when you guys interfered to be treated like this?"
(Rean) "..."
(Towa) "...Let's put it this way, none of us would be talking to each other right now."
Juna and the other Class VII members shrugged and continued walking. It'd probably be better to just focus on the mission right now.
A few hours later, they began to approach upon castle gates. They were stopped by Alliance soldiers, who shot a look at the ones obviously not from Fodlan.
(Sitri) "My name is Sitri Eisner of Garreg Mach. We have come here at the request of Lady Edmund."
(Alliance Soldier) "We appreciate the aid. Let them through."
Kairos was still in front while everyone else tagged along behind him. He slowed his walk to look around the estate.
The path to the main castle was well treaded, just as Kairos remembered. The dirt path was still a clean brown, and the grass and trees well maintained, with few servants attending them.
The path was not anything fancy, it was just a straight path to the estate, fitting Marianne's personality.
(Kairos) "It's been years since I've last been here."
(Helena) "Can't say my old team got anywhere close to here. Too much security."
(Astrid) "Your parents were merchants, right?"
(Kairos) "Yes. The noble families that didn't shun us for being commoners were few, and Lady Edmund was one of them, and we constantly made runs to sell our wares here."
(Kazuma) "Sounds like something Marianne wouldn't care about. She was probably one of the few people who wasn't a complete asshole."
(Aigis) "There were plenty of people who were not...rude. Do you think you are misremembering?
(Kaeya) "Or perhaps were you the one, mister Kazuma?"
(Kazuma) "Hey, I didn't start most of the shit here!"
Kazuma spun around to Kaeya.
(Kazuma) "AND YOU CERTAINLY DON'T WANNA START SHIT WITH ME!"
Everyone except Diluc and Jean was fighting back a snicker. Venti failed to.
(Venti) "...Ehe."
(Kazuma) "SCUSE YOU, THE HELL DO YOU MEAN, 'EHE'?!"
(Musse) "He is quite loud isn't he?"
(Rean) "You kinda get used to it."
(Ash) "Really now?"
(Towa) "Believe us, there was much worse people to hold a normal conversation with."
At the doors, a familiar face was waiting to greet them.
Rean Towa, Aigis, and Kazuma smiled as they walked up together with Sitri and the Garreg Mach students.
[Musica Universalis - Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers OST]
(Kairos) "Lady Edmund."
Kairos, Elizabeth and Stefan bowed.
(Helena) "Huh. Much younger than I thought."
(Astrid) "Hey...Oh crap you're a lord, u-um good evening my...lady?"
(Marianne) "Hah, there is no need to be so formal everyone. Especially since old friends are here."
Kairos raised an eyebrow until he realized who she was speaking to.
Marianne smiled at the former members of House Isekai.
(Rean) "Marianne!"
(Towa) "Hello, its so good to see you again!"
(Kazuma) "Yo. Been a bit."
(Aigis) "It is always a pleasure seeing an old member of the Golden Deer."
(Marianne) "The same can be said to you all. You are quite the sight for sore eyes."
Marianne turned to Sitri and the Garreg Mach students.
(Marianne) "I take it these are your new students, Sitri?"
(Sitri) "They are. They're quite...interesting to say the least."
(Marianne) "When you're dealing with House Isekai at all, it's going to be."
Marianne chuckled softly and stepped to the side, an arm extended to her door while the guards stepped aside.
(Marianne) "Please, come in. We have much to discuss."
Everyone walked inside, following Marianne deeper into her estate.
The Knights opened the doors to the dining hall, where everyone took a seat.
(Kazuma) "Huh, didn't think you'd have a place like this."
(Marianne) "Neither did I, if I am to be honest. At the very least, this oversized dining hall is seeing proper use."
(Rean) "Yeah, it does seem quite excessive, doesn't it?"
The former members continued to have a leisurely discussion, annoying Kairos and Elizabeth.
(Elizabeth) "Don't they realize who they're talking to? Why in the world are they so...casual?!"
(Kairos) "They ought to show some form of respect for her title!"
(Stefan) "Well, they knew her back when they were in the academy right? Makes sense why they're so informal."
(Helena) "That and Edmund said for you guys to pull the sticks out your asses anyway.
(Astrid) "Eloquent as always, Helena..."
The conversation finally ended when some glasses of water was brought out for everyone by the servants, in which Marianne cleared her throat.
[End Song]
(Marianne) "Sitri, I believe Claude told you what was troubling us."
Sitri nodded.
(Sitri) "Yes. I believe he said it was something about an unidentified object in the woods?"
(Marianne) "Yes. We have never gotten close enough to properly identify this threat, it has always turned hostile the moment we attempt and approach."
(Rean) "Has anyone been injured from these investigations?"
(Marianne) "Plenty of injuries, though thankfully none of them were lethal. They appeared to be warning shots more than anything."
(Aigis) "That rules out Shadows at least, they do not hesitate when it comes to killing humans..."
(Towa) "We don't have enough information, I guess we have to see it ourselves."
(Marianne) "I'll give you a map before you leave then."
(Kazuma) "Has there been any other strange incidents?"
(Marianne) "Hm...Other than reports of Separatist movements, there hasn't been too much."
(Kairos) "Separatists have been spotted all the way out here?!"
The offworlders turned to Kairos, looking confused.
(Rean) "Separatists?"
(Kairos) "Yes, thanks to your actions, you've all but ensured a second civil war will occur!"
The original four members eyes widened, then turned to Marianne.
(Marianne) "I'm...afraid that is not entirely off basis, but that being said-"
She furrowed her brows as her fist gently hit the table.
(Marianne) "Kairos, on what grounds do you think you can speak that way to the very people who saved all of us?!"
(Kairos) !!! "I-...I apologize. That was out of line."
(Marianne) "...No matter. I will gather the necessary supplies for your investigation. Just a moment."
Marianne bowed and left the room, leaving just House Isekai in the room.
Sitri turned to Kairos and the other Garreg Mach students, clenching her fist.
(Sitri) "I am quite aware of your stance on House Isekai, but I will not tolerate another outburst again. Am I clear?"
(Kairos) "Y-Yes Ma'am..."
Helena, Astrid, and Stefan shrugged while Elizabeth felt a slight tang of guilt as well. While she had enough tact to not say that out loud, it was very close to how she felt about them as well.
The Knights of Favonius and Class VII shifted uncomfortably watching this exchange happen. It was obvious that their involvement here went beyond their comprehension...
...
[Suspicion - Persona 5 OST]
Shibuya, Central Street...
Ryuji scrolled through his phone over and over again. He looked up from it and his eyes searched for any familiar faces. So far, no one had shown up.
(Ryuji) "Come on, what's takin' them so long?"
He looked down at the phone again and reread the messages, losing count of how many times he's done so.
==
GROUP CHAT: Akira Kurusu, Ann Takamaki, Yusuke Kitagawa, Makoto Niijima, Futaba Sakura, Haru Okumura, Sumire Yoshizawa
Akira: Hey, did anyone else get that message?
You: What message?
Futaba: You mean the one from Sitri?
Ann: So that wasn't just me!
Haru: I could only hear a little bit of the message, I was in the middle of something.
Haru: What's strange is that I cannot get it to replay.
Makoto: Same here. Was anyone able to?
Yusuke: Fortunately I was. The message is as follows:
Yusuke: “This is Sitri Eisner of Garreg Mach Monastery. House Isekai, we are requesting immediate assistance from anyone that can hear this. If you are able, please arrive at Garreg Mach. This message will now repeat.”
You: Holy shit, did something happen?!
Sumire: I wasn't able to hear it either, I'm afraid. What was the tone of her voice?
Futaba: Pretty calm, actually. Still though if she's calling for aid, that's not good.
Akira: Pretty bad timing too. Morgana and I can't exactly leave to meet up in Tokyo.
Makoto: And college is currently taking my attention.
Makoto: Who knows how long we'd be gone for if we went in now?
Yusuke: Is there anyone who can respond, then?
You: I'll be the vanguard then! Leave it to me!
Ann: Thankfully I'm available as well, so I'll go with Ryuji.
Haru: That's relieving to hear. I have company business I must attend personally.
Haru: But, I am not comfortable with only two of our members being able to answer the call.
Akira: I think the Investigation Team and S.E.E.S left us their numbers before we left Fodlan. You guys should give them a call.
Ann: Good idea!
Ann: I wonder if anyone else in House Isekai's answered already...
Ryuji: They better have, it'd be pretty awkward if it was only us!
Sumire: Then we shall leave this in your hands for now. We'll try to show up as fast as we can!
Akira: We're counting on you guys. Stay safe.
You: You bet!
Ann: We won't let you down!
==
The messages finished two days ago, and apparently the distress signal was sent four days before that. Meaning 6 days had passed now.
He and Ann were able to contact Naoto of the Investigation Team and Mitsuru of S.E.E.S. They all planned to meet in Central Street at 12 today.
It was 11:50 PM, while no one was late, Ryuji still felt anxious. It had been two years since they all had left Fodlan, and he still wasn't used to the idea of jumping dimensions, ironically.
(Ann's Voice) "Ryuji!"
He put away his phone and waved a hand.
(Ryuji) "Yo, good to see ya!"
Ann nodded as she leaned on the wall next to Ryuji.
(Ann) "I'm so glad someone else was able to respond. To be honest, I'm kind of terrified right now."
(Ryuji) "Dude, holy shit same! Like what's so bad that they need ALL of us there?"
(Ann) "I'm not sure I wanna think about it, but we have to...ugh, why did Sitri have to call at such a bad time? The fact only a few of us can respond is pretty scary."
(Naoto's voice) "Hopefully, that is all we need."
The two turned as Naoto tipped her hat to them, adjusting her coat.
(Naoto) "I see we all arrived early, today."
(Ryuji) "Well, considering what the situation is, it's better that we get here faster than usual."
(Naoto) "Indeed. Unfortunately, I contacted my group and I am the only one from the Investigation Team responding."
(Ann) "Oh, there's Mitsuru! Hey, over here!"
Ann waved wildly to catch her attention, Mitsuru slowly wading her way through the afternoon crowd of Shibuya.
(Mitsuru) "Hello everyone...So, this is all that can make it right now?"
(Ryuji) "Yeah, it sucks pretty effin' bad that it's just the four of us, but I think we can handle it!...God I hope we can."
(Mitsuru) "Hm. Well, anyways I have at least some news to share regarding House Isekai's situation. Aigis was the first person to respond to Sitri's call."
(Ann) "...And?"
(Mitsuru) "Concerningly, that's all I heard from Aigis before she went in. It's been dead silent otherwise. Although it has only been 6 days, I'd still have preferred to hear something at least."
(Naoto) "Have we heard anything from our former classmates?"
(Ryuji) "We haven't heard nothin' anyone else..."
(Ann) "What about Slayer? He set up our whole communication system to begin with, right?"
(Mitsuru) "That seems to be our only lead that can have us safely arrive back to our world, so I think that may be our best course of action."
(Ryuji) "Right, so we should get going...Er, how exactly are we going to do that?"
(Naoto) "I believe-"
KABOOOOOOOOM!
[Tension - Persona 5 OST]
The buildings shook violently as an explosion rocked the entire city.
People's screams and confused muttering filled the streets as they looked towards the source.
The four Persona Users regained their footing and looked at what everyone else was staring at.
It was a massive cloud of smoke off in the distance near the Subway stations.
(Ann) "What the heck was that?!"
(Mitsuru) "We must put our plans on hold for now!"
(Naoto) "Agreed, let us investigate the cause!"
Mitsuru and Naoto rushed ahead without hesitation, leaving Ryuji and Ann alone for the moment.
(Ann) "S-So confident...!"
(Ryuji) "Man, I dunno if I'm glad or disappointed in myself that I'm not able to react THAT normally to explosions..."
Shrugging, the two sprinted to catch up with Mitsuru and Naoto.
A few minutes later, the four managed to get near the source of the explosion. It was in the middle of station square where a number of officers had gathered to block people from getting past them.
(Officer) "Stand back people, don't get too close!"
(Officer 2) "Hey, no pictures, everyone get back!"
Naoto shoved people aside while the other three tagged closely behind her.
(Officer 3) "You people deaf?! I said-Hey wait a second, you're that Detective Prince!"
(Naoto) "Naoto Shirogane, yes. What's going on here?"
(Officer 3) "Man, we have no idea. One second everything was normal then this big explosion happened outta nowhere!"
(Mitsuru) "Any injuries?"
(Officer 3) "A lot of people injured, but no ones dead, by some miracle."
(Naoto) "May we see the scene, for a moment at least?"
The officer looked at Naoto then sighed.
(Officer 3) "Make it fast, we have no idea if this was a terrorist attack or not."
Naoto nodded and the four moved past the guards and investigated the site.
In the middle of the street, there was a massive crater with a rock in the center of it.
(Naoto) "What in the world...?!"
(Ann) "Hey, doesn't that rock look kinda-?"
The rock upon closer examination appeared to be made of some sort of crystal.
And in the crystal appeared to be a mixture of some form of red minerals into it.
(Ryuji) "Wait a sec, don't that look like?!-"
(Mitsuru) "The Crystal Tower from Zanado? It looks like only a fragment has appeared, and thankfully not even close to its original size. How on earth did it-"
[Blood of Villain - Persona 5 OST]
A hatch opened up making everyone flinch, a puff of smoke slowly emerging from the door.
(Naoto) "Everyone, stand behind me!"
Naoto pulled out a revolver from her coat, officers quickly escorting the bystanders watching away from whatever was about to happen.
The hatch was violently flung off from the fragment, the door almost hitting several people in the process.
And from that hatch, a large foot was sticking out, slowly landing onto the ground.
The figure that landed in front of them was an absolutely massive creature, decked out in metal plating, broken leather and green skin.
It raised its head, cackling at first, but the laughter stopped when it got a good look at its environment.
(Green Creature) "Wot 'da zog iz dis?! Dis ain't da boss's ship! It's full uv 'umiez!"
(Ryuji) "WHAT THE 'EFF IS THAT?!"
Multiple similar looking creatures stepped out with the one in front, looking just as angry. Naoto lost count after the 15th one dropped out.
In total, from what she could guess, it looked like there was about thirty of them.
(Green Creature 2) "Dose lanky Boyz lied ta us! Dey said dey were gunna tellyport us right'n 'der!"
(Naoto) "STOP RIGHT THERE! DON'T MOVE ANY FURTHER!"
The green creatures stared at Naoto, and its disgusting smile grew back again, the cackling returning twofold.
(Green Creature) "Look at 'dat puny shoota 'dat 'umie's got!"
The creature pulled out its own gun and aimed it straight at her.
Naoto's eyes went wide, as the gun it pulled out was as big as her torso.
(Green Creature) "Now DIS?! DIS IZ A SHOOTA!"
(Ann) "HOLY CRAP!"
(Mitsuru) "What are these...Things?!"
(Green Creature 2) "Yer hear 'dat? Dey ain't neva heard uv us orkz before!"
(Ork Leader) "Dere faces are jus irritat'n me! KILL 'DA 'UMIEZ BOYZ! DEN WE GET DOSE LANKY BOYZ WHEN WE GET BACK!"
(Orks) "WAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"
Ann and Ryuji's clothes suddenly shifted, making them look down in confusion.
(Ann) "Huh?!"
(Naoto) "Those clothes...then that means...!"
Mitsuru pulled out an evoker and pointed it at her head while Naoto quickly reached for her glasses, Ann and Ryuji grabbing their masks.
"PERSONA!"
[Invitation to Freedom - Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth OST]
Ryuji shot first with his Persona, aiming it directly at the group of orks.
(Ryuji) "CAPTAIN KIDD!"
His person's arm cannon burst into a flame and disappeared as another explosion rung out and hit the fragment behind them, blowing up three orks.
The orks ignored their fallen kin and screamed, shooting wildly with their crude guns and the bullets not going anywhere even close to hitting them.
Mitsuru nimbly dodged an ork swinging its axe at her, slamming onto the concrete as her Persona froze the ork in place.
(Mitsuru) "Artemisia!"
Mitsuru's Persona froze another two approaching her, and shattered them into pieces.
(Ryuji) "COME ON YOU BIG SON OF A BITCH!"
Ryuji's grin grew as he slammed his mace into an Ork's head, but his smile turned into shock when his weapon broke.
The ork Ryuji hit laughed as it raised its arm.
(Ork) "BAHAHAHA!"
The Ork's arms slammed into Ryuji, sending him flying past the police tape which was at least 10 feet from the fight.
(Ann) "SKULL!"
Ann ducked as bullets whizzed over her head, using her whip and swinging it at the one that attacked Ryuji.
Once again, their melee attacks appeared to do nothing.
(Ork) "YA HIT LIKE WUN UV IM TAU BOYZ, HA!"
(Ann) "GO TO HELL! CARMEN!"
Ann's hands reached her mask and a swift pull summoned her Persona in front, and at a snap of her fingers, the ork was set ablaze screaming and flailing wildly.
Spinning around Ann set a squad of five on fire, a similar effect being achieved as their bodies turned to ash.
Three orks charged Naoto with their axes about to chop her head off.
A tarot card floated above her as he revolver aimed upwards.
(Naoto) "Sukuna Hikona!"
Her Persona appeared in front of the orks, confusing them.
(Ork) "Eh, wot iz 'dat? It's so tiny!"
Naoto's Persona swung rapidly at them, her sword arm finishing behind them.
The orks looked at themselves before looking back at Naoto.
(Ork 2) "DAT WAS NOTHING! YA KAN'T KRUMP AN ORK LIKE DAT!"
Naoto ignored them and ran past them to help out the others.
The three moved to pursue her, until one of their legs came off, then arms, then slowly their head.
(Ork) "...OH ZOG-"
Was the last words of the third ork as they slid into chunks, their corpses falling and their pieces mixed together.
The leader of the group watched in mild excitement and curiosity, never seeing this type of fighting before.
(Ork) "Im 'umiez are krumping our boyz pretty gud."
(Ork Leader) "Dat dey are, dat dey are..."
Mitsuru helped Ryuji up off the ground, her Persona shielding them.
(Mitsuru) "Are you alright?"
(Ryuji) "Hooooly shit, ugh think that guy broke one of my 'effin ribs!"
(Mitsuru) "So direct fighting is out of the question for us then. Can you still fight?"
Another group of three approached them as Ryuji took off his mask, more pissed off than ever.
Captain Kidd rammed straight into them, knocking them all into the ground, then shooting its cannon arm into the air and a bolt of lightning raining down and smiting them, their bodies falling limp.
(Ryuji) "That answer your question?"
Ryuji's face moved to smile but started coughing and falling on one knee.
(Ryuji) "HOHO-OH, THAT HURTS! J-JUST GO I...NEED A SEC!"
Captain Kidd moved to the defensive while the ork's guns started firing at him, the bullets being barely deflected.
Four more orks started to run towards Mitsuru, their guns aiming right at her.
Mitsuru's Persona created an icy floor beneath them, making them slip over and fall flat on their backs.
At a split second, spikes of ice shot up and tore them to pieces, Mitsuru quickly examining where the next threat was.
Ann and Naoto were engaged in close combat with two orks each, Ann's agility was the only thing keeping her from being cleaved in half by their frightening strength.
Carmen's flames were lighting them ablaze, but they were still somehow fighting.
Naoto's Persona created shields that deflected their attacks as she tried to figure out how to get out of the defensive.
Any longer meant that those axes were splitting her head in two.
Naoto raised her revolver and shot one of them in the eye, making them recoil and shove the other ork back by accident.
Quickly seizing the chance, her Persona moved for their hands, then decapitating them at the blink of an eye.
Ann's Persona kicked up the intensity of her fires, to the point where the concrete itself was set on fire, reducing them to literally nothing.
The Ork's leader turned to the last three next two him and they jumped down, eager to get in the fight.
That fight was short lived as those two orks were quickly frozen, then smashed to pieces by Captain Kidd.
(Ork Leader) "HAH, YA KAN FIGHT, I LIKE 'DAT 'UMIE!"
(Ann) "Which one of you is the commander or whatever?!"
(Ork) "I AM!"
(Ork Leader) "WOT?!"
Ann's Persona burned the Ork Leader to Ash, leaving the singular one alive.
The ork struggled to conceal a smile. Now HE would be the boss.
...Assuming he'd live from these humies who look ready to kill him anyway.
(Naoto) "Is that all of them?"
(Ryuji) "Y-Yeah, looks like it."
[Wicked Plan - Persona 5 OST]
The Ork jumped down laughing.
(Ork) "Not bad, not bad at all!"
(Naoto) "Now, you'll answer our questions! What are you?!"
(Ork) "Why do yer 'umiez always sound 'da zoggin' same? We'z orkz! 'Da greenest an' bestest!"
(Ann) "...Uh, what is he saying?"
(Ryuji) "'Eff if I know..."
(Naoto) "Now, where did you come from?! And is that the Crystal Tower?!"
(Ork) "Krystal Tower...? OH! 'Da giant shiny spiky place, yea we kame from 'der. Stupid name ya gave it, dough."
Naoto was taken aback by how casual it sounded. They had just killed 29 of their...friends? Why did it sound like it didn't care?
(Mitsuru) "They're from Fodlan...? We never encountered anything like these Orks during our time there."
(Ork) "Actually we kame from da boss's ship. It gets konfusing, furst 'der was da weirdboyz 'ploding, den dose weird gits wit' da 'xtra arms attack'n us, den-"
(Mitsuru) "GET TO THE POINT."
(Ork) "We smash da zog outta some lanky boyz an' we have im lead'n us ta bigga an' betta loot! but dey backstabbed us, when we were gonna backstab our boss!"
(Ryuji) "Alright asshole, take us to Fodlan then!"
(Ork) "Wit' pleasure! i've got a mind ta teach ‘da lanky boyz a lesson! ‘da name's Gravestompah!"
(Ann) "Just shut up and get us there!"
(Gravestompah) "Psh, yer 'umiez neva know how ta have fun..."
The four followed the Ork inside cautiously into the Crystal fragment, and as quickly as it appeared, it disappeared.
...
===
GROUP CHAT: Ryuji Sakamoto, Ann Takamaki, Yusuke Kitagawa, Makoto Niijima, Futaba Sakura, Haru Okumura, Sumire Yoshizawa
Futaba: HOLY CRAP GUYS PUT ON THE NEWS!!!
Makoto: A giant rock crashed onto the street?
Haru: My goodness, is everyone alright?
Futaba: Yeah yeah people are fine, but watch this footage I'm sending!
VIDEO.mp4
Yusuke: So our group was on the scene...
Sumire: Where in the world did they go?
===
(Morgana) "Hey, didn't that look like the Crystal tower?"
(Akira) "Yeah...No way that's just a coincidence."
===
You: I think that was the Crystal Tower. The one from...what was it called?
Yusuke: Zanado, the Red Canyon. I agree, it looks to be a part of the Crystal Tower.
Futaba: Ann, Ryuji, you guys alive?!
...
Makoto: No response.
Haru: Leader, what's our course of action?
You: We meet ASAP. Boss's cafe. I'll message the others to meet up as well.
Futaba: Loud and clear!
Yusuke: Understood.
Makoto: See you there.
Haru: Stay safe, everyone!
Sumire: Got it, Senpai!
===
Akira put away his phone and looked to Morgana.
(Morgana) "So how are we gonna get to Shibuya? We don't have a means of transportation."
Akira reached into his pocket and pulled out a small crest of House Isekai's logo.
(Akira) "Think I got an idea..."
[TO BE CONTINUED]
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