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the-mysterious-miss-s · 2 years

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while I was re-reading the kotlc series, I might have noticed- THERE ARE SO MANY CLUES ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN- HOW DO THEY NOT FIGURE IT OUT UNTIL THE LAST SECOND, IF AT ALL????

the book that i found to be interesting in this topic is Lodestar.

We all remember when Lumenaria fell. Right? Ok, good.

Now for those that don't remember, Gethen, Brant, and Ruy let themselves be imprisoned and then used outward channeling to crumble the castle.

Now that that's covered, I'm going to list a bunch of lines/scenes that hinted at the plan to bring down Lumenaria

I DONT OWN ANY OF THE QUOTED LINES FROM THE BOOK LODESTAR FYI

ALSO: i will list the page number for said lines, but it's from the paperback version so it may not line up if you have another version

So, let's start towards the middle of the book, where Sophie practices her outward channeling with her Coach.

page 421- "Coach Rohana tilted her head. "I suspect you could bring down a mountain if you sat in solitude long enough." "Why solitude?" Tam asked. "No distractions or activities to drain her reserve." This is vital information that helped me figure out the Neverseen's plan before it happened. This quote also drifted through Sophie's head as she felt the temors in the castle.

page 469-[talking about gethen]"He sat with his head bowed and his legs crossed, as if he'd been meditating..." HE WAS HE WAS well... kind of. he was filling his energy reserves so he'd be able to bring down the castle

page 471- [talking about gethen]"Clearly this meeting is going to be worth the energy I'm using..." He talks about his energy being depleted from the meeting, which when you reference what Coach Rohana told Sophie, exposed the fact that he was storing his energy for something aka outward channeling

page 476- [gethen speaking] "And I'll take my chances here, thank you very much. They're much better than you think." i want to scream rn. he literally is saying he enjoys being locked up in a cell with no way to feel the time pass, and running on such a messed up schedule that his body is deteriorating. they should have been more onto him after he said this

page 477- [gethen speaking] "And here's my question. Has the Peace Summit already occurred?" His question should have been another warning bell. Especially when he didn't get the specific answer he wanted, so he gave Sophie an unspecific answer.

page 561- [brant speaking to ruy] "Don't!"....."If you shield her, she can't burn." Sophie wasn't trapped in a force field, and Ruy didn't trap him and his fellow rebels in a force field because they wouldn't have been able to be arrested otherwise

page 592- [lady gisela speaking to sophie about getting keefe to leave the Neverseen] "....It's been in place for too long. So get my son back before it all comes crashing down." While this isn't a hint necessarily, it's great work on Shannon's part. Crashing down, and that's what happened to Lumenaria, that couldn't have been a coincidence.

page 635- [sophies thought while watching fintan's reaction to the ogre treaty being written quickly] "It would've been a relief-- If Fintan hadn't looked so stressed. Even Mr. Forkle seemed to notice." AAAAAA PLEASE WHY COULDNT THEY HAVE PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER FASTER

page 637: "The gala," Fintan whispered, so softly he probably thought no one could hear him." Fintan's relief that the leaders would be staying in the castle for the entire night should have definitely helped SOMEONE put two and two together. WHY ARE THEY SO SLOW OMGOSSH

*side note- it took me 30 minutes to research in the book and then write everything down so i got restless towards the end fo' sho' you can tell

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the-avengers-ate-my-tongue · 4 years

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Scars (Smut)

Scars

Summary: You hadn't seen Will ever since the day he left you to chase Hannibal in Florence, finding out after a while that he got married to someone else. But with the murders of the tooth fairy, Jack asked him to come back to help, and he couldn't stay away anymore, showing up for a visit. Will the old scars of your heart burst open in new wounds or heal completely?

Pairing: Will Graham x reader

Warnings: SMUT, angst, swearing, spoilers from season 3.

Word count: 3.381

A/n: this is the first smut I write in English, it's not my first language, so I hope it's alright. Any mistakes or anything, just let me know. This is another one with my boi Will, I just love him so much AAAAAA

As I read The Wuthering Heights for the hundredth time sitting in the living room, I heard someone ring the doorbell. I sighed, staring at the clock. It was still early. The person I was expecting would just come in, after all, Alana was a close friend and she knew she was allowed to do so. I raised an eyebrow. I wasn't expecting anybody else.

My dog, Sally, started to bark thunderously, sniffing under the door. I closed the book lethargicly, rolling my eyes as I got up the couch in a lazy mood, walking to the door and opening without asking who was outside, realizing perhaps too soon it was a mistake.

Will Graham stared at me, a light smile in his handsome face that didn't reach his eyes. I felt like something was twitching my stomach, and probably turned albescent. I hadn't seen him in over three years. Alana warned me he was back in town to work on the tooth fairy's case, but I didn't think he would stop by for a visit. Not after so long.

"Good to see you, Y/n." He tried, obtaining no response of mine. "I… I was just around the neighborhood and I wanted to see you. It's been a while."

"Who gave you my address?" I retorted, probably sounding more hostile than I intended. He stepped back, scratching the back of his neck, probably already regretting the impulsive idea.

"Jack."

"Of course he did. What else did he tell you?"

"Was there anything else he should've told me?" I searched his face for any sign of emotions, but didn't get anything that could tell me what he was feeling. The old Will was someone I could always read, no matter what. After Hannibal came along, he just started to show less and less emotions, till his face became a cold mask, his deep eyes empty, opaque. I missed the sweet, caring Will.

I was just standing there, silent. Sally found some space between my legs and managed to get out the house, launching at Will, wagging her tail and trying to get close enough of his ears so she could lick them. Will laughed lightly, crouching down to pet her.

"Who's this?" He asked, scratching behind her ears. I crossed my arms, I gave everything to that dog, undying love, a bed, high quality food, and now she backstabs me.

"That's Sally. She's a stray I took in one year and a half ago. Sally, sweetheart, come inside." I whistled once and she obeyed, running through my legs again. I sighed, stepping away from the door so he could come in. Maybe he wouldn't stay for long if I just let him in. He hesitated, but entered, passing through me. I could smell the air as he passed, he still used the same aftershave. That hurt even more, and I could feel my eyes watering a little. Why did he have to come? Why was he here? What does he want?

I tried to hide it, opening the kitchen door so Sally could play in the backyard, then walking to the sideboard where I kept whisky.

"Would you like some?" I inquired, still not feeling safe enough to face him. "I'm pouring myself one."

"Sure. Please. Neat." He replied, and I could feel his eyes on me, watching every single movement I made. That made my hands tremble a bit, and I cursed in a whisper when I spilled a little bit of the drink. So fucking clumsy.

I finally faced him when I felt my eyes get dryer, smiling lightly as I gave him the glass of whisky, neat. Our fingers touched a bit and I sat beside him, albeit a little far, taking a long sip of my glass. We stayed like that for a few minutes, two strangers that used to know each other, love each other. My eyes traveled through his face and I distinguished some new scars, probably from the great encounter with Hannibal Lecter and Mason Verger a few years ago. I remembered the way I used to kiss every single scar he had, I loved every part of Will, his scars were part of his story, part of who he was.

He lowered his eyes for a moment, smiling as he saw the book standing on the coffee table.

"Is it still your favorite? Wuthering Heights." He grabbed the book, opening the first page. There was the name I didn't use anymore. Y/n Graham. He gave me that edition as a Christmas gift a long time ago, and I couldn't get rid of it, fantasizing that after such a long time, I could still feel Will's scent in it.

"Undoubtedly. Every time I read it it's like the first. Except maybe now it's even more bitter." I avoided facing him, staring at the book, suddenly feeling pretty silly. He didn't ask. He knew why.

"I suppose Heathcliff's still your favorite character."

"Now more than even, guess I finally understand his suffering." I regretted sounding so harsh, but it was said now. Will clenched his jaw.

"So you're saying I'm your Catherine?"

"I don't know. Am I?" I teased, hugging my body protectively. "Why are you here, Will? Why did you have to come? To torment me? You left three years ago after I begged you to stay, you just had to go after Hannibal, pursue your hunt. I allowed you to go, but I couldn't be there when you returned. I didn't even know you would return alive or if I would see a miserable Jack Crawford knocking on my door with grief in his face. I wouldn't bear it. So I left, but I kept expecting you to come find me if you ever got back. Then, Hannibal was finally arrested. I thought it was finally over, but you never came. You left again, and a while later I heard…"

My eyes traveled through his hands and I saw it. The wedding ring. That hurt so much I finally felt tears wetting my face, and dismissed them quickly with one hand.

"So it is true. You did get married." My voice sounded venomous, sharp as a knife. "Lucky girl. We didn't even get to that stage. Engagement was the maximum."

He was silent, allowing me to vent. As I haven't done that a lot with Alana already. His eyes were finally wet, finally some emotion on his face. That handsome face. That face I would never get tired of. I wanted to kiss them away, hold him and tell him everything would be okay, but it wouldn't. That teacup would never gather itself up again. We were two broken souls.

"I thought you wouldn't want me anymore. I wasn't the man you once met, the man you fell for, I was no longer good for you, if I ever have been. Hannibal changed me in ways you could never understand, ways even I don't understand."

"Hannibal changed all of us. Like a poison ivy that found its way into our cores and grew roots there. I can still feel his damage inside me, like… A cancer. It spreads. It tastes like metal at the tip of my tongue. I saw his face in my dreams for a very long time after you left. I still see him sometimes, not necessarily in my dreams…" I stopped talking as he grabbed my hand, caressing the palm with his thumb. I realized how much I missed his hands. They were a little rough due to how much he worked with them, but it never bothered me. It was ridiculous how much he could still affect me with a single touch, a look.

"I wanted to start over. Leave everything behind. I wanted to… Flee from that darkness that nested me. But it followed me, as it does wherever I go. I wanted someone pure, so it could contain it, or even diminish it. But you, Y/n… You never left my mind. I could never suppress you." He raised his hand, touching my cheek with cold, pale fingers. That touch made me close my eyes, his voice working like a balsam inside of me. I sighed, totally giving in.

Will got closer, his lips touching mine with such delicacy. I touched his hair, grabbing some on the back of his neck, pulling it lightly. That made him release a low groan, as the kiss started to get deeper. I moved my body, wanting to stay as close to him as the laws of physics allowed, and when I felt his tongue touch mine, fireworks eclode from my chest, my heart beating as fast as a hummingbird's.

I still loved him, of course I did. I never stopped. All the bitterness he left with his departure started to boil on my chest, becoming something else, something I couldn't figure out yet. His lips moved from mine to my neck, and I moaned a little louder, sinking my nails on his shoulders. One of his hands moved to my thigh and I allowed myself to lie down on the couch, pulling him with me. He lifted my leg and I embraced his waist with them, feelings mixtured inside my chest. That was wrong, he was a married man now. He had a wife waiting for him back home.

But, for a moment while he stared at me, our foreheads glued together, I saw my Will in his eyes. I saw the Will I first met, the socially awkward man Alana introduced me years ago and couldn't even stare me in the eyes, the kind, caring man I once knew. One single tear fell from his eye, and I knew he was probably conflicted as well. I kissed it away, kissing his lips again, a deep, slow kiss that made my insides chiver. I needed him so much. Even if it was just one time. Just for today. I needed that kind of closure.

I unbottoned his shirt, sinking my fingers into the skin of his biceps. He threw it on the floor, going for my clothes, and I thanked myself mentally for a moment for wearing a dress. He'd seen it before, he'd taken it off many times. He lifted the piece of clothing above my head and I threw it away gladly, kissing his neck while opening his pants. He kicked off his shoes, doing the same with the pants and underwear as I took off my bra. He took a while to stare at my body, his pupils so dilated with lust his eyes were almost completely black.

"No one looks at me the way you do." I said, noticing I haven't heard that tone in my voice for a very long time.

He pulled my panties off and rested his hips on mine, shutting his eyes as he slipped slowly inside of me. I let out a low gasp, trying to stabilize my breathing. Will hid his face on my neck and I could feel his hot breathing and the light scratches of his beard. Still slowly, he started to move inside me, thrusting back and forth. I bit my bottom lip as I tried to suppress a groan, and one of his hands grabbed my breast, his thumb stimulating the nipple. Will knew all my "buttons". Where to push, where to hold, so I could melt in his hands.

He started to thrust faster and faster, and I could feel the familiar feeling growing at the bottom of my stomach. A few more minutes and I lifted my head up, shutting my eyes as the pleasure started to grow.

"No." Will said almost in a whisper, pulling my chin down. "Let me see your face. I need it."

I stared at him while we both climaxed, a loud cry leaving my lips and Will's almost louder groan echoing through my ears. He dropped his body on mine, both of us covered in sweat and bodily fluids. We stayed that way until we could breathe normally again, his head on my chest and my fingers playing with his hair.

I wanted to say so many things. How much I loved him. How much I wanted him to stay. How much I've missed him. But he knew. He always knew. After that, we showered together to get rid of the sweat, and even then we couldn't stay away from each other. He hugged me while the water washed our body, kissing sometimes my lips, sometimes my forehead, my neck, my shoulder. I kissed every single one of his scars, as I used to do. I thought I'd seen tears on his face, but it might have been the water pouring from the shower.

After we finished the shower, he got dressed and I put on a robe, my hair wetting the silk. Will took my face in his hands, kissing my lips with tenderness. I wanted to ask him to stay. He knew that. I wanted him to leave before I made a fool of myself.

He was still holding my face when the door suddenly opened and I pushed him away quickly.

Alana entered, looking from Will to me, and I knew I would get scolded later for that. She noticed, always cunning.

"Well, just look what the cat dragged in." She said with sarcasm, the door still open. "Hi, Will. Long time no see."

"Alana." He said, seeming surprised. She didn't have time to answer, though. Her son, Morgan, entered the house accompanied by my little world.

"Mommy!" The dark haired child ran to me, bringing a smile to my face as I crouched down to hug him.

"My beautiful boy! Did you have fun at the zoo?" I asked, forgetting about Will's presence for a while. "I hope he wasn't too much trouble, Alana. Henry, did you behave?"

"Mommy, we saw a lion! He roared, and then we saw the giraffes, and the tiger…"

"Look at you dodging my question! Very canny." I laughed, hugging him again.

"He always behaves, you know that. He's a good kid." Alana answered, but she wasn't looking at me. She was staring directly at Will.

I looked at him. His eyes were on Henry, he seemed shocked, astonished.

"I'll be on my way, then. I'll call you later." She said almost like a threat, making me smile.

"Okay. Bye, Morgan. Send my regards to Margot, Alana, and come to dinner at the end of the week."

"Will do. See you around, Will." She closed the door behind her, leaving me with the two people I loved the most.

"Henry, this is Will. He's an old friend of mommy's. Won't you say hello?" I brought him closer to Will, and he got down on his knees, his eyes wet.

"Hi, Henry." He greeted, smiling with joy. Real joy. I smiled back, caressing Henry's hair. "It's nice meeting you."

"Hi." He replied with shyness, hiding behind my body. That made me laugh lightly.

"Baby, why don't you go upstairs and draw a picture of that lion you saw? How about that?" I asked him, kissing the top of his head.

"Okay, mommy." He started to climb up the stairs as Will still stared at him, seeming amazed.

"Is he… Is he…" Will tried to formulate his words, emotion breaking his voice.

"Yes. He's yours. Not difficult to notice, right? He looks just like you." I replied, wiping the tears away. "I found out I was pregnant a few days after you left. When you came back and Hannibal was arrested, I wanted to tell you, but I didn't want you to stick with me just because of the baby, so I just… Didn't. He was about a year old when I found out you got married. Alana is his godmother, she helped me so much. She and Margot. He's just a little younger than their son, Morgan, they're best friends. Henry's very smart. He's a joyful child. He's kind, caring to others. He reminds me of you all the time. He's my biggest accomplishment."

Will's face was blushed from crying, but he smiled through the tears, cleaning his face with the sleeve of his shirt.

"Mommy!" Henry called from the top of the stairs, crayons on his hands. "Can I show Hannibal the drawing?"

Fuck. Fuck, fuck, fuck. I grimaced, feeling Will's gaze on me. He wasn't supposed to find out that way, I didn't even have the time to tell him slowly so I could try to explain what made no sense.

"Ahn… Sure, honey. Sure. If you want. Now go to your room for a bit, okay? Mommy will see you in a minute, and then you can show me the drawing." I waited until he entered the room, hearing the door shut. I turned myself to Will.

"Did I hear it right? Hannibal?" Will raised his voice a little and I gestured him to keep his voice down. "Hannibal has seen the kid? You're taking him to see Hannibal?"

"I know how it sounds, just let me explain…" I asked, noticing the change in his eyes. They were once again cold, but sharp. He was angry.

"How do you explain this? Y/n? Have you lost your mind?"

"Yes! Yes, I fucking have! I lost my mind when you left, goddamnit!" I screamed, covering my mouth, hoping Henry would not come out of his bedroom. "Hannibal was the last link I had with you. So I sought comfort with the only one who would understand what was like to lose you. Because no one fucking did. Even Alana couldn't help me. So yes, I turned to Hannibal. Because he knows what's like to love you, to ache for you. And you don't get to judge me for that."

Will's eyes were wide, like he couldn't believe what I was saying.

"Besides…" I sniffed, rubbing my face with my hands "Hannibal cares for him. I know it. And Henry just adores him, Will, you should see…"

"My God, listen to what you're saying, Y/n! Listen to yourself!" He grabbed my face with his hands a little roughly, making me hold his wrists. "He's a killer. He's a cold killer. Can't you see how dangerous it is?"

"Well, we're all fucking killers!" I pushed him away, breathing hard. "Or have you forgotten about it? The night we killed Randall Tier? You really think that wouldn't stain me? Or maybe you do, and that's why you married another woman, with all her purity, because you couldn't bear to see how much you and Hannibal have broken me!"

He kept staring at me with that look in his eyes, the cold, sharp look that made me shiver. For a moment, I felt the danger of him trying to take my kid away. Would he even consider that? No. No one would take my child away from me. He was mine.

"This was a bad idea, I should've never allowed you to come inside. Please, leave." I asked, pointing to the door.

He stayed put.

"Will, you better leave. Now. I'm warning you." I stepped away from him, but he pulled me closer, hugging me tightly. I hid my face in his chest, sobbing, hitting him weakly on the shoulders with my fists. "Just go, please. Just go."

"We'll figure it out. Everything will be fine." He kissed me for the last time, letting me go. I knew he would be back. He stared at me once more, and finally left, closing the door behind me.

"Mommy, why are you crying?" I heard Henry's voice and turned to look at him coming down the stairs, kneeling to hug him. "Please mommy, don't cry!"

"It's okay, baby. Mommy is fine. Everything will be okay. How about a nice bath before we go see Hannibal, uh? Let's go."

"With bubbles?" He asked, clapping in joy. I smiled back to him, caressing his hair.

"With bubbles. Lots of bubbles." I kissed the top of his head and rushed him to the bathroom, an uneasy feeling pumping on my chest. I knew that wouldn't be the last time I saw Will. He would be back. Yes, he would.

#hannibal #hugh dancy #mads mikkelsen #will graham #will graham headcanon #will graham imagine #hannibal imagine #will graham x reader #alana bloom #alana bloom imagine

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casual-flower · 2 years

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Hiii 💕 6 , 20 ,24 for the artist asks? 👉👈

Haii!! 💕 I hope you've been doing well!! ^^

6. Longest a drawing has taken to finish?

This year it was probably a drawing I did for my closest friend. Originally it began as a drawing of her and Yoosung but then after like 3 hours of trying to figure out Yoosung physics I gave up on him lol. So it ended up as an attempt at a more cartoonish, but also somewhat painterly style portrait of my friend.

Tbf I've no clue how long it took in total in terms of hours, but I think it had the longest video time out of any of my other drawings lol

All I know is I made that file in January and the last time I touched it was September,, but dw!! I didn't work on that singular drawing for 9 months straight lmaooo

Once again, I'm not sure how many hours it would have taken as I work without looking at time, but this drawing would have probably taken me around 4-5 days, working for a few hours each? :p that's just a rough estimate lolol

20. What do you think you've improved on the most over the past year?

Probably on slowing down a bit when I draw. I still have a long way to go, but I always seem to speedrun all the processes?? And for what reason?? lol. No, but I think I've made progress on this because I finally identified it as a problem that I have, so I was able to work on it ^^

I was looking at my sketchbook shelf so I can compare my old drawings and- I found a sketchbook I completely forgot about?? :0 it's a mixed media one so I can use watercolour if I get back on it hehe. happy early birthday (jk lol) heres an unfinished mysme sketch from said sketchbook;;

I remember why I never finished this sketchbook now. Its bc it was my "inktober sketchbook" LMFAOOOOO I BARELY DID A WEEK OF INKTOBER PLS 💀

okay lemme see my fast sketchy sketchbook,,

I know this was a fast sketch but damn that waist 😳 There's this other drawing I did and the waist on that one was tiny too but like,, on that one it was genuinely disproportionate and I think those were exceptions to my general art,, but I thought I would mention them anyway djkskdkd

This has almost nothing to do with the question anymore lol. This was just me practicing poses and I was really proud of this one!! (Btw idk why I put balloons next to the date?? That's not my birthday, nor anybody's that I know of?? LMFAOOOOOO wtf)

AAAAAA its Ema Skye!! (Ace Attorney)!! I love her so I had to share lol anyways;:

OH actually I think I improved on filling up these pages more within the last 1-2 years?? look at this difference lol

to this!!

wait I just realised that most of my pages that I've got very filled up have a lot of um;; commentary and writing for absolutely no reason LMAO help,, this is the best I can do to demonstrate a bit of my improvement;;

25. What do you like most about your art style?

Sad news;; I don't have a consistent art style 😔 BUT there are some consistenties, which I can consider for this lolol.

I generally like the way I draw eyes, I think? They vary depending on the subcategory (lol) of the art style I end up going for, but in general I think I like the way I draw em

i kinda like the way I draw hair, too? though I think its bc I've been given compliments about that lolol

Thanks for sending this in!! ^^ 💕

#its nice hearing from you again!! <3 #ask #artist ask game

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zuura · 2 years

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This is what I wish for you, everyone deserves to be free in December 😭

This game is really amusing, and the characters are so cute 🥺 there is not really a trope (well, a little bit!), but you can let your creativity speaks! As I am an eternally unsatisfied person, I rebuilt my island like 10 times ahqksbdrb - I wish we could have more free time each days for all of our hobbies, because we have to choose between reading, watching, playing and sleeping and it's always a hard choice 😭 oh do you have any idea of what you wanna play ? 🤭

I can't even imagine how Takemichi would feel 😩 I don't think this manga could have a happy ending either, which is so sad, but hope, only hope 🙃 the recent chapters are chaos, everything could getting worst in one chapter I'm so afraid every tuesday

Yes I do, we have both such great tastes 😏😏 Oh I won't miss to check your favorite characters page then!! My list of favorite is so huge too, I can't even choose one favorite character by manga, like, I have more than 5 characters that I adore for each mangas I follow ahskfksbdb

Btw I know more than half of your favorite characters and *chef kiss* you've definitely good tastes 😏 I don't know about Kono Oto Tomare or even Gintama (really a bit), but I'd be very happy to make any edits of these for you if it makes you the happiest person for holidays ❤️ I have many ideas of what I wanna make for you, the hardest will be to pick one idea asbskdnfg - Do you have any otps you love the most ? And also may I ask you to explain to me (even very quickly) why these otps are your favorites ? ☺️

- Animanga Secret Santa 🎅

IM SO SORRY FOR THE LATE ANSWER😭

Yess it looks so interesting! And I'd be just like you, changing my island every day 😂 I've played Uncharted before and I really like that kind of game so hopefully I'll play the other ones soon and some other games too!!

Yesss every tuesday I fear of what'll happen, especially after the last death😭 it's such a chaotic arc so far and I can't wait to see how it'll go!! *shakes in fear*

I UNDERSTANDDD it's so hard to chose only 1 fave I don't know how people do it!! I dont doubt your list of favs is also flawless😏😏

aaaaaa Santa, Kono Oto Tomare and Gintama are so damn good and full of emotions!! I highly recommend them if you ever got the time! For Kot the manga is better but in the anime you get to listen to the performances! And for Gintama I've rewatched it like 4 times already and it never gets old❤ best anime everrr

I can't wait to see what you chose to do!! I'm really excited to find out who you are bc I love you already❤😂

Ohhhh Ships👀👀 nowadays i'm pretty chill about ships and I like them all and end up shipping all the characters bc of fanart lmaooo but some of my favs are:

-chitowa: (kot) their slow burn romance is built in mutual trust and encouragment and their dynamics, all bickering yet full of attraction and confidence is so beautiful!! They have everything I adore in a ship!!

-bajifuyu: obsessed with them lately! so full of angst but their potential and the absolute trust they had in each other!! *breaks down and cries* recently i read an amazing fic about them and cried sm akdkwlsl

-misawa: (daiya) srsly these 2 make great couple with a lot of other characters too and i love those ships too but ultimately misawa always win bc their relationship since day one is a masterpiece (even acknowledged by the mangaka who says their meeting is shoujolike lmaoo) and it doesnt help that they have the best fanfictions out there 😏

-sherliam: (ynm) red and blue? detective and criminal? Sign me tf up pls akdkwls also their dynamics every time they meet and all recent events have me dying every new chapter aaaa

-aoi x hana: (ao ashi) their relationship made me binge read a sports manga, their ups and downs make you so invested in them and im dying to know how they'll go from here on aaaa

-hakyona: (akayona) an all time absolute best ship and i'll die for them and the unconditional love they share!! their interactions still make me go doki doki (lmao) even tho i've been reading it for five years now! biggest romance ever

-yoh x anna: (shaman king) sk has been one of my old favs for so long and these two and their relationship is unmatched aaaa and their arc is currently airing on the anime so all the feels are back and i scream at the screen every week

-kyoru: their love is so deep and strong and im so glad i got to know about it, it makes you feel you'll never be loved like that yknow aldksldkfle

I'll stop there bc i dont want this to get long (me: oh i dont have many otps! also me: so i love this and this and this and this *never shuts up) but i also love all given main ships and mafuyuki and akigetsu, soukoku, souma (soul eater), kinda ship vanitas with noe and jeanne, yatori, edwin, hananene, nalu, etc etc.

Again sorry for the late reply!! I hope you're having fun❤❤

#bookie answers #secretsanta2021

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direquail · 4 years

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5, 9, 10, 13, 16 and 24 for the writer ask(I hope that's not too many haha). Love your Dani/Grace fics by the way!

Not at all too many! And aaaaaa, thank you! I love your fanart! <3

#5. Do you have an idea for a story you don’t feel you can write at this current time? (Whether it be because life is busy right now, you need to do more research, etc.)

A couple 5+1 Dani/Grace fics, for sure! I keep getting hung up on worldbuilding for the Resistance and the post-Judgment Day world shown in the movie lol. But:

(1) 5 different first meetings between Dani & Grace (post-Judgment Day) + the actual first meeting (beginning of the loop)

(2) 5 first times + 1 last time (in a sexy and an angsty way, respectively, lol)

I also have this burning need to write a werewolf!Grace story at some point.

#9. Favorite cliche or trope?

oh boy. Not sure if this counts as a trope, but role reversal? As in, the protector character needs to be protected, or the sweet innocent character goes absolutely feral to protect their normally badass companions.

And just for clarity’s sake, the role reversal doesn’t have to be about protection! It can be a mentor/mentee role swap, or any variation of a character who’s normally good at something being helped or taught by a different character with a different skillset. But I do especially love role reversals involving hurt/comfort and protectiveness. :P

I sometimes tip over into whump, but I’m really not about the character torture (which, whump gets a bad rep as being “character torture”, and I don’t think it deserves that label) so much as I am about providing the stakes for the characters to realize what they feel, or for the dynamic between them to shift.

T:DF is great for me because a lot of the elements of whump are right there in the worldbuilding--e.g., Dani almost dying and Grace looking down at Dani’s form at her feet in the Dragonfly. There’s this play between starkness and brutality and tenderness and humanity in the movie, and I am trash for that because of how the two can illuminate each other--if you handle it right.

Like how the post-Judgment Day world is aesthetically so grey and bleak but the most vivid and important thing about it is how fiercely the characters love and defend each other. There’s absolutely nothing more human than Grace’s decision to protect Dani when she’s helpless, even though that costs her a lot of her “human” body.

brb, gotta go cry about these two again.

#10. Do you have to force yourself to write, or is it something you want to do?

Both. Sometimes at the same time, which is weird. But brains are balky like that. *shrug emoji*

#13. What is the best writing advice?

If you want to write, you have to write. You can’t call yourself a writer if you don’t actually do the writing. Also, you have to suck before you get better, so write that horrible sentence or horrible fic, then go back and fix it—*after* you finish it.

Idk, I just find it super reassuring that it’s not the shiny flashy “big” moments of achievement, it’s the long slow practice of it that matters.

#16. What are some of your favorite words to use in writing?

Oh god lol, now I need to do some data analysis XDDDD #24. Best compliment someone has given you about your writing.

Gonna switch it up from last time, where I unwisely tried to list all my favorite kinds of comments, and give a shoutout to all the people who have left comments on my fics saying that they found something super meaningful in them, especially the ones where I was trying really hard to queer a trope that gets used in problematic ways, or when I was writing about something that was really heartfelt for me, and they vibed with it. That’s the reason I write fics, and I don’t expect people to tell me if it helps them, lol, but it’s the best feeling when you put part of yourself on a page and someone says “Thanks, I needed that.” Cause a lot of times I’m writing for a past version of myself, too.

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any plans for the break? and i’d love some study tips 😓 uni is so harsh on me lately aaaaaa please share how you relax and anything you find effective for u when studying!! LOVE YOUUU BOTH

hmm we’ll I don’t think we have anything super exciting planned for the break 😅 it’s mostly for studying honestly!! blog wise though, it is exciting however to be reblogging some older stuff 😍 we had a skype call about what we should reblog and we realised just how many scenarios we have and how many we forgot about too!!

but as for study tips and all that we think that

making a study plan is really hepful

so just write down how many pages a day you should read or what concepts to go through etc. depending ofc on what you’re studying heh

yes this is very important!! this also works as a goal thing but like, look at your schedule/how much time you have, think about how much you can handle and compare it to how much you have to study, and try to find a nice balance there

aka study effectively but try to not burn out!

remember to include breaks

having small goals and rewards for doing them

kinda connects to the previous one in the sense that when you’ve done something maybe rewarding yourself can help keep you motivated

y e s and also try to find your “ideal” study time, that being the time you can easily spend on studying in one go

you can also look into pomodoro and such, or decide that you’ll for example effectively study for 60 minutes (set your own goal!) and then have a break for x minutes before diving in for another session

just… breaks are so important and they (should) help you to keep focused when you study!

highlighting stuff too!! really helpful when you try to find important things

colour coordinate them

taking notes too! especially for things you might find difficult to wrap your head around

writing them in your own words is said to be more effective for learning, so that’s good to keep in mind too. but all in all it’s just good to have the difficult things jotted down, it should help them make more sense

for relaxing

listening to music works for me (memesol) like I’ve made a chill playlist and then I usually pop on a sheet mask or something and that helps with relaxing a lot

but then also just having a nice talk with a friend can be really relaxing

scooter’s relaxation tip: get comfy in bed or wherever and just block everything possible from your mind and watch your favorite show or a good movie or heck even svt content!

bonus points for putting your phone away too so that you’re actually immersed in what you’re watching and all

tbh idk if this is me relaxing or me procrastinating but anyhow

also I’ve found the “k-pop starpic” game super relaxing? it’s literally just clicking and painting boxes but it helps me relax and I love seeing the outcome (painting your biases is a great motivator)

taking a nice walk might be helpful too if the weather is nice!

and like memesol said, treating yourself and talking with people you like

#ask

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sparklecryptid · 7 years

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highway to hell

paging the @madakaka crew. i have written a thing.

it is a good thing i think, you can readit here or on ao3

Kakashi has no idea where he went wrong. He has done this hundreds of times before with nothing going amiss; has summoned all sorts of dog demons and was even allowed to raise a pack of them by himself.

Nothing should have gone wrong when he tried to summon his pack, and yet instead of his dogs there is a strangely handsome, human looking, demon in front of him.

The demon is powerful, Kakashi knows that much. He can feel the power radiating off the displeased man in front of him.

Kakashi can relate, he himself is displeased with the current situation. He wanted to see his dogs damn it, he didn’t want to have to deal with a demon.

No matter how attractive this demon is.

Kakashi slowly blinks his one good eye.

“Maa,” he says, and despite his lax tone Kakashi is tense and ready to cast a spell at any moment, “You’re not one of my dogs.”

The demon snorts.

“I should hope not,” he says, “Your mutts are unruly. Dealing with them was a nightmare.”

Thunder rumbles above them, a second later lightning flashes.

Kakashi smiles underneath his mask. It isn’t a nice smile, all fangs and teeth and Kakashi is mildly disappointed that the demon can’t see it.

“I hope they didn’t give you too much trouble,” Kakashi lies cheerfully, “Though I did train them to be wary of strangers.”

The demon scoffs.

“Of course you did,” he says dismissively.

“A pack should always know how to protect each other,” Kakashi says, “But why are you here?”

The demons mood darkens, and Kakashi has the sudden urge to call lightning into his hands. He doesn’t because he can’t play his cards right away, but also because the demon seems familiar somehow.

“I need your help,” the demon admits, “My nephew has gone missing.”

Kakashi raises an eyebrow.

“How is that my problem?”

“Because,” the demon snarls and Kakashi tenses, “My nephew is Uchiha Obito.”

Kakashi freezes because he knows Obito. Obito is his half-demon best friend who had been abandoned by his family because of he hadn’t been good enough. Obito had been part of the Uchiha Clan of demons. A clan that boasted some of the most powerful demons in existence.

Obito had gone to live with his uncle, Uchiha Madara, when his bloodline had awakened, and had given Kakashi one of his eyes as both a farewell gift and in return for being his friend. The rest of his clan was pissed, but Obito had laughed when Kakashi told him about would be assassins and promised to keep the angry demon horde of Uchiha’s away from him.

Obito had kept that promise.

Not Obito is missing and Kakashi feels worry twist his gut into knots. He suddenly doesn’t care that Madara is one of the most powerful demons in existence because Kakashi is a witch with demon blood and he’s one of the best there is.

If anyone can go head to head with Madara, it’s probably him. At least, he likes to think so.

“What happened?” Kakashi demands and drags his foot over the summoning circle that had ensnared Madara. He had no doubts that Madara could break it if he really wanted to but Madara was being civil so Kakashi would be too.

“We don’t know,” Madara confides grudgingly, “One moment he was fine, if a little depressed, and the next he was gone.”

Kakashi’s worry disappears at the word depressed because he knows the only person beside Kakashi himself that Obito would go to when depressed. If he’s right, even after all these years, Obito will be at her house.

“You harassed my dogs because you couldn’t find a depressed half-demon,” Kakashi says, his tone unimpressed, “Did any of you bother to even ask him about what he was like before you snatched him away?”

Kakashi takes Madara’s silence and towering glare as a ‘no’.

Kakashi sighs.

“Follow me,” he says.

AAAAA

Madara refuses to get in the car.

“Madara,” Kakashi says, “Get in the car.”

“No,” Madara says, “I am not going to allow you to kill me in some hell forsaken death machine.”

“It is a car,” Kakashi stresses the last word, “It won’t kill you.”

“Couldn’t we take a broom or something instead?”

“No,” Kakashi says and wonders how long this guy has been off the mortal realm, no one has used brooms for centuries, “We cannot.”

Madara glares at him, red eyes staring him down.

Kakashi glares back. His one red eye twitching.

AAA

He gets Madara in the car. He isn’t sure how, but he’s pretty sure it had something to do with Gai running toward them yelling about youth.

“The man in green is terrifying,” Madara says to him once they are on the road and sounds a little bit in awe, “Who was he?”

“That was Gai,” Kakashi makes no effort to sound unamused, “He’s a friend.”

“I don’t know whether or not I’d like to meet him.”

AAAAA

Kakashi hates the fact that Rin now lives in Suna. Not only does it mean that his best friend is further away from him, but it also means that he has to deal with Madara for longer than he should.

Madara is attractive, but he is also cocky and annoying and powerful and Kakashi might have a thing for that combination in men but Madara took everything to extremes and Kakashi cannot decide if he likes Madara or not.

If he catches Madara staring at him more than once that’s his business. If he stares at Madara when they stop for food and Kakashi can take his eyes off the road that’s no ones business.

AAAAA

Kakashi jerks awake in the car he’s been sleeping in for the past few nights a scream lodged in the back of his throat.

He had dreamed of his father again. Of the blood on his childhood home and his father’s blank eyes staring up at him and he remembers shoving his hand through Rin’s chest as the seal on the beast inside her almost brought Konoha to ruin and he remembers that it was only thanks to Rin’s own magic that she had survived.

Guilt wells up in his throat.

“Are you alright?” Madara asks from beside him, putting one of Kakashi’s books down. It’s the newest book of the Icha Icha series and Kakashi is grateful for the distraction it brings.

“Yes,” Kakashi says because his problems are his own and no one elses, “How’s the book?”

AAAA

They wind up in Suna in the middle of a festival celebrating Suna’s wind gods. Despite the packed streets, Kakashi manages to find Rin easily. She still smells the same, smells like flowers and medicine and Kakashi smiles when he sees her. She’s chatting with a dark haired man that smells like trees and growing things and Kakashi knows that’s Obito.

So does Madara apparently, because he marches over to them with a scowl on his face begins to lecture him about telling people where he is going and checking in once and awhile. and

Obito doesn’t looked scared in the least despite the fact that the people around him flee lest they turn the wrath of Madara onto themselves.

Kakashi snorts, the sound catching Obito’s attention and when Obito looks at him Kakashi’s breath catches.

Obito had been like a brother to him. Kakashi loved him as one and was devastated when he had to leave.

Obito stares at Kakashi for a moment before he grins and launches himself into Kakashi’s arms.

“Bakashi,” Obito says and Kakashi can’t help but smile fondly, “I was wondering when you’d show up! Didn’t expect you to bring the old man too though.”

Madara’s face turns a pretty shade of red and the demons splutters trying to get words out.

Kakashi wonders what color Madara’s face would turn during sex.

“Idiot,” Kakashi says to Obito, derailing the thoughts of ‘Madara’ and ‘sex’ before they can gain traction, “Of course I would find you.”

“I told you he was missing in the first place,” Madara says, crossing his arms with a huff.

Rin laughs and takes a sip of sake.

“How did you know where to find him?” Rin asks, “Did Obito blab about us?”

Madara grins.

“Of course he did,” he purrs, his eyes locking with Kakashi’s, “In fact, he told me some very interesting stories about you three and the Yellow Flash.”

Kakashi knows what story Madara must have been told and narrows his eyes.

“No one was to know of that,” he says and Obito snickers.

“You mean that sensei stole your clothes and you had to walk through Konoha in your underwear looking for them before he burned them? That was speed, stealth, and tracking training wasn’t it?”

It was. Kakashi doesn’t like thinking about how many times he almost got caught though. His sensei had done it so Kakashi would be detained for public indecency should he get caught.

Kakashi hadn’t gotten caught, but he could look Kushina in the eye for ages after she found him in her backyard mostly naked and filthy.

Madara laughs, and it fills Kakashi to his very core. Kakashi is suddenly very aware of how much he wants Madara in his bed.

Coughing, he looks away and Rin and Obito trade devious glances with each other.

If Kakashi gets drunk that night, it’s worth it to see the flush on Madara’s face when they find some alcohol that actually effects demons.

AAAAAA

Kakashi wakes up to a warm body pressed up against his and the weight of metal on his ring finger.

He opens his eyes, looks up, and finds himself cuddled up against Madara and suddenly aware that they are both very naked.

He lifts the finger with the ring on it to his face. It’s clearly a wedding ring.

The only other person in the room is Madara. Madara who he has only known for a couple of weeks and yet would like to see that blush on his face again. Madara who hasn’t pried into Kakashi’s past or asked why when Kakashi dozed he woke up screaming at times.

Madara who was kind of a nice person all things considered.

Kakashi blinks, his first thought as a married man is:

What the fuck?

His second thought is:

It could be worse.

That's when he realizes he can feel the peace that radiates through Madara as he slumbers. He should not be able to do that, he realizes, he should not be able to feel Madara's emotions.

Only bonded couples could do that.

It is indeed worse. If there were just married they could get a divorce, but a night of drinking had led to them binding themselves together in a way that is almost impossible to break.

Obito is going to kill him

Kakashi is going to die.

Fuck.

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#madakaka #that demon madakaka au

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tumblunni · 6 years

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Man, I finally managed to get some of the harder to find later volumes of +Anima and I’m just remembering how much I want to hug Senri, aaaargh!! Like he rarely ever gets any role in the plot and when he does its just like.. plot devices ABOUT him, that everyone else discusses cos he’s indisposed. And sometimes it feels like he’s a lil bit infantalized, and there’s never really any conclusion to any of his plot devicey plots and like.. nobody even tries to explain it all to him. But still I really love him and you can tell that the writer at least tried to make a good representation of a mentally ill character, even if it can get a bit muddied with all the fantasy world metaphors and stuff. or I dunno, maybe it was just meant to be a fantasy world thing and I’m reading too much into it, but I find him really relateable as a neuroatypical person...

Anyway, since this manga series is super unknown, i may as well try and explain it more clearly for my followers who might not have seen it!

+Anima is about a group of adorable kids in a jrpgish fantasy world that experience A Lot Of Tragedy. In this universe there’s a power called +Anima which lets you use the powers of an animal. It’s never fully explained exactly how it works, but the general premise is that it can suddenly manifest in anyone who has the potential, when their life is in danger. And there’s no way of knowing who has that potential before it happens. It’s super sad because +Anima are generally hated by the non-powered human society, so this ragtag group of young kids were all ostracized from their former home and ended up bonding together to survive in a world where they have to live on their own. Their magic animal powers help a bit, but its still just as hard as you could expect for people that age, and that’s the source of most of the sadness. But there’s also loads of cute and funny and sweet slice of life moments and you just really wish for these damn kids’s happiness!!!!

And then the character Senri is the oldest of the kids, but he suffers from selective mutism and general ambiguous mental illness, so he fills the role of the muscle rather than the leader. He’s super quiet and sweet and mysterious but mostly sweet and oh did I mention how sweet he is? Seriously he’s such a kind and wonderful team mom kind of figure and I love him and I get so sad that the story gives him such a tiny role cos he struggles to talk. he usually just gets to be a plot device to shift some heavy thing the younger kids can’t, or to get lost because of his memory problems, or some plot device happens because of his ethnicity, essentially? Cos he’s a member of the Kim-Un-Kur tribe, which is this world’s equivelant of native american societies. they’re a little stereotypical sometimes but generally presented sympathetically and honestly it’s a lot better than expected from a story written by a japanese person. Though it sucks that we get to spend so little time with them cos like.. their society is presented as the One Place On The Damn Planet That Doesn’t Hate +Anima. And maybe they could actually explain a bit of thr mysteries about +Anima that go unsolved for the whole damn series, yo! Like apparantly they’re all +Anima and they’re all the same type of animal too, when as far as we knew before its just random what you get, or based on personality or something. And Senri’s backstory raises the interesting concept that a +Anima can be inherited from a particular individual animal, cos his mental illness is apparantly caused by being tainted by an evil mad bear that killed his father. Like its spirit got sealed inside his arm and his +Anima is the reincarnation of that one bear’s personality, so he can’t control it? LIKE THIS WAS NEVER MENTIONED BEFORE AND NEVER EXPLAINED SINCE!! Does that mean everybody’s powers are the spirit of some animal that was nearby when they first transformed?? Why does nobody show any curiousity and question this premise aaaaaa???

I want to know more worldbuilding so I can better make my own OCs T_T Also Senri is the best and I love him and I want more Senri T_T

And like.. even though I have my complaints about how it was handled, I do really like some things about his whole ‘magical mental illness’ thing. Like the premise is raised that Senri has to be killed to end the legacy of that evil bear, because just like how the evil bear’s son was also evil he will inevitably lose control someday and become just the same. But then the heroes are all like NOPE, and stop this self-proclaimed hero guy from slaying him, and prove that Senri can indeed come down from his Superpowered Evil Side Moment with a big ol hug of love and tears. And the guy is like ‘oh god i was so wrong, I almost killed my best friend’s son for the sake of avenging him, what the fuck’ and just... YES! THANK! Senri never gets magically cured and he also never gets euthanized even in a world that’s saying its ‘the only option’ and ‘he’ll never be able to have a normal life’. Also I like the little ways they showed him finding coping strategies to live with his illness! Like he has a bunch of ‘magical plot items’ that aren’t even really magical plot items. He’s just managed to cope with many parts of his illness through the power of belief that this coping strategy can help him, and its kind of a magic feather effect that he loses control when he loses those items. Like he believes he has to keep his missing eye covered or else the bear will take control of him, and even just having someone find his eyepatch and let him see it again will help him regain control, it doesn’t necessarily actually work. And he has a diary he fills with pressed flowers and other pretty nature stuff he collects along the way, and associating each important memory with a visual or a smell or a texture helps him recall it. He can flip through his book whenever he feels his memory getting wonky. And like.. its super sad because we see how he can’t remember the people he grew up with, because he lost their pages of the book. But we also see that he can start over again and form new memories with them, and we can see how much he deeply cares about everyone he’s ever met, and just how relieved he is whenever he remembers something he forgot. And like.. he only first met the group because one of the protagonist’s feathers got stuck in his book and he was like “??? did I forget why i collected this??” but now he’s formed so many memories with them and loves them so much as siblings that he decides to stay with them even after they help him find his old village that he was kidnapped from. Plus his father is dead and his whole tribe got sold into slavery excpet just one guy, who then tries to kill him, geez. God, poor Senri...

LOVE THIS SWEET BEAR BOY WITH MEEEEEE

#+anima #also i was surprised to find out he's actually just 15 to everyone else's 12 and 11 #i was sure he was 16 or 17???#but i mean honestly the others look younger than 12 too #this art style only really has kids and adults and not so much in-between

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joulethieves · 7 years

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on my interpretation of balbasch and balvaan and why i sometimes ship one and why i sometimes ship the other [and also because i am obsessed with balvaan and never really talked about why, so here i talk about why!]:

( again this is all my perssssonal interpretation and im not going to tag this post bc it’s not something i’m posting to be like, accepted amongst other shippers, just thought it’d be something to share. also secondly i definitely ship balvaan harder than balbasch so i will obviously have more to say about the former.)

for me whether or not i ship balbasch or balvaan depends 100% on what mood i’m in in terms of interpreting balthier’s character.

you can look at balthier and his persona and read it as a facade, because it is. it’s all pretense. all archadian despite his lack of fealty to any land. all garrulous and haughty and showy. but this isn’t news to you; if you’re reading this you know the balthier we all know.

so why do i balvaan so hard?

because i love breaking those barriers. i love vaan’s rawness, total lack of restraint, total disregard for filters. i love balthier rattling on about freedom, no cages, no moors, and yet he shields himself in this facade, this facade as hard as an adamantoise shell which he sheds for no one but fran - and then there’s vaan, all street-grit savoir-faire, effortless, unabashedly himself. then yes, there’s vaan, vaan who dares to enter this shell of seclusion balthier locks himself in to pull up a damn chair and sit down and make himself fucking comfortable, and my balthier just lifts his head from his hands and glares, livid and flabbergasted, “how did you get in here? this door is locked, locked, locked” and vaan just smiling that gentle infectious boyish thief-smile and saying, simply, damnably simply, “oh no. a locked door. those are... sooooo hard for me to get into.”

i love to balvaan because i love to see vaan dismantle all of those complicated gears that make up the locked gate balthier puts around himself, i love seeing this man as something all-show and no-tell until vaan burrows his way in with no one’s fucking permission and it’s infuriating to balthier but he can’t help it, vaan sees right through him. vaan challenges him throughout the entire game, despite the blind trust and admiration vaan has for him, he never shapes himself around the endgoal of i want balthier to like me, so i will act like X so he likes me. y’know--how when you like someone, and you want them to like you, you--you kind of act a certain way. my vaan doesn’t. he’s just vaan. take him or leave him. and balthier takes, it’s what he does, and then he’s like SHIT, DIDN’T MEAN TO TAKE THIS, IT WON’T LEAVE AND IT’S WARM AND GOOD AND SCARY aaaaaa

sooooo that’s why i love to balvaan, bc i love vaan having that sort of way with people. they just. open to him. and balthier needs that, i think, in a way that feels safe with fran -- but fran is no hume, she does not know mortality the way humes do, does not know death and grieving the way humes do, does not have a hume heart or hume life or hume roots. and balthier is himself around her, but with vaan he can be himself around another hume, which he has vowed against doing forever. and it’s warmer, because it’s love, though he’d never say it. and it’s warmer, because it’s vaan, who is terrifyingly accepting of any ugly day balthier has. and it’s warmer, because vaan doesn’t play his games, doesn’t understand them and doesn’t like them, and calls him out on his bullshit, where i think fran spoils balthier and plays along because she loves him in a different way, an unchallenging sort of way. and it’s warmer, because it’s safe. safer, at least. my balthier, like anyone’s, is a flighty fellow.

balbasch is a different game and i’ve certainly read my share, and with balbasch i take balthier and i interpret (cuz i don’t write them) playing UP that facade, as many authors who do it well also do. balbasch is basch seeing balthier with all this pretense, and respecting it, understanding it in a way young vaan can’t. it’s saying, i know why these walls are up, it is not my place to bring them down; i will know the you that you wish for me to know and be grateful enough for that. balbasch is basch playing balthier’s game because he doesn’t want to risk challenging balthier’s performance in case he might truly lose him. balbasch is less challenging for balthier, less infuriating, more (if not solely) on balthier’s watch than basch’s. pirate and judge? bird and cage? angsty and cute, sure. and basch deserves to be spoiled from time to time by a handsome pirate breaking into his chambers for a good snugglefuck and a laugh because balthier is funny and basch deserves to smile. BASICALLY let me just--i don’t write them, so let me just copypasta an excerpt from someone who nailed it on the head what balbasch is to me (and them , and many others judging from their writing):

"Piracy, Captain," he says [...] [...] [...] "Is about doing what you want."

"And what about our shared situation implies I am in any way resistant?" Basch asks, tempering the damage done with care - for all of his conviction of freedom and callous, care-free nature, Balthier was difficult to pin with even the most cunning trap. There were rules with the pirate, rules within rules at times. Basch remembers some, but he had not learned them all when last they kept company - and perhaps he never would.

(you can read this here! it’s really sexy and well-written. this ship has such good writers bc you have to be a super strong one to pick apart these men like this)

^ this non-dialogue bit really nails balbasch on the head for me. it’s so deliciously, beautifully, almost heartbreakingly complicated. it’s a messy tangle of basch, having been used to bending to the wills of people, bending to balthier’s odd shapes he gnarls himself into on any given day. it’s--it’s walking on eggshells and it’s kind of, honestly, a little unpleasant to me. it’s playing up balthier. it’s pandering to his love of performance, it’s adding even more layers to an already complicated man who is only complicated because he makes himself so. quite frankly, balbasch is a lot of work, and it’s exhausting despite the really hot smut that’s there as a given. it’s just - if you love the balthier the game gives you, and not the man beneath it, and you want to play up that complex multifaceted shifty-flightly young man, then balbasch is great.

for me, it’s all the more rewarding long-term to grind the bones of balthier’s resolve to dust with vaan- vaan, who is nothing more than himself, who challenges silly pretense and bores into the person balthier is underneath. for me, balvaan helps balthier remember that he is human, a person, not a glorified self-assigned role at which everyone smiles and nods. vaan musses the pages of his script about and makes paper airplanes with them and it’s annoying but it helps balthier grow. however, in terms of getting more balthier meta and insight and motive-questioning, and gilding his already garish grandeur further, balbasch is a fun way to do so - a fun vehicle to ask why at balthier but in a different way.

balbasch is challenging in a way that makes balthier even more hard to understand. which can be fun, but sometimes i dislike it because i see balbasch as less of a challenge for balthier. i see less room for growth and more room for just being fed validation for his ridiculousness, and lord is he such a child.

personally i see a man like balthier with all his pretense and roll my eyes. “what’s that all about, anyway?” i ask myself, and so does my vaan-muse, and we work at picking all those locks and then vaan snuggles what he finds.

anyway! no flack to balbasch at all, i hope it didn’t come across that way! i love a balthier spoiling basch and i love basch respecting balthier’s facade and caring for him despite the fact he’s protecting himself. cages cages blah blah. balthier isn’t as free as he says he is. basch isn’t at all. so that can be cute.

end rant, i guess u can reblog if u want, but i didn’t write this to influence anyone! just some thoughts i had after reading that one excerpt i pasted in here that made me go this!! this is balbasch to me and why i do and don’t ship it sometimes.

#my own personal thoughts on balvaan vs balbasch #and what mindset i prefer when shipping them #balvaan

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heeeeeeey i dont wanna bother u so u dont need to answer if you're not in the mood, but if so- could you please recommend me some comic books? everything u love, whether its the batfam or other superheroes- i need more comic books to read and your hcs are so funny and good and aaaaaa (also dont "go easy" on me, tell about e v e r y single comic book ud like to recommend, im all ears)!!! just tell me which characters it focuses pls, so i can pick up more easily. thank you ♥♥♥♥

Ooh, my friend, I could rant for days about my favorite comics!

Red Robin: Hands down my favorite comic series of all time. It's about Tim Drake and his search for Bruce after he "died", but Tim is the only one who knows he's alive while all his friends and family write him off as insane. It's really really good and features Tim just being an amazing hero and taking on the Council or Spiders and even Ra's Al Ghul himself in an epic showdown. I recommend this series with every fiber of my being.

Red Hood and the Outlaws: This one is about Red Hood, Arsenal, and Starfire as their own team of outlaws who fight crime in their own cool way and are just awesome in general. I love it because of the great friendship the trio has, and it really shows Jason bonding with his friends which is good, and it's just really great in general.

Red Hood and Arsenal: Kind of a continuation of RHATO, but it's just Jason and Roy, who start a business where people hire them to take down bad guys for them. It's really funny, has Joker's Daughter in it, and shows so many great moments of Jaybird and Roy bonding.

Young Justice (based off the tv show): If you watch the Young Justice animated series then I highly recommend this. It has a bunch of great storylines that happened between episodes, and it's honestly just so cool to read.

Young Justice: This is the original Young Justice comic series, and it's super good. It has Robin, Superboy, Impulse, Wonder Girl, Arrowette, Secret, and other young heroes forming their own team and fighting crime while getting into funny hijinks together. And it's super funny and adorable, like in one storyline they spent a few issues playing baseball with aliens in space, I kid you not.

Teen Titans Go: These comics are based off the original Teen Titans show, and they're pretty much just funny stories about the team if you want to make you laugh. It does have its serious moments, and I liked having some more Teen Titans after its cancellation.

Grayson: At one point Dick Grayson got his identity as Nightwing blown and had to take his death, so while he was legally dead he went undercover as a Spyral agent. It's really good, and Dick was so cool and funny as a secret agent. (Also at some point he carried a baby across the desert and saved its life and I cried, and at another part he spent like five pages singing a song about himself as a spy and it's still one of my favorite comic moments to this day)

Teen Titans volumes 4-5: I'm only like halfway through this one, but already I love it and highly recommend it. It has cool heroes like Red Robin, Kid Flash, Solstice, Bunker, Wonder Girl, and others. The perfect balance of humor and drama, plus the artwork is incredible. (Wonder Girl's outfit is so sparkly 😍)

Li'l Gotham: This is the ultimate Batfamily comic. It's pretty much a fluffy Batfamily fanfiction and it's just adorable in general.

Robin: This series features Tim during his time as Robin, and I can honestly tell you it's amazing. As you know I'm a Tim Drake fanatic, and this series is exactly what you need if you're a Tim fan. It includes his early days as Robin, all the struggles he goes through with both his hero and civilian identities, super great storylines, and the cute time and Steph dated, which was adorable. Highly recommend.

Batman and Robin: There are two volumes for this one. The first is Dick and Damian during their stint as Batman and Robin, and it was really nice to see them grow as brothers and partners. The second one is after Bruce came back and he and Damian started working together. It also contains the aftermath of Damian's death and how Bruce practically went crazy with grief and tried every conceivable method to bring him back, which he did. Just lots and lots of Damian Wayne.

Super Sons: This series just started days ago, and already I love it. It's about Damian Wayne and Jon Kent as two teeny crimefighting friends. Totally adorable, and especially good because it just started so it's easy to get into.

I'm pretty sure there are a couple more but I just can't remember right now, so yeah, try some of these out and if you do tell me what you think! Happy reading!

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A soild adaptation of the original podcast, not a perfect word for word retelling, and that's a good thing! As a fan of the podcast that this is based off of, I can safely say I was both impressed and enjoyed every bit of this book. The one thing people need to understand before going into this is that the graphic novel is a adaptation of the original podcast, not a perfect word for word retelling. And I feel that the McElroys and Carey Pietsh did an excellent job doing just that. The podcast, when it started, was rougher around the edges, and the characters were not fully thought out at the time. With the graphic novel and the fact that the campaign it's based on is finished, it gave the McElroys and Pietsh a solid foundation to work from, knowing where the story is going to go; it was simply a matter of retelling it in a new format. Some small bits (or fluff I would call it) are cut, but did not take away from the plot or felt derailed to me. All the necessary bits are there, and that, to me, is what was important. Go to Amazon

Great adaptation! I wouldn't have thought a podcast could translate to a comic book, but somehow it happened - and really awesomely. The art is great, the writing is great, of course the story is great! Hits all the plot points (with maybe a name change or two) but it's still so funny. All of the McElroys' voices ring true, which is quite a feat considering that it went from comedic improv/voice acting to a primarily visual medium. The art and lettering only enhance the story, and manage some really great moments that take advantage of the fact that it IS a visual medium. Kudos to the artist and scriptwriter! Fans will not be disappointed! For newbies: it really stands up, and you need no previous experience with the McElroys to enjoy it. And whether you're a newbie or have been a fan for years, you'll be asking, "when can I pre-order the next in the series?!" Go to Amazon

Abra-ca-fu... Huge fan of the podcast, so I knew I’d love this, but it’s even higher quality than I was expecting. Print is bright and beautiful, Carey Pietsch’s artwork is amazing and perfectly captures all of the McElroys’ characters’ personalities. Carey and Clint’s translation from the podcast is just right. Buy this now and support these awesome, hilarious people. Perfect for DND nerds with a sense of humor! Go to Amazon

Lives Up to the Original Aaaaaa! I'm a huge TAZ fan, and I was anxious that this book wouldn't live up to my expectations. It didn't - it exceeded them! Dynamic, gorgeous art, beautifully bound, with an excellent story adaptation - I'm going to reread this one! It keeps the spirit of the original, while changing only what it needs to for a tight story (...and to avoid copyright infringement. Goodbye Klarg, hello G'nash!). Go to Amazon

Great Job If you haven't listened to The Adventure Zone as told through the comedic stylings of the McElroy family vis a vis the Maximum Fun podcasting network, you're missing out on one of the richest, most captivating tales ever woven through the use of Dungeons and Dragons role play. Griffin McElroy takes being a DM to a whole other level, weaving word pictures and creating characters and storylines that will delight and surprise you again and again. Clint, Travis, and Justin respectively bring so much joy and heart through their own characters. I find myself re-listening again and again and still being touched and moved to tears by the same incredible ups and downs of this story. I am so excited to see the rest of this magnificent tale transformed by Carey Pietsch in upcoming graphic novels and I hope you take a chance and delve into this world too! You will never regret it. Wonderful job, McElroys. Go to Amazon

Stay Away From the Kindle Version!! [1-Star only for Kindle Version] I have quite a few graphics novels from Amazon/Comixology, Dark Horse, Marvel and more on my iPad for ease of reading on the go as I travel a lot. So the implementation of this Kindle version was a huge disappointment and is almost unreadable and I returned it for a refund almost immediately. I should have read the reviews further about the Kindle Version as many others have said the same now that I got past all the other glowing reviews. The zoom function comes up blurry and near unreadable with little zoom. You are forced with a 2 page view even in portrait mode and even when trying to tap it just keeps bringing up the menu overlay - so much for immersion. I guess I should always try a sample beforehand even if it is an "insta-buy" like this. Go to Amazon

Thank you McElroys and Carey! Well done! Since listening to the Adventure Zone I was inspired to start my own campaign and have gotten my wife and daughter into both TAZ and D&D. I had very high expectations for this book and reading it makes me want to listen to the podcast all over again. The translation took a minute to get used to and I found myself having to reconcile between the two versions. There are some great changes that really made me laugh and I can always listen to the original for the moments that didn’t make it in the book. Carey’s art is FANTASTIC! I can’t wait for the next book!!! Come to Denver for the book tour! Go to Amazon

It would be hard for anything to be as good as The Adventure Zone podcast It would be hard for anything to be as good as The Adventure Zone podcast. The graphic novel adaptation comes very close. There are some pretty big changes from the original, most notably names of characters and places. But the spirit of the thing is definitely true to the original. For best enjoyment, listen to the podcast first, so you can really get an idea of how these characters are supposed to sound and what the tone of the podcast was, because I would argue such things do not translate will into a visual medium. Go to Amazon

Fantastic, canr Fantastic Read Fantastic Adaptation of Impressive Quality Love this podcast and love this book Perfect Execution! A great addition to this podcast! A dream come true Exceeded my expectations Tres Horny Boys!! Abraca-fuck-tastic!

#Carey Pietsch: 9781250153708: Amazon.com: Books

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