Not to be That Guy but like.
Am I the only one that can't stop thinking about how Tianlang-Jun says about Luo Binghe that he pretends to be cold-hearted like his mother. The hint of fondness there, the heartache in that utterance.
Like it drives me absolutely insane. Imagining her putting on a front of strength, cold and driven and unrelenting. Why does TLJ say that about her. Did she secretly look for solutions that meant reconciling with demons instead of hurting them when her sect wasn't looking? (I wonder this because I feel like his weird fondness for SQQ would lowkey track if it's connected to the woman he once loved.) Did he mean that she was tasked with basically assassinating him and she fell in love with him instead (re: failed step one)? Did he mean that she was fond and doting in her own way (e.g. conceding he was attractive, paying for his exploits and humoring him)? Did he mean that, like LBH, she thought that power would be the thing to protect her--and that it was disguising a person who was deeply and privately wounded? All four????? I don't need sleep I need a n s w e r s
Did she know about the Huanhua Palace Master's skeevy ass intentions before she met TLJ? Or did those only come to significant light after she fell in love with TLJ? Is that why she never anticipated that level of betrayal, because initially she had no intention of being with anyone romantically? And HHPM just assumed she would be under his thumb forever?? Was she furious at her own indiscretion or did she try to use the pregnancy as a bargaining chip, a way to try to stop the immortals of Cang Qiong Mountain from attacking TLJ (plus the bonus of marriage entrapment no takesies backsies this is where LBH gets it from)? Did she try to use that claim on her to dissuade HHPM from his covetous advances, framing herself as tainted so that she could finally escape? Did she dream of a life by TLJ's side, far away from Cang Qiong Mountain?
Like. Literally every single permutation of what this could mean guts me to hell. Do you ever just cry about tianxi because I--[loud bawling noises]
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Angel Neil please :)
WIP Wednesday (4/3) | Guardian Angel Neil AU (Part 148)
Each of them takes turns firing shots at Andrew as quickly as they can. And he’s not let a single one through. There have been twenty-three shots on him so far- he knows because Neil has been counting, loudly, since they began. It’s even though, on the strikers’ end. Neither of them have gotten past him. Kevin is 0 for 13, Gordon 0 for 12.
He watches as Gordon starts to scoop up a ball and starts to change his stance, then suddenly the stadium lights are blinding and the floor feels like liquid under his feet. Andrew blinks his eyes closed hard before squinting them back open. When he does, there’s a shimmery, silver blob covering half his field of vision.
Panic has his heart racing, because what the fuck is that? He blinks several times, trying to get it to go away. Then he realizes what’s happening. A goddamn migraine. Oh joy! He hasn’t had one of these in years. But he remembers how to deal with them.
He needs to lie down. Preferably someplace dark and quiet and where there are no people milling about. Abby’s office would work, if he could talk Wymack into letting him go. But he would never buy it, he’d think Andrew was making it up to get out of practice. (Coach is smart like that. And Andrew’s done it before.)
Maybe he could just walk off the court without a word and seek out one of the couches in the lounge. (He’s done that before, too.) No one would follow him, probably. Except probably Kevin. But it’s still a decent plan.
THWACK. Perhaps, Andrew thinks as the ball smacks against the wall again, he should just give up and be euthanized—
“Andrew!” shouts Kevin. Andrew blinks his eyes open again and sees the striker stalking over, part of him hidden by the aura. “How could you have missed that one? That was slop. I mean... Seth just spoonfed that one to you and you let it by!”
“I didn’t see it,” Andrew mutters truthfully. When Kevin’s expression changes from frustration to concern, Andrew holds both hands out of front of him. “Help, help. Kevin, I’ve gone blind. You have to kick me off the team. Right now!”
Kevin lets out a breath. “What’s really wrong? Are you sick or something?”
“No.” Andrew insists. “I just wasn’t paying attention. Trot over there and get back to it. I’ll let you get even with Gordon.”
“Don’t cheat for me.” Kevin says, sticking a finger into Andrew’s chest.
“What’s the point of being friends with the goalie if he won’t let you win?” Andrew grins. Kevin’s brows furrow. “Fine, fine. We’ll play fair. Go on.”
Kevin turns to go back to the line he and Gordon have been shooting from and Andrew’s vision starts to clear up. He blinks a few times and it's back to normal. Oh. That one was short. Good. Now comes the other bit. Andrew bites down a grimace when his headache ramps up again.
He’d love to press his fingers into his temples, but he’s got a helmet on and with the way these people hate him, taking it off now would be a horrible idea. But… He supposes his head wouldn’t be hurting if he was unconscious…
No, no. Neil might get stabby about it if someone hits him.
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Iruma is an invasive species within the Netherworld, and like many invasive species he will conquer if left unchecked.
We know at some point, humans and demons interacted though, at some point, they each became each other’s myths. I propose that the separation was intentional on the demon side, relegating humans to bedtime stories. They did this because they knew a single human could elevate or devastate the Netherworld. Humans are weaker in demons in most ways physically but their real strength lies in their cooperativeness and desire for community, adaptability and perseverance despite adversity.
Right from the start, Iruma has unnaturally succeeded in a world that incredibly hostile to him. And yet from the start be began building relationships. We’ve seen demons don’t have much of a concept of ‘friends’ the closest being ‘allies’. The Misfits individually were lazy and self-centered which is what got them sent to troublemakers class. Only when Iruma reached out and formed positive relationships, created a foreign system of giving and receiving help did they really flourish. With each arc, we see the class cooperating and relying with each other more and more, even in individual events. Its helped them grow exponentially in power and personality and only occurred because Iruma planted the notion that they are stronger together.
Iruma is also extremely adaptable not only from his hectic upbringing but his innate humanity. Despite not knowing the context of what is happening during most of his day, he adapts extremely well. He uses what skills he gained in the human world by tweaking them to suit his needs and picked up new demonic skills (such as using Ali-san’s stored magic) very quickly. Part of the ‘special training’ leading up to the Harvest Festival was forcing the kids to break out of just using their bloodline abilities. Iruma has no power himself and thus isn’t limited in what he uses to complete a task. We’ve seen on a few occasions he wins simply because his opponent is too stuck in a particular way of fighting and thinking. Being able to think on his feet and not just stick to the familiar is what makes him such a fierce opponent.
Finally, we’ve observed that demons on the whole are self-centered and lazy. This is not always the case but overall many lack the ability to pursue or accept change. Even the Six Fingers is all about returning to origins and reviving Delkira, in other words, moving backwards. But since he arrived in the Netherworld Iruma has boldly moved forward. He integrated well into a completely alien environment and not only became popular but powerful very quickly. He worked hard to unlearn an ingrained skill (dodging) to win a contest going head to head with the most powerful student. Even when his fellows wanted to give up, his dedication and well known compassion helped win them the Royal One. He became an expert archer even when his master said most demons gave up, refusing to put in the effort. Challenges that most demons backed down from, Iruma charged on ahead.
Iruma used his ability to bring people together, to adapt to any situation no matter how strange and to see his ambitions through to go from someone who should’ve been eaten on day one to a stand out demon. Iruma himself is a kind, extraordinary young man but he also has a natural advantage in an environment he is unknowingly adapted to. It’s one of the reasons why he will eventually be demon king because who else deserves to stand at the very top than the creature who can outnumber, out-think and outlast any demonic opponent?
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sometimes when i'm sitting at my desk without acknowledging albatross for too long, she does this thing where she gets up on her hind legs to very gently tap the back of my arm with one of her front paws and i think if every person in the world was able to experience the sheer joy of looking down into the little face of a small creature who is very politely asking if it can get onto your lap for pets and kissies, i think we would be 10 steps closer to achieving world peace.
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