The Witch of hopelessness

"In this world,hope is such a fragile thing Wouldn't it be better if we just become hopeless ?The risk of pain is lesser after all. That's why I exist,the witch who feeds on hope"

[bernkastel11]

You guys can call me Bern

Age: 18+

Fandoms: RoR, TWST, Shadows House,Dinoverse etc....

Pronouns: She/Her

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My works:

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔

𝑫𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝑨𝑼

𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑰𝒔 𝑨 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘

𝑷𝑴𝑴𝑴 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑾𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒇𝒇

𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐫. 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐭

𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬

𝐍𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞

[atamascolily]

I originally thought this scene might be "Sayaka is having a meltdown and attacks the original Homura on the grounds that she's responsible for everything". She's not wrong, but in this particular case, I think she may also blame Homura for things that are not directly her fault for once (i.e, problems caused by the other Homura). However, it looks like she's on the bridge (out of town?), which is most likely not the same scene in which the hand clasp takes place.

But even if this scene isn't where that happens, something like it must happen at some point, because there is a hand clasp. And it sure looks like they're in the alleyway from the equivalent scene in Rebellion, or something very much like it, which would be fitting for a role reversal, with Sayaka demanding the truth from Homura this time.

Presumably Homura gets through to Sayaka that a) Sayaka is correct that there's a problem, b) it's not Homura's fault this time, and c) agrees to show her what's up, and that's how they end up in the Law of Cycles library. Alternately, it's Sayaka who has the power to access it, and Homura is along for the ride. Either way, they team up, at least temporarily.

Which way does the elevator go? Up towards heaven or down into the depths of the earth? My guess is the former, but TBD.

Here, Sayaka learns that witches are real, etc, etc. But the whole thing appears to be a set-up: the new girls have manipulated Sayaka and Homura into opening the way inside, allowing them to follow. Why this is necessary, I'm not sure, but I'm sure the movie will explain it to us if it's relevant.

Look what the cat dragged in.

Kyubey is the last person in the world who should be here, especially if he has any kind of access to curses. Remember what he said back in Rebellion. "If we can observe it, we can control it." I don't know if that's relevant here, but it sure doesn't look good.

It's not clear whether Kyubey has anything to offer the new girls, or if this alliance is more of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend, fuck the original Homura, witches forever" kind of deal. But we already know that whatever they're planning is going to succeed and the library broken/transformed and Walpurgisnacht released.

But don't worry, Kyouko is here to save her girlfriend!

I actually don't think KyoSaya fans have much to worry about in the grand scheme of things - although they start the movie estranged, Kyouko will ultimately realize that her new pals are up to no good, and rush back to Sayaka's side. Hopefully, she's not too late! But the concept movie also shows her facing off against the inner tube monsters, so I suspect she and the green girl will be squaring off as part of the final battle.

It's probably hubris to say "it's all coming together" but at the very least, a plausible outline is starting to take shape.

[pitviperofdoom]

I try not to fall into the "I never liked their work anyway" ditch when an artist/creator reveals themself to be a terrible person

BUT

a feeling I do have and will stand by is "While I enjoyed their work overall I did have some gripes that I overlooked out of affection and whimsy, but now that my loyalty is gone and my affection tainted there is nothing holding me back from enumerating my many grievances, to which the revelations of the creator's shittiness may or may not provide a new and infuriating context."

[atamascolily]

On "magical girls I don't know"

I've been thinking a lot about this phrase now that it's become clear that it's an important plot point/theme in Walpurgis no Kaiten with three new characters turning up (other Homura, green girl, orange girl), and I keep circling back to "where do they come from?" because neither the characters nor the audience knows at this point.

Here's what I do know: the names of the two new girls, and how they appear to come seemingly out of nowhere, strongly imply that they are "outsiders" in the sense of being foreign to Japan as well as the narrative. Theoretically, this should be impossible, because we saw Homura's labyrinth cover the entire galaxy in Rebellion [and as far as the story is concerned, anything outside Mitakihara effectively doesn't exist] - there's no "outside" to come from! However, since they're here, they must have gotten here somehow, which implies that at least one of our starting assumptions is wrong.

In Rebellion, Madoka (the human part of the Law of Cycles) and her "secretaries" Sayaka and Nagisa, enter Homura's labyrinth from the outside world, even though it initially seems like such a thing would be impossible at the beginning of the movie. Given the obvious parallels, this implies that the alt-Homura (as the anti-Law of Cycles) also came from "outside", with the other two standing in as alt-Sayaka and alt-Nagisa respectively. The difference is that Madoka forgot her memories, even when Sayaka and Nagisa didn't, and I'm pretty sure that alt-Homura remembers everything. So perhaps this new version of Homura's world is also an illusion, and there's a larger world beyond that - we'll call this the External World or the Nested Worlds theory, because there's no reason to think it would ever stop there.

However, given all the mirror imagery, it's also pretty obvious that alt-Homura is supposed to be read as the original Homura's reflection. In that case, it's possible that they came from some kind of "Mirror Universe" a la Star Trek where everything is backwards/reversed because it is the opposite/inverse of the universe we know. This naturally invites questions about how this alternate universe came about and its relationship to the original (did it always exist or is the result of a split timeline because of Homura's actions, etc), and why and how these particular characters "crossed" over, but nothing that couldn't be explained with a little technobabble and handwaving. We'll call this the Mirrorverse theory.

A third option is that Homura's subconscious created a mirror version of herself in an attempt to reconcile Homura's contradictory desires and feelings. We'll call this the Psychological Theory. Because this series tends to make its metaphors literal, this is the one that I end up leaning towards, as it neatly sidesteps the "outside" question and instead mirrors Homura internally, rather than externally, as her psychological issues manifest physically. It's possible that the original Homura also created the other girls too, though they might also be allies or agents that the alt-Homura has made or acquired in her efforts to build a "parallel system" to the original's in preparation for taking it over completely.

On one level, I don't think it matters how they got here in terms of impacting the plot - what matters is that they're here, and how they're messing with Homura's static world simply by existing, let alone actively upending it. On the other hand, I'm really curious how Urobuchi will end up explaining their presence, even though I suspect he's going to handwave a lot of stuff because worldbuilding is not his strong suit and he doesn't care that much about the details.

But no matter what he does, it will push the boundaries of what we think is possible and overturn everything we thought we knew about the universe.... and it will almost certainly be the result of Homura's actions, conscious or not.

[apathetic-revenant]

“oh no, my audience has begun to guess the big twists of my story and are accurately predicting what will happen!”

incorrect response: write the rest of the story to be as twisty, shocking and counter to expectations as possible, regardless of whether this is a logical or satisfying way for the plot to go

correct response:

[thebourneultimatum]

can someone elaborate on the “make hoax” and “post angry tweet about “leak”“ part. i’m stupid and don’t understand things

[apathetic-revenant]

sure!

(you’re not stupid. I posted this thinking it would amuse a handful of mutuals who all knew the context and that would be about it, so I didn’t think about providing any other explanation. I had no idea it would spread this far.)

I’ll start from the very beginning just to be thorough. so this is Alex Hirsch, creator and head writer of Gravity Falls, a show which had a big focus on mystery, conspiracies, codes and ciphers, etc. the whole plot is kicked off by one of the main characters finding a mysterious old journal in the woods, which detailed all kinds of weird and supernatural things, but then ended abruptly with the author saying they had to hide the journal because they were being watched. the central driving mystery of the show, therefore, was the question of who wrote the journal and what happened to them.

now, the thing about Gravity Falls is that, while it must be said that the writers weren’t always quite as sure of their plans as we tend to like to think they are, it is very much a fair play mystery, with legitimate clues to what was going on. but the writers were caught off guard by how quickly the show attracted a dedicated audience, including a lot of people outside the primary presumed demographic, who started solving the clues faster than expected. so some of the fans were able to correctly guess who the author was before it was revealed in the show, and the theory started spreading. this put the writers in something of a panic, because this was THE mystery that the whole story revolved around, with ¾ of the show building up to the dramatic reveal in the middle of season 2. they wanted it to be a mystery that could be figured out, sure, but they weren’t prepared for people to solve it so far in advance of when it was planned to be revealed, which would have really taken away from the big moment. they weren’t going to change the main story itself, but having been caught unaware by how much attention the fans were paying, they wanted to up the ante and make the mystery more complex to solve going forward–but first they needed to buy some time and throw the fandom off the scent for a little longer.

hence, Alex’s plan as described above. they whipped up a fake shot that appears to give away the identity of the author as being another character in the show, put it on a screen in the studio as if it was a real animation frame, took a picture of it, and ‘leaked’ it online. it was initially decided to be a hoax (albeit, I think, presumed to be a hoax originating from outside the production team), until Alex posted this tweet:

…before quickly deleting it (though not so quickly that it didn’t get seen, of course).

it worked well enough to distract most people for a while, and wasn’t revealed as a hoax until a year later, when an episode aired that definitively proved that the supposed screenshot could never have happened, at which point Alex owned up to the whole thing as seen in the tweet above. by then the episode with the real reveal wasn’t far off, and while people did still work it out ahead of time, it was more of an “OH MY GOD I KNEW IT!” moment than a “booooooring, we’ve known that for ages” moment, which of course was what the writers wanted all along.

personally I find this a fascinating approach to dealing with the problem of spoilers, because it doesn’t affect the story itself at all; if you watch Gravity Falls today–or if you were watching it when it aired without any significant contact with the fandom–you’d never know about it. ultimately, the problem the writers were facing wasn’t that some people might guess the answer to the mystery–they never wanted to make it completely impossible to predict–so much as it was that they hadn’t designed the story to stand up to so many people working on the puzzle together, which resulted in a sort of total output of puzzle-solving ability that far outstripped the capability of any one solo human being. so their solution is something that’s very much targeted toward delaying that group problem-solving, without actually affecting the experience of any individual person watching the show.

plus, it’s very in keeping with the overall tone of the show.

and now you know!

[notaplaceofhonour]

if your audience guesses the ending of your story

don’t:

change the ending

do:

gaslight them

[lottiescutecult]

Silver!!

[ommikko11]

Anotha slice of fanart of @yanderedrabbles' Wild West Gang story!! LISTEN!!! The Boy's entry possessed me for a good minute. Had me levitating. Had me rethinking the entire situation and plot of the story. I'm gonna be obsessed for a long while and y'all need to know that.

This story is just so ethel cain coded and with her new album release ofc I'm eating that shi UP.

Bonus Art!! Here's how I think a page from Dovie's sketchbook/ notebook (probably a gift from the Second in Command or the Wrangler) would look like. Something to help her process her feelings and current mental state:

[yanderedrabbles]

Dovie's sketchbook is so cool and also heartbreaking to look at. Heavy on the "lamb held down for slaughter" "domesticated wolves who might still bite" imagery and oh it HURTS to think about.

[munchin-cheese]

Dear, what did you read ? ;_;

[pruneunfair]

Elliott must've read something written by Solche.

[catesartworks]

"This Isekai Maid is Forming a Union!" episode 1 is now available for paid patrons! :D Here's a preview.

The total page number is 32 pages in the final PDF.

Whew! This one took a long time, since I had to combine both the promo and the first chapter into one. But I'm happy I did so!

I will release this PDF for all patrons by June 12th, 2026!

The episode will also be available June 12th for purchase on my Ko-fi for 3$ if you'd like to support that way as well! :3

Isekai Maid Episode 01 Ebook Episode | Frostlight Comics

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Also a link to original promo:

This Isekai Maid is Forming a Union! - How Jerky Isekai Protagonist's Led Bridgette to Unionize!

Anyone who raises their hand to a maid will feel Bridgette's wrath! Bridgette is a young woman who has been Isekai'd 10 times as a maid, a

[catesartworks]

The episode is now free for members!

If you'd like to download/buy in my shop, you can go to my Ko-Fi, link below. It's pay what you want, so if you can I would super appreciate the support! :3

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This Isekai Maid is Forming a Union! Episode 1 Completely redrawn panels comprising the promo of my webtoon. 32 pages, 22MB :D

[catesartworks]

Is there any significance in the story that in Bridgette's current life where she has purple eyes and had the same purple eyes in her first life?

Purple is the color of Bridgette's other self's phone case/phone color. It signifies that she has a some level of awareness that she is in a fictional world. Her other self reads a majority of the rofan/Otome Isekai stories from her phone. So I guess you could say her phone is her "eyes."

[catesartworks]

Why does the "real world" version of Marinus look so different from the "Isekai Maid" version of Marinus? (different skin tone, facial hair)

He actually used to look a lot like Marinus when he was little. He was pale and had brown hair. But his skin naturally became more brown as he got older and his hair darkened.

He more resembles Seasalt than Marinus. But the reason for the huge difference is how "close" he is to his original version, which Isekai Maid's Marinus is pretty far in personality and demeanor.

[flastar13]

For some reason, the girl in this Isekai Maid panel reminds me of Princess Serenity's dress from Sailor Moon.

[yanderedrabbles]

So I've been rereading the wild west gang cause I'm a degenerate who also lives in a bumfuck nowhere developing country who has nothing to do. So I've been thinking, it was established that if we would favorite one of the outlaws, it might be dangerous for the both of us. But what if we un-favorite one of them, if that makes sense. Like, what if only really struggled and cried when with the gunslingers, and obviously much less so with the others. Or even funnier, if instead of the gunslingers, it would be the pale guy (is that his name?).

Sorry for that brainfart. Keep doing the lord's work

P.S. I would also turn patriotic and join the army to protect your brilliant mind xx

oooh this is such a great question. I had to think about it for a while but I think not liking someone is a whole different dynamic.

Showing one of them more favour than the other's is a recipe for disaster. You're giving one man what all the others want, what they feel entitled to. It's going to bring about all sorts of ugly jealousy, even in a band as tight knitted as this one.

But if you don't like someone? If you show time and again that this person in particular has the touch most abhorrent to you? To them, that's just less competition. If anything, it makes them feel smug that it isn't them getting on your bad side. I can see a lot of mocking between them, a lot of smug insults traded when they drink too much.

How each outlaw reacts to being that person is entirely different though:

I think the boss will be calm about it. It's not surprising that you don't want him to touch you. He's a lot older, his hands are too hard with labour. Little thing like you probably spent her whole life dreaming of a lover soft and sweet, only to end up trapped by a bastard like him. He understands. And as the leader, I don't think he gets insecure about it either. He's already the top dog, he can afford to let the others enjoy your kindness. But it won't stop him from using you. Won't stop him from holding you down and taking what you don't willingly offer.

The gunslingers take it poorly. Manly, rough, mean. To them it's an insult that you're being more submissive or sweet with the other men. Are they not fucking you well enough? Are they not making you come hard enough? It's a slight against their masculinity.

They aren't the type to sit and reflect. They won't realise that maybe the reason you're so difficult is because they're just too rough with you. Hell, the thought won't even cross their minds. Their solution is to double down. To take it out on you with teeth and nails and cock shoved in when you're not nearly ready. If they can't make you love them, the least they can do is make you hate them the most. At least hate is passion of some sort.

The wrangler is hurt by it, but he won't show it. He's patient, gentle. A lot more insightful than people realise. He's spent years taming horses. He knows it's only a matter of time before you give in and accept his touch. He can wait.

(Btw, I don't think he'll actually end up being the guy you hate the most. If anything, he's the one in danger of your favour).

As for the boy, well, you feel pity more than anything else. Even when he's holding you down and eating you out, all you can think is that he never would have ended up like this if it weren't for the others. You don't blame him. You don't hate him. You just hope that one day he'll be free of this life.

I realise I didn't actually give the last guy a proper title, but he's actually the second in command. He also doesn't take it well.

Logically, he knows that you have the most reason to hate him. He's the one who planned this, he's the one who chose you. All your pain can be blamed on him.

He knows. He understands. But that doesn't stop him from hating it. He's the one who wants your love the most, he's the one who's longed for you the longest. It's so awful to finally have you and you won't even look at him. You hiss and fight and snarl when he takes you, even though he knows the others haven't had as much trouble.

His solution is also to just double down, but in a different way to the gunslingers. Instead of just getting angry, he'll try everything he can to be gentle. To win your forgiveness. He'll be so sweet when he fucks you, so slow and loving, even though he desperately wants to go faster. He'll kiss you every time he sees you, he'll hold you down and focus entirely on your pleasure, he'll bring you wildflowers and cook your favourite foods. He doesn't care how long it takes - he'll crawl on his knees for years if it means you'll forgive him. He'll do anything, anything at all. Please just look at me little dove, qīn’ài de, please.

He'll do anything in the world to win your forgiveness. Anything but let you go.

[stxrry-dxys]

also veering off from the girlies for a minute to the vol 12 extras

ollie wtf

[stxrry-dxys]

anthony go away.

[val-rants]

I love love LOVE your Yandere Outlaws!!!

I was wondering what type of jobs would the outlaws would have in modern day?

Yandere Outlaws — Modern Small Town AU

Tags: slight daddy kink

I think the boss would own either a construction company or a ranch. One of those guys who wears Lucchese boots no matter the mud or dust, and a Swiss watch to church every week. Definitely still the big boss and bringing in the big dough. I reckon we could call him a big fish in a small pond, and when you move to his little farming town to catch a break from the city, it doesn’t take much for him to notice you.

Oh, you sure are a pretty little thing. He’s intimidating at first, if not borderline terrifying, but he finds some excuse to get into your good graces, and it’s just downhill from there. Very much a sugar daddy sort of arrangement, though you never thought yourself the kind to get caught up in one of those. He’ll spoil you rotten six ways from Sunday, but if you even think about moving back to the city you’ll be met with a slow smile and even slower drawl, all warm honey with broken glass underneath.

“You’re not going anywhere, little girl. You’re in my town now, and you play by my rules. So come sit on your daddy’s lap and show me how grateful you are.”

The gunslingers are cops for sure. They got through the academy together and you can bet your ass they’ll almost always be on patrol together too. They salute the flag and swear to protect and serve and all that, but one look at them and you can tell they’re not the nice sort of lawmen. No friendly smiles when they pull you over on some bogus charge. Nah, they look down at you with wolf-eyes and say it’s such a pity such a sweet girl is driving home so late and wouldn’t you like an escort home? In fact, it’d be even better if you stepped out of your vehicle and came on back to their cruiser. They’d so hate it if anything were to happen to you on their shift and it’s mighty cold out, they wouldn’t mind having a little company for the drive. You even think of saying no and you find out first hand how stretched these small-town budgets are — they haven’t had working body cams for years, filly, and ain’t that just a shame? 

“Keep giving us attitude, doll, and we’ll make you choke on it.”

“You want me to use my cuffs on you, princess? No? Then shut your pretty mouth and do what we say.”

The wrangler is a vet, particularly focused on cattle and horses. He’s well known in the community and utterly indispensable. He has a penchant for Carhartt and bourbon, and you know him more by reputation than anything else.

You rush into his office in tears when your pet gets into something they shouldn’t have. He takes one look at you (sweet, pretty, out of your mind with worry) and then he’s got his arm around your shoulder, hushing you and saying it’ll all be just fine, he’ll take care of it, your furry baby is in good hands. You’re all too quick to give him your personal number when he tells you he’d like to check up on the patient for any lasting symptoms, and after he invites himself over to your apartment for a last minute check-up, you have no qualms about inviting him in. He’s such a nice guy, and who else would take the time to check in personally? You miss the way his eyes linger on you when your back is turned.

“It’s a lucky thing you came to me when you did, beauty. Really, I’d hate to think what would have happened if I wasn’t around.”

The boy is a college dropoutturned mechanic. A lost kid for the most part, not sure what to do with his restless energy, and with a tendency to keep bad friends. He runs into you when your car breaks down and you’re stuck on the side of the road, glaring at the engine like you can get the old rustbuscket moving through sheer force of will. He’s in an old leather jacket and his jeans are black with grease, but when he pulls up you smile at him like he’s your hero. It’s the first time in a long time someone’s noticed him. The first time he’s felt helpful and needed. There’s no hiding the blush on his neck when he leans down next to you to take a look at your spark plugs. 

“Come by my workshop later and I’ll service the whole thing for you. Totally free, I promise.”

The second in command is your former English professor, finally taking a much needed research sabbatical. Like you, a small-town vacation is just what the doctor ordered. Clean air, hiking trails, and no annoying undergrads pestering him to ‘just give them a break.’ When you run into him in the local cafe, you struggle to hide your surprise. He’s the last man you’d expect to see out here, but in the endless sea of strangers he’s a welcome distraction. When he asks what you’re up to nowadays, it’s easy to fall into a conversation and agree to drinks later on. It’s only when you’re shitfaced drunk — more out of it than a few glasses of wine should warrant — and he’s got you bundled in his passenger seat, all faux concern and half-smiles, that you start wondering if his research has less to do with Proust and more to do with you. 

“I’ve missed you plenty, you know that? Such a shame to lose my favourite student. But I know we’ll be back on track in no time at all.”

[yanderedrabbles]

Yᴀɴᴅᴇʀᴇ Wɪʟᴅ Wᴇsᴛ Gᴀɴɢ [ɴᴏɴᴄᴏɴ]

Sʏɴᴏᴘsɪs: Your life is all planned out for you. Marriage. Children. Settling down in your little town and growing old. But a gang of outlaws and their wicked desires change everything. Tᴀɢs: (6) yandere males x fem reader, noncon, loss of virginity, choking, spitroast, oral fixation, angst, summer sex, period oral, double penetration

Mᴀɪɴ Sᴛᴏʀʏ

The First Time I. The Boss II. The Gunslingers III. The Wrangler IV. The Boy V. The Second in Command

Exᴛʀᴀs

How do the outlaws react to being your least favourite? Their names Which outlaw would run away with you? The Wrangler's Past The Boy/Betrayal What gifts do they bring you? The types of dresses they bring you The boss and the second in command sharing you What happens if they get too rough? Trying to hustle a rich man Modern Small Town AU

Aʀᴛ & Dᴏᴏᴅʟᴇs

The Second in Commad by @starriecurry The Second in Command & The Wrangler by @simpwhoregularlychangesfandoms Y/N by @yghfggg Wild West Gang by @ommikko Hopeless Yearning by @dumblie Dovie and The Boys by @ommikko11 The Wrangler by @lemonbarb Green eyed Gunslinger and MC by @inkmooon Dovie's Sketchbook by @ommikko11

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