[bubblymage]

    ✬✧ —❝ My goodness... I was- gone for quite a while, wasn’t I? ❞

[bubblymage]

mappedfates‌:

                            “IT LOOKS LIKE THINGS ARE starting to take a turn for the worse here, Aqua. It seems to become a problem, hasn’t it now? ”

                  @bubblymage​ / uncalled for starter

    ✬✧ —Aqua peeks over her shoulder at the incubator that she hoped she would never see again. For a long while now, she was content... almost, in not seeing Kyubey. Though good things could not last it seems as it makes its presence known. Pointing out the obvious. 

    ❝ So you think. ❞ Aqua answers, defeating a familiar within the labyrinth with ease. 

    ❝ I assume you’re here because you expect me to be defeated in this labyrinth? ❞

[bubblymage]

scatteredcrayons‌:

     “It’s Namine.” It’s impossible to miss the way her thin shoulders stiffen from the older woman’s questions. Blue eyes widen just a bit and to a warrior she must appear much like a small rabbit, ready to run at the first sign of a threat. A doe that’s spotted the hunter’s gun. 

     In fact, every instinct is shouting for her to run. To summon and corridor and get away, because if the woman knows where she’s from who knows what other knowledge she has. Who knows what she’ll do with that information. She can’t trust it and yet—and yet the name Aqua invokes a strange wave of peace. A borrowed echo of safety and home that she can’t yet find the source of. A little voice in the back of her head that insists, stay with her and you’ll be safe. 

     "As for your question…” Her hands clasp together in front of her, and she shifts back on her feet. “I was born there.” 

    ✬✧ —❝ A lovely name. ❞ Aqua comments, before returning to her own thoughts. She had yet to unlock Castle Oblivion for a number of reasons and to learn that someone was born there proves to be pretty concerning. Aqua aims to have at least some clarification on that before jumping to any conclusions.

    ❝ Born? ❞ It’s a simple one word query, accompanied with a cant of her head. Hopefully one that Namine can answer. ❝ I imagine it isn’t an ideal place to be raised in. ❞

[bubblymage]

keywielded‌:

her laughter, although a pleasant sound, brings a look of confusion to his face. but the more she goes on, the more his eyes widen, baby blues full with the spark of wonder.   ❛ oh yeah really? how’d he do after that? is he a keyblade master too? ❜ there’s a lingering hope that fills his voice, one he couldn’t squander if he tried. 

    ✬✧ —Aqua’s laugh settles into a quiet hum. She’s not exactly sure how to answer that but she will just state what she knows. He is a Master now but... Sora didn’t have to know the details of how he obtained the title.

    ❝ He learned from his mistakes and moved forward to become a Master. I’m know you can do the same. ❞

[bubblymage]

gamenu‌:

        {/Reaching over, Nicole gently taps the screen with her finger and brings up the pause menu. On the bottom, it opens up like a book and it’s on the character’s stat page. On the top screen, there is a spirit with fiery red hair and shackles on his arms. Greeting the player, he starts commenting on what they’re doing and what they need to do next.

          Glancing up at the blue haired woman, Nicole nods happily.} “Yeah! Yer gettin’ i’. Bu’ don’ go ou’ inta tha field until ya figure ou’ how ta use yer weapons. There are monstas ou’ there. An’ tha book spirits! They can offer infermation, ‘er even help ya figh’. They all have an elemental attack, an’ tha spiri’ we’re talkin’ wi’ righ’ now is tha fire one! So he uses this attack called ‘Prometheus Burn’ ta attack all tha enemies in tha area!”

    ✬✧ —Aqua lowers the angle of the screen she’s holding up to allow the other to fiddle with the device as she pleased. All the while, Aqua observes what Nicole does and take a mental note of what does what as the other demonstrates. 

    ❝ Monsters huh? Field. In game you mean... yes? ❞ If there are monsters outside she shouldn’t really be here fiddling with this game. But before she stirs herself into a panic she continues to allow Nicole to explain. ❝ Hmmm. Interesting. And what if I encounter monsters who aren’t affected by this firey move? 

    At least she can move around the map without any problem now.

[bubblymage]

lunachorus‌:

{ ☽ } Perking up when he heard the voice, relief went through him when he realized that he wasn’t alone. It registered in his mind just what she’d said almost too late, and his eyes widened when he saw the demons jump, ready to attack. They sort of looked similar to the creatures he remembered seeing back home…

When she took care of them all he relaxed, at least as much as he could given the situation. He rubbed at his arm a bit, looking off to the side. Alright? He wasn’t sure of that anymore, but they hadn’t hurt him.

“Y-Yes. Thank you. What were they?”

Green eyes looked up to meet her blue, no longer seeming innocent as a child’s should or full of life. They looked dull and empty, but not only that. The boy himself was thin and frail, battered and bruised. Had his world been lost to the darkness as well? 

    ❝ Denizens of this realm. ❞ She answers. There was no specific term for them, Aqua had always just called them demons. No one else was around for the most part, so what did it matter what she called them? And there were larger, more terrifying creatures than these... but they were all the same species for the most part. Demons of different forms.

    Aqua looks to the boy, noting how young he was. How did someone so young end up here? If anything... children’s lights were the hardest to extinguish. Unless there was other circumstances surrounding it. The bruises on the boy’s arms, and his current weak state gives away bits and pieces. Aqua slowly came to put together a vague picture. 

    ❝ And how did you end up here...? What happened? What is the last thing you remember? ❞ Though she should probably slow down on the questions, she couldn’t help it. It had been, what felt like eons, since she last spoke with someone. For that someone to be in such a fragile state? Of course she is concerned.

[bubblymage]

lightandthedarknxss‌:

@bubblymage [x]

Riku looked at Aqua and shook his head. “Aqua…I may not have been through the exact ordeals that you have. But, if you are wondering if you are still deserving of the title Keyblade Master, you are.” He sighed as he looked at the sky.

“I’m sure while in the Realm of Darkness, you saw our island there at one point, right? Well….that was because I gave in to the darkness. I thought there was no way out of it. But then….years later, Sora saved me.” 

He then smiled at Aqua. “Though everyone, myself included, when we took the Mark of Mastery Exam the unorthodox way, thought Sora was going to be named Master. But….then he fell to the darkness himself. It was up to me to save him and I ended up being named Master.”

He held out his hand to Aqua. “Aqua…now that you are back here, find your light again. You can have both the darkness and light balanced and in check. That’s what I do now.” 

    Aqua’s eyes fall to a close, appreciative of the other’s words and attempts to reach her. But Aqua simply cannot bring herself to accept them. Though she has her doubts here and there... Aqua knows the truth. She had worked hard to obtain the title of Master and still works hard to keep it. Even after having been recovered from the Realm of Darkness... the tile of Master and whether or not she deserves, is not what bothers her. 

    ❝ I appreciate your words, Riku. ❞ It doesn’t exactly help her as much as Riku would like, but she gives him the best reassuring smile she can manage. Instead of taking his hand, she gently ruffles his hair. 

    ❝ I’ll be alright. Don’t you worry. ❞ It’s something she’s going to have to figure out for herself. This was a group of friends that never doubted one another. Something she cannot say she has. Her friends had doubted her at one point... to a hurtful degree. Aqua wishes she could say she had the same bonds this island trio had, but it simply wasn’t true. Even still... she’s happy to see that a future generation had grown to be much better than the past.

[bubblymage]

lunachorus‌:

@bubblymage

{ ☽ } “Lea? Lea, where are you? Is anyone there?”

The blue haired teen started to call out almost immediately upon waking in this strange place. One minute, he’d been alone in his cell and the next… here. He didn’t know where he was but it was definitely another world. A very dark world… and part of him hoped that his best friend wasn’t here but the other part hoped he was. Then he wouldn’t be alone.

Isa continued to walk along the long roads and paths that seemingly just kept on going. Every once in a while he shivered or jumped at the smallest noise. He’d run into a few strange creatures along the way but just took off into a run to hopefully get away from them. He had no way of fighting them, and in his current state he was weak enough. He wouldn’t have lasted long.

“Is anyone there?”

He tried calling out again. It couldn’t just be him… could it?

Long, the journey has been through the Realm of Darkness. It feels as if she had forgotten many things. How to smile. What happiness was. The comforts of having someone at her side. Even the smallest moments are out of her reach. And every time she can vaguely recall at least the memory of one warm moment, those demons seem to come forth. As if they were called by such memories and were eager to greedily eat away at the small bit of light those memories gave off.

    Even now... she fights off a small swarm of them. It almost seems as if they were after something. Though that could not be possible, there was nothing else here in this realm. 

    Until she heard a voice.

    This has Aqua on alert and she readily disposes of the current batch of demons before pressing onward toward the voice. An enemy? An ally? Or perhaps... another lost soul like herself...? 

    Aqua quietly approaches the area and walks forward to investigate the source of the voice she has heard. She notices movement in the distance, familiar movements and she runs forward to take them out before they can come after her. It was then she notices a small figure of another and she calls out. 

    ❝ Behind you! ❞ She warns, still coming forward to swing her blade at the demons that were already in midair to jump at the boy. She dispatches of them, their black bodies dissipate and the eerie shapes of a red glowing heart float away into the distance above. 

    ❝ Are you alright? ❞

[bubblymage]

BATTLE STATS.

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ — Strength ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ — Offense ★★★★★★★☆☆☆  — Defense ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ — Speed ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ — Durability ★★★★★★★★☆☆ — Accuracy ★★★★★★★☆☆☆  — Agility ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ — Stamina ★★★★★★★★★★ — Teamwork ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ — Stealth

★★★★★★★★☆☆ — Close combat ★★★★★★★★★★ — Bladed weapons ( swords, daggers ) ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ — Blunt weapons ( clubs, staffs )   ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ — Ranged weapons ( archery, staves, cards ) ★★★★★★★★★★ — Superpowers / abilities / magic ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ — Traps / setups ★★★★★★★★☆☆ — Medic

FIGHTING STYLE.

commander / duelist / honorable / dishonorable / would have others do their fighting / stealthy / long-ranged / melee / technological / sorcery / superhuman abilities / has fought in a tourney / a lover of fighting / a hater of fighting / cowardly / reckless / strategic / uses underhand tricks / renowned for their skill / trained / untrained / keeps skill secret / won a battle / lost a battle / ruthless / merciful

TAGGED BY:  @wingbladed (Thanks Thyme. Ilu <3) TAGGING: @slowbladed, @masterxsquare, @rrivn, @hiraethidity, @irradiancies, @keywielded + Anyone else who wants to do it. Nab it!

[bubblymage]

So I noticed one of my threads with @masterxsquare was flagged and I am LIVID. That post had nothing nsfw about it and the APPEAL button won’t even appear. So I tried a workaround.

It’s still not there and that skin color? IT’S A FACE. TUMBLR. AT LEAST LET ME APPEAL THE DAMN THING. 

Oh and if you’re overwhelmed with appeals-- how about instead of pulling the appeal button out of these flags, YOU FIX THE ALGORITHM ON THE FAULTY/BROKEN/BADLYCODED bot that’s supposed to catch and ban ACTUAL unsafe content?

[bubblymage]

Just as a side note--. Because I feel a bit bad keeping some folks waiting in chat. 

This is not my main blog. Hence why my activity is very wishy washy. That said, thank you for your patience. It’s very appreciated. 

Mutuals are free to request my discord but please understand that I can be busy as well as easily distracted. Especially when college semesters start. Even when we’re not in session there’s a whole backlog of things I want to do before the semester starts. Especially when KH3 comes out this year. I’ll legit only have like less than 2 weeks to finish before I go back into Calculus and Physics hell.

[bubblymage]

hiraethidity‌:

Even with the little time given for Kyoko to fully to consent to such an inquiry, she falls completely silent. Her gaze tends to linger elsewhere, even as Aqua hands over the remaining of the grief seed for her to use for herself. There was no thank you’s sound or gracious actions made. There’s a stiff tension instead that rides along her shoulders, as she begins to momentarily drifts off while her own soul gem is being cleansed. She thinks back to the day she made her wish. The promise she clung to with it. The hopes and beliefs of wanting to do right for her family. How she truly had considered her actions to be selfless, but in reality, they were only selfish acts in the end. Selfish acts taken without the consideration of those consequences in the end. 

As her gem becomes purified once more, she discards of the grief seed before finally speaking up at last, a heavy sigh leaving her before she starts. “ I had wished for their happiness … my families … ”

    ✬✧ —After listening to her fellow Magical Girl’s tale, Aqua shakes her head. ❝ You made your wish for someone else. Let me guess... Kyubey told you they were selfish? ❞ The situation seems somewhat familiar, seeing as Aqua also made her wish for someone else. Three others actually and the wish went awry. Aqua claims no fault for it, and in that she is able to stand confidently. 

    There was only one part of this whole, contract business, that she claims responsibility for but before she decides to spill all this to the other-- she must know more of the other’s intentions. Or at least-- keep it to herself until she knows the time is right. ❝ Or someone else did, because of their words. Does that sound about right? ❞

[bubblymage]

gamenu‌:

         “Ya press tha buttons ta make tha character on tha screen move! Ya can swing yer sword, pu’ up yer shield…’er talk ta tha book spirits fer help.”

    ✬✧ —Aqua looks back down at the device in her hand, wondering what all these buttons were for. She struggles to figure out how to hold it. Up until the controller finally sat comfortably in between her palms. Aqua presses the buttons as told, looking back and forth from the controller to the screen to figure out what was happening. 

    ❝ Huh... interesting. ❞ Technology... certainly has come a long way, but for something like this?  ❝ well they jumped... ❞ She murmurs, now moving the circular wiggling... stick. It clicks once again and the process repeats with each button. ❝ And what’s this about book spirits? ❞

[bubblymage]

valorxdrive‌:

♕ - Her formal answer leaves him at a impasse. No poking, no prodding, it felt difficult to truly speak with her while having the notion he might accidentally step over a rougher patch of a subject. So he yields, following the order for the time being as he retreats to the ivory tower that has become their base of operations. That name she mentions warrants enough weight alone to consider.

What his presence through thought alone creates is difficult to describe. Part of him gets seized with a primal like fear as the rest boils down into a rage eagerly awaiting to be tempered, another end of him wants to know what remotely good reason could be held for all of this madness.

”Sorry.. Didn’t mean to get sudden with that. Things have just been feeling heavy.” He murmurs while silently reflecting. Just what could he do to break the ice on this matter? Thoughts couldn’t keep up with the impulses of the heart as he spoke without realizing. “And you look like you’re feeling down.”

    ✬✧ —Sora’s mannerisms are almost identical to her treasured friend. The one who remains asleep in the Chamber of Awakening. Aqua would soon be heading out to wake him, hopefully. Master Yen Sid was making the proper preparations for her, making sure that Ventus’s awakening would be safe and that he would stay out of Xehanort’s grasp. In fact... it is almost as if she could see Ventus’s image within Sora but just before she can fully recognize the image- it returns back the spikey haired brunet boy.

    ❝ I know you mean well Sora, it’s alright. ❞ Though perhaps... Ventus as well is trying to reach out, through Sora. There’s a familiarity in his tone and his body language. Would Ventus be able to hear her if she talks about it? Would it be too much of a risk? She doesn’t know... but perhaps... it’s better to talk to someone about it before she may lose the chance to. 

    ❝ I suppose... I could use a listening ear. ❞ She starts, ❝ But let us find a more suitable spot to talk. ❞ Outside of the tower would work just fine, behind the bushes overlooking the vast sunset-colored space. If anyone drew near she would be able to hear and the grass was comfortable in that particular spot.

    Aqua walks over to the spot and takes a seat, patting the spot next to herself for Sora. ❝ You truly wish to hear the worries of... ❞ A master... no. Could she consider herself one? ❝ someone who could have done a better job to prevent all this...? ❞

[bubblymage]

@keywielded​ ft. ( ✬ )

❛ i’d like to think i could be. ❜  but he still feels some guilt over the colossal failure of his mark of mastery test. had it not been for riku…who knows what would have happened to him? he tries not to dwell on it, but sometimes reality eclipses hope. ❛ i guess the king told you about how i failed my test, huh? ❜

    ✬✧ —Even though the boy in front of her clearly was not in the mood for it, Aqua could not help but laugh. She’s quick in her attempt to stifle her giggles as she hides her widening smile behind the back of her hand. Goodness. He’s almost the spitting image of someone she remembers fondly. 

    ❝ I’m sorry. It’s just-- I know of someone else who failed their Mastery Exam who has felt what you’re feeling now. ❞ Another brunet. ❝ You remind me of him... a bit. He was very hard on himself too... ❞

[bubblymage]

“Your mouth tells me one thing, but your eyes tell me another.” (Maybe Riku senses Aqua is still suffering even though she insists she is fine?)

SAINTCAFFEINATED’S TYPOGRAPHY | @lightandthedarknxss

    Aqua’s head cants to the side slightly and she wonders what it was about her eyes that gave it away. Though she appreciates the observation and implied concern, Aqua simply cannot divulge her feelings to another. Not easily and certainly not to someone her junior. The last thing she wants to do is burden him with her own shortcomings. 

    ❝ It’s alright. ❞ She laughs. Aqua at least can respect Riku’s ability to observe. ❝ I assure you, I’m fine. ❞

[bubblymage]

valorxdrive‌:

♕ - He wasn’t sure what it was with today’s scrimmage yet something was off. Was he imagining things with their exchange of strikes? Aqua’s clear gauge in experiment even allowed her body to move even if the internal flame lacked. That was exactly what the Keybearer picked up on with each clash of mythical metal. To his surprise the mere fact he couldn’t get close without using high caution was a testament to her ability.

An awkward silence falls as she draws their session short. The reply from his end would be different from the childish groan or a dramatic cry of ‘finally!’ Those concerned eyes of his were silently studying her in an attempt to find the words.

“Stance, right..”

Would she get angry if he were to prod on the matter? He knows he has a habit of following too close with his heart and going by those impulses. Yet to just leave her silently to her devices didn’t feel right here either. “Hey. Uhh.. You mind if we could straighten a bit more than just that?” What kind of segue into a new topic was that? Finesse wasn’t exactly at the top of his list as he respectfully meets her eye to eye. “There isn’t anything big that’s about to happen is there? I feel like we’ve hardly got into the ocean crashing part of our rounds.”

    ❝ Pardon? ❞ Aqua was just about ready on her way back to Master Yen Sid’s tower, but pauses upon hearing Sora’s query. Was there more to straighten out? Aqua couldn’t recall any more problems coming up in that session, or anything more that could be cause for alarm. Then again she may have failed to notice, seeing as she had her mind on other matters. 

    ❝ Mm... Aside from the confrontation with Xehanort...? ❞ Of course the War is what everyone is worried about. It looms over the horizon, close and ever closer like a shadow in the corner of their eyes. 

    ❝ No. Nothing that needs to be brought up. ❞ Aqua answers. She had her own problems to think about, but she wasn’t about to bring them up to Sora. The poor boy already had enough on his plate and his focus needs to be on his training.