Masquerade Kiss 💋 Guide to read the Main & Special stories in the chronological order!
➡ TL;DR: You don't know which special stories to read in-between the main stories. Here is my non-official guide for that. There will be future updates depending on new story releases or mistakes.
I'm sending millions of thank yous to @himawari-akemi who kindly helped me organize all the stories in the most logical order possible. We worked hard to make this useful for us and anyone that needed this.
Disclaimer: I didn't and couldn't rely on all of Love365's dates of release to rank the stories. Instead, I tried to put them in an order that followed the timeline as accurately as possible, and tried to take into consideration the natural flow of the story as much as possible. This ranking might not be 100% accurate, as it's not official. Future updates are possible if it turns out there is a mistake in the ranking, or when future stories will be released.
SEASON 1
SEASON 2
SEASON 3
SEASON 4
SEASON 5
*Stories located in the grey area aren't translated yet. Their titles might change in the future.
After getting some asks about the chronology in the past, and pulling my own hair out over it myself, here it is! I hope this can be of use to some people, especially newer readers.
On a side note, Voltage has been contacted to potentially add information about the dates of release of each story to help readers with their progression of the stories.
They have taken into consideration this request and sent it over to the production team. In the meantime, here is the guide in case nothing is implemented into the app.
there's currently a Fanart and Fanfiction contest for Love 365 titles going on in our Discord Server
Did you ever feel like creating a fanfiction or a fanart but somehow lacked motivation to follow through? Here's your chance to work on them, with some prizes to incite your creative drive~
Prizes:
1. Place: 1 Main Story + His Pov + Epilogue
2. Place: 1 Main Story + His Pov
3. Place: 1 Main Story
Prizes will be given out separately for Fanarts and Fanfictions.
Conditions:
Join us over at https://discord.gg/voltageinc and introduce yourself.
Post all of your finished artworks in the thread Love 365 Winter Contest 23 including the hashtag: #L365WinterContest23 to validate your entry!
Go ham with your entries, the more unique the better. It can be festive, funny, spicy, colorful, romantic, abstract. We look forward to your creativity! Everything Love 365 related works.
Multiple Entries per person are allowed
Both traditional and digital artworks are fine, it should just be more than a sketch
Fanfictions should be more than 1000 words
Feel free to publish your creations in the process or afterwards so everyone gets to enjoy some more Voltage content~
Deadline of entries will be on the Sunday, January 14th 23:59
Have fun creating, I'm excited to see what you all come up with!
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the long road / kamisato ayato ( genshin impact )
( i write to you in strings ; RED,
but this is me, the truth of me, as i do so :
broken by the act, in the palm of your hand. )
a/n: quote by amal el-mohtar. arranged marriage au.
ONE. seldom does love have a place in politics : a game of life and death, a means of greed & corruption and everything in between. good intentions remain stagnant in liminal spaces, unwelcomed, unwanted, and unnoticed, overridden by a poison that even the strongest succumb to.
love is not found in politics. you imagine you will learn this the hard way, as will he.
you sit across the head of the kamisato clan, fingers twitching, hands politely folded in your lap as you fight the urge to rip apart the intricate fabric sought out for this momentous occasion.
love is not found in politics, you warn yourself, because that's all this is : politics. there is no joy to be found in this meeting, only first impressions and power plays. the corners of your lips curl into something practiced and perfected over and over again, even through the falling of tears birthed from sorrow and hatred.
yet there is something so gentle about ayato's expression that makes you wonder, makes you even more cautious and guarded than before. there's a spark of surprise that adorns his countenance at your expression, but he knows there is little happiness in such formalities.
ayato smiles, almost forced, and you try not to think about how you may have seen something so kind and genuine in it.
love is not found in politics. you will be sure to remember that.
( you almost think you hate kamisato ayato, and he knows this. )
TWO. in youth, you desired happiness and freedom. in youth, you knew you would not get it.
even if you were raised with love and affection and adoration, taught elegance and acknowledged with reverence, what would any of it have mattered anyway if your life was never meant to be yours?
you stand before each other, little distance between bodies cloaked in ceremonial attire. melancholy fills your heart, the tidal waves crashing ever so gently with realization that this is what your life has become and what it was always supposed to be.
you are married to kamisato ayato now. you imagined you would feel something more than a torment of defeat and regret on the day of your marriage.
you watch yourself in the reflection of purple eyes, catch sight of a longing that you wish was not yours. perhaps it is the longing for another, ayato realizes, but it is not him.
( he is sorry. he hopes, somehow, to walk down the path to a happy ending with you. )
THREE. life in the estate is more peaceful than you expect. ayato is not one for public appearances, so rarely is it that you have to stand at his side, head held high with poise and regard. you don't expect to interact with him unless deemed necessary because of this, but even then, his absence has not gone unnoticed. you're not sure why you're still surprised; ayato's shoulders weigh heavy with responsibility. you don't expect to be a priority by any means.
thoma notices this, tries to patch things up before they break entirely ( even if it's not his place. even if it's not his place, he thinks, because there's supposed to be a happy ending to these things ).
"my lord has been busy lately, you see."
thoma is quick to present his loyalties to you, always taking what little time he has to make sure you're alright ( which says a lot, considering that he's always on the go, finding something productive to do, even when he's completed everything on his mental task list already ).
he looks at you, visage radiant as ever, but somewhere in his eyes, there is an uncertainty. he treads carefully.
"he's been asking me to check on you when he can't, but lately, he's been so occupied with--"
"thoma," your voice is quiet, lacking malice, but he still grimaces ever so slightly, "what's wrong?"
he's overstepping his bounds, isn't he? he is. but maybe this is worth it, he decides, hopeful.
"he's got a good heart, you know. i can tell he wants to be happy with-- er-- he wants you to be happy, is what i'm saying. so... i hope you can consider him."
he almost winces at your silence. his lips part, an apology dancing on the tip of his tongue, but when you offer a tender smile, reluctant in its ways but understanding, he knows that there will be golden days, eventually.
( eventually, you'll get there. you'll be happy someday, together. he swears by this. )
FOUR. the head of the clan is full of mysteries, unreadable and readable, intentions known and hidden all the same. ayato is the first to reach out-- perhaps out of obligation or pity, you're not sure.
you don't trust it at first-- the way he seeks you out frequently nowadays, his approach gentle and welcoming in nature. you remind yourself of thoma's words, allow yourself to wonder if he had meant to find time with you before, had it not been for his never ending duties.
from meals eaten together to daily discussions of recent events, ayato discovers you are kinder than you let on. granted, he recalls, that the foundation of your relationship was purely one of convenience, it would only be natural of you to be guarded-- angry, even, at him, or at anyone, in truth.
"thank you." he tells you one night, breaking your trance as you watch the steam rise from the tea cup in your hand. ( that's his favorite one, the once shattered porcelain pieced together through gold and made to be whole once more. how beautiful are the things that are eventually bound together ).
"for what?"
he hums thoughtfully, indulges in the warmth that greets his body when he takes a sip of the tea.
"for indulging me with your companionship."
your lips twitch. ayato sees this. his smile grows slightly. he hopes to cherish this moment for a lifetime.
something akin to fondness grows in your heart, gnaws away at the slight disdain that has stained the crimson blood that flows through it.
( you think there are surely better things to do than to force something out of this thing you call a marriage, but you would be lying if you did not feel something different, then and there. )
FIVE. diplomacy is meant to be a challenge, the delicate push and pull with underlying tension and game of intimidation a beastly being. it is nothing you're unfamiliar with, but there is something very knowing and heavy when you now represent the kamisato clan. you're no longer someone who carries your former family name anymore, but now, his, instead.
ayato knows of your discomfort even when you do not voice it. after months and months of a marriage where you are slowly transitioning from strangers to acquaintances to something more, he likes to think that he knows you, whether it's in the small things or the more significant ones. he's always been one to read another's language well, observe them keenly, and know their reactions like they are his own.
he doesn't stray from your side, even in the midst of strangers who desire his attention and focus. his hand rests on the small of your back, touch comforting in a trust that i am here with you. i will not leave your side, and maybe there's a forever in that, but maybe you're reading too much into this, mistaking his kindness as something else. you try not to think about it too much, but the way your brows furrow slightly gives you away.
"thank you," is all you can manage to say, and now you are the one who speaks words of appreciation, "for staying with me."
ayato's laugh is soft and wonderful; you always notice this when you hear it. he doesn't ask what you're thinking about, but he knows, and should you ever dare ask him what your existence means to him, then he would, undoubtedly, tell you the honest truth : that he wishes for your happiness, wishes to be with you, and hopes that there will be a love found in this marriage, whether it was proposed through genuine intentions or not.
but you don't ask, and he doesn't expect you to. instead, the back of his hand grazes against yours in the knowing of it all, and how comforting it is, to know that another can feel almost like home. your fingertips brush-- a ghost of a touch, light as a feather, but heavy in meaning.
"will you walk with me?"
he smiles at you, and you realize it is kinder, sweeter, than the one you saw when you first met. perhaps it has always been genuine, after all. you inhale deeply, feel the binds of reluctance and fear fade into oblivion. it remains, static in a way, but you think the fear will always be there, somehow. but it's always better to jump before you're pushed, and maybe if it's with him, then it will be well worth it.
"i will." you tell him, and your fingers lace together, intertwine into something that leads to a better beginning and ending. "i'll walk with you, ayato."
( because there is tenderness to be found in the reverie of two hearts, and with your hand in his, ayato knows that the road to a brighter future starts with you. )
Hi friends! My otome discord server is hosting a fan art competition over their favorite anime/otome character!
I’ve copied and pasted our invite along with the rules below! Join our server and compete in our event, it’ll be fun :)
For newbies, this discord is for ALL otome (mobage, pc, console) and we have a Genshin Impact section, Manga/manhwa/manhua, kpop, nsfw, and other games section! It’s an all you can eat server.
CLICK HERE FOR INVITE TO SERVER
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Good day friends! We are going to hold a fun event that I hope you guys will join. It will be a fan-art event of your favorite anime/otome character. The event starts today and ends on FEBRUARY 17th, 2022. This is so everyone won’t feel pressured and have time to draw out their fan art
RULES
1. NSFW is not allowed, use your own judgement
2. Art work must be submitted by Feb 17th, 2022 in events
3. It must be of an anime or otome character
4. No plagiarism or copying & pasting someone else’s artwork. (this should be a given)
5. No edits
6. It can be any form of media (aside edit) such as, mixed media, traditional, sketch, digital, etc
Prizes
1st - $15 gift card of your choice (itunes, amazon, visa, etc) and made into server icon
2nd - A month of nitro
3rd - a hug, that’s all I can afford.
How we will determine the winners
We will post an anonymous poll/survey with the creator/artist’s name. You will submit your vote. Yes, you can vote for more than one. It will remain completely anonymous. This way, no one feels obligated to vote for a friend.
The progression of their relationship was really nice!! It felt right and the growing romance is adorable! Both didn’t realize they need each other and their strengths allowed the other to feel reassured and safe.
Yuri’s MS was very good. I was expecting something entirely different but glad this was the result. The progression and development of their relationship was beautiful and while Yuri has communication issues, he’s working hard to overcome that. And MC.. kudos to being strong and knowing what’s good for herself 👌🏻
