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dual-muse ventus-vanitas and heartless au blog. canon-divergent. loved by kai. 21+ only. nsfw/dark themes. singleship. not spoiler-free. please read rules before interacting.

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#music;; kingdom hearts themes

strelitziareginaee

✿*ﾟ‘ﾟ･ Based off of this {@dxrk-storm}

Poor Strelitzia can never escape him!!

#bird0fparadiseflos #veni;; a dark storm #strelitzia;; a crushed bloom #look at this feral boi #look at this poor precious stalker #i mean pretty redhead #being menaced by a stray cat #this is what happens when you leave catnip outside sora!!!

soaring-aurora

i'll reshape you into a form that we can defeat

even if it costs me my life

#oh #well #call me a nobody because there goes my heart #ouch #8')#ventus;; vibrant breeze

What would you say is the most unique trait about your character?

@twilitnobody and @bird0fparadiseflos wanted to know Kai's thoughts!

I want to say maybe Veni's internal; struggle--and what ultimately results from it (over a period of time). He's sort of similar to Roxas and Sora in the sense of two very distinct halves return to one whole, but in Veni's case, neither side is willing to relent, nor do they even share the same values after all they've been through. That, and the "battle" they still wage isn't a subtle, quiet one--both halves at this stage still actively hear and "talk" to each other.

But the most fun and unique thing about it is how this always eventually gives way to Veni, and how he eventually stops thinking of himself as either Ventus or Vanitas and starts seeing them as completely different people from himself. The mysteries and nature of the heart and what creates/defines them is a common theme in Kingdom Hearts and one I adore, and I think Veni's journey stands apart from others a bit, too, given that his is the result of two distinct hearts clashing, more or less.

#ooc;; words from the heart #this one actually made me have to think really hard gjbdlbsv #answered;;

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@litoredeem wanted to know Kai's thoughts!

1.) What made you pick up this character?

So, fun fact. I actually used to roleplay as Vanitas on Facebook before migrating to Tumblr, and I was originally going to roleplay as him when I did. But because of some bad experiences (the reason I migrated), I was extremely insecure in my ability to portray him, and at the time, oh boy, was there no shortage of Vanitas roleplayers. I didn't want to change characters entirely, though, so I fished around for some ideas, and after a little browsing around, I found pretty much no one played Ventus-Vanitas. And it ended up being so much more fun than I anticipated when I realized how much potential for nuance and depth I could give him, and it let me explore a new muse without having duplicate anxiety, and helped build my confidence back up big time. :)

5. ) What’s the best thing about the fandom?

The fandom is creative as fuck. Have you seen some of the fanart this fandom produces?? The zines??? The fanfics??? The music????? Like, holy shit! And I just discovered modding communities for the PC versions of the game, freaking Dissidia 012, and even Minecraft and Skyrim! That's not even mentioning the RPC we got going here. The fandom has some really passionate and creative people in it and man, sometimes it's legitimately awe-inspiring how one little story about a kid, a dog, and a duck has really spurred so many to make such amazing things. The story's not so little anymore, but still.

9. ) Have you tweaked the character from canon? If so, what did you tweak?

Definitely. Not accounting for the canon-divergence where Aqua doesn't beat him, one of the biggest tweaks I've given Veni is a more nuanced portrayal of two hearts fighting for control. In the games, Vanitas was shown to be the one completely in control of Ventus' body, but I personally disagree with this given that the X-blade's forging was supposed to be the result of two equally powerful hearts clashing--having one overpower the other, to me, seemed to kind of contradict that. That, and I very much was influenced by anime and other media such as Yu-Gi-Oh where a distinct light and dark side were both present in an individual and often fought for control over the vessel, which I've always found to be a fun dynamic.

#ooc;; words from the heart #answered;;

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I didn’t know what mood i wanted to draw so i did both!

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dxrk-storm

@bird0fparadiseflos @uncannymaster

#huehuehue #B3

mushroom-winners-proof

you’d think he’d be happy to see ven but i dunno if you could really call him ‘ven’ anymore actually

#terra;; unshakeable earth #veni;; a dark storm #huehuehue--

twilitnobody

@dxrk-storm says: ❝ i’m in here. i’m inside this body. there’s still a person in here and it’s mine. it’s my body. i’m tired of so many people acting like it isn’t. ❞ (( it was either this or “fucking dumbasshole” so i flipped a coin ))

( magnolia castillo sentence starters )

♡ ――― “I’m in here. I’m inside this body,” Venitas says thickly, staring out to the ocean neither of them really know.

Roxas pushes his knees to his chest as he sits on the sand overlooking this world he only knows from dreams–all the little secrets and every stranger he knows their name, despite never meeting them in real life until now. It’s so weird to know about the Secret Place despite the way he avoids it. It’s so surreal the memories he has of every grain of sand here… it leaves him reeling to know everything about a place he’s never really been.

“There’s still a person in here and it’s mine. It’s my body,” he continues on beside Roxas, his voice crumbling ash and bittersweet recollections.

Roxas used to say things like this, but somewhere along the way he stopped fighting against Sora and this life Roxas crams himself into because it’s easier than being alone. Easier to smile blandly and eat ice cream despite the way the hate festers inside his new heart. Roxas used to say things like this too, but when did he give up on his right to exist?

“I’m tired of so many people acting like it isn’t,” Venitas finishes with an angry clip.

Roxas stares at that ocean lapping and churning forever in front of him. And all he can see is a little Sora splashing among those sweeping waves with Riku and Kairi, all smiles and giggles and glittering happiness Roxas can never hold…

“You can’t blame them,” Roxas replies with a bitter, breathless chuckle. “They knew Sora first.”

Roxas turns his head to burn his blue eyes Venitas’ way, his lips pressed before he spews out such a hateful truth.

A truth Roxas learned a long time ago.

“They’ll only see Sora when they look at you. When they want to say your name, his name comes out of their lips instead. On this world, all they know is him…”

Roxas sighs, shrugging a little helplessly.

“We’ll always be the secondhand copies of him here…” Roxas mutters. “But somewhere else, somewhere far away… maybe there’s a chance they never met Sora. Maybe there… we could be our own people. I’m so tired… I’m so tired of walking in Sora’s shadow. Every time they look at me… all they want to see is another perfect replica of their dull, ordinary friend they already know. Anything they don’t know… that could be dangerous.”

Roxas grips his knees then, shaking his head.

“One day I’m going to leave this world and I’ll make the universe realize the truth: my heart always belonged to me! No one else. I still believe that, even after everything…”

And they watch the waves together among the bloody hues of a sinking sun, burning alive as they sit with the shadows of a world that will never know them completely…

#saved;;#just gonna #casually save this #i'm not crying ur crying #TAT

lakemojave

I annoy you so much it makes you wanna have sex with me

#тнє ѕυη тнє мσση тнє ѕтαяѕ (veni x sasaki)#dichotomouskey #LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL--#veni vc: who me? never

Send me “⋫” for a memory of someone they hate

@dichotomouskey looked into Veni's memories...

He was lying there in the dirt, facedown. Useless. Weak. Pathetic. A boot connected with his side with a sickening thud, and he groaned pitifully, his eyes barely fluttering open. Thud. Louder this time. Louder he groaned. There would be bruises there come morning, but he was barely conscious enough to care.

His fist clenched as another blow struck him. "You're pathetic. Useless! You could've been powerful, but you're just a coward." Those words were the worst part, stinging like knives into his skin as Unversed twitched about like they were laughing. If only he'd been stronger, if only he'd been less afraid!

Why? Why? What do you want from me?! As much as he wanted to scream the words, they simply wouldn't come. Only more Unversed did if he dared, and he was tired of them. So, so tired.

And it was all Ventus' fault.

Vanitas readied his foot for another blow, but a hand seized him by the scruff and flung him aside. He glared up, and Master Xehanort glared back. Ventus lay motionless in the dirt, barely conscious as always, and Vanitas trembled with rage.

But the Master's silence spoke volumes. Even as the Unversed--his curse, because Ventus was weak and pathetic and cowardly and stupid, stupid, stupid!--twitched about, reflecting his eagerness to remove that stain from existence, Vanitas refrained.

Master Xehanort glanced at the creatures around him, then silently swept away with Vanitas' other half into a Corridor. And in the silence, Vanitas screamed.

He was weak and pathetic, just like Ventus.

#ic;;#answered;;#tw: abuse #tw: self-harm #does this #count as self harm???#imma tag it anyway jic #veni bby 8')#why u like this

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Sasaki sent 👋 to ruffle Veni's hair!

"Ahhh! No! Sasaki--!" Curse him and his unfair height advantage! Veni tries and fails miserably to stifle laughter as Sasaki wrangles him into a hold, the smaller male struggling to break free as those knuckles dig into his scalp. A classic noogie. Veni wheezes with joy, cackles from deep in his belly making it harder to wiggle his way out of the brunet's strong arms.

And if that wasn't bad enough, Shadow seemed to be in on the game, too, as a tendril wrapped around Veni's waist. "Noooooo! No fair! That's cheating!" Veni protested, his grin never failing.

But Sasaki seems intent on holding him here and ruffling up his hair for a good long while. Veni has no choice but to submit to being pulled down on top his partner at the other's whim, and he half-heartedly kicks his legs in the air and continues to squirm. "You--! I'll get you for this!!" The blush on his face and the tears in the corners of his eyes from laughing so hard promise that he'll return the favor one day.

#ic;;#answered;;#тнє ѕυη тнє мσση тнє ѕтαяѕ (veni x sasaki)#dichotomouskey #these two TAT #SO MUCH CUTE I CAN'T HANDLE IT

chreian

"I've been hearing these little voices in my head lately..."

#self-portraits;;#vanitas;; emptiness riven #ventus;; vibrant breeze #forge the queue-blade!

dichotomouskey

🎧🎧🎧!!! 8D

The door to his room is locked, not only with his bed mattress against the damn door but a good slab of Darkness to keep it glued shut. Now, this wasn't to keep Venitas out; it was to keep Sasaki INSIDE. This morning, oh damn, that stupid, arrogant, blonde pretty boy- TCH! How could he?! Sasaki takes a deep breath, remaining sprawled out on the floor as he reaches for his dingy, crappy headphones, slinking them on as he taps rapidly at his Gummiphone's screen. He presses the play button, grabbing a pillow over his face and screaming into it.

HOWCOULDTHATBASTARDEATTHERESTOFTHEFRUITYPEBBLES?!