…Or how I think the villains would react to you leaving them. I think they leave us at least temporarily in almost every arc. Let's flip the script.
Jude
He can't believe what he's hearing.
“Tha hell are ya on about?”
His composure’s betraying him, his teeth grinding like sandpaper, his chest unusually painful. In truth, it always hurt, but this…
“I’m leaving.” You repeat yourself, steady hands packing the last of your things into your bag.
And it made sense, afterall. He’d told you to do so. Even still. He was already making plans, lists of places you would go, people to contact to get information. His body ached for you already, his hands tucked deep in his pockets to stop from reaching out.
“Don't” You warn, closing the latch on your bag and tossing it over your shoulder “Don't you dare follow me.”.
A huff and a roll of the eyes, accompanied by flared nostrils and a clenched jaw.
Ellis
“Please. Please, please, please-” The repetition is muffled into the front of your blouse, his long arms caging you to him with all his strength.
“Ellis, you're hurting me-” You try to push him back but his grip is bruising.
“You can't leave me, y/n, please-!” His voice cracked on the plea like he'd just been hit with a whip, a painful whine.
You say his name firmly, gripping his cheeks and forcing him to look at you- maybe a mistake. Big wet eyes and tears flowing freely down porcelain cheeks.
“Ellis, look at you… this isn't good for you” You murmur, swiping at his tears with your thumbs.
“It is! You are! All I want is to-” His protest sounds petulant and pitiful. You feel like you’ve kicked a puppy.
“...make me happy.” You finish “I know. But what about you, huh? Look at what I’ve done to you.”
Harrison
“...Right.” Is the only response you get to your long winded explanation.
He's a stone wall, but inside the axis of his world has snapped. Natural disasters wreck his shores, the ocean swallows him, and everything he’d built. Gravity ceases to exist as he spirals into a supernova of unending grief.
It isn't until he's alone that he loses it. A classic man child crash out that he's disgusted with himself for having, but can't stop it. Blood spattered holes in the walls from the beating they've taken, shattered glass and the en suite bathroom door clean off its hinges. You were right to run, you were right to leave. Look at him.
William
He takes it with grace, but something stirs in his eyes- something awful.
Months pass and you think he's forgotten, but what you don't know is he's become a somehow even more warped version of himself. He rarely uses his power anymore for his kills- coming home bathed in blood, white strands of hair turned a muddy brown and plastered to his forehead. He does everything with his hands. Punching and gouging and crushing anyone who dares piss him off.
Victor tries, but he won't talk about it. Only demands his next mission.
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𝜗𝜚 cw — brief mentions of self-harm and drugs, strangulation.
[BLACK]
My eyes felt all too heavy.
[EYES OPEN → VOGEL SHIP - BLUE ROOM - NIGHT]
(Where am I…)
I slowly opened my eyes to find myself lying on the bed in an unfamiliar room.
(My body…feels heavy.)
Fatigue hit my whole body, I put energy into hoisting my body up.
I went off the bed and tried to stand…but my legs felt weak, and I could barely walk.
(I was made to smell something when I got captured…is it because of whatever that is?)
I leaned against the wall, recalling the events from before I lost consciousness, when all of a sudden from out the window—
Kate: Wha…
[OCEAN - NIGHT]
I saw the ocean— stretching out endlessly in all directions.
(—We're on the sea!?)
Leaning against the window and once again looking out, I confirmed that the only thing really stretching out before me was the night sea.
At some point I realized the ground was swaying somewhat…when the door flew open.
[VOGEL SHIP - BLUE ROOM - NIGHT]
Nica: Ah, you're up. Hi hii, Spatzi.
Kate: Nica…Ring…
Nica: Whoa, you sure seen better days. Is the drug still in your system?
Nica pulled on my arm, bringing me back to the bed.
Kate: Where is this, what happened…
Ring: We're on a boat that Germany's military uses, and you were brought here by Dari.
Ring closed the door and sat on a nearby chair.
Nica: He had said he was going to get Crown and bring them here, so imagine my surprise when he brought a robin back here instead.
Nica sat beside me on the bed, letting out a troubled sigh.
Nica: Say, did you hear what went down during the joint practice?
Kate: Just that England's navy attacked Germany's boat, and that there were fatalities…
Nica: Yep, the cannonball England used ended up hitting Germany's ship.
——Narration——
[LONDON - BEACH SHORE - DAY]
According to Nica, the cannonball that England launched had hit Germany's ship, which was in its direct trajectory,
which then resulted in deaths.
Thankfully help came quickly, so the casualties were kept to a minimum,
but even so, chaos ensued from the some tens of deaths that came out of it.
[LONDON - PORT - DAY]
Victor, along with England's military, tried to calm the situation down.
That said, Germany wasn't inclined to listen…
——End narration——
[VOGEL SHIP - BLUE ROOM - NIGHT]
Nica: And the higher ups in there were all speaking up like, "So this is a declaration of war against Germany."
Nica: So a war's on the verge of breaking out now. Pretty bad, huh.
Nica: At any rate, both countries are out at sea glaring at each other as we speak.
Nica: And this ship is a part of that too.
(Wow, so all that happened…)
I was at a loss for words, when all of a sudden I remembered when I had suspected Darius before I lost consciousness.
Kate: So did Darius have anything to do with this too…?
Nica blinked at my words before giving a wry smile.
Nica: So you'd think, right? I did too. But at least this time, he didn't do anything.
Kate: Huh…
Nica looked over at Ring, who continued from there with a troubled look.
Ring: The one who took the wheel on England's ship ended up getting sniped in the head right before.
Kate: —!?
Ring: It was because of that the trajectory was off, and the cannonball ended up hitting Germany's ship instead.
Ring: Dari never made such orders. It was probably the work of someone else, who wanted to break down the relationship between both countries.
(So, it isn't…Darius' fault…)
That made me somewhat relieved, although right after a new doubt bubbled up.
Kate: But then, who was responsible for that?
The twins exchanged a look.
Nica: …Someone who probably wanted to bring a leaning "scale" back to the center.
Kate: Huh?
Nica: Nothing. Anyway, Germany wasn't behind the assassination.
Nica: If anything, we're the victims. I think whoever was the assassin wanted to push the responsibility on us though.
(Who would do such a thing…)
It seemed the two knew something…but they didn't indulge me in any more.
Ring: …Dari had intended from the start to capture Crown during the joint practice.
Nica: But the fiasco that went down during the practice was all unplanned.
Nica's words…made me regret that I had doubted Darius even more.
(But, thinking on all the things he did up until now, it really couldn't be helped…)
Even so, though, I was the one who said I wanted him to believe me, only for me to doubt him directly.
I felt guilty not being able to believe in Darius as I gripped my skirt.
Nica, unable to continue watching, lightly poked my hand.
Nica: Even so, to think Dari would give up on Cursed ones to bring you instead. (˵ ¬ᴗ¬˵)
Nica: Just what sort of tricks did you have up your sleeve, huh?
Kate: That…
I filled the two in on what happened, and while Ring blinked, Nica started laughing while holding his stomach.
Nica: AHAHA— oh, you're really something else, Spatzi! To do all that to Dari—
Ring: I'm impressed you're still okay. Because, well, because it's Dari, I thought…
Kate: …I also thought it wouldn't work out.
I didn't think Darius would fall for me putting my life on the line,
but I purposely held onto hope, and I just went for it.
But, when Darius put a Cursed one and my life on a scale, he ended up choosing me.
The situation wasn't so ideal, but that truth made me so happy…my lips fell into a smile.
Nica: … (O_O)
Nica: Spatzi, you…
Kate: Yes, what is it?
Man's voice: Apologies for interrupting, but Mister Nica, may I have a bit of your time?
Just then, I heard a voice calling out to Nica from outside.
Nica: Actually, it's nothing. See you later~
Nica never finished what he was about to say as he left the room.
Ring stayed, looking a tad awkward.
Kate: …What happened to Crown?
His expression shifted at my words into something more earnest as he started speaking.
Ring: The three who got attacked are fine. I heard none got injured.
Ring: It's just Vogel got heavily rebuked for what happened to them, so that's why we are away from the palace.
Ring: And while this goes without saying…how relations will go is beyond us.
Hearing the three were fine, I felt relieved when, at the next moment—
I realized the bridge between Crown and Vogel had long been burnt.
(The things that Vogel…or rather, Darius did would not be forgiven.)
But even so, I didn't know what to do to improve the situation.
Ring: So I think Crown won't be able to point fingers at us or lay a hand on us.
Kate: What do you mean by that?
Ring pointed at me.
Ring: Because you became a hostage.
Kate: Huh…?
Ring averted his gaze at my surprise to stare out the window, only moving his mouth.
Ring: When Dari brought you here, this is what he said—
Ring: "If you intervene with what Vogel does, I'll kill her."
Ring: So they didn't make any move. Because…they really care for you.
When I put the knife to my neck, I thought this was all I could do to stop Darius' actions.
(I couldn't do anything but bet my own life for the three's release…)
With a look of slight guilt, Ring stood up.
Ring: We told Crown that you're doing fine for the most part.
Ring: But whether you're let go…depends on Dari.
Ring left the room after Nica…leaving me in the room, staring dazedly at the closed door.
I felt my whole body go pale as a wave of regret hit me.
Kate: …It's my fault.
[BLACK]
The moment those words came out of my mouth, tears were on the verge of falling.
——Flashback——
[CROWN CASTLE - FOREST - DAY]
Darius: So, do you have what it takes to be my pet for life?
When I put the knife to my neck, that was what Darius asked me.
Kate: —Yes. I do.
At that time I had been lost in the moment, so I nodded, thinking if I hesitated in answering for even a moment, he would take the three away.
But…
Darius: Even if I kill you on a whim? Even if I continue saying I can't believe you until you die?
Darius: You might be treated like a tool in bed; your body and heart might break from "comforting" many humans.
Darius: Even then, are you saying you would sacrifice yourself to protect them?
——End flashback——
[VOGEL SHIP - BLUE ROOM - NIGHT]
Thinking back on it now, I might have made the wrong choice.
And if this was the result of that…oh, how foolish I must have been.
(It's just as Darius said.)
Just as he had often said, humans were foolish creatures, and I came to belatedly realize now that I was yet another one of those.
(And it's because everyone cares for me…that they couldn't do anything.)
We had only been together for a month, but Crown had treated me well.
And I, too, had fun spending time with them…perhaps I shouldn't have grown as close to them as I did.
I had taken action to save the three, and yet as a result I had ended up causing trouble to them.
(Was everything I did a mistake…)
I felt guilt, regret, and helplessness close in on me.
Even so, though, Darius remained in my mind's eye—
[BLACK]
Darius had chosen my life; he chose not to throw it away.
That truth made my heart race, even in the worst situation, but at the same time I felt my guilt intensify.
[VOGEL SHIP - BLUE ROOM - NIGHT]
I felt happy, and yet the lack of control I had pained me as I let out a sigh.
All of a sudden, my head raised at the sudden loud sound I heard.
(Wait what, what was that sound!?)
It sounded like someone was hitting a wall, and as it came closer, I—
[1] Pretend to sleep.
[2] Grab a chair to fight back.
[3] Call out. (+4/+4)
Kate: I-is someone there?
??? (Darius): …
Kate: …Darius, is that you?
??? (Darius): …Ugh, you're so annoying, could you not say my name right now? I'm beyond frustrated.
The door opened with force— and there he stood, looking at me with a cold gaze.
Darius: It's your fault all my plans fell apart.
Seeing that quiet expression filled with rage, I was on the verge of backing away, but I somehow managed to hold back the urge and call out his name.
Kate: Darius.
He couldn't conceal his irritation, and hearing his name made his expression more severe.
Darius: I don't remember ever giving you permission to speak. Ahh, but I can allow it, if you don't use any human words.
Darius: See, just like your oh-so-beloved robin. How about you chirp and twitter pii, pii too?
Darius: I'll just kill you the moment I think you're getting noisy though.
I then saw the twins from behind Darius.
I held onto a small hope that they would help me out of this,
but Nica raised both his hands with a light smile before grabbing Ring's arm and leaving.
(They ran away…!)
Darius, who saw me looking at a different place, shot a glare my way.
Darius: And where do you think you're looking? I'm literally right in front of you.
Kate: Ah…um, you know, behind you…
Darius: Yeah, where the twins were. And what of it? Even if they were there, what reason is that to look away from me?
He walked straight toward me before grabbing my cheeks.
Kate: —!
Darius: Look at me. I'm the one who's talking to you now.
His words seemed to contain some obsession, and while that scared me, it also made my heart race—
Kate: …I've always looked at nobody but you.
I stared back at Darius' honey-colored eyes, and after furrowing his brows, he looked fed up.
Darius: No, that's not what I'm saying. Don't bother buttering up to me either.
Kate: I wasn't really trying to do that.
Darius: You're on the sea with nowhere to run, taken here as a hostage, in a ship with nobody but strangers.
Darius: And yet you seem to happily wag your tail at finding me…that's just weird.
(W-weird, he says…)
I was a little shocked, but Darius continued.
Darius: Ahh, but that shallow mindset would probably be fitting of a human.
Darius: I mean, you thought nobody would lay a hand on you, did you?
Kate: What, no…
Darius: No matter what happens to you, Crown won't come. In this boat, no matter what happens, they'll never come to know.
Darius: So unless it's life-threatening, there's no problem whatever you end up going through, now is there?
Darius: After all, you were the one who nodded along to being my pet for life.
His hand that had grabbed my chin slipped down to grab my neck.
[SCREEN FLASHES WHITE]
Kate: —!
With a bright smile, Darius put his other hand on the ribbon of my blouse.
Darius: And that would include if you got disgraced to the fullest, if you had a mental breakdown, or if you were unable to move again.
Darius: If the owner wishes for it, the pet has no choice but to obey.
And then, the hand around my neck tightened.
Darius: Since it's all your fault that everything fell apart.
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🗝️🤍 21 (BlindLove) His Side story 𝜗𝜚 cw — mention of drugs and suicide, thoughts of sexual assault.
——Darius' POV——
[BLACK]
The gulls are flying in the sky.
[VOGEL SHIP - OUTDOOR DECK - NIGHT]
Darius: …
Unaware of what had happened in England, a pair of gulls were frolicking about.
As I looked up at them, I was vaguely thinking whether they were mates.
(A lot happened since this morning.)
From the accident that went down during the joint practice to the plan to capture Crown— or rather, the supposed plan,
because for some reason, I had ended up bringing Kate here instead.
Unable to come up with any explanation for my own actions, I found myself deep in thought when I finally managed to get some free time.
(I had always never cared what happened to the likes of human lives.)
After all, humans were shallow, ugly creatures.
They would betray others at the drop of a hat, play victim without guilt, rule over others, and hurt their own kind.
I hated them so much— I would even go as far to say that humans were the most unsightly beings in the world.
And yet— I found myself choosing a human's life over that of Cursed ones.
I found her annoying, I couldn't believe her, I had thought over and over I should have just killed her, and yet—
I had chosen her.
(…And I couldn't see this future.)
The fact that I couldn't see it, even though it was the worst choice in all angles, meant that maybe it wasn't the "worst" to anybody.
(If I saw what I perceived to be the worst future…I would definitely avoid it.)
It didn't matter if I touched Kate, Nica, Ring, or every member of Vogel.
The fact I couldn't see the worst future where she was here…annoyed me, truly.
(It's all Kate's fault anyway, since she went and did all that.)
What came up next was my displeasure toward Kate, who was still sleeping in the room.
——Narration——
[CROWN CASTLE - FOREST - MONOCHROME]
At that time, that moment…
Her hands that held the knife were trembling.
(It hardly seemed like she would be able to take her own life.)
The others were laughing, nobody taking her seriously.
But— I had realized the blade was in a bad position.
(At that time, Kate had placed it right over her carotid artery.)
(She herself may not have realized, but if she made one wrong step, the wound would be fatal.)
At worst— she could have died by now.
——End narration——
[VOGEL SHIP - OUTDOOR DECK - NIGHT]
That was why I had her inhale that drug, so she wouldn't cause any more havoc. That said—
(I should've just pretended not to realize.)
If only I had ignored the blade's position and just left like that.
After all— from the start, I had never seen the worst future where she took her own life.
(…Well this is frustrating.)
Was that toward myself, or toward Kate and her reckless actions?
I didn't know, but at any rate I felt beyond frustrated as I turned on my heel in irritation.
When I did, some humans of Vogel approached.
Vogel member: Director, thank you for your work. Do you have a bit of time?
The men dragged along the ground as they came, and though I felt fed up, I gave them a smile.
Darius: …Could you keep it short and sweet for me?
At my words the men became restless as they smiled at each other and opened their mouths.
Vogel member: You brought a woman here, didn't you? We heard she was a civilian.
Darius: That she is. And what of it?
Vogel member: Well, um…we were wondering if she wasn't yours already, if we could do what we liked with her?
(…There it is, those lust-driven, inferior humans.) <(ㅍ _ㅍ)>
It was all too common among the military and somewhat large all-male households.
A restrictive lifestyle that was full of rules caused stress to build up, and so these men would seek respite by seeking out women.
If they didn't at least somewhat let out their pent-up feelings, the soldiers' motivation would go down,
so as director, I'd periodically let them do as they wished or assigned them a partner to raise organization's spirits.
(And with how we're in this small boat, an endless tension with a large country, plans failing, among other things…)
It was probably natural for them to want to distract themselves.
However—
Darius: …Kate is my pet.
I had no intention of giving her away.
Vogel member: W-we know! But that woman has good looks, and she's sleeping anyway due to the drug, right?
Vogel member: So we figured now would be the time to do what we wanted. You know?
Seeing him turn to the other men for affirmation, I thought of a gull's nature then.
(Gulls are omnivorous, devouring any food they can get in flocks before leaving.)
Much like— the men before my eyes.
[BLACK]
And the moment I thought of Kate getting dirtied by the likes of these guys— made me want to throw up.
[VOGEL SHIP - OUTDOOR DECK - NIGHT]
Darius: I'll say it one more time then. She is my pet.
When they saw my smile vanish from my face, they let out a gasp.
Vogel member: S-sorry about that. We've overstepped—
[SCREEN FLASHES WHITE]
That moment, I slammed my cane on the railing.
Vogel members: —!!
Darius: …Do you really think the likes of you lot could lay a hand on the one I went out of my way to bring here?
Their expressions were filled with a fear I had never seen up until now, but still, I didn't stop.
Darius: You guys will tell every single one— that Kate is mine.
Darius: I will not allow a single person whatsoever to touch her. If anyone dares to even brush a hair against her—
Darius: I will sink every last one of you in this sea.
[BLACK → VOGEL SHIP - CORRIDOR - NIGHT]
(Ahh, I'm so frustrated.)
Hitting the walls along the corridor, I walked my way to the room she was sleeping in.
When those around me saw me in the state I was in, they looked scared and troubled—
[VOGEL SHIP - BEDROOM - NIGHT]
Darius: It's your fault all my plans fell apart.
[BLACK]
—but Kate, though surprised, was the only one who looked at me with eyes that seemed to sparkle with happiness.
t. b. c ⸝⸝
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NOTE: i am making this note in light of a certain post i saw here recently, but this is just a general reminder that while i do not mind my translations being used to form opinions, positive or otherwise, about darius (i adore analysis posts and the like), i personally do all my translations as a labor of love and do them for both your and my enjoyment. oh, and please credit me if you use my translations 🙇🏻♀️✨
a little fandom etiquette goes a long way, specially in a small fandom like the ikeseries one. maybe people are used to bigger fandom where hate about all characters is posted everywhere all the time (it shouldn't be the case, even then) but in a small fandom it's specially obvious when you find those kinds of posts.
Friendly reminder to all of you out there - while it's okay to dislike a suitor, it's never okay to post hate about a suitor IN HIS TAGS. I know not every suitor is for everyone, but your ick is someone's love. And no one wants to scroll through Tumblr and find hate spewed in his tags.
Here's an idea - the next time you read a route or an event, and a suitor does something that turns your stomach, keep the hateful thoughts to yourself.
Oh...and if your screenshot portions of someone's translations, even if you're doing so with good intentions, please please please credit the translators. Their hard work should not be stolen like that.
Silvio's Curse of Love arc/sequel spoilers + Love Cruise CE !! ⬇️
In as best quality as I could screencap. But my phone's pretty tall so it tends to ruin the card zoom-ins.. why can't they just make them a fixed size like the cg's uugghh
