unspoken requiem for a river of tears

a personal blog. self-indulgent, random & emotional at times. call me aika. art blog: adoranoctua. strawpage + links

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study #1. original layout by @/nothin.last4ever on IG.

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been seeing sortr on my feed and decided to try it out for fun ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ

it’s predictable who my #1 and #2 is. I love both Leon & Claire, but our resident pretty boy has a special place in my heart.

it’s not obvious, but I really like Luis Serra (remake). to me, his character and story was well-written and detailed (if you make an effort to collect documents), and his personality is just so endearing. I miss him so. </3

as for ships, well…

I could re-do it, but the Top 3 is pretty accurate and interchangeable based on my mood, so… I’ll leave it be.

this is what my irl friend has to say about it:

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whenever I have meetings with my teammates who are fully Japanese, I feel like an odd spot.

by physical appearance and legal name, I’m Japanese. but because I’m half and can’t articulate 日本語 properly, I also feel like a puzzle piece that’s the right shape, but positioned incorrectly.

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Leetle Leons for your viewing pleasure

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I'm really starting to like the idea of being more discreet about my favorite cc x cc ships and investing more time on oc x cc (aka. my Leon/Nightingale) and solos

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my ALL CAPCOM cleon acrylic standees have arrived last night! ﾊﾟﾁﾊﾟﾁﾊﾟﾁﾊﾟﾁ

the iridescent design is reaaaally pretty irl. the photo doesn’t do it justice. I definitely think that out of all the acrylic standees I’ve bought from the official store, these are the best because of the colors and clear print. Leon’s cool, and Claire? she looks especially gorgeous. I know she’s seemingly being forgotten by the Capcom marketing team in recent merchandise, but y’know what, this exists, and I couldn’t be more happier.

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been playing RE0 (on-and-off) and so far it’s… definitely a bit more challenging than RE1. the idea of switching between two characters is fun, don’t get me wrong, but it can be tricky. Rebecca is a cutie, and Billy? pretty hot I’m ngl 🫪 he’s an interesting guy.

there was this one moment that caught me off-guard during my fight with the scorpion. 😭 please excuse my ugly laugh.

I literally went

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today was officially my first day at my new job as a studio artist!! (feeling tired already)

I brought kwek-kwek Leon and a Shika Omamori as my support charm 🟠🦌

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All the trauma just came crashing down on them after Raccoon City.

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I swear I planned something fluffy but I read @silvercap's fic and I was inspired to do some angst and whump instead.

As always, special thanks to @loveiscosmicsin and @theycallmedarling for the support and for patiently checking my grammar.

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RESIDENT EVIL: DEATH ISLAND

"Yeah, well... it's a livin'."

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🎚️ Five Albums To Know Me 💽

Totally not starting this tag game because I want album suggestions

If you could suggest five albums that are important to you, you relate to, or just really really like, what albums would you go with? I'll go first!

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust (Bowie, 1972)

River of Dreams (Billy Joel, 1993)

Wild Mood Swings (The Cure, 1996)

Twilight (bôa, 2000)

Pretty. Odd. (Panic at the Disco, 2008)

Tagging :; @theinterpretingbookworm @ethereity-lily @rio1517 @afteritwasred @rockstar-vamp @professor-winter @girlygirlxoxosstuff @averysmallcetacean @/open

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sankyuu for the tag @terubakudan ( ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)ഒ hope you’ve been well too!!

Pale Blue (Kenshi Yonezu - 米津玄師) 🇯🇵

favorite track: Pale Blue ♡ If someone were to ask what album would best describe me, it would be this one. melancholic, bittersweet.

Best of Fujii Kaze (Fujii Kaze) 🇯🇵

favorite track: 満ちていく ♡ his songs are full of whimsy, love and healing. comfort artist fr.

Ado’s Best Adobum (Ado) 🇯🇵

favorite track: ギラギラ ♡ powerful, loud, and emotional, Ado’s songs give me the release I need when I feel frustrated and weak.

Expedition 33 OST (Lorien Testard) 🇫🇷

favorite track: Aline ♡ I don’t need to understand French to know how emotional and beautiful this soundtrack is.

Sanctuary (Tomorrow x Together - TXT) 🇰🇷

favorite track: Forty-One Winks ♡ listening to this album always gives me good vibes.

I’m too shy to tag anyone but if you see this and wanna share your own list, feel free to! ( ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)ഒ

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wings of requiem

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fun fact:

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after three long years, I finally came back to Genshin Impact in hopes of getting Lohen.

and I think this game is trying to seduce me to be a regular player again cuz I got my guy and his signature weapon in only 30 pulls (50-50).

this was crazy cuz I’d often reach hard pity and lose 50-50 before. anyway, I wasn’t really in the mood to catch up to the main story quests (I stopped at Fontaine) so I went straight to Lohen’s story instead.

there were a number of aspects that changed since I left, and I’m glad there were improvements in the way the narrative was told. more dynamic cuts, more clear, expressive dialogues… Varka even made a unique funny face, which caught me off guard!

lmao it’s so funny to see Diluc’s goofy ass model beside Varka, who definitely has more details in his hair. CAN SOMEONE GIVE HIS NOSE MORE DEFINITION??

I didn’t expect to get hooked, but I’m not gonna lie, Lohen’s story was well done and it only made me like him more!! 🫪🫪🫪 I love me a rather unhinged guy who still manages to be human, and is pretty aware of his limits despite desiring power and control. I know some players want him to be bad, but to me, he occupies a unique spot where he definitely has red flag traits but is still firmly holding onto his sense of identity and sanity.

if he’s a straight out bad guy, it’d be sooo boring to me. this current Lohen is interesting. I like him.

(also this part of the story is super duper cute)

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wings of a valkyrie

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my bestie made a Leon mii on her Tomodachi island after she made me (Aikamii) and my other friends + TXT

her version of Leon is really cute and we immediately gave him the police cap since it was available at the store 🥹🥹 he kinda likes to chase characters around lmao

UPDATE: AIKAMII FELL IN LOVE WITH LEON MII I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS

update (2): Leon Kennedy is making a plea to support Leon Kennedy.

update (3): Aikamii is trying too hard to impress this guy (it worked)

update (4): Aikamii is yearning for the white man's presence (unfortunate). she has now dreamed of them running in the beach sunset. Aikamii....

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