Shaymeme

I love Kuroe from Magia Record, and my (very crack) OTP is Kuroe x Ashley Taylor - they're just so cute together! Expect cute and fluffy AshKuroe from me :) PFP by @StrawberryW1tch and banner by @HartzDCroix on Twitter.

[flowershopblossom]

Posting a picture of Konomi every day until she gets released in Exedra: Day 192! (Konomi Daily 1030)

[liridus]

It's actually really important to me that one of Sayaka's breaking points was her overhearing men being sexist and gross before absolutely losing it. Because it further emphasizes that Sayaka's main tragedy is not a boy not falling in love with her.

I think you can start applying this to Sayaka's character from when Mami first warns her to be cautious. What Mami tells her about think of why she's making her wish, I think it still applies, but not as her wanting Kyosuke to love her. I think Sayaka wanted to do good for others, but at the end of the day she wanted something out of that, primarily justice, change, a chance to make things better.

Her main tragedy is trying her absolute best to care for people, to be righteous, to use the powers given to her, to carve a better world; but to be given nothing in return. No reward, no foreseeable better future. Just suffering. And her eyes open to the suffering of others just for her to not be able to do anything about. Again and again and again.

And she tries to do this selflessly, like Mami indirectly told her to. To be fine with her efforts not being recognized, to be fine with people finding happiness without her, to be fine with people not respecting her right to make her own decisions. But at the end of the day that doesn't work and it tears her apart.

She wants to do something for the world, and risks her life to do it, the only thing she gets in return is her bodily autonomy being taken away. She's turned into a husk of a soldier without fully knowing what's going on. She's not even the best soldier (like her best friend could be), an average one. And she still tries to use that to keep fighting, because it has to be for a reason. It has to mean something. Because she's essentially given up everything, it has to mean something. It has to help her reach her goals in some way. Right?

It's not just a messed up way to cage her in a system that forces her to add onto the injustice she's fighting against. Right? Right?

(Maybe she calls herself stupid because she thinks she's stupid for trying to change things, for believing that things are capable of change)

[flowershopblossom]

Posting a picture of Konomi every day: Day 814!

[monzenbashi]

Every time I think about Ren, I get a little bummed that f4 plopped her in "fluff" territory and left, instead of leaning into something involving the themes of her doppel:

The Doppel of electronic ordinance. Its form is an electrocardiogram. The master of this emotion uses powerful electrical signals to burn the ill will from its target's body, incinerating its personality along with everything else. Though they are horrified by this Doppel's power, they are also tempted to believe that murder such as this is the only way to put an end to all human ill will. This Doppel also has power over both life and death, and, when it appears, the master's body and soul split apart temporarily, leaving her soul meandering in the space between life and death.

Deep down, as scared as she is to think about it, part of her feels that the world would be a better place if she killed or effectively lobotomized everyone so that they could never do anything bad again. And yet this really never gets brought up anywhere?? Which is a shame, because it's a very cool concept to me.

It's also not something that you typically see with cute little shy characters, either-- they're normally the type to try to see the good in everyone, not the type to go "maybe some people deserve it". It'd make for good internal conflict (Ren has a fairly different personality from Yuu and Shii, and especially Kei, who also have some flavor of "the only recourse for being Bad is death"), as well as potential interpersonal struggles.

It would've been so interesting to see how this sort of buried anger and judgement would have played off of Ren's docile, anxious personality. Even if she would never act on any of the thoughts she has- and even if it would make sense for her to be tempted to lash out after everything she's been through- the fact that she's having these thoughts at all would still frighten her. Between that and how badly she was bullied, I feel like this could've made her more wary about meeting new people-- what if they end up hurting her? What if they find out what she really thinks sometimes? It'd be a lot for someone like Ren to try to process.

We kinda-sorta get a glimpse of it in her MSS, when she tries to kill herself a second time after realizing that sometimes people are just bad out of their own volition, not because of a witch's influence (so humans will continue to do horrible things, no matter how many witches she defeats), but... It never gets explored much beyond that.

[weatherwhim]

In honor of the Catholic Church's new anime mascot, I would like to officially induct Luce into the Characters Named 'Light' Club. As you can see, she is in good company.

[shaymeme]

I would like to propose Licht (light in German) and Lumiere (light in French) from Black Clover!

[wontonsoupinthemorning-deactiva]

message to all bitches

please survive

[serendark]

“I just… remembered how much you care about me, and how happy it makes me. I really appreciate it, y’know?”

My illustration for @shaymeme's fic "Eve of the Nighthawk Star", for the latest @magireco-minibang event!

[shaymeme]

Eve of the Nighthawk Star - an Ashley Taylor x Kuroe fic!

A one shot this time, cuz I'm lazy, lol. This fic was made for the Magia Record EoS mini bang @magireco-minibang! I would like to thank @serendark for the incredible art featured in this one shot, and Abarero the mini bang organizer for the beautiful header!

Link to the fic!

Title - Eve of the Nighthawk Star

Pairings Featured:

Main Pairings: Ashley Taylor/Kuroe (Magia Record)

Side Pairings: None

Genre/Tags:

Magia Record, Fluff, Aged-up Characters, Implied/Referenced Sex, Comfort, Cuddling, Happy Ending, Blorbos are Finally Happy

Major Characters:

Ashley Taylor, Kuroe (Magia Record), Rika Ayano, Ren Isuzu

Rating:

T

Potential Warnings:

None

Summary:

Kuroe’s twentieth birthday is rapidly approaching, and Ashley wants to plan the best birthday ever for her girlfriend! She’s got so many awesome ideas in mind… but why does Kuroe seem so distant all of a sudden? She has to know!

[shaymeme]

Abyss of Leaves - a Black Clover x Magia Record fic!

Chapter three is here! The Abyss of Leaves continues for the Magia Record mini bang @magireco-minibang! I would like to thank @harunakonomi for the incredible art in the chapter, and Abarero the mini bang organizer for the beautiful header!

Link to the final chapter of volume 1!

Title - Abyss of Leaves

Pairings Featured:

Main Pairings: Kuroe (Magia Record)/Ashley Taylor

Side Pairings: None

Genre/Tags:

Magia Record, Black Clover, Alternate Universe, Crossover, angst with comfort.

Major Characters:

Kuroe (Magia Record), Ashley Taylor, Iroha Tamaki, Mitama Yakumo, Kyouko Sakura, Asta (Black Clover), Secre Swallowtail/Nero, Liebe, Mark Francois, Yuno (Black Clover), Luck Voltia, Mami Tomoe

Rating:

Mature (just in case, honestly)

Potential Warnings:

Severe bullying and xenophobia, sanitary (as in, a character gets covered by filth/feces, but not in a sexual/kink/fetish manner)

Summary:

“The leaves of a clover are each said to contain one thing.”

That was what they had told her when she asked them about their magical texts, about "grimoires".

"The first three are given over to faith, hope and love. The fourth is given over to good luck, and in the fifth… there lives the Devil."

That was what they said, and that was what scared her so much. Hikari Kuroe is not from the Clover Kingdom, but tomorrow, she will receive her grimoire, and she has no idea what she will do in the future. Grappling with the love she left in her home country and her past, and the friendship she has in the Clover Kingdom and her present that is filled with difficulties and strife, but beauty of its own, Kuroe is torn between her two halves, past and present, love and hate, light and dark… abyss and ascent. What choices will she make? Where will they lead her?

If the leaves of a clover are each said to contain one thing… then what leaf is she?

[puellamagishowdown]

Round 1, Match 47

Kuroe VS Corbeau

Kuroe

Corbeau

Voting ended onMay 17, 2024

[shaymeme]

Abyss of Leaves - a Black Clover x Magia Record fic!

Chapter three is here! The Abyss of Leaves continues for the Magia Record mini bang @magireco-minibang! I would like to thank @harunakonomi for the incredible art in the chapter, and Abarero the mini bang organizer for the beautiful header!

Link to the fourth chapter!

Title - Abyss of Leaves

Pairings Featured:

Main Pairings: Kuroe (Magia Record)/Ashley Taylor

Side Pairings: None

Genre/Tags:

Magia Record, Black Clover, Alternate Universe, Crossover, angst with comfort.

Major Characters:

Kuroe (Magia Record), Ashley Taylor, Iroha Tamaki, Mitama Yakumo, Kyouko Sakura, Asta (Black Clover), Secre Swallowtail/Nero, Liebe, Mark Francois.

Rating:

Mature (just in case, honestly)

Potential Warnings:

Severe bullying and xenophobia, sanitary (as in, a character gets covered by filth/feces, but not in a sexual/kink/fetish manner)

Summary:

“The leaves of a clover are each said to contain one thing.”

That was what they had told her when she asked them about their magical texts, about "grimoires".

"The first three are given over to faith, hope and love. The fourth is given over to good luck, and in the fifth… there lives the Devil."

That was what they said, and that was what scared her so much. Hikari Kuroe is not from the Clover Kingdom, but tomorrow, she will receive her grimoire, and she has no idea what she will do in the future. Grappling with the love she left in her home country and her past, and the friendship she has in the Clover Kingdom and her present that is filled with difficulties and strife, but beauty of its own, Kuroe is torn between her two halves, past and present, love and hate, light and dark… abyss and ascent. What choices will she make? Where will they lead her?

If the leaves of a clover are each said to contain one thing… then what leaf is she?

[shaymeme]

Abyss of Leaves - a Black Clover x Magia Record fic!

Chapter three is here! The Abyss of Leaves continues for the Magia Record mini bang @magireco-minibang! I would like to thank @harunakonomi for the incredible art in the chapter, and Abarero the mini bang organizer for the beautiful header!

Link to the third chapter!

Title - Abyss of Leaves

Pairings Featured:

Main Pairings: Kuroe (Magia Record)/Ashley Taylor

Side Pairings: None

Genre/Tags:

Magia Record, Black Clover, Alternate Universe, Crossover, angst with comfort.

Major Characters:

Kuroe (Magia Record), Ashley Taylor, Iroha Tamaki, Mitama Yakumo, Kyouko Sakura, Mami Tomoe.

Rating:

Mature (just in case, honestly)

Potential Warnings:

Severe bullying and xenophobia, sanitary (as in, a character gets covered by filth/feces, but not in a sexual/kink/fetish manner)

Summary:

“The leaves of a clover are each said to contain one thing.”

That was what they had told her when she asked them about their magical texts, about "grimoires".

"The first three are given over to faith, hope and love. The fourth is given over to good luck, and in the fifth… there lives the Devil."

That was what they said, and that was what scared her so much. Hikari Kuroe is not from the Clover Kingdom, but tomorrow, she will receive her grimoire, and she has no idea what she will do in the future. Grappling with the love she left in her home country and her past, and the friendship she has in the Clover Kingdom and her present that is filled with difficulties and strife, but beauty of its own, Kuroe is torn between her two halves, past and present, love and hate, light and dark… abyss and ascent. What choices will she make? Where will they lead her?

If the leaves of a clover are each said to contain one thing… then what leaf is she?

[shaymeme]

Abyss of Leaves - a Black Clover x Magia Record fic!

Chapter two is here! The Abyss of Leaves continues for the Magia Record mini bang @magireco-minibang! I would like to thank @harunakonomi for the incredible art in the chapter, and Abarero the mini bang organizer for the beautiful header!

Link to the second chapter!

Title - Abyss of Leaves

Pairings Featured:

Main Pairings: Kuroe (Magia Record)/Ashley Taylor

Side Pairings: None

Genre/Tags:

Magia Record, Black Clover, Alternate Universe, Crossover, angst with comfort.

Major Characters:

Kuroe (Magia Record), Ashley Taylor, Iroha Tamaki, Mitama Yakumo, Konomi Haruna, Mami Tomoe.

Rating:

Mature (just in case, honestly)

Potential Warnings:

Severe bullying and xenophobia, sanitary (as in, a character gets covered by filth/feces, but not in a sexual/kink/fetish manner)

Summary:

“The leaves of a clover are each said to contain one thing.”

That was what they had told her when she asked them about their magical texts, about "grimoires".

"The first three are given over to faith, hope and love. The fourth is given over to good luck, and in the fifth… there lives the Devil."

That was what they said, and that was what scared her so much. Hikari Kuroe is not from the Clover Kingdom, but tomorrow, she will receive her grimoire, and she has no idea what she will do in the future. Grappling with the love she left in her home country and her past, and the friendship she has in the Clover Kingdom and her present that is filled with difficulties and strife, but beauty of its own, Kuroe is torn between her two halves, past and present, love and hate, light and dark… abyss and ascent. What choices will she make? Where will they lead her?

If the leaves of a clover are each said to contain one thing… then what leaf is she?

[shaymeme]

Abyss of Leaves - a Black Clover x Magia Record fic!

Finally, it's ready - my Magia Record x Black Clover crossover fic for the Magia Record mini bang @magireco-minibang! I would like to thank @harunakonomi for the incredible art in the chapter, and Abarero the mini bang organizer for the beautiful header!

Link to the fic on Ao3!

Title - Abyss of Leaves

Pairings Featured:

Main Pairings: Kuroe (Magia Record)/Ashley Taylor

Side Pairings: None

Genre/Tags:

Magia Record, Black Clover, Alternate Universe, Crossover, angst with comfort.

Major Characters:

Kuroe (Magia Record), Ashley Taylor, Iroha Tamaki, Konomi Haruna, Mami Tomoe.

Rating:

Mature (just in case, honestly)

Potential Warnings:

Severe bullying and xenophobia, sanitary (as in, a character gets covered by filth/feces, but not in a sexual/kink/fetish manner)

Summary:

“The leaves of a clover are each said to contain one thing.”

That was what they had told her when she asked them about their magical texts, about "grimoires".

"The first three are given over to faith, hope and love. The fourth is given over to good luck, and in the fifth… there lives the Devil."

That was what they said, and that was what scared her so much. Hikari Kuroe is not from the Clover Kingdom, but tomorrow, she will receive her grimoire, and she has no idea what she will do in the future. Grappling with the love she left in her home country and her past, and the friendship she has in the Clover Kingdom and her present that is filled with difficulties and strife, but beauty of its own, Kuroe is torn between her two halves, past and present, love and hate, light and dark… abyss and ascent. What choices will she make? Where will they lead her?

If the leaves of a clover are each said to contain one thing… then what leaf is she?

[muffinrecord]

How do you feel about the idea of Magical Boy(s?) in MagiReco? I've seen some say that they don't want them, because it might cause a shift in fan content focused on men/boys, but I feel like Tsubasa from Pretty Cure proved that such fears are rather unwarranted. While he's a decently popular Pretty Cure, he hasn't overshadowed anyone in the franchise or even his own series.

It's not really something I'm interested in, but I know there are a few folk out there who are. If dudes also want to join in on the misery train and succumb to depression into a horrifying witch then why not?

But why stop there? Let's have more than just binary gender diversity. Give us a canon trans character or an intersex person. Nonbinary meguca. That'd be neat.

Also if we get magical boys, my only hope is that they are just as gay as the girls.

[shaymeme]

Right so I'm writing a Black Clover x Magia Record fic, here's a little snippet.

I was recommended to answer these questions too so I guess I should do that (who am I kidding, I'm dying to share):

1. How did your story idea come to you?

I spent a little time thinking over the story I wanted to write and was struggling a bit, but once we got confirmation that AUs were allowed, it was basically a tossup between a Bleach AU and a Black Clover AU. The Bleach AU was tempting, but I knew I still hadn't finished the show + Black Clover AU meant actually living up to my name and writing AshKuroe, so Black Clover AU it was!

2. What's been your favorite part to write so far?

All the cute little interactions between Ashley and Kuroe! It's funny to me that, as the person who conjured the ship in their insane mind-brain, I rarely ever write the ship, so when I do, it always feels fresh and original... they're just so cute together, I can't help myself!

3. Do you have a character you really enjoy writing? Which one and why?

The obvious answers would be Kuroe and Ashley, since the former gives a lot of chances for introspective writing and more philosophical thinking (for better or worse), while the latter just seems like a fun person who is really cheerful and bounces off of others really well. If I had to give a single character, though, it would be Secré from Black Clover! She only really has one scene so far, but it was a joy writing her because I could allow myself to write a character who is more mischievous and revels in the chaos around her.

4. What's the hardest part to write?

The downtime between big plot moments, and more casual dialogue... it's easy for me to do in other fics, where there's either bigger casts introduced, so you can throw more characters out without lengthy introductions, or the setting is more modern, so there's more stuff to potentially prompt the protagonist into an odd-yet-interesting internal monologue and musing, but in a more medieval setting without many characters, it's hard writing the less important bits...

5. What part are you most looking forward to writing?

The magic knights entrance exam!

@magireco-minibang

[monzenbashi]

people always bring up alina and mitama as the “horny on main” characters, but konomi is a strong contender as well