My head is a goldfish bowl and the fish is Rafayel

21, she/her, Rafayel and Xavier main, Fishtastic but true!

[gemstonerose]

Starfish for the soul (from my Twitter)

[c-dra]

Eyes (updated +Valko)

[mephisto-reporting]

And that's the part that's making me lose my fucking mind.

We lost an entire section of the MAIN STORY.

The livestream literally told us Valko's release was going to reveal more about the Aethercore—one of the biggest mysteries in Love and Deepspace and something that's been central to the plot from the very beginning.

So now what?

You think they can just delete him and nothing changes?

Do people genuinely think you can rip out an entire story arc without consequences?

Everything that was supposed to be revealed through Valko now has to be rewritten, redistributed, or outright cut. The main story is going to have to be retconned. Future updates are going to have to be reworked. Characters may have to be rewritten just to fill the gap he leaves.

If you're celebrating this because you "won," I sincerely hope you understand what you've actually cheered for.

You guys fucking derailed the story.

[falloutrebellion]

SAVE VALKO

Due to the recent news of infold canceling Valko, I have created a petition to release Valko to Western Countries only. Please sign this because this is literally our only chance at saving him now. I beg you you to BE VOCAL so you can be seen. Our love for Valko matters!!!

Sign the Petition

Save Valko in Love and Deepspace

[thechaoticarchivist]

I know that I'm a blip of a blog in this fandom. I know my opinion doesn't matter much, but I need a place to get out what's in my head.

Infold fucked up. That's the short of it.

I don't care if you liked or didn't like Valko, because what it boiled down to was greed. Plain and simple.

I said at the very beginning Valko's sudden appearance was weird and rushed. We were always set for a sixth LI eventually, but how they dropped him felt like we were getting a new puzzle shoved with an old one.

Valko was growing on me, I won't lie. His Peter Paker playfulness had me intrigued.

When the livestream dropped, I was also disappointed that, once more, the main feedback had been ignored. No ways to grind diamonds, no updates outside of Valko (which I was actually excited for, because I wanted to see how it all connected), no orbit updates, and a slap sticker "it's coming" update for Sylus and Caleb.

Also...the fifteen minutes of music was weird.

This felt frantically thrown together, and I know I wasn't the only one feeling that way.

But still, I was excited. Valko would add something new into the game again, and the constant banners were causing burn out.

Then to wake up to him being fully yanked? That's wrong.

Plain and simple.

Valko has become the scapegoat for Infold dodging actual issues that they should've been addressing. Hell, this is the same company that was deleting users last year for sending hate birthday messages to the LIs, so what the hell happened?

Why are we turning tail so quick?

Love and Deepspace has been a comfort for me. It got me writing again, and I've met some amazing people through this. We're all hurting. We're all trying to figure out what to do next.

I am asking for grace for fandom creators right now. As my lovely friend, Amy, reminded me, fandom is bigger than the game or show itself.

I will continue writing for LaDS, as it is still a source of comfort for me - Sylus especially. I had a couple ideas for Valko as well, and maybe they'll be fully written one day, too.

But please, be kind to your fellow fandom people who are hurting. And if you are one that is hurting, like many of us, please be kind to yourself. Step away if needed. Make sure to eat and drink something.

We will figure out how to move forward - because humans are resilient like that.

DMs and Anon is open if you just need a safe place to chat or vent or have a moment.

[bo0nngie]

inspired by his new promise🤤

[leaderincrows]

Angel Xavier's light going out

[7-bluemoons]

LADS x Bully

[kazumie]

two little star princes ⭐️

[writerbea]

did that "give your MC each LI's hair and eye colour" thing

[something-something-rafayel]

Omg this is so cute! I must try with my MC asap!

[something-something-rafayel]

Xavier

Zayne

Rafayel

Sylus

Caleb

[writerbea]

did that "give your MC each LI's hair and eye colour" thing

[something-something-rafayel]

Omg this is so cute! I must try with my MC asap!

[writerbea]

Love what hurts

Summary: One little phrase throws Sylus for a loop.

WC: 277

Pairing: Sylus x GN! Reader

Tags/Warnings: No use of Y/N. Pre-established relationship (sort of?) (he's so husband coded). Angst, pain and suffering (aka my favourite meal). Hurt no comfort. Soft until it's not anymore LOL. Not proofread (I haven't drank my coffee yet).

A/N: Cranked this out in like half an hour after making myself a pot of coffee. Walked into the kitchen and looked out the windows and hurt my eyes and all I could think of was Sylus and how he's sensitive to light.

Feedback is appreciated and comments/reblogs are welcome!

Read on AO3 here!

Do not repost, translate or use my work for training AI Divider credit: @sweetmelodygraphics

Sylus was up in the kitchen to make your coffee just the way you like it, braving the early morning sun streaming through the windows making the whole kitchen glow a beautiful golden. He hears your soft footsteps pad down the stairs just as it finishes brewing, and as you walk into the kitchen to greet him, you wince and close your eyes.

"Sun hurting your eyes sweetie? And here I thought you loved the sun in the morning, I opened the curtains just for you."

"What can I say, I can't help loving what hurts me." You shrug with that little smirk of yours and make your way to the pot of coffee your perfect husband perfectly brewed for you.

And Sylus just stands there.

Thinking.

'Loving what hurts me.'

What did that mean? Does he hurt you? Does his love?

You'd been married for years, dated for even longer. You'd been together over a decade in domestic bliss.

And just as he was about to ask, you woke up. Love and Deepspace still open on your phone resting on the pillow next to you, Sylus fast asleep on the sleep function.

"I wish loving you was easier Sylus, I wish it didn't hurt to wake up."

Exiting out of the sleep function, you did your dailies, Sylus fast asleep in Destiny Cafe as the sun streamed golden through the windows. Fingers hovering over the home button on your phone, you whisper "I love you Sylus, I'll see you tonight." and you closed the game.

And as Sylus watched from the other side of the screen, he realised, and he understood.

"I love you too."

[niima0]

[writerbea]

Loving him, loving Her

Summary: At an auction, you decide you deserve better than this.

WC: 520

Pairing: Sylus x Fem! Non-MC! Reader

Tags/warnings: Angst, hurt no comfort.

A/N: I have been itching to write an angsty non-mc drabble. Like since before I even decided to start writing again. Had to resist and work earlier but now!! Now it is angst time! Non-mc means so much to me <3

Feedback is appreciated and comments/reblogs are welcome!

Read on AO3 here!

Do not repost, translate or use my work for training AI Divider credit: @sweetmelodygraphics

He's looking at her.

Of course he is.

He's only been looking at her, despite his insistence that you come to this stupid auction. The ones that you enjoyed so much when you got to dance with him, watching the light and mischief sparkle in his eyes. Now just a stark, painful reminder that he's not yours, and he never will be. You don't have that 10.5 grams of soul nestled in your chest. Even if you were the one who always saw his pain, the one to make him laugh and smile when it hurt, the one he finally opened up to about his past, his pain, his sorceress.

You felt so stupid, to think that for once he would look at you with those same eyes he used to look at her. Pure love radiates off of him, and it hurts so much that you're the only one who can see it, the only one who knows him well enough to. The way his shoulders are just slightly more relaxed when he's touching her somehow, the way his lips smile that little bit wider, brighter, the way his eyes shine so much more than they ever did with you at these auctions.

You want to know why he insisted you come with them, after all, he has her now. He has his perfect sorceress that's slowly taken your place in his life in the N109 Zone. He has no need to dress you up and drag you along anymore, not when she's here. Why does he keep you around at all anymore when you've become redundant with her radiating pure love and joy from that special heart of hers.

You eye the exit.

He wouldn't notice, he barely acknowledged your existence at all these days. He's always focused on her, even when she's not in the room. His eyes permanently glued to his phone, his smile blinding, his laugh echoing through the hollow halls. And when she's there? He makes any and every excuse to be right there, watching her, teasing her, touching her.

You make your way past the sea of people drowning in the extravagance that this life of crime has afforded them towards your freedom. You are done.

Done with constantly feeling second best.

Done with feeling unloved.

Done feeling like you will never be enough.

"Miss?" Those voices snap you out from your spiral, soft against the booming voices surrounding you. They were the only one's who had truly seen you in this wretched place. You love the twins so much, and you'll miss them more than words can express. They are your family.

"I'm sorry." You look from the twins back towards Sylus, his eyes still trained on his beloved. "I just can't keep loving him and watching him love her." Your eyes drift back to them and you watch their demeanour change. A muffled sniffle sounds from under one of their masks.

Your eyes are glassy as you pull them into a tight hug, and with a final "I love you all. I'm sorry" you turn on your heel and walk out.

[c-dra]

sliding in at the tail end of mermay with self-indulgent art of rafayel and my mc, river 🥺

[cosmicalwanderer]

Lingering Lust: Sylus | Rafayel

[scorpyuu]

[ Rafayel ] 🤒