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[killl-ka]

Decided to finish up this one. When I first saw this design i thought of a black swan.

Magical girl! Killer design belongs to @multiversewatchpost (I hope you like it)

[enquire]

Paws of Chance, Moonclan (Post 1)

(paws of chance is a placeholder title for my warriors x danganronpa another au)

So... it took a very long time but I have some stuff to share about my warriors au now. (Actually, a lot of stuff probably.) Maybe I'll do a masterpost eventually because I quickly realized this wasn't all going to fit in a couple posts haha.

This au has a completely different set of clans and locations than the Warriors series. One of these four is Moonclan, which is the one I'll probably talk about most.

Moonclan is most known for cleverness and teamwork. They are considered eccentric and strange by some. This is partially thanks to their sometimes unusual strategies and habits (Mostly a result of their territory having a variety of unique habitats and features). Out of all the clans, Moonclan tends to be the most openminded and welcoming of outsiders. The xenophobia usually common in Warriors is pretty much absent from Moonclan, as they treat those outside the clans similarly to those within, and have a history of taking in loners, rogues, cats from other clans, and even kittypets. In fact, this clan has the most warriors descended from 'outsiders' and many of their current young warriors were not born in Moonclan. When it comes to the other clans, Moonclan has close ties with Nightclan, and has very poor relations with Sunclan.

Shimmerstar's policy when it comes to outsiders is simply to welcome them without fear. Visitors are not uncommon, allowing the clan more insight into the world beyond their borders than most. Though usually, cats allowed to join Moonclan go through an apprenticeship before being considered full members of the clan, Shimmerstar has never 'failed' any of them and has yet to exile any cat. Thanks to the closeness and loyalty of the group, the clan has little to fear from individual troublemakers and most of those who leave, or change their minds about joining, do so of their own volition.

I'd like to name and talk about all the Moonclan cats here, but for now I'll start by telling you the story of one of this clan's previous leaders. In the meantime, feel free to guess at who the other cats are if you'd like, and when I get to them you can see if you were right or not.

Shimmerstar

(Hanzo Kisaragi)

Until recently, Shimmerstar was the leader of Moonlcan. Under his leadership, the clan has grown into a close-knit group where cats openly express their own views and different ways of doing things. Though Moonclan has always had a reputation for 'taking in strays,' Shimmerstar has allowed far more cats from outside his own clan to join them than any of his predecessors, one of which includes his own daughter, Duskshade. Though some leaders might see these traits as a lack of unity, Shimmerstar was wise enough to understand that it is one of his clan's greatest strengths, and has made sure to encourage it wherever possible.

Shimmershine spent some of his younger years as a medicine cat, has lived in other clans and groups before, and his ex-mate was not a clan cat. All of his experiences must have led him to be as openminded and clever of a leader, and caring of a father, as he would one day be.

He grew up in Sunclan, and was once close with the clan's current leader, Sharpstar, along with another warrior their age named Petaldust, before falling out with the former and leaving the clan he was born into. His former mate was part of a nomadic group of she-cats called The Sisters, and his relationship with her, while it lasted, was warm. He met her while he was still a member of Sunclan and slowly fell in love. Knowing that Sunclan would never approve of one of their warriors having a non clan cat for a mate, the two of them were cautious and clever about their meetings, and eventually, their plans to have kits together. Mist had no intention to leave The Sisters in order to join Sunclan, and her mate knew he would never be able to join her there, even if he wanted to; after all, toms were not allowed among The Sisters. However, she had chosen him as the cat she wanted to father her kits, and she did go against tradition for him, often leaving the group to spend time with him and traveling far to come and see him. After many long talks, Mist still would not leave her family behind. However, out of love for her mate, whom she truly wanted to be the father of her kits, she promised that she would break tradition and allow him to raise their kits instead of herself and The Sisters, if that was what he wanted. In the end, he agreed, wanting to become a father even if he could not remain Mist's mate.

However, before their kit was born, one of his closest friends, Sharpclaw, revealed his secret to the rest of Sunclan. It is hard to say whether this was a forced or free choice, but in the end, it didn't matter. All of their carefully laid plans evaporated, and when Mist came to meet her mate, she found a lone cat who had been exiled from his clan. Meeting his first and only son, whom they named Brightkit, must have been a tiny shred of light in the aftermath of all that. However, Shimmershine no longer had the support of his friends and community, and could no longer rely on Sunclan's queens and nursery to nurse and care for Brightkit as they had hoped. They both knew the path they'd laid out was no longer possible.

Desperate not to lose them forever when The Sisters inevitably continued to roam, Shimmershine begged Mist either to try and plead his case with them, or for her to stay with him. Reluctant but unwilling to let Shimmershine lose their son for good, she agreed to stay with him until Brightkit was weaned and old enough to survive without a mother. Both of them longed for community and safety they had lost, and knew their family would only be safe with it, so Shimmershine went to Moonclan, and told their leader everything, before asking to join. To his surprise, Moonclan had few qualms about inviting a warrior from an enemy clan or even a cat like Mist to join them. Shimmershine never forgot that, or how it allowed him to remain a father.

Unexpectedly, Mist stayed with them even when she didn't need to; the clan had another queen in the nursery to nurse Brightkit, and even once he was weaned, she didn't leave. It seemed that she too, didn't want to lose the new family she had made. However, Shimmershine's growing hope that she would stay for good eventually faded as it became more and more clear that the life of a clan cat was one Mist did not want. Though she tried, her heart was still with the family she'd grown up with, and even if she was a fine hunter, the life of a clan cat seemed to weigh on her more and more as time passed. In the end, she chose to say farewell to her mate and son, and left Moonclan to seek The Sisters, never to return.

Shimmershine had known it was coming, but the loss still hit him hard. Thankfully, he had support and a home. This too was something he never forgot, leading him to become an incredibly loyal warrior in order to repay what he considered a debt to the clan that took in himself and his son. He filled whatever role was needed in the small clan, whether it was training under their healer, helping with apprentice duties, or even helping to fend off attacks from the clan he had once belonged to. The clan was quickly endeared to him. That warmth extended to his precocious son, and, eventually, the kit he returned to camp with one day and promptly adopted with the support of his clan.

Over the seasons, he was promoted to deputy, and one day, became Shimmerstar. Known for his wit, charm, willingness to accept input from any member of his clan, and a fierce loyalty to the clan he owed so much to, Shimmerstar was a strong, well loved, and respected leader. He vowed to serve the clan that had taken him in when he needed it most, even if it meant leading them into battle against Sunclan, or giving up his lives.

Though the territories were far from peaceful, Shimmerstar did his best to protect his clan, willingly risking his lives in order to spare his clanmates from dying. During his leadership, he accepted many cats into his clan, strangers, friends, kittypets, and even those most leaders would consider 'enemies.' He helped Duskpaw become a healer, and trained multiple apprentices himself.

His leadership should have lasted many more seasons, but unfortunately, it was shorter than it ought to have been. Moonclan was hit by a terrible illness. Duskshade should never have had to face this alone; but with the last healer having passed and Shimmerstar falling fast into a state where he could not help, she had no choice. She, her brother, and the cats around them did everything they could, but many cats lost their lives. This included many of the clan's warriors and their deputy.

Duskshade stayed awake for days trying to keep her father alive. She knew he had lost all of his other lives thanks to the conflicts Sunclan continued to fuel. Despite her desperate efforts, his condition only grew worse, this, along with the underlying illness he had long carried, most likely made it impossible for any cat to have saved his life.

With only a handful of senior warriors left alive, and the deputy and leader lost in one fell swoop, the clan was uncertain and beginning to lose hope.

Shimmerstar would never have wanted his children to face such a thing, but when his son and daughter came to the Moonwell, he gave Moonclan's new leader, Brightstar, one of his nine lives, and told them he was, and would always be, proud of them both, even if he could only watch over them from Starclan now.

His reassurances helped his children, especially the guilt-ridden Duskshade, return to the clan with their heads and tails raised high, even if their grief was something they continued to carry.

[artsandstoriesandstuff]

Jim 🎥

For not reason (SPMATON) who said that Hu

I had sketched something for this ask initially but I lost it so here's a newer big sho- I mean Jim!

[hasegawa-shiori]

Dr. Harley Sawyer is unfortunately a hear me out

I remember nothing from Poppy Playtime ch4 but that guy

I really curious about if he helps in ch6 or not lol

I can definitely agree that his character as a whole is interesting. And powerful, too. He made for a good chapter four villain fight. He made a very good impression in that chapter, and his voice actor did such a good job with his voice, too. I like him a lot. Very very cool.

He's also very mysterious... I wonder in the original plan, after he died, if we would've gotten some questions answered for him. I don't know exactly what's been revealed about him ( because honestly, it's a little difficult for me to focus on Poppy Playtime videos for whatever reason ), but I want to understand why he's working under the Prototype in the first place, and why the Prototype either seems to be letting him do whatever he wants or somehow ordering him around.

While I will admit that I liked it better if he died in chapter 4, it also slightly makes sense that he didn't. Leaving his brain out in the open like that... kind of a stupid idea, Harley.

Then there's the matter of chapter six. The truth is that there's only two ways this can go : he can still be working for the prototype and be fighting us the entire chapter ( much like Huggy was for chapter five ), or he can be an ally of sorts, helping us around the entire chapter like you said. I think though, personally, if he helps us around, he is going to die this time. Every new ally we get either leaves us for some fucking reason ( waiting for Giblet to do this like Poppy and Doey did ), or just dies entirely ( Huggy and Kissy, rip ), so if he does end up helping, I'll be surprised if he lives.

I personally want him to help, just because :

a) He needs to die at this point sigh. Every character in this game dies evenrually. Besides, we already got a character arc for him. Sure, I'll take an arc where he helps, but at that point, I think when that arc is over, it's just better off to kill him honestly.

b) The snark!! Oh my god the snark. Any time we as the player don't move or go AFK, I expect him to berate us. Any time we take too long, I expect him to call us stupid ( and then continue to offer no help whatsoever ). Any time we're having some sort of happy moment, I want him to ruin it with the most party-pooper comment ever. I want him to absolutely roast every single enemy we end up fighting after they're already dead. He has so much potential to be an asshole, an absolute menace to society, and I really hope he uses it.

c) Voicelines with the Prototype. Please. Prototype mentioning how he's supposed to be working for him and Harley going "yeah so I decided you're a bitch, get fucked". Every ally of the Prototype that's left gets absolutely ruined by him. Maybe he even tries to advocate for us as the player and turn some of said allies against him ( though I doubt that might happen ).

Slightly unrelated, but I really wish Lilly Lovebraids didn't die. She was literally the only character in chapter five that I liked and she could've lived to get destroyed by Harley too. Harley being like "wow, your former self would be laughing at you right now" or smth and Lilly just lifting a middle finger or something. I've seen so much art of them being assholes to one another and I love it.

Anyway yeah. Long rant. I don't simp for Harley but I can agree that he's cool. Hit post

[deathofacupid]

they say distance makes the heart grow fonder, don't they? a quaint little saying, tossed around like a comforting blanket. but did that apply to everything? did it apply to the gaping chasm that had opened up between you and satoru? the truth was, some wounds festered, no matter how far you ran. they burrowed deeper, fueled by the silence and the gnawing what-ifs.

the further you got from satoru, the more a bitter resentment bloomed in your chest, choking out the softer memories. you hated him for letting you slip through his fingers like grains of sand, for not fighting harder, for not deeming you worthy of the effort.

you hated that he had the priorities that he did, that his grand ambitions eclipsed everything else, and even more, that you weren't even a footnote in those ambitions. you hated, with a burning, all-consuming passion, that he didn't choose you.

you'd always known, deep down, that he was destined for greatness. with a name as striking as his, how could he not be? he knew it too, you were sure of it. he carried himself with that quiet confidence, that almost arrogant grace. and you, you were just… you.

satoru wasn't a serious person. it was his defining trait, the mask he wore to navigate the world. most people saw the easy smiles, the quick wit, the constant stream of humorless jokes. they saw the shield, but no one, not even you, dared to peek behind it.

you knew there was something there, a quiet storm raging beneath the surface, but it was a line you never crossed. didn't even touch it. he didn't want you to, anyway. he’d deflect with another joke, another grin, and the moment would pass, leaving you both a little more hollow.

because, then, he'd have to talk about it. he'd have to peel back the layers and expose the vulnerability he so desperately guarded. satoru wasn't sure he could muster that, not for anyone, not even for you, the one person who saw glimpses of the real him. the thought of confronting his own demons seemed to terrify him more than anything else.

and it didn't help, not even a little, that everything you did, everything you saw, everything you touched, smelt, tasted, heard – it all screamed satoru. the world was a cruel collage of memories, each one a tiny shard of glass piercing your heart.

there were so many movies you'd never be able to watch again. the rom-com where you'd both laughed until your sides hurt, the tearjerker where he’d subtly dabbed at his eyes while pretending he wasn't crying, the cheesy action flick you’d both secretly loved. all of them tainted now, the joy replaced with a dull ache. old memories, bitter, definitely not sweet.

songs, too. the radio was a minefield, each familiar melody a fresh wave of grief. you couldn't even have chocolate, his favorite, without a pang of longing. the old mugs, the ones you’d bought together, were banished to the back of the cabinet, too painful to use. and his side of the bed… your bed, now, only yours.

it was always cold at night, a stark reminder of his absence. you weren't used to sleeping alone. maybe, by now, you should have been. it's been so long, hasn't it? time should have healed these wounds, but they just kept bleeding.

there was a bakery just a few streets down. it used to be your favorite little secret, a place you’d stumbled upon and then shared with satoru. the two of you went all the time after that, drawn by the warm aroma of freshly baked bread and the promise of quiet companionship. you don't go anymore. shame, really. they had the most amazing croissants, flaky and buttery, just the way he liked them.

distance makes the heart grow fonder, they say. but it's just not the same for you. it's just… different. it's a dull ache, a constant longing. then again, maybe that's the reason you want to be in his arms again, despite everything. maybe the pain is just a twisted form of love, a desperate yearning for the warmth that once filled the void. maybe, just maybe, distance makes the heart grow fonder, but only if there's still a heart left to feel.

[paraonyx]

Day 12: Rivals

It feels weird doing this after episode 17, but I am.

Are they considered rivals actually? They we're in the season 1 finale but I'm not sure if Taco even really crossed OJ's mind after that. I mean, I've already done the drawing and I like to draw them so oh well :^

I also hate myself for giggling at this for as much as I did

I'm not ready for Monday. I don't wanna do a drawing for the finale :[

[neversetyoufree]

So while I know it sounds a little counterintuitive on the surface, one of the reasons I'm really hoping VnC goes down the Vanitas/Noé path is that, out of all the routes the romantic plot could take, VaNoé is by far the most interesting outcome for Dominique.

It's been made pretty clear that Noé is going to end up with a crush on somebody in the long run, and the beginnings of that foundation have been in place since all the way back in chapter 12. And of course, given how Domi has very strong feelings for Noé, whoever Noé ends up pursuing is going to have a huge impact on her as well.

Personally, I'm just not very interested in the stories we'd get out of Noé having feelings for Jeanne or Dominique.

Although Domi's crush on Noé is often played for fluffy comedy, it's also clearly tied into a lot of the less than healthy aspects of her character. She tried to completely rewrite herself and transform into her brother to make him happy. She tried to kill herself because she thought it would save him, and the only thing that could snap her out of her suicidal mindset was the fact that her death would make Noé sad. It is incredibly unhealthy to tie your self worth so deeply to another person like that.

Domi's had a crush on Noé since before things got so unhealthy, and she'd probably still have these problems to some degree even if she weren't in love with him, but the fact remains that the two issues are inextricably linked right now. And going further with DomiNoé would mean either leaving Domi's issues about Noé worsening/unresolved (which I doubt will happen), or writing her working through her baggage and learning to value herself outside him, then coming back to her crush with a new, healthier viewpoint. And that could technically happen!

However, I think we would make a much cleaner narrative break if Domi's learning to live for and value herself coincides with her finally moving past her feelings for Noé. Her moving on romantically would be a really good way to symbolize her moving on from her unhealthy dependence on him, and I don't want to pass that up. She needs to have something in her life that isn't connected to all her baggage about Louis.

Also, from the Noé side, I just don't see much practical evidence of him having feelings for Dominique. Chapter 12's romantic foreshadowing coincides with Noé's obvious jealousy over the whole Vanijeanne situation, so I'm pretty sure his eventual crush is going to be on one of them. And that brings me to the issue of NoéJeanne.

As I've said before, I do think there's a small amount of evidence that could support Noé's eventual crush being Jeanne, so it wouldn't be completely out of left field. However, I'm personally hoping this isn't the route Mochijun takes, and the biggest thing that turns me away from this idea is what it would mean for Dominique.

When Misha manipulates Domi during the Amusement Park arc, he uses not just her crush on Noé, but specifically her jealousy over Jeanne as ammunition against her. Because Dominique has noticed Noé's jealousy over VaniJeanne, and she fully believes that Noé has feelings for Jeanne. But the thing is, the Amusement Park arc is almost entirely a story about the destruction and pain that comes from falsely assuming that you understand a loved one. Dominique almost dies because she mistakenly thinks it's what Noé would want. Misha's whole motivation as an antagonist is trying to bring Vanitas back to a family dynamic that Vani no longer wants or believes in. And Noé's big turning point is the realization that he has to look at Vanitas clearly and think about how he actually feels, rather than judging based on his personal feelings.

So with all that said, Mochijun turning around and saying "Domi's right about Noé's feelings for Jeanne, actually" would be really weird and out of place. I'm fairly sure that, although it's implied earlier, the first time "Domi thinks Noé has a crush on Jeanne" is called out explicitly is when Domi and Jeanne talk in chapter 45. This comes immediately before the start of the Amusement Park arc, and that scene in particular serves as the buildup to Domi's imminent breakdown, so her jealousy and the themes of the Amusement Park are pretty inextricably tied.

"Domi makes a false assumption about Noé's feelings, and it leads to her fighting with her dear friend Jeanne for no good reason" would fit very well with the rest of the arc. "Domi is right about the jealousy, but wrong to fight with Jeanne anyway" would be a much clumsier from a thematic and storytelling perspective, and I'm inclined to think Mochijun knows better than that.

In short, Noé having feelings for Jeanne is possible, but it would make Domi and Jeanne's part of the amusement park arc a lot worse.

So would Noé having feelings for Vanitas be better?

For starters, Noé having feelings for Vani would make Dominique's jealousy of Jeanne incorrect, which solves the thematic problem outlined above. Beyond that, though, Noé having feelings for Vanitas would also allow for the most interesting interpretation of the original "Noé is jealous" scene from chapter 12.

In that scene, it's obvious that Noé is jealous over Vanitas and Jeanne's new romantically/sexually charged blood drinking situation. Noé thinks it's because he's jealous that Jeanne gets to drink Vanitas's blood, and Domi thinks it's because he's jealous that Vanitas is getting close to Jeanne sexually/romantically. Noé being correct is frankly not worth considering, and we just addressed why Domi being correct creates problems. However! If Noé is jealous that Jeanne is getting close to Vanitas in the romantic sense, then Domi and Noé are each half right in a way that I find both logical and compelling.

Noé struggles to understand his own feelings on a deeper level, but he can understand his own physical cravings for blood, so it makes sense that, even when feeling other types of attraction, blood is the one thing that gets through to him. Meanwhile, Dominique dislikes Vanitas and is pretty obviously attracted to Jeanne, so it follows that she'd assume Noé thinks the same way. They each have an insight into Noé that the other doesn't, and they're both also a little bit misguided, which seems pretty in keeping with their characters and VnC as a whole.

Then, on a wider scale, a "Noé's in love with Vanitas" angle would also do some really interesting things for Dominique. My best guess right now is that Domi's arc will eventually end with her finding some self worth/reason to live beyond Noé, but she'll have a long and painful process getting there. And Noé liking Vanitas would help facilitate exactly that! It could force her to accept that she's not going to get with him, which could in turn help her move on and find her self worth elsewhere, but it would also put her through. just. so much suffering. On the pettier level, she'd have to watch her dear friend and crush fall in love with someone she finds rather despicable (and for the second time!!). And on the more serious level, she'd have to watch Noé once again link his heart to a doomed man and have to reckon with the aftermath of his death.

That sounds about like the kind of growth to angst ratio that Mochijun likes to go for.

So tldr: Noé's eventual crush is almost certainly going to be on Domi, Jeanne, or Vanitas, and out of those three, Vanitas is the only option that wouldn't get in the way of what I think/hope is Domi's narrative arc. In order for her to accept that she's been misunderstanding Noé and properly start building self worth, she can't end up dating him, and Noé can't have feelings for Jeanne. That leaves VaNoé as the best and only option for Dominique.

[its-all-ineffable]

When you've finally written and posted a new Interview With The Vampire fanfic after months, and are now re-writing an old Good Omens fanfic cause you are back into Good Omens and like your old idea but hate how you've written it...

And you're getting really into writing it but it's 2:55 in the morning and you have a shift at work tomorrow and have to get up just after 7am...