I'm new to FF and saw your post about Nomura disliking Noctis. It's a shame because Noctis is lovable character, wish his ending could be better though. So far, the best protagonists: Cloud Strife, Lightning Farron, and Noctis Lucis Caelum. Best boys (who broke my heart): Zack Fair, Nyx Ulric, Sazh Katzroy. Best girls: all ffvii girls (except scarlet) and Oerba Yun Fang. Best trash: Hojo, Luna, Bartholomew Estheim and his wife
Nomura has been on the Noctis hate train ever since Square Enix forcibly pulled Nomura from the Versus XIII/FFXV project. He has been bitter and mad from then on, to the point of being so petty that he created ‘Verum Rex’ in his KH3 bc he said fuck that shit Tabata made 😂😂 the fact that it translate to ‘true king’ with a replica of Noctis as the MC says as much.
As he should. I have so much bad memories on XV now.
You would hate me if I said I don’t even agree on Noctis being the best FF protagonist (forgive me) I’d easily replace him with Zidane, Terra or my homeboy Squall. And I know you would NOT hate me when I say Lunafreya fucking Fleuret is the worst ff character of all time. OF ALL TIME. Words cannot describe how much I detest that character.
Anyway so true! All FFVII girlies are best girlies! The remake series emphasizes it even more but having played Rebirth when it came out and bc I have a giant weakness for her since ‘06ish, Yuffie has always been a favorite. Rebirth made my girl cuter and more of a badass than ever. This trilogy has my whole heart.
Please don’t be afraid of coming off anon for any FF talk. (Unless me being a Kendrick Lamar type of hater towards Maryfreya Sue would bother you then I’d advice against it) I still love FF and I still am sorta hyperfixated on FFVII stuff bc of the trilogy. I’ve played the OG more than a decade ago but the remakes are amazing. You might also get word-vomited by me about Vincent Valentine. Ye be warned.
I hope you’ll like the other games too! Muah muah 🫶🏾
Unpopular Opinion: FF13 & FF13-2 are wayyyyy better than whatever we got with FF15 (exception for FF13:LR because wtf squeenix did to lightning). I dont have high hopes with FF16.
That’s bc Final Fantasy XV is a colossal mess and I’m certain the only ppl who praises it as better than XIII have never played a FF before either. XIII isn’t a perfect game and I would have wanted improvements to it, but it stuck true to the essence of what makes a Final Fantasy game up to 20+ years at the year of its release. From its story to its characters to the battle system to the lore and down to the music, it was a final fantasy game through and through. XV… not so much.
I don’t particularly love XIII-2 either, but I appreciate it for what it is; a sequel that was entertaining enough.
(LR was Toriyama’s usual weirdness without being tempered by the rest of XIII’s team… and exactly the same thing he did for X-2)
I wouldn’t lose hope for FF16 tho. Just bc XV was a mess doesn’t mean every FF after it gonna be trash. VIIR came afterwards and it was a massive success. It’s funny, bc 7R is made by the exact same ppl who made FF13 😂 with the exception of Nomura being mostly at the helm of that game as its director and it came out great. FF16 is being made by the same folk who made the FF14.2 reboot, and that was so well received that it’s still being played the shit out of till this day. Rather it being a MMO, it’s focusing more on single player but from what I can see it goes back to FF roots that we haven’t seen in over 20 years.
They went back to the medieval-fantasy time period for FF16, which I’ll remind you, hasn’t been a game set in that faux era since… FF9? I’d say FF6 was the last true one set in such a time period, all mainline games since has been either steampunk/semi-modern, so I’m honestly looking forward to what FF16 has to bring to us. I just know it’s definitely gonna be better than XV.
I agree like as far as im aware we should all just have our own little safe spaces for stuff that we enjoy, we aren't messing with canon nor are we even declaring anything its all just for fun and its not like any of those characters are gonna end up with anyone so why all the fuss? I simply like to multiship but i dont goddamn take it literally to a heart because none of them are even real (hurt moment) but ya i hope you dont have to deal with this kinda nonsense because its really unnecessary ....
Imagine taking the time outta your day to send multiple texts the length of Dead Sea scrolls just for some ink on paper? Attacking real ppl for headcanons? Lmao couldn’t be me. Like, are you not embarazzed 😂😂
I’m all for letting ppl ship whatever the heck they want, as long as you keep to your own, y’know. Ain’t no reason to come disrespect other people’s art/fanfics/vids to make your unasked for opinion known. I can’t say I like every JJK ship out there, but those I don’t I just block or mute. It really be that simple. Shipping is supposed to be fun anyway, so whatever works for you, works. Idk why they get all their panties twisted for something that doesn’t apply to them or isn’t made for them.
Anyway thank you for this message, love. They’re on the inane side, delusional in their bubble. I’m fine and this was so very welcome 😘❤️❤️❤️
*sweating* imma do my best for asap update! Just keep bullying me, soon I got nothing to do but be at home so I can have all the damn time to finish it and this’ll help me progress faster!
I loved icarus so much omg, possibly the best darklina fic I've read. Could you perhaps hint at when chapter 2 will come out?
I don't deserve your compliment, bestie, because I just KNOW there are better fics out there than mine and there are definitely some iconic darklina fics that deserve this praise more! I mean, your kind words still make me roll around, blushing like an idiot and such, even if I feel like it's undeserved for little ol' me!
I know I've been lingering on too long with that second chapter 😭 I'm so sorry! I promise that after this chapter I won't be taking this long to update the fic! All I can promise you is that the chapter is HUGE so hopefully it'll be worth the wait. Forgive me, bestie. But! In the mean time, have this preview while you wait, which is almost a direct continuation of this snippet right here I released earlier, which will hopefully placate my lovely readers who are awaiting my update. Enjoy 😘
Even among all the glittering jewels and invaluable treasures, and a necklace on her worth millions of roublii, Alina couldn't miss the Darkling's enthralling eyes focusing on her and only her, when there were countless of breathtaking treasures around her.
The necklace was so long it would have rested between her breasts. The Darkling stared at her in a way as if she made the necklace beautiful and not the other way around. She wished he would stop looking at her like that; his gaze consumed her, setting her body ablaze in a way she tried to ignore with hopeless effort.
His voice was quiet, a smooth timbre that unwillingly caressed her senses. "You are stunning, my Alina."
Alina tried hard not to tremble, not by the way he studied her or by his words. The shivers still fluttered in her belly, no matter how much she hated them. She sounded weak to her own ears, reduced to a boneless mess by something as foolish as a simple compliment from him.
"I'm not yours."
"You always were, Alinochka." He repeated from once before, a possessive vow in his next words. "And you always will be."
Alina bristled, glad to have rage replacing the electrifying feeling coursing through her body because of him. "Until one of us destroys the other."
The Darkling seemed amused, as if the prospect was highly unlikely to him. That only angered Alina more. "You think so?" He asked with a too complacent smile.
Oh, how she'll enjoy bringing him down from that elite pedestal he placed himself on. "I'll have you on your knees one day, Darkling." Alina hissed, hoping that will happen sooner rather than later. "And when I do, I'll drive a Grisha steel blade through you."
Her threats were supposed to intimidate him, barring that, at least invoke the same wrath she felt. But his grey eyes only darkened and he neared her, like a predator would to a cornered prey.
He was suddenly too tall and too close to her, and Alina could only hope that her heart raced because of fear and not because of his proximity. He leaned towards her until all she could see was his face, perfect despite his scars, too tempting perhaps because of his scars, ever entrancing her in a way that no one else but he could.
The worst thing he did then was touch her, skin to skin, his fingers lightly ghosting over the side of her neck. Alina hated it. She told herself that she would flinch away from him and yet when his hand caressed up her cheek, her body disobeyed her command to move.
With nothing between them except the direct warmth of his touch, his fingers sinking into her white hair and his thumb caressing her cheek that almost made her lean into him. He was awfully intoxicating and his quartz eyes kept her hypnotized, when she knew she shouldn't let this happen.
She would have preferred plain old torture to the feeling of their bond opening between them.
"Trust me, Alina," the Darkling leaned ever closer, nose to nose, a dark whisper against her mouth. "When I go to my knees before you, it'll be to conquer, not to surrender."
The heavy flow of desire through their tether made her gasp; she did not know whose it was, his or hers. Their bond was thick with yearning and hunger, salacious in its amount, that it left Alina dizzy. The longing shot straight down her body, aching in a place within her that shouldn't ache for him at all.
This connection between them was the worst kind of agony. They were made too aware of each other, too in tune with every touch on one another, every emotion that could not remain hidden. Alina could practically feel how much the Darkling wanted to kiss her, how he had yearned to kiss her for the entire duration that they were within the vault.
The worst of it all, the utter betrayal to her own, was how much she wanted that too.
She denied it. She denied to admit that, even to herself, even if the sensual implication of his words made her legs weak. She loathed him irregardless if he made hot heat course through her every nerve, she could not afford to be feeling this way about that monster in any capacity.
Her breath seemed to come up short, as if she's been running a marathon without a break, and she wrenched away from him. For a second she felt disoriented and drunk on hate and desire, disheveled in a way even if she remained wholly untouched.
I was informed! I won’t base any opinions as of rn before I see him actually as Nikolai— because I’ve seen fancasts that I like better tbh— but I am excited to see!
If anything LEWIS TAN is Tolya! Lewis!! Dear lawd that man is too fine to be wholesome, pious Tolya pls 😩
Are you planning to continue Icarus? 💙 I loved that fic!!
I sure am! Have faith in me my dear anon. Real life was personally choosing to inconvenience my life as much as possible! Technically it’s almost done, just that final stretch. It’s a huge chapter so hopefully, hopefully, it’ll be worth the wait. 40k long at least.
Soon! I apologize for the long wait but it’s honestly bc I write giant ass chapters. This next one is already 20k words long and it’s not yet entirely finished. (It’ll just become a bigger chapter) Hopefully 🤞🏾 the length will compensate for the long wait.
