#dogofthepopulace

[alligaytorswamp]

Hi I like ur guys ur reblogging

aRUHGH thank you so much. they are my roman empire 🤧🤧🤧

[alligaytorswamp]

Lupercus question!! Do high ranking communities form around naturally forming gates? Or do they open gates in their communities? Both?

Basically, how did high ranking demons come to control the food

the gates were certainly pre-existing whatever demon species came to be early on just naturally flocked to them... and then developed into 'society' we have in the current timeline, where the stronger ones (+ with the soul eating abilities) have control over them

so it is just naturally formed thing, yes!

high ranks having the dibs is 10% pure power 90% genuinely they rely on that food

like vast majority of low rank demons can live without souls. they survive off eating each other while for many high ranks having souls is practically a necessity. sure some of them can also consume emotions or whatever else... but someone like yeonghwan (or soobin) practically require having a consistent source of souls

so sure on one hand they have this fancy food source, and haha they dont give it to lowranks - but nah it's just a fancy source that only works for them soul gates belong to high ranks bc they are the only ones depending on them

and the whole 'who it belongs to' thing is a game between *just* the high ranks

additional thought - how the gates appear is completely out of demons control. that's all the sweet ~hell principle~ if the universe deems that there is a need for another source - it will appear. if there are too many gates - some may just close

im sure something like that happened before, and it's sort of a gamble for all the 'gate keepers' while i dont think any of them ever think about their sources running our (since the need to 'consume' is stronger than common sense) if their gate is gone... welp. that's where your status, your powers, etc will kick in. better be the coolest guy around to be able to rob some else, or just overtake them alternatively, a stronger species losing their gate could lead to them failing to secure another source. then being forced to make deals with other demons therefore socially losing their status and on top of that (with the loss of the abundance of food) they become weaker and lose their 'ranks' fr but that's just me musing about what kind of freaky social shenanigans demons can be up to

[alligaytorswamp]

My leg is flared up today and I can barely walk so I’m [projects my disability feelings onto your oc] how did he become a cane user? Was he hesitant to start using it? Is he injured? Sick? Where is his pain? Does it hurt to walk or does the cane relieve most of the pain? He holds his cane on the right so is his left leg in pain? Or are both legs in pain? Does he hold his cane on both sides? Does he manage his pain with medicine? Or is the cane more for balance and not pain? Does he use it in choreography? Does he ever use his unit mates as a crutch or lean on them? It looks like he has a wooden cane, did he have it specially carved or just grab one his height? [disability special interest brain go brrrrrr]

i hope you are feeling better omg

thank you for the questions augh... i will try my best to answer them 👁👁

disclaimer i am shit at explaining/writing + obviously i am speaking of something i don't personally have so god knows it may be incorrect/naive in understanding/etc

(do tell me if i am saying something completely unrealistic)

okay mild recap on ryunosuke's lore:

so he was born with spina bifida, that naturally leads to a surgery and intensive care required. from my understanding he then obviously still needed some corrective surgeries and was looked after by doctors as he was growing up

"A number of complications may affect children with spina bifida. But not all children get all of these complications. Many complications can be treated."

As per canon, ryunosuke wasn't the luckiest, he had mobility issues that he had to deal with for quite a while (cue the fact that he couldn't even attend kindergarten/elementary school, so he was stuck at home in his bed most of the time)

Yet he is naturally still very lucky because he didn't have any other major complications, and his mobility issues were treatable. It just took a long while for him to properly learn how to walk on his own

(Here i have to say i am not 100% sure if spina bifida would have direct effect on him right now given he went through treatment and can walk, etc. As much as i tried googling it, all the results are about either more severe cases or just general treatment... basically saying just 'yeah it can be fine if you treat it', but i am not entirely sure if 'fine' means no issues whatsoever or say... occasional back pain?)

"how did he become a cane user?" essentially just from this, as he was learning how to walk properly he was using a cane

"Was he hesitant to start using it?" I don't think so, as a kid he was far more concerned with the fact that he couldn't walk and i think he was desperate to do anything at some point. overall i think his feelings jumped between 'i will take anything to get over this' and 'i hate that i need all of this'

"Where is his pain? Does it hurt to walk or does the cane relieve most of the pain?" Now initial pain must have been in his legs+back But talking current ryunosuke - i'd say it's mostly in his legs and it is mainly caused by another condition - atherosclerosis "you may have leg pain when walking, called claudication. This is a symptom of peripheral artery disease (PAD). You also might have lower blood pressure in the affected arm or leg." While i am unable to really tell how much his cane would help him, i imagine it simply relives some of it + makes it easier to walk

"He holds his cane on the right so is his left leg in pain?" I don't think it's just in one leg, perhaps it's just the easier position to him. but there is a lil poin that he switches sides sometimes which sort of contributes to how this is totally just a 'performance' and not smth he actually needs LOL And yeah he wouldn't choose to use anything else besides a single cane btw. He is very particular about not looking weak to others, and even if using something else would be wiser - he won't do it.

"Does he manage his pain with medicine?" Yeah for sure, all GRIMM parade have a hoard of meds they need to take regularly and an entire manager who makes sure they do that LOL

"is the cane more for balance and not pain? Does he use it in choreography?" Like I said probably both. And hm... i think generally speaking he wouldn't want to. He thrives to exist without any help after all. so random grimpa choreography wouldn't have it... and then an alternative version may have it for him/or just have less movement. However... given grimpa general swag, they might use props sometimes and then ryunosuke having a cane is just a must, he looks the coolest (and most natural) with it anyways

so i'd say... it's like he wouldn't choose to have it there for his health, but if the song calls for it then he will do it gladly. again weird focus on making it look like a prop, u know

"Does he ever use his unit mates as a crutch or lean on them?" yea ofc! given how annoying he can be - he may just not take his cane with him even though he knows he isn't feeling his best before a dance practise. i think it's sort of a canon event of ryunosuke pushing himself way too much once a year and shouhei and rokuro need to convince him to take a break. so yeah he for sure had to lean on them, probably on one of his managers too and naturally his boyfriend jskdfhkjd

and a small tid bit - there is also a whole thing that rokuro carries ryunosuke on his back sometimes. ofc there is some sort of silly excuse (like losing rock paper scissors or whatever), but it happens bc shouhei and rokuro note that ryunosuke seems more tired, OR when ryunosuke is reasonable for once and initiates it himself

"It looks like he has a wooden cane, did he have it specially carved or just grab one his height?" He 100% just chose something that looks cool and fits his height. Being a fandom dweller living on his own and then a fresh idol i don't think he was ever thinking of spending money on a super special cane. It would be fitting for a king yes but back then he just didn't have the resources/time to deal with it. Later on it's sort of a routine? I think he has this one cane that is fairly comfortable and fits all of his looks - and he doesn't think much of it. He might have cooler ones made/bought for music videos or smth, but then they are probably less functional and more epic looking.

this actually makes me think that after grimpa are in as entertainment, and it's been like a few years (so most of my ocs know each other), there should be a cute event of someone gifting him a super personalised fancy cane for his birthday or smth... aw

okay uhm i think that is all??? i hope this was entertaining/worthy of reading LMAO

[alligaytorswamp]

Okay sorry to bombard with questions but since Jaesung is contracted with YH, does that affect his relationship with Eunjun? I’m kinda unclear on how contracts work

Also ty for keeping me sane on my long road trip I love oc lore

(im so glad my insanity has a benefit 😭 thank you for asking!!)

all 3 are actually contracted to YH, EJ has the weakest contract and KG has like the most... uh. i guess important in a way (it's required for him to survive)

and well... i think the contract itself isn't a problem, it's js' trust and loyalty that goes beyond the contract that was the problem for eunjun at some point

this is kinda their divorce era im talking about. so they almost died bc yeonghwan was mind controlled by his sibling, right

eunjun from the get go perceived YH as a like this overpowered, privileged thing, someone who could give him a convenient out of his situation being a kind of smartass that he is (when it comes to social mind fuckery) he made his contract to be the most pathetic one. the rules are very very lose, and eunjun can bail pretty much the moment he wants

he is going thru the story with a lot of doubt put into yh's position, based on the fact that high rank demons were the ones to hurt him the most

jaesung is the opposite. he - at first - sees yh as a savior. someone who saw his strength and took him away from constant fighting, gave him a better life... albeit for the price of his complete obedience

however, over time, his blind trusts turns into genuine appreciation and friendship. he sees yeonghwan, he is the first to learn how to read him correctly etc

and his contract is a bit a more complicated compared to ej's. it's ... more typical. like jaesung has to listen to yh's orders. 100%. while yeonghwan provides him with his energy to sustain him

very much mutually fucky. yh gives his literal life energy to jaesung, js relies on yeonghwan (especially early on... like he would be fucked if he was in human form without this extra 'energy')

but the silliness of yh+js' contract is that... it evolves to vaguely benefit jaesung's health if required.. that is all...........

because jaesung listens to yh on his own. he (by canon plot) never once was forced to do smth because of the contract. he did everything by his own will and eventually he gets comfortable in a human form + he has human flesh to eat,, he basically doesn't even take yh's energy at all LMAO

contract turned real trust wow...

going back to divorce era- ej sees yh's fuck up as a sign they should leave -> he urges js to do that js sees yh's pain after what happened and wants to help his friend

ej instantly assumes js wants to do so just because of the contract (projecting his own bs), and says dumb shit (like directly implies that js' intentions are contractual) that pisses js off, and he calls out ej on him being a potential traitor (low blow) -> divorce happens

so here the effect is purely negative in every way, ej likely learned to hate their collective connection to yh... why would he like it? being bound to some high rank that he doesnt trust fully? ofc that sucks

but with the breakup thing, ej goes thru like 50 stages of freaking out i mean he nearly lost a guy that he is just now realising he can't live without ??? suddenly the whole contract situation is less important

and spoiler alert each duo of lupercus have heart to heart about that Big Event and specifically with yh and ej... ej has his moment of realising yh is just some guy. that he isnt overly powerful being with malicious intention, that he cares for them all, etc. and he literally uses his powers for their benefit.. which is what ej himself did too LOL

and obviously he does realise that js' trust in yh isn't just a contract but his actual genuine emotion, which ej can't judge or really hate LMAO

so in the end... it really doesn't affect them as much both ej and js by the end of main story can absolutely end their contracts . it would be fine.. it would also hardly change anything LOL

in a very joking way i could say yes eunjun is actually slightly annoyed about js' contract. but only in a sense of 'wtf why some other man connected to my bf in this intricate way' but it's a joke even to him

actually he would eventually register that thanks to this contract he has jaesung around... and thanks to that contract js even managed to get comfy in his human form and all

so ... all of this to say...... yes it does affect their relationships. it also affects the entire group dynamic. but also no. they develop out of it basically HAHA

alternative example. in some human au yeonghwan could be like jaesung's boss who he keeps talking really highly about and eunjun is mildly annoyed some other man is on js' mind but also.. the man isn't a threat, the man is okay and the man gave js the job.. so ofc it's totally fine... just cool to make a joke about ej being jealous LOL (canonically he would be far more jealous of hyeonju actually.........)

[alligaytorswamp]

Please tell me about the cane user in grimm parade (I’m a cane user)

aughhghgh okay!!!

hiding this in case i rant too much first of all - link to his toyhouse where i wrote everything semi-decently

a not very good recap of what is written in there:

ryunosuke basically a local villain B)

he is pretty eccentric, true theater kid, has a very specific way he presents himself (elegant, mysterius, lowkey evil) loves to add drama to any conversation, loves messing with people (a lot)

extremely confident, even if some people may think he is doing too much he legit does not care (that helps with fanservice btw, his stans are feral)

while he has his little calmer moments, those are reserved to the times when he is way too tired and hangs out with the people who are very close to him

anyways, the way he acts started as kind of coping mechanism (see: his background)/a persona he put on, now it is pretty much what he is

he is genuinely this overly dramatic person, born to be a leader and to be on stage !!

real ice king skjhjkhsjfk the coolest guy around with a lot of charisma !! rahhh

and while he is very creative (with the way he talks, acts and how he deals with all grimm parade music/content), self-assured, decisive, but also caring and considerate-

i would say his worst trait is his hatred for expressing any weakness, like he refuses to bring up his lowest moments. and when he feels unwell he is the type to just force himself to continue working

which connects to his condition (atherosclerosis) while he for sure exercises and eats well it doesn't exactly remove the pain/tiredness that comes with it, and he just- works through it 90% of the time the cane should be used properly to help him walk when he is really not doing well, but even then he will act like he doesn't need it

so he is a silly stubborn guy who refuses to accept his own weaknesses... but do not fret he has great people around him who help him with that

he is a vocaloid stan, who enjoys singing songs about some crazy romance drama and/or muder (lmao), he is lowkey a cosplayer, can argue with managers easily, will kill you on sight if you disrespect rokuro or shouhei, hates going out if he doesn't put makeup on and doesn't wear some sick outfit (catching him in actually casual clothes is a rare event), he is crazy popular, plays into fanservice... like he totally has stepped on people because they asked, he wants to be treated like a scary villain, be called ryunosuke-sama, but in reality despite the way he acts he is really sweet and caring hmm ... i think this is about it !

[alligaytorswamp]

I love that GRIMM parade are voca nerds btw

omg thank you!! yeagh they are hardcore fandom dwellers... i love them...

[alligaytorswamp]

Hi I’m enjoying your ocs th page so much excuse me while I rant:

his feelings may be intense, but this bad guy is not bad at all

This is so real to me. This is what dreamy bad boys are made of. He’s like a villainess manga love interest.

The most common interactions and comments under Ryunosuke's posts include his fans begging him to step on them or do something even more dramatic

Good for him honestly. Idols is wrestling is drag tbh. I love the drama and the performance, it’s what the wota girlies need. Also this made me think of a pic I saw of a cardboard standee of Sena from JILUKA sitting on a chair in a cunty way… and his fan posing so it looked like she was his foot rest. Real to me.

Being not ashamed of fanservice and letting fans' minds run wild

This is how I feel about Yuson from Lovesick so I fully relate 😂 (Yuson likes to talk about loving women like a playboy but also does so much intensely gay fanservice with his unit mates)

For that reason, GRIMM parade's choreographies usually have a 2nd variation, where Ryunosuke doesn't have to move around as much.

This is so real to me as someone with lots of friends who are disabled overseas idols. I hosted a showcase last year where one of my idols collapsed so I ran to get them a chair and they killed the rest of the performance. I also have been compiling a list of disability friendly dances on YouTube if you’re interested. It’s dances with frequent seated portions or non intensive dancing like standing at a stand mic.

Whenever he feels weakened he plays it off, acting as if his lack of involvement in certain stages not a necessity for his well-being, but simply him choosing to relax, something a cold king like him would certainly do.

He’s got that spooky vampiric goth illness that just makes you need to lounge dramatically on fancy couches and be carried by beautiful men. I understand.

the world was truly against him, and the reason was that the boy was the scariest and most evil force on the planet, a true villain, meant to take over the world.

YES KING!!!

AHHH omg 😭 this makes me so happy!!! sjhkjflhldkjf !!! thank you for ranting omg omg this made my dayyyy 🥺💞

now hold on. YOU KNOW IDOLS. YOU HOSTED A SHOWCASE. THAT'S SO COOL HOLY SHIT HAJKLGHLUIHSJKDLF !!!

AND YES TO THAT PLAYLIST. i love watching dance videos in general and to have that as a ref 👁👁 that would be a game changer for my daydreaming

again thank you... i am so happy to hear any comments about my ocs especially my idols - so i will be crazy about this for a week at least 💞