#keyramblings

[keykaedem]

Sorry chat, I've been fighting demons lately and those demons come in the form of Morning Frost from the hit series Once Upon a Witchlight, my bad

[dollwood]

Moonsalt Lagoon's darkest secret, the Dollwood manor rests untouched for over a decade, what awaits inside may never be uncovered

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Welcome to Dollwood Manor! a passion project run by @reaperrmancer

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#dollwoodmanor -> any and all dollwood content!

#keyramblings -> author talk tag

#doll art -> artwork

#manormail -> ask tag

#update -> posted chapter

#wiltedfeathers -> luelle x wren shipping content, they are not canon, but I like to indulge :)

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character reference sheets under the cut!

[keykaedem]

This is always relevant

[keykaedem]

hey king weve never talked but we've both got occasionally resurfacing chronohaul hyperfixations and i just think we're the strongest people alive to keep dragging this ship around like a ball and chain for years (against our will but still)

God gives his worst occasionally resurfacing Chronohaul hyperfixations to his strongest soldiers, you and I are in this together 🚣🚣

[keykaedem]

SPARE SSKKS PLS IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR PPL TO TALK TO THEM ABT SO UH. What do you think of the sskk mating ritual (beating the shit out of each other) bc I CANT get over akutagawas smiles it’s so. USHHHRFUDJF sskk….

LISTEN, IM ALWAYS READY TO TALK ABOUT SSKK-

But I mean, them beating the shit out of each other during the majority of their interactions seemed to be successful at least! I can't ever stop thinking about them-

[line break bc I'm using a lot of images and don't want it to be so long--]

Vaguely off topic but like, Akutagawa was clearly hooked from the very beginning to his #bittersweet end [these again, as always]

And it's not like Atsushi hasn't been equally plagued by Akutagawa since kicking his ass meeting him, I mean, he follows Atsushi pretty much everywhere he goes [just one particular example out of multiple]

Also there's the fact that we've probably seen Akutagawa smile more ways at Atsushi than his own sister ?? [honestly salty about that but ANYWAY]

I've already used the same Akutagawa smiling panels over and over again lately so instead just. This interaction during the Fitzgerald fight, aka: arguably my favorite sskk scene ever.

Then this speaks for itself

Anyway, we were absolutely ROBBED of Akutagawa's actual emotions, AND ESPECIALLY HIS SMILES <///3

So, in conclusion, I know I used a lotta words to basically say nothing here but I just. I think about sskk, I'm not sure any of it is coherent, but I think about them 24/7

[keykaedem]

Tagged by @pugszler !!

Three Ships: sskk, Mushimizo, and Tachihigugin

First Ship Ever: God, it's either some Sanders Sides thing, Hamilton, or Dan and Phil, either way I hate it and I'm so sorry

Last Song: Bottom Line - Dom Fera or Howl - The Family Crest [I can't remember-]

Last Movie: Dead Apple BSD-

Currently Reading: 55 Minutes. For the 2nd time.

Currently Watching: Bungou Stray Dogs, literally everything I do is bsd, but recently OFMD I guess counts

Currently Consuming: Mildly uncooked steak, a lukewarm baked potato, and a piece of lettuce I found in the fridge

Currently Craving: A specific grilled slab of beef

TAGGING: @rundennysisonfire @saliosis and I can't think of anyone else bc I don't know Tumblr people, so literally anyone who sees this is also tagged !!

[keykaedem]

[rattles cage bars] Someone talk to me abt my yoi sskk AU, please-

It's only loosely based on yoi but I still <///3 I want to add elements and I am Desperate to talk about these losers and why I've designed them the way I have 😿

[keykaedem]

WAIT DID ANYONE EVER ASK U ABOUT UR YURI ON ICE AU COS IF NOT PLS SPILL I LOVE SSKK AND YOI AND I SHOWED UR DRAWING TO MY BESTIE COS I WAS SO EXCITED I NEED TO KNOW MORE!!!!

AHHGHF SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG, THE YOI AU IS A BIG INCOHERENT MESS SO I STRUGGLED TO PUT IT INTO WORDS <//3

THIS IS ALSO SUCH A LONG REPLY BC I JUST. RAMBLE. I AM SO SORRY IF THIS MAKES NO SENSE, IT IS ABSOLUTELY ALL OVER THE PLACE-

Okay! So I really really love the AU, but sadly there's no cohesive plot to follow if we're gonna be honest- I have a few points, like the banquet I changed up, and Akutagawa's appearance as Atsushi's coach is also changed, but other than that I really just have this to draw connections and put sskk in silly little YoI scenarios </3

I tried real hard to match BSD characters to YoI but it was just not working for me [I've been messing with this AU for like, a year after all] Even deciding between Akutagawa and Atsushi as who would be Viktor and Yuuri was a bit complicated, bc I personally think it has potential either way. The obvious, and generally more fitting choice is the one I went with ofc, but I think a version where Atsushi is Akutagawa's coach would be just as interesting!

Anyway, despite being mostly just for kicks, I still tried to put thought into it!

With how Yuuri was constantly surprising and surpassing Viktor's expectations, I figured Akutagawa's ability to surprise Atsushi with his actions would work well. [Also because I think the scene in the parking lot where Viktor tells Yuuri he'll resign as his coach if he doesn't make it to the podium is very reminiscent of the scene in s3 with the imagery of Akutagawa shattering from Atsushi's reckless words-] But again, Akutagawa as Viktor works just as well since Yuuri says in the very first episode that Viktor never ceased to surprise him, if we're going that route. As well as the fact that both sskk and Viktuuri learn from each other throughout their respective journeys together.

Like Atsushi's 2 costumes being based around his ADA design/The Tiger, and Beast, or Akutagawa having a lighter coat/his overall main design being a lot brighter to symbolize the change from yk, the Mafia in canon. I also threw in the Ch88 themed look for Akutagawa's younger version because I wanted to draw Akutagawa with longer hair, but the design itself is supposed to symbolize a sort of 'end' to his skating. Since Viktor begins to lose inspiration further down the line until meeting Yuuri, that's what I'm trying to implement with the design. If that makes any sense-

Since Akutagawa in canon had been searching for worthy opponents as a way to gain Dazai's approval, when he finally met his match against Atsushi he was practically thrilled [for lack of better words/to put it simply--] So I'm taking that idea and throwing it into this AU as Akutagawa gaining back his passion for skating when he sees the potential in Atsushi even despite his loss at the GPF. Speaking of, the banquet also goes a bit differently-

I figured stripping and pole dancing wasn't really Atsushi's style, I don't know how to explain it so I might doodle it sometime, but I have this old ass screenshot of me talking about this AU to mildly sum it up

And going back to Atsushi's 1st costume being ADA themed, I wanted that to tie into Yuuri's first program being about his career and life, and the love he has for the people who stuck by him through everything. The ADA is kind of a perfect example for that, I mean, Atsushi's entire uniform was given to him by each member so I figured it was a perfect parallel. Although there really isn't a tie between the Beast costume and Yuuri's Eros program though- That was just for fun, in a way.

I also definitely want the ADA itself to act as the hot springs that Yuuri's family runs, but I can't figure out which characters would be which person- I'm ALL ears for any suggestions for that btw, I literally only have sskk decided, everyone else is a toss up-

Ahg, there's so much more I'm forgetting, I'm sure, but I wanted to answer this somehow bc I've been dying to get out my thoughts for this AU

Anyway, thank you for the ask! And I'm sorry my response was super late and a full length essay- If there's any specific questions or curiosity, I'll do my best to answer </3