"Are you man enough?" The animatic to @nomsfaultau 's fic, Mandatory Family Reunion, and, in particular, the Malewife tournament!
TW: gore, gun, vomit (just kinda looks like blood tbh)
The fucker deserves it but oh man. Oh. Oh dear :C
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"Are you man enough?" The animatic to @nomsfaultau 's fic, Mandatory Family Reunion, and, in particular, the Malewife tournament!
TW: gore, gun, vomit (just kinda looks like blood tbh)
The fucker deserves it but oh man. Oh. Oh dear :C
Doodle of The Prince, because I realized I hadn't actually drawn him yet.
If Louis is Lucifer, then Satan is...?
[NOTE: this post will contain spoilers for Metaphor: ReFantazio as well as various SMT games and I guess Dante's Inferno if you care about spoilers for that]
So, it's not a secret Louis Guiabern (AKA Louis Charadrius. AKA Louis C.) is very clearly based heavily on Lucifer, specifically SMT's version of Lucifer. Of course he has Satan elements, though these are mostly Dante's Inferno cues rather than SMT's version of Satan.
While Metaphor is meant to be it's own thing/a third pillar for Atlus there's no denying the SMT DNA present in the main antagonist. From his boss forms' titles matching races in SMT (Archdemon we'll get into in a moment, Destroyer being 破壊神 or Hakaishin matching the light-chaos race of Fury), to his very ideal of the world matching the Chaos alignment well.
But within SMT2, Atlus proposed Satan as a sort of opposite to Lucifer, a Law aligned being to the Chaos shown before. So does Metaphor have any character that matches up to that Satan? The Angel of Judgment and Servant of YHVH?
To figure that out, I want to touch on a few things about Louis, specifically the Archdemon and Destroyer forms we see him in in the game's final boss fight.
Gasight, gatekeep Girl Interrupted and if you can't beat it then at least you can fuck it!
Mandatory Family Reunion!Techno’s Hair
The subject is of course brought up initially by Philza wanting to cut Techno’s hair to make him more like Wilbur, along side a passing thought of dying it back to his natural brown. Which is immediately contested by Techno, as having long hair ‘means I don’t have to worry about it being pulled’. It’s this symbol to him of being safe from abuse. Naturally Phil backs off, because he wants to present his home as a safe place for Techno. He’s allowed to keep his long hair, and Techno does eventually stop expecting it to get yanked when Phil is mad. In the first few months Techno did begin to feel safe.
But it doesn’t change the fact Philza had wanted it to be cut. He is a threat even if he doesn’t think he is, even if Techno slowly forgets that.
And then the Nether, when his hair is burned off. Techno is acutely aware of the danger he’s in, although familiar with how to navigate an abusive environment. Philza takes note of it, grieving the safety Techno lost, though notably Techno doesn’t care. Because even once he’s rescued from the Nether, he still doesn’t perceive himself to be in a safe environment.
Eventually it begins to regrow. Dark brown, so short it’s still wavy, like Wilbur’s, further cementing their status as twins. Not redying it is a purposeful act of assimilation into the Craft family as Techno grows manipulative and calculating, becomes more like the Crafts. He only pretends to find safety. On a color symbolism level, its darkness reflects his hopeless depression compared to his vibrant determination and joy at the story’s start.
Once free it slowly continues to lengthen as Techno begins to heal from his trauma and learn to feel safe again. And once he’s recaptured his joy, he dyes it pink again. It’s never cut short thereafter.
Monthly Fic Roundup - February 2024
haven't been too active this month but here's your monthly recs!
as always, make sure to leave some love :]
— Turning Right on Red by jestbee (expl. | comp. | 4k) ; established relationship + car sex
George's stream has consequences.
— Drumroll, Please by starsgaze (snowdreamr) (gen | comp. | 5k) ; bed sharing + relationship study
Everything it is, and everything it isn’t. A proposal, of sorts. A half confession. Over all, the weight of wanting and the agony of bearing with it. Dream and George, deprived of meaning.
— GeorgeNotFound OnlyFans by Simplysmitten (expl. | comp. | 37k) ; sex work + secret identity
Fresh out of university and struggling to land a job in his field, George finds himself desperate for a way to make ends meet. While his friends have big dreams of blowing up on YouTube, George decides to make an OnlyFans profile. Shockingly, George goes viral on both platforms, making his money troubles a thing of the past, but maintaining his anonymity a constant worry. How funny is it that he manages to make a friend named Clay on both platforms?
— don't know how long it's going to take to feel okay (i had the best day with you today) by brokenlikeastitch (teen | comp. | 7k) ; dream's mom + established relationship
Three times George needed a mom and Dream's mom was there for him.
— what i wanted to hear by alisonsomething, dizzy (expl. | comp. | 3k) ; phone sex
George is in Los Angeles and Dream is in Florida. It’s not the first time they’ve been thousands of miles apart, and Dream can’t stop thinking about one very memorable conversation they had shortly before George’s visa was approved.
— Suction by tsundanire (expl. | comp. | 1k) ; nipple play
George trusts Dream completely. Trusts him enough with his most sensitive bits.
— wish that i could step into yours instead by Kore_Writes (teen | comp. | 12k) ; canon compliant + character study
A series of moments in Dream's life that George had always been there for him.
— he loves him more than anyone ever has in the history of man by brokenlikeastitch (teen | comp. | 14k) ; pov outsider
dream and george over the years through the perspectives of their friends
— the end of all things by womanhunt (teen | comp. | 9k) ; marriage (eloping)
“We should get married.” The words make Dream choke on the scrambled eggs in his mouth, and George just stares at him blankly as he coughs and takes a drink of his water. And, before he can overthink it, Dream gives in. “Ok, yeah. We should get married,” he nods to himself, reaching out to pull George’s hands apart and link their fingers together. “Did you mean, like, soon? Or?” “I mean, like, today.” George murmurs, eyes still not meeting Dream’s.
— my love by cqfnce (teen | comp. | 8k) ; patches the good cat
dream and george go last-minute shopping for patches' birthday
— daisies, daisies by snowdreamr (expl. | comp. | 15k) ; mpreg + future fic
On secrecy and patience. On learning how to embrace the unexpected.
— this is me trying by dizzy (teen | comp. | 5k) ; mental health issues + hopeful ending
Is this a cage? George's guts rebel against that, too. He fought to be here. This is the freedom from years of locking himself inside. He has no regrets. He doesn’t want anything to be different, except maybe that he could walk into a room without Dream or Sapnap looking at him like he’s not who they thought he was.
— Circling Back by Scoops (consciousness_streaming) (expl. | comp. | 15k) ; identity porn + coworkers
As a remote worker, George's only real friend at Pog Industries is Clay, the marketing genius who skyrocketed up the corporate ladder. Sure, maybe his work bestie is old and really bad at Fortnite, and they've never actually met, but they have each other's backs. And that's what's important. When a position on the Board opens up for George, it's Clay going to their CEO, Badboy Halo, to get him hired in the position. To George's amazement, it works. Now, he's moving to America the night before the infamous Pog Industries Christmas Party, and he's ready to put some names to faces.
— make a home on the cracks by lodestones (teen | comp. | 2k) ; baby fever + developing relationship
He’d be a good dad, Dream thinks—people are always telling him he’ll be good at it. It’s not anything all-consuming, but it’s a fantasy he still returns to every once in a while, dancing in the back of his mind whenever little kids approach him and ask for a picture. He catches himself daydreaming about it at least a thousand times more often after the first time he watches George interact with younger fans.
— George Not Found Is Stupid and Hides His Pregnancy From Dream For Two Whole Months by mario anon and apple anon (teen | comp. | 4k) ; mpreg
Hes pregnant it is all i know how to write
— executive session by dizzy (expl. | comp. | 1.7k) ; exhibitionism
Dream is a senate intern, and George is the guy he's about to fuck on the senate floor.
note: i've been fucking WAITING for someone to write a fic on this
— no thing's so sure that i can't learn to doubt it by brokenlikeastitch (teen | comp. | 11k) ; professors au
The closer he gets to George’s door, the louder the crying gets, and when he finally reaches the open doorway, he glances in to see a girl sitting across the desk from George, practically hyperventilating. In all of his years of teaching, with all of the students he’s had upset with him, Dream is pretty sure he’s never had a student this upset with him. He wonders if George is, like, torturing his students.
— The need to know by tsundanire (expl. | comp. | 5k) ; dick measuring
DRICK vs GRICK
— dear future husband by dizzy (expl. | comp. | 3k) ; breeding and housewife kink
Dream tells George that since he isn't paying rent he should at least be putting dinner on the table... and George decides to prove him right.
— it is not about me being gay with george by alisonsomething (teen | comp. | 2k) ; insecurity + miscommunication
Dream’s latest TikTok makes George angry enough to confront him about it.
— Honeysuckle Jam by gottagetshiver (expl. | comp. | 71k) ; omegaverse
George has terrible heats, he always has. He'd thought that after years of peace on suppressants, he's be done with them forever. It works, until it doesn't. The doctor says his best chance at fixing his terrible heats is having an alpha with him, and it just so happens that Dream is an alpha. It'll be easy, right? Dream will help him through his heat, and he'll be fixed. The fact that George is madly in love with Dream won't complicate matters at all, right? It won't upend their lives and throw them into chaos, right?
note: published last month but finished this month so im including it
Hello Metaphor Refantazio Fandom!
Interested in an event to celebrate this game that'll run for a week? Well, I am too! But I need your help.
The form to share interest, opinions on the dates of the event, and even suggest prompts is here!
Hope to hear from you soon!
About / Rules!
I want to preference this with at the end of the day, i am one random person and anyone can do whatever. Alright?
That being said. I wish people realized or at least understood that shipping something that isn't "healthy" means the person thinks this is good or okay. Its the same mentality people have with "if you shoot in game u must want to hurt people irl" and its like...no. When i talk of characters/ships like David x Simon, Clancy x Lucas, or Woods x Hackett/Dauda x Bishop, i think its interesting to dive into a relationship that isn't healthy or good for a character. In these characters the characters knows and understands that this love is unhealthy and hurts/destroys them but does it anyway out of this soft like devotion they have. They know what they have going on is wrong, i do not make this to be they're obvious and its just cutesy fun stuff!! They know and understand that it hurts them.
Simon is well aware that loving David breaks him but he's scared to lose someone that made him feel like maybe there could be a place made for him. That David wants to give something to Simon they know they can't? But does it regardless because it feels nice. Do you not think Clancy didn't think about the outcome of loving Lucas? That he was loving someone sick but did it anyway not to fix him but because he couldn't help but find the scenario almost comical. How someone who wanted him in pain would get distraught of the thought of losing his victim. He plays into it. Do you not think Woods not understand that he should not love Hackett because it feeds into a obsessive devotion? But Hackett wanted to feel like something he wasn't so he found himself entangled by the corrupt love handed to his scarred hands.
That is not to say these characters can never have a soft moment or love each other without pain. Their love is not complete misery. They have warm moments of laughing and cuddling closer to the other. They stand fingers intertwined as they watch the sun and the moon carefully walk around.
Love is complex, it can be very ugly but also tragically beautiful. Ig when i hear people say you cant ship xyz because "it makes you a bad person!!!" Mentality it pisses me off because relationships [of any kind] can be horrific and shitty, they can be twisted and messy, they're characters built to be human. They make mistakes they feed into their own greed they scrap for something they've been wanting for decades. They can be aware they scare the other but can't stop themselves. Ik in the act of shipping it comes across as tho i support their actions but...this is fictional. Its not real. I support their actions in a fictional view because if one really wanted to dissect their lover and keep everything from the inside irl that be a little scary, but in a fictional world fuckin go wild.
The same goes for relationships we already see in media. Looks kindly at Mia and Ethan. Eye twitches their love will never be perfect but they love each other regardless because who else is left to understand the scars they have without having to speak?