#phantasmalnightmare

[quickdeaths]

@phantasmalnightmare

"Hey, Izumi-chan, before we hang up, have you given any thought to the Budokan show?" Before she could even say anything, one of the men on the screen nudged the other forcefully, nearly flattening him against the inside of the car door. "Hey, Nakamura, off-limit topic." Nakamura shrugged. "Just thought I'd ask. No rush, Izumi-chan. It's still months away, and GOZU and MEZU are happy to fill in if you're not up for it."

"I will," Izumi agreed, fidgeting with her free hand in her lap. "I'll... I'll t-try." Akiyama nodded. "You've got time to think it over. Probably won't be able to talk much while we're touring abroad, but until we're back, stay in school, listen to your Pops, and call Michi if you need anything." She gave a weak nod. "Mmhmm. Um, say hi to Kumagai-san and Honda-san for me. A-ah, and GOZU-san and MEZU-san too." "Will do." Nakamura flashed her a peace sign. "We're pulling up to the airport. Later."

Once the call ended, Izumi gave a soft sigh as she laid her phone down next to the mixing console built into her desk. There was no guarantee of another BAKEMONO album, nor another tour. The Budokan show could very well be her only chance to perform live with her bandmates, so it would be better if she could beat her anxiety and perform. That was easier said than done, though, and while a few months' window might have been helpful for other people, it just hung over her like a swinging sword waiting to fall.

The lack of things to do in the meantime didn't help matters. The school had been kind enough to accommodate her as a false "Lucky Student" - a role that seemed not to demand from her anything in particular. With the band touring, all she had to work on was her solo output. Maybe it was the anxiety of the looming show, or maybe she just hadn't gotten fully settled in the studio Hope's Peak had set up for her. Either way, even her next Zuminn project was going slow.

Typically, Izumi split her gear between school and her home studio. It was easier to keep up the image of being a Lucky Student without a notable Talent if she wasn't hauling her gig bag back and forth. Still... the Zuminn song she wanted to work on needed a deep, thrumming sound that called for a 7-string. Her Explorer wouldn't do the job, so she'd need to bag up her AZ and take it home. If she were lucky, maybe the familiar feeling of her home studio would get the creative juices flowing. Maybe she could dig out her old fuzz pedal and play around that.

Whenever she was moving gear between home and school, Izumi knew to stay late and come earlier, so that she wouldn't run into any other students who might ask questions. Thankfully, the call with her bandmates - plus beating her head against the wall trying to come up with ideas - had eaten up the afternoon, so when Izumi stepped out of her lab, gig bag strapped over her shoulders, it was unquestionably evening. There shouldn't be anyone still hanging around except some maintenance staff and maybe a few teachers.

Instead, what Izumi found in the school's courtyard was another student, one she recognized. As a member of the 79th class, she hadn't memorized all of the older students yet, but 77-B's Ibuki Mioda wasn't someone anyone could forget - Izumi especially, given how similar their talents were. Just past the door, she froze. Ibuki wasn't someone who would believe an easy lie about why Izumi was carrying around a guitar on her back, and the gate towards the street was a straight line, meaning there was no going around her.

Then again, wasn't she supposed to be sort of inattentive? Maybe she wouldn't even notice, and besides, she was sitting at one of the benches by the fountain. Izumi wouldn't walk close enough where it would be normal to call out to her, and it wasn't like they had any kind of existing relationship that would make it natural for Ibuki to strike up a conversation.

Right. She could do this, she thought. Just walk past like nothing was out of the ordinary, say nothing, and then scamper home as soon as she passed the school gate. Easy! Somewhere between her brain and her feet, though, the message got confused, leading the girl to trip over a cobblestone. Instinctively, she held her arms out, so that she wouldn't roll or slide in a way that would put any weight or pressure on the guitar safely bagged on her back. In doing so, she landed flat on her face with a thump and then a whimper, right in the middle of the pathway.

[more-than-a-princess]

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣 2024:

Any muses/fandoms you wish people would stop writing?

Is there anything you're excited to do this year?

What Are We Leaving Behind in 2024 - Accepting!

Ooh, I've been asked another hot/spicy take question today.

Any muses/fandoms you wish people would stop writing?

First, let me preface this with the following: everyone is allowed to write what they want. I don't actually wish people would stop writing anything.

However, I'd phrase this as: series/muses/themes I do not want to interact with due to lack of interest or I just dislike the series/characters that much.

Does that make sense?

Carrying on.

The biggest themes I don't want to write and will not choose to engage with on this blog is fantasy, particularly high/medieval fantasy with a bunch of magic powers. There's nothing wrong with the genre! I, like Sonia, actually read a bunch of romantic fantasy and enjoy it. It's just that Sonia is not a medieval/fantasy princess, and I think some muns who stumble across my blog see princess in the title and assume that's the flavor of storyline I provide over here.

There's plenty of muses who are that sort of royal, but I do not enjoy writing Sonia in that context. Contemporary slice of life? Of course. Historical-inspired verses? There's a few centuries that I like placing Sonia in based on how history has advanced. Sonia is much more Gossip Girl, Bridgerton, The Royals series from E!, and Tatler than she is Game of Thrones.

She's not fantasy. She's not a fantasy/medieval/magic power-wielding princess. I don't even like doing damsel in distress or arranged marriage that much with her, unless I've plotted with the mun beforehand and feel comfortable writing that content with them. Putting Sonia in a situation where she constantly needs to be rescued and/or is subjugated to serve someone, particularly a man because she's his legal property, gives me some very big icks.

We ain't doing that over here.

In the same vein, talking animals are also a no-go for this blog. And as much as Sonia loves the supernatural, beings like demons, ghosts, vampires, etc. are on a case-by-case basis. Even if Sonia wants to flirt with the hot vampire/demon willing to bite her-

For series I have no interest writing in/writing AUs for:

Anything Vivziepop/Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss

Attack on Titan

Genshin Impact/Honkai. I have never played these games and never will.

My Hero Academia

JJK

Demon Slayer

Naruto

DragonBall anything

most things that qualify as isekai

Game of Thrones (as mentioned above)

If it belongs in a D&D game I don't have any interest in writing it

Harry Potter (This was my first RP fandom 20+ years ago, actually, but I cannot separate art from artist now. Wizard Lady sucks and everything she stands for sucks.)

As far as characters go, I'll keep my list to Danganronpa characters that, if given a choice, I'd prefer not to interact with. If you have a multi, I will probably pick any other DR muse available to write with, or a different series or OC, than the muses on this list. It's a combination of interaction burnout with these specific muses or I have such a strong dislike for them personally and it tends to seep into my portrayal:

Nagito Komaeda

Kokichi Ouma

Miu Iruma

Korekiyo Shinguji

Hajime Hinata, Shuichi Saihara, and Junko Enoshima are a case-by-case basis: I enjoy some dynamics with these characters but others I just don't care to write. Despair verses mostly, but I tend not to choose those anyway and prefer to reference them as past events in post-Despair verses. For Hajime and Shuichi specifically, it's more just fatigue and burnout with these muses: I get the protags and antags of DR 2 and V3 thrown at me pretty often in the past 5.5 years I've had this blog (everyone forgets about DR1 now sadly).

There's so many characters in Danganronpa, I wish more of them were represented in the tumblr RPC!

Is there anything you're excited to do this year?

RP wise? Keep trucking on with what I'm doing and hopefully start some new long-term threads and interactions too. I'm just not sure which mutuals are up for crafting something, either by plotting or winging it.

Outside of RP? I'm working on yet another dream costume for conventions this year! I'm finally doing one of Marie Antoinette's gowns from Rose of Versailles, and updating my Oscar costume as well because get you a woman who can do both. I'm also excited for a historical formal ball I'm attending in March as Penelope from Bridgerton (though I want to go to a proper Bridgerton ball eventually, and another ACOTAR/book ball! I have outfit options!).

And besides that, I gifted my husband a trip for Christmas to Universal Orlando Resort this October for the two of us! We're going to spend a week checking out everything new at the parks (barring Wizard Lady stuff: we refuse to pay for food and merch from those parts of the parks, even if part of our ticket admission lines her pockets, which is still annoying) from the past 6 years or so, especially Epic Universe and Super Nintendo World. He's a huge fan of Nintendo so that was the driving force behind the plan: we'll spend most of our Epic Universe day in that area of the park while venturing out to Dark Universe and Isle of Berk a little bit. And we're also doing Halloween Horror Nights as we're both huge horror fans! I can't wait to learn what the houses will be this year.

[more-than-a-princess]

Gundham knew that Sonia's birthday was today, and he had spent no small amount of time fussing over what kind of gifts that she would like. He had to get her something. After all, she was one of the few people at school that treated him with kindness, although there were certain other motivations at play. Like his feelings for her. He'd been working at a vet's part time after school, all so he could save to get her something, since his family didn't have much money.

As the school bell rang, and the others cleared out of the classroom, he called out to stop her. "Ah my Dark Queen! If I may but request a moment of your time." The Dark Lord cleared his throat, suddenly feeling jittery and awkward. He'd never gifted someone something before.

"It is your day of birth, is it not? Friday the 13th... Kehehe how befitting for one such as you." He pulled out a decently sized golden hamster plush from his jacket, that looked similar to Cham-P. "I.. have something for you. A replica of Invading Black Dragon Cham-P. He will watch over you and protect you from the unseen calamity that threatens us all."

He lingered for a moment longer, his cheeks tinged red. He had one last thing to give her after all, but he was trying to work up the courage. "One final piece for you.." He pulled out a small wrapped box. Inside was a beautiful silver necklace with a diamond encrusted crescent moon and star pendent.

"Beware, this is actually a cursed artifact! Any other that would touch it would meet an untimely demise! However, your special abilities will protect you. I believe you would enjoy an occult piece such as this." He couldn't seem to make eye contact. "If you do not wish to accept it, I understand. My evil eye will be able to keep the curse at bay for some time! Whatever the case, I do hope you enjoy this special day. Fuhahaha!" Despite the grandiose words, he was feeling very flustered, certain she wouldn't want jewelry from him. Such trinkets were usually exchanged by significant others... and despite his insistence that it was an occult object, it really was just a normal necklace.

Sonia's Birthday Asks 2023 - No Longer Accepting (unless you have spoken with me already about a delay!)

It was one of her more unusual birthdays. To be fair, it was perhaps the first one spent overseas. On her actual day of birth, Sonia Nevermind's plans included breakfast in the cafeteria, attending class, and finishing the very last of her packing before taking a night flight home on the jet. Her assistant, the beacon of kindness that she was, had at least arranged with the security and flight staff for the Princess of Novoselic to be served a piece of her favorite chocolate cake in the air, a secret that would be kept from her parents before landing. With a few days until the annual masquerade ball and plenty of ceremonies and appearances before then, the last thing anyone needed was for the Queen of Novoselic to throw a fit that her daughter's gown did not fit her.

That, and a few horror movies streamed from the comfort of her seat or the queen-sized bed in the back of the plane. Even if she wasn't having a real, normal birthday party, she could still celebrate in her own way.

Her schedule did not, at any point, involve Gundham calling out to her as she got up to leave the classroom. That was something she hadn't planned for, from the genuine surprised look that she hoped masked the panic in her eyes. Despite the fact she adored his company and preferred it over all others (something she kept a secret, if only to not make their friendship awkward), she hardly knew what to say most of the time. Or at least, not until she went over it in her mind to ensure it didn't sound naive or silly: she was well aware that plenty of Hope's Peak students considered her to be uninformed, sheltered, or just stupid to the ways of the world, due to her upbringing and tendency to mix up common phrases. It was why she wanted to take care with her words yet be genuine towards him. It wasn't hard to be open-minded and friendly to Gundham Tanaka: he so often spoke of grand occult rituals, powerful gods, and of course, the variety of feathered, scaled, and furry friends in his care, who often showed up to class (to Sonia's delight. She never minded a bear sitting at its own miniscule desk, it was very well-behaved). 

"Y-yes it is!" She half-affirmed, half-squeaked through her smile. Friday the 13th, whether it was due to pure superstition or one of her favorite film franchises, was meant to be dark and foreboding. Sonia was, at present, neither of these things, as she tried not to look too long at his multi-colored eyes or his carefully bandaged hands that had just disappeared into his jacket. Surely he'd notice, she thought, and he only meant to wish her a happy birthday. Thankfully, she was pleasantly distracted from inappropriate thoughts with a soft plush placed in her hands, made to resemble Cham-P's orange, fuzzy image, complete with chubby cheeks and loving, beady eyes. 

"Oh! It truly is Cham-P, how delightful!" Sonia exclaimed, bringing the small toy up to her face, just as she would the real hamster, and brushed her cheek against its fur. "I feel very much protected already before my journey. He shall keep me safe and in good company during my travels." And after the travels in particular, when she had to set herself on a shelf to be the princess everyone required and expected her to be. It was more challenging every time she went home, now that she'd had a taste of what a normal life was like. What real friends were like. And then...well, what Gundham was like. He was in a place in her heart all his own, one that beat a little faster as he produced a second, smaller gift. 

She might have been sheltered in the ways of navigating a grocery store or using a washing machine (to the point her clothes were now always sent out for cleaning), but Sonia was not so naive to misunderstand what sort of gift could possibly lay within a velvet box. Her breath hitched in her throat as, shifting the weight of the plush to one arm, she opened it with her free hand. It was delicate, beautiful, and according to Gundham, a cursed artifact destined to protect her. He couldn't look her in the eyes for some reason, but if he'd had, he would've seen the soft smile that spread over her lips. Different from the bright and cheerful expression she showed everyone, this one, warm and wistful and wanting, was one she reserved for him. Only for him, though often only when she was alone and couldn't be caught dreaming. But there, in the empty classroom, she couldn't stop herself as she turned over the small pendant in her hand.

"It is perfect, I love it," She breathed, tracing over the tiny crescent moon. With a pink flush spreading over her cheeks, she raised her own, shy gaze to Gundham again. Swallowing, she had one chance to reenact the sort of scene she'd always watched in dramas but never had the opportunity to happen in real life. At least, not with anyone she wanted. "It is just...it is just that my hands are rather occupied by the protective powers of Cham-P, and I would very much like to wear this today, right now. Could you please assist me with putting it on?"

Setting the necklace back in the box and placing the box into his hand, she took a deep breath and moved her hair to one side, letting it fall over a single shoulder to expose the back of her neck. "Thank you, Tanaka-san. I will treasure it dearly. It will be a great comfort while I am at home. I wish I could have invited you to the seasonal festivities, but, my family...well, they insisted that this was an important royal event and I needed to give my duties my full attention."

In short: so Princess Sonia of Novoselic wouldn't eschew her royal ball duties for the solitary goal of asking Gundham Tanaka to dance with her. She certainly spoke of him enough at home and the staff, much to Sonia's dismay, couldn't keep her crush a secret. Within the castle walls, at least.

[muses-galore]

Closed Starter for @phantasmalnightmare

"Are you free to talk?"

*Normally Mitsuru would be the one to initiate conversion by reminding him not to go overboard with his patrols or many other things but this time it was he who started the exchange. It had been some time since he had been out of action for this long but now that the okay was given they did have some things to discuss.

Namely what they had seen that night when Minato awakened to his persona and his attempts to get Shinjiro to rejoin the team. After all it was probably pointless to do this without her knowing right? Besides what happened that day would have affected her too now that Akihiko thought about it.*

[ofamess]

“plots please” //You always come up with such good ideas for threads you want~

“plots please” || accepting || @phantasmalnightmare

Benedikta Harman || Cidolfus Telamon

Benna is going with Cid when he leaves. Let her follow him to become free! Let her find a life that she wants to have. Cid wants to see her happy and free without a care in the world. The nasty fight right before he leaves. Let them admit things about each other, or her telling him she hates him for all the little things he does. Let her feelings burst onto him. So he can feel guilty all over again. Please, at some point of her knowing him; shes gonna find him hurt. And trying to drink off the pain while he's stitching himself back up. Have her take care of him for a short time while his body recovers!

Tamon Fukuhara || Ori Sakaguchi,

There's Fake Dating turning real. Allow the garuds to go down just a little bit, so they can have fun with each other. Or even keep it from the rest of the group for a bit. But they start to spend more time together, and even become more comfortable with each other. I want Ori to kind of snap at Tamon, admitting he's lonely, and how he's lucky that People look at Tamon more than him; even if his fans love him, there's a difference. He wants to ignore him; he wants to avoid him, while he tries to understand feelings. Let them work on their own music together; see how well that might work out for both of them.

Y’shtola Rhul || Zenos yae galvus

Zenos becomes a scion or a partner some way -- where somehow, he gets the taske to protect Y'shtola, even if he wants to follow the WOL. But the more he works with the group, the better the chances he might. Zenos would like her, since she doesn't give a shit about him or who he is. Sure, she's weaker than him, but he normally won't hurt people unless provoked, so she can sass him all the time, and he'll be a good wolf.

[ofamess]

@phantasmalnightmare from x

The  fans  were  going  crazy  today,  his  –  Tamon's,  and  everyone  else,  but  something  caught  his  attention,  when  he  heard  one  of  HIS  go  crazy.  Funny  how  he  pulled  through  right  in  the  nick  of  time  to  hear  all  of  it,  and  then  soon  catch  the  others'  eyes.  he  wanted  to  lose  his  mind  –  call  for  this  fan  to  be  taken  away,  but  the  moment  they  met  their  eyes,  his  smile  only  brightened. 

                                                       Playing  fake  was  easy.

playing  a  boyfriend  would  be  harder.  those  rumors  –  those,  talks.  where  going  to  be  the  worst  later  on?  Even  if  it  was  strung  at  the  last  moment.  And  as  soon  as  he  knew  he,  the  other's  arms  were  around  him,  and  he  placed  his  on  the  other's  shoulder,  pulling  himself  closer.  Gotta  play  the  part.  That's  all  he  had  to  do.  Even  if  the  rumors  started,  they  could  milk  this  for  more  money!  Feelings  would  never  play  bettween  the  two,  would  they??  Who  cares.  The  Prince  let  out  a  laugh.  “  Yeah,  sorry  to  our  beautiful  fans!  We  love  you  all  so  very,  very  much.  But  there  is  something  special  about  our  relationship  that  we  can't  just  give  up!  ”  he  let  out  a  laugh  from  his  lips,  as  he  nugged  the  other  with  his  hips.  He  was  going  to  kill  him  later,  that  was  for  sure.

“A  nice  stay-at-home  date,  watch  some  movies,  eat  some  popcorn!  The  works!  So  please  do  no  harm  to  yourself,  but  love  yourself!  The  world  is  full  of  those  who  love  each  other~”   Winking  at  the  crowd,  he  used  his  free  hand  to  give  a  little  heart  from  him.  leaning  closer  to  the  other's  ear,  he  kept  his  smile  and  whisper.  “You're  dead  later.”  He  said,  pretending  a  laugh. 

[bloomingtalent]

It was Hinata's birthday and Bakugo had struggled to pick out the perfect gift for his girlfriend. A kunai was practical, but probably not the best gift to give her, so he ended up picking out a purple hair pin instead. The shop keeper had insisted that women found receiving hair pins romantic, and that men gave them to women that they "favored".

"Happy Birithday babyface." He handed her the gift, which was wrapped neater than one might expect from him, but still just a bit lumpy. "Didn't know quite what to get you but here." Even though he acted nonchalantly, he hoped that she liked it.

Hinata's birthday!

Hinata was surprised by Bakugo as he caught her before leaving for another patrol through the city. "Oh." She was pleasantly surprised to know that he knew about her birthday and remembered it again.

She glanced down at his hand before taking the slender hairpin from him. "It looks really beautiful!" she commented before noticing that on the end were a few flowers displayed on it - likely lavender. "I'll cherish this gift," she smiled and slowly moved to hug him before turning around.

"Uhm...I'd like to put it on now." Lifting part of her hair in a ponytail, she moved to stick the hairpin into her strands of hair before turning around again. "I think it's really practical. Thank you, Bakugo!"

[nuravity]

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