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Surprise!

Just in time for the holidays, I bring you something special today— the long-awaited ninth installment of my Lovers of Aether incorrect quote series! Seeing as I've started to dip my paws back into the Aether franchise, I thought that it would be a well enough time to concoct another set of ten incorrect quotes starring all your favorites.

And it doesn't stop there; this is the first installment to be fully equipped with image IDs! I'm hoping to go back and write IDs for the previous eight parts sometime soon, but for now, consider this a treat for anyone that uses a screen reader! 💙✨

As always, for the best experience, click on each quote to get a better look at each one; it will also help separate one quote from the next!

Previous Parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

While I'm not entirely sure when the ceremonious tenth installment will arrive, I can say with full certainty that I'm going to go all out with that one, in that I'll more than likely include more than the usual ten quotes alongside brand new text boxes! For now, I hope that these were worth the near-two year wait! 💖✨

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At last, for the first time since August of last year...

Time for another set of Lovers of Aether Incorrect Quotes!

I've been wanting to make this particular part for quite some time now, as you may have guessed, though there are a lot of reasons why I'm just now getting around to it. Perhaps the most prevalent was the fact that I just kept on finding good incorrect quotes— to the point where it was almost impossible to choose ten of them for one post!

But after deciding on ten of my personal favorites, I can safely say that this batch of quotes may just be my favorite of the eight parts— in fact, do you remember when I said that Part 7 had the 'funniest and sweetest quotes yet'? The ones I've chosen for Part 8 take that claim up to eleven!

Before you check them out, I've noticed that, while formatting this post, reading each quote without clicking each one's respective image can sometimes make it tough to know when one quote ends and another begins (Funny how I don't catch this the first seven times). So, for the best experience, click each image and swipe/use your arrow keys to move onto the next!

Previous Parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

So many of these quotes are perfect for the characters I chose them for, aren't they? Literally as I found the quotes that I used for this part, I would read one and think "Yep, that's Psycha" or "That's totally something Wrastor would do". I think the single most perfect quote of this entire set is Psycha's 'three best qualities'— it's like it was MADE for him!!

Around the end of next month, it will have been a full year since I've started this Lovers of Aether Incorrect Quote series, and what I'm aiming to do is release Part 9 on that date, then Part 10 on April Fool's Day, which is Lovers of Aether's original release date. It's the perfect plan!

For now, I hope that you've enjoyed the quotes because these are definitely my top favorites!

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In Part Five of my ongoing Lovers of Aether Incorrect Quotes posts, I mention wanting to attempt taking my LoA textbox recreations to the next level and see if I had what it took to create full on LoA screencaps indistinguishable from the original. Anyone who knows how hard I strive for perfection in recreating something can guess that I, indeed, did have what it took! Naturally, I wanted a post showing off some examples of my own faux Lovers of Aether screencaps to have some sort of narrative to it, as to provide an excuse to write for its cast. This was easier said than done, though with enough pondering a ‘fundraiser’ prompt came to mind, and I got to work! Many screencaps later, we have an entire potential Lovers of Aether scenario that I wrote to be as close to the game’s writing style as possible! You can check it out below the ‘keep reading’, though I must warn you that this is a particularly long post. I had to string a whole bunch of the screencaps together because I didn’t want to spend a long while uploading each one individually (Or surpassing the image limit in a post). Through trial and error, I managed to get them all into one post, and if need be, you can always open the images in a new tab (Or save them to your device if you’re on mobile) to get a better look at them!

Perhaps in the future, I can make a few Lovers of Aether incorrect quotes using this style of presentation as this was quite the fun experiment! I hope you enjoyed it all because this certainly won’t be the last of it!

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So, you know how I spent a lot of time researching fonts and redrawing symbols from the ground up so I could have near-100% accurate Lovers of Aether text boxes? Well, a few days ago, I wanted to attempt something that I figured would be well-within my skillset: making a Medibang file where I could make full-on fake Lovers of Aether screencaps! I had everything I needed. I had transparent images of all twelve dateable Rivals as well as identical text boxes, and really all I needed were backgrounds. After combing through some LoA playthroughs on YouTube, I was able to snag a few and create exactly what I sought out for— a screencap maker which has results that look convincing enough to be from the actual game! So, where are some examples? Well, here’s the thing. Yesterday, I decided to download a decompiler app onto my phone and use it on Lovers of Aether to see if I could find any high-definition backgrounds to use instead of the ones I grabbed off YouTube. It didn’t quite work. But, you want to know what I did find? The exact fonts Lovers of Aether’s text boxes use. It was like finding buried treasure. Now, rather than using fonts that weren’t exact but instead the closest I could find, I now had everything I needed to make perfect Lovers of Aether text boxes, which means now they’ll look even CLOSER to the source material than ever before! And there was only one way to give the new fonts a whirl...

You might notice that in two of these incorrect quotes, I use a new variety of text box— the narrative text box! I had a version of this text box as early as the last LoA Incorrect Quote post I did, but now that I have the font I needed for it, I’m fully comfortable in showing it off. I hope you enjoy this selection of incorrect quotes, and next time you’ll get to see how close my Lovers of Aether screencap recreations are!

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If you can’t tell already, I really like the text boxes I’ve created for Lovers of Aether and using them for incorrect quotes. The characters are fun enough to write for as it is, but going incorrect quote hunting and thinking about which quotes fit what characters best has been some of the most fun that I’ve had in quite some time. That said, here’s Part Five! Originally, this post was going to be split into two sections; one half would be more incorrect quotes, and the other half would showcase my faux Lovers of Aether screenshots that I’m now able to make, though I figured to save the latter for its own post as to not make this post too long. As promised in Part 4, there’s a good few incorrect quotes here having to do with PsyClairen and MaypulBurn, so have fun reading them! As usual, click on each image to get a better view of each quote, it will also help you separate one quote from the next.

Unlike the previous four parts, I can say with certainty that a Part 6 is indeed confirmed! I still have a good few quotes left over from when I made this set, and I guarantee that I’ll find more to include in the next part in the meantime thanks to the self-ship incorrect quote blogs I follow. I hope you’ve enjoyed this set, and look forward to the second half of this post!

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It’s time for Part 6! As I mentioned in my previous Lovers of Aether Incorrect Quotes post, a Part 6 was always in the cards seeing as I had a surplus of quotes left over from last time. And funnily, I still have more quotes that I’ve found between then and now, so eventually a Part 7 will come to fruition. Good thing, too, because I ADORE making these! I’ve found that, unintentionally, there’s a lot of sweetness and hand-holding in this particular set of quotes, so if cutesy interactions are a favorite of yours, then you’ll love this batch! Previous Parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

(The quote above in particular was written by @ideasforincorrectquotes​!)

As you can plainly see, there’s quite a bit of love in some of these quotes, both romantic or familial! I really like this set of quotes, and I hope that you did, too! Making these is always just so much fun! 

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“Will you go to the homecoming dance with me?”

“That sounds cool!”

This is the greatest day of my life.

Well, I’ve finally achieved the ending I set out for in Lovers of Aether! I had downloaded it onto my phone a month or so ago, but actually put off playing it because I was actually fearing that, despite my greatest efforts, that Clairen would reject my offer of going to the homecoming dance with me. But the other day, I decided to resume up the game I had going, and as it turns out, she said yes— on my first run! It’s like we really were meant to be!

I probably had the single luckiest first run in Lovers of Aether history, too: I aced the History Test (Turns out reading up on Absa’s and Etalus’s lore on the RoA website was a smart move), aced the English presentation (Which, to my understanding, is random chance, considering the player ‘didn’t even know there was a presentation’... neither did Sylvanos) and got a perfect score on the Computer Lab minigame! Doing perfectly on everything is the baseline for having Absa to even consider going to the homecoming dance with you (And even then she can turn you down!), so I’ll have to reload my file and see if she says yes as well.

But yeah, having achieved the ending that I was going for feels really good— and hearing Clairen say I’m cute feels even better! Now that I’ve got my romantic F/O’s ending, I’m thinking about trying to ask the remainder of my platonic F/Os to the homecoming dance: Zetterburn should be easy, since he asks the player to be his date by default, and Absa’s obviously going to be the toughest. Only time will tell! In the meantime, I’d like to share a few screencaps from my first route that I appreciate— some are funny, and some hold a special place in my heart for a variety of reasons. Let’s take a look at a few!

This moment happens at the start of the final period, the Computer Lab segment. The entire situation is absolutely hilarious to me, and this was one of the few reasons why Elliana became a favorite of mine back when I first got into Rivals/Lovers of Aether. It really makes you wonder why she’s using her face to type rather than her tail. I mean, she’s a long snake, so I feel like using her tail would be easier, but I’m not one, so I can’t speak for her. The implications this raises are still quite funny!

Then there’s this moment, directly before the moment you’ve been working up toward: when you ask your crush to the homecoming dance. Zetterburn asks you who you’re hoping to take, and (I’m assuming) if you choose anyone but him, he’ll give this as a response. It’s a really cute line, and it’s funny how Zetterburn breaks the fourth wall in a way by bringing ships into the equation. Maybe he was the one who thought of the ship name ‘PsyClairen?’ That’d be so wholesome!

Finally, there’s this exchange before the English presentation. By choosing to talk to Elliana before class, she tells you she’s looking for a tattoo (!), and when you as the player ask if her parents let her, she says that it’s not as permanent as it would be on anyone else, considering she can just shed a bad tattoo off— she is a snake, after all. She then asks for your opinion on which tattoo you think she should get, and while I don’t remember what my choice was at the top of my head, this was the response I got from it. I love me some platonic F/O validation (Or any F/O validation for that matter) so this screencap is very special to me. Thus ends my Lovers of Aether appreciation post... for now! If I choose to go back and unlock more endings, I’ll definitely make another post like this one with some more screencaps that I like. Hopefully this post has made for a good read— I love Clairen so much 🖤❤️🖤

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Happy Valentine’s Day, all! I understand this holiday isn’t too anticipated for some, but whether you’re spending time with a loved one or scarfing down heart shaped boxes of twenty-four assorted chocolates, there’s something to be had for everyone!

About a week or so back, I had a cute idea for a Valentine’s Day upload- a ‘My Ship In Five Minutes’ chart of my own devising. It was the perfect ploy, seeing how many F/O’s I tend to gush over daily on this blog, and I figured what better ship to devote a Valentine’s Day post to than Psyclairen?

It was at that moment that I knew what must be done...

... and I did it! My very own modified (I hope the original creator of this chart doesn’t mind my small alterations) ‘My Ship In Five Minutes’ chart starring the equally blessed pairing Clairen and Psycha! This was mainly an excuse to draw Clairen’s Lovers of Aether design, so hopefully I’ve done her justice! There’s a whole lot of information in this chart, so if you would like to read a detailed breakdown of each individual section, please continue under the cut ‘cause it’s about to get cute!

How It Happens: This section I’ve based off of the Lovers of Aether based project I’m writing. The moment Clairen nervously walks into the homeroom, Psycha is immediately lovestruck, perfectly mirroring how I felt when Clairen was introduced in LoA. True to his seclusive nature, he doesn’t admit his feelings as soon as he would like... which is probably for the better, seeing as Clairen also starts to become smitten with him over time, giving small hints to her affection toward him (I.E. complimenting him, close contact, etc.). Showing Affection: You’ll notice both Psycha and Clairen are at the near top of this section- goes to show how much they’re in love with one another! Psycha, never an expert with words, tends to show his love for Clairen in modest ways, intertwining his fingers with her own or just offering her a warm embrace. Meanwhile, Clairen never turns down the opportunity to make her love for Psycha clear to him with words. She loves to compliment the sheep and get him all flustered because of it. Handling Conflict: Conflict is practically nonexistent between these two. Clairen is very free and easy, and as a result doesn’t find herself starting any farces. Psycha is the same way, but tends to apologize profusely over the smallest of things. Dealing With Jealousy: Transitioning from the last section, Clairen doesn’t usually find herself having to cope with jealousy from having a very laid-back personality. Psycha is mixed; he doesn’t necessarily get jealous, but in the event that he does, he finds that giving himself some space always helps. First To Confess Their Feelings To The Other: Now, this is where things begin to get cute. In the aforementioned Lovers of Aether project I’m in the process of writing, a climax to one of its chapters is that Psycha (With the courage from his friends... Zetterburn, mostly) finally builds up enough bravery to admit his true feelings to Clairen... who does the exact same thing. They both say ‘I love you’ at the same time, and you can imagine the stunned silence and blushes on both their faces is immense. First To Apologize After A Fight: Remember how I mentioned that Psycha apologizes a lot? I imagine if the two ever did get into a fight, that he would be the first person to apologize. You might also notice I put Clairen down for this one, as well, and that’s because it varies... I feel like she would also apologize very quickly. The More Popular/Charismatic: Clairen, according to Lovers of Aether’s steam page, is the most dated rival in the dating sim, so of course she’s the more popular of the two... plus, isn’t she just the coolest? Psycha could only dream of being popular in the halls of Aether High (Despite being close friends with the most popular student at Aether High), but Clairen always makes it certain one way or another that he belongs to her. The Best Caregiver When The Other Is Sick: I don’t know where this headcanon came from, but when I first saw this on the chart, I thought "I feel like Clairen would try to fight the sickness and just power through her usual day". Psycha, however, doesn't agree with this mindset, and will do anything and everything in his power to look after Clairen when she's ill so she can feel the best he can make her feel. It's completely in Psycha's 'looks out for everyone' nature, I feel like. Does The Cooking: Here's a cute thought for you: Psycha and Clairen in the kitchen cooking together. Perhaps Psycha is in charge of ingredients and instructions, and Clairen is the one in charge of doing the actual cooking. I'd imagine their results would be between 'mixed' and 'actually really good', but it's just adorable to imagine the two in the kitchen together. Perhaps I’ll even write a small thing about it! Does The Housework: Psycha is very astute on details, and this is where his OCD in term of cleanliness comes from. His room is practically spotless, so it's no wonder he would be the one in charge of tidying up the house. It's funny imagining him apologizing for his 'messy bedroom', and Clairen flatly states "You have a candle going." Does Most Of The Speaking: This one explains itself. Clairen is easily the extrovert of the two, so obviously she would be doing the talking while Psycha hangs nearby, ever bashful. I'm just imagining Clairen talking to some friends and just holding a very blushy Psycha's hand in the meantime, it's such an adorable thought! The Overprotective One: Originally, this one went to Clairen without a second thought. You can refer to this image to get an idea why. I feel as though Clairen would go to the ends of the earth to protect Psycha, bringing her fearless Rivals of Aether personality into the equation... but Psycha is listed for this one, too. Just because Psycha may be the single most unassuming student at Aether High doesn't mean he doesn't have his moments of boldness- this is something I hope to go into a bit more detail on in my project. If you're looking for a funny thought, try and imagine Psycha doing his best to be intimidating... but also remember that he's 4'10". Never underestimate one's size, however...

I had so much fun making this, and hope you have had just as much fun reading about it!